The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-06

bank acceptances. 41s.
 Francs demand, 614; cables, 612. Builders, demand, 40 1-16; cables, 40A Lire, demand. 752; cables. 75o. Mexican dollars. 771s. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
 London. May 5.-Money. SIS per cent. Discount rates, short and three-month bills. S5s per cent.
 Live Stock
 Kansas City. May 5.-Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market 25@40c higher at Fridays average. Packer top, s2o.s5; pigs, weak 70 25c lower. Bulk of sales. s20d2O 40; heavies, s20.50Goo6o; medium weight, 2o.20D20.60 lights, s19.e0d2o 35; light lights, s17.75@20; packing sows, $19.509 4o; pigs, s14d1S.5o
 Sheep: Receipts, 10,5O00: market active. 5q5oc higher on best fat lambs: other eiasses steady to strong. Lambs, S4 lbs. IT less. $17. 25@1s. 75 S5 lbs. or more, s1e. 75 9ls25; culls and common, $11. 75114 50; ewes, medium to choice, $11.25@14. 50; ,reeding ewes $9.50017.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900, and 1000 calves. Beef cattle steady to 15c lower; late bids. '5c lower; butcher stock steady to strong calves steady; feeders strong. Heavy 3eef steers, SIP 90@1S. 75; light beef steers, 5lc. 25Q19.40; butcher cows and heifers. 6.65@15.25; canners and cutters. s. 25G i6o; veal calves, $s.50@12. 50; stockers and 'eeder steers, $s.5OQ16.5O.
 St. Louis, May 5.-Hogs: Receipts. B. : co; market 25@35c higher Lights, s2o. 20a Q 70; pigs, s15Q19.5O; mixed and butchers, '20@2o02090; good heavy, $20.S5a20. .95 bulk, 2035@c0. .95. O.
 Cattle Receipts, 4S00; market 1Oc higher Native beef steers sl1. .50fD1S. 50; yearling steers and heifers, s9.5o0l6; cows s1050glS.5e; stockers and feeders, $10d $50; fair to prime southern beef steers aGaB; beef cows and heifers, $.N015; tanners and cutters. s5.5O@7.25: native 'alves, S75@15.
 Sheep: Receipts. 5000; market steady. Lambs. s15G1s; ewes, $1s@145o; canners and choppers, $4.5OQ11.
 Chicago, May 5.-Hogs: Receipts, s5, ,ooo Market closed firm at advance, 25d50c above Saturdays general trade. Late top, i.10 estimated 27.0Oo Bulk, $2o85@ T; heavy weight, s20. .90d21 10; medium weight. $9o. s0@21.05; light weight, $20. 25@ H' light light, s19aao5o; heavy packing sows, smooth, $2O@205O; packing sows. rough. $1902o; pigs, $18@19.25.
 Cattle: Receipts, 19000; beef steers. slow about steady; butcher cattle strong to 15c higher; canning stock steady; calves. 25c higher; feeders steady to strong; estimated tomorrow, 15,OO0. Beef steers, medium weight, choice, s17 75d2O: medium, $13.90das; common, s11. 5o@12. 45: light weight, good, $1475@17. .S5; common, slo.5oqas.5O butcher cattle. heifers, $S@ 153; cows, H.75@15 veal calves, light and handy weight, s13@14; feeder steers, s10.25@15.50; stocker steers, $S.5o@13. .B.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,000; lambs mostly 25Q5oc higher; top wooded lambs, s2o50; fall shorn, $17.75; sheep strong to 15c higher; estimated tomorrow, 15.0Oo. Lambs, S4 pounds down, s1s.25@2O 50: S5 pounds up. s17.75@20. 4O culls and com mon, aS@H.0; yearling wethers. s1s@ lS0; ewes, medium good, SIP. 25@d5. 50: culls and common, s6@1225
 Coffee Market
 New York. May 5.-Still higher prices were reached in the market for coree futures today on reports of a more active demand for importers in the cost and freight market and a con- tinuation of European buying. Reports that Germany was planning to con- tinue the use of coffee substitutes ow- ing to the difficulty of importing un- der prevailing financial conditions seemed to attract little or no comment, put lHe duVanCe met considerable real izing and fluctuations were irregular.
 The opening was 5 to Il points high CT with July contracts selling at 1S.6oc and December. 174Sc in the early trad ings. Reactions during the middle of the day were followed by bulges and the close was steady at net decline of IF points on May, but generally to 16 points net higher. May. 1S.63c: July, 1S.5Sc; September, 18.o3c; Octo- Der, 17.83c; December, 1743c; January. 17.S0c; March, 17.25c.
 Spot coffee, quiet, but firm: Rib 7s l9@19Ac; Santos As. 22K@2sc. About sO00O bags of Rio Is are said to have been sold on Saturday at prices rang ing from 1S5sc to 19c in store spot and to arrive. Santos As were offered ia the cost and freight market at 22. soc to 23c. London credits Owing to the ho1- ida the only official quotations re ceived from Brazil was a special cable reporting a decline of 175 to 200 reis In Santos futures.
 Sugar Market
 New York. May 5.-There WIS noth- ng in the local raw sugar situation and prices are unchanged at 72sc for to the refiner The boar no purchases.
 The warmer weather led to an ir- creased demand for refined and a much better business was reported Prices were unchanged at Sc for fine grant, ated.