The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-25

vances. MaySwas relatively firm, how ever, as a result of covering for over the first notice day tomorrow and the strength of that position gave the gen eral list steady tone in the late trad ing. The opening was unchanged to points lower with July and later de- liveries selling 10 to 25 points unuer last nights closing figures later m the day with December selling at 1S.ftc and March at 15.65c There was no business in May during the morning but later that delivery sold at 1i.oec and was bid up to 17.1oc at the ciose' or IS points net higher.
 Other points closed to ID points net lower. Closing bids:
 May, 17.1oc: July, 16.75c; September 16.2Sc; October, 16.14c; December 15STc; January. 15.S0c; March( 15.SOc'
 Spot coffee, quiet; Rio Is, 1sc; Santos As, 22c A sale was reported of santos As at 2160c in the cost and frefSht market, London credits. Fresh offers of Santos As were at 21.S5c. London credits.
 The official cables reported no change in the Brazilian spot markets. Santos futures were unchanged to 25 reis higher.
 Brazilian port receipts. 5000; Jundi- ahy receipts, 13,000.
 Live Stock
 St Louis. April 24.-Hogs: Receipts. 12,soo; market, 1O@15c lower; lights, s2o2oG 2o.55; pigs. s15@1s.25; mixed and butchers, s2o.20@ 2o.s5; good heavy, sso.75a 2oso: bulk, s2o.s0@ 2o.so.
 / Cattle: Receipts 1910; market, strong; native beef steers. s11.5 T 1850; yearling steers and heifers. $ss0 @1e: cows, s10.50@13.50; stockers and feeders. s10@13.50; fair to prime south ern beef steers, S10@1S; beef cows ana heifers. $7.5O115; canners and cutters, s5.5O07.25; native cavles. s7.75@ 15.5o.
 Sheen: Receipts, 17Oo. markt. stady; lambs. s21@21.25; WIS, stS@14.50; can ners and choppers. s4.50G11.
 Kansas City. April 24-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 5000: market. 5c to 10c higher on better grades; steady on plain; bulk of sales. s20.25 G 20.75; heavies, $207oQ 2O.95; medium weights, s20.S@ 20 :; lights, seoG 2o.6o; light lights. s1s@ 2O.10; packing cows. s1s@2o.25 pigs, s165O619.50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000 and 800 calves all classes steady; heavy beef steers, s11 65 e 1925; light beef steers, slo.oV@ 1S10: butcher cows and heifers, sh"o @15.e0 canners and cutters, s5@6.60; veal calves, s9.75@1t; stocker and feed CT steers $s.50@1625.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000 best lat sheer and lambs. 25c lower; breeders, steady: feeders. Iowr; lambs S4 pounds and lss. s1650@1S.75; S5 pounds or more. s16@ls.50; culls and common s11.e5m16: ewes. medium to choice, $1125@1450: breeding ewes, ss.5O@17.
 Chicago, April 24,-Hogs; Receipts, S1 .0Oo; market. strong. 1oc higher than yesterdays average: closed weak; esti- mated tomorrow, 22000; bulk of sales .S6021.o5: heavy weight. s20.9o9 PHO; medium weight, s2O.7o@21.10; light weight. seo25621.o5: light lights, s1am 20S0; sows. $1S.S5@ 20.45; pigs, $17919.25.
 Cattle: Receipts. 14ooo; beef steers, steady. she stock. 2565oc lower; calves, 25n 5oc lower: feeders. weak to low CT; estimated tomorrow, s21,000; heavy beef steers. s11.50@ 20.25; light beef steers s105o61S.35; butcher cows and heifers, s7.75@15.25; canners and cut ters s6m10.50 veal calves, s12,75 e l4; {; stocker and feeder steers, $S.75@ 15.7s.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; most sales steady: some wooded lambs, 1om25c lower: estimated tomorrow 5000; lambs. s4 pounds or less. $17.75@ @ 1s'op' S5 pounds or better, $17.25@19.50; culls and common. s1s@17.25; ewes, meoium and good s1175@15.5O culls and com mon, $6@11.75; spring lambs, medium good and choice, $1S5o@21.