The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-03
Over S. R. Stewart & Co.'S Wire

Over .. K. stewart & So. s wire
 New Orleans, April 2.-No concrete re- suits yet announced from Paris, but PresideV Wilson's emphatic stand on coming to practical results made fine impression and sustained confidence in an early solution. Otherwise. foreign news was mixed. Controlling labor bodies in Germany declared sympathy and al- liance with the revolutionary party in Hungary to overturn existing society con- ditions. Manchester says the shutdown of mills for two weeks from April 10, was decided on because of bad trade; about 100 900 operatives affected.
 Blockade restrictions have been raised to Poland, Esthonia. German-Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Czecho-S -Slovakia, Ru- mania and Serbia, but provision is main- tained that nothing must be let into Ger many, which country is still blockaded.
 Governor Pleasant again calls a cotton conference at Memphis for April 10 for the purpose of organizing banks in the south to finance cotton
 Weather conditions are unchanged; cloudy in the west with some rain in south and west Texas; generally fair and colder rest of the belt, with tempera- lures near frost to the Gulf coast. 1n- dications are for cloudiness in the west ern states; generally fair and warmer rest of the belt.
 Liverpool was about 15 higher than due and showed larger spot sales. Our mar ket opened about 10 higher dn the better Liverpool, good trade reports in this country a more hopeful feeling on pro- ceedings at-Paris, bullish views of wealth CT and technical conditions, and the ad- vance was extended to 25 points. After the first buying was satisfied the mar ket reacted about 20 points.
 Spots quotatons yesterday from Mem phis, Dallas, Little Rock and Mobile were lower; in spite of higher futures. which was viewed as indicating an easier spot situation. The trade. however, is wait ing principally for something definite from Paris.
 The market continued it's characteris- tics of previous days of the week, fluc- tuating within a range of 45 to 59 points; a traders market apparently marking time pending more definite knowledge of developments of action by the peace con- ference. The close showed a net gain for the day of si points in October; 3s points in July and 45 points for December. The spot markets were from 95 to 50 points higher in the eastern section of the belt and spots in New Orleans 25 up: middling. 25.soc; sales. 2171 bales. Exports today were 3s.00o. and for the week they total 5000 against 1000 same week last year.-John F. Clark Co. Live Stock
 Kansas City, April 2.-Hogs: Receipts. 14,0Oo; fairly active and generally steady with yesterdays best time: quarfry fair.
 Pigs, 25c to soc higher. Bulk, $Ip5o
 Q1s.S5; heavies. 1s.so@2O; medium weights
 SIS. eo@1ss5: lights, s1sa1s.75; light lights.
 s1s5o@1s2s; packing sows. aS:5oals5o; tpigs, slsd19
 Cattle: Receipts. 5000 to 10000 calves. tBeef cattle and butcher stock steady to strong; canners weak to 25c lower; veal calves soc to s1 lower; stockers and feed- CTS steady to weak. Heavy beef steers. s14d1e25; light beef steers, s9.S5@17.so; butcher cows and heifers, s6.65G15.10: can ners and cutteys S5G6.50; veal calves SD Q1S stockers and feeder steers. IS. 4od15.SS. Sheep: Receipts, 7oo0; killing sheep slow to loc lower than early opening. Others
 steady.
 Lambs, s4 pounds or less. $17.25G2o.10: s5 pounds or more $17.10a2o1o culls and common, s1t5G917.50: ewes, medium to choice, t1s25d1525: breeding ewes, s105o
 @1s.
 Chicago. April 2-Hogs: Receipts, 170c0; market firm; mostly 5c higher than yes
 terday's average; estimated tomorrow ?7,0oo. Bulk of sales, slss5@2o1o; heavyweight SIS. .9502015; medium weight, $l9.s0G20.15;
 light weight, s19s5G2oo5; light lights, SIS m1e e5: sows, ST 75Gt95o; pigs s1Ta1s.25.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; good beef steers
 and best cows and heifers steady; others
 slow to 15c lower; carners and feeders
 steady to strong; calves 25c to soc high ! CT: estimated tomorrow 12,oOo. Heavy beef
 steers. S11. .50i20. 4o. Light beef steers. $l0
 N1s.5o: butcher cows and heifers, s7.4off 1850; canners and cutters. s5.65d1o: veal calves, s1s61k25; stockers and feeder
 steers ss.25a15so.
 Sheen: Receipts 5000; active, mostly 2sc higher: estimated tomorrow 14ooo. Lambs u hounds or less SIS. .50d205o; s5 pounds or more, sIsa2o4 40: culls; s14a1s. Ewes, me- dium. SIP 25G15,5O; culls and common, $6
 @12.25.
 st. Louis, April 2--Hogs Receipts I4,- soN. aod25c higher; lights. s1s. .S5@2o e5; nirs i4.75a1s; mixed and butchers, s19 s5 aaO s5: good heavy. s2o.25@2o.35; bulk. $I9 S5d2o35.
 Cattle. Receipts. 43n; steady; native heef steers. s11. 59a1s.5o: yearling steers and heifers s9 5od16; cows. H0.5o71350: stockers ard feeders. $10d13.50; fair to prime .outhern beef steers, S10n18; beet cows and heifers, $7.50d15. canners and cutters s. .5Cd7. .25: native cavies. $77561S sheen: Receipts, 700: 15G25c higher; Jambs. s20d2o25 ewes. $13d1450; canners and ehol pers, sa5odn.