The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-07

st. Louis December o. w neat. No.
red. s1.2sG1.S1; No. 9. red. si.2s@i.2s;
December, s1.15& bid; May, $1.l5A. Corn:
No 2 yellow 73c; No. yellow. 70q72 u g;
December, 70ssc; May, 6sls G6sssc bid.
Oats: No. white, 45c; No. white, 44N
@44ac; December. 4s1sc. nominal; May.
44Ac, nominal.
Chicago December s.-wheat: No.
hard. sf19Q1191a Corn: No. mixed.
40 Q7tAc; No. 2 yellow. 70 Y q ne. Oats:
No. white. 44@44&c; No. white. 42is
Q4Sa.c. Rye: No. 2. SAY soc. Barley,
81 @7Sc. Timothy seed, seq 6.75. Clover
seed, $15m20. Pork, nominal, lard, $lo.s7;
ribs. $10@11.5o
Kansas city, Mo-, December s.--wheat:
No hard sllo@i.1s; s No. sa red S NJ
yellow, 71@71hc. Oats: No. white,
NC; No. mixed, 42@4Sc.
Minneapolis, December s.-wheat No.
northern, s1.1Sh Q1.25h. Corn: No.
yellow, 65q65hc. Oats: No. white.
S71s Qsshc. Flax; No. /, s26oA q 251N
PRODUCE
New York. December e.-Butter firm;
receipts. $50; creamery. higher than ex-
tras. 54G55c; creamery extras, 90 score.
sac. Eggs irregular; receipts. 1881 cases,
fresh gathered extra firsts. 56q5Sc; do.
firsts 52955c Cheese firm; receipts.
$500; state whole milk flats fresh. spe-
cials, a7la 92sc; do, average run. 27Q
e7Ac.
Chicago, December SHUTTER unset
tied; creamery extras, 551sc; standards,
5otsc extra firsts, 545c; firsts, 45G sic:
ceipts, 2.es2 cases. Poultry. alive, higher
fowls. 1s@2ic; springs. 1sc; roosters.
l2lsc' turkeys soc geese, 1sc.
COFFEE
New York, December 6-coffee futur IS
opened at an advance OF to ~ on re-
ports of firmer Rio exchange rate and
firmer cost and freight situation ased
lower to points higher. Estimated sales
about $4,000 bags. December, 9.s6c; jan
uary. e.74c; March s.54c; May, sale;
July, s.92c; September. S.45c.
Spot coffee steady; Rio U.s. lie: Santos
As. 15Q15Sc. Cost and freight offers
were comparatively limited and generally
higher. including Santos IS and IS. part
bourbon at 1915 1860. and Rio Is at
1890 % 10.50c, NAmerican credits. Private
cables said exchange was firm with an up
ward tendency, and that it was impossible
to make free offers.
The official cables declined AGO reis in
the dollar buying rate with an advance
of 1-16d in Rio exchange on London. The
Rio market was 100 refs higher to rs refs
higher Brazilian port receipts. $4,000:
Jundiahy, $4,000. Santos cleared 1880
bags for the United States.
New Orleans. December 6.-Rough re
quiet: no sales reported; receipts. 125S2;
millers receipts. 12,5s2. Clean rice steady
receipts 54,Ss6. Sales reported; 244 pock-
cts Japan, 4ssc; asia pockets Blue Rose.
4Q4bc. Bran and polish unchanged.
SUGAR MARKET
New York. December Straw sugar was
steady and unchanged, with spot Cubas
quoted at &c. cost and freight. equal to
SIS for centrifugal. Trading was light
and the only sale reported was lot of
5000 bags of Cubas in port.
Raw sugar futures were steady on cover
ing and trade buying. Final prices were
points ln,a lower on m, January aIi,,o and to
January. s.e1c; March, S,ssc; May. s,5oc;
July. s.61c.
fined futures consisted Of 10 lots Of May
and 10 of June. at 7.10c.
POTATO MARKET
Chicago December 6.-Potatoes dull: re
ceipts. So cars. Wisconsin sacked and
bulk round whites, 75@s5c cwt.: Minneso-
ia and North Dakota sacked Red River
BUTTER
Chicago, December 6.-The market on
fresh butter was steady to firm today
with top and bottom scores scarce and
the supply of medium grades only moder-
ate. Trading was not active but the vol
ume of business was large enough to keep
stocks cleaned up. The storage market
was very firm and active at higher prices
Fine goods were becoming scarcer and of
ferings of all grades were firmly held
in some cases at prices far above buyers
offerings. The preliminary storage butter
report, which was. released today had a
material Strengthening effect on the mar.
ket. Closing prices. fresh butter: s6 score
Ale; 81 score, 4Sc; IS score 45c; SO score
score. 55lsc. Centralized car LOTS 90
score 5012c.