The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
CLOSING PRICES
 STOCKS SHOW A
 LITTLE CHANGE
By Associated Press

irregular after the first batch of buying orders had been disposed of. Closing prices generally showed few material changes. . Motor, copper. low priced oil, sugar ana equipment shares were most in demand among the standard shares but all sui fered from closing realizing sales. steers were reactionary and railroad shares agaln were comparatively inactive.
 The unified orders of the United states Steel corporation November 30 were 62.045 tons below those of the month before. the first decrease in many months but this November was a short month. with more than usual nufnber of working holidays. and the customary seasonal siaekening Tn National Lead was one of the individual features being pdshed up SA points. new top for the year, on speculative ex- pectation of stock dividend %
 Hurried short covering in Allied Chemi- cal predicted on the heavily increased earnings shown in it's November report, Unconfirmed reports of a merger of the Baldwin and Lima Locomotive was held partly responsible for the strength of those stocks. but profit taking reduced their net eGains to fractions. Among the few indus gains of a point or more were American Tobacco. A and B, General Cigar, Marlsnd oil. Maryland Biscuit. new stock westins, Hupp Motors. the last named touching 26. e top.
 In the railroad group. St. Louis issued improved fractionaliy. seaboard Air Line advanced 1 point and Reading dropped < other changes being unidnportant
 Foreign exchange business was quiet, with closing quotations slightly bstow was an exception, advancingNs points 10 1908, high record fo rthe year. De- mand sterling held around s4.H.
 The clearing house statement showed 8 decrease of S29,113.000 in ioans discounts and investments, an incrsase of s22,2eo.oOo in the reserve of member banks in the
 
 cess reserve totsIed s2s. .4lo. an in- week. which showed a deficit of ss.47a. 100. Days total sales. 4s4.ooo shares Sass, .oI. high 1929. 1os.t& low. 7s:5s. Twenty railroads averaged sA62. nst xain .o4, high 1922, ss.ss; low 7s.4s.
 LIVE STOCK
 Chicago. December s.-Hogs: Receipts 15o-pound averages to a7b-pound butchers sssrsg1s sss5aEss ass ssls gsskins sow; sales. s8:l6@s.t6;. heavyweight. ss.20@ stS ssttS m,;sdbium;ss;;so@s ,;sbt ss light sssS sows. smooth. s7.sG@s: rough. s7.sSS f.sst: killing pigs, ss.25@s.4o.
 .sc cattlsi tie, Receipts; i,oso: compared week she stock, 25075c higher; extreme top long yearlings and matured sieers fed cows and heifers steady to s5c lower . canners and cutters. S5@4oc off; bulls to snd ssders ssgs ss sshs weeks bulk prices native beef steers ss4o@ lo5o; western grassers. ss.759725; and heifers. ss.75@s.7S: canners and cut ters $a.65@3.7 veal calves, s9.25@s75. rsah sheer: Receipts, 500; compared with s5c higher; feeder lambs s5 to soc higher; @15.25; culls steady at s11611.5o; desir- able 90-pound shorn lambs. $l3.50: good hea~g fat e1e. Ebter w.Sb siso to s7.7s; weeks top feeding lambs. $14.so; bulk desirable kind, s14@1L5o.
 East St. Louis. December s.Leattis, Receipts, 800; compared with week ago. Ssnss and 0wi nee SSs oo o%sI sn lower: stoekers strong; weeks top, s1e,as: canners, s2.25@2.4o. bologna bulls ss.75@ 44.25 calves, s9@l1; stockers and feeders, nsss4 asss tas asesPss ss ss9s ls ], le,s5 ss.25; few up to ss.7o; packer sovs un- Sheep: Receipts 15o;. for week, lambs strong g to ,i lSe higher; cuiIs 500 hishsr; fat sl4@14,s5; clipped, s12.bo@ls; cuiis, sIo il,oo; fat light ewes. $6.so@7. heavisa.
 COFFEE
 New York, December s.-Ths market forecoffee futures were very quiet today, with the price movement correspondingiy narrow. The opening was nominaily ur- was net unchanged to 2 points lower Es- timated sales. 5000 bags. December ssss ssss ssn,sms.r MssSa s.,sS May. s.iis; July. Spot coffe dull; Rio Ts. lie; eantos <s 35%ds%c c,,.I There were very few cost and changed to shade higher.
 Owing to. the holiday yesterday. there eiai s cable I from % Rio reported % ah. 0ns sRs. there unchanged at the opening today with the dollar buying rate iao ref: 2 3-32d higher.
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE
 New York. December s.-Foreien ex- 15s cables s.57H so-day Siii. on 151 banks, Ies ssa sas' sof fsm:ns and ss sssH B.sia% sSlss iSSs isis sissd' Ssssss 'sTS and s.;% Ns,ssss switzeriand. is.s4. Spain. iSSa cresSe roSe. LIE, Poland, .ooN csschosloysEis. Sonsreai. $ aa as.sa. ' sra''i iaa'.
 COTTON SEED OIL
 New York. December e.-Whfle 0ufet scattered covering of shorts. There were no tenders. Closing bids were to points F,7oo barrels Prime crude. s.asc Did: bid; prime crude. s.a5c bid: prime summer vel. sow sp%St %.v s;Sse; Dscember. s1a sS6e March.
 NAVAL STORES
 m sss safes & os resspi. ss1 msnts. H. 1i; stock. ls.sao. Rosin firm; SIZE; N r ,s.ss: r wc' o s5so; Wv, K 'sssi ,sio M
 RICE
 New Orleans. December s.--Roush rice suiet: no sales repeoated; receipts. s,ss2; Blue Rose. s&@4%o; s7s pocket. ssH p"eas.s second heads. 2%c; 300 pockets screenings 1hc Bran and polish unchanged.
 POTATOES
 Chicago, December s.-Potatoes steady; en ss4 En'sa sacssa sss'ss ran5d ship whites. 75@s5c per cwt: Minnesots and North Dakota sacked Red river Ohios,
 LONDON MONEY
 per ounce Money. iE per 1 cent. sssp piseoumnt me rates, short and three months bills 2a-1s@2s per cent.
 BAR SILVER
 New York. December. s.-Foreisn bar
 RAW SILK
 New York, December s.-Naw silk steady prices unchanged.
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