The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-04

eral buying aS wei. as continued de- mand from shorts, the market re- versed yesterdays action and fin- ished at almost today's top figures. Corn and oats responded to the fact that receipts of corn here showed a falling off In volume. Besides, ex- porters bought liberal quantities of corn.
 Provisions were governed chiefly by the course of hog values.
 GRAINS AND PROVISIONS
 CHICAGO, Jan. B.
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 CASH GRAIN
 KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan s.-wheat: No. 2 hard s1.1s@1.1s; No. red. s1.s5@ ao ss7 cssp ss fso S9 oh.e. ohi. ssn0 S;,s No;  44isc; No. mixed. 4S@4shc.
 ST. LOUIS. Jan. s.-wheat: No. 3 red, s1.1s7; July 1.os%.. Corn: No. white, 71hr@72c; No. 3 white. 70@70Ac; May. 71%c; July. 71c. Oats: No. white. 46h @46c; No. white. 451s @4se; futures un- quoted.
 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Jan. s.-wheat: No. northern, s1.1s% @1.2sN; May. 205L s1 16M No low 64@64hc. Oats; No. white. ssss @ 4o%c. Flax: No. l, ,is2.s11A @2.es. CHICAGO, Jan. a.-4wheat: No. hard. s1.1s1s @1.19A. Corn: No. mixed, 715s @71%c; No. yellow. 71s@72c. Oats: No. white. 4sA @44c; No. white. 41a Q 4sc- othy seed. ss@6.6o. Clover seed. s1sf5o O 2o.25 Pork. nominal; lard. s11.27; ribs, $10.50@ 11.50.
 CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-Butter unsettled; creamery extras. 6ohc; standards. 4sc: ex- seconds 42A @44c. Eggs unchanged; re- ceipts S,sOs cases. / NEW YORK. Jan. s.-Butter unsettled: receipts, 1s.025;s creamery. higher than extras, 50952hc; creamery extras, 92 score. 51hc. Eggs firm: receipts. 1s,4of; sey hennery whites uncandled. extras. 5s @62c. Cheese steady; receipts. s2o.o08 pounds.
 CHICAGO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CHICAGO. Jan. s.-sweet potatoes were stronger; Tennessee Nancy Halls s1.15@ Boston. s150@1.75. Spinach duil: Texas. bushel baskets. best. 75@9oc; poor. 500 75c; Louisiana. barrels ss@4.
 Auction Tuesday-Fiorida grapefruit; Large. $1.5094.50 medium, sa.so 84.65; small. s1.5o@4.65.
 medium. sa.ac@i; small. ss.sse4.
 Alabama satsuma: Large. Sa.7503.s5; medium. s3.So@3.9o; small. $s0a.so.
 COFFEE
 NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-There was scat tering liquidation in the market for coffee futures today and probably little trade selling on reports of slightly easier cost and freight offers and lower Rio ex- change rates. The market opened 3 to { points lower and sold off to e.55o for May. with the close showing net declines of to points, Estimated sales of 25,750 bags. January, 10c; March, s.soo: May. cember. s.44c.
 Spot coffee steady: Rio 7s,-11& 911Ha; Santos As. 15A 0l5Ac. Cost and freight offers included Santos 3s and 5s. part bourbons, at 1410@1440c. and Rio 7s at 10.45c. American credits.
 The early cables from Brasil reported 8 decline of 1-32d in Rio exchange on London and an advance of 10 reis in the dollar buying rate The Rio market was
 
 6o reis higher to 75 reis lower. Later Rio cables showed a further advance of 20 reis in the dollar buying rate. with an advance of 100 to 900 rsis in the Rio mar kst. Brazilian port receipts, 46,00o; Jun diahy receipts, 21.o0o.
 NEW YORK. Jan. s.-Livs poultry was firm: chickens. 1s@21c: fowls. 1s@,4c; turkeys. 2oc. Dressed poultry steady;
 POTATOES
 CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-Potatoss dull: re- bulk round whites. 75@sbc owt.; Afinnsso- ia sacked round whites. sos cwt.; Miohi- gan bulk round whites. 75c ewt.
 RICE
 NEW ORLEANS. Jan. S.-Rough rice quiet; sales. b11 sacks Blue Rose. s520 receipts. s.sas; sales, 2ss pockets Japan. S1sc: 1.26s pockets Blue Rose, lQlXc' Bran and polish unchanged.
 NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-rhers were no changes in raw sugar today with Cubas 6.65c for centrifugal and while no sales were reported there were increased offer inEs
 prices were 2 to points net lower March. 3.4sc; May, s.59c; July. 3.7oc: Sen. tember. 3.79c.
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 BUTTER
 CHICAGO; Jan. s;-The butter market higher prices were asked. due to active trading. Demand became lighter and the market more unsettled towards the close Weakness at New York made deal CTS more anxious to sell. Demand cen tered on the bottom scores with other grades quiet Fresh cars were quiet Storage stocks were firmly held but in lighter demand at the close.
 Closing prices, fresh butter: S6 score 43c; S7 score 44c; ss score 46c; 89 score secIo ssc; 90 so,s score 47he; sl score 4sc: sss score 46iaq46c; 90 score 49c.
 NEW YORK MONEY NEW YORK. Jan. 3.--Call money was weak; high. per cent; low. 1f per cent; ruling rate. per cent: closing bid. sia per cent; offered at per cent; last loan, sh per cent; call loans against accept mixed collateral so-so days, x per cent: four-six months, K per cent; prime com mercial paper, A G4% per cent.
 METALS
 NEW YORK. Jan. Stopper quiet; eiectrolytic. spot and nearby, 14ss 914%c; futures. 14%c. Tin easy; spot and nearby ss.62c; futures. s.76@3S.s7c. Iron steady; d7:6o. Zinc quiet; East St. Louis spot and nearby delivery. 7.05Q7.10c. Anti mony. spot. 6.2b O 6.50c.
 FOREIGN BAR SILVER
 NEW YORK. Jan. a.-Foreign bar sill vsr, 64ssc; Mexican dollars 49ssc.
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