The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-14
SUGAR MARKET

5G SUGAR MARKET
 NEW YORK, Feb. 13.--The raw sugar market was firm at unchanged prices today, Large purchases were made by the United Kingdom in Cuba on the basis og 7.68c, duty paid; and while holders asked that quotation from local refiners, they appeared unwilling to pay above 7.41c, and no sales resulted. Early advances of to 10 points in raw sugar futures as result of cov- ering on the strength abroad and firm ness in the spot market were followed by sharp reactions under heavy Wall Street and commission house selling. March declined from 5.so05.5oc, and rnal prices were at the lowest of the day. March, 5.59c; May, 5.60c; July and September, 5.63c.
 The demand for refined was less ac- tive, but prices were unchanged at from s9099.O0c for fine granulated.
 Refined futures nominal.
 POULTRY AND PRODUCE Steady. Receipts, 11,02e. Creamery ex- tras ts2 score), 511s@52c; creamery -firsts ((ss to s1 score), 50Q51Ac. % Egss-Unssttied. Receipts. ss,sss. fresn satnsrsS t snIa sIsts oe sss sss: onds and poorer, 3593sc; New Jersey lected extras, 49g soc; state, nearby and nearby western hennery whites, firsts to extras, 46949c;. nearby hennery browns, extras, 48047c; Pacific coast whites. extras, 47h @4sc; Pacific coast firsts to extra firsts. 44047c; refrig- orator firsts, 33c.
 Chcese-Easy.. Receipts, 21s,557.
 ST. LOUIS, Feb. IS. - Hens-22c; Geese, lie; others unchanged.
 Eggs-83hc.
 Butter--Unchanged.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1s--Live poultry Steady. Broilers, 40045c; fowls, 240 29c; turkeys, 2202Sc. Dressed poultry Quiet. Prices unchanged.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Produce ar- ticles unchanged.
 KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1s.-Eggs-1c lower. Tirsts, soc; selected, ss3c.
 Butter. poultry and potatoes un-
 CHICAGO. Feb. 1s.-Live poultry Unsettled. Fowls, 20@22hc; springs, 241sc; roosters, 16c; geese, 1sc.
 SHIPPING ACTIVITIES
 MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 13.-(special Leased wire.) .)-The American schooner Lady Marian, Page 6 Jones, agents, cleared and departed for Basseterre, St. Kitts. Wednesday, with a cargo of lum- Der totaling 50,000 feet laden at Turner terminals here. The Lady Marian con- tinued the movement of lumber to the Windwayd Islands, an activity carried on by steamers and schooners from Mobile.
 Two other vessels, both steamers. de- parted on Wednesday, one in ballast and the second with general cargo for Africa. The first was the American steamer Suriname, United Fruit com pany, which sailed for New Orleans after completing extensive repairs here. The Surname was in Todd dry dock for some time. The second vessel was the Wytheville, United States ship ping board, Waterman Steamship cor poration. agent, which cleared and de- parted for Capeown, Durban and Beira with rosin and lumber, sailing by way of New York. The Wytheville arrived at Mobile in December with fluorspar, whale meat and general cargo from Africa. She repaired here and paid off.
 The Invincible, United States ship ping board, Waterman Steamship cor poration, agents, arrived from Cork in ballast and will tie up. This vessel, said to be the largest electrically driv- en boat entering Mobile, has been on ailocation to s. Sgitcovich of Galveston and has operated between British ports and the United States. Captain W. O.. Bowen commands the Invincible.
 The car ferry Estrada Palma, op- erating between Key West and Havana, arrived and goes into the Alabama dry dock for repairs. Operations on the ves- sel include dry docking and turning of shaft for inspection.
 The German steamer Enfield, Van HeVInRen RrOknrQRa mi n 3.700 tons of kainit from Hamburg The vessel also has cargo in transit for New Orleans and Cuban ports. The vessel is to the same owners as the Freifeld, which will be remembered from her collision with the Mallory bay last summer.
 The Norwegian steamer Bjoresford arrives from New Orleans in ballast and will load for Cuba, sailing Friday The American steamer Commercial Trader, Mobile Liners, is loading at the city wharf and is expected to sail shortly. The Norwegian steamer Hen drtck Lund is loading for Montevideo and Buenos Aires and will sail about the end os the week, according to in- formation at the offices of the Van Heynigen Brokerage company, her agents.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Cotton goods in the gray were quiet today and prices irregular. More business was re- ported on percales and ginghams. De- nims have been priced at 241ac for 2.2Os for April. May and June delivery by the largest producers. Wool goods were bought in moderate quantities, overcoatings being in the best demand in mems wear and fancy dress fabrics In women's lines. Silks were in mod crate request. Burlaps held steady. with some firmness reported on light weight goods. Knit goods ruled quiet,
 LIVERPOOL COTTON
 LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1S.-Cotton-Spot, quiet; prices easy. Good middling, 1s.3Od; middling. 1s.SOd; low middlins, 17.S0d; good ordinary, 17.30d; ordinary, 16.3Od. Sales, 16,000 bales. including 4O00 American. Receipts. 5000 bales; no American. Futures closed barely steady. February, 18.6sd; March, ls.7sd; May, 1S.s1d; July, 1S.ssd; Sep