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' NAVAL RESERVES ARE
| CALLED TO COLORS
| TO MOBILIZE HERE
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Recruiting for Navu Takes
I* Boost After War De-v
if claration.
All member* of the naval. reserve In
Alabama have been called to the colots
f at once, to be mobilised Id this city
and then sent to the navy station sut
Charleston, S. C. While there are stv>
t*. • oral thousands of these reserves
throughout the country, there are on
i; ly about twelve in Alabama. It fa
stated. The mobilisation of these re'*
serve* was ordered by telegraph from
the navy department Friday night. w
Twenty-five young men Friday were
accepted as navy recruits at the navy
recruiting station, and for the first
time since the appeal for 40. young
men a day between April 1 and 20
was Issued, Montgomery youths' res
ponded In large numbers. The passage
of the resolution declaring that a state
of war now exists between the United
States and Germany had its effect to
stimulate the Montgomery young men
that they were needed now for their
country and 14 residing in Montgom
ery, enlisted through the Montgom
ery station during the day. The other
l Southern eleven that were sent to Nor
folk Friday were sent here by the sub
recrultlng stations who are working in
several cities In the state, under the
Montgomery office.
The young men who enlisted Friday
at the Montgomery office were L. L.
Haynle, Montgomery; J. A. Chambless,
Montgomery,- R. J. Owens, Red Level;
John Fox, Montgomery; W. C, Spen
cer, Montgomery; R. L. Duggan, At
lanta; T. J. Sandlin, Carnegie, Ga.;
R.. D. Hogan, Ainsworth, Neb.; Dur
rett Flnnell Jr. Tuscaloosa; W. C.
Bunn, Cedartown, Ga.; C. F. Cooke,
Penaaco,la, Fla.; R. R. Browne, Mont
gomery; E. D. Goodson, Montgomery;
G. D. Bryant, Montgomery,
The other young men who Joined the
navy Friday and who were sent‘to
Norfolk from the Montgomery office,
but who were enlisted at the sub-re
cruiting stations, were H. E. Martin,
George Well, M. D. Lacoste. C. D.
Williams, I. C. Gentry, C. G.McCand
less and J. B. Alexander, all of Mobile;
A. J. Herring, Birmingham; H. H.
Willard, Huntsville; R. W. Naugher,
Huntsville; and C. T. Cotton, Hunts
ville.
A large number of recruits are ex
pected' to apply at the Navy Station
during Saturday.
V-Boats In the Gulf
Is Rumor Supported :
By Latest Advices
< AxmIiM Prraa)
WASHINGTON, April 6—Persistent
tut hitherto unconfirmed reports ot
German submarines waiting; In the
Gulf of Mexico for the opening of
hostilities by by the U. S. were further
supported today by advices to the
government from Europe.
The full nature of the governments
information Is not disclosed but it was
received from one of the neutrals
contiguous to Germany which has serv
ed as a clearing house for German
information since the severance of
diplomatic relations.
It was reported that more than a
score of German submarines were
already In Mexican water. Persons here
who have been giving attention to the
subject think the estimate of numbers
Is high, but feel no doubt that Ger
man submerstbles are somewhere on
this side of the Atlantic, most prob
ably in Mexican waters, and that
some of them have been there since
early In February.
There Is no doubt here that If the
IT-boats are in the gulf they are be
ing supplied from Mexican shore base
Those who hold these views also are
convinced that someiUtlng. closely ap
proaching the arrangements proposed
hy Foreign Minister Zlmmermann in
his celebrated communication intend
ed for General Carranza, have been
achieved, and that the whole matter
including the supplying of submarines
from Mexican shores was arranged by
Mexican Minister Zubaran In Berlin.
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VOLUNTEERS
f CALLED OUT
To Man boats
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(CwiMmH from Pm» <h»>
law. Congress is. expected to remed]
this at dnoe, however.
' Pending a decision by congress or
the methods -to be. employed - In rais
in# the army, a- detailed seheme foi
appointment of new • general,, ofllceri
and getting highly efficient soldiers ir
command of each regiment cannot b«
Worked out. The beats for this work
however, already has' been Established
by staff action. »
Wide Latltsie.
Wide latitude has' been left to the
president In' the'selection' of' generals
Wider the staff plan. They may be ap
pointed from any part of the forces
to be raised or from civil life. I’p to
and Including the grade of colonel,
however,.. It Is desired by the military
officials that men who have had re
cent experience In. handling troops
elUIl >be selected.
With. J2 infantry and four cavalry
divisions . to be organized there would
he at least 36 major geneyals and three
tbnes that number of brigadiers to
be selected and commissioned, , with
colonels and majors In proportion. The
grade of major Is the highest provided
for reserve officers and that ol
captain for the provisional list ot
enlisted men. • >
U Training renters.
The creation of sixteen training cen
ters would provide for two infantry
divisions at each post. Presumably the
centers for the four caavlry divisions
would be somewhere in the region of
the Mexican border so that this
mounted force can take over the border
patrol work to a large extent, reliev
ing the pnajority of the 60,000 reg
ulars now assembled there.
With the calling out of the first
500,600 of the new army, provisions
would be made for a new complete div
ision at each training center the forces
already there supplying the Instructors
and all other machinery of organi
zation so that the half-million young
men could be absorbed into the army
structure with little disorder or de
lay. i
No further steps toward out the
national guard., will be taken until
congress has udted! It Is proposed to
draft the entire guard Into the fed
eral service, divorcing It from Its
militia status at once. Instead of sum
moning them under their dual allegi
ance organizations. This can be done
only with-authority of oongresa When
that has been granted, even the 60,
000 guardsmen now in the federal ser
vice on police duty will be drafted
formally so as to do away with any
possltlltty of dual authority over
them or restriction on their use.
-K'-i-iiW -iiVi’iSf' r■ >■ — *
Million Men, Trained
Well, Is New Army Plan
(AhmUM Press)
Washington, April s—An army of
1.000,000 men no element of which
ahall have had less than six months
Intensive training, Is the direct sub
ject of the administration army bill
made public last night.
Major General Scott, chief of staff Is
expected to go before either the house
or senate military committee next
Monday to outline -tht plan under
which approximately $3,000,000,000,
has been asked to carry out the pro
ject
IB Districts.
The plans provide for building up
32 Infantry indivisions and four cav
alry divisions, dstrtbuted at IS train
ing districts headquarters.
Preparations already have been made
to draft into the federal service the
entire strength of the National Guard
and employ that force supplemented
by regulars withdrawn from the bord
er in the establishment of IS training
centers.
Mea Will Assemble.
Five months later the first E00,000
of the new army of young men would
assemble at the centers to begin their
training.
The $3,000,000,000 budget represents
only the cost of building the machine
Its maintalnence in actual war will
double the expense and, as mobiliza
tion of the necessary reserve supplies
must parallel the development of the
army $$,000,000,000 |>robably represents
the total cost for the year for the
first 1,000,000.
Of the $3,000,000,000 asked, approxi
mately one half will go for pay and
quartermasters supplies. Including
housing the troops at the training
centers. Another half billion would go
Into ordnance; nearly $80,000,000 into
signal corps and aviation equipment;
nearly $146,000,000 to the engineer
equipment and field works; $26,000,000
to medical stores.
<BGOO.OflMflO for Ordnance
The estimates Include also more
than" $360,000,000 to put the ordnance
equipment, on a war basis as to re
serve of guns and ammunition. In
EUrojpe,. under the blast of day and
night firing, the tvhole artillery equip
ment of the armies on the front lines
IS renewed ternary four months.
A three inch gun will last for about
10,000 shots: then it must be replaced.
I.arger weapons are "shot out” sooner.
The army estimates take these lessons
into consideration and . realize that
much of the original equipment of
the army will be used up during train
ing work and must be replaced when
forces ar$ sent ' to the front.
The pay alone for San army of 1,
000,000 and nearly 50.000 officers will
total nearly $600,000,000 a year. Field
artillery equipment tor 330.00o nation
al guard troops will cost close to
$100,000,000 and ammunition for the
guns an equal sum.
To Speed Profleet.
Ordnance estimates Include addition
al provision for the' coast defenses.
Presumably, the five year project be
gun last year is to be speeded up.
Some additional minor defenses prob
ably are planned.
Army officials are hopeful that
congress will accept the plan of its
military advisers virtually without
amendment They have no Indication
however, of the reception by congress
of proposals to apply selective con
scription almost from the outset.
Every effort has teen made to pro
vide In the expanded regular army
and the federalized national guard
for individual volunteers. There will
be places waiting for every man who
seeks rank as an officer and who can
demonstrate in actual service his
right to leadership. But volunteer reg
iments or other units, taken Into the
service as such, are disapproved.
A c.omplete, homogeneous* army is
what is being planned with lines of
distinction between its various ele
ments completely ^vlped out to se
cure maximum elasticity of structure.
'General Staff officials believe this 1s
vital to modern efficiency.
COMMITTEE MEETS.
( AMorlatfd Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 6.--The senate
military committee met today but ad
journed after a short session until to
morrow, when It will take up the offi
cial draft of the new army bill.
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THIN UN E OF
OUVE DRAB TO
COVER STATE
(C»»tliiw< lr»m P»»> pie)
been extenueu over the entire State by
Easter Sunday morning, by which time
practically all of the units of the Nat
ional Guard of Alabama that are now
In Federal service will have been put
to the task of guarding railroad prop
erty. Industrial plants and public
works, taking the place of civilian
| guards who have been on duty since
It became a certainty that war with
Germany was Inevitable.
Representatives of the rallroada en
tering Montgomery have been In con
ference with Brigadier General Steiner
for several days, and equipment for the
troop movement is now In the yards
here, ready to be moved without de
lay when the order to entrain arrives.
There will be no delay, it Is stated,
because of any lack of passenger,
freight and cattle cars with which to
move the troops and their livestock.
ah r ■nonsaa HtToara.
By Saturday morning nearly all of
the men absent at their homes on fur
loughs will have returned to the camp.
All furloughs have been revoked and
the absent guardsmen have been re
j called. While no Information Is given
out for publication In regard to the
troop movement, every preparation haa
been made to begin the distribution of
the soldiers on Saturday morning.
The First cavalry regiment was paid
off Friday afternoon and the First In
fantry regiment has hopes of receiv
ing Its pay before the exodus begins.
The men will listen with expectant
ears for the pay call,' grand and in
spiring music, as the soldier hears It.
All Horses Re-shod.
Many of the horses of the Flrnt cav
alry regiment are being re-shod for
the rough work that Is ahead of them
In the hills about Anniston. Gadsden.
Talladega and other points In that
part of the State. There are two well
trained horseshoers for each troop.
These men received their Instruction
under expert farriers of the regular
army while at Camp Wilson, Fan An
tonio. They were put through a thor
ough course of training at the remount
station and were taught the "cold"
method of Bttlng shorn to the horse,
which Is a better and more humane
method than that of applying a hot
shoe to the hoof to make It lit.
The horseshoers get $30 per month,
and Colonel Bibb Graves states that
they take great pride In their work.
Hospital Not To Move.
The field h ispltal Is not expecting
an early call to move camp, and Major
O'Connell's plot of desert fauna may
be permitted to grow In peace.
In front of the major's tent Is a
small garden of cactus, brought from
the plains about Nogales, Arixona, and
transplanted on Alabama soil.
There are many varieties of thorny
desert plants In the collection, Includ
ing two specimens of the "barrel'' cac
tus, one of which weighs more than
150 pounds. i
Cacti Bluff Goat.
"General Wood.” leader of the herd
of goats that assists in police work
at the camp, removing all scraps of
paper by a process of mastication, pays
a daily visit to the cactus garden, fol
lowed by his harem and the kids. The
“general” at last has found something
that he cannot eat. The cacti look
good to him but he cannot get around
the spines, and Burbank's thornless
cactus Is not represented in the ex
hibit.
• Returning From Nogales.
Sixty-eight members of the National
Guard of Alabama will arrive Saturday
morning at 8:15 o'clock on Louisville
and Nashville passenger train No. 2.
The soldiers are returning to Mont
gomery from Nogalea, having been
left there at the base hospital when
the units to which they belong left
the border.
The Alabama soldlens are traveling
in two tourist cars apd have their
equipment in a baggage car, the three
curs being attached to No. 2.
Government Waives
Underweight and
Height of Recruits
Orders were received at the recruit
ing station Friday for the recruiting
officers In this city to waive slight'un
derweight of applicants who desire to
enlist Ip the regular army, and also
to waive a slight underheight.
Corporal Caraker, who was In charge
of the Montgomery recruiting station
Friday afternoon said that persons
who have made previous applications
to Join the army but who were re
fused because of being from five to
twenty pounds underweight now have
an opportunity to enlist. The gener
al belief is that the issuing of such
orders by the war department was
caused by the urgent need of the army
being raised to full war strength at the
earliest possible moment.
The record day. since the opening of
the army recruiting station, was Fri
day, when'an even dozen recruits were
accepted during the day and all had
left Montgomery before night for the
training station In Kentucky.
Corporal Caraker Friday afternoon
said that recruits are being sent to
the training station now as rapidly
as possible. Friday recruits for the
army travelled on each Louisville and
Nashville northbound passenger train,
and. unless it Is the desire of the re
cruit. this method will bo continued
as long as the army needs men.
If a recruit desires, he will be held
In Montgomery for as long as two
days, after which he will be forward
ed to the training station.
Several members of the army re
cruiting force In this city have for
the past few days been visiting neigh
boring towns, and a number of recruits
for the, army have been obtained In
this way .
SAY GERMAN
AGENTS INCITE
NEGROES TO RISE
<rontlww»4 from Pasre On»)
yet. Police reinforcements for the sol
diers and sailors on guard were called
in before the disturbance was finally
quelled. At one time the rioters were
holding the upper hand over the guard.
Two versions of the cause of the
rioting were given by the participants
One by the National Guardsmen was to
the effect that several of the negroes
began a fist fight among themselves
and turned on the guards when the lat
ter tried to separate them. Another
version was that small negro boys
threw roclts at the guards and were
j fired upon.
Refuse to Discuss
Activity of Negroes
i Associated Press.)
MEMPHIS. TENS’., April •.--Federal
authorities here today refused to dis
cuss alleged activities of Germans
among the negroes in this section of
the south, but it, is known that com
plaints have benn made to them that
Germans were seeking to induce ne
groes to leave plantations in Missis
sippi. presumably for Mexico. These
efforts, it was stated, met with little
success.
The negroes as a whole, are loyal to
their country, according to a state
ment issued by Dr. M. V. Link, presi
dent of the University' of West Ten
nessee at Memphis and prominent
among his race as an educator and au
thor. “The negroes are ready to en
ter this war and hope to acquit them
selves in the same creditable manner
that marked their action at San Juan
Hill in the Spanish*Ameriean conflict
and with General Pershing in the Mex
ican campaign."
MILLION FOft DKHASK.
DES MOINES. IOW,A April 6.—The
Iowa senate today passed a bill appro,
printing $1,000,000 “for national de
fense.*
LANIER BASEBALL
TEAM PLAYS CENTRAL
HIGH OF MAGIC CITY
Saturday1 afternoon the strong team
representing the Central High School
Birmingham will clash with the
Sidney Lanier High boys and a snappy
game is looked for. The game will be
*e the Rifle Range on the
Pickett Springs Car line and will start
promptly at 3:80 o’clock. The local
have played only one game so far
this season which Was with the
Starke’s team and was won by. the
High School boys by a large score
but a different team will be against
the Laniers. .
The High School team Is well made
up and Is composed of some of the
best High School players in the State.
At First there is no doubt as to Reid’s
ability to hold It down as this Is his
fifth year and he is ready for tomor
row’s game. At second is Trawick, al
though he Is a new man he plays his
position well. Short will be in the
handh or Jones who is a reliable play
er.
McFaden or jThompson will be seen
at the hot corner and they both are
valuable men. Thompson has it over
McFaden only In that he Is playing his
third year while the former Is a new
man. The outfield is well equipped
with Ouy in right, Wade in center and
Nettles in left, also Cotton in reserve.
Stough who is now playing his fourth
year with Lanier will do most of the
receiving. Mason will assist, Stough.
In the boa is Morris Ward as first
pitcher and Worthington, Gussenbauer
or Thompson to assist him.
The game will be one of the best
th© people of Montgomery will get to
see this year and a large crowd is ex
pected to attend.
ZBYSZKO DEFEATS
SOLDIER-WRESTLER
IN HANDICAP BOUT
The largest crowd which has attend
ed a wrestling match In thin city for
several months, Friday night saw
Young Zybszko, the Pole grappler,
win the handicap match from Thomas
and Robinson, wrestlers who are mem
bers of the First Alabama Infantry,
The bout was staged at the city audi
torium and was Interesting from the
time Thomas and Zbyszko came on the
mat until Robinson refused to continue
the match with the Pole after Zbyssko
I shoved him In a moment of anger, after
Robinson had "butted” him rather
severely on the head.
Zbyszko agreed to throw Thomas
twice and then to throw Robinson
twice, all within an hour's time. He
finished with Thomas In nineteen min
utes, the soldier displaying much
knowledge of the game and giving
Zbyszko some trouble In pinning his
shouldem to the mat.
Then Robinson came on the mat and
he being a heavier and more ex
perienced man than Thomas held his
own for twenty minutes.
Returning to the mat for the final
fall and wrestling for about ten min
utes, Robinson “butted" Zbyszko on the
cheek bone and Zbyszko shoved him
rather roughly. Then Robinson re
fused to come back on the mat and the
referee, a member of the supply com
pany of the First ' infantry regiment,
declared Zbyszko the winner.
Hath Thomas and Robinson (Showed
to good advantage and those who wit
nessed the bout were of the oplplon
that the two soldiers were much better
wrestlers than some of the profes
sionals who have appeared on the mat
here.
As a preliminary bout the young son
of Cato Glover, a youngster weighing
6"i pounds met Charlie James, weight
63 pounds', a nephew of Peter James
in a finish bout. Young James won
In straight falls in six and three min
utes.
A great many women witnessed the
bout.
CORDINALS WIN St ERIKS
(Associated Press)
ST. LOUIS, MO., April 6—St. Louis
Nationals won the championship by
taking today’s game from the St.
Louis Americans, 6 to 1. Of the four
games played, the Nationals have won
3. One resulted in a tie. Two more are
to be played.
Score R H E
Americans .... 000 000 001—1 4 S
Nationals.SOI COO 20*—6 11 1
Batteries: Kerr, Rogers and Severeid
Watson and Snyder.
ANNUAL REGATTA Ig OFF
(nug pa»B|aos*v>
NEW YORK, April 6—The board of
stewards of the Intercollegiate Row
ing Association by a telegraphic vote
today declared off the intercollegiate
regatta, set for Poughkeepsie, Thurs
day June 21, on account of the war.
WEATHER FORECAST »'
( Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 6—Forecast
for Saturday and Sunday.
Alabama, Mississippi! Fair sad
warmed Saturday, probably followed
by thuudershoweffe Saturday light or
Sunday, colder Sunday.
South Carolina: Fair and warmer
Saturday; Sunday probably fair.
Georgia: Fair and warmer Satur
day; Sunday partly cloudy probably
followed by showers.
Florida: Fair and warmer Saturday;
Sunday probably fair.
Tennessee: Kenturky: Partly over
I cast and warmer Saturday probably
j followed by showers Saturday night
or Sunday cooler Sunday.
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.
TIKE, WEATHER BUREAU.
WEATHER BUREAU.
Observations taken at * P. M.. 75th
meridian time. April 6. 1917.
Stations.
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Charleston, S. C. ...
Chicago, III .
Denver, Colo.
Dodge City, Kan . .
Duluth, Minn .
Ft. Worth, Tex ....
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Havre, Mont .
Jacksonville, Fla ..
Kansas City, Mo ..’.
Knoxville, Tenn ....
Louisville, Ky .. ..
Memphis, Tenn .. ..
Miami, Fla.
Mobil# Ala.
Montgomery, Ala . .
Nashville, Tenn ....
New Orleans, Da ...
New York, N. Y. ...
Oklahoma. Okla ....
Phoenix, Aria .. ....
Pittsburg, Pa .. ...
Portland, Ore.
Kaleigh, N. C.
Salt Bake City, Utah
San Antonio, Tex ...I
San Francisco, Cal..
Ste. St. Marie, Mich.
Shreveport, I>a .. .•
Spokane, Wash .. ..
St. Bouls, Mo.
Tampa, Fla.
Toledo. Ohio .
"icksburg, Miss ....
'Washington, D. C. ..
.Vllliston, N. IX ...
Wlnnemucca. Nev# ..
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Meteorologist.
IRISH POTATOES ARE
STILL QUOTED AT $3
PER BUSHEL LOCALLY
Apples, Oranges. Potatoes,
Celery and Strawberries
Comprise Receipts
°' oranpep were
fruit ,i!?».t0 wholesale produce and
r.arhld r.'L‘d*y mor»ln«- On* of thaw
kJJ“ 4 th* clty T*>ur»day afternoon,
U‘WM not unloaded until Friday,
nmt h oranare, local wholeaalera re
ot * ahlpment of Florida
a i.hT-. d. “ap b**“* and a ahlpment of
Alabama atrawberrlea.
farloa<l ?f Waahlnpton Irtah potatoes
Jived inr.had w* v,r*lnl* applea aleo ar
mor n In*" th* Mont«om«ry market Friday
hnih!!* "• •u" uuoted at »t per
Du;ne* Montgomery wholesale trade,
and, deaplte thin hl(h quotation, the deal-,
era report that there la a pood demand for
thla commodity. Applea are belnp offered
at !« per barrel with a pood demand. ,The
aupply of applea la aufflcl,nt to meet the
demands.
Fruits are plentiful In the Montgomery
market, but there Is a noticeable scarcity
of vegetables, which tt^e local produce deal
ers claim Is a result of the freeze In Flor
ida during March.
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<|««totlm mm rralt
reeled br M. T. Wlleasi
Apple*—Fancy Red Streak IS.TI.
Irl.h Potato**—Fancy white etock 11.11.
Orange*—Slsea 111, it* and Ml. tl.ll; nil
other cradee 11.71.
Grapefruit—Fancy, all* 1I-4I-54-I4, 11,71.
Canadian Rutabaga*—Choice (elected ateeb
lai'Ker, (CWt., 94.Ou.
Cabbage—Florida cabbage per crate te.it.
Onion*—Fancy White Pearl. (.elected
•took) tlt.il; Fancy Qlob* tll.il. *
Uananaa-tl.il, |l.Ti. tt.il and 11.11.
Almerla Orapee— Extra fancy, heavy
weight, tf.il; fancy, heavy weight, fl.ll;
No. 1 heavy weight, ii.il.
Cocoannte—Big Money Brand. Ill to sack,
average weight. l?i lb*., tt.il.
Fonltry and Igga
Egg*—Fresh, tic a doaen.
Chicken*—Heh*. 4»c; frier*, M t* tin
Duck*—II to Cl cents.
Turkeys. Live, too pound.
atnpto sad Fancy Ureeerle*.
Sugar—Granulated. Ifco; fancy T. CL. ie
pound.
Meat—Roller. M lbs. tl.ll; Water Oronad
ll.lt.
Coffee—Roasted, It to lie; No. i can II*
to tl.OI; Prime IISite; Fanoy 11011a.
Peaberry lie; Arbuckle’a, 111.It per case.
Montgomery basts; Koch and Java Blend.
21 0 320.
Extracts—Vanilla. II; Lemon, eta. IT per
fAliOO. I
Molasses—Baitr Boon, lie; Prim* Can*
trlguai, SOOIio; Cora flyrup, S4@35o; Otoa
(it Cana 99 to 49e*
Montgomery Market For
Farm Products
, ^ » April 9, 1917.
Issued and corrected dally by authority
of the Chamber of Com mere*.
The' prices quoted are based on close of
the market for this date and are the prices
the producer will be paid by Montgomery
buyers for products in wholesale quantities.
Grain.
Alabama shelled corn. In bulk. 1.32H
Ear corn, car lots, per ton .32.60
Oats..
Wheat . 2.29*4
Cotton seed, per ton . €3.00
Peanuts, per pound.©6
Velvet beans, per ton .20.00
Hay.
Hay Is quoted In carload lots as follows:
Alfalfa, choice . 29.00
No. 1 29.00
V6. 2 24.00
Johnson No. 1 .. 19.00
No. 2. 14.00
•fnip.
A-l Ribbon Cane Syrup ..44
No. 1 Ribbon Can* Syrup.43
No. 1 Sorghum Syrup.33
Then* prices are based on delivery In
Montgomery. All syrup to be put up In
new, Iron-hooped cypress half barrels.
All syrup offered at thes* prices will b*
purchased.
Poultry and Kggs.
Fresh eggs, guinea and duck eggs, out
23c per doz., cases Included. Eggs to be In
new cases. If in second hand cases, or
orange crates, *Hc dozen less. /
Small fryers, per pound..20
Large fryers, per pound.17 V4
Hens, per pound. .19
Roosters, each .. .25
Mtlk.
Montgomery prices for' milk and butter
are regulated by the Elgin market Milk
and cream,, are bought by weight on a pound
basis governed by butter fat
Quotation this week:
Milk .SS
Cream .... ..42
The price of milk Is changed every Satur
day and becomes effective 8unday.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.
ST. LOUIS, April i.—Hogs, receipts 0,*
800; higher.
Lights . 15.50® 15.95
Uigs . 10.506)14.25
Mixed and butchers . 15.40@16.00
tiood heavy . 15.95 @ 16.05
Bulk. 15.50® 13.95
Cattle, receipts 500; steady.
Native beef steers.. 7.50® 12.60
Yearling steers & heifers .... 3.50®12.00
t Cows .I.... 9.50® 10.2b
Stockers and feeders . 6.00®10.15
Texas quarantine steers. 5.50® 9.50
Prime Southern beef steere .. 3.00® 11.25
Beef cows & heifers . 4.26® ^.00
Prime yearling steers & heifers 7.50@10.00
Native calves . 6.00@10.50
Sheep, receipts 900; 15 to 26c higher.
Lambs . 13.00@15.45
Ewes . 9.50® 12.25
Yearlings . 10.76® 14.25
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY, April 9.—Hogs, receipt!
3.000; higher.
Bulk .. .. 15.35® 15.75
Heavy .. 15.65@15.80
Packers and butchers . 16.50@15.75
Lights . 15.25® 15.60
Pigs. 12.50® 14.25
Cattle, receipts 900; steady.
Prime fed steers
12.25® 12.75
Dressed beef steers *.••*••..• 9.50@12.00
Southern steers ... 9.00@11.50
Cows . 9.50® 10.50
Heifers .. 8.00® 11.75
Stockers and feeders ....•••• 7.50@10.50
Bulls . 7.50® 10.00
Calves . 3.00® 13.00
Sheep, receipts 2,500; higher.
Lambs . 12.00@15.10
Yearlings . 13.00® 13.85
Wethers . .. 11.50® 12.71
Ewes . 10.50® 12.50
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, April Hogs. receipts 12.000;
weak at 20© 25c above yesterday’s average.
Hulk . 15.60@13.90
, I.lght ... 14.90© 15.90
i Mixed ... •••••••••• 15.30© 16.00
I Heavy . 15.15© 10.00
Hough . 15.1.>@15.3Q
Plprs . 11.00© 14.70
Cattle, receipts 1,000; steady.
Native beef steers .
Stockers & feeders ••••••••••
Cows & heifers .
Calves . 9.„5©13.7i>
Sheep, receipts 8,000; strong.
Wethers . 10.50© 13.00
Ewes . 9.00© 12.40
Lambs Y..11.75© 15.50
9.25@13.15
7.15© 9.90
5.65 © 11.00
MONEY MARKET
NEW YORK. April 6.—Mercantile paper
4 @44 per cent. Sterling, 60 day bills 4.71;
commercial 60 day bills on banks 4.71; com
mercial 60 day hills 4.7044*. demand 4.75%;
cables 4.76%. Francs ,<ftmand 5.70: cables
6.69. Marks. Kronen, unquoted. Guilders,
demand 40%; cables 40 11-16. Idres, de
mand 7.20; cables 7.15. Rubles, demand
28.65; cables 24.72.
Bar sliver 73%.
Mexican dollars 56%.
DRY GOODS MARKET
NEVN YORK, April 6.—Cotton goods mar
kets were strong today with an advancing
tendency. tVaol traders have agreed to
conserve supplies until action can be taken
by the government concerning their require
ments. Bilks were steady and yarns ad
vanced.
DUN’S REVIEW
NEW YORK, April 6.—Dun’s review to
morrow will say;
"With the formal recognition of a state
of war generally discounted, business pro
ceeds without semblance of disturbance,
though with appreciation of the economic
changes that must Inevitably follow. Addi
tional stimulus tv Industrial activity is fore
shadowed by present and prospective gov
ernment requirements, and for some time
preparations have been under way to effect
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Done by Experts, men who have made only
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the necessary readjustments In both prodvr
tlon and prices. The exact nature and ex- |
tent of Federal financing Is as yet unde- |
termlned, buv In banking circles the pend
ing needs are awaited with composure, as
funds have been prudently kept In a liquid
position and the nation’s monetary resources
are unequalled and more skillfully organ
ised. With such solid facts in evidence,
faith in the future remains a conspicuous
feature and while there are elements of un
certainty In the commercial situation, for
ward plana testify 16 sustained confidence
In the stability of the leading markets, i
Many new enterprises have started and the l
domestic and export demand taxes the I
capacity .of most mills and factories, wiCi j
the full employment of labor and the fuf- j
ther wage advances tending to offset the ex
treme cosfce of necessities.
'•Weekly Dank exchanges 95,324,413,649."
Weekly Cotton Statistics
Issued During Friday
The local cotton market was closed
Friday in observance of “Good Friday,"
and Instead of opening for the last day
of the week the market will be closed
again Saturday and open Monday. All
American markets were closed Friday
and.will be closed Saturday.
The official report of the receipts,
shipments and stock on hand for the
week ending April 5, as compared for
the corresponding week of the 1916
season, was porated at the Montgom
ery cotton exchange Friday, and was
as follows:
1917 1916
Week's receipts .. 239 1,760
Shipments. 375 3,848
Stock on hand - 29,829 63,949
Total to date .. 41.488 110,895
Middlin, 1917, 20c: 1916, 11.50.
Lonsvuu STOCK MARKET.
' L.OUI8VIL.L.B. KY„ April 6.—Dally mar
ket conditions and quotations: Cattla re
ceipts moderate, and the market active and
steady. Quotations as follows:
Prime to fancy export steers .. 10.Ooen.J5
Good heavy shipping steers .. *.00® 10.00
Light shipplnc steers . 8.04® *.00
Good to choice butcher steers . 8.00® 8.50
Medium to good butcher steers 7.00® 8.0v
Good to choice fat heifers .... 8.50® 8.50
Medium to good fat heifers .. 7.26® 8.5*
Good to choice fat cows .... 7.50® 8.50
Medium to good cows. 8.25® 7.25
Cutters . 6.60® 6.25
Canners.. 4.75® 6.50
Good to choice oxen . 7.00® 8.00
Medium to good oxen ........ 8.00® 7.00
Good to choice bulls . 8.60® 9.26
Medium to good bulls .. 7.60® 8.50
Good to choice feeders . 8.25® 9.00
Medium to good feeders.. 7.60® g.25
Good to choice stock steers .. 7.50® 8.50
Medium to good stock steers 6.50® 7.60
Good to choice stock heifers .. 7.00® 8.00
Medium to good stock heifers 6.00® 7.00
Good to choice veal calves .... 11.00mii.75
Medium to good calves . 9.00®11.00
Common & rough calves. 5.00® 9.00
Good to choice milk cows ,-75.00® 100.00
Medium to good cows.t.. 50.00®75.00
Hog receipts moderate, and the market
very active,' ruling 10c higher again today,
bringing the market up to 115.40. Quota
tions as follows:
Choice heavy hogs, 250 lbs. and up . 15.40
Choice packers A butchers, 200 to
350 lbs. ... 15.40
Medium packers, 165 to 200 lbs. 15.40
l.lghts, 120 to 165 lbs. 18.86
Choice pigs, 90 to 120 lbs. . 11.20
Light pigs, 60 to 90 lbs. 9.95
Roughs A skips. 50 to 400 Iba .... 14.10
down.
NO DEMONSTRATION
VERA CRUZ. April #—The small
German population In Vera Crux re
ceived without any demonstration to
day the announcement of President
Wilson's war proclamation against
Germany.
. PETITION IN' BANKRUPTCY.
A voluntary petition In bankruptcy
Friday was filed In the federal court
by E. T. Ctmnor of Clio, Barbour coun
ty. lie says that he owes *1,714 and
that his only assets are household
goods, valued at $25.
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TRIUMPH tMPOSglBLB
( Associated Preaa>
MONTEVIDEO. URUGUAY, April <—
"The Intervention of the United Staten
In the war removes the possibility of
triumph by Germany", says El Dla.
"It means an Important relpforcemnnt
of the foes of the German military
autocracy.”
OLIVER APPOINTED
a
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 6—Rear Ad
miral James H. Oliver was formally
nominated by President Wilson today
as governor of the Virgin Islands,
formerly the Danish West Indies. Hn
already la on his way there.
INSULTED FLAG
s
(Associated Press)
TRENTON. N. J„ April «—Phillip
Madino, a Mexican# was today sen
tenced to six months In the workhouse
by a police Justice for spitting on the
American flag .
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. April <—Butter higher: cream- !
cry 38®43>4c.
Eggs, lower: receipts 17,251 cases; firsts
JHrSlUc; ordinary firsts 30{?30Ke; at
mark, eases Included, 23tfllc.
Potatoes higher; receipts 12 cars; Idaho, }
Colorado. Oregon and Washington I7! 70 te [
12.*4; Wisconsin and Michigan I2.i0«|2.l». :
Poultry. alive, unchanged.