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1 — Offers Better Resistance to Pressure—No Indica tion of Strength New’ York, January 18.—Before the movement of stocks became accelerated today the fluctuations were uncertain. A better tone prevailed. There was no re currence of the periods of acute weakness j which smothered prices during the week to the lowest level since the fall of 1911. j Improvements were largely negative. While the market offered better resist-j ance to pressure it gave no indication ofj sustained strength. Prices moved upward after the opening, t but the advance was interrupted by a re-' f newal of l>ear selling. The attack was j less successful than similar tactics earlier! in the week* and near the end the list ad vanced briskly. General movements were i narrow. Some of the specialties which! have been depressed recently made sub- j emnlial gains. Further shifting of loans from* out-of-town banks to institutions' Ju re was chiefly responsible for the in crease of more than $GO,OOo,OOQ in loans j week. Jt was reflected in the bank state ment. Actual details showed a loan in crease of $3,000,(XXl. Cash gain of $15,000, 000 was in line with expectations. Although satis factory gains in business •ver the corresponding period of last year were reported by the Mercantile agency concerns, it was tic-ted the coming revision of the tariff was responsible for a feeling of conservatism. Large sales of copper wore reported and it was said that the cut in price of the metal had stimulated the* market at least temporarily. An en gagement of a small amount of gold for exportation to South America was with out effect upon the money market in its present condition. Shipments to South America in connection with settlement of European obligations are not unusual at this lime of year. Bonds were irregular and quiet. Total sales, par value, $930,000. Bonds of »ht Vnited States 3s declined Vi and the 4s on call on the week. Panama 3s advanced Vi on the week. Bonds U. S. ref. 2s, registered. 101 U. S. ref. 2s, coupon . 101 U. S. 3s, registered . 102% U. S. 3s, coupon . 102% U. S. 4s. registered . 113% U. S. 4s, coupon . 113% Central of Georgia 5s . 107% Illinois Central 1st ref. 4s .... 95% Louisville & Nashville un. 4s ....98% Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ....76% Southern Railway 5s . 106% Southern Railway gen. 4s .... 78 New York Mon^r New York. January IS.—Money >n •'nil firm. No loans, time loans weak. Sixty and 90 days. 4 per cent. Sin months 4%c. Prime mercantile paper, 7*4#5Vi per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $1.83.10 for 60 days’ bills and at $4.87.35 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.82. Bar silver. 63c. Mexican dollars, 49c. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular. Treasury Statement Washington. January 18.—The condition of the United States treasury at the be ginning of business today: Working bal ance, ?83,379.726; in banks and Philippine treasury, $29,821,217. Total of general fund, $136,090,687. Receipts Friday. $2,077,119. Disbursements Friday, $1,114,273. Deficit for fiscal year, $7,498,878, against, $28,350, 316 last year. Figures for receipts, dis bursements and deficit exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions. Metal Market New York. January 18.—Metals dull. Lake copper, !6.87%<&17.12%c; electrolytic, 16.62%916.75c; casting, 16.50c; iron easy. Coffee Market New York. January 18,—Coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 7 points in response to steady European cables and talk of some im provement, in jobbing demand. Early of fers from Brazil were said to bs un t changed and while the cost and freight market later was reported slightly easier, prices here improved on covering by local shorts and bull support, with the close firm at a net advance of 4 to 12 points. European selling was supposed to account for the relatively easy ruling of Decom ber. Sales, 63,730; January, 13.20c; Feb ruary, 13.20c; Marsch. 13.43c; April. 13.5Gc; May, 13.69c; June. 13.76c; July, 13.84c; Aug ust, 13.90c; September. 13.98c; October, 12.95c; November, 13.92c; December, 13.86c. Spot coffee steady; Rio 7s 1374c; Santos, (< 4s 15sic. Mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 16018c. ' Havre unchanged; Hamburg unchanged to *4 pfennig lower. Rio unchanged. Santos 50 reis lower* 4sx900 ; 7s 7sx200. Re «eipts at the two Brwazilian ports 22,000, against 20,000 last year. Jundl&hy re ceipts 7000, against 11,000 last year. New York warehouse deliveries 14,171 bags, against 9739 last year. New Orleans Rice Market New Orleans, January 18.—Clean rice was steady with light sales reported. Receipts. Rough, none; clean, 43.50c; millers, none. Sales; Rough, none; clean, 378 at 3®474c; Japan. 60 at 3%c. Quotations; Rough Honduras. $2.50®' 4.75; Japan. $2.75®4.25; clean Honduras, 4®oVfec; Japan, 3®4c. Live Stock M,arket Chicago, January 18.—Cattle: Receipts, 500; market steady. Beeves, $3.8509.20; Texas steers. $4.7006.70; western steers. $6.4007.13: stockers, $4.8007.60; cows and \ heifers, $2.75®7.40; calves, $7® 11. , Hogs: Receipts, 12,000; market strong! to 5 cents higher. Eight, $7.30®7.57H; I mixed, $7.3007.60; heavy, $7.1007.60;! rough, $7.1007.36; pigs, $S®7.45; bulk of ■ales. $7.45®7.55. Sheep: Receipts, 1500; market steady. Native, $4.6506.25; western, $4.75®6.25; yearlings. $6.40®8.15; lambs, native, $6.70 ®9; western, $6-.75®9. Kansas City, January 18.—Cattle: Re ceipts, 200; no southerns; market un changed. Hogs: Receipts, 20ft0: market steady to * 6c lower: bulk of sales, $7.2007.40; heavy. $7.3507.42*4; packers and butchers, $7.20® 7.40; light. $7.1007.25; pigs, $606.76. No sheep market. St. Louis, January 18.—Cattle; Receipts 800, Including 600 Texans; market steady. Choice-ao fine steers, $8.7509.35; good to choice, $7.3508.73: dressed and butchers, $5.5007.50; stockers, $5.2507.50; Texas ami Oklahoma steers, $5.5007.90; Texas and Oklahoma cows and heifers, $3.6506. j Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market steady. Pigs and lights. $6.7507.55; mixed and butchers, $7.4007.55; good heavy, $7.45® 7.56. m Sheep: Receipts, 2000; market steady. WE BUY Mate, County, City, School la,nn. ait Corpora tloo Honda aat Warraoto. American Finance & Bond Co. 7*W! 4 merle** Tr*«# $14f. BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA HUBBARD BKOS. ft CO. felloe Merchants. Haaover Kpoare, J». V. Membera New York Cotton Bz rhanee. New Orleana Cotton Exchange. Kew York Produce Exchange. Aaao elate Membera Liverpool Cotton Aaoo aaatlon. Orders aolielted tor JJia nur cliana and aale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and libera) term, 'divan tor •onsfgamenta of spot cotton tor de livery. Corruapumlence lavlloa THE CLOSING STOCK LIST _________ Sales. Hiffh. I*ow. Close. Ama!. Corn 77777.900— 7 3% 72%~72% -Amer. .Agri. 100 51 51 51 Amer. R g.200 sg% 36% :’.s% Amor. Can -1900 2S%' 27% 27% do pfd’.114 A- '-!• & F. 100 52% 52% 52 Amer. Cot Oil . 200 52 52 52*4 Amer Ice Sec. .5000 24 21% 23% Amer. Lin.100 10% 10% 10 Amer. Loco.400 39% 30% 38% A- S- * 1!.3500 72'4 71% 71% d° Pfd .105% A- s- R.115% Amer. T. & T. .1400 133% 132% 133 Anier. Tob. 200 282 280% 2S0 Ann. Min. Co. . 600 37% 37% 37% Atchison .200 104% 104% 104% . do pfd .. .101 % A* U . 100 129% 129% 129% R- 9. .... 1041; Beth. Steel .... 200 38% 37% 3S% "• *‘%T. . 89% ( an. Pac . t oo 242% 242 % »42% Cen. Leath. 200 27 27 """ * *-• * 0. 160 76% 76% 76 Chi. O. W. 300 16 % 16 16 C„ M. & St. P. . 1000 112% 112 112 C- * N. W. 100 133% 135% 135% t . r. & 1. 3 ■> Con. Gas . 200 137 137 ir.7 Corn Prod. I» D- * H. HO 186% 166% 165 I>. * n G. - 21% do pfd . ' 36 nis- S«c.’On is% is% isv4 Elio. 800 30% S(,ii oni* do 1st pfd ... 108 47 47 46V do 2d pfd . 3-,? Gen. Elec. ... 9 131% G. X. pfd . son 127% 126% 127 G. X. Ore Ctfs. .1100 38 % 3S 39% III. Cen. ]“7T Inter.-Met. 200 17% 17 s, 171? do pfd . 200 60% R0 5 60% inter. Har.I117 * Inter-Marine . pfrt .. IS % Inter. Paper . n J Inter. Pump . ]5 K C. S. L,-u leadede Gas.lir>u l-ehigh Val.tsrp 160% 13954 ]55% Sales. High. Lor, Close. U & x.soiffirt 139* 139* Minn., SI. p. * Sault Ste. M.138 M. , K. d T. 27 Mo, Pac.15110 411* 40* 40 * Nat. Bis.100 119* 119* 118% Nat. 3,ead . 500 49% 48% 49 Nat. Kys, of M. 2d pfd .> _ 25* N. Y, 6 . LUO 107ti 107% 107 N. Y„ O. A tv. SI* N. & tV.112 Nor. Anier. 100 8« so 80 Nor. Par, . tloO 118* US* 118% Pac. Mail .'. 28 Pennsylvania ... SO# 122* 122* 1 22% Peo. tins . 100 115* 115* 115 Pitts., C„ C. & St, Louis .100 Pills. Coal . 22 P. S. C. 100 33 33 32* P. P. C.163 Reading . 14900 162* 161 * 162* R. 1. & S.800 2 4 23% 23* do pfd . 300 83 82% 82* R. I. Co.1109 22* 22% 22 % do pfd 300 39% 39% 59* St. L # San F. 2d pfd . 100 26% 26% 26 S A. 1. 18% do pfd . 45* Sloss-Phefr. S. and Iron . 4 0 Sou. Par.3'*0 105* 104 * 105 Sou. Ily.5 no 26* 26* 26* do pfd . '■ 00 78* 78* 79 Tenn. Cop. _ Ml® 34 * 34 * SI r. & P. 400 21 % 21 21 Union Pac. 15) 00 1 58 1 56 * 157* do pfd .. 90 U. s. Realty. 73 U. S. Rub.14UU 66 % 63% 65* U. P. Steel ....35900 63* 62 * 63 do pfd . 500*3 09% 109% 109% Utah Cop.1500 55*4 53 35 V. -C. ('hem.1400 88% 37 37 % Wabash . 3* do pfd . 12* West. Md. 100 41% 41% 41 < West. Union .... .. 70* West. Wee. ..i. 74 iW. <L- L. E. 7* Total gales for the day, 127,500 sha^?._ __LOCAL SECURITIES_ . , _ 8J1U. ABKCU. Ala. B A I. 4 6S 70 Amer. C. Rys., pfd. 6 80 S3 Amer. C. Rys., com.... 48 f.H Amer. T. * S. Bank_ 8 3 94 200 Avondale Hills, com... 8 120 128 Avondale Mills, pfd_ 8 100 103 Bessemer C. ft I. . 4 4 3 62 B'ham Bastball Asso... 176 200 B'ham fins, ft B., pfd.. 6 28 43 B'ham, Ens. ft B.. com. 14 20 B'ham Realty Co.4 185 B'ham T. ft 3 8 250 260 Cham, of Com., pfd.... 7 74 80 Com'l Bank ft T. Co ... 96 101 Corey Land . 80 to East Lake Land . 65 65 Elmwood Cem. Co.4 8 7 95 Empire Imp., com. 8 80 85 Empire Imp., pfd .... 8 104 110 Ensley I.and . 1 1 5 3 25 first Xat'l Bank...... 12 260 262 Five Rivera Oil.I.. 16 25 Great Sou. Life . 10 13 Interstate Casualty.... 7 10 Interstate B'lre. 7 10 Jeff. Co. S. Bank.10 165 ISO Jeff. Fertilizer . 8 102 110 L., J. Jm L., corn. 60 66 L. , .1. & L.. pfd. 7 99 102 M. & M. Bank. I 130 138 X. B'ham Land . 15 22 Protective Life. 10 14 Prov. Oil ft Gas. 2 6 Realty Tr. Co., com.... 110 i25 Realty Tr. Co., pfd. S 100 110 Sou. States Fire. 6 7 Traders Nat. Bank. 9 165 180 HOADS. Kate. Bid. Asked •Ha. State ref., 1320.. 4 98 102 Ala. State Renew. 1956 3 Vi 33 97 Ala. State Renew. 1956 4 103 104 Ala. Con. C. & X. 5 50 70 Ala. State Fair. • 75 85 Amer. Cities Rys. 6 93 95 Bess. C. & X. « 100 103 B'ham, Ensley & V.. 5 73 76 IB. K., I* & p. 6 103 105 B. R„ L. & p. 4 Vi 89 -1 B ham Ice Factory... • 100 109 13 ham R. & E. 5 101 103 B'ham Waterworks... 5 90 93 13'ham Waterworks... 6 106 112 City of Birmingham.. 6 100 104 City of Birmingham.. 6 105 108 Continental Gin. 5 102 106 Country C’.ub. 6 95 100 Jefferson County. 6 103 108 Jefferson County. 6 105 110 Jefferson County. 4 Vi 100 102 Milner Band Co. C 100 103 Nashville Rail way...«. 5 102 106 Pratt Consolidated.... 5 83 OS Stoss 1. & S. ( 102 105 Stoss 1. <t S. 4 Vi 93 95 T. C. L... gen. >ntg . . .. 6 lot ]03 T. C. 1., Tenn. div.... 6 101 103 T. C. 1., Slup Bldg.... 6 103 106 T. C. 1„ B'ham div.... 6 101 103 I T. C. I.. Cababa Div... 6 1U3 107 Woodward com.6 102 110 Muttons, $5(§(>.50; yearlings, $7*f8.35; lambs $G.10@9.13. Louisville, .January 18.—Cattle: Receipts, 325; market closed steady; range, $2(5-8.50. Holts: Receipts, 1800; market closed stady, 5<&d0c up; range, $4.50(57.55. Sheep: Receipts, 25; lambs, down: sheep, down. Bank Statement New York, January 18.—The statement of the actual condition of the clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows today that they hold $21,104,300 ! reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $5,965,000 from last week. The statement in detail: Actual condi tion: Loans, $1,190,783,000, increase $32.9*8, 000; specie, $351,088,000, increase $17,789,000; legal tenders, $85,377,000, decrease $2,598,000; net deposits, $1,840,392,000, increase $46,516, 000; circulation, $46,606,000, decrease $151,000; banks’ each reserve in vault, $368,585,000; trust companies’ cash reserve In vault, $67,828,000; total cash reserve, $438,413,000. Excess lawful reserve. $21,104,300, increase $5,965,000. Trust companies’ reserve w'ith clearing house members carrying 5 per cent cash reserve, $17,032,000. Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not Included in clearing house statement: Loans, $556. 303,800: decrease, $7,544,100; specie, $60,455.100; increase, 221.700; Legal tenders. $7 824.WO, decrease $297,800; total deposits, $610,243,!00, increase $2,218,bOO. The Financier says today: The remarkable flow of cash into the New York clearing house banks which has amounted since the opening of the new’year to more than $51,800,000, this ex clusive of the $7,000,000 of gold whl;;h has been exported to Europe, continues in unabated volume,^the gain for the cur rent w’eek having amounted to $13,518,000. This accession of cash, which has brought about a condition of extreme ease in the money market, in strong contrast with the firm conditions prevailing toward the close of last year. Is reflected in the expanding column of loans and a cor responding increase in other items, i^oans for the week, taking the statement of actual conditions as a basis, increased $32,906,000. This was the result of new bond financing and in part was due also to the fact that, the banks are taking over commitments pierced with other in structions while reserve conditions were low\ The expansion In loans in the last three weeks lias amounted approximate ly to $83,500,000. 7n consequence of the heavy loan ex pansion deposits rose $46,516,000 fur ihe week. The expansion in the deposit item since January 4 last, been $131,000,OX>. The result of the week's changes was to in crease cash* reserve $5,985,000, the present excess above the 25 per cent standing at I $21,104,300. Weekly Naval Stores Review Savannah. Ga., January 18,—Turpentine and rosin were firm for the week. Tur pentine closed today at 39V4 cents, as against 40V» cents last Saturday and 49 cents for the corresponding Saturday of last year. Sales for the week were 1862. Receipts for the week were 2503. as against 834 for the corresponding week of last year. Shipments were 9702, of which 3000 were foreign and 6792 domestic, as against 4613 last year. Stock is 32.073, against 32, 552 last year. Stock decreased 7269 dur ing the week. Rosin was firm during the week, the prices maintaining a fairly steady average as compared with last week. Sales for the week were 10,494. Receipts for the week were 11,0(7, as against 7439 for the corresponding week of last year. Shipments were 18.774, of which 3600 were foreign and 15,174 do mestic, as against 15.785 last year. Stocks were 145.500 as against 128.428 last year. Stocks decreased during the week 7616. London Stock Market London. January IS.—While the mi certainties of the outcome of the Balkan negotiations during the week, quite a large investment business was transacted in industrial shares at grad ually improving prices with Argentine securities the most favored in the list. New Issues during the week totalling $22,500,000 were only moderately suc cessful, and the knowledge that these must eventually be marketed checked any material improvement in gilt edge shares, which were also unsettled by the shadow of dearer money due li the tax collections and the large ship ments of gold to Argentine and to Bra sil. Console declined a quarter of a point under these depressing influ ences. That the settlement of the Balkan trouble would ease the monetary sit uation and Improve the tone of the market was shown yesterday by a hardening tendency on the presenta tion of the powers’ note to the porte and unconfirmed rumors of the fall of Adrianople. Meanwhile attempts at borrowing by the belligerent states here and oir the continent even at high rate of interest are without success. The feature of the week is the slump in National Telephone stock, which fell from 141 to 109 after the announce ment of the decision of the railway and canal commission awarding the com pany $62,576,320 for its system, which passed into government control on January 1. Marconi shares were also weak on the select committees report on the government’s contract with the company and fears of competition. The American section was depressed by the fall in the price of copper and fears of tariff legislation and although trading was quiet throughout the week, the market closed at losses ranging from 1 to 4 points. Naval Stores Savannah, Ga., January 18.—Turpentine firm, 39Hc; sales. 107; receipts, 321; ship ments, 5601; stock, 30,362. Rosin, firm; sales, 1690. receipts, 1924; shipments, 2596; stock, 145,500. Quote: A, B, (’. D. E, $5.55; F. $6.52VW*5.oo; G, *6.5605.57 H: H. $5,550 5.60; 1. $5.65; K, $6.75; M and X. $7.15; WG, $7.20; WW, $7.70. Cotton Seed Oil New York. January 18.—Cotton seed oil was firmer on covering prompted by the firmness in lard, small offerings of crude and on improved consumptive demand, closing generally 1 to 9 points net highe<\ Prime crude. 505.07c; prime summer yel low, 6.2306.35c; January, 6.23c; February, 6.6T6c; March 6.18c; April, 6.19c; May and June, 6.28c; July and August, 6.27c; prime winter yellow, 6.3007c; prime summer w’hite, 6.4006.75c. Wool Market St- J.»ouis, January 19.—Wool steady; Medium grades combing and clothes, 21.60c; light fine, 190£1< ; heavy fine, 130 18c; tub washeji. 27032c. Poor Howard From the Kansan City Star. This is tlie story of a newly made widow, sitting sobbing convulsively all over the shoulder of another woman who happened to be her dearest friend for that particular fortnight. “There, Fanny, don’t cry—you’ll only make yourself sick and it can’t do any good,” whispers the sympathetic soul, patting the widow's arm affectionately. Widow (between sobs))—“Oh, I know. J know—but my poor Howard—I was cross to him yesterday. 1 did not dream he would be taken from me. if I ever marry again I’ll be more thoughtful of my hus band.” 4 _L, J -v :—■ ■ v — -- * MARKETS ARE DULL AND FEATURELESS Prices Decline, Cables Un changed and Advices Without Color Chicago, January 18.—'The Board of Trade markets were today featureless and dull. This is the customary week end situation. Prices declined. Cables were unchanged from Liverpool and advices generally were without color. Stories were circulated that the best known of the private crop exports was preparing a bullish report on wheat. This aided prices until the prognocti cator published A formal denial. There was another report that one of the most Influential traders was buying wheat and this was formally denied, but not until It had caused a slight upward flurry. In general the pit followed any im portant buying and selling orders and in the absence of either did nothing. Primary receipts lor the week were larger than a week ago the gain com ing from the southwest. Northwest re ceipts decreased a little. Weakness in corn was based on reports that down town state points were selling at con cessions. This could not be met here. There was an evaporation of the ex port demand. Cash corn declined He. Important longs were the best sellers and while those who took It checked the decline, they found themselves well supplied when the session closed. Th dullness in oats was profound. It was heavy in sympathy with corn. Provi sions closed f.s down on a steady bull market. Packers bought moderately from domestic traders. The western hog run for the week was 4 98,300 head an against 544.000 ihe previous week and 708.900 a year ago. but lira quotations were as follows: Wheat— Open rtTtfh. Low. Clone". May . 94 1*4% 93% 92% July .... 91 91% 90% *Mfek-4 Sept _ 89% 89% 89% S9% Corn— May . 51% 51% 51% 51% July .... 52 4* 62% 52% 6 2% Sept - 53% 83% 53% 63% < )a 1 s— May . 38% 33% 38% 33% July .... 33% 33% 23 % 33% Sept . 33% 33% 33% 33% Pork— Jan .18.50 18.52 % 1 8.50 1 8.50 May .18.77% 18.55 18.72% 18.72% 1 Lard— Jan . 10.00 9.97% 9.97% May .10.12% 10.17% 10.07% 10.10 Ribs— Jan ....# 9.95 9 95 9.90 9.92 % May . 10.05 10.10 10.02% 10.05 Grain Receipts and Shipments Kansas City, January 18. Receipts; Wheat, sooo; corn, 45,ono; oats, 9000. fihip liu.nts: Wheat, 51.000; corn, 37,ooo; oats, 175,000. St. Louis Produce St Louis. January 11,—-Flour firm. Hay firm; timothy, $13G£17; prairie, }12@)lo.50. Whisky, 11.40. Iron cotton ties, 94c. Rag ging. 9%«\ Hemp twine, 8c Pork, lard, dry salt meats and bacon unchanged. Re ceipts: Flour, 11,000; wheat, 178,000; corn, 85,(48); oats. 117,000. Shipments: Flour, ; wheat, 83,000; corn, 7%000; oats, 82, 000. St. Louis Grain St. Louis. January 18.-Cash wheat, No. 2 l ed. $1.12gfl .15; No. 2 hard, 924797c. Corn, No. 2, 50c; No. 2 white, 02%c. Cats, No. 2, 34c, No. 2 white, 34*4c. (.'lose; Wheat, May, 9Sc ; July, 89%(bC00%(*. Corn, May, 6o%<_; Jil.v, 51 "gtQ.')!%«•. Oats, May, 33%C; July, Kansas City Grain Kansas City, January 18.—Close: Wheat, May, 8S%c; July, 85%c. Corn, 50%4$60%c; July, 50%®61c. Oats, May, 85..^361/4c. LOCAL QUOTATIONS Fig Iron IF .*16.0(1 2F . 14.60 *F . 14.00 Or»y Forge . 13.60 IS . 16.00 2S ... 14.69 Mottled . 13.50 Local Cotton Strict good middling . 1*4 Good middling . 1.04 Strict middling . 124 Middling .. 12;, Strict low middling . 114 Meat J-ard, 11 **<■; compound, STie; dry salt short ribs, 11.574c; bellies, 12,20c; ham butte, 15c; Boaton butts, 144c:’ pork loins, 154c; spare rib*, 13c; breakfast b.tcoi,, 22027c; smoked bacon, 16c; reg ular ham, l'Vtc; skinned ham, 17c. ’ * Fruits and Produce Apples, fancy winesap, *4.7506 per bbl.; York and imperial apples, *3.73 ppj Florida oranges, *2.50 per box; ('alii fornla lemons, 13.75 per box; graue fruit, *2.7603 per box; tangerines, Jim per box. Concord grapes, 17C Der pound; California (Emperor) grapes *2.60 per box; Malaga grapes, In ke-V *5.5007. Cranberriee, *2.75 box; per barrel, *10. Italian chestnuts. joc per pound, l.lniea. *1 per hundred. Irish do tatoes, *00 85c bu Onions, red globe 194o per lb. Danish cabbage, 14c pe{ lb California celery. 90c per dozen *7 per crate. Rulogagas, 14c per pound. Lettuce, J1.5C02.5O per crate. Creamery Product* Country butter, 2j03Oo; fresh creamery butter. 39c; cheese, 19c; imported Swiss cheese. 32c; German brick cheese, 20c' llmburger cheese, 19c; imported roquefort! 37c; Neuf- halel cheese, per dozen. 45c' Pimento butter, 40c; process butter, 314-' daisy cheese, per dozen, *1.40. Poultry and Egg* Hens, 35040c: live per pound, 14015c; large fryers, 14015c; medium fryers, ,60 17c; small fryers, 20c; ducks, »)04Oc; geiu. eas, 25o; roosters, 2»c; geese. i»07Oc; live turkeys, 16020c; fresh eggs, case candled, 25c; extra graded candled eggs, 29c; cold storage eggs, 19020c. icab bils, *2.25 per dozen. Fish and Sea Foods Red snapper, 10c In bbl. lots: lie In small lota; groupers, 6c; Spanish mack erel, 124c; speckled sea trout, 114c: carp, roughs, 6c; mullet, 64c; sun perch or bream, S4c; pompano, 20c: mixed fish. 7c in barrel lots; 74c In small lots; crock srs, 64c; fresh water perch, 84c. Coffee and -Sugar Coffee—Arbuckles. IS5.05 par hun dred pounds; Lusanns. 27c per pound; Sugar, Standard granulatsd, 54c per pound. Flour and Foodstuffs Keif raising flour, *6.15; Tennessee (lour, *5.65; Indiana flour. S3.?<); Oklahofna flour, *5 35: Michigan flour. *6.(15; bolted mral, per 96 lbs., *1.40: No. 2 corn, per bushel. 74c; pure wheat shorts, *31; pure wheat bran, *28: ('. S. hull*, per ton. (la; prime C. S. meal, per ton. tai: c. H. fee-1 meal, per ton, 126; No. 1 timothy hay. per ton, *22; mixed alfalfa and Johnson Brass, per ton. *20: corn chops, per 10S !h. sack, *1 40; alfalfa hay. per ton, *26: Johnson gras*, per ton, (15; mixed feed. *21; oats, 48c bushel. e|IRHI4(iH4S 9PBCI4L" TUP! TEW YORK tkyiy. r A MUIRS IISd H Y 4TI(>\ CAR. LEAVE* l:M A. M. ! COTTON MARKET WEAK YESTERDAY Most of Premium Gained Friday Is Lost—Net Decline New York, January 18.—'Today's cotton market was weak and unsettled, with Jan uary losing most of the additional prem ium It had gain, d yesterday and with the gen< i al list closing easy at a net decline of from 7 to 16 points. The market opened steady at a decline of 3 to 7 points m response to somewhat lower cables »lian exported. The failure; of Liverpool to respond to the local; strength of Friday appeared to make cor. siderable impression oti sentiment and the! market almost immediately developed! w-eakness as a result of liquidation by re- ! <em buyers and a renewal of hear pie ' sure. The fact that January led the <le I cline under selling, which added to tar1 leading spot interest, no doubt encourag' d bear operations, and the market closed' w ithin a point or t t o of the lowest, nu ll.ora that increased shipment* of cot tor. were heading in this direction from 'ho south particularly added to the bearish ness of sentiment, and the January premium over March was reduced from 57 points at the close last night to a bom 48 points during today's trading. There was a little buying here supposed to h*> for the account of German spinners, hut houses with southern connections were »onsiderable sellers, while there w'ss a good dea^ of pressure from Wall street ; ources, and ;ho bulk of demand seemed to be In the v.ay\of realising by old shorts. Liverpool canles said the market there was quiet and steady, but showed some in easiness over weakness In the Egyptian stocks. Sales of print cloths at Fati ”*ver for the week were estimated at 110,'OU pieces, compared with 175,WO the same week last year. _New York Cotton Futures «>p *h. FTtgh. Low iii '.,i . fan nary . 12.61 ' 12.62 TTJ> ?, 12. 54 February. 12.02 •March . 12.00 12. M* 12.0! 12.05 May . 3 2.10 12.02 11.94 11.34 June . 11.91 il.in July . 11.92 11.94 11.85 n. S3 August . 11.32 11.85 11.83 1!.;;, September ... 11.40 11.40 11.35 11.30 October . 1 1.33 1 1.34 11.29 1 1.28 Gecember ... 11.35 11.33 Port Cotton Movement Galveston; Quiet; middling. 12 7-)Gr; net receipts, 7060; gross receipts. 736*1. .*-al#F. 300; stock. 326.163; Great. Britain. 9233; continent, 17.477; coast wisefi 6259. New Orleans; Quiet; middling, l:!*^o; net receipts. 2886; gross reoelp' . 3:%; sales. 490; 8tock. 171.989; coastwise. 60. Mobile; Quiet; middling. 12V*c; net re ceipts, 768; gross receipts. 768; salosii 100; stock, 31,901; coastwise. 79. Savannah: Nominal; middling. 12'#c; net receipts, 2110; gross receipts. 2110; stock, 139,550. Charleston: Nominal; middling. 12* v: ret receipts, 132; gross receipts, 192; stock, :!7,156. Wilmington: Nominal: net receipt.*-. 036; gross receipts. 035; stock, 11,637; coastwise, 1267. Norfolk: Steady; middling, 12V: net receipts, 1076; gross receipts, 107*1; sales, 1361; stock. 71,386; coastwise. 1_‘<»7. Baltimore: Nominal: middling, 12;.Jc; stock, 8113. New York; Quiet; middling, 12.90c; net receipts, 249; gross receipts, 74/,; stock. 122.452; coastwise, 221. Boston: Quiet; middling. 12.90c: net re* ceipts, 520; gross receipts, 9950; stock, 9845; Great Britain, 6123. Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 13.15c;' net receipts, 25: gross receipts, 25; stock. 3388. Brunswick: Net receipts, 4018; gross re ceipts. 401.8; stock. 35,038; coastwise, 300. Aransas Pass: Stock. 781. Jacksonville: Net receipts, 200; gross i e eeipts, 200; stock. 1800; coastwise, 285. Port Arthur; Net receipts, 1332; gross receipts, 1382; continentfi 1332; Japan. 52. San Francisco: Net receipts, 1052; gros* receipts. 1062. Total today, at all ports: Net, 22.138; Great Britain. 14,356; continent, 18,809; Ja ! pan, 1062; stock, 981.157. Consolidated, at all ports: Net 22,131; Great Britain, 14,356; continent!! 18,809; Japan. 1052. Total since .September 1. at all ports: Net, 7.634. OSt: Great Britain. 2.590,5*»2; France. 842.034: continentfi 2,242.292; Japan, 145,974; Mexico, 1600. Interior Cotton Movement Houston: Quiet; middling, l**c; net receipts, 3639: gross receipts, 5639; shipments, 5641; sales, 1000; stock, 148,342. Augusta: Steady; middling. 13c; net receipts. 511. gross receipts, 74 1; ship ments, 798. sales, 250: stock, 101,950. Memphis: Steady; middling. 1264c; net receipts. 766. gross receipts. 1604, ship ments. 2154; sales. 700; stock, 169,938. hit. Louis: Nominal; middling, 13c; net receipts. 324; gross receipts, 256 1; shipments. 2237; stock. 25.283. Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1 849; gross receipts. 1849 shipments, 1123; sales, 400; stock, 24,985. Uttle Rock: Steady: middling, 12 11 -1 6<-. net receipts, 117; gross re ceipts, 117, shipments, 342. stock, -10, 081 Total today Net receipts. 9239; gross receipts. 12.511; shipments, J 2,295; sales, 2360; stock, 510,579. New Orleans Cotton Market New Orleans, January 18.—Cotton fu :ure» opened stea iy at a decline of 4 to 6 points toda \ t ables were about us dim, but the ring had a fairly large volume of selling orders. Demand was none too good. Bull support speared to he lacking in exposed spots. Buying came principally from sellers of the early part of the week. A number wonted to even up over the .Sabbath. The weather map showed considerable rain over the cott m region. This w as called favorable by the short side. At the end of the fir.it half hour of trad ing prices w'ere 6 to 8 points off. New Orleans Cotton Futures Open. High. Do w7 C LBd. January . 12.iL, 12.21 12.1.1 J V *•> February - 12.22 12.26 12.16 1L\07 March _ . 12.22 12.24 1 2.05 12.06 May . 12.21 12.23 12.06 12.06 July . 12.21 11.36 12.08 12.09 August . II. . 11.66 October . 11.31 11.38 11.22 It.21 New Orleans, January 18.—Cotton, spot, quiet; middling. 12Vic unchanged; sales 298 bales: arrivals expected, 200 low ordinary. 9!#c nominal; ordinary, 9 15 -16c; good ordinary. 11 9-l«c: strict good ordinary, II 13-16c: low middling, 12 l-16c; strict low middling, 12 6-16c; middling 12Vie. strict middling, 12 11 - 16c : middling fair. 13 Vic nom inal. middling fair to fair. 13 7„o nom inal fair. 1 4 Vi c nominal, receipts, 2886 bales; stock, 174,989. Weekly Colton Review New Orleans, January 18.—The cotton market had an easy undertone through out the week and bears ware easily in control. Prices closed at a net loss of 44 to 67 poin s. The high prices were made on Mondav and the low pru e*« on Saturday. At the higheet the Hading months wer# 3 to in points under last week s close: at lhe lowest they wer> 46 to 68 under. The range was 43 to 61 points. Liquidation of thp long account and pressure from the sho^t side, almost con PERSONAL SERVICE It is the desire of this bank not only to give close attention to all details connected with the accounts of its depositors, but to aid them in any legitimate way. The officers are always pleased to confer with individuals or representatives of firms !or corporations who contemplate forming a new banking con nection. ( First National Bank of Birmingham .Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,500,000 WANTED Birmingham. Ensley (s? Bessemer Stocks (Tidewater) GEO. B. WARD W f Offer For Investment A Tax Exempt, Eight Per Cent Security l*»fl*eNNlnK the Cardinal Feature* of 1. Safety of Principal 2. Large Income 3. Marketability Inquire* Invited OTTO MARX & COMPANY Bankers STEINER BROS. BANKERS FOR SALE Birmingham, Lnslev & Bessemer K. If. Co. gold bonds. American Trust 4c Savings Bank stock. North Birmingham Land Co. stock. Travelers’ Cheeks on all parts of the world. Agents for all Transatlantic Steamship Lines. ttnually applied, were the reasons for i he decline. It was the argument on the bear aide thai a long downward re action was in order and that the mar ket still contained a large and unwieldy long Interest. The liquidation of th • week proved that the market did hold ati interest that was not strong enough to stand punishment of rather an ordi nary character. Rears expected to see a break In spots ns the future market neared the 12 cent level but they were disappointed In tills. Spots held well throughout the .south, the bulk of the c otton sold being hedge I in the future market, the owners sus taining no less when they let it go. The softness of stock markets in this country and the unfavorable turn taken by the Malkan situation worked against cotton. At times during the week oper ators in stocks ware said to have been heavy sellers of cotton. Very little sup port was offered the market by bulls ai any time and the downward movement, of prices was cheeked by the desire »c short seller- for profits, At the end of, the week the market held a considerable, scalping short interest. In the spot department prices lost ii iddling • losing at l.'Hc. against 12V' last week and 9%c this week last year Sales on tin* snot amounted to 2600 bale:, against 5562 l ist week and *1850 this week Iasi year. Sales to arrive amounted to 2,’95 bales, against 2711 last week and 5854 this week last year. Liverpool Cotton Market Liverpool, January 18.- -Spot cotton, easy; prices firm middling fair Amer ican. 7.36d: good middling, 7.02d mid dling. 6.82d; low middling. 8.84d; or dinarv. 6.2 1(1: ordinary, 5.find. The -al<*s of the day were Unit) hales, of which sun were for speculation and export and included 5000 American. Receipts, 32,000 bales Including 25,SOU American. Futures opened firm and closed barely firm. January, 6 5D._.d: January-Febru ary, 6.55 n.d; FeBVunry-March. 6.54 'cV March-April. 6.53'3d: April-May. «,5 2d: May-.lime, 6.50(1: Junc-.Iuly. 6.48d: .Tilly August, 6.45d; August-Soptomber, (J.33*4d: September-Oetobc r, 62ld: <>«• i tober-Xovem her, 6.1 IDd; November-De cember, 6.1 Id; Deeombei-January, 6. lud; January-February, 6<I. Dry (iood8 New York, Janyary IS- The gray cot ton goods markets were steadier for the day. Prices will be named on flan nellntten for fall on Monday. Purchases of blankets for fall has been large Inquiries for ginghams are increas ing. Jobbers report a steady trade of better proportions than a year ago. Hubbard Hros. & Co.'s Cotter New York, January J8. — (Special.) — As Liverpool did not fully respond to v our improvement < f yesterday our mar ket has been heavy ail day under re newed liquidation and some short cell ing by Wall street commission houses. The feeling that the American spin ners will not buy freely before the re vision of the tariff is heard as the reason for the decline in the market. They continue, however. to buy slow ly. as does Furope, though not in suf ficient quantity to absorb the offerings of contracts which represents the hedges against cotton in the various markets. MARDI GRAS $10.90 New Orleans and Return $8.35 Mobile and Return $8.00 Pensacola and Return Tickets on .sale .Jan. 28 to Keb. 4. Liberal return limits and stop-overs. THE ATTRACTIVE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS For Booklet and Sleeper Reservations Phone J. H. SETTLE, Dist. Pass. Agt. L. & N. Station Phone Main 977 Walton Whiskey A useful key to unlock the treas ury of wit, laughter and good fellowship. It does this and even more. It makes you appreciate the very best things of life. You will regret it if you have never tried it. , Ask Your Dealers TROST BROTHERS LOUISVILLE, KY.