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.’one Continues Uncertain
Despite Reassuring State
ments
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New York. August 19.—'The Mexican
situation was the conspicuous influence
in today’s stock market. Reports over
night that the relations between this
country and Mexico had reached a crisis
were responsible for depressing the list
and although more reassuring statements
were related, the tone continued uncer
tain.
American stocks declined in London on
' selling orders from this side. When trad
ing in this market began prices gave way
generally with especial heaviness in cor
porations which have interests in Mexico.
Some large blocks were unloaded early
but pressure thereafter was not severe,
despite the bearish cast of sentiment. At
the low figures of the session Smelting
showed a 3 point loss, Amalgamated and
Union Pacific were 2 points off and the
active list generally 1 or more.
Operations were on a small scale
through the afternoon and the market
generally effected a partial recovery. The
demand apparently came largely from the
shorts, although in some quarters it was
said that investment buying exercised an
influence.
London followed the decline abroad by
selling stocks here. Sales for foreign
account ran between 20,000 and 30,000
shares with heavy offerings of Amalga
mated. Threats of renewed disturbances
in the Balkans and uneasiness regarding
the monetary situation at Berlin gave
the foreign news a bearish aspect.
Bonds were irregular. Union Pacific
convertibles and Rock Island collaterals
were especially heavy. Total sales par
value, $9,000,000. United States 4s and Pan
ama 3s coupon decline % per cent on
call.
Bonds
V. S. ref. 2s, registered . 98
U. 8. ref. 2s, coupon . 98
U. S. 3s, registered . 102
U. S. 3s, coupon . 102
U. 8. 4s, registered .. 110%
U. 8. 4s, coupon .«... 110
Central of Georgia . 103
Illinois Central 1st ref. 4s....... 89%
Louisville & Nashville un. 4a.... 93
Seaboard Air Lino adj. 5s. 75
Southern Railway 5s . 102%
Southern Railway gen 4s. 75%
Treasury Statement
Washington, August 19.—The condition
of the United States treasury at the be
ginning of business today was:
Net balance in general fund, $128,339,670.
Total receipts yesterday. $1,100,756. Total
payments yesterday. $2,568,315. The deficit
this fiscal year is, $13,872,587, against a
surplus of $2,351,287 last year, exclusive of
Panama canal and public debt transac
tions,
New York Money
. New Yorlc, August 19.—Call money
steady, 2®214 per cent,. Ruling rate, 214
per cent. Closing, per cent. Time
l, loans steady. Sixty days. ,l'4fli per cent;
#» days, 4% per cent; six months, 514 (y)
6*4 per gent.
Closing prime mercantile paper, 614 per
cent. Sterling exchange steady, $4.83.10
lor 60 day bills and $4.86.55 for demand.
Commercial hills, $4.82%. Bar silver, 5014c.
Mexican dollars, 47c. Government bonds
Quiet. Railroad bonds quiet.
French Exchange
Paris. August 19.—Three per cent rentes
S9f, 30c for the account. Exchange on
London 25f, 2414c for checks. Private rale
of discount, 3*4 per cent.
German Exchange
Berlin. August 19.—Exchange on London
20m. 46% pfgs for checks. Money; 4% per
cent. Private rate uf discount 5 per cent.
London Stock Market
London. August 19.—Balkan trouble, the
Mexican situation and labor unrest con
tributed to the general weakness on the
sleek exchange today. The closing was
about I lie lowest point of the session.
American ycuritles opened irregular. Re
ports of the rejection of President Wil
son's mediation plans caused realizing
sales which depressed prices. Canadian
Pacific leading the decline. Southern Pa
cific was steady and higher until the aft
ernoon when the selling pressure was
renewed nr.d prices again eased off and
" closed weak.
Consols for money. 7314; Consols account
73%. Illinois Central llu*4; Louisville and
Nashville 1381s; Southern railway 25%. liar
silver steady 27%. Money 2%. Discount
rates short bills 314. Three months 3 13-16.
i-ive MOCK Market
Chicago. August 19.-Hogs: Receipts,
I2ft); market, weak to simile lower; bula,
$7.6608.40; light. $8.3009: mixed, $7.4008.93:
1‘eavy, I7.30ift8.ij0; l'OUb'h. $7.2007.46- pigs
$408.10.
Cattle: Hneelpts, 4500; market, steady to
simile lower; beeves, $709: Texas steers,
$11.7607.70; western, $0.tU0ft7.au; stoekers,
♦6.4507.90; cows Hint heifers, $3.600,8.2!)
calves, $8010.75.
Sheep: Receipts, 28,000; market, steady
t" strong; native, $3.6504.76; western, $3.90
0-1.75; yearlings. $4.8805.85; native lambs,
$5.250 7475; western, $5.7507.75.
Kansas City.- August 19.—Hogs: Re
cejpts, 7000; market, higher; bulk. $8,400)
8.70; heavy, $8.5008.65; packers and butch
ers. $8.3508.75; light, $8.4908.75; pigs, $6.50
00.60.
'Attic; Receipts, 21,000. Including 1300
southerns: market, steady; prime fid
steers, $8.5000.26; dressed beef steers, $7.50
©8.40; western steers. $608; southern
steers, $5.260 6.55; cows, $3.6006.50; heif
ers. $4.750 8.75; stoekers. $5.6008.
Sheep; Receipts,*5000; market, higher;
lambs, $607.60; yearlings. $4.5006.75; weth
ers. $4.5005.25; ew-es, $3.7504.65; Stockers,
$2.6004.50.
Pt. T.onis. August 19.-Cattle: Receipts,
*000, including 1000 southerns; southerns,
l'V higher; natives, steady: choice *o
Arm steers, $809; good to choice steers,
$7.2508; dressed and butcher steers, $5.50
07.25; Stockers, $5.2507.50; Texas and
Oklahoma steers, $6.2507.75; rows and
heifers, $4.2506.50.
Hogs;. Receipts. 5000; market, 10c high
er; pigs and lights, $5.50099; mixed and
butchers' $8.5008.95; good heavy, $8.20®
8.60.
Sheep: Receipts. 1600; market, steady;
muttons, $3,250 4: yearlines, $506; lambs,
$607.50.
Louisville, August- 19.—Cattle: Receipts,
150; market, steady; $2.5003 range. Hogs:
Reelepts. 55; 10c higher: range $4.5008.85.
9'heep: $7.50;' lambs, $6J4e down; sheep,
!V4c dawn.
Cofiec Market
New York, August 19.—After opening
steady at unchanged prices to a decline
of 4 points, the coffee market steadied
on cables and unchanged cost and freight
sit-mt'on. Demand was not active, but
there was enough buying to send prices
2 to 7 points net higher. The close was
unchanged to 4 points higher. August,
8.72c; September, S.77c; October, 8.80e; De
i \ —■ ....
Hubbard Bros. & Co.
Cotton Mcrchnnt*, Hanover Square, X.
V. Members New York Cotton Ex
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
New York Produce Exchange. Asso
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso
! ciatlort. Orders solicited for the pur
i chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
8ee4 OIL for future delivery. .Special
Attention and liberal terms given for
i consignments of spot cotton for
[ livery. Correspondence invited.
_THE CLOSING STOCK EIST
_____Bales. High. Low. Close.
Anial Cop.22200 74 % 73 7 IF}*
Amer. C. It. 3j.is
Amer. Agricul. 44 h.
Amer. B. S. 300 26 % 25% 25%
Amer. Can . 4800 33% 32% 33%
do pfd . 300 93 % 93 % 93
Amer. C. &■. F. .. 300 45% 45 ' 46
Amer. Cot. Oil... 300 43% 43% 43%
Amer. X. S. 300 22 21 % 22%
Amer. Linseed. 9 V,
Amer. Loco. .. 32%
Amer. Smelt. &
Refining .6600 66% 65% 66%
do pfd . 100 J0U loo 99%
Amer. 8. R.loo%
Amer. T. & T.129%
Amer. Tob.’ jjj
Ana. Min. Co. ...1000 36% 36% 3(1%
Atchison. 900 96 95% 96
do pfd . 100' 96% 96% 96%
Atlantic C. L.J20*
Balt. & Ohio.... 600 96% 96% 96
Bethle Steel - 100 34% 34% 34
Brook. R. T. 800 89 88% 88%
Can. Pacific.3400 218% 217% 218%
Cent. Leather .. 100 23 23 " 23
Ches. & Ohio .. ..1400 6714* 56% 06%
Chi. G. W.. 18%
Chi., Mil. & „
St. Paul .1100 107 106 106 %
Chi. * N. w. ... 100 130 130 129%
Col. F. & I. . 8|
Consol. Gas - 200 130 120 180
Corn Prod. 300 11 10% 10%
Del. & Hud. 100 158% 158% 157%
Den. & R. o. 20
do pfd . 100 33 % 33% 33
Distil. Secur. 14
El"le .2100 28 74 28% 28%
do 1st pfd .... 200 47 46% 46%
do 2d pfd.36%
Gen. Elect.2*0 144 14374 14374
Gt. Nor., pfd .... 800 127% 126% 127
Gt. Nor. O. ctfs. t.. . ... 36
Illinois Cent. ... 200 108% 108% 108
Xnterb. Met. 1500 15% 15% 15%
do pfd .1400 60% 60 60
Inter. Harv. 200 106% 106 106%
Inter-Marine
. 15%
Inter. Paper. 9 a'.
lT.ter. Paper.. 71^
K, C. Sotl. 200 26 26 25 %
Sales. High. Low. Close.
Laclede (las. 04
Lehigh Val. 1000 152% 152 152%
Louis. & Nash.134%
Minn., St. P. &
Sault St. M. ... 500 133% 133 132%
Mb., K. & T. 200 23% 23% 23
Mo. Pacific .2000 31% 310 31%
Nat’l Bis.121%'
Nat l Lead. 4 8
Nat. Rys. of M.
2d pfd .1000 14% 14 11
N. Y. Cent. 200 98% 08% 0s
N. Y., O. & \V... 100 30% 30% 29%
Nor. & West. 300 106% 106% 106%
Nor. Amer. 71
Nor. Pacific .1000 111% /111 111%
Pacific Mail. 21%
Penn. . ... SOU 113 112% 112%
People’s Gas.113%
Pitts., C„ C. &
St. Louis. 100 01 % 91% 00%
Pitts. Coal. 19%
Pressed S. C. 100 24% 24% 24%
Pull. Pal. Car..154%
Reading .27400 160% 159% 160
Rep. 1. A S.-.. 23%
do pfd. ! .. 87 %
Rock I. Co.1200 17% 17% 17%
do pfd ,. 400 28Vi 27% 27%
St. L. & San l’. .
2d pfd ...... 10
Seaboard A. L. 10%
Sloss-Sheff. S.
& Iron. 20
Sou. Pacific-11000 91 % 01% 91%
Sou. Railway_ 600 25 24% 25%
do pfd. 78%
Tenn. Cop. 900 31 % 30% 31
Tex. & Pacific .. 100 16 16 15%
Union Pacific ,. .23800 153% 152% 152%
do pfd . S3 %
U. S. Really .... 600 68 67 % 67%
U. S. Robber ... 200 61 61 60%
U. S. Steel _76500 63% 62% 63%
do pfd . 500 108 - 107% 107%
Utah Cop.4600 51 % 50% 50%
V. -C. Chem. 200 24% 24% 24%
Wabash . 200 4 4 4
do pfd. 700 12 7* 1274 12 7*
West, Md. 200 407* 40 7* 40 7*
West. Union _ 100 67 67 66 7*
Weat’h. Elec. ...2800 7274 71 727*
W. & E. E. 5 7*
Total sales for the day, 235,600 shares.
_LOCAL SECURITIES
Kate. Bid. Asked.
Ala. F. &. 1.4 60 65
Amer. C. Rya, pfd.6 66 68
Amer. C. Rya. 35 37
Amer. T. & S. Bank... 8 170 180
Avondale Mills, com... 8 no il„
Avondale Mills, pfd,. 8 100 106
Bessemer C. 1. 4 45 56
B'ham Baseball Asso.. 140 170
B'ham Realty Co. 4 170 100
B'ham T. & S.8 *350 268
Cham, of Com., pfd .. 1 74 80
Com. Bank & T. Co.. 90 97 -•
Corey Land . 70 75
East Lake Land . 65 65
Elmwood Cem. Co. 4 87 05
Empire Imp., pfd.8 104 110
Enslcy Land . 112 125
First National Bank ..12 268 268
Great Sou. Life . 10 13
Interstate Casualty ..' 4 8
Interstate Fire ..... y... 4 7
Jeff. Co. S. Bank.10 158 162
Jefferson Fertilizer .. 8 130 135
L, J. & L, com. 45 50
L„ J. & L, pfd. ...i. 7 95 98
M. & M. Bank. 125 130
North B’ham Land .... 15 22
Protective Life . 10 13
Prov. Oil & Gas. 1 4
Realty Tr. Co., com.... 8 110 125 '
Realty Tr. Co., pfd. ... 8 100 110
Sou. States Fire . 3 6
BONDS
llate. Bid. Asked.
Traders Nat. Bank ... 9 168 IS)
Ala. State ref., 1920... 4 95 100
Ala. State Renew., 1986 314 88 92
Ala. State Renew., 1956 4 140 102
Ala. State Fair . B 75 85
Arner. C. Rys. 5 80 91
Bessemer C. & 1. 5 100 103
B. R„ I* & p. 6 98 100
B. H., I* & p. 44 88 • 90
B’liam Ice Factory ..6 KM) 106
B’hani R. & E.5 100 102
B'liam Wateiworks ... 5 107 111
B'liam Waterworks ... 5 109 112
City of Birmingham .. 5 100 104
City of Birmingham .. 6 105 108
Continental Gin . 6 103 106
Country Club . 6 95 100
Jefferson County .... 6 103 108
Jefferson County .... 6 105 110
Jefferson County .... 414 100 102
Milner Land Co.6 100 102
Nashville Railway .... 5 100 102
Pratt. Consolidated ... 5 83 88
Sloss I. & S... 6 102 105
Hloss i. & 6. 4H 92 95
T. C. 1, ge. mtg.6 100 102
T. C. X.. Tenn. Div.6 101 103
T. C. X., Ship bidg. ... 6 102 104
T. C. I.. B'liam Div. ... 6 100 102
T. C. 1. Caliaba Div,. 6 103 107
cember, 9.06c; January, 9.14c; March, 9.30c;
May, 9.39c; July, 9.43c. Spot coffee steady;
No. 7 Rio, 9l,£c; No. 4 Santos, 12@12%c.
Mild dull; Cqrdova, 13016c nominal.
Havre, %@Vfc franc higher. Hamburg
unchanged to Vs pfennig lower. Rio, 75
reis lower at 5sx3?5. Santos, 50 rels lower;
4s, 5sx560; 7s, 4sx850. Brazilian receipts,
99,000, against 72,000 last year; Jundiahy
receipts 72,000, against 54,000. last year.
| Santos cable reported the market un
changed; Sao Paulo receipts, 71,000.
Metal Market
New York, August 19.—Lead, steady,
$4.20 bid; in London, £20. Spelter, quiet;
$3.7506.90: in London, £20 12 6d. Standard
spot to ‘October, $14.75016.60; electrolytic,
$15.87016; lake, $16; casting, $15.62. Tin.
easy; spot. $41.25041.60; August, $41,120'
41.37; September, $40.87041.22; October,
$40.62041. Antimony, dull; Cookson's, $8.40
@6.50. Iron, steady: No. 2 northern, $15.50
016.25. London market closed: Copper,
e|8y; skpot £('>8 15a; futures £68 15s. Tin
quiet: spot £187 us; futures, £186. CI\rv
lanfl watrants, 54s lOtfcd.
Naval Stores
Savannah, August 19.—Turpentine, firm;
37^c; sales, 581; receipts, 6016; shipments,
41: stocks, 36,111. Rosin firm; sales, 3868;
receipts, 2279; shipments. 58S; stocks. 170,
973. Quote, A, B, $3.80; C, I). $3.85; E, l*.
$3.95; G. $3.9504; II, $4; I, $4.05; K/$4.10
04.20; M, $4.40; N, $5.10; WO, $6; W\V,
$6.25.
Cotton Seed Oil
New York, August 19.—There was an ac
tive early trade in near months in cot
ton seed oil and a moderate advance due i
to covering, but with increased pressure,
partly against crude. The late months
cased off and closed 3 points higher to
5 lower. Prime crude, nominal; prime
summer yellow’, 8.90c; August, 8.94c; Sep
tember, 8.91c; October, 8.09c; November.
6.97c; December, 6.78c; January, 6.777c;
February, 6.74c; March, 6.80c; prime win
ter yellow, 9.60010.50c; prime summer
White, 9c.
M. & O. Plea for Decrease
in Valuation Placed at
Previous Meeting
Jackson, Miss., August 19.—At today's
meeting of the railroad commission
General Manager Taylor of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad was heard on his
plea for a decrease In the valuation
placed on that railroad at a previous
meeting of the commission, and on re
quest of Judge Mayes the case of the
UltnoiB Central on the same account
will he argued by Colonel Burch or
Memphis. It was understood that the
action of the commission two wcek3
ago was final as to assessed valua
tions on all public service corpora
tions, but a patient hearing has once
more been given the railroads men
tioned, and may be accorded others. It
Is not believed, however, the commis
sioners ore In a humor for any re
ductions.
The commission is advised that the
plans for the union depot at Htark
vllle are on the way here, and the Illi
nois Central has assured the commis
sion It will begin work as soon as the
plana are adopted.
The Southern In Mississippi, and the
New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago rail
road have been cited to show cause
why they should not build a union de
pot at Mathlston, Webster county, a
junction point. *
The Mobile and Ohio Is cited to ap
pear and show cause why It should not
make Improvements In its depot at
Enondale, Kemper county.
Montgomery Market
Montgomery, Auguts 19.— 'Special.)
Spot cotton was quoted In Montgom
ery today as follows: Good middling,
119ic; strict middling, 1194c; middling,'
119»c; strict low middling, lttfsc; low
middling, 1094a *
Good Demand in Evidence.
Inquiry Best From Cov
ering Shorts
«
New Orleans. August 19,—The cotton
market had a llrtn undertone from start
to linish today. A good demand was in
evidence all day long and was met by
only moderate offerings. Both sides
bought but the inquiry was best from
covering shorts. It was wholly a weath
er market and the drouth in the western
portion of the belt was the dominating
influence. The weather map was dry, the
detailed weather reports failed to account
for rains ip Texas claimed in private re
ports, the weekly weather summary con
firmed private claims of seriously dry and
hot weather over a large part of Texas
and Oklahoma and the weather forecast
promised generally fair weather for the
entire cotton region.
The market opened steady at advance
of 4 to 11 points. Liverpool was better
than due. which private advices said was
caused by heavy continnuental buying
whicj} was supposed to be based on ex
pectations of a bullish weekly weather
summary. The market gradually worked
higher all day, in the afternoon standing
23 to 25 points over yesterday’s close level.
In the early trading the advance amount
ed to about 15 points; following a smnll
reaction at noon the market went higher
than ever. The close was steady at a del
gain of 21 to 23 points.
New Orleans Cotton futures
ui»i. 't__ r(TS7
August . 11.62 il.75 11.68 11.73
September ... 11.20 11.38 11.39 11.39
October . 11.17 11.30 11.16 11.28
December _ 11.17 11.30 11.14 11.27
January . 11.15 11.29 11.15 11.28
March . 11.22 11.36 11.26 11.35
May . 11.30 11.40 11.40 11.14
New Orleans, August 19.—Spot cotton un
changed, steady; middling, 12c; Hales, spot,
85 hales; none to arrive. Dow ordinary,
8%e nominal; ordinary, 9 7-16c nominal;
good ordinary, 11 11-lOc; strict good ordi
nary, H6-16c; lap- middling, 11 9-16c; strict
low middling, D1 13-16c; middling, 12c;
strict middling. 12 5-16c; good middling)
1274c; strict good middling, 12U-l«c; mid
dling fair, 1314c nominal. Middling, fair to
fair, 1374c nominal: fair, 1374c nominal.
Receipts. 439; stocks, 18,643,
EXUM IS EXPECTED
TO RETURN TODAY
According to Information received by
Secretary H. S. Hyall of the city commis- i
slon, President C. Exum will return to ;
the city this afternoon at 4 o’clock from
a vacation of over four jveeks. A tele- 1
gram telling of jfr. Exum's return was '
received yesterday at thj Jefferson Pow- ■
der plant, of'which concern Mr. Exum
Is president, and officials at the plant i
Informed Secretary Ryatl. Mr. Exum Is 1
expected at the city hall Thursday morn
ing.
Judge A. O. lame stated yesterday that
since Mr. Exum was about to return he 1
would probably leave on a couple weeks’
vacation next week. The Judge has made
no plans yet, however, and states he
does not expect to be gone from the city
very long.
1 - 1
PROFESSIONAL
Persons who need glasses, or
who have any trouble with their I.
Eyes, Ears, Nose or Throat are j
cordially Invited to consult me agd
be examined without charge.
BYRON DOZIER, M. D.,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist <
20ZQ<4 First Are.
I
Wheat on Down (iradeNear
ly All Day—Selling Pres
sure Felt Early
Chicago, August 19.—Grain markets were
today lower all around. Corn, though it
lost much of its recent activity, continued
to be the center of interest. Net losses
of Vgc to were reported in corn,
%o to h<ti%c in wheat and V*c in oats.
Provisions closed irregular, 2%c lower to
TVfcc higher.
Selling of corn by influential longs de
pressed that market after a little bulge
in September. Selling pressure was felt
early in the session, the bears accepting
reports of scattering rains in the corn
belt, most of it, however, outside of the
southwest, as being beneficial, though
some experts held that the fall was too
light to help the drouth parched crop
much. Much of the bearish feeling dls-i
played by the market was due to a belief
that a reaction was due after the long
continued period of bullish control. Bids
from the so^ith at figures over Chicago
prices laded to rally the market, nor did
the fact that cash receipts were very
light help the bulls.
In spite of some anxiety over probable
damaging effects of too much rain in the
Canadian northwest, wheat was on tho
down grade nearly the entire session. An
advance of Vi in Liverpool closing prices
did not sustain the local market, and it
sagged wdth corn. Prospects of increased
wheat stocks in the southwest by the
middle of September also served to send
prices down. Seaboard clearances of
wheat and flour equalled 466,000 bushels.
Prlni{#v receipts of wheat were 1,043,000,
against 1,176,000 bushels last year.
Free selling of oats weakened prices
after a good opening and the market also
followed the dip in corn.
Investment buying and covering by
shorts gave strength to provisions for
most of the day, but at the close free of
ferings caused recessions in most of the
list.
Future quotations were as follows:
Wheat— Open. High. Low. _Close. ^
Sept.. B7 '87% 86% 86%
Dec. 90% 90% 89% 90% t
May . 95% 95% 94% 95 f
l’o:n—■ _ f
Sept. 75% 76% 73% 74%
Dec. 69% 69% 68% 68%
May . 70% 70% 96% 70
Oats—
Sept. 43% 43% 42% 42% A
Dec. 45% 46 44% 45% S
May . 48% 48% 47% 48% C
Pork— A
Sept.21.10 21.10 20.95 20.95 I
Jan.19.55 19.55 19.35 19.45 .1
Lard— 1
Sept.11.27%. 11.32% 11.17% 11:25 A
Oct.11.36 11.35 11.25 11.35 A
Jan.10.87% 10.90 10.82% 10.90
Riba
Sept.11.57% 11.67% 11.32% 11.40
Oct.11.30 11.35 11.17% 11.30
Jan.10.27% 10.30 10.20 10.30 ^
Kansas City Crain r
Kansas City, August 19.—Wheat. No. 2 s
hard, cash, 81%<@86c; No. 2 red. X5<tj85%c;
No. 2 corn, mixed, 76t,J^J77c; No. 2 white, c
77%c; No. 2 oats,, white, 43%7!44c; No. 2
mixed, 42%e. r
_ » s
St. Louis Crain
St. Louts. August 19.—Wheat, No. 2 red, R
cash, 90@92c; No. 2 hard, 87@92c; No. 2
corn, 77@77Hc; No. 2 white, 80c. Oats, No. 1
St 43Hc; No. 2 white, 43^c.
Close wheat, September, * 37Tgc; May,
89%c. Corn. September, 76Vic; May, 71%o.
Oats, September, 42%c; May, 48,4c. r
Liverpool Grain
Liverpool, August 39.—Wheat spot, r
steady; No. 1 Manitoba 7s. 8x/fcd; No. 2 7s, j;
fid; No. 3 7s, 2Vid. Futures steady; Oc- *
tober 7s, l-3<g4d; December 7s, 3%cl. c
Corn, spot strong; American mixed,
new, no stock; American mixed, new kiln s
dried 6s, 6d; American mixed, old, no
stock; American mixed, old, via Galves
ton, 6s, 7d. Futures steady; September
(La Plata), 4s, 10?fed; October (La Plata)
6s, %d.
Available Supplies i
New York, August 19.—Bradstreet s ad
vices show the following changes: Avail- ®:
able supplies, wheat,"United States. East w
of Rockies increased 3,597,000 bushels; Uni
led States, west Rockies increased 117.000; ;■
Canada decreased 875,000. Afloat for and ,!r
in Europe increased 4.200,000; total Increase n
7.039,000. Corn, United States and Canada.
decreased 1.827,000. (Oats, United States
and Canada, increased 3,429.000.
St. Louis Produce
St. Louis, August 19.—Flour, steady.
Hay steady. Prairie $10013. Receipts;
Flour, 11,000; wheat, 64,000; corn, 94,000;
oats, 87,000. Shipments: Flour, 13,000;
wheat, 120,000; corn, 20,000; oats,. 73,000.
New Orleans Rice Market
New Orleans, August 19.—Rice: Rough
Honduras, active; Japan, nominal; clean!
Honduras, strong; Japan, steady. Quote: '
Rough Honduras, 3.10@4.00c; clean Hon- i
duras. 4%@*>%c; Japan, Receipts:
Rough, 6932; millers, 1116: dean, 2390.
Sales: Rough Honduras, 11.377 at 3.10& :
4.00c; clean Honduras, 3847 at
Contests for Entrance Into
Oxford University This
Fall in Mississippi
Jackson, Miss., August 19.—(Special.)
Another golden opportunity is offered
to the young men of Mississippi who
want an education. The first week in
October an examination will be held at
the state university for the Rhodes
scholarship, the contest being open to
all.
Seven or eight Mississippi boys have
already won this scholarship and some
of those who have completed tt/- course
are now accounted as among die most
brilliant men of the state. Mississippi
Is said to stand second to New York
Oil Riiodes scholarship accomplishments,
and that is something to be proud of.
The young man who wins one of these
scholarships is fixed for life, it there
Is anything Iri him. It is wordi HDtio
per year during Ills three-year s course
at the great English university.
BOYD WILLLEAVE
FOR BOSTON TODAY
City Attorney Romalne Boyd will leave
this afternoon for a two weeks' vacation,
going to Boston by boat via Savannah.
Mr. Boyd states this trip Is one of the
most restrul and Ideal for a man who
wants to break clear away from busi
ness for a few days that there Ib. About a
week Is occupied In the trip up and bark,
leaving another week to spend in Boston!
Assistant City Attorney Joe Mudd will
be In charge of the office during Mr.
Boyd's absence.
Prices Make New High
Ground for Movement.
Net Gain at Close
New York. August 10.—Unfavorable
Weather and crop reports caused a
sharp advance In the cotton market to
day. Yesterday’s losses were not only
recovered, but prices made new high
ground for the movement an! closed
within a point or two of the best at a
net gain of 15 to 24 points. A feeling
that the precipitation reported yester
day in tiie southwest had not been suffi
cient to fully relieve drouthy condi
tions was confirmed by the reading of
the weekly weather report, and some
uncertainty as to the progress of the
eastern belt crop was also created by
the official statement that several
states were in need of moisture. More
over. there were a few scattered re
ports of deterioration east of the river,
as wli as further unfavorable reports
from Texas and Oklahoma and while
the news did not stimulate any gen
eral buying movement, it served to re
strict offerings, and thus render the
market responsive to a fairly active
demand from shorts or local bulls.
Reports that the weather was dry and
hot in both Texas and Oklahoma again
this morning was evidently a factor in
Liverpool, as prices were better than
due with private cables reporting a
considerable demand for the continent,
particularly from Russia. The local
market opened steady at an advance
of 9 to 10 points on the combined in
fluence of foreign strength and unfa
vorable crop reports, with active
months selling about 14 to 16 points net
higher during the early trading. Re
alizing caused slight reactions during
the morning, but the market firmed
up again after the publication of the
weekly bureau reporting the best point
of the day in the late trading. Wire
houses with southern connections were
considerable buyers during the day,
supposedly on reports from Oklahoma
claiming that the crop was almost a
failure in some sections, while very un
favorable reports were also received
from north Texas.
New York Cotton Futures
__Open. High. Low. Cl.Bd.
August . ii765 i1771 fFTe6 liTto
September ... 11.20 11.27 11.20 11.28
Octcber . 11.16 11.20 11.15 11.27
November .... 11.08 . 11.21
December -11.1 L 11.25 11.00 1 1.22
January . 10.90 1 1.15 10.98 41.12
February. 11.17
March . 11.08 11.24 11.07 11.22
May . 1 1.00 1 1.26 11.08 11.25
Port Cotton Movement
Galveston: Firm; middling’, llt^c; net
receipts, 12,276; gross receipts, 12,276; sales,
948; stock, 37,015.
New*Orleans: Steady; middling, 12c; net
receipts, 439; gross receipts, 474; sales, 85;
stock, 18,643; exports to the continent, 603.
Mobile: Quiet; middling, ll%o; net re
ceipts, 25; gross receipts, 25; stock, 2168.
Savannah: Steady; middling, 1194c; net
receipts, 404; gross receipts, 404; sales, 409;
stock, 1C,*185; coastwise. 725.
Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 3;
gross receipts, 3; stock, 13
Wilmington: Net receipt * 350; stock,
7088.
Norfolk: Firm; middling* 1194c; gross
receipts. 350: sales. 38: stock. 12.510: coast
wise, 1768.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 12c; gross
receipts, 4606; stock, 2266; er.ports to the
continent, 4914.
New York: Quiet; middling, 12c; gross
receipts, 3051; stock, 28,047; coastwise,
1206.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 12c; gross re
ceipts, 25; stock, 5564.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 12.25c;
stock, 1506.
Texas City; Stock, 559.
Brunswick: Stock, 5447.
Jacksonville: Stock, 380.
Aransas Pass: Stock, 3784.
Total today, at all ports: Net, 13,497;
exports to the continent, 5517; stock,
144,827.
Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 30,383;
exports to Great Britain, 381; to France,
603; to the continent, 19,485.
Total since September 1, at all ports:
Net, 9,866,525: exports to Great Britain,
3,498,584; to France, 964.559; to the conti
nent, 3,526,991; to Japan, 384,*151; to Mex
ico, 17,143.
Interior Cotton Movement
JJouston; Steady; middling, 11 13-16c;
net receipts, 7559; gross receipts, 7559; ship
ments, 7372; sales, 1961; stock, 30,276.
Augusta: Steady; middling, 1194c; net
receipts, 55; gross receipts, 55; shipments,
333; sales, 654;‘ stock, 670 . .
Memphis: Steady; middling, 1194c; net
receipts. 5; gross receipts. 46; shipments,
184; sales, 100; stock, 14,239.
St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 12c; net re
ceipts. 35; gross receipts. 155; stock, 7565.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 109; gross re*
eeipts. 109; shipments, 130; stock, 23,520.
Little Rork: Quiet; middling, ll%c; net
receipts. 9; gross receipts, 9; shipments,
*5; stock, 6502.
Greenville: Steady; middling, 1194c,
Total today: Net receipts, 7772; gross
receipts, 1933; shipments, 9069; sa*les, 2715;
stock, 88,811 •
Liverpool Cotton Market
Liverpool. „\"Kiist 19.—-Cotton: Spot
fair demand, steady. Middling fair,
7.09<i; good middling, 6.81d; middling,
D.49d; low middling. 6.29d; good ordi
nary, 5.73d; ordinary, 5.39d; sales. 8000,
including 7600 American and 800 for
speculation and export. Receipts, 6000,
Including 2000 American. Futures dosed
steady*. August. 6.25 V&d; August-Sep
tember, 6.16 tfcd; September-October,
8.07; October-November. 6.03d; Novem
ber-December, 5.98d; December-Janu- !
ary, 5.98d; January-February, 5.98^d; I
February-Mardi, 6.00d; March-April,
6.01 d; April-May. 6.02d; May-June,
6.03d; June-July, 6.03d; Juty-August,
B.02d.
Dry (louds
New York, August 19.—Cotton goods
markets are steady. More business U
being offered on denims for later de
livery. Fine and fancy dress worsted
goods for fall have been sold to the
capacity of the largest mill in this
country. New spring offerings ip dress
goods include- a wide variety of fab
rics. Foreign silk ribbons are having
a, large sale. Retailers continue buy
ing actively in the jobbing houses.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.’a Letter
New , York, August 19.—(Special.)
Hot weather followed the light and in
sufficient showers In' Oklahoma and
Texas. This information caused Llver
pdb] to advance before the opening
here, so that ther was demand to
cover from the sellers of yesterday.
It was not until the afternoon, how- j
ever, the market began to feel the* in
fluence of the reports coming from
Texas and Oklahoma of the deteri
oration of the crop. There was also
some complaints from Alabama.
So far the advance from the low
point is simply a recovery from unduo
depression.
We do not see t^iat spinners are as
yet at all uneasy, as they expect that
the early receipts will depress the
market in the absence of any general
speculation and the fear of Washing
ton. The advance of 24 points today
will be sustained If no rains occur.
Liverpool Is due to come about 6 Va
points higher in the morning.
Eggs and Butter Up One
Cent—Corn Quotations
Hold Up
Business on Morris avenue yestenla
was fair. The demand In. most lines is
good and the supply is in keeping. There
was but little change In the quotations
for yesterday, the most noticeable being
the advance of creamery butter and case
candled eggs, both of which moved up t
cent.
In the fish market the supply is plentiful
and tile demand fair. No change In quota
tions lias been registered In this market
for nearly two weeks past.
No change was noted In the grain mar
ket, although corn continues to maintain
its I Sigh mark of $1.05.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
IF . $11.50
IF . 11.00
8F . 10.50
Gray Forge . 10 00
IS . 11.50
2S . 11.00
Local Cotton
Strict good middling. 11%
Good middling .^. 11%
Strict middling . 11 %
Middling . 10%
Strict low middling . 10%
Meat
Lard, 13%o; compound, ll%c; dry salt
short ribs, 13.82%; bellies, $14.82%; bam
butts, 15.50c; Boston butts, lllc; pork loins,
17%e; spare ribs, 13c; breakfast bacon,
27®28c; smoked bacon, 17c; regular ham,
19%c; skinned bam, 20%e.
Creamery Products
Country butter, 20©25e; fresh creamery
butter, 33c; cheese, 17c; Imported Swiss
cheese, 31c; German brick cheese, 20c;
limburger cheese, I9c; imported Roquefort,
35c; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen, 45c,
Pimento cheese, $1.35; process butter, 80c.
Fruits and Produce
Apples, Maiden Blush, box, $6.50;
California oranges, $G.OO box; limes, $1 per
100; Irish potatoes, $1.10 per bushel; sweet
potatoes, Dooley, $2.75; onions, red globe,
2^c per pound; lettuce, $1.6002.50 per crate;
cucumbers, per crate, $1.75; cabbage, Vir
ginia, 303*4c lb; nex Texas onions, crate,
$1.50; beans. per hamper, $1.2501.50;
peaches, $2,600:*. crate: Squash, per ham
per, $101.25; cantaloupes, $2.6003; water
melons, 15025c; peppers, per crate, $1,600
2; lemons, box of 860, $5.5006; okra, $202.50
hamper. Pears, per box, $3; Keefer pears,
per box, $2.75. Plums, $2.
Fish and Sea Foods
Ked snapper, 9010c, In bbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers, 6c; Spanish mack
erel 12%015c in bbl lotH; pompano, 20c;
mixed fish, 8c in bbl. lots; croekers* 6*/fee
In bbl. lots; mullet, 6Vfcc In bbls.; small
trout, 8*4e; fresh water cat. dressed, 12»4c;
salt water cat, 8V£c; speckled trout, 12*^c.
Poultry and Eggs
Hens, per pound, 13014c; fryers, H40
1% lbs. average, 19c; ducks, 13t: lb.; guin
eas, 80c; roosters, 30c; geese, 40050c; live
turkeys, 15s; fresh eggs, case, candled, 20c;
extra graded candled eggs, 25c.
Flour and Breadstuffs
Self rising flour, $5.60; Tennessee flour,
$5; Oklahoma flour, $5; pure wheat
shorts, $34*. pure wheat bran, $30; C. ft.
bulla tmr ton ftfi: mime O. S. meal, ne.r
ton, $35; C. S. feed meal, per ton, $20;
lias No Idea of Entering
Race to Succeed Clayton
if Seated
Eufaula, August J9.—(Special.)—Judge E.
P. Thomas of this city, a member of the
court of appeals, has no Intention of run
ning for congressman for the Third dis
trict, in the event Representative ClaytOft,
Governor O'Ne&rs appointee to the Uni
ted .States Senate is seated, and a* special
election Is called by the governor. Not*
only 1ms he no intention of seeking con
gressional honors, he says, but he is pro
hibited by the constitution of the state
from entering an political contest, ex
cept for a Judicial position.
Jeff K. Quillin, who was appointed post
master <i t Clayton, this county, by Presi
dent Wilson, upon recommendation of
Congressman Henry D. Clayton, took up
his new duties this morning. Ho succeeds
Charles Valentine, who has served as
postmaster fur ID years.
Dr. S. W. Britt, president of the Com
mercial club, has appointed the follow
ing committee to make arrangements
for the street and county fair to be held
here late in the fall: II. S. Stewart,
chairman; J. Oppenheimer, S. D. Roth,
H. D. Engram and C. A. Locke.
POOR GIRL CAN T BE
GOOD IN NEW YORK,
SAYS 18-YEAR ORPHAN
New- York, August 19.—"I've tried to
get work, but there was no way out ex
cept disgrace. 1 want to die. A poor
girl can't l>e good in New York," said
Elizabeth Heath, ae 18-year-old orphan,
as she swallowed poison in vlfew of a
crowd in Stuyvesant park tonight. She
was rushed to a nearby hospital, where
it was said she had a chance for life.
The girl said her ngpther died in Ban
Francisco last March. Then Miss Heath
gathered together her small resource*
and came to New York, reaching her*
about a month ago. She tried to fird
employment but was unsuccessful at
finally was without money to pay for
her lodging.
Then she went Into the olt>, park ai
ate scraps left by plonicery ipnd sle
under the trees at night. Shi wash,
her linen in the lakes.
On her corsage was pinned a note reai,
lng: “It was had enough before, hut th#
l cyuld walk. Now X can't even look fe.
work."
She explained that by this she niton
that she was too footsore to seek etv
ployment.
The hospital physicians promised t>
find work for the girl if she recover*.
No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $23; mix*’
alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, 8.
alfalfa hay, per ton, 821: Johnson gras,
per ton, 816: mixed feed, $34; oats. She.
liu.; corn, $1.05; corn meal, $1.95 per 86 1
sack.
Coffee and Sugar
Arbuckle coffee. 21.90c; t/Uznnne. 23c pr
turkeys, 15c; fresh eggs, case, candled, 2h
per pound. ^ ,
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MONEY IN WHEAT
$10.00 Buys Puts or Calls on 10.01
bushels of wheat. No Further Risk,
movement of 5c from price uives yv
chance to take $500.00; 4c $400.00; ;
$.*100.00, etc. Write for particulars.
Y-Fi^Tn Y1, Vreou A- CHAIN <
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The Call
of the
r cod
* North Woods
<1 Have you ever felt the thrill
of an out-of-doors vacation —
a few weeks of real life by the side of some
picturesque lake — away from everything that
savors of your daily toil?
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Northern Michigan Wild Nature — innumerable beauti
ful lakes and streams — the breath of the pine — the
gamy bass —the vicious muskellunge — the agile trout
and the toothsome pike—send out a call that ^‘the man
who knows” finds hard to resist.
Each summer he returns to the scene of his last year’s
sport; each summer the appeal reaches many more who
have not known the charms of this region.
q Why don’t you arrange to go t Take a holiday in this wonderful
country, where a thousand sparkling lakes
teeming with gamy fish await you.
For full particulars apply to ticket agents
or address
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