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SPECULATION AIA „ STATE OFDEADLOCK ^However, Lehigh Valley and New Haven Lead Re covery in Afternoon # New York. March 30.--Speculation reached a state of deadlock today. The slow’ decline in progress last week was halted, but little else was accomplished. The lack of public demand for stocks and the downward trend of prices caused traders to take the short side in the early dealings. Professional pressure was fiot severe. After noon a recovery set !n. Lehigh Valley and New Haven led the upturn of the afternoon. Amalgamated also developed strength and in the late , # session the Western railroad stocks moved upward smartly, so that at the close a number of issues showed gains bf a point. The average change, how ever, was slight. North American extended its recent large gain. Studebaker and Goodrich were strong on reports of increased busi ness. A few specialties gave way sharply. Tobacco stocks once more weakened on the prospect of an antitrust suit against the tobacco companies dis tributing agent. Oil shares also were Vinder pressure, with heaviest in Mexican petroleum issues. The late advance in the Wetsern ran • road shares followed publication of St. Paul's February report, which was in contrast with the poor statements of other large systems for last month. There was an increase of $117,000 in net earnings, although the gross fell off $419,000. Southern reported a shrinkage of $248,000 in February net revenue. Despite the cash shown in the bank statements of Saturday in place of the *• expected gain, and notwithstanding the preparations for the quarterly payments • to be made on April 1, the money mar ket reflected continued ease. Time rates and commercial discounts again were p shaded slightly. London's market was as dull as the New* York exchange, and foreign rpe resentatives did little here. A few or ders were executed, all of them on the /buying side and amounting to about 7000 shares. Bonds reflected mild pressure in spots. Total sales, $1,960,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. Bonds U. S. ref. 2s, registered . 98% LT. S. ref. 2s. coupon. 98% U. S. 3s, registered .. 102 U. S. 3s, coupon . 102 IT. S. 4s, registered . 112 U. S. 4s. coupon . 112% »* Central of Georgia 5s .103% L Mlllnois Central 1st ref. 4s. 91% j Louisville & Nashville un. 4s .... 96 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s. 76% Southern Railway 5s . 105% Southern Railway gen. 4s . 74 % New York Money New York, March 30.—Money on call steady. 1%@2 per cent; ruling rate, 1 % per cent, closing bid. 1 % @ 2 per ► c*.-nt. Time loans easy; 60 days, 2% @2% per cent; 90 days, 3% per cent; six fftnonths, 3@3% per cent. Prime mercan tile paper unchanged. Sterling exchange. r 60 d.avs unchanged; demand, $4.86.20. Commercial bills, $4.83%. Bar silver. 68c; Mexican dollars, 46%c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds easy. London Stock Market London, March 30.—The stock market was irregular today on the local war resignations- situation. Mexicans- were, quiet. Brazilian bond and rubber shares /’ were supported. American Marconi* de clined an %@% point on the disappoint ing annual report. Securities of Amer ica wrere quiet und steady. Closing prices were dull. London, March 30.—Consols for money, 75%; for account, 76%: bar sil ver quiet. 62% d; money, 1%@2%; short bills, 2; three months, 1%@1%. Holidays Abroad London March 30.—The stock exchange here and the Liverpool cotton exchange will be closed April 10, 11 and 13, Easter holidays. Butter 25 Cento ElBin, 111.. March SO.—Butter weak; 2414 SVic. Metal Market New* York, March 30.--Lead easy; $3.75 @3.85. London £18 17s, 6d. Spelter quiet; $5.26@6.3S. London £21 7s, 6d Electrolytic. $14.75%; copper lake. $15; nominal casting, $14.37%. Tin, easy. Spot, $37.75@38.25; June. $38@88.50. Iron quiet; No. 1 northern, $15.25@16; No. 2 northern, $14.50fW 16; No. 1 southern, $15@15.50; No. 2 Vou them. $14.50@15. London copper steudy; Spat £64 los. Futures £65 3s, 9d. Tin | firm; spot £172 10s. Futures £174 6s. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 60s. 7%d. pi Treasury Statement ^ Washington. March 30.—The condition of the United States treasury at the begin ning of business today was: Net bal ance in general fund. $97,TO/. 108. Total re ceipts Saturday. S2.S40.282. Total payments v Saturday. $2,423,137. The deficit this fiscal year is $27,187,453. against a surplus of $11,996,845 last year, exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transactions. £ Coffee Market New York, March 30.—The coffee mar ket opened steady at a decline of 7 to 8 points today in response to reactionary European cables and scattering liquida tion, but quickly rallied '•m a renewal of bull support and covering. Higher firm offers from Britain nteadier, closing cables from Havre and talk of better Brazilian financial situation were factors on the advance. The market closed firm and from 13 to 15 points net higher. Sales, 85,250. March. 8.81c; May, 8.91c; Julv. 1.09c; September, 9.25c; October, 9.34c: De cember, 9.46c; .January. 9.50c. Spot, steady; Rio No. 7, 9c; Santos No. 4, 1144c; mild, quiet: Cordova. nominal. , Havre, Mi franc higher. Hamburg. % pfennig lower. Rio unchanged. Santos A»ots HK) reis higher on Saturday. Brazil ian receipts. 16,000: Junotahy, 5000. To day’s Santos cables reported Sao Paulo — receipts. 10,000; Santos 4s. unchanged; fu tures unchanged to 25 reis lower. Live Stock Market Chicago. March 30.—Hogs: Receipts, 25.000: unsettled. Bulk of sales, $8,500 165; light. $8.5008.70: mixed. $8,100 r.SS: heavy, $8.2508.65; rough, $8,250 8 8.40; pigs. $7.2508.60. Cattle: Receipts. 21,000; lower. Beeves $8.9509.45; Texas steers, $7.2008.20. Stockers. $5.5008.00; cows and heifers. $3.6508.40: calves. $6.0009.00. Sheep: Receipts, 22,000; higher, na tives, $5.36 0 6.90; yearlings, $6.2501.75; lamba, native. $7,350$.$$. Kansas City, March $0.—Hogs: Re ceipts, 5700: steady to higher. Bulk. ) §6.3008.55; heavy. $$.$00$.$0; packers r Bud butchers. $8.4O0$.55; light, $8,200 •.50: pigs. $7.4008:18. Cattle: Receipts. 12,000, including 900 gsutherns; steady. Prime fed steers, Pj>Hubbard Bros. & Co. change. New Orleans Cotton Bzehange, New Tork Produce Exchange. Asso ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso ciation Orders anllotted for the pur chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton iced Oil for future delivery. Spools] attention and liberal terms given for consignments of spot wtton for 4s Every. Correspondence Invited. THE CLOSING STOCK LIST_ sales. High. Low. Close. Amal Cop.11800 76% 75 % 78 Amer. Cities. 86 do pfd. 65 Amer. Agrl. 55% Amer. B. S. 100 22 22 22 Amer Can .2500 29% 28% 29 do pfd . 900 91 % 91% 91% Amer. C. A F....1W0 51% 50% 50% Amer. Cot. Oil .. 100 43% 43% 43% Amer. I. 8. 30% Amer. Linseed. 10 Amer. Loco. 100 33% 33% 33% Amer. Smelt. A Refining . 80o 69% 68% 69 do pfd .1600 102% 101% *02% Amer. S. R. 300 99% 99 99% Amer. T AT... 600 122% 122% 121% Amer. Tob.61* 249 % 248 249 % Ana. Min. Co. . . . 600 36 35 % 35 % Atchison. 900 96% 96 96% do pfd.100% Atlantic C. L. ... 100 122 122 121 % Balt. A Ohio ...1000 90% S9% 89% Belth. Steel.1100 41 40% 41 Brook. R. T. 600 92 91 % 91%| Can. Pacific .4800 206% 205% 206% Cent. Leather ...1800 35% 84% 36 Ches. A Ohio .... 800 53% 53 53 Chi. G. W.100 12% 12% 12% cm.. Mil. A St. Paul .1200 99% 98% 99 Chi. A N. 15'.133% Col. F. A 1. 100 32% 32% 32 Consol. Gas .... 400 133 132% 132% Corn Prod. 100 9% 9% 9% Del. A Hud. 400 149% 147% 148 Den. A R. G. 13 do pfd. 22 Distil. Secur. .... 300 18% 18 18 Erie .2200 29% 28% 29 do 1st pfd. 45 do 2d pfd. 100 36% 36% 36% Gen Elect. 500 14* 144% 144% Gt. Nor. pfd . ..1400 126% 126% 126 Gt. Nor. O. ctfs.. 100 35% 35% 26 Illinois Cent. 300 1 10% 110% 109 Interb. Met. 300 14% 14% 14% do pfd . 700 59 58% 58% Inter. Harv.1400 105 104 % 104% Inter-Marine pfd.. 10 Vi Inter. Paper. ... 200 9 8% 8s, Inter. Pump.. .... 6% K. C. Sou. 24% T.onloHo dan on Sales. High- low. t lose. I.ohlgh Va!.9400 144', H!% 1 43Ht Louis. Nash.136 Minn.. St. P. & Sault Ste. M.127 Mo., K. Ar T.• . 17 Mo. Pacific .3100 24 4 24 4 24 4 Nat’l Biscuit .132 4 Nat’l Lead. 45 Nat. Flys, of M. 2d pfd. 114 N. Y. Cent.1600 90 4 89 4 90S N. Y., O. * W. 26 4 Nor. & West.103 Nor. Amer.1200 78 4 76 4 77 4 Nor. Pacific. 1600 114 113 113 4 Pacific Mail. 284 Penn.6300 110 4 109 4 110 4 Peoples Oas .... 100 123 123 1224 Pitts., C., C. & St. Louis. 77 Pitts. Coal . 400 21 21 20 4 Pressed S. C. .. 600 434 484 484 Pull. Pal. Car .. 200 153 158 153 Reading .17800 1654 1644 1654 Rep. I. A S.1900 24 23 23 4 do pfd . 500 87 4 86 86 Rock I. Co. 400 4 4 4 4 4 4 do pfd .1000 9 4 64 6 4 St. L. & San F. 2d pfd . 200 6 4 6 4 6 4 Seaboard A. L. .. 300 194 194 194 do pfd . 300 54 4 54 4 54 4 Sloss-Sheff. S. & Iron . 30 4 Sou. Pacific .1300 94 93% 94 4 Sou. Railway ... 500 25 4 26 4 25 4 do pfd . 100 80 80 79 Tenn. .Cop. 800 36 4 34 4 35 Tex. & Pacific ..100 15 4 164 164 Union Pacific ...7900 159 1574 1684 do pfd . 100 S3 4 8 3 4 82 4 U. 8. Realty. 62 li. 8. Rubber_ 500 614 61 4 614 U. 8. Steel.51400 63 4 62 4 63 do pfd .1800 1094 1094 109 4 Utah Cop.1400 56 65 4 66 4 V. -C. Chem. 300 31 4 314 31 Wabash . 700 14 14 14 do pfd . 800 7 5 4 6 West. Md. 30Vi, West. Union _2500 63 63 4 62 4 West’h. Elect. ...3300 76 75 754 W. & L. E. 4 Chino Cop.1300 41 4 40 4 41 4 New Haven .8700 "04 694 694 (Inn Pnn 11 A A 11* 01 li <11 .V Total sales for the day, 196,300 aharee _LOCAL SECURITIES _ uiu. ABllcu. Ala. F. * 1. 4~ 49 6 5 Amer. C. Rye., pfd. ...6 60 63 Amer. C. Ry*. -85 87 Amer. Tr. & Sav. 13.. 8 155 165 Avondale Mill*, com.. 8 100 116 Avondale Mill*, pfd.. 8 100 108 Bessemer C. & 1. 45 50 B ham T. & S. 8 250 260 B'ham Baseball Asso.. 140 170 B ham Realty Co.4 160 170 Cham, of Com. pfd.... 7 70 SO Com. Bank & T. Co. . *9 105 Corey Land . 65 75 East Lake Land . 60 75 Elmwood Com. Co. 4 80 90 Empire Imp., pfd .... 8 105 108 Einp're Imp. com. 4 70 85 Lnsley Land . 100 110 First Nafl Bank.12 250 260 Great. Sou. Life . 10 18 Interstate Casutlay .. 2 5 Jeff. Co. S. Bank ....10 160 165 Jefferson Fertilizer ... 8 106 120 M. & M. Bank . 6 125 1S6 North B’ham Land ... 15 22 Protective Life . 10 15 Realty Tr. Co., com. .3 100 110 Realty Tr. Co., pfd. .. 8 100 110 Sou. States Fire . 2 5 Traders Nat. Bank .. 9 150 165 Ala. State ref~l**0 .. 4 97 low Ala. State Renew, 1958 Stt as 9!) Ala. State Renew, 1956 4 99 101 Ala. State Fair . 6 6) 75 Arner. C. Rya. 5 90 93 Ala. Cons. 5 75 80 Bessemer C. A 1.6 102 105 B. R.. I* A P. 6 98 101 B. R., L. A P.4 H 89 91 B’ham Ice Factory .. 6 100 106 B'ham R. @ E.6 100 103 B'h.**m Waterworks .. 6 102 107 City of Birmingham .. 5 100 104 City of Birmingham .. 6 105 108 Continental Qin . 5 100 106 Jefferson County. 5 101 104 Jefferson County .6 106 110 Jefferson County . 4V4 98 101 Jefferson Realty .8 100 105 taUner Land Co. 6 95 100 Nashville Railway .... 5 100 105 Pratt Consolidated .. 5 80 86 Sloss I. A S. « 100 103 Sloss I. & S. . 4*fc 92 95 T. C. I. gen. mtg. 6 99 101 T. C. I. Tenn. D«v. ... 6 101 103 T. C. I. Ship Bldg.6 100 104 T. C. I. B’ham Dlv. ..6 100 102 T. C- I. Cahaba Dlv. ..6 102 104 Woodward Cons.6 100 105 $8.5009.20; dressed beef steers. $7.35® 8.40; southern steers. $8.4008.00; cows, $4,500/7.50; heifers, $6.5008.50: stock era. $6.50(ff7.8o. Sheep: Receipts. 13,000; steady. Lambs $7.0008.25: yearlings. $6.0007.25; weth ers, $5.500 6.50; ewes, $5.500 6.25. St. Louis. March 30.—Hogs: Receipts. 3500; steady. Pigs and lights. $7,000 8.80; mixed and butchers. $8.7008.80, good heavy. $8.7008.80 Cattle: Receipts, 2000, including 300 Texans; lower. Native beef steers, $7.00 09.25; cows and heifers. $4.250 8 75: Stockers. $3,000-8.00; Texas and Indian steers, $5.7508.00: cows and heifers. $4.500 6.65; native calves. $6.000 9.50. Sheep: Receipts. 700; higher Native muttons, $5.500 6.50; native lambs, $7.00 (Q 8.35. Louisville, March 30.—Cattle: Re ceipts, 1300: higher; slow, $2.500 8.00. Hogs: Receipts, 4300; slow: 5c off; $1.50© 8.80. Sheep: Receipts, 150; steady. Lambs fc down; sheep 6c down. Naval Store* Savannah, Ga-. March 30.—Turpentine firm. 4«*ic; sales, none; receipts, 13a; shipments. 673: stocks, 11.893. Rosin firm; sales. 360; receipts. 1691; shipments. 3384; stocks. 112.206. Wuote: A. B, C, D. $3.75: R, $3,771*: F. $3.30 G. $3.96: H. 14.10; I. $4,121,; K. $4.16; M, S4.G0; N, $5.50; WG, $5.85; WW, $6.20. Cotton Seed Oil New York, March 30.—Cotton seed oil was a shade lower early today for for ward months on weakness In lard, but the market soon Armed on short cov ering. light crude offerings and frealt buying for outside account. August closed 2 points lower and other posi tions unchanged to 3 points net higher. The cotton seed oil market closed steady. Spot, 7.46c bid; April. 7.51© 7.60c; May, 7.60©7.52c; June, 7.66® 7.68c; July. 7.66® 7.65c; August. 7.700 7.71c; September, 7.70® 7.74c: October. 7.100 7.40c; November, 6.7507.10c. Total sales, 4300. Society (Continued from Page Six) sionary societies of the West End Meth odist church with Mrs. E. M. Kellogg this afternoon at 3 o'clock. PERSONALIA Mr. and Mrs. I-ewls Minor and Miss Fern Minor are moving this week to the home of Mrs. Charles G. Brown at Fountain Heights and expect to be with Mrs. Brown during the coming season. • • • Mrs. Charles Northington has re turned to her home In Tuscaloosa after a week's visit, to her parents, I>r. and Mrs. Abernathy. • * • Gen. Eouts V. Clark is at home after spending two weeks jn Bermuda. His daughter. Miss Augusta Clark, accom panied him. • e • Mrs. Alfred Walker has been removed from St. Vincent’s hospital to her home In Mountain Terrace and is convalesc ing after her recent operation. . e • a Mr. and Mrs. Frederick N. Phillips will move in a few days to their new home on South Twenty-eighth street. see Xashville always has her quota at the spring production of grand opera In Atlanta, and Birmingham and Nashville friends enjoy this spring meeting almost as well as the opera Itself. In the Tennessean yesterday appeared this mention of people who plan to attend all or a part of the series: "Centering the interest of music lovers and society in general in the southern states, Is the week of grand opera to be held in Atlanta, Ga. Quite a party of Nash ville society folk are preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to hear such stars as are scheduled for this year. Among the Nashvillians who will attend are Mrs. Walker Bdwards and Mrs. John B. McFerrln, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Craig. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Clements, Mrs. Carter Reeves and Mqp. Whlte foord K. Cole, Mrs. Harry Stokes and Mrs. George W. Hale; In another party will be Mrs. B. E. Beard of JL<eabnon. Mrs. Weaver Harris, Miss Francis Harris and Miss Emma Wharton: Mrs. W. E. Dow. Miss Frank Hollowell and Mrs. Robert Caldwell. Mrs. Grafton green of Lebanon. The operas sched uled are Carmen, II Trovatore, Der 1 Rosenkavaller, Un Ballo In Maschera. Madame Butterfly, Lohengrin, Oaval leria Rustlcana and I. Pagllacel.” • • • Mrs. John C. Henley and child are guests at the Arlington hotel at the Arkansas Hot Springs for the season. • • • ‘ Town Topics” in Us latest Issue, pays this tribute to a lovely Birmingham vis itor: "A delightful pleasure was given the Mobile chapter of the D. A. R.'s at their March meeting by the presence of their formere regent. Mrs. Richard H. Clarke, formerly of Mobile, but now making her home in New York with her daughter, Mrs. Helen Clarke Smith. Mrs. Clarke leaves this week for Birmingham to visit her daughter. Mrs. Carl Ceals. Mrs. Sallie Foote Waller, who for a num ber of years has resided i nWashing ton, ,jwlll henceforth live with her niece, Mrs. Seals. Another of the Foote sis ters, who has been visiting in Mobile, is Mrs. Mary Foote Kennerly of Cincin nati." i' • v • Mrs. Flournoy Rivers left laat night for Pulaski, Tenn. She will he absent only a day or two. • • • Mrs. M. U. Hall was removed to her home in West End Sunday from the South Highland Infirmary. • * • Mr. Dean Blackwelder of West End, returned Monday from a stay of several days in Anniston. ^ • • • Mr. J. M. Reed has returned from CoaJ City to his home in Boyles. * • • After a pleasant stay with her aunt, Mrs. H. L. Busbv of Boyles. Miss Inez Lathem has returned to Marvel. • • • Miss Zella Russell left Monday for her home In Athens, after visiting Miss Lila Russell of Boyles. • • • Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Higginbotham have returned from a stay with relatives in Pelham. • • • Mra. Oscar Morten of Pratt City is vis iting relatives in Albertville. I • . Father Henry O’Grady left Monday for an extended vacation to his old home in New York. • • • Mr. and Mrs. H. Wheeler of Blossburg are visiting Mrs. Graves Jordan. • 9 m Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Smith of Pratt City have gone to Chattanooga for a visit. • • • Mrs. O. D. Sullivan of Calcaus is the guest of Mrs. T. L. Waggoner in Pratt City. • • • Mr. Charles 8awyer of Atlanta. Is vis iting his brother. Mr. Carl Sawyer, in East Birmingham. • • • Mrs. J. E. Spencer ha* returned to Illi nois. where she was called by the illness of her mother. • a • Mis* Mary E. Huey of Mississippi Is visiting Mrs. J. D. Sandifer In Woodlawn. a a a Mrs. J. W. Eastwood has returned from a stay wit hrelatlves in Nashville. • • • Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McGregoe has moved a stay with relatives In Nashville. « * • Mr. D. E. House, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. William Pentalna and her lit tle son, has returned to his home In Dal las. Tex., after a visit to his mother, Mrs. D. A. House of Ensley. as* After visiting Mrs. M. Davis in Ingle nook, Mrs. W. Beasley has returned to her home in Nashville. • s * Miss Pauline Crow of Hartaelle Is the guest of Mrs. A. Roberts of Inglenook. • • # Mrs. E. D. Maxwell of Inglenook Is the guest of relatives in Mobile. ss* Mra Ada Roberts has returned to In glenoek after spending some time with relatives in Oklahoma. a a a Mr. Hale Lovelace Is improving after a recent Illness at his home In Inglenook. a a a Mra. W. r. Jordan Is 111 at her home In West End. a a a Mrs. J. L. Benefield of Avondale Is the guest of friends in Cattanooga. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Brown and chil dren of Jacksonville. Fla..' are the guest of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Brown In Pratt City. a a a Mr. Benjamin Garrett of Joneiboro la CONTINUED RAIN HAS BEARISH EFFECT Outlook Gives Rise to Larg est Winter Crop Ever Known Chicago. March 30.—Abundant moisture which extended from the Alleghanies al most to the Rockies and gave sanction to estimates of the largest winter crt|j> ever known, had a notably bearish in fluence today on wheat. In consequence, the market, after an unceasing decline, finished weak at a loss of % to % to 1% net. Other speculative articles, too, all showed a setback—corn. % to %<fr%; oats, %tff% and provision. 15^17% to 25 cents. Selling pressure on the new crop de liveries of wheat became so pronounced as to disturb seriously the confidence the holders of cash wheat and May. The bountiful rains of the last three days and widened to include even the dry por tions of Kansas, where complaints had been numerous. In addition one of the leading experts had gone on record as predicting a winter crop yield of more than 600,000,000 bushels this season, as compared with 5123,000,000 bushels last year, the biggest previous record. Leading houses that heretofore havi not been identified with the bear in wheat came out openly in today’s break in wheat. Much stress was laid on ad vices tending to show that there had been virtually no acreage loss from win ter killing, and that the seeded terri tory possessed an amplitude never before equalled. Corn succumbed with wheat and be cause of lack of demand for the 12, 000,Ott) bushels stock here, a large pan of which Is winter shelled and is Habit to deteriorate. Most of the selling came from bear speculators who showed in creasing courage. Oats felt the influence of continued free arrivals and of the fact that Invest ment and shipping call was poor. In provisions, liquidating and short sell ing formed the rule as generally as with grain. The chief argument was that current levels were too high. Future quotations were as follows: Wheat- Opem High Low" dlose May . 92% 93 9"jf% 92% July. 88% 88% 87% 87% Corn— May. 68% 68% 68 68% July . 68 7% 69 68% 68% Oats— May . 39% 39% 39 39 July. 40 40 39% 39% Pork—• May .21.05 21.05 20.75 20.80 July .21.22 21.22 20.87 20.90 Lard— May . 10.62 10.62 10.45 10.45 July.10.72 10.72 . 10.62 10.62 Ribs— May . 11.22 11.22 11.05 11.05 July . 11.40 11.40 11.17 11.20 Kansas City Grain Kansas City, March 30.—Wheat, May 864)S3i*c. July, 8t,Lsc: No. 2 hard, 86th 90c; No. 2 red, tint'd 91c. Corn, Mar 68 8j, r, July, 70 >» 4/ 70 '4 c; No. 2 mixed 68’sc. No. 2 white, 68V4®49V4c. oats May, 39c: No. 2 white, 40Vtc; No. ; mixed, 384) 39140, St. Louis Grain St. Louis. March 30.—Wheat, May 91 Vie; July, 87**c; No. 2 hard, 91c, No 8 hard, 89c. Corn, May, 87c; July, 7U8sc mixed, none: No. 2, 69c. No. 2 whits, 71c Oats, May, 39c; July, 39Vic. No. 2, 40c No. 2 white, 41 Vic, New Orleans Rice Market New Orleans, March 30.—Rice un changed, rough, bare of stock, clean steady. yuote: Rough Honduras *2#4.50: Japan, »1.50®3; clean Hon “bras, 4V4 4Mc; Japan, 2 Vi ® 3 8s c. Rice Polish, per ton, *25@26; bran, per ton *14®>16. Receipts: Rough, 1469; mill ers. 899: clean, 312S. Sales 560 sack) rough Honduras at $2.16®2.66; 136! pockets clean Honduras at 1 Vi ©6 Vic 800 pockets Japan at 2Vi®J'ic. Visible Supply of Grain New York, March*30.—The visible supply of grain In the United Statoe Saturday, March 28, as complied by the New York produce exchange, shows the following changes: Wheal, decrease, 1.073.000 bushels; In bond. Increase, 6000 bushels; corn, decrease, 327,000 bushels; oats, decrease, 809,000 bushels; In bond, Increase, 197.000 bushels: rye! decrease, 66,000 bushels; barley. in crease, 16,000 bushels; In bond, increase, 79.000 bushels. Liverpool Grain Liverpool, March 30.—Wheat quiet; No. 2 red western winter, 7s 3Vid; No I Manitoba, 7s 8V»d; No. 2, 7s 3Vid. Fu tures easy; March, 7s 2»id: May, 7s 24»d, July, 7s 2Vid. Corn, spot, sfeadv; Amer ican mixed, 6s 8d. I* Plata futures easy; July, 4s 7*4d. Flour, winter pat ents. 28s 3d. Hops In London (Pacific coast), £4 10s. St. Louis Produce Pt. Louis, March 30.—Flour dull. Hay strong: prairie, *104113. Whisky, *12.35. Iron cotton ties. 9flc; bagging, 11c; hemp, 8c. Pork stronger; jobbing, J21 Lard stronger: prime steam, *10.05. Dry salt meats steady; dry Bhort ex tras. 1214 c; clear ribs, Illicit short clears, 12 Vic. Racond steady; boxed extra shorts, 13 Vic; clear ribs, 12 lie short clears, 12Vic. Receipts: Flour, 12,000; wheat, 118, 000; corn, 156,000; oats, 9*,000. Ship ntents: Flour, 12,000; wheat. 67,000 corn. 29.000; oats. 71,00. Selma Market -—■— Selma. March 30— (Special.)—Spoi cotton In the Selma market today wai quoted as follows: Good -middling 134* c; strict middling. 13 : middling 1314c: strict low middling, 12%c; low middling. 1214 c. Montgomery Market Montgomery. March 30.—(Special. Spot cotton waa quoted here today a: follows: Strict middling, 1314c; mid dllng, 1216-16e; atrlct low middling 12 7-l»c; low middling, 11 ll-16c. spending several days with his mother Mrs. W. J. Garrett of West End. e • • Mr. W. A. Miller of Washington, D. C. Is the guest of relatives In Avondale. • • • Mrs. C. A. Page, who has been vlsltlm In Vernon hae returned to her home li Avondale. Mr. A, R. Craddock'and little daugh ter, Virginia Craddock, have returned c their home In Vanderbilt, Tez. • • • Mr. J. D. McCool le the guest of friend at Fort Payne. • • s Miss Zelma Hand has returned to Ac mar aftar visiting frlenda In Avondale. • s * Mias Emma TeBow of Docena was th wsek-end guest of Miss Myrtle Avery ii Wylam. • • s Mist Jotie Chambless of Greenville I visiting Mies Alice Davie. • * • Mr. J. O. Bohannan haa returned to Al fcertvllle after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J P. Page of Wylam. • • s Mrs. Walter Goulaey of Wylam !s 1 at Tally's Infirmary. CLOSE FROM 1 TO 30 POINTS HIGHER | Relatively Firm Cables, Fa-: vorable Foreign Trade Ac counts Responsible New York. March 30.—Cotton was more or less excited today with old crop posi tions making new high ground for the movement on renewed covering, or bull support. May contracts led the advance, selling at 12.51c. or 28 points above Satur day's close, and 35 points above July. Realising caused moderate reactions in the late trading, but the close was steady and from 1 to 30 points net higher. Relatively firm cables, favorable for eign trade accounts, and bullish over-Sun day advices from southern spot markets were considered chiefly responsible for the opening of from 4 to 12 points. Lead ing spot Interests sold enough March to supply a scattering demand at the pre vailing premium over May, but bought May against these sales, and there was also an active demand for May from foreign and local sources. Profit taking checked the advance from time to time and caused slight recessions, but offerings failed to Increase materially on the set backs. which seemed to increase the nervousness of the May shorts. At any rate, the general tendency oF the market was upward, until in the afternoon active old crop positions sold about 14 to 28 points net higher. Later deliveries were relatively quiet, but ruled steady with the old crop strength, an l on apprhensions that unsettled weather predicted for the belt might cause further delays In farm work. October and December contracts sold some B to 6 points net higher, hut reacted with the rest \»f the list on late trading. Private cables reported that India was an active buyer of cotton goods in Man chester and that prices of both yarns and cloths were advancing. The conti nent also was said to have been a good buyer of new crop months in Liverpool this morning, and mall advices claim that foreign spinners have buying orders In the English market for delivery in 1910 and 1917 at B.SOd and below. New York Cotton Futures High Low. Close March TV. .... . .7.7 13.3o i 3" 12 1 3727 May . 12.51 12.30 12.46 July . 12.16 12.06 12.11 August . 11.00 11.86 11.89 < October . 11.60 11.46 11.46 December . 11.66 11.61 11.50 Port Cotton Movement Galveston: Firm; middling, 13 1-16c; net receipts. 34,871; gross receipts, 3487; sales. 545; stork. 264,601; exports to France, 17, 800; to the continent, 2532; coastwise. 3670. New Orleans: Quiet; middling. 13c; net receipts. 3241; gross receipts, 3741; sales, 1343; stock, 165,246. Mobile; Firm; middling, 12\c; net re ceipts, 281; gross receipts. .'186; Sales, 750; stock. 27,157; coastwise, 106. Savannah: Firm; middling. 13 1-16c; net receipts. 2304; gross receipts. 2394; sales, 295, stork. 66,760; exports to the conti nent, 3194; coastwise, 789. Charleston: Steady; middling. 1844c; net receipts, 297; gross receipts, 297; sales, 400^ stock. 12,561; coastwise. 75. Wilmington: Quiet; middling. 13c; net receipts. 745; gross receipts, 745; stock, 21.622. Norfolk: Steady; middling. 13c; net re ceipts, 2282: gross receipts. 2282; sales, 776; stock. 41,027; coastwise, 2270. Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 13%c* stock, 4350. New York: Steady; middling, 1.3.75c; gross receipts, 8283; sales, 3700; stock, 119, 6513* exports to the continent. 260; coast wise, 4236. Boston: Steady; middling, 13.75c: net re ceipts, 12; gross receipts, 445; stock, 12, 647. Philadelphia: Steady; middling. 14c; gross receipts, 800; stock, 2642; exports to the continent, *120. Texas City: Stock, 11,052. Minor Forts: Net receipts, 6902; gross receipts, 6W)2; stock, 8315; exports to Great Britain, 6902. Total today, at all ports: Net. 19.641; exports to Great Britain, 6902; to France. 187,000; to the continent, 6596; stock, 747, 86S. Consolidated, at all ports: Net. 32,321; exports to Great Britain, 13,902; to France, 18.925; to the continent, 13,398; Japan. 200. Total since September 1, at nil ports. Net. 9,371,161; exports to Great Britain, 2.506,013; to France, 976,048; to the conti nent. 3,326,672; to Japan, 324,836; to Mex ico, 23,885. Interior Cotton Movement Houston: Steady; middling, 1244c; net receipts, 4646; gross receipts, 4646; ship ments. 6376; sales. 1567; stock, 139,158. Augusta: Steady; middling. 13*Sc; net receipts. 127; gross receipts, 127; ship ments. 463; sales, 167; stock, 61,273. Memphis: Steady; middling, 1344c; net receipts, 1537; gross receipts, 9028; ship ments. 1661; sales, 1750; stock, 127,189. St. Louis: Steady; middling. 1346c; gross receipts. 4060; shipments, 3993; sales, 10; stock, 33,990. Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1077; gross re ceipts, 1077; shipments, 1203; stock. 22,o77. Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 127c; net receipts. 466; gross receipts. 466; ship ments. 641; sales. 56; stork, 6578. Total today: Net receipts. 7944;; gross receipts, 13,274; shipments, 13,167; sales, 3584; stock, 434,615. Liverpool Cotton Market Liverpool. March 30.—Spot cotton steady. Good middling. 7.66d; middling, 7.18d; low middling, fi.78d. Rales 8000 bales: 600 for speculation and export. Receipts. 8000. Futures closed very steady. March. fi.82*4d; March-April, 0 82d; May-June. fi.TlHd; July-August. 6. Old; August-Rep* tcirber. 6.49Vfed: October-November, f>.24d; December-January, 0.17d; January-Feb ruary, 6.17d. Dry Goods New York. March 30.—Cotton goods markets were firmer for the day with buying of convertibles more active. Raw silk was Irregular. Reports have reached , the market of low offerings of dress fabrics in western market. Hubbard Bros. & Co.’s Letter New York, March (Special.)—A sharp demand for May at the opening advanced that position materially and a further one stimulated Its prices heyond the expectations of those who had un der-measured the short Interest. New crops failed to Improve equally, a'though the weather conditions are not : wholly favorable and there la a dlspoal 1 tlrn to buy them on any recession. The earlier deliveries are affected by "technical" conditions. Later on prices ' declined somewhat hut the absence of ' general business leaves the market at the temporary caprice of tho local In teresta and subject to tho temporary do ’ ir.and and supply. On the advance, southern selling and profit taking were In evidence, and tho ■ pressure exceeded the resletanoe. It Is too early for the weather to bo a po. tent factor. ■ Owing to the eltuatlon south Increase 1 In stock here le expected the market closed steady with a fair demand at the alight deollne. Win in the* Math Columbia, S. C.. Maroh ■h—The Uni versity of South Carolina dWealed the Virginia Wesleyan college lift baseball here a to 2. South Carolina soared the I winning run In the ninth tnnliar after two were out. f EGG PRICES ARE Hens Are Scarce and Fryers Are Practically Ex hausted If the egg market continues to decline as it has within the last 10 days, the cost of living will have no terrors for the general public. Prices yesterday were reduced to 18 cents for graded eggs and to 20 cents for extra graded candled eggs. It is believed that the market will hold this price for at least a week, when It Is expected there will be a further reduc tion. This probably will be about 2 cents, and eggs selling at 10 cents are entirely possible for Easter. In the poultry market there are but few hens coming in. the price being firm ut 18 cents a pound. There arc absolutely t.\ fryers on the market and the price i*s very strong at 80 cents a pound. »l;o lack of hens is ascribed to the fact that they are laying and the farmers prefer to sell the eggs rather than the hens. Dealers In eggs are receiving offers from all over the south, ami the over-supply of eggs seems not to he confined to Ala bama alone. The produce market opened for business yesterday with a good demand fliat grew somewhat slack In the afternoon, when the rain came. The prices arc stationary, supplies good and the demand fair. In the fish market small shipments were received yesterday and the dealers appear more optimistic. It is believed that within a few days shipments will be coming In with some degree of regularity and the shortage of the past two weeks will be a thing forgotten. Prices remain stationary. LOCAL QUOTATIONS The Iron Market IF .*11.50 2F . 11.00 .10.50 Gray Forge . 10.00 ]S . 11.50 2S . 11 00 Loral Cotton Strict good middling . 1344 Good middling . 13 Strict middling . 1244 Middling . 12Vfc Strict low middling .. 12 Poultry and Eggs Hens, per pound, 15016c; fryers, 1VU steadiness shown In some lines of grav ity lbs. average, 28®30c; ducks, 15c lb.; guineas. 30c; roosters, 30c; geese, 11)., 10c; live turkeys, 22c; dressed turkeys. 24c; fresh egRs, candled, 19o; extra graded candled eggs, 20c. FruitR and Produce Russet apples. $6.60 bbl.; western box apples, $2.2608; Ben Davis, *5.60: lime*, per 100. *1.25; lemons box. 360. $4: Florida grapefruit. *4®\4; Florida oranges, *3; Cuban pineapples. 12.75 crate; Irish Potatoes, $1 bushel; Jumbo celery. SI.75; cranberries, per box, *3; bbls., *13; strawberries, per quart, 30c; celery. $1 dozen; Florida celery, per crate, *2.76; tomatoes. *3.50 crate; Danish cabbage. 2‘je lb.; rutabaga turnips. IV' lb.; new crop led and yellow onions. 1V lb.; Imported onions, crate, *1.76; uocoanuts, *6 bag; English walnuts. 16090c; filberts, 15c: pecans, 15c; California figs, case, *2.50; dotes, lb., 84,c.; sweet potatoes, Dooleys, bushel. *1.10; sweet potatoes, cream Yams, bushel, *1; Florida eabbuge, **25 crate. 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Tha close was 5 to 12 up on a steady tone. The weather forecast promised little change in conditions. Telegrams from Texas. Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisi ana point out that farm work Was being delayed by too much rain. Buyers 2oun<l offerings scanty and May shorts who wanted to cover bid prices upon them* selves. I*arge acreage talk, offset to some '■xtent the effect of weather news on new crop months. New Orleans Cotton Futures High. Low. Close. March ... . !... . TJToo May . 1279 12.65 12.73 July . 12.65 12.54 12.59 August .. 12.1? October . 11.60 11.55 11.57 December . 11.57 11.64 11.55 New Orleans. March 30. Spot cotton quiet, unchanged; middling. 13c. Sales on the spot. 1250; to arrive, 213. Good or dinary. i0U-16c; strict good ordinary, 11 3-16c; low middling. 12 3-16o; strict low middling, 12-V'; strict middling,. 137-16C5 go ml middling. 13 13-lHc; strict good mid dling. 14c, Receipts. S241; stock, 165,246. TRIPLE TIE IN~ PINEHURST MATCH Pinehurst, N. <*., March 30 —Three play ers registered 77 today In the first 18-hole round of the 36-hole qualifications In the fourteenth annual United north an4 south amateur golf championship tour nament. Walter J. Travis of Garden Oitv, I. I., Chisolm Beach of Fox Hills. L. I., and F. A. Robeson of the Pawling school. New York, were the players who led the field. R. S. Worthington of Delaware, made the course in 78 and F. M. Laxton of Charlotte, N. C., rscord ed 19* ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE CUBS Cincinnati, O., March 30.—A local attor ney, said to be representing Herbert 8. MlUe of Chicago, has opened negotiations with Charles P. Taft for the purchase of the Chicago National league Club. A price baa been fixed by Mr. Taft upon his holdings, and It la said t hat be Is awaiting an answer from Mr. Mills. cheese, per dozen, 45c; Pimento cheese, $J.2o. Flour and Bread-stuffs Self rising flour, f5.4>. 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