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Trading On Large Scale.
Overturn Nearly Half
Million Shafres
New York. June 25.—Considering the un
- favorable conditions with which the ses
sion began—the Claflin receivership—to
day’s stock market gave a fairly good
* account of itself. The troubles of this
concern became known soon after the
close of business Wednesday and the
fincncial community viewed the prospect
' with considerable concern.
Trading today was on an uncommonly
large scale, the overturn approximating
half a million shares. Activity was al
together at the expense of values, how
ever, many prominent issues declining
1 to 2 points, while some obscure stocks
fell 3 to 5 points.
United dry goods preferred decline to
65, a loss of 17 points on the day and a
total decline of 31% in two days. The
shares of other mercantile companies
v'ere sentimentally affected, but not to
any marked extent.
Opening prices generally were lower,
but standard stocks held remarkably firm
until the final hour. The late selling j
was attended by more unfavorable news, '
including the passage of the New York,
Ontario and Western railway dividend,
reduction of the Wells-Fargo Express
dividend and a batch of unfavorable rail
way returns for May. The signing of
the peace protocols by the Mexican media
tors Was utterly Ignored.
London was active in the initial trading,
selling about 25,000 glares. Europe’s big
banks made favorable weekly exhibits.
Eonds were heavy with 1 to 2 points
losses in minor issues.
Totals sales par value were $3,243,000.
Government bonds were unchanged on
call.
Bonds
U. S. 2s registered . 96%
IT. S. 2s coupon . 97
U. S. 3s registered . 101%
U. S. 3s coupon .. 301%
U. S. 4s registered . 109%
IT. S. 4 s coupon . 310
Central of Georgia 5s . 104%
Illinois Central ref. 4s . 92
Louisville & Nashville un. 4s.... 96
[* Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s. 75%
^ Southern Railway 5s . 105
Southern Railway gen. 4s. 73%
Money on Call
New York, June 25.—Prime mercantile
paper closed 3%@4 per cent. Sterling ex
change steady; 60 day bills, $4.86.10; de
mand, $4.88.05; commercial bills, $4.85%.
Bar silver. 56%c. Mexican pesos, 44c. Gov
ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds
heavy. Money on call firm; highest, 2 per
cent; lowest, 1% per cent; ruling rate, 2
per cent. Time loans, 1% per cent; clos
ing bid, 1%(7?2 per cent. Time loans steady;
60 days, 2% per cent;' 90 days, 2% per
cent; six months, 3% per cent.
IBank of Germany Statement
Brlin, June 25.—Weekly statement* of
the Bank of Germany: Cash Increased
24,714,000 marks; loans decreased 9,727,000
\f marks; discounts decreased 27,002,000
marks; treasury bills decreased 9,759,000
. • marks: cirulatlon decreased 29,835,000
marks; deposits increased 86,073,000; gold
increased 14,873,000 marks.
Consols for Money
London, June 25.—Consols for money,
74%d; for account, 7474d; bar silver steady,
25 15-16 pence. Money, 3%(fi>l%. Discount
rates, short bills, 2%02 9-16; thr^e months,
2 7-16.
Bank of France Statement
Paris. June 25.—Weekly statement of
Bank of Prance Gold, increased 100,385,
.. OOOf; silver, decreased 3,257,000f; notes, de
creased 65.064.000f; treasury deposits, in
- creased 90,330,000f; general deposits, in
* increased 72.142,000f; bills discounted, in
creased 12,330,OOOf; advances, decreased
10,082,OOOf.
Bank of England Statement
London, June 25.—Weekly statement of
the Bank of England: Reserve increased
£962,000; circulation increased £285,000;
bullion increased £1,246,667; other securi
ties increased £2.532,000; other deposits in
creased, £3,047,000; public deposits in
creased £437,000; notes reserve increased
£81,000; government securities unchanged.
Proportion of reserve to liability 47.10 per
cnt.
Live Stock Market
Kansas City, June 25.—Hogs: Receipts,
8400; steady; bulk of sales, $8.17Ms©*.30;
heavy, $8.30@8.35; packers and butchers.
8S.15ft8.35; light, $8.15@8.25; pigs,, $7.7588.
Catttle: Receipts, 2400; steady; prime fed
steers, $8.75©9.25; dressed beef steers, $7.60
<88.60; southern steers, $5.7588.26; cows,
$4.25©7.25; heifers, $6.50©9; Stockers, $6.50©)
1.60.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; steady; lambs,
$8.50©9.15; yearlings, $6.25@7; wethers, $4.75
. ©6; ewes, $4.25©4.90.
St. Louis, June 25.—Hogs: Receipts, 7100;
lower; pigs and lights. $6.75©'8.30; mixed
and butchers, $8.25©8.35; good heavy, $S.35
4 ©*.40.
Cattle; Receipts, 4000; steady; native :
beef steers, $7.50©9.25; cows and heifers, 1
$5©9; Stockers, $7©7.65; Texas and Indian j
steef^, $5.76©*.40; cows and heifers, $4.50©)
8.65; native calves, $6© 9.50.
I Sheep: Receipts. 2900; steady; sheared
mutton, $4.7585; sheared lambs, $7©8;
■pring lambs, $889.06.
Chicago, June 25.—Hogs: Receipts, 16,000;
strong; bulk of sales. $S.25©8.35; light,
$8.05©S.35; mixed, $8.05©*.40; heavy, $7.90©
8.40; rough, $7.80©8.05; pigs, $7.25©8.15.
Cuttle: Receipts, 4500; steady; beeves,
$7.50©9.40; steers, $6.90©8.20; Stockers, $6.10
—’ ©8.15; cows and heifers, $3.70©*.85; calves,
$T©10.
Sheep: Receipts, 12,000; steady; sheep,
$5.3086.35; yearlings, $6.3G©7.50; lambs, $6.50 ]
©*.25; springs, $6.75©9.35.
Metal Market
New York, June 25.—Lead, dull, $3,858
8.95; London, £19 7s 6d. Spelter dull, $5©)
5.10; London. £21 os. Copper dull; eleotro
: lytic, $13.62© 13.75; lake nominal: castings,
Tin weak; spot, I29.70@30.20; fu
' tures, $20. Iron quiet and unchanged. Lon
don copper easy; spot £60; futures £G0
12b 6d. Cleveland warrants, 51s 3d.
Coffee Market
New York. June 23-—There was a fur
ther sharp decline in the coffee market
J today under Wall street and scattering
. liquidation which may have been partly
.. • Inspired by the financial troubles in the
dry gcods trade, which unsettled gen
‘ eral sentiment. Otherwise there seemed
• to be little change in the situation. The
market opened at a decline of 1 to 6
/ points, sold about 9 to 12 points net lower,
then rallied partly on covering, closing at
. a net loss of 5 to 9 points. Sales, 65,500;
V June-July, 8.48c; September, S.62c; Oc
tober, 8.75c; December, 8.97r, January,
, 8.01c; March. 9.06c; May, 9.11c. Spot,
quiet: Rio No. 7, 9c: Santos No. 4, 12l^c;
»mild coffee dull; Cordova, 12V£©16c nomi
nal. Harve, % franc lower. Hamburg. Vic
lower to Vic higher. Rio unchanged.
Brarili^n receipts, 25.000; JuncMahy, 18,000;
today’s Santos cables reported 4’s un-,
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Hubbard Bros, & Co.
Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, M,
S. 7. Members New York Cotton Ex
thanpje. New Orleana Cotton Exchange,
- New Yora Produce Exchange Amo
a Liverpool Cotton Aaao*
>ra solicited for the pur*
le of Cotton and Cotton
future delivery. Special
liberal terma Niven for
of apot cotton toy «•,
•aponaenee Invite*.
THE CLOSING STOCK LIST
_Sales. High. Low. Close.
Amal. Copper . .84100-68% 67 67_
Amer. Agr. 700 53 53 53
Amer. Can .540 26% 25% 25%
Amer. C. A F. ...1100 49% 49 49%
Amer. Cities pfd. 60
Amer. C. 0. 300 40 39% 39%
Amer. Smelt. ...1100 61 % 61% 61 %
Amer. Snuff 100 163 163 163
Amer. Sugar-1000 106% 104 104%
A'mer. T. & T. ..1000 121% 121 121
Amer. Tob. 700 227% 226 226
Atchison.3900 9S% 96% 96%
A- C. L. 100 120 120 120
Balt. & Ohio ... 600 89% 88 88
Can. Pacific ...6600 192% 190% 191
Cent. Leather .. .4100 35% 34% 34%
cites. & Ohio ...1800 50% 49 49%
Chi., Mil. &
St. Paul .4900 98 96% 97
Erie .7200 28 27% 27%
Gen, Electric ... 300 146% 146 146
Gt. Nor. pfd ...3600 122% 121 121%
Illinois Central.110
Interb.-Met. pfd 2300 61% 60% 60%
K. C. Southern .. 600 26% 26 26%
Lehigh Val.9100 137% 136% 136%
Louis. & NaSh. . 200 137% 137% 137%
Liggett & Myers.214
LoriUard Co. ... 100 170 170 170
Mo., K. & T. 200 16% 16% 16%
Mo. Pacific .5200 16% 16% 16%
Sales. Hlprh. Low. Close.
Mex. Petroleum .1200 59 57% 5T%
N. Y. Central ...460^ 88% 87% 87%
N. Y.. N. ft. &
Hartford . ..3200 04% 64 64 %
Norf. & West. .. 200 104% 104% 104'%
Nor. Pacific -3500 109% 108% 108%
Penn.5000 110% 109% 109%
Reading.71600 162% 160% 161
Rep. 1. & S. 600 22% 22 22
do pfd . 200 85 84% 85
Rook Island Co. .1800 2 1 % 2
do pfd . 700 3% 3 3%
St. L, * San F.
2d pfd . 100 4 % 4% 4%
Seaboard A. L. .. 900 18% 17% 17%
do pfd .1300 53% 52% 52%
Sloss-Sheff. S.
& Iron . 26
Sou. Pacific ...34600 95% 93% 93%
Southern Ry. ..1200 23% 2:1% 23%
do pfd . 600 78% 77% 77
Tenn. Copper. .1100 33% 32% 32%
Texas Co.1200 143% 141% 141%
Tex. & Pac.100 15% 15% 15%
Union Pacific ..31300 153% 151% 151%
U. S. Steel .90900 60 58% 58%
do pfd . 900 109% 108% 108%
Utah Copper ...10600 57% 56 56
Va.-Caro. Chem. .700 28% 28% 28%
West. Union ....3500 57% 56% 66%
lotai sales for the day, 467,600 shares.
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LOCAL securities
__Kate. Bid, Asked.
Ala. F. & 1.777” 4 49 65
Amer. C. Rys., pfd .. 6 64 67
Amer. C. Rys . 30 60
Amer. Tr. & Sav. Bk. 8 170 ISO
Avondale Mills, com... 8 100 115
Avondale Mills, pfd... 8 100 103
Bessemer C. & X. .. 60
B’ham T. & S.10 260 275
B'ham Baseball Asso.. 140 170
B'ham Realty Co.4 ICO 175
Cham, of Com., pfd .... 7 70 80
Com. Bank & T. Co. .. 80 90
Corey Land . 65 79
East Lake Land . 60 76
Elmwood Cem. Co. 4 60 80
Empire Imp., pfd .... 8 10% 108
Empire Imp., com. 6 70 85
F.nsley Lund . 110 125
First Nat’l Bank.12 260 260
Great Sou. Life . 9 11
Interstate Casualty .. 1 3
Jeff. Co. S. Bank. ...... 8 150 165
Jefferson Fertilizer ... 8 105 120
M. & M. Bank .« 126 135
North B'ham Land ... 15 22
Protective Life . 10 15
Realty Tr. Co., com... 6 100 110
Realty Tr. Co., pfd ..8 100 110
Sou. States Fire . 1 3
Traders Nat. Bank . .. 9 150 165
_ Rate. Rid. Asked.
Ala. State refTTsSO... 4 »7 100~
Ala. State Renew, 196G 3Vi 60 90
Ala. State Renew, 1956 4 99 101
Ala. State Fair . G 60 76
Amer. C. Rys. 5 89 92
Ala. Cons. 6 76 80
Bessemer C. A 1.6 102 105
B. R„ B. & P. 6 98 101
B. R., B. A P. 414 89 91
B’ham Ice Factory ... 6 100 106
B'ham II. & E.6 100 103
B’ham Waterworks.... 3 102 107
City of Birmingham .. si 100 104
City of Birmingham .. 6 105 108
Continental Uln . 6 100 106
Jefferson County . 6 101 104
Jefferson County . 6 105 110
Jefferson County . 414 89 101
Jefferson Res.tly . 8 100 105
Milner Band Co. 6 95 100
Nashville Railway ... 5 100 105
Pratt Consolidated ... 6 SO 85
SIobs I. & S.6 100 102
Sloss I. & 3. 414 92 95
T. C. B gen, mtg. 6 99 101
T. C. I. Tenn. Div. 6 101 103
T. C. I. Ship Bldg. . . . « 100 104
T. C. I. B’ham Div..,. 6 100 102
T. C. I. Cahaba Div. ..6 102 101
Woodward Cons.6 100 105
MARKET 2 POINTS
UNDER WEDNESDAY
Cotton, After Standing At
10 Points Advance, Falls
Off In Afternoon
New Orleans. June 25.—The cotton mar
ket today stood a net advance of about
10 points in the morning session, but
fell off in the afternoon, closing at the
lowest of the day, 2 points under yes
terday’s final figures. In the morning
the trade was inclined to buy on con
tinued warm and dry weather over the
belt, but in the afternoon selling in
creased materially on fears of large July
notices in the New York market tomor
row and bearish talk in connection with
the Claflin failure.
High temperatures were the real sus
taining influence of the day. The de
tailed weather reports figured out the
average maximum temperature for the
entire belt yesterday at 100 degrees while
the returns today indicated fully as high
an averaged. Hears contended that this
was the best possible check for the spread ,
of the weevil, but bulls saw nothing
but crop disaster in it and for awhile
bought freely on it.
_New Orleans Cotton
High. Low. Close.
July ..7. 13?19 13709 12.09
August . 12.20 13.09 13.09
October . 12.65 12.52 12.5:;
December . 12.62 12.50 12.51
January . 12.65 12.53 12.53
March . 12.73 12.64 12.63
New Orleans Cotton
New Orleans, June 25.—Spot cotton
quiet, tfrc off. Middling, 13 9-16c. Sales on
the spot, 427. To arrive, 100. Good ordi
nary, 11 7-16c. Strict good ordinary,
11 15-16c. Low middling, 12 13-16c. Strict
low middling, 13Vic. Strict middling,
13 15-l«c. Good middling, 14 5-16c. Strict
good middling, 14^c, Receipts, 488. Stock,
85,876.
ST. J O H NSDAYIS
OBSERVED IN FLORAL
Florala, June 25, June 25.—(Special.)
Wednesday was the most important day
of the year in the local calendar. The
streets are crowded with visitors who have
come to Florala to join in the observance
of St. John’s day by the Masonic fra
ternity of this section pf Alabama and i
north Florida. The custom of making |
June 24 a holiday for the Masons of this ;
section has been followed since 1873.
Today the Louisville and Nashville ;
trains alone brought in more than 1000
people. Others came in automobiles,
wagons, buggies and ox wagons. There
were 3000 or 4000 people on the streets, and
they seemed to be having a very happy
time.
During the early part of last year the
building of Lake City lodge was burned
and the lodge was consolidated with Fi
delity lodge, No. 685, in Florala proper.
Yesterday George A. Beauchamp of
Montgomery publicly installed officers of
Fidelity lodge, No. 685, A. F. and A. M., as
follows: Worshipful master, J. T. Helms;
senior warden, T. H. Edney; junior war
den, J. Alto Matthews; treasurer, J. W.
Pendrey; secretary, W. N. Matthews;
senior deacon. W. B. Miller; junior dea
con, Thomas Whigham; tiler, S. E. Whig
ham.
Officers of Florala chapter. No. 135,
Royal Arch Masons: Excellent high priest,
R. G. Hoover; king. W. A. Lewis; scribe,
W. C. Whitt; captain of host, W. B. Mil- !
ler; principal sojourner, T. H. Edney;
royal arch captain, T. W. Whigham; mas
ter first veil. A. G. Williams; master sec
ond veil, J. F. Kendrick; master third veil,
J. M. Robinson; sentinel, S. E. Whigham;
treasurer, G. F. Petrey; secretary, J. W.
Pendrey.
Officers of Samson chapter. No. 137,
Royal Arch Masons: Excellent high priest,
T. L. Johnston; captain host, J. G. Pag^;
secretary. J. W. Brooks.
changed; Sao Paulo receipts, 17,000; San
tos future, unchanged.
Cotton Seed Oil
New York, June 25.—Cotton seed oil was
steady, closing practically unchanged
from last night. Refiners were taking in
hedges in July and selling September.
The selling of July was for long account.
There was also considerably switching of
July to August and September. Total
sales were 20,500 barrels. Thte cotton seed
oil market closed steady. Spot, 7.18c bid;
June, 7.15c bid; July, 7.2107.22c; August,
7.4207.43c; September, 7.4807.49c; October,
7.3107.33c; November, 6.9807c; December
and January, 6.8806.90c. Total sales, 20,500.
Ntval Stores
Savannah, June 25.—Turpentine firm;,
46Vi046%c; sales, 774; receipts, 724; ship
ments, 2750; stocks, 111,098. Quote: A, B,
13.95; C. D. E. F. G, H, I, $4.10; K, $4.46;
M. $4.90; N, $5.45; WG. $5.^; WW, $0.
MEAT MARKET IS
HOLD* IIP WEIL
Heavy Demand for Veal,
But Pork Is Off—Produce
Trade Brisk
The wholesale meat business in Bir
mingham holds up well, notwithstand
ing the warm weather now prevailing;
and prices continue firm. Shipments of
Kansas City and Texas beef arrive here
daily and the Alabama cattlemen arc
beginning to furnish the locul mar
kets with high grade meat.
Veal in large quantities is produced
in the Birmingham district and con
sumed here, and shipments from dif
ferent parts of the state are also
large. There is a heavy demand for
veal in Birmingham, especially in the
summer. The demand for pork, on the
other hand. Is off by about 33 per cent
during the hot weather; but the mar
ket is not overstocked.
The produce business continues
brisk and the dealers are abundantly
supplied.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
The Iron Market
IF .fli.BO
*F .11.00
*F . 10.60
Gray Forga . 10.00
18 .11.60
28 . 11.00
Local Cotton
Strict good middling. 14%
Good middling . 14
Strict middling . 13%
Middling . 13%
Strict low middling . 13
Poultry and Egga
Hens, per pound, 14%c; fryers, 1%@
1% lbs. average, 30c; ducks. 16c lb.;
guineas, 30c; roosters, 30c: geese, 40c to 46c
each; live turkeys, 20c lb.; dressed tur
keys, 24c; eggs, fresh country receipts,
19c; candled, 20c; extra graded candled
carton eggs, 23c,
Fruits and Produce
Wine sap apples, box, $3; Gano apples,
box $2.50; Missouri Pippin apples, box,
$2.70. Limes, per 100, $1441,25. Lemons, box,
300, $0.50; Florida grapefruit. $4ti0. Califor
nia oranges, crate, $3.60, Pineapples, crate,
$3. New Irish potatoes, $1.25 bushel;
tomatoes, $2.504r3 crate; cabbage, 2%c
lb; celery, crate, $2.50; squash, crate, $2;
bananas, per bunch, $1.50441.75; peanuts,
No. 1, 7c lb.; new' crop red and yellow
onions, 4c lb.; imported onions, crate, $2.50;
watermelons, Florida, $404445 hundred;
cucumbers, per crate. $2; snap beans, $1,60
crate; peaches, $2442.50 per crate; black
berries, crate, $3.50. Cantaloupes, $3;
corn. 404460c Per do*-: okra, six-basket
crate, $2.50; huckleberries, $2.50®3.
Creamery Producta
Country butter, 204425c; fresh creamery
butter. 31c; process butter, 25c; cheese,
17c; imported Swiss cheese, 28c; German
brick cheese, 18c; llmburger cheese, 18c;
Imported Roquefort. 36c; Neufchatel
cheese, per dozen, 4Sc; Pimento cheese,
11.36.
Meat
Lard, 12%c; compound, 9%e! dry salt
short ribs, 13%e; bellies, 14.45c; ham
butts, 15.u0c; Boston butts, 17%c; pork
loins, 17%c; spare ribs, 13c; breakfast
bacon, 25c; regular ham, 18%c; skinned
ham, 20c.
Fish and Sea Foods
Red snapper,8@9%c; gray snapper or
groupers, 5c; Spanish mackerel, ]2%c In
bbl. lots; fresh water breams, 8%c;
pompano, 25c; blueflsh, 8c; red bass, 6c;
mixed llsh, 6%e; small trout, 7%®8c; fresh
water cat. dressed, 10c; salt water
cat, 6%c; speckled trout, 12%44l6c. Shrimp,
10c lb. Perch, 6%e.
Flour and Breadstuff*
Self rising flour, $5.25; Tennessee flour,
$5; pure wheat shorts, $34; pure wheat
bran, $33; C. S. meal, 7% per cent, $30; C.
feed meal, per ton, $20; C. S. hulls, $13
ton; No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $24;
mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton,
$22. C. 8. hulls, $13 ton; Johnson grass,
per ton. $18; mixed feed, $34; oats, 57c bu.;
corn, 97c; cornmeal, $1.S5 per 96 lbs. New
crop alfalfa. $23.
Fight With a Mother Eagle
Bozeman. Mon.—M. J. Ryan, a fmlnter
who recently returned from a trip to his
homestead in the Lake Basin country,
about 35 miles northwest of Billings,
brought back with him two baby golden
eagles, which he secured from the nest
ai r a ttuht with the mother.
Ho was down a rock canyon after posts
when he noticed the eagle's nest on a
ledge of rock and saw the young eagles
m It. The next day, In company with
Reuben Castle, a farmer neighbor, he
went back, taking with him about 85 feet
of rope. He secured the rope to the ledge
above and slid down to the nest. Just
l the mother eagle
i l a hard light with
1 In getting the Uttle
COTTON CLOSES 110
7 POINTS ie LOWER
Conflicting Crop Reports
and Disturbing Infuence
Financial Trouble Figure
New York, June 25.—Conflicting crop re
ports and the disturbing influence of the
financial troubles reported in dry goods
jobbing circles, caused more or less ner
vousness and irregularity in the cotton
market during today’s trading. An early
advance on the continued hot weather in
the south and relatively Arm cables was
followed by reactions and the close was
steady, but from 1 to 7 points net lower.
Two private crop reports were published,
one of which indicated an Increase of 2.34
per cent in acreage, while the other re
ported a decrease of 1.5 per cent in acre
age and estimated the condition of the
crop at 78 per cent.
The market opened steady at an ad
vance of 2 to 6 points in sympathy with
Liverpool and sold about 7 to 2 points net
higher during the early trading.
There appeared to be quite a good many
overnight buying orders around the ring,
but the advance met a good deal of real
izing, and when the publication of the
detailed weather reports failed to stimu
late general buying, prices turned easier
under liquidation with active months sell
ing about 5 to 9 points net lower in the
late trading. July led the decline for
awhile, loading spot interests were steady
buyers of that position there was a good
deal of scattering liquidation for over
the notices expressed expected tomorrow.
The closing figures were a point or two
up from the lowest on covering. Accord
ing to official w'eather reports 77 stations
east of the river had maximum temper
atures of 100 degrees or over during the
past 24 hours.
_New York Cotton Futures__
High. Low. Close.
July . 12775 1275 9—12762
August . 12.80 12.66 12.68
October . 12,63 12.50 12.52
December . 12.65 12.53 12.54
January . 12.54 12.41 12.42
March . 12.58 12.47 12,46
Port Movement
New Orleans; Middling, 13 9-16c; re
ceipts, 488; exports, 7314; sales, 527;
stock, 85,876.
Galveston: Middling. 13 11-16c; re
ceipts, 1203: exports, 11,413; sales, 2012;
stock, 92,045.
Mobile: Middling, 13 He; receipts, 103,
salt s, 26; stock. 11,125.
Savannah: Middling, 13%c; receipts,
645; exports, 5699; stock, 21,031.
Charleston: Nominal; exports, 300;
stork. 2156.
Wilmington: Nominal; stock, 12,407.
Norfolk: Middling, 13ric; receipts,
121; exports, 299; sales, 239; stock, 20,
369.
Baltimore: Middling, 13%c; exports,
1277; stock, 3034.
Boston. Receipts, 13.25c; exports, 411;
slock, 10,000.
Philadelphia: Middling, 13.50c; ex
ports, 2; stock. 403S.
New York: Middling, 13.25c; exports,
1887; stock, 1 18,473.
Minor ports: Stock, 4807.
Total today: Receipts, 2563; exports,
29.300; stock, 385,370.
Total for week: Receipts, 22,459;
exports, 79,390.
Total for season: Receipts, 1,030,
422: exports, 8,705,172.
Interior Movement *
Houston; Middling, 13%c; receipts,
382; shipments, 2567; stock, 54,541.
Memphis: Middling. 13 94c; receipts,
723; shipments, 733; sales, 50; stock,
24,450.
Augusta: Middling, 14He; receipts,
108; shipments, 717; sales, 100; stock,
16.764.
St. Louis: Middling, 13%; receipts.
81; shipments, 514; stock, 18,837.
76; stock, 15,396.
Cincinnati: Receipts, 14: shipments.
76; stock. 15,396.
Little Rock: Midling, 13 Vi; receipts.
49; shipments, 429; stock, 21,033.
Total today: Receipts, 1357; ship
ments, 5036; stock, 151,021.
Liverpool Cotton Market
Liverpool, June 25.—Spot cotton firm;
good middling, 8.17d; middling, 7.63d;
low middling, 7.15d. Sales, light, 5000;
speculation and export, 300; receipts,
26.000; futures closed steady; Juno,
7.41%d; June-July, 7.23%d; July-Au
gust, 7.23 Hd; August-September, 7.07d:
Oetober-November, 6.75Hd; December
January, 6.66Hd; January-February,
6.66Hd; March-April, 6.69d.
Dry Goods Market
New York, June 25.—Little or no new
business was developed in dry goods to
day pending further explanations of the
Claflln failure, the largest failure in the
history of the New York trade. Prices
were steady where trade was not at a
standstill.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.’s Letter
New York, June 25.—(Special.)—Liv
erpool reflected the high temperatures
in the Atlantic states reported yes
terday and was better than expected,
but our market failed to hold the •im
provement on account of the discon
certing effects of the failure of H. B.
Claflln company, one of the largest
dry goods CDncerns in the country. This
brought scattered liquidation and with
the close approach of notice day to
morrow for July deliveries that posi
tion was relatively weaker under sell
ing by those who do not care to re
ceive the cotton which will probably
be tendered In the morning. Imme
diate cotton conu'Mons are rather in
favor of higher prices on account of
the high temperatures in the Atlan
tics, but investmnet is lacking from a
speculative as well as from a mill
point of view on account of the dis
couraging effects of this dry gjods fail
ure. Cotton goods buyers naturally
hold, off to see the effect of the re
sult of -the liquidation of this con
cern, and this, in turn, reflects on
the demand from the mills who natu
ra jy do not care to buy cotton for fu
ture commitments If there sa a possl
oit y that their own market will be
adversely affected while the reorgani
se lien ;« taking »>»«*. • we. therefore,
fate a condition (£ ufiairs where cot
t'-n on its merits would probably im
piove after the Jmv liquidation is out
of uie way, but it is restricted tempo
rally at least b/ c bsldo Influences.
Montgomery Market
Montgomery, June 26.—(Special.)
Spot cotton was quoted here today as
follows: Strict middling, 13 13-16c; mid
dling, 13%c; strict low middling, 13c;
low middling, 12c.
PROCLAMATION
RANK GROWTH OF WEEDS
NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN TO ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS OR TENANTS
THAT THE CITY WILL PROCEED TO
ENFORCE THE WEED LAW JULY 1,
NEXT, AND MAKE ARRESTS OF
THOSE WHO FAIL TO CONFORM TO
THE LAW BY THAT TIME.
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CITY
OF BIRMINGHAM IT IS UNLAWFUL
FOR ANY PERSON, OWNER, LESSEE
OR OCCUPANT HAVING CONTROL
OF ANY LOT OR GROUND, OR SIDE
WALK ABUTTING, TO PERMIT A
GROWTH OF WEEDS MORE TRAN
TEN INCHES HIGH THEREON.
VIOLATORS OF THIS LAW SHALL
BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDE
MEANOR AND FINED ACCORDINGLY.
A. O. LANE,
JAMBS WEATHERLY,
CEO. B. WARD,
50MM1SSI0NBRS.
WHEAT LOIR THAN
AHVTME9NCE190Z
Market Later Rallies With
Close l-8c to l-4@3-8c Net
Advance
Chicago. June 25.—Wheat rallied today,
but not until after prices had fallen lower
than at any time since 1902. Values closed
firm at %c to %@%c net advance. Corn
finished %<S%c to %@lc under last night s
close. Oats off %c to %c and provisions
ranging from 7%c to 10c decline to an
advance of 20c.
Most of the big wheat receiving houses
here admitted that country acceptances
on bids for wheat had become decidedly
less. There also were advices that spring
crop states had received so much mois
ture that future conditions would have
to be about perfect to avoid rust. It
was also said that new winter wheat
was being extensively used as feed.
Corn had no significant rally. Argentina
offers at the seaboard, a cent lower than
at any previous time this season, formed
the main reason. Hedging sales on the
new crop had much to do with weakness
In oats.
Provisions were unsettled by the con
flicting influence of lower prices for corn
and higher prices for hogs.
Future quotations were as follows:
Wheat— Open. High. Low. Cloie
July. 78 74 79% 78 % 79 %
Sept . 78% 79% 78% 79
Corn—
July . 68% 68% 67% 68
Sept . 667„ 67 66 66%
Oats—
Jtlly . 38% 38% 38 38%
Sept . 37% 37% 37 37%
Pork—
July ...%.20.72 10.95 20.72 20.75
Sept . 20.05 19.95 20.00
Lard—
July .10.07 10.07 10.02 10.02
Sept . 10.20 10.17 10.17
Ribs—
July .11.50 11.52 11.45 11.50
Sept __11.55 11.57 11.45 11.50__
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City, June 25.—No. 2 wheat,
hard, old, S5(?if02c; new, 77%<?i82c. No. 2
red old.* 81(6381 %e; new. 75c. Corn, No. 2
mixed, 69#70c; No. 2 white, 73%(£/’74<\ Oats,
No. 2, white, 39c; No. 2 mixed, 37<@38c.
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis, June 25.—No. 2 red wheat,
88%4?88%c; No. 2 hard, 88(£r96(\ Corn No
2. 69%c; No. 2 white, 74c. Oats, No. 2,
38c; No. 2 white, 39@40c.
New Orleans Rice Market
New Orleans. June 25.—Rough rice nom
inal; clean Honduras, steady; Japan
strong. Quote: Rough, nominal; clean
Honduras, 4%@6%c; Japan, 2%tf$%c. Pol
ished rice, per ton, $26^27; bran, per ton,
$17<f/18. Receipts: Rough, 305; millers, 305;
sales, 422 pockets clean Honduras at 1%(&
5%c.
Society
(Continued from Page Sl*>
ice course was enjoyed by the guests
including Miss Mabel Jordan. Miss Al
ice Craddock, Miss Martha Cooper, Miss
Sarah Newsom, Miss Louise Ware, Miss
India Daniel, Mrs. Frank Womack, Mr.
Harry Bernard. Mr. Herbert Bliss, Mr.
Julian Voriss, Mr. Edward Henley, Mr.
Hughes Lyon, Mr. W. M. Perrin, Mr.
Amos Taylor, Mr. Ilobson Thompson,
Mr. Robert Ware, Mr. Lyons Wilkinson,
Mr. Howard Vaughn, Mr. Ralph Crane,
Mr. Burris Clapp.
MISS ALLGOOD HOSTESS
MOONLIGHT PICNIC
In honor of her guests Miss Ezello
Davidson and Mr. Grady Davidson of
Nashville and Miss Victoria Bainbridge
of Indiana, Miss Buna Allgood of Avon
dale, entertained a number of young !
people last evening, giving a moonlight j
picnic at East Lake park.
Those composing tills happy party '
were: Miss Blanche Hughes, Miss Ruth,
McKlbbon, Miss Nell Page, Miss Hazel
Stone, Miss'“Belle Hopwood, Miss Mabel
Garrett, Mr. Malcolm Hankins, Mr. Rob- 1
ert Wall, Mr. Tom White, Mr. George
Jones. Mr. Porter Branch, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Waldman.
MISS EDMONDS ENTERTAINS
ACTION BRIDGE CLUB
The Young Ladies' Auction Bridge
club of Norwood was delightfully on*
tertained yesterday afternoon with
Miss Flora Edmonds as hostess.
The shaded porch was chosen as a
cool spot for the game and here the
tables, prettily decorated with sftweet
peas, were arranged for the players.
A salad and ice course followed the
game.
The members of the club are: Miss
Marie Rosamond, Miss Sarah Hodges,
Miss Eva May Morgan, Miss Onie Smith,
Mrs. R. E. Peebles, Miss Sue Ferguson, '
Miss Bessie Ferguson, Miss Jennie i
Price, Miss Eugenia Price, Miss Pearl
Blackburn, Miss Pauline Ballard, MIbs
Mary Lee Bell, Miss Flora Edmonds, I
Miss Myrta Harris, Mrs. Leon Harris, 1
Miss Mary Todd and Miss Estelle
Strickland.
MRS. M’CALLUM’S DINNER
IN BOYLES
Mrs. I, U. McCallum was hostess at
dinner last evening in BoyleB. Sweet
peas centered the table and lovely hand
painted cards bore the following names:
Miss Bessie Erwin, Miss Erlene Moore.
Mr. Ellis Wilson, Dr. F. R. Daby, and
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McCallum.
MISS HAUSER HONOREE
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Clyde Latimer entertained a coterie
of friends at her home In Woodlawn
yesterday In honor of Miss Ruth Hauser,
the occasion being the 'birthday of the
latter.
The hostess selected a color motif ot
pink and white which she tastily used
In the decorations and later In the re
freshments. Progressive games were fea
tures of the evening.
The Invitation list Included the follow
ing guests:
Miss Locklln Douglas, Miss Rosa Bar
ham, Miss Lorene Lawley, Miss Frances
Martin, Miss Gertrude Compton, Miss
Thelma Stacey, Miss Lena Henderson,
Miss Annie Traynor, Miss Alice Emer
son, Miss Minnie Elliott, Miss Memory
Elliott, Mr. Roscoe Johnson, Mr. Walter
Howurd, Mr. Thomas Mercer, Mr. Wy
man Rogers, Dr. F. M. Wilson, Mr. Coop
er I-awley, Mr. John Ferrell, Mr. B. T.
Davis, Mr. Louis Compton, Mr. F. G.
Moore. Mr. Curtis Stacey, Mr. Jean Gil
mer and others.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The members of the Highland band of
the EnBley Methodist church will have
charge of the soda fountain In Averyt’s
pharmacy Saturday.
* • •
The J. O. S. bank of the Vine Street
Presbyterian church will serve Ice cream
and cake this evening from 5 to 10 o’clock
on the lawn of Mrs. W. F. Jordan's home
In West End.
• • •
The W. C. T. TJ. of Woodlawn will hold
a meeting this afternoon at 3 o’olock at
the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church.
PERSONAL NOTES
Mrs. Zach L. Nabers. Mr*. William 8.
Mudd and her little daughter
Mudd, and Miss Marguerite Naber,
1 to leave Sunday to spend the last of the
summer In northern Michigan.
• • •
Mrs. C. S Morgan, who has been des
perate!? ill for the past week at the
home of her father. Mr. I\ 13. Brown,
was reported yesterday morning some
what improved. Mrs. Morgan waa thought
to be convalescent after an operation for
appendicitis when complications set in and
| her condition became very grave. She has
scores of friends who will be delighted
i to hear encouraging tidings as to her
improvement. Her sister, Mrs. Carroll
Steele, has been with her constantly
throughout her Illness, though she also
lias the care of two nurses.
• • •
Miss Ella Hubbert, who has been 111
at the home of her sister, Mrs. T. O.
Smith, In Gravmont for the past 10 days,
is resting very comfortably, and was
yesterday pronounced decidedly Improved.
The inquiries of sympathetic friends are
being constantly made at the Smith resi
dence.
* • •
Mr. H. M. Runyon arrived last nigh*
from New York to spend several days
with his sister, Mrs Felix Drennen.
• • *
Mi88 Rebecca Stout of Montgomery,
Miss Celia Webb of Mobile and Miss
Elizabeth Baker of Tarboro. N. O., con
stitute an attractive trio of visitors.
They are guests of Miss Helen McCary
and, with their hostess, were among
the popular girls at the dansant last
night at the Newspaper club.
■ * •
Mrs. John I^ewls Fnderwood, who has
been ill at a local infirmary for the
rast week. Is improving and will soon
be able to return to her home.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Joy have gone to
Princeton, N. J., to spend sometime
with the latter’s mother.
• • •
Miss Berthn Stone, the young daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mims B. Stone, is
at St. Vincent's hospital, where she
underwent a critical operation Monday
for appendicitis. Reports of her con
dition are most encouraging.
• • •
Mrs. Crawford Johnson, who Is with
her slaters in Chattanooga, is not ex
pected homo for sometime.
• • •
Mrs. Henry Dean will probably not
leave Birmingham until the last of July
when she plans to go to Asheville to
spend the final months of Hummer and
the early fall at "The Manor."
• • •
Mrs. Felix Drennen, who goes to the
eastern shore each summer, will vary
her vacation programme this year and
instead of going north will spend a
few weeks later In the season at High
land T.«uke, N. C.
• • *
Miss Augusta Dearborn is with her
sister, Mrs. Winston Croxton, of At
lanta, enjoying a delightful visit to
Virginia Beach.
• • •
Miss Louise Tillman of Nashville Is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Pope Beals
I In the Colonial apartments.
* * *
Miss Elizabeth Wyman Is at home
after a delightful motor trip through
the region of the Great Lakes. She
accompnnlod her aunt, Mrs. Knott,
who wrs one of the much-feted visit
ing matrons in Birmingham during the
winter Just ended.
• • •
Mr. W. F. McClure, Miss Sue Chil
ton McClure and Miss Doris Barber are
guests of relatives in Lewlsburg,
Tenn.
• « •
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carter (Joy Tom
linson) will arrive from Philadelphia
Sunday morning for a short visit to
the latter’s mother, Mrs. Annie R.
Tomlinson. Miss Bland Tomlinson ex
pects to return home with them nnd
will not return for three months. After
a month with the Carters at their home
at Overbrook, near Philadelphia, she
will visit two other friends during
the remainder of her stay.
• * •
Miss Louise Long, Miss Serena Kirk
patrick. Mrs. Thomas Ellis and Miss
IGustrine Milner of this city and Miss
I Isobel Curry of Bessemer, who Bailed
in Mrs. Brownell’s pnrty leaving New
York June 17 on the North German
Lloyd steamer, Princess Irene, are du*>
to reach Gibraltar today and on Juno
29 will arrive In Naples. They are ex
pecting a most delightful Journey and
will reach home September 12, landing
in Boston.
- • • •
Reuben Truss Johnston, son of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Carl C. Moses of Louisville,
Ky., who are well known In Birming
ham, was selected to assist In the
chorus at the thirty-ninth celebration
of the saengerfest. to be held In that
city June 24 to 26.
* • •
Little Helen Badham, who was ac
cidentally burned last week at the
Badham home, has suffered Intensely
from her wounds, but friends of the
family the learning with exeentional
pleasure that she will recover and her
lovely little face will not be scarred.
• • •
Miss Mildred Badham and Miss Mar
garet Nelson, who had planned to Join
a house pnrty In Virginia last week,
were prevented from doing so because
of the injuries to little Helen Bad
hnnv, W'hose painful accident was a
matter of the tenderest anxiety not
only to the family in which she Is so
devotedly cherished, but to a great
many friends.
• • •
Mrs. C. D. Marvin of East Lake has
Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of New
York city as her guests.
* • •
Mrs. Fannie Lane of Clanton Is the
guest of Mrs. II. H. Parker In Boyles.
• • •
Mrs. Solon Jacobs Is expected home to
day from Chicago, where she has been
visiting Mrs. Rice since the meeting of
the General Federation of Clubs. Miss
Km Kirkpatrick of Nashville, who is de»
llghtfully known here as having fre*
fluently visited Mrs. Jacobs, has beel
with Madeline and Virginia Jacobs dur*
ing their mother's absence.
• • •
Mrs. Luther Farker of Anniston I*
spending several days with relatives in
Hoyles.
• • •
Mrs. A. T. Pearce and children of Boylei
are spending sometime at Cook's Springs.
♦ • •
Mrs. Emily Dobbins of Marion Is the
|uest of her sister, Mrs. Frances Phillips,
In Ensley.
• • •
Mrs. Will Averyt of Ensley left yester*
day for California, where she will spend
the surampr.
• • •
Miss Julia Allen has returned to Opelika
rafter a visit to Mrs. Ira Gorham In Ens
ley.
• • « r
Mrs. Emily Dryman of Pratt City is vis
iting friends In Lewlsburg.
• • •
Mrs. L. M. Merlweathir and two chib
rlren of West End are the guests of rela- k
lives In Montgomery.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Truss and two sons
have returned to West End after a trip
to Jacksonville, Fla., Washington, D. C.t
and Atlantic’ City.
• • •
Miss Olivia Evans has returned to East
Birmingham from a stay with friends In
Atlanta.
• • •
Miss Hettle Mae York has returned to
Rockmart, Ga., from a visit to Mrs. W,
C. McConnell in East Birmingham,
« • *
Mrs. Oscar Reinhart Is 111 at her homi
In Norwood.
• • •
Mrts R. D. Mills has returned to hef
home after a several weeks' stay at St.
Clair Springs.
• • •
Mrs. L. A. Jones and children have re
turned from a visit to Amory, Miss.
• * •
Mr. Eugene Thompson Is critically ill at
his home In East Birmingham.
. „ • • •
Mrs. Jesse Chant* has returned to Ingle
nook after a pleasant visit to relatives in
Decatur,
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones have named
their little daughter Rosa Margaret Jones.
« • •
Mrs. M. R. Flowers of Inglenook Is vis
iting relatives In Macon, Ga.
• • *
The Rev. ,T. F. Sturdevant of Inglenook
Is spending his vacation in south Ala
bama.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Green have returned
from North Carolina.
• • «
Mrs. A. R. Craddock and children of
Alexander City are visiting relatives in
Avondale.
• • •
Mrs. N. W. Proctor and Miss Lucy
Proctor and Miss Anna Watts of Wood
lawn are In Louisville, the guests of rel
atives.
• * •
Mrs. C. A. Jernigan has returned from
a stay with her son In Atlanta.
• • •
Mrs. David Wilson of Pulaski, Tenn.f
Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. J. Hun
ter, In Woodlawn.
• • •
Mrs. T. C. Crane and little daughter
have returned to Woodlawn from a visit
to Brookhaven, Miss.
• * #
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes R. Kennedy have
returned from an extended trip to Hous
ton and Galveston, Tex.
• • •
Mr. Rnd Mrs. Emmett Jones of West .
End will leave today for a trip to St..
Louis.
Miss Lillian Hancock and MIsr Frances
Hancock left West End Thursday for
Henderson, Tex., where they will reside
in the future.
• • •
Miss Mary Lou Chamblee of West End*
left yesterday to visit relatives In Atlanta L.
and Buford, Ga.
* m •
Mrs. Charles II. Harris of Sparta. On.,
arrived Saturday night to spend *'9
time with her mother. Mrs. K. K.nstitu
phens, 1003 Phelan street. i been
• • •
Mrs. Castleman Estill and her little .
are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs*
Garth, In Huntsville.
• • *
Miss Elizabeth Chapman of Huntsville
Is visiting Mrs. Erie Pettus.
• • •
Mrs. Clyde W. Ennis, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. William W. Moore, and
Mrs. Ennis sons, Starling and Deveroux, •
left yesterday morning to visit Mrs. G. R.
Ennis, at her country place near Rome,
Ga.
• • •
Mrs. Henry Fitts left yesterday for
Asheville, where she will,join Mr. Fitts,
who has been at Tate Springs for the
past 10 days.
Selma Market
Selma, June 25.—(Special.)—Spot cot
ton In the Selma market today was
quoted ns follows: Good middling-.
HHo; strlck middling, 1374c; middling,
1354c; strict low middling, 13)4c; low
middling, 12%c.
CHILDREN
TEETHING
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
USED BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS
FOR THREE GENERATIONS
car
Low Round Trip Fares
, -rPHOM BIRMINGHAM- .— =
Cincinnati_$19.75 Mammoth Cave-$13.75
Charlevoix_ 37.85 Milwaukee_28.65
ChautauquaLakePta.34.55 Minneapolis-... 39.35
Chicago_ 26.90 Niagara Falls....... 36.10
Colorado Springs... 39.00 Pctoskey._...._37.85
Denver_... 39.00 Put In Bay-..... 28.25
Detroit. 30.25 Salt Lake City.52.00
French Lick Springe 19.10 St. Louis_.... 20.35
Indianapolis___ 20.60 San Francisco_72.50
Louisville.15.80 Toronto.38.45
Mackinac Island... 39.40 Yellowstone Park— 61.90
Then m but ■ few of the polnte. There in ■ great mine othete end we will bn
ploued to give full mfoitnalion upon application. Proportionately low lane to other points.
D0UND TRIP tickets over the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad will be sold daily at greatly
reduced fares to all the principal lake, mountain
and sea shore resorts and to many of the larger
cities in the North and West. These tickets will be
good returning until October 31st, and bear
liberal stop-over privileges.
Let Us Arrange Your Vacation Trip
J. H. SETTLE, District Passenger Agent I
_| L & N. STATION
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