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ITEEL IS AGAIN >mmon Stock Is Exten sively Traded in at Its New Minimum ;ew York. January 29.—United States •el again was the pivot around which * stock market revolved today. The nmon stock was very extensively traded mostly at 40. its new minimum, a v thousand shares being sold at a frac n above that price. Liquidation in that ue was on so large a scaJe as to rep ent 40 per cent of the first hour's en 3 business. The preferred stock also lded part of its recent recovery. Tew Haven was another weak issue, ling off 4Va points to 49, its minimum, ildentally the lowest price in the his ■y of the company. The decline coin ed with rumors that the company’s plication to issue preferred stock had jn denied by the Massachusetts authori lanadian Pacific was heaviest of all the fh-priced issues, losing over 5 points persistent selling, much of which ,s ascribed to European sources. The npany’s statement of earnings for De nber, indicating a net loss of over S00.0C0, was in itself regarded as suf lent cause for discouragement on the rt of holders of the stock. Declines lowest prices all around occurred in the a I hour, renewed liquidation in Reading, lion Pacific and other speculative favor s producing a weak close, n addition to the foreign offerings of nadian Pacific, sales for European in *ests were probably the largest of any rent day. Abrogation of the rule pro fiting sales, except for cash, has re ted in a heavy movement of our securi s from abroad. Tills is especially ap eable to bonds of speculative charac A)cal banks are expected to make fur jr cash gains on the movement from i interior, but supplies of cash at all re •ve centers are now so abundant as to ike quoted rates virtually negligible, lank clearings show a decrease from 3 previous week, the loss being greater the interior than at New York and w England points. amdon reported an expansion of busi ss, that market being assisted by tlie noval of our "cash” restrictions. The ndon exchange continued, however, to lore the successive price reductions in iel here. lends as a whole wore affected by the akness of the stock list. Total sales, r value, aggregated $1,978,000. Jnited States 2*s ad\unced % and Pall ia 2’8 Vi per cent on call. Bonds S. 2s registered . 99 S. 2s coupon . 99 8. 3s registered . 101 S. 3s coupon . 101 Vi S. 4s registered . 109 Vb 8. 4s coupon . 110 nama 3s coupon . 101 L% ntral of Georgia 5s. 100*4, inois Central ref. *ls. 87 uisvillo & Nashville un. 4s .... 94’$ aboard Air Line adj. 5s . 69 uthern Railway 5s .. 100Vi uthern Railway gen. 4s . 68 8. Steel 5s ... 3 00^ Mercantile Paper sew York, January 29.—Mercantile per, 3*4@4 per cent; sterling exchange ay; 60-day bills. $4.83.15; for cables, 85.25; for demand, $4.84.85. Bar silver, lie, Mexican dollars, 37V4c. Goevrn *nt bonds strong; railroad bonds easy, me loans steady; 60 days. 2*4@2Vi per it; 90 days, 2*54@3 per cent; six months, @3^» per cent, (’all money steady; high. ■>er cent; low, 1% per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan. 2 per cent; closing 1, 3% per cent; offered at 2 per cent. .london, January 29.—Bar silver, 22%d; mey, 1 per cent; discount rates, short d three months, 9-16 per cent. Metal Market se wYork, January 29.—Tin firm; 5-ton s, $36.75@ 37.75; 25-ton lots, $36.70@37.55. pper firm; electrolytic, 14.75c; casting, 50@14.62c. Iron quiet and unchanged. London: Spot copper, £63 6s; futures, 3 12s 6d. Spot tin, £172; futures, £170 •sew York, January. 29.—Lead steady 75@3.85. London, £18 7s Od. ^pelter ong, $7.50@7.90. London, £37. Sugar Market few York. January 29.— Sugar futures ened 2 points higher to 3 points lower, t prices soon developed firmness on the ot situation and at noon were 1 to 4 ints net higher, with sales of 700 tons. Spot firm and higher. Sales, 81,000 bags; ntrifugal, 4.20c; molasses, 3.43c; refined m. futures closed firm, 5 to 9 points up. les, 3560 tons; February, 3.23c; May, 2c; June, 3.48c; July, 3.54c; September, Live Slock Market Chicago, January 29.—Tioga: Receipts 00; higher. Bulk, $6.70®6.90; light ,50®6.90; mixed, $6.50®6.95; heavy, .40 ® 6.95; rough,$6.40®6.50; pig8, $5.66 Cattle: Receipts, 1000; firm. Native Bern, $5.50®9.10; cows and hellers, ,00®7.85: calves, $7.25®10.50. Sheep: Receipts, 5000; strong. Sheep, .00®: 6.85; yearling's, $7.20®8.00; lambs, .50® 8.90. Kansas City, January 29.—Hogs: Re ipts, 10,000; higher. Bulk, $6.75@6.9Q avy, $6.70@>6.86; packers and butch s, $6.75®6.90; light, $6.75@7.00; pigs .25® 6.75. Cattle: Receipts, 1200; lower. Primo d steers, $8.50®9.25; dressed heel eers, $7.25®8.50: southern steers, $6.0( 7.50; cows, $4.50® 7.25; heifers, $6.50® T5; Stockers, $6.25® 8.00. Sheep: Receipts. 4400; higher. Lambs .25® 8.60; yearlings, $6.75® 7.60: weth s, $6.00®6.60: ewes, $5.80® 6.20. St. Louis. January 29.—Hogs: Re ipts, 20.600; lower. Pigs and lights •00®7.30; mixed and butchers, $6.76® 10; good heavy, $6.S0®6.90. Cattle: Receipts, 2100; steady. Nu beef steers. $7.50®9.25; cows an< (Ifera, $5.00® 8.50; stockers, $5.25® 25; Texas and Indian steers. $5.25® 85; cows and heifers. $4.00@6.00; na t’O calves. $6.00® 11.00. ^ Sheep: Receipts. 1 400; higher. Nati?i uttons. $4.75®. 6.50: lambs, $8.25®8.90 Barlings, $7.25®7.75. I Coffee Market New York. January 29.—Coffee futurei ere steadier today and after opening a icbanged prices to an advance of >ints closed at a net gain of from 3 t< ( points. There appeared to be some cov •lng by March shorts, while trade inter 1 Its were moderate buyers of the latei I (liveries and the advance reflected t imperatively small business in a narrov , arket with no apparent change in thi ■neral character of the news: Hales weri i ported of 11.500. January, 6.09c; Febru y, 6.09c; March, 6.10c; April. 6.29c; May !7c; June. 6.27c; July. 7.3oc; August 13c; September, 7.51c; October, 7.o7e; ovember. 7.62c; December, 7.68c. Spo flee steady; Rio. No. 7, 8^e; Santos, No | Rubbara Juros. cz Go. r illan Merchant*. Hanover Square, H [ Members New York Cotton Exchange iw Orleans Cotton Exchange. Non irk Produce Exchange, Aasoolatf ‘mbers Liverpool Cotton Association •ders solicited for the purchase ant . or Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil foi I lure delivery. Special attention and [ icral terms given for consignments ol ot cotton for delivery. Correspond. Ice Invited. I . )SING STOCK QUOTATIONS - -a. Align. IAIVT. Ain iOO 54% 52% 52% An . 50 ij Amer. Can ....7900 29 % 27% 27% A. C, & *P.2600 46% 44% 45 Amer. Cot. Oil . 900 46% 45 45 Amer. Smelt. ...2700 61% 60 60 Amer. Snuft ... IOO 156 " 155 3 55 Amer. Sugar ...7200 111% 108% 108% Amer. T. & T. .1500 120% 119% 119% Amer. Toh. 600 234% 231 231 Atchison .3400 95 93 93 A. C. L. 200 106% 105% 105% B. & 0.4900 73% 72% 72% ■Can. Pac.1500 163 157 158 Ceil. Leath.2900 35 33% 34 C. & 0.2000 45 43% 43% C.. M. & St. P. .3000 90* 87% 87% Erie .5700 23% 22% 22% Gen. Klee. 900 143% 142% 142% G. N. pfd .3600 115% 113% 114 111. Cen. 200 108 1077, 1077s Inter.-Met. pfd .3800 52% 52% 52% K. C. S. . 200 22% 22% 22% Ijehigh Val.3600 137 1 34% 134% L & N.100 117% 117 % 117% Liggett & Myers 200 319 219 219 Lorillard Co.180 M. K. *T.3000 11 10 10 Mo. Pac.8500 12% 11 11% Mex. Pet.16200 74 71% 72% Total sales for £>aies. nign. viunr. Y. r.3900 91 SS*\ 88*4 N. Y.. N. H. & Hart. ..... 5d0 53** 49 49 N. & W. 200 102**5 102 102 Nor. Par.4100 105*4 102li J02-* Pennsylvania ...2800 107*n 106*-: 106*2 Reading.78200 148^ 144 *v 144N R. 1. & S. 400 20 19 *j 19U do pfd . 75 R. I. Co. 100 7* -4 '•* do pfd . .... ,... l'a St. U & San F. 2d pfd . 3 S. A. K . 100 14H 14Va 14*a do pfd . 200 39*2 38 38 Sloss-ShelT. S. and Iron . 23 *2 Sou. Pac.8700 85 84 84 Sou. Ry.2100 17 r,8 16 « do pfd . 100 60*i 60 C 60'/2 Tenn. Cop.1700 32 31 31 Texas Co. 500 133'i 133 133 T. & P.100 12 12 12 Union Par.12500 120=4 US'. 1183. U. S. Steel ....66300 40»* 40 40 do pfd .9000 104 >. 103'i 10336 Utah Cop.5200 54** 58 ** 53 **» V. -C. Chom. 900 21 *4 20^ 21 West. Union ..2000 63"* 62 T* 62”* Beth. Steel -5300 49r*8 48 t 48 he day, 449,100 shares. LOCAL SLCUKJLT1US Hate. Bid. Asked. Ala. F. & 1. 4 42 62 Amer. C. Rys., pfd_ 6 55 CO Amec. C. Rys . 20 35 Amer. T. & Sav. Bk... » 160 170 Avondale Mills, com. .. 8 95 105 Avondale Mills, pfd... 8 100 108 Bessemer C. & I. .. 43 B’ham T. & S. .10 285 256 J’ham Baseball Asso.. 140 170 B'ham Realty Co. 4 150 175 Cham, of Com., pfd.... 7 *0 70 Corey Land . 50 78 East Lake Land . .. 75 Flmwood Cem. Co. 4 65 75 Empire Im„ pfd . 8 100 102 Empire lxn., com. .... 6 70 85 Ensley Land. 86 110 First Nat. Bank .12 235 255 Great Sou. Life . 9 11 Interstate Casualty .. I 3 Jeff. Co. S. Bank . 8 150 180 ^ Jefferson Fertilizer ... 8 105 120 M. & M. Bank . 6 115 125 North B'ham Land ... 15 22 Realty T. C., com. S 100 110 Realty T. Co., pfd .... 8 100 110 clou. States Fire .- 1 3 Traders Nat. Bank .... 9 160 160 BURST OF SELLING CAUSES A BREAK Cotton Drops at New Or leans But Makes Quick Recovery New Orleans. January 29.—Cotton went to a net advance of 7 to 9 points in the early session of today's market but broke sharply shortly after midday, as the result of a burst of selling based on unfavorable stock market reports. In a few minutes’ time the price fell 15 points, but this was followed by a quick recovery as new buying met the decline. At the lowest the most active months were S to 10 points under yes terday’s final figures; the close was at a net loss for the day of 6 to 8 points. Throughout the seslon there was an undercurrent of buying. While this did not attract much attention, it gave the market a steady feeling and resistance to selling pressure. Gossip on the floor was that part of the buying was for German account. Exports for the week were 279,872 bales, bringing the total export move ment for the season up to 3,638,554 bales. Bullish predictions were that shipments to foreign countries next week would increase as the result of heavy month-end clearances. Exports for the day were only 21,137 bales, and as a result port stocks again increased, amounting to 2,051,812 bales. New Orleans Cotton Futures New Orleans, January 29.—Cotton fu tures market closed easy at a net de cline of 6 to 8 points. High. How. Close. March . 8.:’.0 8.17 8.17 May . 8.54 8.37 8.39 July . 8.76 8.57 8.60 October . 9.02 8.87 8.87 December . 9.07 9.07 9.02 New Orleans, January 29—Cotton opened steady. March, 8.25c; May, 8.52c; July, 8.72e; October, 8.98c; December 9.13c. New Orleans Cotton New Orleans, January 29.—Spot cotton steady; sales on the spot, 1500 bales; to arrive. 570. Good ordinary, 6 6-16c; strict good ordinary. 6 13-16c; low mid dling. 7 5-16c; strict low middling. 7 11 - 16c; middling, 8 l-16o; strict mid dling, 8 5-16c; good middling, 8 ll-16e; strict good middling, 9 1-lCc. Receipts, 16,231; stock, 412,574. BUCKLEY PRAISES RESERVE SYSTEM Cincinnati. January 29.—The federal re serve act was declared one of tile great est pieces of constructive legislation of the present generation by Congressman Robert J. Buckley In an address today before the annual convention of the Hard wood Manufacturers association of the Fnlted States. J. H. Mlllberger of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Was re-elected president. 4, 10c. The Brazilian cables reported no change in milrels prices, although ex change on London was 5-32d lower. Bra zliun port receipts, 50,000 bags; Jundiahy receipts, 33,000. Cost and freight offers received here from Brazil were said to be unchanged to 5 points lower. Wool Market Boston, January 29.—The wool market has been fairly active and stronger this week. Demand has covered about every grade and class of wool to be obtained in the ’ market and both fine and medium wools are higher. Advices from the for eign primary markets apd from i-ondon tell of higher prices both o*1 rt,‘« and me dium wools, with America ouyers oper ating keenly, both in AuBi»».ia and Don ' don. Missouri % blood. 31 32c; M blood, 32@33c; braid, 25@26c. Kentucky and slm 1 ilar, ifc blood, unwashed, 31@32c; ag blood unwashed, 32{*33c. Scoured basis: Texas fine, 12 months, 58@60c; fine, 8 months, 56<&58c. Cotton Seed Oil New York, January 29.—After opening | a trifle higher cotton seed oil turned ; easy under scattered liquidation prompted by the decline in lard, but the list was about steady at the close, due to commis sion house buying. Final prices were 1 to 2 points net lower. Sales, 12,400 barrels. Spot. 7<@7.05c; February, 7@7.03c; March, 7.05<&7.07e; April, 7.13@717c; May, 7.24® ; 7.25c; June, 7.35@7.S7c; July. 7.44^7.45c; August, 7.53/&7.56c; September, 7.55®7.68c. Nani Stores Savannah, January 29.—Turpentine dull, '410ic; no sales; recetpls, 104; shipments, 234: stocks, 35,784. Kosln dull; no sales: receipts, 756: shipments, 1970; stock. 142,208. Quote: A, B. C. I>, E, 63.20; F. G, H, 63.35; I. 63.30: K. 63.60; M, 64.25; N, *6.30; WQ, *5.70; W W, *6.8(4 Rate. Bid. Asked. Ala. State ref7 1920 f 4 96 100 '“ Ala. State Renew, 1956 3^ 80 85 Ala. State Renew, 1956 4 97 101 Amer. C. Rys. 5 87 90 Ala. Cons.6 7C 80 Bessemer C. & 1.6 100 103 B. R., L* & P. 6 96 99 B. R., L. & P. 4 Vi 87 90 B’ham Ice Factory .... 6 100 106 B’ham R. & E.5 100 103 B'ham Waterworks .. 6 102 105 City of Birmingham .. 6 100 104 City of Birmingham .. 5 95 101 Continental Gin . 5 100 105 Jefferson County . 5 101 104 Jefferson County . 6 102 107 Jefferson County . 4 Vi 95 301 JelTerson Realty. 8 100 105 Milner Land Co. 6 96 101 Nashville Railway .... 5 39 101 Pratt Consolidated .... 5 77 83 Sloss I. & S. 6 99 100 Sloss I. & 8.4 Vi 92 95 T. C. I. gen. mtjT.5 95 100 T. C I. Tenn. Dlv. 6 99 103 T. C. I. Ship Bldg..... 6 99 103 T. C. I. B’ham Dlv. 6 99 103 T. C. I. Cahaba Div_ 6 102 104 Woodward Cons.6 95 106 Spot Cotton in Local Market Was Down Another Eighth Yesterday The flour and grain markets continue strong. There were, no changes in floui prices yesterday, but feed prices wen slightly advanced. Corn is now quoted a $1 per bushel on the Birmingham mar ket, an advance of 2c over the price o the previous day. An advance of 3c wai made on oats, today's quotations beliq 73c. There was an udvance of $2 per toi on cotton seed meal. With the exception of the cotton marke other prices were unchanged, and th week-end business is quite brisk. Cotton however, was reduced another eighth making today’s quotations on good mid dling 8c. localIkTuTations Spot Cotton Good middling. g Strict middling .714 Middling . Strict low middling . C'q The Iron Market .H0.00@10.50 2P . 9.50@10.iB W . 9.0u@».60 Gray Forge. S.50@9.00 . |10.0u@10.60 !S . 9.60c 10.00 Poultry and Egge liens, 15c. Live turkeys, 17c; dressed turkeys 20c Fryers—1V4-1 Vi lbs. average, 18c Ducks—15c lb. Guineas—30c. Roosters—860. $ G oese—75(& 90c. Fresh country eggs—30c. Cold storage eggs—Candled* 23c; extri graded candled, 28c; carton eggs, 33c. Meats Extra Ribs—liV&o. Bellies—20-25c; 12Vic. Boston Butts—I4c. Pork Loins—12Vic. Break] ast Bacon—240. Spare Ribs—10c. Regular Hams, 16c. Skinned Hams, 16c. Fruits and Product Lemons—$3.50. Limes—$1.25. Florida Oranges—$1.7502.26. Grapefruit—$1.76^2.26. Tangerines—$1.76 per strap; $2.50 per box Florida Strawberries—30@40c qt. Apples—York Imperial, $3@3.50; Bald wins, $3C<j/3.25; Grimes Golden, $4<?|4 50; Bel Davis, $2.60fc3. Box apples, $l.25@1.75. Peanuts—&Vfc&6V£c per lb. Malaga Grapes—$5^6 per keg. Tomatoes—$2.5o<&3 per crate. Cocoanuts—$4 per sack. Cranberries—Per box, $1.75@2; per bar rel, $7. Celery—$4.50 crate, 90c dozen. Walnuts— 16Ca20c lb. Pecans—12Vi<&20c per lb. Filberts—35c per lb. Almonds—20c per lb. Chestnuts—9c per lb. Lettuce—$1.26(f(2.25 hamper. Eggplants—$3.50. Green Peas—$2.75. Green Beans—$2.50. Onions—2 Vic per lb. Spanish Onions—$1.75 per crate. Sweet Potatoes—90c per bushel. Irish Potatoes~75c per bushel. Cabbage—2c per lb. New Cabbage—$1.75 per crate. London Buyer Raisins—$1.75. California Figs—$2 per case. Seed Potatoes—$1(01.20 bu. Onion Sets—$1.76^2 bu. Creamery Product* Creamery Butter—32@36Hc; procesa but tur, 30c; oleomargarine, I6@33c. Full Cream Cheeae—17c; Imported Swlij 38c; Pimento, do*., fl.K. Fish Perch—8c. Halt Water Trout—1114@12c. Blue Catflah—7$ic. Bed Snapper—8%@9c. Gray Snapper—4@6c. Mullet—5V4@6c. SpnniBh Mackerel—12lt@15c. Fresn Pompano—MtyjMn Delaware Oysters-Standard*. Il.lt gal Ion; selects, $1.40 gallon; extra select! tl.uu. Gulf Oyster*—tt@s.60 par 1MI. Flour and Breadstuff* Self-rising flour. 88.00; Tennessee floui $7.50; Michigan flour, 88.45; Idaho flout 87.70; Indiana flour, $7.70; spring whea flour, $8.05; hard winter wheat flour, $7.80 shorta. $33: pure wheat bran, $32; C. £ meat, 7'c per cent. $28; Cremo meal, pe ton, $23; C. S. hulls, $10 ton; No. 1 timoth; hay, .per ton. $25; mixed ulfalfa and John sou grass, per ton. $19; pea green alfalfa wutin^ $2$; mixed feed, per ten, |M i f " • Close of New York Cotton Market Steady at Decline of 6 to 10 Poitns _ , New York. January J#.—'There was a renewal of yesterday's late buying move j ment in cotton duting today's earlier trading but prices later weakened under rather active liquidation. Which seemed to come largerly from Wall street sources and the close was steady at a net decline of 6 to 10 points. Liverpool was better than due with private cables reporting small offerings and a better trade demand, and the local market opened steady at an advance of 3 to ft points. Local spot houses were buyers, while there was also a renewal of the Wall street ami western invest ment demand, which had been so in evi dence in Thursday’s late trading, and the market sold about ft to S points net higher late in the afternoon. Absence of important southern selling doubtless em-Quraged tills advance, while local bulls were again emphasizing the increasing activity of domestic mills and predicting a spot demand from that •source which would offset diminishing purchases for export. The demand, how ever, did not become general or partic ularly urgent, while the advance appeared to attract increased offerings from old longs and weakness in the stock mar ket was followed by rather heavy Wall street selling. The market broke quite abruptly in consequence with October contracts sell ing down from 9.31 cents, the high point of the morning, to about 9.14 rents, or 9 points net lower. The close was steadied by covering but at the day's lowest. The only changes made in the differ ences between old New York grades of spot cotton by the revisions committee at yesterday's meeting were reductions on some of the low grade discounts, and. as they apply only to deliveries on old st> le February cont racts, they attracted no general attention. New York Cotton Futures New York, January 29.—The market closed steady for cotton. High. Low. Close. March .. St* 9 S.47 874 ft May . g.|8 8.7S N.7 4 July . 9.08 8.93 8.94 October. 9.31 9.14 9.14 December . 9,24 o.l’s 9.27 Fort Cotton Movement New Orleans: Middling, 8 l-16c; re ceipts, 15,231; sales, 2070; stock, 412, 574. Galveston: Middling, 85-16e; receipts, , 18,478; sales, 1417; stock, 621,621. Mobile; Middling, 7aic; receipts, 645; sales, 100; stock,.53,919. Savannah: Middling, 8c; receipts, 11, 103; sales, 1206; stock, 359,176. Charleston: Middling, 8c; receipts, 3670; sales, 1000; stock, 158,245. > Wilmington: Receipts, 1421; stock. 52, 841. 1 Texas City: Receipts. 4266. Norfolk: Middling, 8c; receipts, 2875; i sales. 938; stock, 82,393. Baltimore: Middling. 8%o; receipts, 1 446; exports, 2500; stock, 3579. Boston: Middling. 8.50c; receipts. 161; ! exports, 75; stock, 10,141. ■ Philadelphia: Middling, 8.75c; stock, , 9598. . ^ New York: Middling, 8.50c; receipts, 125; exports, 275; stock, 110,201. Mftior ports: Receipts, 13,316; exports, 18.287; stock, 177.594. Total today: Receipts, 75.647; exports, 21,137; stock, 2,051,842. Total for week: Receipts, 532,942; ex ports, 279,872. Total for season; Receipts, 6,437,803; ex ports, 3,038,554. Interior Cotton Movement Houston: Receipts, 18,319; shipments, 15,983; stock, 220,842. Memphis: Receipts, 3742; shipments, 5237; stock, 245.323. Augusta: Middling, 8*4c; receipts, 2193; shipments, 1993; sales, 1394; stock. 150,787. St. Louis: Middling, 8c; receipts. 3538; shipments, 2961; stock, 40,067. Cincinnati: Receipts, 745; shipments, 715; stock. 9477. Little Rock: Middling, 77£c; receipts, 1647; shipments, 1273; stock. 64,809. Total today: Receipts. 3<U84; shipments. 28.162; stock. 731.305. Dallas: Middling, 7%c; sales, 2243. Hester’s Weekly Cotton Statement i Comparisons are to actual dates not to close of corresponding weeks. In sight for week, 511,000; same seven days last year. 373,000; same seven days year before, 266,000; for the month, 2,204, 000; same date last year, 1,586,000; same date year before last, 1,197,000; for season. 10,041,000; same date last year, 12,013,000; same date year before, 11,355,000. Port receipts for season, 6,438.000; same date laBt year. 8,383.000; same date year before last, 8,097,000. Overland to mills and Can ada for season, 603.000; same date last year, 779.000; same date year before, 779, 000. Southern mill takings for season. 1,890,1)00; same date last year, 2.114,000; same date year before, 1,849,000. Interior stocks in excess of August 1. 1,110,000; last year, 737,000; year before. 630.000. Foreign exports for week, 280,000; • same seven days last year, 260,000; for season, 3,639, j 000; same date last year. 6,311,000. North ern spinners ’takings and Canada for weeks. 50,000; same seven days last year, 70,00; for season, 1,521,000; same date last year, 1,S84,000. Spinners* Tr kings Statement of spinners’ taking of American cotton throughout the world: This week, 148,000; same seven days last year. 308,000; same seven days year before, 374.000. total since September 1. 6,122,000; same date last year, 8,757,000; same date year before, 8,320,000. World’s Visible Supply Total visible this week, 6.972,000; last week, 6.543,000; same date last year, 6.267,000; same date year before, 5,988. 000. Of this the total American this week, 5.590,000; last week, 5,216,000; last year, 4,581,000; year before, 4,641,000. AH other kinds this fceek, 1,382,000; last week, 1.326,000; last year, 1,686,000, year before 1,347,000. Visible Pn the United States this week, 3,276,000; this date last year, 1,943,000. Visible in other countries this week, 3,697,000; this date last year, 4,324,000. New York Cotton New York, January 29—Cotton futures opened steady. March, 8.66e; May, 3.85c; June, 8.80c; July, 9.08c; August offered 9.18c; September, 9.25c; October, 9-30c; No vember, 9.35c. Liverpool Cotton Liverpool, January 29.—Cotton, spot firm. Good middling, 5.32d; middling, 5.02d; low middling, 4.37d. Bales, 6000; speculation and export, 1000. Receipts, 18, 293. Futures quiet; May and June, 4J8d; » oatu, per bushel, 73c; corn, per bushel. 91; cornmeal, 11.80 per 98 pounds. H*«tes and Tallow Green salt hides. 18® 17c; green salt . hides (half cured). 16016c; green hldaa, t (fresh). 14®15c; dry flint hides, 2l02te; ; dry salt hides. 28027c; damaged hides, half price; sheep skins, 50080c; horse hides, $203.50; sherllngs, 15025c; goat r skins, 3u®36c; kid skins, 10c; tallow, 50c; ■ skins, 30035c; kid skins. 10c; tallow, 50Gc; , clean unwashed wool, 20023c; burry wool) ; 12015c; ginseng. 1401. WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT New York. January 29.—Cotton has been less active during the past week with prices easing off some 30 or 40 points from the recent high records under realising and scattering local or southern pressure. Reports of a slackening export demand and of free southern spot offerings at the recent advance, have been accom panied by a good deal of reactionary talk In Ideal circles, and there have been pre dictions that owing to the large amount of unsold cotton still supposed to be held In the Interior, offerings would become more urgent with the approach of the planting season. The census report showing a larger amount of cotton ginned for the first half of January than expected, served to check the recent tendency to reduce es timates of the yield and probably Inspired some of the rather heavy selling noted during the earlier part of the week, while there were also reports of more hedge sell ing here from eastern sections of the belt. Investment buying developed on the de TWNCYISSlf Pendulum of Trade Is Now Moving at More Satis factory Rate New York. January 29.—Bradstreet's will say tomorrow; The pendulum of trade continues to swing in the direction of improvement. Starting at a very low' pace three weeks ago. it is now moving at a more satisfac tory rate, though even yet the movement is but conservatively steady. Almost everywhere the disposition is to look on the bright side of things, evidence of spring buying, especially of textiles, con tinues to multiply, the labor situation, while far from normal, is such that idle ness Is decreasing, winter weather over a wide area hus helped to reduce stocks of heavy goods, money is cheaper, com modity prices are higher, funds are plen tiful in the cereal growing regions, win ter wheat is in good shape, the south is more optimistic because of free sales of cotton from warehouses, copper la higher, and steel mill operations are being In creased. Bank clearings for the week were $2, 978.817.000, a decrease of 21.3 per cent from last year. Wheat exports aggregated 8,619.869 bush els, against 3.717,678 bushels a year ago. Failures in the United States were 552, compared with 453 In 1914; In Canada, 54, compared with 61 in 1914. GREENSBORO Greensboro, January 39.—(Special.) I>r. W. H. Oates, prison Inspector, who recently inspected the Hale county Jail, reports that the jail was well kept during ex-Sherlff William Mar tin’s administration, the past year. However, he says that although tho jail is a new one it is not quite up to-date. having been built before his department was inaugurated. The Routhern University Glee club will leave in a few days for this sea son's first tour. The club’s musical di rector, Dr. J. Campbell Godbey, re ceived his musical education in Ber lin and I^eipslg. Mrs. Sudta Beck Powers announce? the engagement and approaching mar riage of her daughter. Annie Carolyn, to William Gilbert Miller, the wedding to take place at home on the evening of Thursday. February 19. Both Miss Powers and Mr. Miller are prominently connected and widely known through out the state. Montgomery Market Montgomery, January 29.—(Special.) Spot cotton was quoted here today a* follows; Good middling, 8c; strict mid dling. 7%c; middling, 7^c; strict low middling, 7c; low middling, tiVfcc; strict good ordinary, G^c; good ordinary, 5%c, Market quiet. July and August, 4.96%d; August and Sep tember, 4.99d; October and November, 5 06d; January and February, 6,10%d. New York Spot Cotton New York, January 29.— Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands, 8.50c. Sales, 11(X bales. Liverpool Statistics Liverpool, January 29.—Weakly cotton statistics: Total forwarded to mills, 74,(XX tales, of which 58.000 were American: stock, 919,000. American, 668,000; Imports, 88.000, American, 69,000; exports, 11,000. Dry Good* Market New York, January ?9.—Cotton goodf were steady today and yarns were higher Wool rose fast on active demand. Cheap silks were sold freely for dress and waist wear. Hubbard Bros. & Co.’s Letter New York, January £3.—(Special.)—Ku rop (‘continues to express Its belief in cot ton by showing a stronger tone than shown on this side, where the feeling In the past week has become quiet and pes simistic, due partly to the amount of cot ton that came on the market for sale on the basis of 8c In the south and partly on account of the decline In th^stock market, which was expected to cl^gk In vestment. buying and possibly bring out cotton for sale that had been bought for an Investment at lower prices. In fact, the feeling Is so bearish that it Is difficult to find many who look with favor on the purchase of cotton. Those who do think they can see a better goods trade, with exhausted reserve supplies, not only of cotton goods, but of almost every article the community needs. They think cotton well down to the cost of pro duction and feel that to own It on that baslB Is good mercantile judgment, not speculation. The market closed heavy) with traders expecting a decline. SPECIAL TO WOMEN The most economical, cleansing and germicidal at all antlaeptlca la A soluble Antiseptic Powdn In be diaaohred in water aa needed. At a medicinal antlaeptlc for douches In treating catarrh, Inflammation or ulceration of nose, throat, aad that caused by feminine HU it has no equal. For ten years the Lydia E. Ptnkham Medicine Co. ha* recommended Pax tine In their private correspondence with women, whleh proves Its superiority. Women wbo have been cured aay It le “worth its weight in gold.’’ At druggists. 50c. large box, or by mall. The Paxton Toilet Co-.Boston. Haag. I cline of about $2 per bale, however, with Wall street and western houses partlcu ! larly active In this connection, while there j was also a considerable demand from I local spot houses or trtide interests and j toward the end of the week bulliahly dis 1 posed operators were emphasising the in creased activity of tWfc cottort goods trade i and predicting an Improved demand frotiv | domestic spinners. Some of the New England mills which I have been running on short time have de I elded to resume operations at full ea ! pacity. and while the south has been I credited with selling hedges here on ad i vancea. offerings of that sort arc said I to have become smaller at declines with local longs predicting that the south will not market freely at lower prices. Sen timent on the whole, therefore, has been pretty well divided around the ring so far. at least as the more immediate course of prices Is concerned, and the smaller volume of business is supposed to reflect a disposition to wait for further develop ments in tho south, particularly with ref erence to the ruling of the spot markets during the next month, which is usually a quiet one In that department. mum UNSETTLED WHEAT Market Closes Nervous at Slight Decline—Other Staples Follow Chicago. January 29.—Rumors of peace moves unsettled wheat today and it closed nervous at 1%@1%c under last night Other leading staples, too, showed a net loss, corn %01c to l%c. oats %c and pro visions lO0f*2Oc. Strained conditions in the wheat trade, owing to absence of late of any impor tant reaction from the extraordinary ad vance caused the market today to be mor* than usually sensitive to anything re sembling boar news. Vague talk that Russia had been negotiating for peace tended to promote free selling. Exporter* headed the buying near the close, hut only a little rally followed. Corn strength dwindled rapidly when the peace gossip attained headway. Corn kept tugging after wheat ami gave no sign of Independent action. Immense export sales at the seaboard and an urgent cash demand here lifted oats well above 60 cents for May, but tha gains disappeared after other cereals turned downgrade. Sharply higher prices for hogs made provisions at first range Higher. Chicago, January 29.—Grain and pro visions: Wheat— Open" High. "Low. Close. May ..... 1.49% ~1760% L48 ~L48% July. 1.84% 1.84% 1.32 .1.32% Corn— May . 81% 81% 80% 80% July . 83 83% 82 82 Oats— May . 69% 60% 59% 59% July . 58% 58% 57 57% Pork— > May .19.40 19.45 19.10 19.15 July . 19.72 19.47 19.52 Lard— May .1 1.35 11.36 11.15 1 1.17 July .11.52 11.62 11.36 1 1.37 Ribs— May . 10.55 10.60 10.40 10.42 July . 10.75 10.77 10.62 10.62 St. Louia Grain St. Louis, January 29.—Wheat, No. : red, J1.6O011.52 No. 2 hard, $1.49%; May, $1.46%. Corn, No. 2. 76%0?77c; No. 2 white, 79o; May, 81 %c. Oats, No. 2, 67c; No. ; white, 584?o8%c; May, oS76@59c. Chicago (train Chicago, January 29. Cash wheat, No 2 red, $1.48%@1.60%, No. 2 hard. $l.48%®1.61 Rye, No. 3, $1.34. Parley, 77®86c. Tim othy, $6<&7.50c. Clover, *12.50<Jil5c. Pork, $170jm65. Lard, $10.96. Ribs, $9 25<hl0.12. Kansas City Grain Kansas City, January 29.—No. 2 wheat, $1.45(91.46%; No. 2 hard. $1.48)401.46. Corn No. 2 mixed, 75%c; No. 2 white, 79%c Oats, No. 2 white, 660i57c; No. 2 mixed, 55@65%c. New Orleans Rice Market New OrleaTis, January 29.—Both grade* of rice were active today, a stronger tone being evident In clean Honduras. Quote Rough and polished and bran unchanged; clean Honduras, 4%<S5%c; Japan, 3%@4%c Receipts, rough, 2695; millers, 2673; clean, 2213. Hales, 6134 pockets clean Honduras at 3®%%c; 500 pockets Japan at 4%c. Produce Market New York, January 29.—Butter Arm; receipts, U19I: creamery extra. (92 score), 33033440 creamery (higher scoring), 34013444c; creamery tlrets, 3003244?; seconds, 2802944?, < :heesf steady, receipts. 2634; state, whole milk, winter, export type, specials, 15 44 0190 state, whole milk, winter, export type, average fancy, 14 a. @16 tie. Kokh un settled; receipts, 9810; fresh gathered extra Anc, 83 4s @34c; extra Arstg, 33c; Arsts, 3203244?) seconds, 1044031 44c. Chicago, January 29,—Butter Arm creameries, 240131c. Kggs lower; re celpte, 3207 cases; at mark, cases In cluded, 25080c; ordinary Arsts, 24 a 29c; Arsts, SO. Potatoes unchanged; re ceipts, 15 cars. Poultry; alive higher springs, 1344914c; fowls, 15c. St. Louis, January 29.—Poultry un changed, except turkeys, l(c. Butter unchanged. Kggs, 2844c. Kansas City, Janaury 29.—Butter: Creamery, 83c: Arsts, 8144c; seconds 28c packing, 18c. Kggs: Firsts, 2844c, Pou’-try: Hens, 13 44c; roosters, 1044c tjirkeys, 15o. SEVENTEEN TAKE PASTEUR TREATMENT Jackson, Miss., January 29.— Spe cial.)—One month ago the state hoard of health announced that It was pre pared to give the Pasteur treatmenl free of charge to all cases of hydro phobia that might bo presented ami that Dr. J. M. Stingily would be lr charge of that work. A surprisingly large number of pu tlenta have responded to this lnvitatloi: —17-In all—and It la said that during this month six or seven Mississippi;) n.« suffering with or fearing rabies have gone to Now Orleans or Memphis for treatment. Two of the patients here have beer discharged as cured and have returned to their homes, but 15 are still under treatment with good prospects of u cure. Of the 17 patients admitted tu treatment 16 were bitten by dogs and one by a cat. Trust Suit Abandoned Chicago, January 29.—Argument ir: the government antitrust Butt agulnst the Chloago Board of Trade attacking the legality of the call confmtttee now abandoned by the board was concluded today and the case was taken under advisement by Judge Landis. Operator Drops Dead Chattanooga, January 29.—(Special.) J. H. Pickering, for many years chief operator of tho local office of the Western Union Telegraph company, dropped dead pt his post of duty Fri day afternoon of heart failure. He war well known In telegraphic circlet throughout tho south. FILIBUSTER ON THE Progressive Republicans Of- j fer Amendments and Then Body Settles Down to Listen to Gallinger Washington. January 2?.—After pro gressive republican senators bad sug gested amendments to the government ship purchase bill today with a hint that they might support, it In amend ed form, the Senate settled down to listen to another speech by Senator Gallinger, who read into the record I many pages of reports on ocean trans portation aurl ship subsidies, histories of famous filibusters, and the nows of the day from a morning newspaper. Late in the day republican leaders, confronted with rumors that the dem ocrats would attempt to hold the Sen ate In suasion all night, began a pro- I gramme of parliamentary obstruction, including demands for many roll calls. All efforts to conceal obstructive tac tics were abandoned and as the even ing wore on the session became t o other endurance test. i Present Amendments i Senator Norris suggested to the dem ocrats that if they would amend tho hill to insure permanency of govern ment operation of ocean ships and to prohibit purchase of ships from bel ligerents without consent of all bel ligerent nations he would support tho measure. Senator Kenyon, another progressive republican, presented amendments to make the proposed ship ping hoard entirely civilian and to pro hibit shipment of war munitions to * belligerents. Senator Gallinger, recounting aj length tho activities of democratic fil ibusters in previous Congresses, said “To hear them exclaim now, ono would tmuglno that if they met a fil- 'r| ibuster in an alley they would call upon the police to rescue them from it.” Then, picking up a morning newspa per, ho read the report of General Car ranza’s forces entering Mexico City; a story of the White House conference of yesterday relating to government revenues and an item about tho Pres- 1 Ident. He had announced he felt it his duty to read the President's immigra tion bill veto when Senator Martlne J Interrupted him to inquire why ho had j "dropped the shipping bill and wan dered off into a general lambasting of the democrats and the President.” Plenty of Time “There are many hours between this and sunrise.” retorted Senator Unllln ger. “I’ll educate the senator on the shipping bill in plenty of time." He recurred then to further criticism of President Wilson, reading a report that the President, had declined to at tend the unveiling of the Greene mon ument in North Carolina on ground that his attendance a,nd remarks might be Interpreted as unneutral. Senator Gallinger declared that if that was to be the attitude of the government, “we should haul down the flag from the eapitol and White House on tho Fourth of July.” He asked if any senator denied the accuracy of the report and Senator Overman explained that the President in declining the invitation, had said jokingly that if those extending It. would guarantee that the war would bo over by July 4. he might attend and say something unneutral. FARMERS TO STOP PLANTING COTTON Decattir, Januury 29.—(Special.) Owing to the slow sale and the low price of cotton many farmers of this Hectlon are going to quit cotton to a very large extent and engage in diversified farming. It has been dem onstrated that there Is more money in diversified farming in this section than there is to be made In planting noth ing but cotton. For the past few years a number of farmers of this ‘ocallty have been engaged In diversified farm ing snd have made good money at it. Ah an illustration, James Kelley, who owns a farm a few miles out from the Decaturs, hasn’t planted a stock of cot ton In a number of years. Ho raises a large crop of sweet potatoes mid al ways gets 91 a bushel for them. Ho has made money out of this crop and says there Is more money in sweet po tatoes than ther« is in cotton. He also raises fruits and vegetables of all kinds and chickens, etc. Hut sweet po tatoes is his money crop. Bible School Convention Lineville, January 29.—(Special.) One of the most successful Mlble schools convention ever held hero was concluded last evening after a session of 12 days. The faculty consisted of Rev. J. M. Thomas of Talladega. Rev. A. J. Preston of Andalusia, and Rev. 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