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PASSENGER TRAFFIC
OFFICIALS OF THE I. C.
WILL BE HERE TODAY
(Continued fn»m Page Five)
sister" to Highland avenue, as the Nor
wood boulevard is called, will be trav
ersed. The party will return to the city
as quickly ns possible and will stop first
at tho Tutwiler hotel. Arrangement*
have been made to show tho party
through that tt.OOO.UOO hostelry. An In
spection will also he made of the new
Moulton hotel and of the Hlliman, the
Florence and Morris hotels. The visitor*
will go in a body to the Birmingham
Newspaper club In the three upper floor*
of the Jefferson County bank hufftling.
Leaving the press club, the visiting Offi
cials will go to Ensley and Fairfield,
where the quickest and most convincing
Views may be obtained of the enormou*
it dtislrlal activity of this district. The
remainder of the Visit will be spent look
ing over Highland avenue, Glen Iris park.
Mountain Terrace. Milner Heights, Al
tamont road and finally the summit ofl
. lied mountain, an unrivaled view
of Shades and Jones valley Is obtainable.
Lunch at Tutwiler ^
Tt»o officials will return to the Tut
wilvr hotel at 1 o’clock, where they will 1
he the giusts of Frederick B. Shlreman,
resident manager, at luncheon. Thsi
luncheon will be served In the private
dining room and it Is quite probable thaft
Mr. Shlreman will ask a few representa
tive citizens to meet the officials anct
welcome them formally to this city. They
will leave this afternoon for the south
over the Queen and Crescent route for
New Orleans and points In that section.
i __— ■ —
NGS EXCEED
Substantial Declines With
Slight Late Recovery in
Stock Market
New York, May 3.—A succession of
substantial declines, with some slight late
recovery, accompanied the course of to
day’s trading in the stock market. Deal
ings were once more over the 1,000,000
share mark, but half a dozen issues,
chiefly United States Steel, contributed
more than 50 per cent of the whole.
The foreign situation, in its possible
bearing on the attitude of the American
government, was an outstanding feature,
heavy selling followed the intimation that
Washington intends to make representa
tions to Germany regarding alleged ag
gressions against American vessels.
The international situation also was
availed of bv the short interest of the
renewal of bearish operations.
Wear specialties were nearly the prin
cipal sufferers because of their recent ,
phenomenal advances, but the entire list,
with a few unimportant exceptions, mani
fested a yielding tendency. Steel, which
early in the day repeated its recent high
figure of 60%, fell back 3 points and other
speculative favorites, including standard
railways, lost 2 to 4 points.
Moderate opt%nism was reflected in
general advances from the west, although
this was neutralized by some further ad
verse railway returns by the grain car
I rlers for March. Backwardness of the
southern tonnage was seen in Louisville
and Nashville’s loss of $382,000 for March.
Total saleB of stocks, 1,040,000 shares.
Bonds heavy, with an abatement of
investment inquiry. Total sales, par
value, aggregated $3.660,(XX).
United States bonds unchanged on call.
Bonds
U. S. 2s registered .. 98
U. S. 2s coupon .. 98
• U. S. 3s registered .101%
U. S. 8s coupon . 101%
U. S. 4s registered . 109%
U. S. 4s coupon .. 110%
II Central of Georgia 5s . 101
Panama 8s coupon .. 101
Illinois Central lef. 4s . 87%
Louisville Sr. Nashville un. 4s .... 94%
Seaboard Air Line adi fis . 66%
Southern Bell 5s . 98
Southern Railway 6s . 100%
Southern Railway gen. 4s . 67
U. S. Steel 6s . 102%
English Money
London, May 3.—Bar silver, 23 ll-16d
per ounce. Money 1%(01% per cent. Dis
* count rates: Short bills, 2% per cent;
three months, 2%@215-16 per cent.
Metal Market
New York, May 3.—Copper steady;
electrolytic, $19; casting, $18.50(018.75; iron
steady; No. 1 northern, $14.50(015.00; No. 2,
$14.25(014.75; No. *1 southern, $14.00(014.50;
No. 2, $13.75(014.26. The New York metal
exchange quotes tin quiet, offered at
$40.* At London: Spot copper, £76 10s;
futures, £78; spot tin, £162 10s; futures,
£164 6s.
Mercantile raper
New York, May 3.—Mercantile paper. 3%
@3*4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady;
60-day bills, $4.76.50; for cables, $4.79.60; for
demand. $4.70.15. Bar silver, SO^c; Mexi
can dollars, 38V*c. Government bonds
steady. Railroad bonds heavy. Time
loans steady; 60 days, 2 per cent; 90 days.
2%@3 per cent; six months, 3Vi@3Hi per
^ cent. Call money firm; high, 2% per cent;
low. 1*4 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent;
last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 1*4 per
cent; offered at 2 per cent.
Sugar Market
i New York. May 3.—Raw sugar easy; cen
trifugal, 4.77c; molasses, 4.01c; refined
steady; cut loaf, 6.90c; crushed. 6.80c;
mould A, 6.45c; cube, 6.25c; XXXX pow
dered, 6.15c; powdered, 6.10c; fine granu
lated. 6c; Diamond A, 6c; confectioner’s
A, 5.90c; No. 1, 5.75c. Trading in sugar fu
tures quiet; prices at noon were 1 point
higher to 1 point lower. Sugar futures
closed easy. 1 to 4 points lower. Sales,
•00 tons. May, 3.79c; July, 3.91c; Septem
ber, 4.03c; December, 3.81c.
Cotton Seed Oil
New’ York, May 3. -Cotton seed oil was
low-er under scattered liquidation on the
weakness in other commodity markets and
lack of outside trading. There were addi
tional tenders ef 3000 barrels on May con
tracts, bringing the total thus far up to
33.000 barrels. Closed 1 to 4 points net
lower. Spot, 6.57(56.62c; May. 6.61@6.62c;
June. 6.75(56.79c; July, 6.91@6.92c; August,
7.07<?f7.09c; September, 7.15@7.17c; October.
7.21 @7.23c; November, 6.95^7.06; Decem
ber, 6.95@ti.90c. Total sales, 2200.
Live Stock
Chicago. May 3.—Hogs: Receipts weak.
I (Bulk. $.4007.60: light, 7.300(7.66: heavy,
/ $7.(007.55; rough, $7.0007.15; pips, $8.26®
6.90.
", Cattle: Receipts. 30.000; steady. Native
beeg steers, $6.2508.75; western steers,
45.6007.40; cows and heifers, $2.90@8.40;
calves. $6.0008.50.
Sheep: Receipts, 13,000: unsettled.
Sheep, 17.4008.40; lambs. $8.00010.65.
1 St. Louis, May 3—Hogs: Receipts,
m 11,200; steady. Pigs and lights, $6.23®
r 7.70; mixed and butchers, $7.5007.70; good
heavy, $7.5007.75.
Cattle: Receipts. 2500; steady. * Native
teef steers. $7.5008.50; yearling steers
and heifers, $8.0008.91; cows, $6.0007.25:
Btoclters. $6.0007.75; Texas and Indian
steers, $5.2608.00; cows and heifers, $4.00
t @6.00; native calves, $8.00@10.50.
Sheep: Receipts, 2000k lower. Lambs,
# •.50010.75: ewes, $6.5008.28; clipped
r lambs, $8.7509.10; yearlings, $8.5009.50;
clipped yearlings, $7.00@7.75.
Kansas City, May 3.—Hogs: Receipts.
11,000; lower. Bulk. $7.3007.40; heavy.
$7.3007.35; packers and butchers, $7.25®
7.40; light, $7.2507.42%: pigs, $6.8507.59.
Cattle: Receipts, 13.000; steady. Prime
fed steers, $8.0008.75; dressed beef steers,
ST.3508.OO; southern steers, $8.7807.80;
cows, $4.0007.25; heifers. $6.0008.75; Stock
ers. $6.5008.25.
Sheep: Receipts. 7000; steady. Lambs,
a $8.50010.35; yearlings. $7.2508.25; wethers.
i> $7.0008.80; eyes, $6.5008.26; atoekera and
X feeders, $6.0009.00.
J Coffee Market
New York, May 3.—There was some
scattered local selling at the opening of
the coffee futures market here today and
first prices were unchanged to 1 point
lower, but offerings we(e by no means
aggressive and prices later rallied on
t covering by July shorts, reports of stead
iness in Brazil, and predictions that the
world's visible supply statement would
probably show a loss of over 600,000 bags
for the month of April. Closed net 2 points
lower to 7 points higher. Sales, 19,000.
May. 6.22c; June, «.32o: July. 7.46c; August,
7.48c; September. 7.50c; October, 7.54c; No
vember. 7.57c; December. 7.60c; January,
7.65c; February. 7.72c; March, 7.78c; April,
• 7.80c. 8pot quiet; Rio, No. 7. 744c; Santos
f No. 4, 10c. Cost and freight offers were
' unchanged. Milrels prices in Braall were
unchanged. Rio exchange on London,
3-16 higher. Brazilian port receipts, 23,000;
Jundiahy, 14,000. Shipments from Rio to
Sartos for the month of April Included
1.042.000 bags for Europe and 208,000 for tbe
United States.
* Hubbard Bros. & Co.
Merchants. Hanover Square, IX,
{,• Members New York Cotton Exchange,
S,,[ Orleans Cotton Exchange, New
York Produce Exchange, Associate
Members Liverpool Cotton Association
Orders solicited for the purchase ana
■ale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
,Vitu^2 delivery. Special attention and
libera* terms given for consignments of
spot cotton for delivery. Correspond*
•nee invited. « ^
_CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS
ships, High. low. Close.
Amal. Cop .. . 60200 75% 73% 73%
Amer. Agrl. 57
Amer. Can -51100 4274 39% 39%
A. C. * F.5000 5774 55 %5o%
Amer. Cot. OIL .1100 52 50% 60-*
Amer. Smelt. *..4900 73% 71% 72
Amer. Snuff .150
Amer. Sugar .. 600 111% 110% 710%
Amer. T. & T. .1600 122% 121% 122
Amer. Tob. ... 100 23.6% 235% 235%
Atchison .4000 102% 101% 101%
A. C. L .11054
Beth. Steel _8500 141 131% 135%
Amer. B. S. .I..3900 49% 4S 48%
B. & 0.6200 77% 7 5 74 7 6%
Can Pac.11600 164% 161 161
Ccn. Leath.11300 41% 39 39 V.
C. .* -O.1900 46% 45% 45%
C„ M. * St. P. .7100 95% 93% 94
Erie.11400 28% 27% 28
Gen Elec.1300 169% 155'% 157
G. N. pfd .2200 121 120 120%
111. Cen. 200 110 108 108
Inter.-Met. pfd .5200 72% 71% 71%
K. C. S.4700 27% 26% 26-t.
Lehigh Val. 600 146% 142 1437,
L & N. 200 121 12074 121 7-4
Liggett & Myers.222
Lorillard Co.172
id., K. & T.3100 14 13% 13Vi
Sales. High. Ho.w. Close.
Mo. Pac.6800 15% 14% 14%
Mex. Pet.3200 86% 78 79
N. Y. C.6600 90 88 88%
N\ Y., N. H.
& Hart.5300 67% 65% 66%
N. A W. 200 105% 105% 105 V*
Nor Pac.4700 109% 108 108%
I ennsyl vania . ..121/0 108% 108% 1 »*•>.,
Reading . 49390 151% 158% 158’,
R. I. A S.6000 31 % 29% 29%
do pfd . 300 88% 87% 87%
R. I. Co.100 % % %
do pfd .2300 % % %
St. U A & F.
2d pfd . 300 6% «% 6%
S. A. U . 15 %
do pfd . 600 39 37% 38%
Sloss-Sheff. S.
and Iron _ 200 38 37% 37%
Sou. Pac.7100 93 91% 92
Sou. Ry.3900 18% 18 18%
do pfd . 400 58% 58 58 %
Tenn. Cop.1700 34% 33% 33%
Texas Co.1100 139% 135% 135%
T. A P. 500 16% 16% 16%
t’nion Pac.38700 132% 129% 129%
U. S. Sti-Cl_196400 60% 57% 58%
do pfd . 800 109% 108% 108 V.
I tah Cop.31600 68 % 65% 65%
V. -C. Chem. ...1900 33% .71 31%
West. Union ...1500 68% 68 68 %
LOCAL SECURITIES
—ibu a-L—i r — — — ■ trr«- i-LJT
STOCKS
Ala. F. ft 1. 4 40 BO
Amer. C. Rya., pfd. 4 47 49
Amer. C. Rya . 17
Amer. T. ft Sav. Bk... » 140 170
Avondale Mills, com. .. 5 9B 105
Avondale Mllla pfd ... 8 100 108
Bessemer C. ft 1. .. 45
B'ham T. ft S.10 245 255
B'ham Baseball Asso... 1f0 170
B'ham R„ L. & P., com 4 68
B'ham R„ L. ft P, pfd 6 76
B'ham P.ealty Co.4 160 17B
Cham, of Com., pfd.... 7 60 70
Corey Land . BO 75
East Lake Land . .. 74
Elmwood Cem. Co. ... 4 6ft 75
Empire Im„ pfd.4 100 102
Empire Im„ com. . 4 70 86
Ensley Land . 85 110
First Nat'l Bank,.12 235 256
Great Sou. Life . 9 11
Interstate Casualty ... 1 2
Jefferson Fertilizer ... 8 105 120
MAM. Bank . 4 116 125
North B'ham Land ... 15 22
Realty T. Co., com. ... 4 100 110
Realty T. Co., pfd. .... 8 100 110
Sou. States Fire . 1 J
Traders Nat. Bank .... 9 160 140
BONDS
Ala. State r-t. 1920... 4 98 100
Ain. State Renew, 1950 3<4 80 85
Aia. State Renew, 1955 4 98 100
Amer C. RyC ... 6 85 88
Ala. Con*. . 5 75 80
Bessemer C. * I..< 100 101
B. R.. L. * P. . 6 98 98
B. R„ Li. & P. . 4% 88 89
B'ham Ioe Faotory .... 8 J00 108
B'ham R. & B. 6 88 1C1
B'ham Waterworks ... 8 102 105
City nf Birmingham... 1 100 104
City of Birmingham... 6 *6 101
Continental Gin ...... 5 100 106
Jefferson County. 5 101 104
JefTerson County. 8 102 107
Jefferson County.4H 96 101
Milner Land Co. 8 98 101
Nashville Railway .... 5 99 101
Pratt Consolidated ... i 77 81
Sloss I. & S.. 8 97 100
Sloss I. & S. 414 92 95
T. C. I„ sen. mtg. 5 95 100
T. C. 1.. Term. Dlv. 6 99 108
T. C. 1. Ship Bids _ 6 103 106
T. C. I. B'ham Dlv. 8 99 103
T. C. I. Cahaha Dlv- 6 103 106
Woodward Cons. 6 95 102
PRICES ARE OFF ON
II
Fish Is Exceptionally Plenti
ful—Cotton Off Another
Eighth
Business began yesterday -with a brisk
demand on Morris avenue. Prices in the
fish and produce markets tend downward.
Fish is exceptionally plentiful at this
time, dealers receiving supplies from all
parts of the country'. Fresh water catches
are heavy.
Produce dealers are well supplied with
Florida vegetables, and strawberries are
now on the market in large quantities,
prices vary from $2.50 to $3.50 per crate,
shipments arriving from south Alabama.
The price on flour and meal shows slight
advances.
Cotton prices are oft another eighth, and
the indication is that still further reduc
tions may be noted in the next few days.
Tha quotation on good middling 1b 914
cents at the opening this morning.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton
Good middling . 9>4
Strict middling . 9
Middling . SH
Strict low middling . 3
The Iron Market
IF .$10.00010.60
2F . 9.50@10.00
3F . 9.00® 9.50
Gray Forge . 8.50® 9.00
IS . 10.00@10.50
2S . 9.59@10.00
Poultry and Eggs
Hens-1301354«
Turkey Gobbler*—15c; hen*, 20c.
Broilers—30040c lb.
Ducks—16c lb.
Guineas—30c.
Young Roosters—35c.
Old Roosters—30c.
Geese—No sale.
Fresh country eggs. 19c; graded carton
eggs. 21c.
Meats
Extra Ribs—12c.
Bellies—1254c.
Boston Butts—11c.
Pork Loins—18c.
Breakfast Bacon—22c.
Spare Ribs—1154c.
Regular Hunt-16c.
Skinned Haras—l«c.
Pure Lard—ll’4c; compound, 9540.
Creamery Products
Creamery Butter—3354c; process butter,
2G54c. oleomargarine. 14022c.
Full Cream Cheese—1754c; Imported
SwIsb, 35c; Pimento, dozen, $1.35.
Fish
Perch—8c.
Salt Water Trout—1101254c.
Blue Catfish—7c.
Red Snapper—8c.
Gray Snapper—5c.
Mullet—6o.
Spanish Mackerel-«c.
Shrimp—10c.
• _
Fruits and Produce
Lem on s—$3.5004.00.
Limes—$1.26.
Florida Oranges—$2.7503.50.
Orapef ru 11—$202.60.
California Oranges—$2.7503.25.
Strawberries—$2.50 to $3.50.
Apples—Winesaps, $5; Baldwins, $4; Baa
Davis, $3.5004; box apples, 31.5002.
Peanut*—6540654c per lb.
Tomatoes..33 to $3.60 per crate.
Celery—Florida, per crate, $2.75; 75c to
$1 dosen.
New Florida Beans—Hamper, $2.50.
New Florida Potatoes—Hamper, $1.50
Walnuts—16020c lb.
Pecans—15020c lb.
Filberts—15c per lb.
Almonds—20c per lb.
Lettuce—$1.
Eggplants—$2 to $2.50.
Onions—$2 per bu.
Irish Potatoes—10c per bushel. ^
Cabbage—354c per lb.
New Cabbage—18.21 per crate.
London Layer Ralelns—0.76.
California Figs—11.10 per case.
Seed Potatoes—$101.26 bu.
Onion 8ets—$1 bu.
Seed Sweet Potatoes Dooly yams, Der
bu.. $1.3602. *"r
Asparagus—$1.
Hides au
dreen salt hldea, 1201*4 ’ 17* 1 • sis
[half cured), 11012c; gre*. |4.1
10011c; dry flint hides, tagr***-**
bides, 13034c; damaged hldea,
■heap eklns, 25060c; bora* hides, $2to.
iherllngs, 15025c; goat eklns, 2tSMe- kid
■kins, 10c; tallow, 603c; beeswax, 2502T
irasned wool, 21030c; clear unwashed wool!
10023c; burry wool, 12016c; ginseng. 0
80
Flour and Foodstuffs
Self-rising flour, $8; Tennessee flour.
;'.t ]
•; * . • . . 2 \
SELLING PRESSURE
AFFECTS COHON
Liquidating Comes From
Both Bears and Bulls.
Market Soft
New Orleans, May 3.—The cotton mar
ket was soft today under selling pres
sure which seemed to come both from
liquidating longs and bears who were
impressed by favorahle weather reports
from sections of the belt east of the
Mississippi and by the easiness of the
stock market.
Private reports of rains in the east
ern bell caused weakness in the early
trading, which poor cables Intensified,
but after a decline of 8 to 15 points
there was a recovery and an advance
fo 2 to 3 points over Saturday’s close
on the strongest months. In the after
noon the market displayed weakness of
a pronounced ' sort which gossip said
was in sympathy with the fall In stocks
At the lowest the most active months
were 19 to 25 points under Saturday's
. final figures. The close was a net loss
! of 18 to 23 points.
Exports for the day were very hpavy
for this time of the year—68.163 hales—
and bulls pointed out that the official
weather reports did not confirm private
accounts of rain In the eastern belt, but
little attention was paid to bullish news.
The preditlon of frost in the extreme
northwestern portion of the belt caused
momentary strength but with prices
Bllghtly above Saturday's close fresh
selling was provoked.
New Orleans Cotton Futures
High. Low. Close
Maj- ! . Oi 9 50 iTTr
July . 9,95 9.70 9.72
October . 10.23 10.01 10.02
December .10.3S 10.16 10.17
January . 10.42 10.26 10.25
New Orleans, May 3.—Spot cotton
quiet, unchanged. Sales on the spot,
1235 bales. To arrive, none. Good or
dinary, 7.36c; strict good ordinary, 7.92c;
low middling, 8.55c; strict low middling,
9.00c: middling, 9.37c; strict middling,
9.62c; good middling, 9.94c.; strict good
middling, 10.31c. Receipts. 1364; stock,
315,959.
Shelfteld, May (Special.)—Yesterday
afternoon Superintendent C. T. Williams
of the Sloss-Sheffleld company received
orders from Birmingham to start the
“Philadelphia'' furnace across the river
here, after having been idle for several
months. Tomorrow the King B. Stove afcd
Range company will resume operations.
This afternoon at the Trl-Clties park, at
2:30 o'clock, the Odd Fellows of the tri
cities of Sheffield, Florence, Tuacumbia,
celebrated the ninety-sixth anniversary of
the founding of the order.
Last week In the Colbert county circuit
court two murder oases were disposed of,
there being a conviction in each case. Os
car Johnson received a sentence of 16
years for the killing of Fred Unniger,
and James Rikard was given eight years.
The court after being In session for three
weeks adjourned yesterday afternoon for
the term.
Montgomery Market
Montgomery, May 3.—(Special.)—Spot
cotton was quoted here today as follows:
Strict good middling, 9.94c; good middling,
9.«9c; strict middling,.9.44c; middling, 9.19c;
strict low middling. 8.69c; low middling,
8.19c; strict good ordinary, 7.89c; good or
dinary, 7.31c. Market quiet. '
Her Opportunity
From Judge.
Bella—Do you mean to say he hasn't
proposed yet?
Ella—Not In so many words.
Bella—Well, why didn’t you accept
him?
The Future Life
From Judge.
Hokua—I admit that Jack Dyshsway
Is going the pace, but, nevertheless,
he's a brick.
Pokus—Well. I hope he's one of the
fireproof kind.
17.80; Michigan flour, 18.68; Idaho flour,
nor tun; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass,
per ton, 08; pea graan alfalfa, western,
n m’ 7 teds, per ton. 06; oats, per
bushrl. ; Tom, per bushel, 0-08; corn
meal, ii tr bushel; Cremo meal, |26.
Cb'ips. JJ.iw. - ■
.
Prices Show Decline, Not
withstanding Display of
Rallying Power
Chicago, May 3.—Prospects of a bounti
ful and early harvest was too much of
a handicap today for wheat supporters,
and the market, notwithstanding a display
of power to rally, closed heavy at % to
l%c net decline. Corn finished 1 to 1%
to l%c down, oats off 7, to ]%c, and pro
visions unchanged to 7%c lower.
Corn sagged more constantly than
wheat. Excellent field conditions and
larger receipts were chiefly responsible.
Oats weakened under hedging against
new crop purchases to arrive. Rains east
gave an additional advantage to the
bears.
Large receipts of hogs acted as a weight
on provisions. Continued iiberal export
clearances, though helped in averting any
serious decline.
Future quotations Were as follows:
TVticcit— Open, I I i d hi lev,
May ..... 1.62% 1.62 * TTo 1 % |Tj>—
July 1.36% 1.37% 1.35 1.35 %
Corn—
May . 77% 77% 76% 76'4
July . 80% 80% 79% 79%
Oats—
May . 65% 66% 64% 54%
July . 64% 65% 54% 54%
Fork—
July .18.15 18.22 18.12 18.20
Sept .18.60 18.65 18.60 18.62
Lard—
July .10.35 10.37 10.35 10.35
Sept .10.62 10.62 10.60 10.su
Ribs—
July .10.62 10.65 10.03 10.65
Sept .10.90 10.96 10.80 10.95
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City. May 3.—Wheat, No. 2 hard.
31.56@11.57; No. 2 red, 31 56@1.56%. Corn
No. 2 mixed, 75c; No. 2 white, 76%e; No. 3
yellow, 76%e. Cats, No. 2 white, 64%@66c,
No. 2 mixed, 61%@52c.
Chicago Grain
Chicago, May 3.—May wheat. No. 2 red
31.t>3@1.63%; No. 2 hard, 31.63%igl.64. Corn,
No. 2 yellow, 78%®~79c. Rye, No. 2, 31.19®
1.20%. Barley, 76©Slc. Timothy, 377; 7.
Clover, SR.50@13. Fork, 317.50. Lard, 310.06
@10.15. Ribs, 39.76@10.37.
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis, May 3.—May wheat. No. 2 red.
Sl.n8@1.59Vs; No. 2 hard, 31.60ST.02; Julv,
31.28%. Corn, No. 2, 77>i@78c; No. 2 white,
78@78%c; July, 76%e. Oats, No. 2, 64%®
66c; No. 2 white, 56%c; July, 64c.
Produce Market
Chicago, May 3.—Butter steady. Cream
ery, 220>28c. Eggs lower; receipts, 41,937;
at mark, cases included,. l,'018Vfeo; ordi
nary firsts. 16Vfe017%jc; firsts, lT^l.SVaC.
Potatoes steady; receipts. 20 cars; Michi
gan and Wisconsin red, 30036c; Michigan
and Wisconsin white, 35040c.
New York, May 3.—Butter steady; re
ceipts. 6474; creamery extras. 92 score, 31c;
crekmery, higher scoring, 31V6032c; firsts,
2903OV4C; seconds. 27V^f!’28V*c. Eggs Irregu
lar; fresh gathered extras. 220‘22Vfec;
storage packed, extra firsts. 21 Vfro; firsts,
2OVfc021c; regular packed extra firsts, 20V4
021c; firsts, 19020c; nearby hennery
whites, fine to fancy, 23023Vic; hennery,
browns, 21H082%c. Cheese very strong;
receipts, 1180; state whole milk, fresh
specials, 18016*4c; state while milk, aver
age fancy, 15%016Vfec. Pressed poultry
quiet; western frozen roasting chickens.
17017V4C; fowls. 14V*017%e; turkeys, 16021c.
St. Louis. May 8.—Poultry: Chickens,
14c; springs. *4.5007.50; turkeys, 13016c;
ducks, 12V£c; geese. 6c. Butter creamery,
28 Vic. Eggs, 17V4C.
Kansas City, May 3—Butter: Creamery,
28c; firsts, 26e; seconds, 24c; packing. 17Vic.
Eggs: Firsts. 17Vic; seconds, 16»ic. Poul
try: Hens, 41c; roosters, 10c; turkeys, 16c.
New Orleans Rice Market
New Orleans, May 3.—Clean rice was
steady today, while a strong tone con
tinued in the rough grade, which Is bare
of supplies. Quote: Rough, nominal; clean
Honduras, 4V405%c; Japan, 404*ic. Rice,
polished, per ton. $27028; bran, 24027. Re
ceipts, rough, 666. Sales, 170 sacks rough
Honduras at 3.0003.96c.
JAMES BOWRON ON
JITNEY PROBLEM
(Continued from Par, Five)
dine*, hardly able to breathe. Stand
ing In discomfort with parcel*, some
times women with babies, but full fare
ulways exacted. If it Is proper to reg
ulate the jitenys and forbid anyone
riding over and ahove the seating ca
pacity, why not apply this to the street
cars and forbid their taking on pas
sengers beyond the seating capacity,
so that the company would require to
run trailers during the rush hours?
They can be obtained cheaply and the
company has an inexhaustible supply
of power available from the Coosa
river, so why not require It to give
seats to the people when they pay for
them?
"The street railroad complains that
in presence of the jitney competition
It is unable to show fair earnings. One
answer to this might be made that If
the company would reduce its capitali
zation to the actual cash investment
in the property it would still show
adequate earnings, cqver Its payment
of operating expenses and taxes and
pay dividends. The trouble Is that it
has capitalized Its franchise and the
free grant of the bulk of Birmingham
streets and expects the Birmingham
public not only to pay a return there
on but to keep off competition.
“The Interests of the Alabama Power
company have been to some extent
Identified with those of the Birming
ham Railway. Light and Power com
pany by the large Investment made In
the stock of the American Cities com
pany.
"It la fair to draw attantlon to the fart
that the introduction into Birmingham
of the hydroelectric power brought In
by the Alabama Power company and
distributed to and through the Bir
mingham Railway,' Light and Power
company has resulted In a large di
minution of the consumption of coal
Coal miners In this district are out of
work, and coal companies have reduced
or rtopped In some cases the payment
of dividends, but they are not adver
tising or petitioning against the Ala
bama Power company or against the
tale of cheap electric power by the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. They are patiently endeav
oring to adapt themselves to tho sit
uation.
Talk* of Mnnieipal Ownership
"I believe If the street railroad com
pany should feel that the situation Is
oppressive and that by reason of the
free and open competition which has
sprung up the franchice obtained by it
from the city Is of leas value that here
tofore supposed, your commission
would be supported by the citizens gen
erally in a proposal to take over the
lines of the Birmingham Railway.
Light and Power company by mutual
agreement, based upon an appraisement
of the physical value of the railroad
lines, power houses, shops, rolling
stock, etc., paying nothing for the
easement on tho city streets, but re
paying to the company whatever sums
It has heretofore paid for supple
mental franchises on certain city
blocks
"Or. If this did not commend. Itself
to the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company. I believe that th* city
commission might, with popular ap
proval, commute the privilege of tax
or llcsaaa of tho street VaUroad and
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COTTON DECLINES
BUT CLOSE IS EASY
.
Liverpool Meets Saturday's
Local Decline—Open
ing Is Easy
_
New York, May 3.—Cotton was weak and
unsettled again today under renewal of
the selling movement which developed to
| ward the end of last week, and closed
easy at a net decline of 17 to 20 points.
Liverpool just about met Saturday’s lo
cal decline, and the opening here was eas\
with first prices 10 to 13 points lower. Wall
street and commission houses quite gen
erally had over-Sunday selling orders for
execution around the ring, hut the cotton
wits pretty well taken around the Initial
figures, and prices soon steadied. Liver
pool buying was attributed to cover
ing of straddlers at the wider differences,
and in addition to realising by recent sell
ers there appeared to be some fresh buy
ing for investment account. The detfiand,
however, tapered off on a rally which
carried October contracts up to Saturday s
closing figures, and other months to
within 2 or 3 points of that level, and the
market became weak and unsettled again
In the afternoon.
The eastern belt forecast for clear
weather in all sections except North Car
olina and failure of the detailed weather
report to show anything more than light
scattering showers in eastern sections
helped the rally during the morning, and
there may also have been some buying on
the larger clearances. But demand was
at no time aggressive, and when It whs
I found that the market w'as not attracting
anv important bull support, there was a
renewal of heavy Wall street liquidation
and more active selling, which broke
prices into new low ground for the day.
October contracts sold at 10.26c, or $3.30
a hale below recent high records, and the
market closed at practically the lowest
point. The unsettled ruling of the stock
market and uneasiness over the Interna
tional situation may possibly have con
tributed to the decline, hut Judging from
talk around the ring, the selling was
based less on any particular item in the
day’s news than the predictions of im
proving crop conditions. Port receipts, 12,
S15; United States port stock, 1,295.722; ex
ports. 68,163; so far this season, 7,288,202;
Interior receipts, 9175.
New York Cotton Futures
--" High. Low. Close
May . f.W ^72 Oo
Uly . 10.1 1 9.93 9.9.”
October . 10.46 10.26 10.27
December .. 10.46 10.4.
January . 10.67 10.51 ^0.51
Port Cotton Market
New Orleans: Middling. 9.37c: receipts,
1361; exports, 11.962; ssles. 1236; stock,
316.959.
Oalveston: Middling, 9.S0o; receipts,
2867; exports, 89,596; srIps, 1181; stock,
348,727.
Mobile; Middling, 9.13e; receipts. 44;
sales, 375; stock, 24,472.
Savannah; Middling. 9.6Se; receipts,
2093; exports, 8801; sales, 458; stock,
109,662.
Charleston: Middling. 944c; receipts,
939; stock, 65,850.
Wilmington: Middling, 9^e; receipts,
8048; stock, 44,859.
Norfolk: Middling, 9.50c; receipts.
2907; exports, 800; sales, 335; stock.
60,461.
Baltimore: Middling, 97*n; stock, 5860.
Boston: Middling, 10.40o; receipts,
508: stock, 13,300.
Philadelphia: Middling. 10.45c;_ re
ceipts, 45; exports, 125; stock, 4745.
New York: Middling, 10.20c; exports,
200; stock, 210,lU.
Minor ports: Stock, 86,785.
Total today: Receipts, 12,815; exports,
68,163; stock, 1,290,505.
Total for week: Receipts, 26,450; ex
ports, 104,455.
Total for season: Receipts, 9992; ev
ports, 7,286,361.
Interior Cotton Market
Houston: Middling, 9.70c; receipts, 2592;
shipments. 2964; sales, 461; stock, 121,573.
Memphis: Middling, 9.37c; receipts, 21*91;
shipments, 3461; sales, 500; stock, 144,059.
Augusta: Middling. 9.50c; receipts, 620;
shipments.' 1362; sales, 687; stock, 114,224.
St. I/Ouis: Middling. 9Vfeo; receipts, 1905;
shipments, 2488; stock, 31.356.
Cincinnati: Receipts. 842; shipments, 625;
stock, 19,442.
Little Rock: Middling, 9.25c; receipts,
80; shipments. 446; sales, 446; stock, 25,
160.
Total today: Receipts, 8967; shipments,
11,346; stock, 455.814.
Liverpool Cotton
Liverpool, May 3.—Closing: Cotton, spot
In moderate demand; prices easy; good
middling. 5.95d; midling, 5.59d; low mid
dling, 5.15d; sales, 8000 hales; for specula
tion and export, 800; receipts, 21,000; fu
tures closed quiet and steady; May and
June, 5.49V£d; June and July, 5.56V6d; July
and August, 6.62^d; October and Novem
ber, 6.79^d; January and February,
6.86%d; March and April, f».92V£d; May and
June, 5.98d.
Dry Goods Market
New York. May 3.—The dress goods mar
ket was quiet. Cotton goods Hteady. Ad
vances of a yard; generally steady.
Advances of V4c a yard were announced on
colored flannelettes. Yarns firm. Raw
silk firmer.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.’s Letter
New York, May 3 -(Special.)—Antici
pating a period of favorable weather for
the new crop believing all of the in
creased demand for cotton goods and for
other purposes has been discounted that
the decrease in the acreage, the de
crease in the use of fertilizers; in fact,
believing that all th factors which are
absorbing the cotton and pointing to a
decidedly smaller crop next year have
ceased to weigh in favor of the market
the sentiment has become very bearish,
with a natural incrase In the short In
terest.
The destruction of an American fffrip
created the fenr of International com
plications causing the liquidation of many
Wall street accounts. We consider this
decline as a natural reaction and do not
change our views as to the course of the
market eventually to a higher range of
values.
NEW MILITARY CO.
WILL BE MUSTERED
Montgomery, May 3.—(Special.)—Col.
G. J. Hubbard, acting adjutant general,
today Issued orders to muster In a new
military compuny at Geneva. The new
company will replace the old company
at Geneva which, was mustered out on
account of Inefficiency. It will be known
as Company C, First regiment.
“The new company will be mustered In
on May 15 by MaJ. James F. Johnson.
Officers will be elected later.
accept In lieu thereof a percentage of
the gross earnings, to be mutually
agreed.
"The sentiment of today Is for free
and open competition and this u af
fecting national and state legislation
and municipal regulation, and I feel
sura that the city commission will not
take any step to suppress free and fair
competition upon the atrfeeta which be
long to the citizens at large from fur
nishing that transportation which Is
cne of the modern necessities of life,
and permits the working man to ob
tain a home In a suburban district at
reasonable cost. Yours very truly.
"JAMES BOWSON.
FROST SHUTS OUT
THE MOBILE GULLS
Mobile, May 3.—Cunningham pitched
good ball for Mobile today, but was
given ragged aupport. New Orleans win
ning 5 to 0. Frost allowed Mobile but
four hits. Thomas hit a home run fn the
sixth over the rightfleld fence. Score:
Mobile— AR. R. H. O. A. K.
Northen, rf. ..., 4 0 0 2 0 0
Powell, If.4 ft 0 1 0 0
Perry, 2b.4 0 U ft 3 2
Schmidt, c.N 4 0 1 5 1 0
Calhoun, lb.3 0 ft 11 l 0
Miller, cf..2 ft ft 4 ft ft
Dobard, ss., 3 0 1 3 2 1
Maties', 3b.3 0 ft 1 1 0
Cunningham, p.. . 3 0 1 0 7 0
Totals .30 0 4 2f 15 3
New Orleans— AR. R. H O. A. K
Hendryx, cf. . . ,. 4 U 0 3 0 0
Reilly, ss. . .. a .. 4 l 2 4 3 <>
Sylvester. If. 2 * 1 l 2 ft ft
Thomas, 3b. .... 4 3 2 ft 2 0
Coyle, rf.4 0 1 X ft 0
Flick. 2b. ....... 4 ft 1 2 ft ft
Bluhm, lb. ,.... 4 ft 0 3 3 0
Higgins, c.4 ft 0 3 ft ft
Frost, p.3 10 2 1 0
Totals .33 6 7 27 S 0
Score by innings:
New Orleans.203 fto: ftftft -f
Mobile .00ft ftftft Oftft—C
Summary: Home run, Thomas. Sacri
fice hit, Sylvester. Stolen bases, Syl
vester 2, Thomas 2. L>ouble plays. Perry
to Dobard to Calhoun: Reilly to Sylvcs
er. Struck out. Cunningham 4. Frost 3.
Base on balls, Frost 1. Hit by pitcher,
Cunningham (Sylvester), by Frost
(Miller). Wild pitch, Cunningham. Left
on bases, New Orleans 2. Mobile 4. Time,
1:25. Umpires, Kerin and Rudderham.
TIE GAME AT
CHATTANOOGA
1 hattanooga. Tenn., May 3.—Darkness
andad a hotly contested game between
Chattanooga and Nashville In the tenth
Inning here today with the score a tie.
Leveretto was wild, and gave way to
McLeod In the ninth, who saved the
game for the visitors. Nashville made
a triple steal In the fourth, Dodge steal
ing home, McCabe third and Smith sec
ond. Score:
Nashville— AB, R. H. O. A. E.
King, cf. 5 2 .1 l o 0
Stork, ss. 6 0 2 1 2 1
Baker, 2b. 6 0 o 5 3 ,
Paulette, lb. 6 1 2 9 0 (1
Parmer, rf. Billot
Dodge, 8b. S 1 2 1 2 t
McCabe, If. 3 0 0 2 0 1
Smith, c. 8 0 1 8 0 ti
Leverett, p. 4 0 1 0 B c
McLeod, p. 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals . 40 6 12 80 12 3
Chattanooga— AB. R. H. O. A. E
Daley, If. B 0 0 2 0 0
Elherfeld, 2b. 3 1112 1
Johnston. If. 4 2 1 3 0 0
Harris, lb. B 1 7 13 0 t
McCormtok, rf. ... 3 0 1 2 1 C
Graff. 3b. 3 10 1 14
Caveney, as. 4 0 1 r, fi c
Kitchens, c. 4 0 1 5 8 (
Marshall, p. 6 0 1 0 1 C
Totals . 86 B 8 80 13 1
Score by Innings:
Nashville .000 130 001 'o—I
Chattanooga .000 130 002 0—f
(Called end tenth, darkness).
Summary: Sacrifice hits, Elherfeld
Caveny. Stolen base, Dodge, McCabe
Smith, Johnston, Harris. Double play
Stark to Baker to Paulette. Two-baa*
hits, McCormick, Dodge, King, Marshall
Harris. Hits, off I^everette, 8 in 8 Innings
with B runs, none out In ninth. Struct
out, McLeod 3. Marshall 4, Leverett I
Rase on balls, Leveretto 7, Marshall 1
McLeod 2. Hit hy pitcher. Marshall (Me
Cabe) Leverett, (Elherfeld). Time, 2:30
Umpires, Pfennlnger and Chestnutt.
nationalTleague
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet
Philadelphia . 16 12 4 ,75(
Chicago . 17 11 6 .647
Boston . 15 8 7 .533
Cincinnati . 17 9 8 .525
St. Louis . 19 10 9 ,52f
Brooklyn . 17 6 10 . 376
Pittsburg . 17 5 12 . 294
New York . 34 4 10 .28(1
Dodgers Trounced Braves
Brooklyn, May 3.—Bell had the better of
a pitching duel with Rudolph today and
Brooklyn won from Boston 3 to 2. Both
sides were blanked until the fifth, when
Myers’ double, a wild pitch and Schmidt’s
dropping the ball preparatory to a throw
to the plate on Schulz's grounder, let In
the first run. Boston tied the score in the
seventh on Daubert's three-bass wild
throw and Maranville's single. Successive
triples by Cutshaw and Myers and an out
gave Brooklyn the winning runs in their
half of the seventh. Score: R.H.E.
Boston . 000 000 101-2 8 1
Brooklyn . 000 010 20*—8 5 1
Batteries: Rudolph and Gowdy; Dell
and Miller.
Giants Win at Last
Philadelphia, May 3.—After being
blanked for eight Innings, New York ral
lied In the ninth today and defeated Phil
adelphia, 8 to 2. In the ninth Lobert
scored on his dbuble, Fletcher’B out, and
G. Burns’ sacrifice fly. Singles by Robert
son and Brainerd> were followed by Mey
era’ single and Whltted's bad throw tc
the plate and two more runners scored,
Fromme and Chalmers had a battle until
the eighth Inning, When the former re
tired for a pinch hitter. Score:
New York . 000 000 003—3 9 C
Philadelphia . 100 100 000-2 7 1
Batteries: Fromme, Ritter and Meyers;
Chalmers and E. Burns.
Wild Game at Chicago
Chicago, May 8.—Chicago won its sixth
straight victory today, defeating Pitts
burg 5 to 1 in a game shortened to five In
nings by rain and punctuated by argu
ments between players and umpires.
Home runs by Hinchman and Saier pro
duced the first scores and fast base run
ning, a *few hits and Cooper’s wild pitch
gave Chicago four in the third. There
after the visitors. Manager Bresnahan
charged, strove to delay the game so that
the threatening rain would fall before the
legal four and one-half Innings could be
played. Manager Clarke of the visitors
was expelled after Umpire Byron de
manded that his team cease dilatory tac
tics and Pitcher Pierce of the Cubs was
ousted for throwing his bat at Cooper,
who, he thought, tried to hit him with the
ball. Score: R.H.E.
Pittsburg . 010 00—1 5 (
Chicago . 014 0*—6 4 (
Batteries: Cooper and Gibson; Pierce,
Humphries and RreshaUan.
College Baseball
At Jaekspn, Miss.? Mississippi college
6, Millsap college 4. (10 Innlnasi.
At Hanover, N. H.: Pennsylvania
State 4, Dartmouth 1.
Hia System
KYom the Kansas City Journal,
i "Working until 7 o’clock every night J
Your employer must be a fiend for work.’’
"No," explained the stenographer, "h«
gossips and cracks jokes all day with any
body who will listen to him. Then when
all the other business men go home we
get to work.”
Be Joyful
—and boost Birmingham
▲t Founts In Bottles
“Maid" In Birmingham
H. J. PHELPS
Of Chicago, general passenger agent
The trip will consume over one week.
The* party is composed of representatives
of the line extending from Dubuque, Ta.,
to New York city and Including every
city of prominence on tho system. In
addition to the passenger representatives
the party Includes J. C. Clair, general In
dustrial and Immigration commissioner
for the Illinois Central, with headquarters
in Chicago, who is well known here. He
is accompanied by O. B. Harper, assist
ant industrial and immigration commis
sioner, who was stationed here for some
time. H. N. Mudge, general advertising
manager of Chicago, and J. K. Melton, of
| geial protographer, are also with the
party.
The entire party is as follows:
R. G. Match, passenger traffic manager,
Chicago: H. J. Phelps, general passenger J
agent. Chicago; O. H. Bower, general a
passenger agent, Memphis; W. H. Brill,
assistant general passenger agent, New
Orleans; J. V. L&nlgan, assistant general
passenger agent, Chicago; F. R. Bishop,
general eastern passenger agent, New
York city; H. R. Gray, Dubuque; R. J.
Carmichael, Chicago; f\ A. Marr, Cincin
nati; J. M. Morisey, Indianapolis; G. G„
Truesdale. Pittsburg; D. D. Miller, St.
Louis; R. North, Omaha: A. J. McDougall,
Rt. Taul; W. R. Israel. Detroit; J. F,
Beyer. Dubuque; E. J. Waynacht, St.
Louis; G. B. Wyllle, Buffalo; C. H. Fos
ter. New York city; M. 1$. Whitaker, St*
Paul; J. J. McLane. Cleveland; F. R.
Fisher. Cincinnati; J. H. Lord, Rprlngfleld,
111.; W. W. Wilson, Chicago; F. W. Har- j$
low, Louisville; R. Anderson, Birming
ham; H. C. Webb, Houston; W. Byrns,
Jackson. Miss.; R. H. Fowler, Louisville?
V. E. Labbe. Dallas; G. W. Hchelke.
Evansville; R. M. Rpears, Little Rock; J*
C. Clair, Industrial and immigration com
missioner. Chicago; G. B. Harper, assist
ant industrial and immigration commis
sioner, Memphis; Mark Fenton, traveling
industrial and immigration agent, Chica
go; H. L. Fairfield, manager baggage and ^
main traffic, Chicago; H. N. Mudge, gen*
era! advertising manager, Chicago; J. K*,
Melton, official photographer, Chicago. -
Federal Court Items ,
Juilan W. I. Orubb, MaJ. Charles 3. Ain,
llsonlisnn, clerk of tho court; Marshal
H. A. Rkcggs, assistant district attor
ney; Ralph Quinn ami sovefaJ deputy*
clerks and marshals are In attendance on
tho United Slate district court at An
niston which was opened for the spring
term by Judge W. 1. Orubb yesterday.
They will return the latter part of the
week.
Voluntary petition In bankruptcy waa
filed yesterday In tho United States eourfl
by the Church Carriage and Wagon
company, a Hlrmlngham concern. Lia
bilities are scheduled at $51570.20, and as
sets at $8394.04. Tho petition was signed
by D. A. Holmlch and A. A. Andrews,
president and vice Resident, respectively.
Janitors at the federal building will
he required to lay ofT four days a month,
without pay until July 1, when the new.
fiscal year begins, according to an or
der recently received from the department
at Washington. Tills action is taken aft
account of the appropriation for Janitors
of postofflces and federal buildings run
ning short.
Kenneth Charlton, secretary to Judgo
W. I. Orubb, Is spending a few days In
Franklin City. Ky., where Mrs. Charl
ton and children are visiting relatives,
ROBERT T. LINCOLN
TAKES STAND TODAY
Washington, May 3.—-Robert T. Lin
coln, chairman of the board of directors
of the Pullman company, will testify
tomorrow before the United States com
mission on Industrial relations concern
ing conditions of employment of Pull
man car porters and conductors.
The commission's hearings will in
clude also complaints of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers against the Penn
sylvania railroad, conditions surround
ing the Pennsylvania state const&bu
j lary and its dealings with labor dif
ficulties. a further Inquiry into tho
Colorado coal miners* strike and tho
general subject of labor and the law#
and labor conditions In Porto Rico.
In “Zeppelin” Time*
From the London Opinion.
“I can't understand It. A month MS
you cut her dead, and now you MUI't
make too much fuss over her.”
“My dear, It'a quite simple. 8h« hM
tho biggest cellar iu the district.”
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