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IS BEST MTSTOP
New York Scribes in Fan
ning Bee Pick Out
Infielders
New York, May 4.—An arument oc
curred in ti»e press box at the Polo
grounds among a group of New York
baseball writers the other day on the
‘subject e of star shortstops. Some hod >
launched It by pointing out the great
number of first class men playing short
field In the National league and opined
that It was the best bunch of men in
that position owned by any league at.
any period In its history. Before the
discussion subsided, however, it was
j ihe consensus that the American league
I ranks Just as high In shortstops as the
National. If not a bit higher.
At the beginning of the talk, these
National leaguers were named ns be
ing among the very front rank Wait* »
Maranville of the Boston Braves. Ar
thur Fletcher of the New York Giants,
Ollie O'Mara of the Brook In Dodgers
and Charley Herzog of the Cincinnati
Reds. Bob Fisher of the Chicago Cubs,
who once played with Brooklyn, and
the flashy youngster, Holla Gerber of
the Pittsburg Ptartes, were rated
close up.
The American leaguers cut in with
the names of George McBride of the
Washington Senators. Jack Barry of
the Philadelphia Athletics, Donie Bush
of the Detroit Tigers, Roger Peckin
paugh of the New York Yankees, Buck
Weaver <»f the Chicago White Sox an l
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland club as
topliners, and also expressed respect for
Johnny l«n\an of the St. Louis Browns
and Everett Scott of the Boston Red
Sox. both peppery young players.
From this general summing up. the
American league seemed to have t.h*
call on star shortstops by a score of
6 to 1. The scribes w**ut tarth
In their debate, however, and finally
came to a sort of sti agreement at tho
order In which the men should be
ranked, which presented the National
in a more favorable light.
Maranvllle, the Rabbit, was placed at
the top. Barry was made second, with
Fletcher third. Herzog fourth, McBride
fifth. Bush sixth, Peekinpaugh seventh,
I O'Mar a eighth. Chapman ninth, Weaver
' tenth. Bancroft eleventh, Fisher
twelfth, Oerber thirteenth, Scott four
teenth, Paringer fifteenth and La van
sixteenth. Thus the American leaguors
on this basis would have places num
ber 2, 5. 6. 7. 9. to, 11 and 16, arid the
National representatives would be In
notches 1.3.1.8,11,12,14 and 16% Scoring
it like a cross-country run, the Ameri
can’s total Is H9 and the Natlonal’sr 67,
which gives the National supremacy by
two points.
This grouping Is to the consensus of
opinion as we could make it. but It Is
not expert, of course. The players were
Agitated on all around value to tho
(clubs, taking Into consideration fielding
I Ability, their atTect by steadiness and
aggressiveness on the general team
morale, their work with the hat and their
baser tinning.
. American Association
At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 3. Co
lumbus 2.
At lAHlisville: Louisville 4, Cleve
land 3.
— ■ —-- -»#»■ -.. — ———
Standard Out of Trouble
London. May 4.—(1:17 p. m.)—Tbs
petition for compulsory discontinuance
of tho company which owns the Stan
dard. an old established London news
paper, was dismissed today. The finan
cial difficulties of the Standard have
been adjusted.
Pickering G«rs to Richmond _
New* York, May 4.—Catcher Pickering
of the New York Americans was re
leased today to the Richmond Interna
tional club under an optional agreement.
TRADING IN STOCKS!
K IS SOMEWHAT LIGHT
Reactionary Tendencies Are
Lacking:, But Under
k. tone Is Uncertain
I New York. May 4.—Reactionary tenden
cies such as made yesterday’s reversal
noteworthy were lacking in today’s stock
market, but the undertone was unoer
* lain for the greater part of the season
with subsurface indications of renewed
selling on a reduced scale. Trading was
comparatively light.
^ Severe declines were registered by some
of the war specialties at the outset, not
Rhly in Pressed Steel Car, which fell more
35*ihan 6 points, but soon made substantial
recovery. Westinghouse Electric held bet
ter than any of that group, later rising 5
points. Coppers were consistently strong
throughout.
. United States Steel hesitated on the
early dealings, but rose a point later,
despite incessant selling.
Total sales. 638.000 shares.
The financial event of the day was the
sale to a bankers’ syndicate of *«.0h0.0W
Pennsylvania railroad 4% general mort
gage bonds to be used in large part foi
refunding an issue of per cent con
vertibles.
\ Bond market irregular. Total sales, par
Value, $3,470,000.
Bonds
TJ. S. 2s registered ..
U. S. 3s registered . 10
V. S. -7s coupon . *
TJ. S. 4s registered .
U. S. 4s coupon .
| Central of Georgia Bs .
Central of Georgia 5s . at
Illinois Central ref. Is . J*
T Louisville & Nashville un. 4s ....
'S%-;eaboard Air Line ad.1. 5, .... e
•^Southern Bell 3s .•
Southern Hallway 6s . .7
Southern Railway gen. 4, . 67
U. S. Steel 5s . *
Mercantile Paper
New York, May 4-Mercantile paper, 3%
' <333, per cent. Sterling exchange steady;
* 60-dav hills. $4.70.50; for cables, $4.79.75;
'4 for demand. $4.79.2.7. Bar silver, 60%c;
Mexican dollars. 33%c. Government bonds
steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
Time loans easy; 6ft and 90 days, 2V_fS'2\
per cent; six .months, 314®3%. per cent.
Gall money steady. High, 2 per cent; low,
i 13, per cent; ruling rates, 2 per cent; last
loans. 2 per cent; closing bid, 131 per cent;
l offered at 2 per cent.
English Money
K London. May 6.—Money. 13,31% pet*cent.
r Discount rates, short hills. 3% per cent;
‘three months, 2%@1 6-16 per cent.
Sugar Market
. New York, May 4.—Raw sugar steady
centrifugal. 4.77o; molasses, 4c. Refined
!; steady. Sugar futures continued quiet
with prices at noon showing practically
tio change from yesterday. Sugar futures
closed easy. 1 to 2 points lower. Sales.
3400 tons. May, 3.7Sc; July, 3.90c; Septem
ber, 4.02c; December. 3.79c.
RawT sugar closed easy; centrifugal.
\ 4.794T4.80c; molasses sugar, 3.93«f4c. Sales,
’ ' 35,000 bags.
Live Stock
Kansas City, May 4.—Hogs: Receipts,
_ 12.500: steady: bulk of sales, $7.2507.40;
“imvv, $7.3007.40; packers and butchers,
$7.321407.45: light. $7,350/7.45; pigs, $707.75.
Cattle: Receipts. 1C500; steady: prime
fed steers, $8.2509; dressed beef steers.
\ $7.350'S. 10: southern steers, $6.7507.76;
Vows, $407.25; heifers, $609.10; Stockers.
$6,650-8.20 '
W Sheep; Receipts, 3600: steady; lambs,
f $8.26010.35; yearlings, $7.5009.25; wethers.
$70 8.50; ewes. $6.7508.16; Stockers and
feeders, $60-8.75.
i Chicago, May 4—Hogs: Receipts. 13.000;
weak; hulk of sales, $7.4007.60; light, $7.30
@7.70: mixed. $7.2507.60; heavy, $707.85;
roughs, $7®7.15; pigs, $5.2508.80.
I Cattle; Receipts, 3000; firm; native beeef
steers, $6,260*75; western steers, $5.60®
7.40; cows and heifers, $2.9U@8.40; calves,
$608.50.
1 Sheep; Receipts, 9000; unsettled; sheep,
7.400 8.40; lambs, $8040.50.
St. Louis. May 4—Hogs; Receipts, 900;
teady; pigs and lights, $7.5607.60; mixed
nd butchers, $7.750775; good heavy, $7.50
1770.
Cattle; Receipts. 4700: steady; native
eef steers. $7.5008.50; yearling steers and
eifers. $809.30; cows. $607.26; Stockers, $6
77.75; Texas and Indian steers, $5,260/8;
ows and heifers, $40x1; native calves. $6®
■i-fi ).
Sheen: Receipts.' 1300; steady; Iambs,
J.50@10.75; ewes. $6.5008.25: clipped lambs.
7.8509.10: yearlings, $8,590* 50; clipped
carllngs, $707.73.
Coffee Market
New York. May 4.—There was some cov
ring by July shorts In the market for
offee futures here this morning, but after
pening 3 points higher to 3 points lower,
he market eased off in the later trading
nder scattered realizing and a little trade
elllng. Closed at net decline of 2 to 6
oints. Sales, 11,250. Closing bids: May,
,20c; June, 6.30c; July. 7.42c: August, 7.43e;
leptember. 7.44c; October. 7.49c; November,
,52c; December. 7.57c: January, 7.63c; Feb
uary, 7.68c; March, 7.74c; April. 7.76c.
ipot steady: Rio. No. 7. 7\c; Santos, No.
, 10c; cost and freight offers were un
hanged.
As yesterday was a holiday, there were
o official cables from Brazil.
>The world’s visible supply statement
flowed a decrease of 659.119 bags for the
ijonth of April, against 523,163 last year,
saklng the world's visible as of May 1
.987,162 bag*, against 12,110,350 last year,
'hese figures were In line with recent es
Imates and had evidently been dis
ounted.
Cotton Seed Oil
New York. May 4.—Cotton seed oil was
asy In face of the advances in other
ommodity markets, owing to liquidation
in further tenders of about 4000 barrels
n May contracts and extreme dullness In
he demand lor actual oil. Closed 1 to 5
■oints net lower. Spot. 6.57c@6.65c; May,
,5706.60c; June, 6.74@8J.T6c; July, 0.800
,90c; August. 7.03®7.06c; September, 7.13©
,15c; October, 7.1607.10c; November, 6.88®
,05c; December, 6.90@>6.96c. Total salea,
Naval Stores
Savannah, May 4—Turpentine Arm, 46'4e;
ales. 356: receipts. 10*4; shipments. 201;
tock, 21.023. Rosin firm: sales, 593; re
elpts. 3738; shipments, 041; stocks. 78,802.
Juote: A, B, $3.26; C, D, $3.30; E, $3.35;
r, G. $3.30: T, $3,650-3 70; K, $3.76@8.90; M,
4.20; N, $5.15; Wfl, $6.60; WW, $5.70.
Montgomery Market
Montgomery, May 4.—-(Special.)—Spot
otton was quoted here today a$. folktws:
.fiddling fair, 10.19c; strict good^*X4dllng,
,94c: good mld<Jlto«’ fX .Jc; strict4ff MHng.
.44c; middling. '' Strict low middling,
•«9c; low , 8.19c; strict good or
ilnary. T.f" ordinary. 7.31c. Mar
:ct quiet.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.
rSrtr C®U®“ Exchange, New
?r?^uoe Exchange, Associate
* Cotton Asaodatlon.
'rders solicit./) '->r ts9 purchase and
.ton Seed Oil for
, al attention and
'4.\ /
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS
aaiea. nipn. Liow. uwe.
Amal. Cop. . . .30500 75* 73* 73*
Amer. Agrl. 200 57* 57 67*
Amer. Can ...23700 41* 39* 41
A. C. A F.3600 66* 65* 56*
Amer. C. pfd. 48
Amer. Cot. Oil .1700 61* 50 60*
Amer. Smelt. ...5900 72* 71* 72
Amer. Snuff .162
Amer. Sugar ... 900 111 110* 111
Amer. T. * T. .1100 122* 122* 122*
Amer. Tob. 400 235* 234* 23 1*
Atchison .2200 102* 101 101*
A. C. L.110
B. A 0.1900 78* 75* 76*
Can. Pac.5100 163* 161 162*
Cen. Lieath.2900 40* 39* 40
C. & O. 500 46* 46 46
C„ M. A St. V. .1600 94* 93* 93*
Erie .6100 28* 27* 28
Gen. Elec. 800 157* 156 rS7
G. N. pfd .1200 12076 120* ]fo*
111. Cen. 100 110 110 116
Inter.-Met. pfd .1400 72* 71* 72 *
K. C. S.4700 27* 26* 27 *
Iajhlgh Val.2100 143* 1 12* 143
L. A X.120
Uggett A Myers. 222*
Lorillard Co.172
M. . K. A T. - 1900 IS* IS* 13*
Mo. Pac.2700 15* 14* 15*
Mex. Pet.18300 83 80 81 *
c*aie«. nign. uow.
N. Y. C. 1800 89 88% 89
N. Y.. N, H.
& Hart.5000 68% 66% 67%
N. A W. 500 105 105 105
Nor. Pac.2400 109% 108 108%
Nor. Pac.2400 109% 108 108%
Pennsylvania ...2400 109% 108 106%
Reading.23200 149% 148% 148%
R. I. & S.2600 30% 29% 30
do pfd . 200 87 86% 87
R. I. Co.100 % % %
St. I* * S. F.
do pfd . .. %
2d pfd .'. 600 6% 6 6%
S. A. L,. pfd .. 200 38% 38 38 V*
Sloss-Sheflf. S.
and Iron .... 100 37% S7% 3.%
Sou. Pac.6900 92% 91% 91%
Sou. Ry. 800 18% 18 18%
oo pfd . 400 58% 67 5r.
Tenn. Cop. 800 33% 32% 32%
Toxas Co. 200 136% 136% 136%
T. & P.100 16% 16% 16%
Union Pac ....15200 131 % 129% 130
U. S. Steel ....8100 59% 57% 58%
do pfd . 400 108% 108% 108%
Utah Cop.27400 68 65% 60 %
V. -C. Chem.2200 34% 32% 34%
West. Union ...1500 69% 68 69
Beth. Steel . 2700 1S6 132% 135
Amtr. R S.4600 48%. 47% 48
Total sales for the day, 661.5(h) shares.
_LOCAL SECURITIES
Mil. wg. ASKeu.
' STOCKS
Ala. F. ft I. « 40 10
Amer. C. Rya, pfd. I 47 4»
Amer. C. Rjl. 17
[Amer. T. ft Sav. Bk... I 110 170
Avondale Mills, com. .. I II 111
Avondale Mill.;, pfd ... I 100 101
Bessemer C. ft 1. 41
B'ham T. ft S.10 141 111
B'ham Baseball Asso... lfO 170
B'ham R.. L. A P., com I 18
B'ham R, L. ft F„ pfd I 71
B'ham Realty Ca.0 110 171
Cham, of Com., pM.... T 00 TO
Corey Land . 10 71
East Lake Land . .. 71
Elmwood Cam. Co. ... 4 60 76
Empire 1m.. pfd.I 100 101
Empire Im„ com. . I 70 SI
Ensley Land . 11 110
First Nat l Bank .II 111 251
Great Sou. Life . 0 lit
Interstate Casualty ... 1 I
Jefferson Fertiliser ... I 105 110
M. ft M. Bank . 0 111 125
North B'ham Land ... 16 22
Realty T. Co., oom. ... 6 100 110
Realty T. Co., pfd.S 100 110
Sou. States Fire . 1 1
Traders Nat. Bank .... I 150 110
_ Rate. Bid. Askeo.
BONDS
Ale State ref.. 1110... 4 *( 100
Ala. state Renew, 1961 I<4 SO SI
Ala. State Renew, IMS 4 OS 100
Amer. C. Rya . ..I IS IS
Ala. Coni.| 71 80
Beeeemer CRT..I 100 10S
B. R„ LAP. . | os 00
B. R.. LAP. . 414 SI II
B'ham Iae Factory .... • 100 101
B'ham R. A B. I |» 101
B'ham Waterworks ... I 100 101
City of Birmingham... I 100 104
City of Birmingham... I 01 101
Continental Oln . I 100 106
Jefferson County. I 101 106
Jefferson County. I 101 107
Jefferson County. 414 IS 101
Milner Land Co.I OS 101
Nashville Railway .... I SO 101
Pratt Consolidated ... I 77 SI
Sloes LAS. 6 97 100
Sloes 1. A S. 414 88 86
T. C. I., gen. mtg. 6 06 100
T. C. I., Tenn. Dlv. • 99 106
T. C. 1. Wilp Bldg _ 4 10S 106
T. C. 1. B'ham Dlv.S 00 10S
T. C. I. Cahaba Dlv.... 6 10S 106
Woodward Cons. 0 96 102
GAIN OFJ] POINTS
Weak at Opening But Close
Is Strong With Some
Fresh Buying
New Orleans. May 4.—While cotton dis
played weakness today in the early trad
ing and lost 9 to 10 points, decided
strength developed later and the loss was
made up and replaced by a net gain,
amounting at the highest to 15 to 17 points.
The close was 13 to 14 points over yester
day’s last quotations. Fresh buying met
the decline and became general enough to
absorb all offerings and make it difficult
for the ring to supply the demand.
The decline of the early part of the sea
son started in Liverpool and was encour
aged by reports of heavy liquidation of ;
long cotton. One rumor was that one of (
the leading longs had sold 30,000 bales in
the New York market through one broker
alone. Buying among outside traders then
started, many of them apparently having
been waiting for Just such a soft spot. I
and the demand gradually Increased.
In the afternoon recent sellers were
buying back their cotton.
New Orleans Cotton Futures
High. Low. Close.
May . rrrrrrrTT--; ».4o 9.46 9.1,6
July . 9.89 9.63 9.86
Octohar. 10.17 9.93 19.16
December. 10.33 10.07 10.30
January . 10.41 10.19 10.3S
New Orleans, May 4.—Spot cotton quiet,
12 points off. Sales on the spot. S60 bales;
to arrive, 200; Rood ordinary, 7.24c; strict
Rood ordinary, 7.80c; low mlddlinR, 8 4,7c;
strict low middling, 8.88c; mlddlinR, 9.25r;
■trlct middling. 9.50c: Rood middliPR. 9.82c;
strict good middling. 10.19c. Receipts. 6920;
stock. 319,28*.
DARKNESS STOPS
GULL-PELICAN GAME
Tliomas Is Hitting Star, His Homer
Tiring Score—Beck Is
Batted Hard
Mobile, May 4.—Darkness ended to
day’s game between Mobile and New Or
leans at the end of the ninth inning
with the score a tie, 8 to 8. Mobile had
a lead of four runs at one time, but
Thomas’s home run, his second In two
days, scored two runners ahead of him
In the seventh and hts single, an error,
Thomas’ sttal and Bchmldt'a error to
head him, let In the tlelng run. In the
n^nth. Sylvester’s hitting was a feature.
Score:
Mobile— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Northern If.4 1 0 2 0 0
Powell, rf.4 1 1 0 .0 0
Parry. Ib. 4 1 2 4 6 1
Schmidt e.8 1 1 4 4 1
Calhoun, lb.2 1 1 11 0 0
Miller, cf.R 1 2 2 1 0
Cowan, as.3 0 1 1 2 1
Matley, 3b.3 1 1 3 1 2
Covington, p. ... 2 1 A A 2 0
Totals .36 8 11 27 15 5
New Orleans-— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Hendryx, cf.6 1 1 2 A 0
Reilly, ss.4 1 1 5 1 A
Sylvester, If. 5 3 4 2 A l
Thomas, 8b. 5 3 3 1 A A
Coyle, rf. 4 A 1 3 A 0
Flick, 2b.4 A 1 3 3 A
Bluhm, lb. 4 0 2 t 2 0
Higgins, c.3 A 1 6 1 A
Beok, p. 1 A A 1 A A
Morgan, p.2 A A 1 3 A
•Edmondson.1 A A A A 0
Bagby, p.A 0 0 A 1 0
Totals .88 8 14 2T 11 1
(Same called: darkness.)
•Hit for Mongan In eighth.
Score by Innings:
Mobile.OAA 508 000—8
New Orleans.200 002 301—8
Summary: Home run, Thomas. Two
base hit Matley. Sacrifice hits, Reilly,
Hisrgina. Stolen bases. Miller, Sylvester
2. Thomas, Colye. Struck out Coving
ton 3. Morgan 3, Bagby 1. Base on balls,
Covington 2, Beck 4. Morgan 4, Bagby
1. Hit bV^ttcher, Bagby (Matley). Wild
pitch, Bagby. Hits. Beck 3 with no rune.
In 2 Innings, none out In thftd. three
on bases; Morgan T with 8 runa, In 5
Innings; Bagby I with no runa, in 2
inning*. Time, 2:15. Umplree. Rudder
ham and Kerin.
Beatty to Load “Enemy”
Washington, May 4.—Rear Admiral
Beatty, commandant of the Norfolk
navy yard, was designated today by
Secretary Daniels to temporary special
duty In command of tho “enemy” nest
to operate against Admiral Fletcher tn
the New Tork-Narragmnn«ett bay man
euvers, May irto’40.
PRICES ARE FIRM IN
WHOLESALEMARKET
Local Demand Strong and
Sales Are Heavy—Sup
plies Adequate
Cotton quotations hold Arm on the lpcal
market at 9*ic on a good middling basis,
Flour and grain quotations are also firm,
no changes being noted at the close yes
terday. The local demand is strong and
sales are said to be heavy. Creamery
products are also In good demand. The
quotation on the best creamery butter
is 33*4 cents, white process butter is going
•for 29% cents.
Th poultry and produce markets ar*
active, and supplies continue to arrive ir
large quantities.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton
Good middling ....,.
Strict, middling . 9
Middling . 8*4
Strict low middling . 8
The Iron Market
IF .910.00010.60
2F . 0.60010.00
• F . 0.000 0.00
Gray Fora* . 1.900 0.00
IS . 10.00010.90
SS . 0.60010.00
Poultry and Eggs
Hens—1300814c.
Turkey Gobbler*—lie; hene, 20e.
Broilers—30{D40c lb.
Ducks—16c lb.
Guinea*—30c.
Toung Roosters—35c.
Old Roosters—30c.
Geese—No sale.
Freah country eggs. 10c; graded carton
«B*>. 21c.
Meats
Extra Ribs—12c.
Bellies—12%c.
Boston Butts—11c.
Pork I.olns—18c.
Breskfaat Bacon—22c.
Spare Ribs—lU4c.
Regular Hame—ISc.
Skinned Hame—lie.
Pure Lard—UTic; compound, BHc.
Creamery Products
Creamery Butter—33Hc: procees butter,
26Hc. oleomargarine. 14822' .
Full Cream Cheese-l*Mrc; Imported
Bwisa, 35c; Pimento, dozen, 31.35.
Fish
Perch—8c.
Salt Water Trout—llClZfcc.
Blue Catfish—7c.
Red Snapper—8c.
Gray Snapper—6c.
Mullet—4c.
Spanish Mackerel—8e.
Shrimp—lOo.
Fruits and Produce
Lemon e—83.(084.00.
Limes—$1.25.
Florida Oranges—$2.7688,60.
Grapefruit—$182.10.
California Oranges—$2.7583.26.
Strawberries—$2.50 to $3.50.
Apples—Wlnesaps. $6; Baldwins, $4; Rea
Davis. $3.6084; box apples, $14081. ‘
Peanuts—46488V4C per lb.
Tomatoes. .$3 to 33.60 per crate.
Celery—Florida, per crate. $3.78; Tio te
$1 dozen.
New Florid^ Beans—Hamper, $2.80.
New Florida Potatoes—Hamper, $1.60
Walnuts—1882(0 lb.
Pecans—15820c lb.
Filberts—16o per lb.
Almonde—iOc per lb.
Lettuce—81.
Eggplants— K to $2-50
Onions—12 per bu.
Irish Potatoes—80c per bushel.
Cabbage—Site per lb.
New Cabbage—$$.28 per crate.
London Layer Raisins—81.76.
California Flge—$1.60 per east.
Seed Potatoes—3181-25 bu.
Onion Sots—$1 bu.
Boed Sweet Potatoes—Dooly yamapper
bu., $1.3682.
■ Asparagus—$1.
Hidaa and Tallow
Green salt hldee, 12812c; green salt hides
(half cured), 11812c; green hldee (fresh),
108Uc; dry flint hides, 20827c; dry salt
hides, 21814c; damaged hldee. half price;
sheep skins, 26860c; horse hides, 1281.66;
sherllngs, 16826c; goat skins, 26810c; kid
skins, 10c; tallow, 58*c: beeswax. 26827;
washed wool. 28810c; clear unwashed wool,
10821c; burry wool. 12815c; ginseng, $4
85.
Fleur and Feedstuff*
Self-rising flour, $8; Tennessee flour,
$7.80; Michigan flour. $8.60; Idaho flour,
IT-10; Indiana flour, $8.10; spring wheat
flour. $8.60; hhrd winter wheat flour, $7.90;
shorts, $88; pure winter bran, 183; C. S.
meal, 7% per cent, $10; Cremo meal, $26;
0. S. bulls, $10 ton; No. 1 timothy bay, $2$
•it-,? «
CANADIAN EXPORTS I
HELP WHEAT PRICES
Gains Do not Hold Through
out Session—Corn
Gains
Chicago, May 4.--Canadian restriction of
exports had a bullish effect on wheat
Grains- however, were not all hold, the |
close being weak at V4fi%o above last
night. Corn finished up. oats a
shade off to advance, and provisions
with a rise to 10020c. Higher quotations
at Liverpool tended to make the near
side of the wheat market unpopular, and
it was not until midday that speculators
ventured on a selling drive.
Corn developed strength largely as a
result of Argentine advices telling of se-!
vere crop damage.
Shorts in oats took to cover owing to,
the bulge in other grains.
Enlarged export trade tended to lift
provisions. Besides hog, receipts today
were not so plentiful as had been looked
for.
Future quotations were as follows
Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close.
jfav . r«2 l.'*2\ 1.61 \ 1762-r
July . 1.35 1.36V 1.34V 1.354,
Corn—
May . <76% 77 V 76V 77%
July . T9 % 80% 79 V 86
Out ■—
Mav ..... 66% 66V 64** 66
July . 64% 54% 64V 61%
Pork—
July _18.20 18.40 18.2ft 18.35
(Sept .18.80 18.82 18.60 18.80
Lard—
July . 10.36 10.47 10.32 13.45
Sept .10.60 10.70 10.57 10.70
Ribs—
July ...10.87 10.80 10.65 10.77
Sept .10-95 H OT 10.95 11.07
Chicago Grain
Chicago. May 4.—Wheat: No. 2 red, $1.82.
No 2 bard. 81.62%01.68. Corn: No. 2
yellow. 78®78%c. Rye: No. 2. $1.22. Har
ley. $7601800. Timothy. $6.8007 Clover. $8.60
003. Pork, $17.90. Lard, 110.25000.30. Rib*.
$10010.62.
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City, May 4.—Wheat: No. 7
bard. $1 56%01.67; No. 2 rod. $1.5601.66%.
Coin: No. 2 mixed. 75®76%o. No. 2 white
76c; No. 2 yellow. 76%c. Oats: No. 2 white,
54%066c; No. 2 mixed, 51%0«2c.
St. Louis Grain
81. Louts, May 4.—Wheat: No. 2 red.
$1.6801.58%: No. 2 hard. $1.59%®1.61; July.
$1.56%. Corn: No. 2 77%c. No. 2 white. 78®
78%c; July. 76%c.. Oats: No. 2, 66%c; No.
2 white. 64%#64%c; July, 54c.
Produce Market
New York, May 4.—Butler steady; 10 -
246: creamery extras (92 score). 31c:
creamery (higher scoring). 21%032c
firsts. 29®30%c; seconds. 27®28%c.
Eggs Irregular; 46.803; fresh gathered
extras. 22®22%c; storage packed, extra
firsts, 21 %c; firsts, 20% 021c; regular
paoked extra flfBls. 20%@21c; firsts. 19
®20c; nearby hennery whites, tine to
fancy. 23@23%c; nearby hennery
browns, 216®22%c. Cheese strong. 3076.
state, whole milk, fresh, specials. 16%®
16%c;state, while milk, average fancy.
160 16 % c. Dressed poultry quiet; west
ern froten roasting chickens, 17021 %c,
fowls, 14%®18c; turkeys, 15021c.
Chicago. May 4.—Bolter unchanged.
Eggs lower; 39,819; at mark, cases In
cluded. 17@lR%o; ordinary firsts, 16 1 -a
017 %c; firsts, 18%c. Potatoes un
changed; 88 cars.
St. Louis. May 4.—Poultry unchanged:
except turkeys. 12%®16c. Butter, eggs
unchanged.
New Orleans Rice Market
New Orleans. May 4.—Rough rice was
strong and clean*steady. Receipts, clean.
1000. Sales: 137 sacks rough Honduras at
3.97%c; 176 sacks Japan at 4.06c; 605
pockets clean Honduras at 3V04%c;
200 pockets Japan at 4%c.
NEW DECATUR
New Decatur, May 4—(Special.)—A meet
ing of the teachers of Morgan county will
be held at Hartselle on May 22, at which
time a county-wide campaign against Il
literacy will be Inaugurated, according to
announcement here today of Prof. J. C.
Tidwell, county superintendent of educa
tion. It Is planned. Professor Tidwell
stated, to begin the campaign about July
1. although (he date will not definitely
be determined until the Hartselle meeting.
Moonlight Nchools will be held, at which
free instruction will be given all illiter
ates who care to attend. Professor Tid
well stated today that 50 teachers in ths
public schools of the county had already
volunteered tu teach these moonlight
schools, and that he expected that the
number would be largely increased.
The women's clubs of ths Decaturs will
be host tomorrow to the annual convention
of the First district, Alabama Federation
of Women's Clubs, which convenes In
the Decaturs for a two-days’ session. The
meeting will be called to order by Mrs.
John D. Wyker of Decatur, district chair
man. Mrs. I.. J. Haley, president, and
Mrs. Fmncss B. Clark, corresponding sec
retary, will deliver greetings, following
which Mrs. Wyker will address the fed
eration on the subject. "The State Fed
eration. Its Work, Past and Future."
Election of officers will take place at
the close of Thursday's session, and Just
prior to adjournment. Among those on
the programme are: Mrs. Walker Rey
nolds, Anniston; Mrs. W. C. Crumpton,
Evergreen; Mrs. J. Alex Moore, Jasper;
Mrs. I,ho Moody. Bessemer; Mrs. H. P.
Cole. Mobile; Mrs. Iyron Well, Montgom
ery; Mrs. C. C. Adams, Birmingham.
Mayor W. G. Bellenger of Gadsden and
Earl Lay, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of that city, will arrive her*
Thursday night end launch a campaign
that Is expected to carry the next con
vention of the Alabama Protective asso
ciation to the Etowah capital, according
to advices received here today. The con
vention will be called to order Friday and
will be In session through Saturday
In addition to Gadsden, it Is expected that
other Alabama cities will compete for
the 1*1* meeting.
Post H. the local organisation, with a
membership extending all over north Ala
bama, will be hosts to the convention, and
nr® arranging to show the trade evangels
a good time. Several hundred dollars have
heen raised as an entertainment fund A
boat trip to Muscle Shoals, on the Ten
nessee river, will be one of the enter
tainment features.
J. H. Calvin, who was named a com
mittee or one at the recent meeting of
Port H to get up the programme, today
announced that bis work was finished
The programme in full follows
Friday:
J;S0 P m.-Meeting called to order at
the city hall.
vlted° P m _Ba,ebal1 *““>•- Ladles ln
6 p. m—Automobile trip. Everybody
R R‘ Y' M C' A- After the
Dan game.
8 p. m.—Regular business session until
th® ,w°'!k of *h® convention la finished.
Saturday, May 8:
Boat trip on the Tehnessee river. Boat
leaves the wharf at 8:30 a. m.
ner ton; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass
per top, *19; pea green alfalfa, western,
JT8: mixed feeds, per ton. 188; oats, per
bushel, 73c; com. per bushel. *1.<*; corn
meal. *1.88 per bushel; Cremo meal; (3*.
Chops, *1.K.
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UVERPOOL CABLES '
AFFECT NEW YORK
Cotton Market Opens at a
Decline But Recovers
for Gain
New'York. May 4.—A further sharp de
cline at the opening of the cotton mar
ket this morning was followed by a rapid
recovery and the close was firm at a net
advance of 11 to 14 points.
Weak Liverpool cables were followed by
a renewal of heavy Wall street and scat
tering liquidation in the marekt hero, and
first prices were 5 to 14 points under last
night's closing. One of the more prom
inent WjjII street brokers was credited
with selling no less than 25.900 bales for
October and December delivery on the
call, but this break carried prices about $4
per hale under the recent high record,
and evidently attracted a good deal of
realising by recent sellers as well as some
fresh buying for long account.
At any rate offerings were very well
absorbed around the initial figures, ami
the market soon turned steadier with the
advance promoted by the relatively steady (
ruling of southern spot markets, reports
that New England spinners were buying
here on the early break, rumors of a
more favorable turn in international poli
tics and the failure of the weather map
to show any further precipitation of con
sequence in the droutby sections of the
eastern belt. As prices worked higher the
demand became more active, particularly
when it was found that rallies were not
bringing out increased offerings of long ,
cotton, and the market was very firm in
the late hours with the close at the best
point of the day. A few additional Mh>
notices were readily taken, and the near
month firmness helped the general rally.
Private cables attributed the break in
Liverpool to liquidation of Egyptians In
duced by the prohibition of exports from
Alexandria to Italy and Switzerland, and
Hie sale in the English market of cotton
cargoes diverted from the continent by
the British government. Wall street
houses were good buyers on the rally.
New York Cotton Futures
High. Low. Close
May . . .... 9‘Ts 9.60 9 S2
.July . 1J .07 9.-97 10.06
October . 10.29 10.13 1U.;.X
December . ........ lo.ss 10.38 lo.ss
.la fir ary . 10.64 10.41 10.63
Port Colton Market
New Orleans: Middling. :*.25i ; receipts.
7*20; exports, 1160; sales. 1060; stock. 319.2S6.
Galveston: Middling, 9.80c; receipts, 3411;
exports. 3664: sales, 60; stock. 346.413.
Mobile: Middling. 9.13c; receipts. 151;
sab s. 25; stock, 24,421.
Savannah: Middling. 9.6<>c; receipts.
2940; sales. 645; stock. 110.789.
Charleston. Middling. 9Vfcc; receipts. 614;
stock. 65,952.
Wilmington: Middling. 9^c; receipts,
1752; stock. 46,611.
Norfolk: Middling. 9.38c; receipts, 1764;
sales, 1108; stock. 60,283.
Baltimore: Middling. 9"feo; stock. 5481.
Boston: Middling, 10.2Oc; receipts, 242;
stock. 18.300.
Philadelphia: Middling. 10.66c; stock,
4746.
New York: Middling, 10.30c; exports.
1784; stock. 216,225.
Minor ports; Receipts, 5229, sales, 24,096;
stock. 67.118.
Total today: Receipts, 21,128; exports, 30.
694; stock, 1,280,999.
Total for week: Receipts. 47.573; IX*
ports, 47,573; shipments. 135,049.
Total for season: Receipts, 10,013.310; ex
ports, 7,816,966.
Interior Cottftn Market
Houston: Middling, 9.75c; receipts. 6481;
shipments, 10.028: sales, 888; stock. 118,0245
Memphis: Middling. 9.37c: receipts. 862;
shipments, 8350; sales, 950; stock, 141,571.
Augusta: Middling. 9.43c; receipts. 1647;
shipments, 592; sales, 902; stock. 115.279.
Rt Louis: Middling, 9a*c; receipts. 1G67;
shipments. 14671; stock. 81,560.
Cincinnati: Receipts, 542; shipments.
448; stock. 19,586.
Little Rock; Middling. 9.26c; receipts,
233; shipments. 325; sales. 325; stock. 25.
068.
Total today: Receipts. 1,111,422; ship
ments, 16,206; stock, 461,030.
Liverpool Cotton
Liverpool, May 4.—Cotton, spot dull;
prices easy. Good middling. B.JWd; mid
dllng. 5.R0d; low middling, 5.06d; sales, tWOfl
hales; for speculation and export, fioo. Re
ceipts. 8000 bales. Futures closed steady.
May and June. 6.40Vjd; June and July,
5.46!d; July an<l August, 5.52H<1; October
and November, 5.71d; January and Febru
ary, 5.78ttd; March and April, 6.84V»d.
Dry Cioods Market
New York, May 4.—Staple cotton goods
continue firm and in steady demand.
Yarns quieter but Ann. Men's wear for
fall is not being ordered freely and light
weights aro dull. Silk ribbons have been
sold for export to South America in mod
erate quantities.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.’s Letter
New York, May 4.—(Special.)—Liverpool
was depressed today and it was apparent
the market reached a point where now
buyers would appear. This whs shown to
be the right view when our market
opened, as with the exception of the liqui
dation of one or two longs, lots of cotton
which came out for sale the majority of
brokers appeared to have buying orders.
Undoubtedly the short interest had in
creased during the past fortnight, as noth
ing is so enticing ns to anticipate a de
cline at the close of a large crop when
supplies look heavy and the trade know
that another crop is coming along. And
yet experience proves that as a rule noth
ing is less profitable than attempting to
make money by so doing. The new buy
ers of this morning absorbed the offerings
and gave the sellers of yesterday little
opportunity to cover.
We can scarcely expect Liverpool to ad
vance as rapidly tomorrow, but the ex
ports continue on a larger scale Than any
one Imagined possible.
U. S. HAS LARGEST
TRADE BALANCE FOR
LAST FIVE WEEKS
Washington. May 4.—Secretary Red
Held reported to President Wilson at
today's cabinet meeting that last week
the favorable trade balanca was $23.
323.204, the lariat for the last five
week*.
Exports for the wee k were $57,7(3,
75* and Imports 334,460,653.
For the five weeks ending May 1 a
favorable balance of $96,169,81 4 la
shown. Imports for thut period to
talled $176,799,303 against exports ag
gregating $271,967,677. Duties collected
amounted to $17,637,831.
Cotton exported during the week
ended May 1 amounted to 1(0,610 bales,
making the total since August 1, 1911,
7,321,420 bales.
To Probe Election
Topeka, Kan., May 4.—Following the
receipt of the refusal of Henry T. Zim
mer, election commissioner at Kansas
City, Kan., to resign, Governor Capper
announced today he would conduct as
investigation of the recent election at
Kansas City. He said h» had received
more than 40 complalnta on the election
The governor was authority for the
statement that the investigation prom
lsed to involve men prominent in the
affairs of both the republican and demo
cratic parties.
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