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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
Grain Letter.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 1.-It has been
a number of years since wheat sold at 81
a bushdl in this market and about cents
per bushel higher in st. Louis, but such
is the record the past week; it has, also
been a long time since cash wheat has
found buyers at such fancy prices as are
at present existing, and farmers, who,
fer long while found difficulty in mar
keting their grain at figures that insured
them little or no profit above the cost of
production, have every reason to be hap
Ply and we'll satisfied at what has taken
place in the various markets of the world
the past month ana more especially the
past week, as the phenomenal rise means
a difference of millions of dollars to the
producers while the speculator whose
foresight has been keen enough to place
him in touch with conditions as they pre-
vail, and who has retained undaunted
on the side that has proved the right one.
has also every reason to be in a happy
mood and in a position to enjoy the sab
bath in a manner that best pleases him.
The advance here for six days was about
Is cents per bushel, wllile spots have gone
up about 141s cents. We don't know as
we can give any better reason for this
than to call attention to cur market letter
of Saturday last, wherein we gave condi-
tons as they actually existed, which were
a heavy shortage, large cash demand and
small receipts; three ingredients which
constituted a bullish situation, and be-
sides which bears were powerless 50 long
as the conditions existed. The result has
been that shorts have endeavored to
COVER having found no relief from re-
ceipts while at the same time the de-
mand from other sources seemed to in
crease. Intense excitement resulted in
both foreign and domestic markets, aid
prices have been inflated to such de-
gree that it would seem as though they
were high enough. Still there are num-
Der of good traders who still claim wheat
is not high as compared with the legiti
mate situation; that as long as Europe
buys farmers hold on and stocks really
decrease when they should be increasing
rapidly, 1.-THE short seller is placing him
self in dangerous position. Corn and
oats proved an equal share of the atten-
ton today. The market for coarse
grains has been gradually gaining
strength for some time. From all ap-
pearances local scalpers and country
traders have not been in sympathy with
the firmness ard have been sellers The
best buying has been by the bull crowd in
the wheat market today. They gave the
shorts market that was not at all inter
esting to the latter, and at times brokers
found it extremely difficult Ito make salts
factory executions.
J. P. MUDD & 60.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22

1870; come into sight for week. 1899.
total In sight, s. 425, 915; northern spinners
takirgs, 1765,7S4 Reports indieate that
nain has been general during the week.
In Texas improvement in thu crop is IN
Dictated as "a result of the rams, but in
part of Ala.ba ma and along the Atlantic
the fall has been heavy and damage Is
claimed. Reports of worms, rust and
shedding in Arkansas and Alabama.
Picking making good progress.
]. P. MUDD & CO.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22

Trains Nos 81 and S. carry Pullman vesti-
bule sleepers between st. Louis and jack
sonyille and Montgomery and Port Tampa.
Trains Nos. 80 and SO carry Pullman vestl-
bule sleepers between Cincinnati and jack
sonville
Free reclining chair cars between Mont
gomery and Savannah Oh trains 81 and IS. =
No. SO connects at Dupont with through
sleeper for Port Tampa.
Train No. 5S, leaving Montgomery at 7:25
p. m, connects az Port Tampa with Plant
Steamship line for Key West and Havana.
Any Information regarding routes rates
and schedules will be furnished upon appli-
cation to
Montgomery, Ala.
B. w. WRENN, p. 4. M,
H. c. McFADDEN, A q. P. a.,
Savannah. Ga.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
Stock Letter.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 21.-The early
tradings in the stock market were mark
ed by reactions.
The Changers were attacked on renew
ed reports Of crop damage.
The declines were generally less than
a point, however. The selling pressure
diminished. however, in the second hour
and an attempt to cover shorts effected
a sharp rally. Special strength was de-
veloped by Leather preferred. The coal
stocks aid Louisville and Nashville
closed strong and more active.
J. p. MUDD & co.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
Chicago Change.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Dollar wheat was
reached in Chicago today. The Septem-
Der option reached the figure few min
utes before the close and wound up an
excited days session at 991@c, an advance
Of 61ac since yesterday. December closed
at an equal gain. For the first time
since the phenomenal advance began,
leaders Of the bull clique let go of large
blocks Of their holdings, which in q meas
ure relieved the strain. The excitement
in wheat--was shared by. all the other
markets. especially corn. Corn closed
at &c advance, and oats wound up INC
higher, provisions after an sarly squirt
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
Financial

New York, Aug. 21.-Tha Financier
says: The weekly bank statement was not
regarded as entirely favorable from ST.
perficial standpoint and seemed 10 dis
credit the temporary rise in loan quota
Lions, which was reported for a few days
recently. The sudden check in this adj
vance during the latter part of last week,
judging from the bank returns, was wsll
founded. There are reasons for believ-
ing, however, that the sta cement does not
exactly reflect the conditions of banks.
1t is afads that uruSual preparations are
being made to meet the heavy demand
for money for crop purposes at the pres
ent time. No debut heavy liquidation of
loans has taken place in New York. and
this may have temporarily disturbed the
averages from which the weekly state
msnt is made up. "A more proba bic theory
is thai, the banks have increased their
cash in order to be in position to meet
all claims upon Them, and It would not be
surprising If next week revealed quite
diminution in reserves. The interior
movement is already we'll under way, but
the demand has not been UP to expeeta-
tons. The interior banks seem to be fair
ly well supplied with cash, and there is
prevailing disposition among farmers to
hold back grain on a rising market in
order to take advantage of .he highest
price obtainable. There seems to be no
question that the loans of the banks will
Show continuous expansion in the face
of prevailing conditions, but deposits
ought to show a falling off soon Never
in the history of American banking has
there been an accumulation of deposit
In this center such as reached now, and
never, it should be said, have the banks
done such a tremendous business as has
marked the season.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
TRAINS ARRIVE BIRMINGHAM
PIJI,LMAN CAR sERvIcD

u
Train No. 38, leaving Birmingham at 5:55
a. m, carries Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
between Birmingham and Atlanta, Uniting
at Atlanta with and forming a part of the
Washington and Southwestern Vestibule
limited, running solid between Atlanta
and New York. thus making no change be-
tween Birmingham and New Yor.s
Nos. IS and 36 carry Pullman sleeping
cars between Atlanta and New York, east,
bound
Additional Information as to schedules.
rates, sleeping car reservation. ETC.. Cheer
fully furnished upon application to Office
of travelling passenger agent, No. North
Twentieth street. Rirming ham. Ala; tele-
phone, SIG.
J. NJ. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington.
D. C.
w. II. Green, General superintendent
Washington d. G..
w. A. Turk, G. p. A., Washington, D. c.
c. A. Benscoter, A. G. p. A., Chatta-
j. P. Billups. T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
New Orleans Cotton Market.

closed steady; sales $4,000 bales. Au-
gust, ZOO; September, 6.50@6.52; October,
6.5O@6.52; November. 651@6.53; Decem-
Der, 6.52@e.54; January, 6.55@657; Febru-
airy, s.5S@s.sO; March. s.61@6.6S; April,
6.e4@666.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
CENTRAL on GA. RAILWAY CO..
Trains are run by Central Time
Effective May 2, 1897

For further Information as to schedules.
rates, etc., call on, or write to s. Jacobs,
Commercial Agent, Jack w. Johnson, u.
II. A.
Theo. D. Kline, General Superintendent.
j. c. Halle, General Passenger Agent
Savannah Ca
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
st. Louis.

st. Louis Aug. 21.-Fiour advanced to
conform with the rise in wheat patents,
$5@5.25; straights. $4.65@4.S0; cellars, s415
@5.30; medium, S3.60@3.90.
Wheat, spot, higher; No. 2 red, cash,
elevator, $1.091a; No. q hard, cash, 95Mc,
track; August and September, s1.02A :
December, $1.o2k; May $1.05A
CORN spot higher; No. 2, cash, &c bid;
September. 2S7sc
Oats, spot, higher; No. 2, cash, elevator,
1910 bid; track, zoe; No. white, 23@24c;
September, 1870.
Bran east track, sacked, 44hc; do, to
arrive, 45@46c.
BITTER, firm: creamery, 13Q1Sc; dairy,
+'014c.
Eggs easy, a! 12c.
Whisky, S119.
Pork, firm; standard mess jobbng, So,
new; $3.50, old.
Lard, higher;A prime steam, s447A;
choice, $4.52k.
Bacon bound lots, extra short clear and
ribs, 1925; shorts, S6.971s.
Dry salt meat, shoulders, s.; extra short
clear and ribs, $575; shoulders, $5.671s.
Chicago Live Stock
Chicago, Aug. 21.-Prices for cattle to-
day as is usual on Saturday were large
1y nominal, there being too few cattle in
the pens to make market. Sales in most
cases were at prices unchanged from yes
terday. Large receipts of rangers, Tex
ans and natives are looked for Monday,
In hogs buyers took hold freely at an
advance of 5@10c and the supply was well
taken. Sales of hogs were at an excess
IRENE range of $3.55@4.221s, largely at
$3.90@4.10: pigs sold largely at $S.25@
4.121s. Prices were about 5@71ac higher
than week ago.
Receipts are uneven but average very
well. though there is a steady increase in
the per centage of common hogs and p gs.
Prices for sheep and lambs have slid
down 10015c this week under heavy re-
ceipts. Today feeding lots of range
sheep brought $3.50@3.60. Some heavy
western sheep brought s3.65 and the best
natives sold in small way at $375@4.00.
Lambs sold at SS.50@525 and yearlings
at $350G4.10 Feeding lambs brought
$400@425.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs, $4,000;
sheep, 1900.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
.rlIeIea IopenIng Hlebesl ll-oWesll oIosI1El

Cash quotations.: Flour, active; win
ter patents, $4SO@5 winter straights,
S460@4.S0; spring special, 1878; spring
patents, S4.60@465; spring straights, S4.25
wheat. 991a01.04; No. 8 spring wheat 90
@97c; No. 2 red, $1.00h@1. 021a; No. 2 corn,
31fi0S1Ac; No. 2 oats, 1870; No. 2 white,
20Mc; No. white. 21@29c; No. rye 531ac;
No barley, nominal; No. 8, 27@31c; No.
4 lie; No. 1 fax seed, $1.1SjhD1. 20; prime
timothy seed, s2.75; mess pork, $s70@S.75;
lard, $4.65@520; short rib sides, S5.45; dry
sailed shoulders, 5G54c; short clear sides
51a@5B; whisky, $1.20.
51A@55se; whisky, s12O; Sugars, cut loaf,
1884 granulated, $5.217a)
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was quiet; creameries, 11@17c;
diaries, 10@10Ac; eggs, firm; fresh. 121kc.
cheese, quiet, 7N0Sc.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22

sank back and closed unchanged at 71kc
higher.
Leading futures rangeo as ronows:
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22

BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC r. r. co
Time table No. q. taking effect a. M july
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22

West bound-Read down. East bound
Read UP.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22
NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
COMPANY

Time table No. 8, in effect Monday, Jan. 1
1897 at 500 a. M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

Denver City 1sts, y cont, TO ssh Atchison
adj. Is declined 70 y cent. to A3i2.
Commercial price of bar silver In New York,
61asc. Bar silver in London closed at 2Si4d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 4shc-
Money on call. .1ha1ia 2 cent. Time
money Is quoted as follows: sixty days, 2 y
cent. three and four months, gig cent; six
months, 3 cent, and balance OF the year, 3l9
y cent, and twelve months, 4 y cent on good
mixed Stock Exchange collateral, Commercial
paper quiet. Prime Endorsed bills receivable
are quoted at 3lsda3a v cent, choice and prime
single names at 3a@lR cent. and good names
at 4g5 y cent.
Sterling exchange market firm at unchanged
quotations. Posted asking rates for sterling.
Si.S7i2 for long bills and $4.s9 for demand.
Actual rates are: Long bills, S4,sGta$4.s6ia;
sight drafts, S4.Ssd$4. 1914, and cable transfers,
g.. s~si4@Si.Ssla. Francs are quoted at 5.l67s9
5.l6A for long and 5.l5@5.14as for short;
reichsmarks, 95La952s for long and 95A@957s
for short; %guilders, 40 3-16d40l4 for long and
40a5g 1918 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
51 10 cents discount Charleston-Buying, par;
selling, le premium. Savannnh-Buying. 1.l6
of; selling, par. New Orlcans-Bank. $3.50 pre-
miun: commercial, % cents premium. San
Francisco-Sight, 17o cents premium telegraph,
. o cents premium. st. Louis-75 cents premium
bid, 81 asked. ~ChicaRo-40 cents premium Gin.
cinnati-Between banks and over counter. 30
cents premium.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
Real Estate Private saIe..

Charles Buerman & Co. have sold for Fay 4 Sta
com TO Gustare Seibert No. 174 Orchard street,
900.
John c. White has sold for John o'Brfen TO A..
Hoefner Nos. 5s2. oyI. and 500 East i5Sth street.
between Wills aud Alexander avenues. three nve-
story double nats. ut about SEQ. 900 zach.
Hall ]. How & Co. have sold he blT ck front on
tho east side OF Lenox avenue. between ll7th
and llsth streets. 2o0xl00. for Philip Braender 10
Henry Rothschild for Improvement: a lot. 2orIoo.
on the north side OF 1lSth street, 100 feet east of
Fifth avenue. FOR John Stanton TO Louis Lese, for
improvement: four lots. %looxioo. on the north side
OF ll8th street. l7o feet east OF Seventh avenue,
for 7. Walsh TO Simon Haberman. who also took
title 10 the four lots adjoining on tho east last
week. and for Norris Steinhardt. TO @. W. PurrinR.
ton. q plot. o5xloo.1 IL. on the south side OF li5tn
street, lt5 feet east of Fifth avenue.
Mrs. i. c. Stratton has sold No. al West Seven.
tenth street. q nve.story brick tenement house.
q. Nicholas has sold for Q Mrs. Munter TO o Mr..
Boswell no. 1873 West Tooth street, q nve-story
nat house. 25xS9xlo1.l II.
Edward Green has sold to q Mr.. Hsnrfoues No.
3o7 West ls4th strset, . hve-story nat house, 25I
o5x9p IL.
Charles Wagner has sold to r. W. PITCHER Nos.
ais and 4lo East l25th street:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

Futures here adv anced Is TO 25 points. closing steady.
with sales of lB,5OO bags. Havrc advanced II.
Hamburg advanced l pig. Rio was quiet at 100 refs
decline; receipts 5000; stock 2sl.0OO; exchange
POSED. Santos was quiet and unchanged; receipts,
$4,000; stock. I23, 900. The higher European cables,
assisted by covering OF shorts, caused the rise to-day.
NAVAL ToREs-CnchanEed.
PErRoLErA-Crude certificates were unquoted here
and in OIL City.
PEovisIoNs-Lard steady. Prime. 4.37lsc. Pork
dun. Mess. 6S.15d 80. 20. Tallow. 3lac. BUTTER
Creamery. lie. ~Eggs-State. fresh gathered. lO6a
lOtc. Chicago. April ga" Provisions were very
active and scored a good advance, a part OF which
was lost under liberal selling by q leaning packer.
The buying was largely local. Ribs. as usual OF late,
showed more strength than any other prod.
uct. The strength IN grain had considerable In.
huence. Under liberal receipts OF hogs and continued
May liquidation some reaction Il quite probable mex
week. Estimated receipts of hogs Monday, 27.O0O;
for the week, 100. 900.
srGAa-Raw dull but firm: So test, g ls.lsc.: 90,
test. S4c. Refined quiet bur steady.
ChlCAGo. Aprll 2i.-These Mero to-day's price,:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
TWO MORE SIX
One ut Fffth Avenue and Twenty-second street
tho Other Near the City Hall.

According to preliminary plans filed with the
Building Department yesterday. preparations
are well under way for a new office building Of
twelve stories and a tower. to be erected on the
southwest corner OF Twcnty-second street and
Fifth avenue. Henry Corn OF 1856 Fifth avenue
is the owner. The cost as now estimated is
S35O.0OO The building will have a frontage OF
twenty nine feet on Fifth avenue aud 10 feet on
Twcnty.sccond street. 1t will be OF lime
stone with terra Gotta trimmings. The walls
will be severe in style and practically without
ornamcntRtiOn. In the perspective drawings al
ready prepared. the, principal feature is tho
tower. rising above the Fifth avenue end OF the
building 10 a height of 2lj feet. Upon the attic
or thirteenth floor is to be an artists studio, the
largest in the city.
Plans were also filed yesterday for another sky
scraper in the vicinity OF City Hall Park and Just
west of broadway. at bland 10 Murray street.
1t will be twelve stories In height. OF brick, with
a front OF Indiana limestone and COPIED with
bluestonc. The estimated cost is S225 900. The
building will be used for manufacturing and
Plains is the owner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

planting has progressed well generally, but e sim
very backward; that where rain has fallen during
the week the precipitation has been light, but
a. a rule dry weather has prevalent; that
according to some correspondents moisture is
needed to assist termination; that there have been
breaks In the Louisiana levees this week. flooding much
cotton land; that the river has fallen at Memphis and
Helena. and n rapid decline IL shortly anto pated AZ
those points. There came into sight during the week
1897 bales. against 6l,ol7 In the same week last
year. making the total In sight 7.ep0,s1b bales,
against Q. 1878, 621 at this date last season. The total
worlds visible supply. il 3.ol0.sso bales, against
8,l4S.ls4 at this time last year. The exports from
the ports thus far this season have been o.tl1,2e7
bales. against 4. 102. tb4 in the same time last season.
Futures here to-day advanced o to 10 points, closing
arm. with sales OF 5000 bales. Tho future trading
was a folloyya.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

The trading In cotton to-day was the most active on
a Saturday for a long time past. The sentiment was
generally bullish. and on good general buy ng prices
recorded a substantial Improvement. The Liverpool
news was better than had been expected. Liverpool
bought, New orleans sent buying orders. German and
Greek houses also bought, and shorts covered. An
important factor in the rise was the excellent demand
for spot cotton FOR export and for homo consumption.
New Orleans was strong. July in that market being on
a parity with July here. Dalton. Ca, wired:
Weather Ia very favorable for planting cotton"
Galveston. Tex, wired: Crop doing we'll" Waco,
Ter, April Cotton planting progressing favor.
ably. stu expect som Increase in acreage in cen.
trail Texas, but no fixed opinion rs to how great tho
increase may be. Hardly expect over 8 per cent"
CoFTEE-Rio on the spot was dull but firm; No. 4.
Istc sales 100 bags savanilla on private terms.
Tho futuro trading a N a folInva.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
COMMERCIAL COMPEND.

SATURDAY. April 2A.-GRAN-whcat-spot
was fairly active for export and stronger. Sales
"a, 900 bush. No. l hard spring, 10000 No. l
Northern spring. $4,000 No. Chicago, and 10000
unGraded at the outports on private terms for ex.
port. Futures advanced l7sc. to o4c. After
"'ChanRe" May on curb was S3:SaS3 1876;
follows.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
Lehiqh VALLEY Railroad,

Stations foot OF CortlAndt and Desbrosses sta
$50 A. n daily SUNDAY a A. M for NACCH
s,lS N. daily. for wILKESBARRE- sCRASTo
Eee R6 dsgsS; EtSlRA 1wes6 tay:l: IIHASA; GENE;
the West. and principal local points: dining car and
chair car to Buffalo.
CHUNK and intermediate points
.HiaCK ExrREss-
Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining Car Service. Meals
ala carte Connects at Buffalo with through sleepen
1850 P NJ. daily. except Sunday. for XAUcH
CHUNK and intermediate points.
lao P n daily. except sunday. for WILKES
mediate stations. Connects for all points In coal 70
g1ons chair Gar for Wilkesbarre.
$40 +; n daily exSepI SUNDAY, for WINES
giuns, Pullman Runet Parlor Car TO wnEesbarrp.
S;i3 p. NJ. caiiy, for EASToN and intermediate
S:IO p. NJ. daily. except Sunday. Express for Stat
ington and principal intermediate stations. Con-
meets for Reading and Harrisburg. Chair car 10 STAT
100 p. NJ. daily. for BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS
NY 70 ShicaSo, sleepers TO Bum lo and Toronto
$50 p. y. daily. except SUNDAY. stopping only Sc
s 9TH HIM raiIAIINf1ELp' EASIoS, BkTRLEHEXH.
NEvA. ROCHESTER, BATAVIA. and BrtTTFAI6.
Pullman sleeper for Buffalo. None but sieepins car
o,o I: y. daily. for GESEvA, RoCHE$-
TER. BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS, and all roius
Nest. Pullman sieepers TO Chicago and Buffalo.
Additional local trains daily. except SUNDAY. for
BOUND BROOK and intermediate points leave as rl.
NJ. Saturdays only.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations At llS. eSS.
26l. pa. ga, and 1923 Broadway. 81 E. 18th ST. lS3
f. l25th ST. le1 Bowery. y. y: $50 Fulton 81. : Court
ST.. rs broadway, and BROOKLYN Annex, bro klyn.
y. y. Transfer Co. will call for and check hASsASs
from hotel or residence through {" destination.