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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-11

CALDWELL q WdruS Ootton LStIeT'
BY H. & B. Beer.
New Orleans February 10-The victory
scored by Japan influenced Liverpool I'M
favorably, as the inference was that the
war might be long drawn out affair
Our market is sympathy opened 30 to As
lower, but it was apparent that good
class of buying was on and steady adj
vance of IA to "a points from the bottom
was established, making the net gain "a
to 40 points on the day. Notwithstanding
actual hostilities had taken place in the
east and the Japanese were victorious in
several naval engagements, creating an
impression that the struggle may be pro-
longed indefinitely, the feeling seemed
to be better. Exporters and those rep
resenting spot interests were inclined to
buy spots freely on basis, and when
they discovered that holders were firm
and refused to sell at the decline they
purchased March contracts freely, there
by stimulating values. Advices from
northern dry goods centers claim that
jobbers are preparing for good demand
for cloths as many million dollars worth
of goods were burned in the Baltimore
fire. 1t Is also stated that previous to
the recent heavy break in the raw arti-
Gle there was a better inquiry for cloths
and it Is believed this feeling will be
accelerated when confidence is fully re-
stored. While our market has been
treated to an unprecedented break and
as drastic liquidation has taken place, it
is to the credit Of the New Orleans mer-
chants that the solvency of every firm
has been established Such being the
case, it is to be hoped that in the future
that curb shall be placed on the enthu-
siasm to prevent a recurrence of such
strenuous period which can be done by
having values ruled by legitimate influ-
ences and not allowing our market to be
the highest in the world. The large
speculative long interest has been elimi-
mated, and the regular interests of the
trade will have more to do with regulat-
ing the future course of values. Receipts
continue on a decreasing scale Spinners
are anxious to secure their requirements,
and when everything becomes normal the
chances are good port demand will be
in order. On the whole, confidence Is be-
ing restored and any encouraging feature
is apt to enhance prices quickly, barring,
of course, any international complications
in the east
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CHICAGO 'chanue.

Chicago, February 1o.-Increased demand
incident to war movements, combined
with the congested local situation caused
time May showed a gain of "a, and al
though all the gain was not maintained
the close was firm and 1ssc higher. Coarse
grains were weak on heavy liquidation,
May corn closing sac lower and oats down
lie. Provisions were SC higher to 10c
lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows
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Caldwell G. Ward'i Stock Letter.

BY Miller e. CO.
New York, February 10.-Stock market
closed heavy and dispirited, with a fairly
aggressive bearish development among
traders who felt reasonably safe as the
short interest appeared eliminated. Some
of the most active buyers were among
the sellers In the last hour. Comments
of the Iron Age to the effect that the
amount OF structural steel required to
rebuild Baltimore had been exaggerated
and that in any case 1t would not help
the steel products. had an adverse effect
upon the steel issue.
A rumor was current on the floor of an
issue of <25.0O0,000 authorized stock by the
ST. Paul. but well Informed persons think
ii unlikely to be true. The stock, on the
other hand, was one of the weakest on
the list The bare possibility Of Eng
land becoming involved In the far eastern
question restricts bull operations which
might otherwise be based on the argu-
ment of the high prices of our cereals and
provisions
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The Coffee Market.

New York, February 10.-Coffee, spot,
nominal No. invoice, TIC; mild, steady.
Futures opened steady and 10 points
higher and futures steady on scattered
buying as q result of steady European
markets, small Brazilian receipts and
some further liquidation. and at times Inn
unfavorable crop reports. There was
some further liquidation and at times i'm
porters appeared to be selling. but the
market in the late trading ruled particu-
iarly firm and more active on active de-
mand from the trade and buying orders
from Wall street. The close was active,
net 90 to 35 points higher. Sales 1877 900
bags; March. 955; April, &c; May, 5000
$40; July, 635G6.45; September. 6.S0ds.s0;
October. go; December. 6909710: Janu-
ary 70067.15.
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Oil Market.

Memphis, February 10.-Cottonseed oil,
car load lots. per gallon: Prime crude,
s21ka33; off crude. 30m32; prime summer
yellow, 361hM37 off. summer yellow none;
choice cooking summer yellow, less than
carload lots. 43. Meal. prime. S2l so: Off
$40. 80 Cake. prime, $21 00ns21 so.
New York, February 10.-Cottonseed oil
quiet: prime yellow, 3s1s. Turpentine
steady 67d67iz
New Orleans, February 10-Cottonseed
oils firm. Prime refined, in barrels. 371s :;
off refined, in barrels. 36Q3sla; prime
crude, loose. Bog.
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COTTON MARKET
VERY NERVOUS
Still Seems to Be Little 0ispo-
Sition to Sell.
PRICES WORKED UPWARD
Feature of the Late Trading Was tho
Buying by Brokers Representing
Spot Houses-Exports
Were Light.
PRICES WORKED UPWARD

New York, February 10-The cotton
market opened easy at decline of 23Q99
points on the old and of las points on
the new crop months under continued
liquidations and bear pressure, following
a sharp break in Liverpool and ugly ru-
mors connecting the New Orleans bulls
with the failures in Bremen and Berlin.
At first the market was very nervous
and unsettled. Still there seemed compare
lively little disposition to sell in view of
the light receipts estimated, and generally
bulllsh adylces concerning the attitude Of
spot holders
Later 1t was reported that the holdings
of one of the New Orleans bull operators
had been liquidated. These were estimated
to amount to about 100000 bales of spot
cotton, and nearly a like amount of fu-
lures This rumor was followed by re-
assuring messages from New Orleans, ami
from the actions of the market there It
seemed that at last the pressure of long
cotton had at least partially ceased.
This. in connection with rather less
bearish views concerning the census bu
reau report of yesterday, started cover
ing here. and while the local bull leader
appeared to take no prominent part in the
trading, prices worked quite steadily up
ward until shortly after midday, March
selling at 1913, May at 10 As and July at
1854. a net advance of 45u4s points.
The rally attracted fresh selling by the
local bear element and prices sagged off
several points, but rallied again, closing
. steady at practically the best for the day.
a net advance of 20 to so points. Sales
were estimated at 100000 bales.
Exports were light. One of the features
of the late trading was buying by brok-
ers representing spot houses, and one spot
dealer reported a better demand from New
England for actual cotton with some diff
ficulty experienced in securing desired
grades, as holders seemed unwilling to
part freely with their cotton at the de-
cline
Receipts at the ports z5,204 bales, against
25 SOC last week and S,706 last year. For
the week. 1876, 600 bales against 161, Ill last
week and 197,1s1 last year. Today's re-
ceipts at New Orleans were 1886 against
ll,5l3 last year, and at Houston 1909 bales
against $3.50 last year.
New York, February 10.-Cotton steady;
middlipg, 14.25 sales, SIS; stock, 76,441.
Total today at all seaports: Net receipts,
s515S; exports to Great Britain, 20, 4S7; to
the continent, 500; stock, 749, 496.
Consolidated at all seaports: Net re-
ceipts, e5 1853; exports to Great Britain. 20
4S7; to France, so; to the continent, 1885;
to Japan, $40.
Total since September 1 at all seaports:
Net receipts 6,191.7SS exports to Great
Britain 1,S42, 652; to France, 602,S7S; to the
continent, 2,133,445; to Japan, S6, 1888; TO
Mexico, 22,073.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington. February <10-Spirits tur-
pentine firm, G3c; receipts. 10 casks. Rosin
firm, SEQ; receipts 25s. Tar firm, 81 ~;
receipts, si4. Crude turpentine firm. 81 80.
"a % and 1915; receipts. a.
Savannah, February 10 = Turpentine
firm. 64c; receipts. 81; exports. 1924 Rosn
firm; sales. 1913; receipts. 277, exports 2i5.
Quote: A. b, c. D. $3.50; e. s2s5; r.,
81. 80: G. II. s2.s5: $500; X. 1926; M,
So 80: N. 1875; window glass 50. 40: water
white 1915.
Charleston, February 10-Turpentine and
rosin nominal: nothing doing; quotations
omitted. $3.50
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, February $-Money closed
easier 14@2 per cent; closing bid ~; Of
fered at M time loans steady; sixty and
ninety days, 4: six months, 44@4%.
New York, February 10-Prime mercan-
tile paper, 4s4G5A; sterling exchange
weak, with actual business in bankers
bills at 4S5 5oQ4s5. So for demand and at
4s2. 65MiS2 70 for sixty days; posted rates,
4S31k@4S4 and 4S61k. Government bonds
steady; railroad bonds weak
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at $27.95d2S.25. Copper declined IS abroad
to e55 12s Cd for spot and G55 rs Cd
for futures. Unchanged here. Lake,
$12 25QI1250; electrolytic, $12. 125s6l12. 3715.
and casting, sl2.OOa12. 25 Lead was
steady and unchanged here, but declined
Is Sd to Ell 13s 9s in London Spelter
steady here at s4.sOGl5O0. but declined Is
Sd abroad to Ell lbs. Iron closed at 5Ss
Sd in Glasgow, and at AS I'D in Mindless
boro. Locally, unchanged No. foundry
SIS 00d16.00 No. 2 foundry, $1450 and No.
] foundry Southern and No. l foundry
southern solft, $13 950l1425.
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Local Staple Groceries.

Apples-western evaporated, 7@sc.
Flour Fancy patent. s525; half patent,
SASS.
Sugar. ranulated, 4Mc; T. c., 4kc.
Coffee-Green. slAG12hc; Arbuckle's,
Porto Rico. 1880
Meats--Dry Sailed ribs, SIC; dry sailed
rib bellies, SIC; hams fancy 1SAe; medi-
UNI, 121ac extra clears, sac; bacon bel
lies, lie.
Lard--Leaf, SIC.
Compound Lard-Snowdrft, 7ssc.
s Centrifugal, 15935c; sugar
house, 4Oc; Georgia cane, 33c.
BeaEs-Navy. s2.65 per bushel; Lima, &c
pound.
Pearl Grits-92 pounds S1.s5.
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The Live Stock Market.

Chicago. February 10.-Cattle, receipts.
100000 10 and 20 cents lower; good to
prime steers, $4.7j0f5.0O; poor to medium.
81 5000. GU, stockers and feeders. s200Q4 10 !:
cows, 81. 50Q4.00; heifers. sS.0O@450; can
ners,, s.. Oode.5o bulls $3i0d4oo; calves.
$306Q725. ~
good TO choice heavy. s. 25d5.45 light,
s425Gi5. 20; bulk, $5.0O@5.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: steady to 10
cents higher; good to choice wethers,
s4.O0d450; fair to, choice mixed. 80. 1904 90;
western sheep. $s.so14.50; native lambs,
81. 5G5.30; western lambs, s6.50G6.7O.
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only one car would grade contract. Elk
pect oats to follow corn,
Provisions-iS hogs at Chicago and
only $4,000 had been expected. Hogs OPEN
cd cents higher and May lard sold at
the highest point ON this movement. We
continue bullish on this article, but on
further advance would take profits with
the view to buying back on recession.
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Caldwell q Wards Grain Letter.

BY MII1er q co.
Chicago, February 10-The Board Of
Trade markets reached the highest prices
on this movement this morning. but re-
acted little this afternoon We con-
tinue to believe that May corn Is pur-
chase on every decline Wheat receipts
today, 20 cars. Liverpool cables were
better St Louis receipts today were
heavier than last year and Kansas City
as we'll Very little export business to-
day.
Corn--E Estimated receipts today, 2l7 cars.
and not single car would grade. How
the Nav shorts will settle except except
ut from TO 10 per cent Is mystery.
Low grade corn for the cash article was
up three cents at Chicago this morn
nj.
oats-Receipts about as expected, but
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cIearInas and Exchange.

Memphis, February 10.-Clearings, ST.
1880; balances, s369747.
New Orleans February 10.-Clearings,
$6,946,e Cpl. New York exchange bank, 81 per
$1,000 premium; commercial paper, 25c per
$1,000 premium.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool February 10.-Cotton, spot,
moderate business done; prices 5S points
lower American middling, far, 100; good
middling, 1914; middling, 6.94 low mid
ding $685. good ordinary. SIS; ordinary,
6.5S. The sales of the day were 1000 bales.
of which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port and includes 6,4o0 American. Re-
ceipts, 1900 bales. including 10000 Amer
lean. Futures opened easy and closed
quite and steady. American middllng,
go.c.: February. Sos; February March,
6.6s:- March-April. Gil April-May, s.73;
May-June. 674; June-July, 6.74; July
August, 6.73: August-September Csc;
September October, 6.os; October Novem-
Der, 5.S
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-No minal; receipts, 1857;
stock, 1885,
Mobile-Nominal; receipts, 2s; stock,
90 653.
savsnnah--Nominal; middlins, 1910; re-
ceipts, 2,sl4; stock, 60,7G.
Charleston-Nom receipts, 4; stock.
1854.
Wilmington-No Nominal; receipts, 1856;
stock, 12346.
Norfolk-Receipts, 300; stock, 25,o3o
Baltimore-Nominal; stock, 1911
Boston-Quiet; middling, 1425; net re-
ceipts, It's; gross, S02.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; middling, 1870: re-
ceIpts. 75; stock, 1,915.
st. Louis-Nominal; receipts, 1920;
stock, 1879.
MISUNDERSTANDING; no quotations; re-
ceipts 1.4si; shipments, 1885,; sales. -;
stock 6774S
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Notwithstanding Company.

New York. February 10.--virginia- Caro-
lima Chemical company, common, closed
2Ss4; preferred, nothing doing.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. February 10. : Todays
treasury balance, exclusive of the gold
reserve, shows: Available cash balance,
$685. 100, 1873; gold. ss75l1,7l9. .
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Dry Goods.

New York. February 10.-In the dry
goods market no general weakness is OBJ
servabe and yet where there are stock
goods ON hand they can be obtained at
ever. will undoubtedly use every effort to
prevent any recession IN prices and will
be aided in this by the fact thar no stocks
of moment are in first hands. Baltimore
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Our companies are old and
strong-some do not write
insurance in Maryland.
Jemison r. e. & ms. Co.
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SCHEDULES
Louisville and Nashville RaIIro;

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the union station.
Birmingham:
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The Metal Market,

New York, February 10.-Tin advanced
Is in London, with spot closing at e124
S. Sd and futures at ELS Locally. quiet
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Feed Stuff.

Feed SUIT.
Mea1-Bolted. 81 10: water ground. si06
Hay Per ton timothy No. /. 81;
clover, mixed. 1885, prairie. siS; John
son grass $500.
Corn--Mixed, 63c; white. 6ic.
Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, feed, t2f;
prime. SOL
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Industrial Finance &
Trust Company

We act as Trustee and Fiscal Agents
for corporations and assist in organ
izing and financing new enterprises.
Offices sos-so7-sossos First National
Bank Building.
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Caldwell & Wards Cotton Letter

buyers have taken number of odd lots
of goods today.
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Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by Cai i.vell K Ward.
Socks.
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Total he Shares
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5. 5. ' B sb
 among 23 of them brought forth no light on the subject. The pink has been known as carnation for at least 40 years, say growers.
 Many a grower has made fortune out of the carnation, but it's a long lane that has no turning, and the flor ists say that the turning in the carna- tionSlane is in sight. For a disease has stricken the carnatior and unless a cure can speedily be found the time is near when the flower will be rare.
 It has already progressed So far that the demand exceeds the supply, and the price has consequently risen. Last year was an especially bad season for carnations, and the growers lost heavily. As a consequence many who formerly made carnations a specially have abandoned them for a more prof. table product. This season is back
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the general liking for the carnation and declared it his favorite flower. During his occupation of the White House the vases in the family apart nents were. filled daily with carnations, and the President invariably wore one of the flowers in his coat lapel. Red was his preferred color, and one of the most beautiful red carnations ever hybridized was named the President, in his honor. Each morning he pre- scented to Mrs. Mckinley bouquet of these blooms. His love for the carna- tion is still remembered, and out in Canton, where his remains lie there is always fresh offering of the flowers on his grave.
 Who first discovered the possibilities of the pink and started the develop ment of the carnation is not known to. the laity and probably not to many professional growers, for an inquiry
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He opened the door of a greenhouse. The benches were filled with carna- lions in full bud, and every plant was stricken with the blight. From the earth line up each plant was withered. some were still green, and healthy at the tops, but all were afflicted. The house next to it, also filled with carnations, twas still untouched by dis ease.
 "carnations,' continued the florist, were once easy to grow, but they have been forced and cultivated to death. They are subject to three pests and three diseases The pests are red spider, green fly and the thrip, all in sects and easily destroyed. The dis eases are bacteria, which attack the plants in spots and are curable; dry rot and stem rot. It is the last two which are fatal
 Every grower has theory of his
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own and Is working on it. Tn time some of us may discover a cure and save the flower. It does not appear to be in the earth, for in all cases of the disease which I have seen the root of the afflicted plants are in perfectly healthy condition
 As a precaution, oarnation raisers are sterilizing the soil they grown in. Some are also trying sub-irrigation which is an arrangement of piped earth with a strata of sand above the pipes, intended to produce an artificial dry. This is where the plants are grown in- doors. It Is too recent an experiment to show results
 The strength of the carnation is less of late years, too. Nowadays the life of the average variety is from three to four years. Then it's vitality is ex- hausted.
 For Instance, the Daybreak caTna-
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ward and an estimate of the crop can

ward and an estimate of the crop can 1 not be given.
 This disease is a recent thing" said a large carnation grower on Long Island. Eight years ago it was un- known. We grew thousands of car- nations in the open field and they pro- duced abundantly.
 We sold them at wholesale at. 50 cents hundred. Now we sell them at from $1 to $4 a hundred, and the carlla- X tions are no better. We have abarld- oned outdoor cultivation, and keep them in the benches. We formerly grew carnations almost exclusively, but have now practically given them up.
 This disease is ruining the business. Nobody has so far found q cure and we are all experimenting with remedies, It attacks the stem of the plant and fol lows it upward, destroying it, cell by cell.'
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ton, over which the buying world went mad, is now run out. Formerly they lasted longer. Take the old original standby, the Portia carnation. We grew that carnation here for about sol years. Portia is gone now, but there'll never be another like her.
 We have good commercial varieties now, but none that will last long, Some of our fancy specials, very highl priced, have lately gone to pieces be- fore they were thoroughly established.
 q know one seeding with a famousi reputation, and one of the largest white carnations ever grown, which] was brought out by it's originator about3 two years ago. It lasted just one yearE when 1t began to develop double centersS and burst its calyr. It had beenz forced beyond all measure of its8 strength to supply the demand whiles the fad was on, and the flower couldn' stand 1t.
 President Mckinley fondness for theAS flower gave the market a tremendous boom. The consequence was tfat| everybody in the flower business wentE into carnations as a speciality. The# price went down, but there was still7 money in it.
 Then this mysterious disease ap- peared. My own theory is that thd3 carnation has been so weakened in con1 stitution by overforcing as to be un-s able to withstand the disease gernA which I believe is in the plant itseld2 from the beginning and only develops after few-years when the plant is run down and in poor health. '-NewH York Sun.
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CARNATIONS ARE MORE COSTLY

a s
 Because of a Disease to the Plant for Which No Remedy Has Been Found.
 The passing of the carnation, florists say. is only a question of time, and a short time at that. Already it has be- come unprofitable as a specially, and the specialists are dropping it and go- ing into other branches of flower rais- ing. Among all the flowers that grow the carnation enjoyed for a time the greatest popularity, perhaps. Florists will tell you that for every one order received for roses, violets or sweet pease, 10 were received for carnations. It is half hardy flower, 1t is beautiful in form and color, possesses a rare, spicy, fragrance and is moderate in price-all of which qualities place it at the head of the list of popular blooms.
 The late President Mckinley shared
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KIp RopY poLls.

For the IittIs tot . good, well made Kid Body Doll, real value 1ec; we will sell one oross at. --1oo each The best Jointed and Rivsted French Kid Body Dolls at all prices from
 -z5o to $500 Dolls Shoes, Brown, Black or Pink. Dolls Muff and Roa.
 Dolls Parlor Furniture. Dolls Kitchen Furniture. Dolls JeweIry Sets.
 Dolls Nursing Bottles. Dolls Houses, d beautiful assortment to select from. to $500
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FULL JolNTEp DOLLS,

Fine bisque heads flowing curIs, nov ing eyes, fancy ehenrise. openwork stockings, patent leather slippers, ranging In price from. ..-25c to $500 A HOUSE SET APART FOR DOLLS. Dressed Dolls, with finest bisque heads. beautiful curls, moving eyes, dressed in satin or silk with hats to match. assorted ooIored shoes, and stockings. An enormous lot at ..-9sc Larger sizes ranging in price from
 -t.2s to s1o.oo