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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-01
WAS ACTIVE AND
STEADY To FIRM
Close Was at Advance of 10 to
18 Points
SALES WERE 100000 BALES
Big Spot Business Was Reported Dur
ing the Day-southern Spots Were
Quoted Unchanged to Is
Higher.
SALES WERE 100000 BALES

New York, February 2S.-The cotton
market was more active end generally
steady to firm. The close was quiet and
steady at a net advance of 10 TO Is points.
Sales We're estimated at 100000 bales.
The opening was firm at an advance OF
to u points in response to higher Liver
pool cables There was selling here by
room bears who figured that the absence
of general demand would operate against
much further advance without reaction,
but these offerings were well absorbed
by the covering of more tilhid shorts. buy
ing by trade houses, and a little demand
for long account through wire houses. and
prices gradually worked higher with the
market in the early afternoon about 10
10 p points higher on the active months.
March was in good demand on rumor
that large short interest still remained
in that position and led in the advance.
Toward the close realizing cost or 3
points on the gain. but the closing tone
was steady and there was little aggressive
selling There was many reports of
big spot business during the day. Liver
pool sold another 1900 bales of spots at
an advance of points and it was report
ed that exporters and houses with New
England connections were after a block
of the local stock following the transac-
lions reported yesterday Southern spot
markets were unchanged to Ksc higher
The outlook was for unsettled weather in
the eastern belt which was another factor
encouragings bulls and interior receipts
dropped off to about the figures Of 10000
Receipts of cotton at the ports today,
1920 bales, against %, as last week and
1865 last year. For the week, 123,OOO
bales, against 143, 3O3 last week and 100,
Oe7 last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans Ss44 bales. against 3247 last year
and at Houston, 6O16 bales, against 1920
last year.
New York Cotton Futures.
New York, February 2s.-Cotton flu
lures opened firm and closed quiet and
steady.
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The Liverpool market came in about =
points better than expected and closed
to better than expected. The malnte-
nance of values in the English market
from the p. m. figures to closing Of
same were in pleasing contrast to the de-
elines which have recently occurred after
the opening of our markets.
Sales of spots In Liverpool continue lib
eral and encouraging cables came from
that Section regardlsg extent and charac-
ter of trade with II eduent opinions that
the Improvement will hold good.
New Orleans reported a fair demand
for spots at a sixteenth to an eighth ad-
vance. Room traders were short on the
market for the most part. and their
covering at the advance contributed to
steadiness of values and a further en-
haneement.
The expected falling off in receipts has
materialized and the showing in this re-
speet is gratifying.
Liverpool wired that there is big
short interest in c. I. f. engagements
during the next five months, which indi-
Gates that spinners have bought literally
from middlemen and that the buying oil
cotton will largely come from spot houses
who are short of the actual staple on
their engagements, but who have doubt
less to a large extent covered their con-
tracts by purchases of futures.
New York seems also to have caught
the fever of demand for spots for the pur-
pose of taking of profits as well as the
covering of cotton by anxious shorts. The
undertone is decidedly healthier and
stronger. and a further upward swing Is
among the probabilities but in order to
sustain an advance of size 1t will be
necessary to have continued and substan-
tial support to the bull side outside of
that which is of necessity accorded by
shorts.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 2s.-Spot cotton
in good demand at full board prices;
sales 34OO bales, including 1900 to arrive
and 375 f. o. b. Quotations revised. MID
ding up 1-16c; good middling and mid
ding fair advanced sc Middlng now 1915
The result of the trading in the cotton
future market up TO the noon call was an
advance of 19 to 20 points The rise was
somewhat of a surprise. The improve
ment here was due to the advance in
New York yesterday and the advance in
Liverpool today. Liverpool was appar-
emily disqueted at the conditions In
Texas, where the receipts were small
There was general belief that the rings
on this side were caught very short by
the sudden rise today. In the trading
March opened at 1913, sold up to 1854 and
finally eased off to 1888. The market
closed steady with net losses of % to
26 points.
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Southern Railway Co.

schedule IN Effect FeDfuar III 19Ob.
Trains leave Birmingham follows:
$40 a. m.-No. 49, for Atlanta, Washing
ton, Baltimore. Philadelphia
New York and the East. Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car, Birmingham to New
York Dining car, Birming-
ham to Atlanta.
$40 a. m.-No. 10. for Montevalo, Ma
plesville. Selma and way sta
1925 D. n.-No. So, for Columbus, West
Point, Winona, Greenwood
and Greenville; also Sheffield
ana Florence and North Ala
bama points.
s;4o D. m.-No. Is, for Cordova. Oakman.
Corona and way stations: also
Blossburg.
5;45 a. m.-No. % for Admission. Helm ana
way stations; also Rome, Ca
$50 d. m.-No. SO for Atlanta, Charlotte.
Richmond, Washington. New
York and the East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Richmond, Va.
1:05 d. u.-No "a, Admission. Atlanta and
way stations; also for jack
sonvile and all Florida points
also Talladega. Ma.
1920 D. m.-No. 81. for 0~fumbus. West
Point, Winona, Greenwood and
Greenville. Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham to Greenyille.
1925 D. m.--No. q, for Selma, Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Loom Sleeping Car Bir-
mingham TO Mobile.
II 40 D. m.-No. 49, for Atlanta, Admission
and way stations. Pullman
Sleeping Car, Birmingham to
Atlanta. Sleeping Car can be
occupied at Union station 900
d. m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 3067
Bell and SIT Peoples
]. N. HARRISON Dist Pass Aft
r. b. CREAG. Trav. Pass. Agt.
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Metal Market.

New York, February 2S.-spot tin was
unchanged in London, but futures de-
clined to a163 IS. Locally dull and shade
lower; spot $s6.15Q36.S IS. Copper was lower
in London; spot a78 IS, and futures EFT
5s Local market firm in tone, offerings
light; lake, $lS.12kd1S5O; electrolytic,
$1s.O0G1s.5O casting, s1z871kd1s.0O Lead
unchanged locally. but higher at e16 Is
CD in London. Spelter was unchanged in
both markets. Iron higher abroad; stand
ard foundry. ASS, and Cleveland warrants,
ASS Id. Locally prices were unchanged.
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Naval stores.

Savannah, February 2S-Turpentne
firm. 6s1ac; sales 1913; receipts 70; ship
ments IS. Rosin firm; sales 1166; receipts
1885; shipments 200; stock 1872 Quote I:
A, B, C, d. e, F. G, $4.071s; H, "a .25; /,
s4.55; K. $50; NJ. So AS; N, s. 80; window
glass, $6.10; water white, 20.
New Orleans, February 2S Naval stores
steady; pitch 50 %; pine tar. s4.75; coal
tar, SO 90 Rosin. per barrel of $50 pounds
A, b. C, d, e. F. @, s4.05: II, 81. Is; |, $4.55;
K, s.. 20; M. IS. 45; N $3.50; window glass,
s6.10 water white. $500. Turpentine firm.
69c.
Charleston. S. c., February 2s.-Turpen-
tine and rosin nothing doing.
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lluernool cotton Market.

Liverpool, February S.-cotton, spot
good business done; prices &c higher;
American naddling fair, SIS. good mid
ding. 594: middling, 5.76; low middllng,
80; good ordinary, 5.42; ordinary, 5.26
The sales Of the day were 1000 bales, OF
which 2OO0 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 1i,300 American. Re
eeipts 24OO0 bales, including 1900 Ameri-
can. Futures opened and closed steady;
American middling, &. 0. c.: March o.64'
March-April. 564; April-May, o.6I; May
June. BIZ: June-July. ga; Jnly-August,
$40; August-September 5.74; September
October, $50: October November, 5.5S; No
Yember- December. 81.
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, 81.
Florida oranges. $3.75@4.00; California
naval oranges. $3.50&3.75; grape fruit.
$45Om5.00.
Apples Northern grown, per barrel
fancy, s5.5O@6.M.
Tomatoes-Per crate, 81. 006l2. So
Limes-Per 100, rs.
Bananas-Per bunch, fancy stock $1D
$50
Peanuts-Fancy per pound, &c; No. q
cents.
Sweet Potatoes ullman, 81. 256l2 80 pei
barrel; yellow yams, S5M90c.
Celery-Per dozen, 90c per crate, S.
cabbage-2c per pound; new crop Flor
ida cabbage, $2d2 25 per crate.
Egg plant, 81 50n2 per crate.
Lettuce-New crop, per crate, 50.
Onions-Per pound, &c.
Onion Sets-Yellow, per bushel. 81;
white, per bushel. 81 25.
Potatoes-lrish, S5c@$1. 90.
Tennessee Second Crop Triumph Seed
Potatoes, per blu. 1.10.
Turkeys-On foot. 13014c; dressed, la
18c
Game-Rabbts per dozen. s1.75q2; quail.
per dozen, 80 25d2.50
Eggs-Per dozen, fresh. 12Rc.
Hens-35037c; chickens large, 2j@3oc;
medium. 20a25
Butter-Fresh 121zd15c; renovated. 29e;
creamery, We
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Cotton Seed or.

New Orleans. February 2s.-Cotton seed
oil steady; prime refined in barrels, 30c;
prime crude loose, 25c.
New York, February 2S.-Cotton seed
oil firm; prime yellow. 3lAc. Petroleum
steady. Rosin quiet, SALE Turpentine
easy, 1h@71asc.
Memphis. February 2s.-Cotton seed oil
prime crude, PIC; prime summer yellow,
271hc; prime meal, 1924 .25a2450 prime cake,
s24. 25Gi24. 80
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady; middling, l0s4c; net
receipts. 6O16; gross receipts. cole; ship
ments, 1884, sales, 1874: stock, &c. 1859.
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 1O1sc; net re-
ceipts 49, gross receipts, 273; shipments,
3071; sales 800; stock, S0,6s6.
Memphs-Steady; middling. 1Ozsc: net
receipts, 7S2; gross receipts, 2076; ship
ments, 2S75; sales, 1900; stock, 1O3,261.
st. Louis-Steady middling, 10s4c; gross
receipts, 24s9; shipments, 800; sales. 49,;
stock. 43,Ss4.
Cincinnati-Net receipts, 70S; gross re-
ceipts 70S: stock, $3.50
Firm net receipts, lie.
Total today-Net receipts. 77s0; gross re-
ceipts, 1852; shipments, 1891; sales,
27S3; stock, 1921
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THE LOCAL MARKETS

Inactivity in the Birmingham cotton
market still prevails but the price ON
spot cotton advanced II points, or about
"A of cent, yesterday.
The local produce market is in the best
of condition with a strong demand for
all kinds of produce. especially chickens,
eggs, potatoes and cabbage. There is a
very small variety of fruit on the market
at the present but the demand for that
which is obtainable is strong. There
were very few changes in the quotations
of produce yesterday
The wholesale grocery market is active
at unchanged prices, and the demand for
feed stuffs is good.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago February 2S.-Cattle-Recepts,
1880; strong to loo higher. Common to
prime steers. $S.75d6.30 cows. $3.10a450;
heifers, $2.5Od5.00; bulls, 81. 1904 5; calves.
$3.00p7.50 stockers and feeders, s3.00d4.50
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market 10c high
err. Prime heavy, $e.35@6. AN; medium to
good heavy $6.3OQ6.35; butchers weights,
s6.356l6.421a; good to choice heavy mixed,
S63006.35; packing, $5.95@635.
Sheep-Receipts 2200D steady. Sheep.
s4.0OGp6.00; yearllngs. s5.Jod625; lambs,
Sc 256G9O
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Dull and easy.
wheat-No. 2, soaS3c; No. 9. 77@7sc; No
red, S2s4 dS319c.
Corn-No. 2, 4O6p4oAc; No. yellow, 40Ac.
Oats-No. 2, 301sc; No. white, 311sqS2c;
No. 3 white, 292z@311hc.
Rye-No. 2, 63c.
Barley-Good feeding, CSC; fair to choice
mailing, Hd50e.
Flax seed-No. /, $1.O6; No. 1 north
western, $111.
Timothy Seed-Prime, &c. 15q3.20
Mess Pork-Per barrel, $15.25Q15.30.
Lard-Per 100 pounds. $40.
Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $S.00d8.05.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $837191S.50.
WhiskyBasis of high Wines $1.B.
Clover-Contract grade, $140O.
On the produce exchange the quotations
were as follows:
Butter-Firm; creamery. 17a271sc; dairy,
170241zc.
Eggs-Steady; 1s1kc; firsts, 131Ac prime
firsts, 141sc; extras. 1910.
Cheese-Steady; 11A@13c;
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Bonds.


New York, February 2S.-Money on call
strong and higher, 41zGD7 per cent; ruling
rate 6; closing bid Az; offered, 8; last
loan 6; time loans firmer sixty and
ninety days. 51l6t51s; six months 595A.
Prime mercantile paper, 5@5l5; sterling
exchange weak, with actual business in
bankers bills at 4S61D4s605 for demand
and at 4S2. 650I4S2. 70 for sixty day bills;
posted rates 4s31aa4S4 and 4s7q4s71z; COM
mercial bills, SPA bar silver, 66as; Next
can dollars, 5114; government bonds firm;
railroad bonds weak.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-01
Local stanle Groceries.

sugar-Granualted FAC Y c., 4ssc.
Flour-Fancy patent, s5.75; standard
patent, IS. 25; straight, $3.50
Coffee-Green, 11@13c; Arbuckle's, sis. 55;
Porto Rico, S15.55
Meat-Dry sailed ribs. Sc; dry sailed
rib bellies, &c. extra clear $40; hams,
fancy, 131sc; mediums 121c; bacon bellies,
11hc: California hams. SIC.
Lard-Leaf. sac; compound lard, 61k@Ic.
Moiasses-Centrifugal 30d35c; sugar
house 40c; Georgia cane. SAC.
Beans-Navy 1925 per bushel; hand
picked Lima, 7c.
Grits-92 pounds. $1.65.
Meal-"Jim Dandy" $110.
Birmingham macaroni. &c.
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Coffee Market.

New York, February 2S.-Spot Rio coffee
steady; No invoice, SIC; mild, quiet;
Cordova, 9Ad12s4c.
Futures opened steady at an advance
of 5m1O points in response to higher Eu-
ropean cables. There was considerable
liquidation, but the expectation of bullish
DEVELOPMENTS from the valorization bill,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-01
CHICAGO 'Chanue.

Chicago, February 2s.-1ncreasing stocks
of wheat and -four at northwestern grain
centers had a weakening influence today
on the local wheat market. At the close
wheat for May delivery was down no
sc Corn was off 1sc Oats and provisions
were changed hut little.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-01

which was said to be influencing the
French market the outlook for bullish
visible supply statement and predictions
for light March receipts at primary points
were sustained factors and the market
maintained it's opening advance. The
close was steady, net SOLO points higher.
Sales were reported of $1,000 bags, includ-
ing: May, s715a5720; June, $725; July,
s7.35d7.4O; September, $3.50; December,
81 so
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Dry Goods.

New York, February 2S.-In the dry
goods market today buying was of very
moderate scale. and there was some ir-
regularity. Buyers were willing to oper-
ate for distant deliveries. at the highest
prices paid, seemingly without the posi-
tive knowledge of their needs.
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clearinqs and Exchange,

Memphis, February 2S-Clearings $751;
COZ; balances, $92,240.
New Orleans, February 2S.-Clearings,
g.. se7. 75s. New York exchange 81 per $1,000
premium; commercial 25c per $1,000 dis
count.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-01
Treasurx Statement.

Washington, February g. Today s
treasury balance exclusive OF the gold
reserve shows: Available cash balance,
s151, 055, TAB; gold, $75919,S9S.
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closed steady; sales slo0 Ordinary 1875
good ordinary. gs; low middling' lo' mid
ding l05s. good mlddling. Il lilo mid
ding fair l1ss. Receipts ssh: stock, 29e0a9.
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. mixed sac; white, &c.
Oats-No. mixed, 43c; No. white, 40;
white clip. 4bc.
Pure wheat bran, so or 100, $23.
Cotton seed feed meal. SIS: prime. $3.50.
Corn chops, S1.10.
Corn hearts, $1.15.
Shorts. 100 pounds. s24
Hulls-SO-lb c. s., 50 ton; s0-lb C. s., 4Oc
sack 1O0-lb c, s., 50 ton; 1OO-lb C. s., 45c
sack 70 Id sack hulls Csc.
Hay-Choice timothy. $500: No. l timo-
thy. SIS so; Johnson grass, $14 clover. SIS
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Seaboard Air Line,

Baltimore. February 2S.-Seaboard Air
Line common and preferred, nothing do
ing.
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Perhaps It is not etched enough: SEND
It to the Gawk Engraving CO. Peoples
phone 276.
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Loveman & Co.'s Market Letter.

No matter what the Spectator may
think about the value of cotton it Is
certain that the consumer considers pres
ent prices safe. This has been plainly
shown by the continued good demand at
Liverpool as well as by the heavy calls
of cotton made during the recent break.
One of the effects of these heavy calls
is already visible In the sudden demand
which has sprung up here for the good
grades in our local stock For a month
or more past, attention has been directed
to this market owing to the accumula-
ton here of about 10000 bales of high
grade and very desirable cotton, but the
forced liquidation at southern points of
the cotton held by over-enthusiastic bulls,
furnished spinners and exporters with
steady supply. As soon as the market
steadled and began to rally, this stream
was suddenly damned up. and exporters
from the south and offerings from the
south have dropped to infinitesimal pro-
portions. In view Of the calls which ex
porters are now obliged to meet, there
was nothing else left for them to do when
southern offerings failed them except to
come to the only market where they
could fined selections of the kind they
required. namely, New York 1t Is not
surprising therefore to find an eager
demand here and considerable competi-
ton between several big exporting houses
with the result that the premium over
futures has been materially raised. 1t Is
figured that fully $4,000 bales of our local
stock has changed hands within the past
few days with good prices. and the pres
ent active demand for freight room Is an
evidence that 1t will soon be shipped out,
thus bringing the first sharp reduction
seen in our stock for several months.
Receipts especially from Texas, have sud
denly become very small and lend color
to the claim that all the cotton which
was for sale in that state has already
come out and that the remnant held back
Is in strong hands, and will not come out
except on a substantial rise in prices.
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Ware & LeIand's Market Letter.

The long expected Improvement in the
cotton market developed this morning
when May sold at 1884 an advance of a
dollar bale from yesterdays prices.
Rather moderate receipts and sharp
rise In Liverpool helped theN advance.
shorts covered freely and there was some
very good buying throughout the morn
ing.
The weakness In the stock market
seemed to have no influence on cotton as
the liquidation has been pretty thorough
and cotton is selling now more on its
merits than for some time past.
AS we have commended, now that liquida-
ton of March Is over all ones experience
in the cotton market tends to the con-
clusion that any effort to cover short
cotton would find very little for sale
and prices must be advanced to a point
where more cotton Is sold in the south
and the spinner Is not willing to take
additional e pplies. The reaction of 20
points is : help in this direction and
with another 20 points which would carry
July around II cents. the situation would
then depend more on new crop develop
ments as the worlds supply Is very large
and no aggressive bull speculation is look
ed for at this moment
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
Open. High. Low. close

New orleans, February 2s.-spot cotton
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station. Biz
mingham.
directive February L. 1901
Iauta,.fls and Nashville PaIlroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-10
THE JAPs AND THE WHEAT.


The visit of Mr.. Seizaburo Shfmizu,
representative of his imperial majesty,
the emperor of Japan. to the Kansas
wheat fields may mean that there IS
something in that story about the
Japs and Manchuria after all Mr..
Shirnizu is here to learn all he can
about Kansas wheat and mills and
flour Whyg
It has been stated that one reason
why Russia wanted Manchuria was be-
cause that country will make good wheat
land. Russia, according to the story
had laid her plans to colonize Man
churia and plant it to wheat. It is as
serted that Manchuria viii raise just
as good wheat as the famous region
around the Black Sea. Not only was
the wheat to be grown there, but Rus
STA also intended to build mills in
Manchuria and grind the grain into
flour there.
But japan interfered. No sooner had
their plans been fully matured than
the little Yankees of the Orient step
ped in and drove Russia out Of Man
churia.
Now the Japs are going into that
region by the wholesale. and It is said
that they are taking up the wheat
plans Of the Russians and will carry
them out, mills and all.
It's hard to get ahead Of these Japs.
They are a shrewd little people and
they keep their own counsel, but they
are quick to learn
Mr.. Shimizu may be touring Kansas
today to find out what he can about
how Kansas makes the finest bread
-four in the world.
But If this story Is true it will be
hard blow on Uncle Jim Hill Mr..
Hill. in order to develop traffic for his
railroads. has been teaching the ma
tions of the orient to eat wheat flour
He not only owns the railroads that
would naturally haul the wheat to the
Pacific coast, but he also owns a
line Of steamships that cross the Pa
ciflc. Now # the crafty little Japs step
in and decide, not only to raise their
own wheat. but also to furnish their
neighbors with flour since Mr.. Hill
has kindly taught them to use it, 1t will
be q ppointment to Uncle Jim and
also to the wheat farmers of the
Northwest who have been looking
across the Pacific for a new market for
their crops