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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
SLIGHT ADVANCE
 IN STOCK MARKET Trading Is Narrow And Gener-
 ally Professional MONEY RATES VERY HIGH Little Incentive Is Shown for Boosting Prices Except for Purely specu- lative Purposes and Market
 Is Barely Steady.
MONEY RATES VERY HIGH

New York, December 16-There was considerable repurchase of stocks today, largely by those who had sold yesterday and the day before. A recovery in prices was the consequence. The market, how ever, continued narrow and professional, much of the buying being attributed to the covering of short contracts put out during the previous selling. The upward movement was encouraged by some of the events of the day. The position has not reached that of stringency, but available resources are required to sustain and ad- vance prices on the scale that has proved efficacious all through the years rise.
 The level of interest rates both on call and on time has now reached a higher price than at any time since January. 1, last, when conditions in the New York money market returned to normal for the first time. The present shows sufficient lightness in the money market to remove the artificial stimulus to Speculation which grew out of the bulky accumula- tion of idle funds in banks reserves. Ar tificial support of prices becomes more expensive and more hazardous. The large requirements which confront the money
  operations make it likely that advancing interest rates will continue until the end of the year. The local allotment of the Brazilian coffee loan was so largely sub scribed that the lists were closed as soon as opened.
 The international exchanges were held away from the point of profit on fur ther shipments of gold to Paris and the maintenance of higher money rates here fiNfa fo oh fe n It is believed that any severe rise in money rates would bring finance bills into the exchange market in the operation of borrowing abroad. The official announce ment of the placing of the years order for steel rails by the Pennsylvania rail- road was an important event, in view or the long discussion that mas gone on be- tween the parties over the specifications in the contract. The waiting on this set clement has been given as a motive for holding up of orders for materials all through the railroad world which, it IS assured, will be released now. Special strength shown today by the electrical companies was supposed to have some connection with this expectation. The rumor was revived also of the coming retirement of Reading second preferred stock by exchange into common and first preferred stock in equal portions.
 The projected increase in the common dividend did not seem to weaken the stock The declaration of the regular dividends on the various Vanderbilt road stocks seemed to be of helpful effect on those stocks although no suggestion of other action has been heard for g. long time An unusual feature of the day s dealings was the almost complete idle ness of the trading intervals between the spurts of active buying. These idle pe- riods allowed prices to sag back through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
NEW LOW PRICES
 IN COTTON MARKET
Decline Follows Liquidation and
 Bear Pressure
SPOT MARKETS ARE EASY
Reports That Larger Amount of Cot ton Has Been cipned Than First Estimated Causes Gen
 eral Weakness.

New York December 16.-The cotton market sold into new low ground for the current movement with the close steady ret unchanged to 2 lower, active months 4 to lower. Sales were estimated at 175,- 0OO
 The market opened steady at un- changed prices to a decline of points and quickly sold off at a net decline of to points on active months under local bear pressure and liquidation, pro- noted chiefly by talk of easier southern spot markets.
 The failure tc catch stop loss orders be- low 8.50c for March caused some cover ing by local professionals, but after a rally of only or points the market again weakened under renewed liquida- ton, and the low point was reached dur ing the early afternoon, when January sold at S.39e, or within Il points of the seasons low record, made on Septem- Der 9
 Reports that the National Ginners' as- sociation had revised it's figures, making the amount ginned during the period De- cember 1 to 15, S6O,00O instead of 720,0O0, as reported earlier in the week. probably helped the decline.
 Later the market was nervous and ir- regular, but worked up from the lowest on reports that interior holders were not showing any disposition to meet much of the earlier decline in futures and covering by recent sellers. The close was 2 to 5 points up from the lowest.
 . Receipts at the ports today, 49.966 bales, against 69 137 last week and 49,SS4 last year. For the week, 900 bales, against 667 last week and 400,715 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans, 9991 bales, against 11,394 last year, and at Houston, 18.S27 bales, against 1S752 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
IMPROVED DEMAND
 FOR CASH WHEAT
Market Is Nervous and Narrow
 With 8uIliSh Tone
PRICES SOMEWHAT HIGHER
Buying By Shorts Gives Firmness to Corn Market Added to Fear of Bad Weather = Oats and
 Provisions Closed Easy.

Chicago, December 16-An improved de- mand for cash wheat 6y millers in the southwest had strengthening effect on showing net gains of 5sQA to 1ssG11k Corn, oats and provisions closed easy.
 The wheat market was nervous and mar row with prices gradually working to a higher level the top point of the day be- ing reached late in the session. The close was strong at almost the highest point final quotations on May being at 1069s and July at 9s9sq9S1a The market was strengthened early in the day by @ re- port of liberal sales of flour over night at St. Louis, but this report was later de- nied. A report from Kansas City claim ing that millers were active bidders for cash wheat in Missouri and southern Illi- nois was largely responsible for the late firmness. Strength of foreign grain mar kets was an additional bullish influence. Commission houses and local shorts were the principal buyers throughout the day and selling was scattered Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 369 cars against 345 last week and 495 a year ago.
 Buying by shorts caused moderate firm ness in the corn market early in the day the demand being based on an official prediction of unsettled weather for the corn belt. In the final hour there was considerable profit taking by some of the leading holders which caused an easier tone. The market closed easy with prices 1s to Ac lower compared with the final quotations of yesterday. May closed at 61S and July at 6l14q61ss. Cash corn was steady to Hc lower. Local receipts 40 cars, 1 contract grade.
 Strength of wheat had a bullish effect on the oats market the first half of the day but realizing sales by some of the leading longs caused moderate weakness late in the session. Trading in general was of small volume. The close was easy with prices unchanged to 1sc lower, compared with the previous close. Final quotations on May were at 521sQ52A and on July AIS. Local receipts 164 cars.
 Provisions were inclined to be weak all day owing to liberal receipts of live hogs at all western packing centers. The volume of business, however, was small Prices at the close were a shade to 71bc below yesterdays final quotations.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat cars, corn 324, oats 109, hoas 41 900 head
 Leading futures ranged As follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; middling, SEC; net receipts, 1S,327; gross receipts, 1S,327; shipments, 16,652; sales, 2309; stock, 142,343.
 Augusta-Dull; middling, sac; net receipts, POST; gross receipts, 22S3; shipments, 999; sales, 1922; stock 102,- BOT.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, sac; net receipts, 4022; gross receipts, S0S1 shipments, 1859; sales, 1850; stock 173,775.
 St. Louis-Dull; middling, SC; net receipts, 704; gross receipts, S734; ship ments, S403 stock, 36,161.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts, 1569; gross receipts, 1569; shipments, 1417; stock, 1S,961.
 Louisville-Firm; middling, 9hc.
 Little Rock-Quiet; middling. 5-16c; net receipts, 2095; gross receipts, 2095; shipments, 1895; stock, 43,6S4.
 Total today-Net receipts, 2S,sO6; gross receipts, fl 0S9; shipments, 36.- 725: sales 49S1; stock 517231.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'s Letter.

New York, December 16-(Special. )-Liv- erpool declined in dull market abroad, while liquidation in January was notice able here by the old longs and new out side investors took May on a scale-down Southern markets continue on their down. ward course, as stocks became heavy and buyers do not absorb the daily offerings The entire support to prices comes from speculative and investment buying by northern an1 western people, who believe cotton is cheap at these prices and who have supported the market the entire sea- son in face Of the selling by the south. When the cotton trade sees spinners buy ing and trade which is now poor in Eu- rope improves they also will buy. At the moment che movement, which continues on a scale 6Oe.000 bales above the record breaking crops, makes spinners believe in a large crop exceeding the government estimate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 16.-Spot cot ton dull and easy unchanged Middling 11-16c. Sales on the spot 750 bales; to arrive 1900.
 Futures opened quiet at decline of 5 to 8 points as the result of bearish cables, both private and official, from the Liverpool market. Following the first call there was a slight recovery, the active months rising to within to 1 points of yesterdays last quotations.
 At this point selling was renewed. ap- pGrently coming from liquidating longs quite as much as from bears who were going short and prices fell off again until they showed a net loss of to points. Weak spot markets aided the short side and the approaching holidays caused bulls to hesitate about increasing their lines. The market closed steady at net loss of 8 to points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady.
 -Wheat-No. 2 spring, $10091.01; No. 8, escQs1. .oe; No. red, $1.OO1401. .0214. corn--No. 2 5SA@$1hc; No yellow, 6S1ka5s%c.
 Oats-No 2, 51c; No. white, 491ad52c. Rye-No. ?, 7419c.
 Good feeding barley, 571kd577sc. Fair to choice malting, 60@63c. Flax seed-No. 1 northwestern, $1.46 Prime timothy seed, S3.S5.
 Clover, contract grades, $9.30. Short ribe, sides Qoose), s775@S 121s Mess pork per barrel, 1450014621s. Lard, per 100 pounds, 9.10Q9.121& Short clear sides (boxed) S.371sdS. .6212. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 22Q90c; daires, 211a@25c.
 Eggs, weak at mark cases included, 24d 2Sc; firsts, 2Se; prime firsts, 29e. Cheese firm, 14015c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool December 16.-Cotton spot in fair demand. prices 3l, .nts lower; Amer ican middling fair, 5.36d; good middling, 5.O0d; middling, 4.S4d; low middling, 464d; good ordinary 413d; ordinary, 3.73d.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales of which 800 were for speculation and ex- port and included 7600 American.
 Receipts 25,000 bales, including 14,20O American.
 Futures opened easy and closed quiet and steady Dec, 4.64d; Dec.-Jan.. Jan.- Feb, 4.61d; Feb. March, March-April, Ap- rilril-May, 46O1ad; May-June, June-July, 461d; July-Aug., 469d; Aug.-Sept., 454d; Sept.-Oct., 450d: Oct.-Nov., 4471ad; Nov Dec, 4.46d; Dec. Jan, 4.451kd; Jan.-Feb,, Q910), 445d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December 16.-Cattle-Receipts, A.000; weak to 10c lower; steers, s4. 60Q 5.7O; cows. $3d5.25; heifers. S2.50d4. 50; bulls. S2.75Q4.5 50.
 Hogs-Receipts, 46000 5c to 10c lower; choice heavy shipping, $5.7O@5 75; butch CTS. s5.65Q575; light mixed, $5Q5 .25; choice light, $5. 30G5. .45: packing, $5.40@5. .65; pigs, sial5 .15; bulk of sales, $5. 40@5. 60.
 Sheep-Estimated receipts, 30,00o; 15c to 25e lower; sheep, s4p475; lambs $5.25@ 7.50; yearlings, S4.25@6.5O.
 Kansas City, December 16.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 5000, Including 800 southerns; mar ket steady to weak; choice export and dressed beef,. $6QD7. .25; fair to good $475 G5.S0; western steers, $3. 50Q5 .50; stockers and feeders, s325q5. 25; southern steers, $2. 2.50@$3 .5Od5.50; southern cows, $2.25Q4; native cows, s2d5; native heifers, $3. 25@ 6.50; bulls, $2.75Q4. 50; calves, $4Q7.
 Hogs-Receipts, 19,000; market steady to Dc lower; top, s5.75; bulk of sales, $5@ 5.65; heavy, $5.5sq5. .75; packers and butch CTS, $5 9O95.7O; light, s595. .45; pigs, s4.25@5.
 Sheep-Receipts, 2000; market 25c to 95c lower; lambs, $5Q6.75; ewes and kearlings, SAGA. .75; western yearlings, $4. 5OQ5. 50 western sheep, $3.75@4.50; stockers and feeders, $2. .50Q4. 40.
 St. Louis, December 16.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 415O, including 400 Texans; steady to 15o lower; Texas steady to 10c lower; na- tive shipping and export steers, $4. 50@7 60; dressed beef and butcher steers, s4@6.2 .25; Texas and Indian steers, $3@6. 40; cows and heifers, sl.75@4.50
 Hogs-Rsceipts, 14,25O; Dc lower; pigs and lights, s3.21Qa.50; packers, $5.S0@5 .5O butchers and best heavy, $5.56@5.70
 Sheep-Receipts, 2250 15c to 25c lower; native muttons, s3Q4.S5; lambs, $0.25@ 7.25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
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 Question list sent free on request of ont of-town persons.
 Terms liberal and confidence held in violate. office hours a. m. to D. m. sundays, a. m to p. m.
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 The Birmingham News: Both Drs a. T. and Byron Dozier are reliahia and experienced physicians and sur- geons who deserve the greatest success which has been and is theirs.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Dry Goods.

New York. December 16.-The. dry goods market shows slightly steadier tone, with transactions still on moderate scale. Underwear and hosiery lines for fall are on sale and are being bought con servatively with the exception that larger ordering will come forward after the turn of the year. The silk piece goods trade is steady, but small lots are now being taken. Retailers are reported to be doing fair trade in many places, more particularly outside of the large industrial centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York. December 16.-Money on call firm 2%@SA; ruling rate 315 closing bid 8; offered at 3A; time loans firm, 60 and 90 days. S1s to 3z; six months, 34 to 4
 Prime mercantile paper to Az; sterl- ing exchange easy with actual business in bankers bills at S4S475Q85 for eO-day bills, and at $4s6.S5 for demand. Com mercial bills $4S49sG4.S4%; bar silver, Hssc; Mexican dollars, 45c; government bonds easy; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
LOCAL PROVISIONS,
New Cotton,
An Appeal to Russia.

St. Petersburg, December 16-A tele- gram was received here today from the Montenegrin national assembly appealing to Russia as the mighty protectress of the Slavs," to protest against the recent annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria Hungary. No action has been taken in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Coffee Market.

New York, December 16.-Coffee futures closed steady net unchanged to points lower. Sales were reported of 27 250 bags, including December at 5.05c to 510c; January at 5.05Q5.10c; March at 51Oc; May at 5.15c; July at 52Oc; September at 5.20QD5 25c.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. T. 61a@65s Santos No. 4, 7sQ81sc. Mild coffee dull: Cordova 91lG121hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Naval Stores.

Savannah December 16.-Turpentine firm at 37% Q38c; sales. 9s0; receipts, 67s; shipments. $40, Rosin firm; sales, 2717; receipts. s26O; shipments, 6229; stock, 154,294. Quote: B, D, E., r, and G, $292K; 1T, $40; I, $4.15; K, $5.10; M, $5.s0; N, $e.15 window glass, $6.40; wa ter white, $6.50.
 Wilmingto December 16.-Spirits of turpentine steady at 37c; receipts, II casks Resin steady at $2.65; receipts, TIT. Tar firm at s1.70; receipts 22S. Crude turpentine firm at $2, $3 and $3; receipts, 26.
 Charleston, December 16.-Turpentine firm at 37Hc. Rosin firm. Quote: A, B, c. $2.s7k @2.90; D, $2.s71k @292h; D, s2S7h @2.92h F, $2,S7h @2.92H; c, s2S7k @2.95; H. s3.30; I, $4.05; K. s5; M, $570; N. $6.O5; window glass, s630; water white, $6.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Metal Market.

New York, December 16-Spot tin was lower at f132 in London, but futures were unchanged. The local market was easy, spot $2S.90@ 29.1O. The-London copper market was quiet and lower with spot quoted at f62 7s Cd and futures f63 5s. Lead was un- changed in the local market but was a shade higher in London with soft Spanish quoted at f13 3s Sd. Spelter was little higher at f20 15s in the London market. Iron was higher in the English market, with Cleveland warrants quoted at 49s Sd. Locally no change; No. 1 southern, $17.25@ 17.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
PRISONERS ON HAND.
Poor House.

We foun1 the poor house fairly well kept, and the inmates as comfortable as could be expected under present condi- tons. We recommend that the Board of Revenue bud at the new county farm d house in which to care for cocaine fiends and the patients that should have place ct the same nature. We believe this to be all absolute necessity, and trust that it will be attended to at the earliest pos sible moment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Treasury Statement.

Washington, December 16-Today' 8 statement of the treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash bal ance, $153, ,110,9O7; gold coin and bullion, $2G,022,594; gold certificates, $62, ,701, ,14O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17

Tennessee Ear Corn, best Clipped White Oats, choice Timothy and Alfalfa Hay, Pure Wheat Bran and Shorts, Dairy and Horse Feed sold by H. Chairsell, 2313-15 Morris Avenue. Phones POI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December 16.-Cotton spots were dull and easy. Low ordinary 5-16c. nominal; ordinary, 5hc, nominal; good ordinary, S9-16c low middling, 15-16c; middling, S11-16c; good middling. 91-16c middling fair, 7-16c; fair, 10 3-16c, nomi- nal Receipts 99s1 stocks 29S.637.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17

neglect, so that the days gains are small outside of exceptional cases
 Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value $4S16,00O. N
 United States 2's registered declined A per cent on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Usual holiday rates over

Queen and Crescent route; tickets sold December IS, 19, 23, "A, 25, 30, 31 and January 1; final limit January 6, 1909. For tickets apply City Ticket Office, Woodward Building, or Terminal Station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Cotton Seed Oil.

New York December 16-Cotton seed oil easy; prime crude, 291sc; prime yell low, 3Shc.
 New Orleans, December 16.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined, in barrels, per pound, 5.10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Cocaine.

We regret to report that this evil seems to be on the increase, and we deplore the act that sorle druggists are so lost to hu- man decency as to make these poor un- fortunates a source of revenue, and in our opinion there is nothing so low or so to be desplssd the man who, for the sake of a few dimes, sells that to his fel- low creature that brings him lower than the beasts of the field. We think it not only rests with the courts to make ex- amples of those violating the law as to the sale of cocaine (Sec. 7553), but that the people should foster the growth of a healthy sentiment against the vendors of this terrible drug. The druggists are sup ported by the people that believe in law and order, and no druggist, be he a vio- lator of the law, could live with public sentiment against him. We therefore call on all law-abding citizens to take up the fight against this evil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Prohibition.

We congratulate our county on the ben efits derived from the prohibition law As shown by our report on the count,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
LOCAL STOCKS & BONDS
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by Otto Marx Co.,. Brown
 Marx Buildlng.)
 state, County and City Bonds. Ala. Renewal Co.'S 8hs..... a6 99 Ala. Funded As ............1 100 1O8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Purchasing Agent

We also recommend purchasing agent for the county whose duty it shall be to look after and make all purchases for the county and O. K. bills payable by the county. F. B. DANIELS,
 Foreman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Fee System.

We recommend that the fee system of the payment of public officials be abol- ished. It is our belief that this system causes not only friction among our pub lie officials but that it also tends to lead to corruption in office.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10

THE Klamath region partly Oregon and partly California after
long neglect coming into We do speak Of
the undoubted industrial and agricultural pontaes of that
but rather of its qualities playground for the whole
people Nowhere America be found of equal
with those that swim the flowing
Klamath lakes They perhaps fish those that
live the green and vivid that tumble Serras sides
from the fields but this quality often
and the Klamath May
fighter the bullying rainbow that the gloomy
of icy McCloud.
Yet the glories OF FIVE pound Klamath
would here enlarge but rather would speak of the infinite variety
of bird life in that delightful region There birds
kinds of birds the banks of Klamath and lakes than
other part of America This question
lakes and perpetual and plentiful many
If they happen be web footed woods hills
garden for the birds In the
there Strawberries aspberreS goosebee huckeberres
the Lord knows what ultimate variety There game
singing birds and birds of and pumage
birds OF and all fed fat the bounteous plenty the
tenthousand golden orioles stroll of
summers morning.
Klamath has hitherto been neglected region but its capabilities
breeding place bird life the attention of Pes
Roosevelt that ideas quickly translated into action
The president then has and turned
the National Audubon society two extensive of marsh
upland the Klamath for the
abundant bird life The gebes and gs erons orioles and
the grouse the nnumeab regiment of ducks
erng quail the aative obsteperous will
turned the cooperative and parliamentary motherhood
the committee on birds There is place of for that
robber, the hawk
II suggestion may be padoned is material for delight
full series of articles with illustrations bird life on
Klamath their nesting and their foagig patches
the tangled wds The suggestion humbly submitted
Aiken whose cunning hand has giorhed the golden