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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-26

Corrected daily by Douglas Bros)
Cabbage-virginia. per Id. INC.
Cnions--Red Globe, per Id, &c.
Observation-Disclosures, per lb, Nc.
Irish Potatoes-Fancy Michigan
stock. bushel 81.
75c.
Pears-California, per crate, So.
Plums-California, per crate, 50.
Grapes-California Muscat, per crate
$500.
Grapes--Tokay, per crate. 81.
Concord Grapes-Fancy Michigan
stock, S-lb baskets. 27c
Concord Grages-Fancy, Michigan
stock, Alb baskets. tic.
Apples-Fancy New York stock. bar
Appies-Choice Virginia. per barrel,
Limes-Per hundred. 81.
Pears--Cooking, per barrel. S..
Lemons-Fancy imported. per box.
I'VE LTse;mons-choice. verdellL ssos. box.
$500.
Celery-Colorado. per crate, $3.50.
Garlic-Fancy imported. per lb, loo.
Cheese-Fancy full cream. per Id, l6c
Peanuts-Choice Virginia. per lb.
6hc. ,,
Peas-california. blackeye. per lib.
SIC. =.
Beans-Red kidney, per Id. &c.
Beans-Lima, per Id. 6hc.
Eggs-Tennessee candled. per dozen,
27o.
Turkeys-Live weight, per lib. 13c to
lac: dressed, per Id. 1-8c.
Fryers-Each. $50 25c.
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WHEAT MARKET
is FAIRLY FIRM
Fresh Reports Of Argentine
Crop Damage Received
WET WEATHER IS GENERAL
Sentiment In Corn Is Bearlsh Nearly
All Day and Prices at the Close
Lower-oats Are Weaker.
Provisions Steady.
WET WEATHER is GENERAL

Chicago, November 25.-Fresh reports
of damage To the Argentine crop Of
wheat caused moderate frmness in the
local market today, prices at the close
being Nc lower to 7s01ac higher Corn
and cats were weak, but provisions
were steady.
With the exception of a slight dip
In prices in the day the wheat mar
ket displayed a fair degree of strength
the entire session, bit the volume of
trade was small. Til ictivily was in
the nature of y. lay dullness.
The weather bureau ID that wet
weather prevailed ovei 3reater part
of the United States a. ,dlcted that
the precipitation would con.nde the next
"a hours. The chief feature of the for
eign news was dispatch from Antwerp
which claimed that threshing returns i'll
northern Argentina were unsatisfactory,
and that the yields were small. No new
export business was reported today at
any point, and demand for cash wheat
was dull. Prices during the day fiuctu-
ated over range of 9sSI1c. The mar
ket closed firm with the exception of
July delivery, which was rather easy
December closed at S1.OS1sQ1. 0S1k, and
May at s1.o71kGt1. szA5
Despite continued wet. weather in the
corn belt sentiment in the corn pit was
bearish nearly all day and prices at
the close were 9sQ9sc down, compared
with the previous close. A number of
leading longs were moderate sellers
throughout the entire session. One of the
chief weak features was the poor demand
Demand for cash corn here was very
slack and prices were off KGp3ho. The
market closed easy with December at
6Sase. and May at 627sQ6Sc. Local re-
ceipts we 264 cars, with four of con-
tract grade.
Oats were dull and the market was a
trihe weak owing to the heavy tone of
corn. Prices at the sample tables We're
AQ12c lower. Local longs were moderate
sellers. At the close prices were 1sqAc
lower with December at 491sc, and May
at 51Sc. Local receipts were 146 cars.
Provisions were weak nearly all day.
but rallied once or twice on buying by
an outside packer and closed steady with
prices unchanged to 21sc higher. The
principal factor was the continued heavy
run of live hogs at all western packing
centers, total arrivals today being. 49,
900 head compared with 10000 head the
corresponding day a year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow were
not available.
The board of trade and the butter
and eggs boards will be closed Thanks
giving
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Duma Member Excluded.

dentials committee of the council of the
empire has recommended the exclusion
from the duma of M. Marin, a con-
stitutional democratic representative of
the zemstvo of Kostroma. This action
was taken because of local authorities of
Kostroma having begun proceedings
against M. Marin and on account of a
speech delivered by him there. The pos
sibility of similar exclusion hangs over
M. Shingareff, one of the most prom
inent constitutional democrats in the
lower, who has been indicted in Kos
troma province on the ground of being
member of the constitutional demo-
cratic party, which has been declared il
legal.
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ment Of an advance in the price of cop
per at the New York metal exchange after
successive declines for several days past.
There was a sharp advance In the Lon
don market for copper also A rise of a.
point in Atchison was lost In publication
of the statement of earnings for October,
which were undoubtedly favorable.
This stock and others of railroads
traversing the winter wheat belt were
helped by the news of plentiful rains
in that region. The New York public
utilities and the coalers were strong at
times, the latter on account of the pros
porous conditions for the industry in
deated by the customary extra-disburse-
ment of 10 per cent by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, although
Lackawanna itself dropped 61s points.
Bonds were strong. Total sales, par
value, $7,52SO0O.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Open. High. Low. Close
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Steady; middling, 3-16c; mel
receipts, 32,0S; gross receipts, 80, CTS; sales
liz; stock 312,967; Great Britain, 24,S3l
France, 1,764; continent, 903S.
New Orleans; quiet; middling, Lice
net receipts, 21,163; gross receipts, q, 1853;
sales, 1926; stock. 2S5, $50; coastwise, 1910.
Mobile: Net receipts, 2670; gross receipts
2670; stock 66,757; coastwise 20.
Savannah: Holiday; net receipts, 10, 453;
gross receipts, 10,45S stock, 137745 Great
Britain, 1889; continent, 2e50; coastwise,
1860.
Charleston: Quiet; middling, S7sc; net
receipts 1865; gross receipts, 1865; stock,
24,763; coastwise, 300.
Wilmington; Quiet; middling, SIC; net
ceipts, 2697; gross receipts, 2697; stock To-
544; continent 1882
Norfolk Quiet; middling, 93-16c; net
receipts. 1927; gross receipts, 4027; sales,
439; stock 35,712; coastwise, 4410.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 9Ac;
gross receipts, II, $50; stock, 24,625.
New York: Quiet; middling, 9.45c; net
receipts. 80; gross receipts, $685.; stock.
S6,597 continent, 900.
Boston, Quiet; middllng, 9.45c; net re-
ceipts, 166; gross receipts 81; stock, 1852.
Philadelphia: Quiet; middling 9.70c.
Brunswick: Stock, 554S; Great Britain,
1912.
Port Townsend: Net receipts, 1900;
gross receipts, 1900; Japan, 1900
Jacksonville: Net receipts, 90; gross
receipts SO; coastwise, co.
Total today at all ports: Net, 90,507;
Great Britain, 41,2S2; France, 11,764; con-
tinent, 1880; Japan, 1900; stock, 1,O05 $40.
Consolidated at all ports: Net, 81, 293
Great Britain, 1870, ATS; France, IS, 514; con-
tinent, 1920; Japan, $780,.
Total since September l at all ports:
Net. 4.274,S70; Great Britain, 1,064, $50;
France, 400. 049; continent, 1855, ITS; Japan,
1884, Mexico, g.
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Metal Market,

London, November 25.-The London
tin market has sharp rally with
spot quoted at f137 los and futures at
f139. Locally the market was firm and
higher. also being quoted at $S0.12h
@30.371s
Copper was firm and higher in Lon
don with spot quoted at f64 and flu
lures at f64 1Ss Cd. The local mar
ket was firm and asking prices were
generally higher. Lake quoted at, $14.25
@1450; electrolytic at $14@14.25, and
casting at $13.S7h q 14.124s.
These quotations are said to be con-
siderably under the views Of some OF
the larger producers.
Lead was unchanged at f13 rs Sd
in London. The local market was dull
and shade lower at s4.27M @4.32h
Spelter was unchanged at f21 rs Cd
in London and at $5.10@5.15 in the
local market
Iron Was higher abroad with stan
dard foundry quoted at ass Cd and
Cleveland warrants at 49s Cd. The
local market was firm with No.
foundry northern quoted at $4,000
1880; No. 2 at $16.75@ 1925; No. /
southern and No. l southern soft at
S1725@17.75.
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COTTON PRICES
FAIRLY STEADY
Dieannointinr Fnrniun Mark cts
Disappointing Foreign Markets
Have BeariSh Effect
SPOT DEMAND VERY GOOD
5earish Crop Estimate BY Members
of New York Cotton Exchange
Has Weakening Effect On
Prices-close Is Steady.

New York, November 25.-The cotton
market was less active today and showed
irregularity, but the undertone was fair
ly steady and the close was steady, net
points lower to points higher, late
months being relatively firm; sales were
estimated at 10000 bales.
The market opened steady at decline
of l to points on all months except
August, which was net unchanged and
during the early session ruled about 2 20
points net lower. owing to dlsappoint-
ing cables, pre-holiday liquidation and
rather bearish showing of the crop esti-
mates by New York cotton exchange
members. But offerings were well alb
sorbed and during the afternoon prices
developed considerable firmness on COW
ering and some fresh buying for long ac-
count which was probably promoted by
talk of steadier interior markets and
expectations OF a broadening demand after
the holiday. After showing a net ad-
vance of J to 5 points on the active
months prices eased off or points from
the top under realizing. The individual
crop estimate of 10 members of the New
900 to 14,65O,OO0 bales, the average being
1897, O0C bales. Last year the average
estimate of the exchange members was
IL. 900 bales. Private advices from
Memphis reported an unusually good spot
demand with factors inclined to hold.
Southern spot markets officially reported
were generally unchanged. Port receipts
were heavy, but were again exceeded by
the days exports and the heavier move
ment the last two or three days is sup
posed to reflect the demand for end of
the month commitments.
Receipts at the ports today sO,5OS bales
against 641S1 last week and 56,054 last
year. For the week $4,000 bales, against
4O5, 1913 last week and 3S5,s9O last year.
Todays receipts at New Orleans, p,
1853 bales, against 14,444 last year and
at Houston 25, 1856 against 251O last year.
New York Cotton Futures.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, November 25.-Cotton spot.
good business done prices points low
err; American middling fair, 5.53d; good
middling Slid; middling, 5.05d good to
niddling, 4.S5d; good ordinary, AID; or
binary, 3.94d.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included 1890 American. Re-
ceipts, 10000 bales, including S9,100 Amer
lean.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet;
November, s4s71sd; Novebmer-Dece
4.771ad; Deeember-January; January-F eb-
ruary; February March, 4.76d; March
April, 4.761hd; April-May, AID; May-June,
4. 771hd; June-July, 4.7Sd; July-August,
A. 7612d August eptember, 4.731ed; Sep
TENDER October. 4.641ad; October Novem-
Der, 4.60d
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Hubbard Bros. g Co.'s Letter.

New York November 25.-6Special)
Again Liverpool declined more than
was expected to rally on American
buying orders after the opening of this
market. These orders were on arbit-
rage transactions against sales here
to the western and Wall street buy
ers who are believed to be so heavily
long of cotton.
Europe maintains waiting attitude.
apparently feeling that there is more
cotton than the mills need this sea-
son and they can therefore wait until
they feel an Improvement in their bus
mess.
Here the absence of this demand is
seen in the small sales in the south
ern markets, which in turn is expect
ed to point cotton toward New York
for delivery on December, as this is
now the highest market.
Outside interests are very bullish re-
gardless of the receipts or the size
of the crop. The market has weak
ened toward the close. The past three
DAYS on hedge selling.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, November 25.-Money on call
easy, 1902 per cent; ruling rate, Ia; clos
ing bid 11s; offered at ia; time loans soft
and rather dull; 60 and 90 days per
cent; six months, S1z.
Prime mercantile paper, per cent ster-
ling exchange firm, with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S4. 1904 "a. 25 for 60
day bills and at 1856 so for demand. Com
mercial bills, $4.s3s4@4S3%. Bar silver.
49Ac. Mexican dollars, 45c Government
bonds steady; railroad bonds strong.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 25.-Spot cotton
quiet, unchanged. Middling, Lice. Sales
on the spot, 725 bales; to arrive. $780,
Futures opened steady at a decline of
2Q6 points in sympathy with lower prices
in the Liverpool market on both spots
and futures Large spot sales in the
English market, however, checked the
decline here and the absence of Decent
Der notices. this being the first notice day
for December, caused that position to
take on a strong advance and gave the
whole list a good tone. December rose
until it stood at a net advance of s
points, while the other active months
showed an advance of 2@3 points. AT the
close the market was steady and De-
cember stood points higher than yes
terday's closing, while the other months
were 1@2 points up.
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interior Movement,

Houston: Quiet; middling. 95hc; net re-
ceipts, q 1876; gross receipts, 1916; ship
ments, 23,74S; sales, 300; stock, 11s152
Augusta: Firm; middling, 91sc; net re-
ceipts. 3174; gross receipts, 3S11; shipments,
1929; sales, 1910; stock, $500
Memphis: Steady; middling, 9Ac; net
receipts. 1864; gross receipts, 7040: ship
ments, 6937; sales, $3.50; stock, 1S2, 401.
st. Louis Steady: middling, 9 slice; net
receipts, 1868; gross receipts 1866; ship
ments, 6267; sales, 207 stock, %, 479.
Cincinnati: Net receipts 947; gross re-
ceipts, 947 shipments, 465: stock, 1873.
Louisville: Firm; middling 91ac.
Little Rock: Steady; middling, &c; net
receipts, 1903; gross receipts, 140S; ship
ments. 2025; stock, 51.S9o.
Total today: Net receipts, S,255; gross
receipts, 1926; shipments. A.371; sales.
7427; stock, 474,710.
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Dry Goods.

New York, November 25.-The day
before the holiday was generally quiet
in the dry goods jobbing houses Sell
ing agents are still doing a good bus
mess and many duplicates are COM
ing forward for spring merchandise.
Cotton goods are firm.
Cotton yarns are steady and in fair
demand.
Silks are we'll sold in the large
houses. Knit goods and hosiery are
in better demand from a wide terri
tory. Advances in the London wool
markets attracted much attention
among dress goods and mems wear
buyers.
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DRs. DoZIER & DOzIER IS
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THERAPEUTIC INSTITUTE.

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Question list sent free on request of
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Terms liberal and confidence held in
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Flour. Meal and Feedstur.

Corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Cn)
Flour-Fancy patents, $3.50; Nellie
King, 1925; second patent, Sc.
Meal-Satinette, soc bushel; 96-lb
bags, $3.50.
Corn-Kiln- dried. No. 2 mixed, 90c
Oats-No. mixed, ESQ., No. 3, 66c;
white clip, 7Oc; Texas csc.
Pure wheat bran, ton. $26.
Cotton seed feed meal, S24; prime, $26.
Corn chops. so pounds. S1.35.
Shorts-Ton, S32.
Hulls-s0 lbs. c. s.. s1o 100 lbs. c. s..
$11 ton.
Hay-Choice Timothy, 500. No. /,
Timothy, SIS; johnson grass, S14;
S23
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Seaboard operates the only
morning train Birmingham to
Atlanta, Washington and New
York. Through Pullmans and
Diners. One night out.
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Coffee Market.

New York, November 25.-Coffee futures
closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points
higher. Sales were reported of SO, 500 bags,
including December at 5@5 .05c; February,
Bloc; March, 515c; May, 5.15@5. zoe; Sep
TENDER, $3.50. Spot quiet; Rio No. 7. 61sc;
Santos No. 4, TIC; mild dull; Cordova,
9A@121sc.
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LOCAL PROVISIONS.
New Cotton.

Meats.
Rib bellies, Ito 11.73c
d. s. clear bellies, II " 012Mc.
D. S. extra short ribs, 10000.
d. S. fat backs, 9.S5c.
Smoked clear bellies. 12Hc; fancy,
14c.
mia. Sc.
Bacon. fancy, 1Shc; medium, Ice.
Lard, leaf, 10%c compound, 7%c.
Pork loins. 12c; spare ribs, Skc.
Ham butts, lie; Boston butts. 10Hc.
Shoulders. SIC.
Brains, Sc; beef livers. &C.
Pork sausage. SIC.
Local staple Groceries.
corrected dairy by Franklin. stiles &
Franklin.)
Apples-3-lb cans. per dozen. soc-
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, November 25.-Todays
statement of the treasury balances in the
general fund shows: Available cash bal
ance, $l4S, ,259. Gold coin and bullion,
$50, 209. Gold certificates, SAC, 449, 250.
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firm, s1.sO; receipts, 800. Crude turpentine
firm, unchanged receipts So.
Charleston, November J-Turpentdne
firm. S9e. Rosin firm. Quote: A, B. C,
$2.75; D, $2.771k: E, $3.50; F, 81. So92. SPY;
G, 2.s21S; H, So. 25@S. IS: l. So. 50; K, 81. 80;
M, $5.s095. 40; N. $3.50; VIC, 1925; WV,
So 80
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady.
Spring Wheat-No. 2. 81. O5@1. OF; No. 3,
95cQ$1. 06; No. 2 red, $1.03q1. O45s.
Corn-No. 2, 6314Ql631sc; No. yellow, 63A
631ac.
oats-No. 2, 4916c; No. 9 white, 4S1z@5Oc.
Rye-No. 2, 741kc.
Barley-Good feeding, SIC; fair to choice
mailing, 59Q62c.
Flax Seed-No northwestern, 81. 441a
Seed-Prime timothy, 1895.
Clover-Contract grades, 1920.
Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, IS. 25Q8. 70.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, 81. 6212Q14.75.
Lard-Per 100 pounds SO. 271k.
Ssirt Gear Sides-Boxed. IS. 1909.
Cn the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 220
DOC; diaries, 19leq25c.
22Q25c; firsts, sc; prime firsts, 29o.
Cheese-Steady; 12s4Q13%c.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, November 25.-Cotton seed
OIL prime crude, 90Q301ac: do. yellow, 3s14@
39c.
New Orleans, November 25-Cotton seed
oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound,
5 SOC.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
Omen High Inv Clos

New Orleans, November 25.-Cotton
spots were quiet; low ordinary. 1876;
nominal ordinary. 59sc nominal; good or
binary. 7 Lice: low middling. 7-16c; mid
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ding, Lice; good middling, $3.50; mid
ding fair 101kc nominal; receipts, 21.163;
stock, 2S5, $50.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, November 25.-Spirits tur-
pentine, nothing doing; receipts, % casks.
Rosln. nothing doing; receipts, 90. Tar
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-06-18
It Brings Health And Hair.

Health and happiness and new hair
for the bald are sure to follow the
use of his chest shield, according to
the version of H. G. Dexter, It's in
ventor. He has just been cured of
Rheumatism, he declares; has felt his
lungs expand and his heart leap with
youth, although he is now eighty
one years old, and has grown new
hair on a head that was bald.
The chest shield which resembles
a baseball catcher's mask, is a struc-
ture of light wire soldered together.
1t is eight inches square. 1t has a
convex curve that is 1 " inches al
the greatest height and slopes gradu-
ally back to the outer rims. The
framework is hung about the neck
by string of elastic and Is intend
ed to rest directly over the heart and
lungs.
Anybody" said Mr.. Dexter, "can
obtain benefit from this simple and
valuable device. 1t rests next to the
skin and keeps the undershirt from
subsiding upon the chest in dead
sog. In this way the air circulates
over the heart and lungs and imparts
new life. 1t Is economical, too, for
it neither eats, drinks, nor chews
tobacco. I have been working on
this little invention for forty-four
years, and at last l have the right
shape and size. IN. Y. American.
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Pooling The Ladies.

Two men were standing together
in corridor of a postoffice. One of
them happened to notice that post
card held in the fingers of the other
was addressed to the holder.
"Why, what does this mean?" he
asked. do you address letters to
YOURSELF"
I'm this case. yes" was the answer.
That's funny"
well, not so very. See the other
side"
He held it up, and the other side
read: Brother Blank--There will
be meeting of the l. G. o. S. b.,
No. 387, at the hall, the evening of
October /, to transact special bust
ness. Members not present will be
fined IS. N. B. -, secretary
Eyes, but don't exactly catch on, y
protested the innocent.
"Oh. you don't Well, | got the
cards printed myself; the society is
all myth. When | want to get out of
an evening direct one of these cards
to my house, reach home, and my
wife hands 1t to me with a sigh. |
offer to stay home and stand the fine
of the flyer, but, Of course, she won't
allow that. That's all, my friend,
except that the scheme is worked by
hundreds Of others. and our poor de-
luded wives haven't tumbled to it
yet. News Book.