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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-10-14

An Austrian inventor has recently
patented a process for making butter
from cottonseed OIL 1t is assumed
that the new product win find ready
sale in Roumania, Turkey and other
countries where Mohammedans and
Jews, who will eat no substitute for
butter which contains hog fat, live in
large numbers and, OF course, will
greatly increase the demand for an
American product.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-10-14

You don't have to 90 to heaven to
find angels. You may lind them on
almost any tarmsweet woman,
around the cock stove, at the wash
tub, at the ironing table, fitting
about everywhere, ministering to the
wants of their loved ones-sweet
Marthas, the angels that the world
can not do without Farm Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-10-14

\ Brain ID a coarse, iibrous food not
adapted to the digestive organs Of
the pig.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-10-14
Earm Bows stlckina 70 4.

Recently the United States govern
ment placed $4,000 in the hands of
well known advertising agents to
spend in advertising for recruits for
the navy The agents decided that
they would use part of the appro-
priation in agricultural papers and
did so. Parties who wanted TO know
the result OF such advertising made
inquiry of 1000 young men who re-
sponded to the governments adyer-
Using and were accepted for service.
They found that very few of them
came from the farm. And they figured
Chat while every man secured through
advertising in magazines and city
papers cost the government $3.50,
every one secured through the agri-
cultural papers cost it $65. Evidently
it will not pay Uncle Sam to adver-
tise for sailors in agricultural papers.
This is not the fault of these papers,
for they are OF course good advertise
ing mediums for the right lines of
business; but it is due to the fact
that farmers sons have so much bet
ter opportunities at home than the
navy can offer them. Men who are
out of work or are working for only
enough to keep them in cities are the
ones who will join the nayies, and It
is needless to advertise for recruits
among people who are busy at better
paid work than naval service. Farm
ers' sons are-not going to the cities
in such numbers as they were. Many
have realized that they have good
opportunities at home; and good
many, too, have recently had the
benefit OF a few object lessons in the
shape Of busted" city men going or
returning to the country. The prob
lem Of keeping the boys on the farms
is not nearly so acute as It used to be.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
WHEAT ADVANCES 0N ACTIVE DEMAND Market Is Firm All Day But 0t
 Small Volume LATE DELIVERIES STRONG Corn Opens Firm and Shorts Are Active Buyers, Which Strengthens
 General Market-oats and
 Provisions Are Higher.
LATE DELIVERIES STRONG

Chicago, August 19.-Active demand for cash wheat by millers and exporters here and at outside grain centers impart- ed moderate strength to the local market today, the September delivery closing at a net gain of %@%c. Corn was up 4s@ %c Oats were 14Qssc higher. Provisions were unchanged to 5s higher.
 The wheat market was firm all day, but trade was of slender volume The September and December deliveries showed tn greatest strength, the May op- ton being depressed to some extent by the excellent weather for the harvesting of the spring sown crop in the northwest There was a fair demand here for cash wheat, and local mill paid the highest price on the crop-s1.S SS per bushel-for old No. northern. delivered in Chicago Ad- vices from Minneapolis reported a brisk demand for cash grain at a stiff pre- mium. Receipts in the southwest were small and demand was active. Business became little active in the session on account of buying of September by cash houses, which seemed to indicate an i'm provement in export demand. The mar ket closed firm. September opened hc lower to hc higher, at 92A@921ac, ad- vanced to 9SA@93ssc and closed at 931s@ 9314c Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 44s,O0O bushels. The worlds vis- ible supply increased S91, 900 bushels. Min neapols, Duluth and Chicago reported re- ceipts of 2S1 cars, against 256 last week and 251 a year ago.
 Corn was firm at the start, especially the September delivery, which, owing to its congested condition, showed an ad- vance out of proportion with the demand for it. Shorts were active bidders for September because of the small amount of contract stocks in store and this strengthened the general market. Heavy rains in Kansas and Nebraska, predic- tions of rain for Illinois, brought consid- erable selling later in the day and caused some recessons all around. The close was firm. September opened ss41ac to 1@1hc higher, at 76H@771ac, held within that range and closed at 77hc. Local re- ceipts, 11s cars, 26 contract grade
 The feature of the oats market was the relative strength of the September deliv- cry, compared with the distant futures Shorts were uncovered py the small available supplies and covered freely in the nearby option. This demand caused general firmness early in the day, but later the market lost much of it's strength owing to realizing in the distant deliv- cries. The close was frm.- September opened a shade higher at 47b@4Sc, ad- vanced to 4Sssc and closed at 4S3sc. Local receipts, 103 cars.
 Provisions developed a firm tone about the middle of the session after an easy opening. The rally was firm, with Sep tember pork up 5c, at $14.7714. Lard was 5c higher at $9. 221a Ribs were unchanged. at $S.70.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 1O6 cars; corn, 204; oats, Il; hogs, 21,000 head.
 Leading futures ranged as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
SLIGHT DECLINE IN COTTON MARKET General Bear Pressure Causes
 Loss In Prices REACTION FROM LOWEST After Declining Several Points Prices Advance on Covering by Shorts
 and the Close Shows Very
 Little Loss.

New York, August 19.-The cotton market was nervous and unsettled all day, closing steady net unchanged to l1S points lower. Sales for the day, estimated, 125,000 bales. The market opened steady at decline of to 10 points in response to lower cables, the break in Liverpool spot market, favorable interpretation of the weatheE map, local bear pressure and southern selling. After showing a net loss of about 13 to Is points on the active months prices were steadied by Wall street support and covering, with Octo- Der advancing from 9.16@9.22c. Later the market eased off again under con tinued south ern offerings and the low est point was reached during the after noon when October sold at 9.15c or IS points net lower. The close was up from the lowest on covering. August was idle most of the day and ruled relatively firm between 1o.10@ 10.15c.-
 Private cables reported the mills of Oldham, Ashton and Rochdale. in the Lancashire districts would close for 14 S, ported the possibility of labor trou- bles in the spinning trade. Many buy CTS of cotton goods are said to be In this city and a somewhat better busi- ness Is the report. The next govern ment report on condition will be issued on September 1 and the first ginning report on September 8.
 The cotton exchange will be closed Saturday, September and Monday September '.
 Receipts today, 1858, against 3593 last week, and 1877 last year. For the week, 10000 bales, against 24,037 last week and 10,9S7 last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans, 41s against 622 last year, and at Houston. 6S53, against 11S2 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
'STOCK MARKET IS
 DULL AND LOWER Character Of Sales Is Strictly
 Professional RAILROAD SHARES BETTER Reports of Some Leading Roads Do Not Show Such Big Losses In Rev enue-Close Is Heavy With
 Some Reduction.

New York, August 19.-Briefly summar- ized, todays stock market was dull, nar- row and meaningless. Trading was very much curtailed. and it required but cursory glance at the list of buyers and sellers to make clear the professional character of the days operations. In its technical features the market continued to hold its strength of the past fortnight. There exists very considerable short in terest, larger, perhaps, than IS generally supposed, and conditions in the broad sense seem opposed to any serious de- cline. On the other hand, apart from the piling up of money here and the brilliant crop prospects, which may be said to have passed the crucial stage, there is little in the way of news to stim- ulate the trading.
 The speculative element is about eveniy divided as to the markets immediate fu- ture but disinterested observers general ly believe that the tendency is still up- ward. The approaching elections in Yer mont and Maine are calculated to give the market a political aspect, since the results in those states are most often re- garded as .straws'' in a political year. The increased strength of the Hartman issues is ascribed to further digestions of the annual report of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, recently published wherein it was manifested that both sys- tems have made reductions in operating expenses, despite the increased taxes lm- posed, which in the case of Southern Pa- cific seemed well nigh onerous siml- lar showing is made by the Baltimore and Ohio road in its July statement which is a notable improvement over some previous months, expenses being re- duced by about $1,25o,OOO New York Gen. tral was again weak feature, with re- yiyal of reduced dividend talk.
 The local traction shares were dls- tinctively heavy, a condition directly traceable to late developments, which ln- clude a deficit of over $10Oo,0oo reported by the receivers for the 10 months end ing June 30 last. The metal stocks were pressed for sale during the day, American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20

Smelling being heavily sold by an opera tor recently identified with its advance Belief that the movement in Smelling and Amalgamated Copper has been somewhat overdone, prevails in many quarters, es- pecially as the ore conditions have taken a less favorable turn with three distinct reductions in the price of copper metal United States Steel shares were relatively heavy, though without pressure. Ad- vices from the leading industrial centers indicate very slow revival of opera tions, but with better prospects for Sep- tember. The recognized trade journal tells of increased activity in the lighter lines of Iron and steel. but refers to the demand for heavy lines as "spotty" This same authority asserts that the stocks now held by some of the larger mills are at low record.
 There was little change in the stock market during the late session until the final hour, when a concerted bear attack caused a very general shading of prices and a heavy close. New York Central was the principal sufferer, with net loss of 39s points. There was sym pathetic weakness in all the active is- sues, and net losses for the day were the almost invariable rule. London was not even a factor here, operations for that account being too small for consideration. There was some selling of the Hartman issues abroad, but this was followed by purchases on the decline. The only fea- ture of the money market was the offer ing of coal lines at A per cent. The general tone was easier on larger offer ings.
 Railroad bonds were heavy in sympa- thy with the stock list. Total sales, par value, g, ,43s, GOO.
 Government bonds held steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Coffee Market.

New York, August 19.-The market for coffee futures opened unchanged to points higher and during the middle ses- sion sold to 10 points above the closing prices of last night covering and some support from bullish sources which was probably inspired by reports of low tenn peratures in parts of Sac Paulo. The close was steady at a net advance of 5 to 10 points. Sales were reported of 83,750 bags, including August at 5.70c; September 5.65c; December, 5.5545. COG; February, 5.55c; March. 5.60@5. .65c; July 5.70c.
 It Is reported that negotiations are under way for placing 100000 of the proposed valorization loan in New York
 Spot coffee quiet No. ' Rio, 6Ac; San tos, No. 4, SEC. Mild coffee dull. Cor dova, 9%@12hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20

s1.1O; oh hoice eyaporated. 50 lbs to box. per pound. 12hc.
 Sugar-Granuated, 5%c: Y. C., SIC. z Molasses-Centifugal 20Q35c; sugar Canned Goods-Per dozen, okra and tomatoes, 3-lb tins, soc; tomatoes, stan- dard, 9-lb tins, S1.10; 2-lb, soc; black berries, standard, 95c.
 Pepper-Grain, 16c; ground, 200.
 Prunes-Box, 40-50, per lb, 7hc.
 White Peas-Per bushel, s3.25.
 Rlce-Full head, 7c; Jap, Sc; low grade, A Q4hc.
 Raisins-Per package, 12hc; per 20 ILL box, S2.
 Peas-Per bushel. Buckeyes. s3.25.
 Soap--Octagon, $S.90i Lenox, $3g0; Polo, $2.45; Ivory, small size. $4; large. $5.75; Rig Deal, S1.90; Pay Day, $1.85; Grandpa's Wonder, $3.s5. oasssl ssda@Arm sa and Hammer brand so-ib starch-Bulk. 4c per lb; celluloid. $2.65 case.
 Ginseng-Per pound, sS.50@45O.
 Flour-Fancy patents, s6.50; Nellie King, $5.40; second patent, s5.15.
 Flour, Meal and Feedstuff. Corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Col Flour-Fancy patents, $6; Nellie King $5: second patent $4.75. | Meal-Satinette. S71sc a bushel; 96-lb bags. $1.90.
 corn-Kiln- dried, No. ? mixed. s7Hc. Oats-No. mixed 65c; No. 66o; white clip, 70c; Texas, 65c.
 Pure wheat brand ton, s26.
 Cotton seed feed meal, $23; prime. $26. Corn chops 80 pounds. s1.45. Corn hearts. 100 pounds. $1.50. Shorrs-Ton, $29. z Hulls-sOlb. c. S.. $1O.5o; 1oolb, c. s. Hay@choice Timothy. saa; No. !. clover. mixed, SIS; choice green alfalfa. S20. z1rf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, August 19.-Cattle receipts esti- mated about 13,000; market strong to 15c higher; steers, $4.75@7. 75; COWS and heif- ers $3Q5.25; bulls, s2.75@5; calves, $6@ 7.50 stockers and feeders, $2. 4O@4.5O.
 Hog receipts estimated about 21OO0 market to 10c lower choice heavy ship ping, $6.S0Q6.90; butchers, $6Q6. 4O light mixed, $6 50Ql660; choice light, $6. .7O@6. so mixed packing, s6. 6.4o@6, 65; heavy packing, $6. .50@6 GO; good to choice pigs, $5 5OD 6.s5 common to fair pigs, s4a5; bulk of sales, $6.50@6.65.
 Sheep receipts estimated at about 2O,- GOO; market steady; sheep, 3.5O14 5O; lambs, $4.75G6.5O.
 Kansas City, Mo-. August 19.-Cattle receipts, 11,SoO including 2O00 southerns: steady to strong; choice export and dressed beef steers, $6. 25QD7. .25; fair to good, s4.15Ql6 western steers, s3. 60@5 25; southern steers, s3.3O@4 25; do. cows, g 25 350; native cows, s2.50Q4.50 do. hefers. $3@5.
 Hog receipts, 10000; 15c lower; top. s6. 721s; light, s6@6.60; pigs. $sG5.
 Sheep receipts, 5000; 10c lower; lambs, s4. .50@6. 25; ewes and yearlings, 8. .75@4 .25; Texas yearlings, s4.25@4.6O: Texas sheep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Money on Gall.

New York, August 19.-Money on call easy, %@1A per cent; ruling rate, closing bid and offered at 1 per cent. Time loans easier on large offerings; 60 days, 11h@ per cent; 90 days, 21a@2N per cent; six months, 31a@3% per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, to per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual bus mess in bankers bills at $4.84. .80@4.S4.95 for 60-day bills and at $4.S6.4o for de- mand; commercial bills, $4.SSH@4. .S41s; bar silver, 51hc; Mexican dollars, 45c; gov ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds heayy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
M etal Market.

New York, The London tin market was higher by about 2s Cd today with spot quoted at s133 and futures at e133 15s. Locally the market was dull at $29. .25@ 29. .65.
 Copper had quite a sharp advance in London with spot closing at geo 17s Cd and futures at G61 12s 6d Locally the market was dull and unchanged.
 Lead was unchanged in London and locally.
 Spelter was unchanged in Londo but easy in the local market at $4. .65Q4. TO-
 Iron was unchanged for standard foun- dry in London but Cleveland warrants were 3d higher at 51s 41sd. Locally iron was quiet and unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20

CT; American middling fair, 6Sid; good middling 5.9Sd; middling, 5.7Sd; low mid ding, 544d; good ordinary, 4.S2d; ordi- nary, 4.42d.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which POO were for speculation and ex- port and included 26OO American; re- ceipts 2000 bales, no American.
 Futures opened quiet and closed easy; August, 5.5511d; August-September, 5l6d; September October, 4.99d October-Novem- Der, 494d; November December, 4SS12d; December January, 4.s612d; January-Feb- ruary, 4,s51sd; February March, 487d; March-April, 4SS1sd; April-May, 4.S9d; May-June, 49O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Hubbard Bros. e Co.'s Letter.

New York, August 19.-(Special )-Liver- pool and the continent are impressed by the showers coming over the cotton belt just at the time when they were needed and by the poor trade in Europe when America Is not a buyer as usual. In an- swer to the steadier markets Liverpool responded by a decline, closing easy, condition which should foresssaow rally there tomorrow. Here support IS given to the October position by the so-cslled Wan street interests. while the south Is more or less free-seller of the distant delv- cries. The showers of the past few days practically place the plant in better condition to withstand any severe dam age from hot weather. In fact the crop outlook as a whole is good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
SPECIAL RATES
 VIA

TOLEDO, OHIO, AND RETURN, S21.1o. Tickets on sale August 27, 2S, 20 and 30 limited to September 15; may be extended to September 15. SPECIAL HOMESEEFxERs' RATES to the west and northwest. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month. limited to 25 days for return. SPECIAL SUMMER TOURIST RATES to the north and east. Tickets sold daily until September 30, limited to October 31.
 For full information call on or write to P. Sid Jones, D. P. A. Both phones 977, Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Dry Goods.

New York, August 19.-Buying in the dry goods jobbing houses was more act i've today. and in the primary dry goods market the trading was a little more act i've. Converters are beginning to pur- chase again In small lots, and printers are taking some goods for early delivery. Silk ribbons are generally slow. There is definite improvement in the ordering of hosiery, and to less extent of under wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stock.
 holders.

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Textile Products Company will be held at the of flee of said company, in Birmingham Ala, at p. m. on Friday, September 25. 190S c. T. RANDALL, Pres.
 STERLING A. WOOD, Secy.
 August IS, 190S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20

$S. 50@4.1o; stockers and feeders sS.25@ 45O.
 St. Louis. August 19.-Cattle receipts, 5000, including $500 Texans; strong; beef steers, $3.75@7.50; stockers and feeders, $2.75Q4.50; cows and heifers, $15094.25.
 Hog receipts 5000; Dc higher; pigs and lights, $5@6.7O packers, $6@6s5; butchers and best heavy, s6.SOQ6.95.
 Sheep receipts, 6500; Dc to 10c lower na- tive, $sq6. 25; lambs, $3. .5o@6.1 10.
 Naval Stores.
 Savannah, August 19.-Turpentine firm at 35Ac sales, S19; receipts, 1147; shipments, S5S. Resin firm; receipts S00S; shipments, 1898; sales. BITS; stock, 151, 1924. Quote: A, B. c, s2.40: D, $2.45; D, s2.50@2.60; F, $2.S0@2.85 G, $2.S5Q2.95; H, $3.40@3.5O; I, $3.60@ S.65; K, $4.40; M. s4.70Q4.so; N, $5.3oQ $40; window glass, $6; water white s6.25.
 Wilmington August 19-Spirits of turpentine steady at 34hc; receipts. 124 casks. Resin steady at s2.10; re- ceipts, 5sS. Tar firm at $1.4o; receipts, 33. Crude turpentine firm at $1.50, $2 and $2.75; receipts, 52.
 Charleston, August 19.-Turpentine steady at 45Ac. Rosin steady Quote: A, B, c, $2.S0; D, $2.45; F, $275; C., $2.So@2S5; H, $S.35; I, s3.55; K, s4.20; M, $470; N, 5.30s window glass, $6.05; water white, $6.25.
 New Orleans, August 19.-Receipts, ITO barrels rosin; turpentine, 12 bar rels. Exports, none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Banks and Trust CompanIc.
Summer Tours by Rail and sai,

via Savannah and steamship lines at very s45'1s; Boston, $5O.eO; Baltimore. sss. sO. Philadelphia, s4o6o. Tickets good for re. turn until october 31, 1908.
 Steamships sail from Savannah for New York every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday, p, m; Boston, Mondays and Thursdays, 3 p. m.; Baltimore. Wednes. days and Saturdays, D. m. Pullman n broiler buffet sleeping car to savannah daily, leaves Birmingham D. m. Other information chee rfully furnished at 2OOs First avenue and Terminal station. S. E. Cowin, Commercial Agent
 6-n-tu-thu-su-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Treasury Statement.

Washington, August 19.-Today's state ment of the treasury balances in the gen. eral fund shows: Available cash balance. s191, ,506 319; gold coin and bullion, $32, 331, = 6s3 gold certificates. $33,74S, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
Fruits and Produce.

(Corrected by Douglas Bros.)
 Cabbage, Virginia, per h.. Pc; onions, yellow Danver, per h., 2hc; rutabagas, northern, per h., 1hc; potatoes, Irish Triumphs, per bu.. S5Q soc; sweet pota- toes, Cullman per bbl., $3.50; apples new crop, per crate. s1.25; peaches, El- berta, per crate. s2; grapes 8-lb. bas- kets, 35c; cantaloupes, per crate. s2; watermelons, each, 10@ 20c; pineapples. Florida. per crate, $3.5o; lines, per hundred. $1; pears, cooking, per bbl.. S2.75; California Bartlett, per crate. $2.75; plums, California. per crate, $1.75 peaches, California, per crate. $1.5O lemons, fancy Verdelli, per box. $4.50; lemons, choice Verdelli, per box, $4; bananas, per bunch. SIPS O s1.5O; cheese. fancy full cream, per h.. lao: peanuts, fancy Vii ginia, per lb. To; choice Virginia, per h.. 6c peas, Cali fornia blackeye, per h., 6c beans, navy, per bu., $3; beans, Red Kidney. per h.. 5c; beans, Lima, per h., 6hc eggs, Tennessee candled, per dozen., 1Sc Ala bama and Mississippi candled. per doz. 16c; hens, each. 3OQ35c flyers. each, 12 O soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-20
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