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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
STOCK MARKET IS
 DULL AND LOWER Support Is Not Strong on Lead ing Shares of Stocks STEEL STOCKS ARE FIRM Anticipation of Favorable Report By the Steel Corporation Helps Several
 Stocks, But Most of Them
 Fail to Advance.
STEEL STOCKS ARE FIRM

New York, April 27.-The halting and irregular price movement in the stock market today argued speculative uncer- tainty. Not only was the price movement wavering and doubtful, but the dealings underwent a considerable shrinkage. The subsistence in activity extended to the bond market and the tone there was rather heavy as well, with none Of the rapid absorption going on that was in evidence last week. The conviction still held that the prospect of some curtall- ment of the redundant money supply was at the root of the sentiment for slowing LID the pace of the speculation. The call loan market is but little affected but the facility with which credits can be oo- tained for speculative use is modified, nevertheless Closer scrutiny Of collat- eral is one method of indirect admonltion adonted by the bankers. This makes it's influence especially felt in the class of closely held, obscure stocks which have been so prominent of late In the hands of the market pools. In contrast 10 the rigid holdings of prices In these stocks, some of them are now found without adeouate support and yield abruptly on scarcely more than nominal offerings for sale.
 The heavy undertone of the market had no news to explain 1t and there were stocks which made sustaining points In response to favorable advances. United States Steel was firm on account of the general conjecture that the quarterly re- nort of the earnings for the first three months of the year, to be published after the market closed, would make favor able contrast with the preceding quarter and especially would be better than sup positions current some time since. The estimates current during the day of the earnings to be reported ranged from s2l'- ooo.Ooo to over $22 ,O00 00O and as the actual renort gives the amount as $22,92l26S, the accuracy of the information on which operations were based may be Judged. The iron and steel industrials were helped also by reports of locomotive orders from several of the large railroad systems. The report was also circulated that the Carnegie company had advanced the price of bars plates and tees. The importance of such movement in the steel traqR would be beyond denial; but todays re- norts lacked authentic confirmation and was met in fact by denials from some quarters
 Hitherto the growth in business which has been secured by price concessions has been the limit of improvement shown Tn conditions The period when the demand thus melted will have become sufficient to meet the offered production and start
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New York, April 27.-Spot cotton easy: middlng, 10 5-16e; sales 1900 on the spot and 100 to arrive.
 Futures opened steady at decline of ' to points in response to a much lower Liverpool market than had been expect ed. and on reports of rains in Texas. Full weather reports showed that the drouth in Texas had at last beeak broken and this caused free selling for both long and short account Under the pressure the active monlhs fell off to level 12 to 15 points lower than yesterdays clos ing. Tn the afternoon session the mar ket steadied up profit taking by shorts and reports of a late season and probable reduction of acreage in the central and eastern portions of the belt. The buying caused almost full recovery, the mar ket closing steady at a net decline of 1 to 2 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
WHEAT RECOvERS
 PART OF LOSSES
July Or ption Advances 3 Cents
 from Bottom
FALLING OFF IN RECEIPTS
Corn Traders Pay No Attention to the Decline In Liverpool and Buying Causes Advance-Oats and
 Provisions Close Strong.

Chicago. April 27.-The wheat mar ket rallied sharply today from yester- days severe slump, July advancing cents from the low point of the pre- vious session. The close was strong at almost the top and at net gains for the day of 1%@2c to 2A@2%c. Corn, oats and provisions also closed strong.
 The bulge in wheat prices today was due chiefly to buying based on the general belief that a reaction was due from the sensational slump of the last few days during which time the July delivery has declined 13bc from the high point of the season. One of the leading bulls was credited with lib- eral purchases extending through out the entire season. while shorts also were active bidders. Prices rose stead fly all day and at the close the May delivery sold at the top notch. at s1.21. while July was only ls9Ac be- low the best mark. at s1.osss.
 Weather conditions in this country were generally favorable to the growth of the fall sown crop although reports from experts now on a tour of Investigation through Ohio and In- diana claim that the crop in those states Is not responding as it should to the warmer weather and that the harvest promises extremely poor in the most important counties in that sec tfon. Cold weather in the northwest was said to be delaying seeding op- erations in Minnesota and the Da- kotas A falling off In primary re- ceipts also tended to encourage some buying. Declines at all the leading European grain centers seemed to have little effect on the trade here
 Corn traders here paid no attention to a decline of Sc in the price of that cereal at Liverpool, but bought the grain freely all day, causing sharp ad- vances in all deliveries. The May op- tion was especially strong and closed at a net gain of 21s @2Ac compared with the previous close. Light receipts heavy decrease in local stocks, a continued good demand for the cash grain and inabilityNof shippers to meet the eastern demand counted heavily in favor of that delivery. During the day May sold between 69Ac and 71%c and closed at 711a @715sc. July ranged be- tween CT c and 69bc and closed at the top
 Oats exhibited considerable firmness and closed at net gains of 9s O Bc over yesterdays final quotations. North western interests were free buyers of the July delivery. while country houses were liberal purchasers of the more deferred futures. Cold weather in the west and southwest Is causing some apprehension concerning the new crop In those sections and the prediction of frost tonight for Indiana, Illinois and Ohio had a tendency to increase this anxiety. The range on May for the day was 55Ss95ess sc and the close was at 56 Is @56Ac.
 An advance of cents in the price of live hogs and the bulge in corn had a bullish effect on the provisions market. there being a good general demand all day. At the close prices were 10 to 22h points higher, compared with final quotations of the previous session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, April 27-Money on call steady, 1%@2 per cent; ruling rate' 2; closing bid, 1A; offered at g.
 Time loans dull but strong; 60 days, 2l5 per cent; 90 days, 2s4 per cent; six months, Sd3At
 Prime mercantile paper, S1s44 per cent. Sterling exchange weak, closing strong, with actual business in bankers bills at $4 S60D4 s6. 10 for e0-day bills and at S4.8Z35 for demand. Commercial bills, S4.S5h0 4.S57s. Bar silver, 52ssc. Mexican dollars, 44c, Government bonds steady; railroad bonds heaVV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Flour, Meat and 6readstuff.

(corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Co;) Flour-Fancy patents, S7.75i Nellie King, ST; second patents, s6.5o, Meal-satinette. S4c bushel; s6-lb 6sorn-Kiln dried. No. mixed, ssc, Oats-No. ? mixed, 65c; No. 8, sec; white clip. roc; Texas. 7bc.. Cotton Seed Meal-Feed. $27; prime. Corn Chops-so pounds. s1.aO. Shorts-Ton, $32.
 Hulls--S0-lbs. c. S.. ss; 100 lbs. c. s., Hay-Choice Timothy. s2oi No. 1 Timothy, $19; Johnson grass. $14; clover mixed, SIS; choice green alfalfa, SPA.
 Fruit and Produce.
 (Corrected daily by Douglass Bros.) Apples-Baldwin, per Dbl, s7; Ben Davis, bu. box. $2.75; fancy Winesap. pe oranges-FIoria, per box. sS; Cali fornia navel, s3.25
 Grapefuirt-Florida, per crate, S3.25. Tangerines-Double stamp, per box, $40 4.bo.
 Limes-Per hundred, SIPS.
 Cranberries-Cape Cod, per box, sS.75; per bbl, S15.
 Potatoes-Trish. per bu. s1.1O; sweet, per bu. Soc.
 Cabbage-New southern. per crate, $2.75.
 Onions-Red Globe, per ID, ZIG. Celery-California, per crate. S5.50@ 6; per dozen, soc.
 Rutabagas-Per ID. 1hc.
 Eggs-Fresh country, per dozen, 19c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady; middllng, 10asc net receipts, 42SS; gross receipts 42SS; ship ments, 4765; sales, 27S6; stock, 85, POT.
 Augusta; Steady; midding. 10Ac; net receipts, IA; gross receipts IA; sales, 679; stock, 46,577
 Memphis: Steady; middllng 10 S-16c: net receipts, 424; gross receipts, 797; ship meNts, 279S sales. 10o stock. 106.9O0
 St. Louis: Steady; middling. 1oAc; net receipts, 45S; gross receipts, 11S4; ship ments 957; stock 43352
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 104; gross re- ceipts, 104; shipments. 399; stock, 192f7
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 1oase
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling. 15-16c: net receipts 557: gross receipts, 557; ship ments. 1929; stock 389S4
 Total today; Net receipts. 5975; gross receipts, 7074; shipments. 994s; sales, 436S; stock 340. .267.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, April 27.-Spot cotton quiet; prices l point lower; American middling fair, 6.0d good middling, 5.7ld; low mid ding, 533d; good ordinary. 5.04d; ordi- nary, .69d.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and ex- port and included 5600 American. Receipts, 12000 bales, including 400 Americans
 Futures opened quiet and steady and closed quiet. April, 6.&lsd April May, May-June,t 5 35d; June-July, 5.39d; July August, 5.42lad; AugustSeptember, 5. .4od September October, 5.3sd October Novem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Suicide From Despondency.

Latrobe, Pa, April 27.-A. M. Ken dall aged 2s, whose five children were burned to death when his home at Dunbar, Pa, was destroyed three months ago, shot himself through the head near here today dying instantly. Brooding over the loss of the little ones had unbalanced his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28

F, &. .721a; G, s3.771A; H, sS.so; I, s4.15; K, $4.SO; NJ, $5.O5; N, $5.2o; window glass, s5. 30; water white, s5.S5.
 Wilmington, April 27.-spirits turpentine, steady; 3so. Resin. steady; s2.7o. Tar, firm; $t .50 receipts, 23. Crude turpentine, firm; S1. 75, s2.75 and s4; receipts, barrels.
 Charleston, April 27.-Turpentine, quiet SIC. Resin, firm. Quote: A, B, c, S3.4O; D, $S. .521k; E, s. s7lk r. s3 TIE; G, $3.sS; H, $40; I, s4.1O; K, s5.o5; M, S510; N, s515; window glass, s5.2o; water white, S5. .b5fD5. 40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
M etal Market.

New York. April 27.-The London tin market had quite a sharp break today, spot closing at a132 12s Cd and futures at 9133 15s. The local market was easy, with spot quoted at s28,20@29.25.
 Copper was lower at 257 Is Cd for spot and G5S Is Sd for futures in London. Lo- cally market was dull and unchanged, with lake quoted at SIP .s71aa13; electroly tic, sl250G12 .6212; casting, SIP 371a@12 50.
 Lead was unchanged at e13 6s 3d in London and at $4 .20Q4.2 .25 in the local mar ket
 Spelter was also unchanged in both mar kets.
 Iron lower in England with Cleveland warrants quoted at AIS Sd in London. Locally there was no change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Dry Goods.

New York, April 27.-The primary cot ton goods market holds very firm and converters are buying contracts on some goods for delivery in the late months of the year. The inquiry for goods was bet ter during the day, but prices rendered were too low for sellers. Cotton yarns are irregular There is a fair export trads passing with miscellaneous ports. Mems wear is active for fall on duplicate busl- ness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
LncnI Cnttnn Markets.
Meats.

Meats. Rib bellies. $1o.05@ 1o.45. D. s. Clear bellies, 10n @10%c. D, s. Short ribs, $9.95. D. S. fat backs $8.95. Smoked clear bellies, IT. hc; fancy, Hams, smoked. 116 @12hc; Califor- Bacon, fancy, 1sc; medium. 15k kc. Lard, leaf, 10Mc; compound, sac. Pork loins. 11hc; spare ribs. SIC. Han busts bess losc ,vs9s s1ston sc butts lOc Pork sausage Shc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Coffee Market.

New York, April 27-The market for coffee futures closed quiet, net un- changed to points higher. The French market was net unchanged to Ao higher. The sales locally were only 1000 bags, in cluding May at $500 and July at 65Oc. Spot quiet; Rio No ', SQS14c; Santos No. f. 8Bc; mild dull; Cordova, 9S4613c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
REVIEW OF WEEK.
Georgia and Alabama Push Ahead
 Industrially.

Columbus, Ga.. April -(Special.)- )- The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in It's reg ular weekly issue:
 "The solid and substantial char acter of the development now going on In the southern states Is well H. lustrated by the summary of indus trial and construction news in Geor- gia and Alabama for the week end ing today. Twenty new corporations with minimum capital of $400,000 ap- piled for charter and the enlargement of many established industries is be- ing planned.
 "Yidalia, Ga., is to have a cotton mill, Vernon, Ala, brick plant, Gil- mer county Georgia, a power plant utilizing mountain waterfalls, and Bes- semer, Ala. a pottery. while a pot tery will also probably be esta bllshed at Jacksonville, Ala. The Georgia Steel company reorganized during the week and 1t is announced that $250,- 900 will be expended improving it's properties In the northwestern part of the state. A Michigan capitalist invested s90,000 in ore and timber lands near Rome, Ga, and will es- tablish furnace The capacity of a cordage factory at Anniston. Ala, Is to be doubled.
 Two farms near Eastman, Ga.. were sold for s47,ooO or s35 an acre. and a plantation in Terrell county, Georgia sold for nearly $40 an acre. For a tract of farm land near Swatns- boro. Ga, $50 900 was paid. Many new farmers telephone lines are reported all over the two states. The people of Hancock county. Georgia, held a mass meeting to discuss the construction of telephone lines throughout that county. all focusing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Treasury Statement.

Washington, April 27.-Todays state ment of the treasury balance in the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balance. SPA, ,9l1, ,421. Gold coin and bullion, SAP, 57S 346. Gold certificates, $40, ,643, ,9S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Judge Is Appointed.

Wash ington. April 27.-Ellwood G. Hughes, for the last 20 years law yer of Seattle. has been rendered by President Taft an appointment for the newly created federal judgeship in shington state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, April 2I-Spot cotton easy. Low ordinary, Csc nominal; ord- nary, 7-16c nominal; good ordinary, S7sc low middling, sac; middling, 10 5-16c: good middling, 10 11-16c; middling fair, II 1-16e; fair, Il 1S-16c. Receipts. 1o,69s; stock, 2l6,- $40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28

Der, 5 351bd: November December, 5.33lzd; December-January, 53Sd: January -Febru- ary, 5.321ad; February March, 53Sd; March-Aprll, 5.331ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
UNION STATION
Birmingham Mineral Railroad.

Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic. Arrive from Depart to- Brunswick ..12:2o pmlBrunswick =. 4:10 pm Trains marked thus (9 run daily except Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
LEAVE 4:10 PM.

Via Seaboard, arrive Wash ington 8::35 pm, arrive New York second morning; through sleeper and dining car; effec- tive May 2.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, April 27.-Cattle Receipts es- timated 1500; market, steady; steers, $517 cows $4Q5. 75 ileifers, $3. 25@6; bulls, S3. .75li 5.25; calves, $3Q6; stockers and feeders, $3. 3O@15 .35.
 Hogs Receipts estimated 5000; market, 5010c higher; choice heavy shipping, $7. fl Q7. .45; butchers, $7.30@7. 40; lights mixed, s7. .2o@7 20; choice light, S.25q7 80; pack ing. s7. 25a7 35 pigs, s5.25a6.S5 bulk of sales, g. .20Gl7. 35.
 Sheep. Receipts estimated at 13,OO0; mar ket, 10a15c higher sheep, $3. 75@6. 75 lambs. 5.5o@S. 5O yearlings. s5. .25G7. %.
 Kansas City, April 21-Cattle Receipts. 90oO including 200 southerns; market, steady to shade higher top, 6.65; choice and export dressed beef steers, 80 .S5G6. 65 {: fair to good, S4.s0Q5 .55; western steers, $5 C. $50; stockers and feeders. $4d5 .s5 i; southern steers, s4.50dS. 25; southern COWS. S3GI5. 20; native cows, s2.50d5. 40; native hefers, s5q6. 40; bulls s. 25q5; calves. S35O @6.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1s,OOO; market, 5q1Oc higher; top, $7.25; bulk of sales, s6 75GD 7.25; heavy, S. 10d7.25 packers and butch CTS s6. 90@7 20; lights, $6 5Oq7 .05; pigs $o 25 @6.5 50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000: market for sheep. steady; lambs, 10c higher; lambs. s6.5OaD S.25; yearllngs. s5.75@7 50; weathers. s5.250o $50; ewes, $4.75Q5.S5 stockers and feed CTS, S30p5. D; Texas muttons,- $4 60Q5. .35
 St. Louis, April 27.-Cattle: Receipts, 200, including 300 Texans; native market steady, Texans strong; native shipping and export steers, s5@690; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4Q6; steers under 1000 pounds s3. 50@5.75 stockers and feeders, S4. 5Odl5. .25; cows and heifers. 8. .505 .25; canners, $2d2. 50; bulls, 14s525; calves. S4 5016. .75; Texas and Indian steers, $40 6. 40; cows and heifers. $2 .75a5.N.
 Hogs: Receipts, 12,S00; steady; pigs and lights. $4.5OQg7 20; packers, S.oo@7 .25; butchers and best heavy, T. 3oq7 40.
 Sheep Receipts, S600; market strond; native muttons, $4. 5O@6.25 lambs, s6QS .10; culls and bucks 8. 500p6; stockers. $aa4 .25
 Naval Stores.
 Savannah, April 27-Turpentine, firm i; 361sc sales, 1047; receipts two days),
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
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Southern Railway now has double daily service to Selma. Trains leave 700 a. m. and 4:15 D. nj.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Naval Stores.

Savannah. April 27.-Turpentine, firm; 361sc; sales, 1047; receipts two days), 1249; shipments. 633. Rosin, firm; sales, 62s; receipts. 32F; shipments, s65; stock, se, 233. Quote: B, s3. D, $3.45; E, s3. 60;
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Total isaIes for day, 42OO shares.
The Florida star., 1909-09-24
Peruna Tablets Tested.

What are the Peruna Tablets good
for? Has anybody used them enough
to know what they will do2 Read the
following letter and see. II you have
any doubt as to the genuineness of the
letter, write to Mrs. Lohr, enclose q
stamp for reply, and see whether her
testimonial is genuine or not:
Ravenna, Mich, June 16, 1903.
The Peruna Drug Co.
In regard to the Peruna Tablets, I
have used about ten boxes in all.
While was in Chicago my oldest
daughter was bothered with a cough
all the time. She has had it for four
years. Sometimes it would go away,
and in the winter time it was so bad
that the doctors and professors said
that she had consumption, and the only
way to give her any relief was to per-
form an operation.
/ spend so much money for different
medicines, and for doctors also. Moth
ing seemed to help her.
So saw the Peruna Tablets adver-
tised in the paper, and 1 got a box
and tried them. She could get some
sleep by taking them. She would be up
all night and cough. So in all she took
six boxes, and never was bothered any
more.
will leave this for any one to in
quire at our old residence, where we
lived in Chicago. All our neighbOrs
would say that she could not live with
such a cough. You don't know how
thankful 1 am. She is eighteen years
old.
My oldest son also was bothered with
his stomach, throwing up, and his
Oowels so loose all the time. He was
all run down for four months. 1 also
doctored with him. One would say this
and the other something else. Istarted
in to give him the Tablets, and now he
Is all right and healthy looking. He
took four boxes. That is all he wants
to take whenever anything ails him.
So 1 praise your Tablets just as high
as l have your Peruna. That is all
the medicine that ever comes in my
house. Whenever travel take some
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dren sick with scarlet fever two months
ago, and that is all used, was the Pc
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any of them.
IL there is any more information you
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Mrs. L. LoHR, Ravenna, Mich.
The Florida star., 1909-09-24

day and night. Then just eight days
from this we had another almost as
bad. This made us an average of
one every two years through the
seventies up to 1880, this being the
last. The storm of Aug. 10Th, 1871,
was the worst of them all, that is it
tore the timber and country gener-
ally up worse. The gale of 1873 was
the wettest of them all. Indian river
and the st. Johns were higher than
they have ever been in the memory of
man. There were hundreds and
hundreds of cattle drowned. The
gale of 1880 commenced, | think
it was, on Saturday, the 29th or
Both of August, at any rate, /
know it was August, and blew until
Wednesday. And be it remembered,
this was the nearest we ever came
having a gale in September, all COM
ing in August or October, though
those coming in October were not
quite so bad nor lasting long as those
of August. There has been no gale
later than the 22nd of October.
Good Lord deliver us from any
more gales like these. | have never
seen but one man that thought they
frightened as much as they did me,
and that was my old friend B. J.
Minis who passed to the Great Be-
yOnd some years ago, God bless him.
Why, friends, if what we said in
sympathy with each other when we
met after one of those gales could
have been put it print it would have
filled a good sized book-in fact, we
did not talk about much else when
we met from one gale to the next,
and when one failed to come along
in 1882 Bro. Minis and | were two of
the happiest men you ever saw. But
we did not have so much to talk
about, though he had his house prop
ped at the four corners with good
lightwoOd logs reaching almost to
the caves, he would not stay in it
when a gale was on.
And | was like him.
w. s. n.