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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
SIXTY SOUTHERN
 GIRLS IN NEW YORK

New York, March S.-(Special )-Sixty pretty girls from Dixie swooped down on New York today bent on a two-days' invasion of the city. They are students of Belmont college, Nashville, Tenn, and are here on an educational trip, which included a stay in Washington during the Inauguration of President Taft.
 Fourteen different states are represent ed by the girls, who range from 15 to 20 years of age, and who presented an attractive sight as they toured the city in big automobiles.
 When they arrived at Grants tomb they were almost frozen and all of them huddled about the gas heaters One of the girls said today:
 Dear me, never saw so much snow in my life. I reckon you folks think it's fine and think coasting Is mighty nice, but I prefer the warm southern breezes."
 The partial list of visitors follows
 A1abama-Miss Annie Anderson, Miss Clara Boeland Miss Lillie Dalton, Miss Matelyn FowllSes, Miss Susie Garner, Miss Louise March, Miss Marie Newman, Miss Louise Mingo and Miss Irene Lee Stokes.
 Mississippi-Miss Pauline Atterbury, Miss Sallie Key Brown, Miss India Car lysle, Miss Matte Carr, Miss Alma c. Gordon, Miss Mary Lou McCarty and Miss Mildred Sledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
STOCK MARKET
 HOLDS ITS OWN Movement Up or Down Is Re- tarded By Conflicting Factors SOME IMPROVEMENT MADE Railroads Stocks Are. Aided By Deci- sion Against 2c Rate In Missouri.
 Tariff Scare Holds Most
 Stocks Down.

New York, March S.-The stock market today justified the prophets of a period of lethargy and neglect while awaiting the clearing up of some of the obscurity now In the situation. One or two in- cidents of the day were tried as motive forces for moving prices, but they proved of little avail. Different causes are as- signed different degrees of responsibility for the halt in the stock market, put the principal matter, 1t is generally un- derstood, is the framing of the new tarin bill and the release to new plans in bus mess which revision Is expected to erect. Business in the iron and steel trade fol- lowing the cuts by principal interests IS considered a proof that business must wait on the tariff bill. The scaling down of prices of stock products falls to re- vive the demand in any effective fash ion owing to the remaining uncertainty of the new duties.
 Reports from Washington bearing on the probable rates to be fixed in different schedules are followed with attention, but with vague comprehension by the opera tors in stocks, owing to the complications of the different views in the dominant party in the House, the probability of important notifications of the House bill in the Senate and the amount and effeo- tiveness of the influence which may be used from the White House toward the completion of the task.
 The bond market is beginning to present a similar situation, the rate of activity there Showing notable contraction. It is pointed out that the heavy loan expan- sion of the banks at this time,) in spite of the desultory demands of business, s accounted for by the large holdings of new bond issues by banks all over the country. What the effect may be on the bond market when any effective demand for money shall spring up is a subject of some solicitude. A considerable liqui- dation of bank holdings of such bonds would be an implied consequence.
 The recurrence of the supreme courts decision today was reflected in the atten- tion given to Reading by the room trad CTS A sharp drive against the stock during the morning gave place to recovery when it became known that no decision on the commodities clause case was to be handed down today The decision against the Missouri 2-cent rate law by the United States circuit court, was a favorable influence on stocks of railroads traversing that state, for the manage Nment of which the overthrow of this Jaw is undoubtedly matter of importance. The share of the Gould stocks in this ben eft was increased by published reports of a traffic arrangement between the Wabash and the Union Pacific. The gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
FRENCH TARIFF REVISION.
Storm of Opposition is Aroused At
 Home and Abroad.

Paris, March 8.-The debate on the proposed general revision of the tariff of 1892, which has aroused a storm of popo- sition at home and abroad, will open in the senate this week and promises to be bitter and protracted.
 The tariff of 1892 was framed primarily in the interest of French agricultura1ists, and having brought them prosperity and turned deficit In agricultural products into a surplus, the manufacturers are now claiming their share.
 Foreign opposition to the revision was accompanied in some eases by unveiled threats of retaliation The United States, through tie embassy here, made formal representation against the proposed in- CT ease in the duty on cotton, corn and oiYs England and other countries strongly op- posed other schedules The French gov ernment realizing the danger of tariff wars, forn ally refused to accept the ole- aglnous oil, textile metal and machinery schedules. The French chamber of com merce, ip fear of the effect on foreign commerce, supported the government in opposing the scheme arranged by the conmission, and the political economy socie,Ies have been campaigning against it in the interest of the general con- sumer, who Is crying out against the con- t;nued increase in the cost of living. e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Cash quotations were as follows: FlouF-Steady.
 Rye-No. g, 79c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 64665c; fair to choice malting, 651a@66c.
 Flax seed-No. southwestern, s1.571a; No. northwestern, s1.671A.
 Timothy Seed-$3.S5.
 Clover-$S.50
 Mess Pork-Per bb1, s17.6061765. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $10.20
 Short Ribs-Sides Qoose) $S.7od9.2 20; sides (boxed), s9.121k@9.371a.
 Butter-Steady; creameries, 20Q2Sc; dairies, 20925c.
 Eggs-Easy, at mark, cases included, 18c; flrsts, 18hc prime firsts 1S1ac. Cheese-Firm; daisies, 156151sc; twins, 141a@15c, young Americas. 15@151ac long horns, 169161ao.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, S7@ SSc; fair to good, S5GS6c. Poultry-Steady; turkeys, 17c: chickens, 13c; springs, 15c.
 Veal-Steady; 50 to 6o-lb. wts., 70Txc; 60 to s5-lb. wts., sd9c; S5 to 1Oo-lb. wts., 96101Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
JUMPS FROM WINDOW.
Naval Officer Attempts Suicide at
 Washnetdh Hospital.

Washington. March 8.-Lieutenant Com mander James H. Reid, United States navy, today leaped from a second story window of the naval hosiptal, where for two weeks he has been under treatment and was seriously, if not fatally injured.
 Lieutenant Reid sent his nurse from the room to procure a glass of water The attendant had hardly left the ward before the officer barricaded the door tightly. Then seizing a neavy oak table he rammed it against the window sash tearing it from it's fastenings. Reid took running jump and dived head-long from the window, striking upon his head on the ground 8 feet below. The attending surgeon discovered that aside from lacer- ations of the face and head the officer had suffered a serious fracture of the collar bone and concussion of the brain Reid is 35 years old, native of Balti- more and received his appointment in the naval service from the state of Mary land. He has been on sick leave since October, 1907s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
PLENTY OF NATURAL GAS.
New Orleans is Considering Plan of
 Piping From Fields.

New Orleans, March S-That natural gas may be piped to various cities In Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas from the fields in Caddo parish, whose supply is said to be practically. inexhaustible, now seems probable. Already Shreveport, La and Texarkana, Ark, are getting their gas supply from these fields and propo- sition to extend similar service to many other cities. including New Orleans, has been made.
 With view of making a personal in- spection of the supply. Mayor Behrman and r members of the New Orleans city council spent yesterday In Caddo parish.
 What is declared by experts to be the greatest waste of fuel in the world to- day is seen in the Caddo fields. It is a wild we'll which has been burning there for over three years, sending flames and mud hundred feet into the air and consuming many millions of feet of gas daily. A second well of the kind has been burning on little smaller scale in that territory since last March,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Timothy. $19; Johnson grass. s14. clover, mixed. SIS; choice green alfalfa, S24
 Fruit and Produce Corrected daily by Douglass Bros) Apples-Baldwin, per bbl, $7; Ben Davis, bu. box, $2.75; fancy Winesap. per bbl, s7.
 Oranges-F'lorida, per box, S3. Oranges-California navel, s325. Lemons-Fancy new crop, crate. $375 Grapefruit-Florida, per crate, S3.25. angerines-Double stamp, per box, $4Q4.50.
 Pineapples-Florida, per crate, ss.50, Limes--Per hundred. $1.25. Cranberries-Cape Cod, per box, $3.75f per bbl, $15.
 Potatoes-Irish, per bu. s1.1O; sweet. per bu., S6c. Danish Cabbage-Per ID, 3c. Cabbage-New south ern, per crate, $2.75.
 onions-Red Globe, per lb, 2hc. Celery-California. per crate, $5.5o0 G; per dozen, soc. basas-Per lb, 1hc.
 Cocoanuts-Per 100, t45O.
 Peanuts-Hand picked, SIC. Eggs-Fresh country, per dozen, Is Q17c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'s Letter.

New York, March s.-(Special) l)-The rains which fell in Texas today were not considered sufficient by the trade, who believe that that state needs drenching rain to break the drouth. While the rains undoubtedly were of great ben eft where they fell, this was the domi- nant opinion, and led those who~now hold new corps to bey more. Under this de- mand the market advanced from the open ing and while not holding the extreme advance, the market closed very steady at from to 6 points better than on Saturday. Such a course in face of poor accounts from Manchester leads the trade to expect a full recovery in liverpool tomorrow, Photographic communication continues to be interrupted and difficult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Quiet; middling. e9-16c: net receipts, 5993; gross receipts 5993 sales, 253; stock, 1O2,O99; exports to Great Britain, 9344 to the continent, 20,9S1; coastwise, 4755.
 New orleans-Easy; m.ddling, 91kc; net receipts. 5796; gross receipts, 579e !; sales, 2025; stock, 262,SS0.
 Mobile-Net receipts, 5o4; gross re- ceipts, 504; stock, 4s,s5S; coastwise, 1858.
 Savannah-Quiet middling, 95-16c; net receipts, 1504; gross receipts, 1504; stock, 75.047; coastwise, 1430.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 93-16c; net receipts, 6o1; gross receipts, 601 i; stock, 16,707; coastwise, 359.
 Wilmington-Ne receipts, S66; gross receipts, 366; stock, 14,6SS.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 9hc; net receipts, 859; gross receipts, 659; sales 4s4; stock, 3a,s57; coastwise, 1217
 altimore-Nominal; middling, 9%c; gross receipts, 150; stock. 19,236, ex- ports to the continent, 920.
 New York-Quiet; middling, 9.s5c; gross receipts 3s57 sales 362 stock. 4,103; exports to Great Britain, 2236; to France, 2s49.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, s.S5c; gross receipts. 1864.
 Philadelphia-Ste Steady; middling 10.10c, net receipts, 51; gross receipts, 51; stock, 3736.
 Port Arthur and Sabine Pass-Net receipts, 9096; gross receipts 9096; ex- ports to the continent, 9096.
 Jacksonville-Net receipts, 120; gross receipts 120; coastwise, 120
 Total today, at all ports: Net 24- 690; exports to Great Britain 115S0; to the continent. 35,Ss2 stock, 7O2,7S4
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, s6,- S57; exports to Great Britain, 11,7sO, to France, 6104; to the continent, 49,- 462
 Total since September 1, at all ports: Net, S,2S7,65S; exports to Great Britain, 287S,691; to France, S44 ,009; to the con tinent, 2692.9SS; to Japan, 145,136; to Mexico, SPAS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Interior Movement,

Houston-Steady; middling, 9Hc; net receipts, 4506; gross receipts, 4506; shipments, 4Sbs; sales, aS; stock, Al, STA.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, 99-16c: net receipts. 163; gross receipts. 263; shipments, 166; sales, $40; stock, IT, 277
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 97-16c; net receipts, 1899; gross receipts 2926; shipments, 1892; sales, 250; stock, 151,- 615.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 97-16c; net receipts, 115; gross receipts, 9S1; shipments, 934; stock, 43,576.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts, SIS; gross receipts, 21S; shipments, 249; stock, 19251.
 Louisville-Firm; middling, sac.
 Little Rock-Quiet; middling, Ill 6c; net receipts, 51s; gross receipts, 516; shipments, 9S6; stock, 45,945. =
 Total today-Net receipts, 7117; gross receipts, s36O; shipments. 13,1se; sales, 62S stock, 479,53S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Naval Stores.

Savannah, March 8.---Turpentine firm at s7c; sales. 222; receipts, 1866; ship ments, 575. Resin firm; sales. 7S8; re- ceipts. 962; shipments. 465S; stock. 157- 072. Quote: B. $S.15; D, $3.15; E. s3.171s; F, $3.20; e, $3.20; H. $3.5O; l. s4.1o; K, s5.05; M $5.So; N, $6.35; win do wglass, $6.45; water white, $6.50.
 Wilmington March s.-Spirits of tur- pentine, nothing doing; receipts, 6 casks. Resin steady, s2.sO; receipts, PIP barrels Tar firm, $1.20; receipts 31 barrels. Crude turpentine firm, s2 $3 and s3; receipts, 12 barrels.
 Charleston, March S.-Turpentine quiet, 37c Resin quiet. Quote: A, B, q ss'o5; D. saO5; E. $s.O71a; F, ss.1O; G s9.10; H. $40; I. $4; K. $4.95; M, s5.7o; N. $6.15; window glass, $6.35; water white, $640.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Metal Market.

New York, March s.-Spot tin was un- changed at a13O 2s Sd In London, while futures were shade higher at 91S1 15s. Locally the market was easy with spot quoted at $2s. .371aQ2s.75.
 Copper was higher in London with spot quoted at a56 lJs and futures at 957 5s. Locally the market was dull and un- changed with lake quoted at $12. .871f@ 13. 12h; electrolytic, SIP. 2.5V@12.75; casting, SIP. .371aQ12. 621s.
 Lead was lower at e13 Is Cd in London. The local market was quiet and un- changed at $3. .9212@3. .971e. . Spelter was unchanged at a21 12s Cd in London. Locally quiet at $4.721z@4. TIE.
 Iron was unchanged in the local mar ket with Cleveland warrants quoted at 4es 101ad. The local market was nomi- nally unchanged. No. 1 foundry north ern, SIG. .50@17. 25; No. 2, $16@16.75; No. 1 southern soft, and No. 1 southern. $16. 75@ 1725.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

middling, 5.ssd; low middling 49sd good ordinary, 4.60d; ordinary, 4.25d,
 The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 67O0 American.
 Receipts, 20O0 bales, Including 1900 Amer ican.
 Futures opened quiet and steady and closed barely steady March, 5.05Md; MarchApril, April-May, b.o2thd; May June, 5.031ad; June-July 0.4d; July-Au- gust, 5O4i1d August-September, 4.991ad; September October, 494d; October-No- vember,, 4.91d; November December, 4.Ssd; December-January, 4.Ssd; January February, 4.S7isd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Money on Gall.

New York, March S.-Money on call easy, 1%@2 per cent; ruling rate, per cent closing bid. 1% per cent; offered at per cent. Time loans very strong; 60 days 2l@21a per cent; 90 days, 21s@ PA per cent; six months, 2% to per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 31s@4 per cent; sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers bills at 4.S6q4.S6 10 for 60-day bills and at $4.88.2 .25 for demand; i; commercial bills, $4. S5s4 GA. .S57s; bar sil- yer, 50Ac; Mexican dollars, 44c; govern ment bonds, steady; railroad bonds irreg- ular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Seaboard operates the only morning train Birmingham to Atlanta, Washington and New York. Through Pullmans and Diners, one night out. Business mans train for Atlanta leaves Alb p.n1.. "The On Time" Line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Dry Goods.

New York, March S.-Dry goods mar ket opened fairly steady. Special sales of dress goods and wash goods in the jobbing houses attracted many buyers. Brown and bleached domestic cottons are quiet. Fall printed goods are selling well but staples for immediate delivery are quiet. Yarns are quiet and weak. Dress goods are being sold to cutters quite liberally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

ernment report on grain in farmers hands on March 1 was remarkable for the close approximation of the figures to those for the same date last year.
 The effect. joined to news of favorable weather in the winter wheat belt was a decline in the wheat market. Gold ex- ports to South America and to London are looked for this week, but money rates here were unaffected.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, s3,01o,0O0.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, March S.-Spot cotton easy and unchanged. Middling, SIG. Sales on the spot. 925 bales; to arrive, HOO.
 Futures opened quiet at decline of 6 points on lower cables than expected and reports of rains In the western belt. First prices were the lowest of the day for fear of too much rain caused considerable covering among the shorts. Large ex- ports also helped the market which closed steady at the highest levels of the day. the active months showing advances of to points over Saturdays closing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Coffee Market.

New York, March S-The market for coffee futures closed steady, net points lower to 15 points higher. Sales were re- ported of 73,00o bags, including March at 6. s5c, April. and May, 6.75Q8.soc; June at 6. .45c; July, 6SOQ63 35c; September, 5.95Q 6c; December, 5.75c.
 Spot quiet; No. Rio, 14sc; No. 4 aSntos, SC; Mild steady; Cordova, 9A@13c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Visible Grain Supply.

New York, March S.-The visible sup ply of grain in tthe United States Sat urday, March 6, as compiled by the New York produce exchange follows: Wheat 36.971 ,O00 bushels; decrease 1,273,000. Corn 6562, ,000 bushels; increase 3os GOO Oats B. $50 GOO bushels; decrease 76,O00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
FoR SALE.

$42OO, 2 lots 50x100 each and 2 lots 45x100 each, corner Ave. F and 11th St; improvements cost $2000; terms to suit. w. B. Leedv 6 Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Treasurv Statement.

Washington, March S.-Today's state ment of the treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash bal ance, s141, ,601, SIP; gold coin and bullion, s42, ,2S5, ,SS2; gold certificates, $f,O70,2sO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, March s.-Cotton, spots were easy. Low ordinary, 9-16c nomi- nal; ordinary. CSC nominal; good ordi- nary, 1S-16c; low middlng, S7kc; mid ding, 9i2c; good middling. 15-16c; mid ding fair, 10 5-16c; fair, oil 1-16c nominal. Receipts, 5796 stock, 262,Ss0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Cation Seed Oil.

New York, March S.-Cotton seed oil firm prime crude, 4.4Sc; prime yellow, 5.5405 Gle; May, 5.7sq5s0c.
 New Orleans, March S.--Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in bbls. per pound. 5.50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool. March s-Cotton, spot quiet: prices quiet. American fair, 5.69d; good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
LIVINGSTON. ALABAMA
 ARTESIAN HOTEL
l.. A. M'LEAN, Prom

H1' M M IIf1hN1 TTUps
 This hotel is under new management. has been thoroughly renovated, and newly furnished. Everything first class and up-to date. Travelling public and water drinkers patronage solic- ited Rates $2.00 per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Flour, Meal anu Feedstur.

Flour-Fancy patents. ST; Nellie King, $6.35; secondfi patentsf $6.15. Meal-Satinette. S4c a bushel; 96-lb bags. $1.6S.
 Corn-Kiln- dried, No. mixed, SIC. 'Oats=No. ? mixed. 65c; No. 8, sec; white clip, roc; Texas, 75c.
 Pure wheat bran. ton $29. Cotton seed feed meal. SPA; prime. Corn chops, so pounds. $1.sO.
 Shorts-Ton, $32. $9.o0.
 Hay-Choice Timothy. s2o; No. 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Local Cotton NTarket..

Meats. Rib bellies, $10.05@ 10.45. D..S. Clear bellies, 101s 1s@10%o. D. B. Short ribs, $9.95. D. S. fat backs, $S.s5. Smoked clear bellies. 11hc; fancy Hams, smoked. 11hQ12hc; Califor. mia, Shc.
 Bacon, fancy, -1sc; medium, 15kc. Lard. leaf, 10Bc; compound, SAc. Pork loins, 111c; spare ribs, sic. Brains, Sc; beef flyers. 6c. Pork sausage, S1Rc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-12-29
AN OLD CITIZEN DROWNED.
Mule Backed Mr.. ST Rabun's Buggy
OFF Dam Into Creek.

A peculiarly sad accident occurred
in this county about seven or eight
miles from Cuthbert early last Sat
urday night.
Mr.. ST Rabun, who lived on the
place of Rev. j. w. Martin, drove to
Douglass mill sometimes called
Shivers MILD last Saturday after
noon. He did not start on his re-
turn home until after dark. One
road is below the mill and the other
across the dam Mr.. Rabun chose
the latter, and as it was dark the
miller started in front of him with
lantern to light the way.
1t seems that the mule he was
driving became frightened. At any
rate, the fool animal backed the
buggy into the deepest part of the
pond, but managed to swim out. Mr..
Rabun was not SO fortunate 1t is
thought that the mule injured him
in the fall. On account of the dark
ness the miller could render no as
sistance.
BY letting off the pond the body
was recovered on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Rabun was 68 years of age,
and is survived by -Cuthbert
Leader.