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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-18
UNEXPECTED RISE
IN WHEAT PRICES
Market Is Not Affected By
News of BeariSh Import
REPORTS OF CROP DAMAGE
Selling Affects Corn Prices On Pros.
poets of Increased Receipts and
Close Is Easy-Oats Close
Lower-Provisions Easy.

Chicago, May 17.-Wheat prices made
an unexpected advance today despite
bearsh statistics. the market closing
strong at net gains of 1kassc to 11sa1he.
Corn and oats closed easy and provisions
steady.
The tendency of wheat prices today was
a greater surprise to many pit traders, a
number of whom had sold short in the
previous session on the theory that the
weekly statistics would be of a bearish
nature
The forecast on the weeks statistics
proved correct but the market failed ex-
cept at the immediate opening to be af-
fected by liberal worlds shipments and
a decrease of 100000 bushels in the
amount of breadstuff on ocean passage
had its effect.
Some weakness. was manifested at the
start followeng "a decline of 1sa1 ID at
Liverpool and initial quotations We're
shade higher to 9sqs4d lower than Sat
urday's close, but in the first few min
utes all of the loss was regained and
prices advanced later to a point 1c above
the final figures of the previous session.
July delivery manifested the greatest
buoyancy and was In active demand by
leading commission houses and shorts.
The buying was based in part on crop.
damage reports from the southwest, u
number of advices claiming that although
the fall-sown crop had been greatly ben
Gifted by recent rains many sections were
still in needNof moisture. A decrease of
al,aI- AZ
the United States and light primary re-
ceipts encouraged additional buying.
During the day the July option ranged
between $1.12% and $1141a. The market
closed strong with July at $11r4.
Selling by commission housesey based on
prospects of increased receipts, caused a
heavy tone in the corn market nearly
all day. There was also considerable
selling of the May delivery by local hold
ers Receipts at st. Louis showed a
material increase and it was generally
thought that the arrivals here would be
much larger within a few days.
The bulge in wheat had a tendency to
check the selling. The July delivery
displayed a relative firmness and closed
at gain of hc compared with Saturday
close, but other options were s@5sc lower
than the previous close.
Oats were subjected to heavy selling
pressure all day, because of favorable
crop reports, it was said, country houses
being free sellers of the deferred futures.
The close was weak with prices UNI
changed to Ac lower than Saturday s
close. July ranged between 501ac and
| 511s051zc and closed at 5OMo.
| Provisions were rather weak at the
| start, owing to liberal receipts of live
hogs at western packing centers. but be-
came firner covering by shorts. Trade
was quiet nearly all day.
At the close prices were 21ac to 5Q719c
higher
= On dirnrr f1tnrnr rn I, cod n fo1lnua.
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STOCK MARKET IS
VERY SLUGGISH
Not Much Attention Is Paid to
News of the Trade
PRICES TURN DOWNWARD
Crop Prospects Cut a Large Figure In
Wall Street and In Spite of Good
Industrial News Market
Lacks Animation.
PRICES TURN DOWNWARD

New York. May 1.-THE stock market
gave signal evidence today that the large
operations which have caused the show
of animation in the dealings for some
time past had been discontinued, The
trading was dull to the point of lethargy
and the movement of prices sluggish to
the point. of stagnation. The professional
offering of larger operations showed a
puzzled state of mind. Not much atten-
tion was paid to news of trade and
finance, the amount of professional taking
sales effected during the last week up
ward f1urries supplying the staple of the
discussion about the stock exchange. The
information on such points that reaches
the general public is likely to be de-
signedly distorted but the motive for
misleading is less in force when past per-
formances are dealt with rather than fu-
ture intentions. For this reason some
credence was given to reports of indi-
vidual accounts having liquidated last
week, running to very large amounts.
The cheerful sentiments protested by
those supposed to be near to the leaders
of the late speculative campaign were un-
altered. The lack of buying power was
too pronounced, however, to leave room
for speculative enthusiasm. Persons of
authority and influence in finance con-
tinued to be quoted in confident opinions
of the prospect for the renewal of pros
perity, and there was a marked unanimi-
ty In looking for active revival with the
completion of the tariff legislation.
The price level of stocks gives abund-
ant testimony that speculation has not
waited on the passage of the tariff legis-
lation to seek it's advantage from the
coming revival. The delays which are
encountered in pushing the tariff bill are
coming in for renewed consideration.
The stress laid on the crop prospects in
the hopeful views expected by the trade
improvement outlook, keeps the specula-
tive sentiment sensitive to the crop news.
That from the southwest today counter
acted to some extent the benefit of the
repors from the rains last week. Not only
winter wheat, but cotton comes within
the calculation.
News Of industrial conditions were ia
vorable. Reports of heavy orders for
railroad equipment and supplies had an
effect not to be discounted on the electri-
cal industrals, but not much influence on
the stock group. An advance in wire
prices alsa was without influence on that
group. The engagement of $3,00O,000 gold
for export and prospects of future outgo
to South America revealed the continued
demand of the New York supply by for
eign markets. The 50 100000 was known
to be destined for Europe, but the pro-
portions for Paris and that for Holland
was not stated Londons gold supply In
the open market was taken for Austria.
The gold outgo is clearly called for by
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May 17.-Receipts estimated
$4,000 cattle; market, steady to strong !;
steers, $5.25Q7.20; cows, $4@5.7b;
heifers, $s.6O@6.75; bulls. 81 1905. 10;
calves, $3@7. so; stockers and feeders.
SO. 30@5.65.
Hogs Receipts estimated $4,000
market, SC lower; choice heavy ship
ping, 81 50Q7. SO; butchers. 81. 90 7.50;
light mixed, 81 .15@7.2 20; choice light
$5.25@7.35; packing, $7.3oQ7. 40; pigs,
.25@6.S5 bulk of sales. 81 1907. 40.
Sheep Receipts estimated $4,000;
market. steady to 10c lower; sheep,
.75@6.75 lambs. SO 50@9.40 yearl-
ings, So .70@6.40.
st. Louis, May 17.-Cattle receipts 5000,
including 1900 Texans. Market steady.
Native shipping and export steers, So 400
7.15; dressed beef and butcher steers.
s. .50d6. IS; steers under 1000 pounds. $450no
g.; stockers and feeders 81 .bo@5. rs; cows
and heifers. s425a6.55; Gamers, 81 ESQ
3.25: bulls. "a. 50d5.75; calves. s5@7 %: Tex
as and Indian steers. 81. 5oG65 80; cows and
heifers, 2.75d75. 25
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market 5 cents
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, May 11-Spot cotton firm,
1-16c higher middling, 10 11-16c. Sales on
the spot, 100 bales, with $50 bales to ar
rive
Futures opened steady, unchanged to
2 points lower. Gables were favorable.
but the market hesitated to follow the
leadership of the bulls. owing to gen.
eral rains in Texas, which brought re-
lief to a large cotton country.
After the first call the old crop months
showed decided strength on rumors of
a squeeze in May In New York, and
gradually the price was forced up to about
II cents for July.
Around noon longs took profits free
ly and prices sagged for a while, but
in the afternoon session the advance was
resumed and new high prices for the
season were established July touching
Hose.
At the top July was 10 points higher
than Saturdays closing. and the new
crop months were 10 to IA points up. At
the close the tone was steady and prices
were at net advance OF IL to II points
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North German Lloyd

Large, fast and luxurious twin screw
express and passenger steamships.
Equipped with wireless and subma-
rine signals.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Express sallings Tuesday at 10 a. IN.
X. VIM d. G. May % K'npr'z VIM. June 8
Ka. Wm II. June Il Cecile. June 15
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Twin-Screw sailings Thursday at 10
q. m. -,
Prin. Alice May 27l Pr. F. Vim. June 10
Bremen ..June 81 Fr'd, d. CIR. June II
George WashingtOn-Sails July /, 81
600 tons. Newest and largest German
sh lip afloat. Every innovation known to
the shipbuilders art.
GIBRALTAR-NAPLE
Mediterranean sailings Saturday at IL
a. M 49,
X Luise -. May 32iK. Albert. ...June 10
.Prin Irene June 81 Berlin new. June 26
Connections Encircling the Globe
Travellers checks good all over the
world.
Apply OELRICHs & CO., General Agts.
Broadway, New York, or any local
Agent.
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Metal Market.

New York, May 1.-THE London tin
market was lower today with spot
quoted at f131 rs Cd and futures at
1882 Is Sd. Locally the market was
weak with spot quoted at $2S.75Q
1880
Copper was Is Sd lower in the Lon
don market with spot quoted at ESQ
6s Cd and futures at eco Is Cd.
The local market was steady and I'M
changed with lake quoted at 13.12h@
13 Bly,; electrolytic at $12.75@13; and
casting at $12.62A @12.S7h
Lead was a shade higher at f1S
IS Sd in London Locally the market
was steady and unchanged at 81. 500
Abs.
Spelter was unchanged at f21 It's Sd
in the London market. Locally the
market was steady and unchanged at
IS .05Q5.10.
The English iron market was lower
with standard foundry quoted at AIS
Cd. Locally the market was unchanged.
No. 1 foundry southern and No.
southern soft. SIS 5@16.25
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ter of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
today issued a statement on weights Of
10, $50, $50 bales of cotton handled at ports
and overland across the Mississippi Ohio
and Potomac rivers, to American manu-
facturers outside of the cotton belt dur
ing the months of September to April in
elusive, showing an average per bale of
51S 6-100, against oil 1910 pounds per bale
for the same period last year. Detailed
averages ares Texas ports, $50 72-100
pounds, against SIC 47-100 last year;
Louisiana ports, 52l 6S-100. against
BIZ 37-100 Alabama ports, 521 $500, against
$50 6S-100; Georgia ports. 5O4 49-100 against
500 SLIGO; South Carolina ports, 495,
against 475; North Carolina ports Asst,
against 1856; Virginia ports, 4s5. against
ASS; Tennessee, etc, 619 9S-10o, against
510 91-100.
These averages are based on official
returns of the secretaries and superin
tendents of the exchanges and experts at
ports in the states named.
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Reduced Rates


s1165, Asheville, n. c., and return,
May 2S. 20. 80; limit 80 days. June II,
10; limit June %. July 10, IA, Is; limit
July 81
$11.05, Louisville, KY. and return.
June 5. and Z; limit June H. Extern
sion June 30.
s2S.S5, Richmond. Va. and return,
May 2, 8, PA limit May 2S.
$625o, Los Angeles and return, May
81. June l, 2, % TO July 10. July 20 to
August 6; limited October 81. Addition
al $20.10 returning via Seattle.
$7270, Seattle, Wash, and return,
May Fl to September 80 October 81.
Low week Sid rates to Alfalfa. Chat
tanooga. Fort Payne. Gadsden, st. Clair
Springs, Sulphur Springs and Valley
Head. in effect May 29 to September g.
sold Saturdays and morning trains Sun
days return Monday.
Tickets and reservations 1925 First
avenue
Peoples 6l6: Bell 29S.
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SPECIAL RATES
Via

LOUISVILLE, KY. AND RETURN,
S11.95
Account Imperial Council, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. Tickets on sale June 5,
9, 7, limited to June II, with privilege OF
extension to June 80 upon payment of
$t.00.
DENVER, COL, AND RETURN, $1,000.
Account General Assembly Presbyterian
church. Tickets on sale May 16. II, Is
and 10, with final return limit of October
81. Stopovers allowed.
SEATTLE, WASH, AND RETURN,
s72.70
Account AlaskaY ukon- Pacific Exposition.
Tickets on sale May q to September so.
final limit October 81.
LOS ANGELES OR SAN FRANCISCO
AND RETURN, $3.50.
Account B. p. o. E. Tickets on sale May
81, June l and 2, June % to July 10. Re-
turn limit October 81.
Apply to P. SID JONES. d. P. A. Both
phones ST., Birmingham, Ala.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, May 17.-Money on call
easy, 1s4a2 per cent; ruling rate, ia per
cent; closing bid, ~ per cent; offered at
per cent.
Time loans. easier, go days, 2A@2h per
cent; 80 days. 21z@2a4 per cent; six months
Sd3A per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 31sQ4 per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 1885 40084 So so
for 60 day bills, and at s4S785 for de-
mand; commercial bills, $4S5%Q44 S61a
bar silver. 5Sc; Mexican dollars, 43c; gov
eminent bonds, firm; railroad bonds
steady.
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BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL
QUICKEST SCHEDULE TO
NEW YORK.

Effective Sunday, May 16,
Southern Railway will inaugu-
rate a new fast train from Biz
mingham to New York, known
as the Birmingham Special,
giving the quickest schedule
between these points. Train
will leave $50 a. NJ, arrive
New York B p. M, carrying
through sleepers and dining
cars. For all information apply
at City Ticket Office, Morris
Hotel Building,
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Local Cotton Markets.
Meats.

Meats.
Rib bellies, S1o.05@10.45.
D. 8. Clear bellies, 10k @10&c.
d. S. Short ribs, 1926.
D. S. fat backs. $s.95.
Smoked clear bellies. 11hc; fancy.
13c
Hams smoked. liz @121kc; Califor-
MIA, 8hc.
Bacon, fancy, 1Sc; medium, 15Mc.
Lard, leaf, 1910; compound, SIC.
Pork loins, IL Nc; spare ribs. Shc.
Ham butts, 10kc; Boston butts. loo.
Brains, Sc; beef livers, &c.
Pork sausage SIC.
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liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, May 17.-Cotton, spot, moder-
ate business done; prices l point lower;
American middling fair, e.34d; good mid
ding, 5.ssd; middling, 5.7sd; low mddling,
5.60d; good ordinary, 5.3ld ordinary, 5.96d.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales.
of which 1000 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 5000 American.
Receipts 1900 bales, including 1860
American
Futures opened easier and closed barely
steady; May, 5.6Sd; May-June, 5.6sd;
June-July, 5.7016d; July-August, 5.751ad;
August-September, 5.7Sd; September-Oc to-
Der, 5.72d; October November. 5.711kd; No
vember- December. 5.6911d; December-Jan-
uary 5.69d January February, bod; Feb
ruary- March, 5.691ad; March-April, sid.
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lower pigs and lights, "a. 5o@7. 20; packers.
81 .05@7 %; butchers and best heavy, $1,000
7.45.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market steady.
Native muttons, $450@625; lambs. $500
$3G14.
Kansas City, May 17.-Cattle-Recepts.
5000, including 5000 southern: market
steady to 10 cents higher. Choice export
and dressed beef steers, $6.2506 80; fair
to good. s. 1906 20; western steers, 81. $50
$50; stockers and feeders, $4@5 IS; ma
tive cows, 81. 25d575.
Hogs-Receipts. 10000; market to 10
cents lower. Top $40; bulk, Sc. 85017. 35.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market for best
steady; others, 10 to 25 cents lower.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter.

New York, May 7.-(Special)-Good
showers again fell in many sections of
central and southwest Texas on Saturday
and Sunday night. with indications for
unsettled weather tonight These advices
brought realizing orders on the first I'M
provement, but as before, the market
turned quickly on the appearance of good
buyers, looking for a poor government
crop report, with a reduced acreage
throughout the lower Mississippi valley
on account of the ravages of the boil
weevl. The close was steady shade
lower than the> best, but an optimistic
feeling pervades the trade and the be-
lief In higher prices is widespread on i'm
proving business later on in Europe, to-
gether with a moderate prospect. Liver
pool should be 2 or points higher on
January tomorrow.
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Visible Grain Supply.

New York, May 1.-THE visible sup
ply of grain in the United States on
Saturday, May To- as compiled by the
New York produce exchange was as fol-
lows: Wheat, 24,160,OO0 bushels; de-
crease, 2,4e7,OOO bushel Corn. 1,64s.-
900 bush els decrease. $4,000 bushe
Oats, 1873 900 bushels; decrease, 524,-
900 bushels. Rye. $4,000 bushels de-
crease 10000
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Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour-Steady.
Rye-No. 2, S2@S3c.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 70@71c; fair
to choice mailing, 70@71c.
Flax Seed-No. southwestern, 81 60;
No. 1 northwestern, SLIP.
Timothy seed, so.
Glover $95
Mess Pork-Per barrel. $1S.50@1S.sO.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $10.72h.
Short Rib, Sides-Loose, $10.10@10. 20.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, s10.37h@
1850
Butter-Steady; creameries, 201h@
24c dairies, 1S@23c
Eggs-Steady; at mark cases in
cluded, 19hc frsts, zoe; prime firsts.
21c.
Cheese-Firm; dairies, 15A @15hc;
twins, 141a @14%c; young Americas.
14h14%c; long horns, 14A @14hc.
Potatoes-Wesk; choice to fancy, 50
q S5c; fair to good, 75@S0c
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, 15c; chick
ems, 15c; springs, 15c.
Veal-Steady; 90 to so lb. WITS. SD
7c so to IS h. wlSts., 7@s11c; IS to
ITO ID. WITS, " Gp91ac.
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Coffee Market.

New York, May 1.-THE market for
coffee futures closed steady, net un-
changed to points higher. Sales were
reported of 23,750 bags, including May
at 7.1oQ7.15c; June, 6.7Oc; July 6.6Oc; Sep
TENDER. 6.10c; December $500; spot, quiet
Rio No. 7, S1sc; Santos No. 4, $1,000
Mild, dull; Cordova, 9%@12%c.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga, May 17.-Spirits turpen-
tine firm, S71zc; sales 7S1 receipts 1882;
shipments S69. Rosin firm; sales 1872:
receipts 1866; shipments S1s; stock 1883.
Quote; B. s2.s592. s71s; D, S.aoQ3. So; e,
$500; r, $50; G. s3.75; H, So. 75QG3.S0; l.,
"a; K, $3.50; M, $4.S5; N, So; WIG. $40
Wilmington, N. c.. May 17.-Spirits tur-
petine steady, 361sc; receipts At casks
Rosin, nothing doing; receipts %. Tar
firm, $3.50; receipts II. Crude turpen-
tine firm, $1.75, s2.75. 1915; receipts S.
Charleston, s. c., May 17-Turpentine
quiet, 371ho; rosin quiet. Quote: A, B,
C, $2.S5a2.95; D, 1895; e, $3.50; F, $1,000
375; g, $3.65@3.s0; H, $3.75QS3.s5; 1, 81; X,
$3.50; M, $4S5; N, $3.50; VIC, s500Q5.05;
WV S. TO-
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Flour. Meat and Breadstuff.

Corrected daily by Tennessee Mil Coz
Flour-Fancy patents. S.; Nellie
King, 1925; second patents, 1915.
Meal-Sa tinette, 98-lb bags, $l.SS.
Corn-Kiln dried No 2 mixed, &c.
Oats-No 2 mixed, 6Sc; No. 3, 67c;
white clip, zoe.
Wheat Bran-Pure. ton, $3S.
Cotton Seed Meal-Feed, s2S prime.
Corn Chops-S0 pounds. $3.50.
Shorts-Ton, s84.
Hulls-S0-lbs, C, s.. 50; leo lbs C. S.,
$9.T5.
Hay-Choice Timothy, s22 No. l
Timothy, $21; Johnson grass, s14; clover
mixed, $40; choice green alfalfa $24.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 17-Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen.
eral fund shows: Available cash balance
$40, 9S524S; gold coin and bullion, $4S, O6S,-
229; gold certificates, s3s, 297, 79O.
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Corrected by Douglass Bros.)
Oranges-California, per box, s3.25@
$50 Florida, per box, $4,000.
Lemons-Impo rted, per box, 1918
Limes-Per hundred, 81.
Bananas-Per bunch, $l@1.50.
Pineapples-Florida, per crate, SO.
New irish Potatoes-Per Dbl. $3.50.
Sweet Pota toes-Per blu. S6c.
Cabbage-New crop, per crate, 50.
Onions-Fancy La. Creole, per lb, Sc;
fancy TEX. White Wax, per crate, $1.75.
Navy Beans-Per Blu. So.
Iims Beans-Per Id, &C.
Tomatoes-Fancy Fla, per crate $3.50.
SNAP Beans-Per hamper, S1.75
Eggs-Fresh candled, per doz, zoe.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Firm; middling, 10%c; net
receipts, 1887; gross receipts, 2SS7; sales
1875; stock, 81, 4O7; exports to Great Brit
ain, 6S15; coastwise, 1886.
New Orleans: Firm; middling, 10 11-1sc !:
net receipts. 1919; gross receipts, 1919:
sales, 1860; stock 205, 6O4.
Mobile; Steady; middlng, 1Ossc; net re-
ceipts, l49; gross receipts, 149; sales, so;
stock, 12,6l5; coastwise 100
Savannah: Steady; middling, 10 9-1ec;
net receipts, 23SS; gross receipts, 2SSS
sales, ~; stock, 6244; coastwise, 1869
Charleston: Steady; mddlng, 10 s-16c;
net receipts, 100; gross receipts, 109; stock,
1906; coastwise. s764.F
Wilmington: Quiet; middling, 101Rc; net
receipts 657; gross receipts, 657; stock,
1929; exports to Great Britain 1902
Norfolk: Firm; middling, 1O7bc; net re-
ceipts, 1929: gross receipts, 1929; sales
$40; stock, 20,S92: coastwise, 1918
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, lie; net
receipts, $50; stock. 1884.
New York Quiet; middling, II &c. gross
receipts, 1902; sales $500: stock, 125, AGO:
exports to Great Britain 5531; exports to
the continent, 3O1.
Boston: Quiet; middling, II csc; net re-
ceipts, 10: gross receipts, 1885
Philadelphia: Steady middling, Il 90c
stock. 449S.
Jacksonville: Net receipts, 49, gross re-
ceipts. SO; coastwise,3 8.
Total today, at all ports. net: 1884 ex-
ports to Great Britain, 21.94s; exports to
the continent, 301; stock, 55e, 552.
Consolidated, at all ports net, 1894:
exports to Great Britain, 22.2sS; exports
to the continent, $500; exports to Japan,
22O1; exports to Mexico $780,
Total since September l, at all ports,
net, 9,42O323 exports to Great Britain,
300 1872 exports to France, 96S, 46s; ex-
ports to the continent. 3.209.242; exports
to Japan, 194,7oO; exports to Mexico, 1929.
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Dry Goods.

New York, May 1.-THE cotton goods
market opened steady today and with
a fair business reported in some quarters
of the primary markets. Reports from
retail centers indicate a more active trade
consequent on warmer weather Raw
silk is being bought from the new crop
by American mills. The leading dress
goods agencies say a fair amount of du-
plicating for fall delivery is going on.
Cotton yarns are steadier.
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Large stock of Timothy,
Glover and Timothy Mixed
Hay. Ten cars of Hulls, even
weight sacks. Clipped and Two
Oats. Pure Wheat Shorts and
Bran. Ear Corn. Ice Cream and
Rock Salt. H. Chairsell, 1918
Is Morris avenue. Phones 201.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, May 17.-Cotton spots were
firm Low ordinary &c nominal; ordi-
nary, 1850 nominal; good ordinary
sI4c: low midding, 1O.lsc; midding,
10 Lille; good mddling. IL Lilac: middling
fair, II 7-l6c; fair u 3-16c nominal. Re-
oeipts, 1s4s; stock, 205,so4.
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UNION STATION
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
Arrive from Depart to-
Brunswick .12:20 pm Brunswick .. 3:2o pm
Trains marked thus (O run daily except
Sunday
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THE CONVENIENT TRAIN
To the east is the 4:10 p. m.
train via the Seaboard. The
only afternoon train with
through sleeper and Dining
Car.