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The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07
be interesting regarding consumption of American cotton:

Incfease ln consumption since l903- O4 S,074,OOO bales, or SO.49 per cent.
 Bales Average crop six years. .. 12,305, 1000 Average yearly consumption six years ................11 Il ,994 900 Average crop past three years ......... ........ 12,969, ,460 Average consumption past three year ..............12n627 ,000 Consumption past three year sin cludes two panicky years.
 Worlds Cotton Spindles.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

Before he left Detroit Manager Hugh Jennings of the Tigers pur- chased nine sweaters, which he order cd sent to nine little inmates of a Detroit orphan asylum.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

San Francisco has cinched the pen nant in the Pacific Coast league. Nc chance to lose out, even if the Seals drop every game.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

Al Tearney is being mentioned as the next president of the Three league. Tearneys connection with the amateur baseball leagues has fur nished him some valuable experience
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

Fred Clarke started his career as mascot of the "Grasshoppers" in Kan sas. Fred has been hopping up the ladder and permitting no grass to grow under his feet ever since.
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The Toledo club is said to be nego tiating with Cincinnati for Miller Husgns to manage the Mud Hens next season. The Toledo management knows nothing of it.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

Stoney McGlynn of the Milwaukees made record during tAe past season by pitching fifty full games and talk ing part in ten others.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

President Ban Johnson has put himself on record as favcring sche- dule of 40 games, two weeks shorter than the present list.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

Al Tearney is being mentioned as the next president of the Three l league. Tearneys connection with the amateur baseball leagues has fur nished him some valuable experience.
 Fred Clarke started his career as mascot of the "Grasshoppers' in Kan sas. Fred has been hopping up the ladder and permitting no grass to grow under his feet ever since.
 Before he left Detroit Manager Hugh Jennings of the Tigers pur- chased nine sweaters, which he order ed sent to nine little inmates of a Detroit orphan asylum.
 The Toledo club is said to be nego tiating with Cincinnati for Miller Huggins to manage the Mud Hens next season. The Toledo management knows nothing of il.
 The pitching competition. between Christy Mathewson, Jim Scott and Rube Waddell for $l,000 prize is scheduled to come off al Fl Paso some time this week.
 Stoney McGlynn of the Milwaukees made a record during tue past season by pitching fifty full games and talk ing part in ten others.
 John Ganzel has signed a two-year contract with the Rochester club. That means that hell not be back In fast company soon.
 President Ban Johnson has put himself on record as favcrlng sche- dule of 40 games. two weeks shorter than the present list.
 San Francisco has cinched the pen nant in the Pacific Coast league. No chance to lose out, even if the Seals drop every game.
 Manager Jennings of the Detroits is making political speeches in Pennsyl- vania He'll resume the practice of law later on.
 Jakey Atz has been made mem her of the Druggist team of New Or leans. and wlll corer short for thaf aggregation.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

John Ganzel has signed two-yeas contract with the Rochester club That means that he'll not be back In fast company soon.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-07

The pitching competition. between Christy Mathewson, Jim Scott and Rube Waddell for sl,00O prize is scheduled to come off al Fl Paso some time this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
PRICE OF WHEAT
 GOES OVER $116
Market BecIines After Making
 New High Record
DEMAND IS VERY STRONG
Holders of Corn Sell Freely Through out the Day, Causing Sharp Losses In All Deliveries-Oats and
 Provisions Close Weak.

Chicago, February 20,-Wheat for May delivery sold here today at $l16a per bushel overlapping by a4c the high record mark of the season recorded during the previous session. The gain. however. was not maintained the market weakening under heavy realizing sales. At the close prices were 1Ae lower to 1saAc higher compared with yesterdays final quota tions. Corn. oats and provisions closed weak.
 Wide fluctuations in the price of May delivery marked the trading in the wheat pit, the range for the day being 1@sc. The sharp upturn to a new high level occurred in the first b minutes of the day, when the May option rose to $1.16A after opening at $1151kGD1. .15sl. The ad- vance was due to buying by prominent longs and by local shorts who were ac- tuated by an advance of 9s@9sd at Lv- erpool. The bulge brought out liberal realizing sales, part of which were cred ited to the leader of the buls This caused a quick break to $1.14@.
 Distant deliveries at the same time sold off sharply and failed to recover to any extent the lost ground. although the May option regained much of the loss, owing to the excellent demand for the cash grain at all the principal grain cen ters in this country Demand for cash wheat here was brisk and sales of 1S5,oOO bushels mainly of No. ? hard winter were reported
 The market closed heavy with May at $1 .155s6i1. .15s4 and July at $1.0O3s@1.O0A.
 Anticipating a liberal movement of corn next week owing to improved weather conditions. local holders sold freely throughout the entire day, causing sharp losses in all deliveries. Receiving houses reported that offerings from Illinois and farther west were much more liberal to- day. A decline of 12@34c in the price of cash grain helped to weaken the op- tions The market closed weak at al- most the lowest point of the day, with prices ss@1ac to 5sc below the previous close. Final quotations on May were at 6512c and July 64a4@647sc.
 Oats weakeaed under realizing sales by local longs, which caused final losses of 1Ac to M01sc, the latter being in the September delivery.
 Likelihood that the receipts next week would show a material increase brought about by the bulge in the prices here the last two or three days was responsible for much of the selling. The close on May was 54S4c, and on July 49ssc.
 Provisions were quiet and easy. The slump in coarse grains was the chief bearish factor. Prices at the close were shade to 5Q715c lower.
 Cash quotations ranged IS follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
LINCOLN AND THE SOUTH.
Speculation as to His Course Had He
 Survived.

Goldwin Smith in the New York Sun.
 What would Lincoln have done with the south? Of two things we may be sure. Though he could not have changed his official doctrine, he would have put the idea of suppressed rebellion as much out of sight as possible, putting as for ward as possible the idea of reunion, and he would have sought counsel and aid of the southern leaders, especially Lee and Longstreet, by whom counsel and aid would readily have been given. His death threw reconstruction into the hands of men burning with passion brought on the earpet-ba gging government with its nat ural consequence, the T<u Klux, and made the situation almost desperate. Lincoln's favorite solution for the negro problem had been colonization, but Mexico and Li- ber4a declined, and 1t must be owned that the example of Santo Domingo or that of Liberia Is not encouraging. Whether Lincoln would have given the negro the ballot seems doubtful. He had at one time disclaimed any idea of putting the negro on a level with the white, seeking for him only the right of eating the bread he earned and the protection of the law. He course of all, that of giving the negro the ballot, thus acknowledging his right and then by depriving him of it filling him with the sense of wrong. What will be the end?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

charges. The courts have ordered the Dominion Coal company to refund the excess charges of about $3,000,000 and keep on supplying cheap coal and coke for 90 years. This decision will en- able the steel company to pay it's debts and it's fixed charges so long as the government continues it's bounty of $1 to steel makers and ST ton duty on all imported steel. On the strength Of this showing Dominion Steel, pre- ferred, which has never earned nor received a dividend, is selling at $l05 and steel common above S7. Wonders will never cease. Dominion Coal owns 434.OO ,00O, 900 tons of known coal de- posits and has always paid the fixed charges and per cent on Its common stock and the recent decision does not In the least interfere with this posi- tion.
 The close of the market was fairly strong with rallies in most of the steel shares.
 Number of shares sold today, 510, ITS, a year ago holiday Par value of bonds sold today. $4,11S,000; year ago holiday.
 The Argentine Republic is preparing to offer $10,00OOO0 of bonds in New York through J. P. Morgan & Co.,, the First National and the National City banks.
 George L. Ware of Boston states that interests identified with the Pennsyl- vania Railroad company have attempted to force him to say what interests are behind him in his movement to froce the Pennsylvania to sell the SSO,0OO,- 900 bond issue about to be made to the highest public bidder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Fun In Traqedy.

From the \Chcago Record-Herald.
 In the description of the wreck of the Republic, Mrs. J. l.. Stack spoke of numerous humorous incidents. She said that after the rescued passengers were taken aboard the Florida they sat in the shelter of the cabin, where they ioked and told stories and laughed as if it were a picnic. But she says that probably all this hilarity was due to nervousness, and there was undoubt- edly little joy in the situation If the Florida had been threatened with de- struction the fun and the joking would have changed suddenly to wailing and despair. Incongruous as the story seems to be, it is a remarkably truth ful reflection of what always happens when there are such escapes from i'm pending disaster, when hope succeeds the sense of fear and the first thought is that the accident might have been worse. Even though safety is not fully assured. the spirits are relieved of 2 dreadful oppression and the mind is ready to be amused with trifles. It is a bad case of nerves beyond ques- tion. and no one wants to have the "picnic" repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
A[L STEEL STOCKS
 SUFFER DECLINE Independent Companies Bear 2 the Brunt of the Break RAILROAD SHARES STEADY Southern Pacific's New Bond Issue Is Not So Well Liked-RaiIroad
 Stocks May Improve on
 Cheaper Steel.
SHARES STEADY
BvT. c. sHoTWEuL

New York, February .-CSpecia1)- stoeks of independent steel companies won't to pieces in Wall street today Colorado Fuel, Republic Iron and Steel E and Sloss-Sheffield suffering severely THe shares of the trust broke points inf both common and preferred. Colo rado Fuel declined from 37A to s01s Without a rally. It then recovered part ofA it's loss. Sloss-Sheffeld suffered a decline from 74A to T, and Republic steel, preferred, from S11s to 75h. &locks of the railroad equipment com Nanies were somewhat heavy also in epite of the great benefit they will de- srire from the cut in the price of ma teriaI. They found support at slight |concessions.
 Railroad shares ruled. steady when the weakness of the steel stocks is considered. This is due largely to the Announcement that steel rails were selling at s25 ton, reduction of $S from the official price. Nearly all Standard railroads gained fractions in the early trading but, so many profes- aional traders were compelled to liqui- date their metal that it had a senti- mental depressing influence on the railroads.
 Southern Pacifc's new bond issue was not liked so we'll by traders when they figured out that by getting the bonds at 96 they would be able to con- xert them into Southern Pacific com mon at 125. They are convertible at 1S0. but the discount in the selling pfice of the bonds makes conversion Fl 125 possible. The underwriters will z6e able to convert at least two bonds lower.
 Canadians have given an exhibition Of crazy speculation in ominion Steel during the past 10 days. Dominion Sfeel owns a small steel plant at Syd- new. This plant is bonded for SS,O0O,- O0O at per cent, and has $5,O0O,OOO 8preferred and $20,000,O00 common stock The steel plant with the aid of bounties from the government and cheap coal and coke has been able to make the interest on the bonds or S4OO. 900. The coal company cut off the cbeap coaa and coke and as a conse- uuence the steel company had to incur ! s2. 600, 900 indebtedness to pay its fixed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
New York Cotton Futures.
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Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 99-16c; net receipts, 679o; gross receipts. 6795; sales, TO; stock, 146,S6; coastwise, 1423
 New Orleans: Easy; mddling, 7-16c; net receipts, 905S; gross receipts, 310S; sales, 75O; stock. 261936; continent, 1757; coastwise, 1903; Mexico, 100.
 Mobile: Steady; middlng,- 7-16c; net receipts, 779; gross receipts, 779; sales, 515; stock, a9,446
 Savannah: Quiet and steady; middling, 3-16o; net receipts, 2134; gross receipts, 214; sales, 130 stock, 10S, PA
 Charleston: Firm; middling, 93-16c: net receipts, 106; gross receipts, 106; stock 21,- 0l6; coastwise, 130.
 Wilmington: Quiet; middling, S-16c; net receipts. 199; gross receipts, 199; stock, TIT.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 99-16c; net receipts, 1056; gross receipts, 1O5G; sales 6S9; stock, 34, 7S1; coastwise, S53.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 95sc; stock, 26S59.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 9.S0c; gross receipts, 1904; stock, 139 607; continent 295
 Boston: Quiet; middllng, g. soc; gross re- ceipts, 5O45.
 Philadelphia Quiet mddling, 1905 gross receipts, 100; stock, 1892; continent. 100.
 Port Townsend: Net receipts, s55; gross receipts, S55; Japan, S55.
 Total today at all ports: Net 14g77. continent, 2152; Japan, S55; Mexico, 1OO stock, S05 406
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 14,977; continent, 2l52; Japan, 755 Mexico, 100. Total since September l at all ports . Net, S,OO6,544; Great Britain, 25S5. .4S0: France, 979,0S5; continent, 2,529 9O5; Japan 1336l1; Mexico, S24S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'S Letter.

New York, February 2O.-tSpecial.)-To- days market has presented discouraged undertone, due to slow liquidation of the new deliveries and some pressure to sell from New Orleans, which market de- clned more than ours. Probably some liquidation from Wall street house was brought about by a feeling that the breakdown in the steel situation would al first tend to check general trade un- til the effect would be seen and therefore it was better to sell their holdings of cotton and await the turn for the bet ter A decline in steel to low basis should, however, stimulate general indus try as soon as it is felt that basis was reached which would encourage new work, as in 1903. Many resting scale orders have been in the market for some time and these absorbed offerings, while cotton was supported until the last half hour Advices from Liverpool note the entire absence of speculation and the accumulation of yarns in Manchester. The spot market declined points, mid ding 930c: last year 11.5Oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 20.-Spot cotton easy, unchanged middling, 97-l6c Sales on the spot $50 bales; to arrive 1O0
 Futures opened steady with prices un- changed to points down. Liverpool cables were not up to expectations and spinners' takings for the week were dis appointingly small. These features coupled with the holidays, caused much selling, out by the long side with the consequence that prices were forced down until they stood to 12 points lower than yesterdays closing level But for the dry weather in the western cotton belt the decline would probably have been carried still further. The closing was steady at a net loss of to II points,
 The net results of the weeks trading in the future market are declines of to II points. One of the main features of the week has been the liquidation of the March positions longs selling out and replacing in later months.
 Steadylng the market at all times was the drouth in Texas. The continued dry weather in this part of the cotton belt stimulated considerable interest in the new crop months, with the result that October closed relatively higher than the near positions.
 Spots advanced 1-16c during the week on total sales of 5SpO bales, against 45oO during the preceding week. Sales to ar rive amounted to 3400 bales against $500 the preceding week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Fruit and Produce.
A Sex Difference.

From the Chicago Record Herald The van that brought the first load of furniture for the family moving in next door had as a passenger a small boy of about his own age. He welcomed the new conner hospitably with:
 "Hellor
 Hello yourself!'
 say, you've got red hair, too, ain't you?"
 ''Yes, so have you. ain't you, jes' like mine?'
 Do they ever call you 'Red?'" {" "Umhum, and 'Reddie' and Redney.'" And 'Gingsr2' "
 ''You bet, and Cedar"
 And '5rioltop?"
 Yes and Sorretop'"
 Docs your Uncle Bob say you're cop per mounted?'
 T aint got no Uncle Bob. But grand dad says I've got brass fittln's.'' Ever call you 'Beets?
 "No but they call me Carrots some- times, cause I've got freclxles too, Seer A pause.
 Say, have you got a sister," No. Have your
 ''Yes, but she's grown up. She wears long dresses and has got beau that comes to see her every Sunday evening" Has she got red hair too?" "Umhum, jes' like mine" What do they call her?" "Aw, she's a auburn-haired beautyI'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. February 20.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold sl3,545,075 more than the requirements of the 20 per cent reserve required. This is an increase of s4.O47, ,275 in the proportionate cash re- serve, as compared with last week. The statement follows:
 Loans, $1,319g3SO 100; decrease, s6,9S5,9O0.
 Deposits, $1, ,373, ITS, 300; decrease $4,S4, ,70O. Circulation, $4S, GOO; decrease, $162.3
 Legal tenders, $S1, BOA GOO; increase, 1,095,- 800.
 Specie, $275 6s5, 800; increase, $1, ,792,700.
 Reserve, 1856, ,9S9 800; increase, S2,Sss, 600.
 Reserve required, sS4S, ,444,725; decrease, s1,15S,67
 Surplus, s1S,545,075: increase, $4,047,27o.
 Ex-united States deposits, 14,272, S75; in- crease, S3,972050
 The percentage of actual reserve of the clearing house banks was 26.19
 The statement of banks and trust com panies of Greater New York, not reported to the clearing house, shows that these institutions have aggregate deposits of $1 ,232, ,037, 600 Total cash on hand, $l55,- S43, ,S00 and loans amounting to $1, ,104,- 775,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
COTTON MARKET
 SHOWS DECLINE
Opening Is Steady on Rather
 Disappointing Gables
BUSINESS IS VERY QUIET
Fears of Too Much Dry Weather In the Southwest for the New Crop Aid the Bulls In Their Campaign
 For Higher Prices.

New Yopk, February 2a.-The cotton market opened steady at a decline of 3 points to an advance of three points. near months being lower, in sympathy with disappointing cables, while the new crop was in commission demand, owing to the absence of further rains in the southwest and mail adviees claiming that precipitation previously reported had been insufficient.
 Business was very quiet during the early session. with prices holding about net unchanged to points lower, Non- day will be a holiday both in New York and New Orleans. and while New York will open as usual on Tuesday. New Or leans will remain closed until Wednes- day morning. The cotton market closed barely steady with prices to points lower.
 Receipts at the ports today 14977 bales, against 1S,U0 last week. and 2S,c00 last year. For the week 140,OoO bales against 14O,Sh last week. and 121,0G6 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans sO3. bales, against 6191 last year, and at Hous- ton 5l46 bales, against 262l last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Interior Movement.

Houston: Quiet middling, 91sc; net re- ceipts 5146; gross receipts, 5146: ship ments, 6297 sales, 920; stock, 14ssG9.
 Augusta: Dull: middling, 9-1Gc; net receipts, 472; gross receipts. 472; ship ments, 762 sales, 1884, stock, S2741
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 9ssc; net receipts, 1765 gross receipts, 2279; ship ments. 2604; sales. 125O; stock, 166, s4s.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 5-l6c; net receipts, 54S; gross receipts, 2020; ship ments, 1903; stock, 43,Os9
 Cincinnati: Net receipts. 1855; gross re- ceipts, 1S5; shipments, GO; sales, 4O0 stock. 20.134
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 93sc
 Little Rock: Steady mlddling. Sc; net receipts, 497; gross receipts, 497; shipments, 332; stock. 479i0.
 Totals Net receipts, S6Os; gloss receipts, 1O,5s9; shipments, Ii G5S; sales, 29O1; stock, sos, ,911
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

Cash quotations were as folloWS:
 Flour-Firm; straights. $4.7545.00; spring patents, $5,5O@5.75; straights, $4.0o@5.10; bakers, s2.75@420
 Rye-No. ?, 761sc.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 640651ac
 Maltng-Fair to choice, 641a466c.
 Flax Seed-No. southwestern, $1.62; No l northwestern. S72
 Timothy Seed-$S.75.
 Clover-$9.00.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel. $16.75d16SO. I4ard-Per 100 ponnds $9.50.
 Short Ribs-Sides Ooose), $S.25MS.75. Short Clear Sides-Boxed $S.S714dl9. .12ia. Butter-Steady; creameries, 22@2Sc; dairies, 21@25c.
 Eggs-Weak, at mark. cases included, 22@241kc; firsts, 2415c; prime tirsts 251hc. Cheese-Strong; Daisies, 151a616c Twins, 141s6l5c; Young Americas, s16416h; Long Horns, 16A@161s.
 Potatoes-steady; choice to fancy s7@ SSc; fair to good, S9dS5c
 Poultry-steady: turkeys. 17c; chickens, 13l5c; springs, 151ac.
 Veal--Easy: 30 to 60 pound weights, 7@sc; GO to S5 pound weights, sd9c; S5 to no pound weights, 9@10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Bonds.
Monax on Call.

New York, February 20.-Money on call nominal; time loans dull and easy; GO days, 21aa294 per cent; 90 days, 2%@s per cent; six months. 393A per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, 31s94 per cent; sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S5.25 for. 6o-day bills and at $4S7. 75@4. ST 80 for de- mand; commercial bills, $4.S41494 S45s; bar silver, 509zc; Mexican dollars, 44c; govern ment bonds steady; railroad bonds ir- regular,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Coffee Market.

New York, February 2O.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices and ruled firm. part1cu- larly on the near months, which made new high records as result of higher French cables, the strength of the spot situation, covering by shorts and moder- ate support from bullsh sources. The close was steady, net unchanged to 10 points higher. Sales were reported of 4a,- 500 bags, including March at 6.7OQ6 75c, May al 6 66G06 soc, June at 6.5Oc, July at 6. 40d6. 45c September at 5.95q6c, October at 5.S5c, December and January at 59Oc
 Spot firm; Rio No. r. SG8lsc; Santos Mo- 4. Sssc; mild steady; Cordovs, 91s@13c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
No Longer Papooses.

From Judge.
 The teacher had been telling the children Of the North American Indian. and dur ing the course Of her remarks stated that an Indians wife is called a "squaw."
 Now, children,'' she continued, If an Indian mamma is called a squaw,' what do you think they call the little Indian babies?
 sober youth In the rear of the room replied:
 If the mammas are called squaws, guess they call the babies squaw-kers."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

$6 15; window glass, S6.55; water white, $635.
 Wilmington, N. C., February 20-Spirits turpentine nothing doing; receipts r casks. Rosin steady, s2.70 receipts. p barrels. Tar firm, $1.4O; receipts. bar rels. Crude turpentine firm, $2, S3a3; re- ceipts, barrels.
 Charleston, S. C., February 20.-Turpen- tine quiet, 4O1Ac: rosin quiet. Quote: A, B, c, $290. D, $2. .a21s; E.. S2. 95; F, S2.971a; G, $8; H, $3 80; I, .75; K, $4.75; M, $50; N, s6; window glass, $6.2O; water white, S625.