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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

Philadelphia Tuesday. It is possible that there will be a warm debate before the $SO,00 600 of bonds to be issued will be authorized.
 Railroads of the United States will need 100000 tons of steel in 1909 to bring their properties up to the normal. From 1900 to 1907, inclusive, the consumption of rails in America averaged 3.000,0O0 tons year. In 1908 the consumption was only 1,9oo,0O0 tons. This leaves a deficit of more than a million tons to be made up which added to the normal requirements furnishes a probable demand of 100000 tons. With its new 1000, ,000-ton mill at Gary the Steel trust Is prepared to furnish 3,500,000 tons. This is greater than the entire ca pacity of all the steel companies in Amer ica year ago and indicates an intention on the part of the trust to go after bus mess.
 Bank clearings were better. the total last week at all leading cities in the Uni ted States being ss,O39, 440,579, a gain of 511 per cent over last year.
 United States railroads reporting for the three weeks of February show total gross earnings of $20,05S,332, gain of 13.06 per cent over last year and a loss of 4.3 per cent compared with a like period in 1907.
 Roads in the south and southwest con- tinue to make the best showing, consider able gains being reported over last year.
 A smart rise and pronounced firmness in foreign exchange brought out more talk of gold exports in the near future. Ex- change rates touched the highest level since 1907. International bankers, how ever, expressed doubts as to any immedi- ate gold shipments, although rates were said to be only about A point below the gold export level. Abroad the market at Paris was firm, while Berlin was weak on renewed doubts as to the outcome of the Balkan situation.
 London was sluggish and easy, with the coming settlements and firmer money un- favorable influences.
 Americans at London made fractional declines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
WHISTLER MAN OF MYSTERY.
Father a West Point Graduate Who
 Built Railroads.

Harrison S. Morris. in Lippincotts.
 Whistler, in spite of the radiance of the limelght was man of mystery This indeed, contributed to his celebrity. He appeared in London and startled the in- sular conservatives with his astonishing canvases Where did he come froms Who was he? Why was he there? Mo- body knew about his antecedents nobody could answer. And his fellow country men could do little more He testified in the Ruskin trial that he was born in St, Petersburg; he was claimed by Balti- more; Lowell, Mass, was his birthplace. Like Homer, he made cities notable that even assumed hts nativity; like Shakes peare, his homage and youth were hidden.
 What, for instance, could be apter as q cradle for the man of destiny than the career of Whistler's father. He was a West Point graduate, who built some of our earliest railroads and was suddenly landed by the tide of progress in St Pet ersburg. He built the first line In Rus sa and met everybody from the Czar down. His family learned Russian ways and little Jimmie had his first drawing lesson in the Academy of Fine Arts on the Neva. Remote, indeed. from the Lowell and Stonington homes of austere angles and the society of his orthodox material relations. Tfen his sister. with romantic fitness, married the young phy- sician, Seymour Haden, destined to be- come one of Englands most famous etch- CTS Whistler drifted to Paris and his life there was that of Murger's "Bo- heme," full of color incident, adventure, His friends his models. his arts, are sources of endless delight, screaming force or overfiowing wit. There Is hardly anything he did at this period which is not full of delicious fun and extrava- gant buffonery. And yet he was laying the foundation of his maturer talent, and even through the glamor of his wayward, careless existence there are spots of soft-thinking and well-directed energy After a while the scene shifts to London and the practical jokes become passage of wit and drofl stories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
COTTON MARKET
 SLOWLY DE CLIMBS Opening Is Steady With Prices Practically Unchanged MARKET BECOMES STEADY Changes In Prices During the Day Are Narrow and SIieht-SelIing Near
 the Close Is Cause of
 Decline.
MARKET BECOMES STEADY

New York, March 6.-The cotton market opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of points in response to slight ly better cables than looked for but eased off right after the call under scat tering liquidation with prices at one time showing net loss of to points. Liver pool was buyer here, probably on re- ports of a better business in Manchester and with official reports showing no rain in the southwest the market steadied during the middle Of the morning. when prices ruled unchanged to points higher Business was quiet and seemed to be mostly. for evening up over the week. end.
 Enough cautious Ions interest, which had been created under the belief that backsets now are improbable, sought liquidation yesterday to cost the narrow American markets a few points. but there was no development of sufficient signifi- canoe to suggest any pending change in fundamental conditions. There were buy CTS Tor all the low and medium grade cotton offered for sale. The be.er grades were not In active demand, and such cot ton was not pressed for sale No rain fell III .he dry section or Texas and the fore cast there was for far weather today, but the map lines indicated unsettled con dition in the near future. European poli- ties continues a bothersome proposition. The snows will melt fin about a month and until the country is again open and military operations become possible the world can hardly hope to learn the true meaning of the current diplomatic play. Meanwhile Liverpool evidences no partic- fear m fha4
 this side are more or less inclined to base opinions on the Liverpool attitude.
 At the close prices were 1 to points lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, March 6.-Spot cotton steady, unchanged middling, 91ac; sales on the spot 600 bales; to arrive, 750. Flu lures opened barely steady, unchanged on the near and to points off on the dis tant positions. 1t was narrow week end market to the close Prospects of rain in Texas over Sunday were against prices at times, but the range was only over or 3 points. Weekend statistics were neither very bullish nor very bear ish, and brought out no trading. The market acted short and toward the clos ing buying orders were hard to fill, with the result that the market closed steady, practically unchanged from yesterdays s closing.
 The future market has been affected in the main by the weather this week with interest chiefly centered in the drouth area in Texas. No relief was experienced in the west up to the weekend reports, but the prospects were that rain would fall in some sections over Sunday, and this caused the new crop to close at a relatively lower level than the old crop months, the former making net advance for the week of to 19 points, while the latter rose 27 to 31 points
 Spots were in better demand this week than for some time, and middling ad- vanced 3-16c as result. Sales on the spot amounted to 5550 bales. against 445O the preceding week Sales to arrive were 5225 bales. against 1850 bales the preced- ing week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Interior Moveme ent.

Houston-Quiet; mlddling, 9kc; net receipts, 1470; gross receipts, 1470; shipments, 1904; sales, 121; stock 142,- 227
 Augusta-Steady; middling, 9hc; net receipts 285. gross receipts, 2S5; ship ments, 95; sales, POP; stock. 771S0.
 Memphs-Steady; middling, 7-16c net receipts. 12s7; gross receipts 1892; shipments, 21Ss; sales, 1000; stock, 154681.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 7-16c; net receipts, PIT; gross receipts, 1886; shipments, 1737; stock, 43,579
 Cincinnati-Net receipts, 515 gross receipts, 375; shipments, 4100 stock, 192S2.
 Louisvlle-Firm; mddling, sac. Q Little Rock-Quiet; middling, 1-16c; net receipts, 296; gross receipts, 296; shipments, 1927; stock. 46,415.
 Total today--Net receipts, 4O70; gross receipts 6194i shipments, 6976; sales, 1723; stock 4S4,364.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
SMALL
 INVESTORS

If you have 5000, or even $500 which you desire to invest in some thing that is absolutely safe and at the same time will pay you large and continuous dividends, I strongly recommend the purchase of a bond issued by the California Consolidated Mines company.
 The security is unquestioned, and - it bears interest at the rate of,F6 per cent per annum.. With the bonds you will receive stock of the company of the par value of the bonds purchased and this stock should be earning dividends of fully IS per cent within two years. within four years it will surely earn div- dends in excess of 25 per cent. Where can. you invest your money to such advantage?
 Cecil Rhodes, the most successful financier of the age, once said, "Men of small means are the very people who should invest in good mining stocks above all others They have too little money for 3, 4, 5 Or per cent to do them much good, while on the other hand 12, 20, 30 and 40 per cent and up- wards on their small investments would bring them the comforts of plenty"
 If you wish to make the best pos sible use of your money better call and see me without delay. as I have but limited amount of bonds placed in my hands for sale.
 Wm. H. Short, Fiscal Agent 2104 First Ave, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'s Letter.

New York, March 6.-(Special )-The low barometer and cloudy weather of yesterday did not bring rain in Texas. a fact of which the European markets were informed before the opening here. So the decline there, while greater on the distant deliveries than anticipated did not show any weakness on the nearby options.
 Liquidation of long cotton, however, again made itself felt especially in July. which sold down to low point. This selling has taken the market by sur prise, as 1t is difficult to trace it's ori- gin though it is attributed to western and Wall street houses. taking profits on cotton bought last October and November. Probably the dullness in cotton goods cir cles had some influence in inducing this profit taking. There has not been so much demand for the new crop, although all believe rain is badly needed in Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool March 6.-Spot cotton dull; prices 1 point lower American middling fair. 5. esd; good mddling. 5.3Sd middling, 513d; low middling, 4.93d; good ordinary, 4. cod; ordinary, 4.25d. The sales of the day were 600O bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included $500 bales American. Receipts, a, ,000 bales, of which 13,50O bales were American.
 Futures opened steady and closed quiet. March, March-April, April-May, 5G0d; May-June, 5 5Oe1sd June-July, 5.07d; July August, 5.071sd; September, 5.09d; September October, 4.97d; October-Noven- Der, 4.94d; November December, 4.92d; De- cember-January, 4.s1d; January-F February, 4 490d. Additional sales made to the trade late yesterday amounted to7000 bales, all American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Debtors Court of Mr. Pict>wick's Time. From tho London Daily News

frOn1 Illo LoHuOH Ddily NcWs-
 Bit by bit the London of Dickens. known to many almost better than the London of today. is disappearing. The Fleet Prison went long ago, but the lofty room, i'll lighted and worse ven- tilated, situated in Portugal street. Lin coins Inn Fields,' familiar to all who know their "Pickwiek,' has survived till now. Mir Pickwick and Sam Weller knew it as the Insolvent Debtors court.
 After a period of service as the bank ruptcy court 1t has in later days figured as the Westminster county court. Today this chapter too was closed. After a weeks interval for moving the books and documents the court will be held in the new premises In St, Martins lane. and the old building vanishes, to make room for an extension of the land registry of- flee. Within stones throw, however, the old Curiosity Shop still maintains an anachronistic existence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Banks Nlaht Force.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Wonder goes the night force to work over at the bank.' remarked a man wait Ing for the owl car after midnight.
 Night force, You're crazyl' came back the man with him. Who ever heard of a night force in a bank?"
 It was the night force and they were going to work at the bank. They start in every night at 12:9O and work on till morning Their Job is to open up all the big volume of mail that comes to a big bank and have 1t all distributed to the various departments ready for the regular day force when the bank opens for bus mess in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

Lemons-Fancy new crop. crate, $375, Grapefruit-Floride, per crate. $8.25. Tangerines-Double stamp, per box. $4q460.
 ineapples-F'lorida, per crate, s3.50. Limes-Per hundred, $1.25. Cranberries-Cape Cod. per box, $3.75; per bbl, s15.
 Potatoes-Irish. per bu, $1.10; sweet, per bu., S5c. Danish Cabbage-Per lb, 3c. Cabbage-New southern, per crate, $2.f5.
 Opions-Red Globe, per lb, 2hc. Celery-California, per crate, $5.5o0 G. per dozen, soc.
 Rutabagas-Per lb, 1hc.
 Cocoanuts-Per 100, S4.5O.
 Peanuts-Hand picked, SIC.
 Dggs-Fresh country, per dozen, Is 1 7p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

Cash quotations were as follows;
 Flour-Barely steady winter patents, $5. 40@5.75; straights $5.15Q5. 45; spring patents, s5 S046; straights $42OQ5.30 bakers, 8. .05@435.
 Rye-No ?, 79c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 6412@66c; fair to choice maltink, 66G67c.
 Flax Seed-No. southwestern, $1 .52; No. 1 northwestern, $1 .62.
 Timothy seed, $3.
 Clover, s. .65.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, ST. .45d17. 50. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $1.05. Short Ribs, Sides--Loose, $. 621aG9 .171h. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S9.121s@9. .371a. Butter-Steady; creameries, 22Q2Sc; dali ries, 20a25c
 Eggs-Stea1y, at mark cases included, 19c; f1rsts, 19i9c prime firsts. 2014c.
 Cheese-Firm; daisies, 15d151ac; twins, 141a@15c; young Americas, 16916hc long horns, 161k@1e1ac.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, S7@ S8c; fail to good. 85QS6c.
 Poultry-S.eady; turkeys, 17c; chickens, 131kc; springs, 1bc.
 Veal-Steady, to to 6o-pound weights, 61k07; 60 to s5-pound weights, s@9c; S5 to 11O-pound weights 9I101ac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Manchester Cloth Market.

Manchester, Eng. Maroh 6.-Business in the cloth market during the week was of meagre dimensions and barely sufficient to test values, but the possibility of the mills being run on short time had hardening effect on quotations Business was comprised of odd Ioss of fine cloths for India, China and the Mediterranean. with better turn over of home trade descriptions Yarns were only in mod crate supply and sales were effected at Ao advance. The prospects of an or ganized reduction in the output had no effect on the demand which at present is poor,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
DRs. DOZIER & DOZIER'S

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 117H North Twenty-frst Street. BIRMINGHAM & ........;. a,... i. ALABAMA .ha scientific treatment of all Chronic. Nsrvous. Blood, Skin, Rectal, Female Cenito- Urinary diseases, Deformi- t,as Tumors, Stif Joints, Cancer. Lu- nns' Malignant Ulcers, Rheumatism and Consumption.
 -.uerinl Diseases of every name.
 .ature. form and character are
 nIso treated and q legal
 u.RaNTEH OF CURE WILL RE
 GIVEN IN EVERY CASE.
 our equipment. consisting of we'll kept Prescription Department. X-Ray, N,sIat Hay, Static and Galvano- -Fars. S. u'= -'nper- heated Air. rIIac. .r,c Light Cabinet. Eureka Nebuliysr and ozone Inhaiations for nose, throat and lungs and thoroughly equipnsd Surgical Department, modern and un- to-date in every particular, give us a ..ss...e over all competitors In Ala EsW OF MANY INDORsEaiEN,rs
 FROM THE PRESS, rhe Birmingham Ledger: The Du. pozier are without doubt the hast ,-nown specialists in the south ,ss their fame is due entirely to their srsat skill.
 Tine Birmingham News: Both r,u.
 ir and Byron Dozier are ,s,,ar, s' .a experienced physicians aud s,'r ano ,s who deserve the greatest succes- 9eI,nf 9,cf has been and is theirs. oess The Ase-Hsrald: Drs. Dealers long them to the proud dtstinction as ss.anding at the head of their profes. cSorrespondence Invited - ConsuItatio. ard Examination Free.
 ovAstion list sent fire on reQuest n, out-of-town persons.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Coffee Market.

New York, March 6.-The market for coffee futures closed steady, net ul- changed to 15 points lower. Sales were reported of 60,25o bags, including March at 6.75Q6 soc; April, 6. 6.76@6 SOC; May, 6.65@ 675c; July, 6.25@8. soc; September, $500 t. .95c; October, 5.70@5. 75c; December and January, 5.75c.
 Spot dull Rio No. I, sA@SAc; Santos No. 4, Sc. Mild quiet; Cordova, 9%41oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, March 6.-Money on call nominal; time loans easier; 60 and 90 days, 21aQ2s4 per cent; six months, 2aQ per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3hQ4 per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4 4.S6@4. .S6. 10 for 60 days and s4.ss. .10@4.Ss. .15 for de- mand. Commercial bills, s4.S5%@4 S5H. Bar silver. 504c. Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Treasury Statement.

Washington, March 6.-Today's state ment of the treasury shows in the gen. eral fund: Available cash balance, s140.- !O87, ,745; gold coin and bullion $H,S5s, 4OS; i; gold certificates, $4S, 2S4,0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Dry Goods.

New York, March 6.-The dry goods jobbing market closed the week steadily. The cotton goods market is easier in the coarser qualities. Linens are strong. bur laps have sold more literally. Cotton yarns are quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Advance Information.

From Judge.
 A fire had occurred for the fourth time in a single year In Levys store.
 Didn't tell you to call me if there was fire in my store?" he asked his clerk.
 ''Yes' the frightened clerk answered; but l thought you knew about it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Imports and Exports.

New York, March 6.--Imports of mer- chandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending February 27 were valued at $18,973, ,0S1. Imports of specie for the port of New York for the week ending today were $70,254 silver and s709, JAS gold. Export of specie from the port of New York for the week ending today were $1O17,974 silver and $3,279, 100 gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

13-16c; low middling s7sc; middling s1sc; good middling 15-16c; middling fair, 10 5-16c; fair. Ii 1-i6c nominal receipts, 5216; stock, 257,084.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Naval Stores.

Savannah, March 6.-Turpentine dull, 371sc; receipts, 12s; shipments, 2s6. Rosin firm; sales, 75O; receipts. 1052 shipments. 633; stock 16O,76S. Quote: B, D, $S.16; E, $. 3.171s; F, G, ss.2o; H, $s.5o; I, $40; K. s5.05; M. $5S0; N, $6.25; w. G., s6.45; w. w., s6.50.
 Wilmington. March 6.-Spirits turpen- tine steady 361kc; receipts, casks. Rosin steady. $2.SO; receipts, 185 barrels. Tar firm, N.20; receipts, 57 barrels. Crude tur- pentine firm, s2, s and B; receipts, bar rels.
 BIC. Rosin quiet. Quote: A, B. c, D, s3 05: E. s3077s; F, c, $3.1o; H, $34o; I,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
So Taking.
From Judge,

From Judge. A lady with camera
 Once met bull-ah, me! She did not take his picture, but.
 Instead, she took tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, March 6.-Spot cotton was steady; low ordinary, 59-16c nominal; or dinary, 6ssc nominal; good ordinary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

Cotton Seed oil. New York, March 6.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude, 4.4Oc do. yellow, 554@ 5.60c; May, 5.76a5.7S
 New York, March 6.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined, in barrels, per pound, 535c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Local Cotton Markets.

Meats. Rib bellies, s10.05 e 1o.45. D. $. Clear bellies, 10 # Q10%c. D. s. Short ribs, $9.95. D. $. fat backs, $S.95. Smoked clear bellies, 11hc; fancy, Hams, smoked, 11K O 12hc; Califor- Bacon, fancy, 1Sca medium. 15hc. Lard, leaf, 10%c; compound, SAc. Pork loins, II hc spare ribs, SAc. Ham butts. ,1oAc;. Boston butts. 10c- Brains, &c., beef flyers, Sc. Pork sausage, 8hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Cotton Seed oil.

s4; K, s4.95 M, s5.7O; N, s6.15; w. G., s6.35; w. W, $6.40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Flour, Meal and Feedstun.

(Corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Co) Flour-Fancy patents. S; Nellie King, $6.35; secondh patentsfi $6.15. Meal-Satinette. S4c a bushel; 96-lb bags, s1.6S. Corn-Kiln- dried, No. 2 mixed, SIC. Oats-No. mixed, 65c; No. 8, 66c; white clip, roc Texas. 75c.
 Pure wheat bran. ton. $29.
 Cotton seed feed meal. SEA; prime, Corn chops, so pounds. s1.30. Shorts-Ton, $S2.
 Hulls-SO-lbs. c. s.. s9; 100 lbs. c. s.. Hay-Choice Timothy, s20; No i, Timothy, s19; Johnson grass. $14; clover, mixed, SIS; choice green alfalfa,
 Fruit and Produce.
 (Corrected daily by Douglass Bros.) Apples-Baldwin, per bbl, $7; Ben Davis. bu. box, $2.75; fancy Winesap, per bbl, ST.
 Oranges-Florida, per box, s3. Oranges-California navel S3.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, March 6.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $11, 7s2,175 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent re- serve. This Is decrease of $2,097, 300 in the proportionate cash reserve as com pared with last week.
 The statement follows: Loans s1,312,- 632, 300, decrease $3,557, 300; deposits $1,36O, $50, 300, decrease $s,03s,SO0; circulation $4S, S13, 300, increase $221. 800; legal tenders ESQ., 904 4OO increase $s79, GOO; specia $S71. .115, ,5O0 decrease s4, 4S6, 600; reserve, 1852 019, ,e00 de- crease $4,107, GOO; reserve required $S40, 0,237,- 725, decrease $2,009 200 surplus $11, ,7S2, ,175. decrease $20o7, 800; ex-United States de- posits $12,3S3, ,45O, decrease $2145,20O.
 The percentage of actual reserve of the clearing house banks today was 25s4.'
 The statement of banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not report
 ing to the clearing house, shows that these institutions have aggregate depos- its of $1,21S.974,700 total cash on hand S152, and loans amounting to $1,- 075, ,911, ,S0O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Metal Market.

New York, March 6.-No change was reported in the metal market and busi- ness was generally quiet in the absence of cables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
LOCAL STOCKS & BONDS
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by Otto Marx & Co.,, Brown
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