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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21

Sincerely yours,
 (MISS) ARIZONA FORD. The Stay In Seattle A telegram yesterday conveys the pleasing information that arrange ments have been completed for the reception and entertainment of the Journal Miner party at the Washing ton Hotel Annex. This is the finest hostelry in Seattle, and is noted for the elegance of its appointments and the luxuriousness of its surroundings, and the girls will be provided with every comfort that is possible.
 More Than Was. Promised.
 When the Journal-Miner inaugural ed its great contest, it was stated that the winners would be given a trip to the Alaska YukOn-Pacife eX- position. Nothing more was promised either verbally or in print. But with out either persuasion or even sugges- tion, the Journal Miner quietly deter mined to arrange for other attract ions. Plans were at once made for a three days stay at Los Angeles and one day in San Francisco. In the former city there will be a trip to the wonderful Santa Catalina Islands, an excursion up Mount Lowe where one reaches an altitude $500 feet above the valley, trolley trip to the beaches in Gen. Sherman's private ear, "Mermaid,'' which has been placed at the disposal of the Journal Miner party for a day. In extending this exceptional courtesy, General Sherman said ''I am only too pleased to do this for the peerless girls of Arizona
 Then there will be theatre party at the Majestic" and matinee party at the Orpheum. During their stay in Los Angeles, the young ladies will be the guests of the Hotel West minister, one of tthe best and most select hotels in the west.
 In San Francisco, they will be guests at the elegant Hotel St. Fran cis which represents an investment of $5,OOO,OOO. The day will be spent at
 the Cliff House and in seeing the new Chinatown. That night the party will leave direct for Seattle over the Shasta Route, famous for its scenic beauties. and when Seattle is reached, they will go at once to the quarters reserved for them in the Washington Hotel Annex. In Seattle five or six days will be devoted to the marvels of the Exposition, where they will see all of the many amusements of the "Pay Streak" in addition to the of the big fair.
 One day will be devoted to an ex- cursion on Puget Sound in a palatial steamer and part of a day will be given over to a visit through the business district of the metropolis of the northwest. It is an itinerary that will furnish constant success sion of pleasures and will be an ex- perienee that few have the oppOrtun- ity to obtain in a lifetime. In a few days, description will be pub lished of the delightful trip that will be made by electric and cable cars up the steep heights of Mount Lowe to Ye Alpine Tavern where a lunch will be enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
COTTON REACHES
 THIRTEEN CENTS
Net Advance of 15 to 22
 Points Is Finally Scored
NEARLY ALL NEWS BULLISH
Better Spot Demand From New Eng land Mills is Reported and Ap- proach of Gulf Storm Adds
 to Buying Movement.

New York. September 2o.-The long pre- uiceed lSc level was reached in the cot ton market today, May contracts selling at that figure with trading active and excited owing to fear of material crop damage as a result of the gulf storms entering the interior. The close was a little off fro mthe best, but steady at a net advance of 15Q22 points.
 The market opened firm at an advance or fql1 points in response to firm cables talk of a better spot demand from Ner, England mills and the progress made h,, the gulf storm over Sunday in the direc- l'oh oi the Louisiana coast. The initial advance carried the market into new high ground for the movement and attracted heavy realizing, under which prices re- acted to about the close of last week but there was little aggressive bear pres sure owing to the storm news and later the market became very active and firm on reports from New Orleans that a storm of marked intensity was reaching the belt Southern and western bulls We're aggressive buyers on 'the advance while there seemed to be considerable
 VI NoiiiiiilSSlOn house demand and before the upward movement was checked prices were selling 19 to 2s points net higher with all months except Oc- tober making new high records for the season. December sold at 12.9 93c. and May at 13c.
 The market closed with December at i2.slc and May at 12. 96c bid, and realiz- ing sales were well absorbed right m To the end of trading. Southern spot markets officially reported early were lite higher, and while an Augusta Wire claimed cheaper basis, the ma lority of the news fro minterior mar kets was bullish with Boston said to be buying. Liverpool appeared to be quite anxious over the storm situation. many cables being received here inouirins as To It's course and intensity.
 Receipts at the ports today were 47 ooo bales, against 40,S9S last week, and A. e44 last year.
 For the week 300oo0 bales, against 241 = 626 last week and 2S6,179 last year. To days receipts at New Orleans 4131 bales. against 4o57 last year, and at Houston 26, . 96O bales, against 1S.203 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
WHEAT DECLINES
 ON B|G RECEIPTS
Movement In the Northwest Is
 Record Breaking
MARKET CLOSES STEADY
Increased Offerings of Corn and De- crease in Shipping Demand Causes Weakness-Oats Close Weak
 and Provisions Steady.

Chicago, September 20. - Record breaking receipts of wheat at Minne- apolis and Duluth had a weakening ef- feet on the wheat market here today, but the heavy movement in the north west was offset in large degree by material falling off in receipts in the southwest. The mark ct closed fairly steady with prices h lower to hc higher. Corn and oats were weak, but provisions steady.
 Considering the vast amount of bear ish news current in the wheat pit to- day. the market held remarkabl steady, the September delivery, in fact, displaying considerable f1rmness at times and increased premium over De- cember by h@5sc.
 The factor of greatest importance was the continued enormous movement in the northwest which established to- day a new high record mark for daily arrivals.
 Duluth aggregated 2316 cars, wh icll was approximately 300 car loads more than had ever before been received in any one day at these two points. To- morrow's arrivals at Duluth were esti- mated between 5G0 and TOO car loads. Other influences that contributed to the heaviness of the deferred months were weak cables, larger worlds ship ments than had been expected and inn proved weather conditions in Argen- tina, where additional rains was re- ported. The range in December for tn 0 day was between 977sc and 9Sh o 9S5sc.
 Increased offerings of corn from the country and decerase in shipping de = mand caused weakness in the corn market sentiment in the pit being bearish all day Cash prices were h O A lower. Pit traders were free sellers throughout the day notwithstanding an official forecast of unsettled wealth CT tonight and tomorrow for the great CT part of the corn belt. At the close prices were B ssc below yesterdays S final figures.
 Oats were weak because of selling based on increased receipts in the northwest. The market was also bear ishly affected by a slack kening in de- mand for the cash grain. The close was weak with prices 1ac to 60 Ss c lower.
 Provisions were rather weak early in the day owing to realizing sales, but became firmer during the last half of the session on buying by influential houses. Prices at the close were un- changed to 12hc higher.
 Leading futures ranged as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
STOCK MARKET IS
 VERY IRREGULAR More Activity Is Shown In the
 Early Trading SOME ADVANCES MADE Renewed Attention Is Called to the Money Market and Scaling of Loans Checks the Advance
 Very Decidedly.

Nwe York, September 2O.-Eneourage- ment for a resumption of speculative operations were found in the substantial recuperation in the banking surplus dis closed by the weekly bank statement on Saturday after the stock market had closed. The fact that a scaling down of the loan account was responsible for the reduction for the reserve requirement did not detract from the satisfaction felt at the restoration of broader margin in : the surplus. Neither did the fact that loans had been shifted to trust companies and to foreign lenders to make this show ing, rather an actual liquidation of loans. The speculative element apparently con- cluded that this process could be easily extended to save them from trouble.
 The long time favorites in the specula- ton resumed their prominent position In z t'A market at the outset and rose rapidly large transactions. Some check to the
 Npce and a decided shrinkage in the The fty came when it became known that ,,a, lof the banks were calling loans and .ha eadjustment of accommodations was wide SHecessary. No oAurgent liquidation jf n,;n,, vas caused by this, but renewed tbo or, was called to the money posi- da, sterior money markets showed 0 ., endency in interest rates and an ,s.,. d pressure Of demand.
 %foreign side the Imperial bank of
 after hesitating over the week
 anced it's official discount rate ~, to per cent as a measure of against the heavy drain looked
 4nnection with the coming October
 'nts. The private discount rate
 h in London and Paris, and while
 petition for the weekly arrival of eo enc the London market was with veritat n,,,a.,. .oo,. au .ta .,,ot,at,,a s,f,
 8 reduction of penny ounce ii'eie eprice. Our own foreign exchange eha'a was thus affected and was ap- stahlp' ;y frmer with lessened advantage shopph 1rcan borrowers of funds abroad. elegan' eculation was increased bv various IS note in which rumors played consider for the rt.
 tnemse Npeated rumors that an announce h1olted was imminent that would materially pie oi Reading stockholders was indus Is sly used. United States Steel rose 2 risky to a new record level helped by k the continued highly favorable condition reported from all branches of the trade. An attempt was made to relieve the de- pressing influence of recent unfavorable copper trade advces by intimations that rise In the price of the metal was at hand, although by what agency was not clearly specified. The price of copper warrants in London had a small advance and Rio tntos were strong in the market Southern Pacific and Union Pacific were heavily bought and the importance of the alleged agreements among banking inter- ests to insure harmony in the control of those properties was dwelt upon.
 The sympathetic influence of these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
SANTA FE ROAD
 IS USING PHONES

New York. September 2o.-(Special)- )- The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail- way has recently installed the telephone for train dispatching between Chicago and Newton, Kas., distance of 659 miles. This equipment is but a small portion of what is being equipped, 1t being the in- tention of the railway company to extend this service over it's entire system. At the present moment there are eighteen different divisions upon which the trains are dispatched by telephone. In this way Ss0 stations are reached in a total distance of 1925 miles.
 The telephone equipment being used was furnished by the Western Electric company, manufacturers of the we'll konwn Bell telephones. This company has furnished over 50,000 telephones to various railroads throughout the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
A Gernan-Irish Dialect.

From the Atlantic Monthly.
 It is two German women who are speak ing. In the presence of an Irish woman.
 "Th' tap O tn marnin' t ye Mis- Brett schneider. 'Tis glad I am t see tn likes av ye. Iss yer daughther Gretchen goin to the Hill tn morrow?"
 Faith an she is..- Ven me bye Hein- rich can yet tn bay haarse away from tn plowin t'nk I'll go mesilf, bedad."
 This is not traversty; it is a report of German dialect. The manner of speech came about naturally enough. When the Germans arrived here in full force, the country was already settled, largely by Yankees and Irish and the German had to buy his farm here or there. Thus a number of them found themselves located in the town of Erin, where, of courso, they learned the language of their coun- try And leave 1t to my fellow citizens in Wisconsin whether German cannot speak as broad and rich a brogue as any son of Erin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21

movements on the general list was con siderable, but was not without exceptions. A notable case in point was St. Paul' which started out of the current or open ing upward price movement and later oe came depressed The stock was affected partly by profit-talSing after last week material advance but there were specu, lative buvers also who were disappointed that no action was taken at the annual meeting on Saturday, which would supply rights" to stockholders as had been ru- mored would be done.
 Railroad traffic officials showed some reservations as to increases in the freight movement, which were most perceptibie in the corn and cotton regions Impaired prospects for these crops have had some effect on the activity of the demand for merchandise. The irregular tone of the market increased as the day progressed
 Bonds were firm. Total sales, par Value' S3, ,S20, 900.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21

the spinners advanced that market beyond tine parity of the closing price of New York. On the opening here at some s points advance proft-taking began and continued until well in the afternoon, when further advices of a storm coming up from the gulf brought large buying orders on which the market advanced tea a new high level, May delivery selling at 13 cents. Another portion of the short in terest was covered today which, together with the increased buying due to a grow ing belief that the crop is small one, closed the market steady at about the top prices. The anticipated decline on the movement has not occurred because of the demand from Europe, which has taken the receipts without any pressure upon the markets, as the trade expected would be the case. We are now on new level from which a reaction may occur but should the weather become bad over the eastern section higher prices will result. Print cloths in Fall River are 3S4c bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Dry Goods,

New York, September 20.-The sharp advance in raw cotton today served to puzzle the cotton goods manufacturers still further as to the future. Prices can rot be quoted for distant delivery owing to the uncertainty regarding the price mills will have to pay for their raw ma terial. Buyers are disposed to place good orders for late delivery, but only on to- days basis of value. These proposals are being declined and curtailment of pro- duction throughout New England is un- der consideration in order to bring about a more normal state of affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Firm.
 Rye-No. 2, TO 72c.
 Barley-Feed to mixing. 49@ 52c; fair to choice malting, 5S@64c.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, s1.32h; No. 1 north ern, s1.42H.
 Timothy Seed-$260 0 $50.
 Clover-s13.50.
 Mess Pork-Per bbls. $23.95024. Lard-Per 100 lbs, s12.20.
 Short Ribs, Sfdes-Loose, $11,77M O 12.05.
 Short Clear sides-Boxed, $12.37M O 125O
 Butter-steady; creameries, 241a @ 29c; dairies, 22@26c.
 Eggs-Steady receipts. 1892 cases, at mark, eases included, 1sc; frsts, 22hc; prime firsts, 24c.
 Cheese-Firm; daries, 15H @15% c; twins, 14% O 15o; young Americans, 1ec; long horns, 16c
 Potatoes-Weak; choice to fancy, 55 O 58c; fair to good, 4S@53c.
 Poultry-Steady; turkeys, 17c; chick ems, 13hc; springs, 13hc.
 veal-Steady; 50 to 60 lb. wts, 9@ 91kc so to s5 ID. wts, 94@10c; s5 to no ID. wts., 10h O 12c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool. September 20.--Cotton spot, good business done; prices points higher. American middling fair. 7.55d; good mid ding, 7.21d; middling 7.05d; low middling, 6.S7d, good ordinary, 6.61d; ordinary, 636d.
 Sales were 10000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export and in cluded 910O American.
 Receipts, 2Oo0 bales. including 1900 Amer ican.
 Futures opened firm and closed quiet. September, 6.S4Ad; September October, 6771sd; October November, 673lhd; No vember- December, 6.71d; December -Janu- ary, 6.71d; January February, February March, March-April, 6.7olhd; AprilMay, May-.iune, June-July,s 6.7Od; July-Augusr. 6.6Sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
New York Cotton Futures
 Oueu HIrb Iox~ CI
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Setady; mddling, 12sLc receipts, IS, 76O; gross receipts 1S,, ,76O: sales 200; stock. S9,S10; to France, 26,474; conti- nent. HOO; coastwise 155O
 New Orleans: Firm; steady, 12 11-1sc; net receipts, 4131 gross receipts, 4131 sales 2150; stock, 5360S
 Mobile: Firm; middlnig, 125sc; net re- ceipts, 9l4; gross receipts. 9l sales, 800; stock. 16,4S5; to Great Britain, 4S49
 Savannah: Steady; middling, 121ac net receipts l3, IFS; gross receipts, 13178; sales, Ss57; stock, sS,5O5; coastwise. 7O64.
 charleston Steady middling, 12 7-16c; net receipts. 54S5; gross receipts 5495 :: sales, 200; stock. 21,2eS; coastwise, 1894.
 Wilmington: Quiet; middling. 12 7-16c 1: net receipts, S66o; gross receipts, 3s6O; stock. 13,276.
 Norfolk; Firm; middling, 12 s-1sc; net receipts, 2219; gross receipts, 2219; sales s; stock S169; coastwise, 1447.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middnig 125sc stock, 1859.
 New York Quiet; midding, 13c; gross receipts. 4260; sales, 60o stock. 56,614y to Great Britain, 251s; to France, 2250; to continent, 300.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 1Sc; gross re- celpts, 1864.
 Fhiladelphia: Quiet; mIddling, 13 25c; ; net receipts, 23; gross receipts 223; stock. 3OO5.
 Brunswick: Net receipts, 77ss; gross receipts, 77SS; to continent, 9299
 Total today, at all ports, net, 56.10S; Great Britain, 6307; France, 2S.724; conti- nent, 1o,798; stock, 352,599.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net, 101 ,S45; Great Britain, 16,7SS; France. 37,710; con tnent 20,594
 Total since September 1, at all ports, net. 579147; Great Britain. 5S246; France, 62.417; continent, 172,967; Japan, 951; Mexi- co, 3090
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Meats.

Meats.
 Corrected by Morris & Co.) Clear bellies, $13@13.7O. Rib bellies, 13@13&c. D. s. short ribs, $l2.9O. D. S. fat backs. SLID. Smoked clear bellies, s1490; fancy, Hams, smoked, 16Ac; California, 12c Bacon, fancy, 2Sc; medium. 20c. Pork loins' 16c; spare ribs, ,91Ac Brains. &c., beef flyers. 6c. Pork sausage, Sac
 Flour and Feedstufrs. (Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.) Nellie King flour, per barrel, S5.S5. Bolted satinette meal, per 96lb. sack. S1.S0.
 No. corn, per bushel, soc. White oats. per bushel, 54c. Pure wheat shorts s29 Pure wheat bran, $26. 1oo-lb. c. $. hulls, per ton, s1o.. Prime c. S. meal, per ton, $31. Feed c. S. meal, per ton, s27. No. 1 timothy hay, per ton s19. Green alfalfa, per ton, $20. so-lb. corn chops, per sack, s1.4O. tlour in wood l5c higher. Ceralfa mixed feed, s35 ton.
 Fruit and Produce.
 Corrected by Douglass Bros) Oranges-Cal Valencia, per box, $3.50 @3.7b.
 Lemons-Imported per box, $4@45o Lines Per hundred, soc. Bananas--Per bunch, 75c @$1.50. Pineap pples-Elorid s3.50. New Irish Potatoes-Per bu. 75QS5. Sweet Potatoes-New crop. per bar rel. s2.25@2.50.
 Cabba ge-New crop, Virginia, per pound, l 1ac.
 onions~Fancy Red Globe. per h., 2c.
 Navy Beans-Per bu. s3. Lima Beans-Per lb, Sc. Eggs-Candled, 25c; fresh, PIC. Watermelons, per 100, $15@25. Canteloupes, per crate, $2Q2.50. California peaches box, $1.35. California pears, box, s3.50. California plums. $2. Tokay grapes, $2. Apples-Fancy northern, $5 per bar rel; oh oice cooking, $303.50. Cocoanuts per sack, $3.50.
 Poultry. Hens, 30@95c; large flyers, 25@35c. medium flyers. 18Q26c; broilers, 12h O 15c; ducks. 20Q25c; geese, 35Q40c; guineas, 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York September 2O-Money on call firm at 2%@3 per cent; ruling rate per cent; closing bid and offered at 2& per cent; time loans very dull and steady; SO days S%Gp4 per cent 90 days. per cent; 6 months, Az per cent. Prime mercan- tile paper. 41ad5 per cent; sterling ex- change, firm, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.s4S5@4S4.40 40 for 6O-day bills and at s4Ss.15 for demand; commer- cial bills, $4S3. 7504S4.25; bar silver, 511ac; Mexican dollars 4Sc; government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Treasury Statement,

Washington, September 2o.-The condi- ton of the treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows:
 Trust funds. Gold coin, s863, 095, ,S69; sil- yer dollars, $4S3, ,s2S, 600; silver dollars of 1890, $4,o GOO; silver certificates outstand- ing, $4S3 1928, GOO.
 General fund: Standard silver dollars in general fund, s7.041 900: current liabilities, $9s, TIT 1884; working balance in treasury offices, s27,596,T0; in banks to credit of treasurer of United States, S3s, BS, ,S31; ; subsidiary silver coin, 23,269,29s; minor coin. $2,093,756. Total balance in general fund, s93,s77,S66
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Coffee Market,

New York, September 20.-Coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to points higher and ruled very quiet during the morning. The trading was a little more active late in the day and prices advanced partly on the continued steadiness of the spot situation in the face of heavy movement and scattered trade buying in the absence of important sellers The close was steady, net unchanged to 10 points higher Sales were re- ported of 11,750 bags, including Sep tember, b.65c; December, $500 5.55c; May, 5.600 5.65c; July, $500.
 Spot quiet; No. Rio, 7Ac; No. 4 Santos, S1k Sc. Mild quiet; Cordova, sh@12c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Dead Body Found.

Nashville, September 20.-The body of Will Morgan, the engineer supposed to have been incinerated in Wednesday, 5 wreck near Pegram station, was found today. It was intact and well preserved, buried under the metal top of a box car, 25 feet from the spot where the engines collided,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
New Cotton Pourinq In.

Hartselle, September 20.-(Special.) J. Cotton Is pouring into the markets here and the hum of all the ginneries can be heard. The price being paid Is something near 12c. Business condi- tions here are good, and a splendid fall trade Is looked for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Falls to His Death.

Pittsburg, September 20-Walking on the railing of the Panther Hollow bridge in Schenley park to win a wager today, Lugi Brazaleone, aged 40 years, lost his balance and fell to his death, 150 feet below.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21

No. 32 Seaboard fast train to New York and the east leaves 7 a.m.; arrives 2:45, following afternoon. Through Pullmans and Dining cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
The Complete Bookkeeper,

From the New York Sun.
 Mrs. Knicker-Eow do you make your books balance?
 Mrs. Bocker-Thats easy: I always spend the exact sum I receive right away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Good Reason.
From Answers

From Answers.
 Ma" said a newspaper mans son, 'I know why editors call themselves 'we.' {"
 Why"
 Sos the man that doesn't like the ar ,ticle will think there are too many peo- pie for him to tackle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-21
Live Stock Market.

Chicago. September 20.-Cattle: Receipts, estimated, 27,0o0; market weak to 25c low CT; steers, $5.6GQS50; cows, s350Q625; heifers, $s.5o@6.0O: bulls, $30o@4.S5; calves. $3. 000s.O0; stockers, s375q5.5Q.
 Hogs: Receipts, 23,O00; market steady; choice heavy, $S. 4OGS. .55 butchers, sS.00 $50; light mixed, HsOdS.10 choice light. $s.2OQS. .s5: packing, $7.7bG8.30 pigs, $5.25 @6.O0 bulk Of sales $8.05QS. 30.
 Sheep: Receipts, estimated. 10000; mar ket weak to 15c lower; sheep. 4.25Q525; lambs, $6.7507.60; yearhngs, $5.00G5.6 O.
 Kansas City. September 20.-Cattle: Re- ceipts. 2700O, including 1,5O0 coutherns; market for cows steady to 10c lower; for others steady; dressed beef steers. $s5O0e. IS; fair to good, s420@65; western steers. <3.9O06.75; stockers, 3320Q555: southern steers $350Qf4. 50; southern cows. $225@3.75; bulls. $2.6Gs.5o; calves, $50 @7.25.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; steady to Sc high CT; bulk of sales, $79O@S.O5; heavy. sS.15 S.25; pigs, s500@7.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market for sheen