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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Trading for the Day Is of a
 ScaIping Character
FINAL PRICES THE BEST
Corn Is Shade Lower, With Trading Light and Receipts Reported Much smaIler-oats Are Steady
 and Provisions Easy.
By JOSEPH F. PRITcHARD.

Chicago, March 3.-(speclal. 1.-The bulls in wheat boosted the price during the last 15 minutes of today's session and changed weak market to strong one resting spots showing a level equally high as that of Friday. The average speculator was not In mood to put out line of short wheat, nor was he in a humor to load up with it. As a conse- quence the volume of trade was not up to the average and 1t was mainly of a room trading character.
 It is the consensus of opinion in the trade that the export talxings of wheat as reported for several days past, would not bear an investigation. There have been sales of wheat to go abroad but not as much as the bulls here and elsewhere claim. The market was narrow affair and it was wholly of a scalping charac- ter
 The men from the east were not in evil dence on the buying side and the men from the southwest were onlookers. The former are awaiting the export trade and the latter will not buy wheat with the crop promising as good as it is at the moment. The markets of the old world
 
 pathy with the strength shown at Chi cago on Friday coupled with buying or ders from this side the water
 The milling demand was slow here but fair in other sections. Northwestern re- ceipts were 232 cars for the day and 1876 cars for the week. compared with S51 and 2o27 cars, respectively, year ago. Minneapolis stocks decreased 30,000 bush els for the day and the cash demand up thera was reported as dull.
 Corn was a shade easier. The trade was light and the market without par ticular feature Receipts are becoming smaller. The trade looks for a steady market with some advance probable if the demand increases. Local receipts I'll with 147 cars estimated for Monday. Pri- mary receipts 472,00O bushels compared with 77,00O year ago.
 Oats were steady without particular feature The trade was small. Receipts are small but the demand was inclined to lag a little. Local receipts 130 cars with IA cars estimated for Monday. Pri- mary receipts 4es,ooO bushels, compared with 659,000 a year ago.
 Lower prices for hogs and the expecta- tion of liberal run Monday made pro- visions easy and they closed at small decline. The principal selling was by longs in May products and aside from some investment buying of September de- liveries the demand was rather slow. The cash demand was called fair.
 Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour steady: winter patents $5.30q5.65; straights, $5.00Q5. .45; spring patents $0.l0QQ 5.90; straights $4.15@5.25; bakers, $3.100430.
 Cash quotations ranged as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
COULD HOLDS ON
 ID WABASH STOCK Keeping Hartman Out Sends
 Prices Downward ERIE CONTINUES HEAVY Value of Transactions In the Stock Market for the Day Is Very Small
 Compared With Business
 Done Year Ago.
ERIE CONTINUES HEAVY
By THOMAS c. sHoTwELL.

New York, March 13.-(Special. )-George J. Gould put himself on record today as saying that he did not believe E. H. liar riman would enter the Wabash board. This not only broke Wabash preferred 21s points, but gave Wall street a means of discovering later should Hartman enter the Wabash, whether the entry is by force or by invitation. Hartman entered the New York Central board forcibly. Bankers in close touch with Wabash were buying the stock today in spite of MT. Gould's statement Wabash is to be the chief company of the Gould system in the future. It is the best of the Gould prop critics, and if there is any future to any of them, Wabash will get the cream of 1t.
 Another disturbing feature of the day was quiet liquidation of Erie. Public de- nlals of the precarious position of Erie were not received by the street as in good faith, because the news bureau which has been most strenuous in making them announces officially that 1t Is mug zled by the trusts This admission by the news bureau created profound impress sion in Wall street, and Is the first case on record where newspaper has boasted of wearing a muzzle. Erie remained heavy throughout the session, selling as low as 23.
 Aside from Erie and Wabash there was no movement of importance during the session.
 J. P. Morgan & Go. announced the pur- chase of about $15.00O0oo per cent bonds of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, which will be offered to the public in the near future.
 Number of shares sold today, 12s.sS5, against 564,577 year ago. Par value of bonds sold today, s1,6o2,0oo, against N,s47,- GOO a year ago.
 Gold to the amount of S5oo,oOO has been engaged for export to Argentina by the National City bank.
 Official announcement was made or cut in the wages of steel workers by the trust. This takes effect on April ana will save $2,O00,0Oo.
 Idle freight cars reported as or Marcn showed decrease of 1516. making the total idle 299, ,925. The number of idle pox cars decreased 14,733 while coal and gon- dola cars increased 14,77S.
 Tn the bond market, United States gov ernments closed 1a higher bid for the Pan
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

alveston-Quiet middling, 9-16c; net receipts, 1884; gross receipts 1884; sales 99; stock, 116,109; coastwise 1607
 New Orleans-Quiet and steady; mid ding, 7-16c net receipts, 17S2; gross re- ceipts, 17s2: sales 45O stock 22l 1884; Great Britain 10000; continent 16S26, coastwise S753.
 Mobile-Dull middling; 7-16c; net re- ceipts 60; gross receipts 60; stock 4S,7SS; continent S753.
 Savannah-Quiet: middling 95-16c; net receipts 2292; gross receipts 23OS sales 424: stock, 7S,434; coastwise 3390
 Charleston-Firm midding 3-16c; net receipts 146; gross receipts 146; stock Is, ,9S0
 Wilmington-Quiet; middling 3-16c; net receipts 547; gross receipts '547; stock 51l2.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling slac; net re- ceipts l943; gross receipts 1943; sales 436; stock 34,03S; coastwise, 171s
 Baltimore-Quet; middlng 9ssc; stock 1S.S4O.
 New York-Quiet; middlng 9.S5; gross receipts 4264; sales 200; stock 0,453; con tinent G.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 9.S5; gross re- ceipts 11S0.
 Philadelpha-Ste mddling 1910; stock 2n3: Great Britain 600; continent 12l5.
 Total today. at all ports. net. 10.654; Great Britain 0600; continent 30,190; stock 659,594.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net 10,654; Great Britain 10,600: continent 3O 190
 Total since September l. at all ports, net, s,392. .5s1; Great Britain 2,9O4,563; France S55, 7O6: continent PITT, ,629; Japan 14SS54 Mexico SS4S
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it was also on the e-cent envelope stamp.
 Ltf1coln's portrait has often been used on paper money of the United States. When the ffst paper notes to circulate as money were issued by the government in 1861. those known as demand notes, the $10 bill bore the portrait of Lincoln. These notes were the first greenbacks.
 Lincoln's portrait appeared on the first of the legal-tender notes of the issue of 1862, being shown on the s1o bill. 1n the fourth issue of legal-tender bills of 1863 Lincoln's bust was placed on the $100 bill
 When the 1S70-1 series of gold certih- cates was authorized Lincoln's bust was placed on the s500 bill, and 1t appeared on the same denomination of the third and fourth issue of 1875 and 1882. The latest United States uote to bear his portrait Is the $1oO gold certificate of the series of 1908.
 On the silver certificates of the issue of 1899 the $l bill shows small vignettes of Lincoln and Grant under the chief de- vice of the American eagle, with the capitol In the background.
 His portrait is also found on the one year note authorized in 186S which bore interest of 5 per cent. The s9o bill showed a mortar The compound interest note of the denomination of s20 authorized March 8. 1888, bore Lincoln's portrait
 Lincoln's portrait appeared on only one denomination and one issue of the fractional paper currency-the 50-cent note of the 1s6e-1875 series. While the busts of living men were freely used on the issues of the United States fractional currency in the early sixties objection was soon raised to the practice, and a law forbidding 1t was passed by Con- gress t-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
CRAFT ALLEGED.
Army Officer Accused of Padding His
 Travelling Expenses.

From the New York Times.
 An army officer whose duties require him to frequently visit three large cities which are so situated that straight line drawn from one to the other forms a perfect triangle is soon to be court martialed for adding fourth side to the triangle, a proceeding that made possible. army officers say, his collecting expense money for the fourth line, whereas he should have sought reimbursement only for the three regular sides of the triangle. A careful study of the map of one of the most thickly populated states in the union will make easy the Identification of the three cities (they are all over 100000.
 According to the charges against the officer in question, he was required to frequently visit all the cities, which may be designated as x, Y and Z Under the regulations the officer should have gone from x to r. then from Y to z, and from z back to X.
 But the officer didn't follow the straight and narrow path marked by the three sides of the triangle Instead he would go from x to Y, and after he finished his work in Y, instead of proceeding to z, would double back to X, according to his expense accounts. Then from X he would proceed to 2, then again double back to x, making four sides of the triangle traversed instead of three.
 The accused officers courtmartial will probably be held at Governors island. when he will be asked to explain why he charged for travelling four sides of a tri- angle.
 His excuse for making his rounds as he did has not yet Nbeen received, and prob ably will not be heard until the casc comes up for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Flour, Meal and Feedstnn.

(Corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Col Flour-Fancy patents. ST; Nellie King, $6.25; second patents, $6. Satinette. SAC a bushel; 96-1b Gorn-Kiln- dried, No. 2 mixed, SIC. white clip roc; Texas, 75c.
 Pure wheat bran, ton, $29. Cotton seed feed meal, SPA; prime -s0rn Ss s@qoa. ch9ps; ss sag' pounds slso- Hulls-s0-lbs. c. S.. $9; 100 lbs, c. s.. $9.00 clover. mixed. SIS; choice green alfalfa,
 Fruit and Produce.
 (Correeted daily by Douglass Bros.) Apples--Baldwin, per bbl, ST. Ben Davis, bu. box. sS.75; fancy Winesap, per bbl. s7.
 Oranges--California navel, $S25. Lemons-Fancy new crop, crate, $3.75 Grapefruit-Florida. per crate, S3.25 Tangerines-Double stamp. per box. $40 4.50.
 Limes-Per hundred, $1.25. Cranberrtes-Cape Cod, per box, $3.75: per bbl, $15.
 Potatoes-Irish, per bu. s1.1O; sweet, per ibu., S5c. Danish Cabbage-Per lb, Sc. Cabbage-New south ern, per crate. Onfons-Red Globe, per lb, 2hc. Celery--California, per crate. $5.5O0 6: per dozen, soc.
 Rutabagas-Per lb, 1kc. Cocoanuts-Per 100. $4.50. Peanuts--Hand picked. Ac. , Eggs-Fresh country. per dozen. IS
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Fouqht Bear With Elbow.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 For the first time in 27 years Emil Mo- back, a hunter, trapper and fisherman, who arrived yesterday from Alaska on the codhshing schooner J. D. Spreckels. has been out of the icy regions of the far north. And while the little vessel rode at anchor off Black Point he was still aboard, getting his fun of anticipa- tion before realization.
 - Tt feels kinder strange, this" said the old trader he leaned over the rail. "and I don't know just how I will catch on ashore. After spending half lifetime away up north. where everything is dif- ferent. it comes little strange.
 'I lived most of the time on the islands of Sanac and Morsova, where you have few white men for company except those at the stations. Business up north in the way of trading is not what 1t used to be by a long shot We used to get as high as $50 for Q bearskin; now you're lucky if you get $S
 ''The last bear I got fought with my elbow after he got my gun, and I was in a pretty nasty way for while. until I got my fingers into his eyes. He chewed my arm up until 1t looked like hunk of mincemeat."
 The J. D. Spreckels brought news of the drowning of Dan Wilmot, a fiisherman connected with the station at Unga. Will mot was out in his dory, when a stiff southeast gale sprang up and carried him off into the sleet What he suffered in the icy stiffness among the foes will nev- CT be known, as nothing was seen of him or the dory again. Another fisherman was caught in the same gale, but, after passing a night of awful suffering, he succeeded in landing at Popoff island. Wimot was a native of Nova Scotia, 0 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
OTHER LINCOLN STAMPS.
His Bust Has Appeared in Several
 Commemorative Issues.

The Lincoln commemorative postage stamps are only one of several issues on which his head appears. Lincoln's por- trait indeed, has been a favorite one with the engravers of stamps and paper currency.
 The first use of his bust on a stamp was on a 15-cent stamp issued on April 15 1866 This stamp was printed in black and on each side of the portrait of Lin coin were faces, the old Roman emblem of authority The stamp was used for registration purposes. the fee In 1866 being 15 cents. It is now moderately scarce in unused condition, and Is valued at s10.
 The next stamp to bear his portrait was the 9O-cent black and carmine stamp of the pictorial issue of 1869. It showed a three-quarter face in an oval. The portrait. reproduced from a photograph, was in black and the ornamental and scroll work in carmine This stamp is now rare and is quoted at $40 in unused and $15 in used condition.
 In 1870 Lincoln's portrait was placed on the 6-cent carmine stamp, the portrait of Commodore Perry being substituted on the 90-cent denomination. In 1890 his portrait appeared on the Accent dark brown stamp.
 The last denomination previous to the commemorative issue which showed Lin coln's head was the 5-cent blue stamp of 1902 issue.
 The portrait on the commemorative stamp was taken from the statue of Lin coin by -Gaudens in Lincoln park, Chicago
 Among the newspaper stamps of the issue of 1865 Lincolns bust was shown on the 25-cent carmine red variety, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, March 13.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows the banks hold s15, ,950 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is an increase of $1,670,775 in the proportionate cash reserve as com pared with last week. The statement follows: Loans, $1,So5, ,s53, 700; decrease, $7.27S, 700 Deposits, sl.S52, 1000; decrease, $263,600. Legal tenders, SO,159 900; de- crease, $744,500. Specie, $271, ,3S0 300; in- crease, $214, TOO Reserve, $351, ,490 200; de- crease, $529,700 Reserve required. $SSS,- OS7,05O; decrease. s2,2OO,47 Surplus, sl3,- 452,950; increase, $1,670,775. Exclusive United States deposits. 14,O5s,S75; increase s1,675,4 425. The percentage of actual re- serve of the clearing house banks to- day was 26.03. The statement of banks and trust companies oS Greater New York not reporting to the clearing house shows that these institutions have aggregate deposits of $1,215,67720O; total cash on hand, $50, 900 and loans amounting to $1, orr, ,664, 100
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Hubbard Bros. a Co.'s Letter.

New York, March 13.=(Special.)- With Liverpool unchanged from yester- day the new factor was the occurrence of light rains again in Texas which were. reported as continuing today. This caused some liquidation of long cotton which was absorbed by Liver pool arbitrage buying. Each day shows a small reduction in the Liver pool interest here against their stock of cotton on hand and has been the main support to prices during the past week. It is reported that we may expect a demand from China for cot ton goods in the near future as the stocks in the distant east are small, having been reduced during the past two years. At the close the market ral- lied to yesterdays prices on the Idea that the rains were insufficient in Tax as and too heavy in the Atlantic states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
TRADE IN
 COTTON MARKET Opening Is Better on Reports
 of Demand In China MARKET BECOMES LOWER While Spot Market Is Generally Easy the Basis of Prices Seems Solid
 and the Staple Declines Very Little.
MARKET BECOMES LOWER

New York, March 13.-The cotton mar ket opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of ? points on the reports of a better China trade and favorable weekend figures, but cables were a little lower than due, further rains were re- ported In the southwest and the market eased off during the early trading, under old crop liquidation, which some attri- buted to the leading bulls. Prices dur ing the middle of the morning ruled about to 1 points lower. There seemed to be considerable doing for October around 925 or points above the low level of the week.
 While the spot market is temporarily easy, the general cotton market situation is fundamentally solid, and the outlook seemingly involves greater danger to the "short" than to the Hong" This Is so, despite foreign pessimism, because the prospective yield promises to be ad- versely affected by Texas conditions and by the crop-curtailing influence of the boil weeyirs presence in the rich delta country at a time when the volume of consumption is. logically, expanding. Meanwhile, artificial environment renders the market less attractive from the inves- tors point of view than basic conditions warrant, and to that fact alone Is due much of the pessimism voiced by the trade.
 Some operators yesterday bought July deliveries in New York and sold July deliveries in New Orleans and succeeded in reducing the premium at which that position has long been held in New Or leans It does not follow that current statistical tendencies if continued will not so far reduce the supply as to place shorts squarely on the defensive through sheer depletion of American stocks, as would probably be the case now were not the market seriously lack ing in supporting speculation.
 The Texas forecast was for rain, and this also prompted some selling. On the other hand some points east of the Mis- sissippi reported the heayiest rainfall in years, and farmers complained of too much moisture and delays to farm work, but there were no speculative buyers to discount this bullish factor or to contest the right of the spinner to obtain fur ther supplies at deprecated values.
 The market closed steady with prices net points lower to ? points higher. Receipts at the ports today 10,654 bales against 11,933 last week and 12, ,453 last year.
 For the week 12o ,oOO bales against 1S1. .129 last week and 93.055 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 17s2 bales against 3S53 last year, and at Hous- ton 4O74 bales against 51s4 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Iiuernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, March 13.-Spot cotton quiet prices points higher American middling fair. 5661 good middling, 5.30d; middling, 51Od: low middling, 4.90d; good ordinary, 4.57d; ordinary, 4.22d.
 The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 5O0 were for speculation and ex- port and included $500 American. Receipts, 1000 bales all American.
 Futures opened quiet and steady and closed quiet March, March-April, April May, 5.01Hd; May-June. 5.0319d; June July, 05d; July-August, 5.o51adi August September. 5.o01sd; SeptemberO October, 4971Ad; October November, 4.941sd; No- vember-D December, 4.921sd; December-Jan- uary, 4. .911ad; January February 4.91d.
 Additional sales to the trade made late yesterday amounted to 1000 bales. all American.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; middling 7-16c; net re- ceipts 40T4; gross receipts 4074; shipments 1887: sales 303; stock 14O,7
 Augusta-Quiet; middling 7-16c net re- ceipts 535; gross receipts 525; shipments 351 sales 465; stock 77,235
 Memphie- Steady; middllng 7-16c; net receipts S22; gross receipts, 1929; ship nents 4272; sales $50; stock 146,702.
 St. Louis-Quiet; mddling 7-16c; net receipts 60; gross receipts S1s1; shipments s4S2; stock 43.S95
 Cincinnati-Net receipts eo5; gross re- ceipts COS; shipments 432; sales 400; stock 1892.
 Louisville-Firm middling 9a4c
 Little Rock-Quiet; middling Sc; net re- ceipts 9G9; gross receipts 9o9 shipments 659: stock 45 951.
 Total today-Net receipts 7004: gross receipts 1O923: shipments 135s3; sales ISIS; stock 474552.
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hye-NO. z, fJC.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 641aa651sc. Malting-Far to choice, 651aq67c. Flax Seed--No. 1 southwestern, $1.571e; No. l northwestern, $167A.
 Timothy Seed-$3. .S0q3.S5.
 Clover-$S.60.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, S765Q177O Short Ribs-Sides Qoose), sS.75G9.25. Short Clear Sides-Boxed s915d9.25. Butter-Firm; creameries, 2202S1ac; dali ries, 20625c.
 Eggs-Steady, at mark. cases inantu Eggs-Steady; firsts, 1Sc; prime firsts, 19c.
 Cheese-Strong; daisies, 151kHa16c; twins, 141a@15c; Young Americas, 17@17Ac; Long Horns,. 16A@17c.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, sS@ soc; fair to good. S5@S7c.
 Poultry-Firm; turkeys, 17c; chickens, 14c; springs, 15c
 Veal-Firm; 50 to 60 pound weights. 70 71kc; 60 to S5 pound weights, S@9c S5 to 110 pound weights, 9611c
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Metal Market.

New York, March 1S.-The metal mar kets were quiet and practically nomi- nal in the absence of cables Tin was unchanged at $2S.s0@29. Copper was weak with lake quoted at $12.75@ 12.S7k; electrolytio, $12.87M @12.50; casting. s12.25@12.s7M. Lead remained steady at $3.95Q4, and spelter at s4.75 @4.77h. Iron was unsettled with No. l foundry northern. quoted at $16,25@ 1875; No. 2 at $15.75@16.25; No. l southern and No. soft, s16@16.5O.
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Coffee Market.

New York, March 1S.-The market for coffee furtures opened steady, the close being quiet, net points lower to points. higher Sales were reported of 10000 bags, including March at 6.S5c; May at 6.75c; July at 6.25c; September at 5.S5@5.90c November at 5.T0c; De- cember at 5.65@5.70c.
 Spot quiet; No. Rio, 8Ac; Santos No. 4, 9c. Mild steady; Cordova, 9%@ 18c
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Exports and lmnorts.

New York, March 13.-Imports of merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending March were valued at $1S,193,344. Im- ports of specie for the port of New York for the week ending today were S89,0 ,037 silver and $60S,2s9 gold. Ex- ports of specie from the port of New Y ork for the week ending today were $S29 ,499 silver and s3,S23,050 gold.
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Dry Goods.

New York, March 13.-The demand for cotton goods was very small with primary houses during the day, but jobbers did a very active trade. The demand for linen for the next fall sea son continues unabated and some lines are being shown for spring of 191O Burlaps were in better demand through out the week. A good amount of spot goods are being sold at last weeks prices.