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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
PRICES ARE BETTER
 IN STOCK MARKET
Traders Change Tactics and
 Improvement Is Noted
NEWS IS UNAVOIDABLE
Lehigh Valley Shares Become Active But the Movement is Not Sig uificant and Days Busi-
 ness Is Small

New York December 28-Attempts to depress the stock market during the last few days having proved more or less abortive, traders today changed their tac tics and bought moderately with re- sultant hardening of prices. The improve ment was none too pronounced and did not extend to the entire active list, being confined to a few of the leaders and a number of issues in the special group. There was some degree of pressure on United States Steel throughout the day and the selling of that stock was accom- panied by the now familiar rumors of ad- verse trade conditions.
 If anything the news of the day was unfavorable rather than otherwise. Two or the minor railroad lines, controlled by the New York Central road, the Rutland and the Lake Erie and Western roads, again passed the dividends on the pre- ferred shares in keeping with their rec ords of the past year or two and the Pennsylvania company, ,-an important part of the Pennsylvania railroad system, cut its annual dividend from to per cent. In the case of the Vanderbilt lines it was officially stated that the physical condition. of the properties together with their poor earning did not warrant a re- sumption of dividend payments at the present time.
 Lehigh Valley was the strongest of the [ railroad issues but the movement in gen. eral was of little significance and en- listed practically no outside interest or support. The days business was un- usually small and in the late trading the market relapsed into extreme dullness.
 London was a buyer of the Hartman issues and Reading, according to report. but the sum total of operations for that market was probably under 5000 shares. The unusually large consignment of gold received in London from South Africa to- day was about equally divided between the Bank of England and Germany, whose demands for the metal continue to be quite insistent.
 The market for foreign exchange here was somewhat easier, but dull on light offerings of financial bills. Commercial paper continues to be in good demand by local banks and the better class of these offerings is being rapidly absorbed at a steady increase in the rate of discount.
 The feature of the bond market was increased demand at better prices for the general per cent bonds of the AtcIison and Northern Pacific railroads The bal ance of the bond market was steady on a moderate volume of operation. Total sales, par value, aggregated s1,s4O,O00. United States government bonds were unchanged. a
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SPECIAL RATES
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Special HOmcseekers' Rates to points in the west and northwest. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month, limited for return 25 days from date of sale.
 Winter tourist rates to many points in the south and southwest. Tickets on sale until April 30, 1911. Good to re- turn to May 31, 1911.
 Christmas and New Year Holiday Round Trip Rates-Tickets will be on sale December 15, 16, IT, 21, 22. 2S, "A, 25 and 31. 1910, and January 1, 1911 Final limit for returning January g., 1911.
 For further information call on or write to P. Sid Jones. D. P. A, both phones 077. Birmingham. Ala
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Daily Cotton Market

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 16.5o9; gross receipts, 16,509; sales, 1133; stock, 233, 719; exports to Great Brit ain $500; to France, 13,547
 New Orleans: Quiet; middling, 147sc; net receipts, 1S,636; gross receipts, 1S,661; sales, TAO; stock, 259,717; exports to the conu- nent, 6700; coastwise. 1190.
 Mobilei Quiet; middling, IA 11-16c; net receipts, 3105; gross receipts, 8105; sales, 450; stock, g, 600; coastwise, 1883.
 Savannah Quiet; middling, 14Bc; net receipts, 19,527; gross receipts, 19,527 sales, 2378; stock, POS, TOO; exports to France, 4250; coastwise, 94.
 Charleston: Firm; middling, 141kc; net receipts, 2154; gross receipts, 2154; stock, 45,5TT; coastwise, 300.
 Wilmington: Quiet; middling, 141zc; net receipts, 4070: gross receipts, 4070; stock, 0,4S2.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 14Nc; net re- ceipts, 66S9; gross receipts, 66S9i sales, 295; stock, 35,O96; coastwise. 2e2s.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 14%c; stock, 12,439.
 New York; Quiet: middling, 1495c; net receipts, IS; gross receipts, 3830; sales, 800; stock. 2s7,4 exports to the conti- nent, 924: coastwise, 1900.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 14.95c; net re- ceipts, 242; gross receipts, 5051: stock, H., $40; exports to Great Britain. 1864.
 Philadelphia; Quiet; middling, 15. 20c; net receipts, 50; gross receipts 50; stock, 5o4S.
 Texas City: Net receipts, 150; gross re- ceipts, 150; coastwise 150.
 Minor ports: Stock. 14O3.
 Total today, at all ports, net: 71.14S; exports to Great Britain, 4s64; to France, 1T, 7,797; to the continent, 7624; stock. 11,1S3,- S04
 Consolidated, at all ports, net: 212, ,405: exports to Great Britain. 42,7s9; to France, 35, ,5O5; to the continent, 67,645; to Japan, 750.
 Total since September 1. at all ports, net, 5,916, 67o; exports to Great Britain, 2.o74,7e4 to France, 57o,3$s; to the conti- nent. 1571.9O3; to Japan. 52.625; to Mex leo, 1215.
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Available Grain Supplies

and telegraphio communications received by Bradstreet's show the following changes in available supplies as compared with previous accounts:
 Wheat, United States, east of Rockies, increased 537000 bushels. Canada, de- creased 197,000 bushels. Total United States and Canada, increased 34O0,00O bush- els. Afloat for and in Europe, decreased S,3O0, ,000 bushels. Total American and Flu ropean supply, decreased 2,860000 bushels.
 Corn, United States and Canada, in- creased 1,e69.000 bushels.
 Oats. United States and Canada, in- creased 349, 900 bushels.
 Among the leading decreases reported this week are Louisville. 53,o00 bushels Chattanooga, 500OO bushels.
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STRONGER DEMAND
 IN MEAT MARKET Generally Quiet In the Whole
 sale District MOREPOULTRYRECEIVED Market For Flour and Feedstuffs Ex- ceptionaIly Sluggish-Little Do- Ing In the Fruit and
 Produce Lines
MOREPOULTRYRECEIVED

Quiet prevailed along Morris avenue again yesterday as was expected by the merchants, who say there will be very little change if any in the conditions be- fore the new year.
 The market for meats was reported as having felt stronger demand during the day, and there was increased activity in the poultry market in which few fresh arrivals were noted. The market for flour and feed stuffs was exceptionally sluggish, and very little was doing in the line of fruits and produce.
 Receipts for yesterday were unusual ly light, and there were no changes in quotations.
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tember, 10. 7sc; october, 1o.esc; November, 10. 66c.
 Havre was A@1k up. Hamburg, un- changed to 54 higher. Rio, 175 reis higher at 7sx6OO: Santos 50 reis higher; As 7sxooo' Is 7sxO50. oo
 Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 2,- GOO bags, against 10000 last year. Jundi- ahy receipts, 95OO bags, against S2oo last wear. New York warehouse deliveries yesterday, 20,7S2 bags, against 1893 last year. Rio cabIed that congress has fixed the rate of Brazilian exchange on Lon don at 16d. The rate quoted by today s cable was 1-32d highed at 15 5-l6d.
 Spot, steady; Rio No. T, 131acm; Santos, No. 4, 13%c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 1Ss4Q 15&c
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. December 2s.-Good business done in spot cotton; prices points lower American middling fair. S.6od; good mid. ding, 8.26d; middling, S12d; low middling 7.92d; good ordinary, 766d; ordinary, 7.41d The sales of the day were 14.000 bales of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 13.700 American. Re- ceipts since last report 54000 bales, in- cluding 46,900 American. Futures opened easier and closed easy. December. 7.S6isd December-January, 7.s51fd; January-Feb- ruary. 7.S5d; February March. 7S6d March-April, April-May. 7s61fd; May Trne 7.s7d' Tunn-Tulv. 7.S5d: July-August I.S1d: August-september. 7.62d: septem- ber-October, 7.2S1ad; October-November 7.091ad.
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Deafh From Pafnaninr

Pittsburg, December 2S.-TweNe days ago Elmer Desc swallowed 27 grains of bichloride of mercury, enough to kill 150 persons. and today he died After the poison had been taken a phy- sician was summoned and in short time Desc was apparently as well as ever. He told members of his family what he had done but gave the mat ter no more attention. Christmas eve he became III and his condition gradual ly grew worse until he died from the effects of the poison.
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Gl4ubbard Bros. N Co.,. Letter

New York, December 2s.-(Speclal.)-- Further liquidation before the new year on account of the heavy recepits, both at the ports and interior towns, carried the market down to level at which the American spinners called cotton. This buying, together with the arbitrage buy ing during the first hour, absorbed the cotton offered for sale and the close was steady. with all of the decline re- covered
 All advices from the south state that the movement this season Is no indication of the crop and that the world will soon learn that the small crop estimates are correct. Nevertheless. it must be admitted that 1t Is not pleasant to the outside buyer to feel that each time the market advances to about 15 cents 1t falls back on the pressure of cotton for sale by the holders in the South
 Liverpool is expected to advance some 3 to points tomorrow. Large tenders are expected on Friday for delivery on January 3.
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Married the Other Man

Dublin, Ga, December 2S.-While Col Her Walker of Atlanta and some of his guests waiting here yesterday for the arrival of Walkers bride-elect. Miss Olive Leonard, a telephone message came from Wrghtsville that she had married Thom- as Beall of this city on Sunday. Beall was to have been one of the attendants at the wedding and it was he who several days ago secured Walkers marriage li- cense at the latters request.
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Killed By m Explosion

Butler, Pa, December 2S.-An explosion of 150 pounds of blasting powder at a quarry today killed Tony Rossi and Peter Guam. two of the blasters, and fatally injured Andrew Russina. an assistant. The latter was blown 25 feet, both legs being torn from his body and his head and body were lacerated. The explosion is thought to have been caused by a drill striking a cap In an unexploded charge.
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"shooter. Blown to Piece.

Washington, Pa.. December 2Ss-Wil- liam c. Maloney was about to shoot an oil well in Crosscut township today when he complained that the nitro glycerine was too thick. He placed the explosive in a barrel of hot water and was completing preparation for the shot when the charge exploded. Maloney was blown to pieces and the derrick at the well wrecked. His horses also were knocked down but were not hurt. The charge contained 25 quarts of the fluid. Maloney had been a shooter for 10 years.
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Boy MysteriousIy Killed

Atlanta, December 2S.-Charles Davis, 13 years old, died at local hospital to- day as the result of a mysterious shot, received while ae play this morning with other small boys near his home. Ac- cording to his playmates no sound of a shot was heard and the first intimation of an attack was when the boy clutched his shoulder, eXclaiming that some one had hit him. The bullet entered the shoulder. ranged down and lodged in the abdomen. No arrests have been made.
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Harmon Is Satisf1ed

Columbus, O., December Ex-Governor Harmon tonight denied that he would ask the legislature to investigate the election frauds in Adams county. He said that he is satisfied that the investigation being made by the local authorities will be thor ough.
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Futures closed,2 points higher to points lower. December, 7.4Oa7. .42c; January, '. .296I7. .S2c; February, 7.3Od7. .32c; March, T. .39@7 .34c April, 7.35Cd7. .39c.
 Prime crude. 6.33Q6. 4Oc: prime summer yellow, 7.3O6l7. 4Sc; prime winter yellow, 7.50910c prime summer white, 7.50Q10o.
 New Orleans. December 2S.-Cottonseed oil: Prime refined in barrels, per pound. 7.20c; choice meal, 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, s2S25; choice cake, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $27 .25.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Rye-No. 2, S0dS1c-
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 6017Oc; fair to choice malting, 7s9S3c
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, 8. No. l northwestern, $2.42.
 Timothy seed. $10.
 Clover, $15
 Mess Pork-Per barrel s19 5o919. .e21a Lard-Per 100 pounds, $10.40.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Ioose, $9. .871s6l1O. .50. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S10. 621k610. .75. Enthusiastically; creameries, 2S@2ec; dairies 21Q25c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 4t47; at mark cases, 191sQ221kc; firsts, 29c1a prime firsts, 31c.
 Cheese-Steady; daisies, 15k15Ac; twins, 14g1414c; young Americas, 1514Q1511c; long horns, 15@15Ac.
 Potatoes-steady1s choice to fancy, 4sQ 45c; fair to good, 3S142c.
 Poultry - Firm; turkeys, 15@15A g dressed 21c; chickens, live, 17c; fowls, live uc; springs. live, 11hc.
 yeal-Steady, 50 to 60 lb. wts., Sc; 60 to s5 lb. wts.. 1oc; S5 to 11o ID. wts., 1o9 121ac.
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New Orleans, December 2S.-Spot cot ton quiet. unchanged; sales on the spot, 240 bales; to arrive, 800; low ordinary, Ii 7-16o nominal; ordinary, 1214c; good or dlnary, IS 11-16c; strict good ordinary, IA 1-1ec; low middling. 14%c: strict low middling, 145sc; middling, 14Tsc; strict middling, 15c; good middling. 15 S-16c; strict good middling, 15%c; mddling fair, 15ssc; middling. fair to fair. 16c; fair. 16ssc nominal. Receipts. 1s.e36; stock, &9.717.
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New York Money

New York, December 2S-Money on call, steady; 2a@3ss per cent; ruling rate, ass per cent; time loans. dull; 60 and 90 days and six months, 3%@4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4Qf19 per cent; sterling exchange, steady at decline with actual business in bankers bills at S4. S20l4 .S2. .25 for 6o-day bills and at s4.S5.10 for demand; i; commercial bills. s4.S1A@4.S2; bar silver, 53Mc; Mexican dollars, 45c; government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 13,Os1; gross receipts, 13,0S1; ship ments, 13919 sales. 547; stock, 1S1, ,5O5.
 Augusta: Steady; middling. 147sc; net receipts, 269e; gross receipts, 2970; ship ments, sos; sales, 59s; stock, 99021.
 Memphis Steady; middllng, 15asc; net receipts, 6772: gross receipts. 10,7e5; ship nents, sO62; sales. 15OO; stock. 226.240.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 15 S-5c: net receipts, 50; gross receipts, 5s69; ship ments, 5S69; stock, 21, ,4S3.
 Cincinnati: Quiet; net receipts, 93s; gross receipts, 939 shipments, 29S4; sales, 14,93S
 Little Rock: Firm: middling, IA 11-l6c; net receipts, 151s: gross receipts, 1513; shipments, 1856; stock, 50,102.
 Louisville: Firm; middllng, 15ssc.
 Total today: Net receipts, 24,o51: gross receipts, 35,137; shipments, SS,29S; sales, 21O6; stock, 543,2S9.
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Kansas City Grain

lures, May, 937sc bid; July, S9Ac bid. Corn May. 46S94Sc sellers; July, 46A047c sell lers. Cash wheat, unchanged; No. 2 hard, 911sd96c; No. 9 red. 96lka97c. Corn. un- changed; No 3 mixed, 42c; No. 2 white, 42@42Ac Oats, unchanged; No. white, 311hGl32c: No. 2 mixed. 31Ql311zc.
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St. Lauis Grain

St. Louis, December 2S.--Wheat futures weak; May, 97@971sc; July, 91%@92c. Corn, lower; May, 46A@46xc; July 47%c. Oats, steady; May, 32c; July, 331ac. Cash wheat, weak; track No. red, ssc; No. hard, 9SQ 99c. Corn, firm; track No. 2, 469461ac; No. white, 461sc. Oats. lower; track No. 2, 31Ac1s No. white, S31ac.
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Dry Goods

New York. December 2S.-Cotton goods held steady and generally quiet. Some small export trade with China is passing on four-yard sheetings Underwear and hosiery for fall 1911, are being sold stead fly. Spot dress goods trade Is quiet, but cutters are ordering more for spring.
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Meata Corrected by Southern Beef ma Pre- vision Company

Meats Corrected by Southern Beef ma Pre-
 vision Company Lard, 11Xc; compound, 9ssc. Rib bellies, 13c D. s. short ribs, 11hc. D. s. fat backs, lie. Smoked clear bellies. 17i1c; fancy. 1s,se, Hams. smoked, 151ac: California, 11kc. Bacon. fancy, 25c; medium. 23c. Pork loins, 14c; spare ribs, 121Ac. Ham butts, 13kc; Boston butts. 14c.
 Flour and FeedstuRs fCorrected by Tennessee Mill Col Nellie King flour. per barrel. $5.& Bolted meal, per 96-lb. sack, $1-30. No. 2 corn, per bushel, 66c. Pure wheat shorts, s3l. Pure wheat bran, $N. 100-lb. c. s. hulls, per ton, SIS. Prime c. S. meal, per ton. s2s. C. 8. feed meal, per ton. $26. No. 1 timothy hay, per ton. s22 Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, slA Corn chops, per 100-lb. sack, s1.30. Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats 47c. Choice pea-green alfalfa S2S.
 Fruits and Produce
 (Corrected by Douglas Brosl Apples-Fancy red, $5 to $6. Oranges, California, s4.75; F'lorada, s7.ss G26O.
 Pineapples, $350. Lemons-Fancy. A.50.
 
 Irish Potatoes-New stock. per bushsl 75QSOc.
 Cabbage-Danish cabbage, 1hc. Onions-Red Globe. 21ac lb. Navy Beans-Choice Michigan. per ha. s325
 Lima Beans-Per ID. 65kc- Peas Virginia black-eye. per bu.. Ss.A Spanish onions, per crate, u.A Celery-Fancy, per crate, s4.75. Cocanuts, $5.5oq6 per 100. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel. S2 256fz n Pears-Bartlett. per crate. s3.5O; cook. ing. per bbl, $2.5o; sugar, per bbL, H.5o: per keg. 2.S6. Grapes-Malaga, keg, S6. Canada turnips. per h.. 1hc. Grape fruit. Florida, per box, SaN Tangerines-Per box s4.0o.
 Poultry and Rxgs
 Corrected by Garrett G Hine, Hens-Medium. 4oGooc; live. per h. Large flyers. 3594oe- 15c per lb, medium flyers, 25430c, 1711c per ID; small. 15020o Ter ID. Ducks, 40@45c; guineas. BOG: roosters. BOG; geese. 45QSOc; live turkeys. psc Eggs-Fresh candled. scas2c.
 Live Stock Steers, good to choice fat. s5o0 to lsos Steers. medium to good. $50 to i2oo Ibs-. S4Q4h4c.
 Steers. good to choice fat. 65o to $50 Ina. Steers, medium to good. sso to $50 rbs. 2&Q3sc.
 Oxen, good to choice, SG4c. oxen, medium to good. 21t0D3c. Cows and heifers. good to choica sos to 1000 lbs, Sxq4lfc. Cows and heifers. medium to eood- 3Q31zc.
 Cows and heifers. good to choica au to 800 lbs, a1z04Ac. Cows and heifers. medium to good 6DG to 800 lbs. 2A@3iac. Yearlngs, good to choice, 2E63Xc. Yearlings. medium to good. 2A@2Kc. Bulls, good to choice. 800 to 12O0 lbs. 21aQ3Ac. Bulls. medium to good, 800 to 12oo lbs. 2A92%c.
 Bulls. medium to good. 800 to 1900 lbs- 2AG211c. Gamers. 11a62hc. Hogs. choice (corn fed), 1so to 25o Ibs.. 7c.
 Hogs, choice (corn fed). 14o to 1so lbs. exc. Pigs, 80 to 120 ID. wts.. GIG. Pigs 60 to so lb. wts., SIC. Pigs 80 to 120 lb. wts., 7Ac. Pigs, 60 to 80 h. wts., 70. Fat cattle, demand good Oxen. demand slow.
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Naval stores

Savannah. December 2s.-Turpentine firm, 7s% d77c sales. 596;. receipts, 651; shipments 2; stock, 15,2s7 Rosn firm; sales, 254s; receipts, 4oo1; shipments. 3; stock IS, 45S Quote: A. B. c, s5.S0; D, s5. .s21kd5s5 E. s5. .s21s0I5. .S71s, F, s5.S71k; e, s5. .s71b55. 90; H, s5. .9OG5 .s21a; I, s6@6. .15 K, SC. 70; M, s7.10; N, s7.SO; VIC, S.4O; wv, s7 7.5O.
 Charleston, S. C.. December 2s.-Turpen- tine firm, 76%c. Rosin firm. Quote: A, B c, sS. .7o@5. .75; D, $5 .721a; E, s5.75G5.SO; F, s 80; G, $5. s2k@5.s5 H, s5.s5@5 90; I, s5, ,95d6 K. ss.7O; M, S.o5; N, SIPS; WG' 1855; wv, s7.45.
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Trensurv statement

Washington, December 2S.-At the begin
 ming of business the condition of the 1 United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, | $32, TAO. .193; in banks and Philippine treas
 ury, $33, 403,3 329. The total balance in gen. eral fund was $S4,672,33 # Ordinary receipts yesterday were $685. < 407, disbursements $2,316,275. The deficit to date this fiscal year is ST. r 920,3S6, against $2S,090,711 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal
 and public debt transactions.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York December 2S.-Cotton seed oil was relatively steady for near posi- tion, owing to firm crude markets, while later months were shade lower under poor general demand and in sympathy with weakness in lard. Total sales, $500.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 8.-There was a heavy slump In rough rice quotations on the local market today. Honduras dropped from 10 to 20 cents per barrel and Japan from 10 to 25 cents per bar rel Clean rice was unchanged. Trading was light.
 Receipts: Rough, S94S; clean, 17,415, in- cludng 16,642 on Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad; millers. 36O4.
 Sales: Rough, 647 Honduras, at 2.069 2.s1c; TAT Japan at 1.75@2. soc; clean. 1120 Honduras at 1ss@4ssc; 210S Japan at 7-l6Q 27sc.
 Quotation: Rough Honduras quiet, 1.509 8 10c; Japan quiet, 1.75@3c; clean Hon duras steady, 3@47sc; Japan steady. 214Q 31lc.
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Capital surplus and stockholders responsibility consttut ing depostors guarantee fund.- This guarantee fund will increased after January 1st 1911 to o0OOOOO
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New OrIeans Cotton Morket

New Orleans, December 2S.1Cotton fu- lures opened barely steady at decline of to points. Cables were about as
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l5 ......................... 2.Od
 2S .........-............. u.50 Mottled ......................... 10.6o
Local Cotton Market

Cotton Seed Products Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton oil
 Company oil. prime. 40Q471kc per gallon; meal. prime, 7h per cent ammonia. s27 per net ton; hulls, sacked. s11; hulls, loose. 30.
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Metal Market

New York, December 2S.-Standard cop per, weak; spot and December, $12@12 .15; January. February and March, SIP .O5QD 1920 London closed weak; spot, a56; fu- lures, E56 15c. Arrivals today at New York, 210 tons. Exports, 27,O34 tons so far this month. Local dealers report a nom inally unchanged market. Lake copper s13a13. 25; electrolytic. s12.75q13; castings, $12. .500112. .75.
 Tin, quiet; spot, December, January, February and March, $SS. .25Q3S.75 Lon don. steady; spot, e175 Is Cd. Futures, &175 los.
 Lead. dull. s4.45@455, New York, s4.so@ 40, East St. Louis. London, spot, s13 Ss Sd.
 spelter, dull; s5.55@5 s5. New York, and s 321b@5. 421s. East St. Louis.
 Iron, Cleveland warrants, 49s 101kd In London. Locally, dull and nominally un- changed. No. 1 foundry northern, s15 25 Q16.25; No. 2, $1475Q15.75; No. 1 southern and No. southern soft, Sl5.25@15.75. Coffee Market
 New York, December 2S-The market for coffee futures opened steady, un- changed prices to an advance of points on continued covering or bull support which appeared to be encouraged by the hrmness of Brazilian markets and unfa- vorable new crop advices. The European markets were not better than due, but made a steady showing and during the middle of the day March contracts here made a new high record for the season, selling at Il 2Sc. Realizing caused reac- tions later, however, and the market closed barely steady, net points lower to points up.
 Sales. 66.250 bags; December, il .o5c; Jan- uary, Il 06c; February, 11.14c; March, 11.19c; April, 11.13c; May. 11.07c; June, 10 .s9c: July, 10.9oc; August. 1O.S6c; Sep
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No Agents

This bank employs agents to solicit ac counts and who voluntarily bring their deposits to or them by ma may safely depend the best Of service and security.
 First N0fiOnaIB Bank of Birmingham
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day, 2355oo shares.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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New York Cotton Futures.