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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
WEAKNESS IN WHEAT
CAUSED BY SELLING
Market Shows a Heavy Tone
During the Day
THE SUPPLY rs GREATER
Signs of Unsettled Weather With
Light Country Offerings Strength
ems Corn-Oats Close Higher
and Provisions Lower

Chicago, February 3.-Prospects OF
a fair increase in the visible supply
this week put a finishing touch today
to weakness in wheat. At the CORE
spending time a year ago there was a
decrease of $4,000 bushels. Closing
prices were Quarter cent to u a "a C
under last night The end of the ses-
sion left corn u @Ac up. oats at an
advance of shade to &c and provi-
sions 21a @121ac down.
Wheat displayed a heavy tone all
day. There was much unloading by
longs who had bought on the idea
that the southwest would develop a
crop scare. AS a matter of fact the
weather in that section turned mild
instead of developing the cold wave
which had been looked for. Moreover
predictions were current that wheat
stocks at Kansas City would be more
than 100000 bushels by the end of
the month. the largest total there on
record. In this connection 1t was
pointed out that Minneapolis had en-
larged her store of wheat 100000 bush
els this week and Duluth had gained
$4,000 bushels.
Worlds shipments promised big
falling off, but traders were in toe
bearish a mood to give much atten-
ton to anything that would impede the
downward slide of the market The
tone at the close, however. was steady
May fluctuations ran from 95 u a SO "a {
with last sales " q 5sc off at 95&c.
Signs of unsettled weather indicat-
ing light Ioadings in the country helped
to strengthen corn. Smallness of ship
ments from the Argentine formed an
additional aid and SO did continued UNI
favorable crop conditions there May
ranged from 40 &c to 50A a sc and
cloAed at 5OAc. net gain of a C. Cash
corn was steady No. yellow finished
at Az a 4Sc.
There was considerable covering oil
short oats today. principally for local
people. The effort, though, was offset
in the main by selling from influential
sources. May varied between 32A q
33hc, closing a shade up at 33Bc
Provisions weakened because of I'M
loading by packers after the hog mar
ket failed to maintain an early slight
advance. The outcome was a net de-
cline of ~ @12Kc in pork and 2 "a q
be for both lard and ribs.
FIXTURE quotations were as follows.
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BELIEVE FRANK
CONTROLS YAZOO

New Orleans, February 3.-They're ac-
cusing Charley Frank of meddling in Cot
ton States league affairs again Charley
has just provided Yazoo City with a man
ager-the old Montgomery PLAYER, Domi-
nick Mullaney-and the report that Frank
has controlling interest In the Yazoo
City club will not down.
1t will be recalled that some time ago
Frank was reputed to be the owner of the
Meridian franchise, but subsequent events
backed up his denial
When Mullaney hit New Orleans it was
thought that he had come here for a
consultation with Manager Frank regard
ing berth on this years New Orleans
team, but the next morning Frank and
Mulianey went to Yazoo City, and Frank
staid there for several days.
Mullarey has been in the South Atlantic
league for several years, long enough to
get suspended. That was nothing new to
Null. though, for his temper has fire.
quentiy got him into trouble While man
aging Montgomery he was put out of the
game frequently by the umpires, and was
once suspended for a long period by
President Kavanaugh. Mull's offense was
smuggling an umpire on the New Orleans
grounds and for a while it looked like
the big Irishman might be chased out of
the league.
Null Is jovial Irishman when he is in
a good humor, but he Is a bear when he
gets mad, and the chances are his pres
ehce ON the Yazoo City club will result
in the Cotton States umpires giving va
zoo the benefit of many close decision.
The Cotton States magnates agreed at
their annual meeting that they would
suppress all boisterous conduct by stick
ing heavy fines on the culprits. Maybe
Null will have to work all summer for his
lodging.
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Jerome Faces Swami

New York, February 3.-Former Dis
trict Attorney jerome and Justice Swami,
whom Jerome recently characterized as a
"half-backed judge, who holds office by
the grace of Charlie Murphy" faced one
another again in the court of general ses-
sions today. There was no further clash,
but the former district attorney argued
and gained a delay of "a hours in the ar
raignment of his client, Joseph G.. Robin,
on the charge of larceny of $4,000 from
the Washington Savings bank
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COTTON BREAKS ON
BAD FOREIGN NEWS
Plague in China Is Main Factor
in Decline
PRICES DROP SHARPLY
Trade which Affects the British
spinners Causes Decline In
America

New York, February 3.-There was a
very sharp break In the cotton market
today, with sellers showing more conf
dence than at any time since the down
ward movement started, owing to unfa-
vorable foreign trade reports and the con-
tinued heavy movement. Prices reached
the lowest level touched since the pub
LEGATION of the governments crop esti-
mates, with May selling at 14.55c or near
ly IS per bale below the high record of
the season. The close was easy at net
decline of II to 20 points.
The market opened easy at a decline of
to ID points under aggressive bear pres
sure, stop-loss selling and more or less
general liquidation following lower cables
than due and bearish private advices as
to Manchester trade conditions. There
seemed to be no change In the general
character of the news from the south;
there was some trade buying at the in
itial break, and during the forenoon prices
rallied to points from the lowest on
covering and reports that both foreign and
domestic mills were calling cotton at tho
decline. There was, however, no renewal
of aggressive bull support, and the mar
ket turned weak again during the after
noon on prospects for bearish weekend
figures with prices breaking into new low
ground in the late trading under a re-
newal of stop-loss selling. The close was
at practically the lowest.
The impression created by the Liverpool
advice appeared to be that the China
plague situation or the decline in bar
silver had shut off the demand from the
far east and that Manchester was selling
hedges against supplies of both raw ma
terial and yarns. Advices from the con-
tinent claimed that Lancashire was offer-
ings yarns there without finding buyers.
Other cables, however, said that rumors
Of short time in Lancashire were quite
erroneous, as most of the mills were sold
far ahead
The into-sight movement proved larger
than expected and spinners' takings for
the week fell behind the same week last
year, but exports for the day were about
27,0o0 bales in excess of port receipts and
stocks at counted interior towns lost
about $1,000 bales for the week.
Receipts at the ports today 32,016, against
43, 425 last week and 1854 last year.
For the week 10000, against 215,26S last
week and 1896 last year. Today's re-
CENTS at New Orleans 1928 bales, against
1865 last year and at Houston 367l, against
1112 last year.
Ns~ York Cotton Futures
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TRADING IN STOCKS
SHOWS RESTRAINT
Recent Advance Appears to
Satisfy Brokers
DECLINES ARE SMALL
Market shows Ability to Absorb Offer-
ings and Hold Prices Close to
the Figures Recently
Attained

New York, February 3.-Various re-
straining influences prevented continual
ton today of the advance in prices which
went on without serious interruption
through the preceding seven days of trad
ing en- the stock exchange. Establish
ment of highest prices of the year quite
naturally restricted buying orders and
further progress of realization also had
its effect and to a more marked degree.
Recessions were comparatively small,
however, and the ability of the market to
absorb offerings and hold close to the top
level gave it an appearance of underlying
strength until the closing hour, when
there was a sharp reaction, which resulted
in net losses for many of the moro con-
spicuous stocks.
The strength of the Gold issues revived
discussion of possible change of control
of these properties. In the absence of
any authoritative information Wall street
is inclined to believe that Standard Oil
interests will soon be dominant.
Considerable attention was given to a
report which also lacked official confir-
nation 10 the effect that the arrange
liSItS were ulutI Mdy Nihtil YoieNh
plated formation of a new steel corpora
tion of large capitalization by interests
formerly identified with United States
Steel, but who are not, however, seeking
to oppose the best interests of United
States Steel.
hardening tendency in the money
market was noted today for the first
time in several weeks. and was presumed
to be a reflection of increased demand
for speculative purposes. Known move
ments of money for the week to the close
of business last night indicated a cash
gain of more than 100000 and the
banks made a further gain of S1,365, 000
from the sub-treasury today. Receipts
from the interior were of smaller volume
during the week, but this was compen-
stated for by the gain from the sub
treasury.
Statistics for January bank clearings
at the important centers of the country
revealed a decline of 1913 per cent as
compared with January, 1910.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value
S3.595O00.
United States Is, registered declined u
on call.
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Banker Is Indicted

Alexandria, Va, February 3-Eight in
dictments were returned today against
c. j. Hickey, president of the defunct
Virginia Sale Deposit and Trust corpora
ton. which went into the hands of re-
ceivers December 49, together with its
eight branches scattered throughout Vir-
ginia. = The indictments charge Hickey
with grand larceny, making false state
ments as to the financial condition of the
bank and classifying the accounts of the
institution
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MONTGOMERY MARKET

Montgomery, February 3.-(Special)-
Cotton was quoted in Montgomery today
as follows: Middling, IA 5-16c; strict mid.
ding, IA 7-16c. Other quotations We're I'M
changed.
Apples: No. Ganos. s5.25 per barrel.
No. / Baldwins. 21s-inch, $5.25 barrel.
Florida Oranges: 1876 size, 81 per box;
$50 size, 1925 per box; 176, 200, PIG sizes.
81 35 per box.
Irish Potatoes: Choice Virginia stock,
S5c per bushel.
Onions: Red Globe, sound and dry, $1.20;
dry, s115 per bushel; Yellow Danver,
sound and dry. $1.15 per bushei.
Turnips: Canadian stock, barreled
sacks, 80 per sack.
Florida Grapefruit: Sizes so and 96, s.
box; size a. 1925 box; sizes SO, 46 and 81,
$3.50 box.
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Ewing watterson Insane

Kingston. N. Y, February 3.-The COM
mission to determine the sanity of Ewing
Watterson, son of Col. Henry Watterson
of Louisville. who entered a plea of In
sanity to an indictment for assault, filed
it's report today wherein 1t finds Waiter
son insane on June 1 last when he shot
j. Martin at Saugerties, N Y, and is
still insane The commission recommends
that Watterson be confined in the State
ASYLUM for the Insane.
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Roosevelt as a Naturalist

Los Angeles, CAL. February 3.-Theodore
Roosevelt's trip next month will bear di-
rectly upon his work as naturalist. Ac-
cording to telegram received yesterday
by DR.. j. A. B. Scherer, president of
Throop university. the colonel says he will
arrive in Pasadena the morning of March
q. In the afternoon he expects to pass
some time with John Burroughs and John
Muir, who have devoted years to scien-
tific research in the west. In the evening
Colonel Roosevelt will deliver an address
on "Zoology of African
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 3.-Cotton seed oil
was easy early under lower crude and
weakness in cotton, but prices steadied
up in the afternoon on covering of shorts
and buying on the reaction theory. A
large part of the business was in the
way of switching of March and May into
July Total sales, 1890. Futures closed
unchanged to 2 points net higher. Feb
ruary. 706G7 Csc; March, 7.0SQ7 .09c; April,
Z .09@7 10c; May, 7.11@7.12c; June, 7.15@
7 16cs Prime crude. 5.S7@5. soc. Prime sum-
mer yellow, 1901 .20c; prime winter yell
low, 81. 30d7 soc; prime summer white,
Z. 1907 90c.
New Orleans, February 3.-Cotton seed
OIL Prime refined in barrels per pound,
7c choice meal. per cent ammonia,
per long ton, s27 so; choice cake, per cent
ammonia, per long ton, $26. %.
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Empire Audit Company
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS
EMPIRE RuIIpING BIRMINGHAM

in round figures, $1,000; decrease under
the same days year before last of $1,000
and a decrease under the same time in
1908 of $4,000
For the three days of February the
totals show an increase over last year
of 81 900, a decrease under the same Pc
riod year before last of 81 900, and an in
crease over the same time in 1908 of
1000.
For the 1856 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead OF
the 156 days of last year 148.S00, behind
the sane days year before last 10000 and
ahead of 1908 by 1,24S,000.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 2S7 .163 bales
against 712 for the seven days ending
this date last year, S4,l94 year before
last and 3I0,S3S same time in 1908; and,
for the three days of February IL has been
1851. against 60. 49, last year. 174.251 year
before last and 3O1 same time in 1908.
The movement since September shows
receipts at all United States ports. 7.175,-
Ola, against 5,73s,s21 last year, 7.595,340 year
before last and 6.323, 81 same time in 1905
Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and
Potomac river to northern mills and Can
ada, 650,S65. against 56436l last year, ST.
531 year before last and 405 .06l same time
in 1908; interior stocks in excess of those
held at the close of the commercial year
SCI. 257, against Cos, ZIG last year. 670,079 year
before last and 403972 same time In 1908:
southern mills takings, POI 900, against
,206,9 9S last year, 1,235,S68 year before
last and 1.2iS,251 same tine in 1908.
These make the total movement for the
1876 days of the season from September
to date, 9.594.138, against S.1o5,s last
year. 10.323,S0S year before last and 81
345. sos same time in 1908
Foreign exports for the week have been
220,920 against 107727 last year, making
the total thus far for the season. 5,54s. $50,
against 4,23l 1882 last year, an increase of
1,212,277.
Northern mills takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
of O,179 as compared with the correspond
ing period last year, and their total talk
ings since September l have increased
1888. The total takings of American
mills, north, south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 2,14.6S6, against
{, 726, 9SS last year. These include 1885,
$50 by northern spinners, against 1,601, 437.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead
ing southern interior centers have de-
creased during the week 80, 720 bales,
against a decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of $685.. and are
now 1926 larger than at this date in
1910.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far from the new crop, the supply TO
date is 9S42,09s. against S,35s,212 for the
same period last year.
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Big Fire in baltimore

Baltimore, February ga fire which
swept the piers of the Baltimore Steam
Packet company. on Light street, early
this morning, caused a loss of fully
s150000, according to revised estimates. 1t
was fully covered by insurance. The en-
tire, superstructurei and the big tower
were destroyed and the main part of the
building, filled with freight was burned
out. Adjoining wharves were saved only
by hard work.
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chinese Ala Red Cross Fund

San Francisco, February 3.-The Chinese
Six companies. benevolent organiza-
ton of this city, yesterday sent $4,000
by cable to the Red Cross society at
Shanghai for the relief of the flood suf
erers in the province of An Hwei More
money Is being collected in Chinatown
for relief work.
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81 40d7 So; packers and butchers, 81. $50
65; lights, 81. 55GJ7. So
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market 106115c
higher; top lambs, Sc; muttons, SO 5O0l4 so
lambs $o.25m6; fed wethers and yearings,
$4d5.25; fed western ewes So. 500l4.
ST. Louis, February .-Cattle-Recepts,
1000, including 200 Texans; market steady;
native beef steers, $5d7; cows and heifers,
SO. 1906, 25 stockers aud feeders, SO. 1906. So
Texas and Indian steers, So. 7506.50; cows
and neifers, $50. L; calves in carload lots,
s5@S.
lower; pigs and lights, S70l7. 10; packers,
S7dS; butchers and best heavy, 81. 50017 So
Sheep-Receipts, 7o0O steady to strong;
native muttons, $3.75a4 10; lambs, So 300
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WINNING Post Abolished

Salem, Ore, February "A bill to abol-
ish the whipping post for wifebeaters In
Oregon was passed yesterday by the state
legislature. This law was enacted four
wears ago and since it became statute
wifebeating cases have almost disap-
reared The law is repealed because 1t
was considered a blot on the state.
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net receipts. Ss7; gross receipts, s97; ship
ments. AS; stock, 1882.
Louisville: Firm; middling, 1o4c; net
receipts, $50; gross receipts, $50; ship
ments 10: sales, $50; stock, 200.
Total today: Net receipts, STA; gross
receipts, 1417e shipments, 1888; sales,
1880; stock, 23S, 260.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans February 3.-Trading in
the local rice market today was nom-
nal. There was a fair demand for clean
rice. Receipts: 1888 rough, 2S79 clean, 922
milers. Sales: 1885 rough Honduras at
2 3502 S5c: $40 Japans at 2.56G2 76c; 2166
clean Honduras at l 9-16a4sso $50 Japans
at 21a0t2a4c. Quotations: Rough Honduras,
steady, 1.7502 25c; Japans steady, Lisa
Sc. Clean Honduras firm, 3@47sc; Japans
firm. 21sM3Mc.
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Worlds Visible supply

New Orleans, February 3.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply OF cotton made up from special
cable and Geographic advices compares
the figures of this week with last week,
last year and the year before. 1t shows
a decrease for the week just closed of
90, 6T2, against decrease of 102,S77 last
year, and decrease Of 29,s5o year before
last.
The total visible Is 5,235, 524, against
{, 256, 1876 last week, 4,793,73l last year, and
8, 639, 45S year before last. OF this the total
of American cotton is 4,0S3,524, against
4,oS5. 796 last week. 9524,7S1 last year, and
1851. 45S year before last, and of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc,
lisp, 900, against 1.1n,C00 last week, 1,269,-
600 last year, and 1,08S000 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply OF cot
ton as above shows a decrease compared
with last week of 20.672. an increase COM
pared with last year of 441,793 and de-
crease compared with year before last
of 403,934
or the worlds visible supply of cotton
as above there is now afioat and held
in Great Britain and continental Europe
2.e47, 900, against 2,625,O0O last year and
1925, 900 year before last; In Egypt $4,000,
against 21S,o00 last year and 30s0o0 year
before last; in India 424.00, against Ss4,-
900 last year and 417,oOO year before last
and in the United States 1854, 900. against
1872, 900 last year and 16s9.0oo year before
last.
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FOR RENT

South Highland house, well
furnished throughout, 8 rooms
with two baths, one-half block
from car line. Rent reasonable.
References required.
Louis V. Clark & Co., Agts.,
4th ave. & Goth st. Phones 607.
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Imports md Exports

New York, February 3.-Imports of
merchandise and dry goods at the port
Of New York for the week ending Jan
uary 2S were valued at s19,0S1, 112.
Imports of specie for the port of New
York for the week ending today were
s14S,624 silver and $152,347 gold Exports
of specie from the port of New York
for the week were sS55,S45 silver, and
Sl09925 gold.
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HUBBARD BROS. 8 CO

Hanover square, New York.
0EMBERS-New York Cotton Ex-
enahge. New York Coffee Exchange,
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago
Board Of Trade. Associate Members
AAverpool Cotton AssoeiAfaoh
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Amsterdam. N. Y. February 3.-The
plant Of the Consolidated Wooden Felt
Mills in this city was destroyed by fire
today. Loss, s125,0oo.
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Galveston: Quiet; middling. l5c; net
receipts, 8407; gross receipts, S407: stock,
1850; exports to Great Britain, 1918; to
France 9477; to continent, 1905.
New Orleans: Quiet; middling 147sc;
net receipts, S92S; gross receipts, S92S;
sales, 1900; stock, 203,136; exports to con-
tinent, 6O4 coastwlse. 81.
Mobile: Quiet; middling, 14ssc; net re-
oeipts. 10; sales, 300; stock. 81, 500: ex-
ports to France, 5644.
Savannah: Quiet: middling, IA 11-16c;
net receipts 1859; gross receipts, 4S56;
sales, $780, stock, 1S1 ,20s; exports to CONT
nent, S0S3; coastwise, 1907
Charleston: Quiet; rfliddling, 14ssc; net
receipts, $50; gross receipts, $50. stock,
81, 427; exports coastwise, 495.
Wilmington: Quiet; middling 14ac; net
receipts, 943; gross receipts, 943 stock,
1871.
Norfolk: Quiet; middling. 14%c net re-
ceipts. 1924; gross receipts, 1124; sales,
1856; stock, 23 108; exports coastwise, 1874.
Baltimore: Nominal middling. 15c: net
receipts, 400; gross receipts, $50; stock,
6536; exports to continent, Dol; coastwise,
1900.
New York: Quiet; middling, 14s5c;
gross receipts, 1850; sales. 800; stock, &c.,
S13; exports to continent, 1882 to ia
pan 30S.
Boston: Quiet; midding. 1860; net re-
ceipts, So; gross receipts, 113; stock 4l3S
exports to Great Britain, $780,
Philadelphia: Quiet middling, 14.90c
gross receipts $50; stock. 22o2; exports to
continent. 2059.
Brunswick: Net receipts, 1886; gross
receipts, 1856; stock, 3525; exports coast
wise, 81.
Gulfport: Net receipts, 1869; gross re-
ceipts, 1863; stock, 10,90S.
Pensacola: Net receipts, pa: gross re-
ceipts, 2i4 exports to continent. PA.
Jacksonville: Net receipts, IS; gross
receipts, 95; exports coastwise, IS.
Total today. at all ports: Net 32,016;
exports to Great Britain, II 1853; to France,
1921; to continent, 30.7SS; to japan. 30S
stock. 96S, GIL
Consolidated, at all ports: Net 1898;
exports to Great Britain, 1886; to France,
40,S74: to continent. 96.450; to Japan, 5645.
Total since September 1, at all ports
Net 7,175,Ol4; exports to Great Britain,
| 26S6, 244; to France, 723,231; to continent,
2OOS,2Os; to Japan, S5.07s; to Mexico, 1915.
Interior Movement
Houston: Quiet: middling. 14Sc; net re-
ce!pts. 1871; gross receipts, S61; ship
ments, 4634 sales, 500; stock, 91.552
Augusta: Quiet; middling, IA 15-16c; net
receipts. 1877; gross receipts. 1911; ship
ments, 2O64; sales, 1900; stock. 1929.
Memphis: Quiet; middling. 15lsc; net
receipts, 1856 gross receipts. 356S; ship
ments, 514S; sales, $50; stock, 1906
st. Louis: Quiet middling, 15Ac; net
receipts, go; gross receipts. 1922; ship
r.,ents. 1873; stock. 23,1s7.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1884; gross re-
ceipts, 1884; shipments, 295 stock 1S.ool.
Little Rock: Firm; middlins, A1l-16c;