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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
COTTON TAXES AN
 EARLY DECLINE Has Sharp Rally and Closes
 Steady SOUTH IS BULLISH Private Southern Advices Claim There Is Little Cotton In the Interior. Liverpool Buying Causes
 Advance

New York, March 7.--An early de- cline in the cotton market carried prices into new lower ground for the movement but was followed by sharp rally with the market closing steady at a gain of to 15 points for the day.
 The opening was steady at an ad- vance of l to points in response to better cables than expected, but re- newal of yesterdays selling movement soon sent prices lower and inside of the first half hour May contracts sold off to 14.05c or so points below the high level of last week. Old crop months generally showed a net loss of from 1 to points at this time, but there was more aggressive sup port around the 14-cent level. Liverpool was buyer here and prices rallied with shorts becoming rather nervous on the advance owing to the rumors that prac- tioally the whole of local stock had been sold for export and was to be shipped out as rapidly as freight room became available. Realizing check ed the upward movement around 14.28c be- fore the close, which was within point or two of the best.
  ported that there had been a com munion on the bull side of the trade and rumors that these same interests are heavily long of May here against sales of July led several local brokers to offer to buy May and sell July at a difference of 13 or IA points during the middle of the day. At the close May was selling IT points over the active summer months.
 Trade accounts continued unsatis- factory, but private advices from the south were generally bullish, claiming that the southern holders withdrew of fers on spot cotton on decline and there is very little unsold cotton in the in terior
 Receipts today 90875 against 22, 122 last week and 11.651 last year. For the week, 9O,000 bales against 103,S99 last week and 78,3S3. Today's receipts at New Orleans, 958 bales against 2403 last year and at Houston 2206 against 1779 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, March 7.-(Special. )-Eu- ropean reports were fairly favorable to- day while cables from Liverpool stated that the March tenders had all passed into the hands of the large spot houses. After a period of weakness. caused by further liquidation, the market slowly advanced to the close, which was at the best prices of the day, 12 to 15 points higher than yesterday. A small CT movement at the semi weekly towns was the basis for the improve ment, which is a natural one after a break of 40 to 50 points. Should Liver pool repeat tomorrow the steady under tone of today the market will continue to improve under the influence of for eign demand, which has been lacking for the past fortnight We think the feeling tonight is more or less bearish, due to the failure of the advance of last week to hold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
WHEAT DECLINES
 ON GOOD WEATHER Report Beneficial Rains and Balmy Temperature BIGAVAILABLE SUPPLY Corn Started Out Strong But Soon Yielded and Declined With Wheat.
 Oats Suffered With the
 Other Grains >
BIGAVAILABLE SUPPLY

Chicago, March 7.-Beneficial rain or snow and balmy temperature throughout the winter wheat states foiled the bulls today. Closing prices were ssc to 1ao lower than last night Corn, finished ssc to ss@1sc down, oats off Ac to %@1kc and hog products 5@71kc to 15@171ac decline.
 Although wheat values were higher at Liverpool this advantage was lost and the market began to weaken further when the fact became apparent that there was no sign of either domestic or for eign demand worth mentioning. Instead there was moderate selling here both for Europe and Argentine. It was pointed out that the worlds available supply had reached a total of 1S3,046,000 bushels, against 145, 900 bushels a year ago
 A number of small longs moreover manifested disposition to unload pend ing the issuance of the United States government report on farm reserves.
 Under such circumstances little atten- tion was paid late in the day to the light ness of prinaary receipts, whereas decided interest developed in the unusually fla vorable weather conditions as affecting the crop outlook for fall sown wheat. In consequence last trades were but little adove the low point of the session. Price changes for May ran from 9Ol4d91ssc to 915sc, with the close unsettled at 90lx@ 90ssc, d decline of 19c under last night.
 Corn started out strong on the wet weather but finally sank with wheat. Many early buyers sold out during the slump. May fluctuated between 4S1sc and 49ssc, with the finish steady, ssc off at 4S1ac.
 Cash corn was easy; No yellow closed at 461k@47c.
 Oats suffered because of the weakness of other grain. The eliminating of a large part of the short interest yesterday had removed much of the support to the market. May varied from SOl4 to 30hc and in the end was 9sc net lower at S014 4@SOasc.
 Free selling by local packer depressed provisions.
 After the pit was cleared pork was 121ac to 15d17c less expensive, lard of 71kc to 71s@10c, and ribs not so costly by 5@71Ac to 10c.
 Future quotations were as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Gaveston: Quiet; middling, IA 9-16c; net receipts 4556; gross receipts. 4546; sales, 200: stock, 133 184.
 New Orleans: Firm; middling, 14asc net receipts, 95S; gross receipts, 95S; sales, 232O; stock, 14o,SeS.
 Mobile: Quiet; middling 14asc; net re- ceipts, 16; gross receipts. 76; sales, 100; stock, 17296; castwise, S77.
 Savannah: Nominal; middling, 14ssc; net receipts, 2oS0; gross receipts. 2o30; sales, 200; stock, 74,133; coastwise. 7605.
 Charleston Nominal; net receipts, 146; gross receipts, 146; stock, 22,546; coast wise. 21
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 955; gross receipts. 955; stock, 3764
 Norfolk: Quiet; middling, 14ssc; net re- ceipts, FPS; gross receipts, 729; sales, 134; stock, 19669 coastwise, 2052.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 149sc; gross receipts, 1O5O; stock, 5631
 New York: Quiet; middling, 14.30c: gross receipts, 47S: sales. 300: stock, 253; Great Britain. 14S; continent, 2612; coastwise, 2791; Japan, 1450.
 Boston: Quiet; middling. 1430c; net re- ceipts, 135; gross receipts, 969; stock, 1O,SS1.
 Philadelphia: Quiet middling. 14.55c; gross receipts, IF; stock, 2326; continent, 524.
 Minor ports: Stock 7340.
 Total today, at all ports, net, 95S5 con tinent, 3136; Japan, 1450; stock, 690,231.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net, 39,256; Great Britain, 12.240; France, 21,5S4; con tinent, 17,7S9; Japan. 2600
 Total since September l, at all ports, net, 7,734,S34 Great Britain, 2,93O, 235; France, S2S,S13; continent, 2,376713; Japan, 132 300; Mexico, 1925.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
CALLS THE DUBLIN
 PROCEEDING A FARCE

Washington, March 7.-Former United States Senator Piles from Washington to- day characterized as farce" the pro- ceedings in Dublin, Ireland, by which a son of Edwin Corcoran of that place is att tempting to prove that the latter, because of his mental condition, signed away to American lawyers most of the estate in- herited from a wealthy cousin, John Sul- livan, of Seattle, Wash.
 Mir Piles declared that the law firm of Piles, Donworth and Howe, of which he was a member, and which was dis solved when he was elected to the Sen coran when it was fought in the federal and state courts in Washington. but that he personally had never taken part in the proceedings.
 His associate, Howe, finally assumed sole charge of the settlement of the va rious claims, said MT. Piles and that both Corcoran and his Irish counsellor, Charles P. ONeill, when they last visited Seattle, expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the course pursued by MT. Howe, giving him before their departure silver citation.
 MT. Piles said he noticed nothing about Corcoran at the time which would justify a charge of mental incapacity.
 Day Becomes Night
 Louisville, March 7.-Lowering black clouds that overspread the heavens from the eastern to the western horizon turn ed day into night here at S:15 o'clock this ;pl,f the streets and business places were il- luminated as if it were 8 o'clock at night. The pitch darkness remained for 15 minutes or more until 1t was dissipated by driving rainstorm that amounted almost to a cloudburst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 No 2 Rye-S51lldSGc.
 Feed or Mixing Barley-eO@7Oc
 Fair to Choice Malting-S6@
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, $2.54; No. 1 northwestern, $2.67
 Timothy Seed-$11.25.
 Clover-$15
 Mess Pork-Per bbl., s1S75@19.
 Lard-Per 100 lbs., s9.05.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, $S75@9.50 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S9.621s69.75. Butter-Steady; creameries, 16@26o; dairies, 15Q21c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 10,691 cases; at mark, cases included, 12G14c; firsts, 16kc; prime firsts, 1712c.
 Cheese - Steady; Daisies. 1224@13c; Twins. 111aQ12c; Young Americas, 124@ 14c; Long Horns, 12A@14c.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, 42@ 43c; fair to good, 3S@40c
 Poultry-Steady; turkeys, dressed. 1Sc; hens, live 14c, dressed 15c;springs, live 13c, dressed lac.
 veal-Easy; 50 to 60 ID. wts., 71a@sc; 60 to s5 lb. wts., 94 @1012c; 85 to no lb. wts., 11Q111ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

New York, March 7.-Cotton seed oil was easy under reports of cheaper oil selling by commission houses and with the decline in lard. Later there was a rally on room covering and support from local professionals. Total sales, 10,3O0 Futures closed 144 points net lower; March. 6.6S@6. 69c; April 6.71@6.79c; May, 6.S2a6 S3c; June, 6.SSd6 92c; July, 6.92@ CSC; prime crude. 5.6O@5. .67o; prime sum- mer yellow, 6.e5d6. 75c; prime winter yell low, 6.75@7. .20c; prime summer white, 675@ 7.pc.
 New Orleans, March 7.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound. 6.70c choice meal, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $26 75 choice cake, s per cent ammonia, per long ton, $25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Coffee Market

New York, March 7.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices to an advance Of 5 points in sympathy with steady Euro pean cables and improved during the day on reports of a firmer primary situation, talk of a better spot demand and covering of ssho orts in the absence of important offerings The close was steady at a net advance of IA to 16 points Sales 54.5OO bags. March, 10.34c; April, 1O.2Sc; May and June, 10.24c; July, 10.25c; August, 10.18c; Septem- Der, 1O.11c; October, 10.10c; November, 9.90c; December, January and Febru- ary, 9.S0c. It was reported that lead ing interests who not long ago asked the country for bids on the basis of 13c for Santos As were asking 135s c today. .t
 Havre closed at a net advance of F O & franc today; Hamburg was fl pig. higher. Both of the Brazilian mar kets were quoted inactive and nominal. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports. 14,000 bags against 17,000 last year. New York warehouse deliveries yester- day 5051 bags against 13,0S3 last year.
 Spot firmer; Rio No. '. 12ssc;. Santos No. 4, 1874 4c mild, quiet; Cordova 13% Q15A c nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Live Stock Market

Chicago, March 7.-Cattle-Receipts 1000. Market steady. Reeves $5.25@7, Texas steers $4.40@ 5.S0, western steers $4.70@5.85, stockers. and feeders $4@ 5.90, cows and heifers $2.75@6, calves $7@9.
 Hogs-Receipts 17,O0O. Market slow and weak. shade lower than opening. Light $7@730, mixed $6.95@ 7.25, heavy S6.75@720, rough $6.75@690, good to choice heavy $6.s0@7.25, pigs $S70@ 7.15, bulk of sales s7@72O.
 Sheep-Receipts 14.000. Market strong. Native $3.10@ 4.S5, western $3.25 @4.90, yearlings $4.75@5.75, native lambs $5@6.35, western $5.25@6.40.
 St. Louis. March 7.-Cattle-Receipts 2900> including 100 Texans Marke t steady to strong, Native shipping and export steers $6.50@7, dressed beef and butchers $6@6.50, stockers $3.75@5.75, cows and heifers SAC $50. canners $2.S5 @3.25, calves $409.5U, Texas and In dian steers $4.50@6.50. cows and heif- CTS $3.5O@5. sH .Fl
 Hogs-Receipts 143OO Market weak to 5c lower; pigs and lights $6.5O@7.3O. packers $6.s0@710. butchers and best heavy $7.05@7.3O. e84. sst
 Sheep-Receipts 32OO. Market strong Native muttons $3.75@ 5@4.75, lambs $5.75 @62 25, stockers S2@3.25.
 Kansas City. March 7.-Cattle-Re- ceipts 10000 including 100 southerns Market weak. stockers strong. Dressed beef and export steers $6.1O@6.75, western steers $5.25@D8.25. stockers $475 @5.90, southern $5.2506, southern cows S3.25@5, native cows $3@5.75, native heifers $4.90@6, calves s480@6.
 Hogs-Receipts 12,00O. Market sc higher. Bulk of sales $7@ 7.10, heavy e6.95@7.O71a, packers and butchers $7 07.12M, lights $7.05@E15
 Sheep-Receipts 13,000. Market sheep strong; lambs 10c lower. Lambs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
HOURS FREEDOM
 COSTS TWO YEARS

Leavenworth Kan, March For an hour and 30 minutes of freedom, c. A. Lowery, a convict of the United States Military prison here, must pay two years of his life. Lowery, disgusting himself in the clothing of a teamster late yester- day. escaped from the prison. but go minutes later he was caught hiding in a box car.
 He was returned to his cell and in ad- dition to 35 days of two years sen tence which he had yet to serve, he must pay for his afternoons vacation with two years more, that being the penalty for at tempting to escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Live Stock


 Steers. good to choice fat, $500 to l2os lbs, 41aa5c.
 Steers. medium to good. $50 to l2oo lbs. 3hQJ4i3c. Steers. good 10 choice fat. s5o to $50 lba.. Slag4c.
 Steers, medium to good. sso to sEe lbs. SQ31ac.
 Oxen, good to choice. S04c. Oxen, medium to Cood, 2h0Sc. Cows and heifers, good to choice n to 1000 lbs, 31sQ4lsc.
 Cows and heifsrs. medium to rood. Cows and heifsrs. good to cholcs soo 600 to 800 pounds. 3h @4c. Cows and heifers. medium to good. 0o to 800 lbs, 3Q4c
 Yearlings. good to choice 3031tc. (Yearlings medium to good, 21zQ93c. Bulls, good to cAoice. 800 to l200 lb4. 3q3iac.
 Bulls. medium to good. $50 to $50 lbs. Bulls. medium to good. 500 to 12oo lba. 21 @3c. Gamers. 2q2%c. Hogs. choice (corn fed). 1So to 25o lbs., 7c.
 Hogs. choice tcorn fed). l4o to 1so l6s., 6ia@7c.
 Pigs, 80 to 12o ID. wts.. 60S1kc. l-~Pigs, 60 to 80 ID. wts, 6Q61sc. Fat cattle. demand good Oxen, demand fair. Medium cattle, demand good. Yearlings, demand fair. Bulls, demand fair. Gamers. demand fair.
 Hogs, good demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

points from the low levels of the morning and stood Il points over yesterdays close. The new crops advanced 10 to IS points from the lowest and stood to points over yesterday. Bulls were not aggres- sive at any time. At noon the market was quiet and steady at an advance of to 10 points over yesterdays final quo- tation.
 In the afternoon session the market was very steady In the trading up to 2 o'clock the active months were put 9 to 16 points over yesterdays close.
 The market closed steady at a net ad- vance of to 16 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Birmingham Lodge of Per lection will hold its annual meeting March 8, 1911, 8 pm.
 E. l.. Riser, Ven. Master c. J. Geohegan, Secy.

Stock of jewelry and fixtures
 for sale; will begin now; $28 clocks now $12.50, $25 now $10, $2O clocks now $8; $2 gold rings for grown people. $1.25. These are guaranteed solid gold. Other articles equally cheap. Must give up the store. A. s. Smith, 100 North 20tb street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
STRAWBERRIES
 NOW IN MARKET Held on Morris Avenue At
 $5 a Crate POULTRY IS BRISK Tomatoes From Florida and Cuba Coming in Abundance.
 Lemons and Lines
 More Active

The first straw berries of the Alabama crop were received on Morris avenue Tuesday, which are held at $5 per crate Continued shipments are ex- pected from this time on. Tomatoes from Florida and Cuba are still com ing in in abundance, although thus far the heavy supply has not affected the price.
 Trade was brisk in the poultry mar ket. Sundry shipments of eggs were received and are quoted around 15c and 16c. Poultry Is not as plentiful this week as last. but merchants are taking care of all orders.
 Oranges, lines. apples, lemons and other fruits are being readily sold, lemons and lines being extensively used by soda founts during the warm days.
 The following are current prices:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
TO HOLD SUMMER SCHOOL IN NASHVILLE

Knoxville, March 7.-Announcement is made by pr. P. P. Claxton, superintend- ent. that the tenth annual session of the summer school of the south will be held at the University of Tennessee. in this city, June 20 to July S, inclusive. This school is for teachers and others of the south interested in educational work. It was originally established in connection with the work of the general education board. The faculty Is made up of fore most educators from the great universi- ties of America. The school has had an average attendance of about 25OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, March 7.-Cotton futures opened steady at an advance of to $ points. Cables were favorable and caused short covering on the first call but inn mediately after selling in volume was in evidence and the market commenced to fall off. Bulls offered no support and smaller longs let go freely. Prices dropped to 13 points on the more active months, leading to points under the level of yesterdays close at the end Of the first half hour of trading. The weather over the cotton belt was cloudy .'rv and warm and was considered more favorable than otherwise. This led to fresh short selling of the new crops. In the old crops threatened anti-future. legis- lation appeared to be mainly responsible for the pressure.
 The market was quiet around the mid tle of the morning and shorts who tried to take profits found little cotton for sale. Their bids started other shorts to attempting to realize profits and gradually the market worked into considerable ac- tivity while prices became strong at the advance May and July were the two months most active and they rose 15 to l6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Flour md FeedstufYs

Nellie King flour. per barrel, s5. Bolted meal, per 96-pound sack, s1.3s. No. corn, per bushel, kiln dried, 69c. Pure wheat shorts, S30. Pure wheat bran, s29. 1O0-lb. c. s. hulls, per ton. s13.50. Prime c. s. meal. per ton, $20. c. s. feed meal. per ton, s25. No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $2z Mixed alfalfa end Johnson grass. gll Corn chops. per 10O-lb. sack. s1.3o. Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats, 47c.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa $&.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Bonds
New York Money

New York March 7.-Money on call steady, 2@2ss per cent; ruling rate, 2A per cent; closing bid, 2A per cent; offered at 2ss per cent; time loans easy; demand light; so days, PA per cent; 90 days. offered at 8 per cent; six months. offered at 3A @3h per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@4k per cent; sterling exchange firm with ac- tual business in bankers bills at $4S4.1O@4.S4.15 for 60 day bils and at $4.86.40 for demand; commercial bills, $4.S3A @4.S4h bar silver, 52%c; Mex ican dollars. 45c; government bonds ir regular; railroad bonds firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, March 7.-There was a marked absence of offerings of rough rice in the local market today. The principal transactions were in clean Honduras The market was steady.
 Receipts: Rough, none; clean, 623l; mlll- CTS, none.
 Sales: Rough, 475 Honduras at $1.6O@ 8. no sales Japan. Clean, 4156 Honduras at 1a1m41hc; 300 Japan at 2B@3 1-16c.
 Quotations: Rough Honduras. $l.60Q9; Japan, s1 6O@2s Clean Honduras, S441ac; Japan, 2AQ3Bc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, March 7.-Cotton. spot, quiet; , points lower; American mid ding fair, 7.99d; good middling, 7.67d; middling. 7.55d; low middling, 7.S5d; good ordinary, 7.S9d; ordinary, 6.S4d.
 The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included 6700 American.
 Receipts 26,ooo bales, including 17,2oO American.
 steady. March, 7.35d March April, 7.34kd; April May. May-June, 7.35d; June-July, 7.33d; July-August, 7.29d; August September, 7.06d; September October, 6.731ad; October November, 6.601ad; November December, 6.54 F d December January, 6.54d; January February, 6.531sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Treasury Statement

Washington, March 7.-At the beginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in Aeasury offices, s2s,- 31C. .OS7: in banks and Philippine treasury, s31, ,445, 5,776; total balance in general fund was 84,917,709.
 Ordinary receipts yesterday were N,- 2O4, 1850, with ordinary disbursements Of $2,759,SO2. =.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is SARASOTA, as against s23, ,654 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, March 7.-Spot cotton firm, 3-16c lower; sales on the spot, 625 bales; to arrive, 1445; low ordinary, 10 15-16c, nominal; ordinary, 11ac, nom- inal; good ordinary, B 3-16c; strict good ordinary, 13 9-16c; low middling, 137sc; strict low middling, 141sc; middling, 14asc; strict middlng, 14ssc; good middling, II 13-1Sc; strict good middling, 15c; mid ding fair, 15Ac; mddling fair to fair, 155sc; fair, 16c, nominal; receipts. 95S; stock, 40, ,36S.