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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
WHEAT MARKET
 STILL GOING UP Crop Damage Reaches Into North Dakota-Mar-
 ket Nervous

Chicago, June 21-With the crop damage zone said to be reaching into North Da- kota, wheat today bounded higher than at any recent time. Conflicting reports, however as to the spread of injury caused many rapid changes of front so that the close was nervous. Latest fig ures were h to 5s0%c over last night, but average 15c under the top level reach ed today. On the other hand corn ana oats held strong thorughout, the former finishing to 15sc and the latter at 1ss to 17sc advance. Hogs products gained 71h to 171Ac net.
 Some localities In Minnesota as well as in North Dakota send word of harm having been done to the growing fields of wheat and there were fears expressed regarding a wide collapse of the plant, owing to deficient sub-soil moisture. As a rule though advices from both Minne- sota and North Dakota represented the eellent Most of the damage reports came from South Dakota. One expert in that state wired an assertion of the cror having been practically destroyed during the last P hours in Grant, Day and Brown counties possibly the best section water supply in the ground seemed to him to be more the cause than excessive heat. Prediction of showers and cooler weather, however, for the greater part of the spring wheat belt had considerable to do with making feeling unsettled The bears received considerable help too from the unresponsiveness of foreign markets toward the advances on this side of the Atlantic. All the session, nevertheless, business here was on a big scale. Sep tember fluctuated between S91sc and 91c, closing 5s04c net higher at 9OI8Q905sc.
 Corn was excited at times and when the day ended was still climbing after having attained the steepest point so far this season. Continued hot dry weather formed the chief influence, traders sec ing the menace that the crop will de- teriorate like wheat and oats. Septem- Der ranged from 5S14@585sc to 59%c and closed at 595s@59a4c, a net advance of 1A 01ssc. Cash grades were firmer but did not keep pace with futures. No. 2 yell low finished at 56S4@57c.
 Oats showed more strength and wild ness than any other grain. Frightened shorts competed with enthusiastic eleventh hour investors, and carried prices to the topmost figures yet reached on the crop. Upper and lower levels touched by the September option were 43Ac and 415sc with last sales 1A61%c up at 43k@4314c.
 Provisions rose with grain and because of light run of hogs When the crowd dispersed pork had become more ex- pensive by 121ac to 371ac, lard 71kc to 10 @121ac and ribs 121sd15c to 2Oc.
 Future quotations were as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
WE ALL NEED THE LAW ABIDING HABIT"

Nashville, June 21.-Comme encement exercises were held this morning at Vanderbilt university. The commence ment address was delivered by Presi- dent Harry Pratt Judson of the Uni versity of Chicago. In the course of his address he spoke at length on the wide prevalence of disregard for in- convenient restraints imposed by law. We rejoice in Andrew Jackson" he said, when he violated international law by invading Spanish territory In time of peace and by hanging out laws outside American Jurisdiction. Some of us canonize John Brown as a saint of liberty, although, in fact. he was guilty of insurrection and wilful homicide; and we instinctively sym pathize with Roosevelt's Tammany friend in the New York legislature, what's the constitution among friends
 We need, all of us, to get the law abiding habit" he said.
 He also advocated the elimination of international war
 There were SS graduates in the sev- eral departments. 44llm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, June 21-Cotton futures opened steady, six points up on July, three points off on August and five to six points off on the new crop months. Cables were not as high as expected and the weather map was called favorable as it showed light showers in the central and eastern portions of the belt and along the Texas coast. The trade opin- ion was that the rains in Texas would extend inland, although the weather forecast predicted fair weather for Texas generally. Soon after the call July was put 8 points over yesterdays close and August 3 points over. Heavy selling followed this rise and the near months were sent to 3 points under yesterday 5 close The new crops displayed no strength and at the end of the first half hour of business were 10 points under yesterdays last quotations.
 From the middle of the morning on the market was dull and prices did not show much if any change. The extended holi- days in the Liverpool market, which be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
NACEL ADDRESSES BROWN STUDENTS Opposes Arizona COnStitu- tiOn Bill and FavOrs
 Direct Election

Providence, R. l., June 21.-"There can be no time more promising than this to have every man understand your government and take his place some where in the column, in the ranks or at the head" said Secretary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor, at the commencement day exercises of Brown university here today.
 Secretary Nagel discussed the pro posed Arizona constitution and spoke of the bill for popular election of Unit ed States senators.
 ",rhe initiative sounds plausible" " said Secretary Nagel. Tho basis of the suggestion is that legislative bodies do not respond to the actual demands of the people. think 1t may be said with perfect safety that if there is a weak ness in representative bodies today it is their too ready response to super fcial, popular demand. The flood Of suggestions for legislation constitutes nothing more or less than the effort to please spasmodic feeling.
 Secretary Nagel said the referendum had been applied In some measure at all times. "Whenever fundamental principles are involved, constitutions, bond issues of consequence, charters or any questions which go to the heart of a system" he pointed out, such questions have been submitted to pop ular vote. But the right in a small percentage of voters to have submitted to popular vote any measure adopted by representative body, would in my judgment, invite chaos and turmoil without end"
 The recall, said the secretary, is re- garded by many as the most promis- ing suggestion. He said that it was closely related to the system now In vogue, where a majority of officials were elected for terms so short that if they had any ambition for continued service they were to all intents and purposes subject to recall now. My ap- perhension," he said Ifs that the first effect of the recall will be to discour- age competent men, even more than now is the case, from consenting to serve the public.
 + Concluding Secretary Nagel said that the direct primary applied to the Unit ed States senators had undoubted ad- vantage, chiefly in that it would re- lieve the legislature from the burden and the embarrassment of making the selection and would leave 1t free to devote itself to the more immediate purposes of state legislation, always assuming that this function was still to be left to the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Montgomery Markets

Montgomery, June 21.-(Special )-Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Middling, 155sc; strict mid ding, 15Ac. Eggs are quoted at 15c wholesale and 171hc retail Chickens and hens are rating from 200 to 45c.
 Potatoes-Seed, per bushel, $1 .25
 Lemons-Messina, per box, $6.50
 California black-eyed peas, 6c per pound. Onions, $1 80 to g per crate.
 Peaches $2 to s2. 20 per crate. Bacon-Ribs 9Nc; bulk, Sc.
 Lard-Pure, 9l4c basis; fancy cotton oil lard. S1bc; packers compound, Sc.
 Butter-Creamery firsts, 26c and 27c: country, lie and 15c; renovated, 200 to 211ac.
 Flour-Fancy nominal, straights, s3 s5 to ,3. 90; patent S4.6O to $5; extra fancy patents. $6 to $6.25.
 Meal-Standard 96-pound bags. s1 40; per- lection waterground, s1 .45.
 Coffee-Ordinary, 141ac to 1514c; prime, 16c to 1sc; fancy. 20c to 22c; peabery 221ac; Arbuckle's, $22.10 per case, New York basis; Mocha and Java blend, 271sc.
 Sugar-Granulated. 5hc; Y. C., 5Ac; fancy Y C.. 5Ac.
 Full oreame cheese, daisies. 171kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Metal Market

New York, June 21.-tSandard copper quiet; spit, June, July, August and Sep tember, s1225@12.35. London quiet; spit f57 3s 9d futures, f57 16s 3d. Gus tom house returns show exports of 20,- 557 tons this month. Arrivals reported in New York today 415 tons Lake cop per, $12.75@13; electrolytic, $12.62 F O 12.75 casting, s12.371s @12.50.
 Tin quets spot, $44.35 co 45.25; June, s44021s @44.50; July, $42@ 42.75; Au- gust, s41.50@42.50; September, s41. .25 O AZ. London firm, spot f193 10s; futures, f191 12s Cd.
 Lead steady. s445@45O New York s4.3c@44O East St. Louis London spot f13 6s Sd.
 and $5.6O@5.75 East St. Louis. London f24 12s Cd.
 AEtimony weak; Cookson's $S.50.
 Iron, Cleveland warrants, 46s 4hd in London. Locally iron was quiet. No, l foundry northern, No. foundry south ern and\ No. 1 foundry southern soft S15@15.5O; No. foundry northern, $14.75m1525
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
NICARAGUAN REVOLT
 IS STRONGLY DENIED

New Orleans, June 21-Emphatic de- nials of reports that he and General Juan Estrada are planning another revolution in Nicaragua is contained in a letter received here last night from Jose M Moncada, former minister of the interior of Nicaragua, who is now in New York with Estrada.
 "The press of the United States and especially that of New Orleans has pub lished reports that General Estrada and myself are trying to start. another revo- luton in Nicaragua, wrote General Mon cado. "These reports I wish to em- phatically deny"
 Both General Estrada and myself de- clare with the most absolute good faith that the Diaz government in Nicaragua represents our present aspirations. All of our efforts will be directed toward the maintenance of peace in our country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
CANTALOUPES ARE MUCH IN DEMAND General Trade Fair Yester-
 day on Morris
 Avenue

Several cars of cantaloupes and water melons were received by the Morris ave- nue merchants Wednesday. The markets are especially well stockd with canta- lopes. Judging from the quantities that are being shipped in. farmers are begin hing to realize what a large market Bir- mingham affords for produce of this sogt and are setting aside more land for their culture. There has been a marked percentage of increase in receipts thus far ever that of the same period last year. Watermelons are quoted at s25 to Si0 per hundred.
 General trade was not quite as active yesterday as the day preceding, although fair volume of business was transacted In almost all of the markets and cond- tions bid fair for a good trade the remain- ing part of the week.
 Peaches are scarce on the avenue. while various other fruits. such as ap- ples, oranges, lemons and lines are pen- tiful and are commanding fancy prices. Vegetables were well displayed Wednes- day, and shipments continue to arrive steadily.
 The following are current qoutations:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
JUDGE TAbO0S A
 WOMAN LAWYER

Atlanta, June 21-Mrs. Minnie An derson Hale of Alabama, a recent grad ua te of law school here, appeared today before Judge J. T. Pendleton, presented her diploma and asked for admission to the Georgia bar.
 Hum, hum" unused the judge, and then: Let's see."
 Turning to section 1898 of the state code he read:
 Any male citizen is entitled to practice and plead law in the state."
 He repeated: Any male citizen"
 That settled 1t for Mrs. Hale for despite the opinion of an attorney ap- bearing for Mrs. Hale that another sec ton annulled the one read. Judge Pen dleton held that no woman could prac- tice in Georgia no matter how pro- ficient she was in Blackstone, which, he assured Mrs. Hale, he knew she was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Live Stock Market

Chicago, June 21-Cattle: Receipts, 1S,- 000; steady to 10c lower; beeves, $4.906 B.35; Texas steers, s454d5.S5 western steers, $475d57O; stocl1ers, s3.6545GO; cows and heifers, s2.50Q45O; calves, s69 $40
 Hogs Receipts. 21,OoO; strong to shade higher; light, $610a6.35; heavy, $60 6521a; rough. $6Q6.15; good to choice heavy. s6.15a6. 521a; pigs, s565a35; bulk of sales, s6.359645.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; weak; native, S2.2@415; western, $2.500p4.15; yearlings, s4G4sO; lambs, native, s3.7596.S5; western, t4@6.40.
 St. Louis. June 21-Cattle: Receipts, $500, including 2900 Texans; steady; na- tive shipping and export steers, $5.7596. 40; dressed beef and butcher steers, s525d6; stockers, $3G475; cows and heifers, $36p 6.25; calves, $5@S.25; Texas and Indian steers, S4q6; cows and heifers, $3a5
 Hogs: Receipts, 11.600; steady, pigs and lights, s5d6.5o; packers, s65OGs.6o; butch CTS and best heavy, $6.5O@66O.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; steady native muttons. $3@3.75; lambs, s59760; stock CTS, $125d3.
 Kansas City, June 21-Catte: Receipts, $500, including 3400 southerns; steady stockers and feeders strong; calves 25c lower; dressed beef and export steers $59oQ6.3o; western steers, s4.5066; stock CTS, $3.50d5.2O; southern steers, s36OG b.S5; southern cows, $25od4: native cows. E. 4oQ5; native heifers, $4a605; calves, s4 @7.25.
 Hogs: Receipts, 17.TO8: 10 to 15c higher bulk of sales, s6.25@6. 40; heavy, $s 25G06. .s5 packers and butchers, s69Od6.45; lights. $63ofD6.4 40.
 Sheep: Receipts. 10000; steady to 1oc lower; lambs, s6q6S5; yearings, s46D475; wethers $S.75d6; ewes, $3d350; stockers, t25O@3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
DAWSON LEAVES
 FOR VENEZUELA

Washington, June 21-Thomas c. Daw- son. American minister to Panama, left Washington today for Hampton Roads, where he will embark upon the armored cruiser North Carolina for La Guatra as the head of the American delegation or special ambassador to participate in the Venezuelan centennial ceremonies at Caracas next month.
 Captain Marh, commander Of the North Carolina has been designated as the naval attache of the special embassy and Frank Parker of the Eleventh cav airy will represent the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Fruits and Produce
fCorrected by Douglas B

(COrrected by Douglas Bros)
 Apples-Westerns. g. 75Gl3.25 box Oranges California, $3.5o; Florida, s2Q3.50; Pine apples-s2, ,75dS. S.00 Lemons-Fancy, S70 50. Limes-Imported, per 100, SIPS. Florida Cabbage-Crate, s2. Onions New Louisiana, Sc pound. Navy beans Choice, Michigan, per bushel, s2.75 Peas Virginia black eye, per bushel, s2.0. Onions-New Louisiana, Sc lb. Navy beans-Choice. Michigan, per bu., s2.7k Peas--Virginia black eye, per bu., S2. 50. Spanish onions-Per crate. s1.75 Gel ery-Fancy. per crate, ss Grape fruit Florida, per box. s3.25 e $50 Strawber- rles-Soutb Alabama, s1.750 2.50. To- matoes-Crate baskets, S2.7593.50. String beans-s1.50. New Irish pota toes per bushel, Si 50 to s1. 70. WatermeIons- 25d35c. Georgia Peaches-S2d3. 50 per crate. Cantaleoupes-s2@3 per crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
STOCK MARKET DULL AND NARROW r Coronation Festivities in London Affect Local
 Conditions

New York, June 21.-Extreme dullness and narrowness of the movement were dominant features of todaY's stock mar ket The total output was only about 193,- Oo0 shares, which almost established a low record for any recent full day. The local market was probably affected in measure by conditions abroad partic- ularly in London, where all things finan- cial had given way to the coronation fes- tivities Other European exchanges were featureless aside from some weakness in Paris and Berlin.
 One of the negative events of the day was the declaration of the regular semi annual dividend of Lehigh Valley com mon, despite some recent forebodings. The stock recovered part of its decline of the last few days and Reading, which has no small interest in Lehigh Valley. stiffened perceptibly. In the steel industry the event of the day was cut of S2 per ton in the price of wire products by one of the subsidiaries of the United States Steel corporation. Steel shares were firm on the statement of that corpora tion's chief executive that orders thus far this month have averaged from 2S,000 to 5000 tons per day as against A,O0 tons in the preceding months. Opera tlons of the corporation's mills arc given
 
 compared with 62 per cent last month.
 Trade reviews confirm the general gos- sip of betterment in the steel and iron business. In the group of public utili- ties American Telephone made very slight recovery from it's abrupt decline of the previous day. Private advices from Paris stated that some dissatisfaction was felt there in connection with the pro- posed s5o,000.0O0 stock increase authorized by the telephone company, and that yes terday's transactions in the stock on the bourse had resulted in some confusion, which was later amicably settled.
 The bond market followed the course of stocks with here and there a reactionary trend. Issues of the Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal company were sold at marked declines. following the publication of the proposed terms of reorganization. Total sales, par value, $2,377,0
 United States government bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
COTTON MARKET IS LESS ACTIVE
Yesterdays Advance Lost Today on Private Re-
 ports of Rains

New York, June 21.-The market was much less active today and prices just about lost the recovery of yesterday with new crop months selling into new low ground for the movement during the late trading on private reports of rain from the southwest The close was barely steady at net decline of to 13 points.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of 1 point to a decline of 1 point, and during the first few minutes sold off to a net loss of about II points on old crop positions and of to points on the new crop under scattering liquidation and local pressure encouraged by indifferent cables and the appearance of further rains or showers in eastern and central sections of the belt. There was consid- erable covering on this decline as the weather map showed no further precipi- tation of consequence in the southwest,
 with private wires claiming that general rains were still badly needed in that sec | ton, and as there were reoorts of further
 sopt sales from the local stock there was no broadening of demand on the subse- quent rally of several points from the lowest During the afternoon selling for both southern and local account became more aggressive following private reports of rains at three or four points in Texas
 Closing prices were at practically the lowest point of the day with new crop positions at the lowest point of the move ment Private advices from the eastern belt continued to indicate very favora- ble crop prospect in that section, while reports from the western belt are con- flicting. -------
 Receipts today, 1o12 bales, against 35o4 last week and 12S7 bales last year. For the week. 12,00o bales, against 12,773 last week and 23,304 last year. Today's re- ceipts at New Orleans. AIS bales, against 175 last year, and at Houston 163 bales, against 235 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, June 21-Closing cotton. spot, moderate buisness done: pricesl points higher; American middling fair, s.75d; good middling, S.43d; middling, S.21d; low middling, sold; good ordi- nary, 7.75d; ordinary, 7.50d. The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 6200 American. Receipts, 2000 bales, no American. Futures open ed steady and closed quiet. June 7,97d; June-July, 7.S3hd; July-August 7.7SRd; August-September, 7.50hd; SeptemberO October, 7.12d; October No- vember 6.97d; Novemb ber-December, 6.91d; December-January, January Feb ruary, 690d; February March, 690i5d; March-April, 6.911ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22

gins tomorrow were mainly responsible for this Shorts were good buyers to take profits and the market might have done better on this demand but for the many good crop reports that poured in from the belt. Many messages from the eastern half of the belt called the con ditlon of the crop nearly perfect At noon July was points over yesterdays close, August was six under and the new crop months were 10 to Il points under.
 In the afternoon session the market was easy on reports of rain, here and there in the western half of the cotton belt. At o'clock the old crops were 2 to points under yesterdays close and the new crops were 12 under.
 The market closed easy at net decline of to 20 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Cotton Seen Oil

New York, June 21.-Cotton seed oil steady to firm on scattered covering by shorts and local professional support, induced by the advance in lard. There was also considerable switching of July into the later months. Futures closed l to 9 points net higher. June, 6.2S@ 6.35c July. 6.31@6.33c; August, 6.40@641c; September, 6.42Q6.43c; october. 6.16@ 6.1Sc; prime crude nominal prime sum- mer yellow, 6.2S@6.40c; prime winter yellow, 6.90c bid; prime summer white, 6.6O@ 6. soc; total sales, 4600.
 New Orleans, June 21.--Cotton seed oil. prime refined, in barrels per pound, 6.45c; choice meal, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S.S71s; choice cake, s per cent ammonia: per long ton, $26.2o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Flour and Foodstuffs

(Corrected by Iennessee NH Co.l
 Self-raising flour, S5.75. Nellie King flour, per barrel, $4.75. Bolted meal, per 96- pound sack, s1.4S. No. 2 corn, per bushel kiln dried, soc. Pure wheat shorts. s9O Pure wheat bran, $3O 1O0-lb c. 8. huIls. per ton, SIP. Prime c. S. meal, per ton, BPS. C. s. feed meal. per ton, $25. No. 1 timothy hay. per ton. $eS Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass. SIS Corn chops, per 10O-lb sack, $l. 45 Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats, 56c. Choice peal green alfalfa, $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 Rye-No. ?, 97c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 75d90c; fair to choice mating, 9ScQ$1.07.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, nom- nal; No. 1 northwestern, nominal.
 Timothy Seed-$S@11a
 Clover-$1575
 Mess Pork-Per bbl., $15S71A616.
 Lard-Per 100 lbs, $S.271a.
 Short Ribs. Sides-Loose, $7621a dS. .371k. Short Clear Sdes-Boxed, $S.121k@S,25 Butter-Steady; creameries, 19Q23c dairies, 17G21c.
 Eggs-Steady: receipts. 12,5S9 cases at mark, cases included, 11d12c; firsts, 13c i; prime flrsts, 14c.
 Cheese-Firm; Daisies, 11%&111ac; Twins, 11A@1l1hc; Young Americas, 124 12Hc; Long Horns, 124121ac.
 Potatoes-Steady; old, $1@1.10; new, s2.15 @225. P Poultry-steady; turkeys, 12c; fowl, 111ac; springs, 1S@20c.
 Yeal-Steady; 50 to 6o-lb. wts., SQS1Ac GO to S5-lb. wts.,- S1a@91ac; S5 to 11o-lb. wts., 10a1O1ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
Interior Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 15lsc; net re- ceipts, 163; gross receipts. l63; shipments S05; sales, 1; stock. 16l53.
 Augusta: Nominal; middling, 154sc; net receipts, IT; gross receipts, 102; shipments, 100; stock, 877o.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts 299; gross receipts, 400; shipments, 320; sales, 225; stock. 40624.
 St. Louis: Dull; middling, 15lsc; gross receipts, 1910; shipments, 1576; stock S436.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 277; gross re- ceipts. 277 shipments, 156 stock. 2o,3l7.
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 149sc; net receipts, 9; gross receipts. 9; shipments. 239; stock 7930.
 Louisville: -Pirm; middling, 15c.
 Total today: Net receipts, S25; gross receipts, 2261; shipments, 2696; sales, 226; stock 1O2S30