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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
GENERAL DECLINE IS SHOWN IN WHEAT Domestic Stocks Are Filing Up
 Rapidly
ALL NEWS IS BEARISH
port Buying and Closes at De- cline-Oats and Provisions
 Also Decline

Chicago January 16.-With foreign coun- tries shipping heavily and with domestic stocks of wheat piling up. the market had showed unmistakable weakness today Final prices were 1 cent lower to shade up compared with Saturday night. Corn at the end of the session was 3sQDiac to ic down, oats off 1-16Qlsc, and ribs at a decline of 71k@221sc
 Strangely enough, selling of wheat did not become pronounced at any time. The bears were timid. Resting commission -buying on a quarter scale downward kept the market from showing much demor- alization, although the drift of news was decidedly depressing. India reported gains assuring a good harvest through out important districts. Australia was forcing cargoes for sale at reduced level and there was sharp competition at that from the Argentine. More pessi- mistio vet were world shipments for the week which proved considerably larger than a year ago, Rusisa in particular for warding much more than expected. As if to make matters worse for holders, the cash wheat market seemed dead St. Louis and Kansas City sent word that most of the days receipts were unsold. In the face of such an array, rallies were infreauent and feeble and closing figures were at the lowest point reached. May sold between $1.OO14 and $1oo%@1.ol, with the first named prices prevailing when the gong sounded, net loss of M@lc.
 Corn ranged lower with wheat, and on the absence of export buying May fuc- tuated from 491sQ49ssc, and closed 1ac low CT at 49l4c. The cash market was weak No. yellow finished at 46laq46Ac.
 Local speculators sold oats quite ac- lively at times. May varied between 34A @S4ssc and 341aa349sc, with latest transac- tions 1sc off at 343s@34lsc. sentiment re- gardng provisions took rather un- friendly turn because of liquidation in the butter and egg-storage trade. After the pit was cleared pork was left 221ac less ex- pensive than Saturday; lard cheaper, I1sc and ribs sliced In prices 15Q1711c.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
SMALL DECLINE IN
 PRICES 0F COTTON
Market Is Quiet But Nervous and Unsettled
BEARS ARE VERY ACTIVE
Some Support Develops After an Early Decline But Reaction Occurs and Last Prices Are Al-
 most the Lowest

New York, January 16.-The cotton mar ket was quiet but nervous and unsettled during todays trading, and while the close was steady, last prices showed net loss of from to 12 points.
 The opening was steady at decline of 5 10 points, and inside of the first few minutes active positions sold at net loss of from 10 to II points under liquidation by buyers of last week and local bear pressure inspired by relatively easy ca bles and private advices from Liverpool claiming that spot offers were easier. all though the south had sent very bullish reports here as to the attitude of interior holders on Saturday. Around 1493c for May. some support developed and the market rallied to points from the low est. but there was no aggressive demand, and later the market eased off again un- der renewal of bear pressure and liqui- dation which appeared due to rumors that early returns to the National Gfnners association indicated a ginning of 100000 bales for the period just ended. against 1400 000 bales for the same period last year Last prices were at nearly the lowest on active months A summary of Texas weather conditions for the month of December. issued by the Houston weather bureau, showed pre- cipitation at 15S stations averaging 2.26 inches, which was said to be 039 of an inch greater than the average for the last is years. While heavy rains were shown over central and western portions of the state however, there was very little pre- cipitation in northwest and western DOT tions. This report attracted some atten- tion, but seemed to have less influence in the market than apprehensions of an un- settled spot situation and the bearish rumors as to ginning returns.
 Southern spot markets officially report ed were unchanged to i 1-16c lower.
 Receipts at the ports today, S4563 bales, against 53635 last week, and 36,147 last year. For the week, 225. 900 bales, against 25S, ,0S9 last week, and 135. .423 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans. 11,219 bales against 2667 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
CHINESE HONESTY
Paid for Being Struggled Into This Country Even If Sent Back

From the Washington Post.
 "A talk with any smuggler who ever engaged in the business of bringing Chi nese into the United States contrary to the immigration laws will suffice to es- tablish the Chinamans proverbial honesty in business transactions,' said Guy E. Runyan of Detroit. 27
 "I know of one old French Canadian who in his younger days was a profess sional smuggler and operated on the Gas nadian border He did not dea1 in fu-s or any articles of commerce, He made practice of smuggling Chinamen across the border. and according to his own statement amassed enough money to set himself up in a comfortable business.
 "He has often said that the duty of q professional smuggler ended when the Chinaman was landed on the soil of the United States. Then 1t was that the smuggler got his money. After that it did not fall to him to look out for the Oriental who had been his Charge6 Ninety nine times out of every hundred the Chinaman was apprehended and sent back to his former abode by the immigration authorities.
 Nevertheless tile smuggler received his- pay. Never according to the story told me by the old man and numerous others who have been connected in different ways with the smuggling of Chinamen. has there been known an instance where the smugger was defrauded of the price promised him. This illustrates the pre- dominant trait of honesty In the Chinese character"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
DECLINE IS NOTED
 IN MEAT PRICES Compound Lard and Rib Bel lies Are Quoted Lower VERY SHORT ON POULTRY Eggs, However, Are Plentiful on Morris Avenue, Receipts and Demand
 Balancing NiceIy-Shipments
 of Meat Received
VERY SHORT ON POULTRY

A feature of yesterdays business with the wholesalers of meat was a slight de- cline in prices. Compound lard was dropped from 95s cents to 9ss cents per pound. Rib bellies which have been sell ing at IS cents are now going at 121. cents.
 The poultry mGpket is being somewhat handicapped on atcount of shortage oi stock Shipments are reaching the mar ket in small lots, yet they are no abundant enough to compete with tht demand of the retail trade. Eggs are plentiful, and are selling rapidly.
 Packers seemed to> be encouraged over a nice shipment of meats, which arrived during the day. It has been thought that stocks should run very low on account of delayed shipments, but the one re- ceived yesterday will replenish the mar kets enough to take care of the normal trade until others arrive. The most important receipts of the day were the shipment of meat and small shipment of eggs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
The Perverse Picture
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald. Mrs. Burton called to her husband shrilly.
 "Abner" she said, "come and look at the pictures"
 Well" said he, with an in0uiring glance about the walls. whats the matter with them?"
 They're crooked"
 T suppose suggested Abner. that you want me to straighten them.'
 Well since you are here you may as well. But that wasn't what l called you for. I wanted you to see if you could tell what makes them get out of gear every day. They've been act ing so ever since we moved into this fiat. Every day, just as regularly as the morning comes, I go through the house and tilt them back to the proper angle, but just that surely do I find them crooked again the next morning. And the funny part of 1t is they al ways lean in the same direction. think it very strange. They didn't do that in the old flat"
 "M-m-m-," said Abner. thoughtfully.
 Mrs. Burton colofed her voice with dramatic intonation. T never liked to say anything about it before,' she said but I have thought it all along. It is my belief that the house is haunted "Oh. good Lord!' ejacuated Burton incredulously.
 Well. if 1t isn't ghosts, what is it?' she asked triumphantly.
 ."Ill give it up," said Burton. My wife believes" he said, with true Aramite generosity. that the place is haunted"
 'Nonsense.a said the landlord. Any body who knows anything about houses and pictures knows there are some places where the pictures could not be hired to hang straight and that when they have the tipping habit they in- varibly tip in the same direction. Everybody knows that, but I for one don't know the cause. Possibly the house dips little to one side"
 That can't be- said Burton, be cause the folk upstairs are bothered with tipping pictures, too only theirs lean to the north and west"
 Then I can't explain It. sighed the landlord, but do know that pictures are like flock of sheep--when one tips all the rest are likely to follow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
EMIGRANT ABUSES
 WILL BE STOPPED

Budapest, January 16.-An arrangement to regulate emgrant traffic to America and to do away with some of the abuses now existing has been concluded between the Hungarian government and the Ham, burgAmerican, North German-Lloyd Holland American, Red Star and French line steamship companies. The com panies agree to close the private agencies maintained throughout the country and which have at times been charged with holding out spurious inducements to emi- grants and transact the emigrant business through their general offices at Budapest and the frontier stations They also bind themselves to restrict the business of Hungary to Hugarians, thus shutting out large numbers of Russians and other slavs who heretofore have utilized this route.
 The steamship people further contract to undertake to make an arrangement with the Cunard Steamship company, which Is now carrying emigrants from Fiume, that will obviate the possibility of rate war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
L|STLESS TRADING
 IN STOCK MARKET Result of Day Is Disappointing
 to the Trade FEW PRICE CHANGES
Coal Railroad Stocks Are Strongest of the List While Many Others Show Very Small
 Declines

New York, January 16.-The course or today's stock market was disappointing to those who looked for resumption or last weeks bullish activity. There was evidence of considerable professional sell ing After moderate selling movement early in the day had run it's course, the market grew dull and spiritless with no pronounced tendency in either direction. Quotations at the end of the day are fractionally under Saturdays close. The coalers were the strongest feature of the list. Tie various southern lines, especial ly Norfolk and Western and Louisville and Nashville, were in good demand ru- mors of prospective dividend increase being connected with the advance of the former There was steady buying of the Rock Island issues, which were strong and active. The Hill issues were quiet ly strong, but the Harrimans were il- clined to heaviness and New York Cen tral was again under pressure. The Gould stocks were quiet and yielded lit tie of their recent gains : Somplete re- turns from the railroads of the country for November showed only a minor de- crease in gross earnings, but falling off of 1157 per cent in net, the largest of the year.
 The government report of record-making exports of iron and steel for 1910 was of little advantage to United States Steel, which was offered freely on each slight advance Coppers and kindred shares were heavy in spite of some recovery in the metal abroad. si rHzf
 Money continues to accumulate here and lower rates for all accommodations are looked for The banks made further gain of s1,99O0OO today from the sub treasury Commercial paper was in bet ter demand.
 The condition of local national banks, as shown in the latest reports to the con troller at Washington, shows that loans have decreased approximately S,O00.0OO since last November, with a decrease of $114,0oO0oo in total deposits of clearing house banks.
 Compared with JandAry, 1910, the local national banks show cash loss of s16.- 60000O and loans are reduced by more than 39,ooO,OO0, while gross deposits are lower by almost $250,OO0,0O0
 The s, 100000 cash gain by our banks since last November reflects. the recent heavy return flow from crop centers.
 London reported heavier purchases of English commercial bills by the continent and said s5Oo0OO in gold, was withdrawn from the. Bank of England for shipment to the Bank of France.
 The Bank of England took /s2, ,5O0, ,0OO of gold which arrived from, South Africa. the remaining $S50.00O being engaged for India
 Bonds were irregular Total sales, par value. $2,SO9.Oo0.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call. s4s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
MONTGOMERY MARKET

Mentgomery. January 16.-(Special.) ) Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Middling, 14 7-16c; strict middling. IA 416;. Produce quo tations unchanged.
 Apples: New York state No. Baldwins. 2A-inch, $5 barrel; No. Baldwins, 211- inch, s5.25 barreE No. russets, 5 bar rel
 Florida Oranges: 12o size. g per box 15O size, s2. .25 per box; 176, 200. PIG sizes. $2-25 per box. At<
 Irish Potatoes: Choice Virginia stock, s5c per bushel
 Onions Red Globe sound and dry. s1. 20 per bushel; Yellow Danver, sound and dry, s1.15 per bushel; small pickling, s5c per bushel.
 $2 per- sack.
 Florida Grapefruit: Sizes 80 and 96 B box; size GA, 1925 box; sizes. S6. 46 and 54. s3.50 box
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, January 16.-Cotton spot moderate business done: prices 1 poin lower American middling, S.50d; goot midding. s.16d; low middling, 7.Sad; gooc ordinary, 7.5sd; ordinary, 73Sd
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 1900 American. Receipts, 33,- eco bales, including 32.6 American.
 Futures opened quiet and steady and closed quiet. January, January Febru- ary. 7.s3d February March, 7S4d; March April 7.s5d; April-May, May-June. 7.s51sd June-July, 7.S4d; July-August. 7.S1iad; Au- gust-September. 7.6l1ad; September Octo- Der, 7.2Sd; October-November, LOS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
New orlean. Cotton Market

New Orleans, January 16.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at decline of 5 to points on unfavorable cables. Small spot sales in the Liverpool mar ket caused much bearish comment and were generally taken by the short side at least as confirmation of the reports of last week that business in Man chester was slackening. In the early trading the ring was dull and busi- ness was principally for professional account although few selling out or ders were received by commission housez~@>om outside longs. At the end of the first half hour of trading the active months were to g points un- der Saturdays close.
 No great amount of business was in evidence at any time during the morn ing. The fact that yesterday was the last day in the period to be consid- cred in the next report on ginning by the census bureau added to the dull ness Traders on both sides of the market stated that they wanted more information on ginning before increas- ing their lines in the future mark ct. Their movement continued large but was offset to great extent by the heavy exports from the more import ant southern ports. At noon the trad ing mon.hs were to 5 points under Saturdays close.
 In the afternoon the market was dull and easy. At o'clock prices were points under Saturdays final quota tions.
 The market closed quiet and steady at a net decline of to II points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
prime, 7k per cent ammonia. s27 per net ton; hulls, sacked. s11: hulls. loose. s9.
Corrected by Southern Beef ana Pre-
 vision ComDanvl

Meata Corrected by Southern Beef ana Pre-
 vision Company J. " Allen and others. Lard, 12Be; compound, 9sso. D. S. short ribs, 111kc. =. D. s. fat backs, 11c. Smoked clear bellies. 171zc; fancy, 1s1ks, Hams. smoked. 151sc; California, 1Mc. Bacon. fancy, 25c; medium. 23c. Pork Joins. 14c; spare ribs. 121kc. Ham butts 131Ac; Boston butts. 14c.
 Flour nnd Fc~dstu6s
 fCorreoted by Tennessee Mill Co) Nellie King flour, per barrel, S5.35 Bolted meal, per 96-pound sack sig. No corn. per bushel. CSC. Pure wheat shorts, S3l. Pure wheat bran. S27. 1OO-lb. C. S. hulls, per ton, S1350. Prime c. S. meal, per ton, s2s. C. s. feed meal, per ton, $26.50 No. timothy hay. per ton. s22 Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, FIR Corn chops, per 1G0-lb. sack, y130, Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats, 41c.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa s25. @
 Fruits and Produce
 (Corrected by Douglas Brosl Apples-Fancy red, s5 to S. Oranges, California. s475; Floreda. N.W 025O. Pineapples. s3.50. sa Lemons-Fancy, A.50.
  Irish Potatoes-New stock. per bushs1 l 75QS0c. 1 Cabbage-Danish cabbage. 1hc. | Onions-Red Globe, Pic lb. Navy Beans-Choice Michigan. DOT bu. $S.25. Lima Beans-Per 1b. GIG. Peas Virginia black-eye, per bu.. ss.5a Spanish onions, per crate, N.7A Celery-Fancy, per crate, H.75. Cocanuts, s5.50Q6 per 100. T@- Pears--Bartlett. per crate, ss 50: cook. ing. per bbl. $2.5o; sugar. per bbl, 8. .5o; per keg. $286.
 Grapes-Malaga, keg s6 af Canada turnips. per h.. 1Mc. Grape fruit. Florida, per box, $s.5O. Tangerines-Per box. A.G0.
 Poultry and Bxgs
 (Corrected by Garrett ez Hine) Hens-Medium. 4oQooc; live. per lh, 15d16c. ee Large flyers, sO0S5c 15c per lb.; medium flyers, 20dp25c 171ec per lb.; small, 171s@3Oc. 15c per ID. A Ducks, 4Od45c; guineas. soc; roosters, soc: geese, 45Q60c; live turkeys, per h. 20c Dressed turkeys 23a24c. Eggs-Fresh candled, 27@3Oc per dog.
 Live Stock aa steers. good to choice fat. s500 to 1eN Steers. medium to good. $50 to 12oo lbs. 3A94Ac.
 Steers. good to choice fat, $50 to $50 lba-. 31zQ4Ac. ! Steers. medium to good. $50 to sso lbs. 2AQ3%c. Oxen, good to choice. 304c. Oxen medium to good. 2110D3c Cows and heifers, good to choice aon to 1000 lbs. 3AQ41ac. - Cow. and heifers. medium to sood 9@31ac.
 Cows and heifers. good to choice soo to 800 lbs, 34@4Ac. Cows and heifers. medium to good. 6o1 to 500 lbs, 234q311c. ae Yearlings, good to choice, 2%63No. l.ss Yearlings, medium to good, 2AQ2xc. - Bulls, good to choice. 300 to 1200 lbs. 219Q3Ac. s Bulls. medium to good. 800 to 19O0 lbs, 2M@2Ac.
 Bulls. medium to good, 800 to 12oo lbs. 24Q2l2c. Gamers, 11k@z1hc.
 Hogs. choice (corn fed) 1So to 250 lbs 7c.
 Hogs, choice (corn fed). 14o to 1so lbs. 6%c. Tr Pigs, so to 12o ID. wts, SIC. 7'z Pigs, 50 to so lb. wts., 65hc. Pigs. so tos120 b. wts.. 7Ac. Pigs, 60 to 80 lb. wts. To. Fat cattle. demand good Oxen, demand slow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Dry Goods

New York, January l6:-Many buyers are in the dry goods market partly in at tendance here at the annual meeting of the National Wholesale Dry Goods asso- citation. Cotton blanket prices for fall 1911 made today showed advances ranging from PIE to cents per pair on lines cost ing from 50 cents to g per pair Lines of percales for fall were priced. and it was announced that the American Print ing company is to show for the first time standard 36 and 3l-inch percales at 71s cents and cents respectively. Mems wear markets are more active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17

ton quiet and easier, unchanged sales on the spot, 500 bales; to arrive, 200 Low ordinary. II 9-16c nominal; ordi- nary. 12Ac nominal; good ordinary 1S 13-16c; strict good ordinary, IA 3-16c low middling, 14Ac; strict low mid ding, 14%c; middling, 15c strict mid ding, 15 lsc; good middling. 15 5-16c; strict good middling. 15hc; middhng fair, 15% c; middling fair to fair, 1es SC; fair, 16hc nominal. Receipts, 11,219; stock, 245,76S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Both wronged

From Juuge. plained. You gave me to understand that you were rich.
 'Well, you deceived me, too" he re- piled You caused me to believe that you would be brave and cheerful if 1t ever became necessary for us to get along on . small income"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galsevton: Easy; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts. 12.972 gross receipts. 12,972; sales, 1850; stock, 219,939; continent, 951S; coast
 wise 745O
 New orleans: Quiet; middling. 15c net
 receipts, Il, ,219: gross receipts, 1,222; sales, TOO; stock, 245,76S; Great Britain, 1s,0Oo.
 Mobile: Quiet middling, IA 11-16c; net
 receipts, 1475; gross receipts. 1475; stock, 61 ,073; coastwise, 3. Savannah: Net receipts, 4671; gross re- ciepts. 4671; sales, 1870: stock. 5.449; Great Britain, 10,9S9; continent, 15,5O0; coastwise, 800.
 Charleston: Quiet; middling. 141hc; net | receipts, 369; gross receipts, 36s; stock, | 29. .109; coastwise. 352. Wilmington Quiet: middlng. 141sc; net
 receipts, 649; gross receipts, 649; stock, 13,124 Norfolk: Steady; middling. 14%c; net receipts, 2367; gross receipts. 2367; sales, 6s7; stock, 31,692; coastwise. 1894. Baltimore: Nominal; middling. 14Bc;
 gross receipts, 1000; stock 6016.
 New York: Quiet; middlng, 14S0c; gross receipts, 537: sales, 22oo; stock. SOS, ,4ol ; Great Britain. 424; coastwise. 2932. Boston: Quiet; middling. 14.s0c; net re- ceipts, 4S9; gross receipts, 4965; stock, 10.707
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 15.o5; stock, 1859. JackSOnVllle. Net TeCelpls, ooA, sToss receipts, 352; coastwise, 352. Total today, at all ports, net, 34,56S; Great Britain '29,413; continent, 25,07s; stock 1.065.6 .657. Consolidated, at all ports, net 65, 436; Great Britain, 45130; France 1O423; con-
 tinent, 46917; Japan, 2647. Total since September 1, at all ports net, 6,613,274; Great Britain, 2,426.55S;
 France, 3,277; continent, 1,s20,O51; Japan, | 79, 624; Mexico, 1125.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Hubbard Eros. S Co.'s Letter

New York, January 16.-tSpecial )-I.iv- erpoo certainly was disappointing today, not only in the decrease in the volume of sales but also in coming lower on the dis tant deliveries. On dull market these advices have caused a decline here of some 10 points. closing steady with New Orleans rather weaker than this market
 In the late afternoon a rumor was cur rent that the early advices from the Ma tional Ginners pointed to about 1900oO bales ginned for the period. Any such estimate seems very large to us, and we can hardly credit this idea. although we have no basis for so doing excepting that the estimate seems very large to us as compared either with last season or the last period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Treasury s.tatement

Washington, January 16.-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in treasury offices, $28, ,445,6S9: in banks and Philippine treas ury. s34,056,210. The total balance in gen eral fund was $S4,26s ,239
 Ordinary receipts Saturday were s, ,2S1,- 867 with disbursements of $3,259 109.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is $7,74l664, as against $29,06O.55S at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Metal Market

New York, January 1s.-Standard cop Ter dull; spot, January, February ana March, s12@12 10. London quiet; spot price. a55 Ss 9d; futures, f56 Ss Sd. Ar rivals reported at New York today 0o tons. Custom house returns show ex- rorts of 1s.444 tons so far this month. lake conner. s12. .S71k; electrolytic. $l2. .62ls ais. and casting, sl2.s71a@12 .62h
 Tin firm; spot and January, $40. SSg4i' lo' February, $40. .s0@4o. 10; March, $4o. .Soq4l 10, end April, $40. SOa41.25. London easy; spot price, e1s7; futures price, als7.
 Lead dull; spot. s4.5o@4.55 New York; &. .sOd14. .s5 East St. Louis. London spot price a13 Is 3d.
 Shelter dull: spot, s5 .55d5. 65 New York; sa 5O075. 4s East St. Louis. London, spot price, f24 2s Cd.
 Iron, Cleveland warrants, 4ss 1o1sd in London.