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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
FEW FLUCTUATIONS . ON COTTON MARKET The Undertone Generally Steady With the Close
 Very Steady

New York, November 16.--The action Of today's cotton market suggested that the changes established in spot differences by the revision committee of the New York Cotton exchange late yesterday had been pretty well discounted by the bulls while the market was comparatively quiet with few fluctuations. The undertone was gen. orally steady and the close was very steady, net points higher to points lower The market opened steady at decline of to points in response 10 rather lower cables than expected cnd liquidation by earlier week buyers who seemed to find that the revision had been less drastic than they had anticipated. Buying of the near months by spot people checked the decline after active positions had shown & net loss of about to 10 points and the market later In the morn- ing firmed up on rumors of Q bullish na- tional ginners report and covering of shorts with the active months at one time showing net advance of about points. Prices worked a few points from the best after the midway under Wall street selling but the market met good SuppOil idol pllSco WSiO Within o point or two of the top on active posi- tions
 Early rumors that the national ginners report would be under 11,50O,000 bales sin- ned to November A. seemed to cause some covering but wires from Memphis reporting that the returns showed 11,47s,- 900 appeared to exert little influence dur ing the later trading as 1t was said that the ginning would have been heavier had it not been for unfavorable weather dur ing the period. Generally speaking the action of the revision committee resulting in increased penalties on low grades but increased premiums on high grades ap- peared to be considered sufficiently and local spot people expressed the opinion that the revision should have no imme- diate influence on the market.
 December was relatively easy during
 the day suggesting the possibility of in-
 creased shipments here from the south
 delivery on contract and the advance here at midday appeared to be checked by in- creased southern offerings. Aside from | tho revision and ginning figures there | seemed to be little in the news to attract attention. Receipts today, 56,5S1 bales, | against 66S1S last week and 60,067 last 1 year. Today's receipts at New Orleans S1S5, against 19,257 last year and at Hous- ton 1e, 4S3 against 2053 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, November 16.-(special)-- Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Middling, sac; strict middling, S7sc; other quotations un- changed.
 Eggs are selling at BOG retail and chick ems from soc to 6oc.
 Other quotations are as follows.
 Tomatoes, fancy stock. six basket crates, s2 10; choice stock. basket crates @cQS1.
 Lemons, extra fancy. No. s6o, s5. 40 her box.
 california blackeyed peas, Go per pound P.aches-California A.75Q2 per crate, Cabbage-$3.25 per crate.
 fweet Potatoes-s1.5 per bushei.
 I-ish Potatoes-S2.05 .05 per bushel.
 Onions-S1 .SOQ2 per crate. Texas Ber- nudas in crates, bushel crates, sl .500D1 .7s Der bushel.
 Alabama Peaches-s1.75 per crate.
 Watermelons-Florida Watson's, s12. BOZ, 20 per 100.
 Lard-Pure, 10izc; basis fancy cotton oil lard, s%c; packers composed. SEC.
 Butter-Creamery, frsts, 26@27c; coun. try, 11@12c; renovated. 2OQ2l1ac.
 Flour-Fancy nominal; straights, s4. 200 4.25; patent, $495q5.75.
 Meal-Roller, 96 pound bags, $1. .65: water Cheese-Full cream. Daisy. lsc per pound
 Coffee Maxwell House blend, pouna cans, S5c; Maxwell House blend, I pound cans, soc; ordinary. l41kG15kc. prime, I6d5 1Sc; fancy. 20G22c; Peaberry, 22@c: Ar buckles, 22.1c per case, New York basis: Moca and Java blend. 27izc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
RAIN DAMAGE IN
 THE ARGENTINE Results in General Strength ening of All Markets
 on Change

Chicago, November 16.-Rain damage in the Argentine resulted today in general tightening up and strengthening of all the markets on change. Wheat advanced ssq14c to ssQs4c net; corn, 4 to Ag1sc and oats shade to A@9sc At the end Of the trading hog products varied from last nights level to 20 above.
 Although denials came that injury to the Argentine crop had assumed serious proportions, the mere suggestion of the possibility of such a danger had an im- mediate bullish effect on wheat prices here. With S,0O0,O00 persons in Russia of- ficially reported today as ill immediate need of relief from famine, the chance of obtaining from the Czar's country sur plus supplies such as glutted the worlds markets last year, appeared dinner than at any previous time this season and emphasize the importance of the record had been counting on from the Argentine to make up whatever shortage may ex- ist elsewhere. Entirely aside from the Argentine news cash wheat here showed 0 firm tone. In this connection Minne- apolis sent word of being only 1sc a bush el away from working hard winter wheat there from Chicago. At no time during the session did any important backset occur and the May option which ranged from 99Mc@s1 .001s: closed firm, asqD1ac net higher at $1.003sc.
 Corn sympathsized with wheat and was also influenced by continued light re- ceipts and by assertions from Illinois points that southern cities were outbid- ding Chicago. Reports of slow husking operations and poor yield, tended likewise to lift values. May fluctuated between 641l964ssc and G5Ac. closing firm at the last named figures, an advance of 34c net
 Oats tagged upward after other cereals. Receipts were small and bids brought but few acceptances from the country. Outside limits touched for May were 50Ac and 597sc with the close, 5O1s@501lc, a gain of A6ssc over last night.
 Trade in provisions was the largest In some time. One of the chief packing con- panies bought openly on a large scale. Stock yard spectators too, worked wig orously on the buying side. The imme- diate reason appeared to be the bulge in corn. Tonight pork showed an advance of 171a@20isc with ribs and lard behind but rising too in the order named.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
COOPERATE WITH
 CENTRAL BUREAU
Agreement With Guaranty Trust Company Is An
 nounced by Haight

New York, November 16.-Conclusions of
 an agreement by which the Guaranty
 Trust company will cooperate with the new central bureau for the validation of cotton bills of lading were announced last night by Charles S. Haight, counsel for the Liverpool cotton bills of lading committee.
 MT. Haight, who has been comforting for two months past with various leading ex- change buyers in an effort to convince them of the value of the central bureau
 in checking up irregularities in the cot , ton bills, which they accept as collat- eral, said that after several conferences
 with the Guaranty Trust company coun- sel, the officers of the institution have
 decided that cooperation in all the cen
 tral bureau work would be to their ad- vantage.
 Tn view of the extremely efficient work which the Central bureau has been do-
 ing for the last two months and half" said MT. Haight, ''and the need of that
 work, which has developed in the opera
 tion. of the bureau. l feel safe in ex- pressing the opinion that other bankers
 with whom I have been in conference will shortly reach the conclusion which
 has been reached by the officers of the Guaranty Trust company, and that it is matter of only a short time before all exchanges and buyers will feel that
 they cannot afford to do without the check against forgery which the central
 bureau provides"
 MT. Haight instanced recent cases of
 frauds in bills of lading discovered in
 Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tex as as enforcing his argument for the necessity of maintaining such method of safeguards against crooked work as the Central bureau provides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, November 16.-(Special.) } Opening lower in response to disap- pointing advices from Europe. our mar. ket slowly recovered the decline, clos ing steady at about last nights quota tions. The markets appear to have reached a point, after several weeks of minor fluctuations, where pause follows the gradual loss of power of the factors which have so far in fluenced prices. That is, the belief in large crop has carried the marke, down to this point; on the way down the spinners appear to have bought, ir one way or another, about half of theii estimated consumption. Therefore tht question seems to be whether the spin ner will go on buying at this level where their demand for the past montf has absorbed all the offerings. The re- vision appears to suit the trade.
 Liverpool should advance l to points tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Coffee Market

New York, November 16.-The market for coffee futures opened firm at an ad- vance of to 10 points, in response to rather better European cables than ex- pected and private cables reporting stead fer primary market this morning. Busi- ness was not active, but with offerings comparatively light the market improved during the day on covering by short and buying from trade sources, which seemed to be chiefly inspired by higher cost and freight offers from Brazil and indications that the supplies which were pressing on the market earlier in the week had been absorbed. The close was steady and from to 24 points net high CT, Sales, 47500 bags. November, 14.40c
 December, 14. S9c; January, 14.09c; Febru- sry. IS. .S3c; March, 13, 59c; April, 13.55c; May. 13 52c; June, 13.49c; July. B .47c; A-gust. 13. .4sc; September and October. 13 45c.
 Havre was unchanged to A franc higher Hamburg was A@% pfennig higher. As yesterday was a holiday in Brazil the early official cables were missing, but the special cable from Santos reported the market firm at SIX 900 for As or 100 reis higher. Sac Paulo receipts were 5c.OO0 bags. New York warehouse delfv- cries yesterday were 19.9H bags, against 16.oes last year. Cost and freight offers from Brazil were said to be from 50 to 60 points higher than early in the week.
 Spot steady; Rio No. T.. 15@1Sc; Santos, No. A. 1619@165sc; Mild dNll; Cordova, 161ac nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, November 16.--Cotton. spot. quiet points lower; American middling fair. 5.75d; good niddling, 5.39d; middling. 5.21d; low middling, slid; good ordinary, 4.s7d; ordinary, 4.77d. Sales of the day 5000 bales of which 800 were for speculation anu export and included 5999 American. Receipts 16,000 bales including 1O,200 American. Futures opened and closed quiet and steady November, 5.04d; svo- vember- December, 495hd; December January, 4.95d; January February 4.96d; FebruaryMarch.4 497hd; March April. 4.99d; April-May, 5,01d; May June, 5.O1d; June-July, 5.04hd; July August, 5.05Kd: August-Septembe 5.O41hd; Sep tenn ber- October, 5.03 Md; October November, 5.03d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
MORRIS AVENUE
 BUSINESS LIGHT Quotation on Hens Declines. Eggs Are Sarce and
 Price Rising

The quotation on hen's on Morris ave- nue has dropped slightly, and yesterday witnessed a slow trade in the fowl mar lxets, the demand being much lighter than that for other meats. Business with the merchants in general was compara- lively light. There were no important re- ceipts, and with the exception of celery and eggs the thoroughfare is well sup piled with stock.
 Eggs are very scarce, and dealers are expecting the price to continue to ad- vance both on fresh and storage.
 While the grain business is a little dull, merchants are expecting an immediate return of activity such as prevailed last week. Corn dropped from 92 cents to 90 cents per bushe.
 Following are current quotations:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17

In the afternoon session the market was quiet At 2 o'clock prices were to points under yesterdays close. The re- port that a prominent crop reporting bu
 reau was coming out with an estimate of only u,5O0,00O bales of cotton ginned ur to November 1S caused steady tone from the middle of the morning on and gave the market a rising tendency. The trade, or at least that part of it which leans to bear side has been expecting around 12,000, 900 bales. The movement was smaller and caused nervous shorts to cover. At noon the trading months had recovered all of the early decline and were 1 point over yesterdays close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 9-16c net receipts, 19,4s3; gross receipts, 19,- 4S3; shipments, 19,236; sales, 1875; stock 13S,950.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, SIC; net receipts, 31S1; gross receipts. 3430; ship ments. 2670; sales, 951; stock, 76,121.
 Memphis: Steady; midd1ing, 9tsc; net receipts, 4254; gross receipts. 10,13S shipments, 10,054; sales. 2200; stock 149,412.
 St. Louis: Steady; middling, 9Ac; net receipts, 945; gross receipts, 6601; ship ments, 6495; sales, 55; stock, 19,264.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts. 517 gross re- ceipts, b17; shipments. 1104; stock 9976.
 Little Rock: Steady; middling, 9Ac; net receipts, 2133; gross receipts, 2133; shipments, 1797; stock, 33,S66.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 9Ac.
 Total today: Net receipts, S0,493: gross receipts, 42,297; shipments, 41.- S56; sales. 51S1; stock, 427,594.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
WILL NOT RECEDE
 FROM POSITION

St. Petersburg, November 1e- A tele- gram from Teheran today indicates that w. Morgan Shuster, American financial adviser to the Persian government has no intention of receding from his position in the dispute arising over the seizure by the government of the property of Shua Els Sultaneh because of the latter's sup port of his brothers attempt to regain the throne.
 MT Sinister holds that the order for the confscation of Shu Els Sultaneh's S property was signed by all the Persian ministers and he cannot comply with a counter order signed by the premier alone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Slow but steady. Rye-No. 9. 91Q92c. Barley-Feed or mixing, S0c9$105; fail to choice malting, s1.75a1.25. Timothy Seed-$l3Q15.25 Clover--$13. 50@20.
 Lard-Per 100 lbs, s9.15. Short Ribs, Sides-Loose SS.25.
 Butter-Steady; creameries, 241s@32c; dairies, 22d2Sc.
 Eggs-Firm; receipts. 2273 cases; at mark, cases included, 20@24c; firsts, ordi- nary, 23q25c; prime firsts, 26Q2Sc.
 Cheese-Steady; Daisies, 14&915c; Twins, 14isD142lc; Young Americas, 14A015c; Long Horns, 14%@15c.
 Potatoes~Steady; receipts, 40 cars; wis consin, 75QS0c; Michigan and Minnesota, S0lS3c.
 Poultry-Live easy; turkeys, 15c; chick ems, SEC; springs, 10c. to S5 1b. wts44$ shmrftaihmtairftaih
 Veal-Steady; 50 to 60 ID. wts., 7Q11c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17

market weak. Dressed beef and export steers, $6.50@9; western steers, $4@7; stockers, s3.75@ @5.75; southern steers, S3.85@6.25; southern cows, $3@4.50; native cows. $2.50@5.25; native heifers, $4@7; calves $4@7.25. rt.
 Hogs-Receipts, 14,000, Dc to 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $6@6.55; heavy, $6.50 @ 6.60; packers and butchers, $6.40 @6.55; lights. $6@6.45; pigs, $4.25@5.50.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady. Lambs, $4@5.85; yearlings, $3.75@4.75; wethers, $3.25@4 ewes, $2.50@3.5O; stockers, $2@3.76.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Fruits and Produce
Corrected by Douglas Bros.l

ICUITtUItu Dy DUuSIdS BfOS.1
 Arples-Fancy northern, per bbl., s465: bulk, $2.75q3. Oranges: California, per box, $5. Lemons: Fancy, per box, $50. Lines: Imported, S1. Pineapples Per crate. g 50 Pears: California, per crate, s2.75. Grapes: Tokay. per crate. s2.OO Concord. pony basket, 14c; S-ib. basket, BOG Peaches: California, per crate. sl.5O. Irish Potatoes: Per bushel, s1.10. Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams, per bushel, 75g soc; Rutabagas: Canadian, h., 11hc. On- icns: Red Globe, per 1b.. 2&c: Span ish. per crate. s1.65. Celery: Colorado, per crate, s4 per dozen punches, COG; Oranges, Florida, s2.75; Cranberries, per box s2.5O to s2.75, per hbl.. s9.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
SPECIAL RATES
VIA

Winter Io4rist Rates to many points in Alabama. Florida. Georgia, Cuba, Louisiana. Mississippi. Mexico, New Mexico and Texas. also to other points of interest. Tickets on sale Oc- tober 15 and November 1 to April 30, inclusive at very low rates ana with liberal limits Stop-overs allowed.
 New Orleans, La., and return. .S1O.0O Account American Bankers associal ion. Tickets on sale November IT to 20, in- elusive; final limit for return November 30. 1911. unless deposited before that date with special agent. New Orleans, and payment of fee of $l made, In which case limit will be extended until December 26. 1911. Liberal stop overs allowed.
 write to P. Sid Jones. D. P A.. Bir- mingham. Ala. Both phones s77.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Flour and Foodstuffs

Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.)
 Self-raising flour. $5.75. Nellie King lou, per barrel, So. Boltea meal. per 95- pound sacks, s1.75. No. ? corn, per oush- el, kiln dried, 90c. Pure wheat shorts, $35. Pure wheat bran, $50. 1O0-lb. C. s. hulls. per ton, sl1. Prime c. s. meal, per ton. S29. C. s. feed meal, per tor, s25. No l timothy hay. per ton, s2S. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, s20. Corn chops, per l00-lD. sack, $l75. Flour in wood, 15o White oats, 62c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Striker Heavily Fined

Jackson Miss, November 16.-One hun dred dollars fine and jail sentence of 30 days was given Ed Montgomery by Judge Niles in the United States dis trict court here today on the charge Of having violated the injunction against striking employees of the Illinois Central Railroad company. Montgomery is prom inent as striker at McComb City, Miss It was alleged that he also struck strike breaker at that place recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex. change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso, citation. Orders solicited for the pi,r- \ciiase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special at. tention and liberal terms given for con signinents of spot cotton for delivery, Correspondence invited. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. November 16.-Cotton seed oil was firm on November covering of shorts. Later deliveries, however were generally shade easier in the absence of outside demand Spot closed points higher. November points higher and other months points lower to 1 higher November, 5.S8Q5. soc; December, 5.66@ 5.6Sc; January, 5.63Q5. 66c; February, 5.65@ 5.esc; March, 5.6S@5. roc; prime crude, 4.47 @4.54c; prime summer yellow, 5.9O@6c; prime winter yellow, 6.50@6. COG: primo summer white, 5.95Gp6. Soc. Total sales. 74OC.
 New Orleans, November 16.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels, per pound, 5.67c; choice meal, per cent ammonia, per long ton, 50; choice cake, per cent ammonia, s27.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
New York Money Market

New York, November 16.-Money on call steady, 2A @2h per cent; ruling rate, x per cent; closing bid. 2% per loans, steady; 60 days and 90 days. 35s per cent six months, Sk@% per cent; prime mercantile paper. 4@4H per cent: sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S3S0 for 50 days and at $4.S7 for demand: l: commercial bills. $4.SSh bar silver, b6s ssc Mexican dollars, 46hc; govern ment bonds easier; railroad bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
BENTON TRIAL NOW
 ON AT PENSACOLA

Pensacola, Fla. November 16.--The case of Frank Penton, former chief deputy sheriff Of Santa Rosa county. is on the docket for trial today in the United States court, charging him with obstructing jus tice. This charge was brought against Penton when he is said to have killed Felix Corbin, sole witness for the gov ernment in criminal case against Sher- If John Collins. Penton will face a mur- der charge in the state courts after the federal courts get through with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, November. 16.--At the beginning of business today the condi- tion of the United States treasury was. Working balance in treasury offices, $70,739.27; in banks and Philippine treasury. $35.09S,237; total balance in general fund was $129, .256; ordi- nary receipts yesterday were $2,409,179 with ordinary disbursements. of S2,155, 4S6. The deficit to date this fiscal year is $24S57,746 as against deficit of $12,614,001 at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama canal and pub lie debt transactions. 4t- f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, November 16-Spot cot ten steady, unchanged; middling, 9 5-16c; sales on the spot, 725 bales; to arrive, 2600; low ordinary, 57sc nominal; ordinary, 11-16c nominal; good ordinary, S1sc; strict good ordinary, s1kc; low middling, 12-16c; strict low mddlng, 1-16c; mid ding, 1-16c; strict middling. 7-16c; good middling, s4sc; strict good middling, 1S-16c; mddling fair. 10tsc; mlddling fair tc fair. 1O1sc; fair, 1oBc. Receipts, s1S5; stock, 164631.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans November 16.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at decline of 8 to points. Cables were about as due and opinion regarding the revision in New York yesterday was rather mixed. The weather was favorable and turned the tide in favor of the short side, although bears were not aggressive and offerings were only moderate. There was some selling by the buyers of yesterday. Re- ports from the country continue to claim that more spot cotton was offering. At the end of the first hours business prices were to z points under yesterdays close
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
GROW COTTON IN
 WESTERN TEXAS

Dalhart, Tex, November 16.-Believing that cotton is "sure thing" in the Texas Panhandle although the first bale was marketed only little more than week ago. the farmers in the territory north of the Canadian river are uniting in an ef- fort to plant from five to 10 acres each next season. There are about 10 counties in the district where the experiment will be made.
 Until this year the growth of cotton in the Panhandle was considered very doubt full. This year, however. in some places one-half to a bale per acre was pro- duced on imported seed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
BURGESS WILL
 ASSUME CONTROL

Louisville, November 16.-Maj. Harry Burgess, who for several years was chief of the United States engineering corps in this city, has been ordered by the war department to take charge of the river improvements project In Tennessee, sue ceeding Major Jawdin. The latter has been ordered to Washington.
 Major Burgess was transferred from Louisville to New Orleans about six years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
Naval Stores

Savannah, November 16.-Turpentine firm, 4414@441ac; sales, 673; receipts, 977; shipments, 37; stocks, 36,929. Resin firm;
 sales. 2346 receipts, 363S; shipments. 90;
 stocks, 93,775. Quote: A, B. c, $6; D. $6 10; F, s6.15; F and G. s6.2o; H and I, $622; K, $6.35; M, $6.50; N, $6.65; VIC, S.40; wv, H.70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, November 16-Cash wheat steady; track No. red. 96@971sc; No. ? hard, 99cQ1 .0S. Corn higher; track No. g. 75Hc No. white, 75c Oats firm; track No. 2, 4sc; No white, 49lsc. Cash wheat, No. 9 hard, 9Sc@S1 .05; No. red, 9S1z@99c. Corn: No. mixed. 76c; No. white, 751ac. Oats: No. white. 4S1sa49l1c; No. ? mixed, 4!@47%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-17
St, Louis Produce

St. Louis, November 16-Flour dull Hay firm; timothy, s2O0245O prairie, $1s G1650 Whisky, s1.40. Cotton iron ties, s1c. Bagging, s7sc. Hemp twine, T1ac. Poultry steady; chickens, 71kc; springs S'hc; turkeys, 131ac; ducks, 111ac; geese, SC. Butter, steady; creamery, 25Q32c. Eggs higher. 2S@30c. Pork unchanged; jobbing, $16,75. Lard, higher; prime steam. $s.95@ 9O5. Dry salt meat unchanged; boxed ex- tra short 95sc; clear ribs. 95sc; short clars, 9%c. Bacon unchanged, boxed ex- tra short, 9Zc; clear ribs, 9Zc; short clears, 97sc. Receipts, flour, 11,Oo0: wheat 2300O; corn, 3S,000; oats, 32,0O0. Shipments, flour 5000; wheat. 23,0o0; corn, 14,OoO; oars. 29,cO0.