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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
PRICES REDUCED IN STOCK MARKET Bear Operations Succeeded in Bringing About Sub
 stantial Reductions

New York. October 21.-Bear operators took an aggressive position in the stock market and succeeded in bringing about substantial reductions in the prices or speculative stocks. The three leaders Tn Reading. Union Pacific and United states Steel lost a point each, as did Lenish Valley, Southern Pacific, Louisville anu Nashville Rock Island and number 9t other-issues.
 There was considerable profit taking in the copper stocks following Fridays rise and Amalgamated Copper and American Smelling lost ground. Great Northern ore certificates developed further weak ness, losing nearly 3 points on moderate selling #,
 Tho bears made the most of President raft's retcration Friday of his views Tn regard to enforcement of the Sherman la'y. but it was not regarded as probable that this caused increased apprehension among holders of securities Chesapeake and Ohio was the conspicuously weak fea- f1re of the list. While in common with ether southern roads it's gross earnings have been increasing expenses, expanded so largely during the last fiscal year that according to the annual report just sub mtted it's balance for dividends was al- most cut in half
 It was on this showing that the stock lost more than points.
 Evidence of better conditions was sup pied by the fortnightly statement of freight car supplies. a decrease of nearly 10000 idle cars in the last fortnight be ing reported.
 Continued strength of foreign exchange rates this morning led several banking houses to cable inquiries to their Eu- rcpean correspondents as to whether they would be likely to call for consignments of gold during the coming week.
 Foreign exchange dealers said that the market was just about at the point at which gold could be exported and that only slight inducements would be required to cause a renewed outflow of the metal.
 The showing of banks for the week was; Letter than had been expected. Loans fell off sharply and there was a small cash gain instead of the predicted loss.
 Trading in bonds was light. New York Airbrake convertible 6s were weak. The general market was steady. Total sales. par value, $,065,00O. United States bonds were unchanged on call for the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. October 21.-Cotton spot, moderate business done prices points higher; American middling fair, 5.16d; good middling, 5,4Sd middlng. 5.34d; low middling, 5,20d; good ordinary, 5d; ordinary. 4.75d. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included 5400 American. Receipts 66,000 bales, including 64.S00 American Futures opened firm and closed steady. Octo- Der, J.121hd; OctoberNoVember, 5.09d; ; November December. 5.03d; December January. 503d; January February, 5.041sd; February March, 5.07d; March April 5.091ad; April-May. 5.11 F May June, 5.13hd; June-July, 5.15d; July August, 516hd; August September, 5.141ad September October, 5.12b q; October November, 5101ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
SCHOOL BOYS GO ON STRIKE They Resented an Order Which
 Transferred Their Teacher

From the New York Evening Mall.
 Fired with loyalty to their old teacher that refused to be shaken by threats of forty-eisht boys in the graduating class of the parochial school of St. Mary's Ro- man Catholic church in Jersey City went on strike the other day. A new teacher had been put in place of their former instructor, Father Malachi
 The strike was planned so rapidly and executed so successfully that the school authorities were dazed. They had been warned by the boys that if the command from the Provincial Order at Washington was carried out and Father Malachi transferred to another school his old class would walk out. but they did not take the threat seriously They thought 1t was just a case of youthful impetu- osity that a threat of expulsion would speedily squelch. But they had not con- sidered the loyal affection which the youngsters held for their old instructor, who had been head master of St. Mary's for the past b years.
 Even as the boys marched out of the classroom and assembled before the school, the officials figured that reit- eraton Of the expulsion threat. togeth- CT with the additional threat to notify their parents, would bring them back But again they figured wrong Then the arm of the law was called and two po- licemen hastily sent for to break up the little group that stood outside, chanting in chorus:
 Give us Father Malachi back or we won't come back at all.'
 Two policemen lost ten or fifteen pounds apiece trying to break up the strike. They puffed back to the station house with the report that the boys were not creating much disorder anyway, and might as well be left alone Meanwhile the school officials got busy and wrote letters to the parents of each of these strikers, and when these letters arrive it is expected that the boys will return to their studies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22

Cash quotations were as follows Flour-Firm: winter patents, $4, 25d5. 40; stiaishts, $5.S0dl4.S0; spring straights, S4.5O GN.75; bakers, g .70dlo. Rye-No. ?. 971hc.
 Timothy Seed-S13G15. .25.
 Clover-S14dD19. .50
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, s15. 15016 Lard-Per 100 pounds, 30 10.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, SSGIS. 50.
 Butter-Steady; creameries, 23a29c; dairies. 21Q26c
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 27S3 cases; at mark. cases included, 15q1sc; nrsts, 21c; prime firsts. 22c.
 Cheese-Steady; Daisies, 1446141sc; ]; Twins 13s4d14c; Young Americas. 14Am 1ilac; Long Horns, 14Am1415c
 Potatoes-Firm; Wisconsin. 55462c i: Michigan and Minnesota, 5sGDG2c receipts, s cars.
 Poultry-Live steady; turkeys, 14c {; chickens, 9c; springs, 10@c.
 Veal-Steady; 50 to GO pound weights, SO 9c; 60 to S5 pound weights, 91aGl101sc; S5 to 110 pound weights, 11c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
securities and the shares of banks with

securities and the shares of banks with Chinese connections declined on re- ports of the revolution in China, but they partly recovered later silver loans |advancing on the strong demand, and consequent rise in the price of silver.
 Copper shares especially Rio tintos were firm features owing to American and continental buying, but specua- ton in other directions was rather sub dued. American securities were with out decided tendency and they fol- lowed closely the movements in New York.
 United States Steel shares dropped in sympathy with the sharp setback in Great Northern ore certificates, but they recovered at the end of the week with the rest of the list and prices generally closed higher than last Sat urday.
 Money and discount rates were easier and desite the large gold exports the Bank of England's reserves stand about s2O,0OO. 900 higher than at the same time last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Fruits and Praduce

(Corrected by Douglas Bros.)
 Apples: Fancy northern. per bbI, s40S: bulk, s2.75Q3. Oranges: California. per box, $5. Lemons: Fancy, per box, s6Na. $500. Lines: Imported, $1. Pineappleos Per crate, $2.50 Pears: California. per crate. $275. Grapes: Tokay, per crate, slA Concord. pony basket, 14c; S-lb. basket. 3Oc. Peaches: California. per crate, Sl. 50. Irish Potatoes: Per bushels $l SweeH Potatoes: Dooley vans, per bushel. 900. Rutabagas: Canadian, lb, 11ac. Onions: Red Globe, Ter h., 294c; Spanish per crate. sl.65. Celery: Colorado. per crate. s3.75; per dozen punches, 90c. Oranges, Florida. S. Cranberries. per box. s2lA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
London Stock Market

London. October 21.-Tf1e stock mar ket finished the week with prices gen erally up despite unfavorable far east ern news and the prolongation of the Turko Italian conflict. Gilt edged se- curities under the lead of consols re- steady investment support, the tenn porary weakness following the French demand for bar gold being offset by a better bank return and cheaper money. Consols gained five -siXteenths. Chinese
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Cotton Seed Oil

New Y orlz, October 21.-Cotton seed oil was active today with early prices con siderably higher on covering of shorts, firmer crude markets, strength of lard and support from refiners. The advance, however, brought about considerable :ro- fit taking and resulted in a setback of several points from the early high point. Total sales 17,4O0. October closed points lower and other months to 13 points net higher. October s6.10dl6.25; Novem- Der, $5.79G5.S1 December and January, $5.6S4570: February, $5,73G5.76.
 Prime crude, AT sales; summer yellow, $G12d650; prime winter yellow and sum mer white, $62O bid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. October 21.-Spot cotton steady, 1sc higher: middling 9 9-16; sales on the spot. 125 bales; to arrive, 1850. Low ordinary, CSC nominal; ordinary, 6 15-16c nominal; good ordinary. Sssc; strict good ordinary, sac; low middling, 1-16c: strict low middlng, 9 5-16c middlng, 5-16c; mlddling, 9 9-16c strict middlng, 11-1Gc good middling 13-16c; strict good nlid- ding, 1oe; middling fair, 10 5-16c: middling fair to fair, 10 11-16c; fair. Il 1-16c nominal Receipts, 5ii9; stock 767S9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
The Old Order Passeth

From the Chicago Reoord-Herald
 What has become of the old-fashioned man who was about to solve the problem of perpetual motion?
 And where is the old-fs shioned woman who wore gloves that reached only half way to the ends of her fingers?
 Can anybody furnish information con- corning the whereabouts Of the boy who wore mittens which were fastened to a long string?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
One From PaDa

From Judges LibrarN.
 Papa" asks the little boy. ''why do they say woman is setting her cap for d man when she wants to marry him?"
 Because, my son. explains the father softly, If she sets her bonnet for him she knows blamed well the price of 1t will scare him to death"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Flour and Foodstuffs fCorrected bv -rannessea NEylI CoN

Self-raising flour. S5.75. Nellie Kinr four, per barrel, s5. Bolted meal, per 96-pound sacks, $7S. No. ? corn. per bushel, kiln dried, 95c Pure wheat shorts. s25. Pure wheat bran, $50. 1OO-lb. c. 6 hnlls, per ton, sl1. Prime c. S. meal, per ton, s29. c. s. feed meal. per ton, S25. No. 1 timothy hay. per ton, S2S. Mixed airalfa and Johnston grass, s20.. Corn chops. per 10O-lb. sack. s1.7o. Flour in wood. He White oats 6ic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
New York Money Market

New York. October 21.--Money on call nominal; time loans easy; 60 days, 3h Q31a per cent; 90 days, W3M per cent; six months, 3ai per cent |; prime mercantile paper, 11a@4% Der cent; sterling exchange firm with ac- tual business in. bankers bills at s4.S3. 40 for GO day bills arid at $4.S6,65 for demandS commercial bills, s4.S27s bar silver, 5f1sc Mexican dollars, 45c; government bonds and railroad bonds steady Z tr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
HuBBARD BROS. & &Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. N. change. New orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso. ckass and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms given for con. Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, october 21.-The tone Of rough rice was unchanged to local mar ket today; clean rice was active and strong Receipts rough, 3556; clean, z2'S nillers. 1465. Sales, rough, 1900; Hondu- ras, at 2.5Od3.60c; Japan at 3.55c; clean, 7eaT; Honduras at 1ssG5hc; IFS Japan, at 2a3 lice Quotations: Rough Honduras, 200: at 3.65c; Japan, 2.25@3S5c. Clean Ion dulas, 3hM5Ac; Japan, 243;sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22

gross receipts, 1851; shipments, S23; sales, 400; stock, 11,C61.
 Little Rock Quiet; middling alsc; net receipts, 1S3S gross receipts, 1S3S; ship mhents, 93i, stock, 1S6io.
 Louisvlle: Firm; middlng, 9a4c.
 Total today: Net receipts, 40,774; gross receipts. 43s16; shipments, 3l,S52, sales, 967S stock, 277,294.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 9 1-l6c net receipts, 26,79s; gross receipts, 26, 79S: ship ments, 24,S74; sales, 3O99; stock, 109, ,93s
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 9ssc; net receipts, 3327 gross receipts, 4154: ship ments, 3075: sales. 2057; stock 56,000.
 Memphis: Steady; middling. 97sc; net receipts. 5954 gross receipts. 6229: ship ments. BIS; sales, 350o: stock, 75775.
 St. Louis; Steady; middling 9aac net receipts. 1926; gross receipts. 31 .4G6; ship ments. 202S: sales. 692; stock. 1880.
 Cincinnati: Quiet; net receipts, 1851;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Poultry and Eggs
(Correcte5 hy Cnrrert rrt

Corrected by Garrett .S Iine)
 Hens-B5d50c; live, per pound, 1so: large flyers, lie per lb.; medium fryers. 200 per lb.; small, 2oc per Ib. Ducks-30@40c each. Guneas, BOG. Roos. ters, 35c each. Geese, 4OGl5Oc each: Live turkeys, 2oc per ID. Eggs, fresh, 200 doz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, October 2l.-Cash wheat strong; track No red. s1.O21aa1 .OS; No l2 hard, I.0S41 14a. Corn higher; track No. ?. 7S1a674c; No. 2 white, 74a741ac eRts higher; track No ?, 471sd4Sc; No. white, 4Sla@4sc Wheat higher; December, s1 .O2; May, s1.O6as. Corn firm; December Csc: May, 66Ac. Oats firm; December, 4Shc; May, 50l5c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Dry Goods

New York, October 2l-The cotton goods markets were quiet with an easing tendency. Yarns are easier Fine fancy cottons are being duplicated slowly, Lin- ems for immediate delivery are in good demand. Spot burlaps are firmer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Meats
Armour q Cal
lCorrected by 4

VCUTIeuItu py NfiIIUur 6 Col
 Lard, 101sc; compound, Sssc; D. s. short ribs. l030c; D. s. fat backs, 920e: clear tellies, 10.95c. Ham butts, 14c: Boston 15c. Pork loins, Ice; spare ribs, 11c; Breakfast bacon, 169.c; Star Reg. ham, 15c. Star skd ham, 16h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Hard to Classify
From Lippincott's

From I1ppinc0tts.
 First Village What sort of a person is this new Mrs. Hart?''
 Second Village Clubwoman--'We ell. the ladies can't just make out whether she's nobody flying high, or some body lying low"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22

sales, 2324; receipts, 1931 shipments, 2OSi; tsock, S4,537. Quote: B, s6.40; D., s645: E. SG.50; F, G, H, I, K, and M, s6.55; N, $6.79; w, G, $720; w, w, $7.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Live Stock Market

Chicago, October 21.-Cattle receipts, '90 market weak, beeves, $i7oqs75; Texas steers. si.1Od61o western steers $425G 7.25; stockers, s3.25Q5.sO; cows and heifefs, $2G615; calves, $500.
 Hogs: Receipts, 11,500; market strong to : cents higher than yesterdays; light, S6 m867; mixed, s6.O5@6.7O; heavy, s6O6q6'o; rough, s6.o5q6.25; good to choice neavy' s6.25d67O; pigs. s3.75q6; bulk of sales S6.35a6.65.
 sheep: Receipts. 1000; market steady; native, $2259S75; western, $24O03.s5; yearlings sS.GOQ4.25; native lambs, S3.7b9 6; western, $3.75@6.15.
 St. Louis, October 21.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 900, including 800 Texans; mar ket steady. Native shipping and eX- port steers, $7.25@S; dressed and butcher steers. $5.75@5.SO; stockers, cows and heifers. $3@S.25; Texas and Indian steers, $40S.75.
 Hogs-Receipts, $500; market Dc higher. Pigs and lights, $4.5O@6.7oi : packers, $6.45@6.55; butchers and best heavy, $6.50@6.70.
 Sheep-Receipts. 400; market steady. Native muttons, s3@a.S5; lambs $40 5.90 stockers, s1.5093. ..ss Naval Ct0res
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
The First National Bank
 Of Birmingham
CAPITAL S1,50O,0O0
SURPLUS S1, 100000

The actual investment in bank by its stockholders n other words, bank money Is represented by it's capital and surplus which constitute guarantee fund for depos1tors and form the foundation upon which the business The proportion of capital and surplus Of this bank to deposits larger than that of any other bank in the Bng district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-22
Naval Stores

< Savannah, october 2i.-Turpentine firm.
 461zM46s4c sales. 562 receipts. 500; ship ments. lss; stocks, ss,9S6. Resin firm,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
RURAL NEWS ITEMS F.:
Contributed by the Censor's
Live Correspondents
WHITEsToWN.

ONTARIO, February 13.-Our town is
lively in all that makes an inland burg
active. Railroad matters are still un-
settled, but we hope that arrangements
will be perfected in time for active con-
struction in early spring. Our cream
cries and cows make for wealth in this
community. Wehave two of them, the
Serge plant and cooperative. Annual
meeting of the latter was held January
21st. Officers were elected and other
business transacted for the ensuing
year. A brief address was made by C.
H. Hayward, buttermaker. The report
shows that after little over two years
business all Indebtedness is paid and be-
sides very good inventory there is a
neat sum in treasury as a balance. A
general good feeling was expressed
when motion was made that vote of
thanks be extended to the officers, but
termaker ana all others who have in
any way assisted in making this insti-
tuition what it is. Receipts were shown
to be: On hand January l, 1910, S719. 81,
from butter receipts, January l, 1910,
s874.75, cash received for butter shipp-
ed from January l, 1910, to January l,
1911, so, 004 "a; cash received for home
butter, 2,511. 90; total receipts, ga, no.
73. Disbursements were: Paid cream
checks from January l, 1910, to Janu-
airy /, 1911, S57, 189.43, buttermaker
827. so, helper 264 SO, hauling butter to
station 1882, secretary 283. 80, wood
80, supplies S27.67, incidentals 1885,
%, directors 108 45, printing 25. 08; cost
of tubs for the year 1916. OF, salt la. 35,
note and interest paid 1,575.00, total
disbursements GO, 1916, cash balance
on hand 969 AZ. Inventory: Property
81, 900, tubs 1880, salt $500, wood
10000, supplies 1000, total inventory
including property 1896. 90, total cash
and supplies 1885. AZ. Statistics: total
butterfat in pounds, 1873, l42; total but
ter manufactured 218, 422; total overrun
in pounds, 80, go; cost per pound for
manufacturing and delivering at sta
ton, 2 cents. PATRON.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
oes.a voyase. Weather and Marriage

Ole Aarness returned from Norway
last Sunday. lie tells US that he made
the trip in ten days from Norway to
Sparta and encountered Ell kinds of
weafher on the road. 1t was very cold
on the North sea, rainy at Liverpool,
England, Earm on mid-ocean, cold in
New York, mics warm in Ohio,
where the farmer Gere husking corn
and blowing. and co. in wisconsin. He
said that Chris Tangen accompanied
him as far as Liverpool, where they
took differeAt ships. Tangen will be
home some time this week. Isaac Jen-
son expects to reasiE in Norway for
several weeks yet and vii, no doubt.
return vith a rosy NorwegiaS house
keeper. -Cashton Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
SATURDAY. evening last viii long be-

Saturday evening last will long be
remembered by the merry crowd num-
bering sixty souls, who attended the
bachelor shower" given Lars Thomp-
son at the parental home. Everything
and a good time, as well as plenty to
eat at midnight, was provided for all.
The hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son will long be cherished by the at
tendants. Fine music was furnished
for the dance which lasted till 500 a.
m, when all departed wishing the young
In short time he leaves for South Da-
kota, where he has a homestead. The
good wishes as well as the tokens which
were presented to him by the guests
for use i'll his shack GO With Lars.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
lent Be sins March /; Easter April

Lent comes in with March this year
for Ash Wednesday is March l, and
Easter will be April 16. This covers a
period of forty-six exclusive of Easter,
which is not part of Lent. On the
face this does not look right as Lent
has but forty days, but when it is con-
sidered that Sundays are in Lent but
not for Lent, but are counted as feast
days, and as the period between March
and April 16 contains six Sundays,
the count comes right.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
saesestive crs.msrx Note.

Elgin butter market this week is 26H
cents, one year ago this week price
was % cents. The claim for a lower
price is on account of a larger product
ion and an excessive amount of cold
storage butter for this time of the year
Vlroqua creamery made gain OF 81
per cent IN January over a year ago.
Butter made in January 1910, was 20, :
2O3 pounds; in January, 1911, 80, 801
pounds, gain of 10, 598 pounds. The
average price for January, 1910, was
BAY cents, the amount of butter sold
was $3.50. The average price for jan
uary, 1911, was % cents, amount of
butter sold s., 623, or a gain for month
OF January OF 81, $50 paid to patrons;
a splendid showing for the first month
of this new year. One reason for the
increase of butter is that dairyizg is
getting to be better understood, bet
ter balanced ration, is being feed and
last year there were great number of
silos put up, which furnishes the cheap
est succulent food to be had. There
ought to be one hundred more silos
built this year. There is a saving of
one half the hay with feed that will
double the flow of milk.
Our creamery has just installed a
new churn, capacity 1000 pounds of
butter at one churning. The old one
discarded has been in use six years and
it is estimated that there has been
!, 500, 900 pounds of butter Manufactured
in it, value of the butter made esti-
mated is about $500, 600, it paid for its
self two thousand times, it's cost which
was $500.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
Do YOuNeed anyOf These?
Chance to Bay Cheap.

Having deterHined to 20 west, 1 ap
offering all my personal effects at price,
that must sell them not later than Feb
rusry 20 Call at my place without de-
Jay. II mile south of yiroqua, opposite
Gott Place pp the hil), and inspect the
following things.
One new Stewart hard eaai burner,
hard wood dress box, white iron bed
l good mattress, ice box, ! large glass
door cupboard, kitchen table. centes
table. 3 rocking chairs, 5kitchen chairs,
1 bed spring. / medicine chest, l willow
clothes basket, zinc wash tubs and
good wash bench, clothes rack, milk
crooks, ! nice large wood bog, | neg
3tinch-tire La Crosse wagon, / eombi,
nation wood rack and hay rack wagon
box, S. chickens, 2 fall pigs, ! one-huR.
dred-egg incubator and brooder.
BERT JOHNSON.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
HAMBURG.

CHAsEBURG, February a3-Mr. G. B.
Gardner is manager for the j. Gund
Brewing Company, not Mr.. Peterson
as stated in last weeks CENSOR. The
latter vas manager for the Cargil Ele-
vator company, ). Coon show in town
last night. c. Running shipped a car
load of hogs yesterday. !. q. Caldwell &
Gates are receiving lumber by the car
load as fast as they can unload IT,.
Sleighing has started barley moving
again ;. Our bank has installed an 9p-
to-date adding machine. =. Nj. II. Bek-
kedahl received tobacco here yesterday.
MIR. Gust Schuster received graded
stock hog from Viroqua. G. B. Gard
ner expects car of corn soon. Graft
Brothers received car of feed and
bran. ana. Another show in town, Fri
day and Saturday night :. Eddie Egsta9
has accepted the position as assistant
huttermaker at our big creamery $40.
&c. H. Egstad is busy transferring real
estate PIP.