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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
COTTON PROVES
 VERY NERVOUS
All Old Crop Positions Made New High
 Records

New York, May 1.-The cotton marke. was very nervous and unsettled tooay' and trading was less active than yester- day, but all the old crop positions made new high records for the season, and the close was steady at a net advance of 12Q02 points.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of 3 to points in sympathy with better cables than due but quickly eased off to practically the closing figures of last night under renewal of yesterdays scattering liquidation and local selling, which appeared to be chiefly based on an idea that leading bulls had so reduced their old crop long lines that they would not oppose a good reaction. The official forecast for lower temperatures in the western belt was against general selling, however. the daily figures pointing to bullish weekend statement, and when 1t Ing to the support of the market around 15. 600 for july, shorts became nervous.
 The advance was held in check during the middle of the day by considerable of- ferings of July around the 15&c mark, but this cotton was gradually absorbed, which rendered the shorts still more nervous, and during the afternoon July sold up tq 15.S0, or 21 points net higher, while August touched 15.50c or 4 points above the closing figures of last night. New crop positions responded rather slowly to this advance, and seemed to be more impressed by the strength of the old crop and few new crop buying orders in the hands of leading bull brokers than by anything in the weather or crop news. Nevertheless, they sold some Il to IA points above the closing figures of last night and closed within a point of the best. while last prices for the near months were from 1 to 4 points off from the toS under realizing. Aside from the possibil- ity of lower temperatures, weather con- ditions in the south appeared to be gen. orally favorable, and private advices from the southwest report that the Texas acre. age will show an increase of 3 per cent.
 Receipts today 967o bales, against 13593 last week and 9927 last year.
 For the week. 60.0O0, against 65,S90 last week and 56.6 .632 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans, 6119, against 3497 last year, and at Houston, 6s5. against 931 last year.
 New York CotfOn Futuras
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
RMER TONE { IS DEVELOPED
Price Movements Are Small But Show Upward
 Tendency

New York, May 11.-A f1rmer tone de- veioped today in the securities market hnd price movements, though small were sn the main upward. Trading was the game listless character as on the pre- vious days of the week, but operators who had been persistently bearish re- versed their position today and supported the market The demand, which chiefly was for the requirements of professional traders, was most pronounced in United States Steel, Reading, Union Pacific, Le- high valley and Erie.
 United States Steel seemed to be the sustaining force on the list. Theoreti- cally, its position was vulnerable, on ac- count of the unfavorable showing made by yesterdays report of unified orders and the continued poor character of trade advices. The manner in which the stock resisted attacked acted as a stimulus for the rest of the market The United States Steel corporation, 1t was estimated Is operating about 61 per cent of its blast furnace capacity, decrease of il per cent from the high level of the year, reached late in March. The movement of iron ore haS fallen off Tn consequence, uesplte the recent reduction in prices. April shipments of Lake Superior Iron ore from the upper lake docks were little more than one-fifth of the amount forwarded in April of last year The copper metal market was somewhat easier today prices here ref1ecting the weakness in the Lon don metal market. Sales of several mil lion pounds to domestic consumers are reported. Trading in the bond market was somewhat heavier today, and the continued good demand in this depart incnt exerted a favorable effect upon speculative sentiment
 Reports of the gross earnings of 90 rail- roads for April show that the roads were etill falling behind last year, the com bined receipts being s4S940,0O0, as com pared with $49, ,6S3,00 in 1910.
 Foreign markets were as featureless as fin this country. A large gain in the pro portion of reserve to liabilities was shown in the Banks of Englands weekly state ments The Bank of France reported sub stantial additions to it's stock of gold and silver. The bond market was strong Total sales par value, s5,010,000.
 United States 2's declined Is on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
EUROPEAN MARKET
 CAUSES CHANGE
Wheat Sentiment Causes Traders To Jump To
 Long Side

Chicago, May 1f.-Tightening of the Eu- ropean market led to a considerable change in sentiment here today regarding wheat Many traders jumped from the short to the long slde and there was q steady advance in prices. Dry, hot weather in Russia and Roumania was largely responsible. At the close, steady tone prevailed with last sales 11sg11zo to 2Mc higher than last night. Net gains were scored in all the other plts-corn. 1tD7sc, oats, &97sc to 1Mc, and hog prod ucts all the way from a shade to 70c.
 official forecast of fair weather for the next s6 hours preventedr the breaking of the drought from having much effect as market influence on wheat. Instead, the minds of the spectators turned again and again to the large decrease last month in the worlds available supply, a falling off of 100000. compared with 24,- eG0,000 bushels for the corresponding timo year ago. This total is thus brought down to within 6,00o,00o bushels of the amount 12 months back, although still 57,0O00 900 bushels larger than two years ago. In this connection the fact was noted that Argentine operators were buy ing futures today in Chicago. Dispatches from Australia reported an improved call there from Europe Significance was also attached to news that cash wheat was higher at Missouri river points, up 2@Sc at Omaha and about 1d1ho at Kansas City.
 At no time during the session did any complete reaction take place. May led the advance, but was only traded into a limited extent. July ranged from S7%@ S9ss, closing 112c up at S91sQS9Ac.
 Corn was bought on liberal scale not only by shorts, but for new investors, too, and for many longs who already had fair lines. The ensuing swells resulted in good deal of realizing, but not enough to check the upward tendency.
 Smaller receipts. liberal shipments and the advance in wheat afforded reason In plenty. July fiuctuated between 52A@623to and 53dD53lso and closed steady 14c up at 527sc. Cash grades were firm. No. yell low finished at 55@55hc.
 Oats went to the highest figures reach ed in several months. Lively buying fol- lowed cables, telling of a less favorable outlook for the crop in France. Price changes for the July option varied from 321s@333sc, with the close 33A @33ssc, just %6D7sc more expensive than "A hours be- fore.
 Much congestion and great deal of evening up of the opening interest in May pork caused a generally higher mar ket for all provisions. For the delivery In question, the rise at the end of the day was roc, but for other products the max imum gain did not exceed 15c.
 Future quotations were as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Hubbard Bros. Co.'S Letter

New York, May 11.-tSpecial.) Jon the advance today the market touched the highest price of the season. In ad- dition to the covering by a small snort interest there has been a demand from new, western and Wall street interests. which must have been supplied from the long account, as no one thinks for a moment of selling the old crop short. In the last hour the new crop advanced on buying by one of the large spot houses, evidently for an arbitrage trans action wltn Liverpool in the morning. Crop accounts could hardly be better, a little rain would be welcome in Ok 1ahoma elsewhere the weather ap pears to be just what is needed to give the crop an excellent start.
 Unless all previous indications are at fault the nearby positions appear to be gradually passing from strong to weaker hands.
 Liverpool must advance sharply in the morning to sustain the advance here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Montgomery Markets

Montgomery, May f.&Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows. Middling, 15 1S-16c; strict middling. 15 6-6c.
 Eggs: Retail quotations today. in the majority of places, were 0c; wholesale price, 15c.
 Chickens: Broiling size are selling for 25c: frying size for S5c; hens are going at 60c.
 Dried Apples-Dime brand. TIC pound: one-pound cartoons, Sc pound; 4S pack ages to case.
 Florida Grapefruit-Size 30. $3.25 box: size s4, $3.5o box; size 48 and b4, $3.75 box.
 Florida Oranges-126 size. 2.75 per box: 150, 176. 200. 2l6. g.
 Lemons-Extra fancy Messina (new crop), s4.50 box: fancy Messina. Soo. n.26 box.
 Prunes-Griffin and Skelley, package lo-5o. 25-pound boxes, Sc pound: 5O.a0. 25-pound boxes. TIC pound; eo-7o. %-pound boxes. To pound.
 Florida Cabbage-In Florida crates. s226 per crate.
 Onion Sets-Reds. s2-pound bushe crates (small stock), $1.60 per crate; yel- lows. s2-pound bushel crates (small stock). $1 .50 per crate: whites. 32-pound bushsI crates (small stock). s2.So per crate.
 Turnips-Canadian stock. barroled sacks. $2 per sack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
FIRST FRESHMAN
 ID BE DEPORTED

New Orleans, May 11.-"O'll come back tAmerica if oim swung up f'r it, just t'show 'em Oim a. free b'horn mon, and no black naygur slave" shouted Paddy O'Brien, alias O'F'laherty, as he was put aboard British vessel yesterday and deported on the charge of being an "un- desirable.'
 O'Brien protested bitterly. cursing and hurling maladictions upon the govern ment and the regulations which made such things possible. Purple with rage and almost in tears. he shouted that 1t was the first time he had ever heard of true Irishman being deported.
 He had been convicted several times in Mississippi of smuggling, taking the pauper's oath to relieve him of paying fines. The immigrant officers declared that he was a burden to the community so they put him aboard a train at Biloxi and brought him to this port. The Brit fish captain was instructed to put him ashore at "some British port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
WENDLING'S LIFE
 SENTENCE STANDS

Frankfort, Ky, May 1.-Joseph Wend- ling, convicted of the murder of Swear old Alma Kellner, must spend the re- mainder of his life in prison, according to decision today by the Kentucky court of appeals affirming the life sen- tence of the lower court.
 After chase which extended from Louisville to New Orleans, then to Texas. finally ending in California, Vending was arrested, tried and convicted of the mur- der of the Kellner girl in Louisville De- cember 8, 1909. Her body was found in the basement of the church, where Wend- ling was employed as a janitor, and a short time after Vending had fled from Louisville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Live Stock Market

Chicago, May 1-Cattle-Receipts, $500; market steady; beeves, $4, ,95@6. .45; Texas steers, $4 60Q5. 60; western steers, &.S06 56O; stoekers and feeders, s4q5.55; COWS and heifers, $2 40G5.55; calves, $4.5oa6.75
 Hogs-Receipts 19,0O0; market more ac- tive; strong at opening prices; light. s5 .soa 6 90; mixed $5. .S516. .20 heavy. $5.S046. .05; rough. s5. 70a5 .S5; good to choice heavy, s5 .s5@6 O.; pigs, $5.D@62o; bulk of sales, $5. .95a6.10.
 Sheep-R receipts, 14,000; market strong native, $30l4.S .S5; western, s3.5004.S .S5 year, lings, $4.6095 GO; lambs, native, S4.50q6. 65 western, $5.250l6.70.
 St Louis, May 1.-Cattle-R eceipts, 2200 including 400 Texans; market steady; na- tive shipping and export steers. s. 75Q6.5 50 dressed beef and butchers steers, s5.404 e5O; stockers s3q5.50 Texas and Indian steers, $45Oq6. 50; cows and heifers, $3.5OQ $50.
 Hogs-Receipts, $500; market steady; pigs and lights, $5 50G6 20; packers, $6Q 6.10; butchers and best heavy, $6.05Q6. .2O.<
 Sheep-Receipts 1400 market 10d15c higher; native muttons. $3. .75Q4. .50; lambs $5. .75@6 .25 stockers. $203.50.
 Kansas City, May u.-Cattle-Receipts, c5O0, including 100 southerns; market steady to 10c higherS active; calves, 25c higher; dressed beef and export. steers, s5. .7oa6.15 fair to~good s5. 5.1OG5. 60; south- ern steers. s5G6.2o; southern cows s3.25Q 4.65.
 Hogs-Receipts, 12.0Oo; market strong to s5. .9oa6; packers and butchers, $5 ,90GB; lights, 8. .95@6.05.
 Sheep-Receipts. 5000; market, 10c higher; lambs, s46546.35; yearlings. $4. 5OQl5. 40; wethers, $4@4.5O; ewes, $3. 60Q4. 25; stockers. S3G13. go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, May 11.--Closing: Spot cotton quiet; prices 8 points lower; American middling fair, S.S9d; good middling, S.57d middling. S.35d; low middling, S.15d; good ordinary, 7.S9d; ordinary, 764d. The sales of the day were 5000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 6200 American. No receipts. Futures opened easier and closed quiet and steady May, s.09d May-June, So7d; June-July 7.98hd; July-August, 7.91d; August-September 7623ad; September October, 7.14d; October November, 6.94Rd; ovember-December 6.SS1bd: December January, January February, February March, e.S6d; March-April. 6.s61kd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
FALLS AT
 GRAVEYARD TURN"

Mineola. l.. l., May 11.-"Tom" Sopwith, the English aviator, who landed in this country only few days ago. nearly broke his neck here today. His Bleriot monoplane. in which he was carrying Philip Wilcox, also an aviator of some note, was caught in a gust of wind at the "Graveyard turn" of the field, whisked out of equilibrium and pitched on its beam ends from height of 50 feet. Sopwith was badly out on the head but arose without assistance. Wilcox was not even scratched. The machine was wrecked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
WARM WHATEVER
 AFFECTS TRADE Reduction of Prices Ex- pected in the Fowl
 Market

Business on Morris avenue yesterday was quiet compared with that of Wednes- day, the reason for which can be at tributed only to the warm weather. Trad ing in the fowl market was exceedingly dull. and unless conditions grow better prices will likely be lowered Hens are now quoted at 15c per pound. while the younger fowl arc offered from 200 to 25c per pound. Fresh eggs retain the price of 17c.
 Strawberries are still making a fine dis play on the avenue. Fresh shipments are arriving daily from Cullman and other sections. South Alabama berries are now offered at s1.75 and S2.50 per crate.
 Packers reported business quiet in their line.
 The following quotations are preval- ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12

when prices eased off in the absence of bull support. The close was steady at a net decline of 10 at IT points. Sales, 3S,500 bags. May, 10.42c; June, 20.30c; July, 10.27c August, 1015c; September 1O.O6c; october, 9S6c; November, 9.S0c; December and January, 9.74c; February 9.75c; March, 9.77c, and April, 9.7Sc.
 Havre was 1s franc lower. Hamburg was Ac to1ac net lower Rio unchanged at SIX 500. Santos, quiet; As, .b0 reis lower at SIX 400; Is, 5 SIX 300.
 Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 5000 bags against 10000 last year. Jundiahy receipts, 210O0 against 5000 last year.
 New York warehouse deliveries yes- terday 9364 bags against S49 last year.
 Spot coffee quiet. Rio No. ', Il B Bc; Santos No. 4, 12%c. Mild coffee dull; Cordova, 13@15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 11.-Cotton futures opened steady at an advance of to 6 points on good cables. The weather map was again favorable. as 1t noted dry and fairly warm weather nearly everywhere in the cotton belt, and this caused small recession immediately after the first call. The tone steadied on the posting of the weather forecast for the western half fofthe belt because it predicted unsettled, show cry and colder weather. Buying became general and at the end of the first half hour of business the more active months in both crops were to points over yes- terday's close. throughout the morning session. Weak shorts were good buyers and moderate amount of fresh buying for long account came in through commission houses. Pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12

fessionai traders adopted a scalping atti- tude and inclined to the long side for turn. Good crop reports came in from Alabama, Georgia and Texas. but they were lost sight of in the fear of cold weather such as played such havoc with the crop a year ago at this time. At noon the old crop months were Il to 19 points over yesterdays close and the new were 10 to Il points over.
 Tn the afternoon, the market was quiet but firm. Little cotton was for sale and a moderate demand put the list r to q points over yesterdays close in the trad ing up to 2 o'clock.-
 Cotton futures closed steady at Q not advance of 15 to 20 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Mrs. Haynie's Trial

Shreveport, May 1.-The trial of Mrs. Leotah Haynie of Greenville, Miss, on the charge of manslaughter, growing out of the staying of c. G. Korngay, rail- road rate clerk in this city on March IS, was begun before Judge T. F. Bell in the criminal division of the district court here today. Six of the jury were accepted before noon today and a special venire ordered to report later in the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Slater Seeks Release

Columbus, O., May 1.-Mark Slater, supervisor of state printing. who Is now serving a term of four years in the pen- itentiary for signing false vouchers, pre- sented his case. through an attorney, to the board of managers of the institution today for parole. Slater has been con fined in the penitentiary since March. 1910, and during that time he has been unable to do any work. He has spent all ef his time in tho hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12

Cash quotations were as follows. Flour--Heavy; spring patents, best hard reduced in some instances 200. No. Rye-$1.13.
 Feed or Mixing Bar1ey--65 Q $50.
 Fair to Choice Malting-97c @$1.01. Flax Seed-No 1 southwestern, no trading.
 Timothy Seed-$12.
 Clover-$1575.
 Mess Pork-Per bbl., $17S7M@ $17.5o.
 Lard-Per 100 lbs. $S.121a.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, 37.5o@ $S.12A.
 Short Clear Sides--Boxed, $S@8.12M. Butter-Steady; creameries, 169 21c; dairies. 13@18c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 19.094 cases; at mark. cases included, 1874 Q14c; firsts, 18c; prime firsts. 16hc
 Cheese-Steady; Daisies. 121a @12A c; Twins, 12A @12hc; Young Americas, 18@13Ac; Long Horns. 12A @13c.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, 53@55c; fair to good, 50@ 52c.
 Poultry-Live, weak; turkeys, live. 14c; hens. live. 14kc; springs. dressed. 25@2Sc.
 Veal-steady; 50 to so ID. wts.. so GAG; 60 to S5 ID. wts. 61s @7kc; S5 to no lb. wts.. 71a csc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Metal Market

New York, May 11.-Standard copper: Weak; spot May and June, ,$11.55@ co 11.60; July and August. $11.55@1 1.65. London. quiet; spot, e5S, 10s; futures, e54, Is, Sd. Custom house returns show export of S169 tons so far this month. Lake copper, $12.37 F Q12.5O; electrolytic, $12.121a @12.25, and casting, s11.871a@12.
 Tin: Firm but quiet spot and May, s42.45@43; June, $42.30 @43; July, S41.S5@42.40; August, $41.256 ALSO. London strong; spot, f195, 5s; futures, G1S9, 15o.
 Lead: Easy; s4.4o@4.5o, New York; s4.2O@4.25, East St. Louis. London, f13.
 Spelter: Easy; s5.S5@5.45. New York; s5.2O@5.25, East St. Louis. London, f24, IS, Cd.
 Iron: Cleveland warrants Ass in Lon don. Locally iron was quiet. No. foundry northern, No 1 southern and No. southern soft, $15.25 @15.75; No. 2 foundry northern, $15@15.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
 Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington. May n.-At the beginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in treasury offices, s22,- 697.730. In banks and Philippine treasury, ss1, ,22o, ,sS5. The total balance in general fund was $S0,70l,321. Ordinary receipts yesterday were s2.299.927, with ordinary disbursements of s1,9S1,00S.
 The deficit to date this fiscal, year is s2, ,041, ,447. as against s16,0S0,s32 at this time last year t-- f57
 These figures exclude Panama canal debt and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Bank of England Statement

London, May 1.-The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the follow ing changes:
 Total reserve increased 937s 900: circu- lation decreased. e1S3,000; bullion in creased, a195,572: other securities de- creased, e2,713000; other deposits de- creased, 92,263,0O0; public deposits re- creased. a7S,O00; notes reserve increased, G263,000; government securities unchanged.
 The proportion of the banks reserve to liability this week Is 50.64 per cent last week it was 47.S5 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, May 11.-Cash wheat steady to 1c higher; No. hard, SS0
 SIC; No. red, 91 1@92c. Corn un- changed; No. mixed. 52hc; No. 2 white, 52c. Oats unchanged; No. ? white. 32H @34c; No, mixed, S1 a 32c. Wheat futres: May, sss&c; July. $40 S4hc; September, S3ss @83Hc sellers. Corn May, 51c sellers; July. 50 x a 50 A c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans,> May 1.-The rice mar ket was steady today. There were no sales of Japan, either rough or clean Re- ceipts rough, 5945; clean. 1S45; millers, 5576. Sales: Rough 1730 Honduras at 2.16@ 2.52c clean 3O96 Honduras at 1%@4Ac Quotations: Rough Honduras, 1.5OQ2. 75c; Japan, .75d2. 75c; clean Honduras, 2Q41ac; Japan 2AM3lsc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, May 11.-spot cotton firm, unchanged; middling, 15ssc; sales on the spot, 140 bales; to arrive, 200 bales low or dinary. Il 15-1ec nominal: ordinary, 12%c nominal good ordinary, 14 3-16c; strict good ordinary, IA 9-16c; low middling 147sc; strict low middling. 151sc: middling 15ssc; strict middling, 15ssc; good middling 15 1s-16c strict good middling. 16c mid ding fair, 161zc; middling fair to fair 16ssc; fair, 17c nominal; receipts, 611s stock, 96,556.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Flour and Foodstuffs

(Corrected by Tennessee NH Co.) Self-raising flour. S5.75-
 Nellie xing flour, per barrel. s4.7e. BoIted meal, per 9e-pound sack, sf 40. No. corn, per bushel, kiln dried, 7Sc. Pure wheat shorts. $50. Pure wheat bran, s30. 100-lb. c. s. hulls, per ton, SIP. Prime C. s. meal. per ton, $2S. C. s. feed meal, per ton, s25. No. 1 timothy hay, per ton. s23. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, SIS. Corn chops, per 100-lb. sack, $1.36. Flour in wood, 15c higher. White oats, 4Sc.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa. s25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Mining Broker Convicted

Spokane. Wash, May 11.-C. F.. Mitch- ell. mining broker, with offices in Spo- kane. and several eastern cities was con- victed by a jury in the federal court last night of using the mails with intent to defraud. Mitchell was charged with misrepresenting the value of ores from properties which officers of his compa- nies said were ''wild cats"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Coffee Market

New York, May 1.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at de- cline of 1 at 2 points under scattered local offerings and in sympathy with easier European cables. Rio was said to be offering new crop coffee for prompt shipment, but there was no change in the cost and freight prices and the local market ruled quiet around the initial figures until after midday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Meats
n Beef and Pro.

Corrected by Southern Beef and Pro.
 vision Company.) Lard, 9%c; compound, 7Ac. D. S. short ribs, SAC. D. s. fat backs, S1ac. Smoked clear bellies, 171sc; fancy, 1Shol Ham butts, 11c; Boston butts. 101tc. Bacon, fancy. 24c; medium. 21c. Pork loins, 121ac; spare rios, 111kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
Goes Back To Mama

Vicksburg, Miss, May 11.-Hearing no tiding from her husband, who disap- peared with $1000 last Monday, Mrs. Rob- ert Livingston, young and pretty bride of a few weeks, departed yesterday for her home in Valley, Ky. The Livingstons came here via New Orleans from their honeymoon in Florida.