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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
NEW EXPORT TRADE
 CAUSES STRENGTH
BuIlish Estimates Regard ing Wheat Crop in North
 west Gives Hope

Chicago, July 15.-A revival of export trade brought new strength today into the market for wheat. Bullish estimates regarding the crop northwest gave hope. In consequence closing prices were 40 ssc higher than last night. The trade of the day, however, left corn down 1ac to 1a0Cssc net, and oats off 94G01sc to 1sc. Hog products finished all the way from loo loss to 171ac gain.
 Wheat: News of sales of wheat to for efgn countries caused shorts to cover in lively fashion. In this connection the fact was pointed out that July wheat here was being quoted at 12Ac under the figures current at Liverpool Much inter est, too, was displayed regarding predic- tons by leading authority that the three most important spring crop states. North and South Dakota and Minnesota, would not include more than 14o,ooo,Ooo bushels as against 1s1,ooo,OO indicated in the government July report, and 177oooooC bushel, the final official total a year ago.
 Another source of assistance to the bulls lay in explicit denials that the banks here had been calling in any loans on wheat.
 During the session September ranged from S72sc to SS11c. closing easy but 40 ssc up at s7%QSsc.
 Corn: Corn values gave way under free selling for country account. There was also considerable realizing on the part of local longs. Rains in Nebraska favored the bears. September fuctuated between 66ssc and 671ac, with the close steady, but 1adEsc net lower at 66lac. Cash grades were easy. No. yellow fin- ished at 66a4@G7c.
 Oats: Free offerings of the new crop made the oats market heavy. Besides the weather map showed extra good condi- tions for harvesting. High and low points touched by the September option were 47Ac and 46c, with last sales 46Ac, de- cline of Ac under last night.
 Provisions: A rally in provisions was attributed to shorts covering because meat and lard shipments from Chicago for the week were far short of a year ago, when the pit was cleared, pork varied from 10c lower to 171ac gain. Lard and ribs hung virtually at last nights level.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
COTTON STILL AT
 SEE-SAW STUNTS
Early Decline Is Recovered and Old Crop Months
 Continue Steady

New York, July 15.-The cotton mar
 ket was very quiet today but an early
 decline in new crop positions was prac-
 tically recovered while old crop months
 showed considerable firmness and the
 general list closed steady net 8 points
 higher to 3 points lower.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of points on July, but generally unchanged to points lower, and new
 crop positions sold off point or two during the early trading in response | to lower cables than due, unfavorabe | trade reports, further rains in the west ern belt and bearish private crop ad- vices from Texas. There was bull sup | port of the old crop positions, however. | Local and New Orleans weather ex- perts predicted a return of dry, warm
 weather in the west and continued
 rains in the central belt and while the
 western belt forecast was for showers
 in east Texas the market rallied after 1 the first few minutes on trade buying and covering of shorts for over the weekend. There was not much snap
 to the buying and the new crop in the southwest appeared a reassurlng factor from the standpoint of the August short interest, but that position sold up
 to 13.99c during the morning, or about II points net higher, while the new crop
 worked about ? to points above the | closing of yesterday and the close was
 only a little off from the best. Leading bull interests are said to be receiving many boil weevil reports from central sections of the belt and the continued rains in that part of the country are beginning to cause some apprehension but notwithstanding the rally from the low point of this morning, many local traders express a bearish view of the
 situation owing to the reports of relief
 from drouth in the southwest and ex-
 pectations of a high August condition
 report and the approaching new crop accompanied by gradually increased
 southern selling. leading English
 statistician estimates European con-
 sumption at 179,000 bales per week
 against 170,0O0 last year, but places
 mill stocks at 400. 900 bales in excess of last year
 Receipts at all ports today were 269 last year. For the week, 5000 bales, against 4194 last week and 54,211 last
 year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 50 bales, against 605 last year, and at Houston, 135, against 79 last
 year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Picturesque Portuguese Bull Fight

Mrs. C. R. Miller in Leslie S.
 The distressngly cruel treatment of an- imals so common In the Latin countries Is almost entirely absent among the Portuguese, and for this reason their great national sport. the bull fight. 10 really an enjoyable spectacle to an American. In the Portuguese version the bull is never killed. the horrible goriny of horses-a feature of the Spanish fight does not occur for if horse was n- jured in a Portuguese performance the rider would be hissed from the ring ana very likely mobbed afterward. The men taking part are rarely hurt, although the skill displayed Is much greater than that shown In the Castilian style of the sport. Occasionally they have a buresque Span- ish sbullg fight in Lisbon, with the cruelty eliminated. The horses riden by the picn- dor are armored and cannot be gored, and when the bull is to be killed the matador strikes him at the particular spot on the back of his neck which in Spain means almost instant death to the animal. In- stead of killing the bull. however, tho Portuguese matador's sword doubles up, after the fashion of the ones used by the sword swallowers in our side shows, and red mark appears where it has touched the animals skin, thus showing the audi ence that the matador has been success ful. The horses and bull then run out of the ring uninjured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
BRITTON'S LABOR PUZZLE
Dominion Officials Don't Want Their
 Inhabitants Chosen for Them
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
 The cold reception by the imperial con. ference of MT. Buxton's resolution with reference to labor exchanges conveys . plain warning to the British people. In effect MT. Buxton proposed that the Brit ish labor exchanges should select their immigrants for the domnions. Very po- ltely but very firmly the dominion pre- niers replied that they preferred to choose their immigrants themselves. Nor can we feel any great surprise at this. The real truth is that they fear the use of the domnions a dumping ground" for British failures. and do not feel cer- tain that the labor exchanges will pro- cure them the right kind of worker. Nat urally they do not want the casual labor of our larger cities when they can pick and take our best. Still less do they want the neer-do-well or tho man who has attracted the too pressing attention of the police. but who has been liberated and given another chance on the prom ise that he shall go to Australia or Cam ada.
 In the past the stream of emigration carried from our shores not only good material but also a large element of human waste. In the future. if emigra- ton is confined to the strong, healthy and industrious. while Britain is left with the weak, unhealthy and shiftless, there will be serious risk of national deteriora- ton. The risk is all the greater because our birth rate is falling while the exodus of abe-bodied to the new lands of prom ise in the doniInions is growing steadily. This year, for example, it is calculated that for" the first time our population may show an actual decline. It becomes. then. more important than ever to renew tho vitality of our race by improving its so- cial conditions and health. We are reap ing the fruit of the industrial system, which for the past half-century has sys- tematically sacrificed the country to tho towns and agriculture to manufacture It is hard for any nation to retrace Its steps, but we must do it. or we shall be in peril of losing our position in tho world. The dominions want settlers; but tho trouble is that they need just the very citizens whom we cannot spare. and whom we can never produce in sufficient numbers to meet their demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, July 15.-tSpecial.) )-Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Middling, 14asc; strict mid ding, 141ac
 Frying size chickens are selling for 15c per pound and hens for 12c per pound. Eggs are retailing at 20c.
 Potatoes-Seed, per bushel, $1.25.
 Lemons-Extra fancy, $36oQ6.
 Onions, $1.S0 to s2 per crate.
 eaches-Alabama. $2.25Gt2.5o per crate. Bacon-Ribs, 10c; bulk, 9l9G934c.
 Lard-Pure, sac oasis; fancy cotton oil lard, sc: packers compound S1ac.
 Butter-Creamery firsts, Pee and PC; country He and 15c; renovated, 2oc to 2i1ac.
 Flour-Fancy. nominal; straights, S41 4.05 patent, $4.75 to $515; extra fancy pat ents, $6. to ts625
 Meal-Standard SG-pound bags, N.4l; perfection waterground, s1.47
 Coffee-Ordinary, 141ac to 15Kc; prime 16c to 1Sc; fancy, 20c to 22c; peabery, 221sc; Arbuckle's, S22.10 per case, New York basis; Mocha and Java blend, 27l9c
 Sugar-Granulated, 51sc Y. C.. 51ac; fancy Y. C., 5hc.
 Full ceram cheese. daisies, 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, July 15.-Spot cotton quiet. prices points higher. American middling fair, S.35d; good middling, S.03d: middling, 7.S1d.. low middling, 7.6ld; good ordinary, 7.53d; ordinary, 7.10d. Sales of the day were 4Oo0 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 370o American. Receipts, 5000 bales; no Amer jeans.
 Futures opened steady and closed bare y steady. July, 747d; July-August, '. .431kd ugust-September, 7.19lsd; Sep tember-October, 6.S3hd; October-Novem- ber, 6.41ad November-December, 6691ad {; December-January, 66S1ad; January Feb ruary, 6.69d; February March, 6.70d {; March-April. 6.7ld.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Clearing House Statement

New York, July 15.-The statement Of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold s9.147, 700 reserve in excess of legal requirements This is a decrease of $1,776,550 in the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last week.
 The statement follows:
 Daily averages: Loans, 2,012,731, 000i decrease, $2,070,0
 Specia, s34S.4SS,000; ecrease, s4, 920,000.
 Legal tenders. sS5,116,OoO; increase $2.1S),00
 Net deposits. s1,S76,1OS. 1000; decrease, s27,0OO.
 Circulation, $47,206,000; increase s631 900. 331,000
 Trust companies cash reserve in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, July 15.-(Special.) .)-Foreign advices were poor and heavy, December selling was the early feature. The usual Saturday inactivity followed and the mar ket was steady with slight fluctuations. Additional rains were reported in Texas, and the general weather map was good. With a tendency to sell the trade is some what checked by the probably exaggerat- ed reports of an excessive rainfall in the east gulf states. Bradstreet's re- ports are encouraging, with some slight exceptions in parts of Texas and the New Orleans district Chronicle reports no material improvement in cotton goods market. with yarns dull and an easy un- dertone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Cnff0n Seed Oil

New York, July 15.-Cotton seed oil suffered further sharp decline today under renewed liquidation and aggres- sive bear hammcring. Professionals were sellers of new crop months. Total sales 15,S0O. Futures closed generally to 12 points net 1cwer. July, 590@ 597c; August, 5se@5sSc; september 5.S4@5 5.S5o; CctoUer, 5.eS @5,70c; Novem- Der, 5.4S@ 5.50c; prime ctude, nominal; {; do summer yellow, 5.so @590c; do win ter yellow, 6.2G@G.S0c; do summer white, 6M6.50c.
 New Orleans, July i6-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined i'll barrels, per pound, 6c choice meal, 8 per cent ann monia, per long ton, s2s Choice cake, per cent ammonia. per long ton, $26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
QUOTATIONS ARE
 STILL STATIONARY The Attendance of Members Falls Off and Business
 Languishes

New York, July 15.-Quotations re- nained almost stationary on the stock ex- change today and trading was in con soranco with tho weeks extremely dull conditions. Attendance of members on the floor was unusually small and busi- ness languished throughout the short ses- sion, which recorded total sales of 53,2OO shares.
 During the entire first hour there were only three transactions in United States Steel and Amalgamated copper was not traded in until the last 15 minutes of the day. Toward the close prices weakened somewhat with heaviness in Reading, re- sardless of the report of a possible in- crease in the common dividend at the next quarter. Texas Pacific gained 2ss points on ito recent loss and Western Union showed pronounced strength.
 The completed record of a remarkable year in the country's trade was made1to- day with the figures for June, showing an increase in grain, meats, cotton and minerals for the fiscal year of nearly $140- 00o,000 Exports of these products in June were nearly s2,500,00o below those of the corresponding month of last year. This was due, however, to the shrinkage of 11,o00,00o in exports of cotton, which was not unexpected in view of the huge out ward movement of earlier months.
 The value of other products exported WAS considerably in excess of the figures for the preceding June, and the statement was considered as satisfactory.
 During the year the greatest gain was in the export of cotton, which played a large part in the restoration of bal aDce of trade in favor of this country, following a period n which foreign trade was in an unsatisfactory condition.
 Instead of the predicted loss in cash by the banks, small gain was reported in the weekly statement. The result was effected, however, by the inclusion this week Of new member of the clearing house association.
 The bond market was steady. Total sales, par value, s933,cOo. United States bonds were unchanged on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, July 15.-At the beginning of business the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury, $S1,57S,S19 in banks and Philip pine treasury, $34,766, 449; total balance in general fund was $147, ,416,791 ordinary re- ceipts yesterday were s2,1SS.S5s, with or dinary disbursements of s1,S03.122. The deficit to date this fiscal year Is s13,s2S.- 6lo, as against s3,79s,4z at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama ca nal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady; winter patents, s3.s5Q
 4.40; straights, s3.65dl4,2o; spring straights'
 $4.10Q43O; bakers, $34Oq4.50. Rye-No. 2, S3c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 70QSoc fair to choice mating, $1.05@114. Flax Seed-No. southwestern nominal No. 1 northwestern nominal. Timothy Seed-s9@13.50. Cloyer-s96p15,5 50.
 Mess Pork-Per Dbl. s15.s71z@16 Iard-Per 100 lbs., sS25 | Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, s7. .621aQS. S71a. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $S.371adS.5o | Butter-No market. | F,ggs-No market. Cheese Steady; Daisie, 1S@131ac; Twins 12Q12hc Young Americas, 13A@131Ac
 Long Horns. 13$4014Ac. Potatoes-Easy, barreled, s4.75d5. Poultry-Live unsettled; turkeys, 12c fowls. 1Sc; springs, 15. @ Vea1-Steady; 50 to COLD. wts., Sd9c; G
 10 s5-lp. wts, 91a@1o12c; S5 to 110-lb wts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Accounted For

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 "No." said the Reverend Dortor Tenth ly, with a considerable expansion of his chest. "No, never waste moments time. Why, my dear sir, do you know that I prepare my sermons while shaw ing inthe morning?" ,ss
 "Ah!' said the long-suffering parish- toner. "That accounts for it. It accounts for the cutting way in which you lather your congregation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 147sc; ne receipts, 135; gross receipts, 135; ship ments, 25S; stock, 10,922.
 Augusta: Quiet; midding, 15tsc; ne receipts, 2s: gross receipts, 2s; shipments 20: sales, 80; stock, 412.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 147sc; ne receipts, 6S; gross receipts, 6s; shipments 239 sales. 25; stock, 29,702.
 St. Louis: Gross receipts, $50; ship ments, $50; stock, 6944.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 272; gross re- cepts, 272; shipments, 30; sales, 400; stock 1S.5O9
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 14lkc shipments. 179: stock, 44sS.
 Louisville: Firm; middlng, 147sc.
 Total today Net receipts, 503; gross re- ceipts. S53: shipments, 110s; sales, 475; stock, 7463S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Kansas City Grain

Kansa City. July 15.-Cash wheat unchanged; No. hard, SSpS7c No. 2 red. 811a@S1%c. Corn unchanged; No. mixed, 6sA e 96s1sc; No. white, 69c. Oats 1h@4c lower; No. 2 white, 4S@ 49c; No. white, 4S@49c; No. 3 mixed 47@4SRc. Wheat, September, 63b c sell CTS; December. s69s @sS%c bid. Corn, September, 66asc; December 64ssc sell CTS; May, 67kc
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vaults, $70,27S,000.
 Aggregate cash reserve, $433,604,oO0; decrease. $2,737,000.
 Preserve required, s4e9, ,027,0oo; de- crease, $750,000
 Excess lawful reserve, $9,147.7o0; de- crease, $1,766, ,550. ,-r t..,5f..
 Trust companies reserve with clear ing house members, carrying 25 per cent cash reserve, $62, ,401,000. Actual condition: Loans, s2,ooS, Ss1 ,ooo; decrease, $s72,- 900.
 Specie. sS4S,s5s,Ooo; increase, ss,- 477,0oo.
 Legal tenders. sss,S1sooo; increase,
 Net deposits, s1,s74,s1o,ooo; increase, $12,9O2,000.
 Circulation. s4ls7e,ooo; increase, s955,0oO.
 Banks cesh reserve in vault, $366,- 320,000.
 Trust companies cash reserve in
 Aggregate cash reserve, $435,672,000; increase. $6,66S,000.
 Reserve required. s4ss.727.5oo; in- crease, S3,225,000.
 Excess lawful reserve, s11,712,S 800; increase, $4,335,S00. Trust companies reserve with clear ing house members carrying 20 per CcUl CASH IcScIFC, ItVVV' Summary of state banks and trust com- panies in Gceater New York not report ing to the New York clearing house: Loans, ssS6 162 600; increase, s4, 4,4s3,3oo. Specie, $6G, ,059. 900; increase, $522, 400.
 Legal teniers, s13,1S1,0OO; decrease. $125 GOO.
 Total deposits. s7s4,S2s, 400; increase, sS23, 400.
 New York, July 15.-The financier will say:
 Considering the magnitude of the totals lit was included in the weekly statement of the New York clearing house banks. the changes noted in the statement of Saturday. as compared with the previous week were small and rather unimportans. Loans of the banks and trust companies combined remained almost stationary, a small decrease of sS72 900 having been re- ported. Specie and legal tenders ex- banded $6,66S,s00, and net deposits rose $12, 9Q2, GOO. An expansion of nearly $l,- 000,000 in national bank note circulation was rather an unusual figure. The clear ing house banks and clearing house trust companies now carry in their individual vaults a total cash reserve of over l45ia million, whicn represents an excess of $l1,7l2S00 over legal requirements. This does not include 63H millions of trust company reserve which Is carried with clearing house members. The weekly statement of trust companies in Greater New York, IS made separately Q the banking depa. tment of the state of New York, showed an expansion of nearly 11ia millions in loans and investments, whicl. indicates that the clearing house banks proper must have shifted or curtailed Il large amount of loan commitments during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Flour and Foodstuffs

Corrected by Tennessee Mil Col Self-raising flour, S5.75. Nellie King
 -four, per barrel, A75 Bolted meal, per 96-pound sacks. Sl.65 No. ? corn per bushe1, kiln dried, 90c. Pure wheat shorts, s3l Pure wheat bran, S30. 100-lb. C. s. huls. per ton, SIP. Prime c. s. meal, per ton, s2S. C. s. feed meal, per ton. s25. No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, s2s. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, SIS. Corn chops, per 1Oo-lb sack. s1.S5. Flour in wood, 15c higher. White oats. 65c. Choice meal green alfalfa, $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Coffee Market

New York, July 15.-The' market fol coffe futures opened steady at an ad- vance of to points and improved during the day on bull support of the near months. trade buying and cover ing of shorts. With holidays in Brazil and Havre there was nothing much in the way of cable news and the ad- vance appeared due to the continued strength of the near months. The close was firm on near and steady on distant months, with last prices to 12 points net higher. Sales, 27,000 bags. July 11.80c August, 11.61c; September 11.45c october, 11.1Sc; November, 11.08c: December. January, February, March, April, May and June, 10.9Sc
 owing to the holiday there were no cables from Havre and the Brazilian markets. Hamburg was A pfenning lower. New York warehouse deliveries yesterday were 14,919 bags against Ill., 524 last year. Spot firm; Rio No. '. 13% D13kc; Santos No. 4. 14c; mild Cordova, 14@16c nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Empire Audit Company

favorable feature. Late in the morn Ing the new crop months were points over yesterdays close. and August was ! points over. July was neglected. At the highest of the morning the list was ? to 3 points up. The close was unchanged to 10 points over yesterdays close.
 The cotton market closed barely steady, unchanged to 10 points up com pared with yesterdays close
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
St. Louis Grain

St Louis, July 15.-Wheat higher; July. s2 F co September. S4% @S4Mc; De- cember, SS& @ QSSTsc. Corn firm; Sep tember, 667sc; December, 64%c. Oats lower; September, 46Bc; December 4s1ac Wheat lower; track No. ?, red, S2MS31ac; No. 2 hard, S50l92c. Corn higher; track No 2, 6S@6S1ac, No. ? white, 69@70c. Oats lower; track No. 2, 43Ac; No. 2 white. 4S1ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
The Influence of Heredity

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 Tt is a great pity" said Feathersleigh, that Bobby Jemmison and his wife can't get along together. They tell me they are fighting all the tnie.' Yes said Wilkins. But what else can you expect with such an ancestry on both sides? It's a clear case of hered- ity.''s 5s+,s rl make that out?" asked Feathersleigh
 Wilkins, ''he Is son of Colonial Wars, and she is Daughter of the Revolution"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Dry Goods Market

New York, July 15.-Bleached cottons are to be reduced Monday morning from sac to Sc, a yard, by the selling agents. Wide print cloths are easier. Trading was light for the day. Jobbers are pre- pairing for an active week of special sales. Prices have been cut on balbriggan knit wear for spring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, July 15.--Clean Hon. duras was reported steady and strong CT and rough rec was steady in the local rice market today. No quotations were announced. Sales: Rough, Hon duras 655 at 2@4Hc; Japan 450 at 20 3Nc. Receipts: Clean, i672; rough, .;06, millerS, 306.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
New York Money

New York, July 15-Money on call nom- inal. Time loans dull; 60 days, 2% per cent; 90 days, per cent; six months, 35sM324 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4Gi41a per cent; sterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S4.6 60 for 60-day bills and at $4. .S6. 20 for demand; commercial bills, $4.S4 Mex ican dollars, 45c: government bonds steady; railroad bones steady; bar silver, 6o7sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, July 15.-Spot cotton closed quiet. unchanged. Middling. 14%c; sales on spot, 72; to arrive, none i; low ordinary, II 13-16c nominal; or dinary, 12c; good ordinary, 13 7-16c; strict good ordinary 13 13-16c; low middling, 141sc; strict low middling, 14ssc; middling, 145sc; strict middling. 14Bc; good middling, 15 1-1ec; strict good middling, 15 7-16c; middling fair. 15Hsc; middling fair to fair, 16c; fair. l6ssc nominal. Receipts 30, stock 33,- gro