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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
COTTON MARKET
 |SVERY QUIET
Iris Reported That Planting Will Be Very Active
 This Week

New York, April 3--The cotton market was very quiet today and prices iiue- tuated within range of about points. The close was steady net unchanged to 3 points higher.
 The market opened steady at net ad- vance of l6I5 points and during the iirst few minutes active positions sold od [ points higher in sympathy with pe'ter cables than expected, large English spot sales and covering by sellers of late last week who seemed to apprehend re- newal of bull support reported on the break of late Saturday. No aggressive demand was in evidence this morning and as soon as the initial buying orders had been executed the market turned shade easier on reports of further rams in the southwest and generally faVorable reports from the south regarding the probable start of the crop, with persons arriving here from Memphis stating that planting would be active in the Mis- sissippi valley this week, weather per hitting. Offerings became a little heaV- fer following a report that H. B. Cla1nn and company had cut it's quarterly divi- dend one half of one per cent and active positions sold about a point under the closing figures of Saturday. during the early afternoon but no real weakness developed and the market later ruled IT, regular around to shade over the clos ing figures of Saturday.
 New crop months were quiet and steady, notwithstanding favorable wealth. CT and early crop news, and general business seemed to be restricted by a tendency to await Supreme court deei- sions owing to their probable effect on Wall street which Is supposed to be carrying a considerable interest in cot ton.
 Private cables attributed the relatively firm tone of Liverpool to continental buy ing and after the close of the local n arket a cable was received stating that the international spinners federation es- timated the stock of cotton held by the worlds mills on March 1 as 100000 bales less than last year.
 Receipts at the ports today were S3ol bales against 10.27S last week. and l0,- 146 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 15I1 bales against 50S7 last year.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Montgomery Markets

Montgomery, April 3.-(Specia1 )-Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Middling, 14Ac; strict mid ding, 14asc
 Eggs: Retail quotations today. in the majority of places, were 25c; wholesale price, 19c.
 Chickens and hens are still high, rang ing in price from 40 to GO cents.
 Dried Apples-Dime brand, 7lsc pound: one-pound cartons, Sc pound; AS packages to case.
 Florida Grapefruit-Si 80, S325 box: size GA. s350 box; sizes 46 and 54 SS "a box.
 Florida Oranges-126 size s2.25 per box; l5O, 17s, 200, 2l6, s2.5O box.
 Lemons-Extra fancy Messna (new crop), s45O box: fancy Messina, 36O, $425 box.
 Prunes-Griffin and Skelley, package 4O-5O, i25-pound boxes Sc pound; 50-60, 25- pound boxes, 71ac pound; 60-7O 25-pound boxes, 7c pound.
 Danish Cabbage-In sacks. 1lac per pound
 Florida Cabbage-1n Florida crates, g per crate.
 Irish Potatoes-Choice Virginia stock. S5c per bushel.
 Potatoes, Seed Stock-Eastern Maine, Early Rose, 21s bushel sacks, $l 10 bushel; Irish Cobbler, 21a bushel sacks, $l15 bushel.
 Onion Sets-Reds. 32-pound bushel crates (small stock, s16O per crate: yell lows 32-pound bushel crates (small stock), $150 per crate whites, 32-pound bushel crates (small stock), $230 per crate
 Turnips-Canadian stock. barreled sacks, S2 per sack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
GOOD TRADE OPENS UP THE NEW MONTH Morris Avenue Receipts Are Fair, Including Toma-
 toes and Potatoes

While trading on Morris avenue yes- terday was not very brisk, conditions were considered good for Monday. Mer- chants are well pleased with the way the month has opened up, and are ex- pecting to witness a great deal of thrift during the current week.
 Receipts yesterday were fair. Of those reported were three carloads of feedstuffs, two carloads of meat and carload of Florida tomatoes. Tomatoes are quoted at $1.75 and s2 per crate. A shipment of Irish potatoes from Flor ida also arrived, which are bringing 9Oc and $1 per bushel. Irish potatoes are somewhat scarce at present. but all demands have been taken care of.
 The demand for poultry was only fair Monday and the fowl are weak at 141sc to 15e per pound. Eggs are held at 17c per dozen.
 Vegetables and fruits this week are plentiful.
 The following are present quota- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
TEN TEAMS ENTER
 RUNNING RACES

Indianapolis April S.-Ten teams, representing practically every section of this country and including several foreigners have entered in the six-day walking and running race which starts here this afternoon at Tomlnson hall The meet is being promoted by Dan O'Leary, former world champion pe- destrain, who offers prizes aggregat- ing S1750. The walkers will go in the afternoons and their team mates will run in the evenings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
RAIN AND SNOW
 SEND WHEAT DOWN
Decline Stimulated Cover ing By Shorts and Sell
 ing By Spectators

Chicago, April 3-Widespread rain and snow acted like magic today in sending down the price of wheat. Corn prospects were believed to have been vastly improved by the timely moisture on fields, millions of acres in extent Weakness prevailed at the close, which was %c to 1c under Saturdays latest figures. The finish on corn varied from ,s O Ac net gain to a shade loss; oats were 1-16c to ls @ Ii c up and provisions 121a @271ac down.
 The decline in wheat stimulated much covering by shorts, the handsome profits Immediately in sight proving irresistible with the election holiday tomorrow making delay double risk. The result was a sharp rally but fresh selling on the part of several large speculators overturned the market worse than before A contributing req son for the general weakness appeared in decline at Liverpool notwithstand- ing material decrease of the total stocks at that port. In addition to the of the United States. Cold weather was also counted nelp to the grain anu likewise to the bears attacking the price. Consequently, although a little more cash business was done here to- day and Baltimore dispatches told of exports. the market in the end showed only slight reaction from the bottom figures reported. The range for May extended from S4as @S4Hc to S5c with tho o1osa A c off at 22Mo
 In the corn the wh heat slump offset the effect of wet weather and light re- ceipts. The trade was small with price changes irregular. May fluo- utaed between 46kc and 471s 1s@47c, closing a shade down at 46&c. Cash grades were firm on account of small offerings. No. yellow finished at 46M Q46%c.<
 Oats were sustained by an idea that the corner in the cereal at Winnipeg had not been disrupted. High and low limits for May turned out to be 30Ac and 29s4c with final sales 29% O BOG, a net gain of a shade.
 Lowest records of the season was touched by all the futures actively the subject of trade in provisions. de- cline in the price of hogs furnished an opening which was particularly taken advantage of to pound the market. The outcome left pork 15@221ac diminished in cost, lard of 20@271sc and ribs down 121a @20c
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
RAILROADS FIGHT
 THE TWO-CENT LAW

Pittsburg, April 3.--The Pennsylvania Railroad company and the Pittsburg, Cin- cinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad company have filed petitions in the com mon pleas court seeking the annument of the Pennsylvania two-cent a mile pas- senger fare law.
 Tho companies say they are authorized by their charters to charge not to exceed 8 cents a mile for through travel and 3l2 cents for way travel and they claim that to compel them to carry passengers for less amount is a violation of the charter rights since 1t works an injustice and is, therefore, unconstitutional.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, April 3.-Closing cotton, spot good business done; prices points high CT: American middling fair. S.1Sd; good middling, 7.S6d; middling, 7.6Sd; low mid ding, 7.4Sd; good ordinary. 7.22d; ordi- nary, 6.97d.
 The sales of the day were 12Oo0 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and eX- port and included 11,700 American. No re- ceipts.
 Futures opened barely steady and closed steady; April, '. 43d; -April-May, May-June, 7.4215d; June-July. 7.Ss1ad; July-August. 7.34d; August-Septembe 7.1219d; Septem- ber- October, 6S5lad; October-November, 6.721ad; November Decsmber, 66sd De- cemberJanuary, 6.67d; January-Febru- ary, 6.67d; February March, esd; March-April, 6. 6Sl9d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
WALL STREET HAS
 DECISION DAY" /
 Keyed to a High Nervous Tension Awaiting Su- / preme Courts Action

{ New York, April 3-wall street was keyed up to high pitch of nervous ten sion today in expectation of the supreme courts decisions in the antitrust cases. The belief was more general today than on others of the courts recent decision days" matter, there was strong prob ability that the findings would be hand cd down. Traders accordingly did not wish to commit themselves and business much of the time was virtually sus- pended while the whole street eagerly awaited the news from Washington.
 The stock market showed a consider able degree of strength up to the late afternoon despite the limited demand and advices were general, with Union Pacific, Reading, Lehigh Valley. St. Paul and Canadian Pacific leading. When word came from Washington that the supreme court had taken a recess and would re-assemble to announce further decisions shortly before the closing of |, the market, some spectators concluded that the long expected decisions would bs made known at that time and a large volume of selling orders was the result
  the day and the selling movement car ried down Union Pacific, Reading, Lf- high Valley and St. Paul a point or more and the rest of the list fraction ally, with the result that the days gains were lost The close was about on parity with Saturdays final prices.
 Although the stock market paid little attention to any news except that from Washington, there were developments or more than usual significance-reduction of the dividend of the H. B. Clafin & Co.,, and the receipt of news of unfavor- able character in reference to the steel trade. Orders of the United States Steel corporation during March were estimat- cd at 35OOO tons daily, compared with 40,075 tons in February. Trade experts prophesied more in view of the heavy shipments during the last month thrilled tonnage statement as of March 31 would show a decrease Pittsburg sent word that the total tonnage involved in sales last week was probably as low as any week of the year,
 Trade reports from the west were of uncertain tenor and seemed to show that as a whole there had been little or no AhipiONClhSht.
 Three Southern railroads. Chesapeake and Ohio, Louisville and Nashville and Norfolk and Western reported a mod crate decrease in net earnings for Febru- ary.
 There was no competition for the $3,500, 600 South African gold which arrived in London today and the Bank of England added to it's huge reserves all of the bullion, except s1,0O0,0o0, which went to India.
 The weekly report of the Imperial Bank of Germany showed unusually large changes, the total of loans and discounts having been increased by $l56,- 100000, while at the same time cash in hand decreased $42,00o,00O.
 The foreign markets were featureless. London was. reported to have bought quite freely in this market, particularly Erie. Union Pacific and United States Steel, and to have been responsible for a large extent for the rise of the local market during the morning.
 Bonds were steady, total sales par value s1, ,706,0O0.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-1rregular With concessions being granted.
 No. Rye-90@91c
 Feed or Mixing Barley-70@S5c
 Fair to Choice Malting-95c@$1.O6. Flax Seed-No. southwestern. s2.391s No. 1 northwestern. s2.511s. Timothy Seed-$11.75@12. Clover-$15.
 Mess Pork Per bbl., $15.50@15.75. Lard-Per 100 lbs, s7.S5@7.S7h
 Short Ribs, Sides--Loose, $775@ s.S71a.
 Short Clead Sides-Boxed, $S.75@ sS.S71a.
 Butter-Steady creameries, 14G21c; dairies, 13@1Sc.
 Eggs-Firm; receipts, 20,805 cases at mark, cases included, 13@131sc; firsts, 141ac; prime firsts, 15c
 Cheese-Steady; daisies, 131s @14c; twins. 121a @12Sc; Young Americas, IS 34 @14c; long morns. 131s @13sc. Potatoes-Strong; choice to fancy, 60 062c; fair to good, 56@5Sc.
 Poultry-Steady; turkeys, dressed 19c; hens. live, 16e; springs. liveA 16c. Veal-Firm; 50 to 60 ID. wts., 6@7ci so to S5 lb. wts.. 7@9c; s5 to 11O lb. wts., 9h @10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York; April 3.-(Special.)-A slight advance at the opening in answer to more favorable advices than anticipated followed by a decline to the quotations of Saturdays close on the rains in Tex as Is the record of the day. No out side demand followed the buying of Sat urday, as the action of the other markets, on improving crop prospects, checked any disposition to buy. while the strong sta tistical position encouraged holders to re- frain from selling. Some new factor is needed to increase the demand rom American splnners. Liverpool should be 1 point lower tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet middling, 14ssc; net receipts 3946: gross receipts, 594o, sales, 2563; stock, S2,992; continent, 9422.
 New Orleans: Quiet; middling, 14c, net receipts, 1511; gross receipts, 15l2; sales, 575; stock, 106,137; to Great Bri- tain, S45; continent, 450; coastwise, 22.
 Mobile: Steady; middling, 14sc; net receipts, 60; gross receipts, 60; sales, 75; stock, 12,445 continent, 1886; coast wise, 76.
 Savannah: Quiet and steady; mid ding, 14Ac; net receipts, S31; gross receipts. S31; sales, 5S1; stock, 4S'6S6; continent, ,X2550: coastwise. S97.
 Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, ', gross receipts, '; stock, 18,724.
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 121; gross receipts, 121; stock, 39S7.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 14 7-16c; net receipts, 629; gross receipts, 629; sales, 162 stock, 15,610; coastwise, 225.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 14% c; stock, 4009
 New York: Quiet: middling, 14.40c; net receipts, 60; gross receipts, 1868; sales, 100; stock, 204,242 to Great Bri- tain, 2261; France, 550 coastwise, 1OSS.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 14.40c; gross receipts, 339; stock, S6SS.
 Philadelphia. Qulet; mldullns, 14.65c; stock, 2175.
 Port Arthur: Net receipts, 4; gross receipts, f: continent, 4.
 Jacksonville: Net receipts, 175; gross receipts, 1T5; coastwise, 125.
 Port Townsend: Net receipts, 999; gross receipts. 999; to Japan, 999.
 Minor ports: Stock, 5064
 Total today at all ports, net S351 Great Britain. 3106; France. $50; conti- nent. 17,362; Japan. 999; stock, 512,759.
 Consolidated at all ports, net, 11,429; Great Britain, 6944; France. 550; con tinent, 1S,946; Japan, 999.
 Total since September 1 at all ports, net 7,93S.032; Great Britain, 3,036, 921, France. S5s.O31; continent, 2,577,S9S; Ja- pan, 14O,640: Mexico, 1725.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, April 3.-Cotton futures opened steady at an advance of 1 to 1 points. Cables were favorable and caused some little covering by shorts
 Particular attention was paid to the safe of 12,000 bales of spots in the Liverpool market, as indicating continuation of good business on the part of Mancheste" mills The weather map was wet in the west of the cotton belt but dry in the central and eastern portions. The fore cast promised rain nearly everywhere h the cotton country. Shorts. however
 were not disposed to press the advantage this gave them. At the end of the first half hour of business the trading months were to points over Saturdays close
 Reports that young cotton was doing well in south Texas and a rumor that a recently formed bear clique was mak- ing considerable headway in changing sentiment among large southern opera tors caused the market to sag from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Metal Market

New York, April 3.--Standard copper dun; spot, April, May, June and July, $11.70@11.S5. London dull spot f54 Ss Sd; futures f55 Is 3d. Exports 23,30O tons reported for the month of March. Lake copper $l2.s71k @12.5O; electrolytic, s12.25@12.37A; casting, $12@1212k.
 Tin quiet; spot and April, s41.37h O 4LS71a May, $41.25@4175; June and July, $41@41.50; London steady; spot f1S9 15s: futures f1S7 15s
 Lead quiet, $4.4o @ 4.5O New York $4.2500 f.30 East St. Louis. London f12 1Ss 9d. 1T elye12
 Spelter easy, s5.45@5.55 New York: $5.25 @ 5.S0 East St. Louis. London f23 IS Cd.
 Iron, Cleveland Warrants, 46s 101s in London. Locally iron was quiet No. foundry northern s15.75@ 1925; No. 2 northern, No. southern and No. southern soft s15.50@16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
STRIKE THREATENED
 ON PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburg, April 3.-Following a call for a meeting here next week of the grand chiefs Of the transportation de- partment and officials of the railroad department of the American Federa- tion of Labor, it developed today that grievances of shopmen in the employ of the Pennsylvania were to be consid- cred. The shopmen were recently or ganized and it is alleged by leaders of the men that some of them have been discharged because of their new unio affiliations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
REAL WORK STARTS
 ON THE VETO BILL

London, April 3.-Real work on the veto designed to restrict legislative powers of the house of lords was be- gun in the house of commons. The scene in the house indicated the inten- sty of the public interest. Many hun dreds who had hoped to witness the proceedings were disappointed.
 The debate will be long and keen. It is the intention of the government to send the measure to the upper chamber by the middle of May. Veteran mem bers doubt the possibility of this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
FILE MORE PAPERS
 IN SUGAR CASE

New York, April 3.-Additional de- murlers in the government's suit to dis solve the American Sugar Refining com pany and it's subsidiaries as an alleged illegal combination in restrc:slt of inter- state trade and foreign commerce Tn view of. the Sherman antitrust law, were filed today in the United States cir cult court.
 Tho demurrers assert that the govern ment's petition is multifarious and that there has been a misjoinder of defend- ants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04

break in lard owing to light offerings of crude and support from refining in- terests. Total sales, 22,6o0. Futures closed points higher to lower. April, 6.20@ 6.22c; May, 6.23@6.24c; June, 6.2S e 6.33c; July, 6.32@ 6.33c; August 6.32@ 6.S4c; prime crude. 5.1S@5.2Q; prime summer yellow, 6.19@ 6.30c: prime win ter yellow, 6.40@ 6.SOc; prime summer white, 6.2O6A6.S0c.
 New Orleans. April 3.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined, in barrels, per pound, 6.40c; choice meal 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, $27.25; choice cake, 8 Ter cent ammonia, per long ton, $25.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Treasury Statement

Washington, April 3.--At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was
 Working balance in the treasury offices, $32, 2,7S3,205 in banks and Phil ippine treasury, s32.10S,674; total bal ance in general fund, s90,9S9,162; or- dnary receipts yesterday, $2,913,S14 with ordinary disbursements of $1,2S2,- 121.
 The surplus to date this fiscal year is $4.649,5S5 as against deficit of $14,- 916,947 at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
ALL READY FOR
 THE BATTLE DRILL

United States Steamship Mayf1ower, Off the Virginia Capes, April S.-All the bat teships with the torpedo boat and sub marine flotilla and the supply and auxil- iary ships are in readiness for the pat tie drill planned for this week.
 A blanket of rain is falling, making it impossible to undertake firing practice, while a 22-mle wind Is stirring up an ugly sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Dry Goods

New York. April S.-In the dry goods markets it was announced during the day that the dividend on the common stocks of the II. B. Claflin company had been reduced from per cent to ( per cent per annum.
 Trade was quiet for the day. Pepperel wide sheetings were advanced to basis of 25 cents for 104 goods. Raw silk has been bought more freely for the summer months. Dress goods are n11iat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
New Orleans Cotton Futures
 Oneu High. Low. Close.

Spot cotton quiet unchanged; sales on the spot, 400 bales; to arrive, 175. Low ordinary 10 15-l6, nominal; ordinary, 11& nominal; good ordinary 1S S-16; strict good ordinary, 13 9-16; low middling, 14ls; middllng, 149s: strict middlng, 149s; good middling. 14 1916; strict good mid ding. 15; middling fair, 15A; middling fair to fair. 1858; fair 16, nominal Re- ceipts, 1,511; stock, 106,137
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Fred Gamers Case Called

Danville, H., April S.-The case Of Fred Garner, accused of the murder of Mrs. Elsie Cochrane, whose mutilated body was found near this city last October, was called in the circuit court this morning. Garner, who comes from a well-to-do family, has engaged sew eral attorneys to defend him. He will seek to prove that he was not with Mrs. Cochrane on the night she was mug dered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
Elnur and FoOdstuffs

(Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.) Self-raising flour, S6. Nellie King flour, per barrel, s4.S5. Bolted meal, per 96-pound sack, H.2S. No. corn, per bushel, kiln dried, 69c. Pure wheat shorts, $50. Pure wheat bran, $2S. 1OO-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, $23. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, SIS. Corn chops, per 100-lb. sack, I.S0. Flour in wood, 15c higher. White oats, 46c.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa, sz5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
middle of the morning. There was abso-

middle of the morning. There was abso- lutely no bull support and shorts were less inclined to buy covers. While offer ings were not free, enough cotton came on the market to more than supply the slight demands. At noon prices were 3 points up to 1 point down, compared with Saturdays final quotations.
 In the afternoon session the market was dull. At o'clock the trading months were to points over Saturdays close
 The market closed steady at q net ad- vance of to points.