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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
YEAR LOW RECORDS
 REACHED IN STOCKS
All Classes of Securities Embraced in Record
 Sagging

New York, August 26.-For the sixth consecutive day. and with virtually no in- terruption for month, prices of stocks sogged today. Weakness set in at the very outset. Before the brief session was far advanced the number of low records for the year was so general as to embrace practically all classes of securities.
 The movement was slow and deliberate. It suggested further liquidation more than bearish aggression. The industrials shared more than ordinarily in the de- clines. There was a renewal of pressure oni steel.
 The days news was mainly unfavor- able Probably the most potent factor was the more acute stage in the threat ened railroad strike. The railroad em- ployes' attitude Is seemingly no less de- termined than that of the officials. widespread strike now seems but mat ter of hours The foreign situation ap- parently is in no wise improved. Lon- don sent over complete list of lower prices. There was especial heaviness in the Harrimans and Steel. This was fol- lowed by further sales in New York
 Foreign selling has been one of the disturbing features of this market. Its extent is probably much greater than surface conditions indicate.
 The weekly statements of the mercan- tile agencies reported disappointing trade conditions Buyers exhibited an increas- ingly conservative tendency. Curtail- ment in the manufacture of cotton goods continues in the New England district. Reductions in prices of finished materials there were made in the hope of stimu- lating demand.
 A few unimportant railroad returns were submitted with earnings flor the most part on the decrease. That tonnage Is increasing, however, was shown by material reduction in the number of idle freight cars.
 Trading fell off in a marked manner after the first hour. The list showed some tendency toward improvement, save in some of the obscure stocks. They were distinctly heavy The market was under going it's usual weekend process of even- ing up, with indications of some short covering.
 In the final dealings prices shaded again, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Atchison all receding. But the move ment as suddenly reversed itself, and the closing was steady. Some prices were on a parity with the previous day. Lehigh Valley and Atchson were the most con- spicuous exceptions.
 For the first time in four weeks actual loans of the clearing house banks failed to show contraction. The increase, however, was so small only $10O0,000, as to still leave the resumption of the past month at about $70,000000. The actual cash gain was almost $3,000000 with an increase of almost $2,000,000 in reserves.
 Bonds were heavy with total sales, par value, sS06000.
 United States 2s advanced 1s on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Drilling With Diamonds

From tasSlers MagaZlne.
 A diamond bit for rock drilling is quite an expensive article. It's value however, will undergo fluctuations, dependent upon the price of the diamonds. Perhaps $500 is fair value for a bit. The daincnd used is exceedingly hard-harder than those usually used as jewelry. Their carat price is considerable. averaging, say. at s60 per carat The diamonds used will weigh from one to two carats, so that eight have a value ranging from S4SO to seO0 on the average. The loss of a bir means so many diamonds gone and may lead to difficulty with the hole. The Gia- mond is not tough, but brittle. It will withstand heavy pressure if applied even ly and without shock. It can readily be seen that drilling through seamy rock may become quite unfavorabe. If there is much quartz present the abrasion may become excessive. Under ordinary con- ditions, however, the wear on the dla- monds while considerable. is by no means prohibitive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
THE SAUCY YOUNG BRUTE
A Village Pessimist Says Attorneys
 Aren't What They Were
m the New York Globe

From the New York Globe.
 Lawyers are not what they used to be, ,' says George P. Wilt. wagging his head.
 The second growth of attorneys seems to run largely to fennel and ragwced. May be it's because half the young attorneys of today don't get enough to eat. They'd best be behind a ribbon counter, and pull down a nice, steady dependable SIP every Saturday night"
 Soft-voiced, sharp-eyed seeing every thing and saying very little. Mir. Wilt has kept his thumb on the pulse of the city litigation for 20 years. For that length of time he has been in charge of the telephones in the county court house, which are maintained there for the lse of the attorneys, their clerks and the oc- casional litigant.
 For % years he has watched every law yer in town who amounts to anything run in and out of the building. and has
 in an informal way estimated his value to the state, and has poured the acid of judgment on the sounding brass of the | legal fraternity. And his judgment lphrased delicately, is that a great shar, of the present generation had best go tt work.
 "Of course," Wilt said, there are ,nan, good attorneys who do not come here al
 all. Some practice almost exclusively ir
 the federal courts, or the criminal courts or elsewhere, and might not pass the doors of this building once in a genera tion. But from what I can see, it strikes me that the young lawyer of today doesn't average up to the young lawyer of a quarter of a century ago. And I do not believe that the law pays well as 1t did then, if an average could be struck among all lawyers. Some get tre- mendous fees now, of course-but 8 Faa, To hundreds of men who only have oc- casion to visit the courthouse once Tn a year, or therea bouts. Wilt is chi ehy
 known as the man who knows evry tele' phone number that has legal connection. He never has to refer to the list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Would Spoil the Visit

From the Chicago Post. "Oh, goodness!' exclaims the splnster
 guest When I was coming past that bunch of shrubbery out there just now. In the dark. horrid man leapsd out and kissed mel The host rushes to the clump of shrib- bery, but finds no one. After searching the premises unsuccessfully he returns land expresses his regret that such . thing could have happened, and adds: "I'll have those bushes trimmed out to- morrow"
 "Oh, don't-that is, on my account-er- at least, not until after I have gone homer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
"Stonewall' Jackson Laughed

From the New York Herald.
 A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, referring to the statement of Miss John ston in 'The Long Rol'' that Stonewall Jackson had but little sense of humor and no understanding of joke" relates this incident:
 I remember one night we were driving from Strasburg. Va.,. in an omnibus. Gen |eral Jackson and a number of his staff, including my father. were in the party. I, little boy around the camp, hud- dled up in the corner and kept very quiet.
 As we went along my father, who was Ia Massachusetts man, told this story:
 In the early days of the Purltans a man met one of them going out into the woods with gun and he said:
 ''Where are you going?"
 ITO the woods
 What are you taking your gun with you for?"
 "I may meet an Indian"
 Are you not Cavinist?"
 "T am, in deed and truth"
 You can't die until your time comes."
 "T know that"
 "Then why carry the gun?"
 "I might meet an Indian whose time had come"
 And Stonewall Jackson laughed most heartily. 'fsa f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Painting in Bath Tubs

You read of young woman found Tn a bath tub scalded to death, and the doc tors decided she fainted, and thus, help less in the hot water. met her end. It was indeed a strange death, but 1t seems stranger that such accidents are not more common in New York. The hot water supply in most bath rooms, even in the low priced tenement houses, is full anc free and kept at steamng point all day and night. Again, 1t would seem that fainting spells would be just as common in the bath tub as in other places, unless it is that the water, stmuplating the sur face nerves and vessels of the body, has a tendency to prevent heart weakness and its consequent loss of consciousness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Fruits and Praduce

(Corrected by DougIas Bros)
 Apples Northern, s4. 50q5 box. Oranges sl. .75D5. Pineapples, $3.75Q4. Lemons Fancy, s4.5o. Limes-Imported, per 100. s1.25. Cabbage-Crate, 2c pound. Onions-New Louisiana, Sc pound. Navy beans Choice. Michigan, per bushel. s2.75. Peas-Virginia black eye, per bushel, S2.5O. Spanish Onions-per crate. s17a Celery-Fancy, per crate, s3. Grape Fruit Florida, per box. S. 25g3. 50. Tomatoes Crate, 6 baskets, g. 75d3 50. String Beans $1.50. New Irish Potatoes. per bushel, $1. .5OG1. "a. Watermelons-15G25c Georgia peaches-S313 .50 per crate. Cantaloupes- S2a3 per crate. California pears, box 8. 25. California pums. crate, s2.50; California peaches, N.75: California grapes, g.. 75. Concord grapes Alb. basket, 2oc; s-lb. bas- ket, BOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
The Unappreciative Governor
From an Exchange.

FTUnI HI EXchange.
 Prof. Frank P Turner of Ouachita col Iege' was talking at Monticello garden party about the girl graduate
 'The girl graduate, with her clear eyes, her pink cheeks and her supple figure in its white gown, is, indeed a sight for the gods. Mentally too. she Is as de- llghtful as she is physically
 ''1t Is false to believe that all girl grad uates are like a certain governors daugh- ter. She, short time after her eradua- ton, said
 " Papa is so egotistical'
 How so?' asked friend
 Why. after hearing my graduation essay he Will insist on writing his own speeches. !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Her Reason

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2 "Why did you lead me on to propose to you?" he asked, on the night of tho dance. "Why did you encourage me if you intended to refuse me?"
 ''You do me a great injustice" she an- swered. What have I ever done to make you think that loved you?'
 When you danced with the other men," he replied, you kept them at arms length. But when you danced with me you leaned on my shoulder-you almost let me carry you"
 That was to keep my feet off the floor SO that you wouldn't step on my toes. You are very bum dancer, you know. Have you no other reasons?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour: Steady; winter patents, s414.50; straights. $3.6094.30; straights, s4.20a4 35 bakers, s3.60@470.
 No. 3 rye: S5ssc
 Feed or Mixing Barley: S1G$1.02. Fair to Choice Mating: s10SQ1.22 Timothy Seed: 12.50GD1450.
 Clover: $13419.
 Mess Pork, per bbl.: $1650d16.75. Lard. per 100 lbs: $9.35.
 Short Ribs, Sides Qoose): sS.50Q9. Butter: No market
 Eggs: No market. Receipts, 7312 cases Cheese: Steady, daisies, 131a@1Ss4c c twins, 121zQ12%c; Young Americas, 131aQ 13Ac; Long Horns, 13ia@13Ac.
 Potatoes: Steady: Jerseys, $1.2591. 30 Poultry: Live, firm; turkeys old 14c; young. POO: fowls, 13c; springs, 141ac. Veal: Steady, 50 to 60 ID. wts: Sa9c 60 to s5 lb. wts., 91kG1Ohc; s5 to 11O h. wts., He.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Live Stock Market

Chicago, August 26.-Cattle: Receipts, 1 2000; market, steady; Texas steers, $5. 60@6; western steers, S4.25@6
 stockers, S3. .10@5. 50; cows and heifers
 $2. 25 Q 6 40; calves. $6@S.25 Hogs: Receipts. 5000; market slow
 weak. mixed, $7.10@7.75; heavy, se.9O or. 10; good to choice heavy, $7.10@
 7.75; pigs, $4.s5Q7.6O; bulk of sales,
 S7. 20@7.50.
 Sheep Receipts, 20oO: market, steady
 native, s2.15@3.75; western, s2.5O@
 S.7o; yearlings, s4@5.75 lambs. na- tive, $3@6; western, s4.75@6.9O. Kansas City, August 26.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, GOO; no southerns; market
 dressed beef and export steers, $7@ : 80; western steers, s4 50@7 50 stock CTS, $3 50 e so: southern steers, $3 90
 c .50; southern cows, S2.60@4.50; na- tive cows, $3. 50@5. 20; native heifers
 $40 50; bulls, $3@4.50; calves, $40 FPS.
 Hogs: Receipts. 1000; market steady to 10c higher; bulk of sales, $7 25 O 35; heavy, s7 7.10@7.3 30; packers and butchers, $7. 15@7.45; lights, $7.15@ $7.40.
 Sheep: Receipts, none; mark t. steady; lambs, $5 5.5o@6 40; yearlings
 ss s.75@4.25; wethers, sS25@S75; ewes, s3@3.6 60; stock CTS, $2 75@3.75. St. Louis, August 26.-Cattle: Re- eeipts, 300, including 100 Texans; mar ket, steady; native shipping and ex- porting steers, $6 .75@S. .15 dressed and butchers steers. $5 .75@7; stockers. 8 @ 35; cows and heifers. s3@7; calves S4@S; Texas and Indian steers, $40 6 25: cows and heifers, $3MS. | Hogs: Receipts, 3700 market, steady to 5@10c higher pigs and lights, $4. 75
 e 9o packers, $7 .4o@7.7o; butchers and best heavy, $7.40@7.90. Sheep: Receipts. 100 market, steady
 native muttons. s3.7564.75; lambs, $a @650; stockers, $1 .50@2.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Dry Goods

New York August 26-The new prices made on prints quickened the demand. The largest concerns booked very substantial orders and continuance of this is looked for. There was a steady demand for nar- row print cloths and large transactions were reported. The jobbers did a good trade during the morning. The primary cotton goods market was fairly active for Saturday and prices were steady with here and there an upward tendency pota6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
close. The close was 3 to

terday's close. The close was 3 to 9 points over.
 Spot quiet unchanged; middling, 12Isc c sales on the spot. bales; to ar rive. 150; low ordinary, 11-16c nom- inal; ordinary, 91sc nominal; good or dinary, 10 1-16c; strict good ordinary, Il 5-16c; low middling, 111sc; strict low middling, 11Kc: middling, 121s C., strict middling, 12 5-16c; good middling, 12hc; strict good middllng, 12 13-16e; middling fair, 131sc; middling fair to fair, 131ac; fair. 3Bc nominal. l Receipts, 2955; stock, 26,S0S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August 26.-The cotton seed oil market opened higher today on cov- ering and the strength of lard, but prices eased off lightly later in the session under hedge selling and profit takings Futures nevertheless closed 4d1l points net higher. August, 6.2og6. 30e; Septem- Der, 6.1006. 15c; October. 5.S9d5 Sic: No vember 5.75c: January, 5,7045.71c. Prime, crude, nominal; prime summer yellow, 6.c00I6. SOc prime winter yellow, 6.10c bid; prime summer white, 630c bid. Total sales. |. 400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
New York Money

New York, August 26.-Money on call nominal. Nof loans. Time loans easy.
 Sixty days 2%@8 per cent; 90 days, 3@3A per cent; six months, 35s@3l
 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. Az per cent; sterling exchange steady. with actual business in bankers bills at $4. S3 75 for 60 day bills and at s4 .S6 10 for demand commercial bills. $4. S31l bar silver, 52Ac; Mexican dollars, 45c;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
New Orleans Rice Market

was strong and active and clean was re- ported steady with a fair demand on the local exchange today. Quote: Rough Honduras, old. s1.5O@3.2O; new. s2.5od3. .55. Clean Honduras, 3h95c Japan, 2Q3ssc. Sales. rough Honduras (new). 733 at s2 .s5d3.3O; (old). 20O0 at s3.20. Clean Hon. duras, 4244 at 17s@47s; Japan. 100 at SIC. Receipts. rough, 526.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Making Excuses

From the HOusekeeper.
 young schoolma'am in a rural dis trict required written excuses from par ents or guardians for absence or tardi- ness Here are two she received.
 Please excuse Willys absents on Tews- day as I kneaded him all day."
 Please excus Nel1ys being tardy On Wensday She fell in the mud oy doing the same you will greatly oblldye her mother, Mrs. Jackson 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, August 26.--At the be- ginning of business today the condi- tion of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, $S2,149,215. In banks and Philippine treasury. $31,27S,114. The total of the general fund was $140.49S,965. Receipts yesterday were $2.079.623. Disburse- ments were $2,42S,242. The deficit to date this fiscal year is $24,159,703, against deficit of $14.171 1885 at this time, last year. These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt trans actions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Flour and Foodstuffs
corrected by rennessee Mil Col

Ic1I-1N7--e Oo'I
 Self-raising flour, s6. Nellie King flour. per barrel, s4.75. Bolted meal, per s6-pound sacks, s1.7O No. 3 corn, per bushel. kiln dried, S6e. Pure wheat shorts, s32. Pure wheat bran, BPS. 100-lb. c. 6. hulls. per ton. SIP. Prime c. s. meal, per ton. BPS. c. s. feed meal, per ton. s25. No. timothy hay, per ton. s2s. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, s20..' Corn chops, per lOO-lb sack, s1.70. Flour in wood, 1so higher. White oats, 56c. Choice green al- falfa, s25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Almost Won
From Life.

T Wecannot afford to forget Tbat freight rates have been raised on corn, oats rye. wheat and stoves.
 When we remember That freight rates have been reduced on >rat traps. freless cookers and auto
 mobile engine hoods. If. now. we can only secure reduction
 on aeroplanes. the victory for the pecplo l will be complete
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 26.-Cash wheat, No. ? hard, 91d97c; No. ? red, s999oc. Corn unchanged; No. ? mixed, 611s@62. No. 9 white, 611a. Oats, unchanged; No. 2 white, 49d431sc; No. mived, 41ad421ac. Close, wheat, September 90hGasc De- cember. 933sda4c; May, 9s1sd9sA. Corn, September, 61asc; December, 6oss May, 63s4 6637sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 12Hcanet receipts, 20,91S; gross receipts. 20,913' shipments, 21.155; sales, 6619; stock, 29,272.
 Augusta: Quiet middling. 12c; net re- ceipts, 590, gross receipts, 590 ship ments, 29S; sales. 321; stock, 1897.
 Memphis: Nominal; middling, 12c; net receipts, 10 gross receipts. 10 ship ments, 150 sales. 175; stock, 20,S96.
 St. Louis: Quiet middling, 12& c; gross receipts. SO; shipments, 80; sales, 236: stock, 3379.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts. g.; gross re- ceipts, 6; shipments, 72; sales. 400; stock, 14,937.
 Little Rock: Nominal; shipments, 195; stock, 2s3s.
 Louisville: Firm; middiing, 13c.
 Total today: Net receipts, 21,579; gross receipts, 21,579; shipments. 21,932; sales, 7751; stock, 73,259.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Poultry and Eggs

(Corrected By Garrett x HIne.)
 Hens-Medum, 30435c; live. per pound, 10@12c; large flyers, 15q17c per lb. small, He per lb. Ducks-25Q30c each. Guih- cas- SOc. Boosters, 8a30c each. Geese, 30135c each live turkeys, 20c. Eggs Fresh 21622c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Meats
Corrected by Armour &

(Corrected by Armour & Co)
 Lard, 103sc; compound, s4c. D. S. short ribs, 10Ac D. S. fat backs. Sc. Clear bellies, 111Rc Ham butts. 13c; Boston butts, 16c. Bacon. fancy. 23c; medium. 20c Pork loins 16Q17ci spare ribs, 10c. Star Reg. ham, 171sc. Star slSd. ham. 1sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August Enclosing: Cotton, spot dull: prices Il points higher. Amer ican middling fair, 7.65d good middling, 7.29d: middling. 699d; low mid ding, 6.7Sd; good ordinary. 6.53d; or dinary, 6.2sd. Sales of the day, 300 bales, of which 200 were for speculation and ex- port and included 2500 American. Re ceipts none. Futures opened firm. closed steady. August, 6.66d: August-Septem- ber 6.49Hd; September-October, 626lsd October-November. 6211ad; November-De- cember 61sied; December-January, 6.1Sd; January February. 61S1ad; February March, 6.2Od; March-April, 6.211ad; April May, 6.221ad; May-June, 623iad.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans. August 26.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady, l point up to 1 points off. Cables were about as e&- pected. Heavy rains were reported in Texas. and foreign political news was discourag ging, but the market was sus- tained by tke buying of shorts. who wanted to even up over the week end. After the call there was less demand. and scalpers sold the market down a few points. Leading bears were not az gressive and the bulls were disposed to allow the market to take its own course. At the end of the first half hour of business prices were to points under yesterdays close.
 At the decline shorts became good buyers again and commission houses began to receive large buying orders from the country Many telegrams came in bearing crop complaints and in many instances they were accompanied by buying orders. This was recognized as buying of a strong sort and 1t led to a considerable volume of buying among professional traders. At the highest of the morning the trading months were ! tosls points over yes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
HUBBARD BROS. & Co.,

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, M. kshange. New Orleans Cotton Excha pNew York Produce Exchange. Asso-
 eiate Members Liysrpcoi Cotton Asso-
 chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
 Seed oil for future delivery. Special at-
 and tsTms coffors sifysn fn fSE con,
 Correspondence invited. '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

tricts of Sac Paulo. New York ware
 house deliveries yesterday SS32 bags, against 19,601 last year. Havre was a half franc higher. Hamburg cables not received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Naval Stores

Savannah, August 6-rurpentine firm. 5lA15l&c; sales, 310 receipts. 1924; ship ments 1S1; stock, 33, 127. Resin firm sales, 2292; receipts, 255S; shipments, 35l9; stocks, 1os,267. Quote: B. s5.971aQ6; D, s6. 9O96.55 F, G, H, I, Kand M, ss.671a N, $6.75; VIC, s6.95; VIC, s6.95; wv, S7.30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
The First National Bank
 Of Birmingham
CAPITAL S1,50O, ,OOO
SURPLUS $1,400, 900

The actual investment in bank by its stockholders m other words banks represented by its capital and surplus which constitute guarantee fund for deposor and form the foundation upon which the business rests The proportion of capital and surplus of this bank to deposits IS larger than that of any other bank the Birmingham district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Coffee Market

New York, August 2s.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at an advance of to points in response to higher French cables. Trading was quiet, but notices amounted to about 60.000 bags, issued against September. Contracts were promptly stopped and the market became firmer while some of the late months eased off a point or two. the near months advanced on cov- ering, with the close steady. net un- changed to 10 points higher Sales, 13,- 900 bags. August and September, 11.s9c; October, 11.49c; November, 11.34c: December, 11.27c; January, 1l.2oc; February. 11.16c March and April, i'll 2c; May. June and July. 11.11c
 Spot coffee quiet: Rio, No. z. 13Ac: Santos, No. 4, 137s @14c; Mild quiet; cordova. 14M16c nominal.
 Rio. 50 reis higher; Is. SIX 800; Santos steady. 50 reis higher; 4s, SIX 250; Is. SIX 7.50. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports today 77,000 bags, against 73.000 last year. Jundiahy re- celpts 5e.70O against 61,300 last year. Fine weather was reported in all dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Bank Statement

government bonds steady; railroad bonds heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales day 316,7OO shares.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-16

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