davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
AMATEURS SELECT
 CAST AT UNIVERSITY
Birmingham Students Will Appear in Blackfriars' Play "You Never
 Can Telr'

University. December 12.-(speeial)- )-By competitive try outs. the Black FriaIs have selected their cast which will pre- sent You Never Can Tell" the Bernard Shaw comedy, which has been decided upon as the clubs dramatic production for the present season. Each of the ap- plicants, of whom there were more than 20. read a passage or took part in scene from the play, and the judges. Mrs. E. B. Kay, H. IT. Feibelman and $. r. Cla- baugh, selected the players, according to the drauatic ability displayed. The cast selectd is us follows:
 Valentine, A. N. Mathis. Birmingham; Gloria, Miss Mary Bacon Duncan. Tusca- loosa; Dolly, Miss Anna Boulet. Mobile; Mrs Clandon, Miss Marguerite Todd. Bir- mingham; Philip. John S. Bibb. Elmore; Crampton, L. E. Lilies, Birmingham; Bohun, Leon Israel. Birmingham; McCo- mas F. Hudson Strode. Demopolis; maid, Miss Fay Murphy, Birmingham; William, the waiter, Herbert U. Feibelman, Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
EDITORS WANT TO
 BE POSTMASTERS
Mississippians Seek Appointment for Office Under Incoming Ad-
 ministration

Jackson, Miss. December 12.-(Special.) Since the election of Gov. Woodrow Will son as President of the United States a number of Mississippi editors seem to have come to the conclusion they could serve their towns in the capacity of post master and there would perhaps be scores of them except for the fact that President Taft has headed them off with his order placing the postmasters of the smaller towns under civil service rules. Among the more prominent editors who are will ing to serve in this capacity are c. E. Cunningham of the Newton Record. and Edgar Harris of the Laurel Argus. the latter already having the promise of his congressman for the job, it is said E. A. Fitzgerald. business manager of the Vicksburg Herald, goes a little higher, and Is being groomed as assistant to the Wilson Postmaster General.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Live Stock Market

Kansas City, December 12.--Cattle: Re- ceipts 5000, including 1400 southerns; mar ket steady Dressed beef and export steers, s7. .75q1O. 75 fair to good. s6.5OQ 775; southern steers. $5a7.4 southern cows $S.7546
 Hogs: Receipts, 12ooo; market 10 to 20 cents lower. Bulk of sales s7 .20d7 .50; heavy S .35a7. .50 packers and butchers, S7 .3oa7. 45; light. s7a7.371s pigs, $Sg7.
 Sheen: Receipts 3G0; market strong; lambs, s66l7 90; yearlings, s5m6.75; weth- CTS, s4.5oa5 .25; ewes, s4a4.5o; stockers, s. 25d6. .25.
 Chicago, December 12.-Cattic: Receipts, 1000; market steady to 10 cents lower. Reeves, So. .70ai0.7o: Texas steers, s45o@ 5.so; western steers. s5. 4oq9.15; stoekers. s4. 4e6i7 .50; cows and heifers, s2. S56t7 .65; calves, s6.75a11.
 Hogs: Receipts, 26000; market steady to cents lower. Light Sq7 SI1s; mixed, $7. .05Q7 .45; heavy, S.05a7 45; rough, N05m :. 20; pigs, S547; bulk of sales. S. 2od7 .4o
 Sheep: Receipts. 1900; market steady. Native, s4. 1on5.10; western, s4.20q5; year Iings, s5.6oqo6 9O lambs, native. S6. 40nS.30; western, s6 .50ds 30.
 St. Louis. December 12.-Cattle: Re- ceipts 5l00, including 1900 Texans; mar ket steady. Choice steers, N.5Oa11; good to choice, ss 50@9 60; dressed and butcher steers. &. .55GlS. 60; stockers, S3.75G6. T5 {; Texas and Oklahoma steers. s5li7. 50; cows and heifers, g 75q5.
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000; market to 10c down. Pigs and lights, $6.5omi5 30; mixed and butchers. s7.25a7.55: good heavy, T45 CT.
 Sheep: Receipts, 300o; market 10q25c higher. Muttons, s4.50d4.75; yearlings, sea6 .s5; lambs, s5sO@s .25; stockers, s3.60 G3.S5.
 Louisville, December 12-Cattle: Re- ceipts. 475 firm for fat strong on feeders and stoekers Range. s2GS.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 200; market 10c lower. Range, $4. .50fI7. 40.
 Sheep: Receipts, 90; lambs, 51zc down. Sheep Sc off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
UNION PACIFIC AGAIN CENTER OF ACTIVITY Stock Breaks 4 IA Points to 15O 3-4, Lowest Figures
 Since 1908

New York, December 12.--Union Pacific was again the center of activity on the stock exchange today and there were further spectacular speculations in it's price. In a period of excited trading early in the day it broke IA points to 15o7t, the lowest figure since 1908 Later it rose with rush to 1561s. gain of 1ik on the session.
 As a whole the market showed more stability than during yesterdays disturb ance. Though traders had no further in formatiore as to the cause of the unset tlement and speculative sentiment was confused, there was less apprehension on the patr of security holders.
 The recent declines made prices more attractive and considerable investment buying was reported. There was no re- currence of widespread liquidation of high grade investment stocks. but on the other hand offerings weer taken with suf- fieient avidity to hold up the general level. & ta
 The result was that the market as a whole did not respond as readily as yes- terday to the break in Union Pacific. There was heavy selling of Reading. It yielded 21a points, but elsewhere declines were relatively small. Steel was heavily dealt in. 1t was well taken.
 Evidence of the strength of the general market led to increased buying and as Union Pacific began to rally there was a scramble of the shorts to cover The rise in the price of the stocks was more yio- lent than the decline had been at any time during the last 10 days of unsettle- ment and the price at one period of the upward rush rose point between sales. The market, which had not gone down with Union Pacific went up with other leading stocks. The latter rose l to , points above yesterdays close. Trading grew quieter at the high level and al though prices eased off toward the end there was no further unsettlement.
 Further calling of loans was noted by banking institutions on account of the dwarfng of collateral values and the clos ing out of weakly margined accounts was another factor of unsettlement. Bonds shared with stocks in the recovery with convertible issues making the best gains. Total sales, par value, s2,507,00O. Bonds of the United States on call were un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. December 12.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady 1 point up to l point down compared with the close of Wednesday Cables were slightly lower than due and the weather map was un- favorable again. but neither of these feat ures stimulated purchases. At the same time there was little cotton offering. The trade appeared to be well evened up on both accounts From decline of , points around the first call the market rose to a net advance of points at the end of the first half hour of trading.
 All through the forenoon the trade was dull, but there was a good undertone. Prices were steadily maintained and 10 8 points above Wednesday. Nothing but the approaching crop estimate by the gov ernment was talked off All other feat ured were ignored. The exchange floor was crowded with visitors from many sec tions of the cotton belt, but they fur nished very little outside business. Ring traders did the bulk of the small amount of trading put through likewise At mid day prices were 1 to 1 points over the close of Wednesday.
 At D. m. the trade was steady. Prices continued strong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Coffee Market

New York, December 12.-Coffee fu- lures opened steady at an advance of 3 to 1 points and sold up to a net advance Of Il to l3 points during the middle of the day in response to steadier European news, reports of firmer tone in the Brazilian markets talk of an improved spot demand and covering by European and domestic shorts. In the leading deal ings prices eased off from the best under realizing or renewed liquidation which may have been inspired by talk of less favorable European political conditions. The close was steady. net to points higher. Sales. 2,o00. Deeembeh, 13 .O2c; January, 13.15c; March, 13.54c; April. 19.6lc; May, 13.74e; June. 135sc: July. 1ss5c; August, 13.9oc; September October and November 13.9Sc. Spot quiet; Rio 7's. 14c Santos 4s. 157se; mild quiet; Cordova, 1eQ1si4c. Havre, A franc up Hamburg unchanged to 1e pfennig up. Rio, D reis up at Ssx1oo. Santos unchanged. Today's Santos cable reported conditions quiet and unchanged. Sac Paulo receipts, 42.0OO. against 34,0o0 yesterday. New York ware house deliveries. 792s against e61O last year. Brazilian port receipts, H.OOO. against 37.000 last year; Jundiahy receipts, si ,ooo. against 1s,00o last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, December 12.--Before the bu- reau report was announced the market slowly advanced on the rumor the ha- tional ginners made the crop 13A million, without linters, or about 1430O,o9 bales commercial crop. There were many sell ing orders based on crop of over l3- SOO,000 bales so that when the govern ment estimate exceeded that quantity these orders broke the market to i2isc for May. At this price, and on the way down, the buying was by the largest houses with Wall street houses selling. In all of the confusion this was the de- cided feature. It possibly means that they consider with present crop ideas that this country has sold more cotton for export than it can afford to do. or that the markets must readjust them selves until cotton comes higher or they expect trade conditions will carry prices over 13c or that the next ginners will be bullish. It certainly showed they are not as yet looking for general slow down in business as a result of the proposed tariff investisa- tion and revision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Lixernool Cnfton Market

Liverpool, December 12.-Spot cotton closed easy prices higher. American middlng, 76ld good middling, I62d middling, 7.07d; low middling, 6.s9d; good ordinary, s43d. ordinary, 5.95d; the sales of the day were 10000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export, and in- cluded S100 American. Receipts, 5000 bales. including 26O0 American. Futures opened firm and closed easy December. 6,76lSd; 1; December S751kd; February-January, C. 73lkd; February- March, 6.T2d; March April 670lkd April-May, 6.69hd; May June, 6.6s1kd; June-July, 6661sd; July August. 664d gust-September, 6,5id. September October, s.57kd; october-Noy- ember, 632d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
HEAVY SELLING BY THE SHORT CLIQUE Total Crop Estimate About as Expected-March
 Depressed

New Orleans, December 12-The gov ernment estimate of a total crop ot 13.S20. 900 bales today just about met the average expectations of the mem bers of the New orleans cotton eN- change. but the announcement of the figures was followed by heavy selling which came from the short clique. March was the most active month. In the first 10 minutes after the report was issued that option was depressed a score of points, or s1 bale, touching 12.75c per pound
 The estimate of the crop by the de- partment of agriculture of 13,s20,Ooo bales did not cause much excitement or result in more than moderately heavy trading because it just about bratticed with the popular idea of what it was going 10 be. Polls were held on the estimate in both the New orleans and the New York exchanges and the consensus of about 150 guesses in each was 1851 ,000 for the New Orleans end and 13.s50,O 900 for the New York end Bears appeared to think the figures offered them an opportunity to depress tho market and they flooded the ring with selling orders minute or two after D. m. March was the most active month and it quickly fell to 12.75c where 1t was 20 points under the level ruling just before the esti- mate and 20 points under last nights close Support was offered by the bull side and at 1;3o D. m. prices had re- covered about 10 points.
 The market became quiet toward the end of the session and little selling pressure was In evidence, with the re. suit that prices partially recovered The close was barely steady at net decline of to II points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Fruits and Produce

Apples. fancy winesap, s475a5 per bbL York and Imperial apples. $3.25a
 $50 bbl.; bulk apples, s2.E5 @2.50 bbI. fornia lemons. s575 per box; grape fruit, s3.25 per box; tangerines, s450 per box. Concord grapes. lie per pound; California tEmpepor) grapes. s2.50 per box; Malaga grapes. in kegs, s5.50M7 Cranberries. s2.75 box; per barrel, s10. Italian chestnuts. 10c per pound. Lines. s1 per hundred. Irish DO : tatoes, S0m S5c bu onions, red globe, 1Ac per lb. Danish cabbage, 1ikc per ID. California celery, Soc per dozen, S5 per crate. Rutabagas, l 1hc per pound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 12-Cotton seed oil was higher today at the start on covering of December shorts and profes- sional support. but the list turned weak in the afternoon on selling by refiners and liquidation on the bearish govern ment report on cotton. Closing prices were to points net lower Sales ag- gregated 16.Soo barrels. Prime crude, 5.S4 075 40c prime summer yellow, 6.2oq6. 40c; December, 6.2sc; January. 6.2sc; Febru- ary. 6.25c March. e.33c, April, 6.35c May, 6.f3c; June, 6.44c: July, 6.47c: prime win ter yellow and summer white. e.25d6 SOC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Flour and Foodstuffs

Self raising flour S; Tennessee -four. s5.5O Indian flour. s5.70; Oklahoma flour, s525 Michigan flour. s6.s5; bolted meal, per 96 lbs. s1.40; No. corn. per bushe, 73c; pure wheat shorts. $3l; pure wheat bran. s2s; C. S. hulls. per ton. slg: prime c. s. meal. per ton, s29; c. s. feed meal per ton, $2s;ANo. 1 timothy hay, per ton, s22; mixed Alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. s20; corn chops. per 100 ID. sack. $1.50; alfalfa hay. per ton. s2J Johnson grass, per ton. $l5; mixed feed. per ton; S32; oats. 4sc bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13

Cash quotations were as lohoNs' Rye: No. ?, 62c.
 Barley: Feed for mixing. 4sc; fair to choice malting, 57@72c.
 Timothy seed, $3n3.e0.
 Clover seed: sl0d1s.
 Mess Pork, $1750@i7.70.
 Lard, in tierces, s10.55.
 Short ribs, loose. s9.50ul0
 Butter: Steady; creameries, 2s4Soc. Eggs: Firm; receipts, 1872 cases; fresh, at mark, cases included, current. 1Sd22c; ordinary firsts, refrigerated, 1sc; firsts, 24c.
 Cheese: Firm; Daisies, 16%@1Ic; twins, 1eia16Ikc; Young Americas, 16%@l1o; long horns. 16a4@17c.
 Potatoes; Firm; receipts, 20 cars; Mich igan, b2c; Minnesota, 52c; Wisconsin. 4se. Poultry: Irregular: turkeys, alive. 15c: dressed, 20i1c; chickens, alive, nc; springs, alive, 11c.
 Veal. Steady, 9@14e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
SAVED FROM GALLONS
 BY LIFE SENTENCE

New Orleans, December 12.-Rene Can ton. convicted of murdering Edgar II. Farrar, Jr.. young New Orleans law yer, was saved from the gallows last night when the state board decided 10 recommend that he be sent to the peni tentiary for life.
 Colonel Farrer urged the sentence be committed. Young Farrar was shot down when surprised by Canton and his brother after they had robbed the residence of the lawyer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, December 12.-Flour dull. Hay dull. Timothy, si2.50@1s5O Prairie s11@1s.50. Whisky, $1.4o. Iron cotton ties, 94c. Bagging, 10 3-16c. Hemp twiae, Sc. Pork, lard, dry salt meats and bacon easy. Receipts: Flour. d1,- GOO; wheat, sS.o00; corn, bs.o00; oats. 5000. Shipments: Flour, 13.000; wheat, 10000; oats, 42,oo0; corn, 2s,ooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December l2.-Cash wheat. No. ? hard, s2lk@s7c; No. 3, soms21Ac; No. 2 red, 97cMsl .01; No. 5, s9as01sc. Corn. No. ? mixed. 461k@4sc; No. 8, 47lac; No. ? white, 4sa4s1kc; No. 3. 471s@4se. Oats, No. white 34a35c; No. mixed. 32d;3c. Close; Wheat May. s4asc. July, Slss@S1Ac. Corn, May, 4essa46a4c; July. f@47Ac. Oats, May, 3n4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
WHOLESALE TRADE
 IS RECOVERING No Changes in Prices, But Business Shows Some
 Improvement
Sales. High. Low. Clos

The change in the weather halted the slump of trade which had been prevailing on Morris avenue and whole sale business yesterday attained de- gree of briskness. Quotations on all commodities held firm and no changes in prices are expected the remainder of the week. Receipts were ample Yes terday's wholesale quotations follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. December 12.-All grades Of rice were strong today. Quote: Rough Honduras. s2. 50Q4.65; Japan, s2 2.75d4 10; clean Honduras. fn5i4c; Japan. 3d3a4c. Receipts: Rough. 4si3; milers, i4o3. Sales: Rough Honduras, e73 at s.5oQ4. 90; Japan, 80 at 40t4.0ec; clean Honduras 2900 at 3i405Ac; Japan 1885 at 3isn3xc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Poultry and Eess

Hens, 3Jq40c; live, per pound. 11a12c; small flyers, 1611Sc;- medium flyers, l6c. small flyers, l6q1sc; ducks. 30a40c; guin- cas- 25c; roosters, 25c; geese, per pound. 14c; live turkeys. 16@1sc; fresh eggs. case candied, 33c; extra graded candled eggs, 35c; cold storage eggs, 2592sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Metal Market

New York. December 12.-Standard copper spot and December. $16.75 bid; January, February and March. $1s.75m 17.10; electrolytic, i7.62@17.S7c; lake. 17.62Q17.s7c; casting, 17.25@17.37c; tin firm: spot. si9.55 c 1925: December. 349.52 q 1862; January, $49.45 5@4965; lead easy. s4.25@4.35; spelter easy, CT. 20 Q7.40: Cookson antimony firm. s1o50; iron dull.
 Copper arrivals. $50 tons. Exports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
New York Money

New York, December 12.-Money on call easy, 4A@5 per cent. Ruling rate "A per cent. Closing bid. 41s per cent. Offered at atper cent. Time loans easy, 60 days, 6a615 per cent; 90 days, 6a64 per cent; six months, 51sq6 per cent Prime mr. cantile paper closed at per cent Sterl- ing exchange firm, with actual business in bankers bills at sf.S1 for 60 day bills and at S4.S5.25 for demand. Commercial bills $4.s01a Bar silver, 637sc. Mexican dollars, 4911c. Government bonds firm Railroad bonds easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, December 12.-Beginning
 today the condition of the United States treasury showed: Working balance, s92,- 152, 400 In banks and Philippine treasury, sSo, ,S96 121. Total of general fund, s143,3S4,- S45. Receipts yesterday, & i59,550. Dis bursements yesterday, S4,395,7o0 Deficit for the fiscal year s3.S91 ,553. against s2l,- 254,96S last year. These. sums excluds Panama canal and public debt transac- .fions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Bank of sFrance Statement

Paris, December 12--The weekly state ment of the Bank of France shows the following changes: Gold in hand de- creased 205,0o0f; silver in hand decreased S.000f; notes in circulation decreased 115575,000f; treasury deposits decreased 233, ,525, 000f; general deposits decreased 54, 700, ,00df; bills discounted decreased 6i,- SO0,00Of advances decreased 5.625, ,0O0f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Naval Stores
Savannah,

Savannah. December 12.-Turpentine firm, 361aaS6s4c; sales, 500 receipts. s03;
 shipments. S73; stock, 3217o. Rosin, firm; sales, 372s; receipts, 3i1S; shipments 976; stock 155, s62. Quote: A. B, c. D. F. F, G, 8. CO., H. s5. .60@E. .65; I. s5.65 K. ss. 45; Nj, s7; N, s7.25; VIC. S.35; wv. s.45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
WE BUY
huunaRD BROS. & co.

tskfes fFtn9ufs, Hanover squarc. N,
 Hff9ats New York Cotton Ex- 1flaAkt &Fr Orleans Cotton ExchanGe XofA oduce Exchange. AsSo. slk4r M mfss Liverpool Cotton ASSo. 4i4t srr trsers solicited for the pur. ztnG4 euE -tie of Cotton and Gotten
 A Tor Future delivery 6peeio1 4rtehttut and liberal terms given 6of Eetsf4 a'1fr;9 Of spot cotton foP (6. 4F<Fy, 4fE -epondence invtted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Bank of England Statement

London, December 12.-The weekly statement of the Bank of England jhows: Total reserve decreased e1,940,OO0; circu lation decreased G230.000; bullion ie- creased E2.169,246; other securities in1 creased al0l 900; public deposits decreased 165S,000; other deposits decreased e1,203.- co; notes reserve decreased G2,0l3,00O; government securities unchanged. The proportion of the reserve of the bank to liability this week is 4S.07 per cent; last week it was 50.0s per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Creamery Products

Country butter, 25q3oc; fresh creamery butter. 4oc; process butter, 3lIzc: daisy cheese. 19c; imported Swiss cheese, 32c; German brick cheese. 2oc: limburger cheese. 1sc; imported roquefort. BIC: Neuf- chatel cheese, per dozen, 45e; Pimento cheese. per dozen. $l 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Grain Reccipts and shipments

Kansas City, December 12.-Receipts: Wheat, 46.000; corn. 13.000; oats. 1000. Shipments: Wheat. s1,oo0; corn. s0o0; oats, II 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13

this month, S676 tons. London copper
 steady: spot, ETA 1ss Sd; futures, f75 l2s
 6d Exchange sales here, tin tons. Lon
 don tin dull. Spot f225 los. Futures E225 los. London lead, f1S Is Sd. Lon- |don spelter, f26 los. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 10hd in London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 12.-Cash wheat, No. ? red s1 .056f1 0sis; No. hard. S61sas2c.
 Corn. No. ?, 4sc; No. ? white, 49c. Oats steady; No 2, 33izc; No. white, S5c. Close: Wheat, May, 9oss@9O%c; July. s61sc. , Corn, May, 47i1c; July, 4s1sc. Oats, May, 33c; July, 33c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 12&c; compound, 9ssc: D. & short ribs 1920; bellies, 13.l5; ham
 butts, 15c; Boston butts. 14hc pork
 loins. 16c; spare rihs. 13o; breakfast bacon. 22@ 27c; smoked bacon, 16c; reg
 ular ham, 1Sc; skinned ham, 1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. December 12.-Spot cot ton steady. 1-l6c up. Middling, 12 13-lec. Sales of the day, 123O bales; to arrive, 375. Low ordinary, 5-1sc; ordinary, 10Ac. good ordinary. 117sc; strict good ordinary, 12hc. Low middling, 12ssc; strict low
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Dry Goods

New York. December 12.-The cotton goods markets were firm today, but quiet. Yarns ruled steady. Heavy wooden coat ings were bought for late delivery by manufacturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Low Round Trip Christmas & New Year Holiday
 Rates
 Via
 |kgSl

Tickets on sale December 13, 14, F, 19, 20, 21, P, 23, "A, g, 31 and January 1; limited for return January 6, 1913.
 Phone Main 977 or confer with P. Sid Jones, D. P. A, l.. 6 N. R. R., Birmingham, Ala., for detail information, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-13
Coffee and Sugar

Coffee-Arbuckles. $25.65 per hun dred pounds; Luzanne. 27c per pound: Sugar. standard granulated. 51zc per pound.