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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
YIELDS IN NEBRASKA ARE DISAPPOINTING
Efforts to Hoist Price of Corn Partly Futile.
 Close 1zc Off

Chicago, September 19.-Although specu- lative interest today centered in corn, ef- forts to hoist the price proved only part ly successful. The close was irregular. varying from 1sc off to like amount up. Wheat finished isQAc to ssc down; oats ranged from shade loss to lac ad- vance. and provisions unchanged to a rise of 121sc.
 Bulls in corn acted chiefly on state ments from experts in Nebraska that yields there were disappointing, and that the total would not exceed 1T5,0o000 bush els, despite the government estimates of 2e331 000000 bushels. It was declared that similar reports were becoming apparent in Texas. Oklahoma and Kansas and that the crop as whole would be only mod crate
 Liberal buying of December and May corn by leading firm lifted the market sharply after early weakness due to the non-appearance of predicted frosts. De- crease in Argentine shipments helped the upturn. Shippers bid cash grades higher, and the nearby deliveries retained the advance better than the new crop.
 December nuctuated between 529sc and
  was quoted at T31D74c.
 Wheat trading was uneven little; pro- fessional offerings, however. were plenti- full at fractional advance over last night s level. A majority of dealers inclined to the bear side, owing to big primary re- eeipts and the fiattening out of export business The building tendency of corn affected only temporary aid in bostering the market. December swung between 91c and 91ssd9lAc, with the close steady. 1s4l4e net lower at 91i4G9lSc.
 A fair shipping call gave firmness to oats. Upper and lower limits for De- oember were 32iad32ssc and 324c Last sales at 32ssd32lac showed a net loss of a shade.
 On account of bear pressure being linn tied in provisions, packers managed to bind up most of the list. The advance ran from De to 12lke above last night.
 Future quotations were IS follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
EARLY ADVANCE
 IN COTTON LOST
Realizing Is Responsible. Close Steady 1 to 1
 Points Lower

New York, September 1a.-Realizing or scattered local selling resulted in the loss of early advances in todays cotton mar ket. The close was steady, net points lower to point higher; 1 to points lower as compared with the previous night.
 The opening was steady. to points advance. Prices, however eased off de- cidedly under liquidation by buyers dis appointed over no signs of frost in the belt In the late forenoon there was again a substantial advance.
 Reports of better trade demand combined with the absence Of any southern selling orders were factors on this advance. Realizing checked the upward movement around 11.67c for December and the market became ner- vous and unsettled during tho after noon, with some selling inspired by rumors that a southern authority es- timated the crop at 16,000.000. These rumors were denied, but without help ing the market to any extent and dur ing the afternoon prices sold off to a net loss of from 6 to ' points under renewal of local selling for reac- tion. Southern offerings were a lit- tie heavier after midday. leading to rumors of an easier spot situation, but nothing definite developed in that con- nection, and the market closed or 5 points up from the lowest on cover ing.
 Receipts 29,025 bales, against 29,Sa5 last week and 39.779 last year. Todays re- ceipts at Galveston 15.1O2 against 12.59t last year At New Orleans 1865. against 2422 last year and at Houston 2,s9s against 1S2S6 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 19--Cotton fu- lures opened steady to point lower com pared with yesterdays close. Cables were better than expected. but commission houses had a fairly large volume of sell Ing orders to execute on the first call and the offerings weighed against the market The weather reports shown on the map was called favorable because of light showers in the central and eastern sections of the belt with no high winds. Soon after the call prices were l to , points under Wednesdays last prices. Scaiping longs bought on this small de. cline and the market took on a rising ten- iency. With the end of the first 30 min utes of business prices were to points over yesterdays colsing quotations.
 Selling increased toward the middle O. the forenoon. From then forward the market had an easy undertone It was rumored large interests were supplying the bulk of the contracts the ring had for sale and they were passing their offer ings on the heavy movement of new cot ton and the disposition of farmers to sell their cotton as fast as they picked it.. The forecast of fair weather for the en- tire cotton belt was considered favorable and brought to the front scattered selling rom room traders Prices at noon were to 9 points under Wednesdays close.
 The market in the afternoon was dull and featureless. Half an hour before the close prices were 2 to points under yes terday's close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
szs5as.o5. pigs s5a 7so, bulk of sales

SrSo QS0o, pigs S5M G90, bulk or sales sS.10@S60.
 Sheep: Receipts 1s.oOO: market weak to 10c lower. Native $3.50@4.6o. west ern s3.60@4.65, yearlings s4.75@ 5.65, native lambs s4.85@7.4o, western s4.90 @7.60.
 Kansas City. September 19.-Cattle: Receipts 7600, including 200 southerns; market steady to 15c lower. Dressed beef and export steers $S.10@10.75, fair to good S6@S.40 southern steers s4.25 Co $50. southern cows $3.50@5 5.25.
 Hogs: Receipts 2000; market Sc high CT; bulk of sales ss.35@S.S5, heavy $S.35@S.45 packers and butchers $S.3J Q s.e0, lights ss.30@s.60, pigs, SCOT
 Sheep: Receipts 5000; market 100 15o higher; lambs s6.2o@745, yearlings s4.50 q $50, wethers $40 4.so, ewes s3.5o 6l 4.25, stockers s2.50@4.25.
 St. Louis, September 19@Cattle: Re- ceipts. 6200, including 320o Texans market steady. Native shipping and ex- port steers ss@10.70, dressed and butch CT steers $6@S.50. stockers $3.75 q 7.25, Texas and Oklahoma steers s4.50@S, cows and heifers s375@725.
 Hogs: Receipts 7500 market Dc high CT. Pigs and lights s6@s.75. mixed and butchers $s.404S. S.75, good heavy sS.50@s.65.
 Sheep: Receipts 64o0 market steady. Muttons s3.7514, lambs s5.5067.35, stoekers s2.750 $50.
 Louisville, September 19.-Cattle: Re- ceipts 200; market slow; range 20 2%c
 Hogs: Receipts 39oo; market steady. Range $450@s.45.
 Sheep and lambs; Receipts 75O mar ket steady; lambs 31a 67c; fat sheep steady. Sc down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
Some Lively Adventures Found Down
 in South America

From the New York Sun
 Ever hear of Jim Dugan of Curacao? Well, Jim started q revolution In Central America some years ago and was put out. He landed in Curacao with stew and a 8 gold piece. With the money he bought lottery ticket and won a prize. While he still had<the money man who owned Il saloon and who was looking for a sucker sold out to him. But Jim has hourished. He got hold of seal be- longing to an American life insurance company and he stamps his letters with that. and calls himself the Irish consul When l was in to see Jim this time I found that everything passed as cur rency over his bar. He has a drawer full of such things as false teeth and glass eyes, and ono morning I saw a man come in and ask for liquor and then calmly take out his eye and put 1t on the counter.
 But in Buenos Aires there lives and op- crates an American who is a prototype of J. Rufus Wallingford. He makes a speciality of turning out old masters and selling them at fancy prices to tho wealthy Argentinians. who like to blow their money for works of art. This char got hold Of Frenchnan who can paint and he does the actual work, and they dry them with electric fans. When I was there the electric fans were playing on three Van Dykes There was an elderly woman, bit daft, who fancied she was stuck on the president of Argentina What does the American do but get hold of man who knows the old lady and cause him to persuade her that the presi- dent Is partial to Van Dykes. Soon she gives the American an order for a paint
 ing. and he collects for the same $10,000 of which the go-between gets 5000 and the artists s50o. The last report I had from him was to this effect: ,"You ask about the nutty old lady? I am getting afraid she might rub some of the paint off that old master and this would affect my artistic sepsibilities."
 This chap has got hold of all sorts of concessions. When l first knew him, by the way, he was a colonel in the Nlcara- guan army. One of his most successful ventures was to start q watch club In which you pay s1 for initiation and ther run the chances of getting a watch. We'll the American showed a high municipa official In Buenos Aires that in watch club there is a pretty big percentage fol whoever Is running if. with the result that p.009 policemen and other govern. ment employees were ordered to become members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling. 11%oi net receipts, 15,102. gross receipts. 15,- 102; sales, 1868; stock 9602, Great Britain, So,sSS; coastwise. s999.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling 1 9s c; net receipts, 1885; gross receipts 1898; sales, 725 stock, 30.145
 Mobile: Net receipts 437i gross re- ceipts 437; stock, S164; coastwise 11O.
 Savannah: Steady; middling. 11%c; net receipts, 4097; gross receipts 4097, sales, 1868; stock, 4S.S57; coastwise, 90.
 Charleston: Steady; middling. 11he; net receipts. 12SS; gross receipts 12ss; stock. 13,191; continent, S4o0
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, Il ke. net receipts, 1881; gross receipts 1881; stock. 11,441.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 11Ac;net receipts. 1420; gross receipts 1420; sales, 275; stock, 15,956; eoastwise, 17O0.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling. 1&c; stock, 1859
 New York: Quiet; middling. 11.S5c gross receipts, 760: sales, S1; stock, 122,23O; Great Britain, 766f; continent, S129; coastwise, 141.
 Boston; Quiet; middling, 1Is5c; net receipts, IS; gross receipts, 446; stock, 6S9s; Great Britain, 1900.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 1210c; stock, 11SS.
 Texas City: Net receipts. 2s72 gross receipts, 2S72; stock, 15,0S4.
 Aransas Pass: Stock, 7003
 Totals today; At all ports, net 29,025 i, Great Britain, S9,744; continent, 11,629f stock, 443,6Sl
 Consolidated: At all ports, net 212,- S11; Great Britain, 7S,662; France, 32,- 621: continent, 45.294; Japan, 900.
 Total since September l i; At all ports nent 5l9,6l5: Great Britain, 146,l63: France, 44,444; continent. 10o,04s; Ja- pan, 300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
SUPERIORITY OF ENGLISH FICTION Ideas and Artistry Easily Found Among Eng
 fish Writers
John Richmond, in the September Metro

John Richmond, in the September Metro
 politan.
 Remembering the sturdy enjoyment found by my grandfather's grandfather in emptying his hntoek at the fright ened backs of British red coats, I feel free to utter the truth concerning the deep superiority of present day English fiction ever ours. Surely the old gentle man proved the absence of Anglomania in the family. Not that living English noyelists are so great; MT. Hardy be- longs to the past, and with him at ono side they have no creative genius to com pare with Anatole France. nor anyone even to match against the coarser Suder- mann.
 Ideas and artistry are easily found among the English fiction writers, cvea- tive imagination Is not. All three are necessary to the making of great litera- ture. America gets along, however. with out any one of the three qualities. American fiction is truly A manifesto ton of profound inaptitude on the part of the authors. both as writers and as men. | The predominant, the distinguishing quail | lty of our successful fiction is an absurd slorihcation of cheap externals. manner isms. habits of speech. dress, thought. | feeling, action.
 l The hodge-podge is hitched to a plot. concerning which the best that can usu- ally be said Is that 1t Is clean fin inten- | tion and shows good heart. The effect, The grand result, Is pitful It's quality ! Is that of a harsh photography, unin- spired by spiritual feelings or discoveries; and I am not forgetting the conventional | Iadcaism which serves as a kind of nov elist's soup stock for ready use in place of the same.
 All this over emphasis Of the unmean- 1 ing surface is due to a confusion of news paper and literary standards. ends. aims. | The word literary" has come to suggest an absence of red blood: spinners and l knitters in the sun: the 35 cent magazine lcrowd; this is nonsensieal. of course. 1 In its elemental meaning literature is at least as stern a job as Journalism albeit the intention and function of the latter is merely to present things that 1 happen. of the former to volatize suct material Into lowering and potent mean | ings, to strike the rock and raise spirit that is life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, September 19.-(Special.)- Manchester continues to buy cotton in sufficient volume to absorb the offerings from the south at higher prices than our market expects it to do. The local trad CTS expect this demand will cease at any moment and look for the anticipated heavy movement which has not yet ap- peared to cause the market to follow the course which the large spot houses have been predicting would occur name ly downward.
 On the advance this morning they were free sellers on crop statement that the situation had improved: when last week Ii was falling off sharply every day The local feeling is that Europe will soon fall back on her reserves, though so far there is no indication of such n policy.
 Liverpool Is expected to come { to , points lower in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; mlddlng. 1lase; net receipts, 2i,399: gross receipts, 24,399; ship ments. 2O,5i6; sales, 3S2S; stock, 92,573.
 Augusta Steady; middling, 11ssc; net receipts, 1065: gross receipts, l08s; ship ments, 39S: sales, 464; stock. 1s,547
 Memphis: Quiet; midding, 11lsc; net receipts, 65; gross receipts, 2S1 shipments, 216 sales, 60; stock, 2S59.
 St. Louis: Quiet; mlddling, 11ssc; net receipts, 13 gross receipts, 13; shipments, 30S: stock 2g57.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 115; gross re- ceipts. 1l5; shipments, 55; stock. 2o,47s
 Little Rock: Steady; middling. 11Ac net receipts, 254 gross receipts, 254; shipments, '; stock, 1854
 Total today: Net receipts, 25.9ll; gross receipts, 26,150; shipments, 2i55o; sales, 2S42; stock, 139,36S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy.
 Rye: No. 2, roc
 Barley: Feed or mixing, 400 SEC; fair to choice mating. 52@71c
 Timothy seed: $2.50@375
 Glover seed: $13m1750.
 Mess pork: $17@1112H.
 Lard: In tierces, $10.95.
 Short ribs: Loose. s1o.25@1o75. Butter: Firm; creameries 24@2Sc, dairies, 2Sh q 2Sc.
 Eggs: Firm receipts, 4034 cases; al mark. cases included, 171k @1s&c: ordi- nary firsts, 19isc hrsts, 21 1hc.
 Cheese: Firm; Daisies, 154G16c, Twins, 15@15Ac; Young Americas, 15a4 q 16c; Long Horns 15% d 16c.
 Potatoes: Firm receipts, 30 cars Michigan, soc; Minnesota, 55c.
 Poultry Alive, easy; turkeys, 14c; chickens, large, 15e; small, 12hc; springs, 16c.
 Veal: Firm, 9014c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
MUCH OF ADVANCE LOST BY MIDDAY Movement Sluggish and IT,
 regular Save in Few Specialties

New York. September 19-The stock arket opened with another upward wing today but much of the advance as lost by midday when the movement ecame sluggish and irregular except in
 few specialties, among which Ameri- An Can common and preferred were fominent for new high records. The referred registered a maximum gain of points with about half as much for he common. It was reported that some nnouncement dealing with deferred div lends on the preferred stock might be bade soon.
 As a whole operations were more pro- essional. Surface conditions indicated hat the more substantial interests are Jill opposed to concerted or comprehen- we rise until the political and finan- Pal situations are less uncertain. These factors no doubt account for the faiting attitude of investors regardless |f the illrmined crop outlook, expand hg business, unabated demand for steel, ron and copper and record breaking ex- lort. Demand for money was limited
 
 |eported better inquiry for commercial |aper, which was accepted as additional |roof of trade betterment. Outflow of honey for the week has again assumed hrge proportions.
 News of the day included an increase h coal rates at Pittsburg and unconfirmed |umors that middle west jobbers had ad- |anced finished steel products s2 per ton A firmer tone was shown by London Piscounts, due, it was said, to further purchases in that market of gold for |hipment to this country. The most note worthy feature of the Bank of England |tatement was Its s2. 500, 900 loss of gold Bonds were irregular with a broader |emand Total sales, par value, aggre- lated $1, ,SS0 900.
 United States government bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Bank of France Statement

Paris, September 19.-The weekly state- fnent of the Bank of France shows:
 Notes in circulation increased 9,950,0O0 |rancs; treasury deposits increased 20, 600. . poo francs; general deposits decreased 600 francs; gold in hand increased 1 1,00o francs; silver in hand decreased I ,6l6,5000 francs; bills discount increased |9, 900, 900 francs; advances decreased 1,250, poo francs. Preliminary figures of the weekly statement of the Bank of France rs announced yesterday were confirmed pnly in small measure. The corrected ftatement shows an increase in the gold holdings and decrease of 3,677, 600 francs [n silver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Metal Market

New York, September 19.--Copper quiet standard, spot and September, ST. 25017. 75 : October, November and December. s17256t r 50; electrolytic, 171a@17c lake, 1T9sGD17s4c; casting. 17ls017Ac.
 Tin strong spot, $l9. 971a@50 10; Septem- Der. $49. .95050 25: October, $49. 75Q50
 Lead firm, s, 15Q5. 20.
 Spelter firm, $7.3714n7.75.
 Anthony quiet; cookson's, ss.75
 Iron firm, unchanged.
 Copper arrivals, 2s5 tons. Exports this month, 13.701 tons. London firm spot, f7s 13s Sd; futures, f79, 13s Sd. Local ex- change sales, 90 tons. London tin firm; spot, f227; futures, s223 5s. London lead. e22 los. London spelter. 927 5s. Iron: Cleveland warrants, G7s 11ad in London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Coffee Market

New York. September 19.-Coffee fu- lures opened steady at unchanged prices. loan advance of 3 points on higher European cables and commis- sion house buying. but eased off dur ing the day on a little trade selling believed to be partly against purchases in Brazil. The close was steady from points net lower. Sales, 3o,250 bags. September. 13.s0c; October. .13.76c: No vember, 1S.75c; December, 13.73c: Jan uary, 13.71c; February and March, 13.7oc; April, 13.72c; May. 13.73c; June, l3.12c; July and August. 13.71c.
 Spot quiet, No. Rio, 14Mc: Santos As l6hc; mild quiet: Cordova, 169 1sc.
 Havre 4nchanged to A franc high CT. Hamburg unchanged to A pfen- ming lower Rio unchanged. Santos 50 reis higher. 4s SIX 25o; 7s SIX $50. Rio unchanged iont London. 1-32 pence lower at Is 7-32 pence.
 Brazilian port receipts n 1,00o against l04,O0O last year: Jundiahy receipts, 54,ooo against 75.000 last year. Today Santos cable reported market quiet and unchanged. Sac Paulo receipts 54.0OO against 5S,000 yesterday
 The official cable from Brazil re- ported weather fine in all districts with temperatures ranging from 54 to 90 de- grees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Bank of England Statement

London, September 19.-Transactions of fhe Bank of England for the week shows l he following changes: Total reserve de- freased 4l25,000; circulation decreased le411,000; bullion decreased G536 666; other Fecurities decreased 949l, GOO; other .e- Posits decreased e1,000,000; public deposits Increased f371 GOO; notes reserve decreased
 el73,0 GOO; government securities unchanged. The proportion of the reserve to liability fhis week is 50.4 per cent, against 60. 3i Der cent last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington. September 19.-At the beginning of business today the con
 ition of the United States treasury |vas: Working balance in treasury,
 S3.6S5,112. In banks and Philippine 5reasury, $34,261271; total of the gen fral fund, 46,SS4542; receipts yester- fay, $2,277,109; disbursements yester- Day, $2,049,695 deficit to date this fiscal Year, $11, ,4SS,759 against a deficit of f20 20,S19,143 last year. These figures OK flude Panama canal and public debt Transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
New York Money

New York, September 19.-Money on fall strong, 41s d5 per cent; ruling
 late, per cent; closing bid, "A per bent; offered at 5 per cent; time loans
 Etrong; GO days F per cent 90 days, F M5s4 per cent: six months, 5A per
 fent; prime mercantile paper, 51sG5 per cent; sterling exchange heavy,
 S4.S2.25 for 60-day bills and S4.S5.5O for Demand. commercial bills, S4.S1%: bar Filyer, 63hc; Mexican dollars, 4S1hc; government bonds steady; railroad bonds quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Flour and FOodstuffs

Self raislrg Hour, s6; Tennessee flour. S5 .5o Andiana flour, s5.7o Idaho flour. s5 .50. Michigan four s6.65; bolted meal. per n; lbs., s2.0o; No corn, per busheI. :1.oj, pure wheat shorts. s34Oo; pure wheat bran. s2s; C. s. hnlls, per ton, slo: primo c. s meal, per ton. s29; c. $. feed meal. per ton, s26; No. timothy hay. ner ton, s24; mixed alfalfa and .Johnso, grass. per ton. s21a2z; corn chops. per lm ID. sack, s2.N; alfalfa hay, per ton saa. Johnson grass. per ton. $lsqI7; mixed fesa per ton. $ScQ3l oats, 50c bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Kansas City Grain

kansas City. September 19.-Cash wheat No. white, S9c; No. ? red, 99e. Cash corn No. 2 mixed 671kd; No. 2 white roc. Cash oats, No. white, 3343414c No 2 mixed, 321smS3c. Wheat futures: Sep- tember, sss4e; December, S5aa aS57sc; May, 9o4c. Corn futures: September, 69Ac; De- cember, 4s3sc May, 4s7sdp49c. Oats fu- lures: September. 33e; December, 3Shc May, 34s4o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Liyernool Cotton Market

Liverpool, September 19.-Spot cotton in fair demand; prices steady American middling fair, 7.4od; good hniddling, 7.1sd ; middling. esd; low middlng. s.62d; good
 ordinary, 6.10d; ordinary, 5.e2d. Sales of the day 10000 bales. of which goo were for speculation and export and included 5000 American. Receipts 100o. no American. Futures opened steady and closed quiet with September 6.5sl4d September-oeto- Der. s.4ld; October-Noyember. G39isd; No- vember-D December, G.3sd; December-Jan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
St. Louis Produce

St Louis, September 1e.-Flour quiet : hay firm, timothy s12@1s. prairie s1l e IA; whisky sL40; iron cotton ties 94c. baggng 10 3-l6c, hemp twinc Sc; f; pork unchanged; lard unchanged; dry salt meats unchanged; bacon un- changed. Receipts. flour 9200, wheat 136,000 corn 42.000, oats 94,000; ship ments, flour 12,000, wheat 90,000; corn 9,000 oats 4S,0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
New Orleans Rice

New Orleans, September 19.--Rough rice was active and clean rice strong and active in the .local market today. Receipts, rough. 5902: millers, 3472; clean, none. Sales, rough 2621 Hon duras at 3M 433c; clean, 4050 Honduras at 3n Dc; $50 Japan at 3 5-7M 4c. QUO tations: Rough Honduras at M1.33c: Japan at 3.70G 4.30e; clean Honduras at 4AM5ssc; Japan at 3s. 4Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-20
Live Stock Market

Chicago. September 19-Close: Cat De. Receipts 45.000; market slow gen. orally steady. Reeves $5S5@11, Texas Fteers $4.65 4 6.25, western steers $5. TO Fb 9.30, stockers $430Q1.35, cows and heifers s2,90@S, calves $s@11.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts 14.000: market strong mostly 10c higher, lights sS.1$d S.so, mixed sSQs.S0. heavy s7.s5@ s6o. rough