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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Coffee Market

New York. February a.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged
 prices to an advance of 3 points Euro pean cables were disappointing but offer ings here were light and the market i'm proved during the day on covering by re- cent sellers and support from leading
 trade interests. Rather steady closing cables from Havre helped the tone of the
 market in the late trading and the close
 was steady at an advance of G410 points
 Sales. sO.750 bags. February, s10.s7
 March, April May and June, sl3.li July
 si3. Is; August, s13.1s September. s13 2a !;
 October, $13.1s; November, sl3. l6; Decem-
 Der and January, s1312. Havre was un- changed to h franc lower: Hamburg was unchanged to ,a pfennig lower; Rio un- changed, 8 SIX 300; Santos unchanged, SIX 300: IS SIX 450.- Receipts at the two Bra gillian ports were 13.oe0. against 10000 last year. Jundiahy receipts 70o0, against 2s0o last year Rain was reported in all dis tricts of Sac Paulo. Todays special San tos cable reported fours unchanged. Sac Paulo receipts 5000. against 12,ooo yester- Hay. New York warehouse deliveries yes |terday 132T2, against. 4343 last year.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio, 131c; No. 4
 Santos. 141sc mild coffee dull; Cordova, |151tq17ikc, nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
GREATER ACTIVITY
 SHOWN IN COTTON
Prices Reached Still Higher Levels-ClOse Steady
 at Net Advance

New York, February 9.7-Even greater activity and excitement was developed in the cotton market today and prices reached still higher levels on continued urgent covering and broadening demand for long account, The close was off from the best under realizing for over the week end, but very steady at a net advance of from s to 19 points, with the old crop again showing relative firmness.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of points to decline of points and at first showed rather a reactionary tendency under realizing or selling for a somewhat disappointing English cables. Active positions sold about to points net lower during the first few minutes In consequence. Even so slight setback en- countered a great deal of support from trade interests or fresh buyers developed. The list soon became exceedingly active and strong with prices selling into new high grounds for the movement.
 After showing a net advance of from Is to IS points on the old crop months there was a reaction of or T points, but business tapered off on the setback in a manner suggesting no general disposition to sell and the market took on renewed strength after midday with May advanc- ing to 10 3sc and July to 10. 4sc, or 2S to 25 points above the closing figures of yester- day and nearly TO points above the low records of the season.
 Heavy realizing checked the upward movement around this level and the mar lxet broke about 10 points from the best. It showed no actual weakness and closed within 6 points of the high level of tho day on most of the active positions.
 There was again a tendency toward an increased old crop premium, and the resu- lar or routine advices of the day was evil dently considered of little important compared with the situation that Is sup posed to have been created by heavy pur- chases of old crop contracts against sales for future crop deliveries.
 There was no change in the nature CT spot news from the south and the south was credited with buying rather more lib- orally than it sold in the market here Bearish week end figures may have added to the later reaction.
 Receipts today, 74,325 bales against 51,194 last week and 4010S last year
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 9973 against 2513 last year; at Galveston 12,- 273 against 10,501 last year and al Houston S22S bales against 11S7 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, February 9.-(Special) )- The egg famine in Montgomery still con tinues, with little relief in sight. This condition is believed to be largely due to report circulated Saturday to the effect that the egg scarcity had been removed and that dealers were receiving a plentiful supply. Dealers claim that this report probably had the effect of pre- venting farmers from bringing to the city an additional supply of eggs.
 Wholesale dealers today offered from 37h to 70 cents per dozen for eggs. and there were few to be had at this price Retail dealers are asking from 45 cents to 50 cents per dozen. Local dealers all believe that the present situation will shortly be relieved. and that soon the market will be flooded with eggs.
 Vegetables are more or less plentiful There are no string beans on the mar ket at present and new potatoes are scarce.
 Canadian rutabagas are still scarce and 1t is believed that this condition will not be relieved until the weather gets warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans. February 9.--Secretary Hesters' statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic adyces compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed of 79,2sT. against a decrease of e7.l50 last year and a decrease l00,363 year before last
 .-',> tatal visible is 6.073.G5t against 5.994,- Hl last week. 5les,374 last year and 4.6s3. ?r fefore ast. Of Ills the total of American cotton is 4.975.651, against 49sls. ast week, 4o22,374 last year and 342i .3ss year before last. and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil. India. etc. 109s.oo0. against 1.o29.o0o Ast week. 1.l4e. O00 last year and 1,272,00o year before last
 total "orld's visible supply of cot ton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 1923. an Increase com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
DECIDED STRENGTH
 SHOWNFOR A WHILE
Profit Taking Wears Off Edge, Leaving Wheat at
 Thursdays Quotation

Chicago, February 9.-For while to- day the wheat market showed decided on account of reports that de- spite official announcement to the con trary the Argentine strike had not been settled. Profit taking gradually wore off the edge and left prices in the end not over shade either way from yes terday.
 Corn finished 1s@l4c to %c lower. Oats finished unchanged to lsQ Ac down, and hog products F @715c down.
 There was little outside support for wheat, a factor which. at the advance. tended to induce large selling on the part of commission houses in general. Cash remained slow. The flour trade was quiet. In addition primary receipts were large and especially northwest, nneapolis stocks gaining a substan- tial amount for the week. Another fact that counted against the bulls was the absence of evidence that any real dam age had been done to the winter crop.
 On the other hand, exports of wheat and flour from the United States to Europe reached total nearly as great dS lfOlu dii otiici QdditOic puN toScbiti. The strength of course formed to a material influence adverse to the bears. Profit taking by longs, though, had suf- fcient headway 10 nullify completely the early advance. Between the open ing and the close May ranged from s1.03ss @s1041s with latest trading steady, a shade net higher at s1.031s Q1.03&.
 Zero weather leading to extra feed ing of farm animals helped to bring about active buying of corn. Further more, rural reports continued to indi- cate unusual scarcity of cars and mo- tive power. The late weakness in wheat caused reaction. but there was a steady feeling at the close. May fiuc- tuated from 48as @491a to 69GS9B c, and finished Ao net higher at 6Sss c. Cash grades were firm No. 2 yellow was quoted at 66666 1ac for car lots.
 In the oats quarter the buying for prominent bulls sent the market up- ward but the movement of prices was re- versed when longs turned sellers on the bulge. Outside limits touched for May were 5213 @ 527sc with the close at the first named level, again off isc net.
 Provisions eased off on little local selling. Shipments of hogs were the largest for any day since June, 1909. When the pit was cleared pork was 5@ 71Rc less expensive and other products down 21S e 5c.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Daily Cotton Movement

l | Galveston: Firm; middling. 10%c; net
 receipts 12,273 gross receipts. 12,273;
 sales, 2791: stock, 349, 50s; to Great l Britain, 14.474; continent, 5604. 1 New Orleans: Firm: middling 1 10 7-l6c; net receipts, 9973; gross re-
 ceipts. 99S6; sales, 5000; stock, ,149 coastwise, 46. l ceipts, 1772; stock, 76,5SS; to Great | Britain, 3SO0 | Savannah: Steady: middling. 10 3-f6c; lnet receipts, S703; gross receipts. S703; | sales. 7324; stock, 244.o59; coastwise, 3132.
 Charleston: Steady; middlng, 1O%c; net receipts, 2126; gross receipts, 2126; stock, 40,964; continent, 11,129; coast
 wise 17S3. Wilmington: Steady: midding. 1oc;
 net receipts. l262; gross receipts, 1262: | sales, IA; stock, 15,26s. Norfolk: Firm; middling, f0%c; net | receipts, 3327; gross receipts, 3327;
 sales, 1883; stock, 5f,514; coastwise, 2527.
 Baltimore: Nominal: midding, 10Ac;
 net receipts, 3998; gross receipts. 399S;
 stock, 4039; continent, 100; coastwise, 20OO.
 | New York: Steady; middling, 1O.50c: : gross receipts. 3S9s; sales, 1000; stock 193.637; coastwise, 1920 Boston: Quiet: midd1ng, 10.50c; net | receipts. 25; gross receipts. 2S59; stock 9012.
 Philadelphia; Steady; middling, 1O.75c;
 gross receipts 200; stock, 3020 Port Townsend: Net receipts, 9143;
 gross receipts. 9143; to Jajan, 9143. Brunswick: Net receipts, 3705; gross
 receipts, 27o5; stock, 22f1; coastwise, 494
 Gulfport: Net receipts, 464O; gross re-
 ceipts. 4640; stock, 11,345 Newport News Net receipts, 2553; gross receipts, 2553; coastwise, 2553. Pensacola. Net receipts $500; gross receipts, $500; to Great Britain, $500. Texas City: Net receipts. 2221; gross
 receipts, 2221; stock. 36,411. Total today at all ports, net 74,325:
 Great Britain. 72.024; continent, 26,-
 22S; Japan, 3143; stock, 1,347,723 Consolidated at all ports, net 361 ,305;
 Great Britain, 149.428; France. 79,111;
 continent 1S2,S41; Japan. 21.667; Mex
 leo, G.
 Total since September I at all ports,
 ret 9,1S9,S26; Great Britain, 2,914,522;
 France. S76,403; continent, 300S,35 Ja-
 pan, 312,SS7; Mexico. 4603
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, February 9.-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton ax- change statement issued before the close of business today shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 195.0OOo, an increase over the same days year before last of 2eS, ,Gd0 and an increase over the same time in 1909 of 113000.
 For the nine days of February the totals show an increase over last year Of 245, 600, an increase over the same period year be- fore last of 34S.000 and an increase the same time in 1909 of l09 GOO.
 For the 162 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 163 days of last year 2,0O5,00o, ahead of the same days year before last 3,761,0o0 and ahead of 1909 by ,323,0 ,0O0
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 422 563 bales. against 27,445 for the seven days ending this date last year. 154,S35 year before last and 309 755 same time in 1909. and for the nine days of February it has been 3.6G9 against 29S, 5S6 last year. 196009 year be- fore last and 43i 423 same time in 1908.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 91S9,S26, against 7,370,096 last year, 5s0S 96i year be- fore last and 7,7T9s5O same time in 1909 Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can ada 5S7, 7s4, against 6S2,92S last year, 5s3, ,S6S year before last and S5S,S52 same time in 1899: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year e59,54s against 530, 121 last year. 591 ,6S2 year before last and 656,992 same time in 1909; southern mills taklngs 1.4690O0, against 1,517, 7,s44 last year, 1,254, ,999 year before last and 1,2S7,2S6 same time in 1909.
 These make the total movement for the 162 days of the season from September 10 date 1l,906l5S, against 9,900. .sS9 last year, s.239, ,513 year before last and 10- 5so eeo same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been so3, 2l9. against 252.2i7 last year, mak- ing the total thus far for the season 7,16s673. against 5,739,675 last year. an increase of 42S, ,99S.
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing tho past seven days show an in- crease of 957o. as compared with the oorre- spending period last year. and their total takings since September l have decreased 140133 The total takings of American mills, north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2,943,6i7, against 29S33 534 last year. These include ,457 569 by northern spinners, against 1,597,7O2.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 9S,66S bales against q decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 141,S06 and arc now 606.GO6 larger than at this date In 1911.
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought Into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 12,193132. against 10,1iS,e5l for the same period last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
EGG PRICES SHOW
 FURTHER DECLINE Now Being Quoted as Low as 2S Cents-PrOduce
 Dull Yesterday

A further decline in the egg market was one of the features of Morris avenue business Friday. The price Is now quoted at BOG. and some of the merchants ac- cepted orders as low as 2Sc dozen. Heav- fer shipments are now coming in, and the price is almost sure to drop to 25c in the course of another day or two
 The thoroughfare was well supplied with fowl. The demand was fairly good, but there were no changes made in quotations, which are listed at He and Pc for hens and 15c to 17c for flyers.
 The produce business was rather dull, while receipts were heavy. The thorough fare seemed to be well stocked with vegetables, most of which were Florida grown, and all sorts of fruits.
 Following Is list of current quotations:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
LEADERS RETIRED ID THE BACKGROUND Hill Stocks and St. Paul Only Prominent Issues Which
 Were Strong

New York, February 9.--The stocks usually designated as the leaders of the market, which are the mediums for the bulk of speculative transactions, were re- tired to the background today. Most of them barely moved. The Hill stocks and St. Paul were the only prominent issues which broke away from the dead level of the markets. These shares were strong, but changes otherwise were insignificant except among the inactive stocks.
 Some of the specialties moved widely although fluctuations were mixed and were in response to no general tendency The bear faction which for several days had been attempting to obtain control or the market seemed to have become con vineed for the time at least that little Impression could be made on the hst' The undertone was perceptibly hrrner. Trading was light and during the atter- noon there was only the sempiahee or . market, During one hour ohiy iooV shares were traded in. Aside from the Hill issues and St. Paul, the strongest railroad stocks were in the Southern group. For several days Southern rail- way preferred had been strong on the expectation that the dividend would be increased to 4 per cent rate. The stock made further advance of nearly point and improved only slightly when the an- nouncement came that the rate had been increased Louisville and Nashville was strong. Canadian Pacific sold off points owing chiefly to pressure from abroad, but later recovered half of its loss
 The tobacco stocks again fuctuated widely. American Tobacco preferred fell points and Lorillard ,. The telegraph ! stocks were conspicuously strong.
 The heavy decrease In the supply of N surplus copper stocks reported in yes Y terdays monthly statement imparted decidedly firmer tone to the copper metal Fl markets, both here and abroad, but the copper stocks made no response to this tendency being influenced by profit talk ing sales induced by yesterdays advance.
 Reduction of prices of some steel prod ucts by few of the smaller manufact- urers was reported. An important inn prcvement in railroad earnings was indi- cated by latest figures of gross returns. The receipts of 20 railroads for the fourth week of January showed an increase of B per cent, compared with a decrease of ( per cent in the preceding week.
 Sterling exchange advanced today and no more gold was engaged for Paris. A small shipment of gold coin was arranged for Porto Rico and indications point 10 larger withdrawals for South American ports. Owing chiefly to the heavy out flow of gold to Paris and South America the banks end the week with a sub stantial loss in cash. The eXportation of gold was partially offset by gains from the interior. known currency movements for the week suggesting a loss of be- tween $4,OO0,00O and $5,00o,000.
 Trading in bonds was lighter. Fluc- tuetions in prices were small. Total sales par value s, 900. United States s reg istered advanced F Der cent on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

cash quotations were as follows: Flour: Firm
 Rye: No. ?, 931ac.
 Barley: Feed or mixing. 75casl; fair to choice malting, sl .15@1 30. Timothy Seed: $12dl5.
 Clover Seed: $16n23.
 Mess Pork: New, sl5.s7ia; old, sl6 621k. Lard: In tierces 80 07ia.
 Short Ribs: Loose, SS55.
 Butter: Firm; creameres, 2sGS2c dairies, 256l3Oc
 Eggs: Weak; receipts, 1S4s cases; at mark, eases included 24926c; ordinary firsts, 26@27c; hrsts, 2Sd29c.
 Cheese: Steady; daisies. 17Hd17hc: twins, 161k0l6%c; young Americas, 174d 171zc long horns. 17A@171hc.
 Potatoes Easy; receipts, s7 cars; Wis consin, s105; Michigan and Minnesota, $1 0S.
 Poultry: Steady; turkeys, live. i4c; dressed, 14c; springs live, He; dressed 15c. Veal: Steady; 7n11c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, February 9.--F1our dull Hay steady; timothy s22a22 50; prairie. s13dlls. Whisky, l.40. Iron cotton ties, 91c. Bag ging, sssc. Hemp twine, TIC. Poultry firm; chickens, He; springs, 12kc; turkeys, 16 1-3c; ducks, lfc; geese. Sc. Butter dull i; creamery. 26n2Sc. Eggs firmer 2sc. Pork unchanged: jobbing, $15.50 Lard un- changed; prime steam. $s.97hM9. .02h. Dry salt meats unchanged; boxed extra shorts, SAc; clear ribs, sAc: short clears. s%c. Bacon unchanged; boxed extra shorts, SAC; clear ribs, sAc; short clears. 9%c
 Receipts: Flour, 42lO; wheat. 43.0co; corn, 1l5,0O0; oats, 3i,0oo. Shipments: Flour, 1O,- 600. wheat, 5000; corn, 6l, 900; oats, 24, GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

pared with last year of gy,e7a and an h. crease compared with year before last of 1,Ss02S3
 Of the worlds visible supply of cot ton as above there is now afost and held in Great Britain and continental Eu- rope 3,2l6,0o0, against 29S3,000 last year and 2,5i7.00O year before last in Egypt, 275 0o0, against 271,000 last year and 202.- GOO year before last; in India 50o.oo, against 44Oooo last year and 5s4.0O0 year before last: and in the United States 2,0s3.00o, against l,440oo last year and 1860, ,000 year before last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
POPULAR CATHOLIC
 ORATOR IS DEAD

Paris, February 9.-Abbe Charles Loy- son, known throughout the world as Pere Hyacinthe. died today in his 95th year. 'Father HyacInthe' was one of the most popular Catholic orators in France until he denounced the faith and renounced his VOWS He married Emily Jane Butter field in London in 1s72 and afterward became curator of the Congregation of Liberal Catholics at Geneva. Later he founded congregation at Paris. He wis., tied America in 1869 and was accorded a warm welcome by the Protestants of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February S.-Cotton seed oil was frmer early today on the continued strength of crude and new buying for western account, but prices eased off in the afternoon under selling by refiners and profit taking. Futures closed Sf7 points net lower. Trading was active. February. 5.6lm5. SIC; March, 5.G3d5. .64c :; April, 5.65@5 .66c; May. 5.70q5. .73c; June. 5.74m5.7Sc prime crude, 4.60@5. Gle; prime summer yellow. 56ol5 .esc: prime winter yellow. 5.7Ods 10c; prime summer white, 5.6oa6.10c; total sales. 13100.
 New Orleans February 9.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels, per pound 5.Goc; choice meal. per cent ammonia per long ton. $2s .5o; choice cake, per cent ammonia. per long ton. s17.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Taking of American Cotton

New orleans, February 9.-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows in round numbers
 This week 412oo0 this year, against 2ss. 900 last year. 250,000 year before last.
 Total since September 1 this year T. 131 .0OO against 6,661 900 last year and 6.2a1 900 the year before.
 Of this northern spinners and Can ada took 1,45S,000 bales this year against 1,59S,000 last year and 1.562.- 900 the year before; southern spinners .4se, 900 against .336.O00 last year and 1,274,000 the year before; and foreign spinners 47S7000 against 3.727000 last year and 3,455,000 the year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, February 9.-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was Working balance in treasury offices, S61, 1,240,471 in banks and Philippine treasury, s35, ,063, 501.
 The total balance in the general fund was s123 3502. .2O9; ordinary receipts yester- day were s2,1 202, with ordinary disburse- ments of s2,S02,594.
 The deficit to date this tiscaD year is s22, 275,501, as against a deficit of S3,05S,- 1S9 at this date last year
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
New York Money

New York, February 9.-Money on call steady, 2A@41s per cent; ruling rate and closing bid, 2h per cent; offered at 2ss per cent. Time loans steady; 50 days, 21a6 2s4: 90 days, 2s.M3 per cent; sy months, SQ3A per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3lad4 per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills s4.S4.50 for 60 day bills and A.s7.2 20 for demand. Commercial bills. s4.S3&. Bar silver. 60isc Mexican dollars. 41c. Government bonds strong railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Comparative Cotton Statement

New York, February s.-Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Fri day; Net receipts at all United States ports during week, 36i, 9o5; for same week last year. 1s1, 1885. Total receipts since Sep tember l. 9,1S9S26: same date last year, 7,356,199.
 Exports for the week, 3S3 053; same week last year, 221, 227. Total exports since Sep tember ], 7,1lS,S69 same date last year, 6,736, 745 Stock at all United States ports. 1,347,72S; same time last year. 900, 276. Stock at all interior towns. 75S 404 same time last year. 609, l05. Stock at Liverpool, OPT 900: same time last year 2S6 OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Weekly Cotton Statistics

Liverpool. February 9.-Folfowing arc the weekly cotton statistics: Imports, aIi kinds, 102. 900 bales imports. American, g2, ,o00: stock. all kinds. 1,027,ooo; stock, American. 9l5.0oo; American forwarded, 5000; total exports. 6200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Cotton Receipts

New York, February 9.-The follow ing are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1 Calves ton, 2,S45,S65; New Orleans, 1,170. .226 i; Mobile, 3,413: Savannah, 1915, ,5S6 Charleston, S46,213; Wilmington. 429,- 924; Norfolk. 561 .5O5; Baltimore, 567,- so7; New York. 396S; Boston. 41,262 Newport News, 12.12S; Philadelphia. 50 , San Francisco, 136,5 ,597; Brunswick, 33l. = 4s7; Port Townsend, 116,072; Pensacola 155,S70; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass 115,25S; Jacksonville. 45.1s1; Laredo Tex, 1101 Gulfport, 47,963; Georgeown 113O; Texas City. 526.915 minor ports 50s0 Total, 9,1S9,S26 bales.