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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Hubbard Bros & Co.'S Letter

New York, April 15.-tSpeclaI.) )-The temper of the market was reversed today and liquidation became general with an absence of buyers that was somewhat ominous.
 Cables were poor, foreign selling large and Liverpool apparently over bought. The smaller local longs seemed anxious to sell and with the halting of the advance room traders were inclined to be aggres- sive Rumors were extent that the large interests had been well closed and prices showed little rallylng power. The weather map was good and flood news less alarm Ing. Spot markets were strong as rule but are expected to weaken with con- tinued good weather.
 The trade is inclined to view the present .ic'-el of prices more cautiously than here tofore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
B|G RAINS |NJURE PRODUCE BUSINESS Car of Florida Beans Ar
 rives-Lard Prices
 - Advance

The heavy rain yesterday greatly ham, pered business on Morris avenue and things were pretty dull with the whole sale merchants.
 car of Florida beans was received. There Is good stock of vegetables The price of lard went Up again yesterday and the dry salt meat market will likely begin to soar soon. Eggs are selling for a cent higher per dozen and hens are quoted a little higher.
 Yesterdays auotatlons were as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Metal Market

New York. April 15-Standard copper quiet; spot and April. s155oa15.75; May, s15571ka15.75; June, s15.6Od15.7 .75; July. slS.6S d15.s5; August. 15.7oa15.sO London firm; spot, gro Is Cd; futures, R71 5s Arrivals reported New York today, 100 tons. Gus tom house returns show exports of 10,1D tons so far this month. Lake copper, 16et 16Ac; electrolytic, 16c; casting. 1o19nl5Ac.
 Tin firm; spot and April, $43 2oGt i3.bO; May, s43 20q43.40: June, $42.s719q4s.31ls; July, s42 75d42.sO August, s42.5o442.7 .7o London quiet; spot, a197 los; futures. e1e4 los. Local sales, ? 5tons July at SAD.
 Lead quiet; s415d4.25 New York; Alo @420 East St. Louis. London, fls 5s. spelter dull; s67oQ6.90 New York; s6.5o9 670 East St. Louis. London, f25 IFS 6d.
 Anthony quiet; Cookson's, s.
 1ron--Cleveland warrants, 53s 10lsd in London. Locally iron was steady. No. foundry northern. s15.25d1515; No. 2. s14. 75d15.25; No. i southern and No. southern soft, $i5. 25G1575.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
EMPIRE BUILDING

cept the middle of the morning when buying of covers by sealping shorts run prices of the most active months up to within to points of Saturday close.
 Later the market fell off again and probably would have displaced de- cided weakness but for river stages. Liverpool advices were bearish and claimed that the English market was beginning to act tired
 Prices at noon were to 10 points under Saturdays figures.
 The market in the afternoon was quiet but steady. Prices at o'clock were unchanged to 1 point up, com pared with the close Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Fruits and Prodnce

Corrected by Douglas Bros.)
 Apples, fancy northern. per bbl., $40 $50; bulk. s2.75Q3: cabbage. Danish, 311c h.; cabbage. new. Florida, S375 per crate; lemons. fancy. per box, $40 4.50; lines. imported, N: pineapples, $2.75@3 per crate; Irish potatoes, per bushel, s1.60; sweet potatoes. Dooley yams, per bushel, il.50; rutabagas, Can adian. h.. 21kc; onions. Red Globe, per h. Go; Spanish, per crate, s3; celery, Florida, per crate, s3 per dozen punches, sL26; oranges. Florida, sSp 325; cranberrles, per box. s2.75Q3. per bbl, $11; grape fruit Florida, %g5 50; Strawberries, South Alabama, s350Q4 50: strawberries, 35c per quart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Nuthurst Boy Wins

, A. T. Howard, formerly of Birmingham. writes that his English bulldog, Nuthurst Boy, pulled down one first and one second prize at the recent dog show held in St. Louis. Nuthurst Boy Is one of the finest specimens of English bulldog flesh to be found anywhere, and has some of the most famous champions on his family tree
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
RICH CATTLEMEN
 IN STREET DUEL

Muskogee. Okla, April 15.-Jack Davis shot and probably fatally wounded Jesse Maxwell and Leonard McCuloeh here to- day In the resumption of a feud between cattiemen and farmers that already has cost half a dozen lives. Davis Is a wealthy cattleman. McCulloch and his companion are wealthy farmers. The battle. which was fought in the central beat of the town. produced rifles and pis- tols.
 rnv's --'as arrested. The farmers. are in . hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Flour and Fondsfuffs

NOUITUCteu Uy IHIIHebsb6 NH COL
 Self raising flour, $6; Nellie King flour. per barrel, 5.25; bolted meal, per 96 pound sack, $2; No. ? corn, per busheI, kiln dried, s1 10; pure wheat shorts, s35 pure wheat bran, $33; c. S. hulls, per ton. sll: prime C. $. Meal, per ton. $3O; c. S. feed meal, per ton. s2o; Mo- timothy hay, per ton. s32; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. 24; corn chops, per 100 pound sack. S.95; white oats' Toe; alfalfa hay, s3S; Johnson grass, S24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Treasury Statement

Washington, April 15.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was.
 Working balance in treasury offices $66,S42,155. In banks and Philippine treasury, s32.405,575. The total balance in general fund was $12s,441.s .ss5. Ordi- nary receipts Saturday were s2,S57,- 29A~- with ordinary disbursements of $3,513,633. The deficit to date this fis- cal year Is $12,292,425. as against a deficit of $95s.0s5 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude public debt and Panama canal transactions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Steel Given Clean Bill

New York, April 15.-The United States Steel corporation was given clean bill in a report submitted by a committee of stockholders appointed to lnvestiga te working conditions in the corporations $ mills. The report recommends the elmi- nation. so much as possible. of undue length of working hours, that emergen- cies and other conditions may sometimes warrant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
HUBBARD EROS. 6 co.

Cottum Merchanfs, HanOver sQuafo, n 0. Members New York Cotton Ex. change New Orleans Cotton Exchsnra New rerk Produce Exchange. Asso- eiate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso. eiation. Orders solicited for the puP. Nhase ana sale of Cotton and Cotton uled oil for future delivery. Special as- eention and liberal terms given foe coo. utenmente of ppot cotton for dslvoES, Goerespondenee' Invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. April 15.-There were no transactions on the local rice market ex- change today. Rough was finn; clean strong. Only. light supply of rough in the mllers hands Receipts: Clean. 4C52 pockets Quotations Rough Honduras, ?. 2.I5a45Oc; Japan. 2.15@48; clean Hon duas, 412451ac; Japan, 4a41zc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Bonds
New York Money

New York. April 15.-Call money steady, 3lsu3h per, cent; ruling rate, sss per cent; closing bid, 3A per cent; offered at 3as per cent. Time loans weaker; 60 and 90 days, SizdSA per cent; six montrs, ss4a4 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper. f4Q41z per cent; steriing exchange firm, with actual bust ness in bankers bills at s4 s4 for eo da,, bills and at s4.S7.15 for demand; commer- cial bills. $i.sSl4; Mexican dollars. 47c; gov ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds ir- regular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, April 15.-Spot quiet, unchanged. Sales, 360; to arrive, 100. Middling II 9-16c; low ordinary, s1sc ordinary, 8 S15-16c; good ordinary, 10B e strict good ordinary, 10&c; low mid ding, II 1-16c; strict low middling, II 5-16c strict middling, 1tAe; good middling, 12hc; strict good middling, 12 5-16c; midling fair 12ssc; middling fair to fair, 1Sc; fair, 1s%e. Receipts. 319S; stock, 117,206.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Poultry and Eggs

Hens. S5qo0c; live. per pound, 121 13c; large flyers. 15e lb. medium fry CTS, 22s per lb.; small. 25c per lb.: ducks. 30Q 40c each .suineas. 25c; roost- CTS. BOG each; geese, 40Q 50c live tur- keys. 1Sgisc; dressed turkeys, 2Oc; eggs, fresh, 20421c; country butter 20125c ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
St. Louis Produce

St. Louis. April 15.--Flour firm. Hay quiet; timothy s25as29; prairie. s20125 Whisky, s1. 40. Iron cotton ties, 2lc. bag ging, s7sc; hemp twine. 71kc.' Pork un- changed jobbing sl675. Lard unchanged; prime steam. s9.95@10.o5. Dry salt meats higher: boxed extra short. lie; clear ribs, lie; short clears. 11Ac. Bacon higher; boxed extra short, 12c; clear ribs. I2c; short clears 1214c. Receipts: Flour. l2,- coo; wheat, 3s.Oo0; corn, s40o0; oats, 122.00O Shipments: Flour, 7Oo0; wheat, 2S,000, corn, 37,010; oats, 22,00o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Mysterious Death

Nashville, April l5.-A Bristol. Tenn. dispatch to the Banner says that Mrs. Martha Jane Dlls 23. was found dead at her home in Scott county this morning
 Details are meager. The coroner left Gate City immediately to investigate. The dispatch says that she was mur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Ends Life With pistol

Nashviiie, Apiii I5.-Flavinus L. Wig gins, aged 50. and married. owner of a disinfectant company. killed himself here today usi~o a pistol. Recent i'll health is supposed to have rendered him melan- choly. He came here from San Antonio, Tex. five years ago or about 1907
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
(C,nrractad hu.Arnor

(Corrected by Armour & Col Lard, 12ssc; compound, 9ssc; D. g. grurs ribs, 12lsc; rib bellies. F. .40c: ham butts, 131ac Boston butts, 14c; pork loins. 16c; spare ribs, lie; breakfast bacon, NG22c. Star Reg. ham. 16c; Star skinned ham, 17c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
 Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. april is.--Lasn wheat. No. ? hard. sl.0sQt1. .121k; No. red. si.0s. Com, No. 2 mixed and No.s2 white, so1sIS3c
 Oats, No. white. 61n6lhc; No. 2 inIxed, ,slzM6011c Close: Wheat. May, $i.osi4e eb l.06ss; July. 99s4c; September. 97ltQ97Ac. Corn. May, 79s4c; July, 77isc; September. 7s14c. Oats, July, 52Q52hc; September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16

5000 the previous day New fork warehouse deliveries Saturday 15,ls5, against 7224 last year.
 Spot coffee, steady; Rio No. !, l4% c; Santos No. A. 161ac; mild coffee, quiet' cordova, 16@1Sc nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Floor Colltnsed

Harrington Park, N. J., April 1.-Two persons were killed and more than score injured when the collapse of the floor ol the Church of Our Lady of Victory precipitated nearly 300 persons Into the basement late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Coffee and Sngar

Corrected by Franklin. Stiles & ffank-
 lin.
 Coffee: Arbuckles, s2330 per 100 Sx: Luzanne. 27c ID. Sugar: Standard gran ulated. Ac lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16

New York, April 15.-The wide print cloth market was strong again and advances of s cent a yard were paid freely Raw silk Is strong in foreign markets. Advances are being named on staple dress goods for late delivery. Jobbers report moderate trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
St. TOuis Grain

St. Louis, April 15.-Cash wheat No. 2 red. s1 s1121zn1.131k: No. 2 hard. s1.OsG1.17. Corn. No 3. s21zas3c; No 8 white, s3us4c; oats, No. 2. 59c: No. white, 59a5a19c. Close: Wheat May. $l.C9; July, N.03t.G q 1.o3ss. Corn. May, s2ssc; July, 79Ac; oats. May, 57lsM57Ac; July. 53a4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling. 11sse: net receipts, 6696; gross receipts, 6696: ship ments. 9155; sales. 250; stock, 73,707
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 11s4c; net receipts, 257; gross receipts. 357 ship ments. 195; sales, 37s stock 59,926
 Memphis: Quiet; middlng, 11%e; net receipts, 109o; 144O; shipments, 22O7 sales, 300; stock, 79,204.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 111sc; net receipts, 1920; gross receipts. 1440: ship ments, 1o47; sales. POS; stock. 24,O54.
 cincinnati; Net receipts, 447 gross re- ceipts, 361; shipments, 227; stock, 12,2s5.
 Little Rock: Firm; midding, 11hc; net receipts, 345; gross receipts, 245; ship ments. 1656 stock. 1967S.
 Total today: Net receipts. S926 gross receipts. 1O.393: shipments, 12ss7: sales. 1233; stock, 29.S4e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Grain Receipts

Kansas City. April 15.-Receirts wheat 42.000, corn 104.000. oats 10.- GOO. Shipments. wheat 76.0o0. corn 60.- t00, oats 12.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Memphis Spot Cotton
Dry Goods

Memphis, April 15.-Spot cotton steary
 unchanged; middling, 11ssc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Wool Market

St. Louis, April 15.--wool steady medium grades combing and clothing 20 + m 2lc: light fine. 154 Isc; heavy F q 15c; tub washed. 27m 30c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middl1ng, II c, net receipts, S775; gross receipts, 3775; sales, 1816; stock, 205,524; Great Britain, 31,s34; coastwise, 4333. New Orleans: Steady: midding, II 9-16c; net receipts. 919S; gross re- oeipts. 3366; sales, 460; stock, 117,306 continent, 15S1.
 Mobile: Net receipts, 405; gross re- eeipts, 405; stock. 19,35S; coastwise. 107
 Savannah; Steady; middling. 11c; net receipts. S533; gross receipts. 3633; sales. 75; stock. 106,541; continent, 13,- 6Sa; coastwise, S93 Charleston: Steady; middling, 11c; net receipts, ATT; gross receipts, ATT stock, 2s,7S6 coastwise, 472. Wilmington: Steady; midd1ing, 11c; net receipts, 1927; gross receipts. 1927: stock. 19.663 coastwise, 300.
 Norfolk. Steady; middling. He: net receipts, S951; gross receipts. 3951; sales. S26; stock, 49,157; coastwise, |3153.
 Baltimore; Nominal middling. II fsc; stock. 1925.
 New York Quiet; middling, 11.55c; gross receipts. S6S3; sales. 200; stock, l54,772; continent. 1411; coastwise, 913.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 11.55e; net receipts, 464 gross receipts. 1887; stock, 13,1S6; Great Britain, 2767
 hhhdtiPAhh Quittf ulluuiiliSt i1.S0c; stock, 3309
 Brunswick: Stock. 1119.
 Gulfport: Stock. 9944.
 Texas City: Net receipts, 132, gross receipts, 132: stock, 530s. Total at all ports Net. 16.262; Great Britain, 24,601; continent, 16,6S1; stock, 7S7.592.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net. sO,- e20 Great Britain, S6,O32 France 3231 continent, 24,4S6.
 Total since September 1 at all ports. Net, 11,190,14s; Great Britain, 3,662.- SEQ; France, 1,075,944 continent, 4.0O3,- 446; Japan, 457S49; Mexico, S5SS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
TIE COTTON MARKET
 LOWER YESTERDAY
Realizing by Recent Buyers and Local Selling Is
 Responsible

New York. April 15-The cotton market WAS lower today under realizing by recent buyers and local selling inspired by lower Liverpool cables and expectations of q reaction following the new high records established on Saturday. The close was barely steady from 19 to r points net lower.
 The market opened easy at a decline of 13 to IS points, owing to the relatively weak cables. Over Sunday buying orders caused some irregularity right after the call and a rally of or points occurred during the first few minutes. but the market eased off again as soon as these orders had been executed. and late in the afternoon sold about 15d19 points net lower.
 This decline reflected a good deal of scattered realizing which may have been encouraged by rather better weather than expected over Sunday and more favorable early reports from the flood situation m the Mississippi valley The market met a good deal of support from trade interests on a scale down and during the early afternoon rallied several points on the demand from this source and covering by early sellers. who seemed to be influenced by unfavorable weather report from the Mississippi valley, and private wires from Vicksburg claiming that heavy rains hau caused additional overfows.
 The bulge from the early low point car ried prices up to within or 10 points ot Saturdays closing figures, but the close was or points off from the best under
 
 iarly of the near months Liverpool at. tributed the decline there to heavy con tinental selling and freer offerings from the south,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-16
LOCAL SECURITIES

'otal sales for he day, 0O4, 300 shares.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-03
M'VEAGH'S VIEW
OF THE PROBLEM
Prohibition of Banks Owning
Stocks in Others Is the
Solution

Washington, Jan. 3.-Secretary Of
the Treasury MacVeagh. whose ad-
vice has been sought by the national
monetary commission in framing Il
statute prohibiting the stocks of banks
from falling under the control of other
banks or corporations. believes the
end can be accomplished by broad
provision of law designed to maintain
the independence of each individual
bank.
While the secretary recognizes that
1t Is difficult to write into the law a
concrete statement which would cover
all subterfuges, he indicated today that
an affirmative assertion by congress
In statutory. prohibition against one
bank owning stock in another bank
by direct or indirect means would
probably meet the situation. An un-
ambiguous statement of the intent Of
congress. he believes. would success
fully operate to prevent two or more
banks from falling under the domin-
alton Of concentrated interests, wheth-
er attempted through corporations or
groups of individuals. formed for the
purpose OF control
The secretary believes, that to meet
the country's needs and popular de-
mands. the plan of currency and bank.
ing reforms which the monetary COM
mission will submit to congress, must
contain this prohibitory regulation.
He has not yet completed his consid- :
Grafton of the question and replied
to the commission
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-03
new PLAN FOR
MAIL CARRIAGE
Payment of Railroads by
Space Occupied Is Urged
in Report

Washington, Jan. "a feature of
the annual report Of Joseph Stewart,
second assistant postmaster general
made public today. Is a recommends
ton that the government shall pay
only for what it receives in the trans
discussion OF the proposed plan of
Postmaster General Hitchcock to pay
the railroads for actual service per-
formed is presented. This plan, it is
urged. would eliminate all distinction
between payment for weight and pay
ment for space and would be based on
the space occupied by the mail in
transit and the haul of the same.
The plan would enable the govern.
ment to transport the mails at a rate
of six per cent above the actual cost
commission to have authority to re-
solve any official differences that may
arise between the railroads and the
department as to an equitable adjust
ment Of the pay.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1911. the expenditures of the second
assistants bureau was S8l.O42.2O9.
The appropriations for the current
fiscal year amounted to $S7,993, $50,
all Of which probably, will not be ex-
pended, because Of economic that
have been introduced.
Recommendation. concurred in by
the postmaster general are made, tt,
congress for new legislation. Among
the changes sought are readjust-
ment OF compensation for the trans
portation Of mails by railroads to per-
NIT the payment of vessels. Of the Sec
ond class on good routes to South
America. the Philippines. Japan,
China and Australia. 1000 miles or
n O. 70 a~k
ing that applicable to vessels of the
first class. There also was recon-
mended laws affecting the welfare of
the employees of the postoffice system,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-03
TO GUST GOULD
Receivers May Get Control of the
Wabash Away From Interests

Receivers May Get Control of the
Wabash Away From Interests
New York, Jan. George Gould
and his associates will be ousted from
the control Of the Wabash railroad
company. now in the hands of receive
ers. If the plans of the protective COM
mittee for the four per cent refund
ing bonds headed by James N. Wallace
of the Central Trust company. are
successfully carried out. This is the
committee organized In opposition to
the Pierce committee representing the
Equitable Trust company. trustees Of
the bonds whose plans to reorganize
the road have received the endorse
ment of Mr.. Gould and Kuhn, Loeb
and company.
According to the announcement
made by the Wallace committee today.
calling for deposits of bonds, the
defaulted. 1t is necessary. If the bonds
are to be made good. "that the inter-
ests responsible for the management
of the road during the past years,
which has led to the present receiver
ship and this default. shall not in the
future continue in CONTROL"
While seeking to wrest this control
from Mr.. Gould and the Pierce COM
mittee, the Wallace committee. accord
tain Frederick A. Delano as president
Of the road.
IF the able physical operation Of
the property under Mr.. Delano can
continue" the announcement states.
land II the financial control shall
rest with those whom the investing
public have confidence, ample sums
will be forthcoming to enable the Wa
bash road not only to meet it's present
obligations but to provide for future
Developments.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-03
CONGRESS BACK
TO OLD GRIND
Nothing of Importance Be-
fore Either Branch To-
day-Future Work

Washington, Jan. 3.-Both houses
or congress re-assembled at noon to-
day. After the recess of the Christ
mas holidays which began December
II. Most Of the senators and repre-
sentatives have returned. Practically
no business was done today.
Senator Bristow of Kansas intro
duced bills for the government of the
Panama canal steampship line.
The postoffice committee Of the
senate, heard testimony-from~ the mail
order houses favoring the parcels post
project.
The foreign affairs committee of the
house heard Prof. Henry Elliott who
urged the international protection Of
seals The sugar trust" investigation
committee decided to resume its hear
ings Monday.
With the Russian treaty abrogated,
the pension bill and urgent deficiency
appropriations out of the way in the
house tariff legislation is expected as
soon as the ways and means commit
tee can send out the revised sched-
probably will come first and is ex-
pected in ten days Tariff legislation.
however, is by no means all that is in
the legislative program, for heads OF
many important committees are GER
tain to exert pressure for the consid-
GRAFTON of many important bills.
Antitrust. labor legislation and re-
vision of the statutes relating to in
functions are to be pressed by the
judiciary committee. Panama canal
legislation is to be urged by the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce. members of which have just
returned from a three weeks inspec-
ton of the canal zone. The rules
committee has under consideration
important matters. including proposed
Investigations Of the money trust. :.
the shipping combine and the SOCIAL
ed harvester trust. This committee
contemplates recommending the ap-
pointment Of joint committee to
conduct broad inquiry into all three
subjects.
Investigation into the U. S. Steel
corporation and the sugar situation
will be resumed next week, the prob
ability being that neither Of these
special committees will report for
some time. Each is expected to rec
ommend important legislation.
The Sherwood pension bill passed
by the house. will come up for the
senate's consideration first. in all
probability. The bill providing for
direct election OF U. S. senators, pass
ed in the house last summer. still is
in conference. The conferees are to
meet within a few days. but thus far
no agreement has been reached.