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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-18

BATTLE BY WIRELESS
wireless inventor, has already
demonstrated in a test on a lake
near Berlin, the fact that yes
sci may be managed and its
guns discharged by wireless from
the shore. The German navy de-
partment has taken up the idea
and is trying to develop it.
in the event of a wireless naval
engagement, the directing officer
will have to be within seeing dis
tance of the two fleets. That does
not mean that he must see all the
vessels with his own eyes. Aerial
scouts will report by wireless to
him the progress. Of the enemy's
ships, and by the chart on the
table before him he can maneu-
yer his own battleships and
cruisers. He can pass the orders
down to the assistant command
ing the gunnery of a particular
vessel, who will instruct the wire
less operator to fash the spark
through the ether that will dis
charge any particular gun or
guns.
"On the commanders ship
will be none of the present day
war equipment. He will have
only his charts and his wireless
outfit, which will include differ
emily tuned equipment for. each
of his vessels, and for his aerial
scouts.
"On board each warship will
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-18

MANEESS NAVIES WILL
Before this century is more
than half spent fleets of warships
without a man on
board may meet in
battle at sea, piloted
by wireless opera
tors on the shores
or on auxiliary yes
sells 80 miles away,
and their guns aim
ed and discharged
I/ by sparks that fly
an R1.n through the air
80 from the operators
ina = key.
That is the prediction of a sol
dierless, bloodless, heroless war
made by B. E. Blanchard, asso-
ciate editor of the Popular Elec-
tricity Magazine.
But it will be mighty tough on
property
Then, a naval. battle will be
nothing more or less than test
of brains, steel and powder. Giant
dreadnaughts will batter each
other into junk piles and clutter
up the bottom of the ocean, but
not a single drop of human blood
will be shed.
ct isn't fairy dream" says
Blanchard, 'for wireless inyen-
ton is. but an infant now, Genius
will develop the use of it until
such thing as sending a whole
fleet of battleships out unnamed
70, a., cro ora - boff1a With oooAha4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
SLIGHT FALLING
 OFF IN BUSINESS Prices Hold Firm-The Fish Dealers Worried Over
 Scarcity of Stock

Trade on Morris avenue yesterday showed slight falling off from the brisk business initiated at the beginning of the week. Prices held firm and the supply continues abundant.
 The grain merchants still have all they can do to handle their orders. Fish deal CTS are worried over the scarcity of fish as the dealers are having difficulty in meeting the demand with the small stock on the market at present. Creamery products went well at the standard prices. Poultry and eggs enjoyed a good trade with fair supply and prices held steady. Produce dealers had a quiet day with no changes in 2rices, and the supply ade- quate for the light demand
 The feature of yesterday in the dry salt meat market was that quotations were rot advanced. Trade was full and the supply light. Yesterdays wholesale quotations folow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middlng, 12ssc; net receipts. 2s05 gross receipts, 2S05; sales, 1o45 stock, 26.407; coastwise, 2090
 New Orleans: Steady; middllng, Il 13-16c, net receipts. 875 gross receipts S75; sales. 20; stock, 20417; continent, 24&.
 Mobile: Steady; net receipts, l; gross receipts, 99; stock, n01; coastwise, 100.
 Savannah: Steady; middling, 1l7sc; net receipts, 445; gross receipts. 445; sales, 1000: stock, 16o41; coastwise, 431.
 Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 3; gross receipts, 8; stock, 3063; coastwise, 900.
 w1lmington Nominal; stock, 259.
 Norfolk. Steady; mlddling, 12l4c net re- oeipts, BIT; gross receipts SIT; sales, 75i stock. 13 473 coastwise. 120.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 1219c gross receipts, 300; stock, 364o.
 New York Quiet; middling, 12c; gross receipts 7s5; sales, 19; stock, 1ls,6S0; coastwise, 421.
 Boston: Quiet: mlddling, 12c; gross re- ceipts. 4es: stock, 5719; Great Britain, 3l.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling. 12.25c; stock, 7os.
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 4Ql3; Great Britain, 31; continent, 3i6s; stock. 210,50s
 Consolidated, at all ports; Net, 14,01f; Great Britain, 20si continent, 9039; Mexi- co, 4s.
 Total since September 1. at all ports: Net. 11,s73,819; Great Britain, 4151, ,10l France 1,162,9S3; continent, 4.4656T1: Ja- pan, 512196; Mexico. 9209
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Hubbard Bros. Co.'s Letter

New York, August 14-(specia1)--In answer to our advance yesterday and the appearance of the American spinner as large buyer, Liverpool advanced some 1G points This advance was accepted as too good to hold, and those who expect lower prices were quick to supply the demand abroad. Thus Liverpool lost the greater portion of the improvement, but our market was at no time as weak as yesterday. When poor crop advces were received from central and southern Tex as, Alabama and the Atlantic states, a demand came from those who have been following the larger spot houses. There was also little more spinner buying. but not on the advance, because the spnners are impressed with the advice to wait although they have now the best profits in sight for several years. Tn the last two hours there was heavy buying, though 1t is not thought the larger n- terests are disturbed Unless, however, crop accounts become better 1t will be difficult to prevent the spinning and spec. ulatiye demand from increasing.
 Liverpool should come about 1415 points higher in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
GRAIN PRICES WERE
 WEAKER YESTERDAY
Fine Crop Weather Factor in Decline-Wheat 4 to
 34 Off at Close

Chicago. August 14.-Grain prices were weaker today. factor in the decline be- ing fine crop weather. Cash demand was negligible and stronger early, cables failed to hold the market. The close was generally steady on the lower levels with wheat |. to A off. Last trades left corn
 Is to 7s lower and oats ss to ls cent lower Provisions advanced with a good demand closing from five to 71s higher.
 Lack of buying was noticeable in wheat Cables largely based on un- promising European crop conditions were higher and were reflected in the early trading by upward prices. The uniformly favorable weather reports, coupled with lessened cash and export demand crowd- ed the figures down. The more distant force of the decline.
 Prices crept slightly away from the lower point in the last hour. The close was steady. September ranged between 93as and a24s, final figures being lower at 9s. December touched 93ss and s21s and finished 4s@A lower at s214@92ss.
 The wheat market was reflected in corn. an early advance being swallowed up later in a steady attack on prices all along the line.
 Repeated reports of ideal weather in the corn belt indicating vast improvement in the prospect helped along the decline. Country sales of both the old and new crop were larger and the eastern demand shrank somewhat. The close was steady. slightly removed from the bottom level. December travelled between 55ls and 535s. closinh a4@7s lower at 54a54is No. yell low was quoted at 77iad7S. Large re- ceipts and moderate demand gave a downward trend to oats prices. The close was firm and near to the lowest points.
 Outside limits for December were BPS and 32ls with last prices 1sG9s lower at 32A
 Provisions were active from the start with generous trading. Commission houses were busy buyers much of the time. A moderate run of live hogs at the packing centers at slightly advanced prices helped values. The close was strong October products finished; pork. s1s.1212 71h higher; lard. $1O.90, 7is up and ribs, $lo.s7lsta 1o90, 5q71s higher.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, August 14--Cotton fu- lures opened steady. unchanged to an advance of 1 point, compared with the close of yesterday. Cables were favor able. There were good weather reports from the belt counterbalancing the ca bles. Immediately after the call the trad Ing months were 1 to 8 points up, but short selling increased in volume being based to a large degree on good crop news from Texas. The market then declined. The forecast of unsettled and showery weather for the western half of the cotton zone also worked against prices. At the end of the first half hour of business prices were to points under yesterdays close.
 A private crop report on the condi- ton of the crop, showing moderate deterioration for the last month in place of the gain that many bears seemed to expect, caused a buying wave to de- velop and from the middle of the fore noon forward both sides bought in rather a large way. Offerings were all ab- sorbed and the market gradually &C., quired very steady tone. At midday the trading months were 10 to II points over the closing level of yesterdays quo tations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Coffee Market

New York, August 14.--Coffee futures opened steady at a decline of to IS points in sympathy with lower Eu- ropean cables and sold off during the day under local offerings in the ab- sence of any important support. Re- ports of seasonable weather In Bra gil and the failure of any further news to come in following recent cables re- porting unfayorably on the new crop outlook together with increasing re- oeipts and reports of slack trade. prob ably encouraged some of the selling. The close was steady at a net decline of IA to IS points. Sales 101 900 bags August, 12.33c; September, 12.3Sc, Octo- Der, 1245c; November, 12.51c; Decem- Der, 12.56c, January and February 12.5Sc; March, 12.63c; April, 1265c; May, 12.67e; June, 12.65c; July 12.G1c. Spot steady; Rio Is, 14Bc; Santos As, 17A c; mild quiet, Cordova, 16MI7%c Havre %@si francs lower. Hamburg sG11a lower. Rio 75 reis lower at s s100; Santos. 132 reis higher. As z 800; 7s I 200. Brazilian port receipts, 55,o00 against a holiday last year Jundiahy receipts. 45.000 agains. a holi- day. Today's Santos cable reported the market quiet and unchanged; Sac Panlo receipts, 54,000 against 49,000 yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
STEEL MAKES BEST
 PRICE IF THE YEAR Taking Day as a Whole Movement Largely in Un-
 important Issues

New York, August 14.-Taking today highest quotations as a basis the general average of prices in the stock exchange was the highest of the year. This was mainly due to the strength Of nunnoer of specialties of the semi-active ciass whose recent advances have peen pro portionately greater than those recoroeo by the speculative favorites.
 As matter of fact, however, many of the better known securities. including Steel. made best prices of the year to- day. while Union Pacific. Amalgamated Copper, smelting and other active is- sues were higher than at any period in several months. The activity and strength of the metal securities was concurrent with intimations that another advance in the prices of copper is about due. These reports gained from the .fiuctuation abroad where a better inquiry for copper is reported.
 Steei's rise, followed by the independ- ent steel companies, was naturally as- sociated with President Taft's message to Congress vetoing the steel bill
 Best prices were shaded slightly in the later dealings, when business after the recent manner of things on the exchange fell away materially. Fully one-third of the days large operations were trans acted in the hour when some 250000 shares changed hands. Taking the day as a whole the movement was largely in un- important issues, with some signs of liquidation in those stocks which recently made greater gains.
 London again operated extensively in this market, but purchases and sales were so evenly balanced as to leave the net result in doubt.
 Bonds were firm with a wide distribu- ton of business. Total sales, par value, $2,6S5.000.
 Government bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15

1c.15; dressed and butcher steers, s6qS 90; srockers, $406.50; Texas and Oklahoma steers, S45OdS25; cows and heifers, sSoO Q7.50.
 Hogs-Receipts, 64Oo; market steady. Pigs and lights, $7.4O@S.70; mixed and butchers, SS.5oqs.70; good heavy, $s.50aS.6 co.
 Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady. Muttons, $S75Qi75 lambs, $5.5oq72o stcckers, s2q3.50.
 Kansas City August 14.-Cattle-Re- celpts, 12,000. including 2700 southerns; best steady, active; others weak. Dressed beef and export steers, $S.6o@1o.40; fair to good, $6.75qS.50 southern steers, A754 75; southern cows, $3.55Q650 sHogs-Receipts, 5000; market steady to strong Bulk of sales $S.25qS.50; heavy. SS.2O@S. 30; packers and butchers, $S.40Q $50; lights. $s.15@s. .521s pigs, seer.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000 market steady. Lambs, s5.50d6.50; yearlings, $4Q475; wethers, $seOa425; ewes, s3.25q35O; stock CTS, $2.259350.
 Louisville. Ky. August 14.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 100; market slow. Range $2GS.5O.
 Hogs Receipts, 1900; market steady to Dc lower. Range, s45OdS.50.
 Sheep-Sheep and lamb receipts, 4oo; lambs, SEC down; sheep, 319c down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15

752d good middllng, 7.12d; middling, 6.72d low middling. 6.4Sd; good ordi- nary. 6.00d; ordinary, 5.52d. Sales, 5000 bales, of which 800 were for specula- tion and export and included 4600 American. No receipts.
 Futures opened firm and closed steady. August, 6.4214d; August Sep tember, 635d September October. 6.22hd; October November, G.171ad; Mo- vemb er December. G.12d; December January, 6J2d; January February. 612bd; February March, 6.t312d; March-April, 6.14hd; April May, 6.15hd; May-June, 61Shd; June-July. 6.16d; July August, 6.l5Ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 12he; nei receipts, 4s79; gross receipts 4S79 ship- ments. 43S3 sales. 4594; stock, 22,7S9.
 Augusta; Lower; middling, 12Ac; net receipts, 60; gross receipts, 123; ship ments, 623; sales, IA; stock, 1S,319. receipts, 65; gross receipts, Go; sales, 150; stock. 1927.
 St. Louis: Dull; middling, 12%c met receipts, 46; gross receipts, I'll; ship ments, 125; stock, 1858
 cincinnati: Net receipts. 227 gross receipts. 227; shipments, 27 stock, 22.- 622
 Little Rock Nominal rniddling, Pc; shipments, 76; stock. 34l9.
 Total today: Net receipts, 5217; gross receipts, 5471; shipments. 5234; sales, 47b8; stock 79956
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
COTTON ADVANCES
 r ID 20 POINTS
Market Firms Up on an Ac- tive Demand From
 Fresh Buyers

New York, August 14.-After losing part of yesterdays rally during today's early trading the cotton market firmed up on quite an active demand from shorts or fresh buyers. and closed firm at net advance of r to 20 points.
 The opening. was steady at unchanged prices to an advance of points In sym pathy with better cables than expected, but with the weather reported favorable over the greater part of the south and with many of yesterdays buyers consid- ering that the rally from the low point Of yesterday had been sufficient, prices soon weakened under realizing and renewal of bear pressure. Some Of the leading trade interests were sellers on the decline which soon carried prices off to a net loss of from Il to 15 points. At this level. however, the market received good support and it was rumored that domestic mills were buying contracts against their next seasons requirements only the breaks.
 At any rate prices rallied and during the middle of the day the market worked steadily higher, on covering of shorts and rather more confident demand from reactionists or fresh buyers.
 Realizing by early buyers for a turn checked the upward movement at S16l for December. or 22 points above the closing figures of yesterday. and fully half cent appoint above the low rec ords of yesterday morning, but only slight recessions occurred, and the market closed within point of the two of the best.
 Unfavorable private crop reports from the extreme southwest and from some points In the eastern belt were circulating during the day, and in connection with the talk that domestic mills were entering the market were supposed to have helped the advance.
 Some of the leading spot brokers were reported to have been sellers, but other trade interests were buyers. A private crop report made the condition 77.7 against 7s.6 on July 2o and the govern ment report of 76.5 as of July 20.
 New York, August 14.-Receipts, 401s bales, against 1214 last week and 7946 last year. Today's receipts at Galveston, 2so5, against 6s33 last year: at New Orleans, 375, against 369 last year, and at Houston, S7a against 6354 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Naval Stores

Savannah. August 14-Turpentine firm. 40Q41c: sales, 546; receipts, I'll; shipments. IA; stocks. 3a,746. Rosin firm; sales, 256l receipts, 3722; shipments. 971; stock, 117, z06. Quote, A, B, c, s6.30; D, s645; E, s6.50; r. s6.521aa6. .55; c, s6.55@6.511; H, s6.571za$6. 60; I, SC. 50; K, $6.S5@6. 95; M. s7@ 7.05; N, $7.20le7. 25; VIC. $7.5Oa7. .55; wv. $7 .So617. .S5.
 New Orleans, August 4.-Receipts, 4SS barrels rosin, PA barrels turpentine. Ex- ports: For Bocas Del Tero, Panama. 50 barrels rosin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
MISS BENTON DROWNS
 ON FISHING TRIP

Mansfield, August 14.--Miss Mabel Ben ton, daughter of Rev. Bruce Benton of Colfax La. while on fishing excursion at Rives Wilcox club house near How ards Point. wac arnr-nf Miss Bentons father Is now on visit in North Carolina rre daughter of Representative A. M Rives. of DeSoto parish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
BONDS
Treasury Statement

Washington, August 14-With the be- ginning of business today conditions of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices s9434S225. In banks and Philippine treasury, $35,6 ,22S9. Total of the general fund, s160, ,5SS, ,647. Re- ceipts yesterday, $1,90O,112. Disbursements yesterday, s2,6S5. 267. Deficit to date for fiscal year, s1,340,792 as against a deficit of s22.2O6,71S last year.
 Figures do not include public debt and Panama canal transactions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
St, Louis Produce

St. Louis August 14-F1our, steady. Hay, steady; timothy. l2Q1sc; prairie, 11dl6c.
 Whisky, s1.40.
 Iron cotton ties, S4c.
 Bagging, 10 1-6c.
 Hemp twine. 7Iac.
 Pork unchanged; jobbing. s1650. Lard unchanged; prime steam, 0.321a00 10.42l..
 Dry salt meats. unchanged; boxed ex- tra shorts. lie; clear ribs, He; snort clears, 11Ac
 Bacon, unchanged: boxed extra short, 12c; clear ribs, 12c: short clears 12Ac. Receipts: flour. 10,000; wheat, 2l7,000; corn, 39000: oats, es ,00O
 Shipments: flour. 17,OOO: wheat, 3l2,oOO; corn, 40,00o; oats, 71,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August 14-Cotton seed oil was frmer on covering of shorts. the advance in cotton and lard and specula- tive buying and support from local deal CTS. Closing prices were to 13 points net higher Sales, 11,60O barrels. Au- gust. 6.4lQ843e; September. 646Q6.fc; Oc- tober, 6.47G6 4sc; November, 6N@6.2 28c December 619q6.20c. Prime crude, new. 5.27c prime summer yellow, 6.3616.5oc 1; prime winter yellow and summer white. 6.50c bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Beef Going Up

Chicago, August H.-Steers reached the highest prices ever paid on the Chicago exchange today when a load of Indiana fed Herefords sold at s1o.5O hundred. A number of sreets were sold for $l0 or better. This class of stock is now at the highest level ever reached here. Sell CTS are of the opinion that the prime steers will reach s11 before there is any check.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
New Orleans Rice

New Orleans, August 14.-Trading In the local rice market today was con fined largely to the clean cereal. Re- ceipts Rough. 512; clean. none; mil lers. none. Sales: Rough. Honduras, Al sacks at 4.35c; Japan, none Clean, Honduras, 47s5 at 3Ac; Japan. T30 at 3.75M4c. Quotations: Rough, Hondu- ras, 4.20@4.35c; Japan nominal Clean, Honduras, 4s4d5s4c; Japan. 4a4la.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Flour and Foodstuffs

Self raising flour, ss; Tennessee flour. s 25 Indiana flour, s570; Idaho flour. S. 25: Michigan flour, s6.65; bolted meal, per se 1b, H.95; No. corn, per busheI. sSc; pure wheat shorts. ss3; pure wheat bran. s28; C. s. hulls. per ton sio, 50; primo c. meal, per ton, s29; C. S. feed meal, per ton, s2s; No. timothy hay, per ton SPA; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. s21@22; corn chops, per 100 1b. sack, sl.S5; alfalfa hay. per ton. s2s. Johnson grass, per ton. s16QI7; mixed feed. per ton, $36d37; oats 56c bushel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Creamery Products

Country butter, 15 c zoe: fresh cream cry butter. 2shc; process butter. Pie, daisy cheese, 17hc; imported Swiss cheese, s2c; German brick cheese. 20c; limburger cheese, 19c imported ronue- fort, 37c; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen
 45c: Pimcnto cheese, per dozen, $1.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady.
 Rye-No 2. roc
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 4O94Sc; fair to choice mailing, 60a70e.
 Timothy Seed-$6
 Clover Seed-$l0Q15.
 Mess Pork-$lSa1S.12
 Lard--In tierces, s10.s0.
 Short Ribs--Loose, s10,S7R.
 Butter-Firm; creameries, 2a24c dairies, 21a23c.
 Eggs-Firm receipts, 9231 cases; at mark. cases included Ordinary firsts, l514 015lke; firsts. 14Ac.
 Cheese-Firm. Daisies 154@1511c: Twins, 14Aa15c; Young Americas, 15hQ15%c Long Horns, 151k615s4c.
 Potatoes Easy; receipts, 30 cars; Min nesota. 70c; Illinois, CSC; Kansas Missouri 73Q15c: Jersey s9d92c.
 Poultry--Live firm; turkeys, 12c; chick ems. 13c; springs, 16c.
 Veal--Firm, 9m13c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
New York Money

New York, August 1i.-Prime mercantile paper at 5a6 per cent Sterling exchange in bankers bills, $4.S4.50 for GO day bills and $!S570 for demand. Commercial bills, siS3as. Bar silver, s1%c; Mexican dollars, 4Scs Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds, firm. Money on call steady, 2iaQ 27acs Ruling rate, 27sc. Closing bid 21ac offered, 2s4c Time loans easy so days a1gd2ssc, 90 days. 4c; six months, 4ss@4s4 Ter ctnt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Tennessee Road Sold

Nashville August 1l-fn conformity with an order of the federal court the Overton county railroad, 19 miles, a line running from Algood to Livingston. Ten nessee was sold at the latter place yes- terday for $2s5,0o0 on judgment proceed ings. Thomas FItzsimmons of Chicago said to represent bondholders was the purchaser. the price being s50,090.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 14.-wheat; Cash. No. ? hard. ss@91c; No. ? red, 971s 0991sc. Corn: No. mixed, 75W Tee; No. white. 77h Q7sc. Oats: No. 2 white, s4h e 35c: No. mixed, 34' O S5c. Close: Wheat, September, Sic; December. s6&c; May s0@9sc. Corn: September. 6sh @69Ac; December, 51c; May. 511s @51Ac. Oats: September. 32Ae; December, 329c.
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New Orleans, August 14.-Spot cotton steady, 1sc down: middling. II 13-16c. Sales On the spot. 20 bales To arrive none. Low ordinary, sac: ordinary. 9 1-16c: good ordinary. 101xc strict good ordinary. 105ac: low middling. II 3-16c; strict low middling, Il s-1sc; good middling. II 15-6c; strict 12 1-16c: good middling. 12 5-16c . strict good middling, 121sc; middling fair, 12 13-16c; middling fair to fair, 13 3-16c fair. 13 9-1sc; receipts. 375; stock. 2o,415.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard. 12Ssc; compound, 97sc D. s. short ribs. 12.55c; rib bellies. 12.9O: ham butts l6c; Boston butts. 15c; pork loins, 17c :. spare ribs, 1olzc; breakfast tacon, 201p 2Sc: smoked bacon. 15c; regular ham. 161sc; skinned ham, 1SAc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-15
Dry Goods

New York, August 1.-The cotton goods markets at first hands were quiet with softening tendency in print cloth yarn constructions. Re- tailers are applying themselves steadily in jobbers' stock Dress goods buying and knit goods are active.