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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
St. Louis Produce

St Louis, July 13.--E1our firm. Hay steady: timothy. slSa24; prairie. $l3nN, Whisky, S1.40. Iron cotton ties, Sic. Bag
 gng, 9Ssc. Hemp twine, 92sc Hemp twine 7iac. Pork lower; jobbing, Sl6-25. Lard lower; prime steam, s9.l7l4ai9 STE. Dry salt meats unchanged: boxed extra short, 10hsc; clear ribs. 10sse; short clears. 105sc. Bacon unchanged; boxed extra short 11esc clear ribS i1ssc; short clears, 1l7sc. Receipts: Flour 57oO wheat, 49,00O; corn, 600; oats. 44,00o. Shipments: Flour
 4so0; wheat, 14,O00; corn, 22,o00; oats, 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. July 1S.-cash wheat: No. 2 hard, 951sc@1o0: No. red s1O0 M1.01. Corn: Mixed, 79c: No white s3 tac. Oats: No. ? white, 46 q 47c; No. mixed, 411aa421ac. Close: Wheat July. 95 ssc; September. 9sisc. Decem- Der, a6%c Corn: July 7sRc; Septem- ber. STA mS7ac; December. 56Ac. Oats: July, 4ac; September. 45ke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14

VCUfftOtcu 1JOubIHH
 Apples, new, Der bushel, $1. 50Qt2; peaches. Georgia, per crate, s2; plums, Georgia, per crate S2. oranges, California, per box, $3.50di9.75. lemons, Imp. per box. s4s0 u5 cabbage. per crate. g.: onions, Texas. percrate. Sl.50; Irish potatoes. per busheI. $l. l.25Q140 snap beans, per bushel, Sl. .25aD l50: tomatoes. Florida, per crate, $2 5o6o 3; cantaloupes, Georgia, g.. 50u3: pine apes, Florida. per crate, $2 50Gl3: water melons, 20d35c; lines. per hundred, st: hanas. per bunch. $l.25d1. 50; blackber- ries. per crate. @qp2.50; hnckleberries, per crate, B. sweet potatoes, $2 ,25 per hamper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Uubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. July 13.-tspecial.)-iive pool advices were unexpectedly good. but despite this profit taking on heavy selling by the bull element brought reaction. Trading was local. Conflicting reports ahont the crop cause some perplexity.
 Rradstreet says the rains were helpful. Where local contention has differed, the market is sensitive. Reports of good trade continue and Fall River Is unable tn slnnlY the summer demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, July 13.-Wheat: Spot No 2 red. western winter, steady, ss I'd; No. 2 Manitoba, Ss Fad; No 3 Manitoba. 7s lid. Futures firm; July, Is 634d; October. 7s 3hd; December, IS 2l4d. Spot corn steady; American mixed. old. Gs 1likd: new Amer ioan. kiln dried. 6s 10d Futures strong; July, 4s Had; September Is 97sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Naval Stores

Savannah. July 13.-Turpentine, firm; 43i2c sales. 112s; receipts. 1912; shipments, 99: stock, 90, 367.
 Rosin firm; sales aSS; receipts. 3i55: shipments, 3s7. stock. 3i.3sl. Quite: B. s6 o5qi6l 10: D. so: r., s6. 7Va6.75: r, c, II. 695: [. s6 .g5a6. .s7lz: K. S.O5: M, s725; N, s7 4o; we. s7.50; wv. x.G0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
The Power of Beauty

From the Cleveland PIaIn Dealer. The man looked at the costume. The wearer was nothing to him.
 The costume seemed appalling.
 It was tight and hampering and un- graceful and stroeious.
 The man sneered under his breath and what he said was uncharitable.
 He walked little faster.
 Then something prompted him 10 look again.
 This time he saw the girl,
 And then he forgot the costume,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Flour and Foodstnffs

Self raising flour, s6.4J Nellie King -four. Der barrel, s5l5. bolted meal. Der so 10. sack sI 90; No 2 corn, Der pushed kiln dried ,io- pure wheat shorts. ssi; pure wheat bran. so; c. s. hulls. Der lon, .lO. prime C. 8. meal per ton. s3O C. $. feed meal, per ton, s26: No. l timothy hay. Der ion. ,Zs. mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. s22: corn chops, per 100 pound sack, &: white oats, 65c; alfalfa hay. s2i. Johnson grass. si6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
French Exchange

Paris, July 13.-Three per cent rentes 92 francs. 3D centimes for the account Exchange on London 25 francs, 24 centimes for checks.
 Private rate of discount 2at per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
COnsols for Money

London, July 13.-Consols for money 75ss consols for account. 73l.; bar silver. steady. 2Ia.; money 2l4d2ia per cent short and three months bills, 3 per cent.
 Illinois Central. 131. Louisville and Nash vile l61iz Southern railway 293s, South ern railway preferred 7s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14

their commitments by about sl7, 300, coo The quick recovery made by the banks in the matter of cash Is sufficient explanation as to why rates for money did not reach higher figures last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Dry Goods

New York. July l3-Cotton goods mar kets closed the week very firm and with a promise of broader activity in the near future The net earnings of the H. E. e1afin company for the first half year were s5GOOO in excess of the showing of the corresponding half year of 1911. Lih- ems are very strong and burlaps Tor quick use are firm. Knit goods have been bought more llberally this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
St. Louis Grain

St Louis. July 13.--Cash wheat: No. ? red. old, s1.12is @t,15; new. s1.07m 1.10: No. ? hard, new. $1.64. Corn: No. 2, 17hc; No. 2 white, 8l 12c. Oats: No. ?. old 44c; new. Al hc; No. 2 white, 47 F 13Sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meats
by ArEnonr < Col
fCnrrectee

(Correctec by Arnaonr 4 Co,
 Lard, l2isc; compound. 97se; D, $. short. ribs. le 3oc rib bellies, F 55c. ham butts, f3hc; Boston butts. l4c: pork lolns. l5e. spare rlbs. lie: breakfast bacon. 20m22e Star Res ham. lec; Star skinned ham. l7Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
German Exchaure

Berlin. July 13.-Exchange on London 20 marks, sh pigs for checks
 Money, 3 per cent.
 Private rate of discount, sss per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Weekly Review of Cotton

New Orleans July l3.-The net results of the weeks trading In cotton were an advance of 25 to g points.on futures. The high prices were made on Fr.Gay and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Poultry and Eggs ,rrccfaI by (.arraff A TJfnst
(Corrected

Hens, 35450c; live per pound l2c: large fryers. 22i1c. medium flyers, -0c per pound small 2nc per pound. ducks. 800 4oc eacn; guineas. z5c: roo.t- CTS, soc each; geese. 409soc. live tur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Coffee ard Sugar

Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & Frank
 lin.
 Coffee: Arcbuees. s23 % per 100 pounds. Luzanne 27e pound. Sugar: Standard granulated. Poe pound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
TEN DAY EXCURSIONS

ti5.0 round trip to Atlantic Beach. Fla, St. simons. Cumberland Islands and Ty- bee, Ga. On sale on Saturdays via South ern railway. Convenient schedules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City. July 13.-Recepts: Wheat S3 900; corn. 13,000: oats, 3OO0 Shipments Wheat, 37000; corn. 37G0; oats, none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Metal Market

New York, July 13.-Metal, quiet; prac- tically nominal Lake copper, 17m17hc; electrolytic. 16s4M17c; casting. 161ac.
 Iron. unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New orleans, July is-spot cotton closed firm; middling unchanged. Be Sales 3: to arrive, 2i.
 Low ordinary, 5 ,-l6c nominal ordi- nary l0l.e good ordinary, II l1-l6c; strict good ordinary. F l-l6ci low middline l29sc; strict low middling. l2&4c; middlins l3c: strict mlddling, lSile: good middling l3lzc; strict good middliug IS 1l-lGc; mid ding fair 1Ic midding fair to fair, 1I3sc: fair. 14s4c. Receipts, 6; stock, S5,256
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Fruits and Produce

keys, 15ai6e; eggs, fresh. 17qlSc; country butter. 15u20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Holidays on the Breezy Atlantic

There's comfort, pleasure and absolute rest aboard ship. The ocean breezes are inyigorating and { healthful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
Cotton Seed Oil

New Orl-ans. July ia.The cotton seed oil market Was weak today under i- creased selling pressure iu old crop months through commission houses ow- ing io inc dull spot trade and increased on Teiins. of new crop crude. closing Ja 10 points net lower. July. . tsfIv. 1yc; Att- gust. G.6yg6. sle; S-ptember. sln5.S2c: Oc- tober. o7ln5. .sc; November. 6. .2.,n8 ysc Prime crude nominal: prime crude sum mer yellow s.5Dns.sic prime winter vel low. G.@.a7 .59c; prime summer white, 75m 7, 55c.
 New Orleans, July l3.-cotton seed oil prime refined in barrels. per pound ,15c: choice meal. per cent ammonial. per long ton, s2s. choice cake. per cent am monial. per long ton, s27.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the d;
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
FARMING FOR PROFIT.

Advancement may seem slow indeed the present generation but i is not impossible make farmin. pay in Alaska. The drawback speedy sett- ling up of the country is the limited and eXorbi ant transportation IL is estimated that the Fairbanks district alone pays $l00,0o0 annually for potaoes, nearly half of which goes to the trans portation companies. This industry would give one hundred farmers each thousand dollars a year al present prices. And much If this money remain r the country for further development The present prices. however, will always prevail it is safe to say that pota.oes will seldom fall below five cents while the native product is insufficient the home consumption. And with liberal application cf fertl- zr ten ons 10 the easily be produced which would mean $1.O00 acre
 The hay crop is becoming another source revenue 10 the prosperous farmers. and is nly matter of time in my opinion. when the settlers will supply the market with and barley hay the place of the 1000 tons of timothy hay shipped annually Seattle
 IL will be many years Def the farmer can at. tempt 10 supply the grain trade. better af- ford sell his grain in the straw Grain hay usually sells for s5o $60 a and but very little has as yet been offered for sale.
 Such land has been referred elsewhere in this report under the heading of Potato culture will produce tW- CT three tons of hay per without using yiliaers Poorer lands will as properly ferti'- iaed, faowed and well By poorer land is rolling land northern exposure ard
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
FORAGE.

The feed question is the perple king pr bls m tn the early settler in In erior Alaska On account of the thick growth of timber and heavy blanket of moss clearing and retaining the land very slow and ex- pensiye.
 Imported feed thay and oats) usually sells in Fair banks at 5000 and regret o hav5 to chalpu.e the many reports that continually creeping into our eastern papers, magazines other current literature calling the publics attention the supposed vast areas of meadow and grazing lands in the Panama valley and which calling forth imumerable ters of inquiry II s true that travellers often small meadows and short stretches of good grazing Bu. Hhen We consider the great area mprised in the Panama valley We lose sigh of the few scattering grass spots venture 10 say tha- not dozen of the 2oo homes aders in the valley wild hay enough on their home. stoads to winter team. Nearly all homesteads how ever. do afford grazing four or five mon hs in the year Considerable grazing land may be found near the headWaers of the Panama also occasionally small areas found the hills above timber line ard where forest fires have devastated the timber grass usually springs up in abundance until choked out by nsW growth timber and moss
 While few f he prosperous settlers have cleared up enough land their own feed and some 10 sell. the majority homesteadors do not have stock all but hire their neighbor to blow small and they finish yaon by hand and others dog te their whole time cutting wood for a living
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
$200.00 per acre.

If you will take notice this is exactly covered from the sale of the first crop leaving the whole the second crop profit which was worth $500 % per at digging time making profit of $300.Oo per year and above the clearing for the first crops and in addition this, culls each year worth something fer seed and feed.
 It goes without saying that the above yields can be han doubled by using fertilizers in liberal proportions
 To prospective settlers I will say that markets somewhat limited and should be carefully inves with regard supply and demand before incur
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
Report Ot Work Done Qt United States Experi- mental Station dt FQHbQnks DzzrinQ 1917

- HE MOST enlightening commentary on the possi- |nl bilities of the Fairbanks district from the agri
 cultural standpoint is furnished by the following
 report of the work the Fairbanks United States experiment station for the of 1911 This report furnished by Superintendent J. w. Neal at the request of the Fairbanks Commercial club It was follows
 Report of work the Fairbanks United States ex pertinent station for the of 1911.
 By J. W. Neal. Superintendent.
 The plans formerly outlined the Fairbanks station have been changed in measure. dropping the small plat experiment and plant breeding work with view applying entire energies to that of more general farming and further improvement of the station
 The purpose of this ruling is demonstrate the possibility of farming for profit Alaska And while our patrons perchance may observe some glowing re- suits. it behooyes dwell the trade conditions of new country ard limited market
 Since cur last report have cleared 23 acres of land. 212 being cleared cary May planted to potatoes. The station has g acres cleared 1o of which is already under cultivation.
 The barn has been extended feet and he pro- posed 16X6o leano shed added to the building The cottage and greenhouse has been painted with green stain and materials in store for painting the and other outbuldngs venetian red. A cellar has been built the bill the rear of the old black smith shop with through the shop building The cellar r. feet wide extends fee into the hill having an foot ceiling. A track laid from platform in front of the the back end of the cellar and small fla used when handling the root crops. With good heating in the en- day in the ccldest weather.
 A blacksmith shop and tool house has been built and considerable fencing including board fence around the barnyard.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

i"s Hs great expense think it safe t however. that about 70 homesteaders growing potatoes in the vicinity of Fairbanks producing probably 900 crates, or less than 9 per cent of the amount consumed annually
 The station potato this year aggregates tons which will probably lose onesxth sorting and grad ing This will still leave 25 tons of marketable DO. tatoes which should sell for or cents a pound to- ward the latter part cf the winter Reserving crates for seed the crop from acres should bring s4 0oo this year
 Other root crops and also cabbage have made enor nous profits when figured into acres But the several marke. garden and greenhouse keepers about Falrbanks often find difficult all they raise of such crops. These crops. such as rutabagas carrots, etc. usually sell cent pound while cabbage ranges from 10 20 cents pound usually And l have statement from gardener who claims to have sold sixteen of cabbage from a half acre in 1910.
 very limited amount of tomatoes are in demand every fall al p pound These wi h care can be grown in the open garden by starting glass and covering the vines with an awning of some kind when there is danger of frost
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The Wa heH conditions behave very peculiarly in comparing year with another Last 091G) was quite favorable to wing crops during the early season changing the other extreme about mid-sum- mcr and continued cold with frequent showers and killing frosts through the remainder of the while his season almost the opp site. This opened little later all usual and continued cold and with little sunshine unl June l. when She weather suddenly turned warm ard dry with unusual of sun shine These condi ions prevailed until well into Aug us with tie exception of three light frosts in the low lands late in July and early in August. CoG rainy weather set in late ill August which made i very difficult finish curing and storing the hay crop. Several light frosts occurred in the low lands during las week of August and the Bis August potatoes and other tender plants killed all valley. The temperature fell to 2S F at the station, and
 W 20 F al Fairbanks and he low lands. An. other peculiar feature of the weather this is thar all of September passed with little frost the station. and the ground did freeze to stop blowing before the 20th of October.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
POTATO CULTURE.

In former years potato culture has been greatly discouraged in this country with the idea that firm and mealy potato could be raised so shcrt but with the proper selection of seed soil and
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

good cultivation the potato has become the principal crp of the country soil of southern exposure should be selected for potato growing and it is well select
 land that has been timbered with that shed their leaves such as birch quakenasp The hill sides drain off quickly from the melting and the ground is warmer than level land The annual crop of
 leaves from these deciduous many years have enriched the sCil much that when is broken up and worked down to the proper fineness makes dark loose and loamy soil very friable in texture
 For best results fall blow potato ground and after discing it well in the spring re-plow it and then disc and harrow ii until it is like we'll prepared garden We plant the tubers rows feet in the row covering them from ? inches deep And after cultivating them twice then ridge them up about three inches deeper with a homemade shovel blow. The shovel is short. very broad and by running it in the middle between il makes good ridge of dirt over the growing tubers This ridging acts as sort of mulching and also makes the soil warmer about the roots of the plants which induces more rapid growth Several varieties grown in small It's this year under the above conditions on year old ground which has been cropped every year without fertilizers of any kind. No data kept ex- tepung the dates of planting. digging the yield which has been carefully figured from hundred too' rows to acre lots for mcre easy comparison.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
VEGETABLES.

Fr m the greenhouse We had the first tomatoes June l.: strawberries, June 9; cucumbers June 29; also let uce and young onions from May 1. Twenty vines and , hills of cucumbers from a green house 12X20 furnished abundance of tomatoes and cumEerS for family throughout the and gave 5o p-unds of ripe tomatoes in addition l5 pounds of at the close of the which preserved for Win
 Tomatoes started under glass and out in the open garden early in June made excellent growth and bore fair crop of tomatoes which had just started to ripen when the vines killed by the heavy r st of August 31. number of the vines bore 10 to F pounds and none less han pounds. 75 per of the from these from 10 6 ounces in weight
 Cabbage from government seed marked Early Jer sey Wakefield made from s to 12 pound heads. Our Cauliflower fine be grown in any try. Turnips ruabagas, rhubarb, horseradsh
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

Three of Eureka Early Ohio and Gold Coin averaged six ons per acre all the field ond year urfertlized ground Allowing onesixth fer loss in sorting and grading would leave five marketable potatoes per which worth pound at digging time this year, $60000 per This sana three produced of marketable poa.oes per last year which sold in March at 9 cents pound, bringing 5000 the first bre aking. A heavy timber had been cut from this ground years before it cleared 0 the stumps.
 In carefully estimating the of clearing and putting re land in fit condition for he first planting would say it cost exceed $20o00 per In es.ima irg the cost of the two crops allowing pound seed 8 50 a day labor, it will not exceed these figures, which include the clearing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-15

o bull ring. has there been a bull
thar had snch " fighting spirit. Hp
waded right in a. sOon as he entered,
made a dash for the horses. and COW
cred his lrongs into the chest Of one.
lifting him from the ground and
knocking the picadOr against tine
fence. The horse vas badly disabled.
and just aS he VI beng Tea from
the ring The bun. a. though DC would
assist him as his exit. attacked him
from the rear. and shot 4 v0lley oi
bone into his rear quarters that near
i'm boosted him over the fence. This
bull was a coTker. aud the fighters
had their hands full I'M keeping clear
of his sleep producers Once. when
Guerrilla Was PLAYING the bun with
his capa. the animal rushed him,
knocked him down. and was doing
his best Nd hang him on his buffers,
hnt the timely Interference 81 the
other fighters sawed him.
Berrinches. in his usual show 81
bravery. marched his -teed toward
the bun. and when he charged. sue
cessfully held him on. Both Veia
and Guerrilla took desperate chances
with this bovine gentleman. once
when Guerrilla was about To place
The sword. the bull unexpectedly
charged him. and Guerrilla scamper-
ga for the fence and just did escape
being punetured.
Guerrilla after several unsuccessful
attempts. finally succeeded In bury
iuE the sw0rc 10 the hiit This
thrust. while good. was not fatal. and
after the fighters had tried throwing
their canas from one side 90 another
TIE bun vs. finally dispatched hy
driving the sword nt0 his brain.
Nothing occurred IN tie third fight
worth relating. excepting that The
bun lifted one 81 the horses high IN
to the air.. and threw the rider ON
the other side OF the fence.
The bun in the fourth fight added
10 the reputation OF the Guaname-
as horse %destroyers and had Der
rinches and biz c0mpadrc ON The
ground most Of the time. Guerr-i
gave the SPECTATORS another heart
thrill. when the bun rushed upon
him. and knocked him down For
an instant ia looked a. IL he might he
torn to shreds. bnt the timely arrival
Of his companions saved him from
injury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-15

Fr. Worth. Tex. Jan if-Dr Jno.
Al. Rice. Pastor of tile First Method
ist Church OF this city has accepted
an invitation ID lecture during the
mon " of August before tho National
Chantauqua sccic-y AZ Chautauqua.
y. N.
This IN the first instance on &C.
cord where a Southern pastor has
been invited D the platform 0f this
assembly md "a invitation Is a dis
finct compliment ~ Dr. Rice. a. we'll
KS a rerognitian XII southern ability
hy the Chantauqua Societv.
Dr Rio. anne to this city from
New Orleans and M one Oh the strong
est men tn Southern Methodism
A bad road N tne death Or trade
and the sooner il ends the better.
The value VI farm land and the
Hyieni and character of production
thereon are Influenced largely by the
condition WI THE public roads.