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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, 10 3-16c; net receipts, 9474; gross receipts, 9474. sales, 266; stock, 407,gl2; exports to conti- nent S6l9 coastwise, 994
 New Orleans: Middlng. 10 7-16c; net receipts, 4764; gross receipts, 4914; sales, Britain. 13,Ooo; to continent. 12,361; coast wise, 1137.
 Mobile: Net receipts. 2121; gross re- ceipts, 2121; stock, S1,269; exports to Great Britain. 5993; coastwise 159.
 Savannah: Quiet; mIddling. 10hc; net receipts, 79i0; gross receipts. 79l0; sales, 2Soo. stock 257146; exports coastwise, 5i5.
 Charleston Steady; middlng. 1Ohc; net receipts. i12; gross receipts, 412; stock, 56,245
 Wilmington: Quiet; middllng, 10i4c; net receipts, 1869; gross receipts, 1869; stock, 29, ,035
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 102sc: net receipts, S041 gross receipts. 3041; sales. CPS; stock, 55,177; exports coastwlse, 1870. Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 1ossc: stock, 12,15l. New York; Quiet: middling, 10 4Oc i; gross receipts, 4174; sales, 110; stock, 175,- 755 exports coastwise, 134s. Boston: Quiet; middlng, 1o40c; net re- cepts, 260; gross receipts, 1920. stock, H. G62
 Philadelphia: Steady; midding, 1o65c; gross receipts. 50 stock. 3s10 Brunswick; Stock. 3i7o. Gulfport Stock, 1s,545.
 ., Texas City: Net receipts, 1924 gross re- ceipts, 1924 stock. 39,16S. Jacksonville: Net receipts, SO; gross re- ceipts, so; exports coastwise, So.
 Total today at all ports: Net, 31,5S5 exports to Great Britain, 1s,993; to conti- nent. 20,980; stock, 1,449,9So.
 Consolidated. at all ports: Net. 31,5s5; exports to Great Britain. 1s,993; to con tinent, 20 9s0.
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, 9,S3S973 exports to Great Britain, 3,os6.5S7: to France, 9ls,31; to continent 3,225, ,71G; to Japan, 257,434; to Mexico, 49SS
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New York. February 2f-(Special) )-Eng- land is Respondent over the industrial out look as a result of the threatened coal strike, and we are not surprised at the decline in Liverpool today.
 Our market after an easier opening on tho liquidation of an interest in March and May steadily improved to the close on the idea that the present rainy weather in the south was so retarding the progress of the preparations for the new crop that all of the factors which have appeared from this enormous crop have lost their influence on priees
 It is well to know, however, that the receipts of Egyptian cotton at Alexandria this week were double those of last sea- son. Evidently both that crop, as we'll as the India crop, arc turning out better than expected. a3sAN
 Our market looks for decided improve- ment in Liverpool on Monday, as they think the coal strike will be settled.
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Clearing House Statement

New York. February o4-The statement of the clearing house banks for five days shows that the banks hold s29,373,35O re- serve in excess of legal requirements. This is decrease of $6.051, 600 in the pro- portionate cash reserve as compared with last week. otAa
 The statement follows; f
 Daily Avera ge-Loans s2025,S64,000, in- crease $6123,000; specie $376, 093, ,0e0, de- crease $5,741 900: legal tenders $S5. 900, decrease s6o1 GOO; net deposits s1.s9s05S ,0o0, Increase s446,000; circulation S51 ,099. .000 in crease s366,000. Banks cash reserve in vaults, $3ss, ,395 ,000; trust companies, cash deserve in vault s63577.000; aggregate cash reserve $46l 972.000; excess lawful reserve t29,373, $50; decrease $6.051,6 500; trust com panies' reserve with clearing house mem- bers carrying 20 per cent cash reserve $61 ,S43, GOO.
 Actual Condition-Loans 2.201. .7a6. 900. in crease 8 6sS 0O0 specie $373, ,525, 900, decrease ss,9i7000; legal tenders ss6,5s3,0o0, increase s550,O00: net deposits s1s9SssS.o 900. decrease Ss27, 600; circulation S51.15400o, decrease s245.OOo. Banks cash reserve in vault $397 ,56i GOO; trust companies cash reserve in vault $62. .544O00: aggregate cash re- serve s460, ,108, 900. Excess lawful reserve $2S 199, 200, decrease sS.003.750 Trust com panies' reserve with clearing house mem bers carrying 25 per cent cash reserve $62,147,000.
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not report ing to the New York Clearing House Loans $606, 753,700, decrease s74s,600; spe- cie $63, ,75s, GOO, increase $309,600: legal ten der s11.062, coo decrease s27609; total de- posits $717, ,032, 100. increase s1,274,200.
 New York, February 24-The Financier will say:
 No changes of importance were to be noted in the statement of New York clearing house for week ending February 24. The only feature having bearing on the current outlook was a decrease of $S.s67,0oO in. cash, this having been brought about through payments by the banks to the sub-treasury.
 Loans showed slight increase of s2 eSs,- GOO and deposits fell ss27 600. The loss in cash was reflected directly in a decrease of $s,0o3,750 in excess reserve the present surplus above the required 20 per cent minimum standing at s2S, S,1s9,200. The sep arate statement of trust companies also was unimportant so far as changes were concerned The figures quoted above are from the actual condition report of Sat urday
 In the statement based on averages loans increased over ss.Q0oc0o. The loss
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, February. 24.-(Special)- The local produce market was well sup piled with vegetables today with the ex- ceItIon of parsley, which was not to be had. new lot of. potatoes and fother vegetables replenished the supply of Fri day, and they were all of good quality Grapefruit was at higher figure to- day than it has been this week. having ad- vanccd to $5s5O a box. Local dealers claim that they will not be able to handle grape fruit unless the prices drop.
 Eggs continued today at 25c a dozen. with the promise from merchants that the price would be lower next week. On the whole the local market was good today, with the exception that prices on all vege- tables were high and beyond the reach of the average housewife.
 Spinach, string beans new potatoes. eel cry, bell peppers and other vegetables were in evidence.
 The local cotton market was quiet and steady: strict middling sold at 1oAc and middling at 10c.
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Fruits and Produce
(Corrected by Douglas Bros.y

Corrected by Douglas Bros.y
 Apples fancy northern. per bbl.. $4d5. .Eo: bulk, $2.75Q3. Cabbage. Danish, Sc lb, Cabbage, new. Florida, s3.75 per crate. Lemons: Fancy, per box. s5qs55O. Lines: Imported. s1. Pineapples: s2.75Q3 per crate. Irish potatoes: Per bushel. s1 40. Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams, per bush- CT, 110. Rutabagas: Canadian, h.. 20. Onions: Red Globe, per h.. 41hc; Spanish. per crate. s1.65. Celery: Color ado. per crate, s7; per dozen punches. sl.25. oranges, Florida, s3a3.25 Cranber- ries. per box. s2.75Q3; per bbl.. S11. Grape fruit, Florida. A.50 box. Seed Potatoes, Irish: Early Rose, s1 40 bushel; Irish Cob bier. s1.45 bushel; Tennessee Triumph, S1 40 bushel. Red onion sets, $2.25 bushal: yellow onion sets s2 bushel; white onion sets, s2.45 busheL
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receipts. 17s9; gross receipts, 266o; ship ments. 7235; sales. 1750: stock, 12o,693.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 10isc. net re- ceipts 2S4 gross receipts, 1459; shipments, 1916; sales, 300; stock, 26334.
 Cincinnat: Net receipts. 17s5; gross re- oeipts, 17S5; shipments. S11; stock. 13997
 Little Rock: Quiet middling, 10i4c; net receipts, 11O: gross receipts, 1720; ship ments. 1888; stock. 30,i5S.
 Total today: Net receipts, 12966; gross receipts, 15,2i5; shipments, 17l5S; sales, 30S2; stock, 395,SS5.
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Weekly Naval Stores

Savannah, February 24.-Turpentine heavy; receipts moderate; demand in- different on week; prices tended low CT; close 46Ac, g. net decline of A C.
 Nothing doing on last day holders re- fusing bids 46c in small lots. Week sales were 630 casks. Receipts 993 casks, against 6SS last year. Shipments 1146 casks, all domestic. During the week stocks decreased 15S casks. Resin steady with only slight changes in prices. Pales were inclined to firm ness. Lower grades averaged g. shade lower. Sales. 5446 barrels receipts 6752 barrels; shipments 4177 barrels. all do- mestic. During the week stock in- creased 2575 barrels.
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day last year. Jundiahy receipts 5000. Brazilian exchange on London 1-64th pfen- mig higher at 16 13-64d. Rain was reported in all districts of Sac Paulo. New York warehouse deliveries yesterday 12,S2J against 9701 last year.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio, No. :, 14Ac; Santos. No. A. 155se; Mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 15laG171ac nominal.
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Bonds aAl
Money on Call

New York, February 24.-Money on call unchanged; time loans stronger; 60 days, 2s4 per cent; 90 days, per cent six months. 3i44415 per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, S1a@4 per cent: sterling exchange easy, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at S4.S4.30 for 50 days and at S4.S725 for demand; commercial bills S4.S31a; bar silver, 5S1ac; Mexican dol lars. 47c; government bonds steady; rail- road boflds steady.
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Metal Market

New York, February 24.-Metals were dull today and practically unchanged in the absence of cablegrams. Copper firm lake, 1i1s@14a4c; electrolytic, 14ssc; cast ing, 137s014Bc.
 Tin-$42. 9Dd43.10.
 Lead-s4q410; spelter, $6.50d6.75.
 Antimony-Cookson's, SIPS.
 Iron unchanged.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, February 24.-Spot cotton closed quiet; prices points lower; Amer ican good middling. 6.15d; middling, 5,s9d :; low midding, 559d; good ordinary, 5.21d; i; ordinary, 4.95d. Sales were 5000 bales. of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included 76O0 American.
 Receipts. 2l,000 bales. all American. Fu- lures opened quiet and steady and closed easy: February. 5.64d; February March, .ssisd; March-April, 5.64d April May, 5.65d; May-June. 5,esd, June-July. 5.66d July August. 5.s51zd; August-September, 5.6i15d; SeptemberOctober, 5.59lzd: Octo- ber-November. 5.5014d; November Decem- Der, December-January. January Febru- ary, 5.56Iad; F'ebruary-March. 5.57lad.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 24.-Turpentine quiet f6Ac; sales, none; receipts, 117; ship ments, "A stocks q, 479. Rosin firm; sales, BPS: receipts, 1s9; shipments, Al; stocks. e6,S74. Quote: B and D, $6. 65; F, $6. 611a; E, s6.7o; G, s6.721a; H. ss75; I, s6.7O; K, S05; M. $L25; N, $7.30; VIC, s7.4O; wv, $7.45.
 New Orleans. February 24.-Receipts: Rosin, 63; turpentine, none. Exports for Havana, 100 barrels rosln.
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of cash was about s5OOo,o0J. while depos- it's remained stationary. The excess cash reserves. computed on the average sys- tenn, is $29, ,373, $50. The loans of the New York banks and trust companies are now the highest on record, this despite the fact that business is not active. The loan item, however, shows the influence of foreign borrowing. This is a decidedly strong point, since it permits of immedi- ate reduction and the strengthening of the situation here. although no necessity exists for such reinforcement at this time.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February A.-Cotton seed oil was steady. Bulk of the sales trading was in March, the demand being from be- lated shorts. Crude markets remain very firm February. 5.54m5. .5sc March, 5.551o 5.56c; April. 5.60q5 61c; May, 5.65n5. .66c; June, 5 69d571c. Prime crude. 460 sales. Prime summer yellow, 5.53c bid; prime winter yellow and prime summer white, 5.75c bid. Total sales, GS00. ,
 New Orleans, February 24.-Cotton seed oil. prime refined in barrels. per pound, 5.65c: choice meal, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $29.50; choice cake, per cent ammonia, per long ton, S28 .25. ,.
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Flour and Foodstuffa
fcorrscred hv Tennesses nIliI c.

VCUTTeCteu Uy IeHiIcsbe6 NH COL
 Self raising flour. $500. Nellie Kine flour. per barrel, s5.2O Bolted meal. per ss- pound sack. N.7o. No. corn. per bushei, kiln dried, 88c. Pure wheat shorts. xA, Pure wheat bran, $32. C. s. hulls. per ton, $10. Prime c. s. meal, per ton. S26. 50. c. s. feed meal, per ton, S24. No. timothy hay. per ton. s30. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, S22. Corn chops. per t0O-lb sack. $1.70. White oats. 6Sc.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, February 24-At the begin- ming of business today the treasury con- dition was: Working balance In treasury offices, $57. 331 ,510; in banks and Philippine treasury, $34, ,365, ,S04; total balance in gen. eral fund was $119,08o953; ordinary re- ceipts Friday were s1.6670S2. with ordinary disbursements of $2.04S,041.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is s24,S67,324. as against s5,s9S.S25 last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, February A.-Spot cotton, steady, unchanged. Middling. 10 07-16c Sales. 17o0 bales. with 300 to arrive. Low ordinary, 6a4c; ordinary. 79-16c; good or dinary, Sc; strict good ordinary, 9ssc; low middling. 911-16c; strict low middling 10 1-16c; middling. 10 7-16c; strict middling, l0a4c: good middling. lie; strict good mid ding, II 3-16c middling fair 1115c; mid ding fair to fair. nBc; fair. 12i4c, nom tnaI
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change New orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso- eiate Neu1bers Liverpool Cotton Asso- ciation. Orders solicited for the pur- ehase and sale of Cotton and Cotton 0oed OH for future delivery. Special at. tpntion and Jtberal terms given for con. -ssrncrte q spot cotton for de0vegys
 1strsspsa4eqco invited. U.
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St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, February 24.-Flour steady; red winter patents. s4.50Q4.s0; extra fancy and straight, s3.9Ol4.40; hard winter clears, B. 30N3. 55. Timothy seed sl0ml5. Corn meal $3.20. Bran steady; sacked, east track. s1.32 Hay firm: timothy, $2l425: prairie. slS11S. Whisky, $1.40 Poultry steady; chickens. 11isc; springs. 13c; tur- keys, 16c; ducks, 14c; geese, Sc. Butter firm; creamery, 23025c. Eggs lower. 2Sc. Iron cotton ties, 9lc. Bagging, S5sc. Hemp twine, 7izc. Pork unchanged; jobbing. $l5.9 20. Lard unchanged; prime steam. ss.55 SS5. Dry salted meats unchanged; boxed extra shorts, SEC; clear ribs, S14c; short clears, ss4c. Bacon unchanged: boxed ex- tra short, 9i4c; clear ribs, 9Ac, short clears, 9&c. Receipts: Flour. 12,0OO; wheat, 5000; corn, 60,000: oats, 53,0oo. Shipments: Flour l4.oo0; wheat. 1l9,M0; corn, 125,o0o; oats, 46,0C0.
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Poultry and Epys

(Corrected by Garrett sG Hlne)
 Hens-35d50c, live, per pound, 14f715o: large flyers 15c h.; medium flyers, 200 per lb.; small, 2Oc per lb. Ducks.-3OR40o each. Guineas, 25c. Boosters. 25c each. Geese, 5oQ60c. Live turkeys. 15c. Dressed turkeys. 1so h. Eggs, fresh. 26c. Country butter, 2oa25c lb. Rab- bits, S15O dog.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. February 24.-Cash wheat. No. ? red. 99lkc0s1: No. hard $10J1 10. Corn, No &, 64c; No. 3 white. 646i641ac. Oats. No. 2. 52Ikc; No. white. 531z0pS4c. Close: wheat. May, 99lsM99Ac; July. Sic. Corn, May, 70lkc; July, 69069hc. Oats, May, 53c; i; July 4T6zc.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston. Steady; middling, 10a4c; net receipts. 6593; gross receipts, 6593; ship ments, 5445; sales. S4; stock. 1l7,45o
 Augusta: Steady; midding 10s4c; net receipts, S45; gross receipts, 99s; shipments, 1913; sales, 9iS; stock 84,953
 Memphis: Steady; mlddling, 109sc; net
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. February 4.-Cash wheat, No. hard, s91kcMsl.o7: No. red, 9s1sG0 971ac.s Corn, No. 2 mixed. 64i9M651sc: No. 2 white, 651ad67c. Oats, No white. 5sNd 53lac; No. mixed. 52G521zc. Close: Wheat, May. 99ssc: July, 9l1zc. Corn. May, e9Ac; July, 677sc.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
Corrected by Armour q Col

TCUTTeCtcu Dy 0 CU.T
 Lard, 101ao; compound, S1sc. D. s, short ribs, 9.65c; rib bellies, 9S5c. Ham butts. PC: Boston butts, 11iAc pork Joins, 121ac; spare ribs, 101ac; breakfast bacon. 191aQHc. Star Reg. ham, 141ac; Star skinned ham. Ne.
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Grain Receipts and shipmcnts

Kansas City, February 24-Receipts. Wheat, 2s00o; corn, 114.00o; oats. s00Oo. Shipments: Wheat. 55.ooo; corn, s5,OO0; oats, 1s, 600.
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Weeks Exports

New Orleans, February 4.--Week's ex- ports: Wheat, none; corn s572 bushels to Europe. Weeks arrival of coffee: Brazil ian. 5s,116 sacks.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 24.-Trading in the local rice market today was confined to the clean cereal Receipts Rough. 4249; clean. 2567; miliers. 39t. Sales: Rough. none; clean Honduras, 421s at 21sa5lsc; Japan. 2s23 at 2ss@s 1-1sc. Quotations: Rough unchanged: clean Honduras, S15Gp 5ikc; Japan, 3ss@4aso.
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Or Was Love Blind

From Judge.
 Mrs. HoyIe: My husband loved me at first sight, t~
 Mrs. Doyle: 'I understand that you met at masquerade ball"
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Coffee and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin. Stiles & Franklin.
 Coffee Arbuckles. s23.30 per 100 lbs i: Luzanne. 27c lb. Sugar: Standard graA- ulated. 64 ID.
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Misunderstood

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Docs she come of an old family?'
 I don't think so. Her mother admits to being only 35."
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Dry Goods

New York. February 24.--Jobbers had a fair week with business of goodly pro- portions being offered in dress goods and wash fabrics. Retailers have been stirn- ulated in their purchases of domestics by the hardening of prices in primary circles.
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Empire Audit Company
 I. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

Linens continue firm and burlaps are iu short supply for spot delivery.
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Live Stock Market

St, Louis. February 24-Cattle-Receipts, 250: no Texans; market steady. Native shipping and export steers, T50ets.oo !; dressed and butcher steers, So.JDue; stockers, s6; Texas and Indian steers, s54 [; cows and heifers, $3Q5.
 Hogs-Receipts. $500: market 10 cents lower. Pigs and lights, $546.25; mixed and butchers, s610Q64o; good heavy, s6.25 @6.40,
 Sheep-Receipts. 200; market steady. Native muttons. $S.25q6.4o: lambs, s5q65O; stockers, s203.
 Kansas City. February 24.-Cattle--Re- ceipts, 400. including 200 southern; market steady. Dressed beef and export steers, g. 50Qs; fair to good, 8. .2q650; southern steers. s5G6.75; southern cows. $3Q5.
 Hogs-Receipts, 2500: market 5c to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.9OQ620; heavy ss 10I620; packers and butchers, $6a6 20; lights. s560@6.o5; pigs. 425@5.a5.
 Sheep-Receipts none; market steady. Lambs, s5d6.50; yeariings. s475a5.50, wethers. s4@4.7o; ewes. $s.5oa425; stock CTS, s2500l3.75.
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Coffee Market

New York, February 24-The market for coffee futures opened steady at a decline of points to an advance of 5 points, near months being lower under some scattering liquidation of March, which was attributed to the circulation of notices. At any rate. the market quickly stiffened up on covering of shorts for over the week end, and in sympathy with rather steady European cables and the close was steady at an advance of S. to F points. Sales. 76,75o bags. Feb ruary, / 13 2sc: March, April and May B 2sc: June. 1s.s1c; July. 1S.Ssc; August, B. SIC; September, 13.Ssc; October. 13. 35c; November and December. .S4c and Jan uary. 13. 36c.
 After lower opening the European markets rallied partly. with Havre clos ing net unchanged to t franc lower and Hamburg unchanged to A pfennig lower. Rio unchanged at 8 SIX Ss5; Santos barely steady: As. 100 reis lower at SIX 400; 7s. unchanged at SIX 600. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 21,0oo. against holi-
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for he day, 157,O0O shares.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-09
Plant Good Wheat.

A very important thing just now
his seed wheat.
He may get his ground in first
class order and condition., apply
sufficient fertilizer (without filler)
and seed his field in good time,
but if his seed comes from a ten
bushel yield of small grains or fill
ed with garlic cookie, his yield for
next year will be disappointing. He
must remember that the labor on
a thirty bushel yield is no greater
than on ten bushel yield except
the cost of threshing. If you have
no fan or screen at home it will
pay to take seed to the nearest
miller and get him to handle it
the same as for grinding. If you
want to buy seed wheat, consult
with Experiment Station at College
Park, giving them the character of
the soil and location and they will
try to put you in touch with those
who have suitable seed for sale.
With regard to the proper selection
of seed corn, the girls can assist as
we'll as boys, and the girls clubs
should get started securing tomato
and other seeds for next season.
The girls clubs in the public
schools are intended to give the
benefit Of some outdoor work, bring
them closer to nature by studying
plant life and then follow with in
struction in canning and carry the
teaching of economies into the home
and so ennoble the daily round and
common task, which will help bring
delight to the mother, and in many
cases cement closer relations and
fellowship between mother and dau-
ghter.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-09
Local Option Debate in Baltimore.

Having discussed the legislative
record of one Democrat and one
Republican Senator, the Anti-Saloon
League has now challenged the en-
tire opposition to the local option
bill in Baltimore city, to discuss
the merits of the bill, and has pro-
posed, IN order not to take any ad-
vantage of men not used to de-
bate, that the opponents may get to,
gether and hire. the best lawyer
they can find. The League serves
notice that unless this challenge is
accepted promptly, it will periodi-
cally single out men prominently
identified with the opposition to
the bill and call on them to make
good or hire someone to do it for
them.
The propositions, in brief, are:
1. That the proposed bill is fair
and reasonable.
2. That the ward feature is a
proper unit.
3. That the people of Baltimore
want the bill.
4. That it's passage will weaken
the power of the present corrupt
city liquor ring.
5. That the bill is actually State
wide.
6. That the counties have a
legitimate interest in passing it for
Baltimore's benefit.
1t is proposed that the discussion
be held in the Lyric, each side to
pay half of the expense and have
tickets for half the house.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-09
Whence and Hither?

A sublime passage is Carlyle's vision
of history as stupendous procession
forth-issulng from Cimmerian night
and vanishing into pathetic and faith
omless silence, which is given as fol
lows in "Sartor Resartus:''
Like some wild flaming, wild thun-
dering train Of heavens araillery does
this mysterious mankind thunder and
fame in long drawn, quick succeeding
grandeur through the unknown deep.
Like a God-created, fire breathing spir-
it host, we emerge from the inane,
haste stormfully across the astonished
earth, then plunge again into the inane.
Earth's mountains are leveled and her
seas filed up in our passage. Can the
earth, which is but dead and vision,
resist spirits which have reality and
are alive? On the HARDEST adamant
some footprint of us is stamped in; the
last rear of the host will read traces of
the earliest van. But whence? 0 heav-
en-, whittier? Sense knows not, faith
knows not, only that it Is through mys-
terry to mystery, from God to God"