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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-21
Breakfast Food Literature
From Judge.

IFUn Judge Browne-"There lots of food for thought in this magazine story"
 Greene-"Full of meat. eh7'
 Browne -"No. It's a serial"
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Metal Market

New York. April 2O.--Metals lin- changed Lake copper, 16lsc; elec- trolytic. 16Isc; casting. IS es 4157s C.
 Tin. s43.70 q 44.00. Lead. s4.12iz d 4.221s Spelter, s6.sO@6.9o Anthony. Cookson $500. Iron unchanged Silver, 59ssc.
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Easily Seen Through

From Judge. May-"I wonder why Alaude doesn't wear her new silk stocknes?'' Fay-"Maybe she Is saving up for q
 rainy day"
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Saved

From tho Washington Evening Star
 When l Jaw you last you were planning A trip to Europe. but were apprehensve about aeasckness"
 T wasn't seasick day"
 How did you avoid it?'
 Missed the boat"
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, April 20 o.--Receipts Wheat. 55,00; corn. 56.0o0: oats, 0,000. ShipnIentss Wheat. 57.OO0; corn, 55oo0: oats. 14.000.
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Coffee and Sugar
Corrected

| Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & Frank- l lin. | Coffee: Arbuckles, s23.s0 per 100 lbs.
 Luzanne. 27c lb. Sugar: Standard gran-
 ulated. 6Ac lb.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
EMPIRE BUILDING

gain of Il to Il points when liquidatio had stopped.
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Memphis Spot Cotton
Liverpool Cotton

Memphis. April 2o-Spot cotton teady, unchanged. middling, II &c.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, II 15-16c net receipts. 3590; gross receipts, 359o
 shipments, 3605; sales, 375 stock, TO- S33.
 Augusta: Steady: middling, 117kc, net receipts, 1122; gross receipts 1122i shipments, 200; sales. 390; stock ST, gS0.
 Memphis: Quiet; middling, Fac: net
 receipts, 2S5; gross receipts, Ss5; ship
 ments, 1904; sales, roo; stock, 61 $50 s. Louis: Firm; middling, Ac; net
 receipts, 14; gross receipts, 3S6; ship ments, 236 sales l43; stock, 22,417. cincinnati; Net receipts, 3l6; gross receipts. 24e; shipments, 593; sales, 300 stock, 13,06l.
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling. 11hc; net receipts, 8; gross receipts, Sc; ship ments, 7S0; stock. 1s,72iy
 Total today: Net recenpts, 4235; gross receipts, 4577; shipments, 701s; sales, 908; stock, 24i,620.
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New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady, middlng, f2c; net receipts, 4259; gross ceipts, 4259, sales
 526; stock, 2Od 196; exports 10 continent | 12,2S5; cce stwise 624.
 New orlears: Steady; mddling, 1l7sc
 net receipts, 2969; gross receipts, Sj7O
 sales, 40: stock, 1i2,s79; exports to conti- | nent. 900, coastwise, 1f4l. Mobile: Steady; net receipts, 62: gross l receipts, 62 stock, 12,9Cs; exports to Great Britain, 4Ss6; coastwise, 25S.
 Savannah: Steady, middling, Il 5-16c;
 net receipts, 3531, gross receipts. 353l
 sales, 425; stock, e6,215; exports coastwise, 5i7
 Charleston: Steady; middling, l1l4e; net | receipts, 3e4; gross receipts, 364; stock, B.
 oe9
 | Wilmington. Quiet; mddling, 11hc; net
 receipts, se4; gross receipts, s6i; stock, 20.- 6yS
 Norfolk: Firm; mddling, 1lac; net re- ceipts, 1905; gross receipts, 1905: saes, ii1
 stock. is,4lf; exports ccastwise. 9525. Baltimore; Nominal: middling, l1%c; | stock, 7347. New York: Steady: mddling, 11.95c
 gross receipts 1137. stock 150,067 exports
 to continent, 1879; eoastwise, 54i2. | Boston: Steady; middling, 1l95c; stock, l 11.346.
 | Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 13. .90c
 stock, 1s41 exports to continent 1iO. | Brunswick: Stock, 1077 Texas City: Net receipts. II; gross re- ceipts. II: exports to Great Britain, s914. Gulfport: Stock, 1o,037. Pensaecia: Net receipts. 200: gross re- | ceipts. 200; exports to continent, 200. l Port Townsend: Net receipts, 1s.353
 gross receipts, 13,353. exports to Japan, 12.25S.
 | Total today, at all ports: Net 26,f79: ex- | ports to Great Britain. 137S00; 10 cLnti-
 nent, 1i,904; to Japan. 1s.353; stock, FOG, 776 Consolidated, at all ports Net 26 179;
 exports to Great Britain, l3,S00; to conti- nent, T., .,903: to Japan, l2,253. | Total since September 1. at all ports. | Net l1.2e6.54O; exports to Great Britain | 3ssS. .327; to France, 1.0S9. 96s; to continent, 1 A.O5t.333: tc Japan. 4lS.G12: to Mexien S5SS
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, April 20.-Rough Hon. duras was reported firm today; Japan nominal and clean grades strong Quote; Rough Honduras. 90 4.50c; clean Honduras, 4ls @5ize; Japan. 4@4hc Receipts: Clean. 5o3S. Sales, none.
 Chicago. April 20.-Cattle: Receipts 200; market dull and unchanged Reeves, s5.60ds.75; Texas steers. s4.75M 610 western steers, s5.60m7.10; stock CTS. s4.30 M6.65 cows and heifers, s2.65 M125. calves. S4.50m 7.50.
 Hogs Receipts. 14,00o; market fairly active, 5c lower than Fridays close. Light, s750M7.9o; mixed, s7.55aS. % heavy s7.60@s.0o; rough. s76o@7.75: pigs, s4.90@T.20; bulk of sales. s7.75 N7.90.
 Sheep: Receipts, 150G; market steady 10 stronger. Native $4.00M6.5O; west ern. si25M 100; yearlings, s5.9007.25; lambs, native, s5.25M 7.90; western, s5. 50 @S.f0.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day e2O,eO0 shares.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
SENATORS SCORE
Twice OFF FORD
Crowd on Hilltop Expected
| Pitchers Battle With Groom
of Washingtons.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Park. April
ia pitchers battle was staged this
afternoon between Russell Ford and
Groom. Two thousand Ave hundred
people were on and to see them start.
Manager wolvorton made a decided
change in his batting order for this
game by putting Hnn at the top OF the
batting order and moving Daniels down
TO firth place.
The visitors jumped on Ford Ike a
ton OF bricks right OF the'reel and took
A lead of two u I'M in the first inning.
Moeller got a free walk ami Foster
went to second on n passed ball. Milan
then shot a beauty into centre Cor a
single. scoring both Moeller and Foster.
Ford intercepted the throw from the
outfleld and aught Milan going TO sec-
ond. schae;er beat out a slow roller to
secord. hut Flynn n Knight both
grounded out to Hartscll. TWO RUNS.
After Zinn had gone out for the
Hlyhiandcrs wolter beat out n hit 10
Knight. who made n wonderful stop. bu,
stumbled in trying to throw. woltei
stole second. hut Groom frightened NJ
and struck out both Chase Iiartsell
NO RUNS.
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CHARLESTON ENTRIES.

CHARLESTON. s. c.. April l6.-Thc
entries for to-morrcw's races Ire as fol
lows:
FIRST. RACf-Purse $500; two.year.olds con.
di,ion.; fonr and q half furlonss,-Loan shars,
no; Ella crane, il2; Insurance Man, III; iixe'
I p,s, i il,;s psIr,m'' STAR ii2' Fen LOUISE io'
sEBc6SibS.. hhlXVcE-rur.e $500; hrec.y,.r.ol d
Urlmsr. 80; flight Earg, I03; Work Box. .iOi,
Csfsike, los; Gasnant, 81; yncs. ~: Todd. .l,caf.
l0I. pharaoh. lO5; sir Alyescvt. 115; Mis- Wig,
q: ia,;ls Mail; ~; sils. io2; Miss Nett. 1906
THIRD RACE-liise $500: iree.year.oids ron.
ditiou.; ak and a hslf nu~ronss-Lady Lish ming.
l0t; Bstaserboy. l07: sonads. 1O7; Morristown.
FOURTH .RACE-Purse $3.50: three yssr .olds
and up; handicap. one and one,sixtecnth miles
Westpoint. ~; Nauxu, %. Font, lnS: Foxy
Mary. 80; Carbon o.. III; Limret, 10; 'John
FTI fHra~ fS stssle ff%,s' $500: ,hree.year-o,d.
selling; six f~ntloncs.-.shrgrc. fOf. .Stcl Clir.
iCi: sExcalibut, iG1: jim Ray. iO3: PLAN. i0ei
'Flr.t Aid. iOi; Christina. DAISY. lOi; BAY Of
Pleasure, l0i; Manila, lod: Country BOY, lGi
BE. lO1; Congressman janis, 100; Orperth. 1903
Thi.ty Forty. 10G. Aho eligible, Grace Me-, 1Oi,
SIXTH RACE-Purse $500; three -ycarolds and
IN: selling: one ard one.slxtctnth miles. -tisgnart
81; 'Arbutns. 1o2. Golden Treasure, l0d Petei
Fender, iOs; Achmet. 81: .Saw. 1O4; .Beact
Sand. iOI: The Golden Butterfly. 100; Iiiant. 30,
pretend. l06; 'New Star. 100.
'Apprentice alowancr ~ five pounds claimed.
Weather cloudy. tack fast.
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CHARLESTON WINNERS.

FIRST RACE. Four-year-olds and
upward; purse 500: selling, fve and
one-haif ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, los Me-
Taggart), : to 5. 3 to 3 and or'. won
Jack Nunnaily. 40 OPeak). : to .. 3'to
and 3 to 5. second: star Blue. 40 CTur-
ner). : to /, i, to ) and / to ., third. Time.
l.U i-5. Masks and Fsfes, llowdy How
dy. Mcrise, stare. SPIN and Bodkin also
ran.
SECOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
upward: parse $50; condltlons' six fur
longs.-Donau. los d'a!nI. ! to o, 3 to 3
and out. first: Charlton c.. los tSchwet-
blg,. 3 to 2. 4 to 9 and l to 3, second;
James Dockery. IS tMcCabe). $ to l. 3
to 1 and 4 to 9. third. Time. Lib 30.
saxon Baron and Il. NJ. Green also ran.
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DODGERS CAME
FROM BEHIND
Quickly Overcome Early Lead
of phillies in Game Across
the Bridge.
BATTING

WASHINGTON PARK. BROOKLYN,
y. Y, April G.-Wlth the first game OF
the series to their credit, the hustling
Fhillles lined up aga.nst the Dodgers
to-day determined to hand them another
beating. Manager Dahlen was anxious
to take this game and he trotted out
Baron" Knetzer TO do the twirllng. The
visitors depended on southpaw Brennan.
who Is twirliny In fine form for the
Ph!l!ies this season. About 400 fans
watched the tussle.
The Quakcrs were retired In one. two.
three order. Knaoe's foul fly went to
DAILY. who also got under Titus's high
fly. Paskert was thrown out by Stark.
NO RUNS.
The Dodgers also drew a blank in
their first. Moran hunted safely and
stole second. but as Dauber; stepped
over the plate and baked Dooln's throw
down. Umpire Rigler called Daubert oui
for interference. sending Moran back 10
frst. Moran was then caught stealing.
Smith flied out to Luderus.
The visitors scored one In tine second
Inning on Cravath's two-bagger to
right. a base Oh balls to Luderus,
Downey's sacrifice and Doolan's sacri-
flee ny to Downs in short centre.
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make Us Make Good"

antee-slip with zach shirt.
We have made shirts for 81
years. We've n great reputa.
ton at stake on these state.
ments. We make more than
100000 shirts a year. We
know what these shirts will do.
We know you won't bring any
back for we know none will
fade. We want you to prove
them out. 2
The evening world., 1912-04-16

An Emperor Shirt will never
fade-no matter how many
times Numbered. If one ever
does-no matter why-take it
back to the dealer. He'll give
back your money without any
question whatever. He's
authorized to do this by us, the
makers. We stand back ofhim-
SO he'll stand back of the shirt.
There's a definite guar
The evening world., 1912-04-16
New York Rheumatlcs
Now Get Relief at Home

What chnnco does any sufferer take
when "Nurito" Ii guaranteed to relieve
rheumatism, Sciatica and Neurltis. or
money refunded? The worst symptoms In
the most severe cases arc relieved by
"Nurito." "a prescription--not n patent
mediclne-free from Cpiates and Narcotics.
"Nurito" Ia a specific. positive In It's
action. quickly removing all aches and
pains in swollen and inflamed joints and
muscles. and limbering them up In a
manner that will surprise YOU.
DO to Hcgeman's. Riker's OF any leading
druggist to-day. yet a 81 box OF 'Nu-
rito.' and feel II work. Nothing has ever
done what this prescription Will DO,
compounded by The Msgis.rai Chem. Co.
Flatiron BLDG. New York.
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1908 Exclusive Patterns

We are masters of style, fit
and finish.
Our patterns are exclusive
found only in Emperor Shirts.
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KNOX BACK FROM TRIP.

NORFOLK. Va. April 1.-THE cruiser
Washington. bearing tho Secretary OF
Ssate, Mr.. Knox. and party home from
their Central and South American trip,
pa ssed Cape Henry at $40 A. NJ. to-day.
At Point Lookout the party will board
the yacht Sylph and continue to WASH
In gton.
The evening world., 1912-04-16

Nearly all dealers carry an ex.
tensive range. See them to.
day. Look for the Laundry.
proof and Emperor labels.
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! pubiic Service Engineer Resigns.

l.. c. Comets. transportation engi-
nser TO the Public Service Commission.
resigned to-day. Mr.. connette. who
drew a salary OF $4,000. Is to re-
entsr the railroad service. He resides
il Brooklyu.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
JAMESTOWN ENTRIES.

NORFOLK. Va. April 1G.-Omcla.
entries for the ninth day Spring Meet
ing jamestown Jockey Club. Wednes-
day, April II. are as follows:
FIRST RACE-rour furlongs. for ~two.year-
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iElP HANTED-MAlE.

WANTED % 4. =. AilMl-AhcDO!led un-
mtrci, mem ,botwetn ases u ~ and rs,
CITIZENS ~ United states, of good c1t.aettr aud
trua crate habits, WIN Tan spfaS. rAl and Wuts
the Engih Language. Ior information apply ~
York citY. 500 FULTON a., lirooAyn. y. +. II
Moutgou,rty ~. Jersey city. y. J., OF any re.
ruiting station.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26

If we were planting young tree to
day. we would not be Indifferent 10
the Sol sunshine andt moisture and
say, When a tree has reached fun
maturity I'll give il the best condi
lions possible for growth to keep il a
strong and beautiful tree" No. We
would know that it would never live
to reach that maturity if left under
those conditions. We have two phases
which We see in human life. FRS,
the child brought up without any
knowledge of food as related to the
growth Of the body II Of a naturally
strong, combatiys, persistent type, he
VIII Struggle on 10 manhood: and. as
ne grows 10 fun maturity II ne
awakens, or someone else does for
him, he will begin 10 ask about foods,
right living, exercise and everything
else which will help him TO retain
the mental and physical yigor to a
soodly degree. And this same persist.
Cnce which he Tor she) exercised in
youth will help him now, and he. may
gain and live TO mans allotted years
Second. the other phase is where pre-
cisely the same condition exists. ex-
cept he is not naturally Of the strong.
persistent type, and at middle life is
weak, diseased man Tor woman. too
weak 70 take up the fight for proper
foods and right living which some
one has just told him of or he has
discovered for himself, and the strug-
gle is too great and he passes on.
Just to live does not mean very
much in tie world. Sickness is sin
and man has paid so little attention
to the building of his own wonderful
body-(he has 70 his horses, cows,
pigs. etc.) that is the narrow sphere
in which he has lived. it has not been
conducive TO his health.
Half the questions and letters I re-
csiye ask for diet or foods for indi-
gestion. / believe that physiology. or
even knowledge Of the digestive or.
eans, simply and correctly taught 10
our children would nov an in after life
he quite as valuable as any Of the
studies prominent in our school cur
riculum.
The foods should be well cooked,
properly combined and daintily
served
The man working out Of doors must
eat more than the Office man. He
must eat food which will build and
repair the muscle. II the Office man
eats food difficult OF digestion he viii
pay the penalty. II he eats heavy
luncheon and returns 10 bis desk for
work again ne pays the penalty both
physically and mentally.
This sort Of feeding Kills on the
weak. ruins lie middling and makes
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26

Abraham Lincoln got 1,s66. 352
votes the first time. His opponents got
2.SlO,5O1. So Lincoln was short 944.-
if9, or a little more than one-half Of
the popular vote. Yet because Wilson
is about onethird short he is a never
before Critics ought TO overhaul
their history. This will show that in
1924 J. @. Adams was a minority pres
ident, Andrew Jackson alone getting
more than one-third more votes thar
Adams got Adams vote was l06,321.
His opponents got Iii, 42O more than
he did. That is Adams did not get
much more than one-third of the pop
ulsr vote. Polk was a minority presi
dent slightly. zackery Taylor was a
minority president, with a comfortable
margin against him. Buchanan was a
luluOIlNs pltSLucALa AAANOlA % VIC isofS
said did not get quite one-half OF
the popular vote the first time. Hayes
was a minority president and so was
Garfield, the one being $4,000 and
the other $4,000 Ground numbers) in
the minority. The next three cleo
tons put minority presidents in the
White House, Cleveland twice and
Harrison once. The next three pres
idcnts, including the incumbent, were
majority presidents, but Taft 50 only
by464, 374 votes out OF a total of 1888
4i2. Thus, out of twenty-three presi-
dents since Jackson first ran ana was
Jeaten by Adams great minority. we
have had eleven minority presidents
or very nearly one-half."
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26
MINORITY CANDIDATE
yancing

Considerable space has been devoted
by various and sundry papers Op
POSED to the election Of Woodrow
Wilson TO show that ne was elected by
minority of the popular vote. as
though it was the first time in the his
tory OF the country that such a thing
has happened. On the contrary. il
has not been 50 uncommon as these
papers would have one believe, nearly
half of the presidents having been
elected by minorities, and when thu
proportion to the total vote is taken
Mo consideration other presidents
have been elecaed with a very much
smaller percentage o fthe total vote.
The indianapolis News has delyed
into the election statistics Of the pas.
and has made some very interesting
discoveries on this subject, with re-
suits shown as follows:
Governor Wilson, ne are told, is !
minority president 1t is said that with
the votes cast for all the others added
together he comes $500 900 short OF
representing the popular win. Cleve-
land was a minority president and so
was Harrison, but not to such an ex-
tent We are told that never has a
president gone iato Office before with
such a failure 10 represent the oop-
uIar will Wilson's popular vote is
estimated at e,Sss, e97; Roosevelrs at
I,sO7,305, Taft's at :.359.3s4. There is
to be added the socialist and prohibit
ton vote. Altogether it is estimated
that Wilson viii be from 100000 to
100000 short Of majority. Tbs is
Of course, al Unsatisfactory way OF
arguing, but for the sake OF history
let it be accepted. II the majority
against him be 2.6OO.O00 he will be
less than one-third short of the popu-
lor vote. If it be 2.5OO.ooe he WIN be
more than third.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26

roof on the meetin' house. A Teller
down TO the Rapids tried TO bunco
Elmer Jones. Elmer was wanting 20
buy bicycle and the Teller tried to
sell him a twenty-five pound one FOR
$500. Elmer said he could get a
nifty pound one a durn sight cheaper
than that right 70 hum. That was one
slicker that got left, all right.
Old Man Purdey says a chocolate
Sunday must be dgrn religious drink.
Hank Tumms was out driving last
week. lie drove a forty foot well fol-
Anse Judson. Grandpa Bibbins found a
trial bottle OF Doc. Hanks tonic in his
whiskers this week lie had missed il
since early last fall The tunk game
in the back room of the drug store
lasted nearly all night Thursday. l.
didn't break up and let the fellers 20
home until . o'clock.
A one-horse grocery store or a one
horsebarber shop is all right, but Amos
Butts says a one-horse livery stable
amt much good. especially when there
is a funeral Miss Amy Stubs mas got
the hives and new switch and be.
tween scratchin' and fiNin' up her back
hair she is kept so busy hat she don't
have no time TO run her millinery EN-
porium. Miss Lutte Bibbins VINO runs
the danei.SS school is called the St
Vitus.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26

The trial in the dynamite conspiracy
at Indianapolis continues to bring
forth sensational evidence agains;
some OF the accused. The story
brought out in that trial is of a con
spiracy 10 Unfortunately destroy
property and lives as a means OF re-
venge against those who persisted in
refusing 10 be dominated by labor
union organizations. That some of
the accused at Indianapolis are guilty
IS beyond the question OF a doubt
The McNamarras plead guilty in Los
Angeles to their part IN this enormous
criminal undertaking and il is 70 be
hoped that the government now pros
ecuting their associates will succeed
in convicting every guilty defendant
or course every one will desire to see
all Of the accused have a fair
and impartial trial. but at the same
time it will be hoped that no such
methods of defense will be exposed as
the result Of the indianapolis trial as
followed the Mcnamara trial in Los
Angeles. where it vas shown that at
least some Of the money collected
from the tailoring men. was used in
an attempt to bride expected jurors.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26
81 SINESS AND
The OUTLOOK.

Studying writer's On the commercial
situation, including Dun, Bradstree;
and the press devoted 20 finance AMI
trade. one discovers the most encour,
a-ing signs on the business horizon.
The Bank csarings iagi- week were
nore than 10 per cent greater than
those of the week before and SIS per
cent greater than IN the correspond
ing week Of last year. For months
they have reflected an enormous vol
ume Ct business, aai their tendency is
upward. There is no cessation of buy.
irg. For the first week Of November
the gross earnings Of railroads were
go per cent greater Jhaa a year ago.
For October the gross earnings we're
1880 per cent greater than last year
Fo- September The Commercial and
Financial Chronicle gives US both the
gross and net earnings as compared
with 1911. The increase in gross earn
ings was 7.Ss per cent, AMI il net
earnings G.64.
The full significance OF increases
ike this is frequently overlooked. Pop
uiation hardly grows ? per cent a
year Wealth Increases somewhat
faster, but it cannot grow more than
21-2, or at the outside per cent. but
the hank clearings and the gross earn
ings OF railroad are increasing s to
ri per cent. 1t is. impossible that the
volume Of business shonI1 increase
much faster than population and
wealh FOR any prolonged period, and
many OF the periods Of stationary OF
IetrogrsdiEg business that we encouht'
er are merely the inevitable reaction
Of trade tia. has outrlm population
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-26

The domestic and foreign demand
for iron and steel is larger than evel
before. Railroads continue buying ma
terial on a nextensive scale. Textiles,
both cotton and WOODEN, daily develor
increased strength. Boots and shoes
are gaining steadily The vast crops
that have been estimated are now a.
sursd. The latest cotton estimate in
creases the figures for the current
crop. Foreisn trade is OF great vol,
ume.
All branches Of the dry goods trade
are active, with very firm prices. In
the west a record business is being
done. Mills are hardly keeping up
with the orders because the scarcity
of labor prevents their running to full
capacity. Prices of cotton yarns are
frmer. Sales of dress goods have been
Of large volume Orders for mems
wear goods for both spring and fall de-
livery are heavier than for long
time. Conditions in boots and shoes
are improving. al sorts of shoe leath-
ers are in increasing demand. An ad,
vance in the price of some sole leatn-
er is reported. All varieties Of hides
and skins are strong, but business is
rather quieter.
Wheat has declined on big receipts
and indications of the closing of the
Balkan war. Corn has been de-
pressed partly in sympathy with
wheat, but there we're very large of
ferings OF new corn in the West The
worlds shipments we're much heavier
than a year ago. Lard has been strong
er. with a fairly large volume of spec
ulation. There has been some short
selling owing to the decline in corn.
Yet the prices of hogs have been ad-
vancing.