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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Japanese Rules for Health

From the Christian Science Monitor.
1t is said that paper can be used for
making gas pipes, and two processes
are now in use. In the first, the pulp
is run into mold. through which runs
a mandril. 1t Is then compressed. dried
and vanished. The tubes thus produced
are rigid and little liable to break
age; they last we'll and are capable of
rendering a good service.
In the second process sheets OF ma
Mia paper are cut to a breadth equal
to the desired length of the tube and
then passed into a bath of cementing
material. asphalt in Il state of fusion.
From this. when half cold, they are
rolled tightly and uniformly round an
iron bar. which forms the core. Suc-
cessive thickness has been attained.
The tube thus formed is subjected to
pressure in a special machine and
covered with fine sand which adheres
to the asphalt. The whole is plunged
into water to finish the cooling and
exterior and interior are finally rem
dered impermeable by a material With
silicate of alumina as a basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
PRICES DECLINE
IN NEW ORLEANS
Heavy Selling by Strong
Traders Dislodges
Much Cotton

New Orleans, April 12.-The closing ses-
sion of the week in the cotton market
was featured by sharp decline in prices
caused by the sudden aggressiveness of
the bear side. Heavy selling by strong
traders dslodged much long cotton and
offerings throughout the session were
more than the ring could absorb, even in
the face of heavy profit taking purchases
on the part of sellers of the earlier part
OF the week. At no time did the market
display any recuperauve power.
On the opening the tone was steady and
prices were to Z points down. Cables
We're not quite high enough. but they
were not low enough to encourage free
short selling Private messages from
Liverpool. however,, claimed that esti-
mates of consumption of American cot
ton this season had been reduced from
IA 10000 bales to 100000. Messages from
New York stated that longs were getting
tired of their holdings and We're liquidat-
ing.
A little later the forecast of favorable
weather in the cotton region over Sun
day. reports of the liquidation of spot
cotton and the break in spot prices OF
one-eighth at Dallas encouraged fresh
offerings. AT the lowest of the morning
the trading months We're 10 to 10 points
under the last quotations of yesterday.
The close was at net loss of . to IL
points. At the lowest of the morning
prices were at new low levels for the
week. July touching 1919.
New Orleans. April 12-Spot cotton
quiet unchanged. Middling, l21se. Sales
on the spot 1876 bales TO arrive 2ls. Low
ordinary 91sc nominal Ordinary l5-16c
nominal. Good ordinary il 9-16c. Strict
good ordinary II 13-t6c. Low middling,
Il 1-16e. Strict low middling u 5-16c. Mid
ding 12lsc. Strict middling Il 11-16e Good
rniddling 127sc. Strict good middling
10 1-16c. Middling fair 13he nominal. Mid
ding fair to fair 137sc nominal; fair 14Ac
nominal Receipts $685. stock 81, lis.
New York Cation Eutures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
COTTON MARKET IS
WEAK AND NERVOUS
Price Break Into New Low
Ground for the
Week

New York April 12.-The cotton mar
ket was weak and unsettled during to-
days trading with prices breaking into
new low ground for the week under ae-
tive selling for both accounts. The close
was steady but from IL to y points net
lower.
The opening was steady at a decline of
to points in response to somewhat dis
appointing cables, favorable weather pre-
dictions and a more optimistic view of the
river situation on the lower Mississippi
valley. There was considerable covering
for over the week end, and there ap-
peared to be little trade buying which
may have been encouraged bys overnight
reports of larger spot sales in some of
the southern markets and advices from
Bremen claiming that German spinners
were good buyers of both old and new
crops yesterday. The demand, however,
soon proved insufficient to absorb the
large amount of cotton offering and piroes
broke sharply. As the market eased
under the low figures of last Monday.
stop orders were reached and added to
the unsettled appearance of the trade.
At net loss of 16 to IS points on the
old crop, and of 70 to IS points on the
new crop positions covering became ae-
tive enough to check the decline but only
slight rallies occurred, and the close was
within point or two of the lowest. Re
ports reached the ring in the late trading
that in some instances New England mills
We're offering to resell stocks of raw ma
terial owing to the uncertainty over the
tarlf, which may have contributed to
the bearish average of settlement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
live Stock Market

Kansas City, April 12.--Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 800; no southerns; steady.
Dressed beef and export steers, $3.50
$50; southern steers, $3.50 0pS.50; SOUTH
ern cows, $4.70@7.25.
Hogs: Receipts, 1000, steady. Bull1,
$S.s5@9.15; heavy, $4,000 900; packers
and butchers, $s.9509.15; lights. 5000 a
$40; pigs. $7.50@S.25.
Sheep: Receipts. 1000; steady. Colo
RADIO lambs. $s.0o@S.75; yearlings, $3.50
@7.50; wethers, s5.50G7.25; ewes, $500
@6.9O.
ST Louis, April 12.--Cattle: Receipts,
1900, including 200 Texans. steady.
Choice to fine steers, $3.50 @ 800; good
to choice steers. $7.00@S.50: dressed and
butcher steers, $5.75@750; stockers,
$5.25@S.00; Texas and Oklahoma steers.
$6.25D8.00 cows and heifers, $4.25 $50.
Hogs: Receipts, $500: steady. Pigs
and lights, $700@9.40; mixed butchers.
s9.20@9.40; good heavy. $9.20@9.30.
Louisville, April 12.-Cattle: Receipts,
225; closed slow. Range, $2.50@8.50.
Hogs: Receipts 1900; market demor-
allied. Few top hogs, 1910; no lights;
pigs or roughs selling.
Sheep: Receipts, so. lambs, SC down;
sheep, &c down; springers, 1oQ12c.
Chicago, April 12.-Hogs: Receipts.
5000: weak. Bulk OF sales, $915 @9.30;
light, $9.05@9.371s; mixed, 1896 q 9.35;
heavy. $s.75@9.30; rough, $ST $50;
pigs, $7.0009.25.
Cattle: Receipts. zoo; steady. Beeves.
$7.30@9.2o; Texas steers. $3.50 100;
stockers, S6.10@S.20: cows and heifers,
SO. $40; calves, $6.7509.25.
Sheep: Receipts, 5000: steady. Native.
$6.25 @7.50; yearlings. 1915 @s.50; lambs,
native. s6.75@925.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
New York Cotton Futures
He Loves the Marble Figures

From the London Mall.
The old man who guards the Albert
Memorial In kensington Gardens is one
OF the saddest men in London.
He is being pensioned, and the thought
of leaving his hundred and sixty marble
friends weighs heavily upon him. For
y years he has guarded them IL hours
a day until he has grown to look upon
the memorial steps as his home and the
marble figure as his children.
Now ] have to leave them for some-
body else to look after; but they won't
love them like | love them. / want to
end my days with them. / am 6s years
old, l know, but am strong. and none
of the young ones can wash them like
can. They want a lot Of understanding,
do those marble statues-not so much
of the hose pipe and plenty of elbow
grease that's what they want.
David Langston has had ~ years serv-
ice, first as acting parkkeeper in Regents
Park and then as the memorial custodian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
WHEAT DOWN ON
WEATHER REPORT
Net Loss Shown at Close.
Brief Rally ON Frost
Report

Chicago. April ia forecast of fine
weather all over the country for the
next few days sent wheat values tumb-
ling and closing prices today showed
from ss to e ole net loss. Corn had q
net decline of 81 a u to ise. Oats were
down IS a u to q but provisions were
a shade lower to 10e higher.
The best show of strength by wheat
was shortly after the opening when, on
reports of killing frost in Kansas,
there was some buying. The rally was
brief Profit taking sales soon caused
a reaction below the opening figures.
Good weather in the northwest, helping
seed operations and abundant meis-
ture In most of the winter belt brought
on lot of selling. There was talk of
good export business, actual and pros
pective but details were not made pub
lie aud the downward trend of prices
was not stayed. Foreign markets were
geenrally a shade easier. A decrease in
the English visible supply of 1,665,0O0
bushels against an Increase of $4,000
bushels for the same week last year did
not serve to check the decline
Primary receipts of wheat We're 1885,
900 bushels against 100000 bushels a
year ago. Seaboard clearances of wheat
and flour equalled $4,000 busheis.
Corn was dull throughout and weak
ened sharply at the close which was at
the lowest figures of the day. Clear
ing weather forecasts gave promise of
increased shipments and there was an
absence of short buying.
Liquidation in May oats on account
of good weather depressed prices in the
other futures also.
Provisions showed strength on COW
ering by shorts. There was also some
new investment buying. The bullish
live stock report by the government
was still factor in the uplift in prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 12 9-16e; net
receipts, 30S3; gross receipts, $685. ship
ments, 3599; sales, $50; stock. 1o6,654
Augusta: Steady; middling, 12llc; net
receipts. 529; gross receipts, lis; ship
ments, S47; sales, 76s; stock, G0,310
Memphis: Steady; middling, 12ssc; net
receipts, 657; gross receipts, 966; ship
ments. 1866; sales, 400; stock, 1882
st. Louis: Quiet; middling, 121sc; net
receipts. 1856; gross receipts, 14l6; ship
ments. 1881; stock, S1,064.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 24o; gross re-
ceipts, 240; shipments, Al; sales, 400; stock,
1854.
Little Rock: Steady; middling, 121sc;
net receipts. $50; gross receipts, $50; stock,
g., $50.
Greenville: Quiet; middling, 12ldc.
Total: Net receipts. SIG; gross receipts
1905; shipments, 771; sales. 3528; stock
1853, ,663
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Fruits and Produce /.

Apples, fancy \. I.laesap, S4.15W6 per bar.
rel; Ben Davis apples, box $3.50 TO TX.
Roman Beauty apples, box s2.25; Yellow
Newton, $3.50; York and Imperial apples
1915 barrel; Florida oranges, 49, 25@375 ner
box; cranberries $40 per box; per barrel
$40; Italian chestnuts, 1oc lb.; lines. 81 %
per hundred; Irish potatoes, S5I90c busheI
Onions, red globe, &c per pound; Danish
cabbage. 11ac per pound; Florida celery. .Oc
per dozen, $3.50 crate; rutabagas, 11sc ns,
pound; lettuce. Sl.50G2. per crate.
Strawberries, $3@3.5o; cucumbers, per
crate, $3.50; tomatoes, Florida, 50. 5Oa3.
cabbage, Mobile, 81 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
ST. IOuis Produce

st. Louis, April 12.-Flour steady.
Hay steady; timothy, $1,000 1880;
prairie. $1O.o0@1s00 Whisky, $1.40.
Iron cotton ties, csc. Bagging, 10c.
Hemp twine, Sc. Pork unchanged, job
bing, $1,000. Lard unchanged, prime
steam, $10.72Q10.S2. Dry salt meats
unchanged; boxed extra shorts. IL % c;
clear ribs, II q c; short clears 12c. Ba-
con unchanged: boxed extra short,
12%c: clear ribs, 12s4c short clears,
he. Receipts: Flour 5000; wheat, 49,
oOO corn. $4,000; oats, $4,000. Ship
ments: Flour, 1000: wheat, $4,000;
corn 10000; oats, 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Post of Responsibility

From the Washington star
''Who is the boss around this estab-
lishment?" asked the commercial trav-
eler.
~ guess I am replied Mr. Meek
ton. I'm the member OF the firm who
is supposed to stay on the job year
round so that everybody else can take
vacations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, April 12.-Spot cotton dull;
prices easy; middling. fair, 7.5Od: good mid
ding, lied: middling. G.94d; low middling,
Esd good ordinary, 6.4id;. ordinary. g. 10d.
Sales. 1900. including 800 for speculation
and export and 290o American. Receipts,
1000. including GOO American. Futures
opened easy and closed quiet. April, cod;
April-May, 6.G41sd; May-June 6. 64d; June
July. 6.52d; July-August, 6.57zd; August
September, 5.46iad; september October,
G33d; October-November. 6.2fd Novem-
ber-Decenber, 6.21d; December-January,
619lsd; January-February 6.1s1sd: Febru-
airy March, 6.19,kd;. March-April, g. God.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Where Babies Bring a Premium

Los Angeles (Cal) Dispatch to New York
Herald.
Venice, the seaside suburb OF Los An
geles, with a population of 10000 perma-
nent residents. had but six births during
February and three of these were cred-
ited with foreign parents.
Mayor Hobrook let his disgust become
known at this condition of affairs, and
now the Venice exploitation bureau has
offered premium to all parents of babies
born before April 7, 1914. Charles Shaw
owner of the Arcade. offers tonics and
malts free to all mothers! the Peoples
and Venice drug stores offer free drugs
to any home where the stofk is expected
DR.. Frank Palmer offers his services Free
and Miss Nettie Hardenbrook, nurse
also offers her services free. The offers
are available to American parents only.
noted on brown goods. Mems wear mar
kets are very dull, Dress goods are ol1iet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Wool Market

St. Louis. April 12.--Wool steady: med
ium grades combing and clothing. 231km
2Gc. light fine. 19Q2lc: heavy fine, l3Q17c;
tub washed, &c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Bonds
New York Money

New York, April 12.-Call money nom-
inal; loans. none; time loans steady;
so days, Az per cent; 90 days, Az q .
per cent; six months, 4 7s "a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, sos per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S3.10 for
60 day bills and at s4S6.50 for demand.
Commercial bills. S4.S2&. Bar silver.
60c; Mexican dollars. 4Sc. Government
bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Coffee Market

New York, April 12.-Coffee futures
opened barely steady at a decline Of IA to
IL points in response to sharp break
at Hamburg, renewed liquidation and
bear pressure. Profit taking by recent
sellers caused a moderate rally during
the middle of the morning, but prices
quickly weakened again under continued
selling for both accounts. The close was
steady at a net decline of 1e to IS points
Sales 1880. April. 1045c; May 1O.61c;
July, 10.S4e; September, Hose; October
1l.0Sc December and January, lille;
March, 1114c.
Spot easy; Rio IS, lie. Santos As, 127sc
Mild. dull: Cordova, 141ad17izc.
Havre. 1s1S. franc lower. Hamburg,
1@1h pfennlg lower. Rio so reis lower at
6sx525. Santos, 50 reis lower; 4s, 6sxS50;
z nominal. Brazilian port receipts 5000
against 1900 last year. Junaiahy receipts
1000 against 5000 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, April 12.-Wheat spot
steady; No. 1 Manitoba. rs 1od; No. 2
Manitoba. rs Sd; No Manitoba, Is
51kd. Futures easy; May, Is Sd; July,
Is 4Ad; October. is 3D. Corn spot
steady; American mixed new, 4s 11A Il;
American mixed new kiln dried, 5s I'd;
American mixed old, Is; American
rrixed old, via Galveston, 5s sgd. Fu-
lures irregular; May (American mixed),
5s I'D; July LA Plata, 5s ssd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Flour and Breadstuffs

Self raising flour. 615; Tennessee
flour, $685. Indiana flour. $40; Okla
homa flour, s5a5; Infallible. $3.50; pure
wheat shorts. s2S: pure wheat bran, s27; c.
s. hulIs, per ton. SIG; prime c. S. meal, per
ton, $50; c. S. feed meal. per ton. s26;
No. timothy hay, per ton, $22; mixed
alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton. SEQ;
corn. sac per bu.; corn chops. per 100 lb
sack, 81 so; alfalfa hay. per ton. $25; John
son grass, per ton, slo; mixed feed, $S1;
oats, 52c bu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cottcn Mercha.t., HsnSyeF saH,re' \.
change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York. Produce Exchange: Assoc
ciation. Orders solicited for the pur-
chase and sale OF Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
ecnsfHnmentss OF spot cotton for u.
myosJ. Norrespondeace invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
TREASURY Statement

Washington, April 12.--The condition
of the United States treasury at the
beginning of business today was
Working balance, $79,420,603. In bank
and Philippine treasury, $4.309,234. Total
of general fund, $149,0S5.262. Receipts
yesterday, $2,324,3S7. Disbursements,
$2,496,3S5. The surplus this fiscal year Is,
s14,77s,773 as against deficit of SILL
372, 2,250%last year. The figures for re-
ceipts, disbursements, surplus and de-
ficit exclude Panama canal and public
debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 35Q40c; i've, per pound, 16Gl
lie; large fryers, l6@2Oc; medium fry
ers. 22lsma5c; small fryers. 35M40c; ducks,
4cG5Oc. guineas, 3Oc; roosters. 35c; geese,
40M5oc: live turkeys. 1Sa2oc; fresh eggs
case candled. J1sc; extra graded candled
eggs, 20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
The Plot
lsksd

From the Washington Star
what Is the plot Of this play? asked
the manager.
..It isn't complete" replied the author.
ssThe plot is to get lot of people to pay
So each to see it, and l think We'll do 1t,
if you will come in on the conspiracy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Creamery Products

Country butter, 20025e; fresh Creamery
butter, Size; cheese, Ice; imported SWISS
cheese, 9lc; German brick cheese. zoe;
limburger cheese, 19e; imported roouefort
SIC; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen. 45c.
Pimento cheese. 35c; process butter. aoc.
daisy cheese, 161sc per pound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Naval Stores

371sc: sales, So; receipts, 6o6 shipments
IL; stocks. 1898. Rosin firm; sales none
receipts, 172S; shipments. s5 stocks. Sc, 4ss
Quote A, B, s5.1OQ52O; C, d, s5.15@52 20
E. s5.2oa5. .221a; f, s5.2505. .271s: G. s5. 3o6
5.37ls; II, s5.4o I. s5.6O@5.65; X, se.2o; NJ,
$685.; N, $3.50; WIG, $40; WV, $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
SMALL GA|NSIN
THE STOCK MARKET
Firmer Tone After Further
Recession in First
Hour

New York, April 12--After further re-
cession in tho first hour today the stock
market developed a firmer tone. and at
the close there were some gains of a point
or more.
Selling In the early trading appeared to
be of the same character as during the
last few days, due to the same influences.
There was further selling of high grade
bonds owing to the conviction that re-
adjustment is necessary to conform to
The basis established by new issues pay
ing high rates.
The result of this selling was again re-
fected In stocks, but to a lesser extent
than yesterday.
Important issues did not decline heavi-
~, substantial loses being restricted to
the newer industria1s, among which there
was further>heavy liquidation. Rumeley.
Cal, Petroleum and Mexican petroleum
reached new low points. International
Agricultural preferred broke 81 on the
official statement that the dividend prob
ably would be passed. Bear traders find
ing that they could make little impression
on the standard stocks showed some un-
easness, and covering of shorts was
largely responsible for the brisk rally
which brought the weeks trading to an
end. Another consideration which figured
in the calculations of the bears was the
possibility that decision may be handed
down on Monday by tho supreme court,
In the Minnesota rate case. As the stock
market is closed on Monday until noon,
there will be no opportunity for trading
on that day before the hour at which the
court sits. Foreign buying was another
source of strength. London has pur-
chased stocks so consistently on conces-
sions recently that its course of action
has become one of the most important
factors of current trading. Canadian Pa
cific in particular was in request from
abroad and rose points on the strength
of this demand. Predictions of favora
BILE bank statement were fully realized,
the actual table showing cash gain Of
over $5,000,000 and a substantial addition
to reserves. Bonds were Irregular. Total
sales, par value, s1,2620o0. United States
bords Is declined 4 on call for the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper, 10c in bbl. lots; lie in
small lots: groupers Sc in Dbl. lots, Sc in
small lots: Spanish mackerel, SHc in bbl
lots, DC in small lots; sun perch or Dream,
SIC in bbl. lots, 10c in small lots; POM
pano, o0c; mixed fish, Sc in Dbl. lots:
crocSers, Sc in Dbl. lots, 10c in small lots
fresh water perch, saS1ac; mackerel plen-
tiful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 125se; compound, e5sc: dry salt
short ribs, 12.95c; bellies, IS. s5c; ham
butts. i5c; Boston butts. 151ac; porix
loins, 17l1c; spare ribs. 1870; breakfa ST
bacon. 22Q 24c; smoked bacon, Ice. rer-
ular ham, 19c; skinned ham, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Strong Imagination

AUTHORIZATIONS, dearl And were you
very nervous when you guided your first
automobile?
Daisy-I should say so. ran over a
white rabbit and thought it was a cow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

Sales. 10,700 barrels Prime crude, 5.67c;
prime summer yellow. spot, 6s506 97c;
April, 6.S3e; May, 6.S7c; June, 6.S9c; July,
s 95c; August, 69Sc; September, 6.99c; Oc-
tcber. oslo; November, 6.6oc prime win
ter yellow, rose; prime summer white
6. 6.90aI7.75c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Cotton Seed on

New York, April l2.--Cotton seed oil
was strong today on covering of shorts
and support from refiners and local pro-
fessionals, induced by the firm lard mar
ket and scarcity of crude offerings. Clos
ing prices were to points net higher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, No. April 12.-Receipts:
Wheat, 25,000; corn, $4,000; oats. $4,000.
Shipments: Wheat, $4,000; corn. $1,000;
oats, 10000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Coffne and Sugar

Coffee. Arbuckles. s25.05 per 100
pounds; Luzanne. 27c per pound. Sugar
STANDARD granulated. 4sc per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
London Stock Market

London, April 12.--The stock market
was cheerful again today. ths belief that
peace is in sight causing a further gem
eral improvement. American securities
after steady opening advanced on COW
ering and closed from ia434c above
parity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Consols for Money

London. April 12.--Consols for money
74A; consols for account, 75; Illinois
Central, 124; Louisville and Nashville,
1371s southern Railway. 27T: bar silver
steady, 81 11-16d per ounce. Money, so
81 per cent. Discount rates. short bill,
per cent; three months, 4 lie per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
New york. April 1a.-The Financier says

New York, April 12.-The Financier says
today:
The chief point of interest in the state
ment of the clearing house banks OF
New York for the week ending April II
was the gain of s5,950,000 in cash. This
was a little larger than anticipated and
since the changes in the other items af-
fecting reserve were unusually small,
practically all the cash increase went
to swell surplus reserve. the expansion
in that item for the week having been
SAG $50. bringing the present surplus
above the 25 per cent minimum to $14,
90i, 40. Loans were decreased by s1,216.-
600 and deposits partly in consequence
OF cash receipts increased $2.143,000.
The banks in consequence of receipts
from the interior and also because of
cessation of gold exports are in a very
comfortable position at present, but the
immediate future of the money market
depends to great extent on the amount
of money which the interior will draw
from this center as the spring season
advances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Bank Statement

New York. April 12-The statement of
the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week