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The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25
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I ". 6th prirc'
ter 81 degrees, and
there was a fresh,
northwesterly breeze.
We continued our voy-
age round the east
coast. and here the
sea was so calm that
we went fairly close IN
shore. as 1t seemed
probable that Il could
land. We stopped in
sixteen fathoms of wa.
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The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25
Hopeful Sian.

Dress Sergeant (after worrying Brown the new
recruit for two hours)-Right about. face.
Brown-Thank goodness I'm right about some
thing at last-Tit-Bits.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25

The old-fashioned mother and her
slipper have qualified many a man
for the presidential chair-eyen II he
didn't land
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any any
good grocer. ADV. any
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25

iCTIC literature has always had a.
fascination for me, and 1t has long
been my ambition to see something
OF the great frozen North; but. with
the exception of visit to Spitzber-
gen in 1902, when went as far as
Amsterdam Island and was stopped
by ice. / have not been able to graft
fy my wish. In 1910 l visited Ice
land. find that when one has been
to that country 1t is always assumed
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25

and the Geysirs. But Reykavik and the Geysirs
had attractions for me, anxious to visit
less well-known parts The north and east coasts
of Iceland and the Island of Grinsey were the OBJ
Iect of my voyage.
Grimsey lies thirty miles north of the north coast
of Iceland and Is just within the Arctic circle. 1t
has about seventy inhabitants who with the excep-
tion Of the pastor live in turf huts. There is very
small wooden church, the interior of which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Pump to Catch Pickerel

Pumping an inland lake nearly dry
to facilitate the killing of the pickerel
that inhabit it is the scheme being
worked out by the Peshtigo River
Hunting and Fishing club mere. The
club found the lake abounded with
piclerel and that brook trout were
undesirable fish in the little lake to
attempt fishing them out, says Wau-
saul<ee, Wis, dispatch TO the New York
Sun.
For more than week a big rotary
pump and a gasoline engine have been
doing steady duty pumping the little
body of water away. Already The sur
face of the lake has been lowered six
feet. The lake is 16 feet deep. When
it is lowered to a depth of three feet
the picSerel will be taken out ano
killed. The lake is supplied with
springs which in a short time viii fill
1t to its original depth. Being cons
stantly supplied with fresh water the
spot viii make an ideal breeding place
for the brook trout which the club will
plant there.
AS the water becomes more shallow
day by day the big fish, some of them
weighing 30 pounds or more. can be
seen by the thousands churning Up ths
lake. The farmers are especially In
terested in this work of fish destruc-
pickcrel are expected to cons1itute
their chief food for the next few
months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
London and New York

London has reached a stage when
the growth of population has nearly
come To an end says a report to the
county council on the decline in taxable
values.
For almost 100 years London had
grown in population more steadily,
though less rapidly, than New York,
averaging about 20 per cent increase in
each decaue, says the Philadelphia
North American. But in 1901 the in
crease dropped sharply to per cent,
and In 1911 in the County of LONDON
there was a slight decrease, instead of
the predicted increase of per cent. The
International Whitaker, an English al
manac, places New York, with 4,770, 900
population, at the head of the Largest
cities in the world. London second, with
4,523,00O inhabitants. New York, If it's
rate of growth remained the same,
would now have 5,260,000 souls. 1t Is
credited by the World Almanac with
5,173,064 January /. There is more than
$4,000 margin in favor of the Ameri-
can city.
Metropolitan London had in 1911
7,252.963 inhabitants, which may have
increased to 100000, considerably more
than metropolitan New York can claim:
but growth slackens In the whole re-
gion. Many old houses are UNIT to live
in and have been vacated. Large CEN
tral areas are cleared for public build-
ings and for trade. The London coun-
ty council has erected homes for thou
sands of workingmen outside the city,
and London does not take to skystrap-
ing apartment houses. With reduced
pressure of population, rents fall, and
with them values
day yield to decreasing growth per-
centage, but there Is no sign of it yet.
The percentage OF growth was higher
in 1910 than in 1900; higher in 1900 than
in 1890; higher in 1880 than in 1880:
higher in 1880 than in 1870. And IL New
York were as populous as London in
proportion to the nationSits metropoli-
tan area would number 15.0O0,000 souls.
The younger city still has room to
grow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
MORE CONFIDENCE
IN COTTON GOODS
Buyers Resuming Inquiries
and Purchases-Scant
Supply on Hand

New York. October 1s.-More confidence
in the higher values of cotton goods
was shown at the end of the week. fol-
the exchanges. Buyers who were hest
tating are resuming their inquiries and
purchases. The fundamental influence in
the market for the time being is the scant
supply of goods for quick distribution, in
mill warehouses and in jobbers' hands.
Some of the largest producing concerns
are carrying the lightest stocks In years
at this period of the fall and production
Is greatly hampered by labor conditions
and shorter hours. Mapped eottons, which
were opened short time ago for the
manufacturing trades at prices ranging
from | cent to cents a yard higher than
last year, are selling steadily and some
of the best known southern lines of So
inch goods have been sold up and with
drawn. Bleached cotton continue very
frm. Brown cottons and gray goods had
eased somewhat when cotton declined
but recovery has nearly been complete
Staple duck is quoted at 251a cents per
pound. an advance having been made dur
ing the week Fancy cottons are In steady
request on duplicate small orders for
spring. Jobbers are still finding 1t diff
cult to secure satisfactory deliveries of
sheets and pillow cases, towelings and
other staples. Underwear and hosiery are
firm. Yarns were quiet week ago but
the inquiry at the end of the week was
more general. Prices on cotton goods
range follows:
Print cloths. 2s-inch, 64x64s, cents;
64x6os, 31s cents; sS1a-inch, 64x64s, $50
5% cents; standard southern sheetings
S1a cents; denims 9-ounce 14ll cents:
tickings S-ounce, IA cents; staple stand
ard prints, 514 cents: staple ginghams
6h cents; dress ginghams,. 9a4 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
3 TO6PO|NTS NET
GAIN IN COTTON
Fluctuations Nervous With
in Narrow Limits-Liver-
pool Lower Than Due

New Orleans, October 1s.-The cotton
market had steady enough undertone
today but fluctuations were nervous with
In rather narrow limits, owing to con-
fiicting influences. Weather, news was
With the market but every bulge brought
out heavy realizing sales from the long
side, just as every break caused fresh
buying for long account Shorts We're not
much in evidence. although the gossip of
the market was that considerable short
interest still existed. While the weather
news was unfavorable it was not bad
enough to run shorts to cover
The opening was steady, one point down
to 'pointsup, compared with the close
of yesterday. Liverpool was much lower
than due and called for decline of
several points on this side. December
lost 3 points on the call, which was the
lowest level reached during the morning.
Fresh buying appeared after the call
and prices worked upward until they
We're to 12 points over yesterdays last
quotations. This was followed by a
break of 10 points on realizing.
Another recovery and another breal,
occurred late in the session. The close
was steady at a net gain for the day
of 3 to points.
The weather map showed considerable
rain in the central and eastern sections
of the belt and the outlook to be fol
considerable weather, and perhaps frost
in the western belt over Sunday. Wealth
er conditions were the main bullish in
fiuence of the morning. although consid-
erable comment was caused by the ru-
NOR that two leading local cotton men
had left for New York in connection
with bullish operations now under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
:" Tell the Colonel,
Tell the Colonel"

Every man down there feels that the
colonel is behind him. and that if any
thing goes wrong he has only to tell the
Colonel says the American Magazine.
Discharged employees, women with do
nestle problems. convalescents complain
ing of treatment in the hospitals, families
dissatisfied with the government houses,
committees of workingmen, eager in
ventors with devices for revolutionizing
some process of construction. homesick
boys desiring to be sent home-all these
come to tell the Colonel 1t is not an
easy task for leader; but 1t pays. for ii
touches the heart of the matter, which
is justice between man and man.
After had heard some of these cases
l understood better the easy democratic
way In which the colonel met many
OF the men out on the work:
Mr.. Smith. how's the boy getting
alongss' Any more trouble with the
house?' Mr.. Burke what do you hear
from homer
mo one. however. presumes upon this
sympathy. this readiness to do justice;
or II they do presume once 1t never hap
pens again. For true justice. while 1t il
kind, IL never weak Behind these Sun
day morning hearings looms always the
stern purpose; the canal is to be dug.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
THE PAST WEEK IN
FINANCIAL WORLD
Greater Activity in Business
Than a Year
Ago

New York. October 1S.-It was only
after a further recession of prices that
the stock market this week showed signs
of sufficient absorptive power to resist
effectively the force of depression. The
contraction of loans showed in the bank
statement indicated that release of cam
didates had accompanied the stock mar
ket liquidation. This was in spite of
the fact that a considerable portion of
the liquidation was from foreign sources.
The necessity OF securing resources ta
meet new commitments in foreign mars
lSets apparently was the cause of this
liquidation. The field of these new conf
mitments abroad was indicated by tho
news of the practical failure of a NUM-
Der of colonial loans in London, the vio-
lent slump in the brazilian issue and
by the preparations for a coming gov-
ernment loan in Paris, where also the
pressure of financing the Balkan indebt-
edness is yet to be met. The troubles
in Mexico added to the depression on
foreign markets. That new financing in
the New York market must also soma
time be provided for was intimated by
one or two actual new bond issues and
by reports of comprehensive plans for
several railroad systems.
The discouraging views of the outlook
usual in a period of declining prices were
prevalent and the reasons assigned for.
these views did not differ materially
from those heard for some time past
Rumor, based on no tangible develops
ments, had 1t that the administration at
Washington was planning extensive Leg
islation on antitrust lines. Attention
was directed to this topic by the appear
ance of railroad annual reports contain-
ing references to the effects on earnings
of radical laws passed by state legisla-
lures. There was active discussion or
the governments suit to divorce the
Central Pacific from the Southern Pa
cific.
Assertions made in some of the public
criticisms of the Glass-Owen currency
bill had an unsettling influence on the
sentiments of operators in securities
though the operators derived some COM
fort from unofficial reports that the Sem
ate committee now considering the bill
would make important changes in 1t.
lndustrials were hurt by reports OF
falling off in demand for steel products.
concessions in prices and some reduction
of working forces. Diminishing pros
poets for the cotton crop were a factor
in shaping opinions over the business
prospect though the mercantile agencies
reported greater activity In business than
a year ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Sales. High. LOW.

soastherns; steady; prime fed steers
$S.75@9.25, dressed beef steers S7.75 "a
S.75. southern steers s5.50@F, cows $4.23
OF. heifers $500, stockers $5.50@s.
Sheep Receipts $500; steady; lambs
$6@6.75, yearlings s5@5.5o, wethers
$4.25 q 4.75, ewes sS.60@4.25.
st. Louis, October 1S.--Cattle: Re-
ceipts 1900 including 900 southerns;
steady; choice to fine steers $S@9.55.
good to choice steers s7,25@S. dressed
and butcher steers s5.50@T.25, stockers
$5.25 q $50. Texas steers $6@7.75, Texas
cows and heifers s4.25@ $50.
Hogs: Receipts 640o: lower; pigs and
lights s6QS.40, mixed and butchers
$S.25mS.40, good heavy Ss20@8.40.
Sheep: Receipts 1890; steady; NUT
tons $3.7$Q4.50, yearlings $500, lambs
$5.50@6.S5.
Louisville, Otocber 1S.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts $50; choice steady; range $50
$50.
Hogs: Receipts $500; uneven; hogs
lower; pigs higher; range $4.50@S.30.
Sheep: Receipts so; steady; lambs &c
down; sheep 81 &c down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
WHEAT RALLIES ONLY
TO Go UNDER AGAIN
Close Weak, Shade Lower to
1-16c Higher Than
Friday

Chicago, October 1s.-Greater support
rallied wheat today from a decline that
had reached IL cents bushel. The de-
mand, however did not hold. Values
then receded again. The market closed
weak at a shade lower to 1-16c higher than
last night. Corn finished 1sq14@asc down
and oats unchanged to isc higher In
provisions the outcome was shade to 10c
decline.
Firmer Liverpool quotations and les
sening OF receipts northwest gave the
wheat market a strong beginning. Wall
street advices also were more reassuring
and it was reported millers showed signs
of taking wheat on a larger scale. As
a result shorts were forced to cover in
a lively manner, but investment demand
proved relatively little.
When it began to appear the upturn
would reach only moderate distance
many of the early buyers receded to the
selling side Chances for a further gain
In the visible supply on top of a known
increase of 100000 bushels, compared
with last years compilation, discouraged
the bulls
Pressure returned to such a degree that
all the advance was lost and closing
prices were at the lowest of the day.
Liehtness of offerings carried the corn
market upgrade for a while and there
were husking returns that invited bar
gain hunters to alight.
Predictions of fine weather for several
days tended to bring about drop in
values. In the end prices were decidedly
weak under the bear attacks. Oats re-
acted were In sympathy with other grains
The shorts covered. 1t developed that
commission houses had plenty of orders
to unload on all upturns Selling which
was laid to the citadel Of packers acted
as a weight on provisions after the
strength had left grain.
Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Bank Statement

New York, October 1s.-The statement
OF the actual condition OF clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week
issued today shows tha0 they hold $12,-
67l $50 reserve i'm excess of legal require
ments. This is an increase of &,714,1
from last week. The details follow:
Actual Condition-Loans, $l,905,036. 900:
decrease, s45s0,0O0. Specie, s327S7 900;
decrease. s3,oS5,0Oo Legal tenders. $751;
233, 900; increase, $3133,000. Net deposits,
s1,7i2, 10000 decrease, s1S.372.0O0. Circula-
tion, s4i,e32, coo: decrease, 100000. Banks
cash reserve in vault, s340, ,451, 600. Trust
companies cash reserve In vault, $685.
$4,000. Aggregate cash reserve, s406 10o. 900.
Excess lawful reserve. s12,671,350; increase,
s4.7l4,1 10e Trust companies reserve with
clearing house members carrying 25 per
cent cash reserve, s4S6s6,000.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies.in Greater New York. not included
in the clearing house statement: Loans.
s554, $4,000; decrease, $9,059,O00. Specie,
s6l, ,9745oo decrease. s91o,7Oo. Legal ten
ders. $S,199. 800: increase, 800, 400. Total de-
posits, 900; decrease, $12,s40,5oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
LEADING STOCKS
Up | TO z POINTS
Tone Strong From First to
Last-Operati0ns Favored
ON Long Side

New York. October 1s-The turn in the
in a hesitating way yesterday. came def
nitely today. Leading stocks were
marked up l to 2 points. The tone of
the market was strong from first to last.
Can common and preferred and American
Beet Sugar were the only important ex-
ceptions to the general movement. 1t
was generally conceded that the chief
impetus for the advance was derived
from short covering. There were indica-
tions, however, of more vigorous opera
tions for the long account
While it could not be said that there
was a marked improvement in sentiment,
some considerations other than the tech
nical position of the market favored oper-
ations on the long side. The September
statement of domestic exports was above
expectations, showing,a gain of S19,o0o,0Oo
over the corresponding period of 1912. An
increase of $40 100000 in cotton accounted
for the Improvement The weekly re-
views of the commercial agencies indi-
Gated that general business was more
active than a year ago. Unofficial re-
ports from Washington that important
changes would be made in the currency
bill by the Senate committee were classed
by spectators as good news.
The outstanding feature of the bank
statement was an actual reduction in
loans of s24.5s0,00o, which reflected the
freeing of credits as a result of the
week s liquidation. There was a corre-
spending reduction in deposits and as
the amount of currency was virtually
unchanged, the surplus showed a sub
stantial increase.
Bonds were irregular and derived little
benefit from the rise in stocks. Total
sales. par value, $60,0Oo. United States
IS registered advance Y per cent; the
2s coupon u, the As 1s and Panama 2s
4 per cent on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Weekly Cotton Review

New York, October 1S.-This week the
cotton market saw what appeared to be
the finish of the wide reaction, after the
long continued advance of the early fall
and the beginning of a new bull move
ment. At the end of the week it was
rumored that prominent local traders had
left for New York and this was taken
to be significant in connection with de-
velopments concerning the spot position
in the future market.
The net results of the week were an
advance of 21 to 25 points. The high prices
were made on Friday and the low prices
on Wednesday,. At the highest the trad
ing months were 80 to 81 points over last
weeks close at the lowest they were "a
to 27 points under. The range was 5S to
So points.
Up to the middle of the week the re-
action downward was still on but a
change for the worse In weather condi-
tions gave the bulls the upper hand. Buy
Ing of a strong character made its ap-
pearance and was supplemented by rather
general short covering. Those who took
the long side were quick to realize profits
and their selling for this purpose checked
upward movements. The close of the
week. however. was with a very good
tone in spite of the unfavorable atti-
tude of the English market.
After the middle of the week consid-
cradle rain was reported over the belt
and the precipitation was said to have
done much damage Bears said no great
weather damage resulted because of the
comparatively high temperatures pre-
vailing. Different sections of the belt
however, sent in pessimistic kilograms,
the worst reports coming from Texas
and they led to further pairing down
of the estimates of the yield In that
state. Spot men claimed further dam
age as TO grade and prices to spot peo-
pie made it evident that grade damage
has been so great this fall as to become
a serious feature of the situation. The
presence of many Texas buyers in Geor-
gia territory was said to be solely due
to grade damage in Texas and not to
any real scarcity of cotton in that state
Bears are of the opinion that this dam
age Is not a factor that Will make for
higher prices but bulls argue that the
course of prices in the end will be based
on the supply of spinnable cotton avail
able and nothing else.
In the spot department prices made
no net change, middling closing at
10 s-16c. against Is 9-16c last week and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston; Steady; middling 10 1s-16c;
net receipts 13, 4S3; gross receipts, 1s 4S3
sales, 7S9; stock, 16s, IA; Great Britain,
lo,2Sl; continent, 9o14; coastwise, 234s
New Orleans: Steady; middling, 1S 9-16c;
net receipts, 1913; gross receipts, Si07;
sales, 1925 stock, S7169 continent, 1850
Mexico, 1000.
Mobile: Steady; middline, 1880. net re-
ceipts, $3.50; gross receipts, $3.50; sales,
1850; stock, 41,a3s; Great Britain, 9ls3
coastwise 434.
Savannah: Firm; middling, f3l4c: net
receipts, 22,59l; gross receipts, 22,591; sales.
5565; stock, 1888; continent 1885, coast
wise. 725.
Charleston. Steady; middling, 1s 5-1sc .
net receipts, $685. gross receipts, 502s;
stock, S4,756.
Wilmington; Steady; middling, 13Ac;
net receipts, $3.50; gross receipts, $50
stock. 26,S67; France, 1o517.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 13ac; net
receipts. 2s19; gross receipts, 2S19; sales,
$50; stock, ,79S; coastwise, 299S.
Baltimore: Nominal; mddling, 1S1ac;
stock, a,59O.
New York: Quiet; middling, "a. soc:
gross receipts. 519s; stock, 1926; coast
wise; 3S45.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 10. soc; net re-
ceipts, 26; gross receipts, 2512; stock, 1929;
Great Britain, 174f.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, IA. 05c;
gross receipts, 100; stock 1860.
Brunswick; Stock, 2747: continent, 1850.
Texas City: Net receipts, 1858; gross re-
ceipts 1858; stock, 11,43S.
Arkansas Pass: Stock, 20S1.
Jacksonville: Stock, 1908.
Total today at all ports: Net, 64, AS:
Great Britain. 21,755; France. 10,517; conti-
nent. 36,4so; Mexico, 1000; stock, 64S659.
Consolidated at all ports: Net. Ga, AS;
Great Britain 2l.755: France, 1851: con-
tinent, SO, $50; Mexico 1900
Total since September / at all ports:
Net, 1888, ,751: Great Britain, 66S. 1874;
France, 252. 265; continent, 1881; Japan,
1916; Mexico, 67sS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, October 1S.-Cotton: Spot
in limited request: prices easier. Mid
ding fair, S.03d; good middling, 7.43d;
middling, It'd, low middling, 1891;
good ordinary. 6.73d; ordinary, 639d.
Sales, 1000 bales. including 2100 Ameri-
can and 800 for speculation and export.
Receipts, $4,000 bales, including 1890
American. Futures closed quiet. Octo-
ber, 731d; October November, 7.1S12d
November December, 7.0Sd; December
January. 7.06hd; January February.
7.065sd; February March, 7.06 I'd;
March April, 7.06iad; April May,
7.06iAd; May-June. 7.06hd; June-July.
7.03d; July August, 7,00d; August Sep
tember, 6.S4isd. September
$50 I'D: October November. 6.4S1sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Ernita and Produce

Apples, wine sap, per barrel, $500; New
York, 20 oz,s s.; New York imperial
apples. bbl., So: Ben Davis, $35Ndi;
lines, per 1oO 75cGsl lemons, box
360, s4@450; Florida grapefruit, s4@5;
Florida oranges, s3df3,50; Malaga grapes
81; Tokay grapes, 81; Concord grapes in
pony bkts., 1S@20c; Irish potatoes $1Q1. 10
bushel; sweet potatoes, 81. .75@2 bbl., 5O6I75c
bushel; pepper, per crate, $1ml50; Jumbo
celery, 90c doz.; celery, "a crate; okra, 500
$3.50 hamper; cucumbers, per crate, $500;
Danish cabbage, 2ikc lb.; rutabago tur-
nips h.. &c; snap beans, per hamper,
Sl.00d1.25; new crop red and yellow
onions. &c h.; imported onions, crate,
sl,75; lettuce. si.50dp250 crate: cranberrles.
per box. $780, bbls.. $500; cocoanuts
$3.50 bag; chestnuts, h., 10c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Selma Cotton Market

Selma October Especial. )--Spot
cotton in the Selma market was quoted
as follows today: Good middling,
13 9-16e; strict middling, 13 Tic; mid
ding, IS slice.
1024c this week last year. Sales on the
spot amounted to 5352 bales against 1899
last week and 4015 this week last year
Sales to arrive amounted to S430 bales,
against 7645 and 10, ,240