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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
New York Cotton Futures
Open. High. Low. CT. Bd
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 12i2c net
receipts, 905S: gross receipts, 905S: sales,
1l6S; stock, 25S.594 continent, 1i,171; coast
wise, 10.425.
New Orleans: Quiet; middlng, II 1-l6o,
net receipts, 1877; gross receipts. lse3'
sales. 500; stock. 1871 5s7, Great Britain,
1900.
Mobile: Steady; middling, 70 3-l6c; net
receipts. 2s4: gross receipts, S44; sales,
125; stock, 70, ,474; Great Britain, 146S; coast
wise, 14i
Savannah: Quiet; midding 12asc net
receipts, 20s9: gross receipts, I42; sales.
eos; stock, 1137s7 continent, 4l5s; coast
wise. 966
Charleston: Firm; mlddling PFC; net
receipts. 21i.- gross receipts ZIG; stock, r.
164; coastwise, 267.
Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, los;
gross receipts. 155; stock, l6S79.
Norfolk: Steady; mddling, 121ac net
receipts. 1852; gross receipts, 11s2; sales,
lI5; stock, 1862; continent 5000; coast
wise, 1876.
Baltimore Nominal midding, 1sc;
gross receipts 90; stock. 92S5.
New York: Quiet; middling, 12.95c; net
receipts, 50; gross receipts, 1909; sales, 100;
stock, 1sS, ,s46 Great Britain, le4Si coast
WISE 1852.
Boston: quiet middline 1295e: net re-
cepts. 225O: stock, 14,52s; continent, 400.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 1Sac;
stock, 2075
Brunswick: Stock 12, 80.
Aransas Pass: Stock, 994.
Texas City: Stock, 34(626.
jacksonville Stock, 1855.
Total today, at all ports: Net, 14,96l ;
Great Britain 1896, continent, 2s,oS5;
stock S33. .797.
Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 1880;
Great Britain, 12.O20; continent, i5,f62; Ja-
pan, 31s5.
Total since September j. at all ports:
Net, 1895 1Si; Great Britain. 2749,313;
France. s67, sol; continent, 9,f3s, ,115 Japan,
1870, COS; Mexico. 1856
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Coffee Market

New York, February 3-Coffee futures
opened steady at an advance of to s
points and ruled generally steady on COW
ering of shorts, trade buying and bull sup
port The early European cables were no
better than expected, while the cost and
freight market WAS stronger, and there
were reports OF better spot demand.
Realizing caused some irregularity in the
late trading but the close was steady,
net II to 25 points higher. Sales, s3.750.
Closing bids: February. 1315c; March,
1880; April 1850: May, 13.e5c; June.
10. CSC; July, 1916: August. 13.7sc; septem-
ber, 1ss4c: October. 137Sc; November,
13.75c; December. 1371c; January. 1s-7oc:
Spot steady Rio u.s. 137tc; Santos A..
15ssc. Mild quiet; Cordova, 15%@1Sc nom
inal.
Havre "A franc higher; Hamburg un-
changed to 4 rig. lower. Rio unchanged
Santos As 80 reis higher at Z SIX s00 Re-
-eipts at the two Brazilian ports. 22,00o
against 1900 last year. Jundiahy re-
ceipts. 5000. against 600 last year. Santos
cable reported IS unchanged. Sac Paulo
receipts, 10000. against 1900 yesterday.
The worlds visible supply decreased s1s.-
2s2 bags for the months OF January. COM
pared with 1856 last year. making the
visible as OF February /. 1889. 776, as
against 1s.16o158 last year.
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GENERALLY HEAVY
TONE IN STOCKS
Market Inclined to Look on
the Bearish Side of
Things

New York February 3.-Wall street, or
at least that part of 1t which is actively
concerned in the affairs of the stock mar
ket, was inclined to look on the bearish
side of things today, and the market was
sluggish with a generally heavy tone,
The quotation range was not large enough
to reflect decided change in sentiment.
rather it suggested waiting attitude,
with a general expectancy that some of
the developments awaited might not be
favorable.
Perhaps the news for which the street
waited most eagerly was definite word
whether the Balkan war was to be re-
sumed. 1t is assumed that continuance
of hostilities would have a depressing ef-
, feet upon the money and securities mar
kets of the world Fear of widespread la
Dor trouble in the steel industry was an
influence on the bear side, as was the
disappointment which was felt when the
supreme court adjourned for three weeks
without announcing a decision in the
Minnesota rate case. Uncertainty over
this decision and when it would be an
nounced was a large factor in checking
trade during the forenoon. When word
came from washington that the court
ruling would not be made known today.
prices were borne down under the most
active of selling. The steady pressure
against Steel made it the most eonspcu-
Gus stock of the days trading and forced
: it down we'll over a point at times.
Can. whose sensational advance last
week excited much comment, pursued an
uncertain course, opening off a point, re-
covering its loss, and then falling points.
Southern Pacific was heavy
Losses among most of the leading
stocks, however, were small relatively.
For a time around midday the market
made showing of strength, Lehlgh Val
ley, Reading and Union Pacific leading q
squirt with rises of point, but the list
soon gave way again. Declaration or Q
$40 dividend on Standard Oil of New Jer-
sew was followed by active trading in OIL
stocks on the curb. Standard of New
Jersey bounded up IS points, but later lost
a larger part of its gain. London solo
stocks here, disposing of about lo'oet
shares on balance. Bonds were irergular
Southern Pacific collateral As were strons
and active. Total sales par value, s-Vie'-
coo. Panama ss advanced a on call
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market today Is a duplicate of that OF
saturday. European markets are reia-
lively better than due.
The market advances little on foreign
buying and then becomes dun and lower
because of the pessimistio feeling In the
trade.
The large spot houses appear to be waits
ing for any weak moment TO buy because
OF the strong position the market appears
to be working into
Hardly anyone has a good word for COT
ton. vet all of the three largest crops
are disappointing In their output Amer
lea, East India and Egypt all producing
less cotton than they were expected to
do in September.
Spinners are naturally waiting to ses
how long the present -pessimietio feeling
will last, though In the meantime thu
spindles are all working full time.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, February 3.-Spot cotton in
fair demand; prices lower. American
niiddling fair. 7.s5d; good middling, 7.o3d;
middling. esd; low middling 6.63d; good
ordinary, 6.23d; ordinary, 5.S9d. The sales
OF the day were 5000 bales. or which 800
were for speculation and export and in
Guided 7T00 American. Receipts. 32,V0t
bales, including $500 American. Futures
opened easier and closed very firm. Feb
ruary, 6.22d; February March, 6.6ld
March-April 601sd; April-May, 6 sod: May.
June, 6.5Sd; June-July, 6.56d; July-August
6ksd August-S September esd Septeni.
Eer-October 6.2d; October-N November
.191zd: November December. slid; De
cember-January, sled; January February
6.15d.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 12lac; mel
receipts, 126l1; gross receipts, 12,6l1 ship
ments, LIZA: sales. 265; stock. 1H,12i.
Augusta Steady; middling, 12%c. mel
receipts, 655 gross receipts, 13i; ship
ments 26Si. sales, 81; stock, 92,i5i
Memphis Quiet; middling. 12s4c; net
receipts, 21S3; gross receipts, 305I; ship
ments. 1869; sales. 500; stock, 155,s39-
ST. Louis: quiet; middling, i2s4c; gross
receipts 22s6; shipments, 1862; stock. 81
593
Cincinnati: Net receipts. 1925; gross re-
ceipts, 1925; shipments. 1916; stock. 26,-
33s
Little Rock; Quiet: middline. 121sc;
net receipts. 2ss; gross receipts, 2ss; ship
ments, SOB; stock. 40,Sso
Total today: Net receipts, 1872; gross
receipts, 2o,557; shipments. 2o,2os. sales,
11i2; stock Is6, 1852.
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Fruits and Produce

Apples, fancy wInesap. S475Q5 mar
bbl.: York and Imperial apples. 50. IS bbI. !.
Florida oranges, ST. 7og3 per box; Cali
fornia lemons. $3.50 per box; Crane
Yruit. s2.75@3 per box; tangerines, 81 10
per box. Concord grapes. lie per
Mound; California tEmperor) grapes
1850 per box; Malaga grapes, in kegs
s55om7. Cranberries, $2.75 box: ner
harrei. $40. Italian chestnuts, I0c Der
mound. Lines. 81 per hundred. Irish DO
-rEc per lb. Danish cabbage. INC Der
N california celery. SOC per dozen.
e. per crate. Rutagagas, 11xc per
nound. Lettuce. n.5oQ2.0 per crate
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and April, 15.12h @'15621sc; May. 1900
@15.62hc; electrolytic, $16.50S lake,
castings, $1,000 @16.2o. Tin
weak; spot, s4925@ 5000; February,
|s49.256 5649.40; March, s4S.s5q 4s.15'
April, $49.65 a 1900. Lead steady, $i.25@
4.35; Spelter easy, $6.55q6.75; antimony
nominal Cookson's 1915; iron irregu-
liar; No. / northern, $1s.50@1S.75; No
Il northern, s1s.o0@1S.5o; No. l south
ern, s1s2591S.75; No. l southern soft
$1S.0O@1S.50.
This month copper exports, 24455
tons; London copper easy; spot, t6S Us
Cd: futures, f6S los; local exchange
sales, tin, so tons; London tin weak,
spot, f224 los; futures. 1922. London
lead, ZIG lis 3d. London spelter, f26.
Iron, Cleveland warrants, 65s hd in
London
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, February 3.-The con
dition of the United States treasury a
the beginning of business today was
working balance. $s9,436,6Si; in banlS'
and Philippine treasury, $32,6lS, S,oof
Total of general fund, $145,s1l,7s3. Re
ceipts Saturday. s2,s1S,4S3. Disburse
ments. s2.711330 The surplus for thu
flrscal year is s5,521.7SS, against de
felt of s21,541,150 last year. Figures
for receipts, disbursements, etc, ex
clude Panama canal and public deb
ira nsa ctionS.
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st. Louis Produce

st. Louis. February 3.-Flour duh Hay
lower; timothy. s12n17: prairie s11@li
W Whisky, 81 40. Iron cotton ties, Ode Bag
ging, 97sc. Hemp twine Sc. Pork high-
CT; jobblng. si7. Lard lower; prime steam
$5.80a99o. Dry salt meats unchanged;
boxed extra shorts. lie. Clear ribs. lie.
Short clears, He. Bacon unchanged
Boxed extra shorts, 12c; clear ribs, 12c:
short clears 12isc. Receipts: Flour, 10,
coo: wheat, 211 200; corn, $4,000 oats. H.
COO. Shipments: Flour, 1l.o0o; wheat, s.,
600; oats, $1,000: corn, 1900
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Visible Supply of Grain

New York, February 3-The visible sup
ply of grain In the United States Satur-
day, February |, as compiled by the New
York produce exchange, was:
Wheat 64,9l4,000 bushels. decrease 105,0C0;
wheat in bond 3,l50,0o0 decrease 1,045, coo;
ccrn 9,17,00o increase 427,O0O; oats 1885,
00o. decrease 10000; oats in bond l66. O0e,
decrease 61.00; rye 1,469,0o0; decrease 66, 0O0;
barley 2,717,0o0, decrease 10000; barley in
bond 5000, decrease 11,000
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. February 3.---Cotton seed
oil was higher on TALK Of advancing.
crude markets. covering OF shorts and
local speculative buying on the firm
ness in lard Closing prices were to 3
points net higher. Sales. $500 barrels
Prime crude. 81 &c sales: prime sum-
mer yellow, s..5@6. 35c: February.
6.27c; March. s.2Sc; April. 6.27c May
June. 6.2sc; July, 6.S4c; August, 6.35c
September. 6.39c; prime winter yellow
6.4o@ 7c; prime summer white, s.s5a7c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. February Spot cot
ton quiet, unchanged; middling
IL 7-16c: sales on the spot. 400 bales
to arrive. 100; low ordinary, . 1-16c
nominal; ordinary, Tile nominal
good ordipary. II Ac; strict good ordi-
naryi II Nc: low niddiing. 12c; strict
low middling. l2Ac; strict middling,
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. February 3-The rice
market was firm today; trading light.
Receipts: Rough, 121l; clean. 57s: mill
ers. 1101. Sales: Rough. 110 sacks Hon
duras at 4c; clean. 106 pockets Hon
duras at 3Ac; Quotations, unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
ST. Louis Grain

st. Louis, February 3-Cash wheat, No.
led. 81 .o7q1 IL; No. hard. s0l94c Corn,
No. 2 49n49kc: No. ? white. 5Qlza51Hc.
Oats, No. 9, sac; No. , white, s5d351sc.
Close: Wheat, May, 9s9sc; July, fS9hc.
Corn, May, 51i4c; July, 52Ae. Oats. May.
3tssc; July, 34iAc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City February 3.--Cash wheat.
No. hard. s5l4u92lzc; No. red. s1O5h.
Corn, No. 2 mixed, 47e; No. white, 49,.
Cats, No. white, 35e; No. 3 mixed 34M
S4As. Close; Wheat, May, sTsc bid:
July, S5ssc. Corn, May. 511aM5lssc; July,
sc bid Oats, May. 35lsc bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Naval Stores

Savannah. February 3.-Turpentine
firm. 42@421sc; sales. s14; receipts, s49:
shipments. S6 stock, 22.139. Rosin firm,
sales, 44s; receipts, 1862; shipments,
460: stock, 125,75l. Quote: A, b. S.
c, d, s5.40M6; T.. so.90@610: +, 500
@615; G. s6.15aG.2o: II, $3.50: /, se.15:
X. $500; NJ. So n, $7.05; WV, $40;
WV, Sis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, February 3.-Wheat, spot.
steady: No. / Manitoba, rs Cd: No. Man
ioba, 6s Sd; No. Manitoba, Is 4d. Futures
easy; March. 7s47sd; May, rs 2ad. July,
rs 2s4d Corn, spot American mixed, new
easy. IS i2d: do. old. easy 6s; do. via
Galveston, IS I'd. quiet. Futures firm;
February, LaPlata, 5s 2ssd; February,
American mixed 4s 101ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
New York Money

New York, February 3.-Prime mer-
camille paper, AZ @5 per cent; sterling
exchange with actual business in bank
ers' bills at S4.S3@4s5 for so day bills,
and at s4.S7.40 for demand; commercial
bills. s4.s3. Bar silver, 62asc; Mexican
dollars. 4S1ac. Government bonds hrm'
railroa dbonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
R.nk Of Germany Statement

Berlin. February 3.-The weekly
statement of the Imperial Bank of Ger
many shows the following changes;
Cash in hand, decreased S1,617,o0o
loans increased 50,033,000m, discounts
decreased 24,976, ,000m, treasury bills de-
creased 1881 900, notes in circulation
increased los. .S31,0 Doom, deposits de-
creased 1852. Doom, gold in hand de-
creased 29.250,ooom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard. 117sc; compound. s7c: dry salt
short ribs, 12.071zc; bellies, I2s21bc !.
ham butts, 15c; Boston butts. 141kc; pork
lcins. 15isc; spare ribs. l3c; breakfast
bacon, 22W27c; smoked bacon Jsc; reg
ular ham, 17i1c skinned ham. 171sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Montgomery Market

Montgomery. February s.-(SpecIai)-s
Spot cotton was quoted In Montgomery
today as follows; Strict low middlins
II 13-16c; middling, IL 1-16e and strict mid.
ding IL 3-16c.
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Flour and Foodstuffs

Self raising -four. - Is; Tennessee -four.
* s5: Indiana -four, IS 20: Oklahoma -four.
r. s5 Michigan flour, So 60: bolted meal
Der IS lbs. $40: No. corn. per busheI.
74c; pure wheat shorts. $3l: pure
wheat bran, s2s: C. S. hulls. per ton, 3lo:
prime c. s. meal. per ton. s31; c. s. feed
meal, per ton. s26; No. timothy hay, per
ton, &22; mixed alfalfa and Johnson
grass. p@r ton. s20 corn chops. per 100
ID. sack 10; alfalfa hay. per ton. rs;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, February 3.-Receipts:
Wheat, $4,000; corn, 10000; oats, 1900
Shipments: Wheat, 5l,ooo; oats, 1l,0e0;
corn, 40oa0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Wool Market

ST. Louis. February 3.-Wool Arm: me-
dium grades combing and clothing. 23is9
26c; light fine, 1962lc; heavy fine, 13G1Sc;
tub washed, 27d36c.
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127e; good middling. - 1s-16c;- strict
good middling. 1Sc; middling fair,
13 716c; middling fair TO fair, 10 13-16c;
fair. Ia 3-16c nominal; receipts, 1877;
stock. 1375ST
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tlarge fryers 14Q15c; medium fryers 1ss;
2ec. small fryers, 214Q25c; ducks. aoas4os.
guineas. 25c: roosters. 25c; geese. sSS,oc. !.
live turkeys, 1sQ20c; fresh eers =. :.
candled. 21ac; extra graded candled eggs.
&c; cold storage eggs, 17,4c. Rabbits
s.. 25 per dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Creamery Products

country butter 2oQ25c: fresh creamery
hutter. sc; cheese, 19c: imported Swiss
cheese, 32c; German brick cheese, zoe;
,,roburger cheese, 19c; imported roquefort'
a1c Neufchatel cheese. per dozen. 45c.
pimento cheese, 4c; process butter, 2OHc /.
daisy cheese. 19c per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Dry Goods

New York, February 3.-The cotton
goods markets are isteadier With traders
in domestics stronger Southern staple
ginghams have been advanced one
quarter of a cent and eastern cham
hrays one-half a CERT yard. Jobbers
report good business with retailers.
Fall dress goods line will be formally
opened within a week by leading mills
Yarns are steadier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper. 1oc in bbl lots: liz in
small lots; groupers. &c; spanish mack
erel. l21zc; speckled sea trout. l1hc; carp.
roughs. &c: mullet. ehc; sun perch or
Dream. s1zc: pompano. anc: mixed n.h
&c In barrel lots; '711c in small lots: crock
ers. SIC; fresh water perch. s3kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
REST AID HEALTH 70 MOTHER AND cHIIIl .

MRS. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHINc, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II
SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS,
ALI,AYS all PAIN CURES WIND coIIC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHQsA. 1t is abb
soluteiy harmless BE sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take Ne ethes
kind. Twenty-Five cents . bottla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Metal Market

New York, February cooper weak
spot and February, 1890 bid; March
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German Exchange

Berlin, February 3.-ExchanRe on
London 20m 49pfgs for cheques; money,
Y per cent; private discount rate, ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
Coffee and Guwnr

CofYee-Arbuckles. tz5.S Der hun.
dyed pounds; Luzanne. &c Rer pound:
Sugar. standard granulated, SIC Der
pound.
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Poultry and Eesa

johnson grass. per ton, SIS; mixed feed,
$21; oats, SIC bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-04
LOCAL SECURITIES

otai sales for the day, 292, 900 shares
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Butter 81 Cents

Elgin, ILL.,, February 3.-Butter, 34c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-12
POTLATCH Ideals
TAKING FIRM HOLD
Chairman Turner Says
Hearty Response Is
Being Made

1.-THE potlatch idea seems to be taxi
ing in great shape" said Oscar C. Tur-
ner, chairman of the committee in
charge, yesterday. Its strongest ap-
peal comes from the fact that it is to
be a genuinely democratic affair in
which every man and woman in Bir-
mingham and Alabama will have an
opportunity to take part.
ITO meet the expenses of the ceIe-
bration there will be no large sub
scriptions, as is usually the case, but
we will raise the money by selling the
potlatch buttons at 81 each. This but
ton will entitle the holder to all the
privileges of the celebration and from
the reports reaching us we believe ii
will be a very easy matter to sell be-
tween 5000 and 10000 of them. Harry
Jones and others who travel over the
state say they have never seen any
thing which has aroused such interest
as the potlatch idea.
There is no question but what 1t is
going to bring thousands of people TO
the city and 1t is very gratifying to
us to find that the people of Birming-
ham in all walks of life are showing
such interest in 1t. The idea of the
potlatch is now becoming we'll under
stood as a general celebration of good
will and good feeling. 1t has many
unique features which have never been
undertaken before in this part of the
country and its very novelty is one
of the things that is making 1t so at
tractiye."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-12
Real Estate Transfers

$55O0--C. w, w. W., and l.. E. Ford to
Mrs. Mary C. Ferguson, west 40 feet of
lots and 2, Walter and Robertson's sub
division of waverly Place.
s15O0-w. W. Martin to W. r. Stewart,
lot s, block n. as shone by map and
Plat of the property of the Birmingham
Ensley Land and Improvement COM
pany.
s2000-Alice c. Wilson to w. r. Stewart,
lot ., block 2, as shown in a map and plat
of Burgin Place.
Sc50o-w. r. Mitchell to w. r. Stewart.
lot 16, block /. as shown in map and
plat of Burgin Place.
$6546.74-R. d. Burnett to Minnie B. Nc
Carly, lot %, block 1872, according to the
map and plan of Hanover Place.
s25Oo--C. b. Pyeatt to w. r. Mitchell, lot
16, block l, as shown in a map and plat
Of Burgin Place.
$1000-Mrs Beulah Scoggins to Celia a.
Smith, lot II, township 71S, range west.
$1O00-The Wyllie Land and Improve
ment company to Andrew Colpach, lots
IS, 36 and half Of 80 and 40, block 256, Br-
mingham.
s245O-M. NJ. Howard and Annie H. How
ard, to Addie L. Cobb, south half of lot 4,
block 1S. township II, range west.
$1,000 Mrs. Mary G. Ferguson and C. w.
Ferguson to Mrs. Lena w. Ford, east
half of lot 2, block 81 Anelans addition
to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-12
INDORSE SUNDAY
BAND CONCERTS
Resolutions Adopted by the Board of
Trade-Committe to Cooperate
With Music Study Club

Resolutions indorsing the organiza-
tion of a large concert band in this
city and the giving of band concerts
In one of the parks of the city during
this summer were unanimously adopted
by the board of trade yesterday. The
resolutions follows:
whereas, The Birmingham board of
trade, acting wholly and unquallfiedly
on the principle that 1t is better to
build up than to tear down, that 1t is
better to provide some harmless recrea-
tions that to abolish all to make sure
of the doubt tful ones, and whereas, be-
lieving that thousands of music lovers
of Birmingham will welcome a new
concert band in our city. and recogniz-
ing the need of large concert band,
1t is hereby resolved that the Birming-
ham board of trade indorse and en-
courage the work of Mr. Philip Memoli
in the successful organization of Mem
oils concert band. which as noted. will
give its first public concert at the
jefferson theatre on Sunday afternoon.
March IS.
"Be II further resolved. That the
president of this board be authorized
TO appoint a committee of five to CO.
operate with the city commissioners,
Music Study club. and any other or
ganizations of our city toward the mat
ter OF providing band concerts to be
given Sunday afternoons during the
summer of 1918 in one of our city
parks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-12
BELGIAN BLOCKS To
Be USED IN ALLEYS
Fourteen Blocks Ordered
Paved by Commissioners.
Exum Approves

Mr. Exum having been convinced
that certain alleys here are badly in
need of paving. he voted yesterday
with -the other commissioners to have
paved the following alleys with the
Belgian blocks being removed from the
streets:
Alley A from Fourteenth street to
Eighteenth street, Alley from Twen-
tieth street to Twenty y-second street,
Third alley from Twenty y-second street
to Twenty sixth street. Fifth alley
from Twentieth street to Twenty first
street, Alley from Twenty first
street to Twenty-second street. Alley
B from Twenty-first street to Twenty
second street. Alley d from Nineteenth
street to Twentieth street.
Mr. Exum. it is recalled. protested
recently against paving the alleys. as
he could not see the wisdom in such
action. However, later an investiga-
ton was made and two alleys were
completed. These facts convinced Mr..
Exum that perhaps the paving was
proper. He voted for the paving yes
terday, after being assured that the
property owners really wanted the
work done.
Mr.. Weatherly and the city engineer
initiated the movement and were
backed by Commissioner Lane. Judge
Lane voted with Mr.. Exum when 1t
was decided not to pave them further.
1t Is indicated now that as fast as the
Belgian blocks are removed down town
they will be placed in those alleys that
need paving badly and no others.