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Eggs from prize winning Rhode
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2153. II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans. August &-Secretary Hes-
ters statement of the worlds Visible sup
ply OF cotton, made up from special
cable and telegraphie adviees. compares
the figures of this week with last week,
last year and the year before. 1t shows
a decrease for the week Just closed of
224,62l, against a decrease of 1S77e7 last
year and a decrease of 1864 year be-
fore last
The total visible is a,36 ,5S2 against
2,bs6,2OS last week, 2,297675 last year and
1,625,163 year before last. of this the
total of American cotton is 1154.5S2
against 1,3l5,203 last week, 1,4as,675 last
year and S2169 year before last, and OF
all other kinds, including Egypt, Braxl
India, etc, 1,2010o0s against l,2il.uuU last
week, $4,000 last year and $4,000 year
before last.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above shows a decrease compared
with last week of 22i,621, an increase conn
pared with last year of 63,9O7 and an
increase compared with year before last
of 7364l9.
OF the world visible supply of cotton
above there is now aaoat and held
In Great Britain and continental Et-
rope 1921 coo, against 1,467,000 last year
and $4,000 year before last, in Egypt
81 600 against 1900 last year and 5000
year before last: In india 736,000, against
10000 last year and 10000 year before
last, and in the United States 254.noo
against 2sl 900 last year and 211,o0o year
before last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
PRICES SARE STEADY
AND bUS|NESSFA|
Fish and Poultry the Only
Commodities i'm Good
Demand

Business on Morris avenue as a whole
was fair yesterday and prices were prac-
teally unchanged. The continuous hot
weather has hurt the business of a large
number OF dealers and they state that
their only relief will be a change in the
weather.
Corn yesterday went up to 96 cents and
several merchants stated that by Septem-
Der 1t would be close to 81 bushel.
The only concerns doing brisk business
are those engaged in selling fish and
poultry. The demand for these products
was good and the supply in keeping. Red
snapper and other fish are plentiful and
consequently the prices have been drop
ping during the past few days.
Business in the grain market scontinues
fair. No important changes were regis
tered yesterday. Quotations on meats
remain the same and no reductions in
prices are in sight.
There was practically no change in
prices yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09

55o0 market steady: marekt closed weak.
Bulk, $S.S0QS.70; heavy. IS. 30aS.50 packers
and butchers. ss.3O@S.70; light. $s.4OdS. 20;
pigs, $65oQ7.5o.
Cattle: Receipts, 1900, including SEQ
southerns; market steady. Prime fed
steers, ss.40@s.75; dressed beef steers, SIPS
QS.35; southern steers, $4S0q7.10; COWS.
s.5oa6.25; heifers, sf.50QS SO; stockers. $50
10.
Sheep: Receipts 1000; market steady.
Lambs, s6a7.25; yearlings, $450d5.50;
wethers, s1a4.75; ewes, s3.5Oa4.25; stockers,
s.. .5oa4.
st. Louis, August Seattle: Receipts,
1900, including 800 Texans. Choice to firm
steers, $S@9; good to choice steers s7.25GS;
dressed and butcher steers, $5.50dt7. %;
stocl1ers. s5.25Q7.50: Texas steers, $3.50
775; Texas cows and heifers, $4. 4.2o@6.50.
Hogs: Receipts. 600; market higher.
Pigs and light, SC. 50d920 mixed and butch
ers, $s.75@915; good heavy, sS.70@SS0.
Sheep: Receipts, 370O,; market steady.
Muttons, $3.95Q4.2s; yearllngs, $5@6; lambs,
s5.50d7. So.
Louisville, August Seattle: Receipts,
20: market slow. Range, S2.50a7l5.
Hogs: Receipts 3001; market uneven;
hogs higher, pigs lowed. Range. $5a9.1o.
Sheep: Receipts, 2500. Lambs higher,
CSC down. Sheep, sac down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
SHELBY CONVENTION
MEETS AT CALERA
Reports From Sunday School Workers
Show the Association Had
Splendid Year

Montgomery, August S.-(Special. .)-The
Shelby County Sunday School convention,
representing the Sunday schools of all
denominations in Shelby county, was held
at Calera on August and g.
One of the most interesting features
of the first day was the splendid statis-
tical report made by County Secretary
w. J. Horsley. This report showed ss1
more people enrolled in the Sunday
schools of the county than last year. with
217 additions to the church from the Sun
day school, an increase over last year
of 80, and also an increase In banner
points. This report showed also that
the county secretary had attended 10 dis
trict conventions, travelled rs miles and
wrote $50 letters
The reports of the district presidents
who were present showed II district con-
ventions attended, s51 miles travelled. 1856
letters written and II Sunday schools
visited.
At the asst session on Wednesday the
commitN OH resolutions suggested that
the Sund school workers put forth
every eff6, to bring Shelby county up
to the s'goh star standard"
Thirteen Sunday schools pledged and
signed Forward Step cardS, saying
that some new feature, such as home
department, teacher training class, ETC..
would by the help of these persons be
introduced in their respective Sunday
schools.
The state was represented by W. d.
Dillard. state home department, and Miss
Mary Batdhelder. state field secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
IENT CROP
re pORT FIGURES
Agricultural Conditions and
Mexican Situation Domi-
nate Market

New York. August S.-Agrieultnral COLI
dltions and the Mexican situation domi-
mated today's irregular stock market In
terest in the government crop report is
sued in the final market hour, was keen
TO the point of anxiety, recent advices in
deating serious damage to various ee-
reals.
The official report conditioned corn at
75.S, against S6g month ago, so last year
and 10 year average of S2.2. Indicated
yield per acre was .. against 27.S month
ago, and five year average of 26.5. The
Indicated crop was 2,672, 100000 bushels, as
against 2,97l. 100000 a month ago, and last
years final figures of 3124, 10000.
The outlook for spring wheat was vastly
improved over a month ago, but below the
average. The Indicated total crop is H.
100000 bushels, against 7o1,oooo00 last
month and the 1912 final yield of 7SO, 261o00.
Contrary to expectations. the market.
which had been waiting ON the crop re-
port, showed little change from its SOM
nolence of the preceding four hours,
which were relieved at odd moments by
heaviness in Union Pacific, Reading and
Steel. Declines in these issues ran from
! to liz points, while New Haven, which
was under pressure from the outset re-
corded its lowest price in over score of
years at 9Sss. The decline was accom-
panied by rumors suggesting a more con-
servative dividend policy. An point
break in Chicago and Alton preferred was
attributed to the roads poor earnings.
Coppers were strong in the early dealings.
but yielded later. Final prices showed re-
coveries.
Bonds were irregular. with strength in
n few speculative issues. United States
IS advanced 4 and the Is and As and
Panama 2s y on call, while Panama
coupons IS declined 4. Total sales aggre-
gated 81, ,300,0 600.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
WEATHER A FACTOR
IN COTTON MARKET
Fluctuations in the Market
More or Less Irregular
Yesterday

New York. August s-Reports of con-
tinued dry. hot weather in the south
west proved the dominating factor in
today's cotton market and while flne-
tuations were more or less Irregular,
the general tendency of prices was up
ward. Rumors that it was raining at
Galveston seemed responsible for an
early reaction. but the high level OF
the day was reached in the late trad
ing when buying seemed to be rather
more active and aggressive than for
some time past and new crop positions
sold al about the best level of the
week. The close was a shade off from
the best under realizing, but steady,
with August net unchanged and other
months from to IL points net higher
The failure of the weather map to
show any sign of the lower temper
atnres and showers which had been
previously predicted In the southwest
yesterday, was considered responsible
for an opening advance of 3 to 10
points. August was relatively firm at
the start selling up to 1850, or the
best price reached this week, but quick
ly weakened under scattered liquida-
ton, while new crop positions also
eased off under realizing and local
pressure which followed private re-
ports that 1t was raining at Calves
ton. This setback carried the market
off to within point or two of last
nights closing figures on new crop de-
liveries, While August sold points net
lower, but the market firmed up again
In the afternoon on the detailed wealth
er reports which showed generally dry
weather in the southwest and even
higher temperatures than those report
ed yesterday. Moreover local map read
ers claimed that barometric conditions
were less favorable for an immediate
breaking of the drouth than they had
been on the previous day and local
bulls seemed to be more confident in
the late trading than they had been
for some days past.
Nav XnrE Gnffon IFufurac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Slightly Strapped

From the Chicago Daily News.
The newly married young woman rushed
into her fathers presence and threw her.
self on her knees before him.
"Oh, papa!' she sobbed. Il have come
for your forgiveness and blessingl 1t was
wrong and undutiful of me- but loved
Richard so that / just had to elope with
him. But | couldn't be happy until | had
been reconciled with you. SO here | am at
your feet
well, well,' groWled the old man,
much affected in spite of himself, Il sup
pose I'll have to. But you are alone
where is-er-Richard?n
Hes just outside, papa, dear, with the
cabman. And now that you have for
given us, please lend us enough to pay
the horrid brute so that he'll go away.
You see we only had enough money for
the license and the minister"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
LACk OF SHOWERS
IN WESTERN BELT
Cotton Has Rising Tendency
as ResuIt-Net Gain Of
s to IL Points

New Orleans August S.-The cotton
market had rising tendency today
because of lack of needed rains II
the western belt and failure of Official
reports to confirm private reports OF
moisture here and there in districts
which have been complaining of drouth
for some time In the early trading the
market hesitated but after The fore
cast of generally fair Gather for the
western half of the cotton region tn
undertone was good.
On the opening the tone was steady
and prices We're TO points up Oh
good cables and dry weather for the
western half of the cotton region the
nndertone was good.
On the opening the tone was steady
and prices were TO points up on
good cables and dry weather in the
western belt. Little attention was paid
to showers in the eastern belt. al
though they were favorable to the
growing crop. After the call the mar
ket stood to s points up. kilograms
from Galveston reported rain there and
led to the hope among bears that rains
would spread into the interior of
Texas. This caused selling which forced
prices down until they were unchanged
to points up, compared with the last
quotations of yesterday, which were
the lowest of the day. kilograms from
the west told of damage TO the crop
by drouth and heat and no further
rains We're reported. TIE market con-
tinued to work higher until late in
the session the trading months were
IL points over yesterdays last quota
tions. The close was steady at net
gain of to IL points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Easy: middling. II 13-16c.
ret receipts, 2o74; gross receipts, 2O74.
sales, $780, stock, 81 1888; exports to contl-
nent, 1861; coastwise, %.
New Orleans: Quiet; middling, 117sc; net
receipts, AS; gross receipts, AS; sales. 62.
stock, 2o,72S; exports to continent, 297:
coastwise $50.
Mobile; Quiet; midd1ng, II 1f-1ac. NET
receipts, 4; gross receipts, Is; stock, 212l;
stock, 81.
Savannah Steady; middling. 12ssc; net
receipts, 275; gross receipts, 275; sales, 39;
stock, 1850 exports coastwise. 1898.
Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, Sc;
gross receipts, 36; stock, 1s43; exports
coastwise, 200.
Wilmington; Stock. 1856; exports coast
wise, 1896.
Norfolk: Steady: middling. 12c; net re-
ceipts, 25; gross receipts, 251; sales, 474;
stock, 1892 exports coastwise, -2396.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 12Ac; net
receipts, 742 gross receipts, 742; stock Bats:
exports coastwise. 1900.
New York: Quiet; middling, 12c; gross
receipts, 116o; stock, 34,249; exports coast
wise, 496.
Boston: Quiet; middlng, 12c; gross re-
ceipts, $50; stock. 52Ss.
Philadelphia: Steady: middling, 1225c
gross receipts, 100; stock, 1873.
Texas City: Stock. 55o
Brunswick: Net receipts, "a; gross re-
ceipts, "a; stock. 547l.
Jacksonville: Net receipts, 213; gross re-
ceipts, 213; stock. $50; exports coastwise,
213.
Total today. at all ports: Net, 1864: ex-
ports to continent, 2058; stock, 1881.
Consolidated, al all ports: Net. 1891
exports to Great Britain, 4l29, to France,
3i3; to continent, 1890; to Mexico. 150
Total since September l, at all ports.
Net. 9.S11, ,223; exports to Great Britain,
3, 4S6, 1854; to France, 964, ,420; to continent.
3 499, ,325; to Japan 3Si, ,351 to Mexico, 16 66i3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Hubbard Bros. g. Co.'S Letter

New York, August Especial )
Hot dry weather continues over Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas, causing fur
ther deterioration and predictions are
for clear weather tomorrow.
This induced a moderate advance, but
there Is little or no speculations.
Traders are afraid of what might
occur should the market become re-
stricted through legislation.
We think that unless We have rain
spinners IN Europe viii become buyers
though they feel that they will have
little opposition this year in getting
cotton.
The trade is still bearish, believing
that the crop will be a large one
Liverpool is due to come "a points
higher on the near and 8 II to higher
on the distant deliveries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
IS Too LAIE
TO AFFECT PRICES
Crop Losses in Corn Prove
More Bullish Than Ex-
pected-Adyances

Chicago, August s.-Goyernment figures
today on crop losses in corn proved to
be more bullish than expected The re-
port, however, came too late TO affect
prices, the market closing easy at net
advance of Ss0pae to 11se Latest trading
left wheat l4a9sc down, oats Unchanged
to 14c higher and provisions off 21aa5e
to 719010e.
Guessers on the Washington estimate as
to the yield of corn had put the pro-
duetion 32,Goo.000 bushels toe high. Ad-
vanced prices today though, were based
not so much on what the government
report would show as on the continued
drouth in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
and Iowa, and the excessive heat in the
two first named states. The advance car
ried September to new high level for
the season at 729sc.
Good rains in northern Illinois and
parts of Indiana and Ohio seemed to
make no impression I'm favor of the corn
bears. A late dispatch that hard rain
was in progress at Galveston and Eel
Paso attracted more attention, the idea
prevailing that this storm might work
north and bring relief to the district
SO long affected by drouth
There was the least action In wheat
prices that has taken place In some
time. Because of bearish official fig
ures expected after the close the crowd
feared to follow the bull turn in corn.
The dread was well grounded, for the
Washington report on wheat verified adj
vance estimates here Primary receipts
were 1,Ss9,0O bushels; year ago 1,412,000
bushels. Seaboard elearances of wheat
and flour equaled 1,s99000 bushels.
Oats displayed sympathy with the corn
bulge. As in wheat. however, correct
solicitude regarding bearish news from
Washington served to check any decided
upturn.
Realizing sales weakened the provision
market Holders were taking advantage
of support due to strength of corn and
hogs.
Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Coffee Market

New York, August S.--A renewal of liqui-
oation attributed to roasters caused an
early decline in the coffee market After
opening unchanged, active months lost
Z TO IL points. Cost and freight offers
from Brazil We're reported higher while
Europe showed no weakness and the mar
ket steadied, closing steady, lower to )
higher on covering. August. S. 60c; Sep
tember, S.65c; October. 7.1Sc; November
S.S9e, December, S99c; January, 9 .05c; Feb
rnary, 9.14c; March, 9.23e April. 9,2Sc
May, 9.33c; June, 9.35c; July, 9.3Sc. Spot
steady; Rio Is, sac. Santos As, 115sc Mild
quiet, Cordova, 13Ql16lac
Havre, 4 franc lower Hamburg, ia
s4c pfennig lower. Rio. 100 reis higher at
bsx250; Santos unchanged. Brazilian port
receipts. 1900 against 4s,000 last year :
Jundiahy, Ge00e. against $1,000 Santos cable
reported market unchanged. Sac Paulo re-
ceipts, 65,o0o against 5000 yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
The Building of Scenery

1t is well known that all over the world
very careful measurements are being
made of the attraction of gravity, which
differs in amount as between mountain
and plain, but not in this respect alone,
for it differed also in the plains and over
the plateaux themselves, says the London
Morning Post. The suggestion familiar
to many people, is that these differences
indicate that the mountains, for example,
are of lighter material than the plains,
and are foated above them as icebergs
float aobve the water. A corolary to
this suggestion is that the continents,
lighter than the materials constituting
the beds of the oceans. are similarly
hoated up, and 1t is added that differ
ences of gravity over continental areas
indicate that large blocks of terrestrial
land are continually in process of rising
or falling in the effort to reach adjust
ment. From a series of Investigations
made, by Mr.. j. w. Spencer on the vary
ing attractions of gravity over the east
ern area of North America. a working
hypothesis of the reasons for continental
elevation, and subsequent mountain build
Ing and valley formation, emerges. 1t is
that the primary causes OF great changes
of level on land and sea are that they
are due in some way to differential con-
traction under the ocean and land areas
Under this hypothesis. the continents
shouiu pe rdiseu, perhaps, Iof relatively
short periods, with the formation of val
ley canons along their borders. They
subsequently subside in order to accom-
modate themselves to new conditions, and
mountain building and erosion follow as
secondary effects. The unequal warping
of the surface which produces land
features results from the differential
sinking of areas. which rest on founda-
tions of unequal rigidity- during epochs
of subsdence. The value of this work
ing hypothesis depends on the way it re-
spends to the actual conditions which Mr..
Spencer has examined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August S.-Gotton, spot,
fair trade middling fair, 7.03d; good
middling, 675d; middling, 643d; low
middling, 6.23d: good ordinary, 5.75d :
ordinary, slid sales. 5000. including
1900 American and 500 for speculation
and export: receipts none: futures
closed quiet; August, 6.1Sd; August
September, 6.61d; September October,
COL Nd; October November. 5.97 II I'd. No
vember- December, 59Sd; December
January, 593d January February.
5.g4d. February March, 5.951ad; March,
April, 5.97d; April May. 5.9sd May
June. 5.99d. June-July, sod; July Au-
gust b.9S1ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
London Stock Market

London. August s.-Firmness per-
yaded the stock market today. Home
railers gained slightly in the leader
but consols declined in the absence
of support
American securities opened steady
and about unchanged Prices advanced
during the forenoon and then turned
easier under realizing in the late ses-
sion. Closed quiet.
consols for money unchanged. Con-
sols for the account, 73 1916; Illinois
Central, Ill; Louisville and Nashville,
1881 Southern railway 26is bar sill
yer quiet, u 3-16d; money. "a @3 per
cent; discount rates. short bills. 3%
mS7s per cent three months, 3A "a 4
per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Weekly Interior cotton Towns

8Sehiy interior cotton Towns
6s1. =
Athens: Receipts. 70; shipments, 2a2;
Atlanta: Receipts, l5l; shipments, siS;
Brenham: Receipts, 1a5; shipments, 1s9;
stock, 272.
Charlotte; Steady; middlng. 121se; re-
eeipts. 30; shipments 80.
Columbia; Receipts. 300; shipments,
1896 stock, 9764
Columbus, Ga: Quiet: middling. n4e.
receipts 90; shipments, ESQ. sales, 2l50
stock. 569l.
Columbus. Miss: Shipments, 10; stock,
11S
Dallas: Shipments, 3; stock, 2lo9.
Eufaula: Receipts. s; stock, S34.
Greneville: Receipts, IA; shipments, SIS;
stock. 152.
5l7' ''9' s''eA
Helena; Stock, 1o2
Little Rock: Middling, 11ssc receipts,
32S; shipments, 1927 stock 1880.
Macon: Shipments, Gil: stock, 24s6.
Meridian: Receipts, 2SS; shipments, 1907
stock, 1920.
Montgomery: Middling, 11Ae; receipts,
200: shipments, 176; stock. 4O24.
Nashville: Middling, lie; receipts, %;
stock, 37S.
Natchez: Shipments, ~; stock, 4sl.
Newberry. Receipts. 225; shipments, So
Raleigh Receipts. A; shipments, 200;
Rome: Receipts, 1ol; shipments, SO;
stock, 1905.
Selma: Receipts, 79 stock, s71.
vicksburg: Receipts, 49, shipments. 769.
Yazoo City: Shipments, 124 stock, POLL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August s.--The unloading
movement in near months caused further
sharp declines in cotton seed oil today
but after midday activities covering with
the strength of cotton and the buliish
southwest crop news caused reactions and
the market closed steady at u points de-
ellen to adcance Sales, 1920 barrels
Prime crude, nominal: prime summer
yellow, 9.10c: August. 9.12c, September
sole; October, S.00c: November. 7.03e; De-
cember, 6.S0c; January, 6.79c February.
6.75e; March, 674e; Prime winter yellow
and summer white, 9.20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Fruits and Produce

Apples, new, sl.50@2; Florida Valencia
oranges. $5; California oranges, s5 box
lines. 81 per 100; Irish potatoes, si.10 per
bushel sweet potatoes, Dooley. s1.50ql 70
hamper; onions, red globe. 215c per
pound; lettuce, s1.5oQ2 so per crate; GU
cumbers, per crate, s1.75; tomatoes, Flor
ida. s2.25Q2.75; cabbage, Virginia, SIC lb.;
new Texas onions. crate, sl.50; beans, per
hamper, s1.25Q150; peaches, $2.50g3 crate;
squash, per hamper, s1q1.25; cantaloupes,
81 50@3; watermelons, 15Q25c: peppers. per
crate, Si.5Og2; lemons. box of $50, $ea6.50;
Olxra, s2G250 hamper. Pears. per box,
49, Plums, s2 Georgia canteloupe, $3.50.
Louisiana canteloupe, s25Oq3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, August s-Spot wheat steady;
No, / Manitoba.7 s91sd; No. 2 Is. sgd; No.
3 rs, Sgd. Futures steady; October. Is,
11ad; December rs, 1ssd. Corn spot steady.
American mixed, new kiln dried nominal
American mixed, old 6s, 21ad. American
Mixed old, via Galveston, IS. Futures
steady; September, LaPlata Is. 11Ad; Oc-
tober, LaPlata 5s, I'D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Statement Shows Increases

London, August s.-July's statement of
the Board of Trade shows increases of
$l7,346 400 in imports and s25,sS0oo0 in ex-
ports. Importations of foodstuffs in
creased $S,S15,000 and raw material about
100000 A principal gain in the exports
was in manufactured goods which showed
s2e, 100000 more than a year ago. includ-
ing 100000 in cotton textiles.