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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. August 1.-Cotton., seed oil
was lower for August under selling for
speculative long account, while later
months were steady TO shade higher ON
commission house buying and the strength
of crude markets. The advance in asso-
ciated markets had little influence upon
cotton oil, other than to check selling.
August closed ) points lower and other
months unchanged to net higher. Sales,
1900 barrels Price crude nominal prime
summer yellow. spot, 9.3S@9. soc; August,
941c; September. 9.40c; October, s.25c No
vember Ic December. 6.71c; January,
February and March, 6.76c. Prime winter
yellow and summer white 9.65c bid
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STREET IS PEEVED
At NJ 'ADOO'S ACTION
Question Legal Right of
Washington to Accept
Commercial Paper

New York, August 1.-Contrary TO eN-
pectations in some quarters, the inten-
tion of the government to deposits fund
to expedite the movement of crops TO
market failed to exercise more than q
momentary stimulating effect on Sc
curity values today In financial quar-
ters the statement dealing with this
matter was received with some resent
ment, there hcing disposition to ques-
tion the legal right Of Washington to
accept commercial paper as collateral
for federal deposits.
other developments. including the
first real "crop scare" of the season.
and the governments unfavorable esti-
mate for cotton were more disturbing
and far-reaching. Advices, more or
less authoritative, indicated further Sc
we're damage to corn by reason of the
extended drought III the southwest, and
corn options rose excitedly at leading
markets Shares of roads in the south
and southwest were eorrespondingly de-
pressed.
The movement spread until 1t en-
braced practically all railroad groups,
more and Ohio. Illinois Central fell
lower than on the day of its dividend
reduction while New York Central and
some of its allied lines, Atchison and
Pennsylvania, all of which submitted
adverse July reports. We're under more
or less pressure. A sharp break in
Mexican Railways second preferred
called attention to the increasing finan-
cial embarrassments of the Mexican re-
public, with hits of early suspension
of fiscal obligations.
The local money market was prac-
tically unchanged with a. stiffening of
90-day accommodations The general
supply was lighter with decrease of
interior offerings. The cash movement
indicated a gain for the week of about
$4,000, 900.
The general bond market was inclined
to yield, with sharp declines to specu-
lative issues. Government Is and
Panama IS advanced q and Panama
3s. u on call. Total sales par value,
were $1,300,000.
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CORN At HIGEST
POINT OF SEASON
Market Closes Firm at 81
Cents Over Previous
Night-Wheat Ascends

Chicago, August 1.-Broadening of spec
ulative buying swept corn prices today to
the highest point of the season. stagger-
ing crop damage undisputed and further
injury certain if good rains do not soon
come, gave the purchasing movement ex-
traordinary force. The market closed
firm at advance of 1AQ17se to 2is@2i4c
over last night. Other leading staples,
too, all showed net gains-wheat 1q1Bc
to 1A@1asc; oats, lake, and provisions,
1Od271sc.
Excitement attending the trade in corn
manifested itself at the first tap Of the
bell. City and country alike rushed to
the buying side. Many dealers who sold
yesterday were buying today and there
was a potable increase of investment or
ders from the southwest. The official
forecast of continued dry weather tonight
and tomorrow was largely responsible.
Such unusual conditions had already
been brought about by the crop damage,
actual and prospective, that Missouri
river cities were today selling corn to
ship into Kansas. ordinarily banner
state in the raising of corn 1t was as
L
quiring corn from farmers within so miles
of Chicago for southwest shipment up
to February next. Omaha reported a
sharp demand for corn to go south to
sections where the new crop was said
to be suffering.
Despite heavy profit taking by holders
of corn prices at no time underwent any
important reaction. On the contrary, not
few enthusiasts near the close were
talking of the possibility of further rise
to rarely equaled height of zoe bushels.
Wheat ascended with corn. influenced
By assertions that farmers would hold
wheat for feed, as being cheaper and more
available than corn for that purpose.
Good export call was also effective
against 1,554000 bushels a year ago. Sea-
board clearances equaleo 65S,00O bushels.
Oats displayed buoyancy IN the absence
of selling pressure. As in corn, most of
the offerings We're to take profits, with
sellers frequently reinstating when the
market failed to weaken.
Advances in grain and hogs carried pro-
visions along. Longs realized, but only on
the hard spots.
Future quotations were as follows.
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Coffee Market

New York, August 1.Reports of easier
cost and freight situation led to weak
er ruling of the coffee market today
Opening steady at to II points declined
encouraged by lower cables. the market
worked off > or 3 points, with the close
steady at 10 to 16 points loss. August
S.92c: September. 9.o6c: October. 9.1lc; De
cember, 9.21c: January, 9.30c; March. Q. 43c
May, 9.54e: July. 9.6lc. Spot, steady; Rio
No. 7, 9isc; Santos. No. 4, 12c. Mild dull
Cordova, 13nl6lzc. Hayre. 1sGis4 franc low
err Hamburg. iaMs4 pfennig lower Rio
steady. 70 reis higher. 5sN525. Santos quiet
100 reis lower; Is, 5sx70O; Is 5sxo00. Bra
lillian port receipts AZ 900. Jundiahy, $1,000
Sac Paulo.. 57,090..
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

SNew York, August 1.-(Special. )-Foreign
advices were better than expected. bur
the market was apathetic till the bureau
figures of s9.6 were reported at noon.
An immediate advance of about Is
points followed on covering of shorts.
which was met by an ample supply The
limited Improvement indicates small in.
terest in the market and lack of specu-
lation.
The figures 1915 compare with 76.5 last
year and SIS last month.
Attention continues upon the need for
soaking rains in Texas. Liverpool and the
continent are reported good buyers
abroad.
The bureau average for the past 10 years
is 50.
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Cotton REGENTS

New York, August THE following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
all ports since September /, Calves
ton, 3,SO5,S37: New Orleans, 1,430.S42;
Mobile, 225,916; Savannah. 12SO,552;
Charleston. 306.626; Wilmington. 342.-
III; Norfolk. 553,577; Baltimore, ~
IL New York, 15,3OO; Boston, 1856 f;
Newport News. 11S,777; Philadelphia,
5l44; San Francisco, 253137; Bruins
wick, 239, ,905: Pensacola, 1887; port
land, Ore, 1891; Port Arthur and Sa-
bine Pass, 13,904; Jacksonville, 15,4SS:
Texas City, 666.S75; Tacoma. 6S,S43.
Laredo. 11,464; Seattle, 1856; Arkansas
Pass, 31,79S: Georgetown, 110; minor
ports, 1862: total, 9,796,312
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nnds
New York Money

New York. August 1.-Prime merean-
tile paper, 6n6is per cent. Sterling ex-
change steady, $4.sS.10 for 50 day bills and
$i.S7 for demand. Commercial bills, SfS2s4.
Bar silver. 59l4c. Mexican dollars, 47c.
Government bonds, strong Railroad
bonds quiet
Call money steady. 2a21a per cent? ruling
rate 2iSc; closing bid, &c; offered 2Ac.
Time loans firm. Sixty days 31a@4c; 90
days, 4A@5c. Six months, 524a6 per cent.
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Comparative Cotton Statement

New York, August 1.-Comparative cot.
ten statement for the week ending Fri
day. August /:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week ii.420; net receipts at ali
United States ports same week last year
s3S3. total receipts since September l.
9. .796. .312: total receipts to same date last
year II $40 493: exports for the week. 81, =
9l0 exports for same week last year
256e5 total exports since September l.
1851 total exports same date last year,
io276.14S; stock at all United States ports
151 sS2; stock at all United States ports
same time last year. 22s sol: stock at all
interior towns, 1852; stock at all in
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London Stock Market

London, August 1.-The stock market
was quiet and irregular except the South
African section, which spurted on tho
decision of the miners against a general
strike. Approaching HOLIDAYS prevented
any new business. American shares OPEN
ed irregularly. but slightly weakened dur
ing the late session. The final tone was
stee dy.
Consols for money, 1855 consols for the
account, 759s; Illinois Central l09; Louis
Vile and Nashville. 1871: Southern railway
24ss. Bar silver quiet. y 5-I61. Money, sd
3s per cent Discount rates, short bills
37sn4 per cent; three months, 4M4 1-16 per
cent.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. August 1.-Spot cotton trade
good; middling fair. lid; good middling.
6.Sid; mlddling, 6.57d; low middling, 9. SD !;
good ordinary. 5S9d; ordinary 5 .55d Sales
OF the day We're 1000 bales including $500
american aud 800 for export and specuIa- :
uon. Receipts, none. Futures closed
barely steady August. 632d; August Sep
tember b2312d; September October, 6 I'D !.
October November. 6.l0d November De
cember. December-January, 6.O41bd: Jan
uary-February. 6051sd; February March
sod March-April, 6.o3d; April May, .09d
May-June, June-July, 6,10i6d; July-August.
6, 10d
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Metal Market

New York. August "copper". strong
standard spot. s1d.37 bid: August to Oc
tobre, $14 S7@l4.S1: electrolytic, SIS. 25@15. g,
lake, Sl5.37@I5. so; casting. $15.1 Tin, quiet
spot, $40 55G i0.7 Is; August, $40. 50u4o. go; Sep
tember $40. $50 As. Lead, quiet $4 45 bid
Spelter steady; s5.696t5.6 81. Anthony
nominal; Coolxson, $s.40aS.Jo Iron, steady
unchanged.
London closed as follows: Copper
steady. Spot and futures, e6I Is 3D. Tin
strong. Spot and futures, el24 los. Spell
ter, G20 12s Cd. Lead, $50 6s. Iron, Cleve
land warrants, 54s 101sd
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Fruits and Produce

Apples, new. s1.50d2; Florida Valencia.
oranges, 50; California oranges. s. box.
lines, 81 per 100; Irish potatoes, Sl.10 per
pushel; sweet potatoes, Dooley, s1.50d1.75
hamper; onions, red globe, 2lkc per
pound; lettuce, $1.5Oq2 50 per crate; Gu
cumbers, per crate, $l.75; tomatoes, Flor
ida, 81 2&42.75 cabbage. Virginia, 3Ac lh.
new Texas onions, crate. $3.50; beans, per
hamper, $1.25ql.50; peaches, $2.50d3 crate;
squash, per hamper, $1d1 %; >cantaloupes,
$250d3; watermelons. 15@25c; peppers, per
crate, $1.50Q2; lemons. box OF $50, $707 80;
Okra, $2d250 hamper. Pears, per box,
49, Plums, s2 Georgia canteloupe. $3.50.
Louisiana canteloupe. S2.50d3.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, n.
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York. Produce Exchaange Asso-
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso-
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed oil for future delivery. Special
cousi enments OF spot cotton for de.
uvoyy, Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Mrs. Newman Takes Life

Cleveland August Mrs. Nellie Mae
Newman. wife of Edwin E. Newman. as
sistant secretary of the Cleveland Trust
company. committed suicide today. She
shot herself at her residence. Mrs. New
man was 20 years old She had suffered
from neurasthenia. Twice in as MANY
months she attempted to kill herself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Treaury Statement

Washington. August 1.-The condi-
tion of the United States treasury al
the beginning of business today was
Net balance in general fund. s132,-
263.619; total reeciptse yesterday, 80
952n72; total payments yesterday
S477.720; the deficit this fiscal year is
S9,6S2.6S2 against deficit of $7S4,S39
last year exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, August Hogs: Receipts,
1900: fairly active, 5to 10c higher;
bulk of sales. ss.70@9.15; light. $s.90@
$40; mixed. $40 Q9.40; heavy, $3.50
Gas; pigs, s6@S.s5..
Cattle: Receipts. 1900; slow, steady
heeves, $6.90m9.10; Texvas steers, s6.75
a 7S0; western steers, $6.40@7.S5;
stoclxers, s5.30&7.S0; cows and heifers
s35o&S; calves, $s@10.75.
Sheep: Receipts. 5000; weak to 25c
lower; native, 4.10@5.10; western. $4.10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour, $500; Tennessee flour.
$2.25; Oklahoma flour. IS; pure wheat
shorts. 500; pure wheat bran, $27; c. S.
hulls per ton, SIG; prime c. $. meal, per
ton, $35; c. S. feed meal. Rer ton. SIS:
No. l timothy hay, per ton. s2s; mixed
alfalfa and johnson grass, per ton. $50:
sack; $l.50; alfalfa hay. per ton, s22; john
son grass, per ton, SIG; mixed feed. So:
oats, 5Se bu. corn, 9Oc.
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Liverpool Provisions

Liverpool August 1-Stocks of pro-
visions here today: Flour. 1000 sacks;
wheat, 1,329,000 centals; corn, $50 900 CEN
tails; bacon, 300 boxes; hams, 1900 boxes
shoulders. 2e0e boxes; butter, $500 cwts
cheese, $1,000 boxes; lard, 600 tierces of
prime western steam, and 2740 tons of
other kinds.
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Mrs. Julia Reckham Dead

Bardstown, KY. August t--Mrs. Julia
Wickliffe Beckham. mother of former
Gov. W. c. Beckham, died at her home
today. rs years DID, She had the distinc-
tion of being the daughter of kentucky
executive as we'll as mother of a gov
ernor. Her father was the late Gov.
Charles A. Wickliffe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, August Trough rice was
strong today; clean Honduras strong;
Japan steady. Quote Rough Honduras
2.25Gt4 5Oc; Japan, 2.50MS .25c; clean Hon
duras. 4s4@61ae; Japan, Si4M3s4c. Receipts:
Rough. 1898: milers, 1898; clean, $50. Sales:
clean Japan, 200 at SIC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Fish and Sea Ennds

Red snapper, 1lml2c, In Dbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers, &C. Spanish
mackerel, 15c; sun perch or Dream, Sc to
1oc in bbl. lots; pompano. zoe; mixed fish.
Sc in Dbl. lots; eroclSers. 6lac in bbl lots,
mullet, 6lac in bbs; small trout, Sisc
fresh water cat, dressed. 12lac; salt water
cat, size; speekled trout, 12hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
S750,000 Fire in Bangor

Bangor. Pa, August 1.-Loss of s75o.090
was caused here early today by the burn
ing of machine and blacksmith shops op-
Grated by the S. Flory Manufacturing
company and the mills and grain eleva-
tors of the Tory Milling company
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st. Louis Grain

st. Louis, August 1.-Wheat: Cash No.
red, S4%@S61sc; No. ? hard, S4Aa9l1sc
Corn: No. 2, 691ac; No. 2 white, 705hc.
oats: No. ?, S912a4O14e; No. white, 411a@
42c. Wheat closed: September S5dS55sc;
December, 90c bid. Corn: September, 695kc
asked; December. e54@65ssc Oats: Sep
tember, 41lsc bid; December, 49Ac.
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Poultry and Egps

Hensfi per pound lSa1sAc; fryers, 1870
IA lbs average. zoe; fryers, less than
lb. and under 11s pounds average, 1Sd3oc;
ducks, 14e pound; guineas, soc; roosters,
30c; geese, 40n50c; live turkeys, 15c: fresh
eggs case candled 1741sc; extra graded
eandled eggs, 24e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 1.-Wheat: Cash
No. hard, s20s5c; No. 2 red, S2Gs21kc.
Corn: No. mixed, 11Ae; No. ? white, 73c
oats: No. white, 4l1aa42c; No. mixed,
4o12nf1e Wheat closed: September. slssc:
December, s57sc cash, No red. S2T1S21ho
No hard, S2nS5c. Corn: September.
701ac; December, 6GAe
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Creamery Prndncfs

Country butter, 20a25e: fresh creamery
butter, S2e; cheese, lie; imported Swiss
cheese, Bic; German brick cheese. 2Oc:
limburger cheese, 19c; imported Roauefort,
8oc; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen, 45c;
Pirlento cheese, $l,35; process butter, soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool August 1.-Spot wheat steady;
No. ] Manitoba, is Cd; No. 2, rs 515d; No. 3,
rs 215d. Futures steady: October, Is Dad
December, Is 21ad Corn:s Spot steady;
American mixed, new, kiln dried, 5s sgd :;
American Mixed old, IS; American mixed
old. via Galveston, 5s sgd. Futures steady;
rs I'D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: quiet; middling, lie; net
receipts, 917 gross receipts 917; ship
ments, 1861 sales, 1175; stock, 49,
619.
Augusta Steady middling, 121sc
net receipts, SO; gross receipts, SO; ship
ments, 80; stock. 11,4O0.
Memphis: Steady; middling, 12c; net
receipts, 5; gross receipts, l45; ship
ments, 243 sales. 146; stock, 1854.
St Louis: Quiet middling, IL 316c
net receipts, 49F gross receipts, 13S
shipments, 13S stock, 1914.
Cincinnati: Gross receipts, 497; ship
ments, 356; stock. 23,419.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 11Ac
shipments 8; stock, ll,S09.
Greenville: Steady middling, 11.75c
Totals today: Net receipts, 1853
gross receipts, 1886; shipments, 225S
sales, 1875: stock, 105, l65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New orleans, August 1.-spot &C

NEW OIItdIIs, august I.-opUt Cotton
steady, 1-16c higher middling, PC Sales
post, 113; to arrive. none. Low ordinary
Sssc nominal ordinary. 3 7-16c nominal
good ordinary. II Lice: strict good ordi-
nary, II 5-16c; low middling. II 9-16c; strict
low middling. IL 13-16c; middling. 12c;
strict middling 70 5-1ec; good middling
12lsc; strict good middling, ~ 11-16cy mid
ding fair, 13isc nominal middling fair TO
fair, 1870 nominal fair, 137sc nominal.
Receipts, 80; stock, 23.s9S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 1S9sc; compound. 115sc dry salt
short ribs, $lS.S215 bellies SIS; ham butts,
l5.50c; Boston butts, Ice; pork loins,
lkl71sc spare ribs, 13c: breakfast bacon,
27Q2Sc; smoked bacon. 17c; regular ham,
20Ac;. skinned ham, 21hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Montgomery Market

Montgomery. August Especial }
Strict middling sold for 12c in the
Montgomery market Friday. The price
OF middling was lac. and strict low
middllng lie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
ST. Inuis Prnduce

ST. Louis, August Flour easy. Hay
steady Receipts Flour 1000; wheat 262
COO corn. 10000; oats, $4,000 Shipments:
Flour, 1900; wheat, 1i1,O0; corn, $4,000;
oats, 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Dry Goods

New York. August 1.-Cotton goods
markets were steady today with mod
crate amount of business being done.
Yarns were steady to firm. Retailers are
making full displays Of domestics and 70,
eign silks for fall. Carpet woods are he.
ing bought more freely.
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French Exchange

Paris August 1.-Three per cent rentes
s6f 17ihc for the account Exchange on
London, 25f 25c for checks Private rate
OF discount, 324 per cent.
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Imports of Merchandise

Now York. August 1,--Imports of mer-
chandise and dry goods for the week,
S19342, 106. Imports of specie, $685. 70S silver:
s627, 093. gold. Exports, $632,543 silver; no
gold.
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German EXCHANGE

Berlin. August L-Exchanse on London
Pom i6Ik fgs for checks. Money. 9 per
cent Private rate of discount. rs per
cent
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terror towns, same time last year. S4,974;
stock at Liverpool, 766,O0O0; stock at Liv-
erpool same time last year 79l 900: stock
of American afloat for Great Britain,
10000; stock of American afloat for Great
Britain same time last year. q. 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02

The Farmers union of the county will
hold their next meeting with the Parks
chapel local on next Monday at Sylacau-
ga The merchants and business men Ct
the town have been invited to take part
in the meeting and have arranged to en-
tertain the meeting with barbecue on
that day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
LARGE INCREASES
IN TALLAPOOSA
In Many Cases Valuations
DOubled-Raises Run
up to Millions

Dadeville. August 1.--(SpeciaI )-Cita-
tons to the number of 1900 are being is
sued by the tax commissioner and the
commissioners court to property holders
for raises of their taxes. In many cases
the valuations are doubled. and the in
ereases In the county runs up into the
millions.
The Tallassee Falls cotton factory is
raised s250.O0o and the Alexander city cot
ton factory is assessed at s750000. These
are the two largest raises People are
generally complaining.
A bolt of lightning descended on an old
landmark when 1t struck the old oak tree
in the courthouse yard. on the public
square. yesterday. The old tree was con-
siderably sahttered, and not much hope
is held out that II will survive the shock.
though 1t has done heretofore. 1t was
struck by another bolt about seven years
ago.
A wagon and two mules, hitched within
six feet of the base of the tree, were unin-
iured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
Coffaa and Sugar

Hens per pound, 13@13lac; fryers, 1%D
Buzanne, 25c per pound. Sugar, stand
ard granuated, SIC per pound.
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New York, August 1.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton
for the week ending Friday, August 1.
were compiled by the New York cot
ton exchange:
WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
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.SYLACAUGA PAVING
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
Contractors Complete Work on Broad
Street-Farmers' Union
Monday

Sylacauga, August Especially 1.-The
contractors have about completed the
paved sidewalks on the south of Broad
street and work will begin on Spring and
Main in the next few days.
The next session of the Talladega Coun-
ty Sunday School association will be held
with the First Methodist church of Syla-
cauga on August II and 70.
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This Year.
Port receipts .......... IA, ,426
overland to mills and Canada 4,622
Southern mill takings CEsti-
mated) .......'...... 1890. lo,VuV
Loss of stock at Interior
towns ............... 1864
| Brought into sight for the
week .........t...a..... 1854
TOTAL CROP MOVEMENT.
This year
Port receipts ....... 9,793,9S5
Overland to mills and Canada 9S5,517
Southern mill takings (Esti-
mated ........,........ 2.7so,oOc
Stock at interior towns in ex-
cess of September ] ....... 45,704
Brought into sight thus far
for season ...............13. 1856, ,206
Add 1870 bales to the receipts of
season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02

The next fifth Sunday meeting of the
coosa River Baptist association will be
held with the Sylacauga Baptist church
on August Ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
SEVERAL BITTEN BY
MAD DOG IN EUFAULA
Fund Being Raised to Erect Monu-
ment to Bridgekeeper-Wash-
out Delays Traffic

Eufaua, August 1.-(Speeial.) )-Eufaula
had a mad dog scare this afternoon and
three persons were bitten. One of them,
Linwood Boyer, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Boyer. had to be taken to
the state Pasteur institute at Montgom-
cry. In a scare in one part of town, e.
r. West, Sr., one of the oldest confeder-
ate veterans in the city, only escaped be-
ling bitten by rabid canine by escaping
indoors Then the dog tried-to reach him
through an open window. A number IT
dogs were shot before the scare sub
sided
A fund is being raised for the purpose
of erecting a monument to the memory
of George Vaughn, veteran bridgekeeper,
who during his long service on the river
saved the lives of many youth and man.
j. T. Stacey formerly of Eufaua, who
now lives in Texas. started the move-
ment with a subscription of $40, and tie
fund has been growing rapidly. Vaughn
died with relatives.
Local business men are interested in the
probability of Eufauia having direct rail
connection with the gulf at Pensacola
over the Central of Georgia railroad. If
the proposed line between Andalusia and
Pensacola is constructed, and are willing
to cooperate in any way possible to in
crease the shipping facilities of this terri
tory.
A second washout within a week in the
same place on the Central of Georgia rail-
road east of Eufaula tied up traffic all
of this morning. Several days will be re-
CURED to repair the damage caused by
what is known as wet weather" spring.