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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
I.;v. Stock Market

Chicago. December 1s.-Hog receipts,
$4,000; weak. Bulk Of sales. s7,S6 @77o:
Light, 7.3o@7,s5;s mixed, G.4o@T96;
rough. s7.4o@7 7.5o: pigs, 3s.a6@7ss.
Cattle receipts, 200; steady. Beeves,
3ss0@s.76; Texas steers, $3.50 "a 7.s6;
stockers. S4.so@7.35; cows and heifers,
,9s0Qs.4o; calves. as5o@io.50.
sheep receipts. sOeOi steady. Native
sheep. sA25@5.5o; yearlings. S6.4o @sSo;
lambs. native, $6.2501.so.
Kansas City, December 1s.-Hog re-
ceipts. 1000; lower Bulk. e7.45@Ts5;
heavy, I.60@7.70; packers and butchers,
s755 q 7.7e;s light. sT4o@7so; pigs. $3.50
97.25.
cattle receipts, 1900, including 700
southerns; steady. Prime fed steers.
ISs.25@s50; dressed beef steers. $500 q
8. rs; southern steers. %5.501700; cows,
l3A4o@7.oo;, heifers, 4S.50@s.60; stock
ers, 95.5o7.5o.
sheep receipts, 1900; steady. Lambs.
|97o0@7.so; yearlings, 35.509s75;
wethers, S4.so@5.25; ewes, s4.00@4so.
st. Louis. December 1s.,-Hog receipts,
II 200; off, Pigs and lights. t6.75 @5.70;
,, mixed and butchers. 97.60@7So; good
heavy. 37T0@7.so.
Cattle receipts, s44oo. including 1900
Texans; steady. Native beef steers. 81. Is
@s7S; cows and heifers. t4.25 O. so;
stockers, $500 q 7s50;4 Texas and Indian
steers, 35.75@7.oo; cows and heifers.
a. 90 q 600: Calves in. carload lots, $500
@i1.00.
Sheep receipts, zoe; steady Native
muttons, ss.7S@lss; lambs, 35.35@7.s0.
Louisville, December 1s.--Cattie, 800;
lower; $3.50 % $780,
Hogs, 1000; 1oc higher; @t,5oQ7.70.-
Sheep, 80; steady. Lambs, 1c, de-
clined. Sheep, SIC, declined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

Albany: Receipts, SIS; shipments. 797;
stock. 1871.
Athens: Receipts. 4174: shipments.
2600 stock, 25.547
Atlanta: Receipts, S265; shipments
1885; stock. 20. 465
Brenham: Receipts, 265; shipments
700; stock, 1S93.
Charlotte: Receipts, 749; shipments
749.
Columbia Receipts. 1898; shipments,
1868; stock, 1886.
Columbus. Ga: Quiet sniddling, 12he;
receipts, 4190; shipments, 1885; sales,
1886; stock. 1903.
Columbus. Miss: Receipts, 2043; ship
ments, 2S63; stock, 1871.
Dallas: Receipts, 1856, shipments
3S17; stock 1882.
Eufaula: Receipts. 1896: shipments.
953; stock, 510S
Greenvlle: Receipts, $3.50; shipments
255S; stock, 26,157.
Greenwood, S. c.: Receipts. 612 ship
ments. 874; sales, 23S; stock, 5s7.
Helena; Receipts, $3.50; shipments
1868; stock, 20,494.
Little Rock: Middling, 12ssc; receipts,
9533; shipments, 1878; stock, 54.579.
Macon: Receipts, 2393; shipments
1887; stock, 5134.
Meridian; Receipts, 1913; shipments
6SG; stock, 1853.
Montgomery: Receipts, 1854; ship
ments, 324S; stock, 37.S40.
Nashville: Qhiet; middling. 1Sxc: re-
ceipts, $50; shipments, 172; sales, sol
stock, S45.
Newberry: Receipts, 1874; shipments
1914.
Raleigh; Receipts. 456; shipments
500; stock, Alb.
Rome: Receipts. 2O96; shipments
1850; stock, 7943
Selma: Receipts. 3014 shipments
| 1906; stock, 20,926.
| Shreveport Steady; middling, 12hc
receipts, 1906 shipments, 5SsS; stock
| 37,eSS.
Vicksburg: Receipts, 1886; shipments
| 14S1 stock, 12,062
Yazoo city Receipts 1851; shipments
1857 stock, 16,197
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Spinners' Takings

New Orleans, December 19.-Secre-
tary Hester gives the taking of Amer
lean cotton by spinners throughout the
world as follows. in round numbers:
This week @447,000. this year against
4l1,009 last year 42S.000 year before
last.
Total since September l this year
""5,6S20OO against 520s,000 last year,
and 5,071,000 the year before.
OF this northern spinners and Can
ada took 1,249.000 bales this year
against 1,244,000 last year and 1,139,OO0
the year before; southern spinners -
$4,000 against 1,117,000 last year and
$4,000 the year before; and foreign
spinners 100000 against 2,4S9,OOO last
ear. and 2,946,000 the year before
+-EXlusive of 900 plus correction
To overland.
"*1ncluding 5000 plus correction 20
overland since September l.
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Coffee Market

New York, December 19.-Conee futures
made new low ground for the movement
curing the early trading today in response
to cables from Europe being weak. I'iaui-
dstion avs scattered. The opening was
TO 10 points lower. Active months worked
Oft another point or SO, but prices rallied
later on covering support.
Closed steady, net unchanged tos points
off Sales, q, 900. December. s.07c; Janu-
ary, s11c; March, s.37c; May, s.62c;. July,
SEC; September. 8.sec; October, 10obc.
Spot steady. Rio No. 7, S1ac; Santos No.
a, 12Ac; mild quiet. Cordova, lS9lSAc
nominal.
Havre 1S@lf off. Hamburg, M@44p Off
Rio unchanged. Santos spots. Dor off; 4s,
5sx700; rs, 5sxO0o; Santos futures, 8r up to
Cor off. Brazil receipts. 1900 Jundiahy
receipts, $1,000.
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ROANOKE TO HAVE
UNDERWOOD CLUB
Petition Being Circulated ard Over
One Hundred Have Signed
Thus Far

Roanoke, December 19-(Special)-R +
Eiooton is circulating a petition for an
Underwood club in Roanoke and has Sc
cured. 1t is said. over 100 signers Both
Underwood and Hobson have strong sur
porters In Roanoke
A marriage of local interest this week
Is that Of Hugh Sanford Patterson of
Chambers county to Miss Eula DeLoach
of this city.
The annual session of the Alabama con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church
is being held In Wadley this week. with
Bishop Frederick ID. Leete of Atlanta
presiding.
Solomon Benbow.. practicing ATTORNEY
and mayor of Wedowee, is announced
through the county papers this week 81
a candidate for the Senate from the Ninth
district, composed of the counties of Ran.
doph and Chambers. This is the frs,
entry, though others are being spoken OF
w. u. East has received his commission
to be postmaster at Roanoke, but will no,
take charge of the office till January l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
IMerior Cotton Movement

Houston Steady; middling. 1sc: net re-
ceipts. l0.s0l; gross receipts. 1O,so1: ship
ments. 946T; sales. 1160; stock, l70,s51
Augusta Steady; middling 12s.e; ne.
receipts. 2246; gross receipts, 1853; ship
ments, 1734; sales, 1872; stock. $500.
Memphis Quiet: mddling. IL lac; net
receipts, 509s; gross receipts. s73S: ship
ments, 72l2; sales 1850: stock, %, ,2os.
st. Louis: Dull: middlng, 13lsc; net
receipts, 14s; gross receipts. 900: ship
ments, 1918; sales, 200; stock, o5,23s
Cincinnati: Net receipts. 1911. gross re-
ceipts. 1871; shipments. 1903; stock. 1854.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling 12xc: net
receipts. 1915; gross receipts. 1915; ship
ments, 1894; stock. 54279
Louisville; Firm; midding. 1S Lac; net
receipts. l03; gross receipts. 1o3; ship
ments, S; sales. lis; stock. 200.
Tacoma; Net receipts 1900: gross re-
ceipts. 1900; export Japan, 1900.
Seattle: Net receipts. 425; gross re.
ceipts. 425; export Japan, 425
Total today: Net receipts. 21.352; gross
receipts. S.13l; shipments. 26.0ss; sales,
S097; stock, 379, ,665.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Cotton Receipts

New York, December 19.-The following
are the fetal net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1: Galveston, 1.9l1,-
49, New Orleans S6s, ,124; Mobile, 27l. 1922;
Savannah, 1,3o9,Ss0; Charleston, 72,04S /.
Wilmington, 3l4, 100; Norfolk, 332,5i5; Balti-
more 620s2; New York, 1911, Boston, S037
Newport News, 80. 400; Philadelphia. 128.
San Francisco, 103,967; Brunswick. 217. .269;
Pensacola. 102,302; Port Arthur and Sa-
bine Pass. 619,494; Jacksonville, %, 1856:
Texas City. 25,943; Tacoma. 1851: Aran-
sas Pass, 3S, ,654; Seattle, Is, ,269; minor ports.
2417; total, 629S, 120 bales.
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Hubbard Bros Letter

New York, December 19.-(SpeclaI J
Opening with better feeling on light
trading, the market sold off to a new low
level, January, 12n24c; May, 12a4sc OH
bearlsh weekend figures. From this, the
market rallied showing the tendency TO
hold at 131a cents for later deliveries un-
til something new influences 1t.
The January softness was the Immediate
cause and this was due to tie expected
Increase In the local stock No further
feature beyond the uncertain of tomor-
rows ginners report
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, December 19-cotton spot,
good business done, prices steady. Mid
ding fair, 7.61d Good middling, 7S3d.
Middling, lid. Low middling, 6.S7d. Good
ordinary. Sid. Ordinary. 5.S7d. Sales
l2oo, Including 10000 American, and 200O
for speculation and export. Receipts 40 =
90 O,nicluding $500 American. Futures
closed quiet. December 6.7S1ad Decem-
ber-January, 6.7S19d; January February.
6.791kd; February March, 6.S11ad: March
April 6.S4d April-May. 6.S3d; May-June.
6S21ad; June-Juiy, 694d; July-August.
6.T14d; August-September. 6641ad; Sep
tember-October, 6.43d; October November,
6S3d November December 6.2S1kd: De-
cember-January, SID; January-February.
6.27d.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 19.-Cotton goods
markets generally continued quiet today
Some small business was done In cloths at
prices below those recently current. Mar
Tow cloths were quiet and easier. Cotton
yarns are inclined to be quiet. There has
been revision downward on staple taf-
feta ribbon prices to bring values to the
level that prevailed before advances were
forced by raw silk fluctuations.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iren
Local Cotton
Fruits and Produce :

Apples, wine sap, per Dbl $5.5oas.5o: New
York, 20 DE-, $50; New York imperial
apples. bbl., $500 to s6 Ben Davis, S4a6;
Baldwin. $5q5.76 bbl.; lines. per LOO
N.00; lemons, box 800. s.; Florida
grapefruit, 34G5: Florida oranges $3.50:
Malaga grapes. imported. In kegs. ssdp7;
Emperor grapes, S2.25. Irish potatoes, 81 Q;
@1.10 bu.; sweet potatoes. 31.75 bbl. 75@
soc bushel; Jumbo celery. u dozen: Cali
fornia celery. per crate, $500. Dan
ish cabbage 211c h.: purple cabbaxe. per
ib, sc; rutabaga. turnips. lb, 1%c: new
crop red and yellow onions, &c ib.; irnport-
ed onions. crate. N.7u: cranberries, Der
boz, $50: bbls. %; cocoanuts, IS bag. q
bag; chssthuts. h.. &c: imported In kegs.
loo ID. English walnuts. 1502oc; Brazil
nuts. ID. 1S@2oc; almonds. 18D2oc; flberts.
i5c; pecans. 1Sc; California figs. case. $3.50;
dates. H., skc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
London Stock Market

London, December 19.-Dealings in
stocks after an uncertain opening today
made an improvement on fresh support.
1t closed after this Irregular with weakness
in Mexican rails. American securities
opened steady and a fraction higher.
Fair buying orders that came In were ex-
ecuted during the early trade. The list
then went upward. New York support
maintained the higher range in the after
noon and the market closed steady.
Consols for money, II Lice; consols for
account, Il 3-16. Bar silver steady,
PC 1S-16d Money, 4404A per cent. Dis
count rates: Short bills. per cent; three
months, As per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 19.-Rough
Honduras and Japan rice continues
steady, clean Honduras and Japan re-
naming quiet but firm. Quote: Rough
Honduras, Id a 4.00c; Japan, L00@3.25c;
clean Honduras. 4Q6c; Japan, "a a 3Zc
Receipts: Rough. 1892; millers, 1885.
Sales: II sacks rough Honduras at 225
3.o0c; 6s9 sacks Japan at 1.1O@27Oc;
225S pockets clean Honduras at 17s
&C; 90S pockets Japan at 2ss @3hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. December 19.-Spot cot
ton quiet, unchanged Middling, 13c.
Sales on the spot, 1864; to arrive, Ss5.
Low ordinary. sac nominal; ordinary,
10 1-16c nominal; good ordinary,
IL 11-16c; strict good ordinary,
IL l5-16c; low middling. 12%c; strict
low middling, 12Ac; middling, 13c;
strict middling, 13Ac; good middlfnK.
lS1ae; strict good mi1dling. 13 11-16c;
middling fair, Ia &c nominal; middlinge
fair to fair 1fhc nominal fair, 14Mc
nominal. Receipts. 1890; stock III 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, December 19.-The condi.
tion of the United States treasury at the
beginning of business today was: Net
balance in the general fund, $113, ,725. 469;
total receipts yesterday, $l.s5s,232; total
payments yesterday. s3,13l, ,6s3. The deficit
this fiscal year is sl2,11.54 against a de-
felt of si,s6625s last year, exclusive of
Panama canal and public debt transac-
tions.
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Metal Market

New York, December 1e-Lead quiet.
$s.95d4.06. London Ell It's Cd.
Spelter quiet, s5.15@5. Is. London, En-
les.
Copper dull; standard and spot unQuot-
ed. December offered sl.45; January to
February offered $14.00; March offered $14;
eiectrolytic, 14.S7@14.50c; lake., 15@15.50c:
casting, 14df14.12c.
Tin quiet spot to January, $36 .s7Q37. %;
February. s37d37. %; March, S7.10QS7 so.
Antimony dull; coolsson's. 81. 45Q77. 90.
Iron steady; No. / northern, $l501S. s0;
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st. Louis Grain

st. Louis. December 19.-Cash wheat,
No. red. 80 q 96c; No. hard, S7@9
Corn No. 2, soc; No. 2 white 70@71c.
Oats No. 2, 41c; No. 2 white. 42Ac. De-
cember wheat, S9a4c; May, s9Ac. Corn.
May. 70Ac; May, 71ssc. Oats, December,
Ace May 42&c
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Money on Call

New York, December 1e.-Money on
call steady. 3Gs1a per cent; ruling rate,
Sls per cent; closing bid. SNdSls per cent.
Time loans weaker; 60 days, 5@5ia per
cent; 80 days to six months. per cent.
Mercantile paper. 5s40I6 per cent. Sterl-
ing exchange steady; GO days. $4.S1; de-
mand, s4S5.2o. Commercial bills, "a s0ie.
Bar silver. 5s; Mexican dollars 44ssc.
United states bonds steady. Railroad
bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Comparatiye COTTON Statement

New York, December 1s.-For the week
ending Friday. December 19: Net receipts
at all United States ports during the
week, 3S0,05l; net receipts at all United
States ports same week last year, 359,-
6l5; total receipts since September J..
6,29s, ,120; total receipts to same date la st
year, 6,621.9 exports for the week. &c.,
474 exports for same week last year,
255. .043; total exports since September l,
4,702,S63; total exports same date last
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December 19.-Cash
wheat, No. 2 hard, SO a soc; No. 2 red,
90 n @ 92c. Corn, No. 2 mixed, 67%c; No.
2 white, 7O@7o%c. Oats. No. white,
Al u @41hc; No. 2 mixed. 40c. December
wheat, se&c; May. sS1a @S35sc. Corn,
December. 67s @67Ac; May, 71h @
715sc.
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year, 4s4s. .0s9; stock at all United States
ports, 1006,21l; stock at all United States
ports same time last year, 1,291.2il; stock
at all interior towns, 904.s9O; stock at all
interior towns, same time last year, 1885,,
945 stock at Liverpool, $4,000: stock at
Liverpool same time last year 1.i7e0O0;
stock of American afloat for Great Brit
ain same time last year. 46s.oo0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
st, Louis Produce

St Louis. December 19.-Flour dull
Hay easy. Receipts: Flour, 5000; wheat
$1,000; corn, $4,000; oats, $4,000. Ship
ments: Flour, 10000; corn, 11,000; oats,
$1,000; wheat, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
LIVERPOOL Grain

Liverpool, December 19-Wheat No.
1, Manitoba, rs I'D Spot easy; No. .,
6s I'd; No. 3, 6s 10&d. Futures steady
March, rs I'd; May. IS / SD Corn. spot
quiet; American mixed, 6s Sd; La Plata
futures steady; January, 5s; February,
5s I'd.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co

Csttcn Merchaets, Bsneysr ssuare n.
change. New Orleans coison ExchasSS.
New York. Produce ExchanHe. A..
siation. Orders solicited Tor the pSs.
chase and sale Of Cotton and CottSn
Seed Oil for future delivery. SPECIAL
attention and liberal terms giveh 106
eonsignments OF spot cotton tor -
livery. Correspondence invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Foreign Exchange

Berlin. December 19.-Exchange on Lon
day. 20 marks, 4Sia pigs.
Paris, December 19.-Rentes, s. francs 10
centimes. Exchange on London. % francs
3l1a centimes.
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Primary Receipts

Chicago. December 19.-Prfmary re-
ceipts: Wheat today, 100000 bushels
a year ago, 1,64s,000 bushels. Seaboard
clearances of wheat and flour. LII, 900
bushels.
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No Q northern, s14. 75915 Is. London prices
closed as follows: Copper steady; spot.
f63 15s; futures, fs3 lis Cd. Tin steady;
spot. e169; futures. e170 los. Iron, Cleve-
land warrants, Sos.
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Selma Market

Selma. December 19.-(Speciai )--Spo<
cotton in the Selma market was quoted
today as follows Good middling. 12%c;
strict middling. 12ssc; middling, l2sLc.
strict low middling. 12i.c
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, December 19-(Special.) }
Spot cotton was quoted hero today a. fol-
II S-1ec: strict low uiddling, II 1s-1ec; low
|middling, II 1-16c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Cotton ,Sesd oiI

New York. Decsmbsr 1e.-Cotton seei
oil higher on the withdrawal Of crude Of
fsrs. resulting partly from shortage OF
tank cars, covering OF shorts and absence
Of hedge pressure. Tradc was quiet and
showed a ret advance Of s to 81 bints.
Sales. 1000 barrels. Prime crude, 5.47c
nominal: prime summer yellow, 655@E6.ooc q;
December. sic: January. 6.Soc; February,
o.ssc: March. 7.oec: April. Tic; May. 7.1Sc:
Junefi 7.2se; July 1850. Prime winter
yellow, 100; prime summer white. 7@e.
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Wool Market

Boston, December 1s.-Boston's wool
market held very steady on q consider
able business in territory and other do
nestle woola this week. Quotations in
cluded: Missouri. y blood, es5hc; Y blood.
s20&ikc: Ksntucky and similar u blood.
unwashed. 1S0esAzc; y blood. unwashed.
230A5tc Secured basis Texas hne l.
months. 5od62c: nne to 8 months, 45@4Sc;
fine fail, A6<Sc. .. -,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Naval Stores

Savannah, December lo.-Turpentinc
Arm. l2.tc: ssiess a77; receipts, go; ship
ments, 10; stocks, &.ao6, Rosin firrn
sales. a72z; receipts, alsl shipments. so7o:
stocks, i47,eos Quote: A, B, C. d, u, r.
@, SaeS; H. ts.7o; 1. $a.so x. e4.56; NJ,
s6.s5: N. a6as; VIC. $50; WV. $e.ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
New York Cotton Futures
Weekly Cotton Statement

New York, December 19.-The follow
ing statistics on the movement of cot
ton for the week ending Friday, De-
eember 10, We're compiled by the New
ork cotton exchange.
WEEKLY MONEM ENT
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Linseed OH Make

Duluth. Minn., December 1s--Linseed,
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Creamery Produeta

Country butter. 200zSc: fresh croamer,
butter, sc; process butter. SOC; cheese, lie;
imported Swiss cheese, 31c; German brick
cheese, zoe; limburger cheese. 1sc; import
ed Roquefort, 25c: Neufchatel cheese, Der
dosen. &c; Pimento cheese, N.a5.
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upnt

Lard. 12ssc; compound. 1ohc: dry salt
short ribs. 1s.2hc: bellies, 1880; ham
butts. si.too. Bosom butts. isc: pork loins,
17Ac: spare ribs, lac; breakfast bacon.
u07so: smoxed bacon. lie: regular ham.
isc: skinned ham. 1s1lc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
Fish and .Sss Foods

R Red snapper. sM01Oc In Dbl. lots; gray
snapDsrs or groupers. e3407c: Spanish
mackerel. S0l0c In Dbl. lots pompano,
Nc; red bass. &c; mixed fish. Sc: small
crocksrs. 6hc: In barrel lots; mullst &c:
small trout. SIC: fresh water cat. dressed.
tAc; lady fish. SIC: salt water cat, SIC
specified trout, 12hc. New Jersey oysters
S1.3661. 60. Shrimp. 10c ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for day, 354.400 share
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Poultry and EgRs
Hens per pound. 14G15c; fryers, TX
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Coffee and Sugar
Arbuckle coffee. 1.S0c; Lusanns, Sec pos
pound. Sugar standard granuiated. SO
per pound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
WHERE IT HURTS.

We do not know how much money
is sent out Of this town to buy things
that could be bought here at home
We know there is some.
The important thing is whether the
amount that is being sent away is
less or more, is decreasing or increas-
ing.
If the percentage of such money is
decreasing, very veil If it is increas-
ing the town is in a. bad way.
If it was 2 per cent. year before last
and 21z per cent. last year, and is
likely to be per cent. this year, it is
easy to see which way this town is
going.
If that kind of trading is increas-
ing the value of property in this town
Is decreasing. Business property is
worth less The homes of this town
are worth less. z
The bleeding of patients has been
discontinuedAfn some localities the
bleeding of towns goes on.
There are people who are saving
cents in price and losing dollars in
quality, and incidentally decreasing
the value of their property and their
labor.
Some people realize that mail order
buying hurts the local merchant, but
they say there is no reason why they
should worry abouts- him. Certainly
not What they ought to worry about
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
ST. PATR1CK's ANNUAL DANCE.

At the annual dance and entertain
ment of st. Patrick's T. A. B. Society
at Eagles Hall on next Monday night,
John hughes will sing It'll the Sands
of the Desert Grow Cold Albert
Lapke will sing 1.-THE Skipper and
John Martin will contribute ''Melan-
choly'' Harry Morrtssey will con-
tribute eat the Yiddisher Bal1' as his
principal song, while all four singers
will entertain with various irnpromptu
selections. The COMMITTEES in charge
have prepared a program that will
satisfy the most exacting and 6. royal
good time is guaranteed all who at
tend. Remember Maloney's enlarged
string orchestra will furnish the best
dancing in the city, presenting all the
latest song hits, as well as some old
reliable ones. Dancing starts at 8
O'Clock From the large sale of tick
cts, a good crowd is assured and this
years dance promises to be the most
successful held in years. The pro-
ceeds are to be devoted to furnishing
new club rooms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT

Senator LaFollette has had a varied
career, and more variations have been
apparent in it, for the past year, than
ever before In that time he has
been a thorn in the side of President
Taft and a rival for the nomination
of the Republican party. Then dur
ing the end of the Taft Administra-
ton La Toilette was a sort of wheel
horse of the Republican organization
in the Senate. Now he has been call
ed to the side of President Wilson,
and no secret has been made OF the
desire of the President to make him
an adviser upon important matters
which are prominent in his policies.
The story is enough to make old
timers rub their eyes. Has La Fol
lette changed, or have all parties
changed, or has there been something
of both, to produce this astonishing
condition? La Toilette is one of the
figures which will make Washington
politics worth watching for the next
few months.-Boston Advertiser.