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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
COTTON MARKET
IS HES|TAT|NG
Fluctuations Slightly Above
and Slightly Below
Thursdays Close

New orleans, April lit was a hesi-
tating market on the cotton exchange
today; prices fluetuated slightly above
and slightly below the level of yester-
days close. Neither side displayed any
disposition toward important opera
tions and traders of all classes appeared
willing to wait upon weather and river
Developments.
! On the opening the tone was steady
and prices We're to points down.
Cables were not as high as due but
shorts could not make much use of this
feature because of the weather map
which again noted rains in the eastern
half of the belt while temperatures In
| the western half We're too low. At the
lowest of the morning prices were
Ito points under the last quotations of
yesterday. At noon reports of a better
spot demand in the interior and buying
Iby prominent operations on the long side
put prices to points over yesterdays
CLOSE This was the high level of the
day. In the afternoon the market was
ldull It closed steady at a net loss of
| 1 to points
The market had a steady undertone
because Mississippi sentiment report
that rain and cold We're preventing
lplanting and 1t was generally eonsid-
Iered that the average date of planting
over the belt had been delayed by pre-
vailing weather conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
LOCAL MARKET
IS RATHER QUIET
Good Business, However,
Reported in Some Lines.
Produce Quiet

The Morris avenue market was rather
quiet yesterday, though in some lines very
good business was reported. Produce
dealers had quiet day, which is ascribed
to good supply of green stuff and the
fact that the weather was rather threat
ening.
In the poultry market good business was
reported. Prices, however, are practically
unchanged. Eggs are in good demand and
the market shows rising tendency. Busi-
ness was said to be very brisk in cream
cry products yesterday, and there was no
change in quotations.
In the fish line good business was re-
ported, and the market is said to be we'll
supplied. Mackerel are especially plentiful
now. For the economical housewife this Is
the best time of the year to buy mackerel,
for, like shad, mackerel run once a year,
at which time they are caught in large
numbers, and ASIA natural consequence
the price is lower than at any other time.
This is the season for mackerel to run
and the local market is being flooded with
them.
The scarcity of meat has not yet as
sumed the proportions of famine, as was
at first supposed. The present tightness in
meats will doubtless be relieved within
the next day or two. when it is expected
that several shipments, now overdue four
or five days, will be received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
BUYERS CAUTIOUS
AND PRICES DROP
Traders Appeared to Be
Feeling Their Way in
Hesitating Manner

New York, April 1.-THE trend of prices
became more definitely downward on the
stock exchange today. Traders appeared
to be feeling their way in the hesitating
manner which has characterized dealings
all through the week. but the occasional
upturns of the last few days missing to-
day and the. undertone was consistently
heavy. Union Pacific, Reading, Leheh
yalley Amalgamated and Steel in par
ticular were depressed and in common
with other important issues were forced
down ! TO points, New York Central
and Baltimore and<ohio touched new~low
prices for the year.
1t was noticeable that stocks of corpor
atoms which have put out new issues of
securities or are believed to be contem-
plating such action were especially sus-
eertible to pressure. The same forces
were at work in the bond market A ru-
NOR that new issue of New York city
seconds was to be brought out was suf-
ficient to depress two of the outstanding
issues to new low prices. The large out
put of securities of the week and reports
that many other fotations are pending
both at home and abroad constituted per-
heps the most direct influence in depress-
ing the market. A good deal of attention
was given to the probable effect of such
offerings on the money market, and in
some quarters there was a disposition TO
look for renewed tension in new capital
1ided up at a time the market has on
hand left over offerings of the previous
undertakings. Earope continued to buy
stocks here, although on smaller scale
than in the last few days. Londons pur-
chases here were about 12,000 shares.
Surveys of the weeks currency move
ments indicated a cash gain for the
banks, which have lost less on sub-treas-
1lry operations owing to the cessation of
heavy shipments to the interior for relief
of the storm and flood sufferers. A gain
of 100000 or s4O00,oo0 was indicated.
The general movement was downward
with considerable weakness in some is
sues Total sales par value $2.405,000.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans, April 11.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visi-
BILE supply of cotton made up from spe-
cial cable and telegraphic adviees COM
pares the figures of this week with last
week. last year and the year before. IT
shows a decrease for the week just
closed of 122,524 against Il decrease of
| 105,722 last year and decrease of 49,
| 72S year before last.
The total visible is 4,952.020 against
| 5,0T4,54i last week, 5,439,969 last year
and 3.939,91S year before last. OF this
| the total of American cotton is S.504.-
\ O2O against 3,621,544 last week, 4,22S,-
969 last year, and 2,7s5.91s year before
| last, and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil India, etc. 1,44S.000
against $4,000 last week, 1,211,0 900 last
| year and 1,154,0O0 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton as above shows decrease COM
pared with last week of 122,52i, de-
crease compared with last year of 49,
| $40 and an increase compared with year
before last of 1,012,102
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there Is now anoat and
held in Great Britain and continental
Europe 2,669,000, against S,3S2,0o0 last
l. year and 100000 year before last in
Egypt, 221 900 against 225,000 last year
land 10000 year before last; in India,
100000 against 6s6,000 last year and
I59,3,000 year before last; and in the
United States, 1,f96,000 against 1,147, 900
last year and $4,000 year before last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
LITTLE ACTION IN
COTTON MARKET
The Fluctuations Irregular
Grave Apprehension of
River Situation

New York. April 1.-THE cotton market
was rather less active today and fluetu-
ations were irregular within a range of
or points, closing steady net points
lower to / point higher. April was S
points lower. but there was very little
business in that delivery, and the closing
bid was practically nominal.
The market opened steady at unchanged
prices 10 decline of points under a
renewal of yesterdays selling movement,
but this deeline carried prices further out
of line with Liverpool, and offerings were
absorbed by foreign buying and covering
of shorts. The appearance of low pa
rometer on the gulf coast gave the
weather map q somewhat less faNoraple
appearance than expected, while grave
apprehensions were reported as 10 the
river situation in the lower MISSISSIPPI
valley, and prices rallied shortly arter
the call. After the close OF LiVerpooi'
however, foreign buying orders were with
drawn and the market, which had sold
about to 4 points net higher became
comparatively quiet. Prices also showed
a tendency to ease off under scattered
local offerings, and the close was WITHIN
a noint or two of the lowest on most posi-
tions. with the near months relatively
easier. The week end figures We're CON
sidered about a standoff, for while there
was a larger decrease in the world VS.
ibie supply of American cotton than Ior
the same week last year, spinners taklhss
were not fully up to bullish expectations.
Reports from the dry goods trade ihul-
eating increased conservatism on the part
of the buyers owing to tariff uncertainties
probably encouraged part of today's sell
ing, and the official weather Forecasts
failed TO suggest that the low barometer
noted on the gulf coast would cause any
particular disturbance in the belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
VALUES DOWN IN
THE WHEAT PIT
Resumption of Spring Seed
ing and Conditions in the
Wheat Belt Cause

Chicago, April IL Resumption of spring
wheat seeding and ideal conditions in the
winter cron belt operated today against
wheat values. The main pressure was
brought against May wheat The new
crop months made an actual net gain
over the previous close. The net range
at the close was 4dasc lower to sc up,
with May on the low side. Corn made a
net gain of 14aasa1ac. oats were un-
changed to lsc higher and provisions were
Up 10a17lac
Anxiety felt for some time because OF
the cold weather which made northwest
wheat seeding impossible was relieved
today when reports came that the weather
was better and warmer and that actual
seeding had begun. This was coupled
with an amplification of previous good
news from the winter belt. There was
q little bulge in early prices on reports
of export sales but reaction came
promptly and prices thereafter were al
ways below the opening.
Primary receipts of wheat were 412,000
bushels against 26S,000 bushels year ago,
and seaboard elearances of wheat and
flour equaled $4,000 bushels.
The course of corn was irregular
Shorts were seeking purchases early, but
offerings were scarce; longs afterward
had a hard time finding BUYERS even on
the decline. The close, however, was
strong.
Oats under good demand, held steady
despite the break in wheat.
The bullish government report on live
stock conditions, especially that part
showing material losses in hogs from ex-
posure and disease. sent provisions up.
There were hasty coverings by shorts in
the final trading.
Future quotations We're as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

Albany; Receipts. IS; shipments, IS;
stock 1721.
Athens: Receipts, 1455. shipments, 100;
stock, Il. .4i4.
Atlanta: Receipts, llO shipments, s6s;
stock, HIS.
Brenham: Receipts, 15; shipments. 1Ol;
stock, 12i0
Charlotte: Steady; middling. 12isc; re-
eeipts, %: shipments, So.
Columbia. Receipts. lilo: shipments.
2so5: sales. 1895; stock. 1881.
Columbus. Ga; Dull; middling, 117sc:
receipts. S32. shipments, 1895; stock, q, 1874
Columbus, Miss: Receipts, 11S. ship
ments go; stock, 1852.
Eufaula: Receipts. 42: shipments 50;
stock, 626s.
Greenville: Receipts. Y; shipments, sOls;
stock. 1864,
Greenwood. S. c.: Receipts. l2l; ship.
ments. IL; sales. So; stock, Sl15.
Helena: Receipts, SO; shipments, 467i
stock, 19a
Little Rock: Steady; middling, i2,sc
receipts, 1s44; shipments 1910; stock, 49,.
294
Macon: Receipts, III shipments, 2o7
stock, 1895
Meridian. Receipts, $685. shipments, 1901
stock, 13,1s0.
Montgomery: Receipts, 1907: shipments
276S; stock. 22,s3i.
Nashville: Quiet; middling, 12isc; re
ceipts, III; stock, 476.
Newberry: Receipts, 15l; shipments
151.
Raleigh: Receipts. POS; shipments, 150
stock, 256.
Rome: Receipts. s4s; shipments, $50
stock, S424
Selma: Receipts. 1872; shipments, 7l5
stock, 4S7t
Shreveport: Quiet; middling, 12c; re.
ceipts. 1914. shipments, 2525; stock. $685.
Yicksburg: Receipts. 1S7; shipments, S65
stock. It'll.
Yazoo City: Receipts, II; shipments 577i
stock, 3699.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, 12 1-16ci
net receipts, 6752; gross receipts, 6i52;
safes, 1850; stock, 201,S99
New orleans: Quiet; middling, 1a15ci
net receipts, 3C74; gross receipts, 5oi;
sales. 34: stock, 95,2l0; exports coast
wise, GO.
Mobile: Quiet: middling, 12Ac; net re-
CENTS. PASS; gross receipts, PASS; stock, 49,
444.
savannah: Steady; middling, 12ssc; net
receipts 1883: gross receipts, 1888; sales,
500: stock, 7e,301; exports coastwise, 1922.
charleston Quiet; middling, Il S-16c;
net receipts, 30S; gross receipts, 38; sales,
200: stock, 2S9O1; exports coastwise, NS.
Wilmington: Steady; middling. 12Bci
net receipts. S17: gross receipts, Sl7; stock,
23s35.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 121sc; net
receipts, 1883; gross receipts, 1888; sales,
1881. stock, 81, ,246: exports coastwise, 1885
baltimore: Nominal; middling, 12ssc;
net receipts, 1sS gross receipts, 1SS; stock,
6s4l.
gross receipts, $3.50; stock, 1S,115; exports
coastwise, 1l9l.
receipts, 19; gross receipts, 1888; stock, 9225
philadelphia: Steady; middling, 12.75ci
stock, 2002.
brunswick: Net receipts, 1s20 gross re-
ceipts. 1920; stock, 1910; exports coast
wise, 80.
Texas City: Net receipts, 341; gross re-
GENTS. GAL; stock, 1916; exports to Mexi-
co, 300.
Jacksonvile: Stock, 1443.
Total today at all ports: Net, 1858; ex-
norts to Mexico, 300; stock, 6S7. .73S.
consolidated, at all ports: Net. 1925
exports to Great Britain, 29,246; to France
1868. to continent 1929; to Japan, 1885
to Mexico. 800.
Total since September /, at all ports
Net, s.99l,440; exports to Great Britain
. e69 e54: to Japan, 275,172; to Mexico. 6400
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, April U.-Spot cotton quiet
prices easy. American middling fair
7.51d; good middling, 7.17d; middling, 6.9id
low mlddlng, e.79d; good ordinary. 6.45d
ordinary, cid. Sales, 1000, including 5ot
for speculation and export and 6700 Amer
lean Receipts, 5000, no American Fu-
lures opened easier and closed steady
Arrl, 6. 70d: April-May, 667lsd; May-June
SGD: June-July, 6.65d July-Augusr
G eo15d; August-September, 6.49lad; Sep
tember- October, 6.3Gd October-November
2-d. Novembe ber-D December, 6231ad De
cenber-January, 622d: January February
g. 2ld February March, 6.22d; March
Arrl, 6.22i4d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Comparative Cotton Statement

New York, April 1I.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September l: Galveston, 3.615.-
47s: New Orleans. 1,257344; Mobile, 190,47l;
Savannah, l,l59,361 Charleston, 290.320;
Wilmington, 32S,3l6 Norfolk 4s1,S12; Bal
timore, G5S56 New York 1909: Boston,
A., ,269; Newport News, 9i.55l; Philadel-
phia. 1886; San Francisco. 1ss, 600; Bruns-
wick go 1876: Pensacola. 1882; Portland,
Ore, 17G; Port Arthur, 123.96l: Jackson
Vile. 142sl Texas city $50, Io2: George
town, 10; Tacoma, So. .is1: Aransas Pass,
81 1,7se: Seattle. 2o.soi; minor ports. 6o49.
Total S,99l 40 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans. April 11.-spot cottol

New OrIeans, ApflI II.-SpOt cotIon
quiet; middling, 121ac, unchanged. Sales.
106 bales; to arrive, 235; low ordinary
9isc nominal; ordinary, . 915-16c; good
ordinary. IL 9-16c; strict good ordinary.
II 13-16c low middling, II II Ice; strict
low middling, IL 516c; middling, 121s G;
strict middling, 12 1l-16c; good mid
ding. 127sc; strict good middling.
13 1-16c; middling fair. 10 &c nominal;
middling fair to fair, 137sc nominal;
fair, 14hc. Receipts, S074 stock, 95,s1o.
In the afternoon the trade was leth-
argic At 2 o'clock prices were to 1
points under the final ngures of Thurs
day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Hubbard Bros. 4 Co.'S Letter

New York, April 11.-tSpecial )-Tha
European markets kept we'll above those
In America and the reason Is to be found
in the decaying stocks in Liverpool and
bremen. Here the feeling is very bear
ish. Today we hear of the tariff decreas-
ing the consumption of cotton because the
business situation win be disturbed and
people thrown out of work pending a re-
adjustment of business. Nothing of that
kind has happened as yet, but we hear
il seriously discussed as a reason for the
lower prices of cotton. AS the Mississip-
pi has not broken on the eastern side, the
trade regard the danger as past. AL
though the market is a shade lower on
this and shade better on the next crop.
the feeling is more pessimistc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Taking of American Cotton

New Orleans. April 11.-Secretary
Hester gives the taking of American
cotton by spinners throughout the world
as follows, in round numbers:
This week, 25G000 this year. against
$4,000 last year, $4,000 year before
last.
Total since September l.. this year,
l10443.0O0 against 11,144,000 last year.
and 10000 the year before.
or this northern spinners and Canada
took 2,0S4,00 bales this year. against
I, 1896, 900 last year, and 1,s69.000 the year
before; southern spinners. 2S75,00
against 2,056,000 last year. and 1,s22,000
the year before; and foreign spinners
5, 5,9S4,OO0 against 6,798.000 last year, and
l5,317 900 the year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
New York Money

New York, April 1i.-Money on call
easy, 3n3la per cent; ruling rate, S1s per
ntss-closing bid, 3 per cent,- Offered at
81 per cent. Time loans steady; 60 days,
aiaM4& per cent; 80 days, Az per cent;
six months, AZ per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper, 5iaQ6 per cent. Sterling ex-
change steady, with actual business in
bankers bins at s4.sS.5o for 60 day bills
and at "a $3.50 for demand. Commercial
bills, a.S22i. Bar silver. 60c Mexican
dollars. 4sc. Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
STARTLING

Philadelphia, Pa, April 11.-Immigra-
tion officials here were startled yester-
day when Rudolph Gertzen, German
farmer, in reply to the question as to
whether or not he had $25, which is neces-
sary before immigrants can land, careless
ly pulled out of his pocket $4,000. The
German had little difficulty in passing
inspection with his wife and eight small
children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: quiet; middling, 12ssc; net re-
CENTS, 424: gross receipts. 424; shipments
4465; stock, 107.l1o.
Augusta: Steady; middling. 121ze; net
receipts. 14S gross receipts, 3S7; ship
ments. 1877; sales, 1865; stock. GO, 439.
Nemphis Steady; middling, 121zc; net
receipts, $780, gross receipts, 74s, ship
ments. 1884; sales $500; stock, lll,792
St Louis: Steady; middling, l2isc; net
receipts, more; gross receipts. 1853; ship
ments. 1881: sales. 20; stock. 30.979.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 15l; gross re-
CENTS. Isl; shipments, 2I: stock, %. 755.
little Rock: Steady: middling, 12Mc;
net receipts, 274; gross receipts, IA; ship
ments, 6; stock, 32,29i.
Greenville; Steady; middling, 12Ac.
Total today: Net receipts. 1873; gross
receipts, 7204 shipments $3.50; sales. 46S5
stock, 310,S29
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Bonds
Treasury Statement

washington, April 1.-THE condition OF
the United States treasury at the begin
ming of business today was; Working
balance, $T9. .4So, ,675; in banks and Philip
pine treasury, si3 365266 total of general
fund, sf49,3l9,0To. Receipts yesterday, ST.
62s, BOG; disbursements yesterday. sl,s7S, 207
The surplus this fiscal year Is sl4,950, III,
as against deficit of s1l, ,45i,342 last year.
The figures for receipts and dlsburse-
ments, surplus and deficit exclude Pan
anna canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
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London Stock Market

London, April 1.-THE stock market was
cheerful with marked strength. The set
tlement was concluded satisfactorily.
American securities opened steady and a
fraction higher. Faiy buying orders were
executed during the morning and the list
advanced from u to " point over parity
After a reaction the market partially re-
covered on repurchase and the closing
was steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Ernits and Produce

Apples. fancy ,.iaesap, sil5Q6 per bar
rel; Ben Davis apples, box $1.50 to sl75;
Roman Beauty apples, box s225; yellow
Newton, $3.50; York and Imperial apples,
S3.i5 barrel; Florida oranges, s3.25q3 IS per
box; cranberries, $2,75 per box; per barrel,
$40: Italian chestnuts, 10c lb. lines 81 "a
per hundred; Irish potatoes, S5Q90c bushel.
Onions. red globe, &c per pound; Danish
cabbage, 1lsc per pound; Florida celery, SOC
per dozen, $3.50 crate; rutabagas, 11ac per
pound: lettuce. sl.5ea2. 80 per crate;
trawberries. s3MS.50; eucumbers pei
crate. 81. 80; tomatoes. Florida, 81. 5oa3
cabbage, Mobile. 81 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Fire in Oakdale

Chattanooga, April 11.-A special dis
patch from Oakdale today says II build.
ings were destroyed and the contents OF
most all were consumed by fire, entailine
a loss of $4,000. The Buttram hotel
where the fire started; telephone ex-
change calaboose, Freeps drug store, the
newspaper plant of the Oalxdale Dispatch
the Peoples Store, Strunk's meat mar
ket, Methodist Episcopal church and four
dwellings were burned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Two Fatally Wounded

Fort William, Ontario, April 11.-Mrs.
NJ. Benjamin. aged IS, and Sam Jacobs,
aged 20. fought with knives in the WON
ans home here today. Both are in the
hospital, the woman with a cash in the
abdomen and the man with 13 wounds in
his chest and stomach. There is little
chance for either. Mrs. benjamin claims
that Jacobs attacked her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N.
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York, Produce Exchange; Asso-
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso-
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed OIL for. future delivery. Special
consignments Of spot cotton for de-
livery. Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12

T,iyerpOOl Grain

Liverpool, April 11.-Wheat, spot steady
No. Manitoba, rs Id; No. Manitoba, rs
Cd; No. Manitoba, IS 7aId futures
steady; May, rs 6ssd; July, rs 41sd; Octo-
ber, rs SGD.
Corn spot steady; American mixed, new
as 11Ad; American mixed, new kiln dried
IS I'd; American mixed, old, IS; American
mixed. old, via Galveston, SIS S1sd futures
weak; May, American mixed, 5s 1ssd; July
G.a Plata, 5s I'd.