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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
STEADY TRADE AND
 HEAVY SUPPLIES Quotations on Many Com mOdities Reduced-P0ul-
 try Business Good

Flour and grain dealers on Morris ave- nue report steady trade and supplies are heavy. Quotations on many commodi- last few days. Bumper crops will be har- vested in many sections of this country, and reports of these plentiful supplies af- feots the Birmingham market to some ex- tent. Further flour reductions are antici- pated in the near future. Poultry and meat men are transacting profitable business and the supply and demand is heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
CLOSE AT LOWEST OF
 THE DAY IN COTTON
Following Nervous Fluctua- ti0ns Market Develops
 Pronounced Weakness

New Orleans, July 15.-After nervous fluctuations in the moring session, both above and below yesterdays last quota tions, the cotton market today pronounced weakness and went to a net loss of IA to IS points. The close was at the lowest of the day
 Selling was stimulated by rumors that a private crop reporting bureau was com ing out with bearish semi-monthly figures on condition. No great attention was paid to bullish influences at any time, although in the morning the forecast of continued fair weather for the western half of the belt put prices up for net advance This rise did not last long.
 The western belt sent in discouraging crop accounts, but the central and east ern belt sent in reports which led to the belief that the condition of the crop, on the whole, was considerably better than June 25, the date of the last government report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
NEW HAVEN AGAIN ], THE STORM CENTER
UnsettIement, At Times Verging Upon Demorali-
 zatiOn Overtakes Market

New York, July 15.-Unsettlement, which at times verged upon demoraliza- tion, overlook todays stock market. New Haven was again the storm center. de- olining 5s4 points on steady offerings, in- dividually small, but in the aggregate large enough to make that stock the most active of the day.
 The feature of the selling and the fact that much of it emanated from Boston and other New England points suggested further liquidation on the part of small shareholders who had become discour- aged as a result of the findings of the interstate commerce commission. New Haven 6's dropped ela points and the 4l5s of the New York, Westchester and Bos- ton, under New Haven's guarantee. were again weak with loss of 9 points.
 Virtually the only issue that manifested pronounced resistance, Union Pacific, which made substantial initial gain on the decision of the court upholding the disbursement of the extra dividend'' to common shareholders. For the same req son Baltimore and Ohio common and pre- ferred, which constituted the great bulk of the Union Pacific dividend, were weak
 Canadian Pacific was again under the fire of foreign selling, declining to its lowest price in many years. This stock and other of the market leaders were sold by London and the continent to the ex- tent of about 40,000 shares.
 It was not until the latter part of the day that the general recession set in beginning with New York Central, which recorded it's lowest price in years. The bond market reflected the weakness fin stocks, with new low records for a few speculative issues. Total. sales, par value. aggregated S2,025 GOO.
 United States governments were un- changed on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
A Gentle Reminder

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 They were speaking of witty clergy men the other night, when an incident relative to the late Rev. P. s. Henson, the Baptist preacher. was recalled.
 MT. Henson who was particularly dis tingulshed for his ready wit. was q resident of this city, at the time he was called to charge in Chicago. The details of the call, salary. etc. were arranged by wire, and Mir. Henson waited patiently for the check for his moving expenses
 The check failing to arrive, however. the minister sat tight in Philadelphia.
 why don't you come to Chicagog' was the telegram he eventually re- ceived.
 Read Acts xx:24." was Mir. Henson s teleRraphic response.
 One of the Chicago committee turned to Acts, while another feverishly waited.
 What does the verse say, brother7' impatiently asked the waiting one. Tt says answered the other i'm pressively reading: Now, none of thes, things move me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Coffee Market

New York, July 15-The coffee market was firmer today. European cables showed comparatively little feature, but the con- tinued frmness of the cost and freight market seemed to inspire some scattered covering, and after opening point higher to l point lower, the market advanced on support from two or ssree of the more prominent trade brokers, who seemed to find very few buyers around the ring. The close was F to F points higher. Sales 1,750. including switches. July, s. .43c; August s.4 45c; September, S55c; October, S.65c; December, S.S5c; January. S.90c; March, Sc; May, 9.07c; spot steady. Rio No. I, sac; Santos No. f, 11Ac; Mild coffee dull; Cordova, 121ad16c nominal
 Havre, 4 franc higher. Hamburg un- changed. Rio, holiday yesterday Today's Santos cables quoted 4s 5sx600 Sac Paulo receipts 27,0O0. Santos futures unchanged to 20 reis higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
SERIOUS |NROADS
 FROM BLACK RUST
OminOus Reports Concern ing Damage Cause Ad-
 vance in Wheat

Chicago, July 15.-Black rust reports
 mere ominous than at any previous time
 this season was leading cause today
 for an advance in the price of wheat.
 The market closed strong. 7sql'4Giss cent
 higher. Corn gained 9s9zs41 cent, oats finished sixteenth off to Aq% cent up
 and provisions the same as last night to rise of 17la cents.
 It was admitted Minnesota as well as South Dakota fields now showed serious
 inroads from black rust and that the plague had travelled to within 80 miles of the North Dakota border. The rav- ages already in some places were said
 to be worse than in 1904 when the spring crop in the Dakotas and Minnesotas sui fered widespread ruin.
 Bullish cables, uneasiness in regard to threats of a railroad tic up counted also against the bears.
 Failure of predicted rains led to bulge in corn Enlargement of country offer ings tended to check any decided upturn for oats. Provisiosn followed the course of the hog market
 Future quotations were as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
PRICES DROP UNDER
 GENERAL SELLING
December Contracts Break About 22 POints-Early
 Advance Wiped Out

New York, July 15.-Reports of con- tinued' dry weather and higher temper atures in the south were the cause of an early advance in today's cotton mar ket, but prices later weakened under more or less general selling, with the close steady at a net decline of 10 to 15 points. December contracts, which sold at 12.5sc during the early trading, broke to 12.s1c. or about % points. and closing prices were at practically the low point of the day.
 Private cables attributed the relatively steady showing of Liverpool to continen- tai buying on Texas crop apprehensions. After opening at an advance of to 4 points, the local market sold about to 10 points higher on a renewal of yester- days covering movement and bull sup port Private advices from the southwest indicating the highest temperatures of the season, were accompanied by mod crate buying orders.
 Offerings increased just above 12t5c for December however, and there seemed quite a general disposition to take profits following the official forecast for lower temperatures in Oklahoma Prices began to sag off in consequence and when il was seen that the detailed weather re- port for the Houston district confirming early weather advices was failing to in spire any fresh demand of consequence, offerings became more general. Weak ness in the stock market may have been partly responsible for heavy Wall street selling, while the good weather reported east of the river, with rains in sections of Mississippi and Tennessee. which have recently complained of drouths combined with some private predictions for rain within the next day or two in south Texas, doubtless added to the aggressive ness of local selling.
 No,., XorI, Cotto. E,,t,~os
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, July 15.-(Special) ) Cables this morning were slightly bet ter than due. and as no rains have fallen in Texas. Prices were at one time some 10 points higher than yes terday.
 The advance. however. brought in It. tie or no outside demand and attract ed considerable amount of local sell irg, based on reports of improvement in the Atlantic crop, the weakness in the securities market and the lack of demand here from the trade.
 This selling in a narrow market car ried prices off easily. The market closed unsettled at the bottom prices for the day.
 The local sentiment Is now quite bearish but there has been no relief as yet in the western belt, and we are of the opinion that caution should be exercised in following declines until that important section of the belt is thoroughly relieved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16

along in very unsatisfactory mann-r and production is being gradually cur tailed.
 Agricultural implement manufacturers continue actively in the market for bars and in the Chicago district contracts for about 50.00o tons have been made Some very close figuring Is being done. In few eases mills have accepted contracts up to January i at 1.10c Pittsburg. The upsual price is l.l5c up to January l. WilSesbarre, Pa, company has con tracted for from 15.0o0 to COCO tons of axle bars. Bar iron is extremely dull and prices gre ragged
 Active competition between American and English makers on the years re- qtirements of water pipe for the city of London, England. resulted in R. D. Wood & Co.,, Philadelphia, bidding 9 cents per ton less than the English syndicate. but the sentiment of the English metropolis was SO strongly in favor of awarding the contract to tho English makers that it was placed with the English syndicate" New York. ,taly 5-CSpeeiai 1.-The Iron Age will say tomorrow:
 "The immediate effect of the reduction in freight rates on southern pig iron to nprfhern points has been the holding up of Shipments of such Iron by good many | foundries. In the month that elapses l before the new rates are effective.i users | plan to take in no more iron than they | will need for bare operations l In some districts. as in northern Ohio. | the price of local Iron has long been so much below the level for southern grades | that the s5-cent freight reduction on the latter does not restore the equilibrium. But southern Ohio furnaces, already hard | hit, will feel Alabama and Tennessee com petition more lSeenly. and Chicago district 1 furnaces will find southern sellers much more troublesome In their immediate ter | ritory.
 "'fhe decline in merchant pig iron out put has not yet been checked The great foundry industry still lags. and the pig iron market moves with 1t. Concessions are still made when any good sized busi- ness appears
 For southern foundry iron s10 is com mon though a good many s1o. 25 sales are | reported.
 ''rhere Is no expectation of more than slow pro gress. nor are there signs of the near resumption of free contract buying.
 The Steel corporation appears to have | fared better than some of its competitors in the amount of its recent bookings. It
 Is putting one more Duqesne and one
 more Edgar Thomson furnace to blast.
 and it's ingot production crept up from 65
 to a little over 67 per cent of capacity this week
 Railroad buying is on a little better | scale. The Rock Island placed 1000 tons
 of rails with the Colorado mill and SO0
 tons at Chicago. The Southern railway, which has been in the market for 37oo tons, has given 1600Stons of it to the Ens.
 ley mill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Fruits and Produce

Wine sap apples, box. B; Gano apples, box s2.5o; Missouri Pippin apples. box, s2.75. Lines. per 100. s1G1. .25. Lemons, box, 36o, s5.5oQ6 Florida grapefruit. $3Q3. 5O California oranges, crate. s3.50. Pineapples, crate. s3. New Irish potatoes. s1.35 bushel; tomatoes. sS5o@s crate; cabbage, PIG lb; celery, crate. $2.5o squash, crate, $2 bananas, per bunch, s.5o01. .76; peanuts No. 1. 7c lb.: new crop red and yellow onions. 4c lb.; imported onions. crate, $2.5o; watermelons. Florida, s4O9S hundred cucumbers, per crate. S2; snap beans, si. .ot crate; peaches. s2Q2.50 per crate; black. berries, crate. s3.50 Cantaloupes, S. corn. t0Q50c per doz. okra, six-ba skei crate. s2.5o; huckleberries. $2.50@3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Too Much

2 Having proved unsatisfactory, the waiter was told that his services would not be required in the restaurant after Saturday night. When Saturday noon came he was in a reckless mood and ready to "come back" at the most val ued guest in the house. Soon he had his opportunity.
 Waiter. confound it, this steak isn't sender enough" growled fat patron.
 Not tender enough?" the waiter snarled 'Whadda y 'spect? Want # to jump up and kiss your"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
New York Cotton Futures
Port Movement

New Orleans: Midilng, s5-1ec; re- ceipts 9S3; exports, bl0o; sales. 59o; stock, 59, ,666.
 Galveston: Middling, 13ssc; receipts, 1167: exports. 56o7; sales 601; stock, 6S7So. Mobile: Middlng, 13lzc; receipts, 13S; exports. 65; stock 6916.
 Savannah: Middlng, 137sc; receipts, IF; exports, 6l; stock, 12i2
 Charleston: Nominal; stock, 1496. Wilmington: Stock, 10,3Ss.
 Norfolk; Midding, 13a5c; receipts, 1s6i exports, 624; sales. IFS; stock, 1S0.
 Baltimore: Midding, 1S.25c; stockk, 44Sl Boston. Middling, 13.25c; receipts. ST stock. 400.
 Philadelphia: Mdddling. 13 50c; stock a41.
 New York: Middling, 13.25c; exports iSS: stock. 113,16S
 Minor ports: Stock. 2702.
 Total today; Receipts, 265S; exports 12945; stock, 3oS,047.
 Total for week: Receipts, 13,7Ss; ex- ports, 50,S59
 Fetal for season Receipts. 1o,s ,67s; exports, S,S13,301.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Hides and Tallow

Green salted hides, 14Q15c; partly cured, l3Q14c; green. 13Q1Skc; damaged and culls one-half price; dry flint, 27Q2sc; dry salted. 25Q26c; dry culls, 121xc; goat skins, 25Q40c; kids one-half price, lamb skins, 25@35c; sheep skins, 25@75c; shearings, 16 Q25c; green salted horse hides, No. Is, $3Q 4; green salted horse hEes, No. 2's, g; glues and ponies, $1@1.50; No. tallow, 5@ Go; No. tallow. 4c; beeswax. 2S06Oc wild ginseng, s6QS; cultivated ginseng. sSQ5: golden seal, $2.50Q4; clear grease wool. 16Q19c; slightly burry, 1511Sc; clear tub washed wool. 90Q33c; burry, 15@2Oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
His Wife's Heir for Three Hours

From the NcW Ork sun.
 Fon du Lac Wis.-John and Louis Kuhnz, aged Van Dyne couple, made a Joint will three years ago this spring. Recently they both passed away on the same day.
 Their will has been offered for probate. { It is dated April 4, 1911, and sets forth that neither MT. nor Mrs. Kuhnz owned property aside from that disposed of in the will. They stipulated that the sur vivor of the signers should receive the entire estate and each signer gave to the eother all the property in the event of the -death of one.
 z After the death of both testators, the will provides. William Kuhn son, is to receive $400. and after paymen of all debts sand the funeral expenses William and John Kuhnz are to divide the remainder.
 Mrs. Kuhnz died at 5 p. m. of pneu- mona and her husband followed three hours later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Society
Continued from Page six)

Fla Before returning home she will spend several days in Jacksonville ana at Atlantic Beach.
 Miss Hazel Snead will go to Rich mond, Va, today to spend several weeks. Little Josephine Lochrane Connors will be flower girl for Miss Aleta McDon- aid at her wedding Saturday evening.
  Miss Nettie Beall will go to Mobile to- day to visit Miss Eugenie Rosson.
 
 MT. s. c. Crawford is a guest of the Wolcott. New York city.
 Miss Maude Johnson of Dora is the guest of Mrs W. E. Morrison, Jr., in Pratt City.
 Mrs. Lucy Teasley, who has been visit ing rMs Aurelia Mckenzie, left yesterday to be the guest of relatives in Montgom- cry.
 Miss Lois Mckenzie has returned to Pratt City after visit to friends In Caera-
 Mrs E. H. Dazemore of Searles Is the guest of her mother, Mrs. W. l. Henry, in West End.
  Little Daisy Lee Screws. who has been seriously ill at her home in West End, Is ccnvalescent.
 MT. Rayford Porter has returned to Salem N. G. from visit to MT. George Miller.
 After an ex ended trip to Houston Tex, MT. and Mrs T. c. koethemer and chil- dren have returned to their home in Boyles.
 Mrs. G. w. Morgan and her daughter are the guests of relatives in Cincinnati. MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Busby are spending this week at Blount Springs.
 
 Miss Alice Erwin has returned from a visit to Hale Springs.
 MT. John Franklin of Norwood is seri- ously i'll with typhoid fever at the Bir- mingham inflrmary.
 Mrs Dave Singleton and children of De- catur are the guests of Mrs. Ellen Rue in Inglenook.
 MT. and Mrs. J. K. Thompson have re- turned from their wedding trip and are oe iioiiic "isii NAA' .A> -. ~ - MT. and Mrs. R. D. Bradley have re- turned from a trip to Chicago and Mi agara Falls.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Durrand and son of Columbana are visiting Mrs. B. w. Finck.
 Miss Bessie Moore has returned from a visit to Anniston.
 Miss Fay Martin and Miss Dorothy Martin of walston, O.. are the guests of Miss Winifred Woodman.
 
 Miss Mary Lusk, Miss Amelia Dobbs Miss Lily Nolan, Miss Belle Parkhurst, Miss Daisy Stacy will leave Wylam today for a two-weeks' stay at Tybee. Miss Madeline Keene is visiting rela- tives in Monroe. with her aunt, Mrs. w. Brown, in Liv- ingston
 Miss Martha Truss Is the guest of rela- tives at St. Clair Springs. Miss Lois Wellington is visiting friends in Roanoke.
 Miss Susie Sloan will leave today for a stay in Oklahoma.
 Mrs. W. D. Christian and Mrs. Willie Cunningham left yesterday for Montgom- cry to visit friends
 Mr. w. A. Golf has returned from a trip to Kansas City.
 Mrs Charles Davis is the guest of Mrs. w. P. McAdory in Norwood. Mrs. Walter Green and her daughter Of Baltimore are visiting relatives in East Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs Carl Sawyer have named their little son Charles Edgar Sawyer. Miss Carrie Dean Knox will leave today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

rotton Merchanta, HanoyeP square. N, Change. New Orleans Cotton Exchanee. New York Produce Exchange. Asso. eiation Orders solicited for the p5r- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oii for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms gtven fof sonslgpments of spot cotton for G0s Nvery CorresDondenoo tnvtto4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Bonds
Money on Call

New York, July 15.-Prime mercan- tile paper, Ssl @41s per cent. Sterling steady. After decline, 60day bills, s4.S5.20; demand, $4S7.15. Commercial bills, $4.s5. Bar silver, 547sc. Mexican pesos, dollars, 42@c. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds heavy. Call money firmer 212 @3 per cent. Ruling rate, per cent closing, 21s @2% per cent. Time loans firm, SO days, 2% per Jcent; 90 days, per cent; six months, 4@412 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. IS 5-16c; receipts, 37; shipments, 434; sales, CT; stock, 34. PSI. Memphis Middling, 13Mc; receipts, 273; shipments. 2s5; stock 19,s4S
 Augusta: Middling. 14Sc; receipts, 12s; shipments, 249; sales, IS; stock, 13,sos.
 St. Louis: Middling. 13sso; receipts, Sss; shipments, 1923; stock, 16,167.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, TIT; shipments. 59; stock, 14.3oS
 Little Rock: Middling, 13ssc, receipts, i; shipments, 150; stock, 12,181.
 Total today: Receipts, 1850; shipments, POO: stock. 40.6lS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, July 15.-Spot cotton quiet, unchanged. Sales on the spot, SsJ; to ar rive, none. Good ordinary, Il 3-l6c; strict good ordinary, Il 11-16c; low middljng, F 9-16c; strict low middling, 13c; middling, 13 5-16c strict middling, 13 11-16c; good middling, 141-16c; strict good mlddling, 14Ac. Receipts, 9SS; stock, 59,666.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Metal Market

New ork, July 15.-Lead dull, $3.S500 : S.95; London, f19 2s 6d. Spelter quiet, { $4. 95 c 5.05. London, f21 12s Cd. Copper
 dull; electrolytic, s13.62n13.S7; lake, nominal; castings, S1350@13S2 Tin
 quiet; spot, $31.45@31.55; September, s31. 50 @31.65. Iron quiet and run- changed London copper quiet; spot,
 f61 2s 6d futures f61 lis Sd. Tin
 quiet. Spot, HAP IFS Sd. Futures, f144
 Is Cd. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 51s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, July 15.-There was fair 5 trade in cotton seed oil today and the market shared the lard steadiness clos iing 1 point lower to points higher The consuming demand continued quiet land crude was offered moderately. Sales, ITO barrels. The cotton seed oil
 market closed steady. Spot, 7A25 O 7.40c;
 July, 7.32@7.40c; August, 7.30@7. .40c;
 September, 7.42@7.4S; October. HOG sT.1sc: November. e.79@631c; December, s16.71 a e.73c January 6.72G6.73c Febru- @zary, 6.7206.76c; total sales, 7700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, July 15.-Spot cotton cas- ier good middling, 7.96d; midd1ing, T.44d; low middling, 6.96d; sales. 5000; speculation and export, 500 receipts, 10000; futures closed easy July. 7.20d July-August, 7.20d; September-O October, 676d December January, 6.62Md; Jan uary- February, February March. 6.64d April-May, 6.654d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
Naval Stores

Savannah, July 15.--Turpentine firm ~45sac; sales, 6S2; receipts, s5s; ship ments, 2432; stocks, 22,313 Rosins firm; sales, 955; receipts. 14O4 ship -ments, 14,1S9; stocks, 10S,123 Quote: "A, B, $s.7O C. D, E, $3.75; F. s3.77h; G, H, I, s3.S0; K. 4.35; M, S4.75; N, $5.40; WIG, $5.S5; wv, SC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-16
ENCOURAGING NEWS
 FROM STEEL PLANTS
Conditions, However, Con-
 tinue Unsatisfactory
RAIL ORDERS PLACED
Steel Corporation Adds Three Blast Furnaces to Active List Since July Pig Iron Market
 Drifts Idly Along

Cleveland, O.. July 15.-(Speeial)- )-The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say: "The United States Steel corporation continues to gain not only in specified tions against old contracts, but also in new business. and better record has been made for the first half of July than for the same period in June. The cor poration has added three blast furnaces to the active list since July 1. It con rinues to operate at about 65 per osnt of ingot capacity. In spite. however. of the encouraging reports from the Steel corporation plants. general market oondl- tiors continues very 1nsatisfactvry and even the most optimistic find difficulty in discovering indications that improve ment may be expected at any t'nle In the n7ar future.
 Rail sales for the past week were al fair rate and make total os some what more than 10. o0) tons, including 16,- ooo awarded to the Tennessee company fer. the Southern railway and ldo00 for the Rock 1slani, of which 10000 will be rolled by the Colorado Fuel and Iron company ard 1000 by the Illinois Stce company. Inquiries for cars now pend. ing amount to fully 10000. ''The principal sales of pig iron dur ing the past week were 10000 tons of malleable to the Eastern Mallesble Iron company, 1000 tons of tasic to St Louis melter and 1000 tons of pipe iron to Lynchburg, Va. buyers, The American | Brake Shoe and Foundry company has purchased 25,c0c tons of various grades "The pig iron market continues to drift -~~~--~~~~~~~~
 to attend the house party of Miss Louise Jores in Mississippi
 
 | Miss Ethel Wilcox of Chattanooga is l the lovely guest of Mrs. J. F. Jewel in East Birmingham.
 | Miss Pauline Phillips is resting well al | the Birmingham inflrmary following al | operation for appendicitis. I MT. and Mrs. A. G. Overton of Ensley | are spending sometime in Ashvile N. c, | MT. and Mrs. w. X. Barksdale of Mont gomery are visiting Mrs. P. A Eubank. |
 New York, and later will sail for Scot land to he away more than two months. |
 Mir. and Mrs R. A. Storm are spendinl | a month at Cook Springs