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LADIES OF THE MACABEES, No.
120, L. o. T. M.-Meets second and
fourth Monday nights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
COTTON OFF 81 BALE
IN LATE TRADING
Decline Due to Selling In
spired by Bearish Week
end Statistics

New Orleans, January s0.-After a dis
play of steadiness in the early trading
the cotton market turned easy and fell
of 81 a bale under selling that was In
splred by bearish weekend statistics. Not
only was the into-sight movement for
the week large, but mill takings were
comparatively small. and the visible sup
ply made a moderately large increase for
the week, aga nst a large decrease the
week last year. Prices of all the ac-
tive months We're sent 10 new low levels
for the week, and spots were reduced
another isc a pound.
Trading was not active until late In the
session While much of the selling was
for short account, it was evident that
considerable long cotton was being liaui-
dated. At the decline there was very
little demand.
The opening was steady at an advance
of l to . points. Cables were not better
than due on futures, but private cable
grams said that the lower money rates
were bound to stimulate trade. Unsettled
weather conditions over the cotton belt
caused more or less nervousness among
shorts, and in the early trading prices
went to points over yesterdays close.
This was the high of the day as the
promise of bearish statistics increased
selling orders to a considerable extent
before the session was very old. The
lowest prices were made in the afternoon.
when the active months were IA to 10
points under yesterdays final quotations.
The close was steady at net loss of Il
to IL points. /
New Orleans Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans, January 90-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton, made up from spe-
eial cable and telegraphic advices. com-
pares the figures of this week with last
week. last year. and the year before
1t shows an increase for the week Just
closed of 121. .6S7, against a decrease OF Ill.,
162 last year and an increase of 142,4sl
year before last.
The total visible is 6267, ,272, against g.
1865 last week, 59ss.699 last year. and
5,99i, 4H year before last. or this the total
of Amrican cotton is 4.5S1, ,272. against A.
515,5 $50 last week. 4,641 500 last year ana
Log, Ala year before last, and of all other
kinds. including Egypt. Brazil. India. ETC..
,6S6 900, against 1,6So,00o last week, 1,3i7.-
900 last year and 1,029,0oo year before last.
The total worlds visible supply OF cot
ton as above shows an increase compared
with last week of t21 .6s7, an increase CONF
pared with last year of 27S,573 and an in
crease compared with year before last OF
272. .S5S
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there Is now afoat and held
in Great Britain and continental Europe
.2l5,00o, against s,456.oo0 last year and
100000 year before last: in Egypt T9,0o0
against $4,000 last year and 2ss000 year
before last: I'm India 10000. against 622.000
last year and 465.000 year before last: and
In the United States $4,000 against 1,5s3.-
900 last year and g. 900 year before
last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LILLE ENTHUSIASM
IN WHEAT MARKET
Belief Winter Crop Had Es-
capped Danger From Cold
Has Bearish Effect

Chicago, January 30.-Belief that the
winter crop had escaped any immedi-
ate danger from a cold wave had a
bearish effect today on the price of
wheat. The market closed steady, but
at decline of 14@ssc net other
grain. too. showed a loss for the day
corn y a 5sc to 3ac and oats Is q
Il C. In provisions the outcome varied
from a setback of 10G421sc advance.
Because of the weather map, Moth
ing seemed able to arouse enthusiasm
in the buying side of wheat. Even the
overthrow of the free wheat bill in
the Canadian parliament did not as
sist the market upward more than a
trifle. One the other hand, the absence
of export demand was a constant in
centive toward efforts to put prices on
a lower level
Enlarged offerings of hard winter
wheat from west Of the Missouri river
were taken to indicate a decided change
of sentiment on the part of many pro-
duoers. One prominent concern here
reported that more rural holdings had
been disposed of overnight than at any
time in three months.
Advices that for the first time in
years flour was being shipped from this
country to Brazil tended somewhat to
check the decline.
Cheap offerings from Argentina, es-
pecially at Galveston, depressed the
corn market. The Argentine surplus
was estimated at S0.000.000 bushels
more than year ago. Shipping de-
nland here seemed to have made a COM
plete halt, the result of prospects for
continued saving of feed because of
the openness of the winter.
Trade In oats was only of a scat
tering sort and depended almost en-
tirely on the action of the other ee-
reals.
Aside from a furry on the part of
shorts in January pork and some early
strength due TO an upturn in the hog
market, provisions averaged lower.
Longs were realizing on nearly all of
the active deliveries.
Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
WEATHER HAS NO
EFFECT ON MARKET
Wholesale Trade Is Good
Throughout Day - Egg
Shortage Relieved

Despite the fact that the weather
yesterday was for a time threatening g
and later inclement. business on Nor
ris avenue was very good throughout
the day. This mornings business is
expected to be brisk and the day will,
it is believed, close most successfully.
Eggs are now coming in with more
regularity and the shortage in hens
is not SO pressing. Prices are un-
changed.
In the fish market business is very
good, quotations remain stationary and
good trade is expected today. The rain
of last night and the cooler weather
of this morning will, it is believed.
have the effect of stimulating the de-
mand in this market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
GAINS MADE BY
LEADING ISSUES
Buoyant Rise in Stocks and
Trading Expands to
Large Proportions

New York, January 3G.-Stocks rose
buoysntly today. Beginning with mod
crate advance at the opening, the mar
ket gathered strength steadily. In the
last hour the movement became more pro-
nonnced and trading expanded to large
proportions. Canadian Pacific was forced
up 5ia points. Gains of points or more
were made by many of the representative
issues.
In today's movement the New York
market fell in line with the great Euro
pean exchanges, which are rejecting the
pronounced Improvement in financial con-
ditions. This factor in the situation was
made the more potent by extensive pur-
chases in this market of strocks for for
eign account, London today taking per-
haps $1,000 shares here on balance.
The upturn assumed the character OF
the recent advance, for il was attehoeo
by resumption of investment buying on
a large scale of bonds and high graoe
stocks.
Ranld ahsorption of new bond issues
both here and in London gave further in
dicatiou of the improved outlook for the
investment market. An issue of SlOOOO,-
0o0 st. Paul AZ per cent bonds was solo
here today in less than two hours after
they were offered by the unwerwrlters,
being placed at about JOS. Inc new issue
of New York state 41a's reached 1854.
Forecasts of the weeks cash movement
indicated another gain by the New York
banks of perhaps s1o,0Oo,ooo. If such a
gain is disclosed in tomorrows bank
statement it will bring up in the in
crease in January to about ss0,o0oOoo, the
largest for years.
Bonds moved up abruptly in spots
the general demand wo-
sales. par val'"
hnnS~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SLACKENING SPOT
DEMAND REPORTED
Prices Make New Low
GrOund-May Contracts
II Points Under

New York, January S0.--Reports of a
slackening spot demand in the south and
bearish view of the weekend figures
inspired active scattering LIQUIDATION in
the cotton market today and prices made
new low ground for the movement. Tho
close was steady but at the lowest level
of the day, and from ; to Is points
under the final figures of Thursday.
There was not much cotton for sale at
the start and after opening steady at
unchanged prices to an advance of 8
points, active months sold about to 5
points net higher on favorable reports
from the cotton goods trade, the fairly
steady showing of Liverpool and the fail
ure Of early spot advices from the south
to indicate any material weakening on
the part of the holders 1t seemed, how
ever, that there was no important de-
mand other than some scattered cover
ing, and the market soon turned easier
Houses with Liverpool connections be-
came rather active sellers mere lust be-
fore the close of the English market.
This was supposed to be renewal of
the straddle business noted yesterday
and the offerings from that source were
withdrawn after the close of business
abroad, but there was also considerable
pressure from southern sources accom-
panied by reports of a slackening spot
demand from New Orleans, and the mar
ket was generally unsettled during the
afternoon
a furry OF covering by a few belated
January shorts caused a slight rally late
in the morning, but made no lasting
impression, as trading in January ended
at midday, and scattered offerings were
more active in the late arterAoon. May
contracts sold off at 12.05c or II points
under the high level of the morning
and nearly half a cent below the best
prices reached Just before the publica-
ton of the last ginning report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Live Stock Market

Chicago. January 3o.-Hogs: Re
ceipts, $4,000; weak. Bulk of sales,
sS.30Qs.40; lights. $s.15@s.40; mixed,
$s.15@S.45; rough, $s.15@ $40; pigs
s6.259S.15.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000; steady. Beeves.
s6.S0@9.5o; Texas steers. s6.9o@s.o0;
stockers, $5.40@s.1O; cows and heifers,
5000 $780,, calves, $3.50 a 1850.
Sheep: Receipts. 5000; strong. Native,
$4,000 500; yearlings, $3.50 a 100; lambs
native, $6.s5@ 500
Kansas City, January 3o.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, 2700; higher. Bulk, $50 % S.40;
heavy, $S.35@s.45; packers and butch
ers, $S1O@S.45 lights, $500 q $40; pigs,
$6.75@7.75.
Cattle: Receipts, 900, including 500
southerns steady. Prime fed steers.
$S.6O@9.25; dressed beef steers, $7.2o@
$50; southern steers, 1926 @S.25; cows,
S426@7.50; heifers, 1915 @8.75; stock
ers and feeders. $6.5O@S.25.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900; strong. Lambs,
$7.25@7.90 yearlings, $6.25 @6. 80;
wethers, $5.2545.9O ewes, $500 $40.
ST. Louis, January 30.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. $500; up. Pigs and lights, $6.50Gg
$50: mixed and butchers. $s.40@S.55,
good heavy, $S.50@S.60.
Cattle: Receipts, 500, including 800
Texans; steady. Native beef steers,
s7.5o@9.25: cows and heifers. s4.25@
$50; stockers, $500 q 30; Texas and
Indian steers, $5.75@S.10; cows and
heifers, $4.00@6.00; native calves, $500
@10.50.
sheep: Receipts. 300; steady. Native
muttons, $5.OO@5.50; lambs, 500 a 500.
Louisville, January 31.-Cattfe: Re-
ceipts, 100; steady; 2.50@s.25.
Hogs: Receipts, 1900; steady to loc
up; s45o@s55.
Sheep: Receipts. %; steady. Lambs,
7c down; sheep, 8 nc down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Comparative Cotton Statement

New York, January 30.-ComparatiVe
cotton statement for the week ending
Friday, January 50; Net receipts at all
United States ports during week, 2a3, ,1Ss;
same week last year. 1S4,1S9. Total re-
ceipts, since September /, S,022 404 same
date last year. 7,S5S.73s. Exports for the
week. 257,262 same week last year, 1a1,
Sd. Tota' exports since September /, 6.195,-
21s; same date last year. 6,17s, ,SSl. Stock
at all United States ports 1,0S0,56S same
date last year. SEC. 294 Stock at all in
terror towns. s9s,159; same time last year,
7SS,517, Stock at Liverpool. 1,115O0o same
time last year. 1,445ooo, Stock of American
afioat for Great Britain this time last
year, 266. 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
PLAN ANOTHER
RAID ON PERSIA

Teheran. Persia, January 30.-Another
plan for a raid on Persia Is said to have
been put In progress by the foremr Shah,
Mohammed Ali Mira, whose movements
are source of great anxiety to the
government. He is reported to have land
ed at Gumestepe. on the Caspian sea, a
short distance from the great port of
Astrabad. about 800 miles northeast of
Teheran.
Application is to be made shortly for
another American army officer to assist
Maj. John N. Merrill of Skowhegan, Me-.
in the organization of force OF military
police for the governor general Of Ears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns


Albany; Receipts, S. shipments, 2o4:
stock, 1922
Athens: Receipts. 1910; shipments. $3.50;
stock. 23,935.
Atlanta; Receipts. 4sSs; shipments, 444s;
stock, 1894
Brenham: Receipts, 70; shipments, 81:
stock. 1887.
Charlotte: Receipts. 244 shipments. 244.
Columbia: Receipts, 1599 shipments.
1912: stock, 25.370
Columbus. Ga. Quiet; middling, loa,c.
receipts. 1890; shipments, 400; sales, 400;
stock, 23,SSs.
Columbus, Miss. Receipts, e92; ship
ments, 6l2 stock, 1927.
Dallas: Receipts, $500; shipments, 1888;
stock. $685.
Eufaula; Receipts. 21s; shipments, es1;
stock, 4195.
Greenville Receipts, 224; shipments,
1856; stock, 1880.
Greenwood. s. c.: Receipts, I4s; ship
metns, 81 sales. 64: stock, 1882.
Helena; Receipts, 2ses; shipments, e6i2;
stock. 10, 1856
Little Rock: Quiet: middling, 1216c; re-
cetpts, 64S9; shipments Sl20; stock, IS. .10s.
Macon; Receipts, 326; shipments, 591
stock, 32SS.
Meridian: Receipts, 1905; shipments,
1211; stock, 1852.
Montgomery: Receipts, Ill shipments,
$3.50: stock, 29,550.
Nashville: Receipts, SAG; stock, 1460
Newberry: Receipts, 16s; shipments, 1863.
Raleigh; Receipts, $50; shipments. 275;
stock, 46l.
Rome: Receipts, 416; shipments. 675;
stock. 6271
Selma: Receipts. 13ls shipments. 1924;
stock, 1857
Shreveport: Middling, 12%c: receipts,
1901; shipments. $780, stock. 42,5A
Viclsburg: Receipts, 1892; shipments,
2070; stock 12.371.
Yazoo City: Receipts, 970 shipments.
2317: stock, 16,10l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, January 30.-Spot cotton.
moderate business; prices easier; middling
fair, IND; good middling, 7.37d; middlng,
7.0Sd low midding, 6s3d; good ordinary,
6.07dh ordinary, 5.73d. Sales, 5000. In
cluding TACO American and 500 for spec
ulation and export. Rece pts. $4,000, in
Guiding 1890 American. Futures closed
barely steady. January, 670lad January
February, 6.695sd FebruaryMarch
66s1ad: March-April, 6.nhad; April-May
6.691ad; May-June, 6.691ad; June-July
6.66d: July August, 6.62d; August-Septem-
ber. 650d; September-O October, 63Sd: Oc-
ober-November, cad; November Decem-
ber, 620d; DecemberJanuary, 6.1S1Rd
January February, 6.1S1ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Weekly Cotton Review

New York. January 3O.--Cotton
worked lower during the past week.
Trading has been generally quiet and
the seliingmoveemnt inspired by large
ginning figures of week ago was
checked by reports of continued good
spot demand Early week rallies were
limited, however, and the market to-
day was unsettled by bearish week.
end figures, reports Of slackening south l.
ern demand and more or less general
liquidation.
Trade interests have bought moder-
ately on declines, but there has been
no sign of reyiving outside speculative
interest. and much of the more re-
cent trading is supposed to have been
for evening up commitments pending
a fresh view of the spot situation. or a
nearer view of the new crop start.
Many traders have expressed conf
dence In the stimulating effect OF easier
money markets, and the active demand
reported for January shipment has been
a factor in reviving large estimates OF
trade requirements for the remainder
OF the year. But this argument has been
met by the tendency to increase esti-
mates or the supply since publication
or the last ginning figures, and there
have been many predictions that a
slackening of spot demand next month
would lead to increased selling pres
sure from remaining southern holders
March contracts have maintained
their premium Of some 20 to 20 points
over May during the progress Of the
decline, however leading to continued
expectations that New York must at
tract larger stock and some operators
believe this will become a more i'm
portant feature so far as local con-
tracts are concerned. should the south
fail to weaken after the first Of the
month.
The February meeting of the New
York revision committee Is scheduled
for next Wednesday and after the ques-
tion of differences has been settled,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Fruits and Produce

Russell apples, Sc box; western box
apples, 81 25@3; Ben Davis, $3.50; lines,
per 100, 81. 25; lemons, box, 800, $4 Florida
grapefruit, $4q5; Florida oranges, s.. so;
Malaga grapes. imported, in kegs, $6Q1;
Irish potatoes, $1.O5G1.1G bu.; Jumbo
$l.75; cranberries, per box, So; bbls, sl2;
celery, 81 dozen; California celery, per
crate. $3.50; tomatoes, $3.50 crate;
Danish cabbage. 2i5c h.; pur-
pie cabbage, per il &c.. rutabaga
turnips, 1a4c Id; new crop red and yellow
onions, &c lb; imported onions. crate,
sl'5' cocoanuts, Sc bag; chestnuts. h.. Sc;
imported in kegs, 1Oc lb. English waInuts.
15q2oc Brazil nuts. lb., 18@20c; almonds,
1sG20c; filberts. 15c; pecans, 15c; Cali
fornia figs. case. $3.50; dates. Ib.. SIC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'sLetter

New York, January 30.-(Speclal. )-Open-
ing at unchanged prices. the market ad-
vanced under a covering demand to be
met later by free offer ngs which found
few buyers after the Improvement. Spots
were reported easier and while sellers
were cautious, buyers were equally or
more so, and prices yielded on extremely
moderate business.
The interest having been decreased on
the first advance, WALL street selling de-
pressed the market easily. Speculation
for an improvement Is lacking. and SO
long as continued spot demand is prob
lematical 1t is difficult to stimulate
prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Taking of American Cotton

New Orleans, January 30.-Secretary
Hester gives the taking of American
cotton by spinners throughout the
world as follows. In round numbers:
This week 100000. this year against
$40, 900 last year, $4,000 year before
last.
Total since September l. this year.
7,9S7,000. against 7,636,000 last year.
and 100000 the year before.
OF this northern spinners and Cam
ada took 1,705.000 bales this year
against 1,797 900 last year and 1.54S.00O
the year before: southern spinners g.
013.000 against 1.704.000 last year ana
100000 the year before; and foreign
spinaers 100000 against 4.135.000 last
year and 4,3S6,000 the year before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Coffee Market

New York, January 3o.-The coffee
market was lower today in sympathy with
easier European cables; offerings also
may have been encouraged by continued
Brazilian receipts, but the instrument of
demand was so slack that it required
nothing more than few scattered sell
ing orders to influence figures.
The opening was dull at decline of
to points and the trade closed steady at
a net loss of to points. Sales, 16,1oO;
January. 916c; March. 923c; May, s.47c;
July 967c; September 9.s2c; October,
$780, December, s.9Sc. Spot quiet; Rio.
No. Z, 91ac; Santos, No. L. 121sc. Mild
quiet. Cordova, 13di16c nominal.
Havre, 1sQ% francs lower; Hamburg,
l4@1s pfg lower. Rio, 70 reis higher at
5sx450. Santos spots, 90 reis higher, as
5sx6. 50; rs, 4sx9.50. Brazil receipts, 3lOOo'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
AMERICANS IN
HANDS OF MEXICANS

San Diego, Cal, January 30.-Friends of
p. w. Harwood and Mortimer Miller, be-
lieved to have been seized by Mexican
soldiers near Tijuana, Lower California,
do not believe. either of them has been
shot. Francisco B. Barron, Mexican con-
sui in San Diego. today ridicued the re-
port that the Americans had been given
chance to escape ana then killed.
He said they probably had been started
for Ensanaa, the capital of the northern
district of the territory, where they would
be taken before a Mexican court. The
nature of the charges against them Is not
known They were started for Ensanada
Wednesday and were due to arrive there
today.
Harwood is an Oakland. CAL, newspaper
man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
New York Money

New York, January 3o.-Money on call
steady, 1904 per cent; ruling rate, ia per
cent; closing bid, 1902 per cent. Time
loans easy; 60 days, pa per cent; 80 days,
3QSA per cent; six months, S& per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 3s4Q4la per cent.
Sterling exchange easy; so days, $4S350;
demand, s4.S5.75; commercial bills, s4.22&
per cent; bar silver. 57A per cent; Mexi-
can dollars, 45 per cent; government bonds
steady; railroad bonds firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans January 30-Secretary
Uester's weekly New Orleans cotton
exchange statement issued before the
close of business today shows an In
crease in the movement into sight
compared with the days ending this
date last year in round figures 112,000.
la decrease under the same days year
before last OF $4,000 and an increase
over the same time In 1910 OF $4,000.
For the 80 days of January the to-.
tails show an incrase over last year OF
100000. Il decrease under the same Pc
riod year before last of 24s.00o and an
increase over the same time In 1911 OF
$500
For the 1853 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead
of the 1862 days of last year $4,000.
ahead of the same days year before
last $4,000. and ahead of 1911 by L.
96S. 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 372.20S
bales against 260,637 for the days end
ing this date last year. 440,S92 year be-
fore last and 254s26 same time in 1911:
and for the 80 days of January It has
been 1.5S0,S77 against 1.225,S67 last
year, 1,s2s,76o year before last and L.
1Sl, ,997 same time in 1911.
The movement since September shows
receipts at all United States ports. 1920
o6f, against 1851, 109 last year. s. 736. 4s9 year
before last and 7.O9o,93s same time in 1911.
Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and
Potomac rivers to northern mills ana
Canada, 75O,S57 against 759 2s3 last year.
666, 347 year before last and S37, 49, same
time in 19l1 interior stocks In excess OF
those held at the close OF the commercial
year. III, ,03S. against 639. .729 last year. 71S,-
430 year before last and 59S,371 same time
In 1911: southern mills takings, 1911 900.
against 1.659 569 last year, 1359.0S2 year be-
fore last and 1,223,o4s same time In 1911.
These make the total movement for the
152 days OF the season from september
to date. 11.512.959, against 10.s25 go last
year, 11,475.34S year before last and 9,544.-
800 same time In 1911.
Foreign exports for the week have been
264,953, against 102,69S last year. making
the total thus far for the season SIT 60.
against 6,155 lSS last year. an increase OF
%, 4S1.
Northern mills takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show an increase
of 1881 as compared with the corresponds
ing period last year, and their total taxi
ings since September l have decreased
s2.1Os The total takings Of American
mills, north, south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 3ns.S6O against
$500, 1856 last year These include l.705,1U
by northern spinners, against 1.797. .2S5.
Stocks at the seaboard and the y Lead
ing southern interior centers have de-
creased during the week 40.734 bales,
against decrease during the corresponds
ing period last season of $50. and are now
3O6. 500 larger than at this date In 1913
Including stocks left over at ports ana
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far from the new crop. the supply
to date is 1888. 1913. against II 30. l13 Tor
the same period last year.