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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
THE WEEKLY STEEL
 AND IRON REVIEW
Railroads Release Orders for 100000 Tons of Rails
 and 7500 Cars

New York. February 2S-The railroads released orders last week for fooo00 tons of rails, 7500 cars. TOO locomotives and 2i00 tons of bridge work. The rail con- tracts include 700o tons moro for the Illinois Central, 15.oo0 for the Great North ern. 12.ooo for the Atlantic Coast Line and 75oo tons for south America. The Virginia and Southwestern ordered 50D gondolas and the Northern Pacific 25o ore ears. Inquiries are now in the mar ket for 1S.000 cars and 52r locomotives
 Manufacturers placed fewer orders for rolled products, but specifications against contracts were liberal.
 The indication Is that the total orders for finished steel in February were about 20 per cent less than iu January. standard steeel pipe being the only line showing nlncrease. Structural steel orders last week aggregated about 32.000 tons, in- cluding 17.000 tons for subway construc- ton. The principal building orders were $500 for the Bell Telephone building at Pittsburg, 2500 for Commonwealth ~v.-~ Storage building at Boston and 1870 for the z. l.. White store at Columbus, O. Total fabricated orders in February were about 9s,0O0 tons against 1So,oo0 in Jan uary. Contracts for 150,0o0 more arc pending.
 Buying of pls Iron again decreased the higher prices demanded checking the placing of contracts. Total merchant orders last week were about 100000 tons and for the month of February 6S0.OO0 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
KEEPING LANGUAGE PURE
English Society That Will Fight Some
 Modern Improvements

A newborn society in England calls itself "rhe Society for Pure English" 1t exists to determine the proper status of words that coming from alien tongues. apply for naturalization in our own-and to that extent it Is an immigration com mission of language says the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 It's further decided purposes are to translate scientific terminology into lan- guage that the layman can understand. i. to encourage the study of the homely, nithy dlalectic forms to which popular speech so tenaciousv adhere and ito protect as far as possible the old harmonl- ous cadences of our traditional speech.'
 The English language is not beyond the need of rescue from scholarly super ciliousness and ver-refinement. as well as from the perverted uses of slovenly speakers and writers. We have in this country no institution that is quite the counterpart of the French academy to establish a definite standard of correct usage and to lay down the law upon disputed forms and accommodations. There fore the greater need exists for a con scientious vigilance on the part of n- dividuals.
 Those who deprecate the use of slang or of terse, succiuct phraseoogy arc like ly to rob tho working vocabulary ot some of it's most graphic and useful ex- presslons, Tho seriptural commentator who changed the words and the child grew" into and the child passed through all the gradations Of natural deevlop- ment' was not improving tho expressions unless 1t improves milk to dilute 1t with So per cent of water, nor was he an inspired scholar who altered Jesus wept' into The Saviour of the World burst into a flood of tears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
New Orleans Cotton Futures
Live Insects for Jewels

An amazing use of live black beetles has just been achieved in Paris. says the Brooklyn Eagle. Recently, at tho Pare Monceau a woman. in an extremely dec- ollete dress was the exposure Of all eyes, not on account of the scantiness of her costume, but because the whitness of her skin was relieved by a procession Of crawling black beetles which were ras- tened by tiny gold wires to a string Of beautiful pearls. The woman appeared to be happy. but the insects would doubt less have preferred to be free to scamper on a. kitchen floor
 Unfortunately. the fashion is now gain ing ground. and other live insects and reptiles are to become the vogue. Ap- parently pearls and diamonds have for a time lost their sway over tne most sus- ceptible feminine hearts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
SMALLER VOLUME OF
 BANK C[EAR|NGS
Expected Trade Revival Not as Rapid as Recovery of
 Securities Market

New York, February 2S.-Speculative sentiment had to reconcile itself this week to the conclusion that the ex- rapid as the recovery in the securities market, which chronicled 1t. Money rates also reflected the over taking of available supplies by demand both at home and abroad.
 Testimony from trade authorities were pretty general as to the genuine pace of price recovery. New orders for steel were fewer and higher prices were not strictly maintained. 1t was reported by all correspondents.
 Softness in the refined copper mark e I pointed to parallel conditions in that trade.
 New England textile mills reported no large orders on pass books as a re- suit of price concessions. A smaller volume of bank clearings confirme ed the advices of lull fin activity which came from most of the great mercan- tile centers.
 January railroad earnings showed se- were falls as did that months foreign trade, both for exports and imports. The interstate commerce commission's 6 admonition against railroad passes corroborated belief that freight ad- vances would be granted only after severest scrutiny of all available means of mending revenue. The freight rate uncertainty had some influence In prompting renewed resort to short note issues by the railroads although the check to the Improvement in finan- cial markets also was a factor.
 London and Berlin felt the effect of excesses in new capital flotations. Am : sterdam sold low priced railroad stocks in New York. There was fresh distrust over the financial position at Paris, where Mexican and Brazilian affairs center their strain. In the home mar ket the Mexican situation of little in- fluence in recent months once more was brought into the foreground by the Benton incident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston Quiet; mddling, 12a.e; net receipts, SOTO; gross receipts, 5oIo sales, 240; stock 357, ,60l: exports 10 the conti-
 nent, 3657; coastwise, 76o New Orleans: Quiet; middling 13c; net | receipts. 10, i5i; gross receipts. 10.I69; sales, 965; stock. 2416SS; exports to Great Brit | ain, S92: exports to the continent 1S,W0; eoastwse, 1195 Mobile Quiet; middling, 125sc; net re- ceipts 544. gross receipts. 544 sales, 225;
 stock. % 706; coastwise. 4lS. Savannah: Quiet; middling. 1Sc: net re- ceipts. 1885: gross receipts, 1885, sales, d41; stock, 91 ,010; exports to the continent, 150; coastwise 339. Charleston: Steady; mddling, 127sc; net
 receipts. 1a; gross receipts. 16i; sales, 2So;
 stock, PLOTS; coastwise. 115. l Wilmington: Nominal: net receipts, 275; gross receipts, 275; stock. 16,531. Norfolk: Steady; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 435; gross receipts, 11S7: sales, 800;
 stock, 3s, ,761; exports to the continent, 90i7 ] 1925
 Batimore: Nominal; mddling. 1sc; | stock, 4427.
 New York: Quiet: middlIng. 13.O5c;
 gross receipts, 402; stock, 1l1,77O; coast
 wise, 252.
 Boston, Quiet: middlng. 1S.05c; not re-
 eeipts, 2: gross receipts 2SSs; stock, sSs9 l Philadelphia: Steady; middling. 13. Soc gross receipts, SO5; stock, 2275; exports tc | the continent. 200. l Texas City: Net receipts. 1160: gross re- 1 cepts, 1160: stock. 30922 exports to the l continent 4625: coastwise, S. l Minor Ports: Net receipts, 209: gross re- l ceipts, 2o9: stock, 4460: coastwise, 150 l Total today, at all ports: Net 19,9S
 exports to Great Britain, S92; to the conti-
 nent 30, 70; stock 971.74s | Consolidated. at all ports: Net 1994S 1 exports to Great Britain S92 to the con- tinent, 30,729. | Total since September 1, at all ports
 Net, SSH 751 exports to Great Britain 1 2,645.9so; to France, 910 432 to the conti-
 nent, 3,014.323; to Japan, 20o,177; to Mex
 leo, B 7S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
KILLED 6S1 ELEPHANTS
Scotch Hunter Has Mighty Record for
 Seventeen Years

| Two mighty elephant hunters, J. Suther- l land of Scotland, and his partner, Capt. | G. H. Anderson, of Ireland, an officerin | the Eighteenth Hussars, were passengers l on the Carmania which arrived from Liverpool a few days ago, says a New York speical to the Public Ledger. | MT. Sutherlands record is 4s1 bull ele- | plants and 200 females. killed in 1T years | in Africa. Captain Anderson has been | his hunting partner for about year and l a half
 In pygmy land, which extends from Lake Albert to the west coast. for a width of 300 miles. the two friends, on re- turning from their hunt last year, were fired upon by drunken tribe of pygmies. ! An arrow struck Sutherland's gun bearer in the shoulder, while another arrow hit l another man in the leg. A barley was called in the Bangalia tongue, the language of the country Sutherland explained they were only after elephants.
 "Is that all?" replied Chief Takio. "We took you to be Relgians." The pygmiesi live on honey ants, birds and fruits. and have eight kinds of wine, some made from palms and others from honey. They have no settled abode and wear next to nothing. When Captain Anderson faced his first elephant the two bullets he fired into the
 
 man discharged another gun, Captain An derson stumbled and the elephant fell dead within five or six yards of him. One of the elephants tucl<s weighed 109 pounds and the other Ill pounds. In two and a half months they obtained five tons of ivory.
 Captain Anderson says no elephants s
 meat is wasted. The news is borne by
 swift messengers to the nearest tribes when an elephant falls. The natives then
 come. perhaps 800 or 1000 of them, and fall to with their knives upon the body
 and do not leave until the bones are picked clean.
 MT. Sutherland is the author of "Ad- ventures of tho Elephant Hunter" pub lished by the Macmillans and comes here with many letters from his publishers. They have hundreds of pictures, and will remain in this country for several
 months, during which they will give lee lures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Weekly Cotton Review

New Orleans, February 2S.-Ths was q dull week in the cotton market. Trading
 was badly broken up by the holidays. The
 net results of the weeks operations were an advance of 1 points to a decline of points. The high prices were made on Thursday and the low prices on Wednes- day At the highest the trading months were to 13 points over last weeks close and at the lowest they were to 10 points
 under. The range was to 23 points. The first notice days for March caused only a little stir. Rather to the surprise of the trade the first March tenders were well cared for.
 The market had steady undertone owing to the reports of a continued spot demand and bullish features in statistics
 Exports for the week were large. the movement into sight was small, mill talk ings were moderately large and the visible
 supply showed wide decrease. Bears pointed ort, however. that the visible
 supply was still larger than 1t was a year ago.
 In the spot department prices remained
 unchanged the week through at 13 cents for middllng. A year ago middlng closed
 at 12h cents Sales on the spot amounted
 to b4s4 bales. against 60i2 last week. and 47S0 this week last year, Sales to arrive amounted to 2297 bales. against S670 last
 week and 5293 ths week last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Quiet; middIing, FEC; mel receipts, 493S; gross receipts, 493S; shipments, 5179; sales, 51S stock, 174, 645.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 12Ac: net receipts, 790, gross receipts, 190. ship ments, 355, sales, 693, stock, 75,109.
 Memphis Steady; middling. 13c; net receipts, 607; gross receipts. 797; ship ments, 376S; sales, 5000; stock, 172,51l
 St. Louis; Dull; middling, Be; net re- ceipts, 250; gross receipts, 4690; ship ments, 4751; sales, 40; stock. 33,171.
 Cincinnati Net receipts, 2476; gross receipts, 2476; shipments, 76S0; sales 450 stock, 9,494.
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling. 12ssc; net receipts, ST; gross receipts, 91, ship ments. PIT; stock, 57,543
 Total today Net receipts, 915S; gross receipts,.14,7sS; shipments, 22,010; sales 4701; stock, 532,O73.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
NEWS FROM CAPITAL
 AFFECTS MARKETS
Attempts to Pass Anti-fut- ure Legislation Causes
 Cotton to Fall Off

New orleans. February es.-The cotton market today had tendency to ad- vance in the early trading, but later fell off under selling. prompted by dis patches from Washington stating that new attempts were being made to pass anti-future legislation.
 The range was narrow. At the high est trading months were to points up. at the lowest they were to down. com pared with the last figures of yester- day The close was at the lowest of the day.
 Weather was called favorable because of the rainfall In the central and west ern part of the belt In tho face of this the new crops were well main tained October standing points up at the highest. Tho range on tho most active months was only 10 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Fruits and Produce

Russett apples, s6.25 bbl.; western box apples. S2.25Q3; Ben Davis, $550; lines. per 100, SIPS; lemons. box, 360, s4; Florida grapefruit, $4Q5; Florida oranges, $2.50; Malaga grapes. imported, in kegs, s6a7; Irish potatoes, s1 busnei: Jumbo Sl.75; cranberries. per box, sS; bbls.. SIP; strawberries. per quart 25a35c; celery, N dozen; California celery, per crate, S5.50 tomatoes, S35O crate; Danish cabbage 31sc lb.; purple cabbage, per lb., Sc; rutaba3a turnips, 1&c lb.; new crop red and yellow onions, 4c lb.; imported onions crate S1.75; cocoanuts. $ bag; ohestnuts. h.. Sc; imported in kegs, 10c lb.: English walnuts -5@20c; filberts. 15c: oceans. 15c; Cali fornia figs, case. $250: dates. h., SAc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Rate. Bid. Asked.

heavy. sS.50@S.6O; lights, $s.S5 $50 pigs s75o@s.0o.
 Cattle. Receipts, 100; no southerns steady. Prime fed steers, sS.60M 9.35 dressed beef steers. s7.25 $50; south ern steers. s7.25 $50; cows, s4,25 a775 heifers, $6.75 e 300; calves, S6.75m11.00
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; steady. Lambs s7.25@790; yearlings, S6.25Q6.90 wethers, s5.40 p 600; ewes, S5.00 O 5.70.
 St Louis. February 2s.-Hogs: Re ceipts, 5000; lower. Pigs and lights s7.50@7.75; good heavy, $S70MS.S0. Cattle: Receipts, 300, including 1o( Texans; steady. Native beef steers $7.50@9.25; cows and heifers. s4.25 c $50; Texas and Indian steers, s5.75 e S25; cows and heifers, s400 6.0U calves in carload lots. s6.00@11.00. Sheep: Receipts, 300; steady. Nativ, muttons, s550 e 600; lambs, s7.00@ 7.S5.
 Louisville, February 2S.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 30; steady unchanged
 Hogs: Receipts, 2300; Only few ligh hogs selling; 200 lower. Others unsold Sheep: Receipts, 25 steady. Lambs 7c declined; sheep, 4c declined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Coffee Market

New York, February 2S--The coffee mar ket more than lost yesterdays advance under scattering domestic liquidation and trade interests selling, which was rumored to be for Brazil account.
 The opening was barely steady at a de- cline of to 13 points in response to lower European cables and continued full re- ceipts from Brazil.
 Freight and cost offers in the bulk were reported steady at unchanged levels, but there were few buyers around the local ring, and the close was barely firm at a net loss of 21 to 24 points. Sales, 35, ,500; March, S.7Sc; May, S.91c; July, 9.10c; Au- gust, 9.17c; September 26c: October, 9.30c December, 9.40c; January, 9.42c.
 Spot barely steady: Rio No. ', 91sc; San- tos No. 1, 117sc; mild dull; Cordova, 13@ 16lac nominal. Havre unchanged to 14t lower. Hamburg unchanged to Ap lower Rio, 125r higher at 5sx100. Santos spots unchanged. Brazilian port receipts 25. GOO; Jundiahy receipts, 13,000 Santos futures opened unchanged today early.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
EDGE TAKEN OFF THE
 EXPORT DEMAND
Wheat Market Spoiled for Bulls-ClOse Weak 1-4c
 to 1-2c Net Loss

Chicago, February 2S.-Proof that the the wheat market today for the bulls. Prices, after showing an upward bent closed weak at a loss of isdlI4c to iac net. Corn wound up the same as last night to 1sc higher and oats unchanged to 1-16c off In provisions. the outcome was 10e to 171s@eoc decline. Hope of for eign buying dwindled rapidly among wheat traders in the last hour of the ses- sion. Word came of little export busi- ment by way of the gulf, but the total appeared insignificant. Meanwhile, the domestic milling call was only moderate. As a result, some of the larger longs turned to the selling side. Weekend liqui- dation on the part of less important hold CTS made the depression at the end of the day more complete.
 Prospects of cold wave before Mon- day catching some of the crop without ward so long as there seemed a chance of any considerable purchasing being done for Europe. Free. offerings from Rus sia and Roumania, however, were reported at Liverpool, and in the absence of any actual crop damage on this side of the Atlantic the bulls lost control, despite promise of world shipments being light and of a fair decrease in the visible sup ply.
 Corn averaged higher, investors as well as shorts buying the greater part of the time Roads in the country were said to be breaking up and the stocks in rural elevators unusually small
 Pit speculators inclined to the bear side of oats. Big stocks on hand furnished the req son.
 Commission houses unloaded provisions and lard The warehouse statement Mon day was expected to be dsconcerting to holders, and there had also been decided break in hog prices at the yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
TRADERS ON LONG SIDE ARE CAUTIOUS Gains Among the Principal Stocks Are Limited to
 Fractions

New York, February 2S.-Commercial levels were lifted another notch today It was a slow process among the principal stocks whose gains were limited to frac- lions and there was slight look of reac- ton just before the close. Some of the specialties at the same time advanced from 1 to points simultaneously.
 The upturn was largely at shorts ex- pense.
 In steel it was evident that selling had been over extended. Cessation of foreign liquidation and lessening of tension over the Mexican situation encouraged buyers.
 Traders on the long side were cautious, possibility of fresh trouble in Mexico over the weekend, the freight rates situa tion, the New Haven tangle, the Rock Island financial readjustment and the business prospectus tended to enforce a conserva- tive policy. The trade reviews verified recent indications that the revival in business was less genuine and rapid than hoped. Canadian Pacific and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western made January returns showing severe shrinkage in net earnings.
 Rock Island securities were weak again. The colaterals fell nearly points, touch ing 44s4c as compared with the week s high price of 4Sasc. Both issues of stocks were forced down about point in the wheel of fortune.
 The express stocks developed eXcep- tional strength. The tank statement gave further indication that currency s movement, toward New York was ebbing. Instead of the nominal cash less expected the statement showed a fall in the cash item. of nearly S5,55o,0oo. This change. coupled with moderate increase in de- posits brought down the surplus sharply. The bond market was steady aside from the fall in Rock Islano collaterals. Total sales $2.S07 GOO par value.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York February &.-tSpeeial)-Our weakness in the fact of the strength of the foreign markets was due to tho fes- ing of depression by the local traders who thought the strength abroad would attract buying orders.
 In the absence of the usual demand at this season of the year the market slowly sold off, closing some points lower than last evenings prices.
 This decline today has naturally in creased the pessimistic feeling. A decline in Liverpool is expected on Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Bonds
New York Money

New York, February 2S-Money on call nominal, no loans Time loans firm. Sixty days, 2N per cent. Ninety days, per cent. Six months, 3i4@Sst per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, 3s4d4la per cent. Sterling exchange firm; 60 days, $4.S3.S0. For demand, $4S5.70.
 Commercial bills. $4S2si. Bar silver, 5l7s per cent. Mexican dollars, 45 per cent. Government and railroad bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. N. Y, Members New York Cotton Ex- change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Asso- c!ate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for. future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for eonsigpments of spot cotton for dc. livery. Correspondence invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Treasury Statement

Washington, February 2S.-The condi- tions of tie United states treasury at the beginning of business today was: Net balance in general fund, $91, 404, ,4S3. Total receipts yesterday, s2.062,GiS. Total pay ments yesterday, $3,059,o79 The deficit this fiscal year is s2S, ,539,9O6, against a surplus of $7,91f,244 last year. exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transac- lions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, February sa,-Bpot cotton in limited demand Prices frmi middlng fair- z 7ldi good mddling, 7.4sdI mddling, 7.07d low middlng, 6.Ildi good ordinary, 5. s9dl ordinary, b.s9d,
 Sales, 5000. including s700 American and 300 for speculation and export. Receipts, l., ,GGo. including 25o1 American,
 Futures closed steady March. 6.7idi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour. s541 Tennessee flour, s5.25; pure wheat shorts, s34; pure wheat bran, $50; c. s. meal, 71s per cent. $31; c. s. feed meal per ton. $.6; c. s. hulls. s14 ton: No. timothy hay, per ton. $25; mived alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, s22 C. s. hulls, s14 ton: Johnson grass. per ton, SIS; mixed feed. sst; oats. 6sc bu.; corn, 90c; cornmeal, $l.eo per 96 lbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 2S.-The tone in rough Honduras rice is firm. Japan steady; clean Honduras active and strong and Japan steady. Quote: Rough Hon duras, 2ni soc; Japan, 150M3c clean Hon. duras, IIsM39sc. Receipts: Rough. 22S9; clean, 1880; mllers 22S9. Sales 1900 poe kets: clean Honduras at 17sa5&c; 10000 pockets Japan at 17k435sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 2S.-Cotton seed oil today was easier under sell ing by tired longs and influenced by the decline in lard, although crude oil was firm; closed to 6 points net low CT. The cotton seed oil market closed steady. Spot, 7.@720c; March, 7.11Q 716c; April, 7.19@ 7.22c; May, 7.2SW 7+29c; June, 1860 7.41c; July, 7.4s@ 7.49c; August, 7.56 O 7.5Sc; September, 7.5S@ 7.62c; October. 6.60@7 72oc Total sales 5000.
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March-April, 6.71d; April-May, 665iad May-June, 6.G5lSd: June-July 6.601ad July August, 6.561ad; August-Septembe 6. 46d September October 6. .34d: october Novem-
 Der, 6 Pod; November December, 620isd ruary, 6.19Iad.
 Value noon official close: February 6 69d February March, 6.69d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga, February 2S.-Turpen- tine firm, 44ll4lhc; refused; no sales; re- ceipts, 22 shipments S5; stocks, 155o3 Rosn firm; sales. 15,5; receipts, 2l15; shipments, 2249; stocks. 11S7S0. Quote: A, B. D. F. s3.95 r. G. sS971a; H. s4.021a |. s4.o5; K, si15; M, s5; N, $5so; VIC, s5.60; wv, $6. 4o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, February 27.-Wheat; Spot strong; No. red western winter, Is, Cd ; No. 1 Manitoba 7s. Cd: No. ? 7s 5d; flu lures steady; March 7s. fsd; May Is, 4d; July IS, 4d.
 Corn: Spot. steady; American mixed 6s, Siad LaPlata futures steady March As, 11ssd; July As I3sd,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, February 2S,-Cash wheat No hard, Ss@9o1Ac; No.'2 red. a015d91lac. Cash corn, No mixed. 6lc; No. 2 white. 671ae. Cash oats, No ? white. 411ac No. mixed, S9i2d4oc. Wheat futures. May. Ssc; July, S5c Corn futures, May, 6Ilhc; July, 6Skc