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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
'BRADSTREET'SSAyS
 BUSINESS BETTER
Unemployment on Decrease and Bank Clearings
 Show Increase

New York. June 4-Bradstreet's will say tomorrow;
 Final distribution, checked in the east by unsea sonable weather has been re- vived in the west by sunshine and warmth; speeding up Is the rule in indus trial lines, and war orders taken on close to a cash basis tax the capacity of many plants. spread activity to other lines. make four competitive bidding for skilled labor, hence unemployment is steadily decreasing. At the same time crop news is favorable. and the indicated yield of wheat suggest another record crop. The decision rendered Thursday de- nving dissolution of the United States Steel corporation would receive greater attention. but for international affairs All in all business for future delivery IS growing steadily, though perhaps slow N, and at most places 1t is ahead of last year, when trends in general were down ward. Collections in the major part of the country are about fair, money Is easy road sales especially in the interior, are increasing, and mail order trade is much better than year ago.
 Bank clearings. S3.072 40 000 increase 2s per cent over last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
FRED'S COMMENTS
 ON THE AMATEURS

Today the Pep-to-lac team. which has a string of seven consecutive wins. will meet the Roberts & Sons combination.
 Something is bound to happen when these two teams meet. as the printers have been playing some fast bah them selves. Just who will do the twirling Is not known, but nevertheless good game Is scheduled to take place.
 Stevenson is leading the hitters of the Jefferson Powder company's team with the average of .66T. He has succeeded in getting 10 hits out of 15 attempts And some of these were extra-hase hits which were responsible for numerous victories. Five runs are also credited to his record.
 His team-mate. Lawrence Hamilton. is giving him a good race Hamilton is slug ging the pill at ST clip. This boy Is a conner.
 In meeting the Thomas boys the First National bankers should have another chance to register victory At the pres ent time the Thomas team is not going very good although they have the ma teria. Anyway, they will come around and may spring big surprise.
 Guinea Jenkins. Central High schools $ only distinct star. Is playing with various amateur teams around the city. Wherever Guinea" plays, you may count on hin to play the leading part.
 
 Jenkins would easily make some bush league team a valuable man. However "Guinea" likes to stick around home. Hi. playing with the High school team dur ing the past year Is worthy of higf praise.
 l Out of at least 10 amateur players wh, | signed their names to play in the Georgia | Alabama league. not one plays in tha circuit now. The reason is hard to ex plain.
 With the return of Scherer to the gam, and the signing of Nations, Southern Bel should present much stronger gam, this afternoon. A climb in the percent age column is due to this combination very soon.
 Should Roberts and Hamilton meet to. day in their battle to try and break Pep-to-lac's winning streak, Roberts X Son will have tough chance to raise their batting averages. And so will the progressive bottlers If this is true, to predict the winner will be necessary to wait until after tho dust has settled.
 Today some of the best games of the present season will take place Since tn. Barons are out of town, a fan has ar excellent opportunity to witness good game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
STOCKS GOVERNED i. BY LOCAL EVENTS Foreign Affairs Lose Sig nificance Against Steel
 Trust Decision

New York. June 4.-For the first time in many weeks trading in stocks today was governed almost entirely by domes- tic developments. The so-called German situation. Mexico and all other foreign considerations lost their force or value. compared with the decision of the fed- eral court ahsolving the United States Steel corporation from all violations of the antitrust laws
 Quite apart from it's direct effect. the decision was regarded by influential finan- cial and industrial interests as the most important in its general bearing upon big business of any similar event in years.
 Harvester, American Can and Corn Products, all of which are under gov ernment prosecution, made early gains of G, and s1s points. respectively. and Distillers' Securities rose almost points Numerous standard stocks. coppers. war specialties and miscellaneous industrials and utilities were up to points.
 Profit taking on a large scale followed the early rise. causing a substantial re- duction of gains in all parts of the list and completely wiping out the rise in Canadian Pacific, Erie and American Lo- comotive
 Copper issues were the feature of the bond market, with gains of to points Total sales. par value, aggregated $2,S25,- GOO. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 COTTON MARKET
Little or No Improvement In the Volume of
 Business

New York. June LA steadier tone has
 developed in the cotton market during the
 past week Little or no improvement has
 beer reported in the volume of general
 business, but local trading has been more
 active than recently. and prices have
 advanced about s per bale from the re-
 cent low level. The firmer ruling of
 the stock market has made favorable
 impression on sentiment and the decision
 in the Steel corporation case also seemed
 to help cotton toward the end of the
 week as many traders thought it likely to help a return of general confidence Local
 bull support has also been encouraged hy complaints of excessive rainfall in Oklahoma and sections of the eastern belt
 Private reports of this sort were backed up to some extent by the weekly review
 of the weather bureau, and since the re- cespt of private cables claiming that
 sales against diverted cotton In Liver
 pool had been completed. the English market has shown a firmer tone with tho increased demand for spot cotton. These factors have doubtless contributed to the advancing tendency during the week. while the failure Of the government crop report making the condition 80 per cent, or shade above the 1o-year average. to inspire increased offerings of either spots or futures, was probably disap- pointment to recent sellers. Much of the demand consequently. has been attributed to covering of shorts, particularly by Wall street interests Crop reports based on replies from southern correspondents have indicated reduction of about 10 per cent in the acreage on the average and ft- a..fl .1 ola yation has created expectations in some quarters that the July bureau will prove less favorable than the recent figures.
 Local spot people have reported very dull trade and the slack demand was re- | flected In the weeks nto-sight figures. which for the first time showed falling | off as compared with last year, but south err spot markets have held generally steady and there has been little or no talk , of hedge selling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
FURTHER ADVANCE
 IN COTTON MARKET
Much Realizing at 10 Cents and the Close Shows
 Small Loss

New York. June IA further advance
 in the cotton market at the opening this
 morning carried the market about sz per
 bale above the recent low level, but there
 was a good deal of realizing at 10 cents
 for October and prices later reacted, clos
 ing easy at net loss of from 10 to Il
 points for the day.
 Cables did not fully meet yesterday s
 local advance and the weather map made
 a more favorable showing, but the mar
 ket here opened to points higher on a
 renewal of yesterdays buying movement.
 and the active months sold to s points
 above last nght's close during the early
 trading. This advance was encouraged by a bullish view of the "steele case de- cision, which local cotton traders thought likely to inspire increased confidence in general business circles, but the carly buying seemed to exhaust the more ur- gent demand from shorts. and prices soon turned easier. Bearish private crop re- ports from the eastern belt promoted the selling late in the afternoon and the close
 was at the lowest point of the day. Liver pool was a moderate seller here on the early advance. and there seemed to ne a feeling in local circles that the improve
 ment of about 40 points from the low level of last week had weakened the technical position. This in Itself may have inspired some of the selling during the afteinooh' | but the market seemed to be without any I important support. The into-sight iiSur"s 1 for the week showed a falling off as com 1 pared with last year for the first time since the present crop began to move 1 freely and other weekly figures were rather bullish, but seemed to make little l impression on immediate sentiment. Ex- ports for the day were 17.296 bales. niak- ing 1880, ,627 so far this year. Port TO- celpts 6l07. United States port stocks, 1ol2 | bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
BUYERS CHECK THE ADVANCE IN COTTON Profit Taking Causes the Market to Soften Near
 the Close

New Orleans, June 4.-After advanc- ing sharply in the early part of the session today. cotton gradually fell off and in the afternoon the market be- came soft. The close was at the low
 est of the day, a net advance of to
 8 points. Around the opening the trad-
 ing months were 24 to 27 points up.
 Profit taking by buyers of the early part of the week checked the upward
 movement and brought about the re- action.
 The market improved in sympathy with the rise yesterday in New York, the large spot trading in Liverpool and the report that the British government had disposed of all the cotton it had seized. the bulge in the stock marke et
 and optimistic talk concerning busi- ness in this country. Expectations of large i'll takings for the week also stimulated buying.
 The features against the market were the decided improvement in the weather
 over the cotton region and the un- certainty over relations between this country and Germany. These two things
 hastened selling out to realize on long cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
MORRIS AVENUE
 TRADE IS BRISK Poultry Market Well Sup- piled, But Fish Are
 Scarce

The weekend trade on Morris ave- nue is proving fairly brisk and the de- mand in many lines is increa sing Fresh meat supplies are selling well at this season and prices hold firm. The de- mand for veal is especially good. The poultry market is well supplied. ship ments of hens and eggs arriving daily. Fish Is rather scarce at this time and the supply of snapper has been re- duced to a minimum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
AWARD PRIZES FOR
 WOODLAWN GARDENS

Prizes for the best home garoehs made by children were awarded yes terday by the Woodlawn Sehooi im- nrovement association as follows:
 Boys-First prize Morris simpson 12 years, $1 second prize, Malcolm Mc- PhaiI. 12 years. 75 cents; thiro pri-e' Norman Suddeth. 13 years. 30 cents.
 Girls-First prize. Mable. 12 years and Myrtle Crenshaw. 10 years, VI second prize. Annie Laurie MeClendon' s years. 75s cents; third prize. Clemen- tine Allen, years, 50 cents.
 About 50 gardens were visited Tn aii and the prizes awarded by commit- tee of ladies. The garden worT nao been done under the supervision or George Weathersbee. superintendent ot school and home gardening department of the city. The average size or the gardens were 20 by 30 feet and all or them made very creditable showing. lt Is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
DOCTORS Doziier Doziier Specialists
Nervous, Blood. Skin, Rectal. 0e.st>. Urinary, Female and Chronfe
 U1aeasea

Nervous, Blood. skin, Rectal, 0s.,t.-
 Urinary, Female and Chronfe
 Diseases
 We treat scientifically chronic nerv- ous blood, skin. genito- urinary ana t.. male diseases; also cancer, scrofule rheumatism and morbid condition of vic organs of men and emen: anJ hv reason of long experience. modern cures in as short time as possibIs . sS with moderate expenses to patients. We furnish medicines without cvt-. charge. and give our patients the b~n.s fits to be derived from x-Rays. viois, Rays, Ruby Light Baths, MedicstsSs Vapor and Nebulized Inhala ticn' "r1 everything that we can make avai1shis for the speedy cure of our pafisnts -914-the famous German rsm.av for Specific Blood Poison-ie soientsy ical1y administered by us.
 Our Medical Institute was establfsh.a in Birmingham over 25 years ara sr6 Is one of the best equipped medicsI m. stitutions in Alabama We make no charge for consulta tioa and examination. "
 offtees sosoh First Avs.us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Fish

72C- Salt Water Trout-11kc. Blue Catfish-7c. Red Snapper-91k110c. Gray Snapper-5c Mullet-667c Shrimp-l0c. Spanish Mackerel-1oV11c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Mddlng, 9.1se. receipts, lS3l exports, l09o; sales, 1925; stock, 20o,- 567
 Galveston: Middling. 9.05c; receipts, 22le exports. elss, sales, llSs; stock, 26o'- 620
 Mobile: Middling, s.ssc; receipts, Il; sales, 25; stock. 17.765.
 Savannah. Middling, 9.13c; receipts, 669; exports. 1921; sales. sO9; stock, s6.974.
 Charleston Nominal; receipts, 6s; stock, 5S117.
 Wilmington: Nominal: receipts, A; stock, 43961.
 Norfolk: Middling. 913c; receipts, 4se; sales, ITO. stock, 5SS35. Baltimore: Middling, 9ssc; receipts, 56 ste ok. 21l7. Boston: Middling. 9.7bc; receipts, 174i exports, 2747: stock. 14,727, Philadelphia; Mlddling, 10c; stock. 4S4o New York: Middling 9.75c sales, 200 stock, 237,ss4. Minor ports: Receipts, 330; stock, S.364 Total today; Receipts, 579l; exports, II, | 296; stock, 1,004,171 1 Total for week: Receipts. 46.412; ex ports. 95s6. Total for season: Receipts, 1o.4lh23l; ex ports, 7,SS9,56s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Coffee Market

New York June 1.-The market for co,- lee tutures opened at decline of 2 to . poinls under some scattered realizing in- spired by early reports of decIjna ,, Brazilian exchange. Later cables s. .'i Brazil however. reported that excba nga was excited and advancing, while firm of. fers were higher, and prices here ralItad fharply on covering, trade buying. and some little support from Wall street sources. The close was at a net advance Of 10 to l2 points. Sales. 15,25O: June, 5.s5c: July 6.Tc; August, 8.79c; September, 6.Soc: i: october, 6soc; November, 6s0c; December, 6soc; January. sSsc: February, s.s7c: March, 6.9oc: April. 695c; May. s70oc.
 Spot steady: Rio No. 7. 7lh; Santos No. :, 9as. The worlds visible supply state ment showed decrease of 7445O0 bags for May against decrease of 532 TAT last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Y. M. c. A. Baseball Today

There will be two practice games at the Smith park grounds this afternoon. The first game between the Electric and Office teams of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company at 2 o'clock. and this will be followed at by a game between the two newly organized leans from the central branch of the Young Mems Christian association.
 These practice games precede the open ing of the league season, which will start next Saturday The teams enroll many of the fastest amateur players os the city and should show good ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Produce Market

New York, June 4-Butter steady; re- ceipts. Ss20; creamery, extras, 9S score, 2Si1c: creamery, higher scoring. 29n291so firsts, 2719d2s14c; seconds, 260l27c Eggs barely steady; receipts, 3o,407; fresh sdth- cred extras 23d24c; extra firsts 21isG22c; firsts, 2od21c: seconds, 1s11@19lac. Cheese steady; receipts. s23l; state. whole milk fresh specials. 16ss@17c; state whole milk average fancy, 16ia@1Sssc. Dressed poul- try firm; western frozen roasting chick ems, 1sq22c; fresh fowls, iced, 1+dlohc; fresh turkeys. iced, 15Ml7c.
 Chicago. June 4--Butter unchanged Eggs lower; receipts, 25560 cases; al mark, cases included, 166a71sc; ordinary firsts. 16d161ac; firsts, 170171sc Potatoes unchanged; 90 cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
BEARS HAVE LEAD IN WHEAT MARKET Increased Offerings of the New Crop Shipments
 Lower Prices

Chicago. June 4.-Increased offerings of new crop shipments to arrive from h. diana and Illinois gave an advantage to- day to the bears in wheat. The market closed weak at 2a4G 27sc under last night. Other leading staples. too, all showed a net decline-eorn .sSs5sc to &Q7sc; oats. 54@ssc to %e, and provisions. 2ihe to 1e@ 121sc.
 Price changes in corn depended almost wholly on the fiuceuations of wheat.
 Oats followed the course of other gains despite an active cash demand. Crop re- ports were bearish.
 Provisions suffered from the effect of the break in the price of cereals High quotations for hogs failed to sustain the market as well as generally Is the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, June 4.-Mercantile paper. 31am4 per cent: sterling, 60-day bills. s475.5o: demand, s4.7S5 50: cables, &7s; francs, demand 54Sa4; cables. 54sA marks. demand S2ss; cables. s2% fires, demand n9i' cables, 59olR; rubles, demand 39; ca bles S9ls. Bar silver 49lsc: Mexican dol iars, Ssc. Government bonds steady; rail- road bonds strong. Time loans easy; 6O- days, 21s per cent; 90 days 2l6d2% Der cent; six months, SdSh per cent Call money firmer; high. per cent: low, 11t per cent; ruling rate, 1% per cent; last loan per cent; closing bid 1% per cent offered at per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Jim Scott Invincible

Boston. June 1.-Two runs gained by Chicago in the first inning on F. Collins daring base running, errors by Wagner and Fournier's double, were the only tal- lies scored in todays game. Scott was ably supported by Weaver. J. Collins and E Collins. Speaker was struck on the head by a speedy inshoot of Seott's in the first inning. By courtesy of Manager Rowland, Rodgers ran for him, and Speaker resumed his place in the field only to retire from the game in the third inning. It is believed he will be able to play tomorrow. The score: R.H E. Chicago ............,. 200 GOO 0c0-2 2 ! 0 Boston .............st..., WW Vuu Wp-V q
 Batteries J. Scott and Schalk; Shore, Mays and Cady, Carrigan.
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Pleh and Sweeney, Nunamaker
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Fruits and Produ.o

Lemons-s4. 5OQ5. Limes-$1.50.
 Florida Oranges-$3. 5O0I3. 75 California Oranges-$3 5063 .75. Strawbe rries-s1 .5O62. .50 Pineapples-S2.75Q3.00 crate. Apples-Box Apples. s2.25925o. Peanuts-514@61kc per ID. Tomatoes--S2d2. .50
 Celery-Florida. per crate, s2.b,. 75c t, $l dozen. VI New Alabama Beans-Hamper, 75c. New Potatoes-Hamper, 50. Eggplants-s2 to $250 Texas Onions-$1 .5Oa175 crate. Old Irish Potatoes bushel. New Cabbage-$250 per crate. London Layer Raisins-s1.75. California Figs-s150 per case. Asparagus-75c dozen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N. Y. Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association.
 erders golicited for the purchase and <-4le of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery Special attention and liberal terms Given for constgnments o1 once invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Flour and Feedstuffs

Self-rising flour. H.55; Tennessee flour, q 70; Michigan flour. $s.25; Idaho flour, q 45; Indiana flour. s7.b5; spring wheat nour $50; hard winter wheat four y77O. shorts, $34; pure wheat bran. $31; c. s. meal. 7h per cent, $29; Cremo meal s2s. C. B. hulls. $10 ton; No. 1 timothy hay S26 per ton; pea green alfalfa, western. 422; mixed feeds per ton. $S5: oats, per bushel, roc; corn, per bushel. $1.01; corn meal, Si.s6 per bushel; chops. A.s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05

Fischer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, June 4-(Special) )-Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows Middling fair, 975c; strict good middling
 9.50c; good middling, 925c; strict middling
 Sc; middling, s.75c; strict low middling
 S.25c; low middling, 7.75c; strict good ordi-
 nary, 125c; good ordinary. 6.S7c. Market quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
"Y" Tennis

Entry lists are now open for High school boys tennis tournament. This is preliminary to the annual high school boys championship. which will be con- tested in both singles and doubles. The "Y" enrolls the best high school athletes in the city, and some corners are being developed on the fast Twenetieth street courts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Steamers Detained

London. June 4.-G:40 D. m.)-The Amer ican tank steamer Llama. from New York for Copenhagen with gasoline and oil, and the Norwegian steamer Finar Jarl. from Port Arthur, New Orleans ana Norfolk for Norwegian ports with cotton seed oil. have been taken into Kirkwall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 9c; receipts, 7s9 shipments. 567S: sales, 14s0; stock, 0,372 Memphis: Middling, s.12c; receipts. z22 shipments, 17Os; sales, 52b; stock, lle,do7. Augusta Middling, S,Ssc; receipts. J92 shipments, 302; sales s55; stock, s7,9b2. St Louis Middling, 9lsc; receipts. 997 shipments, 974; stock, 27.96o.
 Cincinnat: Receipts, l269; shipments 1277: stock, 24,12s.
 Little Rock: Midding. S.s7c; receipts 15: shipments. 326; sales, 326: stock, l6,S3o Dallas: Middling. s.50c; sales, oS.
 Total today: Receipts, 36S4; shipments 10 26h: stock. 354. .364
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, June 4.--Cotton: Spots
 steady; 13 points up. Sales on the spot, 1515; to arrive, 50. Good ordinary. 712c; strict good ordinary, 7.6Sc: low mid- ding, Sale; strict low middling, S76c;
 middling, 9.13c; strict middling, 9.3sc, good middling, 9.70c; strict good mid ding, 1o.07c. Receipts, 1331 stock, 2o0.- 567.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Meats
Creamery Prodncta

compound. 91sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. June 4.--In sympathy with a late drop in the lard. the cotton seed oil market eased off a little after showing carly steadiness and closed quiet at 1 10 points net decline. Spot and June 6.S596. 35c; July, 6.39l6 40c; August. 6541 656c; September. 665@6. 67c: October, 6.666 6.6Sc; November. 6.5206.57c; December and January. 654G6.5Sc Total sales, 52O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, June <.-(speciai )-As the weather map showed a better prospect for the cotton belt, the trade again took a bearish view of the outlook on the idea that the better feeling had expended it's force yesterday and that the ircnd of prices would again become bearisi On this belief they were sellers, finding that Liverpool took the same view and was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga. June 4-Turpentine,
 firm: 3sds9%c; sales, 754; receipts. 1851; shipments, 223; stock 24,1Ss Resin, firm
 sales, 1911: receipts. 3792; shipments. 25l : stock. 6S,229. Quote: A. B. s2.65G2. IS; c.
 D. $2.s0; E. g 90d3: F. c, s310 H. sa 1na6 3f5; I, ss2O: K. $s5o: M, $l06: N, $5a5.06; VIC. $5.65; wv, s5.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Dodgers Win

Pittsburg, June 4.-Brooklyn began It's first western invasion with an to 2 victory over Pittsburg today Pfeffer al- lowed the locals four hits and was ably supported by Stengel and Myers. The visitors solved Cooper's delivery in the fifth and drove him from the box in the sixth. Score: R.H E. Brooklyn ............... 900 CA 000-S Il 2 Pittsburg .................o0 600 001 100-2
 Batteries Pfeffer and McCarty; Coop CT, Harmon, Councilman and Gibson and Schang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
International League

At Richmond. first game: Richmond ! Jersey City 2.
 Second game: Richmond g, Jersey City B.
 At Newark: Newark 0, Providence A Montreal at Toronto and Buffalo as Rochester games transferred to later date. .,>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-05
Fed Magnates Meet

Chicago, June 1.-The Federal leagues board of managers will meet here tomorrow. President James A. Gil- more said the members expected to talk over the baseball situation but had nothing of importance before thenL