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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
TRADING IN STOCK
 MARKET MODERATE
Reports of Trade Hopeful and Leading Authorities
 Say Tide Has Turned

New York, October 16.-TradIng in stocks today was moderate and altogether pro fessional. with a further diminution1 of public interest Prices at the outset were so irregular as to suggest further liquida- tion but these declines were largely effaced in the later dealings, when an- other rise in such specialties as Baldwin Locomotive, General Motors and Willys- Overland caused the short interest to cover. Incidentally Bethlehem Steel as- cended points to the new high price of ASA
 There was further selling for European account, mainly of the railroads. but this made only slight impression upon quoted values. United States Steel also was of fered for account of foreign interests, selling off substantial fraction to S2s. but recovering at the end. Consolidated Gas lost over points of its recent rise on denial of any contemplated extra" dividend payments.
 Gossip busted itself with conjecture con corning the tenor of Washinstons note to Great Britain, but in no quarter was there any fear of serious complications. The Mexican situation also was can vassed, but the course of shares of com panies with interests in that country suggested no further uneasiness. Trade reports were of the same hopeful nature, one leading authority declaring that the tide of business Is rising at an accelerated pace" This truly applies to the Steel in dustry, in which activity is on an un- diminished scale.
 Initial payments in connection with the Anglo French note was reflected in the bank statement, actual loans showing an expansion of almost $15o.00o,00o. deposits increasing almost SITS, 10000 with cash gain of almost s3S, 900, ,000 the whole mak- ing for a decrease in reserves of little over a million dollars. ssf
 The bond market also showed a decided falling off in demand, total sales, par value. aggregating only $1,725,000
 United States bonds were unchanged on call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
WHEAT PRICES TAKE
 NEW UPWARD TURN
Difficulty of Accumulating Large Supply Serves to
 Increase Speculation

Chicago. October 16.--Wet weather northwest and southwest delaying the movement both of the spring and the winter crop led to a new upturn today In the price of wheat. Despite a later reaction, the close. which was un- settled. showed net advance of Is e Mc, with December at s1.0S7s and May at s1.o9ik. Gains were made too, by the other leading staples-corn x @ Mc to 1lse; oats s @ 1so. and provi- sions 21s a22tkc.
 Difficulty of aceumulating any large supply at the chief terminals in the northwest appeared especially to serve as an incentive to speculative buyers of wheat. Big receipts from Minnesota and the Dakotas had but little effect on sentiment as stocks at Minneap- oils In particular were decreasing. With rains which interfered with threshcrs and hauling and which threatened to become more general. the scarcity of contract grades seemed likely to assume an acute form. Chicago stocks being exceedingly small. and export demand at the seahoard being stimulated by the military situation in the Balkans. Active buying for millers tended also to strengthen the mar ket.
 Heavy selling orders that were en- countered at times in the wheat pit, notably during the last half of the day, were chiefly ascribed to attempts at profit taking usual at the end of the week. Some of the sales, however, were doubtless inspired by Canadian crop estimates which gave an advantage to the bears.
 Increasing damage reports from the northen section of the belt put strength into the corn market. Prices were bullshly affected also by the out look that wet weather would check offerings from first hands.
 Oats felt the effect of a lively call from the seaboard. On the ensuing upturn, though. longs sold freely.
 Provisions rose in response to gossip of immense export transactions It was said there had been heavy reduc- tion of warehouse supplies since Oc- tober 1.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
QUICK RECOVERY
 IN COTTON MARKET
Closing Prices Within 1 to 3 Points of the Best of
 Session

New York. October 16-An opening de- cline on bearish Liverpool cables was followed by recovery in the cotton from 1a 67c to 2Tsc and closing at 1e TIC, while the general list closed steady. net 1 point lower to points higher.
 The market opened unchanged for De- tober but generally to points lower under scattering liquidation and local selling for a reaction. Private cables at tributed the relatively easy showing of Liverpool to weekend realizing in a mar row market and increased southern of ferings, while it was also reported that estimates of the Egyptian and Indian crops were being increased.
 Reports that the Egyptian government would take no steps to restrict cotton planting in that country next season seemed to create considerable reaction ary sentiment around the ring here. but offerings were restricted by the unfa- vorable showing of the weather map, bullish domestic goods trade advices and reports that there had been some im- sprovement in the demand from spinners. It seemed also that some of the trade interests were buying on declines and after selling off at 12 49c for Decem- Der and 12s0c for March, the market turned steadier. The buying was by no means active or aggressive, but seemed to be stimulated by reports of heavy rains in north Texas and Oklahoma, with December selling up to 1e.e2c and March to l3.01e.
 Closing prices were within 1 to 3 points of the best. Some of the early selling may possibly have been encouraged by reports that the Anglo-F French commis- sioners will seek to secure an additional loan, as this tended to create doubt regarding the stability of sterling ex- change, and there were also unfavor- able trade accounts from Manchester.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 12c; receipts, 5762; exports, 1704; sales, S65; stock. 1s9 i29. Galveston: Middlng, 12.25c; receipts, 16, 5T7; exports. 32.9S5; stock. 263.0S6.
 Mobile: Middling, 121ec; receipts. 2so; exports, 16,052.
 Savannah: Middling, 1213c; receipts, 4942; sales. 1412 stock, 1S3.S74 Charleston: Middling, 12c; receipts, STA;
 stock, S2, 432. Wilmington: Receipts, 1874; stock, s7ss4- Texas City; Receipts, 1899. Norfolk: Middling, 12c; receipts 3064; sales. 10lS; stock. 44.425 Baltimore: Stock, 5397. Boston: Midding, 12 45c; receipts A.; exports. 16T; stock. 4ao0. Philadelphia: Middlng, 12.e5c; stock,
 14s4. New York: Middlng, 12.4Oc; receipts, 40;
 sales, 200; stock 286. .450.
 Minor ports; Receipts 179l; stock. Ss,957. Total today: Receipts. 4l,537; exports 34.SG6; stock. 1,154,3S0. | Total for week. Receipts, 4,537; ex' ports. 34,S06.
 Total for season: Receipts, 1,655,76s; ex. l ports, 979, 450
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

1t if you make sure that the followin conditions are present:
 First. that you really want to do 1, and are willing to put in time and study on it.
 Second. that you secure strong, health. birds with which to start.
 Third, that you secure good, sounC advice as to the housing feeding of the birds. These are the two fundamental factors in their care.
 Lastly. such work will get you out doors with it's many attendant advan- tages fresh air to breathe, plenty O. sunlight to make you strong and best o' all business in which you are interested and which is preparing you for bigger business later in life And this all in the spirit of play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, October l6.--Mercantile paper s@31s per cent; sterling, eo- day bills 4.65; demand, 4.68.s5; cables, 4.6s.Sb; francs. demand, 5S6.50. cables 5.s5.50; marks. demand. s24s; cables s2%; Tires. demand, SAP; cables 641; rubles, demand, 35ss cables, 337s; bar silver, 49ssc; Mexican dollars. 3S1s C. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds frm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. October 1s.-A steady tone continued to rule rice today. Receipts. Rough. 2O95; millers, 15Is; clean, 61e. Sales, 3S7 sacks rough Honduras at 3.4lc; 61lS pockets clean Honduras at 2i4q4 lS-16c; 40D pockets Japan at 11-16c Quote Clean Honduras, 3slG47sc; others un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Total for the year -.

This total equals 27sik dozen.
 This Is a remarkable yield and in fact is much above the average. It could not have been secured unless the birds had been first-class and the boys had taken the best of care of them. The flock av- eraged 1S6 eggs per bird for the year. their best month being April, when they laid an average of IA eggs a day. One pull let died in June, but this was the only loss in the year. A wet spell in February resulted in a few colds, but these were soon checked before damage had been done.
 The average price received for the eggs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Expenses for the Year

Subtracting this amount from the gross returns of s9b.03 I was surprised to see that the boys had cleared a net profit for the year of $22 .O6. or a little more than S1 per bird. This Is especially gratifying In view of tho fact that the house is paid for out of the first years receipts and the purchase price of the birds Is covered as well, The birds can be sold later as meat and will thus swell the income.
 These are excellent results and some what exceptional but they will serve to give you some Idea of what Is possible in your case If you have personal liking for poultry, and if you are willing to put in considerable time in caring for them and to study them constantly to see that they are given every need Results in our boys work about the state show many cases the reverse of this and others nearly as good. so that I cannot but point out the danger of being too optimis- tic. Success will accompany your efforts and you will have mighty fine time at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. N. change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce, Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association; saie of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery; Special attention and spot cotton for delivery. Correspond tnce invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. October 16.--Wheat: No. red, $1.29; No. 2 hard, nominal; December q .1oizc; May, sl.10Ac. Corn. No. ?. 6sAc No. white, 6ec; December, 57lhc; May 59ssc. Oats: No, 2, SIC; No. 3 white nominal; December CSC; May, 39Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Cotton Then
 And
 | Now

When cotton last sold at 15 cents a pound. cotton seed brought $15.00 a ton. Fifteen hundred pounds of seed cotton will yield 800 pounds of lint and 1000 pounds of seed; so each bale of lint cotton, plus the seed, was worth f82.50.
 500 lbs. lint at 15c ..... ..... .$75.00 1000 lbs. of seed, one-half ton,
 at s1500 a ton ............. 7.50
 Total ...... $S2.b0
 With cotton now selling at 12 1-2c and seG at $4000 the ton. the farm CT realizes as much for his cotton as he did when 1t sold heretofore at 15 cents. Figure 1t for yourself: 800 lbs. of lint at 12 1-2c. $6250 1000 lbs. of seed, one-half ton,
 at $40.0O ton ........ 2000
 Total $S2.b0
 Not so bad for America, eh? This, we believe, Eliminates the situation as we'll as any words and figures can do it.
 The facilities and resources of this company are at the command of the cotton owner. We offer storage that carries very low in- sMrance rate. We are in position to negotiate loans on cotton at cur rent rates; and our help in selling. Is always available to our custom CTS. In brief. our service Is com potent and complete. Use us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Chicago Grain

nominal No red s1.10iaG1.15; No. ? hard, nominal; No. hard, nominal. Corn: NO. yellow, 671sa6sc. Oats: No. white. 3Sdp
 Ssisc; standard. 4ic. Rye; No. ?, nominal; 1;
 No. 8. $1G1.Ol. Barley, 52G60c Timothy, s5 50oiT50 Glover, $10919 Pork, s14.92. Lard, s9.55. Ribs, s104lo.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Kansas City, Grain

Kansas City, October 16.-Wheat: No hard, $0941.15; No. ? red, $1,20Gl.25. Corn: No. mixed 64df6bc; No. white, 65Q66c No. 9 yellow. 66M67c. Oats No. white,
 ssQ 4Oc; No. mixed, S7qssc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, October 16-Spot cotton quiet; unchanged. Sales on the spot, 10S bales; to arrive. 6S5. Good ordinary, 999e; i; strict good ordinary, 10.55c; low middling, n.lSc; strict low middling, 11.63c, mid ding, 12c strict middling. 12.25c; good midding, 12.57c; strict good middling, 1254c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

<The Campines have been bred in Bel gium for centuries and have achieved wide popularity throughout Europe be- cause of their heavy egg production.
 There are Silver and Gold Campines and both varieties lay white eggs of good size, and, like the Leghorns, seldom be- come broody.
 The Golden Campine Is handsome fowl, about the same size our Leg horns. It is alert and active and it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Mddling, 12.15c: receipts, 16- o17; shipments. l5,s66; sales, 23o3; stock, 15i,s16.
 Memphis: BIiddling, 1225c: receipts, 5227; shipments. 3106; sales, 1750; stock, 106. 452.
 Augusta: Midd'ing, 12.13c; receipts, S523, shipments. 2S57c; sales, 1156; stock 41,3s2.
 St. Louis: Middling, 12ssc; receipts 1225; shipments. 1922 sales S7; stock. 5735.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, S74 shipments, 59o; stock. 10,9SS
 Little Rock: Middlng. 12.b0c; receipts. 1901; shipments, 411.. sales, All; stock, 14,- 0a6.
 Total today. Receipts, 27,967; shipments. 23 652; stock, 430, ,404
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
SCHOOL BOYS GET 3354 EGGS AND
 GOOD PROFIT FROM IS BULLETS
Make More Than a Dollar a Year After Paying for House and Everything
Money Making Opportuni- ties Open to Those Who Will Give Chickens Good Care
py PROF. HARRY p. LEWIS
ment Stations.

Head of the Department of Poultry Hus- bandry at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture and Agriculture Expert ment Stations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

was s4 cents dozen. which netted the boys s95o For some eggs they received as high as 56 cents a dozen, while in April and May they had to take as little as q cents for q few
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Coffee Market

New York. October 16.-The market for coffee futures opened at an advance of 1 to points on some houses with Wall street and cotton exchange connections which may have been inspired by the con- tinued steadiness of Brazil. The demand was by no means active or general, how ever, and after selling at 6.52c on the early advance. March eased off to 6.44c under offerings which seemed to come through brokers With southern trade con nes tions. The close was unchanged to l point higher. Sales, 12,750; October and November. CSC; December, 6.S7c; Janu- ary. 6.40c; February, 6.4Sc; March, 6. 46c April 6.51c; May, 6.56c; June, 6G2c; July, 6.ssc; August, 6.73c September, e.7sc.
 Spot steady; Rio 7's, 7a7Bc; Santos As, 0tc; cost and freight offers were about unchanged, ranging from S.40c to S.scc for Santos 4's, English credits
 The official cables reported no change in milreis prices. with Rio exchange on London 3-S2d higher. Receipts at the two ports were 67,0oO; Jundiahy receipts, 47.o0o
 Naval Stores
 Savannah, October 16.-Turpentine firm, 42i4c sales. 50 receipts, 9s; shipments, 3s; stock. 10,7S7. Rosin firm; sales. 75S; receipts, 654 shipments, 6s1: stock, 59.ssS Quote: A, B, C, D, E, r, G, &3.S0; II, ss.S21s; I. sS.S6; K. s4.10; M, s. 10; N. S5.55 VIC, $6.2O; wv. $6.40.
 Live Stock
 Chicago. October 16-Hogs Receipts 7000; market easy. Bulk, &.25GS.S5; light sS@s.sO; mixed, ss.1Qass21s: heavy, $s@S,9o rough. $sGs.15: pigs. e5.25d7,75.
 Cattle: Receipts. 700; market steady Native beef steers, S601O. 40; COWS and heifers, s2.s0Gs25; calves, E.75G11.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 500; market steady Wethers. s6.25G7; ewes, M.1Gg64o; lambs ss 9oa9.o5.
 St. Louis, October ls.-Hogs: Receipts 220o; market steady. Pigs and lights, s6.7, Q8.s0; good heavy, $s. 40@s.S5.
 Cattle: Receipts. 800; market steady Native beef steers. s7.5O671o.25; yearling steers and heifers. sS.5oGl025: cows. $6QS stockers, $6I7.75; Texas and Indian steers s5 25fts.bq cows and heifers. $45S.5 50 native calves, s6Gl1.
 Sheep: Receipts none market steady Lambs. sS@9: sheep and ewes. s5ft7.75.
 Kansas City, October 16.-Hoss: Re ceipts. 1000: market steady. Bulk, $S@ s.6t; heavy. ssQSE5; light. ss.l5qs,6o pigs, S650Q7.75.
 Cattle: Receipts. 100; market steady Prime fed steers, So50d10: dressed beef steers, sSQ9.4O: southern steers. S.50G7 50; cows. 3lQ7: heifers. SCN9.25; stockers. $5d Gs; bulls. $S.25gt6,25 calves. $6a1o25.
 Sheep; Receipts, l200; market steady Lambs, $s.25@s.85: yearlings, s6.5oG7 2o wethers, s5.7bd6.5o; ewes. s5.50Gelo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

brilliant golden body and coiNH eeas trasting sharply with tho intens cen. ish black barring. Is much admil lobes are white and combs singl, Ill over to one side on the female.
 The Campne male is hen-ft.. ...s, GU i, that Is he does not possess the long flowing. sharp-jointed hackle and saddl, feathers usually seen on male nor tn long curving sickles of a cock, and he Is colored exactly lllxe the hen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
SueIaf MarIket

New York, October ls.-Raw sugar steady; molasses, 3.43c; centrifugal t.20c; Fefined steady The market for sugar futures was dull and featurelesz. cloftng irregular at 3 points advance to 3 pciuts dscline. oelss, t5s tens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, October 16-Cotton, spot steady Good middling, 756d; middlng. 7.24d; low middling. 676d. Sales. 1000; spec ulation and export, 300. Receipts. $500. Flu lures closed easy October, 7.06d; October and November, 7.O6d; November and De- cember, 7.06d; December and January, 7.o6lsd: January and February, 7.06d; Feb ruary and March, 70sd; March and April. 7.09lad; Apri, and May, 7.1Ohd; May and June. 712d; June and July, 71od; July and August. 70Sd; August and September, G.9id; September and October, 6.76d; Oc- tober and November. 6.72d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Dry Goods Market

New York, October 16-Cotton goods markets were firm today with business active Yarns very firm. Burlaps
 stronger. Linens are becoming scarce.
 Knit goods active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Avery's Letter


 The net result of a weeks bearish ef- fort to talk the market down and to scare spot holders and farmers into selling their cotton wholesale Is prices show a net advance of 90 points, instead of a decline as was expected. Last Saturday January in New Orleans closed at 12.40c, today 1t closed at 12.7Oc. The bears have played on the one string mo demand" until it is evident they have worn it pretty thin.
 These professional takers have paid no attention whatever to the obvious fac tors which ultimately make the price. No one man or set of men are big enough to subyert the memorable law of supply and demand. except for temporary fluctuations.
 If farmers and mlddlemen will keep their eye on the main things which are very simple-a short crop not only here, but abroad and consumption which will leave a shortage before another crop will mature. and disregard those things of temporary moment, they will not go far wrong in judging final results or prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. October 16.-(Special.) Under profit taking by several local traders the market declined In sym pethy with the decline in Liverpool. which was unexpected in view of the rains in Oklahoma yesterday. After a decline of some 12 points the market quickly recovered the entire loss on advices from New Orleans that the Times Democrat would issue bull ish crop report on Monday. The mar ket shows the effect of adjustments taking place during the marketing of the receipts as they come to market, first the spinner buys more freely and then on same day when he does not, the merchants sell more freely; so we have rapid fluctuatiops without ten dency until these adjustments are com pleted. The sentiment in the trade is undoubtedly buliish no one expresses any bsarish views. A very few think the market may hesitate and it is hart to find anyone who considers a de- cline either probable or. possible This Is simply the technical position of the local market without bearing upon the greater factors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

The puI1ets were we'll bred blrds. strong and vigorous 80 that they responded well to the good care and attention which were always given them. The daily record was kept carefully together With the selling price and the cost of all material pur- chased The following is the monthly egg record as sent to me by these amateur chicken men:
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-11-19

Petrograd, Nov. 16.-(Specia to The Press Fear
full that plotting and counter plotting of the Germanic
and entente allies and their representatives would
boodshed in Teheran the Shah of Persia together with
his minister's reported to have fled from the capital
yesterday The Shah's departure the climax to in
tense anxiety upon the part of the royal family extend
ing period of several weeks, during which time
the city has been alive with various rumors of corrp
ton. The Shah, with his minister's is understood to
have gone to spahan to the south OF Teeran and not
far from the Turkish city of Basra Cossack troops dis
patched by the Russian government, control Teheran.
Success of the Austro- German and Bulgarian arms
in opening way through Serbia for relief of Turkey
opens possibilities in Egypt and India owned by
Great Britain which, according to we'll informed
trail empires It is not believed that Turkey will dispatch
troops any great force to the Russian French
frontiers for assistance of the kaiser but rather Turkish
eneges will be devoted to defense of the Dardaneles
the opening of which by Great Britain is rendered
highly improbable, and invasion of Egypt and India
Persia lies directly between Turkey and Afghanstan the
latter British possession Although Persia is
archy Russia and Great Britain 1907 reached agree
with reference to their respective spheres of nfu
rising involving Russian interests and Great Britain
should control that part bordering Aghanisan under
lSmar conditions Under the terms of this agreement it
lis presumed Russia dispatched troops to Teheran when
lit was found that efforts being made by Germany
Ito influence the Shah and his minister's Whether efforts
being made to persuade the Persian authorities to
permit Turkish troops to pass through Persian territory
effort to invade Afghanistan and later India prop
ler whether the negotiations contemplated an alliance
between Austria Germany Bulgaria, Turkey and Persia
lis not known The fact that Russian troops have virtual
lily taken charge of the city indicates that very grave
condition existed which, it is believed may prove to be
another link in the great world-war.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-11-19
England's Daily Boot Production.

England is producing $4,000 pairs
of boots for soldiers wear every
day-more than could have been
produced in week before the war.
An order for 100000 pairs for Ser
bia is in hand, in addition to a
French order, while Italy also is
said to be in the market for army
footwear. Underwear, gloves and
other articles, made by japanese
manufacturers, soon will be seen in
London shops, to take the place of
certain German specialties. A firm
of London warehousemen sent a
special representative to the chief
textile manufacturing centers of ia
pan with power to buy on large
scale in time for the winter season.
The goods, it is said, compare Ia
vorably as regards quality, appear
ance and price with anything pro-
dueed by the Germans.