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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-08
New York Cotton Market
Port Movement

New orleans: Middling, s.31c; receipts, 12,245; exports, 100; sales, s9l0; stock. S74144 Galveston: Middling, 9.50c; receipts, IF, 4S7: sales, 302S; stock, 4l5,4S2.
 Mobile: Middling, sc; receipts. 1s7; sales, 800; stock, 2,496
 Savannah: Middling. Sc; receipts. s75s; sal es 1921; stock 160.4 .434
 Chareston Middlng, 9Hc; receipts, S75S; sales 1921; stock, 16o, ,434
 Wilmngton Middling, sc; receipts, Al; stock, 5S, sos.
 Norfolk: Middling, 9.13c; receipts, 236e sales, 2349 stock, 7S, 262.
 Baltimore: Middling, Sc; stock, 4S67. Boston, Middlng, 1o.o5c; receipts, 1027; stock, 12, 400.
 Philadelphia: Middling, lo.2oc; stock. 326O.
 New York: Middling, s.s5c; receipts 2os; stock, 16f,730.
 Minor ports: Stock, 95,31.
 Total today: Receipts, 32,sl5; exports, 100; stock, 1,492,72s.
 Total for week: Receipts, 12156i ex- ports, 34136.
 Total for season: Receipts, s,406. 6S9; ex- ports 6, ,639, ,921.
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SELLING PRESSURE IN NEW ORLEANS Cotton Weakens in New Or leans Market-ClOses
 at Decline

New Orleans, April 7.-Cotton weakened today under selling pressure such as it has not experienced for several weeks past. The orders appeared to come from both longs and shorts alike, and late in the session large spot interests, which recently have been supporting the market. were called heavy sellers. Under these of ferings the price went to a level 13 to 20 points under yesterdays close. Only in the morning did the market show any strength. Following the initial decline there was a recovery and a net advance of points. After this, support was with drawn, and the market sagged. sThe close was at net loss of 15 to IS points.
 The decline was apparently much in the nature of reaction. Much of the selling was undoubtedly stimulated by the idea that prevailing prices will lead to a large acreage under cotton this spring. A feature of the session which attracted much unfavorable comment was the marked falling off in the export move ment. Total foreign clearances for the day were only 100 bales.
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NEW DECATUR

New Decatur. April 7--tspeciaL)--An- nouncement was made here today that Group I, Alabama Bankers association. would meet in the Decaturs on April 26. This group was host to the annual bank CTS convention last year, and Is com posed of north Alabama, banks. It is ex- peoted that number of bankers of prom
 thence will attend the meeting.
 Mrs. George A. Nelson in a states
 ment given out here today regarding the
 recent finding of deposit of fiuor spar in this county, eight miles from tho De- cataTs, states that she discovered this mineral nearly 20 years ago The find. she
 said, was made when road builders were
 making a cut in a highway. Fred Sloss, who afterward was shown the sample. de-. ciared it to be fiuor spar. Mrs. Nelson says. She Is widely versed in geology and
 has toured all this section of the state securing specimens She asserts that the fiuor spar deposit Is to be found at Trim ity mountain. near here, and at many other places in the county. So far no
 plans have been matured for mining the spar for commercial uses.
 Both New Decatur and Decatur coun- cils have taken preliminary steps for the
 perfecting of park system for the two cities Already work has begun in beau-
 tifying a park in Decatur and another in New Decatur, which will be the nucleus of an elaborate system of public parks.
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CROP REPORT STARTS WHEAT ON DECLINE
Rumor That Austria Had Sued for Peace Helps
 the Bears

Chicago, April T.-Rains that allayed fear of drought damage started wheat on a decline, which was emphasized later by the government crop report and rumors that Austria had sued for peace. Closed heavy at loss of 1ssdf2c net.
 Corn finished 7sc down, oats i4c or to sc up. and provisions varying from a setback of 5c to a rise of 26c.
 Absence of any important new export demand for wheat attracted considerable notice in view of the acknowledged short age abroad. That, however, did not alter the fact that clearances for Europe con tinued on big scale.
 Corn eased off with wheat and on im- proved weather conditions.
 Oats relatively firm on seaboard buying of May delivery.
 Demand for provisions was only falr
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FUNDAMENTAL PLAN
 OF GERMAN GENERAL
 STAFF HAS FAILED, SAYS FRENCH REVIEW
tCont,.ued from Page one)

colors and being trained in England is very large.
 "It is known that the Belgian army which is reconstitutiting itself will shortly have six divisions of infantry and two divisions of cavalry. It is known tha. the 6eryian army, supplied afresh with material and munitions, Is once again prepared to show It's splen- did qualities. It is known finally that Russia continues to draw upon the im- mense reservoir of her recruits, having up to the present utilized only the twentieth part. These are the reasons why the French command has not hur- ried and awaits the hour while 1t con- siders favorable. These reasons based on precise motives, which are easy to test. are entirely irrefutable.
 Wastage Greater eff then we turn to the future we note that:
 "The wastage of the German army Is in all resects greater than that of the French army. The principal cause of this lis the superiority of our artillery and the fighting methods of the German in- fantry. which attacks in closer forma- tion than does ours. It is now certain that the losses of our adversaries are double ours.
 The possibilities of the German army from the point of view of electives will go on decreasing more and more. The German people capable of bearing arms Is in comparison with the French popu- lation. in the proportion of three to two. Now at the present time. landstrum in- cluded, Germany Is employing on the French front number of men repre- senting two-thirds of her resources against one-third on the Russian front. On account of the Austrian defeats Ger many will be obliged to strengthen her forces against Russia more and more. The number of troops opposed to France will therefore continually decrease Our position will be improved by this cir cumstance, as also by the number of German losses which will always re-
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Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce Lemons-$3. 50.
 Limes-$125.
 Florida Oranges-22Jd5. Grapefruit-$2Q2. 50. Florida Strawberries-20@S0c Apples-Winesaps $5; Baldwins, x; Ben Davis, s3 5OGg4; box apples, S1.5002 Peanuts--51k@S1sc per lb. Tomatoes--s2 .759S .25 per crate. Cranberries-Pcr box, N.5o@2; per bar rel, $6 S1 dozen. s- New Florida Beans-IIamper, N <New Florida Potatoes-Hamper, s. Walnuts--16620c lb. Pecans-15@20c ID. Filberts--16c per ID. Alnonds--20c per lb. Chestnuts-0c per lb. V Lettuce--$1. 75@2 per hamper. Ee>splants-$S.5r M Onions-$2.B per bu. Irish Potatoes-76c per bushel Cabbage-3c per ID. tt New Cabbage-$a.25 per crate. Lcndon Layer Raisins-S1.76. f E Californis Figs-S1.50 per case. Seed Potatoes-s161.X bu. Onion Sets-$l bu. Seed Sweet Potatoes-Dooly yams. per bu.. S502.
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Coffee Market

New York, April 7.-Coffee futures were quiet until afternoon, but trade interests became more active sellers during late trading and prices broke quite sharply, closing at net loss of from 10 to 14 points. Sales, 11,250. April, 605c; May, 6.10c; June. 6.15c; July, 724c; August, 7.31c. September 7.38c; October, 7.44c; November, 7.49c: De cember, 7.54c; January, 7.59c; February, 7.64c.
 The decline was accompanied by rD- mors that coffee had been sold afloat on the basis of 7sc for Rio 7's but no change of importance was reported in the cost and freight market
 Spot quiet at Sc for Rio 7's and 10Ac for Santos As.
 Brazilian cables reported no change in Rio exchange or in the Rio market, but Santos was 100 reis lower. Brazilian port receipts. 36,000; Jundiahy receipts. 12,0o0. Victoria cleared 5000 bags for New York and 5000 for New Orleans
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merehs.tS, E 4ts6lEer S%s.3rs. % \. New Orleans Cotton. Exchange. New York Produce Exchange,. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Asgociation. sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and
 liberal terms given for cousignments of
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Bonds
Prime Mercantile

New York, April 7.-Prime mercantile paper. SAC, sterling exchange steadier; O. day bills. s4.76.65; for cables, $4.79.S5; for demand. $4.79.50. Bar silver, 5Ohc Mexi- can dollars. 3Sc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
 Time loans steady; 60 days, 21a per cent; 90 days, 2% per cent; six months, 3L pei cent; money on call steady; high, 2h per cent; low, per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loan, 21a per cent; closing bid, per cent; offered at 2h per cent.
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OFFICE OF The Alabama State Land Company

BirmIngham, Ala. April 1, l915. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of tho stockholders of this com pany for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting, will be held at tho office of the company in the city of Birmingham. Ala. Tuesday. April 20 1915 at 10 o'clock a. m.
 By order of the board.
 l.. A. BUIrERFIELD. Secretary. A-1-9t-th
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Live Stock

CnlcagO, Aprll f-t10gS. kecelptS, 22,- poo; steady; bulk, $6.s0@690; light, s6.65@ 6.95; mixed, ss.eOG6.s2ls; heavy. ss.4596.e0; rough, s6.40d6.55; pigs, $550Q6.5O.
 Cattle: Receipts, 12,000; strong; native beef steers, s6dS.90; western steers. $5 e5 @7.50; cows and heifers, $3G7.90; calves, $69S.75.s -~isA ---.~ss ..i.-- --.,--.s
 Sheep: Receipts, 15,000; firm; sheep, $40 QS.50; lambs, $7.90Gl10.50.
 St. Louis, April 7,--Hogs: Receipts, 10,- 900; steady; pigs and lights, $5.75@7.20 20; mixed and butchers, s6.95G72o; good heavy, $6.9507.O5.
 Cattle Receipts, 5000: strong; native beef steers. $7QS90; cows and heifers, $5.509S.50; stockers and feeders. $5.75@7 9; Texas and Indian steers $5.25@775; COWS and heifers, $4d6; native calves, S6'09.
 Sheep: Receipts 1700 steady; native muttons, $7$S.25; lambs, $9.50@1045 year lngs, $750@S.90; sheared yearlings $6.50@ 7.60.
 Kansas City, April 7.-Hogs: Receipts, 9500; higher; bulk, $6.75d6S5; heavy, s6.70 @6.S5; packers and butchers, $6.75Q6S5; light, $6.s0@6.S5; pigs, s625@6.9O.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5300; higher; beef steers, 10c higher; prime fed steers, sS.15 aS.6O dressed Def steers, $7QS; southern steers, $5.75@75O; cows, $4@7; heifers, $6 @S.50; stockers, s6259S.
 Sheep Receipts. 5000: higher; lambs, s950@1035; yearlings, ss.50d925; wethers, e750QS.4O; ewes, S.25@S25.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 9.7oc; receipts. bl7oi shipments, 64S7; sales, 2364; stock, 1H,676 Memphis: Middling, Sc; receipts. 4462 shipments, 4S34; sales, 2S50; stock, 1s2,0 ,07b.
 Augusta: Middling, 9.06c; receipts. 44 shipments, 1872; sales, 124S; stock, 131.50S.
 St. Louis: Middling, Sc; receipts, 639S shipments, 565S; sales, 12 stock, 3S,2S7.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 13oS; shipments 795; stock, 1S,493.
 Little Rock: Middling. SS0c: receipts SS4; shipments, 920; sales, 93O; stock, ST. 597
 Dallas: Middling, S90c; sales, 975.
 Total today. Receipts, 1884; shipments ao.O16: stock, 549,o36.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. April 7.-(Special) )-Spo cotton was quoted here today as follows Middling fair, 9.75c; strict good middling 950c: good middling, 9.25c; strict middling Sc; middling. s.7sc; strict low middling s25c: low middling, 7.76c; strict good ordi nary, 725c; good ordinary, 6.SSc. Marke steady.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans April 7.-Spot cotton was steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot, 2733; to arrive, 1175. Good ordinary. 7.30c; strict good ordinary, 7.S6c; low middlng. 8. 49c: strict low middling. S.94c; middling, 9.31c; strict middlng. 9.56c; good mid ding, 10c; strict good middling, 1o.S7c. Re- ceipts, F, ,245; stock, 374,144.
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Self-rising flour. T.60; Tennessee flour, $7.ao; Michigan flour. $s.e5: Idaho flour. N.7o; Indiana -four, H.0o: spring wheat flour. @: hard winter wheat flour. q. 90; shorts. s34; pure winter bran. s30; c. 8. meal, 71h per cent 80: Cremo meal, s26
 c. s. hulls. $1o ton; Mo- timothy hay, s25 per ton; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. 319; pea. green alfalfa, western. S2s; mixed feeds, per ton. 8s; oats. per bushel, 75c; corn, per bushel. sec; corn- meal. 7h per cent. >ze; cremo meal ~;
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. April 2.-Rlce continued in a strong tone today. There was a dearth
 of supplies in the rough grade. Quota tions nominal. Receipts, rough, Soc; clean, 69sc. Sales, 151s pockets clean Honduras at 4LQ5c.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, April 7.-wheat, cash, No. I red, $155a4q1 56h; No. 9 hard, sl.56ls@1. .5S. Corn, No. ? yellow, 731sc. Rye, No. 2, H.17. Barley. 7o97sc. Timothy, A.5ods25. Clover, ss25@d2.75. Pork, si672. Lard, ssso Ribs. sAd9.5o.
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main larger than ours, and finally. by the large achievements which the British between now and July will send to the continent. ..
 "The capacities of the German army in the matter of regimental organiza- tion already inferior to ours, are be- coming so still more Granted that our adversaries at the beginning of the war had more cadres than ourselves. the textbooks show that their superiority in this respect was considerably less than their superiority in men. It was not as much as three to two. Now 1t is an established fact that the German losses in officers are greater than ours. We shall therefore certainly have the advantage from this point of view if indeed we have 1t not already.
 Have Two Systems
 Out of all these clements has been born the offensive faith of the French army and it's leaders. We have before us two systems. The one, the German system demanded rapid success at the opening of the campaign. success against France before the Russians could come upon the field before the British reserves could intervene, before the economic trouble could make itself felt. Hence the creation in all haste ot new corps. whether or not they could be kept up for long time. By pre-deter- imitation the victory was to be imme- diate. Now this necessary victory the Germans did not have.
 The other system, the French sys- tenn consists. with the advantage of the freedom of the seas. in maintaining IT good and complete form number oi sufficient formations, and in creating new ones only in the measure in which they can with certainty be kept up and suitably and durably equipped witt regimental organization.
 This system is established with view to prolonged war. Of these two sys. tems. which, after six months of trial shall triumph? To put the question il to answer 1t. The Germans can no longer oppose us with forces superior to ours They will, therefore. not be able to ,de in the future what they could not do ir the past when they were one-third more numerous than ourselves. Consequently our final victory must follow by the i'm
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. April 7.-Wheat No red, N5lGi1. .52s4: No. 2 hard, s1.5Sq1.56; May, s1.4Sss. Corn, No. ?. 75c; No. white, 771sc; May, T3A473lac. Oats, No 2, 56i9c; No. white, 5sd5S11c May, 5ssc.
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Liyerpool Cotton

Liverpool, April 7.-Cotton, spot firm. Good middling. 615d; middling, 5.7sd low
 middling. 5.41d. Sales, 10000; for specula-
 ton and export, 25o0. Receipts. 67,ooo Flu lures quiet and steady. May and June, 5 rod: June and July, 5.75d July and Au-
 bust, 5.SS1kd; october and November, 5.99d;
 January and February, 6.o7ikd March and April, 6.13iad.
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CottGa Seed Oil

New York, April s7--Cotton seed oil was firm. particularly for current delivery on short covering and support from refners There were also reports of export demand from Italy. Closed 10 points higher for April and 10 to 12 net higher for later months. Spot, ss .6066.7o: April. ss.6s@6 6s; May, S. 72@6 B; June. $6. .S76zS .sS: July $6 s9 or; August $7.1lq7.12; September q 21@ v. 22 october, .21ac 23c: November, 6.s36 7.O5c Total sales. 11,300.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, April 7.-Wheat, No. hard, s1.501e9l1.52: No. ? red, $1.491s. Corn. No. ? mixed, 72ls: No. white, 75c; No. yellow, 741ac. Oats, No. 2 white, 56isq57c; No. mixed, 53c
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English Money

London, April Bar silver, 2Ss4d per ounce. Money, 1A per cent. Discount rates: Short bills and three months, . per cent.
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Dry Goods Market

New York April 7.-Cotton goods firm and quiet. Yarns firm. Knit goods ad-
 vanced. Burlaps scarce. Embroideries in better demand.
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Sugar Market

New York, April Raw sugar easier centrifugal, 4.70c: molasses. 3.93c: refined steady Sugar futures opene1 easier un- der selling by trade interests. but prices at midday were only point or two net lower, ss
 Trade selling dei -ased prices in the afternoon and the pg was easy, to ' points lower. Sd 96QO tons May, 8 soc; July, 3.stc; $ mber, 4.O1c; De- tember. 3.79c
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, April 7.-(Special)-On the sharp advance in Liverpool the feeling became more pronounced than ever that a good reaction was due and many cables and telegrams were in circulation giving currency to this opinion. From the high point here, which was nearly that of yes terday, the effect of the realizing sales based on these advices was about II points. The market closes with the belief that the reaction here will be followed by a further reaction abroad tomorrow. For several days the trade has been looking for this reaction. as stated yesterday the general idea being among the trade that the market from now on would be gov- erned by the weather. The original bulls show no disposition to part with their holdings.
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Metal NAkct

New York, April in quiet 5-ton lots. N7 bid. Copper k1ns electrolytic, 166le. .2bc; casting, 15.62l SIC. Iron, quiet and unchanged. At London: Spot copper, gro bs; futures, G70 lis Cd. Spot tin. s16s; futures. 91G6 los. Anthony, 9s3@S7
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Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga.. April 7.-Turpentine firm, 45c; sales. none; receipts. 15s; ship nlents, s47; stocks, 21(415. Rosin, firm; sales, 267: receipts. s64; shipments. s15; stock, 100,s57. Quote A. B. $S05QS.10; O.. D, E, ss15; r, $3.15G3.171z; G. H, I, sS.25: K, sS.3O;s M, f$4; N, s; WIG. s5.45; WV, $50.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton
The Iron Market
Poultry and Eggs

HenS-I3uI4c. Turkey Gobblers-15c; hens, 2oc. Fryers-221a625c per h. Ducks-15c lb. Guineas-30c. Young Roosters-40c. Old Roosters-35c. Geese--G0d'75c. Fresh country eggs. 1sc: graded carton eggs, 20c.
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Meats

Meats Extra Ribs--11 .S21xc. Bellies-12 .321ac. Boston Butts-l01Sc. Pork LoEs--14c Breakfast Bacon-22c. Spare Ribs-9hc. Regular Hams-16c. Skinned Hams-16c. Pure Lard-l1ssc; Compound, shc.
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all French regiments have heen kept at a minimum figure of IS professional officers per regiment.
 The review then addresses itself to waste of material Discussing waste of guns, it says:
 Tt Is easy to ascertain the German losses in artillery On December 2S the Sixty-sixth Artillery regiment entrained at coutrai. Germany. 2 guns. of which IS were used up. On December 2l and 2, P guns of heavy artillery was good no longer for service and sent to Cologne. These movements. which are not isolated facts. show how II the German artillery has resisted the ordeal of the campaign. For some weeks we have noted the very peculiar aspect of the marking on the bands of great number of shells of the 7 guns. When these markings are compared with those of shells fired three
 months ago. it is plain beyond all ques-
 tion that the tubes are worn. and that
 many require to be replaced. This loss
 in guns is aggravated by the necessity of drawing on the original army corps for the guns assigned to the recently formed corps.
 "Furthermore. the German artillery 1 lacks, and has lacked for very lone time munitions. It has been obliged to
 reduce it's consumption or shells in nos | table degree. The statementsof prisoners | make it clear that the number of shots
 allowed 10 the batteries for each action | is strictly limited We have found on officers killed actual orders prescribing | Strictest economy of munitions.
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First Prisoners Indifferent

"The first prisoners we took in Au- gust showed themselves wholly indif- ferent to German reverses. They were sincerely convinced that if the German army retired it was in virtue Of a pre- conceived plan and that our successes would lead to nothing. The strategic re- treat of the French army from August 26 to September gave our adversaries feeling of absolute and final superior ity.
 At the moment of the battle of the Msrne the first impression was ono of stupor. A great number of negro sold iers believed fully that the charge on the Germans was the means of the Germans turing ,soldiers in a trap. Ger man military opinion was suddenly converted when this retreat continued in disorder under conditions which left no doubt as to its cause and extent. The severity of the losses and the over towering effects of the French artillery began from this moment to be noted in the German pocketbooks with veritable terror. Hope revived, however at the end of some weeks, and there Is to be found in the letters of soldiers and off
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Flour and Feedstuffs

2o@aSc; burry wool. 12@16c; ginseng, $ @5
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Creamery Products

Creamery Butter-321zc; process butter. 27c; oleomargarine, 14@22c.
 Full Cream Cheese-17c; imported Swiss. 3sc; Pimento. dozen, $l.S5. F
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Hides and Tallow

Green salt hides. n@13c: green salt hides (hah cured), 11@12c; green hides (fresh), 10@1lc; dry flint hides. 26027c; dry salt hides, 23@24c; damaged hides, half prfce; sheep skius. 25@eoc: horse hides, s20as %; sherlings. l60e6c; goat skins. 25Uo0c: kid skins, 1oc; tallow, tQoc; besswax. 80e7;
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Fish

Perch-s3za99tsc Salt Water Trout-11012Hc Blue Catfish--71zc. Red snapperAs0S1kc. Gray Snapper-4Q5c. Mullet-6@61xc.
 Spanish Mackerei-i0@125xc Fresh Pompano-S0c. Gulf Oysters--Standards. q gallon; sec. lects. u.2s gallon; plants. t1.50.
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Quality Is Mediocre

Tor the last three months. too, We mo- tice that the quality of the projectiles is mediocre. Many do nre burst The pro- portion of nonbursts were estimated at two-ffths by the British on December IA; two-thirds by the Belgians at Fuernes in January, and at two-thirds by ourselves in the month. On January 3. at Bourge- et-Comin and at other places since then. shrapnel fell. the explosion of which scarcely broke the envelope.
 Tt appears the Germans are beginning to run short of their 1898 pattern rifle. A certain number of the. last endorsements (January) are armed with carbines or rifles of a poor Victorian sort without bayonets. Others have not even rifles. Prisoners taken at Woeven had other patterns"
 Under the caption. Moral Wastage of the German Army" the review con tinues:
 'The material losses of the German army have corresponded with moral wastage, which 1t is possible to follow both from the interrogation of prisoners and letters seized upon them.
 At the beginning of the war the en' tire German army was animated by ar unshakable faith in the military superior ity of the empire. It lived on the recollec- tions of 1870 and on those of the long ypars of peace