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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
WHEAT MARKET
 CLOSES UNSTEADY
Other Leading Staples Suf- fer Net Decline at
 the Close

Chicago. August 6.-Conditions that al lowed threshing to be resumed through out important sections. especially in Ne braska, did a good deal today to pull down the price of wheat. The market closed unsettled. 7sc to 1s@dhc under last night. Other leading staples, too, all suffered a net decine-corn. A@ssc to 40, oats 14c to 1G1lsc and provisions 21sd 171he.
 Better weather had taken the edge off the bullish sentiment in wheat long before trading began. Clearing skies over the entire belt brought rush of selling or ders to nearly every firm on change. The most conspicuous unloading that ensued was done by recent buyers who were anx- ious to secure profits. Not only was there greatly improved activity reported as to threshng and shipping the winter crop, but the outlook in the spring wheat states was presented in much more hopeful spirit than was the case on the previous day. At the same time, however, the un- certainly expressed as to black rust was sufficient to make traders cautious about pressing the bear side on extreme breaks.
 Signs of somewhat enlarged export buy ing brought about a rally In the wheat market after midday. but the effect failed to last. Italy, Switzerland. France and Portugal were said to need liberal quan- titles The actual quantities that were admitted to have been bought, however. were too small to afford much of any encouragement to the bulls.
 Corn went lower with wheat The cool prevailing. though, acted as < check on the bears. In the oats crowd, country offerings were more plentiful. Values tended downward almost from the start.
 Big receipts of hogs sent provisions down grade Many stop loss orders were brought into play. Support from packers later caused only an incomplete rally.
 Future quotations were as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
BRISK BUSINESS EXPECTED
 IN WHOLESALE DISTRICT

brisk business is expected for today on Morris avenue, and sales will probably be extremely heavy for the week end Sales of produce yesterday were extremely light because of the half holiday ob- served by retailers. Receipts, however were rather large. and plentiful supplies will be on hand at the opening this morn ing.
 Great quantities of watermelons. can taloupes. peaches. tomatoes and poultry are here and everyone is rpepared for big business.
 Fish dealers are also well supplied. and business is expected to be quite good in this line.
 Meat prices hold firm, though the de- mand is said to be somewhat slack at the present time.
 Among receipts of Alabama produce yesterday were IS peaches. Phil Campbell Il GOODS chickens, Guntersville: 20 crates apples from Fort Payne; coop chickens, Iron City; 5 crates apples. Hancey><e: 5 barrels apples, White City; a barrels sweet potatoes, Cullman.
 Quotations for today follow;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
German Airships

From London T1t-Bits.
 There are four types of German airships in use-the Zeppelin, Schutte-Lanz, Parse val and the military ship commonly known as the "M' type. In the earlier stages of the war papers were found on dead German containing outline sketches of the general shape of these four types. together with the following instructions for distinguishing German and hostile air ships:
 "In order to distinguish German air ships from foreign ones. the following Is made known: CD Zeppelin ships are to tubiform shape. and the two gondolas hanging under the keel of the airshi2. The airships are covered with gray stuff, and carry behind them a series of steer ing surfaces. @ The Schutte-Lanz air ships have smaller fish form bodies They carry behind horizontal and vertical steer ing surfaces Of the five gondalas two or three hang in the middle under the keel. and others to the right and left some- what higher. (3) The Parseval airships have a cigar form body. and are more compact than airships Nos l and men, tiored. They possess only one gondola. from which a thick tube leads to the airship body. The steering planes are four-sided and the color of the envelope Is yellow. @ The military airship may be recognized because they have keel run hing along underneath the torpedo-form body, which has a pointed end. In the fore part of the keel is the coming tower, and the two engine cabins are farther aft. The keel Is SO built into the gas envelope with strips of material. that the two parts form one body. The hull is yellow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
TALKS ON THRIFT
How fn Succeed

we have been q nation of spendthrifts long enough. Roger w. Babson. George D. Dayton, one of the leading business men of Minneapolis. tells this inspiring story of his success through saving:
 q left home shortly after Is years of age. Before reaching 22 years I had nc- cumuated $5000 (S2O00 of which had been and felt then 1t was safe to marry. At that time I was receiving salary of $500 per year, payable weekly. Wife and de- cded that we would not open charge &C., counts anywhere, would pay cash for what we bought and would go without things we could not pay for until we could pay for them. Furthermore. we decided that each Saturday we would lay aside s for a permanent investment, and noth- ing was permitted to tempt us from that habit while on a salary.
 When we went to housekeeping only a part of the house was furnished-somc rooms were kept closed until we could buy carpets and needed furniture. Many young couples think they must establish Themselves in well furnished apartments in order to get into society, but we were welcomed into the same defined intelli- gent eircles in which our parents had al- ways moved. and thls without any pre- tense of having more than We possessed.
 When about S200 or so had accumulated a mortgage was bought for $4o0 or $500, the balance being paid as quickly possible. The interest on each mortgage swelled the income that much and the salary in- creased some-unti in 1888 we moved to Minnesota and invested all in land
 "A young man has no right to marry until he has saved somethng-a young couple have no right to live up to all their income Every man owes it to so- ciety to save something for his family. Men on salaries can do this If they will. but 1t requires on the part of both hus- band and wife will power sufficient to DC content and happy while living inside the income, whatever that is."
 MT. Dayton's experience was related in connection with an interesting discussion in the Minneapolis Journal brought forth by letter written to the paper by man who signed himself 'iBillpayer."
 This correspondent asked how he could save part of his salary, explaining that his income was little more than enough for his needs. He had repeatedly tried to have but had never made much head way. His case is typical of many others.
 Have you solved the problem yet?
 T. D. MACGREGoR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
ACTIVE MOVEMENT
 IN YEARLY MARKET
Cotton Prices Decline Dur ing Day and Close
 Unsteady

| New York. August 5.-There was quite an active buying movement in the cotton market this morning with business more general than for sometime past but early advances were not maintained and the close was barely steady at net gains of only to 8 points.
 | The market opened at an advance of 3 to 3 points in response to the continued 1 flrmness of Liverpool. the large spot sales reported in that market in the absence of any further rain in the southwest
 There did not seem to be a great deal of demand at the start but the western belt forecast for dry weather and the appearance of Liverpool buying orders seemed to alarm shorts shortly after the call and for time prices advanced quite rapidly with the active months selling above the low level of last week, but there was considerable realizing at these prices, while the demand seemed to taper off. and the market turned rather easier toward midday. The detailed weather re- ports showing good rains in Georgia and some other eastern belt sections probably encouraged a renewal of scattered local selling. while bearish sentiment was also promoted by private crop advices, or pre- dictions that cotton would be declared contraband, and prices sagged off to about or a shade under last nights closing fig- ures The selling, however. was not so aggressive as recently and the market steadied during the afternoon on bull support or renewed covering, although the late rallies were not fully maintained
 Port receipts today, 4591; United States port stocks, 739.4S9 bales Exports today. 71S9 bales so far this season, 1869 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Garbage Is Still q Lipe Topic
Ny MRS. J. Il. REID.

We have all been talking garbage and yet have made no practical suggestion to remedy the nightmare
 1t stands to reason this is not the work of a committee, but requires the atten- ton of the individual houseSeeper. Whom our committees begin to visit the back yards of Birmingham and pointing out defects in Mrs. Browns or Mrs. Smiths s yard, then the city commission will have sure enough problem, and great un- pleasantness. a little war of it's own.
 Every woman Rho keeps a home in the city should feel 1t personal proposition for her own solution to care for her premises and reduce as far as possible the amount of rubbish that would breed flies and disease.
 A systematic division of the garbage into liquid and dry would be very good rule. The liquid to be emptied in tho kitchen sink and the dry or small par tieles could be wrapped In papers. Where coal stove is used 1t could be consumed in short while. As to such as green wash from vegetable parings-bones and such-this could be well wrapped, and there are many country wagons who are glad to call regularly for this class of refuse and haul 1t to their hogs in the country. This is already being done in many sections of the city, and would be generally called for if it became known to the men who need "slop." I know A man who hauls it to East Thomas to feed his pigs. We have a sign, ''Ice," hung out in many parts of the city Why not signal our deposit of garbage" at the back entrance.
 AS to empty cans. there should be very few of them now. with so much fresh stun in the market. These could be scalded with solution of concentrated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06

lye, often emptying and placed In an air tight can. They would come in right handy In filling up some of our ditches if dirt could be thrown on them before the fiies began to breed in them. But it does seem with such a surplus of trash, as the city furnishes. there should be some way of using the refuse practically. Could not some renovatng company operate the incinerators economically with the garbage as fuel. Already In the waste of the kitchen there is enough grease for soap factory. enough lost articles, even silver to run a junk shop. We know be- cause We have seen the emptying of the waste. We have been in the homes of those who frequent and scratch the trash piles, and they have. some of them, a rare collection. The city Is just one big enclosure of homes for many Keeping this house clean Is a part of the health department. and on 1t depends the peo- ple's aches and pains, their digestion and temperature. It Is no trifing subject. and should be treated as a scientific problem, and operated as moderately and precipi- tately as possible but it must have a head, director. with the ability to de- tect the careless and to train the ignorant Into careful habits, in order to prevent disease.
 Every woman in Birmingham will be glad to attend to the care of her own garbage specifically as possible, but there must be one person responsible to the city for the hauling of the indestruc- tible rubbish There will be no economy In so much worry as will accrue from any other method. No private individual will be able to take chances on collecting his monthly dues for his service. He will find himself neglecting the garbage to collect the change. We are anxious to collect the garbage and hold on to the change but if the change must go. why not pay 1t to the city to reinforce the amount 1t might probably be able to spare for keeping healthy conditions. This Is big proposition and demands experienced service. and at least one mans time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
INCREASED DEMAND FORWAR SPEC|ALT|ES
Bethlehem Steel Maintains Its Reputation for War
 Shares

New York, August 1.-The demand for the popular speciaities showed no signs of abatement today and there was anoth- CT good advance Public buying, which had given evidence of diminishing, ap- parently was stimulated anew by yester- days upturn and large amount of or ders accumulated overnight. Trading was brisk throughout, and total sales e62, 800 shares.
 The instability of the war stocks at their current high level was demonstrated again by occasional periods of reaction. but the general course was upward. After the first rush of buying ended the se- verest relapse came cancelling most of the early rise but in the afternoon the movement received fresh impetus. Weak ness of few specialties and railroad shares in the last hour prevented the market from making an even display of strength at the close, but the late re- lapse was not extensive enough to cut deeply into the gains of most stocks.
 Bethlehem Steel maintained Its reputa- ton as the most spectacular of the war shares. It passed the 300 mark early in the day and reached s07. an advance of II points. Later 1t relapsed to 3ol. Another new high record was made by General Motors at 1917s-
 The urgent demand for United States Stee, continued, and the action of this stock gave tone to the whole market. 1t was bought in blocks of 1900 to 5000 shares and rose to 72ia. another new high record since 1912 iIt
 Railroad stocks played little part in the fnrennnn r. faf m hA followed the early relapse they were bought heavily at advancing prices Rock Island, St Paul, Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific and Reading were prominent in the movement. The late selling was d. rected largely at the railroads, which fell back generally.
 Sentiment was governed by the same influences which have prevailed hereto fore, and the gossip of the street ran along the familiar lines of improved bus- ness conditions, particularly in the steel and affiliated industries, and reports of large war orders. War news played little part in the dealings, although the fall of Warsaw was mentioned as an influence in bringing about the late reaction.
 Bonds were irregular Total sales, par value, $S,220,0o0. United States As de- plined Mc on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, August 5-(Special- ) Cables this morning were again bet ter than due with spot sales of 14,000 bales The early sales In Liverpool are beginning to attract attention as they now make some impression on the Liverpool market which has long been pointed to as a strong factor against the market. Liverpool was a buyer here in the early trading, so that prices at one time were some 10 points higher than Hast night. As is usual, the local traders and Wall street houses sold freely on the advance, a portion of which was lost before the close.
 No rains fell in Texas and temper stures show a tendency to rise again, which is. of course, against the crop Reports from the Atlantic states, de- spite the recent rains, continue to be very spotted. The local sentiment is ntill against the market but rather less confident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
The Poor Mans Bank

From the New York Sun.
 The Morris plan of industrial loans and investment. the banker and lender for per. sons of slender purse, has found after five months of operation in New York that the demands upon 1t are so grea1 that 1t will have to raise It's capital from s100,0D0 to $1,000000. Tn a preliminary vote of stockholders by proxy the propo- sition to issue the $9oO, 900 additional stock was approved. The directors and friends of the Morris plan have thus far already subscribed $400.0o0 for the new stock The business of the institution has become SC large that it has been necessary for the time being to discourage many persons from seeking loans until the working machinery, particularly the Investigating department can be enlarged and devel- oped.
 The loan agents in New York have been hard hit by the establishment of the Morris plan here. It is learned that as soon as the loan agents to whom per sons of small means are bound for heavy obligations learn that these persons have obtained loans at the Morris plan bank they immediately capitulate. The legal department of the Morris plan takes hold of all cases where needy patrons are in the hands of loan agents Tn many of the cases handled thus far the loan agents have settled claims against per- sons who have been accepted as borrow CTS from the Morris plan for amounts much less than the notes they held call for In one case loan agent claim of s130 was settled for nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling. s6sc; receipts HOP; exports, 40o0; sales, 2350; stock, 136, 1S6 Galveston: Middling, S9oc; receipts, 157o sales. 319; stock, 12, 365.
 Mobile: Middling, S.1sc: receipts SIS exports, lS7; stock. 12,361.
 Savannah: Middling, S.63c; receipts, 400 sales. .124S: stock. 61, l24
 Charleston: Receipts, IT; stock, 4s,146 Wilmington: Receipts a53 stock, 36, ,6s5 Norfolk; Middling, S.63c; receipts s72 sales, PAS; stock. 46, 102.
 Baltimore: Stock, 3261.
 Boston; Middling, 935c; stock, 14.1oO Philadelphia; Middling, 9.65c; stock, s55 New York: Middling. 9.4oc; exports. s6o2; stock 24l,2T5.
 Minor ports: Stock, es2.
 Total today: Receipts, 4592; exports, T7S9;S stock, 745,092.
 Total for weea: Receipts, 22,74s. ex- ports, 42.254.
 Total for season: Receipts. 15155; ex- ports, 12S53.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Mixed Metaphors

From London Tit-Blts
 This Is an extract from the report of a congress dealing with sweated labor held in London;
 MT Thornton Burke gave terrible pie ture of life in East End of London. where he said. there were thousands of peoHle grinding their faces in the dust of pow erty and trying at the same time to keep their heads above water.'
 temperance advocate once exclaimed Let us take our guns on our shoulders and plough the waste places till the good ship Temperance sails over the landi
 A well-known preacher Is credited with the declaration that William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, never made a treaty with the Indians and never broke one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
COTTON ADVANCES ON CABLE REPORTS RumOrs that Cotton Was Declared COntraband
 Affect Prices

New Orleans, August 5.-Cotton held fairly steady today, standing at a small advance most of the time, althought at one period the trading months were about at yesterdays closing level. At the highest of the day prices were 10 to II points up. The close was at a net gain of to points. In the early trad ing good cables. higher futures than due and heavy spot trading in Liver pool, were the main sustaining influ- ence. Rains in the Atlatics and reports that the dourth there had been efrec- tually broken checked the upward trend. Rumors that cotton had been declared contraband of war caused some selling and recession, but real weakness did not develop In the afternoon reports that Texas spot markets were higher and that exporters were bidding 11-16c for middling cotton stimulated buying and the market recovered ground 1t lost around the middle of the session.
 A feature of interests was the receipt here of the first bale of Louisian grown cotton of the new crop. It was 10 days earlier than last years first bale and was sold at auction, bringing Is cents a pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Bank of France Statement

Paris, August 5.-The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows the follow ing changes:
 Gold in hand increased 92, 7S90 900 francs; silver in hand decreased 335,0o0 francs; notes in circulation increased 132, ,s55 900 francs; treasury deposits decreased 2,193,- 900 francs; general deposits decreased 10l,- S15,000 francs; bills discounted increased 24, GAG, GOO; advances decreased 2.006, 6,vv. francs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
He Is Hopeless Pessimist

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Elihu Root. just after his great Phila- delphia speech, said to a Philadelphia re- porter:
 Respondent about our business fu- ture? Why, young man, nobody could be Respondent about that except a con- firmed pessmist
 "A cherry brave fellow said to pes- slmist:
 "'At last, at last I'm at the end of my troubles
 Which end7' said the pessimist frowning."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06

Peaches, # bus. baskets. 15925c. New Apples-slG1. 5 per hamper. Peanuts-51xQ61sc per lb. Home Grown Tomatoes-30a4oo basket. Irish Potatoes-75e per bu.; No. 3. BOG per bushel.
 Virginia Potatoes-Cobblers in 11-peck barrels, g.
 Roasting Ears-121kQ15c dog. Eggplants-s1@150.
 Alabama Onions-s1d1.25 crate. Northern Onions-Per 75-lb. sack, s12S. New Cabbage-$d150 Green Beans-Hamper, 50af75c Home Grown Tomatoes-40d50c Home Grown Squash-Per half-bushel basket, 20130c.
 Home Grown Cucumbers-Per half bushel basket, 25G50c. Lodon Layer Raisins-a.7h Watermelpons-109Nc cantaloupes- -75c@$1. New Sweet Potatoes-N2 25 per hamper. Missouri Apples-N.2 crate. F1gs-S1. .50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, August 5.-Mercantile paper, 8A@S1ac; sterling. 60-day bills. s41; de- mand, A.76.10; cables, s476.s5; francs de- mand, SEA- cables SIS; fires demand, 626; cables, 62i: rubles demand, 32h: bar silver, 47c; Mexican dollars. 46Ssc; gov ernment bonds, easy; railroad bonds, ir- regular. Time loans, firm; 60 days, 2kq 21s per cent: 90 days. 2%@3 per cent; six months, 3A@3h per cent. Call money, steady; high per cent; low, 1ls per cent; ruling rate, 1% per cent: last loan, per cent; closing bid, 1% per cent; of fered at per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Produce Market

New York, August 5.-Butter bare- l., steady; receipts, 8328; creamery ex- tras, s2 score. 2b1f Q26hc; creamery higher scoring, 28 26hc firsts 2S h Gl 25c Eggs irregular receipts, 11,942 fresh gathered extras. 23@25c; extra firsts, 21@22Mc; firsts. 1s@ zoe sec onds, 16@17Mc. Cheese steady; re- ceipts, S59; state whole milk, fresh flats and twins colored specials. 18B @14hc; white, 1874 @14c; white and eolored average fancy, 16hc. Live poul- try firm; western chickens, broilers 1ac; western fowls, 16c; eastern tur- keys, 11@12c; dressed quiet; western frozen roasting chickens. 1s@ 22c: fresh fowls. Iced. 1s@17hc; fresh turkeys. iced. 15@16c.
 Chicago, August 5.-Butter weak; creamery, 200 24c. Eggs unchanged; re- ceipts, 6S40 cases. Potatoes higher re- ceipts. 15 cars; Virginia and Jersey bulk, 4S@50c; Virginia cobblers, bar rel. s1.40@1.50. Poultry. alive. un- changed.
 Kansas City. August b.-Butter, creamery. PIC; firsts. 2bc seconds, 2Sc; packing 1sc. Eggs. firsts. 1sc; sec- ouds. 12Mc. Poultry, hens. 12hc; roost- CTS. Sc; broilers. 17@19c.
 St. Louis. August 6.-Poultry, un- changed except chickens. 11hc; but ter, creamery, 26hc; eggs, unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling. s.90c receipts. 56S; shipments 900; sales. SO9; stock, 47,296.
 Memphis: Middling. S.75c; receipts, 7s; shipments, 776; sales, 25o: stock, 762ls.
 Augusta; Middling. S.50c; stock 76.2ls shipments, 1S1; sales, 12S; stock, 65,SeS.
 St. Louis: Middling S.24c; receipts, 494 shipments, 494; sales. 5; stock. 1561s.
 Cincinnati; Receipts 184; shipments, E; stock 16,062.
 Little Rock: Middling. $500: receipts, 2; shipments, 3S; sales. 3s; stock, S918 Dallas: Middling, S5oc; sales, 3s.
 Total today Receipts, 151o; shipments, 2446; stock, 229, 97s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. N y. Members New York Cotton Excha nEe
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New
 York Produce Exchange. Associats
 Members Liverpool Cotton Assocfation.
 Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for cons1 gnments of ence Invited.