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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
FLUCTUATIONS IN
 COTTON IRREGULAR
The Entrance of Italy Into the War Is Fully
 Discounted

New York. May 24.-The cotton mar fluctuations were irregular, with the close steady at a net advance of 1 to 3 points.
 The entrance of Italy into the war had been fully discounted and the market opened steady at an advance of 1 to 8 points in response to the firmness in the stock market Active months sold about to points above Saturdays closing figures right after the call on covering and local bull support which may possi- ply have been encouraged by talk of un- sence of hedge selling. Offerings in- creased somewhat around 9.s6c for oc- tober however and the market later eased off under scattered realizing and little southern selling which seemed to reflect an idea that the technical po- sition had weakened on the covering movement and after selling off to s.S2c for October, or about 6 points net lower, the market steadied on renewed cover ing and a little further support from local bulls. General business was ex- tremely quiet during the entire day, and traders still seemed to be waiting for more settled political conditions and for the expected German note. There were complaints of too much rain for all crops in Oklahoma, but some very favorable advices were reported to be coming from Texas Owing to the holiday Liverpool was closed, which may have restricted business here to some extent. The dim inishing interior movement is supposed to reflect both a falling off in demand and firmness among holders in view of the fact that supplies are still supposed to be large throughout the belt Port re- ceipts today were 10.0n bales United States port stocks. 1,147, ,360 Exports, 2S,2Ss So far this season, 7,6S9.403. h. terior receipts, 560S
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Dogs Tail Loaded
 With Dynamite, But
 Only House Wrecked
From the Globe-pemocrat.

From the Globe Democrat
 Indiana, Pa.-Anxious to rid himself of dog that had grown to be a nuisance, George Verbos bethought himself of A brilliant scheme
 How easy to take the animal into the woods, rope him to tree and then tie stick of dynamite to It's tall. He would dash off. the poor brute would wag its faithful tail, the dynamite would swat the tree and then
 It worked well-with the exception of the wtgwagging.s For as Verbos darted behind tree safe distance away he saw the rope part--not the rope, on the tail, but that on the dogs other end.
 Barking Joyously, the animal loped toward it's master, his tail waving wildly. Verbos sprinted madly for his house, the dog gaining at every bound. As he slam med the door behind him the dog leaped under the porch.
 Then the last part of the plot There was an awful explosion and the porch and part of the house wall were wrecked.
 verbos? He wasn't hurt. Nor was the dog
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
YELLOW PINE TREES
 MADE TO YIELD MORE
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Madison, Wis.-The experts of the government forest products laboratory
 here, headed by Director Howard
 Weiss, have learned how to enormously
 increase the output of resin and tur- pentine without injuring the lumber
 output, and two of the experts are now in Louisiana demonstrating the new
 method of operating with yellow pine The Great Southern Lumber company of Louisiana, one of the biggest lum-
 Der corporations in the world, has thrown its camps open to the experts
 for their demonstrations. and the new
 method is being used by that company In it's operations about Bogalusa, La. The new method means a production of about three times the output of resin from each tree before it Is through
 from the resin producers standpoint as compared with the old system: in other words, making each southern pine
 tree a resin producer for 12 years in stead of for only four years, as at pres ent, and also more resin per year from each tree. Besides. the laboratory has devised means to stop much of the wastage which, by the old methods, was found to be inevitable The experiments have been in progress for over two |years.
 The old method was to cut a deep eash in the side of the tree, hang
 buckets under the cutting and when the flow stopped make a new cut an inch above the old one. The experi
 mentors found that by making the new cutting one-quarter of an inch from the old cut the same amount of resin
 would be obtained as from each cut underline old method
 Ninety per cent of the entire amount of resin obtained was secured in the nrst three days. It had been the practice 70 make the cuts once week, but this new discovery made it possible to get two cuttings a week. or net return of 80 per cent increase a week over the old method. By this system a tree would be cut half an inch week. or Is inches TOT the season of about 30 weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, May M.-(SpeciaI)-In the absence of any foreign market we have had very dull and small market. Open
 ing slightly better in sympathy with the tone of financial markets, a rumor that the German note was couched in severe Ian. guage, which might create an uneasy feel : ing, the offerings of a few local traders caused a break, from which the market rallied at the close to above Saturdays s closing prices. The local feeling Is quite as bearish as ever. and lower market is expected from Liverpool in the morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
The Letter ssE.,

From the Charleston Gazette.
 Someone has advanced the oninsor th.t the letter "e'' is the most Unfortunate character in the English alphabet. 1be. cause 1t is always out of cash. forever in debt, never out of danger, and in hell all the time. For some reason, he over looked the fortunates of the letter, % Ee VIII call his attention to the fact that 'e'' ia never in war and always in pence r. Is the beginning of existence, the com- mencement of ease and the end of trouble. Without 1t there would be no ernat, no life and no heaven. It is the center of honesty. makes love perfect and with out 1t there would be no editors, devils nor news. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
SALES HEAVY AND SUPPL|ESADEQUATE Cotton Market Holds Firm at 9 IA Cents-Flour
 Is Unsteady

Business on Morris avenue began yes- terday with brisk demand. Sales on fruits and produce were heavy with plen- tiful supplies. The local cotton market holds firm at 94 cents on a good mid ding basis. Quotations in the flour mar ket tend downward. tennessee flour is quoted at S7.50 on the Birmingham mar ket, reduction of 15 cents per barrel and Indiana flour at $7.75, as compared with a former price of s7.S5 Michigan flour is unchanged at $s.5O
 Birmingham dealers state that business Is growing better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
NO RATS AT THE CLOSE OF A KILLING FESTIVAL
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Jourdanton, Tex.-The wood rat pest, which was causing heavy losses to farm and poultry interests of this section, has received check as a result of a remark
 able campaign of extermination that brought about the slaughter of more than 250,000 of the rodents
 The rats made their first appearance here several years ago and multiplied at an alarming rate. During the last few years they became so numerous that they literally overran the farms and ranches,
 ruining the crops, damaging the grass
 with their burrows and proving upon the poultry hocks of the housewives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 910c: receipts, 36o2 shipments, 43o6; sales 2s9; stock, s9.340.
 Memphis: Middling. 9.12c; receipts, 741 shipments ASA: sales. 25O stock, 120,05S.
 Augusta: Middling, 913c; receipts. 227 shipments. 469; sales, 543; stock, 105.1pS
 St. Louis: Middling, 9isc; receipts, 742; shipments. 1234; sales, ?; stock, 2s,5l2.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 9S5 shipments, All stock, 25,773
 Little Rock; Middling, 9c receipts. 6; stock 1S,9lS.
 Dallas. Middling s.70c; sales, 200.
 Total today: Receipts, 6303; shipments, 6964; stock, 3Ss, 124
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
|TALY'S ENTRANCE
 EXPRESSES WHEAT
Effect of the Clash Had for Most Part Been
 Discounted

Chicago. May a.-Actual hostilties be- tween Italy and Austria depressed the value of wheat today, but for the most part the effect of the clash had clearly been discounted in advance. The market closed unsettled at the same as Saturday night to s4c down. In corn there was a gain of 1e@h to %c net oats finished i4diase off to 1sc up, and provisions un- changed to 15c higher. Corn advanced owing to the smallness of the movement from rural sources and owing to a falling off in terminal stocks. Oats felt the influence of increased hedging sales. Pro- visions hardened in price, notwithstand- ing a decline in quotations for hogs. II was said the demand from Great Britain for meats had improved.
 Future quotations were as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Mercantile Paper

New York, May 4.-Mercantile paper B1a44 per cent Sterling exchange steady; 60-day bills, s4.75, 75 for cables. s47S.S5; for demand, $4.7s.35. Bar silver 49%c; Mexi- can dollars, 3sc. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular. Time loans steady; 60 days, 21xQ2% per cent; 90 days, 2sf93 per cent six months, 3A@ 31s per cent. Money on call steady; high, per cent; low, 11s per cent; ruling rate, 1% per cent; last loan, 2per cent; closing bid, 1a4 per cent; offered at ? per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

SCotton Merchamta, Hanover squere, N. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New
 xork Produce Exchange. Associate aaembers Liverpool Cotton Association. gale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for 'IiHsurs 'ihsrsi delivery; Special attention and sPot cotton for delivery. Correspond. s"es snvsteo X s4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Mineral Water Was Iron

Berne. Switzerland, April 25.-seven cars, supposed to contain mineral water for Germany, have been held up at Como. having been found to be loaded with iron ore. At Brigue one car labeled ffesh vegetables proved to be filled with ma chine guns. The inspection of all through freight has become very much stricter since the beginning of April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Sugar Market

New York, May 24.-Raw sugar steady. Centrifugal. 4s9c; molasses, 4.12c; refined steady; cut loaf. 690c; crushed. 6.S0c; mould A, 645c; cubes. 6.26c; powdered, XxxX 6.15c; powdered 6.10c; fine granu- lated, 6c; diamond A, 6c; confectioner's A, 5.90c; No. l. 5.75c. Sugar futures were quiet and unchanged during the early trading today. Commission house sell ing weakened prices later and the closing was barely steady 2 to points lower. Sales, 400 tons May. 390c; July, 4O5c; September 4.20c; December, 3.99c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, May 24.-(Special) Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows: Middling fair. 9.75c; strict good middling. 9.50c; good middling, 9.25c; strict middling. ac; middling. s75c; strict dow middling, S.25c; low middling. 7.75ci strict good ordinary. 725c; good ordinary, 6.S7c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, May 24.--There was no change in the tone for rice today, the rough grade remaining strong and the clean steady. Receipts, rough 7S1; sales. 581 sacks rough Honduras at 3.70@ 4.10c; 166 pockets clean Honduras at 4%c; 25 pockets Japan at4%c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, May 24.-Spot cotton quiet, unchanged. Sales on the spot, 400 bales; to arrive, 1050. Good ordinary 6.99e; strict good ordinary. 7.b5c; low middling, S.lSc: strict low middling. 8.63c; middling, 9c' strict middling, 925c; good middllng. 9.57c; strict good middling, 9.94c. Receipts, 29o3; stock, 269, ,225.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Flour and Feedafuffa

self-rising flour. $775 Tennessee flour, GEO: Michigan flour, $50; Idaho flour, I.N; Indiana flour. $77b; spring wheat Hour. $Sbo: hard winter wheat flour, H.80; shorts, $s4; pure winter bran $32; c. s. meal. 71z per cent. $29; Cremo meal, $26; C. $. hulls, $10 ton; No. timothy hay, $27 per ton; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, PCT ton $l9; pea green alfalfa, western. $zo; mixed feeds per ton. ta5: oats. per bushel, 7lc; corn. per bushel, s1.os; corn meal u~ per bushel, Chops. N.e6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25

rIultS ana Produce Lemons-$494.5 Limes-$1 50. Florida Oranges-$303 50. Grapefruit-32D2 50. California Oranges-$3 25d3. 50 Strawberries-S1. .50@2. 50. Pineapples, $2.75Q3 crate. Apples-Wiesaps. $5; box apples. s1 5od7 ,.50.
 Peanuts-b1a9611c per lb. Tomatoes-$2. .5oQ3 per crate. Ceiery-Florida, per crate, s25O: 75c to T dozen. New Alabama Beans--Hamper. s2.1 New Florida Potatoes-Hamper. sI 0 Lettuce-Q. Eggplants-s2 to S2.50. Texas Onions-$1 75QI2 crate. Irish Potatoes-50c per busheL New Cabbage-$2.50 per crate. London Layer Raisins-S1N. California Figs-S1.60 per case. Asparag us-75c dog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Chicago Grain

Chicago. May 24.-Wheat No, red N N.54&g1.56; No. ? hard, s1.54A@ @1.56. Corn, No. yellow, 74lsd75c. Rye. No. 2, N17n 1.1S. Barley, 72a79c. Timothy, $5q6 25 Clover, $s.50912.75. Pork, sl7S7. Lard, ss. 70 @9.72. Ribs, s9S70l0.37.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, May 24.-wheat: No. ? hard, N.41q1. .4s3s; No. ? red. sl.45d1 i5is. Corn: No. 2 mixed, 73l2c; No. white. 741sc; No. yellow, 74lac. Oats: No. 2 white, 5iq511ac; No 2 mixed. 47@47lkc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Dry Goods Market

New York May A.-Cotton goods quiet today. Denms made of indigo advanced sharply. Cotton yarns slow. Dress goods quiet. Raw silk firm and inactive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Not On Tick

From Judge
 Mrs. Gaily--That horrid Mrs Wealth. erby even hinted that I am indebted to the druggist for my complexion
 Mrs. Fairly-The mean thing! know positively that you always pay cash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, May 24.-wheat. No ? red, a.47d1. .49; No. ? hard, sl.491aQl.50; July, S.21h. Corn. No. ?, 74isc No. white, 771ac; July. 75ssc. Oats. No. ?, 51c; No. , white. 531ac; July. 47ssc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton
The Iron Market
Poultry and Eggs

 Turkey Gobblers-15c; hens. 200. Broilers-30Q40c lb. Ducks-15c lb. GuineasH30c. Young Roosters-35c Old Roosters-aOc. Geese-No sale. eggs, 20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Coffee Market

New York. May 24.-The market for coffee futures was very quiet today, and fluctu t1ns were Irregular. Prices opened uncha1igea 10 points higher on some scatteled eoyeflas qel4lch may have been due eo steady iH8n ms kets and the smaller Baziiiaa gecelpts Ut there was veiy llstie detnf 1d and pfirss later eased off under sofee scattered tase selling. The close wa net aQchanse1 o points lower. Sa ty 56te. 1sly, 559c;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Metal Market

New York. May 24.-Lead quiet. s417@ 4.22; spelter not quoted. At London, holi- day. Copper steady; electrolytic, SIS 75@ 1900; casting, $1S.37@1S.75. Tin dull, five ton lots offered at s37@3S. Iron steady; No 1 northern. s14.50@15.0O; No. ?, $1425QD 14.75: Mo- 1 southern, s14.0O@14.60; No. 2, $13.75Ql145.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Hides and TalIow

Green Salt Hides-1S@1lc. Green Salt Hides (half cured)-12@1sc. Green Hides dresh)-11112c Dry Flint Hides-z5026c. Dry Salt Hides-2024c Damaged Hides-4alf price Sheep Skins-25Q60c. Horse Hides-$293 Sherlings-15Q25c. Goat Skins-S030c. Kid Skins-10c. Tallow-5G6c. Beeswax-25026c. Washed Wool-2S@30c Clear Unwashed Wool-23@25c. Bury Wool-12@15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga, May 24.-Turpentine firm. SsH@S9Ac: sales, 746; receipts. ss5: shipments, 1o4; stock. 22,17s. Resin firm; sales. 1is1; receipts, 554; shipments. IA; stock. 56,194. Quote: A. B. s2.75q2. .SE> c, D, 8: D. $3dS.10 F. s31o0l3121a; G. H. I. ss.12; K. $sS0GS.35: M, $4.0o; N. $4.9O VIC, $54o: wv, x.5O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
' JRl;ESl
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I-7. Rio eaphz1g on I,ondon was hd higher. Receipts at tAe two Brazilian ports, H. Ot0 bags; Jundiahy receipts, 2000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Live Stock

Chicago. May 24.-Hogs. receipts, 4S,- GOO, weak; bulk s7.45@7.65. light s7.35 %7.55. light $7.36@7. 7.e0. mixed. $7.30@ 7.60, heavy S7.05@7.55, rough $7.05@ 7.20. pigs $5.750725.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1S.000, firm; native beef steers $6.90@9sO western steers f6.35@S.10, cows and heifers $3.25@ s.75. calves $6.5O@925.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000, firm; sheep e7.4o@S.5O. lambs $7.75@1035.
 Kansas City, May 24.-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 11,ooo. lower; bulk $7.4O@7.45. heavy $740@745, packers and butchers s7.4o@7.47h. light s74o@7.5o. pigs $6.50@7.35.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500, steady; prime fed steers $s.e0@9.25, dressed beef steers 9s@8.60, southern steers $7.250o $50, cows s4.50@775. heifers $G.50W 9.25 stockers $6.75@s.35
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,000; steady; lambs $s@1125. yearlings $S@9.50. wethers t6.75@7.75, ewes $6.5O@7.25.
 St, Louis. May A.-Hogs: Receipts, 10,- 700; lower; pigs and lights $s25@7 6 {: mixed and butchers. $75007.65; good heavy, $7.b0@700
 Cattle: Receipts, 2s.ooo; steady; native beef steers, N.5o9s; yearling steers and heifers, $6@9.SO; cows, $6@7. .6O stockers, s6@s 25; Texas and Indian steersfi s5.251 s.50; cows and heifers, $4@16; native calves.
 Sheep: Receipts, $500; steady: clipped native muttons. 36.60@S.75: clipped larnbs. sS.0010; clipped yearlings, N.s5a9 10: spring lambs. ->10@12S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, May 24-Cotton seed oil was slightly easier ih face of the lard strength, owing to poor outside demand and scattered liquidation by tired longs. Final prices were to 6 points net lower. Sales 5000 barrels. Spot and May, 6.s5@ 6.50c; June G. 40G56. 43c; July, 6.6166 62c: August. 6.76d6. 7Sc;, September. 6.s7@6. ssc; October 6. .S7@S 86c; October e.87d6 Sic; November, 6.7o@S soc; December, 67OQ6 72c. Total sales, $500. 4n ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25

Creamery Butter-321Hc; process butter. 261ac. oeomargarine, l4@22c.
 Full Cream Cheese-17tc; imported Swiss. s5c; Pimento. dozen, N.a5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
M eats

Extra Ribs-125711c. Bellies-12.7716c. Boston Butts-14c. Pork Loins--16c. Breakfast Bacon-2Sc. Spare Ribs-10c. Regular Hams-17c. Skinned Hams--17c. Pure Lard-11ssc; compound. aMc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Produce Market

New York. May 24-Butter steady re- ceipts, 725S; creamery extras, 92 score, 2Sc: creamery, higher scoring, 2S1aQ29; firsts 270271sc: seconds, 251a4261ac. Eggs firmer; receipts. 20,772; fresh gathered extras. 2l1adz2c; storage packed extra firsts, 2o1sQ21c; firsts, 191aQ201ac: regu- lar packed extra firsts. 20@201ac firsts, 1S1e@19iac. Cheese irregular; receipts, 1720; state whole milk fresh. specials. 16s4@17c; state while milk average fancy, 1S1k@167sc. Dressed poultry dull and weak; western frozen roasting chickens, 17Q22c; fresh fowls iced, 14Q1ic; fresh tur- keys, iced 15q17c.
 Kansas City, May 24-Butter: Creamery, 26c; firsts. 24c; seconds, PC; packing. 1Sc. Eggs. firsts, 161ac: seconds, 15c Poultry. hens 13c; roosters. 10c: turkeys. 15c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Fish

Salt Water Trout-11hc. Blue Catfish--7c. Red Snapper-9kQ10c Gray Snapper-5c. Mullet-6c. Shrimp-10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Chicago. Nav 24-Rutter higher

Chicago, May 24.-Butter higher; creamery, 22@22hc; eggs lower, so,- 047; at mark, cases included, 16@17Kc, ordinary firsts, 1bX @161ac; firsts, 16% @17hc; potatoes steady; 25 cars; Mich igan and Wisconsin red, 35@ssc Mich igan and Wisconsin white. 38G43c
 St. Louis, May 24.-Poultry: Chick ems, 1Sc; springs, 20@ BOG; turkeys, I2 g1sc; ducks s1sc; geese. 7c; butter, creamery, 261c; eggs, 16hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25

Ipef J | 'ctOber, |. December 6.76c; 2 " ss6c arch, 7 Qinet; Rio No T,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Fruits and Producs

nish Mackerel-1114a12c. Very scarce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
Creamerv Products

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Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Ownership of 7wo Western Loop
Clubs May Be Changed This Year

Ownership OF two western league base
ball clubs may be changed this winter.
Lincoln and wichita are the clubs.
In the Nebraska capital Ducky Holmes
formerly manager at Lincoln. Ia trying to
organise n stock company TO take over
Hugh Jones holdings. Jones dropped
quite q wad this summer and is willing
TO sell at q most reasonable price.
Holmes proposition II to manage the
team and conduct tho club for a salary
OF n.Wo year and one-third OF all
money received for the purchase or draft
OF players. lie does not ask q cut In tho
profits. should there be any. He already
has thirty signers to take stock in
amounts from 500 up.
The total attendance at Lincoln this
year was 4os77. or this, but IS per cont
was grandstand attendance. II can easily
be seen that Hugh Jones would be quite
willing to retire from base ball in the
Nebraska capital
But Lincoln was not the only city where
attendance was very shy In fact, not a
club in the league did over 5000 persons
on the season. and II ordinarily takes
10000 70 pay expenses. Des Molnes was
tho only club which came out on the
right side Of the ledger. and that was be-