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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
fONA INCIDENT
 AFFECTS MARKET
United States Steel and Railroads Attacked Inc Effort to Depress
 Prices

New York. December Washington' s firm attitude toward Vienna regarding the sinking of the Ancona furnished the most likely reason for today's 1istless and heavy market. A combination of foreign and domestic selling. the latter largely from professional sources, resulted in va- riable changes, mainly downward.
 In it's efforts to depress prices, the trading element again concentrated its attacks upon United States Steel and such other leaders as the Pacific group of rails, also Reading and Baltimore and Ohio. Declines in these issues extended from to almost ? points. New York Gen. tral was the only noteworthy exception to the lower levels reached by rails.
 Among high-priced specialties, Amer ican Tobacco was the weak feature. sus- taining an extreme loss of points at 200, with sympathetic declines in kindred is- sues. Peoples Gas of Chicago dropped 5A to 112 and the more prominent war shares were to points lower. Bethle- hem Steel, on one sale, dropped Is points to 455 and the preferred lost at 150. Later Bethlehem common rallied to 469.
 General Motors common and preferred, Studebaker and Texas company the lat- ter selling ex-dividend, constituted the only strong features of the session. which lapsed into complete stagnation and low est prices in the final hour. Feeble re- coveries from minimums were registered at the close Total sales amounted to s75,0O0 shares.
 A development of broad financial inter- est was the decline in exchange on Ger many to TIE the lowest rate quoted since the outbreak of the war and probably in the history of banking relations between this center and Berlin. All other forms of foreign remittances were lower.
 Cables announcing the intention of the British chancellor of the exchequer to purchase American securities, paying for them in five-year 5 per cent treasury bonds, confirmed recent reports of gen. eral mobilization" of such securities now held in Great Britain. The effect of this maneuver seems to have been partly dis counted in the recent recurrent foreign liquidation.
 Anglo-French bonds repeated last week S low price of 49s4 for future delivery, while cash trades were effected at 9S and reg ular'' way 96A The general bond list was under constant pressure. Total sales, par value, aggregated $2,990.000.
 United States registered Is advanced 1s per cent on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
COTTON PRICES RISE l
 ON LATE SELLING.
General List Closes Steady At Net Loss of Only
 1 to 4 Points

New York. December 13.-A renewal of excited and general liquidation caused a further break of approximately g. per bale in the cotton market here early to- day, with May contracts selling off to l2. 25e. or nearly s per bale under the high level of last week. Offerings then tapered off. however, and prices rallied during the afternoon with May selling up to 12.66c and closing at F. 65c. The general list closed steady at a net loss of only to points.
 The early selling movement was con sidered a continuation of the pressure which developed here on Saturday The failure of Fridays government crop esti- mate to stimulate any fresh or aggres- sive demand of consequence appeared to have disturbed bullish confidence, while the weakness of Saturdays market had caused additional uneasiness, and there was also more or less nervousness over the less favorable view of peace pros- poets or international politics.
 Practically all the local commission houses had selling orders, and offerings were extremely heavy during the early trading. The decline uncovered stop loss orders and after. opening at loss of IS to fl points, active months sold about SS to A points under Saturdays final fig ures. This decline carried January con tracts off to Il. S5c, March to 12.06c and July to 33c, but around these prices there was heavy buying by local trade in- terests, and houses witR Liverpool con nections.
 The English market had not fully re- sponded to the local decline of Saturday, so that the big early break were led to further widening of the differences be- tween the two rings, and the covering by the English straddle shorts during the first hour was estimated at fully 75,0Ot bales, with some estimating that the straddle short interest had been reduced by fully 25,o00 bales during the past week This absorption of contracts evidently made itself felt, ana the market be- came much steadier during the afternoon on covering and further trade buying with January selling up to 12.16c, March to 2.42c and July to 12.Tc.
 Reports of relatively steady spot mar kets helped the improvement and the close was at practically the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
SUPPLY FIGURES
 ADVANCE WHEAT.
Aggregate Stock Is More Than 100000 Bushels
 Under Last Week

Chicago, December 13.-Unexpected fall ing off in the United States visible supply total gave decided impetus today to an advance in the wheat market here. The close, although unsettled, was 114G21sc net higher, with December at s115h and May at $1.17is717l4. Corn finished ts6kc down, oats up A@ssc and provisions varying from cents off to a rise of 121kc.
 Wheat traders ran into genuine sur prise in the visible supply figures. It had been predicted that the report would show a good enlargement of stocks. but instead the aggregate was more than 100000 bushels under last weeks total.
 Bulls were further encouraged by talk of lessening of receipts in the north west and by an improved export demand ct the gulf. where foreigners appeared to have conceded good deal as compa red with what was obtainable on Saturday at the eastern seaboard, which were big clearances, mostly of domestic origin tended also to handicap the bears, and so also did a reduction in the estimate of the exportable surplus in Australia.
 Explanations that the decrease in the
 
 result of the non-report of wheat afioat at Buffalo, where the same condition has ex- isted in previous years at the close of navigation, led to something of a setback from the top prices of the day. Never theless the outcome was greatly in con trast with the weakness which character ized the market early, when for a consid- erable time liberal receipts here and in the northwest with bearish cables and with prospects of an increase of the visible supply seemed to have handed the advan- take clearly to the bears.
 Favorable weather eased corn. Export inquiries and the upturn in wheat brought about rally, but not of a lasting sort Oats were strengthened by advices that a fair export business was under way at the seaboard. Trading in future deliveries here, however, was light.
 Generous exports shown for the last week made provision values today aver age higher Shipments of dressed hogs to Canada were said to be bulky. Toward the end Of the session, however free offer ings of lard took most of the snap out of the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Planting Cotton Seed

We are now getting in our stocks of and are in position to furnish you any variety on short notice. All of the cot ton we handle is the very best and we will gladly furnish the pedigree upon request.
 The earliest maturing varieties are: Express, Trice, Kings. Simkins and Cooks. The next early is Wanna maker Cleveland, Cleveland Big Boil Mebane Triumph. Rowden. Miller and Kentucky Prolific (this is grown in Kentucky and has given excellent re
 We also have full stock ot staple Cotton such as Columbia, Keenan. Hartsville, Aliens, Sea Island Columbia
 We will take pleasure in giving you full description, tnforma tion and prices able prices on High Grade Cotton Seed considering the value of the seed this year for oil mill purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Fruits and Produce lWholesalers, SeIlinn PricAN

Fruits and Produce
 Wholesalers Selling Price) Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbl., s4.25: fancy Winesap, bbl.. s475 fancy Black Twig, S5; bulk, s27593 barrel; fancy bulk apples. $5Q5.50
 oranges-Florida, box, s225@2. 50: Sat suma oranges, s 3.25@3 50 per box. Grapefruit-Box, s3.75. Grapes-Emperors, Sew. &.5O. Malapas keg, $6.50@7.
 Cranberries-Barrel, $9; box, $2.5o Pears--Oregon, box, $3.25. Bananas, bunch, $1.5O92 Lemons-Fancy imported, box. A 5o. fancy California, s4.25. Lirnes-S1 to $1.25.
 London Layer Rasins-S1.75. Irish Potatoes-Michigan white. bu., $110
 Onions-Red and yellow, pound, Sc. Peanuts--5h @6kc per h. Home Grown Tomatoes-S15O Cabbage-Danish. pound, 11Ac Ruta abagas-Pound, 11ac. Sweet Potatoes-Bushel 65c Lettuce-Hamper, g. Celery-Colorado, crate. $5.25; doz.. s1. Snap Beans-$2@2.5O hamper. New Crop Lima Beans-61kc lb, Pecans-Fancy paper shell, 20@5c: Tex as. 15c.
 English Walnuts-No. California. soft shell. 171ac; No. ? California, 15c. Butternuts-15c lb. Brazil nuts-15c lb Rice-6G17c.
 Prunes-Sf10c lb.
 Dates-$3 case.
 Figs-S2.5 Ocase.
 Cilron-1Sc lb.
 Pig Feet-S2.25 keg. Mackerel-s6.75 75 half-barrel Cocoanuts-Per 100, $7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

] London, November 6-(Specal Corre- spondence.)-A terrible story of the mass acre of Armenians has come to London, via Egypt. from Mrs. Vance Young, wife I of an English doctor at Beyrout, who
 herself underwent great hardships. being | imprisoned by the Turks along with oth- CT interned British subjects. Mrs. Young was finally released She made her way | from Urfa to the coast, three hard days l in a carriage, and from Alexandretta was tal1e~ to Egypt aboard the Ameri- can criuser Chester.
 Mrs. Young's husband was arrested on December 10 of last year. because of his nationality, and was sent to Damascus. In dune he was sent to Urfa with other
 male enemy subjects. While in Damas-
 GUS his fellow prisoners, numbering 80 | or 90 were crowded into a small hotel capable of holding 25 persons. English | warships were off the coast at the time, and the prisoners were threatened with death if a single Turk was killed in the lbombardment of coast towns. The wom- | en were sent to Urfa to join the men in July. Mrs. Young arrived with the last
 batch on August 2, after a terrible jour ney.
 At Urfa, which is a Turkish town of some importance 150 miles from Alex | andretta. the allied subjects-French, British and Russian--were imprisoned in
 an Armenian monastery, the original in- habitants of which had either benn killed or expelled There was nothing there which contributed personal comfort--no ! chairs, beds nor cooking utensils The | refugees clubbed together and hired a cook and made arrangements to buy their own food, for the Turks furnished nothing to eat Mrs. Young says that they would have starved but for the as- sistance of the American consul at Alep- DO, who visited the prisoners at Urfa once a month, bringing money and sup plies.
 The treatment which is accorded these civilian prisoners is in great contrast to that given the military prisoners in Con stantinople, where comforts of all sort are provided.
 There were about hundred British subjects detained in Urfa, although few were native born. In August, following the great massacre in Urfa, the women were sent away, while the men remained there.
 Describing the massacre, Mrs. Young said
 'The firng commenced on August 19 about 5 D. m.. and we could heae it all the time we were at dinner and far into the night. Next day Mir Young ven- tured into the town to see If he could do any good He found every street dot ted with corpses and had the impression that there could not be a single Arme-
 nian left in Urfa. It seems that the mas sacre must have been organized, for a systematoic house. to- house visitation
 took place. All the men were shot or otherwise done to death"
 Mrs. Young herself saw hundreds of
 emaciated dead bodies all along the
 roads leading to the coast and few
 miserable survivors who were more like
 wild animals than human beings.
 Nearly all the shopkeepers in IJrfa
 were Armenians. All of them have been
 killed. including the only chemist in the
 town capable of compromising drugs
 News of the taking of Van. in the north
 by the Russians apparently excited the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 1194c; TO- ceipts, 7105; exports, 20,190; sales, 641; stock. 352,679.
 Galveston: Middling, 12.30c; receipts. 10.00S; exports, 11,104; sales 631; stock, 314,95S.
 Mobile: Middling, 11.63c; receipts, 60; sales, 50: stock, 25,642.
 Savannah Middling, 12.25c; receipts. 5370; sales, 1265; stock, 234,642.
 Charleston: Middling, 12c; receipts, 1888; stock, 102,S87.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 474; stock, 5O,- 43S.
 Norfolk: Middling, 116sc: receipts, 4740; exports, 1900; sales, 605; stock. 128,165.
 Baltimore: Stock, 6286.
 Boston: Middling, 12.35c; receipts, 50; stock, 10,500.
 Philadelphia: Middling. 12.40c; stock, 2596. New York: Middling, 12.15c; exports. 2136; stock, 302,9T6. Minor ports: Receipts, S543; exports, S543; stock. 44,490.
 Total today: Receipts, a7.sSs; exports. ,273; stock, 1576,659.
 Total for week: Receipts, s9,S56; exports, SOFIA.
 Total for season: Receipts, 355s,714; ex- ports, 2026, ,653.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Retort Courteous

From the Washington Star
 Chairman Walsh of the industrial relations commission is used to hold { Ing his own with millionaires They tell story about a millionaire with whom he played a round of golf during one of his committee investigations last year.
 1t was on the millionaire's private course and MT Walsh, teeing off, sliced the ball. which fell into a marsh.
 New ball. caddy," he said:
 But, Mir. Walsh" the millionaire re- monstrated aren't you going to look for that bali?'
 NO. sir I'm not" MT. Walsh an- swered
 But Mr. Walsh persisted the mil lianaire, that ball cost 75 cents"
 MT. Walsh looked the millionaire in the eye and smiled.
 My dear. sir" he said. when I get to be as rich as you are maybe I'll be able to afford the time to look for lost golf balls, Caddy, put the new one here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Hubbard Bros, & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Haneyer Seunre, N. change, New Orieane Cotton ExchanS~ New York Produce Exchange. Associatc Members Liverpool Cotton Association, sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil foF future delivery; Special attention and 0pot cotton for delivery. Correspon6. 0nce invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. December 13-wheat: No. 3 red, $1.2O 1.23; No. hard, s1 De- cember, $1.11&; May, $1.145s. Corn:
 No. 2. 661s @67Mc; No. ? white. 661Ac; December, 66c; May, soc. Oats: No. 2, 42c; No. ? white, nominal; December, 41kc; May, 42kc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. December 13.-Thc
 tone continued quiet in both grades of rice today. Receipts: Rough, 2214
 millers. 1496; clean, 1886. Sales, 91 sacks rough Honduras at 3.51c; 54; pockets clean Honduras at 7s @3 11-16c S4 pockets Japan at 1-16@3 11-16c Quote: Rough Honduras, 1.20@3.75c Japan, 2.70@4.00c; clean Honduras 4@5c: Japan, 35s @4bc. Rice, polished per ton, $25@26; bran, s15@17.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Flour and Feedstuffs
 (Whol0sale Ouota tions,

Colorado pat, s6.35; self-rising flour, S; Tennessee flour, $6.35: Michigan flour, T.3; Idaho flour. s625; Indiana flour, $685. hard winter wheat S6.35; Minnesota spring wheat, s6. 50; wheat shorts. $34; mixed shorts, sa pure wheat bran. $2S: c. $. meal. 71h per cent s36; Cremo meal, s30; c. S. hulls, $1S per ton; No. 1 timothy hay, s22 per ton: pea green alfalfa. western, s25; southern alfalfa, $22; mixed feeds. per ton, s34 oats, per bushe', No. white, 5Sc; corn per bushel, S5c; cornmeal. s.60 per two bushel sack; chops. s160.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Not Like the Old Days

From the Wash1ngtOn Star. .
 Politics isn't what it used to be-" re- marked Senator Sorghum.
 Doesn't the crowd listen to you?''
 "Yes. They used to be satisfied to shake hands and listen to brass band. Now they pay so much attention to my remarks that I've got to be careful what I say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Cow Peas

When you have a car load of peas or less than a car, send us sample and 1uote us price. We are always in the market. Y RUSsELL-WALkER SEED co.
 Wholesale Field Seeds.
 Memphis. Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Chicago Grain

Chicago, December 13-Wheat: No. 2 red, SLIP; No. hard, $114A @116, No. hard. s1.oS@1.1O. Corn No. yellow, old. 72c; No. yellow. new, 64% @66c; No white, 64@65Mc. Oats: No. white, 40@42c; standard, 42A@ 42Ac. Rye, No. 2, 95@96c. Barley, 61 O roc. Timothy, $5@S. Clover, SOC 19. Pork, $1s25. Lard, $9.42 Ribs, $9.62@1O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Sugar

Granulated sugar. 6.25 per cwt., f. O. b.. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-s5.50 per cwt Fancy Rice-$6.00 per cwt. Extra Fancy-$6.50 per cwt. Grits-s2.25 per 96-lb. bag.
 Sugar is being sold by Birmingham rs- tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for Sl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, December 13-Mercantile paper, 3@3% per cent; sterling, 60-day bills. $4.67; demand, $4.7125: cables, s4.72. Francs: Demand. $5.S71s; ca- bles, $5.S61k Marks: Demand, 77hc; cables 77Mc. Guilders: Demand, 42ssc; cables, 42Mc. Lires: Demand. S6.57; cables, $6.56. Rubles: Demand. S1Nc; cables. 32c. Bar silver, 55&c. Mexican dollars, 421sc. Government bonds firm. Railroad bonds heavy. Time loans easier Sixty days, 2A c 21s per cent; 90 days, 2M @2% per money steady; high. per cent; tow. IA per cent; ruling rate, l < per cent; last loan, per cent; closing bid,N 3i per cent; offered at ? per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December 13-Wheat: No. 3 hard, $1.05@110; No. red, $1.13 @115. Corn: No. ? mixed, Csc; No. 9 white, 641Ac; No. 2 yellow, 66h @67c. oats No. white. 411s@424hc: No. 2
 mixed, 3S1a @39hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Cotton Seed oil

New York, December 13-In the absence of trade demand. the market for cotton seed oil was a reflection of cotton as far
 as the course of prices was concerned early losses of to F points were re-
 gained. final prices being points lower
 for June aud to net higher for the
 ket closed steady. Spot. S.2Sc bid: Decem- |,ber. S.24aS 26c: January. S.26@8. 2Sc: Febru- ary. 2.2S@S.Soc; March. 8.2SGS3lc: April. s.346s.s7c; May. s.43dS. 45c; June. S4s@
 s.4ec: July, S526S 5sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 12.30c; receipts, 26,- III; shipments. 23.SS6; sales. HOT; stock, 221, ,234
 Memphis: Middling 1225c; receipts, 1O,- AIS; shipments, 66s6; sales, S00 stock, 321,- 797.
 Augusta: Middling, II 63c: receipts, 17ss; shipments, SS3; sales, 65S; stock, 203, 193.
 St. Louis: Middling, 12ssc; receipts. 1888. shipments, 1909; stock, 14O10
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 44S3: shipments 1884; stock, 20651.
 Little Rock. Middling, 12.25c; receipts 1888; shipments, 3s4; sales, 3s4; stock 46,- 210
 Total today: Receipts, 45,S26; shipments 34, ,532; stock, S27,095.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, December 13.-Spot cotton quiet, 19 points off. Sales on the spot, 427; to arrive. 20. Good ordinary, 9.93c; strict good ordinary, 10. 4ec; low middling, Il. 12c; strict low middling, 11.57c; mid ding, 11.94c; strict middling, 1219c; good middling, 12.51c; strict good middling, 2.S3c. Receipts, 7105; stock, 352,67s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

Fish
 tWholesalers' Selling Price) Perch-S1sc. Salt Water Trout-12@12Mc. Red Snapper-10c in bbl. and lie in smaller lots. Gray Snapper--6He. Mullet-6c. Shrimp-12c. Spanish Mackerel-121a015c. Sheephead--Shc. Oysters-Medium, s1.S5; select, sl.5O per gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

London, spot copper, f76 2s Sd; futures, f76 12s Cd. Electrolytic, f97 los; spot, f166 15s; futures, G166 los. Anthony. f125. The metal exchange quotes lead offered s5.25; spelter, $16.25 @6.75. At London, lead f27 15s. Spelter, f82.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Poultry and Eggs

Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants Prics) Hens-14115c. Fryers-14c. Broilers-1Sc. Guineas-30c. Roosters-25 O soc. Fresh country eggs, soc; graded, 2sc carton eggs. 35c. Turkeys-Live. 19c; dressed. 21c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Metal Market

New York, December 13.-Copper steady: electrolytic. $19.75 Q 20.00 Iron firm; No. l northern. $1S.25@18.75; No. 2,f $1S.50; No. l southern, $1S.25@18.75; No 2, $18@18.50. Metal exchange quotes tin quiet; spot, $s7.s7 @s7.s7. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

Meats
 Hackers Selling Prics) Extra Ribs-114sc. Bellies-13c. Butts-1gc. Pork Loins-12c. Neck Bones--5c. Breakfast Bacon-20 025c. Spare Ribs-10c. Supreme Hams--171Ac. Skinned Hams-1Thc White Leaf Lard--101sc; compound, 9ihc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, December 13-Spot cotton easier; good middling, 7.92d; mddling, 755d; low middling, 707d. Sales, 10000; for speculation and export. 1000. Receipts, 21.000 Futures irregular December, 7.31d; December-January, 73Od; January February, 7.291sd; February March, z. .2s1sd March-April, 7.271ad; April-May, 724d May-June, 7.20d; June-July, 717d July August, 7.1SAd; August-September 6.911ad September-October, 6.79d: October-No- vember, 6.74d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
English Money

London, December 13-Bar silver, 26 11-16d per ounce. Money, 4@4A
 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills and three months, 51s @5 3-16 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

A. recently painted in Washington D. o. Bell of talking with San Francisco of which grain
  style, being faith In its
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Avery's Letter

Both American cotton rings were filled with selling orders on the opening Wall street houses sold heavily expecting a severe break in stocks on account of our dispute with Austria. This is like "straining at gnats and swallowing cam els.' We are not selling or shipping any cotton to Austria, and how in the name of heaven they drag this in by the heels as reason for selling is beyond me
 The spot markets are the real crux to the situation. They failed to break to- day, and this is the reason the market came back. Memphis wired that factors there closed their doors up and refused to sell or consider any offers Little Rock was unchanged, Augusta was also unchanged. Memphis unchanged and other points which were marked down showed very small sales.
 The bears may try to sell the market again tomorrow. but :f they do it will be because they need cotton and want to buy it as cheap as possible. not be- cause they believe that we are going to have trouble with Austria.
 It's all up to the holders of cotton; if they weaken they lose. 1T they stand pat they win. I might write ream of stuff, but this covers it. C. F. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Dry Goods Market

New York, December 13.-Cotton goods were quiet and steady and yarns were firm today. Raw silk easier. Dress goods tended to higher levels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Naval Stores

Savannah. December 13-Turpentine firm, 52la; sales, 19S; receipts, 3s1; ship ments. 70: stock. 15.760 Rosin quiet; sales none: receipts. 1467; shipments, 11sO; stock 7766S. Quote: A, B. c, D, B, s5.5Om 5.55; FG, $555: H. $5.55Q560: I, $5.7o; K, $5.s5q6.1O M. s630; N, $6.7O VIC. s7; wv $725
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

Creamery Products Wholesalers Selling Price) Creamery Butter-35c process butter
 2s9ac; oleomargarine, 14@2ac; country but ter, 25c.
 Full Cream Cheese--1s1ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14

Future quotations were as follows
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