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DOLLY DALRYMPLE
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and as lustily as the williams did. be- cause all cars of that period were guaran- teed to miss fire on two cylinders every odd revolution.
 The final scene. the jury room," was really fine.
 Everybody who has ever been to court or ever expects to go, should see that jury, because 1t was a reasonable ra- tional jury, and that is something that is almost as extinct as bustles and hoop skirts and horse hair furniture these days; it was, in fact. a real nice little jury and a very just one, and what with their fairness and the facts being brought to light that it was the secretary who robbed the safe after all of the $10.00O q still insist that I saw the bills and they didn't amount to $1Oo), and the defend ant Is found mot guilty and that helped his nervousness some, transmit ting it to the secretary" who joined me in a nervousness bee. and getting himself all worked up for fear the jury and the audience. too. would think he was a murderer; and, oh! dear, isn't this a long sentence, and how am l going to end it all--when I'm so nervous?
 Anyway. everything turned out beauti- fully, and there was one thing at least to be thankful for: There was no bed room scene' in "On Trial" It was the only play I saw in New York where there wasn't. They do say up there that when a manager sees playwright coming into his office these days with bulging man. uscript sticking out of his jeans pocket. he knows at once that 1t is a bedroom" scene in the third act"
 At least we had the absence of that sort of thing in "On Triar'-although the breakfast room at the hotel was peril ously near the bed room; secretly, be- lieve. it opened into perfectly good bed room-but that is only a guess. and far be 1t from me to start such a report.
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COTTON MARKET
 HAD QUIET DAY Prices Stiffened in Morn ing, But Based Off
 Again

New York, June 14-The cotton market was very quiet today and prices ruled within narrow range, closing steady at net decline of 3 to , points,
 Liverpool was lower than due, and after opening at a decline of 1 to points prices here sold about to points net lower during the early trading under a little foreign selling and scattering liauid- ation A favorable view of weather con- ditions in the south was expressed quite generally around the ring, but offerings opening of the stock market probably helped to restrict selling after the early decline. At any rate, prices stiffened up before the end of the morning. and active months rallied to nearly Saturdays s closing figures, but there was no snap to the buying and the market later eased off again to nearly the early low point Closing prices were 9 to points from the lowest on covering. The census sup ply and distribution, figures showed a domestic mill consumption of about 5S7,- GOO bales for the month of May including linters, and were considered by local sta- tsticians as pointing to total domestic consumption for the season 5,909 900 bales. The snoWing III tnlS respect. however, proved just about as expected, and the large consumption figures were offset to some extent by the comparatively large stock of raw material reporter in the hands of manufacturers. Weather reports indicated rather heavy rains in the central belt. and there was some further talk of grassy fields, but there were continued productions around the ring that the July bureau would show some improvement in condition for the past month. Port receipts today 2310. United States port stocks 944. 222. Exports, making 1882, ,19s so far this season.
 New York Cotton Futures
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RIPE TOMATOES ARE : SOMEWHAT SCARCE
Two Cars of Green Ones Re- ceived Saturday Not Yet
 Ready for Consumption

Ripe tomatoes remain somewhat scarce on the Birmingham market. no large shipment having been received here since the arrival of the two cars of green ones Saturday. The shipment from Florida. however, is now ripening fast, and if the present warm weather continues 1t Is thought that the great CT part of this lot will be in shape for consumption soon.
 Another car of Florida watermelons was received in Birmingham yester- day. and the size Is said to be fairly large. This shipment was received by Douglass Brothers. This firm also re- ports the arrival of large express ship nents of Florida cantaloupes (which are of excellent quality These are quoted at s2.60 to $3 per crate. Prices are generally firm on Morris avenue, with brisk demand
 The scarcity of fish, which has pre- vailed fer the pas. past fs%~ few weeks has of late been practically overcome. Snap per is reported quite plentiful The de- mand for fish of all kinds, however, is said to be somewhat off during the summer months. About three cars of snapper are now being received in Bir- mingham in the course of week, each car being split among the wholesale dealers. Other kinds of fish arrive in barrels by express. Pompano, trout and sheepshead are now among the popu- lar varieties. One or two of the retailers also report receipts of lake salmon
 B. M. Hudson, wholesale fish dealer of this city. makes the following state ment regarding supplies received here:
 We expect to be well supplied with all kinds of fish during the coming week. snapper being the most plentiful; and there will probably be three or four cars of this breed received here. Que car is expected to arrive here Tuesday and two cars Thursday. The consump- tion of fish Is not quite so heavy dur
 ing the summer as in winter, owing to the popular belief that this meat is not so healthful in the warmer season. This belief is, however. not founded on fact: for now Is the normal time for catch ing all kinds of fish: and icing facili- ties are such as to prevent spelling" Yesterdays wholesale quotations fol- low.
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California Oranges--s3. 5003. 3.75 Pineapples-$2.75 .7543.00 crate. New Apples .5092.00 per hamper. Peanuts-51sGG1hc per lb. Florida Tomatoes-$1. .50Q$2.5 .50 Mississippi Tomatoes-M basket. Celery-Florida, per crate, $25O: 75c to $1 dozen.
 New Alabama Beans-Hamper. b0675c New Potatoes-$1 per bu. No. 2. K 975c per bushel
 Eggpiants-$2 to $2.50. Texas Onions-$1@1 20 crate. Old Irish Potatoes-85c bushel. New Cabbage-75c@S1.2 25 per crate. Green Beans-Hamper 75c9$1. London Layer Raisins-$1.75 California Figs-$l. 50 per case. Asparagus-75c dozen.
 Huckleberries. 24-quart crate, s2le.5o. Cherries-Per 24-quart crate, 8. Colorado Cantaloupes--Per crate. sa.M Watermelons, 40G50c. Cantaloupes-$2.50 5073.00 per crate. Gooseberries-S2.50 per crate.
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READY RESPONSE ID BUYING ORDERS Holders of Actual Cotton Give Market Steady
 Undertone

New Orleans. June Awhile trading in cotton was not extensive today, the mar ket preserved a good tone and there was ready response to buying orders. The market sagged under the dullness in the afternoon and closed at a net loss of to points.
 Poor cables caused selling around the opening and prices fell off to points. The rains over the belt yesterday and reports of more today caused unea siness. especially as they were accompanied by complaints of increasing Insect damage, and enough buying was stimulated to recover the loss and put the most active months couple of points over Satur- days final figures. The market lacked snap, however, and bulls were not dis posed to increase their commitments to any extent.
 The rise in spoots of points and claims that holders of actual cotton were very firm in their views helped give the mar ket steady undertone in the after noon.
 New Orleans COtfou EufureS
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, June 14.-(Special )-Euro- pean advices were a disappointment, be- ing lower than due, but in the absence of any active trading, our marke. closed only to points lower. There seems lit- tie pressure to sell in the southern mar kets and while the exports are small, the total exports are close to the 5000 900 mark. Some complaint of the presence of boil weevils in central and southwest Texas and in Alabama have been made The trade feels bearish, but not disposed to press sales, because the market rallies so quickly from any decline.
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Liverpool Market

Liverpool June 4.-Cotton, spot steady Good middling, 5.6sd midding, 6.3sd; low middling, 4.SSd Sales, S000 for speculation and export, 300. Receipts, 15O00; futures Idle. June. 5.2lhd June and July, b211kd; July and August, 525d; August and Sep tember 6.33d; September and October 5.41d: October and November, 5.4Sd; Jan uary and February. 5.62d; March and April, b.69d; May and June, 5.751kd.
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WHEAT QUOTATIONS
 CLOSED HEAVY
Prospects of Good Weather Quickens the Crop
 Movement

Chicago, June 14.-Prospects of better weather for the Kansas harvest and there fore quicker movement of the new crop brought about a fall in the price of wheat today, notwithstanding an up- SdSlsc under Saturday nights level. Corn finished unchanged to %c up; oats varying from ssc to ssG1se gain with pro visions at 15d4oc decline
 Corn advanced sharply owing 10 bulllsh crop conditions over the greater part of the belt.
 Oats were only partly sustained by word of good foreign demand at the seaboard
 Hclders of provisions unloaded on ac- count of signs that packers were de- termined to get cheap supply of hogs The most noticeable decline was in pork
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Week-Day Reference

From the Louisville Herald
 Applicant for Postion--I have hero Q letter of recommendation from my min- fster.
 Head of Firm-Thats very good so far as 1t goes, but we won't need your serv- lees on Sundays. Have you got any references from anybody who knows you the other six days of the week?
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, June 14-Mercanti|e paper, 3lhG3% per cent. Sterling exchange, 6o- day bills. $4.7450; demand, $4.77.5o; cables, s47TS5 Francs. demand, 5.441@; cables, 5.4; marks, demand, s2h; cables, S2ss fires, demand, 592; cables, 591s; rubles de- mand. SSla cables Ssss Bar silver, f91ac Mexican pesos, SS1sc Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm. Time loans weak: 60-day bills, 21a per cent 90 lays, 2% per cent six months, 3G3A.
 Money on call steady; high, 2 per cent; low, 1% per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan, per cent; closing bid l% per cent; offered at per cent.
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High. Low. Close,
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 9.32c; receipts, 620 sales, 915; stock. 190,547.
 Galveston: Middling. 9.25c; receipts, 9o1; exports, lo,741; sales, 241; stock. eG1,761.
 Mobile: Middling, s.75c; stock. 17,1o5
 Savannah Middling, Sc; receipts, c3; exports, 7143; sales, 1920; stock, 69.159
 Charleston: Middling. Sc; receipts, g.; stock 56.652.
 Wilmington: Receipts. 22s; stock. 4s. sol.
 Norfolk: Middling. Sc; receipts, 4a5; sales, 549; stock, 55,225.
 Baltimore: Middling. 9%c; stock 22S0.
 Boston: Middling. $500; stock, 14oo0
 Philadelphia: Middling, 1oc; stock 4363
 New York: Middling, s.75c; exports 4392; stock. 246.102 Minor ports: Stock. 27,6S2
 Total today: Receipts, 2310; exports 22,276ls stock. 928,627. Total for week: Receipts, 7167; ex- rorts 25,554 Total for season: Receipts, 1o,47s,1s1i exports, 7.975.031.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. June 14.-(Special.) )-Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows Middling fair, 9.75c: strict good midding 9.50c; good mddling, 9.25c; strict mid ding. 9c: middlng, 8.75c; strict low mid ding, S.25c low middling, 7.75c; strict good ordinary, 7.25c; good ordinary, 6.S7c. Market quiet.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

SSotton Mo1 lMsreAants, !r Haeeycs fS.sss. ', New orIeaps Cotton Exchange. New york. Produce Exchange. Associate Orders soiicite3 for % ths psfcSass SSSs'a0n and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH foT 31;ustur9 delivery; Special attention and
 spot cotton for delivery. Correspon6s s"ss 'nvite1
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Easily Spared

A chronic dyspeptic was staying with friend and when the two were out for walk one morning he said to his host:
 l took couple of tablespoonfuls of salt water from the sea yesterday, and thought I derived benefit from 1t. Do you think I might take some more @'
 Well" replied the host. 'T don't think couple more would be missed" 1"
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Flour and Feedstuff.

self-rising hour, T.10; Tennessee fIour $6.so; Michigan -four. N9O; Idaho rour 0:16; Indiana -four. N1O; hard winter wheat hour. U:xO; shorts. >sa; pure per cent, S2s.00; Cremo meal. s2s oo c. 8. hulls. $10 ton: No. timothy hav $28 per ton: pea green alfalfa, western $22; mixed feeds per ton. $S5; oats. per bushel. 6sc; corn, per bushel N; corn. meal. a.ss per bushel; chops. s1.ss..
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, June 14.-wheat, No. 2 hard $1.1611.2 20; No. red, si.12d113. Corn No. mixed, 721e@7Sc; No. 2swhite. 14c No. yellow, 74G774Isc. Oats, No. white 45lf646c; No 2 mixed, E042c.
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Savannah, June 1A-Turpentine firm: sS1sQsSz; sales. 792; receipts, 6sS; ship ments, 1124; stock. 23401. Rosin firm: sales 1850; receipts, 11s2: shipments 5S74; stock. 51, 41s Quote: A B. 275@290; c D, 300; F. s100s12h; G. S0Qa25: H, s15@az5; I. S250aa0; K. a650870; M. lo5@t8; N, SIS; WG. 5S5; wv, 600.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, June 14.-wheat, No. red. H1e11.17; No. 2 hard, sl.17d1 2s: July SLOTS. Corn. No. 2, 74lsa75c; No. ? white, 75sd76c: July, 74ss6p74Ac. Oats, No 9 45c; No. ? white, 47isc; July, 42ssa42aac
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Future quotations were as follows
Chicago Grain

Chicago, June 14.-Cash wheat, No. z red, H.27; No. hard. s1.2l1h Corn, No 2 yellow, 761hT77c. Rye. No. 2. $ll6. Bar ley, 69@74c. Timothy s5a6.5o. Clever, sS 5od1S.5o. Pork, sl670 Lard. $9.io. Ribs, 9. .623a1012
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Dry Gonds Market

New York, June 14.-Cotton goods mar kets opened quiet and steady today. Yarn demand light. Raw silk easier. Dress goods of staple character were dupli- cated in small quantities. Prices tended higher.
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New Orleans June 14.-Cotton, spot, steady, ' points up. Sales on the spot, $50; to arrive, 65. Good ordinary, 7.31c; strict good ordinary, 7s7c; low middling. s5oc: strict low middling, s.95c; middling, s.S2c; strict middling, 9.57c; good middling, 9.s9c; strict good middljng, 10.26c. Re- ceipts, SEQ; stock, 190,547.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, June 14.-Clean iice con tinued in quiet tone today; receipts, rough. 8743; millers 1898; clean, s06. Sales, 1zo pockets clean Honduras fi a1s9; 3 iss
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Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling 9.15c; receipts, ISIS: shipments, 1894; sales, 22S; stock, 74.175. Memphis: Middling, 9.12c: receipts, s64; shipments. Al; sales, $50; stock, 105,592 Augusta Middling. Sssc; receipts. "A; shipments. 503; stock, 26,0Ss.
 St. Louis: Mfddling. 9lsc receipts, ses; shipments, Al; stock, 260SS
 Cincinnati; Receipts, 455; shipments, 64s; stock, 22,S0S
 Little Rock: Middlng, ss7c; receipts. AZ; shipments. 574; sales, 574; stock, 14,- 9S3.
 Dallas; Midding, S60: sales 250.
 Total today: Receipts 3252; shipments. 44S1; stock. 336,92
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Hides and 'rallow

Green Salt Hides-15@16c. Green Salt Hides (half, cured)-14pD1sc Green Hides (fresh)-1301lc. Dry Salt Hides-24@26c Damaged Hides-Half price. Sheep Skins-25660c. Horse Hides-S2@3. Sherlings-15625c. Goat Skins-25030c. Kid Skins-10c. Tallow-5@Sc. Beeswax-26127c. Washed Wool-30082c. Clear Unwashed Wool-2ba52sc. Burry Wool-15@17c. Ginseng-t46D6.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, June A.-Cotton seed oil de- clined early under July liquidation on the weakness in lard, but later had a partial rally on short covering and SUD- port from refiners. Final prices were to points net lower. Sales 15,700 bar rels. Spot and June, s0066.21; July. 6.22@ 6.24; August. 6.40G642; September, 6.55@ 6.56; October. 6.57@6.5s; November, 652
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton
The Iron Market
,lF,o Poultry and Eggs

Poultry and Eggs Hens-13Q14c. Turkey gobblers-15c; hens. aoc. Broilers-20@22hc. Fryers-25G27hc. Ducks--15c lb. Guineas-30c. Young Roosters-s5c. Old Roosters-90c. Geese-No sale. Fresh country eggs. 15c; graded carton eggs. 170l8c.
 Meats Extra Ribs-s1152ls. INllies-$12.5215. Boston Butts-14c. Pork Loins-17c. Breakfast Bacon-1S626c. Spare Ribs-i0c. Regular Hams-171fc. Skinned Hams--17c. Pure Lard-11ssc; compound, Sc.
 Creamery Products Creamery Butter-32hc; proc ,ss butter. 26ikc; oleomargarine. 14G22c Full Cream Cheese-171c; imported Swiss, 35c; Pimento, dozen, N.35.
 Fish Salt Water Trout--1o@11c. Blue Catnsh-71zc. Red Snapper-914@10u.- Gray Snapper-5c. Mullet-53z0676c. shrimp-10c Spanish Mackerel-11@12c.
 Fruits and Produce Lemons-$4@4.6 Hmes-S1.5O Florida oranses-saoo@asa
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Sugar Market

New York, June H.-Raw sugar steady Centrifugal 4.s9c; molasses, 4l2c; refined steady; cut loaf, 7c; crushed. 6.90c Mould A, 6.55c cubes, 6.s5c; XXX powdered 625c; powdered, 620c; fine granulated 61Oc: Diamond A. 6.10c; confectioners A, 6c; No. l, 5.S5c. Futures closed steady, 5 points lower to 2 higher; sales, 2Joo tons July, 401c: September, 41sc; December 3.S9c; March. 352c.
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English Money

London, June 14-Bar silver, 23 7-16d per ounce. Money, 1A@1& per cent Dis count rates: Short bills. 2% per cent; three months, 2A per cent.
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To the Editor of The Age-Herald Just a little plot of ground. Gods acr'
 A ruStIc cHurCp Iiedr The saddest sweetest spot on earth.
 Where loved ones silent lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15

The writer, obeying a subtle undercnr- rent of impulse, due, perhaps, to memo ries of years gone by. slipped away from the busy cares and strenuous life of the city to a quiet little country village, a village that once hummed with industry, but now grown very quiet. almost as
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Live Stock

Kansas City, June 14.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 13,000; lower Bulk, $72o@ 1.oc' heavy, S725@765; packers and butch CTS, s7.25@7.50; light, $750@775; pigs, S6.50@7.25.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500; steady. Prime fed steers s790@9.00; dressed beef steers, $750@S90; southern steers, $6.50@8.4O; cows. $5.30@7.00; heifers, s725@9.00; stockers, $6.50 c S.25; calves $4.50@10.0o.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; lower. Lambs $7.50@10.35; yearlings. $7.75 @9.0o; wethers, s6.0o@6.50; ewes, $5.25 @5,65.
 St. Louis June 14.-Hogs: Receipts $500; steady. Pigs and lights, $6.2o@ @ f75h; mixed and butchers, $7.65@7.1s; good heavy. s755@775.
 Cattle: Receipts HOO; steady. Native beef steers. $7.50 s.25; yearling steers and heifers, $S00@9.30; cows, $6.00@ -.50: stockers, $6.00@S.25; Texas and h. dian steers, s5.25 @S.65; cows and hcif- CTS, s4.00a $50; native calves, $500 o 1925.
 Sheep: Receipts, 720O: steady. Clipped rative muttons, s5.5O@6.00; clipped lambs s9.00@10.35; spring lambs, $1o00 @10.50.
 Chicago, June 14.-Hogs: Receipts c5,O00; weak. Bulk, $7.30@7.50; light s7.30@7.65; mixed, s7.15@7.55; heavy, S6.90@7.45 tough, $6.40@735; pigs, S6.35Q7.35.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1s,000; easy. Native ! beef steers, $6.50 @9.40; western steers, N E$6.90@S.15 cows and heifers, $3.20@ ' S.S5; calves. $7.25@10.00. Sheep: Receipts, 16,000; wear. Sheep f$5.s0@6.75 lambs, s750@10.00; springs, k$7.50@11.00.
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Coffee Market

New York. June 14.-Reports of a de- { ine of Id in the rate of Rio exchange
 London were followed by some scat cred selling in the market for coffee ! utures here today and prices worked over in the absence of any important demand. The opening was at decline 'qf to points and the market closed at 3 net loss of to 10 points. Sales 5000. June, SIS; July 6.s7; August. sS1; Sep tember, 6s1; October, 6.S2; November 6.ss; December. 6s3; January. 6.s6: Feb ruary, 6so; March 6.93; April, 69s: May, 7.oS. Spot steady; Rio, No. 7 7asc San tos, No. 4. 9ssc. The cost and freight market was generally firm. with new crop Santos As offered at about 99Oc to 9.25c. and Rios 7s at 710c to 720c. Milries prices in Brazil were unchanged Re- ceipts at the Bra zilian ports. 14,0oO: Jun diahy. 1000. European statisticians esti- mate worlds deliveries of coffee for the season at from 20,000000 to e1. .O00, GOO bags. Rio and Santos shipments to the United States last week, 91,000 bags; to Europe, 22OO0.
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Metal Market

New York, June 14.-Lead, s7.25 bid; |spelter not quoted At London, lead f2S 2s Sd; spelter, a110 Copper firm; lelectrolytic, $20.50. Tin strong; spot, $42. .50d43.50 Iron steady; No. 1 northern, ,$l4@15: No. 2, $14. .25I1475; No. 1, southern, ss14.OO@14.50; No. ?. SIS. 7511425 At Lon Sdon: Spot copper, eS6 5s; futures, EST 5s; 'electrolytic. s96 los; spot tin. ETA los;
 futures, s170; antimony, s120@135.
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Naval Stores

@s.so; December. es5as5s; January. s5 6659.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
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Fish
Fruits and Produce

Lemons-S404.50.
 Ames-S1.50. Florida oranses-saoo@asa
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Creamerv Product.

Creamery Butter-S2Hc; proc ,ss butter. 26kc; oleomargarine, 14G22c
 Full Cream Cheese-17hc; imported Swiss, 35c: Pimento, dozen. s1.s5.
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The Country Churchyard

Birmingham. June IA, 1915.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day. s7s,4oo shares
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-15

New York. Sept. 1.-THE Evening
sun publishes an interview this after
noon with German Ambassador Bern
storff, who Is quoted as saying that il
there is a break in diplomatic rela-
tions between United States and Ger
many IL will be followed by war" Ger
many has made important concessions
I'm differences to United states" Am
bassador Bernstorff Is quoted as say
Ing. I'm agreeing that no passenger
ships will be submarined unless there
are attempts to escape or ram she
ship. This was achieved by dipio-
macy. II diplomatic relations are
broken. submarine commanders will
be instructed to sink everything they
see. or course this would mean war
within two or three days"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-15
TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS.
Plans Signed by Daniels for Powerful
Fighters.

washington, Sept. 1O.-Plans for
two new battleships authorized by the
last congress were signed today by
Secretary Daniels. They will be the
largest and most powerful ever design
ed for the American navy, and in ad-
dltion to formidable main batteries of
twelve 14-inch guns, will be provided
with new safeguards against torpedo
attack and anti-aircraft guns.
Bills will be open November II for
construction Of the ships.
The ships will displace $4,000 tons.
They will have four submerged tor
psdo tubes, secondary batteries of
twenty-five 5-inch guns and four g.
inch rifles for repelling air attacks.
The length will be 624 fet over all.
breadth 81 feet s inches and draft of
80 feet. The cost of each vessel ex-
elusive of armor and armament is linn
tied to s7SOO,OOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-15
GREAT LOAN ASSURED
Financial Commission
Expect to Obtain Half RiIIion

new YORK, Sept. 1.-The Anglo
rrehch financial commissioners are
To-Day holding informal conferences
WIN american fnancicrs. They are
already assured Of obtaining a loan Of
" haII To thrcc-quarters OF "A billion
"oliars, They will he the Weekend
guests Of j. Il. Morgan at his homo nm
Long Island. No formal conference
VIII be held until Monday. They state
thcy Will deposit "amplc securities"
for all advances made. Financial iu-
Situti"nS throughout the Unitcj H;,to.
VIII De asked {" participate in the
loans.