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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
EXCITED ADVANCE
 ON COTTON MARKET
Bulls Again Take the Ag- gressive, Causing Won-
 derful Spurt

New York, October 29.--A renewal of ag- sressive bull support caused an excited advance in the cotton market today. with January contracts selling up to 12s9c. or S points above yesterdays close. That oeiivery closed at 12.2bc and the general list was finally steady within or points or the e-pest, or at net gain of from sl to Sa points for the day.
 There seemed to be no particular item in the days news to account for the ,,p- ward movement. but 1t was rumored that former prominent bull leaders had re- entered the market as heavy buyers.
 The market recovered the bulk of yes- terday's loss at the opening, first prices being 2l to 30 points higher on a renewal of the buying movement. which was in evidence at the close of the previous day, and covering of shorts. Relatively steady cables suggesting that there had been no overnight pressure of spot cotton from the south in the market abroad, and the stronger ruling of sterling exchange helped the advance which was also en- couraged by private crop estimates rang ing around 100000 bales Spot houses were considerable sellers on the advance.
 Wnicn hibo seemed 10 meet sOf1o opposi- ton from local or uptown sources. but all offerings were very readily absorbed on very moderate reactions, and the high point was reached in the late trading. when December sold at 1215c March at .4sc. and May at 12.s2c. or eto 3s points higher.
 Rumors that leading bull interests had sent out many telegrams late yesterday advising purchases of cotton, and that they planned to Insert advertisements in the southern papers on Sunday setting forth their expectations of ultimately
 much higher prices. probably added to the nervousness of recent sellers, and stop orders were uncovered on the advance After the first rush of buying orders however, trading was comparatively mod crate, and the buying was attributed chiefly to the bull brokers on covering. with general sentiment moro or less un- settled. Exports today were 4T06 bales, making 1,265s9S so far this season. Port receipts, Ss,6l3 United States port stocks, 1,29c, 11s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur October 29.-(special.) Miss velma Hazelip was today awarded s27oo damages in her suit in the circuit coN-t against Dr.. J. B. Shelton. weil- knov~, physician of the Decaturs. Tho plaintiff alleged that she was. given an eye wash by the doctor that caused the loss of ono of her eyes. It was the third trial of the case. the plaintiff being awarded damages on both previous hear ings, but losing in the higher court.
 Accompanied by large number of students. the New Decatur football team left at noon today for Moulton, where 1t will meet the husky Lawrence County High school this afternoon. The trip was made by automobile. as Moultou Is several miles off the railroad.
 .The Latin quarter of Paris is fable. seen only by foreigners who have the money to pay for the privilege of seeina it." says Mss Ruth Crawford, a gifted artist of the Decaturs. who has returned home after years of study abroad. The quarter Is maintained simply to extract money from the tourist, and though the artists do have the circles of conssniai friends. none of the Bohemia nism told of in story books is known tn them."'
 
 ROTOGRAvURDs
 nOTO0RAyUuEi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
vising the producer to hold his cotton

visng the producer to hold his cotton ! for specified price. No one can say with certainty to just what levels prices may or may not go. The better way Is to sell a little at time on the ad- vanees and hold firm when the manipu- lators try to depress prices. The facts in regard to the crop and consumption probabilities Justify hisheA levels for cot I ton. Spinners and manufacturers fin gen eral are getting prices for their goods that justify these higher prices for the raw material, and just sure as the demand for their goods continue they will be in the market for the raw material. Naturally they want to get it as cheaply as possible. and to parapnrase the old saw; "All's fair In war and the textile trade,'' and these users of raw cotton will do all they can to get it as cheaply as they can. In their late efforts to get some cheaper cotton than conditions jus-s titled they overshot their mark,
 The average manufacturer thinks the farmer and country merchant is a bit of boob and easy to fool. but as Abraham Lincoln said. You can fool all of the people part in the time, some of tho people all of the time. but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" So it proved in the present instance. Holders of spot cotton this time knew conditions better than anyone else. and stood their ground nobly throughout the desperate ef- forts made by those interested to dis lodge their holdings. Expect the market to advance in an orderly manner. with the usual reactions from time to time as those who bought on the decline being satisfied with their holdings sell out, un- til such time as contracts change from strong hands to weak, then another big swing downward may be expected. Confi- dently advise purchases now for substan- tial profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
HEAVY TRADE
 ON MORRIS AVENUE
Prices Continue Unchanged. Turkeys Are Now
 Coming In

Prices and conditions on Morris ave- nue continue unchanged today. Busi- ness was fairly good yesterday. All dealers are well stocked for today and look for heavy trade
 Large quantities of turkeys and a general variety of poultry are being re- ceived daily. The demand for poultry was much better yesterday than the day before
 Dealers say that a good, stiff cold snap would improve business consider ably
 The fish market shows no signs of an early improvement Red snappers nave about disappeared from the mar ket entirely and dealers say they are unable to account for such a protract- ed shortage and that 1t is a serious proposition.
 Chesapeake Bay osters are plentiful and are off 15c per gallon All grades or spot cotton are up A C. Today's quo- tations follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
GREATER ACTIVITY
 0NST0CK MARKET
Buying Movement Sets In and Prices Are
 Boosted

New York, October es.-Greater strength, breadth and activity charac- terlzed stoday's stock market operations than at any session since the recent re- Versal in specialties. Dealings compre- hended every part of the stock list. railways again assuming unusual prom thence
 The advance began at the opening and was in the nature of resumption or yesterdays late rise. For a time specialties were reactionary, while rep- resentative shares and coppers gathered greater strength. Later there came A fresh buying movement in many of the high priced war shares and United States, while rails reacted slightly.
 Steel led the market, except during the Forenoon, when Reading and Fries among the rails, and naconda Copper dominated the trading In the afternoon buying orders lifted Steed to S7%. a gain of 21s, and within a slight frac- ton of it's recent best Steel was taken Tn lots Of 5000 to 12.00O shares and its rise was affected at some cost to the short interest.
 coppers responded to an increase in the price of the refined metal with gains of to points Anaconda mak- Ing new record at SS. a gain of 3 h Fertfiizer stocks and petroleums, which recently fell back with other special- ties. were materially higher.
 All the war shares participated in today's rise, except Bethlehem Steel. which was extremely inactive and closed at 540, decline of 19 points. Among the more extensive gains in specialties were Studebaker. up l1ls to l721s. Willys-Over1and 10 to 25O. Baid- win Lomocotive to 1S7, and Maxwell Motors 51s to S3.
 Canadian Pacific led the rails. open ing at substantial gain and steadily rising 96 points to 1S5Ja Canadian $ allied stocks like 500" Duluth. South Shore and Atalntic and Wisconsin Gen. tral was to points higher Fries were again marked feature. together With New York Central and Norfolk and Western. All the stocks comprising the cotton carrying roads were stronr q
 Further strength was shown down py foreign exchange, demand sterling rising well over yesterdays close de- spite increased offerings of bills.
 Wabash issues were a feature of the pond market, together with New York central debentures. Total sales. par value. aggregated $4,S55 000
 Government bonds were unchanged on call . GU oi'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Dun's Review

New York. October 2s.-Dun's review to- morrow will say:
 Not only is there no step backward in general business, but each week the pen duum of progress swings over a wider area and confidence is further strength ened. Recent vagaries of the weather have not been conducive to the best re- suits in retail distribution. yet substan- tial gains are nevertheless apparent in this direction.
 ''The forward movement gathers mo- mentum in spite of various opposing in fiuences such as the instability of for eign exchange. the congestion of freight at terminal points and continued dis sension in the ranks of labor, and, while expansion is still most pronounced in war order lines. on the whole conditions and prospects are much less checkered and irregular than formerly.
 Few discordant notes mar the cheer full tone of reports from the leading cen- ters and trades, and~ since popular im- precision largely control events. the not ablo improvement in sentiment has an important bearing upon the future trend of affairs.
 No one now doubts that the brighter day has definitely dawned and the change of spirit finds expression in the launch ing of many deferred undertakings. while more new enterprises are being started than for several years past. Instead of the marked hesitancy and caution pre- viously manifest, large projects are con- ceived and carried into effect in a man. ner that attests the increased confidence rervading the commercial world.
 Weekly bank clearings were s3.s90. 7ss. .s7s."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates, not to close of corresponding weeks.
 In sight for week, 459,000; same seven days last year. 534, 900; same seven days year before. 712000; for tho month, 1,sss : GOO; same date last year, l,815,000; same date year before. 2.73O,000; for season, 3,47,000; same date last year, 2.620, ,oe0; same date year before, 4.7S5,0 0O0 Port re- ceipts for season. 2.1b7.000; same date last year. 1.344.000; same date year before last, 3.5S2, 900. Overland to mills and Canada for season, 16o.000; same date last year. 125.000 same date year before, 1S4,000. Southern mill takings for season, 72l, GOO; same date last year, 495,cj0; same date year before, 1,000. Interior stocks in ex- cess of August 1. 439 600; last year. 656,00O; year before, 363,0O0. Foreign exports for week, 136,000; same seven days last year, 152 900; same seven days year before. 3a6 . GOO; for season, 1.271, ,0o0; same date last year, 525 000 same date year before, 2,S92,- 900. Northern spinners 'takings and Can ada for week. sS.0o0; same days last year, 7s.OO0: for season. 46S,0oO; to same date last year, 449,00o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
THE WHEAT MARKET
 BECOMES STRONGER
English Denial of Peace RumOrs Gives Tone to
 Trading

Chicago, October 29.-Official auuounce- ment that Great Britain was not engaged in any peace negotiations whatever helped to give decided strength most of the time today to the wheat market here. The close, although weak. was 17sQ2c to 2,sa zisc net higher. with December at s1 o2ss and May at so4sa1o4lz. Corn finished 7sc off to Ac up oats with gains of isa1sc, and provisions at an advance of 5a7lSc to 55c.
 Denials of peace rumors had substantial backing in foreign buying of wheat fu- lures here and of cash wheat in Omaha Besides, there was a notable revival of European orders to purchase flour at Min neapolis. good export business in wheat was said also to be under way at the sea- board with estimates of total sales reach ing as high as 1,200.000 bushels. Diminish ing of receipts In the northwest counted further against the bears. and so, too, did a sensational upturn iH freight rates from Argentina. In addition. gossip was cur rent that free Canadian wheat would mt be possibility this year.
 About the only bearish reaction of the day in the wheat market took place just at the close Something of a display of selling pressure then was apparently due to desire by longs to realize profits be- fore the end of the session On the other hand, notable sustaining influence was the fact that the Winnipeg market had gone to a good premium over the De- cember option here.
 Corn for December and May delivery advanced in line with the wheat strength and to some little extent as a result of the big upturn in ocean rates from Ar gentina. Enlarged country offerings f.x,1 ,1r<q 4.1 ( 41.. n..4. tive export demand lifted oats. Sales to the seaboard aggregated LOG, 900 bushels. Packers buying brought about the rise in provisions. It was said that shipping transactions here in the last few days in cluded 100000 pounds of meats and 5,000,0 900 pounds of lard
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling. Il 95c; receipts, 13, 421; shipments, 15,641: sales, 6911; stock, 164, 4S0.
 Memphis: Middling, 12. 13c; receipts 7g7; shipments, 64l4 sales, b25; stock, 153. 800.
 Augusta Middling, 11.SSc; receipts, 2050 shipments. 1129; sales, 7s0; stock, 163, ,602
 St. Louis: Middling, 121kc; receipts 2765; shipments, 3o32 sales, 1Is; stock, 6S7S
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1894; shipments 1216; stock 10,S6S
 Little Rock: Middllng, 12 25c; receipts 1877; shipments, 1212 sales. 1212; stock. 24.- 543.
 Dallas Middling, 11.50c.
 Total today: Receipts, 29,7s4; shipments S,644 stock, 624 1S1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Avery's Letter

Birmingham, october 29.--As I antlcl- peted In my letterof yesterday, the cot ton market had become oversold. and the information that it was on the eve of a sharp advance proved correct.
 All that is necessary now to see old highs Is for farmers and merchants who have cotton on hand to sell it sparingly on the way up; in other words. sell few bales at time as the market advances. By so doing they will find they have re- ceived a good average price for the whole
 have never been an advocate of ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Flour and Feedstuffs
(Wholesale Ouotations1

tWholesale Quotations)
 Illinois flour, s7.25; self-rising flour. $500; Tennessee flour, $84O; Michigan flour. $7.15 Idaho flour. $s.50; Indiana -four, $6.65; hard winter wheat flour. s6.65: wheat shorts, s3S; mixed shorts sS1 pure wheat bran. $2s: c. s. meal. 7ls per cent, $36; Cremo. meal $ao; c. s. hulls. $17 per ton; No. timothy hay. s2s per ton; pea green alfalfa, western, ga; southern alfalfa, s19; mixed feeds. per ton, $5O; oats. per bushe. No. ?, white. 53c; Texas oats. CSC; corn, per bushel. s5c; cornmeal, N.65 per two- bushel sack; chops, $1.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Liyernool Cotton

Liverpool. October 29-Spot cotton easier. good middling, 7,6Sd; middling 1,02d; low middling, 6.54d. Sales, 10.ooa; for speculation and export. 25oo; receipts 10000; futures very steady. October and October and Novemb CT, esd. November and December and December and Jan uary. s.a2hd; January and February. 6.92d; February and March, 6.93lad; March and April, 6.sid; April and May. May and June, 6.eSisd; Juno and July, 6.9od; July and August, 6.S6izd; August and Septem- Der, 6.11ad; September and October. G. 56l9d; October and November. 6.52d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30

week. 477s.sos: same date last year. s.7ss.- ss; same date year before. 4s6s.s s95. Of this the total American this week is S.75l. o6s: last week. a62a 7sS: last year. 2.5es, ,055: year before, l.l67. 1Se. All other kinds this week. 1.s7.lSa. last week. 1,l52. S5; last year. i,1So i92 year before. t.1ii,0oo Visible in the United States this week. 2,if2, 900: this date last year. 1. 1.4s5.0oo. Visible in other countries this week. 2,7ts. .ooo; this date last year. 2,s64.0oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Produce Market

New York, October 2o-Butter, barely steady; receipts. 1884. Creamery, extras, 92- score. 2Ss4 4@29c creamery. higher. SCOT ing( 29N@90c: firsts, 27Q2SAc. Eggs Steady; receipts. 793; fresh gathered, ex- tra fine, 37@Ssc extra flrsts. 35@sSc; firsts, 3O094c: seconds, 2T@29c. Cheese. firm; receipts 1591; state whole milk, fresh held. specials. 15AG16c; special av- craze fancy. 151ac; fresh specials. 15%c; special average fancy, 151hc Live poul- try steady; western chickens, 141ac; fowls, 1S@141kc; turkeys, 1S@0oc; dressed, dull; western fresh chickens barrels, 13id923c; fresh fowls iced, 124l61sc; turkeys, frozen 1sd221ac.
 Chicago, October 29.-Butter higher; creamery, 231za2Sc. Eggs: Receipts, 265l cases; unchanged. Potatoes: Receipts, 80 cars; unchanged. Poultry: Alive. lower; fowls, 12c: springs. 13c.
 st. Louis, October 29.-Poultry, un- changed ducks 14c; geese, 13c. Butter: Creamery, 2311c. Eggs, 25c.
 Kansas City, October 2.-Butter eggs and poultry unchanged except hens, lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans. October 2e.-spot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot seo; to arrive, 1570 Good ordinary, 9.1ic; strict good ordinary. 1o.s0c: low middling. 10 .esc; ; strict low mddling. Il .sSc: middling. II .75c; strict middling. 12c: good lnid- ding, 12.S2c: strict good middling, 12.69c.' Receipts, 1884 stock, 22sas7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Wool Market

Boston, October 2e.-This has been con- siderably above an average weeks busi- ness here in wool. Prices are not par ticularly higher. but they are firmer and slight advances have been made in a few instances. On the other hand, there are a few in the trade who still lack confi- dence in the market.
 Advices from the goods centers are that business is better. Spinners of knitting yarns are receiving a good business and weaving yarn spinners also are getting a better trade. Missouri A blood. S4Q35c; ss blood, 341x0351hc; 11 blood. 30GS1c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.

cettcn Msrcna.ts. He.syer sSeare, Y. change, New orieans Cotton Exchan9s New York Produce Exchange. Assoclsts Members Liverpool Cotton AsDociatlon. eale of Cotton and Cotton Seed on Tor libeyal forms .6iven for conolgQments ef
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Fruits and Produce

Wholesalers Selling Price) California Grapes-$1.75 box Lemons-$3.75@4.
 Oranges-$5 05.50. Bananas-s1.50 bunch Limes-75c @31
 New Apples-s1 61.25 per hamper. Maiden Blush Apples in barrels, $4.50 Peanuts-51s 1s @6hc per ID. . Home Grown Tomatoes-75c. Irish Potatoes-90c per bu. Egg Plants-Alabama, $1.50 per crate.
 Northern Onions-Per h., 2%c New Cabbage--1H Hc lb. Green Beans-As bu. baskets. 75@ soc. Florida Squash-s2.50 per hamper. Home Grown Cucumbers--Per half bushel basket, 25@50c. London Layer Rasins--S175 New Sweet Potatoes--$1.25 per ham. per; bbl. $2.59.
 Figs-$1.50.
 Celery-Crate. $450; dozen, soc. Lettuce-Doxen, soc. Malaga Grapes--S1.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Chicago Grain

Chicago, October 29.-wheat. No. 2 red a.11d1.1Sc; No. 3 red. sl.s@1.1o; No. } hard, H.0oq1.07; No. 3 hard, 9scQ1 .0Si4 Corn, No. yellow, 641sd65c. Oats No. 3 white, 361sdS71ac: standard, 391hQ399sc. Rye. No. ?. $1.0391. .03ia. Barley. 54Q63c Timothy. sbQ7.75. Clover s11@1s. Pork $1455 Lard, $9.9o. Ribs. s9s0910.37.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Liyernool Cotton Statistics

Liverpool October 29-Weekly cotton statistics: Total forwa rded to mills, 9s.ooo bales. American. S6.00o: stock. 910oo9. American. 6T7.ooo: imported. 7s 900; Ameri- can, 67.O00: exports i6s9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Dry Goods Market

New York. October 2e.-Cotton goods were steadfer today and yarns were firm. Wool markets firmer and more active. The carpet auction sales were we'll attended and active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Metal Market

New York. October 29--Metal exchange quotes lead offered at s4.75. Spelter not quoted. At London. lead, e23 15s. Spell ter, a71 10s Copper firm; electrolytic, SIS @1S.121s. Iron steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes in firm. $34.50@S5. At London, spot copper s7s; futures. a7s los; electrolytic. sss los. Spot tin, f15S 15s; futures, a15S 5s. Anthony, G125.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Rice Market

rice continued unchanged today. The
 rough grade was active, while clean Hon
 duras was strong and Japan steady. Re-
 ceipts, rough. S597; mlllers, 67s4; clean, 9742 Sales 303 sacks rough Honduras at 3.O1QI40ec; 546l pockets clean Honduras at 2d'%c. Quote: Rough Japan, 2.50Q4c;
 clean Honduras 4G5asc; others un- changed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
St. I,ouis Grain

St. Louis October 29.=-Wheat. No. red sl.1s; No. hard, s1.07ia; December s1027s G102s4; May, $1.04s. Corn. No. old. 63c; No. white, new, 62inc; December, 55Ac; May. 57ssQ57s4c. Oats No. 9, SIC; No. 2 white nominal; December, S57sc; May, 3Ssc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, October 29-Cash wheat No. hard, S1.01Q1.0s; No. red. s1.17Q 1.1s. Corn, No. mixed. 6la63c; No. ? white. 6ld62c No. yellow, 64@65c. Oats No white, 361tc; No. mixed, s4d35c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Naval Stores

Savannah, October 2S.-Turpentine steady. 52c; receipts. 366; shipments A'; stock, 10.s47. Rosin firm; sales, 1626; re- ceipts, 1l9o; shipments 14s2; stock. 5s,oSs. Quote: A, B. c. D, F. F. c. $4406446; II, S4. .421kda4.5o, I. %.45@4.5o; K. N75; M, 555; N, -$6; VIC, s6.25; wv, s6.5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Mercantile Paper

New York, October 29.-Mercantile pa- per, 3651s per cent. Sterling 60-day bills, A61-50: demand, $4.65.25: cables. A.6s. Francs demand. 5.s1 cables. 5.sO. Marks, demand. 01h; cables. S1s<. Lires. demand, 6.42: cables. 9A Rubles, demand. saA cablea 3s5t Bar silver. 4sss Mexican Railroesa bonds stro,,r. Time ioans essy O days md 90 days 2KQs per cent; six months. 3 per cent. Cali money steady; high. per cent; low. 1x per cent: ruling rate. K per cent; last loan. per cent; closing bid, K per cent: offered at per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Tho Iron Market
A Cold Douche

"A Cold D0llCne From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 President Wilson tells of a famous Princeton professor who supplied the pulpit one Sunday in the hamlet of Penn's Neck
 He preached his first sermon and thrilled the congregation in the little country church as 1t had never been thrilled before. At the close of the ser vice he was feeling particularly we'll sat- isfled with himself when the leading elder approached and asked him:
 well doctor, what's the damage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Sugar Market

New York, October 29.-Raw sugar nomi- nal; centrifugal, 426c; molasses. a49c; re- fined firm. Sugar futures opened more &C., tive today on covering and some support from trade interest. At noon prices were 6 to il points higher. The closing was firm, 2 or 3 points higher. Sales. 24oo tons. December. s26c: March, s02c; May. S.1sc; July, S.20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Cation s.ed Oil

New York, October 29.-Cotton seed oil after advancing on commission house buying on the strength in cot ton and lard had a moderate setback under reports of easier crude and sell ing by refiners. final prices being } to points net higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Fish

Fish
 (Who1esalers' Selling Price) Perch-Shc. Salt Water Trout-12@121hc. Red Snapper-10c in bbl. and He in smaller lots. Gray Snapper-6kc. Mullet--6c. Shrimp--12c Spanish Mackerel-121s@15c. Sheephead--815c oysters-Medium. s1s5; select, s1.eO per gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30

Meats
 Crackers Selling Price) Extra Ribs--10&c. Bellies--11hc. Butts-19c. Pork Loins-1Sc. Neck Bones-5c. Breakfast Bacon-20 @25c. Spare Ribs-11c. Regular Hams-17Mc. Skinned Hams-A-171hc Pure Lard-10Mc; compound, 9Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-30
Creamery Products

Wholesalers Selling Price) Creamery Butter-32c; process but ter, Ere; oleomargarine, 14@23c. Full Cream Cheese-171ac; Pimeto doz, $135