davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
Produce Market

New York. December 30-Butter quiet; receipts, 527; creamery extras, 92 score, SSc; creamery. higher scoring, SS1sa34c; firsts, 2S@S2c seconds, 25G271ac Eggs firm; receipts. 3S59; fresh gathered extra fine, S5@36c; extra firsts, 331s034c; firsts, 32@S3c; seconds, 29d31c; nearby henery whites, fine to fancy, 4Jd4Sc; nearby hen- cry browns, 3SGl40c Cheese firm: receipts, 955; state whole milk, flats held specials stateewhole milk, flats, aver age fancy, 17G17Ac: state whole milk flats, current malO specials, 17@17Ac; state whole milk, flats, average fancy Live poultry firm: chickens western, 1414c fowls, 14d15c; no turkeys quoted Dressedsfirm fresh killed chick ems. 141sQ27c; fowls, 121a@17c; turkeys 24d26c.
 Chicago, December SO-Butter lower creamery, 221aa321ac. Eggs higher: re- ceipts, 1884 cases; frsts.. 270D27Ac; ordinary firsts, 251a6l26c; at mark, cases included 2oM2Tc Potatoes higher: receipts, 13 cars; Michigan and Wisconsin whites, SS @95c; Minnesota and Dakota whites, 900 95c Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. SoGS5c Poultry, alive higher; fowls, 13c; springs, 13c; turkeys, 16c.
 St. Louis, December 30.-5Poultry, but ter unchanged. Eggs, 2G1z@27c.
 Kansas City, December 50.-Butter, eggs and poultry unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND WORKERS GET PAY INCREASED
Aggregate of Millions of Dollars Will Be Added to Workers Earnings at
 Beginning of Year

New York December sD. Wages of 9O0.- coo employees in various trades in this city will be increased beginning January 1, 1t was estimated today The increases are expected to aggregate mIiiions of '-''e-s Thousands of workers on sirrets. subway and elevated railroads are included among those who will profit by 70 1- Vances.
 The United Board of Bus.ao-s Agents Tor the building trade unions announces that the wages of more than 5000 ma ehinists. tile layers and fathers already have been increased by from 20 cents to N90 a day. Increases beg.nning January l are demanded by many other unions end range from 9 cents to 50 cents a day, Increases in pay have been granted lz'VVo girls In the millinery trade; 300e walters and to 1200 mechanics in the No.e- York navy yard.
 Employers say they do not rememb af ume when more labor organizations asked larger pay than at present, nor Wien so many were obtaining 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
Fruits and Produce

(WnOleSalerS Selling PrtCe1 Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbl, $450 fancy Winesap, bbl.. $500; fancy Black Twig. $5; bulk, s2.75dS barrel fancy Ar kansas Black apples. S5Q550 Oranges-Florida, box, B. 25a2 50; Sat Grapefruit-Box. $3.29 to $3.Jo Grapes-Malagas, keg. S6.50G7. Cranberries-Barrel s10; box. s2.5O. Pears-Oregon, box. s3.25. Bananas, bunch, s150G2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, $450Q5. fancy California, $4.50. Limes-$1 to SIPS.
 London Layer Rasins-s1S5. Irish Potatoes-Michigan white. bu.. $1.20.
 Onions-Red and yellow. pound. se Peanuts-514 E @61s sc per ID. Tomatoes-Cuba, per crate, $35O Cabbage-Danish, pound, 11hc. Rutaba gas-Pound, 11sc. Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, 75@S0c. Lettuce-Hamper, $2.
 Celery-Colorado, crate, $5. .25; doz.. s1. Snap Beans-$2q2. .50 hamper New Crop Lima Beans-61ac lb. Pecans-Fancy paper shell. 2OQ25c; Tex as, 15c.
 English Walnuts-No. 1 California soft shell. 171ac; No. California. 15c. Butternuts-15c ID. Brazil nuts-15c lb. % Rice-697c. f' Prunes-SG10c lb.
 Dates-s3 case : Figs-s2.5 Cease.
 Ciuron-1Sc ID.
 Pig Feet-$a. 25 keg.
 Maekerel-se.7 75 half-barrel Cocoanuts-Per 100, s6.50@f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
TROY

Troy. December 30.-Last night ne- gro was killed by falling from light pole on the court square. The negro, Bob Henderson. faithful employe of the Light and Water company of this city, had been working for the plant for about 15 years and had always been uncoa.- plaining in his services no matter what weather or work called him out. He was sent up the pole to locate some wire trouble, the current having been shut off and either caught weak wire arm or slipped. as the pole was slippery owing to the hard rain that was falling. and fell 9 feet, striking the pyrites pave ment below on his ~head. The forehead was badly cut ana his skull crushed. Medical aid was suH1moned at once, but he died within two hours afterward, never regaining consciousness One peculiar feature about the accident is the fact that fe wears ago the little son of Mrs Lewis of this city (fel from an upstairs porch and was killed by striking the ground in almost identically the same spot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
Coffee Market

New York, December 29-The market for coffee futures was less active today with prices holding steady in sympathy with the steadiness of Brazil, and in the absence of any important selling. The opening was unchanged and the market closed unchanged to 1 point lower In cluding switches from March to July at 19 points, sales were T50. January, 6.49c; February, 6.57c; March. 6.66c; April, 6.7oc; May, 6.75c; June, 679c; July, 6.S4c Au- gust, 6.5Sc; September, 6.92c; October, 6.96c; November. 7c.
 Spot quiet; Rio 7s 75sc; Santos 4s 9c Cost and freight offers were unchanged. The official cables reported no change in milreis prices in Brazil with Rio ex- change on London 1-32d lower.
 Rio receipts, 90O0 Santos missing. Jun diahy receipts, 4s.O00. No clearances were reported for the United States and de- crease in Brazilian port stocks suggest ed shipments of over 100000 bags to Eu- rope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
STEADY ADVANCE IN COTTON MARKET
RumOr of Important Victory By the Allies Stimulates
 Buying

New Orleans, December S0.-Cotton stood at the advance throughout to- days session of the local market and closed at a net gain of 1S to 15 points, At the highest the trading months were Is to IS points up. Better reports from the spot department and from mill cen ters helped the market. Around the opening prices rose about 10 points on better cables than due and buying of covers by recent short sellers who wanted to even up over the holidays Toward the middle of the morning a rumor of an important victory by the allies stimulated buying still further and by noon the market was IA to l6 points up. In the early afternoon the market was at it's best on reports or a rise of about A pound on the basis of f. O. b. cotton in the last few days and on reports of large sales to Jap anese buyers out of the local stock and at interior points in this state,
 The news of wage advances among mill operatives in this country, an es- innate of 14,250.000 bales as the con sumption of American cotton for this season and Manchester cables reportl ing a good demand for cloths were features which helped the market
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
IMPROVED DEMAND
 ADVANCES COTTON
Firmness of Liverpool and Favorable Southern Spot
 Raise Prices

New York. December 30.-Foreign buy ing and reports of an improved demand for spot cotton from exporters in the south seemed responsible for the firmer ruling of todays cotton market. March net higher and closed at 12Ssc, with the general list closing steady at a net ad- vance of fs to Is points.
 The opening was somewhat irregular, January being points lower while other months were to points higher in re- sponse to relatively steady cables. Re ports that further January notices were in circulation probably accounted for the opening decline in that month. but it was soon found that the tenders amount ed to only 200 bales and January quickly firmed up with the rest of the list, Houses with Liverpool connections were moderate sellers of July and October, but were active buyers of March and May, while there was a renewal of the con centrated buying of March by people with continental connections which had been the feature of the past two days. The persistency of this demand, combined with the firmness of Liverpool and the more encouraging character of southern spot news, seemed to render recent local sellers more or less uneasy and covering became a factor as prices worked higher. January contracts sold up to 12.11c, May to 12.63c, and July to 12.77c in the late trading and prices closed within a point or two of the best.
 Trading was comparatively during the afternoon, but offerings were limited and the more favorable average of sentiment was encouraged by bullish trade advices from Lancashire, which reported good trade with prospects for its continuance.
 Prominent English statitsicians now estimate the worlds consumption of American cotton for this season and 14, 25o.000 bales, comparing with an earlier season estimate of 100000 bales. This estimate allows Great Britain 3.650,000; the continent 3300.O00, and Japan 450000 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
TEXAS STOCKMAN FALLS FOR "OLD GAME"
Is Swindled out of Twenty Thousand Dollars In Joke Race Track
 Scheme

Chicago, December so-Wire tappers al- leged to be operating in Auburb of Chi cago, swindled Vincent Baer, a wealthy stocIman of Midland. Tex, out of s20,00o on horse race, according to rep9~. to the police today
 The swindlers, it was said met Baer in Kansas City, Mo, where some wagers were made on the races, and later their acquaintance was renewed in Cincinnati. The men who got his money Baer charges, are Edward A. Alexander and Charles C.. Miller. 7 Baer and his two companions came to Chicago on Christmas day, it was re- ported. The wires were tapped" and Baer was told that every bet had been won He claims to have turned over $20000 to the two men and all three left for Cincinnati, whence they were to go to Lexington. Ky, to collect their win- nings.
 Baer said he missed his friends enroute and has seen nothing of them or his s2o,- O0o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
Supar Market

New York, December 30.-The raw sugar market was quiet but firmly held today. A small lot of afloat Cubas, about due, was offered at 8 7sc but in the ab- sence of buyers was ordered to store Another lot of 67,000 bags of Cubas, early January clearance, was offered at 211-16c. First half January clear ance was offered at 35sc and all Jan uary at 3A c. Holders seemed to be firm at these prices, with buyers views about 1-16c less. Offerings of Febru- ary and March shipments have been reduced with holders asking 3sss. No new business was reported and prices were unchanged as follows: Centri- fugal, 4.45 @4.5Sc; molasses, 3.6S@3 3.S1c and Cubas cost and freight, s-16c. Re fined was dull and unchanged at 5.9oc for fine granulated.
 Futures were quiet and rather steady on the better tone in raws with final prices unchanged to points higher January sold from 3.62Q Q366c; clos ing 365c March, 3.37c cloring 3.S6c; May, 3.47 O 3.49c, closing S.4Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
Live Stock

St. Louis, December 3O.-Hogs: Receipts, $500; market higher; pigs and lights, $5.75 d6 90; mixed and butchers, $6600I00; good heavy; $6.S50l7.00
 Cattle: Receipts 39oo; market steady; native beef steers, S750Q9.50; yearling steers and heifers, SS.50d9.50 cows, S5.55 CT %; stockers and feeders, $5.00Q7 20; Texas and Indian steers. $5. 25@S 50; COWS and heifers, $4.OoG6 5O native calves, s6@ 10 50
 Sheep: Receipts, 25O0; market lower; yearlings, $6.50@S.50: lambs, sS.ooq95o; sheep and ewes, s5.50@6.5o
 Kansas City, December S0.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, $500; market higher; bulk, $6.25Q 6.7O; heavy, $6 65@6. 75 packers and butch CTS. s6.5566 70; light, s695d6.60; pigs, 5.S4 6.1O.
 Cattle: Receipts, So0 market steady; prime fed steers, $9.00@950; dressed beef steers, $6.5OaS.50; southern steers. S5.oo0 75; cows, s4.00@6.75; heifers, s6.00Q900; stockers and feeders, $5.50QS.Oo; bulls, $5256.25; calves, $6.00@925
 Sheep: Receipts, $500; market lower; lambs, $S. S.50@9.25 yearlings, $.OodS.O0; wethers, s6O006.65; ewes, $5.2ts96.15.
 Chicago. December 30.-Hogs: Receipts, 30 900; market strong; bulk. $5.45@6So; light, $6.20@6S0; mixed, $6Soq69O; rough, &C., 3566. 50; pigs, $5.25Q6.35. Cattle: Receipts. 40O0; market steady; native beef steers, $610@9.75; cows and heifers, $2 S5dS. 40; calves, S70o410.5o. Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market strong; wethers, $6.5Oa7. .0O; ewes, $450@6. 40; lambs, g. .25d960.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
WHOLESALE TRADE
 BECOMING NORMAL
Sales Yesterday Very Good. No Tennessee Poultry Is
 Being Received

Trade conditions on Morris avenue are gradually returning to normal. and the sales for yesterday were fairly good. The turkey and poultry supply is not meeting the demand by a considerable Very little is being received, and is quickly disposed of. Hens and flyers jumaed up ? cents per pound yesterday. No Tennessee poultry is being received, and the trade is entirely dependent upon home raised shipments. All other quota tions remain unchanged.
 In the produce market there are no Elm peror grapes. Onions cabbage and sweet potatoes are scarce While the price of Irish and sweet potatoes continue to advance.
 The change to cold weather again ran the fish and oyster business up yester- day and a good trade was handled in these lines The supply in all varieties is normal. Today's quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants Price) Hens-16c.
 Fryers-16c.
 Broilers-s9c.
 Guneas-31c.
 Roosters-26G31c
 Fresh country eggs. soc; graded, 29c; carton eggs, 30c.
 Turkeys-Live. 2oc; dressed. 22c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
A Golf Story
"A From tho Wa oh

From the Washington Star.
 An ardent golf enthusiast recently told a golf story
 "A New Yorker and PhiladelphiSn set out to have round of golf at Geor- gia winter resort he said.
 As the Philadelphian holed out at the first green, the New Yorker asked care- lessly:
 How many strokes did you take?'
 Nine said the Philadelphian.
 Then it's my hole said the New Ycrler. T only took eight
 The Philadelphian made no comment, but at the second green, when the New Yorker asked him again how many strokes he had taken, he shook his head and said, with knowing smile:
 No. you don't! 1 understand the rules or the game. my boy. It's my turn to ask this time.' q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 11.75c; receipts, 7663; exports, 1850; sales, 1030; stock. 42S, 515.
 Galveston: Middling, 225c; receipts, 6I72 exports. 150; stock, 3S6. 790.
 Mobile: Middng, 11.69c; receipts, HAP; sales, 50; stock, 32,906
 Savannah: Middling, 12c; receipts, 1756; sales, 9S4 stock 209, ,235.
 Charleston Middling. 12c; receipts, 2eS; stock, 104.770.
 Wilmington: Receipts, BOA; stock, A,- n2.
 Norfolk: Middling 1.75c; receipts, 2792; sales, 731; stock, 132, 151
 Baltmore: Stock, 1870.
 Boston: Middling, 12.20c receipts, 935; exports, 4S2; stock, 10700.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 12.25c; stock, 44S4.
 New York: Middling, 2.3oc; receipts, 260; exports 400: sales, 1200; stock, 330 S51. Minor ports: Receipts, 5000; exports, 5000; stock, 61,S32.
 Total today: Receipts, 24,622; exports, SSS2; stock, 1,745,1 146.
 Total for week: Receipts, 1s6, 459; ex- ports, 4S929.
 Total for season. Receipts, 4,OS9, 1S9; ex- ports, 2,273,276
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Spectators Cautious Pend
 ing Settlement of Inter- national Questions

New York December 30.-Apart from the higher quotations registered by special ties, some of which were subjected to familiar manipulation, today's stock mar ket manifested no very decided trend in either direction. Trading became very dull after the first hour. the last half hour of the session being marked by ire qIent periods of absolute stagnation. Among traders sentiment inclined to more hopefulness but the lack of invest ment inquiry suggested further caution, |questions, still under discussion Ano'o- French war bonds were only mode 5--s Factive at or near the recent miri,--.-'-, of |ss7s and other high grade securities were more or less apathetic.
 The markets strictly professional status imay be judged from the fact that it's Headers comprised the oil group, Mexican Petroleum making new record on it's rise of 6ss points to 114k, while Califor- ria Petroleum preferred advanced 1872 to IS, Associated Oil to 6S, and Texas com pany 51a to 234.
 Other active and strong issues included SC me of the war shares, Cruciole Steel ex- cepted; coppers, American Hide and Leather preferred Corn Products pre- ferred, the tobaccos, Fertilizers and Ex- press company stocks, Adams Express gaining at 145, and Wells-Fargo 5 at ll0. United States Steel displayed little pf It's resilency, rising and falling list essly between SITS and SIPS and closing 1t net gain of 3s.
 Erie led the railways, the first and second preferred shares adding from l 10 almost points to recent gains with gain of 1 point for the common. St. Paul at 9S came within a fraction of it's fngh price of the year and Canadian Pa ,ific, Chicago and Northwestern, Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio were higher by 1 to points before some pf this advantage was forfeited.
 Sterling rates moved higher touching
 7s1s before the rate receded, but ex- ,hange on Vienna and Petrograd fell to
 ow records kronen being quoted at
 S.l5 and rubIes at 2S to 30. The Bank pf England reported a gain of about s2,
 900 gold, but the Bank of France lost Slightly oyer s11O0O,0 900.
 Bonds were steady on moderate offer-
 ngs Total sales, par value, were s4,-
 7C O0O
 United States bonds unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
SELMA

Selma December 30-(Special)-Ihe movement among merchants of Dallas county to purchase a pair of trained bloodhounds is gaining many adherents, and appears to be the beginning Of movement which will have the support and cooperation of every resident of the county The plan Is to buy the animals with money donated by the merchants and citizens of the county. turn them over to some man in Selma or In the county and keep them where they can De secured at moments notice by attaches of the sheriff's office. The maintenance of the dogs, it is pointed out, will cost the county or the citizens very little' while criminals would have much less chance to escape than they have now with no dogs at the call of the sheriff, S. J. Hunter of Berlin, the man who launched the movement. is enthusiastic over the encouragement he has received from persons in all parts of Dallas, and will be in Selma within few days for the purpose of going over the matter with Sheriff James P. Doherty and H. A. Stringer, superintendent of the county convict camp. Stringer now has pair of trained dogs and will be asked to give some data regarding the cost of dogs and their cost of maintenance.
 With the large park-lke lot at the head of Broad street nicely sodded and an- other plot near the Southern freight depot made into nice little park, members Of the park commission feel that their ef- forts next month will bear fruit. It Is the plan of the body to look into the matter of establishing several small parks and playgrounds in several sections Of the city, and they are proud of the two plots already placed in commission by the Southern railway. The commission is composed of six members appointed by the county board of revenue and six ap- pointed by the late Mayor J. l.. Clay.
 A windstorm of unusual velocity passed over Dallas county Tuesday night, doing no damage. Reports indicate that in sev- eral sections fences and trees suffered, but no reports were received of houses or barns blown down. Unofficial reports state that the rainfall for the IS hours ending at midnight registered 321 inches.
 Farmers throughout the black belt are interested in the announcement of w. Fl. Maxim, Birmingham produce broker, that he will handle all black belt corn at a good price. Makin's announcement states that the meal from Alabama corn is su- perior to that from corn raised in other states. Several farmers have written to Maxim for prices.
 Not single hobo has been gathered in by the Selma police this wintei. accord ing to information from headquarters. Chief Walters attributes this unusual fact to heavy fines and sentences on the city chain gang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
WHEAT QUOTATIONS
 SHARPLY HIGHER
Trebling of Ocean Insurance Rates Causes Advance
 In Wheat Prices

Chicago. December 30.-Prospects that the Suez canal would become part of
 the war zone had much to do today with 1 causing higher prices in the wheat mar
 ket here. The close was buoyant at IS, 1 to 2$sQ21a net advance, with May at
 S.277s and July at s11sss Other leading staples. too, all showed gains-eorn. 5s to
 1; oats. % to &@Es, and provisions, 221l to 65.
 Wheat traders in General assumed that
 as result of the increasing war risk which had caused the trembling of insur- ance rates on vessels routed by way of Suez any active competition from Aus tralia or India would be largely shut off. The outcome was an immediate advance in prices here. Reports that the Cana
 dian government had been selling com
 nandeered wheat led afterward to set- backs, but denials followed. and the mar ket developed greater strength than be- fore, especially when word came that cargo quotations at Liverpool had gone sharply higher. It was said also that
 British millers were buying on a liberal scale, and that, Argentine shipments were expected to be small
 Decreased receipts in the American northwest cut considerable figure in spreading bullish sentiment as to wheat According to a well known authority the falling off was to have been expected as any other condition would be next to impossible in view of the fact that the arrivals at Minneapolis and Duluth have amounted to the huge total of 17s,- Do0,000 bushels Despite liberal selling | on account of favorabse weather corn rose with wheat Receipts were disap- pointing to the bears.
 Oats hardened with other grain. It was said there would be liberal move ment of oats from here as soon as the embargo against shipments to the sea board was removed.
 Provisions advanced sharply owing to considerable extent to buying on the part of grain houses. A substantial llp- | turn in the price of hogs gave decided help in lifting provisions.