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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
'DRY GOODS MARKET MODERATELY-F|RM Dyestuffs Shortage Is Caus- ing a Restriction of
 Orders

New York. August 14.-Cotton goods markets are holding moderately steady with trade spotty. sheetings. drills. print cloths and plain convcrtibles are being bought in limited quantities at low rates, and principally for nearby delivery to fill we'll understood requirements. Fine and fancy goods are being ordered for the new season in small lots generally buy CTS being restricted by the rules of mer- chandise men and financial heads of houses who are adverse to making long future commitments in normal quantities.
 Bleached goods are fairly steady in the finer qualities, but competition for busi- ness is sharp on the lower priced lines. Ginghams are slow. prints are being bought In an irregular way in staple lines while the fine fancy lines are being ordered with care. There is a steady mis- cellaneous business done with Latin Amercan countries and exports of duck continue In unusual volume. Some fur ther inquiry is noted for bag goods and for thin clothes for bandage purposes
 fls shortage is causing restric ton of orders in several directions, and large colored goods mills are curtaiiing. Although trade Is not developing up to expectations there Is great deal of op- timism In many places, the belief hold Ing that the large crops. cheap money and Full employment in steer ceaters will fln- ally bring forward good fall distribu- ton. Quotations are irregular, as fol- lows: Print cloths. 2s-inch. 84xsfs. BAG; 64&60s. 3c; ssh-inch. 64xs4s, ic; brown sheetings southern standards. 6c: den
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
COTTON MARKET
 RELATIVELY STEADY
Probability That Allies Will Declare 0Ctton Contraband
 Affects Selling

New York, August 14.-An early de- by rallies on scattered covering for over the weekend with the close staedy, net unchanged to 8 points lower Cables were relatively steady, but the market here opened at a decline of ? to 4 points. and sold off to net loss of about to 10 points during the early trading. The census figures on supply and distribuation for the month of July showed rather a smaller do- than some had anticipated. while scat tering liquidation may also have been inspired by press reports suggesting an increased probability that the allies would soon place cotton on their list of cqntraband. but the selling seemed to hsAcbiefly based on the better view
 ofth Heather map and reports that the jnSfeased moveemnt in the south west was bringing hedge Aelling into were not heavy or general enough to suggest any material change in general conditions, and after the decline to 9.55 cents for December contracts. prices steadied on moderate demand iron, shorts and scattered buying promoted by steadier turn in the New Orlaens market and the failure of the Texas weather details to show as much rain
 nithe southwest as expected. Tho of- f1cial forecast was for partly cloudy weather in the western belt but some Of the local traders predicted that the progress of the tropical storm off the south coast of Florida would probably bring Texas further rains within the next two or three days. The falling off in the consupmtion of lint cotton for July, as compared with June, may have been factor on the early selling but led to little or no revision of esti- mates of this seasons probable re- quirements. Port receipts, 5445 bales, for season, 43,12o; exports, 20,s7s; for season, s6,17s; stock, eS7,4s4.
 New York C0tfon Futuras
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, s.s4c: receipts 1676; exports, 270o; sales, 1465; stock, 127, 690
 Galveston MidMins, sc; receipts, 2sn exports 11,217; stock. s39l1
 Mobile: Middling, s.1Sc; receipts. 444 stock. 12.,56
 Savannah: Middling. s.6Sc; receipts, 1Ss sales, 210: stock. 5s.so9
 Charleston: Receipts. IS; stock. 42, 4SS Wilmington: Receipts, 16l; exports, 6726 stock, 31, 4Ss.
 Norfolk: Middlng, s.75c; receipts, sl7 sales. 73; stock, 44,076.
 Baltimore: Stock, 1864
 Boston: Middling, 9.soc; stock 1s,600 Philadelphia: Middling, 9.55c: stock 1889
 New York: Middling. 9:sOc: stock, ss4, 25s
 Minor ports Stock. 29,4 ,425.
 Total today: Receipts. 5445 exports 2c,64S; stock. 691. BOA
 Total for week: Receipts, 5445; ex ports, 20,643.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4s,553; ex ports. S5,S75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15

Lemons-$2 506S. $50. d. Oranges-$4 .5Od5. 1 T l. Limes-I5cds1 per lo).
 Peaches-S1. .00d1.50
 New Apples-sl@1.2 per hamper. Maiden Blush apples in barrels. A.50 Peanuts-51f@6lsc per lb. Home Grown 7omatoes-30d40c basket. Irish Potatoes-75c per bu. Virginia Potatoes-Cobblers in u-peck barrels. s2.
 Roasting Ears--12ssG15c dog. Eggplants-si41.5 per crate. Northern Onions-Per h., %. New Cabbage-1Ac lb. Green Beans-1e bu. baskets 60G75c. Alabama Onlons-slG1.2S crate. Home Grown Squash~Per half-bushel ba sket, e013oc.
 Home Grown Cucumbers-Per half bushel basket, 25d60c. London Layer Raisins-N. 75 Watermelpons-1o620c Cantaloupes-$l. 2Sd1 50. sNew Sweet Potatoes-N.25 pef hamper; bbI. s2.5o.
 F1gs-s1 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
SITUATION
 EXPRESSES WHEAT The Wheat Market Declines After Firmness During
 Opening Session

Chicago, August 14.-Big receipts and disturbed export situation gave a decided advantage today to the bears in wheat unsettled, N to Pc under last night, with September at s1.05M and December $1 .06h. Corn suffered a loss of Y to ssG 1kc net, and oats of at to NGSsc. In pro- visions, the outcome was unchanged to 10c down.
 Declines in the wheat market began after a show of firmness atathe start The temporary strength was due to steadiness in quotations at Liverpool. where there were denials that any ap- preciable amount of British purchases in the United States had been cancelled. Subsequently, the bulls were disconcerted by word from Toronto of attempts to rescind some export contracts in Canad. No pronounced weakness developed, how ever. until the fact became apparent that wheat on consignment was coming for ward with unexpected freedom to Chi cago and other leading terminals. Pri- mary receipts were nearly double thoss of the corresponding day a week ago, and almost up to last years standard. Be sides. signs pointed to heavy arrivals here Monday.
 On the downturn a fair demand for wheat sprang up, especially from houses tHht SchSidhy oSt Aoi ehS oSocoAtNs ooiS1 of 10000 bushels to exporters were an nounced. On the other hand, the de- moralization of the sterling exchange market was said to be operating as a decided check on business with Europe According to one dealer. the new low record for sterling had made difference of cents bushel on the value of ex- port wheat.
 Coarse grains followed the downward turn of wheat Trade in corn was con. fined almost wholly to transactions be- tween pit speculators.
 Oats felt the bearish influence of i'm proved weather for the harvest.
 Provisions were inclined to slant lower with cereals and hogs. Any radical set back, however, was prevented by the fact that stocks all over the west were beginning to show decreases to a notable extent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
REVERSALS
 IN WAR SHARES
Halt Called in Further Rise of These Volatile
 Issues

New York, August 14-Severe reversals S some of the war specislties marked today's brief session of the stock mar ket. The setback was attributed to a variety of causes, but more likely it re- suited from the fast growing belief that the time had come for halt in the fur hher rise of these volatile issues.
 Crucible steel was the weakest feature, recording maximum loss of s points, with 4-point break between sales. Will lys-Overland. Bethlehem Steel and Alis- Chalmers fell from to 15 points. but regained much of their loss later Beth lehem steel preferred, on a single sale just before the close, recorded loss of il points.
 The moCement was not all in the one direction, however, Studebaker ascending to the new high price of 100. an overnight gain of 5K. Other points of strength in- eiuded Pacific Mail. which advanced 3 points on announcement of the sale of it's Pacific fleet. and American woolen com mon and preferred strengthened on the proposed rechartering of the company under the Massachusetts laws.
 Railroads were irregular until toward ehe end of the session. when Reading recovered from it's early heaviness, car rying others in the same class to higher , levels. United States Steel and a few other favorites were under intermittent pressure. but the markets tone at the close was strong. Total sales aggre- ga ed ss50oo shares.
 Lower rates for exchange on London and Paris were quoted and the foreign exchange market was utterly demoral- ized. Demand sterling fell to A.Ss1s. and according to trustworthy accounts this quotation WAS shaded half cent after the close of the stock market Paris checks yielded to s5.90. with every pros- pect of lower quotations during the com ing week.
 The bank statement fulfilled popular estimates. actual demand deposits in- creasing over $5o.ooo,o0o. with a s21, 900 Ooo increase of reserve, these items being an obvious reflection of the weeks heavy gold imports.
 The bond market manifested an easier tendency on nominal dealings. Total sales, par value, amounted to s1, ,3200OO.
 united States coupon As declined L per cent, and Panama ss h per cent on call during the week. Other government Issues advanced h to F per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
They All Wired Him

From the London ChrOnicIe.
 Recruiting is responsible for . good story from Carmarthenshire. One of the latest accessions to Kitcheners army 10 . stalwart man feet 2 inches in height from the heart of the coun- try and on Joining he expanded his chest with pride and calculated: Now for tho 0ermans."
 The following day he received from London . telegram: 'Heartiest con- gratulattons.-Kitche
 This was duly shown round. but next morning his pride was boaandless on re- ceiving the royal message: The sm- pire 10 proud of you.-0sorgs." It war not until the third day, when he received wire. "For heavens sake. keep neutral,-Wilhelm." that he real lsed . waggish friend had been having fun with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15

creasing of the average records for the flock. I find out which bullets lay the most eggs from November 1 to June i; which lay the most perfect and the best shaped eggs. and which hens show the best breeding qualities. I want to irn- prove all the utility aualities-and that should be the aim of all beginners
 Start Small, But Start Right This question of improvement is ono worthy of close study, and the begin- ner must be wide-awake to It's impor- tance Start small but start right Make the foundaton good and secure. A successful Spoultry farm can never be builPupon any but a sound foundation. As one starts he generally ends. A man beginning with mongrels will generally continue to be a mongel breeder.
 One of the most successful poultrymen in this country began with six strong. vigorous yearling hens that not only had a grand egg record back of them, but could likewist boast of hardy relation ship. To these was mated a strong, wig orous male bird. bred from a record hen. From that family this poultryman eventually built up the finest lot of money makers that ever saw. Looking forward and working to that end is what makes poultrymen, and likewise makes poultry strains.
 Having secured the required stock, the improvement each year. but he must right from the start study their require ments. and give them the proper care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter.

New York. Auguct H-(Specjal)-De- spite the increase in the consumption in this country during July, as compared with last apason of 5000 bales of cotton and 24000 bales of linters. the market declined under the discussion In England of declaring cotton contraband of war. From now on the supply of cotton. due to smaller crop in America. Egypt and a reduced acreage in India, will decrease as compared with last season, while tho consumption will increase as compared with last season. This process will con- tinue each day because more men are employed outside of Europe than year ago, while the demand for cotton for munitions of war will continue at lenst on the present scale. While the trade ex- poets that the southern planters will rush his cotton for sale. causing . depres- sion In prices. The spinner expects it.. About 100000 more spendles were work ing on July 31 than last season in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Flour and Feedstuffs

Self-rising flour. ss.4o; Tennessee flour. s6.00; Michigan flour, s7.10; Idaho flour, $500; Indiana flour. s6.20 hard winter wheat flour. s6.4o; shorts, $s3; pure wheat brand, $es; C. S. meal, 7ia per cent. go; Cremo meal, s26; .. s. hulls, s10 ton: No. timothy hay. $25 per ton; pea green al faifa: western, s22. and southern alfalfa, siS; mixed feeds. per ton. $35; oats, per No. white, bushel, CSC; Texas oats. 63c corn. per bushel. H.oS; cornmeal, a.s5; per two-bushel sack; chops. N.95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15

bred from hens which laid 200 eggs or more. This Is point that must be con sidsred seriously.
 Yearling hens are best for breeding, By "yearling' Is meant year from the time of It's first starting to lay. In other words, the real age of a yearling Is about IS months Quite number of the breed- CTS trap nest only the bullets, and from this record make their selection. Some cially those who are mating for strong winter egg production.
 No fowl should be used In the breeding pen that has ever been sick day In it's life The trouble with poultry once sick Is that no one can be quite sure that they have been cured perfectly, and the weakness or tendency to disease may be transmitted to chickens matched from their eggs.
 Too much stress cannot be placed upon the importance of strong constitutions, vigor, activity and plenty of life in the foundation stock.
 Inbreedns must be avoided if we wish to build up healthy, laying strain. No record hens were ever secured by inbreed- ing. At the same time no progress can be made by continually tamperng with the male line. As said before. new blood must come through the addition of a few hens to the breeding flock.
 Small Flocks Best for Breeding
 I further believe that the strongest birds-both from health and egg <produc- ton points of view-come from small families. It Is impossible to have the same stamina from flock matings that we can from single matings. The past years have carefully investigated the results from these large flocks and have become thoroughly convinced that, for foundation stock, they are a failure. Proportionately moro eggs are laid by small flocks than from large ones, and there Is less likely to be disease. I never have had stronger or better chicks than when I mate 10 hens of the American class. or six hens of the Asia tic class to two brothers alternating them each week In the breeding pen.
 I have the greatest faith in this alter mating system. having followed 1t for quite a number of years. But I believe the males should be related. and. if possible. bred from the same hen.
 Now by Improving each year." I do not mean so much the increasing of the individual records as I do the in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Live Stock

z St. Louis. August 14.-Hogs: Receipts, ebo0; market lower. Pigs and lights. $7.2t fS.N: good heavy, $5.75@7.25.
 Cattle: Receipts. coco; market steady Native beef steers, $75oG1015; yearlins steers and heifers, $S.50610; cows $6Qs; .stockers. $6GS.2E; Texas and Indian steers. &.256sS5; cows and heifers. A9s.6o; ha- tive calves. $6d11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 6OOo; market steady. Lambs, $s0es5; sheep and ewes, $55O97. .25.
 Kansas City. August 4.-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 900: market lower. Bulk. N@12S; heavy. Ss.sO@71o; light. T15@7.4o; pigs A75@7.2b.
 Cattle: Receipts. 100: market steady Prime fed steers. $95009.95; dressed beef steers, $e0s.50; southern steers, $6@S. 6o COWS. Ab0@7.60 heifers 96.75@9.7O; stock. CTS, 6256S1; bulls. $5.25@6.75; calves, $ o1050.
 Sheep: Receipts, 800; market steady Lambs. $s.25@s.7o; yearlings, se7bQ7. 5 wethers. s.6oG7: ewea. s60&B; stockerl and feeders. $S@S.
 Chicago. August M-Hogs: Receipts n.000: market unsettled. Bulk. $s.4O@7.1S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Mercantile Paper

New York, August .14.-Mercantile paper, @s% per cent. Sterling, 60- day bills, s4.65.00; demand, s4.60.50; ca bles, $470.25. France, demand, 5.90. cables, 5.S9. Marks, demand, S111; ca bles, S1ss. Lires, demand, 639; cables. 6Ss. Rubles. demand, S4h; cables, So. Bar silver, 47%c; Mexican dollars, 36 ssc. Government bonds easy. railroad bonds easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Where wa. General French Born!

From the fhilaoePuia 1upHc LeuBcr'
 Biographers of Gen. Sir John Denton Finkstone French. commander of the British army, say he was born at Ripple Vale. Kent, in 1882.
 Randolph F. Cummins informs me that French is neither an Irishman nor an Englishman. but an American; that he was born near Richmond. Va: that his father was colonel in Lees army and was killed at fredericksburg. He was still small boy when the civil war ended and was then sent to relative in Dng- land, said Mir. Cummins. who makes tho further direct statement: "French's sis ters lived in the same house with my sisters for 20 years think one of his uieters still lives in Washington"
 An officer high in the United States service. in whose word place all con fidence, vouches for MT. Cummins gem eral reliability. That 10 as far as I can = ultA- she. pspeoeet -sAnssteeaisation of 0enefel xfeach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

N:" 7orE csyssn iSiSss
 gew Orleans Cotton. Exchangs. Nov srh rrf1ues 5Es66etessfs 6etsSfE Ass|sslsss 6rdeFs so1icite6 for ths pqrchaes Snd lale of Cotton and Cotton eee4 OH 6of e9turs Aellverx; spseiel sttsntien se1 e:Ei: s::: ST as fss'ss ss'e:' se: ':sss'lssss's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Secrets of the Censorship

Fiolu isOndbn ilt-bitS-
 That the task of the censorship de- partment 'ls no snecure will at once be obvious when 1t Is mentioned that in the private branch more than ton of mall matter Is censored every week, exclusive of parcels while four tons of commer- cial correspondence with certain foreign countries Is dealt with in the trade branch in a similar time. In addition. from 5000 to 60000 telegrams pass through the hands of the censors In the United Kingdom every "A hours.
 Tho censorship was established with the threefold object of preventing in- formation of military character from reaching the enemy. of acquiring similar information for own purposes and of checking the dissemination of news likely to be of use to the enemy or prcjudicial to the allies.
 All malls which have to be censored are necessarily subject to some delay. but harmless letters, whether private or commercial, are hot stopped even when coming from an enemy country or ad- dressed to an enemy person. It should be remembered. however, that no letter ad- dressed to an enemy country can be transmitted unless<Ats envelope is left open and is inclosed in cover addressed to neutral country. Furthermore. let ters in which any kind of code or secret writing Is used are liable to be stopped. even if the message appears to be harm less. or totally unconnected with the war.
 Altogether about 800 persons-mainly civilians who have been most carefully chosen-are employed in examining and censorlng mail matter, in addition to a bout 1S0 censors of cables in the United Kingdom and 400 in the colonies. The chief cable censor is the senior officer of the general staff of the war office. and in addition to 120 cables and wireless sta- tions in various parts of the empire. he controls in the United Kingdom mes- sages sent over the government cables to and fisom the central telegraph office, as well as messages sent over the cables of private companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleana Cotton

New Orleans, August 14.--Spot cot ton quiet. unchanged. Sales on the spot. 1s0; to arrive. 1276. Good ordinary. S9sc; strict good ordinary. 7.4sc; low
 middling, s.12c; strict low middling,
 S.57c; middling. see; strict middling
 s19c; good middling. s.51c; strict good
 middllng, 0.68c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Poultry and Eggs

Commission merchants price) Hens--12c. Fryers-1S@20c. Broilers-l6Q17c. Guineas-30c. Roosters-25c. Fresh country eggs, 1sc; graded. car ton eggs, 2lc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
More to the Point

Agnes--Marion has become an effi- ciency expert. She goes about telling women how to live within their i'm comes.
 0Iadys-Nothing doing here! I'm looking for some one to teach mo how to live beyond mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Sugar Market

New York, August 14.-Sugar futures advanced on light covering today. The closing was steady to points higher, sales. 800 tons. September. 3.66c; De- cember, 3.37c; March. 3.10c; May, 315c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT
 EGG PRODUCTION

The production of eggs Is affected largely by the mating, the time of hatehing. and the selection of breeding stock. Next week Reese V. Hicks. former president of the American Poultry association, will give practical advice on the selec- tion and care of the flock. He will discuss. among other things, the importance of securing vigor- ous chicks early in the season. and will advise regarding the mating of the breeding stock. Watch for MT. Hicks article exclusively in The Age Herald next Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Creamery Products
Fruits and Produce Wholesalers Selling Price)

light. $7@7so; mixed, se.Soa7.s5: heavy. s6o5a7.10 rough. 6.0566.2o; pigs, s6.so97 7as
 Cattle: Receipts, 200; market steady. Native beef cattle, $6.10Q1025; cows and heifers, $3.10d910: calves, $sd11.75
 Sheep: Receipts, POO; market steady. Sheep, s5.90d6.65; lambs $6.75QS95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 9c; receipts. S216 shipments, 3363; sales, 12S7; stock, A, 23y Tl,576.
 Augusta: Middlins, s.63c; receipts a75 shipments. 62l; sales, S39; stock 64.773.
 St. Louis. Middling. S%c: receipts BIT; shipments. s94; sales, $50; stock i4,264.
 Cincinnati: Receipts. 75; shipments 164: stock, 15,125.
 Little Rock: MiddlinR, $50: receipts v. shipments. 120; sales, 120 stock T79s.
 Dallas: Middling, s.b6c; sales. s66.
 Total today: Receipts, 40S3; ship ments. 5166; stock, 217,775..
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ten measuring "A to inches from top of face to lowest point of earlobe. The difficulty of producing these extraordi- rary white faces was really the downfall of the breed. The average breeder could not produce them and turned naturally to the Minorca, which has a red face (more easily produced). and in laying. size and color. Is the equal of the Black Spanish.
 The plumage is a rich, glossy, greenish black. The fowls are moderately large. weighing from 6Ia pounds for females. The hen is nonstter and their eggs must be matched by other hens or arti- ficially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
Sugar

Granulated sugar. ss25 per cwt. f. O.
 b.. Birmingham. Choice Rice-$5.50 per cwt. Fancy Rice-s6oo per cwt Extra Fancy-$6.50 per cwt.
 Grits-$2.25 per 96-lb. bag. Sugar Is being sold by Birmingham reailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for Sf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
WHITE FACED BLACK SPANISH

For centuries the White Faced Black Spanish fowls have been bred in Eng land and Holland, and the historians of poultrydom pronounce them one of tho oldest varieties in existence. They are descended from the Castilian fowls of Spain, from which also the Mnorcas were developed.
 large white eggs, and before the de- velopment of Leghorns were one of tiJs most popular utility variety of poultry. Now they are bred principally by fan ciers. who are attracted by the difficult ties of breeding them.
 The face. usually red on other breeds
 Is pure white and the throat is white
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inns, Bounce. 14c; tckings. s-ounce. 11tac
 | standard prints. 54c, staple ginghams. SAC; dress ginghams, SAC.