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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. July N.-Cotton spot un- changed. Good middling, 5.45d; middling, 5:lbd; low middllng, 469d Sales, 5000; for speculation and export, 800. Receipts, 4C0 Futures steady; July, 50Sd; July and Au- gust, 5.oSd; August and September, 51od; September and October, 5.19d; October and November, 525d; November and De- cember, 5.3O1hd; December and January, b.35d; January and February, 5.391ad; Feb ruary and March, 5.441ad; March and April. 6.491ad; April and May, 5.521kd; May and June, 5.56d June and July, 55S1kd: July and August, 5G1d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
PAYROLL OF DISTRICT
 WILL REACH NORMAL
 BY FIRST OF MONTH
(Contfnued from Page Ffve)

not only old bills will be paid but hereto fore economic plans will be abandoned and new ones on & larger scale will be contracted.
 mer some conditions have been pretty bad. But theer now seems little doubt but what the annual anniversary of the start of the catastrophe across the seas will witness business conditions in the Birmingham district practically returned tonormal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
WHEAT MARKET TAKE UPWARD TURN Wet Weather in Western Wheat Fields Has Bull
 ish Effect

Chicago. July g7.-Black rust becoming more serious in Minnesota and North Da- kota gave additional impetus today to an upturn in the wheat market received ow- ing to nnwelcome rains throughout the west. Prices closed strong, 7sGi%o above last night Corn finished hQD%c up, and oats with gain of es@1Hso. The outcome In provisions varied from 10c decline to l5c advance.
 Crop damage by wet weather in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri wheat fields had q bullsh effect, second only to that due to black rust Some wheat in Missouri was reported to have been abandoned, and 1t was said much remained uncut in Ne- raska.
 Corn sympathized with the wheat strength ktHllal
 Oats hardened with other cereals and because of harvest delays.
 Support from packers rallied provisions after a sharp break which was caused by liquidating sales in pork and lard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Flour and Feedstuffs

self-rising flour. s6.65; Tennessee flour. & 45; Michigan flour, $7.40; Idaho flour, Sd. 75; Indiana flour, s6.65; hard winter wheat flour, $6.75; shorts $33; pure wheat brand, S2s, c. S. meal, 71s per cent, s2a; Cremo meal, $26; c. s. hulls, s10 ton; No. 1 timothy hay. s25 per ton; pea green al- falfa: western. s22. and southern alfalfa, s1a; mixed feeds. per ton, s35; oats, per bIshel, CSC; Texas oats. 63c corn. per brshel. s1.05; cornmeal. sl.sO per two- bushel sack; chops, s195.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Sugar Market.

New York, July 27.-Raw sugar nominal; centrifugal, 4.sSc; molasses. 4Osc Refined steady. Sugar futures were easier today on continuation of yesterdays liquidation and bearish weekly statistics and at noon were unchanged to ' points lower. Later most of the list rallied on covering. The closing was steady, unchanged to points higher. Sales, 1975o tons; July. S.49c; Sep tember, 354c; December, 339c; March, 3.O6c,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Montgomery Market

Montgomery. July N.-(Special.)--Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows: Middling fair, 9.25c; strict good mddling, 9c; good middling S.75c; strict middling. s.50c; middling. s.25c; strict low middling, 775c; low middlng, 7.25c; strict good or dinary, 6.75c; good ordinary, e25c. Market quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. July 2.-Cotton seed oil wa easier today under scattered liquidation, together with dull trade conditions in general. Final prices were unchanged for December and to 3 points net lower for the balance. Sales $500 barrels.
 The cotton seed oil market closed steady; spot, 6a61oc: July, 6G6.1oc: An gust, 605q6.O7c; September, .605q6Oec: Oc- tober, 6.06@60Sc; November 61eO2c: De- cember, 6.O5Q6.o7c; January, s.O9Gs He; February, 6.16Q6. 1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Metal Market

New York. July T.-Copper dull; electro lytc, 19c. Iron steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin quiet, s35. 800 36.5O. At London: Spot copper, a72 5s; futures 973 Is Cd; electrolytic aS7 los. Spot tin, f161 Is; futures, a16O Anti mony, f125.
 The Metal exchange quotes lead offered, $o.56; spelter unQuoted today. At London: Lead, f24 Is 3d. Spelter, s92 los.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, July 27.-Spot cotton quiet. unchanged. Sales on the spot, 200 bales; to arrive. HOO. Good ordinary, 6.62c; strict good ordinary. 7.1Sc; low middling 7s1c: strict low middling. S.26c; middling, s63c; strict middling, s.ssc; good middling, 920c; strict good middling, 957c. Receipts, 362l; stock, 159, 1885,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Chicago Grain

Chicago, July 27.-Wheat: No red new. H 1901 14ih; No ? hard, new, s1 1sAD 1.1s Corn: No. 2 yellow. S0dS1c, No. ellow, 796S0c. Oats: No 3 white, 52Qp 5slhc; standard, 5S1aQ54c Rye; No. 3, s1.o2 @l 0a Barley. 721sGp7sc. Timothy. s4 5odl5 50. Glover, $S.b0a13.25 Pork, s13.26. Lard. g. .65617. .72. Ribs S9a9. .50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, July 27-Wheat, No. chard.
 $l ,3oG1 .i5 No. red s1.15@1 16. Corn: No, ? mixed, 7sisQ79c; No. 2 white, 7Sca No.
 yellow. 79Mc. Oats No. white, b0ia0p 51c; No. 2 mixed, 45@46o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Sf Innin Grain

St. Louis, July 27.-Wheat; No. red s1 1.12D1 IS; No. 2 hard. s1.19; July. H.11 ; September, slO57s. Corn No. ?. soihc; No. ? white. s2c July, So1sc; September. 7sssc. Oats: No. nominal; No. white. b7iHd57slc; July, 50lsc; September, 38o-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Dry Goods Market

New York. July 27--Cotton goods mar ket was quiet today. Yarns were dull. Mems wear for spring was ordered more freely in the lower-priced lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Naval Stores

Savannah, July 27.-Turpentine firm, ssAc; sales. S9s; receipts. 7ss; shipments, PAT: stock. 2675l. Rosin firm; sales, 1469: receipts. xS5; shipments, 2147 stock, 59 1Ss. Quote: A, B, s2.s0; c, D, g. 30; K, sa0e3. .O5; F. $s.o5; G, ss.1oas. .121s; H. I, $. .15QS3. 20; K. 8 50; M, s4.05; N. $4.90; VIC, S5.s0; wv, $o.90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Future quotations were as follc
Rice Market

New Orleans, July 27.-Clean rice was quiet and steady today. Quotations un- changed Sales, 1712 pockets clean Hon. duras at 3M@4Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Sugar

Granulated sugar, s62s per cwt. f. o. b.. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-s550 per cwt. Fancy Rice-s6o0 per cwt.
 Extra Fancy-s650 per cwt
 Grits-S2.25 per 96-lb. bag
 Sugar Is being sold by Birmingham reailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for s1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Marion County Teachers in Session

Hamilton, July N.-(SpeciaL)-The Ma rion County Teachers institute is In ses- sion here this week and Is being conduct ed by Miss Strickland of Birmingham, as- sisted by Miss Smith. There are 135 teach CTS in attendance, and much interest is being manifested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28

heavy, on account of diminishing earn ings and fears of dividend reductions In
 certain cases Railroad shares became unusually active In the afternoon, taking the leading position from the war stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28

e.7sc; February, 6.7sc; March, 6s5c; April, 6.Ssc; May, 6.94c; June. 699c.
 Spot barely steady; Rio 7's. 7%c: San tos No 4. 9%o. Cost and freight offers were quoted easier with Santos As at S.9o e 9.1Oc, and Rio 7's at 7.15c.
 RIO exchange on London 1-16d lower. Milries prices were unchanged at both RIO and Santos Brazilian port receipts 75,000; Jundiahy, 72,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
BIRMINGHAM CONSUMES OVER MILLION POUNDS OF SUGAR MONTHLY, SAY WHOLESALERS
Creamery Products
(wholexaIers, Selling prio,

(Wholesalers' Selling Prioe) Creamery Butter-sohe; process butter, TAac; oleomarznrine, 1$6b23c. Full Cream Cheese-i7e; imported Swiss, s5c; Pimento. dozen, ti.ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Bonds
Live Stock

Chicago July 27.-Hogs: Receipts, 12,0o0; weak; bulk of sales, $6. .5od7 .15; light, S.2 @7.s5; mixed, s6. .50Q17. 80; heavy, $6. 25q7. 10; rough, s6.25@645; pigs, $6.7507.75. d Cattle Receipts. 2oOo; weak; native beef ecattle $6. 25@10. 25 western steers. s6.S5@ S.15: cows, 8. 25d9 .25; calves, 7.60@11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 11,000; strong. Sheep. s5. .s50I6 80; lambs, $6. 25dS.50
 Kansas City. July 27.-Hogs: Receipts, 82OO lower; bulk of sales, g. 1017 40: heavy, s6. 9Oal7 25; packers and butchers. H.109 ' AS: light, S. 25d7. 47lk; pigs, $6.75d7. .26.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500; steady; prime-fed steers, s9 50d9.S': dressed beef steers. $s@ e.5O; southern steers, s5 .50dS 50; cows. A 50 M7. 25; heifers. $7d9 50; stockers. $6. 25@ SO; bulls, s. .5ooa7; calves, $6@10
 Sheep: Receipts, 4ooo; higher; lambs. s7. .75dS. .S5; yearlings. $6.50Q7 .50 wethers, S. .2567; ewes. $5 .75d6.7.
 St. Louis. July 2.-Hogs: Receipts. 49O0; lower; pigs and lights, s7.35d7. s5; mixed and butchers. q .4od7.7o; good heavy, S. 45 @7.65.
 Cattle Receipts, $500; steady; native beef steers, s7 50G10.15 cows and heifers, ss@s. 50; stockers. $6GS.2 Texas and In- dian steers. $5. .256S.s5; cows and heifers, s4G6 50; native calves, s6d10. 75.
 Sheep: Receipts. 2s00; strong; sheep, N5oa5. .25; ewes. s5.5o@7 .25; lambs. ssas.5o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
egss' lS@1sc; graded. car-
Meats

Crackers Selling Price, Extra Ribs-11c. Bellies-11Ac. Butts-15c. Pork Loins-17c. Neck Bones-4c. Breakfast Bacon-1SQ26c. Spare Ribs-sc. Regular Hams-17c. Skinned Hams-l7c. Pure Lard-s1sc; compound 7%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Coffee Market

New York. July 27.-The market for coffee futures declined to points at the opening under liquidating sales prompted by large receipts in Brazil. accommodating stocks there and poor cash demand. During the day there was a further decline on slightly lower cost and freight offers from Brazil. The close was to 14 points lower. Sales, 16.5o0; July, 6.S0c; August. 670c; Sep tember. 662c: October 6.64c: Novem- her. 6.66c; December. 6.6Sc; January,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Poultry and Eprs

Foulfry and Eggs
 Commission merchants prlce) Hens-11Mc. Fryers-18@2Oc Broilers-18017c. Guineas-30c. Roosters-25c. ton eggs, 20c.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Fish

Fish
 Wholesalers Selling Price) Perch-S0S,Sc. Salt Water Trout-11@12ac. Blue Catfish-7lsc. Red Snapper-S1e@10c Gray Snapper-6c. Mullet-51aa6c. Shrimp-J0c.. spanish Mackerel-121aQ1ec. sheephead-SGS1ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
HENDERSON SPENDS DAY AT CAPITAL Says He Has Arranged for S1, ,000, ,00O Loan to the
 State

Montgomery, May 1.-tSpecial )-Gover- nor Henderson today made another fyins trip to Montgomery from his home in Troy, where he is taking a brief yaca- tion. The governor spent the entire day in his private office and returned to Troy on late train. While here the gov ernor conferred with a number of per sons and transacted considerable amount of official business
 Governor Henderson announced that he has completed arrangements for loan to the state of s1,0oo.Ooo by large New York bank. and indicated that this money would be available in a few days. The governor has been negotiating for a loan for several weeks He completed all ar engagements when in New York two weeks ago. with the exception of arranging for the payment of interest
 According to the governor, the New York bank will carry s1,0O0.ooo worth oi state warrants. With the money that is borrowed the state will pay teachers salaries for the last two months amount. ing to nearly one-half million dollars Confederate pensions, salaries of statt officers for the last month and a mum. Der of other obligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
PROMINENT ALABAMIANS
 IN BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY

Emmett A. Jones, chief of the state bureau Of immigration and markets, has employed a local attorney to collect through process of law, if that extremity be necessary the annual license of SIG which wholesale dealers in products of the farm are required to pay.
 Mr. Jones was in Birmingha yester- day. He stated that he had endeavored to collect this license, but had achieved only partial success. He expressed him self as being delighted with his work, and declared that from complimentary messages he had received, the indications were that the people considered the ere ation of his department wise move.
 "I have just mailed out my bulletin No. to the farmers and truck producers of the state, in that it contains list of all mer- chants dealing in such products"
 w.. s. Keller, state highway engineer, in preparing his report for the session of the legislature which begins July 13 will present photographs tending to indi- cate the success of working convicts on the public highways.
 Mir Keller was in Birmingham yester- day, and during the day secured photo graphs of roads built in this county by convict labor. and scenes dealing with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
SHEFFIELD

Sheffield. May 1-(Special. )-Nice Pres States will probably be a member of the congressional party and government off cials headed by Secretary of War Gar rison. that will make an inspection of Muscle Shoals on May 10. Governor Hen derson of Alabama has officially accepted an invitation to be present on that date, and Congressman Treadway of Massachu- setts. who had previously declined the invitation. has reconsidered and will be here.
 Miss Gladys Grissom and Johnson Dun- can. both of this city. were married Wednesday night by the Rev. Oliver C. Dobbs at his home. News of the we'd ding leaked out the day following. al- though the bride and groom intended keeping it secret several weeks. They will make their home here.
 P. G. Stebbins who some months ago sold out his business interests here and moved to Decatur. has returned and bought out the Duncan Brothers Gro. cery Co.,. to whom he sold out at the time inc left here.
 Friends in this city have received news of the marriage of Miss Iva Humpher- vile to A. H. Wethers of Columbia, s. C., which occurred in Ashville, N. C., on April 21. Miss Humpheryille had been on visit to her mother here only re- gently. and on her return to South Caro- hna she was met in Asheville by MT. Wethers and they were married there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
TUSCALOOSA

Tuscaloosa. May 1.-(Special.}-T Tuscaloosa will again be placed under the blue laws" of the state and the day by Sheriff P. NJ. Watts. MT. Watts issued statement in which he said that he had received numerous complaints from several parts of the county in re- gard to stores remaining open on Sun day in violation of the state laws, and that the laws would be rigidly enforced.
 As result of a stroke of paralysis sev- eral weeks ago John Hendrix died at his home here yesterday Mr Hendrix Tuscaloosa for number of years, He is survived by the widow and eight chil- dren. He was widely known throughout the county. His remains were shipped to Mt Zien, in this county, where the in- terment was made.
 Preparations for the biggest event in Tuscaloosa's history, when the party headed by Secretary of War Garrison visits this city at the opening of Lock l1. which marks the completion of the xll 100000 inland waterway, on May 13 were made last night by the directors of the Board of Trade and others A com mittee, composed of F. G. Blair, w. B. Oliver, A. s. VandeGraaff, R. P. Prowell and others, left today for Birmingham. where they will hold conference with Senator Bankhead. the industrial and commercial heads of the Birmingham district. and others who are interested at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. The plans for entertaining the party will be announced later.
 The city commissioners of Tuscaloosa today declared May as cleanup day for the city. An extra force of workmen will be hired by the city to assist the property owners in beautifying on that day. The Ladies' Civic Improvement as- sociation will be in charge of the work and will appoint committees to supervise the work. z
 Four Tuscaloosans, the Rev. J. c. snJd-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
In My Garden at Evening

Fly Mrs. P. A. Holley. It is the hush of the Valley of Silence, And my heart and I are alone; Above, the star-strewn vault Of heaven And the Queen of Night on her
 throne. The lilies are holding to the roses In their queenly. stately way; The moonbeams are kissing the violets That are just a heavenly thought
 astray. The wind is grooming in the mag
 nolias
 A low and sad refrain, But my heart and I recalling Know still sadder strain. For my heart and I had an idol, And one day a message said. Come !. Bu. her lily-white hands were folded On her big. loving heart, that was
 still And her form the fairest ever moldod. And her sunny smile--but they said
 1t was Gods will! That were sweet as an angels
 breathl The beauty, the stiffness, the anguish. And this is what they called death. But now the wind is singing in the
 magnolias
 A soft and sweet refrain, And my heart and recalling Know still a sweeter strain. The starlight heavens. the winds ca :
 rsgs--
 Loves memories of thee! The flowers. the whispering leaves. And light that ne'er was on land or
 0oal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
RENEWAL OF J|TNEY STRUGGLE THIS WEEK
Interesting Meeting Ex- pected Tuesday-Both
 Sides to Be Heard

With the two wall disaster probes complete, except for the rendering of the "verdicts," the coming week at tho city hall will undoubtedly be taken up with a return to the jitney regulation struggle.
 Probably nothing will happen before Tuesday, but at the commission meet ing OF that day a Knock down ard drag out" conference is expected. The public in general has been invited to be present at the commission confer ence and meeting Tuesday morning and afternoon, and 1t cannot be coubted but what both sides to the question will be represented and pre- pared for fight to the finish.
 The status of the contest remains sbout as 1t was 10 days ago, whe n the sudden pail of the wall disasler settled over the city and has held it in its grip ever since. The board of commissioners, however, have now spent nearly two weeks in probing the wall disaster itself and the arres of Isadore Shapiro on the charge of blocking the sidewalk in front of the
 
 struggle will be resumed at once they admit.
 As was the case when the jitney con- test was dropped temporarily George Ward and Judge A. o. Lane are in clined to favor some regulation of tho iitney for the protection of the public "Jitney Jim" Weatherly is radically opposed to any~such regulation. lie believes the jitney should operate with ro restrictions and regulations for tho sake of protection as is proposed. He states that the whole movement to regulate the jitney Is intended 10 put them out of business.
 However, present indications are that some slight regulations will be put into effect by the majority votes of Commissioners Ward and Lane who propose a regulation that will not put the jitney out of business, but which will protect the public in such in- stances as it may need protection
 As will be remembered, one of the most spectacular scraps in the history of the commission occurred two weeks ago between Commissiontrs Ward and WeatherIy over the jitney question. nhis apparently has been completely healed over but nevertheless some ir- teresting and spicy statements can be expected to develop In the second stage of the jitney fight which Is looked for this week.
 No ordinance is expected to be adopted, however, until probably week from Tuesday or perhaps even later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Birmingham. Ala. Jacksonville. Fla.
Porter Positively Guarantee to Give the
"Hot Weather Clothes

Distinctive, hand-tailored garments that are SO far in advance of the ord mary skeleton" clothes that a com parison will easily reveal the decided superiority of Porter garments.
 A superiority evident at every point style, fit, workmanship, value and shape retention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

Traffic c-Transportatior club. They were from Atlanta, where the annual conv ention has been in progrsss for, the past few days. The visitors wers supplied with a special train operated over the Birmingham Southern railroad to Fairfield. and were given in this way an opportunity of seeing the vast industrial operations of this district They were also taken over some of the coal and ore properties in order to see the entire field of steel making neceaoI sities so near together. The offfcia1 were very much pleased with the trip Most of the visitors left for their. homes yesterday.
 ID. r. DaIrympIe Here-D. P. DaIrym' pie, fuel agent for the Frisco lines. was here yesterday. He was registered at the Hillman hotel The fuel requirements of various railroads will be awarded with in the next 30 or 60 days and the plans for the contracts are being looked over by the various railroad men of this section. MT. Dalrympie said yesterday that buainess apparently was brighter and thatNs continued improvement was expected.
 A tarlcty 0I huHueut-As dH SNl- dence of Birmingham sS variety of sales. 1t was reported yesterday that Yeat- man -Baugh had sold during fiie day four overcoats of heavy texture, n',tt to mention a number of Palm Beach suits. The sale of the overcoats at- tracted unusual attention as at this sea- son of the year 1t Is unusual for local merchants to sell goods of that char acter. It was stated that four visitors who were en route to Canada purchased the heavy goods and selected Btrming- ham for the purchases. being attracted by the very smart shops that are so numerous here
 pr. Denny Expected--Dr. George N. Denny, president of tho UnlversltyA< of Alabama. is expected in Birmingham to- night for the purpose of attending ~ meeting of the Alabama Sociological congress. However. It is expected thao pr. Denny will, while he is here. con ' physicians about beginning work q the University Free dispensary, fund.- for the construction of which nAvo Gl| ready been provided by public cub scriptlon. The university officials aT very anxious to get work started onlth new building just as soon as poos(t and f1 is believed that pr. Denny be In a position to make some de1r announcement in this respect Whllo Is here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

the care and guarding of convicts. He will likewise secure photographs from Mobile and other counties.
 MT. Keller will recommend to the leg islature further extension of road build ing in the state. It is his hope eventually to construct a highway which will connect every county in the state by a system of good roads.
 There were in Birmingham yesterday three other members of the states official family They were William F. Feagin. superintendent of education J. B. Hobdy, supervisor of rural schools. and J. T. Watt, state agent for farm demonstration. MT. Feagin and MT. Hobdy attended the session of the county teachers associa- tion yesterday. and MT Watt was busily engaged on official bl3lness.
 Gadsden was represented in Birming- ham yesterday by it's mayor, w. G. Bel lenger, l.. l.. Herzburg. probate judge of Etowah county, and Judge J. E. Black wood.
 A. S. Preston, mayor and banker of Jasper, was a business visit oryesterday. Other Jasper citizens in the city were Thomas l.. Long and Cecil Lacy.
 Other well known Alabamians in Bir- mingham yesterday were Judge Edward deGraffenreid of Greensboro and Guy w Vim, attorney of Clayton.