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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
WHEAT PRICES TAKE
 AN UPWARD SWING
A Better Understanding of Submarine Activities Tend
 to Steady the Market

Chicago, February 29-Wheat prices took an upward swing today, influenced by the outlook that the chance of a break in diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States was
 much more remote than @ majority of traders had of late assumed was the case. The market finished strong, 314@3ssc to 3ssc net higher, with May at s1.12A@ 1129s and July at s1.095s. Other leading staples, too. all scored gains-corn, 17sc to 22sc, oats 114c to 12sc, and provisions l171ac to 30c
 Highest prices of the day for wheat were posted just before the close The lowest came right at the start. but at no time afterward did the market suffer any reaction to even near yesterdays s latest figures. On the contrary, the mar ket, although nervous and jumped to wide Fluctuations, was during most of
 the session tending forcibly upgrade.
 Gossip which had been current early
 that submarine operations beginning to-
 night would be likely to cause a serious
 decrease in the number of ships available
 for the wheat trade was offset to con-
 siderable degree by word that Italy had
 seized outright 90 German steamers
 which heretofore had been merely in- termed.
 In this connection, a good deal of sig
 nificance was given to reports of foreign buying of future deliveries here and to
 Italian inquiries for cash wheat at the seaboard. Besides, domestic crop ad- vices were generally bullish and there were announcements that Minneapolis had made large sales of flour Corn responded to the advance in wheat. Moreover, receipts here were small and estimates of the Argentine ex- portable surplus were cut down. Up- turns in the oats market seemed to be chiefly to parallel the action of other grains. Houses with seaboard connec- tions were liberal buyers of the May op- ton.
 Higher prices on hogs and cereals car- ried provisions higher. It was said New York interests displayed unusual activity in the purchase of lard.
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, n.13c; receipts, 4424; exports, ,7S40 sales, 44O5; stock, 3S7, 333333 333333
 Galveston: Middling, 11.55c; receipts, 14,279; sales 1518; stock, 29S,263.
 Mobile: Middling. 10SSc; receipts, 263; sales, 125; stock, 1853.
 Savannah: Middling. 1150c; receipts, 1894; sales, $50; stock, 179,S62. ! Charleston: Middling, lie; receipts, 57; sales, 800; stock, 81,750.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 173; stock, 51,162. Norfolk: Middling, 1125c; receipts, 210i exports, 69S; sales, 372; stock, 123.6S7.
 Baltimore: Exports, 45o0; stock, 1g91.
 Boston: Middling, 11.25c; receipts, 327 exports, 1874; stock, 12,S00.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 11.60c; receipts POP; stock, 1875.
 New York: Middling, n.S5c; receipts S93; exports, 7121; stock, 31S,966.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 26SS; exports 26SS; stock, 30,916 2 Total today: Receipts 27.251; exports, 24,666; stock, 1,506,71S.
 Total for week: Receipts. S9,656 ex- ports, 121,9fS.
 Total for season: Receipts, 5,56S, 9S9; exports, 3,529,964.
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Produce Market

New York, February 29.-Butter firmer; receipts. 10,403; creamery extras, 92 score, S6c; creamery, higher scoring. 37c; frsts, 3S@S5hc; seconds. 3OGS21sc Eggs strong; receipts, S1S6; fresh gathered extras, 27@ 27hc; extra firsts. 261sc; firsts, 26c; sec onds. 25Q2olAc. Cheese. steady: receipts, 2657; state, whole milk fiats held, colored, specials. 1S@1SAc; white, 1Sc; colored. av- craze fancy. 171h@l7Ac; white, 171a@17Ac; flats, current make specials, 17@17Ac; av- craze run. 16%c. Live poultry. no quota tions; settled; dressed easier; chickens, 1'@2Sc; fowls, 141s@191ac; turkeys, 26@s0c.
 Chicago, February 29.-Butter un- changed. Eggs higher receipts, S55s vases; firsts, 211ac; ordinary firsts, 201sc; at mark, cases included, 19@211zc. Pota- toes higher; receipts 15 cars. Wiscon- sin, Michigan, Minnesota and Dakota whites. ss@9oc; Minnesota. Dakota and Ohios. 85@90c Poultry, alive higher: fowls, 16c; springs, 171hc
 St. Louis. February 29.-Poultry un- changed except chickens, 14c; springs, l6c. Butter and eggs unchanged.
 Kansas City, February 29-Butter. eggs and poultry unchanged.
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DOWNWARD TREND
 OF STOCK MARKET
Tendency to React Shown, Especially Munitions and
 Allied Shares

New York, February 29.-For brief period of today's trading, notably in the active first hour, the stock market bade fair to make further substantial recov- cries from it's pronounced depression of recent sessions. Gaines in that tune ranged from 1 to more than 3 points Tn standard shares with far greater ad- vances in speculative issues
 The buying power seemed to run it's course before midday however, after which prices evnced a marked tendency to react. This was especially true of the munitions group and allied shares. The recession was accompanied by news or the sinking of a French transport, to- gether with semi-official intimations that too much had been taken for granted Tn overnight advices regarding relations be- tween Washington and Berlin.
 In any event the dragging final hour w4nessed moderate but general revival of the downward trend, in which lqul- dation proved no less potent than short selling. Representative stocks, including rails and United States Steel, shaded materially from early n1aximums, retain ing little or none of their advantage at the heavy close. Reading issues were again the outstanding feature, the com mon stock being not only the most active issue of the day, but adding two points to yesterdays advance, while the first and second preferred shares. ordinarily very inactive, also made smart gains, though falling away at the end.
 Dealings were far below yesterday s large overturn, but embraced an unus- ually large number of stocks. It was re- garded as significant, however, that dor mant issues were most prominent on the decline.
 Some encouragement was derived dur ing the morning from the fir1ner tendency of Anglo-French war bonds, which re- trieved much of yesterdays reversal, only to relinquish virtually all their gain at the end. Offerings of this important issue were in smaller volume.
 The Lackawanna reported an increase of $848000 in operating income for Janu- ary and Chesapeake and Ohio increased it's net by $35S,0O0
 Bonds were irregular on light trading. Total sales, par value, were $2,S25O00.
 United States coupon 3s advanced 1s per cent on call.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, February 29-Cotton: Spot easier. Good middling, 79Sd; middling, 7.71d; low middling, 737d. Sales, 5000; for speculation an dexport, 1900. Re- ceipts. 16,000. Futures very steady; March, 7.56d; March and April, 7.56d. April and May, 7.541sd; May and June, 7.54d; June and July, 7.51 hd; July and August, 7.49hd; August and September, 7.43d; September and October, 7.33d; October and November, 730d; Novem- Der and December, 727d; December and aJnuary, 7.25d; January and February, 7.23d.
 Official noon closing: February, 7.551sd; February and March, 751d. value
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Flour and Feedstuffs Wholesalers Selling Price

Colorado patent, $6.7O; self-rising flour, $7; Tennessee flour, S6.50; Michigan flour, T.65; Idaho flour. $6.s5; Indiana flour, N.20; hard winter wheat flour, $6.55; Minnesota spring wheat. $6.SO; bran. wheat shorts, $33; brown shorts, $50; pure wheat bran, $2S; c. s, meal, 71s per cent, $35; Cremo meal. $2S; c. s. hulls, $l7 per ton; No. l timothy hay, $22 per ton; pea green alfalfa. west. ern, $25; southern alfalfa, $21; mixed feeds, per ton. $as; oats, per bushel. No. { white, 6@S6c; corn, per bushel 91c; corn meal, $1.75 per 2-bushel sack; chops, $1.7O; poultry food, $1 80 per sack; dairy food, S29; Johnson grass hay. $14.
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Society
(Continued from Page Eight,

guest of Miss Margaret Moore, was Mrs J. D. Moore's luncheon yesterday.
 The table was in sunburst colors, cen. tered with a silver basket of daffodils tiet with butterfly bows of yellow tulle Bon. bon baskets of daffodils tied to place cards of yellow designs held the names of Mrs. Moores guests Miss Shields Miss Moore, Mrs. B. F. Moore Miss En- fly Dixon, Miss Margaret Chenoweth Miss Leonora Hassinger, and Miss Eliza. beth Locke
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 11.55c; receipts, 3632; shipments, 519; sales. 1884; stock, 156,672.
 Memphis: Middling, 11.SSc; receipts, 1856; shipments, 2437; sales. 1700; stock, 27O,1
 Augusta: Middling, 11.25c; receipts, 264; shipments, 1262; sales, 719. stock, 164,04
 St. Louis: Middling, 111ac; receipts, 1340; shipments, 1548; stock, 1S,452
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 593; shipments, 853; stock, 15,695.
 Dallas: Middling, 11.7oc; stock, 124. Montgomery: Middling, 10.SSc
 Total today: Receipts, 1850; ship ments. 11,500; stock, 662,551.
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Speilberger Store Burns

Decatur, February 29.-( Especial )-Fire of unknown origin last night about s:SO started in the store of A. Speilberger. corner of Bank and Church streets The stock of dry goods is ruined with water and smoke. The building is damaged but little. The offices of Vert & Lynne, law yers, on the second floor of the building, were damaged by smoke considerably. The jewelry store of Mayor James A. Nelson, next door, were damaged by smoke to the extent of several hundred dollars. The losses will amount to sew eral thousand dollars; only partly cov- cred by insurance.
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GADSDEN CAR WORKS
 WILL BE IMPROVED

Gsdsden. February 29.-(SpeciaI. .)-Im. mediate work will be started on improve ments at the Gadsden Car works to cost $22.0O0. Authority for the expenditure was received today by Superintendent w. II. Portner. A concrete wall will he built along the Twelfth street side of the plant. a large steel water tank will be erected and new machinery will be added to the plant.
 Nine candidates now are in the field for the five positions on the county board of education. Five of these filed their announcements early today with w. T. Murphree, chairman of the county execu-
 tive committee. These were J. w. Penn
 T. c. Banks, M. M. Smith, A. w. Barns
 and A. B. Turner. Unaware that other
 candidates had entered the race, a meet ing of farmers was held at the court house this afternoon and gave indorse-
 ments to Hugh White, F. G. Aldredge,
 W. E. Moore, Q. P. Willis and M. M. Smith.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 29-Cotton seed oil made new high price records on urgent demand from shorts and buy ing by refiners. Final prices showed net gains of 6 to 16 points, but were off some 4 to points from the early high point, the result of profit taking. Sales, 24.600 barrels.
 Market closed steady. Spot, 9.S5@ 10.30c; March, 9.S6@9.sSc; April, S.S0@ 9.S5c; May, 9.78@9.79c; June, 975@ 9.8Oc; July. 9.73@9.74; August, 9.72@ s.7sc; September. 9.6s@s.soc; October. 3.95@S.97c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
MIR. AND MRS. WALKER HOSTS AT DINNER PARTY

MT. and Mrs. William Walker were hosts last evening at a lovely dinner, preceding the black and white ball. MT. and Mrs. Walker had as their guests MT. and Mrs. John Raul. Mir and Mrs. Gull pepper Exum and Mir. and Mrs. Edward W. Barrett. After dinner the congenial party of friends attended the ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
MISS WHITE ENTERTAINS
 THE BIDDERS CLUB

Miss Etoi,e White was hostess to the members of the Bidders yesterday after noon at bridge.
 Richmond roses adorned the apartments where the guests played, and after the series of auction the guests enjoyed de- licious salad and ice course.
 The club prize was crochet yoke and the honor guest, Miss Lamb. was pre- sented with a hand-painted hatpin holder. Those present were Miss Hughlette Adams, Miss Carolyn Rosenstihl, Miss Augusta Katzenstine, Miss Elizabeth Hurley. Mrs. Estelle Bethea Hale Miss Cundell Baldwin, Miss Lillian Yielding, Miss Bessie Gray of Huntsville, Miss Sara Collins, Miss Daisy Lee Douglass Miss Madge Pollock, Miss Julia Carney Mrs. Charles Ford, Miss Maude Josie, Mrs Addie Hummer, Miss Margaret Hummer of Baltimore, Mrs. Ed Irwin, Miss Roberta Lamb and Miss Katherine Steele of Huntsville.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, February 29.-Spot cot ton steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot, 1920; to arrive 31S5. Good ordinary, eS3c; strict good ordinary, 1o.13c; low mid ding, 10.6Sc; strict low middling, 10Ssc: middling, 11.13c; strict middling, u.3Sc; good middling 11.70c; strict good middling, 11.94c. Receipts, 4424; stock 3S7.333.
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Heavy Damage to Fruit

New Decatur, February 29.-(Special.) ) One of the heaviest sleets that has ever fallen in this section of the state was late yesterday. The ground was covered with ice The ice on the street ear troll ley wires greatly retarded the operation of the cars. It is thought that much of the fruit is killed, as a good many peach and plum trees were in full bloom.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, February 29.-Wheat, No. ? red. $1.20; No. hard nominal; May, a. .oS7s; July, s1.07N. Corn, No 2, 721ac; No. white, SIC; May, 75ssc; July, 74ssc Oats No. ?, 4O1sc; No. 2 white nominal; :; May, 415sc; July, 391ac
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Metal Market

New York, February 29.-Copper steady; electrolytic, nearby, s2s.50; tune and later. $27@27.50. Iron firm and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot, $47@4S. At London: Spot copper lead 9150 5s; fu- lures, S10S los; electrolytic, G136; spot tin e1SS; futures, E1SS los. The metal ex- change quotes lead s6.4O spelter not quoted. At London: Lead, GS3 2s. Cd; spelter, G110.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, February 2s.-Mercantile paper, S@SA per cent; sterling 9O-day bills, $4.711s; demand, $4.761a; cables, s4.77. Francs: Demand. $5.S6ss; cables $5.S7 Marks: Demand, 73ssc; cables, 731ac Kronen: Demand, 13Ac: cables, 131ac Builders: Demand. 421sc; cables, 427sc Rubles: Demand. 32c; cables, 3214c. BaI silver, 565sc. Mexican dollars, 431ac. Gov ernment bonds firm; railroad bonds irreg- ular.
 Time loans firm; 60 days, 21s@2s4 per cent; 90 days. 2s4@S per cent; six months, S@3N per cent. Call money steady: high, ? per cent; low. 1A per cent; ruling rate, 1A per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 1A per cent; offered at per cent.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 29.--There was no damage in the tone or quotations in rice today. Rough Honduras and Japan and clean Honduras continued strong and clean; Japan steady Receipts: Rough. 313O; millers, $40; clean, 4725. Sales, 1119 pockets clean Honduras at 27s@4%c.
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ceipts 10,200 higher; pigs and lights, S6.75 Q S.S0; mixed and butchers, $S.60@ S.90 good heavy, $S.S5@ S.92M. Cattle, receipts 2S00; steady; native steers, S7.50 70 $50; yearling steers and heifers SS.50@9.50; cows, s5.00@ 7.25; stockers and feeders, $5.50G 7.75; Texas and In- dian steers, s5.25 0S.00; cows and heif- CTS, $4.00@ 500; native calves, $500 e 11.25. Sheep, receipts $500; yearling wethers, SS.00@ 10.00 lambs, $900 c 11.40; ewes, S6.50@S1O.
 Kansas City, February 29.-Hogs. re- ceipts 15,000; higher; bulk, ss.30@S.60; heavy. $S.50@ S.671a; packers and butch CTS, $S.40@8.60; light, sS.10@S.50; pigs S7.00GD 500. Cattle, receipts S700i strong, active; prime fed steers, $S.60 c 9.15; dressed beef steers, $7.60@S.50; southern steers s6.50@S.O0 cows, s4.5O @7.20; heifers. $650@ S.60; stockers and feeders, $6.25@ 500; bulls, $5.50 e TOO calves. s6.50@11.00 Sheep. receipts 11,O0O; steady; lambs, s10.50@11.05; yearlings, sS.25@ -o.Oo; wethers, s6.oo Q 10.60.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, February 2O.-Wheat. No. hard. $1.021s91. or; No. 2 red s1 .04d1 or Corn, No. mixed, 663s@67c; No. ? white, 6S@6S1ac; Mo- 2 yellow, 6SG6S1ac. Oats, Mo- white. 45@46c; No. mixed, 42@44c.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 29.-Turpentine steady; 5Oc; sales notquoted; receipts. S7; shipments, 211; stock 9226. Rosin steady;
 sales, 12S7; receipts, 1212; shipments, 1913; stock, 5S197. Quote: A, B, c, D, E, and F, A.75; G, and H, $4.S0; I, s; K, $50; M,
 $5.75; N, $6; VIC, $6.50.
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Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
Dry Goods Market

New York, February 29.-Cotton goods were quiet and firm today. Yarns were steady. Silks were in full demand for fall deliveries. Mems wear lines were revised upward on duplicate or- ders. Jobbers did an active trade.
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Chicago Grain

$1 1.101A@1.12; No. red, $1.09@1.10; No. ; hard, a.1091.111a; No. 3 hard, s1061a@1. .0s Corn, No. 2 yellow, 7s14c; No. yellow 661ac@6S1ac; No. 4 white, 66@69c. Oats No. white, 4O14@4Os4c; standard, AA@ 421ac. Rye, No. ?. soc; barley, 6o@70c timothy, s4.50@S; clover. $1oa2o. Pork s19.25@20.50. Lard, $10S0. Ribs, $1O.S7Q 1.37c.
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: Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce
 (Wholesale Quotations) Apples-Fancy York Imperial. bbl., s45o; fancy Winesap, bbl., $5; fancy Black Twigs, $5; bulk, s2.75d3 bbl.; fancy Ar kansas Black apples, S5G550. Oranges-Florida, box, $2.7593. Grapefruit-Box. $3GD3.25. Cranberries-Barrel, $10; box, $2.50 Bananas-Bunch, $1.50@2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, $450 fancy California, $4.50 Limes-s1@1.25.
 London Layer Raisins-s1.SS. Figs-$2.50 case.
 Citron-1Sc lb.
 Irish Potatoes-Michigan white, bu,, N.35
 Onions-Red and yellow, pound, SIC. Peanuts-51a@6lsc per ID. fie Tomatoes-Cuba. per crate, 8. Cabbages-Danish, pound, 1hc. Rutabagas-Pound 1Ze. Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, S5c Lettuce-Hamper, $1.50@2. Celery-Florida, $2.25@2.50. New Snap Beans-Per hamper s2.25 New Crop Lima Beans-71zc h.: black eyed peas, 51a@6c. Pecans-Fancy paper shell. 2o925c; Tex as. 15c.
 English Walnuts-No. California soft shell, 173ac; No. California, 15c. Butternuts-15c lb. Brazil Nuts-16c h. Prunes-8@10c lb.
 Dates-$3 case.
 Pig Feet-$2.25 keg. Mackerel-$6.75 half-barrel.l Cocoanuts-Per 100, $6. Florida Pineapples-$S per crate. Florida Strawberries-25c qt box. Mobile Cabbage-s1.75; Florida, BPS.
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Live Stock

Chicago. February 29.-Hogs, 22,OOO, weak; bulk, $.65@S.S5; light. $.s0@S.sO; mixed, $850@ 8.9O; heavy. $S.4O@S.9O; rough, $S.40@S.55; pigs, $7.1O@8.10. Cattle receipts firm; native beef steers, $7.10@9.65; stockers and feeders, $5.70 @8.S5; cows and heifers, $S.3O@S.30; calves, $8.50@1 OO' Sheep. receipts 14,- a 900; weak; wethers. $7.90@S.65; ewes, 95.65@S.S5; lambs. $9.25@11.5O.
 St. Louis, February 29.-Hogs. re-
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Fish

Wholesalers Selling Prics) Perch-Shc. Salt Water Trout-11@111ac. Red Snapper-10c, in bbl. lots, lie small lots. Gray Snapper-7c. Mullet-5h@6c. Shrimp-12c. Spanish Mackerei-15@16c. Sheephead-S1ac. Oysters-Medium, SIPS; Selects, s1.40 per gallon. All fancy fish scarce.
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The Red Circle
By ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE

Author of The Fighter" Caleb Conover." Syria From the Saddle" etc. Novelized from the Pathe photo play of the same name by Will M. Ritchey.
 Copyright. 1915. by Albert Payson
 Terhune.)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Missionary union of the Birming- ham district of the Presbyterian churches
 will meet at 5 D. m. on Thursday at the Hanley Memorial church.
 The Norwood Needlecraft club will meet today at 2:S0 with Mrs. w. A. Daw- son, S4O8 Eleventh avenue. north.
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Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar. s.25 per cwt.. f o. b. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-$5.50 per cwt.' Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt.
 Extra Fancy-Sc.50 per cwr Grits-$2.25 per 96-lb. bag. Sugar Is being sold by Birmingham re- tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for s1.
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Hubbard Brcs. & Co.

ets. HanoyeF SAuare. N. r1eaile Cotton TxchangA
 uce Exchange, AssoctStS pool Cotton Ausociation ] for the purchaee and and Cotton Seed on for Special attenti0n and
 ven for cou0egnn1QntS 04 , delivery. CprroaDo Doo1e
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English Money

London, February 29.-Bar silver, 25 15-16d ounce. Money, 4@4h per cent. Discount rates. short bills and three months, 51s per cent.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, February 29.-(Special) An advance today of about 12 points was caused by the better inquiry for
 spot cotton which relieved the mark et of any pressure of hedge selling from the south. After the recent decline a reaction was due from just this cause, as the basis enabled many mills to fix their price on call cotton at the lowest point in many months. Whether this demand will continue is yet to be decided, but the check in the offerings from the south has brought about a demand to cover, ana the traders at the close were in rather a puzzled frame of mind as to the next movement of prices No new buying appeared on the advance, but it seems probable that on any decline buyers will appear in mod crate numbers, unless political compli-
 cations appear, to cover called cotton.
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Creamery Products
 Wholesalers Selling Price) Creamery Butter-36c; process butter, BOG; oIeomargarine, 14Q22c; country but. ter, 25c Full Cream Cheese-2Ozc.
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Ayery's Letter


 All markets today indicated decided of stocks, which took tumble during the late session on the reported German near occupation of Verdun. The afternoon letters said the bear raid, however did not dislodge many stocks.
 The reason for the small recessons in all markets is very likely que, to the fact that the recent declines have dis counted the worst of the news. And it is very likely the actual fall of the French fort would only make temporary furry succeeded by substantial recoveries Stocks, grain and cotton all have had a thorough cleaning out of weakly held commitments, and the present apparent ly paradoxical condition of the market, in the face of what looks like the worst
 news that the market has had in some
 time, is accounted for by this fact. Whether the advances will hold or not,
 should anything further of an unfavor-
 able nature occur. is another question
 only to be determined by the occurrence.
 After the recent experiences of the trade
 on the bull side, it is quite likely they
 will keep close to shore. and on any
 display of weakness would not be sur
 prised to see another break.
 However, I do not think it will last
 long or go far. Caution seems to be the
 better part of discretion at present. The market is always there, and while none of the expected things may happen. still would rather see more decided trend
 to prices even were it necessary to buy at higher prices. c. F.AyERY.
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Meats
 Hackers Selling Price) Extra Ribs-121ac. Bellies-13Ac. Pork Loins-141ac. Neck Bones-4c. Breakfast Ba Bacon-17Q23c. Spare Ribs-10c. Regular Hams-171ac. Skinned Hams-191ac. Pure Lard-11c; compound, 104c.
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FRESH MEAT STILL IS MARKET LEADER Shipments of Fish Now AL most Equal Demand.
 Hens Scarce

Fresh meats are still leading on Mor- ris avenue, the cold weather being re- sponsble for the heavy sales. No changes were made in any quotations yesterday, and business continued good.
 Shipments of fish almost equal to the demand are being received daily, and dealers say that within a week fancy fish will again be plentiful.
 There is a marked scarcity in hens, and prices are expected to advance again be- fore the end of the week Eggs are still in good demand with ample supply being received daily. Broilers are out of season altogether and flyers are hard to get.
 Fruit and produce is selling we'll, but no changes have been noted in several days.
 FT-
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Poultry and Eggs
 tCommission Merchants Prics) Fryers-20c. Hera-16c. Guineas-21c Roosters-10c per pound. Fresh Country Eggs-19c; graded, 21c. Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed, 24c, Geese-75c, or 13c pound. !.