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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
.BULL|SH FIGURES
 SEND PRICES DOWN
Cotton Market Opened at a Sharp Advance; Broke on
 Selling Reports

New York, March 15.-The broadening Wall street demand caused quite a sharp advance in the cotton market during to- days earlier trading, but there were re- ports of increased southern offerings at the higher prices, and the market broke even more rapidly than 1t had advanced with July contracts selling off from F 20c to 12.07c, and closing at 12.o9c. The gem eral list closed steady, but last prices showed g net loss of to 13 points for the day.
 Somewhat disappointing Liverpool cables rumors that spot offerings in the south had been rather freer at the ad- vance late yesterday, and feeling that the bullish census figures on domestic mill consumption for the month of Feb ruary had been discounted, seemed to en- courage a reactionary view at the start.
 First prices were 3 points lower to points higher, and the market sold off to net loss of to points during the early trading. Trade interests were again buyers of July on a scale-down, however, and as the market steadied an active Wall street demand developed. This was evidently encouraged by the strength of the stock market, and the more optimistic view of international pol itics, while it seemed that some bulish sentiment was inspired by reports of an improved labor situation in Manchester, and private cables predicting better trade demand in the Liverpool market. Covering assisted the advance. which car ried May contracts up from Ii .96c to F .0Sc, while October rallied from 12.27c to 12.37c, or points above last nights closing fig ures.
 Buying orders were withdrawn follow ing 8 private forecast for rain in the southwest by Sunday, and rumors reach ing here from Memphis that France might prohibit the importation of cotton after the end of March, and the market be- came unsettled in the late trading. Part of the offering seemed to come from southern sources, while there was 1iqui- dation by early buyers, and probably some local pressure on advices from New Orleans claiming that March commitments were about covered May broke to il 1.S9o and October to 12.19c and the market closed within point or two of the low est.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, March 15.-(special) T. J. Locke. Jr. a member of the execu- tive committee of the Jackson Memorial Highway association announces that a rousing rally will be held here at an early date for the purpose of creating new en- thusiasm in the undertaking.
 A great deal of work on the Mississippi route has already been done, and the course through Lowndes county is practi- cally completed, there being only one short stretch of road in tn enortheastern portion of the county that Is not in good shape. The people of this section will on March 30 vote on the question of issuing bonds in the sum of s40,000 for the i'm provement of public highways. and if the bonds are voted. the road will at once ba put in first class condition
 The first important meeting of the
 Lowndes County Boys Corn club to oc- cur this season will be held at the court
 house in this city at 1:s0 o'clock next
 Saturday afternoon. and the principal feature of the occasion will be an address
 by Prof. c. A. Cobb of Jackson, head of the boys department of farm exten- sion work in Mississippi.
 The Mississippi Golf association will hold it's annual tournament at Gulfport June to 10. and quite number of mem bers of the Luxapalila Golf club in this city are making arrangements to attend. Railroads entering Gulfport have offered reduced rates for the occasion. and a. large number of experts from different cities are expected to be present.
 A collision between two automobiles. one of which was occupied by MT. and Mrs. Peter Cox and the other by Dr. IT.
 H. Henry, which took place last night. resulted seriously for Mrs. Cox, who was thrown out of the vehicle in which she was seated, sustaining number of pain- full bruises and cuts about the head and body. MT. and Mrs. Cox reside in tho prairie section west of Columbus, and had spent the day in the city shopping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
WHEAT STRONGER
 ON CROP REPORTS
Adverse Weather Said to Have Killed 20 to 30 Per
 Cent of Winter Crop

Chicago, March 15.-Serious crop dam- age reports from the soft winter states
 gave decided strength today to the wheat
 market here. The outcome was a steady
 close, 1ssc to -14@1%c net higher, with
 May at s1.10A@1. .1Oss and July at s1.0SA Corn gained 1zG5sc to ssc and oats Sc to %G1c. Provisions finished unchanged to 71sc lower.
 Missouri and Illinois in particular flooded the wheat trade with dispatches telling of winter killed crops. According | to some reports the destruction amounted | to as much as 20 to 30 per cent. Numerous
 cases were mentioned where whole fields
 had been so injured that the ground would l be plowed up and replanted with corn ' and oats intsead of wheat. Adverse weather that pointed to a decreased acre. | age in Canada tended also to handicap | the bears.
 1 Sharp breaks in quotations from Liver 1 pool led to a setback at the outset in the I wheat market here and to another de cline about an hour later. In each case ! however the effect failed to last, although
 it was said British millers were reselling at Liverpool Only 2O0000 bushels was announced as having been disposed oi l on this side of the Atlantic today for ] shipment to Europe. On the other hand primary receipts for the day were nearly double those of a year ago.
 Corn rose on account of the strength in wheat and as result of the scantiness of arrivals here. The fact that demand | for shipments from here was slow proved | something of an offset. In oats the dom- mating influence was the prospect of 2 l big reduction soon in Chicago stocks Besides there appeared to be disposi- 1 tion to regard oats as too low priced compared with other grain.
 ! Provisions gave way with hogs It was ] said, too. that recent advances hat
 checked the cash demand.
 | E1,,t,yra r,1otofiapS uyara oe fo1Iou,..
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soa some further recessions in prices terr1-
 norarilv but the decline will not go far and should be taken advantage of
 tc accumulate little July cotton. The census bureaus report on supply
 and distribution was buliish Tor the con sumption end of it for the month of Feb rrary. as it showed exports for the n,onth to be 7o2, 63S, against 549415 during the previous month. The American con- s,n,ntion was 540,711, against 542,05o for January.
 The totals show consumption of 1,24S,- 346 for February against 1,091, 40 for Jan uary.
 My analysis of the statistical position of cotton up to date is as follows: Total carry-over July 31, 1915, 5,S0o,000; of which was in Europe and been con- sumed (ninus), 100000; leaving net carry-over of 3.70o.000; 1915 crop. 100000; total supply of American cotton, IA, ,000; total spinners takings American cotton to March 10. s27O.0oo: leaving visible and invisible supply of b.4SoOoo. Consumption last week was at the rate of 263OO0. which, if continued for the remaining 21 weeks of the commercial crop year or July 31, would amount to 5,523.00
 American spinners took cotton at a rate of 136 GOO bales per week during February. They have a stock on hand of 1885, ,0OC bales, or about three months supply at this rate.
 American spinners are not inclined to Increase this supply much and unless something occurs to increase the exports, which might stimulate buying by Amer ican spinners, rather regard the de- mand from American spinners as being pretty well filled for the present. Of course, with the prospects for near ex- halstion before another new crop, good foreign demand will stimulate American demand.
 look for very much of decline and would regard recessions as good opportunities to pick up a little July cotton. c. F. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 11.SSc; receipts, 139; sales, 3550; stock, 3S2,219.
 Galveston: Middling, 12.25c; receipts, 5O58; exports, 14,5s3; sales, 1914; stock, 292,- 7S7.
 Mobile: Middling, 1.6Sc; receipts, IF; sales, 125; stock, 2, ,324
 Savannah: Middling 12. 13c; receipts, SIS; sales, 116S; stock, IT 100.
 Charleston Middling, 11Zc; receipts, 59; stock, 76,932
 Wilmington: Receipts 3s4 stock, 52 3Ss.
 Norfolk: Mddling, 11.S1c; receipts, I9; sales, 1925; stock, 110765.
 Baltimore: Exports, 2772; stock, 3S62
 Boston: NIiddling, 12c; receipts. 21s; stock, 12,7Oo
 Philadelphia: Middling, 12.2oc; receipts, IA; stock, 207S
 New York: Middling Ii .95c; receipts, 1; exports, 1860; sales, 100; stock, SO655s. Minor ports: Receipts. 1888; exports, Il ,079; stock. 50, ,554 | Total today: Receipts. 17,O20; ship ments, 30,244; stock, 1.457.26S. Total for week: Receipts. 70,479; ship ments, 77,165. Total for season: Receipts, 5,794,49S; shipments, 3,737,605
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
TRADING ACTIVE ON
 STOCK EXCHANGE
Standard Shares Continue Profit Taking = Motors
 and Allied Shares Gain

New York March 15.-Speculation was a more pronounced feature of today's mar lset., public interest, except in few stocks, being again negligible. Traoing was active but lacked the breadth and extent of yesterdays session. Some spe- cialties, notably Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotive and American Car, were un- der restraint as were also such miscel- laneous issues as the distillers group and a few of the more obscure share among the rails.
 Bethlehem Steel which sold minus it's first quarterly dividend of 71s per cent, registered an extreme loss of "A at 5171a, and United States Steel was under mod crate but persistent pressure though never yielding more than a fraction.
 Reading second preferred, Lehigh Val ley. New Yodk Central, Canadian Pacific, St. Paul and some of the eastern lines also manifested strength.
 Motors and allied shares, particularly Godrich, were appreciably higher, and Goodrich, were appreciably higher, and lethargy, with gains of a point or better for Kennecott Utah, Chino and Inspir- ation, while American Zinc rose to S9.
 During the midsesson such relatively inactive stocks as United Fruit rose from 1 to points, Sugars also came forward at irregular gains, Cuban-American ris- ing PIE to the new high record of 235.
 In the final hour, when standard shares were reflecting continued profit-taking, Mexican Petroleum, Texas company and American Smelling rose on extensive ab- sorption, Mexican making an extreme ad- vance of 71s to 110. The tone at the close was irregular with fair sprinkling ot moderate net losses.
 Weakness of francs was the feature of the exchange market, marks holding yes terday's later recovery. Rates on Scan- dinavian countries continued to rule firm
 The bond market was again backward with numerous large offerings of Anglo French 5s at 94 to 941s. Total sales, par value, amounted to s, 3,150000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Are You Interested in Cotton?

Do you want to know in advance Of tho Government
 Reports THE COTTON ACREAGE FOR THE SEASON isIl Tho amount of fertilizers to be used the condi tions throughout the the number of bales pro- ducedf
 IF TMis IMPORTATION IS OF VALUE TO YOU SEND FOR THE WATKINS BUREAU REPORTS
 ISSUED EVERY TWO WEGk0 3eginnins with the frst crop preparation end soina
 when tho crop fs made WE WILL KEEP YOU THOROUGHLY POSTED on EVERY PHASE OF TNE COTTON MARKET Careful attention given to all orers for purchase
 sale of cotton for futup delivery. H. E. BAcHMAN c CO.,. Danksrs. EstahlIshsn laod
 IA Wall Street. New York
 msnbeH New York Cotton Exchange. Philadelphia Stock Ex- New York Stock Exchange change New York Coffee ExchAnge. Chicago Board of Tfada Associate Msmbsu Liysspool Cotton Assn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
DRAMA LEAGUE
 MEETS WEDNESDAY,

The next meeting of the Drama league will be at the Tutwiler on Wednesday afternoon, March 22 at o'clock.
 Inadvertently the date is changed to this time. but so small a matter as & necessary change in day of meeting has no tendency to dampen the ardor or en- thusiasm of the loyal Drama leaguer.
 Rabbi Morris Newfield will deliver a 40-minute lecture upon "The Drama in Ancient Hebrew Literature" surely a most interesting subject and one that every drama student should hear.
 Miss Prudence Neff, pianist, and Mir. Robert Dolejo, violinist. will render a beautiful and appropriate musical pro- gramme on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

day passed through two phases of thought: The early one, that the calling of cotton in Liverpool would lead to an increased demand for export. and the latter one, that if the rumor that the French government intended to restrict the importation of cotton after March was true, that another export demand would cease. Advancing on the early idea, the market felt the absence of the short in- terest which had covered during the past three weeks, and on a limited profit taking of recent purchases. closed to 12 points lower than yesterday. Reports were received of a prospective increase in the acreage in Georgia. based on the attempt to raise a crop in advance of the boil weevil spread this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Avery's Letter

Realizing and short sales caused the early recession in the cotton market. Shorts became nervous on buying by Cone, who frequently acts for McF'adden, and on this buying some shorts covered which ran July up to 12.26c in New York.
 Prices eased after this on cable said to have originated at Havre and coming via Houston, Tex, which said that France would likely prohibit importations of cot ton because of scarcity of ship roon,, which was needed for other things. A decline in French exchange was also given some attention as suggesting some unfavorable development in the war. Fur ther bear news that rain was predicted for Texas. The temperatures prevailing tEere do not indicate rain to me
 It was also said there was some sell ing from the southern spot houses. and news which said that the edge was off the spot demand for March commitments.
 The market looks healthy to me. for the reason that it has made its ad- vances with frequent reactions, which keeps an unwieldy long interest from &C., cumulating.
 The spot markets showed advances from to 12 points and sales were gen. orally good from Memphis east, the west ern sales not showing up as we'll
 The rain in Texas is some ways off and the eastern weather is unreasonable and as such is bullish. It is likely we may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
WEDNESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
 MEETS WITH MISS WARD

Miss Mae Ward was hostess yesterday to the members of the Wednesday Luncheon Bridge club.
 After a delicious plate luncheon the guests enjoyed an interesting series or auction, the club prize being a crochet yoke. The club members are: Mrs. Roy Huffman, Mrs. Harold Brown, Mrs. Jack Eaton, Miss Julia Ware, Mrs. 10. A. Hamilton, Mrs. Walter White and Miss Ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
MIR. AND MRS. DAILY CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

On last Tuesday evening Mir. and Mrs. Alan J. Daly entertained at dinner in honor of the forty-third wedding anni- verssry of their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Daly. Seated at ths table were Miss Alice Daly of Montgom- cry, Dr. E. w. Daily Mir. F. R. Daily and two granddaughters. Miss Agnes and Miss Dorothy Daly, MT. and Mrs. W. NJ. Daly.
 The happy occasion of which this was the forty-third anniversary was the we'd ding dinner in Doublin, Ireland, and the three generations present represented both sides of the Atlantic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
MOTOR AND COUNTRY CLUB
 DINNER POSTPONED

The regular Thursday dinner dance at the Motor and Country club will not take place tonight on account or the fla shion ball The club wishes to help make the hall a. success and urges it's members to attend Next week the
 regular dances will begin again
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SOClET T Y
tcontinued from Page SID

Appreciate very much receiving checks for several of the tickets which were used at the Black and White ball, which have not heen sent in. h checking up her. list she finds that several tickets have not been account ed for and in order to give complete list to the chairman of the ball she would appreciate an early response.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Bonds
Mercantile Paner

New York, March 15.-Mercantile paper. 363A per cent; sterling 60-day bills, $4 72% demand, s476 5-1e; cables. s4.77. Francs. demand, 5.941a; cables, 5.99A Marks, de- mand. 721s; cables, 411k. Lires. demand. 6.6S; cables, 6.67; rubles, demond. 3Sh |; cables, S2ss; bar silver, 56%c; Mexican dollars, 4S1kc. Government bonds steady Railroad bonds steady. Time loans firm; 60 days, 21A@2% per cent; 90 days, 2%@3 per cent six months 3@3A per cent. Call inor ey firm; high. ? per cent; low. per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan, 7 per cent: closing bid. 2 per cent; of tered at per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Chicago Grain

Chicago, March 15.-Wheat, cash. No.
 red and No. 3 red nominal; No. hard $1.10A; No. 8 hard, $1.0514@1.O .OS1s. Corn
 No. 3 yellow nominal; No. yellow, n@ 72c: No. white, 70d7t1a. Oats, No. ; white, 43@.)7ac; standard, 46@46%c. Rye No. 2. 95c; barley, 62@77c: timothy, s4.5O@ 2; clover, $10@1S.75. Pork. $2295; lard sl0 75: ribs, s11. .62@l12.10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Hubbard BrOs. & Co.

Se'''%s Nsw osS cotton s
 New York Produce Exchange. Associats Members Liverpool Cotton Association. orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH for future delivery, Special attention and spot cotton for delivery, Cnrsespon6. Snce invited Sj
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ture quotations were as follows:
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, March 15.-Wneat track, No 2 red, s1.17@1.171s; No. 2 hard nominal May, sl.07A; July, $1o6%. Corn lower; track, No. ?. 741ac; No. white, 741ac; May. 761sc; July, 76ss@761sc. Oats, track, No. 2, 4311z6144c; No. white nominal; May, 431hc; July, 41N@41ssc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. March 15.-A strong and active tone continued in rough rice today. Clean Honduras was strong and Japan steady, with unchanged quotations. Re- ceipts: Rough. 172S; millers, 172S: clean, 2672 Sales. 15s pockets clean Honduras at 2N@4Nc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Flour and Feedstuffs

(WhOleSalerS' Selling Price)
 Colorado patent, $6.6O; self-rising flour, S6.S5; Tennessee flour, $640; Michigan flour. $7.5O; Idaho flour, $6.75; hard winter wheat flour, $645; Minnesota spring wheat, ss.S0; pure wheat shorts $S3; brown shorts. $50; pure wheat bran, BPS; c. S. meal, 71s per cent, $S5; Cremo meal, $2S; c. s. hulls, $l7 per ton; No. l timothy hay. $23 per ton; pea green alfalfa. west ern, $28; southern alfalfa, $21; mixed feeds. per ton. $36: oats, per bushel, No. 2 white, 61@66c; corn, per bushel. soc; corn meal. $1.72 per 2-bushel sack; chops, $1.70: poultry food, S1.S0 per sack; dairy food $29; Johnson grass hay, $1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, March 15.--Cotton seed oil was easy early under liQuiation prompted by the heaviness in lard, but the loss was more than regained later on buying for western account and covering by early sellers Final prices were l to points net higher Sales, 3s.zo0 barrels. Market closed strong. Spot, 10.4 40c bid; March, 10 042Q10.4sc; April, 0.42@1O 45c: May. 1O.l4 @10.47c; June. 106@10.S .SSc: July. 1o.s60 10.S7c; August. 10S6010. .3sc; September, 1o26@10.2sc; October, esoQas5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
BOYS CLUB HOME OPEN FOR VISITORS

The new home of the Boys club, 614
 Twenty-ninth street, south is open on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays rom 3 to o'clock in the afternoon and : to 2 o'clock in the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, March 15.-Wheat, No. 2 hard, $1.0561.12: No. 2 red, $1.05@1. 10. Corn, No. 3 mixed, 691ac: No. white. roc; No. yellow, 711sc. Oats, No. white, 4211s @451sc; No. 2 mixed, 4Od42c
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Interior Movement

Houston Middling, 12.25c; receipts 2997; shipments, 3972; sales, 1885; stock, 1S5,989
 Memphis: Middling, 11.SSc; receipts 15Ss; shipments, 3975; sales, 2s5O; stock, 252,7S7
 Augusta: Middling, 11.75c: receipts, Ill; shipments, 144O; sales, 1145; stock, 151,399.
 St. Louis: Middling, 117sc; receipts, S123; shipments, 3123 stock, 19,94S.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 15sc; shipments 1297; stock, 19,188
 Little Rock: Middling, 12c; receipts 520; shipments, S91 stock, 37,240.
 Total today: Receipts, 10,S70; ship ments, 14,09S; stock, 661, ,551.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, March 15.-Spot cotton firm points up. Sales on the spot, 1905; to arrive, 2245. Good ordinary, 10. 3Sc; strict good ordinary, 10.SSc; low middling, 11.3Sc; strict low middling, Il .63c; middling. n.SSc; strict midding, 12.1Sc; good middIing, 12.45c; strict good middling, 12.6Sc Re- ceipts, 1906; stock, 3S2, ,219.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Coffee Market

New York. March 15.-Rather heavy selling. attributed to trade interests, caused some irregularity in the market for coffee futures here during today s early trading, but rallies followed on re- ports of continued firmness in Brazil and a scattering demand which seemed to come partly from Wall street sources. After opening to points higher. and selling up another point or two right after the call, prices eased off with May declining to 817c, July to SAC, and Sep temper to S.3Oc. Offering were well taken,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, March 15.-Cotton quiet and unchanged Good middling, S.1sd; mid ding. 7.S6d low middling. 7.56d. Sales. 1o,000 For speculation and export, 1000; receipts, 10,200. Futures quiet; March, 7.67d March-April, 7.661kd; April May, .651ad; May-June, 7.65d: June-July, 7.631ad July-August, 7.62d; August-September, 7.54d; September-October 7.421ad; Octo- ber-November. 7.39d; November Decem- Der, 7.351sd; December-January, 7.33d January February, 7.Sld Feb ruary- March, 731d; March-April, 7.3ld.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
RECORD BROKENBY
 CREAMERY BUTTER
Business Generally Good on Morris Avenue With
 Prices Rising

Creamery butter broke record of sev- eral months yesterday when it went up cent on the pound. Thirty eight cents is what the Morris avenue quotations say and that is several cents higher than 1t has been since the earlier part of the winter. Other butter is in good demand, but no changes were noted.
 Prices on meats was steady yesterday, with no changes except spare ribs. which advanced 1 cent on the pound. Large or ders from Europe have been responsible for the advance in dry salt meats, accord ing to local wholesale dealers.
 There has been marked scarcity in fancy fish for several weeks, but at no time have fish of all kinds been as scarce as at the present. Dealers say that there Is little hope of getting shipments during this week.
 Spot cotton advanced 1sc toward clos ing time yesterday afternoon, while fu- lures are oft a few points. Business in general is good on the avenue.
 Todays quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 tCommission Merchants Pricss Fryers-25c.
 Hens-16c.
 Gulneas-sGc.
 Roosters-1oo per pound.
 Fresh Country Eggs-19c; graded, 21c. Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed. 24c,
 Geese-75c, or 13c pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-16
Metal Market

New York, March 15-Copper steadv. electro'ytic nearby $2S@2S5O; June and later, $27@27.50. Iron firm and unchanged. The metal exchange quotes in quiet: spot offered at $55. At London spot copper, f1O5 los; futures. a1os: electrolytic. e13s' Spot tin. s194 10s; futures. e1s1. The metal exchange quotes lead H.65 bid. Spelter not quoted. At London lead e35' Spelter, G90.