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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
COTTON MARKET
 CLOSES STEADY Net Rise of II to IA Points Shown at New
 Orleans

New York, May 24-After a long series of nervous fluctuations over a fairly broad range, the cotton market closed today very steady at net rise of il to Ii points. This was within couple of points of the best of the session. The highest prices were reached following re- ports that Prince Won Buelow was com ing to this country on mission for the German Emperor. the trade seeing in this slight move for peace.
 Initial trades were at loss of point on selling orders which accumulated over night. Cables were better than due. how ever, and the area of low pressure on the of more rain with the result that strong buying set in on which prices were sent : to 9 points over yesterdays close. The weekly weather and crop reports were con sidered less favora ble than expected, but were offset by the rumor that a private crop reporting bureau had put the in crease in acreage at IA per cent. Around the middle of the day enough selling de- veloped to put the market to points under yesterdays finals.
 In the afternoon bear traders made much of the reduction of l3 points in spot quotations, but prices mounted on buying induced by the Won Bue1ow rumor. In the early afternoon the market was at it's highest, net gain of 13 to 16 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Zulu Characteristics

From the Southern Workman
 It is a recognized fact that the Zulu tribe Is one of the finest in Southern Africa. The Zulu has a sturdy frame. a strong chest, wonderful digestion, mag nificent teeth and fine muscles. He can stand hunger fatigue and exposure. While he Is slow to adopt modern methods of tillage, irrigation and fertilizing, he is beginning to recognize their advantages. His hospitality. indifference to pain. sense of humor. good temper love of children and trustw orthiness are all good traits in his character. He is a manly speci- men. not a cringing toady, and in his natural state gentleman every bit of him." In general he is law abiding and obedient and he is not purposely cruel. He has strong musical sense, and a re- markable knowledge of time and rhythm. His powers of singing, even when but slightly trained, are extraordinary.
 The Zulu knows a good deal about some things, but what he does not know of what to the white man are matters of common, every day knowledge is appall- ing. His instructor is always running up against high brick wall of stupend- ous ignorance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
In Memoriam of shortcake

From the New fOrk Evening Sun.
 All the way from Providence on the Atlantic coast to Seattle on the Pa cific rises the wall over the passing of the strawberry shortcake. With good reason, too. does the vail arise. Real strawberry shortcake has become as strange and rare delicacy as the nec- tar and ambrosia whereon the gods feasted on Mt. Olympus-and well might Zeus and his companions have abandoned their celestial diet could thep only have partaken once of feast of real shortcake transported from some southern dinner table.
 The Seattle Post Intelligence is too overcome by emotion to do more than bid sad and hopeless farewell to the shortcake of our bovhood. but the Providence Journal is bitter in It's sor- row and rails out at the evil communi- cations of foreign chefs. which. it claims, have corrupted our good Amer ican cooking. We fear, though. that the trouble lies deeper than that. The willingness to accept sham shortcake which is to the Fue as paper lace on valentine is to real Valenciennes is symptomatic of the decline in our na : tional moral fiber.
 For the construction of a shortcake of the sort that mother used to make demanded hot and painstaking appli- cation, There was no cake about it. the layers. between and on top of which the strawberries were packed as close as they could lie, were rolled out of pastry cough. shortened" to a nicety and bal1sd to a turn. This mar vel of cookery was dressed with sugar and butter to taste and served hot as soon as the berries were put into it. And plain thick cream-no whipped or imitation whipped stuff-was the thing to eat on it. In this day of tawdry make believe who would take the trou- ble to create such masterpiece?
 We have often wondered how big a fortune a New York boniface could pile up merely by establishing a reputation for serving real ld-fashioned short cake And how many suitors would be- set the twentieth century maiden who could make such dish!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
SELLING MOVEMENT
 IN COTTON RENEWED
Decline Checked by More Bullish Weather Report
 Than Expected

1 New York May 24,-There was a re- the cotton market early today. but the Idecline was checked by a more bul'ish
 weekly weather report than expected, and prices rallied sharply with July sell ing up from 12. .76c to 19.esc and closing at
 l2.95c. The general list closed very steady
 at net advance of s to 14 points for the day
 There seemed to be fewer selling orders around the ring a the opening than an- ticipated in view of yesterdays weakness
 and after starting steady at net advance
 of points to decline of points. prices
 soon sold some to points net higher on covering of shorts and little trade buy ing. The steadiness in Liverpool and good Liverpool buying of July. October, De- cember and January helped this rally, but after the close abroad and the withdra wal of arbitrage orders. prices here turned easier. Some of the early buying may have been on approximations of renewed rains in the southwest. but the western belt forecast for generally fair weather with continued high temperatures was considered very favorable and ies publi- cation was followed by a furry of more or less general selling.
 There were also rumors that preliminary returns to q crop reporting bureau indi- cated an increase of II per cent in acreage which may have contributed to the selling movement and the break carried prices into low ground for the movement with October selling at 12.76c and Decem- Der at 12.96c, and with the general list showing net losses of to Il points. These acreage report rumors were denied, how ever and the market quickly frmed up on the unfavorable report of the weekly weather bureau. which was the more ef- fective as the governments canvass for the June condition figures will be made tomorrow A reviva. of peace rumors also figured in the late advance, and buy CTS found comparatively little cotton for sale after the early liqu.cation. october sold up to 12.99c and December to IS 14c closing within a point or of the best on trade buying and covering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
STOCKS UNDERGO
 HEALTHY REACTION
Movement of Specialties Confusing, But Higher
 Prices Prevailed

New York, May 24.-In the vernacular of the speculative element, today's mar ket went through the process of healthy reaction" investment stocks, as well as specialties, developing marked heavness on fairly large dealings. Washington s note to the British government anent mail, detentions and the French admis- sion of a German gain in portion of the Verdun sector formed the basis of bear ish sentiment, but in all likelihood today s reversal resulted chiefly from the belief that the. up swing had proceeded almost too rapidly for safety.
 Reading, which led the recent advance on it's series of new high records culmi- hating in the previous days maximum of 1Ns4, was no less conspicuous on the decline, falling to 103a, and closing at lGy72, an overnight loss of 5l4 points.
 Other active rails were lower py to over , points at irregular intervals with the exception of Rock Island, which was in marked demand at extreme gain of 26Q2lA, presumably in consequence of the companyS excellent earnings and progress toward friendly reorganization.
 The movement of specialties was confus- ing, suggesting a conflict between the short and long accounts, but higher prices prevails after midday. Mexicans were active and strong on intervention ru- mors, automobile shares for the most part added to yesterdays substantial ad- vances, with new high record for Chan dler Motors on its rise of , to 10oh.
 Such war and sem-war descriptions as the locomotives, crucible steel, general electric, Westinghouse and United States Alcohol were galvanized into renewed ac- tivity and strength on circumstantial re- ports of additional foreign contracts. Cop pers were firm to strong and shipping shares, particularly mercantile marine preferred figured prominently at higher levels.
 United States Steel was firm most of the session, but fell back with the entire list in the final hour when Reading and other erstwhile favorites were at minimum prices, the market closing with heavy tone.
 Reasons for the recent activity in Wabash issues at material gains were found in the April statement of the road, showing at an increase of $5S0,00O over the same month last year. Bonds were ir- regular on an expansion of operations. Total sales par value aggregated $4,6S00Oo.
 Government bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Produce Market


 Chicago, May 24.-Butter unchanged. Eggs, lower; receipts. 26,006 cases; firsts. 21A @211c; ordinary firsts. zoo 20Ec; at mark, cases included. 200 2112c. Potatoes. unsettled; old, re- ceipts, 23 cars Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakto white, $1O0@ 1.15, Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. 800 1.O5; new. receipts, 12 cars Florida, barrelled Rose, $6.oo@ 6.25; Texas, Lou isiana and Alabama sacked Triumphs, $1.65@1.75. Poultry, alive, lower; fowls. 19c.
 New York. May 24.-Butter; steady, 17,S63; creamery extras. 92 score, 300 s0Ac; creamery, higher scoring. 301s @S1 Ac; first. 29@291ac. Eggs, weak receipts, S1,146; fresh gathered. extra fine. 241s @26c; regular packed firsts, 22A @2S1sc; seconds, 21@22c. Cheese, irregular; receipts. 5696; state fresh flats, specials. 171z @17%c: do average fancy. 17A @17Ac; Wisconsin twins, held, 12A @19c. Live poultry, firm; broilers. S0@35c; others not scettled dressed, firm, chickens, 18S2c: fowls, 1S@221sc; turkeys, 33@3Sc.
 St. Louis. May 24.-Poultry un- changed. except springs, 23@24c. But ter. unchanged. Eggs 1Slsc.
 Kansas City, May 24.-Butter. eggs and poultry. unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
PRICES ON UPGRADE:
 IN WHEAT MARKET
Peace RumOrs Cause Bear ish Reaction in Late Hours
 But Advance Held

Chicago May 4-Notwithstanding that peace rumors led to bearish reaction in
 the last hour. the wheat market today continued to hold something of a sharp advance which resulted chiefly from in- creased reports of crop damage in Okla
 homa and southern Kansas. Prices closed
 unsettled 1sc to 9s@%c net higher with
 July at s1.O934 d1 .09s and September at S1.1o9s, Corn finished 1ss414c to 1Ac up, oats unchanged to 1a@9sc higher and pro- visions varying from the same as yes terdays close at 12lac advance.
 Untii spectators began to appreciate the possible significance which the re-
 ported mission of Prince von Buelow to the United States might have as a, definite move for an early peace, the wheat mar
 ket was uniformly on the upgrade Ex- cessive heat and absence of rain in Okla
 home and neighboring parts of Kansas. 1t was said, had caused decided enlarge ment of burnt areas in the fields and had led to predictions of an abnormalty shrunken yield. Bullish sentiment was further emphasized by Indiana reports or Hessian fly damage and by advices telling Of reduced acreage in the north WcoI potl SiueS or the canadian boundary
 Two cents a busllel was added to value
 Tn some cases before the persistent ad- vance was checked.
 Skepticism regarding the authenticity or the news regarding Won Buelow pre- vented the bears from obtaining more complete control Of the wheat market during the late trading The fact that the report was without any confirmation from German sources did much to inn pair the effect on prices
 Sufficient importance was attached to the peace outlook. however, to induce lively selling on the part of some Iead- Ing houses that beforehand were con- splcuous on the buying side
 Corn rose with wheat as a result of unfavorable weather especially in Illinois and Iowa. Besides receipts were notably small. Damage reports from Oklahoma .ehued 10 lie the oats market. Advices. though, were favorable as to the biz cen. tral states. Scarcity of Argentine wheat was said to be a factor in bringing about higher prices on provisions. The chief immediate influence, however. was an ad- vance in the value of hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 12.S1e; receipts 3904; exports, 800; sales, 725; stock. 2S5, 972.
 Galveston: Middling, 1910; receipts, 3S73 exports, 91S6; sales. 300; stock. 214,S15.
 Mobile: Middlng, F 75c; receipts, 347 stock, 24, 459
 Savannah: Middlng. 12.75c; receipts, 17O5 sales. 122; stock. 1S7,7SS.
 Charleston: Middling, 121ac; receipts 369; stock, 61, POS.
 Wilmington: Middling. 12Ac receipts 205 stock, 66,354.
 Norfolk: Mddling, 2175c: receipts, S66 sales, 726 stock, S5,467.
 Baltimore: Exports, 20S1 stock. 1854
 Boston, Middlng. 13c receipts, 33O; ex ports, 621; stock, 5000 Philadelphia: Middling, 13.S0 stock 26S0. New York: Middling, 1S.O5c; exports 55SS sales, 4245; stock, 230,912.
 Minor ports: Stock, IS, ,209. Total today: Receipts. 11,5S9; exports 1S,226; stock, 1135,51S. Total for week: Receipts. sosSs; ex- ports, 9S64. Total for season: Receipts, 6,s27, ,So1; ex- ports, 4,S44,154.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Fruits and Produce

(Wholesale Quotations) Apples-Fancy Winesap, barrel so'ao choice Winesap, s450; fancy Ben Davis, &. 5O: fancy Arkansas Blacks, S5oo; par rel: western, $2.25 box.
 Oranges-F'lorida, per box, S4@4.eo' California, $S.50@3.75. rapefruit-Florda, per box, $9. Cranberries-Per box, S2.5o; barrel, s9oo Rananas-Per bunch, $1.60q2. Lemons-Fancy imported, ebox, s3.'9; fancv California, $350.
 Irish Potatoes-Micbigan White, bushei' $1.50
 Sweet Potatoes-Dooleys, bushel, soc Yellow Hammer, bushel, $l.
 Onions-White. per crate, s2; Yellow per crate, $2.
 Rutabagas-Canada, 1%c pound. Cabba ge--Florida, per crate, $S2a { .Cucumb mbers-Hamper, s2.5o. Tomatoes-Fancy Florida, per crate $50: choice, per crate. $2.15. Peans-Fresh Florida, per crate, $2.7S New Potatoes-Hamper, s1.75. Celery-Fresh Florida. per crate, S2.oo' Lettuce-Per hamper, $1.50. Sauash-Per Crate, $2.50. Strawberries-South Alabama, s1 50G2.50. Limes-Per 100, $1.50.
 Peas-English, per hamper, s2. Pineapples-$3 a crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
H. F. Bachmman & Co.'s Letter

New York, May 24.-(SpeciaD D-Following the recent advance of about s7 per bale the cotton market has experienced a re- action of about 8 per bale or about half of the total advance. Those who were short at the bottom and who covered at the top have taken heart and are now heavily short again around today's low prices. The technical position of the mar ket is thereby much strengthened as a result of the decline while spot cotton is firmly held at sub stantial premium over the price of July futures in New
 York. The new crop has a very poor start and the first condition will prob ably prove somewhat as low as last year, when 1t was S0.3 upon which crop of only 100000 bales was produced We continue to believe in much higher prices and strongly recommend purchase of the new crop months at this decline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. May 4-(Special.) Under the selling from the south the market continued to decline until the publication or the weekly government report, which to the surprise of traders, read bull ish, because of cold rains The local traders on this amour cement advised purchasers, which, brought an advance upon which they were sellers at the close.
 This advance from the low point is ex- pected to favorably affect Liverpool to- morrow, but as the weather has cleared of warm, these rains will be most bene- iiclaL July sold below October again, the impression is gaining ground that the cot ton houses have no object in taking mn the July cotton and that Wall street traders are heavily long on all deliveries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Are You Interested in Cotton?

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 Reports THE COTTON ACREAGE FOR THE SEASON 1916 I,s amount fertilizers be used the crop condi- tons throughout the year. the number of bales pro- ducedf
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 sale of cotton for future delivery \, F. eAChMAh { CO.,. 5anksrs. Estabiishsd isss
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Some Hearty Eaters

TOIIl Ill-DltS
 If baby had the appetite of young potato beetle it would eat from 50 to 100 pounds of food every 24 hours. If a horse ate as much as a caterpillar. in propor- tion to its size, it would consume a ton of hay every "A hours. A caterpillar eats twice it's weight of leaves every day; but a. potato beetle devours every day at least five times it's weight of foliage, every bit of which represents just so much money to the farmer. The most destructive of all insects, however. is the grasshopper. which. when in good health, consumes in a day 10 times its weight in vegetation. No wonder that whole districts are devastated by it's multitudi- nous swarms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Interior Movement

Houston; Middling, 10c; receipts, 1532 shipments, 4104; sales, 25; stock 77,011.
 Memphis: Midding, 13c; receipts, 367; shipments, 1865; sales, 900; stock, 97,6S0. Augusta: Middling, 12.63c; receipts, 400; shipments. S01; stock, 97, ,6S0.
 St. Louis: Middling. 134c; receipts. 2o65; i; shipments, 2666; stock, 16,049.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, SS7; shipments, 2o17; stock, 9945
 Little Rock: Middling, 12sSc; receipts, 905; shipments, 479; sales. 479: stock, 24,S1S Total today: Receipts, 6176; shipments, Il 232; stock. S54,S10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

planting and chopping in the central and western states, together witt. auvices of the boil weevil having made it's appear ance in Mississippi points, created bet ter demand and prices advanced sharply during the afternoon, closing 20 points better than the low level reached dur ing the morning.
 Spots were quoted unchanged at most points with the situation strong, fac- tors withdrawing their cotton from the market on any recession in prices. The liquidation for the past two or three days has greatly improved the technical posi- ton, and I advise the purchase of old crop months. c. F. AVERY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Flour and Feedstuffs

Colorado patent, s6.5O; self-rising four s655: Tennessee flour, se.55; Michigan ficur, s7.65; Idaho flour, s6.65; hard winter wheat flour. $6.25; Minnesota spring wheat, sG.SO; pure wheat shorts. ss4; brown shorts, s32; pure wheat bran. sSo; C. $. meal, 71a per cent, sS3; Cremo meal s2'' |C. H. hulls, $19 per ton; No. timothp hay, s24 per ton; pea green alfalfa, west ern, s27; southern alfalfa, s21; mixed feeds, per ton. $37; oats. per bushel, No. white, 61c; corn per bushel, $1; corn meal, s1.s2 per 2-bushel sack; chops, BOG; pcultry food, $1.90 per sack; dairy food, S3O: Johnson grass hay $15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar, s cwt. f. o. b. Bir- mingham. Market firm at $765 New Or leans
 Choice Rice-$550 per cwt. Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt. Extra Fancy-$6.50 per cwt. Grits-$225 96-lb. bag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Avery's Letter

The market declined during the early session on further liquidation and profes- sional selling. the buying being scattered Liverpool was reported to be buying or our side
 published at II o'clock was less favora- be than expected. stating that the tenn peratures during the past week had been too low for the development of cotton This started covering which checked the decline.
 Reports of excessive rains delaying re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, May 24.-Cotton seed oil was generally higher on scattered buying for reaction. light offerings and with the steadiness in lard. There was some Au- gust liquidation in evidence. but offerings were pretty well taken. Fnai prices were points higher to net lower. Sales, $500 barrels. Spot and May, l0S0c bid; June, 10.S5@l0.a5c; July. l0.S6G10S5c: August. 1090@10.9lc; September, 10.9sulo. 94c; Octo- Der. 1004Gio.o7c: November. 9.aS@9. 24c; December, g 1349.l4c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

demand, s5.9294; cables, s5.92; marks, de- mand, 76Hc cables, 155sc, guilders, de- s6 321a; cables, $631h; rubles, demand, mand, 411kc; cables, 41%c; fires, demand, s6.32k; cables $6.321a; rubles, demand, 311sc; cables, 31ssc Bar silver, 711sc. Mex ican dollars, 5s; government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans, steady; 60 days, 2a4@3 per cent; 90 days, 3 per cent; six months, 3A per cent
 Call money, firm; high, 21 per cent; low, 2A per cent; ruling rates, 2A per cent; last loan, 21a per cent; closing bid, 2A per cent; offered at 21a per cent