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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-22
COTTON REACHES
NEW HIGH RECORDS
Buying Movement Carried
Prices Higher-Strength
Influenced by Supply

New York, August z1.-There was an
active and excited buying movement in
the cotton market here today and new
high records were established for the sea-
son with October contracts selling at
14.74c, or 46 points above Saturdays clos
ing figures. Last prices were within a
point or two of the best, and the closing
tone was very steady with the general
list showing net advances of "a to As
points.
The market opened firm at an advance
of II to Is points in response to strong
Liverpool cables, and an unfavorable view
of the early weather map. The initial
buying movement carried prices about 10
to 20 points net higher with October
showing relative strength on covering by
foreign and local shorts, who were evil
IDENTIFY influenced by a comparatively
small supply of cotton in the local ware
houses. The western belt forecast for
unsettled weather in Arkansas and Okla
homa and cloudy weather in Texas, with
possible showers in western sections, held
out some hope of relief from drouth and
there were reactions of or points from
the best under realizing The market
very soon f1rmed up again, however, on
continued near-month covering and the
demand became even more active and ex-
cited following the publication of the de-
tailed weather reports.
Stop orders were uncovered as prices
worked into new high ground, and the
best point of the day was reached in the
late trading, when December sold at
147Sc, January at 14.S3c. and May at
Ii. 10c or about 81 to 81 points net higher.
The advance met considerable realizing,
but there was active rebuying by sold
out longs as we'll as urgent covering, and
the late advance was encouraged by re-
ports of f1rmness in the southern spot
markets. Private cables attributed the
strength abroad to small offerings and
continental and Indian buying, and
houses with Liverpool connections were
active early buyers of october in the local
market
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SUGAR TARIFF IS
HUGHES SUBJECT
Candidate Cites Louisiana
as Example of Demo-
cratic Misrule

San Diego, Cal, August 21.-Charles
e. Hughes, addressing an audience on
the exposition grounds here today, out
lined his views on the protective tariff,
dominant Americanism, national unity
and preparedness.
Mr.. Hughes cited the removal of the
tariff on sugar by the Underwood act
as an illustration of policy to which
he was opposed.
why should there have been an at
tempt to cripple and destroy the sugar
industry in this country" he said. Was
there any reason for it? was there any
craftsmanship in 1t? Was it called for
by the country? No.
"Our friends discovered their mis-
take after a while but we desire to be
represented by those who have fore
sight and not simply hindsight."
I'VE do not wish to walt" Mr.. Hughes
continued, until an important In
struction.
1.-THE good people of Louisiana pro-
tested in vain. They went to their own
administration in vain. They presented
facts, only to be disregarded.
Now 1 protest against any action
aimed at the Gripping of American
enterprise. Why should American in
dustries go out of business? In order
that we may buy goods abroad? That Is
not sound American policy"
The nominee declared he favored
1.-The protection of the generations of
the future"
ct believe in preventing children
from being drawn too early into the
hardships of industrial life" he said.
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BREMEN WILL co !
TO NEW LONDON
German Agents HaveLeased
Dock Facilities in New
England Port

Norfolk. Va. August 21.-Capt. Zach
Cullison of the tug Hansa. confirms the
report that the Eastern Forwarding COM
pany has leased pier in New London,
Connecticut, for year and from this
it would seem that there is considerable
foundation for the belief that the second
German undersea craft will arrive at that
port. 1t was learned on good authority
today that the Eastern Forwarding COM
pany is preparing to transfer the most
of their movable property to New Lon
don from Baltimore
A barge loaded with paraphernalia used
in connection with the Deutschland. while
at Baltimore, would start for New Lon
don tomorrow. it is said. Also the tug
Hansa is to go into dry dock at Baltimore
Immediately upon her arrival and will
then leave for New London, also IN time
to arrive there by the last of this month.
The information received which Is con-
sidered authentic also places the date
of the departure of the Bremen from
Germany on August a.
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R|OT|NG STARTS
IN CHATTANOOGA
Street Car Traffic Impeded
by Union Sympathizers
and Arrests Made

Chattanooga. August M.-Rioting broke
out In the business district here as the
result of attempts Of union labor sym
pathizers to stop operation of the street
cars. Police were making arrests and
several of the motormen were reported
to have been hurt when attempts were
made to force them off the cars. Street
car employees are nonunion men. Several
union organizers have been here at
tempting to orgeaize a strike for recog-
milton of the union No wage demands
are made.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. August 21.-An early adj
vance Of some to q points in cotton seed
oil, due to new buying on the cotton and
lard strength, was followed by a sharp
setback on selling by refiners and local
realizing. but prices firmed up again on
short covering Tenders of 1000 barrels
on August contract was the depressing
factor in old crop deliveries. Final prices
were points lower to 9 net higher.
Sales, 800 barrels.
Spot, 9.10c, bid. August, 9.12@920c; Sep
TENDER. 9.24@9.25c October, 9.1Sd919c; No
vember, S.75@S.nc; December S.77dS. 79c;
January, s.S1@s.S2c; February, S.S5@S. 9Oc;
March, S90G9.01c.
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sold for months ahead and Iarge1v I'm.

sold for months ahead and largely un-
covered with the actual; with Liverpool
stocks heavily depleted, and with con-
ditions throughout the eastern cotton
belt the worst in years. with Texas and
Oklahoma experiencing continuation of
drouth and high temperatures: with the
crop in many sections two to three
weeks late and facing possibility of
early frost, we fail to see where the
argument that cotton is too high holds
good. We pointed out three weeks ago,
with October around 1890 that ID cents
would look cheap. This is the time for
the south to maintain it's ground The
problem of final price rests in it's hands.
We consider December oil cheap. A
short interest is constantly piling up
We think 1t will run soon.
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ADMISSION

Admission, August 21.-(Special.) -Henry
Horne, one of the best known erecting
engineers in the country, died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. L. T. Smith,
in this city, early Monday morning His
funeral will take place there Tuesday
morning at $50 and the body will be in-
tered at Hillside cemetery, the Rev. L.
M. Latimer. pastor of the Parker Me-
mortal church. officiating.
Mr.. Horne was 70 years of age and is
survived by his widow and two daughters,
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. j. Whitaker of
Mount Vernon. N. Y. He celebrated his
fifty second wedding anniversary last
week.
In the early days of Admission, 20 years
ago. Mr.. Horne came to Admission and
took a place with Noble Brothers in the
old Admission car works, which was later
sold to the United States Rolling Stock
people. being located where the NUM-
tons plant is now operated. He later
was appointed erecting engineer by the
Allis-C Chalmers company of Milwaukee,
with headquarters at Chicago, and while
with them, he built the waterworks sys-
TENS at Chicago, ST. Louis and Pitts
burg. considered the largest plants In
the country.
Mr.. Horne was well known in Admission
and generally popular. He came here
last February and has been sick for
sometime.
George Lang. former professor at the
Alabama Presbyterian college in this
city has returned from his chautauqua
assignment in Mississippi and q vacation
spent at Montgomery. He is now en- route
to GAINESVILLE. Tenn, where he has been
elected to teach this year. Mr.. Lang
has been elected vice president Of the
Southwestern Presbyterian university
there and will have the chair Biblical
history.
The body of Joshua Draper, one of
the pioneer citizens of Oxford, who died
Sunday afternoon was laid to rest in
the Oxford cemetery Monday. Mr.. ORA
per was a Confederate Veteran and
prominently identified with the local camp
of the united veterans He came to OK
ford from South Carolina shortly after
the war and opened hardware store.
For sometime he has been living in re-
tirement.
Titus Morrison and Watt Taylor, the
two young men who were arrested late
Saturday night on a charge of robbing
the Sewell grocery store on South Noble
street, confessed to their guilt when ar
and were committed to the county jail in
default of $500 bonds, pending investiga-
ton of their cases by the next grand
jury.
Recorder ]. F. Green of Admission was
called upon Monday morning to decide
the right of father to chastise his son,
regardless of the size and age of the
boy. Cases had been made against G. J.
Jarvis and his father for fighting tho
latter having resisted when his father
punished him Sunday. The boy was fined
$40 and costs and tho father acquitted.
On the return to the city of Chief
of Police L. L. Phillips. the local police
forcc are gradually breaking up the
gang of thieves and burglars that have
been operating here for sometime. Bud
Ragley, negro, was arrested Monday on
charge of breaking into Sykes bicycle
shop and stealing wheel belonging to
Rudolf Frienke
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To Select Naval Bases

Washington. August 21.-Secretary DAN
tels is selecting the members Of a COM
mission to be appointed by the Presi-
dent to investigate the Atlantic. Gulf
and Pacific coasts for the establishment
of naval bases provided for in the new
naval appropriation bill, it became known
today. Representative Whaley of South
Carolina, conferred with Secretary Dan
iels today, urging the enlargement of the
Charleston yard.
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middlng, 14.SSc; receipts,
656; exports, 161O7 sales, 1910; stock, ga
954.
Galveston: Mlddling, 14.s5c; receipts, so3;
sales, 723; stock, A, 1903.
Mobile: Middling, 14.23c; receipts. 240;
sales, 80; stock, 11,54o.
Savannah Middlng, 14.25c; receipts,
22S7; exports, BIZ; sales. $50; stock, ,SO6
Charleston: Middling, 14Ql41sc; receipts,
AZ; stock, 23,446.
Wilmington: Middling, 14c; receipts, 3d.;
exports, 1850; stock, 39,9S7.
Texas City: Receipts, 525.
Norfolk: Middling, 143Sc; receipts, 11SS;
sales, 222; stock, 24163.
Baltimore: Stock, 1900.
Boston: Middling, 14.45c; receipts, 81;
stock, 5000
Philadelphia: Middling. 15.1oc; stock.
651.
New York: Middllng. 14s5c; receipts.
so; exports, 1884; stock, 74,0o2.
Minor ports Stock, 13.1SS
Total today: Receipts. $3.50; exports,
1919; stock, 3S5,S75.
Total for week: Receipts, 1885; ex-
ports, ASH.
Total for season: Receipts, 1s4,sS7; ex-
ports, 26959S.
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GADSDEN

Gadsden, August 21.-(Special. 1.-THE
Keener Mining company has resumed
operations at It's mines at Keener. follow
ing an adjustment of railroad rates
which previously had been made too high
for profitable operation of the works
, The ore is being sold to the Gulf States
Steel company, and with Is men employ
ed the output will be two cars a day in
short time.
The twenty-first semi-annual conven-
ton of the fourth district of Alabama
Knights of Pythias, will be held at Al.
toona. Tuesday, August %. Grand Chan.
cellor B. A. Taylor of Montgomery is
expected to be present.
The campaign for the production Of
more livestock In Alabama will open
Tuesday morning at Hokes Bluff. when
the speakers will be c. NJ. Mauldin OF
Birmingham, Mr.. Long of Tuscaloosa
and A. r. Gissendanner. farm demon
stration agent for Etowah county. Two
days will be spent in Etowah county and
two in DeKalb.
Contract for $1,000 garage at Sixth an6
Broad streets was awarded to w. H
Mayhem by s. T. Billingsley. an exper.
fenced automobile man of Detroit. II
will be 10 by 125 feet, and will be one OF
the largest and best equipped in north
Alabama.
Some members of Company F, Fourth
infantry, according to reports filterine
through from the mobilization camp al
Montgomery, have developed much inter.
est along educational lines, and may
enter schools this fall in order to avail
themselves of the opportunity offer
ed by the war department which an
nounced that men who will attend schools
and colleges this fall will be released
from service.
Plans are being made to extend Spring
street to a point near the summit OF
Lookout mountain with a grade of mo-
more than per cent.
Examples are to be made by Mayo,
Bellinger Of six defendants In police
court who failed to appear for theil
trials Their bonds will be forfeited, hi
says. and they probably will be ordered
into court
Burrell Bailey, who was stabbed lat,
Saturday by Madison johnson, hi
brother-in-law, is thought to be out o.
danger now. The quarrel took place OF
a prominent business corner, and wa,
seen by q large crowd.
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Accused Eskimos Taken

Ottawa, Ont, August 2.--News was re-
ceived today from Nome, Alaska that
the Canadian mounted police have cap
tured the two Eskimos who, in Novem-
Der. 1913 In the copper mine country Of
the arctic region, are alleged to have
murdered the Rev. Fathers Leroux and
Rouvier. They are now at Herschel
island and will be brought out for trial.
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$500; 10 to 15c higher; pigs and lights,
$7.5e@11.05; mixed and butchers, $10.75
@11.10; good heavy. $1095@ 11.05; bulk,
$10.S0@11.00. Cattle, receipts, 5000;
steady to 10c lower; native beef steers,
$7.00@10.75; yearling steers and heif-
ers, $8.50@1010; cows, $5.50@7.75;
stockers. $500 500; Texas steers. $3.50
@S.50; prime southern steers $4,000
900; cows and heifers, $4.50@ 500:
prime yearling steers and heifers, $3.50
900; native calves, $6.00@11.75. Sheep.
receipts. $500; steady lambs, $1,000
1865.
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New York. August Cooper firm; cleo
trolytic, $26.5O@27.5O. Iron steady; No. l..
northern, $2o.50921. 90; No. 2. S20.Oo@2O so;
No. l southern, S1950@20.O0; No. 2, $3.50
@19.50.
Metal exchanges quoted tin steady; spot
s3S. 25@3S.75. At London spot copper ELL;
futures, f10S los; electrolytic, G127; spot
tin, e169 5s;'futures. e170 SIS. Spelter firm
spot East st. Louis delivery, 9A@9lc; at
London lead, $50; spelter, 955
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, August 21.-(Special.) Jon
Saturday it was the general expecta-
ton that the rains following the hur-
ricane would pass over the northern
portion of Texas and Oklahoma, as
they did over southern Texas They did
not, therefore large buying orders ap-
peared in Liverpool before our open.
ing. Here the expectation continued
until the government predictions failed
to forecast rain. Then the large Wall
street traders appeared with buying or
ders, which advanced the market to
the close, which was firm.
October was especially strong, as our
stock Is closely held and believed not
to be for sale for delivery. Ordinarily
the advance of the near position is
thought to indicate an intention to
draw cotton here. The sentiment of the
traders at the highest prices since the
scales year, is bullish There appears
to be no short selling in evidence.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, August 21.-Wheat, cash
No. 2 red, s1.51@1.52k; No. red, $1.44
@1.52; No. 2 hard, $1.51A @1.53; No.
hard, s1.46@1.51A. Corn. No. yell
low, 5000 No. 4 yellow, Se@s7c; No.
white, nominal. Oats, No. white,
44&% standard, 45@46c. Rye, No.
2. s1.19; barley, S0@1.15; timothy, NOM
inal; clover. s7.00@14.5o. Pork, S2760;
lard, s13.95; ribs, $14.25 @ l4.75.
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Sugar Market

New York, August 21-The local mar.
ket for raw sugar was dull with no
business reported and prices remained
nominally unchanged. Holders offered
nearby Cubas at Az c, cost and freight,
but refiners were willing to pay only
414c. Closing prices were 4 y for Cubas.
cost and freight, equal to 5.75c for CEN
trifugal and 4.9Sc for molasses.
In refined prices remained unchanged
at 7@7.25c for fine graduated. Trading
was very quiet with the country still
pursuing a hand to mouth policy.
The market for sugar futures was
firmer, closing quotations showing ad-
vances of 2 to points with sales of
1850 tons. Reports that Europe was a
good purchaser in Cuba last week and
that receipts there at the ports were
small lead to a little covering by
shorts and some buying for outside ac-
count. September sold from All patio,
closing 4.76c; October 4.70@4.76c, clos
ing 4.73c; December 4.49 @ 4.60c, closing
4.52c; March closed 4.O6c; May 4.1Sc.
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hubbard Bros. & Co.

ton Merchants, Hanover Square, N.
Members New York Cotton Ex-
hge, New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
y York Produce Exchange. Associate
|hbers Liverpool Cotton Association.
fers solicited for the purchase and
Of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
|lre delivery. Special attention and
|ral terms given for consignments Of
! cotton for delivery. Correspond
, invited.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

lew York, August H-Mercantile paper.
k3% per cent. Sterling 6o-day bills,
|lss; demand s4.75A; cables, A76h.
les, demand ss.sola; cables. $3.50;
Eks, demand 72A cables, 72&; kronen,
hand, 12ss; cables, 1914; guilders, de-
Ind, AN; cables. 419s; Tires demand.
BIZ; cables, S. 4S; rubles, demand, SoA;
lies, 81; bar silver, 66; Mexican dollars
|c.
me loans firm; 60 days 2s4@3 per cent;
bays, S@3A per cent; six months ~
per cent. Call money steady; high,
|per cent; low, per cent; ruling rate.
|per cent; last loan, ~ per cent; CLOS
bid, per cent; offered at "a per cent.
English Money
|pndon, August 21-Bar silver, 81 1850
ounce. Money. AZ per cent. Discount
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New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, August 21-Spot COTTON
firm; rs points up; sales on the spot, 900;
to arrive, 61O; good ordinary, 12.SSc; strict
good ordinary, 1880; middlng, 13.SSc;
strict low middling, 14.13c; middling, 143Sc;
strict middling, 1457c; good middling,
1475c; strict good middling. 15c; receipts,
656; stock, 94,954.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. August 21,-Wheat, No.
hard, s146@1.53h; No. 2 red $500
155 Corn, No 2 mixed, SAG 85c; No.
white, S4@S4hc; No. yellow, S61sc.
Oats, No. white, 46@47c; No.
mixed 43646c
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Future quotations were as follows
st. Louis Grain

St. Louis August 21.-Wheat, No
red. s1.5s@1, so; No. 2 hard, $500 IS;
September, $1.4S%. Corn, No. 2. Sc;
No. white, S6@86%c; September,
s55sc. Oats, No. 2. 4s@44c; No. white,
45c; September, 44c.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 14.S5c; receipts, 1902;
shipments, 5722; sales, 5000; stock, 1854.
Memphis: Middling, 14.62c; receipts. 1885,:
shipments, 1918; sales. so; stock, 47,2S1.
Augusta: Middling, 1425c; receipts, 1856;
shipments, 63S; sales, 1860; stock. $1,000.
st. Louis: Receipts, 1866; shipments,
1887; stock. 1894.
Cincinnati: Receipts, 80; shipments, 43S;
stock, 1858.
Little Rock: Middling, 14.3Sc; receipts,
146; stock 5005
Total today: Receipts 1925; shipments,
$685. stock, 1885, 442.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, August 21.-Turpentine
firm, 43c; sales. 3S1; receipts, 1854; ship
ments. So; stock 1850. Rosin firm
sales. 1899; receipts S71; shipments 200;
stock 72,476 Quote: A, B, $3.50; c, D,
$3.50; e, Sc; F, $6.15; G, $500; H, I. K,
$685.; M, s6.4o; N. $3.50; WIG, $685.;
WV. $6.75.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, August 21.-Rough rice
was active today and clean rice steady.
Receipts, rough, 22,2S5 sacks; millers,
1867 sacks. Sales. rough Honduras,
1857 sacks; clean Honduras. 1908
pockets. Quote: Rough Honduras, ESQ
@3.45c; clean Honduras, 4@5c; japan,
3A@3%c; blue rose. 3%3%c; Polish,
per ton, $25Q26
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Metal Market

rates. short bills, 55sG5A per cent; three
months, 55s@5% per cent
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Charles FairchiId & Co.'S Letter

New York, August 21.--(SpeciaI.)
The course of the cotton market TO-DAY
fulfilled our expectations as expressed
IN our recent wire and mail advices.
Prices worked into new high levels. The
bears. while somewhat less aggressive.
put out a little cotton. Long liquidation
was well absorbed. The public locally
and to some extent in the west bought.
The south shows little interest. It IL
apparently unappreciative of the fact
that with prices up almost So q bale
since the issuance OF the government
report on August l. The outlook justi-
fies still further advance.
We consider the rise warranted. Spec
ulation to some extent has been a fac
tor, but when we consider that manu-
featured goods are selling on the basis
of accent cotton, with American mills
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Ayery's Letter

Strength IN Liverpool, continued dry
weather in north Texas and Oklahoma,
dwindling stocks at the ports. heavy ex-
ports totalling 54,334 for the day. advance
ing spot markets, which are leading the
future markets and indications for an
other storm in the south Atlantic states
were the factors contributing to today's
advance, which carried prices into new
high ground for the season.
The advance was steady and the course
of the market indicated a healthy tone
backed by sound factors.
A customer of mine has just made a
leisurely automobile trip through the fol-
lowing counties: Shelby, Chiffon, Au-
tauga, Montgomery, Lowndes, Butler,
Pike, Covington, Geneva and Houston,
which is a route that would be repre-
sented by line drawn through center
of Alabama from Birmingham veering
slightly southeast of Dothan. Says cotton
is very poorly fruited, found from 20 to
80 squares and bolls on ground and from
five to ten on the stalk Boil weevil do
ing great damage. Some scattered up
land hill farms cotton looking we'll. This
Information Is reliable and is backed UP
with buying order.
The narrowing of the differences be-
tween October and December. the former
month gaining on December, is signifi-
cant inasmuch as it indicates that those
who put out short hedges in that month
expecting to be able to buy spot cotton
In october at cheaper prices, have re-
vised their opinions and are covering
their hedges.
Consider the market technically in a
healthy condition and look for higher
prices CT. AVERY