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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
PRICES ADVANCE
 ON WHEAT MARKET
Market Rallies Vigorously on Report of Interna-
 tiOnal Complications

Chicago, February 4.-Notwithstanding temporary break which resulted from word that Germany would not admit any illegality in the sinking of the Lusitania, the wheat market today scored a sub stantial advance, chiefly because of un- expectedly higher cable quotations and owing to increased apprehension of dam age to the domestic winter crop. Prices closed steady at net gain of 1 cent. with May at $1.34 and July $1 .251h. Other leading staples, too, all showed an up- provisions , to 10 cents
 Chances of a severance of relations be- tween the United States and Germany were responsible for a transient decline of 15sc a bushel in the value of wheat Previous gains, however, were not en- tirely wiped out, and within an hour the market had rallied in a vigorous man. ner. Advices telling of fair export sales at the seaboard tended to heIp the bulls The total of this European business was estimated at 750,000 bushels, including a considerable amount of flour taken bv the government of Holland Much stress was laid on Liverpool advices that sun plies continued to be of insufficient vol ume to meet requirements and that an active demand existed for all grades. In this connection, a belief was expressed by one authority that shipments from Australia and Argentina were being halt ed or curtailed on account of the pres ence of a German raider on the At lantic.
 Corn and oats were bullishly affected by the wheat strength. Car shortage re- ports were more numerous but cash handlers generally look for larger re- ceipts here.
 Higher prices on hogs gave 1frmness to provisions One of the features of the market was the purchase of 1. .OO OO0 noundc of May lard. The transaction was said to be to cover recent speculative short sales
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
COTTON MARKET
 CLOSESAT NET LOSS.
Rumors of UnfavOrable Turn of Lusitania Inci-
 dent Causes Furry

New York, February 1.-The cotton market was comparatively quiet today, but sentiment was unsettled by political vous and irregular May contracts sold at 12.17c during the early trading but broke to 12.O5c during the afternoon, and closed at F 06c with the general list closing steady at net loss of 6 to Il points for the day.
 Liverpool was better than due and the market here opened steady at an ad- vance of points to a decline of l point. Realizing by recent buyers for a turn caused some irregularity right after the cali, but a setback of 3 or points was followed by renewed steadiness on Liver pool buying and covering of shorts March contracts sold up to IL 95c; July to 12.30c and October to F. 33c, with the general list showing net gains of from to 5 points before the middle of the morning. After the close of Liverpool, however, the demand here was less ac- tive and rumors of an unfavorable turn in the Lusitania negotiations were fol- lowed by quite sharp furry of liquida- ton. On break of about 8 to il points the prices were steadied by renewed cov- er1ng and rather more favorable reports from Washington, but the market showed continued nervousness and after rallies or to points, eased off again under a renewal of scattered selling, which seemed to be promoted by the unsettled ruling of the stock market. March sold at Il .S3c; July at 12.17c and October at 2.20c in the late trading and the close was within a point two of the lowest Comparatively few spot advices were re- ported from the south. The talk around the ring suggested a tendency to even up scattering accounts during the after noon with a view to waiting for more definite political advices or for fresh spot market developments
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
SELLING WAVE SENDS PRICES DOWN Cotton Affected by Inter- national Situation and
 Prices Decline

New Orleans February 1.-The main influence in the local cotton mark ct today was unfavorable comment in re- gard to international politics. During the day there were many rumors and denials of these rumors in connection with Germany's note on the Lusitania case and they tended to work against values, more than offsetting late in the session the effect of high spot quotations Moreover, bullish traders were made more cautious than usual which resulted in lack of support. Much of the buying was set down to the ac- count of shorts who were covering to get their profits.
 Cables were much better than due when the market opened and they called for a wide rise. In the first half hour of business prices advanced ? to 4 points. Later this gain was widened to to ' points, but political rumors caused a selling wave which destroyed the advance and sent prices to points under yesterdays close This was recovered and the market displayed a somewhat better tone in the early afternoon, but again weak ened and closed practically at the low est, a net loss for the day of to [ points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
EXTREME DECLINES
 ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Speculative Element Draws UnfavOrable differences
 From Foreign Situation

New York, February "A very con siderable part of the recent recovery in prices was relinquished today when reports again indicating danger of a rup- ture of relations between Washington and Berlin caused extreme declines of 2 to points in wide variety of issues The speculative element was disposed to draw unfavorable differences from the situation and sold extensively.
 To this was added a substantial amount of long stock, or closing out of bullish commitments, trading being the largest of any day of the week except Monday, when the January decline cuIminated There were other bearsh factors, includ- ing the firm attitude of the coal oper- ators against the demands of the a.. "a cite miners and the failure of certain expected industrial dividends to come to pass.
 A few stocks, notably Crucible Steel and Distillers Securities, stood out in the days operations. Rumors persisted that Crucible is to be absorbed by one of the largest and most successful of the steel producing companies and the confi- dent buying of that stock added the ele- iielL Ol plduSiDlllty. AL US HldNlllulH Ol S61a, Crucible showed an overnight gain of 6A. Distillers' rise of 35s to 501s, most of which occurred in the later dealings was associated with rumors of melon in the near future
 United States Steel was at all times the most active feature and under steady pressure, falling from it's maximum of S41a to S21a, and making no recovery. De- clines of i to 21a points were registered by rails, while motors, oils, various mu- Eitions and coppers were ? to under yesterdays close.
 A sharp rally in francs and recurrent weakness in fires were the contra sting features of the exchange market, sterl- ing manifesting firmness.
 Heavy trading in Anglo-French 5s and Marine 41ss at slight concessions marked the irregular to heavy tone of bonds Total sales of bonds, par value were $5,125, ,00O.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Hubbard Bros & Co.'S Letter

New York, February 4.--(Special.)- recovery in Liverpool today was stated to be due to the buying by those who sold so freely earlier in the week. This ad- vance led to buying here on arbitrage account, taking some 20,000 bales during the opening hour. On the advance the south was a free seller so were some of the local trade and under the influ- ence of rumors of uneasiness in Washing ton over the reply in the Lusitania case, the market slowly gave away to the close which was some to points down from yesterday. The market may best be de- scribed uncertain in it's tendency, with the feeling prevailing that caution i. called for in view of matters pending in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Seven Cows Made Him Rich

From the Philadelphia North American.
 Fl Paso.-Wert Love, who has died at Warfa, started as a cowboy, without even a horse that he could call his own, and became a millionaire owner of vast herds and ranch that was a domain within itself.
 resident of west Texas since 1885, Vert Love was known to every cow man from Fort Worth to Fl Paso. He had his peculiar characteristics, and thrift was one of them. But while he was frugal he never allowed a gen uine case of distress to go unrelieved.
 When other cowboys were drawing their wages in gold back in the eigh- ties and riding to Fl Paso or San An tonic to spend the money in riotous living or over the gaming table, Vert Love was putting his earnings into cows His start was seven cows At his death he could not have counted all the cattle in his herd if he had ridden hard for month at the task.
 His first work after coming west was for Jim Powell, a cousin, near Fort Davis. He was a mere boy, and received but $25 month and his board He refused to take any money except that necessary to buy his clothes. which were few, and asked tc be paid in cows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
BUSINESS IS ACTIVE
 SAYS DUN'S REVIEW
Large Railroad Earnings Evidence of Domestic Mer-
 chandise Movements

New York. February 4-Dun's review tomorrow will say:
 ''Vagaries of the weather again caused irregularity in some retail branches, es- pecially in the east, but general distribu- tion continues in exceptionally heavy volume. Extensive buying of the staple necessities fully sustains prices at a high position and disproportion between supply and demand has a strengthening effect on many commodities Frequent evil dences of depleted stocks are noted and though overtime is in force in numerous instances manufacturers experience diff ficulty in meeting current require ments with the desired prompt ness While efforts to restore more normal transportation conditions are par tially, successful, storms and floods have aggravated delivery problems in some sections. Record breaking railroad earn ings testify to the magnitude of domestic merchandise movements-severa impor- tant systems reporting aximum reve- nues-but during recent weeks reports have steadily diminished, mainly because of the difficulties in oversea shipping.
 Apart from the position of stocks values, sanguine expectations were full filled in the first month of 1916 and Feb ruary opens with many encourag ging fac tors in evidence, such as additional volun- tary advances in wages that tend to still further enhance the purchasing power of the masses. Available statistical records for January make gratifying comparisons; more new enterprises were launched than fo a long time past, bank clearings reg istered important gains and pig iron pro- duction was the second largest on record, while the numerical increase in failures over the preceding month was the small est in several years.
 Weekly bank clearings $i,3l9 46o, 196."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Produce Market

New York, February 4.-Butter firm receipts, 7241; creamery extras, y2 score, 31 c 31 1sc; creamery, higher SCOT ing, 32@S21ac; firsts, 27@301ac; sec ends, 25@ 261ac. Eggs steady; receipts, 5606; fresh gathered extra fine. 33c: extra firsts, BIC 32c firsts, 29h @ 3O1c; seconds, 27A @29c; nearby henner, whites. fine to fancy 4O@42c; nearby hennery browns, 35 @ 35c. Cheese steady: receipts. 665; state whole milk flats, held specials. 1S@1sAc; state whole milk, averange fancy, 1Sc; state whole milk, current make, specials, 17&c; state whole milk, average run, TO 171ac. Dressed poultry firm; fresh killed western chickens. 161a @27c; fowls, 14@19@c; turkeys, 2Sc
 Chicago, February 4-Butter un- changed eggs. receipts, 1897 cases, unchanged. Potatoes higher: receipts, 10 cars; Michigan. Wisconsin, Mime. sota and Dakota white, 9O@97c: Min niesota and Dakota Ohios, S5@93c. Poultry. alive, unsettled; fowls, 161ac; springs, 17c.
 St. Louis, February 4-Poultry un- changed, except turkeys. Pic; geese, II @15c. Butter unchanged. Eggs 27c.
 Kansas City, February 4.-Butter. eggs and poultry unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Flour and Feedstuffs

(WhOIesalers Selling Price)
 Colorado patent, s7.O0; self-rising flour, s7.75: Tennessee flour, $72O: Michigan four, $7.65; Idaho flour, $6.70 Indiana flour, s7.50; hard winter wheat four $6.75@725; Minnesota spring wheat, $7.10; wheat shorts, $33: mixed shorts, $31; pure wheat bran, $29; C. S. meal, 71ac per cent, $37; Cremo meal, $32; c. s. hulls, $17 per ton; No. 1 timothy hay, SPA per ton; pea green alfalfa, west ern, $2S; southern alfalfa, So6 mixed feeds, per ton. $37 oats. per bushel, No 2 white, 66c; corn, per bushel, 95c; cornmeal, $1.S5 per two-bushe1 sack; chops, s1S5; poultry food, $S9; dairy food, $35; John son grass hay, $15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

of these runors, but they kept traders at a nervous tension. This communicated itself to the cotton market and many early buyers sold out on the close in both markets for fear that something might happen overnight
 The weekend figures were bullish but had little effect marketwise
 The tension regarding foreign affairs should become more relaxed within day or so, and as far as any trouble with Germany is concerned, it would seem to be inconceivable inasmuch as both sides have shown a disposition to try to find ground upon which both could agree gracefully.
 The cotton market will likely remain in a trading position and entirely profess sional. That is to say, in the hands of day scalpers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 12c; receipts 42S0; shipments, 7043; sales, 1677 stock 20S,S91.
 Memphis: Middling, 12c; receipts 3723; shipments, 4957; sales, 400; stock, 296,076.
 Augusta: Middling, 11.44c; receipts, 710; shipments, 2653; sales, 70; stock, 17S,472.
 St. Louis: Middling, 12c; receipts, 4756; shipments, 4756 stock, 16,S2S
 Little Rock: Middling, 12.12c; re- ceipts, 279 shipments, 1000; sales, 1000; stock, 37,152.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1537; shipments, 1769; stock, 14,S96.
 Total today: Receipts, 15,2S5; ship ments, 22,15S; stock, 752,255.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Fruits and Produce


 (Wholesale Quotations) Apples--Fancy York Imperial, bbl., $4.50; fancy Winesap, bbl., $5; fancy Black Twigs, $5; bulk, s2.7593 bbl.; fancy Ar kansas Black apples, $5Go.50. Oranges Florida, box, $2.75; Sat- suma oranges, s. 2593. 50 per box. Grapefruit-Box, $3@325. Grapes-Malaga, keg, S6.5o@7. Cranberries-Barrel. $10; box, $2.5o Pears-Oregon, box, $3.25. Bananas-Bunch, 1.5OG2. Lemons-Fancy imported. box. s5 fancy California, $5.
 Limes-$1@1.25. London Layer Raisins-s1.SE. Figs-s2.50 case. Citron-1Sc lb. Irish Potatoes-Michigan white, bu.. S1.40 Onions-Red and yellow, pound, 3Nc Peanuts-51a@61hc per ID. TomatoeS-Cuba, per crate. s. .25. Cabbages-DaniSh, pound, 11ac. Rutabagas-Pound 1Ac. Sweet Potatoes-Bushel. soc. Hamper. s2. Celery-C California, $650 crate. Snap Beans-$2@250 per hamper New Crop Lima Beans-71ac lb.: black eyed peas. 51a@6c. Pecans-Fancy paper shell. 20@25c; Tex as, 15c.
 English walnuts-No 1 California soft shell. 171kc; No. California. 15c. Butternuts-15c lb. Brazil Nuts-15c lb. Prunes-8@10c ID. Dates-$3 case. Pig Feet-s2.25 keg Mackerel-$675 half-barrel Cocoanuts-Per 100. $65Od7 Florida Pineapples-$3 per crate. Florida Strawberries-30c at. box. Mobile Cabbage-S1.50 per crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 4.-Rough Ja- pan rice continued quiet today and oth- CT grades steady. Receipts: Rough. 75O; millers, $50; clean, S79 Sales, 5S4 sacks rough Honduras at 2.SO@3.S5c; 961 pockets clean Honduras at 3@5bc; $50 pockets Japan at 31h03&c. Quote. Clean Honduras, 4@5Ac others un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, February 4.-Cotton, spot steady. Good middling, S.19d; middlng, 7.S9d; low middling, 751d. Sales, 4000; for speculation and export, 800; receipts 5000. Futures firm; February, 7S3d; Feb ruary and March. 7.6S1Ad; March and April, 7.67d; April and May, 764d; May and June, 7.611ad; June and July. 7.59d; July and August, 7.56d; August and Sep tember, 7451ad; September and October, 7-36d; October and November 7.30d No- vember and December, 72514d; December and January, z211ad; January and Feb- ruary, 717d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Future quotations were as follows:
Chicago Grain

Chicago, February 4.-Wheat No. ? red, nominal; No. red, S1.3O@1.33R No. hard. nominal; No. 3 hard, $1.31. Corn No. yellow, 79c; No. yellow, .4 F @75 1ac Oats No. white, 4S1s G 49 1sc; standard, 52c. Rye No. 2, nominal; No. 5, $1 Barley, 70@S1c. Timothy, s5. 50 e 500. Clover s10.OO@1S.50. Pork, nomi- nal. Lard, $9.S7. Ribs, $1O.25@1O.S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, February 4.-Spot cot ton, steady; quotations revised; mid ding 6 points up; sales on the spot, 1630; to arrive, 1630; good ordinary, 10.12c; strict good ordinary, 10.62c; low middling, 11.12c; strict low middling, 11.37c; middling, 11.62c; strict mid ding, 11.S7c; good middling, 12.19c; strict good middling, 12.43c; receipts, 2320; stock, 442,S62.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York. February 4-Mercantile paper, 5a5A per cent sterling. 6O-day bills. A7os4;l demand, s4,577s; cables. |A z; 9-16. Frahcs: Demand, s5 ss: cables, So .S7 Marks: [ Demand, 737sc: cables. 74c. kronen: DemSand. 127sc; cables. 13c. Guil- |ders: Demand 417sc; cables, 421sc. Lires: Demand. S6.173 cables. s6.76. Rubles: De- |mand. 30ssc; ciables. 3O1ac. Bar silver. Y57c Mexican dollars 44c. Government bonds steady: railroad bonds |heavy.
 Time loans steady; 60 and 90 days. 2ih |per cent: six nRonths. 2a4QlS per cent Gail money steady;S high. per cent low, 1s |per cent; ruling rate, 1A per cent; last |loan, per cen&; closing bid, 1s4 per cent; offered at 2 pelt cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Ayery'S Letter

The cotton market backed and filled to- day, guided chiefly by the influences which swayed the fluctuations in stocks.
 The stock market was extremely ner- vous over persistent rumors of some hitch in the negotiations over the Lusi- tania matter with Germany. There was no official confirmation from Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Hubbafd Bros. & Co.

|Cottcn Merchsksts. Hsnoyer Square, N.
 hanse. Nsw rssn. Ssn Cotton 4fssSh Hsohannnxs nx. New York Produce Exchange. Associatc
 Members LivcrSpool Cotton Association. Drderg solicite6 for the purchase and Eaie of Cotton md Cotton Seed Oil for E@uturs @ delivery( Special attention ana fpef cotton scr1 delivery. Correspond E ft< AftNAfeH -t---A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar. 6.25 per cwt., f. O. b. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-$550 per cwt Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt.
 Extra Fancy-S650 per cwI. Grits-$225 per 96-lb. bag. Sugar is being sold by Birmingham re- tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for Sl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Metal Market

New York. February 4.-Copper: Electrolytic firm with May quoted at S2650 and June, July and August at s26; iron steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot, S4l.50 bid: at London spot copper, f96; fu- tures f95 10s; electrolytic, FPS; spot tin, f1S0; futuresf 1S0 5s; antimony, f125 The New York metal exchange lead $610; spelter not quoted; at Lon- don, lead, f31; spelter, ESP.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, February 4.-Wheat No. 2 red, S1.3S; No. hard, s129h1s May, $129M @1.29A; July, $1.22ss @1.221h. Corn No 2, 75hc; No. white, nominal; ; May, 77c; July, TIA @77ssc. Oats No. 2, 5O1sc; No. white, nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga., February 4.--TuIpentine quiet, 55c; receipts. 1Ol; shipments. 194; stock, 12,41S. Resin steady; sales, 332c, receipts, 729; shipments, 213c; stock 54015. Quote: A, B. c, D, E, $5.2Oa5.25; F, G. H. s5.35; K, S5S5@5.9O; M. s62oQ6.SO; N, $6.6N@ SIS; we. S7.2O; wv, T.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Selma Cotton Market

Selma, February 4.-(Special )-The Sel- ma cotton market was today quoted as follows Good middling, 12Ac; strict mid ding, 12c; middling, 11%c: strict low mid ding, 11Ac; low middlng, 1Oslc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Fish
 Nr tI-

Wholesalers Selling Price) Perch-S%c. Salt Water Trout-12@121Hc. Red Snapper-10c in bbl. and 11c ip smaller lots. Gray Snapper-61ac. Mullet-6c. Shrimp-12c. Spanish Mackerel--121a015c. Sheephead-S1hc. Oysters-Mediun1. s1.35; select, s1.50 per gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Drs. Dozier & Dozier Oldest Established firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty five Years in Birmingham

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man. ner of chronic diseases of the Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat, Lungs. Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels, Kidneys and all diseases of the Skin and of the Pelvic Organs of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 1.-The cotton seed oil,market closed strong; spot. 9.2Oc; Feb ruary, 9.24Q9.50c; March. 9.33Q9. .35c: April, 9.21Q9. .25c; May. 9.2S0SS.24c; June. s.2s@9. .26c; July, 9.26Q9.27c; August, 92SQ9. 29c; Sep tember. s.20Gs. soc; total sales. 2O100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. February 4-Wheat No. hard s1. 4@1.26; No. red, $13o@
 l.S6 Corn No. 2 mixed, Tie; No. white 73@731ac; No. 2 yellow, 73c. Oats No. 2. white, 52@ 53c; No. 3 mixed, 4S@49c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Coffee Market

New York, FePruary 5.-The market for |coffee futures Was rather nervous and |unsettied today.S With prices showing
 tendency to easeV off under realizing from local and Enropetan sources. The opening was irregular. firtst prices being points |hisher on March, while other months |were unchanged Eo points lower. March |soid up to 759c3 or points net higher,
 hnd December rtallied from 7.s0c to 7S5c during the earlyl trading of covering and |trade buying. Yesterday's reports that
 pecan. freight r3 htes had been advanced to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
BUSINESS GOOD ON MORRIS AVENUE Eggs and Poultry on Up ward Turn With Sup
 ply Limited

The only changes noted on Morris ave- nue yesterday evening was in the poultry, and egg market. Fryers are off cents, and quoted at 20 cents. Live turkeys are up or cents, and dressed turkeys have advanced cents per pound, being quoted at 22 and A cents. Eggs have also taken a jump and are very scarce. Country eggs quoted at 2S cents and graded at 50 cents per dozen, and will more than likely take on another 2-cent advance by first of next week.
 The fruit and produce market is strong, with trading good, and prices unchanged. There was a slight decline in wheat yes- terday, but scarcely sufficient to author ize any changes in the local flour market In the fish and oyster market dealers are in bad way, the oyster supply hav- ing hit bottom, and none on hand. How ever a shipment will proba bly, arrive early this morning.
 The shortage was brought on by the freeze, and bad weather conditi ,ns. Mackerel and trout are still off the list, but red snapper and other varieties are in plenty No changes in prices.
 Business all over the avenue was good yesterday.
 Today's quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants Price) HenS-14c
 Fryers-20c
 Broiers-22c.
 Guineas-30c.
 Roosters-10c per pound.
 Fresh Country Eggs-2Sc; graded soc; storage eggs, 23c.
 Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed, 24c.
 Geese-75c, or 13c pound.