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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
COTTON PRICES
 GENERALLY STEADY
Trading Quiet On Cotton Market With List Clos
 ing At Small Decline

New York March 30.-Tradng continued buying of all crop positions and prices ruled generally steady in the cotton mar ket here today. July contracts sold off from 12.09c to 12y04c during the early trading, but later recovered to 1209c and closed at 120Sc, with the general list clos ing steady at a net decline of to points.
 Liverpool was lower than due and the market here opened at a decline of to , points. The publication of a private re- port indicating an increase of only 6.2 per cent in acreage attracted considerable at tention, but failed to inspire any fresh buying of consequence and after a few minutes of hesitation active months sold about 6 toa7apoints net lower.
 Demand failed to broaden on a rally, but prices ruled generally steady the rest of the day with May selling up to 11.9Sc and october to 12.19c. Private ruling of tributed the relatively easy ruling of Liverpool of some hedge selling and also said it was possible to buy small quanti- ties at some of the southern markets at slight concessions.
 Some thought that Liverpool might also have been influenced by the talk of easy ocean freights, but nothing very definite developed in that connection. According to the private report on preliminary new crop prospects published just before the opening, about 84 per cent as much fer tiizer will be used in the south this year as there was last season. The western belt forecast was for generally clear weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
PRICES DEPRESSED
 | ON COTTON MARKET
Uncertainty of Foreign Re latiOns and UnfavOrable
 Reports Affect Prices

New Orleans March 90.-Cotton was de- pressed to a moderate extent on this mar ket today by uncertainty regarding the foreign relations of this country and un- favorable reports from the Liverpool market. The market there was lower than due when business opened on this side, and private reports were inclined to regard as important the labor troubles among the dock workers on the river Mer- sey. At the lowest of the day trad ing months were to points under yes- terdays last quotations. The close was to points,
 The market had a steady undertone throughout the session as the result, ac- counts of a fairly good spot demand, and a continued firm attitude of spot owners Spot prices here were unchanged at Il. SSc for middling and interior reports indi- cated similar strength at nearly all spot centers.
 Tine drouth in Texas was a factor con- tributing to the steadiness. Much bullsh comment was heard regarding new crop prospects, but at no time was trading on the long side large enough to be felt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
DOWNWARD TREND
 OF STOCK MARKET
Unsettled Condition of Rail- road Trainmen and Ex-
 ecutives Effect Prices

New York, March 3O.-In it's salient features the stock market traversed the ground made more or less familiar by preceding sessions of the week. Prices were irregularly higher or lower in the dull forenoon, but the movement developed definite downward trend later Quotations mostly were at low est levels in the final hour, the heavi- ness of that period between ascribed to the publication of statement by the railway executives that offered little hope of an immediate adjustment of existing difficulties to the trainmen.
 Industrials and equipments, including the munitions group, moved unevenly with a preponderance of declines. Cir cumstantial statements indicating renewal of inquiry for war supplies failed to enlist interest in stocks of that class, most of which closed the day with net losses.
 The Mexican group, embracing Pe- troleums, was firm at times, but fell abruptly later, Texas company leading the decline with a loss of points at 7S9. Federal Mining and Smelling pre- ferred was especially heavy, losing S@ points at 39. United States Steel re- corded a maximum loss of $4 at SEA- but Bethlehem Steel made slight re- covery from it's steady decline of re- cent days by gain of to 455. Rails were less susceptible to pressure, but that division again denoted foreign liquidation.
 Reading, New York Central and some of the Pacifics and grangers were lower by fractions to more than point, but dealings in these stocks were relative ly light.
 cent maximum of 951a. Total sales of bonds, par value, were $4,325,000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
WHEAT ADVANCES
 ON CROP REPORTS
Reduced Canadian Acreage and Short Western Crops
 Affect Prices

Chicago, March 30.-Assertions that the crop promise in Kansas was not up to the average of the last 10 years and could not be relied on to offset the losses in other, states helped force wheat up today. Prices closed nervous, 1% @2c to 2% @2Ac up, with May at $1.145s @1.14A and July at SLIPS c 1.1214. Corn gained A01Bc and oats s O 1sc to 7s ole. In provisions the out come varied from 214c decline to a rise lof 71s @1oc.
 Lower prices at Liverpool caused an initial weakness but soon the market began to respond to renewal of dam age reports from winter crop states and to advises of unfavorable weather in the spring belt
 A reduction of 30 per cent in Can adian acreage was talked of.
 Corn responded to the strength Of wheat and to reports of decided inn provement in the export and domestic shipping demand. The outlook was for decreasing stocks at Kansas City, Oats worked higher with other grain. Be- sides, weather conditions were against seeding.
 Provisions developed some firmness on account of the bulge in grain. At first, however, declines in the values of hogs acted as drag on the mar ket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 11.SSc; receipts, 4S25; sales, 1880; stock, 351, ,476. Galveston: Middling, 12.30c; receipts, 7C66; exports, 13 33Ss sales 42o; stock, 297,- S54.
 Mobile: Middling, 11,75c; receipts, 1872; stock, "A, 7S4.
 Savannah: Middling, 12c; receipts, 1752; sales, 549; stock, 147742.
 Charleston: Middling, 113sc; receipts, 356; stock, 66770.
 Wilmington: Middling, 111sc; receipts, 622; stock, 56, 499. Norfolk: Middling, Il 69c; receipts, 31l; sales, S51 stock, 113,373 Baltimore: Exports, 1898: stock, 42l0. Boston: Middling, 12.15c; receipts, 53; sales, 11,30o. Philadelphia: Middling. 12.35c; stock, 1S49. New York: Middling, 1210c; exports, sos; sales, 42; stock, B1 166. Minor ports: Receipts, 4219; exports, 4279; stock. 37,357. Total today: Receipts, 23,466; exports, 9,916; stock, 1,394,9S0. Total for week: Receipts, 93,497; exports, 110,922. Total for season: Receipts 6,o36114; ex- ports 3966, ,3S6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Ayery's Letter

Cotton prices today were without any influencing factors and fluctuations be- tween the high and low only repre- scented points at the best and some months only points
 The close was within ? points of the high and the market displayed remark able steaddiness in spite of very weak Liverpool. The prices for spots in that market, however, were advanced point this morning.
 There has been no rain in southwest Texas, where it must come soon or there will be no early movement of new cotton and great many say it is already too late.
 Spot markets all over the belt were steady at unchanged prices except Nor folk, which were quoted points up.
 There is little that can be said mar ketwise except to advise little pa tience on the long side Don't get tired out and turn your contracts loose. Elk ports today were 25,325 bales and yes terday 44,000. They are taking the cot ton and its only question or time when there will be an awakening among the bears. C. F. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Cleaning Up Columbus

Columbus. Miss, March 30-(Special., Aroused to action by the severe indict. ment of Dr. Willis Valley, chief sani. tary inspector of the Mississippi board of health, who in an address recently delivered here declared Columbus to be one of the tilthiest cities in the state members Of the Ladies' Civic league un. Ger whose direction a campaign for clean. liness is to be prosecuted during the week Of April 10. have decided to redouble thell efforts. and will endeavor to place the city in such a spic-and-span condition that WIT. Valley can find no cause foi complaint when he makes his next visit which will be soon after the campaign has been concluded, ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. March 3O.-A reason for the decline in Liverpool today was stated to be the discussion at the re cent meeting of the allies in Paris to take some action regarding the control of the rates of fright. That market closed easy, but our market paid lit tie attention to the advices from abroad, or, in fact to take any iDi- tiative of it's own. No new factors of interest have appeared with the re- suit that while prices are little low CT there is undoubtedly a feeling among the local traders that no sc- rious decline can occur. This idea is based on the theory that recent events in Europe point to an earlier settle ment of the war than generally be- lieved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
RIJRNETT EXPLAINS HIS BILL REQUIRING THE LITERACY TEST
 FOR IMMIGRANTS
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instead of discussing it dispassionately so many of them undertake to make filings at the chairman of the committee and the section of the country from which hall. Gentlemen have animadverted on the lit- eracy conditions in a section of the coun- try-the south. Those conditions have been deplorable, but that was not of the seeking of the people in my country; and was it not and is it not what is left of the souths illiteracy due to our unfor- tunate illiterate immigration? An immi- grafton of illiterate, servile labor? And therefore ought not the south qualify as an expert with reference to illiteracy in immigrants?
 My memory goes back to the sixties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Fruits and Produce

(WhOleSale Quotations
 Apples-Fancy Winesap, barrel, $5.25; choice Winesap, $450; fancy Ben Davis, sS5O; fancy Arkansas Blacks, $5.5O; bar rel; western, 2.25 box. Oranges-Florida, per box. s .50Q4.
 Grapefruit-Florida, per box, B. Cranberries, per box, $2.50; barrel, $9. 50. Bananas. per bunch, $L50@2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, $4 fancy California, $3.75 box. Irish Potatoes-Michigan White, bushel, $1.35, Sweet oPtatoes-Dooleys pushed, soc; Yellow Hammer, bushel, $1. Cnions-Red, 31kc pound. Rutabagas-Canada,1 1%c pound. Cabbage-Florida, per crate. $2.50; Dan- ish, 21ac pound. Tomatoes-Fancy Florida. per crate s2.50.
 Beans-Fresh Florida, per crate. sS.5O. Celery-Fresh Florida. per crate, S2.50.
 Strawberries-South Alabama, $3.50@4 per crate. Limes-Per 100, SIPS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
THE YOUNGSTOWN RIOT

"Gentlemen have elaborated on the edu- ca ton that the second generation of these aliens get. and on down to the third gen eration. Well, MT. Chairman. is it right for men who toll, women and children who are dependent on the laboring men of this country, to suffer starvation in or der to walt for the second generation It is the first generation, Mir Chairman, that is bringing about the trouble all over this land. It was the Srst genera tioD at oungstown a few weeks ago that brought about that riot that the dis tiEguished member of Congress from that district has spoken of. It was that gen. eration that drove out thousands of Americans, native and naturalized. Sur plus men were kept there by the steel barons, as was stated by the industrial commission in this city, two men were kept for every job. Men; heads of fam ilies-and we have the records here worked for $200 a year and had to support family on that small amount. Sanitary conditions brought about by such low standard of wages and low standard of living thus set up were such that it drove out the toilers, with the result that prop erty was destroyed, men were murdered riot ensued Over T per cent of these peo- pie being from the southern part of Europe and practically every one of this surplus of cheap, servile labor this illiterate test would have kept out of the country and thus tended to prevent such an awful state of affairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, f. 35c receipts, 6205 shipments, 6O53; sales, 3760; stock, 123,749
 Memphis: Middling, 12c; receipts, Sl19 shipments, 6206 sales, 1900; stock, 2S5, ,360.
 Augusta Middling, 11.75c; receipts. 325 shipments, 722; sales. 1Os1; stock, 125,973. St. Louis: Middling, 12c; receipts, 993 shipments, 1927; stock, 19,430. Cincinnati: Receipts, H6; shipments 1901; stock, 1S,199. Little Rock: Middling, 12.G6c; receipts 12.o4; shipments, 264; sales, 264; stock 40,116.
 Total today: Receipts, 12,292; shipments 15,S73; stock, 562,S27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Liyernool Cotton

Liverpool, March 30.-Spot cotton steady. Good middling. S.10d middling 7.63d; low middling, 757d. Sales 5000; for specula- ton and export, 1OO0 receipts 1000; fu- lures easy. March, 75Sd. March-Aprl, 7.571ad; April-May, 7.5614d; May-June. 7.56d; June-July, 7.53d; July-August, 7.51d i; August September, 7.44d;. September -Oc- tober, 7.36d; Octobe er- November, 7.321ad; !; November-December, 7.29d; December January, 7.26d; January February 7.241sd i; February March, 7.25d; March-April 725d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Produce Market

Chicago, March 30.-Butter une changed. Eggs steady receipts. 22,S!3 cases; firsts, 1924 o zoe; ordinary firsts, 1884 @O19c; at mark, cases included, 1S34 @191bc Potatoes higher; receipts, 25 cars; Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota white. 90c@ $1.0S; Mime sota and Dakota Ohios. 88@95c. Pou)- try. alive, higher; fowls, 1Sc; springs, 1Sc.
 Kansas City, March 30.-Butter, eggs and poultry unchanged
 St. Louis, March 30.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Asks Special Privileges

Tuscaloosa, March SD.-(Special) ) The centennial committee today re- quested the city commission to make certain concessions and ordinances to be effective during the centennial cele- bration next May. Streets will he sprinkled. special police protection is asked, special speed limit for vehicles and the centennial committee also asks that they be allowed the privilege Of setting prices for all concessions and privileges during the celebration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Must Stay With Machines

Tuscaloosa, March 30.-(Special) ) Following the free-for- -all street fight yesterday in which several taXicsb drivers attacked Lester J. Snow. owner of the McLester hotel. who had re- inonstrated with them for blocking the entrance to the hotel, the city com mission today passed an ordinance pro- hibiting taxicab drivers or any ve- hicle for hire to stand more than % feet from their vehicle when solicit : ing trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
FLOUR ADVANCES
 ON MORRIS AVENUE
Heavy Shipments of Grain and Feedstuffs With
 Fair Demand

Shipping is reported heavy by whole sale dealers in grain and feedstuffs on Morris avenue this week. At this time monthly supplies are being shipped to country districts and to retail deal- CTS in small towns. Business in this line has been good for several weeks but is always better near the first of the month. No changes were noted ex- |cept a 15c advance in Michigan flour
 An advance in all kinds of hides was reported in the hide and tallow market yesterday. The price on hides advance from F to Pc. Tallow took on an ad- |ditional 1sc and beeswax went up 1c on the pound. Both washed and un- washed wool made a slight upward climb. Furs of all kinds have been re- moved from the list as the season is over in this line.
 No other changes were noted yester- day except IA advance on pure lard Meat prices remain firm. There is a noticeable scarcity in the supply of eggs, but no immediate change is ex- |pected in prices. Fish markets were cleaned out again. but expect ship ments today.
 Today's quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants Price)
 Fryers-25c.
 Hens-16c.
 GuineaS-35c
 Roosters-10c per pound.
 Fresh Country Eggs-19c; graded Pic.
 Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed 24c Geese-75c. or 13c pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. March S6.-Cotton seed oil was generally lower under scat tered liquidation by tired longs and lack of demand for actual oil. Final prices were unchanged to points net tower Sales, 1S,600 barrels. Spot, 1O.50c bid; April. 1o.55@ O 10.74c: May, 1068@1O.71; June. 10.63 @ 10.66c; July, 1O.69@10.70c; August, 10.6S@10.6Sc, September. 10.60@ 10.62c; October. a.53 @9.51c; November. S.76@S.76c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Fish

Wholesale Selling Price) Perch-S1ac. Salt Water Trout-1213c. Red Snapper-10c, in bbl, lots, lie small lots. Gray Snapper-7c. Mullet-6@61ac. Shrimp-1211zzc. Sheephead-812c. Oysters-Medium, $L3o@1.40 per gallon. All fancy fish scarce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, March 30.-Spot cottor steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot 12SO; to arrive, 600. Good ordinary. 10.3Sc; strict good ordinary, 10.8Sc; low middling, 11.3sc strict low middling 11.63c; middling, 11.S3c; strict midding, 1213c; good mid ding, 12.45c; strict good middling, 1269c Receipts, 4S25; stock, 351, ,476
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
uture quotations were as follows:
.St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, March 30.-Wheat: No red, nominal; No. 2 hard, nominal; May,
 s1.1O%; July, s1.0S7s Corn: No. 2 72c;
 No. white, 73@74c; May, 7234c; July, 75Ss
 @75s4c. Oats: No. ?, 44c; No. white, nominal; May, 43c; July 407sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Flour and Feedstuffs

Colorado patent, ss.so; self-rising flour. $665; Tennessee flour. s6.45; Michigan flour. s7.4o; Idaho flour. s6.4O; hard winter wheat flour. $6.45; Minnesota spring wheat, s6.S0; pure wheat shorts, $S3; brown shorts, $50; pure wheat bran, $2S; c. S.
 meal. 71a per cent. $34; Cremo meal. $2S; c. s. hulls, SIT per ton; No. 1 timothy
 hay, $23 per ton; pea green alfalfa, west ern, $26; southern alfalfa, $21; mixed feeds. per ton. $3s; oats. per bushel, No. 1 white, 61@65c; corn. per bushel, soc: corn meal, SIP per 2-bushel sack: chops. si.70; poultry food, $l.So per sack; dairy food, $29 Johnson grass hay, s14.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Sugar Market

New York, March 3O.-There was no change in the market for raw sugar to- day. Buying interest seemed to have sub sided considerably and while rumors were current of business in Cubas at 15-16c cost and freight, they lacked confirma- ton. It was said that Porto Ricos were being offered against 5.92c for centrifugal, and that even bids of 5.90c might result in business, and it is this pressure of Porto Ricos which seems to be responsi- ble for the present waiting attitude of re- finers The market closed steady with Cuban grades quoted at 5.96c for centrifu- gal, 5.10c for molasses, and 15-16c for Cubas cost and freight.
 The market for refined sugar was steady and unchanged al to 7.10c for fine gran ulated. There were no further sales re- ported for export and new business for domestic account was also light, although there were moderate withdrawals on old contract.
 Futures were firmer early on covering and support from trade interests, and after prices sold to 5 points above last nights finals there was some scattered realizing which brought about slight re- actions with the close unchanged to 3 points net higher. May sold from 495c to 491c, closing 4.93c: July. 4.94c to 4.9Oc, closing 492c; September, 4.96c to 4.e2c, clos ing 4.94c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton NerchaIts. Hanover Square. N. change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange, Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association. saie of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments of eilce invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, March 30.-The tone con- tinued strong and quotations unchanged in rice today. Receipts: Rough, 2S75; mil lers, 23S5 clean, APO. Sales, 137; sacks, rough Honduras at 400; 5o6 pockets clean Honduras at 31s@47sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Chicago Grain

1 Chicago, March 30.-Wheat: No. red,
 S119@1 .191a; No. 2 hard, $1.13: Corn: No. 1 yellow, nominal; No. yellow, 714@74c. Oats: No white, 42 1-3043s4c; standard,
 46c. Rye: No. ?, 95@9Sc; barley, 62Q73c; | timothy, s4.50@S; clover, $10@1S.50. Pork, $21.5o@22. Lard, s11.22; ribs, $11. 50@11. .s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
English Money

London, March 3O.-Bar silver, 28 15-16 pence per ounce. Money, 4@41s per cent. Discount rates: Short bills and three months, 43s@44 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Dry Goods Market

New York, March 30.-Cotton goods were firm today with further advancing ten dency shown in cambrics, nainsooks and other fine bleached cottons. Carpet and rug prices were advanced sharply by lead ing manufacturers on all stock goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31

cent. Money on call firm High, 2 per cent; low, 2 per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, per cent; offered at 1% per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, March S0.-Prime mercantile paper, SM3A per cent Sterling 60-day bills, $4721k; demand. $4.76ss cables, $4.77
 Francs, demand. 5.97a4 cables. 5.97. Marks. demand, IFS; cables, Il 11-16. Kronen, demand 124; cables. 12%. Guild CTS, demand, 425s; cables, 42sf. I4ires, de- mand, 665; cables, 6.64 Rubles, demand, 3lss; cables, 31%- Bar silver 6ds4. Mex ican dollars. 4e5s. Government bonds steady Railroad bonds irregular. Time loans firm; 60 days. 2%@3 per cent; g days, per cent; six months. s@3A per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, March 30.-Wheat: No. 2 hard, s1 O6@112; No. 2 yellow, Tic. Oats:
 No. 2 white, 461k@47c; No. mixed, 41q43c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
PRAYS FOR BILL

Before our committee on immigration appeared a gentleman who pretended to be representative of the United Garment Workers of America. He held no com mission to speak for them Their officers have sent to members of this Congress letters and petitions from the United Gar ment Workers of America-Jew people
 many of them, I have no doubt I hold
 here letter signed by MT. Barger. gen
 eral secretary of the United Garment Workers of America, saying:
 We are firmly convinced that this bill
 means much to the United States and it's citizens. As result of our present law of immigration we find growing up in our country colonies the members of which never became Americanized and are under the influence and power of foreign gov- ernEent. We feel unrestricted mmigra- ton is menace to American living stand ards and cannot but result in disaster, not only to the workingmen but to the small business men as we'll. (Applause.) There are numbers of these letters from labor union officials. Seven hundred thousand workmen in Massa chusetts- the state from which certain gentlemen from Boston come, where they assemble themselves in a little coterie and ina zine that Boston is all of Massachusetts and a great part of the United States, so far as this question is concerned. (Applause) These are the workingmen of the coun- try; and We hear the same thing from the gentleman's (O'shaunessy) state of Rhode Island. He represents a certain class there, but the workingmen, the toll ing men, whose labor is being beaten ! down and whose standards of living are | being undermined, are praying for the pa ssage of this bill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Meats
Hackers Selling Pricel
Creamery Products

(Wholesale Selling Price) Creamery Butter-3Sc process butter,
 Sic; oleomargarine, 15@2Sc; country but
 ter, 25c. Full Cream Cheese-19c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar. 626 cwt.. f. o. b.. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-$5.50 per cwt. Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt.
 Extra Fancy-s6.50 per cwt. Grits-$2.25 per 9S-lb. bag. Sugar is being sold by Birmingham re- tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for $l.