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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
French Generals Sons Killed

Paris, May 29.-(SpeciaL)-Gen who have exercised commands during the war have had a. total of e6 sons and sons-in-law killed in action. Gen. era1 de Castelnau, as is well known. has lost three sons; General Fauche, a. son and a son-in-law, General Baillioud a son and a son-in-law. General de Maud'huy a son. General D'Amade son. General Dessirier three sons, Gen eral de Pouydraguin two sons. General Reynouard two sons, General de Larde- mel1e two sons. General Nayraud two sons. General Ganeval a son-in-1aw General Ganeval himself was killed at the Dardanelles), General de Ia Nanou- velle two sons. General Tbenar son. General de Benoit son, General Bon nal son. General de Mondesir a son. in-law. General de Vassart son-in- law, General Falque a son. General Chailley a son. Rear Admiral Amet a son, General de Mor1aincourt son-in- law General Louis a son. General Cor visart a son. General de Lestrac son. General de Lestpais a son, General Bon- fait a son, General Dieudonne a son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11

ment though quite number of good farmers say the nights have been too cold for good cotton weather. The long distance forecast for the coming week indicates frequent thunderstorms and nor nal temperatures. This should be favor able weather.
 The feature of the week was the decline in ocean freight rates, which has mate rially stimulated exports. The clearances for today were 17.760.
 Spot markets closed the week at net advances at most points. Dallas and Houston were quoted 10 points up and Augusta and Norfolk points up. There Is still some apprehension over the July option. The fear of tenders is the bogy that is causing considerable liquidation of that month on every bulge. It Is in- conceivable to me that there should be any tenders on that month, in view of the strength in spot cotton. Certainly. only those who sold at 13 cents. or above, would have tenderable basis and should they tender and lose their cotton they could not replace 1t probably not as good as IF. roc middling basis. Therefore, it would seem to me to be better business to cover shorts thereby having their profits and their cotton, too
 The census bureaus report on consump- tionf Is due Tuesday and should be bullish The market will probably fuctuate with in a narrow range. The bulges will prob ably be met by liquidation of Julys and the dips be taken advantage of by those who can see further than their nose.
 c. F. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
SOLDIERS REQUIRE
 TOBACCO ID FIGHT
British Considering Advisa- bility of Cutting Present
 Supply of Germany

London, May 20.:-(Special Corre- spondence.) .)-They apparently have enough tobacco in Germany anyway, whatever else the nation may be short of. and the British government is now considering what to do about it. On account of certain commercial exis- gencies that Germans have to pay cash for their tobacco and every cigar or cigarette imported means that much money Is leaving Germany. which is a good thing for the allies, for the more money Germany sends out the sooner will she be exhausted. But now the military people declare that in these modern days, with the tobacco habit so thoroughly entrenched, 1t would be advisable to keep tobacco out of Germany. It Is held that without tobacco an army's nerves would go to pieces. It Is a broad claim but one which is put forward by experts and which is getting serious consideration.
 It has been great point of self congratulation in England that Ger many is starving and being forced to her knees by the lack of food. But the well informed in the government ser vice do not believe that this Is pre- cisely true. A prominent official said yesterday:
 Germany is not starving-yet- She is going without a great many things, but so far as mere subsistence is con- cerned. she is far from the end. How ever, although her people get enough to eat now and while there will be enough to keep them going for months to come, the diet they are obliged to have Is tiresome There's no joy in eating the same things day after day and those the simplest and plainest- Even if our blockade isn't knocking Germany out of supplies entirely 1t is surely making the German people an unhappy and ois- contented lot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
MARKET LOOKS TOWARD CHICAGO Trading Exceedingly Light and Narrow With Ad-
 vances and Declines

New York. June 10.-The two-hour session of the stock market today was superficial ande perfunctory. all eyes being again directed toward Chica go. Trading was exceedingly light and mar row, with a mixture of advances and declines, specialties helping largely to hold up the recent level of averages.
 New York Air Brake made an ex- treme gain of points to 1895, Texas Company rose 5 to 196. and South Porto Rico Sugar 4 to the new record of 240, while United Fruit, Pacific Mail, Willys-Overland and some of the war issues gained to points.
 Rails were an unimportant factor with slight heaviness in Reading. Ches- apeake and Ohio. Southern Pacific and Southern railway preferred. which was neutralized by further advances in Colorado Southern and St. Louis South western preferred issues.
 The usual leaders displayed little animation and no marked trend. United States Steel equa1ed its recent high quotation at the outset but yielded fractionally before the publication of the May tonnage statement, which dis closed an increase in thrilled orders of 10S,247 tons bringing the grand to- tai up to the new record of 9,937,798 tons
 The statement of the local clearing house banks was the most interesting exhibit submitted for long time with an actual loan contraction of $61, 597- 900 and a decrease of over $73 3,O0O, 900 in demand deposits, while reserves showed their first gain in seven weeks, increasing $16,422960 and bringing the excess item up to $722733 5000
 Pnxyio of announced "recessions from past fe- yerish activity" for the time being, al- though leading industries continue to exceed their production of previous years and wholesale distribution of general merchandise remains broad
 Dealings in bonds today were nom- 1nal and confined to better known is- sues. Total sales, par value, were ST. 100000.
 United States coupon As advanced F, registered As A and Panama 3s th per cent on call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Panama Forts Nearing Completion

Panama. May Especial. )-All the large 14-inch guns for the Panama ca nal defenses are now on the isthmus and soon will be in place in the forti- f1cations at either end of the waterway. The single 16-inch gun for the top of Perioco Island has not yet been shipped from the United States and it is not known here when it is to be shipped. All the Notifications now underway are rapidly nearing completion and soon will only require the mounting of the big rifes to complete the work Trans porting and mounting the huge J6-inch gun on Perico Island will furnish the engineers with an interesting problem The island is more than 100 feet above sea level and conical in shape It now has railway line twice about its cir conference at a very sharp curvature A special railway car with swivel trucks will be constructed to take the 110-ton gun to It's final resting place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
PRICES DECLINE
 ON WHEAT MARKET Failure of European Mar kets to Respond to Ad-
 vances Is Cause

Chicago, June 10.-Wheat prices under went sharp decline today, mainly as a result of the failure of European mar kets to respond to yesterdays advance on this side of the Atlantic. The close here was heavy. 2ss to 31sc net lower, with July at s1.04ss and September at s1.O61s. Corn finished asc to %@1c down; oats off 1sc to 1zc, and provisions varying from 171ac decline to a rise of 21ac.
 From the outset to the final gong the wheat market was on the down grade. In addition to the unresponsiveness of cable quotations, an increase of country offerings in the northwest tended to &C., celerate the descent of values and so, too, did improved crop conditions in the southwest Absence of export demand operate further to cause depression. Consequent smashing of values reached it's most intense phase in the last 10 min utes of the session. Liquidation of hold CTS had by that time become general, and with no support forthcoming the breaks in prices brought into play many automatic stop loss orders to sell.
 In connection with the increase of coun- try offerings in the northwest. bear lead CTS were inclined to dispute assertions that excessive rains were retarding the developments of spring wheat On the contrary, 1t was~pointed out that the bountiful moisture of last June had much to do with the abundant yield now being marketed from the spring crop belt
 Better weather conditions and the break in the wheat market carried down corn. It was said, too, that the urgency of cash demand in the southwest had subsided to a noticeable extent. Trade in oats was for the most part local, and was guided by the bearish action of other grain.
 Provisions averaged lower in the ab- sence of any aggressive demand. Yes- terday's buyers led the selling.
 EIt1lre nuafatinn Were fnllouus. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Overseas Club Formed in London

London. May -(Special.)-One re- suit of the war which has brought to- gether millions of English speaking men who would never otherwise have met, has been the formation in London of the Overseas club, a nonbolitical society of British subjects from all parts of the world. Comfortable quar- ters have been provided where visitors are welcome and can listen to the war chat of men from all corners of the globe, Canadians. Indians. Quebec French. West Indians. Australians. New Zelanders and--South Americans. The subject of the society is to promote the unity of the British empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Fruits and Produce

(WholeSa.e QuOtatlonS.) Apples-Fancy Winesap. box s2.25@2.5o. Oranges-Florida, per box, $4@4.50. Oranges-California, $3.75.
 Grapefruit-Florida, per box, $450@45. Bananas-Per bunch, s1.50@2 Lemons-Fancy imported, box. $5.5O; fancy California, $5.50. Irish Potatoes-Michigan White. bushel. $1.75. Sweet Potatoes-Dooleys, bushel, S0QS5c. Onions-White. per crate. g; Yellow per crate. $2 Cabbage-Florida, per crate, s326 Cucumb ers-Hamper, $2.59. Tomatoes-Fancy Florida, per crate, $3.50 choice, per crate. $275. Beans-Fresh Florida, per crate, H.5@2. New Potatoes-Hamper. s1.75. Celery-Fresh Florida, per crate, $250 Lettuce-Per hamper, $150. Squash-Per crate, $1.50Q2.
 Strawberries-South Alabama, $1.25@ 175.
 Limes-Per 100, $125.
 Peas-Engl{sh, per hamper, g. Pineapples-$3 crate. Watermelons-40@50c
 Huckleberries-S3.5 50Q4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
PRICES ARE STEADY
 ON MORRIS AVENUE.
Week-End Business Is Dull. Shipment of Fish Ex-
 pected Monday

Business on Morris avenue closed yes terday afternoon with prices running steady. There was no change except an advance of 50 cents a crate on lemons and decline of $1 a ton on Cremo cot ton seed meal.
 Business in the produce market was reported somewhat dull yesterday, and quite lot of produce had to be carried over to Monday. The fish market was almost cleaned out yesterday afternoon, but carload of snapper and mullet is expected to arrive Monday. Today's quotations follow
 Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants @'rice) Fryers-30c.
 HenS-17c.
 Guineas-35c.
 Roosters-10c per ib.
 Fresh Country Eggs-21c; graded 23c. Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed, 24c. Geese-75c. or 13c pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Dry Goods Market

New York, June 10.-The gradual trans. fer of arbitrage transactions and the moderate shipments to Liverpool have given that market a supply of cotton which they have not had Therefore that market did not fully responS to our advance of the yesterday. The American spinners were the principal buyers to- day on the demand for yarns from the knit goods trade. Tn the cloth market there Is falling off in the demand for gray goods. This buying advanced this market some points, as there are few sellers despite the favorable crop ac- counts. It appears from the recent trans actions that the foreign short interest has been practically eliminated in July delivery, the remaining arbitrage trans actions being in the distant deliveries. The differences between this market and Liverpool has narrowed some 30 points, to correspond with the reduction in freight rates At the close the temper was bull fish in expectation of an advance in Liv- erpool on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Coffee Market

5r New Y ork, June 10.-The market for coffee futures was less active today and fluctuations were somewhat irreg- ular. Talk of rather a steady tone in Brazil may have promoted little scat tered covering for over the weekend, but after opening unchanged to 5 points higher prices eased off. De- cember contracts sold at S.38c early and March at S.51c. later reaching 8.35c and 8.47c under some further scatter ing liquidation and little European selling. The close was net unchanged to points lower. Sales. 12.750; June, 799c; July, 8.04c; August. S.11c; Sep tember, S.19c; October. S.24c; November, S.29c; December. S.34c, January. S.38c; February SAC; March. S.47c; April, T.52c; May. s.57c. Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is. sAc; Santos As, '1oEsc, No change was reported in the cost and freight situation. The official cable reported an advance of 75 reis in Rio and of 1-16d in the rate of Rio ex- change on London. Santos was un- changed Brazilian port receipts, 20,- 900; Jundiahy, 15,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling. 12.sSe; receipts, 624; exports, 455o; sales, 2o3o; stock, 225, 931. s- Galveston: Middling. 1s.25c; receipts, 1899; sales, 800; stock, 192,156.
 Mobile: Middling, 12.63c; receipts, 3s4; sales, 25; stock, 22,07S. Savannah: Middling, 12.S3c; receipts 1909, exports, HOO; sales, 1851; stock, 122.- 56S. / Charleston: Middling, 121ac; receipts. g stock, 43, 330. Wilmington: Middling, 1214c; receipts 162; stock, 70,767. Norfolk: Middling 12.s1c; receipts. 117O; sales, 1167; stock, 67,911.
 Baltimore: Stock, 6404.
 Boston: Middling, 12S5c; receipts, 2S4; stock, 8200
 Philadelphia: Middling. 1a15c; stock. 426. New York: Middling, 12soc: exports. 3817; stock, 192725.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 465; stock, 1s.300.
 Total today: Receipts, 6936; exports, 9467 stock, 970,S96.
 Total for week: Receipts, SsSS; exports s4S7.
 Total for season: Receipts, 7,1ssSa7; ex- ports, 5,153,655.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Reserve Bank Statement

Washington, June 10-An increase of more than $14000,000 in the total gold re- serve of federal reserve banks during the week ending June is shown. in the
 boards statement today. The statement shows:
 Resources: Gold coin and certificates Tn vault, $2o5, Al, GOO; gold settlement fund.- sl0o, GOO; gold redemption fund with United States treasurer, $1,7 ,O00; total gold reserve, s36O, O,62S,OO0; legal tender
 notes, silver, etc, s1S,055, GOO; total re- serve. $S7S, 6SSO00; 5 per cent redemption fund against federal reserve bank notes $450 900.
 Bills discounted and bought Maturities
 within 10 days, $10,O30, 900; from Il to 30 days, $21,06100O; from 31 to 60 days, SEA- 3l0,0O0; from 61 to 90 days SIS, GOO; over 90 days, s4,052,O00; total, SIS, 343NOO. Investments: United States bonds, $52,- l9l, 900; one year United States treasury notes, $4,190.o00; municipal warrants, $23,- 095.000; total earning assets, $157,S19 9c00; federal reserve notes, net $23 1928, GOO; due from federal reserve banks, net, $17, ,75O,- 900; all other resources, s5,166000; total resources, $5S3, ,791,000. Liabilities: Capital paid in $54, ,863, ,O00; government deposits. $51 57S, ,O00; reserve deposits. net, S467 7S0, GOO: federal reserve notes, net, S,593.0 GOO; federal reserve bank notes in circulation, $1,730,O00; all other liabilities, $247,000; total liabilities, $5S3,- 79l,0O0; gold reserve against net deposit and note liabilities, 7OS per cent; cash reserve against net deposit and note lia- bilities 744 per cent; cash reserve against net deposit liabilities after set ting aside 40 per cent gold reserve eral reserve notes in circulation, "A per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, June 10.-Cotton: Spot easier; good middling. S.86d; middling. 8.40d; low middling, 822d: sales, 4000. in- cluding 500 for speculation and export; receipts, 5000; futures quiet. June, S.14d; June-July. 8.091ad; July-August, 806d; Au- gust-September, 7.s9d; September-October, 7.921kd; October-November. 7.s5d; Novem- ber-December, 7.791sd; December-January, 7.77d; January February. 7.75d; February March, 7.74d; March-April. 773d; April May. 7.72d; May-June. 7.71d; June-July, 71d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Produce Market

New York, June 10.-Butter weaker; re- ceipts, S491; creamery, extras. 92 score, 30@SOA; creamery, higher scoring, 3o1k@ 31; firsts 2S1k@2s1ac. Eggs steady; re- ceipts, 1S,662; fresh gathered. extra fine. 2414@26c; extra firsts, 231a@24c; firsts. 9 @23c. Cheese f1rmer; receipts, 2554; state fresh, specials, 15A@151c; do average fancy, 14A@15c. Live poultry steady; broilers. 20@27c; fowls. 2o1A@21c; turkeys, 27c. Dressed steady: broilers, 26@32c: chickens, 22@23c; fowls. 1S@221ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

fntton Merchants, Hanover SQuare N.
 vMemhers New York Cotton h,x.
 change, New orleans Cotton Exchange. New. York Produce Exchange. Associate
 Orders soiicited for the purchase and saie of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
 future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given Tor cons1gnments o3 enoe tnvitsA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, June 10.-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 32o bales; to arrive. 1705; good ordinary, I.13c; strict good ordinary, 11.63c; low middling, 13.13c; strict low middling, F. .3Sc: middling, 12.63c; strict middling, 12.S8c: good middlilIg, 13.13c; strict good mid ding, 133Sc; receipts, SPA; stock, 25,931
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, June 10.-There was some easing in print cloths and fine gray goods today, but cotton as a rule held firm. Knit goods were active Wool goods for spring sold well Jobbers re- ported a satisfactory week, outside of wash goods and white goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11

sas; cables. es714. Rub,es, demand, s1; cables, SIS. Bar silver, 61Ac; Mexican dollars, 4SA. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds steady Time loans strong; 60 and 90 days, 31s@S% per cent; six months, SAGA per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Flour and Feedstuff


 Colorado patent. s6.15; self-rising flour. $6.50; Tennessee Self-Rising flour. s650; Tennessee flour, $6.30; Michigan flour, s7.3O; Idaho flour, ss.45; hard winter wheat flour, $6.25 spring wheat flour, s65O@6.SO Illinois flour, $6.2o;i Minnesota Spring Wheat flour. $6SO. Pure wheat shorts $32@33 pure wheat bran, s29; cot ton seed meal, 71a per cent, $33; Cremo cotton seed meal, $26; cotton seed hulls, $21; lintless hulls, s14. No. timothy hay, $27; new pea green alfalfa, $22; southern alfalfa, $20; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, $19. Caffir corn and milomaize $175 Light clover mixed hay, SPA; No. 1 Johnson grass, $14; wheat straw, $13; wheat, per 100 lbs., $2.50. Mixed feeds, $3S@36. No. white oats, per bushel. 5Sc. Corn, per bushel. 9Sc. Cornmeal, per g. bushel sack $1.80; corn chops. 100-lb. sack, $1.9O; corn feed meal. $34. Poultry food, $1.90 per sack; dairy food, $S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Averv's Letter

The cotton market closed the week at about IS points advance over Mondays prices and B over last Fridays closing figures.
 The weather during the week has been called favorable by the professional ele-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Chicago Grain

Chicago, June 1O.-Wheat: No. 2 red. nominal No. red, s1.o1@1.O2; No. ? hard, sl.O6; No. hard, $1.041a Corn: No. yellow, 74@761ac; No. yellow. n@721sc. Oats: No. white, 40@4OAc; standard. Ac. Rye: No. ?, 9Sc; barley, 5S@S0c; timothy. $550@S; clover, $75O@13; pork. $20.759 21.67; lard. $12.40; ribs, s12.17@12.T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Banks to Abolish Pass Book

London, May 29.-(SpeciaI.)-- )--The pass book is to be abolished by one of the leading banks in cases where cus- toners are willing to do without them. The object is to save labor and paper Unlike the American pass book those issued by English banks are large and cumbersome and contain entries or all checks against the account so that they involve considerable bookkeeping. With many persons here the banks repre- sent all their bookkeeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
St. Louis Grain

| St. Louis, June 10.-Wheat: No. red, , $1.O9; No hard, nominal; July, $1.021A; September, $1.O4ss@1 041a. Corn: No. and
 No. 2 white. nominal; July, SS3sc; Sep tember, 361Ac. Poultry unchanged, evcept
 springs 22@2Sc. Butter: Creamery, $40 | 29c. Eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
English Money

London, June 10.-Bar silver. 30Kd per ounce. Money, 3A per cent; dis cent; three months. 4 s-16@4ss per cent.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 13.1Oc; receipts, 1729 shipments, 2o63; stock, 6o,260.
 Memphis: Middling, 13c; receipts 451 shipments. 2Ss2; sales, $50; stock, 1o2, ,522 Augusta: Middling, 12.50c; receipts, 5S; shipments, 2009: sales, SIS; stock, S4,611 St. Louis: Middling, 127sc receipts. 1252; shipments, 1862; sales, 13; stock, 13s24
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1880; shipments "A; stock, 12S24.
 Little Rock: Middling, 12.Ssc; receipts 200; shipments, 571; sales, 571; stock, 14, ,966 Total today: Receipts, 5370; shipments 9601; stock, 2SS,991.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Meats
Creamery Products

Creamery Butter-321ac; A. & M. cream cry 31c process butter, 301ac; oeomar- garine, 15@23c; country butter. 200.
 Full Cream Cheese-171ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, June 10.-Mercantile paper s1s@3% per cent. Sterling 6O-day bills M.72a4; demand. $4.75 11-16; cables s. 476ss Francs demand, 5.91%; cables, 5.91A Marks, demand, 76 cables. 76lh Kronen demand. 13as; cables, 13%. Builders, de mand. 4ss; cables, 41M. Lires demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar, s cwt., f. o. b. Bir- mingham. Market firm at $7.66 New Or .eans
 Choice Rice-$550 per cwt. Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt. Extra Fancy-$6.50 per cwt. Grits-$2.25 96-lb. bag.
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If You Are Interested In
 Cotton

We shall be glad to send request the reports ,ssed by our Watkins Bureau covering acreage fer tilizer crop conditions and yield. These reports compiled after careful and scientific inves gation They are published two weeks from the beclnning of the planting season until the crop is made and are issued few days in advance of the United States Government reports upon the same subjects Careful attention given to all orders for purchase or sale of cotton for future delivery.
 Il. F. BAcnMAM 6 CO.,. Banksrs
 Established 1886
 t4 Wall Street. New York
 Members New York Cotton Exchange New York Stock Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Ex- change. Chicago Board of Trade. Associate Mem bsss Liverpool Cotton Association-
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~ Fish
 Wholesale Selling Price)

Wholesale Selling Price) Perch-812c. Salt Water Trout-121ac. Red Snapper-1oc in bbl. lots, 1lc small lots. Gray Snapper-7c. Mullet-6@61ac. Spanish Mackerel-121a915c. Shrimp-121ac. Sheephead-S1Ac. Virginia Croker-6c. Pompano-30c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
Naval Stores

Savannah, June 10.-Turpentine firm, Ssc; sales. 12S; receipts, 514; shipments. S4; stock, 14.416.
 Resin firm; sales, 1l69 receipts, 1851; shipments. 45; stock, 60.61s. Quote: A, B, c. D. E. $5.0O@5.05; F. $5.1O; G. $5.12Q5.15 H. s5.15; I, $5.15Q5.17: K. $5.2OQ. .5.S5; M. $5.25@535; N. S5s0G6.4o; VIC, %.4o96.76.