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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

early nexC Oay. Inat Wnat kept m
and Fiddle and Mr.. Robert dom SO niue
overtime. About six o'clock W,
had coffee and sandwiches sent
in, and it must have been we
~ after seven before we locked tn,
va big safes and called it a day
r n Piddie had already beat it t.
.AE catch a late train to Jersey, so
mi there was only the two of us
that lodged the scrubwomen
3M on our way down to the street.
4M MIR. Robert had taxi waitin'
VII to take him to the club, and
V# l was debatin' whether needed
E& regular dinner or not, when I
NJ gets glimpse of some one lean
in patient against pillar OPP
sssSS posite the main elevator exit.
"Sufferin' sisters!' says l.
"Valentina!'
IL beg pardon?" says Mr..
wSs Robert
saS "Say," says I, "help me put
smilin' party on the track of
X. w. Mason, will you? Here
she is.'
expect Mr.. Robert would
have ducked if he could, after
one view of the polka-dot dress
and the rusty straw lid; but
there was Valentino comm
straight at us.
"For the love of Mike!" says l. "You
amt been waitin' all this time, have you?'
Right hea-uh, says she. "Ah reckon
All done missed him."
"Why," says l, "Mr. Mason left hours
ago. Must be something important you
want to see him about, eh?"
"Ah don't know as it u.s." says she;
"only All promised eff ever All got to Moo
Yawk, Aid look him up He made me.
And, All sure would like to see Warrie
mahself."
"Warrie!" says l. ooh, gosh! Why,
you mean young Mr.. Mason-Warren,
don't your"
She mods
well, say, that's too bad" says l.
any fault, though. But never thought of
Warrie as the one. Why, he hasn't been
with the Corrugated for over year now"
might have added that we'd had hard
work missin' him at any time. Not that
he wasn't all right in his way, but-well,
it was just a case of bein' more orna-
mental than useful A bit thick in the
head, Warrie. But it was stunnin' head
regular Apollonaris Belvidere. He had
wavy brown hair, and big, peaceful brown
eyes. Stood little over six feet too, and
they say that when it came to ridin' q
spotted pony and swingin' polo mallet
he was all there. But in the bond depart
ment he was just under foot.
So, when he develops rheumatism in
one shoulder and a specialist orders him
South, it wasn't any serious jolt to the
business world. And when he finally
shows up again it didn't take much
urgin' from Mr.. Robert to'induce him to
pass up his financial career for good. He
was engaged to be married anyway, and
that should have been enough to occupy
his mind.
Where he'd run across Valentino was
the big puzzle, and the easiest way to
solve it was to ask her. Which does.
3Why, at Sand Spur Point" says she.
Sounds CUTE" says l. as it on the
map?"
"It's on mine," says Valentino.
nd 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-15
PRICES WEAKEN
AT LATE SESSION
Cotton Market Nervous and
Price Changes Are Broad,
But Downward

New Orleans, August H,-Firmness in
the early trading in cotton on this market
today gave way to weakness late in the
session, the trade selling in a large way
on pessimistic views regarding the rail-
road labor situation. 1t was a day of
nervous fluctuations and price changes
were broad, although the net results
were loss of only / to points.
Better cables than due, rains in the
eastern belt and warning of a tropical
storm in the Caribbean sea were the
main bullish features, and on them
prices advanced 20 to 70 points around
the opening. Heavy offerings met the
rise and it was the gossip of the floor
that buyers of last week were liqudating.
Considerable short selling was in evil
dence but the market held above the
level of Saturdays close until late in the
session when a sharp downward move
ment carried the most active months to
points under Saturdays last figures or
% to 20 points down from the topmost
levels of the day.
kilograms telling of constant and i'm
portant increase in offerings of new crop
cotton lin Texas were in a measure
against values.
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WHEAT DEVELOPED
MARKED WEAKNESS
Strike Possibilities and In
vestigation of Sharp Adj
vance Are Factors

Chicago, August 14.-Wheat develop
ed marked weakness today
on stop loss orders and liquidation.
Possibility of a railroad strike, the Can
adam crop report and the federal in
vestigation of the recent sharp advance
in prices were contributory factors In
the weakness. Wheat lost more than &c
in price; corn an extreme 19sc; oats he
while provisions despite lower hogs, were
relatively firm.
The wheat market opened weak, hest
tated and then slumped hopelessly. There
was much liquidation, and this among
other things, encouraged short selling.
The Canadian corn report, reflected in a
slump at Winnipeg was the principal
factor. Fluctuations were governed by
individual necessities. 1t was noted that
the recent lie advance seemed to have
more than reflected the black rust scare
and the government report. Fear of a
railroad strike worked against invest
ment. The visible supply statement and
heavy receipts also worked against prices.
Heavy sales of corn by traders who
were notable as buyers last week and
sympathy with wheat sent corn down.
The visible decrease and a reduction In
local supplies checked the slump momen-
tarily but without net result
Export houses were buyers of Septem-
Der oats but failed to check a decline
in prices based on the weakness of neigh
boring pits.
Provisions were unsettled weak early
with hogs, but recovering later on an I'M
important trade.
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COTTON PRICES
AGAIN ADVANCE
Close of Market Was Shade
Up From the Lowest
on Covering

New York August IA sharp early
advance in the cotton market was fol-
lowed by increased offerings, with De-
cember contracts selling off from AISLE to
1850 in the late trading and closing
steady at 14.3Cc. The general list closed
steady at an advance of I points on
August but from 2 to points net lower
on all the other deliveries. The market
opened firm at an advance of Is to IS
points with active months selling 10 to
% points net higher during the early
trading. This was in response to the
strong showing in Liverpool, while senti-
ment was also influenced by reports that
prominent authorities, both in New Or
leans and Memphis, had published crop
reviews indicating further deterioration.
This was evidently the factor in Liver
poor which had sold up very sharply
just before the hour of the local open
ing, while buying had the further en-
enlargement of the early weather map
showing no rain of Importance in the
southwest over Sunday and reports of a
tropical disturbance in the Caribbean.
The demand, however, did not become
active or aggressive, and at the adj
vance of about 20 to 80 points from the
low levels of Saturday morning the
market evidently met increased offerings.
Reactions of some to 10 points were
checked by the publication of the de-
tailed weather reports showing very high
temperatures as well as continued dry
weather over most of Texas and all of
Oklahoma, and moderate rallies followed
during the middle of the day, but Of
ferings increased as prices approached
the high point of the morning and the
market became weak and unsettled during
the afternoon. Reports that southern
hedging orders were beginning to reach
the markets here and at New Orleans
undoubtedly encouraged reactionary senti-
ment while there was a renewal of
Wall street and uptown liquidation. Oc-
tober contracts broke from 14.33c to 1405c
and January sold off from 1462c to 14.3c
The close was a shade up from the lowest
on covering. The census report on sup
ply and distribution will be issued at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, August Especial )-Ab-
sence of rain in Oklahoma created a
better market in Liverpool followed by
a recovery here, which was not of such
strength as to be able to absorb the prof
it taking by outsiders. who had become
uneasy through the decline of last week.
In the afternoon prices broke sharply
under the selling by one broker, VINO.
it's understood, was mistaken in the
quantity given him to SELL the principal
bought back the cotton, but the market
only partially recovered. At the close
rain was reported at Texarkana The
large traders who have been identified
with the advance and who express the
greatest confidence in very high prices
as the result of the present crop condi-
lions are very certain the decline in
values is only temporary reaction. They
maintain their position, though today s
market shows less support from outside
buyers than was apparent last week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-15
STOCKS UNAFFECTED
BY THE LABOR CRISIS
Trading Lacked Recent
Vigor, But Embraced I'm
usual Variety of Issues

New York, August 14.-To those who
assumed that the market would be Sc
riously influenced or restrained by the
pending cricis in the railway labor sit
uation, today's session must have come
as surprise. Trading lacked the
breadth and vigor of recent sessions, but
was sufficiently large and diversified to
embrace an unusual variety of issues.
Advices from Washington. the. seat of
the labor conferences were received with
interest and for some undefinable reason
wall street was generally of the opinion
at the end of the day that existing diff
ferences would be overcome.
Reading was generally the outstand-
Ing feature, dealings in that stock being
larger than the combined transactions in
United States Steel, Mercantile Marine,
preferred, and several of the Coppers.
Reading made an extreme advance of 3
points to $1.0SA. yielding 1hc at the
close. Other issues of pronounced
strength included Bethlehem Steel. which
rose lec to $3.50 on fairly active turn
States Industrial Alcohol, the more
prominent metals. which manifested a
continuance of last weeks belated de-
mand, and the Mexican group.
Munitions and equipments were repre-
scented by Crucible Steel Baldwin Loco
motive. American Car, American Can,
New York Airbrake, General Electric
and Westinghouse, at gains of 1 to .
points Sugars were materially better
with American Hide and Leather, pre-
1erred, and American Linseed, common.
and preferred.
Heaviness of varying degrees was
SHOWN by shipping issues, Motors. Inter
national Paper, preferred, and Union Bag
and Paper, preferred the two last named
losing to 21s points. Zinc shares were
backward on the relatively poor quarter
~ statement of the Butte and Superior
company. Total sales of stocks amounted
to 10000 shares.
Prlvate dispatches from the west in
nicated further apprehension regarding
the crop outlook, but leading railways
reported substantial tonnage increa SOS
over the corresponding period last wear.
Bonds lacked feature, aside from addi-
tional heavy offerings of Anglo French
os and the new French notes. Total
safes, par value $3,460,O0O.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call. -eeo oh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-15
Present Week Will See
Opening Maine Campaign

Portland, Me-, August 14.-Tme present
week will see the opening of the speech
making campaign among Maine voters in
preparation for the state election on Sep
temper II. AS there will be no test OF
strength between democrats and republi-
cans in other states prior to November
Z, leaders of both parties look upon this
contest as a political index.
Both President Wilson and former
Justice Hughes are expected to plead for
their own support as candidates. Other
speakers will be democrats and republic
cans of prominence from all over the
country, including senators. representa-
tives and former and present cabinet Of
ficers. Theodore Roosevelt will deliver at
least one address for Mr.. Hughes.
Although the progressive party will
have no candidates, the trend of indi-
vidual progressive sentiment is regarded
as the most interesting factor in the
campaign.
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western bull crowd reported as sellers.
Local bull interests were principal buyers
at the close 1t looks as though the
short interests had been largely in
creased in the afternoon break. The
course at Liverpool and the weather to-
morrow may prove to be bull or bear
cards. Private reports on crop conditions
will be issued within the next few days.
We consider them as likely to be ex-
tremely bullish We think the market
warrants purchases on further breaks.
but profits should be taken on quick up
turns. Oil was a little firmer today. We
are still believers on much higher prices.
We favor purchases of December.
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Avery's Letter

Cotton today showed a little strength
in the early trading owing to the strength
in the Liverpool market and bullish pri-
vate reports on the condition of the grow
ing crops. This advance attracted real
izing sales by bulls and later in the ses-
sion bear pressure was exerted. the chief
seller being Geran, who 1t is said, sold
10000.
The market needs further liquidating to
relieve it's overbought condition, though
some reaction may be brought about by
weather conditions over the belt, which
were not entirely favorable over Sunday.
A waiting position still seems advisable.
There are too many cross currents in the
market for good judgment.
c. F. AVERY.
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Flour and Feedstuff

Self-rising flour, high grade, $S25;
medium grade, sSO5; Tennessee flour,
$3.50; Michigan flour, $S75; hard winter
wheat flour. $7.65; spring wheat flour,
$s.15; Illinois flour. $3.50; Idaho flour,
$S.45; pure wheat shorts, $35; pure wheat
bran s31; cotton seed meal, ~ per cent,
$31; Creme cotton seed meal, SIS; cotton
seed hulls, ST. lintless hulls, $13; No.
timothy hay, $22; new pea green alfalfa,
s24: southern alfalfa, $40; mixed alfalfa
and johnson grass, SO. Caffir corn and
milomaize SITS. No. 1 Johnson grass, SIS;
wheat straw, s13. Wheat per 100 lbs,
$3.50. Mixed feeds, $34@38 No white
oats, per bushel, CSC. Corn, per bushel,
$l.1O. Cornmeal, per 2-bushel sack, $40;
corn chops, 100-lb. sack, S2.05; corn feed
meal s34. Poultry food. SOS per sack;
dairy food, $31.
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Alleges Act of Bankruptcv

A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was filed yesterday in the federal court
by j. T. Robertson directed against Eley-
Robertson-Barlow Drug company. Tho
petitioner seeks to throw the company
into bankruptcy on the grounds that
they have committed an act of bank
ruptcy in paying certain preferred credi-
tors. 1t 10 alleged that $1,625.96 was
paid out In judgments from the city court
of Birmingham, while $164.73 was paid to
satisfy judgments from the municipal
courts of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-15
Death Toll of Street Car
Wreck Totals Twenty-Si

Johnstown. Pa, August 1.-THE death
toll resulting from the wreck on the line
of the Southern Cambria Traction COM
pany, seven miles from here Saturday,
was brought up to 26 Sunday. with the
death of Mrs. Judith Ribblett. Several
other persons are in critical condition.
Failure of the brakes to work is believed
by local authorities to have caused the
wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-15
Dry Goods Market

New York, August 14.-The primary
cotton goods market was quite active to-
day Prices showed an upward tendency.
Mill agents declined considerable bust
ness for delivery beyond the end Of the
current year. A fair amount of export
business in prints was done with China,
the Philippines and Australia. Raw silk
prices advanced at Yokohama.
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Charles Tairchild & Co.'s Letter

New York, August 14.-(SpeciaI. )--Liver-
pool was exceptionally strong this morn
ing. shorts locally liberal buyers at our
opening first prices were about
Is above Saturdays final January. jan
uary later advanced to 1462c Reports of
possibility of Texas rains tonight and
tomorrow checked bull ardor but at times
further feeble rallies assured. In the clos
ing hour general selling took place on
which prices broke rapidly. October de-
clined to A.26c; January to A32c. The
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Hubbard Bros ~ Co.

Cotton MerchantH, Hanover SQunre, N.
~. Members New York Cotton Elk
lchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Produce Exchange, Associate
Members LIVERPOOL Cotton Association:
Orders solicited for the purchase and
seale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
future delivery special attention and
liberal terms given for consignments Of
iepot cotton. for delivery. Correspond
lepce invited
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, August 14.-Spot cotton,
steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot,
$780, to arrive, $500. Good ordinary, 12.50c;
strict good ordinary, 13c; low middling,
10 soc; strict low middling, 13.75c; mid
ding. 14c; strict middling. 1419c; good
middling, 1437c; strict good n1iddling,
14.62c. Receipts 944; stock, 117,341
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(Wholesale Quotations.)
Apples-Fancy Winesap, box, $4,000. rs;
Tennessee yellow, transparent, $1.25@1. So
Oranges-California, $4.50@5
Lemons-Imported, box. S.; California,
49,
Bananas-Bunch, $150@2.
Limes-s1 hundred.
Cantaloupes-Georgia, crate, $21250;
California, So.
Peaches-Georgia, crate, $2@2.5o.
Tomatoes-Basket. $1@1.25.
Beans-Basket, H@1.25.
Egg Plant-$2@$2.5
Cabbage-Northern. 21hc lb.
Onions-California, SIZE a pound.
Irish Potatoes-Bushel, $780,
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Wife Bids for Services
of Convicted Husband

Greensboro. N. c., August H.-Former
per, N c., has been convicted
of manslaugAter by jury in
superior court at Wentworth and SEN
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Metal Market

New York, August Hooper firm;
electrolyitc. s26@27. Iron steady; No. l
northern, 500 50@21; No. 2. $20d2o.5O; No. l
southern, SIS. 5000; No. 2, slsd1s.5o. Metal
exchange quotes tin strong; spot. $500
as.75. At London, spot copper, G116; flu
lures, Ella; electrolytic, f125 Spot tin,
e17S los; futures, ETA los. The metal ex-
change quotes lead firm. Sc. spelter firm.
Spot, East st. Louis delivery. sac. At
London. lead, f29 los. Spelter, f4s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-15
Chicago Grain

Chicago Grain
Chicago, August H.-Wheat No. g. red
81. 43@1A. n; No 8, red. $1.3s1A@1. 42A ;
No. 2, hard, s142AQ1.44; No. g. hard,
s1.371a011 4314.
Corn: No. ., yellow, s51z@s71ac; No. 4,
yellow s3@S41zc; No. 4, white, S41ac.
OATS No. 8, white, 42A@431ac; standard
42@44c.
Rye: No. 2, new. s1.14@1.1s; barley.
7od9Sc; timothy nominal; clover, $1,000
1450.
Pork &c; lard. 1880; ribs, 1850
a. 45c
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fenced to two years in prison and to
pay a fine of $500 for the killing at Dra-
per several months ago of Thomas Wea-
yer. The fine Is to be paid to the widow
of Weaver. The jury authorized the tir-
ing out of Slaughter during the two
years sentence and the wife of the con-
victed man has put in a bid for his
services.
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 14c; receipts,
944; sales, 2650; stock, 1874.
Galveston: Middling, 14.55c; receipts
2571; sales, $50; stock, 69,S11.
Mobile: Middling, 1856: receipts, 200;
exports, $500; sales, so; stock, 1855.
Charleston: Middling. 1880; receipts.
202; stock, 22,509.
Wilmington: Middling, 13c.
Norfolk: Middling, lac; receipts, 942;
sales. SO; stock, 24,871.
Baltimore: Exports, 800; stock, 1892.
Boston: Middling, 14.10c; receipts. %;
exports, 100; stock, 1o,10o.
Philadelphia: Middling, 144oc; stock.
$50.
New York: Middling. 1415c; exports,
1888; stock, 83,134.
Minor ports: Stock, 30.4oS.
Total today: Receipts, 1862; exports.
11,018; stock. 4S7, 264.
Total for week: Receipts, 1916; ex-
ports. 1874.
Total for season: Receipts. 1861 s7;
exports, 133,84S.
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English Money

London, August 14.-Bar silver BIZ
pence per ounce; money, ~ per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills 45s@4% per
cent. Three months, 1904 per cent.
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Spot Cotton
Pig Iron

4s7c, closing 4e4c; October 452c to 4.65c.
closed 459c: December, 4.27c to 4.45c, clos
ing 4.43c; March sold at S.95c. closing $3.50;
Nav closed $3.50.
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Mercantile Paper

/ New York. August 14-Mercantile pa
|lper. 3% per cent; sterling, 60-day pills,
Ham,; demand. $475 Ills; cables, Mloes
|iFrancs: Demand, 5s2; cables 1a.4a. Guild
Hers: Demand AK; cables. Al 7-l6 Lres'
2Demand. 6471s; cables, CASA. Rubles; De-
||mand. 9O45; cables, 1880; bar silver, oo7s,
[lMexican dollars. 51Ac. Government nonos
railroad bonds irregular. lim -
|lloans steady; 60 days 2N@s per cent; 80
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Sugar and Cereals

GRADUATED sugar. IS cwt., f. O. b. Bir-
mingham. Market firm at s7e5 New Or
leans.
Choice Rice-$5.50 per cwt.
Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt
Extra Fancy-$6.50 per cwt.
Grits-$2.25 s6-lb. bag.
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days, 3@3N per cent; six months, 1904
per cent. Call money firm; high, ~ per
cent; low, ~ per cent; ruling rate, IN
per cent; last loan. 21a per cent; closing
bid, ~ per cent; offered at III per cent.
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Sugar Market

New York, August 1.-THE local market
for raw sugar was dull and IN absence
of sales spot prices remained nominally
unchanged. Cuban shippers were said to
be holding back their supplies, and while
offerings were not aggressive it was gem
orally believed that sugar might be OBJ
tainable at the old level Of 4%c cost and
freight. but refners were holding Off and
awaiting developments. Closing prices
were SIC for Cubas cost and freight,
equal to 564c for centrifugal and 4s7c for
nolasses.
In refined a sharp reaction occurred.
with all refiners now listing on the basis
of &c for fine granulated. The decline
failed to create any aggressive demand
and business was again quiet. with only
moderate Withdrawals on old contract.
Futures had sharp recovery on cover
ing and some support by trade interests,
prompted by the belief that Cuban hold
ers were firmer in their ideas on shipment
sugars. Offerings were also light and
closing prices were from Z to 15 points
net higher September sold from l-S3c 20
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ST. Louis Grain

Sa. Louis August H.-Wheat: No. q,
red. $1.44@1.471a; No. 2, hard. N4A@
1.471a September, s1.37.
Corn: No. 2, selac; No 2. white, SEQ
s61kc; September, S31ac.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. August 14.-Short covering
together with scant offerings, resulted
in good advance in cotton seed oil
early, to be followed by setback on
the easier showing In lard and cotton.
Final prices, however, were to Is points
net higher. Sales. 1850 barrels. Prime
crude, new, 7.5Oc nominal; prime summer
spot yellow and August $500; September,
$3.50; October, S.92c; November, $3.50; De-
cember, S.54e; January, S.56c; February,
$780, March, soc; prime winter yellow
and summer white, 9.50c.