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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
Emperor William Addresses Navy on Impending Battle

Berlin, February 15.-(via London.) The following imperial order, signed by the German Emperor and addressed to My Navy" is published in the Marine Verordnungsblatt. according to 8 Berlin dispatch: M
 $ Tn the impending decisive battle. the task falls to my navy of turning the English war method of starvation, by means of which our most hated and most obstinate enemy. intends to overthrow the German people, against him and his allies by combating their sea traffic with all means in our power.
 'In this work the submarines will stand in the first rank. l expect this weapon to be developed with wise fore sight at our admirable yards in co-op- eration with all our naval fighting weap-' ons and supported by the spirit which during the whole course of the war has enabled us to perform brilliant deeds, it will break our enemies war designs
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STOCKS ESTABLISH
 DULLNESS RECORD
Price Movements in Keep ing With Markets State of Inactivity

New York, February 15.-All records for dullness since the staenant sessions or last summer were surpassed today, 'oal dealings only amounting to 29O,OOO shares. or this samount about one-third occurred in the first hour, the later periods being marked by frequent pauses
 Frice movements were in keeping with this state of inertia, standard stocks urllting slowly downward, while specu- latiVe issues were more variable Lead ing ihdustrals, including United States oteei' yielded 1 to points, similar ten- dencies being manifested by most of the equipments and munitions, with 10- point break in Bethlehem Steel Gold stoci) on single transaction.
 Motors, metals and utilities made ex- treme recessions of 1 to 3 points, gas shares once more showing conspicuous weakness, with other issues of less definite strength
 Federal Mining and Smelling preferred rose 5ss points on declaration of an in- creased dividend, but in most other in- stances specific causes were altogether lacking.
 Such frmness as was shown by rails at the outset was nullified later by fresh selling of New Haven, which fell to SFs, the lowest level yet recorded Cam adlan Pacific, Lehigh Valley and a few other stocks of the highest class were subject to further moderate pressure.
 Indications of another interna tional loan, probably in the form of commercial credits to French banking interests. were furnished by the visit of leading finan- cier to Washington An additional $7,0O0.- V00 in gold was received from Cana,a and the weekly statement of the Bank of England showed an appreciable recovery in reserve liabilities
 Reniittances to London and the conti- nent were generally easier, but transac- tions were nominal, both as to pur- chases and sales.
 Aside from slight irregularity. the bond market was featureless. Total sales, par value, g, ,435000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call
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EMBARGO RUMORS
 UNSETTLE MARKET
Cotton Declines on Reports That England Would Pro-
 hibit ImpOrtatiOns

New York, February 15-Rumors that temporary embargo on imports of all kinds except ammunition and foodstuffs, served to unsettle sentiment in the cot ton market today. After selling at 16.20c early, May contracts broke to 15.s4c, or 36 points net-lower and closed at 1596c, with the general list closing steady at a net decline of IS to 26 points.
 The market opened at decline of 1s to 2S points in response to lower cables and a renewal of yesterdays scattered selling. Houses with Liverpool connections were good buyers, however, while spot houses were buyers of March against sales of later deliveries suggesting that delays in shipments from the south were increasing the value of the local stocks. There was also buying on reports that unfavorable weather was delaying new crop prepa- rat1ons, and the market rallied to about last ngiht's closing figures during the middle of the morning, March contracts sold up from 15S5c to 1607c, and Octo- Der from 1555c to 15S0c, making a net advance of points on the active new crop delivery.
 There were also rumors that Great Britain had prohibited speculative trans actions in cotton futures except for the evening up of old trades. These rumors were colored to some extent by private cables reporting that the Liverpool mar ket had been influenced by further re- stritcions on trading. Offerings were not particular heavy, but there was very lit- tie support around the ring, and the market broke to 1575c for March and l5.49c for October, or about 28 to g points net lower during the late trading. Prices then steadied on the large exports for the day and covering with the close showing rallies of 10 or 12 points from the lowest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Val Opp of Montgomery
 Fires Bullet Into Temple

Montgomery, February 15.-(Special.) Val Opp. former assistant clerk of the court of common pleas, took his own life Thursday afternoon by firing a bullet into his temple. Opp had been in i'll health for sometime and this cause is given for the suicide He was A. years old and was well known as an employe of railroads and in political circles. Opp was appointed assistant clerk of the court January 1. and retired shortly aft erward because of ill health. His act was committed at the home of his sisters and brothers, One sister and two broth- CTS here and one brother at Andalusia survive.
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Produce Market

New York. February 15.-Butter firm: receipts 3323; creamery, higher than ex- tras, 461k@47c; creamery, extra firsts. 451a
 @4Sc; firsts, 331a@45c; seconds 361z@S8c.
 Eggs firm; receipts, S3l4; fresh gathered extra firsts 46c; t1rsts, 45@451sc; refriger-
 stor firsts, 421sc; seconds. 41@42c. Cheese firm; receipts, 237S; state held specials, 25%@2ec do average fancy. 25@251ac. Live poultry firm chickens. 21@22c; fowls. a3@
 24c no turkeys quoted. Dressed firm; chickens, 1sQ29c; fowls, 1s@24c; turkeys,
 20434c. lr
 Chicago, February 15.-Butter un-
 changed Eggs easier receipts, 4os2 cases; flrsts, 411sG42c; ordinary firsts, 2S1s @39c at mark. cases included, 39G401ac.
 Potatoes receipts, 40 cars, unchanged.
 Poultry. alive, unsettled; fowls, 21c;
 springs, 201ac.
 St. Louis, February 15-Poultry un- changed. except ducks, 2oc. Butter and eggs unchanged.
 Kansas City, February 15.-Butter and poultry unchanged. Eggs. firsts. Ssc.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, February 15.-wheat jumped up today largely as result of assertions that British ships would load grain in preference to cotton and that the Meth erlands government had been successful in solving difficulties which had brought
 to standstill all Dutch traffic with the
 United States. The market closed strong. 1SsQa1sc net higher, with May at s1.74ssG
 1.747s, and July to s1. 49Al1. .49h. Corn
 gained %c to 1c and oats 1c to 1std1ssc
 In provisions the outcome was the same as yesterdays finish to 1oc lower.
 Before the wheat market began to
 bulge prices had undergone serious fresh declines owing to extensions of the tie
 up of railway freight and because oe the continued prospect of a complete rupture
 with Germany It was not until persist ent selling had carried prices down 2 cents or more that the market began to recover. Reports that the drouth in Ok lahoma had been thoroughly broken counted to some extent in giving the
 bears the initial advantage. As soon,
 however, as indications seemed to point to definite relief in the export outlook, sentiment appeared to undergo a radical change. Word from New York that Great
 Britain would curtail imports of cotton and would use for grain and munitions
 the vessel room thus made available was followed soon by announcement that the
 Netherlands had arranged to open bids for flour on February 21
 Nearly Sc advance from the lowest prices Of the day in wheat took place be-
 fore the session ended. A portion of the strength which developed during the late trading was generally ascribed to reports
 that the British government was asking for offers on about 1,75O,0OO bushels of wheat on the Pacific coast. It was said also that some spectators were able to anticipate the action of railway officials looking to an outlet for east-bound daily
 train loads of grain and flour to meet domestic requirements of the Atlantic states. Knowledge of unprecedented measures to clear up railway congestion was not general, though, until after the wheat market had closed.
 Corn derived strength from wheat. Mild weather that promised to lessen feeding demand was bearish element, but failed to have lasting effect on prices Oats showed independent firrnness owing chief ly to assertions that the United States government had purchased 100000 bush els for shipment to Fl Paso.
 Provisions averaged lower. Weakness lin the hog market was largely responsible and so,. too, was the embarrassing condi- tion of the railways.
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Fruits and Produce

Oranges-Florida oragnes, s3@s50. Lemons-California lemons, S3.G@4. Lemons-Imported, $3.75. Grapefruit-Florid $3@S.25 Grapes-Malaga Key, sGQ7. Cranberries-Barrel, $s. Characterization. S2.50. Potatoes-Irish, bu.. S. Potatoes-Sweet, bu., $1.50. Onions-Red Globe, h., 10c. Cabbage-Florida, crt., S5.50. Turnips-Pound, 31ac. Florida Lettuce-$2.50 hamper Apples-Wine Sap, s6.5o. Apples-Pippins. S6.50. Limes-Imported, $19. Onions-Spanish. crate, S225
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Lloyd George to Speak

London, February 15.-Premier Lloyd George will make on Monday an impor- tant statement with reference to the fur ther restriction of imports and the en- of agriculture in view of the submarine menace. It is understood that, while the list of prohibited imports will be extensive and cover many traders tkere will be no sudden reduction to the bare neeessaries of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Biz Oil Earnings

San Francisco, Cal, February 15.-The Standard Oil company of California made net profit in 1916 of s17.6o5, sOs, or l6a. per cent on capital and surplus as of De- cember si, 1916. according to the report of the president. made public teday. The company Is capitalized at $l0o ,o0e,00o of which in round numbers s74,53o.ooo Is is sued stock. Ssa
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Bank of England Statement

London, February 15.--The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserves in creased E301 900. Circulation decreased sS5, ,O00 Bullion increased 92l6,623 Other securities increased 5, ,455. 900. Other depos- it's decreased asl .Sl3ooo, Public deposits increased E9, 9,66l, 900. Notes reserve in- creased s192,0OO. Government securities decreased G77,4S ,0Oo The proportion of the banks reserve to liabilities this week is 1893 per cent; last week it was 13. .34 per cent Discount rate, 51a per cent.
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Metal Market

New York, February 15.--Copper, cleo trolytic firmer on an improved demand, while little metal was offered this side of July. Quotations for spot and nearby were entirely nominal. Small lots were said to be available for the second quar- ter at s33d34 with leading interests quot ing $31@32 for third quarter Iron steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin easy; spot, s50052. At London, spot copper, ;e14O; futures, 9136; electrolytic, 9149; spot tin, G199 los. Futures, e19S 15s. The metal exchange quotes lead strong, $9.25@9.75; spelter dull; spot East St. Louis delivery, 105sc. At London, lead, e30 los; spelter, e47.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, February 15.-M Mercantile pa per- per cent. Sterling 60-day bills, $4.72; commercial 6O-day bills on banks, SAFE; commercial 6O-day bills, $4.71%. demand, mand. $5.S4N; cables, 5.ss5s. Marks, de nand. 67 11-16; cables, 67a4. KrQnen, de- mand, 1922; cables, 10.94. Builders, de- mand, 4o5s; cables, 40 11-16. Lires, de- mand, FPS: cables, 727. Rubles, demand, 2Sss; cables. 2S7s Bar silver. 7Sssc;' Mex
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Liverpool Market

Liverpool, February 15.-Cotton, spot weak. Good mddling, 109sd: middling 1o.SSd; low middling, 1o.7od. Sales. 10,o00 bales, 1000 for speculation and export Receipts, 22.000. Futures quiet and steady. February, 1O43d; February-M March. 10.41d: March-April. 10.39d; April-May, 10 35d; i; May-June, 10S2d; June-July. 10.27d; July
 August, 10.ad: August-september Tod; September October. s.74d October Mo- vember. 9.e2d; November-D 95Sd . ecember-January. 9.52d; January -Febru- ary 9.49d; February March. 9.49d.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Spots

New Orleans. February 15.-Spot cot ton nominal and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 695 bales; to arrive, no Good or dinary, 156sc; strict good ordinary, 16.19c; low midding, 166Sc; strict low middling. 1694c; middling, 17.1sc; strict middling, 7sSc; good middling, 17.56c; strict good middling 17.S1c; receipts 2097; stock, 4S0.- 1Ql
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, February 13.-wheat, No. red nominal; No. red, s1.741s; No. hard nominal; No. hard, s1.70%. Corn, No. 2 yellow. s101; No. yellow, ssAc@s1; No. white, eS%@99&c. Oats, No. white, 57@5S%c; standard. 57Ik@Ssc Rye, No 2, s1.47; barley, s1@1.3o; timothy, $35oa5 .50; clover, $12@1S. Pork, $oO; lard, $16.57; ribs $1537@15,S7.
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 17.1ec: receipts, 2097; exports, 14,s10; sales, s05; stock. 430, 101.
 Galveston: Middling. 1s.5c; receipts, es23; exports, 1e,97S; sales, 25o; stock, 2ss,- 1S5.
 Mobile: Middling, 1sc; receipts, ss; stock, 13,259.
 Savannah: Middling. 1s5oc; receipts. 555; stock, 1S0,S20.
 Charleston: Receipts, 20; stock, 55.ssS. Wilmington: Middling. 1s.25c; receipts, S3; stock, 6l.9S8.
 Norfolk: Middling. 1e.a5c; receipts, 5s7; sales, IT; stock Ss,912.
 Baltimore: Stock, 11,S17.
 Boston: Middling 1ssoc; receipts. 1s7; stock, 12,200.
 Philadelphia: Middling. 1a1oc; receipts, 22; exports, 1926; stock, 2106
 New York: Middling, 15.S5c; receipts, F; exports, 61s; sales, 1000: stock. 167,55o Minor ports: Stock, 71.s0s
 Total today: Receipts, 10,762; exports, 34 425; stock. 1,3S5, $40
 Total for week: Receipts, T,5S2; exports, 75,443.
 Total fof season: Receipts. 5,7s5, ,as2; exports, 3.9oos2s.
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Bank of France Statement

Paris, February 15.-The, weekly state ment of the Bank of France shows the following change: Gold in hand increased 6022, ,0o0 francs Silver in hand decreased 229O, ,0O0 francs. Notes in circulation in- creased 47319,0O0 francs. Treasury depos- its decreased 22, ,269, GOO francs. General de- posits increased 4999,000 francs. Bills dis counted decreased S.2S60O0 francs. Ad- yances decreased 6,111 ,000 francs.
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Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N
 Y. Members New York Cotton Ex. change, New Orleans Cotton Exchanre New York Produce Exchange, Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association
 sale of Cotton and CottoJ Seed Oil Tor future delivery SpeciaT ttentfon and liberal terms given for signments of spot cotton for deliveH Correspon6s snce invited.
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ican dollars 605s. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
 Time loans firm; 60 days, 3sl64 per cent; 90 days 4a4l4 per cent; six months. 40 Az per cent.
 Call money steady; high. 2h per cent, low, per. cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent; last loan, 2A per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2H per cent.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, February 15.-Both rough and clean rice continued steady today. with quotations unchanged. Receipts: Rough, 37So sacks; milIers. 3720; clean, 3651 pockets. Sales: Clean Honduras, 400 pockets; blue rose, 400 pockets.
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Future quotations were as follows:
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. February 15.-Wheat, Mo- 3 red, nominal; No. hard, s1.S3@1 .S411s; May, $1.751a@1. .75%; July. $1.46B. Corn, No. 9 $1.o01a; No. white, $1.o2M; May. 1.O1%; July, $1.00H. Oats. No. 2, 571k@5Sc; No. 3 white nominal; May, 57ssc.
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Meata

Extra Ribs-16szc. Rib Bellies-17ssc. Clean Bellies-1Sc Smoked Bellies-20c. Breakfast Bacon-22@27c. Pork Loins--20QAc. Pork Shoulders-17c. Pork Hams-17c. Skinned Hams-24c. Hams-Reg., 22c. Pork Trimmings-15c. Pure Lard-1SNc. Open Kettle-19c. Compound-1415c.
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Fish

Perch-Sxc. Salt Water Trout--12hc. Red Snapper-12hc. N Gray Snapper-Sc. Mullet-7c. Spanish Mackerel-121z615o. Shrimp-12hc. Sheephead-S1zc. Virginia Croaker-6c, Pompano-30c. Oysters-Eastern select. $1.s4 gallon. me- dium, S1.5O.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York February 15.-After opening lower, cotton oil steadied with lard, but again eased off near the close under liquidation in nearby deliveries and lack of outside support. The close was gen. orally to z lower Tenders. 200 barrels
 Sales, 10,100 barrels. The market closed easier; spot, 1250c bid; February, 12-5oQ 12 soc; March, 12.52@12.54c; April, 1221@ 12. 32c; May 12226112. .23c; June, 12.20G12. 2Sc; July, 12,21912. PEG; August, 12.1S@d2. Dc; September 12.09G112 15c. Total sales, 10,1Oo
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Naval Stores
Savannah h

Savannah, February 15.-Turpentine quiet, 4sc. sales. none; receipts, 2s; ship ments, 2; stock 14947. Rosin firm; sales, SIS; receipts 269; shipments 30; stock. 79, ,449. Quotations: A, B, c, D, E, F. G, $6; H, I. K, M, s620; N, $6.4o; VIC, $6.50; wv, $6.75.
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Dry Goods Market

l, New York. February 1S.--Spot demand fo,. cotton goods of a staple character held quite steady today with values rather firm. Yarns were steady The mems wear business is reported to be quiet with prices firm on a high level Staple ginghams were advanced 1sc per yard.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. February 15.-Cash wheat No. 3 hard. s1.7Sa1. .S11s; No. 9 red, s1.7s@ 1.S1. Corn, No. 2 mixed, 9S1s@9S&c; No. 3 white. aS99Skc; No. yellow, 9s1x@9sac Oats, No. white. 5S@5S1sc; No. 2 mixed, 56Q57c. "ff
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Utterly Useless

From the Buffalo Express.
 "Jiggs has hoard Of useless intcEma4 tion."
 Tn what respect?~
 He is considered an autholty on Sn- ternat tioual law.' .
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Hides and Tallow

Green Salt Hides-1S@19c. Half Cured-17@1Sc. Green Hides-l6@17c. Dry Flint Hides-36@37c. Dry Salt Hides-34Q35c. Damaged Hides-Half price. Sheep Skins-25c9$1.26. Horse Hides-s1Qo. Angora Goats-25GS0c Ginse seng-Wild, 5. Colt Skins-45QS0c. Sherlings -15@25c. Goat Skins-50QS0c. Kid Skins-10Ql5c. Hog Skins-SQ60c. Tallow-5QSc.
 Beeswax-25@27c. Washed Wool-40Q43c. Clear Unwashed Wool-a0@83c. Rurry Wool-20@22c.
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English Money

London. February 15.-Bar silver, 3SAd per ounce. Money, 334 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills, SIS per cent; three months, 51s per cent.
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Supar and CereaIs

Granulated sugar. $L7s cwt. f. o. b. Bir- nlins nam.
 Choice Rice-S5.50 per cwt, Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt. Extra Fancy-$6.6O per cwt. Grits-s2.75. 96-lb. bag. Grits-2-lb. cartons, S5c dog.
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Creamery Products

Creamery Butter-42c; process butter, 3S1zc; oleomargarine. 24c; country butter, BOG. Full Cream Cheese-26c.
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Sugar Market

New York February 15.-Uncertainty as to political developments in Cuba caused an unsettled feeling in the local market for raw sugar again today. In the absence of definite transactions, prices remained nominally unchanged at 43sc for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 5 4Oc for centrifugal and 453c for mo- lasses.
 In refined prices remained unchanged at 7c to 7.25c for fine granulated. March sold from A. 42c to 44Sc, closing 4.48c; May, {. 40c to 443c, closing 4.43c; July, 4.35c to 442c, closing 4.42c; September. 4.41c to 445c, closing 4.43c.
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A Polish scientist is the inventor of a motion picture camera which can be car ried in the hand and which Is opcr1&ed by compsssssd air as lons As . button is prsssed E -
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Ayery's Letter

The cotton market today was under the influence of the practical blockading of
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tins are negroes, one white man has been killed and one seriously injured by blows on the back of the head by the daring assailant in Norwood, one of the city's best residence sections.
 POLICE ARE PUZZLED
 The negro has puzzled the police. Local authorities have never been confronted with such a serious proposition. They are of the opinion that the same negro is doing all of the highway robbery and assaulting in the city at the present. Only two of the criminals victims have been able to give any description.
 J. 0. Tucker, a negro who drives small coal wagon, narrowly missed being
 fatally injured last night in the alley in
 the rear of The Age-Herald building.
 Tucker, who was sitting on the seat oriN-
 ing his horse through the alley. saw the negro standing on the floor of his wagon, preparing to swing at him. He tucked and as the result was missed. A small portion of his hair, about the size cf la 2-cent piece, was knocked of by the negros weapon. Tucker gave the police fairly accurate description of the negro, which is the best yet obtained. Julius Johnson, a negro, was almost instantly killed when he was struck on the back of the head with 10-pound hammer by the unknown negro. He, like Tucker. was driving a coal wagon through
 an alley, but he failed to observe his aSSa1lanL ana consequently SuHered a Se- rious fracture of the skull, which caused his death early this morning. The assail- ant departed so hastily that he left his weapon on the scene. This murder oc-
 cured in Alley G. between Seventeenth
 and Eighteenth streets
 BLOWS ON BACK OF HEAD Every effort is being made to appres hend the negro guilty of the crimes, but no progress has been made. None of the assaults occur in the same locality with the exception of the two on white men
 in Norwood. All of the victims have been dealt fatal blows on the back of the head with either a heavy hammer or a
 piece of heavily leaded pipe. Tn all cases the fracture of the skull has been se- rious, and, being in vital part of the head. death is usually the result. The city's bloodhounis have been used in several instances to rua down the as-
 sailant. but all efforts of the dogs have been fruitless.
 The police and detective departments are cooperating on the case and every
 effort will be made to arrest the guilty party. It is pointed out, however, that should an arrest be made, conviction
 would be extremely difficult ss none of the victims to date could be able to l identify their assailant.
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MORRIS AVENUE

 Prices held firm on Morris avenue yes terday The outlook for another rise is good. The consuming public cannot pos sibiy hope for cheaper living before To- cal stuff relieves the situation. Onions will likely advance again this week. now being quoted at $lo per 1oO-lb. bag. Seed potatoes jumped to $3.25 wholesale yesterday, and one dealer expressed his opinion that they would reach 5 a bushel in a week.
 Everything has been frozen from the Carolinas to Tampa, so the Birmingham district has about an equal break on early green stuff
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry and Eggs Hens--17Q1Sc.
 Hens-Dressed-1S
 FryerS-27c.
 Guineas-35c
 RooSters--10c.
 Extra Graded Eggs-43c
 Fresh Country Eggs-4Sc.
 Turkeys-Live, 27@2sc; dressed, BOG. Geese-13c.
 Rabbits-$1 7502.