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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
New York Clearing House

New York, July 21.-The actual condi-
 tion of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $144O45, TO reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $lo3, 9o0,770 from last week.
 The statement of the week follows: Actual condition: Loans. discounts, etc, s. 761, ,S23 900; decrease $124.997 600. Cash in vaults: Members federal reserve banks
 Specie included, $199, 7500o) $94, ,S53 GOO; de- crease, $14,276000. Reserve in federal re- serve banks of member banks, s43O,6o : C0O increase, $91, GOO Reserve in own vaults: State banks and trust companies (specie included, ,6750oo) $143, ,646'OoO; increase, 651, ,16s, ,O00 Reserves in deposl- taries State banks and trust companies, S62 321, 900; increase, $1, 1,S01, 900. Net demand deposits United States deposits deduct ed s152 143 COO, 8, ,535 030000; decrease, s67- !71700 Net time deposits, $200, 5000; in- crease, SC, ,360, 600. Circulation, $299oo,oO0; increase s206 600. Aggregate reserve, $636. e., ,000 Excess reserve, $144O45. 710; in- crease, $107, ,900.770
 Summary of state banks and trust com panes in Greater New, York not Included in clearing house statement: Loans, dis-
 counts, etc, $S41, ,305 300; decrease, $l262, 100 Special $61, 43S, 100; increase, $l19,1n Legal tenders, s9,S8s, 800; decrease, $2!3,2o0. To- tai deposits, 1,o13, BPS, 800; decrease, sS,697 9O0 Banks cash in vaults, 2.323, 400 Trust companies cash in vaults, S59,oO3,- I1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago. July 21-Assumed certainty of the enactment of minimum wheat prices guaranteed by the federal government market here. An advance of cents to sac net took place. and the close was strong, with July at S2.55 and September at s2.27&s Corn finished heavy, un- changed to 1Ac lower at s1sS to si.6Sls September and $1.15% to s1161s Decem- Der. The outcome in oats was 1sc off to 1ssc up, and for provisions an advance of sc to 32c
 Wheat started upward almost as soon as the market opened and there was at no time any important setback. The
 prospect that quick action would be taken by Congress in fixing a minimum value to be enforced at centers near to the chief producing regions was appar-
 ently a decided stimulus for bullish sen
 was taken of advices that further meas
 ures stabiilzing Canadian markets had
 been announced Unfavorable crop re-
 ports from the northwest continued to be
 source of anxiety to shorts, and it was said millers were readily absorbing all the available offers of the new crop wheat in the southwest
 Weekend profit taking by holders finally turned the cotton market down
 grade after a display of surprising strength. Persistent demand for corn ready to be used at once formed the chief basis of the temporary bulge. Realizing by longs received some impetus from the fact that weather conditions for the growing crop had become ideal 1 New high price levels were reached foI oats. The big discount of oats or corn was factor and so, too, were cror complaints from the northwest
 I Provisions rose with hogs and as re- | suit of an advance in quotations ot meats at Liverpool. There was a com plete absence of the liquidating sales which have been noticeable of late
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, July 21-A tendency to sag was displayed by cotton on this mar ket today, buyers of yesterday being in- clned to even up over the weekend, while some short selling appeared on the extension of rains to the southern counties of Texas where complaint of the drouth has been most heard. The only period of steadiness resulted soon after the opening when a minor buying wave was created by complaints from the At lantics of too much rain.
 Around the opening prices declined 2S to 30 points on the most active months. From this there was a reaction to a level 8 points above yesterdays B close on October, the strongest month. The hard spot was soon passed over and the market did not absorb well Of ferings from the long side The close showed net loss for the session of 25 to 90 points.
 Political news placed no part in the days trading and those who bought cot tor yesterday on the peace talk were in- cined to sell out after digesting the ut terances by the German chancellor and the resolutions passed by the Reichstag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans. Midling. 25.75c; re- ceipts, 632; exports, 21o; sales. 5s2; stock, 180154.
 Galveston: Middling. 2e.25c; receipts, 510; sales, 115; stock. 114,457.
 Mobile: Middling, 25.5oc; stock. 5775.
 Savannah: Middling, 26.13c; receipts 2523; sales, Ill., stock, 66,55O.
 Charleston: Middling. 2oAc; receipts, 1; stock, 11.007.
 Wilmington: Stock, 4s,629.
 Texas City: Stock, 14,451.
 Norfolk: Middling, 25c; receipts, sS2; sales, 56; stock. 67,275 Baltimore: Stock, 37,870.
 Boston, Middling. 26.75c; receipts, 270; stock. 9400 Philadelphia: Middling, 25.65c; re- ceipts, APO; stock. S777. New York: Middling, 26.40c; stock. 54, ,410. Minor ports: Stock 29,01s Total today; Receipts, 528; exports, 210; stock, 642,T4. | Total for week: Receipts, 523S; exports, 210. Total for season: Receipts. 7.So7. 47o; exports. 5,471,540.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
SPOT COTTON
PIG IRON
Costs of Children

A business man writing for the An,eri- can Magazine says:
 T am spending 5000 year in raising my three children. This may seem a large amount. and it is. By the time my children are grown I figure that each of them will represent an outlay of $100,000 including the interest on the sum expended. Sometimes l wonder whether this isn't too much Then my love for my children sweeps over me and I think that nothing I can spend on them is too much.
 II am called a successful man. Prob ably I am Some years I make gool deal of money. Some year I do not. My annual income averages nearly $300o0. According to the income tax reports there are 22,1s4 other men in America who make as much or more.
 Few of us realize how much we spend on our children. It is liability that we fathers assume and that we find joy in carrying I have been mar ried nearly 20 years. My mode of liv- ing Is not extravagant My personal ex- penditures are not large. I do not keep a motor car, but ride in the L or in the subway I am active. love work, and find more joy In business than in golf or club life or any form of sport frivolity or so-called recreation. The greatest fun in the world is work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York; July H.-Further rains in southeastern and central Texas fell last night so that the entire state, except the western part, has had rains, which have come just at the right time and must prove of great benefit to the crop. Showers again occurred in the Piedmont section and along the Atlantic coast They were needed in the p-country, but not near the seashore. Our market opened steady on what was rumored to be Japanese buying of October, but found no further support, closing in con- fusion some 30 points lower. Many or ders were executed at the close, in some instances as much a 10 points apart, owing to the great noise and rush of or ders for execution at that time brokers within a few feet of each other trading at widely different prices Many of the shippers who usually have forward sales on their books and this year have none are in a quandry as to the manner in which the crop will be moved, with the limited transportation facilities to Euro pean markets We have not had such good rains in Texas at this time of the season for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
STANDARD STOCKS
 SCORE B|G GAINS
Early Solution of Problems Attached to War Prices
 and Taxes, Is Report

New York, July 21.-Traders took
 iore optimistic view of the Washing Ron situation today and engaged in Rurther covering of short contracts. commission houses also circulated re- ports of an early solution of the prob gems attaching to war prices and
 axes.
 lndustrials of most descriptions,
 particularly those comprehended in the
 Var groups, rose 1 to points, Bethle- x em Steel old stock, ordinarily very Xnactive scoring the greatest gain, 4Vlth 5 points for the new issue United
 Htates Steel and the so-called indepen- Went shares bettered their position by & to points.
 Shlppings were also in favor, Marine preferred leading that division at q Haln of points. Atlantic, Gulf and NN est Indies and United Fruit rising 2 VT more with international Norporation
 # Coppers were irregular at the out &lde' but gained 1 to ik points in the Hnore active operations of the last -Four. Similar or greater advances were registered by American Woolen, Gen. Xral Leather, oils, sugars and local Fractions.
 8 Rails were inactive throughout the Xession, the only noteworthy changes being limited to the coalers, Lehigh Halley and Chesapeake & Ohio raising 3ver point each. St. Paul was mod frately reactionary and the motors re- Elected a continuance of recent pres Sure
 The bank statement was true to Forecasts, actual excess reserves ex- Banding by almost S108,000,000 and bringing the total for that item up to A144, 100000, against last weeks low 6ecord of little more than S36,000,00 Reserves of clearing house banks in <he local federal reserve institution sacreased by almost s92,000,000 and ac- Sual loans, discounts and investments contracted by s125,000.0 900. All these Unusual changes represented a recti- Ncation of last weeks technical un- favorable exhibit.
 The bond market was firm with lib- erty 31a's at par to 9946. Total sales If bonds, par value, aggregated $1,06o. 700. Panama coupon sc rose 5 per cent pn call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Stop Eating So Much

Tn an interview for the American Mag
 azine. an authority on the food question |says:
 Stop asking lot of guests to dinner
 every few days. and making an unneces-
 sary and unholy show of a lot of food.
 Parties of this sort are going to come mighty close to disloyalty in the days
 ahead. The society woman who gives a tea or dinner to a couple of hundred guests Is committing a national crime. There is no occasion on which it Is neces- sary to entertain more than 10 or dozen persons. One can get all the wit and bril- liance in that number that anyone needs. Don't just do these things yourself create a public opinion against them. Preach and live the gospel of the clean plate. Everyone in America ought to be forced to eat everything on his table In that event good many of us would die of indigestion, and most of the rest would learn that an altogether unneces-
 sary amount of food Is being cooked "TEe articles of food that Europe needs most are wheat, beans and pork. As
 much as possible, stop eating these. Use corn instead of wheat. There are plenty of substitutes for pork and beans and the other staples Europe is crying for"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Produce Market

New York, July 21.-Butter firm; re- ceipts, 10,471; creamery, higher than extras, 39@40Ac; creamery, extras, 92 score. 39Ac; firsts. STA O. 3sc. Eggs. ir- regular; receipts. 13,o6e: fresh gath cred extras, 3s@39c; extra f1rsts. 360 37c; firsts, 331a @s5c. Cheese, un- settled; receipts, S214; state fresh spe- cials, 221a O 25c; state. average run. p @22ac. Live poultry, steady; chickens, 24027c; fowls, 21@211ac; turkeys, 6c. Dressed, dull: chickens. 1S@ 26c; fowls, 15@ 25c; turkeys, 13@32c.
 Chicago. July 21.-Butter, higher; creamery, 34a @3Sc Eggs, receipts, 15,595 cases unchanged Potatoes, low CT; receipts, 40 cars; Virginia, barrels, s4@4.25: Tennessee and Kentucky, s1.1n @1.15; Kansas and Illinois, $1@1.25, Poultry. alive. lower; fowls, 17Ec, springs, 220 2sc.
 Kansas City. July 21-Butter creamery, 36c; firsts. 34c; seconds. 33c; packing, 32c. Eggs, frsts. BOG; seconds, 23c. Poultry, hens. 16hc; roosters, 13Ac; broilers. 22c.
 St. Louis. July 21-Poultry, hens, 24c; ducks, 16@1Sc; geese, 10@14c. Butter, creamery, 371Ac. Eggs, 263s c 27Mc.
 Elgin, July 21.-Butter. 3sc bid; 100 tubs offered: no sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

New York. July H.-(SpeciaL) )-This weeks developments in the stock market proved conelusively that Wall street as a whole is still laboring under the deusion that war, not peace, Is the real bull argu- ment on security prices. On Monday. be- fore any light was thrown by the cables on the change in the German cabinet. the financial district here was flooded with rumors that the resignation of Dr. Won Bettmann- -Hollweg as chancellor, fore shadowed talk of early peace. On those rumors there was a collapse in the in- dustrial shares. especially those issued by companies engaged in manufacturing war supplies. Then came the news that the cabinet changes meant a victoy not a defeat, for the German war party; whereupon all the ground lost in the stock market by industrial shares was promptly recovered.
 | But is Wall street correct in it's req soning that war is the bull card for the i industrial stocks? What do the records show? There certainly was time when judging from the records the stock mar | ket looked upon peace through dark | glasses. Take one of the first war order | StOCkS on the USti American Gan. " n0l | the first peace proposal came from Der lin unexpectedly on December 12 last, l American Can was selling at SIS. In
 the smash that followed the price of that | stock dropped immediately to 49, recover I ing to 52 only to drop back to 44 dur | ing the third week of December when President Wilson sent his memorable
 peace note, the one Congress decided did not leak.
 Take the next war order stock on the list, American Locomotive; that stock broke from SPA on December F to 7S, recovering to 8Sh only to decline to 67 on President Wilson's peace note. Beth- lehem Steel dropped first from 626 to 525, recovering to 572, only to drop back to 4S9. International Mercantile Marine preferred dropped from 11s1s to 9IA recovering to 102%4, only to make a new
 show some exceptions, but the trend of stock market prices as 8 rule shows an abrupt decline on December F, followed by a rally which was natural, and then by another collapse on President Will sons peace note.
 Thus it is plain that the stock market at that time did not like peace But what happened when war was actually ideclared? How did tlre stock market ltake that?
 Looking back again to the market rec ord, 1t is found that the low prices fol the year were established early in Feb ruary or immediately after Berlin sen her submarine message taat foreshad lowed war with this country. On or abou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
BIRMINGHAM LIVE STOCK
(Union Stock Yard.)

(UnlOn StOck Yard.)
 Fed Steers: Good to choice. S49c; me- Hum to good. 7QSc; common to medium. aG7c.
 Grass cattle, according to weight. quail ity and flesh: Steers. shGSc; fat cows, 7QySc; medium cows, 61zd7c; cutters, 51a@ 6c; canners, 41xQ5Ac; oxen, 41s@61ac; fat yearlings. 61s@71sc; medium yearlings, 5h Q61ac; vealers. 1@Sc
 Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs. 165 and up 14@15c; choice corn fed hogs, 135 to 165, 12lh014c; choice corn fed hogs 90 to 135 uQ12hc; light pigs, 90 pounds. 100 11c; best heavy rough hogs, 1l0121xc; half fat rough hogs. 1QG11c.
 Soft and oily hogs from 102c per pound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Reserve Board Statement

Atlanta, July 21.-The statement Of resources and liabilities of the federal reserve bank of Atlanta at the close of business on July 20 Is as follows
 Resources: Gold coin and certificatLs in vault, s7,39S,oS5.s0; gold settlement fund, s7,34o,000; gold with foreign agencies, s1,575,0oo; gold with federal reserve agent, s17,Y66.570; gold re- demption fund, s.34e.604.29; total gold reserves, s34,62e,260.0s; legal tender notes silver. etc. s71s.141.50 total ie- serves, $35, 344, 401.59. Bills discounted. members. s4,s2s,94o.os; member banks collateral notes. $471,0o0: bills bought in open market, s1,35S,574.5S; United States long term securities (bonds), $69S,600: United States short-term se- curities Certificates, etc.). $1,5S4,0O0; total earning assets, $S,S41, ,114.61; due from other federal reserve banks net, $3,926.602.33 uncollected items S7,- 16,3S8.78; national bank notes. S1,1S7,- 245; mutilated currency forwarded for redemption. sss,ooo; all other resources, s214.465.8s; total resources, SNa- 268, 8,21S.20.
 Liabilities: Capital paid in, s2,3S3,- 15o; government deposits, s4,220,9 ,915.75; due to member banks reserve account $25, 5,074, ,491.22; collection items. s5,620,- 456.96 federal reserve notes in actual circulation, $19,S58.175; all other lia- bilities, s1o5,o29.27: total liabilities $57,265,21S.2o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
MORRIS AVENUE

Flour took an unexpected rise yes. terday, all grades advancing. Meal is expected to 20 still higher. No ap- parent cause was In sight for the rise in meal.
 Hens dropped 1c to 1sc per pound Poultry has remained more stationary in price this summer than in many years past.
 Business was good for Saturday
 Quotations were as follows: Hens-1Sc.
 Fryers-25930c.
 Guineas-30c
 Roosters-11412c
 Extra Graded Eggs-32c. Candled Eggs-2sc
 Turkeys-Live. 22923c. Ducks-14Qf15c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Trapeze Nets for Steel Workers

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 To protect the men who erect the steel fromes of skyscrapers, life nets are now used instead of the usual flooring. The building laws of practically every state require that the contractor install a plank floor for each story as the struc- tural work progresses In building audi torums, arch trusses in theatres, towers, bridges and in special cases 1t has some- times been impossible to comply with the law, for plank floors could not be erect ed. Hence nets of rope were adopted as the most practicable measure of safety.
 The nets are made of manila rope and are provided with loops on the borders so that they can be readily attached to the iron work. In Chicago they have been used for about a year. At least two lives have been saved with them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Few American wild animals are more widely known or excite more popular n- terest than the raccoon which occupies most of the wooded parts of North Amer ica from the southern border of Canada to Panama. with the exception of the higher mountain ranges. Their diet is ex- traordinarily varied, and includes fresh water clans. crawfish, frogs, turtles birds and their eggs, poultry nuts. fruits and green corn. When near water they have curious and unique habit of wash
 ing their food before eating it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Spots

New Orleans, July 2l.-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged Sales. on the spot, 512 bales; to arrive none; good ordinary, 2437c; strict good ordinary. 24S7c; low middling. 25.37c; strict low middling, 2656c; middling, 2o.75c; strict, middling, 2s12c; strict good middling, 2e.40c. Re- ceipts later; stock later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Hubbard Bros. & Cn

7 Eotton Merchants, Hanover suuar~. N N. Members New York Cotton Ev. hhhange. New Orleans Cotton Exchanrs ojnew York Produce Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool cotton Association. bEaie of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for Future delivery. Special attention and <spot cotton for delivery. Correspond.
 nee invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Middling, 25.6oc; receipts, 6S; sales, 97; stock, 33,196
 Memphis: Middling, 26c; receipts. 529; shipments, 33s1 sales, 600; stock. 1so,2sO. Augusta: Middling 25.O6c; receipts. 174; shipments, 3SS; sales. 95; stock, 2s,912.
 St. Louis; Middling, 25,75c; receipts, 9oS; shipments, 1907; stock, 11,2s1.
 Cincinnati: Receipts. POI; shipments, 105; stock, 14925.
 Little Rock: Middling, 25.5oc; receipts, 72; shipments, S2; sales. S2; stock, 12,97s Total today: Receipts. 1897; shipments 5513; stock. 2S1, ,572.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Dry Goods Market

New York, July 21.-Demand for coarse cotton yarns today was moderate. Lines available for duck manufacture are held in many instances at prices much higher than numbers much finer Cotton goods were steady. Wool markets were firm and quiet. Burlaps were scarce and very firm. Knit goods and wash goods buy ing for spring is going on moderately
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Granulated Sugar-ss.25 cwt f. 0. b. Bir mingham.
 Rice-Fancy Blue Rose, s cwt. Fancy Rice-s7 per cwt. Grits-Cartons. S1 dog. Grits-Sack, $3.S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Future quotations were as follows:
Rice Market

New Orleans, July 21.-Rough rice con- tinued nominal today and clean rice strong, with quotations unchanged. Re ceipts: Rough, 519 sacks; millers, 519 sacks. Sales: Clean Honduras. 300 pock- cts Blue Rose, 90 pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Chicago Grain

Chicago, July 21.-wheat, No. 2 red nominal; sNo. red, No. ? hard No hard nominal Corn, No. 2yellow, s212@ 2.16h; No, yellow and No. 4 yellow nominal Oats. No. white. s5%@s75kc; standard, S611dS71ac. Rye nominal. Bar ley s1 25d71 60. Timothy. 4Q7.5o. Clover. s12a17. Pork, s4055. Lard, $20.3592o 45 Ribs, so1. .35021S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis July H.-Wheat No 2 red, new. s2.4s; July, s2.S5; No. 2 hard nom- nal September. s221. Corn, No. 2, s2.12; September, s1s7 No. white nominal; December. sl.16as. Oats. No. 2 soc; July, COG; No. white nominal September, Sic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
FRUITS AND PRODUCE

Banana s-$1 75Q2. Oranges-California, $. Lemonsrs6.50 crate. New Irish Potatoes-$2. Onions-Yellow, $2.25 per crate. Onions-In bulk, 31ac lb. Turnips-Pound. 31xc. Navy Beans-16c ID. Beans-String, s1 crate. Lima Beans-16c ID. Limes-Imported, SIPS. ucumbers-Hamper. SIPS. Tomatoes-Alabama, 50Q75c basket. Apples-Box, $2.75
 Watermelons-2503Sc. Corn-Crate, $2.50 Pine Apples-s3.25 crate. California Plums-s2 .2512 50 per crate. Cantaloupes-Flats. s1.25; standard $2.75.
 Cabbage-75@90c dog. Peaches-$2.50 crate. Egg Plants-S crate. Grapes-s2 crate. Lookout mountain seed potatoes, A bu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Among some nations of antiquity char iots, as elephants among others, may be regarded as filling the place of heavy ar tillery. so that the military power of a Der of it's chariots. Thus Pharaoh in pur- suing Israel took with him 600 charots
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, July 21.-Cash wheat No. 2 hard, s2.so@2S5; No red, s2.52@2. .53. s2.22: No. yellow, s2.14a2.16. Oats, No. white S3aS31ac; No. mixed. 7sd80c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Reserve Board Statement

Washington, July 21.-War-time actvi-
 lies of federal reserve banks which have
 set the banks total resources steadily to hew high levels have resulted in increas- Ing resources to $2,116124,000. The condi-
 Lion of banks July 20. the boards weekly
 Statement issued today. shows Resources-Gold coin and certificates in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

cretna Green is a village of Dumfries, . border country of Scotland and near the border line between Scotland and England. Formerly a common resort of runaway couples from England, the nractice was broken up by an act of 1856, which provides that no marriages sNcrid be valid in Scotland unless one of the parties had lived in Scotland for the 2l days next preceding the mar riage, or had his or her usual residence there at the time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
MEATS

Extra Ribs-23ssc. Rib Bellies-2614c. Clear Bellies-24&c. Smoked Bellies-26c. Breakfast Bacon-2Skc. Pork Loins-25c. Pigs-15c.
 Skinned Hams-2Sc. Hams-Regular, PIC. Pork Trimmings-1Sc. Pure Lard-215sc. Compound-177sc.