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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
CROP ESTIMATES

The true crop specialist of the bureau of crop estimates, United States depart ment of agriculture, has recently re- turned from trip through southern Texas and reports as follows:
 Conditions in the lower Rio Grande valley this year are favorable to the production of large crop of all va rieties of vegetables. Irrigation diff culties, which caused some delay and a consequent loss in seed beds of cab bage and onions, appear to have been overcome and transplanting is progress ing satisfactorily.
 From San Benito and Mercedes large express shipments of snap beans. cab bage. eggplant, okra, peppers, squash and tomatoes are now moving daily, with smaller quontities from other points in the valley. Of the principal spring crops 1t IS roughly estimated that there will be 1b,0O0 acres of cabbage. 2cCD acres of onions 20o0 acres of lettuce, and l500 acres of potatoes. The planting of potatoes will be retarded by the high price and scarcity of red triumph seed which is the variety demanded by the trade from that section. Some cob blers will, however. be planted.
 ih eiic i]eSi Ouo aiSttiCt there VIII prob ably be 5000 acres of Bermuda onions. 200 acres of early spinach, which will probably be increased to 500 acres by later plantings: 100 acres of lettuce and 300 acres of cabbage; in La Sale county 1400 acres of Bermuda onions, 90 acres of lettuce and 135 acres of spinach: in Dimmt county, 5000 acres of Bermuda onions 400 acres of lettuce and about AGO acres of strawberries; in Zayalla county, about 1860 acres of Bermuda onions and 100 acres of lettuce. and in Frio county, about 1000 acres of Ber- muda onions. The spinach crop in Travis county near Austin, will be har- vested from between 5000 and 409o acres. 'depending upon weather conditions from now on. There will be 1000 acres on the farm of the Walker Properties associa- tion under irrigation, about 200 acres of which will be for the early winter market. The balance of the crop of 2c0j to 5000 acres will be planted on nonirrisated land. The early spinach crop in all sections of Texas is well ad- vanced, and is looking we'll.
 Total for south Texas: Cabbage, 15 30l acres; lettuce 27oO acres Bermuda onions, 170c0 acres: potatoes. 15O0 acres: spinach, 37oc acres and strawberries 4OD acres.
 1t should be noted that much of the acreage above reported is still un- planted, and that material changes in acreage figures may be necessary later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
SPOT SITUATION
 CAUSES SELLING
Southern Offerings of Spots Featured the Days
 Session

New York, December 3.-Reports of an easier spot situation were followed by active liquidation in the cotton market
 late today, with January selling off to 2S.92c and closing at 2S 93c. The general
 list closed easy at @ net decline of 10
 points on October and of fl to 53 points
 on other months.
 The market opened steady at a decline of to p points on all positions except
 October, which was 21 points higher.
 Selling was held in check during the
 earlier trading by reports that the scare
 ity of warehouse room here would pre- vent shipments of cotton from the south
 for delivery on contract and prices
 rallied several points shortly after the opening on Liverpool buying, covering
 and a moderate demand from trade
 sources Buying of the latter description
 was less in evidence than for some time past however, and the market turned easier during the afternoon on continued reports of larger southern spot offer ings, Wall street and scattering liquida- tion. The lowest levels of the day were reached in the late trading with De- cember selling at 29 SC and March at 28 .65c, or A to 5 points below the clos ing figures of Saturday It was report ed that cotton could be bought in the south at prices which would permit of
 deliveries on December here at a profit and that southern shippers in several sections of the belt were asking local brokers for bids. The disposition to close out long contracts was also in- | creased by uncertainty as to the show | ing of the private and official report: which are expected within the next few days. rate of $10 per 100 was said to have been paid for ocean freight room from New York to Liverpool on Sat,1r- | day with the same rate bid for addi tional space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans December 3.-Liquidation was the keynote of the cotton market here today and pressure was heaviest on the close which was at the lowest of the day, a net loss of 40 to 4S points. Until the last few minutes of trading the mar ket was steady at the decline, with offer ings fairly well absorbed. "A furry of selling occurred late in the session and the ring did not stand up well under It. The opening was at the decline and in the early trading prices lost about $1 a bale. There were several partial recov- Cries from this decline, but at no time did the market show any real buying power. A poor Liverpool reopening of Con- gress, pending bureau report on condi- tion and yield and the war taxes now imposed on future contracts all worked to cause a selling-out movement among holders of long contracts. No surface features developed to stimulate selling. | War taxes weer given by some brokers as the chief reason for the lack of sup l bort at the decline the amount now be-
 I ing collected by the government on each | trade being equal to something over half
 l a point. It was claimed this prevents
 much Of the business formerly done by
 | the scalping element.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
WALL STREET KEEPS
 EYE ON CONGRESS
Rails All Take a Tumble From 1 to 3 Points.
 Steels Weak

New York December 3.--In the ab- sence of specific developments over the week end, the extreme 1assitude of today's stock market was attributed to the reopening of Congress. Indi- cations that war appropriations by the nations law making body are to as- ' sume record breaking proportions suf- ficed to limit operations.
 Trading centered around less than score of leaders in the railway and industrial groups. The latter were lr- regular with occasional spells of stead mess, but rails Jagged, coalers and Pacifics yielding l to almost points.
 New low records were made by St. Paul preferred at 72% and Union Pa cific preferred at 70. Pennsylvania was freely offered in large lots down to 45, repeating it's recent minimum and numerous other rails came within fractional approach of their lowest quotations.
 Prominent steels. coppers and the more distinctive war issues reacted l to almost points. Pullman dropped points and General Motors and Stu debaker 11s to points. Many hither- to active rails and equipments re- mained unquoted throughout the ses- sion.
 The irregular strength of Marine preferred Maxwell motors, central Leather and Harvester was traceable to the operations of pools. United States Steel registered net loss of 4 of point at 91% and Bethlehem l. Steel forfeited over points at 769s.
 Additional October earnings of rail- roads were again adverse New York Central showing a net loss of $1,363,- 000 and St. Paul s1,222,000. n, Bonds were heavy on restricted deal ippa Tjhartv 4'S changad hands at . .97.70 to 97S2, and the 3's at 9S.90 to go.
 Total sales (par va1ue) aggregated a $a,225oo0.
 { United States bonds Gold issues) were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04

0NSI D. n. oteWdEL o SO. D NIe
 New Orleans, December 3.-Foreign news shows no material change in the situation, although Russian news is com sidered better in a London report that the separate government of southwest err Russia is gaining in strength with the full support of the allied powers against the Bolsheyiki and peace by Russia.
 The threatened strike of 5000 cotton mill operatives at Fall River was called off. The cotton goods review says de- mand broad and active, with prices ad- vanced still further. Call for heavy goods the feature.
 Opening trade here this morning were at decline of from 10 to 25 points fol- lowed by little rally then further easness to 27S0c for March. There was conspicuous selling by parties usually acting for leading spot interest who have been active supporters of the ad- vance in the past weeks.
 Trading on the whole was expressive of a reactionary spirit based on the ex- pectation of bearish ginnings and cor rection of bureau views. However, sell ing pressure was not great and on the decline reaction buying developed in fair proportions. excepting a bullish effect from the Presidents message tomorrow New York advises that the nationals ginners forecast is not expected until tomorrow
 Weather map shows fair in west Texas Oklahoma and Atlantics; cloudy rest of belt. Indications are for unset tied weather except fair in Atlantics and there should be some rain tonight in the western and central belt. There were 5000 bales cleared from here coastwise last Friday which shouc appear as exports from northern ports shortly.
 The spot market is quiet.-John F Clark &r Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04

Of pooling. It was accepted by the gov ernment without protest and by the pub lie as a reasonable thing to do.
 Years later the pool was again adopted in order to put an end to so-called cut throat competition which the trunk lines had maintained for some years. The plan went so far as to allow diff ferentials to certain of the railroad
 lines running from New York or Boston to Chicago and other points in the
 west. Congress, supplemented by the decisions of the supreme court, put an end to this method of cooperation. Yet at the time the law was passed there were some who asserted that if the government regulated or supervised the railroads and had authority over rates then there was no reason why pooling should not be permitted.
 Now suddenly, with almost the swift ness of lightning, the government and railway managers realize that some method of this kind must be adopted subject to government supervision and regulation if the railroads are to meet the exfgencies of the war situation. But if 1t be adopted and works well, as in fact, 1t has already been partially adopted with most gratifying results, then, railway managers believe, the ob- ject lesson thus taught will persuade the people and Congress that it is not only the wiser but the inevitable part to permit these methods to be con tinued in days of peace That may, railway managers in private confess. eliminate what they regard as the dam ger of government ownership of the railroads. For there is not railroad
 manager in the United States and few 1 if any leaders of industry who are not convinced that it will be much the bet
 ter part for the railroads to be operated as heretofore by private authority sub- ject to supervision and wise regulation
 under the authority of the government There are problems, many of them very difficult to solve, before government ownership can be accepted as the true
 and in fact the only remedy for the railway situation in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, December 3.-(Special) Cross unit have been organized in Mad ison county, the latest being a colored branch which was formed last night for the colored people, with 25 charter members. Prof. Walter Buchanan of the Agricultural and Mechanical college for negroes at Normal has been elected president of the new unit.
 J. Thomas Heflin. representative of the Fifth Alabama district in Congress, addressed large audience in the coun- ty courthouse last night on American Patriotism" He aroused great enthus- iasm when he said that the United States is now fighting the most righteous war in all history.
 At the annual meeting of the Needle work guild, Mrs. Oscar Goldsmith was elected president; Mrs. Hattie Wells. secretary, and Mrs. Adele Cramer treasurer. The organization has made a large number of garments for the poor and destitute people of the city. Sam Spragins, a negro farmer of Meridianville, is dead as the result of the accidental discharge of shotgun in the hands of friend who was hunt ing rabbits with him. The whole charge of shot lodged in one of Sprag- ins kidneys and he died short time after being taken to the hospital here. Two electric cars crashed together head-on on West Clinton street, Sat urday, during heavy fog in which the motormen could see only q few feet ahead. Motorman Sloan was seriously injured and it was stated at the hos pital that the chances are against his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04

ternational sugar commission at equal to 6.7Oc for centrifugal There were also
 sales of 800 tons of Philippine Island sugars in transit by rail from San Fran cisco to a local refiner at 5.75c basis SS degrees, delivered, which is equivalent to 6.90c for centrifugal On the last sale of Cubas, prices are quoted nomnally at 5.69c, cost and freight, equal to 6.70c for centrifugal and 5S2c for moasses. It was understood however, that the committee will make no further pur-
 chases of Cubas at above the recently fixed quotation of 4.6Oc, f. o. b. Cuba, which would equal 4.90c, cost and freight, New York, allowing 30 cents for freight, or 5.90c for centrifugal, duty paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
New Orleans Futures
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Mddling, 29c; receipts, 15,99O; exports, 4495; sales, 9462; stock, 2S9,- 314
 Galveston: Middling, 2S.S5c; receipts, 77sl exports, 24Oo; sales, 125o; stock, 254- 2S3
 Mobile: Mddling, 2sesc; receipts, 16l; stock, 15,S17.
 Savannah: Mddling, 29.13c; receipts 3394 sales, 1880; stock, 261,032.
 Charleston: Middling, 29c; receipts, 244S; stock, GOSH.
 Wilmington: Receipts 464; stock. 45 104. Texas City: Stock, 93SS
 Norfolk; Middling, 2s25c; receipts, 5935; sales, 1134 stock, 74,756
 Baltimore: Stock, 25,s95.
 Boston: Middling, 30.90c; receipts, S62Si stock, 9900.
 Philadelphia: Middling, so.soc; stock 1895.
 New York: Middling, so.55c; receipts 555 stock, 130,094.
 Minor ports: Stock, 33743.
 Total today: Receipts, 3754O; exports 6S95; stock, 1.214,3T. Total for week: Receipts, s1,l7o; ex- ports, 31,396. Total for season: Receipts, 2,9io,4S0 ex- ports, 179S,S40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Hubbard Bros. & Co.,s Latter

New York, December 3.--(Special. )-The market ruled dull with the local traders bullish, though in the absence of an ac- tive demand the realizing sales before the bureau report could only be absorbed at somewhat lower range of prices.
 The disposition among many is to await further developments until the cotton, which is for sale at about these prices in the south, is taken up either for ex. port in the slow manner it has been go- ing, or by the mills. Cotton without designation is reported as offered at con sessions but really desirable quotations are hard to find. On the whole. the mar ket is waiting one. with trading af- fccted ny tho increased tax, which checks transactions The liquidation finally proved too heavy in the small market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04

Perfection Cornmeal-S3.s5 per 9s-pound sack Hen Feed-s3.S5 per 1OO-pound sack. Mixer Horse and Cattle Feed-s55q62 C. $. Meal per cent-s54. Cremo Feed Meal-S42 Old Style Hulls-$25 Lintless Hulls-$16.
 Gray Shorts-S57 Wheat Bran-$45. Corn-S1.S3
 Corn Chops-S410 No White Oats-93c per bushel. Wheat-S4 per 100-pound sack. Choice Pea-G Green Alfalfa-$44 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-$40. No. 1 Timothy Hay-$39. No 1 Johnson Grass-$25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
PROVISIONS GO UP
 WITH CORN AND OATS
Large Export Interests Were in the Market
 for Oats

Chicago. December 3.-Bulis had ad- vantage today owing largely to accept auce of opinion that for the present the likelihood of enlarged receipts had been discounted more than enough Prices closed nervous 2<e to 1l4c net higher quiet, with January Sl.2Cas to sl205k and May $l1s7s to $l.19 Oats gained IS to PEG. The finish in provisions ranged from 10c decline to rise of 2lkc
 Notwithstanding that rural advances told of heavier shipments coming and despite the fact that the trade continued to expect much more liberal arrivals in the near future, the fact that receipts of corn today were of only moderate volume had an evident tendency to make sellers cautious. Offerings were scarce throughout the session, and it was no- ticeable that predictions of excellent weather failed to bring about any change in pit sentiment. One reason was that strength of oats acted as an offset for all bearish developments.
 Fresh buying for export interests put the oats market on the upgrade. Talk was current that government purchasing might average 500OO0 bushels daily. Provisions averaged higher, with hogs and grains Realizing sales, however, weakened the market during the last half hour Exports for the week showed
 decided falling off compared with last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Birmingham Live Stock

(Union Stockyards.J Fec Steers: Good to Choice-S69c. Medium to Good-61a@71ac. Common to Medium-6Q6Mc. Grass cattle, according to weight, quail tty and flesh: Steers-6Q7c. Fat Cows-6Q61ac. Medium Cows-5.25Q575c Cutters-5.5 .500575c Canners-5.0045. Soc. Heavy Bulls-6@7e. Light Bulls-5.50Q7c. Oxen-5.@r 6.50c. Fat earlings-697c. Medium earlings-4.75Q5. soc. Vealers-647c. Hogs:
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1s5 and Up 15Q16c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1s5 to 15o- 14@16c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 90 to 1S5-121A d131ac. Light Pigs, 90 Pounds Down-11@12c. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-111aQ13c. Half Fat Hogs-11@12c. Soft and oil hogs from 1c to 2c per pound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Wholesalers Open Week With Good
 Business and Prices Holding Firm
nr RnHN C. MOSES

Business on the avenue was good yesterday. despite the bad weather fore cast. Most all lines of foodstuff re- main stiff and in good demand.
 Cotton was firm at unchanged prices, good middling being quoted at 29sac.
 Butter went up, while lard went down.
 Quotations were as follows:
 Federal Price List United States department or agrlcul- ture, bureau of markets. SOS-SO9 Jefferson County Bank building. Birmlnsham' Ala, office Novemoer g. Daily market news bulletin. Q'rices based on sales to retailers.) N. B-These are not retail prices, but the price at which your retail merchant
 can buy the articles mentioned. | ONIONS Red or Yellow Globe, pound ... .S15G4c 1 APPLES Bulk stock, various varieties (besD, per peck ..........................3 .30Q3215c Barrelled stock, various varieties, firsts, per peck ................ 5oa521se ! BarreIled stock, various varieties, seconds, per peck ........,-...... .40150c 1 Box apples, northwestern varieties, small size, per dog. .1SQ2oc BEETS- l Per bunch .......................... 61k47c | CABBAGE
 Northern Danish, per pound .... .2a2hc 1 CARROTS i Per bunch .......................... SC CELERY In Rough (not punched or washed) | California Qarge), per stalk. .1oQl01sc 1 CRANBERRIES- l Reds and Blacks, per quart. .141aa16c | GREENS l Various kinds, per bunch ........216Q4c ! LETTUCE l Big Boston Gouisana) per head ..6GSc l Home grown ....h......,......-.. 9ql0c | RADISHES- l Per bunch dong or round) .S15c | IRISH POTATOES Round Whites (besD per peck Q5 1 pounds) .........................371 .3713Q42Ec | SWEET POTATOES l Yellow Yams and Porto Ricans, per l peck Q3A pounds) .............. .3oQ32Sc | SPINACH | Per Bunch ........................... ...ouec 1 tTURNIPS- Rutabagas. per pound ............ 1s4@2c | Round Whites Gin punches of about l 5, per bunch .................. 31aQ5c 1 Round Whites (extra large), per | bunch ........................., ..lCQSC l DRY BEANS | Limas and Navys. per pound. .16c | Black Eye, per pound .................. .11c
 T. c. BUSHFIELD, Market Station Assistant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04

Easing of the spot situation lowered the entire list during the days trading in cotton. Longs were busy closing out contracts. Ten dollars per 100 is being paid for freight room to Liverpool. The southern markets offered freely during the day.
 Wall street had its eye on the coming session of Congress, with record break ing appropriations for war purposes. Few leaders showed strength. Rails all dropped off several points Steels, cop pers and war issues went off 1 to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Metal Market

New York, December 3.-Metal ex- change quotes tin nominal. $50; lead, quiet; spot, s6.371a; spelter, quiet; East St. Louis delivery. spot, $7.621Ha7 .S0 At London, spot copper e110; futures, G110; electrolytic, e125 spot tin, e294; futures, E292; lead. spot 930 10s futures, G29 los; spelter, spot, e54; futures, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Shepard & Gluck's Letter

New Orleans, December 3.-A moderate decline resulted in cotton today from liquidation of long account a realizing movement having been carried over from last week S market The tone was steady at the decline, but the market made no show of buying power and it was plain that bullish traders were willing to wait
 for developments attending the reopenins
 of Congress and also for the pending
 bureau reports. At the lowest of the day prices were q to A points off. Small
 recoveries from the decline were seen from time to time It was the most in-
 active session in weeks. Private cstl-
 mates of ginning returns to be issued
 Saturday by the census bureau are ex-
 pected tomorrow and they may cause
 more activity. The ginnings figures are
 especially important this time, because
 they may throw some light on the esti-
 mate of crop to be made by the depart
 ment of agriculture next Tuesday. Any further liquidation vii make for q strong technical position and already. we believe, the market is in good shade to go over these reports. Political news today offered nothing new for the trade to work on. which increased the fea- tEreless appearance of the market. In | spite of quiet te tone hhmtahmhmtam l spite of quiet the tone is steady and re- l fleets underlying strength which makes
 cotton a purchase on any further soft l spots.
 1 Reports that mills were selling in the 1 New York market and rumor that the national ginners' report was out with bearish ginning figures caused a furry of selling at the end of the session and the close was at the lowest, at a net loss of 25 to 4S points.-Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
s. R. Stewart & Co.

sol-s Woodward fldE. BirAinxhan. Ala. Cotton. stocks. bonds. grain. provision. lnd cotton seed oil. New crIaAns cor. respondents Jno. F. Cls K < co. Direct privs wirS continuous quotAtiona
 Ph6 Main 6e5. W. !. faEL1s. Mgn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Ten Dollars Per Hundred Is Being
 Paid For Freight Room to Liverpool
By JOHN c. MOSES

points. United States Steel lost %, while Bethlehem gave up points. Bonds were heavy on restricted deal ings.
 Bulls had the advantage in corn yes terday. It is figured that discount on large shipments had been worked over time already. Offerings were rather linn ited. Oats gained from 15sc to 2lsc. Fresh buying for exports put oats Guo- tations on the up grade. Provisions went the same route with corn and oats. The last half hours trade pulled down quotations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

,CottsH Merchs.tr, FI.aever square. N. change. New Orleans Cotton s Excha ansre. M New York Produce Exchnnee. Aasocfate Membcrs Lyerpoel C9tton Association. sale Of Cetton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery, sneciai attention and liberal terms slven for consiGnments Of ence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 2S.53c; receipts 11.514; shipments, 619S; sales, 2692 stock 21S,9S9. Memphis: Middling 29.75c; receipts 13O5O; shipments, 67S3; sales, 400 stock, 227.553. - Augusta: Middling. 29.3Sc; receipts 173S; shipments 1906; sales, 466; stock 145,oS2. St. Louis: Middling, 29.5Oc; receipts 279S7; shipments, 2S,0S7; stock, S426 Cincinnati: Receipts, 967; shipments 65; stock, 17,6S0. Little Rock: Middling, 29.62c; ship
 ments, 567. Total today: Receipts. 55,2O6; ship
 ments. 42.939; stock, 61,63O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04
Naval Stores

Savannah, December 3.-Turpentine firm. 4514c; sales PA; receipts, 160; ship ments, 649 stock. 23,9i1 Resin firm; sales, SIS; receipts, 647; shipments. 459; stock, 79,9Oe Quote: B, D, E, F. G. H. s625; I, $685. K, $6.S5; M, $7; N, $7.40: VIC, s7.50; wv, s765.