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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Coffee Market

New York, May 1S.-The market for coffee futures was very quiet again to- day with prices sagging off slightly un- der little scattering liquidation. General business still seemed to be restricted by the war tax uncertainties, while specula- tive attention was attracted by the ac- tivity and strength of cotton. The mar ket opened unchanged to 1 point lower and closed net unchanged to points lower, December easing off from S.4Oc to S.S6c, and closing at S.35c. Sales, S250 Closing bids: May, Sc June Sc; July, S.13c; August S.1Sc; September, S23c; Oc- tober, S.27c; November, Sic; December, S35c; January, S1c; February, S.47c; March, S.53c; April, S.59c. Spot coffee dull; Rio Is, 10asc; Santos As, 101ac.
 More offers were reported in the cost and freight market. including Santos As at 10ssc, London crtdies. Owing to the holiday there were no official cables from the primary markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Ayery'S Letter

Rumors of truce between Germany and Russia broke cotton prices sharply today after an initial bulge, which car ried prices nearly to the former high of the season.
 The market all things considered, acted unusually well. The sharp break naturally scared some holders, who, after the reaction from the break, were quiet sellers until the close.
 The February break is still fresh in mind, and consequently the disposition to run on sudden breaks is natural.
 The western crowd were said to have been quietly selling all the afternoon. This will make the technical position healthier Big spot houses took the cotton on the break.
 Spot markets advanced generally and sales were heayier than usual
 The weekend figures were bullish and the visible decreased with scarcely any exports The American visible supply stands today nearly 3,0O0000 bales below year before last and the smallest since 1910.
 Cotton is pulling itself and there is no telling how high it may go or how fast should the export situation be cleared up.
 Avoid buying on the bulges, but get some cotton on the breaks.
 c. F. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 2o13c; receipts, g13; exports, 12,45s; sales, S77S; stock 266,- 320 Galveston: Mddling, 2015c; receipts, 2lSs; exports, $500; sales, 1876; stock, 21l,- 411 Mobile: N1iddling. 19s1c; receipts, 21U; sales, 42; stock, 6o07 Savannah: Middling. 2o.50c; receipts, 7Sy; sales, SPA; stock, 1190e6. Charleston: Middling, 2n920hc; receipts
 6; sales, 135; stock, 1889. Wilmington: Stock, 63,e0s. Texas City: Stock 19,s21 Norfolk: Middlng, 203Sc; receipts, 12S6; exports 3Soo; sales, 120s; stock, 104l22 Baltimore: Receipts, 1s30; stock, 90, ,792. Boston: Middling, 2oeoc; receipts, s5; stock, 12176. | Philadelphia: Middling, 21O5c; receipts 1 21; stock, 4s15. l New York: Middling, 2osoc; sales, 1oo stock, 6S,230.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 2s7o; stock, 1z,- l 475. Total today: Receipts, 1s,02s; exports, 2, ,55S; stock, 92S,S13. Total for week: Receipts, 60,o75; exports, 27,s77. Total for season: Receipts, SIPS 1s5; ex- ports, 4,7S2,1s4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
WEEKLY REVIEW
 OF COTTON MARKET
New Crop Months Made High Record for the
 Season

New York, May 1s.-There has been a very sharp advance in the cotton market during the past week, with new crop months making new high records for the season, although wealth. CT conditions have been improving. On-
 tober contracts, for instance, sold at
 2o.2sc today, making an advance of 12s points from Tuesdays low level and
 of nearly S1o per bale from the low level of last week
 Sentiment was nervous and unsettled
 during the earlier part of the week owing to unfavorable news from Rus
 sia and an expectation that rising tenn peretures in the south would bring in better crop accounts, and after touch ing l9.oOc Monday, October contracts
 broke about half cent under liquida- ton and scattering pressure. This de- cline was checked by more optimistic ! view of the submarine situation and the announcement of a government loan 1 to Russia.
 1 The smaller amount of ocean tonnage reported sunk for the previous week
 suggested that the addition of Ameri- can naval resources to this of the allies
 was beginning to tell in the submarine campaign and would ultimately open the way for increased exports. The an nouncement of the Russian loan was immediately followed by reassuring ad- vices as to internal conditions in that i country and a bull movement started on Thursday which evidently was in- spired by reviving confidence in general conditions.
 Wall street and western interests were among the heaviest buyers on ths
 advance, while there were also reports i Of buying for Russia, Japanse and do-
 mestic trade account. Heavy realizing was encountered above the zoe level for new crop months with some selling
 for a reaction on the more favorable view of weather conditions. Private
 crop accounts, however, have SO far
 shown little improvement and the ad-
 vance has been partly in expectation
 Of low crop condition figure from the l government on June 1. Exports for the
 week amounted to only 27,s77 bales. the
 smallest weeks figures for this tina of the year on record, and the move
 ment for the season is now about 5oos 1 bales under last year Domestic goods markets, however, are said to be feel
 ing demand for knitting worsteds and
 bandage materials from private sources
 as well as the enormous government 1 orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Hester,s Weekly Cotton Statement

I'm sight for week, S9,O00; in sight for same seven days last year. 156,000; in sight for same seven days year be- fore. 117,o0O; in sight for the month. 1ss.00o: in sight for same date last year. s13,oo0; in sight for same date year before s21.oo0; in sight for sea- son. 11.Ss2,000; in sight same date last wear. 11,60T, 900; in sight same date wear before, 14.743.0oo. Port receipts for season, 6.726.0o0; port receipts for same date last year, 6,961.000: port receipts for same date wear before last. 1o.Ss7,O00 Overland to mills and Canada for season. 1.2s1, 900: same date last year. 1.142,000; same date year before 1.1l9.o00. Southern min takings for season. S,476.o00; same date last year s.2ss.ooo; same date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, May 1S.-Unusual activ- ity and heavy buying developed in cot ton today, chiefly as the result of the announcement that both American and Japanese warships were in European waters which caused the hope that the submarine menace would be done away with sufficiently to allow exports of cot ton again on something like a normal basis. The demand became general sUeff after the opening and prices by the mid dle of the morning were sent 43 to 45 points over yesterdays last quotations and Russia gave the market a reaction ary tendency and prices fell off little over 31 a bale. There were recoveries each hard spot brought out realizing sales and the close was only IS to 2O points up, net.
 The better tone of Russian reports contributed to the steadiness of the mar ket, as did also accounts of successes by the Italians against the Austrians The spot market showed firmness from the opening, spot peaple claiming that they were once more putting through business with foreign interests, particu- larly English importers, which added to the hopes entertained regarding opera tions against German submarines. Spots were quoted SS points up to 20.13c pound for middling.
 Weather conditions over the belt showed improvement temperatures being higher, but they were offset by continued pool crop returns resulting from the pro- longed cool weather of the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan patent four, $15. 40; Idaho pat. ent flour. s15. IS; Tennessee patent flour s14 85; medium grade self-rising, $14.s5 high grade self-rising, $1515; hard win ter wheat flour, s14.9o; cnrnmeal. s3.s5 pel 96-lb. sack; hen feed, s3.5o sack; mixed horse and mule feed, s43d6S; 77a per cent c. S. meal, s42; Cremo feed meal Ss2 prime c. s. hulls. s2s; lintess huIls. Sl5 gray shorts, $54; wheat bran. s4S; corn s1.95; corn chops, s3.65; No. white oats per bushel. 93c: wheat, per 100-lb sack ss50; choice pea green alfalfa. per ton s33; southern alfalfa, per ton, $27; choice timothy hay, per ton. $a0; No. timothy hay, per ton, $2s; No. 1 Johnson grass per ton, S22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, May 1S-(Special.)-Our mar ket continued to advance today under the same buying that has been the fea- ture of the week. Weather throughout the south is favorable for the crop, the difficulties in the way of sales for ex- port or shipment to the mills do not de- crease. Newspapers reported yesterday the government was taking coastwise steamers for public use. Western buy CTS were buying October and December against sales of Julya. The interest in July is believed to exceed 30ooo0 bales Many expect to see July sell below Oc- tober; others think and demand for spots would come here first and reduce oui small stock. The advance was checked by rumor of separate peace between Rus sia and Germany, when the market fad ed away 20 points in as many seconds showing absence of speculative short in- terest. The general idea is bulls will advance the market tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19

ceipts, 25,74; fresh gathered extras, s7lx @Ssc; fresh gathered storage packed flrsts, SS,4637c; fresh gathered nrsts, 3o9Ss1ac. Cheese irregular; receipts, 12,- 6n; state fresh specials, 2ssz@21c; state fresh specials, average run, 2615c. Dressed poultry irregular; chickens, e4d3oc; fowls, 21kQ25c; turkeys, 1SQ35c. Live poultry steady; broilers, Id4Sc; fowls, 24c; tur- keys 1sc.
 Chicago, May 1s-Butter unchanged. Esss lower; receipts. 2s,904 cases; firsts, SshG3414c; ordinary firsts, a132c; at mark, cases included, S1d54c Potatoes: Receipts, cars; unchanged Poultry, alive. unsettled; fowls, 2c11c; springs,
 SGS2c.
 Kansas City, May 1s.-Butter: Cream cry, 3sc; firsts, Sic; seconds, sSe; pack ing, 3ic. Eggs: Firsts, 34c. Poultry: Boosters, 151ac; hens, 1s,zc; turkeys, 25c i; broilers, %c.
 St. Louis, May 1S.-Poultry unchanged. |. | except hens, 2ec Butter unchanged. i Exgs, S2,ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Live Stock

Kansas City, May 1S.-Hogs: Receipts, 210O; market strong. Bulk, $l5.60a16.S5 heavy, $1630616.40; packers and butchers, $15.9O@16.9o; lights, $15.4o@1o.6O. Cattle: Receipts, 700; market steady. beef steers, S100p12.25 southern steers S6 G12; cows, S7d11.25; heifers, s9@12. 29 {; stockers S.25@11; bulls, $S@10.5o; calves, $s@1l.
 Sheep Receipts, 800; market higher. Lambs, s15@2O.10; yearlings $14d17; weth- CTS, $13@15.50; ewes, SIP. .50G15. Chicago, May 1S.-Hogs: Receipts, 12,- GOO; market firm. Bulk, $15 S00116. .25; light, sl5.10Q16.25; mixed, $156Oa1640; heavy,
 s156o@16.40; rough, s15.SO@15.75; pigs, $1O.50 d145O
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; market strong. Native beef cattle, $9.6001370; stockers and feeders, S.60@10.40 cows and heifers, s665G11,60; calves, $10@14.75. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market unset tied. Wethers, s12.75@15.75; ewes, $12.25@ 16; lambs, s1550d20.4O. St. Louis May 1S.-Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market steady. Lights, s15.soQ1625; pigs, s9.75d1425; mixed and butchers. $15.so@16.5o; good heavy, s1640Q16.5O; bulk, | s15.S5Q1640
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900; market steady. Native beef steers, $z5oQ1S; yearlng steers and heifers, $S50012; cows, S6d11 stockers, $6q10; Texas quarantine steers, $55009.50; prime southern beef steers, $SQ1150; beef cows and heifers, $4.25@9; prime yearling steers and heifers, $I50@ 10; native calves, s6Q14.50 Sheep: Receipts, 1200; market steady. Lambs, s11.50Q1505; ewes, s13D16. %; ; clipped lamps, $4@1635.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

C0ttOn Merchants, HanOver Square. N
 Y. Members New York Cotton Ey. change. New Orleans Cotton ExchanSe New York Produce Exchange. Asrociatt Members Liverpool Cotton Association
 Orders solicited for the purchase ana sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignm ents oS spot cotton for delivery. Corrssponx. once invited F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
LiyerpOol Cnffnn

Liverpool, May 1s.-Cotton, spot firm good middling, 1S.3Sd; middling, 132sd; low middling, 1301d; sales, 500, including sv) for speculation and export; receipts, Ill., 0oo; futures steady; May. 128d; May and June, 12.72d July and August 12.S5d; Sep tember and October, 1224d; December and January, 12.o2d; February and March, 11.94d; April and May, i1.s3d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, May 1s.-Covering by over night shorts and laying by commission houses on the strength in all greases and higher levels in other commodity, mar kets caused a fair upturn in cotton oil today. July opened at 16.35c, sold to 16.45c, and closed at ISAAC. Final net gains were to 10 points. Sales, 30, 1oO barrels. Prime crude. 1467@14sOc. Spot, 16.45c bid May, 16.40@o1674c; June, 16.42q 16.5oc; July, 16.44@16. 4Sc; August, 16 45W 16.47c; September, 16.47Q1649c; October, 16.43Q1644c; November, 16.09@1S.11c; De- cember, 16.06@16.0Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Fruits and Produce

Bananas-H.7562. Oranges-Florida, sS0350. Oranges-Ca;ifornia sS.25@3.7S. Lemons-California, s4&460. Lemons-Imported, s4.5o. Bell Peppers-A.25 25. Grapefruit-Florida, $4. Old Potatoes-Irish, bu., s3.75. New Irish potatoes-$3@S.2 .25. Potatoes-Sweet, bu., $2.20. Onions-New Texas, $2.50 Cabbage Florida, crate. $6. Turnips-Pound. 31ac. Beans-String. hamper $1.75Q2 Squash-Hamper, $1.S0. Limes--Imported. SIPS. Cucumbers-Hamper, $2.25. English Peas-Hamper, $1.6O. Tomatoes-Fancy. $S25; choice, $2.75. Apples-Box. s2.5@250. Lettuce-$1.25 dog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19

bills, 471A per cent; demand, 4.75 9-1e per cent; cables, 476 7-16 per cent. Francs; Demand, 6.73 per cent; cables, 5.72 per cent Builders: Demand, fl per cent; ca- bles, 411s per cent. Lres: Demand, 7.Ol per cent; cables, per cent Rubles: De- mand, 29Ss per cent; cables. 27% per cent.
 Bar silver, 74ssc. Mexican dollars, 57Bc. Government bonds irregular; rail- roads bonds irregular. Time loans steady; 6O days, 90 days and six months, HkQ. $4 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Bank of France Statement

Paris, May 1S.-The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows the following changes: Gold in hand increased 5,S1S, 600 francs; silver in hand increased 15s,00O francs; notes in circulation increased 6S,- 874,oo0 francs; treasury deposits increased, 3G, ,0S6,0o0; general deposits decreased, G.
 5S79,0O0; bill discounted decreased, 62 269, =
 000 advances decreased, 10 125,0 600 francs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Naval Stores

Savannah, May 1S.-Turpentine firm 44A @441sc; sales. 153; receipts. 40; shipments, LAO; stock, 9159. Resin firm; sales, 672; receipts, 1347; shipments, 5S51; stock, 66S6S Quote: B, $5.971a; D, se; E, s6o21h; F, s6O71a; G, H. s6.1O; l. K, s6.15; M, $6.2O; N, $6. 200 6So; VIC, s6.25&615; wv, s6.29@655.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Spots

New Orleans, May 1S.-Spot cotton firm
 a points up; sales on the spot :70S bales: to arrive 67 Good ordinary, 1s.7oc: strict good ordinary. 1s25c; low middling, s.75c
 strict low middling, 19.s4c; middiing, | 20. 1sc; strict middling, 2oS2c; good mid ding. 20. soc. strict good middling, 2O.6S Receipts. S713: stock, 266,320.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Worlds Visible Supply

Statement of worlds visible supply: To- tai visible this week, 3,eS2, 900; last week. 411S000; same date last year, 4,690,o same date year before, 6,690,000 Of this the total American this week. 2,620,0do; last week, 2.753,OO0; last year, 3,204, 900; year be- fore, 4,95s,000 All other kinds this week, l.364,0o0; last year, 1.3S6 900; year before, l. S65,0oO. Visible in the United States this week. 1,657,00o; this date last year. 1,s4s, 600; visible in other countries this week, g. 325, ,00o; this date last year. 2s42,0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 20 soc; receipts, 1s4O; shipments, S024 sales 2507; stock, s3, 2eo Memphis: Middling, 2o25c; receipts, 1890: shipments, 2142; sales, 4550; stock, 297. .409.
 Augusta: Middling, 2oSSc: receipts, 46 shipments, 7S0; sales, 2459; stock, 75, 454. St. Louis: Receipts, 5sss; shipments, 670; stock. 25, ,569
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1O6; shipments, PIP: stock, 14,759
 Little Rock: Middling, 2oc; receipts, 1s; stock, 23,930.
 Total today: Receipts, s4sS; shipments 12,92S; stock, 520, ,SS1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Future quotations were as ft whent Oman. Hi1h Low
Chicago Grain

Chicago, May 1a-wheat. No. red, ss.so: No. red. s27s; No. 3 hard and No. hard nominal. Corn, No. yellow, T. .e714d1 esE; No. yellow, siS11a41. .ss; No. yellow nominal. Oats, No. white, 710nNe; standard. 11x9T3iAc. Rye non1i- nal; barley, T. .2561.eo. Timothy, $5759s; clover, s12@G. Pork. $8.S5; lard, $22.59 22 SO; ribs S20.2SH20 TO-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Metal Market

New York, May 1S.-Copper firm: cleo trolytic, spot and second quarter, $91@SS; third quarter and later deliveries, $2S@3O Iron firm and unchanged Metal exchange quotes tin steady, spot, S65466. At Lon don, spot copper, e130; futures, &129 10s; electrolytic, G142; spot tin, 9250 los; fu- lures, G249 1Os The metal exchange quotes lead firm; May, 10%c; spelter firm spot East St. Louis delivery, 9a914c. At London, lead, s9O los; spelter. e54.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Dry Goods Market

New York, May 1s.-Print cloths and sheeting markets were very strong to- day at higher prices. Yarns and silks were quiet and wool goods very firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Mercantile Paper

New York, May 16.-Mercantile paper, fs4@o per cent; sterling 6O-day bills, 4.72 per cent; commercial 69-day bills on banks, 4nh per cent; commercial 6O-day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Sugar and Cereals

Granulated Sugar-s10 cwt., f. o. b. Birmingham.
 Rice-Fancy Blue Rose. S cwt. Fancy Rice-s7 per cwt Grits--Cartons $1 dog. Grits-Sack. $3.S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
MORRIS AVENUE

A tumble of s1.75 per barrel on flour was a feature in the wholesale district yesterday. Further declines are looked for. Oats dropped 2c on the bushel Old potatoes are getting scarce and were quoted at $375 yesterday. Green stuff is getting cheaper ev- cry day and few good showers on local gardens will cheapen living along this line. Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry and Eggs Hens-1SQ20c. Hens-Dressed, 21022c. Fryers-36940c. Guineas-35Gl40c. Roosters-11Q12c. Extra Graded Eggs-32c. Fresh Country Eggs-33c. Turkeys-Live, 25c. Geese-13c. Ducks-16(018c
 Meats Extra Ribs-24ss Rib Bellies-253sc Clear Bellies-24%c. Smoked Bellies-26c. Breakfast Bacon-2sG34c. Pork Loins-23c. Fork Shoulders-1Sc. Pork Hams-1sc. Skinned Hams-2sc. Hams-Res., 29c. Pork Trimmings-1Sc. Pure Lard-241s fft Open kettle-23c. 1 Compound-19hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Kanaas City Grain

Kansas City, May 1s.-Cash wheat. No. hard, H&@3.o6 No. 2, 32.s56S. Corn, No. white, 7154Q72c! No. 2 mixed, 71072c. s1. s561 .65A; No. yellow. $1. eo91. si. Oats
 No. 2 white, 1h@72c; No mixed, 71972e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Rice Market

New Orleans, May 1s-A good demand for rice continued in the local market today. The tone was strong. Receipts: Rough, 3n sacks; miliers, s71; clean, TBS pockets. Sales: Rough Honduras, 1ss sacks; blue rose, 73 clean Honduras, sot pockets; blue rose, 11o0 pockets. Quote Rough Honduras. e@7.1s; rough blue rose bsf.7s. Others unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19

year before. 2,sss.ooo Interior stock in excess of August 1. 4os,ooo; last year. 235,000; year before. 535,o0o; Foreign exports for week. 2s,oo0; same seven days last year, S9,0O0 same seven days year before. 5000; for season, 4,792,o0o same date last year, 4,750,000; same date year before, r. 56S.000. Northern spinners' takings and Canada for week. s3.000; same seven days last year, S1.00o; for season, 2,544,000; to same date last year, D. 7S7.000.
 Spinners' Takings
 Statement of spinners takings of American cotton throughout the world: This week. Z22. GOO: same seven days last year, 29SS,oC0; same seven days year be- fore, &1 GOO; total since August 1, Il, 40o 900 same days last year, i, ,eS3, ,ooo; same date year before ii 453. GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Bonds

U. S. 2s, registered ........... 97 U. s. 2s, coupon ................ 97
 U. $. 3s registered ....... 99
 U. <. 3S coupon ................ 90 U. $. As, registered ............. 1o5 A U. s. is coupon ........ 1O5
 panalna 3s coupon yI central or Georgia con. 5s ..s... 97h lllinols central ref. IS .......... Soa JA x N. m. 4s ............... 91 l., seaboard Air Line adj. 5s 5s1a Southern Bell Telephone 5s ..... 97 southern Railway 5s .......... 961a sonthern Railway gen. As X. s.s ss e IL. S. Steel 5s ............... 1O4%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Meats
Creamery Products

Butter-Creamery, 401ac; process butter, Ss1ac; cleomargarine, E7c; country butter. s5c.
 Full cream cheese, 2611c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
English Money

London, May 18.-Bar silver, 377sd per ounce; Money 31zd4 per cent; discount rates, short bills, 11-16 per cent; three months bills, 4s4 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
St. IAuja Grain

St. Louis. May 1s-Cash wheat, No. 2 red, $3o5; No. hard. $.ss; July, s2.2ltz; September, POT. Corn, No. ?, s1.s5d1 S7 No. white, s1.S7@1.6 g; July, s1.6SA; Sep tsmber. H.44A. Oats. No. 2, 71c; No. white nominal; July, 69%4c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
r. J. MecAkTY COMPANY, Funeral Dirsetsrs,
 AoNtae eNserv Aia

We are today in receipt of . letter from . client in . distant oity, which we beg to quote in part: T am moro than grateful for the manner in which you cared for my bsy and for estab- fishing his identity % quickly"
 We would be rsmiss in our duty if we did not pass this on to you, be- cause had 1t not been for your excel lent service and the intelligent co operation of your leog distance opera tor on Sunday we would have bean unable to locate tho family of . young man found dead, with no marks of Identification other than some num- bsrs, which. through your assistance. Droved te be telephone numbers of friends in another city.
 T1e conduct of our business calls for service in its fullest sense, and as r.aety per cent of our business comes to us through the medium of the tele- phone, we are accustomed to rely on your service in matters of this kind. We want you to know that we appre- ciats your efforts to give the best ser vice in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Sugar Market

New York, May 1S.-The local market for raw sugar was unsettled today and there were no sales of Cubas locally, prices re- mained nominalIy unchanged. The under tone, however was if anything a. little easier as holders continued to offer May and June shipment freely at 15-16 cents cost and freight, but refiners were ap- parently uninterested. About 49,000 bags of Cubas were sold to New Orleans at 47s cents, cost and freight Local refiners bought 1O,000 bags of Porto Ricos at equal to 5.95c for centrifugal and it was ru- mored that further business had been put through at the same level. The market closed with Cubas offered at 15-16 cents cost and freight equal to 5.96c for cen- trifugal and 5.0Sc for molasses.
 At the start there was further liquida- tion by outside interests, but after the opening active covering by shorts and some support from leading trade houses rallied prices rather sharply, the market closing at the best point of the day. May sold from 485c to 4.94c, closing 494c; July 4Ssc to 4.99c, closing 4.97; September 495c to 5.o5c, closing 5.03c; December 4.70c to 47Sc, closing 479c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Fish

Fish Perch-9c Salt Water Trout-121zc. Red Snapper-14c. Gray Snapper-1oc Mullet-7c. Spanish Mackerel-13c. Shrimp-12hc. Sheephead-s1ac. Virginia Croaker-7c.