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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
ARE THE
 MARKET LEADERS Oversold Condition and New War Orders Ad-
 vance Stocks

New York, October 19.-Equipments and other issues comprising the more impor-
 tant war shares were again the conspicu-
 ous features of todays strong and active
 stock market Rails and the securities Of
 other companies which derive less direct
 benefit from wars demands also moved
 forward, though more deliberately.
 The strength of the war group was
 chiefly due to an increasing recognition
 of the advantageous position occupied
 by some of these stocks in connection
 with new and very large contracts. Bethlehem Steels retained their lead of
 the previous day, the old common stock
 adding SA points at it's best to it's recent
 gain, while the new issue rose to S7ss,
 making a maximum advance of almost 20 points from it's minimum of the early week.
 United States Steers extreme advance was only 11a points to 106$s, but all this was lost in the more general realizing of the last hour, final quotations in many instances being 1 to points under high est levels
 Shippings came in for much attention at gains of to points, and numerous specialties showed equal advances, while the list was at it's best. inciuding tobac- cos, feathers, oils, fertilizers and sugars. Coppers and several of the gas stocks 1 manifested additional reactionary tenden- cies, this condition being overcome in | part later. The movement of rails was l irregular, St. Paul preferred rallying 6A | points, while the common and other l grangers as well as Pacifics were sus- ceptible to moderate offerings. I Bonds were hesitant and limited as to I dealings. Liberty 31ss followed the nar-
 row range of 99.70 to 99.72. Sales of bonds, l par value, aggregated $5,500000. 1 United States bonds, old issues, were l unchanged on call, the Panama coupon I 3's rising E per cent-on sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Steel Stocks Are Market Leaders;
 Cotton Steady Under Heavy Sales
Nv c. F. AVERY

for another freeze and advices, said to be from official sources, that the submarine menace was waning. The strength in the December contract Tn New orleans, which I mentioned a day or so ago, attracted considerable at tention and contributed to holding up the rest of the list. The weekend fig ures. as view them, were bullish, especially in the supply division. New England spinners are apparently be- hind in their takings.
 The market, technically speaking, is perhaps in a position to have a re- action When it will come will depend largely on the time it takes to com plete the balance of October commit ments. One of the best posted spot men in the state gave it as his opin- ion yesterday that they had already been completed, giving as a reason that the uncertain shipping situation precluded the possibility of making any further shipments this month on october account If this is true, a downward swing in prices is immi- nent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Futures

New Orleans, October 19-Cold weather
 gave the local cotton market a steady
 undertone today and kept prices at a
 small net advance most of the time.
 Against the market was the disposition
 of holders of long contracts to realize
 their profits at every advance and also
 the inclination of bearish traders to sell
 short in the hope of forcing a reaction.
 A feature of the session was the strength
 of December which led all other months at the advance. This was due, according to ring gossip, to buying by mill inter- ests.
 Around the opening prices were IS to 23 points upon the frost and freezing re- ported in the western belt and prospects that the cold would extend to the eastern belt by tonight Moderately heavy selling met the advance and was replaced by a decline of 2 to 13 points, compared to
 yesterdays last prices. December com nenced to show strength and 1t pulled
 the rest of the list up. It finally stood 37 points over yesterdays last quotations. At this level other active months were 1 only about 10 points up, net. Toward the | end of the day the market fell off again under liquidation and the close was net l gain of l to 20 points, December being
 the only month to score material rise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Shepard & Gluck's Letter
fshenard S Gluck's wire.)


 The third cold wave in 10 days to pass over the south was the main Influence in the cotton market today, and it made for moderate advances in the face or considerable liquidation and no nttie short selling based on the theoroy that reaction of consequence was due. su This strength of December was one or the features of the day, and in some quarters 1t was ascribed to buying py mills. For sometime December in this market has been about the cheapest cot ton to be found in any market anywhere. and it now looks as if certain spinning interests had quit trying to buy hlgh- priced spots in the belt and were taking hold of December. The strength of this position was all the more conspicuous because of notice issued against Octoper probably to 5000 bales all told These no- tices, it is hardly necessary to state, were quickly stopped. We believe the reports from the belt during the next few days will stimulate higher market, although reactions are probable because of long interest existing. The market closed at net rise of to 2s points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
GRAIN GOSSIP

B. F. Co.-"See no reason to change our views on the corn situation and be- lleve all bulges should be met with real izing sales. Sales of oats should be May"
 Ware & Leland-'Believe the present squirt in corn should soon culminate. It is improbable that oats prices will make much further advance Lamson-"Husking is not expected to become general In Illinois until middle of November"
 Updyke-''There may be some further strength in the oats market for day or so, but we are inclined to believe 1t will not carry prices upward to any extent.'
 Logan.-Believe corn will show resist
 ance to bear pressure. The oat situation ! suggests purchase on weak spots. | Thomson-Oats market follows corn slightly. but all time maintains an ln- dercurrent of strength. | Chicago-Corn supplied by resting or-
 ders. B. F. & Co. and Jackson Bros. | filled the market up around $1 151s.- Babcock
 |. Chicago-Cash corn i to cents higher;
 oats strong at former premiums.-Bab | cock.
 Chicago-Eastern shorts bought May corn. Crowd is mixed and trade Is
 small. Scattered selling of oats by com mission houses-Bab cock. l Chicago.-Strong export bids in oats again Business limited by light re- l Iceipts.-Babcock.
 Chicago-Provisions so far irregular,
 but looks like strength in nearby de- liveries of lard and ribs will advance l the January options.--Babcock.
 Chicago = Farmers throughout the
 southwest are still giving attention to necessary farm work and are conse-
 quently delaying the movement of wheat for the time being. While seeding in the winter wheat belt is proceeding with . rush, and the acreage is larger than nor mal there has been some delay in, this work In western Kansas because of lack of moisture. The crop is made and har-
 vesting is progressing. The south Is of fering corn to northern markets in goodly uantities.-Modern Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
STOCK GOSSIP

New Yorl-Iiberty loan total estimated bv treasury officials near $1,750, 900, 600. Amsterdam reports new outbreak i'll Ger man navy. Some Austrians also revolt.
 Secretary McAdoo takes steps to psn- ish severely all who have combatted the loan and asks banks Tor names or dls- loyal depositors.
 Strike of 35,000 coal miners in south western fields ordered for today has been indefinitely postponed
 Twenty industrials, 77.S5, advance 1.74; 20 railroads, S3.66, advance 11S.-Dow Jones.
 Petrograd-The government definitely decided to remove the capital to Moscow. Dow Jones.
 New Yorl-There is pretty good dis- tribution in stocks. A 14-point recovery in Bethlehem "B'' is quite a temptation to sell. and some of the steel that was bought around par when everybody saw it going to S5, is now coming out.-Hut- ton.
 Chicago-Big short interest in stocks Advise buying.-T. J. Brosnahan. New York-Advise buying Bethlehem Believe it will go higher.-W. D. Hutton New York-Somebody is marketing a big line of Union They have been sell ing it very cautiously for about week Hutton.
 New York-Anaconda cheap, but be lieve would rather puy Juan. OoPPel : have shared in the general decline and the large number of outstanding shares I may make their recovery slower.-E | K. $.
 | New York-We have had bull narke all day and the leader Steel, closes with l out going up any. If this does not lndi- | cate distribution, what does? When tht market gets disorganized again, we vii l see the same process. Certain stocks look as though the worst was over II them The railroads are as heavy a 1 lead and every attempt to bid them Ill l meets stock for sale Somebody is mar keting a big line of Union Pacific ans have been for two or three days. Int same thing can be said of Utah copper The market was sold out the other day It is not sold out in the active stocks because they show no decline. We hay had them for the past three or four day and probably will have plenty more Il the future.-E. F. Hutton & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
COTTON GOSSIP
Weather
Cotton region summary

Cotton region summary;
 Much colder weather prevails tnls morning over western tennessee ailo the districts west of Mississippi rlver. Killing frosts were general in Oklahoma with temperatures of IS to S. Freezins tenpera lures were reported in north western and extreme northern portions of Texas with light frosts at few places in northwest Texas. East or river temperatures continue near or above the seasonal average. General light to moderate with occaslonaiiy heavy rains occurred in Arkansas Lou isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia ana Tennessee and showers in eastern Texas Florida and the western DOT ton of the Carolinas
 The weather map shows the cold wave is on schedule time and is fully as ln- tense as predictions said 1t would De- It has swept over Texas and Oklahoma, andN is now spreading over the central belt and will probably be over the Atiah- ties tonight It has caused very low tenn peratures considerable area in northern portions of belt and very low tempera- lures for this time of year in the south ern portions The map shows much ram over the belt, the heaviest being in the east Taken all around, it IS very uh- favorable map.
 North Texas, clear 50; central Texas generally clear 52; Austin, clear, oo' showers during night. Corsicana clear 45; good rain; Temple, clear, 46; light ram past 24 hours; east Texas generally clear Tyler, clear, AZ, light frost; gulf coast generally clear, 52; Galveston, oS rain past 24 hours; Beaumont part cloudy, oe' heavy rain; west Texas generally clear fl; Clarendon, light frost and ice, S6; Palestine, clear, frost; Weathertord' light freeze last night, 45; Abilene, clear 32, frost; Arkansas, clear, 43; Pine Bun clear, 42, 1T inch rain; Louisiana gener- ally. cloudy, 50; Alexandria, cloudy, b3 light rain; Monroe, part cloudy, AS, hard rain; Oklahoma, generally clear 32 Oklahoma City, clear, 20, frost; Chicka- saw, clear 26, frost; Muskogee, clear 3S, frost.
 Killing frosts reported at Amarillo Tex, Oklahoma City, Muskogee ane light frost at Dallas, Fort Worth ane l Palestine.
 l Eastern belt generally cloudy ane showery; temperature Al at Florence, 4 I at vicksburg and Jackson. Miss, 40 a Memphis; average, 50 to 70.
 l Frost warning: Killing frost tonigh
 north and central portions Mississlpp
 and Alabama; light frost Georgia II | north and central portions, killing II exposed places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
REALIZING SALES
 !. TAKEN BY SINNERS
Advance Caused by Frost Met by Selling by Wall
 Street and West

New York, October 1s.-A further ad- vance at the opening of the cotton market today attracted general reaiiz- ing and later fluctuations were irregu- lar. January sold off from 27s5c to 26. 9oc, and closed at 2711c, with the general list closing very steady, net g points higher to points lower
 The weather map proved as unfavor- able as expected and caused the open ing advance of Il to s1 points. Decem- Der sold at 27S0c and March at 27.15c, with most of the active positions nak- ing new high records for the season. There was a good deal of southern { selling, also heavy Wall street and local realizing, on this advance which carried the active months about 1SO to { 200 points above the low levels on the reaction of last week. Selling oth- erwise was checked by prospects that the general rains reported in the east ern belt would be followed by much colder weather with killing tempera- lures probably in some sections The detailed weather reports showing tenn peratures below freezing at all sta tions in Oklahoma and at several points in Texas, were also a factor, and after a break to 27.33c for December and 26.70c for March, or about Is to 20 points from last nights close, rhe market turned steadier.
 The absorption of the realizing sales was attributed partly to trade inter- ests, and bullish spot advices helped the early afternoon rally. but the bulges seemed to meet increased profit
 taking and the market was rather un-
 settled in the late trading. Local
 brokers attributed the disposition to leven up long commitments to the ex- ttent of recent advances the increasing 1 movement, but there were apprehen- sions that serious damage might occur in the eastern belt should the rains be
 followed by freezing temperatures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20

Stocks resumed their upward move yesterdays Steels led the advance on news that additional war orders were forthcoming. Many brokers had not recovered their poise and were still suspicious of the advance and pre- dictions were freely made that the advance would not hold. Rails did not share fully in the advance, but held their own fairly well, although 1t was said someone was supplying Union Pa cific stocks on all the bulges. The weakness in this issue naturally had its sympathetic effect on other rails.
 Cotton had another opening bulge based on the cold weather. The ad- vance was met by heavy reallzlng sales, some of which was said to have been for Scales and his following. Wall street was also put down as a sell CT. Later in the session recovery was made influenced by a forecast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Flour and Feedstuff

Flour and Feedstuff Michigan Patent Flour-S12.26 .26. Idaho Patent Flour-S11. 90. Tennessee Patent Flour-S11 55 Illinois Patent Flour-$12.75. High-Grade Self-Rising Flour-sl1 80, Medium Grade Self-Rising Flour-sll. .o5. Hard Winter Wheat Flour-R. 30. Perfection Cornmeal-s4. 50 per 96-pound sack.
 Hen Feed-s4. 10 per 100-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Mule Feed-sofd6o. c. S. Meal, per eent-S4f. Cremo Feed Meal-$35. Old Style Hulls-s23. Lintless Hulls-$15. Gray Shorts-$54 Wheat Bran-$43. Corn-S2. 20.
 Corn Chops-$450. No White Oats-S0c bushel Wheat-S4 per 100-pound sack. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-s34 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-s29 per ton No. 1 Timothy Hay-S8 per ton. No Johnson Grass-s22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
New York Futures
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling. T25c; receipts. 9605; sales, 1881; stock, 126,64g.
 Galveston: Mddling, 2760c; receipts, F. .2ss; exports. 11,14; sales. 1192; stock, 170, 104
 Mobile: Middling, 2750c; receipts. 125o; sales. 154; stock, 13172.
 Savannah: Middling. 27.75c; receipts. 6e46; sales, 4239: stock, 156,749.
 Charleston: Middling, 271sc; receipts. 8S68; sales, 104; stock 45,19s.
 Wilmington; Receipts, 1870; stock. U.- 3ss.
 Texas City: Receipts, b5s4; stock. 3O35.
 Norfolk: Middling. 27.SSc; receipts, yJ2l : sales 925; stock, S2,794
 Baltimore: Receipts, 1244; stock, 24,S7S.
 Boston: Middling. 2s.65c; receipts, 67s; stock, S976.
 Philadelphia Middling, 2s.soc; receipts. 497; stock, 5943. New York: Middling. 8.s5c; receipts. 25; stock 83,916 Minor ports: Receipts, 4s49; exports, 7494 stock, 10,424. Total today: Receipts, 5o.s71; exports, 1885; stock, 718,937. Total for week: Receipts, 2ss,4sl; ex- ports, 121,729 Total for season: Receipts 1.5s7Ss5; ex- ports, 1,193,44o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Bonds
Money Markets

New York, October 19.-Mercantiie paper, 5A per cent. Sterling, s0-day bills. 471M; commercial. 60-day bills on banks, All; commercial, 60-day bills. 4.70N; demand. 475A; cables, 4.76 7-16. Bar silver, sage. Times loans steady; 60 days and 90 days. 5A @5h per cent; six months, 5M @6 per cent. Call money firmer; high. 4 per cent; low, 8 per cent; ruling rate. 3 per cent; closed, 3A@4 per cent; last loan, 4 per. cent. Francs, demand, 5.79A; ca bles, 5.77%. Builders. demand, 43% ; cables, 43ha. Lires, demand. TIT; cables, ,7.76.. Rubles, demand, 14A; cables, 14A. Mexican dollars, 63hc. Govern regular.
 London. October 19.--Bar silver, 42%d per ounce; money. 4 per cent. Rate of discount: Short billss 4N per cent; three months bills. 41S-16 per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Clexenherg's Letter

The feature of the entire session was the support given January by MltcneH. The larger spot interests were also puy- ars of January and December. The sell ing was chiefly profit taking by Wall street and western houses. The only news was the weather and, although 1t was very bad, the market did not re- sspond to any great extent, which led to the belief that it had done it's best Tor the time being on crop damage from frost. This idea, together With the only support coming from one quarter, Ieo = 'a reactionary feeling around the ring, but very few have the courage to go short.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Shot Cotton
Pig Iron
Clark's Letter (By Stewards Wire.) )

Foreign news this morning was un- favorable particularly from Russia. On the other hand the government con- siders the strike situation in this country improved and gratifying prog ress is being made with the liberty bond issue.
 Our market opened 10 to 14 points higher on bad weather buying but soon dropped 20 to 30 points when it began to be realized that the cold wave in apparently playing out over the west. December, however quick : ly came back and made a premium of nearly 20 points over Tanu7ry fH' Is partly due to the present experience with October and because of the wide difference from New York December which invites straddle operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago' October 1s.-Corn, No. yellow N.sS; No. yellow. sl97: No. yellow, nominal. Oats, Oats, No. white. eoAas1c; standard, Rye. No. ?. s1-soa1.s1; barley, s115d1. .2s; timothy, s6-2SdS.25; clover, $1S.O0d2400
 Fork, nominal; lard, s242562435; ribs. s27.25d27.75. -'''
 St. Louis, October 1e-Corn, No. ?. s1s4: NO white, s210; December, sl14K; May, s1.10.
 Oats, No. 2 57iAa57a4; No. 3 white, 5sh a6o2c; December, 5slsG5S14; May s1.oo
 Kansas City, October 19.-Corn, No. 2 mixed, sl.se@1.S7; No. ? white, s2.osd2 10: No yellow, $1SsGl1. .S9.
 Oats, No. white, 6O1sc: No. mixed 5Sd5Skc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Fruits and Produce

Bananas--s. .175G225. Fresh Peanuts-12c ID. Oranges-California $45o Lemons-$5.50 crate. Irish Potatoes-$1.9 Spanish Onions-s2.50 crate Onions, Yellow-s1.75 crate. Onions-In bulk, 31sc ID. Navy Beans-16c lb Limes-Imported, 90c@$1. Apples-Box, s2.75. Pineapples-$3.2 crate. California Plums- -s2. .25@2.5o per crate. Sweet Potatoes-$2.50 barrel. Peaches-S3.50 crate Grapes-$2 per crate. Concord Grapes-23c basket. California Malaga Grapes-s1. .75@1. 90. Colorado Celery-90c doz., $5 crate. Cranberries-$.25 per crate. Lettuce-90c@s1,2 ,25; per hamper, $2.5O. Snap Beans-$2.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

Extremely low temperatures are re- ported from Oklahoma with the cold wave proceeding south and east over +ba cation belt On this weather the market opened higher on December to meet wave of realizing on January and March from Wall street houses, where several large longs were taking their profits. This profit taking con- tinued during the day and it was be- lieyed to be based on the idea that cotton was held so high in the south this cotton could be rehought if the situation at that time was as strong as it is now. Local traders are against the market on the same theory that snaculation had shown it would not follow the advance even with very had weather for the past 10 days. One seldom finds confident bull, most think the price so high that it is dan garous At the same time they agree that the weather must have done, is doing severe damage to the crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Birmingham Live Stock

Fed Steers: \. f0 e Good to Choice-7@71s. Medium to Good-6G7c. Common to Medium-51aG6c. Grass cattle, according to weight. qual- ity and flesh:
 Steers-6G7c.
 Fat Cows-61a0Tc.. Medium Cows-51aG6c. Cutters-5051sc. Canners-4a405c. Heavy Bulls-6c. Light Bulls-5G51ac Oxen-4@6c.
 Fat Yearlings-51s06c. Medium Yearlings-4%@5c. Vealers-6G7c.
 Hogs: : Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1s5 and Up 15@16c.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1855 to l5o-l4 @15c. @14c.
 Light Pigs, 90 Pounds Down-11@12c. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-1219@14c. Half Fat Hogs-10@11c.
 Soft and oil hogs from 1c to 2c pel pound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Drs. Dozier & Dozier Oldest Established Firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty five Years in Birmingham.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover squNre. "
 M Members New York Cotton Ex. change. New orleans Cotton Exchange,
 new York Produce Exchange Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Associatinn. sais Of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil Tor future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consiEnments q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 27.S5c; receipts, 12,- 439 shipments, 8912; sales, 1908; stock, 130014
 Memphis: Middling, 2S.50c; receipts. TITO; shipments, 213s; sales, 2100 stock. 79 s75.
 Augusta: Middling. 27.e9c; receipts. 1920; shipments, 764; sales. 934 stock, 104.2s6. St. Louis: Middling, 2s.5oc; receipts, 1731 shipments, 1340; sales, l; stock, 2274. Cincinnati: Receipts, 61: shipments 479; stock, 22.0S1 Little Rock: Middling, T.50c; receipts. 2572 shipments, 339; sales, 3S9; stock. 21, 669 Total today: Receipts, 2s, s,1ss; shipments. 13,972; stock, 360,449.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, October 19.--In the liqui- dation of outstanding contracts cot ton oil was materially higher today. Offerings were restricted to consid. cradle extent by the strong showing in lard. Final prices were 2S to 99 points net higher than yesterday. Jan uary sold from 17c to 17.20c. and closed at 17.1Sc. Sales. 1700 barrels. Prime crude. 15.47c bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20

ican. Futures closed quiet. New con- tracts; January, 19Ssd; March. 1S.2ld; May, 1S.S0d. Old contracts, fixed prices: October, 1952d; December and January, 1S55d; January and February, lS.46d; March and April, 1s27d; May and June. 1S11d.
 Liverpool October 1s-Weekiy cotton statistics: Total forwarded to mills. 5u- 000 American. 43.0O0; stock, 303.0o0; Amer ican. 19s.OO0: imports, 36.ooo; American, 3e, 900; no exports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
S. R. Stewart & Co.

4o1 a Woodward nIdg. Birminxham. Ala. Cotton. stocks. bonds. grain. provisions and cotton seed oil. New Orleans cor- sespondents Jno. F. Clark q Co. Direct private wire continuous quotatlonA
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