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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
OLD CROP POSITIONS
 WERE STRONG WITH ACTIVE COVERING
Houses With Southern Con- necti0ns Were Among the More Active Buyers of
 October
By Associated Press

New York. July 1.-The persistent strength of the old crop spot position and the failure of bearish new crop reports to inspire selling led to an active covering movement in the cot
 ton market during today's later trad ing October contracts sold up from S3.3S to 34.10, or 73 points net higher
 while July made another new high
 record for the life of the contract. sell ing at 41,35, or 105 points~net higher. The close was within few points of
 the best, showing net advances of 105
 to 16S points on July and August, while
 later deliveries were 15 to so points net higher.
 The market opened steady at an ad :
 vance of 65 points on July and of five to 26 points on the later months, but
 late months eased off from the best
 during the middle of the day owing
 to a mid-month condition report of 744 against Ill toward the end Of June and the very favorable showing of the weekly weather report. The census report showing domestic mill consumption of 555.521 bales for June
 was considered favorable, howevsr, ard when the bearish weekly crop review failed to bring in any aggressive selling horts in the earlier new crop months evidently became anxious.
 There was also buying of October hy sellers of long July contracts and some trade buying of December That de livery sold up from 31.63, the low level to 32.S5 with active new crop positions showing net advances of S7 to 73 points in the late trading.
 Wire houses with southern connec- tions were among the more active buy CTS of October during the afternoon and Japanese interests were also cred tied with buying that position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
HEAVY SELLING AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
 CAUSE A DECLINE
Both Corn and Oats Take Downward Slant in the Chicago
 Grain Pit
Rx A..osIaisa Prs.

Chicago, July H.-Heavy selling asso-
 ciated with weather conditions likely to
 minimize black rust damage brought
 about sharp declines today in the corn
 market. The close was nervous. AasHe
 net lower. Oats finished 1s@39se down
 and provisions off S5cas1.S5. At first the corn market had an up- ward slant. On the advance, however, selling became unusually aggressive and buying support gave out. Simultane-
 ously word came from crop experts that the cool temperatures in the spring
 wheat belt promised to keep rust dam age to small proportions. | Much liquidation on the part of hold
 CTS resulted and prices went as low as | D cents under yesterdays finish. Then something of a rally took place,
 influenced by opinions that the setback
 was more than sufficient for the time | being.
 Oats, like corn, were forced down by the weight of selling pressure on the corn market,
 Immense stocks on. hand here, with absence of foreign demand. led to acute
 weakness in provisions especially pork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Cotton Consumption
Bv Associated Press

Washington, July 14-Cotton consumed in the cotton growing states was 564 per
 cent of the country's total consumption
 during June, compared with 54.4 per cent
 A year ago, the census bureaus monthly
 report today disclosed There was in-
 creased consumption both in the cotton
 growing states and the rest of the coun-
 try, compared with a year ago, but the
 increase in the southern states was dou-
 hle that of the remainder of the country. Active cotton spndles during June
 showed an increase of 553.396, of which 539 74S were in cotton-growing states. During June year ago 474,33O bales or lint and 15,0S3 of linters were consumed. Cotton on hand June 30 in consuming
 establishments was 1,54923 bales of lint and 27O171 of linters compared with 1365'- 049 bales of lint and 263,S04 of llnters 8 year ago. and in public storage and at congresses 2,3O4, ,639 bales of lint and 54.- s4S of linters. compared with 2765,T7l or lint and 2O7,7S1 of linters a year ago. June imports were 19,635 bales, compared with r 269 in June, 1919 and exports were 24 .450 bales, including 3,S6o bales of lin- ters. compared with e90.169 of lint ana 871o of linters in June last year. Cotton spindles active during June num- bered 34,503 757, compared with 3395O, SSS in June year ago.
 June statistics for cotton-growing states are: Consumed 313.474 bales, compared with 25s, ,s2o in June last year.
 On hand June 90 in consuming estab-
 lishments, 757304, compared with 635,9lo, and in public storage and at congresses, 1. .e56. .49s, compared with 2,511 ,356.
 Cotton spindles active during June numbered 15,0S1, ,O4. compared with l4,o4l,- 296 in June a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
New York Futures
New Orleans C.nftnn


 New Orleans, July 14-Strong ad- vances were made by cotton today as the result of the too frequent mention of the boil weevl in the weekly crop reports, numerous showers in the belt ing to the fear that weevil damage would be increased. Tho market was given a good undertone by the census bureau report showing American con sumption for June of 555,521 bales against 541. .0S0 in May of this year and 474,3S0 in June of last thereby dis crediting private reports of a great slowing down In textile trade. Highest prices were reached late in the session when the trading months were 45 to S2 points over the close of yesterday, with October at 33.55. Last prices were at net gains for the day of 43 to 67 points.
 Tn the early trading there was rise of 19 to 2S points. stimulated by much better cables than due and reports of scattered showers in the belt. pri- vate bureau report of 74.4 per cent of normal was regarded in 2 bullsh light. The rise was checked by expecta tions prices dropped off to levels 2 points over to points under the close of yes terday. after the reports were out They were at first regarded as very bearish but after they were dgested they caused much buying. The census bureau report was little support to the market at first, but its influence grew as the session progressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
SMALL VOLUME OF | DEALINGS WAS A MARKET FEATURE
Heavy Offers of Foodstuff by Exporters Was Cause of a Break in the
 British Bills
By A..oolat.a Prs,

New York, July 14.-Almost the only material differences between today's <desultory operations on the stock ex- change and those of the preceding ses- 2 sions of the week were 1-re smaller vol tune of dealings and the more cratic
 movement of prices. Apart from the weakness of exchange
 on London, which found sympathy in depression in lower rates to continental European capitals, there appeared to be ' n developments of sufficient importance l Eto defect the active list from it's recent Eccurse
 H Dealers in exchange ascribed the break k in British bills to heavy offerings by Eexporters of foodstuffs, who were forced ito meet domestic obligations maturing Tomorrow Today's low rates for cable and demand sterling were about cents under the high quotations of the early days of the month.
 Withdrawal tomorrow of some $200oo'- Io00 of local treasury deposits in con- nection with payments on certificates Of Indebtedness and. other obligations caused no disturbance of call money rates, which remained firm at per cent, although interior banks continued to reduce their reserves. The supply of time money was again at the vanishing point Several Of the high h-grade coa1ers made substantial gains on revival of the time-worn rumor of an early distribution of hidden as sets,"l but final prices showed a mixture of fractional gains and losses, the lat ter predominating.
 The one encouraging news item was the report of the Lackawanna Steel Company for the years second quarter, showing profits of about $1SS2,ooO against a deficit of s22S00o in the same quarter I of 1919.
 Liberty bonds again wavered, but other
 Nomestic as well s.5 foreign issues were
 eeady. Total sales, par value, aggre- Csated $10,575,000.
 Old United States bonds were un- changed on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
MARINE NEWS
Ru Assnoiaisd Prs.a


 New Orleans. July A-Cleared: An- thracite Bridge. Oran. Cette. Piraeus, sa- lonica via Norfolk and Bizerta; Augusta Honduras), Omoa via Port Cortez; Cre- ole. New York; Lake Gera, Port Arthur ManzaniHo, Tampico; Minooka, Rotter- dam; saranac (British), London.
 Port Eads. July 14--Arrived: Ellis CNorwegian). Tela; Lake Como, Tela; Lake singara. Progreso; Matanzas, Gulf port; Mexico CHexican), Galveston; O. T.. waring. Norfolk; Quimistan dIonduras), Pert Cortez; Petreleine CBritish), Shields, England; Rama, Bmehelds; Romulus. Port Lobos, Mexico; Surname, Port Bar rios; schooner Nomis. Mexico.
 Sailed; Bald Hin Tuxpam; Lake strymon. Mobile Louisiana. Tampico; Pecheloronn (french). Marseilles and Cette; Tamesi. Tampico; unio (British), Helsngfors and Ulembodg, Finland; Ycro QIonduras), Ceiba.
 Mobile, July 14.-Arrived: Phoenix Bridge, Tampa; Jim Sid, Havana; schoon- CTS Isabel C. Harris, Havana; Three Marys, Brest; Georgette, Gibraltar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15

Atchison gen. 4s .. 75 Atlantic Coast Line 1st As ...... 72
 Baltimore S Ohio cv. 41zs ...... 5S Bethlehem Stel ref. 5s, bid ..... TS Central of Georgia con. 5s, bid n Central Leather 5s ........... s0ss
 Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s .. 75
 Chicago, B. & Quincy joint As . 94k
 Chicago. Mil & St. P. cv. 4lks =. ssss
 Chicago. R. I. & Pac. Ky. ref As. 65
 City of Paris 6s ... 94
 Colorado & Southern ref. 41ss s7h Denver & Rio Grande con, 4s. bid 621s
 Dominion of Canada 5s G931) S61s
 Erie gen. As " s9
 Illinois Central ref. 4s. bid ..... c9B
 Inter. Mer. Marine 6s ........ S5
 Kansas City Southern ref. 5s =. CTS
 Liggett X Myers 5s, bid ~ v z Louis. & Nash. un. As ..... 77h
 Mo-, Kan. & Texas fst Is -.... 53%
 Missouri Pacific gen. As .... 52A
 New York Central deb. 6s .. S6A
 Norfolk & Western cv. 6s .... 97H Northern Pacific As ..... 73 Pennsylvania gen. 5s .... SEA- Reading gen. As ............ 76ts
 Republic Iron & Steel 5s d9A0) s5E St. Louis & San Fran. adj 6s.. s1A Seaboard Air Line adj 5s .. 34 Southern Bell Telephone 5s ..... s41k Southern Pacific cv. 5s . 96 isouthern Railway 5s ........... 7eA Southern Railway gen. 4s ..... 5s
 Texas Pacific 1st, bid ....-.. 75& Union Pacific As ........... S0S United Kingdom of G. B. &
 i I. 5As G9S7) ............... s5@ U. S Steel 5s ............ 91h Va Carolina Chemical 5s ...... 92 i Wabash 1st .................- S3 Wilson & Co. cv. es. bid ...-... s5A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Liberty Bonds Rv Asseeiatrd prpxs
Money Market
 RY Assnniafnd Prnss

New York. July 14.-Mercantile pa- per, "A @s per cent. Exchange heavy. Sterling 6o-day bills. s3s5ss commer- ciaI e0-day bills. s3.s4M: demand, ss.s9%; cables, s390h Francs. de- mand. BPS; cables, S.30. Belgian francs. demand, SITS; cables, ss0 Builders, demand 31.52: cables, 35.-4. Lire. de- mand, 5.90; cables, 5.92. Marks. de- mand, 2.53; cables. 2.54. New York ex- change on Montreal 11% per cent dis count Government bonds irregular; railroad bonds steady. Time loans strong. so, 90 days and six months. SK per cent.
 Bar silver domestic. 991sc; foreign, 93c:~Mexican dollars, 70Ac. Call money steady; ruling rate, 8 per cent; closing bid. ' per cent; last loan, 8 per cent; bank acceptances, eB per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Live Stock
TInion Stock Yards.)

(UnlOn StOcK 1dFus.J Fed steers Good to choice. $lu.00qll.00; medium to good. 9.0eQsl0Ov; common to medium. s 00Q9.0o. Grass cattle according to weight. quai- ity and flesh: Steers ss0OQ1O00; fat cows. N.o0asOo: medium cows. s6.Oo@7.00; cutters, 5000 600; canners, S4.O045.00; heavy bulls, s.Os GS. .OO; light bulls, s600d7.00; oxen. s4-00a 500; fat yearlings. s7,0oq8o0; medium yearlings. s6.0o@70o; vealers. S.0091l.oo Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs, 1s5 to 1s5. $l4; rough hogs SIP; half fat rough hogs. S9o choice corn fed hogs, 90 to 135, SIP: light pigs, 90 poundc down, slo; best heavy 10; soft and oily hogs from 1 to cents pound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

York. Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New 1ors produce Exchange Associated Members Lis. erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and l.Neral terms given for cons alignment of spot cotton TOT delivery Cor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
|Dr. Leonora Bond Is
 To Address Women

Dr. Leonora Bond will address the Business and Professional Women Club this evening at theI< meeting al tbe club rooms at 6:15 o'clock. sne will have as her subject, careers ii' tS w-l- unrnen Mrs. E. T. Glass will speak on "careers in Business"
 Several vocal selections will be >ren- dered by Miss Sarah Hodges. In ad- dition to this programme. delegates 10 inc national convention of Business ana professional Women's Associations, to he held in St. Paul. Minn, July 2S to August l, will be elected.
 Lunch will be served in the eur ', rooms beginning at 5:15 o'clock. All members are urged to De present VI" this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Produce

Peanuts-No. 1-1212c lb.
 Cabbage-$6 crate of about 100 pounds. Irish potatoes, Red No. l, SS per hundred.
 Onions-Texas yellow, in crates. $2.o0. Georgia Peaches-Hiley Belle. s3.oOQS.oO. Georgia Canteloupes-$2.5 standards S1 50 for flats California, $4 crate. Lemons-$6 Q50 counD.
 Watermelons- soc, COG. 75c each for ~ to 30-pound average.
 Florida Pineapples-$5 crate. Apples-New Transparent, $3.50q3lo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
RETAIL CREDIT MEN
 HOLD. MEETING TODAY

The Associated Retail Credit Men or
 Birmingham will hold its regular week
 ly luncheon this afternoon at l o'clock
 in the private dining room of the CIVIC Association, W. V. Thammell secretary
 announces. Important business problems and rou-
 +;ne matters connected with the credit husines will be discussed by the vari-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Dry Goods

New York. July 14-Spot business In wash fabrics increased today because Of high prices asked for spring yarns
 Underwear very dull. New lines of silk hosiery were offered for spring at price concessions of 8 1-3 per cent. Bur laps were quiet, June shipments from Calcutta being placed at lo4Oo0,000 yards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Naval Stores

Savannah, July -Turpentine firm,
 St 45lb: sales, 132; receipts 593 shipments, ,027; stock, s,527 Rosin firm; snles, ,332; receipts. 2,O7t; shipments, SEQ; stock. s5,O11 Quote B, sll50; D. sf25;
 K s1475: wv. $li.60.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Spot Cotton
Metal Market

New York. July 14.-Copper steady; electrolytic spot and third quarter. $19. Iron steady. prices unchanged. Tin easier; spot and July, s50.50; August, $50. Anthony, $7.75. Metal exchange quotes lead firm; spot and July off, fered at SS Zinc firm, East St. Louis delivery. SITS bid. spot. At London, spot copper, f9o 2s Sd; futures, f92 12s cd; electrolytic spot, f105; futures, u10. Tin. spot, f265 ITS Cd; futures. f271 15s. Lead, spot, fs4 los; futures. fss. Zine, spot. f4l 15s; futures f4s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Tobacco Climbs

Madrid, July 1f.-Further increases in the prices of tobacco, especially that imported from Havana, have been an nounced by the Spanish tobacco mono poly, owing to the rise in the price of labor in Cuba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Meal and Feedstuff

Mixed Horse-So51s5 Old Style Hulls-s26 Corn-s2.15 bushel. Corn Chops-$4. 5O No. 9 White Oats-s1.40 per bushel. Shorts-S75. c. s. Meal, ' per cent--s7S. Hen Feed-$4.50 per 100-lb. sack. Economy Dairy Feed-$S0. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-$50. Wheat Straw-S25. Timothy-$50.
 Perfect Hog Feed-S82.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
TRANSPORTING OIL

can flag and transporting the United
 States mail
 TRANSPORTING OIL
 Of course after the abnormal demands
 from Europe and Great Britain for
 American supplies. chiefly war supplies,
 were ended MT. Byrnes And his associ- ates sought profitable use for their steamers or some of them. They learned
 that the demand for vessels for the
 transportation of oil especially from
 Mexico, was very large. They therefore
 began to take on Mexican oil at Tampico
 and bring it to the American seaports,
 whence it was conveyed to the various
 refineries on or near the seaports. A
 short test made it clear that business of
 this kind was not to be temporary, but
 instead was sure to increase provided
 only there were sufficient steamship ac-
 commodations for the transporting of oil
 from Mexico to the United States.
 Therefore the company decided to or
 der the construction of eighteen tankers and as soon as these are ready for serV-
 ice they will transport oil from Tampico to the United States. Perhaps elghteeh new tanllers may not be enough. If the demand is sufficient to justify increased exnenditure other tankers will be buik. Mention was made in this column Of the swift loading in october l9li, ot a steamer of this line with supplies de- stined for France and the sailing or that steamer upon a date almost coincldent win President Wilson's proclamation, in which he announced that the govern n,ent had taken over the American mer- chant marine. 1,<>.-,,o, PERSHING TAKES CONTROL When this steamer arrived at france and discharged her cargo the freight charges for which were nearly SIX nun dred thousand dollars, having been paid csenerai Pershing, acting under the Presidents proclamation, commandered the steamer. But in a little whhe ne discovered that he could not make use of her The British could and they took her over. The vessel was sent to the limited states with orders to take on a cargo of coal. She was loaded and sailed witbin a very short time. few days later tbere came wireless signal of distress It was sent out by the wire 1ass onerator on this steamer. Cunard steamship was within twenty miles ana their captain undertook to aid thls steamer but when sthe cunard Vessel reached the point indicated in the wire lless nothing remained excepting some l f,ot sam. but the ocean was smeared with o; The vessel had disappeared, leaV- i inc no trace nor any survivor' TO thls dav the cause of the disaster IS uh- yroyn However, Great Britain had h. sured the vessel and the cargo Tor $Zoo, 0oo SO that the loss fell upon the lnsur-
 ance companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Rice Market

New Orleans. July 14.-Rough rice, no sales; receipts, 2,453 sacks; millers' receipts same.
 Clean rice steady; sales. blue rose 21l pockets; 5A to 10B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Port Movement


 New Orleans: Middling 39c; receipts, 2,150; sales, 475; stock, 273,S09.
 Galveston: Middling, 39c; receipts, S76; sales. 4OO stock. 134,5o2,
 Mobile; Middling, S9c; receipts, 22D; stock, 1,601.
 Savannah: Middling, 41c; receipts, 2sl; stock, 73440.
 Charleston: Middling. 4o5oc; stock, 24O,- 59S.
 Wilmington: Middling 3950c; stock, 35s11. Texas City: Stock, 27,S49. Norfolk: Middling, 40.50c; receipts, 145 sales, 2; stock, 37,264 Baltimore: Stock, 6.S22. Boston: Middling, 4lc; receipts, POS stock, 6,4O0.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 42.25c; stock 4S54.
 New York Mlddling, 42c exports 659 stock. 3S9O2. Minor ports: Exports, 123: stock. s.s29. Total today: Receipts, 3,9S3; exports TSP: stock, S81,es1
 Total for week; Receipts, 1s,sl5; ex ports, 9soS.
 Total for season: Receipts. 7.1sl,sa2 ex' ports, 6,247.ss4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. July 14.-Cotton, spot slow; prices firm. Good middling, 2Ss3d: fully middling. 27.0sd; middling, 2583d: low middling, 22.2Sd; good ordi- nary 1s.0Sd; ordinary, 1s.0sd. Sales. 3,Oo0 bales. including 2,s00 American; receipts, 1000. no American. Futures closed steady. July. 24.31d October, -226Od: January, 2f.o6d; March. 28.4Sd; May. 1999d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Cotton Seed Oil o. Arnrsstsa Dres<

New York, July H.-lieavy liquidation based on weakness in lard and grain broke the cotton seed oil market to new low levels today. At the decline shorts covered freely. causing late rally Prime crude. sio.5O asked; prime summer yellow, spot and July. s12.2o: September. s12.s7; December, $12.45. all bid; prime winter yellow and summer white nomt- nal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Meats

D. S. Clear Bellies-2o}s@217sc D. S. Rib Bellies-201zu231ac Pure Lard-22ssc. Hams Regular. Ale; skinned, 421zc. Pork Loins-50c.
 Bacon-42Q54c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-15
Coffee Market
 By Associated Press

New York, July 14.-The market for coffee futures showed continued weak ness today. After opening IS to IS points lower, prices rallied a few points on covering but soon eased off again.
 September deliveries broke to 11.5f and December to 11.62, or more than q cent from the high level reached on the rally of late last week, and the close was within few points of the lowest showing net decline of g to 40 points, closing bids. July 12.50; September 12.56; October 12.59: Decem- Der 12.66. January 12.69; March 12.74; May 12.78.
 Spot coffee nominal; Rio Is 13A {: Santos As 19A @21A
 Very few fresh offers were reported in the, cost and freight market. They included Santos As for future shipmen. at 1850 and Rio IS at 12.50. America T credits.
 The official cables reported a decline of 200 reis in the Rio market and of 100 to 900 res in Santos futures. The f~te of Brazilian exchange on London was 1-32d lower and the dollar buying rate 20 reis higher. Santos cleared 47,- 800 bags for New Orleans. The wealth. CT in Sac Paolo was unsettled with rains or showers and minimum tenn peratures ranged from 43 to 59 de- grees.
 Brazilian port receipts 3S,000; Jun diahy receipts 26.000.