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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES.
There May Be More Than One Cause
 for Disturbance.

From the New York Herald.
 A recent editorial writer, discussing the terrible disaster at Calabria, says solemn sion" theory of earthquakes we shall have to dismiss all those previously held. This is like saying that because a man has died of diphtheria we shall forth with be obliged to deny the possibility that others may have succumbed to ty- phoid or tuberculosis.
 Some minds appear to have difficulty in grasping the fact that the same final re- suit may spring from any one of various causes. More than one disease may lead to death and more than one kind of shock to an earthquake. We are quite sure that @ "quake" is always due to a sudden re- lease of energy at a definite point or along a definite line, in the earth's crust. But it is quite conceivable that this may be due in one case to the snapping of a bent stratum of rock in another to the slipping of one edge of the crack past the other and in still another to an explosion caused by pent-up steam.
 Evidence that one of these causes is re- sponsible in given case certainly does not bar the others out altogether. When an earthquake takes place in volcanic region like that of Sicily and Calabria 1t it is natural to connect the two phenom- ena and to assume that the same gases that find an outlet through the volcanic vent have in some way caused the earth quake shock.
 This, however, is not the only casual connection possible. It is conceivable also that the cracking of the crust that accompanies frequent shocks may simply open up the connection that makes a volcanic eruption possible, and that the forces concerned in expeiling the molten material may be quite innocent of caus- ing the earthquake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Daily Movement,

Galveston-Quiet; middling, 9Mc: net receipts, SAYS; gross receipts, SAYS; stock. 145,530; exports to Great Britain, 9715; to France, 13,s2S; coastwise, 1903.
 New Orleans-Quieti middling, 9as 0; net receipts, 1793; gross receipts 1793 sales. 25oo; stock ,2ss,oa5 coastwise, 1850.
 Mobile-Firm; middling, 93c; net re- ceipts, 53S gross receipts. 53S; sales, 1125; stock. 60.79S; exports to Great Britain, 50.
 Savannah-Quiet and steady; mid ding, 3-16c net receipts, 1271 gross receipts. 1271 sales, 232; stock, 114,134.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, g 3-16c; net receipts, 342 gross receipts, SAP stock. 21,eS9; coastwise, $50.
 Wilmington-Net receipts, 633 gross receipts, 633; sales, 36 stock, 5553; coastwise. 700.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 9kc net receipts, 65S; gross receipts, 653 sales, 297; stock. 36.345; exports to Great Britain, 3750; coastwise, 1436.
 Baltimore-Nominal middling, 9ssc stock, 22,897; ooastwise, 1500.
 New York-Quiet; middling, 9S5c; gross receipts, 75; stock, 154,946; ex- ports to Great Britain, 3S06.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 9.S5c; gross receipts, 4409.
 Philadelphia-Qufet middling, 1o1oc; net receipts, 30; gross receipts, 65o; stock, 7160.
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 13,733; exports to Great Britain, 17,271; to France, 13,S2s; stock, s69,933.
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 13,7S3; exports to Great Britain, 17,271 to France, 13,S2S.
 Total since September 1, at all ports: Net, 1865, 1S7; exports to Great Britain, 2,6S9,S61 to France, 776,90 to the con- tinent, 2,494.79S; to Japan, 116,292; to Mexico, 7001.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Have Your Soul Weighed. n GuaeeaS Mapazina

Y TUl1 oucctSS hdBdZlUe.
 When we get things down to a finer point and figure out few things that are still hazy, we can all get our souls weighed. This, at least, is the opinion recently expressed In London by Four nier d'Albert secretary of the Dublin So- ciety for Pschyical Research. He says souls are made out of ''psychromeres, /" and that some day we'll have instru- ments that will enable us to see, weigh and measure them. After death, says d'Albe, our "psychromeres," which hth- erto have been scattered all over our bodies unite into a soul body" which henceforth floats about subsstlng on sun rays and paying no board bills. The soul. he says, probably weighs about one thousand part of the body, so that if you weigh 150 pounds you are constantly Juggling about two and one-half ounces of soul.
 There are a lot of questions that we shall want MT. d'Albe to answer when he gets his soul-weighing machinery in order. Do women have as husky souls as men? Do poets and brlcklayers have the same size. Have any traces of one ever been found in the coal trust? Are congressman born without them or do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, February 13.-Cattle- Receipts estimated at 2500; market weak to 10c lower; beeves, $4.25@7; Texas steers, $425 @5.75; western steers, $4q5.6O; stockers and feeders, $.325q5 50; cows and heifers, $1.S5 @5. 60; calves $5. .75Q8.
 Hogs-Receips estimated at 42000; mar ket 15c lower; light. $5. 90Q6. 40; mixed. $5. .95d6. 50; heavy, s6.O5Q655; rough, $6.Ob@ 6.20; good to choice heavy, $6. 2046.55; pigs, s5a5. 90; bulk of sales. 6.25Q6. 50.
 Sheep-Recepts estimated at 5000; mar ket weak to 10c lower; native, s3.2OQ5. 75; {; western, s3. 4oQ5 75; yearlings. SCOT; lambs, native, s5.75Q7. TO; western, $5. .7597 TO.
 Kansas City, February 1S.-Cattle- cepts, 300, including 100 southerns; steady; receipts for the week, 36, 3O0 stockers, $3. 6OQ5 40; southern steers, $4.25G6; south ern cows, $2.75Q4.25
 Hogs-Recepts, 1000; 1Oc lower; receipts for the week, 77.0OO; top, $6.4O; bulk of sales, $5. .80Q6 .3o heavy, $6. 30d6 40; pack CTS, $eG6.S5 lights, $5.6O@615; pigs. s45O @5.50
 No sheep.
 St. Louis, February 13.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 200, including S5 Texans; steady; beef steers, $3. .5017 35; cows and heifers, s. .25I6. .25: stockers and feeders, 8. 5095; Texas steers, $3.50d6 40; cows and heifers, $1. .756D4 35; calves in carloads, $otIS.25.
 Hogs-Receipts, 5000; steady; pigs and lights, s4.50a6. .40 packers, $6.15G6 50; butchers and best heavy $6. 30@6.6 65
 No sheep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Helping Him Out.
From the Bohemian Magazine.

From the Bohemian Magazine.
 Let me see now" unused the absent minded. man as he stood at the counter in the candy store with far-away look in his eyes. What was 1t came in here for?"
 Was it a tack hammer" asked the young woman who had come forward to take his order, with sly wink at the other clerks.
 NO, 1t wasn't that" he said
 "Or pumpkin peY' she suggested. "No."
 Maybe it was a pound of tea or ton of coal?"
 'No, I'm sure it wasn't those. You see, I had a list of things my wife wanted me to get, but I have carelessly lost It. What was it now that came in here for?"
 How about lawn mower?"
 No; I bought one yesterday"
 "Or a mustard plaster?"
 No"
 "Or bottle of ink?"
 'No."
 Could it be possible that you came in here for some candy?"
 "Ah that's it-that's itl" he gleefully exclaimed "Yes. I want two pounds of chocolate creams. and I thank you very much for helping me out.''
 What made his leg crookedr relief as he went on his way with the purchase
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
WHEAT GAINS ONE
 CENT IN PRICE
Highest Price In Nearly Four
 Years Is Touched
EUROPEAN MARKETS WEAK
Unsettled Weather In the Corn Belt Has a BulIish Effect Upon Price of Corn-oats Firm and
 Provisions Easy.

Chicago February 13.-Wheat for May delivery sold here today at $1.14 per bushels. a gain of cent compared with the record breaking figure established Thursday Renewed purchases by lead ing bulls and buying by local shorts caused the upturn. At the close the net gain for the day was 7sc. Corn and oats closed firm and provisions easy.
 The highest price paid for the May delivery in nearly four years failed to bring out any great amount of buying or selling of that option in the wheat pit today, the congested condition of the market holding many traders in-~ check. At times the amount of trading in, July delivery was also limited, although an increased disposition was manifested to change from May to the more distant delivery. The market opened easy owing to the comparative weakness of the Eu- ropean markets; extremely liberal ship ments for the week from Australia and Argentina and reports of rain in India, where the crop has been in need of moisture.
 May opened 1k to ss cents lower at s1. .125s to $1 .12%. Before the end of the first half hour the demand for May had carried the price up to I.H1a. Late in the session fresh demand for May forced the price up to $1.4
 The more distant deliveries, however, were inclined to drag. Final quotations on May were $1.1S7s. July sold between s1 .00% and $1.01A, and closed at $1.0lB, a shade below the previous close.
 Unsettled weather in the corn belt had a bullish effect on the corn market but prices made only slight advances. At the close prices were 1s to 7s cent higher, com pared with Thursdays close.
 Oats were relatively more active than corn but trade was not of large volume. At the close prices were a shade to 1s and A cent higher compared with the previous close.
 Moderate weakness was displayed in provisions because of selling based no a 15 to 25 cent decline in the price of live hogs. Trade was quiet all day. At the close prices were 21a to 71s cents lower than final quotations of Thursday.
 Cash quotations ranged as follows:
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Cash ouotations were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows; Fqour-Steady; winter patents, $5@5S0; straights. $4 7O@4. .95 spring patents, s5. .5o@ t6 TO; straights, s4Q5.1O; bakers, s2.75Q4. 20. Rye-No. ?, 75Ac
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 62Q63c; fair to choice malting, 63q65c
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, S.51; No. northwestern, $1.65.
 Timothy seed $S.75.
 Clover, s9.15
 Mess Pork-Per barrel. S16. 7O91s.75. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $9.45
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, $S .2o@8.75. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $. .S71kG39 .121a. Butter-Steady; creameries, 23Q30c; dairies, 21Q25c.
 Eggs-At mark cases included, 25Q2Sc; firsts 2Sc; prime firsts, 29c.
 Cheese-Strong; daisies, 161ac; twins, 14%@15c young Americas, 1615c; long hrns, 161ac.
 Potatoes-Firm; choice to fancy, 90Q 93c; fair to good, s5@sSc.
 Poultry-Firm turkeys, 17c; chickens, 1311c; springs, 15c.
 yeal-Firm, 50 to 60 lb. wts., rose; 60 to s5 ID. wts., S@9c; S5 to 1J lb. wts., Q11c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
LIVES OF GREAT MEN,"
Wise Child Who Knew His Own Father
 and Went Free.

From the Washington Post.
 Paterfamlias came to his home near the northern suburbs last Monday after noon in a good frame of mind. Noticing the benign smile on his face, his affec- tionate spouse asked the cause of it.
 Just this way, my dear" said the old man: i've been celebrating my birth day. Met your brother Richard-you know Dick, don't you?-and told him about my birthday, which happens this month, and he said February was great month for great men to have birthdays, and he mentioned General Washington, Abraham Lincoln and me. Now that was complimentary, so l invited Dick to have something; then he invited me; and we talked over it long time"
 But" said the mater, you're ahead ! of time. Your birthday doesn't come un- til Thursday. You began too far in ad- vance with your celebration"
 "S'all right, my love-" was the re- sponse. This was only preliminary de- Lcanter. We'll celebrate again on Thurs day, all right, and there will be high old time around here. We'll do just as we please on that momentous occasion" :"
 Johnny, the S-year-old scion of the es- tablishment, who went to school every day and didn't like it, was an interested listener to the dinner table chat and was busy with his thoughts all the time.
 Am I in it. pop?" he asked.
 Sure" said his father. "We'l all have a good time.
 i Thursday came, and no one remembered 1 the birthday excepting the boy, who was surprised that he was expected to attend 1 school as usual. Instead of going to ] school, however, he went to visit his aunt. whose residence was some distance away. and told that lady that 1t was his pops birthday, and he didn't have to go i to school. So he stayed al day with his 1 aunte and her happy brood. They had a l little party and celebrated in fine style. In the meantime the mother learned i from a noae sent to her by the teacher l that Johnny had not shown up that morning. and when the head of the fam fly came home she apprised him of the | fact. That gentleman then recollected his remarks about the celebration of his birthday, and at once surmised that the youngster had gone to his Aunt Lucre- tia, of whom the boy was very fond, and started after him.
 He found Johnny In a great frame of happiness, which departed when the old man, after scolding hi mfor playing tru- ant, declared that when he got him home he would "tan his hide" for him. That didn't phase the youth a particle.
 why, pop" reminded the stern par ent, you know you said that you and some Presidents had their birthdays this month, and that the birthday of all great men ought to be celebrated; so I've been celebrating my papa's. He's a great man, like all of them. There now" Johnny was taken home. but it is not on record that his hide was tanned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'s Letter.

New York, February 13.-(Special.)- While our market was closed Liverpool declined some points, then recovered with the last quotation today a shade bet ter than those of Thursday last and a firm tone. On very small market the favorable advices from Liverpool brought about an advance of from 5 to 6 points. There was little business in evidence, but the sentiment was in favor of recov- cry from the decline earlier in the week. The offerings appeared to come from the largest holders, who supplied the demand for March and May on the opening It is believed that they have been free sellers during the past week. The spot market was quiet at unchanged prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

New York, February 13.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $9,497, 800 more than the requirements of the % per cent reserve rule. This is a decrease of $SS9,- 000 in the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last week. The state ment follows:
 Loans $1,926,S15, 400, decrease $17,s52,Ooo. Deposits $1, ,378, 413 500, decrease $24, ,414,SO0. Circulation $4S, ,932, 300, decrease $269,OOO. Legal tenders SS, 2OS, 100, decrease $4SS,SO Specie S273, 1893, 100, decrease $6,50S, 300.
 Reserve 1854, 10, 200, decrease s6,942,70O
 Reserve required $944,eO8 400. decrease $6. 103. 700.
 Surplus $9, 97,SO0, decrease $839, ,OOo
 Ex-United States deposits 10,So0S25, de- crease $974,675.
 The percentage of actual reserve of the clearing house banks today was 25.7S.
 The statement of banks and trust com panies of Greater New York not reported to the clearing house shows that these institutions have aggregate deposits of $1,- 2S1, ,643, 400; total cash on hand, 52595, 300. and loans amounting to $1,107,649,70O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
LivernooI Cotton Market.

Liverpool, February 1s.-spot in limited demand; prices points higher. Amer ican middling fair, 5.7od; good middling, 5s4d middling, 5,14d; low middling, 4.94d; good ordinary, 4.54d; ordinary, 4.19d. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 100 were for speculation and export and in cluded S5OO American. Receipts, 5000 bales, including 2500 American.
 Futures opened quiet and closed firm. February, 504d; February March. 5.011sd; March-April, 5.O2hd; AprilMay, 5.0311d; May-June, 5.041ad; June-July, July-August, 506d; September, 5d September October, 96d; October-November, 4.9S1sd i; November-December, 4.9lhd; December January, 4.901zd; January February, 4S91ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Manchester Cloth Market.

Manchester, England. February 1S-The cloth market showed a disappointing week, the turnover being below the aver age, and prices were frequently reduced in order to effect sales China took better quantities of special shirtings and light cloths, but the Indian, as well as the home trade, demands were small. The Mediterranean and South American mar kets provided orders for immediate re- qurements; only yarns were dull and ir- regular. Americans as well as Egyptians were offered more freely, but without success. The receipts of stocks are in- creasng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Concerning Divine Limitations.

From the Delineator.
 Tn 1880 we moved west The land was the same everywhere-not a rock in sight I expect my little boy was wishing he could have some one to play with; at any rate, he left his trench digging and came into the house with a very sober little face. Mamma. can God do everything?" 'Yes.''
 "Everything He has a mind to?''
 'Yes, everything" 'Is there anything He. can't do?"
 No; everything is possible with God.' Could He make rock so big He couldn't lift it, mammal"
 What could I say?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Misquotatlons.

From Judge
 He jests at bars who never wore stripe.
 Where frivolty is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
 Sweet is revenge-especially to the other woman.
 That man that hath a tongue, l say, is no man if with his tongue he can't outwit a woman.
 Iris better to have played and lost than never to have played at all:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
LOCAL PROVISIONS

Meats. Rib bellies, $9.9501O45. D. S Clear bellies, $10.45 910.70. D. s. short ribs, S9.60. D. s. fat backs, $S.95. Smoked clear bellies. 11hc; fancy. 12kc.
 Hams. smoked, 11h@12hc; Califor- nia, Sc. Bacon, fancy. 17c; medium, I4c Lard, leaf, 10Ac; compound, 7Ac. Pork loins, 12c; spare ribs. Sc. Ham butts. 101ae; Boston butts, 10c. Brains, Sc; beef flyers. 6c. Pork sausage, 8hc.
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New Orleans. February 1s.-Spot cotton quiet; unehanged middling, 92sc; sales on the spot. 2000 bales; to arrive, 500 bales.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of to points under the influence of bullish weekend statistios. Spinners' talkings for the week were higher than expected, even by the bull side Liverpool cables were higher than due and they helped the ad- vance here. At the highest prices were to g points over yesterdays last quo tations. The closing was very steady with prices at a net advance of to 8 points.
 Spots closed 1-16c lower than last wek. Total sales were 4b9O bales on the spot. against 255O last week and $500 this week last year, and sales to arrive amounted to ss6OO bales, against 1850 last week and 3650 this week last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
A Case Worth TrYinu.

From Harper's Weekly
 MT. F. Phiander Towersby, a most ex. cellent citizen, though not noted for lay. ish prodigality, received recently a con signment ot very rare Tokayer Aus. bruch. He sent one bottle of the delicious wine to Justice Fordyce of the supreme court, who happens to be one of the most eminent connoisseurs in America, and honor's opinion of the vintage
 MT Towersby received next day this reply:
 My Dear sir-I beg to thank yau for the confidence you repose in my iudg. ment as shown by asking for my opinion
 But inasmuch as l am a lawyer, many years of training and experience make 1t impossible for me to give an opinion on anything but a case"
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Easy; rniddling, 9hc; net receipts, 714S; gross receipts, 7148; ship ments, 727 # stock, 14S,549.
 Augusta-Quiet; middling, 9%c; net receipts, 371; gross receipts S71; ship ments 113; sales, 124; stock, 83.740.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, 9%c; net receipts. 14S3; gross receipts, 2617; ship ments, 2227; sales, 800; stock, 167,43S.
 St. -Louis-Quiet; middling 97-18c; net receipts, 1947; gross receipts, 1s47; sales, 1 stock, 42,320.
 Cincinnati--Net receipts, $50; gross receipts, $50; shipments 226; sales, 400 stock, 19,S45.
 Louisville-Firm; middling, exc.
 Little Rock Steady; middling s1-16c; net receipts, 735 gross receipts, 735: shipments. 977; stock 49,643.
 Total today-Net receipts, 1O,6s7;
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Naval Stores.

Savannah February 13.-Turpentine firm, 4o1sc; receipts, 123; shipments. 24- Rosin firm; sales, 942; receipts, S1s; ship ments, 49S stock, 165, ACT. Quote: B, $3. D, 8. .O71a; E, $3 10; F, s3.15; G, s3.171k; H, $3 45; I, s4; K, s5; M, s5.75; N, s6.2B; win dow glass, $6.45; water white, $6.5O.
 Wilmington, February 13.-Spirits tur- pentine steady. 3915c; receipts 3 casks. Rosin steady, $2.75 receipts, 95 barrels. Tar firm, $50; receipts 32 barrels. Crude turpentine firm, $2 $3 and s3; receipts, g barrels
 Charleston, February 13.-Turpentine quiet, 4Oc Resin quiet. Quote: A, B, c, $2. .95; D, g. .s71a; E. 8; F, S.o5; G, s.O71k@ 8 10; H, sS35; I, s 30; K, s4.so; M s5.65; N, s6. IS; window glass, $s.S5; water white, $6 40
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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New Orleans, February 1S.--Cotton spots were quiet. Low ordinary, 5Bc, nominal; ordinary, 15-16c, nominal; good ordinary 7ssc; low middllng, S9sc; middling, 9ssc; good middling. 97sc; middling fair, 1014c; fair He, nominal. Receipts, 1799; stock, 296 OS5.
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Money on Call.

New York, February 13.-Money on call nominal; time loans nominal; 50 days, ,la @2% per cent; 90 days, 2s4 per cent; six months 3QSA.
 Prime mercantile paper, 31hG4 per cent; sterling exchange nominal, with actual business in bankers bills at $4. .S5. .1OQ 4s5 20 for 60 days and at $4S7.20 for de- mand; commercial bills. $4.S4%Q4 .S5. Bar silver 51%c. Mexican dollars, 44c. Gov ernment bonds dull; railroad bonds un- quoted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
COTTON MARKET
 MAKES ADVANCE
Business Is Quiet With Very
 Narrow Fluctuations
SENTIMENT IS BEARISH
Old Crop Supply Is Growing Smaller Every Day and Bulls Believe That Eventually Prices Must
 Go Much Higher.

New York, February 13.-The cotton market opened steady at an advance of to points, in response to better cables than expected, and sold about to points net higher during the early session, on scattered covering and moderate support from bullish sources. Business was quiet, however and fluctuations during the mid dle of the morning were narrow and ir- regular, with prices shade off from the best Weekend figures were rather bear ish, and Fall River sales were smaller, but while there was light showers in eastern and central belt sections, the weather in the southwest continued dry.
 While sentiment in the main is bearlsh, most spot merchants honestly believe that actual cotton prices are of the bargain counter variety, consequently are not sur prised over the persistency with which values are sustained in spite of many ad- verse influences. Bears, of course, have made the most of the individual short time reported from Lancashire, but bulls wisely refused to be worried on that score because the. day of Lancashires domina- ton of cotton market affairs passed when American mills began to consume more cotton than all England However, sen timent is yet a world moving force and must be dealt with accordingly.
 The long drouth in the west has been broken and the new crop outlook Is not yet clear. Relatively, the old crop supply remaining available is getting small rapidly, and six months must pass before new cotton can be counted on.
 The market closed very steady, with prices net to 10 points higher
 s Receipts at the ports today 1S,733 bales against 32,7Ss last week and 1S,325 last year. For the week 16O0O0 against POI, ,91 last week and 14O, ,495 last year. Today s receipts at New Orleans 179S bales against 574S last year, and at Houston 714s against 3766 last year
 Spot closed quiet; middling uplands 9.S5c. New York, February 13-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot | ton for the week ending Friday, Feb | ruary IS, were compiled by the New | York cotton exchange:
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT. H.
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Dry Goods.

New York, February 13.-The dry goods iniarket was still active in the jobbing houses Retailers are buying freely of spring merchandise. In the primary mar ket 1t is announced that one of the largest lines of ginghams for fall have been held up and sample cards with drawn. Linens are active. Burlaps con- tinue weak. White goods are being sold freely.