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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
UPWARD SLANT
 IN WHEAT MARKET
Apparent Snallness of In- crease in the Visible Sup-
 ply Responsible

Chicago, November 13.-Surprise at the visible supply helped give the wheat market today an upward slant. The close was Ac to 3sc net advance.
 Late trading left corn up 9sc, oats A9 9sc, and hog products varying from 21sc decline to a like amount of added cost. It was a deceptive showing that caused the astonishing expressions given the due to a decrease of more than 100000 bushels which had been made in the to- tai afloat on the lakes, but had not re- appeared elsewhere. Too late to affect the market 1t was learned that too much of the wheat in question Is at Buffalo and cannot be unloaded.
 Until after the close of navigation, how ever, the grain will not be credited as af1oat in that port. Liberal sales of cash wheat here aided in creating bull senti- ment. So did lighter world shipments than expected.
 On the other hand conditions for the Argentine harvest were reported highly favorable. Beside there was a lack of orders to commission houses, the result of wire trouble. In consequence the market fluttered a large part of the time.
 At the close the tone was unmlstakably strong. Between the opening and the wind up December ranged 921a@92ssc and 9a5sc with the finish 1lc net higher at 931ac.
 Despite absence of business the corn market showed firmness with wheat and because of the bearish foreign outlook. Country offerings were limited. Decem- Der fluctuated from 621sc to 6Ss@6314c. c. closing steady hGp3sc up at 631sc.
 Cash grades were in good demand. No. ? yellow was quoted at 73@731ac.
 Vigorous buying by Chicago spectators lifted the market for oats. The sue cess of the move was due to there being no opposition. High and low levels touched by December were 47s4c and 4714c, with the close at 47ssc, a gain of asc net.
 Hogs receipts turned out to be some- what light as result of the storm. Packing house products rose accordingly, but demand fell away and In the end prices exhibited no significant change from 4S hours before.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
S225,OO0 FIRE SWEEPS MUSK0GEE

Muskogee, Okla, November 13.-Almost an entire block of business buildings was consumed in a fire of unknown origin which was discovered at 3:30 o'clock Sun day morning and which was extinguished after fierce fight soon after noon. Prop erty loss is estimated at $225ooo, partially covered by insurance.
 There were no fatalities although sev- eral firemen had narrow escapes from, falling walls and bursting hose. The en- tire stock of the new Phoenix Clothing company was entirely destroyed, entaillng loss of over S75.000.
 Other losses were: Fite and Rossey. owners of building in which the fire origi- rated, s52000; Wise-Jones Jewelry Co, $1b,OGO; J. c. Welch Clothing Co.,, $25,000; New York Candy Kitchen, $sooo Mohart Drug Co, $15,0O0. Losses of office hold CTS and others in the burned area will aggregate s35,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

l Galveston: Steady; middling, 9% net receipts, 1S,709; gross receipts IS, 709; sales, 108S stock, 26S,44S; Grea Britain, 41,766; continent, 1895; coast wise, 2511. New Orleans: Quiet; middling, 9Ac net receipts, 12,513; gross receipts. 12,- 69S; sales, 1090; stock, 129,S22; Great Britain, 6222. Mobile: Firm: middling, SIS c; net re- ceipts, 6263; gross receipts, 3263; sales 300; stock 49,530 continent, 7772; coast wise, 1S5.
 Savannah: Steady; middling, 9hc; net receipts, 15.320, gross receipts. 15,- 32o; sales. S212; stock, 199,565; Great Britain, 15.S36; continent, 11,506; coast wise, 2932.
 Charleston: Steady; middling, 9Bc; net receipts. 31,791; gross receipts, 31,- 791; sales, 500; stock. 51,065; continent, 1096.
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, SC; net receipts, 3334; gross receipts, 3334; stock, 27.019; coastwlse. 600.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling. 9Ac; net receipts, 7590; gross receipts, 7590; sales. 14S5; stock. 51,1o0; coastwise, 6S05.
 Baltimore: Nominal: middling, 9Ac; gross receipts, 5000; stock. S721; conti- nent, 91S3.
 New York: Dull: middling, 9.5Oc; net receipts, 6S; gross receipts. S340; stock, 1,557; Great Britain, 2311; France, 31O1; continent, 600; coastwise, 3013.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, $50; net re- ceipts. 1O74 gross receipts, S34o; stock, 11,129.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 9.75c; stock, 274T; Great Britain. 34o0; conti- nent, 100.
 Brunswick: Stock, 1929.
 Port Arthur: Net receipts. 93S7 gross receipts, 93S7; continent, 93S7.
 Texas City: Net receipts. 5427; gross receipts, 5437; stock, 52,3s0; Great Brit ain, 4334.
 Pensacola: Net receipts, 222; gross receipts, 222; France. 222.
 Total today, at all ports, net s0,0SS; Great Britain, S0.s69; France, 3223 con- tinent, 5o,7s4; stock, 955,312.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net 154,- 722; Great Britain. 99,967; France. 12,- GAS; continent, 97.720; Japan, 10,2S1.
 Total since September 1, at all ports, 4.119,502; Great Britain, 1,321,475; France, 346,50S; continent, 1,246,494; 1; Japan, 46.772; Mexico, 1750
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
AGRICULTURAL
 FAIR SUCCESS

Columbia, November 13.-(Special)-The impromptu agricultural fair, known as | the Columbia Merchants and Farmers Trade carnival, came to very success full and highly interesting close Saturday afternoon when the prizes were awarded. | The interest and enthusiasm shown throughout the fair gives encouragement | to the farmers and business men in in- 1 augurating a fair association for the purpose of collecting the greatest exhibit | of the great wregrass region ever got l ten together, for the further purpose of capturing the first prizes next year at I the State Fair at Montgomery, the fair at Birmingham and the Interstate Fair at Pensacola.
 | The Houston county good road crew has just completed the contract with
 the town of Columbia and has gone to Early county, Georgia, just across the | Chattahoochee, where the county com missoners have contracted to have many
 miles of well graded roads built, and
 which will add very materially to the
 mode of transportation to and from Co., l lum oa.
 | MT. Solomon and family of Cedar
 Springs, Ga, have removed to the Charles | H. Davis house on Main street where
 they will make their future home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, November 13.-Close: Cotton, spot in fair demand; prices points high CT. American middling fair 5,76d good middling, 5.40d niddling, 5.24d: low mid- ding, 5.13d; good ordinary, 5d; ordinary 4.S0d, The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and ex- port and included 1000 American. Re- ceipts 5000 bales, including 2300 American. Futures opened firm and closed steady. November, 5.OS1Ad; NovemberDecember 4991ad: DecemberJanuary, 4.9912d; Jan uary-February, 514d; February-March, 5.o2d; March-April, 5.o31ad; April-May, 5.051ad; May June. 5.071ad; June-July, 5.oSd; July-August, 51od; August-Septembe 5o9d, September-october, 5.0Sd; October November 5.071ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
MORRIS AVENUE
 BUSINESS GOOD Cold Weather Gives Impetus to Trade. Meat Prices
 Advance

The change in the weather has given an impetus to business on Morris ave- nue and has stimulated quotations generally. Fluctuations yesterday were more noticeable in meat prices. the close showing an advance in lard, short ribs, D. s. fat backs and clear bellies.
 The poultry and produce markets were well supplied and were enjoying a good trade. Receipts of fruits were two car loads of oranges and car load of Tokay grapes.
 Present quotations are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
ROTATIONS WAIVER
 N UNCERTAIN WAY
fit Taking Sales Gave tock Market a Heavy ,
 Tone Yesteray

New York, November 13.--Taking sales gave the stock market heavy tone today. Quotations wavered in an uncertain way and recessions in most cases did not exceed point. The liar riman stocks were weakest of the i'm portant railway issues, Union Pacific being set back more than points. In the industrial division the copper group, United States Steel. American Tele- phone and American Tobacco preferred were weak. The losses were insignifi- cant by comparison with the large gains made recently and seemed to re- suit largely from the fact that the bull party lacked the aggressive lead ership that 1t has had. There were no occurrences of sufficient importance to effect material change in specu- 1atiye opinion. The bear traders after a fortnight of severe reverses resumed operations in a moderate way and 1t was apparent that part of the pres sure in the last hour of trading, when the market was weakest was due to short selling. Realizing, however, was B more important factor and the pres sure of long stocks at times was in- sistent enough to suggest that the buy Ing movement had been overdone in some sections of the market.
 The list was not without its strong spots. The. coalers were again con- spicuously strong. the Hill stocks showed advances until late in the day, Consolidated Gas advanced more than points and several of the inactive industrials rose from 1 to 8 points. The advance of the coalers was due to a repetition of the reports of probable "extras" for the stockholders, possibly as a result of separation of coal hold ings from the roads.
 Weakness of the Hartman stocks , was attributed to the supreme court decision holding the Southern Pacific liable for certain taxes claimed by the state of Kentucky. its corporate home. The effect of the decision, however, was not expected to be wide and the incident served chiefly as an argument for selling.
 The copper group made no response to an advance in the price of the metal from 12h to 12& by some of the larg- est producing and selling agencies. The inquiry for the metal in the domestic markets was not active. Exports so far this month have been much heavier than in. the corresponding period of October. France did not appear this week as bidder for the south Africa consignment of gold to London and there were indications of further i'm provement in the Paris money market. The inquiry from foreign borrowers was less of a factor here and a few l, large loans were made abroad by New York banks. The money market con- tinued comparatively sluggish.
 The bond market was irregular; to- tai sales par value $2,619,o0o. United States bonds unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Girls Injuries Fatal

Chicago, November 13.-Miss Bertha Att wood 26 years of age. who is supposed to have come to Chicago from New Or leans and who is believed to have had a sister In St. Louis. died in a hospital here today. the result of having been shot In the neck last Monday by her sweetheart, William J. Crush. Crush committed sui- eide directly after he had shot the young woman. The shooting is said to have fol- lowed Miss Atwoods refusal to marry him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady: middling, 9-16c. net receipts, 24,324; gross receipts, 24, S24; shipments, 22,007; sales, 4261 stock, l36,292.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 97sc; net receipts, 2225; gross receipts, 2412; shipments. 1909; sales. 1903; stock. 73- 552.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 9%c; net receipts, 11,676; gross receipts, 16, 546; shipments. 9416; sales, 34oo; stock, 146,0S4.
 St. Louis: Quiet middling, 9%c; net receipts, 1864; gross receipts, 4511; shipments, 3734; sales. 110 stock, 19,- 251.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1888; gross receipts, 1888; shipments, I'll; stock 99S2
 Little Rock: Steady; middling, 9Aci net receipts. 2S21; gross receipts, 2S21 shipments, 751; stock, 1,534.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 9%c.
 Totals today: Net receipts, 44,oSsi gross receipts, 52.002; shipments, 3S,- S2S; sales, S772; stock, 416,697.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Fruits and Produce

(Cofrected by DougIaS Bros.J
 Arples-Fancy northern, per bbl.. s4d5. bulk. $2.75a3. Oranges: California, per box, s. Lemons: Fancy, per box, 5.50. Lines: Imported. $1. Pineapples: Per crate S250. Pears: California. per crate, s275. Grapes: Tokay, per crate, s2.00 Concord, pony basket, 14c s-lb. basket, BOG. Peaches: California, per crate, s1.50. Irish Potatoes: Per bushe, s1.10. Sweet Potatoes: Dooey yams, per bushel, 75Gp soc; Rutabagas: Canadian. h.. 11sc. On- icns: Red Globe. per h.. 2s4c; Span ish, per crate. S165. Celery: Colorado, per crate, S4; per dozen punches, soc; Oranges. Florida, $2 75; Cranberres, per box, s2.50 to $2.75. per bbl., s9.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
WOMEN ASPIRE
 TO BE ALDERMEN

Chicago, November 1S.-Beleving that the time is not far distant when women may be elected aldermen and woman yielding the gavel in the mayors chair, Chicago suffragists are interesting them selves in a school for the instruction of municipal employees which will be opened tonight. Women are especially invited to attend the class, which will be conducted by John Curtis Kennedy of the University of Chicago.
 We may have woman mayor and women councimen in short time." said Mrs. Mary E. McDowell of the University of Chicago settlement, in making the an- uouncement of the new school,' and 1t is well to get our instruction now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Coffee Market

New York. November 1S-Coffee futures opened barely steady at decline of % to 29 points in response to lower Liver pool cables, lower Brazilian port re-
 ceipts. foreign selling and scattered liqui- dation. Offerings were pretty well ab- sorbed at the start and the market ral- lied several points from the lowest dur ing the middle of the day on covering and bull support, but weakened again later under liquidation on rumors that leading longs were reducing their lines and bear pressure, which may have been encouraged by reports of lower quotations in the cost and foreign market and talk of an easier spot situation.
 The close was steady but at a net loss of P tQ s39 points, Sales, 100,750 bags, including November. 10. 43c; December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Worlds Visible Supply

New York, November 4o.-Visible sup- ply of grain in the United States as com- piled by the New York produce exchange last Saturday was: Wheat, 66566, 900 bushels; increase, 1,137,0o0 bushels. Corn, 1,S70OO0 bushels; decrease, 333,0oo bushels. Oats, 21931, 900 bushels; decrease. 349, 000 bushels. Rye, 1,2Ss,OO0 bushels; increase, i25,0Oo. Barley, 4,S65,000 bushels increase, S5l ,0OO Visible supply of wheat in Cam ada Saturday was 13965,000 bushels, an increase of 3231, ,00 0bushes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Dry Gonds

New York. November 13.-The cotton goods markets are irregular, but many small sales are being made steadily at concessions in prices. There has been con- siderable business in a quiet way on col ored domestics for delivery through Feb ruary Cooler weather has stimulated trading in mems heavy wear and gen. eral dry goods lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady Rye--No. ?, 90d91c. Barley-Feed or mixing, S0cQ$.04; fair to choice malting, S1.160D1 .25. Timothy seed. $13G15 521ac.
 Clover SIS. 5o@20.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, S16@16 9.
 Lard-Per 100 pounds, $9 .1219.
 Butter - Firm; creameries, 25laa33c; dairies 23d29c.
 Eggs-Firm; receipts. 1872 cases; at mark cases included; 1SQ21c; firsts, 260 2Sc prime firsts, 23Q25c.
 Cheese-Steady daisies, 141aQ14s4 i; twins, 14Q1414c: young Americas. 14&c; long horns, 14s4@15c. Potatoes-Steady; receipts. IS cars. Wis consin, 75@7Sc; Michigan and Minnesota, 7SGS0c.
 Poultry-Live, firm; turkeys, 13c; chick ems, SEC: springs, 10c
 yeal-Steady; 50 to 60 ID. wts., 71sa111sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Bonds
New York Money Market

New York. November 13.-Money on call steady, 2AG2A per cent; ruling rate and closing bid, 2ss:. offered at 21a; time loans 11rmer; 60 days and 90 days, 31a43A per cent; six months, 3l1@3a4.
 Prime mercantile paper. 4Gl4is per cent; sterling exchange firm. with actual busi- ness in bankers. bills at s4.s3.S0 for 50 day sand $4.S7 for demand; commercial bills. $I.S3. Bar silver, 56c. Mexican dol- lars, 461ac. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, November 13-Cotton fu- lures opened quiet and steady at an ad- vance of ? to 1 points. Cables were slightly better than. due and the weather man was called unfavorable, freezing tenn peratures and killing frost being reported over the greater part of the cotton belt. Bears, however, pointed out that frost would have the effect Of lowering the grade of cotton still in the fields, and that the cold was more of a bearish than bullish feature. The market was quiet in the early session. Soon after the call prices were to points up, but at the end of the first half hour of business they were l to , points under Saturdays close.
 Interrupted communication with many points because of Sundays storm caused dullness the morning through. It was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Flour and Foodstuffs

Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.)
 Self-raising flour. $5.75. Nellie King foul, per barrel, s5. Boltea meal, per 96- pound sacks, $1.75. No. corn, per ousn- eI. kiln dried. 92c. Pure wheat snorrs, S35. Fure wheat bran, $3o. 10o-lb. c. S. hulis. per ton, s11. Prime c. S. meal. per ton. $29. C. S. feed meal, per tor., s25. No l timothy hay, per ton. s2S Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, s20 Corn chops, per 1o0-lD. sack, M.75. Flour in wood. l50. White oats, 62c.
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lie; January, 13.75c; February, 13. 60c i; March, 1S,29c; April, 13 27c; May, 13.24c; June, 13.2Sc; July, 13.22c; August, 13.2Oc; September, 13.19c; October. 13.1Sc.
 Havre unchanged to A@k franc lower. Hamburg was A@% pfg. lower. Rio, 75 reis lower at Ssxs50; Santos As 100 refs tower at ssxs5o IS 125 reis lower at Ssx 300 Receipts. at the two Brazilian ports were 56,000 against 5000 last year. Jundiiahy receipts, 44,000 against 42,200 last year.
 Fine weather was reported in all districts of Sac Paulo. New York warehouse de- l!veries Saturday, S079, against 10,325 last year. Today's special cable from Santos reported the market barely steady, but unchanged this morning with Sac Paulo receipts of 5S.000 bags, against 51,000 the previous day.
 Spot. easy; Rio Mo- ', 1514@155sc Santos No. 1, 16ssc; mild, quiet; Cordova, 161s@ 1S%c nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14

reported that some interior points were offering some low grade cotton very free- ly in this market, and this resulted in a moderate amount of short selling, which the ring found 1t difficult to absorb Many telegrams came In from Texas points, and the majority said that the cold wave had done little damage. This encouraged the tendency to go short, and at noon prices were 3 to points under Saturdays close.
 In the afternoon session the market was quiet and featureless. At o'clock prices were to points under Saturdays close
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
American Securities

London, November 13.-American securi- ties opened steady and about unchanged today During the first hour trading was light and prices moved irregularIy. At noon the market was steady, with values ranging from as above to $ below Satur- day nights closing.
 The market. was neglected and prices sagged in the early afternoon, but values hardened a fraction in the late trading and the closing was steady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Treasury Statement

Washington, November 13.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, SIS, 607,175; in , bank sand Philippine treasury, s33, ,332. .0O5 :; total balance in general fund was $780, 901 ,37S; ordinary receipts Saturday were s3,232,9Ga, with ordinary disbursements s. sol ,G03. The deficit to date this fiscal year is $2S,694, ,415, as against a deficit of $11,S2S,732 at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama canal and out side debt transactions. %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Poultry and Eggs

CoTrected by Garrett x HIne)
 Hens-35450c; live, per pound. 11Q1219c: large flyers. 1214c ID: med. flyers. l5c per lh; small, 15c per lb. Ducks-3044oc each. Guineas, soc. Boosters, BOG each; Geese 4091 s0c each, Live turkeys. 200 per ID. Eggs, fresh, 26c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
l,v

Corrected by Armour & Co.,
 Lard 111sc; compound SAC; D. s. short ribs, 9.70c; D. s. fat backs, s70c; clear bellies, 10.95c. Ham butts. 13c; Boston. Pc. Pork loins, 13e: spare ribs, 10c; breakfast bacon, 19@22c Star Reg. ham, 15%c. Star skd ham, 16Ac.
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New Orleans, November 1S-Spot cot ton quiet, unchanged; middling, 9Ac; sales on the spot 40 bales; to arrive. $50; low ordinary, 13-l6c nominal ordinary, CSC nominal; good ordinary, 1-16c; strict good ordinary, 7-16c; low middling, sac; strict low middling. 9c; middlng, 9Ac; strict middling, 99sc; good middlipg, 99-l6c; strict good middling, sac; middling fair, 10 1-16c; middlng. fair to fair. 10 7-l6c; fair. 10 13-16c nominal; receipts, l2,5l35 stock, 129,S22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14

New Orleans, November 13.-Secretary Hester today issued statement of the weights of 3,411125 bales of cotton handled at outports and across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers overland to American waters outside of the cotton belt during the months of September to October, inclusive, showing an average per bale of 520 4-16 pounds, against 520 6i-l5 for the same period last year.
 Detailed ges are; Texas ports, 530 59-10o. against 593 94-10O last year; Louisiana ports: 514 5-100, against 533 3-100 last year: Georgia ports, 51S 26-10o, against 5l1 31-100 last year; South Carolina ports, 495, against 495 last year; North Carolina ports, 49S, against 497 last year; Virginia ports 495 against 490 last year. Tennes- see etc, 52S 20-100, against 514 39-1o0 last year. These averages are based on offi- cial returns of the secretaries of the su- perintendents of exchanges and experts at ports, etc, in the states named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cation Merchants, Hanover Square. N. Members New York Cotton Ex- N change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Asso- &ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- ciation, orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms given for con. sirnments of spot cotton for delivery. Correspondenoe invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14

the advance in crude markets and the strength of lard, but prices eased off a shade in the afternoon under profit taking and the late setback of hog products. Total sales, 7s00 Closing prices were gen. erallv l to 6 points net higher. Novem- Der, 5.79q5.S .S1c; December, 5.6S05. .69c; Jan- uary, 5.66Q5. .61c; February, 5.6S45 roc; i; March, 5.1G7.73 Prime crude, 450GD 4.5Ic; prime summer yellow, 4.5S@4. soc; prime winter yellow, 4d@7c; prime sum- mer white, 5.80Q6. soc.
 New Orleans, November 13.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels, per pound, 5.55c; choice meal, 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S.50 choice cake per cent ammonia, per long ton, 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, November 13.--Close: Wheat. December. 947sc; May, 99%c. Corn. Decem- ber, 63lsc; May 64c. Oats. December, 4Sc; May. 501sc. Cash wheat, No. ? red, 951a@ 67c; hard, 5Sc4s1 .o7. Corn, No. ?, 72c; No. 2 white, 72c. Oats, No. 2, 47Q47a4e; No. white, 49Q491ac.
 Kansas City. November 1S.-Close: Wheat, December, 96Bc; May and July, s1 7tI CO.'S; July, 92is@624c. Corn, December, 621sc; May, 637s@64c July, 6Sesc. Cash wheat, No. hard, 9Sc4S1 .04; No. red, ,97c @9Sc. Corn, No. ? mixed and No. ? white, 74c. Oats, No. ? white, 4S1sc; No. mixed 47n47c.