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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Men and Religion Forward" !"

From the Pittsburg Leader.
 This Men and Religion Forward" movement has aroused in mems hearts the belief that, after all. the time when mans inhumanity to man" shall be nothing but an odious memory of bar barrie and unciviized era may not be so far distant.
 If complete success attends this evan geistie movement. then more will have been done to establish the ''brotherhood of man. of which much has been said and more has been written than in any previous effort.
 This is what the people see in the Men and Religion Forward' movement. They can conceive of nothing less in the final success of the campaign and they are eager for the work to go out.
 They want churches that will be filled with Christians, not only in name, but in spirit. They picture to themselves the joys of an existence in which every man did as he hoped to have others do to him, of the as yet inexperienced delights of a world in which tho ''helping hand was at all times within reach of those who needed 1t.
 The people have got it into their hearts and minds that leading q true Christian life, such as the evangelists want every man to do. means nothing more nor less than applying the golden rule to practi- cal affairs of life.
 Christianity long ago lost any element of mystery that it may have contained for the masses of people.
 They have come to regard it funda- mentally simple, and to hold forth no greater requirement. than the sincere practice of truth, fellowship and common love for all humanity.
 The life of Christ has always been their model They are fully acquainted with the essential virtues which it presents, and they have dreamed of the time when these virtues would be universally adopt cd, and the kingdom of Christ on earth would be a reality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, October 14-(Special.)- )- Foreign advices were below eXpecta- tions and prices established a new low level, with 9 cents touched on the de- cline. Southern selling was d forceful element and occasional short coverin g was the only check upon prices.
 The weather is ideal with prospect of warmer conditions in the southwest. In the rush to sell statistical features are ignored, and the bull side is aban- doned in view of the large certainty, the absence of trade demand, with poor mill and trade news added to the big daily receipts; with prospect of their continuance till Christmas. Bradstreet and the Chronicle report some inter- ference with picking by rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
RICH FINDS OF AMBERGRIS
Treasure TrOve of the Sea for Sailors
 on Whaling Vessels

Of all the chance prizes which the sea gives up. perhaps the most valuable is ambergris. From Fayal, in the Azores, comes word, by way of the whaling com- munity of New Bedford, that the brig Viola had finished successful summer season and had made a rich find of 110 pounds of the substance, valued at 80, coo. Cruising the seas in search of ambergris holds out more hope of profit than the Quixotic. but popular, ventures which cX- plore the coasts of the Spanish Main for the Tabled doubloons and moldoireS cf Kidd, Morgan. or Jean Lafitte.
 In April of this year the Viola, with the bark Bertha, met with even better fortune taking in the catch off the coast of Afri- ca sperm whale yielding ambergris of the highest quality, valued at nearly SGo coo. An unexpected bit of treasure trove came the way of Manchester painter in March, 1910. While on a fishing trip on the St. Lawrence river he saw a dark mass in the shallow water near the shore, and fired two shots into it, thinking that it was an animal. Instead he hauled aboard a lump of ambergris worth sotne- thing more than s25,OO0.
 Herman Melville writes of ambergris and it's uses:
 NOW this ambergris is a very curious substance, and so important as an article of commerce that in 1791 a certain Nan tucket born Captain Coffin was examined at the bar of the English house of com mons on that subject. For at that time. ana indeed until comparatively late day. the precise origin of ambergris remained. like amber itself, problem to the learned. Ihough the word ambergris is but the frehch compound for gray amber, yet the two substances are quite distinct For amber. though at times found on the sea coast, IS also dug in P,. ;, soils, whereas ambergris is never found except upon the sea. Besides, amber is a hard, transparent, brittle odorless sub stance, used for mouthpieces to pipes. Tor beads and ornaments; but ambergris IS soft. waxy, and so highly fragrant ard spicy that it is largely used in perfumery. in pastiles. precous candles, hair powders and pomatum. The Turks use it in cook ing and also carry it to Mecca, for the same purpose that frankincense is carried to St. Peters. in Rome. Some wine .ner- chants drop few grains into claret. to flavor it''
 Tn Provincetown. Mass. just back of Inc old wharves, Is dealer in ambergria. known as the king of the trade. He pays from $150 to $500 a pound for the commo- dity buying as agent for European mRnu- facturers of perfumes. The whaling ships that sail from New Bedford and Province town bring back to him all sorts of dot- sam, from Jumps of slush from the galley to bits of refuse from the Boston dump: to these the old dealer applies a connos- seur's nose-his infalible test.
 Nothing has been discovered to take the place of ambergris in the making of per- fumes. When it is dissolved in alcohol 1t holds the various oils and essences in solution and the lasting delicate quality of Q perfume depends upon the amount of this expensive ingredient used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. Octoberf 14-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at a decline of s to 10 points, Cables were disappoint- ing and the weather map was considered remarkably good for this time of the year. There was much week end cov- erins on the short side as soon as the market opened, but there was much fresh selling based apparently on reports from the interior that the crop was still be- ing picked and ginned in record time, and that the spot demand showed no im- provement. Spot houses were among the heaviest sellers. At the end of the first half hour of business prices were 13 to 1i points under yesterdays close and at new to low levels for the season.
 The market had a weak undertone all the morning and prices sagged slowly but steadily without showing any decided signs of reacting, even when week end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
The Age of Handwriting

From the London Chronicle.
 A contest in the fine art of penmanship would rot arouse much public interest now. But there seems 10 have been great excitement when Peter Bales was chal- lenged by Daniel Johnson in 159o. Bales was the beautiful writer who could tram scribe the whole Bible so that it would go into 0 walnut shell. and who had provided Queen Elizabeth with a speci- men of his handwriting which she wore in @ ring, u magnifying glass being re- quired to read it. When the contest took place there were five judges and a hun- dred spectators. The competition includ- ed all kinds of writing. the proficiency of the rivals pupils and the masterpieces of either. Bales won the golden pen. but Johnson declared that there had been trickery. Bales having begged to Be al- lowed to show tho pen to his sick wife and having promptly pawned it. where upon the judges had to declare him the winner to get out of the difficulty. Really the award was privately made to spare Johnsons feelings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
SWIMMING AND CATS
One Savant Is Sure the Kitchen Pet
 Can Swim
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Cats can swim,' remarked Harry Nan- derveer of Maplewood, N. J. Perhaps they seldom take to water voluntarily but they can all swim If you throw them into the water without putting them in q bag or tying a stone to them. They dis like wetting even their paws, however and that fact makes my story interesting all the more. Authenticity is demaQded in nature stories nowadays and this one is well authenticated and vouched fol by three persons who never saw the cal and one who says he did.
 "S Fisher Miller of South Orange, N J., is member of the Bay Head Yacht club at the head of Barnegat bay, and he owns the catboat Zelda. Recently ne had it hauled out at the marine railway attached to Mort Johnson's boat building shops adjoining the clubhouse.
 ''The boat was repaired and painted in- side and out and I saw 1t launched. We anchored it at least 200 feet from the nearest landing and left it for the night
 '"The next morning Mir. and Mrs. Mil Ter visited the boat and he was first to notice scratches on the fresh white paint of the hull. An examination showed that they were cat scratches and q search re- vealed four two weeks old kittens ir the open locker astern. The kittens were sleeping peacefully and were apparently well fed, but there was no old cat aboard
 "Inqulry was made by Mir. and Mrs Miller and a man who was employed by Mort Johnson said that he saw an old cat greatly excited at the foot of the ways and a few minutes later saw in the dusk something swimming out from the boat yard which he thought was a muskrat.
 we permitted the kittens to stay aboard that night and rowed ashore. Next morning we found them sound asleep and uncoInplaining. Consequently we con cluded that the old cat had again visited the boat during the night and given them nourishment. Next day the kittens were taken ashore and put in bed of shay ngs, but they all disappeared, and 1t is presumed that the old cat slowed them away in another boat in the yard.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 9a.c: net receipts. 19,401; gross receipts, 19; sales, fol; stock, 992; Great Britain, 161; France, 6s5: coastwise, 1l16.
 New Orleans: Easy; middling, 9ssc; net receipts, 1858; gross receipts, 4; sales, sos stock, 170S; Great Britain, 67,0s7; conti- nent, 32oo.
 Mobile: Easy; middling, 9c; net receipts, sisa; gross receipts, 3; sales, 4s9; stock. s59; Great Britain, 3604S; France, 45eo, continent, 4650; coastwise. 656.
 Savannah: Quiet; middlng, 97sc; net receipts, 1s,941 gross receipts, 19; sales, 9f1; stock, 5019; Great Britain, 1s7,S65. continent, 10,S46; ooastwise, 5100; Japan. 1; Mexico, 3e9.
 Charleston. Quiet: middling, 95sc; net receipts, 3731; gross receipts, g.; sales, 731 Great Britain, 51 ,2S5; coastwise, 800.
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, Sc; net receipts. 4450; gross receipts, 4450; stock, o2, 445. ,k;sllsN
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, Sc; net re- oejpts, 3I11; gross receipts, 39ll; sales, .224; stock, 29,7s4; coastwise, 4es3.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 9asc; stock. 6341.
 New York: Quiet; middling. 94Oc; gross receipts, 11,721; stock, s6,55S; continent, 3a96; coa stwise, 915S
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 9.40c; gross receipts. 5205: stock, 7751; continent, 200.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling 9.65c; gross receipts, 12S2; stock, 1122; continent, i25o.
 Brunswick: Stock, 15, ,4s5.
 Texas City: Net receipts, 62S9; gross re- ceipts, 62S9; stock, 19,307.
 San Francisco: Net receipts, 2l77 gross receipts, PIT; Japan, 2177
 Port Townsend: Net receipts, 657; gross receipts, s57; Japan 657.
 Total tocay at all ports: Net, eS.4I5: Great Britain. d5O0; France, l0,346: conti- nent. 1T; Japan, 696; Mexico, aS34; stock, 622, es2
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, es,415; Great Britain, 4oC0; France, 10,3i6; conti- nent, 1896; Japan, 2s34
 Total since September 1 at all ports: t: Net, 2,2S6,11l Great Britain. 6S3, sos : France. 10l BOA: continent, 5S4,140; Japan, 19Tl0. Mexico. 650
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
At Tuxedo; a Phase

Emily Post in the Century.
 Some people have called Tuxedo so- cial Ealf-way house to Newport. This is a great mistake. The social climber would, l think, make much better head way in Newport than in Tuxedo. Old TuXedoites are very conservative. Un-
 like the Newport so-called smart set" Tuxedo people are not living from ex- citement to excitement. The fact that some ore can and will give marvellous entertainments does not interest them in the least. Newport loves to be enter- tained; Tuxedo does not care a bit The men who go to Newport and Bar Har- Dor run up for holiday, and are not only ready, but eager, to do things all day long. Tuxedo men are hard-work- ing business men who take TAO or an S:15 train every morning of the week.
 As for the sophistication of grown girls and young men: visitor, driving the other day through the woods, found q horse and runabout belonging to an en- gagged girl tied to a tree. A few steps farther brought into view the engaged couple, one knecling at the side of a pud- dle of water winding five inch tin boat, the other putting the finishing pats to a miniature mud dock with tin shovel!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, october 14.-Cotton spot quiet; prices points lower. American middling fair, 5.s6d; good middling, 5.3sd middling, 5.24d; low middling, 5.1od good ordinary. 4.S4d; ordinary, 4.59d. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 400 were for specula- tion and export and included 490C American. Receipts, 40Q0 bales. in cluding 3400 American. Futures opened quiet and steady. and closed easy October, 4.9sd; october Novem Der. 4.94d; November December, 4.90d ecember-January, 4.90d; January February, 4.92d February March, 4.94d March April, 4.96d; April-May, 4.9Sd May-June, 5d June-July, sold; July August. 5.021ad; September, 5.o2; septemberO October, 5.o1d; octo- ber- November, 5d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
sz ,STOCK MARKET IS ? N-AAuE n nHIf~-=uA MUCH STRONGER Prices of Practically All
 the Active Stocks
 Rise

New York, October 14-Prices of practically all the active stocks rose from to ? points today. The mar ket displayed more consistent strength than on any previous session for sey- eral weeks.
 There was further evidence of short covering, but that the demand did not come in the main from this source was also indicated by the breadth or the movement.
 Although public participation in the market is still small there was evi- dence of an increasing outside inter- est. Securities of the American To- bacco company were again active and the bonds developed some heaviness.
 The recent marked rise in the f per cent bonds is accepted as proof that the original reorganization plans of the company have undergone modifica- tions. Additional details of the plan as it stands at present were made known and had much to do with bringing in buying orders.
 Demand for stocks was supplemental to the increased activity in bonds dur ing the week. Bond dealers said that the pressure of idle funds awaiting in- vestment was making itself felt in the heavier sales and rising prices and that this activity had been extended to the more conservative investment stocks.
 London bought stocks in this market, its purchases being estimated at 10,0O9 shares.
 There was another rise of 15 points in demand sterling. The bank state- ment revealed a shrinlSage in cash as had been expected. but it was of small proportions and the actual decrease tn surplus reserve was less than $1,- coo. 900.
 The bond market was irregular. Prices generally showed an improving tendency, although there was some heaviness in a few issues
 Total sales, par value. s2703, 900. United States As advanced Is on call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
The Power of Dreams
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

FTom Lle MilWuuhte oeIllHcl.
 An Irishmhan and a Ecotchman once went travelling through a western prairie. It happened that one after noon they shot a. single quail. which would do for breakfast for ono of them on the following morning. Knowing that the bird was not enough for the two they agreed to have 1t eaten by the one who should have the best dream during the night. says an exchange.
 When they awoke early in the morn ing the Irishman to the Scotch man. An phwat did you dr-ream, Sandy?"
 "Well,' answered the Scot T dreamed I saw a beautiful basket de- scend from Heaven, and then I got into 1t and was borne up to paradise
 And l dr-reamed." said the Irishma h. "that I saw you going up, an thought you wouldn't come back, so I got up end ate the quail
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Live Stock Market

Chicago. october 14-Cattle-Reeeipts es- tinlated at 30o market steady: beeves. sl.S5di5.5o; Texas steers. s4. .l5@o.20; west ern steers. S4 25lI6.75: stoclsers and feed CTS, &. .25G5.75: cows and heifers, s2d6.lo calves. &. .50095J.
 rtogs-Receipts estimated at 10oo0 mar ket steady; light. s5.95ft6.1O; mixed. s6.05G s15: heavy. sGG6.75: rough. S2mG.20; good 10 choice heavy, s625ai6.75; pigs, s. 159 5 20; bulk of safes, SC. 35al6.s5 1 Sheep-Receipts estimated at 2000; mar lSet steady; native. E .25d4; western, g. 75 Mi. vearlings, sS.7aG4 4.55 lambs, native, s4 @J. .go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Rice Market

New Orleans, october 14.-Trading in tine rice market today was quite active. Sales and receipts were both good. Receipts: Rough, 923S clean, 5429: millers, 5252. Sales Rough, Honduras, 13,0T9 at 2@S15c; Japan. 1277 at 90 S.51c; clean, Honduras, CHA at 1 a4 O 5c; ; Japan, 1890 at 21s @3Ssc. Quotations: Rough, Honduras, 2@3.60c; Japan, 20 3.s5c; clean, Honduras, 3AG5Ac; Japan 2031sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, October 14.-Cotton seed oil
 was easier today for October Under fav- orablc weather in the south, the weak ness in the cotton market, while latter months were about steady. and moderate foreign buying Total sales, 6s0o. October closed 1 points lower and other months generally unchanged ? points higher. Oc- tober. 5.65G5 69c: November. 5. .400l5. .62c December and January, 5.41Q5. .42c; Febru- ary, 5.47m5.50c; prime crude, 4.27g4 $40
 prime summer yellow, 5.70@5 .S0c prime
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Naval Stores

Savannah, October 14-Spirits turpentine firm. 4Shc; sales. 921 receipts. 74S; ship rlents, 9?5; stocks. 36.s97. Resin firm; sales, 19Gi: receipts, 2o16; shipments, 117A; stocks. S0, S6S. Quote: E. S6. fo; D. S6.42ia; F, $5 421.dl6. .t5: F. SC. .45GD6.50: c. ss. .47lsdD $50; H. se5O; I, SC. 5oa6. 52la: K, s6. 5Odl6. 55: NJ. sG.5c@G.15; N, sc.6o; VIC, S.1O47 .15; wv, s7.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
New York Money

/ New York, october 14.-Money on call nominal; time loans firmer; 60 days. 3AD si5 per cent: 90 days, 31a@3sl per cent; six months. 3a4Gt4 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, A per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at s4S3.25 for GO days and at s4S650 for demand. Commercial hills. sIS2ss. Bar silver, 521ac; Mexican doliars, 45c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. October 14.-Cash wheat unchanged; No. ? hard, s1.01 e LOS; No red, $1 @1.01. Corn, unchanged to F c higher; No. 2 mixed, 71@71Ac; No. , white, T # @72c. Oats, unchanged No. white, 4s1ac; No,. ? mixed, 461s a 471ac. Close, wheat, December, 99Kc@ s1-May, s1.03h; July, 961s @96A O. Corn. December, e1 19sc; May, 63s4 O d37sc; July, @63%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
New Orleans Cotton Futures
Open. High. Low. Close.

New Orleans, October 14.-Spot cotton easy, 1-16c lower; middling, 9ssc. Sales, POS; to arrive. 1900. Low ordinary. 15-16c. nominal ordinary, 6s4c, nominal; good ordinary, S-l6c; strict good ordinary
 8 9-16c; low midding. Sac; strict low mid
 ding, 91sc; middling, 99sc; strict middling s14c; good middling. 9ssc strict good mid
 ding, l3-16c; middling fair, 10lsc: mid
 ding fair to fair, 10isc; fair. 107sc, nomi- n
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Bonds
Trea sury Statement

Washington, October H.-At the begin ring of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Work ing balance in treasury offices, 6,021 in banks and Philippine treasury. s34,s27,- c12 The total of the general fund was s1se, ,9o3 69l receipts yesterday were s1.906.- f45; disbursements were s2,152,279. The de- felt to date this fiscal year is $22,0S5, GAO, as against deficit of s10547,543 at this tane last year. These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transac- tionS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Metal Market

New York, october 14.-Metal, quiet lake copper, s12.5O@1262h; electrolytic 12.25@1237h; casting, s12@12.25. Tin, s4O.25 c 40.5o. . Lead, s4.25@4So.
 Spelter, $6.15.
 Anthony, Cooksons, $S.121a @S.25. Iron unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Fruits and Prnduce

II (COrrected by Douglas BrOS.)
 Apples: Fancy northern, per bbl.. $4G5; bulk, s2.75d3. Oranges: California, per box. s5. Lemons Fancy, per box, s6Os s600 Lines: Imported, s1 Pineapples: :: Per crate. $2. 50. Pears: California per crate, S. .75. Grapes: Tokay, per crate, s1.15. Concord, pony basket, l3c; s-lb. basket, s0c. Peaches: California. per crate $l 50 Irish Potatoes: Per bushels, sl. Sweet Potatoes: Dooley vans, per bushel, 9oc. Rutabagas: Canadian, lb., liac. Onions Red Globe, Ter h., 2s4c; Spanish, per crate. sl.65. Celery: Colorado, per crate, s3.sJ; per dozen punches, 9oc Oranges. Florida, s.
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realizing of profits by the bear side be- came heavy. It was rumored that two or more leading operators on the short side were closing out their lines, leav- ing their following to keep the decline going. This rumor did not help the market in the least. At the lowest prices were r to 21 points under yesterday $ last quotations. The close was steady at the lowest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Flour and Foodstuffs

Self-raisirg flour. $5.60, Nellie King flour, per barrel, H.S5. Bolted meal. per s8-pound sacks, S1.15. No. corn, per bushe,. kiln dried, 92c. Pure wheat shorts, $34. Pure wheat bran. S29. 100-lb c. &. hulls, per ton. SIP. Prime c. 8. meal, per ton, $29. C. g. feed meal, per ton, $25. No. ] timothy hay. per ton. $2S. Mixed alralfa and Johnston grass, $2o. Corn chops, pc, 10O-lb. sack. N.70. Flour in wood, 1Sc White oats, 62c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Neata
nv A,noI,r A Co,

Corrected by Armour & Col
 Lard. 1o7sc; compound, s7sc: D. Sl short ribs, 10.30c; D. $. fat backs, 90oc: clear bellies, 10.S0c. Ham butts, 14c Boston 15c. Pork lolns, 141ac; spare ribs, lie: Breakfast bacon, 16a4c; Star Reg. ham, 16Ac. Star skd ham. 16Ac.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Easy; middins. 9Ac: net re- ceipts, 2l,1s1 gross receipts, 21,1s1: ship ! ments. 21.166; sales, 2575; stock, 102, ,6s2 Augusta: Steady; middlng. snc; net re- ceipts, 467S; gross receipts. 472s; shipments 2s69; sales. S535; stock. 4s7SS Memphis: Steady; middlng, 9s4c; net receipts. S065; gross receipts. a215; ship. ments. 2542; sales. 225o; stock, 56,sS6. St. Louis: Dull; middling, 94c; net re- ceipts, lSs; gross receipts 613; shipments LAO; stock, 50S2. Cincinnati: Dull; net receipts, ol7; gross
 receipts. 5l7 shipments, -252; sales, 400; stock, 11,0S6.
 Little Rock Quiet; middling, 5-16c net receipts 1860; gross receipts, 1Ss9; shipments 12S6; stock. 11,1s7.
 Louisville. Firm; middling, 13-16c
 Totals today: Net receipts, S0,94O; gross receipts. s164; shipments, 29,545; sales, S76o; stock, 230, FOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Dry Goods

New York, October 14.-lIeaNy cot ton goods are being asked for more freely at the new prices recently es- abolished. General dry goods business continues fair in primary markets
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winter yellow and summer white. 5S0c bid.
 New Orleans, October 1.-Cotton seed oii, prime refined in barrels, per pound, 5.tcc; choice meal, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S .50; choice cake, s per cent emmonia, per long ton, s2750.
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Poultry and Eggs

Corrected by Garrett .E Hine.)
 Hens-Medium. sOf35c; live. per pound 16c: largo flyers, 1Sc per lb.: medium flyers. 200 per lb.: small, 2Oc per h. Duclis-30Ui0c each. Guineas. soc. Roos. ters, 35c each. Geese. 40q5Oc each: Live turkeys, iS920c per ID. Eggs, fresh. 20c dozen.