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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
THE COTTON MARKET
CONTINUES NERVOUS.
Nervousness Felt Over the
Probable Action on Cot
ton. Futures Tax

New York, September 24.-Nervous-
ness as to the probable action of Wash
ington in the cotton futures tax mat
ter was reflected in the extreme ir-
regularity and unsteady ruling of to-
days cotton market. After opening
steady at an advance of to Il points
with several months, making new high
records for the season, prices broke 20
points or more under heavy general
realizing or liquidation. Possibly the
better weather reports in the eastern
belt and the increasing eastern belt re-
ceipts helped to inspire some selling
on the decline, but the bulk of the
pressure was generally said To repre-
sent liquidation, or precautionary real
izing. Aside from this selling there
was heavy selling here by Liverpool
during the early trading, supposedly
for the purpose of undoing Oil strad-
dies, but various trade houses wero
buyers on declines and the demand
from this source. combined with re-
newed covering caused rally of 10 or
l 2 points in the late trading. Closing
prices were steady, net unchanged to
7 points lower
Private cables attributed the big ad-
vance in Liverpool to shorts covering
and active continental buying. on bad
crop accounts from Texas. rumors OF
a bullish report from a London author
ity and also said that exporters wera
buying near months in the futures mar
ket there instead of importing cotton
from the south. Prospects for wet
weather in the western belt with lower
temperatures and the official predic.
tion for frost in northwest Oklahoma
and the Texas Panhandle probably in
spired some of the buying here on the
decline which carried December con-
! tracts off from 11.52c to 11.50c
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, September 24.-Special) }
European spinners are SO far away
from the discussion of the Clark
amendment that they pay more atten-
tion to the crop reports. Therefore
they were free buyers In Liverpool al
so sharp an advance that our market
should have opened 10 TO 10 points
higher.
However the feeling of uncertainty
over Legislation led to heavy realizing
and a nervous market all day with q
resulting decline of some three TO four
points at the close
We do not expect the market to as
sumo a normal tone until after this
question Is decided. meanwhile the sit
uation does not show any material
change. The cold weather seems to
check the development of the crop. The
spinners appear to be waitiSg Tor Il de-
cline on the movement.
a better tone developed after the
close at about last nights prices.
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HUGE RECEIPTS IN
WINNIPEG MARKET
Prices Pulled Down, Close
Nervous 1-Sc to lac to
3-8c Lower

Chicago. September 24.-Huge receipts
at Winnipeg and apparently unlimited
quantities to follow, pulled down wheat
prices here today, Notwithstanding pre-
vious five-day decline. The market closed
nervous, 1sd14c to sc net lower. Corn
finished nc to 1s1asc off. Oats unchanged
to a setback of 1s014c and provisions
less expensive by 21s@5c to 121sc.
Feeling that verged on semi-panic
showed itself in the wheat pit late in
the day when estimates were made pub
lie showing nearly 1900 carloads of wheat
expected at Winnipeg tomorrow in addi-
ton to almost 1900 carloads which ar
rived today. There We're signs that much
of this wheat was being hedged in Chi
cago and the market here gave way,
tired longs liquidating and short sellers
becoming aggressive.
Opportune buying on large scale by
leading concerns rallied prices somewhat
during the final half hour, but bearish
sentiment prevailed in the end. An earlier
attempt to stop the weakness had like
wise been only halfway success, chief
ly because of the absence of. export de-
mand.
Corn fell with wheat. Lower Euro
pean prices and dimifS Sehed shipping
trade cut some figure In the decline.
The fact that Illinois huslSing returns
were disappointing and that offers from
the country were smaller proved insult
ficient as an offset.
Oats were bearishly affected by re-
10
duty paid, had been sold in the east at
prices lower than those current in Chi
rcago or elsewhere west Texas buying
at Kansas City and st. Louis helped to
steady the market.
Provisions ruled heavy, influenced by
declines in the hog market and in grain.
Packers were credited with much of the
selling.
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GREAT MARkETSOF
EUROPE UNSETTLED
Disturbances in the Balkans
and Uneasiness Over the
Monetary Situation

New York, September 24.-Bealish senti-
ment was again in the ascendency today
and the stock market received another
traders found some justification of events
both at home and abroad.
The foreign Influence was an important
one. The great markets of Europe We're
unsettled by fears of renewed disturb
ances In the Balkans and by uneasiness
over the monetary situation. The Ger
man position has not yet been adjusted
to the requirements at the end of tho
quarter. These conditions We're reflected
here in liberal selling for foreign ac-
count. London disposed of about 10000
shares on balance, largely Union Pacific,
Steel and Amalgamated. Berlin sold Cam
adian Pacific.
In the home market most stress was
laid on unfavorable reports of condi-
tions in the steel and copper industries.
The sharp break in the London copper
metal market was followed by reports of
price shading here which, however, were
denied New business in the steel trade
was said TO be smaller.
Bear traders met with little opposition
In hammering the list Many of the stand
ard shares were forced down a point or
SO. with a slight Improvement on short
covering in the last hour. New Haven
developed exceptional strength.
Bonds were irregular. Southern Pacific
collateral Is were strong, being influ-
enced by reports that the government
would bring suit to separate Central Pa
cific and Southern Pacific AS the col
lateral for the bonds is Central Pacific
stock, the theory was advanced that re-
tirement of the bonds at par would be
necessary to free the stock, in case sepa-
ration of the roads should be made COM
! pulsory by the courts. Total sales OF
bonds par value, $2006.00o.
United States Is declined i4c on call
and registered bonds sold at s6c, COM
pared with SIC ON the preceding sale.
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$6.eOa7 Is; yearlings. $4.75@5. 70: wethers.
"a. 25Q475; ewes. So .50m4 25.
st. Louis, September 24.--Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 3400 including GOO soutilerns; !;
choice TO fine steers. sSa9. .35; good to
choice steers. $34S; dressed and butcher
steers. $o.5eM7.2o; stockers, s.. .75n7. 80;
iexas steers, $697.75; Texas cows and
heifers, 81 .25@6.5
Hogs: Receipts, 5000; steady to 1Oc low
er; pigs and lights, $6.50@s. .921k: mixed
and butchers, IS. s.50@S 80; good heavy,
s. .506fS. .S5.
Sheep: Receipts. 400: steady; muttons,
sS.25a4.4; yearlings, s5Bs; lambs, $500
Louisville, September 24.-Catttle: Re-
ceipts 400; steady; range, 50. 5OG1S
Hogs: Receipts 5000; 5@10c lower;
range. $4.50G9
Sheep: Receipst, 400; steady; lambs, $40
down; sheep, 31ac down.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 1890; net
receipts. 1883; gross receipts, 1908; ship
ments, 1886: sales, 6i23; stock, 1906.
Augusta: Steady; midling, 13ssc; net
receipts, 117l: gross receipts, 1875; sales,
1920; stock, 1873.
Memphis: Firm; middling, 1SAc; net
receipts 1717; gross receipts, 1905; ship
ments. 61s; sales, 600; stock, 1902.
st. Louis: Firm; midding, 13Ac; net
receipts, 1888; gross receipts, AL ship
rnents, 4Ss; stock, S4il.
Cincinnati Net receipts 113; gross re-
ceipts. 1l3; shipments, 73; stock. 1929.
Little Rock: Quiet; mlddling, BIC; net
receipts 36l; gross receipts, 36l ship
ments 2e9: stock, 1862
Greenvlle: Steady; middling, 1880.
Charlotte: Middling, 13hc.
Total today: Net receipts, 20,G07; gross
receipts, 2l.ls4: shipments, 1874; sales,
S243: stock, 1H,4I3.
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Firm; rniddling, 1880; net
receipts, 24,30S; gross receipts, "a. sos; sales,
32l6; stock, 176,475; Great Britain, 1000;
continent, 1924.
New Orleans Firm; middling, 121ac; net
receipts, 1892; gross receipts, 29S1; sales,
$50; stock, 91,557; continent 265l; coast
wise, 391.
Mobile: Steady; middling. 1890; net re-
ceipts. 1880; gross receipts, 1880; sales,
$50; stock, 22S2S; coastwise. so.
Savannah: Steady middling 13kc; net
receipts 12,s46; gross receipts, 1856; sales,
s12; stock. 1o3,756; Great Britain, 9s15;
continent 91S; coastwlse, 1881.
Charleston: Steady; middling, BIC;
net receipts, 29O6; gross receipts, 29O6;
stock, 1891; Great Britain, 9o54; coastwise,
400.
Wilmngton Steady; middling, 13Xc; net
receipts, 2906: gross receipts, 1906; stock,
15,911 Great Britain, 9O54; coastwise. 400.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 1880; net re-
cepts, 1882; gross receipts, 1882; sales, S24;
stock, 1920.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 1s9sc;
stock, $685.
New York: quiet; middllng, 1S.GOc;
gross receipts s256; stock, 2l,0S4; coastwise,
$50
Boston: Quiet middling. 10 Goc; net re-
ceipts, %; gross receipts, Ss62; stock, 1882.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 1850;
stock, 1885.
Brunswick: Stock, 5694.
Texas City: Net receipts, 1854; gross
receipts, 346i; stock 23,946
Jacksonville: Stock, $50
Aransas Pass: Stock, 5512.
Seattle. Net receipts, 1885, gross re-
ceipts, 1850; Japan, 1850.
Total today at all ports: Net, 5o,704;
Great Britain, 29,SG9; continent, l2S63
Japan, 1850; stock, 47s,129.
| Consolidated at all ports: Net. 2466S3
Great Britain, 57.796; France, 1889; conti-
nent, GO, ,S44 Japan, 3179; Mexico, $50.
| Total since September ] at all ports
Net. S94, ,SO3; Great Britain, 19S,4I2; France
IA. .o94: continent. 277, 7,443; Japan, 05oS; Mex.
leo, 1851.
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Metal Market

New York; September 24-Lead quiet.
4.70d bid. London a20 rs, Cd. Spelter easy.
5.70@5.s0d London 500 12s, Cd. Copper
quiet. Standard spot $3.50 bid. Septem-
ber, $15.5GtI16.50; October. s15.5O@1s.S7; Mo-
vember. $1550@16.25. Electroytic, $16S7.
Lake. SIT. Casting, $l6.62@16.15 Tin quiet,
uneven. Spot, 41.SOa4210. September,
$41.sco742; October, $41. 1.S7G742.2 .2O November,
SAL .9Oq42. Is. Anthony, dull. Cookson.
$3.50. Iron steady unchanged. London
markets closed as follows: Copper steady.
Spot s72 12s. Cd. Futures 972 los. Tin
steady Spot f191 5s. Futures f191 rs,
I'd. Iron, Cleveland warrants 54s, I'D.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. September 24.-Cotton seed
oil was barely steady early under selling
on the decline in lard. but prices firmed
up later on inquiry from Europe and a
broadening domestic demand. Refiners
were sellers. presumably against crude
purchases. Closing prices We're / to 8
points net higher. Sales. 10000; prime
crude. 5.S9dl5.94c; prime summer yellow
spot, 7.07M7 doc prime winter yellow, Z 75c:
prime summer white. 7.30c; September
7.05c: October, 706c: November and De-
cember. 6.99c; January. &c; February
7.O9c; March, loo; April. 7.2Sc.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, September 24-Rice:
Rough Honduras steady; Japan with good
demand; clean Honduras active; Japan
steady. Quote: Rough Honduras, 2.50di
4.10c; Japan, 2.5093.10c; clean Honduras,
4zQ5%c; Jaran, ncw, 31sG3atc; old, 2s. q
BIC. Receipts: Rough, u,254; miIIers,
G32S: clean. 2057. Sales: Rough Honduras,
4001 at 2.7545.15; Japan. 9s5 at 2.50@sc;
clean Honduras, 1893 at 15-1Ga51ac; ia
pan, 1904 at 5-16427sc.
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Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper 12lac, in bbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers. &c: Spanish mack
erel 121aQ15c in bhl lots; pompano. zoe;
mixed fish. Sc in bbl lots; crockers, 6lsc
In bbl lots: mulet. sac in bbls: small
trout, S1zc; fresh water cat. dressed, 12hc;
salt water cat Si2c speckled trout, I21kc.
New York oysters, si.5o, s1.65Q1-s5 per gal.
Shrimp. l0c H.
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the stock market today. The list was
quiet and generally weak. Americans
We're qiuet and uneven in the forenoon.
Most of the list favorites slumped. In
the afternoon operators sold literally and
prices declined. Closed steady.
Consols for money, 73&; consols for ac-
count 70 1916. Bar silver easy, % 7-16d.
Money, 3Gi31ac. Discount rates, short bills,
37s@4c. Three months, dGisc.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. September 24.-(Special)
Cotton was quoted at the following prices
in the Montgomery market Wednesday,
Good middlng, 10 15-16c; strict middling.
70 3-16c: middlng, 13 1-16c; strict lof mid
ding. u 11-16c; low middling. u 5-16c.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N.
" Members New York Cotton Ex.
change, New Orleans Cotton Excnange.
New York. Produce Exchange Asso.
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Assoc
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
consignmeuts OF spot cotton for dc.
livery correspondence invited.
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Liverpool Grain

Liverpool. September 24.-Wheat:
Spot, steady; No. l Manitoba, rs 7Ad;
No. 2, rs 53sd; No. 8, Is SID Futures
steady; October. rs I'D; December rs
Nd; March, rs 2Ad. Corn: Spot steady;
American mixed, 6s Cd. Futures steady;
October LaPlata), 5s 1%d; December
(La Plata, 5s 65sd.
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He Was Thirsty
lie
Ernn TiI-Rits

TTVIII IIl-DIls'
Scene: Crystal palace.
The Visitor (addi essing policeman on
duty: II calculate, stranger. that II they
keep you much longer under this glass
roof you'll be in a fair way OF sprouting."
PC. Bigthirst sad; mo fear OF that,
guvnor: they don't keep me moist
enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
ST. Louis Grain

St. Louis, September 24.--Cash whea
No. red. 9S1a @951sc; No. 2 hard. s71
@95. Corn No 2, 741ac; No. white,
75hc. oats No. 2, 43@4SAc; No. 2
white, 44@44hc. Wheat: September,
S7M q Ssc; May, 93kc. Corn: September,
73c; May, 74A @743sc. Oats: septem-
Der, 421a; May, 461s @461ac.
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bales, including 60O0 American and
1000 for speculation and export. Re
ceipts: $1,000 bales, including 1890
American. Futures closed feverish;
September. q49d; September-Oct ober
7.34dl October-November 7.26d; Novem-
December, L17Ad; December-J
uary, 7.17d; January February. 717d;
February March, 7.16ih March-April
7.16d; April-May, 7.16d; May June.
716d; June-July, 7.17d; July-August
712d; August-Septembe 6.971sd.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, September 24.--Spot cotton
firm, Lice up; middling, 131hc; sales OH
the spot, $50 bales; TO arrive 629. Low or
dinary, 10isc; ordinary, 10 15-16c; good or
dinary, 9-lGe; strict good ordinary,
IL 13-16c; low middling, 10 1-16c; strict low
middling, u 5-l6c; middling. 1Stsc: strict
middling, 10 i1-16c; good middling, 137sc;
strict good middling, 14c; midding fair,
1415c; fair to fair, 147se; no fair. 15hc.
Receipts, 1892; stock, 81, ,557.
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Flour and Rreadstnffs

Self rising Hour. $500; Tennessee flour.
S5.15, Oklahoma flour. So; pure wheat
shorts. s35: pure wheat bran, S31; c. S.
hulls per ton, s13: prime c. S. meal, per
ton, $50; c. S. feed meal, per ton. SIS;
No. ! timothy hay, per ton. SIS: mixed
alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton, So.
alfalfa hay. per ton. $26; Johnson grass.
per ton, $751; mixed feed. s34; oats. SOC
bu.; corn. st.o5: corn meal, 50 per SO lb
sack.
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Creamery Products

Country butter, 20u25c. fresh creamery
butter, 36e; cheese. lie; imported SWISS
cheese. Sic; German brick cheese, 2Oc
limburger cheese, 19c; imported koquetort
35c; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen, a5c:
Pir1ento cheese. s1.35: process butter. 30c
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Primary Receipts

Chicago, September A.-Primary re-
ceipts of wheat today were 1,54O.O00 bush
els, against year ago, 2,402. 900 bushels.
Seahoard clcarances of wheat and flour
equalled $1,000 bushels
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard. l3lso; compound. 10ssc dry salt
short ribs IS. i5c: bellies, 140715c; ham
butts. .o.o0c, Bosom butts. Ice; pork loins,
1Sc; spare ribs, 12c; breakfast bacon.
2792sc; smoked bacon. 17c. regular ham.
l9o; skinned ham. 191ac.
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Poultry and Errs

Hens. per pound, 16Gft7c fryers, la
IL lbs. average. q to &c: ducks, 18c lb.
guineas. 30c; roosters, 30c; geese. 40a5oc
live turkeys. l5e; fresh eggs case candled
A5c; extra graded candled eggs, zoe.
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NOTICE
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Company

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Ala bama Great Southern Railroad
company will be held at the office OF
the company in Birmingham. Alabama.
on Wednesday. October |. 1919, at 10
o'clock a. m. for election of directors
and the transaction Of such otner bust
ness as may be brought before the
meeting. II. d. LAN<FORD.
Secretary.
September 20, 1918. S-20-1it
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st. Louis Produce

st. Louis, ,Septc mber 24--Blour weak
Hay strong. Receipts Flour, 120c0;
wheat, $4,000; corn, 1900; oats, $500.
Shipments: Flour, 18o0O wheat, 5000,
corn, 24.O00: oats. 63,OOo
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. September 24.--Wheat:
Cash No. hard, S3 Il o. 90c; No. 2 red,
92@93c Corn No. mixed, 75l4 D761s c;
No. white. nc. Oats No. white, As Il G;
No. mixed 4214c.
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Dry Goods

New York, September 24.-Cotton
yarn markets were much frmer and
higher today. Denims have been ad-
vaneed II cents a yard. Brown and
bleached cottons were advanced with
out notice on several ines. Worsted
yarns for sweater coats We're in active
call. Jobbers had a steady demand for
many staples for quick delivery.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, September 24.-Turpentine
easier, 3s1a@3sa4c; sales. 1852; receipts,
1857; shipments. IS; stock, 1886. Rosin
weaker; sales, 95S1; receipts, 344S; ship
ments, 5i0l: stock. 167.070. Quote: A, b,
c. d. Il. f, G, II, So. 671fQs. 10: I, 50. 70; X,
S.1o;. NJ, $40; n, $40; WG. Sc; WV,
81. .15GI6. .25
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Selma Cotton Market

Selma, September 24.-tSpecial) )--Cotton
In the Selma market was quoted today
as follows: Good middling, 131ac; strict
middling, 1889; middling, 1sAc.
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I,ivernooI Cation Market

Liverpool September 2i.--Cotton spot
moderate trade: firm: middling fair,
s.43d; good mddling. s.15d; middling.
795d: low middling, 7.73d; good ordin-
airy, 7.07d; ordinary, 6.73d Sales, 10000
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Coffee and Sugar

Arbuckle coffee. 21.soc; Luzanne. 2sc per
pound. Sugar standard granulated. 5ssc
per pound.
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German Exchange

Berlin, September 24.-Exchange on Lon
don, 2om alp; money, AZ; private discount,
5as@5si.
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Live Stock Market

Chicago. September 24.-Hogs: Receipts.
5000; mostly 10c lower: bulk of sales.
~ l0@s 30; light, 3 2DQS.9O; mixed, $3.50
9: heavy. S.75aS 10; rough, .s7.75q7.95;
pigs. s4.25@S.
Cattle: Receipts. ls.o00 steady to 10c
lower; beeves. $7.sods. 50; Texas steers
s7.15qS.1o; stockers, s5.4oQs; cows and
heifers, So 90QS.75; calves, IS .50Q12
Sheep: Receipts $1,000: active, generally
steady; native sheep. SO. Goat 20; yearlings,
81 7em5.Go; lambs. native, s5.50Gl7.30.
Kansas City, September 2f.-Hogs: Re-
oeipts. ll.o0o; lower; bulk of sales. s. leo
$50: heavy, IS. .toas As; packers and butcn-
ers. sS.1euS.G9; light, ss 1o@s. .62la pigs, sJ
@725.
Cattle: Receipts. 1s.eoo. including 1870
soutberns; steady; prime fed steers $500
9.25: dressed beef steers. $7.75eis .15;
southern steers. s.. 5ea6.75; cows. si25a7
heifers, I.15M9; stockers. s5ai7.75; bulls,
81 seas. 25; calves, S5.500l9. so.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; steady; lambs.
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Coffee Market

New York, September 2-The coffee
market was unsettled today but prices
ruled generally higher on continued firm
ness in Europe steadiness in the cost and
freight market. After the opening the
market was steady. at 6 to IA points up,
prices eased off somewhat Offerings
We're well absorbed and the close was
steady at a net advance of II to II points.
September and October, 9.07c; December,
9.32c; January, 9.4lc: March. 9.62c; May,
9.71c; July, 971c. Spots steady. Receipt:
No. Z. 914c; Santos No. 4, 121sc; mild quiet;
Cordova, 121sq16c nominal Havre 1zc
higher to Ac lower Hamburg &c higher to
Nc lower: Rio $50 reis higher rs, s525;
Santos spot, 150 reis higher Al, $S000 70,
$3.50. Futures 75Q125 reis higher.
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LOCAL SECURITIES
Sales. High. Low. Clos
ales. High. Low. Close.

Total sales for the day. 2ss.sOo shares.
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, September 24.-The condi-
ton of the United States treasury at the
beginning of business today was: Net
balance in general fund, 1926, 73d, los; total
receipts yesterday, sl,755,096 total pay.
fiscal year is sls,016,5s4. against deficit of
Si2, i22. GIG last year. exclusive of Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
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New York Nancy

new IOTk money
New York, September 24--Money on call
firm, 2lsmS per cent: ruling rate, &c: clos
ing, 2lkm2s4 per cent; time loans steady;
Go days, 4l4d41a; 80 days, Ha@4si per cent:
six months 5Q51a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 5a@G per cent;
sterling exchange easy, $i.S2 for 90 days
and s4.S5 60 for demand obligations. COM
mercial bills, $.s1a4. Bar silved, 65ssc.
Mexican dollars, 47c. Government bonds
sluggish: railroad bonds uneven.
French Exchange
Paris, September 24.-Rentes. SSf 6Ilsc;
exchange on London, PSF 25c.
London Stock Market
London September 24.--General settle
ment is proceeding at rates unchanged on
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London Stock Market

LCT1uUT, cCUteI1DeT SVtt1G-
ment is proceeding at rates unchanged on
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-14
THE COUNTY sANAToRiUM.

The reception of patients at the tuberculosis sanatorium of New Lon- don county marks the culmination of an effort which has been underway for. q long time and means the realization of the movement to better the condi- tion of those afflicted or threatened with the dreaded consumption. This institution under it's efficient manage ment is destined to be one of the greatest blessings to this end Of the state, as it develops in it's mission of mercy. It means to this end of Con necticut the same as a hospital does to every city. It is a necessity for giv- Ing those needing it advantages which Sould not otherwise be obtained and which are important to successful treatment. Conveniences, attention, proper care and the best methods of treatment are assured
 Connecticut is doing a magnificent work in behalf of the world wide cru sade to stamp out the white plague by the establishment of sanatoria in the different counties and the local institution is a decided credit to the efficiency, wisdom and judgment of the state commission. It marks their greatest effort and embodies the re- suits of their long experience in the location, building and operation of such institutions.
 The state has done we'll and will continue it's work under it's limited provisions. Obligation now rests upon Norwich and the other towns of New London and Windham counties to see that they do their part in giving their tuberculosis sufferers the benefit of the treatment at the institution. A num- Der of organizations have been started for the purpose of making financial assistance possible without requiring town aid and therein everyone has part he can play. To accomplish the greatest good the sanatorium should be taken advantage of by all those for whom it holds out a hope