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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-23
Fruits and Produce

Cantanlonpes-S2 S2u2. %. Watermelons--l5 Lemons SI.o0.
 Limes-75cas1.2
 Home Grown Cabbage-2iic lb. Northern Apples-Fancy box. s2Ie.50. New Crop Apples--Per hamper. si.25. Home-Grown Lettuce-Per hamper, Sl. California Peaches-$1.10 per box. Peanuts-6@'1c.
 Imported Peanuts-9iac pound. Egg Plants-S20i2.50. Pineapples-$242.5 Snap Beans-s1.50. New Sweet Potatoes--y2.25 per hamper New Irish Potatoes--In sacks, S1.1o. Squash-Hamper si. Cucumbers-Per crate. Sla1.25. New Corn-Dozen, l5c. Peaches--Georgia. Sl.75q2.50. Huekleberries-s2.50u Concord Grapes-sl.5o per crate; tQo basket.
 White Grapes-4-lb. baskets, 500 Figs-s250Gl3 pes crate. ulxfa, six-bashet crate, $2 .50 Tomatoes-Six- basket crates s2 5odfS Alabama Tomatoes-Four-b ba sket crntea sl.
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Bank Statement

New York August 22-Statement of the average condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that the cash reserve decreased s5,272. $50, leaving deficit of $42,719,90O below the legal requirements:
 The accounts follow:
 Average Condition-Loans, s2.12s, ,o2e GOO increase. $7.o79,000 Specie, $sf2, 1861 .0c0. in- crease, $S,433.O0o Legal tenders, s75, ,2s3. GOO: increase $1429,o0o Net deposits sl .sl2. .55o. / GOO; decrease. ss9,00o. Circulation, sss, 5ea, 900; increase, sl4.522. .0O0 Banks cash re- serve in vault, $s21. .5S4.0OO. Trust com panies' cash reserve in vault s6e, e,O10, GOO. Aggregate cash reserve. s3S7 59i. GOO. Trust companies' reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash re- serve, $51. .953.000.
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not included In clearing house statement: Loans and investments, $572. .064, 300; decrease. s499 000. Gold. $4l.S3s.100; decrease, $i,4s1, 800. Cur rency and bank notes. $l1,S3s.500: increase, s61 600. Total deposits. s63i115,2O0; increase, &. .463. 400.
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LEADS IN DIvoRCEs
United States Holds Distinction of
 Second Place

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
 There are, in proportion to the inhab- itants. more divorces in the little island of Japan than in almost all the rest of the world put together. And Uncle Sam comes second.
 There are. proportionatey. more di- vorces in the United States than in Austria, Great Britain, France. Italy, Sweden. Norway, Belgium. and Hungary combined It is not a savory record, but it Is true one
 For every 100000 inhabitants of Japan, 215 are divorced For every 10000 900 in- habitants of the United States T3 are di- vorced. Here are the figures for some ether countries:
 Austria. 1 in 10000: Great Britain, 6 (of whom the Irish supply an annual av- craze of less than one) to the 10000; France, 2S; Italy. B; Sweden, 8; Norway. 6; Belgium and Hungary. il each. Little Switzerland, for some reason has 32 di- vorces to every 100000 inhabitants.
 The number of divorced persons in the United States by the last census was 1856, .176 mon, and 185,101 women. Jn other words, per cent of the total male, and per cent of the total female popula- tion. Fourteen boys and 8 girls under the age of IS were included in the list.
 New York state, according to the sannf census, contains 7415 divorced men and 102Q divorced women.
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ANTEBELLUM FLOATING
 PALACE OF THE ALABAMA

The following is the fourth of the series of articles entitled "The Floating Palaces of the Alabama or de Good Old Times in Dixie" written years ago by the late Judge Fleetwood Foster, who for years was editor of the Will cox Banner. The story follows:
 "In the fourth series of these articles we will now devote some space to many of the famous captains who ruled our waters during the '50s.
 George w. Cloudis was a master of his calling. the John oNeil of his day. His packet was his constant care and for many years he commanded Le Grande. a handsome craft of some |1500 bales capacity, which, on account of light draft and easy handling, ran no months out of the 12 and was a money-maker at all times. Clouds was a man of 50 years at the time of his death-a perfect athlete, weighing some 200 pounds, very temperate as to alcoholic stimulants, but an invet- crate coffee drinker. At all hours or the day and night it was served to him and 1t is charged that It's exces- sive use brought on brain trouble from which he died after a brief ill., ness at his home on Joachim street, in Mobile, surrounded by his devoted family. His step daughter. Mrs F. c. Conley. was one of the most amiable and beautiful women of her day. Clou- dis was a pure man. true husband, and most affectfonate father.
 al ta do captain was James M. Brainard, president of the firm of Cox Brainard & Co., He owned and commanded the fine steamer Baltic before he joined the above named corporation. The great. heavy and magnificent tow boats of that day were the Swan, Baltic. Kate Dale. Natchez and Dick Keys These boats drew, when light. three to six feet. could go out into the gulf ana frequently carried cargo of over 2ooo bales to the lower shipping. In those days Choctaw Pass had only some IF or 13 feet of water at flood tide and these boats not only acted as tow boats but carried all the cotton shipped from Mobile to vessels in the lower bay
 James M. Brainard was most even tempered man. and was one of Mobiles best citizens. His family entertained lav- ishly, and after his death he was well represented by his son, William J. Brain ard, who was one of the leading society men of that city, being captain of the Mobile cadets. social military organ ization that has been in existence for some three score and ten years, and has had no superior for exclusiveness. Com pany of the Third Alabama infantry is its war record-nothing more need be said.
 Two other fine old captains of those days are most happily remembered--Mat- thew D. Mccartney and P. Lavergy.
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cess to one yard while the other is grow ing a heavy crop of green stuff. In case this latter plan cannot be followed, the yards should be worked ,p occasionally. lined, if necessary. and grass seed or grain sown, keeping the flock confined in the house until the young plants get nicely started.
 As preventive of common colds dur ing spells of wet weather, and as a gen. eral intestinal antiseptic, many poultry men use permanganate of potash. This is purchased in the form of small crys- tals and is placed in the drinking water, using just enough of the material to turn the water deep wine color.
 The Rev T. W. Sturges, a prominent English fancier, informed the writer that he has had great success from the use of pure sulphate of copper for this pur- pose One ounce of this is dissolved in eight ounces of water, and the solution thus secured Is added to the drinking water at the rate of one ounce to the gallon. It must be used In earthenware or enameled vessels. as the material acts on exposed metals.
 When Disease Appears
 If, in spite of reasonable precautions, serious disease appears In the flock, it
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moist mash and fed once a week, will usually correct this tendency.
 Fresh air in abundance and plenty of sunlight will go far toward keeping the houses clean, in the sense in which the word is used in this article. Keep the droppings well covered with absorbent material and remove as often as neces- sary. Renew earth floors at least once each year as long continued use makes them particularly objectinable. See that the litter Is always dry and reasonably free from droppings.
 Just as precaution, spray the houses occasionally with any good disinfectant. Most of the commercial agricultural dis infectants are largely creosol so treated that they readily mix with water. A strong solution is the best to use. The material is cheap enough to permit it being used freely
 Danger From Tainted Runs
 Tainted ground. due to the continuous use or too heavy stocking with fowls, is another fertile cause of sickness It is best avoided by quartering the flock on loose porous soil and by giving plenty of range. If intensive methods of man agement are necessary, the double-yard system is desirable, giving the flock ac-
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A FAMOUS MARKET DUCK
By EDWIN MEGAncEE

and deep, carried horizontally. the legs being placed midway between the breast and tail. Adult drakes should weigh nine pounds and adult ducks eight pounds. The young of both sexes are a pound lighter than old specimens. In plumage, both sexes are pure white throughout All trace of cream mess. any yellow cast, should be avoid ed. The eyes are leaden blue. shanks and feet light orange. The latter point
 meets the American standard. In Eng land the demand is for pinl<ish or flesh colored bills and shanks. This Is be- lieyed to indicate q superior quality of flesh and is in line with the European prejudice in favor of fowls with white or black shanks and white skin, which Is in marked contrast with our call for birds with yellow skin.
 The Aylesbury was quite generally used by American growers of market ducks some years ago, but has been largely supplanted on commercial duck
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their escape. This was never believed in Mobile. as the yawl was never found and must certainly have been destroyed with the steamer, and furthermore, Irish men are not given to such inhuman deeds. So it was passed around as yellow jour- nal story, told by an enemy of the south.
 Capt Luck Wainwright was another well known boatman of that time, though never associated with Cox Brainard & Co.,, but always commanded an independent or, rival craft on the Alabama river. We first find him in charge of the Wilcox in 1853. which is about as far back as the writer can go. As the name indicated she was the Wilcox county packet, and the one most patronized by it's people. Wainwright had started life as a cabin boy. had filled all positions on steam boat and was, of course, master of his calling.
 "The Wilcox was one of the fastest boats of her day, and in the famous race between the Cuba and the William Jones, Jr' she had left some 20 min- utes ahead of the contestants. and an account appeared in Mobile paper giv- ing details of the race and mentioning the overriding of the Wilcox by the pair before the Junction was reached which statement was contradicted in the same paper by the pilot of the Cuba who called attention to the fact that no boat in Alabama waters could give the Will cox 20 minutes start and overtake her in 5o-mile run
 Captain Luck next commanded the Emperor a very large and heavy steam er' capable of carrying 5000 bales, which was later on wrecked in the upper Ala bama. We next find him bringing around from the west the swift noted and his toric Henry J. King'-historic because she piled our rivers before the war and was burned by the federals above Mont gomery during the last days of the Con federacy. In our next we will speak in detail of this fine packet"
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NOTHING DEVELOPS IN COTTON SITUATION Interests Await Results of Washington Conference
 Monday

New York, August 2e.-Nothing devel- oped in the cotton situation today. and aside from adjustment of trades into December, which Is progressing rapld'y interests here have settled down to await the results of the conference in Wash ington Monday and the arrival next week of the delegates from the Liverpool cot ton exchange. Out of the visit of these delegates is expected in the way of strengthening straddle complications be- tween the two markets, but the reopen ing of the exchange Is still uncertain. All crou and weather news at hand to- day was bearish and private advices in- tinated that good 1niddling had sold for Si4 cents at interior Texas banks.
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Weekly Cotton Goods

New York, August 22-Cotton goods markets are very irregular and much un- settled by the commission combination of low priced cotton. and uncertain mer- chandize.
 Wide cloths are down, few K cents from values current a short time ago. Certain lines of heavy sheetings are un- changed fin price and some lines of fine combed yarn cotton goods are higher by 1xqA cent a yard.
 Money conditions are bothering the trade. Export trade is nt standstill so far as shipments are concerned but small inquiries are now beginning to come for ward. Sales are being hampered by poor financial conditions in foreign countries. Western trade continues steady while southern trade is poor. Difficulty in get ting dye stuff is causing a feverish trade in some quarters as finisners are giving notices of inability to get certain colors, and also of price advances for additionai orders. Houses that are unhampered by financial strain are buying, while others are operating in the most careful way. Heavy colored are held firm and late orders are being declined.
 Prices quoted are as follows: Print cloths, 2S-inch. 64x64's, 315c; 64xGo's, 3ssc; SS1s-inch, 64x64s. 41ac; 39-inch 6sx72's, 5c: standard southern sheetines, 7M and & cents; ticking, 8 ounce. 13c; standard prints. 5i4 cents; staple ging'iams, GA cents; dress ginghams. 9% cents
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plants in this country by the modern type of Pekin. This may in part be due to the fact that the latter has red ; dish orange legs Such a conclusion is logical in view of the fact that one prominent duck man referred 10 the Aylesbury as "a faded-out Pekin."
 In view of the experience of our greatest duck growers one is not jus titled in recommending the Aylesbury to those who plan to rear any consid- earble number of ducklings for mar ket On the other hand, the aclSnowl- edged high quality of it's flesh makes it most excellent breed for those who rear a few youngsters for use on their own tables.
 The eggs of this breed are large In size and white or grecnish-white in color. There are reliable records of flocks averaging 150 eggs per duck in |12 months. which indicates that this valuable trait is well fixed in the breed.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August 22.-Cotton seed oil was steader with reports of an improved domestic consuming demand and some abroad. but the advance was checked by September liquidation. Closing prices were 3 to IS points net higher.
 Cotton seed oil markets closed uneven, Spot. .7047c August. 6.73Q6 95c; Septem- Der, 6.59Q6 Gee; October, 6.50qii 53c; No vember. 632@6. 47c; December, 6.42a6 45c; January, 6. 45@6. 4Sc; February, 6. 6.45n6.56c; March. 6.50m6 .60c. Total sales. 6900
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Live Stock

Chicago, August 22.-Hogs Receipts, l0.o00 steady to shade higher. Bulk, sS.90Q9.20; light, $s.S5M9.30: mixed $S.65 @9.S5; heavy, $S.50@9.25; rough, $s.So @S.65; pigs, s7.00@S.70
 Cattle: Receipts, 400: weak. Reeves. $6.75 q l0.6o; steers, $6.s0@940 stock CTS, s5.40@S.10 cows and heifers, s3.eO Qs.20; calves, $775W10.75.
 Sheep; Receipts, 6ooo; slow and weak. Sheep, $5.10@6.10; yearlings, s6.000D 100; lambs, s6.50@S.sO
 St. Louis, August 22-Hogs: Receipts, So00 lower. Pigs and lights, $7o0 D S,35; good heavy, $9.15 @9.S0.
 Cattle: Receipts, 200; steady. Native beef steers. $7.50@1040 cows and heif- CTS. $6.00@9.50; stockers, $5.00@7.5o; Texas and Indian steers, $6.00@s25, cows and heifers, $4.00@6.50; native calves, $6.00@10.50.
 Sheep Receipts. $50; steady. Native muttons, s4.00605.25; lambs, s7.00@s.15.
 Kansas City. August -2-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 2100; lower; quotations unchanged.
 Cattle: Receipts, 100; steady; prime fed steers, $96OQt10.5O; dressed beef steers, SS15 Q950: southern steers. $5.25GS; cows, $425 @7.25; heifers. $5.75a9.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, none; steady; lambs S.75ds20; yearlings. $5.75l650; wethers, $5.40q5S5; ewes, $5@5.50
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is ordinary good policy to kill the af- fected individuals. This does not apply to minor disorders which may be over come by flock treatment. but rather to such serious and obstinate cases as de- mand prolonged, individual treatment. Such birds are cured CD at too great a cost, and in most cases are of little value after recovery.
 There are exceptional cases where birds of unusual value should De treated in the hope that they may be pulled through. Tn every instance they should be im- mediately removed from the rest of the flcck and isolated in conforta lie quar- ters, Sick fowls are a menace to their healthy companions, and wll spread trou- ble if permitted to remain with the gem eral flock When exposure to contagious disease has occurred. prompt steps should be taken to thoroughly disinfect the plant and so ward off possible epidemic.
 The poultryman should realize that he Is constantly threatened with loss from the various poultry ailments, that these may largely be warded off by proper methods of breeding and management that ''an ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure, and then act upon this knowledge to the end his flocks may be kept healthful and profitable.
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Interior Movement

Houston Receipts, 12Y1; Shipments, 1063: stock. 2S,422.
 Memphis; Receipts, 4; shipments. 266; stock, 15,06S.
 Augusta: Middling, 9ssc; receipts, 63; shipments 255; stock, 920I
 St. Louis: Receipts, 3, shipments, 93; stock, 14,26O
 Cincinnati Receipts. A; shipments, 450; stock. 12,661.
 Little Rock: Receipts, 9, shipments, 110; stock, 54S6.
 Total today: Receipts. l456; ship ments, 22S,; stock, S5,104.
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Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour. $5.50; Tennessee flour, s5.30; Michigan flour. $6.40; pure wheat shorts. sS4 pure wheat bran. s32; C. S. meal, 71a per cent, $50; Cremo meal, per ton, $26: No. l timothy hay, per ton. $25; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. $20: c. s. hulls. 80 lbs, SIP ton. mixed feed. $35: oats. COG bu.; corn, sl.10 corn meal s2.05 per 96 lbs. New crop alfalfa,
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(Copyright, 1914. by Mstoz- Menz Adv.
 Co, lnc.)
 The Aylesbury duck was probably so named in honor of the vale of Ayles- bury, Buckinghamshire, England where many exceptionally fine specimens of this old breed were produced. This title seems to have been applied to 1t about a century ago, 1t having previously been known as the White English.
 In it's native land this breed easily heads the list of market ducks. owing to it's ability to make rapid growth and quickly reach market maturity. The admirers of the Aylesbury duck claim that it is remarkably fine in bone and carries a very large proportion of ed- ible flesh of excellent quality, espe- cially on the breast. Also that it is an unusually prolific layer. is hardy and easy to manage. Certainly these characteristics are most desirable.
 The term "boat-shaped" seems to ex- actly fit this duck. The body is long
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Hides and TalIow
Gfaan an itad +

Green saited hides 14Ql5c; partly cured, lSm14c green. 13d1Sxc. damag ged and culls, one-half price dry flint. 2Tq2sc: dry salted, 25u26; dry cus. 12lsc; goat skins. 25M40c kids one-Galf price; lamb skins, 2oq35: sheep skins. 25a75c: shear ings, 15Q25c; green salsed horse hides. No. 2s, $2; glues and ponies. slai.5o; No. 1 tallow. 5u6c No. tallow, 4c; beeswax. 2sG60c; wild gnsing. $6uS: cultivated gin sing, s3Gl5: golden seal. sS5oa4: clear grease wool, l6ai9c: slightly bury. 15dls; clear tubwashed wool 1433: bury. loq20.
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Title to Re Defended
vrom the London Opinion.

tIIF T1UIItrUTI
 What are you going to call the new baby?'
 Reginald Claude" replied MT. Blig- gins.
 Isn't Reginald Claude rather af- fected name?''
 Yes. I want him to grow up to be a fighter, and l fancy that 'Reginald Claude will start something every time he goes to a new school"
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Fish
Pnrcl1--Sc mound.

FcfCn--SC puUhu. Salt Water Trout-i2nc pound Blue Catfish-76lSc pound. Red Snapper--SmSisc. Gray Snapper-5c. Mullet-5laM6e pound. Spanish MaclSerel--15o pound Fresh Pompano-25c pound.
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hubbard bros. & CO.

5este. Mereba99s. HS.syeP SSaare. N
 Isnss: Hsw SSs' orissns Cotton S EScSsnssss.: IF.
 .1s s'Ps.s 6ssc.. cSssGs s. Ass ss leeee and oaie Of Cotton and Cotion 42eo or Tor future delivery. epoGjSI c1ae1gpme0G1 of opot cotton 1og 16s
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, August 22.-Rough Honduras and clean Honduras and Japan rice is strong and active, the clean grade being very strong. quote: Rough Honduras, 4.25Gp5.10c; clean Honduras, A @6ssc; Japan, A M Sc. Rice, polished, per ton, $27 m2S; bran Ter ton s1sW2o; receipts, rough, l5.- 514 millers, 732T; sales, 71s3 sakcs new Honduras at 425p5.10c 1S2 sacks old at 3.60c: 9246 pockets clean Hon duras at BE m6Hc.
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I.iverpool Cation Market

Liverpool, August 22.-There was considerable more inquiry for spot cot ton today. but the sales were not stated. Prices were unchanged on the basis of 6.20d for middlng. Receipts, l474 bales, all American.
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Creamery Products

Country Butter-20u25c; fresh creamery butter, 331ac; process butter. 2sc.
 Cheese-l6la imported Swiss cheese. 40c. German brick cheese 1sc, limburger 1Sc imported Roquefort 40c: NeufchateI cheese. per dozen. 45c; Pimento cheese. Sl 35.
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Coffee Market

New York. August 22-Owing to reports of frost in Sac Paulo the local coffee mar ket was frmer and bids for the voun- tary committee were slightly higher for the later positions, December selling at 7.10c with no offers. Spot coffee was steady at 77sc for Rio No. and l2bc for Santos No. f.
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Port. Movement

New orleans Receipts, 25' exports sl45; stock, 49.965. Galveston: Receipts, BIS; stock 36,io2 Mobile: Receipts, I; stock, 2-6l. Savannah: Receipts, l69; stock, 6diS. Charleston; Receipts, Is; stock, l249. Wilmington: Stock, Tf5S. Norfolk Stock, l4.095
 Baltimore; Stock, 2337.
 Boston: Middling, He; stock, 400. Philadelphia: Stock, 2il5. New York Stock, 9ibIl
 Minor ports: Stock. IT'S
 Total today; Receipts, 1192; exports 31i5; stock, 224,017
 Total for week. Receipts, 1192; ex- ports, 3145.
 Total for season: Receipts, t0,441, ,4ss exports, S,SSo,543.
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Prime Mercantile Paper

New York. August 22.-Prime mer- cantile paper, 61a or per cent; sterling exchange nominal; for cables, $5.05; for demand, $50250 Bar silver, 56s. Ster- ling exchanes. $157.622,631: balances
 T,355,002; for the week, $925.193.531 balances for the week, $56.219,s5s.
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Naval Stores

Savannah. August 22.-Turpentine nominal, 45kc, no sales; receipts, 3S4: shipments, 68; stocks 2S,511 Rosin
 nominal, no sales receipts. 10G5; ship
 ments. 753; stocks. 119.226. Quote: A, B. $3.50; c. D. s3521s E, r, c, II, I, $3.55: K. $4.15; M, $4.5O; N, $500: VIC, l$625: wv, $685.
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POULTRY

FOR SAEE-Twenty>five Wycko7f and Ferris White Leghorn bullets. months old; 50 cents each. Also cockerels. to
 months old, 7bc to q. Ancona cockerels 6cc to q. Mrs. !. c. Moses. Route ? East Lake. Ala.
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Dry Goods

New York. August 22.-cotton goods were quiet today with print cloths easy. Fine goods were steady. Linens Were very firm and tending higher with burlaps scarce and firm Knit goods are growing firmer. Mems wear for fall was inactive but prices wore
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 22.--Wheat: No. 2 hard. s5@sl, No. red. 95d96c. Corn: No. mixed, soc; No. white, siia@S2c. Oats: Q41c.
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Meats

Lard-1liae; compound. 9isc. Extra Rihs-SlS.0ata. Bellies 2o-25, sl6.32,a. Boston Butts-l1c. Pork Loins-20c. Breakfast Bacon--20a sSc. Spare Ribs -l2lec, Regular Hams Misc. Skinned Homs-2liec.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. August 22-Wheat: No. 3. 95lsc; No. 2-red, sf.02. Corn: No. 2, ssc No white. S41sc Oats: No. 2, 431ad44c No. 2 white 45l4c.