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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-02
Observation-Disclosures.

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WE PAY highest cash price for End hand
clothing, shoes, hats and overcoats.
Drop card call 1915. E Scrinopski &
Son, 40S Kansas ave.
WANTED-To purchase a straight mort
gage on Topeka property or Shawnee
county farm, investment. See Mr..
Rowse, at ITO West 9Th st.
WANTED-To lease for one year room
modern cottage with sleeping porch and
garage; no children. H. r., care Journal
GOOD milk cows fat cattle and veal calves.
w. c. A Leitzow. Tel. 257.
CARPET and rug weaving. 1000 Garfield
Phone 25SS Blue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-FEMAL HELP.
WHITE WOMAN for general house work |;
small family; no children. Call morn
ings, 1914 Harrison; afternoon at Santa Fe
Watch Co.
WANTED-A good girl to wash dishes
(white.) ia E. 18th st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-02

BUSINESS CHANCES.
FOR SALE@Boarding and rooming house,
money maker; party leaving city. 724
Monroe.
FOR SALE-A small grocery stock and
fixtures. Phone 1893.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-02
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FOR RENT attractive furnished rooms
in modern home; gentlemen preferred
Two modern furnished, downstairs, house
:, keeping rooms, bath and nc. electric lights.
No children. 1917 West 9TH
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933 KANSAS AVE, front nnfurnished
rooms; single room. 2299 Blue.
40 on first f1 FL floor Or So E. 10th -' W.
MODERN furnished room for gentleman.
FOR RENT, room modern cottage at
FOR RENT-One modern furnished room,
300 West sth.
TWO furnished housekeeping rooms, close
in, $40 per month. 1O1 E. 18th.
FOR RENT-HOUSES.
40 E. 4th. store room and living
sos 0e onincy 1soS
40 pn maei SIS aSFHEih Is, 81 "a ..a
FOR RENT-2 cottages. 4 and rooms;
located at 1922 1921 kan nss ave. Call
1925 Kansas ave
FOR RENT.5-roem house 232 Monroe,
and bath modern, 534 Fillmore, $17.o0
Phone Alt.
FOR RENT room furnished house for
board and room, of owner. Call 1890
White.
ROOMS, bath, 400 E. 9Th. Phone 2536
Blue.
FOR RENTED Harrison ST., Modern
room house, newly decorated Phone 30S.
FOR RENT-6 room house, lots of ground,
$3.50. colored white 1919.
FOR RENT-324 Madison St, room house.
Phone 2661 White.
FOR RENT-My home, unfurnished, 500
lips POLK. rooms and bath. cfstern.
city water. modern: barn. 2299 Blue
FOR Rents room house, 1924 Quincy.
Phone $685.
BOARD AND ROOMS.
Modern rooms with board. 81 % per day.
TOPEKA HOTEL. 122 W. 9Th
FOR RENT-STORE ROOMS
STORE ROOM at ia East Fifth street
Heat and water furnished L L. Better.
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FOR RENT-OFFTCE ROOMS.
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FOR RENT-Desk room, first floor, front
room. Shawnee Fire building, 7O1 Jack
son. F. G. Lagerstrom- Phone 1880
OFFICES with vaults in Office Block. just
east of Postoffice. /. L. Better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-02
MONEY.
s AND 6 PER GENT

s AND 6 PER CENT
Money to loan on farms and Topeka real
estate. Loans on homes or for building
homes. If you wish a new loan or have
maturing loan or wish to change your
loan. either farm or city. write or call
BETTER REALTY & LOAN COMPANY.
New Eng. Bldg. Established 1886.
MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Horses. CATTLE. pianos. diamonds. house
hold goods. libraries, typewriters. antos.
carriages, machinery. and to salaried peo-
pie. r. 8. Thomas, $40 Kan. Ave- Tel. POS
MONEY TO LOAN city and farm
property; any amount low interest rate.
and most liberal terms. Call or write for
our plan. w. M. Forbes -.
Money to loan, on good city property
or good farm land: no delay: reasonable
rate of interest any sized loan.
SUNFLOWER REALTY co. 433 Kan Ave
FARM LOANS. ) and 9 per cent. Nichols
Realty Co. 500 Kans. ave. Tel 40
MONEY TO LOAN on real estate. city
and farm Rates low.
STATE SAVINGS BANK
s. W. Cor. 9th AMI Kan. Ave.
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AUTOMOBILES.
AUTOMOBILE BARGAIN

Anu HWN1WPlNslE BEAlMUElN
DetrOiter roadster, in good repair; will
sacrifice for $3.50 cash if sold this week.
See
ISADoR SCRINOPSKIE.
526 Kansas Ave- Phone 1850.
FORD HOSPITAL" Headquarters for
second hand cars, expert repair work,
cars for hire by trip or hour. Open day
and night Phone 561 Leonard eager.
manager. 412 Jackson St Storage and sup
plies.
FOR SALE-International y ton truck.
good condition, cheap. J. II. Taylor, AIS
Jackson st. Phone 1915 or 2102 Red.
BATTERIES repaired and recharged. Keele
Electric Co., 706 Jackson. Phone 1910,
willard Service Station"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
BEARS DRIVE DOWN
 COTTON PRICES
The Market Shows Little Strength and Closes at
 a Net Loss

New Orleans, December 11.-A display of aggressiveness on the part of the bear ish traders drove the price of cotton S4 to S6 points under yesterdays close in the dealing here today. No specific reasons were given for the selling, except that bearish operators were trying to drive holders of long contracts into liquidating their holdings, The tension between this country and Austria was advanced as partly responsible for the offerings.
 The market had little strength at any time, although cables were considerably higher than due and the trade still had much to say concerning the extreme bull lishness of yesterdays government esti- mate of the crop. On the opening call January rose 8 points before the selling wave struck the market. A few minutes after the opening January was S7 points down and 34 points under yesterdays s close. Other months made losses of S5 and 36 points. Toward the middle of the ses- sion scalping shorts covered to take their profits and monetary steadiness was shown with the result that prices reacted upward about 10 points. The close was at a net loss for the day of 30 to g points,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
WHEAT ADVANCES :. ON EXPORT DEMAND
Seaboard Clearances of Breadstuffs Contain Lit
 tie From Canada

Chicago. December 11.-Big export clear ances today helped to inspire confidence on the bull side of the wheat market. Largely as result, prices closed firm. lSc to 114c net higher, with December at S1.137s and May at $1 1891. .151s. Corn gained %Q5sc, and oats ss@%c. In provisions the market wound up unchanged to 15c high CT. except December pork, which was nominally soc down.
 Wheat traders attached significance to the fact that seaboard clearances of breadstuffs besides being of great volume contained. only small proportion from Canada. More than four-fifths of the total of 2,59O,000 bushels originated in the United States. It was on buying based on this fact that the market just before the close touched the highest price level of the day. An earlier display of strength appeared to come chiefly as a reaction from the temporary effects of peace talk. Offerings made during an initial period Of weakness, due to lower quotations from Liverpool had been readily absorbed, and the advantage thereafter, barring one notable lull in the demand, was decidedly with the bulls
 World shipments of wheat Monday were expected to be fairly large and the outlook also was for a good increase of the United States visible supply. In this connection the fact was noted that the first ship ments of new Australian wheat were re- ported today 160000 bushels, and that nav igation on the great lakes ends at mid night tomorrow.
 Stormy weather hoisted the corn mar ket. Country offerings were small, and 1t was said husking had beeen seriously interfered with.
 Oats, like corn, advanced as a result of wintry conditions. There was talk of increased feeding and of difficulties in shipping.
 Provisions tended upward, despite lower prives on hogs. Pit trade was not large, but included some investment buying. Shipments for the week were heavy, much in excess of the total for the correspond ing time last year.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
PRICES IRREGULAR ON STOCK EXCHANGE Railroad Shares in Demand and Led a General For
 ward Movement

New York. December 11.-Not the least interesting feature of today's short session was the fact that it marked the first anniversary of the resumption of dealings on the stock exchange after the enforced closure of virtually four and a half months, due to the outbreak of the war. There was this added dif- ference, however, that when business was resumed year ago trading was on a very restricted and limited basis. Today every part of the stock and bond list was open to full and free operation. Moreover, many issues altogether un- known last year have since leaped into extraordinary prominence.
 Prices were extremely irregular at the opening. United States Steel fell 3ss to s5A and Canadian Pacific de- c1ined 1% to IFS. while war shares were fractionally lower. A demand for rail : way shares, with New York Central leading the movement, soon restored losses and substituted general gains. New York Central rose 2A to 105% in connection with rumors that the divt- dend was soon to be increased.
 Other features of strength in that group included Norfolk and Western, NeW I1dNSls OIlOn fdClIC dlQ Lue trunk lines. Specialties. particularly automobile stocks, Texas company, Mercantile Maine preferred and some of the more conspicuous war issues, re- sponded to the general forward move ment, with some shading from top prices at the close. Total sales amounted to 797,000 shares.
 Anglo French war bonds were slight 1y firmer and representatives of the banking syndicate expressed their dis approval of the recent selling for fu- ture delivery.
 President Wilson's views on business as expressed in his Columbus speech were one of the heartening features of the day.
 London was a moderate seller in this market, but offerings from that quar- ter were freely absorbed Exchange on London was slightly lower on selling of bills.
 The bond market was irregular with no especial feature. Total sales, par value, aggregated s2,150,00O.
 United States coupon As declined B per cent on call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Live stock

St. Louis, December 11.-Hogs: receipts, 4500; lower; pigs and lights, $5.2596 55; good heavq, $6.60@6 65.
 Chattle: Receipts, 1000; steady; native beef steers, $7.50@1o 40; yearling steers and heifers, $S.50@1020; cows, $5.50Q7; stockers, $5Q7.25; Texas and Indian steers, 5 .25@S.50; cows and heifers, $40 6.5O; native calves, s6Q10. 50.
 Sheep: Receipts none: nominal; year lings, S6.50q7.5O; lambs. sS.25Q9. .25; sheep and ewes, $5 .50@650.
 Kansas City. December u.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 250O; lower; bulk of sales, $6.20@ $40; heavy, $6. 404650; packers and butchers. $6. 30q65o; light, s6. .2oQ6.4 .45; pigs s5. 25@5. 75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 200; steady; prime fec steers, S9.25Q10; dressed beef steers, $7q g; southern steers, s5@7; cows, $4@7; heif- CTS, $6Q9; stockers, $5. 25@7.7 bulls, $4 75Q 6; calves, S6@9.50.
 Sheep: Receipts none; steady; lambs $s.25dS.9 90; yearlings. s6.75Q7.5O; wethers $5. .75Ql6 .5O ewes, $5. 25@6. %.
 Chicago, December 11.-Hogs: Receipts 3o0OO steady; bulk of sales, $5.9O@1a. AS light, $5.5096.S5; mixed, S4.S5@6.65; heavy $6. 10a6. 55; rough, s6.1o@6.25; pigs, $4. 15Q $50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 300; weak; native beet steers, $5. 50a10.50 cows and heifers, $2.6 @S. .25; calves, $6.50a10.35.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; steady; wethers $6. 20@6.S5; ewes, 4.35@6 .3o; lambs, s7.25@ $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Planting Cotton Seed

We are now getting in our stocks of COTTON SEED for our spring trade and are in position to furnish you any variety on short notice. All of the cot ton we handle Is the very best and we will gladly furnish the pedigree upon request
 The earliest maturing varieties are: Express, Trice. Kings, Simkins and Cooks. The. next early is Wanna maker Cleveland, Cleveland Big Boil, Mebane Triumph, Rowden. Miller and Kentucky Prolific (this is grown In Kentucky and has given excellent re-
 We also have a full stock of staple Cotton such as Columbia, keenan, Hartsville, Aliens, Sea Island Columbia.
 We will take pleasure in giving you full description. informat tion and prices on request. We can make very reason able prices on High Grade Cotton Seed. considering the value of the seed this year for oil mill purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, December 11.--(Special.) )-The situation in Liverpool is apparent from , It's action today in advancing so sharply in face of the bearish feeling In our
 local market and the poor closing of yesterday. There were no offers from America, and the demand to cover sales to spinners in Manchester caused this improvement. Here the bearish feeling that the south would sell freely, found expression in the heavy selling on call for local account, which continued until stop orders were reached, resulting in a decline of some 40 points. On this decline spinners became buyers, also southern spot firms, causing rally of 10 points. Tonight the local feeling is bearish. based on the views we have been pointing out which are not different from those so long and wrongly held by the local trad CTS: namely, that the south would press its cotton for sale. This time they think the disappointment at the decline in the market on this small crop will be sure to make them sell. On the contrary, the
 south should know its action will control prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
COTTON PRICES TAKE
 SENSATIONAL. DROP
General Opinion That Heavy Southern Selling Started
 Break

New York, December 11,--A decline bor- dering on the sensational took place in the cotton market today. It occurred shortly after the opening and carried prices off S3 to 42 points under the pre- vious night, or practically $2 per bale. which made a decline of about S55O per bale from the highest levels of the sea- son. January sold as low as 12 10c, March 12 S3c and May 12.54c on the break, which was followed by an equally rapid recov- cry of about 20 points. The violence of the selling indicated that the decline was entirely unexpected by majority of the trade. Some claimed to have anticipated such weakness following the government report, but it was checked by the activity of Liverpool buyers in the last hour yes- were taken by surprise, and large vol ume of stop loss orders were executed on the way down. It seemer to be the general opinion that weakness in New Or leans and heavy southern selling started the break. There was little indication of it at the immediate opening, which was steady and points higher to points lower. following unexpected firmness at Liverpool.
 An absence of foreign support, how ever, and the' fact that speculative de- mand has not been active of late, left the market poorly provided with buyers and the liquidating movement met with little resistance.
 Shorts appeared to be the best support CTS of the market. but it was sometime before this buying made any impression, although eventually, in connection with trade buying, it arrested the break and brought about very sharp rally. For the balance of the session the market was very much unsettled holding most of the rally, although the close was bare ly steady at a net decline of "A to 29 points. The range on January was from 12. soc to 12.10c; March sold from 12. 75c down to F. 33c, and May from 12.97c to 2.54c Fall River sales Of print cloth for the week were 22o,OOO pieces, compared with 00OO0 last year, and curtailment was 5000, against 10000.
 New York COtton Fufures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 12.13c; receipts, 7161; exports, 15094 sales, 112; stock, 364, z, 995
 Galveston: Middling, 1240c: receipts, H. 991; exports, 574S; sales, 800; stock, 221, 713.
 Mobile MiddliEg, 171.SSc; receipts, 12S6; stock, 25,5S3.
 Savannah; Middling, 12.25o; receipts, 4213 sales 903; stock, 2S1,672. Charleston: Middling, 12c; receipts, 15l5; stock, 101 ,549.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 619; stock, 60,229
 Texas City: Receipts, 657S.
 Norfolk; Middling, 11.SSc; receipts, 5407 sales, 475; stock, 127,57S.
 Baltimore: Exports, 1147; stock. 62S6.
 Boston: Middling, 12.50c; receipts, 261 stock. 10500.
 Philadelphia: Mlddling. 126oc; stock 2596 New York: Middling, 12. 35c; receipts z34; exports, 100; stock, 3o5,375. Minor ports: Receipts, 12703; exports l 15, ,412; stock, 44490. Total today: Receipts, 52,16s; exports t37, ,501;S stock, 1,592,565. Total for week: Receitps. 52,16S; ex- ports, 37,501. Total for season: Receipts, 3,522,o26 exports, 1,9S4,3S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Ayery's Letter

As I anticipated in yesterday morn ing's letter, the bears made drive at the cotton market today. There was ab- solutely not word of any kind in the news to justify the decline. It was a pure and unadulterated speculative move designed and executed for but one purpose, and that was to try to scare holders of spots and contracts.
 There is no use of reiterating argu- ments and analyses I have repeatedly made in these letters. The whole matter now resolves itself into this question. which the holders of the actual and of contracts will have to answer namely:
 Do you propose to sacrifice your cot ton at these prices, or, by standing firm, get your own price little later on?
 This is absolutely all there is to it, and the matter rests entirely with you.
 There is no one man or set of men that are bigger than the fundamental facts of supply and demand, except for temporary fluctuations, they may dom- mate 1t for a moment, but they all ways assert themselves. You own the cotton, the world needs it and will have to buy of you; therefore you are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Charles Fairchild & Co.'S Letter

New York, December n.-(Special) Liquidation in heavy volume was evi- denced from the opening; buying orders were few and far between, and as prices weakened. stop orders were caught. The market at one time had a very weak appearance, but support developed, and about a 20-point rally followed. which was lost in part toward the close on re- newed liquidation. The spot situation south is not regarded as quite as firm as it was, but from our viewpoint there is nothing in the outlook to warrant hasty liquidations. Europe and particu- larly England, will shortly have to enter the market on an enormous scale for thf actual. The south, financially indepen' dent, should exert an effort to exercis patience in marketing. We expect to se' active future markets, with frequen' swings of 20 or 30 points up and down but are not apprehensive of any materio permanent decline from present levels The oil market was slightly easier t. day in sympathy with the break of cot ton We still favor the long side or weak periods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Cotton Situation
Briefly
 Summarized

The government estimate of total yield of II, 1s1 900 bales for the season 1915 confirms information previous ly furnished of crop not exceeding 12,000,000 bales This, added to the supply carried over from last year, will give us no more cotton than is needed for the worlds use provid- ed consumption continues on the basis of last season. The improve ment in the demand for cotton goods and the large amount of cotton going into heavy goods for war purposes indicate that the consumption will be greater than last year.
 An important element in the situa tion is the price for linters, which is now above Sc. and an insistent de- mand in excess of the supply from the manufacture of war munitions, which means that other industries consuming linters must either use cotton or other fibers.
 It is reasonable to expect that cot ton will not be materially lower but will probably be higher as mill stocks are depleted and the demand for their replenishment comes into market Hence 1t is more import ant than ever for holders to sell only on an advancing market and to withdraw offers on declines.
 The facilities of this company en- able owners of cotton to carry 1t conveniently through declines and to sell promptly on advances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Produce Market

New York, December u.-Butter easier; receipts, 4464; creamery, 92 score, 2Sl32c
 higher scoring, 36Q361sc; firsts, 2S1k02Ss4c. Eggs firm; receipts, 4C93; fresh gathered extra fine, 41@42c; extra firsts, 3S@40c; firsts, 35Ql37c; seconds, 32@34c. Cheese frm receipts, 91G; state whole milk flats held specials, TAG; do average fancy, 163z Q17c do current make specials, 16Ac; do
 average fancy, 16@161zc. Live poultry weak, western chickens, 13G15c; fowls, 13@ 1515c; turkeys, l6Q20c. Dressed firm; fresh killed chickens, 16027c; fowls 131
 175ac turkeys, 22923c.
 Chicago, December u.-Butter un- changed. Eggs unchanged; receipts. TAG cases. Potatoes unchanged; receipts, 50 cars. Poultry. alive, fowls 1214c; spring CTS. 13c turkeys, 16c.
 St. Louis. December 1.-Poultry un- changed except turkeys, 1711Sc. Butter unchanged. Eggs, 27c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Sugar Market

New York, December 1.-The mar ket for raw sugar continued easy with no further sales, although the offerings were more liberal at fractionally low CT prices for forward shipment, while prompt shipment was offered at last prices. There were some new crop sell CTS of January delivery at 3ssc, Febru- ary, 8 5-16c, and March 3Ac, although it was understood that even these prices might be shaded to meet bids. Cuban advices reported favorable weather and IT centrals grinding, and 1t was the general belief that planters would expedite shipments to the ports as much as possible. Closing prices were as follows: Centrifugal, 4S9c; molasses, 4.12c; cost and freight, 31sc. The market for futures was easier again under liquidation and hedge selling with the close to 15 points new lower; January closed 37! Feb- ruary, 3.19c, and March, S.17c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Chicgo Grain

Chicago, December 11.-Wheat: No. red, sl.2O; No. 2 hard, $1.14A. Corn: No. ? yellow, 66Ac; No. 4 yellow, 65iac: No. 4 white e4@65Ac. Oats: No. 3 white, 40Q nominal: No. f.. 911ac Barley. 62@72c. Timothy, $5GS. Clover. $l0@19 Glover mostly $14. .5O0117 .50 Pork. $16.25. Lard, s. .46. Ribs, $9.62Ql0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Mercantile Paper

New York, December 11.--Mercantile pa- per, 3Q3A. Sterling, 60-day bills. $467; de- mand, S47150; cables, s4.7225. Francs, de- mand, 5.S5; cables, 5.S4. Marks, demand 7S1a; cables, 7Sss. Builders, demand, 424c cables, 42lac. Lires, demand 6.54; cables 6.53. Rub!es, demand, 32 cables, 32114. Bal silver. 56; Mexican dollars, 42%. Govern ment bonds steady Railroad bonds ir- regular.