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STOCK DEALINGS
UNUSUALLY LIGHT
Further Uncertain Specula-
tive Sentiment Indicated
by Course of Prices

New York, July 21.-Negative conditions
prevailed in the stock market today. with
dealings so light as to be devoid of ac-
tual Significance Total transactions
amounted to scarcely 225, 0oO, 900 shares, of
which the first hour finished about 40 per
cent Traders had the session entirely
to themselves and the course of prices
suggested further uncertain speculative
sentiment
There were few surface indications of
investment inquiry, although August III
terest and dividend disbursements of fully
$4,000 will represent the largest sum
ever disbursed for that month. Batkers
and dealers in bonds reported a fair
over the counter demand for shor.
term notes. and international issues were
more steady with market abatement o.
recent heavy offerings.
Politics, crop news and labor troubles
formed the basis of languid discussion
Advices from the west and northwest
told of further deterioration Of wheat
and corn, damage to the latter staples
being estimated at 40 to so per cent The
local strike situation found slight reflec-
ton in the heaviness of transactions.
Rails were again negligible factor,
aside from sagging tendency in Cana
dian Pacific and it's affiliated lines, which
was partly retrieved in the covering
movement of the final hour. Leading
western roads show large tonnage gains
over last year, increases averaging almost
Is per cent
Metals were rearded by heaviness in
kennecott copper, which made it's lowest
price OF the year, but United States Steel
was firm throughout.
Bonds we're irregular on small dealings
Total sales, par value, $2,7S0OO0.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call.
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New York, July 30.-Raw sugar, firm;
centrifugal, 6.27c; molasses, $500; refined,
steady; cut loaf, S.S0c; crushed. s.65c;
Mould A. S.15c; cubes. S.15c; powered,
7S0c; powdered, 775c; fine graduated,
1850; Diamond A. 1850; confectioners' A,
7.55c No. l. 7.50c.
The firmness of the spot market and
the loss of 10000 tons of raw sugar in
Sundays explosion caused an active COW
ering movement in sugar futures At
noon prices were Is to IS points higher.
The list declined under realizing in the
afternoon. The closing was steady and
2 to points higher. Sales, 21,15O tons.
September, 5.25c; December, 5.04c; Janu-
airy, 4.73c.
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Fruits and Produce

(WhOIeSa!e tluOlati0ns.J
Apples-Fancy Winesap, box, S2.5o92.i5;
Tennessee yellow. transparent, sl.2oQ1. so
Oranges, california, $4Q4.50.
Lemons-1mported, box, $3.50; California
$50. ,=s'. str'~s-'
Bananas-Bunch, $1.50g2.0.0 tel
Limes-$1 hundred.
Cantaloupes-Georgia, crate, $20250
California, So.
Peaches-Georgia, crate, $2Q2.50.
Tcmatoes-Basket $1.O091.25.
Beans-Baaket, $1Ql.2o.
Egg Plant-$292.6o.
Cabbage-Northern, 2hc lb.
Onions-La Creole. cents a pound.
Potatoes-Bushel $1.10Q1.20.
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Flour and Feedstuff

lf-risng flour, $685.; Tennessee flour.
$3.50; Michigan flour, $685.; hard winter
wheat flour, $3.50; spring wheat flour, $7.15;
Illinois flour, $3.50; pure wheat shorts, sS4;
pure wheat bran, $50; cotton seed
meal, ~ per cent, s32; Creme cot
ton seed meal, SIS; cotton seed hulls,
$2l; hntless hulls Sl4. No. timothy nay.
$23; new pea green alfalfa, $23; southern
alfalfa, SO; mixed alfalfa and Johnson
grass, $40. Caffin corn and milomaize SITE.
No. johnson grass, s14; wheat
straw, $13. Wheat. per 100 lbs, $3.50.
Mixed feeds, s34QS7. No. white oats, per
bushel, 60c. Corn, per bushel. $l.03 Corn
meal, per 2-bushel sack, 81; corn chops,
1O0-lb sack, $500; corn iced meal. 1874.
Poultry food, 81 per sack; dairy bod,
S31.
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JOHNSTON WINNER
IN FOUR CLOSE SETS

Boston, July S1.-William M. Johnston
of San Francisco, the national lawn ten
mis- champion, today defeated M. Watson
Washburn of New York in the upper half
of the semi-finals for the Longwood cup
at the Longwood Cricket club S-6 ga, 5-7
ga
In the lower half of the semi-finals
J. j. Armstrong of Philadelphia defeat
ed l. Kumagae, the Japanese champion.
6-3 rs rs.
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DECATUR

Decatur, July a.-(Special.)-It is under
stood that Capt. Charles Bassett will
make the race for mayor of New Deca-
tur. Captain Bassett was city clerk of
New Decatur for several years some
years ago. He is a large property owner
in New Decatur.
Captain Bassett is the man who lead
the fight for the change of name of New
Decatur to Princeton and succeeded in
getting the city council to call an cleo
ton on the change of name, the election
to be held in September.
Hotel Hilda, Decaturs new hotel, is al
most completed and will be open to the
public as soon as completed 1t is three
stories high, built of brick and contains
over 60 rooms. The building is modern
In every particular. When this hotel Is
open this will give the Decaturs three
first-class hotels.
The twelfth biennial meeting of the
grand lodge and convention of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, colored,
has just adjourned at Normal. DIR. W. E.
Sterrs, well known negro physician of
Decatur, was reelected grand master.
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Live Stock

Chicago. July 31.-Hogs: Receipts, A.
600; weak; bulk, $9.45@10; lights. $4,000
1905; mixed $9.15@1O.05; heavy. $9.O5@10.05;
rough, s9.05Q9.20; pigs. s7.65Q9.40.
Cattle: Receipts. $4,000; weak; native
beef cattle, $6.9O@10.4 40; stockers and feed
ers, $5qs; cows and heifers. 50. 5OQ9.25;
cauves, $s.50@12.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900: weak; wethers,
$6.75Gs.25; ewes, $3.5OG765; lambs, $7.25
Oil.
Kansas City, July 31.--Hogs: Receipts.
II 900; lower; bulk, s9.40Q9.65; heavy, $3.50
@965; packers and butchers, $9.50Q9671a;
lights, 50. 40a9.60; pigs, s.. 25Q875.
Cattle: Receipts. $4,000; lower; prime
fed steers, $9.25Q1O; dressed beef steers,
$4,000; southern steers $5.50@S.4 10; cows,
$4.5Oa75o; heifers, $6Q9.5O; stockers, s6as;
bulls. s.. 25@S.5O; calves. s6.5OG11.
Sheep: Receipts. $500; steady; lambs.
$l0@10.75; yearlings, T75aS.25; wethers,
H.25dS; ewes. $7Q760.
ST. Louis, July 31.-Hogs: Receipts,
400; lower; pigs and lights, $S.75@10;
mixed and butchers $9.75Q10; good heavy,
$9.90alO; bulk, $9.70G9.95.
Cattle: Receipts. 500; lower; native
beer steers NQ1025: yearliny steers and
heifers, $S.5oQ10 cows, $5.50@S; stockers,
$5QS. 25; Texas and Oklahoma steers, $3.50
@10; prime yearling steers and heifer.s
$8.75a10.25: cows and heifers, $5dS; native
calves. $6@11.75.
Sheep: Receipts. 400: lower; spring
lambs, $79990; slaughter ewes, $567.2 %;
bleating ewes, 1910; yearlings, $eQsN.
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English Money
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchsnts. Hanover Square. N.
y. Members New York Cotton Elk
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
New York Produce Exchange. Associate
Members Liverpool Cotton Association.
Orders solicited for the purchase and
sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
future delivery. Special attention and
liberal terms given for consignments of
spot cotton for delivery. Correspond
NnQN invited,
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St, Louis Grain

st. Louis, July 31.--Wheat No. 2 red,
$1.2S@1.33; No. 2 hard. $1.2O@1.24; Sep
TENDER. s119A12O Corn, No. 2, 80k O
Sic; No 1 white, S01A oslo; September.
78A @7Sasc Oats. No. 2, 4O@41Ac; No.
2 white, 38@39c; September, 40hc.
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charles Fairchild & Co.'s Letter

| New York, July Especial. Aft
| err an early advnce, ranging from to
| 6 points, cotton turned slightly easier
and closed about bottom prices of the
day The selling represented to closing
out of nervous small long accounts be-
fore the publication of the government
condition figures at II a. m. New York
| time, tomorrow. The weather outlook
seems to be somewhat more favorable
temporarily In the eastern and western
belts.
We believe, however that the dam
age in the eastern belt will very short
| Nv be more generally recognized as ex-
tremely serious. and think trade buy
/ ing will become the basis Tor SUD
stan+ial advance in prices. We favor
nurchases of the December. January
and March options
Oil is unsettled but we still believe
purchases made around present levels
will show good profits in the near fu-
ture. November and December looks
very cheap.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, July 31.-Spot cotton,
steady; quotations revised; middling, I'M
changed; sales, on thes pot, $50 bales; to
arrive, 40; good ordinary. 11.63c; strict
good ordinary, 12.13c; low middling. 12.G3c
strict low middling, 12.SSc; middling, 10 13c !;
strict middlng, 3.32c; good middling, 1850;
strict good middling, 13.75c. Receipts,
1924; stock, 105,S$3.
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Metal Market

New York, July 31-The metal ex-
change quotes lead. 635c; spelter, dull;
spot, easy; St. Louis delivery 1Oc. At
London lead EOS los; spelter, ESQ. Copper,
firm electrolytic, $24.5O@270O. Iron,
steady; No / northern, $40. 50Q21. 90; No. .,
$2o.OO@20.50; No. l southern, $20.25@2o.7 Isl
No. 2, $19.75@2O25
Metal exchange quotes tin quiet and
steady; spot offered at sSs121kG3S sly. At
London spot copper, ELL futures. e10S;
electrolytic, s125; spot tin, E16s 1Os flu
lures, E169 IS.
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Cchicago Grain

Chicago, July 31.-Wheat No. 2 red,
new, s1.23@1.27; No. 5 red. new. s1.21N
q LA No. 2 hard, new, $1.21 u @1.23h;
No. hard, new, $1.17GD1.1SB. Corn, NO
Q yellow. s21a Qs3Ac; No. 4 yellow,
S0@S11Ac; No. white, S0@S1c. Oats,
No. white, 401a @41 nc; standard. 4J%
@414c. Rye. No. 2, $1@1.01; barlt,. So
ORC; timothy, nominal; clover. $40
IA. Pork, $25.05; lard, s12.57; ribs, $131O
@13.70.
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S292.O
SUGAR and Cereals

Granulated sugar. $ cwt. t. .. i. Blr-
ming ham. Market firm at H.@ No. Or
leans.
Choice Rice-$55o per cwt.
Fancy Rce-S6 per cwt.
Extra Fancy-$6.5o per cwt
Grits-$2.25 9G-lo. bag.
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Avery's Letter

The American cotton markets paid no
attention to a higher than due Liver
pool; opening unchanged and sagged
all day with the exception of one or
two feeble rallies.
The average of all private condition
reports so far, show a deterioration of
4.3 per cent, which, If confirmed by
the government, would make the fig
ure 1858 per cent. The comparisons are:
Last month, S1.1; last year. 1873; year
before, 1854. and 10-year average of
1875 per cent.
The general impression is the report
will be about II per cent, which fig
ure is discounted.
Texas had some very good rains over
Sunday from Dallas south. Waxahachie.
in the center of Ellis county, the big
gest cotton producing county in the
entire cotton belt. had .9S Of an inch.
Irrespective of what the condition
report is tomorrow, at 10 o'clock (our
time) 1 believe prices will have to re-
cede before there can be any material
or sustained advance. c. F. AVERY.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 2. Beau
mont A.
At Waco: Waco 4. Galveston 0.
At Dallas: Dallas, 0, San Antonio l III
innings).
At Shreveport; Shreveport SO, Houston
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International League

At Richmond: Richmond 4, Newark 0.
At Baltimore: Baltimore, 7, Provi-
dence 9.
At Buffalo, Buffalo 9, Rochester g.
At Montreal: Montreal 4, Toronto 2.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, July 31.-Mercantile paper :
ner cent. Sterling 6O-day bills, 4.7lh per
cent; demand, 4.75% per cent; cables es
7e1s per cent Francs. demand. 6.SA'
cables, 5sOss. Marks demand 7l%; ca
bles,, 71A, Kronen, demand 1880; cables
1910. Guilders. demand. Al 7-l6; cables
an. Lires. demand 64Sh;. cables o'4o1a.
R1hles. demand. 3d. as; cables $3.50. Bar
silver. 64H. Mexican dollars 49A. Gov
eminent bonds, steady, Railroad bonds
irregular. $500, 20
Time loans weak: 60 days. Sa3A' 81
days, sA03h; six months. S&@a
Cali money, steady; high. 2h; low, ~
ruling rate. "a; last loan, 2h; closing
bid. ~; offered at 2ls.
English Money
London, July 31.-Rar silver. 80 9-l6d per
ounce; money, AZ per cent; discount rates.
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American Association

At Columbus Columbus 5. Toledo (six
innngs-darkness).
At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 3. St. Paul l..
At Indianapolis: Indianapolis ?. Louis
Vile 4.
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CAROLINA LEAGUE

At Charlotte: Charlotte ?. Winston
Salem 0.
At Greensboro: Greensboro T. Ashe-
Vile 0.
At Durham: Durham s, Raleigh s.
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Natural Query

From Pail Mall Gazette.
These little sardines, Elizabeth. are
sometimes eaten by the larger fish,"
Elizabeth gazed at the sardines in won
der and then asked:
But. mother. how do the larger fish
get the tins open?"
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Hides and .rallOw

dealers Buying OfferJ
Green Salt Hides-1S91Sc.
Green Salt Hides-Half cured. 1701sc.
Green Hides-Fresh, 16011c.
Dry Flint Hides-S1Q32c.
Dry Salt Hides-2s93oc.
Damaged, Hides-Ha1f price.
Sheep Skins-25c61.
Horse Hides-s1@4. Sc.
Angora Goat-25G3oc.
Ginseng. Wild-S1Q5 50.
Colt Skins-50G75c.
Sheriings-i5Q25c.
Goat Skins-40@55c.
Kid Skins 1nc.
Hog Skins-25950c.
Tallow-5QSc,s
Beeswax-25Q2sc.
Washed Wool-42Q44c.
Clear Unwashod Wool-30@3zc.
BURY Washed Wool-S00a2c.
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The United States produced little more
than one-half the flaxseed needed by
American mills last year.
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New York, July 3l.-topeciai.l
There was little new in the general
situation today. Cable advices showed
on Improvement in Liverpool In an
ticipation of low bureau report to-
morrow. AS the weather in the At
lantic states gave every indication OF
clearing and as Texas had scattered
showers on Saturday increasing on
sunday. it was felt that rains will
probably become general there in the
next few days. AS 10 often the case.
the market had advanced to level
which would anticipate low condition
report and while advancing has caused
tho nervous short interest to cover.
The trade expect condition of about
76. so that with the short interest
largely eliminated higher report
would tend to bring a sharp decline
in values In the meantime opinions
are of little value until the report Is
issued tomorrow morning. August I.
New York time.
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THE BIG THREE

Washington. July 31.-The batting aver
ages of the three leading hitters in the
American league, including today's games.
follows:
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Kansas CITY Grain

Kansas City. July 31.-Cash wheat,
No. 2 hard, SLIGO 1870; No. red, s1.1S
@1.25. Corn, No. mixed. 79@sOc; No.
2 white, soAc; No. 2 yellow, s0& C.
Oats, No. white, 42@43c; No. mixed,
39@42c.
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 13.13c; receipts,
1924; exports, 1859; sales, 400; stock, los 500.
Galveston: Middling, 13.7oc; receipts,
1888; stock, 63171.
Mobile: Middling, 13c; receipts. 3o4;
sales, 1850; stock, &c. 306.
Charleston: Middling, 12%c; stock, p. 1927.
Wilmington: Middling, 12%c; receipts,
1884, stock, $3.50.
Norfolk: Middling, 13.25c; receipts. 757;
exports, 5303; sales, 10; stock, 34,34s.
Baltimore: Stock, 1887.
Bocton: Middling, 13.25c; receipts, 800;
stock, 11,s87.
Fsiladel hia: Middling, 1s45c; receires,
60; stock, 1925
Nsw York: Middling, 1s2oc; receipts, 200,
exp1rfs, 17,o67 safes 2S4; Stock 1o5,375.
Minor ports: Stock, H.
Total today: Receipts, 1920; ex-
ports, 26,739; stock, 494,2s3.
Total for week: Receipts. 21,s97; ex-
ports. 60,506.
Total for season: Receipts, 7.6s7,9S9:
exports 6,038,291
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Sugar Market

short bills, 5ssM5A per cent; three months,
5ssM5A per cent.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, July a.-Turpentne, quiet.
4Shc; sales, none; receipts. S72; ship
mcnts, SIT; stock, 4,762.
Rosin, firm; sales, 1863; receipts. 1924;
shipments, 2616; stock, 69,916. Quote: 4,
B, $500; C, D. $50; E. $3.50; F, G. S. 40;
H, ]. x, M. N. $3.50; WIG. $3.50; WV,
$675.
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Fish
Fish
CWholesale Selling PRICE,

CWholesale Selling PRICE, 81.
Perch-S1ac.
Salt Water Trout-1251c.
Red Snapper-loc in bbi. lots. lie small
lots.
Gray Snnpper-7c.
Mullet-6,d61xc.
Spanish Mackerel-I2hQ1s6c.
Shrimp-121ac.
Sheephead-shc.
Virginia Croker-6c.
Pompano-S0c.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, July 31.-Renewed liqui-
dation in September and selling on the
weakness in lard put cotton seed oil
down some Z to II points early. but
part Of the lose was regained later on
short covering and a, little investment
buying of new crop months In an
ticipation of a bullish cotton report to-
morrow. Final prices were to points
net lower Sales. 1900. Spot. 9.05c bid :
January, 7,50@S.S0c; February. 5000
S.15c; March. S.12@ zoe; August s.13m
s,15c; September, 9.01 q S.03c; October
S49@s.50c; November. s.o6@S.oSc; De-
cember, $3.50 S.0Sc; total sales, 1S.:oo.
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Meats
S-Jft--
Creamery Products

(WholcsaIe Selling Prlcel
Creamery Butter--321ac; A. S1 Nj. cream
cry, Bic; process butter, 30jhc; oleomar-
garine, I423c; country butter. 20c.
Full Cream Cheese-171zc.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 1856: receipts,
s40 shipments 1862; sales. 702; stock,
23,239
Memphis Middling, 1890; receipts,
1874; shipments, S14; sales, 500; stock.
60,640.
Augusta: Middling, 12.94c receipts,
14S; shipments. 274; sales, 270; stock,
4S,557.
51S6; shipments, 51s7; stock, 1899.
Cincinnti: Receipts, 1866; shipments.
1105; stock, 14,761.
Little Rock Middling, 1880; stock,
7444
Total today: Receipts, 9179; ship
ments, S942; stock. 163,5S0
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New Orleans, July 31.-The rough
rice market was nominal today and
clean rice quiet with no sales. Receipts,
rough, III sacks; quotations. clean
Honduras, 4@5c; Japan, 3% @4Wc.
Polished, per ton. $25@26; bran, SIS
q 20.
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ANOTHER ADVANCE
NOTED IN LEMONS
Pure Lard Takes Drop of
Several POints-Graded
Eggs Tend Upward

LcRons. both California and imported,
Jumped from 81 to $3.50 yesterday on
Morris avenue. This is the second heavy
advance noted on lemons in the last 10
days, having advanced from S. a crate to
the present price
Pure lard took the chute toward clos
ing time yesterday, losing % points. There
was no other change noted in the meat
quotat tons. Prices have been firm in this
line for a week.
Graded eggs took an upward tendency
and advanced 1 cent on the dozen on the
local market yesterday. While poultry is
plentiful dealers report eggs scarce for
the season.
Tcday's quotations follow:
Poultry and Eggs
Commission Merchants e'rico)
Fryers-18922c.
Hens-14c.
Guineas-35c.
Roosters-10c per Id.
Extra Graded Eggs-26c.
Fresh Country Eggs. 2@23c.
Turkeys-Live. &c; dresses 2lc.
<Geese-75c, or lac pound.
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Coffee Market

New York. July H.-The market for
coffee futures was somewhat Irregular
today. but the undertone was generally
steady in sympathy with the continued
steadiness of Brazil. There were a few
European buying orders around the ring
at the start and first prices were points
higher. but otherwise support was limited
and after selling at 5000, December con-
tracts eased off to S.57c under scattered
realizing. Offerings were we'll taken at.
the slight reaction. however. and March
contracts sold up from SITE to $500 In tha
late trading, with the general list closing
steady at a net advance of to 6 points.
Sales. 26.25o bags. including exchanges
from September olater months. august.
S.4Oc; September, SAC; October ss4yc; No
vember, S.54c; December. S.5Sc: January.
S.65c; February. SIZE; March, s7sc; April.
$3.50; May. $3.50; June, s.s3c; July. s.sSc.
Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s. 9,hc; cantos AS.
10Hc. Cost and freight offers were some-
what irregular. but shippers were asking
106sc to lie for Santos as. London credits.
Official cables reported an unchanged
market at Rio and decline of 100 refs in
Santos spots, while Santos futures were
rs reis higher. Rio exchange. s-s2d lower.
Brazilian port receipts, 77000 Jundiahy.
$1,000. Temperatures in Sac Paulo ranged
from so to 50 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-01
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, July 31.-Cotton: Spot firm;
good middling, S.35d; middlng, SID;
low middlng, S.03d. Sales, 5000; 800 for
speculation and export; receipts, 10000.
Futures steady. Official noon closing:
July, S.061sd value; July and August,
S.06d value.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-01

Probate Judge Archie Mcdonnell has
appointed a committee of citizens to col
lect funds for the flood sufferers of Ala
bama in accordance with the proclama-
ton of Governor Henderson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-04-14
OVER TWO MILLION
AND HALF COLLARS
EGGS AND POUI TRY
BREAKS ALL FORMER MARCH
RECORDS IN COLUMBIA, SAY
LOCAL DEALERS.
32l,654 DOZEN legs HANDLED
Poultry Handled Estimated at $4,000
For the Month-Bigeest Money
Making Business in County for Cap
ital Invested.

Much has been said and written
about the resourcefulness of Maury
county, but after all has been said
and done, enough has not been writ
ten or said that will picture this coun-
ty up to what it really is in the finan-
cial world of today.
During March of this year the pro-
duce dealers of Columbia handled 321,-
654 dozen eggs. The largest March
business in the history of any produce
dealer now doing business in Column
bia. In addition to the eggs handled
by them, they handled $150,000 worth
of poultry, to say nothing of the but
ter, and other produce in their line.
Take the 321,654 dozen eggs at an
average of Is cents per dozen, and in
some cases they paid more for them,
but average them at 16 cents, and
you have total of $51, 46464 worth
of eggs, this added to the poultry
handled makes total of $211, AGA. ga
worth of poultry and eggs in one
month. This average for the entire
year would be a total of $2,537, 575.68.
This, however, is not a fair average,
as it will run more than this for the
year.
In the fall when turkeys are being
moved. and eggs are at much higher
price and hens and chickens selling
for more money, the receipts will be
much heavier. but even at two million
and half dollars, it is the best money
making business in the county, consid.
ering the amount of money invested.