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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-06

'Methinks' replied you are paying too heavy price
for your bliss while far from the bright lights you're
staying just think of the fun that you miss! I'd rather
have smallpox buniOns I'd rather have sevenyear itch
than fill up with urnps and onions, and live in cave or
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-06
THE HERMIT

Old Hunk is hermit and mystic, his manner is state
y and grave his diet is antphogstc he spends all his
years in cave. My health" he remarks, is wonder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

liquidation and a sharp decline ec-
 cured. This brought fin fresh buying and quick swings up and down fel- lowed Fear of renewal of German sub
 marine warfare off eur coasts in the near future may in part have been re- spenslble fer some heavy Bellingi de- sire 10 take profits after an advance of about las points since last Friday
 morning may have been another rea-
 son. The market, as we have recently
 pointed out, Is likely to witness a suo- cessien of these wild swings daily purchases on quick breaks would seem advisable, but profit taking on sharp
 rallies should net be overlooked. We de-
 sire to caution eur friends against buy Ing at the opening on strong Liver poefH ar on sharp advances in our mar
 ket. Cotton is liable to come out in
 heavy volume on advances, but on de- olines support from various quarters will doubtless cause frequent rallies. Cotton oil, after early strength.
 showed slightly reeotionary ten- dency towards the close, due to tho er- ratio cotton markets. Opposition Ia en- countered on the part of refiners around 1 1S cents for May. We believe, however, that that figure win be crossed this week. We think May oil will reach 14o
 or higher before the Christmas holi- days. We favor purchases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
COTTON PRICES TAKE SLUMP
Market Closed at a Net Loss of Seven to Ten
 Points

New Orleans, November H.-After reaching new high levels for the season In tho early trading today the cotton mar ket fell of for a pronounced slump and remained at net decline during the rest of the session. Closing prices were at a net loss of to 10 points. At the best of the day the market was 17 to 24 points up. Spots were quoted A points up to SO.SSc a pound for mid6ling.
 Better cables than due and a local crop estimate of Il. .040oo0 bales. without linters. caused the initial buying Profit taking met the advance and the market soon re- sponded to it. Bearish traderes seeing the market soften doubled their offerings. and the price finally fell off to level 14 to 20 points under Saturdays close. Rumors of peace. talk Of an embargo on food stufrs exports from this country and the warning that German submarines might again operate in American waters were features that increased offerings.
 The main steadying influence was the continued demand for spots. In the early afternoon prices were only 3 points under last weeks final figures. but liquidation increased toward the close
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Produce Market

New York, November 27.--Butter, firm; receipts, S451; creamery higher than extras, 4sa4S1ac; creamery extras, s2 score, 42@421kc; firsts, S9@Ahc. Eggs, firm; receipts, 356O; fresh gathered extra fine 49@6oc; extra firsts, 47@4Sc; sfirsts, 44@46c; seconds, S9@43c. k Cheese, firm; receipts, 1415; state whole
 |. .milk fresh specials, 2414@241ac; do aver
 'age fancy, 231sQ24c. Poultry, live turkeys, firm at BOG; |others otherwise quiet and prices estab- Eished; dressed firm; chickens, 21q31c; Efowls. 16@23c; turkeys, 25@34c. t Chicago, November 27.-Butter, firm;
 creamery, 3ed42c
 !. Eggs. steady; receipts, 20A cases; un-
 Changed X Potatoes, lower; receipts, 5S cars; Mich E gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dokota EwEite, $15oQ1.e5; Minnesota and Dakota Eohios, s1.5O111.60; Idaho and Washington Lwhite. $1.65@1.75. Poultry, alive, higher; fowls, 15c; ksprings, 17c; turkeys 27c. Kansas City, November H.-Butter. Creamery Ale; firsts, 40c; seconds, S9c; ! tpackings 32c. \ Eggs, firsts, 4Oc. 6 Poultry, hens, 15c; roosters, Pc; broil- Eers, 21c. II St. Louis, November 27.-Poultry, hens,
 II h111z6131ac; springs, 14c; turkeys, 15@231sc; Bucks. 14@17c; geese, 13@15c. X Butter. 40c.
 1. Eggs, 39c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The apron sale to be given today by the members of St. Agnes guild of the Church of the Advent will be postponed on account of the sale being held by the teachers of the primary department to- day at the home of Mrs. William Walker
 There will be held a sale of fancy Work and articles suitable for Christmas pres ents, also pie, cake and other things suit able for Thanksgiving, at the home of Mrs. William Walker by the teachers of the primary department of the Church of the Advent.
 Those desiring tickets for the Confed- crate ball given by the William l.. Yam cey chapter, U. D. C., at the Southern club on Friday evening may obtain them at Parker's drug store and Reynolds, the latter place may be found the checking list.
 Miss Carey Johnson will conduct sale of hand embroidered, hand painted ar ticles and other craftsmanship in which Miss Johnson excells, at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Walker Percy on Friday December and Saturday, December 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, November 27.--(Special.) ) Liverpool was not only affected by our advance of Saturday but also by ru- mors that the German submarine &C., tivity on the American coast might in- terfere with the movement of cotton to market, so the advance there was spectacular in its extent
 There was heavy realizing at the start until May was reached, when sew eral brokers had large buying orders from Liverpool, which, meeting com petitive buying, carried the market to a new high price. From that time, with momentary advances. the tendency of the market was downward, as the of ferings from strong hands went into weaker holders. After the close the March contracts sold at 92.
 All of the markets, stocks, wheat and cotton acted tired today as though some people thought, they were dis counting the bullish facts in evidence There is no short interest in cotton except against cotton stored. Decem- Der tenders were again made today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
SMASH IN VALUES
 ON WHEAT MARKET
Movement for Embargo on Wheat Exports Causes
 Unloading

| Chicago, November 27.-After a
 whirlwind of selling that cased an ex-
 treme setback of DEC bushel in the
 wheat market today, prices made some- thing of a rally owing to an unexpected
 decrease in the United States visible
 supply total Possibilities of an armis-
 tice, of submarine hostilities near the
 United States and of an embargo on
 export shipments of foodstuffs were all l factors in bringing about the smash in values. The close was weak 3k @4Hc
 net lower, with December at $1.73M D l1.735s and May at $1.S0@1.80H. Corn
 finished IFS 02c to 2%c down. oats off | 7 @17sc and provisions varying from | SEC decline to rise of BOG.
 July delivery of wheat displayed rela- lively the great weakness as being more subject than nearer options to the chance that an armistice, if de- clared, would lead to peace. Att first | thought, neither peace reports nor con- tingencies regarding threatened hin- drances of shipments to Europe seemed
 to be taken seriously by the majori-
 ty of traders It was not until a few
 prominent houses began to sell with a | free hand that a general stampede of holders took place. The recent vigor- ous moves for an embargo, appeared to | have left the market almost bare of orders to purchase and in no shape to withstand the flood of stop loss un- loading that suddenly swept the pit l Attempts to rally the wheat market
 met with no lasting success until the | final hour of the session. The United States visible total was then shown to have diminished S02,000 bushels in a
 week, whereas during the correspond | ing time last year the domestic store
 had gained 6.176,000 bushels. The con- trast was too striking to escape wide spread notice and was emphasized by signs that the break in prices today 1 had been the occasion of a renewal of
 export business, estimated later at 100000 bushels Even under such cir
 cumstances, however. the market was
 again on the downgrade In the final 15
 minutes.
 l Hoof and mouth disease reported in Nebraska Kansas and Missouri had a bearish effect on corn and so too did
 rains in Argentina. Most of the weak ness in the corn market nevertheless
 was ascribed to the fall of what values. 1 Oats dropped with. other cereals. Big stocks on hand counted also against the bulls.
 l Provisions for the most part went upward owing to the outbreak of the 1 hoof and mouth disease. The weakness of grain formed only temporary off, set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
SEVERE BREAK ON | COTTON MARKET
General Liquidation and Local Pressure Send
 Prices Down

New York, November es,-After making new high records at the opening today, the cotton market broke severely under general liquidation and renewal of local pressure. May contracts sold off from s1.55c to 2111c, and closed at 2L14c, with the general list closing easy at net de- cline of 10 to 9 points.
 Higher Liverpool cables and reports that prominent Now Orleans authority estimated the crop at 11,o40Ooo bales, ex- cluding linters, seemed to encourage the buying which had developed after the stopping of December notices last Friday First prices were firm at an advance of to 22 points in consequence, and the ac- tive months sold 23 to 2s points net highe shortly after the call with January touching 21.19c, March 2132c and July 2l.50c. This made an advance of about 120 to 125 points from the lowest level reached on the break of last week, which was evidently sufficient to attract very heavy realizing. Perhaps the disposition to sell out long contracts was promoted by nervousness over rumors of renewed submarine activity near the American coast, while the approach of the holiday was also factor as well as uncertainty With reference to BlNinS returns to Oe- cember i. At any rate, the selling was general and the declining tendency of the market soon attracted a renewal of pres- sure from local and Wall street sources under which the market showed increas- ing weakness. Some of the western sell ing was supposed to reflect weakness in the wheat market, and the appearance Of long contracts on moderate rallies dur
 ing the middle of the day seemed to en- courage the operations of reactionists in the trading. January broke to 20.75c. March to 20Ssc and July to 21.2vc, or 17 to 21 points under Saturdays closing fig- ures and something like 40 to A points from the high mark of the morning. Closing prices were within or points of the lowest on most positions. Private ca bles attributed the strength in Liverpool to small offerings with fresh continental buying and covering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
HEAVY CLOSE OF
 STOCK MARKET
Hardening of Money Rates Has Decided Effect on
 Trading
lsAF

New York, November N.-Vague ru- mors of a disauietlng character, aggres- sive selling by professional traders and an advance in call money to 51h per cent, the highest rate except one this year, contributed to the heavy closing of to- days market after an early period or strength and several new maximums.
 The hardening of money rates was not unexpected in view of last weeks bank statement, which disclosed a further contraction of excess reserved to barely more than $5s,000,00O, a decrease of more than s650O0,00O in the last three weeks and the smallest total since the middle of the year.
 Gains of the forenoon ranged from a substantial fraction in United States Steel at the new high record of 129at to a point or two in other active industrials, and l to points for leading equipments. Coppers also were better, being stimu- lated by another advance in future prices of the refined metal
 Utilities and specialties of no special designation were higher at their best by 2 to ' points, the latter gain being reg istered by Ohio gas at the new record of 1051s
 Rails were in no sense a factor mar ketwise, the only noteworthy movement in that quarter being the temporary strength of Reading and other coalers and the consistent heaviness in Canadian Pacific. Mexicans followed the upward trend of the first hour, but were among the first to lose ground. Total sales ot stocks amounted to 1,320,O00 shares.
 The most interesting development of the day in it's broader implications was the decline of exchange on the central powers to the lowest rates quoted since the outbreak of the war. In point ol fact. offerings of bills on Germany and Austria were barely nominal, so that todays depreciation was sentimental rather than actual.
 Gold imports on a large scale from England, by way of Canada, were re- sumed and further moderate exports o1 the metal to South American were made
 Bonds were irregular with Paris at a new low quotation. Total sales par value s5,34o, GOO.
 United States bonds were quiet.
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steers, s6. .75@1o.25 stockers and feeders $4. .60@7. 70; cows and heifers, $S.6SQ9. .75; calves. $9I12.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 26,co0; market. strong, wethers. ss@S.so; ewes, s4.5odS; lambs. $e. .5O@12. 25.
 St. Louis, November T.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 21 200; market, steady to Dc higher; light. ss. .25G9. 90; pigs, s7G9; mixed and butchers $s. eoQ1O.1o; good heavy, $s.s5d 10 15; bulk. s9. 4od10.
 Cattle: Receipts, 9900; market, 10c to 20c higher; native beef steers, $75o@n. 50; yearling steers and heifers. ss.50011 50; COWS, $5. BOOT .75; stockers. $S.39QQ 50; Tex as quarantine steers $5.5OQ9; prime south ern beef steers, ssd9; beef cows and heif- CTS. $4 .25@7. 50; prime yearling steers and heifers, S7.5019; native calves, $6@12.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2600; market. strong; lambs, s7 .5o@12 .25; ewes, sS.75@7 60; year. lings, $S@10
 Kansas City, November T.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 12. 700; market. steady; bulk. So. 40@ g. 90: heavy, $s. .SO@s95; packers and butch CTS. ss .So@9 90; light, s9.soqs.S 80; pigs. S.25 QS.75.
 Cattle: Receipts. 9oOo including 120o southerns: market, strong to 15c higher; prime feed steers, lo50@11 .75; dressed beef steers, $7010.25; southern steers, s. 50 as. 50: cows, s5dIS.50; heifers, $6@1025.
 Sheen: Receipts, POO; market, steady; lambs. si1 .4o@12 ,0o; yearlings. $S.75Q9. 75; wethers, $7.50@S. 50; ewes. $6.7og7.70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, November 27.-Mercantiie paper, 31a per cent. Sterling 60-day bills, $4711a; commercial 60-day bills on banks, A.7OA; commercial 60-day bills, &.7O1s demand. s4.757s; cables, $4.76 7-16. Francs, demand, 5.S4ls; cables. 5S31s. Marks. de- mand. 67N cables. 6S Kronen, demand, Il 1S-16; cables. Il 15-16. Builders, demand. 40A; cables, 40h. Lires, demand. 6.7S; ca bles. 6.72. Rubles demand, sOA: cables, 30l1. Bar silver, T4c; Mexican dollars 5eNc. Government bonds steady. Rail- road bonds irregular
 Time loans firmer; 60 and 90 days and six months. SAGA per cent. Call money strong; high. 5h per cent; low. per cent: ruling rate. 4 per cent: last loan. 4ls per cent; closing bid. per cent; offered at 41a per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
RANDOM NOTES

Miss Jeanne Adler left a few days ago for Nashville, where she will be the guest of Miss Natele Hirsh.
 Mrs. J. H. Henike is spending some time in Florida. MT. Henike will join her soon and will remain for several weeks.
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs has returned home after having spent sometime in West Virginia and later was called to New York for conference of the national board of woman's suffrage.
 MT. and Mrs. Thad McCarty Barrow have returned from 8 short stay in Tus- caloosa.
 Miss Helen Armstrong is the guest of friends in Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Ruth Allen spent the weekend ison.
 Miss Plant will spend Thanksgiving with friends at Clanton.
 Mir. and Mrs. Martin J. Lide have named their little daughter Mary Kath- crime
 
 MT. and Mrs William Streit, Jr., have as their guest Capt. Austin Lindner of Carlisle, Pa
 Gen. w. c. Hooper, Gen. H. S. D. Nal lory and Mai. D. M. Scott of Selma will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Shackelford for the Confederate ball on Friday evening at the Southern club.
 Miss Virginia Ford, daughter of MT and Mrs. A. H. Ford of Portland. Me, Christmas holidays with Miss Edith Whatley. coming from Washington where they are both attending school
 Mrs Ben Morgan has returned from visit to Nashville and Dyersburg Tenn.
 Sister Carlotta. who is the guest of her brother. Prof. and Mrs Burrus, will leave today for her home in Florida.
 Mir and Mrs. A. A. Pope and their daughter. Miss Mvra Pope, will spend Thanksgiving with relatives in Pulas- Xxi. Tenn.
 Mrs. Mary Kennedy Lane of Tusca- loosa is the guest of Mrs. Joseph Me- Lester.
 Mrs. c. B. Tyson will spend Thanks giving with relatives in Meridian.
 Miss Mary Boseman has returned to her home in Montgomery, after spend- ing several days In the city.
 Miss Leonora Hassinger. who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs Merritt Vandiver and Mfr. and Mrs. W. II. Moore in Montgomery has returned home During her stay she was most delightfully."- entertained.
 Little Miss Elizabeth and Master Allen Foster spent the weekend with
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aunt, Mrs. c. W. Leake and MT. on Nolan avenue.

aunt. Mrs. c. W. Leake and MT. on Nolan avenue. Miss Annie Walker SparlSman. who spent the weekend in the city with their parents, MT. and Mrs. R. L. Spark man. has returned to school in Athens. Mir. Roland Sparkman has returned l to Auburn after spending several days in the city. Mrs. Bradley J. Saunders many friends will be glad to know that her mother Mrs. T. J. Sutherland, who has been with her for the past few weeks. 1 is very much improved Mrs. Suther- land was brought here quite i'll, but she has regained her strength. Mrs Sutherland has great many friends in Birmingham. which she made oss previous visits to Mrs Saunders. Mir. and Mrs. Lucien J. Duncan of Clan ton have named their little daughter Lucetta Dorothea- | Mrs. G. L. Bristol of Chicago is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. David F. Evans. She will be joined about December 20 by MT. Bristol, who will spend Christmas here with her.
 
 made their home in Greensboro. have re- gently come to Birmingham to reside.
 
 | Miss Louise Sheetz, who has been the guest of Miss Freda Karpeles. has re- turned to her home in Nashville. Miss Kate Graham of ohatchis is the guest of Miss Jeanette Ebersole. l Mrs. Russell Hunt, who has spent the past few weeks at Biloxi, is now spend | ing few days with friends in New Or leans.
 l MT. and Mrs F. P. Wallace. who have recently come to Birmingham to reside. are at home on Eleventh avenue. south. l Mrs. Hal Copeland is the guest of her sister, Mrs. James Rodgers. in Covins- | ton, Ga.
 Mrs. Eugene Pratt of Atlanta spent tho Burke.
 MT. ard Mrs. Edward N. claughton have returned from their wedding trip and are at home at Norwood. Miss Ella Louis Ward will leave early | in December for Georgia, where she will be the guest of friends. | Mrs. s. l.. Galbraith. who has been the guest of pr. and Mrs James Alexander Garber, has returned to her homo in An niston. During her stay she was delight | fully entertained. 1 Miss Katherine Steele of Huntsville will arrive this week to be the guest of her uncle. MT. N. l.. Steele and Mrs, Steele. sss 1 Miss Louise Shelton of Chattanooga is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ramsey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Metal Market

New York, November 27.-Copper electrolytic, first quarter, $33d34: s1 and third quarters, $32dS3.5o. Meta change quotes tin steady at $4525 Iron firm; No. l northern, $27. .5oa2S. .5a ?. 50927.5o; No. 1 southern, s26. .750 No. 2, $26.50927.5o. At London. ct spot, G147; futures, a1A; electrolytic, Tin spot. G190 los; futures, G192 5s! metal exchange quotes lead s7a Spelter firm; spot, East St Louis cry, 12s4Q13c. At London, lead 9a Spelter, e5S los.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron


 selling at s20c and July at SAG under further liquidation and a little selling by trade interests.
 Talks of scarcer freight room and a firmer tone in ocean rates helped to steady the market at the decline. how ever, and the market closed steady at a net loss of l to points. Sales. in- cluding switches, 51,75o. Closing bids: November 796c; December. 7.96c; Jam |uary, S.04c; February. S.13c; March, |S.21c; April, S.2sc; May, S.S6c. June, s.42c: July. S.49c; August, S.54c; Septem- Der, S59c; October. S.64c.
 Spot coffee quiet, Rio Is. 9Ac; Santos Is, 10ssc. Cost and freight offers were unchanged. N
 The official cables reported no change in the Brazilian markets except for q decline of 25@50 reis in Santos futures. Brazilian port receipts, 5s,0oo; Jun diahy, 10000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Sugar Market

New York, November 2i.-The local market for raw sugar was easier, but there were no sales reported and prices were more or less nominal Holders were more inclined to make commitments and Cubas in port were offered as low as 4Nc, without attracting any demand from buy CTS. and it was even thought that bids of 4ssc might result in business. Closing prices were 47sc for Cubas cost and freight, equal to 5sSc for centrifugal and 4.O1c for molasses nominal.
 In refined trading was almost at a standstill with buyers inclined to hold on and await some adjustment in values be- fore entering the market, Prices were nominaNy unchanged at 7.5oc for fine granulated.
 The dullness in both raw and refined caused an active selling movement in fu- lures during the early trading and prices at one time showed losses of to 20 points for the active positions. Covering and some buying for outside account not only checked the decline. but brought about substantial rallied with closing prices un- changed to points net lower. although the undertone was somewhat unsettled. Sales were s3,OOO tons. December sold from 462c to 470c closing 427c; January, 4.osc to 4.21c, closing 420c; March. S75c to 8. soc. closing 3.Ssc; May. 3.S7c 10 3.s7c, clos ing s.97c; July, 4o4c to 4.osc. closing 4o4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan patent flour, $lO.9O; Idaho patent flour, $1030; Tennessee patent flour, $9.55 high grade self-rising flour.
 lo.SO; medium grade self-rising flour, S9.55; hard winter wheat flour, $10. 30; spring wheat flour. si1; corn meal, s2.3s per 96-lbs. sack; hen feed, $2.65 sack: mixed horse and mule feed, $3S to $i2; 7h per cent c. s. meal. $40; Creamo feed meal, sS0; prime c. $. hulls. $2l; intless hulls, s15; gray shorts, s44; brown shorts. S42; wheat bran, $38; velvet bean meal
 $50; corn, per bushel, $1.25; corn chops, $2.35; No. 2 white oats
 per bushel; 7sc; wheat per 10O-lb sack
 $3.0o; Kaffir corn and Milo maize per 100 lb. sack. s2.75; choice fancy pea green alfalfa, per ton, s29; southern alfalfa, per ton, $24 mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, $20; choice fancy timothy hay, per ton, s96; No. l timothy hay. per ton, ;22; light clover mixed hay. per ton, s21; No. l Johnson grass, per ton, Sl4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Coffee Market

New York. November 27.-The mar ket for coffee futures showed con- tinued tendency to sag off today with active months making new low ground for the movement, fbut there was enough scattered buying to create a fairly steady undertone and cause slight rallies. After opening at a de- cline of l to points, active months sold off another point or two. March
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Fruits and Produce (WholeSale OuotatiopN

Oranges-Florida oranges, $3Q3.25. Florida Grapefruit-s3.75Q4 Lemons-Imported, box, s. Limes-Per 100, $1.2501. 50. Apples-Virginia, barrel, s5Q6. Grapes-California Empire, $2.75 Pears-California Bartlett, crate. s3.50. Irish Potatoes-White stock. bu. S210. Sweet Potatoes-Yams, bbl.. $2.5o. California yellows. h., 5c. Onions-Spanish, crate g. Cabbage 4c. Grapes-Pony baskets. 23c.
 Celery-Colorado, crate, $6; dozen S1.25.
 Cranberries-Bbl.. ss.5o box, s2.5O. Rutabaga Turnips-2%Q3c.