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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-13
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST PEOPLE.
VIII pay Il reward for the address of
any of the following parties. last heard
from around Wichita. Kansas: Frank
Nennum. Mrs. W. ]. Hayes. f. T. Axtell,
T II. Kopendall, 0. f. Seadenburas, W. X.
Boogher. Address w. w. Hayes. Quick
City, Mo.
STRAYED-Brown and white collie dog.
Last seen in vicinity of 10th and West
Finder call 5146 Blue. Reward.
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WANTED-POULTRY.

WANTED-POULT
Paying-Hens, 1870, Eggs
1870, Broilers, 3O1ac. Witchey,
1910 Van Buren,.
PURE BRED REDS (rose comply setting
eggs. SOC; setting hens. 1725 Western ave
BABY Indian runner ducks, also some old
stock. Phone 2470 Blue.
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FOR RENT-sUBURBAN.

FOR RENT-2-acre suburban tract W.
Nineteenth ST.; new Groom cottage,
barn, well, cistern. Phone Pill Black
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FOR sALE-MoToRCYCLEs.

FOR SALE-1914 model Twin uarIev
Davidson motorcycle: good condition..
new tires. $165 cash. Phone 1890 White
after 6 40 y.
FOR SALE-Hariey Davidson Twin good
condition.: good tires. tandem $50 See
Rob Brown. Capital City Candy Co.
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wANTED-FENiALE HELP.


WANTED-25 dining room and lunch
counter girls in Topeka and many other
towns. steady work, good wages; chamber
maids, west. S25 month; women cooks: ex-
perienced girls for families, 81, IS and 81
per week; kitchen help: arm walters: man
and wife cook and kitchen work: hotels
Furman Employment Office, 81 Kan. Ave.
SEVERAL LADIES to travel, demonstrate
our goods and sell dealers. $50 to $40
weekly. We pay railroad fares. Exper-
fence unnecessary. Duchess Co, Dept e.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
WOMEN WANTED-Full time salary SIS
selling Guaranteed hosiery to wearer;
Poe an hour spare time permanent; ex-
Norrtstown. Pa.
WANTED-Persons to color art pictures at
home: easy work; no experience: good
onpay; sample free. Wheeler Co. 337 Madi-
son, Chicago.
WANTED-An experienced white girl for
house work, ? in family. 1863 Topeka
ave. Phone 1890.
WANTED-Competent, cheerful sensible
working housekeeper; plain cooking.
Phone 1855.
wANTED.A girl for house work and
help in dining room. Apply Hotel Ma
tional. Cottonwood Falls.
WORKING housekeeper for dairy farm
Dornwood Farm, route 1, Topeka Phone
2551 Nj
ANTED-Experienced girl for general
housework, references required Phone
PASTURE.
HORSES to pasture. blue grass. shade
plenty of water: no barbed wire fence
Phone BIB K-3.
CALL 2T53 K-2 for pasture: also good
transplanter for trade. Oldham.
WANTED-Horses and cattle to pasture
Phone S104 F-2. VIM IRE.
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WANTED-NfISCEL
WE PAY the highest cash price for cast
off clothing. shoes. hats and overcoats
Drop a card or call Gordon Bros loan
office 400 Kansas ave. Phone 1919.
HEMSTITCHING. PLAITINGS,
of all kinds.
Mrs. Mercer. 500 Topeka Ave.
WEAVING. Rugs. pillows. portieres car
pets. Rugs for sale. 221 Lake. PODS White.
GOOD milk cows. fat cattle and veal calves.
W. c. A. Leitzow. Tel. 257
urbanite preferred. Box Jog, Topeka.
CARPET and rug weaving. 1880 Garfield.
Phone 25SS Blue
WANTED-Your overalls at the Overall
laundry.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
9-lBTG HOUSES, LITTLE HOUSES,
BUNGALOWS, TWO STORIES -

you them you asked how sell them?
IF YOU WANT HOME please you. GIVE US A
CHANCE Come Nos. 1928 1922 Kansas Ave-, Sunday
P NJ we'll show you the BEST HOUSES IN TOPEKA
money Fifteen minutes business main street
ne porches sleeping porches electric lights BATH
laundry Easements, he-mnue in modern
veniences Butn cabinets of furniture
CURED and a LITTLE BIT OF MONEY MAKES MIGHTY
BIG NOISE WITH U.s. Sold contract PLAN We want
to tell you about it.
Call Phones 1876
LEE MONROE, N. e. BLDG,
Or Phone BIAS
e. e. ROWDEBWSHl, @23 KANSAS AW.
NIB We're Not TOO BUSY to meet you any
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FOR RENT-TATS.

FOR RENT-FIATS.
FOR RENT large rooms with bath,
steam heat, one block from state house.
$500 Geo. NJ. Noble & Co. Phone IA
MODERN APARTMENTS furnished
rooms, bath and sleeping porch lis
West 9Th.
APARTMENT No. at The Neil, PA ".
11th, June 1. Modern. $50. Geo. Schenck.
Phone 290T Black.
FIVE room flat, modern except heat, ex-
cellent repair, close in; references; no
children. 23S7 Blue.
FOUR rooms. modern bath; fine location
for office. 1908 Kansas ave.
ONE modern apartment In the Delmar.
Better Realty & Loan Co.
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WANTED TO BUY
WANTED to buy week-old calves. F. ].
Bartel, Route 8.
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FOR RENT-FARMs.

FOR Rents acres of best SOIL Horton
land. north Lyman school house, north
Topeka. for 500 rent for year. Apply to
p. II. Coney. Phone SIS
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AUTOMOBILES.

SEE our bargains in second hand cars We
will make terms to suit customers Cndil-
lac Sales Co. 514 jackson. Topeka. Kan.
FOR SALE-Two Ford touring cars 1919
1925. 101AS2I5-both In good condition.
Ask for Wheelock. 206 W. 9th, Topeka
BATTERIES repaired and recha ryed.
keele Electric Co.. 106 Jackson. Phone
1910 willard Service Station"
FOR SALE-Cheap. secondhand Ford.
Radiator guaranteed not to leak Phone
117O lii Van Buren,.
FIVE passenger touring car for sale cheap:
good condition L. Il. Hess j26 Quincy
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ZOE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


JAR RUBBERS. rubber hose, Mason lars.
oil and gas stoves, lawn mowers paints
varn1shes, sweeping compound. Bargains
Cash Hardware Store. Ill E. 9Th.
FOR SALE at bargain rubber tired
single buggies, one . seated rubber tired
surry. one good delivery wagon: will sell
one or all or trade for real estate Call at
COL East 4th.
FOR SALE OR TRADE for horse. res
taurant doing good business, cheap be-
tween now and Saturday evening: going
away Monday. 611h N Kansas ave
FOR SAI.E-Howe ball bearing the latest
up -to-date ten ton wagon scale prac-
tically new, in good condition. Phone $3.50
White.
FOR SALE-Edison photograph with 100
records. ST.: also E-Z vacuum sweeper
cheap. Call at 1911 Mulvane.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Case rig: also
Aultman Tayor SET. c. p. Lowe, Chap
man, Kan.
FOR SAI.E-Fancy seed corn. Hiidreth
Yellow Dent. Thos. J. Myers, Columbian
Building, Topeka, Kan.
FOR SALE-Six room house to move off
Good condition. Cook & Sons. Phone
FOR SALE-Rarn 20x26 at bargain; to be
moved. Address Barn. care Journal
FOR SALE-Good Journal route No 10.
care Journal.
BRICK. doors. windows lumber, for sale
cheap. 800 West Sth.
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wANTED-SITUAT
WHEN you want seamstress in your home
phone $500 J.
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FOR saLE-LIyE srocx

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FOR SALE-Match team of ponies. city
broke. gentle. r.. J. Foster one half
mile north of Foster cemetery
BEAUTIFUL canaries. gold fish. moss and
snails. 1912 Topeka ave.
YOUNG gentle family horse safe for lad
Phone 24F0 Blue. ''
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FOR SALE-Six room house TO move off
Good condition. Cook & Sons. Phone
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| FOR SAL.E-Fancy seed corn. Hiidreth
| Yellow Dent. Thos J. Myers, Columbian
| Building. Topeka. Kan
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Suburban notes continued on page 5.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-Case rig: also
Auitman Tayor sef. c. p. Lowe, Chap
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i FOR sALE-Edison monograph with 100
records. ST.; also E-Z vacuum sweeper
e cheap. Call at 1911 Mulvane
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
Jackson Highway Meeting
Is Held at Vernon, Miss.

Columbus, Miss, August 15.--(Special)
A meeting of vital importance to the
Jackson highway was held at Vernon,
Ala. Monday. its purpose having been to
settle a dispute among citizens of La
mar county, of which Vernon is the
county seat, regarding the route of the
proposed thoroughfare through that
county.
The meeting was presided over by J. T.
Millner of Vernon, and was largely at
tended, 1t being estimated that there were
fully 750 people present. r. T. Simpson
of Florence, Ala, president of the jack
son Military Highway association, was
the principal speaker, and addresses were
also delivered by T. J. Locke, Jr., local
member of the executive committees; ].
G. Weatherley, secretary of the Columbus
Chamber Of Commerce; w. P. Stribling,
senator from Lowndes county; Judge
Richard Bradley, a prominent Lamar
county politician; Walter Nesnith, we'll
known attorney of Vernon, and others.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Weatherly 1t
was agreed to appoint a committee to
go over the two proposed routes In La
mar county and decide as to which one
is the most feasible.
Members of this committee are to be
men who do not reside on either one
of the proposed routes and whose de-
cision will therefore be unbiased and
unprejudiced. All of the members OF the
board of revenue of Lamar county were
present, and agreed to abide by the de-
cision of the committee. which Is to be
appointed later by Mr.. Millner, who pre-
sided over the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
THE COTTON MARKET
SHOWS STEADY TONE
Market Displayed Increased
Steadiness Toward Close
of the Session

New Orleans, August 15.-Small losses
and moderate gains featured the trading
in cotton on this market today, neither
bulls nor bears carrying operations very
far. Later in the session the market
acquired a steady tone, apparently as the
result of a covering movement among
shorts who feared the movements of the
tropica. storm reported by the weather
bureau southeast of Jamaica. The close
was at a net gain of 10 to IL points.
Around the opening the demand was
fairly good in sympathy with higher
Liverpool than due and the bullish fea-
lures ir the census bureaus monthly mill
statistics. Trading months were lifted 4
to points over yesterdays close but the
improvement did not last long. Liquida-
ton of long cotton and fresh short SELL
ing, inspired by the belief by some
traders that Texas was about to get
rain, pressed on the market, and there
was q fall to level to points I'M
der yesterdays last quotations. This
was the low of the day. From the mid
die of the day on the market displayed
increasing steadiness and late in the
session was at it's highest, a net rise of
II to II points.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
Coffee Market

New York, August 17-Reports that
Brazilian shippers were offering coffee
more freely at the higher prices were
considered partly responsible for the more
reactionary tendency of the market for
coffee futures here today. Selling was
not active or aggressive, but theer was
some scattered realizing following recent
advances, and after opening net I'm
changed to l point lower, prices closed
at a net loss of to points. September
contracts sold at S.70c early, but eased
off to S.65c, while March declined from
$3.50 to $500, and last prices were at the
lowest point Of the day Sales, including
exchanges on September for May at "a
points, amounted to $780, August, $500;
September, 865c; October, S.67c; Novem-
Der, S.70c; December, 8.75c; January, S.79c;
February, 8.84c; March, S.S9c; April 8.94c;
May, $500; June, 9.04c; July, 5000.
Spot quiet and unchanged; Rio Is, 9hcs
Santos As, 107sc. Cost and freight offers
were about unchanged, ranging from
1910 to 100 for Santos As.
The official cables reported advances of
70 to 100 reis in the Brazilian spot mar
kets, while Santos futures were % refs
lower to rs refs higher. Brazilian port
receipts. $4,000; Jundiahy. 4l,OOO. Fine
weather was reported in Sac Paulo with
temperatures ranging from 40 to IS de-
grees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
ADVANCE ON
SELLING MOVEMENT
The Cotton Market Opened
Nervous But Was Fol-
lowed by Advance

New York, August 15.-Early nervous
and irregularity was followed by rather
a sharp advance in the cotton market to-
day with December contracts selling up
from 1427c to 14.44c in the late trading
and closing at 14.42c. The general list
closed very steady at a net advance OF
Ii to Is points for the day.
The market opened steady at an adj
vance of to points in response to re-
latively firm cables. The comparative
strength abroad evidently failed to in
spire any general or aggressive buying
however, while the census figures placing
domestic mill consumption for the month
of July at 1888 bales of lint cotton
against 496S46 last year, appeared to be
a disappointment to some of the local
bulls. At any rate, prices soon turned
easier under a renewal of the selling
movement which was in progress at the
by local brokers to Wall street and west
ern sources. October contracts eased off
from 141Sc to 14.0Sc, or even with last
nights closing figure, while January
sold down from 14.46c to 14.36c, and more
active positions generally showed net
losses of from to 3 points during the
middle of the morning. Offerings were
not as heavy on this decline as they had
been on the break to 14.30c for January
at the end of last week, however, and
prices later firmed up on reports that
trade interests had been among the best
buyers and an idea that the technical
position had strengthened. Reports that
it was raining at Houston checked the
advance during the middle of the after
noon and caused slight reactions, but the
market firmed UP again the late trading
with October selling at 14.24c and Janu-
airy at 14.52c or about 10 to IA points
net higher. Continued dry weather and
highe temperatures in Oklahoma and re-
ports of firm southern spot markets
helped the rally from the low point of
the morning, while the late buying was
probably stimulated by reports that the
disturbance in the Caribbean had devel-
opel unfavorably and was moving to-
ward the gulf.
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STOCK MARKET
SHOWS STRENGTH
Rails Respond to Wide De-
mand and Specialties Make
Substantial Gains

Kew York. August 15.-Several impor-
tant factors contributed appreciably to
the scope and strength of today's ses-
sion. Chief among these were the IN
creasing optimism shown in high quar-
tiers regarding the railway labor negotia-
items and the imminence of the new Brit
ish loan, which is expected to relieve
the local market of recurrent fears OF
foreign liquidation.
Rails and investment issues generally
responded freely to wide demand ana
specialties of virtually all descriptions
scored substantial gains, under lead of
the automobile shares, which made i'm
mediate response to the declaration of
initial dividends on Maxwell common
and second preferred.
Another factor of sentimental value
was United States Steel, which rose rs
points to S91s, it's highest since last year,
and within striking distance of it's best
price since 1910. Steel and Reading over
Swallowed all other stocks in point of &C
tivity, buying of the latter being again
of an impressive character at an ex
treme gain of 21s points which partly
shaded in the profit taking movement of
the final hour.
Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific
registered marked gains, the latter incl
dentally issuing it's preliminary state
ment for the fiscal year showing a net
increase of almost $16,00O,000. Norfolk
and Western, New Haven and Nickel
Plate featured the other rails
Munitions derived much of their
strength from Bethlehem Steel, which in
creased its recent gain by 10 points, with
five for the preferred
The shipping group was consistently
strong, with new high records for At
lantic. Gulf and West Indies at IS and
Mercantile Marine common at 293s. To-
tai sales of stocks amounted to $4,000
shares.
Exchange on London was dull, with
another large import of gold from that
center. Remittances to Berlin and Vienna
were firmer. Bonds were steady with
very large proportion of the dealings
limited to Anglo-French IS and the new
French notes at unchanged quotations.
Total sales of bonds par value, IS, 900.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call, but the coupon As lost " per cent
on single SALE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
SENSATIONAL RISE
IN WHEAT PRICES
Reports of Damage to Crops
in Northwest and Canada
Cause of Advance

Chicago August 15.-Crop damage re-
ports caused much excitement today in
the grain market and wheat prices had
an upturn of from 734dS7sc from the low
point of the day, closing a little off from
the high point at a net advance of 41a6D
49sc with December closing at 145asc and
September at lac.
Corn finished at an advance of Ssc to
%@1c, and oats &c higher. Provisions
finished strong &c to 42c higher.
The sensational advance in wheat prices
came well along in the session after SELL
ing induced apparently by the break in
Liverpool had carried the market well
below yesterdays closing figures. Crop
damage reports giving discouraging news
from the Canadian and northwest fields
sent the prices away from the low levels.
The first bullish report of the day was
crop expert who insisted that his re-
ports showed that the northwest fields
would not meet the government crop re-
port figures. He contended that the rust
and weather damage had continued in
spite of record precipitation. On top of
this a statement from the Manitoba (Can-
ada) minister of agriculture to the eff
feet that the damage to Canadian fields
was greater than had been estimated,
was made public.
Traders rushed to the buying side and
prices mounted steadily the desire to
purchase remaining almost constant to
the close of the session.
Local cash sales totaled 305,000 bushels
of wheat of which 100000 bushels was
credited to exporters. Export demand
evidenced by a report from Omaha that
$4,000 bushels of wheat had been sold
there for the seaboard at S1ac over the
Chicago September price, was a control
ling factor after the advance began. De-
cember sold from s13S to $1.467s, while
September sold from $1.35 to $1.42%.
There was a good trade in corn with
selling general in the early hours on re-
ports of rains in the west and central
west and later buying on the strength
of wheat and repetition of reports of
crop damage.
Cash sales aggregated 100000 bushels OF
corn with $4,000 bushels for export.
There was a good demand for oats.
cash interests seeking to replenish sup
plies depleted by export shipments I'm
favorable reports of crop conditions also
tended to strengthen the oats market.
Provisions responded to an advance in
live hog prices. The cash trade was
fair, though the demand for ribs was
less active than the interest displayed In
other lines.
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Produce Market

New York, August 15.-Butter firm;
receipts, 1886; creamery extras, 80
score Sic; creamery, higher scoring,
81 " @s2c; firsts, 29@3OAc. Eggs irreg-
ular; receipts, 1884; fresh gathered,
extra fine, 800 33c; extra firsts, 800 Sic;
firsts, 27@29c. Cheese firm; receipts,
1856; state fresh, specials, 16% @17c:
state. average fancy. 16A @16hc. Live
poultry weak, no prices settled; dressed
steady; broilers, 23@31c; fowls, ITO
% &c; turkeys, 23@32c.
Chicago, August 15.-Butter, eggs
poultry, no market. Cheese firm; daisies,
1871 @161ac: horns, 17A @171ac; Ameri-
cas-, TN @17kc; twins, 15% 016c. Pota-
toes weak; receipts, 35 cars; Jersey
bulk cobblers, $1@1.05; Virginia barrel
cobblers, $2.75 $500; Minnesota, Illi-
nois, Missouri and Ohios. 90@95c
st. Louis. August 15.-Poultry I'M
changed, except springs, 17hc. Butter;
creamery, soc. Eggs unchanged.
Kansas City, August 15.-Butter
eggs and poultry unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, August 5.-(Special.)-
the absence of rains in Oklahoma the
market gradually recovered most of the
decline, because the local trade look
for a more or less unfavorable weekly
crop report tomorrow. The outside in
terest in the market has been less in
evidence today, but the confidence of
the large local traders in higher prices
was not disturbed by the decline of yes
terday Amount Of cotton consumed
by American spinners during July was
rather less than expected. though on
a large scale. especially for linters, as
compared with last season. Cotton from
the new crop is beginning to move
freely in Texas. and according to the
Texas newspapers. farmers are disposed
to sell at these prices as soon as their
cotton is ginned. A storm in the gulf
is reported south of Jamaica, the course
of which is not yet determined. To-
night the trade look for higher prices
tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
Flour and Feedstuff

Self-rising flour, high grade, S25;
medium grade sS05; Tennessee flour,
81 90 Michigan flour, $S75; hard winter
wheat flour, s7.65; spring wheat flour,
$s.15; Illinois flour, $3.50; Idaho flour,
Ss.45; pure wheat shorts, $35; pure wheat
bran, $31; cotton seed meal. TX per cent,
$31; Creme cotton seed meal, s25; cotton
seed hulls, sci; lintless hulls, .S13; No /
timothy hay, $22; new pea green alfalfa
$24; southern alfalfa, $40; mixed alfalfa
and johnson grass, $40. Caffir corn and
milomaize, S175. No. Johnson grass, SIS;
wheat straw, $13. Wheat, per 100 lbs,
$3.50. Mixed feeds, s34G3S; No. 2 white
oats per bushel, &c. Corn, per bushel,
$1.1O. Cornmeal per 2-bushel sack, $40;
corn chops, 100-lb. sack, $2.05; corn feed
meal, 1874. Poultry food, $2.o5 per sack:
dairy food, $31.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, lac; receipts,
4766; exports, 2055; sales, S25; stock,
120,769.
Galveston: Middling, 14.55c; receipts,
3120; exports, S519; sales, 400; stock. 63,939.
Mobile: Middling, 1850; receipts, 263;
Stock 1885,
Savannah: Middling, lac; receipts, 216S;
exports, 534; sales, 1116; stock, 64,772
Charleston: Middling, 1880; receipts, 45;
Stock 22,554
Wilmington: Middling, bye; receipts,
10; stock, 53,275.
Baltimore: Exports, 1888; stock, 1904.
Boston: Middling, 14.15c; receipts, 104;
stock, 10000.
Philadelphia: Middling, 1455c; stock,
$50.
New York; Middling, 14.3oc; stock, SO,
1884.
Minor ports: Stock, 80, 408.
Total today: Receipts, 11,600; exports
1885, stock, 4S5,006.
Total for week: Receipts, 26,71S; ex-
ports, 2S,SS0.
Total for season: Receipts. 11s,os7; ex-
ports. 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-16
Ayery's Letter

The cotton market is a puzzling affair.
Totally divergent views as to the progress
of and the condition of the crop may be
had from any part of the belt 1t looks
as if each correspondent colors his own
atmosphere, rosy or dark as his commit
ments may be short or long. To add to
the difficulty of accurate Judgment, the
census bureau on consumption dsagrees
bearishly with Colonel Hester on the con-
sumption figures for the season. In re-
gard to this last phase of the situation,
it may be said that the chances are bet
ter than ever in favor of Colonel Hester
being correct and in the final analysis
ris figures will be found approximately
correct.
The railroad strike. cratic Liverpool
markets, together with mixed crop ac-
counts, makes the market good one to
leave alone. c. F. AVERY.