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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-22

Carl Sohn, porter, Palace hotel,
537 S. Clark, fell four stories. Dead.
Anti-SuIIiVan county slate to be
completed today.
Mixed signals caused crash of
trains at 18th and Canal. Small
damage.
Open verdict in case of Michael
Neuses, drowned in South Chicago.
Police thought Nicholas and Edw.
Cruz, gypsies, had kidnapped Edw.
Rogusueska, 8. Found they had
adoption papers.
E. J.. Bundage's candidacy for
attorney general threatens G. o. P.
harmony.
Mrs. Dora Miller, arrested after a
clothesline scrap with wife of Aid.
Horne, freed.
Dept of Agriculture announces the
lifting Of tuberculosis quarantine on
cattle.
j. Leonard Busby, pres. Chicago Sur
face Lines, says he'll try to improve
Kedzie av. car service.
Princess ZuIeika," Oriental dane
er, caused arrest of ex-manager,
Norman Hunt, plumber. Says he
stole $40 diamond ring.
Arthur Burrage FarHeII may ask
Gov. Dunno to send militia to stop
betting at Hawthorne.
.Teutonic Sons of America urge
embargo as U. S. reply to British
blacklist.
Lillian Cozad, 3, and brother, 4,
went for walk. Lost several hours.
Mother of Edmond Morgan Town,
19-year-Old hubby of Caroline Long,
Is, ordered girl from home. Caro-
line won't give Edmond up.
Body of Bertram !. Walker, mill
tiaman who died on Mexican border,
lying in state at Roberts chapel,
1925 Wells.
Robbers got. five diamond rings
and other loot from home of J. NJ.
Lindemann, 4O21 Clarendon av.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
SHARP DECLINE ON
COTTON MARKET
Reports of an Embargo on
Grain and Submarine Ac-
tivity Disturb Market

New York. November 10.-An early ~ :
vance was followed by a very sharp
break in the cotton market here today
with May contracts selling off from 1896
to 1850, and closing at 19.6Sc. The gen
eral list closed steady at a net decline of
Ii to 90 points
The market opened steady at decline
of : to - points in response to lower
Liverpool cables and private advices rep
resenting a break of 80 points in the mar
ket for Egyptian. There was a good de-
mand at the start, however, and the mar
ket soon became frmer 1t looked as IL
many traders vino had sold out long con-
tracts before the election were coming
back into the market, while houses with
Liverpool connections were buying again
and there was a good deal of covering.
The more active deliveries soon sold to
points net higher with January adj
vancing to 1065c and March to 1890.
There figures seemed to attract heavy
general realizing. At first offerings were
very well absorbed on reactions of 10 to
IL points, but every little bulge seemed to
meet long cotton, and the selling became
excited during the afternoon Reports
of a railroad embargo on wheat seemed
to be confused with an idea that an en-
barge might be placed on export of that
grain, and break in the wheat market
may have accounted for some of the
heavy selling from western sources There
were also rumors of submarine activity
in Mexican waters which tended to in
crease the nervousness of sentiment and
stop orders were uncovered on the break
which carried January off to 1926 and
March to 1880, or about 50 per bale
from the early high lead and 80 to So
points below last nights closing After
the execution of the stop orders, liuuida-
ton became less active and closing prices
showed rallies of several points from the
lowest The early advance had the en-
couragement of bullish southern spot adj
vices and reports that the last census re-
port had inspired rather more active
demand from exporters.
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New York Futures
New Orleans Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling. 19c; receipts,
49, 4s; exports, $50; sales, 274O: stock, 1884,
1856.
Galveston: Middling, 1886; receipts,
TIPS; sales, $3.50; stock. 3S1, 2S6.
Mobile: Middling, 19c; receipts, 1888,
sales. So; stock, 1885,
Savannah: Middling, 1880; receipts,
1914; sales Bill; stock, 1924
Charleston: Middling, 100; receipts, 1888:
stock, $500.
Wilmington: Middling, 1S&c; receipts,
33S; stock, 5064S.
Norfolk: Middling, 19c; receipts, $500;
exports, 1866; sales, 1876; stock, 73,647.
Baltimore: Receipts. 534; exports, 1853;
sales. 1858; stock, 2167
Boston: Middling, 1900; receipts, 4sl ;
exports, 3102; stock, 6701.
Philadelphia: Middling, 1850; receipts,
1876; stock, 297S
New York: Middling, 1890; receipts,
70; exports, 2227; stock. 113, 439.
Minor ports: Receipts, 1896; exports, 49,
1893; stock, 6, $40
Total today: Receipts, S5,9O1; exports,
1851
Total for week: Receipts, 2s9,53s; ex-
ports, 212.449; stock, 1926, 500.
ETotal for season: Receipts, $3.50, 500; ex-
ports, 1,9S7011.
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Telephone Books Will Be
Examined in Atlanta

Montgomery. November 1o.-(Specialo
Through agreement between the city COM
mission OF Birmingham and the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph company.
the books of the company will be exam
ined at Atlanta later in the month in
stead of being submitted to the Alabama
public service commission at its session
which began Thursday.
NJ. NJ. Ullman, city attorney of Biz
mingham, Thursday announced shat the
agreement had been made and that Alon-
20 Richardson of Atlanta had been en-
ployed by the Birmingham commission to
make the audit.
The telephone company had been in
structed by the state commission to pre-
sent it's books in Montgomery for an ex-
animation In the presence of the commits
sion The Birmingham city commission
seeks to show that the company should
lower it's rates for service in Birming-
ram.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
WHEAT PRICES TAKE,
DECIDED SETBACK.
Supposed Peril From Ger
man Submarines Sends
Prices Down

Chicago, November 1o.-Rumors that a
German submarine had sunk steamer
in the Gulf of Mexico caused the wheat
market to have sinking spell late today
after prices had touched new high
record for the session. The close was
weak at s1.ss1zc te stSSA; December, and
s1.s21a, and May with the market az
whole nc lower a like advance as COM
pared with yesterdays finish. Corn
gained 9sdasc and provisions 2ocas13O.
1t was not until the last 10 minutes OF
the session that wheat prices UNDER
went a decided setback. Profit taking Oh
the advance had been unusually heavy
during the previous hour and appeared
to have about exhausted the available
power for the time being The bears
seized the opportunity and pressed the
selling while the pit was Disconnected by
the prospect that shipments from gulf
ports and from the Atlantic seapoard
would perhaps be greatly curtailed by
the supposed peril from submarines. In
this connection, more or less uneasiness
was aroused by notices that several
eastern railroads had given notice of a
temporary embargo on shipments OF
grain, although the reasons for the en-
barge seemed to relate exclusively to
traffic conditions on the railways.
a big upturn in prices at Rosario stimu-
lated much of the buying here, and so too
did further reductions in estimates of the
Argentina exportable surplus. At times
gains in New York stock market quota
tons tended likewise to encourage bullish
sentiment regarding wheat Export
buying and Argentine crop damage gave
strength to corn. Prices touched the
highest point since 1892 Oats sympathiZ-
ed with the advance in corn. There was
active buying on the part of houses with
seaboard connections. Provisions rose
higher than they have been in 46 years.
The impetus seemed to come chiefly from
a lively speculative and foreign demand.
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Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan patent flour, $l1.65; Idaho
patent flour, s1045; Tennessee patent
flour, $40; high grade Self-rising flour,
5000; medium grade Self-rising flour.
1910; hard winter wheat flour, sos;
spring wheat flour, $1115; corn meal, s2.Sl
per 96 lbs. sack; hen feed, $3.50 a sack;
mixed horse and mule feed, s3S to so;
N per cent c. S. meal, $40; Creamo feed
meal, $50; prime G.. S. hulls. S21; lintless
hulls, SIS; gray shorts, S44; brown shorts.
Sal; wheat bran, s37; corn, per bushel
1925; corn chops, $235; No. 2 white oats
per bushel, 75c; wheat, per 100 Id. sack.
$500; Kaffir corn and Milo Maize. per
1d0 Id. sack, 10: choice fancy pea green
alfalfa. per ton, SIS; southern alfalfa. per
ton, $22; mixed alfalfa and johnson
grass, per ton, $40; choice fancy timothy
hay. per ton, SIG; No. timothy hay. per
ton, $22; light clover mixed hay, per
ton, $2l; No. l Johnson grass, per ton, SlA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
OPTIMISM PREVAILS
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
New High Records Reached.
Most Noteworthy Trans
actions of the Market

New York, November 1O.--With the
realm of popular discussion, Wall street
today gave free rein to it's speculative
optimism, the session being one of the
most noteworthy in the history Of the
exchange.
Dealings aggregated 100000 shares.
total only once exceeded this year. Fully
half of the transactions consisted OF
United States Steel, Central Leather. the
metals and related industrials and equip
ments. Rails were again neglected. when
not actually heavy, and motors were
mostly weak with subsidiary issues.
The turnover embraced the largest
number of stocks offered in many weeks
and was attended by about a score OF
new high records. Foremost among
these were Central Leather, which later
forfeited its advance and considerably
more; the shipping issues some OF which
also developed reactionarv tendencies;
and papers, ccppers, Lackawanna, Gulf
States and Nova Scotia steels. the last
named making it's initial appearance on
the board, La Clede Gas of ST. Louis and
Acme Tea.
Gross gains in these diversified groups
ranged from to % points, but the net
result was less advantageous. Selling
was extensive on the advance, but
hour, when realizing for profits seemed
to exceed the purchasing power Impor-
tant shares receded 1 to 8 points and
greater impairment of the more VIOLA tile
issues was witnessed.
Among the more favorable develop
ments of the day and one that gave the
market its greatest impetus was the sale
of refined copper at the record price of
52Ac per pound. Foreign inerests were
q it,,
and, according to reports a premium of
Y a cent was offered for early deliveries
United States Steel was firm, even be-
fore the publication of the October ton
mage report. which established a new
record for untitled orders.
The bond market was moderately ac-
tive and higher in the main, but trading
in that quarter was moderately over
Swallowed by the inquiry for stocks
Total sales. par value, aggregated $3.50
Cos United States bonds unchanged on
call.
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Produce Market

New York, November 10.-Butter, firm;
receipts, 1889; creamery, higher than ex-
tras, SSq3S1ac; creamery extras, 371ac;
firsts, S6dS7c Eggs steady; receipts. 1872;
fresh gathered extra fine, 42@44c; extra
firsts, 40@41c; f1rsts, $1,000. Cheese
steady; receipts. 1122; state fresh spe-
Gals, 23c; average fancy, 221a@22Ac. Live
poultry, steady; chickens, 1S1s@19c; fowls,
141aa221sc; turkeys, $4,000.
Chicago, November 10.-Butter, higher;
creamery. 321s9361ac. Eggs, receipts. 1854
cases; market unchanged. Potatoes, re-
ceipts. IS cars, market unchanged. Poul-
try alive, unchanged
st. Louis, November 10.-Poultry and
butter unchanged. Eggs. Sec.
Kansas City, November 10.-Butter,
eggs and poultry unchanged.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, November 10-(Special
Liverpool hesitated and did not respond
to our advance of yesterday so we
opened a shade lower. then advanced I'M
der the same character OF support as has
been given the market for several months.
On this advance to above the closing
quotations of yesterday heavy liquidation
for some large long accounts set in and
finally proved to be more than the local
traders could absorb, resulting finally in
bringing western selling orders and a de-
cline at it's lowest point of some So points.
The close showed some recovery, but I'M
settled from the results of the distribu-
ton Of this large line of long cotton into
weaker hands. The reason for the profit
taking on this large line is. of course,
unknown, but during the past week many
of the original bull party have sold o0t
and withdrawn from the market
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Ayery's Letter

"A Night Cap of Wilson," made the
market little wabbly and unsteady to-
day. but there was nothing more than
a natural reaction following several days
advance. The opening was about 10
points under Thursdays close, but there
was a good demand which ran prices UP
20 points. at which level realizing sales
were met and prices again sagged.
Around l o'clock there was heavy SELL
ing on rumors of the government placing
an embargo on the expectation of wheat
and the sinking of a British ship Off the
Mexican coast. neither of which were
confirmed.
Spots were about unchanged, being 10
points lower at few points and 10 to Is
higher at others. Exports continue large,
and while it is hard to say just how far
the reaction will go, I think it safe to
purchase cotton at this level.
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Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates NOT
to close of corresponding weeks. In
sight for week, $4,000; same seven
days last year, 461,00o; same seven
days year before 605,000; for the
month, $4,000; same date last wear.
773,oO0; same date year before. $4,000:
for season, 5,54e.0O0; same date last
year, 4,401. 900; same date year before,
S,646,0O Port receipts for season, g.
26l,OO0; same date last year, 1857, 900;
same date year before last, 1909, 900.
Overland to mills and Canada for sea
son, $4,000; same date last year, 267,-
600; same date year sbefore, 212, 1000.
Southern mill takings for season, L.
100000; same date last year 100000:
same date year before, $4,000. Interior
stocks in excess of August !, 5000;
last year. $4,000; year before, S5s,-
600. Foreign exports for week, $4,000;
same seven days last year. $4,000:
same seven days year before, 130 900;
for season, 1,9S7,0O0; same date last
year, 1,513,000 same date year before,
766,0C0. Northern spinners' takings and
Canada for week, $4,000; same seven
days last year, 10000; for season,
100000; to same date last year. 1911
eco.
Spinners' Takings
Statement of spinners' takings of Amer
lean cotton throughout the world:
This week. 400, 600; same seven days last
year, S5600Q same seven days year be-
fore, $4,000; total since September /, 3,T4,-
600; same date last year, 100000; same
date year before, 2,7S7, 900.
Worlds Visible Supply
Statement of worlds visible supply: To-
tai visible this week, 100000; last week,
4504,0O0; same date last year, 5109, 900;
same date year before. 4,266.0OO. OF this
the total American this week is 1901, 900:
last week. S,735, 900; last year, $685., 900; year
before, 3,129000. All other kinds this week,
$4,000; last week. 10000; last year, LIPS,
900; year before, 1131,O00. Visible in the
United States this week. 2,350, 900; this date
last year, 2,396 900. Visible in other coun-
tries this week. 100000; this date last
year, 2,71S,0O0
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 1886; receipts, IT,
IA; shipments, b,911; sales, 1855; stock,
260, 791.
Memphis: Middling. 1910; receipts, H.
7T; shipments, u,S55; sales, 1900; stock,
Dos, O23
Augusta: Middling, 1916; receipts, 2s76
shipments, $50; sales, 1915; stock, 1871, 49,.
ST. Louis: Receipts, IS, 1862; shipments,
1Z20S; stock. 1924
Cincinnati; Receipts, 1887; shipments,
1135; stock, $685.
Little Rock: Middling, 1sc: receipts.
1868; shipments. zoos; Sales zoos; stock,
53,914.
Total today Receipts, 56,0sl; shipments,
4S,613; stock, 701, 230.
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Fruits and Produce

(WhoIesaIe QuotatiOns.)
Oranges-California, box, $6@5.50; Flor
ida oranges, 1915.
Florida Grapefruit-$4Q4. 80.
Lemons-Imported, box, IS.
Limes-Per 100, Sl.25Q1.o0
Apples-Virginia, barrel, S4.50Q6.
Grapes-California malaga. crate. $500.
Pears-California Bartlett, crate, $500.
Plums-California red June, crate, S22a
Cantaloupes-Flats, 75c@s1.
Irish Potatoes-White stock, bu., 81
Sweet Potatoes-Yams. bbl., SzQ2.2o.
Onions-California yellows. h., SIC.
Onions-Spanish. crate, 81.
Cabbage-Colorado. 31ac.
Grapes-Pony baskets, &c. ~
Celery-Colorado, crate, $3.50; dozen,
$1.25.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool November 10.-Cotton Spot
steady; good middling, 1l.5sd middling.
11.42d: low middling, 11.26d. Sales, 60O0
including 600 for speculation and export
Receipts, $500. Futures quiet and steady;
November 11.341ad; November December
II .32lxd; December January, 11.33d; jan
uary February, 1l.s61sd; February March,
11.4od; March-April, n.45d April May,
II 49d: May-June. 11,54lad; June-July,
l1.54lhd; July-August, 1l.55d; August-Sep-
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WEEKLY REVIEW
OF COTTON MARKET
Market Nervous and I'm
settled With Fluctua-
ton Irregular

New York, November 1.-the cotton
market was nervous and unsettled dur
ing the entire week, with fluctuations ir-
regular Scattering liquidation was on a
considerable scale preceding the national
election, and there was evidently quite
general disposition to even up COM
mitments for over the census report,
which was published Wednesday. After
the big break toward the end OF last
month offerings were not badly taken,
however, with Liverpool houses persist
ent buyers. owing to the strong statistical
situation abroad and advances In Egyp-
tian. There was also further buying
by some of the local spot interests and
the publication of tho ginning figures
wednesday was followed by a very sharp
advance. May contracts sold I'D to 20 Ole
or within points of the highest level
reached previously this season. and about
14o points above the low level touched
on the recent reaction. Realizing became
very heavy again at the zoe level and
the market today broke sharply under.
more. or less general selling. with May
touching 1850 and closing at 10. &C. COM
pairing with 19.14c, the close of the pre-
vious Friday. Election uncertainties
seemed responsible for much Of the ir-
regularity noted during the earlier part
or the week, but an opening advance
today suggested that the results had been
pretty well discounted and it seemed the
general impression around the ring that
political developments were hardly likely
to materially influence the general trend
of values. The census report, showing
s,6l9,06S bales ginned to November 1, was
under expectations and indicated the
smallest ginning between October Is and
November I on record. The figures con-
sequentiy seemed to be taken as strength
ening the smaller estimates Of the yield,
but there may have been some selling
at the advance to zoe on a belief that
cotton was still making in some Of the
later states and that they might show
in future returns. Spots have continued
full and after falling of at the besin-
ming of the month. southern spot sales
became larger on the advances following
the publication Of the census figures.
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BUS|NESSACT|VE
DESPITE POLITICS
Bradstreet States That No
Real Check in Big De-
mand Is in Evidence

New York, November 10,-Bradstreet' g
tomorrow will says:
While naturally responding to and shar-
ing in the political excitement ruling this
week, trade and industry display no real
check in the long continued steady surge
forward in demand. Interest in the cleo
ton returns themselves and uncertainty
as to results rather than doubt as to
policies adopted or rejected acted as de-
terents in some lines, but the great ma
jority failed to have any effect upon trade,
which has held steadily large at most
centers and even increased at some
northwestern and southern points. The
effect of car shortages. which have cur
tailed or delayed the movement of coal,
lumber and grain. as we'll as under pro-
duction of materials, are indeed much
more often mentioned as drawbacks than
in political excitement and where con-
servatism is reported in future ordering
it is based more on extreme price adj
vances than on political Developments
Weekly bank clearings were s5,307, 10000
TENDER. 11.23d; SeptemberO October, 10.79d;
Osctober-November, l06Sd; November
December. 10. sod.
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Spot Cotton
Exercise the Hunting Dog
From outing.

Before the opening of the hunting
season bird dogs need a little harden
ening exercise. 1t is unfair to take a
dog that has been doing no work at
all, jump him bang into full days
hunting, and then blame him for slow
ing UP after couple of hours, of
coming in at night with feet SO sore
he can hardly hobble. He needs prac-
tice work to harden his muscles and
tougher his feet Tramps afield are
good for this purpose. but even better
are runs on the road after wagon or
bicycle.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, November 1o.-After advance
ing 50 to As points on the strength in lard.
cotton oil reacted sharply under proft
taking by the south and closed ID to 20
points net higher. Sales, 1870 barrels.
Spot, 12.7Oc bid; November, 12.7oQ12Soc;
December, 126s@12.72c; January, 121@
1273c; February, 12.72912.76; March, 1911
@Dl2. 79c; April. 12.So@12.s1c; May, 12.S2@
12.S3c; June, 12s3912. csc.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago. November 1o.-Wheat, No.
red, nominal; No. red $1.S6; No.
hard, 81. 92a4G al 3A; No. hard, s1.s5@
1909. Corn. No. 2 yellow, 81 .0591 .07; old,
$1.0S@1 70; No. 4 yellow new, 94@971ac; No.
white, nominal. Oats, No. white, 55l4
@56Ac; standard, 5sA@56s4c. Rye, No. 2,
$1.4S;s barley. S0c@s1.25 timothy. $3.50
5.25; clover $11@15. Pork, 500; lard, s17 As;
ribs. S14 50615. L.
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"A spider has been discovered In the
fresh water ponds and bitches Of tho
British Isles that possesses all the habits
of fish and yet breathes in air the Same
as land spiders do. This queer araehnid
weaves a sort OF wen or sack. carries it
below the surface and fastens it to some
reed or root to serve as his home. In a
series of trips to tho surface he carries
down each time q bit Of air which he
deposits In the sack When the sack is
full he enters it and enjoys a quiet life
IS long as the supply of air lasts.
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Coffee Market,

New York. November 10.--The market
for coffee futures was somewhat irregu-
lar today, but fluctuations were narrow
and after opening unchanged to points
lower, prices showed little change. There
appeared to be some Wall street or COM
mission house buying at the start, which
was supplied by scattered trade selling
and a good deal of the business was in
the way of switching from December
to later months. The market closed net
unchanged to points lower. Sales, in
Guiding switches, We're $3.50. November,
S.2Sc; December, s.2sc; January $3.50;
February, S.37c: March, Sale; April, $780,
May, S.51c; June. S.55c: July. S.6Gc; Au-
gust, s.65c; September. s.7Oc; October,
Side.
Spot coffee nominally unchanged; Rio
rs, Sssc; Santos 4s 105sc. Cost and freight
offers were reported about unchanged,
ranging from 10c to 10.10c for Santos As,
London credits.
The official cables reported no change
in the Rio market, but Santos spots
were 100 refs and futures % to so reis
lower Brazilian port receipts, $1,000;
Jundiahy, $4,000; Bahia cleared 1000 and
Santos $500 for New York.