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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Coffee Market

New York, March 1o.-The market for coffee future opened at an advance of point to decline of 8 points. There seemed to be quite an active demand from domestic trade interests as well as considerable covering at the start. but buyers were supplied by scattered selling, which came partly from Euro pean sources. and the volume of business soon tapered off. Prices showed com paratively little change until well along in the afternoon, when offerings seemed to increase and the market eased off to 8.O6c for May and S.14c for Septem- Der. Mexican affairs were not much dis cussed around the ring as market fac- tor, and the late selling was most gen. orally attributed to realizing. The close was ? to point net lower Sales. 32.5o0 March. 797c: April. 9.00c; May, S.O5c; June. 8.O6c; July, S.Q6c; August, S.10c; Sep tember, S.13c; October. S.16c: November, S1sc; December. s2sc; January, S.27c; February. 8.31c.
 Spot coffee, steady; Rio 7c. s35c; Santos
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Kansas Grian Market

Kansas City, March 1O.-Wheat, No. hard, $l. .1CG11 .16; No. ? red, $1.OSG1. .12. Corn, No. mixed 671ac; No. white, 671a @Hc No. ? yellow, 69@691lc. Oats, No. 2 white, 441k@451sc; No. 2 mixed. 4O@42c.
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Flour and Feedstuffs

INV 0OISSHI0IS
 Colorado patent, $6.6O; self-rising flour, $6S5; Tennessee flour, S6.40; Michigan flour $750; Idaho flour, $6.75; hard winter. wheat flour, s6.45; Minnesota spring wf Jat $6.s0; bran wheat shorts, s33: brown shorts, $3O: pure wheat bran. BPS; c. S. meal, 73a per cent, $35 Cremo meal, s2S; c. S. hulls, $17 per ton; No. 1 timothy hay. $23 per ton; pea green alfalfa. west ern, S25; southern alfalfa, $21; mixed feeds per ton. $36; oats, per bushel, No. 2 white, 63Q66c; corn, per bushel. Sic; corn meal, $1.75 per 2-bushel sack: chops, $1.7O; poultry food, 80 per sack; dairy food, $2o; Jchnson grass hay, s14.
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Naval Stores

Savannah. March 10.-Turpentine firm. 49@4sNc; sales, al; receipts. 27: ship ments, 372 stock. S72o.
 Rosin. firm; sales, ASA; receipts, cS3; shipments. s7s; stock. s45l9. Quote A. B, c. D, $5.1O: E, F, c. H, I, $5.20; K, $5.sO; M. $5:4O: N. s5.45 to $50; VIC. s5.65 to $.7O; wv, s5.S0 to $5S5.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, March 10-Rice was strong in all grades today, except in clean Japan. the tone of which was steady. Receipts: Rough, 173S millers, 1733; clean, 1091. Sales, 654s pockets clean Honduras at 40 4%c; 125 pockets of Japan at 35sc. Quote: Clean Japan, 31s@4c; others unchanged.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, March 1O.-Spot cotton firm. points up. Sales on the spot, 140o; to arrive, S750. Good ordinary, 1o.19c; strict good ordinary, 10.69c; low middling, Il. .19c; strict low niddling. n.44c; nid- ding, 11.69c; strict middling, n.94c; good middling. 12.2sc; strict good middling, F. .5Oc; receipts, 6995; stock, S77,955.
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Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar. 6.25 per cwt. f. o. b. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-45.60 per cwt. Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt.
 Extra Fancy-4c60 per cwr. Grits-$225 per 96-lb. bag. Sugar is being sold by Birmingham re- tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for s1.
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Metal Market

New York, March 10.-Copper steady; electrolytic nearby, $2S@2S.50; June and later. $27.25dp27.50; iron firm and unchanged; metal exchange quotes tin strong; spot $55 bid; at London. spot copper f103; futures, f101 elec- trolytic, f136; spot tin. f148; futures f189. The metal exchange quotes lead 36.90 bid; spelter not quoted at Lon don, lead fS3 10s; spelter. fyS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Sugar Market

New York, March 10.--The local mar ket for raw sugar was strong and prices made new high records for the movement, advancing 1sc over previous quotations Trading was active with Sales estimated at 250,000 bags to refiners and operators for March and April shipment at 41ac cost and freight, equal to 5.52c for centrifugal, and some for May shipment at 49-16c cost and freight, equal to 5.5Sc for centri- fugal, The continued strength is due to the large demand for refined. Yesterday s rumors that 50,000 tons of granulated had been sold to the British commission were confirmed and domestic consumption is also much more active. The close was firm at 5.5Sc for centrifugal, 4.75c for mo- lasses and 41ac for Cubas cost and freight.
 The market for refined sugar was firm and prices were advanced 15 points by all ref1ners to the basis of 6.65c for fine gran ulated There was good business early at the old level of prices, but when prices advanced the demand seemed to slacken. although there were moderate withdraw als on old contract.
 In futures there was active buying by trade interests and commission houses prompted by the firmer ruling in the spot situation, and at the close prices showed advances of 4 to $ points. March sold from 4.50c to 4.55c, closing 4.52c; May, 4.56c to 4.61c, closing 4.60c July, 4.67c to file, cloesing 4.70c; September, 4.76c to 4.S0c, closing 4.79c.
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--a7Ia all 70 Unprecedented total of about S,5S9, 900 tons
 Firmness prevailed in the exchange market remittances to Germany ruling well above low records registered yes ferday. There was little actual business, however, even sterling bills ping in slight demand The international list was steadier than recently, a condition at- tributed to reports that our bankers were cooperating with British financiers in the concentration of American secur- ties.
 Bonds developed an irregular tone, chiefly as a result of renewed heavy of ferings of Anglo-F'rench 5s, which were offered in large individual lots at 94, g. marked concession from the recent max imum. Total sales of bonds par value were $2,735,o00
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
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mand, s701s; cables, e.ss,a. Rubles, de- mand, 32 1-16; cables, 32 3-16. Bar silver. 56a4c. Mexican dollars, 435s. Time loans firm; 60 and 90 days, 2@3 per cent; six months, 3G3A per cent. Call money steady. High, 2M per cent; low, 1& per cent; ruling rate, 2N per cent; last loan, 2A per cent; closing bid, per cent; of fered at 2H per cent.
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Ayery's Letter

Liverpool was again rather mystify- ing in it's continued refusal to follow American advances of the past week. It has seemed to me the explanation fc : this was due to the fact that Liv- erpool having undone the short end
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Fish
V wholesalers SellinE Price)

(wholesalers SellinE Price) Perch-Shc. Salt Water Trout -121ac. Red snapper-10c, in bbl. lots, lie small lots. Gray Snapper-7c Mullet-6@61ac. Shrimp-1212c. Sheephead-Shc. Oysters-Medium, s1S5as1.4o per gallon. All fancy fish scarce.
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PRODUCTION BELOW
 UNSTINTED DEMAND
Jobs More Numerous Than Seekers, Declares Com
 mercial Agency

New York. March 10-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Trade reports vary little in tenor from those of preceding weeks, the story they tell being one of sustained activity, with production much below unstinted demand. Buying in most parts of the country pro- ceeds on an extensive scale, car short ages and elnbargoes have become more serious; vessels to take out exports are lacking; the scarcity of dystuffs is acute; labor is in scant supply; jobs are more numerous than seekers; wages keep on rising and large employers find it more profitable to placate their employees than resist their demands. Better employment at relatively high wages has brought on increased demands for staple articles and enlarged savings accounts In fact, banks particularly. everywhere are sur feited with money; there is more doing in real estate; the leading producer of steel reports record orders on it's books; pig iron is being produced at an un- precedented rate; current sales of the metal are heavy; mills making finished steel are heavily oversold, and such ex- traordinary necessity for ore exists that shippers cannot wait for nature to thaw the ice clogged shipping ports.
 Weekly bank clearings were S4,352, 626 600.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, March 10.-Cotton goods were firm today. Leading lines of blue shirt ing have been withdrawn from sale. Kid finished cambrics have been priced on a basis of 2 cents a yard without regard to costs of gray cloths, but subject prin- cipally to the costs of colors required Wool markets were quiet but steady at top values.
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4c, 1Olsc. Cost and freight offers were reported unchanged.
 The official cables showed an advance of 1-16 pence in Rio exchange on London with the Rio market 75 reis higher and Santos unchanged. Brazilian port re- receipts. 23,OO0; Jundiahy. 26.OOO Victoria. reported clearance of 12.0OO bags for New Orleans.
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Interior Movement

Houston Middling, 12.05c; receipts, 2s39; shipments. 5444; sales, 2o56; stock, 141,2 ,296.
 Memphis: Middling, 1175c; receipts, 12O5; shipments, 2297; sales 2l0o; stock, 25s,- 361.
 Augusta: Middling, ii. 69c; receipts, 39o; shipments, 261; sales, 1547; stock, 15l,6 ,621. St Louis: Middling, 11Ac; receipts, 1867; shipments, 11S2; sales, 15; stock, 19,9o7
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 794; shipments 1903; stock, 1S,114.
 Little Rock: Middling, n.75c; receipts 25s; shipments, 6S5; sales, 655; stock, 36,- 746
 Total today: Receipts, s55s shipments 10,732; stock, 626,845.
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Mercantile Paper

New York, March 10--Mercantile paper s6sA per cent. Sterling 60-day DTS s4711s; demand. s4.76 5-16; cables, s4m. Francs, demand. 590A; cables 5sss4. Marks. demand, 72 7-16; cables, FPS kronen, demand, 13; cables 1SA. Builders, demand. 4214; cables, 42 7-1s. Lires. de-
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ACTIVITIES HAL. TED ON STOCK EXCHANGE :.
Confidence of Past Few Days Neutralized by the
 Mexican Situation

NsW ioFk. AIal 10.-The Mexican sit Aallon loom 7f on the financial hor- ise ? ifiaE n1ta than neutralizing the aeeling Nt qlia onfidence created by the recenl df affairs across the Eatar- News l. the government had R ci1ed Co aelg punative force into %A Nifan ter rr- aused marked halt
 he s'teuE activity of the fore
 '2ue il of important stocks hs2>.e7 ] Go 'ciUt from their best, but sts4aN ronipal IS having interests cross tN sor order, notably South ftp i'aeA an Petroleum and eial rtcdu \ i rose smartly.
 oepsieuN the strong features F %he iirst the session were iFA.te and md American Zinc, tns new .a ,ords of go and S9, Ect teettuil%. lold minus it's reg oiai and ex 7idends of 103 per gent copper neral were moder- Rtely highef
 4nQ iStfis.a4 pments which fiS- Afe '7vin4nenl sralng the munitions score guns lt points, the chief sst 4l- ID being Crucible &nQ "a Is, American and Sal0Niti flt Pressed Steel Car ana Alff FlcH oundry.
 tnlte4 % elded active lead sgsei sv Crr ,el and American AFeuAtofiV7 to make more ean sllsat to the February sss l9neot uf mage. This dis
 osed sn ifer lmost 65O,O00 tons
 3l hi'cnc gate of thrilled
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Creamery Products

Wholesalers Selling Prics) Creamery Butter-37c; process butter, soc; oleomargarine, 15@23c; country but ter, 25c. Full Cream Cheese-2Oc.
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BOnds

Y as registered ...... ssW IT 2s coupon .......... 9yM v ss registered ............ 102A IT 3s coupon ................ 102H JJ $. As registered .A..... III
 1- ds coupon .......... l11A .ronama 3s coupon ............. 103H Central of Georgia Con. 5s l00}s 111;nais Central ref. As ......... S97s 1.orisville S. Nashville un. As .... s41s chord Air Line adj 5s .... 65
 Soutbarn Bell 5s 5s.............. 100% Soutbern Railway 5s ........... 102% Southarn Railwav gen. 4s .... 721s IT Steel 5s .......... 104ss
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Meats

Hackers Selling Price) Extra Ribs-13c. Bellies-141ac. Pork Loins-17c. Neck Bones-5c. Breakfast Bacon-1SQ23c. Spare Ribs-11c. Regular Hams-1712c. Skinned Hams-191ac. Pure Lard-12c; compound, 1114c.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, March 10.-Spot cotton steady; good middling, S.0sd: middling, 7.S1d; low middling, 751d. Sales, 4000; for specula- tion and export, 1000 Receipts. 1900O. Flu lures, steady; March, 7.6O1sd; March-April
 April-May. May-June, 6.601kd; June-July, 7.591sc; July-August, 759d; August-Sep- tember 75Sd; September-O October, 7.411kd; October-N Novemb CT, 7.SS1xd; November December, 7.35d December-January, 7.321sd; January February, 7.5ohd; Feb ruary March, 7.301sd; March-April 7.s01sd
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PRODUCE PLENTIFUL
 ON MORRIS AVENUE
Shortage of All Kinds of Poultry Noted With Prices
 on Upward Trend

Flyers are about the scarcest thing on Morris avenue, there being but few to be had by wholesale poultry houses. The price has mounted cents on the pound in the last two days. Hens are also scarce, and there are no broilers at all The egg supply seems to be un- limited, but no changes in the price have been made in several days.
 Produce seems to be selling best on the avenue this week, as business is off somewhat in other lines. There is a good demand for all varieties of pro- duce, and the supply is becoming full CT each day The market remains very steady, no change being made in more than week.
 Demand for creamery products are pushing the market to supply the or ders and advances are being looked for.
 Todays quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 (Commission Merchants Price Fryers-25c.
 Hens--16c.
 Guineas-a6c
 Roosters--10c per pound.
 Fresh Country Eggs-19c; graded, 21c. Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed, 24c,
 Geese--75c, or 13c pound.
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Live Stock


 Kansas City, March 1o.-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 4SOo; higher; 500 roc higher this weeek. Bulk, $9.70@9.75; heavy, $9.6O @9.75; packers and butchers, $9.60@ 9.70; light, $9.50@9.65; pigs. $7.50@ 800
 Cattle: Receipts, 400; higher. Prime fed steers, $9.25@9.60; dressed beef steers, $7.75@9.15; southern steers, $7.OO e s.75; cows, $5.00@7.75; heifers. $7.00 @10.00; stockers and feeders, $6.75@ .S6O bulls, $5.75@7.25; calves. $6.50@ HOO.
 Sheep: Receipts, 400; steady. Lambs, $10.60@11.25; yearlings, $9.25@10.00; wethers,. $7.75 @S.5O: ewes $7.25@s.15. 7400; higher. Pigs and lights, $7.O0@ 1000; mixed and butchers, $9.70@10.05; good heavy, $9,95 W10.05.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000; steady. Native beef steers, $7.50@9.60; yearling steers and heifers, sS.50@9.5o; cows, $5.50@ 500; stockers and feeders. s5.50@7.85; Texas and Indian steers, $5.25@S.00; cows and heifers. $4.00@6.00; native calves. $6.00@10.50.
 Sheep: Receipts. 1000; higher. Year ling wethers, $S.0O@10.00; lambs, $9.00 C 11.50 ewes, $6.50@S.25.
 Chicago, March 1o.-Hogs: Receipts. 17.00 weak. Bulk, $s.so@10,00; light, $9.50@ 10.O0 mixed. $9.65 @ 10.05; heavy, $9.55@1010; rough, $9.55 @9.7O; uigs, $S.00@9.20.
 Cattle: Receipts 1000; steady Native beeg steers, $750@9.90; stockers and feeders. $5.S5@ 800; cows and heifers, $3.50 e S.G0; calves, $S.50@11.25.
 Sheep Receipts. 1000; firm. Wethers, $s.25 S.90; ewes. $6.00@S.6o; lambs. $9.50@11.55.
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Testers Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates not to close of corresponding weeks. In sight fort week, 148,000; same seven days last year, SO2,0oO; same seven days year before, 192,000; for the month, 214,000; same date last year, 47s,o0o; same date year before, 24s,- 900; for season, 10,052,000; same date last year, 12,572000; same date year before, 13,324,000. Port receipts for sea- son, 5,724,000; same date last year. B. 598,000; same date year before last, B. 435, ,000. Overland to mills and Canada for season, S92, 1000; same date last year, S41, ,000; same date year before, 962,- 000 Southern mill takings for season, 2,S79,00O; same date last year, 2,233,- 0O0: same date year before, 2,SS6,000. Interior stocks in excess of August 1, 556, 900; asst year, 901, 900; year before, 541OOO Foreign exports for week, 10S,- 900; same seven days last year, ESQ., 900; same seven days year before, 1b9,- 900; for season, 3,660,000; same date last year, 5,793,0OO; same date year be- fore, 1871, 900. Northern spinners' talk ings and Canada for week, 57,OO0; same seven days last year, 66,00O; for sea son. 2.OS3,O0O; to same date last year, 2,1S0.0G0.
 Spinners' Takings
 This week, 26.300; same seven days last year, 280,000; same seven days year before, 306,00. Total since August l. 9,27O 1000; same date last year, S,213,00o; same date year before, 10,527,O00.
 Worlds Visible Supply
 Total visible this week, 5,69S.000; last week, 5,747,000; same date last year 7,624,O00; same date year before, 6,0S5,- 900. Of this the total American this week, 4,O62,O00 last week, 4.177,00O; last year, 6.O30,00O; year before. 4,122.- 900. All other kinds this-week, l,6So, 900 last week, 1,569,000; last year. 1,594,- 900; year before, 1,91S,000. Visible in the United States this week, FATS, ,00O; this late last year. 2,576,000. Visible in other countries this week, 3,223.0 .000i this date last year, 5,04S,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
TAKE STEP TOWARD
CHECKING ESCAPES

FIT. Madison, Sept. 1l.-As step
toward checking the epidemic Of es.
capes from the Fort Madison peniten-
tiary, the state board of control author
ICED Warden ]. G. Sanders to employ
former Sheriff Campbell of Fairfield,
as special agent to recapture escaped
prisoners, according to advices from
Des Moines. f. .-
The report of the Fort Madison peni.
Tertiary for August shows five prison.
ers to have escaped. Two got away
by climbing the walls. Three others
violated the honor rules. All Ave are
still at large. .-. -.
In the last twelve months three life
prisoners violated honor parole and
escaped from the prison farm.
The escape Of so many men at this
time has caused the state Off Gals much
concern. The limitation of granting
honor paroles may be necessity In
handling the institution, according to
some of the officials.
The board of control is keeping in
close touch with the Fort Madison
situation.
The August report of Warden San.
ders includes an unusual case One
prisoner whose term expired, began
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
GR|NNELL LOOKS
FOR BOOSTER YEAR.

Grinnell, Sept. flowing to the
fact that delays due both to lack OF
labor and shortage of materials have
prevented the completion of the new
alumni recitation building at Grinnell
by the time college opens Wednesday
strenuous efforts are being made to
provide adequate facilities for class
room work which is expected this year
to require more room than ever before
In the history of the college.
But little definite information as to
the probable enrolment in the college
can be obtained until the registration
days are over but it is expected that
the total of 722 students enrolled last
year will be exceeded. Prospects
point to a freshman class containing
about $50 men. AS the quadrangle is
completely filled and also private
house purchased by the college this
summer for the purpose of accommo.
dating new women, it is expected that
the yearling registration this fall will
approach the 900 mark.
Today and Tuesday are the regis
tration days and classes will com.
mence Wednesday morning A large
number of students, mostly men, are
already in Grinnell. Most Of these
are students who either have work
here during the college year or are on
the ground early in an effort to find
employment to pay part OF their col
lege expenses.
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CYRUS CHURCH IS
CALLED BY DEATH
WELL KNOWN MERCHANT OF
SOUTH SIDE DIES AFTER
] SHORT ILLNESS.

Cyrus Church, a pioneer merchant
Of the South, Side, died Saturday even.
ing, September 8, 1916, at 7:15, at the
family residence, 107 North willard
J street, following short illness. Mr.
Church was a we'll known figure in
Ottumwa, having been engaged In
business for eighteen years before re.
firing three years ago In October. He
was a member Of J. M. Tuttle Post
G. A. R., and the old soldiers will hold
services. He was born in Knox coun-
ty, ILL.,, January %, 1s49.
The members of Tuttle Post will
meet at their hall Tuesday afternoon
and will attend the funeral in body.
The Women's Relief Corps, by the
order of the president, will meet Tues
day afternoon at LAB at the corner
of Finley avenue and Ward street, 60
ing from there to the residence. Ser
vices will be held there at 1880, con-
Quoted by Rev. M e. Reusch, assisted
by Rev. e. Petit and Rev. Johnathan
Lee, Of the Finley avenue Baptist
church. Interment will take place In
Ottumwa cemetery. Pail bearers will
be John Wormhoudt, George Head.
Lloyd Gordon, w. w. Cummings, e. W..
Steele and Thomas Gibbona
The survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Mollie Church; two daughters, Mrs.
Cora Hanse11, Ottumwa, and Mrs. Ona
Goddard, Colorado Springs, Colo; one
son, Dean Church, Colorado Springs,
Colo; one brother, J. B. Church, Of
Bloomfield, and five grand children.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12

rison, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Scully and
Mrs. Ellen Baughman have returned
from Fredric where they attended the
love feast at the Brethren church Sat.
urday night.
Miss Nellie Snyder, ia South Ward
street, who has been visiting her
! friend, Miss Carrie Anderson at Bid
well, has returned home.
Elder and Mrs. c. B. Smith of Nor.
rell Kan. who were guests at the FL
der Jarboe home, 11S South Moore
street left Saturday for Webster to
hold revival services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Erskine and
son, Robert of DoudsLeando are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Peppers, 1908 Chester avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sheehy and son,
Paul of Searsboro are visiting at the
Tom Michael home south Of the city.
Mrs. Georgia Everly Of Ames, has
returned home, after spending few
days at the Gilbert McGill home, 101
South Ward street.
w. M. Hotchkiss of Sioux Falls, g..
D., visited friends in Ottumwa Satur.
day en- route to Cedar Rapids.
Earl Vandegriff of Mt. Pleasant
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. :. C. Vandegriff, 234
South Schuyler street, returning this
morning. Thursday he will leave for
Boston where he will enter Boston
university.
Vernon Davidson returned to Mt.
Pleasant today to resume his studies
at Iowa Wesleyan college.
Harold Chapman, Cyril Garrett and
Jesse Wolf left today for Mt. Pleasant
where they will enter Iowa Wesleyan
college.
Wayne Anderson is visiting in Well.
man and Mt. Pleasant.
Herbert Jeffrey Of Mt. Pleasant was
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Fred Taylor of Hillsboro, Harry
Morrow of Douds and G. P. Wilson Of
Des Moines were In Ottumwa Satur.
day en- route to Mt. Pleasant where
they attend Iowa Wesleyan college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hall and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Hall Of Ottawa Ill.,,
are guests at the J. w. Hall home, 213
West Woodland avenue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-12
SILVER DOLLARS
GROWING SCARCE

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE cir
culation Of the silver dollar Is growing
smaller each year and the one dollar
bill is taking it's place, according to an
Official Of the National Reserve Bank
here. Not only Is the silver dollar dis
appearing, but the gold coins also are
growing in disfavor. it is pointed out.
Because the 81 bill is easier to ham
die Is given as the reason for this
change by the banker. 1--WE handle
very few silver dollars now" he said.
Investigation among the bankers
brought out the statement that the 81
bill babit here was brought about by
accident more than anything else. As
explained by one of the oldest bankers
here, one of the banks some years ago
had shipment of 81 bills brought
west because they were much cheaper
and easier to handle. Since that time,
it is claimed, the use has been growing
and it is predicted that before many
years the silver dollar will be almost
extinct.