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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
Winnsboro, La., Bank Is
 Robbed by Masked Bandits

Winnsboro. La, February 12.--A masked man Monday entered the Franklin State bank here, forced E. Hetherwick. vice president of the bank, and District Judge s. R. Holstein into the vault at the point of revolver and compelled them to fill 2 sack with currency and pass it out to him. The robber. as soon as he secured the money, locked the vault door and escaped. The two men remained in the vault nearly an hour and were weak and near suffocation when they managed to remove the lock and release themselves. Although bank officials to- night declined to state the amount taken oby the robber, parish authorities and others estimated the loot amounted to nearly $30.0o0 Officials announced. how ever, that the bank was protected by burglar insurance policies and would open as usual tomorrow.
 Hetherwiek and Judge Holstein, it is said. were talking in the bank when the masked man appeared and ordered them to hold up their hands. The vice president obeyed orders to open the door of the vault and both men were forced inside and told to pass out all money with the exception of silver and small change.
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 Default having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness secured by a mortgage executed to the undersigned. Rosa l.. Bsrzagh by Annie Lou BeAus, on the 25d day of August, 1915. wk4ch mortgage is recorded in the office of tha judge of probate for Jefferson county, Alabama, in volume 80, on page Hs, no- tice is hereby given that. acting under the power of sale contained in said mort gage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry. to the highest bidder for cash. in front of the courthouse door of said county in the city of Birmingham, Ala bama, during the legal hours Of sale, on Saturday, the Sd day of March, 1917, the following described property, situated in Jefferson county, Alabama, conveyed by said mortgage. to-wit:
 Lot s, in block S1, as per plan of Avon dale Land company; also lot Il, as the same is described in the map and survey of T. U. Walter and A M. Robertson. which map is recorded in map book 5, page S4, of the map records in the pro- bate office Of Jefferson county, Alabama, being subdivision of Waveriy Piacos said lot Is 50 feet front on Louisa avenue and extends back westward along the south line of 12th avenue, south, to an alley as shown in the map referred toA Also lot 20, in block @, according to pIan and survey of the West End Land and Improvement company. Also lot in SH of SW + of section 19, township 1A range west, described as follows: Con- meneing 452 feet north of the southwest corner of the SEE A of SW A of sec. ton l9, thence running north 2o9 feetg thence east 209 feet, thence south POS feet, thence west 209 feet to place of be- Iginning. being in township 19, range [ west, situated in Johns,- Jefferson county, Alabama. Minerals and mining rights ex- cepted Also lots eight (s) and nine (s}. in block thirty-six (S6), according to tha map and plat of the Rugby Land and Improvement company. recorded in mag book five, pages 51, 52 and 5S, and sit uated in or near the town of East Lake, in Jefferson county, Alabama. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses oi foreclosure.
 This the 31st day of January, 1917. ROSA l.. BARZAGHI, Mortgagea ROBERT J. CULHANE,
 60 Wall St., New York. DENsoN & IvEY. Attorneys. 1-31-3t-we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
UNUSUAL STRENGTH
 SHOWN BY MARKET.
May Advanced $4 Per Bale Over Close of Last
 Saturday

New York, February 13.-While thers was no special activity or excitement, the cotton market showed extraordinary strength today with May contracts selling up to 1647c, or more than s4 per bale above the closing figure of Saturday. That delivery closed at 1e44c, with the general list closing very steady at a net advance of 57 to s6 points.
 The market opened firm at an advance of IT to 2 points in response to the firm ness of Liverpool over the local adjourn rent- Private cables attributed the strength abroad to apprehensions that re- duced shipments would lead to scarcity in the English trade. For this reason. perhaps, the cables did not inspire any general or active demand from local sources, but houses with Liverpool con- nections were good buyers. Southwest ern spot interests were also buyers of March, which had a tendency to empha- size the strength of the spot situation, couraged by more optimistic feeling as to shipping and political conditions. The mpaiarvely small number of steamers sunk since the close of last week Was undoubtedly the chief factor in this re- spect, and bulls seemed to anticipate that the census report tomorrow would show very heavy domestic mill consumption of cotton for the month of January, one private estimate placing it at 598, ,000 bales.
 Stop orders were uncovered as ths market advanced, and the highest point of the day was reached in the late trad ing with March selling at 16.3lc and July at 16.5Oc, or 7S to 87 points net higher on the old crop, and about 63 to 64 points net higher on new crop months. This es- tablished the highest prices touched since May sold at 13.93c, when the break Tn diplomatic relations with Germany was announced. Reports that the cotton goods markets were beginning to feel the influence of government orders in some directions were among the factors on the advance, but the chief feature was con- sidered the continued steadiness of south ern spot markets, which local bulls feel have now had sufficient time to reflect any effect of recent political develop ments on remaining holders
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Produce Market

New York, February 13.-Butter firm; receipts, 5s53; creamery, higher than ex- tras, 451s046c; creamery extras, 92 score, 45c; irsts, 3S1zg44c. Eggs unsettled: re- ceipts, 6SS5; fresh gathered extra firsts, 47c; firsts, 4sQ4611c; refrigerator. finest. 43 @4S1ac; good to average best, 41z9421sc. Cheese firm; receipts, 4071; state held spe- cials, 251A@26c do average fancy, 25G2514c. Dressed poultry, very quiet; chickens, 1S@ 29c; fowls. 1sG124c; turkeys. 200924c. Live poultry firm; no prices settled.
 Chicago, February 13.-Butter steady; creamery, 32GI42c. Eggs lower; receipts, 462o casess; firsts, 404sc; ordinary flrsts, 38taG39c at mark, cases included, 39@ 4o1ac. Potatoes steady; receipts, 50 cars; Wisconsin whites, s2.3o@2.40; Michigan white. $2S5@2.40 Idano, Colorado and Washington, s2.4oQ2.5o. Poultry, alive, unsettled; fowls, 21c; springs, 21c.
 St. Louis, February 1S.-Poultry un- changed except geese, 13@16c. Butter un- changed. Eggs, 40c.
 Kansas City, February 13.-Butter and poultry unchanged. Eggs, firsts, 3Sc.
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LITTLE DEALING IN
 STOCKS YESTERDAY
Constructive Character of News Results in General
 Strength

New York, February 1S-The construc- tive character of much of the news over the holiday probably accounted for the general strength of today's market. Deal ings were broad, but insignificant as to volume. barely amounting to A5,o0 shares
 There were few exceptions to the gem efal trend, notably in the case of New Haven, which duplicated it's recent mini mum quotation of 3S1s before recovering Tn general, rails were substantially bet ter, Union Pacific making a gross gain of a1s points, wit hone to for St. Paul, Atchison, New York Central, Reading, Lehigh Valley and Rock Island. Cana. dian Pacific regained points ol last weeks setback and southern and south western issues were higher on light of ferings
 Coppers and motors kept irregular pace with. other speculative favorites and sea soned industrials were assisted by the steady inquiry for United States Steel at an extreme gain of 1h points.
 In the war and semi-war groups, efr1- bracing such diverse Issues as American " SVaSit GOhLlaA lLedtneTt BAlCWIH LOCC- motive, International Paper, General Electric, and National Enamelling were 1 to points better, with 3ss for Indus- trial Alcohol and "A for Texas company.
 All the gas stocks made partial rallies from their recent depression and Ohio Gas featured the later operations at an advance of 9ts points. At no time, how ever. .Yas the trading, except in Steel and dard rails, more than tentative, the absence of outside participation be- ing again noteworthy incident
 Resumption of the gold inflow from London via Canada did not prevent a temporary shading of sterling exchange, with sharp reaction in fires ana recur- rent heaviness in remittances to Berlin and Vienna.
 Bonds, especially internationa1s, were irregular, with & new minimum for Am glo-French 5s at s0ss. Paris 6s also were under pressure with United Kingdom issues. Total sales of bonds, par value, s3,e6O0OO. United States coupon 3s rose Sl per cent and registered As declined 1 per cent on call.
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They Let Hin,
 Sleep Soundly

Since taking Foley Kidney Pills I believe am entirely cured and [ sleep soundly all night" H. T. Straynge.
 Take two of Foley Kidney Pills with glass of pure water after each meal and at bedtime. A quick and easy way to put a stop to your get-s ting up time after time during the< night. v
 Foley Kidney Pills also stop py in back and sides, headaches, sr ach troubles, disturbed heart stiff and aching joints. and rheu pains due to kidney and bladder ments. Z
 Gainesville Ga ,R. n. No. s. Mfsa H. T.. Straynge says: For ten years I've been unable to sleep all night without getting up. Sometimes only . few minutes afteG going to bed I'd have to get up. and tried everything I heard of for the trouble. Last year l tried Foley Kidney Pills and after taking one bottle believe I am en- tirely cured and I sleep soundly all
 Sold Everywhere
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, February 13.-Bearish senti>
 nent regarding wheat received impetus
 today from Washington reports that were taken to indicate a growing likelihood of extensive forcible measures to protect
 American interests on the high seas. Largely in consequence, early advances
 in price were more than offset and the
 market closed zc to 116c net lower, with
 May at h.7SN to sl,74 and July at sl.4sl4 to s1. 4sss. Corn lost %c to 1c; oats 1ac to %c, and provisionE ls,se to 25c.
 Sharply in contrast with late depres-
 sions in the whrat ma1ket the feeling at the outset waS netahle optimistic as to the outlook for higher prices. Re- ports of the departure of nearly Swo score
 merchant ships from the Virginia espes, bound for Europe and conveyed by Brit ish cruisers, had done much to encourage the bulls, and there was further reason for hopefulness on account of weather conditions that promised to diminish con gestion of railway facilities. As tho day wore on, however, the inability of the roads to receive or ship grain from Chi cago tended to chill enthusiasm on the
 buying side. Then came intimation of a movement to start food export embargo resolutions through many state leglsia-
 lures.
 | Downward swings in wheat prices
 reached maximum during the last half
 of the session when reports from Wash ington were current which seemed to
 point to such action as arming of all
 merchantmen and the mobilization of
 hundreds of submarine chasers. Weak ness of values, especially in the final
 hour, was also due in part to the ap-
 sence of any new export buying, either
 for neutrals or the entente allies. Corn
 gave way with wheat as result of mild
 weather that would naturally lessen de-
 mand for feed.
 There was some unloading, too, by | holders who were unable to obtain cars | for shipment from here.
 I Lower quotations on hogs pulled down
 provisions The lessening of exports acted also as a weight on the market. 1 Future quotations werA as fnllows.
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ofway of 25 feet on either side of tho center line of said grade as it is now situated and located in and through the property aforesaid, and other property.
 Also all other tramways. spur tracks. right-of-ways for tram roads, spur tracks, dirt roads and all easement, water rights and other hereditaments and appurten- ances belonging to or in anywise apper- tainine to the property above described and to the company.
 Also all privileges. rights and fran- chises of every kind and description be- longing to the Ashby Brick company.
 Also all property. real and personals privileges and franchises belonging to tha Ashby Brick company. AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK. TRUSTEE. By W. C. HAMILTON. Assistant Cashier,
 FRANK S. WHITE & SONS, Attorneys for American Trust and Saw ings Bank, Trustee. 1-31-9t-wa
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling. 17.19c; receipts, |5914 sales, $500; stock, 445.9S4.
 Galveston. Middling, 1S.60c; receipts, 13.10S; exports, 1s,Sss; sales, 725; stock, 2ss,- 730.
 Mobile: Receipts, 2SS; stock, 1S,04o.
 Savannah: Middling. 1S.50c; receipts, 659; stock, 1So,631.
 Charleston: Receipts, 107; stock, 57,5s7.
 Wilmington: Middllng, 16zc; receipts, 5; stock, 51,S30.
 Norfolk: Middling, 1s25c; receipts, Ss2; sales, 20; stock, 99,S09. Baltimore Stock, 11,3l7.
 Boston: Middling, 15.55c; receipts, TT; stock, 12,200.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 16.65c; receipts, 23; stock, 39So. New York: Middling, 16.3oc stock, 1s4,- I217. Minor ports: Stock, S7,o7s. Total today: Receipts, 21,223; exports, I21, ,146; stock, 1,407,3s1 Total for week: Receipts, 4s,11s; ex- ports. 35,2oS. Total for season: Receipts, s,n2,s1s; ex- ports, S,S6o.593
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Cotton prices ruled strong all day. and much of the late nervousness was en- tirely absent
 Liverpool was much better than due, but this is due to the fact that spinners there must protect themselves some way and the future market Is their only ave- nue. On basis with our spot markets Liverpool is still nearly 100 points too low as I understand at the present rates for insurance freights, etc.. it takes nearly cents 10 put cotton in Liverpool
 Liverpool was also a buyer in our mar ket, said to be undoing straddles and this buying supplied most of the strength. Political news was without any particu- lar character or influence.
 It would seem unfortunate that prices should work up at this time for the req son the higher it goes, anything unfore- seen would make 1t vulnerable to ap- other bear attack. If war were declared and the uncertainties out of the way as to our future course, would say buy cot ton for 20 cents again. but until we see the way clear as to our future policy, it seems folly to advise anyone to run the chances of another big slump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
Retirement Bill Reported

Washington, February 13.--A retirement bill under which civil service employees would pay dues of not more than per cent of their salaries and would retire at 70 on half pay was favorably re- ported today by the Senate civil service committee. For the first 50 years the government would subsidize the retire. ment fund. and at the end of that period 1t would be self-supporting. Pensions would be limited to maximum of $500 year. The first year the system would cost the government s2,7500O0. The an- nual cost would increase to about $6,- 50o,o0o during the first 25 years, and then would begin to decrease. The commit tees report says that of the 250,000 per- sons in the civil service 5000 are over 70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
Personal Injunctions Issued

Mobile, February 13.A(Special.)--In ad- dition to issuing 14 injunctions to pre- vent the sale of intoxicants, Solicitor Norborne R. Clarke, personal injunc- tions were issued here today for the first time since the prohibition law of Ala bama was put in force. Explaining the latter writ. the solicitor said: These ir- functions are against the individual and mostly against those who have been ar- rested for violating the prohibition law. The object of the personal injunctions is to prevent persons from engaging in the prohibited liquor business anywhere in Mobile county
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. February 1S.-(special) ) The market ruled firm from start 10 finish, based on the belief that the em- hargo on freight shipments would bring some demand for our stock to fill imme- diate shipments for which cotton has not arrived. Several large commission houses who have been committed to the long side all the year were prominent in buying the market up. There t~ no op- position on the part of the trade on the contrary, they all join in assisting the advance, so that the market has again assumed the position of being long, the hedged cotton with the usually small short interest. It is unfortunate that 1t is so, because any sudden desire to sell (and we have had several this season. finds the market without buying power. The foreign situation is as unsettled as ever, but the buyers of cotton hold that there is little Interruption in the export of cotton worthy of the name.
 The spot market advanced 75 points sales on contract, BIO bales.
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MORRIS AVENUE

All price changes on the avenue wer, upward yesterday, with all lines firm ane supplies only about normal. All grades of meats and lard advanced from Ac to Pc per pound. Potatoes continue upward, reaching tht s3 mark yesterday. Florida cabbage went to $50 per crate while sweet potatoes jumped to $1.50. Cotton took zc rise and was firm. Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry and EgRs Corrected by Vorenburg Produce Co.) Hens--17W1Sc
 Hens-Dressed-1scc Bryers--27c.
 Guineas-35c.
 Roosters-10c Extra Graded Eggs-4sc. Fresh Country Eggs-43c. Turkeys-Live. 2702sc; dressed, BOG. Geese-1Sc.
 Rab bits-$1. .75@2.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 13.--Cotton seed oil was higher on scattered short cover ing and with firmness in cotton. Sell ing of March by refiners caused a set back in the afternoon, but final prices were 9 to points above Saturdays close. Tenders, 400 barrels Sales, 12,700 barrels. The market closed firm; spot, 13.70c bid February 12.7o913.50c; March, F. 670D12. .69c April, 12. 3Q12. 36c; May, i2.s7 d12.2sc; June, 12.26912. .2Sc; July, 12.260 12,Sc; August, 12.5@12.27c; September, 2.170p12. 25c. Total sales, 12.000
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Flour and Feedstuff
Corrected by w. M. Cosby Floul
 & Grain Col

Corrected by w. M. Cosby Flour
 & Grain Co.)
 Michigan patent flour, S1055; Idaho patent flour, $990; Tennessee patent flour, S9.70; medium grade self-rising flour, ss.70; hard winter wheat flour, $9.60 spring wheat flour, $40; corn meal, $-.42 per so-lb. SACK; nen feed, $40 sack; mixed horse and mule feed, SS9 to $4s; 714 per cent C.. s. meal, $40; Cremo feed meal, $30; prime c. s. hulls, s20; lint iess hulls, sl6; gray shorts, VA; brown shorts, $40; wheat bran, $40; velvet bean meal $31, corn, per bushel, SIPS; corn chops, $2.50; No. 2 white oats, per bush el, 7Sc; wheat, per 100-lb. sack, $3; kafrir corn and milo maize per 100 ID. sack, $S. %; choice fancy pea green alfalfa, per ton, sS1; southern alfalfa, per ton, S25; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton, s22; choice fancy timothy hay, per ton, s2s; No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $22; light clover mixed hay, per ton, $21; No. 1 Johnson grass, per ton, S15.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago February l3.-Wheat: No. 2 red, N.T@1.77%; No. red, sl.741sQ1. .75A: No. hard nominal; No. hard, $1.7S. Corn: No. 2 yellow, s1O11s@1. .o2sz; No. 1 yellow, 9s1a@c@s1.01A; No. 4 white, 9s1sc@ s1.01A. Oats: No. 3 white, 5614@5S1ac; standard. 57Ad5sAc. Rye: No. ?. $1.46@D 1.4S Barley, $1@1.S0. Timothy. s35oa5.5 .5O Glover. $1501S. Pork, $29.s5; lard $1s.37; ribs, $15 25915.S5.
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Liverpool Market

Liverpool, Fepruary 13--Cotton, spot firm; good middling. 1O.e4d; middling, loS4d; low niddling, 10s6d; sales, 5000 bales; 1000 for speculation and export; re- ceipts, 4s,oOo; futures closed near months firms, distant quiet; February, 1O52d; February and March. 1o.5od: March and April, 10.47d; April and May, 1041d; May and June, lo36d June and July, 10. 2od; {; July and August, 10.2Sd; August and September. Tod; September and October, s.77d: October and November, 963d: No- vember and December, o.56d; December and January, 953d; January and Feb- ruary, 95od; February and March, 9.5od.
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Coffee Market

New York. February 13.-The market for coffee futures was comparatively quiet today with prices working lower under scattering liquidation and a little selling from trade sources. Sales, 33250. February, 8.03c: March. S.07c April, S11c; May, s.15c; June, S.19c; July, S.2Sc; August, S2sc; September, s.2sc; October S32c; November, S.S5c; December, S.37c; Jam uary, S.41c.
 Spot coffee irregular; Rio Is, 1oc; San tos As, 101kc.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Spots

New Orleans. February 13.--Spot cot ton nominal and unchanged; sales on the spot, 4770 bales; to arrive. 830: good or. dinary, 15.69c; strict good ordinary l6.1Sc low middling. 16.6sc; strict low middling IS Sic; middling, 1719c; strict middling 173Sc; good middling, 1756c; strict good 17.S1c; receipts, 5S14; stock, 445.- 9S4.
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Hides and TalleM
Corrected by Birmingham Hide and
 Tallow Co.)

Corrected by Birmingham Hide and
 Tallow Co) Green Salt Hioes--1SQl9c. Half Cured-17@1Sc. Green Hides-16q17c. Dry Flint Hides--36937c. Dry Salt Hides--34d135c. Damaged Hides--Half price. Sheep Skins-25c1s1.2 Horse Hides-s1Q5. Angora Goats-26W3oc Ginse ng-Wild, s5. Colt Skins-45@6oc. Sherlings-15G25c. Goat Skins-5O0S0c. Kid Skins-10015c. Hog Skins-25960c. TAllow-5Q8c. Beeswax-5927c. Washed Wool-40043c. Clear Unwashed Wool-300e3c. Bury Wool-20922c.
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mntically from ono record to the next is described in Popular Mechanics Twelve wax cylinders may be placed on the machine at one time: revolv- ing wheel carries the records under tho diamond point producer, A push button controls the number of rec-l ords the machine will play before stopping.
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Divine Headers on Trial

Los Angeles, February frince' August Schrader and King" Francis schlatter, alleged divine healers, went on Arial today in the United States dis trict court. charged with fraudulent use of the mails by sending blessed hand kerchiefs to the ailing and the acceptance of money in return. Schrader and Schlatter, indicted here last year, with August Aisaard. still at large, founded churches here and in other cities and were reputed to have large incomes.
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Rice Market.

New Orleans, February 13.-Both rough and clean rice continued steady today with quotations unchanged. Receipts, 1886 sacks; millers, 1886 sacks; clean, 2,52s pockets dncluding 2o937 pockets for ex- port). Sales: Clean Honduras, s532 pock- cts; Japan, 300 pockets; blue rose, 1765 pockets.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, February 13.--Cash wheat: No. hard, s1.S1@1.s5; No. 2 red, s1.7SG1.S2 Corn: No. mixed, 999991Ac; No. white, 99dss1sc; No. 9 yellow, 9s1ac9s10f. Oats: No. white, 5sG5S1zc; No. 2 mixed, 5e@57c.
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Sugar and Cereals

Corrected by Collins & Co.) Granulated sugar, SIPS ewt. f. O. b, Bir- mingham.
 Choice Rice-s6.s0 per owt. Fancy Rice-s6 per cwt Extra Fancy--s6.5o per cwt Grits-s2.75. 96-lb. bag. Grits--2-lb. cartons, 85c doz
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Maafa

Corrected by Morris 6 Col Extra Ribs-16zc. Rib Bellies-173sc. Clean Bellies-1sc. Smoked Bellies-2oc. Breakfast Bacon-22627c. Pork Loins-20Q2lc. Pork Shoulders-17c. Fork Harns-l7o. Skinned Hams-24c. Hams-Reg., 22c. Pork Trimmings-15c, Pure Lard-lSc. Open Kettle--1sc. Compound-141zc.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 3.-Turpentine firm 49c; no sales; receipts, 12S: shipments 331 stock, 15, S34 Rosin, firm; sales, 563; receipts, S0s; shipments, 40; stock. 7s.343 Quotations: A, B, c, D. F. F. c, s6; H, 1, K, M. ss.20; N, $6.4O; we, se.eO; wv, $S.S0.