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\ nash burned in Williamss eyes.
Ho saw at n glance what ROCKS
bchems would be-to acquire the
control OF tho Virginia Central In the
open market.
Ho controlled his eNultatlon and
apoloBized to himself for what he was
going to do by saying, with a care
fully calculated shake OF the head and
q dubious tono of voice, We'll, Mr.
Rock. p
Yes. Williams: IT'S all right. III
give you Ave minutes to sell your Vir-
ginia Central. You need not 20 short
If you don't wish TO-" Rock said
this very deliberately. Ho knew what
Williams would wish. therefore he
finished, mot too much ot IT. Just
enough for pocket money"
Williams was human lis said;
Tn very much Obliged, Mr. Rock.
p
"Don't mention ~. Remember. in
Ave minutes Virginia Central begins
TO decline. II you've told any OF your
friends II was a good thing, II might
oe only fair to warn them 10 get out"
II was very nice touch. Williams
felt chat the Old Man had heart.
The Old Man knew Williams would
think so; he also know that II no did
not advise williams 10 tell his friends
Williams, being a decent chap, stlll
would do II, And after "A Judicious
pause Rock added: But be discreet.
No details TO anybody. And quick
Williams"
II takes genius 10 advise man
who 10 In a hurry TO get rich 10 make
haste about II.
Thank you. Mr.. Rock" repeated
the accountant. hiH burning desire 10
run out of the room making his voice
husky as II with grateful emotions.
Samson Rock CONSIDERABLY hold tho
door open and said ANY time you
have anything you think | ought 10
know, come IN and see me. And re-
member. Williams. l trust YOU" he
finished stern,y yet not unhndly.
Rock did not so much think that
every man had his price az that devo-
ton, personal and imper Soual, Ike
everything else In this world, must n''
paid for. He was not yet rich enough
- have lost the sense of proportion
lie made rnuuOy for others In order
that he might make money for him-
self Ho was highly Intelligent man
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From whom?"
Valentine handed the telegram in
silence ana laid the report on the
desk. Rock read the message
IT'S from Sam. His boats at Quar-
antine."
That's nice" Valentine looked
pleased. Rock looked instead ut his
watch.
"She ought TO dock in half-hour
lp1n!" His only son was returning
from trip around tho world after
an absence OF eighteen months. Rock
saw tho smile on his cashiers face.
II struck him that he ought to smile
too. This made him frown. He said.
impatiently, Tell Morson TO meet
Sam at the dock. and bring him up
here" He added. with n curious. half
defiant, half-apologetic air. Il must
see Williams at once"
II did not occur to Valentino that
Rock, who had not seen his only son
In q year and half, should be apollo
getic about a few minutes more or
less. He went to carry out the Old
Mans commands.
Rock walked to the ticker. As he
looked the tape over he saw 1000
CT l64%." IL was possibly tho one
thousand shares OF Cosmopolitan
Traction he did not own but had
spitefully sold because OF his delay
that morning. There are profits and
profits; the moro the merrler, II re-
minded him of the annual report on
his desk He sat down again and
read It, frowning, The revenge
should be profitable, otherwise he
would forgive. As he finished. his
brow cleared and a good-humorcd
lnnlx yanlonAA ha NFN
he had thought. The stock was to1
high, The brazen manipulation OF
his semi occasional friend JudsOn, IN,
street railway magnate, had put ~
the price, but the road itself was not
gaining. Judson was uninteligenty
optimistic: his version OF Lincoln
aphorism was that he could fool all
the people all the time. Therefore
Rock smiled-if 1t had not been foI
the delay on Broadway no never
would have thought OF selling the
stock Shorthand rang for Valentine
Valentine, sell four thousand Cos
mopolitan more, at tho market j
may take some months, but wo'.
buy II back at l25. Keep track OF H.
He had no bear campaign In mind
IL was merely an Investment on tht
short side, and he Immediately dis
missed II from his Thoughts.
The best railroad accountant In tae
United states was a short, slim man
utterly bald, with Vnndyke beard
and sharp gray eyes. Habitually b.
cooked angry, as II the Incompetence
or bookkeepers annoyed him. More
over, the devices some railroad fnan'
ciers adopted TO mlslead tho pubiic
were so transparent as 10 be an tn
Elllt n fhn 40 - 4r
Williams, licensed publlc accountant
forty years old, and not yet a mil
honaire. But with visions-y!5iOns!
Good morning. Williams sale
Rock, with an affabnity that was no
excessive. II have read the report
It Is a good piece OF work; but"
WilliamS's face became at once de
f1ant. He allowed no butts" and h
half repented now having been per
suaded TO send the copy ~ tho MAJ
terpisce 70 Rock
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THE YELLOW DOVE X BY George Gibbs
THE WARS GREATEST ROMANCE
Beqin II on This Page Monday, Nov. 26

ployod by both Dunlap and himself
and received salaries from both. Ho
asked:
Has tho Wall Street News Agency
man been around to-day"
"Who? Gilmartin2"
yes"
mo, sir; not yot."
III no comes. send him 20 me" And
Rock walked back 10 his private OF
nee, The eyes OF Dunlap's CUSTOM
ers who sat before n hugo quotation
board followed him yearningly, IL
only thoy had x-ray sight 10 pierce
through tho Old Mans skull and read
In the Old Mans brain what was
good 20 buy, what was good TO sell!
Rock was looking at the ticker when
Dunlap entered.
Good morning. Sampson. Want to
sec met" Dunlap was tall, stout.
gray- haired. with small mustache
that dropped like a mHndarin's. He
was frowning. That meant nothing.
He always frowned. even when he
made money.
"Yes. Virginia Central IL pretty
high" Rock did not raise his eyes
How DO you mean hshr" asked
Dunlap,
"Irs torty-eisht." said Rock
yep"
well. Il would look better at
thirty eight by the end OF the week"
This IL Wednesday"
"Preclsely. That gives you plenty
OF time. And II you're real clever.
Dan. youll have more stock At thirty
eight than you have now"
How much more2"
"Fd begin buying on balance from
forty-two down. ] want all there In
floating around, Let somebody else
clear for you. The stock in tho office
goes out with n becoming blare OF
trumpets. Seer"
"Ay. ay. srI" Dunlap smiled. "Any-
thing more2"
mo. Dan; I leave the details TO
you"
Dunlap hurried out OF tho office as
II he feared Rock would change his
mind. He was AT tho door when the
Old Mans voice made him pause. "a
frown on his face:
II say, Dam"
"Sot too violently at first"
"All right" Aud Dunlap was on
80 the Board Room TO distribute sell
ing orders. Rock began once more 10
watch the tape. He was now on the
march. His vision was not IN Vir-
g!nia. Iio saw no life giving, llte-cre-
uting railroad. His mind had taken
calm judicial attitude.
The door opened ana a short, pudgy.
red-haired man partly entered. lie
was clean -shaven and somewhat
careless rs 10 dress.
"Good morning. Mr.. Rock" he said.
not advancing an inch beyond the
threshold.
"Tfello. Gilmarttn! Como IN. Y
won't eat you"
(To Be Continusd.)
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as Rocks experts had with the aid
OF tho bribed bookkeepeT. and, more
over, he mad taken precisely tho
same view of the grossly niaman-
aged road and OF IT'S great possiblli-
ties that Rock did. Therefore Will
iams must DO bought and paid for.
Sampson Rock leaned back In his
chair. His eyes were half closed.
The accountants report was on the
desk before him, open at the last
page, but he did not see II. The ticker
was tinklingiy promising golden
coins, but he did not hear 1t. What
he saw was range OF hills; there
were some black holes-mouths OF
tunnels leading into r!ch pitumlnous
mines that were not half busy
enough; what he heard was the rum
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Surface cers-blocked an hour on
Broadway" explained Rock. irrita-
bly,. He camo upon a quotation Of
tho stock OF the guilty Cosmopolitan
Traction Company, Il made him say
TO Valentine. Savagely; sell a thou
sand Cosmopolitan at tho market.
It's 1866. Wretched servics."
Yes, sir" Valentine turned 70 go,
thinking a shade enviously OF the
ways In which rich man could
crafty revenge against offending
cOrpOrations-to wit. by seluug their
stocks short--w hen Rock said, send
Tor Dunlap, and get me the Last Co.'S
mopolItan Traction annual report"
gna long blue envelope maTked
"Personal--ImpOrta lay on top Of
eie mornings mail. Rock opened II
and read tne type written p2go5. 1t
WAS copy OF tho report whioi an
expert railroad accountant had made
on the financial ana physical condi-
ton OF the Virginia Central Railroad
for a conmittee OF English bonGhold-
erS. who were fearful that the OPP
Llmisrn OF Col. Roolnson, the Presl-
dent Of the road, was too American
for British consumption.
Rock. for Rome months, had been
so nearly certain that hs needed the
Virginia Con nLral to round out his own
Roanoke System. that he had sent
exports TO report IN detail on the
physical condition OF the property,
and TO determine tho feasibility ANA
cost OF a connecting line, while others
were analyzlns tho company's an
nual reports for years back. supple
menting the official figures with con-
| hdential information obtained from
one OF the underpaid bookkeepers OF
tho Virginia Central. Williams, the
accountant, unaided and alone,
doubtless hindered At every step by a
management conscious OF It's own
shortcomings. had learned as much
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PAULINE PU RLOk G'S
HEA LTH TALKS

and ioas active, and Il II tho duty Of
each ons OF you To throw on lhese
evil Influences and postpone a. long
aa possible the bodily changes which
encourage old age.
II In woli 10 take caro- of th) body
in youth as tho flrst procautlon
against old age. and wo all realize
that the healthy old women a-o the
ones who have ied active. careful
lives and boon practically FREQ from
diseases in youth.
The illustration to-day shows an
other muscle e-limbering exerclao Tor
those who wish 10 mako tSo 1Udy
younger:
Lie on your left side, VIII tho left
arm eXtendod u3der the h ss.d. legs
extended and drawn backward to-
gether. Bend the right leg a. the
knee and drag It along the floor
toward the right and trJ to touch
the chest with the right knee. 10
this nvo times, relax aid count
twenty-five and then turn jyer and
repeat the movement VITA the other
! LOG
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fur cuffs finishing the sleeves. match
a wide stand-up collar OF fur. The
little draped hat, braided all over IN
soutache. furnishes n delightful conn-
an outfit. A clever girl could make
this herself. using q circular piece for
the crown and draping II over a
frame. II Is stretched around one
sldo and gathered into the other. Tho
facing to the hat may be OF q beoor =
ing blue or rose
Some women may plan TO have this
suit made entirely OF ono material.
but would like TO warn them against
II. as the style of the suit really de-
mands the combination have sug-
gestcd.
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N e W est I hings
in Science

Tho doors OF q new street car de-
signed with the safety OF passengers
In yisw cannot be opened WHINE ~ Is
a motion and the car cannot be start
cd while they are open
A recently patented eye shade is
supported from the nose like eys-
glasses and Is reinforced by q malle-
able metal band that permits It 10 be
fit,ed to heads OF al saapea
By systematic reforestation Java Is
constantly increasing Its teak forests.
which now cover T7ore than l.iSO,0OO
acree, DESPITE tho great amount Of
timber cut every year;
Among the new locks TO prevent
theft OF automobiles Is one that So
euros the steering wheel after II has
boon turned slightly. enabling o car
to be moved only in a circle.
Mechanism consisting OF a series
OF tointed strips OF metal mas been In
vented IN Germany for raising Oh
lowering several ventilators at once
by manipulating a single lever.
Water valves twelve feet In d.
an1eter and 30 constructed that they
viii close automatically In event OF
break In the pipe line have been
ouikt for a hydroelectrto plant in
Utah.
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SOAP IRRiTATEs-MRs. II. N.:lf
tho soap Is pure and tho rubbing not
TOO strenuous, then the face will not
look red and become sore after wash
Eng. II In absolutely essential 30 use
goap and hot water on tho greasy
rkin. which In sallow and dotted with
biackheads, and a good. pure glycerine
soap, with gentle friction should bo
,isod each nlxht. Wash tho skin well
With very cold water at least several
minutes TO remove soap and close
pores. Then apply half alcohol and
half witch hazel Oh q pun OF cotton
BREATHING ExERcleee-M-
FIRED D.: Unless ono Ia weak or III,
standing position should DO aSunneo
during breathing exercises.
pupDINoS-MRS. FRANK HI
Puddinks are not Injurious when
made properly and from wholesome
material. They arc usually sweet and
therefore fattening.
HIvEs-MRS. X. J. H.: Incorrect
diet usually causes them- Clean the
stomach out thoroughly and drink
much water. Avoid acid fruits ana
All foods which cause excess acid IN
the system
BLOOD PREseuRE-NrRs. II. O.:
Rooks on this trouble may be seen nt
public libraries. II varies greatly In
different persons. Tho degree OF blood
nrasaure may be determined by feel-
u6nR the pulse at tho wrist and also ~
"A aueoiL instruufont used by doctors
for the purpose. You should consult
a physioian about this. Rest for the
nerves and simple light diet OF fruits
ana vegetables alSo VIII bring reflex
SWEET PoTAToEs FATTENiho
MRS. GRACE D.: Yos, these are
rattenins and also very wholesome.
They contain moro sugar ana loss
starch than white potatoes.
Up,lEPTIC FIT9-R A. l. p II c.:
Constipation and retained waste mat
ter In tho system are ofton the cause
OF these seizures. Everything should
be done to rolleve this condition or
else relief cannot be had. Warm
water Injections, ulght and morning.
continued for several months will also
halp you. Rest is also essential.
URIC AclD-MRs. K. L. NJ. Bath
inS is most essen tial to overcome ex-
csas OF uric acid, because tho skin
plays tho most important part lr
eliminating poisons from the system.
Deep breathing and outdoor exer-
discs are also oasen tlnl. According 10
best authorttiee, tho following diet
IL beneficial: Fresh ripe fruits, es-
pecially apples. unoooked fruits. lit-
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ming. Tho coat may be OF velvet.
with O small vost of velour or broad
cloth. matching tho skirt A wide
band OF fur starting from the front
panels encircles the lower edge OF the
coat, which IL n straight box out. A
there are no regular pockets. TINS
band In faced separately from tho
coat as far as tho sido seams. Wide
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have told you that tito arteries
gradually harden and become less
elastic a. wo grow older and that
the prevention of this much at least
can come through phyBioal and mus
cuiar activity.
The framework o' the body consists
Of . fbrous material. known a. con-
nectivo tissue, and this supports a1d
incloses tho homes. muscles. organs
and arteries, and as tho amount oi
thls tissue increasos with age II in
terferes with the general workings
OF the entire body and prevents the
proper functloning OF the important
organs.
Naturally when the arteries bar Sen
the blood circulation throughout the
Lody Is retarded. and this causes q
general weakening OF all Of the or
gsus.
An accumulation OF supernuous fat
and q lower grade of tissue often
accompany tho advance of old age,
ana this condition also causes the
blood and cells 20 become sluggish
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TVHE fail s1it
/ 90 the top
coat which
many women havs
been wearing un-
~ now mus, soon
Eiva way "a an
outnt Of more for
mai charaotsr-a
suit which win
serve for q variety
Of occasions dur.
Ing tho winter
sea son.
There IL no cos
tums In . woman's
annual wardrobe
which encounters
70 much wear as
this outni. there
being n long sea-
son 90 wear ~ In.
and one wears it
most OF the sea-
son. This fact IL
Goiierally approci-
ated. 80 that the
exaggerated price
ot 10 Ia conceded
To- bo a worthy
\ one.
My doBign to-
day oftors a drcssy
typo OF suit which
can be easily
evolved at home
at "a moderate
cost. OF course
the glrl who works
during tho day
could not give this
suit tho general
wear that n ma
tron could. but II
would be a pretty
change from her
everyday suit for
Sundays and eve
nings.
| 1 have pictured
II In two ma
torials. with fur
and utac h @
braid for trim
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4 Big Financier Starts His Day
In q Bad HumOr and the
Street Feels His Wrath
By ED WIN LEFEVRE
Copyright. HArper a Bros }
CHAPTER I.

&HE
half hour Rocks
desk bulky Personal
Important" heavily undesced For additional emphasis there
What
half 10.
keeping approached
ticker and looked with "IIm GIL
l
"Hows
Valentino silently
HIM Nothing Valentine could uminave
inches of the Little ribbon book
n
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Ito sugar, no meats, all vegetables
which grow above tho ground. green
vegetables and pure cider vinegar
Fish and shellhsh may be eaten, and
all dark breads. Avoid pastries, tea,
coffee. malt and alcoholics. Pure
water In abundance, also buttermllk
and milk may DO taken freely.
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osyrAr- i'5. - 1sH pr- patahs
LfhBERLvG EXERCISE FOR LEO MUSCLES.

III Y n an cs,Ab-
iished fac, that
the physical De.
tsrioration which
comes in advanced
sEs can bs post
poned almost In
dsenitely but Il
, rests with each NJ
you 20 prevent TIE
coming Of old ago
for yourselves.
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CHAPTER III.

nocR walked into the custom
ors' room. He made his head
N quarters with the firm OF Dan
lei q. Dunlap & Co. having
separate though adjoining Offices, aud
keeping his own set Of bookkcepors
The Roanoke & Western oinces were
on the floor below. What no said was
law, however, whether Mr. Dunlap
was present or not, and the Street,
as well ns tho Office, 20 understood,
Rock sought Valentine. who was Gun
The evening world., 1917-11-12
Original Fashion Designs|
For The EUen ING Worlds
Home Dressmakers
BY Mildred Lodewick

V"e% -" " 's "" F'sH@Aso On IN N- tf r-es Wsno
Dainty SUIT Design for Winter Season
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Fashion Editor. Dvening WoSid
As l am a "subur-
banite." will greatly d ~
appreciate your kind M & n
advice concerning an NHI kl
afternoon dress with INNH M
which could use ~ NSASuI
yards OF real princess EalIL1 u
lace. find tan color 1kSaTM w
becoming, but have ~ SAN<1
no idea as 10 style. IW\
and would like this to M\
be O very nice dress. IVY
Am forty-flve years N
old. slightly gray hair.
blue eyes. not clear
complexion.
MRS. T. b. Hd
Crepe dc Chine or lM0
Georgette for dress, v 1JD
brown fur trimming. NAnU
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EXERCISING FOR DEVELOP.

mENT-hiS. @. Y: Chest raising,
arm swingtnB and circling with
dumb bells, tennis. rowing and swim
ming are some good ones. Deep
breathing Is also important.
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AnsUers to Queries

Fasaicn Editor. Evening worldi
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VAsEllNE FOR cATARRH-MRs.
o. N: Do not snuff vasehno or other
Things up the nose; Just place little
In II and allow it to work Il, way up
gradually.
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swEEr POTATOES FATTENiNo

MRS. GRACE D.: Yos, these are
fattsning and also very wholesome.
They contain moro sugar and less
starch than white potatoes.
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H,vEs-MRS. X. J. H.: Incorrect
diet usually causes them- Clean the
stomach out thoroughly and drink
much water. Avoid acid fruits and
ali foods which cause excess acid In
the system
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PUDpINoe-MRS. FRANK HI
PuddinKs are not Injurious when
made properly and from whoiesoun1
therefore fattening.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-18
JOURNALS FUND
FOR SMOKES NOW
IS ABOVE $4,000
Nearly Two Thousand Dollars
Worth of Cigarettes Already
Forwarded to Men in Camps
or the Trenches

The Journals tobacco fund for
American soldiers in France Saturday
night totalled s3.O7616. or enough to
furnish smokes for 1906 soldiers.
Already, S1,S77.47 worth of cigarettes
and tobacco have been forwarded by
The Journal to the troops inethe train
ing camps and trenches, and there is
Il balance in the fund of s1,19S.69.
Two hundred ana eighty-four dollars
and fifty cents was sent by The Jour
nal for it's readers on September p to
purchase tobacco for the soldiers, ST.
1882 was sent on November TO- and
$444 was sent on November %.
The first men in khaki to receive
smokes from Journal readers were the
members of the Seventeenth regiment
of engineers, which was organized in
Atlanta. Members of the Georgia, Ala
bama and South Carolina units of the
Rainbow division followed, and since
then distribution of the kits has been
made among other units from the south
eastern states.
Soon other southern units will be
going across. Men of the Dixie divi-
sions are expecting orders to be moved
in the near future, and when they go
it will be up to Georgia to provide
them with tobacco ~ big sum is GO
ing to be needed, but there is no doubt
that it will be Forthcoming. Let your
contribution come on, so that south
ern boys may be supplied with the kind
of smokes they know and like and have
to have. The kits wilF be purchased
and sent forward just as fast as the
need develops.
Pretty soon cards from the soldiers
will be coming back and then Journal
readers will learn just how much they
have contributed to the happiness of
the men over there who are lighting
for us. On account of the terrible con-
gestion in France, there has been con-
siderable delay in the delivery of the
kits and the return of the cards but
The Journal is assured by the tobacco
companies that are making the ship
ments through the Red Cross that each
kit contained stamped card on which
the soldier can write a message to the
patriots back home who are contributing
to the fund. 4 card from a boy i'm the
trenches, telling just what your tobacco
kit has meant TO him will be worth hav-
ing. won't It? Well, send i'm that con-
tribution and let your message of 10y
atty and good cheer go across the wa
tiers TO the brave boys who are now in
the thick of the fight.
Since it's Inauguration the tobacco
fund has proved to be of wide appeal
and sustaining interest. the contribu-
tions coming from nearly every state
i'm the union and many sections OF the
south particularly i'm Georgia, regular
collections being made for it. Contribu-
tions have been and are being made not
only by individuals among whom there
are many women, but also by clubs and
organizations of employees i'm many bust
nesscS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-18
Atlanta Bank Clearing
Make New High Record
SHEPARD 8 eLUCK,s COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. I7.-After feeling
re- Their heavy selling during the early session
today, the cotton market firmed up on the
rumor that private forecasts of ginning for this
last period due tomorrow, would be bullish.
Late in the day prices were 2SQ31 points over
the close Of last week. Around the opening
the market stood Gals points up, from which
il fell off to a net decline of 16@19 points.
The o-F'ug that carried values off appeared
70 be % much the same character the
selling Of last week. New Cork said that Wall
street and western interests were leading in
the selling there.
The pending census bureau report on gin
ming To December 13 will be issued Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock New Orleans time. Ru-
mors today were that ginning for this last
period were smaller than at the same period
last year. Private ginning returns are ex-
pected tomorrow. Our own opinion is that
ginning this period hardly be less than
il was this period last year; IL it should be
less then this crop is almost sure to turn
out smaller that the government estimate OF
10 9i9 900 bales. This period last year there
were ginned 4S7 900 bales and this period two
years ago, 603, 600 bales. The figures of two
years ago furnished the faieer comparison for
this period.
The market acts sold out and is beginning
to act oversold. a position which leads to the
opinion that it will respond to the first ia
vorable features that develop. Late in the
session the advance was widened to 41@45
points. The close was 1@43 points up, net.