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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-01
Orphan Ridge.

w. d. Smith moved Tuesday to his
farm in the Irish settlement.
Pearl Barlean was visiting his
uncles here tuesday
Ray Aten was here Wednesday
putting up sale bills.
c. Z. Leahy had legal business al
the county seat Wednesday,
Milt Truitt OF Blockley was call
err at the John Piper home Sunday
evening.
al Willis and family of near Line
willie spent Sunday at Roy Blake's.
Bert Millsap and family were call
ers at the Aten home Sunday.
A. c. Brazelton and wife spent
Saturday at tleir son Amos
Roy Blake and family were call
ers Saturday evening at Amos Braz-
elton's.
Tom Baker was an over Sunday
visitor with home folks.
John Fitch and son Harve spent
Sunday at his daughters, Mrs. Lee
Reuben Conner of near Davis City
was here Sunday on business.
Those spending Sunday. at c; e.
Leahy's were the Barlean boys, Mrs.
Ann Ellis, Mr.. and Mps.. Amos Braz-
elton, George Leahy and wife. Macy Il y
Fletcher Honn and Elva Baker.
Miss Beatrice Leahy spent Satur-
day with Mrs. Ann Ellis.
w. NJ. Smith is up and around at
ter his recent illness.
Those spending Sunday at the
Manchester home were J. NJ. Bar
lean. c. E. Leahy and REQ Stephens.
Isaac Manchester and family were
over Sunday visitors in Leon at the
John Parsons home.
!. P. Stanford shipped his house
hold goods Saturday to Garden
Grove where they will farm the com
Fred Jones had legal business at
Leon Sunday.
Faun Parsons moved to Leon Sun
day. He has been cleaning up some
brush land preparatory to putting in
corn.
Bid Frost and Mike Smith called
on Ray Aten Sunday.
We have some per cent money
for choice farm loans. Farmers <
Traders State Bank.
pEJHORTER EnIs SALE lyyTIS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-01
Worms Make Children Fretful.

If your child cries out in sleep, is
nervous, puny and listless, he may
be victim of worms. Begin treat
ment at once with Kickapoo Worm
Killer. This candy laxative in tab
let form kills the worm and removes
your child's development to be re-
tarded by the continued draining of
his vitality by worms. Get Kickapoo
Worm Killer at your druggist, 25c. l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-01

Collections. and adjustments of ev-
cry description handled by bonded
attorneys on strict commission basis.
We start in where collection agencies
leave off and can positively collect
your outstanding accounts II there is
the remotest chance. References and
particulars upon request. CONNER
cial Reliance Association. Kansas
City, Missouri. Att
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-01

REPORTER FOR SALE BILLS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
New York Futures
Interior Movement

New Orleans: Middling. 1S75c; receipts, 37o3; exports, 12,1O5; sales. 1908; stock, 4O9, 367. Galveston: Middling. 1S.7oc; receipts, 1884 sales 704; stock, SS2,5 571. Mobile: Middling, 1S.s8c; receipts, 40 stock 70A. Savannah: Middling, 19.3Sc; receipts, 372 sales, 1197; stock, 143, 4S9. Charleston: Middling, 1sc; receipts. s1; stock, 37,077. Wilmington: Receipts. 651; stock, 53, 47s Norfolk: Middling. 19c receipts, 775; sales 1915; stock, 1o7.163 Baltimore: Receipts, 2321; exports 34e3 stock, 1S649. Boston: Middling, 1s.3oc; receipts, 54 stock, 111S6. Philadelphia: Middling, 1s35c; receipts 50; stock, 27S7. New York: Middling, 1e.10c; receipts, & sales 100; stock, 119122. Minor ports: Receipts, 2S13 stock, 8, ,106 Total today: Middling, 15,332; exports 15,59S; stock, 1,230,9S4. Total for week: Receipts, 82,s75; ex
 ports, 45,095.
 Total for season: Receipts, s,223.42s ex.
 ports 4,307,727.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
SHARP BREAK IN
 COTTON MARKET
General List Closes Irregu- lar With Net Losses of
 9 to 45 Points

New York, March 3O.-There was a very
 sharp break in the cotton market here to-
 day. May contracts sold off from 19.13c to
 IS 73c, while October broke from lS.O6c to
 1755c, with the general list closing ir-
 regular al net loss of 25 to 45 points
 The market was steady at the start
 owing to relatively firm cables, LiVeTpool buying orders and reports of d further improvement in the goods trade. The opening was unchanged to points higher and active months sold about $ to F points above last nights close during the
 early trading, with July touching IS 9-c
 and December 1S07c. A private report in
 dicating an increase of only per cent in the acreage to be planted this spring on
 the average probably contributed to this advance and may have been factor i'll Liverpool. Generally speaking, however, local traders considered it too early for anything like a definite view of acreage
 prospects and the market soon turned
 easier under renewed liquidation by new crop longs. The improvement in weather conditions east of the river was factor in the selling movement and the nervous ness of sea ttering longs seemed to be in- creased by a report from German sources that submarines had destroyed 751,000 tons of shipping during February. Some of the more prominent recent buyers were be- lieved to be reducing their lines and Wall street liquidation became very heavy dur ing the afternoon, with stop orders un- covered on the decline. July sold off tO l 1S.51c and December to 17.61c, with the ! general list showing net loss of 2S to 47 l points late in the afternoon. The close l was within a few points of the lowest. l Uncertainty as to the action of Congress next week was believed largely responsi- ! ble for the disposition to close out long contracts and the selling late in the day
 was prompted by small spinners' takings 1 for the week and reports of freer spot offerings. No further change was re- ported in the ocean freight situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Shepard & Gluck's better
(Received over W. F. Campbell's privat
 Wirpl

(IecelVeQ over w. H.. Carnppell s pIlNdte
 Wire.)
 New Orleans, March 30.-Liquidation was the feature of today's cotton market, and it weighed against the new crop months to the extent of about H-cent a pound. It was inspired chiefly by the nearness of the opening of Congress. Ru- mors that the Rechstag had adjourned without making any real attempt to placate this country, the better weather in the central and eastern portions of the belt and the forecast for unsettled and cloudy weather in east Texas, which some traders took as signs that the drouth was in a fair way to be broken, were influences which contributed to the dis position to sell.
 Spots remained unchanged at yester- days quotations, 1s.75c for nliddling, and we heard of no weakness anywhere among holders of spots in the south. Mill talk ings were again small, 16S,000 bales for the and GOO this week two years ago, but the visible supply continued to shrink nevertheless, the decrease this week be- ing 66S66 bales against a decrease this week last year of 12,549 and a decrease this week two years ago of 42. 2.14.
 The total visible supply of American cotton is now only 3,41S, ,332 bales against 3,SS6, 432 year ago. and 5.SS2, ,206 two years ago.
 With such fundamental conditions sup porting it, we do not believe it can be depressed very much, nor that declines can last long, hence we think the market is buy on breaks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Live Stock

Chicago. March 30.-Hogs: Receipts. 15,- coo; weak; at 20 to 9 cents above yes- terday's average; bulk, 15.2Q01545; lights s14.65@15.45; mixed. $1490d1550; heavy s14 S9ll15. .55; rough, $14S0d14.95 pigs. $1o 75d 1435
 Cattle: Receipts. 2ooO; steady; native beef beef cattle, $9.10d10.20; stockers and feeders. $769. 80; cows and heifers, s5.59d 1060: calves, S. .50dd4.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; strong; wethers s105oa12. 90; ewes, s9a12. 40; lambs, s12G 155O.
 Kansas City, March 30.-Hogs: Receipts
 es0o; higher; bulk, s14S5G153O; heavy
 s15 9od15.3o; lights, S14.5o915; pigs sl40 1890.
 Cattle: Receipts, 500; steady; dressed beef steers, 9.75@10.75; southern steers s. .50@11. .25; cows, s6g10.50; heifers, S8g l1.5O; stockers, $75O@10.50; calves, Ss@13
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; steady; lambs
 $139d5; yearlings, $13d13.SO; wethers, s11,5t
 012.75; ewes, s10.5O011.50. St. Louis, March ao.-Hogs: Receipts 10000; higher; lights, s14so115.SO; pigs, s9.7; 613 50; mixed and butchers, $10.50 good heavy, s15.35@a55o; bulk, s14.9o615.35. Cattle: Receipts, 5S0; steady; native beef steers. s7.5O612.2S; yearling steers and heifers. $11.75; cows s5.S5@10; stock | CTS, s6010; Texas and quarantine steers $1050; prime southern beef steers, sSd11 | beef cows and heifers. s425G10.50; yearline steers and heifers, $7 5o@10; native calves | $GQ14.25.
 l Sheep: Receipts, 1900; steady; lambs l s1a915.4o; ewes, s9.50@1225; yearlings 1 $12 25d14.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
STRENGTH ADDED ID
 IRREGULAR MARKET
Freight Rate Increase and
 Predicted Advances in Steel Responsible

New York March 30.-Higher freight rates, granted by the interstate com
 merce commission. predictions of addi-
 tional advances in price of finished steel and iron and enormous bank clearings
 attesting to the expansion of general
 business were among the favorable n- cidents which imparted occasional strength to today's irregular market. | Greatest gains were again registered however, by stocks under professional control.
 Neutralzing factors which manifested l themselves in the latter operations in- cluded reviews of the crop situation by accepted authorities, disclosing serious damage in western and southwestern states, deterioration in some instances being reported as much as 90 per cent The international crisis, as outlined in Germany's s reiteration of her submarine policy, also caused some confusion of sen | timent.
 United States Steel figured to g. muct smaller extent in the days business, there I being a marked absence of the usual large | individual dealings in that issue. From it's best price of 115a4. Steel gradually fell back over a point, but closed at 1147s, g
 net gain of 14 of 8 point
 | Bethlehem Steel Sloss-Sheffield Stee
 and Virginia Iron also scored extreme
 gains of to 31s points, but these were ! soon lost in part or whole. Other muni | tions and equipments traversed a more | narrow course with metals, feathers ant | minor specialties. ,. | Shippings and motors were sold aftel 1 brief gains with oils and few utilities ! Wilson Packing repeated it's recent per 1 formance of rising to a new record, gain | ing 3A points at S41z and Ohio Gas wa! among the days most active stocks at 2 gross advance of points to 1924, mucl 1 of which was retained.
 r Coalers were the foremost features O the railway group, with Union Pacific 1 Atchson, New York Central. Southern | railway and Rock Island active. Gains O | 1 to 2 points were materially reduced II ] the free selling of the last half hour. l Nominal dealings in Teutonic exchange at yesterdays quotations, with hard | ening of rates on Spain and the Scandi navian countries featured the market fol 1 European remittances
 ] Bonds were lower with to point de clines in Pennsylvania issues. Total sales par value, aggregated $2,S5000o.
 l United States bonds were unchanged
 l on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, March 30.-Prospects of rain in Kansas and Nebraska. where lack Of moisture has been severely in5uring the winter crop brought about a sharp set back today in wheat prices. The msr- ket closed heavy % to S1kc net loweG with May at sl.995s 10 sl.s57s, and July at Sl.63lz to $L63a4. Corn lost sic to 1ssc. and oats l4c to Ac. In provisions the outcome was a net advance of Dc to 15c.
 official predictions of unsettled weather for Nebraska gave a decided downward slant to the wheat market right at the beginning. Despite the fact that rallies took place later, the bearish sentiment which had been engendered was too vide spread to be overcome and fresh breaks in value were witnessed in the last half of the day. Unconfirmed rumors of rain in Kansas proved sufficient to stimulate liquidating sales by many holders, and to force the market to a lower level than was reached on the early declines. Spreading of belief that yesterdays ad- vance had been too rapid had good deal to do in a general way with the re- action and there was no period at which enthusiasts for g wheat could point to any substantial fresh progress.
 What little encouragement the wheat bulls could find today was based chiefly on word of some good export business at Baltimore and on gossip that seaboard ! houses were asking for offers of cash wheat in the west. It was said also that a sufficient number of steamships were heading to Galveston to take out 2o000Oo l bushels and thus to relieve the congestion at that port.
 Corn gave way in sympathy with vheaI Trade was much lighter than has res gently been the case and was mainly Of local character. A Oats showed relative steadiness. It was said that nearly all the oats here have been contracted to be shipped as near as rail facilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, March 3O.-Liouidation weighed heavily against the price of cot ton here today, the market late in the session standing at a net loss of 33 to 53 points under it. The close was at the lowest levels. The selling was chiefly to even up over the opening of the new Congress.
 Early in the day the tone was steady enough, and after an initial decline of to 5 points, the market moved up to an advance of 8 to points over yesterday close. One rings soon increased and the market gave way. The decline was grad ually widened during the remainder of the session.
 A rumor that the Reichstag had ad- journed without any real attempt to smooth over the difficulties between this country and Germany had the effect of increasing the desire to sell out on the part of holders of long contracts. The forecast of unsettled and cloudy weather for east Texas was accepted as mean
 ing there was a chance that the drouth
 in that state might be broken and also the weather in eastern and central DOT tions of the belt was considered highly favorable for new crop work.
 Late in the day the small mill talk
 ngs for the week added to the offerings.
 The tone was steadied on the close by the refusal or spots to follow the dec1ine, qr otation in this market being unchanged at 1S.75c for middling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, March 3o- -.(Special.) .)-The liquidation of yesterday, based on the bet ter weather throughout the eastern belt, has been followed by further realizing to- day by other interests who thought the probabilit of rain in Texas over Sun day were such as to decide them to sell out their recent purchases. Advices from the southwest indicated more offerings of spot cotton. a portion of which was sup posed to have ben held for German-Aus- trian account. The submarine warfare and the meeting of Congress next week were also factors in bringing about the offerings this afternoon. It is probable that the largest portion of the holdings bought last week has been sold. To- night the feeling is bearish. as the selling of today came unexpectedly to the local trade Liverpool cables they did not see how their market could decline material ly even if our market should do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Ayery's Letter

Weakness because the Reichstag had adjourned until April 24' was given as reason for the decline in the cotton market today Of all the silly rot this is the worst. The reason the market de- cIined was because timid longs did not care to go over the reassembling of Con- gress and the bears seized the psycholog- ical moment to sell it and help the de- cline along.
 Weekend figures were decidedly bull fish. but were lost sight of in the effort to unload.
 There is a good sized short interest in the market now and when bears attempt to buy their contracts back they will find them scarce. Spot prices held steady and at points where marked off sales were very small. Rains in the western belt and fair in the eastern section may in- vite some further bearish enthusiasm and it may be the part of wisdom to stand aside and not buck it for the pres ent,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice to Contractors Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until o'clock, p. m., Tues day, April B. 1917 for the construction of certain concrete alley paving under Imp. Ord, 946-C; also for the construc- ton of certain sanitary sewers under Imp Ord. a5O-C. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this of- and all proposals.
 (Sgned) JULIAN KENDRICK,
 City Engineer. Birmingham Age-Herald. March g. M and 31. 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Chicago Grain
.Gk1ed

Chicago March 3o-wheat, M yfeG. nominal; No. 3 red. $2.o6; Nos. 9 and . hard, nominal. Corn, No. yellow, q. .221a: No yellow. $1.21d1.2 No. yellow, q .2oa1.H% Oats. No. 8 white. 4AkQ65Ac; standard, 651sQ6S1sc. Rye, No. 2. $l.691a; barley s1.0s@1. .36: timothy, $465 75: clover, s12@1s. Pork, s34.75 lard sop.209oD.3o; ribs, ribs, S1SM18.47
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Coffee Market

New York March 30.-There was a mod crate demand for late months in the mar ket for coffee futures here today and an opening decline was followed by rallies
 but prices eased off again. closing at a net loss of to ' points. Sales, 1S,500
 Close: April, 7.59c; May. 7.65c; June. 7.72c; July, 7.7Sc; August, 7.s4c; September, 7.S9c; October, 794c; November 7.s9c Decem- Der, 8.o4c; January, S.10c; February S.16c
 Spot coffee dull; Rio Is, 91ac; Santos 4s 97sc. The only fresh offers mentioned in the cost and freight market were Santos 3s alsd As at 9.80c, London credits. The official cables reported no change in the primary market except Santos futures which were unchanged to 75 reis higher Brazilian port receipts, 1t7, .l0; Jundiahy 5000 Rio cleared 200O for New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Mercantile Paper

New York, March SO.-Mercanule paper.
 4G141A per cent. Sterling 60-day bills.
 $41; commercial 60-day bills on banks,
 M7; commercial 60-day bills s4.70s4; de- mand, s4.75 9-16; cables, S4.76 I-16. Francs,
 demand, 5.S41s; cables, 5.S31a. Marks de- mand, Il nominal; cables, P nominal.
 Kronen, demand, 1165 nominal; cables. 11.75 nominal. Builders, demand 4Olk: ca bles, 40 9-16. Lires, demand, TIT; cables 7.76. Rubles, demand, 2S.40; cables, 2S.4S
 Bar silver, 72ssc Mexican dollars 55s4c Government bonds steady; railroad bonds heavy. Time loans easier; 50 days, c 3h per cent; 90 days, S1aq3& per cent; six
 months, 3&d4 per cent. Call money steady high. 21a per cent; low, ? pei cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan 2h per cent; closing bid, per cent of fered al 212 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Produce Market

New York, March s0-Butter, strong; receipts, 9462; creamery higher than extras, AZ @45o: creamery extras, s2 score, 44c; frsts. 411h @43hc. Eggs, firm; receipts. 12,5S4 fresh gathered storage packed firsts. s4hc: firsts, 3Ss @S4c. Cheese. irregular: receipts, 4137; state held specials. 27@27hc; state average fancy. 26M @27c. Dressed poultry. steady; chickens. 1S@29c: fowls. 1872 @25c; turkeys. 1s@ 34c 1.-Two poultry firm chickens, 21 O 28c; fowls, 26@ 2Sc; turkeys. 25c.
 Chicago, March 80.-Butter, higher; creamery, 35@42c. Eggs higher; re- ceipts, 12.973 cases; frsts. 30hc; ordi- nary firsts. 295f 030c; at mark, cases included. 27Q30kc. Potatoes. receipts, IS cars, unchanged. Poultry. alive. un- changed.
 St. Louis. March 30.-PouItry un- changed except hens, 20Ac; turkeys, 26Ac. Butter. unchanged. Eggs. 2sAc
 Kansas City. March 3o-Butter. eggs and poultry unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Port Cnffnn Market

Houston Middling, 1s55c; receipts, 25o6; shipments, 5051; sales, 733; stock, 125,674.
 Memphis: Middling, 19c; receipts, o51o, shipments, 3241; sales, s5O stock. 345, 573
 Augusta: Middling. 1950c; receipts. 443; shipfents, 1876; sales, 1870: stock, 100, 965.
 St. Louis: Middling, 1S.s7c; receipts, SIS; shipments, SIS; stock, 35,946
 Cincinnati: Stock g, ,1O5
 Little Rock: Middling 1s75c; receipts, 551; shipments, 522; sales, 422 stock, 4,e74. Total today: Receipts, 662S; shipments, 10,809; stock, 6649y7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Rice Market

New Orleans. March sO.-Rough and clean rice continued strong and in good demand today. Receipts: Rough, 253 sacks: millers, 193 sacks; clean, 1536 pock- cts. Sales: Clean Honduras, 1219 pockets; Japan, 1926 pockets; blue rose, 1929 pockets. Quotations: Clean Japan, 3s4@ 4JAc; polished. per ton, $3s@40: bran, per ton, $90Q32; others unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
New Orleans Snots

New Orleans, March 30.-Spot cotton steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot. 13tS; to arrive, none; good ordinary lI.25c; strict good ordinary 17.75c; low middling. ls.25c strict low middiing lS.5oc; middlng. 1s.75c: strict middlins lS9ic good middling. 1912c: strict good ndddling. 19.31c: receipts, 37O2; stock, 409, ,357
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
MORRIS AVENUE

Meat changes featured on Morris avenue yesterday. all grades advanc- ing in price.
 Eggs advanced to soc. and the SUD- ply is about normal.
 Fish is rather scarce with a good demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Sf. T.Oujs Grain

St. Louis, March 30.-Wheat Mo- 2 red.
 2B; No. hard, nominal; May, 196A;
 July, s1.611s. Corn, No 2. s1.23; No. white, s1.231Ha1 .25; May. sl.19ls; July, s117A. Oats, No. ?, 6sc; No white. nominal May, 6s1xc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Dry Goods Market

New York, March 30.-Cotton goods were active today. Wool markets were firm, although not especially active because of the very high prices current. Yarns were higher and more active. There was a moderate demand for silks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Liverpool Statistics

Liverpool, March 30.--Weekly cotton
 statistics: Total forwarded to mills, H.. 600 bales; American, 5000; stock, TOT, 900;
 American, 606,0O0; imports, 38000; Aneri- can, a, 600; exports, IS, 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Future quotations were as
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, March 3o.-Cash wheat. No. hard, s21092. .15; No. 2 red, $2-11@ 214. Corn steady to 1s cent lower; No. 2 mixed, 1.20l11 .201s; No. 2 white, s1.20n 1.222: No. yellow, s12191. .21M Oats steady; No. 2 white. 67dS7Ac: No. 2 mixed, 6+q66c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Spinners' Takings
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, March S0.-Cotton, spot easier good middling, 12.s7d middling. 1277d; low middlng. 12.59d; sales, 10000, including 800 for speculation and export; receipts, 5000 futures easy; April, 12.13d i; April-May, 12 ord; May-June, 12.02d; June- July, 11.95d; July-August, 11.s9d; August September, 11.70d; September-Oc Il. .45d; October November, 11.35d: No- vember- December. 11.2Sd; December Jan uary, 11.25d; January February, 11.23d |; February March, 11.22d; March-April, 11.21d; April-May, 11.21d Official noon closing: March, ,4od value; March-April. F 2Sd value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-31
Enrlish Money

London, March 30.-Bar silver 36d per ounce. Money, 3A per cent Discount rates. short bills, AS per cent three months, 45s per cent.