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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-20

LONDON, Oct. 20.-The American
schooner Johnnie {. Fighter. 647 tons
gross, was sunk by Teuton submarine
Tuesday off Cape viIIano, Spain. Nine
men from the schooner were landed today
at Muiia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans March 14.--An unsettled feeling prevailed in cotton today during the greater part of the markets session One or two periods of steadiness did not last long. Pronounced weakness was dis played late in the day. following the re- port that Ambassador Gerard was back in. Washington, and the active months were sent 19 to fl points under the last prices of yesterday. The close was un- settled, 19 to 43 points down net.
 Selling on the close was said to be in the way of liquidation and appeared in- spired by the fear that the returning amba ssador would bring news which would further increase the tension be- tween this country and Germany.
 The market was depressed on the open ing, in the face of good cables, by the news of the sinking of the Algonquin and by the threatening aspect of the railroad labor troubles. Before the session was livery old the active months were F to 20 points down. Toward noon fresh buying was met, based on continued unsatis- factory conditions surrounding the start of the new crop and favorable spot ac- counts and October, the strongest month on the board, reacted to a net advance of points. This was the highest of the
 day At the same time the old crops showed a net decline of 4 to 12 points.
 From this show of steadiness there was
 a swift change to easiness in the early afternoon.
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beef cattle, $9di2e5; stockers and feed CTS, $6.s0d9.75: cows and heifers, s5.S09 l075; calves, s975d13.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,O00; firm; wethers, sl09od12.S5; ewes, ss.75d12.1o; lambs, sl2.S 0l475
 Kansas City, March 14--Hogs: Receipts, 9o00; lower; bulk, $1415@14.75; heavy, s1470 @14S0; packers and butchers, $1445Q 14.7O; light, $1.15@14.5O; pigs, sl1@13
 Cattle: Receipts, 45O0, including 1Oo southerns; higher; prime fed steers, $1l 50Q12.25; dressed beef steers, $s.50Q 1,40; southern steers, $SGf050; cows, s5.5oQ10; heifers, ssG11; stockers. s7.509 75; bulls, Sd9.50; calves, s7611.50
 Sheep Receipts, 5000; weak; closed strong; lambs, s12al4.e5; yearlings, s13@ 1850; wethers, s11-5O@125o; ewes, s1o.50d 1225.
 St Louis. March 14.-Receipts. 115Oo; lower; lights. s1410G14.70; pigs, $10@13; mixed and butchers, $14 400l .95; good heavy, $14.75@14.S5; bulk, $14. 45a14S0.
 Cattle: Receipts. 3S00; strong; native beef steers. S.50G11.75; yearling steers and heifers. sS.5O@10; cows. $550G1O; stockers, s5.50Q10; Texas quarantine steers, $5,5eG9.60; prime southern beef steers, sSG11; beef cows and heifers, $4.25 as; prime yearling steers and heifers, T50@10; native calves s6G13.
 Sheep; Receipts. 1Oo0; strong; lambs, sl3Ql49O; ewes, s9.50Q12; yearlings, s12,25 Q135O.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE

a Chicago, March 14--Railroad notices of freight refusal on account of Threatened strikes smashed the wheat market today after prices had been greatly unsettled by the action of a German submarine in sinking the American food laden steam ship Algonquin Quotation which at one time showed an extreme break of cents a bushel. closed nervous 17sc to 5c net
 lower, with May at s1.76s4a1.77 and July S1 .52ssa1 .521z. Other commodities, too. all
 finished at loss. Corn was down 11sc
 to 1ssc; oats 1c to 11zG1ssc and provi- sions 10c to 35c.
 It was not until the final hour of the
 session that the wheat trade suddenly awoke to a realization that the proposed strike had already begun to put a clutch on freight traffic. The market, which for sometime previous had been on the grade and did not stop until the break in values had carried May delivery as low as $l. l.75s4, against sl -SlssG1. SPA at yester- days close. During the break heavy un-
 loading by holders took place, and there
 also was pressure of a most energetie sort from bears. In the end, profit talk ing by shorts rallied the wheat market about l cent from the bottom figures of
 lHe Udy, put uiu uOl dppedI bO dileI d corresponding degree the pessimistic views that were current.
 Opinions at first in the wheat trade had
 seemed much divided as to the natural
 consequences that the market would as-
 sume due to the relation of the sinking of the Algonquin. Bulls contended that the event notably heightened the chances of war outright between Ger many and the United States and there would tend to halt the railroad strike. This theory, however, was by no means generally accepted and was later lost sight of at the time being when the strike developments became acute.
 Corn sympathized with the depression in wheat. Owing to the strike situation, no efforts were made to effect shipping sales Oats like other grain were domi- mated chiefly by the bearish influence of the railroad traffic outlook Speculators were aggressively on the selling side Provisions as well as cereals weakened
 in the face of growing difficulties of transportation, besides lower quotations on hogs formed a source of discourage ment to holders
 Future Quotations were as follows
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A Prima Donna.s Bluff

In the Woman's Home Companion Louise Homer, the famous singer, pub fishes an account of her career as an opera star in which she tells of many early experiences; among others how she bluffed her way through grand opera without any knowledge of Italian and German.
 Howard the end of my season at An gers she says, "a. letter came from MT. Grau, who had heard of my success. ask ing me to make an appointment, later, in Paris to meet his co-directors of Co., vent Garden-Mr. Higgins and Lord and Lady de Grey.
 M. Koenig arranged for me to sing for them at the Grand Opera house al Paris. I sang the fourth act from Aida Lord de Grey then asked me il I would be able to sing Ortrud ant Fricka in German. I said, Oh. yes certainly Then he added, parentheti- cally, And. of course Aida" in Italian. nodded carelessly; but I did not tel him that I had never spoken nor sung a word in German or Italian. All of my operas had been learned and sung in French. And the Covent Garden seasor was to open in two weeks. For the next
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'ECURIT|ES ARE
 ABSOLUTELY SLOW
Foth Public and Profes- iional Traders Stay Out
 of Market

NrF York, March 14-During the Eleal r part of today-s session. prices lt idly and without definite trend,
 Fe in a few of the better known alties, where gains and losses were
 ftially distributed Public interest
 Utterly lacking and traders evidently deemed it wise to hold aloof in view of overhangng uncertainties. On the sur face there were no changes in the railway labor situation, but the sluggishness of transportation shares suggested increas- ing doubt of satisfactory outcome of to- morrows conference.
 International conditions were further complicated by China's severance of rela- tons with Germany and the sinking of an American ship within the prescribed war area. Neither of these incidents ex- cited more than passing attention, but probably served to curtail operations.
 The most encouraging note of the day was sounded by industrial interests, trade authorities reporting a rush of steel or ders This was accepted as the more sig nincant because of the recent advance or " to $7l0 per ton for fabricated steel and iron.
 Annual statements for 1916 submitted " ecNetsti or the Steei, sugar and tObac- co companies disclosed pronounced gains m earnings and general operations over the preceding year. These were without much effect upon the stocks most con- eerned, although sugar and paper issues especially tiR latter, were irregularly and , III some instances materially higher.
 Among the few noteworthy gains of the oay were Industrial Alcohol, which was very active at an extreme gain of 41s to izo2tF on reports that the company has ASeen taken over by powerful financial in- lerests Gains elsewhere were nominal ana without significance
 united States Steel, eoppers equipments ana motors fell back with gas shares and iocai fractions in the steady decline of the final hour, Steel showing a net loss of almost point at 110. Sales amounted to 900 shares.
 PartIal recovery of rubles and renewal or weakness in fires attended the light 'iaoing In foreign exchange
 bonds were lower. United States Steel os receded 1a point with heavlness in in ternatlonals. Total sales, par value. ae- gregated $2,960 600. call oAoA"nseo on
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Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan patent flour, $u.25; Idaho pat ent flour, $10.10; Tennessee patent flour $10.10; medium grade self-rising flour, S1U; high grade self-rising flour, $1030; hard winter wheat flour, $s.s5; corn meal, s2s( per 96-pound sack; hen feed, $2S0 a sack; mixed horse and mule feed, SAC GAS: 71a per cent c. S. meal, $40: Creme feed meal, ss0; prime c. S. hulls, s2S; lint less hulls, Sl6; gray shorts, y4S; wheat bran. s47; valvet bean meal, $s2; corn, pei bushel, $l40; corn chops, $2.70; No. ? white oats per bushel, S3c; wheat, per 10O-lb sack. s; kaffir corn and milo maize, per l00-lb. sack, s; choice fancy pea green alfalfa, per ton, $32; southern alfalfa. per ton, $2s; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, $23; choice fancy timothy hay, per ton. s-6 No. l timothy hay, per ton, $23; light clover mixed hay per ton, 9; No. l Johnson grass, per ton. s17.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

 New York, March H.-(Special) )-Early cables this morning were better than due, but the Liverpool market subse- quently eased off. in consecuence of the proposition to put duty om cotton i'm ported into India, which has had an ad- verse effect in Manchester. Here, the market was steady early, owing to good demand for October in reflection of the government statement that crops gen. erally were late and also of the con tinued dry weather in Texas. The south was steady seller in the old crop and this selling gradually brought about a decline. so that the market closed at a considerably lower level than yesterday. The railroad situation adds to the un- certainty and further restricts specula- tion, even though it is generally felt that this calamity will in some way be averted There were no exports of cot ton today, and so far this week have been very small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
North Alabama Dental
 Association Holds Meet

Huntsville, March 14-(Speelal) )--The
 North Alabama Dental association held
 it's annual meeting in this city today.
 Visiting delegates who represented prac-
 tically all of the towns north of Btr-
 mingham. were guests of the Huntsville
 Dental society at luncheon today in
 Hotel Twickenham and at a dinner to-
 night at the same place. An interesting programme was rendered at the meetings during the day.
 Another series of heavy rains in this
 section last night caused high water in the smaller creeks this morning. The rains are delaying spring blowing on the
 farms and already it is anticipated that
 the main crops of this section will prob-
 ably be late.
 w. R. Campbell, a chauffeur who was charged with grand larceny and brought back to Huntsville from Indianapolis, where he had driven a stolen automobile from this city, has succeeded in sauaring accounts with the man who made the complaint against him. It is understood that the car in question was paid for by Campbell and his father, and charges against him have been withdrawn The druggets and rugs which were re- gently stolen from the First Methodist church have been recovered by the police assisted by John Scruggs. negro carpet dealer. The stolen articles were offered to Scruggs at such a low price that his suspicious were aroused and he immed- ately ontfiied the police. A suspect who is accused of this theft has been arrested in Nashville and will be brought here if possible.
 w. J. Potts has been appointed city sanitary inspector and has been 'clothed with police powers.
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tional politics which can now be fore seen can change that situation. The bald fact remains that there is not cot ton enough to meet the fun requirements of the world and on top of that fact is the unsatisfactory state of affairs sur rounding the start of the new crop.
 The market experienced g>s9 reactions from the decline and the new crop show ed particular strength. October standing at a slight net advance against the old crops, at their best, were still at a small net loss To some extent bull support was restricted by the desire to hold off until 6he railroad situation should de- velop more clearly.
 The wonder IS that. without specula- ton. the market should stand up so well under adverse influences. It seems to us exceedingly difficult for anyone to avoid recognizing the strength of the position cotton now is in. Trades for a rise should be placed on the depres- sions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
Produce Market
!. fshica 1a, M.4.ol

Chicago, March 14-Butter unchanged Eggs higher; receipts. 77a2 cases; firsts, 20lsc; ordinary firsts. 251a@26c; at mark cases included, 3@261ac. Potatoes, re- celpts, p cars; unchanged. Poultry, alive. higher; fowls and springs, 22
 New York, March 14.-Butter steady; receipts, 6137: creamery, higher than ex- tras, I1s@42c; creamery, extras, 92-score, 4o1ad4lc; firsts, 371a040c. Eggs firm; re- ceipts, 34,107; fresh gathered extra firsts. Sc; firsts, 27@271sc. Cheese firm; receipts. 5l6s; state held specials, 27I4@271ac; state held, average fancy, 26A@27c. Live poul- try, firm; fowls, 23@24c; no chickens or turkeys quoted; dressed, dull and weak; chickens, 1S@2sc; fowls, 171s@2s1sc; tur- keys 1SQS4c.
 kansas City. March H.-Butter, cream cry, 42c; firsts. 40c; seconds 3sc; packing. 271ac. Eggs, firsts, 26c. Poultry hens, 201ac; roosters, 15c; turkeys, 25c
 St. Louis, March 14-Poultry. butter and eggs unchanged
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling. 17.5c; receipts 921; sales, 5S90; stock, 426,749. Galveston: Middling. 1Sc; receipts, 334S sales 200 stock, 26s,064. Mobile: Middling, 1sc; receipts, no stock 9425. Savannah: Middling, 1S50c; receipts, 455 sales, 196; stock, ,143556. Charleston: Middling, 1Sc; receipts, 5 stock. 37,0S5. Wilmington:. Middling, 1sc; receipts, 5s stock, 52,25s. Norfolk: Middling, 1s.1sc; receipts, 1516 sales, 273; stock, 99,161. Baltimore: stock, 1S,S75. Boston: Middling, 1s.10c; receipts, 35S stock, 12,90O. Philadelphia Middling, 1s.soc; stock
 2S10. New York: Middling, 1S.05c; receipts, sSS exports, 1267; stock 146,175. Minor ports: Stock, 45,367. Total today: Receipts, 766o; exports, 1267 stock, ], ,263, ,025.
 l Total for week: Receipts, 4so5o exports 13,oo2
 Total for season: Receipts, s,o22,522; ex
 ports, 4172, 2S3.
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Coffee Market

New York, March H.-An early decline was followed by a very sharp advance in the market for coffee futures today, with September contracts selling up from 47.Tc to 7.9Sc and closing at 7.95c bid. The market opened to points lower under renewal of scattering liquidation which was promoted by reports of numer- ous cost and freight offers and further liberal clearances from Brazil. Selling |was well taken around the initial fig ures, however, and the market later was influenced by the appearance of buying orders in the hande of some of the more prominent brokers although the talk around the ring reflected no change in the general news. The close was at a net advance of 12 to 14 points. Sales, 62,000; March, 756c; April, 7.63c; May, 7.6sc; June, 7.Hc; July, 7.S2c; August, 7s9c; Sep- tember, 795c; October, sole; November, S.07c; December, .S13c; January, S.20c; February S.27c.
 Spot irregular; Rio IS, 9ssc; Santos As, I0c. Comparatively few fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market today, but rather an easier tone was noted. Highly described Santos As were 9.65c, London credits, neutral steamers.
 Ssne official cables reported decline of 70 reis in the market, but an advance of 25 to 50 reis in Santos futures. Santos cleared 73,000 for New York. Brazilian port receipts, 22,000; Jundiahy, 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
SHARP BREAK IN 1 PRICE OF COTTON
Traders Are Afraid That Export Facilities Will Be
 Greatly Lessened

New York, March 14.-There was a very sharp break in the cotton market here today with old crop months relatively
 weak as though influenced by increasing
 anxiety over the export prospect. May
 contract sold off toi7.56c,. or about s2 per bale under last nights closing figure, and closed at 17.6l. The general list closed feverish at a net loss of 1s to 40 points. The market was nervous and unsettled during the early trading owing to the reported sinking of an American steam CT. This news served to offset a very
 strong set of cables, and after opening
 barely steady at decline of 6 points to an advance of 1 point, the market sold about to 12 points net lower short E ly after the call. Liverpool buying of new crop positions helped to steady prices on this decline, and the market rallied during the middle of the day on covering. Some buying was also pro- noted by the forecast for continued dry weather in the southwest, combined with the prospect for further rains east of the river May sold up to 17.94c or within 8 points of last nights close, while the new crop led the advance with October touching 17c or Il points net higher. De- mand failed to broaden. however, and the market weakened again during the afternoon under selling which seemed to come largely from Wall street or wire house sources Part of it at least was supposed to be for accounts interested in both grain and cotton. suggesting that it had been brought about by the sharp break in wheat, while there was also a theory that the partial loss of the March premium yesterday had discouraged the scattering long interest in May March sold B points net lower on this decline compared with losses of 70 points on other old crop months, and the new crop continued relatively steady, showing a net decline of IS to 20 points with Oc- tober selling at 16.73c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
Sugar Market

New York, March 14.-The local market for raw sugar was quieter today, but the undertone was easier and prices showed further losses of l 1-6 cents. There were only sales of 5000 bags in Cuba in port at 4ss cents, cost and freight equal tc 5.39c for centrifugal to an operator, while ref1ners appeared to be out of the market for the time being. pending fur ther developments in regard to the rail- road situation. Yesterdays business in Porto Ricos were placed at between 10O,- 900 to 125,0O0 bags to local refiners for March and April shipment at equal to 5.3sc for centrifugal. At the decline, however, offers were not pressed and the under tone was steadier at the close, holders asking 7-16 cents for Cubas, cost and freight, with operators showing a buying interest at 4ss cents. Final quotaclons were 4ssc for Cutas, cost and freight, equal to 5.39c for centrifugal and 4.52c for molasses.
 Tn refined there was fair business re- ported with two refiners accepting orders in limited way at 7c for fine granulated, two refiners out of the market, and one listing at Sc, although taking orders at 7.50c. Another shipment of refined is expected from New Orleans to be sold here which is expected to relieve the situation somewhat, and labor conditions at leading refiners are said to be in- proving daily with metings gradually increasing. Withdrawals on old orders were moderate.
 The market for sugar futures was un- settled and price changes were irregular. The opening was firm at to F points advance on covering, but later eased off under scattered liquidation and selling by trade interests. prompted by the easier feeling in the spot market and fears of railroad strike, with closing prices 4 points lower to points net higher. Sales 115O0 tons; March sold from fife to 4.44c, closing 444c; May 464c to 455c. closing 455c; July, 46sc to 4.60c, closing 460c; September, 46Sc to 4.66c, closing 4.6o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
A Character

From the New York Times.
 General Manager Hedley of the New York Railway company said to a re- porter apropos of an averted strike.
 "A strike averted is blessing receivtd, for strikes always mean trouble.
 ''Yes, strikes have bad character. a recognized bad character They're like Jones.
 Zones. one pay night. didn't come home Ills wife waited till Il o'clock and then went to the police station.
 Sergeant. she said, fs John herey
 ( No, Mrs, Jones' said the sergeant. noddfng pleasantly toward chair. but sit down; were expecting him every minute ?
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Chicago Grain

Chicago. March 14-Wheat, No. red nominal; No. red, s1.S21a; No hard nominal; No. hard, s1,s5a1.S7. Corn, No. z yellow nominal: No. 3 yellow, s1.o7A@ log; No. yellow, s1.05d10S Oats, No. 5
 white, 57%@5s1ac; standard 5s1aa5ss4c. Rye, No. 2, sl.5sd1.5sh; barley. sl0s@1. .32.
 Timothy, SS.75@575; clover, s12d1s. Pork,
 32.l0; lard, s1S.75; ribs, s16.62@17. .25
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Ayery's Letter

Timidity is the predominating trait of the professional speculator. Nine out of 10 of them can beat a dog running with can tied to his tail. Reason don't en- ter into his calculations He buys when the market opens down and sells when it opens up Supply and demand is a closed book to him. It is the immediate and temporary things that sway his judgment. There is no more cotton to sell than there was yesterday, when prices were up, and likewise there is no less demand today than yesterday Not v'ithstanding these facts the professionals sold on railroad strike that hasn' t struck, and on threatened stopping of exports to India that has not goue into effect, U-boats Gin Colonel Th0mpson's s immagination) off the Florida coast ct cetera ct cetera. The public is not in the market and the big fellows are con- tent to let the professionals sell it off in order that they may get some cheap cotton.
 If you have the nerve and the big margins required buy some cotton, if you haven't it's a good market to look at.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 7.75c; receipts. s019 shipments, 4a77; sales. 474; stock, 137, ,620.
 Memphis: Middling, 1Sc; receipts. 5s32 shipments. 5494 sales, 2soo; stock, a55, BIO
 Augusta: Middling. 1s.63c; receipts, 5l5: shipments, 100; sales, 3S7; stock. 1l3679.
 St. Louis: Receipts, 920; shipments. 1920; stock, 8, 1S2
 Cincinnati: Receipts, S5; stock, 22,577. Little Rock: Middling. 17.63c; receipts, 7S4; shipments, 636; sales, 636; stock, 36, 409.
 Total today Receipts, 10,555 shipments, 11,527; stock, 705, ,3S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
Metal Market

New York, March 14-Copper. firm: electrolytic spot and nearby nominal; second quarter. $39925, nominal; third quarter $31 .50@e2 50; iron steady and un- changed. Metal exchange quotes tin quiet: spot $53@54. At London, spot copper, f136; futures. E135 los; electrolytic, E151; spot tin. R2O2; futures, E2o1 los. The metal exchange quotes lead easy. @10 asked; ]; spelter. dull; spot. East St. Louis de- livery. $lo.75 asked. At London, lead ESQ lOe; epelter. E47
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Hadn,t Changed Much

From the Louisville Courier J Journal Dad what was the labor of Sisy- phus?"
 ''Sissyphus rolled a stone up hill and as fast as he rolled it up it rolled down
 again. It was a mythological episode Nothing like that today" "Oh, I don't know" interposed ma Washing dishes is just like that,
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Rice Market

New Orleans. March 14.--Both rough and clean rice continued strong and in good demand today. Receipts: Rough, s166 sacks; millers, s92o; clean. 424 pock- cts. Sales: Clean Honduras, 4116 pockets; Japan, 1754; blue rose, 1298 Quote: s114@4c; blue rose, 3M@41sc; others un- changed