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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-22

New York, December 21.-Brad-
streets tomorrow viii say:
Increasingly important government
al requirements, quickened retail trade
due to cold weather and holiday buy
ing difficulty in operating leading in
ustrial plants owing to paucity of fuei
and better than seasonal distribution
by wholesale dealers as well as job
bers. the trends in the latter respect
having been carried along by activity
at secondary markets as distinguished
from movements at the so-called pri-
mary centers where trade has receded,
present the chief characteristics of
this weeks reports. Industry is siren
uously trying to fill government or
ders in the face of numerous handi-
caps flowing from shortage of cars,
lack of fuel. insufficient supplies of
labor and inclement weather AT the
same time the season for inventory
ing as we'll as the continuous shift
ing from nonessential outputs has re-
suited in a degree of quiet in indus
tries that are not favored with war or
ders. OF course holiday buying has
enlarged all retail trade and cold
weather and deep snow have stimu-
late demand for heavyweight wearing
apparel and footwear. Some sections
disclose a record Christmas business
and buying of high grade merchandise
but on the whole a spirit of economy
seems to dominate and though the
final rush may bring the turnover up
to a high level, 1t is likely that num-
erous markets will show losses from
last year. Weekly bank clearings. So
42457S 000
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, December 21.-The market
today ruled very steady until the last
hour. when some realizing sales brought
about a small decline. A committee sit
ting in Liverpool has the distribution of
freight room for some 100000 bales
bought for January shipment We are
informed that owners of consignees in
England must make application there,
they will be told what amount they can
Individually import, and then ship and
date of sailing will be furnished to those
who receive allotment The market to-
day has been small one, being as nat
ural at this period of the year, with all
the uncertainties of war (By the way.
during the holidays. some may remem
ber Gen. Leonard Wood was right in
calling for the past three years for
America to secure arms and ammuni-
tion)
Part of the increase in consumption OF
cotton is due to government demand,
though the civilian demand for cotton
goods is reported as less. This cotton
has been bought.
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New Orleans Quotations
Port Movement

New Dreams: Middling. 29.15c; re-
ceipts, 1851; sales. 2771; stock, 344,S4S.
Galveston: Middling, 29.25c; receipts.
592S: sales, 1888; stock 245.105.
Mobile: Middling, 29.25c; receipts,
4S0; stock, 1859
Savannah: Middling, 29.25c; receipts,
2999; stock, 242,69S.
Charleston: Middling, 29c; receipts,
1880: sales, so; stock, 59,792.
Wilmington: Middling, csc; re-
ceipts, IS; stock, 47,7a6.
Texas City: stock, 1854.
Norfolk: Middling, 29.50c; receipts,
2211: sales 634 stock, 80,5S5.
Baltimore: Receipts. SAB; stock, 2s,-
$50.
Boston: Middling, S1.10c; receipts,
293; stock. 1902.
Philadelphia: Middling, S1.S5c; stock.
1909.
New York: Middling, BLOC; re-
ceipts, so. stock, 1889.
Minor ports: Receipts. 20.611; ex-
ports, 21,054; stock, 1924.
Total today: Receipts, 40,394; ex-
ports, 21,054 stock, 1,276,73S.
Total for week: Receipts, 1894;
exports, 1922.
Total for season: Receipts, 3,S99.11i'
exports, 2,0S4697.
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same date year before 100000. Port re-
ceipts for season. 100000. same date
lat year. 47440ce; same date year before
last, $4,000 Overland to mills and Can
ada for season 10000; same date last
year, $1,000. same date year before, 3d.
90 Southern mill takings for season,
2Oso.0s0; same date last year 2,0I0,0D;
same date year before 1,633.000. Intericr
stocks in excess of September I. 6SS.to9;
last year. $1,000: year before. $500
Foreign exports for week, $4,000; same
seven days last year $4,000; same seven
days year before. 5000. for season, 1853,
COO: same date last year. 2.94S.ooo; same
date year before. 2.150,0oo. Northern
spinuers' takings and Canada for week,
q. coo, 600: same seven days asst year 15,oqo;
for season, !, OF, coo; to same date last
rcar 1EIooOo.
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Over s. r. Stewart & Co.'s Wire

New Orleans, December 21.-Press COM
ment is distinctly unfavorable to the ru-
mored peace proposals by the central
powers New York says the peace plan
is about the same as that proposed last
August AS there had been good deal
of buying in the past two days on peace
talk. the market opened with some
liquidation selling which caused as much
as Is points decline. The expectation
of bearish weekly figures and some holt
day realizing formed part of the basis
for selling.
Better Russian news, London report
ing the progress of the anti-Bolsheviki
faction, and a little later advice from
London that the ENJOYS of the central
lowers at the conference at Brest Litovsk
had rejected the Bolsheviki peace Of
fers, and that the Russian delegates are
being recalled to Petrograd. developed
some demand. Prices rallied to around
Yesterdays closing figures. Better spot
news also helped the market. 1t became
known that about thousand bales were
sold after hours yesterday on the clos
ing strength in futures
The weather map has changed en-
tirely and Indications now are for partly
cloudy weather, colder in the north por-
ton, generally cloudy rest of the belt,
with rain likely in the southwestern
quarter.
The first January notice day will be
December 26 in both markets.
Trading in contracts settled around
2S lie for March and was moderate in
volume, and of scalping character
The market is waiting for some de-
cisive news and developments and their
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GRAIN PIT SHOWED /
WEAKNESS AGAIN
Oats Sympathize With Corn
and Drop Off &c, While
Provisions Go Up :.

Chicago. December z1-corn prices took
downward swing today owing largely
to reports that the lifting OF the railroad
embargo east Of Chicago had failed TO
stimulate shipping demand. The mar
ket closed unsettled. &c 10 1Ac net.
lower, with January sL24tsal2iis. and
May. 1.22s4gl227s. Oats finished &c to
&c down, but provisions up &c to soc.
Most traders regarded bearish reac-
tion in the corn market as a practical
certainty after yesterdays extraordinary
upturn. Specific grounds for selling
pressure were soon apparent notably
advices that eastern roads had been or
dered to return to the west a total OF
1900 empty box cars and that 200 Of
the cars had been delivered In the last
three days. Clear. cold weather likely
to improve the quality OF the crop tended
also to ease the market. The greatest
handicap for the bulls proved to be a
disappointment. which increased as the
day wore on, that no substantial expan-
sion OF eastern demand had resulted
from the caneelling OF the railroad en-.
ba rgo between here and the seaboard.
Oats like corn, were bearishly affected
by the absence OF stimulus from the
east. Gaf BIDS were confined to coun-
try stations
Strength in the hog market lifted pro-
Wet Ua clara haffrhf
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sales We're made in the cost and freight
market late yesterday of Santos IS at
$500; IS and As at $500. and As at $500;
also OF VictoIias rs anu SIS at T. 5c,
steamer shipment, London credits. Ac-
cording to private advices the French
government is buying in Brazil at S.15c
for Santos As t. o. b.
The official cables showed no change
in Brazilian markets, except Santos flu
lures, which were unchanged to % reis
lower. Rio exchange was 1872 pence low
er. Brazilian port receipts, $4,000; Jundi-
ahy receipts, $4,000
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Sugar Market

New York December 21.-There were
no features reported in the local raw
sugar market. Prices were unchanged
at 4.9oc for Cubas cost and freight. new
crop, equal to 592c for centrifugal gov
eminent price,. with molasses nominal
and no business reported through tho
committee.
In refined. little business is going on.
as supplies of raw sugar are still very
small. Arrivals are expected to increase
some, and latest advices indicate that
they will reach considerable volume by
the middle Of January. Refiners are
planning to expand their output as rap
idly as raw supplies become available.
and it is reported that one of the refin-
cries now idle will start up shortly on a
moderate scale. Prices We're unchanged
at S15c to S.Ssc for fine granu.ated.
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Worlds Visible Supply

Total visible this week. 4,l16,ooo; total
visible last week, 4.13s.cOo; total visible
same date last year. 5.551 eco; total visible
same date year before. 5.Ss+,ooo or this
the total American this week, 301l,n0; OF
this the total American last week, 5,V'e,-
900: of this the total American last year
4. 4S9 coo; of this the total American year
before. 1906. 600. All other kinds this
week. 1903 900; all other kinds last week,
.OeS, 600; all other kinds last year, LIZ
coo: all other kinds year before, 1,2ss 600
Visible in the United States this Week
2, Z76,O00; visible this date last year. 2,n5,-
eco; visible in other countries this week,
10000; visible in other countries last
year, 2,S36,0 COO.
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Chicago Quotations
Produce Market

New York, December 2l.-Butter steady.
Receipts. 5644 tubs; creamery, higher.
than extras, 50lkd51c; extras. % score, 50c;.
firsts. 44faQ49c. Eggs unsettled receipts.
1898 cases; fresh gathered extras, 60d6lc:
extra firsts bs159c; firsts, 5ed57c. Cheese
irregular; receipts, ITS boxes; state whole.
milk. flats, fresh specials. 23lzd23s4c: 10.
average run, 23c. Poultry, alive. firm;
chickens, 24c; fowls, 26m2sc: turkeys. a5c..
Dressed irregular; chickens. 2Sd35c;.
fowls. 19d2Slhc. turkeys, 25G&c.
Chicago, December 21.--Butter unset,
tied; creamery. 39g4sc Eggs lower, re-.
ceipts. 6242 cases; firsts. fc; ordinary:
firsts, 42Q45c; at mark, cases included,
40a46c; refrigerator firsts, 35AG3sc. po-.
tatoes higher; receipts. IL cars. Wiscon-.
sin, Michigan and Minnesota bulk, Sl.15fD,
100; do sacks, S1S0a1.90.
ST. Louis, December 1.-Poultry un-.
changed, except turkeys, 24c. Butter un-.
changed Eggs. 4s1zd4sc.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, PC; receipts. 1854;
shipments, 10,447; sales. 1922; stock. 2lS,o64.
Memphis: Middling, 29.5oc; receipts
1895; shipments, SoS3; sales, 1850; Stock
252 $50.
Augusta: Middling. 2s.5oc: receipts, 1Ae;
shipments, 1920; sales, 1877; stock, 155,9S9.
st. Louis: Middling. 29.75c; receipts,
4s75; shipments. $500; stock. 1889.
Cincinnati: Receipts 4oS; shipments,
1854; stock. q ,635.
Little Rock: Middling, 23.5oc; receipts,
1884; shipments, 1122: sales. 1122; stock,
5c.e5s.
Total today: Receipts. 1884; shipments,
q ,4T5; stock, 71,f2
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Traders on Wall Street Come Back
to Earth and Do Some Real Trading
Nv IoHN c. MOSES

with things coming their way during
yesterdays session, traders in stocks
took the brighter side OF life. Quieting
of rumors and good foreign news were
leading market features Rails and In
dustrials moved up into good positions
during the afternoon. Call money went
at per cent. while time loans fingered
between 81 and per cent.
Higher quotations were registered in
the last hour, but further profit taking
in rails and steels was again I'm evil
dence. The closing was strong. Liberty
a sold at 97.oS to 300 and the gas at
1854 to $50.
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Money Market

New York, December 21.-Mercantile
paper, 51ga5A per cent. Sterling 6O-day
bills, &.71A; commercial 60-day bills on
banks, SAT-; commercial 6O-day bills
s4.7o1s demand, $4.7oA; cables, $47s ZIG
Bar silver $3.50. Time loans strong; GO
days, 50 days and six months, 81 per
cent. Call money strong; high, s per
cent; low, per cent; ruling rate, per
cent; closed, bAQ6 per cent; last loan,
Per cent Francs, demand. 5.735s; cables,
b.1A. Guilders, demand, Az; cables,
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. n.
Y. Members New York Cotton Er
change, New Orleans Cotton ExchanFe.
New York Produce Exchange. Associate
Members Liverpool Cotton Association.
sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OIL for
future delivery, Special attention ana
spot cotton for delivery. Correspond.
ence invited.
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Cash Grain

Chicago. December H.-Corn. No. .
and No. 8 yellow, nominal; No. yellow,
81. 521157. Oats. No. white. 7Siz 079i5c;
standard, 7Si4a79a4c Rye. No. 2, s1.S2.
barley, S$1. 4oGlf ST.: timothy, ,s5.0oQ7 so,
clover, s2O.o0Q2s.o0 Pork. nominal; lard.
S24 Is; ribs. S24.0od245o
st. Louis, December 2f-Corn, No.
track, sl.64. No. white. s1.es; December.
81 27ss. May, $l23is. oats, No. 2 track,
soc; No. white. S0qsO1ac; December nc;
Nav 73ssc
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with a flying start cotton shot up
ward in the early session. only 70 be set
back By sharp reactions. December went
80 the new record OF s073c. % points
above the previous nights close Buliish
southern spot advices were In evidence.
with few sellers OF near months. Mon
day noon closes all dealings in Decem-
Der cotton. and Monday noon is last
notice day.
Grains all hit the trail downward yes
terday IN the pit. due TO isting the
embargo east or Chicago. oats went
down &c on the bushei in sympathy with
corn. Provisions went up &c TO soc.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. December 21.-Cotton.
spot, slow; prices steady; good mid
ding, 22.84d; middling, 22.31d: low
midling, 2179d; sales, 1000, including
1900 A~erican receipts, 1000. includ-
ing 200 American; futures closed quiet
New contracts: January, 22.44d; March,
22.29d; May, 22.19d. Old contracts
fixed prices: December, 21.16d; Deem
Der and January. 21.01d; January and
February, 2091d March and April.
20TSd; May and June, 20.57d
Liverpool December 21-Weekly
cotton statistics: Total forwarded to
mills, As 900 bales; American. $4,000;
stock, 100000; American, 2S5000; i'm
ports $4,000; American, $4,000; ex-
ports, none.
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Hester's Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual date, not to
close of corresponding weeks:
In sight for week, 374,0O0 same seven
days last year, 1900; same seven days
year before, 5000; for the month, 1,252-
coo; same date last year 100000; same
date year before, 1,44z0oo; for season,
G.SeG.t0o; same date last year, S,56S.Ooo;
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S. r. Stewart & Co.

so1-2 Woodward Bldg. Birmingham. Ala.
Cotton. stocks. bonds. grain. provisions
and cotton seed oil. New Orleans cor
respondents Jno. F. ella * & Co. Direct
private wire. continuous quotations
Phone Main 6ag. w. 1. PHELTS. NxH
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Rice Market

New Orleans, December I.-Rough and
clean rice were steady today with
quotations unchanged. Receipts: Rough,
2657 sacks; millers, 2457 sacks. Clean, 1855
pockets. Sales: Clean> Honduras, 726
pockets; Blue Rose. 26Ss pockets.
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w. E. Campbell

Cotton
Stocks, grain. provisions and cotton
seed oil. Correspondent Shepard &
Gluck, New Orleans; q. w. Wagner &
Co, New York and Chicago Continu-
GUS. quotations.: private. wires to all
exchanges.
110 and 617 WOodwar Bldg.
Telephone Main 0141
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SINNERS, Takings

This week, s7o00o same seven days last
year, 1900; same seven days year be-
fore. 359. 900; total since September l, D.
29s, coo; same date last year, 6,2aS.ooo; same
date year. before, 5. 75I,00o.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, December 21.-Cotton goods
here today were firm and quiet The
only concessions reported were on
few constructions of print cloths. Sheet
ings and drills were firm and fine goods
quiet. Wool markets were quiet and I'M
settled.
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Naval Stores

Savannah. December 2.--Turpentinc.
quiet, 45c; sales, none; receipts, 1870;
shipments, 2S4; stock, 25,621 Rosin firm:
sales 97S; receipts, 1888; shipments, 1899;
stock, 1856. Quote: B, d. e, s6.15@
|6.171a; F, G, II, /. s6171s; K, Sc. 65d6.7O;
NJ, $780, N, $3.50; WIG, $3.50; WV, $7.75.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. December Election seed
oil was sharply higher on short cover
ing, inspired by the marked disparity
between refined and crude Oil and bull
fish showing in lard. Final bids were
so to So points net higher. January sold
up to 19c and March to 195c, both new
high records Sales. 1000 barrels. Prime
crude, 1750c nominal.
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Az. Lires, demand, S.33; cables, s.3.
Rubles, demand. 1874; cables, 1875. Next
can dollars, 6S1s. Government bonds
firm. Railroad bonds strong.
London, December 21.-Bar silver. 43ss
pence per ounce. Money, 4 per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills, AS per cent;
three-month bills, Az per cent.
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Metal Market

New York, December 21.-Metal ex-
change quotes lead firm; spot $3.50
bid spelter, firmer; East st. Louis
spot, $3.50 bid. At London: Copper,
spot, clio; futures. flo; electrolytic.
f125; tin, spot. 1908 los; futures f22s
los; lead, spot, $50 los; futures, f29
los; spelter, spot, f54; futures, $50.
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SPOT Cotton

New Orleans. December 21.-Spot
cotton. steady, rs points up; sales OIL
the spot 2701; to arrive, 70; low mid
ding 23.25c: middling, 29.13c; good
middling, 29.63c; receipts. 1851; stock,
344.34S.
New York, December 21.-Cotton,
spot, quiet; middling uplands, BLOC.
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Fruits and Produce

fruits and Produce
Cocoanuts-Sc each.
Bananas-Large, $2.50Q3
Fresh Peanuts-f2c lb
Orange sl25
Limes-Imported. 99cQ;l.
Colorado Celery-90c doz, IS crate
Cranberries-s3. Is per crate; SIS barrel
Snap Beans-s5 hamper.
Florida Oranges-s425 box.
Lemons-S5.
Grapefruit, $3.50.
Garlic-121ac Id.
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(Union Stockyards.l
Fec Steers:
Good to Choice-SG9c.
Medium to Good-61s671kc
Common to Medium-64615c.
Grass cattle, according to weight. quail.
ity and flesh:
Steers-6Q7c.
Fat Cows-6Q61zc.
Medium Cows-5.25q57 5c.
Cutters-550q5. 35c
Canners-5.G965.J0c
Heavy Bulls-647c.
Light Bulls-5.5 0Q7c.
Oxen-5.d 6.50c.
Fat Iearlings-sd7c.
Medium Yearfings @.7545.50c.
Vealers-S87c.
Hogs:
Choice Germ Fed Hogs. 1ss and Up
15Q16c.
Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1876 to 15o-
14@16c.
Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 80 to 1s5-l21h
Q131kc.
Light Pigs, 90 Pounds Down-11G12c.
Best Heavy Rough Hogs-116q13c.
Half Fat Hogs-114l2e.
Soft and oil hogs from 1c to &c per
pound less than above prices.
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expression would be very emphatic II
bullish nature, as the underlying senti-
ment is plainly bullsh on the small crop.
exhaustion OF reserves and bullish views
as to another crop.-John f. Clark &c Co.
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Live Stock

Chicago. December 21.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, $4,000; strong. Bulk, $4,000
1850; light, s15.30@16.55; mixed. $3.50
@16.7o; heavy, 15.9o@16.70; rough,
$15.9o@16.o5; pigs, s11.25 @14.5o.
Cattle: Receipts 1000; steady native
steers, S7.25 @14.35 western steers,
s6.S0@12.75; stockers and feeders. s6.25
@1O20; cows and heifers, $50 a l1.20;
calves, $9.O0@16.5o.
Sheep Receipts. 5000; weak. Wethers,
$9.0O@13.00; ewes, 5000 so; lambs,
s12.50@16.35.
st. Louis, December 21.-Hogs, 2700;
higher. Lights, s16.15 @16.45; pigs,
s13.75@15.25; mixed and butchers
s16.15@16.65; good heavy $3.50 @16.So;
bulk $16.15 @16.6o.
Cattle: Receipts $500; higher. Native
beef steers $s.O0@14.25; yearling steers
and heifers, s7.oO@15.50; cows, $4,000
HOO; stockers and feeders $500 HOO;
Texas quarantine steers 1918 a 1850;
fair to prime southern beef steers. $500
@1275; beef cows and heifers $1,000
10.00 prime yearling steers and heifers
$7.50@10.00; native. calves S5.75 @16.O0.
Sheep: Receipts 2200; steady. Lambs,
s13.O0@16.25; ewes, 10000 11.50; weth-
ers, $11.00@12.50; Gamers and chop
pers, $1,000 900
Kansas City, December 21.-Hogs:
Receipts, 5000; higher. Bulk, s15.75@
1910; heavy, $16.20@16.50; packers and
butchers, $15.60@16.45; light, $4,000
1880; pigs, s12.50@15Oo
Cattle Receipts, 1000; higher. Prime
fed steers, $12.50@14.90; dressed beef
steers, $1100@12.60; southern steers,
81 00@900; cows, s4.50@9.10; heifers,
$6.00@10.65; stockers and feeders, $500
@ 1000; bulls, SCOOPS. calves, $4,000
1900.
Sheep: Receipts. 1000; steady. Lambs,
$500 @15.75; yearlings, s1200@1350;
wethers, $11.00Q12.50; ewes, $4,000
11.55.
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Flour and Feedstuff
Michigan Patent Flour-sI2.r5.
Idaho Patent Flourish. S..
Tennessee Patent Flourish 35.
Htgh-Grade Self Rising Flourish Go.
Medium-Grade 3elf-Rising Flourish so
Hard Winter Wheat Fiour-slI.I5.
Perfection Cornmeal-S3. IS per es-pounc
sack
Hen Feed-$3.75 per 1oO-pound sack.
Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed S5sas7.
c. S. Meal per cent-s5i.
Creme Feed Meal-Si2.
Old Style lIuils-s2s
Lintless Hulls-si6.
Gray Shorts-s5s.
Wheat Bran-Sss.
Corn-$l.95
Germ Chops-y35.
NO. White Oats-si per bushel
Nheat-s4 per 110-pound sack.
Choice Pea-eireen Alfalfa-sA per ton
Choice Timothy Hay-S4G.
No. ! Timothy Hay-$39
No. l johnson Grass-sg7
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Bonds

2. s. % registered ....-..... ss1s
=. $ rs coupon .-.......-...... 961k
U. s. IS registered ..... 80
U. S. IS coupon ............ 80
y. S. Liberty SIS .............. 1926
Y. 8. 4s. registered .............. 103A
=. 5. As coupon ................ 1884
Bethlehem Steel ref. IS ........ 81
Central of Georgia con. IS $50. SIS
Illinois Central ref. As 76A
Louisville q Nashville un. As .... S4%
seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ...... 45as
Southern Bell Telephone 5s ...... 81
southern Railway 5s ........ 901a
southern Railway gen. As .... 57k
y. .. oteeI oS 751A'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-22
Coffee Market

New York, December 21.-The market
for coffee futures was more active today.
but orders seemed to be well divided,
and the price movement was narrow
Prices opened at a decline of l to 2
points under scattered realizing attract
ed by the recent advance, nd there also
seemed to be some trade selling during
the day, particularly from New Orleans
sources. AS larger business was re-
ported in the cost and freight market
late yesterday. this was attributed to
hedging Offerings were absorbed by
further Liverpool and local buying and
the market closed net l point higher
to / point lower. March fluctuated be-
tween 7.50c to 7.4Sc and September be-
tween 7.95c and 7.91c. Closing bids: De-
cember and January 7S.0c; March, 7.49e,
May, 7.64c; July, 7.79c; September. 1910;
October, sole.
Spot coffee was reported in better de-
mand with prices firm at 7Ac for Rio rs
and 91ac for Santos As 1t is reported that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-22

Butter-creamery, 5lc; oleomargarine,
SOC
Full Cream Cheese-2sc.