The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

was no great activity and the lon., side did not attempt to press the ad-
 vantage 1t derived from the restric-
 tions placed on selling. In many ways.
 toward the end of the week the mar-
 ket began to take o na more stable and normal feeling.
 Important features of the week were the agitation for the removal of al.
 restrictions on exports of cotton anI
 the announcement that the war indus
 tries board ahad recommended to Pres
 ident Wilson that no more price fix ing should be done in. the cotton goods market.
 This coming week it is probable that the natter of removing restrictions On exports will be pressed and should if pear results, more active spot mar ket is looked for. The chairman of the cotton distribution committee, d.
 Washington came out last week with the pediction that exports of cotton from this country this season would be at least 100000 bales larger than tne foreign shipments of last season and exporters are beginning to get offers of business from the other side of the water which confirms this prediction 1t is stated. however, by the shippers, that they cannot put export shipments through under the present system If handling the trade with foreign couu- tries. It Is anticipated that the near future will bring important develop mcnts in the export demand.
 The market Is still more or less ir- regular and unsettled, but market cir culsrs at the end of this last woeil quito generally noted progress toward mere stable conditions.
 Over Campbell ,& Co.'S Wire
 New Orleans. November 17-The mar Ret showed a firmer undertone yesterday improving on a better spot demand which was accentuated by the mill takinss of 3le,0O0 last week against 332, 900 last year. The visible supply of American only in- creased 92,000 against 190,900 last year The total visible supply of American is now only 126,00o greater than last year. whereas, month ago it was 450, ,0o0 bales greater. Subsequently longs realizing caused easier feeling.
 Washington wired the price fixing com mittee of the war industry board has recommended to President Wilson that tho present fabric price be continued only to January 1 and after that date no further action with regard to cotton fabric price be taken by the committed
 Since the ending of hostilities cotton men of the local market have concerned themselves over the necessity of expand ing exports of cotton, so as to absorn some of the surplus accumulation in ths south. Europe and the rest of the world ourside of the United States are suffer ing from cotton famine and local ex- porters report that they received any number of orders from neutral countries for the shipment of cotton. but have not been able to fill them, owing to the difficulty and impossibility of ob- taining export license. They have fur ther petitioned the chairman of the cot ton distribution committee and the chair- man of the war industry board asking them that larger share of tonnage be made immediately available by the gov ernment for cotton exporting as they are firmly of the opinion that if such action is taken and they be given the neces- sary room that the cotton market would at once feel stimulating effects of gem eral spot demand.-H. & B. Beer.