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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27
Percnle house dresses $I

This offering of house dresses permits you to select from the seasons smart styles in house dresses and fashioned from extra quality percale in all the wanted colors; all sizes. -2d Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27
Women s VOih Waists
 $3.95

One lot of very attractive waists, in voiles and lin geries, real lace, hand em- broidered effects. These are odds and ends high neck styles left from the present months selling and constitute a most ex- ceptional value.
 -2d Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27
Half price
Won1en's s silk handkerchiefs
 He each

Very attractive, pleasing styles, in imported silk handkerchiefs, fancy col ored borders, narrow hem stitched edges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27
Fancy colored pir, cushions 7c

These pin cushions are made up of dainty colors, in unique shapes. They are being closed out at this decided reduction.
 Main Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27
Army or camp bLanketS ,$9. 95

In this Year-End Month, End Sale we place on dis play our regular 12.50, army or camp blankets, extra large, natural khaki colored, fine for outdoor use, especially adapted for sleeping porches.
 Main Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27

In order to give you idea of the diversity of this offering of remnants in wooen goods, we would have to catalogue our entire department. Let us suffice to say that it gives you opportunity to select Wo9len go9ds o1 every desfrPeon M serges ings in all the wanted shades and colors, at exact ly one-half their regular marked price, which is shown on the ticket on each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27
silk remnants Half price

In the Year-End Month End Sale for two days, to- day and Saturday, we place on sale clearance of remnants of silk that sell for exactly one-half their former price, which is plainly marked on each piece.
 This offering places before you silks satins crepes and all the silken fabrics in plain and fancy weaves, in all the wanted coors. These remnants range from one to seven-yard lengths Half price
 -2d Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27

We have gathered up the loose end of our stock and priced them for quick clearance. You are familiar with our Month-End Sales and their purpose This Month-End Sale is scheduled for the final Friday of December, also the final Friday of the year, and we com bine the events of our Month-End Sale with that of our Year-End Sale, making it an oc-
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Trade Volume Shrinks
Influenza and Peace Talk Are
Disturbing Factors

Peace talk, influenza and warmer
weather had>a quieting effect on trade
last week. The first named factor was
more apparent in Wholesale centres,
according 20 "Bradstreet's," while the
two latter Influenced retail markets.
"Trade at Wholesale" says this agen-
cy, "has receded at many Eastern
points, and conservation born of peace
talk has set III, without, however,
abating the governments war-directed
energies. Distribution from the hands
OF retail dealers has been adversely af-
fected by the effects of influenza and
warm weather, while industrial outputs
have been curtailed by illness among
workers.
with the epidemic of influenza
waning, discussions about peace are re-
celvlng more attention-perhaps too
much attention-and superficial pros
poets in that respect tend to deter mer-
chants from operating freely for 1919,
while also superinducing a disposition
to effect cancellations, even though
complaints of insufficient supplies Of
merchandise are still numerous"
"Dun's Review" states that one result
OF the continued peace discussion has
been the more general consideration of
probable future conditions. and uncer-
talnty regarding the after-war readiust-
ments, 1t is pointed out, is reflected in
still greater caution in many quarters.
Cancellation of orders in some Quarters
ls blamed on expected downward re-
vision OF prices.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26

mite was learned regarding this, how
ever, and the only Official communities
ton received from the food administrs-
ton during the day was addressed to
the Coffee Exchange in the FOLLOWING
terms: Several returns open coli
tracts omit name of principal and ree:-
dence. This imperative. Kindly advise
contract holders to forward promptly
This referred. of course, to the re-
cent request of the food administration
that all particulars of outstanding cor
tracts be forwarded to them, including
me name and address of the principal
hen this request was at first re-
celVed there was q disposition in some
quarters to criticise it as tending to
reveal private business relations. but
1t would seem from yesterdays de-
velopments that the food adminstra-
ton VIII insist upon the information.
Inc belief prevails that contracts are
belng held in some few instances, at
least, For the account OF interests who
have no license TO receive coffee on
contract, and that If these contracts
could be liquidated it would help TO
release hedges against spot supplies.
Cottonseed Oil-The market was
steady. with moderate routine trade.
nile there is no apparent reason for
crushers to hold back offers Of crude
OIL as the price is fixed for the season,
1t IS said that labor conditions have
interfered with the production of Gil
and that The movement Is conss
quently slow.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Egg Shortage in Holland

According to all official government
report. the number of hens in Holland
has declined over 60 per cent during
the past two years. The cause was
the scarcity and high price of chicken
feed, and the consequent inability to
feed the chickens properly led to their
being killed. The number OF. hens at
the beginning Of 1916 is estimated at
100000, and at the present time at
only 5000, 900.
The reduction in the number of eeps
was from 755,o0o,o00 in 1915 to about
ooo 100000 in 1917. No estimate is
made for 1918, but the decrease IS
great in comparison with 1917. Price
are CORES spondingly high.
me maximum government price for
an egg has, for a long time, been the
equivalent of about six American
cents. but practically none are to be- be-
mad at the price. In normal times the
nrlce of an egg in Holland varies from
To American cents.-Cou.,nerce Pe-
ports. 20 A'0
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Increase in Ginning
Census Figures Show Gain
Over Last Year

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90 - Cotton
ginned prior to October IS amounted to
6,790,003 running bales. including 49,
1856 round bales and $3.50 bales Of Sea
Island, the Census Bureau to- day an
nounced,
Cotton ginned prior to October IS
last year amounted to 5,573.6O6 bales,
including 1C6.29S round bales and 49,
Sl5 bales of Sea Island. To the same
dats in 1916 ginnings were 7,303,1S3
bales. including 136,s80 round bales
and 6b,04) Of Sea Island.
Ginnin2s by states follow: Alabama,
4S5,52O; Arizona. G.O82; Arkansas. 447,-
034; California. 1921; Florida, 1,S31;
Georgia, 1,277.736; Louisiana, 324.8aS;
Mississippi. 5S3,961; Missouri, 1876;
North Carolina, 295,841; Oklahoma.
345,392; South Carolina, T95,340; Ten
nessee, l31 ,S37; Texas, 2,0o0,555; Viz
einia, 1926; ali other states, 1,203.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26

me local market for spot cotton vas
9uils3 ,'ii5,:d and 10 points higher at $40 for
tha lauins Lung upland, compared with 31.55
she day before and 1886 the vaar h. boD
Tore. There were no sales Of :not u' cot ~
y The weekend figures Of the New
ork Cotton Exchange follows. 1n+o
sight for the week 4ooi91 ,Ts' ha1as lh.o
against 476251 last Year: VT,v for tbs oales'
son 1851, ,359. against 3.osa S4 531 AZ ges+ Ies+
au au"i, :; general visible supply 3,748,057,
ao am ne Increase Sc Tor the week of, 1929,
against o'399,341 last year. when there
w., waS ah increase Of 185.291 bales: yjsj
ple supply American $685. an in
crease OF lo9,229. against 2,3329 2A1 last
year. "hen the increase was 184.291
oa,es; oai splnners' taklngs for the week
I9l ,I42, against 291,OO6 last year and
f93r d3 the season 1,967,254, against 2.275,-
00o last year. -''-- -
Southern spot markets follow. Gal
neston steady. 80 points higher ~
81 80; sales. $50 bales; New Orleans
steady, rs points higher at o9.75: sa|es
9n bales. Mobile dull, uncha1ced al
$50; sales. 35 bales. Savannah. nom;-
na!. unchanged at 29.75; sales, iii. Nor
Iolk steady, unchanged ct 30: sales. 588
bales: Augusta quiet, SO points HIGHER
az 1865; sales, 456 bales Memphis
steady, unchanged at 1880; sales. 800
Dales. 81. Louis steady, UNCHANGED at
81: sales, nil. Houston steady. 40
points higher at $3.50; sales. $50
bales. Little Rock quiet, UNCHANGED at
81; sales, 1,098 bales.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Relevant Comment
Have Conditions Changed?

The following quotation from the
pen of George Washington in Lccky's
"American Revoluton' was offered by
a leading banker yesterday without
comment: Men may speculate as
they will: they may talk Of patriotism,
they may draw few examples from
ancient stories Of great achievements
performed by its influence, but who
ever builds upon them as a sufficient
basis for conducting a long and bloody
war Will find himself deceived in the
end. l know patriotism exists and |
know it has done much in the present
contest; but | viii venture to assert
that great and lasting war can never
be supported on this principle alone.
1t must be aided by prospect of in
terest or some reward"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Corn Products Profits Drop
Sharp Decrease Reported for
the Last Nine Months

Net earnings Of the Corn Products
Refining Company for the nine months
ended September 80 last amounted to
Ss,G29,5Sd. compared with s12,182,3s9
for the corresponding period of 1917,
according to official figures issued yes
tcrday These totals were reached
! after dcducting charges for mainte-
nance, repairs and estimated amount Of
excess profits taxes.
Other income added $320621 to the
net earnings, but interest charges and
depreciation took away $t,698,332, leav-
ing surplus OF $7,251 sra, which, after
allowing for preferred dividend re-
qu'rements of $1,565,912, was equva-
lent to $1l 40 a share on the sac. ~. .333
common stock, compared with $14.13 a
share earned in the first nine months
of 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Changes in rates we're slight and
the volume Of business was relatively
small yesterday in the foreign tx-
change market. The general tendency
was steady, with Scandinavian and
Spanish exchange somewhat easier.
Bankers generally express the opinion
that neutral exchanges are not likely
to rise substantially any more during
the war, but instead are expected
gradually to move near to the normal
ratio. A competent observer yester-
day went further and said that the
neutral rates would move in favor Of
New York soon after peace comes,
when the neutrals start buying raw
materials freely here.
Closing rates Yesterday, compared
with q week ago, follow:
Quoted dollars to the pound.)
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Morgan Firm Reduces Rate
Call Money on Acceptances
Cheaper

Announcement was made yesterday
that J. p. Morgan & Co. had reduced
their rate on call money secured by
acceptances from AZ to AZ per cent.
Although no formal statement Of the
reason for the reduction was forthcom-
ing from the Morgan firm, it was
learned that there has been a greatly
increased demand this week for bills.
ed in the reduction Of loans against
such bills, it was ascertained, and this
condition led to slight reduction in
rates on loans secured in this way.
Though the same factors nay lead to a
reduction by all houses Offering loans
secured in this way, many of the other
leaders in this market yesterday re-
tanned the Az per cent rate.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Commodities
/ n d us strial
Cotton

NOtHuA
While early advances on smaller GIN
ring figures than had been expected
wcrc not fully maintained, the cotton
market showed generally steady tone
yesterday and closed at net advance
cf 33 to 45 points. December contracts
sold up to 1890 during the early trad
ing, cased off to 1853 and closed at
29.7l. 1t had been anticipated that
100000 bales Of cotton ginned
prior to October 10. The actual figures
were 6,790,003 bales.
After opening firm al unchanged
prices to an advance of 20 points, active
higher in consequence, but the bulk
Of the demand appeared to come from
shorts, and after it had been supplied
prices turned easier under realizing.
The larger exports reported for the day
helped to steady the late market, but
after the first furry of covering had
subsided trading was comparatively
quiet, with fluctuations resulting from
small orders.
The census report naturally served
to emphasize the smaller estimates Of
VIC SACit, UUb Tvs cucct OH I1c market
was chiefly through the disappoint-
mIcnt of recent sellers, who had been
looking for larger returns. AS the crop
ia known to be an early one, and as
picking has made rapid progress,
traders who have accepted the smaller
estimates of the crop were inclined to
compare the report with the returns
tor 1916. In that year ginning to
October !s was 100000 bales. repre-
sentlng 64.3 per cent of the total. If
this years returns should prove as
large percentage. the crop would fall
bclow 100000 bales, while on the
basis of a fiveyear average they would
point to a yield Of about 1880 600
bales; While the season is early. there
nss ne been interference with ginning
through congestion at the oil mills and
IN consequence of these conflicting
FEATURES, the report carried no real
corYlc'ion as crop indication.
years for the first time in q lone wh;le
SanraountlnS ar to 129,0l4 bales. acainst
oo,917 last season Exports 50 far tlis
season as have been 925.004 bales. aeainst
!,zo9'561 last year. Southern spot r1ar-
Nets as officially reported were M
changed to 40 points higher.
I"e range of prices follows.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Interior Banks Lend Here

Paradoyical Is it might seem, the
money committees statement that
there has been "undue speculation" on
the Stock Exchange, according to
brokers, was followed yesterday by in
creased offerings Of call money On the
floor of TIC exchange from interior
banks. Some estimates placed the
total as hieh as So, 100000. Accord
inG to an explanation by a banker. the
real reason behind the greater amount
Of funds available for call loans had
no relation to the money committees
pronouncement. 1t was entirely owing
to the fact, he said, that the Treasury
Department had redeposted with in
terror institutions government funds.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Record Taxes in New York

ALBANY, Oct. 25.-An unprece dent
cd total exceeding s22,o7s,63s was re-
ceived from corporations doing busi-
ness in this state during the last fiscal
year, State Controller Travis an
nounced tonight. Never before during
any similar period in the states his
tory, the Controller pointed out, has
anywhere near this sum from corpora
tlOns or other separate form Of revc-
nue. raising device been received. The
total receipts from similar source
during the preceding year aggregated d
only S14,O00,000, or about $1,000, 900
greater than the largest amount ac-
cumulated from corporations.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Mexican Petroleum Still Active

If it was the intention of the money
committee by its statement to the
Stock Exchange to check the wild
gyrations that have recently taken
place in such issues as Mexican
Petroleum, there was no reflection of
that desire in the action OF the stock
in Yesterdays market Opening at
1919, it huctuated violently through
out the entire session and at the clos
ing level of 1929 showed net ad-
vance of points. Texas Company
stock, on the other hand, which has
been accustomed to move with Mex-
can Petroleum. closed at 1877. de-
cline Of a.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Elections

William II. Booth, vice president Of
the Security Trust and Savings Bank
of Los Angeles, has been elected q
vice president of the Guaranty Trust
Company.
W. L. Conweil vice president of the
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Com
pany. has been appointed executive off =
GER with full powers of president. This
office was left vacant by the death OF
Robert 81. Dixon.
j. A. Dixon, vice president of the
Pintsch COMPRISING Company, has
been appointed executive officer with
full powers OF president.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Chemicals Profits Smaller

Profits of the General Chemical
Company for the nine months ended
September so, after Federal taxes.
were s6,462 .14S, compared with total
Of s7.226.7S9 for the corresponding
period of the preceding year. Figures
issued by the company yesterday
showed furthermore that the surplus
after all charges amounted to s4,s4I-
l4S, equivalent, after preferred div
dend requirements, to s23.9S shsfs
on the S16,5l9, 500 outstanding common
stock, contIasted with s3o.62 a shsrs.
earned N the first three quarters OF
1917
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
DIVIDEND NOTICES
ARLiN-ROCKWELL CORPORATION
347 Madison Avenue.


- New York City.
Ihe Board of Directors of the Marlin.
Rockwell Corporation have this daT a..
cared dividend OF Six ts5.p0) Dolars per
snare payable as follows
Vem Der II, 1918. to Stockholders OF Record
at the close of business November 4. Isis'
one ,s1.oo) Dollar per s,ars n,.s,.
Decen1 Der H. 1918, January il. r'ebruarD
a.. e. Msrch H. and April IL 1sia. each to
: : chHotders OF Record at the close az
BUSINESS Decem her 4. 1918. Januar; : Fen
iuaF. !; March 4. and Apri! 4. 1919. re
period from November A. lglS 70 and ~
riuding November II, 1918. and from n.
IN TO and Including the llth day Of esch
81 ti Ine months OF December, 1918, January,
February, March, and April, 1918. rs
spectively.
ALBERT NEwCoMBE, Treasurer.
New York City. Octoher o2 1qfs
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26

up to Is days, 4 per cent: 10 to 80
days, inclusive, AZ per cent; 81 to 80
days, inclusive, Az per cent.
Bank ClcarIngs.--Bank clearings yes-
terday in New York and other cities
we're:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. $3.50 96S,430 $75,546. .o56
Boston ...... 87,699,128 24,648,961
Philadelphia. 78,167, 1873 13,67,512
Silver.--London, 491sd, unchanged; /;
New York. 101Mc. unchanged: Mexican
dollars, 771ac, unchanged.
Sub-Treasury. The banks lost
S6S.000 to the Sub-Treasury yesterday.
LONDON, Oct. 25.--Money was firm
at per cent. Discount rates were:
Short and three months bills. 1882
per cent. Gold premium at Lisbon was
at 1870
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Wealth Markets and Commerce

fetal statements and calls upon all
state chartered institutions to con.
tinuc their efforts in behalf or
the war, the Liberty Loans ana
the Treasury Certificates OF IN
debtctness."
In my previous letters to you l
have covered the essential facts IN
regard to my own statement, it's pup
lication and it's distribution, which
arc entirely unimportant in the lace
Of the issue raised from which |
refuse to allow you to divert either
me or the public. The Typographical
error out of which you have at
tempted to build case was so pa
tcnt in the context Of the paragraph
in which it appeared. and SO unim-
portant in the conclusion/, reached
that no ono could possibly haVe
been mislcd by it, nor could IT nave
attracted the critical attention OF
any one other than yourself, IN your
attempt to defend an untenablc po-
sition.
AS for any peace statement madc
by me in October, 1916, | take 1u'i
responsibility; for the Stationery
which | made in Chicago | also take
full responsibility. No matter "haV
may be SAID further, nor how many
letters YOU may write or publish
YOU in turn cannot dodge the rcspon-
sblty TO: the circular issued by
your Office August Il, in when you
attempted to discrcdt tho state
banking system of this country.
In conclusion. I may state thae
your argument that my comment was
calculated to injurc the fourth Lab
crty Loan is dsprovcd by the records
Of the Treasury Department.. when
at last returns show that the COM
pany of which I have the honor to be
president has in this loan. as it did
also in the second and third loans,
led the entire country in thc amount
Of subscriptions madc-its subscrIp-
ton. to the fourth Liberty Loan
being more than one hundred and
twenty-five million dollars.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES II. SAB1N,
President
No Other Comment
Mr.. Sabin declined to comment on his
cttcr, and other bankers would not
speak for publication on the dispute
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
New York

American Tobacco Subscriptions
Closed.--Thc Guaranty Trust Com
pany, the Chase Securities Corporation
and kidder, Peabody g. Co., as man
ayers OF the syndicate which offered for
public subscription new issue of S25.-
ooO:oo0 American Tobacco Company
serial per cent notes, announced
shortly after the subscriptions books
were opened yesterday that the issue
mad been largely oversubscribed.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
News Digest
Foreign

Paris Bourse Quict~PARIS, Oct. Is.
rading was quiet on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes sold at 62
francs for cash. Exchange on London
was at rs francs centimes Five per
cent loan brought SO francs 65 ces-
times.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms Of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, s4.754o. The intrinsic
parity is $4.365s per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at a dis
count or that dollars are at premium,
which is owing to the fact that in Eng
land the demand for dollars with which
to settle accounts in this country is
greater than the demand in this coun-
try for pounds with which to settle
accounts in England.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26

to 171z cents had stimulating in
iuence on corn, as at these prices for
hogs farmers will feed heavily because
il means q big profit for their corn.
The movement at primary points
was again moderate. and while this may
be due 10 the unsettled weather it
vas thought that farmers were not
satisfied with the price and were prob
ably not as anxious to sell as they
were a short time ago.
yes'day's Previous Year
Corn. No. yellow. $50 $685. "s2i5
Chicago:
6sss%ber 1sse1s5 :.:.: 1.ass4 ;ss 1.a73. 81 1.1s
NO. . yellow.
Oats.-The oats market was quiet,
but prices we're frmer in sympathy
with corn and cn covering. Further
more, it was said that government re-
quiremcnts would probably amount to
about 100000 bushels month, and
this seemed to stimulate confidence
Export demand was again lacking, hov,-
ever. and apparently export buyers arc
awaiting more favorable developments
in connection with the tonnage situa-
tion.
Yesterdays Previous
New York: close. close. Year go.
Oats. No. white. 10 20 .e6Ha
Chicago
November ...... .7fls .6S7s
December ........ .7oIs .63l4 .5e7s
Rye.-Market steady.
Yes days Previous
New York: close. close. Year ago
Cash, No. West. s1.77 s1.7 s1.s7
Flour and Neutrality-suspicious. were:
Yesterdays Previous
New York: close. close Year ago
Flour, MIMI, spg- pat.$1o.so 5000 S11.5o
Cornmeal. vel, gran. 4.17lc d.i7Ia4.87l,
Rye -four, choice. .. 800 800 eco
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Butter, Cheese and Eggs

Butter.-Receipts to-day. 1856 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras.
pound, $50 5S12c; extras, 81 score,
81 1ac; frsts, SO to 81 score. 50 y q SIC;
seconds, 50 to 81 score, 53M55c; lower
grades, 49@. SIC; unsalted higher than
extras, 593a@60 soc; extras, 5S1a@59c;
tirsts, 56l2 @5Sc; seconds, 54a56
state dairy. tubs, finest, 56@57c; good
to prime, 52055c; common to fair, AZ
gale; renovated, extras. 501a0,51c:
tirsts, 4sls Q49c; lower grades, 43(o 4Sc;
imitation creamery, firsts, 45@46c;
ladies'. current make, firsts, Al 1s (o42c;
seconds, 40c; lower grades, 38M39 1ac;
packing stock, current make, No. /, 40
(.40l3c; No. ,, 39lac; lower grades,
3G(039c
New-York tribune., 1918-10-26
Livestock, Meats, Provisions

Following are yesterdays prices. compared Ti;o
these of year ago:
LIE steers. res,.
100 ID. .....-.Si225 @Si7.0o $500 6t.3ao
Dressed Oeei sides.
10. ............ .i5 Gl .28 ~ q ~
Live veals oes.
100 ID. 400 q 2Ioo 1900 q 1893
Dressed veals. city.
Live ewes. 100 h. $50 a 1880 200 q iioo
prime 100 ID, 1850 a ,s.5 1875 o i7ss,
Drs'se prssssd ngaisp iamHs iD iD .ssSS g ass 20 s.
Hogs. 100 ID. lis @ 1900 1873 a 1875
con H. .'.' - .26ss@ 27,s "a q ~.
Mes pori', Dbl 5000 q 400 400 g ts.so
Ness hecs bbl. $500 q $500 800 @ s2.co
Id.c. Middle West.
u. .~..~...... $3.50 q $500 $3.50 $500