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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the pay
ment of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid in a certain deed of
trust, executed the Sth day of April,
band, A. c. Landstreet, to the UNDER
signed as trustee, as same appears Of
record in the office Of the register of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book 554.
page 238. and the owner of the debt
secured having requested the UNDER
erty secured by said deed of trust, this
is to give notice hat we will, or.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1918,
commencing at IL o'clock noon. at the
southwest corner of the courthouse,
Memphis. Shelby county, Tennessee, and
at the Adams avenue entrance thereof,
proceed to gel at public cutlery to the
following described property, to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county, Tennes-
see, as follows: Part of lot No. five (5D
Of the T. N, Williams subdivision at
Collierville; beginning at an iron stake
In the northwest corner of said lot,
fifty $50 feet south of the center line
Of the Southern railway; thence south
eighty-two (S2) degrees east with the
south line of the Southern railway four
and si~Xty-nine hundredths (4.69) chains
to an iron stake; thence south fifteen
and eighty-four hundredths (15.SD
VIA w ~ 5N"AhS III hAS AAN W ~
25-foot road; thence west with the CEN
ter of said road two and fifty hun
dredths (2.50) chains to the southeast
corner of the lot occupied by an old
negro and his family; thence north with
the east line of said lot one and forty
hundredths GAO chains to a stake:
thence west with the north line of said
negro's lot two and eighteen hundredths
(2.1S) chains to a stake; thence north
fifteen and ten hundredths (15.1O)
chains to the point of beginning, con-
tanning 7.26 acres. exclusive of said ne
gro's lot, which is shown on the plat.
All right and equity of redemption,
homestead and dover waived in said
deed of trust, and the title is believed
to be good, but we will sell and convey
only as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.,
Trustee.
BY S. J. SHEPHERD, Trust Officer.
r, p. Cary, attorney.
mkt, nas On 1nJo
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
DANIELS URGES FORD'S
CANDIDACY FOR SENATE

WASHINGTON. Oct. 24-Secretary
Daniels, in a public statement today,
urging Michigan voters to support the
candidacy of Henry Ford for the United
States senate, declared naval officers
Of the United States and foreign o
tries have pronounced the Eagle boats
produced at the Ford plant in Detroit
as next to the destroyer, the bestI
weapon to exterminate the submarine"
By next summer. Mr.. Daniels said, the
or more of these new craft in the
water. =
In referring to Mr.. Ford as a SEM
atorial candidate the secretary's state
ment says:
"In war he knows how to produce
weapons to win peace and in the prob
lens to be\ settled after the war his
practical judgment as senator would be
of the highest value"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
Cotton Belt Weather.

Contracts closed quiet at decline of
81 to 80 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
FROM WALL STREET
Uncertainty Regarding Money
Conditions Occasion for IT.
regular Trend Early.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Uncertainty
regarding local money conditions influ-
enced the Uneven course of prices at
the opening Of today's stock market.
Speculative issues were most affected
by this condition, some Of the oils losing
one to three points, while other rose
/ to "a. Baldwin Locomotive again
featured the strong war shares ali an
advance Of almost two points; u. s.
Steel and other industriais and equip
ments gaining fractions. Southern pa
cific, Marine. preferred. and Studebak-
er made substantial gains before the
end of the first half hour. with such
specialties as Wilson Packing, Interna-
tional Paper, Industrial Alcohol and
American Sugar,
Standard rails and shippings recorded
extreme declines Of ia to 81 points
during the dull trading OF the noon
hour, Pacific rejecting the most press
ure. Equipments and coppers sagged
10 21g points, but Baldwin Locomo-
tive and u. S. Steel rallied.
War shares, oils and United States
Steel rose TO highest levels of the day
but reactions set in toward the
end. The closing was irregular.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
Grain.

Memphis receipts: Corn 2, oats 4 and
hay 20 cars.
Hogs receipts: Chicago. $4,000; Omaha,
8 900; Kansas City, 5000; Sioux City,
1900; st. Joseph, $500; st. Louis, II 900.
Chicago.-Receipts: Wheat, 1892, 900
corn, 500, 900; oats, 325, 900. Shipments:
Wheat, 25,00O;. corn, 10000; oats, 1885,
900.
st. Louis.-Receipts: Wheat, $4,000;
corn, 1000: oats, $4,000. shipments;
Wheat, $4,000; corn, 10000; oats, 1900.
New York.-A few hundred thousand
time money appeared In the market for
first ime in several weeks, loaning at 6
per cent.-Hensley.
Chicago.-Exporters are still out of
the market and little domestic demand
is noted.-Wild. =
New York-Opinions are divided as TO
Germany's next diplomatic move, but 1t
must be patent to all that as her army
is pushed back she will become more
inclined to accept the inevitable-"un-
conditional surrender" The money sit
uation just now is the dominant factor
in the stock market. Call rates may
must be remembered that only a small
percentage Of money loans at abnormal
rates. The market Is likely to become
Irregular. II Is thought in some quar-
terS that copper metal prices VIII re-
main the same for the remainder Of the
year.-Hensley to Shepard & Chuck,
Chicago-Bartlett Frazier selling corn
Chicago.-Corn shorts covered or
signs Of winter campaign, talk of cal
permits that could not be filled, chance
of moderate and some belief ttat corr
and hog products will receive food con
troll attention. Reports of a govern
mental offer Of $3.50 for No. 4 corn
track New York; talk of Hoover thai
Europe will require vast foodstuffs
amounts and the efforts of food leadsr'
to keep up the manufacture Of meat:
are general factors. Wagner & Co.
Chicago-Corn market somewhat cas-,
as a result of the Z per cent advance IL
two days, Primary corn receipts mod
crate at $40, 900. Political news sug,
gests a winter campaign. Allies hav,
notified Turkey to surrender or the.
win take possession of Constantinople
French oats crop poor. Recent crops II
France have run 240 900, 900 to $50, 900,
900. Her largest crops before the wa
were around $50, 900, 000.-Wagner & CO
Chicago-Hogs closing weak, Csc t
Soc lower than yesterdays average.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
COTTON MARKETS
Bears BaSing Confidence on
Weakening in Spots, But
Sellers Conservative.

ThnrsIov Afternoon. oct. "A.
Rssrs are stii displsyiug more or
cnSf,Ja0, an5 az an~raronfly has.
inC II On tbe a~rcnuulation OF the ac-
t,,9i 4, tbe bslt ana some evidence that
snots ave GRADUALLY, weakening. Quota
tfons, bowsvsr are stiU above futures,
snd mai serves 10 encourage conserva-
Tive sction among SELLERS. Opinion leans
10 tbs down side AS there is little aC-
tivitv In snots and the claim is made
tb.t there is In wealthy less underlying
stpepstb in Them Than appears on the
surface mr. indicated Inv tho quotations.
onoto tiops in Tho contract dhpartment
aiS NOT change much totl out there
was little sinu of recovery. and on
ths buIros n,fi,b we're credited TO alb
more nTessure was displayed. The tech
nirsi condition OF the affair is naturally
u,ssker az nriccs have declined over
sno points recentIy. with a consequent
shnrt Interest created. vet the burden
~ nroof appears TO be on the believers
in He mil sid
fTbe weather in the belt continues
IL vorah,a ON the whole. although more
rain tbap are hest have been falling
psithjn the last DIV or so overnight
some heavv ones fell in the lower part
IN the central belt and more are prom
iced Including the entire eastern half
~ tho bslt rho western helt was prOm-
ise5 mir and cooler with possibly some
fvost in HE MINER mart. The bears are
ass,1n,inr that the cron is sill being
s6aad 10 and they also expact the gin
ring renort due tomorrow morning at
the oneninS win show apnroximatelv
: mo- 000 bales turned out This will he
fairIv large when II is considered that
many gins have been closed down. 1t
will comnare with S.T1q.qt6 TO Sept. 25,
Tw,i,b E7S eNs 70 OC, n LAST year and
: 209 1S3 10 same date two years ago.
Iiyernool was due 10 come &c to %
noInts 10 The had, but finished 81 to
sS lower tone called quiet. The traders
from that market also were credited
with being among the leading sellers
IN this side. evidently being impressed
nv tbe situation in his country, SHOTS
In the foreign center were marked down
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

Default having been made in the
payment of the debts n obligations
secured to be paid in a certain deed
Of trust, executed the 18th day Of
Jones, Margarete Hanna and L., J.
Searcy, trustees, to the undersigned as
trustee, as same appears of record In
the office of the register of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in book $50, page
2S3, and the owner of the debt secured
having requested the undersigned to
advertise and sell the property secured
by said deed of trust, all OF said in
debtedness having matured by default
In the payment of a part thereof, at
the option of the owner, his is to give
notice that we will, on
commencing at IL o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee,
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash the following. described property,
to-Wit:
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
In. the city of Memphis: Part of lot
two 90. block So, South Memphis,
more particularly described as follows:
beginhing at the intersection of the
north line of Beale avenue with the
east n OF DeSoto street, now South
Fourth street; thence east along Beale
avenue twenty-five and one-half (22k)
ieet to point; thence north one hum
cred snd thirty-ftve 435) feet: thence
west twenty-five and one-half (22h)
teet to South Fourth street; thence south
along South Fourth street one hundred
and thirty-five 135) feet to the begin
ming, being the same property conveyed
70 Charles Podesta by deed of record
in book 465, page 152, of the registers
orice Of Shelby county, Tennessee. n
Under the terms of the trust deed
by virtue of which, this sale is made
no change or alterations of the buildings
on said premises are to be made until
after four of the principal notes Sc
cured thereby have been naid urless
the plan of such alteration has been
' ilst saUmltteu TO the uolder of ,ns
Indebtedness and his written approval
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
NOTICES TO BIDDERS.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Bids will be received until Q pm,
Friday, Nov. s, 1918, by the Memphis
Artesian Water Department, at the
Goodwin Institute building, Memphis,
Tenn, for coal handling machinery.
$500 tons of run of mine coal is to be
annually unloaded from hopper cars,
and distributed in the coal rooms.
Blue prints showing plans and cross
section of the coal room, and specified
tiores of general requirements may be
obtained from the general superintend-
ent.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
WRIT ]. WILLS,
General Superintendent Memphis Arte-
sian Water Department,
Mennhis Tenn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
MESSAGE UNDELIVERED;
JONES WANTS DAMAGES

Declaring that thu Western Union
Telegraph company's failure to deliver
a message on time prevented him from
seeing his mother before her death, A.
7. Jones, Thursday filed suit against
the corporation for damages in the
are Jones attorneys.
Jones alleges that his brother sent
him a message from Memphis on
Aug. 90 to his proper address at Mussel
Shoals, Ala, stating that his mother
was very i'll and for him to come at
once. He did not receive the telegram
until Aug. 30, his mother dying on Aug.
25, he saws.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
No Drug Hospital;
Judge Releases
Girl dope Fiend''

Acute need of a permanent emergency
hospital in Memphis for treatment of
morphine, heroin and cocaine addicts
was evinced in police court Thursday
morning, when AIine Rutledge, a young
white girl, residing at I61 Union ave-
nue., was placed on trial for stealing a
1888 shirtwaist from the Bry-Block
Mercantile company.
The condition of the girl, who ad-
mitted a drug addiction of seven years,
and who recovered four days ago from
broncho-pneunonla, aroused the SYM
pathy of Judge Fttzhugh, who declared
he could not send her to the workhouse,
Although she pleaded guilty to the
charge of shoplifting, she was released
upon her oath to leave the city.
pretty to wear.
II was only after Judge Fitzhugh in
quired of several persons in the court
room If there was a place she could be
treated that he released her. Miss Rut-
ledge sobbed during the entire trial.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
DEATHS.

George Maxwell, IS, General hospital,
Oct, II; broncho pneumonia, influenza.
Mrs. Monice Smith, As, 275 McLemore,
Oct. II; pneumonia, influenza.
Annie j. Harris, 81, 524 Summit, Oct.
16; lobar pneumonia.
Stella May Duke, 20, Exchange and
Main, Oct. Is; influenza.
], M. stephens, IS, 1876 Trigg, Oct. Is;
pneumonia, influenza. endocarditis.
Robert A. Shields, Y, lila James, Oct.
s; lobar pneumonia, Bright's disease.
Grace Lee Easley, Z months, 500 Vol
%lentine, Oct. IS; broncho pneumonia, in
fluenza.
Joseph Sgarlotte, Jr., Baptist Memo
rial hospital, Oct, 10; lobar pneumonia,
II. Charles Denham, 80, $50 Vance,
Oct. 81; pneumonia, influenza.
Georgia May Vicchini Riddick, 36, 200
East, Oct. 81; broncho pneumonia.
Thenia c. Fergesson, 55, 1864 South
Somerville, Oct. %; lobar pneumonia.
Vernon A. Valley, 81, 800 Jackson,
| Oct. %; lobar pneumonia. influenza.
e. H. ~Deffenbaugh, 30, Red Cross
Emergency hospital, Oct. %; pneumo-
MIA, Influenza.
Johnnie Copeland. . months. 1921
Greenwood. Oct. %; broncho pneumonia,
influenza.
Eizora Milton, SO, $50 North Third,
Oct. 16; influenza n asthma,
Arthur Nicely, 8, 672 South S~omerville,
Oct. IL. influenza.
Matte Parham, 25, 966 Crawford, Oct.
10: lobar pneumonia, influenza.
Clara Jones, 20. 1862 Mississippi, Oct.
20: broncho pneumonia. influenza.
Alex johnson, As, residence not shown,
Oct. /; lobar pneumonia, influenza.
Fannie j. Bufford, 2S,- $3.50 Sanford
Oct. 81, broncho pneumonia. influenza.
Allie Dodson. II, General hospital
loot u nnalnnuil meningitis infll-
en1a.
Lizzie Williams, S5, 973 Texas, Oct
81. lobar pneumonia, Influenza.
Thelma Joy Cooper, IA, 740 Zelphia
loot. %: influenza,
Early Carter. SO, s95 Texas, Oct. %
pneumonia, influenza,
Ben Satterfield, 81, General hospital
Oct, 90; broncho pneumonia, Influenza.
Eta Sanders. IS, 2Ss West 'Trigg, Oct
%; lobar pneumonia.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
I STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, Oct, 24.-Hogs, re-
ceipts 5000; steady to l0c lower; bulk
$16.OOql7.2 6; heavy. S15,50117,40;
lights, $l6.00Q17.25; pigs, $l2.60@14.50,
Cattle, receipts 5000; no ~southerns,
Si7,5o@lS,26; dressed beef steers, $i2.5O
@l7,b0 southern steers, $L00Q12.5 so;
cows, $5.5O@il. so; heifers, $1,000 IL. so;
s%tockers, S0Oql4.O0; calves, $4,000
Is. 90.
Sheep, receipts $4,000; strong; lambs,
Stl,5O@l 5. 49, yearlings. $40. OOa11, so;
wethers, 50. 50ml0.50: ewes, SS0O69 8. so;
stockers, $6,00@lS.00.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24-Hogs, receipts,
IL, 900; 10000 lower on best, 2bc lower
on others, Lights, 81 .25Gl7.3O; pigs
$t4 256 1900 mixed and butcher, sic. 50
@lL40i. good heavy, H7,25Ql7iO; bulk,
Cattle, receipts, 5000; strong; native
beef steers, Sit. 50G1S.25; yearling
steers and heifers, SO. 800 so; cows,
S7,50m12, 80; stockers and feeders, $3.50
Gl2.00; fair to prime southern beef
steers, SO. O061S.00; beef COWS and heif-
ers, S5oQl5,Oo; native calves, $3.50
sle.GOGi6'75; ewes, SIiMGI2'OO; a n
ners and choppers, s5.ooQ9,0O.
CHICAGO. Oct, 24.-~Hogs-Receipts
q 5000; steady, Butchers. $16,50@lT.60;
light, SIC. Oo3l7.25 packing, $4,000
| 1875. rough, Sl8.5 O@14.oO; pigs, good
TO choice, $lS 00614,25,
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; steady tc
| higher, Beef cattle, SIS, T5Q19 60: com.
mon and medium, 50. 50G1S.25; butcher
COWS and heifers, S6.T5d1375 rs; Gamers
| SIS 6G6.7b; choice stockers, $40, 25d
1875; common and medium, $7.50110.2 rs
| choice veal calves, SIC. 00616 so.
Sheep--Receipts, $4,000; quiet but
steady,
FORT WORTH, Texas. Oct. 24-Cat,
tie. receipts, $500; steady; beeves
S6501l45O.
Hogs, receipts, 1900; steady, Heavy
$1716m17e5,
Sheep, receipts, 900: unchanged
Lambs, Sl2. 00G13.60.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
CLAIM JAPAN HAS MADE
CONDITIONS TO CHINA

PICKING, Oct. "a. (By the Associated
ress)-Newspapers here print long
editorials on the report that Japan has
attached conditions TO the return of
the Boxer indemnity. 1t Is said that 1t
is required that China shall frame a
schedule Of subjects to be submitted
to the peace conference under Japan's
guidance and that the Chinese and Jap
anese delegates TO the conference CO.
operate under the latter's guidance con-
corning matters OF policy.
1t is also said hat Japan asks that
China win not contract loans with
other powers during the war and also
viii allow free export of minerals and
cotton to Japan.
Inquiry has failed to substantiate
these reports, but there are indications
that there Is no good basis for them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
AGENTS BLOCK PLAN
TO ESCAPE SERVICE

A plan to get deferred classification
for a number Of draftees living near
Vildo, Tenn, was blocked when agents
from the department Of justice caused
the arrest Of c. G. Hilman, who has
been bound over to await action of the
federal grand jury at Jackson, Tenn.
Two others, alleged to have been inn
plicated in the plot, probably escaped
arrest by joining the army,
The prosecution of Hilman was
brought about by w. e. McElveen, chief
investigator at Memphis for the de-
partment Of justice.
1t is alleged that Hilman and two
others had about obtained deferred
classification for themselves and others.
but the exemption board. handling their
cases, heard the testimony of a man
named W Moore, which resulted in
placing the defendants in class one.
Later the three snen met Moore, 1t Is
charged by federal officers, and beat
him,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
TRUSTEES SALE.

Robt. NJ. Beattie, attorney.
Mempbis. Tenn Sent 70 1919
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

Corn-No. . yellow, nominal; No. g.,
|sl43al4Si No. 4, 81. 8Oqt.3s.
Oats-No. 3 white, 69a7Oc; standard,
Rye-No.' ., SI,62ha163.
Barley, S7cd$l.20.
Timothy, S7,00Ul0.00.
Glover, nominal.
Pork, nominal
Lard, $2j, 00q rs, 10,
Ribs, S21, 00d2 SO,
ST, LOUIS, Oct, 24-Corn, steady;
No, . yellow, sl,52; No. 2 white, $t47.
oats, steady; No, 2, 70 lac; No. 3
white, ne,
KANSAS CITY, oct. 24.-Cash wheat,
unchanged, No, 1 hard. $2.lSh Q2l91a;
No. : nominal; No. ! red, $2.lS; No. 2,
Corn, steady; No. 2 mixed, $I4bq14S.
No; 2 white, $147@1, 90; No, 2 yellow,
Oats, nominally unchanged; No. 2
white, 69l2 670c; No. 2 mixed, 671ac.
Rye, S1.52@1.54.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. Oct. 24-The cotton
market was less active, but fIrmer dur
ing today's early trading. The South
ern selling which had been a feature
on the decline of late yesterday was
Very little In evidence at the reopen
Ming, while there was considerable COW
ering on a belief that the market was
In q firmer technical position or on re-
viving optimism as to peace prospects,
After opening steady, seven points low
er to eight points higher, December
contracts sold up from 20, zoe to 29.56c,
and January from 2S.s0c to rs, 94c be-
fore the end OF the first hour, making
net advances Of 20 to 80 points.
The early advance met renewed sell
ing for Liverpool and local account dur
ing the middle of the morning. Indica-
lions that the cold snap predicted for
the belt toward the end of this week
would not materlalize and continued
talk Of heavy ginning returns serN I'D to
encourage bearish sentiment and there
was Abreak TO 2s.15c for December n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

Moderate temperatures prevailed with
night temperatures mostly above nor
NAL Moderate 10 heavy rains IN CEN
Light to moderate rains in Oklahoma,
locally in Texas; some rain in south
east but special reports from Savan-
rah district missing. Heavy rains: Ala
6ama-Clanton 10, Livingston 2.lO;
Louisiana--Amite 2.1o, Covington 1854;
Arkansas Malvern 100; Mississippi
one to two inches at numerous sta
tons except three to six southeast.
Texas RainfaA-Austin .16, Brown
wood ,0i, Columbus ,04, Greenville IL,
Houston IL, Huntsville 80, Kopperl 10,
Lampasas rs, Long Lake IA, Long
view 10, MeNia ,O2, Paris .06 Wealth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
SAYS HUSBANDS POOR
AIM SAVED'HER LIFE

Esma Durant, negro, of Rosedale,
Miss, charged with shooting Willie Will
Iiams, another negro, through the hand
Wednesday night, came to Memphis to
shoot his wife, but HIS poor aim frus-
trated his intentions, according to Dora
Durant, who prosecuted her husband.
Williams vas shot while making a
hasty exit through a rear door. Dora
declared to Judge FitZhugh that she
was the ''bulIs-eye' at which Durant
was shooting and that she was in fear
of her life from her husband.
Durant was bound over on the charge
of shooting with intent to kill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
SCHOOL BOARD TO
PREPARE FOR OPENING

Plans for the opening Of the cltv
schools win be discussed at a meeting
OF the board of education TO be held
at headquarters. Goodwin Institute
building, Monday night at z 80.
Although the schools will not omen
until the hoard OF health feels sure that
dangers Of the Influenza epidemic are
over members of the school board hone
to have the classroom system so well
organized that the children may re-
sumo their lessons exactly where they
left eff when the schools closed,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
OWNERS TO
MEET AT JACKSON

owners Of cutover or swamp lands in
this section will meet in Jackson,
Tenn, Noy. 4, to dismuss with u. w,
Ross, engineer for the United States
reclamation service, the possibility of
such land to be used by returned SOL
diers and sailors with the coming of
peace
The meeting has been called by the
United States employment service and
is in accord with plans under way by
the government for preparing tracts of
land to be sold on easy payment to re-
turned fighting men, who heed the
back to the soil' call.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
DAILY INTERIOR,
NEW RLEAN T T

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2i.-After
hesltating on the opening today and
losing two to six points on the most
active months cotton took a fairly
strong bulge, and at the end OF the
first half hour of trading was 81 TO
SO points over yesterdays close. The
rise was In the nature of a reaction
from recent declines.
NERVOUSNESS over the bearish ginning
returns expected tomorrow caused SELL
ing. on which prices went 3 to G points
under yesterdays close. New buying
came In at the decline and at noon the
market was at a net advance OF is to
% points.
Fluctuations became harrow. At |
o'clock the trading months we're at a
net advance of II to Il points.
Ypots closed steady at decline Of 100
points, Ordinary, q oOc; good ordinary,
22.25c; low middling. Is. 76c; middling,
2s.5Oc; good middling, 30,50c. Sales On
the spot $40; TO arrive. 1885; delivered
on contract, none.
Futures closed steady at advance of
81 to s points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
WOODMEN TO MEET.

Columbian Woodmen fromsTcnnessee
Alabama, Indiana and Illinois win NEE;
In Memphis Nov. I Just how many days
the convention viii be in session has
not been announced Secretary Hayley
Of the Chamber of Commerce THURSDAY
received u letter from Lloyd u. BIN
ford, Of Atlanta, eminent counsel for
the organization, announcing that the
convention had been called in Memphis
Convention sessions probably will be
hold AZ Hotel Chlscn.