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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16
NOTICE TO MARKET EXCHANGE
SERVICE.

In order to facilitate the distri-
buttons and exchange Of agricultural
products farmers who desire to buy,
sell Of exchange cattle, hogs, sheep,
poultry, hay, seed, grains, feed and
miscellaneous products may have
their articles listed in the Market
News Bulletins. Give your name, ad-
dress, article (and if live stock, breed
and age) and price. Items to be
listed should be addressed to the
Department of Markets, College Of
Agriculture, Lexington, KY, and
should be mailed not later than Mon
day evening of the week of publica-
ton.
To avoid relisting articles al
ready purchased, sold or exchanged
future listings will be made only
upon renewal of application to this
Office This service is rendered free
of charge to producers, and will be
carried on a separate series of bull
letins than those carrying other
market news service.
Market Irish Potatoes by q. S. Gov
eminent Grades.
Growers who expect to obtain top
prices for their Irish potatoes this
year will have to market them by
the U. S. Government grades. Mixed
lots will sell at the price of the low
est grade found in the lot. The grade
requirements are stated below.
q. S. Grade No. /.
This grade shall consist of sound
potatoes of similar varietal charac-
teristics, which are practically free
from dirt, or other foreign matter,
frost injury, sunburn, second
growth, cuts, scabs, blight, dry rot,
| and damage caused by disease, in
sects or mechanical means. The
minimum diameter of potatoes of
round varieties shall be one and sew
en-eighths (1%) inches. In order
to allow for varieties incident to
commercial grading and handling,
five per centum by weight of any
lot may be under the prescribed size,
and, in addition, three per centum
by weight of any such lot may be
below the remaining requirements of
this grade.
u. S. Grade No. 2.
I This grade shall consist of pota-
toes of similar varietal Characters
tics, which are practically free from
frost, injury and decay and which
are free from serious damage caused
by dirt or other foreign matter, sum
burn, second growth, cuts, scabs,
blight, dry rot or other diseases, in
sects or mechanical means. The
minimum diameter shall be one and
one-half (1h) inches. In order to
allow for variations incidental to
commercial grading and handling, 5
Der centum by weight Of any lot may
be under the prescribed size, and, in
addition, five per centum by weight
of any such lot may be below the
remaining requirements Of this grade,
Crimson Clover For Sale.
G.. T. Wyatt, District Agent OF
Olmstead, KY, reports a supply OF
1000 bushels of Crimson Glover
Seed in grade / and grade 2, guar
anteed to terminate to standard
(grade 2 so classed because of small
amount of weather stained seed)
price s12 and $11, according to
grade. f. O. b. Allensville, Ky. Seed
shipped in good bushel cotton
bags, for which an extra charge OF
soc will be made. Address orders
and communications to Mr.. j. w
Murray, Secretary, Allensville. Ky.
Burn Wood and save .coal-hell
win the war.
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16
THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

William A. Leonard, city editor or
the Flushing, Long Island, Times,
has been killed by a German she'll.
The peace that living city ed
itor can never know, and nonor
which the public never bestows upon
the man of the desk" for work well
done. are the need of gallant cor
poral Leonard.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16
Doctors Say: Take Iron. !"

For building weak rundown
lie is the greatest blood purifier
quantities, nothing else can
public contain too
OF them contain from 10
bol counteracs the efficiency iron
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16

Leading women in the Finnish
colonies of the upper peninsula OF
Michigan have organized moVemen!
to Americanize the Firms throughout
the United States and Canada.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16

y Women are supposed to reach the
acme of their mental ability at
about the age of As, or i've years
earlier than the average age for the
masterful productiveness of man.
--A - - -
France has 100000 widows on
Government pension list.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16
II u /

The Woman's Committee of the
Council of National Defense expects
that women solicitors shall secure at
least fifty per cent. of the subscrip-
tions to the fourth Liberty Loan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
COTTON MARKETS
Frost Scare Gives Shorts
Taste of Trouble and Prices
Close at Good Advance.

saturday Afternoon. oct. 20.
Trouble broke out in the ranks OF
the cotton shorts during the short SEES
sion today. and the chief occasion for
it was 4 genuine frost scare. The
weather map showed that a cold wave
had already entered the extreme north
west section of Texas and was prom
Using to extend further overnight, with
good chance of doing some damage to
the late crop chances over the week
end. IL was below freezing al ANA
arlllo, Ten, and snow was falling, while
the forecast later called for freezing
in Oklahoma, with n and colder as
far dow as upper Texas and includ-
ing the northwestern Section of Ar
kansas, This was too much for the
bears, who had been very much en-
boldened by their recent success, and
they covered freely. The result was
an advance of S. a bale In q short
while, the rise at the highest level
being about s. 80 a bale oVer the weeks
low level.
The map showed that in other sec
tons of the belt considerable rain was
wing IfNtlNt h. WHICH II moi bNSA iVl
the crop. for some sections are re-
porting that so much moisture is CauS-
ing bollS to rot and seed to sprout.
II was also feared that if the cold
ave should not lose intensity there
might be frost in the central belt and
TO the east, which naturally would put
a quletus on talk of the crop being
added to.
News from Europe also had favor
able effect, for there is apparently a
considerable expectation that develop
ments are shaping themselves for real
progress toward peace. The basis for
1t seems to be the attitude of Turkey
and the conditions in Austria Hun
gary, which are expected to have inn
portant effect on what Germany will
do. However, this merely added to the
disposition of the market to recover
after its recent spell of easiness.
The opening was erratic, New York
being a shade to the bad for the near
months, while New Orleans, which
evidently had better information as to
tle weather prospect, was firm and
higher. II required ii few minutes for
the markets to get in line with each
other, after which the upturn was
steady and reflected the covering by
shorts, December opened at %. &c,
touched ? points lower and then shot
up to 3O,65C. but closed some lower. as
traders accepted profits on the bulge.
FINALS were steady and SO to 10 points
to the good in New York and steady
and 81 to 10 in New Orleans. Liver
pool should come IS points to the good
on Monday.
Spot quotations were up as a rule.
but business reported was moderate.
There was, however, better inquiry, as
the bulge tended to arouse buying to
the danger of being caught short while
the producer is getting help from the
weather New Orleans sold 1853
bales at so points up, Memphis sold
800 at no change. Houston sold 2,l4O
at 10 up. Dallas 1857 at 60 up and Gal
centers ranging from $3.50 to 80. 25c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
WEST TENNESSEE.
GINS WILL CLOSE
FOR ENTIRE WEEK

All cotton gins in West Tennessee
will close down all OF mex week with
q view to relieving congestion at oil
mills in Memphis and in other coun-
ties in this division.
This was decided at a meeting of
West Tennessee ginners ana local rep
,esentatives Of the food administration
at the Chamber Of Commerce Saturday
morning. Following general. discussion
of the subject, during which 1t was
shown that oil mills are unable to AXE
prompt care of seed offered them, Paul
billiard, c~ottonseed representative OF the
Tennessee food administration, was IN
structed to request all county food ad-
illustrators in West Tennessee to ask
that gins in their counties be closed
for this period.
Mr.. billiard will not issue orders for
such closing. He explained, however,
that public sentiment would insure
closing of all gins as a patriotic meas
ure to conserve c~ottonseed oil ana lats'
as well as meal.
Representatives of the Tennessee
,Crushers' association said with closing
of the gins for a week, they would 40
everything in their power TO clear up
the congestion and prepare themselves
for taking care of seed as offered Just
now, it was pointed out, mills are serl-
ously handicapped by lack OF labor and
by inefficiency of much OF that avail
able. 1t was emphasized that seed Is
being offered in much larger volume
than usual. in some instances receipts
being so to &C per cent ahead Of last
year.
After adjournment of the meeting
called by food administration, ginners
organized the West Tennessee Ginners
association to succeed the Shelby Coun-
ty Ginners' association, formed a few
days ago. Geo, T. Webb, president Of
the latter. was elected to head the new
society. Walter Goodman. Memphis, is
secretary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MCCORMICK RESIGNS
POST FOR ARTILLERY

Grover N. Mccormick, assistant at
torney-general, Saturday resigned from
office to enter the army. He will leave
Sunday night for Camp Zachary Taylor,
Louisville, Ky, to enroll in the artil-
lery training schools there.
Mr.. Mccormick served several terms
in the state legislature. lie also was
city attorney, r%esigning that position
to serve with the Chickasaw Guards on
the Mexican border, when war was i'm
minent with Mexico. On his return he
was mustered out due to a minor ply
steal defect. Since that time he sought
to enter the officers training school,
hut failed to get in due to the same
minor defect. Recently he found that
he could get in the artillery school and
resigned as a candidate for the state
senate In order to remain assistant at
torney-general until the camp opened,
Saturday he resigned as aid to Gen.
Bates to enter the school at Louisville,
Gen. Bates said Saturday that Mr..
Mccormick resignation is effective
Nov. l. He has not yet decided on
Mr.. McCormick'S successor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-Actual con
dition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $133, III, 10 reserve in
excess of legal requirements; This is
an increase of $104,1S4,55O from last
week.
The statement follows:
ACTUAL CONDITION.
Loans, discounts, etc, 81, ITO, 1886, 900
increase, $l04, 1876, 900.
Cash in own vaults, members federal
reserve bank. ca s106, 5S7, 900; in
crease, $2,123, 900.
Reserve in federal reserve bank of
member banks, $617, 09S, 900; increase,
$97, 1888, 600.
Reserve in W vaults, state banks
and trust companies, (B) $40, 212, 900
increase, $95, 900.
Reserve in depositaries, state banks
and trust companies, $S,652, 900; in
crease, $3.50, 600.
'Net demand deposits, SO. 1853, 1888 900;
decrease. $40. $50, 900.
Net time deposits, $14S, 779, 900; in
crease, $3,53l,000.
Circulation, sSS, O4S, 900; increase,
$4,000.
Specie included in (Al and OBJ, $50
'tnited States deposits deducted,
$474. 1881 900.
Aggregate reserve, $685., 962, 900.
Excess reserve. $133,777,7 no; increase,
$l04, 1874, $50.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts. etc, $735, 1856, 100.
increase, $23, 1876, 900.
Gold. 1888, 200; decrease, S277,600
Currency and bank notes, SIS. 469, 500;
increase, 1857, 500.
Deposits with federal reserve bank,
New York. $61 ,234, 900; increase, 81, 7O5, p
200.
Total deposits, s796, S57, 800; increase,
$24, 551 900,
Banks: Cash in vault, SIS, $40, 900.
Trust companies: Cash in vault, SO
9S7, 700,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MEMPHIS MARKETS

Bureau of markets review Of Mem
phis market Saturday; h.
Potatoes-No fresh carlot arrivals,
one unbroken car on track. Demand
and movement moderate, little change
in prices. Sales direct to retailers; Co
and Rurals, U. s. grade No. l, $2.50d
50; Minnesota, sacked, Early Ohio, U.
S. grade No. /, S2.25.
Apples 49, Three Illinois, on New
York, n West Virginia. one
Missouri, seven Virginia arrived
30 cars on track, including brok-
en- and u~nbroken, some going to storage.
Demand and movement moderate, 1T
tie change in prices. Sales direct to re-
tailers; Virginia and Illinois, Yorks,
As, $6,50q7 90; Ganos, AS, Sc. 50n7 so;
Winesaps, AS, IS. 50Q9. 90; Ben Davis,
$5,5O@6.5 so; New York, Kings and Green
ings, AS, $500
Sweet Potatoes-No fresh carlot ar
rivals, homegrown supplying market.
supplies liberal. Demand and movement
moderate, quality and condition good,
Sales by growers, wagonload lots. bushel
baskets, Nancy Halls and Yellow Vans,
90cd$l.00 90.
Cabbage-No fresh carlot arrivals. no
cars on track. Demand and movement
moderate, little change in prices, quail
ity and condition good. Sales direct TO
retailers; Northern, 100-lb. sacks, Hol-
land and domestic, $2.25G2. 80; some So,
Grapes-No fresh CARROT arrivals, one
broken car on track. Demand good.
Western, no supplies on market; New
York, Concord, 2-quart climax baskets,
SOC,
Onions-One Iowa, one Washington
arrived, two unbroken cars on track.
Demand and movement moderate, no
change in prices, quality and condition
good. Sales direct to %retails: North
ern and Middle Western, 100-lb. sacks,
Red Globe, So. 25Q2. so; 1O0-lb. sacks,
Yellow Globe. 81. 50Q3. 90.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BY GEORGE WILLIAMSON.

The course of values in the cotton
market during the past week was
downward, although the pace was only
moderately rapid. 1t seemed a case
Of where the decline reflected continued
waiting among %spinners and no inter
ilption to making Of the late crop, for
weather was in the main favorable.
There was naturally accumulation of
cotton in the belt, although most Of
t at ~uncounted points, and one of the
bearish theories was that its weight
would soon be such as to assure less
independence about selling at conces-
sions.
The speculative market reached its
lowest level on Thursday, nearly 200
Rlnts under the highest OF the week,
ut recovered some when the smaller
ginning figures started shorts to coy
ering. Finals showed a net loss of lie
TO l46 points in New York and from
1875 to 147 in New Orleans. The De-
cember position in New York touched
as lew as 29.15c. but there was sig
nificant lessening Of pressure around
the bottom, when it was seen that spots
were not responding fully the short in
terest was becoming a bit unwieldly.
In the spot department quotations
were somewhat irregular, rejecting
the unnatural conditions prevailing,
but declines were general and middling
uplands ranged at the close from 2S,75c
in Mobile, to 31.50c in Houston. Loss
for the week was from so to $50 points,
The speculative element did not have
much on which to base its activity,
which was limited, but the absence Of
demand for the actual furnished bears
with an excuse for confidence. Some
hedge selling was reported, but it was
assumed it was chiefly by people who
had bought spots. This was not in
large volume at any time. Liverpool
on several different days, while the
Wall street crowd and certain large
snot interests took part in it also,
The strictly speculative element is not
large now. so the market was left to
rely on developments in the spot de-
partment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The cotton
market was quiet early today, but a
somewhat irregular opening was fol-
lowed by fairly steady prices as a re-
suit OF covering for over the week end.
There were a few overnight selling Or
ders and near months were relatively
easy at the start, with December sell
ing off TO 29.60c, or II points net lower,
and with the general list opening eight
points lower to three points higher.
December soon rallied to 20. S5c, while
January sold up from 29.15 to %, soc.
ana covering was promoted by pros
poets that wet weather in the South
would be followed by lower tempera-
lures. There was no improvement in
the volume of business, however. and
there was scattering liquidation at the
net advance of about II to IA points
which caused slight recessions before
the end of the first hour.
The market became more active after
the publication Of the Western belt
forecast for freezing weather with snow
in some sections. For a time the trad
ing was excited with December selling
up to 3G,65C and January to &C. 05c or
&c to 81 points net higher. There was
enough realizing at this level to cause
reactions, but the market closed
steady,
Futures closed steady at advance Of
63 to 70 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
GOOD SHEPHERD
MUST Be SAVED
Campaign Opens Monday to
Raise $4,000 for
the Home.

Friends Of the Home Of the Good
Shepherd are planning to put on a cam
paign next week to raise $4,000 Tor the
institution.
S. M. Williamson is chairman Of the
general committee and C., A. Gerber is
vice-chairman. John A., Riechman Is
chairman in charge of team work.
The teams will be selected perhaps III
time to begin the campalgn Monday'
but IL not they will start Tuesday at the
latest.
The Home of the Good Shepherd is
badly in need of funds. For the past
few months, and especially since the
crusade against immortality has been
waged to such an extent, 1t mas peeh
taxed to it's capacity and its
have been overtaxed.
II Is believed that a campaign or not
more than W days will secure the
amount required to finance the institu-
ton for a year.
During the past few months the mum
Der of inmates has been only a little un"
der 200. Any woman may find a refuge
| there and no one is ever turned away
In the course Of a year hundreds come
there from surrounding sections or
North Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas
and Western Tennessee. The people or
those sections Will be given an oppor-
tunity during the campaign to sub
scribe to the upkeep of the institution
which exists as much for their unfortu-
mates as for those of Memphis and the
immediate vicinity. .
No institution in Memphis lends itself
to a more commendable work, Persons
confined there receive medical atten-
ton and every consideration that is for
their advantage. The tax upon it's re-
sources in the past has been so heavy
mai the home is in financial straits.
The money must be raised in order for
it to continue to exist and keep up the
work that no other institution is pre-
pared TO do.
MIR. Riechman said Saturday that he
did not anticipate the slightest Difficult
ty in raising the required sum, as the
people of Memphis are well acquainted
with the character of work tina Is be-
ing done by the Home Of he Good
Shepherd, and he believed that their
contributions would be liberal,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
GRAIN MARKETS,
Reports of Turkey Offering
Surrender Have BeariSh e.
feet on Corn Market. .

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Reports of an
offer by Turkey amounting to surren'
der weakened the corn market today
| after an early advance. The initial ap.
pearance Of strength was due to wet
weather, which appeared likely to
bring about a decrease of the crop
movements. Trade was of only mod
crate volume. Opening prices, which
ranged from lsc to he higher, with
November $l.27a4 to $l.2Si2 and De-
cember $1.23 TO $l.23h, were followed
by a decline to well below yesterday =
finish,
Announcement of new minimum hog
prices for November failed 10 check the
downward tendency which had been Civ
en- to corn by diplomatic developments
In Europe. The market closed heavy,
11R42Bc net lower, with November
81, 23& 91.251a, and December $l.2O% q
POS.
Oats were governed by the same fac
tors as corn. After opening &c Off TO
&c up, with November 10&c TO Tic, a
general sag took place.
Big advances in provisions resulted
from bullish predictions regarding No
vember hog prices, The Steepest rise
was in January delivery Of pork. ~,
Posting Of the actual figures settled
upon for hogs sold in November lifted
provisions still higher, notably adding
81 to the cost of January pork. Later,
however, a reaction set in, and extreme
top quotations were not maintained,
Gloss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
SHOP EARLY FOR XMAS
TO Be BANNER PLEA

do your Christmas shopping early
Banners bearing this phrase will sup
plant the streamers that ~admonished
everyone to do his full duty in buying
Liberty bonds.
In an effort to prevent a rush of
eleventh hour shopping at Christmas
time, with its accompanying congestion
the war industries board has inaugur-
ated a nationwide early shopping cam
paign. The employers association,
working in conjunction with the board,
is boosting the campaign in Memphis
and has induced various retail organi-
ners repainted with the early shopping
slogan. The new banners will appear
next week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
NEW ORLEANS T T

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-Threat Of
colder weather in the belt and renewed
talk Of an early peace caused a buying
wave in cotton today which In the first
half hour of business put prices IS to
3S points over yesterdays close.
Spots closed steady al advance Of
80 points, ordinary. 2l.75c; good ordi-
nary %. 00c; low midd ing. 26.51c, mid
ding, 30 25c; good middting, 3i.2h. Sales
on the spot, 1883: to arrive. 300, De-
livered on contract. o N
The forecast Of rainy and colder
weather for the belt over Sunday, witty
snow and freezing in portions Of the
northwest section, coupled with the ru-
NOR that Turkey had surrendered, ma
terially increased the demand, Late
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
FROM WALL STREET
Short Covering in Volume Fea.
ture Of Stock and Some
Sharp Gains Made.

NEW YORK. O,t sG.-Short covering
was am Important factor IN the hrief
period OF trading ON the stock exchange
today Money restrictions again served
20 Keep dealings within moderate limits,
but speculative shares We're stronger
and more active than standard issues.
Mexican Petroleum made an extreme
advance of IL points and Royal Dutch
rose u. South Porto Rico Sugar gain
ing To- points uu its first sale in Sev
eral weeks General Motors rose 8 and
Studebaker 8 points Other notable fea
lures included Southern Pacific. Union
Pacific and Marine preferrcd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
NITRATE PLANT MARKS
UP BIG LOAN RECORD

SHEFFIELD, Ala. Oct. 26.-Govern-
ment nitrate plant No. 2 here believes
1t has established a subscription rec
ord for per capita subscriptions to the
fourth Liberty loan.
The total subscription of the big
plant was $685., $50. or 345 per cent OF
Its quota OF 1925, 900, The per capita
subscription counting every name on
the pay roll was s6S.61.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
RUNAWAY NEGRESS
FINED BY CITY JUDGE

Rosie Lane, negress, of Hubert, Ark,
who ran away from her husband. Bob
Lane, and anne to Memphis with a
cousin, Robert Walt, and her hus-
bands 1885 in cotton money, was fined
$40 in police court Saturday by Judge
Fitzhugh. She denied she stole the
money, asserting he gave it to her.
Lane caused his wife's arrest when
he followed the two to Memphis and
met them face to face on the street.
Walt abandoned Rosie to her fate and
made good his escape with the money.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Grain.

Chtcago-The provision market has
turned leader. There are no maNimums
ON January products, Report lie tC
I7lqc hog minimum price for Novemhcl
hogs advanced lac to lc per pound
Poole says errattc hog price has i'm.
paired confidence in the price fiNinG
policy and n heavy November move
men Is assured Washington reports
cover an average price for packing
hogs of l6}gC, with i7t2c for butcher
droves. Confirmation Is awaited
Wapnpr A. On