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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
Cotton Goods Review

New York, November 3o.-The termi-
 nation of government contracts for
 cotton goods-is coming about more
 quickly than the restoration of confi-
 dence in values among civilian custom
 CTS of mills, 1t appeared this week.
 This Is causing anxiety in the trade as to the course of business in the
 next two or three months. The wage schedules of the past six months are to mills and it is believed labor troubles will be minimized during the period of readjustment.
 Fewer cancellations of civilian
 orders have followed the united de- termination of merchants and mills to fight unjust attempts to wipe out | orders not yet due for delivery It has i been found necessary to accept many cancellations due to nondelivery and taken in conjunction with the neces- gary ending of government work in more or less unsettled Printers will hold spring prices without change and lmany merchants handling standard l civilian goods will make no new prices at this time.
 1 In gray goods markets prices are l falling and very moderate amount l of new business has been accerted on l levels 20 per- cent under government
 maxirnkris. Spot goods may be had 10 ! per cent under the maximum figures. i The termination of Red Cross orders
 will not be brought about In way to 1 further disturb the markets by resales
 or by the sudden shutting off of all business
 l Export inquiries have been increas- | ing but it is hard to close new busi- ness with values so unsettled. Prices are nominal, government figures as l follows: Print cloths, 2S-inch 64x64s. i12Ac; 6fxe0s. 11Ssc; 3Slf inch 64x64s l16Ac: brown sheetings. southern standards, 20Hc; denims. S2.20; south ern indigo, 371kc; tickings, s-ounce
 staplesi 3s%c; prints 19Mc; staple
 ginghams. 1sAc; dress ginghams, 22c
 and 24c
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FORGED TO PLAY NATIONAL ANTHEM

Pittsburg. November So,-How an Amer iean infantry regiment captured Ger mar band of 50 pieces and forced the Huns to play the Star-Spangled Banner is told in letter received here recently by the Rev. Thomas Allan, retired Methodist minister. from his son. Corp E w Allan. of the 31oth infantry.
 Corporal Allan, in his letter, says that the regiment, in a surprise attack with out a barrage. took the German band intact. As the victorious Yankees were enroute to the rear with the prisoners they called halt along the road and by whistling and singing gave the Ger mans a working idea of 'The Star-Span, gled Banner"
 Just as soon as the Hufrs had mastered
 he selection the American soldiers lined
 he prfsonersSup and forged them to pla. the national anthem Of the United States to which tune they marched to the prison eages
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New York, November 3o.-No fresh de. velopments in connection with the ef- forts to secure the removal of wartime restrictions was reported in the coffee U ade here today and the situation in the local market was unchanged.
 The official cables from Brazil showed continued firmness there, with an ad- vance of 75 reis in the Rio market, while Santos spots were 200 reis and futures 75 to 125 reis higher. Santos reported a clearance of 5000 bags for the United States. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports were 5000 bags, and Jundahy re- ceipts S3,000.
 The local spot market remained entire ly nominal as to quotaNons A brisk demand is reported with small offerings and prices very irregular owing to the fact that they are based upon the vary ing cost of individual lots. Moderate sales have been reported in the~cost and freight market during the past few days at prices ranging from 19.90c to 20. 25c for Santos 4s. steamer shipments. London credits.
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COTTON SEEKS THE
 BOTTOM FOR ALOSS
 OF ABOUT S7 ABALE
Close Was Lowest Point of Day, With Tone Barely Steady, 95 to 120s
 Points Off

New York, November 30.-There was
 a break approximately of s7 bale
 In cotton today with January and later
 deliveries making new low ground for
 the season. January sold of to 25.30c
 or 120 points below last nights close
 and 20 points under the lowest price
 reached just after the signing of the armistice and before the publication or
 der prohibiting short sales. The close
 was at the latest point of the day with the tone barely steady at net decline of 95 to 120 points.
 The market opened irregular at un- changed prices to a decline of 55 points. There was enough covering and scat tered buying on reports of continued firm spot markets to cause slight bulges right after the call, but the market soon turned weak on the unfavorable view of the dry goods situation, continued Liquidation and scattered southern sell- ing. Reports that hedges were being sold against stocks of goods for which there was no immediate civilian de- mand increased the nervousness of re- cent buyers. and the market brought the more rapidly. December contracts sold ofr to 2s.5oc, Or 100 points net low CT, while March touched 24.45c and May 2405c in the late trading. Except for a moderate demand from spot house brok- CTS who were said to be fixing prices for spinners, there was very little buy ling, and general sentiment was very much unsettled during the entire morn ing.
 There was no change in the charac- ter of spot news from the south, but the reports that holders were refusing to sell at the decline were offset by the absence of any aggressive buying for trade account. Fall River mill opera Hives are said to have accepted the pro- posal to continue present wages pend- ing more settled Conditions in the trade, Some of the weekly reviews of the goods situation read rather more encourage ingly, but the opinion has been quite 1 generally expressed around the ring here that civilian demand is not ex- banding sufficiently to offset the falling off in the demand from the govern
 ment
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Over Campbell & Co.'S Wire.

| New Orleans, November 30.-Heavy of ferings pressed against values in the cotton market today and caused loss of 60 to 65 points before the middle of the morning, following rise of 5 points on the strongest months on the first call. The offerings appeared to be of the same character as those seen in the late trading of yesterday and the ring did not take them well at all. The mar ket had little buying power at any time. The tendency on the floor was to think that dscoura sed longs. were letting go in volume but New York continued to play up the idea that southern spots were pressing against the market. Prob- ably there was some hedge selling, es- pecially around the opening but we do not think it was heavy enough to account for the slump.
 The decline was made in the face of an increased export movement, early foreign clearances today amounting to 440o3 bales against 24501 bales at the total export movement this day last year We desire to point out that from new on last year only small export move- ment occurred while from now on this year shipments are bound to increase materially and 1t is possible that this week, beginning today and ending next Friday. will be the largest of the sea- sdh thus far on the score of shipments because of the removal. next Monday morning of good part of the restric- tions under which the trade has been laboring during the course of the war
 The weather promises to be more fav- orable, but the ginning period to be con sidered in the coming report by the cen sus bureau end today and small out mt is likely. We look for higher. mai ket on technical points alone.
 Towards the end the active months were ss, to se points down. net. TRe close was S5 to 93 down.--Shepard Giuck
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WILL URGE USE OF
 THE METRIC SYSTEM

Washington November 2s-Adoption of the metric system of weights and meas ures for the United States will be urged upon Congress by the American section of the international high commission. which aims to bring about greater uni- formity of commercial law and regula- tions and more stable financial rela- tions between the United States and the South and Central American rspub- lies.
 The American section holds.Athat in view of probable closer commercial re- lations between North and South Amer ica it would be of immense value. to business interests to substitute the meter kilometer. centimeter. liter. hec- toliter, leetare. gram land kiloEram. for the yard mile. inch. quart. gnllon. acre. ounce and pound.
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Sugar Market

New York. November 30.-There were no further purchases of raw sugar an- nounced by the committee. although 1t is understood that Fthe remaining sup plies of old crop sugar for this country will be shipped during the next 20 or 30 days, when the new crop will about be- gin. Prices are unchanged at $7.2S for centrifugal to the refiner.
 In refined business should commence to increase considerably, now that prac- tically all restrictions are removed and that an increased allowance is permitted in households beginning December l. Prices are unchanged on the basis of Sc for fine granulated
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Money Market.

tile paper. 6 per cent. Sterling. 6C-day Lills, 4.73%; commercial 60zday bills on banks, 4.72%; commercial SO day bills. 4.72ss; demand, 4.75%: cables, 4.76 7-16.
 Francs. demand, 5.45s cables, 5.45, Builders. demand. 42h: cables, 425a. Lire. demand, 6.3s; cables, 6.S5. Rubles. demand I3Ht cables, H. nominal.
 Mexican dollars 77h; government
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Clearing House Banks

New York, November @.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week 6 days) show that they hold s64. .1so. 75o reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is g decrease of s32,SS3,2sO from last week.
 The statement follows; Actual condition: Loans, discounts, etc. s4,s22, ,ss6.0oo. de- crease, $57,535.000. reserve banks. (a) slo6,oso.00O, decrease s1, ,377, 900. Reserve in federal reserve bank of member banks, s53s.Sl7,ooo. decreas "A, I04o,000. Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies (b) s10,407 .000 increase SIS, ,0O0
 Reserve Z in depositaries, state banks and trust companies, $9.S6O.o00. increase s301 oo0.
 fx) Net demand deposits ss,7s7 7.525. 900. de- crease $83. .459, ,000..
 Net time deposits sl54.Oo2.oo increase s69s.oO0
 Circulation S5, ,44s, ,000. decrease $119.00o.
 Specie, included in (a) and (b) $5s,- s95 GOO
 tx) United States deposits deducted, $231, ,500.00
 Aggregate reserve s55s,oS4.ooo.
 Excess reserve ss4,1s0750. decrease sSo.- sS3, ,230
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York, not in cluded in cleariAg house statement:
 Loans, discounts, etc., $70,0Ss. 300, de- crease sl7,942, 300.
 Gold, sS, ,l37, TOO, decrease sg71, 300.
 Currency and bank notes $15. 300, i'm crease $23s, 400
 Deposits with federal reserve bank New York, s5S, ,7aS, ,1oO. Increase S05,000.
 Total deposits $749. .494.9oo, decrease $l3.- 067, 900
 Banks cash in vault $15. .395. 6C0.
 Trust companies cash in vault. S66,- 73S, 700
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Live Stock

Kansas City. November ao.-Hogs: Re
 ceipts, 1000 lower; heavy, $16. 90l17 55
 butchers. $17l5@l7 55: lights. $ls soQl7 50;
 pigs s10@14.
 Cattle: Receipts. 800 steady: prime steers
 SIT 50019. 50: southern steers, $6012; COWS,
 $5@l2.5o; heifers. N@125o: calves. ss.5ou 13.50.
 Sheep: Receipts none. nominal to
 steady lambs, $11@l5; yeariings, $1o 5NQD
 11.75; wethers, s9Ql050; ewes. sS@9.
 st. Louis, November so.--Hogs: Re-
 ceipts l5oo, steady. Lights. sl7.s5@1750 pigs. slsa16; mixeo and butchers. N7.s59 |-17.75: good. heavy. S7. .6og17.75. Cattle: Receipts, 15l0. steady. Native beef %steers $1l. 5091s.2s heifers. $500 1850; cows, $7.5O@12. 50; calves, $7.750l7. .25. sheep: Receipts 300. steady Lambs. .lks017ls. 75; ewes. N1G1a.
 Chicago. November 3O-.H Hogs: Receipts, s3kooo; market steady to shade lower than yesterdays average. Butchers. N7. 50 @l7.S0; lights, $16. z5dD17.65; packing. sl6.7o ar 70; throwouts. u5@166O; pigs. good, to choice, $l&5oaa55e.
 Cattle: Receipts, e000, compared to . week ago, choice and prime natives. steady; others and westerns unevenly 25c to '57c lower. Butcher cattle mostly soc to 75c lower; canners. 50c lower; calves, eteady, best feeders steady; medium and common stockefs, soc to 75c lower. Sheep; Receipts, 5000, compared with a week ago, fat lambs. 25c to e6c lower: 1 good and choice decltnins most; sheep A
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today. Cotton goods and yarn eased. Purlaps were lower. Wool goods were very quiet; silks quiet.
Over McReynolds & Julian's Wire

New Orleans. November 39.r-Liquidation by discouraged longs, due to continuance
 of sma1 spinners takings of American
 cotton and hedging of spots influenced
 the market to lower level today. The
 price of cotton future delivery is now
 down to about the present cost of pro-
 auction, and much lower than the value
 at which cotton goods are quoted. Do-
 mestic and foreign spinners are operat-
 ing on big margin of profit. but taking
 advantage of present unsettled condi-
 tions, New England spinners have been
 buying from hand-to- mouth only in or
 der to make their position all the bet
 ter.
 Southern spinners, however have taken
 literally so far this season and Euro
 pean mills are gradually increasing their
 takngs of late. and will probably buy
 more freely in the future since their re-
 serves are virtually exhausted. Com
 pared with last season northern mills
 have taken 745,000 bales against 1,0l1, ,o00;
 southern mills, 1650.O00, against l, ,657, 900;
 European mills 1.1S1, ,000 compared with ,562, ,000 Exports show signs of expand ing from all ports the past week, 115,000; last year, 95,0Oo. and stock on shipboard at all ports yesterday. awaiting to be cleared, was 153,0Oo. against 123,ooo one year ago.
 The spinner is still operating on the theory that cotton Is due to go lower, with most other commodities, owing to | the world having changed from 8 war to peace basis, ignoring the scant sup l plies of raw cotton and cotton goods in the world outside of the United States. Another bearishi influence in the market at present is the belief that the govern ment crop estimate, due about December l To-. will indicate crop in excess of l2,- | 900 900, bales. exclusive of linters, as it's forecast of October 2 based on condi- l tions prevailing September 25, pointed to l a yield of il, l,S1S,000 bales without linters. There was no general killing frost in | the cotton region until recently, which | is thought added materially to the scrop l by permitting the top crop to mtaure. Nevertheless, private opinions and ad- vices differ as to the probable size of 1 this years crop, many reports indicat- l ing yield less than F, 100000 bales ex- elusive of linters, some pointing to pro- duction of less than 100000 bales with out linters On December returns on | ginnings to the close of November will be published; they may fall behind last years 9,714,000 bales, in which year the ] crop, was only Il 1.24S.o00, exclusive oi l linters.--H. & B. Beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans. November 30.-Spot cot ton quiet 50 points off. Sales on the spot one bale, to arrive 200. Low mid ding. 25c; middling, 2S.75c;, good mid ding, 2s.75. Receipts, l3,2s7; stock. sS5.s5
 New York November 30-Cotton spot quiet; middling, 2S. 10c.
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w. E. Campbell

Stocks. grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondents Shepard . Gluck, New Orleans; E. w. Wagner C ous, quotations; private wires to all exchanges.
 618 and 617 Woodward Bldg.
 Telephone Main 6141
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Hubbard Bros & Ca.

Cotton Merchants, Hnreves Square, N, Y. Members New Yora Ion Ex- change, New Orleans GDt pr A&G,ange. New York Produce TxchaugG. S&aetat- ed Members Liverpool GefEnH Aas5e iass ton. Orders solicited fNr thc p{rs,s4sW and sale Of Cotton sxc Cation See% gtt for future delivery. saeslai A1tAsk3xeA and liberal terms given fQt c@u&sf ments of spot cotton for dGa.vGEy E0rs respondence invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
Downtown Markets Did an Extra
 Good Business All Day Yesterday
By JOHN o MOSES

10 see the CTOWQS dt uOWItOWh btshfT kets. one would not think there had been Thanksgiving a few days previous Retailers claimed to be doing an extra fine business, while the wholesalers were busy with morning deliveries. Fish seems plentiful, with nice as- sortment. Some large shrimp have also been on the stands of late. together with fat oysters. Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Fryers-Two pounds and under. 35@40c. Guineas-50c each. Roosters-1541Sc. Turkeys--Live. 35c. Ducks-30c lb. Hens--27G2Sc.
 Spanish Mackerel-z211c. Pompano-S5c. Salt Water Trout 20Q22c. Mixed Fish--12c Red Snapper Headless and drawn, 20 Q21c.
 Gray snapper-Headless and drawn, 14c. Mulet--10Q11c. White Trout-12c Chesapeake Bay Oysters-Extra select g 60 gallon. .sss Meal and Feedstuff Hen FeedA per 1oo-lb. sack Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed--s70 C. & Meal, Per Cent-$5S. Peanut Meals-s64. Kiddo Feed Meal-s45.50. Velvet Bean Meal-$4s. Old Style Hulls-s29. Lintless Hulls-s1 Corn-$1.90. Corn Chops-$3.s5. No. White Oats-S per bu. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-ss per ton. Southern Alfalfa-$46. No. 1 Timothy-s4S. Clover and Timothy-s42. Shucks-$15.
 Live Stock
 (Unon Stock Yards.) Fed Steers: Good to Choice-SG9c. Medium to Good--71Sc. Common to Medium--6G17c. \ < Grass cattle according to weight. quail ity and flesh: Steers-7g8c- Fat Cows-7@Scs Medium Cows--sQ7c. Cutters-596c. Canners--4QI5c. Heavy Bulls-61zQ17Mc. Light Bulls-51aQ611c. Oxen-4G5c.
 Fat Yearings-e07c. Medium Yearlings-6Q6c. Vealers-7QSc. Hogs:
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs-165 pounds and up. 151x016,Ac. Choice Corn Fed Hogs-ls5 to 1s5 lbs. l31ka131ac.
 Light Pigs-9o lbs. down, 12c. : Best Heavy Rough Hogs--131a@145kc. Half Fat Rough Hogs-12139 31sc. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to Pc per pound less than above prices.
 Hides and Tallow No. 1 Green Salt Hides-l7q1sc. No. 2 Green Salt Hides-16117c. Half Cured Hides-1@2c less No. 1 Green Hides-14Q15c. No. Green Hides-13914c. No. Dry Flint Hides 27@2Sc. No. Dry Flint Hides-26G27c. No. 1 Dry Salt Hides -24G25c. S No. Dry Salt Hides-23G24c. Goat skins--s0G90c.
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McREYNOLDs & JULIAN

Members N. o. Cotton Exchange
 Chicago Board of Trade Correspondents H. < H. Beer. New Orr leans, La., Clement Curtis & Co.,. Chi- cngo, J. s. Bache X Co.,, New York.
 l.. U..PhOne SS0 =
 303-4-5-8 Empire BIdg.
 Birmingham. Ala.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, November 30.-Turpentine, nothing doing; 7sc; no sales; receipts, Rosin, dull; receipts, 3S9, shipments, {; stock, 30.S62. Quote: B. D. E, F and c. SIS: H. s15.1o; I, $15.s5: K. s1s.25; M. s1s.5o; N. 31s7O; VIC, $16.s0; wv, $16.90.
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Bonds.

Centralfof Georgia Con. 5s ..... 9S4 Illinois Central ref. As ...s. ..s.. 84
 Louisville & Nashville un. As ..-. ss1s St. Louis & San Fran adj. 6s ..g 7tA Seaboard Air Line adj 5s ..s. b71s Southern Bell Telephone 5s ..... 931a Southern Railway 5s ........... 361s Southern Railway gen. As ... 69s: U. s. Steel 5s ... 100
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. November s0.-Cotton seed oil was quotably lower. Prime crude, s17.50; prime summer yellow, December, s21.60 January, $2l 65; March, $22.
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Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling. 2s.75c; re-
 ceipts, 1s.2s7; exports.s 25so: sales, 2so1; stock, 3S5.352. Galveston: Middling, aoc; receipts, ls74s; exports, 14,o13; sales, 1850; ;~stock. lS12.951 i Mobile Middllng. gre; receipts, 1os5; l stock, 2S.164. i Savannah: Middling, 2sc; receipts, i3971, stock. 2s2,Oss. Charleston: Receipts. sss; stock. 5l,-
 BOP;
 wilmpgton.s Receipts, 2s7,s stock. l45,346 i Texas City: Stock. 1o.51S. Norfolk: Middiing, 27.2sc; receipts, l2571; stock. S6.924. | Baltimore: Stock, 12,302. Boston: Middling, 29.o5c; stock. Ill., Philadelphia: Middling. 2s.s5c; stock, l10,295
 New York: MaddIinx. ss.loc; stock. l157.0o7 Minor ports: Receipts, es,s51; exports. 44.00S; stock. $50. Total today: Receipts, 55, ,43O; exporta COSTS; stock, 1.409.54s. Total for week: Receipts. 55.4so; exports. 60,b76. Total for season: 2,fs5.s2s; exports l1,s44.7os n Interior Movement | Houston: Midd1ing, 29s40c; receipts,
 s45; shipments. 67os; sales. 17s5. stock, I33s,167.
 Memphis: Middling. soc: receipts,
 s471; shipments, 3o32; sales, 400; stock,
 270.12S.
 Augusta: Middling. 2712; receipts, Ilis7; shipments. l4ss; sales. a74; stock. ll42.761.
 St., Louis: Middling. s0c; receipts. 66S1: shipments 59s5; stock, 22.401. Little Rock: Middling, 2s.50c: receipts, i'll; shipments, 122E sales, 1221; stock, l312S5. 1 Total today: Receipts. 1s.s25: ship
 ments, 1S.43S; stock. s04s743. Dry Goods ] New York. Aovembers 80. Phe re ail
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s. R. Stewart & Co.

401-Z Woodward Bldg. Grain handled In lots 1OO0 bushels and upward. Also fractional lots of stock,
 Personal Attention to All Orders Private Vi treh w. 1. pHELTS. Phone Main 561 Mlanager
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Corrected November 24, 1918 Arrival and departure of passenger trains. Birmingham: The following schedule figures published as informa- tion, are not guaranteed
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Rice Market

New Orleans, November 3o.-Rough rice, no sales. receipts. 2543; millers' receipts, 2542 Clean rice, sales 20l sacks Japan at TAG; 3631 blue rose at 5ss@7Mc. Receipts. 2S,SS2.