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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Over McReynolds & Julian's Wire


 New Orleans. December 2S-Trading was at the expense of values again in early morning, due to further liquida- ton and report that there will be fur ther mill curtailment next week.
 Good buying developed at the decline. however, causing prices to rally The reported expected further curtailment by spinners Is usually general during the holidays.
 Indications are that exports from all ports next week will be comparatively heavy, as stock on shipboard at all ports, awaiting to be shipped to Europe Is 175.0o0 bales. against 107,0oo last year.
 After having been closed since Decem- Der 20, Liverpool will reopen Monday next. when report on spinners takings for the past week and figures of the world s visible supply will be issued Variations in the weekly statistics are likely to be slightly bearish, but this is only passing influence since p1ill takings cannot be large in Europe until more cotton is re- ceived there. which will probably arrive in due time.
 Interior spots, while somewhat easier, owing to the decline in futures. are rul- ing comparatively steady. Locally there is no pressure to sell, offering remaining light. The larger receipts. in sights for week 403,000, last year 429.0o0, reflects the prob liability of larger exports in the future as arrival at the ports for the week were 15s,ooo against 147,000 one year ago. After January 1, government price fix ing on cotton goods vii! cease, after which spinners will be at liberty to make their own prices in keeping with the cost of the raw material and cost of manu- facturing.
 The demand for goods will probably broaden, as will the demand for the raw material, when more tonnage Is avail able, because all countries are virtually bare of stocks of goods, as well as of raw cotton.
 The weather south thus far this winter, while providing a good season in the ground in Texas, the best in many years past has been very wet, and it is likely that farm work Is behind in prepara- tion for the next crop.
 The world will probably need very large crop for season of 19l9-20, when it is probable all the world will be open to trade for the first time in nearly five years. The making of large crop is problematical-H. & B. Beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Money Market

New York. December 2s-Mercantile paper. S; sterling 6o-day bills, 4TS1s; com mercial 60-day bills on banks, 472N; com mercial 6o-day bills, 4.72ls; demand, 475.S0; cables, 4.76.55.
 Francs, demand 5451s cables 5447s: guild- CTS. demand, 42ss. cables 4s7s; lire, de- imand e36. cables 6S5: rubles demand 131k, cables 14 nominal: Mexican dollars, 771k government bonds irregular; railroad bonds easy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square.
 Y. Members New York Cotton E change. New Orleans Cotton ExchaH
 New York Produce Exchange, Associs ed Members Liverpool Cotton Associ ton. Orders solicited for the purcha and sala of Cotton and Cotton Seed for future delivery. Special attenti and liberal terms given for consia ment.- of spot cotton for delivery. C} reSpondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks, grain. provisions and cottc seed oil. Correspondents Shepard Gluck, New Orleans; E. w. Wagner Co. New York and Chicago. Contin, ous. quotations: private wires to | exchanges.
 6I8 and GIT Woodward Bldg.
 Telephone Main 6I41
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

bales; stock. E, ,4n0
 Philadelphia: Middling, g. 25c: stock, l0325. New York: Middling. Ssc; exports. 42So; stock, 14S.73.
 Minor ports: Stock. lo,6t0
 Total receipts today, 1SS79; exports. 4eSe; stock. 1.47s.47s
 Total receipts for week, 1s,s72; exports. 423o
 Total receipts for season, 2Sl5.oss; ex- ports. 1.s21.21S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Interior Movement

Houston; Middling. 3ec receipts. e52s bales; shipments, 6O27; sales. 2Sss: stock. 3,9, ,5s2
 Memphis: Middling. so5oc: receipts. e1ss bales: shipments, 1928; sales. 12Oo; stock, BPS, ,605
 Augusta: Middling, O25c: receipts, PAP bales; sales. 5l9; stock l6S2e0
 St. Louis: Mfddling. BOG: receipts, 5so2 bales; shipments, 4670; stock, 8, 456 Little Rock: Middling, s05oc: receipts, 12so bales; shipments. 1s7: sales, 1S7; stock, 43,192.
 Total receipts today. 25,225; shipments, r, ,66o; stock, S67,075
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Corrected December $. 1918 Arrival and departure of passenre, trains. Birmingham: The foIlowin schedule figures published as informa ]. ton, are not guaranteed. BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway system
 (SOuthern Railway CO.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling, s1c. receipts 6552 bales; sales. s75 stock, 462. .033 Galveston: Mpddling. B. 20c receipts. 1062 bales; sales. 1214; stock 29S,13O. Mobile: Middling. soc; receipts, 22A bales: sales 125; stock. 3o.211. Savannah: Middling. 3lc: receipts. 49ss bales: sales, 40S stock 27033S Charleston: Middling, So.50c; receipts. 1086 bales; stock. 57.2S1. Wilmington Receipts, sss bales; stock 52,7so. Texas City: Receipts, 1255 bales: stock
 7072 Norfolk: Middling, 2s-ssc: receipts. 7sf
 bales; sales, 754; stock 100, 4si. Baltimore: Stock, 12.054.
 Boston: Middling. 32.soc; receipts. 7s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago, December 2s.-Corn, Nos. 2. and yellow, nominal. Oats. No. 8 white, 6S5s @ 6sc; standard, 69h @70Ac Rye. No. ?. $1 s2. Barley, 90c@s1.03. Timothy, $S@11. Glover, nominal Pork. nominal. Lard, $23.S7. Ribs, nominal.
 St Louis, December 2s.-corn, No. 4. S1.55; No white, $1.55. Oats, No. 2, 71Ac; No. white. 721k072&c.
 Kansas City, December 2S.-Corn, un- changed to 1 cent higher; No. ? mixed, 1.521aQ1.5 .54; No. ? yellow, s15+@1.5s.
 Oats, lower; No. ? white, 723a@73c: No. mixed, 7114Q72c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 2s.-The mar ket this morning opeped lower with continued realizing which was ab- sorbed by some trade demand and a good deal of speculative activity on the part of those identified with the recent advance. On a small volume oh business prices advanced rather easily about 1zc a pound above last night. Local sentiment is again very bullish and higher prices are confi- dently expected.
 At the moment these views are quite likely to prove correct, as there is no inclination on the part of the south to sell in volume. Meanwhile exports are not up to expectation. the statis- tical position steadily grows worse and we would, therefore, be very eau -tious about any fresh transactions dt the moment.-Hubbard Bros. < Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Coffee Market

New York, December 2S.-There was ' further decline in the market for <Ecffee futures today. Fresh buying 4esmed to be held in check by the easier tendency of the Santos market and offerings from trade sources or scattering liquidation by buyers of last Thursdax found very little de- mand around the ring. The opening was 15 10 4s points lower and May contracts sold on to 15.75c during the morningy while September declined to 15s45& with the market c1osinE at a net iess of s5 to sb points. Closing btdx May, 15.7oc: July. 15.s6c: Sep temAers 15.60c: October, 15.l5c; Decem. be{{ 164oc The local spot market was n634inA1iy unchanged on the basis of 11< 64or Rio Is and 2z@3Hc for 6arltoe 4B. No fresh feature was re- p0Tfb6 In cost and freight.
 Th9 official cable reported an advance of 100 reis in the Rio market. but Eantos spots were 100 reis lower and Ntures showed a further reaction of 104 to 200 reis. Receipts at the two BE44iiian ports. S7.oo0; Jundiahy re- ceipts. z6,o00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Dry Goods

New York, December 2s-Cotton
 goods and yarns were steadier. Raw silks were quiet and unchanged. Wool
 markets also quiet, while linens were very firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 2S.-Cotton seed oil was dull with prices nominal; prime crude, s17.50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Over Campbell & Co.'s Wire

New Orleans, December 2S.-While the reactionary tendency. of the market was still on display on the opening cotton today, selling was by no means aggres- sive and quiet but steady demand at the decline served to gradually absorb offerings so that toward the end of the session prices were higher than yester- days closing levels. The initial decline carried the market off to the extent of 32 to 35 points, from this there was a rise until the trading months were 16 to 27 points over yesterdays finals.
 Liquidation was responsible for most of the selling, considerable bear com ment regarding consumption in this coun- try was heard. but it did not lead to in- creased offerings reports which reached this market were that Fall River this week sold only 40, ,000 pieces of print cloths. an abnormally small turnover. and that considerable shutting down of mills in, various centers was probable this com ing week around the holiday.
 Offsetting the effort of the accounts was the rumor of an easier ocean freight market where January would be given lower rate for Liverpool Space for I4iv- erpooI out of New Orleans, has recently been quoted at sB per 100 pounds.
 Weekend statistics are being delayed by the lengthy holidays in Liverpool and Manchester and will net be issued until Monday.
 Late in the day the market assumed great strength, shorts apparently fear ing Liverpoors reopening Monday. At the highest the trading months were 42 to S7 points up. The close was 40 to s5 up.-Shepard & Guck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans December 2s.-Spot cotton, steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 56S bales; to arrive, BOT. Low middling, 2725c; middling, S1c good middling. 32c.
 New York. December 2s-Spot cot ton, steady; middling. 33c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
McREYNOLDS & JULIAN
s. K. Stewart & Go.

40t-2 Woodward Bldg. Grain handled in lots iOO0 bushels anI upward. Also fractional lots of stoe
 Personal Attention to Ali Orders Private Sires W. 1. fnELTl Phone Main 5S7 Manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Bonds

Central of Geosgia con. 5s ..,.. s4% Illinois Central ref As ...... s3 Louisville & Nashville un- 4s M s6
 St. Louis & San Fra nadj 6s ~ 651s Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s 52 Southern Bell Tenephone 5s ... s4 Southern Railway 5s . 95 Southern Railway gen. Is ..... 6Gis Q. s. Steel 5s ............... 99lA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Produce Market

IIOuuCe MarkcL New York, December 2S.-Butter, re- |ceipts, 10,S59 tubs; creamery, higher than extras, 6S1sc; firsts, 634@SSc. Eggs, firm; receipts 1882 cases; fresh gathered extras, 67Q6Sc Cheese, firm; receipts 153s boxes; state whole milk flats, fresh specials. 37Qe71xc average run 351sq3s1sc. Poultry, alive. steady chickens, BOG fowls, 26Q35c; turkeys, 30DS5c; dressed, steady; western turkeys, 4OQ46c; others uncha nged.9i sF&s sss-ss 9Ess Chicago, December 2S-Butter higher creamery, 55Q66c. m Eggs receipts, 1917 cases; unchanged Potatoes. receipts 45 cars; unchanged Poultry, alive, unchanged Kansas City. December 8-Butter and
 poultry unchanged; eggs, firsts. Sic; sec onds, 49c.
 Live Stock Kansas City, December 2s.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 2s,o00; steady; heavy, $1l.50d l 50; butchers. $17.2OG17.6o lights. $1s sog17. 4e; pigs, $90o@13.00. Cattle: Receipts. 200; steady; prime steers, $1S.00d20.0o southern steers, Q.O0@ 1900; cows, s7.oo@14Oo; heifers. $So0GD14 50, calves, $70od13.50. Sheep: Receipts, 200; strong: lambs,
 12.0O015,00; yearlings, s1100@12 %; weth-
 CTS, ss5o611.oo; ewes, $s.ooQs.as. Chicago. December 2s.-Hogs: Receipts, 1s. LOGO; market active. strong to 10c higher than yesterdays general trade. Bulk of sales. s1z45@17s5; butchers. s17.6@17. 90; light, $16.S5@17.90 packing $16.S0617 65; throwouts, s15.e0G1s.75; pigs, good. s14.25
 @15.S. a Cattle: Receipts. 1000, compared with a week ago, beef steers and butcher stock mostly 75c to $1.25 higher: bulls and can ners 50c to 75c higher, veal calves and
 best feeders, Soc higher, common stockers steady St, Louis, December 2s.-Hogs: Receipts i50o; z5a40c higher: lights, $16.5o91775; pigs SIP 0QQ16.00 mixed and butchers, $17.506
 800; good heavy, $17.75@1S.00. Cattle; Receipts. 5000; steady; native
 beef steers, $1150Q1S.50; heifers, $9.50016. 20; ccws, $Z5o@12.50; calves, $7.75Gll7.50. Sheep: Receipts. none steady; lambs,
 s14 s5015.0o; ewes. $S.0o@9.o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Sugar Market

N6W York. December 2.-The market 1or f4W sugar was quieter with no fresh pt1teS64es reported by the Committee. f X<lS34 were unchanged at 72Sc for cen tfi{dGa1 to the refiner.
 ssea s1sAss is light and most of
 fS A-s hshind on deliveries and ks.k 5a# or dsys ssl}zsct to delay. Prices ksx ahasEx X for fine granulatsd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

Four pickpockets were witnesses in Loulsville murder case recently. Aft CT the trial the prosecutors $s0 over coat was missing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Rice Market

New Orleans, December 2s-Rough rice. no sales; receipts. 24S5 sacks; millers, 1883. Clean rice sales, Japan 23S pockets at. 7ssc; 5111 Blue Rose, 3 14 7%c; receipts, 10,S29.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Naval Stores

Savannah. Ga, December 2S.-Turpen- tine, firm, 651ac; sales, 75. receipts, 4I, shipments. s; stock, 30. 463.
 Rosin, firm; sales, 74S; receipts, Sts; shipments, 72; stock, 7S,173
 quote: B, D, E, F. G and H, $l3@lo; l. sl3.671s; K, $i57o; M. 1915; N, Sls.2o; we, s16.45; wv, sl675
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
CATTLE CASE NOW ON
 TRIAL IN PHOENIX

Much interest is being evidenced by cattlemen in the case now on trial in the superior court-Tructuso Cora, the defendant being charged with kill ing a calf belonging to the Flower Pot Cattle company.
 The court room was crowded when the jury was being impanneled and it took practically an entire afternoon to secure the 12 men who are serving County Attorney L. M. Laney has w. L. Barnum, attorney for the livestock sanitary board, as an associate in the prosecution and the Spaniard is rep resented by R. w. Kramer and O. E. Schupp.
 Cora contends that he purchased the mother of the calf from his brother in-law, Julio Sanset, and that when the COW died the calf would follow the cows of the Flower Pot company which trespassed on his place. Rather than lose his own calf, Cora alleges he shot it.-Arizona Republican.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
CATTLE CASE IS
 ENDED BY THE COURTS

Victory to the cattlemen of Arizona is seen in the action of the United States supreme court in dismissing, for want of jurisdiction, the appeal of the Southern Pacific company against Frank R. Stewart, which has been pending in the courts for nearly five years. That the ending of the case will tend to bring better ac- commodations for cattle shippers and give them more control over their shipments is conceded.
 The case originated July 1, 1913, when Frank R. Stewart shipped sew eral carloads of cattle from California to Phoenix, reaching Yuma on July 4. There the railroad company insisted upon unloading the cattle, stating that unless it did so it would become liable under the 2S hour law.
 Mir. Stewart objected to the un- loading at Yuma, stating that the cattle pens were unprotected and that great injury, if not death, would re- suit to the cattle and that he would release the company from the 2s hour law. In spite of the warning the company did unload the cattle ant several died from the exposure to the excessive heat.
 The case was tried in the Arizons federal court and verdict of S2,00( for the plaintiff was rendered. Il then was taken to the Ninth United States Circuit court at San Francis co, where the verdict was upheld. II the United States Supreme court where it finally was appealed, the ap peal was dismissed for want of juris diction.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
GOAT RAISING PROFITABLE.

By far the most important goat in dustry in the state is the Angora grown under range conditions for the mohair. The fine, long, white silky hair was at one time used exclusively for the manufacture of ladies fancy dress goods and in the manufacture of plushes. By being so largely used for this purpose only, the price of mohair depended largely upon the fashions and the price thereof fluc- tuated greatly from year to year.
 At the present time it is used in the manufacturing of various arti- cles such as belting, wings for air planes and in the various forms of cloth.
 The price per pound depends upon the length, strength, freeness from kemp or coarse hair, and fineness of the fibre. Fifteen inch fibre has been known to sell for from $500 to $10.00 per pound. The average length for mohair raised under range conditions will average between and 10 inches and will bring from 50 to 75 cents per pound. The demand at the present time for mohair in the United States for manufacturing pur- poses is far in excess of the amount produced.
 In growing Angora goats for mo- hair the does should be 15-16 Angora and to still improve the value of the offsprings and product pure bred bucks should be used, for the price of mohair depends to no small degree upon the length and fineness of the fibre.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
TUCSON PEOPLE TO EAT
 HOME RAISED BEEF

Tucson people have began to eat prime beef fattened for market right here at home in the finest plant in the Southwest and the equal of any Kansas City prime beef ever shipped in there.
 General L. H. Manning has sold to the Union Market 300 steers fattened at the Scotch farms where he has erected the finest feeding plant in the Southwest. There is nothing like it in Arizona or California.
 All of the feed except the cotton seed cake, used in fattening the steers was raised on the Scotch farms, the alfalfa, corn, milo maize and silage.
 The steers will bring better than S10O on the average. Some of them are the largest steers ever seen in that part of the country.
 General Manning is fattening about 800 steers at the Scotch farms. He has nine silos with electric elevators to hoist the silage as they are semi pit silos. The feeding and watering troughs are all reinforced concrete and very sanitary. The corrals are built of cattle wire with reinforced concrete posts.
 Out of 1500 acres stretching from the Southern Pacific Nogales line to the Tucson mountains, 800 acres are in cultivation and the rest is used for pasturage for the fine Hereford reg istered herd on the place.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
CITIZENS OF APACHE
 ARE SELF SUPPORTING

Gustave Becker, chairman of the council of defense of Apache county, says: ..
 "I have found that the best way to get practical results in this produc- tion campaign, is to make some one man or woman in every little com munity responsible as a member of the council of defense for increasing production in that community. In that way I find that I can check up with these persons later in every com- munity and get definite results in backing up the government by pro- ducing more food products, and I am sure at the end of the year you will see that Apache county will stand ur we'll toward the head of the line.
 "There is one thing for which think the farmers of Apache county deserve special credit this year: Fol the first time during the last ter years we have raised within the farm ing community all the flour that ha! been consumed; have also increased hog production and furnished theil own lard and bacon; raised all theil own vegetables, so have not had t' ship in any. We expect to suppl! some outside trade this year in floul and vegetables, besides supplying oul own demand"
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
WEEKLY KANSAS CITY
 STOCK MARKET REPORT

Cattle received today 16000 head, bulk of which were steers, market averaged steady. Hogs today 1000, market steady to 5 lower, top $16.35. Sheep and lambs today 10000, market 25 to 40 lower, top lambs S16.50.
 BEEF CATTLE.
 With somewhat improved railroad facilities over last week about twice as many cattle arrived today as on Monday week ago. Beef cattle sold at about steady prices, top steers sold at $12.75. The top last week was $13.- 30. Butcher cattle were scarce in proportion to the receipts, and they were mostly of the common grades; veal calves steady, sales up to $14.OO.
 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
 There was a fairly good demand for choice classes, but on medium to plain kinds market was slow at steady prices. As most of the offerings here were of the beef class there was not much trading done in the stocker and feeder market. Some stockers sold for $10.50 and some feeders brought the same price. Most of the sales made between $S.25 and s10.50.
 HOGS.
 The hog market today active and nearly everything sold at steady to lower prices, butcher hogs selling ur to $16.30 and most of the heavy pack. ing hogs selling from S16.25 to $16 35 and the bulk of all sales was $16.' 10 to s16.30. Pigs sell at $l3.25 tc S15.00. The five leading market: show a decrease of hogs to date ovel last year of 334,000.
 SHEEP AND LAMBS.
 All the markets had liberal run of sheep and lambs today. Marke was slow and most of the offering selling at 25 to 40 lower prices. Pack CTS say sheep coolers are filled an' railroads are unable to furnish refrig orator cars. Some Western lamb sold to packers at s16.25 and strinl of western eve lambs sold at $16.5 for feeders. Western sheep an lambs predominated, there being yer little native stuff here. Fat eve are worth up to s12.00, wethers SIP 75, yearlongs $14.50, and bulk of ia lambs sell from S15.75 to S16.50.
 J. A. RICKART,
 Market Correspondent
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
10000, 900 PAIRS OF SHOES.

The leather trade, owing to the fact that leather has so many uses in the production of accoutrements, harness saddlery and clothing has always seen great activity in war time. Some idea of the immensity of the demand for footwear will be obtained when it is stated that since the beginning of the war to the end of May, 1917, 40,- 100000 pairs of boots have been pur- chased. In addition to these, which included about 8,7O0,00O pairs for our allies (7,0OO,OO0 for Russia alone), we supplied Russia with 5000 tons of sole leather for. repairing purposes.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25

Five Indian chieftains, representing the Kickapoos and Osage tribes, of Oklahoma, arrived in Phoenix the first of the week to consult with their old friend, Frank A. Thackery, now superintendent of the Sacaton reser- vation, but formerly an Indian agent in Oklahoma. These men represent considerable money and their desire is to secure land in Arizona for their people. They go from here to the White mountains where they hope to buy or trade for lands.--PhoeniS Messenger.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-25
BRUIN NOW SAFE.

Albert Warren, the tailor, received this week from a tannery in Michigan black bear skin which he had sent there to be tanned and mounted for rug. The skin was taken from a bear caught with a riata by Ed Cole, a cowboy in the employ of James Donohue.-Holbro News.