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The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-09

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The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-09
FAMOUS BEYROUTH
Something of its Imports' Ace
and People.


yesterday morning stating that
the French had taken the ia.
nous sea port Of Beyrouth,
was of great Importance and OF
especial interest to at least
three citizens of Nogales, A. K.
Saleeby, M. Karam of La Re
forma dry goods store and S.
Saba of the Manchester dry
goods store. Mr.. Saleeby was
born and raised and educated
in Beyrouth, or Beirut as it is
now spelled and also in ancient
times, but improperly.
Beyrouth is a city of about
25O,OoO-was 100000 when Mr..
Saleeby left there in 1890. 1t
is the main sea port of Syria
and the shipping port for grain,
silks and olive oil from wide
stretch of country. 1t is the
capital of the Villyat OF
province of the same name.
There are in the city an Ameri~
can university and a college for
girls all under the administra-
ton of the Presbyterian board
of missions and many Ameri-
can free schools. 1t has an
American population of many
thousands. What is now the
American university was at the
time Mr.. Saleeby was there,
1890, a college. DIR. Howard
Bliss, a famous educator, was
president, but since his death
his son occupies the position.
The curriculum includes aca-
demic, astronomical, theological
and mechanical courses.
Surrounding Beyrouth is Mt.
Lebanon which has autonomy
granted by the christian pow
ers since its capture by France
in 1860 when the French enter
ed to stop the massacre of chris
tians by the Turks and which
has since had a christian COVER
nor up to the time of the pres
ent war. At it's outbreak the
Turks put in a Mahomedan ruler
who will now, of course, be re,
moved. The people of Mount
Lebanon, of which Bet-el-deen
is the capital, are opposed to the
Turks and would not fight with
them-having an autonomous
government they could not be
made to do so. M. Karam and
S. Saba, mentioned above, are
Syrians and natives of Bet-el-
deem.
There are three villyats OF
provinces, in Syria, Beyrouth
Damascus and Aleppo. Damas-
Gus is 100 kilometres from Bey.
routh and is in a great wheat
country. With the French in
the latter and Gen. Allenby in
Damascus the occupation OF
Aleppo and the whole region
round about is as good as in
Allied hands with it's wonderful
grain producing advantages,
And again the way is more east
ly opened to Constantinople.
It is perhaps not generally
known that there is a great diff
ference in the Turkish mahome-
dams and the Arab mahome-
dams. The latter join the
christians in fighting the Turks
and will be greatly rejoiced over
the capture of Beyrouth by the
French and Damascus by the
English. The Turks have
butchered more Arab mahome
dams than christians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
IN
 HEDGES BARRED
Food Administration Puts Screws on AntihOarding Crowd in Glnin Pit

Chicago, April 27.-Official notice that sneculating in hedges would be considered a violation of the anti hoarding law. gave a severe jolt to- day to bullish sentiment on the ex- change Largely, as result corn prices underwent a decided setback, and closed heavy, 1sc to 4&o net lower S1 1S5s. Oats lost 13sc to Sc net. Pro- visions finished unchanged to 30c down, Word from the food administration
 that the anti -hoarding law applied more strictly to some varieties in hedging" than many traders seemed to be aware ket was naturally, sensitive to news likely to bring about reaction from recent sharp advances due to talk of decreased acreage. The bears
 had an advantage also from sympathy
 with declines in cotton and stocks. Un-
 der such circumstances liquidation was
 general and the fall of prices was al
 most d vertical one from the start to finish. Even an explicit announce
 ment that the embargo on oastbound shipments of grain would take effect May 1 failed to act as an offset. Oats gave way with corn. Depres- sion resulted too from absence of ex-
 port demand.
 In the provision market the effect of weakness in grain and cotton more
 than counterbalanced the Influence of higher quotations on hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
COTTON GOES OFF
 MORE THAN l GENT
Is Now $44 a Bale Lower Than on the Record Day
 of April 4

New York, April 27.-One of the most rapid and severe breaks since the begin ming of the current selling movement oc- cured in the cotton market here today, After selling at 26.40c at the start, July contracts broke at 25c, making a decline of 141 points from the close of Friday, and of S44 per bale from the high record of April l. That delivery closed at 25.o2c, with the general list closing at net loss of 120 to, 14o points.
 There appeared ito be no really fresh factor connected with the decline, but there was evidently increased apprehen- sion of spot pressure. This was particu- larly noted during the .later trading. when there was heavy selling here, be- lieved to be for southern account and probably against actual. Uneasiness over the war situation and the failure of the weather map to show such low temperatures as expected were probably contributing factors which led to liquida- ton by some of yesterdays buyers.
 The market opened easy at an advance or points on May, but generally 21 to 31 points lower, and broke over a cent a pound within the. first few minutes. Houses with Wall street and Liverpool connections were heavy sellers, while the covering movement of the previous morn- Ing seemed to have left comparatively little demand around the ring.
 May contracts at the low level showed q uechne Of over cents a pound from the recent high record An acreage re- port issued by southwestern authority indicated an increase of IS per cent on the average, and said that prospects were peing influenced by shortage of labor, adverse weather, talk of price fixing, and the recent decline
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
HUN DRIVE PUTSA DAMPER ON TRADERS U. s. Steel Loses Over Point During Session, But Re
 gains It Later


 New York, April 27.-Further German aggressions on the western 1roht re, suited Tn heavy and dull stock mafhe' today Dividend paying rails and lnous- trials registered extreme reversals ot u points at the outset, but in several note worthy instances halfway rallies ana even more substantial recoveries set III before tile close.
 United States Steel was case in polne making a gross decline of 1A points nu' regaining all but small fraction. Shorls extended their commitments at the open ing, but Tn the main covered before the finish.
 Reversals of l to ? points in such Ialls as Reading, Union Pacific and Canaalan Pacific were largely retrieved, and sim liar reactions. in equipments and high priced specialties, including 1ndustflai Alcohol, were wholly reSained-
 General market news embraced the Atchison report for February, with a net decrease of S931, GOO: another break in Italian exchange, intimationS of reduced or suspended dividends by one or more of the automobile manufacturing com panies, and the more serious attitude oI business towards the war situation.
 Clearing house institutions fully recov- cred last weeks moderate contraction in actual excess reserves, also regaininS the loss of approximately $26,000oo0 re- ported at that period to the local federal reserve bank
 Bonds were irregular. trading being largely confined to Liberty issues, which were slightly variable. Total sales. par value, aggregated S4725,000. United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Over W. B. Campbelps Wire

New Orleans, April 27.-The cotton market was under selling pressure from start to finish today. closing at the lowest. a net loss of 1a4 to III points. The official tone on the close was weak At the same time the spot market was quoted nominally un- changed at 30.5Oc for middling. which compared with the closing price of 24.4Sc on May. We continue of the belief that the wide discount on fu- ture contracts is the greatest danger to present sellers, although the com stantly increasing short interest and the growing technical, strength are also factors that must be taken ihto consideration from now on. It was announced today that the freight em- bargo east of Ohie-Pennsylyania line had been lifted, effective May 1.
 This should greatly increase the movement of cotton to, eastern mills. The only basis for selling of the day was the unfavorable war news or overnight, but it is hardly to be con- sidered that slight gains by the Ger mans here and there on the western battle front were of sufficient impof : tance to break the market over cent and a half pound in one short session following a week of declines. There is now nothing left of what was termed the weak long interest and even the stronger long interest has been forced, for the most part. to un- Ioads There can be little doubt that the bulk of selling today was for short account. We believe 1t is un- wise to follow the decline from these levels and caution our clients against the overconfidence now displayed on the bear side because of successes that have been brought about since the height of the advance was reached on April 4. There was an unconfirmed report after the close that the price fixing committee at Washington had agreed to fix price of soc pound on raw cotton.-Shepard & Chuck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Hubbard Bros. &Co.'s Letter

New York, April 2I.-tSpecial.-Man Of
 the local traders bought cotton yester- day and were surprised to find heavy selling orders from many sources com
 ing into the market. For a moment they absorbed the offerings but they were overwhelmed. A rapid decline followed,
 until around 25 cents for July there ap-
 peared demand which arrested ,the falling prices After the close of the market broke 10 points lower and then rallied some l5 points on belated orders.
 Continued selling for the long account in a market where the short interest had been reduced to small proportions was the immediate cause of the break. The far-reaching cause is, of course. the revolt of the consumer of cotton goods, whether the government or the civilian. when he came to know that through the absence of export demand there was more cotton in America than for many years and that the outlook for the next crop at this early date was better than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Fleecy Staple Is Off S44 on the Bale Compared With April Price April 4
By JOHN c. MOSES

hard for loss of 1A points, but later came back, nearly closing the gap. Rails also gained early losses, as did Indus trial Alcohol. Boads were irregular, trading being confined to Liberties.
 Bulls were hard hit in the grain pit yesterday when it was announced that speculating in hedges would be con- sidered a violation of the anti-hoarding law. This threw corn at the mercy of the bears an the staple went down lsq4Ac. Oats were much in sympathy with it's ally, corn, and lost 1is63c net Provisions finished unchanged to S0c down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

Within a few minutes after opening of the cotton exchange yesterday, the sta pie went headlong downward for a loss of over 1c. Later July went to 2sc, which put figures $44 a bale lower than on record day, April 4. The general list closed the day from 120 to 40 points under the previous close. A southern au- thority places the acreage increase at Is per cent on the average.
 The Hun drive in France put a damper on the money changers of Wall street yesterday, causing a dull and heavy market. United States Steel was hit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

weekly statistics, the preliminary
 acreage review by the Journal of
 Commerce, indicating large increases.
 and the unfavorable newsin the morn
 ing xpress caused suspension of sup
 port and nervous seiiing at the outset
 resulting in a decline of 60 points in
 the early trading. The change in tech
 nical conditions and the bullish wealth.
 ar outlook were the sustaining ln-
 fluences, Liquidation has been severe
 and it looks as if further decline
 now depends rather on bear pressure
 with consequent increase in snort ln-
 terest.
 New York quotations showed a diff ference of 25 points between trades in mly which was new intimidation, in connection with news that Liver pool was a heavy seller in that mar ket A New York flash said Wall street was a large seller, probably on the fall of Kemmel Selling was rather on the nervous inspiration or the moment A rallying tendency fol- lowed on reports of better British re- norts. but another spell of selling de- veloped shortly after 1 o'clock, which carried July down to 24c and October to 23.35c.
 The market continued cratic and with the uncertainty of news over Sunday standing in the way of more definite support. Market prospects Tor next week depend, of course, largely on developments abroad over sunday but regardless of this the tlme al- lowed over Sunday for general refiec- ton on the changed relation of price 10 the general situation and on the much lower price leved should bring about a stronger feeling in favor of inc market.-John r. Clark & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
New Orleans Futures
Dry Goods

New York, April 27.-Print cloths and sheetings here today were lower in secondhand sales. Woolen and worsted yarns are in control of the government. all shipments being re- stricted until September Burlaps were steady and linens firm. Wool goods were quiet,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

PERHAPS YOUR PRESENT business has fallen
 off because of prevailing conditions. or you are
 looking for substantial. dguified and profitable
 business for your son.
 THE CONSERVATION feature of our busineae
 alone assures Its absolutely regardless of
 war peace conditions. No competition profits
 very substantal: ,plant expense: overhead
 charges what you choose to make them. Business
 all transacted with the better class of corpora tions.
 IF YOU ARE of the right calibre and can fur nish a moderate amount of capital we offer the opportunity of securing business for yourself and of making fair sized competency in five years If you are q business man and can stand prosperity address Room TOO. Tribune Bldg. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Money Market

New York April N.-Mercantile paper, and 6 months, 6 per cent; sterling 6O- day bills. 472la; commercial ea-day bills on banks, 4.72; commercial 60-day bills, 4.7i%; demand. 475.45; cables, 476 7-16 Bar silver, 995sc.
 Francs, demand, 5.71%; cables. 5.6es4
 Builders, demand, 471a; cables, AS. Lires, demand, S,s71a; cables. s.s6A Rubles, de- mand, 131a; cables, II, nominal. Mexican dollars, T7c. Government bonds, irreg- ular Railroad bonds, irregular. London April 27.-Bar silver, 4sAd per ounce money 2& per cent; discount rates, short bills S,s per cent; months, 3 9-16 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Meal and Feedstuff

Hen Feed-$4.25 per l0O-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$oSQ69. C. S. Meal. 2 per cen.-$54. Cremo Feed Meal-s4l. Old Style Hulls-s29. Lintless Hulls-$20, Corn-$2. l5,
 Corn Chops-$450. No White Oats-$1 15 per bushel Choice Pea-Green Alfaifa-$40 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-SSO. No. 1 Timothy Hay-$3S No. Johnson Grass-$8. Glover and Timothy-$37 Shucks-$12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. NanOver Square. N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange Associated Members Liverpool Cotto=s Association. orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments of spot cotton. for delivery. Correspond- ence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
New York Futures
Interior Movement

Houston; Middling, 27.15c; receipts, 2oS4; shipments, S704; sales, 1i75; stock, 1S4,S01. / Memphis; Middling, s2c; reeeints Ss56; shipments. 50S0; stock. 365.51S.
 Augusta: Middlins, soc: receipts. 161 shipments, 1071; stock, 124,4S4.
 St, Louis; Middling, 32c receipts, fa54 shipments, 659s; stock, 17,254
 Cincinnati; Receipts, 912; shipments FlS46, stock. 17,07S s Little Rock. Middling. S1c; recepts, sls; shipments, 1921; sales, 1921; stock, 33.S41
 Total today; Receipts, 14,o65; ship ments, 19,920; stock, 742,476.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Chicago Futures
Rice Market

New Orleans. April 27.-Rough and clean rice continued strong today with quotations Unchanged. Receipts. clean, 14,649 pockets. Sales. clean Honduras, 165 pockets; Louisiana pearl, 200 pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Railroad Schedules

Corrected to April 2f. 10tS Arrival and departure of passenger trains. Birmingham: The following schedule figures published as iniorma- ton, are not guaranteed BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Hallway System
 nut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
s. R. Stewart x Co.

4O1-2 Woodward Bldg. Birminghnm. Ala. Cotton, stocks, bonds. grain. provisions and cotton seed oil, New Orleans cor respondents Jno. F. Clark & Co. Direct private wire. continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 567 w. I. PHELTSs Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling, 30.5Oc; receipts 20sS; exports, 3l5; sales 2147; stock 421 .943
 Galveston Middling, 2s.5oc; receipts 219o; stock 2S3, 534 Mobile: Middling, 3O.OOc; stock 12,Ol2.
 Savannah Middling, 32.5Oc; receipts, l499; stock. 256,6S Charleston: Middling. S2oOc; receipts 1146; stock. 34, 435 Wilmington: Middling. 32.Ooc stock, SL4s5 Texas City: Stock, 41S42 Norfolk; Middling, 3o5oc; receipts, 241; sales, 56; stock, fS5,5l9 Baltimore Stock, 3261S. 121; stock, 1650O. .Philadelphia: Middling, 2715c; stock, s577. New York: Middliag, 269oc; stock, 167,317 Minor ports: Stock 2966. Total today: Receipts, 72S5;s exports, a15 stock. 1,426,97S Total for week: Receipts 72S5; exports. 315
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

Henry F. Pierce, an English shipowner, who started life in humble circumstances as a laborer in the harbor works at Messina and afterwards became one of the leading shipowners in Italy. has just
 died at his home near Naples. leaving fortune Of $20,OO00oo. In the great
 Messina earthquake nine years ago all
 the other members of his family were killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Naval Stores

Savannah, April 27.-Turpentine, firm
 SSA;c sales, 37; receipts. ITO; shipments, 2 stock, 23,1S4 Rosin. firm; sales, 32s; receipts, 520 shipments, 4l2; stock, 9S,s21. Quote: B. D. E, F, G, H, I, s5.So; K.
 sa55; NJ. $5.75; N, s60oaS.3o; VIC. $6.5o; wv, s69O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks, grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondents Shepard & Gluck. New Orleans; F. w. Wagner & Co, New York and Chicago. Continu- ous quotations: private wires to all exchanges.
 GIG and G17 Woodward nldg.
 Telephone Main 614l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Bonds

.. S. 2s registered ............ s7
 U. s. 2s coupon ............... 97
 U. s. 3s registered ............ 80
 U. $. 3s coupon .......... 99 U. S. Liberty 31ss .............. go 20 L. 5. 4s registered ........... i05
 U. $, is coupon ................ 1o5 Bethlehem Steel, ref 5s ......... S9% Central of Georgia con. 5s ...... 91 Illinois Central ref. As ........ 7s Louisville & Nashville un. As .... ssA St. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s .... 62. seaboard Air Line adj 5s ...... 491a Southern Bell Telephone 5s .... 93 Southern Railway 5s ........... s2A Southern Railway gen. 4s ...... 611a U. $. Steel 5s .................. 97b
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
New Orleans Futures

New Orleans April N.-Violent de- elines marked trading in cotton here today, severe selling pressure being throughout the short week -end seq sion.- The weakest month, May lost $S.50 bale, compared to yesterday $ close. Last prices were the lowest and they showed net losses of 154 to I'll points. Selling was heavy on the open ing and the volume of offerings stead fly increased. the market being swamped with selling orders on the close, which was officially toned weak.
 Weekend statistics were more bull ish than bearish, hut no attention was paid to them or to other bullish fea- lures. Brokers had their hands full Of selling orders when the opening gong sounded and offerings were even heavier when trading ended
 Much liquidation of long contracts was apparent, but floor comment was that the bulk of the offerings came from the short side. Spots were quoted nominally unchanged at 30.50c for middling. which compared with the low price on May of 24, 4Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

Pennsylvania railroad states that ship pers could save $2,0o0,o00 year by more carefully packing freight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Do Your Bit by Eating More Spuds So as to Help Get Rid of the eOld Crop

[. MOSES
 Medium Cows-SQ9c, Cutters-7@Sc.
 Canners-6M7c.
 Heavy Bulls-10c Light Bulls-7@Sc. Oxen-7q10c.
 Fat Yearlings-SG9c. Medium Yearlings-ldSc Vealers-10@11c. Hogs:
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1e5 and up $i6,5O.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1as to ls5- $15.5O.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 90 to 136-sl4.50. Light Pigs, 90 pounds downs -sl350. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-sl550. Haft Fat Rough Hogs-$13.14. Soft and oil hogs from lc to Pc per pound less ahcve prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

West. Union ., 100 sSA sSA sSA West'h. Flee. ... .. .. .... 40A Willys-Overl, .. 500 r 16% r
 Total sales for the day, 146,600 shares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Produce Market

New York, April 27.-Butter, steady; receipts, 5670 tubs; creamery, higher than extras, 45M451ac; extras, 92 score, 441Ac; firsts, 42q44c. Eggs, steady; receipts, 3s,s42; fresh gathered extras, 3S@3S1kc; fresh gathered storage packed firsts, 3Ska @S71ac; regular packed extra firsts, 361s @s7c do firsts, 341z@36c. Cheese, steady; receipts, 9aS1 boxes; state whole milk, flats held specials, 241z4251ac; do fresh, 221a@23c: state whole milk, flats held av- craze run. 231aM241sc do fresh, 22@2214c. Poultry. live and dressed, firm and un- changed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Cash Grain

Chicago, April 27--Corn, No yellow, nominal, No. 5 yellow, $1.65M1.73 No. I yellow, si.55@162 Oats. No. 3 white. S5A@S6lsc; standard. s54@S7c. Rye, No. |2, $260. barley. S1.45Gpi.S6; timothy. $aGtS; clover $1SGi28. Pork, nominal; lard, $24.70; ribs $22.07G22.7o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Shot Cotton

New Orleans. April 2L-Spot cotton nominal and unchanged, sales on 1he snot. 1874: to arrive, 200. Low middling 2s.50c; iniddling. 3O5Oc; good middling S1. 75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Fish

Salt Water Trout-1Ec. Red Snapper--Headless and drawn, IS Q19c.
 Gray Snapper-Headless and drawn. ll4c.
 Muilet-9Wt0c. Spanish Mackerel-20dlz2hc Virginia Red Fin Crokers-10c.