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The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-21

II is all a guess, but the man with
good peanut crop has a remunera
i've promise for the fall Busi-
ness is putting on a lively step. BY
all every food crop will be of great
value. Every mound of peanuts we can
make will have value in gold. Keep
fter the peanut crop and give them
nat gypsum top dressing. You know
bout that
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-21
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.

The soldiers are coming home fast
now Before July Let some definite
program should be arranged for their
public reception Some of them have
been through bloody days on the
front Can you imagine how amazed
they viii he at the cold reception
they will have at home unless some
thing is done?
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-21
Members of Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
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Over Thomason- Parker & Co.'S Wire

New Orleans, October 3.-The trend was
lower In cotton today, the opening being
affected by the very poor Liverpool and
selling being continued on the unfavor-
able accounts of the condition of Presi-
dent Wilson. Sentiment was bearish and
the market received little support at any
time, so that it gradually drifted off to
a net decline which in the early after
noon amounted to 81 to GA points
The labor situation on both sides OF the
water showed little or no change. and this
led to more or less selling The failure
OF the British government to really ac-
complish anything with the strikers is
stimulating bearish market sentiment.
spot accounts of the day conflicted.
somewhat better demand from italy
was reported, and il was also said that
SWISS interests were in the market At
the same time there were accounts from
interior points of a somewhat easier ba-
sis. A matter which was entirely over
looked and which was not traded upon
at all was the ratification of the peace
treaty by the French Chamber of Depu-
ties. This, together with the progress
made by the United States Senate toward
ratification, was a feature which, under
more favorable circumstances, would
have been made much Of Bearisf SEN
timent may carry the market to lower
levels, but we do not believe declines will
be- sustained unless spots weaken.
The market closed weak 81 to 1874 net
ioss from yesterdays cose.-Shepard and
Gluck.
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COTTON WENT TO A
BREAK OF OVER |
CENT ON CONDITION
General List Closed Weak at
a Net Loss of 102 to ITO
Points Under Thurs
days Close

New York. October S.-There was a
break of over a cent pound in the cot
ton market here today. The failure of
yesterdays government reports to
create more active demand was evid-
emily a disappointment to the outstand-
ing long interest and the disposition to
sell out long contracts was probably
increased by nervousness over the
Presidents illness and predictions of
increasing receipts.
December contracts sold off to S1.05
in the late trading or $50 points below
the closing quotation of yesterday, and
the general market closed at a net
loss. of 1o2 to 10 points.
The market opened barely steady at
a decline of 20 to IS points in response
10 weak cables, and sold about 40 to So
points net lower during the early trad
ing. There as enough trade buying to
hold prices steady for time around
the 81 y cent level but offerings in
creased later when liquidation bescame
more active and general and there was
comparatively little support in evid-
ence.
October sold off to 1910 and January
to clio or 1o2 to ITO points net lower
and the close was at the low level OF
the day.
Southern spot advices were somewhat
conflicting during the afternoon and
one of the reports reached here claimed
that part of the recent demand for
spots had ben for speculative account.
There was also considerable scattered
southern selling which helped to un-
settle sentiment, although a great part
of It was believed to represent liquida-
tion of contract holdings rather than
hedging against actual. Some comment
was attracted by the forecast for colder
weather in Oklhoma and low tempera-
lures north, of the belt, but local map
readers saw no threat of frost and the
talk of increasing receipts was on
couraged by the more favorable weather
for picking and ginning.
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.
CORN WENT TO BIG
DROP IN CHICAGO
PIT YESTERDAY
Oats We're in Full Sympathy
and Went Down With
COrn-Provisions
Varied
BY Associated Prrs,

Chicago, October Sudden develop
ments of competition from Argentina
had decided bearish effect today on
the market, and so, too, did uneasiness
regarding President Wilson'S condition.
Prices closed heavy rs to AZ cents net
lower, with December s.. 23ls to 81. 2sis and
May I2l2 to 1.21A. Oats finished to
IA cents down and provisions ranging
from 20 cents decline to 81 cents advance
Announcement of a big break in corn
Quotations in Argentina, where holders
were said to be alarmed over the scanti
ness of exports to Europe, gave the corn
market here downward tendency from
the outset Later this tendency was
greatly increased by word that Argentine
corn was being purchased at New York
much below what domestic corn either
old or new could be delivered for The
acknowledged seriousness of the Presi-
dents illness operated likewise as an
evident depressing factor from the mo-
lhent the market opened. but in more
indirect fashion and to a far .su bcYY5;ra -,
degree. Better weather and enlarged
country offerings rendered any important
rally quite out of the question for the
time being. -
Oats followed corn down grade naf,
withstanding continued demand from the
sea board. !
provisions scored some gains as a resiiIf
or higher quotations on hosas@od owing
20 ,afk OF a decrease in western stocks
of lard.
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Over Private Wires
S. R. Stewart & Co.'S 7 etter

New Orleans. October 3.-The increase
In the spot purchases in Liverpool were
at p points decline, which may be at
trbuted to uneasiness at Manchester
over the marine and industrial situation
over there.
Our market opened 80 to 20 points lower
under the combination of the disappoint-
ing Liverpool and unfavorable news The
weather map was builish and the market
regained 20 points of the loss on buying
from this incentive. but there was appre-
hension of hedge selling. and the health
bulletins issued from the White House
If the shipping situation does not i'm
prove soon this hedge selling may de-
velop
The market reached its high point for
the day during the early trading, and
without notable reactions sagged for the
greater part of the session. being raided
during the last 80 minutes of trading, and
after ranging within limit of 90 points
the market closed weak after experiencing
substantial break near the close, caused
by liquidation which sent December to
3l05c. at which point it rested.
Spots are so points off; middling. sc;
sales ZOO bales
interior spot markets are quiet at some
deciine.-John r. Clark & Co
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New York Futures
nv Assor}>ted Fysss
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, October 3.--Selling
pressure was felt by the cotton market
on the opening today and it continued
to the close, last prices being the lowest
of the session and showing losses of 81
to 120 points The unfavorable reports
concerning President Wilson were the
main feature against the market. al
though on the opening the poor Liver
pool caused more or less selling and
later in the day accounts of an easier
spot situation were responsible for Of
ferings. Es
In the early trading prices lost about
S2ta bale: around the middle of the day
there were partial recoveries as the re-
suh.of somewhat more hopeful cables
regardingp the English labor troubles
but in the afternoon there was gradual
increase in the pressure against the
market and in the last few minutes of
the day the ring was almost swamped
with selling orders.
Locally, spots were half cent a
pound lower. which. put middling. to 32c
as against the closing price on October
of 31.43c. Points in both eastern and
western sections of the belt sent in
messages telling of lower spot prices.
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Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, October 3.-Compari-
sons are to actual dates, not to close
of corresponding weeks:
In sight for week, 252 900; same seven
days last year. $4,000; same seven days
year before, S61,000 for month. 1876
600: same date last year 1875, 900: same
date year before $4,000; for season L.
0S3,00o; same date last year, / sol, 900 /;
same date year before, 1,75s,0o0.
Port receipts for season. $50, 900: same
date last year $4,000: same date year
before last, 1,o54.ooo.
Overland to mills and Canada for
season. $4,000; same date last year.
lS4'ooc; same date year before. 1885,
900.
Southern mill takings for season.
100000; same date last year. $4,000;
same date year before, $4,000
Interior stocks in excess of August
tminus) 5000; last year. (plus) 10l, 900:
year before (plus) $4,000
Foreign exports for week, $4,000:
same seven days last year, $4,000: same
seven days year before, $4,000; for
season, $4,000; same date last year,
$4,000; same date year before. $780,
600
Northern spinners' taking and Cana
da for week, 10000; same seven DAYS
last year. 10000: for season 100000.
to same date last year. $4,000.
Statement Of spinners' takings nj
American cotton throughout the world:
This week 100000; same seven days
last year, $4,000; same seven days
year before. $4,000; total since Sep
TENDER l. 100000; same date last year.
l,352.ooO; same date year before 1,515,-
900.
Statement of worlds visible supply.
Total visible this week 1915, 900;
last week, 1891, 900; same date last year
9,265,oo0; same date year before, 1874
900.
OF this the total American this week
2,6s0.000; last week, 2.641, 900; last year.
2,1S1. 900; year before 1,747,000
All other kinds this week, 1,2e2, 900:
last week, 1,290.000; last year, 1.os4.oOo:
year before. 1,126000.
Visible in the United States this
week l,546.ooo: this date last year, l.
ISL, 900.
Visible in other countries this week.
2 .3sS.ooo; this date last year, 1884,
900.
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WILSON'S CONDITION
CAUSE OF NERVOUS
DAY IN STOCK LIST.
Leading Shares Fell l to 5
Points, Followed by Brisk
Rally Later in the
Session

New York, October S.-Much of the
nervousness and unsettlement mani
tested by today's, stocks was directly
traceable to the many conflicting rum
ors current in the financial district
over night advices from Washing ton
were responsible for the general de-
preston at the opening, when leading
shares fell to points, although a
brisk rally from lowest levels immed-
lately ensued.
The recovery was succeeded by
another and more violent selling move
ment which bore the marks of profess
sional pressure and carried many stocks
considerably under initial declines.
In the later dealings trading slack
ened for time, irregular rallies being
again recorded on a moderate demand
for rails but the Improvement was met
by broader selling than al any previous
period minimum prices ruling at the
weak close.
The course Of the money market not
conductive to confidence, call loans
opening at the familiar rate of six per
cent but again amounting to IL per
cent in the final hour, only to close at
the opening figure Firmer tendencies
were shown by time funds, of which the
supply was small
few stocks stood out in the days
feverish operations. notably American
tobacco which rallied II points from
its early decline of s points on an
nouncement that the stock is to derive
substantial benefits from the formation
of the American Tobacco Securities
corporation and closed at a gain of
l. u points.
In the general list of steels. equip
nents, motors, oils and shipping net
losses of to ) points were made, Cruc-
ible steel adding seven points to it's
recent extensive reaction. f7ssrr
Transactions furnished the strong
features of the irregular bond market
foreign issues being firm and liberty
issues shading slightly.
Total sales. (par value) sl1.75O,00O
Old u 5. bonds were unchanged on
call.
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Dun's Review

New York October S.-Dun's tomor-
row will say:
With the labor situation still seri-
ously disturbed in many parts of the
country, business is increasingly incon-
venienced and its volume discloses pro-
gressive shrinkage in certain quarters
Continued strikes in some lines and
fresh outbreaks in others are not only
cause of hesitation. but prevent opera.
tions of magnitude that settled condi-
tons would otherwise stimulate, and
the attendant loss of production either
directly or indirectly affects various
important interests. Yet progress is
not wholly impeded despite the exist
ing draw backs, and from trades and
sections outside the immediats influ-
ence of industrial controversies come
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New York, October S.-The course of
the market today was distinct disap-
pointmem to the country at large, who
tailed to support the market with buying
orders on scale down Professional oper-
ators took advantage of the Indifference
and sold heavily The decline was grad
ual Open weatl can add nothing to a
crop which has shot it's bolt and all
breaks simply offer favorable opportuni-
ties Tor conservative buying.-Clarl< and
Co
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interior Movement

Houston: Middling. ss5Oc; receipts.
7071; shipments. 545s: sales, 14,4S3;
stock. 1880.
Memphis; Middling. $3.50; receipts.
1i25; shipments. SIC; sales. 1850; stock,
1884
Augusta: Middling, 31.s7c; receipts,
1888; shipments. 1884; sales. 72s; stock,
1929.
1928; shipments. 1877; sales, 1877; stock.
21.2sI.
Total today: Receipts. 1892: ship
ments. 10.07S; stock. 465,1O5.
st. Louis: Middling. $3.50; receipts
$50; sales. 40 stock. 47T2.
Little Rock: Middling. SIC: receipts
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Metal Market

New York, October 3-Copper quiet;
electrolytic. spot, 23@2s11a; fourth quarter,
2Sk
Iron steady and unchanged tHtimony
$50 Metal exchange quotes lead quie.,
spot sos bid; December $40 bid; $50 asked.
Speiter firm; East st. Louis spot, 7.30 bid.
AT LONDON; standard copper, spot, f103
Is Cd; futures, s10l It's Cd; electrolytic.
spot. fl12: futures. f120; tin spot. E27s SIS;
futures, f27S Is Cd; lead, spot. f2e f5s: fu
lures, f2s los; spelter. spot. sA: futures,
fH 15s.
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All except nine of the A workmen's
compensation jurisdictions have indus
trial accident boards or commissions to
administer the compensation acts. The
numerous technical medical questions
involved and the constant need for med
ical attention have led to the appoint
ment of medical advisers for directors
in 10 states and the federal government
to assist the commissions in administer
ing the medical provisions of the act.
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The height Of mountains is ascertained
by barometric observation, showing the
pressure Of atmosphere at the lower and
higher levels. An instrument called the
mountain barometer is graded especially
fo- this purpose. 1t can also be done
with leveling instrument and theodolite,
but either way requires technical knowl-
edge.
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Dry Goods.

New York, October 2.-Cotton goods to-
day were steady with business of mod
crate volume. Yarns were firm.
Joobers reported an excellent advance
business for spring.
Woods were quiet but fine woods scarce.
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Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

chicago October 3.-Corn. No. mixed
M4lal.4s No. yellow. s1.5oal. 511. oats
NO 2 white, 71ls@73Ac; No. 8 white. 5snG,
re Kye' No. !, s1.42% Barley 1850
Los Timothy. sS50d1l25 Glover nomj-
nal. Pork nominal Lard, q. s70a7 go
RIBS. 1sdl9c. -''''e'
st Louis, October s.-corn, No. Q ii 40.
NO. white, $50; December, s1.24%. OATS
NO. 9 white, &C; Decent Der, 7e7kc.
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Naval Stores

Jacksonville. October 3.--Turpentine
quiet, 1.44d1.46 sales 8; receipts 5l3; ship
'ents 1873; stock 11,s15. sRosin firm; sales
sos; receipts 1857; shipments $40: stock o.
i79. Quote: M. Is; d, 1906; F., 1915; +,
$50: G, 1880; H, 1885, T. II: X, 1926; NJ.
10 N. 1875; WIG, 20.25; WV, 81
Savannah. October 3.-Turpentine firm,
l.44@1. 46; sales 800: receipts 1859; shipments
81; stock sl3S Rosin firm; sales s2; re-
ceipts SIS; shipments 779; stock 1895.
Quote: B. Is; D, 1925: E, 15Ssiu5. 40; E.
'5S5@15.5o; G, 157O@15.eO: H. 1S; l, II. 2s6
l76o; g, Is; NJ, 1s91s1 N, 1875; VIC, ao25;
WV, 2o75.
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Savannah. October Sea- Island fam
cy, 81 extra choice So; choice, 6o@es; extra
fine, $3.50; fine, 55a60; medium fine. 4ea
50; common. 3S@45 Market quiet but
steady Sales 65; receipts 80; shipments
none; stock 2904. Crop in sight 3475.
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Money Market

View York, october s.-Mercantile paper.
9ao1z; sterling 6o-day bills, AIS; CONNER
vial 60-day bills on banks. .171A: CONNER
cial 6o-day bills AIT; demand, Al. ca les
lily. Francs, demand, SAP; cables. $40.
Guiiders, demand, 49, cables 2sL. Like,
demand, $50; cables, 975 Marks, demand
~; cables, AS. Government bonds ir-
regular; railroad bonds, irregular.
Time loans. firm; 60 days, so days, six
months, bid
San money, firm; ruling rate, Z; bank
acceptances, AZ.
london. October 3.-Bar silver g pence
per ounce. Money 31s per cent. Discoun.
'ates: Short bills, TIC to 80 Der, cent
Three months bills, s-l6 to sss per cent
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Spot Cotton.

New York. October S.-cotton, spot
quiet middling. BLOC.
New Orleans, October 3.-Spot cotton
steady, so points lower. Sales on the
spot SOB bales; to arrive 22S0 Low mid
ding, 2s75c; middlirg, s2c; good n,iddling,
SO. 25c. Receipts 1858! stock 250,ol5.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. New
York. Members New York Cotton Exchange,
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Work
Produce Exchange, Associated Members Liv /.
erpool Cotton Associations. Orders solicited
for the purchase and sale of Cotton and
Cotton Seed Oil Tor future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for con-
signment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor
respondence invited
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Liverpool Cotton
nv Asaoeiatsx pr..

Liverpool October 3.-Cotton, spot
in improved demand; prices lower.
Good middling 20.9S fully middling
20.SS; middling 1865; low middling
1888; good ordinary 1898; ordinary
1898. Sales 5000 bales. including g.
800 American. Receipts 1000 bales no
American. Futures closed steady.
October 1898; November 1897: De-
cember 1897 January 1895; March
1880; May 1853; July 19.43
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Coffee Market

New YORK. October 3.--There was SHARP
ally in coffee futures here today. The
opening was to 10 points to lower early
'ahles from Santos. with December sell
ng at l420 on the cal. Late cables. how
ever. reported a rally in Santos futures
and prices here turned irmer on reports
II more active trade demand and COW
ering.
December sold up to 1890 and closes,
vt 1859, with the general list closing at
net advance of SO to AZ points. Closing
prices: October. 14.S4; December, IA 81;
January, 1863; March, 4.69; May, 1853;
July, 1853; September, 1853
Spot coffee quiet: Rio rs 15@15A: San
tos, 241a@25tk
Offers were reported about unchanged
with sales of Santos As at % and $50
cents London credits
The spot market at Santos was ua-
changed. also and the early cables SHOW
ing a, decline of 70 to 125 reis in Santos
futures was followed by the advance OF
80 to S75 reis. Receipts at the two Brazil
ian ports, $1,000; Jundiahy receipts 1899.
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frequent reports OF demand ed
beyond the ability of sellers TO
Weekly bank cIearings sS,157
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In a. m of water from the Atlantic
there fs7 pounds of salt as !. sainst 1871
pounds in the same quantity from the
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Sugar Market


New York, October 3.-There was no
change in raw sugar prices which aie
luoted at 7.2S for centrifugal to the re.
finer.
New crop Cubas are firm with holders
asking cents for February and March
hlpment, but the demand of late is SAID
% be little quieter, with no new ousi-
ness reported. The board reported pur-
'hases of 405,574 bags of CUBAN.
Prices for refined remained at the Scent
!evel for fine granulated. Refners are all
3ut of the market with the next allot-
1ents to be made through the commit
tee, as all refiners have now pooled their
'rders. Unless beet sugar comes on the
market within the next month it is re-
ported that the coming system may again
into effect. All candy manufa cture-s
and other non-essential industries where
sugar is used are likely to be curtailed
= an effort to relieve the situatiore
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New York Bonds

". S. es. registered. bid .... 100
T. s. rs. coupon. bid .. 100
2. s. con IS, registered. bid >. ..--ys9
y. $. con. SIS. coupon bid .... SO
y. s. As. registered. bid ....... 1861
Y. 5, a.. coupon. bid ........... 1851
american t. q t. con. 6s ...'.. f01
Anslo- French S. ............... 97&
Atchison gen. As .@....... 7e
Atlantic Coast Line list As 80. 7ex3
baltimore & Ohio con AS ... 7i%
Bethlehem steel ref. IS So
Central of Georgia cons. 5s. bid. ssh
Central Leather SIS " 97M
Chesapeake & Ohio con. IS ... sag
Chicago, B. & Quincy joint IS asa,
Chicago. Mil. & ST. P. con- 41hs.. Ts1
Chicago. r. I. & Pac. Ry. ref. As. co.,
City of Paris IS ............ e71s
Colo & Southern ref. AVS. bid 70 ,
Denver & Rio Grande ref SIS. bid ss
dominion OF Canada 5s dS3D.. 95%
Erie gen. As az
Illinois Central ref. As, bid 7Sh
Int. Mer Marine IS ....... 81
Kansas City Southern ref SIS 77H
Liggett & Myers 5s .....~. 81
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Rice Market

New Orleans, October apor.
.ouil' sales 1895; blue rose 915meIs..
als Louisiana pearl $50. Receints
12,579; nillers 1921 sacks
Ciean rice steady; sales 3174. Hon
auras . q 1o1ac; 2922 pockets blue rose
sg nc: l2oS pockets Carolina 51S@
IL b-lSc Receipts s44 pockets.
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New Orleans Futures


New Orleans, October 3.-The mar
ket opened steady and closed weak at
net loss of 81 to 120 points.
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BY EssdeIated Press
Liverpool. October 3.--W eekly cotton
statistics: Total forwarded to mills
$4,000 bales. American $4,000, stock
$4,000. American $4,000; imports 81, :
900, American $4,000; exports 1000.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. october 3.-The cottonseed
oil market closed weak. Prime summer
yellow, &c. October. 21.0Sc: November
GOOSE; December, 1890; January, 1856;
February, 1886; March, 2O.l6c; April.
.o.15c; May O.3lc. Total sales 1880.