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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
ALL LOANS WERE HIGHLY ELEVATED0N
 STOCK EXCHANGE
several Factors Figure in Modification of the Bull fish Sentiment Rampant
 for Weeks
By Associated Press


 New York, June 11.-More consideration vas paid today to the money situation in ealings on the stock exchange. Rates Der cent following a similar rise yester- | lay for accommodations on industrial col ateral. The increased prominence given O the current active speculation in con (lection with the warnings emanatlns rom the federal reserve board as to the Hanger of over speculation, together with he fact that the money market will stlll be called upon to supply considerable funds for government purposes, mas brought about decided modification or he bullish sentiment which was so ram pant for so many weeks among outside |speculators.
 Lacking the force of this buying, and lwih pool operations necessarily largely |curtailed in view of the attitude of bank ling interests who are not entirely in sym |pathy with the operations of some of the |active big speculative combinations, the markets technical condition was~ripe for further decline. This occurred in the early hours when breaks from to 6 points were made in a variety of stocks, including General Motors, Studeoaker, At lantic Gulf. American Woolen, Texas Company, Kelly Springfield Tire, United States Alcohol and Mexican Petroleum. United States Steel was also carried down about 2 points, to 1O67s and sharp inroads were made on the prices of some of the investment rails.
 Consistent strength was shown by the tobacco group and this eventually crys- talized into a buoyant upturn which had tonic effect on the balance of the list Buying of the tobacco shares was fos- tered, as yesterday, by the formation or the new company whose operations are to be world wide. Buying of special char acter also developed in other portions or the list, notably in Leather, Internatlona Harvester, Copper and Bethlehem Steel stocks Prices were going up fast in the late dealings and the market closed strong with final figures showing very little effect of the early depression
 Bonds manifested a reactionary tendeil- cy, with the liberty issues mostly work insy toward lower levels. Total sales par value aggregated SIS, 100000.
 Old U. S. bonds were unchanged on call
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 New Orleans: Middling. 31.50c; re. ceipts, 5604; exports. 21,o57; sales. 344s; stock. 4o6,753.
 Galveston: Middling, 32.60c; receipts, 1s.1S5: exports, 1,266; sales, CPS; stock, 2S2,96S.
 Mobile Middling, soc; receipts, 1155; stock, 17,321.
 Savannah Middling. 31.5oc; receipts, 7269; sales, 2S3; stock. 219,2s4 Charleston: Middling, 31c; receipts, 1437: stock, 64,413.
 Wilmington: Middling, soc; receipts, TIC; stock. 61.375.
 Texas City: Receipts. TIT; stock, 1s,677.
 Norfolk: Middling. 3o25c; receipts. 35s; sales, 1156; stock, 12s691. Baltimore: Middling, 32.90c; receipts, 53S stock, 72S4.
 Boston: Stock. 12.300. Philadelphia: Middling, 329oc; stock 41oS.
 New York: Middling, 32.65c; exports, 300; stock, 106,720.
 Minor ports: Stock. 33,S64- Total today: Receipts 35.49f; ex- ports, 32,623; stock, 1,353,75s. Total for week: Receipts, 11s,102; exports, 97,321.
 Total for season: Receipts, 5,7575S6; exports, 4,611,179
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
RECEIPTS
 CAUSE A BEAR|SH DAY IN CORN MARKET
Oats Were Sifted by Wet Weather, While Provisions Bulged on Higher
 Hog Prices
By A.sOcIatsd Prsss

Chicago. June u.-pisqpieting crop re- ports. together with a prospect that re- ceipts would be curtailed brought about renewed strength today in the corn market. The close was firm $ to IS net higher, with July S16Sss to s1.6S% and September s1.6015 to s1.60%.
 In provisions there was a rise varying from 20 to 70 cents. Unwelcome rains had much to do with uneasiness regard ing the corn crop outlook. It was said a good deal of replanting would be neces- sary. Missouri officially reported the crop condition at 7S as against & year ago, and it was estimated that the pres ent season in the state was 10 to 90 days late.
 Bullish sentiment was further empha- sized by predictions that the arrival of supplies here next week as well as dur ing the remainder of this week would be light. The outlook seemed to be due chiefly to advices that field work re- quired attention and would make liberal shipments unlikely. Only transient de- clines at the opening resulted today from government measures~ to check over speculation.
 Oats, like corn, were lifted by wet weather Provisions bulged as a result of higher quotations on hogs and grain At the advance. packers were sellers of lard and ribs.
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Interior Movement.

Houston Midd1ing. 3175c; receipts, 614S; shipments, 6462; sales, 430S; stock, 239,521.
 Memphis: Middling, 32c; receipts, 1852; shipments. BITS; sales, 25o0; stock, 2Ss,1s9.
 Augusta: Middling, 31.12c; receipts, 445; shipments, 2643; sales, 2444; stock, l56,612.
 St Louis: Middling. 32c; receipts l174; shipments. 1892; stock, 16,637.
 Little Rock: Middling. 31c; receipts 40S; shipments, 1867; sales, 1347; stock, 376S4.
 Total today: Receipts. 1o.ss5; ship ments, 17.459; stock, 765,516.
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Hubbard Bros. & Go.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, \. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Assoc!- ated Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- citations. Orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seel oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignment of spot cotton for deliv- cry Correspondence invited
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any actual tendency. Although there are few in the trade who believe. that the crop has held it's own since May 25. there are probably just few who would admit in view of the weekly weather re- port that it has lost six points and more since that date as reported shown by the national ginners.
 Exports today were 11,o0O bales.
 Fluctuations promise to be over a wide range, but until there is a much better assurance of at least fair yield the con- structive side looks the best-Post & Flagg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Metal Market

New York, June 11.-Metal exchange quotes lead strong: spot and July 5.25: spelter strong. East St. Louis delivery spot 6.45; July 655
 Iron unchanged.
 At London spot copper LX 79 12s Cd; fu- lures 80 Is Sd; electrolytic spot LX S3; fu- lures LX S4. Tin spot LX g, 12s Cd; fu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Money Market

New York, June 11.-Mercantile paper 51sd5a; sterling 60 day bills 4.591k; com mercial 60 day bills on banks 459s4: com mercial 60 day bills 459; demand 461: ca hlee 4,62A. Francs demand 644; cables 6.D. guilders, demand, 39: cables 391s; fires demand 79O; cables 7.Ss; government bonds easy: railroad bonds easy.
 Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days and six months 51z06.
 Call money firm; ruling rate $: bank ac- ceptances 41h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
How Liberties Closed
B, Annn,.tsh Pms,

P> Assoetated Press
 New York. June 11.-Liberty Bonds final prices today were: 31@s, a9.4O; first As, 9J.1O; second Is, 93.9O; first As, o5.60; second 4As, 94.1S; third 414s, 05.26; fourth 44s, 942O' Victory s94s, 1oO.12; Victory 4Ms, 99.96.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Liverpool Cotton.

Liverpool, June 11.--Cotton, sp-' quieter; prices steady; good middling, 20.97d; fully middling. 20.37d; middling, 19.S7d; low middling, 1s32d; good or dinary. 16.67d; ordinary, 1614d. Salese 4o00 bales, including 3700 American Receipts 21.0o0 bales. including 19,7Nc American. Futures closed easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Cottonseed Oil.

New York, June 1L-Cotton seed oil was dull. only 300 barrels changing hands The undertone, however. was firm, final bids being 25 to 35 points net higher The strength in lard more than offset the ca ser trend in cotton. Crude was quot ed at 21.50@22. %. Prime summer yellow spot. 24.5o: July 25.25; October. 2590: De cember, 8 55.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Chicago Futures
Produce Market.

New York, June 11.-Butter weak: re- ceipts, 26, ,605; firsts, 50@51c. Eggs irregu- lar; receipts, 20,S09; firsts, 43@44c. Cheese weak; receipts, 1522; average run. 291kQ 311zc. Live poultry steady; dressed steady; prices unchanged.
 St. Louis, June u.-Poutry unchanged except ducks, PC. Butter unchanged. Eggs, 35c.
 Chicago, June 11.-Butter steady; creamery, 46Q5o1sc. Eggs lower; receipts, g, ,S41 cases; firsts, 3S15ds914c. Poultry, alive higher; fowls, BOG.
 Kansas City, June 11.-Butter pack irg 1c lower, 42c: other grades un changed. Eggs, firsts, 3Sc; seconds, 3Sc Poultry. unchanged. soc to 65c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Dry Goods

New York, June 1.-Cotton goods tc day were firm, all prices for print cloths again being quoted at the high leve Yarns ruled firm. There was stronr demand for silk hosiery at top prices Silk fabrics advanced about 10 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Sugar Market

New York, June 11.-There was no change in raw sugar prices, which are quoted at SIPS for centrifugal to the re- finer.
 There were no new developments in the refined situation. The demand is good but refiners in most instances are out of the market, as they all appear to be pretty well sold up for some time to come and are not accepting orders for shipment this or next month. Prices are unchanged at cents for fine gran ulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12

lures ss lie Sd. spelter spot Lx as 5s; fu- lures L.X s6 los.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
New Orleans Futures.
Spot Cotton.

New Orleans. June 11.-Spot cotton steady, 25 points off. Sales on the spot, 2265 bales: to arrive, 11S4. Low middling, 2e 75c; middling, S1.5Oc; good middling. 32. soc. Receipts, 5e94; stock, 753.
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Port Coffnn

New York June 11.-Spot cotton quiet; middling, 32.65c.
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London, June 11.-Bar silver 54A money PA per cent Discount rates, short bills, 31s per cent; three month bills 3ss.
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Cash Grain.

Chicago, June u.-Corn. No. yellow. nominal; No. 4 yellow, nominal: No. yellow, nominal. Oats, No. white, 674d 67%c; standard. 61471sSe. Rye, No. ?, S1. 451k@3ac Barley, $1.1291.17; timothy. $9412; clover nominal; pork nominal; lard, $34 45; ribs, $26 5o02s.5o
 St. Louis, June 11-Corn, No. ?, s1.l No. white. $1.7S. Oats, No. ?, 1a1ad6615c; i; No. white. 6Sd5S1ac. Futures, corn, July, S1.1A; September. $.615s Oats, July, 671ac; September. 651ac-
 Kansas City, June 11.-Cash wheat un- changed No. 1 hard, g. 4S02. 50; No. ?, $2.44G2.46; No. 1 red, s2.42d244; No. 2, g. .3Sa2. 40.
 Corn unchanged; No mixed, s174d 1.75: No. white, s1.76; No yellow. S1. .73d174
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-12
Rice Market.

New Orleans June n.-Rough rice, no sales; receipts, 2471 sacks; millers, re- ceipts, 2471. Clean rice, no sales; receipts. 10.555 pockets.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Al Regulations Gone

with servants regulations, serv-
Ice book, police all swept away, at
once the housekeeping problem as
sunled most serious aspect to very
many women, and now not a few of
these have at least the pleasure Of
saying, II told you So" For troubles
did arise, especially for the old. ex-
acting, never satisfied type Of house
keeper-women who had never re
garded it as a duty to treat their
help humanely. Naturally, servants
have grown more exacting, too; thew
Will no longer submit to being domi-
reered over, as under old conditions.
They did not require much political
stimulus from the outside to induce
them to demand more humane treat
ment. But that stimulus was given
them, nevertheless, especially by the
Independent Socialists and Com
nunists. The latter in particular
encouraged girls to adopt a dis
,bedient insolent attitude toward
hedr mistressss, and such "a a$ta-
uda was chsa1v1hla n soma axtsnt
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Especially in Germany and Eng.
land Is the Shortage Felt.
Housewives Are Desperate

overtime pay after 8 o'clock; 1t
gives the girl free afternoons on
alternate Sundays, beginning with 3
o'clock, and also one afternoon or
evening Of four hours at least once
week, and she must have two hours
for taking her meals each day.
A friend Of the writer, a liberal
minded woman who is a we'll known
writer on questions affecting wom-
ems interests, defends this contract
as just and humane step toward
protecting the rights Of the girls,
and she has written in the news
papers in that sense. One of her
articles has recently called forth
harsh personal letters. Writing to
me, she says in this connection:
"The good ladies cannot conceive
that a servant girl Is also a human
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Wages Haze Doubled

A barometer of the acuteness Of
the servant crisis in England is the
real estate market. Small houses
OF the non-basement variety are
fetching $4,000 to 5000, on long
leasehold, while large houses with
Easements are obtainable at less
than half this price.
The wages of servants have
doubled since the beginning of the
war, while the cost Of their upkeep
has also increased proportionately.
They submit unwillingly to the
economies forced upon their en-
ployers by the war. One Of the
things to which they particularly OBJ
jecr is the necessity Of eating mar
garine instead Of butter, but. as all
classes of the population are now
compelled to eat margarine, even
the servants have had to bow to the
inevitable.
Ensland y su6rns 1uua tho
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Bribery Is Necessary

And now It has become even thin
rer--much thinner All sorts of
stories are told hero about the
scramble among housewives to get
help Those who are under the ne
eessity Of going to the employment
agencies have by this time learned
that they must resort to the sur
septitious methods prevailing in
trade generally, or they will get no
servant. The trick is to go to the
employment agent bearing gifts; her
hand must be greased--a half pound
OF butter, bit Of bacon, or a few
handfuls Of coffee usually will serve
the purpose.
Yes; the stream is growing thinner
and for various causes In the first
place, the original sources Of supply
xor servant girls, the agricultural
provinces, are no longer yielding
their accustomed output Working
on the farms has become much more
remunerative than formerly in view
OF the dizzy prices paid Tor farm
products, and hence many girls stay
IN the country who under for
mer conditions would have been
attracted to the cities. Moreover.
the cities themselves have become
far less attractive under revolution
ary conditions to country girls.
They read of the riot of crime and
political turmoil in the big cities,
OF the hardshps Of city life in the
matter Of food, heat and clothing:
and they prefer to stay in the coun-
try. The political overturn, too, re-
r-,s souatry girls, who are mostly Of
nonSocialist traditions.
The liberal financial assistance
given TO the unemployed also tends
to keep girls from doing housework.
1t was recently reported that not
less than 10000 women and girls In
Berlin are receiving public money as
unemployed. Thus. the stimulus Of
necessity being withdrawn, many
girls prefer TO live at public expense.
This has come about in spite of
The fact that servants wages have
User greatly; some persons tell me
hay are twice, and others say three
imes, as high as before the war. All
vhich Is very natural IN view Of tho
ish Kidding from o<dsr callinxs for
MA HAuor3nAr~-'sa, iusa a. IN
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
The Problem of Finding Domes
tic Help Is an Irritating After
math of the War
By William c. Dreher

BY William c. Dreher
Berhn ce~vsspondsnt Of TAs Tribu~s
Y Asst winter q lady in Tren-
ton, n j., stopped colored
woman or the street and ac-
costed her with the inquiry:
/ "Can you tell me where l can find
a washwoman?"
@Dh. yes," was the ready answer,
"you 80 home, lady. and stand be-
fore your looking -glass-thers you'll
see her"
And she enjoyed this thrust so
keenly that she continued,
eve colored people got you white
folks where We want you now; and
we're goin' to keep you there"
THIS illustrates in an exaggerated
way what has also happened in Ger
many under war conditions, only
there Is here less Of personal inso-
lence and few housekeepers have
been sent before their mirrorA But
the same conditions that drew away
girls from household servics in
America and caused great advance
In wages have also existed in Ger
many for at least four years, and
they have had much the same effect.
say four years, for these condi-
tions did not arise during the first
year of the war. Indeed, conditions
just the reverse prevailed for some
months. Many housekeepers at first
wondered whether they would be able
to afford a servant at all; and in
some cases girls who had been long
in one family came forward volun-
tarlly and offered to continue to work
without pay, glad to have at least a
home with food
But within year conditions began
to change. Men were called away
to the war; and wherever it was pos
slble women and girls were hired to
GO their work. The postofice, the
telegraph system, business Offices,
the street railways, and especially
war industries, called for women in
large numbers and in less than q
year the servant girl problem began
to loom up in larger proportions
than before the wax For it had be-
gun to become something Of prob
lem even then. AS the scale of liv.
ing was lifted, as wealth increased
and was dfused more and more
among the people, and as the feeling
OF self-respect was stimulated in the
poorer classes of society, girls be-
came less willing to 60 away from
home to do housework. They could
stay at home and work in some fac
tory or Office and have their evenings
free for social diversions. So the
stream of girls coming to Berlin
from the provinces was visibly grow
ing thinner even before the war
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Toll

One cause Of the servant shortage
which cannot he rsmedied is the fact
that thousands Of girls have been
taken out Of the country by return
ing overseas troops. The eyes Of an
the servant class in England are
@ow turned toward the colonies.
There are many offers in the col
umns Of the papers from girls who
are anxious to work their way
abroad, particularly TO Australia
The tragedy of the domestic crisis
in England Is that life is 10. organ
lied for . servantless existence.
English wives and mothers are due
to pass through . trying period until
British servants rsoovse 3rom tAaiz
attack At WAR nAzvens
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

being whom they must treat 49,.
consideration. But they will l...
it, for girls are becoming 50 ..a,.
that they can make their own co,s
tons. OF course. the ,.-
conditions show here, too, an =,
favorable side, as Is always ths ga.
in a transition period. Th.,.
are also Bolshevist girls, who 4.
clare up and down that from q p;v.,
time on they will lay their hand. ~
no work, whether company Is IN tn.
house or not. But such cases A..
exceptions. Where servants hsv.
been long in place there has be.,
little change in the relations b..
tween them and their mistress"
The writer tells Of cases ghen
girls were kept a. work from Gam
till 1870 p. m
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
High Wages Fail to
Satisfy British Servants

growth Of class consciousness anon,
those sections Of the population
which the war has not leveled 10
The natural outcome Of this has
been an impetus to the growth
Of trade unionism, and trade unlcrs
sre making their appearance among
domestic servants. This novem.n.
toward trade unionism Is being e.
couraged, for 1t Is hoped that msny
may again be attracted TO domestic
employment under union rules. Bu.
it is expected that some t!ns must
elapse before the class stigma Is re-
moved from domestic work in Eng.
land. Formerly caste rules held
sway, and girls were servants Il
borh to that station.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

there are several on a national scale
in Germany-representatives Of the
housekeepers and several members
Of the Berlin municipal government,
This contract is marked by
spirit Of great Nberality on the part
Of the employers; It's stipulations
are designed to protect girls from
the impositions which were too often
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

seen in German households under
the old regime. Here arc few Of
its provisions: 1t fixes the number
Of rooms to be looked after, how
many stories high, whether washing
or other heavy work is required; it
stipulates that after 7 p. m. there
shall be only routine work (no iron
ing, mending or scrubbing) and
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

tract between housekeepers and serv~
ants, and at Berlin, at least, such
a contract was already agreed upon
some months ago 1t is = voluntary
arrangement between the employer
and the employee, but, even 30, It IL
a very desirable protection to both It
was drawn up by representatives OF
the girls labor unions-of which
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

tn tho first months after the revo-
luton, but little Is heard Of 1t now.
The general reform movement
that has been making progress since
the revolution has also laid hold
upon the servant problem In a
promising way. At Berlin and some
other largo cities steps have been
taken to establish q uniform con-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
LADIES' Must York


The great class leveiing proce"
which has been going on since the be-
ginning of the war is being helped
by the number Of 'Iadies" who are
compelled to earn their living,
Many Of these have only domestic
accomplishments and are now offer
ing themselves as "lady cooks" and
lady hcusemaids."
Many of tire professional classes,
ruined by the war, have taken to
domestic employment to keep them
selves. Even ex-ofHcers after &C.
mobilization have been known to ad-
vertise themselves willing to &C.
cept any kind CT employment, includ-
ing domestic posts At the same
time a very large number Of former
officers servants are willing TO BE-
come domestics. and this IS helping
to tide over the crisis for English
housewives.
While the upper classes are seek
ing domestic employment to keep
BODY and soul together, the servant
classes are aspiring TO higher posi-
ton IN life. Miss Jessie Steven, a
former kitchenmaid, has begun
political career of some promise
She had no difficulty in being elect
ed at the municipaI elections to tho
Borough Council of one of London's
largest boroughs, Bermondsey, and
she makes no secret of the fact tho
Bermondsey is only q step toward
3 seat in Parliament. WHICH, she
means TO obtain. Miss Steven COM
plans Of having had a wretchsd
time during her servant period. At
q recent National Industrial Council
meeting she was one Of the leading
speakers, with Arthur Henderson
ana Stuart Burning She spoke. in
the presence of Lloyd George, with
eli the assurance Of the other ora
tors and did not scruple to tell the
Premier what she thought OF MS
system Of unemployment doles.