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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-25

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
The Rlood-Rite Dance

From I'm Morocco-Volubilis, Moulay
Idriss, and Meknez," by Edith Whar-
ton, in Scribner's.
The dancers were all dressed in white
caftans or in the blue shirts of the low
est classes. In the sunlight something
that looked like fresh red paint glistened
on their shaved black or yellow skulls
and made dark blotches on their gar
ments. At first these stripes and stains
suggested only a gaudy ritual ornament
like the pattern on the drums; then one
saw that the paint, or whatever it was
kept dipping down from the whirilng
caftans and forming fresh pools among
the stones; that as one of the pools dried
up another formed, redder and more
giistening, and that these pools were fed
frcm great gashes which the dancers
hacked in their own skulls and breasts
with hatchets and sharpened stones. The
dance was a blood-rite, a great sacri-
fetal symbol, in which blood flowed so
freely that all the rocking feet were
splashed with it
Gradually, however, it became evident
that many of the dancers simply rocked
and howled, without hacking themselves,
and that most of the bleeding skulls and
breasts belonged to negroes Every now
and then the circle Widenede to let in
another figure, black or dark yellow,
the figure of some humble blue-shirted
spectator suddenly getting religion and
rushing forward to snatch weapon and
baptize himself with his own blood; and
as each new recruit joined the dancers
the music shrieked louder and the de-
voices howled more wolfishly. And still,
in the center, the mad marabout spun,
= tho children bobbed and mimicked
him and rolled their diamond eyes.
Such is the dance of the Hamadchas,
of the confraternity of the marabout
Hamadch, a powerful saint of the sew
enteenth century, whose tomb is in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Weekly Cotton Review
BY Associated Press

New York, September 6-Primary
cotton goods markets have weakened
since the holiday Trade continues light
as a rule although some instances are
reported where offerings under the
market have brought forward some fair
sized orders. Wide print cloths fell
off more than a cent a yard and some
of the sheetings are down nearly as
much.
The results at. the auction sale of
government surplus cotton goods on
Thursday showed that the edge is off
and bidding was quite Indifferent COM
pared with the remarkable sale of a
few weeks ago. Some lines of cotton
duck were sold 15c a yard below the
price paid by the government. Denims
priced for delivery in the last quarter
of the year were offered 4c~ a yard
lower than similar goods have brought
in recent second hand sales. New dress
bingham prices will be made for spring
early next week and considerable acti-
witty is looked for as many mills will
allot limited output.
Mills and selling agents are generally
holding prices steady as they have
many orders yet to fill and much of the
business in hand was booked at figures
under those reached in June.
Merchants feel that the continue ed
agitation against high prices must have
some effect in checking the rise and
most of them are pleased that more
moderate market prevails.
Prices quoted follow:
Print cloth % inch 64x64s. 11Hc: SAX
sos. lie; 3S1z inch 64x64s 1915; brown
sheetings. southern standards, FAC and
Csc; denims 220 southern Indigo 371sci
tickings 45c: staple ginghams 21c prints
19c: wress ginghams 25c and 27hc.
The last four named are nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
New Orleans Cotton.

= BY Associated Press
New Orleans, September Undetermined
selling, especially on the close, met the
reactionary tendency in cotton today and
held prices down to net declines during
the greater part of the session. There was
much taking of profits by holders of
short contracts, and it caused a rise on
the first call. but the demand from this
source was supplied, time and again,
by what appeared to be fresh selling for
short account, offerings of this charac-
ter being encouraged by a less favor
able view of the labor situation, the lack
of spot demand and continued favor
able weather in the cotton region The
close was at the bottom and it showed
net losses for the day of 80 to 81 points.
On the opening the ring found consid-
cradle overnight demand from the in
terror, apparently coming from shorts
who wanted to even up over the week.
end and the expected small ginning re-
turns the first thing made Monday morn
ing. The filling of these buying orders
put prices IS points over yesterdays
close, but the market slumped to a level
of 20 to 80 points under the close of
yesterday. For a while fluctuations were
rapid within rather narrow limits, but
late in the day prices came back to
about the level of yesterdays close on
realizing by shorts, only to bring out more
bear pressure than ever
October closed at Is. 4Sc. Spots were
quoted unchanged at 29c for middlng, and
no sales were reported, making it the
dullest day of the season thus far in the
spot department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Over Private Wires
Shannon & Co.'S Letter

New York, September 6-There has been
further selling on southern orders today
whether for speculative or hedging is
uncertain and Wall street houses have
sold to some extent while demand has
been light. Local sentiment continues to
be very bearish on the poor export out
look as suggested by the weakness in
foreign exchange which was lower again
today with demand sterling quoted as
413A.
If that is to be the ruling influence in
the market, lower prices are probable
if expert financial opinions are correct
that sterling will sell we'll below 81. The
high tariff on exports on all sorts The
question is how far this will affect the
producer, and cause him to SELL The
pressure from the crop will not be Sc
we're for some time yet as the movement
has hardly begun and the first ginning
report due on Monday is expected to
make very bullish showing. Domestic
mills have been practically out of the
market for a considerable time however,
and are well supplied with orders to the
end of the year. against which they nave
on hand only moderate stocks, as they
have been letting these run down pending
a clearer idea of whether the early re-
ceipts can be taken care of without weak
ening or not. The market is heavily
short both for trade and speculative ac-
count, but there is nothing to indicate
that shorts are in any way worried as
yet-Post & F1agg.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
RENEWED WEAKNESS
IN COTTON MARKET
is VERY EVIDENT.
January and Later Months
Make New Low Ground for
Movement, With Deem
Der Selling Back to 1855


New York, September 6.-The cotton
market showed renewed weakness today
with January and later months making
new low ground for the movement, while
December sold back to 2S. SOC or even with
the lowest level of yesterday. Closing
prices were at the lowest point with the
tone easy at a net decline of 81 to 6
points.
There was some irregularity at the
start as result Of covering for over
the weekend. The opening was steady
at an advance of to u points on the
near months but later deliveries were
unchanged to points lower and prices
weakened right after the CALL There
may have been little trade buying but
little support, while the south was
moderate seller, and later in the morning
there was considerable pressure from
houses with Liverpool and Wall street
connections. October broke from Is $50
TO $500, and January from, 20. 15c to
q. 42c, reaching the lowest levels of the
day late in the morning
The weakness of sterling exchange was
a factor. particularly in the late trad
ING, Whle DearlSn sentiment also found
encouragement in continued good wealth
er, the comparatively small amount of
cotton reported on shipboard at the end
of the week and reports that declines in
raw material had increased the DISPOSE
ton of goods buyers to hold off.
Reports from Philadelphia said that
southern yarn spinners were cutting
prices, and very small sales of print
cloths were reported at Fall River, al
though western distributors say that
there is still a good retail and jobbing
business The first ginning report of
the season will be issued at the opening
Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
High-Speed Photo Printer

When the mechanical ingenuities of
one art can be transferred to another.
surprising results are often obtained. A
Wisconsin pressman has devised a re-
markable photo-printing machine which
operates practically on the principle
Of printing press. and is described and
pictured in the Popular Mechanical
Magazine. When stack of sensitized
cards or paper is placed in the hopper
the negative clamped to the vertical
glass front, and the electric motor
started, the-cards are automatically
fed onto a platen, pressed against the
negative, exposed to the light from
three 40-watt lamps. and dropped into
a rack. The length of. time the lamp
burns for each exposure is regulated
by a dial. AT the normal shaft speed
of 200 v. m. p, the capacity is 5000
prints an hour, up to 6la by S1a
inch size. 1t can also print three pos
cards at one time. or 5000 an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

mind that the greatest Teacher in ain
the word, speaking for and TO the mas
ses, besought them to Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesars and
unto God the things that are God s.
The mod would not listen. They naied
Him to the cross and acclaimed the
murderer Barabbs Antl rich man
came and carried away the body of
the crucified one to give it resting
place in his own tomb.
Isn't there work enough for our cler-
gymen to do in preaching the Gospel
of salvation to sinners rather than
gospel of unrest and discontent2 For
which work have they been ordained?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Huhhard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, September e-After opening
some fifteen points higher on overnight
buying orders from Liverpool, our mar
ket sold off under southern selling ana
f,,r+her liouidation from the west. On
the break, scattered buying orders ap-
neared early in the raction theory. This
steadied prices. the market being rather
narrow and feverish today. Many are
looking for a further recovery next Week
but the sentiment cannot be descrloea
ss having changed at all as the trade
sees little prospects Of Europe entering
the market as large buyers. Our own
mills seem pretty well supplied for the
moment, SO that it is felt it will take
speculative buying to hold the marker
It is. therefore, question OF what WIN
stimulate this buying in race OF tne ten
eral feeling existing in the country that
raw materials are seeking lower levels
which. of course. includes cotton-Huo-
| bard Bros.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Over w. I. Phelts & Co.'S Wire

New Orleans, September 6-No strength
at all was displayed by cotton today, and
the market fell off for moderate declines
in the face of rather persistent realizing
from the long side. This was all the sup
port the market had and even prospects
Of a very bullish census bureau report
on ginning at 900 o'clock Monday morn
ing did not bring in fresh buying Senu-
ment remained very bearish and was I'M
questionably stimulated by the unfavora'
BILE turn taken in the labor situation, as
outlined in the telegram sent by Mr.
Gompers to President Wilson. In addi-
ton, traders with bullish inclinations ap-
near to think it wise to remain away
from the market until a spot demand IS
met; on top of everything else is the way
favorable weather conditions continued
In the cotton region, bringing the promise
OF a higHer indicated yield on September
Ok than was the case on August Is, unless
decided change for the worse occurs
| Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Sugar Market.

New York September 6.-There was no
change in raw sugar prices, which are
quoted at I. CSC for centrifugal. to the re-
finers. Cuban planters continue to offer
new crop Cubas at size. and while consid-
cradle sugar has been sold at this level.
BUYERS of late are inclined to hold Oft
and await developments and see Just what
way the new crop is to be disposed OF;
Some fair sized purchases were reported
by the board during the past week, and
/. now looks certain if the promised 4oo. so
tons would be taken care of this month
Business in refined is still destricted
by the over sold condition of refiners. buy
they have been catching up quite rapidly.
and may soon be in a position to take on
new business Prices are unchanged at
Sc for fine granulated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling, 2e.o0c; re-
ceipts, SO; exports, TAG; stock. 262.43s.
Galveston: Middling 2s.5oc; receipts,
919; exports, sos; stock, 110,414.
Mobile: Middling, 2S.50c; stock. To-
4o1.
Savannah: Middling, 2s.13c; receipts,
$500; stock, 1s6,S18.
Charleston: Middling, 2S.ooc; receipts
S2S; stock, 2o,72S
Wilmington: Middling. 275oc; re-
eeipts, s; stock, 1926.
Texas City: Stock, $500.
Norfolk: Middling, 2S.75; receipts,
ZIG: exports 5000; sales 81; stock, &c.
es7.
Baltimore: Stock. 1900
Boston: Middling. 2s.4oc; receipts, rs
stock. 5000.
Philadelphia: Middling, 1910; re-
ceipts, SO; stock, 1851.
New York: Middling, 2S.S5c; stock,
es.DS5.
Minor ports: Stock, 1854.
Total today: Receipts, 1880; exports,
1916; stock, 835,221.
Totals for week: Receipts, 1880; ex-
ports. 8s46.
Total for season: Receipts. 272,15s;
exports. 547,035
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

"A further argument for the purchase
of the new issues is that they are in most
cases protected by full preference as to
both assets and dividends, annual sink
ing funds for retirement at substantial
premium, provisions for the maintenance
of high ratio of net assets, and prohi-
bition against mourning mortgage indebt-
edness without the permission of pre-
ferred stockholders, while these liberal
provisions are missing in most of the
older stocks.
There have been number of recent
issues of per cent preferred stock which
would seem to be good purchases also.
These issues, as rule, are made by
corporations not so well known, and they
probably will not enjoy as wide a mar
ket.
IA point to be considered in connection
with the purchase of preferred stocks is
that they are not subject to the normal
income tax
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

Zerhoun above Moulay Idriss. Hamadch,
it appears, had a faithful slave, who,
when his master died, killed himself in
despair, and the self-inflicted wounds of
the brotherhood are supposed to sym
bolize the slaves suicide; though no
doubt the origin of the ceremony might
be traced back to the depths of that
ensanguined grove where Mr.. Fraser
plucked the golden bough.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
orvis Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, September 6-Sentiment IN
cotton circles continues bearish and with
the exception of strength in the marker
early today prices displayed generaiiy
sareing tendency Just prior to the
close. heavy selling, supposed to be Tor
trade account, broke prices sharply. Dur
ing the day Wall street sold moderately
but rather steadily.-Orvis Bros. & co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Clark & Co.'S Letter

New York September 6--1nitial traces
were at an advance of II to Is points anu
values ruled steady until within five MN
utes of the close when hedge selling SET
in from Texas and Oklahoma, whicn
broke the market 40 points. Spinners
are hooked far ahead and the south is
not disturbed by the break in the con-
tract market We see nothing in the
situation to invite commitments on the
short side-Clark & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, $4,000; receipts,
1853; shipments, 1929; sales. 1910; stock,
1O7.5S4.
Memphis: Middling, $1,000; receipts,
1922; shipments. 623; sales. so; stock,
1915.
Augusta Middling, 27.50c; receipts,
4198; shipments, 1908; sales, 652; stock,
117,61S.
ST. Louis: Middling. s15oc; receipts,
3d. shipments, 313; Stock. 5645.
Little Rock: Middling. $4,000; re-
stock, 10,346.
Totals today: Receipts, 6971; ship
ments. 6574; stock. 394,160.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Spot Cotton

6y ASsselated Press
New Orleans. September e.-Spot cot
ton dull and unchanged. Sales on the
spot none; to arrive none. Low middling,
zS.Ec; middling, 29c; good middling, soc.
Receipts, IS; stock, 262, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Cotton Seed Oil

BY Associated Press
New York, September 6.--Cotton seed
oil was sharply lower under general
selling on the weakness in cotton, dull
spot trade and easier crude markets,
closing At to lit points net lower.
Sales. $500 barrels. Prime crude
1850 sales; prime summer yellow spot
1900; September 21.00; December 1880;
March 1880.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Making the Farmer Happy

Preachers and teachers who are be-
ing carried away by those who clamor
for a new social order that will bring
about the millennium should bear in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
S. r. Stewart & Co.'S Letter

New Orleans, September 6-General
rains occurred over night in the Calves
ton and New Orleans section, but there
was little or none elsewhere. The out
look is for probably fair in North Geor-
gia and the Carolinas, but for unsettled
weather east of the belt Judging by
barometric lines, the tropical disturbance
remained in a rather stationary position
The principal influences this morning
against the market were the paralyzing
effect of uncertain finances and hesita-
ton over the political situation with CO.
incident further decline in the sterling
exchange rate which was reported around
81 1872 However much, if not all, of the
bearish influences and anticipations
should be discounted in the recent sell
ing movement and decline of nearly eigh.
cents from the top.
Resistance to sacrifice below soc, is
shown by a report from a Liverpool buy
er in southern Texas to his main office
here.--John F. Clark & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Dry Goods.


BY Assosistad Press
New York September 6.-Dry goods
markets today were quiet, gray goods
resting on lower basis. Silks were I'M
changed. The carpet trade is preparing
for the new spring season. probably
opening early in October.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

higher; westerns mostly steady; tat
ewes unchanged; yearlng wethers strong
to SOC higher feeder lambs mostly % to
SOC lower; feeders, yearlngs and wethers
strong; few choice, breeding ewes
strong; others weak, to soc lower.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
New Orleans Futures

BY NsS6cI1ttd PreN
New Orleans. September 6.-Cotton
closed barely steady at decline of 80
to 81 points.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

Sheep are used as beasts of burden
in northern India and carry 20-pound
loads
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Old and New Issues

"a comparison between the interest
turn on preferred stocks which have been
outstanding long enough to become well
absorbed and those issued in the past few
months would seem to indicate that the
new issues are a good buy" said M H.
Sterne of Ward, Sterne & Co.
The following are representative of the
new issues:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Coffee Market
BY Associated Press


New York, September 1.-THE first Sat-
urday session since the beginning of Au-
gust passed very quietly in the market
for coffee futures and there was little
change in prices. The opening was 1 to
pd1hts lower and active months sold
about points under last nights closing
figures during the early trading under
small offerings promoted by the decline
IN the Rio market. These offerings were
absorbed by a little covering, however,
and after selling at 1920 December
closed at 1724c. with the general market
net 2 points lower to points higher.
Closing bids: September, 17.75c; October,
1900; December, 1724c; January. H.1sc;
March. lille: May, 1705c: July, tic.
Spot cotton dull; Rio rs ls4c to 1s1kc
Santos As, 27slc. 1t was reported that
Rio rs have been sold to New Orleans
buyer in the cost and freight market at
75c London credits. but offers received
here We're above that level.
The official cables showed decline Of
125 reis in the Rio spot market. Santos
spots were unchanged and futures un-
changed to 70 reis hieher. Brazilian port
receipts 21,ooo; Jundiahy receipts 10000
Weather conditions in Sac Paulo We're
still more or less unsettled with tempera-
lures ranging from IS to 50 degrees. Rio
cleared 1900 and Santos 10000 bags for
the United States.
Ia live Stock
Nv Associated Press
ST. Louis, September Clogs recepts,
$500 higher: top 1000; bulk 19.5G719 90;
heavy. 10 0Ne719.5O; medium 1925q20.Oo;
pigs. 16.Oo@1S.75.
Cattle, receipts. $50; no sales.
| Sheep. receipts 90o no sales.
Chicago, September e-Hogs. receipts
! 1000: strong; mostly % to so cents high
| err than yesterdays average. Heavy
! IS 000li9S5: medium 18,5od20.25.
| Cattle. receipts. 1900, compared WITH
week ago, heavy steers, weak: good and
choice, light and heavyweight steers and
better grade heifers % to soc higher: can
ners. Is Csc higher: bulls. 25c higher
westerns mostly 25c lower; feeders steady
| to strong.
Sheep. receipts 1000. compared with
week ago. Native lambs steady to 20
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

'These may be compared with the fol-
lowing issues which have been on the
market for some time and are now called
seasoned stock:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
New York Futures

BY AssoS'ater PfeN
New York. September Cotton
closed easv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
LOCAL SECURITIES

Corrected by ward sterne & Coz