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The Washington herald., 1919-08-18
Dodgers Defeat Reds.

Brooklyn. Aug. IT.-Thc boo --
defeated the Cincinnati Rcd r. ..
today in the second game o. tho zs-
RIGS by . TO 0. Smith was ~ f0---
and held the league leaders to tr-~~
scattered hits. while the E0b.rv
gathered ten hits from tho combined
deliveries OF Sallee and Luqur Soc
Nv innings.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-18
IU0ND GANL

Totals. j. = Is 2 Totals. al5E
Rated for ShOcker in the NTH inning
"Batted for Davenport in the seventh iunrng
Score by innings:
The Washington herald., 1919-08-18

Where They Play Today.
Washington at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Athletics at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-18

Runs Beuhardt. ! HL-eralI Guo,.nuc:n.
Left on bass Rc,. g. Navy lard. 10 Inst has.
on bals-Of Fcrglsnn. : ~t"racF. I. Struck out
BY Ferguson, !. StorGT I TEp lasr lit
Burns Sarrdor hi's-Rlalr MrMahnn. GioNan-
urtti, Watt stolen lass Roche bsLrI" flaNs
Ta.hc - Riatr 70 HoHvl MrNIahon 10 Wat
IN Crookc, Mccarthy IN Watt tn Cr~oo". VIII
TrtCh-FerEusan. Uml1rc--Mr. Li5ccmb 1Imr ui
zaInc-l hOD.r and a minute.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

One 1918, five-passenger Buick, six
cylinder; irst-class condition; goo
tires
, $1,000.
One 1918 Cadillac roadster; fine con.
dition: ready to run rood top, pain
etc. No overhauling necessary
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

Bids will he received and opened by the
Shelby County Commission at their Of
flee, courthouse, at noon, Thursday.
July 81, 1919, for furnishing the mate
rial and constructing reinforced con-
crete bridge owe Nonconnah creek, on
State and Federal road No. IL, approx
imately four miles south of Memphis.
Type of structure will be 2 slab spans
IS feet in length in the clear: A slab
spans 20 feet and / '"T" beam concrete
girder So feet in the clear. All spans
will be supported upon precast concrete
piles made in accordance with the llli-
nois Central railroad standard. The
spans will be built in strict accordance
with the plans and specifications Of the
state highway department n are On
exhibition in the office of the chief en-
gineer of Shelby county,
Bidders will be required to furnish a
certified check in the amount of $500. 90
made payable to r. w. Hale, secretary
OF the commission, as evidence of good
faith. The successful bidder will be re-
ouired to start the actual construction
within ten days and complete the
structure by Dec. |,
Contractors may bid upon the super
structure separately from the sub
structure.
Any information with reference to
this structure may be obtained from
A. NJ. Nelson, room 12lA courthouse.
The commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION.
BY f. w. HALE. Secretary.
July 10, 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
FROM WALL STREET
Bulls Busy at Opening Of
Market and Speculative
Stocks Rise.

NEW YORK. July a4-Bullish en-
thusiasm was uppeunost at the outset
or todays stock market operations,
speculative favorites making further
additions TO recent gains. Stromburg
Carbureter was again the sensational
feature, adding some 10 points to yes
terdays 20-point advance in the first
half-hour Steels, tobaccos and food
shares were one to four points higher
and oils and ~shippings made moderate
progress, Rails were relatively back
ward and Lorillard tobacco forfeited
pat of yesterdays subatantial rise.
Suspension OF the extra dividends on
Bethlehem Steel provoked a sharp set
back at noon. Bethlehem and Crucible
broke ! TO 312 points ami oils. motors
and equipments to 3. Food and ship
ping shares moved counter to the gem
eral trend, showing marked strength.
Heavy realizing checked the ADVANCE
the tinal hour, u. s. Steel and other
leaders reacting one to five points. The
closing was heavy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
Read News Scimitar Wants.
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE,

Default having been made in the pay
ment of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid in a certain deed OF
trust, executed the first day of June,
1911. by J, William White and wife,
Bessie White, to the undersigned as
the office of the Register of Shelby
County, Tennessee, in Book 60, Page
l54, and the owner of the debt secured
having requested the undersigned to
advertise and sell the property secured
by said deed Of trust, this is to give
notice, that we will, on
FRIDAY, JULY %, 1919,
commencing at IL O'Clock noon, at the
southwest corner of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee,
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to selDat public outcry
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the following described property, to-
wit:
Situated in Shelby County, Tennes-
see, as follows:.
Parcel /. Lots Nos. Seventeen QD
and Nineteen C9) and the south forty
feet of lot No. Fifteen 15), Block 10,
Of the Brinkley & Snowden Subdivi-
Plat Book !. Page 3S, of the Registers
office of Shelby County, Tennessee;
said property has a frontage on the
east side of Hastings avenue of one
hundred n sixty l60) feet: and runs
back eastwardly between parallel lines
one hundred, eighty-two and five
tenths CS2.5) feet; being same property
conveyed to J. william White by deed
Of record in Book 665, Page 479, said
Registers office.
Parcel 2. Lots Nos. Nine and Ten
of the Henry A. Clinch subdivision,
as shown by plat of record in Plat
Book ], Page 16, said Registers office,
being more particularly described as
follows; Beginning on the west side of
Sixth street, Fort Pickering, at a point
one hundred. seven and one-half G07h)
feet north of McLemore avenue; run
ming thence north with the west line OF
Sixth street one hundred and six (l06)
feet; thence west at right angles to
Sixth street two hundred and fifteen
(215) feet to a 20-foot alley; thence
south with the east line of said alley
one hundred and six (106) feet; thence
east two hundred, fifteen t215) feet to
the beginning; being the same property
conveyed to John White by warranty
deed dated December Is, 1894, and re-
corded in Book 236, Page 1879. of said
Registers office.
All right and equity of redemption,
homestead and dover waived in said
deed Of trust, and the title is believed
TO be good but we will sell and convey
only as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.,
Trustee.
BY S. j. SHEPHERD. Trust Officer.
~ ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
NEW COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2L-Prices
were off - to II points around ,the
first call in the cotton market today
because Of selling based on a pessimis =
Tie view Of the coal strike IN England,
but th" market quickly recovered on
the rainy weather In the southern por-
tlOns of the cotton region, At the end
of the first half hour OF business the
trading months were II TO is points
over yesterdays final prices.
h advance continued until il
amounted to IS to 90 points. Private
bureau crop accounts pointing to a fair
ly favorable July % condition report
coused new selling and the market broke
sharply. In the trading up to moon the
active months went 2s to 80 points UNI
der the last quotations yesterday.
Spots closed steady and unchanged
ordinary 22, SOC; good ordinary %. ACC
low middling 29,g5c; middling 3i.5Oc;
good middling $500.
Sales on the spot 1909; to arrive 100.
Delivered on contract 200.
Futures closed steady at decline Of
4 TO % points,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
TEXAS RAINFALL.
COTTON AREA

Nearly normal temperatures prevail
except for a deficiency OF from 5 to
) degrees in Texas. Maxima are gem
orally from 81 TO 30 except in Texas,
the Carolinas and Georgia where they
are from rs to 90. Ram is reported in
the cotton states except Tennessee
Arkansas and oklahoma and none
worthy of mention In Louisiana. Heavy
rains; North Carolina, Lumberton Lac;
South Carolina, Allendale 2.12, Cheraw
900 Georgia, Waynesboro lis, East
man l.o2, Hazelhurst liz; Mississippi,
Aatchez LOO; Arkansas, Texarkana. 1. 90.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
OLD COLLEGE WILL BE
DEMOLISHED SOON

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July "a. (Spl.)-
The building committee of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee trustees has recon
sidered the fate of old college and de-
cided 1t shall be RACED. Old college was
the first building at the university and
the oldest west of the Allegheny noun
tains. The alumni made a fight for
it's preservation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK, July "a. Bar silver
l0iA Mexican dollars S3C.
KANSAS CITY, July "a Butter and
eggs unchanged.
Poultry Hens lYc higher, 29}ac. 9th
trs unchanged.
Potatoes Firm, $i.h0M l.7b per
bushel.
CHICAGO, July 2l-Butter, unsettled,
Eggs, unsettled receipts, $500 cases,
firsts, A2isq43taC
Poultry, alive, unchanged,
CHICAGO, July 2i,-potatoes, steady:
arrivals, i6 ears New, CARROTS, Irish
cuhblers, Virginia and Maryland, $50
barrels; do. Kentucky, sacked, &76m
800 cwt, Kansas. Illinois and Missouri
early Ohios, sacked, 81 75G3t0 cwt,
ST, LOUIS, July 24.-Poultry, butter
and eggs unchanged,
NEW YORK, July 2t-Copper quiet
aud firm; eleotrotlytic spot and July
23la August 93tt N23S September a.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes lead strong;
spot $40 bid! August GOO bid, spelter
firm East st, Louis spot IW bid; Au-
gust 100.
At London standard copper spot clO6,
5s; futures ElOG, los, electrolytic spot
cllO; futures Gl23. Tin spot C256 los
futures G2b6 l2s, Cd. Lead spot CgS,
l2s, cd; futures ga, rs, spelter spot
GAS, 6s. futures Ei3 los,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
RED CROSS SUPERVISOR
Is ILL AT NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July "A. tSpl,)-
{. Il. G.ovett, supervisor of the Southern
division Of the American Red Cross
with headquarters In Atlanta, was
taken suddenly i'll Wednesday while on
upon at st, Thomas hospital for acute
appendicitis, His condition is regarded
as serious.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
MEMPHIS MARKETS
, Quotations represent prices from job.
Der TO retaiier.)

Quotations represent prices from job.
Der 10 retailer.)
Produce.
EggsA39@42c.
Butter--Eiern creamery. p0pnd prints,
6S@54c: country butter, SOq4Oc; reno
waited, 50@51c.
Cheese-Cream prints, 3663Sc.
Poultry.-Ducks, 2s@Soc; hens, alive
26@27c; dressed. 29m51c; ROSTERS. II
G1Sc; geese. 23Q2AO' turkeys. alive, IS
QS7c; springers. S5@38c.
fruits.
Lemons-Par box, 81 ,o0@7.50.
Oranges-California, 5 .50@e.00.
Bananss-Pound. 6h 07c.
Blackberries - Chate, pints, $3.50
$50; quarts, $A0044.50.
Dried Frutt-EvaporateS apples, FLO
zee; peaches, nom; prunes. ID. So43sc;
apricots, nom.
Grapetruii-B BOX. ss.bu@7.bn.
G6,60.
Peaches-Mamie Ross, bu.,. $2.5O@
800; Elhertas, bu,, $S.25@4oo; flats,
S1.25mL50.
Cantalounes-Imnerial Valley, regu-
lars. $iO0d495; flats, S.50@i,65; Ar
kansas. regulars, $500; flats, N,50dl.75,
Watermetons-Per cwt., large sizes,
SO. 90; small. 81. 50@2,75,
Apples-BusheI pariy Harvest. $3.50
Hides anc Wool.
il'Sesa mo; l. green G. s snnsS sgss,c;
No. Z grades, damaged culls, halt price;
GSSc; goatskins, Soc@:i. 90, . ~. ~. =,
horse hides, sTOOGsOo; CLUES and
dry fiint, S@Ssc; dry sailed, s.oaSc;
dry culls, half rrice.
saeerskins, s1.oo9a;oo; shearlinss, 10
7@se,: eee sway ss@sSee;; ginseng Il 5000
Gl2.0o; Golden Seal, $4,000 90,
Wool - Tub washed. 6Gd65o; cieer
slease. 5bq60c; light bury grease. 80
q 85c; hard bury grease. 20US5c-
Vegetables.
Besn.-Navy. per H.. &c: Lima. per
u" p.a ssc. co,rorn,a black. eyed. per ID,
6S@sc; whips, bu., B.7b9s,oo; mixed,
Gnions-Texas. crate, 50 5ons,OO
Potatoes-Cwt., all varieties, $4,000
cabbagczNorthern, crate, a7S,
te,ery-Ruuch 81, t5ms 90.
Peppers-Basket, Edpb0c.
EEsplsn nz1% Dsn !! !. .SS Ssss
Lettuce-Crate, $2,25n2.60.
Cucumhers-urate. sl,1Bm2,00,
Snap Beans-hushel. b0c@$1.0o..
Tomatoes-Home- grown, bushel, 75c
| 6$2,0 0
Roasting Ears-poxen. $4,000.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats - Regular. so@alcj
sugar, Gured Meats-standard hama
| 3SGn4Sc.
Bacon1Fancy selected, sl9bsc.
OF compound. sec.
Grain and Feedstufts.
Oats-white. dray lots, 97c; mixed
rnnps-rer ton tess than car lots
MW Feed. prn, ioed lots, ton: Brnn
$500; shorts, gray, SCI 90, ,,- ~.
No. Il, 81 90 No. ?. $500; alfalfss
choice, $500; No. /, $SS'Vc; NO. Z
3 white. s2,25; No. 3 yellow, ss.ls12.2o
No, 3 mixed, S1s.
Groceries,
Flour-Rarrel. 24-lb. sacks, $it.506
Is, 90: selt-rising, $li, T5T1s.0o,
Meal Cream hbl hAsts tne-,S saek,
1886; 60-lh. sacks, s9.45: 25-lb. sacks
$3.50; 10-lh. sacks, sio.05; burlaps' 80
extra; standard, Acc lowe
Sugar - Standard. graduated cane
l0c; clarified, nominal,
Ric> -lnpurted, pound, s6l0Ec.
Coffee ~- Arbuckle's, roasted. case
Memphis basis. 1920; roasted. bul
Per ID. nominal; green, common ordl
nary 2ois @23c; prime, 24V2T"i ianes
29@SSc; Java. $50 sse-
C~ottonseed Products.
Merchants Exchange opotational
Crude oil basis prime, Csc ID; hulls
loose, car lots. Sc so ton; meal J pc
cant. $1,000
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
MONEY


NEW YORK, duly ct Mercantile pa
per, 81 m6ha, Sterling. G0-day bills,
4Sllg; co nmerCtal, 60-day bills on banks
a3ah commercial, 6o-days, t3i; de-
mand, ASA cables, iS9la.
Guilders, demand aS1&4 cables 800.
Government bonds irregular; railroad
bonds irregular.
Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days,
SIX months. 6 hid,
eau money. steady; high, E per cent
low, 50 per cent ruling rate, { per cent,
closing hid, bla per cent, offered at 6$,
per cent last loan, Ga per cent, bank
ACCeptanoes. Az per cont
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
STARS WIN

tional tennis stars continued In the
running yesterday at the Northwest
ern Tennis tournament at peephaven
Courts. G. G, Griffen and William
Johnston, OF Sal Francisco, and Vim
cent Richards, the youthful player from
Sonkers. \. Y, each won their matches.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
SOCIETY MEETS.

RIPLEY, Miss, July "a. CSplN-The
Cortnth district meeting Of the Womap's
Missionary society met in the Methodist
church AT this place Tuesday and Wed
nesday, July % and %, The meeting
was well attended and a most interest
Ing and instructive program was rem
dered, Rev T. II, Dorsey, presiding ell
der OF the Corinth district. vas present
and conducted devotional services. Mrs.
Fred Smith and Miss Etter Murry, both
Of Ripley, were among those on the pro.
gram,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
LLOYD TO ARKANSAS.

DIR. f. r. Lloyd, director OF the
Chumher Of Commerce farm bureau.
will go TO Russellville, Ark, Thursday
night TO make an address Friday at the
district agricultural short course which
the state agricultural department is
conducting,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, July ~24.-Cotton, spot
in fair demand; prices higher, good
middllng 22.54, fully middling 22.04;
middling 21.44; low middlinG 1853
good ordinary 1904; ordinary 1851.
Sales 5000 bales, including $500 Amer
lean, Receipts, none; futures closed
steady. July 2lSl; october 2t.07; Janu-
AIRY % O6 March 22.O6; May 2l,99.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, July 24-Hogs-3. 800,
steady. Bulk $22. 7O023 90; heavy $22.S5
OBS 40: medium $23, 7ON2 "a. 10; lights
$22, l5W23.O5 pigs $lS,QO@22.0O.
Cattle-6,O00; steady to lower. Choice
heavy steers SIG. 60m1S.25; medium
s13. 75m16,5O common $t2. 00@ Il. so
choice lights Sl4S5@114O; common
81. 75ml4 60; butcher heifers $6.65ml400
cows So. Sbal2.25; $5,l5m6.30;
calves $12.75@t4.25; feeders $40. 500
10 80; stockers S7.50@12.00
Sheep-i,00O. steady to strong, Lambs
$4,000 16, IS; culls 49, OG l2, rs; yearling
wethers 50, 16@l2.1 Is; ewes S5.50Q0, so;
culls 81. 0O@5,0 90 breeding ewes $li.00a
1900; feeder lambs $l3. 00@15.25.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
BYRNE TO BEAUMONT.

ST LOUIS. July 24--Bobby Byrne,
formerly third base,han with the Fits
burgh and st, Louis Nationals and tho
Chicago Americans, has signed a con
tract with the Beaumont club OF tho
Texas league.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

ST, LOUIS, ILL.,, July 2l.-Hogs. re-
ceipts, 1000; higher. Top, 1923, 80; bulk,
$22, 6O@2S, So; medium, S22.75d&95 50;
light, $21.25@23 40; pigs, Si4,OOa22 30.
Cattle, receipts $500, slow, Good
heavy steers, $l2.bOd 1900; common,
$lO,0 90 m13,00; choice lights, $l2. 50dl6.5O;
common, $10.00ml2, SO; butcher heifers,
81 .6Om1400; cows, $7.00Ml2 90; Gamers,
81 bO97OO; calves, $ll .25@17.25; feeders,
5000 | 200, stockers, S7.2511O, ID. q
Sheep, receipts, 1000; steady. Lambs,
Sl450d16,50; culls, SO. 000l0 so; year
ling wethers, $lO.OOml 100; choice ewes,
SS.bOm9 90; culls, $3,00@6, 90.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
LOCAL SECURITIEs

Quotations are unofficial. being Sc.
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
Wv RANK STOCKS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

CHICAGO, July 2i"'-Hogs. receipts,
90 40; heavyweight, $22,S5@2S,3O; me
dunn weight, $22, 25023, 80; pigs, $50 90
M2l so.
cattle, receipts, IL. 1000; unsettled, beef
steers, medium and heavyweight, choice
and prime, SIC. S5W1S,5O; medium and
good, $l2.50ml7,O co. veal calves, light
and handyweight, l7.50GGlS.6 so, stocker
steers, $7,0OWll,25
Sheep. receipts, $4,000; unsettled
lambs, "a pounds. down, $l425m177b
ewes, medium, good and choice, 1880
. so.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
COFFEE.
SUGAR.

NEW YORK, July 24,-Raw sugar
steady; centrifugal $7.2S; fine granu-
lated $500,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

ARE you In or DO you wish to
helm others In trouble- II 40, attend
the noon prayer meeting OF Central
Baptist church, which has been run
every week day since Jan. 10. 1914.
BEN cox. Pastor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

LOST-Monday morning in bushes
section. pair of rimless glasses in
Chas. Stiff, Little Rock, Ark, case
Finder return to SIT Union and Planter
Bank for reward.
LIBERAL reward for stolen Ford
v~e-passenger, license No. 1890S, motto
No. 2503964, j. n. Tracy. 1870 s.. Main.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

LoST-on Fairgrounds street a a
Auburndale street, a coin purse, con
tanning 81 in currency and a few cent
in change. Please return to 20 N. Idle
wild and receive reward.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

LOST-About two dozen keys on rim
and three keys on string. A reward d
s. will be paid on return to 1888 MINI
place. s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

LOUISVILLE, Ky. July 2t.-Cattle.
200, steady; hogs, $500, 1bc higher. 1876
up, 1913 90; 100 TO 1856, S22, 90; pigs, SEQ. 90;
throwouts, $l9. rs, down; sheep, 1000;
lambs, SIC gj; sheep, $500,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

CHICAGO, July 24-Corn-No. ?
mixed. Sl.95l3: No. 2 yellow, $3.50
1897.
oats-No. 2 white, SO@a%c, no. 5
white, S0mSlA.
Rye-No. 2, 81. 60M1.Gt.
Barley-S1. 22G135.
Timothy-Sg So 0m11.50,
Clover-NOminal
pork-Nominal
Lard-$34 n.
Ribs-Nominal.
KANSAS CITY, July 24-Cash: Wheat
unchanged to higher; one car No, 2
dark hard at 2,65; No. / hard 81. 80: No.
2 $2.25G24S; No. ! red 81 20@2.29H No.
2 S2.iS@2l9.
Corn unchanged. No. . mixed $1.96;
No, 2 white $2,02@2,O5; No, ? yellow
$l.95h m1.97,
oats, nominal, unchanged. No, .
white S1ll SIC: No. 2 mixed 7b@76c;
No. 2 red 7Gq77c.
Rye $1.57,
ST, LOUIS, July 24-Corn, No, 2
So. 90; No, 2 white $2.07.
oats, No. ., 7S@S21gc; No. 3 white
S2MS2iaC,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24

.sToLEN-From Overton park Sunaa
afternoon, 5-~passenger Ford, 1919 mode
motor No. 29O0993, Miss. No. 1925; Sd
reward. Notify J. F. Flow, Byhalid
Miss, or Baily & Hydel Gro. Co, AZ 1
Front.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
LEGAL NOTICES.


NOTICE TO BONDHOLDERS OF III
MERCER COAL COMPANY.
Public notice is hereby given th9
Bonds Nos. Nineteen Gs), Twenty (2as
and Eighty-eight CSS) OF the Nero
Coal company will be paid on prese
tatton at the Bank Of commerce ar
Trust Company on August /. 1913, fro4
and after which date interest mSreo
will cease.
MERCER COAL COMPANY,
By r. F. LA CROTX. Sec. and Treas.
BANK OF COMMERCE AND
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
By r. BRINKLEY SNOWDEN. 3
Vice President.
This July .. 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
LOST AND FOUND.

SToLEN-From front Chambers res
taurant, Memphis Street railroad barr
July %, n five-passenger Ford, licens
No, 1857, engine No. 1407696. Rewar
Of S25 If returned to L. A. Reaves, S6
Eastmoreland.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-24
GRAIN MARKETS
Bulls Have Advantage in Corn
Market While Hedging
WeakenS Oats.

CHICAGO, July 24.-Dry weather to-
day tended to give an advantage 10 the
bulls IN the corn market, and so, too,
did Increasing complaints Of ear scar
city. Many country elevators were
said 10 be shutting down as a result Of
lack Of Ears. Opening quotations.
which ranged FROM the same as yester-
day finish to Sc higher, were fol-
lowed by moderate future gains and
then "a general reaction.
Word that new high price records for
corn had been established in Argen-
tine WAS something Of a bullish factor,
btu vas more than offset later by
domestic reports Of cloudy conditions
and cooler temperatures. The market
closed unsettled lee net lower To NC
advance. with september $l.953a a. 9jla
and December $l.G65s ul663s.
Hedging business kept the oats mar
ket relatively weak.
Provisions were firmer for ribs. but
easier for lard,
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This JuIy 3. 1919,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-12-24
The Brookhaven Bank & Trust Co.
Closes A Successful Year.

The Board Of Directors of the
Brookhaven Bank & Trust Co., held
meeting on the goth for the pur-
pose of making the regular quarter
ly examination of the banks affairs
and to pass on the years work.
The examination showed that the
deposits of this old institution had
gone above one and a half million
dollars and that the resources had
nearly reached the Two Million
mark. The profits were also found
TO be ahead of any previous year and
the net earnings for the year were
disposed of by authorizing the pay
ment of the regular annual dividend
of 10 per cent and an extra dividend
of per cent to the stockholders.
$4,000 was added to the surplus
fund. The bond premium account
was charged off and Furniture and
Fixtures account reduced and suf-
1cient amount was reserved for the
income tax for 1919.
In addition to the other disburse-
ments the Board made the officers
and employees happy by voting them
Christmas gift in the way of an
additional salary of 10 per cent of
their annual salaries.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders will be held on the third
Tuesday in January at which time
directors and officers for the ensuing
year will be elected.