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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-06

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-06

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
ARGENT|N MA IS NOW
 FIGURING IN GRAIN
 PIT TRIA INSPECTIONS
Both Oats a Ind Corn Closed With a Do wnward Slant, With Pr Ovisions Off
 37c to 75c
By A,[ [oolatrs Prs,

Chicago, April Ea.-Increased competi- ton from Argentina made the corn mar ket today average much lower. Prices closed unsettled al 2asc net decline to 1sc advance, with MaE s156i5&1.56st and July S1. .5O1sll1.51. Oats lost ss@Sc and provi- sions 37G75c. Wo1d that cargoes of Ar gentina corn wert being bought at 13c under July eff NeIy York for April-May shipment gave agglressiveness to the bear side of the corn ntarket especially after midday, when the| news became known In this connection big industry an- nounced that one of the company's plants would be devoted to grinding Argentine corn exclusively. It was estimated that corn shipments fl on Argentina to the United States dI ring April and May would total 2,5o0,o@o bushels
 Nearby deliverie of corn here, how ever. showed relative strength as a result of wet weather, cal shortage and the fact that yesterdays break in prices had stopped dealers frd m paying as much as $1.5O a bushel to rural holders, the price which apparently al number of producers had decided upon as minimum.
 Oats weakened wi ith corn.
 Selling on the paft of stock yard inter- ests sent provisions down grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
BUYING -OF UNITED STATESSTEELS SHOWS SPECULATIVE TREND
Maximum of 100 3-4 Repre- sented Years Best Price, But Gains Were Lost
 Later
By Associated Press

New York, April 19.-The most signifi- cant features of today's very lively stock market, as indicating it's extremely spec ulative character, was the tree buying of United States Steel at an extreme ad- vance of 2A points and the abrupt re- versal of the last hour, when realizing for profits efaced most gains and left many net losses.
 SteeVs rise was the more surprising since it follower the publication of the March tonnage figures disclosing an- other large decrease in unified orders, drawing the total down to the lowest level in over three years. The maximum of 1o0% for United States Steel represented the years best price, but all this and small fraction was forfeited at the close, when reactions among other leaders ranged from ? to 5 points.
 In other respects the market displayed none of it's recent extravagant aspects, further substantial but temporary ad- vances in motors and shipping providing the chief diversion of the early and in- termediate session.
 Chandler motors rose an additional 1+12 points before noon, but only IF points remained at the end. Stutz and some of the low priced motors made extreme gains of to points, but these, too, were partly forfeited.
 American International corporation dropped about points from its best on announcement that it had been decided to call the remaining 40 per cent due on the stock, but Atlantic Gulf, also Gen eral Electric and other equipments as well as food issues and utilities retained part of their 2 to 4-point advances. Rails lapsed after occasional fractional advances, and oils, metals, tobaccos and sugars were most often reactionary, los ing 1 to points.
 Bonds, including Liberty issues and in- ternationals, were irregular within re- stricted limits. Total sales par value, aggregated $11, ,S75, 900. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
, New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton Rv Assnniated PresS

New Orleans. April 10.-Selling pressure of an intermittent character was felt by cotton today and the net results of the session were declines of 12 to 8 points. Selling was mainly the result of efforts to drive out the long interest, although part of it came from traders who were looking for bearish weekend figures to- morrow and for an unfavorable monthly report on American consumption Monday from the census bureau. Beneath the surface sentiment was against values be- cause of the uncertainties of the political situation The market had good support at times, for which the bad weather over the belt was responsible.
 The opening was higher, on bullish pri- vate cablegrams from Liverpool the wet and cool weather in the belt and the storm which swept it's northwest portion over night. At a level of 21 to 2S points up offerings were increased and quick break carried the active new contract months to 24 points under the close of yesterday. The forecast of more rain in the Atlantics and of colder weather in other parts of the belt caused reac- tion from the decline which lasted until prices were 15 to 20 points over the final quotations of yesterday, but late in the session the heaviest selling of the day developed and prices broke to new low levels where they were 20 to Al points under yesterdays finals, May going to N. .44c as compared with the high Of the day of 25.06c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11

-''
 Live Stock
 Chicago. April 10.-Hogs: Receipts, 32,O0O; market opened 1oc lower than yesterday's best time, closed With de- cline practically regained; estimated to- morrow 10000. Bulk of sales, 2o.loW 2O4O; heavy weight, 20,35 @ 2o.oo; me dium weight, s2O30 @2o.4o' Hgnt weight s19.SO@2O.40; light lights, $1S. oo @2O1O; sows, s1S.25@1s.75; pigs $l"oo @1S.75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 9000 good ana choice weight steers, strong; others slow. steady; stockers and feeders. steady: calves, steady to 25c lower; es- timated tomorrow, 5000; heavy beef steers. s11.50@20'25; light beef steers s1O01S50; butcher cows and helters' s74O@15; canners and cutters S5.75@ 10; veal calves, $14.5O@17.5O; stocker and feeder steers, sS.25 @ 1550
 Sheep: Receipts, 11,000; good ana choice handy weight wooded lambs fully steady; all other classes. slow to 25c lower; estimated tomorrow 5ooo' lambs, S4 pounds or less, $17.1o g l9.oo : 85 hounds or better, $17.50 o 19.6O; culls, s14@175o; ewes. medium, $12@ 15.5o' culls and common, $6@12
 St. Louis, April 10.-Hogs: Receipts, 12.OOO; market, steady; lights, sl9-soW 2O45: pigs, $15@19.50; mixed ana butchers. s19.90@2050; good heasy, s2O45@2O.5o; bulk, $20@20.40.
 Cattle: Receipts. 2300; market, steady, native beef steers, $11.5O @ l So0 yearling steers and heifers, $9.oo@ 10 cows. $1O.5O@13.50 stockers and feed CTS. s10913.50; fair to prime southern beef steers, s10@1S; beef cows and heifers. s750@15; canners and cutters s5.50@7.25; native calves, $7.75 g 16.oo.
 Sheep Receipts 2000 market, steady; lambs s20@20.25 ewes. s13@14.50; can flers and choppers, $4.50@11.
 Kansas City, April 1o.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 5000 fairly active; opened loc to e0c higher to spectators; now gem eral SC to 10c higher to packers; early to s6.20@670, new high record; 10 speculators one to one load; packers to hackers to s620@6.50; bulk of sales, s2O620.50: heavy, $2O.35 @ 20.50; med ium weights, $20Q 20.45; lights, $19.5o@ 20.25: light lights, s19@19.75; packing sows, $1s@20.25; pigs. $1s@19.
 Cattle: Receipts 2500 and 400 calves; -,aar and butchers cattle, calves, can ners and feeders, steady; stockefs, weak to 1Oc lower heavy beef steers, Sll.oo m1e.5o; light beef steers, s10.50 18.15; butcher cows and heifers. s6;oo 9 l .oo; canners and cutters, $4.75@6.40, veal calves. s1O.25@14; stockers and feeder steers sS.50@16.
 Sheep Receipts. $500; very slow buy CTS indifferent with sale3men asking stronger prices; lambs, S4 pounds or less. $1675 @ 19.60; S5 pounds or more, s14.6om19.40; culls and common, $12.25 ms2.25; ewes, medium to choice, 11.25 @ f5; breeding ewes. $10.50@l7.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Money Market

New Orleans, April 10.-Mercantile pa per, 5A@5h; sterling 60-day bills, 4.6l; commercial 60-day bills on banks. 4.60R commercial 60-day bills 46O; demand, AGA; cables 4.6514. Time loans steady; 60 days, 90 days and six months, 51394A. Call money, strong; ruling rate, 6; bank ac- ceptances, AS.
 Francs, demand 597. cables 595; guilders, demand 40A, cables 40 7-16; lire, demand, 732, cables 730; Mexican dollars, 771s; gov- ernment bonds, irregular; railroad bonds irregular.
 London, April 10.-Bar silver, AS 15-16d per ounce. Money 3 percent; discount rates, short and three-month bills, 3As per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Bank of England

London, April 10.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve in creased G367. 900; circulation decreased f206,000 bullion increasled E161, 1886: other securities decreased e1,246,000; public de- posits decreased E2, ,4S1 ,tl00; other deposits decreased s7,01 eco; notes reserve in creased e366,O00 government securities decreased G9S3 GOO. The proportion of the banks reserve to liabilities this week is 1850 per cent last week it was 1897. Rate of discount per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
BAD WEATHER WITH
 .GOODPEACEO OUTLOOK
 CHECKS THE SELLING
The General List Closed Steady Net ? Points
 Uy to p Points
 Down
Rv ASsociated PFess

New York, April 10.-Reports of unfavor-
 able weather in the south and good prog
 ress in the peace conference served to check selling in cotton during today early trading. but advances met increased
 offerings and prices weakened toward the
 close under scattered realizing. New
 style May contracts sold off from 26c to
 25 soc, closing at e5.s2c or 2 points net higher, while October broke from 9 2S7e to 2229c and closed at 2 46c with the
 general list closing steady net points higher to 25 points lower. Old style con- tracts opened b points higher and closed 50 points lower to % points higher on a very small amount of business.
 The market opened steady at an ad-
 months in response to relatively firm
 cables and an unfayorable weather map. This bulge encountered a renewal of the selling movement which had been in progress late yesterday and prices eased off right after the call with active months selling about to 25 points net
 lower. This made a reaction of approx imately S5 to 100 points from the high levels of the previous day, and the mar ket then steadied on buying by Liver pool and domestic trade interests and on the unfavorable weather outlook. Some of yesterdays sellers turned for cover as prices worked higher and there were recoveries of 90 or 40 points from the lowest with the more active months selling about 10 to 94 points net higher during the middle of the day. The buy ing was promoted by encouraging political advices, but the advance met renewed liquidation or realizing and there was some New Orleans selling here late in the afternoon.
 May was relatively weak early, but rel atively firm in the late trading when
 trade shorts seemed to be switching into
 later deliveries. The close showed rallies
 of several points from the lowest on
 covering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Cash Grain

Chicago April 10.--Corn, No. yellow, s1 601S@1. .621I; No. 4 yellow, s1.59a1 5s1s; No, 5 yellow, s1.56@1.57. Cats, No. white, SG 69c; standard, 69@691ac. Rye, No. ,, Sl.oo1a @1.67. Barley, $106Gn. 4 Timothy, ssW 1O75. Clover nominal. Pork nominal; lard, s79; ribs, s25.G@27,5o.
 St. Louis, April 10.- Corn, No. 5, sl.osH No. 3 white, s1. .6211 65; May, s1.601s. Oats, No. 2, eec; No. white, 691k@70c; May, 6Sc.
 Kansas City, April NO-Corn, unchanged to 1c lower: No. 3 mixed, s1.70; No , white $1 1.65G1. .66: No. yellow, $1. 6361.6 .64. Oats, steady; No. white, nhc; No' Z mixed, 7014c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Chicago Futures
Produce Market

Chicago, April 10.-Butter lower; cream cry, 55@601sc; eggs higher; receipts, 37Hi cases. firsts, 39040l4G. Poultry, alive, un- changed
 New York, April 10.-Poultry, live, easier; stags, 2sc; fowls, SS@41c; turkeys. 39@40c. Dressed steady; chickens, 3SGi 41c; fowls, 3o@3Sc: turkeys, 41G4Sc. 
 St. Louis, April 10-Poultry and eggs un- changed. Butter, creamery, 64c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
How Liberties Closed
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 New York. April 10.-Liberty bonds, final prices today were: 31as, 99l0; first As, 95.70; second As, 93.74; first ! 4kAss. .95&96; second 4hs, 93.H; third. 4As, 95.62; fourth As. 93.64.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11

Heavy bulls-S010c Light bulls-S91ec. Oxen-41yd10c. Fat yearlings-Sd9c. Medium yearlings-66Sc. Vealers-f0dl2c. Choice corn fed hogs, 1s5 and 0p-IF5 G1sc. Choice corn fed hogs, 135 to 1s-lsa 1s1kc. Choice corn fed hogs. 90 to Bis d15c. Light pigs. % pounds down-1adfSc. Best heavy rough hogs-15416c. Half fat rough hogs-l2G13. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to 2c pcs pound less than above prices.
 Cotton
 Good middling .........-....... zo74 Strict middling ................s so12 NiddIine -.--1..,........ 24s4 Strict low middling ..........,.. 2lst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Spot Cotton

New Orleans, April 10.-Spot cotton, steady and unchanged; sales on spot, ETC bales: to arrive. 325; low middling, 2O.25c; middling, 262 25c; good middling, N.25c; re- ceipts. 4615; stock. 40o79. New York, April 10-Spot cotton quiet; middling, 2S.50c. Port Cotton New Orleans: Middling. 6.25c: receipts 4sl5: exports, 1s,s11; sales, 9o1; stock. 40,079. Galveston: Middling, 27.1oc; receipts, 12ss; sales, 1908; stock, 25s,ss4 Mobile: Middling, 26c; receipts, s10; stock, 16005.
 Savannah: Middling, 26.5Oc; receipts, B4: sales, 250; stock. 193,4S. Charleston: Middling, 26c; receipts, 515 stock, 56, 766. Wilmington: Middling, 25.50c; receipts, 547 stock. 5s,065. Texas City: Stock, 14,320. Norfolk: Middlng. 5.25c; receipts, 80; sales, 35; stock. 121,s11. Baltimore: Stock. 60S. Boston: Middling. 2s.65c; receipts, 452; exports. 1; stock, Il, 400. Philadelphia: Middling, 8.75c; stock. 3Sl2 New York: Middling. S.50c; exports, 1246; stock. 77,6so. Minor ports: Stock, Il .ss3. Total today: Receipts, S699; exports, 2O,05S stock, 1,237, POS. Total for week: Receipts. 55.005; ex- ports, 74,6s9
 Total for season: Receipts, 4.6ss.s6l; ex- ports 3.6SO,547.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Middling, 26.65c; receipts, 2493; shipments 3907 sales. ST; stock, 277, ,1S8
 Memphis: Middling, 26.50c: receipts. 227s; shipments, 1868; sales, S4o0; stock, S74.563.
 Augusta: Middling, 36.25c; receipts, 12H; shipments. 54S sales. 4o3; stock. 1S472.
 St. Louis: Mddling. 26.50c receipts, ITO; shipments. 536; stock, N.76
 Liverpool Cotton
 Liverpool. April 1o-Cotton, spot in fair demand. prices lower; good middling. 17.s0c; iniddling, 1c.S9c; low middling, 1554d good ordin try. 1Ss9d; ordinary, 1336d sales. 400O bales. including. 36OO American; receipts. 31. 900 bales. all Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Naw Orleans Futures

New Orleans. April 10.--Cotton closed, old unchanged to Is points down net, and new steady at decline of 12 to 35 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
UNCLE SAM'S OFFERING

"As I am pushing the fish game TOT Uncle sam" said Allen Bell of the ou- reau of fisheries, perhaps I can offer a suggestion on ocean food and help you solve the question of a cheap and nutri- tious meal In former years l was en- gagged in the retail and wholesale flsii business, and if there is an angle which has escaped my eye I don't know it. UT course, just now the government is push= ing the grouper fish. a companion of the snapper. Smaller fish fry up to nor beds of the ocean. During my pusihess career the grouper was not pushed anu was rare specie of the finny tribe. But
 if must be said of this fish that when
 bought whole and baked, and well sea- soned, it is one of the most inviting dlshes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Bethlehem Steel ref 5s ....... s! Cnn4ra1 nf canrria cnn Ks hid 9i

Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ......... o9
 Central of Georgia con. 5s, bid 9o
 Central Leather 5s ......-.....- 50
 Chesapeake &s Ohio Cv. 5s. ....... S5 h Chicago, B. & Quincy joint 4s-... 9o 1s Chicago, Mil. & St. F. cv. 4hs... "
 Chicago, R. I. & Pac. Ky. ref. 4s 72A Colorado & Southern ref. Alas ilB Denver & Rio Grande ref. 5s 4b1s Dominion of Canada 5s (193D.. 97ss Erie gen. As ..... ............ 531k Illinois Central ref. As........... so
 Inter Mer. Marine es ......... 97% Kansas City Southern ref. os, bid SOh Liggett & Myers 5s, bid ....... 92h Louis. S Nash. un. 4s, bid ....... S4
 Missouri, Kan. & Texas 1st 4s -. 63
 Missouri Pacific gen As ........ 5S1s New York Central deb. 6s 97ss Norfolk O Western con. As S3:
 Northern Pacific gen. As ......... S2h Pennsylvania con. HAS, bid ....- 94
 Pennsylvania gen. 412s ....... 50 B Reading gen. As s S29s Republic Iron & s. 5s Q940). bid 923s St Louis & San Fra n. adj. 6s 63? Seaboard Air Line adj 5s ..... 4SA Southern Bell Teleph@ne 5s, bid 93
 Southern Pacific c1. 5s ...... 104 F Southern Railway 5!s .......... 93' Southern Rilway gen. As ....... 66 ss Texas Company cv. 6s ......... 1021s Texas & Pacific 1st, bid ........ S9A Union Pacific As ..... ........... B.. B United States Steel 5s ....... 100A Virginia-Carolna Chemical 5s .7s-e 96 Wabash 1st, bid ... .......... 93 F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
MIST USE MORE FOREQUARTER

c. B. McIntire, proprietor of the Peer less market on Fourth avenue, who sells R world of stuff to all classes of the con- suming public, seems to have this ques- ton of cheap meals figured out correctly. | Can you offer any suggestion as to how the price of meals can be reasonably cut down." I asked MT. Mclntire. sure was the short reply. By educating the consumer to buy more forequarter peer and less hindquarter. The former comes 10 to 15 cents per pound cheaper and can be prepared into good pot roasts and meat loafs with a big saving. When we buy whole beef, the fourquarter costs as much as the hindquarter. but don cut up like the latter. This is why we must get so much more for round, loin and porterhouse steaks. But the flavor is no better Take my Jewish patrons, for instance. They invariably buy fore quarter, and as you know, Jewish cook ing is considered the best. and many ap- petizing dishes are prepared. Besides, this race is thrifty and saving, and there must be a good reason for buying thus A cheap meal is hard to get up just now' but we endeavor to make small profits and help all we can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Poultry

VatStJ Boosters 20c. Turkeys-Live 35c. Ducks-30c. Fryers-11s to lbs, soc h. Hens-35c. GeeSe-15c. Fresh Eggs-3s9ssc Butter Creamery-679esc.
 Fish Spanish Mackerel-20G211sc. Pompano-S5c. Salt Water Trout-&Q22c. Mixed Fish--12c. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 3e Q21c Gray Snapper-Headlass and drawn, 1&c Fresh Water Perch--L2hc. Grouper-131s@14c. shrimp-p q12hc.
 Meats D. s. Clear Belies-Sld dS1kc D. S, Rib Bellies-SlGP3119c. Pure Lard-21sc. Choice Dressed Beef-Top, 32c. heavy cows, 2l022c. Hams-Regular, SSc; skinned, SSc. Picnic Hams, E1sc. Bacon-Best, 4S15c; lower grade, 37G39c. Pork Loins-54c.
 Produce Lemons-$5 box. Peanuts-spanish roasted. slsc: Span ish raw. Sc; Virginia No 1. 1014c. Cabbage-F'lorida, $6 per crate. Rutaba gas-s2.75 per 10O Sweet Potatoes-$6 per 100 lbs. Irish Potatoes-$2.7 75 per 100. Onions Red Globe, s6 per 100. Lettuce-Big Boston. Sl4 barrel; iceberg. $6 crate. d. Beans-T to s1o per hamper. Peppers-S hamper Spinach-90c dog. punches. Oranges-California, S1 Apples-Fancy Ben Davis, S9.50 barrel; fancy winesaps Q75. 1Ss. 200, 500 box; fancy winesaps, (96 113,' 125, ,150, 163), $500 box; fancy Newtown Pippins (96, 113, 18, l50, 163), 4.S box; fancy new Ben Davis (96, 1l3, 150, 1S3), ss.00 box. Bananas-Extras, 611c lib. Celery-Crate, s7. Cauliflower-Hamper, {s3 Grapefruit-S6 Tomatoes-144 size, s4EO; 1s0 size, sA Limes-$1.50 per 100. Strawberries-24-qt crate $9.
 Meal and Feedstuff Mixed Horse-S7O. Old Style Hulls-s20. Velvet Bean Meal-$4s. Corn Chops-A Corn-S1.9S. No. White Oats-93c per bushel. Shorts-~$5S. Bran-S53. c. s. Meal, per cent-$64 Peanut Meal-$56. Hen Feed-$4 per 100-lba sack. Choice Pea Green Alfslfa-$54. Southern Alfalfa-&7. No. l Timothy-$47. Clover and Timothy-s+5. Wheat Straw-SS. Johnson Grass-s32.
 Hides and Tallow No. 1 green salt hides,. 19p20c No. green salt hides, 1S919c; half cured. lQ2c less. Mo- l green hides, 16 Q 17c. No. 3 green hides. 15 O 17c. No. dry flint hides, 32 O 33c. No. 2 dry flint hides. 3l O 32c. Mo- l dry salt hides. 2sGF30c. No. 2 dry salt hides, 2s @ 2sc. Goat skins, 90 c $100 Sheep skins and wool, s1.2501.b0 Lamb skins. 75c $1.0o. Horse hides. $205. Colt hides, 25950c. Hog skins, 25Q50c. Tallow, c Sc. Wool-clear washed. 5O Q 55c; clear grease. 90 @ 35c; hard burry. 15 Q 200.
 Live Stocl
 CUnion Stock Y ards) Feed Steers: Good to choice-12I14c. Medium to good-10@12c. Common to medium-S@1l0c. Steers-10112c. Fat cows-9Q11c. Medium cows-7Q9c. Cutters-607c. Canners-i1sq5lhc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Associat- ed Members Liverpool Cotton Associa- and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consign- ment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor respondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
Question of Preparing Cheap and
 Good Meal Seems to Be a Hard One
By JOHN C. MOSES

to be found. The meat is perfectly white, and as the grouper has but one center bone, it serves up veIry economically with little loss. In fact, like it better than snapper. Smalelr fish fry up to more loss, as they are bony and have much less real meat. I certainly hope the good housewives of Birmingham will try this favorite out, and by buying it whole foil any attempt of the retailer to work off grouper as snapper steak, which is 8 violation of the pure food law"
 AS AUNTIE SUMMED IT UP
 In front of the Sanitary market, oper- ated by my friend Harry Norriss, l ob- served an old negro woman looking over the shipped-in vegetables, which are nat urally rather high this season of the year.
 Well, aunty, do yCyu colored folks find anything good and cheap nowadays?" | asked her. Cheap! ,Lawd, white folks, where you get dat stuff from? Look at dem greens. Time I buys enough for my four niggers it would cost me fo' bits. And SOW belly to grea.se dem up would kill my dollar. No, don't want no greens nohow. Dem niggers can jes eat corn bread and 'lasses, dat's all"
 And if this bill of fare suits you, all right. If not, leave il to aunty.
 It looks to me as i'f foodstuff has got to drop before wages, and if it does not, we are bound to have. hard job getting up cheap meals, and we will also see more or less unrest and strife if the drop starts at the wage end of the problem.
 Business was curtailed more or less by the bad spell of weather yesterday but sales could have been worse.
 Quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
American Cotton and Grain Exchange

Quotation middling upland cotton. United States standard, New York: