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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
New York Entures
New Orleans Cotton

New York, January 29.-Wide depres-
 sions were brought about by heavy sell
 ing in the price of cotton today, follow
 ing cratic fluctuations in the early trad
 ing, during which some show of strength
 was made. Lowest prices came late
 in the session when the trading months
 were no to 145 points under the close of
 yesterday; last prices were 1os to 145
 under. Trade explanations for the sell ing were the labor troubles which spin . ners are expecting and the failure of the
 British shipping authorities to meet the
 American reductions in ocean freight rates.
 On the first call the old crops were
 5 to 42 points up, but October was 19 points down and immediately after the call enough selling developed to force the market 25 to 50 points under the last quotations of yesterday. Reports that local freight brokers had done busi- ness at the new American rates and telegrams from Texas stating that ex- porters were buying freight room with the intention of consigning cotton to Europe caused buying and a sharp ad- vance which sent the market 20 to 5i points over yesterdays final prices. The gain was not well maintained and after the middle of the day the undertone was weak.
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.FLEECY STAPLE HAS ANOTHER ROUGH DAY General List at Close
 Showed a Net Loss of 134 to 1SO Points Under Tuesday
By Associated Press

New York, January 29.-The advance on the reports of lower cotton freight rates was followed by a very sharp break ing. The close was barely steady with the general list showing a net loss of 134 to 1S0 points.
 The market opened at a decline of to 13 points and sold 40 to 65 points net lower during the early trading under liquidation by some of yesterdays buy CTS, southern selling and active selling hy houses with Liverpool connections. After the close abroad offerings were liehter and the market rallied on re- newed buying encouraged hv the expecta- l. tion of increased exports Of both cotton goods and raw material and reports that widespread campaign was planned for reduction of acreage in the south
 For time the market was very firm with March selling up from 23 55c to 2435c, and July from 21 .5Sc to 22,35c or about 2S to 40 points net hieher and into new high ground for the movement.
 The advance, however, met further southern selling while the more urgent demand from shorts seemed to have been supplied and the market became sensa- tionallv weak and unsettled in the later trading.
 Renewed emphasis was placed on the unsettled condition of affairs in indus trial circles and the probability of in creased domestic mill curtailment while there also seemed to be some selling or the disturbed ruling of the stock mar ket March broke to g 5Sc and July to 20 6oc, or about TO to 1S5 points from the best and the close was at practically the low point of the day
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.RUMOR OF RATE CUTS
 WEAKENED GRAIN PIT
Corn Closed Nervous, 2 1-4c Lower. While Oats Were
 in Full Sympathy

Chicago, January 29.-Reports that yes sci rates from Argentina to the United States has been subjected to sharp cut largely offset in the corn market today the bullish influence of the decision not to reduce the February minimum cost of hogs. Corn closed nervous 2Ac net lower to 11sc advance with May s1.17A11. 171a and July $L1rl8G1. 14s4. Oats finished 1@ 2lsc down and provisions unchanged to rise of s1
 Maintaining the hog minimum at Sl750 resulted in a general rush to buy corn at the opening and made prices jump as much as Sc. On the budge, however, sell ing broadened out. The bearish effect was chiefly on deferred deliveries. Nearer months were governed more by the per sistent holding tendency on the part of domestic producers. In this connection the fact that a request from Italy for a prompt shipment cargo from Canada or the United States could not be filled at tracted widespread notice
 Hearvy realizing sales caused indepen- dent weakness in oats.
 Provisions futures with the single ex- ception of January ribs, rose at once to the maximum limit and then held tight.
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Over McReynolds & Julian's Wire

New Orleans, January 29.-The drastic
 cut of $16.25 per bale on shipments of
 cotton from South Atlantic and Gulf ports
 to Europe in American bottoms has been
 of much relief to the market to south
 ern spot owners as improvement in the
 foreign and domestic demand for spots
 is expected to result of the lower ocean
 slipping charges. as yet there has been
 no official announcement that the Brit
 ish ocean rate has been cut to meet the
 reduction for American ships, but it is
 likely that such an announcement will
 soon be made otherwise American ships
 will probably secure the bulk of the busi-
 ness because the United States shipping
 board stated that the necessary Ameri-
 can tonnage will be provided, The i'm
 provement in the shipping situation has given new encouragement to southern spot owners, and is already reflected in
 more inquiry for the staple at higher prices in interior markets.
 As the new rate applies to France, Italy and neutral countries as well as to Liverpool plus diffelantials prospects are more promising for a revival il, gen. eral demand for foreign account, in an ! ticipation of which American spinners are llheiy lo Duy D1OIe ITeely Tn the lfn- mediate future. While it is true that stocks of cotton on this side of the Att lantic are compara lively large, they are ! very small abroad, as are stocks of cot ] ton goods, and it is probable that it is only question of time when arrange ments will be made in European coun- | tries to import more freely of the raw | material as result of more favorable con- ditions Import conditions to reduction l in ocean shipping charges.
 l Pending further developments concern | ing the probability of q corresponding cut in ocean rates for British bottoms
 and possible developments in spots in | the south sentiment Is conservative at | the advance.
 1 Until something definite occurs in this respect scalping operations on the long | side, buying on important Impressions. selling, to realize on sharp bulges, is recommended. If the British shipping bcaid d makes a corresponding reduction i for ocean freight rate on British ships market likely will work Higher. There | fore. it would seem to be advisable to
 buy on any decline of consequence.-H. and r. Beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
STEEL DOMINATED THE STOCK MARKET Spectators Interpreted Re ductiOn of Steel Common Extra" as Applicable
 to Other Stocks
By ASsoclated Presl

New York, January 29.-Complete domi- nance of today's stock market by United States Steel was the logical sequel to yesterdays cut in the steel common
 extra dividend from to 1 per cent. be- cause of smaller earnings.
 Spectators and traders. as a whole, Interpreted the reduction as especially ap- plicable to other industrials. including
 former war brides,% whose future dis
 bursements are expected to be guided by the conservative policy of the steel cor pcration.
 United States Steel had feverish open
 ing at an extreme setback of 21a points,
 rallied a fraction and later broke to SSA, closing at loss of 1ss points on
 turnover aggregating about one-third of
 the days total operations.
 Associated industrials lost 1 to points,
 Bethlehem, Crucible and Lackawanna
 steers and Republic Iron yielding easily
 with American Car and Baldwin Loco motive. Motors, coppers and tobaccos dropped one to two points and special ties were heavy, but dull Rails were affected by additional De- cember statements of earningv, systems such as Canadian Pacific, Baltimore and N'IilO southern TdllNdN, showing net decreases of $900,000 to $l, ,500,000 partly offset, however. by the more favorable returns of Reading, Jersey Central and Nickel PTate."
 Two stocks of different calbre, Marine preferred and Hide and Leather pre- ferred, were conspicuous for their rela- tive strength, holding their substantial gains to the end.
 Aside from Anglo-French 5s, which rose a fraction to 977s, their maximum since 1917, the bond list, including Liber- ty issues, were irregular, mostly at nom inal recessons. Total sales, par value, aggregated s11, 5,000.
 Old U. s. bonds were unchanged on call.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds today were: 31as, 99.1S; first convertible As, 9s.SS; second As, 800; first convertible 414s, 95.50; second convertible 414s, 9f.52; third 4i4s 95.36; fourth 4l4s, 94.44.
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Coffee Market

New York, January 29.-There was moderate volume of business in the mar ket for coffee futures today and fur- ther improvement in prices owing to re- ports of continued steadiness in Bra zilian markets as a result of European buying. The opening here was 3 to Is points higher with May contracts selling up to 1365c and December to 13.2Oc, dur ing the day on scattered covering and a little buying for trade account. The market closed at about the best point of the day, showing net advance oi 20 to 34 points. May, 136fc; July. l3'ooc' September, 1335c; october, 13.3oc; Decem- Der, 13.22c; January, 13.17c.
 Spot steady; Rio Is, 141ac: Santos AS, 211hc. Few fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight and sales were reported of Santos 4s in small way al 19c, London credits. The official caples reported an advance of 275 reis in the Rio markets Santos spots were not quoted and futures were unchanged tc "a reis lower. Rio reported clearance of o4 .Ooo bags for New Orleans. Brazilian port receipts, 16,oOo; Jundiahy receipts, 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
MEXICO AND CUBA
 RESUME RELATIONS
By Associated Press
By BRIGGS

Washington, January 29.-Mexicon and Cuba have resumed diplomatic relations, according to reports in official and diplo- matic circles. The state department, however, had no information on the sub ject. It was said that Esequiel Garcia had been appointed Cuban minister to Mexico and General lara Mexican minis ter to Cuba.
 Diplomatic relations between the two governments were severed several months ago, but there never was any clear ex- planation here as to the cause.
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Money Market

New York. January 29.-Mercantile pa- per- 56l5H sterling 60-day bills, 473i2 commercial 61-day bills on, banks. 4.72s4 ! commercial 60-dxy bills, 4.72h; demand. 475A; cables, 4765s
 Time loans, steady; SO and 90 days and six months, 5d5A call money firm; rul- ing rate, AZ; bank acceptances 4@. Francs, demand, 545%, cables 545; guild CTS, demand fl 1-16, cables fl 5-16; lire, demand 636. cables 635; rubles, demand 1872, cables IA nominal Mexican dollars
 TIA; government bonds easy; railroad bonds irregular.
 London, January 29.-Money. SIS per cent; discount rates, short and 3-month bills, 17-32 per cent.
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Metal Market

New York, January 29.-Metal exchange quotes lead nominal; spot and January offered at 5.50c: spelter, nominal; East St Louis delivery, spot and January of fered at 665c.
 At London, spot copper, GS7 los; fu- lures, SS1 5s; electrolytic spot, fl05; fu- lures, G10S tin spot. G244 15s; futures. s241 12s Cd; lead. spot, G34; futures. G29 los; spelter, spot. G56; futures, a45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice to Coutrnctors

Bids will be received by the board of education of Tuscaloosa, Ala. for the erection of a 5S feet by 131 feet brick wall two-story and basement addition to the present high school building. Sanitary plumbing and low pressure steam heating system to be installed by owners.
 Certified check for three hundred dol lars t$300) payable to said board of ed- ucation to accompany bids. Bids to be addressed to and received by Jas. H. Eos ter. secretary to the board of educa- tion, until 4 o'clock on Thursday, the 27th day of February. 1919, and then opened. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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Coming Down

Chicago, January 29.--V!ctims of the high cost of living further sat-
 is faction today in the trend of produce prices. Butter, at wholesale. dropped 3 cents to cents since yes- terday, and potatoes declined 5c to 10 cen-1 n busheL Cheese and eggs showed no material change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Port Cotton

Port Cotton New Orleans: Middling. 2750c; receipts, 56o1; sales, 1649: stock, 4406S6. Galveston: Middlng, 2S.25c: receipts ] ,s79; sales, 1908; stock. 30S,314 Mobile: Middling. 23.5Oc; receipts. 524; stock, 25.S60 Savannah: Middling. BOG; receipts. 427l exports, 13,325: stock, 274.Os9. Charleston: Middling. BOG; receipts, 226; stock 60 .Ss7 ] wilmington: Middling, 24.c5c; receipts i 4s; stock, 55,37S. Texas City: Stock, 10,s55.
 Norfolk: Midding, 25c; receipts, S63; exports. 12.525; sales, 225: stock, 97.sss Baltimore Stock, 9350.
 Boston: Middling. 27.s5c; receipts, BIO;
 stock, 13.900.
 Philadelphla Middling. 26.95c: stock
 6117.
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Chicago Futures
Produce Market

New York, January 29.-Butter weak; receipts, S700; creamery, higher than ex- tras, 471@d4Sc Eggs irregular; receipts, SEA; fresh gathered extras, GlQ62c. Cheese irregular; receipts, 1267: average run, Bic. Dressed poultry dull; chickens, 24@ 3i14c; fowls. 25@35c; others unchanged.
 Kansas City, January 29.-Butter Pc lower; creamery, 49c; firsts, 47c; seconds, 45c; packing, 33c Eggs weak; firsts, 4sc; no seconds. Poultry higher; hens, 26c; roosters, 1Sdg1c; springs, 29c
 Chicago, January 2.--Butter lower; creamery, 40G45c. Eggs higher; receipts, 72S6 cases; firsts, 49lt491sc; ordinary firsts, iSd14S1kc; at mart cases included 4SG 49c. Potatoes lower, receipts, 56 cars; bulk and sacks, s1.6O@1.70 TO- Poultry: Alive higher; fowls, 29c; springs, ZIG.
 St. Louis, January 29-Poultry and eggs unchanged. Butter, 52c.
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McREYNOLDS & JULIAN
BROKERS

Members N. Q. Cotton Exchange
 Chicago Board of Trade Corrcspondents H. X B. Beer, New Or leans, La.. Clement Curtis t& Co.,, Chi- cagO, J. s. Bache X Co.,. New York.
 l.. ID. Phone SS9
 3O3-4-5-6 Empire Bldg.
 Birmingham. Ala.
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Maya, Stores

Savannah, January 29-Turpentine, dull, 69c; sales, none; receipts, 34 shipments, 42; stock, 30.255.
 Resin, inactive; sales none: receipts, 104 shipments. Al; stock, S1. .2S7. Quote: B, $1310: D and E, $13.15 F. s12.2o; G, slS.25; H, $1S.So I, s13.65 K, $15.75; M, s16.2; N and VIC, S16.3o wv, S16.75.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 2750c; receipts, 5S54 shipments, 575s; sales, S67; stock, 301, ,402.
 Memphis: Middling, 2Sc; receipts, 4042 shipments. 4939: sales, 1850; stock, S57,9lS.
 Augusta: Middling, 25. SOC; receipts, 1884; shipments, 800; sales, 1929; stock. 17s,S70.
 St. Louis: Middlng, 2Sc; receipts, l095; shipments, ST; stock, 24576.
 Little Rock: Middling, 26.50c; receipts, 599; shipments, 125S; sales, 125S; stock, 44,s95.
 Total today: Receipts, 12,714; shipments, 13,572; stock, 907,l6l
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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- tion Orders solicited for the purchase 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., 1919-01-30
Rice Market

New Orleans, January 29.-Rough rice, no sales; receipts, 1915 sacks; millers, 1915. Clean rice, sales, 303 pockets Hon
 duras at 5dS5sc; sol Blue Rose, at 51s@ 77sc. Receipts 6S67.
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Hog and Cattle Ranch

Best on the Tombigbee; 120O acres, 500 open, 300 in cultivation. 300 set to Der muda grass and clover. switch cane for winter feed: level land. mostly plateau: boat landing on place: only sa0 per acre; !, worth so. Address E-76. care Age Herald.
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Shot Cct+~r

Spot C"tt"r New Orleans, January 29.-Spot cotton, steady, 5O points up. Sales. on the spot, 1249. to arrive 400; low middling, 2325c; middling. 275oc: good middling. 2s50c; re- ceipts. 56o1: stock, 440.6S6.
 New York, January 29.-Spot cotton,
 quiet; middling. 2670c
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FARM AND TIMBER LANDS B

FAKM AND llMbER LANyS J3 77ScACRE STOCK AND AGRGCULTU- RAJ. FARM NEAR LOTHIAN. HOUS- TON COUNTY. ALA.
 776-acre farm six miles from Dothan; about $50 acres in cultivation; mag nificent muIatto gray pebbly soil; land lies beautifully level to slightly rolling; big, broad fields, all fenced and cross-fenced; farm watered by fine stream of water; two pastures; plenty of good timber; Groom celled house; nine good tenant houses; Wah the farm goes 10 mules, several bar rels of syrup, full supply of seed cane and a number of hogs, brood sows, etc; five wagons and complete supply of farming tools and imple- ments of all kinds; also reaper and binder. mower and rake, oat drills. corn troopers, cane mill, hay press, blacksmith shop and full seed sup ply for the new crops; price $40 per acre, including all the supplies. equipment and personal property enumerated above; terms. one half cash plus the market value of per sonal property; balance in deferred annual payments; can deliver place immediately and purchaser step right in and take charge, or we have a competent overseer who will man. age the property the present year on a salary basis; there are Is blows in operation the present year, 12 being farmed on share oasis and four for straight rent this is splendid farm and magnificent business op- portunity; located only few miles from Dothan, which has a complete marketing system-mixed feed mills. grain elevator. peanut crushing plants, syrup refinery, picking plant, canning factory, poultry exchange stock yards, etc-permanent cash market right at hand for everything raised and produced and the leading town in southeast Alabama; full sup ply of labor on place. If interested, communicate with Smith X Morgan, Dothan. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Dry Goods

New York, January 29.-Cotton goods and yarns today were quiet; raw silk was lower Dress goods lines for the fall season will be opened shortly.
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Cotton Seed Oil

l New York, January 29.-Cottonseed oil was steadier; prime crude, 17.5oc; prime summer yellow. 2115c nominal
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s. R. Stewart & Ca.

ANr-2 w0odw-~d VyAx. Crnfn handled in lots 1000 bushels ana upward. Also fractional lots of stock Personal Attention to All Orders Private Wires w. l. PHEI.TS Phone Main S87 Manager
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool January 29,-Cotton. spot in fair demand; prices firm; good middling, 1S.75d; middling, 1S.l2d; low middling, 17.o7d; good ordinary, 15.55d; ordinary, Is 02d; sales, 1000 bales, including 300 American; receipts. 93o0 bales, all Amer ican.
 Futures closed steady; January, 79oc: February, 16.52d; March, 15.02d; April 3S1d.
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right 9l9 by The Tribune Association (New York Tribune)

proving of late, but today it was quieter. Prices were unchanged at SC for fine granulated
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SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS 35
LIVE STOCK

Olt SAi-t.-One earIoad good stock goats, s2.25 per head f. o. b. cars. Flo maton. Ala. J. B. Norred
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New York: Middling 26 roc. st

New York: Middling, 26.7Oc; stock, 9l,343.
 Minor ports: Stock, Il 266.
 Total today: Receipts, S0,422; exports. 25, $50; stock, 1,403,513.
 Total for week: Receipts, 7S,506 ex- ports, 65,972.
 Total for season; Receipts, S,5l2,313; ex- ports, 2,5l6,00S.
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Kansas City, January 29-Corn 1@4c higher; No ? mixed, s1.36QL3S; No. ? vhite, s1. 3911. 40; No. ? yellow s1.3S61. 40, Oats unchanged; No. 2 white, 61d62c; No.
 mixed, 60d61c.
 St. Louis, January 29.-Corn No. 3, S. 8; No white s1.30Gr1.31 Oats No. ?, 626p S2c: No white, 60T6lc.
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Cash Grain

Chicago Januarp 29.-Cash corn No 3 yellow nominal; No f yellow, S123@1 .25; No. yellow, $1. 2o0D1. p. Oats No. white. 5524d571ac standard, 57@5Sc. Rye No. 2, s1.62; barley, S0c$4100 Timothy, s70O@ 1000: clover nominal. Pork nominal; lard, s2360; ribs, $21 .50G22.37.
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Sugar Market

New York, January 29.-The local mar ket for raw sugar was unchanged to- day at 7.2Sc for centrifugal to the re finer. Latest advices from Cuba indi- cate that the weather there is favorable for grinding and that there are now l61 centrals in operation against lo2 the previous week and 1S6 year ago. Re celpts at Cutan ports during the past week were much larger than the previous week but exports were smaller so that stocks showed material increase.
 The board reported additional purchases
 < 6np bags of Cubas for prompt ship ment. " i.l
 In refined the demand seemed to be i'm
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Live Stock

Chicago. January 29.--Hogs: Receipts, a 900; market generally steady at yes terdays average. Day prices unchangeu. Cattle: Receipts, 5000; beef steers, good butcher cattle and good feeders steaoy ca nners and medium cows and lght stoch slow to lower; veal calves 70 cents nisn- CT Day prices unchanged except cows and heifers, S5.65Ml4U. canhers anu Su ters, s5.60a6.65. o- Sheen. Receipts,f TOGO; fat lambsfi 70 to 40c higher: sheep and yearlings, l5c to 25c higher: feeders, steady; lambs
 prime s16 75dl70o; medium, $l5ooal6'1o; day prices otherwise unchanged. St I,ouis. January 29.-Hogs: Receipts, 14,s00; steady; lights. slooEa lI.4o' aes, s11 .OO715OO; mixed and butchers. sl.z"u m " TX. good heavy, ST. 6Od17.75; bulk. $l7,9o OTTO. Cattle: Receipts, coco; steady native haar ateers s11. .50GftS. 30; yearling steers an1 heifers $950m16O0; cows, T5pu i2oo' stockers and feeders, S5omlZW; ialr lo
 nrime southern beef steers, SloW4 lo.p' beef cows and heifers. s7.9Na iaoo, car nere and cutters, $7 25GfS.00; native caiVes' s7. .75m14.50. ,hr
 e,s noG51s 95. ewes. S. .50d1o. 50; canners and choppers, s5OoG9.0o.
 Kansas City, January 29.-Hogs: Re
 ceints 1S.OO0: steady: bulk, Sl6Soft iTS'
 heavy. s17 25d1755; packers and putchers'
 s,- o50s17.5O; lights. s1&75@F.r; pigs, sta no61425.
 Cattle: Receipts. 12,oO0; steady; prime few steers. SIS. 09a19.00: dressed beef steers SIP oo01sO0: southern steers, nominali ny ny ' ooG13oO, cows, ss s25@140o; heifers, ss.oo@ IA 70. stockers and feeders, SoomloW' bulls. s7 72yef11.OO: calves, $7.O0Gl4W. Sheep: Receipts. 800; higher; lamps'
 .,r noS71e so. vearlings, s10 Ood145O; wethers, a o0GI11. 50; ewes, sS.00M10sO.
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Bonds

General of Georgia con. 5s ...... 92H Illinois Central ref As ....... 83 Louisville X Nashville un. As .... S5h St Louis & San Fran adj 6s . 64 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ...... 50 Southern Bell Telephone 5s ...... 92 Southern Railway 5s ........... 9th Southern Railway gen. As ...... 67 U. s. Steel 5s ................... 100
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-12-10
Waterways Congress
Opens at Washington

.wAsHINGToN. Dec. 1o.-The 18th
convention of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress began its days
session Tuesday, confronted with some
of the most important problems in the
history of the organization. Chief
among them are the provisions the
convention desires to have included
in the railroad bill regarding relations
between railroads and waterways.
The question of the enlargement OF
the enlargement Of the Welland canal
also Is to come up for consideration
as is the movement agitated in the
west which would have the United
States join with Canada in building a
thirty foot channel down the St. Law
renee to tdewater at Montreal. Such
channel would provide means for
the entrance of ocean navigation into
the great lakes.
The program for today included an
address by Secretary Daniels. Among
others expected to speak before the
convention are Secretary Baker and
members of congress most directly
concerned with the enactment of wa
terways legislation.