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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
FIGURED IN COTTON
/. TRADING YESTERDAY
General List Closed Steady
at a Net Advance of
Thirty-Five Points
on December
BY Associated Press


New York, November 2S.-The cotton
market was extremely nervous and ir-
regular today, with near months reflect
ing firm spot situation. while later de-
llveries we're unsettled by increasing ner-
vousness over the coal controversy and
Mexican affairs. After selling at So soc
early, January advanced to Sc Ole and
closed at Sc, with the general list closing
steady at net advance of IS points
on December. but generally Is to SIS
points lower on the present crop and 90
points lower on the next crop positions.
Over holiday developments in the coal
and Mexican situations seemed to en-
tirely overshadow the unfavora BILE
weather map and relatively firm cables
at the opening
First prices were weak at a decline of
30 to 60 points on the present crop, while
October was 10 points lower under liqui-
dation and southern selling. Decent Der
sold off to $3.50 and March to SO Csc
right after the call. making net declines
of about 81 to so points, but there was
a good demand for the near months,
partly against selling of the later deliv-
cries, particularly by houses with Liv-
|erpool connections. Prices rallied in con-
sequence and December held most OF its
gains, selling up to 81 zoe and closing at
81 Csc, but later months met increased Of
ferings which reftecked the unsettled
feeling in Wall street and continued ner-
vousnesS over outside conditions. March
rallied to 34.Oec, or within points of
Wednesdays closing figures and closed
at 50 .SSc. Two private crop estimates
were issued, one placing the probable
yield at 10610.00O bales and the other at
1918, 0o0 bales, but the figures seemed
to be without any immediate influence.
Private cables reported heavy trade
calling in Liverpool, and houses with
Liverpool connections were good buyers
of January and March
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HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville. November 2s.--(Special)
Another first-class high school build
ng is to be added to the fast growing
up-to-date school houses in Madison
county. New Hope is to have school
building which will cost right around
$4,000. The districts of Nebo. New
Hope. Poplar Ridge and Union Grove
have been consolidated and the people
of those communities have been busy
during the last several weeks raising
subscriptions for the erection of q school
that will reflect the Importance of the
new consolidated district and provide
their children with proper educational
facilities. The new building will con
sst of large auditorium. eight class
rooms, a large domestic science room
and an office. Eight teachers will
compose the faculty and facilities viii
be provided for $50 children.
Property owners on Meridian street
have petitioned the city council to
establish a white way on that street,
allowing the property owners to pay
for the equipment on condition that
the city nay for the lights. which will
cost about $500 n year. Meridian
street is the northern entrance to
iiuftsfilie OF the JACKSON highway and
wei lighted street will. 1t is be-
! iieved. be great advertisement for
huntsville
The Margaret Cotton min, which has
been operating night and day for many
months past, has suspended operations
because of the coal shortage. Other
manufacturing industries here are rap
idly running out of coal. and may close
down unless they can obtain some coal
Meanwhile. they are burning wood and
sawdust with their diminishing coal
supply, in order to stave eff SUSPENSION
as long as possible.
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New York, November 2S.-Cotton
seed oil was irregular. December being
heavy as the result of LIBERAL tenders
and slow cash trade while forward
months ruled firm, Closing prices were
40 points lower for December and 2
to i net higher for the balance
Sales. 1890 barrels; tenders, 1900
barrels; prime crude. 1qc; prime yell
low spot, e1.25c December 2O50c:
March, 21.62c; May, 21.S2c; prime win
ter yellow and summer white, nomi-
nal
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J. W. Jay & Co.'S Letter

New York. November 2S-( Special)-
During the early part of the day there
was renewed liquidation and an increase
OF southern selling predicted mainly uopn
the discouraging news as to the coal sit
uation and the Mexican affair. The finan-
eial condition abroad has also caused
mum apprehension, and the market at
tunes was without concentrated buying
power Prices at one time advanced
Sharply from the low, but offerings in
creased and another downward reaction
took place. We anticipate active markets
and favor realizing on long cotton for the
time being w. Jaw & Co
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Tompson, Parker & Co.'s Private Wire

New Orleans, November &.-The cotton
market was nervous and unsettled To-Day
and much more inclined to respond to
bearish than to bullish news There were
wide declines in the morning session
under the Mexican situation, and the
disappointing ending of the coal con-
ference. but the market made good rev
coveries on the official announcement
that the government had stood ready to
operate the mines. From declines of ~
to SO points there were recoveries until
the active months were l point higher
to % points lower than the close of last
Wednesday. Late in the day further says
occurred, however, in the face of large
exports and mill takings for the week.
Apparently the general industrial and
political situation is too unsettled to al
low bul1ish influences to have much eff
feet. The market closed at a net@decline
of IS to So points.-Shepard Glucb.
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Money Market
n. A.snciaf~d Press

New York. November %.-Mercantile
paper 51sd5$4 Sterling 60-day bills
3.97%; commercial 6O-day bills on banks
.e7l4; commercial eO-day bills, s.s7; de-
mand, 4M1s; cables, 4.026. Francs, de-
mand, ga; cables, az Guilders, de-
mand, BY; cables. s7A. Lire, demand
l215; cables, 1910. Marks, demand z.SZ'
cables, Pa. Government bonds and rail-
road bonds weak, Time loans strong; 81
days, 80 days and six months, w bid
Call money easy ruling rate, z; bank ae-
ceptances, a. Bar silver, s1.2e. Mexican
dollars. 90 &c.
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w. E. Campbell & Co.'S Cotton Lette
s. R. Stewart & Co.'S Letter

New Orleans, November 2s.-The
breaking of of negotiations looking
toward a settlement of the coal strike.
lower rate CT sterling exchange and po-
litical uncertainties in addition to a
lower Liverpool brought out considera-
BILE liquidation on the opening of our
market this morning, with conse.
ouent loss of 25 points In January and
December. scaling to As lower for May.
There was still further bear pressure
after the opening, which carried the
market 40 to SO points below the open
ing During the middle of the second
hour the market had rally caused by
shorts covering. but the market became
nervous and unsettled.
After ranging within limits Of so TIC
so points the market closed steady, un-
changed for December, 80 lower and
January and March and A points lower
on May,
The chances Of having = clearer and
more settled situation for the trade by
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool November 2s-Cotton spot,
quiet: prices lower; good mddling, 2s. 1Sd !;
fully mddiing, 25.4Sd; mdding, A5Sd;
low midding, 22.43d good ordinary,
20.0Sd; ordinary 19.0Sd. Sales 5000 bales,
including 400 American Receipts ZOO
bales, including 100 American. Futures
closed steady; December 2SS0d; January.
%. sd; March, 22.02d; May, 2os2d July,
i9s2d; October, 1s.12d. Official noon clos.
ing, November d9i@, 240Sd
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Bank of France


Paris, November 2s.-The weekly
statement Of the Bank of France
shows the following changes:
Gold in hand increased SsS,001
francs; silver in hand decreased l.
1850 francs; circulation decreased
2,s37,S00 francs; treasury deposits de-
creased 26,378,301 francs; general de-
posits increased 1,o66,235 francs. Bills
discounted decreased 4,17S,032 francs;
advances decreased 14,S35,961 francs;
new advances to the state amounted
to $4,000, 900 francs
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Naval Stores


Savannah. November zS-Turpentine
steady. s1,55s sales, 100; receipts. 5sI
shipments. Ell; stock, 1879. Rosin
quiet; sales. 7os; receipts, 1017; ship
ments, 226; stock, 54.299 Quote: b
S16.s5; u, $3.50; e, F, $3.50; G, s1s.75,
Fl, $1s.s5; 7. 1850; K. s1s35: NJ. 1910;
N, $685.; VIC, s21.1o; WV, $226ss.5.
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Over Private Wires
Clark & Cn,sLetter

New York, November 2S.-During the
early trading the market was absolute
ly due to the failure to settle the coal
strike and the revolution in Darkest
Mexico" Under bearish control. when
it became apparent the government
would see to it the mines were operated,
the market reacted rapidly. Sentiment
is still quite builish and shrewd opera
tors are selling March and buying July.
This deal looks like an investment and
not like speculative transaction
Clark & Co.
w. E. Campbell & Co.'S Cotton Letter
With Liverpool lower than due and
a general tie-up in the coal situation,
our market opened 25 to 80 points de-
cline and sold so odd points lower, but
around this level the room scalpers
picked up the market and inal rise
during the day amounted to practically
rs points from the low of the day. The
final closing prices were from % ia
As points decline from the previous clos.
ing levels.
with the general nsettled condition
throughout this country as well as Mex
leo and the European countries, we just
cannot see ctr way clear to advise our
friends to take to the long side of cot
ton; on he other hand, we feel the bet
ter idea is to sell the market on al
rallies. We look for a lower market to
morrow.--W E. Campbell & Co.
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next spring seem better. The stock
market had severe breaks. while money
ruled around per cent We are not
as pessimistic as many, who are selling
everything in sight. A good time to
try is when OH ers are pressing Sales
John f. Clark & Co
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Weekly Liverpool
By Associated Press

Liverpool November 2S-Weekly
cotton statistics: Total forwarded to
mills. $4,000 bales, American $1,000:
stock, 100000, American 4O1, 900; i'm
ports $4,000 American 10000; exports,
6545
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Dry Goods Market

New York, November 2S.-Cotton
goods today were quiet with prices
steady Yarns were quieter, trading
being moderate. Medium grade woods
were firmer with fine woods sold up.
Burlaps were quiet with an easing ten
dency on light weights.
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Chicago FutureA


Chicago, November 2S.-Corn, No. ?
mixed. old, $1.60@1.5s; No. 2. yellow,
old. $i.55 Oats. No. ., white, TIN GD79c
No. 8, white, 74A @7shc. Rye. No. 2,
s1.4s@ II $50; barley. s1.42@155: timo-
thy seed. ss.50@11.50; clover seed ss5
@4s; pork, nominal; Lard, s24.S0: ribs.
s1s.50@20.50.
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Rice Market

BY Associated Press
New Orleans, November 2S.-Rough
rice, no sales: receipts, 1891 sacks;
millers receipts, 3145.
Clean rice. strong; sales, Honduras,
sl3 pockets at tn @1Sc; Japan. 1921
pockets at OHIO; Blue Rose,
1924 pockets at 6h 911Tc.
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Metal MARKET

New York. November 2S.-Copper dull;
electrolytic spot and first quarter, 1sA9
10. Iron Arm and unchanged Anthony.
a25M9.50 Metal exchange quotes lead
quiet; spot and December $40 bid. $50
asked. Zinc firm; East st. Louis. spot.
7E bid. 500 asked. At London standard
copper. spot COS rs Cd. futures 29s IFS Sd.
Electrolytic. spot clos. futures e109 Tin,
spot 29s Is Cd. futures f297 rs Sd. lead,
spot EST los, futures EST lis 3D. Zinc
spot f4s S.. futures e4s ia
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Potato Market

Chicago, November 2S.-Potatoes
weaker; arrivals, 81 cars; snortherr
whites, sacked, s2.70@2.S0; northern
whites, bulk. $3.50.
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How They Closed

New York. November 39.-Liberty
Bond prices Mt c,55 p. n. to-day
werei 3Hs. 100, first ~, -; second
&, 81 %; first Ans, 0l.2O; second
rs. LIS; third Ans, 93.7S, fourth
gsfs. 100; Victory 5s4s. e0A4, vte-
tsry rs. oe.04.
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Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, New
York. Members New York Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York
Produce Exchange. Associated Members Lv-
erpool Cotton Associations. Orders solicited
for the purchase and sale of Cotton and
Cotton Seed Oil Tor future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for con-
signment Of spot cotton for delivery. Corr
dependence invited.
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New Orleans Futures

BY Associated Press
New Orleans November 2s.-Cotton
closed steady at decline OF 25 to 50
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New Orleans: Middling. 39c: receipts,
5ea5; exports, so: sales. eo73; stock. $50,
Galveston Middling. H.25c; receipts,
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lotmcnths niate through the coininE-
teee as fast as possible. Prices were
unchanged at SC for fine granulstei.
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81. Louis, November 28.-Corn, No. 2,
s1.45; No, 2, white. st.4s; December,
s1.SsA. Oats. No Q. white, TIC; No 8,
white, 7sh07sc; December. 75%c.
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Port Moyement

New 1ork Novemb". ZS.-Spot collU
steady; middling, 39.45c.
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Spot Cotton
Nv Assaeiated PIeas

New Orleans. November 2s.-Spot cot
ton, steady and unchanged; sales on the
spot, 4743; to arrive 1870; low mid
ding. sac. middling, 39c; good mid
ding, 4o.73c; receipts, 1925; stock, 49,
S3e
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~ New York Bonds
U. 8. -. registered. bid ..... 100
u. s. as, coupon, bid ........... 100
U. S. CIV. IS. registered. bid .... So
u. S. CIV. IS. coupon, bid ...... IS
U. S. -. registered. bid ......... 100
u. S. As, coupon, bid ........ 100
American T. 4 T. CIV. SIS ...... 50
Anglo-French s. ............... $50
Atchison gen. IS ............. 7Sh
Atlantic Coast Line list IS . rs
, Baltimore & Ohio scv. Aus .... s0K
Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ...... S7%
1.entrAl of Georgia cons. IS. bid S6lk
central Leather IS .......~. sTs
Chesapeake 4 Ohio cv. IS . SEX
Chi. B. & Quincy joint As .. s4A
Chi, NIL. & st. P. CIV. AVS . ee%
Chi, r. 7. 4 Pac. Ry. ref IS 49, 63%
City. of Paris IS ............. s4ss
Colorado & Southern ref. AS . n
Denver Rio Grande ref. 5s -. SO
Dominion of Canada IS Qs3B "a
Erie gen. As ...I..... IS
Illinois Central ref. As ....... rs
Evening star., 1919-11-30

brances is of visiting the grotto and
praying there for hours and later of
watching the pilgrimages which came
Evening star., 1919-11-30
i50ciQ2N
November 10, the Rev. John E. Briggs
officiating.

off1clatlnE.
The Sisterhood of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation will hold its
monthly meeting tomorrow at $50 pm.
in the vestry rooms of the temple. An
unusual and enjoyable program mas been
arranged. including an enlightening talk
by the eminent national food expert. DR..
Harvey w. Wiley. Another feature will
be novel entertainment by Mrs.
kincheloe. wife of Representative Kinch-
cloe of Kentucky. The usual social will
follow the meeting.
The patrons and patronesscs for the
benefit concert and ball given by the
Washington Hadassah Society on the
occasion Of the second anniversary of
Gen. Allenby's entrance into Jerusalem
are: Mir. Emile Ber.iner. Mr.. Harry
Sherry. Judge Milton Strasburger. Mrs
Edward Cohen, Mrs. Isadore Kahn. Mr.
1sadore Freund. Mrs. Nathan Musher
and MIR. Julius Peyser.
An especially interesting program has
been arranged consisting of solo dance
by Miss Sylvia Sherry, cello selections
by Mr.. Henri Bartman and vocal selec-
tions by Dr., Leopold Glushak and Miss
Selma Selinger.
The proceeds of the evening will be
used for medical relief work in Palcs-
tine.
Mr.. Max Goodman and Mr. Jerome
Kaufman are spending the week end in
New York, where they attended the
Army-Navy foot ball game.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
Stories Of Well known Folk.

Madam Pezet. wife of the first am
bassador from Peru, is native, and
for many years was a resident of the
ancient capital of the land of the
lncas-Lima-and this beautiful city,
which lies so high in the plateau, has
been for centuries holy place for
all Latin America. For from Lima
came the first canonized saint in the
world discovered by columbus-St
Rose-and by reason of her priority
she was made universal protector of
all the peoples i'll the western hemi-
sphere. Az q child Madam PeZet
lived with her parents in mansion
which overlooked the Old garden
where st. Rose of Lima had retired
into 4 grctto and which has been for
centuries a piracle shrine, visited an
nual!y by thousands of the devout
Madam Pczet feels a special affection
for the lovely maid OF her city. who
was only simple little girl in the
artisan class, but VINO has added the
same luSter to Lima rs the peerless
Joan 10 Domremy o. Catherine 10
Sienna. One Of her earliest rc:ne;n-
The producers news., 1919-11-14
LIBERTY COUNTY
IS CREATED

Hill Co. Leader: Liberty
County was created last Tues
day by the vote of the people Of
the proposed county. We have
been unable to get tie vote by
precincts, bur from iapp.ts re-
ceived, county division carried
by an overwhelming majority.
Chester was eltcig%l c:.nty seat
/, most tv) &c Cua ,7rte Jop
In. which 'v:.s, the only con-
T., slant for cou: - Sat. receiv-
(. almost c4le unanimous v.te
of range 7, but being located at
the extreme eastern end of the
county, was unable to over
come the sentiment of a CEN
trally located county seat. We
take our hats off to Chester and
the committee who promulgat-
ed county division. Well, three
cheers for Liberty County.
The producers news., 1919-11-14

dates were arranged according
ly. But owing to the deep snow,
the Avondale meeting had to be
Cancelled in Valley county, and
the speakers came to Sheridan
county by rail, going to Scobey
where a late meeting was held.
1t was impossible to get to Flax
vile to fill that date. A car
could not be procured, nor
could a team be secured until
late and a start was made, but
owing to a slow team, the bad
conditions of the road and the
zero temperature, the team
turned back about three miles
out of Scobey and the Flaxville
meeting was cancelled. The
Outlook date and the Plenty
wood date was filled Sunday,
but the Dooley meeting was
cancelled as either Dooley or
Medicine Lake date had to be
cancelled, and the Medicine Lake
date was made as was the date
at Froid. The Culbertson date
Tuesday evening was cancelled
as the weather was SO cold the
speakers did not want to stand
the exposure. All the rest OF
the meetings were held.
In more and more of the
towns and villages, the business
men are turning out to hear the
league speakers, which fact is
encouraging. It is becoming
evident that the small merch.
ants are becoming tired Of be
ing made the "fall guy for bis
| business and are coming to un
derstand that the interest Of the
small business man and The
farmer or laborer are common.
The producers news., 1919-11-14
BIG UNIONS SHOW
LEAGUE FRIENDSHIP

The heads of the fourteen in
ternational railroad unions, ,>rep-
resenting a membership of sew
eral million railroad workers,
declared their friendship for the
National Nonpartisan League
at a conference, just held in
Washington, DC.
1t was unanimously voted
that President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor
should be- requested to invite
the Nonpartisan league to take
part in the national conference
of the labor movement, sum-
moned to dneetin this city on
Dec. Is. This motion was of
fered by Warren Stone. grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, and was
warmly seconded by the repre-
sentative of the industry policy
of the League.
The producers news., 1919-11-14
GOODS MUST BEAR COST
PRICE AFTER DEC. |

Helena, Nov. 12.-Goods,
wares and merchandise offered
for sale in Montana after De-
vember 1, will have to carry in
plain figures the cost as well as
the selling price, under an order
issued slat Friday by the Mon
tana Trade commission, which
order also provides that mer-
chants, after that date, must
have posted in conspicuous
place in their place of business
a complete printed or typewrit-
ten classification of the article
of merchandise which are Of
fered for sale, and opposite each
item the invoice cost and the
selling price.
This order, which has been is
sued as result of conclusions
reached by the commission after
an Investigation of business
throughout the state, is design
ed to assist materially in reduc-
ing the high cost of living and
eliminating profteering.
Violations of the order are
made punishable by fines of not
less than S100 for the first of
fense.
The producers news., 1919-11-14
COAL MINERS OF Ma
TlON Still IDLE

Washington-Repo on the
return to work of striking min
ers were anxiously awaited by
officials here today while Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson went
ahead with his plans for the
mediation conference of miners
and operators, called for Friday
(today).
Although, ON the surface,
the government believes the
men will resume work as soon
as revocation of the strike call
is thoroughly circulated, there
were many who privately ex-
pressed the belief that thous-
ands will be likely to remain
out, as the strike call was re-
voked under orders from the
federal court, and under pro-
test.
Meanwhile the miners for the
most part were still idle and the
fuel shortage was beginning to
be felt in many parts of the
country. ~
Indiana Miners Out
Tere Haute, Ind.-Coal min
ers of southern Indiana did not
return to work today, accord
ing to reports reaching this
city.
The official text of the order
calling the miners back to their
jobs had not been received this
morning and this was said to
have been the cause of the fail
ure to return.
None Return i'm Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio-While union
officials today said the coal min
ers in the Ohio district would
obey the recall Of the strike
order, reports from all partsaof
the coal belt indicated the or
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