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New York.

INEW YORK, oct Is. The most re-
suriag feature Of yesterdays less
he but far more orderly stock mar
vas the greater ease Of money and
steady accumulation at substantial
yancss Of high and low grade rail-
I'd shares.
caIl money opened at 5 per cent,
lowest initial rate n several weeks
"A the more noteworthy, as all loans
BID over tiil next Monday. Time
oney was in better supply few
ans being reported at slightly un-
Z per cent.
3uying Of the rails afforded a sharp
.ttrsst to the cratic movements OF
two preceding sessions, when
ecuiatiye issues controlled by polls
d cliques completely oyershadowed
more representative stocks.
ME deninnd for transportations was
general8as to cause the impression
Developments Of the highest inn
ftanee affecting those properties
81 soon issue from the o:ssee Of Dr.
ctor General Hines.
Outstanding features OF the railroad
included Reading, Southern Pa
fic, Atlantic Coast and louisville and
ashyille at gains Of 8 to 5 points,
neng secondary shares Texas and
Iclfic, ST. Paul, Baltimore and Ohio,
va Marquette, Missouri Pacific,
Eestern Pacific and Missouri, Kansas
IA Texas were prominent, scoring ex-
Eeme gains Of to ~ points.
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cEnrRAL chRIsTIAN. chuRcH.

corner Second St. and Walnut Ave
Bible school al 10 ~ Seymour
feIntire superintendent Commune
ION service and pre- ching at 1875 2.
"a Ret oseph b. Thompson, Of yYassi-
'tngton, b, G, viii preach both morn-
ing and evening. The evening topic
VIII be HThe Tragedy Of the Unpre3
pared and the speaker win deal with
some Of the problems Of the present
strike situation.
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FOR SALE = Furniture suitable for
one bedroom, also new Victrola,
Call 1861. lO-24-zt-00to
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MANTEp.

WANTED-Light housekeeping rooms
by couple without children, Address
Box 6674, care West yirginian
lo-24sStsss7i
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4 CHESTNUTS DELICIOUS = Crisp,
sweet; 10 lbs. SITS postpaid, 245 bu.
$500, S bu. $500 collect. Watson
Mercantile House, Yuma, N. G. Check
S- money order with order.
1O-25-1t-6670
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Tor SAL Modern six room house.
Address 6659, care Of West Virgin
ian. 1923 6t-6659
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FOR SALE-Coal stove ana gas stove.
God as new. 2O6 Diamond street.
10-24-3t-66 7l
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AUTOS AND A0CEsS0 DRIES

-4~~~S@~---r--sr-e- = = = Z.
FOR SALE-Maxwell fiyespasselgel
automobile in good condition. Rtip
only 5000 miles. 1918 mode, ean
7l'-R ao-s4 &
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FOR RENT-Three sleeping rooms.
Apply 1876 Monroe street. 49,
<1O-25-2t- $3.50.
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FOR sALE

FOR SALE-Esstx curing car. Almost
new viii trade for good Falrmont
Real Estate. Price right. Call 71O-J !.
10-2S-St-6sel.
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AEIP WANTEp -MALE

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WANTED Girl for general house
work. cal 1858 1o;so.st-6s4I
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FOB RENT

FOR RENT~sleepfng rooms. I'll Chi
cago street. 10-23-St-6666
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FOR RENT-Room. Phone llbl-J.
10-24-3t-6sz2-
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pERsoNAns
MISOEIL ANE0uS

YOUR FUTURE FORBToIlD- "a
dime. age, birthdate for truthful
reliable convincing trial reading
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Oct. 25. - Forecasts of
rough weather together with reports
of sub zero temperatures over the
Canadian Northwest, did good deal
yesterday, to put bears at a disadvan-
tage in the corn market. Closing
prices, although unsettled, were &c to
1Ac net higher, with December $1.261s
0126A and May S1.2S%@h. Oats
finished Nc to sc up and provisions
varying from 'S2c decline to Acc
advance.
Articles. Open. Close.
December ........!,S125A $1.25b
May .",.". 1.2S 1885
Oats
December ......... .71A .71A
May .....:....". 1879 "A
Pork
october ..,.......'.,". 41.9O
January .32,46 32.55
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$50 victory u 494s. SS.6V 5S.8
700 Mopon Coal IS. 1O7 1O7
100
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
FROM WALL STREET
Activity in Oils Features Early
Trading in Stocks and Many
Gains Recorded.

NEW YORK, Feb. l7-Last weeks
bullish demonstration in oils was re-
sumed at the active opening Of today's
stock market. Pan-American common
was the central feature, adding PA
points q last Saturdays substantial
gain. Mexican Petroleum. Sinclair and
2 x Company also rose one to two
points. Marine preferred, Baldwin and
American Locomotives, General Motors,
American Sugar, Industrial Alcohol and
Unlted Cigars embraced the other
strong features. U. s. Steel reflected
realizing sales and rails again failed
TO share in the general rise. Royal
Dutch was the one reactiOnary issue,
declining 3h points.
Broader n more substantial buying
marked the general rally OF the mid
session. Oils and motors experienced
another boom, United States Steel,
American Smelling, American Sugar
and Tobacco products extended their
gains, and rails developed pronounced
strength under lead Of Canadian Pacific
and Reading.
Rails. steels and feathers featured the
additional gains, but these were some
what impaired in the final dealings on
another reaction in oils and shippings,
The closing was strong.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
GRAIN MARKETS
Strength in Corn Based on
SCanty Country Offerings
and FirmneSS in Oats.

CHICAGO, Feb. l1.-Curn developed
strength today owing more or less 10
~SNSutlness OF country offerings. Re
ports that the Canadian government
was Communicating seed oats and
would remit the duty on oats from the
United States tended also to lit val
ues. At first, however, profit-taking
by longs led to a temporary sag. Open
ing prices, which ranged from the same
as Saturdays close. to IA up, was
followed by moderate declines all
around but then by a decided upturn.
At the top figures OF the day prices
showed an advance Of more than lie
advance, the lowest point a week ago.
The bulge, however. Eastern interests
became free sellers. and there was a
rapid decline. The close was weak TIC
net lower TO lc advance, with May
!ls2a, to N.23, and July, Sl.lsts TO
Sl.iS%t.
Oats took the same path as corn.
After opening &c Off to &c advance
with May 60is to 60I, the market I'M
derwent a general setback and then
scored a sharp gain.
Provisions gave way under a scat
tered selling,
Subsequently, provisions rallied with
corn. but The effect failed to last.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. l7.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts 5000; strong to 10c higher; bulk,
$12.35G11.76; heavy, H1.50Gl8.00: lights,
81. 00d17.40; pigs, s12 00@16.0O.
Cattle-Receipts 5000. no Southerns;
steady to l0c higher; prime fed steers,
$1S.0 90 9l9. 90; dressed beef steers. $1,000
Assoc; cows, S7.00G14.00; heifers. $500
4l4.50; %stockers, S5OGl6.00; calves,
$I00@l400,
sheep-Receipts 1000; higher; lambs,
Sl6.65qi7,l0; %yearlings, Sl0.50G15,2 %;
wethers. $1,000 IL. so; ewes, $40. 500
11,25; stockers, $40, Oo@l7,2O.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. l7.-Hogs. receipts
2A,500; s to l0c lower; lights. $4,000
1915; pigs, $12. 50al6. IS; mixed. $l7. 800
ISIS heavy, $l7,95q1S,2o; bulk, $3.50
6lS.00.
Cattle, receipts 5000: steady; native
steers, 81, 50a $50; yearlings. So 500
$500; cows, "a 10. 80; stockers, $40
I13,50; prime Southern steers. 500
1900; cows and heifers. 7.506l5.0 90.
Gamers. $5.50m7.2b; calves, $7.75m16.2 %
Sheep, receipts 1900; Is to csc high
er; lambs, SIC, 25d1I35; ewes, IS 500
Sll.2b; Gamers, $5.00q9.O0.
FORT WORTH, Texas. Feb. H.
Cattle, receipts, 2,4GO; steady. Beeves
IS, so g15.5 so.
Hogs. receipts 1000; uneven; heavy
| $l7,25ml750.
Sheen. receipts 1900; INFESTED; lambs
Sl3.50d16 so.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
BID FOR u. c. V. REUNION
WAS NOT WITHDRAWN

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. l7.-Official
Information mas been received In Sat
vannah that Memphis has withdrawn
its invitation to the Confederate vet
Grams to hold their 1919 reunion there,
Savannah, in all probability will extend
the veterans an invitation to meet here,
Information from Memphis says the in
v~itation was withdrawn because OF To-
cal conditions,
The invitation OF the Memphis Cham
Der of Commerce and the Retail Mer-
chants association TO the Confederate
veterans to assemble In this city for
their 1919 reunion has not been with
drawn. II is not expected. however.
that 1t viii be accepted, as the local
veterans and the Daughters OF the Con-
federacy desire that the reunion not
be held here until after the proposed
auditorium has been erected and do
not wish TO lend their cooperation to
bringing the veterans here this year.
The chamber and the merchants
would not be inclined to nush their ef-
forts to secure the reunion unless II
has the hearty backing OF the Mem
phis veterans and the Daughters,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
COTTON MARKETS
Market Continues to Display
Moderate Strength, But
Spot Demand Is Limited.

"V'"oS N't'''''"' ''N
After its upturu during the past week
al nearly SIS a bale ON the near po-
- - ga a., r..,4
s'N'o"S' i"'seN o"Seo %" INC
condition and IA adjustment OF grade
differences nv liberal increase u dis
n. - ..,.,s
- '.'
were prlIned today for some setback
Instead the uudertone WAS steady and
,p fine earh, trading Tho sd,.r.s MAS
go "N ''''."e "'N
expended followed by "a moderate re-
action. and then by renewal Of sup
ncrt and rc,overy f., stiu higher
level Inc May position IN New YORK
in the afternoon session sold at ~ IS.
which WAS Is. poiuts over fine rerent
- n M. .
""''oH" loi ''"l ."p'ioi. Inc ADVANCE
IN the distant months IrRn the lowest
has not been quite SO mach. but they
are affected less by The reduction IN
the price Of the low grades.
News developments over the week
eud were commonplace In character.
and the day passed Without confirma-
lion for some rumors which helped in
the early strength. II was said by
some early wires from New York that
the story was being circulated there
that an early hitting Of the embargo on
exports would be witnessed, presume
bly, meaning, that enemy countries
would be allowed to provide supplies
they so much need, nut nobody seemed
able to give any definite basis Tor
such. The market paid some aijeh-
ton TO this rumur, but hardly enough
to suggest much confidence IN It's
veracity. 1t seemed Of mere use 10
the professional traders than to those
who are being led by actual develop
ments in the spot department.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
LEGAL NOTICES.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FIRST READING
TUESDAY, FEB.
10, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE

Further to Regulate the Operation Of
Street Cars in the City of Memphis
and to Provide a Penalty for the
Violation of This Ordinance.
Section /. Be it Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the City of
Memphis that every street car, while
engaged in the transportation of pas
sengers over any of the stIeets, avenues
or highways of the City of Memphis,
shall be stopped for the purpose of re-
ceiving and discharging passengers at
the crossings of all intersecting or
abutting streets, avenues or highways
where any passenger shall indicate his
or her desire of leaving said car, or
n person shall indicate his or her
desire of boarding said car; provided,
hat any company or person owning
or operating such street cars may ar.
range the regular stopping places OF
the street cars upon any line so as not
to be required to make any two stops
within one hundred yards of each other,
and upon plainly marking such regular
stopping places may omit the stop at
the crossing of any intersecting street,
avenu or highway which is less than
one hundred yards from n regular
stopping place.
Sec. 2. Be it Further Ordained, that
it shall be unlawful for any person OPP
Grating any street car engaged in the
transportation Of passengers upo any
street, avenue or highway of the CITY
of Memphis to refuse or fail to stop
said car for the purpose of ~discharging
or receiving any passenger as provid-
ed in section / hereof; and each re-
fusal or failure to stop at any cross
ing of any street. avenue or highway,
as required in section | hereof, snail
constitute a separate offense and mis-
demeanor. subiecting the person guilty
! thereof to a fine of not less than ten
| dollars nor more h a fifty dollars.
Snn Pa II Further OrQalneu, I1dL
this ordinance take effect from and
| after its final passage, the matter be-
ing one of urgency and the public well
/ fare requiring 1t.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
NEW ORLEANS T

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE price
Of cotton vas lifted 30 to 50 points in
the early trading today by buying slim
ulated by bunish sentiment in n
tion with the spot holding movement
and the agitation TO reduce acreage.
Rains in Texas were with values as
were early export Of 1923 bales to
Japan.
The market turned quiet but steady.
Early buyers took profits and at Dol
the advance was reduced to Is to 20
points.
The large export movement for the
day. nearly $4,000 bales. from all ports.
increased the demand for contracts to
a moderate extent At ! O'Clock prices
were at a net advance OF 35 to 40 points.
Spots closed quiet and unchanged,
Ordinary, l425c, good ordinary. lG.25c;
low middIing. 2025c, middling. 26.75c.
good middling, 27.75c. Sales on the spot
AS, to arrive. 100; delivered on con-
tract. none
Futures closed steady at advance Of
IS to 81 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
PROMINENT ~TENNESSEAN
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. IL. (Spl)-
Herschell h, Howard, son of the late
Maj. II, Il. Howard. Of Mount Pleasant,
and member OF one Of the most promi-
nent Middle Tennessee families, was
found dead in a room In the Windsor
hotel this morning.
Burns about the mouth lead to the
theory Of suicide by poison. A note on
the back of his e~heckbook read. Dear
WIN; All is complete, Head all wrong, >
No cause has been assigned TO bear out
the suicide theory as to his death.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
DOW N SUMMARY

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Distillers COR
poration in the year ended Dec, 81,
1918, earned $Sl,l2 a share on stock
against s14.SS in 1917, Nationwide strike
OF builders trades begins today; walk
out Of 100, 900 men ordered as efforts to
reach agreement.
United States Comptroller Williams
denied hat he had any banking con-
nection in Richmond or elsewhere, as
charged by Congressman McFadden.
Dispatch from Copenhagen says Ger
man government decided to accept
terms OF the allies armistice conditions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
Gram.

Chicago,-Looks as if some selling is
on the Redfield move TO get United
States prices down to a business basis.
Chicago.-Total clearances: Wheat
$40, 900, corn zone, oats 1,194,00 four,
none; wheat and flour $40,
Total visible: This week: Wheat 1876, :
$4,000, corn 1,s2l, 900, oats 3o,115, 900,
954, 900, oats 30,577, 900. Last year:
Wheat Isis, 900, corn $3.50, 900, oats 1S,
9S7, 00o,-Wagner & Co.
Memphis receipts: Corn, 13; oats, Is,
and hay IS cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago, $1,000; Omaha,
| $500; Kansas City, 5000; Sioux City
10000; st. Joseph, 5000; st. Louis, "a
900,
Chicago-Receipts Wheat. $4,000
corn, 2ll, 000; oats, $4,000. Shipments
Wheat, $4,000; corn, l07 600; cats, 1853,
900.
st. Louis-Receipts: Wheat, 10000
corn. $4,000; oats, $4,000: shipments
Wheat, 10000; corn, 3 1000; oats, Al
900.
New York.-Take it for what it may
be worth, but rumors in circulation
that the whole world is about to bt
placed IN a free shipping basis.-Fal.
lon.
Chicago. Market eased off or
heavy selling by local professional
who was long overnight.-Wagner &
Co.
Forecast Grain Belt; North ant
South Dakota unsettled tonight anC
Tuesday, somewhat colder. Kansa.
fair tonight and Tuesday unsettled
moderate temperatures. Balance maj
generally fair tonight and Tuesday
slightly colder,
New York-Bromhall cables: Ar
g%entina new corn surplus looks liberal
Argentina clearances may not enlarge
for some time.
New York,-Babson says: The pric,
Of oil has already begun to declin,
and the increase in production whicl
will be witnessed in 1919 will enc fur
Their to a%ccentuate this decline. No
all of these new companies will be abb
to make both ends meet. We are wit
Messing the crest of the boom in tn
oil industry as we witnessed that o
the automobile industry in 1915. w
urge clients to liquldate all stocks O
oil companies floated within the pas
two years, particularly those selling be
low $40 a share, Wagner & Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
MEANEST THIEF.

Forcing an entrance through a rear
door some time early Monday morning
the. most heartless thief In the world
robbed a French orphan OF $40 In change
from a collection box on the front coun-
ter az the Antlers, "a South Main
street.
The thief also took several boxes OF
cigars and 81 in currency from the cash
register, hut overlooked more than 500
h = cigar box behind the counter,
This Is the second time within less
than a year that the Antlers' orphan
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17

DEATHS.

Patrick Have, 50, Shelby Home for
Aged and Infirm. Feb. IA; influenza.
Madison Fillmore, SO, Baptist hospital,
Feb. Il; cancer of stomach, pneu-
monia.
J. M. Chappell, A, General hospital,
Feb. IA; erysipelas, pneumonia.
william A. Campbell, "a, st, Joseph's
hospital, Feb. Is; knife wound.
Deannia Carter, %, Is Arkansas Ex,,
Feb. 10, paralysis.
Lloyd Webb, 20. General hospital,
Feb. 10; gunshot wound.
Cunningham Hayes, 10, 100 South
Orleans, Jan. 8; nephritis.
Ben Judge, 81, 400 Turley, Feb. TO-;
hemiplegia =
Thomas Oldham, IS, POS South Third,
Feb. s; pulmonary tuberculosis.
Lucy Cade, SO, 111S North Manassas,
Feb. II: pulmonary tuberculosis.
Carolina Cathey. Al, Jane Terrell hos
pital, Feb. 49, s~trangulated femoral her.
MIA.
G. Miligan, SO, 227 Bakers alley, Feb.
IA; aortic reorganization, influenza.
Dan Ransom, II, 972 Monroe, Feb.
IA: influenza, pleuritiS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Quotations represent prices from job
Der to retailer.)
Produce.


Eggs-aSq 39c: tone steady.
Butter-EIEIn cfeslntIy, orund prints,
5Od54c: country butter, 24qeSc; reno
Nated, 4bmlbc.
Cheese-Cream prints, 29c.
Poultry-Ducks, 25q26c; hens, alive,
25n27c; dressed, 25n2Sc; ROSTERS, ITO
lSc; geese. 20U2=c; turkeys. alive, SOC
s3ci dressed, choice. SSQ40c; others. 3s
QS7c.
Dressed Hogs-Pound. 15Q17c.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Regular 2IAc; ex-
ira, 21kc.
sugRr-Cured Meats-standard hams.
3Sq35c.
Bacon-Fancy selected, 44Q4Sc.
Lard-Hog lard, 2Sq29c; best grades
OF compound, 24Ac.
Cooking oll-Per gallon. Sis in bulk.
Cottolene Per case, Sl4.20615.s 80;
snowdrift, SIS. 2S1lS.G4: Crisco. SlO.260
Groceries.
Flour-Barrel, 24-lb. sacks, $ll.25a
II 80; self-rising, S1l. 50@ll.7O.
Mesl-Cream. bib, basis lQO-lb, sacks,
$2Q; 5o-lb, sacks, $40; 25-lh. sacks,
$3.50; lob. sacks, $3.50; burlaps, soc
Sugar - Standard Eranulated cane,
s,60c; clarified, 9.20c.
Rice-lnported, pound. sGlO%c.
Cottee Arbuckles roa sted. case,
Memphis basis, S27.O5; roasted, bulk,
nary, l70lSc; prime, 20022c; fancy. -
case; Java, 2Sa92c.
Grain and Feedstuffs.
Oats-White, dray lots. 7sc; mixed,
Stops-Pcr ton, lass thar car lots.
Mil Feeds-Dray load lots, ton:
Bran. S4S Oh: shorts. S50,O 90,
Hay-Timothy less than car lots,
No !, $500; No. =, $500; alfalfa,
choice, nominal; No. 1, $4,000; No. 2,
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box. 81. 5O66Oo.
oranges-Florida, Sg5G6.5O; Califor-
MIA. S.. 00dpb. %,
bananas-round, 6hqsc.
Dried Fruit-Etaporated apples Il
Gl5ci, peaches, 174lsc; prunes. ID
kPpiss.Barrel stock; Ganos, A-2n
M6Oas5o; Ben DAVIS, AS, $1,000 $50
$500 O.OOi Willow Twigs, A-2h, 800
ql0O0.
Grapefruit-Box s5OoQ5.5o.
Cranberrles-pound. zoe.
Hides and Wool.
Hides-No. !, green, sailed, iS6isc
partly cured, lIdlsc; green I5gl6c: No
2 grades, damaged culls, half price
dry flint, eSGSOe; dry sailed, .5d27c
dry culls, halt price.
G2Sc; s%oatskins, 5Oca;f. 90.
No, / horse hides s5,o0d6.oo; No.
ponies, 81, hOG2 50.
M; ! tsliow. l5eise: No. 9 ,allOw
ssfiSS zig dSS .O See SoiGen s sSsf'; &. ood stiGUsCs l
Wool Clean, ~.tnwashed, 6taG5c
hurry, unwashed, sOG4Sc; tub wHshsd
UbuSOc, bury, washet. 35a50c.
Vegetables.
Rsan rs. 49, n MTSSES' ,,P% Per h. 9h@s%c
peas--CalitorniN b.ack-eyed, per Id.
0nions@Cw sacked, 81 5OGaOO {.
. potatoes-Cwt,. all varieties. %2.25s
Sweet Potatoes-Home grown. Name
Hall, barrel, S5,5O@6.OO
Cabbage Northern, cwt., H,2562.75
Texas, crate, $e.76,
Golery-Bgnch, El6O@1,7G
Peppers-Basket, 40I45c.
Hucumbets-Do2en " o0G . IS.
Lettuce-Crate, S225R2SC'
sSauliflower-Crate, 3S,009S, so.
Snap Beans-Hamper, $500,
New Potatoes-Hamper, 81 90.
English Peas-Hamper, SS.50G6.OO.
New Negetables-DoEen bunchesi mus
tsrd, s0cqtl,25; bets, $l,1091.25: car
rots. 7SqS5c; parsley, $50 75c; shallot
sou soc: squash, Sl.00Gl.IO.
Seed Stock - Potatoes. Triumphi
cwt, February shipment, 81 Is. sOnioni
red, s., Is bu.; white, 81 $50,
Cbttonseed Products.
Crude oil, basis prime, $l.al4: hull
loose, a lots, So, 00@l0 90 ton; Inter
J 6ISl2C pound; meal I per cent, S;
ton, 2S
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17

Mamie Franks to Ernest ]. Williams,
Marion Cole to f.. l.. Hopkins, Lillian
Thornton to j.. M. Lore, Ruby Pember-
ton to H.. S. MCGEE, Marie Brewer to
Herbert Atkinson, Ada Worsham to
Byron L. Myrick, Lille Crane to Les
lie Eugene Fite.
Patsy Mitchell to Lemon Perry, An
ME Rippy to Columbus Jeffries, Nora
Ingram to Charlie HUTCHINSON, Rosie
Overall to William Overflow; Mollie
Walls to Wade Hicks, Mary Brooks to
Demsey Gibson, Alice Westbrooks to
Mack Brooks, Rosa Jackson to Warren
Meadows, Ollie Patterson to Peter
Shane, Mary Shaw to William MCGEE,
Jessie Lark to West Smith, Annie Hol-
liday to VIM. Nicholson.
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Cash corn, No. : yellow, S12sd1.32:
no, yellow. H.26d12s; No, 9 vel
low. S121al.25.
oats, No s white, 6O@61iac; stand
Rye, No. :. 3I34al.S5L barley. SOa
&4c; timothy, $i.o0qlO60 clover, nom
NAL pork, nominal; lard, see so; ribs,
SEA. 50a Is 90.
KANSAS CITY. Feb l7,-Cash wheat
lower, No. ] hard, S2.2S: No. >, S2.249
? %: No. l red, S22Sa2.S1; No, ., sees
az. 30.
Corn, unchanged to higher; No ,
mixed. $1.34@1. IS; No. . white, 1850
! SO. No. . yellow. Si.37G139.
Oats. higher; No, . white, SAC, No. .
mixed, 6ligc: No. 2 red. 66d69c.
Rye. $l2Od125,
ST LOUIS. Feb. 17-Corn, No. T.,
Sl3lml32; No. s white. $3.50.
Oats, No, ., see; No. 3 white, sea
62i4C,
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B0lLlNGER TO SPEAK
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT

John Bolinger, vice president of the
National Shawmut bank, Of Boston, "A
recognized authority and forceful speak
er, will address the Memphis credit
men, bankers and business men on the
sixth floor of the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday night at s o'clock. His sub
ject will "A~cceptances and Foreign Ex-
change" He will speak under the aus
pieces of the Memphis Association OF
Credit Men, wholesale division.
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J. L. Mercer & Co..
COTTON Factors
90 S. Front ST., Memphis, Tenn.
BIRTHS.

Thomas G. and Willie Atkins Eth
ridge, POS South Wellington, Feb. 2;
boy.
Fay T. and Leila Rider Rodgers, 4SO
Lucy, Feb. Z; girl.
Flies and Pearl Duffie Broaden, 500
Alma. Feb. IA; triplets, two boys and'
one girl.
Eddie Newly and Mary Lowe Newly,
Se5 Speed, Feb. /; girl.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-17
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length Of day. IL hours, . minutes.
Length of night, IL hours. IS minutes.
sun rises Tuesday at 6:A3.
sun sets Tuesday at 5:46.
Moon rises Tuesday al 9.34 pm.
Last quarter moon on the ed
Evening stars. Venus Mars. Jupiter
and Saturn.