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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-01
East St. Louis Live Stock
Coffee Market


 New York, August 31.-The market TOT coffee futures was quiet today, but after opening unchanged prices lower under selling attributed to local and New Or leans trading.
 There was no special feature in the news connected with the decline. but there appeared to be very little buying power around the ring and the market was sensitive to small orders. Decem- Der eased off from S.75 to $50 and the market closed at a net decline of eight to twenty-five points. September, 79oc; October. S13c; December, $50; January, $. 73c; March, SOC; May, 9.42c; July so5c
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is. SAC; Santos As, l4dl5i4c Cost and freight offers were irregular. but included Rio IS at s.Soc, American credits.
 The official cables reported an advance of fifty res in the Rio market and of twenty-five to 225 reis In Santos futures. Rio exchange on London was l-l6d low CT and the dollar buying rate unchanged. Rio cleared 23.o and Santos 54,6oo both for New Orleans. Brazilian port receipts. 64 000; Jundiahy receipts, 5000. Minimum temperatures in St. Paulo ranged from 4 to 52 degrees.
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motors were used in San Francisco with success. Information comes from London that in case the railway strike which IS threatened begins. then the government and the municipalities will rely upon large number of motor trucks which have been collected for the purpose of meeting an emergency of this kind.
 But there is another feature associated with the automobile to which the pubic has not given any thought. Statistics recently compiled, and which are author itative, shows that in the United states almost the same amount of money IS spent annually in the use of automobiles as the entire railroad transportation, freight, passenger, express and mail costs.
 Sometimes apprehension is reported lest the increase in railroad rates granted py the interstate commerce commission, the aggregate of which is to be $,5O0,VO'V" a year, will be followed by an increase in the cost of commodities of all kinds Yet it is shown that if an increase or tnis kind does take place it can be completely offset by reduced use of autornoplles' amounting to not more than 25 per cent
 The Railway Age, which has conpe- tent staff of experts and has been TOT some time compiling statistics relating Io the automobile reports that the people will have to pay now, that the advance in railroad rates is permitted, httie under s7OO0, 900 900 a year for transporta- tion But 1t is already capable ot- dem- onstration that the people are paylhs somewhat in excess of S6,0Oo,Coooo year for the use of automobiles, the majority of which passenger cars.
 When George Westinghouse caused an estimate to be made of the cost of the upkeep of automobiles fo ra single year he was astonished at the figures put before him. For they showed that the upkeep cost was some S400,00O0OD a year These figures would be comparatively trifling now if they were placed beside the figures which show the annual cost of operating automobiles by the people of the United States. about $6,oooo0o.Wo
 The American people have invested III automobiles almost one-half as much as the valuation now placed upon the Amer ican railroads by the interstate commerce commission Furthermore, this invest ment is steadily increasing. In re" years 1t may catch up with the invest ment which is represented by the value or the American railroads. For instance, in the year 1920 the automobile manutac- turers put upon the market 2,25oooo cars. About 100000 cars will be withdrawn Therefore, the net increase in the number of cars for this year will be somewhat in excess of 100000.
 If in the estimate there were included the money which is paid by the public for improvement of the highways, and if also there were included the economic cost of automobile accidents, 1t is prob able that the figures would disclose that the American public Is spending almost as much for automobile transportation as for railroad transportation. Automobile transportation is for the most part luxury; railroad transportation is ne-
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MARINE NEWS
sy Associated Pre,s

New Orleans, August S1.-Cleared: Au- gusta U4ond), omoa via Port Cortez; Cartago, Bocas del Toro via Cristobai and Port Limon; Godoesund (Nor), Cien- fuegoes via Santiago and Manzanilia; Harris, Norfolk; Lake Como, Kingston, Jamaica; Lake Frio. Havana.
 Port Eads, August H-Arrived: Cans, fjord (Nor), Bluefields; Harry Farnum. Tampico; Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica; Folscraft. Progreso; Lake Gera, Pro- greso Lucigan (Br), Norfolk; Puget Sound ~rmington; Rathlin Head (Br), Belfast via Tampa; Speedwell, Belize
 Sailed: Cowrie CBr.), Rouen and Havre; Norma, Tela; Uberaba (BraziD. Rio Ja- neiro via New York.
 Mobile, August 31.-Arrived: Vera, Be- lize; Tug Barston, New Orleans.
 Sailed: Inspector, Matanzas; Shenan- doah, Port Lobos; barge, Peter (tug Le- roy towing), Havana; schooner. Louise M Richards, Cardenas, Cuba
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terday for the same sugar. While there were no sales of Cuba or Porto Rico sugar today the decline in the full duty sugar noted above had a depressing ef- feet and it was intimated that holders might accept a bid of 9as cents for Cupa cost and freight although the only bid in the market refiners was cents
 The market for refined was also very much unsettled and a reduction of cent in fine granuated was announced by one of the leading refiners Although other 1efiners did not reduce their list prices it was generally believed that one or them at least would accept orders at the lower basis Prices now range from slo to s171O for fine granulated. Even al the lower level, however, there was no increase in the demand, which IS being supplied by second hand sugars that are offered as low as 16 cents.
 The weakness in the raw and ref'neo markets led to further selling pressure in sugar futures and the market closed at a net decline of 25 to 50 points with only a small speculative trade.
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Liberty Bonds pv AssnnIated Prsks
Money Market Ru Assanlatsd Presa

New York, August 3l.-Prime mercan- tile paper per cent, Exchange steady sterling 60-day bills 3.507s commercial 60-day bills on banks 3.5O7s commercial 60-day bills 3503s; demand 355A; cables g. 56 Francs, demand 692; cables 6.94 Belgian francs, demand 7.36 cables 7.SS Builders, den and 3t.75; cables 31.S7. Lire demand 4.64; cables 4.66. Marks, demand 2.04 cables POS. New York exchange on Montreal 101a per cent discount. Govern ment bonds firm; railroad bonds firm Time loans strong; 50 days, 90 days and six months S1z0824 per cent.
 Call money strong; ruling rate per cent bank acceptances 6A per cent.
 Bar silver. domestic 991Ac; foreign 92c; Mexican dollars 70Ac.
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T s. As, registered, bid ......... 105
 U. $. As coupon, bid ............ 105
 Panama 5s, registered. bid ...... TT
 Panama 3s. coupon, bid ......... 77
 American S. & R. 5s .......... "A
 American Tel. & Tel cv. 6s .... 95A Anglo French 5s ..,....... 9915 Atchison gen. 4s .............. 75
 Atlantic Coast Line 1st As ...... 74l5 Baltimore & Ohio cv. 415s .... 6S7s Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s, bid .. 7S Cen. of Ga. Consolidated 5s, bid 80
 Central Leather 5s ............ 90
 Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s .... s01a Chicago. B. & Q. joint 4s .. 95 Chicago, Mil. S St. P. cv. 41as -. 70
 Chicago, R. I. & P, Ky. ref. As STA City of Paris 6s ........ 91% Colorado & Southern ref. AZ ross Denver & Rio Grande consol 4s 64B Dominion of Canada IS (1931) bid S6B Erie gen. As .................. ~
 Illinois Central ref As ... 71h Int Mer. Marine 6s ....... S1st Kansas City Southern ref. 5s 6S1a Biggett & Myers 5s ......... 1924 Louisville & Nashville un. 4s 79 Missouri, Kan & Tex. 1st 4s 56h Missouri Pacific gen 4s ........ 561s New York Central deb. 6s ...... 9O1s Norfolk X Western cv. 6s ...... 10OR Northern Pacific As ........... 75A Pennsylvania gen. 5s .......... S5 Reading gen. 4s .............. S0s Rep. Iron & Steel 5s G94e) bid S6
 St Louis & San. Fran adj 6s 66
 seaboard Ar Line adj. 5s ..... SS7s Southern Bell. Tel. 5s .......... 29A Southern Pacific cv. 5s ......... 9719 Southern Railway 5s N.......... S3Ss Southern Railway gen. 4s ...... 59A Texas & Pacific 1st, bid ..,..... SlA union Pacifie As ..........,..... So U K. of G. B. & IT. 512s G93O.. S2
 United States Steel 5s ......... 91% Virginia Car. Chemical 5s ...... 901& Wabash 1st bid ............... S5k Wilson & Co. cv. 6s ........,... SEA-
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Hotel for Infants Only

Life in the city of London is becom-
 ing so camplex, because of the house shortage, that many families are be-
 ing forced into apartments and hotels where babies are not recognized. Two contemplating nurses have met the emer gency by opening a hotel for infants only, catering to transient as well as resident business. says Popular Me chanics Magazine. A house physician and dentist are features of the estab lishment.
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Metal Market

By Nss0CTat6u FToss New York, August 31.-Copper nomlnai' spot and third quarter, 19c. Iron steady; prices unchanged. Tin easier; spot and nearby, 4sc; fu- lures, 4575c.
 Anthony, 7.25c.
 Lead steady; spot 40c. Zinc nominal; East St. Louis delivery, spot, SOS .123ac. At London: Spot copper, s95 2s 6d; futures, s96 Is Cd; electrolytic spot E1n; futures, e117 Tin spot e272 5s; futures, G279 5s Lead: Spot GS6 12s Sd; futures eS6 15s. Zinc Spot, s39 los; futures, sH.
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Tractor Operates Turntable

From Popular Mechanics Magazine
 For the operation of railroad turn tables by power an electric tractor now on the market offers many advan- tages. The motor, gearing and trac- tion wheel are hung on triangular { frame of channel and I-beams, con- nected to the turptable by hinges for fleXibility. The brake will stop the machine suddenly or gradually. allowing accurate register or thacks
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Liverpool Cotton By kasociatsd Press

Liverpool, August 31.-Cotton spot in moderate inquiry; prices weak; good middling 24.Ac; fully middling 22 91c; mid ding 21.66c; low middling 17s6c; good ordinary 4.41c: ordinary 13.41c; sales A. 900 bales, including $500 American re- ceipts 12,0oo bales. including 9,100 Ameri- can. Futures closed: September 19 65c; October 19.53c; January 1S.73c; March IS 40c; May 1z94c; July 1764c.
 Official room closing August 19.s1c value.
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Cotton Seed Oil
By Associated Press

New York, August 3l.-Cotton seed oil was lower early in line with the preak in cotton and lard, but prices hardeneo towards the last on short price covering and scattered buying of December oy houses Closing prices were generally 5 to 12 points net higher Sales II ono barrels. Prime crude nominal. prime summer yellow s1t.90; October sl257; De cember s1294 March s13.0S. Prime winter yellow and summer white nominal
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Daily Financial Gossip
By HOLLAND

Nv York. August 3L-Had the railroad companies been able or willing to heed the plea made by James J. Hill some fifteen or twenty years ago, then the present time value of the railroads of the United States would have been fixed by the interstate commerce commission at approximately s20,0O0.000. The com mission does find that the value of the American railroads is slS,9O0,0 900. There fore, if a fair offset is made from tho aggregate figures of our national debt, 1t would be found that the railroad properties of the United States would, if marketed and turned into cash, exceed our national debt by nearly s, ,000, 900 900.
 MT Hill urged vast system of ter minal improvements for all the greater railroad lines. He gave warning that unless terminals were built, then the danger of congestion would become very great, so great, perhaps, as seriously to interfere with the business of the United States. He thought that perhaps s100,- 00o,000 year should be put into terminal improvements. If this had been done then in ten years the value of the rail- roads would have been increased by S1,- 0O0 COG, GOO
 Some years ago when public agitation was reacting unfavoraby upon the ra,,- roads, and when some who were ill in-
 
 pose insisted that the railroad properties of the United States were greatly over estimated to their value by the rail- road companies the interstate commerce commission seemed at that time to give some support to this statement The rail- way managers on the other hand insisted that their estimate was low one, and that the cost of reproducing the railroad properties in the United States would be billions in excess of what is called the book value of the railroads.
 Not the least interesting and suggestive of the change of opinion which apparently has characterized the interstate com merce commission is its recent statement that the railroad managers are correct in their statement that the book value of the entire railroads of the United States is s2O, COG, ,000 eco, and after certain items have been eliminated is nearly $19,000 000,- GOO The railroad managers were correct, the public and for a time the interstate commerce commission were in error Fur thermore, these figures demonstrate that even If there ever was any water in the stocks of the railroad companies that has all been squeezed out, and the properties represent fairly the securities yUI,iph ha Sed Ipon them
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Bank of Germany

| Berlin, August S1.-The statement Of the Imperial Bank of Germany. as of August 23. shows the following changes;
 Increases: Coin, 779,000 marks; treasury certificates, 11O.37Oooo; notes of other banks, 100000 advances, 465,oo circula- tion, 191 ,56S, GOO; liabilities 99 40S,00o. De- creases: Bills discounted. 3.169, BIT 0c0; In- vestments, 1898 900; securities, 154, 641, COG; deposits, 3,522, ,734 GOO. The total gold hold ings were unchanged at ,09l. 59l 900 marks.
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Interior Movement Rv Assnclatad prss.

Houston: Middling, 2s.75c; receipts, 1o,- 774; shipments, 15,764; sales, 5.275; stock 209, ,6s5.
 Memphis: Middling. 3350c; receipts, 6S7; shipments 1,27S; sales, 100; stock, 25s, TAO Augusta: Midddling. 31.50c; receipts, BIT; shipments. 1,66S; stock, 49,oo5.
 St. Louis: Middlng, g soc; receipts, 99; shipments, 409; stock, 996s
 Atlanta Middling. 33 50c
 Little Rock: Middling, 90. soc; ship ments, 95; stock, 15.101.
 Dallas: Middlng, 2S.70c.
 Montgomery: Middling, 33c.
 Total today: Receipts. Ii ,sS7; shipments 19.214; stock. 536, 499
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Dry Goods

New York, August 3l-Cotton goods were quiet with prices lower in the dry goods market here today Yarns were weak, but silk and woolen goods were unchanged.
 The new cotton duck lists will become effective September 15, it was announced.
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Naval Stores Bv Associated PrUsS

Jacksonville. August 81.-Turpentine, steady at s1.37; sales 350 receipts 92S; shipments s; stock 1858,
 Resin. quiet; sales AT; receipts 2sS5; shipments 1.450, stock 61,151 Quote: B. D. F. F, c. H, I, K. M. N, VIC. wv s1.25o.
 Savannah, August S1.-Turpentine firm, sl .37C11 3S; sales, 600; receipts, 7S3; ship ments, S64; stock 1O0S4. Rosin steady : sales 11S9; receipts, 1,755; shipments. sSs; stock. 3,397. Quote: B, D, F, F, G, Fl, l, 12 35c; K, M, N, VIC. wv, F. 35Q12 soc
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lS.75c; middIing 2s.50c; good middling
 g 15 Recailats sss. stnnL 2nn 1s4

S275 Receipts ess; stock 2oo,l64. New York, August Sl.-spot cotton quiet; middling S1.75c.
 Port Movement
 By Associated Press | New Orleans: Niddlng, g Soc; receipts, 6s6; sales 210; stock, 20O.164 Galveston: Middling. 50. Soc; receipts, 10,053. sales, 50; stock. 1i9, 4l9. Mobile Middling, s. soc; receipts, 1ls; stock, 2,1e2
 Savannah: Middling, Soc; receipts, Ss6; stock. 52,641
 Charleston: Middling. 35c; receipls, -5; stock. 223 ,9s3.
 Wilmington: Stock, 27,O53. Texas City: Stock, 5,1s3 Norfolk Middling. S2c; receipts, 4lS; stock 25,099
 Baltimore: Stock, 3,774 Boston; Midddling. 82.25c; receipts, 294; stock, 13.4oO.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 32c: receipts, g; stock, 4706.
 New York; Middnng. a75c; stock, 2s,61o
 Minor ports: Receipts, Il, ,4S5; exports, 11.4S5; stock, 1.4S3. Total today: Receipts. 23.424; exports, Il, ,435; stock, 707,947. Total for week: Receipts, 37,6s4: ex- ports, 21.21l.
 Total for season: Receipts, 15s, ,9S6; ex- ports. ,636.
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Sugar Market
 Rv Associated Press

New York, August 1.-The raw sugar market was weak and more or less de- moralized today with a further sale of a small lot of Peru sugar in port al SIS cents eff to an operator. which is about E. cent below the price prevailing yes-
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THE AUTOMOBILE AND
 THE RAILROADS

For a year or two much comment has been caused by the utilization of motor trucks for the transportation of commodi- ties not exactly in competition with the railroads, but certainly supplementng railroad transportation The motor trucks have been used also to serve the pub
 lie in another way. The employment of them by the public in New York city made 1t possible to put an end to the pro- tracted longshoremen strike on the water front of New York. In this way
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Bamboo Plantations

The tender sprout of the tobacco plant, according to recent statement from the Bureau of Plant industry of the Department of Agriculture. when prepared like asparagus. is most de- licious vegetable, according to an arti- cie in Popular Mechanics Magazine. Already several bamboo plantations are being operated on a paying basis in Georgia and Louisiana.
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surgical operation, furnish testimonials have cured by us wSnnu an operation after hadad lo under the knife
 No your trouble see receive .natio mcy be worth much to to ce
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 We Medi~ei and fM our charge and fees for service ore sways reasonable
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London Money

London. August 3l.-Bar silver 5S% pence per ounce, Money 5% per cent. Discount rates short bills 61s per cent.
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Spot Cotton n.. k.xt~kx Drnsa


 New Orleans, August 1,-Spot cotton quiet at 100 lower; sales on the spot 21O bales; to arrive none. Low middltng
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.rs. DOzier & DOZie
Oldest established Firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty : five | ears in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and with w<derful success, all manner of chronic diseases of the Eye, Ear, Rose and Throat, Lungs, Heart, Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and all dis eases of the Skin and the Pel- VIC Organs of Men and Womsr
 We especially invite those who have any symptoms of Ap- pendicitis or Ovarian trouble, to
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New Orleans Futures D., Assoniatad prpeS

New Orleans, August 31-The cotton market closed steady at net declines of 27 to 63 points
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New York Futures Ru AsSnriafsh PreM

New York August 31.-The cotton market closed steady.
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Louisville Live Stock
Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, August S1.-Cattle; receipts. 13, ,000; choice steers and yearling steady; others mostly 25 cents lower.
 Ton weights ....................$ HIS Bulg, choice, all weights ...... 1650Q17. 50 Good steers ..................... 15 25Q16. 25 Grassy kind ................... 9.0NQ14o0 Good cows ........................ s75G12 75 Gamers ....................... 40NQ 4.75 Steady in-between sows weaker 675Go $50 Bologna bulls, mostly .......... 55oQp 60O Bulk choice vealers ............. 16 6750l7. D Common quality rangers steady S.50Ql1.00
 Hogs; receipts 24,000; opened 1o to D cents higher; closed mostly steady to 10 cents higher; closed steady with yester- days average.
 Early top ...........,............$ lo'EV Bulk light and butcher ......s.. 15,S0Ql600 Bulg packing sows .............. 14l01l4 p Bulk desira ble kin6s ..........,. 14500152 25
 Sheep; receipts So0oo; fat lambs 9 cents lower.
 Top western ....................,.S l1W Top native ...,.............,...... 1o''o Bulk rative .................... 12. .50dl3 % Choice western ewes .... 7C5 Good to choice native .......... 7.25Q 750 Good Montana wethers ....... 4.Ho Washington yearlngs .......... 10.t0 Best light feeder lambs .....-.. 1923
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Rice Market

BY Associaed Prsss
 New Orleans. August Sl.-Rough rice normal; sales, ( Honduras. 2ss sacks at 6.75; Carolina, 262 sacks at 7.30; Edith, 794 sacks at 500; receipts, s,545; millers receipts, SS5. N
 Clean rice steady; sales Honduras, 3.s2l pockets at 3h4lossc; Blue Rose, 2,S7l pockets at 3AQS1ac; Carolina. 36S pock- cts, 3AG9A. Bran and Polish unchanged. Receipts, 9o9
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Spot Coffee

By Associated Press New York, August S1.-Spot coffee, SAC
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

York Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Li.. erpool Cotton Association Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton ani Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Srecial attention and lSeral terms given for con sirnment of spot cotton tor delivery. Cor.
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Chicago Futures bv AssocIzfed Press
Produce

Produce By Associated Prcss Chicago, August 31.-Butter lower; creamery. 43d541ac. Eggs higher; firsts, 5o@5lc. Poultry, alive higher; fowls, 2eu 35c; springs, SS1sc. New York. August s1.-Butter hrmer : creamery firsts, 501adlo51ac Eggs weaker fresh gathered frsts 54d57c Cheese steady; average run, 261s@2Sc. St Louis, August Sl.-Poultry and butter unchanged; eggs, 471ac.
 Potato Market By Associated Press Chicago, August 31.-Potatoes, weak receipts 92 cars: Jersey cobblers $2 900 3.05 Cash Grain By Associated Press Chicago, August 31.-Cash wheat: No. red, s2521aQ2. oS; No. hard. g. 2.526d2 5419. Corn-No. mixed. $l.5oa152: No yell low. Sl5NG1.54.
 oats-No. white, ss@7o%c No. white. 66Q 6S1ac Rye-No. ? new. $1.92%. Barley-$1.o5@1 Timothy Seed-s6. 5o17. 50. Glover Seed-s25 0o130O %.
 Pork nominal; lard sls4o; ribs. sl4.75g 1875.
 St. Louis. August 31.-Cash wheat; No. ? red winter ned. s2.55; No red winter,
 new, s2.5S; December. $2.S5 bid; March, S2. .32 bid. Corn--No. white. sl.55@1.5s; No 5 white S1.5i; September. s.Issd1.AN; De- 1 cember, sll9ss Oats-No. white 67c; September, SIC; December. 61ss bid,
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Potato Market Bv Assoefafed Prexs

Chicago, August 31.-Potatoes. weak i; receipts 92 cars; Jersey cobblers &. 900 3.05