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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
COTTON MARKET IS STILL NERVOUS;
 SEESAW CLOSING
The Close Was Steady-Net Twenty-Five Points High CT to Twenty-Five Points
 Lower
By Assoelatad Prssa

New York. August 4-The cotton mar ket showed continued nervousness today, but trading was less active and the firm CT technical position gave it rather a steadier undertone. This was noted par ticularly in connection with the near months, which were relatively firm all day, with October selling up from 90. 65c to 31 BOG, and closing at 31 05c, compared with 30.s4c at the close last night The general list closed steady net 8 points higher to 25 points lower.
 The feature at the opening was the heavy buying of October and December by brokers believed to be acting for Japanese interests The demand from thS source was estimated at between 70 900 and g, coo bales, while there was also a good demand for the near months from Liverpool, which sent these positions about IS to 2S points net higher right after the call.
 The response by the later deliveries was limited, however, and as soon as the in- itial demand had been supplied, the mar ket broke sharply owing to the continued W eakness of foreign exchange, reports of increased curtailment in the manufac- ture of clothing and continued good weather in tine south December eased off to g. roc and later months made new low ground for the movement with January selling at 2S sc, or about 20 to AT points below last nights closing figures on the general list
 The decline was checked by covering at this level and while another furry or selling followed the weekly report of the weather bureau prlces were steadier dur ing the early afternoon.
 December sold up to so. 3oc, or s points net higher, and later mohths recovered their early losses, but closed several points off from the best, although there was some buying on the better tone of the stock market.
 New Orleans and other southern points were considered the chief early sellers, but it is reported that the basis on early new crop shipments has stiffened slight ly during the past few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
WHEAT MARKET
 AFTER WILD TRADING
 CLOSED NERVOUS
D. Assoela,sd Pn.a

Chicago, August A-wnd selling in the wheat market broke prices 141kc today, but complete rally followed uneasiness over financial conditions, including a se- were decline in sterling exchange, had much to do with the selling stampede.
 Active demand from domestic millers helped to restore values. The market closed nervous, 1ic net lower to lc ad- vance, with December E. 2992.3 90 and March S2.32- Corn finished 2Ac off to lc gain; oats unchanged to ?c higher, and provisions varying from % decline to a rise of S2c.
 Excitement waned, after the first half hour and with the rush to sell largely at an end. prices scored a gradual recov- cry throughout the remainder of the ses- sion. One of the unsettling factors early was gossip that contrary to general ex- pectations, the British royal commission had not renewed it's buying operations in the United States. Other countries. nev- ertheless, were said later to have pur- chased to liberal extent. Talk of Ca nadian crop damage, together with tne apparent increased gravity of European diplomatic and military developments had a bullish effect also toward the last. Corn and oats sympathized wiht the weakness Of wheat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
New Orleans Cotton pu Asnncinfah Praaa


 New Orleans, August 4.--The cotton market was highly irregular today be- sides being unsettled and having un- certain fluctuations. Efforts of shorts to get their profits out of an oversold market, undoing of straddles and the conflicting influences of the session made the day what it was. The close was typical of the rest of the session being points down to 2s points up, compared with the final quotations of yesterday.
 A rise of to points was made dur ing the course of the first call. in re- sponse to a better Liverpool market than due, but heavy selling was met almost imm ediately as the result of un- favorable political news from Europe and the further decline in foreign ex- change rates The market fell off un der this until it was 1s 10 25 points under the close of yesterday, but sell ing was checked by the rains in the eastern belt and the forecast of more to come.
 At the time of the weekly crop re- ports the market was trying to do better. The reports weres much more favorable than expected and resulted in moderate sags which invited heavier realizing than ever from the short side and this continued until the market ac- auired a firm tone. finally going 21 to 53 points over yesterdays last quota tions October rose to 30.1Sc. Undoing of straddles made the irregu1arity in te late trading, October being brought against sales of the distant months which closed at their lowest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
IMPROVEMENT IN
 SPECULATION IS
 SHOWN IN STOCKS
Reports That Railroads Will Spend Big Sums on Im- provements Has Good
 Effect on Big Fellows
By Asseesst,A prn

New York, August A-Techniosl condi- tons supplied the primary motive for the improvement of speculative senti- nent in the stock market today. Indica- tions of substantial buying of railroad stocks and bonds and plentiful supplies of call money at per cent offset tenn porary depressing influences. Periods of weakness were interspersed with the iad- vance, further demoralization in ster- ling, which broke an additional SIX cents, and the pessirnisitic reports from Poland furnishing an Incentive to early selling. Mindful of yesterdays rise Tn the railroads, traders were wary, ana although they managed to depress prices TOT a while, the ysoon reversed their Do sition when the list gave evidence or scale buying Of a confident character.
 Belief that the market had been sold temporarily to a standstill gained many supporters when it was perceived that the rise was not bringing out the GUS tomary supply of stocks. Short cover ing was on large scale in all of the popular issues. especially steels. oiis' equipments and dividend-paying rails.
 Reports of the intention of the rail roads to spend s700, ,Oo0,00o for necessary improvements caused good demands for the steel and equipment issues. Some Of the industrial shares broke badly because of special considerations. American Cot ton Oil fell points on the passing or The dividend. The feathers refiected trade conditions, and reports that tho embargo on the exportation of hides and leather from Australia had been removed. Sterling exchange rallied cents from the lowest, but the general movement at the end was uncertain because of scattered realizing.
 Railroad bonds made strong progress upward, but there was little alteration m prices of foreign and domestic govern ment issues.
 Old U. s. bonds unchanged on call
 Sales, par value, were $l1,I75OO0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Cut a Melon

New York. August 4.-The American Tobacco Company today announced a dividend of three per cent in scrip, payable to both classes of common stock, of record August 14. The scrip will bear interest at per cent, and will be distributed September 1 and may be transferred into common stock on March 1. 1923.
 On May the company declared a five per cent quarterly dividend in cash. which had been the prevailing earning of this security for nearly a year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID THURSDAY AUGUST 5 1920
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. August 4.--Cotton. spot in good demand; prices firm. Good mid ding. 2S.4Sd; fully middling. 2725d; middling, 25sSd; low middling, 22.1Sd; good ordinary, 1S.9Sd; ordinary, 17.9Sd. Sales, 5000 bales. including 6,400 Amer ican. Receipts, 5000 bales. including 200 American. Futures closed very steady. August, 24.36d; October, 22.52d: January. 21.2sd March, 20.75d; May, 202Sd; July, 19.S7d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Cotton Seed Oil

BY NSsociated Fres9
 New York, August A-Cotton seed oil was unsettled. with mixed local trade markets served to partially offset con- tinued stagnation in trade demand
 Closing bids ranged from points higher to lower Sales, 12,5o0 barrels; tenders, 100 barrels. Prime crude nomI- nal; prime summer yellow spot, nonli- nal; September. 12 2oc; November. 1215c;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Liberty Bonds Rv Aax.-.a4AA pr.s.
Money Market
By Associated rress


 New York, August 4.-Mercantile paper s, exchange week. Sterling SO day bills 3.57; commercial 60-day bills on banks 3.57; commercial 60-day bills 3.56l1; demand 3.61A; cables 3.62. Francs demand 7.23; cables 7.25. Bel gian francs demand 7.56; cables 7.5S. Builders demand 32.SS; cables $500 lire demand 5.03; gables 5.05. Marks demand 2.19; cableS 2.20. New York ex- change on Montreal II 7-s per cent dis count. Government bonds steady; rail road bonds strong
 Time loans strong; SO days. 90 days and $ months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

York. Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liy. erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and Lseral terms given for con- signment of spot cotton tor delivery. Cor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Shot Cofton
By A,.oeiatsd Pres,

BY NssdeIatsd Ffess New Orleans, August 4.-Spot cotton quiet, 50c lower. Sales on the spot, 7oS bales; to arrive none. Low middling 27c; middline 37.75c; good middling. fl soc. Receipts. 1559; stock, 222,2A.
 New York. August 4-spot cotton quiet; middling, 3950c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
East St. Louis Live Stock
 p,. Aesnsfa4od Brace
Coffee Market By Associated Press

New York. August 4-The mark ct for coffee futures not only lost the bal ance of the recent rally. but made new low ground for the movement with December deliveries selling off to 10c or 1T points net lower. The opening was 25 to 35 points lower, owing to evidences of nervousness in Brazil while the selling was also encouraged by the continued weakness of selling, exchange and unsettling news from Europe. There was covering on a scale down, but otherwise very little demand on the decline, which carried March off to 10.25c, or even with the low level of last week. and active months generally 40 to AT points net lower. Last prices were within or points of the lowest. showing a net decline of 40 to 42 points. September. 9.70c: October. 9s2c; December. 1o.15c; January, 101sc; March. 1o.2sc; May. 1O.ssc; July. 1o.48c.
 Spot coffee dull: Rio Is, 10kc; San tos, 17c to 1Sc. Cost and freight of fers were lower. including Santos 4s at 14c and Rio Is at 10.10c to 1o.20c, Ame rcan credits.
 The official cables showed no change in the Rio market, with Rio exchange on London unchanged and the dollar buying rate 90 reis higher. The early cable reported decline of PTS to 40o itfS III DdHlDS iuNuftS- WliH AdtUt cable quoting 125 reis lower to 25 high CT. Santos cleared 19.7o0 bags for New York
 Brazilian port receipts, 42,o0o. Jun diahy receipts. 27.00n.
 Spot Coffee
 By Associated Press
 New York. August 4.-Spot coffee. 1oHc.
 Sugar Market
 By Associated Press
 New York August f.-The local mar ket for raw sugar was unchanged at 15Ac for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to l6.30c for centrifugal. The only busi- ness reported was f5.000 bags of Porto Ricos for August shipment and two small lots of fully duty sugars afloat at the equivalent of l5Ac for Cubas to To- cal refiner. while the demand generally was light. with refiners apparently fairly we'll supplied for the time being.
 Nothing new developed in the refined and prices were unchanged at 2. COG to 2. 5Oc for fine granulated. The demand continues light. while there are still some outside sugars being pressed for sale.
 Trading in sugar futures was very small and fluctuations narrow. Prices were easier and closed at net declines of IS to 90 points under local liquidation and a lack of demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Naval Stores By Associated Press

Savannah, Ga August 4.-Turpen- tine firm, s1.57; sales. 333; receipts, G24 shipments, s15; stock. i2,353.
 Rosin firm; sales. Ss0; receipts. 1,172; shipments. 1.2so; stock. s7,3s2. Quote: R. s1s.e0m1s.75; D, F. F, c. H, l. K. S3 s5d13s0: NJ, N, VIC, wv. s13D6 s13SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

East St Louis delivery spot 7.55@7.75.
 At London. spot copper fs4 17s Sd futures E96 17s Sd; electrolytic. spot G111, futures E116, tin spot G275 Is Sd; futures G279 17s q. lead spot e3s 12s Cd futures E3s i5s; zinc spot s4s 15s. fu- lures E44 los.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Metal Market Ra lxsociafed prrs>

New York. August 4.-Copper steady electrolytic. spot and last quarter 19. Iron steady; prices unchanged.
 Tin easier. spot; August and Sc tenn Der 4S.
 Anthony 7.25.
 Lead steady. spot $50; zinc Iuiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

sales; receipts. none. Clean T sales. no receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Cash Grain Rv Asx0eiatnd prrsx

By Associated Pross Chicago, H.. August 4.-Cash wheat, No. red, s2.35; No. hard, $2.35h. Corn-No. mixed, $1.46k O 1.4sM; No. yellow. s1.47@ 14s1a. Oats-No. 2 white, 7e@S1c; No. {, white, T4@S0c.
 Rye-No. 9. s1So@IS5 Barley, 95c@$100. Timothy seed, SS-00@11.oo. Clover seed, $25.00 a 5000. Pork nominal: lard. $1S.70; ribs, $1225@1s.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Potatoes

Chicago. Ills, August 4.-Potatoe. firm; receipts twenty eight cars; east ern cobblers 750@7.75 per barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

Dry Goods
 By Associated Press New York, August 4.-Cotton goods were very quiet In the dry goods mar ket here today. Prices were weak and irregular.
 Rice Market
 By Associated Prsss New Orleans, August 4-Rough rice, no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
New Orleans Futures

 New Orleans. August 4.--The cotton market closed steady about net points up to 2S points down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
By Associated Prss

By Associated frcss St. Louis. August 4.-Cash wheat, No. red winter. s2.s2@2.ss; No. red winter $2.S4@2.3e; December, $2.3o bid; March, $2.32 bid.
 Oats-No. white 75@76c; No. white, 74@75Hc! September. 71Ac; December, 70hc-
 Corn-No. white, s1.53; September, $1.43h bid December. $1.24Ac bid. Kansas City. August 4.-Cash wheat irregular, Sc lower to Sc higher; clos ing strong: No. hard, s2.36@254; No. ? hard. s23562.52 No red, $2.31@ 236; No. 2 red, s2s0@2.3e Corn generally 1c higher; No. mixed. s1.44y No. , white, s1.46; No. ? yellow, s1.47.
 Oats steady to 1oc higher; No. white, Tic; No. 3 mixed Ssc.
 Produce
 By Associated Press New York, August 4.-Butter easy creamery firsts, 50h @53h. Eggs steady; fresh gathered firsts, 47@5O
 Cheese barely steady, average run, 2514 @271A.
 Live poultry steady prices un- changed Dressed weak: fowls fresh 2s@4t; turkeys, frozen. 60@65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Port Movement

New Orleans: Middling 37.75c: re- ceipts. 1.559; sales. TO- stock, 2222t4 Galveston: Middling. 36,00c; receipts, 2,419; sales, 9iS. stock, 102, 375.
 Mobile: Middling, 3S.50c: stock, 2,577.
 Savannah Middling, s9.00c; receipts. 115; stock. 5s,66
 Charleston Middling. 40.5oc; re- cefpts. IS; stock, 221,822
 Wilmington: Middling. 3s.0oc; re- ceipts. IT; stock. 32S44.
 Norfolk; Middling. 40ooc. receipts. 2S sales. 1922; stock, 25.703.
 Texas City: Stock. f1,556.
 Baltimore: Stock, 7.s19.
 Boston: MiddIing. 3s5oc; stock, e.soo.
 Philadelphia: Middling, s975c; stock, 4,s0s.
 New York: Middling. s9.5oc; stock, 41.s31.
 Minor ports: Stock, 2.65S.
 Total today: Receipts. 4,151: stock, 741,512.
 Total for week: Receipts. 14,s3i; exports. 2s.449.
 Total for season: Receipts. s.s45, exports, 16,181.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 35.O .OOc; receipts. 1,2lS; shipments. 1,2s5 sales, 4,Sss; stock. 1s9.142.
 Memphis: Middling. 39.00c; receipts. 1s; shipments. s6o sales. 75; stock, 277.7SO.
 Augusta: Middling. 3S25c; receipts. 5S5; shipments. 175;s sales. A stock, 61,01l.
 St. Louis: Middling, s.50c: receipts. 125 shipments, lS9; stock. 14,093.
 Little Rock: Middling. 3750c; re- ceipts. ?; shipments, 1os. sales. 103, stock. 16383
 Total today: Receipts. 1.749: ship ments. 2.718; stock, 55s,40s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Dry Goods

January. l214c; prime winter yellow and summer white nominal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
New York Futures
American Cotton & Grain Exchange

New York, August 4.-Cotton future ranged as follows today:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Sucar Market nv A.~1.t~k.l D-

New York. August 4.-spot coffee 1okc.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
Do Figures Lie?

An Irishman working for Dutch
man asked for an increase of pay
The Dutchman replied: 'Tf you are
worth it, I will be pleased to give it
to you. Now let US see what you do
in year, Pat. We have 3S5 days in
a year; you sleep eight hours every
day, which makes 1872 days you
sleep, taken from 365 days, leaves
243. Now you have eight hours re-
creation every day, taken from 243
days, leaves 121 days. We have So
Sundays in a year which you have off,
leaving you So days. You have IA
days vacation; take this off and you
have 55 days left. You don't work
Saturday afternoons; this makes 26
days in year. Take this off and
you have 20 days left. Now, Pat,
YOU allow one and one-half hours for
meals. which total in a year 2S days.
Take this off and you have one day
left. l always give you St. Pat
rick's day off, SO I ask you, Pat, if
you are entitled to a raise?"
Pat then answered: "Well, what
the divil have I been doing, then"-
Sh;pbuilder.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
Use Black Sugar in East.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Black sugar now is being used in
Philadelphia households. Tons of
black sugar in 1-pound bricks Of
uniform size have been sold by gro
GERS.
Aside from being black, it has the
familiar molasses taste common to-
raw sugar, whose sweetness clogs
on the palate. It was shipped from
Cuba, and when the refneries here
could not take care Of it the sugar
was sold for home consumption
Dealers who laid in large stocks Of
it had no difficulty in disposing Of
them.
Purchasers, however, have not
taken kindly to the black sugar af-
ter trying it out in their BREAKFAST
coffee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
most successful life after all is the
life that is fullest Of service.

We are printing the last statement
of DR.. Jervey on the trachoma situa-
ton in Newberry. 1t seems to US
to be in the same bad spirit that
characterized his first statement on
the situation. Of course every one
knows who knows anything at al
that we do not know anything at all
about trachcma. And we ave not GO
ing to express any opinion on the
subject, because We 60 not know
enough to form an opinion, but in our
unsorhisticated and ignorant and
simple and confding nature we can
not help reaching the conclusic1 that
we believe that Dr.. McMullen knows
his business and knows what he IS
talking about, and we are glad that
the state board Of health is going 10
take his opinion on the question. We
met DR.. ATcAIullen ard he made q
very favorable impression on US as a
man who is unassunling but VITO
knows what he is doing. And he
could not hold the position he does
unless he did know his business. And
besides there is absolutely no reason
for him to say the disease is ira
choma when it is not. His work here
was without any sort of compensation
to him, and then we understand that
he is vice-president Of the rational
association of doctors ard if he did
not stand pretty well IN the profession
we imagine he could scarcely hold
such position. Whatever name you
may call the disease if the simple
operation he gave will cure it and do
so before it gets a strong held on the
children. we think it was right to have
the clinic.
AS we understand it if the disease
is not taken in hand very soon it
will result in very serious injury to
the eye, and it should be our first
duty to lock after the eyes of the
children.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06

We wonder why the commissioners
of public works continue to keep the
current cut off all day Sunday. We
thought they cut it off ore Sunday to
do some repair work, but it has been
off now for about a month. 1t is
all right to shut down so that the
force may 60 to church, but the thing
that worries US is that when it is
on Sundays we burn two lights prac-
tically ell day in our study, and since
it has been off and we can not use
the light our bill has gone the largest
of any month since we have had
lights. The metre runs too fast when
the current is cut off. Please keep
it On or we have no idea where the
next bill will go.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
Starved Saving for Family.

New York Tribune.
Somewhere in Russia mother and
her three children are awaiting the
return of a husband and father who
left them several years ago to ac-
quire wealth in America. He will
never go back.
Frank Zabielski made the journey
half way round the world in his
quest for a fortune. He had been
living in small basement room in
Newark, N. J., working hard and
slzimpine ard saving. His bank
books show balance Of SLIPS in
ere bark and 1926 in another. But
he is dead. He died the other night
n The ci+v Ilo@rftol. Newark. a2d his
moiady ruzz7el ticc rl'v-::c.cc7:s unti1
IN " physician Warren made his
r>Ho.
c.'~-,.oA;o7 l:!-ea EaH'c'~ki, The
.~~....:..-, "a. ..i-a. Rachel L:2pel,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
Hrs. Eack.nen RI. SuLs-.

Pomari2, s. C.-l::rs. Eacl.u2aa Il
suber died early Wednesday Morn
ing December 81, after long and
painful illness, at I: ace C II
years 4 months ard 10 days. 4
noble and lovabie woman has passed
away and her death acs cast 9 gloon,
eve" the entire community. She IS
survived by az aged father, Mr. G
n. Oxner, two b~othars, Zres2s5.
Thomas and Bcyce Cxner, cne sister,
Mrs. Johnson, al Of Hinards, her hus-
band, Mr.. 3. n. suber, ore daugh +er,
Irene, and ore son, Claude. The
funeral services were held at s..
Matthew'S Lutheran church, cen
drcted by her pastor, Rev. Enoch
Hite, on New Years day in the pre-
sence cf multitude Of sorrowing
relatives and friends. The inter-
ment was in the adjoining cemetery.
The floral contribution was beautiful.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06

Matthews, president of the Palmetto
National Bank Of Columbia, and as
sociates owned the property.
The Banna Cotton Mill has ap-
proxinlately $4,000 spindles. It is
located at Goldville on the Columbia.
Newberry and Laure:s railroad six
miles soutl, Of Clinton. II is regard
ed IS splendid cotton mill property
and has heea enjoying a fiae degree
of prosperity along with most Of the
cotton mills Of the country.
Tie capital stccll Of The rev cor
rcratioc viii be G5oo,ooo, $25O,oo0
of which is preferred stock.