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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
TRADING In COTTON
MARKET Is NARROW
Renewed Pressure Reflects De-
clining Tendency Of Fea-
tureless Session.

Renewed pressure from Wall street.
Southern and Liverpool interests was
reflected In the declining tendency of
yesterdays cotton market Contract
prices showed a net loss Of 43 to 81
points at one time In the late after
noon. Generally speaking, the maxket
was narrow and featureless. Much of
the business represented evening up by
professionals prior to Government re-
ports on ginning, total yield and con-
sumption. the first being due to-day at
10 A. NJ, the second on December IL
and the last on December IA. The
proximity of those reports also had
checking influence on those who in
tended placing new commitments. The
early selling was created chiehy py
the weakness In Liverpool. Cables,
which were substantially higher than
due at the outset, weakened later as
a result of Manchester selling.
All private crop reports continue to
strengthen the belief of the trade that
the agricultural estimate will be bear
ish one. The Memphis Commercial APP
peal places the total yield at 1890, 600
bales and We'll Brothers estimate the
crop at 100000 bales, both excluding
linters. So far the majority OF the
private reports have shown hgure
well above 100000 bales more than
last seasons total crop. Forenoon duo
tuations were extremely narrow. Tho
market sagged off after opening un-
changed to 20 points lower, but showed
little or no sign of weakness until late
in the day, when some options lost "a
cent pound.
At the present time bears are using
considerable caution In their daily deal
ings. Many do not like the way spot
reports from the South read, most OF
them reiterating previous statements
that demand from mills is increasing
and that Eastern Belt merchants re-
fuse to sell much at the prevailing price
| level.
| Southern mill news also is having a
turn for the better. More normal &C
tivity Is reported because of the fact
that decreased wages have been ac-
cepted by operatives. who are showing
spirit Of cooperation. which seems to
be just the opposite from that OF the
New England mill workers. Weakness
In foreign exchange was factor late In
the day, but scattered covering appeared
at the bottom, causing recovery OF
5 to IS points. Local spot was quoted
As points lower at 1926 cents.
Range OF pricesi ,r.
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NORTHWESTERN TAKES
OVER ANOTHER ROAD
Will Absorb Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha.
Special Despatch to TIE NEW Yohx HraALI

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
OMAHA, Dec. THE Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad is to absorb the
Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha Railroad on January I. Accord
ing TO an announcement from the North
westerns headquarters here to-day. the
lines of the Minneapolis and Omaha
west of the Missouri River will be oper-
ated from the Omaha headquarters and
those east OF the Missouri will be oper-
ated from Chicago, with subheadquar-
tiers In st. Paul. the present headquar-
ters of the Mnnea polls and Omaha.
No announcement was made of the
future of President Clarke of the Mime
apolis and Omaha and other executives
OF that road. The Northwestern has
owned all the stock OF the Minneapolis
and Omaha for many years. but the
property has been operated separately.
The system includes branch lines In
Nebraska, the line from Omaha to Min
neapolis branch lines in Minnesota and
a part of the Northwest main line be-
tween Minneapolis and Chicago.
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international Mercantile Marine.

Details of the shipbuilding programme
OF the international Mercantile Marine
probably will be announced by p. A. S.
Franklin. president OF that corporation.
on his arrival on Friday from an in
specton trip abroad. He is en- route to
this country on the Adriatic. Mr.. Frank
lin has been engaged for several weeks
in making an inspection OF Tnterna tional
Mercantile Marines properties abroad
The decision of the company's directors
as to whether or not the policy OF con-
tinuing payments OF back dividends on
its preferred stock shall be continued at
this time awaits Mr.. Franklins consid-
Grafton after his return.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
TOBACCO STOCKS
CHEMICAL STOCKS.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

An advance OF o% points in Texas
and Pacific Coal and OIL. to 40H, In the
face of definite downward trend IN
the balance of the list. was the feature
movement OF yesterdays trading In the
Consolidated Stock Exchange. Numer-
Gus motors and foods were moved down
to new lows for the year. and wide losses
were registered at the minimum in many
active oils, steels and specialtles. In the
rails there was some lrregularity, Read
ing and Lehigh Valley recording net
gains. Most others of that group were
moderately lower.
Mexican Petroleum was offered down
IN from It's early high, to ITO, but later
rallied TO 173&. while Pan-American
yielded ga, to SLY; Crucible Steel, ga.
TO 191h United States Steel. TO 81 ~ !;
vanadium. IA. to 42is; Baldwin 1oco-
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Fire Records
Canadian Maturitics.

A compilation OF the Dominion OF
Canada's debt. obtained IN banking cir
Giles yesterday, showed that OF the debt
payable in New York $4,000. 900 OF its
per cent. public service loan OF 1918
natures on April next and s15.00o.o0o
of its "a per cent. gold notes would ma
ture in August Information to Indicate
that these maturities will be paid and
that there will be no refunding in con-
nection with such operations has been
received.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
METAL MARKETS.

On the New York Metal Exchange
yesterday tin was quiet but firm. with
class A quoted at s34 to s36.50 class
p, s34 to s35. and Straits shipments.
s34.50 to s36.75. Copper steady; spot.
s13.75: December, $13.50@S14. and
January. s1s.75@ SLABS. Lead steady
New York spot and East st. Louis spot.
So. Zinc steady; New York spot, $3.50,
and East st. Louis spot $3.50 asked.
There were sold on the New York Metal
Exchange FOR account of whom II may
concern" tons 30 per cent tin. now
due. or already arrived at Chicago:
shipped from New York on November
IL at 30 cents a pound.
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

New York Life Insurance and Trust Com
pany has declared . dividend OF t16 on its
capital stock. payable on December 10 to
stockholders OF record on December Z.
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
has been appointed transfer agent OF At
lan.ic City Electric preferred non-voting
stock.
q. A. Sherman, Jr., formerly Of Biodrct 4
Co., In with the sales department OF Bon
bright Co.. Inc.
Henry A. Seeseiberg IN with tho New
York stock Exchange firm OF Pearl L Co. as
manager Of Its bond and trading depart
ment.
Guaranty Trust Company has been ap-
pointed trustee under the IL. J. Heinz COM
1870 and securing an authorized issue OF
So oO0, 600 par value OF ten year Z per cent.
gold notes due on December I. 1890.
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STANDARD OIL STOCKS.
motive. IL. to esx; studebaker. TX.

motive. ia, to osM; studebaker. IL.
to AN; Pierce Arrow. IN. to ~ /;
willys-Overland. Q. 10 5%; Atlantic
Gulf. .. to t1015: Tobacco Products.
IN, to 52k; American Sumatra- ~. to
~: American Smelling. 1. to 40. and
Cerro. dc Pasco. On, TO ~.
American WOODEN fell back 2. 70 ~ y F;
Stromberg, 3h, 70 40; United States
Food, 2%, to 23K Corn Products. .. TO
6gM; American Cotton OIL. az, to
17& Baltimore and Ohio, /. 10 S5%,
and St Paul, to 80. while Reading rose
1%. to 80. and Lehigh Valley. ia, to
52%.
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COTToNSEED OIL.
Range OF prices:
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. T.-While cottor
was lower from the opening to-day, the tone
was very steady at the decline during thu
greater part of the session and II was onl,
In the late trading that the market turned
easy under liquidation of long contracts n
preparation for the Census Bureau report OF
ginning due tomorrow morning CLOSING
prices were 20 10 20 points under the fina
prices OF yesterday. The close: December
1881: January, 1885, March. 1881: May
1851; July, 1918.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
PROPOSALS..

CIRCULAR No. 4I1.-Sealed proposals will
DO received at Office OF General Purchas-
ing Agent, Alaskan Engineering Commission.
a22 Bell Street Terminal. Seattle. Wash,
not later than IL 90 A. NJ. December 3Oth,
1920, for furnishing three only 200 IT, r.
Harfzontnl Tubular Stationary or Horizontal
Water Tube Boilers. Copies of this Crcula r
may be obtained upon application at this
office: from Alaskan Engineering Commits
sion. S01 Post Office Building. Portland, Ore. f:
Alaskan Engineering Commission, 301 Gus
tomhouse. San Francfsco, CAL: U. 8. Re
olamation Service, D05 Tramway Building.
Denver, Colo; superintendent OF Warehouse,
Indian Service. 30s South Green Street, Chi
cago. H.. Bureau OF Mines, 1900 Forbes
Street, Pittsburgh. Pa. and Alaskan Engi-
necrfns Commission, Department Of the In
terror, Washington, -. .. y. II. DOLE.
General Purchasing Agent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
LONDON WOOL MARKET.

LONDON. Dec 7.--At the wool auction
sales to-day 10000 bales were offered.
There was large attendance. but a
hesitating demand. Barely % per cent.
of the offerings were sold. Merinos and
crossbrods were from 10 per cent. to 20
per cent lower.
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RAW SUGAR AT YEARS Low.
Spot Price Breaks u Cent to SIS,
Cents u Pound.

A beak of 4 cent a pound In raw
sugar yesterday carried the spot price
to 6.51 cents, the lowest point for the
year. No particular improvement was
noted In the demand for granulated
sugar.
In the future market prices on the can
were unchanged to a decline of nine
points. Later all active months worked
into new low ground for the year.
Prices closed at the days low, or one
to twelve points lower.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
NEW SANTA FEE DIpEcToR,

Warren ID. Brown OF Wichita. Kan.
was elected member of the board OF
directors OF the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fo Railroad at a meeting OF the
board here to-day. lilo succeeds the
late Charles s. Gleed OF Topeka
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
HAnvEsrrn PRICE LIST OUT.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YonK HrsALr.
CHICAGO. Dec 1.-THE International
Harvester Company has just issued It's
1921 price list on farm machinery. Prices
show no reduction from its 1890 list but
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STEEL STOCKS.

increases in some articles OF to 10 per
cent.
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NEW YORK STATE BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Sales. High. Low. Did Ask.
400 Cities Service. .267 264 285 go
1855 Cities Serv pr. 64M % 63ts CAS-
ossIlss CITIES y pr B.. ossA ,ssH 81 80.
1920 G s deb Il. ....1s0 127 127 1872
$500 8 deb Gu. 92h slM o2 "a
4s0 EN- G 4 + pr. IS s. s4h s6ls
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08
WHEAT PRICES ARE
HEAVY AT CLOSING
Sharp Decline Is Due Largely
to Apparent Hating of
Export Trade.

CHICAGO, Dec. Wheat underwent
to-day sharp decline In price. owing
largely to an apparent halt of export
business and to misgivings about the
banking situation In the Northwest.
Closing quotations were heavy. ia to
8 cents net lower. with December 170A
and March 1874 to 1874. Corn lost
BIS and oats rs 1 y cents. In
provisions the outcome varied from 40
cents decline to IL cents advance.
Refusal of exporters to follow the re-
cent uDturn in wheat prices gave a de-
cided advantage to bears throughout the
day. Selling was active from the start
and was said to come in a considerable
degree from foreign interests. Part of
the selling was ascribed to gossip that
officials of the Canadian Government
had completed arrangements with Min
neapolis mills to devote 5000 cars TO the
hauling of wheat from Canadian ter
minals to Minneapolis during the win
ter That report. however was not con-
firmed. On the other hand. knowledge
Of additional bank failures In North Da-
kota. including one of Federal Reserve
institution. was positive and did good
deal to deprive the market OF support
except from shorts who were in posi-
ton to collect profits
Corn and oats declined with wheat.
Enlarged requests for cars were taken
generally to indicate more liberal re-
ceipts OF corn here soon.
Weakness Of grain and hogs made
provisions average lower Packers were
sellers of ribs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-08

WHEAT-In the local market No. red
and No. 2 hard were quoted at $1.9S C. 1. (.
track New York.
CORN-In the local cash market NO
yellow was quoted at 81 O27s: No. mixed,
971sc.. C. I. (. New York, 10 days shipment
0ATS-In the local cash market No. I
white was quoted at 64iSc.: No. Q white, ca
@64hc:; No. white. 63a63izc.: No. white,
6fh462c.: fancy clipped white. 6sllc.; ordi-
nary clipped white. 631k964hc.; all elevator.
RYE-Market weak. No. Western, $3.50.
I. o. b., and $l.76. c. 1. I. New York.
BARIEY-MarlSet quiet. Feeding. o0T
96c.; mating. $1.02@1.11, C. 1. Z. New York.
observation-disclosures dull. Sound mill
ing, $2.6oq2.65 100 pounds.
HAY-MarlSet steady. No. 1. 81 S341 % /:
No. 2. si.7591 IS; No. 3, Sl.6O91.70; ship
ping. 1.40G160.
STRAW-Market dull. No. 1 rye. $3.50
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COTTON STATISTICS.

Liverpool Cables-Spot cotton quiet. at ~
points advance: rniddiing 10.02d. Sales 5000.
American 1000 Imports $4,000. all Ameri-
can. Futures opened quiet. at 10 to 10 points
points decline December. 11.17d.; January.
IL I'D; March. 1l.32d,; May, II SD; July
II .32d. Manchester: Yarns and cloths dun.
SOUTHERN SPOT MARKETS.
Galveston quiet. UNCHANGED. at 1575c. I:
lower, at 15h0c.; sales ,463. Mobile nomi-
nal, unchanged. at 14.75c.; sales nil. sa-
vannah nominal. unchanged. at 1880. !:
is 25c; sales 30 bales. Memphis nominal.
unchanged, at 15c. ;~sales $500. st. Louis
steady. unchanged. at 15.50c:; sales nil.
Houston quiet. 35 lower, at 15.15c. sales
2s2s bales. Little Rock quiet. unchanged, at
5.5oc.: sales 491 Dallas steady. 40 lower.
at 14.20c. sales 1882. Forth Worth steady,
40 lower, at f4,S5c.; Gales 1880 bales.
COTTONSEED OIL.
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Henry w. Williams. Solicitor.
Fidelity Building.
Baltimore, Md.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

tirely in the net. The bodice is
plain almost to the point Of severity.
1t is cut to fit the figure rather snug
ly and crumple at the waistline. AS
in the black lace dresses brought out
earlier in the season and which still
enjoy considerable prestige, bit of
bright color is introduced by yelling
scarlet flowers with net The bodice
boasts of no trimming other than a
quaint little corsage bouquet, also
bright red
Only the slender woman may
aspire to the Cheruit evening frock,
with its billowing skirts compose
of irregular loops of pink talfeta.
These loop draperies, brought out
by Cheruit earlier in the season,
were looked upon by many as being
exceedingly impractical. This, how
ever, has not proved true. They
have been cmincntly successful in
evening things. Wraps, as we'll as
dresses, carry long loops Of chiffon
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

or silk. Like many new fashions
they have been slow In gaining pop
ular favor, and it is, after all,
credit to women's judgment that
they do not accept a new feature
until they have given it due con-
sideration. These loop dresses,
which, like the Egyptian things,
were slow of acceptance, are likely
to prove longtime favorites-that is,
they will be seen among the autumn
fashions, so that the woman who in
the spring bought clothes featuring
such draperies finds them quite as
fashionable now as they were ear
ler in the season.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

tached to the bottom of the smock to
make straight skirt. Where the
two are joined a garland of batiste
flowers veined with brown is applied.
A sash of narrow brown ribbon cir
dies the waistline.
The same idea might be carried
out in lace and organdie. Brown
lace with organdie of the same color
but slightly lighter in shade is eff
fective, or lace may be dyed any
color and used with white organdie.
With the wonderful choice of rib
bons that we have now a very dis
tinctive effect may be given by the
sash.
Still another pleasing use of
brown is seen in the evening frock
at the lower right of the page. This
is one Of the dancing frocks, made
with somewhat high neck and cap
sleeves, which are beginning to take
the place OF the extreme decolletagc
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

another instance of the turning
away from extravaganza toward
simpler things. The bodice and
tunic of the skirt are composed Of
brown taffeta and the trimming is
tiny bows Of the silk. The taffeta
petals have an inch-wide edging of
lighter brown tulle Beneath the
tunic are three tulle skirts, also cut
in the form of petals. The first is
of very dark shade of brown over
laid with dull orange. There is a
narrow foundation skirt of silk,
making in all four skirts, one above
the other.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

sash made by twisting two vividly
contrasting shades Of pink tulle and
knotting them in huge bow at the
back, the ends being allowed to trail
off to several inches below the hem
of the skirt. A wispy bit Of pink
tulle edges the frill at the neck and
a garland of flowers is placed over
one shoulder.
We may allow ourselves a great
deal of latitude in the choice Of
colors for our evening dresses this
summer. If our minds are running
to the practical at the present time
we may have dark browns and
blacks, such as those referred to
above, with the knowledge that we
are dressing according to the latest
dictates of fashion. Or, if our love
of color calls for expression and will
not be repressed, we may select the
most vivid hues. such as bright
cherry, deep pinks or emerald green,
and be equally smart.
have just seen a simply made
evening dress in which a daring com.
bination of colors appears, produc-
ing an effect that while sounding q
bit lurid is really very simple. The
frock is made in this way: A laven-
der underslip is barred with very
narrow purple velvet ribbon in the
form of lattice work, with here
and there red roses caught to the
lattice. Yelling this gay slip is q
simple frock of old blue tulle made
with a full skirt and sleeveless bod.
ice having a V-shaped decolletage.
A sash of dull blue girdles it at the
normal waistline. ma,
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
for such dresses. Wonderful rib
bons are chosen.

for such dresses. Wonderful rib
bons are chosen.
The embroidered batiste robe
sketched-upper left of page-is
given further elaboration by the in
PRODUCTION Of lovely square mesh
lace. A remarkable ribbon is used
for the girdle. 1t is about an inch
wide and Of three shades of blue.
one running into the other, giving
the appearance of three separate
ribbons stitched together.
Another method OF introducing a
bright-colored ribbon into an en-
broidered batiste robe is seen in a
frock having cherry red satin rib
bon with rough surface starting
at the neckline in the form of panels,
slipping through medallions at the
waistline and continuing down either
side Of the front until they are
caught under the hem.
The frock second from the left Of
to-day's page shows ribbon again
featuring as the distinctive note.
This is interesting as a simple adap-
tation of the Egyptian style, which
many people have been inclined to
think of as representing elaboration
only. Here beautiful brocaded rib
bon-dull red and silver-is used to
give an Egyptian effect to the
simplest and most practical sort of
chiffon frock.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
An Evening Frock
With Billowing Skirts

RLACK taffeta and black tulle are
used in a similar way, the only
real difference being in the skirt,
which consists Of four tiers Of black
tule petals, so that the idea Of the
four skirts is carried out. but en-
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Lace Combined With
Batistc or Organdie

IT is interesting TO observe another
way in which lace and batistc are
combined. Brown lace ia used for a
chcmise top cut just like a long
sTnock reaching to a low hipline. A
double piece Of Gcru batiste is at
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
The Egyptian Influence
And the Loop Drapery

fNHE Cheruit frock is developed in
wonderful shade of plant pink
taffeta Here we see the Egyptian
influence as we'll as the loop drapery
The very long bodice is girdled with
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
The Oblong Parasol
Is the 1920 Model

THE dreariness Of a rainy day
may be utterly defed if one is
fortified by a bright colored oiled
silk umbrella. Although we have
become accustomed to protecting
ourselves from the downpour by UNI
brellas of bright silks, these trans
parent, gayly colored things, all wet
and glistening with rain, are atten-
ton arresting. They come in colors
as brilliant as the rainbow's hues.
The transparent effect is carried ou.
even in the tips and thee handles,
which are of bakelite.
The oblong parasol is the parasol
of 1920. SO say its makers But it
is impossible to predict the extent of
its success. There is no reason why
we should not carry oblong para
soils. They certainly have many ad-
vantages over the round ones. There
are fewer angles to interfere with
your own or other peoples hats on
a crowded promenade. Then one can
set them on the beach with the GER
tainty that they will not roll away
under the impetus of the slightest
breeze. When closed they give a
petal effect.