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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press

Mobile, October 17.-Arrived: Lus- can. Matanzs.s; Brlnhild (Dn.), New Orleans; schooner Flower Dew (Br), Cuba.
 Sailed: H. F. Dimock, New York; Herman Winter. New York; Lake Faristeil, New York; schooner Ralph Parsons (Br1. Pacagoula.
 Port Eads, October 17.--Arrived Anniston City, Mobile; Atenas, Cristo- bal; Auditor, Norfolk; Brattland (Nor), Belize; Chalmette, Havana Coulee. Belize; Franklin k. Lane, Tampico; Rama (Nic.), Bluefields. Santa Rita. Baltimore; Surname. Port Barrios; Tegucigalpa (Hond.). Ceiba Trophan (Br.D, United Kingdom.
 Sailed: Brynhild (Dan.), Mobile; Cardits (Br), Rotterdam Ceiba (Iond.), Ceiba; Coppename, Tela Fort Morgan (Nor.), Frontera: Lu- cellum (Br.), Texas City; Nordstper- nen (Nor.). Pensacola; Torres, Tam pfco; Truxillo, Tampa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
COFFEE MARKET Nv Associated Press

New York. October 17.-The un- settling effect of the threatened railroad strike was reflected by some scattering liquidation in the market for coffee futures here during to- days early trading. The opening was to points lower and active months sold about to 10 points be- low last weeks closing figures dur ing the middle of the day with De eember touching 7.5So and March 7.66c. Rallies followed, however. on covering accompanied By talk of firmer exchange rates and reports of higher firm offers from Brazil. December rallied to 7.64c and March 10 7.76c, with the market closing net unchanged to points higher. october 7.4sc; December 7.64c: Jan iiary 7.6sc; March 7.76c; May 7SSc; July T.soc; September 7,S7c.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is, 8 to SIS c; Santos Is, 111s to l215c. Cost and freight offers included Santos Ss and 5s part Bourbon, at 11.25c to 11.35c, and Victoria Ss plus 20Q7.70c Amer jean credits. It was reported bids cabled to Brazil late Saturday at lower prices were not accepted, The official cables reported an advance of 20 reis in the dollar buying rate and a decEne of 1-16d in Rio ex- change on London. Brazilian port receipts were 43.000; Junidiahy 2s,000 The Rio market was unchanged to 25 reis and Santos unchanged to 90 refs higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
CAMPBELL A cos LETTER

New York. October 17.-(Special.)-- The market opened lower and then went into a new low ground. In the early afternoon there was a rally ranging from 20 to 30 points. but at the close there was another wave of selling. which caused the market to lose it's earlier gain. and prices de- clined sharply to the previous low levels.
 The closing tone was weak. The early decline was due to apprehen- sion over the railroad strike being called for October 30. Reports that fer with the labor board in Washing ton were received as an indication that the general strike might be set tied, however, failure of the market to respond to this news caused much liquidation on the part of disap- pointed holders.
 The market is full of stop-loss or ders on both sides. Statistics con tinue of a very bullish character.
 Exports today were 76,716 bales. of which 2S.774 went to Great Britain 24,000 to France, 22.3S0 to the conti- nent, 2,36s to the orient. This brings the exports for the season up to 1,343,430 bales, against 726,770 last year. A further break in German marks exchange, coupled with re- ports of serious rioting in Egypt as sisted the decline.
 However, trade interests were big buyers in the market on the de- clines today. which may be taken as an indication that they consider cot ton cheap and the decline only tenn porary. In our opinion effects of the rail strike Is just about discounted at this level.---Sugarman & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
SEVERE BREAK IN
 FLEECY STAPLE;
 DECEMBER LEADS
General Market List Closed Weak at a Net Decline of Sixty-five to Eighty
 nine Points
By Associnted Press

New ork, october 1.-The unset ting influence of the threatened railroad strike was reflected by further severe, break in the cotton market here today Notwithstanding the more or less heavy and steady liquidation of the past two weeks and the extent of previous declines, De- cember contracts sold off 1S.33c, or SS points below Saturdays closing quotations and more than 360 points below the high record of two weeks ago. That delivery closed at 18.34c, with the general market closing weak at net decline of 50 to S9 points.
 The market opened easy at de- cline of 20 to 23 points. For a mo- ment or so there appeared to be enough demand around 1S.75c for De- cember and lS.S0c for January to check the decline. but the buying was soon supplied and the market be- gan to work still lower. Trade in-' terests were buyers on a scale down, with buying of December accompa- nied by reports that shippers would probably take cotton out of the To- cal stocks should the threatened strike of railroad workers interfere with shipments from the interior of the south.
 There was also covering, and oc- casional buying for a rally, but the undertone of the market was unset tied during the entire day, and the lowest prices of the day were reached in the late trading when october sold at 1S25c and January at 1S.10c. or 70 to 92 points net lower. Traders found nothing in the general news to minimize the unsettling influence of the threatened strike, On the con- trary the break in the German mark seemed to increase nervousness over European political circles and the Liverpool market made weak show ing. Private cables attributed the decline there to hedge selling, and un- i favorable views of central European affairs the advance In sterling and the decline in American markets. Southerh selling here was very ac- tive during the day, and was accom- panied by reports that small lots Of speculatively held spot cotton in the south were being liquidated and that the larger merchants or factories were hedging the purchase of such stocks by sales of futures, Memphis and New Orleans were heavy sellers here during the day and there was further liquidation of old long ac- counts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
WHEAT BREAKS ON RESERVE OUTLOOK
 AND RAIL TROUBLE
Corn and Oats In Full Sympa- thy, With Provisions Firmer on High Hog
 Quotations
RvAs.ociated Press

Chicago, october 17..-RaiI strike developments together with the gov ernment report of farm reserves, broke the price of wheat today 7c a. bushel. The market closed nervous al Sc to 614c net lower. Corn lost % to 1%c and oats 1ssc to 1% @ %c. In provisions the outcome varied from 7c decline to Sc advance.
 Especially rapid breaking of wheat values were witnessed in the last part of the day, except for little rally just at the finish. From the very outset, however, bears had the advantage, and made nearly contln- uous headway on the basis that like lihood of a settlement in advance of the date for an actual walkout on a huge, scale was remote. Lack of con- fidence on the buying side, though, rather than any great pressure of selling, appeared to check rise in the market. The fact that the govern ment figures as to farm reserves proved to be good deal less bull ish than the majority of traders had looked for all that was needed to ac- celerate the fall Of prices after mid day, when pessmism over the strike outlook had virtually deprived the market of support.
 New low record prices for German marks were an additional handicap to the bulls, iuasmuch as grain i'm ports by German millers would per baps be further curtailed.
 Corn and oats sympathized with the weakness of wheat. Besides the vis- ible supply of oats is the largest on record, and the visible supply of corn the largest at this season in many years.
 Higher quo .ations on hogs gave relative firmness to provisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
NEW YORK COTTON By Associated Press Jew YoSk. October Ill.,
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 By Associated Press

New Orleans. October 17.---It was a day of declines In cotton, the mar ket opening lower and showing no great recuperative powers at any time. The close was at the lowest or the season, at net losses of 9S to l06 points. December closed at 17.15c a pound, a new low level for the bear movement which set in two weeks ago.
 The main reason for the decline was the threatened railroad strike In this country, although rumors of a political crisis In Germany, the fall of the German mark to approximate ly half cent, all manner of reports from the Liverpool market concerning selling there. and, claims that its fluc- tuation was the generally unsatis- factory industrial and political con ditions In Europe, probably caused nearly as much selling. Liverpool stood very much worse than due when the American markets opened and sent over word that special liqui- dation was under way which traders here thought was based on the un- favorable political outlook in Ger many.
 Alter the first decline at about hc the tone became steadier, but the steadiness did not last long, as the market ran into liquidation of long cotton wien 1t tri.d to do better. The decline that followed widened the losses to s5 to a5 points, after which the market recovered about S5 points. only to run into the heaviest selling in the session in the last 10 minutes of trading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
BETTER HOMES ION T1ME-

T lOui Ake.
 There are less than 300 furniture stores. the country over, which ac- tually sell for cash alone. And in many of these institutions furniture can be purchased -on four to six months time. if the customer enjoys a gool creuit rating.
 Hence, whether or not the trades twenty thousand-odd individual fur niture retailers class themselves as .'installment houses" 90 per cent of the furniture sold each year in Amer ica is bought on the deferred pay ment plan.
 If that were not so, less than one third of Americas 10,000.000 homes would be fully and comfortably fur nished; lack of home comforts, the most fundamental factor in the nations community life. would be as crying a need as the lack of ade- quate facilities are at the present moment.
 What opprobium may have been attached to the instalment store of the past--the "borax" institution of lax business methods and an easy commercial conscience-the furniture merchant who does business on time today is a public benefactor.
 He serves the mass of home -mak- CTS as an indulgent banker; he ac- cepts their pers .al notes in the form of instalmen, contracts without security other than his faith in the inherent honesty of the majority of men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
By Associated Press

New Orleans: Middling, 1S.50c; re- ceipts, ll,262; exports 2,114; sales, 1,4O0; stock. 42S2O2.
 Galveston: Middling 2000c; re- ceipts, 20.219; exports, 37,40s; sales 1,7o3; stock, S55,9S7.
 Mobile: Middling, 17.75c; receipts 472; stock, 20.40S.
 Savannah: Middling, 1s,50c re- ceipts, 4,s09; exports, 20.67s; sales 168: stock, 1SS,29s.
 Charleston: Receipts. 664 exports 3,100; stock, 195,69S.
 Wilmington: Middling, 17.50c; re- ceipts. 7S4; stock, S6,102.
 Texas City: Stock, 9.542.
 Norfolk; Middling. 17.SSc; receipts 2,6ss; exports, 5,70o' sales, zoe; stock 97,S77.
 Baltimore; Stock, 2,649.
 Boston: Middling, 1s,65c; stock 6.t00,
 Philadelphia; Receipts. 25o; stock 9,942.
 New York: Middling. 1S.75c; re- ceipts, 50; exports, 1,S55; stock, 13e.- 77s.
 Minor ports; Receipts, 2,s6S ex- ports, 2.36s; stock. 9,95s.
 Total today: Receipts, 43.666; ex- ports. 72.7l6; stock, 1,4s2,541.
 Total for week: Receipts, s3,6f5 exports. f0S.4
 Total for season: Receipts, 1,706,. SS7. exports, 1352,7S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
GRAVE OUTLOOK
 AFFECTS STOCK {. LIST YESTERDAY
Call Money Opened at Five and 0ne-HaIf Per Cent, and Fell to Four Per Cent
 By Midday
By Associated Press

New York, October 17.-TradinR sn the stock market today was almost wholly influenced by the graver as poets of the railway labor situation and other developments of unfavor- able import. including the further severe shrinkage of German ex- change.
 Rails sustained early losses of 1 to points, as did equipments, steels, motors, ,coppers and other issues of kindred description. In several in stances, notably among minor or in active transportations, these reVer- sals were extended to considerable extent later.
 Oils were inclined to resist the gem eral pressure at the outset, but the weight of offerings gradually effect sd substantial recessions in that quar- ter. Royal Dutch was among the is- sues under constant attack to the ac- companiment of reports that the com pany had sold It's holdings Tn MeNl- can Eagle Oil
 Other points of weakness embraced shippings. tobaccos, textiles, feathers and some of the utilities, including express companies. The only issues to show gains at the close were those engaged in the manufacture of mo- tor trucks, those stocks being bought on the theory that such vehicles would largely replace freight cars in the event of strike.
 Reactions of the forenoon were hastened by tightness of money call loans opening at b1a per cent. Ihe rate fell to per cent at mid day. however, but this was without vlslple stabilizing effect in the final hour' when lowest averages were made
 The slump in marks, which carried that remittance down to the new low of .o52A, was in striking contrast to the vigorous advance of sterling, de- h, ,and bills rising to 3.9S, almost her cent over last weeks final quo 'aation. Dutch and Norwegian biils were strong, but French, Italian, Bel rian. Swedish, Danish and Greek rates reacted in variable degree.
 Railroad bonds naturally were ao- versely affected by the threatened strike. losing l to 2 points. With two exceptions the Slss and seconu As Liberty issues were moderately lower. and foreign Issues, including Japanese and Mexicans, reacted. TO- tai sales, par value, $16,2bO,ooo'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
SUGAR MARKET Rv Associated Press

Now York, October 17.-There was no change in the local raw sugar market today and prices were quoted at 4.o0c for duty free centrifugal and 2i5c for Cubas cost and freisht' equal to &.1i for centrifugal. There wa. a little more business reported, with the committee reporting sales of 126,0Oo bags of Cubas at equal to 4.11o while 2.s52 bags of Porto Rfcos were sold from store st 1000 for cen trifugaL
 The raw sugar futures market was very quiet and prices irregular, clos ing 5 points lower to 1 point-higner' December closed at 2,SSc; March 2.25c; May 2.31c; and July 2,4fc.
 Fears of delay in shipments. should there be a railroad strike. led to in creased buying in refined sugar. but prices were unchanged at 5.soc for fine Rranulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
BREAD CAST UPON THE WATER.

From My Apprentice Days in Persia" |"
 by Youel B. Mirza, in Asia Nigga
 zine.
 As a carpenters apprentice in a Persian village, I became homesick. discontented and very anxious 70 re- turn to my own kin. My austa, or master, had brother carpenter, vain in disposition, and two other appren- tices besides myself. The younger was a boy near my own age by the name of Aveshelim, or Absalom, the son of widow nearly blind. With him I formed, soon after my arrival, almost such friendship as existed between David and Jonathan. We were. as Sadi expresses it, like two kernels in one almond" In my ,nas- ter's home I was extremely lonely; therefore, Absalom took me with him at night and he and his widowed mother cared for my wants. In the sad and discontepted days of my life as the carpenters apprentice. the widow and her son became as mother and brother. and I in return shared with them the provisions that were well supplied to me by my family at home.
 But the Kindness of my friends was not unappreciated, or destined to be, in the end without reward. Years after that association, I chanced to meet Absalom, then an immigrant in foreign land. He had decided, some time after l had left Persia for America, that he also would at east visit the Promised Land. Taxing. therefore, what little money he and his mother had saved, he, too, set out for America His trip was unevent- full until he reached Ellis island with a serious case of trachoma. .Afser the medical officials had experiment. ed upon him at Ellis islands for a week or ten days in an attempt to cure his malady. they pronounced him incurable and shipped him to Cuba-just why, l am unable to say. From there he was sent back again to the United States, and, since his eyes had gone from bad to worse, he was again not allowed to lan,l. At last, luckily for him, he was sent to the port of Baltimore. Just at that time I happened to be a student at Johns Hopkins university, and ne day I was informed that Persian Christian suffering with sore eyes was detained in the port at quaran- tine. His name my informant did not know I made it my business to call uIoI my countryman that very day and. upon entering the ward of the hospital where he was, whom uhould I find there, in so deplorable state, but my friend. Ahsalom.
 The fact of being a student at Johns Hopkins university was m itself a card of admission to any doc tors office. therefore called ,n Dr. Herbert Harlan, who was. at that time, I believe, the chief medical ex- aminer of immigrants at the port of Baltimore. interceded with pr. liar Ian for my unfortunate friend. Ab- salon stayed in the hospital for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Priuate Tickers Show Unsteadiness
 In Both Markets
SHANNON q co.

New York, October 17.--(Spectal.)- Although much of the weakness in cotton today has been attributed to a strike on the railroads of Nnis country in the near future 1t would appear from talk on the exchange that as usual in the case of labor troubles, professional operators would be more inclined to buy than sell in event of the strike actually occurring. Sales on strike news are notoriously apt to prove boomer ang according to experiences in the past. There has, however, been some hedging on southern orders to- day suggesting that holders of spec ulative purchases of spots were somewhat disturbed by the threat of strike on transportation lines and were protecting themselves.
 Tn the present unsettled and nor vous state of affairs with traders keeping one eye cooked to see where irregular and feverish markets can be expected in which 1t will be only prudent to keep rather close to the shore but We believe that the mai ket situation is such that any develop ment giving rise to desire to buy would show the market bare of of- ferings except at sharply higher prices and that eventually the ball. ancing of supply and demand means new high levels for cotton.
 The situation today In stocks has been largely dominated by the gen. sational news published yesterday of the calling of g strike by the rail road labor leaders. Report has 1t that thi saction is by no means unan- imous@y approved of by the various labor associations and that there Is considerable friction in consequence. Certainly a strike is not likely to be a success even If 1t becomes a fact because the public at large Is opposed to 1t and 1t is entirely unjustified from every standpoint The market has paid surprisingly little atten- ton to this rather sensational news and although 1t is closing lower 1t is only moderately so and the tone has been steady all day. The short in- terest is very large and increases
 the time rather than diminishes To- tai sales sS1, 4oo.-Post & Flagg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
HuRRARD,s LETTER

New York, October l7.-(Special) The market opened down on weaker Liverpool cables owing to the strike news that was prevalent over the weekend. Heavier contracts sold were wei taken and the trade bought considerable cotton at even prices un- der the market.
 Other market factors were over hadowed by the strike situation. It is too early to forecast the outcome of it, but the press advices so far published would indicate an adjust ment before the strike actually takes place. There is no very definite news. The market remained feverish during the entire session, but demand was sufficient to keep the decline or derly. We think the market has dis counted the situation, unless some thing very unfavorable appears. The recovery will depend on how soon the strike situation Is settled.--Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
EXCHANGE MARKET Rx asnciafAd Rraas

New York. october 17.-Foreign ex- change irregular, Great Britain, de- mand. $3.93h; cables. 3,9Sss; 60-day hills op banks. s.90h. Francs, de- mand. 7.25; cables, 7.251a. Italy, de- mand.s s.93; cables, 3.94. Belgium, de- mand. TIA; cables, 7.l4h Germany demand, 55; cables. 555a. Holland, de mand 34.65: cables, 34.71. Norway demand. 1925; Sweden. demand. 2305 Denmark, demand 1905. Switzerland demand. 1910. Spain, demand. 1S.3S Greece. demand. 4.23. Argentina, de mand. s2.75. Brazil. demand. 1925 Montreal 91L4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
LIVERPOOL COTTON Ry Associated Press

Liverpool. October 17.-Spot cotton in fair demand; prices, steady; good middling. 1S.69d; fully middling 13.19d; middling, 12.7sd; low. mlddling 1t.64d; good ordinary, 10.49d; ordi- nary, 9.74d, Sales, 5000 bales, in cluding 6.3O0 American. Receipts 5000 bales, including 2,5o0 American Futures closed weak. October, 12.20d; December. 12.S4d; January. 11.72di March. 11.4Sd; May, 11.21d; July 10.94d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
NEW YORK BONDS By AssOcjnted Press

U. s. :. registered bid .......... 1o0% U. s. 2. coupon, bid .............. lOO% U. 5. 4s, registered bid ......... 104Is U, $. 4s, coupon n................,. 104h Panama 3s, registered. bid ........ 76 1a Panama Ss, coupon, bid ...-....... 76iA Amer. Smelt. Ref. 6s ........... SOIL Amer. Tel. & Tel. cv. 6s d. 102L Atchison gen. $s .................. 7S& Atlantic Coast Line list 4s ......... l7Sh Baltimore & Ohio cv. 4hs ...... 6g4 Beth. Steel ref. 5s .............. s2ia Central of Georgia Consol. 5s ..... s6% central Leather bS ,-.............. 90 Chesapeake X Ohio cv. 5s ...... s2H Chicago, Mil. & St. r. cv. %Ls .... 61it Chicago. R. l. N Pac. Ky. rel. Is 7la Colorado & Southern ref. las ..... 77
 Denver & Rio Grande consol. 4s .... 67% Dominion of Canada 6s (193l) .. 93M Erie gen. As .................... 42 illinois Central ref. 4s ......... 77% Int. Mer. Marine 6s .........,... s2Ss Kansas City Southerh ref 5s .,.. 79
 Iiggett X Myers bs bid ....... S57a Louisville & Nashville un. 4s ....... s3H Missour Kan. & Tex. 1st 4s ... 64ia Missouri Pac. gen. 4s ............. 55a New York Central deb. 6s ......... g4
 Norfolk & Western cv. 6s ......... l0s
 Northern Pacific 4s .............. TT
 Pennsylvania gen. 5s ........... sSla Republic Iron X Steel ss (940), bid S7is St. Louis X san Fran adj. 6s ...... S4 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s .....,. 1sk Southern Bell Tel. 6s ........l... s6 southern Pacific cv. 5s, bid ........ 9l% Southern Railway 5s .............. s5% Southern Railway gen. As ........ STA Texas x Pacific 1st bs ........,. 82i5 Union Pacific 4y ... ...l......... 82L United Kingdom of G. B. & I.N5,as
 T, Ns'9sl 't.',..'.. ....'....'...., S9 X Virginia Carolina Chemical 6s ... sSh Wabash 1st 6s, bid ........... sbis Wilson x Co. cv. 6s .,............. S6ja
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
NO BOTTOM TO MARKS Rx Assnciatnd Presa

New York, October 17.-German marks continued to make new low records, and were approaching half a cent each in va.ue today. Prelim- mary quotations varied from 0.54 to 055 cents. The weekend decline was perhaps the largest of any recent change in the marks quotations. Sat urday's closing price being os625 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
RICE MARKET Ry A Asaoriafod prae.

New Orleans, Octoper 17.-Rough rice, declining. No sales reported Receipts 5,042 sacks; millers receipts $50 sacks. Clean rice, declining. Sales reported, 19S pockets Honduras at s-l6@5 9-1Sc; 1,546 pockets blue rose at 4A @4Sc; e5 pockets Caro- lima at 2 s-16c; 1,o2S pockets Edith at 2B @6Ac. Receipts none. Bran and polish unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
COTTON SEED OIL By Associated Press

New Yofk, October 17.-At first firmer on the rise in provisions, cot tonseed oil became weaker under pressure from longs and commission houses prompted by the grain break. and closed easy at 9 to Ii points net decline. Sales 2S,700 barrels. Prime crude 7.00c nominal prime summer yellow spot S.50c; December S.7sc; March S.96c; May 9.10c; all hid