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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-26
~BE SURE YOU'RE RIGHT"

DAVY CROCKETT used to say: "Be sure you're
right then go ahead" That's mighty sage ad-
vice. It's wise shopper who takes it to heart
Glance through the advertisements and in
few minutes you can set yourself right on num-
erous things you either want to buy now or at,
some future date 49,. ...
Advertising has stabilized prices The adver-
tiser names his price-the same for ALL You can
know that in paying it, you are getting the same
deal as the next one.
"Be sure you're right" It's duty you owe
your pocketbook.
Advertising has helped to standardize quality.
Only the best of wares are spread out for you on
these printed pages The men who advertise
here are making publicly certain claims, on the
fulffrnent Of which depends their commercial
success.
BE sure you are right"
Advertisements give you news of the latest
and best things made, with word as to what they
cost and what they will do. They put before
your eyes the pick of the countrys market and
the selection of the particular kind shape, size
and color that best suits your taste and fits your
pocketbook. ="
Buy with your mind made up. Let the adver-
tisemnets guide you away from mistakes.
BE sure you are right"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-08
NEW FROST REPORT
FROM ARGENTINA
SENDS Up WHEAT
Both Corn and Oats Join in
the Upward Swing, While
Provisions Take a
Setback

Chicago, November material up
turns in the price of wheat took place
today, owing more or less to frost re-
ports from Argentina and to indica-
tions of export demand for Japan and
other nom European countries. The
market closed unsettled at TX SIC net
higher. Corn gained y ak to lie,
and oats q q lie. In provisions there
was a setback ranging from 10 to 32c.
At first the strength in the wheat
market seemed hesitant being based
chiefly on news of Argentine frost
which was unaccompanied by any re-
port of damage. Approaching mid
day. however sharp advance was
ecored on free buying which was
construed as due in part to short
covering for Liverpool accounts. Sim
ultaneously gossip became current
that Japan and India had been pur-
chasing on a liberal scale. Japan for
the most part taking Canadian wheat.
An error in the United States visible
supply figures relating TO Baltimore
stocks counted also to some extent as
a bullish factor. Besides country Of
ferings in Canada, as we'll as in this
country. were reported light and
smaller receipts at all points were
noted as compared with a. year ago.
Corn and oats derived their gains
from sympathy with wheat. Sales of
both corn and oats to go to store here
were announced.
Lower quotations on hogs had a
weakening effect on provisions. Lard
especially was under selling pressure
from commission houses.
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UNCERTAINTY FELT
IN FLEECY STAPLE
TRADING ALL DAY
General Staple List Closed
Net Unchanged to Seven
teen Points Lower on
the Day
by Associated Press

New York, November 7.-BuSinesS
in todays cotton market was re-
stricted By the uncertainty of fluctu-
ations in New Orleans and Liverpool
over tomorrows local holiday and as
TO the showing of the census gin
ming report, scheduled for publica-
ton at the opening on Wednesday
morning. AS result the trading
was pretty much limited to evening
up of commitments and switching OF
short contracts for December to later
months in the trading. January sold
up from tS.05c to 1890 and closed at
1920, with the general market clos
ing net unchanged to II points lower.
The market opened steady at de-
cline of g to 26 points in response
to lower Liverpool cables than ex-
pected and there was probably some
selling on less cheerful view of the
export outlets owing to the con-
tinued weakness of German marks
and the reports that Lancashire spin
ners would consider the question OF
reviving organized short time should
trade fail to improve in the near flu
ture.
There was a little Liverpool and
some scattered southern selling, but
offerings were very light, suggesting
that speculative long accounts had
been pretty we'll reduced last week,
and the market turned steadler dur
ing the middle of the day on cover
ing. December rallied from 1920
to 1850 and March from 1880 to
1S.1Sc, or net 6 points higher to
points lower, with near months rela-
lively firm. This Improvement was
not fully maintained, last prices
showing reactions of to IL points
from the best.
A prominent New Orleans authority
estimates the crop at 6,S90,000 bales,
excluding linters. but the figures were
not generally considered factor IN
the immediate market and otherwise
the trade seemed to find little to IN
fluence sentiment regading the size
Of the crop or the probable showing
of Wedne sday's ginning returns
Washington dispatches say that IN
connection with these ginning figures
the census bureau will publish data
concerning average weight of bales
up to October is, which may possibly
enter into consideration of the GIN
ming as a guide to the probable size
of the crop.
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NEW YORK COTTON
BY Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, November Small
declines were the rule in cotton to.
day, the news being generally held
to be unfavora BILE. Wide declines
were prevented by the disposition To
cover on the short side, disposition
that was increased by the holiday In
the New York market tomorrow and
the ginning figures from the census
bureau the first thing Wednesday
morning. After declines of 3 to Is
points in the early trading. the mar
ket commenced to feel covering and
held fairly steady tone through the
remainder OF the session. Several
times there were recoveries back to
about the level of Saturdays close,
and toward the end the near months
were 1 to points higher than the
final quotations of Saturday The
close was points up, net, on Decem-
Der, and . to points down. net, on
the later months. December closed
at 1850.
The weakness of Liverpool caused
a lower opening here and selling in
creased on cablegrams from that mar
ket stating that while there had been
no ballot by master spinners on or
Canized short time. some mills were
going on short time Independently
The political situation IN India was
another selling argument. but when
shorts covered in any volume they
found a scarcity of contracts.
steadying influence was the de-
NAL of Saturdays rumors that a
prominent private bureau had made
an estimate that on November l there
we're still million bales of cotton
left in the belt to be ginned.
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HOLIDAYS IN SIGHT
CAUSE DIMINUTION
Of STOCK TRADING
Profit Taking in Liberties and
Other Government Issues
Did Not Extend to the
Industrial List
BY Associated Press

New York, November 7.-Tomor-
rows recess election day. and PC
poets of another holiday tArmistice
Day. in the latter part of the week
caused a visible diminution of bust
ness on the stock exchange today.
There was fairly active trading In
bonds. However some of the Liberty
issues mounting - new high records
for the year before realizing sales by
speculative interests caused mod
crate setback,
Other incidents of an otherwise
professional session included the re-
rewed firmness of money rates, call
loans rising from the initial 5 per
cent rate to per cent in the after
noon and the further acute collapse
of German marks to level below
three for l cent
Eliminating the more Representa-
tive foreign and domestic oils i.t
gross advances of to II points and
Irregular gains of certain of the mo-
tor, food and miscellaneous special
ties, the trend in the main was hest
tint
Aside from the grangers and Pacif-
les, rails were nOneNlStdhtt anu
equipments, steels and the numerous
issues having more or less direct re-
lation to those groups moved withia
the narrowest bounds. Final prices
We're confusing rallies in one part Of
the last being balanced by lower quo
tations elsewhere.
The minimum figure touched by
German marks during the session
vas .32, this precipitating further re-
actions in Austrian and Hungarian
bills. OF the more important remit
tances, sterling eased slightly with
the French and Belgian rates, other
European quotations showing little
alteration. but far eastern rates con-
tinued to ease.
Profit taking in Liberty bonds and
other government issues did not TX
tend to the industrial list. some of
that class. notably United states
Steel 5s showing strength. High
class rails also reflected substantial
support. Internationals for the most
part were higher Total sales, par
value SiSo5O.000.
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SUGAR MARKTE

New York, November THE raw
sugar market was unchanged and the
only sale reported was lot of 5000
bags of San Domingoes to Canada at
2.30c. cif., local prices were quoted
4.o6c to 4.11c for centrifugal
In raw sugar futures trading was
practically in the form of evening
up for over the holiday and prices
closed unchanged to l point net high
err. December. 2.4lc; March, 2.25c;
May. 2.35c; July. 2.45c.
There was little Improvement, II
any, in the refined situation, refiners
still being unable to make prompt
shipment, while buyers are not in
clined to anticipate beyond current
or near by requirements. Prices were
unchanged at 5.20c to $500 for fine
graduated.
Refined futures were nominal with
no transactions reported, December
5.40c and later months 5.30c.
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=. by Associated Press
New \ ork, November Am open-
ing decline of 4 to points in the
market for coffee futures was at
tributed to scattering liquidation or
realizing, supposedly on a belief that
the readjustment between near
months in futures and the Rio mar
ket had gone far enough to meet in
creased hedge selling on future ad-
Yances. The somewhat unsettled
showing of the Brazilian cables also
promoted scattered selling but after
easing off to safe for December there
was renewal of near month support
and the latter rallied to S.65c or with
in 10 points of last weeks high rec
ords. Later months did not fully re-
spond to the near month firmness.
with the market Sclosing net 2 points
lower to IL points higher.
Sales were estimated at about 49,
600 bags December. S.65c; January.
S.oOc; March, S.1sc; May. S.l1c; July,
S.0Sc; September. 1850.
Spot coffee was reported In fair de-
mand at SAc to sac for Rio rs and
IL &c to 1212c for santos As. Cost
and freight offers were reported
plentiful. including Santos 3s and SIS
at l1.S5c to 11.S5c and Rio Is at S.35c,
American credits. The official cables
reported an advance of 10 refs in
the dollar buying rate with a decline
of Lied in Rio exchange on London.
The Rio market was unchanged TO rs
refs higher and Santos 20 refs higher
TO so refs lower. Brazilian port re-
ceipts were $4,000: Jundiahy receipts.
$4,000. The New York futures mar
kets will be closed for the holiday
tomorrow.
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HIGH FREIGHT RATE
FORCES ABANDONM
OF SHIPPING PLANS

Phil Campbell, November 7.-(Spe-
cial.)-An example of the paralyzing
effects of high freight rates upon the
sale of farm produce was demon
strated here Saturday when an eff
fort was begun and abandoned to ship
gia. Farmers here made a consider
able surplus in their pea crops this
year. The farmers of Franklin
county Georgia, it is said, are not
purposes, but the weevils played
havoc with their cotton, and they are
going in pretty strong in planting
fall and winter feedstuffs. In this
connection, j. S. Thomas started ar
rangements to buy from local farm
ers carload of peas for shipment to
Lavonia, Ga, where he already had a
purchaser in supply merchant,
whose purpose it was to distribute
the peas among his customers.
Upon investigation at the Southern
railway freight office here however.
IT was found that the freight rate on
this farm product is 7S1s cents per
100 pounds, and after figuring the
peas at 60 pounds to the bushel and
500 bushels to the car. with total
weight of 10000 pounds, it is seen
that the freight on the shipment
would amount to nearly s240.
The local purchasing agent was
prepared to offer $1.25 to $3.50 per
bushel if a reasonable freight rate
could have been secured, but as mat
tiers finally terminated the entire
plan was abandoned, and as result
the local farmers lost sale for their
surplus product and the farmers of
the Georgia community who are in
need of that product are denied its
purchase directly on account of high
transportation charges.
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Market Void of Any
Feature Yesterday as
Told By Private Wires
HUBBARD'S LETTER

New York November 7.-(Special.)
The market acted listless all day, de-
veloping into a typical holiday with
temporary flurries or short covering,
keeping prices a few points above
the opening. There was no special
news to attract any fresh buying or
selling. consequently fluctuations
were narrow. The trade Is waiting
for the ginners report on November
O. The belief here is that it will be
around 5000 900, Indicating an APP
proximate yield of 100000 bales. We
are still of the opinion that the mar
ket will work higher because the
American and foreign mills will have
to enter the market shortly to re-
plenish their supply of cotton-Hub-
bard Bros & Co.
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DIES OF APOPLExY

Phil Campbell November 7-(Spe-
cial.)-W. H. f"Buck') Barefield, a
farmer residing about seven miles out
on Route 8. fell victim of apoplexy
while here yesterday afternoon. He
in company with one of his sons had
started home in their wagon. when
without any indication of illness
whatever he fell over in the wagon
and was dead before medical aid
could reach him. He was about So
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PORT MOVEMENT

New Orleans: Mlddling, 1S.25c; re-
ceipts, 5.1s2: exports, 2,540; sales,
l,S47; stock, 453.419.
Galveston: Middlng, 1850; re-
ceipts, 12.245; sales, 544; stock. 49,
1853
Mobile: Middllng, 1880; recsipts,
775; sales IA; stock, 22,375.
savannah: Middlins. 1900; re-
ceipts, 2,s45; sales, 100; stock, 1885,
500.
Charleston: Receipts. $50; stock,
1929.
Wilmington; Middling. $4,000; re-
ceipts, 405; exports, 5000; stock, 3D.
587.
Texas city: Stock, 1174.
Norfolk: Middling. 1900; receipts.
1927: exports 2,4O0 ;rsales, 400; stock,
1o5,77s.
Baltimore: stock. 2.94s.
Boston; Middling, 1890; receipts,
201 stock, $500.
Philadelphia: Receipts 1e5; stock.
S.215.
New York: Middling. 1890; re-
ceipts 279; exports, 40; stock, 1872
422.
Minor ports. stock, 1925.
Total today; Receipts, 27t27; ex-
ports, 1889; stock. 10000.
Total for week: Receipts 53,4s6; ex-
ports 1851.
Total for season: Receipts 2.4o4,03i
exports 1,S04,126.
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breaches FINAL SERMON

Rockford. November Especial
Sunday morning at IL o'clock Rev. j.
A Gam of the Rockford charge
Methodist Episcopal church. south
preached his last sermon for this con-
ference year to a full house at Rock
ford. He will leave tomorrow to at
tend the North Alabama conference
which meets in Birmingham Wednes-
day morning. Bishop James Cannon
presiding. Sunday afternoon a sun
day school rally was held in the
Methodist church at Rockford.
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SHANNON & co.'s LETTER

New York. November Especially
The cotton market today has surely
qualified for the holiday class,
the chief feature being the lack of
any feature. Scattered short cover
ing through Wall street houses has
contributed the main support and
there has been no indication of any
disposition to put further pressure
on prices which have ruled STEADY
within q narrow range.
This market will be closed tomor-
row for municipal election and The
ginning report, in which so much IN
terest is felt, is due at 10 a. m. en-
Wednesday, and under such condi-
tions few would care to increase
commitments regardless of market
convictions.
Nothing in the news today has
served to create fresh sentiment OR
modify that which already existed on
either side of the market.
We continue to favor the con-
structive side on any good recessions,
but would advise caution in follow
ing advances at present.
With two days holiday this week
a dull stock market session today
was inevitable, and it has worked
out this way
Money has been high, loans being
made at 6 per cent and the market
has been almost nil but with consid-
cradle strength in the oil stocks. This
armament conference is going to be
the focus of all interest from now on
for some time. IT will undoubtedly
be a powerful market factor. IT looks
as If the Penrose tax bill would pass,
but this is not going to be satisfac-
tory. and is but makeshift at best.
Post e. Flagg
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE


New York. November Foreign
exchange irregular. Great Britain
demand $685.; cables S.94s. Sixty
day bills on banks S.90% France de-
mand 7.31; cables 7.31M. Italy de-
mand 4.20; cables 4.20is. Belgium de-
mand 1907 cables TOM: Germany
demand .S3; cables .3Sis. Holland de-
mand 34.51; cables 1856. Normaw
mand 1851; cables 33h Norway
Denmark demand 1885. Switzerland
demand 1850. Spain demand 1888.
Greece demand $40. Argentine de-
mand $3.50. Brazil demand 1900. Mon
treal 92k
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STORE is CLOSED

Phil Campbell. November 7.-(Spe-
cial.)-Friends of Rev. T. G. Fowler
and his son, Edward. operating a
general merchandise store here for
several years under the firm name of
T. G. Fowler & Son. regretted very
much to note the closing of the COM
panys doors Saturday under bank
ruptcy proceedings. Inability to COL
lect large number of accounts due
the firm and general depression is
announced as the cause of the break
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ANOTHER SLUMP IN MARKS
NJ. ,s.oo,,,,.,i p.

London. November THE German
mark slumped seriously again in the
London exchange market today,
reaching the new low record OF
1O.62ia to the pound sterling.
New York. November Herman
marks sold in this market today at
the new low level of .S32c. or about )
marks to l cent. The normal price
of the mark before the war was
2a.S0c.
Sales here We're comparatively
small, although one transaction OF
100000 marks at a fraction below
.3i was reported.
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METAL MARK lsr
nv Associntetl Press

New York. November "copper"
steady, electrolytic, spot and nearby
1s91Slsc; later 1875 a ne. Tin
FIRMS spot and nearby S2s.6eis flu
lures $4,000. Iron steady; No. /
Northern $2i.0o0ps22. 90. No. North
ern s21.00; No. > Southern,
$4,000 1000. Lead steady. spot
s4.70Q4.75. Zinc steady. East st.
Louis delivery spot s4.70p4.S0. An
timony spot S4.T5mS5.00.
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MONEY MARKET
Isy Associated Press

New York. November Call
money firmer: high 6 per cent; low
) per cent; ruling rate . per cent,
closing bid 5h per cent; offered at
6 per cent; last loan 6 per cent; call
loans against .acceptances per sent;
time loans steady; 60 days "a ) 4 per
cent; 80 days, "a G5h per cent; six
months 5li q ) X per cent. Prime
mertaincile paper 51a 0524 per cent.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

Iby
Liverpool, November Cotton
spot In fair demand. prices easier.
Good middling 12.65d fully middling
12.25d; middling 1i.S5d; low middling
lo.55d; good ordinary s.s5d; ordinary
s10d. Sales 1000 bales, including
6.100 American. Receipts $500 bales.
all American. Futures closed steady.
November 1850; December 11.52d;
January 11.46d; March 1880; May
1921; July l1.05d; September 10.69d.
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MARINE NEWS


BY Associated Press
Mobile. November ARRIVED:
Portland ,Maru (Jap.), New York:
Maidene Creek, Liverpool
Sailed: Coahoma County. Liverpool;
schooner Thelma. San Juan. Porto
Port Eads. November ARRIVED:
Atenas. Bocas del Toro; Brynhild
tDan.). Nevitas; Domburg (Dut-),
Hampton Roads; Excelsior. Havana;
Lake Floravista, Antila; Nacata. Sa-
vannah; Messiah (Br.). Kingston
Omoa (Hond.), Port Barrios; venator
tNor.). Kingston.
Sailed: Chalmettc, Havana; Mel
tonian (Br). Liverpool; Nola, Pro-
gresso; Sapinero, London; Stromb bus
(Bro. Tampieo; Yumuri. Cuban ports.
BAR SILVER
by Associated Press
New York. November 7.-Foreign
bar silver. 67%c; Mexican dollars.
D ~ G.
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MOVES TO DADEyILLE

Rockford. November (spaciai.)-
Frank McEwen, one Of Rockford's
contractors. has moved to Dadeville,
and Louie Bdrks. one of Rockford's
leading merchants. has bought the
house in which Mr.. McEwen lived.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co

Members New York Cotton Exchange, Nes
Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro-
duce Exchange Associated Members
Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders 40
lcited for the purchase and sale OF Cotton
and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery.
Special attention and liberal terms given
for consignment of spot cotton de-
livery.
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goods were steady today with yarns
slightly easier. Taneta silks were
more active. Cancellations were re-
ceived on some lines of mems worsted
due to quiet trade in ready to- wear
clothes. Raw silks was firmer and
burlaps were steady.
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT

by .tSSocihtcu
Houston: Middling. 1880; receipts.
1917; shipments, 1879; sales, 2,430;
stock. 290,922.
Memphis: Middling, 1900; receipts,
9,637; shipments, STA; sales, LOO;
stock, 265,959.
Augusta; Middling. 1900; receipts,
2,2l7; shipments, 1,000 sales, IL;
stock, 144.SS9,
st. Louis: Middling. 1900; receipts,
1893; shipments. 6,193; stock, 23.730.
Atlanta: Middling. 1880
Little Rock: Middling. 1900; re-.
ceipts. sS7; sales. SOS; stock. $3.50.
Dallas: Middling, $4,000; GALES,
3.S29.
Montgomery: Midding, 1860;
sales. so.
Total today: Receipts, SS,7o1; ship
ments, 30.106; stock, 77S,377.
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NAVAL. STORES

Savannah. Ca. November 7.-Tur-
pentine firm; 76c. sales 2Ss: receipts
227; shipments 37s: stock 9.91S.
Rosin firm; sales $50: receipts ST.;
shipments z20: Stock S4.627.
quote: B to II $4.70Q$4.T5; S4.70
Qs4.s0; X $5.0o@$5.10; NJ $3.50
SIS. 40; N $3.50; Wig 1886; Wv 1910.
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Florida arrowroot" is made from
species OF zamia. or "coontie.r grow
ing wild in southern Florida. This
plant supplied the Seminole Indians
with food during their long wars
with the United States
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LONDON MONEY
BY Associated Press

London, November Bar silver
S9d per ounce. Money, ~ per cent
Discount rates. short bills, 3n per
cent. Three months bills, 1s-16@sN
per cent.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Nv Associated Press
SPOT COTTON

New Orleans. November Spot
cotton, steady and unchanged; sales
on the spot. 1895 bales; to arrive,
451 Low middling. Ice; middling,
1890: good middling. 1880. Re-
ceipts. 5.1S2; stock, 452,419.
New York. November Spot cot
ton. quiet; middling. 1s.90c.
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Chicago, November POTATOES,
firmer, Northern white bulk sl.75@
zoo cwt.; sacked s1.65@1S5 cwt. Min
nesota and North Dakota. sacked and
bulk, Red Rivers s1.50@1.65; sacked
and bulk Dakotas s1.25@1.60.