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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-15
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
nv Aseoeiafcd prasx

New Orleans December little Cotton
market closed steady at net advance of
. nj. ~.
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HONOR ROLL GIVEN

Meridian. Miss, December a.
Especial. 1.-The first term honor roll
of the pupils of the Oakland Heights
school is announced by Prof. e. T.
Strange as follows: First grade,
Wauince Harrison, Yvette Buchanan,
Faye johnson, Mary Law, Marvin
Journagin, Odessa Burnside Mary An
ME Grace. Myrtle Belle Fairchild, Joe
Brown Fairchild. Norman Camp. Cur
tbs Ellis, Carleton Pierce, Murray Fis-
Gus, Ida Partridge; second grade, Mys-
tice Rowell, Margaret Andrews, Lou
Use Husband; third grade, Joseph Hay
den. Winfrey Dove, Woodrow Fair
child, Fannie Saxon. Kelly Gray,
jamie James, Ernest Greene. Lang
Kate Vance, Edward Sans. Ruth
Rucker; fourth grade, Kate Rogers.
Mollie Fiscus, Ella Greene, Homer
Hart, Howard Hart, Celeste Estes:
fifth grade, Della Lindley. Leonard
Fairchild, Leroy Mayo. Eva Fiscus,
Lucille Rogers. Paul Richie; sixth
grade, ola Harbour, Mary Sue Mar
tin; seventh and eighth grades, Terry
Hart, Stella Eshe. Bette Fairchild,
Willie Bucker Clinton Harbour, Eel
ma stone, Jesse Mcdonald; ninth
tenth and eleventh grades, Birdie
Parker, Lucy Saxon, Ouida Elzel,
Clara Belle Buchanan, Daisy Murphy.
Clarice Richie, Lucille Whatley, Ada
Reed Fairchild, Hazel Ellis. Armes
Beeman. The Oakland Heights school
is one of the most flourishing in the
county. 1t now has an enrolment
of 1926, with IL teachers
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NEW YORK COTTON
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Nv Associated Press

New Orleans, December 14.-Larger
American consumption during No
vember than expected and rumors of
very light ginning during the gin
ming period just ended put cotton
to higher levels today. Advances
were not well sustained and each up
ward movement had its reaction. al
though the down swings We're mar
row. The late trading was typical
of the whole session, prices being
sent to the highest levels of the day,
where they stood at net advances of
81 to 3S points, but the close was at
net gains of only 25 to 50 points, with
indications that the reaction would
have been wider had the trading con-
tinued January at its best sold up
to 16.75c and closed at 16.T2c. being
the strongest month.
The opening was higher in sym
pathy with a much better Liverpool
than due and the census bureau sta
tistics. given out during the progress
of the first call, Increased the de-
mand. the market showing gains of
about a dollar a bale in the early
trading. The figures on consump-
ton of 526.610 bales compared with
1915 for October Most bullish
traders were not sSoking for any
thing higher than 100000 bales.
The opening bulge was met by
scattered selling which finally became
heavy enough to cause a reaction to
levels to points under the close
of yesterday, January dropping to
1920. Much of this selling was due
to the quiet in the spot department
Upturns around mid session were
caused by predictions that higher
sterling exchange would cause a bet
ter demand for spots from Great
Britain.
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HOLIDAY AFFAIR IS.
MADE Of TRADING.
IN WHEAT MARKET.
Corn and Oats Fall in Line
for a Drop Along With
Wheat, While ProviS-
ions List Varied
BY Associated Press

Chicago. December 14.-With the
wheat market becoming more and
more of a holiday affair, prices to-
day worked irregularly down Nrade.
The close was unsettled &c to a
net lower. Corn lost " to Is and
oats shade TO 1s@Ac. In pro-
visions the outcome varied from I'M
changed figures to 15c off.
Selling on the part of elevator in
terests quickly overcame slight de-
gree of firmness which the wheat
market at the beginning showed in
response to higher quotations at Liv-
erpool. The presence of ample imme-
diate supplies counted In favor of the
bears, and with a new government
report soon forthcoming all previous
calculations based on estimates of the
domestic yield and on the amount of
wheat shipped abroad and consumed
at home were largely ignored. Dry
weather complaints from the west and
southwest led at times to consider
able covering by shorts, but the raj
lies which ensued were mainly of a
transient character. Some export
business was announced but the bulk
of purchasing for Europe continued
to be restricted to wheat grown in
Canada. Predictions that receipts at
Winnipeg would show a falling off
next week appeared to have but little
influence on values here.
Corn and oats We're weakened by
the slowness of domestic call for corn
Exporters were after corn here, how
ever, and rural offerings of corn to
arrive were light.
Provisions, although dull, held
fairly steady owing to strength in
the hog market.
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COFFEE MARKET


New York, December 1.-THE mar
ket for coffee futures made rather an
irregular and unsettled showing to-
day, an early advance being followed
by reactions under realizing and low
err late cables from Santos. The on
ening was unchanged to points high
er ana the active months sold to IL
points above last nights closing fig
ures during the morning, with March
selling at $500 and May. S.S0c. This
advance was checked by profit taking
and the market later sold off to S.s0c
Tor March and S.75c for May. The
close was net points lower to 2
points higher. Sales were estimated
at about $4,000 bags. December S.Sgc.
January S.7Sc; March S.S2c; Nav s.70c:
july Size; September S77c
spot coffee was reported In fair
demand at 9ss @95sc for Rio rs and
l2Ac to he for Santos as. Cost and
freight offers were irregular but
lower on the average yield. santos
Us and 5s at 12.3715c to 1900 and
Rio IS at s.soc American credits.
The official cables reported a de-
cline of $500 in the Rio exchange rate
on London and an advance of 100 refs
m The dollar buying rate. Rio was
30 refs lower at the close yesterday
nut regained the loss this morntnr
TIER closing so reis higher to % refs
over yesterday Santos reported an
sarly advance of $50 to 275 reis TODAY
" later declined 100 to $50 refs. Bra
silian port receipts $4,000; Jundiahv
-4sVoo; santos cleared 1900 for this
country. s'''7
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COTTON VARIED
Up AND DOWN AND
CLOSED At A GAIN
General List Was Firm at a
Net Advance of Is to 35
Points on the Days
Trading

BY Associated Press

New York, December 14.-An early
advance met increased offerings in
the cotton market today but after
selling off from 17.45c to t715c for
January prices firmed up again with
January selling at 17.50c in the late
trading or 80 points net higher. That
delivery closed at 17.4sc with the gem
eral closing firm at a net advance of
Is to 35 points.
The market opened firm at an adj
vance of 16 to 80 points in response
to the continued firmness of Liver
pool improving Manchester trade re-
ports. and unexpectedly heavy domes-
tic consumption figures from the CEN
sus bureau. Active months sold about
20 to 25 points above last nights
closing figures on or Immediately fol-
lowing the call, making a recovery of
about IS points from yesterdays low
level on January contracts. This APP
peared sufficient to attract realizing
or bring out some liquidation of older
long lines which had been carried
over earlier week declines and there
was also scattered selling for south
ern accounts
1TlCeS edStu OIL III consequence
with December selling down from
1850 to 1920 and March from 17.43c
to 1715c or about 4 to 7 points net
lower during the middle of the day.
Business became quiet on this reac-
ton which was taken by local brok
ers as indicating an absence of spot
pressure in the south and the market
showed increasing strength and activ-
ity later in the afternoon with prices
making new high ground for the day
on buying for Wall street and west
ern account, much of which was at
tributed to covering of shorts. De-
cember sold up to 17.70c and March
to 1850. January was relatively
firm in reduction in local stocks due
to the export of 1900 bales to Japan.
Closing prices were within a point or
two of the best on most positions.
The census report showed domestic
consumption of 526,610 bales against
332,712 for November last year.
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Radical Departure
In Tennessee Mines

Knoxville, Tenn, December IL
Operating coal mines at night as
well as throughout the day. radical
departure from the established Gus
tom. has been decided on by the La
Toilette Coal and Iron company and
its employees at LaFollette Tenn.
This is not only intended to give
miners more work but to reduce cost
of production. L. c. Crewe, president.
announced that for coal mine in
which large amount of capital Is
INFESTED with mine cars and other
machinery ready for operation. to OPP
crate only eight hours in "a. appears
to be poor economy from every stand
point and LaFollette miners mad also
called attention to the fact.
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crop Cubas to the basis of 214e cost
and freight, equal to 3.86c for centri-
fugal No sales were reported. New
crop Cubas We're unchanged It &c cost
and freight. equal to 3.60c.
There was only a moderate trade
in raw sugar futures and prices were
irregular. closing . points lower to
net higher. There was scattered
covering in near positions after an
early decline while later deliveries
eased off after early frmness on
trade selling. January 2.26c: March
2.23c; May 2.33e, and July 2.46c.
The market for refined sugar was
unchanged at 5.20c for fine granu-
lated. The demand continues light.
Refined futures were without trans
actions and closed unchanged. jan
uary sc; March 5.10c; May 5.25c.
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FOREIGN ExcHtNGE

BY Associated Press
New York, December 14.-Foreig.
exchange irregular. Great Britain
demand 4.1S1s; cables 1885, 60-day
bills on banks 4.161s France demand
S.15h; cables SIG. Italy demand
456h; cables 4.57. Belgium demand
1882; cables 7.S2A. Germany demand
5615; cables 81. Holland demand $3.50;
cables 36.41. Norway demand l5.14;
Sweden demand 24.50; Denmark de-
mand 1910; switzerland demand 10 %;
spain demand 1906; Greece demand
420; Argentine demand $500; Brazil
demand 1912; Montreal demand
90 1-16.
Rates continued variable in the late
dealings, as follows: Great Britain
demand 4.1Sss; cables Abs; 60-day
bills on banks 4.15ss. Italy demand
400; cables 4.6Oh. Holland demand
1910; cables 36.46.
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Cotton Consumed in
November Large
nv Associated Press

Washington, December 14.-Cotton
consumed during November amount
ed to 526.610 bales of lint and 53,257
bales of linters, compared with $780,
712 of lint and 34.S27 of linters in
November last year, the census bu-
reau announced today.
Cotton on hand November 80 in
consuming establishments amounted
to 1,64S.216 bales of lint and 1928 of
linters. compared with 1,11S,4lS Of
Int and 223,613 of linters year ago
and in public storage and at com
presses, 5.271 .451 bales of lint and
176.6S9 of linters. compared with
5,100.97S of lint and 340,137 of linters
year ago.
Imports during November amount
ed to 51.440 bales, compared with a.
513 in November last year.
Exports in November were 64S,695
bales, including 1855 bales of lint
ers. compared with 6S3,323 bales. In
GLIDING 2,501 bales of 1inters In No
vember last year.
Cotton spindles active during No
vember numbered 34.3s7.00S.
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INTERIOR MOVEMNT

by lAsAOCIdIcW FTtSB
Houston: Middling 17.40c; receipts
s,0t5; shipments 1922; sales 1929;
stock S0S, 00S.
Memphis: Middling 1Sc; receipts
stock 267.06S.
Augusta; Middling leslie; receipts
54S; shipments 1,517; sales 81; stock
las, 105.
st. Louis: Middling 1Sc; receipts
2,049; shipments 1889; stock 1856.
Atlanta: Middling 17.75c.
Little Rock Middling 17.50c; re-
ceipts S4S; shipments $40; sales 455
stock 57,5S2.
Dallas: Middling 1880; sales 2,157.
Montgomery: Middling 1850; sales
Isl.
Total today: Receipts 1918; ship
ments 1903; stock SO3,S49.
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New Orleans: Middling 1850; re-
ceipts 6,06l; sales 377; stock 401,702.
Galveston Middling 1859; re-
ceipts 1906; sales $685. stock S99,416.
Mobile: Middling Ice; receipts 221;
stock 1851.
Savannah: Middling lie: receipts
2,0S3: sales 121; stock 1I4.914.
Charleston. Middling 17.S0c: stock
1881
Wilmington: Middling 1860; re-
ceipts S75; stock 1852.
Texas City: stock 11,613.
Norfolk: Middling lie; receipts
2,227: sales SAT; stock 1888.
Baltimore: stock 2,242.
Boston: Middling 1866; stock
5000.
Philadelphia: Receipts S7S; stock
1911.
New York: Middling 1sc; exports
7,4S7; stock S7.06S
Minor ports; Receipts 1000; ex-
ports 1000; stock 1857.
Total today Receipts 25.sss; ex-
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STANDARDS WERE
OVERSHADOWED BY
SPECIALITY LIST
Foreign Exchanges Were
Very Dull and Narrow, in
Contrast With Recent
Spectacular Movements

New York, December 14-Stocks
were mainly higher at the outset of
today,s diversified session, becoming
hesitant on profit taking at midday
and steadying on short covering In
the final dealings.
Standard or representative issues
continued to be overshadowed by the
prominence of various specialties and
miscellaneous issues, some of which
registered highest prices of the year.
Oils. coppers, motors and numerous
related specialties supplied prepon-
derant proportion of the days oper-
atoms. Motors were helped by the
declaration of the regular dividend
on Chandler and signs of active re-
vival in the tire industry
Trading In rails was negligible and
several of the favorite steels and
equipments reacted moderately in an
ticipation of poor returns for the final
quarter of the year.
Withdrawal tomorrow OF $4,000. 600
of government deposits by the local
federal reserve bank caused no dis
turbance in the money market. Call
loans eased from 8 to An per cent
at midday and more 80 and 60-day
funds were offered at per cent.
Foreign exchanges were dull and
narrow, in contrast with recent spec
tacular movements. Leading curren-
eies were mixed, sterling making a
slight recovery from yesterdays gen-
eral reaction and the Paris rate also
improving. italian and several of the
northern European remittances were
lower.
United States war floatations were
the active features OF the bond mar
ket, Liberty third Ans at $3.50 and
Victory 4%s at 10000 making new
high records for the year. Elsewhere
trading in bonds was less active and
slightly reactionary. Total sales, par
value. $17.250. 900.
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FIRE CHIEF FILES REPORT

Meridian, Miss, December 14.-(Spe-
cial.)-The report of Fire Chief w. f.
c. Partin for the month of November
just filed with the city council makes
a good showing for the efficiency of
the department. During the month
~ alarms were responded to. The
value of the buildings at risk is given
at $4,000 and the contents at $4,000.
with loss on the buildings totaling
but s1.731.50 and not a dollar loss
on the contents. The total amount
of insurance carried on buildings and
contents at risk is given as s56,950.
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DRY GOODS MARKET

New York, December 14.-Cotton
goods attracted attention of large
buyers today. Yarns were steadier.
Some lines of southern wide sheet
ings, sheets and pillow cases have
been sold up till April. Wool goods
were steady, the finer and fancier end
of dress goods being better than
staples. Burlap shipments from Cal
cutta for November reached 1000, 600
yards or about 100000 yards in
excess of normal consumption. Some
lines of heavy fall knit underwear
were sold.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

Liverpool December II Cotton
spot in fair demand; prices steady;
good middling 11.56d; fully middling
1116d; middling 19.76d; low middling
9.76d; good ordinary sold; ordinary
7.26d; sales 5000 bales, including
$500 American; receipts 5000, includ-
ing $4,000 American. Futures closed
barely steady. December 1O.52d: Jan
uary 10.G1d; March 10.56d; May 10.4Sd;
July 10.S5d; September 10.O4d; Octo-
Der 9S7d.
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MONEY MARKET

New York, December IA can
money easier; high per cent: low
"a per cent; ruling rate per cent;
closing bid per cent; offered at Az
per cent; last loan 4 u per cent; call
loans against acceptances AZ ner
cent Time loans firm; so days 5@
4 per cent; 30 days and six months
5@5A per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 505k per cent
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RICE MARKET

II
New Orleans, December Though
rice strong; no sales; receipts 10.114
sacks: millers' receipts same. Clean
rice strong; sales reported, 400 pock-
cts Honduras at 61ac; 1900 pockets
Japan at 4%@47sc; 5.601 pockets
Blue Rose at rs @4Ac; Al pockets
Carolina at SIC; 200 pockets second
heads at 31sc: receipts 1854 pockets.
BFan and polish unchanged.
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NAVAL STORES

savannah, Ga, December 14-Tur-
pentine firm FAC; sales 2OS; receipts
263; shipments ia; stock 1852
Rosin firm; sales 1889; receipts 1.t24;
shipments 225 stock 81 665 Quote:
B to I 81; X $3.50; NJ $500; N $685.;
Wig $3.50; WV $5.75.
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METAL MARKET

New York, December Trooper
firm; eleetrolytic, spot and nearby
1884 Ollie. Tins steady; spot and
nearby $33; futures $SS Iron steady;
prices unchanged. Lead steady; spot
s4.70@4So. Zinc quiet; East ST. Louis
delivery spot $4,000 4.95 Anthony
spot $3.50.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro-
duce Exchange. Associated Members
Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so-
licited for the purchase and ale OF Cotton
and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery.
Special attention and liberal terms given
for consignment of spot cotton ior de-
livery.
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ports s4s7; stock 1,414,192.
Total for week: Receipts Ss.730;
exports 57,312.
Total for season. Receipts 3,240,
976 exports 2,606.13S.
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LONDON MONEY

London, December l4.--Bar silver
70 y per ounce; money az per cent.
Discount rates; Short bills 3h per
cent; three months bills 81 per cent.
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SUGAR MARKET

by AbbUcIHItu frebb
New York, December 1.-THE only
change in the local raw sugar mar
ket was the reduction of Mc a pound
by the committee in Its price for old
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Short Bulletins
of Interest to the
Trading Public
BRIGGS
By Associated Press

Lexington, KY, December H.
The Burley Tobacco Growers' CO.
Operative association, the move
ment for which was started last
March, became going concern
today, when board of directors,
chosen from 81 districts of the
hurley belt, took charge. The as
ISOLATION. which is said to be the
largest cooperative marketing
organization In the United States,
has approximately $4,000 mem
bers and controls close to 100000
900 pounds of hurley tobacco.
washington, December H.
Tariff duties sufficient to en-
able American manufacturers to
continue to pay yveRvers of Che
mile, Administer and Wilton rugs
and carpets 5000 a month, or
double the pre-war wage, were
asked of the Senate finance com
mittee today by Henry L. Magee,
who said he spoke for the Ameri-
can Carpet Manufacturers COM
nIittee.
Washington, December H.
Cotton manufacturing showed in
creased activity in November. The
monthly report of the census bu-
renu, issued today, showed $4,000
more bales were consumed in
November than in October, while
consumption was 100000 bales
larger than in November n year
ago. Active cotton spindles
showed an increase of 2.6ST,0O0
over November last year. and
$4,000 over October this year.
Washington, December H.
An appropriation of $2O.OOO,OOO
would be available for the pur-
chase of grain and other food
products for distribution in the
famine districts of Russia, up-
der a bill favorabIy reported tp-
day by the House foreign affairs
committee.
baltimore, December 14.-Dan-
ieI willard was reelected presi-
dent of the Baltimore d Ohio
railroad at the annual meeting
of the board of directors held
here today.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
by Associated Press
Chicago,
w.


Chicago, December 14.-Wheat, No.
8 red $1.14; No. hard $1.07. Corn,
No. mixed As q @47Ac; No yellow
AN @471ac. Oats No. white S5 Y a
361ac; No. white 331h @351hc. Rye
nominal. Barley 53c. Timothy seed
$5@6. Glover seed $125O@1S.50. Pork
nominal. Lard sS.55@S.60. Ribs
$7.25@8.25.
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st. Louis, December 14.-Wheat, No
2 red $1.21; No. $1.14@1.19; Deem
Der s1.07h; May $1.O9A. Corn, No. 2
white 471sc; December 46c; May 81 Is
@51 u a SEC. Oats, No. white 35 u q
SIC; December 331ac; May $3.50.
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POTATOES
BY Associated Press

Chicago, December 14-Potatoes
steady; Wisconsin round whites
sacked $165@1.S0 cwt.; Minnesota
sacked and bulk round whites 1850
1.75; Idaho rurals s1.S0@1.90.
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BY Associated Press
New York, December 14.-Foreign
bar silver 66Ac; Mexican dollars
50%c.
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BY Associated Press

zt5sUCIHttU ftbb
New York, December 14.--Butter
weak; creamery higher than extras
40 u @46c; creamery extras 441a GD45c:
firsts 371R @431sc. Eggs unsettled;
fresh gathered extra firsts SEQ 5Sc;
firsts 50@55c. Cheese firm, average
run, 201sc. Live poultry steady; tur-
keys 40@50c: dressed quiet, I'M
changed.
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der of the crop in a gradual manner
and therefore no unusual pressure
need be feared which might cause
sharp Hubbard Bros. & Co.
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SPOT COFFEE

New York, December i4.-Coffee
Rio No. Z. 7-16c.