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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24


 New Orleans, March 23.-Prices were lower from the opening today in cotton, the market sagging in a mild way. Not even the failure of the spot and future house of Shepard & Gluck. announced toward the end of the first hour or business, stirred the market out or it's rut although the firm in question did large business, with a wire system in the south and con nections with both Chicago and New York. Around the middle of the day the market was inclined to recover but In the late trading new low levels were made under uneasiness regard ing the mill labor situation in New England. At the lowest the trading months were lG to 23 points under the last quotations of yesterday The close was al net losses on the day ot 9 to IS points May fell to 16.3Sc and closed at 1643c.
 On the opening the market failed to make any response to better cables than due. sagging under the dry weather over the belt. Then the fail nre engaged the attention of traders but the immediate results of the sus- pension were merely drop of about 10 points, excitement over the news lasting only short time, after which the market came back about 10 points. Brokers generally said that Shepard X Gluck had surprisingly small commitments considering the importance of the firm. and that this accounted for the quiet. It was con sidered that transactions in other markets were chiefly the cause of the failure. Shepard & Gluck were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
MORE L|QUDAT|NG. FEATURED COTTON TRADING YESTERDAY.
Market Became Quite Heavy in the Afternoon, Closing Three to Forty-Five
 Points Net Lower
By Associated Press

New York. March 23.-A renewal of the liquidating movement in March contracts today eventually extended to the entire list and the cotton mar ket in the afternoon became quite heavy, closing to 45 points net lower with March the weakest posi- tion after having been at one time 49 points net lower.
 The increasing discount of March under May came so close to a carry ing difference that it was. said by some if it should widen much further those who intended issuing notices on Friday might decide to transfer their accounts into May. An additional Ia notices were issued on March con tracts and about 5000 bales remain to be inspected this month. Trading in March will close at A12 o'clock to- morrow.
 For time a New Orleans wire fore casting prospects for bad weather again in the southwest caused reIa- tive steadness In new crop deliveries on the idea th-t if any rain should extend into the eastern belt just now it would be especially bad for crop preparations but there seemed to be very little outside support influenced by this news and the depressing eff feet of the March situation was sold apI aren't throughout the entire mar ket. May contracts late in the day declined to l7.64c and July to 1 FOG. while October worked off to 16.S4c.
 At the opening the market was 1 to points lower on the clear weather in all parts of the belt. New Orleans and spot houses sold and Wall street and Japanese int rests were buyers. Continued favorable Manchester news gave steady lndertone to the Liv- erpool mark where it was said that there had been some trade buying of new crops.
 Without being noticeably influenced either way, the market was a trifle unsettled around midday by the an- nouncemeat of a couple of suspensions in Wall street and the failur- of large New Orleans spot and cotton futures house. The latter were not members of the New York cotton ex- change, Throughout the day there was more or less selling for western interests on the persistent, weakness in grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
cOFFEE MARKET


 New York, March 2S.-The market for coffee futures was easier today on less favorable Brazilian adviees and some of the recent buyers ap- peared on the selling side for profits After opening 1 to 8 points there the market slowly worked off further until at the close it was . to s points ner lower. Europe was a seller of the distant months and there was scattered selling of near posi- tions by these interests. Under this pressure May dropped to 9.2Sc and July 9.20c from which level the market rallied slightly in the last half hour, due to an upturn in the ex- change rate at Brazil. Sales were estimated at about 26,000 bacs, March, 9.17c; May. 9.25c; July 9,22' September, 9.11c; December, 9.11c.
 Spot coffee quiet but firm at aAc for Rio Is and 13& to 14c for Santos 4s. There were sales of 4,000 haze Rios Is at sssc. ex-ship equal tn S%c in store. Bourbon ss and Aa sold at 13%c and 5s at 13%c while victoria Is and Ss sold at 9.l0c against Sc yesterday.
 The official cables reported a par tial advance of 50 reis in Rio with the dollar rate off 20 reis and the rate on exchange on London un- changed. Special cables reported exchange 3-S2d lower but subse- quently noted rally of 1-16d while a later Rio cable reported futures 100 to 125 reis higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
TENDENCIES WERE REACTIONARy IN THE STOCK QUOTATIONS
Bears Show Their Hand for Further SetbaCks, First Being Cut in Northern
 Pacific Dividend
By Associated Press

New York, March 23-Recent re- actionnry tendencies in stock market prices attained wider proportions to- day on 8 reduced volume of business The further setback was attended by developments which seemed more or less susceptible of bearish interpre- tation.
 First among these was the cut in the Northern Pacific railways annual dividend rate from to 5 per cent, announced after the close of yester- days session. That stock sustained an extreme decline of points, only a small part of which was recovered.
 Great Northern. whose directors last week deferred dividend action, also about heavy and extreme losses of 1 to 2 points were made by trans continentals and several of the coalers-
 Foreign and domestic oils, espec- tally Mexican and Pan-American Pc troleums, General Asphalt, Stand ard oils of New Jersey and Cali fornia and Sinclair Consolidated. were inclined to ease.
 Sugars gave way on another re- duction in prices of products, tire is sues were "spotty' on the. unfaVor- able state of the crude rubber mar ket, and chemicals and fertilizers re- acted to the reported falling off of demand. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Studebaker. Ann Arbor preferred and International Nickel were among the issues to show strength at the close.
 Apart from the Northern Pacific episode, bearish sentiment was heightened by the continuance of stiff money rates and the collapse of German exchange. Call loans opened and renewed at Az per cent but 5 E per cent rate prevailed in the last half of the session.
 The preearious German economic position was reflected in the slump of marks to a fraction under 30-10G.
 Most other foreign exchanges were sympathetically affected, sterling falling almost 1 cent with reactions of 9 to points in practically all the continental remittances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
SHARP SETBACKS IN WHEAT MARKET
 CHALKED UP IN PIT
Corn and Oats in Full Sympa- thy, While the Provisions List SIumped for Good
 Losses
By Associated Press

Chicago, March 23.-Sharp setbacks in the price of wheat esulted today from heavy liquidating sales and from lack of any aggressive demand. The market closed weak at 2 to 4ssc net lower with May s1.32 to $1.32h and July $1.17A to S1,177s. Corn lost 1Es @1% to Pc. oats to 1asc and provisions to 200.
 After the close it was a generally accepted opinion that one of the big gest holders of wheat had disposed of most of his line. A break to a new low record for German exchange rates was one of the factors which tended to unsettle confidence on the part of bulls in the wheat mark ct and there were also reports current that Australia wheat which had been shipped to India was being resold to other countries.
 Besides domestic crop conditi tions. taken as whole, appeared to be favorable to the bear side of the market. notwithstanding advices from Oklahoma that the green bug pest was increasing. Another influeace which acted as a weight on wheat was absence of any indication of i'm portant export business being done Assertions that Norway was in the narket for liberal May shipments ot wheat and rye failed to bring about any rally last close was at almost the lowest point of the day.
 Corn and oats went down grade in sympathy with wheat. It was said exporters at the seaboard were offer ing to resell corn to domestic bid ders.
 Provisions were affected by the weakness of grain and were unre- sponsive to an advaAce in the hog market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON Eky Aacnciafah prRaa
PORT MOVEMENT
By Associated Press

New Orleans: Middling, 16.5oc; re- ceipts. 439S; exports. 2.450; sales. l. C72; stock, 239O5O.
 Galveston; Middling. 17.25c; re- ceipts, 4,955; exports. 2.76O; sales, 965; stock, S11,033
 Mobile: Middling. 16.sSc; receipts, 26O; stock, 9,S24.
 Savannah: Middling, 17.25c; re- ceipts. 1.74S sales, st5; stock, l2S,355. Charleston: Receipts, 45S; stock, 76.11S.
 Wilmington: Middling. lie; re- ceipts, 146; stock 35,6So.
 Texas City: Receipts, S,676.
 Boston: Middling, 1S.25c; receipts, S6; stock. 6,700.
 Philadelphia Receipts, so4; stock. 6,S96.
 New York: Middling, soc; re- ceipts. 613; exports, 71S; stock, sf,2SS. Minor ports: Stock, 2.lo6.
 Total today: Receipts, 14,o67; ex- ports. s,s7S; stock, 1,o46,s36.
 Total for week Receipts, s1,454; exports, sores.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4,e6l,- 09a; exports, 4.O92,953.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Bond Prices Based
 m New York Market
By Assoclatcd Press

New York, March 2S.-Bond prices eased perceptibly today from recent substantial advances. The invest ment demand fell away on continI- ance of high money rates and specu- lative profit taking.
 Dealings in the Liberty series wefe large, but a majority of those issues closed at trifling declines. High grade rails were not especially af- fected by the reduction of the north ern Pacific stock dividend, but the trend among underlying issues was irregular.
 Mexicans were heavies of the for eiSn dividend, reacting on denials of progress of negotiations with Wash ington. French governments eased, but French nunicipals were higher with Swiss sevens.
 Active buying of interborough rapid transit 5s was the prominent feature of the local utilities, that is- spe rising 1ls points. Steel, oil and rubber bonds showed irregular changes. Total sales. par value. s1s,- 496,000,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

stock. 240.107
 Memphis: M;ddling, lie; receipts, 1,4o1; shipments, 2,633; sales. 1.25o; stock, S,594
 Augusta: Middling, 16.SSc; re- ceipts. 1.261; shipments, 1,1S2; sales. 252; stock 119,S62.
 St. Louis: Middling. 17.25c; re- ceipts. 1,137; shipments, 1,112; stock, 27.469.
 Atlanta: Middlfng, 1725c.
 Little Rock. Middling, 16.T5c; re- ceipts. POP; shipments 206; sales, 302; stock. 5S.52s.
 Dallas: Middling. 16.75c sales. l. 994
 Montsomery Middling, 16.SSc; sales, 45o,
 Total today. Receipts, a,aOS; ship ments, 19,224: stock, 634,555.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
SUGAR MARKET

New York, March 23.-There was another decline of 1-16c in Cuban raw sugar prices today with spot and April now quoted at 29sc cost and freight, equal to 3.9Sc for Centrifugal There was sales of 10000 bags Of Cubas early April shipment to a local refiner at quoted prices.
 The raw sugar futures market was less active today but prices were easier under renewed liquidation prompted by the decline in the spot market.
 Closing prices were to { points net lower or within a point or two of the lowest May 252c; July 2.70c; September 2.S6c; December 2.91c.
 The market for refined was un- changed with all refiners listing at 5.50c for fine granulated. The de- mand was less active and it was re- ported that second hand sugars were available at 5.40c.
 Refined futures were without trans actions. Closing May and July 6.00c; September 6.10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
RICE MARKET

New Orleans, March 23-Rough rice atrong; no sales; receipts 6,s17 sacks; millers receipts same. Clean rice strong; sales reptrted. 300 pocla- ets Honduras at 6iac; 125 pockets Japan at 45s @4Ac; 2,349 pockets Blue Rose at 21s @4Bc; 600 pockets second heads at 3Ac: receipts 63s pockets. Bran and polish unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
EAST ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK
 Rx Assacia tad p.aaa
BANK OF FRANCE

Paris, March 23.--The weekly state- ment of the Bank of France shows tba following changes:
 Gold in hand increased 103. 900 francs. Silver in hand increased 157.- 900 francs. Notes in circulation de- creased 37S,5s4.0o0 francs. Treasury deposits decreased 12,3s200O francs. General deposits increased 1S5.63s. GOO francs Bills discounted decreased 1s.42S.o0o francs. Advances decreased 6S,783,000 francs. Fresh advances to the state amounted to 800, 1000, 900 francs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
JONES CASE MOL CROSSED
By Associated Press

Lancaster, s. C., March 23.--A mol prosse was entered today in each of the five indictments against Charles D. Jones. lawyer banker and former president of the Lancaster Mercantile company in which he was charged with breach of trust and misappr,s. priation of funds of the mercantile company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RN A Assaclutad Ia.

New York. March 2S.-Foreign ex- change easy. Great Britain. demand 4.3Sss; cables. 4.9O Sixty day bills on banks, 4.S5S. France, demand. 9.o5ia; cables. 9.o6 Italy, demand, 5.1l + 7 cables, 5.12. Belgium, demand. i. S.47 12; cables, S.4S. Germany, de- mand .2s3a cables, 29ss. Holland, demand. SIT; cables, 37,S0. Norway. demand. i752. Sweden, demand 26.17. Denmark. demand, 21.25. Switzerland, demand 19.4S. Spain. demand, '55S. Greece, demand. 4.32. Poland. S-c land, ORE. Czecho Slo- vakia, d.-..and, 1.T2 Argentine. de- mand, 36.s7. Brazil. demand, 1887. Montreal, 97A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
HANK OF ENGLANn

London, March 23.-The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve increased. f5S,000. Circula- tion decreased, f54.00O. Bullion in- creased. f4.S22. Other securities in creased, f6,264,000. Other deposits in- creased. f4,717,000. Public deposits in- creased, f2.922. 900. Notes reserve in creased, f55,000. Government secur- ities increased, f1.331.000. The pro- portion of banks reserve to liabili- ties this week is 17.e5 per cent. last week it was 1898 per cent. Rate of discount 4h per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
LIVERPOOL COTTON Ry Associated Press

Liverpool, March 23-Cotton, spot, in active demand; large business. prices unchanged. Good middling. 11.31d; fully middling, Hold; mid
 ding, 1O.91d; low middlng. 9.91d: good ordinary, 9.06d; ordinary. S.56d; sales. Is, ,0o0, including 1000 late yes- terday, American. 10.200. Receipts. 1,o00 bales, including 500 American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
POTATO MARKET Nv AEsOciated Presa

Chicago, March 23.-Potatoes firm; Wisconsin sacked round whites $1.65 O 1,75 cwt.; Idaho. sacked rurals, S1S0@1.95 cwt. Colorado sacked round whites. poorly graded, s1.65 cwt.; Minnesota sacked Red Rivers, $1.75 cwt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
MONEY MARKET R.. Ao.<zasu4aa D

New York, March 23-Call money firm; high, # per cent; low. Az per cent; ruling rate, Az per cent: clos Ing bid, 5 per cent; offered at 5ls per cent; last loan. 51s per cent; call loans against acceptances, per cent. Time loans steady, 60 days, A. per cent: 90 days. Az per cent; six months, Az @4% per cent. Primo mercantile paper AZ H@4% per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Flew York Pro duce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so- ficited 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 for de- livery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
CHICAGO GRAIN By Associated Press
CASH GRAIN Rx Assnrinied \ Press

Chicago. March 23.-Wheat. No. 2 red, s1.3i1a. Corn, No. 2 mixed. 56a4 c; No. 2 yellow. 5SQ5SAc. Oats, No. white, 37@3s%c; No. 3 white. S41s c S7c. Rye, No. 2. $1.05; barley. 6f9 6sc; timothy seed, $5.50@ 6.5O; clover seed, $15.00Q 25.OO. Pork nominal; lard, $10.52; ribs, s11.25Q12,25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
COTTON SEED OI-.

New York. March 23.-Cottonseed oil sold off to IS points early in sympathy with the weakness in lard and grains, but rallied toward the close on room covering and support from outside longs. At the close May was one point higher, and the balance of the list 3 to net lower. Sales lS,70o barrels. Prime crude lo.ooc nominal; prime sumRer yellow sp-t nominal; May 1149c; July 11.35c; September 11.27c, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

the correspondents here of E. w. Wagner 6 Co.,. when that firm failed and according to comment on the floor of the exchange. the troubles of the local firm date back to that event
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
PRODUCE
By Associated Press

Chicago. March 23-Butter un-' settled creamery extras, 39c; firsts, S4 @ 3sc; standards. 3SAc. Eggs easy. 221s @22Ac. Ordinary firsts, 21Gt 21 lac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
LONDON MONEY

loS Ahsociateu HreSs London, March 23.-Bar silver 33 Sd per ounce. Money 31z per cent Dis count rates: Short bills 7-16 per cent; thre months bills 7-16 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
DRY GOODS MARKET


 New York, March 23.-Cotton goods ruled quiet with trade moderate at irregular prices. The lower prices named on bleached muslins have not brought forth much new business thus far. A better trade was reported in summer dress fabrics and summer dresses. Laces seemed to be improv- ing. Burlaps held firm. Wool and worsted goods were quiet. Silk goods were being reduced sharply in local jobbing circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NEW YORK BONDS


 U. s. 7s registered, bld ............ 1OSM u- $. 2s, coupon, bid id............. 103h U. S. As. registered, bid ........... 1O5b U $. 4s' coupon. bid .............. 105% Panama 3s. registered. bid ..... S3 Panama 3s. coupon, bid ......... S3 Amer. Smelt. & Ref. 5s ..........A s9X Amer. Tel & Tel. cv 6s .......... I15 Atchison gen. 4s ....4.....4.... s7i5 Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s bid .. SIX Baltimore X Ohio cv. 4ihs - 7Sis Bethlehem Steel ref 5s .s....... 92 Central of Georgia CensoI. 5s . 97X Central Leather bs ...,.......... 965A Chesapeake X Ohio cv bs .....- S7ik Chicago Mil; & st; P cy. 4lss. bid s4% Chlcago, K. l. x r. Ky. ref 4s, bid 791h Colorado & Southern ref. 4I5s ~ SsL Denver S Rio Grande consol 4s bid TIA Dominion of Canada 5s (193D ..... 9s iiii ite sei; ss ;.... ,.,.....,'.s-. 40 Int Mer. Marine 6s ........., 95h kansas City Southern ref. 5s - s5& Liggett & Myers 5s, bid ..... 947s Louisville & Nashville un. 4s. bid . soH Missouri, Kan. & Texas Ist 4s ..... 77Is Missouri Pae. gen. As ....... 62h New York Central deb 6s ..... 1O1sS Norfolk X Western cv. 6s .... 1O7E Northern Pacific As .......... Sb Pennsylvania gen. 5s ......... s6ss Republic p1ak fqoi fTon < Steel s. tisic, sss ss& St. Louis & San Fran. dj. 6s 7sL Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ..... 10X Southern Bell Tel. 6s .......:. 94 southern Pacific cv 6s. bid ...... 97h Southern Railway gen. As ... 6sR Texas X Pacific 1st 5s .. 92S Union Pacafic As .............. sos. United Kingdom of G. B. X l. Is UU' S' steer os .................. 1O0A Ms,o Waoash lst bs -:................ e5h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
ro,,4. M,oh % yvho.+

St. Louis, March 2S.-Wheat No. 2 red, $1.3S; No. 3. $1.S2; May. s1.2sA ; July. s1.14A. Corn, No. yellow. 5s1a e 60c: May, 5S1s @5SAc; July, Gle. Oats. No. 2 white. 40c; May, 3712e; July, 395Rc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NAVAL STORES Ry Asaaciat.I D.
Savann

Savannah, Ga, March 23.-Turpen- tine firm, S1Ac; sales, AT: receipts, so; shipments, 22; stock SEQ
 Rosin firm; sales. 453; receipts, 5So; shipments, [; stock. 62,232 Quote: B, D. s4.; E. S402k; r. G. II, l. s4.0712; K, s4.20: NJ. s4.so; N, s5.20; Wg, s5.75; Wv, s5e0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NEM YoRk COTTON
New York, Marcn 2s.-cotton closed
SPOT COTTON
By Associnted press

New Orleans. March 2S.-Spot cot ton steady, 1S points lower; sales on the spot, So7 bales; to arrive, 265 low middling, 15.25c, middling, is.50c: !: good middling. 17.50e; receipts. A.. S9S; stock, 239.050.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

Futures closed quiet: March, 10.51d; May, 1o.S6d; July. 10,25d; October, 9.sSd December. 9.S2d; January, 9.73d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
SPOT CnEEEu

By Associated Press New York, March 23.-Coffee. Rio No. 2, 9%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON Ry AaaoeIaf>a p--..

New York, March 2s.-spot cotton quiet; middling 17.S0c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
LIBERTY BONDS
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Hy Assaciot~d D~...

Chicago March 2S.-CattIe: Receipts 15,000: beef steers slow and uneven mostly 5Q 25c lower.
 Top for baby beef heifers s s1O Top matured steers ....... 800 Bulk beef steers .,........ 7.35@ S.25 Bulk fat she stock ....... bo0G ess Bulls, bulk bolognas around 4,5 Veal calves, bulk 100 to 120 c. pounds ,..a..:.. 7.75@ s.25
 Hogs: Receipts, 2soOO opened active D @ 10c higher than yesterday's averape, closing slow; lights firm others cIosing with advance lost; shippers bought abouf 5000; holdover moderate.
 noP vary ...-.... ...........S S10.40 pra,Gtlcsl top ..'........+. 10.35 Pigs. bulk desirable 100 to
 120 pounds ....... se5@ O 5o steady to 5c lower; in between Einds taking the decline: sheep steady Fat wooded lambs, top yl6,75 Shorn lambs. top ....... 13s5 Wooded yearlings .......s i4o0 Fall shorn Texas yearlings
 ana ewes ................. l1.bo Bulk desirable fat wooded ewes ...;....,.... ......... 5000 s.75 Light shearing lambs steady 14s5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
RAR SILVER
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

New York. March 2S.4Foreign bar silver, 64Mc; Mexican dollars, 49ssc
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-01-26
IMPROVE FOWLS EVERY YEAR
Man Breeding for Ego Production
Should Pick Out Best Layers
for Breeders,

The poultry raiser who does best IA
almost always the one who carefully
and closely picks out each year only
his choicest specimens and breeds
from these exclusively. As a natural
result, his flocks become better and
better each year. BY the same token,
the man who is breeding for heavy
reproduction should pick out his
very best layers to be used exclusive
ly as breeders, and in the course Of a
few generations the habit Of pro.
Efficacy will become firmly established
in this family.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-01-26
Toulouse Geese.

ter results. From four to TWENTY-FIVE
geese may be kept on an acre. IN
der most conditions ten is q fair ayef.
age. Free range on grass or stubble,
Is advisable, and many persons IN the
South keep them to kill weeds In the
cotton fields.
Toulouse and Embden geese vill
breed and produce some stock In their.
second year but do not mature or gly0
best results for another IL month";
Sometimes they will lay the first year,
but the results usually are unsatisfac
tory, and the eggs often are used tor
cooking. Females usually are kept M
til they are eight to ten years old O.
as long as they lay we'll, but gandefs
seldom are kept after they are Ok
or seven years old. Yearling ganden
Of the domestic breed often are used
for breeding, but both sexes usually
are best for breeding when from thne
to five years old.