The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
HALF HOLIDAY ON WALLSTREET WAS
 VERY BUSY ONE
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selling orders seepins into the stock mar ket during the last half hour. and carry ins prices down l to $ points below yes terday's closing levels. provided one of the busiest half -holiday sessions in recent weeks
 Spectators for the decline found en- GS,oursssment S,s in the continusd lack of pas- sentative shares and the apparently un- favorable reaction, as espresssd in prices. steel merger had on market traders. There was belief that while operations Ss Ssrs .Ssre % hisn .s in sSs fss having its effect on the earnings of inds- pendent companies and that an effort to nss bringing eGasa aSou. s ss. n.~ ssomsination.
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 HIVE STOCK
 cAtcago, November 7s.--Hogs; kecelpts, ssa isc hisssss suik rooS ooS End cSoaoe ses to s7c-pound butchers ss.so; top G:so; .p.esips so~ e7a1SS; esyaoSsssi dssiras.s 1n.s & sian ssis Wsisit, ssSsso: iish.weisht ssese sss: sss; .sss .nse.A. .a:ss;.:s;' YrsasA, sfiss ago strictly good beer steers and bette, .ss sss ar,l so sss o western grassers steady: short fed steers asc lower to 4oe off: lower EIases wsstsEa sEn steers. sf s.c Sis.se; Ss.t yesriinss. ,is; beet nS .sv h's:n ::'sy sa os 1sc higher: bulls isc lower; veal calves; T lower; rsss bulk prie.s; nativ: & 3: s:ss q ssst s,Ss' ce~s sSS1 ana h:it.r. Tes.ss: esassss and cutters. ss.s5@s.so; veal calves, s.ss sheep, Receipts. i.eoc; compared week aso Fat isnbs stssdy to iSs .Ss ! ,oT's !, isa sa5 sia:S sSss sdyi slss'sf sssD eai ars ss ase ss esoas Sssssss s.d f's s.sns sRRsd rsshsr h heavy and strong weight fat ewes. s5asi lighter weights rpwsrd to s1.so; bulk de- East St, Louis, H.. November 2s.-eat- s sso Hsss's: .i ss.Fis "a saa sss ssrens; suii. sss isSsS; !isst, y..,.r.; si.ss .s.:sy .s:f: s. g: s1s sS .'r rss sss soosns soTs buns s'ssgse sssgsetsss' ts''F'' ss svsny o ss ss sa. Rsasn sa .s .ss. hSa mostly iSs hish.; pIF: p.,t iSSsse .S hlThsr iso ssSs to eas 1sc.s s's ss.ss: pI ss;ss9s.Sc; packer sows strong; bulk, II Y. week ago, lambs soc lower: fat ewes. 6ec ss.75; bulk wool lambs for week, sf4@I4: clipped lambs, sla.ee91s; culis. :s@s5e; tat light ewes tseG75; heayies, s46A25.
 COFFEE
 Nc wYork, November 26.-Thers was . renewal of covering by near-month shorts in coffee future sthis morning. or trans- ferrins to later deliveries. owing to the prompt stopping of the few notices yss- terday The opening was point iewer 10 point higher. and the oloss was about the best, with the market net unchanged te II points higher. Sales were reported of is,eoo bags. Closing: December, 1eesc; January, s.s2c; March, s.s5c; May. s.ste: July s.6Sc; September, e.Soe.
 Spot coffes steady; Rio 7s, He; Santos 4s i5S m1S&c. There were no fresh cost and freight offers reported.
 Tho last official cables frem Rio showed . net decline of 15o reis In the niiYeis quotations. with the dollar buying rate 10 reis higher. and exchange on London 1-ssd lower. Santos unchanged to lSo rsis lower. Brazilian pert receipts, 4s,eeo: 5undiahy. 2c.ooo. Victoria cleared assoc fsS New Orleans.
 Nc. iio. Futures steady; December.
 FOREIGN, EXCHANGE
 New York. November 1S.--Foreign ex- change steady. Great Bpitain. demand