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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-18
BUYING POWER IS7 AGAIN INEYIDENCE. IN DAYS TRADING.

NEW YORK, August 17.-Good buying power was again in evidence in today's stock market with the re- suit that prices moved to higher ground for the fourth consecutive day. There was a slight lessening market to continue its upward course in the face of unfavorable news developments, including the overnight disclosure of @ new dead lock in the coal negotiations, was regarded as constructive feature.
 Resumption of pool operations in some of the leading industrials after long period of inactivity brought Sbort some sharp gains in that group. Outside spectators and in vestors, apparently convinced that the recent reacttonary trend had been definitely checked, also exhibit ed more interest, although this buy ing is still of relatively small pro- portions.
 The usual weekend profit taking took place during the afternoon but these offerings were well absorbed | and prices generally closed around their best levels of the day.
 Corn Products was one of the out standing features, closing A points higher at 127. Gains of 8 to points also were recorded by Federal Min ing and Smelting preferred, Fisher a 7WOoiworth. the last named closing at 251 after touching a new top for all time at 253.
 Transactions In Baldwin, stude- baker and American Can comprised more than one-tenth of the total volume of business, each closing more than a point above yesterdays final quotations. General Motors and United States Steel also were quite active, each gaining 9s on the day. oil ehares also made good recovery from recent heaviness, California Petroleum rising points, Phillips Petroleum 2& and the Pan-Amer- ican issues about point each. Mid de States and Trans-ContinentS Oils made new lows. Pacific oil re- ceded REactionally. The semi-annual income statement showing surplus income of S4,535,1S9, a decrease of S2,271,2ei below the same period last year and earnings of approXi- mateIy S1.SO share as against s4.so in the first six months of 1922.
 Rails displayed a firm tone but the gains, as a rules were limited to ] fractions. A few issues, including Chicago Northwestern, Great North ern preferred and Rock Island per cent preferred closed point or more higher.
 Foreign exchanges wera heRvy with trading light. Demand ster- ling eased 1 cent to s456& and French francs dropped 3 points to 551Mc. German marks dropped from 30 to 2S cents million, the .Reichsbank statement showing an increase of more than eighteen trlI~ lion marks in note circulation. Call money held at A per cent all day. Commercial paper and tlme money rates were unchanged.
 Total stock sales 60S,40O shares:
 Twenty industrials averaged SA64i net gain ,6S.
 High 1928, 105.sS; low se.9l.
 Twenty railroads averaged 1s'4ai ''f High 1923, sO.es; low 7e.7s.
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HURBARD,s LETTER.

NEW YORK, August Specially The market was easier on the opening ow- ing to weaker Liverpool cables and further hedge selling from the southwest. Local interests sold on the idea that reports of ing during the morning. However, when the weather map was posted, the only rains that were shown in Texas were .34 of an inch in Amarillo, and this rain was so far west that it did not affect Texas proper and short covering made it's ap- pearance, putting the market around 75 for October In view of the continued drouth in Texas the market continues steady with a tendency to advance. and Is overcoming to a great extent the hedge selling that makes It's appearance every day.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
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RRApsTREET,s REvIEW

NEW TURK, August I7.-Bradstreet's s tomorrow will say:
 Improvement Is the keyword in a mum Der of lines this week. In some cases the betterment Is a matter mainly of tone; in others. fairly definite enlargement of still, as, for instance. in prices of com modities, particularly food products the trend is undeniably upward, following the exhibition of last week, when the food Index turned up. and advances and de- clines of all commodities balanced for the first time in many weeks. At the fore front of the improvement is to be men
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BANK or GERMANY

RERTIN. AuRust lT.-Ihe WeekIy 8tbto- v,,sn4 of inc bank of Germany as of Au- gust T, shows the following changes; Total eoin and bullion, increased 6S7,s17,O0o marks Gold unchanged. Treasury and loan association notes. decreased 1,4ls.- ~aIs R9e 0OO Notes of other banks, in- cressed i76.271 .O0O. Bills of exchange and cheques. increased 7,025,949 o57,00O Dis count and treasury bills, increased 2b,se4,- sb8 0s5 900. Advances, increased 6.0T1. O24352 O0O Investments, increased 92.- s51, 991 900. Other assets, increased s'O2b,- 226 O93 0OO Notes in circulation, in- creased is,7si, ,s54, 3ss, 900. Deposits. in- creased 10, ,1s6, 44e, ,644.o00, Other liabilities, ' increased 11,718,17s,765, ,000. Total gold holdings, 6g6,861, 900 marks.
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POTATOES

CHICAGO. August 1s.--Potatoes slightly stronger on white stock; steady on Early Ohios: receipts, 42acars; total United States shipments, 4s4s Kansas and Missouri sacked IrisA Cobblefs United States No. l. $2Q2.S6 ca9t. mostly around s2.I5 cwt. f; NebraskGN sacked Irish Cobblers, United States MAI, $2.40@2.50 cwt. Nebraska sacked EsfsAi Ohios No. 1, $2@2.10 cwt. i: Kansas stcked Early Ohios partly grad ed, Sl.5t 0,l.55 cwt.; Minnesota sacked Early Ohios $I. 300l.50 cwt.
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WOnL QUOTATIONS

BOSTON, August 1.-The Commercial Bulletin will publish the following quo tations tomorrow:
 Wisconsin, Missouri and average New England: Half blood, 52953c; three- eighths blood, 1@52c; one-quarter blood, 4Sc.
 Secured basis: Texas fine, 19 months. S1.30Q1 .35; fine months $1. @1. 20.
 Territory: Fine staple choice, S1.35I half blood combng. S1.20@1.25; three- eghths blood combing, s1.02@1.07; one- quarter blood combing, S5 O soc.
 Pulled: Delaine, s1 @1. .32; AA. 31 20 @1.25; A supers. $1.0O@1 10.
 Mohair: Best combing, 7s9sso; best carding, 70@75c.
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Huhhard Rroa. & Cn.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. or- ders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and lRsraI terms given for consignments of spot cot. ton for delivery.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
 NEW ORLEANS August 1.-The mar ket closed steady. Spots, 25.1Sc, un
rIEsrrR,s corroN STATEMENT

NEW ORLEANS, August 17.-Compari- sons are to actual dates, not to close of In sight for week. s5.Ooo; same days last year oOd dllOoo same dsys Xsar be date last year. 2b5.0oOO; same date year before S06, 900; for season, 17O,0O0; same date last year, ear, 266'ooo; same date year Port receipts for season, s30oo; same date last year es.oOo; same date year be- Overland to mills and Canada for sea- son. 10000; same date last year, 2s,O00; same date year before, 10000.
 Southern mill takings for season, IT, 900; same date last year, 176,00o; same date year before. 126,0
 Interior stocks in excess of August 1 (decrease). 15.ooo; year before (decrease). Foreign exports fS5 week, ss;oo9; same : before, 6S, ,000; for season, 100,0 same date last year, 1os,ooO; same date year Northern spinners 'takings and Canada for week. 5000; same z days last year 10000; for season, 16,ooo; to same date last
 Statement of spinners' takings of Amer lean cotton throughout the world This coo yA same days year before ss2. .oSo total since August l, 256.000; same date last year. 552,ooO; same date year before, 613,- 900.
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week. 1,SSS,o00; last week, ls57 oSO same date date last sys yesT SSo s'1iooSG: the total American this week was 762, 900 {; last week, 754ooo last year 1.sls,ooo ; week. 1,0S6. .000 last week. 1.103,O00; last year, 1.497.000 year before, 1,s26.00 Wis., lble in the United States this week. sss.- 900; this date last year, 6s4.O00 Visible in other countries this week. 1,450, 900; this date last year. 2,447,00O.
 PORT MOVEMENT
 New Orleans: Middling. 25.1so: re- esipts, 12l; exports. 6s7; sales Ss; stock. Galveston: Middling. e5.l5ci receipts. $50; exports. 2T,930; sales. 1,50o; stock, s2056.
 Mobile: Middling, 24 .Sso stock, 54l.
 Savannah: MlddlinE, 95 ,0bc; receipts.
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NEW WORK COTTON FUTURES
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, August 17.-Spot cotton quiet prices firm; good middling. 15 S6d fully middling, 5.76d; middllng, 16 6ld; low niddling, 15. 5.36d; good ordinary, i4.s6d; ordinary. IA 56d. Sales, 5000 bales including 9,4OO American. Receipts, 42,ooo bales, including 6,s00 American. Futures closed firm; August 15 06d, October 13.ssd, December 13.5Sd, January 13 42d, March l3.25d. May 13.08d. July 12 S6d.
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RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, August ll-Rough rec strong and advancing. Sales. 21o sacks Honduras at 4.S7c; 4s7 sacks Edith at 47sc. Receipts. eSs sacks; millers' receipts none. Clean rice firm; sales. s62 pock- cts Blue Rose. 4A@4%c! 26 pockets screenings at Pc. Receipts. s46 pockets. Bran and polish unchanged.
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rnRErnN EVcHANnM

NEW YORK, August 11.-ForeiSn ex- changes irregul liar; ouotations in eents' s 51 and b.61h. Italy, A.29s and { 30. Belgium, Al and A;41h. Germany; Denmark, IS 55. Switzerland, 1S.o o9. Spain. 1s.5sh. Greece, 1.7s. Poland .OoQ4 .01O61s. Austria, .OOI4M. Rumanla, .42A. Argentina. s2.s7s Brazil, 10. Montreal e7 27-32.
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DRY GnnnS

NEW YORK, August 17.-Burlap quota tions were unchanged in todays markets. cloth market showed more active and higher prices obtained. Cotton duck sales were small. Raw wool markets reported sales in foreign countries at higher prices than those obtained in New York or Bos- ton. Yokohama raw silk prices were slightly higher and with Advances also In the local trade.
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ruEEKIY IIVERPnnI.

LIVERPOOL, August 17.-Weekly cot ton statistics: Total forwarded to mills S9 900 bales of which 21,000 were Ameri- can. Stock S5s, 900, American 102,O0O Impores, 32 ,000, American 1000. Exports 5000. American 5000.
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NEW YORK. August 17.-ChW money easier; high 4%, low A. ruling rate 4%, closing bid A, offered at 5, last loan
 IA, call loans against aooeptRnoes, 4M l. Time loans firm; mixed collateral, GO to
 20 days, bA; 4 to 6 monthss 6hs prime
 commercial paper 506A.
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NEW YORK, August 17:-Copper easy electroIytic, spot and nearby. 14oi futures 14914Ac. Tin steady; spot and nearby s9 26e futures. 39 .l2c. Iron steady; prices unchanged; Lead steady; spot, 6 30 @6.75c Zinc firm; East St. Louis spot and nearbs 7.Tbc,
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spOT COTTON
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NEW ORLEANS, August 17.-spot cot ton quiet and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 56; to arrive none. Low middling, 24 3sc; middling, 25. 13c; good middling, 25 6Sc. Receipts, 121: stock, 42,2S7.
 NEW YORK. August 17.-spot cotton was quiet; middling, 25 Csc.
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toned quite an enlargement of the buy ing of cotton goods at large eastern mar kets. which has been stimulated by the stronger tone of raw cotton, the latter in turn due to reduction of crop estimates by drouth, and the slightly better buying of other lines of dry goods such as woolens and silks the latter despite rather sharp break in the raw material.
 Weekly bank clearings $6.494 963. 900.
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ss MoUe 70 Higher Ground The Fourth ConsecuUe Day
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, August 17.-FollowinE is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange. giving all stocks and bonds traded in;
 Iudustrials
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LONDON MONEY
LONDON LONDON AuRT1at
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LONDON, AuguBt 17-Bar gfIvor.
 30 15-I6d per ounce Money, 2A per cent discount rates. short bills. 3@8h per cent;
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK. August 17.-Following are today's high, low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond:
 RRilMnY and Miscellaneous
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BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BoNDi

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 Readers should note that Liberty bonds are quoted in dollars and thirty seconds of dollars Instead of dollars and cents. The fractions are designated by giving the numerator only.
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FLAX SEED
METAL MARKET

DULUTH Mnn.. August lT.-Closins flax: September, $2.29Aci October S2. 261z bid; November. $2. 26 bid; Decem. Der, $2. 229s bid.
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Short Market Flashes

NEW YORK, August 1T.--The Tidal Osnge oil company reports net loss of $107,s54 for the first six months of the current year. as compared with net in come of s467, 496 for the corresponding pe- riod in 1929.
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sUGAR NTARKFT

NEW YORK, August 11.-There was a steadier tone to the local raw sugar mar ket today little better inquiry was reported and prices were higher, with freight, equal to 5.S1c for centrifugal. Late yesterday there were sales of 26. 900 bags of Philippines on the basis of 15-16c. cost and freight, for Cubas, but today there were sales of 11,OOO bags of Cubas at 4c, cost and freight, and 1000 bags of Cuban and $500 bags of Porto Ricos on the basis of 1-32c. cost and freight, for Cubas,
 While rather irregular, raw sugar fu lures were generally higher today. reflect ing the steadier feeling In the spot mar ket. At the outset prices showd declines of 1 to 10 points under renewed selling pressure and September liquidation, but offerings were well absorbed. and before midday al lthe loss was regained on ac- tive covering and commission house buy ing. with prices during the middle session showing net advances of 10 to IT points. Near the close there was scattered realiz- ing of 1 to 10 points,
 Closing: September .99c December 8 9Sc March .44c, May 8 52c,
 The market for refined was unsettled again and prices were unchanged to 10 points lower, with fine granulated quoted from 2 60c to 7.75c. The demand contin- ued light. with buyers limiting purchases. Refined futures nominal
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MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
RANK STOCKS

Amer. IT. & Say. Bank ......210 225 Bir. IT. & Say. Go. ..........225 2b0 Fed. Blk. & TT. Go. (par 10) 10 Il FirstNat. Bank ..............32 320 335 First Nat. Bank, Fairfield ....140 l55 N. B'ham TT. 6 Say. Bank ....150 165 Traders Nat. Bank goo 225
 INSURANCE STOCKS
 Ala. Nat. Life (par l0) ...... 14 IS Pro. Life Ins. (par 1o) ...... 20 25
 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS
 Ala. Power Go. per cent pfd.. es Ala. IT,, It. & P. common .... IS 29 Amer. Bakeries Co. ,.........126 140 Avondale Mills common ......660 $50 Avondale Mills pfd. ...........105 1lo Bess. Coal, Iron Land Go. 55 66 Sir. Realty Go. ......1S5 15O Sir. W. W. Co.,, 8 per cent pfd. .1O1 1O6 Elmwood Cemetery Co. ..... 70 s5 Fairfield Land Co. ............ 40 50 Jefferson County Bank .....s. 15 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb .... s3 go Morris Plan Bank ............10O 105 Nat. Cast Iron Pipe Go. ......l00 110 Southeastern Express Go. s5 100
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l come of s4s7,4S6 for the corresponding pe- riod in 1922.
 LITTLE ROCK. Ark, August 17-Au- thority has been given by the Arkansas railroad commission to the Southwestern Bell Telephone company for the issuance of sso. oCO.9oe in first moEtsaEe and re- stood that ths issue will be sectional. and that approval of the issue also has been asked of stats comm lsstuns In Missouri, Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.
 BERLIN. August 17--Returns of the Reichsbank for the first week in August show currency increase of 3O,b0O, 900 O00,- 900 marks its total of e2,S39,000. 900 rep resenting a doubling of paper circulation the second week for the current month are still outstanding, it is believed they will outstrip by far. the present imitation fig marks during the last weeks crisis is said to have averaged ten trilions per day. Reichsbank increased It's holdings of dis counted treasury bills and private checks and drafts by thirty-three trillions.
 NEW YORK. Auguss l7.-Federal Judge Winslow today appointed Charles E. Miller and Thomas H. Baskerville as receivers in Lucey Misunderstanding corporation, manu- lecturers of oil well equipments Liabilities of the firm were said to be s2,215.ooo.
 NAVAL STORES
 | SAVANNAH, Ga, August 17.-Turpen- tine firm, soc. Sales, 260; receipts, S70i shipments. 5,675j stock, 10,115. Rosin sn TFm sss sGs sesG sfoeR sis5pS SsPF F, s4.57ia; c, H, I, S4 .6O; K, NJ, $4.621a 1; | N. s4.s5; VIC. $5.1715; wv, S5.25.
 JACKSONVILLE. Fla. August 17.--Tur- pentine firm, S9QS9&c; sales, 265; re- ceipts. 6S2; shipments, 253; stock, 12.26S. Rosin firm; sales, 1,208; receipts, 1.537; l shipments, 1235; stock, 117,S41. Quote: B to c, s4. 57lz CA 6O II. $4 SO; I, s4. 50 @ | 4.e2Az; K, $4. 6044. .621a; NJ. s4.621a; N, | s4 s5: we, s5.15; wv, s5.25.
 | 25c higher bulk western killing lambs, | s13.s04l4; most native S12.75Q1S.25; top, SIS 50; culs largely $9.50@10; few higher; light handy weight ewes mostly | sI@s; heavyweights around S4 50; feed ing lambs Sl2 5O0l9.7b
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FOREIGN BONDS

IUH OuTD IdFkcII Sales Gin S1.O0O) High. Low. Close. Mexico Gov 6s. 56iz 56h 56h 10 Swiss 5 15s ........ 99 99 go 32 Mexico As .....,.. 36ia 36 86A 35 Swiss 5s wi ........ 97A 9Ik STA Total sales of bonds S297,000.
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CnrTnN sEEn nIr-

NEW YORK, August 17-Starting lower on the disappointing action of cotton and lard cotton seed oil firmed up on short covering in old crop months and buying by houses with Texas connections. Be- fore the else, however profit-taking again turned the market lower, closing bids rep- resenting net losses of to II points. Sales, 20,400 barrels. Prime crude nominal; prime summer spot 10 25c; Septem Der, 10 24c; December. s.15c; March, 40c, ali
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NEW YORK STOCKS
High. Low. Close.

NEW YORK. August 17,-Fo1lowing are todays sales high low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange;
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SECURITIES
sTArE AND MUNIcIUAL BONDS

Alabama shs 1856 .......... Ss s7 Alabama 4s 1e56 ............ s3 sS Alabama AIS. 1SSO-s5. 4.25@4.4O basis. City of Birmingham, 45o o 500 oasis. Jefferson county. 4.5o0S basis.
 Jefferson county warrants b.2596.25 basis
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LOCAL MARKETS

Apples-Winesap. 13s, 150. 16S box, s4 30; 175 and smaller, box. s4.6O.
 Bananas-Per h., 7hc.
 Beans-Lima, California. regular. h., 1Olkc; navy, California, h., 9hc; navy. Michigan, h., 10c; red kidney h.. 12o; pink, lb., 9c.
 Peas-CaIfornia black-eyed. h.. 6xc.
 Cabbage-Crate, $4.
 Evaporated Apples-Seian brand. 12hc; 5O-Ib. box. N. r., 11he; 50-l5 oz.. N. r., I7c.
 Evaporated Peaches-SO-lb. box, N. r. II lac; bO-15 ov., N. r.. 2lc.
 Peaches-Practically peeled, so-11, oz. case. SS.bO.
 erapgfEgita.S:so s :, so box. '4'7S' s4-7O-so box. Lemons-California. box. $1O.5o; import ed, box, Ss.bO
 Onions-white Texas, crate. S4; yellow Texas, crate. f3. 75.
 Oranses-Florida Val, 176-smaller, $7; Florida Val, 150. S6.b0; Florida, 126 box, s6; California VaL' l76-smalier. SSi 4SV'
 ineapple-Irish. old, h.. sh&
 Peanuts-Ala. raw, lb., Sc; roasted, h.. s1sc; virginia raw. h.. 10c; roasted. h., I0hc.
 Prunes-California 4O-5u. a5 lb'., h.. CaiIIOrnIa 60-iO, z6 lbs, b., lS%c; sb-lI oz., pltted, 16ci 26 lbs, 6O-eQ h., Ilo; 20 lbs. bO-7v, lb.. lV1ae; b0 lbs, 60-s0,
 Raisins-144-5c, sesdIess. I4.5O; 25 Ibs. loose. seedless, S1ac; seedeaA. 5O-S oz.. S%c; seedless, b0-15 oz.. loo.
 Irish Potatoes-New req. No. 1, sAc; No. z. b., zke white. h.. 4Ac.
 ToInatoes-PAncy, crate. S6; choice. &k; MissisSlppi. crate, S2. 60.
 autRlOupes-Cah1ornlR pony, &A.6Q,
 Feaches-Cnoics. s2. 25; fancy, ts.6O.
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COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK August 17-Reports of rain and hailstorms in Sac Paulo appeared to cause uneasiness over coming crop pros poets in the coffee market today. Private cables said it was feared that the unset tied weather would be followed by drop in temperatures. and the primary markets were both higher. Locally the market opened al an advance of to points and sold to II points net higher during the morning. There seemed to be a little more September for sale at s.99o, however aiod the price later reacted to 8 8.93c, while other months also eased off from the best under realizing. The close was 6 to 8 points net higher. Sales, including ex- changes, were estimated at about 51, 900 bags September 95c, October s.75c, De- cember s.O2c, March 7.65c. May 7.4Oc, July .27c.
 Spot coffee was reported in fair de- mand, with quotations on the basis of 10h Q109zc for Rio Is and IA to 15 for Santos 4s. Cost and freight offers were higher on the average Part bourbon 4s and 5s were offered at 12 55c to 12.95c for prompt shipment and 3s and 5s at 12 soc for October December shipment.
 The official cables showed no change in Rio exchange rates, with the Rio market 425 to 300 reis higher and Santos $50 to 475 reis higher. Receipts at the two Bra gillian ports were 46,O0O and Jundiahy receipts 34,000 bags Rio cleared 1,800 bags for New Orleans.
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NAVAL STORES

25c higher; bulk western killing lambs SIS .s04l4; most native, S12.75q13.25i top, s1S .60; culls largely s9.50Ql0; few higher; light handy weight ewes mostly IQs heavyweights around S4 50; feed ing lambs, $12.50@13.75.
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POULTRY

POULTRY Hens-Large, 2sQ24o. FryerB-Large, bOc. Broilers-S5@ @ 4oc. RoosIers-l2c. Etags-20c. Ducks--16 O zoe. Geese-10c. Guincas-3bo. Turkeys-2bc. Eggs-25 26o.
 Birmingham Grain Col No. 3 white-yellow corn, Sl.20@1.2& No. white oats, 67Q7Oc. Seven per cent cotton seed meal. 34G0Ae. Wheat shorts, $4SQ46. Bran wheat SS6 e. 40. Corn feed meal, S43Q4b. Cotton seed hulles. Ib-lO0 lb, sacks. s2A Cornmeal. s2.s4.
 HIDES AND WOOL No. 1 Green Salt Aiues-sc No. 2 Green Salt Hides-7o. No. 1 Green Fresh Hides, 6c No. Green Fresh Hides-bc. No. l Dry Flint Hides-1So. No. Dry Flint Hldes-l2c. No. l Dry Salt Hides-12e. No. Z Dry Salt Hides-lIc, Sheep Skins-lbc dS1. Goat Skins-lO4SOc. Hog Skins-l0 0 0lbc. Horse Hldes-SlD2. Tallow-4Q6c Beeswax-z3Q Q25c. Clear Grease Wool-306s2c, Ginseng-Wild. ss6lO. Clear Washed Wool-40 @Azc. Burry Wool-1bu ulSc.
 HAY No. 1 Johnson grass, S24926 No. 1 timothy hay, S300S2. Choice alfalfa SSS S440. Johnson grass and alfalfa mixsd. SaI e3O.
 Wheat straw. s1sG2O. Standard Fish rompany) Gray SnApper-Per lb. I4c, Red Snapper-Per h., 21c. Spanish MackerelPer h.. 2ac.
 CHICAGO STOCKS CHICAGO, August 17--Armour preferred, TeMc; Commonwealth Edison, 1924 Libby McNeil, 7%; Swift & Co.,, i0O7s Swift International, 20; Union Carbide, I6e%; Yellow TaxL 97h. f4s FLOUR MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., August i7,- Flour unchanged to 1be lower, Family patents. s6.lb@6.2b; shipments 67.67S barrels. Bran. S2s .5002A
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1bq. stock. S,9s4.

1be; stock, S,994.
 charleston: Receipts, 25; stock, 24oSi. Wilrnington: Receipts, 22 stock, 3163. Texas City: Stock 4.
 Norfolk; Middling, 24.eSc; receipts, 12; stock 12,267.
 Baltimore: Stock, 800.
 Boston: Middling, 25 75c; stock 5,737. Philadelphia: Stock, 4,41S.
 New York: Middling, 25 65c; stock, ls 05s.
 Total today: Receipts, 5,405; exports, 2S.517; stock, 165,643.
 Total for week: Receipts, 46,oso; ex- ports, 55,9S9. oo ooo
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1NrERInR NrnYENIENT

Houston; MiddIng, z4 65c IeVeIpy, y,si 7.76o; shipments, 3,5sS; sales, S,1lb; stock 43.506.
 Memphis: Afiddling. 24.5oc; receipts, 29S; shipments, 906 stock, 54,791. shinBents. igs eSts 25. sales. g; stock, Ii, 2o5.
 st. Louis: Middling, 24.60c; receipts 7,o0 shipments, 697; stock, 4,721.
 Atlanta: Middling, 24. 75c.
 Little Rock: Middling, 24.bOc; ship ments, 1SS.
 Dallas: Middling 24 25c; sales, 2,54S. Montgomery: Middling, 25c.
 Total today Receipts, S.79s; shipments, 6.2QQ: stock. 126.0O2.