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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-Foreign ex- Great Britain, demand 4.53A cables f.53' 60day bills on banks 4.50%; France, demand sos, cables 6.08h Italy, 4.55h and 4.5s; Belgium, 6.1sh and 5.1s; Ger many, .ooo000025 and .000o00o25; Holland. s9:32 and s. Argentina. 32.37; Brazil 9.75: Montreal. 9S%.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
FLAX MARKET

l5fsA DULUTH. Minn., Oct. 13.-Close, flax: October, $2,54% Q2.55; December. $2.b1A 1;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct. 13.-cattle: Re ceipts 7Oo closing slow; heavy steers ss @s.75: beef steers, s5@S.2b: heifers, s4@ E; cows. s5@s; feeders, s55o@7.6o; stockers'
 Hogs Receipts s4oo steady to 95c higher: 200 pounds up, ss.4O; 1e5 to 200 pounds ssO5; 12O to 165 pounds. s7.25; pigs 12O pounds down. s6,25; throwouts' SC down.
 EAST ST. LOUIS. Oct 13-Hoes: Re- ceipts, 1000; active; generally steady; spots higher on liehtweights; 160 to 19O pound averages sS0s.15.
 Cattle; Receipts. 800; compared with and stoclSer steers 25c lower; common and medium beef steers soc to 75c lower: west ern steers 75c to s1 lower; beef cows and lower; light vealers BOG to 75c higher: buks for week. native steers ss.25 oil western steers. $5@645: light yearings s2I5@2.s5 bologna bulls, $3.50@4.5o.
 Sheep: Receipts 300; today's trade nom 50c higher: culls, lambs. yearlings and all aged. classes steady; bulk lambs for week s12.2E@1s; yeariings, s1O.5O@11.25; weth- CTS. s5.5o@S: mutton ewes. s4@e.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct. 1a.-cattle, Receipts 1000. Calves: Receipts 100; foI week: Better grades of corn fed steers and yearlings steady; short fed and western grassers dnll; weeks top, yearlings, s11.So grass heifers weak to lower; canners ant to 15c higher; veal calves 25c to 50C higher; desirable stockers and lightweight feeders around steady: plain quality kinds dull mostly 25c lower best weighty feed CTS for week. $7.S5.
 Hogs: Receipts. 3000: mostly steady tc 10c higher: packer top. s7.So; bulk o sales s7.70@7.75; desirable 210 to 300 pound butchers s7.60@7.s0: bulk 140 tc 1so pounds. s7.25@7.4o; packing sows mostly s6.25n6.60. Sheep; Receipts, 1.5oo; for week: Lambs 25c to 40c higher; westerns, $13Q 1925 sheep, strong top. range ewes. S6.25i wethers, s5.5oG6; feeding lambs around 60c lower.
 FOREIGN EXCHANGES
 NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Foreign ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14

CINCINNATI O.. Oct. 1s.-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 29oo; steady; mediums. dull; pigs 25c higher; mediums s75o@S; pigs. S6Q Cattle; Receipts. 5000. Calves. 500 Sheep: Receipts. 2oOO; steady. Lambs steady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 13.-Sugar exchange closed today.
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NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of tho Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New. York, Jan. 3.-stocll prices NOV
cd to higher ground in today's market
despite a bear attack which followed
publication OF cable dispatches an
rejected the British reparations plan.
This speculative selling caused tempo
rary unsettlement, but the splendid
resistance offered to bear pressure f.
attempt to depress the market and
prices turned upward under the slim
ulating influence of lower call money
rates and aggressive pool operations.
advance in prices during. December
had led bear interests to- believe that
the technical structure Of the market
had been weakened and the unfavorable
to test. it's strength. While public par
ticipation in the market recently has
been considered as negligible factor,
today's sharp rebound in prices was
ators for the advance continued in a
strong position.
Baldwin Locomotive became the
market leader in the late dealings, adj
ean naa5 ID IN s It's Wake
with gain of II points and American
Car and other equipment shares showed
gains ranging from small fractions to
l point.
Steel shares. which took prominent
part in yesterdays advance, made fur
Their progress today on publication of
statistics showing that pig iron produce
ton in December set new high record
since October, 1920. and that production
of finished products was continuing at
high rate. U. S. Steel common cross
cd 107 for net fractional gain; Gulf
states Steel advanced p points. Beth.
lehem A and Replogle 2 each, and
Bethlehem b IL.
Heavy trading took place again in
the automotive group with the changes
mixed at the close. Chandler Motors
was pushed up 81 points: WHY'S Over
land preferred %; Steward Warner
ferred %: Fisher Body "a: and General
Motors Strombcrg Carburetor and
Bosch Magnetic fractionally. while Stu
Gebaker. after touching 11S. dropped
back one-half point at the close for
4 slight fractional loss.
Nash Motors fluctuated between 90
and 40, closing at 100 for a net gain
Of 1919 over its 10-point advance Of yes
terday. Hudson. Hupp and Packard
Activity in motor shares is in antic-
ipation of the annual winter shows. the
first Of which will be held here in
few days.
American Can was one OF the most
active specialties, gaining more than 3
points on a turnover Of nearly 10000
shares. Fresh buying power attracted
by the higher earnings of the company
was the reason given for the brisk rise
in that stock. Copper shares were
prices on the thory that the market
had become established on a a per
cent. basis and that the current year
would witness the calling for payment
the last OF the secured notes Of the
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Chicago Cattle Market

chicago, Jan. 3.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000; active:
beef steers and butcher she stock I'M
even. strong to csc higher: mostly 10
to 15c up; better grades show most ad-
vance; top matured steers $50. weight
l4l1 pounds; best long yearlings 1I40.
weight 1O4S pounds: numerous loads
beef steers 1925 01125: bulk S75 q 1000;
Gamers and cutters fully steady: bulls
SLOW weak: veal calves strong to Csc
higher: stockers and feeders strong:
bulk Gamers 300-31O: bulk desirable
veal calves to packers 1100@1150: up
ward to 1900 and above to outsiders:
bulk desirable bologna bulls 4506475.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000: opened 10 to
15c lower: later active with to 1Oc
recovery: bulk 200 to 275-pound butch
ers $500 $50; bulk 100 to 19O-pound
average S65 to $40; top 875: bulk pack
ing sows 750Ms00; desirable pigs dull;
1000.
sHEEP-Receipts 10000: fat lambs
mostly steady: some sales to packers
weak to csc lower: top 1900 to pc ckers,
shippers and city butchers: bulk de-
sirable fat wooded lambs 1925 a. 1900:
bulk fed clipped lambs 1225@126O;
other classes generally steady: choice
92-pound fed yearlings wethers 1870:
desirable 6o-pound feeding lambs 1850;
choice light weight ewes up to S25.
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BOND MARKET

New York, Jan. 3.-Second grade
railroad bonds made the best showing
in todnys Irregular bond
Some of the high grade investment is
sues also advanced in response to'the
appearance of the January reinvest-
as pronounced as was expected. Pros
pective investors are believed to be
holding back in anticipation of making
better purchases among the large vol
ume of new securities soon to be of
fered
French government and municipal
bonds were not seriously affected by
the impending breakup Of the repara-
uallv showed improvement in response
to the higher rate for sterling. Czecho-
Slovakian IS climbed II points and
Mexican As /. but other changes in the
u. s. government bonds were inclin-
ed to ease in the early dealings, but
the price changes at the close were ir-
regular. The second As. ordinarily i'm
Liberty SIS, the Second 1 as IL and and the
new Ais 4 to cents, while the first.
third and fourth 4as and the Victory
AS dropped to cents. ~
Of the public offering of a new issue
Of $75.000.o00 10 and 2O-year Federal
Land Bank a per cent. bonds at price
of 101 and interest to yield a per cent.
per cent. thereafter to redemption ,of
maturity.
The advance in railroad mortgages
was led by Great Northern first AIS
"a. Seaboard Air Line adjustment SIS
moved up :? points. Lehigh Valley. con-
solidated AS IL, and Ann Arbor 4s IL,
while st. Paul-Puget Sound Is. Nor
folk & Southern refunding SIS. Chicago
diana IS, Baltimore & Ohio gold As
and ST. Louis-Southwestern IS each
Gloyersville AIS broke z points. and
adjustment SIS. st. Paul debenturs Is
point
Bethlehem Steel refunding IS ana
Republic Steel SIS, each UP point. pro-
the industrial group.
Announcement was made today that
the $60.000.000 offering of Z per cent.
preferred stock of Armour 4 Co. of
nslaWa1e had been oXsrsubseribed The
600 issue of Southern Minnesota Joint
Stock Land Bank S per cent. farm loan
bonds. which were sold to the public at
1O3 and the accrued interest. ~
s1a p9 9da sales par value, were sli.-
An offering Of $4,000, 900 10 to 80
year Al per cent. Federal Land Bank
bonds was announced today by ma
bonds will be offered at ioi and inter-
est to yield "a to the redeemable date.
1898. and ~ per cent. thereafter. The
bonds will be exempt from federal.
state and municipal taxation and are
All IL Of the Federal Land Banks
were reported on a dividend paying
basis and every bank shows q surplus
earned from operations.
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Copper Export Association. American
Smelling rose Il and Anaconda /.
while Utah, Kennecott. Butte & Supe-
rior and Ray showed fractional i'm
proVement.
Railroad shares generally showed
mixed changes. New Orleans. Texas
& Mexico and Pere Marquette prior
preferred each advanced points.
Call money opened at 5 per cent.
but eased off to A. then 4, and finally
81. where it closed. Time money bust
ness was done on a 4S-per cent. basis
with the demand exceeding the sup
ply. especially for the longer maturi-
ties: The commercial paper rate was
unchanged.
Demand sterling moved up IL points
to 4.65a despite the reparations crisis.
but French francs dropped 16 points to
to 6.G7h cents. An advance of "a cents
to 1904 in the Norwegian rate was the
only other important cnangc.
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New York Produce Market

New York. Jan. 3.
BUTTER-Unsettled; receipts 19,025
creamery higher than extras $40 523:
creamery extras. go score. sly: firsts,
IS to 81 score. 46h@51.
EGGS-Firm: receipts 19.404; fresh
gathered , tirsts 4s@4s; New Jersey
WG2.
POTATOES-Steady bulk per $50
pounds upstate round white 235 a 265;
sand per IN sss@27e Long
CABBAGES-Dull: per ton bulk all
state sections white Danish 10000
200; red Danish 4000Q6000.
FLOUR-Unsettled: spring patents
IVHEAT-spot firm; No. northern
spring 145; No 2 red and No. 2 hard
winter issi Nc: ! M L. ls4s S and
CORN-spot firm: No. 2 yellow and
No. 2 white e0a and No. mixed 80
New York all rail.
LARD-Tirmer; middle west 1900
TALLow-Firm; special loose sac
'''' co TITO SEED o1L-strong; prime
crude 950W975; prime summer yellow
spot 1885; January 1894, March Ills,
May 1873. all bid.
sugar market today with Cubas quoted
at 3sc cost and freight, equal to 5.65
for Centrifugal; and while no sales
were reported. there were increased Of
ferings at quoted prices.
Raw sugar futures were easier under
scattered Wall street liquidation
prompted by reports of more. liberal
offerings in the spot market. Final
prices were to points net lower.
Closing: March 3.4S. May $50. July
$40. September 1913.
There was only moderate inquiry
for refined sugar and prices were I'M
changed at seven cents for fine granu-
lated.
In refined futures there were sales of
several lots for February shipment at
seven cents, which was unchanged
from the previous day.
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An effort was made in virtually
every section of the country to catch
up with the shortage of shelter which
developed during the war. Since. at
he beginning of 1922. the nation was
short more than 100000 dwellings,.
building operations of the year. al
though enormous. were not sufficient
to overcome the handicap. Taking the
country as whole there is still a
shortage of homes. The demand for
business buildings is also greater than
the supply. The shortage has. how
ever. been greatly reduced not only
for the family seeking a home but al
so for the business head seeking a
larger or a newer place in which to
carry on his enterprise. In few sec
lions. the shortage Of family shelters
has been completely overcome.
Building during 1923 will be more
largely for commercial and business
structures than in 1922. it is predict
ed. During 1922, two-thirds of all
new building was for family shelter.
Since the demand for domestic build
ings is not now so intense, contrac-
tors. 1t is anticipated. will give more
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.. furnished to the Kcnnebec Journal
'ioush the courtesy OF j. A. Carnage
w. OF Augusta and Waterville.
ro, ",asshington, Jan. 3.-The output Of
cra.a metals during 1922 in
loo seo ao per cent in comparison with
~ -i. according to a survey of general
sus sn p conditions made by the Cen
no nelroleum production advanced is
was cent. An increase of 90 per cent
Tsa aepofted for the output of leather.
III, "a rubber increased 40 per cent.
,rr ne building industry operated dur
ereoto one Year at level so Pc cent
1u urier than in the preceding year,
cent per Production increased So per
croasa ana cement Is per cent. The in
mont IN production of lumber and CO.
re ,iv are: of course, reflections of the
Os sai OF building.
of .h iai reports to several branches
was I " government indicate that 1922
tory '"e greatest building year in his
was Approximately $4,000, 0OO. 900
ano.. put into construction Of new
inss '"iehts' dwellings, and other build
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Boston Produce Market
Boston, Jan. ;

Boston. Jan. 3.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 1907.
BuTTER-Extras 53@53a: firsts AZ
@52s.
CHEEsE-Firsts 2eI@273.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 81 @92.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras Sc @57; white and mixed extras "a
q 30: western extras 52653.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 196-lb.
SACKS: special short 800QS25; standard
HAY-No 2. timothy 25@2e.
thanksgiving 20@26.
OATS-Fancy 40 pounds 5000.
PORK-Medium backs 1850 5000.
POTATOES-Green Mountains 1875 q
l55 per 100 pounds; swe cts 100 per
SuGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes seven cents in 160-barrel lots
less 2 per cent. for CASH
VEAL~-1002l.
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May 1909 to 1914 and July 111S to 112
Corn gained IL to H. oats l to 1e, and

| y =
From the outset today it was appar-
ent that urgent selling which has been
conspicuous in the wheat market of
late had come to halt and that the
majority of traders leaned to the view
that there had been decline enough for
the time being. Signs were also in
evidence that good sized export deal
lngs were under way, and although def
lutte estimates of the amount were
lackin. the effect in tending to renew
bellish sentiment was quickly manifest.
In this connection Germany was re-
ported as having been a purchased Of
wheat to be shipped from ports on the
Gulf of Mexico. and to have taken since
Friday more than 100000 bushels of
rye.
Gossip of improvement in -four trade
counted further as an aid to higher
prices for wheat and so. too. did fresh
unfavorable advices about the condi-
ton of the domestic winter crop. espe-
cially complaints of dry weather and
lack of snow protection in western
Kansas and Oklahoma. With persistent
general buying as well as continued
squarely reversed yesterdays action
and finished at almost today's top fig
ures.
Corn and oats responded to the fact
that receipts of corn here showed a
falling off in volume. Beside exporters
bought liberal quantities of corn.
PROVISIONS were governed chiefly by
the course of hog values.
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Get Rich Loot at Blaine

The residence Of Hiram Batchelder
Of Blaine was entered and $600'fin
money and $1,000 worth Of securities
stolen. the entrance being gained by
breaking the upper sash in the pam
try window. Evidence showed that
room Of Mr.. Batchelder. where the
money and securities were In q tin
box. Detectives are working on the
case and it. is expected that the
guilty person will soon be brought
TO justice.
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, Jan. ).
Wheat took an upward rise in price
today, helped by indications OF liberal
export business and by relative stead
mess Of quotations at Liverpool. in the
face of severe declines yesterday. on
this side OF the Atlantic. Today's close
here was firm. II to &c net higher with
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attention to providing business struc
lures.
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Want Ads will tell you where to secure
bargains listed under Specials at the
Stores" on the ella ssified page.
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New York Money Market

New York, Jan. 5.
Foreign exchange irregular.
Great Britain. demand 4.65a. cables
1853, 60-day bills on banks l.e3.
France, demand 1923. cables 7.26.
Italy, demand 5.f7a. cables 51S
Belgium, demand 6.67, cables 6.6S.
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LIVE STOCK
Horses, Cattle. Vehicles

Horses, Cattle, Vehicles %
COW-Fresh; Z years. Guy Cheney.
Tel. 152-12 Gardiner.
COW-New mich Jersey. Stanley
Griffin. Manchester Forks.
HORSE-For sale. Good driver. AL
bert Lackey. So. Gardiner.
MARE-1400 lbs. for sale or exchange
for smaller horse or stock. Ben Lee
Vasseur. Hallowell.
PUNG-.And 2-seated sleigh Both
double runners and in good condition.
Frank Lowell & Sons, Gardiner. Tel.
15S-13.
SINGLE SLED-New: double sled
runners. 3 inches wide. 6 TT. long. C.
NJ. MarSon. Telephone 1924 Gardiner.
II you can't bring your want ad to the
office. telephone 1t to a Want 40
Taker. 1t costs no more.
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by Beck
(Copyr,sht. 1922. by New Era Features)

Germany, demand .0133. cables .0134.
Holland. demand 39.45 cables 39.4S.
Norway, demand 1904.
Sweden. demand 27.00.
Denmark, demand 20.5n.
Switzerland. demand 1897.
Spain. demand 1915.
Greece. demand 1.1S.
Poland, demand .0056.
-Slovakia. demand 500.
Argentine, demand 1885.
Brazil. demand 11.75.
Montreal. so 1-16.
Call money weak: high s. low 81.
g losing bid 81, offered at 4. last loan
81.
Call loans again acceptances Al.
Time loans easier; mixed collateral
5000 days AZ; AS months AZ.
Prime commercial Manor 41m43
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EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-Female

COMPETENT COOk-Good wages
References required. Apply by mail
to Mrs. Horace r. Sturgis, r. l, Au-
SuSta.
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Situations Wanted-Male

MAN-Of 35. business college educa
ton. good penman. desires position.
Address A. Kennebec Journal, Gardi-
ner.
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FINANCIAL

Business Opportunities SO
RETAIL STORE-New stock, old
stand. Large patronage. Sales $12,-
coo q year. Price $1,000. c. II. Beane,
Gardiner.
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WATCH-iold wrist watch lost: black
ribbon band. Reward Mrs. Fred II.
Williams 60 Elm St. Gardiner
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NICKEL FOR STOVE - Found in
Whitefield; owner can have by pay
ing for ad. Leonard +. Cooper, Gar
diner r. ..
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WAGON SLEDS-With pole and thills
also set of double harness. Tel
137a-M
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EKEEPER-Position wanted by
Protestant lady in small family. Cap
able of taking full charge of house.
Best Of references. Address S. B. c.,
Sc Sabattus ST.. Lewiston. Maine.
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position and general
office work. References. Box c.,
care Journal
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Situations Wanted-Female

am ready to 20 out by
the hour. House and Office cleaning
Mrs. Geo. Bowring, 25 Undertook
ST. Gardiner
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Mems heavy ones.
81 40 reward. Sc Green st.
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LOST female foXhounds: ! black
and tan, other black and white spot
tad George Dusty, No. Nassalboro.
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LIVE STOCK
MERCHANDISE

SEPARATOR-De Lavel, used years.
Perry j. Caldwell. r. 4, Augusta. Tel.
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CTOVE-Left- handed black leather,
lost around Cushman st. Tel. sos.
H0TTND-Lost. Black and tan, one
w Old. Leroy Cyr. 81 Washington st.
Evening star., 1923-11-03

big demand consequent to active
building operations, but are cautious
and are endeavoring to keep their
stocks down as much as possible until
after the inventories. The result is
that they must frequently come into
the market for small lots, thus Great
ing good demand for transit cars.
Southern Pine Decline.
Bookings at Southern Pine Associa-
tion mills have shown a decline late
ly, but the latest barometer shows
them to be practically on par with
production and shipments, at about
80 per cent of normal. Production
conditions have been favorable, and
most mills have been operating full
time or more. Stocks. however, have
decreased, due to the excess of de-
mand over output, and the mills have
accumulated order files aggregating
somewhat more than 100000 feet per
stances delayed by car shortage
which, however. has not yet developed
to any serious proportions in any sec
ton.
Bookings by Douglas fir mills. which
have been running heavily in excess
of normal and of production, took a
sharp decline the middle of this
month, when they registered 8 per
cent above normal and 18 per cent
this decline appears to have been
largely inability on the part of mills
to accept all orders, on account of
their heavily overlooked condition.
Water business continues to play
dominant role on the west coast, dur
ing the latest period covered by statis-
tics having constituted so per cent of
Evening star., 1923-11-03

the entire bookings. More than half
OF this water business was for foreign
account. Stocks remain poor ard
prices are strong, those on boards,
timbers and dimension having ad-
vanced.
Satisfactory conditions continue to
prevail in the hardwood market, most
consuming industries being busy and
coming into the market frequently!
Business with automob bile, flooring and
up unusually well, considering the
lateness of the seaeon. Furniture
manufacturers, though operating stead
lily, are still buying cautiously, but
their hand mouth purchases never
theless amount to a siZable volume.
Exports are only fair, but compare we'll
with the average for recent years.
Prices are firm, with no notable changes.
Evening star., 1923-11-03
LUMBER RETAILERS
HAVE SLIGHT DROP
City Business Falls Off After
Recent Weeks of Heavy
Buying.

Lumber retailers having in many in
stances rounded out their stocks dur
ing recent weeks of heavy buying
trade is now beginning to taper off in
certain important sections, says the
American Lumberman. Chicago. 1t ap-
pears that this is largely true in the
case Of city yards. demand from coun-
try districts still being good. Indus
trial and export orders have shown
no decline. Business as a whole, in
fact. remains active and prices have
shown no notable recessions, the mills
having good order files and low, badly
broken stocks.