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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
Strong Buying For Europe Sends Wheat
 To New High Prices

CHICAGO, April 2s.-Enlarged purchas- ing for shipment to Europe has been a factor this week in lifting to a new high price record for the all deliveries of wheat. Corn, too, surpassed the sea sons previous top prices Compared with week ago wheat this morning showed % 4l$sc advance, corn was 5s@1Ac up. oats a shade to isc off. and provisions ranging from 7c decline to an equal gain
 With export business frequently upward of 1 000,000 bushels day, and with trad CTS watching sharply for signs of set tlement between Germany and France, the wheat market tended to rise during the greater part of the time, despite heavy selling to realize profits. It was popular opinion that d Franco German settlement would enable Germany to take much more grain from the United States than for long while heretofore has been pos sible. Hope of such development, how ever, waned somewhat the week drew to an end.
 Improvement in the crop outlook both as to spring and winter wheat, did a good deal also to make the wheat market less sided in the latter half of the week. pletion of seeding in the northwest were changing somewhat the dubious prospect in regard to the spring crop, whereas more moisture for the winter wheat territory gave hope of liberal yield in some dis ticts where the acreage was about to be ! abandoned.
 Better demand from shippers here. to- gether with scarcity of rural offerings furnished independent strength to corn but oats had not special support
 Notwithstanding continued heavy mar keting of hogs, demand for provisions was of volume sufficient to hold values about steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
b|LbO'S PLATFOR
 |S SET FORTH IN OXFORD ADDRESS
Former Governor Opens Cam paign In Shadow Of Jail
 Where He Served

OXFORD, Miss, April 2S.-Theo G. Bilbo, former governor of. Mississ ippi, released four days ago from the Lafayette county jail here, where he had served To-day sentence im- posed for contempt of federal court ernor by setting forth his platform in d speech delivered in the court house yard.
 The speech was delivered within a few feet of the room in which he had been confined Oxford is the home town of Governor Lee M. Russell. who was defendant in the suit of Miss Frances Birkhead, stenograph CT. tried here in December. MT. Bilbo was charged with contempt for fail ure to appear as witness for the plaintiff, who charged the Missis sippi executive with seduction.
 Mir. Bilbo's platform, he announced included: Establishment of state bureau of markets, a bureau of in formation and publicity a law pro- viding apportionment of part of the earnings of the state penal in stitutions to the families of the con- victs and families of those who were victims of criminal acts; a purchas- ing agency commission and state printing and publishing house to pro- vide school text books at cost.
 The former governor asked that the present campaign be kept free from personal abuse.
 The speaker was introduced by S.. J. Taylor of Jackson, former mayor of the capital city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
Important Changes In Curb Tradings Take Place During Week

NEW YORK, April 2S.-There were number of important changes in the trad ing conditions on the curb market dur ing the past week among them being the transfer of seven stocks to the New York In new stocks. Movements in the indus trial list generally were irregular, a mum Der Of stocks making substantial gains Hydrox was strong feature, moving up from 22 to "A, followed by the announce ment of the entrance of the company into the New York field. Goodyear Tire and Rubber moved up from 14S to l6i4 on the favorable statement of earnings and Glen Alden ranged from 73L to 75% Cleveland Motor was strong In the first half of the week. but reacted Peerless Motor was in supply and showed a sub stantial loss. Midvale company was one 16k. 70
 Two new issues appeared in the oil group. Phillips Petroleum, new stock when issued. was traded in at 41% to 391s; following the course of the present stock on the New York Stock exchange The petroleum stocks were generally in fluenced in the reduction in crude oil put there were no violent movemnts.
 Standard Oil issues generally showed strength at times. but many stocks were under pressure toward the end of the week, showing little net change at the close.
 Mining stocks were fairly active but some issues also sold at recessions in the late dealing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
BETTER WEATHER BRINGS DECLI " E M WHEAT PRICES

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Excellent weather conditions throughout the entire wheat belt brought about lower prices today in the wheat mar ket here. The close was heavy at l to cents net decline, with May s1.23ss to s1.231s, and July s1.217s to 1.22. Corn lost % to 1Bc, and oats + to hsc. In provisions the out market from the outset was under pressure from sellers. Kansas and Nebraska reports in particular told of better outlook for winter wheat, although admitting that there would be still considerable loss of acreage. A decline in Liverpool quotations tended further to in- crease bearish sentiment, especially IS export buying seemed to have come to more or lss of halt for the time being.
 Evident unwillingness to accept de- livery of wheat here on May l was shown today by many holders of May contracts. and as a result there was a noticeable increase of weak ness in the May price as compared with July and September.
 Little rallying power by any of the future deliveries became appar- ent, and the close was at about the lowest figure of the day.
 Corn and oats receded with wheat, although stocks of corn here are ex- pected to diminish soon, Chicago vessel agents having received orders to get boats ready to clear on short notice.
 Higher hogs gave firmness to pro visions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
ACTIVE U. s. BONDS CONTINUE TO GAIN IN BRIEF TRADING

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Active United States governments continued yesterdays improvement in today's brief trading in bonds on the New York Stock exchange. Gains of 1-32 to 3 3-32 were recorded in all the active issues with the exception of Victory 4%s and the tax exempt 31as. which declined 1-32 of a point each.
 The demand for foreign government bonds also continued in today's dealings, Framerican 7as advancing 1h. Market observers in some quarters explained the recent heavy buying of French issues as due to pool operations, but 1t is gen orally accepted that investors have been influenced to buy these bonds on brighter outlook in Europe. Naturally speakers have followed this trend.
 A gain of 1 point by Carolina Clinch field and Ohio 6s was the only important change in prices in the railroad group.
 Sugar company liens sold off on a sharp decline in the price of sugar futures and Chile Copper Is dropped ia points. The copper bonds mature May 1 unless converted into stock
 Total sales. par value. were s6.o03.ooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
LOCAL MARKETS

Appies-Extra fancy Winesap barrels, $s. 26 extra fancy Delicious. box. S4. 50 , txtra fancy Ortley box. 8. 75; fancy Winesap, box, s3 fancy Roman Beauty. box. sa.75; choice Roman Beauty. box s2 50, extra fancy Spitz. box 8 25; small Jonathan. box s3 25. Bananas-Per pound, Sc. Beans-Galifornia lima, regular, II # c i; navy firm, pound. 9hci pink beans. Sc. Peas-california black-eyed, pound 7c.
 GabbaseMM Ca ,-, Mobile, crates. s55SO
 Eva porated Apples-Selah brand 13hc pound; choice New York. 50 pound box, !. 5c pound, 50 16ounce. New York stock
 Evaporated Peaches-Fancy 5o-pound box, per pound, zoe choice. l6hc; fancy 25 pound boxes, 2lC.
 Peaches-Practically peeled, s9; 50 H. ounce packages not quoted
 Grapefruit--Box. s4. 50.
 Lemons-Calfornia. box SC; imported $5.50.
 Mackerel-l4o count. barrels, s22 50; S-s ounce, kegs S7 50.
 Onions-Per pound, 4hc.
 oranses-2oo, 2l6, 25o, l76 to box. se,5o; l 50 to box, s5; 96-126 to box $5
 Beans-Fresh, S3 per hamper.
 ceery-Florida. s3.25 per crate; s1 25 dozen.
 Cucumbers-s5 per crate.
 Eggplants-s5 per crate.
 Lettuce-lccberg, per crate, $4 50.
 Peppers-tlorida, per crate, 50.
 Tomatoes-Fancy. crate $4 50; choice. crate S3 75
 Potatocs-Colorado Irish. per pound. 2%c; Michigan. pound. 2lsc; sweet 100 pound sacks pound. 21ac; Irish. per Peanuts--Alabama, raw, pound Sc; roast edd 9hc Virginia raw, 1Oc; roasted hc.
 Prunes-Ptted. 36 11-ounce packages, l5c; 25-pound box, 4o-5o to pound, l2%e;
 Strawberries--South Alabama. $500 s5 per crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
Steel Prices Firm With Some Aduances

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Steel prices con- tinued very firm and some of the ad- vances have occurred in the way of re- adjustments to normal differences. Pro auction Is very heavy with large orders on hand for second quarter delivery New buying has slowed down. however. and there is less urgent demand for mmedi ate delivery. and buyers are hesitating about placing large orders Into the third quarter Pig iron is steady to firm, but demand is slow which cuases some ner- Yousness as to the values.
 Copper ruled quiet and eaier. The re- quiremcnts of domestic manufacturers ap- pear to be pretty well covered, while the Europeans are easier. little or not export inquiry having developed.
 Although some producers still ask ing l7c the recent freer offerings by sec ond hands have unsettled the market, and electrolytic is more generally quoted at 16 75c delivered.
 Tin showed little change for the week Rallies failed to hold because consuming interests are slow in contracting ahead on account of the weakness in Singapore and liberal current arrivals
 Lead was quiet and somewhat easier due to heaviness abroad and fears of i'm ports of foreign metal
 Zinc remained dull Antimony contin- ued to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
WALL STREET |s' SKEPT|CAL ABOUT. BIC COTTON CROP.
Index Numbers Decline Again. Trading In Yarns
 WeakenS

NEW YORK, April 2s.-With pres ent cotton market trading giving lit tie or no intimation of the sentiment of the market. most of the comment in the cotton market now is con cerned with the effect of the oncom- ing new crop There Is little to be gained from predictions, however. As one prominent cloth converter said this week: "Only a clairvoyant could tell what the new crop will do."
 Despite the reiterations in some circles that the crop will be large. there is an inclination in New York cotton circles to be skeptical. But even the skeptics do not scoff. The preliminary acreage report of the government. showing 1s1a per cent as many acres planted as last year, made no difference to the New York dealers. They are still unconvinced that there will be large crop.
 There was heavy buying of gray unfinished goods late last week, the first display of real activity the market had seen for some time. Two or three of the largest producers of percales came in at that time and bought a large part of their print cloth requirements for fall delivery.
 
 the extent of their operations, au- thoritative sources of information in- siStIng that as much as 400,00 pieces of about 240,00O,000 yards were pur- chased iD the two days. It seems certain. however, that they bought at least 100000 pieces or about 120,- 000,0 ,001 yards.
 Although the printers bought a number of constructions of print cloths which they regularly use, the bulk of the activity was in the 3S 1a inch 64x60, 535 yards to the pound, and the 39-inch, 6Sx72, 4.76 yards per pound, paying 10h and 12 cents re- spectively for May-June and some July deliveries.
 Due to the continued deakness in raw cotton, this buying has not had the effect of strengthening print cloth prices, as many had hoped it would. There must be buying to sup port present prices, and as yet the trade at large has shown no inclina- tion to follow the heavy print clothing buying.
 The markets for finished cotton goods have been rather quiet. Mer- take care of nearby requirements and are able to watch the market little while longer.
 There has been no weakening in finished cloth prices, inasmuch as the majority of these were reported as having been named under the peak basis of raw cotton.
 The naming of new percale prices was little unexpected, yet there Is belief that these will have 8 stabiI- izing, influence to certain extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
lrregularity Feature Of Stocks And Bonds

NEW YORK. April 2S.-Narrow and ir- regular movements in stock and bond prices. relaxing tendency in commodities price and abatement of new buying, par ticularly in the wholesale trade, were the chief characteristics of this weeks finan- cial and commodity markets.
 Further cuts in gasoline prices and re- ports of buyers strikes against the high prices of sugar furnish professional oper- ators for the decline in the stock market with ammunition for their attacks on the general list They succeeded in uncover Ing a few weak spots, but the average ne. changes at the close of today's market showed the industrals about half a point above and the rails less than one-quarter of a point below the averages of a week ago.
 Foreign bonds showed marked improve ment most of the French governmental and municipal issues amounting to new high records for the year. Mexican bonds also improved in response to the an nouncement that call for the deposit of the bonds under the international agree ment would be made about May l.
 The features of the foreign exchange market were the creation of new low rec ords for the year in the rates for sterling spanish pesetas and Norwegian kroner ali of which showed partial recovery lat | and the market strength of French francs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

to 25c lower; stock cows and heifers steady to weak.
 to packers; top. $7.s0; bulk desirable 180 to 270 pound averages. s7.75@7.8O; bulk of sales. s7.5o97so; packing sows steady;
 Sheep. receipts, 400; for week; killing classes generally steady; top wooded lambs, si4.so; desirable weight lots mostly sls.s5 springers s14@14.25; natives, S1475u 15.25; best shorn wethers. s9: shorn ewes largely $7.50Q7.75.
 LOUISVILLE Ky. April 2s.-Cattle, re- .ses:7s: beef steers 5ss.s5; heife1s: q7.25; stockers. S3.50@6.75.
 Hogs. receipts, 300: Toe higher: 1s5 pounds up. ss.1O 12o to 165 pounds. s7.75: 90 to 12o pounds, .s6.35; 90 pounds down. :; throwouts, s6 down; stags. $5.5o.
 Sheep. receipts, $50; fall lambs. $13: sheep, ss down.
 CINCINNATI. April 2s.-Hogs receipts. l.s00; steady; 15c to 2oc higher; heavies ss.25 Gs65' packers and butchers. ss.so@ s.65; pigs and lights s6@s:15. slow and lower. ,s@1o.
 Sheep none; steady. Lambs steady.
 NEW YORK. April 2s.-cattle, receipts 4s5; no trading. Calves. receipts 4ss;
 Sheep and lambs. receipts. 3.s4o; steady; unshorn sheep $5.50Qs: culls. $3@5: un- shorn lambs, $12@15; culls. $s@lo; clipped lambs $s@12.50.
 weights, $s.s0; pigs and heavy hogs. B @S.SO; roughs, $6.75Q7,,
 POULTRY AND PRODUCE ..
 ST. LOUIS. Mo-. April 2s.--Hens, 2sc; changed.
 NEW YORK, April 28-Butter steady; re- ,pnS aotr1a nj pounds. Live poultry no quotations; dressed poultry steady. prices unchanged.
 NEW YORK. April 2s.-Produce articles unchanged.
 KANSAS CITY. April 2s.-Butter poul- try and eggs unchanged. CT; fowls 25c; broilers 45 q soc roosters, 16c
 CHICAGO, April 2S.-Butter unchanged. Eggs unchanged; receipts. ss,757 cases.
 CHICAGO VEGETABLES
 CHICAGO. April 2s--Onions weaker: Texas crates. white wax. B. 25@3. 50; fair. faldss muaas best. ssf5@s; fair, ss. .ssSaso; boilers. $lM1.25.
 Sweet potatoes tomatoes and spinach unchanged.
 strain. 4-G dozen. s2 25@2. 50; 8 dozen best. s1.75@2; poorer. $1.25@1.50
 Strawberries weak; Louisiana 24pint crates, kiondykes. ss.6o@375; noor Cabbage weaker; barrel crates, Alabama flat medium best $5. 50; poor large, $40 1. 50; California pony crates pointed, $4.76 0b; flat. s4250f-I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
AMERICAN ACTRESS IS EASILY CAPTIVATING ALL ENGLAND'S HEART
Pauline Lord, In 0'NeiI's Play Wins Praise Of
 Critics

LONDON, April 2S.-America has sent new ambassador, or rather an ambassadors, to London. She has been acclaimed with unanimity of praise, adulation and good will which Tar exceeds any reception ever granted an accredited envoy to the court of St. James
 The new American captor of Brit ish hearts is Pauline Lord. the little California girl who opened recently in Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie" She has enraptured the English dramatic critics with her performance and gained columns of praise that have not been accorded an American actor or actress in the past 20 years.
 Eugene o'Neill, of course comes in for his share of tribute as Amer ica's greatest playwright" but the bulk of the printers ink is lavishcd in lauding Miss Lord. interviewing her, describing her career publishing page layouts of her various "expres- sions," and otherwise introducing the English public to q personality whom the critics hail as discovery
 The f1rst-nishters were swept off their feet. The next day some of the critics even grew so bold as to suggest English actresses drop around to the strand theatre and enroll for some lessons from the American girl.
 St. John Ervine. one of the most conservative of English dramatic writers, after confessing that he is not generally regarded as an enthu- was stirred to shouting and mur- murlng and violent smiting of my hands by Miss Lords performance" :" He rhapsody continues:
 Acts With Whole Body.
 ha stage we knew she was an actress. Everything she did betrayed the ac- tress. As the first act developed, we saw what We so seldom see now on our stage, that Miss Lord was acting. with her whole body. Head. hands feet, eyes and mind-all were em ployed in the interpretation of the little prostitute"
 Miss Lords triumph as the way ward daughter of the Old Bargee came at a psychological moment and seems to have saved America drama from eternal damnation at the hands of the English The English had become fed up Cat least the crit 1cs had although the public didntt seem to mind) with American plays which were termed either vulgar or excessiVely sentimental. Allegedly Maudlin Revue turns imported from the States Were also beginning to annoy the English. An anti-Amerf- can theatrical wave was gathering force when Miss Lord arrived and the English capitulated
 Within the past few weeks the American plays which have invaded London, and got across" include. besides Anna Christie" "The Bad Man, Partners Again" Merton of The Movies. and So This Is Lon don," in other productions Amer ican players and American acts are featured. You'd Be Surprised" a Jean Bedini Revue. is largely Amer lcan and at the Hippodrome, Paul Whlteman's orchestra makes one of London.
 Peggy oNeill In Plus Fours." and Dorothy Dickson in "The Cabaret Girl are other Americans who are enjoying popular successes on the London stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
PROBE OLD DEATH CASE
Authorities Investigating RumOrs
 Coming From House of David

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April 2S.-An investigation into a report concern- ing the death two years ago of woman whose body was taken from the House of David and is alleged to have borne marks of violence about the neck, was begun today by state and county officials.
 The body. it was reported, was buried in Crystal Springs cemetery. It is said the body was placed nude in a rough wooden box and covered only with wrapping paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

Nominal
 Average cotton goods price ........ 17.s5s Cotton yarn quotations have not been revised in a general way, in spite of further reaction in cotton prices. Philadelphia yarn quotations are very irregular. There are many reports involving lower prices than those quoted. These reports are au- thentic, but refer to unimportant quantities of yarn. Dealers for ex- ample. may let go of a few small lots of some number in which they are not particularly interested, pos sibly having carried the yarn in stock for some months. Spinners op- the South, who may be hard pressed for a little ready money may also dispose of trifling quantities of yarn here and there, mostly selling direct. Withouv respect to adjusting price list to the basis of these extremely be no assurance to a prospective pur- chaser that he could definitely de- pend on finding his range of yarn numbers in adequate volume at the lower quotations.
 Few orders materialized this week, according to dealers, and there was no sign of any increase in the. num- Der of inquiries. Knitting yarns if possible, are duller than before. The only price changes of a general sort apply to southern frame spun carded cones above 14s. Sixteens cones are now quoted at 45 cents with 18s, 2Os, 22s and 24s successively cent higher, according to count. Twenty sixes cones are offered in volume at no tover 51 cents and 30s at 53 cents.
 Correspondence received in Phila- delphia from the south indicates that many of the spinners are as anxious for new business as before, but that they are inclined to hold out for current quotations. which are generally little above the rates pre- vailing in the Philadelphia market In some cases, dealers are successful in picking up yarns in the south at prices they regard as attractive, and they have no difficulty in reselling