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Oil Refining Ranks
Second As Industry

NEW YORK, May 31.-Petroleum refin-
ing ranks second in Importance among
manufacturing industries. according to adj,
vices received by the American Petroleum
Institute from the census bureau. In the
manufacturing census of 1921, just COM
pleted, petroleum products were valued at
s1,727,44o,o 900, and were exceeded only by
slaughtering and wholesale meat packing
with products valued at $4,000 $4,000. In
the census of 1919 petroleum refining
ranked seventh among the leading indus
tries of the country. In 1905 it was TWEEN
ty-first.
The daily average gross crude oil pro-
duction of the United States increased
$1,000 barrels for the week ended May 90,
totaling 20o2.0 $50 barrels compared
with l.s51,S5e 70. the preceding week. the
weekly summary shows. The daily aver
age production east of the Rocky Noun
tains was 1.292,o5o barrels as compared
with 1.266S50 barrels an inci.ase of
% 200. California production was 40, 600
barrels, as compared with 6s5 5000.
oklahoma had daily average gross
of 11,7o0 Kansas. $500 barrels, an in
crease of $50; north Texas. 1890 barrels.
an increase of $50; central Texas, 13O,650
barrels an increase of 200; north Louis
lana, $500 barrels. a decrease of 100:
Arkansas, 2,750 barrels. increase of
$3.50; gulf coast, 9640O barrels an in
crease of 1,300; eastern, 109. 600 barrels,
same as preceding week, and Wyoming
and Montana, 12S.S50 barrels, increase of
1850.
There We're changes reported in crude
oil prices for the major districts, Mid
continent being quoted at $l.1002.20 a
barrel, according to the gravity of the oil !;
PENNSYLVANIA crude. Bradford district
$500 barrel all other Pennsylvania
grades 1925 barrel, and gulf coast S1.75
barrel.
According to figures collected by the
institute, imports CT petroleum (crude and
refined) at the principal ports for the
week ended May &c totaled 1.76S, 900 bar
rels, a daily average of 252,571, compared
With 100000 barrels, daily average of
ceipts of California oil (crude and re-
fined) at Atlantic and grf coast ports for
the week ended May 26 totaled 4ss,OOO
barrels, daily average of 69.714 barrels,
against 81 1000 barrels a daily average
of 1914 for the week ended May 10.
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q KANSAS CITY, No, May sI.-cattle;
Receipts, $500; calves. 500 native beef
sieess tV bulk others $s@io plain
kinds S7.50@Ss0; strictly good light year
inss SOLO calves weak g to 5 5Sc lower;
top So other classes steady. with under
tone weak on medium cows s. Texas eva. DO, DO
.S4.5O@s25; desirable heifers ss9S.50;
tanners and cutters mostly S2.1bd 4; early
sales feeders s7@s.6o; several loads year
lings. Texas stockers, $3.50; inferior kinds
HOG Hogs Receipts. 5000 early sales to
packers now holding back, talking lower
packer top s7.15; trader top s7.2b; bulk
good and choice e9 9qS { o} saeI
packing sows steady to sc higher; bulk
s5.S5 few at. $500 stock pigs steady to
strong; bulk s6@625; few at seas.
sheep: Receipts. 5000; spring lambs
steady to strong; top Sl4.S5; small bunch
$40; better grades largely SAG l4' 70
lower Texas wethers $3.50 a6'75
LOUISVILLE. Ky, May s1-cattle; Re
ceipts, 500. slow; lower; heavy steers
ssG9 beef steers $3.50 Gs.75; heifers
sTs55o 90 .; cows s2@776; feeders se@7.25;
Hogs: Receipts, 2s 900; steady; 1865
pounds. s7; 12o to l65 pounds $3.50;
sheep; Receipts. S,2oo; strong; lambs.
sl5.75 two loads SIC; sheep, s4g6
CINCINNATI O., May sl,-Hogs; Re-
ceipts, 5000; steady 10 Toe higher; heav-
= les. $7.75; packers and butchers, $3.50 @
u as; pigs and lights $5@7.15,
~ Cattle: Receipts 500; dull and weak.
7 sheep Receipts. 1000; steady. Lambs
active and strong.
CHICAGO. May sl,-cattle; Receipts,
$4,000: better grade beef steers active,
i mostly loo to 15c higher; weighty kind in
best demand: light yearlings numerous;
common and medium grade offerings very
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PROF ESS|ONALS IN
Cont ROL; TONE IS
RATHER BOUyANT
Failure Of Big Brokerage Firm
Casts Shadow On
Trading
by WALTER Il. BROWN
Editor New York Commercial
tBy Leased Wire to The AEe-Her-
aIdl


NEW YORK, May 31.-Profession-
al traders were in charge of the stock
market today as it was stll under
the influence Of the holiday. No at
tempt was made by either side to
force operations and it was largely
matter of taking advantage of the
situation of the moment. During the
greater part Of the day the tone was
not only firm but rather buoyant.
Reports from steel centers indicated
that production would continue ac-
tive for months to come. and that
the rail mills, were declared to be
booked for the remainder of the
year. The demand for steel rails has
always been regarded as pretty
good indication of what general
business was likely to do.
Later in the day decided shadow
was cast across market operations
by the announcement that a receiver
in bankruptcy had been appointed
for Jones & Baker. the largest of the
brokerage houses operating on the
, curb. AS this is written, 1t is i'm
possible to form any conclusion as
to just how serious the failure will
actually prove to be, but the firm $
attorneys make the assertion that
a liquidation of the assets will make
it possible to pay 'one hundred cents
on the dollar.
Attacks Particularly Severe.
There had been a great deal of
criticism of this particular firm be-
cause Its operations were on such
a large scale and penetrated into
every part of the country, but al
though it has been under constant
investigation, and has been kept un-
der the special eye of the district
attorney 1t has simpossible thus
far to get anything ION it. Very re-
Gently, the attacks upon ii have
been particularly severe and it may
be as those friendly to it claim,
that this is merely friendly action
to wind up Its affairs. If so, no one
will suffer, but there is, neverthe-
less, great apprehension that it is
otherwise. 1t is pointed out. that
the concern could have stopped bust
ness at a moments notice and an
nounce voluntary liquidation,
hence the Developments of the next
few days will be awaited with in
terest.
AS to general business conditions,
reports coming from all sources are
most decidedly reassuring, ana the
evidence is increas sing that the fears
of a business slump had been largely
overdrawn.
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/ PRIVATE REPORTS
FAIL TO RESULT
IN MUCH BUYING

NEW YORK, May 31.-The publ
cation of additional private crop re-
ports failed to stimulate any general
buying in the cotton market today
and prices were generally lower I'M
der realizing in advance of tomor-
rows government condition figures.
After selling at 24.S0c during the
morning. October eased Off to Z4I5c
or "a points net lower. and closed at
24.63c with the general market clos
ing barely steady at net decline OF
Is to 25 points.
at a decline of to II points owing
to relatively easy Liverpool cables
and rather better weather over the
holiday than anticipated. The initial
decline brought in some 1urther
scattered covering or com MISSION
house buying promoted by bullish
private condition figures. but it was
soon supplied. with the market turn
ing easier during the early after
noon under profit taking. The weekly
report of the weather bureau was
considered favorable as to ctnd1tions
in Texas, but indicated poor prog :
ress in other parts of the peit anu
probably promoted some puSlhs oui
ing the morning. On the whole, now
ever. the action of the market was
regarded by local traders as lhal !,
eating that an end-May condition OF
between 10 and II had been pretty
well discounted, and that II the OF
fetal report tomorrow was not out
of line with these figures prices
might show tendency to decline IN
tho event of favorable early June
weather. This idea, combined with
Wall street reports and prospects Ior
Improvement in the weather. ac-
counted for the afternoon decline
which extended to 27.o7c for July ana
"a. O5c for December, or about "a 70
30 points net lower on the general
list. The close was or points UP
from the lowest on most POSITIONS
Four private crop reports were IS
sued. the condition figures ranging
from 69.9 to 1922 and crop indication
from ll,225.OO0 to 11,323,o0O. Ac-
cording to a canvass of local COTTON
exchange reports, government re-
mort of 1908 is expected On the aver
age. Exports today, 4'432 pales'
making 4,434,325 so far this season.
port receipts, 1924. United states
mort stocks, 3S7,467.
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| CASH GRAIN
KANSAS c g No 10 May 3 Sd y, +
i fSi earn N s!i:e yellow clio s No
case; No. 3 white, 43la a 44c.
TOLEDO. O.. May s1.-wheat,, cash,
october. sl1s5: December; SLIP; Alske.
cember SLIPS. Timothy seed, prime cash.
$3.50; May. $3.50; october. $3.50.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. May a1.-wheat
No: | northern, .1SA @12s% Corn. No.
CHICAGO, May s1-wheat. No; red,
Corn = No = mixed so a4f @soae 80. 70 YET
@4l&e; 10. white. as. a 4ssze. Rye e
seed see. s55oas.5o clover = seed, si2a T. T.
Pork nominal. Lard, SHOP. Ribs $3.50
| W9.37.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May s1.-cash wheat:
No red s1.22 g 1.25; No. red. s1.1s@
yellow sSla @s4hc. Oats, No. white,
| 45Q45Ae No. white, Az 45e. Close
Wheat July slli septem6sr si
| July, 43Ac
spring patents. S6.25@6.65 spring clears,
S.. rs 9575; soft winter straights, $3.50
| 5.yO; hard winter Stra1ghtS, 1913 % g. To-.
| Lard firm; middle west, SILL SIS.
| Straw easy; No. 1 rye, S25@26. Other ar
| ticles unchanged.
POULTRY AND PRODUCE
| KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 31.-Butter
Creamery unchanged, 42@ 43c; packing, lie
| lower, 27c.
Eggs unchanged to &c lower. firsts,
81 &c, selected. zoe.
Poultry unchanged to Sc lower: light
! broilers Sc lower, 27o heavy broilers lie
| lower. 34c: hens 1c lower. zoe, ROSTERS
| unchanged, 10c.
CHICAGO. May 31.-Butter unchanged
| EGGS lower; firsts, 2442c; ordinary firsts.
| 22la a 23c; miscellaneous. 23l a 24c; stor-
| age pack extras. 26A @26l2c; storage
\ pack firsts, 26@26Ac.
| Poultry, alive. lower fowls. 24c; broil-
ers Ss@44c; ROSTERS lsc.
NEW YORK. May Sl.-Live poultry ir-
regular; broIers by freight 400 45c; by
express. 30@52c.
| Dressed POULTRY irregular; western
| chickens. 24@52c.
Butter steady. Eggs unchanged; re-
| ceipts, 54.523; fresh gathered extra firsts.
274 csc; do firsts, 251a @26iAc; do sec
| onds "a Il a 25c: fresh storage packed ex-
ira firsts' 2sla q gore; do firsts. 271a %
Cheese firm; receipts, s1,Oo2 pounds.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May s1-Hens. 22Ikc;
| others unchanged. Butter and eggs un-
| FLOUR
MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. May 31-Flour
| unchanged.
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Louis Greet son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Greet of Gadsden, mas
been awarded gold 1T" the high
FEDERAL RESERVE REPORT
WASHlNGTON, May 31.-Combined re-
sources and liabilities of the IL federal
May 90 were reported tonight by the fed
eral reserve board follows;
Resources: Gold and gold certificates
s34l175.O0O. Gold settlement fund federal
by banks sl,O4S Asa. 900. Gold with
federal reserve agents. $2,011, 600. Gold
redemption fund, $50. 545, 600. Total gold
reserves s3,10s,762,0oO. Reserves other
So, 1875, 497 600. Non-reserve cash, SOL
$4,000. Bills discounted: Secured by
United States government obligations.
S371,533,000. Other bills discounted, $685.
s257, s1s,OOo Total bills on hand. $685.
s13.O0 United States bonds and notes.
1882, 900. United States certificates or
ndebt edness, SS7,277,00O. Municipal war
si.17s, 1856 900. Bank premises. $51l64,o 900.
Five per cent redemption fund against
federal reserve bank notes, s19l.ooo. Tn
collected items. s572. $4,000. All other re-
sources. s14,7S4,ooo. Total resources
|s5073,3s1. 900.
Liabilities: Capital paid in. s109 s4s, 900.
Surplus. s21s369,o0o. Deposits: Govern
ment $4,000. Member bank reserve
$s6, o41, 900. Total deposits, s1.s51. $50. 900.
Federal reserve notes i'm actual circulation.
sg25O.217, 900. Federal reserve bank notes
In circulation. net liability. s1.752.00o
All other liabilities. s17,7s6. 900. Total
liabilities, s5,073. 3s1 900.
Ratio OF total reserves to deposits and
federal reserve note liabilities combined,
1871 per cent.
--r-.@ ,o-'Tauts 500 eA5 OnO
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NEW ORR .EANS, MAN d. ne tiSHN -
cotton today was gradually lower uhue'
liouidation of the long interest, prepare
tory to going over tomorrow the govern
ment's first condition report of the sea
SON, and scattered selling for snort ae-
count induced by a somewhat pe.te.
opinion Of weather prospects over the oeit
and the hope of more settled conditions
during June. The market closed with eA :
pectations of around 70.5 per cent or nor
NAL from the government tomorrow. .
In the early trading July advanced
points but other months were OH anu
there was a gradual settling OF values
throughout the entire list as the session
progressed. July was strengthened by re
ports Of somewhat more business dong IN
both the Fail River and Worth street
cloth markets, but when it touched 2I.6lc
buying power appeared to have been ex-
pended Late in the day July was or TO
27.Slc and october to 23.9sc. These were
the low levels of the day and at this stag
prices We're IS to "a points under the finai
quotations of Tuesday. The close was at
net declines of 20 to Fl points, with July
al a range of 27.33c to 27.35c and OCTOBER
at range OF 24.0lc to 24.04c.
The weekly crop reports from the gov,
eminent were considered about balanced
because of the favorable showing of Texas
and the fairly favorable showing of South
Carolina, which offset, in the opinion OF
many traders, the unfavorable things SAID
about other states in the belt, where dam
age resulted chiefly from excessive rains.
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slow weak; top matured steers. S11: nu-
merous lots. Sl0.75 q 1895. part load long
yearlings, S10.s5: few yearlings above SO;
palmer kind numerous, Ss.25pS.50: lower
grade beef cows and heifers. Gamers and
cutters. 10c to 15c lower; other grades
steady; bulls closing 25c lower light veal
calves 26c to 50c lower; stockers and
rejecting decline; bulk, some light kind
s3.75 and below; bulk beef cows, S5m650;
bulk beef heifers, s6l5Qs: bulk vealers to
packers around $3.50; light vealers. late
SSmS.50.
Hogs; Receipts. 40 900 strong to 1Oo
higher; top, $685.; bulk. 100 to e4O pound
average. 1925 7.35 26O to 325 pound
butchers, $7m7.2O; packing sows mostly
500 m6.S5; pigs dull; desirable 10 to 1870
pound average. $3.50 a $50; estimated
sheep Receipts. 1000; fairly active,
around steady eight doubles California
under light sort 1888 @15.5O six doubles
plain kind, $l4,50, with so per cent out;
cuils unsold at noon; bulk best native
springs, s15@1 1850; eulls mostly s10:12:
best ~ pound fed lambs. s14.a5; several
decks, $l3@14; few handy weight ewes
$500 bulk ewes. s4.5o@5.
EAST ST. LoC1s, H.. May s1-cattle:
Receipts. 3,5GOis generally steady. with
beef steers slow; good and choice vealers
25c to SOC higher at 50. % a $50; top yearl-
ings $1o,25. top mstured steers slO.75;
top light Yearlng steers 50. 80; some Texas
steers, 81; COWS. S566,25; Gamers, s275;
bologna bulls S4.5oa5,25.
Hogs Receipts. 200: desirable 21n to
$40 pound butchers, 1886; lighter weights
S7.25@7.35. bulk good 800 to $40 pound
pigs. s6.4o q SIS; mostly 25e higher: packer
sows strong to Toe higher; bulk. s5.75.
sheep: Receipts 1000. early sales and
bids steady; top spring lambs sl4.25; bulk
s14; culls $50; no clipped lambs sold;
$3.50; heavies, $3.50.
NEw YORK, NAY a1 ! a L. Reseipts
N 30. cows 81 so 1850 Gales: Receiuts
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EUROPEAN NEWSIS
BULLISH EFFECT
ON GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, May 81 Indications
that France and Germany were near
to a settlement had a general bullish
Effect on the grain markets today
and the corn pit was further en-
livened by belated shorts, who ran
up the price of May corn at rapid
rate in the last few minutes of the
board of trade session. Corn fin
ished strong at l cent to o. % cents
gain, May Spy, the top price of the
day, with July 1875 to 1884. Wheat
closed unsettled at a range varying
from z cent decline to i y cent ad-
vance, July l13 Is ola and September
113A to 1879. In oats, the outcome
was Is cent off to 3s a q up, and IN
provisions unchanged TO cents
higher.
The brief furry in the corn mar
ket was confined to the May deliv-
cry and appeared to result chiefly
from the fact that greater mum Der
of traders than usual waited until
their time limit had almost expired
before effective month-end settle
ment of the contracts. Aside from
the circumstances that all the grain
markets showed an upward tendency
today, the corn market reflected con-
tinued scantiness of receipts. Be
side gossip was current that the
after the planting movement of corn
to market was already over.
In addition TO optimism as to pros
pectiVe agreement between France
and Germany bullish reports about
crop conditions in western Europe
tended to lift the price of wheat
Scattered liquidation here. however,
on the part of holders of May wheat
made the market nervous and irregu-
lar, especially as offerings of July
and September were scarce at times
and shorts In those months who
wished to cover found it difficult to
do so except at material advance
Oats were helped upward by the
strength OF corn. With crop reports
good, though. as to oats, advances
failed to hold well.
The provision market showed sym
pathy with the firmness OF hog
values.
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REALTY TRANSFERS

Lula Howard Moore, C. Fl. Nesbitt. Ma
bel f. Nesbtt w. b. Hllhouse and Jim
nile b. Hillhouse to Margaret McGregor
Delton, s Il of Lot "a in Block 500, ac-
eordng to map and plan of the Hanover
place, for $4,000.
in the survey Of property of Bette Mont
gomery, for $500.
VIII Rice and Theodoshia Rice to Lii
liam c. Woods. y y of Lot 46 according
to Holstun Addition to Woodlawn, for
S1400.
j. y. Baggett to Martha Cunlff Lot 1
in Block /, according to Marie Pearce' S
Addition to Tarrant City, for $3.50.
Central Park Land Company to Mrs. r.
A. Powell Lot 10 in Block 81. Central
Park. for $4,000.
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Postmaster Thomas N Stephens
has been elected chairman of the
Etowah county service of the post
office department and Fred NJ. Fits
has been named secretary. V. E.
Bates is the new chairman of the
local service council. and Charles
Cox secretary. The Etowah county
Rural Carriers association elected
George Gray chairman, NJ. e. That
cher, vice chairman, and a. c. Clay
ton, secretary.
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William FIemming, Jessie Jones
and Tom Henson are under arrest on
the charge of stealing four tires
from the automobile of Captain John
Yates, Admission newspaper man.
who lives on Lookout Mountain,
near Gadsden. Henson, who is under
Is years old. was turned over to the
juvenile court. The others will
await grand jury action.
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HOOPER FUNERAL HELD

The funeral of Mrs S. I. Hooper.
who died at Albertville Wednesday
afternoon, will be held at the Meth
odist church there at IL o'clock Sat
urday morning. The services will
be conducted by Rev. Alternately, the
pastor. The deceased is survived by
the following children. DR.. j. w.
Hooper of Roanoke; A. 3. and e. L.
Hooper, Albertville; Mrs. D. S. Rus
sell. Montezuma, Ga; Mrs. Lizzie No
len, Alexander City; Mrs. p. G.
Bunch, Buffalo, ~ Y
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Elizabeth four-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Eliza Prosmer, narrowly es-
capped death yesterday as the result
of drinking kerosene oil While the
family was moving, the child is said
to have swallowed lot of oil from
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ABOLITION OF WAR
VETERANS BUREAU AT
GADSDEN ANNOUNCED
Economy Given As Reason For
ACtion-Mrs. Hooper's
Funeral Held
GADSDFN RTREAC
THE AGE-HERALD
GadsUen, NIa,, Nav

D. W. Kennamer of the Gadsden
sub district office of the war ve:er-
ans bureau, stated today that the
office is to be closed for economical
reasons and not because of any in
vestigation by the department of
Justice. He said that similar offices
are being closed all over the coun-
try because the work is decreasing.
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MRS. sALLIE sHIPMAN DIES

Mrs. Sallie Shipman, aged So
years. died at the home of her niece.
Mrs. r. Chappell on Bell street, late
Wednesday. Funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon. and inter
ment followed at lakewood cemetery.
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RJS GOES OUT OF BUSINESS

The local street railway company
got rid of one of its competing jit-
ney lines between Gadsden and At
ITALIA today when a bus belonging to
the Vols estate was attached for
$40 state and county taxes 1t is
stated that the company had beer
unable to make expenses for some
time.
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SACKS HEADS DELEGATION

Herman Sacks has been appo inted
chairman of the delegation of promi-
nent Jews of this city, who expect
to attend the subscribers convention
of the National Jewish hospital for
consumptives, which will be held in
Denver, June %.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES


better demand: improved business: prices
steady Good middling. l6.12d; fully mid
ding. l6.O2d; middling. 15.92d, low mid
ding, l5.67d; good ordinary, 15.l7d; or
binary, l4.S7d sales, 5000 bales, including
1900 American; receipts, 1000 bales, no
American. Futures closed quiet; June.
l4.99d; July, l4.75d; October, 1f.30d; De-
cember 1850. January, 12.S6d; March.
12.66d, Official noon closing: May, 1e.22d
val
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FIELDS, FATHER ILL

Clyde r. Fields, automobile sales
man, left Thursday afternoon for
Benton-Harbor, on account of the Sc
rious illness of his father.
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CAN"r IDENTIFY COBB

Tom Reason, when carried to the
convict camp today, failed to posi-
lively identify Jack Cobb as one of
the Wills Valley bandits who held
him up and robbed him last week.
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SHRINE DELEGATES CHOSEN

Clarence L. McCartha was chosen
as a representative of the Shriners
at a meeting Wednesday evening at
the Masonic temple to attend the i'm
perial council in Washington. Law
renee Gellerstedt, who had been for
merly elected but found that business
affairs rendered it impossible for him
to attend. resigned. Mr.. Gellerstedt
represented the Troy Shriners at the
convention in California last Year
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Imports Show Gain

WASHINGTON. May 31.-Imports from
Latin America and Canada showed the
largest proportionate increase among
March shipments into the United States
An analysis made public by the com
merce department today showed that
South American imports for the month
were more than double those of March,
1922. while North American imports
coming chiefly from Canada. Mexico and
Cuba-increased by go per cent over the
corresponding month a year ago The
figures follow:
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LOOKS TO GINNING SEASON

W. l.. Thompson of the Thompson
Warehouse company, is preparing for
heavy cotton season. He has gone
to Atlanta to purchase new equip
ment for his gin, buying a new line
of gins and an oil engine to operate
them. The capacity will be increased
l25 bales day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
RAJ LsURVEY BEGUN

Engineers who are making a pre-
Iiminary survey of the Tennessee,
Alabama and Georgia railroad ex-
tension toward Birmingham are now
working south of the steel plant and
are headed in the direction of Ash
Vile.