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New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

The failure of John McGraw, mana ger Of the New York Giants, to return 10 this country from Europe is blamed for the failure of the National league club to start any early trades. There are several exchanges in the balance that awaits his decision.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Cnbeaten for four years, the Uni versity Of California football team must get an awful kick out Of the current debate as to whether Yale or Cornell has the best team in the world
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
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New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

This is wise plan and will do far more good individually and to. the as- sociation than the other plan.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

A dispatch from Melbourne tells of u featherweight boxer who wears a beard. Probably he wins his fights by a whisker.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

The Y. NJ. C. A. starts it's winter gytn activities with q rush tonight. Group athletes in which many take part is the keynote, as opposed to policy where only one representative team performs.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Gene Sarasen, got, star, is reported abont to wed d movie star. Everybody though before this announcement that the brilliant little golfer would take matrimony as seriously as he does his game.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Fighters with glass jaws are not always what they are cracked up to be.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

If Stan kennedy shows the form he did week ago local sports are not worried about taking chance with their hard earned shckcls.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Unless there's radical change in the Red SoX team those extra seats they are putting in the Boston park will be only to accomodate the larg- CT crowd that stays away.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

A big crowd of fans plan to ac- company All-New Britain to Bridge port tomorrow afternoon for their game.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

It is said that Dempscy's best hand is his right, This is the one he counts his money with.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Eddie has come along fast this sea- son and the husky little chunk of muscle has played fine game. He's q most capable first string sub for liogers on the New Britain eleven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
LIMITS MA K K o w M PRICE CHARGES
 ON CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, April 23.-Price changes In today's curb market was confirad to narrow limits with eat est activity being displayed in the oil shares. While r-es twas eX- erted particularly against tn oil shares in the early trading follow ing announcement of tl-, cut in mid- continent crude oil prices, the reces- sions were not great and some of the stocks moved to higher gr"und. Cities Service dropped 2a4 poi s to 1644 and Continental oil was off 1A, being quoted in the final sale at 421a
 The feature of the t ading in this group " S the strength of Maracaibo oil, which sold B higher at 22ss, a new record. Hurlbl, oil also gained a point and Standard oil If Ken lucky closed a point higher at 9512. Standard oil of Kansas receded E points.
 Heaviness was displayel by num- Der of industrial stocks but loss- es generally were small. There was evidence of good buying power at the close all along thes It, Dupont Motor Inc, admitted to trading. was quoted at Is to 7ls in the initial dealings, closing at the former fig- ure.
 Little interest vas shown In the mining groups.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
GnFETE MARKET

NEW YORK. April 23.-Coffee futures opened unchanged to points lower, There YVES a little covering by May shorts. who bid the price up to l0.l0c or . points net higher but otherwise prices were easy and the market closed at nearly the low est showing net declines of 20 to 30 points. Estimated sales. 3o.o0o bags. Closing April and May 9.76c: July, 9.06c, Sep tember, S25c December S.O3c; March, S.09c.
 Spot coffee was reported in better de- mand at 111sc to 11A for Rio Is, and 141aM15i4c for Santos 4s. Cost and freight offers included santos Ss and 5s at 14Q147sc for prompt shipment and 11a4c for october and December ship ment. No Rio offerings were reported. Victories Is and ss JuneJuly shipment, were quoted at 9.90c.
 Owing to the holiday. there were no early cables from Brazil and no quotations were received from Santos. Special ca bles reported a decline of 275 to 475 res in the Rio market, but there was an ad- vance of 1-32d in Rio exchange on Lon don and decline of 12O reis in the dol lar buying rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
Wall Street Doings

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Texas oil com panies and the Gulf Refining company today met the reduction of l cent a gal lon In the tank wagon prices of gasoline and kerosene announced last week by the Standard oil company of New York, the decreases being effective in New York and New England.
 Officials of the National City company denied Wall street rumors that the com pany had cancelled it's recent loan of s2o, GOO. 000 to the Oriental Development company. The bonds were sold about three weeks ago and listed the New York Stock Exchange.
 The United States Steel corporation has auv ed a s1,500. 900 contract for the con- Hcruction of 70-ton hopper coal cars to the General American Tank Car company.
 Net income of ss9.172 for the first quar- ter is reported by the Reynolds Spring company. This compares with sl656 in the corresponding period last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
CLOSE UNSETTLED M WHEAT MARKET
 CORN ADVANCES.


 CHICAGO, April 23.-Although rain and snow in Nebraska and else where had a noticeable bearish in fluence on the wheat market today. the effect vas counter balanced y indications of improved demand from exporters and by talk of further de- lay to seeding northwest Closing prices were unsettled at II cent net decline to ss cent advance, with May $1.24A to $1.247s and July S1.22% to s1.227s.
 Corn gained ssc to Mc and oats a sf ade to + cent. In provisions the outcome was Sc to 7c decline.
 Besides the timely supply of mois- ture to the winter crop, lower quo tations at Liverpool tended about downturn of values during the early dealings in the wheat market here.
 Price rallies, which acquired con siderable force in the fast hour of trading, were accompanied by re- moval of hedges here against export business, including some to Germany, and by assertions that Greece was seeking offers of 100000 bushels, and numerous reports also were a hand telling of cold weather and other impedments to seeding of spring wheat in the northwest, Some notice was taken of a decrease in domestic visible supply figures. Better demand from shippers. to- gether with rain interfering with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, April 2s.-There was newed strength in the sugar market today and new high records for the season and since the year 1920 were established. owing to continued bullish crop advices and growing belief in the smaller crop esti- mates Cubas sold at 6iac, cost and freight, equal to s,2sc for centrifugal, with Porto Ricos at the same level The sales included s5Oo0 bags of Cubas and 5000 bags of Porto Ricos for April and May shipment to operators and refiners.
 Rawssugar future prices at time showed advances of 17 to IS points on re- newed covering and trade buying, inspired by reports of a better demand for refined and the strength in the spot market May sold up to 6 .50c. July 75c and Septem- her 6.s7c. or about to points above the highest prices touched just before the injunction proceedings were announced by the government. Offerings increased near the close. however. and prices reacted slightly under realizing, with final prices to IS points net higher. Closing: May 6. 4sc, July 6.71c. September 6 sac. De- cember 6 .32c.
 Refined was firmer and prices were changed 10 20 points higher, with fine granulated now quoted at 9 50 09 soc. Re fined futures closed at advances of 10 to 25 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
RIIIER MARKET

? CHICAGO. April 23.-Trading was fairly active in today's butter market and stocks showed material accumulation with the result that the tone was about steady Despite this, however, confidence was lacking. The car market was dull and unsettled, with some business at the below quoted prices:
 Fresh butter, 92 score. 41c sI score, 4olac; 90 score, 4OAc; s9 score. 4oc; ss score, 3915c; s7 score Ss%c.
 Centralized car lots 90 score, 4lc; s9 score. 40c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Birmingham Tax Vaues-Steel Make and Consumption
 By JOHNSTON

BIRMINGHAM Miscaled in the has been practical affair from the beginning this its higher destiny much the of good ou judgment
 dispatch through decades has been the time regular and steady The has been good one all the Better than steady
 
 Birmingham property 60 cent basis tained by the tax collector, have been as follows 1901 .$14,727 ooo 1915 s1o3,s3o ooO .......... 65,S15OO0 1921 140,45300o 1912 S1,91300O 1922 144,151000 onvcngy ensed Birmingham property values are 10 times 21 They TT cent They nearly cent in two years That ought to satisfy
 the ability which demon growth Birmingham has all the proof growing disposition decade has hiatus along the line
 
 finishing of Birmingham that not yet made the Birmingham mills There be sufficient demand warrantng the overhead before mills millions
 
 the emerging from the purely agricultural has not long the market for steel has developed Birmingham that could travel e If had not able do iron making the south would be her ffedgling industries
 No outside with Alabama has this field sef field of with
  make the south because the south has been smelng the her foundries.
 placed manufacturing have been as truly as there ever were They have not the ability competition with other their after the freight to there.
 Gradually south building finishing increasing melt fabrication of aiming like the sue steady and is reliable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24

northern fancy. s1.36ss 1.4s%; No. dark northern. s1.2SH @136Ts. Corn. No. vel low. 76@77c. Oats, No. white. 41 < 9 427sc. Flax. No. l. s3.41h 3.44hc.
 CHICAGO. April 23.-Wheat. No. red. sl821s; No. hard. s1.251a 91.26. Corn, No. mixed. So@s0%c; No. yellow, Soh q s2c. Oats No. 2 white, 46@ 46 l2c; No. white, 44% @45%c. Rye, No. ?, s5A @ s5ac. Barley. 669 72c. Timothy seed, s5.6.50; clover seed. S12.60G175 Pork nominal; lard. s11.02; ribs, $9.25 c 1925.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 2s.-cash wheat. No. 2 hard, s1.2o @1.26; No. red S1.3001.35. Corn, No. white, S3 1ac, No yellow, S5 ac. Oats, No. white. 46h Q 47c; No. 2 mixed, 46lac.
 FLOUR MARKET
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. April 25.-Flour unchanged in carload lots; family patents quoted at s710 barrel in 9s-pound cot ton sacks. Bran. s26.5o q27.
 NEW YORK PRODUCE
 NEW YORK, April 2S.-Butter steadier; receipts. 6449. Creamery, higher than ex- tras. 43@43hc; creamery extras. 92 score 421ac. Eggs steady: receipts, 2o:41e; fresh gathered extra firsts. 291a c 3oiac; do firsts 27ia e 29c. Cheese unsettled; re- ceipts, 130,3S pounds; state whole milk flats. fresh specials 21 1a c 22c; do aver age run, POE Q2lc.
 FOREIGN BAR SILVER
 NEW YORK, April 23.-Foreign bar silver 67c; Mexican dollars, 511sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
CuCAGo VECETABLES

CHICAGO April 23.-Onions, Texas vel low Bermudas No. l, s313.25: commercial pack, s2.5092.75: No. and boilers. sl a l50. Sweet potatoes firm; Tennessee Nancy Halls. s1.e5 61.75. Celery weak; Florida, 1o-pouna crates. French strain, AS dozen, sl.75@2 poorer. s1.5o. Toma- toes stronger; Florida repacked sixes, B. few, s5.95. Spinach steady; Texas. bushels. broad leaf, s1.16G1.25; poor heat ed, 75cds1; Louisiana barrels. best, $i5o m5; poor, S3.50. Strawberries weaker; Louisiana crates s4.75@6; fancy, s5.25i poor. $3.5O64 Cabbage steady; Alabama pointed barrel crates, s4.75m 5; flat, S4 c 4.5O: Louisian, Texas fiat, $4Q4.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
MONEY MARKET

NEW YORK. April 2S.-Can money steady. High 4is per cent; low, 41a per ' cent; ruling rate, 4ia per cent; closing bid, Az per cent; offered at 4s4 per cent
 last loan, 4ia per cent; call loans against acceptances, IA per cent. Time loans steady; mixed collaterals 60-90 days, 5 i4 % 6k per cent; four-sx months, 5h G51a per cent; prime commercial paper. 5Q5A per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
cAIyESTON EXPORTS

GALVESTON. Tex, April 23-Cotton ex- ports during the week ending April 20 were 2S.169 bales previous week, 17,o9T; shipments during the week ending April 20 were 1.71S bales; previous week, S.245 same week last year 2,25l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
SILK MARKET

NEW YORK. April 2S.-Raw silk steady; prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks. $9.55 D9.65; Kansat best No. l. S9.2549.a0. Kansai No. l fiji, S9.20@ 925 Shinshu No. l. s9.15d9 20; Canton extras. 14-16. $s.S0@9 Shanghai-China steam fil gold double deer, S9.60 49,SO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
POrLTRY MARKET

CHICAGO. April 2S.-Poultry. alive higher; fowls. 24c; broiers. 6o@62c; roos- ters. 17c.
 NEW YORK. April 2S.-Live poultry steady: chickens by freight, 22d25c; by express, unquoted; fowls. PIC: roosters 1sc; turkeys 25c. Dressed poultry irregu- lar chickens. 1s9 45c; fowls 2o9 BOG; old roosters. 22c: turkeys, No. fresh. 31 a 36c i; frozen. S2G 3sc.
 ST. LOUIS. April 2s.-Hens. e1nc; springs, 41c; 1923 springs. 52c: turkeys. 3Oc ducks. 25c geese, 14c. Butter. 42c :; eggs,. 24c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
METAL MARK ET

NEW YORK. April 23.-Copper- steady; electrolytic spot and futures, lie. Tin firm: spot and nearby. $45.S7i futures, s45.62. Iron steady, No. 1 northern, S3l q 32 No. northern, S30@3l; No south ern, S27m2S. Lead steady. spot, $s. Zinc steady; East St. Louis spot and near by delivery, $7.t04715. Anthony, spot. SR. 1 2 6l <. 2n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
GRAIN EXPORT

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Grain ex- ports from the United States last week amounted to 3.013.000 bushels, as com pared with S.145,000 bushels for the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Members New York Stock Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Pro. duce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders SO. licited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignment of s7ot cotton for, de- livery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS. AprlI 25.-Rough rIce steady; sales none: millers' receipts, 3,901 sacks Clean rice firm; sales. 465 pockets Blue Rose. 3S4 c 4isc; 420 pockets screen ings. 77sc. screenings, 10,273 pockets. Bran and polish nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
NAVAL, STORES

SAVANNAH. Ga. April 23.-Turpentine duh. Sl Ss. Sales none; receipts. sos; shipments 131; stock. 2,712. Rosn firm. Sales, 392; receipts, 634; shipments, 2,SS2 ; stock, 57,671 Quote: to E, $5.10, r, II. G. H. I. NJ. $5 20; N, $5 30; WIG. s5. 50; wv Sf 50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
LATE HOURS OF MARKET DISPLAY NOTABLE R ALLY

NEW YORK, April 23.-Prices in today's stock market continued their irregular and uncertain course of last week, early irregularity giving way to heaviness before noon and fallYing iderably in the late hours on short covering operations.
 here was evidence also in the later hours of concentrated buying.
 Taking advantage of the an nouncement of the long expected cut n Mid-Continent oil prices. coupled with reports of labor disturbances 4ad the absence of public participa- 5ion, the bears forced prices down in the early dealings. Motors oils, steels and equipments all gave way l To 5 points. sugar shares showed strength throughout on further in areases in the price of the raw and refined product.
 While a majority of the stocks closed fractionally lower. buying curing the last hour brought reeoV- cries almost equal to the earlier de- elines. United States Steel which touched 1o4 1s. closed at 105 F an advance of B. With the exception of gain of IS points by Pan American, the oils generally were slightly lower. Cosden losing IS.
 American Locomotive registered a gain of F points. Other equip ments, however, failed to muster sufficient strength to overcome the selling pressure and closed fraction ally lower.
 Gains of a point or more were re corded by all American Cables, American Water Works, Atlas Pow der. GimbIe Brothers and |. s. Re tail Stores, while losses of 1 to points were registered by American Metal, American Radiator, Brown Shoes. Central Leather preferred and United Drug Woolworth jumped DniutS or, T small turnover.
 Days total sales, ,012,00O shares.
 Twenty industrials averaged 100.13; net loss, .37. High 1923, 10o.3S; low, 96.96.
 Twenty railroads averaged S6.47, net loss. 2S High 1923, 9G.63 low,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
STEEL MARKET

NEW YORK. April 23.-steel prices, f. O. b. Pittsburg. per 100 pounds: Blue sheets. S525q5.5O black sheets. S4; steel bars s235QS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. April 2s.--Following is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange, giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 Industrials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BONDS

Readers should note that Libtry bonds are quoted in dollars and thirty seconds of dollars instead of dollars and cents. The fractions are designated by giving the numerator only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
NEW YORK CEREALS

tied. Spring patents. s6.S5@7.25: spring clears, s5.5o96; soft winter straights, S5.9O @6,26; hard winter straights, s6.4O@
 6. .75. Buckwheat inactive; American, s2.0592.10: Canadian, s1.s6G1ss Pork steady mess. s27.5od2s; family ss2 q 33. Lard easy; Middlewest. s1l.75@ e 11s5. Tal- low easy; special loose. S9sc; extra, SAc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
FOREIGN BONDS

Sales Gin s1. o0o) High. Low. Close. IS Argentine 7s 'Se .1OOas 1OOis 1OoIs s6 Netherlands 6s .... 99aa 9si4 99a, 175 Mexico Gov 6s. -. 60ss 59i4 60as 1 Peru ss ..........1Ooas 1OO% 1OO9s 29 Russian 61as ctfs .. 11A II Il 20 do 51ss ctfs. HIS 107s Ills 36 Swiss 512s .......f03 103 103 IA U S Mexico 4s.... 41% 4o% 4lA Total sales of bonds S904 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
Stock Prices Continue Their Irregular And Uncertain Course O Past Week
NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, April 28,-Following are today's high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
LONDON MONEY
loNf AMMAN A .araI

LONDON. April 2S.-Bar silver. s2 7-1sd per ounce. Money. l per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. 1& per cent; three months bills. l5-1sG2 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK April 28.-Followlng are todays sales, high. low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24

field work, gave strength to prices for corn and oats.
 Provisions were depressed by downturn in hog values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
Days total sales. 1,012.OOO shares.

1JdV s rUrdI S,TTS, -Tf -,TUU V-.
 Twenty industrials averaged 100.73; net loss, .37 High 1923, 105.3S; low. 96.96.
 Twenty railroads avera ged S6.47, net loss, .2S High 1923, 90.63; low, S4.53
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24

FOREIGN BAR SILVER NEW YORK. April 23.-Foreign bar silver 67c; Mexican dollars. 51 1sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24

BIRMINGHAM has been miscall, IL sense that the word magic" unreal. Birmingham has been pl to this day it's higher destiny rests mess judgment as ever.
 Neither has Birmingham grown a remarkable dispatch, but it's gro the same time regular and steady. time. It has not slackened. Bette Birmingham can show both.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-27
TRUTH week
NOW PLANNED
Washington's Birthday Will
Figure in New Event
in National Life.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 27.-National
observance of Truth Week" in ad-
yertising was recommended here at
the annual convention of better busi-
ness bureaus under the auspices of
the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World. The week would be OBJ
served in connection with the cele-
bration of Washington's Birthday.
Methods used in the alleged mis-
representations in sale of oil Sc
curities in Southern California were
described to the delegates by William
p. Green of New York, associate d.
rector of the national vigilance COM
mittee.
In the remedial campaign con-
Quoted by the vigilance committee in
cooperation with the Better Business
Bureau of Los Angeles, Mr.. Green
said advertisements were used to
warn the public against the question
able practices of certain stock sales.
men who sped prospects to the So
called oil fields. entertained them
lavishly and, in many instances, sold
them worthless securities.
Mr.. Green pointed out that these
practices. even though small COM
pared with the vast number of meri-
torious enterprises. had cast a sha-
dow on all legitimate business in
Southern California.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-27
UNAWARE HKE' WAS WOMAN!
SAYS widow OF HUSBAND"
after 4O-YEAR SECRET Barred


LACROSSE, Wis. Sept II. A
friendship such as Plato In his Wild
est dreams of idyllic affection never
conceived was revealed when Mrs.
William Taylor, for 40 years the
"wife" of the strange man-woman
who died here last week, swore that
she had never known her husband
was other than the man "he held him
self out to be-
Lynxville, little river town so
miles south of here, gave to the world
strange story when William Taylor,
sage and healer for 40 years. was
found to have been woman. But
Virouqua, Wis. 35 miles from Lynx
vile, offered more amazing tale
when MRS" Taylor the widow, found
by a reporter, spoke for the first
time.
Before God, never knew he was
a woman" she said.
Followed an amazing. almost weird
story of relationship superplatonic, of
a friendship that because of its ma
ture was more than idyllic.
"His life was mine and my life was
his" declared this strange woman,
whose widowhood turned in mo-
ment to spinsterhood. as primly
smiling death revealed the secret OF
civilian" Taylors sex.
Sifted down the story OF William
IT,, 10 rnallU
amazing as it seems. Lynxville Will
tell you. with one eye closed, that 1t
knew It all the time" but what Lnyx
vile did not know was the stranger
thing that the widowed spinster Is
now telling.
"We never thought of marriage as
other folks did We never wanted
children. William was a good man
would face my Lord with the con
sciousness that | did no wrong"
When the Carrie Bare, who was
"Mrs. Taylor" tells the story, facts
and circumstances connected with It's
J narration help support 1t past posi-
bility to probability
The other day william Taylor, 81
years old, was placed on a train a
Lynxville. ''his' pain-raeked bod,
almost motionless on cot fur
nished by Crawford County. He
was on the way to the hospital, La
crosse, where Crawford County wa
to sponsor chin" until "his" deatl
from a malignant cancer OF th'
brain. AS "he' left friends OF mor'
than 40 years there was no wore
which might have them know tina
che" knew death. lowering near
would expose his" life's great secret
That afternoon, shortly after reach
ing the hospital, che" died. An exam
! ination then revealed that the patien
had been a normal woman physically
Found in Virouqua at the home OF he
sister, the "widow" at first gave M
inkling Of the strange story she wa
to tell. And the reason she gave N
hint was because she had not beel
told of the disclosure in the hospital
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