The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28


 z in loans, discounts and investments, 4 and $929, ,0O0 in cash in own vaults ' Reserve of member banks in the q federal reserve bank decreased $10,- q 392.000, net demand deposits de- < creased S2,201, ,O00 and time deposits ' Sl108,000. Aggregate reserve totalled < S519, 9,S4S,000, leaving excess reserve of ~ S21,991,02O, decrease of $1O,109,71O s below week ago.
 z Total stock sales, 3O4,20o shares; 70 industrials averaged S5.76, net loss .25. High, 1923, 105.3s; low s5.76 Twenty railroads averaged S0.31. net gain .O5. high, 1923, s0.51; low, 79.5S S scrNcrNNAriE. LIVE 6hfol sTo3E 6st. a,-Hor,. s.ssa,; Cattle a Receipts, foo; steady. Calves
 sheep; Receipts 10; steady. Lambs sT.s LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct. 27.-cattIe. A Receipts, 200; close steady; heavy steers sss.50 cows, s2@5.5O; feeders, s4.5o9S.5S;
 Hogs: Receipts. 1900; 1oc higher; 200 pounds up $7.70; 1e5 to 200 pounds, s725: 12o to Ie5 pounds, se.a5. Pigs. I2O pounds $10.50.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct. 27.-cattle: {: Receipts. 1,ooo calves, 200. For week: Hand H1iandyweght cSrn,fed steers, and year heavy steers for week, .li:s5; long year.. sGp Erassers, s4.5o@s.75; she stock dull, most. ly 2Sc to 6oc lower; in-between grades bulls around steady; veaIs soc to s1 low, err ,3t ether classes sl to s1.5o lower; good shade lower heavy feeders and other classes lSe to soc lower; bulk for week.
 Hogs: Receipts. 5000: mostly steady to 10c higher to packers: medium to good 1s0 to 24o pound butchers $7@7.15; bulk sales, ss5o@71S; packing sows mostly sheep: Receipts. 500. For week: Lambs 5.L5, fat shorn Texas wethers s725; sl1.75; other sales largely around s11.5o
 EAST ST. LOUIS. H.. Oct. 27.-Hoss: advance on lightweights and pigs; good heavy 6utehsrs q scarce dso to 21o pound ss.,lo alio Q e 725 good weight pigs, ss.25@sso; week ago good and choice native beef steers steady oso Gommon and medium lings 25c higher; grass heifers soc lower; d,5h nght vealers s1.5o to sl.75 lower; other steers, ss25 Gi1.2 25; western steers steers. $5.o5@ best lIght yearlings. SS.75 @1o.25; beef fo Gows, SS;5og n 4,5e sanners' sl.so@225 bo-
 Sheep; Receipts, 15O; .today's trade nomlnally steady. For week: Fat lambs lambs and sheep unchanged; weeks top lambs; s1$.S5 to butchers. .s1$ to packers: bulk lambs for week. s11,5o Q12.75; cull lambs, ss; fat light yearlings, S9.5O@e.75; aged wethers, s7.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Hogs: Receipts. 5000; desirable grades firm; others strong od hgh5 soos nd eheice S1O te s2 desirabIe 17o to soo pound average sse mostly ss5 estmated eai hodSSer SSennE 5oce sGwS s'0@ Cattle: Receipts, 1000; compared with t25c to 1Oc higher. yeariings showing mos most Aadvancei short fed round western grass mstured steers. s1245; best yeariings. s12S5: fat she stock steady; cutters and veaiers s15O lower; bulls steady; stockers and feeders weak to 25c lower. Bulk Fsa ssesrs sna tssr S sanners and cattsrs. ss ssss S'S yealsrs
 sheep: Receipts 1000; today's receipts mostly native; market generally steady; z ss.9O doubles. Compared week ago: Kill ing classes show following advances: Fat 5c and wos 5oa to c S'S sG h stock. 2bc to 50c. Feeding lambs 25c to feSSsTs t9P saushs hak e%ss eTass dd% Fat lambs sd25o @is.26; yearling weth- fsed,ny wefaeTss ;s1Segs eyes -'SS S S'-S' @NNANo i"4+4Ds' vA4.'" v i-'So.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-cattIe: Receipts. ss@l5o cows 'i sfs5 cSives ssats receipt: sa 75; steady; veals. s1l.5O @ 15.5o culls and little calves. ss@s; buttermilks and grass ' T ', sheep and aad lambs: Receipts, a5; steady; ffasfssSp fssS csils sTss ,7Sss6 sqls 's@s lambs 'i0e n,ddss aGgs RscsiPts nons steady; gh. to a7:sS; heavy hogs sTSSSTS5; S roushs. sC.75 1925.
 FOREIGN EXCHANGES
 2 NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Foregn ex- changes irregular; Quotations in cents; ats7s. so-day i bills A on banks banks 4.s9s 49ss: nFrance.. demand. 5.92H, cables 6.92& isy and si SN aea ss@ ssSS 'l ana ;sooooooOlfs; ]: Holland sssc and ssss; ss swltzeilane s%edfH f7ss sSSs span .Greece. I.ss; Poland. ooo1; czechoslova lsia. 2.s4; Jpgg9slavIa. 1.1e; Austria, r;ool4; $50; Montreal. ss is-S2.
 NAVAL STORES
 SAVANNAH. Ca, oSt, 27:-Turpentine shIPsnts @ sss ia stGsk 7ss Rosn steady i,0fE ss4s E R'S' sa97A; N ? so A S V V a a. . JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct: a7.-rur- sas ss M stoef sss ios feosn's sdsn steady; sales, S34; receipts. 1.594: ship ments .4.s2o; stock, ls3,643, Quote: B ss4.47is N, s4.8o; W c. s5.i5; W W. s5so.
 POTATO MARKET
 CHICAGO, Oct 27.-Potatoes steady: receipts, 125 cars; total United States shipments. 1,17S. Wisconsin bulk round whites, United States No. l. soc c@s110 cwt.; Minnesota and North Dakota sacked round whites. United States No. 1 and partly graded. S5@95c cwt.; Minnesota a sapd North Dakota sacked Red River Ohios, S5c 0s1 cwt.; South Dakota sacked early Ohios, S5QS0c cwt.
 .gu CHICAGO STOCKS
 CHICAGO. Oct. 27--Armour preferred. blank; Libby McNeill, blank; Swift & Co.,, 10IN: Swift International 17%; Union Carbide. 51ss; Wrigley. 112h Yellow Manufacturing, B. 104: Yellow Taxi. 122. kse BAR SILVER
 NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Bar silver, 6S%c. Mexican dollars, 48%c.