The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-30
Says World Rapidly Being Made OUer By Aplane And Radio
Interest Cenfers In The
 Standard Oil Group

NEW YORK, Sept. ze.-During the greater part of the past week most interest was attached to the opera lions and movements in tho Standard Oil group because of reports that in-s terests affiliated with those compa- nies had obtained large holdings of important independent corporations. The tone alternated constantly be- tween strength and weakness, with vigorous advances Tn the trading Friday. Standard oil of New York was a special feature, moving up over points. Vacuum Ou also made substantial advance. There was heavy trading at times in Stand ard oil of Indiana, which fluctuateo cnly over moderate range Prairie oil and Gas, after selling at 160. dropped to 155. but also became strong late in the week. lndepeno- ent oil stocks moved within narrow limits. some of them showing losses at the end of the week Industriai issues were irregular, movements in that group also including frequent declines and rallies. Gillette Safety Razor, after selling down from 25S1-2 to 250 i-4, recovered all It's loss Checker Cab moved up 1 points understood to be in connection with new financial arrangements.
 Mining stocks were more ective' with heavy trading in some of those issues at advances. Grown King Construction, a newcomer in the market. was in steady demand.
 RICE
 NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 9s.-Rough ries strong: sales none. Receipts, 4,5s7 sacksi millers' receipts 3,0s3 sacks. Clean rice strong; sales, 2s6 pockets Honduras ct 5i5 655sc O5s pockets blue rose at 5H Q 5tt per cent; 7s1 pockets Carolina at 6e: 52 pockets Edith at sac; 4eS pockets cor al HaCelptSt pockets Bran. s22@24; polish. sSoSs1.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
 NEW ORLEANS Sept 2s,-it was mainly a weather market in cotton today ing plainly restricted by nearnesE Of bu~ reau day. Prices slowly sagged under sell the belt, standing to points higher than yesterdays close on the opening put al most immediately falling orr. me oows- .L- ward trend was held to the close ana the lowest levels of the day were reached on most months in tn rang of the 2, cdls9sins ds al, with the list 21 to 32 points net lower on
 The weather over the belt was bst1sr than expected being warm and dry in ported in Oklahoma and in North Caro- onpeared 10 have moved too far to tbs sast to any longer affect the cotton region. and the storm to the northwest of the belt appeared 10 be diminishing in in- tensity Lowest levels were reached on selling due to the forecast of continud dry weather for the greater part of the belt.
 Only one, private crop 5,t,nn estimats tasp1 Ser cent If normal. with 10 945,00o bales for indicated yield. the basis of the government figures on acreage. According to the way the market received the report it about fitted in with the ideas of the conservative element. Brokers generally Sc sent out the announceme9t that Monday the market would go back to normal hours opening at 9 o'clock and closing at 2. except on Saturdays when the close Will he a t I o'clock.
 INTERIOR MOVEMENT
 Houston: Bfiddiing. 2s.40c; receipts, s5,~ 32s; shipments, 25 961 sales, 16,114; stock, 304, $40. ....