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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
Stock Letters
KAHN BROS. & VIRGIN

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Standard issues ing confined mostly to specialties. Amer lean Can directors met and declared an extra one per cent dividend. but the news had probably been discounted as the stock eased off 1 point after the announce ment. The sugar group was strong, With developed a decidedly weak tendency.
 Cuban Cane Sugar preferred gained 2h. Leather stocks were strong for the second day and it is believed in some quarters that this industry has turned the corner and from now on improvement Will pc shown; Cast Iron Pipe was s, asain ts bnrt aat interest which is said to be still large.
 National Department Stores % and May May nounced gains at the close. The former stock has been somewhat dull of late, but from present indications future activity
 Asphalt was brought forward for a 2h- point rise Afternoon dealings were list less owing to the absence of many traders nS its subsidiaries for the year which ended october s1,, reported net income or or the equivalent of s12.51 a share on the outstanding $7.500,0o0 of common stock This compared with net incomes for 1922 which was the equivalent of $1S.4S share on the common stock outstanding.
 Pere Marquette shows earnings for 1923 which will prove to pc the tn best pest m tha aus Rfs- 00o0 900 this road will show earnings of be- tween $S60 and $9 a share on the out paying full dividends on the preferred, Ac- cordine to President Alfred, the outlook for next year Is excellent as the automo- bile industry, which has an important bearing upon Pere Marquettes prosperity, anticipates another good year.
 League of Nations council ends session in Paris with announcement of provisional agreement on plan for financial recon struction of Hungary, similar to Austrian arrangement and involving a $5o,000,0 loan. The agreement will not be signed until next month. when 1t Is expected Hungary will have fulfilled certain pre- lirninary obligations.-Fenner and Beane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
YOUTH SHOT WHILE
 RESISTING ARREST
Audrey White Receives Pistol Shot
 In Leg Friday Morning

Audrey White, Is, IS confined WllA a fractured bone in the lower leg as the result of pistol shot wound sald to have been inflicted by w. $. Fat terson, city detective, when the young man tried to escape from the officer, who was placing him under arrest.
 The shooting occurred at garage, 2703 Sixth avenue, south, where Fat terson and Giles, police officers, had gone to arrest White on grand lar ceny charge. White is said to be under bond on two charges of larceny and a reward for his apprehension had been posted.
 The officers had searched the ga rage for whisky and after confiscat- ing 12M gallons and placing the pro- leaving the building by a side door. Patterson said that he rushed to the street and saw White running away and called to him several tin<s to stop. ., White, he said, ignored the or der, and as he turned the corner Pat terson fled at him, striking him In the leg.
 White was rushed to the Hilln-an hospital by Ridout's, where an exami- nation showed the leg to be in seri- ous condition and White suffering from excessive loss of blood.
 Officers state that two cars alleged to have been stolen by White were standing in front of the garage when raided. A reward of $100 was out standing on them. Whites condition early Friday was regarded as criti- cal, but later indications were that amputation of the limb would not be necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
MARKET REFLECTS GOOD CONDITIONS
As A Barometer, It Shows General Business Condi
 tions To Be Good
By WALTER B. BROWN Leased Wire to The Age-Hernld


 NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Taking the stock market as a barometer of gen. eral business conditions, 1t Is &C., lively reflecting the generally satis- factory conditioh of trade. There is an undercurrent of strength that persists in spite of efforts to de- press values, and 1t is noteworthy that on the decline substantial new buying Is encountered.
 Reports from all sections of the country indicate an abnormal volume of holiday buying at retail, although general retail trade is somewhat quiet owing to the unusually warm weather for the season of the year. In the southwest business has also been hampered by excessive rains and bad roads. This is of course a condition that will correct itself in time and represents only delayed business.
 It all reflects a tremendous pur- chasing power which not only ,ac- counts for 8 generally satisfactory condition of agriculture, but an un- usually good condition of industry generally. More than anything else 1t indicates confidence in the fu- ture which is steadily increasing.
 The steel industry Is experiencing revival of interest on the part of buyers with large orders being placed for first quarter delivery for the automobile trade, which Is clos ing the most active year of its his- tory.
 The railroads have. placed some or ders for steel rails, but there is an evident tendency on their part to wait until after the turn of the year, although they are also being held back in the hope that they will be able to force the steel companies to make concessions in prices.
 Tin plate mills are operating at the highest percentage of the year, and there are reports of higher prices obtained for pig iron.
 The textile trades are relatively quiet partly due to inventory time but also to an abnormally warm season.
 Marketing of wheat Is limited and Is falling below last year. but hogs and cattle are being marketed at an unusual rate and in the last few weeks receipts of cattle have been the largest in recent years, While hogs have exceeded all records, ap- proximately 45,000,000 having left the farms this year, an increase Of 9,000,000 over last year. The price regular with a downward tendency.
 Oil production is falling off and advances in crude are being accom- panied by advances in gasoline.
 Cotton ginned to December 15 to- tailed 9,54S,S05 bales, larger total than had been looked for, which does not seem to bear out the esti- mate of the department of agricul- ture of a total yield of 1o,S01,0 ,0O0 bales. There are two more reports yet to come, but there is so little cotton for sale in the south that it D. does not seem possible that another 500,000 bales can be, accounted for. There is still a considerable unsat- isfied demand for the staple and the present spot price of 35S5 cents per pound is likely to be carried much higher before the season is over. The northern mills have not been able to reconcile themselves to high prices and have been holding back accord- ingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Assertions that enormous substitution of Can adian wheat for domestic wheat is taking place all over the United States had much to uo today with bringing about a material setback in prices here. The market closed heavy 5Sc to 1 5-S@1 3-4c net lower. May $1061a to s106 5S and July S105 to $105!. Corn finished 3-4c to 1 1-4c down, oats at 1-Sc to 5-Sc decline and provisions unchanged to 17c off.
 Special significance was attached by leading Chicago traders today to pronounced drop in wheat quotations at Minneapolis The action of the Minneapolis market was taken to be a reflection of the great extent of duty paid imports into the United mated that nearly 13,000,000 bushels had thus moved into domestic use in this country without counting the current months total, or without considering an immense quantity which entered and was miIled in bond. In this connection the fact was pointed out that owing to the close of lake navigation the imports for December were likely to exceed the aggregate for any previous month.
 Enlarged deliveries of wheat on December contracts here, together with spreading operations between Chicago and Winnipeg, emphasized the weakness due to sympathy with the Minneapolis decline. December deliveries in Chicago today were the largest which have yet been wit messed, and were accompanied by general selling and by a continued fall in prices, the close being at the days weakest point.
 Corn and oats dropped with wheat, notwithstanding that unfavorable weather indicated further delay to the movement of the corn crop. Speculative selling of corn was feature.
 Provisions showed the effect of downturn in hog values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
CLOE'S OFFICE EMITS' OD0R OF OTHER DAYS
Inventory Taken Of Bottles En-
 route To Junk Dealers

Commissioner W. B. Cloe's office Friday afternoon closely resembled what old-timers will remember as a dispensary. There was perceptible odor of liquor and hundreds of dead soldiers" otherwise known as empty whisky bottles. were piled high on the floor.
 George Trafford. secretary to the commis missioner, stood guard over the debris. He explained that all the "empties" at police headquarters were being counted, preparatory to being sold to a junk dealer.
 Most of the flasks were filled when they fell into the hands of the pub lie safety department, but were later emptied into gutters, MT. Trafford said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
RITTER MARKET
HUBBARD BROS. < co.

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-The tole of the butter market here today was somewhat better. Under light supplies and fair demand for butter scoring 90 or higher the tone on top scores became little iy Higher prices for this kind of butter: S8-S9 score miscellaneous lots. however continued hard to move and dealers at times were willing to consider concessions Real undergrades were fairly closely cleaned up.
 Trade in 90 score cars of centralized was not as active yesterday, but the supply of these was rather light and there was little change in the condition of the market. Lower scoring cars were moving very slowly. many of them being delivered on December contracts.
 Fresh butter: 92 scure, 64c; a1 score SIC; 90 score, Soc; S9 score 47hc: sS score. 4lizc;.s s7 score. 4lc;ass score, <sc l. Centralized car lots: 90 score. 490 4sAc; ss score. 45%c; ss score. 44hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

to 25c lower: good 14o to 15o pound kinds. ss.s5 @ $50; 120 to 14o pounds. s5,75 @s.25; lighter pigs, s5.25 @5.6o; packer sows mostly $6.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000; only one lower load steers, these common and not sold {; other classes steady: few canners, s2.15@ 2.25; cutters, s2.75; light vealers. $s.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 500; steady to strong i; four decks 81-pound Colorado lambs, s1s.75; few culls. ss.5oas: light medium ewes, $696.60.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 21.-Cattle Receipts, 1.5oo; calves. 300; all classes killing steers steady bulk short feds. s7@ $50; beef cows. ss5o@4.5o; csnners and cutters steady to strong; bulk, s2.25@3.50; ; bulls unchanged; bolognas. sS.50@4; calves steady; veals. s7.5oQs; stockers and feeders slow around steady.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1o,00o very slow: few sales to shippers; 1o@16c lower; bulk of sales. $6.26Q665; packers holding back few kinds 1b@ 25c lower; desirable 200 to 275 pound butchers. $6.46@6.65; packing sows 1o@2oc lower; bulk. s6@6.25: little doing on stock pigs: few sales sharply lower.
 Sheep: Receipts, 300; practically noth- ing ..pn sale; killing classes nominal. steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
MISSIONARY SOCIETY ELECTS

The Missionary Society of the First Methodist church is planning a pay out campaign for January and has elected officers for the new year as follows: Mrs. Earl Ford, president; Mrs. Archie Mcdonnell, vice pres ident; Mrs. w. P. Darwin, treasurer; Mrs Susie Baxter, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
WEnDING ANNOUNCED

Mir. and Mrs. W. P. Dilworth have announced the engagement and ap- preaching marriage of their daugh- ter. Virginia, to MT. Melville Gray Fuller of Huntsville, the marriage to take place during the latter part of December
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
AGED WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Minerva Easterwood, ,s5 years old, died yesterday at her home at Belvidere, Tenn, after long illness. She formerly lived in Huntsville and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Tom Faulkner of Ardmore, Tenn, and Mrs Ada Oakes of Leesville, La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 21.-RouEh rice firm; no sales; millers receipts. a,o65 Japan, at 4.55c: 2,98S blue rose at "A O 1%c; 121 Carolina at 6c; 30 second heads at 3hc; 641 screenings at z02hc; receipts, 7.SS7 pockets.
 Bran and polish unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

changed; shipments, 3S,9f4 barrels. Bran' s25.5o@27.
 LIVE STOCK
 CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Cattle: Receipts, wes& ssGrA most short fed steers S7@9; few loads, s9.25Q $50; bullocks held above ,s1o unsod at cows, s3.75Q5; beef heifers sharply lower for week at s4@5.5o mostly; some buyers taking better grade beef heifers in place of yearling steers; canners strong to 16c ss.5O @2s5; vealers 25 @ soc up; bulk to up to s1o5O to outsiders: country demand for stockers and feeders only fair. fin ishers wanting kind averaging $50 pounds up and carrying considerable flesh.
 Hogs: Receipts. 6o.Ooo slow, uneven around 1oc lower than yesterdays gem srdl trade big packers late buyers Sssns Ss M iS sS ss S i5s sows generally ss.sS s.lo: bulk strong weight pigs, s575; few. sorted kind up to s6.do; plain light. kind downward to
 Sheep: Receipts. 5000; fat lambs strong to around 1oc higher; yearlings strong to lambs hsfs sdh op sSsd so fnd 'hsss sss fat a clipped. s11.65 top yearlings. $11; aged sheep scarce; Siu odd lots fat ewes steady late yesterday. S12.-
 CINCINNATI, Dec. s1.-Hogs: Receipts.
 Cattle: Receipts. lo0 choice fat classes steady; medium and common dull; calves sheep; Receipts. 200; steady; lambs steady
 NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. e1.-cattle: Receipts, 100; steady; heavy steers; s7@s; sSSs feeders ASS5S stesS
 Hogs: Receipts, 1900; steady; 200 ls5 lss. tosdsS bounds sss5 pigs. s525@ :. .shesp:- Nominal; steady fat sheep. sS.5o Q 4.5o choice lambs. ss@1o. un- changed.
 LOUISVILLE. Ky, Dec. 21.-cattle: Receipts, 100; steady; heavy steers. $7.5o s4s oa@s Sssf stSse hstsr stockers, s25o@5.75.
 Hogs; Receipts. 1,5oo; steady; 1s5 p9gnds pss s,1 Sp ssso; l2o to lss pounds. ss5o'
 sheep: Receipts. 100; steady; lambs. s11.00
 NEW YORK Dec. al.-cattle: Re- ceipts. i6o; steady; steers. s5,25 lo4o; ess so c0ws steady Ssa s1s.5o@14: culls and little calves, ss@7; srassers s4;5o@5;5o.
 Sheep and lambs: Receipts, 990; firm; sheep. s4:5o@s.25; culls, s2.25@s' lambs, miasm aGs. wsshs nsssPss 1 seaS sht e 7.6o: heavy hogs. s7.sO97.65; roughs.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-Hog.:%Re- ceipts, 14,0o0: closed with most of early decline reganed; butcher hogs practically stsads late top s7 for two loads ns choice butchers. s6.9o@s.95; light hogs, s6.7o@ e.S5; pigs and light lights unevenly steady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
Grain Letters
KAHN BROs. Q VIRGIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 21-wheat: Account of profit taking purchases and outside support around s1.o7 and showed some sta- biiity there although selling increased on moderate rallies. Volume larger. with a lot of poorly held long stuff coming out on the first break Northwest was good seller here but the market did not show as much weakness as Minneapolis. Wheat developed considerable weakness late on stop loss orders and closed heavily at the low. Deliveries large. in strong hands was an important influence.
 Corn There was fairly general liqui- dation early, much of it on stop loss ord . CTS met on declines. Wire houses and shorts bought on breaks. Most of buying was to take profits. Corn acts heavy and with weakness in wheat will drag lower unless important support enters the mar ket.
 Oats: Steady. Leading elevator and commission houses bought May, while To- calls sold. There was scattered liquida- tion because of weakness in other grains hut declines ran into resting orders to buy ana these held prices within narrow
 Provisions: Commission houses took of ferings early and rallied values to a pre- miunl above close. Hogs loo lower; top, 17.0o--Fenner and Beane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
SEA ISLAND COTTON

SAVANNAH. Dec. 21.-TSea Island mar kets quiet Extra choice. SIC; choice. s5Iac; extra fine, BAG; sales, none; re- ceipts, l; shipments. none; stock, s04. Crop in sight, 2.057.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Joe Nathan Held In Connection With
 DOcena Murder

Deputies Cochran and Tate Friday and placed in the county jail on charge of murder In the first degree. Na<kan was arrested on a capias from circuit court following his indictment by thS grand jury. He is being held in connection with killing which is alleged to have happened at Docena several weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
WEDDIN.

The marriage of Mrs. Ida Green leaf of Huntsville to MT. Theo Mo Cracken of Nashville was solemnized yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride on Clinton street. Rev. G. M. Davenport of the First Meth odist church performed the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
SHANNON & co.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The market to- day has been of holiday character and without feature. The news from WashinRton Is none too favorable, with Senator Shoot reiterating his statements that the bonus would be passed over the Presidents veto, even in the Senate. 9th and without much worthy of comment.
 Satea 7771O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

ceipts. 33 cars; total U. S. shipments. 449. Wisconsin sacked round whites, U. s. No. i, a0c $1.05; Minnesota and North Da- kota sacked round whites. U. S. No. and partly graded. S5@s5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CASH GRAIN


 CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Wheat, No. , hard. s1.O2h @1.06h; No. hard, $1.01 F O 1.02h. Corn, No. mixed. 72c; No. 2 yellow 721A 6D72%c. Oats. No. 3 white. 43A @45c; No. white, 42@4SAc. Rye, No. l. 69%c. Barley. 56@74c. Timothy seed. s6.50@S. Clover seed, s12@21.75. Lard, 12.S0c; ribs. 9.75c.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.-wheat. No. ? hard, s1.10Q1.17; No. red, $1.oS@1.o9 July, 99c. Corn, No. yellow, 661s @ 67c Oats. No. white, 43hc; No. mixed,
 TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. 21.-Clover seed. old, s1S; new, SIS; December, SIS; Janu- ary, $13.10; March, $1S.15 asked. Alsike, s9.45. Timothy seed. $3.92h December, -s3.92h; March, S4.o21s asked.
 ST. LOUIS. Dec. 21.-cash wheat, No. 2 red, $1.11@1.12; No. red, s1.osh. Corn, No, white, ,7lc; No, 3 yellow. 7oh Q Fl hc. Oats. No. white. 44Ac; No. 3 white. 4SA @4S1ac. Close: Wheat, De- cember, s1.03A; May, $1.07 x 91.0S. Corn. December, 73Hc; May, 73%c. Oats, De- cember. 42hc; May 46Ac.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 21.-Wheat No. 1 northern, $IO6% @1.09fs. Corn. No. yellow. 62%Q63Ac. Oats. No. 3 white, Ss% @S9hc. Flax, No. l, s2.4oh @ 2.431ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

The post office department Is the biggest single business in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
OIL CITY REPORT
psus AND MuJ.ES

OIL CITY. Pa., Dec. 21.-Credit bal ances $2.60. Runs. 67.677; average. 67,- 73s. Shipments, 32.263; average. 64,17o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
POULTRY

POGLIht Hens-small. 2oc; large. 25c. FryerS-33c. Broilers-33c. Roosters-12c, Stags-22c. Ducks-25c. # Geese-22c. Guineas-40c each. Turkeys-4oc on foot; 4bo dressed. Eggs-FFesh. 6Sei SRsfM storage. sSc. No. 2 White Yellow Corn-s1.27otso. No White oats,-e7 @7oc. Wheat Shorts-45 @ 47c. Bran wheat-42 O 4sc. Corn Feed Meal-5O 052c. Cotton Seed Hulls-26 02Sc. Cornmeal-s2.4s basis.
 HAY No. Johnson Grass-sz4@2s. Choice Aifalfa-s4S@i Wheat Straw-s1s @20.
 (Swift & Col Silver Leaf Lard-15hc. Jewel Shortening-14hc Brookfield Butter-52c. Premium Skinned Hams-25o. Premium Regr lar Hams-25c. Pork Loins-17c. Premium Bacon-32c. Brookfield Eggs-s5c. Dressed Beef No. No. No. , Ribs ................. 25o 16o 12c ns kouna. isS isS 1sS iss ss pigS-No. l, 1bc: No. 2. 13c.
 HIDES AND WOOL Birmingham Hide & Tallow Col No. Green Salt Hides-6hc. No. and Grubby Green Salt Hides-6c. No. Green Fresh Hides-5hc. No. 2 and Grubby Green Fresh Hides-6c. No. 1 Dry Flint Hides-11c. No. 2 Dry Flint Hides-10c. No. l Dry Salt Hides-10c. No. 2 Dry Salt Hides-9c. Sheep Skins-15 Q75c. Goat Skins-10 625c. Horse Hides-S1 Q2. Tallow-4 O 5c. Beeswax-1S O 200. Clear Grease Wool-30 @32c. Burry Wool-17Q1Sc. Clear Washed Wool-38 Q 40c. Ginseng-Wild. $s09.
 FISH
 Standard Fish Co.) Gray Snapper-14c. Red Snapper-23 Q24c. Spanish Mackerel-Scarce, 2sc. Speckled Trout-23c. Mullets-10c. Chesapeake Bay Select oysters-s2ss gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
SHOT BY BURGLAR

Sam Buck, an operative employed in the Dallas mills, has reported to the police that he was held up in Dallas village last night by masked man with pistol. He had no money and after the rob.ber had searched him, Buck declared he told him to get on out of sight and as he started off, the robber shot him from the back through the shoulder. Buck Is confined to his home with a pain full wound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
POTATO MARKET

EAST ST. LOUIS. H.. Dec. 21.--Horse. md mules steady: quotations unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
FIOUR MARKET

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21.--Flour un- changed; shipments. 3s,944 barrels. Bran, $25.50@27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
WEIGHTS DOWN BODY;;I| JUMPS INTO RIVER
Dependency Over Burning Of Home Causes Farmer To End Life
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD !

Moses Naples, IS, well-to-do farmer of the southeastern part of Madison county, committed suicide several days ago by drowning him self in Paint Rock river, two miles below Buffers mill, according to in- formation received here today. Be- fore plunging into the deep water of the swollen stream. MT. Naples weighted himself down with about 25 pounds of rocks which he tied around his waist with baling wire and he concealed his actions so skilfully that it was several days before his body was found, although it had moved only a few feet from the place he was thought to have jumped into the water. MT. Naples was despon- dent over the loss of his home by fire last spring.
 His widow. a daughter and four sons survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.--Hogs:S Re- ceipts. 14,ooo: closed with most of early decline regained butcher hogs practically steady; late top s7 for two loads choice heavies; other medium weights and heavy Butchers. $500 Q695; light hogs, s6.70@ 6.S5; pigs and light lights uneyenly steady
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-18
SET DATES FOR
4 CALIFORNIA FAIRS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. I7.-Dates
for the 1923 state, county and dis
trict fairs of California were set by
the Western Fair Association today
at its annual meeting here. The
California State fair was set for
September to September 8.
Following is the schedule adopt
ed. Luther Burbank picnic, San
ia Rosa. May 1920; California ro-
deo, Salinas, July $500; Lake coun-
ty fair, September 1916; Stanislaus
county fair, August 1929; Santa
Clara county fair, August 1926; Pc
taluma egg fair, August 1926: San
Joaquin county fair, August 1920;
Hilmar community fair, August 30
81; California State. fair, Sacramen-
TO, September Is; Tularc county
fair, September 1918; Kings county
fair, September l7-22; COlusa county
fair, September 1929.
Iassen county fair, September a.
l6; Merced county fair, September
1920: Trinity county fair. Weaver
Vile, September 20-22; Fresno coun
tyi fair, September 24-2G; Shasta
County fair, September 1929;
Orange county fair,k Riverside, Sep
tember % %; Tehama county fair,
October Is; Ventura county fair,
October 81; Southern California
fair, October Ola: Los Angeles coun-
ty fair, October 1920; San Francis
60 livestock exposition, October l.
q: California citrus fair, December
SID.