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clipped lambs. s115o; culls. ,s; light mu

clipped lambs, ,s11.5o; .culis, ss; light mutt ton ewes SC; heavy "A.
 10 to Is cents higher good isO to 2so- pound averages mostly, $716@7.35; later tone weak: pigs strong: good weight kill ing pigs. s6@e:50; packer sows, 15 cents higher, $6.25 Q6S5.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Catte: Receipts. 11,ooo; beef steers and yearlngs closing weak to 25c lower; all grades matured steers and common to medium light year lings showing maximum declines top s11.so for l,2ss-pound average; best year lings at s1175; several loads at that price; numerous loads weighty short fed steers. sS.50 and below; many lots unsold stockers and feeders strong; vealers steady to weak; bulk to packers, sS@S.25 few lots ss.5o upward to. ss.5O to outsiders higher; closed slow, most of early advance lost; bulk good and choice 200 to $50 pound butchers. s7.I5; top. T.5o; desira- OHIO; packing sows largely $6.50R6.75; slaughter pigs 25c higher; bulk desira ble weighty kind s6.7b@6; estimated hold
 Sheep; Receipts. 5000; fat lambs and choice fat lambs. $12@1240; top, s12.6o; cull natives mostly s9.50@1o; bulk fla, fat ,,a ewes. sS.s5 @s; no choice lights or feeding lambs. s11.50 0@I2.25.
 receipts sG1o; steers s5Qs5O; state bulls sSQ4So; cows, s1.lo @4. Calves lower; re, eeipts. i.91o. veals, SIS @ 50; culls and nttie calves, $o75 cot To; grassers $3.25@4
 sheep and lambs lower; receipts, 4,SIo: sheep, $75Q6: culls. $1.75Q275. lamhs SS413; culls, s7.50@8.5o.
 Hogs steady; receipts, 1.2s0: light +o medium weights, s7.95 @7.50; pigs, ss.e5S 6.60: heavy hogs, S7.25@74O; roughs, ss,25 Q6.50 "'-'
 NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The Lawrence Manufacturing company, a New England textile concern, announced today that ii would pass the semi-annual dividend this time. Six months ago it paid sS on it's capital stock.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 21.--The Tobacco Products corporation today resumed divi- dends by declaring a quarterly payment of were suspended in 1922.
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PorITRY ND -rRonTCE

,o,sl cHIcAGo >o5 Nsg 21-Poqtry la.}5s a5iye roosters, 1aei geese 17e' turkeys 2sc
 NEW YORK. Nov. s1.-Lard firm: mid dle west, $l4-60@ l4.G0i other articles un- changed.
 NEW YORK, Nov 2i-Butter weak receipts 15.557. creamery higher than ex ; itas. 53 ia G4 54ci creamery extras, 92 score, 5212 e 53c, creamery e&traa SS to 91 score, 16 q 52e. Eggs irregular; receipts, 1l67S. Cheese steady; receipts l64,O21 pounds.
 ST LOUIS Nov. 2l.-fens. 171ac; ducks. 19e others unchanged. Butter, 5sci eggs unchanged.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov el-Eggs Pc lower; firsts, 4Sc, selected. 55c. Butter sad poultry unchanged.
 cHCAGo. Nov. 21.-Bu,ter lower; ereslery 5t sNir5 2.c' 5Lat stsadarJs a 4SG tG 2c Eggs unchanged, receipts, L15G eases.
 NEW YORK. Nov 21.-Llye poultry steady; fowls l5Et 2Sci turkeys. i0W i5c; dressed poultry easy; turkeys, S2@44e.
 SUGAR MARKET
 NEW YORK. Nov 21-rhe raw sugar market continued firm today without change in quotations. Cubas were quoted at Size. cost and freight, equal to 7.2Sc 4,000 bags of Cubas for prompt shipment to d local refiner.
 apprehe ensions over political developments in Cuba caused another active buying movement in raw sugar futures today There was considerable covering in De cembcr and January, while trade interests and houses with both Cuban and Eu- ropean connections bought later deliveries Final prices were at about the best and 3 to 10 points net higher. December, 5.53c; March, 4.52c; May, 4.60c July, 4.Goc.
 The market for refined was unchanged at S-75@S.90c for fine grauulated, with good inquiry reported.
 Refined futures nominal
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FOREIGN RATES. RECORD ADVANCE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Rai1road shares again assumed the leadership of the upward movement of stock prices in today's unusually active market. Industrials, however, were by no means neglected and recorded substantial gains, Foreign exchange rates jumped forward and Decem- Der and May cotton futures sold at more than 35 cents a pound, the highest prices in three years
 Circulation in the financial district of bullish forecast for 1924 by one of Wall streets most prominent op- orators, who predicted that investors in railroad securities would recover next year a considerable part of the $3,000, ,000,00 lost by them in the past 15 years, and the publication of another series of October earnings statements, contributed to the sharp movement upward in the forenoon.
 Industrials were given new impetus by the statement of George F. Baker, head of the First National bank, that general prosperity in this country would continue well into next sum mer and the late afternoon announce ment that the council of ambassa- dors had reached an accord over al- lied policies toward Germany in fluenced buoyant close.
 Buying in the railroad group was spread over a broad list, but was par ticularly effective in the seasoned dividend paying issues. Big Four" jumped five points to Ill, new high record for the year. Other high spots were Atlantic Coast Line, Chi cdgo and Northwestern, Rock Island and per cent issues, New York, Ontario and Western and Reading, all Up l or more points on the day.
 Reports of increased demand for pig iron lifted steel shares to higher trrO1JnI Tinted 9512, an advance of 1 F, and Sloss- Sheffield jumping four points. Marked interest was displayed also by the motors, Studebaker being a fea- ture in a sharp run-up of short in terests.
 Davison Chemical proved the mar ket leader with a net gain of more than points. Other gains included Loose-W Wiles 352, Pan American, A and B, Standard Oils of California, and New Jersey, American Car and Foundry, Maryland Oil American Woolen, Anaeonda and Cerro de Pas co, all up 1 to points. After open ing higher foreign exchanges rates reacted slightly around noon, but shot up rapidly when Paris des- pathes announced an accord at the meeting of the council of ambassa- dors. Demand sterling touched $4,38 7-S, q gain of cents; French francs were up 20 points at 5.546 cents. and Holland guilders jumped 5 points to 3820 cents. Other con tinental rates were 1Irm.
 Call money opened ct 2-4 per cent and ease off early in the aft ernoon to F. where it closed. Time money was dull at ] to 1-4 per cent.
 Total stock sales, 1.S310O0 shares.
 Twenty indus rials averaged 92.10, net gain .S7.
 High 1923: 1O5.3S, low S5.76.
 TTxVentN raiir9HIg a4pr1 pod Cd oO net gain .69
 High 1923: 9O.51. low 79.5$
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NEW YORk, NOV. 21.-Foreign ex- changes firm. Quotations in cents:
 Great Britain. demand 4.3S7s. cables 4.391s, to-day bills on banks 4.96H France. demand 5.54, cables 5.5415 Italy. 4.S6i5 and 4.37; Belgium. 4.T91s and 4.S0 Germany .0000O0O0002 and .O00O00o0O02 : Holland, 9s.15 and Ss.20; Norway. 14.77: Sweden. 26.32; Denmark. 17.3s; Switzer- land, 17.45; Spain, 1907; Greece. 1.56 Poland, .000055; CzechosoYakia, 2.92; Ju- goslavia. 1.13 Austria, 6014 Rumania, treal 9S1k.
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HURBi.RD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro duce Exchange. Associated Members Liv- erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Spe- ciaI attention and liberal terms given for consignments of spot cotton for delivery.
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SUDDEN UPTURN IN
 PRICES OF WHEAT

CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Wheat took a last, helped to some extent by strength of foreign exchange. The close was firm 4 to F 5sc higher; $1.0SA @1.0S$s. Corn finished at 4 O ss sc off to 1sc gain; oats unchanged to s O 4 c up and provisions varying from Pc decline to a rise of 7c.
 It was only ir the final dealings that a decided trend toward a higher level of prices was shown in the wheat market Earlier ,he bulk Of the trading consisted of exchanges between commission houses and ele- vator interests, the commission houses letting go of December wheat but taking May and July. whereas the elevators acquired De- cember. In the course of this pro- cess, little change in price was mo- ticeable except that during the first half hour the market underwent something of a decline as a result of lower quotations at Liverpool Later. however, weakness of the Liverpool wheat market was more than offset by the ascent of foreign exchange rates and by the upward swing Of stocks and cotton.
 Lightness of offerings as the day drew to an end made shorts in the wheat market uneasy, and active To- cal traders taking advantage of 5ir- cumstances bid prices up. The ct fort to bring about stampede was only successful in part, as the mar ket ran into commission house sell ing on the bulge. Closing prices, nevertheless, were at about the days top figures Incidentally, pllis put some stress on the fact that primary receipts showed a material falling off.
 In the corn market. reports that consignment notices from .hc coun- try were steadily increasing led Q selling of December corn and to nuN- oats was due to scarcity Of arrivals.
 Provisions averaged higher, infld- enced by hog values
 CASH GRAIN
 MINNEAPOLIS Nov. 21.-wheat: No. m1thTn northern. si.o7a @i.i2a. Corn: No: 2 ssaU%' ssMc. Flax: No 1, ss4Sh @s.llh'
 KANSAS CITY. Nov. 21.---wheat; No. 2 hard, s1.01 OILS; No. red. s1,os. Corn: No. yellow. 75S7sc; ,i,s No, .a1. oTiLe:. mixed: No. 2 mixed, 42c.
 hard, ;f.o4; No. 3 hard, s1.O2. Corn: No. oass: @ So. Ssite' tsS d#e; 7; 57;95 S9; ~si{s. Icy. 5sSase. sm TimSshy ss x seed 'sT59s. Ribs $9.25 O 1925.
 ST. LOUIS, Nov 21.-cash wheat: No. red. sill; No. 8 red, s1.07@1.10 Corn: Mo- 3 white. ssc; No. yellow. SIC. Oats: No. 2 white, 45hc; No. 3 white, 44A co 44hc. Close: Wheat, December. s1.o4h May, s1.09ss. Corn: November, 75ssc; May, 73%c. Oats: December, 44c; May, 46hc.
 TOLEDO, O. Nov 21.-clover seed, s1S1o bid November, s13.1o bid; De cember $13.15 bid; January, S13.20 bid; March. siS.S7 1s bid. Alsike, s9: 40 asked. Timothy seed. old, s3.55: new, S3.76; No vember s5.75; December, $3.s0; March. $3.9o.
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LIYERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 21.-Cotton: Spot, better demand; prices barely steady Good middling. 2o.7sd; fully middling. 2o.64d; middling; 2o1sd; low middling. 1s. 2sd; Sales 5000 bales. including $500 Ameri- can. Receipts 32,000 bales, including 26, 900 American. Futures closed steady: November 20 51d; December 2044d; Jan uary. 2o.s6d; March. 2o.21d; May, 2o,o1d; July. 19.55d September, 17.3ld; October, 16.51d
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INFERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston; Middling 3465c; receipts. 2o,oo1; shipments, 16,4sb; sales. 7.oo3;
 Memphis Middling, 34.50c receipts. 136,eS2.
 Augusta; Middiing, 34.44c; receipts, l.170; shipments, 1,2S9; sales. SS7; stock. 54,93S.
 St. Louis: Middling. S4c; receipts, Ill., 710: shipments. 11,6s3; stock, 463s.
 Atlanta: Mddling, 34c. ceipts 2.602; shipments, 63s; sales S,S01; stock. 43,2s4
 Montgomery; Mddling, 33.Ssc; sales. 100.
 Total today: Receipts. 4S.925 ship ments. S6,319; stock. 6s2,545.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK, Nov 21.-Spot cotton steady; middling. 35.90c.
 NEW ORLEANS, Nov. s1.-Spot cotton steady. Quotations revised Middling 50 points higher: sales on the spot, 1,sS7 bales; to arrive, s.299. Low middling, Sl.75c; middling.. st:75c; good middling S6.s7c; receipts. LIDO; stock, 12s,462.
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Rai Shores Again Assume leadership Ln Up1ua1d M0Uen
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. Nov 21.--Following is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange. giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 IndusfriaIa
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-Following are todsys high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond:
 Railway and Miscellaneous
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BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BONDS lon Stock hTarketN

Readers should note that Liberty bonds are quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds of dollars instead of dollars and cents The fractions are designated by giving the numerator only.
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COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Nov. 21-After advancing 14 to 16 points for active months due to covering of shorts Sn the bullish ginning report cotton seed oil lost most of its gain under liquidation by cotton houses. Ten ders of 500 barrels had depressing effect on November, which closed 10 points net lower, against to points net rise in later months. Sales, 100 barrels Prime crude, 9.s7hc. Prime summer yellow spot, 11.5oc; December, 11.7Oc; March 11.S9c: May. 12.06c, all bid.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
HITTER MARKET

CHICAGO. Nov. 21.-The butter market here was easy and unsettled today. with trading light and supplies ample; even fine butter rather hard to move. Dealers were anxious to sell and some concessions on the under grades were re- ported.
 The car market also was easy and in the buyers favor. Storage butter was slow, with asking prices above. buyers views. Storage, 92 score, was selling slowly at 461a O 47c; fresh butter. 92 score, 52c; 91 score. 51c; s9 score. 47c; 90 score, 495ac; Ss score, 44Iac; S7 score. 4Sc: s6 score, 42c. Centralized carlots, 90 score, 4s1kc; ss score, <6c; ss score. 44hc.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Nov 21.-Following are today's sales, high, low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
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FOREIGN BONDS
MARKET FLASHES

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The German Reichsbank beginning tomorrow, it Is re- ported here, will not accept notes issued by towns and railways. This Is expected to result in stopping the supply of inter mediary currency.
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Nl,nBER CARS LOADED BY RAIL ROADS
LOCAL SECURITIES
STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS

Bid. Ask. Alabama shs, Is5s .......... s1 st Alabama 4Ms, 1sso-s5, is43-s. ss 1o1 City of Birmingham. 4.50 @ BOO basis. Jefferson county. 4.50 O 500 basis. Jefferson county warrants 5.25 @6.25 basis. MISCEII ANEAIIS RANnS
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POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO, NOV. 2I-Potatoes about steady; receipts 45 cars; total United States shipments 727; Wisconsin bulk
 @$1O5 cwt; Minnesota and North Dakota United States No and partly graded sacked round whites. s5c@sl cwt Idaho sacked russets. s1.90 cwt.; Michigan bulk round Mhites. 6h df DOC cMi.
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FLOUR MARKET

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov 21.-Fiour unchanged; shipments e7.12s barrels Bran. $26.50@275O.
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KANSAS CITY, Nov 21-Cattle: Re- ceipts 5000; calves. 2.0O0; desirable fed steers and yearlngs steady; best yearlings S10: bulk beef cows, s3.25 GD 50; canners, s1.50@2; cutters, s2,25@2.s5; bolognas, $3.25@3.75; veals steady, top. $50; bet ter grades stoekers and feeders steady; plainer kind weak to loweri best yearlings $7.40; bulk s5.5047.
 Hogs: Receipts, 16,OO0: very slow. around 15c higher; bulk of sales s6.50@ 6 90; bulk POO to 270- pound butchers, $6.S @6.90; packing sows, s6.25 Q6.50 stock pigs strong; bulk. s5@5.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2,000; lambs steady to strong, Colorados, s12.5 50; natives and fed lots SIP; off lots sheep steady. first prize car lot native lambs and grand cham pion in American royal livestock show averaging 10S pounds sold to Armour and company at s13; first prize fed western lambs averaging 102 pounds went to same buyer at S1325.
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NEW YORK Nov. 21.-The Republic Iron and Steel company today declared an extra dividend of per cent on pre- dividends The regular quarterly dividend of lA per cent on preferred also was de- clared.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

NEW YORK, NOV. 2l.-Call money cas- fer. High, A per cent; low. 4lk ruling rate, 4s4 closing bid, 4ia offered at 4 % ; last loan, Az; call loans against accept ances. Az; time loans firm; mixed collat- eral. 60-90 days, 5 4-6 months, 5@5A; prime commercial paper. 5@5A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, NOV. 21.-Cotton goods continued quiet throughout the day. Buy CTS were not impressed by the firm cot ton market to the extent of seeking to place future business freely. Yarns were irregular in trading channels but gen orally firm among spinners. Silks showed moderate improvement. Preparations were underway for an early opening of wool blankets for another season and some of the low priced overcoatings for next year were also shown. Jobbers reported fair volume of filling-in business and steady progress on fancy lines for spring.
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CINcINNATI Nov. 21--I

CINCINNATI. Nov. 21.-Hogs: Receipts, 21,100 steady.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2,1OO steady; steers. s3@9,5o; calves weak, soc to s1 lower, S3@1l.5O.
 Sheep Receipts. 45O; steady; lambs steady, S4M12.
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BAR SILVER

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-Bar silver 64%c; Mexican dollars. 49Mc
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STEEL MARKET NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Steel unchanged
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21-The brisk ad- vance in railroad stocks at the opening of today's market was attributed in part at least to the bullish statement by Jess l.. Livermore. one of the streets leading op- orators. Speaking last night at a test- monial dinner rendered by friends, Mir. Livermore predicted that American rail roads would recover a considerable portion of the s3.0o0 100000 lost during the past IS years. He said he expected the next Congress would do something for the rail roads not ito them"
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21-The steamer Majestic arrived today with Il boxes of gold, valued at about s2O0O,0oO consigned to various New York banks.
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LOUISVILLE Ky. Nov. 21.-Cattle; Re ceipts 1000; steady heavy steers, sS@ s.50 beef steers, s4.5o@7 heifers. ss.5o O :; cows. 5.50; feeders, $4.50@6 stock CTS s2.50@5.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; steady; 200 pounds up, s7.65; 165 to 200 pounds $7; i2O to 165 pounds, $50; pigs 12O pounds, S5.5O down; throwouts, s5.90 down.
 Sheep: Steady; lambs, s11.
 EAST ST. LOUIS. 1ll. Nov. ,21.--Cattle: Receipts. 5000; beef steers generally steady with few spots strong; light year higher: light vealers 50 to 75 cents lower at $s25 Gp 9. 50; other classes steady; beef steers S6.85@9,75; yearlings, sS@s.50: cows s4.25d5.25; canners, s2S5@2.50; canner yearlings, s21o@2,25; bulls, sS75 Gd.25: stocker steers. s4.50 @6.50. choice wooded offerings lacking; bulk of ferngs s11.50@12,5o; choice 75-pound
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

IH foungstOwn S&T 6s g3M g3N 93% Total sales of bonds today were $934e- 900, compared with s1O.S36.0OO previous day and s9 900 year ago.
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MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 21.-wheat: No. northern, si.07% Q1.12%. Corn: No. yellow. 74975c. oats: No white, 39@ S9hc. Flax: No. l, Sz.4O1s @241h.
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SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK Nov. 21.-Liye poultry steady. fowls 15U2Sci turkeys. 406p i5c; ; dressed poultry easy; turkeys S3 0 44c.
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KANSAS CITY, Nov. 21.-wheat No 3 hard, s101@1.1s; No. red. s1.0S Corn: No 2 yellow, 7797Sc; No. mixed, 71a75c. Oats: No. white, 42h @43hc; No, mixed, 42c.
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CHICAGO. Nov 21.-Butter lower; ereaInery eNtras 52c; standards. 49l3c: extra firsts. 49 1 51c; figsts 4fq 46 l4c Eggs unchanged, receipts, l,75G eases.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The Tobacco Products corporation today resumed diyi- dends by declaring a quarterly payment of were suspended in 1922.
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CHICAGO, Nov. s1.-wheat: No. 2 hard s1.O4; No. hard, s1.o2. Corn: No oats: No. white, 4s@44Ac; No. white. 4sN@ I4c Rye: No. 2, 71@71Ac. Bar lev 5s@72c. Timothy seed. s6.75 70 S.. Glover seed. $15Q23.76. Lard, $13.90. Rihs so25m10.25.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The Lawrence Manufacturing company. a New England textile concern, announced today that ;t would pass the semi-annual dividend this time Six months ago it paid S3 on it's capital stock. '
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 21.-The market
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-29
How Geographic Board Tinkers the Map

lieves in dropping out the possessive
apostrophe In such names as Longs
peak and Pixies peak. II has estab-
llshed the practice of spelling Pitts
burg and similar names without the
final h, and the spelling Of center in
the American way, rather than in the
English, centre.
The board also sees that no two
post offices in a state bear the same
name. There Is great duplication OF
names in different states, and this Is
sufficiently confusing. The presidents
are honored all over the country by
towns named for them. There are %
Washingtons, "a Lincolns, 81 Madisons
and 16 Jeffersons.
The board serves every government
bureau that makes maps or charts
the War and Navy departments, the
land office, Office of Indian affairs, geo.
logical survey, coast, and geodetic sur
vey, and census bureau, to mention a
few.
II Is also appealed to by the State
department for the correct usage of
foreign place names to be written In
treaties and other government docu-
ments.
All Of the government offices that
are vitally concerned with the correct
usage of geographic names are rep.
resented on the geographic board
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armament, the American and Japanese
governments are agreed to consider
the Lansing-Ishii correspondence Of
November 2. 1917. as cancelled and Of
no further force or effect.
Il shall be glad to have your con-
firmation of the accord thus reached"
Ambassador Hanihara replied under
the same date as follows:
II have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your note of today's date
and ! am happy to be able to confirm
to you, under instructions from my
government, your understanding OF the
views thus developed, as set forth in
your letter."
This restores parity of interests
on the part of the Japanese and Amer
lean governments In China and gives
them an exact status with that of
Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy,
Belgium and the Netherlands, the
other signatory powers to the nine
power treaty negotiated by the arms
conference.
Nothing now remains between the
United States and Japan that conflicts
in any way with the provisions Of the
nIne-power pact as they treat the
Question Of the open door and equal
opportunity.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-29
Flapper Is Friend of the Druggist

These figures relate only TO the
American-made products. IL the i'm
ported perfumes were added, many
more millions would be accounted for.
Out of our 100000 600 population, there
are about 25,00O,000 women Of an age
likely TO employ the beautifying or re-
juvenatlng agencies Of perfumes and
cosmetics. This means that each one
Of these women spends about So year
on such products.
In 1914 there were only 276 factories
making perfumes and cosmetics; In
1921 II took 422 such establishments
to fill the requirements. In 1914 the
industry employed only 5,421 while in
1921 there were 9,367 persons engaged.
The oldfashioned apothecary who
filled prescriptions is finding business
declining. The business is better than
II was in 1914.
The figures show that the value Of
druggists preparations in 1914 was
$4S, 100000; in 1910 $114,0OOOOO, while
in 1921 ii was down to $S1 100000 This
might be explained by statement that
the people were buying patent medi-
cines more generally, but apparently
this explanation does not hold. for pat
ent medicines show a II per cent drop
from 1919 to 1921.