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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
STOCK MARKET
| DEPRESSED BY
| STEELy DECLINE
Mill Operations Curtailed;
New Buying Falls
Off.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
New York, Sept. 12.-lnterest in
the stock market today was absorbed
pretty largely by the action of the
steel stocks and their reception of less
favorable reports from steel centers
The Iron Age states that new buy.
ing of steel products so far this month
has not been up to expectations and
that both the United States Steel Cor
poration and independent concerns
have reduced their rate. OF output.
The market for the steel shares was
discounting these reports of the slack
ening in demand and the curtailment
of operations at the mills. United
States Steel common sold down more
than a point below the Tuesday close
and Bethlehem. Crucble. Republic and
Gulf States all went lower.
The heaviness of the steel stocks
had depressing effect upon the gen
eral list.
Speculative favo-ites like American
Can. Continental Can. Baldwin Loco.
motive. Studebaker and Corn Prod.
ucts all eased off and remained abou,
as sluggish as they had been during
the ten days.
Sugar stocks were more prominent
the leading issues. such as Cuban.
American common. Cuba Cane pre-.
ferred and Punta Allegro reaching their
highest prices for the current move
ment. Their advance was due to the
better feeling n the sugar trade and
he raising of quotations on both raw
and refined sugar.
The oil stocks continued irregular,
with further heavy dealings in Cos'len
There was considerable profit-takinc
following the sharp advance. whic,
came in anticipation that the dircc-
tors. at their meeting seen. will pay
the regular dividends. lie geenral
oil list appeared to show scarcely any
concern over the cut in crude oil an
nounced by the Gulf Oil Company.
Copper stocks were quiet, but re-
manned fairly firm.
Specially movements were less in
evidence. Dawson Chemical was the
outstanding incident in this class.
again touching new top for the cur.
rent movement.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
RETAIL TRADE FALLS OFF.
Hardware and Grocery Dealers Re.
port Large Sales.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 12.-The re-
tail trade of the Northwest still is
somewhat below normal. although
some improvement came in the last
week.
Hardware dealers report large sales,
groceries improved per cent over
September. 1922, and confectionery
sales are large.
The storage of part of the North
western wheat Gro? viii delay railroad
earnings. but the tonnage eventually
will be shipped and there no longer is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Woman Explorer
Visits Notorious
Moroccan Bandit

London. Sept. 12.-Rosiia For
bes, the English explorer. has re-
turned to London after n trip
through Morocco.
She announces that she was the
first white woman TO have visited
Raisuli, the famous Moroccan ban
Git.
She stayed for eleven days in
the brigand chiefs mountain
stronghold. where he holds court
with his two wives. nine daughters.
three sons and three score Slaves.
The explorer said that Raisuli
claims a pedigree that goes back
: TO Noah.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
FRANK SQUAD MEET
Local Eleven Plans First Game Sun.
day With Second Engineers.

Additional candidates are expected
TO be present Wednesday night at Il
get-together meeting of the A. Il.
Frank football squad in the SpaId-
ing sporting goods store at s o'clock.
At present the squad numbers about
40 men. averaging from 155 TO 100
pounds and with considerable expert
ence. At the Sunday workout at San
Pedro Park 81 men turned out.
Practice begins daily Thursday and
continues through the enc of the week
in anticipation of a game TO be played
with the Second Engineers Sunday.
This game is only tentative as it is
NOT known whether field will be
available at that time. An effort is
being made to secure the Breckenridge
Park grid for the game.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
ONE WAY 1T LOOKS
Far West Sizes Up the Fight Under
Financial News

What seems to be proper slant
on the forthcoming fistic festivities
in New York. is taken by the sport
ing editor of far western paper.
Under the heading Financial News"
he appends the following:
Luis Firpo and Jack Dempsey
will struggle around for while the
night of September II. A bond is
sue is being planned TO, meet the
expected deficiency by consolidating
the New York subway appropria.
tons OF S166.000,000 with the next
French reparations claims. j. p.
Morgan will button IN his bank and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. sept. 1s.-cotton; Spot de-
mand, rcstricted: prices, firm; good mid
ding, l7SSd: fully middling, l1.i3dt
mddlng. 16.93d; low middling. 1850;
good ordinary. I5.7Sd: ordinary. l5.iSd.
Sales. -. O00 bales. including $500 Ameri-
can: receipts. 1000 bales, including 1900
American. Futures closed barely steady.
september. 16.0ld; October. 1871; De-
cember. 15.i5d: January, l5.00d; March,
iiSad; May, 1850; May 1850: Julyl.
IL t5d
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, sept. 1e.-Losses OF 40
to & points occurred in the cotton mar
xet in the first hour today under con-
tinued favorable weather in the belt,
a poor Liverpool market and an unfavor-
able opinion of some phases Of tho EurS-
pcan politics. October fell to 27.O6. y
private crop report Of 80 per cent OF
normal. Indicating a yield OF 1I.OS0. 900
bales increased selling to some extent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
KANSAS CITY GRAIN.

Kansas City. Sept. 1s.-Wheat: No. :
hard s1.O5 n 1.2O. No. red si.l0n IL.
September s1.6A, December si.02S. May
81 O6lk asked.
Corn: No. 3 white s4Gst1ke. No. .
yellow ssc No. yellow sal 81 &c, No.
cember CSC bid. May 65ss bid.
oats: No. white 81 n 43c. No. )
white 400 O1sc. No. . mixed 40E q &c.
Barley: Sc q sc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
STEEL OUTPUT HOLDS UP.
Prices in Most Lines Hold at Peak
Level With Lots Of Orders

PlttSburg, Sept. T.. = Steel
production is being maintained and
some mills, especially the tinplate
plants, are sold well into the fourth
quarter.
In some lines demand is not especi-
| ally active, but prices are holding ct
| the peak level reached earlier in the
year.
Sentiment has been strengthened by
| the feeling that enormous tonnages of
steel, especially corrugated sheets,
will be sold 10 Japan.
Retail trade is responding salts
factorily 10 wage increases.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
CHICAGO POTATOES.

Chicago, sept. 12.-Potatoes; Weak;
rcceints. Ii5 cars: total L.. S. shipments,
SOC: Wisconsin sacked and bulk round
whites. s9.G0d AIS cwt: Minnesota sacked
sandland Ohio's partly graded, 81 5+Lio
cwt: ungraded. sl.15 cwt: Minnesota
sacked Red River Ohios partly graded,
sfsON Las cwt; South Dakota sacked
early Ohios U. S. No. ]. si.i5n1.55 cwt;
heated, sl.a5G1.35 cwt; Idaho sacked
rurals S2.1OM21a cWt.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Few York, Sept. 1s.-Toreign exchange

New York, Sept. Is.-Foreign exchange
easy
Great Britain; Demand 45i&. cables
ass. 60-day bills on banks si.52i.
France Demand SIS cables 5.1sR.
Italy: Demand 40. cables Li0is.
Belgium: Demand 40. cables y.
Germany: Demand. .0ooool, cables
.00OO0lik
Rolland: Demand s9.25, cables 39.sS.
Norway: Demand 1907.
sweden: Demand 1855.
Denmark: Demand 1907.
switzerland: Demand 1856.
Spain; cmsnd l3.A7.
Grcece: Demand 1855.
Poland: Demand .O0Oi.
Czcchoslovakia: Demand so.
Jugoslavia: Demand los.
Austria: Bernard, .C0ff.
Roumania: Demand .iSi.
Argentina: Demand $50.
Brazil: Demand 1919.
Montreal: 81 2l-s3.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Pointer Wins AlI-l Stake.

AntIer. y. d., Sept. 1g.-The polnt-
or Doughboy, owned " +. J. Rowe of
birmingham, Ala. won the all-age
stake of the all-American field trials
for bird dogs here Tuesday. Second
place went to the setter. Phil EsSig.
Pastime Kennels. Cortland. Miss, and
third was divided between the pointers
Becky Broomhill. J.. i. Haggin, Lex
ington, KY. and Muscle Shoals, j. c.
Foster Jr,, Fort Worth, Texas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
BURIAL PERMITS.

william p. Richardson. 7s years old.
died September s, Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital
William 5. McClendon, 20 years old.
died september 10. COS Pruitt avenue
August Cline. % years old. died Sep
ternber .. Cline. Texas. r
Louis c. Pctticord. Sc years old, died
Senteruher 4. Fort Sam Houston.
Miss Hazel KELLEY. rs years old. died
September 6, Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital -.
II G. Eckhardt. &c years old. died sep
tembcr Z. Physicians and-Surgeons Hos
y u. Petty. - years old. died Sep
temher 5, Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Rice.
Ricc.
New Orleans, La. Sept. IS.

New Orleans, La. Sept. f3.-Thc
price of fancy grade early prolific
and blue rose rice has advanced 10 j
cents a pound. IN increase Of thren-
quarters Of a cent 10 week. but the
volume of business is small duo To
small receipts of new cron product.
A largr portion of the crop is wet and
unfit for either storage or milling.
There has been some speculation as
result Of the Japanese disaster. but
the trade is awaiting further develop
mentS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12

purchasers of this grade of invest
ment.
Foreign bonds dragged along most
Of the day. The activity so notice
able in French issues Tuesday was
lacking today. The Department of
the Seine Is and the Paris-Lyons-
Mediterranean 6s held relatively bet
ter than the rest. Heaviness was evil
dent in the Jugoslav were responsible.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. Sept. Is.-ouotations:
CHICAGO CASH COMMODITIES.

Chicago, Sept. Ie.--Wheat:s No. , red
sill. No. hard si.o5 ia. No. , hard
si.O5is. No. hard s1.0e. :
Corn: No. mixed s9dS9tc, No. :
mixed s9@Sshc. No. yellow $50 s9isc,
No. yellow ssh n s9Ac. No, yellow
SOC. simple grade white ssasLc.
oats: No. white i0la @f2isc. No.
white 3Sg40kc, No. white 31is o
59Lc.
Rye: No. .. 72is d73c.
Barley: 53Hi0c.
Timothy seed: 6.50m5.'S.
Glover seed: 1900 1900.
Lard: 12.l7.
Ribs: SS1MqS1
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
MITCHELL is EASY
Man Who FI0ored '.eouard II
Trimmed by Phi, Salvatore.

Los Angeles. Sept. t2.-Phil Saliva
dore, lightweight of Sacramento, Cal.
had no trouble in winning a decision
over Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee.
Wis. who once. sent Benny Leonard,
lightweight champion. down for the
count of nine. in four-round bout
here Tuesday night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Broom Corn.
Kansas City, Mo-. Sept.

transaction just completed for the
purchase of large warehouse by the
Producers Warehouse company. is the
first step toward the capitalization OF
the broom corn industry here. Most
of the broom corn used is produced
in Texas Oklahoma, Kansas. Col
orado and Missouri. The warehouse
will have n capacity Of 600 cars.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
WAR ON PROFITEERs.
Lumbermen Anxious to Hold Down
Prices as Result Of Jap Disaster.

Seattle, WASH, Sept. 12.-Coasi
lumber manufacturers are taking
steps to prevent profiteering in lum'
Der to rehabilitate Japan.
Exporters, producers say, are work
ing to get five-day options on lum-
Der for the Orient and manufacture
ers are being warned against grant
ing options at present.
The Red Cross has acquired 9.0OO,'
600 feet for immediate shipment from
Seattle and Portland.
Two-thirds was contributed by lum'
Der companies.
The West Coast Lumbermen's As.
ISOLATION estimates that Japan will
require 3,750,000,0O0 feet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Clothing.
Seattle, Wash SEM

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 1S.-Prices
for mems clothing will be higher this
winter. according TO buyers just re-
turned from the East. They say the
increases will be $3.50 to So suit
for November deliveries.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Commodity News Notes
Clothing.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 13.-Retailers
of mems and womens clothing in the
southeast are doing a tremendous bust
ness this week in outfitting college
students and school children for the
school year. Practically every South
ern educational institution expects in
creased attendance this year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Hay.
Snalsane. Wash. Sent. 1.

NpOFfnP, WHSLE. Stpt' I'd. IHt
largest hay crop in recent years now
is being harvested in Eastern Wash
ington. The bid price for baled alfalfa
is S11.50 a ton. This is said to be
about the cost of production bv the
farmers. including interest on loans.
taxes and other expenses. A heavy
crop of oats. hay and timothy is be-
ing harvested in Western Washington.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.

New Orleans. sept. 1s.-spot cotton
steady and unchanged. sales on me
spot PIG. TO arrive 100. Low middling
s6.5O. middling 1850, good middling
ESQ. Receipts 559e. stock 52,'s'.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Cotton.
ST. Louis, No.. Sept

st. Louis. No.. Sept. 1S.-Reports
from the cotton districts of Southeast.
ern Missouri show that boil weevil
damage is increasing fast and that
warm dry weather is needed TO ma
ture the crop.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Some Lines Of American
Business Feel Effect !.
Already.
COPPER IS AFFECTED
Re-opening Of Schools Has
Bearing on Labor
f. Situation.
BY j. c. ROYLE.

D,.s
No" Aoih' sept oiis h'en'ns Vi
the prospects for a composition OF the
Sdifficulties in the Ruhr undoubtedly
b.s h.5. s,ronr,bon;rr ossoo, ~, CO...
80
lines Oh American business
So far, however, that effect has been
more psychological than real and must
continue SO for SO. time come for
| Germany has drifted far on the tide
of massive resistance and time ano. in.
tensiye effort will be necessary TO put
her back on her business and indus
trial course
The news. from the European capt.
falls ias was natural found its first
and most active response in the cop
ner industry.
This must not be taken to I ,,iat
Abandonment of massive resistance in
. the Rubr would have an immediate eff
feet on the prices of the red metal.
However. II is sure that Germany
will require large qua. titles of copper
when her Industrial wheels commence
To turn in regular RHYTHM again.
c.,,, u,.r,, prv.r
Germany mas Always Deen lhe iarses.
foreign consumer OF American copper
except during the war perlou.
In the last pre-war year sne- pousnt
3O1 ,0OO,OoO pounds or refined lngots
and bars or one-third OF our totaI eN-
ports for that year and approximately
one-fifth OF our production. ,o,o
with resumption or traue III lo-o
Germany took S9,oUo,ooo pon mo oo %,
copper, increased TINS 10 -oo,VoV,Voo
pounds in 1871 and averaged ABOUT
1S,OO0,00o p1Lnds a month IN tne early
months OF l922.
Since then consumption IN uermahs
has fallen off materially. -,
A resumption of Germ buying
probably Will lind the american pro
ducers better prepared ior uolhs Jus
mess at pIoilt man io .hS ST iarror nro.
aroors haua affected q mat. VT in
ororbeoJ costs and there has been a
mo rt-od Increase in efficiency among
,ha n,;nors emnIoved
Tn addition stocks in the hands of
I,,"o., 10 rhIo t;yolv low
Tho loss threatening asnect of the
rooco.Jtolian situation is n much less
,ntant facto, in onr .usiness situation
H. ,hn nutioot for Germany.e H-s Y,
On,v 2 nor cent of our total for-
o;rn traJe last year was with Italy
and half per cent with Greece.
Hn Tot.nn md wheat arc thc articles
u.h;oh o,stitpta the hulk of our ex-
rarts .nd ~tbase II is felt would con-
t;nno in demand no matter what the
4ao ~ tba disnutants
o'1 Tba IoSo, Situation has been mate
;aiir asfsntoJ This week by the re-
nn;,r tof tba schools
op fThn,Sss an nds Of nunils an. teachers
r., saban1s and colIages have an en-
laon ' IN ;ndnstrv dining the last
shseo nan.bs NOT at "white collar,
inhs hui in ~ o factor; :. mills and
loGSS; Du' .naaos
ouiiuis .
High wages a''r"e''
High wages were instrumental in
turning their thoughts to manual Ia
Dor and many are IN better flnanciai
condition at the opening of e school
year than ever before.
Strange to say. the ,.,I industry is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
NVOOlens.'

Webster, Mass, Sept. Is. - The
South Village Mill, recently purchased
by the American Wooden company,
will discontinue the manufacture OF
worsteds in line with the policy to
keep various lines of goods separated.
1t is expected that the mill will be
working on woolens only by Novem-
Der L. The worstcd machinery will be
shipped South.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12

Fort Worth. Tex. Sept.

Fort Worth. Tex, Sept. 13.-Dates
have been set for early in October at
which it is hoped to assemble feeder
cattle buyers from Illinois. Ohio, Iowa
and Nebraska with Texas breeders
and commission men so that the sale
of the large number of feeder cattle
to be offered this fall may be expe-
dited.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12

danger Of car shortage.
Building construction here con-
tinues to break records.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Yarns.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa,

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 13.-Thc
rapid advance in raw cotton has dis
PEELED doubts as to the immediate
future of the cotton yarn market here
and prices are hardening except those
for carpet yarns which are inactive.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Houston. Tex, Sent.

been a large movement of oil through
Texas City in the last month, 1,216,-
500 barrels going to Atlantic ports,
114,363 to foreign countries and 154,-
271 being imported, largely from Mex
leo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
1O.OOo.acre Danish Colony.

st. Louis, Sept. 12.-Ten thousand
acres. located in Oregon and Ripley
counties, are to be converted into u
Danish colony which will employ its
members in dairying, cattle breeding
and grain and fruit raising.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.

Kansas City, Mo-, sept. 12.-Butter &c
l'sher; creamery. as q i9c;. packing, SOC,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Railroad Gross Earnings.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 12.-The
gross earnings of railroads on opera
tons within this state for the first
half of this year amounted TO ST.
PA, 173, according to state officials.
The state tax which totaled $780,
709 became payable September l.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Steel.
CIttI'
Farrell. Pa. Sent.

Farrell, Pa, Sept. 13.-American
Sheet and Tinplate and Carnegie
plants here are operating in full.
American Steel and Wire plants are
on an So per cent operating basis.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Portland. Ore. Sept. IS.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 13.-GroWers
estimate that the apple crop of the
Northwest will be % per cent ahead
of 1922 which totaled 100000 boxes
shipped. -.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12

Rittsbtrg, Pa Sept 13.-The pig
iron market lis firm with Bessemer
quoted: at S26.50. basic at S25 and
foundry and malleable at $50 to sly
valley. .
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12

Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 800
the III sheet mills in the Mahoning
Valley1S are in operation this week.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-07-03
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN c. RICE

Mrs. John c. Rice died Saturday
evening at her home on south kimball
after lingering illness. Funeral SER
vices were held Tuesday morning at
II o'clock from the Christian church.
services were conducted by The Rev.
w. ]. Boone. buriel took place in the
CANYON Hill cemetery Mrs. Rice is
survived by her husband and five
children. Ebert Homer. Martha Ann.
Mrs. Lois Heafhcoie and Josephine
and one grand-child Mrs. RICE was
born at Vandalia. Missouri. but came
TO Caldwell when a small child where
the greater part OF her life has been
spent. the family resided for few
wears in Boise but moved back 70
this city during the early part OF the
winter she has spent part OF the
pas, two years in Portland for the
benefi, OF her health. Mrs. Rice was
an active worker in church and col
leee work. having attended the Col
lege of Idaho at the same time her
older children were in college
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-07-03
STALKERs VISITING

DIR. w. c. Stalker and wife and their
daughters Esther and Beatrice Of Lew
iston arrived the latter part OF the
week for short visit at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. A. +. Gipson. parents Of
Mrs. Stalker, and with other relatives.
They were fcrmcr residents of the city
and active in civic and church matters.
DIR. Stalker served several terms on
the city council and also on the school
board. They have been residents OF
Lewiston for the past 8 years or more.
They came by auto and found the
roads hne. excepting a few miles Of
unfinished road in the Blue Mountains.
DIR. and Mrs. Stalker notice many
changes in Caldwell and is surround
'ngs, and comment on the appearance
OF thrift and progress here They say
Lewiston is making substsntisi pro-
sres and believe that the city has .
bright future.