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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
CHANCE SMILES
 AS SOXERS COP

CHICAGO, April 12.-Maior Frank Chance of the Chicago White Sox, wrapped up in a big overcoat today, saw his club even up the series with the New York Giants, National league pen nant winners, in ten innings. It was the fourth extra inning game between the two clubs, the series now standing five all, with one game tied. It was the first meeting here of the two rivals since the worlds series of 1917.
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REDO SUCCEEDS :. COACH TALLMAN Will Have Full Charge Of
 Chattanooga Univer- sity Teams

! CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 12.- (Special)-Bill Redd, former all-South- ern center with the University of Chat tanooga basket ball team and lastSyear center on the Chattanooga RailELites, Tennessee state champions, today signed q contract to be athletic director of the University of Chattanooga.
 He will have full charge of all uni versity athletic schedules, including football, basketball, track and baseball, and will coach the freshman football team. Coach McAllester will continue as coach of the basketball team and di- rect track and baseball.
 Redd succeeds Coach Tallman, who resigned last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
RED HERRIN TO
 5 BOX CHAMPION

COLUMBUS, Ga, April 12.-Harry has signed to meet Red Herrin of Bir- mingham, Ala, southern lightweight champion, in a 10-round bout here May s, 1t was announced tonight by officials of the local American Legion post, pro- motors of the match.
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Fifty-target singles;
THORNDALE WINS
 BOWIE FEATURE

BOWIE, Md, April 12-Thorndale today won the Prince Georges handicap, S, ,000 added, for 3-yaar-olds and up, one and one-sixteeth miles. Rama was sec ond and Preparation third.
 Time, 1:49. A g mutuel ticket on Thorndale paid $7.s0, $4.5O, $2.9O; Rama, $5.10, $500; Reparation. $2.70.
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HARDING SOLD
 BY''NOOGANS

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 12.- (Special0 0-Third Baseman Harding has been sold by Chattanooga to the Grand Rapids club. The 'Noogans also have released Pitchers Houser and White, the former going back to Washington, the latter being farmed to the Kitty league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
SMITH CLEANS
 UP IN SHOOT
Every Event Copped By One z. Shooter In Rifle Shott

: A big bunch of shooters turned out at < the regular weekly shoot of the Magic City Rifle and Pistol club and some good shooting was staged. W..D. Smith, Jr., proved to be the winner in all of the matches. - The shooting of Self and Higgen- botham was remarkable, as they were shooting hunting rifles. There was vary keen competition in the pistol matches, as well as prone rifle shoot ing. Next week will be continuation of the championship matches.
 PiafOI Matchea
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roREIcN oHAMps WIN

RICHMOND, Va, April 12.-Arthur Havers, British open golf champion, and Jim Ockenden, French open cham pion, defeated Carl Whitaker, local amateur, and Bill Skelly, club profes- sional, two up in a 36-hole best ball watch here this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
Doubles shot at 12 pair:

Twenty-three yard handicap shot at 25:
 Broke Broke H. Norwood ... 2Sf Lonnie Munger . IS Dr. E. M. Prince 21 MT. Smith .. IS B. A. Schroder. 20
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GRAIN LETTERS

< CHICAGO. March u.-wheat--Foi- lowing an early dip on stop selling the market showed . strong undertone, with strength in corn leading to fairly general covering by smaller shorts. Cash basis relatively steady. Seaboard did not indicate any; important export business. Weather conditions showed little change. There were claims of additional injury east of the eMissis. sippi river on freezing weather. Crop advices had very little effect. Country mill and elevator stock wheat was estis mated at 92,500, 900 bushels, about mil. lion bushels more than year ago ana over 17.00ol000 bushels in excess of two years ago. The market closed with an easy tone. Will require constant sup. port to prevent declines.
 Corn-Light receipts and firm cash market led tQ short covering and en. couraged bull support, which held early break. Volume of business mod. erate. Cash basis half cent up. Weather generally unfavorabie for q free movement to terminals. There was considerable buying on the light re- ceipts and bad roads, but the eastern demand continues very disappointinG and offerings of new crops of ArRen. tine corn are being made at Atlantic ports in bond with prices that wili result in eastern industries turnin9 their attention that way.
 Oats-Trade quiet and prices held within a narrow range at a fair re- -covery from early break. May oats continue to show signs of working 10 discount under July.-Fenner q Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW OkLEANS. COTTON '
 NEW ORLEANS, March 11.-After an early dip on unsatisfactory Liver pool cables and uncertainty as to the ending of the Manchester mill strike, the market rallied sharply and main tained an upward trend most of the day. Tn the early trading May dropped to. 2S.38c and October to .2477c, or 1s to 2s points below the previous close. The subsequent rallies carried May up to 29.2oc and October to 25.33c. or g. and 56 points. respectively, up from the low. There was some recession in the late trading, but the close showed net gains for the day of 27 to SS points on old crop months and 17 to g on new crop positions. ....
 At the start, cables were unfavorable. and some doubt existed as to whether or not the British textile strike had been definitely settled. These, with the absence of prompt figures from New York, owing to wire trouble, were re- sponsible for the early low levels. The map showing cold weather all over the belt and heavy snows in the northeast held bearish tendencies in check.
 Later in the morning. when an offi5 ctal forecast predicting bad weather, with rain and snow in the west in the next "A hours, was, issued, the market rallied sharply on shorts covering Ca- bles from Liverpool also confirmed last nights reports of the settlement of the mill strike. Those seeking to cover found contracts increasingly scarce, and their buying ran prices up to the high of the day soon after noon. Spot news was good, and the market ruled steady near the top for the rest of the afternoon until near the close, when cable stating that the negotiations for new miners wage scale had brok- en down caused come selling. This late reaction cut down the gain about 20 to 25 points. -..
 In addition to the predicted bad weather the market was supported by expectations of a bullish weekly gov ernment weather and crop report due at the opening tomorrow.
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RISE FOLLOWS
 EARLY DECLINE
Cotton Advances As Result Of Fear Farm Work Will
 Be Delayed

NEW YORK, March 11.z-An early decline in the cotton market today was followed by sharp advances on appre- hensions of further delays in southern. farm work and reported difficulty in obtaining some grades of spot cotton in the southern markets. Better pros- poets for reduced income taxes and a firmer tone in the stock market car ried the price of May contracts from 2s.30c to 29.08c, or 52 points net higher. Realizing caused reactions of several points, with May closing at 28.S7c. The general market closed at net advances of 13 to 39 points. ;s
 The market opened steady but weak ened right after the call under liquida- ton by southern and local selling in- terests, which was apparently inspired by relatively easy cables and a belief that the settlement of the Lancashire labor: disputes had been sufficiently dis counted. sF4y2s
 March sold off to 2sc and July to 27.76c, making net declines of 14 to 31 points on the more active months.
 The unfavorable showing of the weather map checked selling of new crop positions, however, and the gen. eral list turned firmer during midday western sellers and some buying through trade of commission houses. March advanced to 2s.74c and July to 28,47c, making net advances of 40 to 52 points on old-crop positions, while the new crop sold 34 to 36 points net higher, with October touching 25.S5c. The advance was checked by realizing at these figures and the close showed reactions Of 15 to 25 points from the best.
 Report from New Orleans, said fer tilizer sales so far were about 140,000 tons ahead of last year to the same date. Port receipts, 10,216., United States port stocks, 712,S37. Exports, 9.S27. making 4,471. .445 so far this sea- son.
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RICE PRICES JUMP
 ON MILLERS' REPORT
Distribution Of 926,OOO Bags In
 February Is shown

NEW ORLEANS. March 11.--spot prices for rice advanced in the local market today from an eighth to q quarter of a cent on the strength of what traders said was one of the most sensational distribution reports of the Rice Millers' association in several years. = ' The report of the association showed an estimated distribution of 926,00O bags during February, while the most op- timistic members of the, trade had been looking for total of not more than 500 1000 or 100000 bags. The report was regarded as extremely bullish and spot prices advanced immediately.
 NH stocks Of rough and clean rice are estimated at 1,600, ,000 pockets and with Porto Rico requiring from 3O0.0O0 to 100000 for the remainder of the season, 1t leaves approximately 1,250.- 900 pockets to supply the domestic and export trade. during the next five or six months.
 Dealers declared Blue Rose at 511c would be a certainty by the end ok inc week, and that after 1t would be only a question of how badly consumers wanted rice. E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
BOOST IS GIVEN
 TO:CORN VALUES
Decline In Wheat Is Checked By Advance Of Other
 Cereal

CHICAGO, March 11.--Unexpected scantiness of corn receipts today lifted the corn market to within a fraction of the topmost prices so far this season. and checked q decline in the value of wheat. Corn and wheat both closed unsettled, corn kc to %@Mc net higher, May s1M@s1kc to s1Nc, wheat asc to
 4c off, May s1.o9H to $1Os% and July $1.osN, with oats .sc to Ac down. and provisions varying from 7c lower to 5c up.
 Corn prices began to develop strength when estimates were posted indicating that arrivals of corn here today would total fewer than 100 carloads. Be- sides, rural offerings were unusually small, and 1t was said that owing to a6 hours of rain and snow many country roads were almost impossible. Under such circumstances the corn market, which at first had been. heartshiy af- fected by wheat weakness. became soon the virtual leader, buoying up wheat and oats as<well. This was. all the more the case in as much as no big movement of corn could be looked for during the remainder of the week or perhaps even for couple of months
 Wheat was depressed chiefly by sell ing based on the government report about stocks of wheat on farms. The government figures regarding country mill and elevator stocks of wheat were also viewed as bearish, but were only at hand after the days trading was ended. Sellers appeared to be giving more attention also to the facts that mills have plenty of time to supply themselves with Canadian wheat at the old duty. Meanwhile, some adverse crop reports were current. especially from Ohio, and the suddenness Of corn strength took wheat traders by sur prise.
 Provisions were barely steady, de- spite firmer hog market.
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WHEAT STOCKS LESS
 THAN LAST MARCH I
Aggregate Supply Of 2sS,ss9,-
 900 Bushels Is Reported

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Wheat stocks inathe United States were smaller on March by. about 100000 bushels than they were year ago.
 Announcement today by the depart ment of agriculture of stocks at coun- try mills and elevators as 96,ss6 900 bushels and it's, estimate of 1ss,S71 900 bushels on farms made yesterday, to- sesher with the March visible supply of. 64.o72, 900 bushels at terminal points. make an aggregate supply of 2ss, ,sss 900 bushels on March l, as compared with 2s6,0l9,O0Q bushels a year ago.
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NEW YORK, March 11.--The mar ket for coffee futures opened at an advance of 12 to 20 points on the higher Santos cables, renewed cover ing and trade buying. May sold up to 14.6oc. making new high ground for the mQvement, and September advanced to 13$Sc during early trading. These prices, attracted realizing, with May later easing off to 14.52c and September to 13.70c: but near months were reIa- lively steady, with the market closing net points lower tp 17 points higher. Sales were estimated at about S3, 900 bags. Closing quotations March, 14.95c: May. 14.55c: July, 14.1ec; Sep, tember, 1S.72c; October, 13.61c; Decem- Der, l3.40c; March, 1925, 13.10c.
 Spot coffee, firm; Rio Is, I6G16Ac; Santos As, 19% Q2019c. Cost and freight offers included Santos part bourbon 3s and 5s at 19.75c and Bio 7s at Ice for prompt shipment.
 The official cables showed an ad- vance of 10 reis in the dollar buying rate, with a decline of 1-16 pence in Rio exchange on London. The Rio
 market was 125 to $50 rels lower and Santos was 50 to 1,050 reis higher Brazilian port receipts, 41,O0O; Jun- diahy receipts, 22,000. .t...
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, March 11.-Cotton- Spot, firm demand prices firm: Good middling, 17.26d; fully middling, 16.s0d; middling, 16.45d; low middllng, 156Od; good ordinary, 14.e0ds ordinary, 14.10d. lean. Receipts, $500 bales, includinr all American. Futures closed firm: March, lid; May. 16.s2d; July, 1665d; September, 15.51d; October, 15.06d; De- ccmbcr, 14.67d; January, 1459d.
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BUYING SUPPORT
 ENDS BEAR RAID
Chief Financial Interest Again Centers On Abnormal Fluc-
 tuatiOn Of Francs

NEW YORK, March 11.-Stock prices pointed upward in todays session of . the stock market, the quietest full day this year.
 Bear traders, who succeeded in bringing about general reaction yes- terday, encountered a stronger buying support and finally abandoned their efforts, except in a few vulnerable stocks, on their inability to force wide spread liquidation of weakened mar ginal accounts. Operators on the long side apparently limited their commit ments to supporting their favorites, and this, together with the restrictions imposed by wire trouble, gave the market a stagnant appearance.
 Chief financial interest again cen tered on the abnormal fluctuations of the French franc, which reflected the international battle between French governmental forces and European speculators for the control of that cur rency in foreign markets.
 Today's demand rate moved er- radically within a range of 20 points, late buying, ostensibly for the account of the Bank of France, sending the demand rate above 3.s0c to around the top prices of the day. Demand sterling rallied about 4c from yesterdays low and sharp recoveries also took place in most of the other principal European currencies.
 American Sugar Refining broke 3% points, to 52, new 1924 low, on fore casts of q poor 1923 report to be is- sued tomorrow. Other sugar shares held firm. runta Alegre closing more than a point higher. Pan-American TA I<xI VaH@a the announcement that E. L. Doheny was returning to Los Angeles, confi- dent Of victory in the suit brought by the government to annul the company's naval oil reserve leases.
 President Coolidge's special message diate cut of 25 per cent on income taxes created bullish enthusiasm in the aft ernoon trading, when the best prices of the day were recorded. United States Steel, American Can, Baldwin and Stakeholder, generally referred to as the Big Four" closed at net gains of E to nearly IF points. Copper shares improved slightly on publica- tion of February statistics showing reduction of 29000,o00 pounds in the surplus stocks in the hands of re- fineries.
 Special buying of Norfolk & Western. which crossed 120 to it's highest price since 1922, and of Southern Railway, which closed IS higher. at 50B, were the outstanding developments in the irregular trading in railroad shares.
 Strength and activity of International Combuston Engineering, large blocks of which changed hands around 25, was one of the features of the industrial list. General Electric closed 4hr points higher, at 213, and Davison Chemical showed a net gain of ,2a4, to 53A.
 Call money opened at Az per cent and then eased to Az. Time money and commercial paper markets were dull, with trading on a A to per cent basis.
 Total stock sales, 5o6.2oo shares.
 Twenty industrials averaged 97.90; net gain, 40.
 High, 1924, 101.24; low, 94.8s.
 Twenty railroads averaged S3.70; net gain, .27.
 High, 1924. S5.so; low. s2.74.
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NEW YORK, March 11.-WaH Street bankers are expecting approval bv inc interstate commerce commission of the proposal to merge the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington into one system before the end of the year. It Is reported preliminary steps have been taken. I5a
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METAL MARKEr

NEW YORK, March 11.-Copper- Steady. Electrolytic spot and futures 14014Ac.
 Tin-Firm. Spot and nearby, s5s. .254 58.37i futures, $57.25@57.37. Iron-Steady. Prices unchanged.
 Lead-Steady. Spot, S9@9.75
 Zinc-Steady East St. Louis spot and futures. $6.5OQ6.57. -. Antimony--Spot, SIPS. -,..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

New OrieanA Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Associated Menbers Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purehase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH for future delivery. Special consiguments of spot cotton fos' delivery.
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PORT MOVEMENT

New Orleans: Middling, 2s .25c; re- ceipts, 3,641; exports, S,575; sales, 1,1s6; ; stock. 159,0s6. ' Galveston: Middling. 29.25c; receipts, 4,l5s; exports. 4,402; sales, 1,4o3; stock, Mobile: Middling, 2s.75c; receipts, 8; stocl. 10,14O.
 Savannah: ,Hriddling, 2s.s7c; receipts. 7S; sales, CT; stock, 46,119.
 Charleston: Receipts, 55s; stock. a.
 Wilmington: Receipts. s1; stock. 1s,- Oil.
 Texas City: Stock, 41. s.-@-
 Norfolk: Middling, 2s.Ssc; receipts l;S27; exports, 1850; sales 54;, stock,
 Baltimore: Stock, .2,116. &t'
 Boston:s Middlins 2s.55c; receipts. 100; 3,145. SS'-' . New ,S York; Msddling. ss.sOc; stock,
 Minor ports: Stock, 2,5s5.
 Total today: Receipts, 1o,216; exports, e,s2T; sales, 2,71o; stock, 712,712.
 Total for week: Receipts, 23,671; ex- ports, 51, ,72S.
 Total for season: Receipts, s,914, ,s2S; exports, 4,347, ,907.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, March li.-rsl!swins are .tsday's hish. lev aud elssIas prices. q beads en the Nes
 UNITED STATES Bonps
 Rsad<rs sheuid nete that lihefty beuds are aueted Ia deISfs and thirty. .ssesuds sf deafs instead sf doiIars and esnts. The fraetlsns are dessnated hy aisIua f&&, numerafey only.
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POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO, March II. Potatoes = Trading slow; market steady on white stock; very weak on early Ohios. Re ceipts, S1 cars; total United States shipments. 6A3. Wisconsin sacked round whites, $1.20@1.4O; fancy, $1.45GD1 50; bulk, $1.35GQ1,50; fancy, S1.55@l.60 : Idaho sacked russets, S2.254235: Min nesota and North Dakota sacked Red River Ohios, $1.25Q1.35.
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LONDON, March 11.-Responding to strong stimulative efforts of the French government, the franc opehed at 11s ling here this morning.
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CHICAGO, March 11.-wheat, No. 3 red. $1.09isf; No. 2 hard. $1.nA mf.12. Corn, No. 8 mixed 7s1s 07s%c; No. yellow, 7sA @s0c. Oats. No. 2 white, 47k @4T%c. No. 8 white, ASK 947c. Rye, No. 2, 70%c. Barley. 70079c. Timothy seed, $6.00@S.00. Clover seed, $16.50@ 2S.50. Lard, $1110. Ribs, $9.63. Bellies,
 TOLEDO, March 11.-Clover seed, prime cash, old, $13.9o; new and March, $12.00. Timothy seed, prime and March, $3.s5; May, $s.s5.
 KANSAS CITY, March 11.-wheat, No. 2 hard, $1.0691.22; No. red, $f.13 OLA. Corn, No. yellow, 731x @741sc; No. ? mixed, 72c. Oats, No. white, 4sk q4s11c.
 ST. LOUIS, March 11.--Cash: Wheat, No. ? red, s1.14G1.14h; No. 8 red, sl.f2. Corn. No. 8 white, 771s @7shc; No. 8 yellow. 77h @7sc. Oatss No. 2 white, 4sk @491sc: No, 8 white. ASK @4ssc. Close: Wheat-May $1.09A; July, $1.0S%. Corn-May, s1Ac; July, S29s O s2he. oats-March, 49c. <,
 NEW YORK. March 11.-Rye easy; lard easy; middle west, $11.65@11.75. Rz l<.an s l
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GALL MONEY

NEW YORK, March 11-Call money Firm. High, {; low, 4h ruling rate 4ls; closing bid, 4lt; offered at A.; last loan. A; call loans against ac- ceptances, 4; time loans, steady; mixed collateral, 60-90 days, G% {; 4-6 months, z&; prime commercial paper, IA.
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IVA SHINcrnN

WASHINGTON, March n.--A new high record gasoline production was established in January. Bureau of S22, ,5oo gallons.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, March 11-spot cotton steady, 27 points up. Sales on the spot, 425; to arrive, 4S5; low mid ding. 27.25c; middling. 2s.25c; good middling, 3O.37c; receipts, S,641; stock, 159, ,OB6. ''H' -'-e.
 NEW YORK, March. 11.-Cotton spot steady; middling, 2S.9Oc
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Prices Point UplDad uietes Ddy Stock Mdyet Sesso
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. March ifs-F s!lewins arc today's saIes hish. low and essins prices d stseks listed sn the New Ysrk Stock Exchange:
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

FLOUR MARKET
 MINNEAPOLIS. March 11.-F1our unchanged. Shipments, f7,s57 barrels. Bran, $24.00.
 RICE MARKET
 NEW ORLEANS, March 11,-Roush rice nominal. Sales none. MflIers' re- ceipts, 1,651 sacks. Clean rice steady. Sales: fl Honduras, 6c, 1,167. Blue Rose 51-16c; screenings, 25s@2nc: 107 For tuna, EXC; receipts, 2,8s8 pockets. Bran and polish unchanged.
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NEW FORK CURB
INnfIoYaIAle

NEW YORK. Mefeh ll.-Fellewine is the eff elal list of transactions the New Ysrk Curb Ex. change, siVlns all stocks and bonds traded in:
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MARKET FLASHES

Total sales Of stocks. 232,200 shares. Total talss of bonds. S585, ,0OO.
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston: Middling, 29.OOc; receipts, a:9fS; aS & shipments, 1,5o5; sales, 513; stock, Memphis: Middling, 29.00c; receipts. stock, 97,267.
 Augusta: Middling. 29.S1c; receipts, A; shipments, 6s; sales, s2s stock, 2s,- St. Louis: Middling, 2s.T5c; receipts, 4s6; shipments, 621; stock, 5.I90. { '. ' Atlanta: Middllng. 29.0oc. ..s
 Little Rock: Middling, 2g.00c; re- ceipts, A. shipments, 89, sales, 2S5; stock, 23, ,466.
 Dallas: Middling, 2Ssoc; sales, gsS.
 Montgomery: Middlirg, 2S.T5c.
 Total today; Receipts, 6,449; ship ments, 6,O32; sales, 3,7o4; stock, seS. .sS3.
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OOTTON REEn nfL

NEW YORK, March 11.-Cotton seed oil declined 12 to IS points under hedge selling by refiners and liquidation by belated longs, but prices rallied slightly toward the close with cotton and a de- sire for profits on the part of shorts Closing net losses were to 12 points. Sales; 19,400 barrels. Price crude, -S.l2A 9s.S7lsc; prime summer yellow spot, 9.6899.90c; March closed 9.6sc; May, 9.S2c; July. 10.19c, all bid.
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COFFEE FUTUREs

,- NEW YORK. March 11.-Rye easy; lard easy; middle west, $11.65@11. .75. Other articles were unchanged.
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NEW YORK, March 11.-Net earn ings, $5,296,412 for 1923 were reported by the National Lead company today, equivalent after preferred dividends to $17.3s share on s2O,655, 400 outstand. ing common stock. This compares with $4.S2I ,54s, or $15.59 a share in 1922, Ed ward J. Cornish, president, told stock holders that the company's export trade was poor and tho directors did not consider the present a proper time to increase dividends on the common stock, although earnings for the wear 1923 would permit it.