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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
20 INDUSTRIALS
 APPROACH PEAK
High Priced Specialties Again Center Of Speculative Interest
 In Short Session

NEW YORK, Jan. 2e.--Stock prices today's market, but the advance was interrupted at intervals by heavy profit taking and a renewal of bear selling in several sections of the list At the close, the average of 20 leading indus trials was at the highest point since last April and less than five points be- low the peak of the preceding month.
 High-priced specialties were again the center of speculative interest. Corn Products, which has established a rec ord high nearly every day this week, touched another new top at 1S7 clos ing 'one-half lower for a net gain of SM points. United Fruit crossed POI to tho highest quotation since 1921 and then broke to 193 for a net loss of two points on the day. General Baking closed six points higher and American Tobacco 4la.
 United states Steel was heavily bought in anticipation of a good earn ings statement and favorable dividend action next Tuesday, touching 1047s, the highest price since last spring, but forfeiting most of it's gain in the late realizing movement. Bethlehem Steel closed 1&t higher, the other independ- cnts showing little change on the day.
 A bullish demonstration was con- ducted on some of the oil shares just before the close, Atlanta Refining, Pacific and Standard oil of Califor- mia each closing 2l2 points higher. Fresh selling broke out in the Pan American issues on publication of Washington dispatches forecasting the cancellation of the company's leases on the naval oil reserve in California as a result of disclosures before the Sen ate committee, the net decline In both stocks being about two points.
 Spectators for the decline again at tackled the motor and chemical shares, which have proved vulnerable to selling pressure. Losses of l to IF points were recorded by American Agricultural Chemical preferred, Virginia Carolina Chemical preferred. Willys- Overland preferred and Stewart-Warner; but Stakeholder, Chandler and Davison Chemical yielded only fractionally on the day.
 Strength and activity of Pennsyl- vania railroad, which ordinarily moves within narrow limits, was the feature of the railroad group. The stock ad vanced two points to 46A, closing slightly below that figure, buying ap- parently being influenced by the an nouncement that it's leases with the Lehigh Valley and Baltimore and Ohio for the use of the Pennsylvania sta tion would not be renewed when they expired because of its own increased requirements.
 Big Four" advanced four points on one sale, and Delaware and Hudson ad- vanced 1A. Southern Railway was again active, closing at 449s. Trading in the foreign exchanges was quiet, with rates exhibiting a firm tone. De- mand sterling advanced slightly to 4.22A and French francs were quoted just under 450 cents. Other rates showed only nominal fluctuations.
 Total stock sales, 726,500 shares.
 Industrials averaged 10075; net gain, 21.
 High, 1923, 10.50as low. 49.
 Railroads averaged S467; net gain, .33
 High, 1923, 9o.51; low, 79.53.
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RESERVE DEFICIT IS SHOWN IN SUMMARY Decrease Of $34,S22,9OO From
 Previous Week Is Shown

NEW YORK, Jan. 26--The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows a deficit in reserve of $16,524,660. This is a decrease of 1884, ,s229oo.
 The statement follows:
 Actual condition: Loans, discounts, etc., $4,55s, ,724, ,0Oo; decrease, $22,e99, ,oOo Cash in own vaults: Members federal reserve bank, SAT, ,691 ,00O; increase, $1,- 593,000. Reserve in federal reserve bank, of member banks, SAYS, ,556, ,000; decrease, $37 ,592,000 Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust com panies, $s.0O0 ,O00; decrease. $118,O00. Re- trust companies, $1O, ,490j000; increase, S693,00o Net demand deposits, $3,7ss,- S51, ,00O; decrease, $17,972, 900. Time de- posits, $46s, ,254. .000; increase, $2 1881 ,O0O. Circulation, $31 ,907, ,000; increase, $62,- 900. United States deposits deducted, $32, ,4s3 900. Aggregate reserve, $4s2 : o96.ooo. Deficit in reserve, $16,524,66O; decrease, 34,s21 ,00o.
 Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York not in- cluded in clearing house statement:
 Loans, discounts, etc, $826 ,556, 400; in- crease, $1 ,260, 300. Gold, $3,397, ,50O; de- crease, $39, 400. Currency and bank notes. $20, ,837 100; decrease, $s69, 9,O0O De- posits with federal reserve: Bank of New York, $72,141 500; decrease, S1, ,391, ,- GOO. Total deposits, $s61, ITO, 500; de- crease, $8,145, 800.
 Eliminating amounts due from re. serve depositaries and other banks and trust companies in New York and United States:
 Deposits, 13.54s,7oO; decrease, s4,. 4o0,100.
 Banks: Cash in vaults, $2s, ,s2s, 400.
 Trust companies: Cash in vault, $66,- 452 700 -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
BUYERS BEGINNING
 TO SEEK DRY GOODS
All Lines Mapped Goods Priced
 At Last Years Figure

NEW YORK. Jan. 26-Buyers have been Tn the primary cotton goods mar kets in goodly numbers but their opera tions have been of a conservative char acter. All the lines of mapped goods have now been priced for the fall season. on the same basis as that of year ago when cotton was five cents pound cheaper, but wholesalers as a rule are not making more than half their full commitments for the season. The cut ters have bought wide goods better than the jobbers have bought narrow fancies, Print cloths, sheetings and some of the convertibles. are lower in price than a week ago, due to light demand, and of ferings from second hands. Percales, ginghams and other 'colored staples have sold in moderate lots. Bleached cottons. unbranded, are lower. Yarns are lower and have sold ill a limited way. There has been some further business done on fancies and novelties in wash fabrics, the hest buying being done on crepes, voiles and goods of suiting weight. Den inns are lower. Some varieties of cot ton duck are easier. Knit goods have been selling very moderately for under wear purposes, where full advances are asked. Hosiery continues very quiet. Curtailment of production in mill cen ters has now reached an average of more than 15 per cent of the capacity of the plants, some centers operating only 90 per cent. Prices quoted in primary mar kets are as follows:
 Print cloths 2S inch 64x64s, sac; 64x6O'c, Sc; 3S1a inch 64x64's, 10%c; brown sheetings, southern standards, 17c and 17Ac; denims, 2.20's, indigo, 26c; tickings, s oz., staples BOG; staple ginghams. 2S inch 12hc; dress ging- hams, 211ac and 24c, nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
CORN AND OATS
 PRICES TUMBLE
Prices Near Bottom Level As Day Ends-Wheat Firm, Pro-
 visions Depressed

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Corn and oats lurched down in price today, chiefiy ewing to government reports that on January hogs on farms had decreased 2.926, 900 in number, as compared with year before Corn finished unsteady, %c to 1hc net lower; May, 79A Qf9%c, with oats. %c to hc to 5sc down, and wheat at 1sc off to hc up; May, S1.08S 91.o9. and July, $Io7ss. In provisions the outcome varied from unchanged figures to 12c decline.
 Weakness in the corn market was ap- parent from the outset and the day ended with prices at almost the bottom level which had been touched. It was generally assumed that the government report indicated more corn to sell later in the season. The contrary view that a big part of the crop had already been marketed in the shape of live stock fail ed to have much influence. Bearish sentiment was further emphasized by signs that country owners Of corn showed disposition, to loosen their hold in some sections, although pur- chases made by Chicago handlers were limited.Jl A sharp drop in prices at Kansas City received particular notice here. Buying support which helped to check breaks in the corn market was based more or less on estimates that this years crop falls 10 per cent be- low that of last year for starch making purposes, and that the feeding values is also 10' per cent less than was the case last year.
 Wheat was relatively firm as a re- suit of smallness of primary receipts and because a liberal reduction in the United States visible supply total on Monday was looked for. Besides, the Liverpool wheat market was higher, although this was said to be due chief ly to the British railroad strike.
 Provisions were depressed by selling on the part of the packers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NE" OkLEANS CoIIOS
 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.--After small gains around the opening the cotton market today fell off to small losses, finally closing 1 to points net lower on the week, the last sale of March contracts being at 33.39c. Octo- ber's last sale was at 2735c. Selling was scattered rather than concentrated, and not little of it appeared to be caused by more favorable conditions in the cotton region, the weather map being dry and showing moderate tenn peratures, while the outlook was for little change over Sunday. In the early trading the highest levels were reach ed, advances over yesterdays close of A to IS points, which carried March up to 33.40c and October up to 27.50c. Selling gradually increased and this first rise was soon followed by a fall to slight net losses. A round mid-ses- sion prices were back up again to near ly the highest, but they made new low levels in the late trading, when they stood II to 16 points under the close of yesterday with March off to 33. 3.10c and October off to 27.25c. Strength of the stock market, the better tone of general trade and moderate activity in heavy cotton goods gave the market steady tone for a while.
 Cablegrams from England stating that the rail strike situation was dead locked, caused some Of the late selling. but good part of it appeared to be merely weekend evening up of the long interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
FRESH STRENGTH "
 IN BOND MARKET
Pan-American Petroleum And Sinclair Oil Recover And Lib
 critics Continue Rise

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.--A fresh burst of strength in iow-priced railroad bonds, recovery of Pan-American Pe- troleum and Sinclair Oil issues. and another advance of the Liberty third 4Ns to par, despite weakness of other government issues, featured today's brief but active bond market. Trading. which was listless at the opening. picked up momentum during the short session and activity was fairly brisk at the close. rC
 Buying of the speculative rails cen- tered in the Denver and Rio Grande. Frisco, Seaboard, Colorado and South ern, Chicago and Great Western, Rock Island and Southern Railway issues which recorded gains of point or more.
 Absence of speculative selling re- moved the pressure from Pan-Ameri- can Sinclair obligations, as we'll as the Virginia Carolina Chemical 7hs, In which marked recessions had taken place. They recorded moderate gains along with Marland oil 7hs, Wick ware-Spencer Steel Is, Wilson first 6s and American Writing Paper ss.
 Orders pouring into the bankers tn- dicated an oversubscription of tho $50, ,OO0, 900 issue of Southwestern Bell Telephone bonds, which will be placed on sale Monday by a nationwide syndi- cate headed by J. F. Morgan & Co.
 Total bond sales, par value, $7.747,0 900.
 Ten first grade rails averaged S7.1o; net gain, 20.
 Ten secondary rails averaged S4.5S; net gain, .38.
 Ten public utilities averaged S1s; net gain, .03.
 Ten industrials averaged 9453; net gain, IT.
 Combined average, 8S.34; net gain, 20.
 Combined average month ago, 866S; year ago, S8.01.
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VII Mo M E \ New Orleans: Middling, 33.50c; re- ceipts, 23S0 exports, 5.259; sales, I'll; stock, 217,125.
 Galveston: Middling. 3S.40c; receipts, 6,408; sales, 1,252; stock. 320, 1895. Mobile: Middling, 32.5Oc; receipts, 57; sales, 29; stock, 14,249.
 Savannah; Middling, 32.S5c; receipts, 1,415; sales, 22; stock, 71 ,Ses Charleston: Receipts, 1892; stock, 34,- 167.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 2O6; stock, 14,- Texas City: Stock, 263
 Norfolk: Middling, 3325c; receipts. 767; sales, 518; stock, 91 ,672.
 Baltimore: Exports, 36; stock, 2,s7s. Boston: Middling, 33.45c; receipts, 149; stock. 5,700.
 Philadelphia: Stock, 3,727.
 New York: Middling, 33 55c; receipts. 50; stock, 173.633.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 175; exports. 175; stock, 2,942.
 Houston port: Receipts, 45O; exports, Tot Total today: Receipts, 12.21s; exports, Total for week: Receipts, 12,31e; ex- ports, 5,920.
 Total for season: Receipts, 5,352. 3o9: exports, 3,703, 1886.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Cotton seed oil was weak under heavy and general liquidation induced by cheaper crude. slow trade demand and the poor show ing in lard. Numerous stop orders were were 15 to 27 points net lower. Sales 30,400 barrels. Prime crude, 8.Sil.GD 9.12kc; prime summer yellow spot, l0.40 @10.60c; January closed 10.35c; March, 10.54c; May, 10.92c, all bid.
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IOO LIkH AND PRODUCE CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-PouItry-Alive, lower; fowls, 16@22c; springs. 21c: roosters, 15c; geese, 17c; turkeys, 2Oc. KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. o6.-Eggs 1c higher, 37c; selected, Acc.
 Spring chickens 1c higher 19c other poultry, potatoes and butter unchanged. NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Live poultry steady; no freight quotations; chickens, 24Q32c; gowls, 23q 28c. Dressed poultry quiet; prices unchanged.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 26.--Butter firm; receipts, Il, ,279.
 Eggs firm; receipts. 13,222; fresh gathered firsts, 312Q44hc; fresh gath cred seconds and poorer 34n l3c: New Jersey and other hennery whites closely selected extras, 534 55c; Pacific coast white extras, 60h hQ52c.
 Cheese easy; receipts, S,267.
 CHICAGO. Jan. 26.-Butter higher; creamery extras, 52c; standards, 51Iac; extra firsts, 50h Q511sc; firsts, 4sI. e 494sc; seconds. 46Q47c.
 Eggs unsettled; receipts, 6830 cases firsts. 41q4114c; ordinary firsts, 37a 3Sc; refrigerator extras, 26isc; refrig- orator firsts, 25 F Q26c.
 ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26-Hens, 2Oc; tur- keys. 24c; ducks. 21c; others un- changed.
 Butter-53c.
 Eggs-38l2c
 FLAX MARKET
 DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 26-Close, flax: January. $2,48 bid; February, $2.4s% asked; May, S2499s asked
 RAW SILK
 NEW YORK, Jan. 2G.--Raw silk easy. Prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks, $7.S0Q7.95; Kansasi best No. 1 S7.55l lD765 Shinshu No. l, $750Q765; Shinshi No. 1. $7.50Q76O; Canton ex- tras 14-16, $7.4oQ7.5O; Shanghai China steam i'll gold double deer, SS.2O@s.40.
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FOREIGN ExCuANor

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Foreign ex- changes irregular. Quotations in cents Great Britain, demand, 4.22 1916; cables, 4.23 1-16; 6O-day bills on banks, APO 9-16 France, demand, 4.49h cables. 4.5O; Italy, 4331s@4.34; Bel gium, 4,o5@4.05A; Germany, .O0OO00OOO- 023@ .000000000023 Holland, 37.05; Nor way, 13.49; Sweden, 25.sS; Denmark 1914; Switzerland, 17.25; Spain, 12.6s; Greece, 1.95; Poland, .O00012;, Czecho- slovakia, 2.S9; Jugoslavia, 115; Austria ;0o14; Rumania, .5oA Argentina, S262; Brazil, HOO; Tokio, 44A; Mont real, 97A.
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston: Middling, 333Oc; receipts. L44S; aaa shipments, 6,S41; sales, 1,7s2; Memphis; Middling, 33.75c; receipts S,Sll; shipments, 3,9s9; sales, 1900; stock, 117,1S4 -''''' Augusta; Middling, 33.25c; receipts, l.S74; shipments, ATT; sales, l9; stock, 45,591. ''oo"' St. Louis: Middling, 33.75c; receipts, Atlanta: Middling, 33. .45c.
 Little Rock Middling. 23 .50c; re- ceipts, 311; shipments, sec; sales 34o. stock, 35,3S3 '10' Dallas: Middllng. s265c; sales. 3os2
 Montgomery: Middling, 32.ssc.
 Total today: Receipts. 13,167; ship ments, 13,761; stock, 49S, ,039.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Ere duce Exchange. Associated Members Liv- srpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. sp~- eiai attention and liberal terma given t0s .s.nnIg nments Oi spot cotton for .triiver1
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SUGAR MARKET
 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26-Raw sugar closed nominal. Granulated sugar closed nominal.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, Jan 26.--F ins Is the official list of transactions the New York Curb Exehanee. giving all stocks and bends traded in:
 iMDuSTRIALS
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Cotton goods were quieter today, with prices some what easier in the gray goods division. Yarns were lower. Raw silk was barely steady with transactions quiet. Linens were quiet here, but in foreign mar kets prices were advanced. Knit goods were steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
LONDON MONEY

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Bar silver, 33 9-1e pence per ounce. Money, 2A per cent. Discount rates short bills, 5-16@3% per cent; three-months' bills, 37-16@3h per cent.
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Total sales of bonds today $7.747. 900. com pared with s4,440.0o0 previous day and s5. 59.o 900 year ago.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-Spot cot ton quiet and unchanged; sales on the spot, 4; to arrive, 167; low middling, S1.50c; middling, 33.5Oc; good middling, 34.42. Receipts, 2,3S0; stock, 217 ,125.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 26.-Cotton ouiet . prices easier; good middling, ga. 2sd :: fully middling, 19.7Sd; middling. 19, 2sd . low middling, 1S2sd; good ordinary. II. 7.2sd; ordinary. 167sd Sales. 3o0o bales, including 2,30O American. Re ceipts, 11,0o0, including 5000 American Futures closed very steady; Janusr,, 1s.5ed; March, 1961d; May. 1s 546 :. July, 19.03d; September, 171Sd; ootober 16.4Sd; December, 16.O3d; January 15.9Gd.
 STEEL MARKET
 NEW YORK, Jan. 2U.-Staa1 ,, changed.
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July, $1.06%. Corn: May, 80Ac; July, 80hc. Oats: May, 50Ac.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Wheat-No. [ hard, S1.09h @1.10t.
 Corn-No. mixed, 77c; No. yellow, soc.
 oats-No. white, 4s04sAc; No. . white, 47k k@4sc.
 Rye-No. 2, 72c.
 Barley-63@74c. ,I
 Timothy seed-$6.50G8.
 Glover seed-$1S@23.25. Lard--$11.62.
 Ribs-6o-pound averages. $s.62.
 Bellies-$962. FLOUR MARKET - MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.! Jan. 26.- Flour unchanged. Shipments, 43,770 barrels. Bran, $2550@27.
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JUn SIOUX ExtHdHutT
 Readers shoaId note that Liberty bonds are quoted In dollars snd thirty of doiisrs. iH stead cf dollars and cents. The fractions dess mated by giving the numefator only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
FOREIGN BONDS (0n Curb Market)
COFFEE FUTURES

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Yesterdays market reactions were followed by ad- vances in the coffee market today which carried March back to the re- cent high levels and reached new high ground for season for later deliveries. The opening was three to nine points higher and active months sold r to 29 points above yesterdays closing figures, with May advancing to 1O20c and Sep tember to 9.95c. The bulk of the buy Ing was again attributed to houses With Brazilian connections, while there was also some covering by recent sell CTS. Last prices were a few points off from the best under realizing, but showed net advances of II to IT points. Sales were estimated at about 22,000 bags. Closing quotations: March, 400; May, 10.15c; July, 10.20c; September, 9.53c; October, 9.S5c; December, 9.S2c.
 Spot coffee steady. Rio Is, 10Mc; Santos As, 15% @16hc; cost and freight offers included part bourbon 3s and 6s at 15c for prompt shipment and at 14.9O for April-May shipment.
 The official cables showed an ad- vance of 1-16 pence in Rio exchange on London, with a decline of 100 reis in the dollar buying rate. The Rio market was loo to 150 reis lower and Santos, which observed a holiday yes- terday, opened 300 to 425 reis higher. Rios, 44,000; Jundiahy receipts, 22,OO0. Rio cleared $500 for New York
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Up Vigorously At Openig But Profit 7dkng Interrupts Cnb
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s-f feiiowins ars tsdsy's sales. high, low andcietina prices q stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Gal. ujobi I ax Ciase
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HORSES AND MULES

EAST ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-Southern horses and all classes of mules showed slight declines. Horses: Good to choice drafts, $1404190; medium to good drafts, $S5q140; good to choice chunks, $504S0; choice southern, $7O0110; fair to good southern, $30@7O; smooth mouthed southerners, $15Q3O; plugs. $5 Q15.
 Mules Draft, 16 to IT hands, $115dp 240; sugar, Is to 16.2 hands, $165@225; mine, 15 to 15.2 hands, $12O@165; top cotton, 15.2 to 16 hands, $140G165; cot ton, 15 to 15.2 hands, $9OQ130; small cheap, $25965.
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FOREIGN MONEl
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Bar silver G31s; Mexican dollars, 4Sh.
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PORT MOVEMENT

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Spot cotton quiet; middling 33.55c.
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NEW YORK BONDS
UNITED STATES BoRps

NEW YORK, Ian. 26.-FO,lowins gre today's llsh, lew and closing prices ef teHds on tho tev Ysrk Stock Exehsnse ard the tst=l sales oi
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CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Poultry-Alive lower; fowls, 16a22c; springs. Pic: roosters, 15c; geese, 17c; turkeys, 2Oc.
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POTATO MARKET

POTATO MARKET
 CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Potatoes-Trad ing very slow; market about steady; receipts, 48 cars; total United States shipments, 623; Wisconsin sacked round whites, $1.25@1.5O; Minnesota sacked round whites, $1.20@1.35.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Live poultry steady; no freight quotations; chickens, 24Q32c; gowls, 23q 28c. Dressed poultry quiet; prices unchanged.
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ELAN MARKET

DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 26.-Close, flax: January, $2,48 bid; February, $2.4s% asked; May, S2.49as asked.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 26.-Eggs 1c higher, 37c; selected, Acc.
 Spring chickens 1c higher, 19c; other poultry, potatoes and butter unchanged.
Evening star., 1924-05-11
RELICS ARE PRESENTED.
Letter From Washington Given te
Mount Vernon Association.

Several valuable historical relics
were presented to the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association of the Union at
their second session last week at
Mount Vernon.
They included sword which be-
longed to Gen. Washington and which
had been on exhibition at Mount
Vernon for several years, presented
by Miss Riggs, her sister and nephew,
and a bronze medal struck in COM
memoration of the victory of Ad-
miral Lord Vernon, at Portobello,
presented by Mrs. William Vernon.
Another Vernon medal, similar to the
one presented yesterday, was dug up
in a garden at Dover, Del. several
years ago and given by Mrs. Comegys,
mother of the present regent of the
association.
The vice regent for Maryland. Mrs.
Henry w. Rogers. presented the fol-
lowing autograph letter from Gen.
Washington ITO Mr.. Rumney," dated
May 10, 1886:
Sir: / am indebted to you for
your favor Of the sth Sept, and to