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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
GAINS DECLINE ON WHEAT BREAK Lost Ground Due Largely To Depression In
 Liverpool

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-Grain suffered an all round decline in value today ow- ing largely to wheat market depression at JIverpool Beneficial rains in Argen- tina were reported and there were op- timistic reports about the wheat yield in Australia. The market here closed heavy 2ss to 2Ac net lower, December s149@1.59 5-7, with corn 1Ac to l%c OFT, oats 3sc to h@1c down and provisions varying from 12c setbacks to 25c gain. Roth at the opening and the close the wheat market here showed pronounced weakness with buying power for the time being plainly inadequate to absorb the youme of offerings. Aside from the effect of bearish news from Liverpool and from Argentina and Australia an- other weight on the market was a crop estimate bv Canadion railroad officials suggesting that 5O,OO0,00O bushels more wheat had been raised in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta than was in- dicated by the latest government fore- cast.
 Rallies which took place at times in the wheat market were to some extent based on notice of immense exports of domestic wheat during October. It was asserted in some quarters that the ex- port figures pointed to likelihood that by January 1 the total 1923 surplus in the United States would be decreased about four-fifths. Gossip that France was soon to remove the import duty on wheat was also given attention.
 Country offerings on corn to arrive showed a moderate increase. This cir cumstance, together with the fact that industrial buyers here withdrew from the market did a good deal to empha- size the downward trend of corn values. Oats sympathized with the weakness of corn and wheat.
 Provisions were irregular as result for low prices of grain conflicting with an upturn in hog values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
BOND RISE LED BY NEW HAVEN
Buying Orders Embracd Wide Variety Of Car
 rier Liens

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-semi-specuia tive railroad bonds worked into hisne ground today under the leadership the New Haven issues, which responded to reports that plans had been com pleted for the roads refunding pro gram.> Prices elsewhere in the list wers shaded fractionally as profit taking continued to crop out.
 The brisk rally in rail shares stimu-| riers' bonds, price movements in many cases following the trend of stocks. ] Gains of one to two points by the Newl Haven 7s, franc Is convertible 6s and As of 1850, were in line with rise of more than points in the roads com1 mon stock.
 Buying orders embraced a wide val riety of other low and medium priced liens, including the St. Paul issuesl Katy" adjustment 6s, Peoria and East ern income As, Colorado and Southern| refunding 41hs, Rock Island refundingI As and the Missouri Pacific obligations.
 Continued reports Of favorable prog ress in the Wilson & Co. reorganization were reflected in further recovery of these bonds, the 7Iks rallying 21s points and the convertible 6s 8. Dominion Steel 5s were conspicuously weak, fall- ing back almost points to a new low at 5S.
 Liberty bonds worked irregularly
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
BUYING
 LIFTS COTTON Favorable Crop Reports Also Helps Market
 To Rise

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-An early de- cline on a tendency to increase esti- mates of the crop was followed by rai- lies in the cotton market today as a re- suit of trade buying and covering. Janu- ary sold up from 24.03c to 24.25c and closed steady at net declines of to IT points on all positions except October. which was one point net higher.
 The opening was easy at a decline of 13 to 30 points, active months selling 27 to 35 points net lower, after the call, under liquidation and southern hedging. Relative easy LiverpooT cables seemed to encourage some local selling, and liquidation was promoted by the pub lication of two private crop reports, one placing the yield at 12,995,00 bales while the other gave 13,300, 900. Trade interests were buyers on a scale down to 23.8Oc for December and 24.3oc for March, however, and the continuance of this demand in the face of larger crop figures, probably promoted cover ing by shorts.
 The market rallied and showed con- siderable firmness during the after noon, when December sold up to 24.04c and January to 24.25c, or about "A to 30 points above the low ievel of the morn ing and within or points of yester- days closing quotations. Business, oth- erWlse, appeared to pe pretty well ol- vided between liuquidation and cover ing in preparation for tomorrow's gov ernment report.
 Trading on the exchange here will be suspended for 20 minutes beginning at 10:55 o'clock tomorrow just before the publication of the government crop re- port.
 Another of the private reports issued today placed the indicated yield at 12,- ho1a nf ha exhange expect a government report of about 13,0O0,000 bales, as indicated by a canvass made today.
 Exports today 07,5s7, making 2,7s3, ,55O so far this season. Port receipts 53,257; United States port stocks, 1,367,52S.
 NEW YORK COTTON
 NEW YORK, Nov. 20-Cotton futures closed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
COFFEE FUTURES

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Reports Of easier Brazilian markets led to re- newal of liquidation in coffee futures today and a sharp break in prices. The opening was no to 1s0 points lower and active months sold 152 to 1855 points below yesterdays quotations, March touching 17.40c. At this level the de- cline was checked by covering and March rallied to 1s.25c, the market vaS- ing 60 to 100 points net lower. Sales were estimated at 12s,oO0. Closing quo- tations: December, 18.90c; January, 19c; March, 18.20c; May, 17.70c; July, 17.25c; September, 16.70c.
 Spot market quiet; Rio Is, 21hc; Santos As, 261a @27Ac. Cost and freight offers included part Bourbon 3s and 5s at 27@2Sc. Rio exchange on London S-32 pence lower; dollar buying rate ITO reis higher. Rio market POPS to 2,400 reis lower; Santos 2,1O0 to 2,45O reis low CT; Brazilian port receipts, A7,OOO; Jun diahy, 25,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O-Cotton goods were fairly steady in the gray goods di- vision with trading less active. Per cales continued to sell well for delivery to April l. Prints have been withdrawn after active sales for home and foreign shipment. Colored cotton goods were firmer. Burlaps markets held steady but buyers were inclined to look for lower prices following offerings of heavyweight goods by Argentina buyers. The rise in raw wool is affecting prices for wool goods and expectations of substantial advances for the next fall season are now general. Carpets and rugs will be advanced December 15 by the largest mills, about 1H5 per cent. Heavyweight knit underwear lines for fall, 1925, are being opened by large southern producers at from 10 to 121a per cent below last year, owing to the lower cotton markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.-The cot ton market was a vry quit affair today with trading narrow and fluctuations limited to a small spread. Trading was limited to evening up in advance of the bureau and there was very little of that as the market had been pretty well liqui- dated earlier in the week mainly on the assumption that the government estimate due tomorrow will be in the neighborhood of 13,OO0,000 bales.
 At the start prices were steady for brief period despite cables were low CT than due. The first trades were at advances of 1 point to a decline of 5. The market soon eased off owing to un- favorable cables and rather large pri- vate crop estimates, December dropping to 2410c, January to 240Sc and March to 24 4,28c, or g to 27 points down from the highs and about the same loss from the close The close showed net losses for the day of 8 to F points.
 One of the principal developments of the day was the agreement of both American exchanges to suspend business five minutes before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning until 10:15, or five minutes be- fore the publication of the government report and 15 minutes afterwards to enable traders to digest the details of the report and avoid the wild trading that usually accompanies bureau fig ures Business will be resumed at 10:15 with a regular call. Exports for the day totalled 37,5s7 bales.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 20.-Cotton futures closed steady at net decline of to IT points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-The raw sugar market was unchanged today with con- tinued buying interest at the 5.90c duty paid level for nearby sugar. There were sales of 10,500- bags of San Domingoes due this month; 10000 bags Cuban, first week December shipment and $500 bags Peruvian due early next month at 5.90c, and S,750 bags of Peruvian due the middle of December at 5.84c.
 Firmness in the spot market led to re- newed trade and outside buying in raw sugar futures. After opening 1 lower to higher prices advanced, closing within point or 2 of the best and from to points above the previous day. December closed, 410c; March, 3.06c; May, 3.14c; July, 3.23c.
 No improvement developed in the de- mand for refined sugar. Prices were unchanged at 7.15 to 7.50c for fine gran ulated.
 Refined futures were nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
LOW PRICE RAILS REACH NEW TOPS
 IN BUSY SESSION
Days Sales Exceed Two And A Half Million
 Shares

NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.-An extraor- dinary demand for the low priced rail- road shares, most of which established new peak prices for the year, featured today's stock market. Total sales ex- ceeded 2,500, ,00o shares for the first time since December 21, 1916, when the fla nous Teak" of President Wilson's peace note brought about frenzied trading with total sales in excess of 3,000,00o rhares.
 Sporadic profit taking characterized the trading in industrial shares, but the general list closed irregularly higher. Revival of speculative interest in the oil shares, several of which advanced l to nearly points on rumors of an inn pending increase in crude prices, was one of the interesting developments of the session. Chief interest in the rail- road group centered in New Haven, which advanced 3% points to 32, the highest price in two years, on reports that the company had successfully ar ranged it's refunding program for next year. Total transactions in this issue aggregated nearly 115,000 shares. Kan sas City Southern made the most spec tacular gain in the rails, climbing 4% points to 42A and then easing slightly on profit taking.
 Other outstanding strong spots in the rail group included Chesapeake and Ohio, the Erie and St. Paul issues, Great Northern preferred, Katy" com mon and preferred, Missouri Pacific common, Northern Pacific, Reading, Frisco, Wabash, Western Maryland, In- ternational Railways of Central Amer ica common and preferred. Nickel Plate," New York, Ontario and Vest ern, Norfolk and Southern, St. Louis A-I tr ira sues, all of which closed l to points higher.
 General Asphalt was the leader in the oil group, closing 394 points higher at 53. Good buying also was noted in Prairie Oil, the Pan-American issues, Houston and California Petroluem, all of which closed a point or so higher:
 United States Steel comman duplt- cated yesterdays high of 1167s, fell back to 114B on realizing and then rallied within F a point of the top. Ameri- can Can closed more than point high CT at 152%, after selling points below that figure. Baldwin and Stakeholder showed small fractional gains.
 United States Cast Iron Pipe broke nearly points to 1855 and then recov- cred a little more than half it's loss. Radio Corporation, Texas Pacific, In ternational Paper. Pullman and Punta Alegre Sugar also were conspicuously heavy. Call loans held at 21A per cent. The time money, commercial paper mar kets were quiet with no change in rates. Foreign exchanges held firm in quiet trading Demand sterling ruled slightly higher around $4.62A and French francs were quoted around SAC. The feature of the market was the trad ing in Dutch guilders which touched par, 4o.20c, for the first time in five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
CASH GRAIN

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 20.-Clover seed, old, $500; new, $19.40 asked; November, $1440 asked; December, $19.40 asked. Alsike, old, $12.95; new, $15O5. Timo- thy seed, $3.35; November, $3.35; De- cember, $S.35.
 ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2o-Cash: Wheat, No. red, $1.62@1.63k; No. red, $1.60 @1.62.
 Corn: No. white. old, $1.15; No. 2 yellow, new, $1.16; old, $1.1S.
 Oats: No. white, 54c; No. 3 white, 53@53hc.
 Close: Wheat, December, $1.51 h; May, S1.565a. Corn: December, $1.14%; May, S1.31. Oats: December, 52Ac.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 2O-Wheat: No. 8 red, $1.57@1.571a; No. 2 hard, $1.49%9
 Corn: No. 2 mixed. s1.17z; No. yell low, $1.19hQ1.2o.
 Oats: No. ? white, @65%c; No. white, 51A @521sc.
 Rye: No. 2, $1.32k Barley, s2@94c.
 Timothy seed, $5.50@6.75. Clover seed, $240O@31.25. Lard, $14.50. Ribs, $13.25. Bellies, $14.50.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Lard. barely steady; middle west, $15.15Q15.20.
 Other articles unchanged.
 KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2O-Wheat: No. hard, $1.4291.54; No. red, $1.55@ 1.59.
 Corn: No. yellow, $1.11@1.11h; No. 2 mixed, $1.09@1.o912.
 Oats: No. ? white, 531ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Cotton seed oil was easy today under free hedge selling in May and liquidation on the lower trend in grains. Closing bids were 10 to 19 points net lower. Sales, 15,S 800 barrels. Tenders 700 barrels. Prime crude, $s.7569.OO; prime summer yellow spot, S10.9O; December closed $1O,67; January, $1O64 March, $1O.67; May, $10.84, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
LIyERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 20.-Cotton spot, small business prices steady; strictly good middling, 14.47d; good middling 14.12d; strictly middling, 13.92d; mid ding 13.72d; strictly low middling, 13.47d; low middling, 1297d; strictly good ordinary, 12.57d; good ordinary, 11.97d. Sales 4,000 bales, including 2,300 American. Receipts 17,000 bales, includ- ing 12,20O American. Futures closed barely steady; November, 13.2sd; De- cember, 1327d; January, 13.31d; March, 1S.37d; May, 13.41d; July, 13.33d; Oc- tober, 12.78d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
Stock market averages:
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CURB EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Transactions in today's curb market continued in large volume with the general list clos Ing irregularly higher. Oils picked up on predictions of an early increase in the crude prices, gains of 1 to ? points being registered by Prairie Oil and Gas, Salt Creek producers. Standard Oil of Ohio. Imperial of Canada, Buckeye Pipe and few inactive issues.
 Lehigh Valley Coal certificates were the strongest feature of the industrial group, advancing more than $ to 422s on total sales of nearly 27,000 shares.
 United Bakeries broke nearly points to 1894 and then rallied to 147, where it was up points on the day. Conti- mental Baking "B" and Ward Baking also showed slight gains. Radio issues held firm. Public Utilities showed mixed changes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
BANK OF ENGLAND

LONDON, Nov. 2O.- -The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the following changes in pounds: Total reserve increased 638,000.
 Circulation decreased 635,000.
 Bullion increased 3,110. Other securities increased 3,173, ,000. Other deposits increased H,570.000.
 Public deposits increased 3,115, 5,O00. Notes reserve increased 6BS.O0O.
 Government securities increased S70,- GOO. ,s,
 The proportion of the banks reserve to liabilities this week is 20.64 per cent; last week it was 20.9o per cent.
 Rate of discount 4 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
RANK OF FRANCE

PARIS, Nov. 20.-The weekly state- ment of the Bank of France shows the following changes in francs:
 Gold in hand increased 10000.
 Silver in hand increased 233,000.
 Notes in circulation decreased 105,6 ,663, 900.
 Treasury deposits increased S66,000. General deposits increaed S,605,000. Bills discounted increased 95,S66,000. The state repaid the bank 1oo,ooo'ooo francs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
RAW SILK

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O-Raw silk firm; prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks, $6.65@6.75; Kansai best No. 1, $6.3oQ6.35; shinshu No. l, $6.25Q 6.30; Canton extras A, 14-16, $5.s5@5.95; Shanghai, China, steam fil, gold double deer, $7.1007.45.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Copper easy; electrolytic, spot and nearby. 13Bc; futures, 13% @14c; tin steady; spot and futures, $54.62; iron steady; prices un- changed; lead steady, spot $S.65@9.O0; zinc steady; East St. Lotus spot and fu- lures, $6.s2Q6.s5; antimony, spot. $14.s7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
FOREIGN EXCHANcEs

NEW YORK, -Ncv. 20.-Foreign ex- changes steady. Quotations in cents: Great Britain demand, $4.625s; cables, $462B; 60-day bills on banks, $4.59M; France demand, 5.25; cables, 5.25h; Italy, 433h and 4.33A Belgium, 4.82 and 4.S212i Germany, 23.S1; Holland, 40.12; Norway, 14.s0; Sweden, 26S2; Denmark, 17.56; Switzerland, 1927; Spain, 1860; Greece, 1.7sh; Poland, 1874 i; Czechoslovakia, 299h; Jugoslavia, 1.45A; Austria, .00141s; Rumania, .52; Argentina, 3s.15; Brazil, 1165; Tokyo, 3Sl4; Montreal, 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Now Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special consignment of spot cotton for delivarv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
FOREIGN BONDS
pnrATn MARKET

CHICAGO Nov, 20.-Potatoes trading rather draggy, market about steady; 70 cars; total United States shipments 739; Minnesota sacked round whites, United States No. 1, $1.00@1.O5; partly graded field frosted, S0@95c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
FLOUR MARKET

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-Flour un- changed to 15c lower; in carload lots, family patents, $s.20@S.25. Shipments, 4O616 barrels. Bran $26@27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
LONDON MONEY

LONDON, Nov. 2O.-Bar silver, 33%s pence per ounce. Money 3% per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 9-16@3 11-16 per cent. Three months bills, 3% per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
OIL CITY REPORT

OIL CITY, Pa. Nov: so.-t -tcredit bal l6s. shipments, 2s.762; vdrage, 55,4s4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Following is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange giving all stocks and bonds traded in;
 INOuSTRIALS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2O.-spot cot ton steady, 15 points down. Sales on the spot, 1882; to arrive, 470. Low mid ding, 22.75c; middling, 24.25c; good mid ding, 24.75c; receipts, 14,4s3 stock, 346,-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
PORT MOVEMENT
INTERIOR MOVEMENT

1olaI today ...l ....l 2z91lI It0Sl 3ooU l3ol 4zl Receipts-Week. 379 263: season, 4,2Sl, ,7O5 Exports-Week. 34i .297: season, 2743,S76.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Foowing today s high, low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange. and the total sales of each hond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

STEEL MARKET NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Steel prices unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20.-Produce: But ter, 45c; poultry, geese, 15c; others un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Nov. 2O.-Following today's sales high low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Cotton spot quiet; middling, 2420c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
pOu1TRY AND PRODuCE

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Live poultry irregular; chickens, by freight, 20022c.
 Dressed poultry, steady; prices un- changed.
 Butter, unsettled; receipts, 9,672; creamery higher than extras, 44@44hc; do extras, 92 score, 43hc.
 Eggs, firm; receipts, 8,193. Fresh gathered extra firsts, 61@64c; do firsts, 63@6Oc; do seconds and poorer, S7@52c; nearby hennery browns, extras, 69@75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 2o-Pro- duce unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-Poultry. alive unsettled, fowls, 15@2Oc; springs, 20c; roosters, 15c; turkeys, ZIG; geese, 16c; ducks, 1sc.
 Butter, higher; creamery extras, 44c; standards, 41hc; extra firsts, 40@42c; firsts, 36@38c; seconds, S1Q34c; eggs unchanged; receipts, 2,674 cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
SUGAR MARKET

Total sales, SlS,676, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Cotton futures close
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

NEW ORLEANS Nov. 20-COtton futures closed steady at net decline of to IT points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

The contests were of deep interest to hundreds of the students who came to Ensley to cheer for their schools and the representatives attending the event The events drew a large number of Ensley residents, and the skill and en- durance of the youngsters were highly commented by those witnessing the event. @
 Society to Meet-St. Anthony's altar society will meet in the rectory of the church Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at which time all members are requested to attend.
 Fathers PrOgram-"The Father and his children" will be the subject for the sermon of Rev. William H. Mans field at the Ensley Methodist church Sunday morning. The subject is ap- propriate for the celebration of Fath- er's day, an, annual custom at the Ensley church. Mir. Mansfield has also prepared musical program and everyone is invited to attend, especial ly fathers. -..
 Tyler Returns-P. H. Tyler, presi- dent of the Tyler Jewelry company, has reterned from Montgomery where he has been attending the annual con vention of Alabama Jewellers, which elected him president of the associa- tion. He said Saturday that the meet ing last. week was one of the most sue cessful from many viewpoints ever held and the jewellery merchants were en- couraged over the interest and en- thuiasm indicated by the individual members in the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
Everybody Worked But
 Father

Fathers stomach trouble seemed to be getting worse all the time and bs finally had to quit work altogether. Two brothers and myself gave un school and went to work to support the family. Father had lost sixty pounds In weight and was yellow as saffron friend about it six months ago. she ed- vised taking Mayr's Wonderful Reme- dy. got a bottle and it helped father at once. He was able to go back to work a month later, and eats like a wood chopper" It is a simple. harm less preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allaSs the Inflammation which causes practically all stomach, llver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince oT money refunded. At. all druggists. [ Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

is 1t safe to use timed foods of un- certain age, such as are found on the local markets? In this climate, it is certain that much of the tin inside lacquer is used that dissolves too. 2. the can is dissolved rapidly and where Are the dehydrated, nnsulphured foods of uncertain age likely to be any bet ter than the timed products? For the present., I have about solved the prob lem by ordering direct from the fac tories whole grain cereals and fyom the manufacturers of unsulphured dehy- drated foods. do not know a better way. as long as the canners and pack CTS do not give the date of the pack ing to the consumer and as long as in- spection is so imperfect"
 Answer. 1. There is no reason to be- Iievg that timed foods are not safe to fuse at any age. Certainly, if the fodds remain sterile, their value is not impaired. We have no records of tin pDisoning having occurred in the United States from timed foods. In fact, many of tin salts per skilogfam of the food. state regulations allow 600 mfiligrams Such an amount rarely is. found, how ever.
 ?. The mere discoloratio nof the in. side of the can cannot be taken as an indication that the tin itself has been dissolved. Under present conditions of commercial canning, there are few safer foods, and most packs are now in code, not only as othes time of canning but as to the place in which the food was packed