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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
FOREIGN MONEY N EW 70 R K, Dec. 6.-Bar silver 60hc; Mexican dollars, 53%c.
COFFEE FUTURES

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The market for coffee futures opened today at a decline of 45 to 75 points under liquida- tion promoted by disappointing Bra gillian cables, but was checked by cover ing at 17.35c for March deliveries. The price later rallied to 1T.65c, on cover ing and trade buying. The close was 3S to 40 point net lower. Sales were esti- mated at 4S,o00. Closing quotations: December, 1s.5sc; January, 1S.33c; March, 17.60c; May, 16.s0c; July, 16.24c; September, 15.7Oc
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is, 2O% 621c; Santog 4s, 25k@26Ac. Cost and freight offers Included part Bourbons 3s and 5s at 25@26c.
 Rio exchange on London 1-64 pence higher; dollar buying rate 80 reis higher Rio market 1,500 reis lower; Santos 1875 to 2,600 lower. Brazilian port re- ceipts 44,000; Jundiahy, 19,000.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.-Cotton: spot, quiet; prices steady. Strictly good mid- ding, 1S.S1d good middling, 13.46d; strictly middling, 15.26d; middling, 13.01d; strictly low middling. 12.71d; mid ding, 12.31d; strictly good ordinary, 11.91d; good ordinary, 11.31d. Sales: g. 900 bales including 1,200 American. Re ceipts, 34,3OO bales, all American. Flu lures closed barely steady. December, 12.63d; January, 12.6sd; March, 12.74d; /; May, 12.sod; July, 12.7sd; September, 12.61d; October, 1247d.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Foreign ex- change firm. Quotations in cents:
 Great Britain demand, $4.68 7-16; cables, S4.6s 11-1e; 60-day bills on banks $4.65 11-16. France, 5.44A; cables, 5.44N
 Italy, 4.33A and 4.34A. Belgium, 495h h and 4.96. Germany, 23s1. Holland, 4O.41 Norway, 14.9s. Sweden, 26.94. Denmark 1775. Switzerland, 1887. Spain, 1886 vakia, 3.01%. Jugo-Slavia, 14sh. Aus tria, .0o141s. Rumania, .491a. Argentina Greece, 1.82. Poland, 1874. Czecho-Slo- 35.50. Brazil, 115s. Toko, 3Sh. Mon- treal, 9915-16.
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DRY Go0nS

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Cloth markets remained firm in the cotton goods divi- sion today with moderate amount of trade passing. Raw slip prices were unchanged locally, but buying in Yoko- hama was the heaviest of the month Knit goods showed more activity on lines for the fall. Wool goods held steady in dress goods and firmer in mems wear, without new business de- veloping in the latter. Burlap markets were easier
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CASH GRAIN
 TOLEDO, O., Dec 6.-Clover seed, old, $19.00; new, $19.45 asked; December, S19.45 asked February, $19.65 asked. AL sike, old, $12.7o; new, $12.s0 asked; tim othy seed, $3.25; December. $3.25.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Wheat, no sales reported.
 Corn, No. mixed, s11e1a; No. yell low, $11901.21A.
 Oats, No. white. 5sc; No. 8, white, 54%c@55. Rye, No, 2, $1.34.
 Barley, 76c@97 P Timothy seed, $5.50d6.75. Clover seed, $24OoQ21.25. Lard, $15.S0.
 Ribs, $14.00 w Bellies, $15.62 KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6.-Wheat, No. 2 hard, $1.49h @1.62; No. 2, red, $1.62@1. .66. Corn, No. ? yellow, $1.13Q1.131k; No. 2 mixed, $1.10A @1.11. Oats, No. white, 56kc. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Dec. 6-Flour unchanged.
 Shipments: 3so13 barrels.
 Bran, $2s.0o@29.00. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6.-Cash wheat, No. z req, 9l.d1, NO. nara, @l.oo12.
 Corn, No. ? white, $1.1S; No. 8 yellow, SLY.
 Oats, No. white, 57c; No. white, 551ac@56.
 Close wheat: December, $1.55R; May, $161h.
 Corn: December, $1.16%; May, SPA @1.24h.
 Oats: December, 551kc; May, 61Ac.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Lard strong; middle west, $16.00Q16.62. Other articles
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COTTON SREn 0u

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The cotton seed oil market was steady and higher to. day on buying for western account on the strength in lard and local covering which readily absorbed selling by re. liners. The close was very steady at 10 to 16 points net advance. Sales, 19,. 900 barrels. Prime crude, $9.12@e.25; prime summer yellow spot, $11.15h "a 1f.50; December closed, $1112; January
 $n.12; March, SPA; May, 1.52; all bid
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CHICAGO COTTON

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Cotton trading was moderately active here today within narrow range of prices. The market closed slightly easier, influenced by bearish talk about the government re- port.
 Closing prices in the cotton market today were: January, 23c; March, 23. .43c; May 23 75c
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GAIN MADE BY BONDS l - High Yielding Railroad Issues Lead March To
 Higher Ground

NEW YORK, Dec. e-Under the lead ership of the high-yielding railroad is- sues, bond prices made moderate prog ress today after absorbing a heavy vol tune of weekend profit taking. Buying of the rail Hens centered in established favorites, such as Frisco In- come 6s, Seaboard Adjustment 5s and refunding As, Hudson and Manhattan refunding 5s, St. Paul convertible is- sues, Wisconsin Central 4s and Chicago and Alton 3hs, with average gains of about a point.
 Trading in the foreign group was en- livened by another spurt in Mexican government obligations, based on pros poets of eventual resumption of service on Mexicos external debt. Advances of l to 3 points were scored by the assented As and 5s. ..r Philadelphia company 5s followed e rise in then company's stock, leading several other public utility lines to higher ground. Several independent steel company issues, including Beth Iehem 5s of 1886 and Wickwire-Spencer Is, were fractionally higher. Losses were recorded by all Liberty bonds with the exception of the third | 4As, which are subject to exchange for
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NAVAL STnRES

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 6.-Turpentine firm, 76llc; sales, 36; receipts, 300; ship ments, 9; stock, 14,768.
 Resin firm. Sales, 1,615; receipts, r. 1SO; shipments, 7O9; stock. s6,409.
 Quote: B, D, E, F, G, H, I. $6.1215; K $6.2O; N $6.65; VIC, $7.45i wv, x, ss.1O.
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SANE SILK

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Raw silk: Easy prices per pound. Kansai, double extra cracks, S6.40@6.45; Kansai best number l, $60OG6.10; Shinshu, number l, $5.9Oq GOO; Canton extra A, 14-1G, $5.S0G 5 .S5. Shanghai, China, steam filled gold dou- ble deer, S7.10M740.
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Bar silver, 33-1-16 pence per ounce. Money, 2A per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 3% per cent ;
 three months bills, 35s Q3 11-16 per cent.
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RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-Rough rice strong; no sales; millers' receipts, 5,9S6 sacks.
 Clean rice strong; sales, 2S0; blue rose, 6Ac; $50 second heads, 4Kc; 75O screen ings, 3ssc; receipts, 5000 pockets.
 Bran and polish unchanged.
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STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 6-The stock mar ket gave a bit of warning Friday and Saturday to the effect that the position of some stocks which have been riding along just because this is a bull market is probably not going to be as happy as it has the last week or two. In some of the specialties very thin market de- veloped and naturally there are more stop loss orders in these stocks than in the old line issues which, if the market undergoes a reaction, are almost sure to come back. We believe that the sell ing of Friday and Saturday left the market in a better technical position and we think that the good stocks nota- We learn that there was good switching ply the rail issues, acted extremely well. from General Electric into International Harvester Friday and Saturday. There are persistent reports in banking circles that Hudson Motor dividend rate will be increased to $4 in cash or to a cash and stock rate equal to .$5 in cash. Total sales Saturday, approximated 950, 800 shares.-Steiner, Rouse & Stroock,
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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 deIivarv.
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NEW YORK CURB

Total sales of stocks. 292. 400 shares. Total sales of bonds, $6lS 900. NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-Foowing is the official list of transactions the New York Curb Exchange. giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 INpuSTRIALS
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK; Dec e.-FoIlowing today's high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New bond:
 (U. s. government bonds in dollars and thirty fecOndH of dollarn
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NEW YORK, Dec. s.-conslderable

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Considerable irregularity marked the price movement during today's short session. General Electric, U. S. Steel and many indus trial leaders were under pressure, while U. S. Realty sold off 5 points from the early morning high. However, bullish demonstrations continued in certain spe- cial issues, among them being Postum Cereal and Coca Cola, both of which moved into new high territory for the year. Baldwin declined over a point to 123h. Total sales, 950 S00.-Fenner & Beane to Kahn &S Virgin.
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MARKETE AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Stocks irregu lar; public utility issues strong. Bonds steady; American issues advance. For eign exchange firm; sterling slightly higher. Cotton steady; trade buying Sugar easy; initial offerings new Cuban markets.
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CHICAGO: Wheat higher; firmer cash situation. Corn advanced; bullish Argentine cables. Cattle steady. Hogs irregular.
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SPOT COTTnN

| NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-spot cotton steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot, S37; to arrive, TIT. Low middling, 2l.S5c; middling, 2315c; good middling, 23.65c.
 Receipts, 1S,3S4; stock. 4o7. .411
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PORT MOVEMENT.

NEW YORK, Dec. Cotton spot quiet; middling, 23. soc.
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Receipts-Week, 49.764: season. 5.l5966l. Exports-Weew, 3i.496; season, 3,4l2,2 ,264,
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NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Lard strong; middle west. $1600Q16.62. Other articles were unchanged.
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W ORLEANS, La., Dec. B.-CottOn futurel
 steady at net advance of to points.
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NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. N. T.. Dec. 6.-Cotton futursi closed steady.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
REDS MANAGER LOOKING
 OVER NEW MATERIAL
Hendricks Going to Pacific Coast in Search of Some Good
 Ball Players.

Cincinnati Oct. 17.-Realizing the importance Of starting early to build up the team for next season. Jack Hendricks manager of the Cincinna- Ii Nationals leaves Saturday for the Pacific Coast to look ever several players who have been recommend cd 10 him, with a view to purchasing them for the Reds.
 This passing of Daubert, the To- lease of Duncan to Washington and the imminent release of George Burns, who will undoubtedly become manager of minor league club, makes it necessary to add strength to the team,
 If the proposed class A cham piOnship series between St. Paul and the winner of the Coast League pen nant is played. Hendricks will see a number of prospects in action among them Outfiolder Christensef and Catcher Divon Of the Saints. He also Is interested in Welch of Seattle an outfielder, and Shortstou Ryar of the San Francisco club.
 The Red leader expects to be gon' 1.-two or three weeks
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
Griff Buys Gregg to
 Bolster Up His Staff

To fortify his 1925 pitching staff, Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Mats, has purchased Vean Gregg. veteran lefthander, from the Pacific Coast League club. Gregg will report to the Nationals next spring in Tampa, Fla. He will be used in relief roles.
 Ten years ago Gregg was a star with the Cleveland club. He lost his cunning and drifted to the Philadel- phia Athletics and was then sold to the Boston Red SoX, to whom he re- fused to report because of the chilly climate.
 This season the veteran has led all the southpaws in his circuit, with 23 wins. and is tied with Penner of San Francisco, a righthander, for the leagues pitching honors.
 Gregg is thought to be around 40 years of age. He admits 37. Grif- filth is not saying how much he cost the Washington club.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
TOlMORROW,S GAME WILL BE
 OF GREA TEST IMPORTANCE
t5TH AUTO RACER TO
 BE KILLED THIS YEAR
Anstcrberg Is Hurled to Death in Crash at New Charlotte
 speedway.

New York, Oct 17,-Ernie Anstcr- berg, automobile racer, killed yes- terday was the fifteenth speed driv- CT to lose his life this season.
 Prominent among pilots whose careers were suddenly ended in wrecks and smashups were Jimmy Murphy fatally injured September 5 at the state fair grounds track. Syra- cusc, N. r.; Dario Resta, killed Sep tcmber at Brooklands. England; Joe Boyer of Detroit, fatally hurt in the Labor Day race at Altoona, Pa, and A. l.. Mulford of Hollywood, Cal, killed at San Jose, Cal.
 Others killed were; Louis Jackson of Ossining, N. Y.: Earl Grey, Flint, Mich, Jimmy Craft, Detroit; Ray Layman, Clay City, Ind; Bernard l. McCale and Len Theurer of Detroit, Horace Wallace and San Luis Obis- DO: Joe Heppt, Bethlehem, Pa; Wayne Hawkins, Philadelphia and Stanley Brown, Fresno. Cal.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
Hen Brings Another
 Title to This Country

London, Oct. r. - England has 2 world-record layer in Q Rhode Is- land Red hen from Wiltshire county, which produced 312 eggs in sos days, The hen laid an egg every day for A weeks and on four days doubled up.
 The hen was entered in egg-lay- ing trials of the county councils show. and its performance is given by the secretary as a worlds record. The hen. he said, laid every day for 8 fortnight before the trials opened and every day after they closed until her owner took her away. This is the second contest in which the hen has been entered. Tn the first she laid .262 eggs in as many days,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
WONDERFUL.DR|VES BY STAR GOLFERS
Tolley and Jones Give Great
 Exhibition :

Atlanta Ga, Oct. 17.-Southern golf enthusiasts who followed Cyril J. H. Tolley, British star amateur in two matches here, declare they ! witnessed the longest driving in the history of golf in Atlanta, the home of Bobby Jones, national amateur champion, and former open titleholder ... Jones, not short hitter from the tee, was consistently playing the Iodd. He called on his faithful
 irons and they responded so well that he was almost exactly even in strokes with the British guest, i, however. -- At the east Lake course Tolley's
 tee shot on No. traveted 2S5 yards. From the fifth tee he got a good 300 yards and followed with a bras
 sic that was so long and straight that he was nicely on the green in two, putting for an eagle. s> At Druid Hills on the sixth hole
 Tolley's drive carried fully 300 yards and left him an open and short pitch to the green. With the line ten feet to the left the ball would have rolled on the fairway, experts pres- ent declared.
 'I never saw that done before and
 never expect to see it again." was the comment of Bobby Jones after the shot. t-
 From a lofty tee on the seventh, the slugger shot for hidden green, driving the ball oversa patch of trees to a corner of tho green, fully 27o yards, with great height necessary to insure position short of
 total loss.
 The tee shot on>440 yard eleventh was so yards short of the green. On that pole Jones hit one of his
 best balls of the afternoon but was 40 yards behind.
 The gallery was aroused to its
 greatest burst,of approval on No 12.
 There, with light breeze in his
 face, Tolley drove 29O yards, virtu- ally every foot of it carry.
 The record shot of the afternoon was the last long wallop. It came
 on the sixteenth, $50 yards, where the drive was ten yards from the
 green. A bit to the left and it
 would have been on. ] Its hard to believe, watching him
 do it." said Bobby Jones' 'Seems
 sort of funny. I'm not exactly a short driver and was cutting loose with all I had and playing the odd,
 40 or 50 yards back of Cyril.
 never have seen any one who hit the
 ball as he did in that round.
 don't believe any one ever did be- i fore"
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
One Ticket Bought, That
 Wins S310 for S2 Spent

Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 17.-Robin7. wood, displaying a sudden burst of speed that rivaled the swiftness of the famous Robin Hood, trotted to victory in the first heat of the 2!1S elimination trot at Cranwood yester- day. At the conclusion of the race a silent middle aged man, who re- fused to disclose his name, brought out the only ticket sold on Robin- wood and collected $310 for s2. Visions of his wife and the vanish ing winnings prompted the biggest winner of the day to conceal his identity.
 Miss Belwin, another outsider. took the 2:09 pace in straight heats. Bay Star, favorite in the first divi- sion of the 2:19 pace, won in straight heats while Robert Com modore, first choice, won the initial heat of the second. division of the 219 pace. The race will be com pleted today.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
Illinois s-Michigan Contest Most Spectacular-Chi- cago Plays Huskies and Minn. Tackles Wis.,, While Perdue Engages Northwestern.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Four western conference football games of cham pionship consideration tomorrow will mark the progress of the sea son from the preliminary stage with the Illinois Michigan game at Ur- bana, dedicating the Illinois stadium, the outstanding contest,
 The vanguard of the upwards of 67OoO probable spectators at the clash between the twin champs of last season already were crowdng Urbana today.
 Both hig elevens went through penultimate practice rounds on the battlefield today, with Zuppke, Illi- nois coach. only tentatively decided on his lineup, and Yost, veteran Michigan mentor, non-commital re- garding his plans although his reg uIar eleven was reported in fighting | trim
 Forty Indiana huskies made up the gridiron contingent which en- trained for Chicago. A changed lineup was indicated in the final practice. Chicago devoted its prac- [ tice to kicking,
 1 Minnesota. on route to Madison to engage Wisconsin, halted in Mill waukee today to timber up, All Of the regulars participated in signal workouts. Coach Jack Ryan of the Badgers gave no indication of his proposed battlefront tactics. hut Captain Jack Harris was recalled to the first string backfeld with Doyle Harmon and Lloyd Larson.
 Northwestern's backfeld under went a last minute shift because of tho scholastic ineligihility of Desta- fano. who played in the preliminary games. Coach ThistIethcwaite alsi shifted Captain Rob Weinecke to quarterback. Purdue. northwestern'' guest, held short sign9i and kick. ing drill and entrained for Evan | ston.
 Ohio State and Iowa, scheduled with Ohio Wesleyan and Lawrence
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
HARRIS LIVED UP
 TO EXPECTATIONS
Griffith Was Sure Young Man. t aeer Could Win

New York, Oct. 17.--Clark Grif- filth, president of tln worlds cham pion Washington Senators, might have had peculiarly prophetic vision last spring when he selected Stan ley Harris, his young second base man, to take the helm of the team
 Griffiths characterization of Harris before the start of the sea- son were fulfilled beyond even the most enthusiastic expectation of the "old fox in Washlngton's sensa- tional pennant and worlds series victories.
 Harris" Griffith was quoted as saying at that time, "is full of the fighting ardor that makes for suc- cess on the ball field and believe he will instill the same sort of spirit into his teammates. He is aggres- sive and willing. You can bet he will surprise some of the other man. agers of his circuit.
 Besides being fighter, Harris is d team-worker and a hustler. l noticed that he was born leader last season when I made him cap- tain of the team. Stan kept his team mates on the move and was the hardest loser ever saw in baseball. A great many of our winning games were due to this never -say-die spirit. of Harris" \ How well Griffith was borne out in his judgment was shown in the almost unanimous opinion of expert observers that this "never-say- die" spirit, instilled by Harris, was a prime factor in Washington's tri- umph over the Giants. Harris fought on, undiscouraged, when his outlook was the darkest, particularly in the final game, and himself led in the attack that pulled the Senators out victoriously.
 Harris always has had a reputa- tion as a dangerous hitter in the pinches. He more than lived up to this when his bat accounted for five of the six runs the Senators scored in their last two games against the Giants.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
Firpo and Fulton May
 Meet at the Garden

New York, Oct 17.--Although awaiting the outcome Of immigration proceedings in which Luis Firpo is involved before completing his ar engagements, Tex Rickard is going ahead with plans for a match at Madison Square Garden in Novem- Der 14 or 2s.
 Another South American heavy weight, Qujntin Romero, of Chilr, probably will appear on the same card with Jim Maoncy of Boston as an opponent in the scmi-fnal match,
 Rickard plans 10 make it an all- heavyweight carnival and probably will give Arthur Garyey of Holyoke, Mass, former Notro pamc football star, an opportunity 10 show his fis- tic prowess in preliminary bout,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
Ten-Acre Athletic Field
 To Be Built in Japan

Tokio, Oct. 17. - A national ath- letic field, designed as headquarters for the growing development Of western athletics in Japan. will be opened this autumn in the outer precincts of the Meiii Shrine.
 The field will cover ten acres, will include a stadium of 26 tiers, and will be the largest such establish ment in the Far East. It is esti- mated that all it's various athletic grounds. if filled with spectators at one time. would hold 100000 per- sons. The stadium will cover baths and dressing rooms, with dining and sleeping rooms for athletes.
 Ii is planned to open the new field with a national track and field meet Nov. 2.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-17
Fl Members of Pitts.
 Team Off for Baltimore

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. i7.-Twenty- one members of the University of Pittsburgh football team in charge of Coaches Sutherland and Williams, left last night for Baltimore where on Saturday they will meet the Johns Hopkins eleven. Coach Suth- erland indicated that the Pitt lineup 10 oppose Johns Hopkins would be practically the same as that which brought defeat last Saturday to the West Virginia mountainesrs.