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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
BAR SILVER
CALL MONEY

 NEW YORK, May 23-Bar silver, 66lsc; Mexican dollars, 5O%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

Large earning power has been added to the Missouri Pacific through its re- cent acquisition of the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico railway, which had it's best year in 1923 with net income of $2,42S, ,153 against $1,721, ,793 the year before. Surplus after dividends and betterments of S5S0, 0,940 was more than double the figures for 1922 The roads excellent showing generally was attrib- uted by G. H. Walker, chairman of the board, to better business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
HnRsEs AND MULES
METAL MARKET

EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo. May 23.-Horses and mules steady; quotations unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

SAVANNAH. Ga. May 23.-Turpentine firm. s1@s2e; sales, 65S; receipts 4l2; shipments, 9O9; stocks, 7.l45.
 Resin firm, sales 1,772; receipts, LEE; shipments, 612; stocks, 69.419. Quote: B, $40; D, SAB; F, s4G5: r, $4.SO; c. $485; II, l. $4.9O; K. S5.05' Nj, S5lO; x, $5,15; WG.- $5lS5; wv. s6.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

Accumulation or back dividends on the preferred stock of the Amalgamated Sugar company have been cleared up by declaration of $5 dividend, pay able August l, which includes the reg ular S2 quarterly dividend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, May 23.--Tur- pentine firm, S1GS2iac; sales. $50; re- ceipts, 59l; shipments. 75; stock. 13,633.
 Rosn firm. sales 1,69O; receipts S,526; shipments. 1925; stock, ll1,644 Quote: B, $40; D. s445; p sl.S5; E S4;Soi N, S5I5 We, S5.95; wv, S6.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
CHICAGO. Nav 23-Butter. loy
POTATO MARKET

KANSAS CITY. Mo, May 2s-Produc, unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

CHICAGO, May 23,-Cattle-Receipts coco; most killing classes very uneven; I; demand narrow for lightweights, fed steers and all grades yearlings; trade sluggish. weak to 25c lower; yearlings showing most decline; many youngsters held over some without bids; best ma tured steers offered, $1O.50; part load yearlings at that price bulk fed steers and yearIingse $S.O0@9.50; moderate sprinkling light steers at $500 and be- low; yearlings in comparable finish down ward to $7.OO and under inbetween grades canners and cutters about steady bulls steady; vealers unevenly 25 to soc lower; few choice kind above 5000 to packers; stockers and feeders scarce. steady; bulk $6.50@S.00.
 Hogs-Receipts, 35,00O, slow, uneven {; weighty butchers mostly steady; others weak to Toe lower light lights showed maximum losses; bulk good and choice 250 to 225 pound butchers, $7.25 7.50 ; desirable TO to. 225 pound average, $7.30 QT.45; better grades 14O to 150 pound weight largely S6.70@7.10; packing sows mostly $6.70@ 6.90; killing pigs steady to 1 5c lower; bulk good and choice 120 to l3O pound average, $600@6.25; estimated hold d-over 17,0O0.
 Sheep-Receipts, 6,000 fat lambs steady to weak; spring lambs. 25 to soc lower sheep uneven, weak 10 soc lower; heavy kind showing most decline; bulk desirable fat lambs, $1d,75G14.s5 spring lambs generally $l6.00 @ 16.50; desirable fat ewes, $7OOQ7s50; heavies mostly down ward; some Sd.60l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

Profitable earnings continue to be re- ported by utility companies for the year ended April 30. Commonwealth Power had a balance of $2,639, ,123 aft CT preferred dividends. more than dou- ble that of the preceding year, while Tennessee Electric Power and United Gas and Electric Power each reported substantial gains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

Am Trust & Savings Bank ..............170 lS0 E ham Trust x Savings Bank 250 280 Fed. Bank & Trust Co.,. par 10 ........,. 10 l2 Fifst National Bank ....................3i5 36O First National Bank Fairfield ........ .I50 l7o Industrial Savings Bank .................l05 .l05 ll5 North B ham r. & Say. Bank ...........175 200 Security T. & Say Bank ...............100 llU Traders National Bank .......,.....i....2o 200 225
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
AILANIA RESERVE BANK

ATLANTA, Ga, May 23.-( Special. j-Statement Of resources and liabilities of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta at the close of business May 2l, lsS4' n,so,,no,s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

Ratio Of total reserves to deposit and F. R. note liabilities combined TAI per cent.
 Contingent liability bills purchased for for elgn correspondents. ST .756, 24659.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

In order to ward off accumulation of orders, the 12-inch bar mill of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube company. which had been idle four weeks, will resume operation next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

The American Smelling and Refin- ing company today reduced the price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
lNsuRANcE SIOcKs

Ala. National Life (par lOl ..........., IS Lincoln Life (par l0) ..,..........,...... Protective Life (par I0). ................. l6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

America can stand lot. But there is no reason why our politicians should strain Americas powers of resistance to the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 2S.-Cattle: Receipts, 1,590; calves, 300; most killing classes around steady; few native beef steers, $9.O0@985; quarantine Texas, s65O@L25; beef cows and heifers. $500 @S.00; calves weak to soc lower; heavies and mediums $5.00@S.00 stockers and feeders slow; around steady; Texas stock CTS, $6,5OQ750.
 Hogs: Receipts 5000: opened 5c lower closed active: mostly steady; bulk of 10c lower. $6.5O@7.10; stock pigs dull, weak to 25c lower; mostly, $5.0OQ 5.75.
 Sheep, Receipts, 1000; no choice native at S13.OO 1525; sheep 15 to 25c lower; Texas wethers, $7.50Q775. -..
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. May 23-Sheep: Receipts, 500; most sales sheep and lambs Il soc lower; run mostly native spring lambs; bulk better grades, $15.50@16.00 packer top, $l6.00: culls largely, $10.00; fat light ewes mostly, S6.50; medium weight and heavy kinds. $5.50 O 600; can ners and culls. $1.0O9400.
 Hogs: Receipts, 16.000; slow a butcher hogs weak to Sc lower; some light lights and pigs 25c lower; bulk good and choice butchers 1SO pounds and up $735 TAO; good 100 to 130 pound pigs, $5.75 c 6.6O packer sows largely, $6.35.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1,200; generally steady; light yearlings and heifers scarce and slow; no load lots native steers here few cars TeNaN stee S5.75: beef COWS
 45; light vealers. 99.0o@9.5O; one load feeder steers, x...o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
NAVAL STORES

Anthony spot. ss.sO.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
N. Y. Cotton Market
InternatlonaI News service.

AHIVHWMVIUHHI NVWB HoFVICo.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The cot
ton market was slightly lower at
tho opening today. July last IL
points at 1850; Oct. down IL at
1855 and December down. 20 at
24SO.
LIVERPOOL, Jane 2S.-Spots in
creased demand. Prices easier;
sales 5000 bales.
American mids fair, 1895; good
mIds, 1886; fully mids 1880; mids,
1850; low, 1898: GOOD ordinary,
1895; ordinary, 14.45.
Futures opened quiet.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
CITY AND STATE
BONDS ON
SALE
Hampden County, N. n. and
Other Municipal Notes Are
Placed on Market

NEW YORK, June ga syndi-
cate composed of the Bankers Trust
Company and the First National
Bank have disposed of a, new issue
Of $6,7OO.OOO Hampden County
tMass.l discount notes, dated July /,
1924, and due November /. 1924.
These notes are free from all Fed.
eral income taxes and are tax
exempt in Massachusetts,, and are
offered on 2a per cent basis.
A syndicate composed of the
Bankers Trust Company, Curtis &
Sanger, and the First National Com.
pany, of Detroit, are offering new
issue of $2, 100000 City and County
OF Denver. Colo, School District No.
i, Az per cent bonds, dated Janu-
airy l, 1928, and due 1920, 900 each
year from 1884 to 1853. inclusive.
These bonds are being offered at
prices to yield 4.2O per cent.
H. L. Allen & Co. and Hoffman,
& Co. are offering 81 $4,000 City
Of Tulsa, Okla, 53s per cent, water.
park and sewer bonds, due serially
February /, 1880, to February /.
lS49. The 1880 to 1894 maturities
are offered to yield 4.6O per cent.
and the 1885 to 1949 maturities to
yield ass per cent.
Prendergast & Co.. and HorwItz &
Co. are offering $3.50, 900 City Of
Toledo, Ohio. Az per cent and Az
per cent bonds. The bonds are
issued for fire, street repair, police
STATEN, bridge repair and sewer
purposes.
Taylor, Ewart & Co., Inc. and
the Continental and Commercial
Trust and Savings Bank are offer.
Ing an additional issue of $500, 900
Sanitary District of Chicago 4 per
cent bonds, due serially March /.
1884 to 1889. at prices to yield
Alps per cent.
p. F. Cusick & Co. and Foster
Mcconnell & Co. are offering $780,
900 City of Jackson, Mich, general
Improvement Az per cent bonds.
due May /, 1880 to 1864, at prices to
yield AIS. per cent.
/ Stroud & Co., Inc, are offering
new issue of $257 900 Moorestown
township, N. j., S per cent road
and water bonds, due July 1, 1925
to 1854, at prices to yield about
4.25 per cent to 4.4O per cent.
r. M. Grant & Co., Inc, are offer
ing $25O,0O0 City Of Mobile, Ala, S
per cent gold bonds, due Nov. \,
1947, at prices to yield 4.6O per cent.
The bonds are legal investment for
savings banks and trust funds in
New York.
. Austin. Grant q Co., are Offering
two issues, one Of 100000 State
of West Virginia Highway Az per
cent gold bonds, due April 1. 1880
to 1948, at prices to yield AS per
cent, and 100000 city of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, paying 5 per cent
gold bonds, due May 1, 1925 to 1929,
at prices to yield per cent to 400
per cent
Sherwood & Mortified, Inc, are
offering special list of bonds Of
municipalities of New York state,
yielding from ABS per cent to 6
per cent. The bonds are totally
exempt from New York State and
Federal income taxes and are legal
investment for savings banks and
trust funds.
Splitter. Rorick & Co., are offering
new issue Of $4,000 Woodfin, N.
c., school distrints. 51s per cent
bends, due June ]. 1e25 to 1854, at
prices to yield 5.1D p6f cent.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
Foreign Bonds
Foreign Exchange
Liberty Bonds
Finished by w. B. Hibbs 4 Co.

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs q Coz
3hs, due 1947. .$101.03
First AIS, due, 1947............ 101. 80
Second ANS. Adue 1942........ 101.0l
Third ANS, due 1925. $500. 102. Oh
Fourth AS, due 1888. ........ l02.03
U. S.tTreasury ctfs., due 1852. Z. 105.01
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
BUILDING BOON
IN j. 5. AIDS
WORLD
Imported Materials Showing
Big Gain is Reported by
National City Bank

NEW YORK, June 23.-our
building boom is being heard the
world round. In the tin mines of
Java and the Malayan Peninsula,
in the steel works of Great Britain,
in the mahogany forests Of Africa,
Central America and the Philip
pines, in the brickyards Of Ger
many and England, in the carpet
works Of Turkey. Persia and China,
in the glass factories of Belgium,
and in the lumber camps of Canada.
the demand of the American mar
ket for building materials, is in,
tensifying activities.
This growing demand for build
ing material, much Of which We
have usually met from our own do
nestle resources, is illustrated, says
the Trade Record of the Natiopal
City Bank Of New York, by COM
parison of the latest figures of
importation Of building material
with those of earlier years. Take
lumber for example; the value of
boards, planks and deals" i'm.
ported in the ten months ending
with April, 1924, is in round terms
forty-eight million dollars against
twenty-seven millions in the CORE
spending months of 1922, and
seventeen millions in the full calen-
- L.. -
course comes from our near neigh
Dor, Canada. OF mahogany, COM
ing chiefly from Central America,
Africa and the Philippines, the
value of the imports in the current
than in the same period of 1922.
ufacture of tin plate, the value
of the imports Of this year is $685..
000, 900 against $27, 000, 900 in the
same months of 1922, though in.
this one particular class of build
ing requirements we have always
been dependent on other sections
of the world, chiefly on the oppo-
site side of the globe, especially
Hongkong, the Dutch East Indies
and the Malayan Peninsula.
Glass imports as a whole in the
ten months ended with April are
$20,000,000 against less than $10,.
100000 in the same months of 1922,
and plate glass alone $13 200, 900
against less than $S,0O0.00 one year
ago. Steel Structural shapes and
building FORMS show an Increase OF
per cent in quantity imported as
compared with the same period Of
last year. Millions of bricks coming
chiefly from Great Britain and Ger
many are being imported and the
value Of cement imported in the ten
months ended with April Is more
than $4,000 900 against about $1,000.
900 in the same period Of the pre-
ceding year.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
IST0GKS s \ 0 v
ST R0IIG
III 0 Ne
Rail and Petroleum Shares
Lead Activity il Early
Trading
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK, June 2S.z-Stock
prices were generally strong in the
first two hours of today's session in
the stock market, industrial stocks
1 rejecting the improving sentiment
with respect to industrial produc-
ton and oil stocks the reports Of
heavy consumption of gasoline over
the weekend. The latter was evil
IDENTIFY stronger factor in specula-
4 tive circles than the reported reduc-
ton OF gasoline prices in the South
and Southwest, which reached the
!. financial district before the opening
of the market.
The railroad stocks were again
the leaders in speculative activity
and prices for the better grade Of
dividend issues responded to the
J steady demand. of investors for
stocks OF this class. Erie stocks
led the market in the second grade
rails, the common and first pre-.
: fefred equally the best previous
record for the year, while the Sec
(, ond preferred sold up to a new high
ct 49,. New Haven reacted under
. profit.taking.s but subsequently re-
I, covered. Northern Pacific and
Great Northern were steady on re.
ports Of improved traffic conditions
In their territory.
Renewed weakness in Atlantic Re.
filming, which broke 6 points to a
{ new low at SO, did not have un-
settling effect on the other oil
stocks, most Of which sold at frac-
stionally higher prices than on Satur-
day. Since its first exhibition OF
I weakness last week, Atlantic Refin-
ing has lost about Is points on sell.
ing attributed to internal troubles
/ In the company and the invasion
OF its field by other companies. The
3 stock is down so points from the
nigh OF the year, reached In
February.
y Trading in the main bulk Of in.
dustries, steel, equipment, and
motor stocks were featureless, the
= total volume being comparatively
small and the lamentations narrow.
United States Steel was higher at
the opening, and most sales were
made at slightly above Saturday 3
7 prices. American Can was reac
ticnary and Baldwin, inactive. There
was no change in the money situa,
ton, call renewals loaning at 2 per
cent. Foreign exchanges were
steady and commodity markets firm
b i.S
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
POLAND SUBMITS PLAN
TO REFUND DEBT TO U. S.

The Republic of Poland submitted
to the United States Debt Funding
Commission today a proposal for
refunding its $3.50 200, 900 debt to
this country.
A counter proposal, however, was
submitted by the United States Debt
Funding Commission, according to
the understanding, whereby the
Polish debt to this country would
be funded along the same line as
the debts of Great Britain and Fin
land. 1t is understood the Polish
envoy has submitted the counter
proposal to his home government
for consideration.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
CoMPERS WELL ENOUGH
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE

NEW YORK, June 23.-The con-
dition of Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation Of
Labor, was said today by officials
of the Lenox Hill Hospital, where
he has been recovering from a
nervous breakdown, to be suffi-
GENTLY improved to permit his at
tendance at a labor conference this
afternoon.
The aged labor leaders illness, 1t
was learned, was caused by over
work. He entered the hospital last
Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
Average Bond Prices
By w. B. FIibbs & Co. }

NEW YORK, June 23.--The aver.
age price of ten representative high
grade bonds at the opening Of the
market today. according to Inter-
national News Services compilation
Is 1901, against 96.OS at the open
ing last Monday, second grade
bonds opened at an average of
1888, against 1888, and foreign
bonds at 99.40 against 1871.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, June 23.-whear
opened q to IN lower. Corn, u to
u, lower. Oats, unchanged to u
lower.
Opening prices:
Wheat-July, s1.1% @1.12h: Sep.
TENDER, $1.1SA @1.14h; December,
$1.16A o..
Corn = July. $50: September,
SAX @85c; December, 75@M.
Oats-September, 42Nc; December,
ASH @Nc.
Lard-July, $1O.SS; September,
$1O.S569O.
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
ATTEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKET
Curb stocks

FURNISHED By W: B. Hlbss { COB
The Washington times., 1924-06-23
Local Stocks
GAKEG

i Wv
Potomac Electric con. 5s, $1,000
@971s.
Washington Gas s.. 'S3. $4,000
1921, $1,000@1O21S.
Capital Traction Co.. 1892, 10
@s2.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 10@75, 2O@75, 30@75, lots.
National Metropolitan Bank, 10
@2S5.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10@157.
Washington Market Co.. 50@6O,
1860. 10@5O.
After call:
Washington Gas Light. 1O@4SA,
10@4SA, 1O@4SA. 1O@4SA, 100
48N.
: Washington Gas IS, 50O@97%
Washington Railway and Electric
CON-, SOFT.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 1O@157,
1O@157.
81, O00@97N. -
Washington Gas IS, $5OO@9SA.
Washington Market Co., 10000,
$3.50, 1O@5O, 4O@50. !.
Capital Traction, 1O@S2.
MONEY.
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The Washington times., 1924-06-23

"Ex-dividend.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-01-18

Anaconda mine proper similar ore
has also been found during recent
years on the 3,000-foot and to GER
tain extent on the 3,200-foot level.
Holding of this high grade of ore
to depth is one of the wonders of min
ing. Many biologists in the days of
the Amalgamated-H litigation
predicted that Butte veins due to
their genesis would hold their grades
to great depth. Developments dur
ing the last few years have merely
confirmed these predictions of 20
years ago. In spite of its having
been the biggest producer of copper
in the world for more than 80 years,
Butte still promises TO hold its lead
ership for many years to come.
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Motor plates Are Ready

Secretary of State G. T. Stewart,
state registrar of motor vehicles, has
received the first carload of automo-
bile license plates for 1924, and al
ready has issued $3.50 plates to pas
senger car owners, $50 to truck own
ers. and 687 plates to cars that are
exempt 1t is estimated that 5000
plates will be required for Montana
this year.
The secretary of states department
began numbering plates for passen-
ger cars at sol, which went to Nick
thinker at Choteau, who drives a
Ford touring car. No. plate for
trucks went to a Ford truck owned
by Larson brothers in Shelby.
The first plate for passenger cars
in Helena, No. 312, went to A. B.
Sibley. treasurer of the Helena Light
& Railway company.
The first plate for cars exempt,
No. 1. went to Ford roadster OPP
Grated by the city of Helena.
Nos. / and 5, inclusive, for pas
senger cars, are saved for the COVER
nor, secretary of state, attorney gen.
eral, state treasurer and state audi
tor. in the order given.
The Montana license plates for
1924 have a royal blue background
printed in white figures.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-01-18
l55,OOO PUPILS in
STATE SCHOOLS
MEANS THAT POPULATION OF
STATE is LARGER THAN
GENERAL ESTIMATE
Gain in Mining Sections; Deer Lodge
and Silver Bow Counties Register
Increase; 10000 Children in
1920 Census.

There are approximately 1885,
900 children of school age in Mon
tana, according to calculations
based on a tentative school census
completed in accordance with the
Montana law.
Assuming that these figures are
substantially correct, if the ratio
of children between the ages of six
and FL years to the total number
of inhabitants in the state remains
the same this year as it was in 1920
the year of the last United States
census, the population of Montana
at the present time would be $780,
494.
In 1920 there we're 161,262 chill
dren of school age and the United
States census figures disclosed total
population of 54S,889 in Montana,
thus the school age population was
approximately 29.44 per cent of the
total population.
Three Counties Not Reported
The tentative figures for 1928 as
compiled from an actual count con-
Quoted by the clerks of the school dis
tricts in Montana show 147.749 chill
dren in 81 of the SIS counties. the fig
ures not having been reported by
three school district clerks, namely,
Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier counties,
where in 1922 there were 1897 chill
dren. The figures for Big Horn
county as reported are believed to
be incorrect as they show a shrinkage
that is too large, showing drop of
from 2,610 to 1856. Consequently
Big Horn has been eliminated in the
calculation and for the four missing
counties an estimate of 5000 pupils
made, which is an exceedingly liberal
for shrinkage. This meth
cd of calculation fixes the total of
school children as 155,749.
The figures reported to the state
superintendent of schools have yet to
be re-checked with each of the SIS
county officials so that to arrive at
an estimate of the states population
749 have been deducted from the ten
tative total, leaving the school CEN
sus at 1856, 1000, which state officials
believe is conservative figure. The
total of $4,000 is 29.44 per cent of
526,494 which they figure as the
states present population.
Pessimistic estimates of the states
oss of population have ranged from
rs, 900 to 10000 and recently an es-
innate that the state had lost third
If its population since 1920 was gem
orally published.
The school census by counties for
1928 and 1922 compares as follows:
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THE WORLD

New York-One individual out OF
seven in the United States owns a
motor car.
shington-Charles r. Forbes,
late director of the veterans bureau,
will be charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Washington--The federal authori-
ties will aid Obregon by forbidding
the sale of munitions of war to
Mexican rebels.
Denver--A negro ran amuck with
a pistol in the downtown section OF
Denver one night recently, shooting
at every person he saw. He shot and
probably fatally wounded Edwin
Young, 70, and also wounded Rod
rigo Martinez, who may die. man
named Cooper was grazed by bull
let.
Los AngeIes-Polic here are
scanning the sky for trace of pur-
Joined airplane which Roland Ellis
reported was stolen when he left it
beside well travelled boulevard for
half an hour after making forced
landing.
New York-Experts in Wall street
who have for year wondered what
the total stock of the Ford Motor
company was worth, hazarded the
estimate at s84O,oOO,OOO, and said
they believed it would total $1,260,-
100000 within another year.
New York-William "Pussyfoot"
johnson, whose ambition to dry up
the earth cost him an eye in Great
Britain, has arrived here after eight
months of crusading in foreign lands,
declaring his remaining eye was fail
ing and his hearing was going bad.
"But am not going to die till the
whole world is dry" he said.