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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-07-23
IA CEST OTCOvU.
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Napsal Xavier de Mantspin.

=
pecne listiny tyto, nebezpecne
jak pro inne, tax pro tebe, je-
likoz i tebe zbavily by ohro-
mneho d9dictvf, ma nez mas
po dmrti mem jinak jistou ma
deli, aby listiny nezdstaly v ci-
zich rukou - nuze, diky to-
bel"
"Opakuji: nerozumim vam
zda Sc mi spfse, lie strach
pomahl rozum vas!"
20, nebud' jen neskromnym
a pfijmi diky me = jsi oprav-
du prohnany chlapfk yzdor
svemu mladf."
Rozhorlen osopil Sc Jindrich
ma vevodu.
"Dost jiz, dost! Rcete jen,
co minite slovy takovymi?"
"Co minil bych," odvetil
bidnik timtez stale jeste hla-
sem v pratelske dIverivosti,
kteryz Jindricha prave nejvi-
ce rozciloval, eco minil bych,
nezli Sc spalis nebezpecne IL
stiny tyto! - Vsak usporim tt
praci tuto - spalim je radeji
ihned - DEF mi je!'
A Jiri vevoda z La Tour
Vaudien necekaje odpovedi,
vztahoval sam jiz ruku po lis
tinach ma stole, jez byly to
rozhodnouti jeho osudu prf.
slim, ano i o jeho zivotu, VII
bee.
Jindfich videl tento pohyb,
Predpokladani vevodovo, ze
on byl by schopen prijmouti
krvave dedictvf vevodovo a "a
cenu tn ponechati bez trestu
jeho zlociny, mladeho muze
jeste vice poboufilo.
Odstrcil proto prudce vevo-
dovu ruku a pristoupil sam k
psacfmu stolu svemu.
..V9del, re ma co ciniti s lmu.
zem, ktery jest pro zachrane.
nj svoje kazdeho cinu schopen
Poloziv tudiz jednu ruku ma
revolver, sahl druhou rychle
pc listinach, chopil Sc jich a
rychle je ukryl.
PAX teprve obratil Sc znovu
proti vevodovi, hneviveji jesti
nezli pred tim.
''Listin tech. Sc ami nedoty'
kejte!" velel mu zostra. can
kdybych mel dobrou will van
je vydati, kterezto dobre vdle
ale nemam, nesmel bych tax
uciniti. Nenalezeji mne, male
zeji Berte Leroyerove.
"Eerte Leroyerove!" zasl q
trnul senator, jenz soudil a;
doposud stale jeste, re Berts
zahynula v hoficfm letohrad
ku.
"Ano," odvetil Jindfich, -
''Berte Leroyerove, nebot' zns
menaji pro nj ocisteni pamat
ky jejiho otce, nevinne odsou
zeneho."
''Tomu nemIzes ale ty chit
IT, namitl vevoda, jat jsa zno
WI silenym zdeSenim. "Prohla
SEMI Pavla Leroyera, treba il;
odpraveneho, "a nevinna, zna
clio by pro mne sama popra
vist6!"
"Ovsem!" odv2il Jindricl
skorem ustepacne.
"Porota byla by nemilesrd
nou ke mne!" zaprisahal dal,
Jiri adoptovaneho syna sveho
"Ty nemdzes prec touziti p.
okamziku, kdy by hlava m;
klesla pod sekerou guillotiny
Advokat nazvedl revolve
nabity, ukazal no vevodovi~
odpovedel pax:
"Zbyva vam n6kolik hodin
byste prchl a zachranil tax as
pom hlavu svoji. ia, syn vas
byt' jen adoptovany, nejsem
to. hnati vas sam az ma 20
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-07-23

milion1m uloupenyni lnete
vice nez k zivotu svemu!"
"A ty?" osmslil Sc senator
jeste tazati, vsak hlasem jed
va slysitelnym.
."Mne, az odevzdam tyto lis
tiny dcefi vasi obeti, rhne pax
zbran tato zbavi zneuct9neho
jmena, jez jste Wy mne dali"
LvII.
Po dvaceti letech - v objeti
matGins.
v tomtez okamziku' otevfe-
ly Sc nahle a prudce dvefe ko-
mnaty Jindfichovy.
!, Prekvapeni jsouce, ohledli
Sc oba, senator Jill i Jindfich.
Jakysi muz objevil Sc ma
prahu a "a MIN rada postav.
V vytrestenym zrakem Ii
raj vevoda ma ne.
A taky Jindrich nebyl to
lzasem promluviti.
Vsak v tOmtez uz okamziku
muz, kteryz byl pravs dvefe
otevfel a nyni v Mich stal,
zvolal:
"Odhod'te zbran onu, pane
Jindfichu! - Ne, Wy nesmite
Sc zbaviti jmena z La Tour
Vaudien, jak vykrikl jste pra-
We = my dobre vas slyseli =
nybrz naopak, Wy musite jme.
no to pomstitiy'
Zach, Petr Loriot!" zvolal
ted Jindrich. -
"Ano, prisli jslne prave y
cas-, abychom vas zachranili
abychom pripomenuli vam po'
vinnost vasi, jez zakazuje van
zoufati!"
"Povinnosti mou re ma byt
mstiti jmeno z La Tour Vau
dien?! Vite, co dite?"
"Ano, nebot jmena toho n.
nabyl jste teprve adoptova
MIN, ono vam nalezi die zako
MI lidskych i prirozenych. A
titul vevody nalezi vam vet
sim pravem nez tomuto bidni
kovi!"
A Petr Loriot ukazal ruko,
ma senatora Jiriho.
Jindrich neveril sluchu sve
mu, pax ale zvolal nahle sou
citne, jak by byl najedno,
pochopil:
Zach, nest astnik = vzdyt
pozbyl rozumu!"
20 nikoli, rozum~ mIj zI
stal jasny jako po cely 1.-Two
mdj, vsak nebylo by divu, KID.
by odhaleni, jez ted vyslech
nete, a ia radost nahla poma
tly duch vas! = Vzdyt' jst'
syn, legitimni syn vevody Zyg
munta z La Tour Vaudien, kite
reho bidnik tento zlocinem cd
stranil!"
Jindrich ustrnul znovu ;
pax zvolal:
"On vskutku Sill, ano, SLIT
"Ano "a max! - Ostatn
zde matka vase, pani Esterka
vevOdkyne z La Tour Vaudl
en!"
! kka tax Petr Loriot, chopi
Sc Esterky nezne "a rame !
postrcil il ku pfedu pred jim
dricha sama.
| Zaroven vstoupili do komn;
ty Berta Leroyerova, stepal
Loriot, Rene Moulin a Jal
Ctvrtek, ktery sc Cd ostatnici
jiz ami ma chvili nechtel odlou
citi.
Senator Jifi vzkrikl hlasite
vida Sc obklopena svymi obet'
mi.
1 A byly zde az ma Zygmun
ia z La Tour Vaudien vsechn
obeti jeho, ty, jez mel dav
no, 'uz "a mrtve.
Ted videl jiz, ze je vse ztr
cenO.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-07-23


Svesil tudik hlavu jen q ne
branil sc, mlcel jen a dal Sc
un&Seti divtm WREN myslenek
svych; bylot' mu, jako by zhai
We jak6si kleste mozek jeho VI
cary byly trhaly!
Mezi tim Esterka mlcela ro-
vnez pfemozena pohnutim ne
smirntm.
Co delo Sc asi v t&to chvili1
v srdci matcine, jez po dvacet
dive lkta neslysela bfti srdce|
synova, ano, jez pro nikdy jiz
nedoufala v setkani?
Usta jeff mlcela, vsak slzy
vse pravily, Shy meme, jez
rinuly Sc po tv&fi jeff.
Nahle ruce jeji vzepjaly Sc
" div6m pohnuti, objaly jim
dricha a pfitiskly jej vasnive
k srdci matcinE.
v navalu cit1 vzbuzenych,
Jindrich op9toval vasnive, la
skyplne ojeti toto.
Oba nj slova nepromluvili:
bylat' tn slova lplne zbytec-
ma.
Pocalt' konecne i Jindfich
veriti!
Pod blahym dsm6venh mat
cinym rozplyvalo Sc zoufal-
stvi jeho jake snih pod paprs-
ky slunecnfmi.
.Vsak ted bodry MATTEL
drozky eislo 13 jail Sc jej ne
zvratne utvrzovati We wire je-
no.
Vyckav, az prvni mocne po-
hnuti jej minulo, pocal mu W.
svetlovati, dokladaje Sc papi-
rem, jejz " ruce drzel:
/ "Zde listina, kteraz doka-
zuje mad slunce jasneji, CO byl
jsem rekl. = Prosim, vizte
kolek - jest to listina lred-
NIT"
Jindrich vytrhl mu il z ru-
kou a jal Sc il dychtive cisti.
Bodry Petr pax pokracoval :
i ''Dite, jez mel Jan ctvrtek
DO vrazde nafmostu neuillskem
rovnez usmrtiti, jez vsak, USE
triv zivota jeho re soucitu, po-
Itch Elysejskyych odlozil, di-
te, jez ia tam potion "a nedlou
no nalezl a do nalezince od-
nesl, dite to jste Wy, slyste, Wy
a nikdo jiny nez Lyy!"
Jindrich zasl mad divnou
shodou okolnosti, jakaz snad
Ijen zvlastnim rizenim bozim
moznou byla.
"Osud tomu chtel," koncil
Petr mezi tim, "ze adoptovan
jste byl prave timto bidnikem,
jenz zavrazditi dal otce vase
no a v nemz i ia poznavam
chlapika tehdy uz mne napad-
neho, jejz jsem v noci vozil z
ulice Pot-de-Fer-Saint-Marce
do ulice Universitni - -"
v tdW postoupil jiz Jan
Ctvrtek ' pred.
"a v nemz taky ia pozna-
vam," dolozil prudce a WASN'T.
We, "muze, jenz ma mostu v
Neuilly vtiskl mi ndz do ru.
kou, abych Aavrazdil lekare z
: Brunoy, nemz taky ia poznd
vam bidnika, kteryz Sc vloudil
pred malo dny do bytu meho
v ulici Rebeval, aby mne sa'
; menu, spoluvinniku svemu
pred nimz Sc chv6l, niz do pr.
. sou vrazil!'
A nyni i Berta vystoupila ze
] stinu a predstoupila pred pa
ma la Tour-Vaudien.
: Vevoda nebyl s to pohlede'
ii do oci dfvce, po niz hori
elm letohradku nozem bodl 9
!. jejiz rodinu celou byl znicil
I.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-07-23

Ucelne vedena reklama
rozsifi VaSe zbozi a zdvoj
oisobi Va obrat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
N. O. CnTTnN

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9.--The cot ton market was fairly active for short Saturday session, and, although the opening was lower prices soon ral- lied and the general trend of values was upward on the claim that the mar ket was oversold and on the continued absence of rains in the western belt, coupled with increasing numbers of de- terioration reports from Texas. After declining S1 points at the start to 26.l0c, October rallied sharply and soon traded as high as 26.7Sc OF 6S points up from the Initial low and 37 points above the previous close. Active months eased off 2S to 32 points at the end of the first hour owing to the official forecast promising thundershowers in the west over Sunday, but all months rallied brisky again in the final trading. The close showed net gains for the day of IA to 2S points, January developing the most strength with the last sale at 26.6sc.
 The weather map showed only a few wet places in the eastern belt and no rain in the west. Although the fore cast was for thundershowers in the west over Sunday, it was pointed out that the showers almost daily prom ised by the weather bureau have sell dom materialized.
 The condition average will have to show very material deterioration on August 16 to cause any lowering of the indicated yield, Fall River reported sales for the past week of 100, 900 pieces of print cloths compared with 150,O0O pieces the previous week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
WHEAT DECLINES
 CORN HOLDS OWN
Large Accumulations Con- tinue Filing Up At
 Primary Markets

CHICAGO, Aug. e.-Influencedy by prospects of liberal increase of the United States visible supply total on Monday, wheat today underwent a moderate setback in price. Closing quo tations for wheat unsettled, h to Me net lower, September $1.2SK to g. .2SN and December $1.32 to S1.32Z, with corn unchanged to 4 cent higher and oats varying from. 1z cent of. to. a cent advance. In provisions the out come ranged from 10 cents decline to a rise. of cents. ss
 Very large accumulations of newly harvested winter wheat continued to pile up at primary centers, the receipts at such points today aD well as for the week as a whole being in excess of the totals year ago. In connection with the movement of new wheat into commercial channels, hedging sales here were of an increased volume, and as result the price of September delivery went down to about cents under De cember, the widest difference yet this season. a-f
 Although there was considerable buy ing. based on the fact that August 10 is considered a dangerous date for frost in Canada, reports indicating that there was no damage to wheat by frost last night and that the North Dakota crop was escaping any serious harm from black rust, helped to ease the wheat market here. Rains in Argentina were also a bearish factor.
 Widespread storms that fiattened ont much corn and damaged the Quali~ ty of oats gave firmness to prices of corn and oats. Selling enlarged, how ever, when values bulged. Provisions were inclined to sag in line with the hog market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
RALLIES. OFFSET
 COTTON LOSSES
Market Closes Steady At
 Gain Of 8 To 36 Points

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--Moderate rallies in the cotton market today par tially offset yesterdays decline. Ex-. cept for covering, very little demand was reported,- however, and after sell ing up to 27.56e, October contracts eased off to 27 13c closing at 27.33c compared with 27.25c at the close of the previous day. The general market closed steady at net advance of $ to 36 points. g
 The market opened steady at aR ad- vance of one to nine points and sold 25 to 33 points net higher in the early trading with December advancing to 26.95c. Scattered covering and some trade buying of October contributed to the advance. As soon as the initial de- mand had been supplied the market eased on the continuel favorable char acter of eastern belt crop adyices, how ever, and sold about to 12 points lower, dipping into new low ground for the movement on October and De cember deliveries. The decline was checked at 26.59c for December by renewed covering for over the week end, but rallies were not fully main tained. due to the forecast for show CTS in some parts of the southwest.
 The early covering movement was accompanied by some bullish comment on Manchester cable advices report ing an improved trade in the British cotton goods markets and reports that some of the domestic mills would iil- crease their running time next week. Buying otherwise was evidently held in check by the tendency to increase estimates of the probable crop based largely on favorable weather and con tinued absence of boil ~eevil complaints east of the Mississippi river. The amount ot cotton on ship board await ing clearance lat the end of the week was estimated at 10000 bales against 1S,00O last year.
 U
 NEW YORK COTTON
 NEW YORK. August 9.-COtton futures closed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
CORN FURNISHES
 WEEKS SURPRISE
Continues Spectacular Rise As
 Wheat Slips Rack

CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-COrn has fur nished the surprise of the week in the grain trade With government figures pointing to 4O.OOO0O0 bushels less production of corn in the United States this year than the average of private estimates of late had indicated, the corn market has continued its record breaking advance in the face of set backs for wheat. Compared with a week ago, corn prices this morning were 2ssc to 5ssc higher, with wheat 5kc to 12c down, oats c to 1Sfc up and provisions showing 15 to 2Te gain.
 It had been assumed in many quar- ters, that with better weather tue i'm provement of the corn crop condition during July was so pronounced as to imply fully, 12O.O00.OOO bushels in creased yield oyer the total which at the beginning of July was looked for. Nevertheless, demand for corn appeared at times to be unsuitable and the mar ket rose to 1Se a busel above last weeks low point Extreme lateneSs of the crop and consequent danger from frost damage were among the IneeDti- tiveS to buyers and so too were prOS- poets of an extensive feeding demand
 Announcement from Washington that the condition of the corn crop is the lowest since 1911 and relatively wOrse instead of better than a month ago led to new sharp upturnS in the price of corn as the week drew to an end. Meanwhile rains delaying the cats hsr- vest gave strength to the oats market, desspite government figures showing that the possible yields of oats had been much increased
 Wheat eased down owing largely to anticipation of the favorable shpWing of the government report as tOfa big demostic crop of wheat. Evidence that the winter crop was being rapidly moved tended also to weaken prices and 50 too did breaking of the drought in Argentina.
 Provisions derived their strength chiefly from the action of the corn market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
FoREIGN soNbs
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.

CLEAh1NG HOUSE 6TATEM ENTs NEW YORK, Aug. 9-The actual con dition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows an ex- cessNin, reserve Of $21 6s6i500. This is a decrease of $4,294,0S0. --''-T-~--- The statement follows;
 Loans, discounts, etc., $5i230, ,555, ,000; 1; decrease, $32, ,707,0o0
 Cash in own vaults, members Feder- al, Reserve bank, s44,s7O.0oO; increase. $4, 900. '
 Reserve in Federal Reserve bank of member banks, $6O, ,7s3, 900; decrease, $S,- 6S4, ,000.
 Reserve in own vaults, stae banks and trust companies, $1,977 900; increase, $542, ,000.
 Reserve in depositaries. state banks and trust companies, $1O,7S6,OOO; de- x-net demand deposits, $4, 466, ,574,- 900; decrease, $31, ,4s7, ,000.
 Time deposits, $545,11s,OOO; Increase, S7,626,OO0.
 Circulation, sss.s4s.OOO; increase, $4ss.- 900.
 x-United States deposits deducted, $14, ,S95, 900.
 Aggregate reserve, $62O,505, ,OOO.
 Excess reserve, $21.666.5Oo; decrease, Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York, not included in clearing house statement:
 Loans, discounts, etc., $S91 ,sG4,300; increase, SIP, ,919, 400. ,~
 Gold, $3,s46, ,2O0; increase, $59, 800.
 Currency and bank notes, $20, ,968, 300; 1; increase, $615,2O
 Deposits with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $79376,6 500; increase, $3, 6s6000.
 Total deposits. ss55 95s,5oo; increase, $19 ,305, 400.
 Total deposits, eliminating amounts due from reserve depositarieS and other ! banks and trust companies in New York and United States:
 Deposits, 1892, ,7ss,9Oo; increase. $17,- 553, 500.
 Banks cash in vault, $31, ,5s6, 300.
 Trust companies cash in vault, $72,- 54420O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
LIVE STOCK

KANSAS CITY, Aug. s.-Cattle. Re ceipts 1,400; calves, 400. For week: Yearlings and handy-weight grain-fed steers, 25c to soc lower; other beef steers, soc to $1 lower; she stock, un- even, 15c to Soc lower; bulls, 25c lower; vealers, steady. Bulk prices follow: Grain-fed steers, $sQ10.5O; beef cows $S.25@5; heifers, $4@s; stockers and feeders, $5Q7.
 Hogs: Receipts, 200. Steady to Dc higher: Bulk, $9.20Q9.7o; packing sows, $s.25@S.35; sheep, no receipts. Market for week; Killing classes, generally steady; weeks top, western lambs, $1360; bulk, $1S.25Q1s.5O; top natives, $18.25.
 CINCINNATI, O.; Aug. s.-Hogs: Re ceipts, 1,4OO. Slow to 15c higher: Heavies, $10.70; packers and butchers, $10.7o; mediums, $10,25; stags, $5.5O@ CPS; heavy fat. sows, $6gs,25; pigs and lights, $6d1O,25.
 steady.
 Sheep; Receipts, 1,25O. Steady; lambs, weak, 5c lower, $5q13.5O.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 9.-Cattle: Receipts, 100 Closing slow: Heavy steers. $S@s.5o; beef steers, $eQs.25; heifers, S5qs cows, $3d6; feeders, $5d l7; stockers, $3Q6.
 r. dOBS' RSCelplSi 4t6OO. SleaOy: 1ZU lC 165 pounds, $915; pigs, S6.35; throwouts $7,S5 down.
 Sheep: Receipts 1,2OO. Slow ToI lambs, SIS; choice, $135O.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Aug. 9.--Hogs Receipts, 4,5O0. Trading dull, mostly 10c lower; few heavy loads of 2sO tt 3OO-pound averages, $10; good ligh hogs, mostly $10.20Q1O.25; bulk packe sows, $S@8.6Q; little doing in pigs. Cattle: Receipts, 400. Compared witt week ago: Native beef steers, beef cow and grass hetfers were 25c lower; choic light yearliRgs and heifers were 25 higher; bologna bulls, 25c to 35c lower choice light Yealers, S1 higher. Bulk for week: Native steers, $8q1O; west erns, S5.5OQ5.70; fat light yearlings, 10; cows, S4d5.25; canners, S2q2.25 bulls, S42504.75.
 Sheep; Receipts, 150. For week: Fla lambs and yearlings, steady to 25 lower; bulk late sales of good lambs S12.75; culls, steady at S7; sheep, scare 4 and strong; best light ewes, $5.5O heaYies. S4s ..-.. @. -..-~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
BOND TRADING
 IS RESTRICTED
Conflicting Price Move ments Give Hesitant
 Tone To Market '

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-C Conflicting price movements gave q hesitant tone to bond trading today with narrow price fluctuations attending to the in fluence of the usual Saturday let up in activity. 9f 7SFfl
 Announcement that a conference on inter-al1ied debts would follow an agreement by the present reparations infused fresh strength into foreign bonds, but it's effect was couh- teracted to some extent by weekend profit taking. United Kingdom 515s of 1929 and 1887, reached q new high level for the year, but French Aus trian and other European issues hover ed slightly below recent top prices. A reflection of the local bank rate reduction was seen in the rise of liberty fourth 41Ss to new high rec ord at 1OS. Price movements through out the government list; however, were irregular, with n majority of net losses for the day. bss9sa1sr
 .Wfckwife Spencer 7s were among the most active of the industrial liens today, advancing 4ss points. Acculnsa- fatfon of these bonds was reported un- der way by interests close to the cofn- pany, Norfolk and Western convertible es and West Shore As were among tic few rail issues to record gains. Wilson convertible 6s continued to move lower despite official assurances that recent court action would not affect the com pany's position. as
 Rnrsf fYla rleef avnraA AaH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
STOCKS DISPLAY
 STRONGER TONE
Early Irregularity Fol
 lowed By Industrial Short Covering

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--Stock prices displayed a better tone in today's brief session of the stock market. Some ir- regularity was noted at the opening when realizing sales again appeared in 1 large volume, but the steady aecumula- 7 tion of rails mentioned in connection 1 with proposed consolidation steadied the list of rails mentioned in connection with proposed consolidation steadied the list and eventually led to consider able short covering in industrial shares,
 Delaware and Hudson, which has been mentioned as part of a proposed fifth great trunk line system east of Chicago, was pushed up nearly five points to 129, a new 1924 high, while Lackawanna, which Wall street rumors state is to be taken into the proposed Nickel Plate system, also established a new maximum price at 140. Canadian Pacific and Texas and Pacific also bet tered their. previous top prices. Nickel plate and Wabash preferred "A" each Climbed more than point.
 National Lead was the outstanding individual strong spot in the industrial group, climbing more than six points to a record top of 161 after having sold as low as 123h last April. Other issues to break through their previous high prices were Foundat ton company, Pullman, Montgomery Ward, General Baking and .Kennecott Copper.
 United States Steel common again touched 108, but slipped back later to 1071a, up to B on the day American Gan closed A higher, but the other SO called pivotal shares were practically unchanged.
 :. Oils displayed a firm note. Pan American B closing a point higher and several others improving fractionally. Omission of the common dividend on Atlanta Refining was not announced until the session ended, that stock clos ing IA higher at S5 after having sold as high as S6. Coppers were benefited by higher silver prices. CerrO de Pasc0 being one of the most active.
 A reduction ofN 5,433 tons in the untitled orders of the United States Steel Corporation was somewhat small Ter than expected as most conservative estimates had looked for. a decline of 100000 tons. With reports of i'm -provement coming from practically all centers of the steel industry, the next monthly statement is expected by the trade to show an increase in untitled orders.
 Foreign exchanges fluctuated irregu- 1arly within narrow limits. Demand ssferling hovered around 452 and French francs were fairly active around 513 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
Rr1TrER MARKET

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-LIgheer receipts and a heavy into-storage movement during the week brought about a firm CT position in the butter market. Poor quality and scarcity of finer marks was complained of.
 Conditions are good for a continued heavy production but 1t is considered that receipts will have to movsa into consumptive or export channels since storage holdings have increased to such an extent it is doubtful if operators will continue to stora Storage hold ings at ehe four markets have increased about 5,O00,0O0 pounds.
 The sstight decrease in the market was considsred seasonal. Cool weather, excellent pastures and an abundance of cheap food indicated heavier pro- ducti0n, Closing prices, 92 score but ter, and price ranges for the week fol- low: Chicago, unchanged at S6Ae; New York Mc higher at 3sc; Boston, hc lower at STAG, and Philadelphia un- changed at SShc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
WALL STREET BRIEFS

TO the crop of oil merger reports per sIstIng in the financial district have been added the rumor that the Marland and Mutual companies may form the nucleus of consolidation in the Mid Continent field. While the report lack ed official confirmation, interests close ly identified with the oil industry as- serted that considerable discussion had been devoted to all merger possibilities in view of the need of measures to cut down operating costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
WOOD PULP TRADE
 IS LOOKING SOUTH
Requirements For Material Ex-
 tend Over Large Area

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. e. Especial. )-The wood pulp industry is anxious to extend into the southern states, according to information re- ceived by the Alabama commission of forestry,
 Heretofore this industry has been cen tered chiefly in the northeast because of early, accessible supplies of pulp wood and nearness to the center of population However, the population has extended westward and the re qufrements for pulp for the manufac- ture.. of paper have become spread over d much greater geographical area.