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American Gold Star
Mothers

The American Gold Star Mothers
held their regular bimonthly meeting
at the Hotel Hamilton last Tuesday
evening, with the national president,
Mrs. Seibold, presiding. Communities
lions were received from Judge Walter
l. Mccoy, Mrs. Emmett r. Digney OF
Beverly, Mass; Mrs. Emma q: Chris
A. Bellak of Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs.
Emma OHearn of Cleveland, Ohio;
Mrs. Hattie M Milliman Of Kalamazoo,
Mich; Mrs. Caroline Short Of Portland,
Greg; Mrs. Cordelia Stewart Of Lam
ham, Nd; Mrs. Sarah Rambert Of Car
negie, Pa; Charles p. Donders Of
Flushing, N. Y; Miss Marjorie Wood
zell Of Clarendon, Va; Mrs. j. H. King
of River Junction, Mich; Miss Kath-
arine McKiever Of Washington and Mrs.
Henry Hunt Mckee.
Mrs. E. M. H. Guedry reported BEN
eft luncheon and visit to the United
States Soldiers Home March Z. Mrs.
e. S. Bruce reported the entertainment
given to veterans at Mount Alto Hos
pital March 5. Mrs. Catharine Barrack
reported an entertainment to be given
to the veterans at Walter Reed Hos
pital today at pm, when the Capital
Radde Emery, viii present program.
The president reported social meet
ing in her home March IL, when the
mothers met to sew for the Fall bazaar.
She also reported a visit to st. Eliza
beth's Hospital on Sunday with Mrs.
Barrack and Mrs. Barber. The corre-
spending secretary was instructed to
send Easter greetings to all "shut-in"
members and the hospital directors are
to send Easter floral tributes to the
various hospitals. A card party will be
held April %, with Mrs. M. E. War
field as chairman, assisted by Mrs. E.
S. Bruce, Mrs. E. M. H. Guedry, Mrs.
H. L. Hurley, Mrs. Edna Boardman and
Mrs Della Barber.
The president appointed the following
to serve on the Membership Committee:
Mrs. Carlysle Gordon, Mrs. Roberta E.
Jacobs and Mrs. Eugene s. Bruce. New
members enrolled were: Mrs. E. r.
Maxwell, mother Of Essel M. Maxwell
Of Company A, 111th Infantry, who
was killed In France July 1, 1918, and
cited for distinguished service at Cha
teau Thierry; Mrs. Fannie Koegele OF
kalamazoo, Mich, mother Of Corpl.
Frederick r. Koegele Of Company A,
55th Infantry, 9TH Division, killed in
action overseas November 3, 1918. and
ZOO, Mich, mother of Charles I. Mid
daugh, killed in action overseas october
II, 1918.
An Easter offering Of $40 was sent
to the patients in the leproSarium at
Carville, La.
A social was presided over by Mrs.
Eugene S. Bruce, second vice presi-
dent, during which a musical program
was presented as follows: Helen Fran
ces Lancaster, accompanied at the piano
by Phyllis Gray Kim, sang a group OF
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communicate with Secretary George
Barnes or Financial Secretary Russell
Bergin Of this council. This council
held box party social March 20 at sos
I street. The transfer Of L. 9. Embrey
to Francis Scott Key Council was
granted Speakers Of the evening at
the last meeting we're Councillor Pezold,
Thomas, r. j. Barr and State Warden
E. M. Garrett.
Liberty Bell Council met, with Coun-
cilor H. r. Parr presiding. /. II. Bow
man Of Damascus, Md; State Councillor
F. G. ManglIm, State Conductor G. H.
Hid, F. E. Potter, w. w. Jones and
F. E. Browning of Capital Council
spoke. The degree team conferred the
degrees on Mr.. Liphard for Capital
Council. The councils annual vista
ton will be held April 10.
Anacostia Council met, with Coun-
cilor E. A. Retstatt presiding. Past
Councillor John Thomas was appointed
chairman of the Good of the Order
Committee, succeeding E. A. Diehl, who
resigned. The next regular initiation
will be held April 20. The speakers of
the evening were Past Councillors E.
D. Kaufman, Howard Beall. P. j. Mar
tin, Secretary E. r. Thomas. Degree
Master Clark Teats and Financial Sec
rotary James Frye.
Wampus Oriental Court will meet in
Masonic Temple, Fourteenth and U
streets southeast, March % at 8 pm.
Grand Orient E. A. Retstatt will pre-
side.
J. Morgan Read Council was pre-
sided over by Councillor A. S. Bovey.
The State Council officers made an an
nual fraternal visitation. State Councillor
Frank G. Mangum presided. The
speakers were State Inside Sentinel Z. B.
Pitts, w. M. Anglin, w. P. Earnest,
A. s.. Tate and Deputy State Councillor
Allan c. Witherite.
The next visitation will be to Amer
ica-Jefferson Council, in the Northeast
Masonic Temple March 20.
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MAsoNIC LopGEs.

Monday-Dawson, No. I6, Z. A.
Joppa, No. IS, NJ. M.
Tuesday--Federal No. /, M. M.
Acacia, No. 10, NJ. M.
Takoma, No. 20, F. G.
Samuel Gompers, No. 40, =.
c. at 5:45; M. M. at 1880
pm.
wednesday - Harmony No. II.
warren @. Harding No. SO.
F.. G.
Chevy Chase, No. AZ, M. M.
Thursday-The New Jerusalem,
No. 8, e. A.
Friday-St. Johns, No. IL, Social,
virginia Night"
Standardization, No. z, M. M.
special at 6 p. m.
School of instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Tuesday-Potomac, No. 8, Royal
Arch.
woodbridge, No. IS, P. NJ. and
M. E. NJ.
Observation-Disclosures Naval,
No. 6, P. M. and M. r. M.
Thursday-Washington, No. 2,
Mark.
Friday-Eureka, No. 4, Royal
Arch.
Mount Pleasant, No. Is, Roy
al Arch.
KNIGHTS TEATPLAR
COMMUNICATES.
Tuesday-De Molay, No. 4, Order
OF the Temple.
Acknowledgement, No. ],
order of the Temple.
SCOTTISH RITE.
Tuesday-Evangelist Chapter, Rose
Croix, 18th degree.
Robert de Bruce Council OF
Kadosh, Statutory assem-
bly,.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Friday-Tan Cedars Of Lebanon,
Ceremonial.
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songs; Miss Lulu e. Hager sang, Roma
Lee Haun gave two readings and rem
dered toe dance. Genevieve H. Haun
was the accompanist Among the Wis
itors of the evening were Miss Maria
Murray Of Bratntree, Mass: Mrs. John
WEIGH, Miss Elizabeth Thomas, Mrs.
Hattie T. Blick, Miss Bernice Barrack
and Mrs NJ. v. Marston.
The next regular meeting viii be held
April at the Hotel Hamilton.
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Of Mount Pleasant welcomed the guests.
Addresses were made by Grand Master
William H. Mcconnell, Grand Secre-
tary Harry L. Andersen and the noble
grand OF each lodge In the District and
In Baltimore and Falls Church. The
speaker Of the evening was William
&. Andrews OF Mount Pleasant Ledge.
Past Grand Henry II. Burroughs pre-
sented an entertainment.
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NOTICEl

Fraternai news intended for
publication On Sunday must be
received BY the FrateFnal Editor
mot later than 10 am. on Thurs
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY.

LIBERTY.
Columbia Council held q short bust
ness session Monday night with CoIIn-
cLor Miss Helen Peake in the chair.
The guests Of honor were former stat
Councillor Mrs. Sadie jenkins, Mrs
Mason, Mr.. Powell, councillor of Hone
Council; Deputy Mrs. Mabel Hall. Past
councillors Mrs. Mary Williams and Her
man Williams of Justice Council. The
feature Of the evening was a card party
ana Dingo game, Mrs. Grace Dietrich
hostess.
The meeting of April will be fol-
lowed by social
There will be bingo game, benefit
OF District State Council, April 26 at
the residence Of Mrs. Annie L. Dryer,
State associate councillor. All State Of
fcers especially invited, 8 pm, at 1921
YoSt place northeast.
JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN
MECHANICS.
State Councillor Frank c. ManRIm
and his off1cial staff of officers will pay
America Jefferson Council their annual
Iraternal visitation March 26 in the
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Washington Council met, with Coun-
cilor William Penn presiding. Past
Councillors Collins, Lewis, Secretary Jas
per, Financial Secretary Agate and
Past Councillor Moriarity made adj
dresses. The council will hold a dance
April 10 in the lodge hall.
Edward j. Ross Council met, with
Councillor Lossman presiding Arrange
mentS were completed for the trip of
the degree team to Spring City, Pa,
May Is. The chairman was authorized
to charter coaches from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to take the team to
Philadelphia, where they will be met by
delegations from various councils in
Spring City. Ross Council viii confer
the degrees on a large class Of candi-
dates for that city. The following day
the Washington delegation viii be
guests Of the city.
Benning Council was the host to the
State councillor, Frank c. Mangum, and
his omcial star of officers in its an
nual visitation. Councillor Disney and
Secretary Gates made addresses. A
banquet was later given. The princi-
pal speaker was Rev. j. r. Glynn, pas
tor of Strauss Memorial Christian
Church.
Star Spangled Banner Council will
have an excursion to Marshall Hall
July 20. All councils wishing to par
ticipate in the affair this year viii
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The regular meeting Of Vincent B
Costello Post, No. IS, was held In the
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EASTERN STAR.

At the meeting Of Lebanon Chapter
next Tuesday evening degrees VIII be
conferred. The choir viii entertain at
the first meeting in April. A card
party and dance viii be held at the
ShorehaHn Hotel Wednesday evening,
April is, under the auspices OF the
Temple and Endowment Committees.
The Home Board viii hold a rimmage
sale March 20 and 80 at 1015 Four
and-one half street southwest.
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Brookland Chapter will meet next
Wednesday night. The chapters Star
Point Society will give a card party
March 81 In the Brookland Masonic
Temple Hall, Twelfth and Monroe
streets northeast.
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Cathedral Chapter had card party
for all members and friends after the
last meeting. Mrs. Nevis was in
charge. The next meeting, March IS,
will be endowment night. Past Matron
Trogner has charge.
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Harmony Chapter viii entertain
March 26 the associate matrons and
patrons. The Home Board met with
Mrs. Adeline Allen March 20, Mrs.
Emily Hughes and Grace Walker assist
ing. The Ways and Means Committee
viii hold . rummage sale March %
and "a.
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MiZpah Chapter met March II and
the degrees were conferred on two can.
didates. The Auxiliary Home Boarc
will meet and have luncheon at the
Lotus tomorrow and go from there Il
the temple for the General Home Board
meeting.
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Joppa Lodge at its communication on
Monday, March %. 1891, IN Joppa
vest. at its first communication in
Aprii will be entertained with an
illustrated lecture on Masonry on the
Battlefield' by Lieut.. Col. Thomas j.
Dickson, U. S. A., retired. Recently an
entertainment feature Of the lodge, put
on in the form Of q burlesque cere-
monial, was pronounced by 8 very large
assemblage to be q great success. The
grand master Of Masons attended ana
Teceiyed the "83d Degree Fahrenheit,
Mystic knights Of the Sea, Marine
Jurisdiction"
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ODD FELLOWS.
Eastern Lodge viii be host Wednesday
evening to Grand Master William H.
Mcconnell and his official line, the
occasion being the annual official visi-
tation. The official part Of the vista
ton will close promptly at 9:15 pm.
when the special committee will present
an entertainment.
A meeting of the General Relief
Committee was held Monday evening,
representation being had from the
subordinate and Rebekah lodges. A
resume of the activities Of the commit
tee for the past year was detailed to
the committee. Election Of of1cers
was: President, Willard +. Zepp; vice
president Belle O. Thomson, and Harry
L. Andersen, secretary-treaSurer.
Grand Representative John II. Wood,
grand instructor Of the Grand Lodge,
has requested all his subordinate lodge
instructors to meet with him In the
library Of the Odd Fellows Temple at
7:45 pm, preparatory to entering the
lodge room Of Eastern Lodge for the
visitation.
Beacon Lodge is preparing for a
ladies' night and, later on, an old
timers night, both Of these events
taking place in the Spring. Noble
6A00A GdHdAQ % 0yAAco ACS(AbCA VAC
patriarchs militant degree last Satur-
day evening and also made visit TO
OriOle Lodge Of Hyattsville, Md, last
Thursday evening as guest Of Bright
wood Lodge.
The Ladies' Auxiliary and the Grand
Encampment will Jointly give q supper
March 81 at Odd Fellows Temple from
to pm.
Canton Washington will 20 70 Bal
timore April 6, leaving the temple in
buses at 6:15 pm. The decoration of
chivalry will be conferred in the Odd
Fellows Temple in Baltimore and three
Of the candidates from this city will
be given the high honors. Abbie M.
Gates, z. Pearle Windsor and Mar
garet B. Tying will receive this honor.
The Ladies' Auxiliary also viii attend
in body In their new uniforms. The
grand officers are expected to accom-
pauy the canton. Guy +. Glossbren-
ner, clerk Of the canton, has charge
Of the tickets. Reservations for this
trip are available and viii close on
April /.
At Mount Pleasant Lodge last Tues
day evening noble grand's night was
observed Noble Grand Albert q. Keen
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Henry Althoff; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Mary Hollingsworth; Executive
Committee, Joseph Bennett chairman;
Ben Coles, Mrs. Ethel Scantlebury, Mrs.
Jesse Bradley and Miss Henrietta
At the last meeting Of William r.
Hunt Chapter the following were in
lttated: Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, Miss Ladie
Reeves, Miss Marie Barrett and Mrs.
Ethel Fox. The next meeting, March
Temple Committee will meet March 81
at the home of Past Matron Marguerite
Behrend.
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Bethany Chapter at its last meeting
had initiation. The next meeting OF
the Home Board will be held at Wallis
Cafe, GIT Twelfth street, at IL O'Clock
March %. The hostesses will be Mrs
Carrie A. Whyte, Mrs. Anna White and
Mrs. Mildren Bait. The annual rum
mage sale will be held May 8 and 8.
Mrs. Duan Is chairman and Mrs. Lei
bert vice chairman. The annual dance
and card party will be held at Ward
man Park Hotel April 8, as announced
b. Mrs. Cogan, chairman.
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At the last meeting Of Fidelity Chapter
the members were entertained with
program. At It's next meeting, April 4,
there viii be initiation.
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AT 3 [tCtuG meeting OF the augustus
p. Gardner Post, No. 18, held at the
University Club, cash donation Of SIS
was made by the post to the American
Red Cross to be used In the present re-
lief work and q cash subscription Of
SIS was made to the Washington Com
munity Chest for a similar purpose.
Several new members were elected to
membership In the post and q buffet
the meeting.
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Warren @. Harding Chapter viii
meet Tuesday at Masonic Temple On
March % the General Home Board
meets, A theater party Is being
planned by the Ways and Means Com
n1ittee for the near future. On the
evening of March 81 the Home Board
wiz entertain at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
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Past Grand Exalted Ruler Rush L.
Holland viii install officers of the lodge
April /. The lodge win go In session at
1880 pm. The Board Of Stewards and
the trustees have been directed by the
lodge TO provide q dinner for the en-
tire membership On that occasion Din
ner win be served from $50 to 7:30 pm.
New committee chairnnen will be an
notinced by the incoming exalted ruler.
John J. Moriarty,
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Gavel Chapter met March II, and was
entitled the "Murphys." Vocal selec-
tons were given by Roy Krause. The
Star Point Society win meet at the home
Of Mrs. Dorothy Falls, 5416 Nebraska
avenue, March IS. On April the Star
Point Society viii give a theater party
at the National Theater. The Endow-
ment Committee will meet March % at
the home of Mrs. Viola Krause, 1926
Thirty-ffth place. The next meeting Of
the chapter win be April Z.
Matron Lille Z. Hall announces past
Matrons and past patrons night Is the
special feature for the meeting Of Beth
lehem Chapter on Tuesday night. There
will be TN entertainment and dancing.
Mrs. Vezie Pearman presented Edward
Stegall In several readings and Mrs.
Eugenia Corning and Miss Margaret
Brlst in a short play, 1.-THE RunawayS,"
Home Board will meet in the Northeast
Masonic Temple on Thursday, with
Mrs. Talbert, Mrs. Rauch and Mrs.
CARL as hostesses.
Mount Pleasant Chapter win hold q
Shoreham Hotel. There win be char
ter MEMBER" night April 3. Mrs. Mil
dred Sherman, the FIRST matron, and
Charles Morgan, the FIRST patron Of the
chapter, viii be in the east.
The Matrons and Patrons Associ-
alton Of 1914 held its annual banquet
at the Dodge Hotel. The guests were
Right Worthy Grand Secretary Mrs.
Minnie e. Reyes, Past Grand Matron
Mrs. Jessie w. Cowles, Past Grand
Patron Charles E. Molster The pro-
gram was under the direction Of the
president, Mrs. Grace l.. Coles.
Officers elected were: President Mrs.
Minnie Richardson; vice president,
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
CURB TRADING
|S|RREGULAR
High Low Last

NEW YORK. May 5 0.N.S).-
The curb market backed and
filled irregularly within generally
narrow trading limits in con-
tinuation Of dull trading today,
with alternate spells of firmness
and softness, leaving the price
level approximately unchanged
as far as the rank and file Of
active leaders were concerned.
Electric bond and share. an
early pace-setter in the utility
group, climbed up to 1875 for a
half-point gain, and then just as
promptly dipped to 43.
Oils were more or less sluggish,
with a further break in vacuum
to new bear market low at 1914.
Investment trusts we're feature
less. with speculative interest in
this section kept to a minimum.
Specialties were mixed, with ad-
vances in Mead johnson which
rose 3A to 92H, Mesta Machine
up l at 80. and Deere up Ts at
257s. just about offsetting a loss
of 21a points in Aluminium to 154,
and Glen Alden Coal off IL at
34H.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
TOBACCO TAXES
DECREASE

The Treasury announced yes
terday that the tax on cigarettes
yielded $264,667,376 in the past
nine months, a decrease of only
one-sixth of / per cent as COM
pared with the $265, ,1O4,168 total
for the corresponding period Of the
fiscal year 1890.
During the same period the
tax on cigars fell from $16,394,
723 to $13,761, ,961, while the tax
on manufactured tobacco and
snuff fell from $50,579,167 to
$48, $685. IT'S.
Reflecting the depressed finan-
cial activities, taxes on capital
stock sales or transfers fell from
$34, ,986,32O to $19,571,949, while
taxes on bonds of Indebtedness.
capital stock issues. ETC., declined
from $16,910,672 to $11,949,577.
Taxes on sales of produce for
future delivery totaled $1,410,321
as against $2,955, 1877 in the prior
period.
Receipts from the playing card
tax showed only a slight decline
from $685., 3,278 to $3,807, ,563.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
RESERVE LOANS
SAC IN WEEK

The Federal Reserve Boards
condition statement of weekly
reporting member banks in lead
ing cities on April 20, issued
yesterday, shows decreases for
the week of $91, 10000 in loans
and investments, $S8,000,000 in
net demand deposits and ST..
100000 in Government deposits,
and increases of $52,0O0,0O0 in
time deposits and $17,0O0,O00 in
borrowings from Federal Reserve
banks.
Loans on securities declined
$62, 100000 at reporting banks in
the New York district. $16,000,-
900 in the Chicago district. $8,.
100000 in the Atlanta district
and $86,0OO,00O at all reporting
banks. "All other" loans declined
$50,00O,000 in the New York dis.
trict and 100000 at all re-
porting banks.
Borrowings of weekly report
ing member banks from Federal
Reserve Banks aggregated $685.
100000 on April 90, the principal
changes for the week being in
creases $8.000.000 and $6,000,-
900, respectively. at the Federal
Reserve Banks of San Francisco.
and Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Cleveland Stores Profit
By Cut in Car Mshabs

the cooperating stores time and
again in the form Of reduced
insurance rates, formulated on
the basis of insurance statistics.
The movement which has pro-
duced these results had its incep-
tion when the delivery .superin-
tendents of the eight leading
Cleveland stores had their atten-
ton called to the frequency with
which accidents were occurring
in connection with their fleets of
trucks and to the Importance Of
educating their drivers to be more
careful.
The stores, working together,
launched a safety contest" in
which every driver was auto
matically entered and a system
of awards-gold stars, banners,
etc.-inaugurated for the fleets
with the best safety records. In
addition to these awards by the
safety council, made at semi
annual periods, the individual
stores also spurred on their driv-
ers with offers of bonuses for per-
feet records, usually a $40 gold
piece given at the end Of each
six months,
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

In November, 1928, the delivery
trucks operated by eight leading
stores of Cleveland, Ohio, trav-
eIed 204,983 miles and had IS
accidents-an average of one &C
cident for every 1856 miles. Less
than two-and-a-half years later,
they were averaging only one
accident for every 51,731 miles,
the equivalent of about twice
around the globe and an improve
ment of about 900 per cent.
Apart from the lives that have
been saved and the injuries
avoided, the actual money saving
connected with the establishment
of this record has been tremCn-
dous, according to the Retail
Trade Bulletin of the Alexander
Hamilton Institute. The stores
have avoided dozens of personal
injury and property damage suits,
in addition to saving time and
money which would have been
lost while making repairs to their
own trucks.
The cost of promoting the
safety program" responsible for
the decrease in accidents has,
moreover, been turned back to
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Standard POUer Net
Equals S3.99 Share

The annual report of Standard
Power and Light Corporation, for
the year ended December g., 1880,
shows consolidated net income for
the year applicable to the COM
mon stock and common stock
series B equivalent to $500 per
share. Consolidated net income
for the year ended December 81,
1929, on the same basis was $4.24
per share.
Standard Power and Light Cor
poration owns a majority of the
common shares of Standard Gas
and Electric Company.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
COTTONMARKET
MORE ACTIVE

NEW YORK, May 5 G.NSO
The New York cotton market was
fairly active during the forenoon
trading today, with prices around
the noon period within a few
points of the previous close.
Cotton futures we're up about a
half dollar bale at first call on
a continued advance from yeSter-
days trading. There was some
good buying from the trade and
professional traders continued to
make short covering purchases in
heavy volume.
After a brief bulliSh period,
however, the market met some
selling from Liverpool and New
Orleans, and profit-taking, and at
midday losses of one to two points
were sustained. July sold at $50,
off q October at 1927, off |;
January at 1861, off l; March at
11.81, off 2.
While the weakness in the
stock market was held to be the
immediate cause of the lower
range OF prices for cotton, other
and substantial reasons were pres
ent. There has been an alarm
ing SlackneSs in the demand tor
spot cotton, and also increasing
indications that the reduction in
acreage for the new crop would
be smaller than was hoped for.
However, the weather of late has
beeh bad, AMI the start may not
turn out to be so good as at one
tiI1c2 seemed possible A wet May
moreover would be thing for
the bulls to conjure with.