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LOST AND FOUND
l LOST
Diamond Bar Pin
Bet with Urge diamond and four
sapphires; vicinity of S. P. depot.
Liberal reward. Write Box U-27.
Herald.__
LOST—Female police dog. 8 years old
tan head and body with gray marking*
Owner'* name on collar. Last seen at
Wllllch 7 miles south of San Juan
Phone 326. Mission. Reward U-57
personal ~
IrA MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL Of
s£abu?g. Texas, will start a new cUas
for student nurses 8ep**enber 15. Any
on# who desires to enter this class
should write at once to Superintendent
of Nurses. Medical Art* Hospital. Ed
inburg. Texas. _ T~"°
HELP WANTED _
HOT WANTED—The Herald office.
WANTED—Two young men for sales
dept , local Valley concern, about 825
to start. Apply 214 Wntenback Bidg^
Harlingen. Texas. _U-J*9
WANTED-Mexican girl to do house
work; no cooking Prefer can speak
some English. Phone 1038-W. Mrs
Sweeny. First and Adams.
SALESMEN—AGENTS
EXPERIENCED auto salesman for good
territory on good contract. Reference*.
Call at Tolson Motor Co.. Mercedes
U*5o
AUTOMOTIVE
FOR 8ALE—Equity In new Ford car.
for Information apply Brownsville Ice
company. _w'12
CADILLAC PHAETON for sale by own
er: good condition all round: can be
seen at Brownsville Nash Co.. 1327
Levee street. _ El?
FOR SALE
TWO FORDSON TRACTORS
In good shape
Very reasonably pi Iced.
Phone or see John B Pucket,
Care Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
FOR SALE CHEAP—Rooming and
boarding bouse furniture; doing good
business. 1022 and 1004 St. Charles
street, call or see Jess Jones, phone
629-W. T.1M
CAFE NOW doing good business; dandy
location for the on-coming fall tourist.
Apply 948 Elizabeth Street._W-10
BEST LOCATED highway filling station
In Valley Doing good business; stand
strictest investigation.. Will pey you
to Investigate if looking for a good
paying place. Good reason for selling
Write Box 16. Brownsville._W-8
FOR SALE-Interest and guaranteed
royalty In valuable patent. Will pay 20
per cent on investment. Need money
r* finance other patent. Address Box
1053. San Benito. Texas. U-25
Classified Business Directory
1 - —
ARCHITECTS 1
■ * BEN V. PROCTER
ENGINEERING CO.
Architects—Engineer
SO0 Merchants Bank Bids*
L Phone 617
Brownsville, Texas
E. G. HOLUDAY
Architect and Builder
'409 State Nat. Bank Bldg.
2* Phone 906
,m*r
E. NEWELL WATERS
Architect
1.11 Security Bute Bank Building
Weslaco. Texas
E. B. GORE i
Civil and OoBUUltlne
Engineer
Moots 408. State National Bank Bldf.
Brownsville. Texaa. Pb°ne 10n
auto repairing_
-~~~
M. A. Newman
Garage
in rear of Beil Service Station
Specializing in Carburetor
and IgniUon W ork
Browne vine Agency and for
Stromberg Carburetors
-SillLPEBS—CONTRACTORS
PROCTER & DUDLEY
General Contractor*
528 Washington St.
Brownsville, Texas
Phone 627
E. M. RIDLEY
General Contractor
Roads, Land Leveling,
Plowing, Sub-soiling
EXCAVATIONS
408 MERCHANTS NATL BANK
BROWNSVILLE_
CAsil REGISTERS
Ca*h Registers
Be Fair To Yourself—See a
REMINGTON
Before You Buy
••miriunn Caeh Regi#ter Bale# Agency.
5^Ue8n Fho ^= Brownsr lUe. Pho^
PRAY—TRANSFER
Mason Transfer &
Grain Co.
bonded warehouse
8EEDS OK ALL KINDS
Light and Heavy hauling
WE MOVE ANYTHING
t!06 Adams. Phone 139
AUSTIN TRANSFER
COMPANY
Crating Shipping Hauling
Phones 421 and 519
eye specialist
M. LAN DIN
OptonaetrUt and Optician
Ppedah**11* 8l,v at«nln* Croaaed
niitr** Scientifically Pitted,
toiler Hotel. Browu#ell*e.
florists
THE FLOWER SHOP
flowers, pot plants,
funeral designs and
bouquets
1254 Elizabeth St.
Phone 1388
BCWYEK THE FLORIST, flower*
funeral designs. SL Charles
End Pita streets. Phone 77L
% HOTELS—CAFES
WHITE KITCHEN
Pamoua for it#
Cooking—Immaculacy
and Service
Tha popular place for
buatnee# tunefe#
in# between guaabetb aad
Waahlnfton if*
a
A
FINANCIAL
LOANS
OS Unproved residence and tmelnen
property.
Todd and Underwood
1057 Levee 8t.
Browns vine. Texas.
MATTRESS RENOVATING
Let Us Renovate
Your Mattress
Wo make mattresses to order. All
repair work guaranteed
SOMMERS
12th and Adams
Phone 674
NICKEL PLATING
Electro-Nickel
Plating
We nickel plate bumpers, radiators,
headlights, etc. Also mirrors plated
VALLEY ELECTRO PLATINO WORKS
lSUi and Polk. Phone W
Brownsville. Texas.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
ART METAL
FILING
Equipment
Maverick-Clarke Lltho Co.
308 Merchants National Bank
Phone 817—Brownsville
Office Equipment and Supplies
HARGROVES STATIONERY &
BOOK STORE
Brownsville. Texas
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ROOFING ”
THE TURNER BROWNSVILLE
ROOFING CO.. Inc.
We respectfully solicit your
re-roof mg as well as new.
Eighth and Railroad
Brownsville. Tex. Phone 1168
TYPEWRITERS
DAVENPORT Typewriter Exchange
• Brownsville's Typewriter House)
Distributors. New L. 0. Smith "8»
lent" 8 and Late Corona 4 type
writers. Also sell Royal Portable*
and “Factory" Rebuilt*—all makes
We repair all makes typewriter and
add mg machines. 1113 Elizabeth
St. Phone 1105.
WOODSTOCK TYPEWRITER
SALES CO.
Typewriters— Adding Machines
Supplies—Re pa rs
Phone 506—Harlingen
Exclusive Sales and Service
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER
COMPANY
128 S First Phone 295
Harlingen
PROFESSIONAL
ATTORNEYS
RALPH A OUNKELBERO
Attorney at Law
Commercial Collections a Specialty
106 Sea bury. George and Taylor
Building
Brownsville. Texas
Davenport. West and Ransom*
Attorneys at Law
307-308 Merchants National Bank
Brownsville. Texas
H. B GALBRAITH
Attorney at Law
Merchants National Bank Bldg.
Brownsville. Texas
IL L. Yales
Attorney at Law
State National Bank Bldg.
Brownsville
REAL ESTATE
LOS EBANOS
Browxuvuie's Supreme Reel den tie! Dis
trict. carefully restricted, completely
improved Borne sites from $1200.00
easy terms James-Dickinson Co.
Reel tors, cornet El Jardln Hotel Bide.
Brownsville.
F. W. Howard
REA I ESTATE AND RENTALS
Farm Property
Large Tracts at Citrus Lands
Aroad* Bids. Phone 1080.
\
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~ " I
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
- |
PARTNER WANTED—Hustler with $1.
000.00 to take half Interest good filling
station and garage. Best location; good 1
Valley town; established business; need
capital to expand. Possible to make
*75.00 r— week each. P. O. Box 1143
San Benito. Texas. U-19
FOR SALE—Beauty parlor doing good
business. In best Valley town. Owner
has other oust ness; *700 cash, balance
*53*. payable *15 a month. Address
Brownsville Herald. T-269
FOR BALE
Modern Tourist Camp
on paved highway.
M B Bourne. Sebastian. Texas.
T-722
AUTOMOTIVE
10th & Adams
Chevrolet Cabriolet, 1928. 4 new
tire*. Oood finish. Motor A-l con
dition .$585
Chevrolet Coach. 1938. FI rat-class
mechanical condition. ‘ New Duco
finish. Good tires .$435
Chevrolet Coupe, 1926. Mechanical
ly reconditioned. Good tires.
Only ...$225
Ford Touring. 1926. New Duco fin
ish. Mechanically reconditioned.
Oood tires ...$175
Chevrolet Coupe. 1928. New Duco
finish. Oood mechanical condi
tion. Good tires. $465
Chevrolet Roadster. 1927. With
sllp-on body. New Duco finish.
Oood tires. Mechanically O. K.
Only . .....$300
Chevrolet Truck. 1927. Mechanical
ly reconditioned. New paint, lias
cab and stake body. Good tires.
A bargain for .$385
Chevrolet Landau Sedan. 1927. New
tires. Mechanically reconditioned.
New Duco finish .$385
STEVENSON MOTOR CO.. Inc.
Brownsville. Texas.
FINANCIAL
MONEY TO LOAN oa city property
Sam Hughs ton. Mai thy Bldg. 8-247
MISCELLANEOUS
PIANO TUNING, repairing. Factory
methods. Estimates free. C. H. Smith
Box 961. Phone 637. 6an Benito.
T-141
ARTICLES FOR SALE
NEW BABY GRAND PIANO reduced
to halt price. A real standard make
P D Hambly. Box 562. pbon* 868-M
Brownsville. T-101
MISCELLANEOUS household articles
for sale. Stillman and St. Charles
Phone 613 W-14
ELECTRIC VICTOR Orthophonlc. near
ly new Helf price F. D. Hambly.
phone 383-M. Box 562. Brownsville.
U-l
FOR SALE—Three-burner oil stove
good as new. 1530 Garfield street.
Phone 1160-J.T-213
BRIGHT CANE HAY for sale; $17 per
ton. delivered. Phone 1393-W. T-241
FOR SALE—A SympJex mangle as good
as new. and a 10 H. P. steam boiler.
' Just put In new flues. Has not been
u*ed since. Have no use for them.
Priced to sell Eagle Laundry. 540 St
Charles St. Brownsville. U-51
TRr.ES — SEEDS — PLANTS
TREE KILLERS
BO-KO enough to kill 100 trees. *2 00
Bo-Ko Company. Jonestown. Miss U-54
REAL ESTATE
INVESTIGATE
SUMMIT PLACE
then invest
In BrownsvUle’a new oualnesa
and residential tub-dlvlslon.
located on 13th and 14tb
streets, one mile from Gateway
Bridge, on the main thorough
fare leading to the proposed
ship channel, municipal air
port. rich farming 11 strict of
El Jardln. and Boca Chlca
Beach Easy terms. Ten per
cent down balance 5 years to
pay. Jesse Dennett phone427.
Brownsville. Texas
Los Ebanos Lot •
We hate been authorised by owner
to sell nis beautiful Loa Ebanoa let
for <1.000: terrna can oe arranged.
This la an unusual sacrifice. Call
Mr Egan at James-Dickinson
phone 4SR
9-1 IS
l wO 10.ACRE citrus orchards near
Harlingen Treea about seven years old
and have good crop of fruit now. Price
raaeonahia. V. W. Howard. Phone 1090.
T-«3
BEAL ESTATE
FOR BALK or trad* for Oklahoma city
property, • lota la Victoria Heights on
16tb St., from Grant to Hays: ten of
the finest Naval orange trees In the
Valley. 36 other varieties. 13 veers old:
4 room house and garage: price $3000 00
some terms If desired E B. Gordon
1616 Revs Bt.. Brownsville.T 163
FARMS FOB SALE
ONE 8-ROOM 3-story house with three
scree of land off Boca Cblca highway,
three miles from town, at a sacrifice
F. W. Howard, phone 1090. t T-90
RIVER BANCO at bargain 71 acres fine
river land In cultivation: not in water
district, but has pump site: price $190
per acre. Exclusively by Foster-Mooth
art Co. 9 V-36
SACRIFICE—40 acres less than two
miles from Harlingen city limit* and
on road to be paved. All In cultivation,
fair set of Improvements and small cit
rus fruit orchard. Only 8150 per acre.'
Posscssoln at once. 8. C. Graham A
Co., phone 179. Brownsville. Texas.
U-30
HOUSE* "OR SALE
SACRIFICE—New thoroughly • modern
5-room house, beat buy In Brownsville:
small down payment, balance like rent.
See Mrs. Florence Stafford, owner. 1719
Have* street. Victoria Heights. Phone
1075-M.T-48
FOR SALE—Beautiful Los Ebanos
home, five rooms, large lot: built of
brick; wonderful exposure. Priced
right. Terms can be arranged. Call
Mr. Egan. James-Dickinson Co. Phone
499. Home obone 1398-W T-3S
LOTS FOR SALE
BEAUTIFUL LOS EBANOS LOT
Southeast exposure: must be sold at a
sacrifice. Phone 1398-W. or call at No
L Del Francis Apartments. Los Ebanos
8-117
BUSINESS-PROPERTY
BRICK STORE building for sale. Box
777. Donna. Texas. U-33
BUY OR EXCHANGE
WILL TRADE house for good Ford. 1926
or 192? model: or will sell cheap for
cash. Phone 500 during day. D-29
FOR TRADE—One 7-room 2-story res
idence located In best residential sec
tion of Shreveport. La . surrounded by
nice shade oak trees: two and one-half
blocks from million dollar high school;
approximately same distance Centenary
college. Dodd Baptist college and St.
Vincent’s college. Building and loan
appraisal $9,500, on which they will
loan $6 300. What have you to offer?
F. C. Boisaat. P. O Box 1544. Shreve
port. La. U-61
FOR TRADE—Forty acres of land In
theO zarks of North Arkansas for San
Benito property. Gus Butler. Box 639.
San Benito. Texas. U-60
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
FOR SALE OR EXCHANOE-Nlce
ranch. 350 acres, all In cultivation, near
Lubbock. Texas; also fine brick resi
dence In Lubbock; also 110 acres fine
citrus land, nice bungalow. 80 acres
cleared, near San Bentto. Accept some
nroperty as part payment. For further
Information address Box 691. San Be
nito. • U-55
RENTAL
IP YOU HAVE house* for rent list
them with Howard, phone 1090 T-102
FOR RENT—50 acres potato land, trrt- !
gated Call at 101 Adams street, or t
phone 561. T.97 |
WILL BE FOR RENT on or about Sept
15. Building now occupied by T. C.
Downs <L Co., general merchants. Ala
mo. Texas. Apply to Mrs Marv Wlsner.
2101 N. 12th street. McAllen, Texas.
t U-41
APARTMENTS
. i
APARTMENT FOR RENT—Reasonable: j
one block from boulevard two blocks
from nigh school Bath, lights, water
gas Phone and garage. Apply 45 W
St. Charles, upstairs. T-175
| FURNISHED 3-room apartment: lights
water, telephone, garage; $27 50. Call
412 Levee 8t. C-30
FOR RENT—Well rumlshed apart
ment: also south aids sleeping room
Close in. Phone 189 T-45
FITCH APARTMENTS - Corner St
Charles and West Eighth street: four
rooms beautifully furnished; delight
fully cool: Frtgidalre: gas. hot water:
hardwood floors throughout: garage
Phone 558 T-132
FOR IENT—New cool vpartm*'nu and
rooms Phone 957-3 8-170
SWEENY APARTMENTS - Well fur
nished apartments, southeast ex
posure; modern, electrical refrigera
tion. garage, maid service: everything
for housekeeping. Phone 1038.W
First and Adams. T-113
_
ALONSO APARTMENTS—Nicely fur
olsbed. Comer Sixth end Levee
Phone 839 P-208
CONLEY APARTMENTS—Cool, and all
conveniences. 357 W. Levee or phone
847-R. Q-2I1
| -
WE HAVE both furnished and unfur
nished apartments and unfurnished
bouses. Howard, phone 1090. T-’.d2
APARTMENT FOR RENT on paved
street; gas and everything furnished;
also furnished bedroom. Phone 429
T-275
FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnished
apartment: upstairs: all conveniences.
1517 Madison. T-162
SOUTH SIDE attractive duplex: nicely
furnished, all conveniences. No. 1112
West Elizabeth. Phone Carlos O. Wat
son. T-277
FURNISHED APARTMENT 2 rooms;
' private bath; gas; garage; $30 1248 W.
Washington. Phone 820-J. - U-28
FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHED
apartments over M System Store. West
Elizabeth. Thone 673 or see Walker
Craig Co. U-23
I
COMPLETELY FURNISHED 2-room
south apartment. $22 50; 3-room apart
ment, 125. Telephone 946-W U-3
COMF1 ETELY furnished apartment*
also bedroom. Mr* Marv D Collins.
132 W Levee. U-62
FURNISHED ROOMS
ROOMS AND AP ARTMENTS—Reason -
able rates. Glenwood Hotel. Phone 619.
P-118
ROOMS and apartments, cloae in; also
young man wants roommate; large,
cool room, two beds. Phone 1226-J
0-52
FURNISHED ROOMS—South exposure,
very close in; reasonable. 942 Levee.
T-112
ROOMS AND BOARD
BOARD AND ROOM tn private family
for young man Phone 552 T-49
HOUSES
FOR RENT—4-room cottage and bath
Apply 709 14th street. T-246
MODERN 5-room house with garage
Cali 911 • 0-31
4-ROOM FURNISHED HOUSE. MO.
Small, clean and cool apartments with
gas. lights and water. $25: close In.
Apply 46 First and Washington. 0-49
FURNISHED BRICK HOUSE, very cool
Suitable for two families. Pbone Miss
Gentry. 241. T-212
NEW STRICTLY modern 7-room home.
8tt»'man and «t. Charles, phone 613.
W-13
SEEK DELAY IN
VOTE ON VARE
Republican Leaders Want
Action Deferred Until
December Session
'WASHINGTON. Sept. lO.-UPh
Senate republican leaders at a con
ference today decided to seek a
postponement until the regular ses
sion in December of a vote on the
pending Norris resolution to deny
William S. Vare. republican. Penn
sylvania. a seat in the senate.
Senator Watson, of Indiana, par
ty leader, will offer this proposition
coupled with a proposal to determ
ine a definite date for a vote a3
soon as the resolution of Senator
Norris, republican. Nebraska, to bar
Vare is called before the senate.
Although the Norris resolution
has privileged status, the Nebras
kan does not intend to press it un
til the contest on the Simmons res
olution to make available income
tax returns of corporations inter
ested in tariff revision has been
voted upon late today or tomorrow.
In Our Valley
(Continued From Page 1)
many citizens cf Victoria who have
been going to the border at La
redo will come to Brownsville.
It is not too early now to talk
about plans for opening that high •
way with proper festivities.
Valley Coaches To
Make Up Schedules
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 10.—Coaches
of football teams in the Valley will
work out their schedules at a meet
ing here tonight in the city hall
and at the same time will discuss
new rules for the game.
Officials of Valley games have
been asked to meet with the
coaches.
The suggestion for a post season
game between an all-star Valley
team, and the state high school j
champions has been suggested and '
will probably be discussed at this
meeting.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
THE STATE OF TEXAS~
County of Bexar
By virtue of an execution and
order of sale issued out of the Hon
orable District Court of Bexar
County. Texas. 37th Judicial district
of Texas .on the 30th day of July,
A. D. 1929, by the clerk thereof in
a case of E. J. Fraser vs. Chas. H.
Baxter, et al, number .s-54.599.
and to me as sheriff directed and
delivered I will proceed to sell to
the highest bidder for cash be
tween the hours of 19:00 o'clock
a m. and 4:90 o'clock p. m., on j
Tuesday. October 1. A. D. 1929 it !
being the first Tuesday of said 1
month, before the Court House door I
of Cameron county in the city of
Brownsville the following described
property, to-wit:
All that certain tract or parcel
of land lying and being situated in
the county of Cameron, state of
Texas, being part of that grant »n
Cameron county called Concepcion
de Carricitos grant out of Share
No. 24. of said grant, the land here
by conveyed being a part of Farm
Block No 58. according to map of
record in Boo.; "S'* at page 247 of
the Deed Records of Cameron coun
ty, Texas, that portion of Block 58
hereby conveyed being desribed by
metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at the southwest cornet
of said block 58, which is the cor
ner common to blocks 58. 59. 68 and
69, for the southwest corned of the
tract hereby conveyed:
Thence south 59 degrees 17 min
utes east, 1679 9 feet along the
south line of said block 58 to the
southeast corner thereof for the
southeast corner of the tract here
by conveyed;
Thence north 35 degrees 40 min
utes east 1960 feet to a point and
post for the northeast corner of
the tract hereby conveyed;
Thence north C9 degrees. 17 min
utes, west 1.878.1 feet to a point on
the west line of said block 58 for
the northwest corner;
Thence south 30 degrees 43 min
utes west 1956.75 feet along ihe west
line of said blccl: 58 to the place
of beginning, containing 80 acres
of land, being the same property
conveyed to Ad. Wagner by deed
dated December 18, 1926. -xecuted
by H. J. Shearer and wife, Lula
Shearer, which deed is duly record
ed in the Deed Records of Cameron
county, in Volume 161, pages 1—2;
and also convey, assign and subro
gate unto the trustee herein, as to
the land conveyed, all the rights,
privileges and immunities of a cer
tain water contract made and en
tered into by -nd between Alphonse
P. Hicks, et al. and the San Benito
Land & Water . Mnpany, said con
tract being of record in Volume 0.
pages 486-502. the land herein con
veyed being included and conveyed
by the terms of said contract; being
the same lien described in a deed
of trust now of ecord in the office
of the county clerk of Cameron
county. Texas, in book volume 67,
on pages 431 J j 436 of the Deed of
Trust records of such county, to
which reference is here made; lev
ied on the 5th day of August. A. D.
1929, and to be sold to satisfy a
judgment dated May 16tn, 1929. and
l-corded in the minutes of said
court in volume 10. on pages 352 to
353 in favor cf E. J. Fraser against
Chas. H. Baxter and Adolph Wag
ner jointly and severally for the
sum of Thirteen Thousand Five
Hundred Fifty-seven and 75-100
<$13,557.75) uollars with interest at
the rate of ten (10 per cent) per
cent per annum from the 16th day
of May. 1929, and all cost of suit
and the further ost of sale togeth
er with the foreclosure of the lien on
the above described proper* - as said
lien existed on the 14th day of Jan
uary, A. D. 1929.
1 Given under my hand of office
this 9th day of September. A. D.
1929.
W. F. BROWN
Sheriff of Cameron Co., Texa:
By L. A. Jagon.
\ 9-10-17-24—35-7.
LATE MARKET REPORT I
TBUCB MOVKMPTr—8TOCM—OOTTOK—«BAOt~LiYBgTOCB —fOULTBT~«C«l
STOCK TREND
REACTIONARY
Renewal of Selling Impart*
Irregularity In Gains
And Losses
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.—(/P>—Re
newal of selling imparted a reac
tionary tone to opening prices in
today's market A few stocks con
tinued to move against the general
trend, American Machine & Foun
dry showing an initial gain of 4 1-2
points. International H a r v ester
1 5-8 and Loose Wiles Biscuit 1.
Pennsylvania railroad and Com
mercial Investment Trust each
dropped 2 points and Montgomery
Ward. Westinghouse Electric and
Missouri-Kansas-Texas yielded a
point or so.
Prices were extremely confused in
the early trading.
Adams Express, which did not se’l
yesterday, jumped 15 1-4 pom s
above last week's final quotation
National Lead ran up 4 1-2 points,
while Greene Cananea Copper
dropped 3 1-2.
There was a fairly good demand
for the rails at the outset. Lacka
wanna ran up more than 3 pom* s;
to a new high at 169 1-2, and
Chesapeake Ac Ohio. Baltimore A:
Ohio and Union Pacific advanced
a point or so.
Foreign exchanges opened steady,
with cables unchanged at $4.84.
The close was weak. Sales ap
proximated 4.600.000 shares.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
NEW YORK, Sept. 10—<$»}—Gov
ernment bonds; Liberty 3>*s $97.23;
1st 4l«s $98.3; 4th $99.
Treasury 4%s $106.22 ; 4s $103;
3;,iS $100.25.
r it I MOVFY
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.—oP>—Call
money firmer, high 10; low 8, rul
I ing rate 8. close 10.
Time loans steady; 30 days 8*1-9;
60-90 days 83*-9; 4-6 months 8\-9.
Prime commercial paper 6-6
Bankers acceptances unchanged.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK. 8ept. 10.—(£*)—For
eign exchangesc firm.
Great Britain, demand 4.84 1-4;
i cables 4.84 3-4; 60-day bills on
banks 4.78 3-8.
France, demand 3.91; Italy
5.22 1-2; Belgium 13 88 1-2: Ger
many 23.78; Tokyo 46.70; Montreal
99.40 5-8.
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LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.—<VP>—Hogs:
21.000; weak to 15c lower; top
$10.75 for 180 lb. weight; pasking
sows 7.50 to 8.75.
Cattle; 7000; calves; 2000; steady;
slaughter steers, good and choice
950-1500 lbs. 12.75 to 16.50; cows
8.50 to 11.75; vealers 16.00 to 18.25.
Sheep: 20,000; steady; lambs 12.50
to 13.50; ewes 4.00 to 5.50.
BI TTER AND EGGS
CHICAGO. Sept. 10.—<-P>—Butter
easier; creamery extras 44: stand
ards 43; extra firsts 42 t 43; firsts
391-2 t 41; seconds 37 to 39.
Eggs steady; extra firsts 36 to 37;
firsts 34 to 35; ordinary firsts 30
to 32.
City Briefs j
Eugenia Lighlfoot announces the
‘ opening of her studio of expression
and dramatic art in Brownsville.
I For appointment write Reese-Wii
; Mond hotel, Harlinen.—adv. 15.
Odds and ends of girdles and cor
sets. 50 cents up. The Corset Shop.
1327 Elizabeth.—Adv. 14.
For Sale.—Complete restaurant fix
tures in Harlingen. Value $3,000.
; Will take $1,000 for prompt sale.
; See Walker-Craig Co.—Adv. tf. »
—
Move.—J. M. Grajales, vice pres
{ ident of the C. A. T. lines, left
Monday for Torreon. new head
quarters of the line. He was accom
panied by his family and will make
his home there.
Rihl Here.—Ceo. L. Rihl president
of the Mexican Aviation company,
passed through Brownsville on his
way to Mexico City from Newr York
Tuesday.
Business Women Meet.—The Bus
■ iness and Professional Woman's
1 club will hold the regular monthly
j business meeting at the chamber of
commerce at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday.
Several matters of interest are ex
pected to come up. and a good at
tendance is requested.
Maintenance Men Here. — Tom
Brett and Gordon Berry, mainte
nance men with the C. A. T. lines,
came in Monday to rush repair
work on planes here which are to
be used on the lines In central
! Mexico.
Nursing Association.—The Public
Health Nursing association will hold
a regular meeting at 9:30 a. m on
Thursday in the city hall.
Returns. — Bob Allison came in
Monday after a short business trip
to Monterrey.
To Monterrey. — E. K. Goodrich,
U. S. commissioner here, left Tues
day morning for Monterrey.
INTENTIONS FILED
Guadalupe Yanes and Ramona
Garza. E. Clair Spencer and Jennie
M. Bowie, Mercedes Sanchez and
Teresa Falcon. Jose Valdero and
Esperanza Garza, Manuel Lierdo
and Julia Galvan. Leonso Medino
and Paulita Pena. Juan Delgado
and Felecftas Martinez. J. O. Bor
deaux and Jewell Wallace. Jesus
Torres and Mrs. Enriqueta Ramirez
and Refugio Torres and Mellta de
Torre*.
j MARKETS AT A
GLANCE
(By The Associated Press Sept. 10)
New York:
Stocks weak; General Electric de
clines.
Bonds irregular; U. 8. govern
ment issues lower.
Curb heavy; U. S. Gypsum at
new high.
Foreign exchanges firm; sterling
and French francs improve.
Cotton lower; southern selling.
Sugar easy; increased spot offer
ings .
Coffee declined; comm i s s i o a
house selling.
Chicago.
Wheat lower; bearish Kansas re
port.
Com easy; larger country offer-!
ings.
Cattle irregular.
Hogs lower.
COTTONMART
IS ERRATIC:
Market Opens Weak, Rallies,
And Again Declines
In Liquidation
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10.—^,— |
The cotton market opened easy in
sympathy with ulsappointing cables,
j First trades showed losses of 16 to
| 18 points, but offerings appeared ;
( well absorbed at the initial decline i
j and the market rallied under trade j
buying. October trading up to 19.05
December 19.33 and January 19 36.
or 8 to 11 points above opening fig
ures.
Later the market weakened again
on renewed liquidation and consid
erable hedge selling. October drop
ped to 18 95, December 19 22. and
| January 19.27, or 9 to 11 points
under the highs and 17 to 19 points
| below yesterday's close. At the end !
[ of the first hour the market was at 1
or near the lowest.
The market turned decidedly
bearish as a result of the breaking
of the western drought and failure
of buyers to take hold on the bull-,
ish government crop report. Also,
there was Increased hedge selling
both here and In the northern mar
ket.
October,traded down to 18.74, De
emberc 19.03 and January 19.08, or
35 to 38 points below yesterday’s
close. Belief that tomorrow’s weekly
weather and crop summary would
prove favorable added to the easi
ness, and at mid-session the market
was quiet and near the lows.
SPOT COTTON CLOSE
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10.—<*)—
Spot cotton closed steady 48 points
down. Sales 10,344; low middling
17.06, middling 18 56; good middling
18.96; receipts 7739; stock 86,337.
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.—^P)—The
cotton market opened easy at a de
cline of 13 to 25 points under liqui
dation or reselling by buyers evi
dently influenced by relatively easy
cables, reports of further rain in
the southwest and disappointment
over the market's response to the
low crop figures of yesterday. After
selling at 19.35 at the start, Decem
ber rallied to 19.43, or within 9
points of yesterday's closing quo
tation on covering. At the end of
the first half hour it was 12 to 17
points net lower.
The outlook for clearing weather
in the western belt seemed to make
a favorable impression following
recent rains, and prices sagged off
later with December selling around
19.32 and with the general list
showing net declines of about 16
to 20 points at midday.
Futures dosed easy. 35 to 43
points lower. Spot quiet; middling
18.95.
NEW YORK. Sept 10.—<A*_Cot
ton opened easy: Oct. 18 90; Dec.
19 35; Jan 19.37; March 19.50; May
19.65.
LIVERPOOL SPOT
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 10. —(.*»►—
Cotton-spot moderate demand;
higher: American strict good mid
dling 1129; good middling 10 89;
strict middling 10 69; middling
10 49; strict low middling 10.24; low
middling 9 94; strict good ordinary
9.54; good ordinary 9.14. Sales
7000 bales. 5100 American. Receipts
3000. American 2000. Futures dosed
quiet; October 10.10: December
I 10.14; January 10.14; March 10.20;
i May 10.22; July 10.20.
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