PAGE TWELVE.
THE NEWS SCIMITAR.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1918.
COTTON MARKETS
Monday Afternoon, Dec 21.
Additional strength (M displayed bv
the cotton market today and liberal
taking of profits on a sharp advance
filled to bring about a big reaction, at
testing the general firmness which
ms to undcrly the affnir At the
crest contracts were about 75 point
over the previous close. The reaction
extended about half the rise, but ab
sorptive caput Ity was considerable and
sentiment seamed to be still favorable
to further advanre.
The chief explanation offered for the
firmness whs that spot demand Is Im
proving and holders are not rushing in
to fill the requirements, while shorts
re getting uneasy over their position.
The approach of first day for January
untiles likewise adds to tiie uneasiness
of the shorts, Thursday b. Ing the time
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BUHiDIKQ MATH RIAL
orrit a ami Ntore,
South Front st ,
MEMPHIS, TENN., U.a A.
when n lin may b had m what ten
ders are likely to bt.
lVrhnpa u moro Sin,flont feature of
the market l that outside Interest I
broadening:, cumin in on the bu Inc
Fide, which. In narrowing differences be
tween the near and distant poaitiuiui.
Liverpool did not quite measure1 up to
expectation, but the wis not regarded
aa unhealthy, fur a there Is more prof
pect of Retting lutger Murks on the
other Mde naturally pries over then
should work nearer to a bfttfls th
thoee on this aide The fai t alao that
the holiday period in that market will
be one of several days duration als
helped to make price a little IrregulMt
KIuhIs over there were irregular und
from 33 to 48 point to the good, but for
a time the showing was not nearly no
good An that. Spool were unchanged,
good middling at Z2.S0d, with salea l.njo
balee. including 300 Amerlean. Only
1,400 hales were received.
Flral prtOM in the domestic market
were firm and higher, for there waa
nothing in the newa over the week-end
to encourage bears and shorts were dis
posed to rover. Wires from New Of"
leans tJvo told of goid buaJooM In th
aetual there after the olOM Saturday
nl .in .idvance over quotations. The
first price on March In New York was
87 SOc, up point, and after touch
ing - points lower, or 27. "Sc. it gradual
ly worked Up Until it reached IMOc.
There was pot quite ho much strengtn
shown by I 'ocember and January, but
wires said lhat Lirgo spot Interests had
been liquidating their lines therein to
some extent ami the public Interest wa
being plat ed largely in the defcrrtd op
tion on account of their discount
Raallalng was freely Indulged In a nd
Man h reacted to I'ft.Olc. hut stiffened
up for a lime and recovered to 118.20c,
but .mother Finking apell came, going
to 21.91c, but again support was forth
coming and 28 ISO was reached a short
while before the close. Trading was on
a fairly large scale and predictions were
freely mada that further material ad
vance was probable, although It wn
thought wise to accept profits on the
bulges
Bpot news was that demand was
broadening;, but also that the higher
quotations were causing more willing
ness to pell some.
The weather outlook was not ho
favorable foi picking, a cold wave anil
rain or anow being promised within the
next day or so. In fact, lots of i ui
was reported from the Southwest over
the week-end and some snow this
morning. Kncouragtng advleos as to
the export outlook were received, some
of the weekly letters SSylng that during
the past week export bookings were
oat 1 mated at about I7&.000 bales
Futures closed 101 to 06 points higher,
tone steady
New Orleans closed Ull hanged to SI
j'tnis up, tone steady Spots were up
17 points, middling to SO.bvc,
Liverpool is due to come unchanged
to 2 points up.
In tlie local market inquiry was bet
ter, although the weather was too dark
to enable business to he dune satis
factorily. It is said that more cotton
is being oft. red at the higher level, hui
tiothlnti pressed lor sale. For the day
Sales were 4,300 bales and quotations
were up 50 points, middling to 30c,
Spot sales Norfolk 711. ltgusta 720.
Little Hock 118, Houston 5,08.1.
MEMPHIS COTTON
Memphis, cotton closed steady at ad
vance ..f r.o point". Middling 3rto Sales
4,:ioi bale,, Including 850 previous eve
ning Today Prev.
Good ordinary Z4.50 'Jt iiu
Strict K""d ordinary .... "f. 50 L'o.on
Low middling 27. 60 27.00
Strict low middling ZV.OO :8.M)
Middling aii.no 19.60
Strict middling JO SO 10.00
il I middling ill. ml r.O. Ad
sulci good middling .... "1 :!.", M.7.".
Middling i n I r S2.00 11.50
Yellow tinged. S00 to k.'i point lowar;
lilne stained, 6.0 in STiii point lower:
yellow stained, 1100 to 3.fiU points lower.
DAILY STATEMENT.
u. is today, n
liross
Rol since Frld
Dross
Hln. Aug. 1 nr
(TOSS
Ship, today . . .
Since Aug. 1 . .
DAILY PORT MOVEMENT.
191. 11117. 1916.
4. .187 :.'19t 4.H08
7,097 s.iiii t.iii
K.fiM 7.6MI 1,139
12,824 16.194 lS.fi7S
:s5,862 919,099 619.(178
448,(170 613, 884 826.9112
6.344 4.041 1,141!
344,129 600,(176 683,435
262,609 268,606 311,167
Tone. 1!
Orlaani, firm 11.101
lialvestnn. aty.
Mobile, firm
Savannah
Charleston ....
Wilmington ...
Norfolk, sly. .
Baltimore, now
New York, sty
Iloston, sty. . .
I'lillailcl., sly. . .
Total receipts .
Total last year
(5
Middling
T'd'v. Yes. Hlk.
50 30.13 450,8(0
16 31.75 2S4.580
00 29.00 31,247
. 29.24 2.'i2.678
. 29.00 63.IJ4
. 28.6ii 60,133
50 28.88 99.1(19
50 2d 01) 13,004
10 31.60 134.701
50 31.00 13.'''0
36 31.75 10.325
20.194
22,194
CONSOLIDATED PORT.
1918. 1917. 1918.
Rot I, I day., 62.T.74 62.742 46,222
V.x. (II Brit. 9,861 10,441 21,793
I0x. France .. 10,550 16,000
BX, conllnenl. 9,091 7,742 4,20
V.x. .lap Meg. 14.190 13,893
Total slocks. .1,388,948 1,267,266 1,307,195
Total rets. , .2,698,721 3.460.329 4,710,908
Foreign rits. 1,756, 447 2,070,913 S,0Ot,IT(
above Saturdays cloalng. with July sell
ing at 26. 96c and ahowrhg the maxi
mum advance December rallied from
30.20r to 20.06c and January advanced
to 29.10c, making net gain of II to 70
pointa on these poaitiona. No fresh
bullish feature wis dlacuaaed but the
proapecta for Increaaing axpnria and
dullish spot advices seemed to be at
tracting more attention.
The advance was checked around
29.45c for January and 21.40c for
March, or about 80 to ." points net
higher, nod realizing caused reactions
of some 25 in 40 polnis above tht best
Trading became ma active on the de
cline, however, with active positions
ruling some 45 to 60 points net higher.
Trudkng was less active during the
early afternoon and fluctuations were
Irregulai with 'ftetive months ruling
about 42 to 62 points net higher, or
around 29.06c for January and 28 Uuc
for March.
Futures closed steady at advance of
10 to .'.6 points
lose-
Open Ugh Low. T'riy. Y es.
Jan 28.80 29 45 21(0 29 17 2 60
Feb. ..!. 29.25 27. 70
Mar. ... 27 5 28.40 27 78 28.14 27.58
April 27.51 26 so
May .. . 27.05 27.57 27.00 27.40 26 75
June : i. .... gg.iU
July .... 26 20 26 96 26.20 26.90 15.91
Aug 26.05 2.1.2'
Sept 24 80 23.95
Out 23 80 24 43 23.75 24.38 23.65
Uec ... 50.20 31 60 30.20 31 50 30.49
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
NKW ORLEANS, Dec. 23 A strong
demand developed on I lie opening of the
OOttOn market today and In the flrf
half hour of business it lifted prices 60
to 79 pointa. The spot situation was
the main influence encoui aging buying.
Snow and rain In the western bell were
also with values.
The advance was widened to 74 to
101 points, but toward noon heavy real
lllng was met and the market reacted
3o points from the highest.
The reactionary tendency was car
ried Info the afternoon. At 1 o'clock
prices were at a net advance of 56 to
69 points.
Spots closed firm al an advance of
37 toints. Ordinary, ll.00e; good ordi
nary, 23.25c; low middling, 26.73c; mid
dling, 30.60c, good middling. 3160c.
Sales on Ihe spoi. 1,235; to arrive, 86o.
delivered on contract, 100.
Futures closed steady unci unchanged
to an advance of 81 points.
- c'lose
Open. High l.o" . Today I'ra
Jan 28.40 29.17 28.40 29.01 21.19
March .. 27.48 28. 0J 27.45 27.86 27.22
May 26.65 27.38 26.60 27.05 26 35
July 25.84 29. 25.84 211.35 26.54
Ocl 23.35 23.90 23.35 23.60 23 20
Dec .10.15 29.45 29.45 29 45
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dee. 23 l otion spot In
fair demand, price unchanged. Good
middling, 32.106; middling. 21.67d: low
middling, 20. '.2d, good ordinary. 111. Olid;
ordinary. 184.M. Rule 1,000 bales, In
cluding lion American. Iterelpts 1,400
bales, all American. Futures closed un
settled. December. 2l.26d; Januaii,
I9.9id; February, 1913d; March, 18 32d,
April. 17.28il.
Close-
Today. Pre
February 19 13 18.65
March . 18.32 17.87
April 17.28 1680
December 21.28 20.91
January 1(1 98 19.61
Contract cloaed gnaetlled at advance
of 35 to 48 points.
GRAiN MARKETS
CH1CAUO, Dec. 23.-- Predictions of
oonflnued unsettled weather luul n
strengthening Intluence today on Ihe
corn market. Opening prices, which
ranged from V off to '-c advance, Willi
January II. lift to 11.89 "and May IMStt
in 11.8084. were followed by material
gains nil round, and then something of
a reaction.
Subsequently holiday dullness settled
over the market, and prices tended lo
decline, especially as below lero tem
peratures prevailed at many points
northwest. The close was steady, Jan
uary Jl.391, lo l,59ml,89li, and May
91 il .!. with market aa a whole
ranging ironi wo off to lUa up, com
pared with Saturday's finish.
Oata showed comparative weakness.
After opening unchanged to v. off,
with January 9i: to 707ic, the market
Underwent a further sag.
Provisions trade was very slow.
A rally took place at the close, hut
001 enough to overcome the preceding
utback,
Closo
Open. High. Low. Today. Prev.
(urn
Dec 1 48'i
Jan. 1.38'a
Feb 136
Mar 1.35
May 1 36',
(hi la
Dec. 70 "4
Jan. 70f
Feb. 70-4
Mar. 71
Mav 70
I urk
Jan.... 46.
1.49
1 40 '
1.36',
1.36
1.3S'j
70',
701,
70',
tljl
71'.
DAILY INTERIOR.
Middling
Tone. Itcta. T'd'y Yes Stk.
Memphla, siv... 7,097 30.00 2950 26:!.sici
SI Loul. at... 3,148 29 60 29 00 23,140
Augusta 2,284 29.97 29.60 141,190
Houston, siv . ..12,603 32 00 31.60 289,677
Little Rook, qt 29.76 23 60
Dallas 30.60
Same day last year 20,861
TOMORROW'S ESTIMATED.
Last
1911 Week. 1917.
New Orleans Missing 8.394 11,938
alvetton 6.500ft6,500 8.371 MM
NEW YORK COTTON
NKW YORK, Dec. 23 The cotton
market showed renewed firmness enrlv
today anil trading was nclive, particu
larly' In the late months Notwith
standing the proximity of the holidays
commission house brokers appeared to
be better supplied with ordeis than at
any time previously atnee the signing
of the armistice, and reallaing for over
Christmas was readily absorbed by cov
ering and fresh buying for long account.
The market opened firm at a decline of
19 points on December, but generally 20
to 32 points higher, and before the end
of the first hour sold 10 to 98 point,
May. . .
Uafd
Dec. ..
Jim
May..,
hibs
Jan. . . .
May , .
52.60
24.00
21.10
1.48
1.3114
1.38 14
!M
1.34H
69s,
69
89 s,
9
46.75
42 40
24 00
24.10
23.85
23.92
23.70 23.70 23 50
148
t.S5
1.35
1 35
69",
69',
IIS
69
46 75
42.70
23 95
24.00
24.07
23.00
23.67
1.47
1.38"
1.36
1,11 V
1.36-,
71 '4
705,
JO ft
71
47.00
43.00
24 00
24.00
24 20
24.73
23.73
z r
I FROM WALL STREET j
NKW YORK, D-. 23-Shlpplnga were
buoyant at the opening of touay a atock
market on advicea from Waahlngton
that arrangementa for the purchase of
International Mercantile Marine ton
nage were virtually completed. Marine
preferred robe 4 pointa In the flrat half
hour and the common shares and ( per
tent bonds I', each, while United Fruit.
Atlantic Oulf and American Interna
tional Corporation aharea gained 1 to
" pointa. Katlti, motor, otla, equip
ments and metals alao Improved aub
atantlally but local traction weak
ened again.
On a very moderate turnover the
markel developed more uncertain ten
dencies (hiring the midsection. United
Statca Sine! and investment rails and
specialties improved. but low-price!
rails and equipments continued to de
cline with Brooklyn Tiansit and other
untitles.
Grangers, coalers and expreas com
pany issues added to the reactionary
lone ni the market in the final hour
The cloalng wa heavy.
LAST SALS.
illy the Associated Press.)
American lleet Sugar 2'
American Can 46 'a
American Car Founcry 86',
American Locomotive gl '
American l.tn.-eed 44 -j,
American Smelting & Kef'g. ... 7;'
American Sugar Itj
American T & T 88'-.
Anaconda Copper 63 "
Atchison 9u'..
All , Oulf I W. Indies M
Baldwin Loi-omotlve 741,4
Baltimore At Ohio jffi
Bethlehem Steel "B" Kfi
Canadian Pacific HB'.
Central Leather &aJ4
Chesapeake & Ohio .. 56
Chicago, Mil. and St. raul 41
Ch go, 11, I & Pave 55,
CbiltO Copper 8;i
Colorado Fuel & Jron (iild) ... 38'
Corn Products 46'4
Crucible Steel 57
Cuba Cane Sugar 907,
F.rle 47'.,
llenerul tBIactrtc H6
Ueneral Motors 130
(Jrent Northern pfd 96s
Ureal Northern Ore Ctfs. .12',
llllnola Central (bid) 96
Inspiration Copper 44st
Int. Mer. Marine 26',
Int. Mer. Marine pfd 112
International Paper U
Kennecott Copper 331,,
I.ouiK.ille t Nashville (bid) .... 1 18 a
Maxwell Motors 28
Mexican petroleum 166
Miami Copper 23U
Mldvale Steels 4D4
Missouri Pacific N 2S;4
New York Central . , ., 75
Norfolk ,t Western 106
Northern Pacific 9.V4
Ohio Cities Cus tVi
l'ennH l aula 45',4
Ptttaburfh Conl (bid) 47'4
Kay Consolidated Copper 20'
Heading 81
Hep. Iron Steel ibid) 74'4
Sinclair Oil lleflnlng 33W
Southern Pacific 98V,
Southern Hallway M
Sludebaker t'orporation 6014
Tennessee t'opper 14
Texas Company 198
Tobacco Product 81
I'nlon Pacific 127k.
1'nited Cigar Stores 106-14
H. S. Ind. Alcohol 102?4
United States, Hubber 77t4
I nlled Slates wteel 9D
Utah Copper 73"i4
Wabash pfd. "A" 33?s
WeitillfhOUaa Electric 42',
Willys-Overland 244
Anierieau Tobacco ibid) 190
Atlantic Coast Dine 103'i
Oulf Slates Steel 61
Seaboard Air Line 85,
Sloss-Shef. Steel and Iron ibid).. 49
United Fruit 152
Virginia-Carolina Chein 634
N. Y.. N. H. & 11. 31?4
Xmas Cigars, $1 to $10
At Samelson's. Julia Marlowe. Tadema,
Kxtra, Isco, Melba. All good ones, adv
MISCELLANEOUS
Electric Work
FOWLER
Next to Gas Co.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING
je 1 ' "
The Central State National
Bank.
Mfmphtti, Tpiip,, Dm, U, WIS
Th aniniHl moottnn of th itOCtt
holder! o! thll bank for the flcrtton of
dtrfciorR nmt for BUOh othrr huilnena
may proporly oomi bvfOfl th mort
tiiR, will M held 111 tht directors' room
(f the bnk, corner Mudton uvpmif and
Second fttreet, Turaty thi 14th dav of
January, iis. wlwtttn uit" hour oi" ix
I in. and 1 p m.
R. T. I'HKNRHAW, Cannier.
Priddy -Williams Go.
EUGENE
Investment Bankers
Dealers in Bonds, Stocks and other Se
curities. Open for business Dec. 19th,
fourth floor, Fisher building; Main
street and Madison avenue.
LIBERTY BONDS A SPECIALTY
New York Exchange Prices Paid in Cash.
Call, Phone, Write or Wire for Our Plan
Telephone Main 1660
-- f-1
Corn, No. " yellow, nominal; No. 3
yellow, nominal, l.llft.4; No. 4 yel
low, J1.4i 1 49,
oats, No ;i white, Wi70Hc; stajid
ard, 70071c
lUe, No. 1.61l.mi barley, HOctt
H oi; timothy. J 00(J'1:,00! clover, nom
inal; pork, nominal; lard, $4 00; ribs,
nominal
s
KANSAS (MTV, tier 23. fash wheat
higher, No. 1 hard. !.2C2 27; No. 2,
J.8S; No. 1 red. J8 3112 S3; No. 2. $2.31.
Corn unchanged; No. 2 mixed, $1.52
f1.&4. No. 2 while, 11.6191.14; No. 2
yellow, $I.B4ii SI,
tHt?i nnchanged; No S white, 6(9
76VVD. No 2 mixed, 73'jti71e.
R, $l.j0tfl.51.
ST. LOUtS, Dec. It. Corn, No. J,
1.(0; No 2 white, $1.J4.
Oata, No 2, 7l',nc; No 3 white 72'ic.
MILL FEED JOBBERS
HAVE PROFITS FIXED
Advices received Monday by the local
dealera In mill feeda cauae them to
think that pending fnrtner Instructions
from the food administration at Wash
ington they must, continue to handle
ptodurta at fixed margins of profit.
Since it was ftnnoynred a few day.
ago that ali restriction had been re
moved from milling operations, which
caused ImmedlHtelv a sensational jum;i
In the price of wheat vran, uniotintliiK
to about $1" a ton, me handlers of
mill feeds have been HI a quandary
aa to whether this would affect the
prices which they could charge They
have been keeping tite wire not trying
to find out something definite, (or
none of them nestreei to make any
change In their system if- doing busi
ness unless It was entirely within the
rules laid don for them some months
ago. Until Monday afternoon nothing
deflnita was received
While the dealers will he at a serloua
handicap, because of trie higher prices,
they will continue to nandle bran and
other products at the same baats of
profit over coat to them fixed some
time ago. hut (he tni.lers themselves
are allowed to charge wnaUivgr prices
they tee fit
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23 Butter nd
poultry unchanged.
Hgga Klrals, 60c; aeconda, 46c.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Butter lower,
creamery, i&,0,f?C
Kggs Lower; receipts 993 cases;
firm, ' . ordinary firsts, 55cui
58t4r; at mark, cases Included, 5768c.
Potatoes lllgh.r; receipts 40 cars;
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota,
bulk, $1.7001.80; do sacks, $1.8061.15.
l'oultry - l.lve, hlglier; fowls, 2127c;
springs, 24c; turkeyH, 33c.
s
NKW YORK, Iec. 1$. Butter unset
tled; receipts, 6,410; creamery, higher
than extras, g trite: creamery ex
tras (92 score), 47 St, 86Sc, firms, 63
tfd7c.
l.:ggs unsettled; receipts, 6,S4fi: fresh
gathered extras, 6fH5't)6c; fresh gathered
regular packed extra firsts, 88 Q) 84c; do.
flrata, 62c.
Cheese steady"; receipts, 824; state
fresh apeclal, 30'i';t ;i;'ac, do. average
run, $tUt$lo,
Live poultry steady. Chickens, SOc;
fowls, L'hdi 34c; old roosters, 22c; tur
keys, 40O43C1 aresaed firm; broilers,
34jj42c. chickens. 28j)34V4c; fowls, 241(1)
34c; old roosters, ISl4o; turkeys,
3643c.
w
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.1. Metal ex
change quotes New York and blast St.
Louis lead weak. December Is offered
at $8.(008.08. Kast St. Iouls spelter
dull; spoi and December is offered at
$8.10.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 23. Poultry, hena.
23c, springs, 24c; turkeya, 32c; ducks,
26c; geeee, 23c.
Butter, creamery'. 68c.
Kggs, j9c.
PORT WORTH. Tex . Dec. 23 -Cattle
Receipts 4,000; drag ; beeves,
$7 :osi H in,
Uogis -Receipts 15.00"; steady; heavy,
$17 2oii 17.;i5
Bhaeu Receipts l.nrtO; steady; lambs,
$U.00Q 18.00,
Julia Marlowes for Xmas.
Men want good cigars, like you get
at Samelson's, in maa boxes. All
sues ami prices. adv
MmFlliS MARKETS
SUGAR
NKW Yi iRK, Dec 23 Raw sugar
steid . rut loaf. 10 50c crushed, lOJlc:
steady Centrifugal. I.tte; refined
steady, eutioaf, lO.iOc: cruahed, 10.11c;
mold A, 9 50, ; ,ul. 7le. XXXX
pcdere,l. 9 20.; powdered, 9 15c, fine
granulated and diamond A, 9 00c. con
fectioners A, 9c. No. 1. l.Ue.
MONEY
NLW York. Dec $$, HoredMH pa
per. 6 Sterling 60-dsv btttt, 14 7V
commercial f.O-riay hills r n hanks.
$4.?2s ; commercial A-dav h'l; $4 71;
demand, 14 7h So cable. $4 76 7-1
Time loans etrrj f.n daM. 90 dayi
anil atx months. 6'49i)
BANK CLKAK1NGE
Monday, Dec 21
Previous week
Same time in 1917
I III
tjui.tt
fSnjm 4
BOND CLOSING.
NFMT YORK, Dc. js - K.nl pn on
i.'hertv honda today wr !',(. HtM
flrat clmvenible 4p Isle ? u i
'.,. .'t.liirst loiivertlbl' i III I; gr
ond ubinertlble 4. miw, Ihijs
lea.oii j tnnri, 4i '
Produce.
(i?hinpers must place randier cer-
tlllcale in each case of eggs.)
I"'ggs Fresh, 644j'65c; storage, nom
inal. Butter Klgln creamery, pound prints,
6872c; country butter, S5Q41c; reno
vated. 60U.61C.
cneese- i ream prima, 4uc.
Poultry- Chickens, springers, small,
343c; large i:,(if30c. ducks, 2729c;
hens, alive, 22i24c; dressed 264f2lc.
roosters, lufij 1 7c , geese, 2 7((i 28c ; tur
keys, alive, 3UH.I3c; dreaaed, colie, 38
i.' others, 36tj 3Tc
Rgbbtla-Dogan. $2 uo3.r-0.
lireased Hogs Pound, 20ii23e.
Fruits.
Lemon Per box. $6 008.50.
( irangeaKlorlda and Louisiana, $5 .03
05 50.
Kananas Pound. 66c.
Drlod I'ruil Kvaporaled apples, I1H
ti;,c, peaches. 13jOUsi'; prunes,
lb. 1401lc.
Apples Barrel stock; Mlsaourl and
Virginia Yorka. A's. $7.01108.01; Ben
Davis A s, $5.5u',f6 00; tlanoa. A's, $6.50
4)7.00. Wlneaapa, $8,'0U9 50, New York
GreenlnC and Kings, A a, $7.5O08.O;
boxes, l i f'U 1 1 4 50.
(irapefru t- Hex. $4 004.50.
Crsnberrleatound. 20c.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meals Regular. 2$c; ex
tra. 2r
(ugar-i'ured Meats Standard hams,
J4..
lllllll rni) selected. 480 $4c.
Iitjrii He i.rd. tllgjOltO; best gradea
of compound, 84a
aging .ii1 I'er gallon, $l.T.". In bulk.
Coltolene Per raae, $13.78014.45;
noidrlft, tu u;,0 Ki.60. Crlaco. $10,260
Orain and Fccdstuffs.
rials-Wnlte. dray lots, lie, mixed,
Mf
CI p Per t in, la Ihan cr lot,
tw N
Ilea 1 imethy tea I'lan oxr lota,
chiles. $; No I, $86 ; No. 2,
1S4 0 mi l per ton less, alfalfa,
uk ru4o4aa No 1 lie .lo, ,u. J,
Geo. T. Webb & Co. !
I
COTTON FACTORS - MEMPHIS
Liberal Advances Correspondence Solicited
I
WILKINSON & CARROLL
Cotton Company
COTTON FACTORS
LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
CHEAP FEED
CREAMO BRAND
Cotton Seed Feed Meal 1 unuiuallr cheap this year and the rcot
economical feed you can buy. CTtEAMO Is standard for 15 year,
insist upon this brand and ret the best. Buy or any dealer.
TENNESSEE FIBRE CO.
MANUFACTURERS M KM PUIS.
RAINER & CONNELL CO.
COTTON FACTORS
1 4 S. FRONT ST. MEMPHIS, TENN
W. J. A6ST0N
HUGH WYNNE
ABSTON, WYNNE & CO.
COTTON FACTORS
LIBERAL ADVANCES ON CONSIGNMENTS OF COTTON
8 SOUTH FRONT STREET MEMPHIS. TENN.
R. B. NEBHUT COTTON CO.
COTTON FACTORS
MEMPHIS. TENN.
110 Soufh Front St. Tel. Main 2200.
ESTABLISHED ','68
STEWART-GWYNNE COMPANY
Cotton Factors and Wholesale Grocers
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
DILLARD & COFFIN CO.
COTTON FACTORS
718 FALLS BUILDING, MEMPHIS.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
McCRAW, PERKINS & WEBBER CO.
COTTON FACTORS
MBERAI, ADVANCES ON CONSIGNMENTS.
SI 0-120-529 FAIX8 m.TXJ. MEMPHIS. TENN.
STERNBERGER, McKEE & CO.
COTTON FACTORS
105 South Front St." Memphis, Tenn.
COKKESPONDENCB KBQUESTEU.
DON'T SACRIFICE
YOUR
COTTON
MERCHANTS, GINNERS, PLANTERS
Sh,p Y.Ur Cottony UW. Can Sold on O00D DEMANDS.
If You Havo Cotton to Sell, Don't Fail to Get In Touch With U
W.A.G AGE & CO.. Inc.
COTTON FACTORS.
9
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Classified Sedion
DAILY ALMANAC. I LEGAL NOTICES.
Length of day, 9 hours, 48 min;:tP!!.
Length if night, 14 hours, Vi mlmutea
Sun rises Tuesday at 6:06.
Sun sets Tuesday at 4:54.
Moon rises Monday at 11:10 p.m.
Last quarter moon nn 15th.
Morning slurs, Japlter and Saturn.
Evening stars, Venus and Mars.
DAILY TEMPERATURES
United States Weather.
Monday,
? a. in.
AbllMl 30
Atlanta
Birmingham .
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cairo . . ".
Calgary
Chattanooga .
Cliirago
Cincinnati ...
Corpus Chrisli
Davenport . . .
Denver
Detroit
Dodge City . .
Kl I'aso
Port Smith . .
Galveston
llatteras ....
ma ...
Ill I Ml
I I .Alii
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville ...
Little Hock .
Louisville ...
Macon
MEMPHIS .
Montgomery
Montreal . . .
Nashville ...
New Orleans
North I'latle
tnnaha
Pa Tk,rihiii cr
ruisnurgn 42
Portland 34
Kaleigh 62
Hiiseburg 32
.c'alt Lake 24
San Antonio 4S
Santa Fe 8
San Francisco ... 46
Slireveport 62
Spokane 24
Springfield, 111. .. :;2
Springfield, Mo... 30
St, IjouIs 34
St. Paul ..
Tampa ' 66
Vlalcsburg ( 48
Washington 42
Vinlllpeg 2
Wlnnerhuca 2
Dec.
Low.
30
60
44
14
50
40
38
22
48
38
38
64
30
4
38
14
26
40
60
62
4
58
26
44
40
40
44
40
44
42
44
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40
42
34
60
30
46
8
44
60
24
30
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4
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48
42
23, 1918.
lluth. Pen
40 .40
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.90
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.56
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FOR FIRST READING
TUESDAY, DEC.
24, 1918.
AN ORDINANCE
SLEDGE & NORFLEET CO
Cotton Factors
107 AND lOfl
SAUTH FRONT ST.,
MEMPHIS.
DOCKERY & DONELSON co.
COTTON FACTORS
4S 8. FRONT ST. MEMPHIS, TENTH.
BIRTHS.
Lieut. Arthur D. Donnelly nnd-Mrs
Hermanee Garde Donnelly, 2038 Cen
tral, Dec 11; boy.
Earl Page and Lois Ross Shapland,
,i30 Cage, Dec. 16; boy.
John Henry and Bt'ssie Glover Har
ris. 1041 Rozelle, Dec. 15' girl.
Kdmond and Ada Foster Thomas, 24
Kast McLemorc, Dec. 16; bov,
Jason and Lucille Allen Cooper, 39
South Orleans, Dec. 16; bov.
A. T. and Helen Glover,' General hos
pital, Dec. 18; girl.
Lopiy and Caifl Williams Reed, 1263
Park, Dec. 11; Ley.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Alice K. Richardson to Wilford W
Rice. Klenor Powell to Clarence Penny,
Mrs. Mabel T. Beggs to Ralph W. Deft.
Ivlch, Alice Brigham to W. R. Smith,
Lena McCachren to Ophls Moss, Laura
Locffel to Charles A. Jones. Jr., Annie
Mae Clark to Logan A. Summers, Mar
garet Godsey to Theo Wilkinson, Clara
Maddox to Andrew McMiillen, Matlie
Golden to Boyd Calcote, Delia R. Baugh
lo AJvta Skipworth, Ella Brown tu Bel
Davis, Florence White to R. F. Pen
nington, F.mma Henderson to W. M.
Pearson, Anna Lockert to P. L. Smith.
Martha Ann Jackson to Joe Hudson,
lister Nunnally to Thomas Nelson, Jr.,
Isabell Maxwell to Cleveland Jones.
Glattis Hays to Spencer Hays, Johanna
Brown to. p. J. Jackson, Delia Smith to
Jap Mayes, Mary Barksdale to Young
11. Jackson, Alevia Hunt to Hosie Cai
ter, Maurice Smith to Jessie ilodgers,
Fannie Green to Joshwav Clay. Ootavia
McCormick to Douglass Derrett, Dnella
Wltsnn iO Tl'A ll.lnl ,1, n-jrrid
Smith to Billie Sales, Ella Bradley to
nauer nvooinson, isernc Harris to Ueo.
Day, Lizaie Wilson to Jack Lee, Ivory
Nichols to Gus Hunter. Alice Snino in
Henry Doilrey, Lula Bell to James
Branch, Llllie Crump to S. Cook, liria
Davis to Andrew Freeman.
DEATHS
Miss Margaret Marv Silk. 33. 133
Mississippi, Dec. 20; broncho pneumonia,
itniiusnsa.
Miss, Alma Inez ("ox, 37, 518 South
cooper, Dec. 20: mitral regurgitation.
Mrs. Bessie F. Broens, 53. 781 Pop
lar, Pre. 21; uraemia, chronic nephritis
Lamar Tolllver, 13, General hospital,
Dec 21; broncho pneumonia, tubercu
losis of hip.
Alice Hannah, 49", 12,'iS Decatur, Dec
20: chronic intestinal nephritis.
N. Mitchell. 5, 118 Utah, Deo. 21
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Geneva Heggs, 27, 474 North Fourth,
Dec. 20: lobar pneumonia, influenza.
Mary E. Mahtur, 49, 383 Union, Dec
20; chronic parenchymutus nephritis,
valvular heart disease.'
Coleman BMorris, I month, 26 North
York, Dec. 20; causjs of neath not
known, no physician.
Henry Perry, 36, rear 172 Vance, Dec
20; lobar pneumonia, la grippe.
Robert Neely, Jr.. 3. 198 Vollentine,
DC. 19; broncho pnuempnia, influenza
Clarissa Jones, 50, 677 Wright, Deo
19: cancer.
Levy James Macklin. 7, 1523 Center",
Dec. 18; lobar pneumonia, inriuenza.
.C.KNIGHT&CO.
COTTON FACTORS Memphis, Tenn.
E. W. HALE ILL.
K W Hale county commissioner. Is
critically 111 at bis hoine In Whitehaven.
Commissioner Hale was stricken sev
eral weeks ago with influeiian Last
week he had almost recovered when a
relapse set In. Though seriously ill.
his physician Is hopeful of his ultimata
recovery.
J. L. Mercer & Co.
COTTON FACTORS
90 S. Front St., Memphis. Tciut.
Additional markets on page 11
LARGEST COTTON PICKERY
IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
M'OALLUM &
ROBINSON
BUYERS OF IBRBOULAR COTTON
Phone W. J1- P. O. Bx 1SS.
Mmhl.
Godfrey
FRANK
Company
Cotton Factors
Don't sacrifice your rot
ton. We will finance
your shipments.
S3 nd S5 Vnlon Aw.,
Memphis, Tenn.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
Default having been made in the pay
ment of Mie debts and obllaatlons se
cured lo be paid In a certain deed of
trust, executed the loth dav of Mav
1916. hy J. A. Maxwell (unmarried) to
the undersigned as trustee, as same an
pears of record In the office of the reg
ister of Shelbv county, Tennessee. In
Book f68 page 177, and the owner of
the deht secured having requested the
undersigned to advertise and sell the
property secured by said deed of trus
all of said indebtedness having matured
hy default in the payment of a part
t! ereof, this Is to give notice that we
will, on
THURSDAY, JANT'AKY IS. 1919.
commencing at 12 o'clock noon, at the
BOUtnWest corner of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee,
and nt the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to sell at puhllc out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property,
to-wit:
Situated In Shelby county, Tennes
see, as follows:
Lot No sixteen (16) as shown on Ihe
plat of Macnolia Terrace subdivision
end described b metes and bounds as
follows: Beginning at a point In the
north line of MHrfmore avenue, two
hundred ninety (290) feet east of the
east line of South WlllOtt street an.l
running thance east with the said north
line of MeLemore avenue forty (40)
i cot . thence north and parallel with
South Willett street one hundred thlr-tv-seven
(137) feet to an alley; thetice
west with the south line of said a.ley
forty (40) feet; thence south and paral
lel with South Willett street one nun
dred thirty-seven (137) feet lo point of
beginning
All right and equity of redemption,
homestead and dower waived In said
deed of trust, and the title is believed
tc be good, but we will sell and convey
oi'lv as trustee
BANK OK COMMERCE & TH1ST CO.
Trustee.
Bv 8. J. SHKPHEnn. Trual Olficcr.
Ihi December 11. Ills.
To provide for and regulate the Issu
ance and sale of revenue notes of the
city of Memphis, in ariiiclpation of
the collection of taxes and revenues
sa!l,V"y L"r tne '''"'rent calendar
year 1919. and to provide for the pay
ment and redemption of such notes
and for the payment of interest on
same.
Whereas, By Chapter 487 of the Pri
vate Acts of the General Assembly of
the State of Tennessee, 1917, the Board
of i onimiRsioners of the City of Mem
phis is authorized, from time to time;
to borrow money and Issue revenue,
notes bearing interest at not more than
six per csjitum per annum, and ma
turing not more than one vear from their
date, for the purpose of providing fundi
ii, .Luucipamm ni me collection of taxes
and revenues of the current calendar
year Wi which said revenue notes ara
issued, said notes to be issued for the
purposes for which said taxes and reve
nues are collected; and
Whereas, By said Chapter 4K7 said
city i authorized to Issue revenue notes
lor the purposes above mentioned in
an amount not exceeamg eightv-flva
per centum of the revenues of said city
derived from taxes for general pur
poses, for the previous fiscal year, ex
clusive of any taxes levied for" the pur-
ijoae oi paying me principal and in
terest of the said city's bonded deht:
and
Whereas, The City of Memphis re
ceived during the fiscal year ending
December Jlst, 191S, more than one
million i $1,000,000.00 1 Dollars from taxes
levied during the year 1918 for general
purposes of that year, exclusive of levies
for Schools, Parks and Cossitt Library,
and likewise exclusive of taxes collected
on levies of previous years and taxes
levied for the interest on and maturi
ties of the public debt, and exclusive
of departmental earnings, licenses, priv
ileges and other miscellaneous sources;
and
Whereas, There are no similar notes
outstanding issued against the taxes
ol any previous yvar, or of the said year
1919. and it Is necessary to provide for
borrowing money and issuing revenue.,
notes, In anticipation of the collection
of taxes of the current calendar year.
1S19, therefore. "
Section 1. He it ordained hy Ihe board
of commissioners of the City of Mem
phis: That, under and by virtue of th
authority conferred by Chapter 487 of
the Private Acts of the Stale of Ten
nessee, for the year 1917, there shall
he and there are hereby authorized to
be issued and delivered revenue notes,
of said citv, in the 'urn or Seven Hun
dred Kiftv Thousand H7"'0,000.001 Dol
lars during the calendar year, 1919; said
revenue notes to be issued In anticipa
tion of the collection of taxes and reve
nues of said current calendar year 1919.
Section 2. Be It lurther ordained,
That said notes shall be issued in the
denomination of" one thousand ($1
000.00) dollars and shall bear the date
of the first day of January, 1919: said
notes shall bear Interest at the rate of
five (3) per centum per annum. Said
notes shall not be sold for less than
par and accrued interest except by a
vote of four-filths of the Board of Com
missioners, when a price of ninety-nine
dollars on the one hundred dollars of
face valuation plus accrued Interest
may be accepted. The Interest on said
notes shall be evidenced by coupons at
tached thereto. Sa'.n notes shall be
numbered consecutively and shall he
designated as Series or the year 1919,
shall mature and become payable on
the first day of September, 1919, with
out option of prior payment by the City
of Memphis. Said notes snail be signed
bv the mavov and tne city clerk ahd
the seal of the City of Memphis shall
be fixed thereto. They snail be payable
at the City Hall In Memphis, Tennes
see, or at the option of the holder
thereof nt the United States Mortgage
and Trust Company in the City and
State of New York, in lawful money of
the United States of America. The
coupons attached to said notes shall
bear the facsimile signature of eald
Mavor and Citv Clerk
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
That said notes shall be Issued in sub
stantially the following form:
UNITED KTATfcS OF AMKRICA
STATE OK TBNNBS3BB
CITY OK MEMPHIS ,.
REVENUE NOTB '
SERIES OF 1919
No
The City of Memphis, in the Slat
of Tennessee, for value received, prom
ises to pay to the bearer hereof, at tha
City Hall in Memphis, Tennessee, or at
the United States Mortgage and Trust
Company In the City and State of New
York, at the option or the holder, on
Ihe first day of 191
Ihe sum of (J )
Dollars in lawful money of the United
States of America, with Interest there
on at the rate of
tier centum per annum, from the data
hereof until paid; the Interest belns
payable with the principal on the pres
entation and surrender of this note, ex
cept that the interest due herein
191 snail be due
and payable on said date on the pres
entation and surrender of the interest
coupon hereto attached.
This revenue note is issued under and
pursuant to and in full compliance with
the constitution and laws of the State
of Tennessee; including among others.
Chapter 4S7 of the Private Acts of Ten
nessee for the year 1917, approved April
7th, 1917. and ordinances, resolutions
and proceedings of the Board of Com
missioners of said city or Memphis duly
passed and adopted, rot- the purpose
of providing funds in anticipation of
the collection of taxes and revenues of
the current calendar year, 1919.
' It is hereby certified, recited and de
clared that all nets, conditions and
things required to exist, happen and
be performed precedent to and in the
issuance of this note nave existed, hap
pened and been performed in regular
and due time, form and manner as re
quired by law; inai tnis uore is inn
absolute, direct and general obligation
of the City of Memphis for which the
full faith and credit of said city are
inviolably pledged; and that this note,
together with all other indebtedness of
said City of Memphis, does not exceed
any Mmlt prescribed by the Constitu
tion or statutes of said State.
In witness whereof, the City of Mem
phis has caused this note to be stoned
hy Its Mayor and is City Clerk and
the seal of said City of Mmphl to
be affixed hereto and the coupon hereto
attached to be also signed bv the Mayor
and the City Clerk, and this note to
he dated the day
of 19
Mayor of Memphis.
City Cleric'.
FORM OF COUPON.
No $
Upon the day of
19 on the presentation and sur
render hereof, the City of Memphis,
Tennessee, will pay to nearer
( ) dollars In lawful
nionev of the United States of America,
at the Citv Hall in Memphis. Tennessee,
or at the United States Mortgage and
Trust Company, City and State of New
York, at the option of the holder, being
six months' Interest then due on Rcve.
one Note No Series of 19
dated day of
19 in the sum or
st per cent per annum.
Mayor of Memphis
City Clerk.
Section 4. Be It further ordained,