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PAGE SIXTEEN. i, Tw rrsr -fseee . r ... . - ncwa AtiviiiAK. 'j.iur, DECEMBER JO. 1920. I i . , ' Al I P I llltlAII TA 11 ' .. I i t ' I I Ak'A NAM rJ I ULA1VA A I.UIl IU iflUi SURRENDER SOON NEWSPAPER MAN waa fori t-U to run couataiitly to his otriou, h.ch uiua ho ctuue hack ' !uo ho had voiu diink titan bcl'ios. "A'.Wiivs :n Uie pa.-.t ' mi, I been abi to u, hiov wbai you u uitv- llltf ttt 111(1101.' Kill, H 111 Jv WOCW on, aaj 1 not fitful !iiii( -.! of him, 1 tnXUH0 colivlllvvd that tlO Hill) - ins tray. Goes to Own Room. "I went, to my roomNo. 2K. Mia room a an No. -9, I locked the cui tuuiucatuiK door ltwe!u. I liM.kU my own door. I eouHl l.ar liim hw yuu4 tha prliUou. H cuutjnliy wa tni-ia angry than r bofora. "i telephoned for soma fowl. The ncii'u poru-r- HiH cmu wllti the food. At run ht; rualn-d Mr. tia. ittuu. I could not put htm out- ''I not, rid of tins porter. 1 knew aiiulhvi' terrible scoum a Cuming. "Mr. Hainon t'lunrf himself 'town on my bJ. He wu Jisa-iisiiiusly m UijucateU. Ha oaJIfcti m lit --ailed rue i terrible ntuo. Hp wmiled to know who I huti been itiHii with. ' He knw- 1m k.ae--uh, how well, that I tiver in ten .aia sinca I was IT-hud I ever u muUi ia raised my ey at another ihi, Ana yet on that lital ilay hv c!iu,e to pre tend ho was Uoubuna mo. "Hia kiuie- Mr. Hamuli's knife i fell out of his iKJCkel as he lay ou ! thu hiii. I lion t know why have bvuu pruVHit.-in.e 1 picked it up and concealed it on tha table uudw & newspaf or. "He not up from thu. bd. II grubbvd mo. "His fuifcwjK went dep into my thro-t. I I'uuldn't Hcrvwn. "Ha lautilitJ that hutl, Kimily lUKh uf hia which he woa oiivful not to tfivt) in public but it ao a. 1 luic-w woU, . "Hu wrtlclnsd m auutly for tut in sunt, that beastly ' "a lip. H linhind a ciHar aud Unn i won h said to mm " 'i would m oay kIu our throat an I draw tins t-iKar.' "Feels for Knife." COTTON MXETS "He flt for his knif th knife I had mukwd up aud hiddou undor tha, p4Mr. Tha ha rtjtiU for his watou otiain, lt Chrtatmaa, I had Kivm tin a sold chain with a kuife atUchud. "This knifa was eon. He loernd at ma foolishly for a inoinoul. Thu his faca .sot lu a way that humble tu rtuiiouibr. Ha "tarted to lunxa at ma aurora th floor. Hit auita wra outMU'lchd and hla fingwrs clutoiied tha itir grotesquely. !n U(U;tivly 1 rtuiohad heiuod inn. On th window mill 1 rait my baud baa It waa upon, lnsida my hand voaroii eoxaad fQuud my sun, "He had tuvuu ma this kuii htm-, suit not so l"u bfloi'tt. t levxled this tiuu at his haad. 1 I'riitd out for him to stop, , "1 nwia was a chair cIobo to hi loft hand. Mo Uftd (us ri lit hand suddtiniy :iud wiiohcd oft tha light. "Th chair wag hwuum over his had. I could o tha movemeut famUy from tha liKht rflectd from. the stivtit arc. Uc runtiod at ma with tha chair up. Ho struck down savuguiy at mo. "He struck ma with the chair. Aa It wile dowo tha Run wut oft. It's trua 1 had it lt my baud nnd had It Cables Poor and Ginning Fig ures Shade Larger Than Ex pected, Causing Dip. Monday .Vftnrnoou. Dvo. Willi voitp from Livttrpool rathtv under niavtain!ii, '!ifluncl by finan cial tiHiubi.- In bnkin circles over thcr,-. ,-o.nl ; !i,i cnsue f!gurs on gin ned to !.. 15 iumiMi up !imr than iiwvinl, modtiraio !ueitiee prevailed !n the cotton market. TTaUln waa noi !ar :uid slllns Has done with a de- ii raouoii, vi nDsorptlve power was nut uiipreeeive. Domestic news "ot of ohai-aon-r dlffer-nt from nat n has been, but very little baeis was .urorttfu ror diving optort to vai Urn, HlMr-oits from vj-i.-,o nmmi uhiii em:4, however, cuutinueu to be iavorlie io biiiBr after the pasninn o ni nun ..i in yrar. tasei laineiy nmioii mat ine. liquidation nrocese lameiy coiniiteted anu conetructlvc ciutym .us not ir nence. I he tinning figures 1,J 78,1)00 bai", compared with 9,3)Mi,tiOH a year ago. the '.mount for Ihe period, having been 13. "im ngainnt oS,i)h. Traders, ho I'Ver, did. not seem disposed to offer much preasuie based mi this Informa tion, for such allowing was fore?aated by mlvate guesses .tnd .tiso by th re- i -m officiai niiinutB mi tile "lie of the crop. I'liet iMiivs were nsiiT, March New York being itt U.i'ilo. a drop of L'S lioints front the orevtoue close, and beiore the all nuwi H.KSc had been reached, whicli wee but points over last week's lowest itiid within iU points id the Hndtiuii H low for tbn option. Trade KUsointion and Hubsideuee of offering I Wped to turn the i ide upward, but the 1U...U UIMM aliuf . ...1 t.nm tHm nMUlllllN it must L i0lllg ivei waa rwM;i,d, r m i5.no tor Mai'h. oifermgs increased itgsin The stock market was wilhuut special streugtli. aud bears In that direction wei still busy, wlills rmyers were act ing conservatively. The reaction failed t.i take the list as low as it was earlle but the affair in the late afternoon eevined to be lit a rut. News from the spot department was rmher scare and none too favorable. although Houston wired that some busi ness pending down there. Aa a ruie there was hu!e doing and trading was uf hullday tbaracter. H'stlure o( a private bank in Lcndun helped depress the msjaet in liver t'wl this morning, althougo it has been iniimaied for seveiaixtays that troubles of this, sort were to bs xpeoiea. iTt vate cables said 'bat sentiment among the trnde over there was being flueuued l weakness In our markets also. The urine oeolln continued until the iloee. although final tone was steady, the list showing a Ueullne of in to 'H poiula. Spots were marked down 52 points, fully middling to ll.fi6d. with sales 1,'riHj balsa, including J.70U American. Keoeipts were uV.Utki bales. inciudiiig ,)7.3ijt" .Vmenean. tuirnig the final bad hour prices crumbled further when offerings in creased and there was limited buying power, finals being around bottom for the tiessiou. Futures closed ?i to "5 points off, tone easy. New orteans closed L'3 to 33 points lower, tone steady. .Spots were TtS bates, with riusiations off SO points, middling at. n.iic. l.lveiuuol Is due to com to 11 points lower. in Hie local market sales reported were um bates, and quotations are with out change, middling at 1jC. good middling. 1 the spot JH: to arrive. &oo. (rutures closed steady at '.'3 to 33 (Hunts. Sal's on decline ten. High Low. Tudar. Pm Jan. . 1 4-tin 14.2 IXM iX7 14.:!'' March . H.J9 14.1S 14.20 14.J6 14.5.', May ... 14. 4g !4. 14.46 14.4ft 14.75 JUij ." 14.S0 H.7S t4.i4 n.ia H.St "'t ii:t i4.:r Lec. . 1S.? 14.08 13.1HI I2.it) 14.1 pointea ut didu t puil mm, i swear tha trigger." to God I TfEW YORK COTT05, M5W TORIv. Pec. :0. The weak ness of Liverpool and the renorted susoenmon of ;0 London bank liioi unsettling effect in the cotton market bore at the opening today, first prices ww tiarely steady at decline ,,f !T to :.'7 points and there was onsiderable Ulverpoui and .Southern selling s well as s-aitering liuulnstlom Offerings. however, appenred to he' pretty well absorbed around 14.!M for January and 14. sic fcr March, with the market later firming tip to 15.0uo for 'hese posi tion or within 16 or I points ,if .Sat urday's cloning. Trade Interests were among Ihe buyers, while there, was on n Unued covering on reports "f a better tone In the goods trade. The census report showing tO.gTI.JW bales tinned prior to Osg. 1J was about :n line vvitu tx oho tat ions. The market showed considerable firmness igtsr. particularly in the case of January. About 1.1J3 bales of cotton have- been added to the certified stock here during the past week, most of it irrsding middling or tibove but the in spected supply of S.345 bales is regarded as affording January snorts little pro- teution and trade interests were buyer "f that tioeitlon to cover hedges. This sent the prices up to tj,17o or a point ubova Saturday' closing, wnile later months remained five to 10 points net lower, with, .March selling around 15.08c. I .No rran feature devetoned during I tne miuaie or ins afternoon and trad Ing was ijuiet with prices ruling abou it to tl points net lower or around IS.i'fc for .Innuary. 1'litures closed easy at decline of to -'i points. Tlo Cipro. High. Low. Tbday. IVs. 14. 1)4 1S.17 14. "0 14. MS 14. Vt 15.1' 14.80 15. 0 15.15 14.U1 15.05 15.25 15.UI Traders Press- Setting Side in Wheat EarlvBut Corn Relatively Firm. ,i.''H1,m-,U"''' V"V- 3b -Traders pressel I S "lU2? "f ,h wheat msrta-t todav The fart that the British made no wheat purrhsses over the woek-end counted ;ts b-srish factor. Opening duntatlons, which varied from le rte. .fine t , advance, with March II !.4'1, and May 11 r.Xfftl. .-,, were ffillnwed by a material w'tbnctc all am.inrt, .Subsequenllv a liberal reduction in the visible simmiIv int,.i t..i- i t " bo';f railv. The close was firm: 4 .1 -,7lL?"- ,lch'r with March fl.(4 1-4 to II.S414, and Uiv II ci ,n n m , a Offerings wer small and there was perRistxnt buvlns. canau.iullr ,,n trt Of .". ISrtre elevnlr, Inlam-, c'oee was ffrtn -4 to 1 I-4e netlleh.e i t -n in . n. I .. . ... . - - ",,, 1 1 I , in '1 n 1 1 ' 1 1 M w. .w , n. - nrt reiativeiv t rill. Aft.,r. n.,nv l. '?T ro uc advance. Inclnrllnv Uav - tne market harttenert all ni-unn una then rescted somewhat mts ref.eeted the streeirth ,,f ,-ntrt ln unchanged te higher. May m3Hc. and continuing clese to the innuu range. w.'akness in the to weigh down , FROM WALL STREET Jan. . March May July . Aug. I lot. . 1C. . is. ;o 14.(15 15.30 15.00 15.10 14. 84 H. mi U.SJ is.ua 15.10 1S.10 14. ill) 15, 15. 15.2 1 5. JO 15.35 15.33 15.12 . MISCLLNEOUS KANSAS CITT. Peo. 20. Eggs. uu. changed; firsts. 57ifr6e.- Mutter unchanged; creamery, ao. Hens uncnaoged. 15t21c; springs tin changed. LONIXX, Dec. 20. Standard topper. soot. t.74. -'s. tid: futures. is, ia. Klectro vtlc. snot. His: lumres. j-si Tin. snot. :2t)7. 15s: futureB. till. 6d. Uad, spot i!J!3. 5s; futures. 24, lUs. iiltic soot, 26; futures, 7a, tid. SAVANNAH. Use. 20. Turpentine quiet: i'!!1; no sales: reeeipts. lu,; snip. nients. 183: stocK. ifcuaz. twsin iiuiei so rales; receipts. is; snipments, . stock. 77JS7. Quote: B. 1. fci V, H. 1. K. M. N Wg, WW. ll.Oti. NKW VOKK. Dec. 20. Butter firmer firsts. Klijoic. Kggs firm; tirstg. 73SJ76c. Cheeee itreguiar: avermgo run, t'HICAUO nee. 20. Butter creamery IJfdJC Kggs lower; receipts. 1.431 i firsts, S4iicoac. Poultry aiives unsettled: towis, 234o; springs, 24o; turkeys, 40c. :m 25c, higher ATTORNEY SAYS GIRL 10 GJ1E JJP m WEEK FOHT WORTH, Texas. Dec 20. W. P. McLean, Jr., msiuUsr t a law firm with which relatives of t;iara Snattit have becu noKotiuung, s,d this nioiiiuiK iiiai the irl wtil sur rewder wuluit a week or icn liajs, but that tii place of surrender has not bn arranged, lie said site is hot In Cbihualiua, though udding that she wad in Mexico. A upecdy trial WiU be demanded. h said. SCRIBE'S mSCOVERY NEWS TO OFFICIALS ARDMUKK, t.ikla.. Doc 2(J Nn in formaUou hag been rece.vcd lv ati thonues here of the allt'Ked discov ery by a newspaper titan m t'hiliua hua, Mexicu. ot t iara Hatuoii iSiiiilh. sought in nHiiiewtion wiiu ihe lata! shoounu .f Jake U llaiitoii, iiuUiuu Htre oil man, and politn ai b-itdcr. Ituth Kueatil I!, iiruwit, cituiily t loruey, and litak Ciaitett, sheraf, 1 clared today thai if the girl has bcn found and has said site nilemis to it. tiirji tu Aidinoio in a few days answer charges of murder, as was , reported lasi niKht. tliev have not j beeu so .i.lvisod. i ARKANSAS SUPRB1E COURT DECISIONS MEMPHIS COTTON. Memphis cotton closed uuist and steady and unchanged. Mldllng, 1UO, Slv Roo bales, lUuiuuing 250 previous evening, ITev. 7.50 9.00 U.O0 ' 13.50 IS 00 K.00 16.50 17.W 17.50 lower; lowen Today. 7 50 9 00 U.00 1S.5P 15.00 1.0! lii. 50 17.00 17.50 Good ordinary Strict giad ordinary . lew 'Middling , Strict low middling , Middling , Strict middling ...... food middling Strict cood middling Middling fair Yellow tingj'd 150 to 300 point blue stained -too to ;. poinli yaitow etaiuetl 4tit) to 4ii0 puluts lower. DAILY COTTON STATEMENT Rets, today, net iroea Hi: I Mote l.iua i J ross Stn. Ads- !, net i , ross Ships, UHluy . Since Aug. 1 . StocK on Hand.. DAILY INTERIOR. ST. IA)IUS. Dee. 20. Poultry, hens. -prttlgg, 25c. Hulter. creamery. 50a. I'.gts. file , CHICAtlO. Peo. 10. BOtatoes dull receipts. ;1 cars: Northern white. sacked. tL35M.4e cwt.: bulk. Sl.4Wiiil.iw cwt. ; MUuiesota and .North l'akotaKd river tlhios, sacked. SI. 60. LONDON. Pec. 20. Bar silver. Id per ounce. .Money ier cent. Lna count rates: .snort lulls. Ic4 per cent; 3 months bills. u-V per cent. im. lilt. lt t ZMt 4.924 4.381 4.52(1 ,4i)4 7.1)97 r,.i,4 7.142 Meg K.H3 1 0.311 f fi.WH 214J.47J 2.2 :".'5.;i3 jy,;n ;.i,.to 44,67o 4. ll ;i.3'.!3 5.314 ;;3.3t' 4l.ll4 S44.i2'J 3U'7 220,6 2fcii NEW YORK, Pen. 20. Idve poultry firm; chickens, by freight, -oc; by ft- pres. ZHMMc: fowls. 2MiZ9c: turkey not duuled. Pressed irregular: West ern chickens, boxes, JSW4ic; barrels. 25 3fl: fowls, fresn. 234tiS7c; roosters, fresu, yswtac; turkeys, young. oOwbiic, old. 4hc. NKW VORK. Pec. 20. Har silver. domestic. !'!"c; foreign, t2c: .Mexican dollars. I7c. NKW VtiHK. Pec. 20. t 'of fee. Kio. 64s futures steady: March, - r-.t Sept., 51c. No. 7 fi.5.1c; Tone. Mem puis, sly. . St. lnns, sty . Augusta . Houston, 'ji. . . Ijttle Hock, ut, Dallas, ,t Middling Kct. Tdy. Ves. Ntocg. 4,j2 15.00 15.00 361.057 . ;t 15.00 i.i.uw m.37 . 1 IhiJ ... 1 4.f I '.5.470 14,544 14.110 14. 2i 337,551 2,044 la. 00 15.00 1.2,443 IS.4a 13.00 l oiai r eceipt today -3.223 Same day last year .o.5u3 Spoi -uivs. Mempnia, 500; agusta, is; llous.on, 2,3; l.':tllas, 2.S44; Little Uovk. '.',ii31. NEW VORK. Pec. 20. Popper, nom inal: electrolytic spot and nearby. 13 Mi 'n'14: first quarter. I34ul4. Iron un settled; No. I Northern. ;':i.(n): No. 2 Northern, 32.0(1: No. -' Southern. 33.110 'd.'bvUO. Tin ,-asier: spot and nearhv, 33.75: futures. 34.25W34.iiil. I'ad steady; siail. 4.atMtfi.vO. i-lnc steady; Ijust St. Louis delivery, spot. :..iWits.,;i. Anti- mouey, o.inMutt.ia. alONET. DAILY POET TrlOVEMENT. NEW VORK, cantile paper. (Spet.al to The News I.U'TLr. Hi it.' K, Ai PplillOlIn lcuvi-leu '11 court foiiow . MtfCuilovii, t . J No. J vs. i sc,u' IjODuke rliaiKco, 1... Lee vs. .", i ' 'uaclitta c liaiKvi j firmed. WtHni. .! -A from Lona.il ,'in ui Cheney . Auto t'o., i'roui j.i a, i ic t' Fred Groei.i.iicr i - al., from coaelutn . .r Charles iluit v- A from lnilcpciuiii.i c i.i ana njuiu.iid.t.d, 1 i. Snulu, i .::'.;. ersea ami l . ,u.i u Moil couipoiiy . compaio. .'"hu firmed. Hart, J . j oil it iroiu iiae cicu, bctmitar.j -1R, n-c. ;).-. 'ii Use s.ipielnts Praiuaite District iv-.iciiuiiay. 'roui i '.:mied, I'liiuie rousoau, ; rout j rcvvistHl a el af- Tone. N. i irleatu, ,jt i.aiveMton, tt. Moplie, tolli. Sevan nan . harieetoii Wilmington Noriotk tAainnioi e, noin. New V"r, .jt. . ItoKloit, i'biieiiwiphia, qf. '"lai fs elpt '; Mtai 'i.Nl i Middling Ilct. T'iy. V,, !1,;I23 H.2b 14 ,h 10,7 15 mi H 3,317 . . lt6 . M '.4 . . 1.3MI . l.i-35 351. 14. : i ;,o 15 ;,i II. tii Hi III) 1 .HI i:.J.5l7 24J.21; 41..12H 75.3XJ i4.U7S 12.741 'i,I5 4..U 719 CONSOLIDATED FORT. 10 :'U9. :91s. Kris. .; .US. 1.6.4 'rt.l..., 2.574 Kx. ic ir. i;r. . e , .1 : UHa " .til Kx. i-. i 'ranee ' ; 1 -is l.56(l l.;x. t i jii t . . .1,13 ' ;. .'"I mil Kg. J ip. Meg. ! 43 1 .'..il 1 l.liHI Totai s..ockS. 1.31'3. .'37 1 i..1H!l.il4 Total reig, . I ril. lino i.'.i; 122 2,,.''.I21 Fore.n iii..J 19,t)3j : .;.,.:!,' l,'t)ii.44l - lai !'VII i f'uau llilu , i , M a 1 TOMORROW'S ESTIMATED. I i a ii -v, .1 i. I I 111 CO 'A in u. i, , , .1 lll'lll,:.,. i u . a a... . . .ini.li in ..ii'i .'VoJ. -3,"i il 1st WH. 1919. -ins U4.1 i.413 1.444 LIVERPOOL COTTON. .1 Kill ' " 'I.. . c. .'" - , ' atoii. (illy . Ic'CKcl' I tract ilir. tUl t . :m n.-,a il n ine iiipaaij W fine i-.i- Kiver iuinbci Holt, i oiitrcL 1 . :;,i, Ualli.i i tut, reveieeu , i . i, , aikc D. Hincb, ....ifii, , .jc i.n, . it Totiuuy i'.'-tlc. i-i,ii, i.rvtiiv . . un t'efereau and ; i'a,ai,o,.u. Smitll, 'l !'' il llltc -.vi.iiMll u , , vs. .Mrs. J A . Punt, f:..ia . im,. , cult, ai'l'iriited, 1 . CuM-r ,.' AicNeai, Pirn, .1 1 1 . t .s,,n ,:r, ,m, hl- PlUled. A. i ' I, : l',,C, from llrctia; !ci.,il. i iirnici audi leveraeu. ' Huiiipnree, J Kffte .Netsou, P reversed and icn vs. J. K. Ctismoi hauK'M'f uiliruieu, i.ia Kyt Ms KiH;k and Fort .Smith ... ,...t -i idlleii, ,1 ,i.d, co lid. ,"W I'liddtlng. , Xld. J..IH IV . ,,i dlllKt 1 11. -' t i a., c. c.ici.ni; ! 'ii" ri ccpi. . '.il.lw DaieS. oi. ludlnj; ivi .oil.. '-'iitntee , ii,ml steauy .. a. .,.'t).. ' 1 l .'!'. Marci .' . I , : .: . ; tl 2d; i '- t, ',intiai lioswa steady to ..i points. . '-POL, adllnir, Odium, o; ui- ., . - rieaii. .,','. 3'W I IK.. nnd; Ma. VI it. decline oi Pec. 20. Prime mer ; d; i vchange Irregu lar; sterling dO-dav bills. 3.45v: com mercial 6ii-day Pills mi hanks. $3.47iii; commercial Mi-day hills. J3 45li.' ile inaud, S.1.M". cables. $3.50 7-8. Francs, demand. .) Ho. cables. :..87. Belgian francs, ilemsnd. 6. IS; cables. 6.20. Guild ers, demand. 31.00: cables. .IM.l'i. Lire, demand. 37: captus. .1 :t'J. MarKn, de mand. 1 .16; cables, I 37. ' ireece. de mand, r :iu. New VcrK exchange on M'Hiiresl l;'i 7-8 per cent discount. Gov ernment bonds and tniiroad bonds ir regular. 'Hme I. -aim easier: . days, 90 days itnd six t-.-onths , ,i.7p.. c'iiH money sicitdy: riiiinc : ate tana a. cepinnces '. COTTONSEED OIL, KW VOKK. P Open Wheat March . t.6.1 Is" 7orn Mav ... 72' July ... .73 i lats Mav . . . Jlllv .. Pork Jan. . . 2t.0 lard Jan. .. 12.75 Mav . . 13.00 Ribs Jan. .. It. 00 May . . 11.70 ling, market tended provisions. Close Tdy. Pre. High. Low. 1.64i 1.604 1.6414 1.64 l.OI 1.1111 i.t l.u .4(1 .4.14 .744 .754 ,49 .48i 4K. .484 .73'i .744 .494 .484 '.UK .48 i .414 21.60. 2i.no 21.60 3S.40 12.95 13.27 11.1! 11.80 12.75 13.00 109S 11.65 11.92 13 27 11.13 11.80 11.07 11.32 11.20 11.82 KANSAS CITY. Per. 20. Cash wheat. no. i nard. ji.70t 75: No. 2, 1.6Tft -. i reo, n.softri.lltl: .No. 2, S1K Corn. No. 2 mixed. 6.14c; No. 2 -on... oc; ,-vo. z yellow, 67c. .-'"" -No- - white, 49c; Sc. 2 mixed. ., Rye, SI. 4 9. ST. LOriS; Dee. 20 "'ash whent No. i rea winter. S3.084il ,09. Com No. 2 white, 75o; Ne. 4, 69(H71o. oats No. 2 white. 49Uc; No. 3, 49c. MEMPHIS MARiCEIS Produce. lCggs Selects. 7073c: eon. storage. 55 .1 i 'la.stng prices: rdftV tr-v January . . February March April . May J tine . July 1 Veemner !'otat sales 8.75 It H. I .768 83 9.ISB9.I I 9. is a .! 9 ;j a. 9 ..' " :i .HI if 9 50 50 ir til) i 9l 8 70 Tone te S Sfeii 8 88 X MM it 9 Hit i 2tl.trS.2l i' 2 I'd 9.30 : 1 1 il 3.42 ! id u i.Ti.'. "rnj'9.7,) Butter Presh creamery, pound prints 48r52c: country butter, 2739o. heese 4'ream prints. 262lk. I'enltrr Pucks. 27iS0o: hens, alive. ?1i33o; dressed, 262so; cocks, alive. i.,i.in; n rollers, 400; large siaga. 24(t25c; geese. 14wi7c: turkeys, it 4tk-: dressed. 45fi48o. Rabbits Doien. J2.004TS.25. Vegetables. Beans Narv. ner lb.. 8Ue: Lime, Der id., an. Potatoes S wt.. all varieties. S3.MO 3.50. Onions Sacked, 100 lb., S3.0O4J.JS white, S3.50. Cabbage Oat. 1.!51.7E. Celerv Michiiran. bunch. 0S75o: CaJ- liornia. J1.3.;.cl.5U. - Peppeds Basket. S1.00pi.2S. l'arsntps Bushel. $1.75. Cauliflower Onte. $3.359150, squasn Hound. 15c. cucumbers e0c9$l 00. Lettuce Crate, $1.75. Snaps Hamnar. S5.004rS.SO. Tomatoes California lugs. $3.60493.00. Groceries. Flour Barrel. 24-Pound sacks. S10.S5 viz.au: self-rising. Jll.2a4rl2.2l Meal Cream. 100-lb. siu-ks. S2.20: 50 lb. sacks. J2.30; 25-lb. sacks. $2.40: HI. b. sacks. $2.55. Coffee Roasted, bulk, per poiteit oroiesry, i416e: mettrara. i4Ilo; iiBht (Trade. 32a)Oe. Sugar Htanrtaru begt sranuisted cane, ilomestik, 994c. Rice Best head, Ew47te. Canned Goods 'Tomatoes, dosen, No. 95c: No. 3. $1.35; corn, No. 2. $1.:!0$ ov; nommav, io. d, ti.s; araut. no. $1.45; peas, St.4047l.60. Fruits. Ltmons Bog, $3, 5044.00. Apples Box. Peltctnus, $4.7,i5.0O other varieties, i.i.i0(di W4.50: barrels. fork. J4.50W8.50: ianos. $4,6045.60 n mesaps, J7.254V8.no. Dried Prnit Kviinrirflted SCDlsii. nvl ano ceacnee. o'tree: Dtwm 10. 124i37c: apricots. nomml tirapefrutt Hot. $4,7I4tW Oranges Florida. $3.604.60. Grapes Emnernrs, crate, S4.60; Mal- Itas. J3.00W11.00: Tokavs. crsta 4d.bta-n.tiu. Coconuts Kach. 8t9e. Cranberries Pound. Issa than hsreels. Nuts Pound, Hrsstls. 30o: walnuts i&3i)c: almonds. 24i25c: pecans. 2041 iw: mixen. too. Pears Western, bog. $8 00 50, Hides and Fnvs. FTIdes No: 1 rreen, salted, Te: parti cured. t7c: green. bnc: dam aged culls, half rrice; dry flint. 13 mo: ury ssitea, liwizo; no. 3 grades. 1C lower. No. 1 bars hides. S4 004.25- No. horse hides. 3.ai'ui 3,25; gtues and ponies hpsatns. 1 -iiSOr' shaannee. Ml to: nost iins, l")625o: dry culls, half price. rauow. i.visc: beeswax. 2S2Sc: cin seng, $10,003.11.00; Liolden 8enl S4 6oi Wool rse. hard ho rev iflfMSn- 'gnt:v ourry. iwitf: cear. 1 mi 20c tub washed. 23,335o; burry washed, 15 Cottonseed Prodncts. Mi-or,..! Cruds o, Little Encouranement in Week End News and Sell ing Pressure Continues. . NKW VORK. Dec. Traders evi dently found IUHp estise for encour agement in news advices over fhe week end and continued te sell stik-ks at the active opening of jodiy's session. Oil and sugar shares were weakest, ex cepting Mexican Pftroleiim, which . -ored an Initial gain of Hi points. Koulpments, motor jeclaltles. textiles and utilities, nwtablv Pullmsn. Bosch magnero, American Woolen and Peo ple's Oas. increased last week's losses, "nielhle. Ickswanna and United States Steels were fractionally better, but rails rescind. New York Central be ing the only prominent Issue to display n 'icitree nr strenirtn. The market anddenlv reversed" it course at midday as a result of buvlna; orders for oHe, steels antf rails. Mexi can Petroleum gained 24 points. Re public Iron Hi and PlUsh-irn West Virginia. Chesapeake Ohio. Reading, St. Paul preferred and Missouri Pacific 0efetTed rose 1 to 2 points. 1 tie closing wsg heavy. Sales proxlmated 900.000 shares. LAST SALES. ,(,B, oelteif Press.) Allis-Chalmers American Meet Sugar American Can American Car and Foundry American Hide and leather, ptd. American International Corp. . . American Iswomoflve American Smelting and Ref. .... American Sugar American Sumatra Tobacco .... American T. and T. 13x Div American Woolen , Anaconda Copper '. Atchison A., J. and W. Indies Baldwin lawnmotlve ROUND THE TICKER Ootton. ap- 28 :t6 21 1!7' 36 ,1 ,"J 77 384 67H 964 60 4 3; 84 1113 Hi 864 Baltimore and Ohio . . . : 31 Hethlehem Steel "B" BOH 1 ansnian pacific 1114 t entrai uestner .is Chandler Motors fix Div 6814 r. nessoease ann tmio a4 tTiloago, M. and St. P 254 Chicago. R. I. and I'. 244 Chlno Copper 17 C olorado diet and iron 25 H. i:orn products 64 Crucible Steel , 80"i Cuba Cane Sugar 164 Erie 12 fieneral Klectrlc 4184 General Motors .- 134 Goodrich Company 304 urest northern preferred .. (Ireat Northern Ore Ctfs 26 Illinois Central 834 msmratlon Conner 28 Int. Mer. Marine pfd. 174 International Paper 4.14 Kenncott Copper 14 Louisville and Nashville 97 LOCAL SECURITIES. v.tiutationa are imotiiciai. li. ua; eh. tained Irom the moat reliable sources and are based on the last known sate. I HANK STOCKS. I 1; 47 -- Close T'lday. I'rev, d. A-k.'d. 0 :.'i I'l ,;.". 1) : ...1 no "I wl .!') : ' .1 ,l ...,11 ;- e loh.nns Ouotationa I oasis, folio f o. b. Ufa eo ; . per cent. ton. $27.00, uomtnal: imus. loose, jh.otiarfi. jo. Provisions. Pry salt Meats Regular, 16!4c: -;.igar-Cured Musts Standard hams, :T)'nJ8c: breakfast baenn. 42'(44e- sec nils. 3a31c: picnic name, t8.(f20c. ' ard lorn, h. g lard. 164t.174c; best , oniimund. 124ail3c. Gram and Foedstnffj. 1 Merchants' nxrhange Quntatbms.S Oats White, dray lots, 6 So; mixed, 67c. Hay Timothv. less than carlnts. No, I-'eOrUrtl p ' I Mar. a . . ;trn I Ma . I.ltm., I J'.i.v A. 1C. i ,.:it t ,. 11 -'n.tiiM,ii 1 , ml. odi u; K. .v. t.'ooper from i lemi.Mead vs. Lit-llaiiway .p.. ,ill en, . el o i-inoel CcelltOtl nbw Orleans corroi coinpaiiy, iron rtiuti circuii, p peai Uistiiisacd, 1 la Kcniut k.v oveitul rotuutuiy vs. i'reii Kemp. i,,n, van Huiea Liicuit, ainriueu. E(CHMESMRS TO MEET WEDNESDAY 1 01 Wednesday afternoon just alter the close of the mai eels a mmu teeming of the Memphis Cotton ex change will be held lo lake up and fur tiler the movement looking i rtlu. Oft of acreage of vol toil lor the com ing seaeuu, Prssndenl Cooks u."ee ev.-y Hieuiosr to be present and lend tb" 1suppt.1t of the organisation lo Hie effort willed is so dueeiy assouialcwi WIU4 tue wuu'i ui Uie euut'e Uada, NKW ORLKANS. Pec. ." Heavier 81IUII.1KS Oi Pec. il 'hall exiolsu, 10. 7.3ta bales, scuolddtg Im ins census burvau tngetlier witn rearts of biuia tauures in l u,i,.ii and a lower iaver lsA maiael man due put tne price ol cotton 1,' lower ieeis today. In the first half hour of Iradllig pru-es fell to poiius which cairied January down 10 I5.9:c and July to 14 ',4c. Heaiiiiug hv snot la furnislied 'he ring wild more a demand than it couid readily supply and prtcea reacteii, trie Hading niontits standing hi nl lossta ot oniy five to neveli poults to waiu it 0 clock. The ueHrness ol the holidays no'inmi to restrict new opera tions, mpec, any on the short ems. price changes were narrow during the second half of the session and what moat leadere .all a tyreeal "end of the year ' trading developed, At 1 ,tij o clock prioes were al net declines ot 20 to 25 points. Spots ciosml ijuiet at decline of 50 poinla, ordinary, 25c; g'eat ordinary, 6,25c, low middling .25it ; miduluig. American Savings Hang 01 Com. i Trust 1:0 1 emrai-staie National . com. I'Hiflt :ind Savings PeiHiaitors Savings i'lrst National , ;,.umnty Trust t 0. . P.bcriy Savings National City Hang...... Miuihauau .-.avings 96 I Norte Memphis Savuigs. . I 1 copies ,-iavtngs , . , 1 1 I Security Hunk & Trust Co. 03 I Stales SavtnKS . --'! 1" I I mon and i' auters . "t P MlSCKLLAMfU'S STOCKS. 1 ,' I Kxchange Building Co. . . .11 18 Ainmpnis Terminal Corp. 20 I Hrrnanuo lnurance . !.. I 1 layoso Hotel I t'oemx ' otton t III t . "I Win. ii Moore o. . 0 ' t 02 I 1TY Bl iNPS. J 82 MempniS Scllool 4a 1 Menu. ins , School 4-jS. i:'-8 'u Mcmpnis Hfdg. IV:. I'1".. .d ISCK'LLAN KOUS HON PS. Memphis Water 4s . , . Linden station 5 Mempnis st, ity. Ss . . . Gayofto Hotel 5s . Am. Hag Co. 6s. 20-yr. Mempnis L. ifc P. ". is Kouitabie Uaa Co. 5s. l28 Nineieeiith Century- lub 6s Mempnis I'erminal 6s . s. Memnnis Land '0 ... 1 1 il'NTV PONDS. Shelby 1 '. unity 4; . Shell,' County 4'...s , Sheihy County 6s. acco to maturity Lake County. Tenn. BOND CLOSE. N KM' Y IRK. i .i.e. 20. iabertv bonds closed: .,s. tS9 9il: first s. S4.80; ,-e.mri 4s. ,..in noi: rirst 4s, e.-ond 4 .4s. 83.10; tlnrd totirth 4 s, SS3.80: Victory 39. V'ictorv ,. S'.'4.6. 185.011; .,,. 80 $94.94 SCOAR. Miss. Levee 4- Miss, letvse 6s M ins. Levee 6s. 1924'.,.. Yasoo-MiBS. Rfd. 4b .. Yntoo-Miss. Kid. 4'. 19 Yasoo-Miss. eg St. Krancis 6s St. Krancts b'-'S St. Francis 6s. acoortling lualurity : !'o ig !,I0 :"' '7 i :;. '.'.) ;')) i m S. : :o . r I'.IO 1 02 : i'lti 88 :i 9S If") 102 . 103 83 85 90 IC! 95 '18 90 9,i 'It 9,3 1 100 10s KW V'TO, Pec firm: reftneii mnet a ;nc irrarniini,i Sugar f-itures closed steady I 3111 tons: Jan.. , March. 4. ,',4; 4 6; J-.llv. 4 8.,. 0. Raw Migur 90 to 8 00c for -ales, May, Christmas Calm ( 'overs Courthouse ''.'lie 11 dial irehnllilav calm hits fallen tn avilv upon- the Shelbv coun ty ctirthiiiiHc. N,i cases were tried in the crim inal rt nnd in First division onlv arraitrnmpnts were ha lulled. Severn! ninor iitininen suits were nn trial In the four circuit courts and every where whs an apparent ,,sir on Pin part ( f both Httorneve and liti gants to dinpose of the htistneas In band anil forget 0:cir legal en tanglements until after the Christ mas holldavs. T)l c-ortldrira and offices throngh oiit the building were almost dp. sorted. Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum Miami Copper " Middle States Oil - Mldvale Steel Missouri Pacific . . , New York Central N. Y.. N. H. and Hartford Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pure Oil Oklahoma Prod, and Ref Pan-American Petroleum Pennsylvania People's Gas Pittsburrh and West Va Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Rep. Iron and Steel Royal Dutch, N. Y Shell Trans, & Trad Sinclair Con. Oil Southern Pacific Southern Railway Standard Oil of N. J. pfd Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Co. Texas & Pacific Tobacco Products Transcontinental Oil I'mon Pacific U. S. Food Iroduets V. S. Retail Stores T. S. Ind. Alcohol Knifed States Rubber T'nited States Steel CtaJi Copper Westlnghouae Klectrtc! Willys-Overland Atlantic Coast Line 'oca-cola Gulf States- Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloan, Shef. Steel A Iron (bid). I nlted l Yult ex-dtv Vir.-Oam. i-hemical American Tobacco American Zinc Invincible Oil (bid) 24 .. 157 ,. 15 . U . 30 . 16 . 68 . 95 . 33 . 34 . 7414, . 394 . 31 . 274 . 804 574 . 55 . 3i 2374 . 954 . 19 . 1113 4 . 394 . 7 . 41 H . 164 . 5014 . 64 . 1134 . 164 514 . 60 . 7SV4 ' 474 , 40 85 20 IS 47 1894 38 1104 New Vork The Federal International Raitklrr corporation, designed to fi nance flie South s foreign trad la sta ple products, was oversubscribed a mil lion dollars, and will have a credit of $70,000. one, or ten times its capital stock, with the federal reserve bank. Southern mills wirs the principal sellers of gray1 Cloths last Week, ss most of the New Kngland mills declined to meet current market prices. Local yarn merchants ssy spinners have ceased to sell so freely of spot lots at distressed prices and look upon conditions as in dicating Improvement PearsSll.. New Orleans Bank failures In Lon don are given as the reason for the slump In Liverpool. 3. ft Q. New Orleans. The barometer lines on the weather ina-p point' to bllJnsard conditions and rain or- snnt iav fore- I cast for every state in the cotton belt. . u. New Orleans Trie government esti mated the Georgia crop a,t 1,400.000 bales of 5fw pounds gross weight, and the census bureau says that the Dec. 13 ginning of Genrela was 1.321.751 run ning, ba'lea, which means th Georgia has already ginned about as much cot ton a was estimated for the Whole year -). o. New-York Liverpool local crowd sold with buying by Wall street. New Or leans. Hubbard. New York. Liverpool market seems to lack buying power; ' many shorts covered; speculators are out of mar ket. Hubbard to Reese. New Orleans Continue to look for erratic, uncertain market until some definite trade devlopment arises to Indicate early business revival and re stored confidence.' There's nothing" in news to encourage buyers. NewburJJer & Co. to Turner Reld. Waco. Tex. Business continues on moderate scale, farmers selling- current picking. Very little change except weather beginning show signs unsettled ann some sngnt indications rain. New York. Ldok for small holiday market this week with trend of prices downward. This will probably show more ln the latter part of the week, As a rule the selHnsr of contracts against spots South are light in the early part of the weejy, and the locral bulls try to take advantage of this sit. uation. McKadden to Mc.p-Bll. Liverpool cables: General liquidation in small market. buns disappointe with decline on your side, and general pustness feeling' less optimistic. New Orleans. Reported large bank failure London, probably cause lower Liverpool than expected. Bank had capital of one million pounds, of which 700,000 to suD-wihed and 383,000 caned up. Bank had 73 branches. Beer to McFall. New Orleans. Reports from the in terior Indicate no change ln the spo situation. Waco says farmers ore sell lnr- what they pick, but that business Is moderate. S. & G. Greenville, a. C An mills In Green vflle and this district are closed until Jan. 3 for Christmas," due dull business Beer to McFall. A cable from Vienna to the New Yorlt' Times-says: something in nautre of panto is raging at present; everyon trying- to change kronen Into foreign currency. 214 LIVE STOCK MARKET. MEMPHIS. Dec. 20. Cattle---Reeltvts iiirni; mantel steady: pest fat steers. i uiir 1.1111; iair 10 cood. J4.75e5.00 poor duality light. S-1.S0ff4 00: best grass 11a steers ann neirers. -.ivtiiiiT .bo: me dium, Ji. iiO m 5 50: light medium. S3.50 4.00- cutters. 3.003.r.O- canner cows, 2503, ,5: ininr light yearlings, $3.00ifi J.riO: good spring calves, $7.110178.00; me dium. jS.Oflifrd no; thin, $3.5oi(i.OO: best veals. SS.0OW9.50: poor kinds. $4.00W 4. tin: neaw rat nulls. $r.oo; 5.1,0. I logs Receipts light: market steadv; heavies. 220 up. $8 00i).g.75: medium. 16o-?20. 8.ooji9 75; thin packer sows. $6.i7 On: itood packer sows. $7.0nT 50: lights. 120-160, $8 50.W9.50; heavr pigs. S8.50T9.r.O: light ptgs, S7.o0ifj8.60, -T. I.OPIS. Pec. 20. Cattle, receipts. 00; tdeers !ow, tew low-nticed kinds Kteartv, others not sold: cows and smokers stuff steady; canners stmna veal calf top. $11.50; hulk of cows. $5 oni6.0fl: hulk of canners. S2.S6frtifl.15. lines, receipts. 1,000: actrve and ibout steady with Saturday's average, ton on Iba-poimd average. J9.40; pign op to sli.ifi; practical top on nest butch ers. $9.25: hulk of pales. $9.KVf79.J0: all hops m and sold thee-), receipts, 2.50O; wenk: no sales: bidding around 59 50 on fair lambs: quality or run medium. k.aisas t .'ii v. nee -jti. cattle, re- etnts, ll.nOO: tairlv active: very un even; most killlusr cattle and calves around steadv: medium priced sellln" best: bulk fat steers. S7.0w8.25: built ows. S4.00W5.u0: (rood and choice veals $B.TMt.s0. Hogg, receipts. 8.0OO: cloning- active. 0 to tat higher: hulk of sales. 18.6H 8.85: shtnnee top. $8.95; ttood and choice nigs. S8.Mwm.7... Sheep, reeeitits. :i.Sw: fat lambs round 1 hursdav s uvemge: Colorado ea-fed lambs. $10. 00: sheep mostly 25c lower; duik ewes. jj,6iKrf'3.7u. LOT'TSVTT.LK, Ky. Dec. 20. Cattle. receipts, i.niiii, -;iow: steers lower; heavy steers. S!i.0ir9.50: beef steel. . iu"rs.iiii; neirers. js.iiivois.mi; rows. $3,0On7 0i: feeders, f 6.0017-8. 25; stock- S. S3 50'(l7 On Hotrs, receipts. 2.600. steadv to high ; 90 pounds up, S9 25: "fi pounds down, ss.mi; throw-outs, J7.2S down. Sheep, receipts. no. steadv: lambs $9.00; sheep. $;.tm down. CHICAGO, 1'ec 20 I'attle. ritcelpta is.uuw: very nine doing carry: sums he stocK to outsiders strops to : hiirher; packers btddlne steadv: bulla weatt: oiher classes mostlv steadv; hid ing around $8 50 on eood vealers. about lower: l-sf Mteers in liberal Drn- portion. nogs, receipts, .xi. iinn; market mnsttv 0c lower than Safurdav's averngs; top. 9.35; one load; practical top, f'l.ao: ulk. Sil.OOifrti ir,; pigs steady to Mo wer: bulk. $9."0; 1 30-pound .pigs. $9.35 (,9-40. Sheep, receipts :'4.onn; fat classes steady: lamb ton. $10. ,5: i;ood ewes, $4 00: prime yearlings. $8 lei- no feeder ambs sold early: look steady. cov PHYSICIAN DIE3. WACO. Tex.. Dec 2 Shelton. 69. died bore morning, years r audsurk .re. v.- 1.. arlv lhla if the lending physician W of tins city. FORT WORTH. Tex., Dee. 20. Oat ?, receipts. 3,750; 15 to 25c .higher; beeves. $.i,0if 00; stockers, $4 oofr.75. $3.25'd7 R: canners. $2,31eri3,00: eifers. $3.Wi7 75; nulls. 13.tKWtJ.15: calves. $2.5bfti 00. Hogs, receipts, 1.200; steady; Hcht. JS.ftfupS 75; heavy, $8 25V 60; medium. mm 26; mixed, 87 5tr on; common. $7,oot'7 50: pigs. $4.mir7 50. Sheep, receipts. 1.20H- steadv; lambs, $.oofti10 75: vearlines, J6 iMvsrS ho; weth ers. $.oii7.S0: ewes. $4 it.Rfl; nulls, Sl.Ofkn.loO: goats. $i.50-n8.50. COFFEE, NEW YORK. Dee. January . March ,. . Mav Julv . .. September Peeembsr 0 closing prices: I "day rrev. 6 0548O7 6 38W8J7 8 556 57 6 S-t8 84 6 96tS 96 7 217 7 2T.M 7 f.J'rf? 54 7.51i 7 52- 7 T5t.7 76 6 00Ji 05 6 2SW6.J0 Houston, Tex. Reported better In qulry from Liverpool here this morning New York. Market comfortably short in oener spots win Be pressed. worn our advices we expect steady demand from January on from investors and spinners. L. T. Hubbard to Reese. New Orleans The census bureau re port Indicates ginning for this last pe rtod of 133,000 bales apalnst 652,000 this period last year and 710,000 two years ago. Texas has ginned 3,601.851 bales out of a crop estimated at 4.2OO.000. A year ago Texas had ginned to this date riod 733.000 bales against 5o2.000 this 375 Ginning figures are in running bales and the government estimate 500-pound gross weight bales, which probably means that the Texas crop In running Bales is around 4,100.000 a ft G. Grain. Chicago. Kansas City receipts today as follows: wneat 163, corn io. element Curtis and scattered commission houses sold wheat. No special pressure. Of ferings moderate. Com rules steady, some disposition to sell It. There seems to be the same class or nuying In corn that was seen Friday and Sat urda;'. Babenck to Clark & Co. Chicago Promiscuous buying of corn which is attributed to jone of the lead ing elevator concerns and lack of of ferings. responsible for the Httli strength in com. Dennis to Clark & Co. Chicago Continued buying of wheat hv exporters keeps the marttet: strong. Tne next few weeks win snow neavy offerings from Argentina which win most pmhablv cut them here. The shorf interest has been prptty welt rut down and the market pretty well evened up, Verv heaw btivlng of corn by large el evators again Raturda v took the surplus offerings off the market and caused heavv coverings bv shorts. Receipts are expected to Increase from now on. O'Brien to McFall. hieago. Reports from Topeka. Kas. state that large shipments of Kansas corn to ( btna win pecin soon, ac- eordlno- to Charles A Sheldon, edito of the Christian Herald, who ha al- readv $100,000 to help the famine-stricken Chinese. Visible changes- Wheat, decrease, 1.- 092.000; corn, decrease, 312.000; oaU, decrease. 5O2.0OO: rye, decrease 13S,- 000: barley. Increase, 625,000. Wheat receipts: Omaha, 116: Minne apolis. 4:19: St. TajuIs. 223: Duluth, 108; Kansas City. 42: Winnipeg, 798. Chicago, Market sold off on reports on lartre wheat mocks in Lngiand ana poor flour demand. Wild. chicairo. Some of the locals figure on cram firmness due to the attempt to revive the war finance corporate j, which in turn mar help tn finance ex portsWild tn Shepard & Oluok. Chicago. The trade commission which has investigated slump In CTalns out with report altrlbuting decline to seven natural causes and upholds fu ture tradln-f. Cromwell to Shepard & Gluck. 1 Chicago. Several large receiving houses report advices of shipping of new corn (-renter than any day on the crop. Dennis. Winnipeg me thousand cars in 'd-rht for inspection. Kansas' city wires: Understand half million wheat worked for export from here today. Rids firm. Chicago. Offerings eseem to be In- crenslnir In grains, while the buying Is lessening. That Iindon bank failure and easier stoeit market caused sotne local selling. T. & M. to Clark ft Co Chicago. Primary receipts of wheat since Inly 1 aggregate 215,324,000 bush els compared with 388,649,000 bushels last year. Arrivals of corn since Nov 1 are 19,222,000 bushels against 20 520 - 000 bushels last year Receipts of oats 97 532.0011 husneis since Aug. 1 are 5, otio. 000 more than last year. Rosen baum to Reese. cmmG OF COTTON IS 10365 BALES WASHIXGTON, Ipc. 2(I.-Cotton exclusive or nntcrs ginned prior to i -ee. 13, amounted: to 10.87S.2G5 fun ning bnlcs, inclutiins 193,184 round iiaies, wnich were counted A3 half oaics: 54,467 bale 0f AmericaB Ksryptlan and 1.2m bales of sea is land, the census burertu- announced today, , y uinntngs last year to Dec. 13 amounted to $,38.4s bales, includ insr 103,fl2 round bales, 27.104' bales or American-Egyptian and 6,236 bales of sea Island. This year's- ginning by states fol low; Ginning by Hates, with comnarl- song; 1 st)n 1 ni , ci b Ala-ham .. 806,939 658,465 726,327 Arizona ... -66,799 40,811 2S.001 Arkansas . 885,201 655.942 801,373 California 37.802 33.907 37,792 Morlda .. I7.5ar 16.763 24,151 fleonria ...1,823,752 1,608,024 1.873,652 Loulatana . 354.79 8 279,370 497,783 Mississippi 775,518 779,604 798.333 Missouri . . 49 R9! 41 000 Ve nta Oklahoma . 860,184 681,645 520,041 J" i'"rol,na 234,763 219 661 256,544 c 1.364.6SO 1,366,024 1,328,925 Tennessee 680,054 755,525 717,405 .rrfx8 .... 2,061.857 2,233.523 2,417.375 Virsrtnia .e-. 12.376 19)653 18,297 Others ... 7.435- 3.730 - 3.819 3. ...10,878.265 9,396,844 10,281,139 Round b'l's '198,184 103,662 ,139,984 Sea Island i29i K m 3 J38 BANK CLEARINGS. Monday, Dec. 20 Previous week fame time in 1919 Same time in 1918 Clearances. ..3. 997.728. 75 . . 4,213.877.38 . . 6,656.337.85 .. 4,308,122.30 .DdW-JONES STJ&MARY. NEW YORK. tte'e.-2!-VBftVd States exports &r November valued a? $675. 000.000. decrease of moro than $76 000,000 from Octoher. . imimrlt Hectlne rv,ft-A. .than $18,000,000 November. New York federal" reserve hank' ratio 39.1 per cent. Federal reserve board's weekly state." ment shows banks' ration . increase I from 44.5 to 46 6 per e.fnt. Frank S. Monelt. former Ohio attorney-general and holder tf 4a shares of Goodyear Tires, asks for receiver of company. President declares It solvent and will oppose application. State supreme court vacates Injunc tion of restraining railroads operating In New York stato from puttiag into ef fect new passenger rates providing for 20 per cent increase authorised by In terstate commerce commission. ' WHAT Stopped Napoleon from conquering She world? , ; Broke un the court of Good King Arthur? Gave Catherine of Ruatla her "rep?" "LOVE MADNESS!" See It at Loew'a Lyceum Theater! A Baby Grand Piano Would Make Her Happ' " , Prices From $950.00 v Chickering Wareroom , Opp. (Jooilwjn Iiisfitnt Tunica Cotim C6. , COTTdN FACTORS 78 Union Avenue Memplds W. H. H0USTON,Prei. J. L. HARRIS, Viee-Pres, B. N, SHEPARO, eo.-Trsas. COTTON BAILEY-BALL-PUMPHREY CO. TJilnl Floor of tlie FalU BIdg. FACTORS' Meriwetner-Graham-Uliver Co. COTTON FACTORS t Igl6 ff'YE- MSMPHIS. I GRAY & NALL COTTON FACTORS Cajsrespfltirlenr Sollclteil. 4 8. Front St, Memphis." sJuTffS' H M-SPAIK S CO TIMBER ESTIMATES - - - - LAUD APPRAISALS ItrEM1HIS . ' NEW ORLEANS CHKTSTIAN G. E. PIMM CHRISTIAN, PIMM & CO. Cotton Factors McCAMj Brn,DING, 77 McCAL 8TRKET, MftMPTnS, TBNN R. B. Nehbut Cotton Co. COTTON FACTORS 110 Soth Prcnt St. Phone Main 2200. Msmphiaf, Tenn, t Dillard & Coffin Co. COTTON FACTORS 718 FAIitS BlUrilSO, MEMPHIS. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED HcCRAV, PERKINS & WEBBER CO. COTTON FACTORS B19-820-62 FALI BLTK3. MEMPHIS, TENN. Dockery & Donelson Co. COTTON FACTORS 48 South front Street Memphis, Tennea$e9 IV. C. KNIGHT & CO. COTTON FACTORS Staples and" Bender Cotton a Specialty; Memphis, Tenn. 22 South Front St, BE Stocks. B? d News Scimitar Wants. .New Yorg. in the absence or any important news over tne weeg-end and barrlnif something extremety tinfavor able happening, one Is constrained to look at the technical side of the stock market 1 believe one of the grentest surnrisos in the annals of the stock evchnnge is about to be experienced. Stocks have been liittildnted steadily Manv Industrials are sellimr upon in come yield basis ranging from 12 to 25 per cent which means that dividend cut ting and passing of dividends have been fullv discounted. Thousands of people have sold securities to realise money to pa tages, thonsnrds that hsve sold ro establish losses for this year's taxes and thousands are awaiting a sign of the turn In the tide that they may take advsntsce of present barsrains. liens ley to Shepard ft Oluck TUNICA MAN KILLS SELF; HEALTH WAS BAD TUNICA, Miss., pee. JO Albert Ctx'pwond. aged about 62. killed him self on his plantation kt Tunica this morning. No one- knows the cause although his health has not been good for the past two years. lie was formerly from Mount Pleasant, Mar shall county, Miss. He leaves three children. "SAVE MONEY ON FEED" The day Tas come- when you must consider value -and cost CREAMO BRAND COTTON SEED FEED, contnininrr 20 PROTEIN, is the cheapest and most economical feed you can buy. CREAMO is standard for twenty years, a Southern product and every ounce fit to feed. Order From Any Grocer or Grain Dealer Manufactured By TENNESSEE b UME COMPANY Memphis, Tennessee. P. O. Box 1035. Phone Main 351. iliiiiitl t!pw(i-iriiit"tmiiii,nitii.iiT;" in LESS RISK, MORE PEACE OF MIND RKWAiin FOR ITIS CONSETiVATTStM: Is now coming to the man who Invested a good part of his "war tsirnlnss" in sound bonds. You hear todav of land values declining from ,",p to 4fr; cotton and other commodities from 5o-to 7o"5; stocks (lint sold for 100 this spring now worth 25 to 40. The man who bounht Bonds' this year has the eomfortlna knowledge that his capital is entirely safe. Furthermore, ha knows If he were forced to sell In this bad market hs could do so at a very smalt diacount. IT'S WISE TO INVEST AT LEAST A PORTION Of YOUK - CAPITAL IN GOOD BONDS. L B. TIGRETT & CO. 1003-5 CENTRAL BANK BLDQ. Tin Mcrni parts, meets one t troopi pete, sentci tllMll Thf to thf and f merK troop, not t! t lty. lmr currle SCOUt! penile the h. mid will I piincl c