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~~~ ' -| lOMrt tliw HUlil New York, Aug. 10.?Cotton futures opened steady. October 31.30, i December 30.18, January 29.00, March * 28.68, May 28.10. New Orleans, Aug. 10.?Opening: Octobdr 30.60, December 29.60, January 28.86, March 28.47, May 27.98. Market quiet. > New Orleans, Aug. 10.?A somewhat better feeling regarding foreign political conditions and the disposition of shorts to cover in conseposition of shorts to cover in consequence gave the cotton market a higher trend on the opening today. Cables were better than due and the weather over the belt was highly unfavorable, too much rain being reported in most states. During the first hour of business prices were sent 26 to 39 points over the last quotation of yesterday, October touching 30.75 and Match 28.75. Liverpool, Aug. ^0.?Cotton spot quiet, prices steady; good midding | 29.48, fully midling 28.24, middling 26.99, low middling 23.19, good ordinary 19.74, ordinary 18.74. Sales, 6,000 bales, including 4,700 American. Receipts 12,000 bales, including 3,000 American. Futures closed steady. August 24.68, October 22,86, January Z1.D4, March 2U.?2, May 20.43, July 20.00. New York, Aug. 10.?The cotton market opened at a decline of 2 to 10 points under overnight selling orders from the southwest and local sources. There was also some Liverpool selling of the late months but the cables were better than due, continued wet weather was reported in the South and a better feeling seemed to exist over the Polish situation. These features promoted covering at the initial decline while there was considerable trade buying of the later months, particularly of May around the 28 cent level, and prices soon rallied. Notwithstanding the easier ruling of southwestern spot markets yesterday October was relatively firm, selling up to 31.74 or 37 points net higher, while December advanced to 30.54 or 29 points above last night's closing. New York, Aug. 10.?l*he rally extended to 31.83 for October and 30.64 for December with active months generally selling about 30 to 46 points above last night's closing. The rains reported in the eastern belt increased nervousness over crop progress and stimulated covering. Otherwise traders reported very little demand and the market was comparatively quiet . during the midle of the day with prices showing reactions of 5 or 6 points from the best. New York, Aug. 10.?The mid-afternoon maket was firm on Wall Street and local covering on the unfavorable weather, improved , spot market reports and expected bullish weekly weather report tomorrow. Prices sold up to a net advance of 55 to 58 points. New York, Aug. 10.?Spot cotton quiet; middling 39.00. New York, Aug. 10.?11:45 A. M. bis: October 31.67; December 30.66, January 29.42, March 28.95, May 28.40. Market steady. New Orleans, Aug. 10.?The forecast of cloudy and showery weather for the greater part of the belt increased the demand sufficiently to send the trading months to net gains of 34 to 48 points, where October traded at 30.80. The market became quiet but remained steady with gains tairly well maintained. L.ate in tne morning prices were 5 to 10 points off from the highest. New York, Aug. 10.?A more cheeful view of Europeans conditions and apprehension of less favorable crop reports owing to continued wet weather in the South led to sharp advances in the cotton market here today. Near months were relatively firm, and there was a sale of September at 33.70 or more than $5 a bale above last night's closing quotations, while October sold at 32.20 or 83 points net higher. Closing prices showed a net advance of 60 to 110 points for the day. . / New Orleans, Aug. 10.?Spot cotton quiet, 50 points lower. Sales on the spot 276 bales; to arrive 100. Low middling 25.00; middling 35.75; good middling 39.50. Receipts 2,161; stock 217,862. New Orleans, Aug. 10.?Rumors of very bullish report on the condition by private bureaus put the price to new high levels, the market toward the close standing 65 to 70 points up. with October at 31.60. New Orleans, Aug. 10.?The cotton market closed steady at net advances > of 64 to 70 points. Closing High Low Bid. October .... 31.06 30.40 31.01 December . . . 30.24 29.53 30.20 January .... 29.48 28.79 29.47 March 29.20 28.48 29.20 May 28.45 27.95 28.45 r New York, Aug.- 10.?The cotton market closed barely steady. Closing High Low Bid October .... 32.20. 31.10 32.14 December . . . 31.10 30.18 31.02 Li January .... 29.90 29.00 29.83 March 29.45 28.57 29.37 May . . .\. . 28.87 28.00 28.78 COTTON SEED OIL New York, Aug. 10.?The cotton seed oil market closed steady, v August 11.15, September 12.35, October b-* 12.56, November 12.56, December 12.56, January 12.59; February 12.65, March 12.80. Sales 4,000. Prime summer yellow 11.50; prime crude nominal. # woytf M : Chicago,; Aug. 10.?Wheat advanced sharply today after a hesitating start. The action of the market appeared to be based to a considerable extent on opinions that the government crop was bullish on wheat. Opening quotations varied from unchanged figures to 1 l-4c lower. Corn opened 3-8 to 2 5-8c lower while oats unchanged to 1 3-4c lower. Provisions were weak. Chicago, Aug. 10.?Butter higher. Creamery 43 1-2 to 63 1-2. Eggs higher; firsts 46 1-2 to 47 1-2. Poultry alive lower; fowls 28 to 35; springs 38. I ' ' Chicago, Aug. 10.?^Cattle: Steers strong to 26c higher; early to load lots 17.40; few prime 17.50; bulk choice 16.40 to 17.25; common steers higher; good steers /mostly 15.25 to 16.00; bulk medium grades 13.00 to 14.75. Good cows largely 10.25 to 12.50, medium grades 7.00 to 9.25; canners and cutters 4.25 to 6.00. Bologna bulls 6.25 to 7.50; top 7.75; veal calves firm; bulk best vealers 15.00 to 15.50; selects early 16.00; heavy calves steady; stockers strong. Hogs 22,000 strong to 25c lower than yesterday's average, lights off most; top 16.10; bulk light and butchers 15.10 to 16.00; bulk packing sows 15.00 to 16.25; pigs steady. Sheep opened steady otf natives, some range lambs fie^ higher, bu'k medium and good natives 12.50 to 13.75; best fat ewes 8.25 to 8.50; feeding lambs 25c higher; best 12.25. Chicago, Aug. 10.?Potatoes firm; receipts 43 cars; Eastern 6.00 to 6.60 barrel. New York, Aug. 10.?Butter steady. Creamery firsts 43 to 44. Eggs irregular; fresh gathere firsts 47 to 51. Cheese irregular; average run 25 1-2 to 27 1-2. Live poultry weak; no prices established. Dressed poultry irregular, western chickens fresh 45 to 66? fowla frpsK 07 to A9 Chicago, Aug. 10.?Corn closed nervous 1 3-4 to 3 3-8c net higher. Wheat closed strong 4 3-4c to 6c net higher. Chicago, Aug. 10.?Cash wheat No. 2 red 2.50 to 2.52; No. 2 hard 2.46 to 2.49 1-2. Corn No. 2 mixed-1.56 1-2 to 1.57 1-2, No. 2 yellow 1.58 to 1.59. Oats No. 2 white 75 1-4 to 76 1-2, No. 3 white 72 to 75. Rye No. 2 2.03 to 2.05 1-2. Barley 1.00 to 1.15. Timothy seed 8.00 to 11.00. Clover seed 25.00 to 30.00. Pork nominal. Lard 18.40. Ribs 14.75 to 16'00- _ STOCK MARKET New York, Aug. 10.?Early dealings on the stock exchange today { showed a degree of hesitancy and caution arising from recent developments. Liquidation of special stocks were offset by a swift uprush in others, notably Crucible and Mexican pe troieum, which advanced four points. Sufficient buying power developed to carry many of the representative shares to higher levels with the gaini reaching 1 to 1 1-2 in Baldwin, Pan' American, Chandler Motors, Central leather, and Rails National Aniline broke 3 3-4 and Maxwell Motors 2 and Southern Pacific, Goodrich and Lackawanna Steel 1 point. New York, Aug. 10.?Weak points were brought to the surface again in the ealings after midday and the market turned downward. Sale of Bethlehem Steel, Balwin, Atlantic Gulf Sunatra Tobacco and tobacco products at recessions of 1 to 4 points influenced offerings of the general list. MONEY AND EXCHANGE New York, Aug. 10.?Mercantile paper 8. Exchange irregular. Sterling 60 day bills 3.58 1-2; commercial 60 day bills on banks 3.59 1-2; commercial 60 day bills 3.59, demand 3.63 3-4, cables 3.64 1-2. Francs, demand, 7.18, cables 7.20. Belgian francs, demand 7.C6, cables, 7.689. Guilders, demand 33.25; cables 33.37. Lire, demand, 4.98; cablyes 5.00. Markl, demand 2.13; cables 2.14. New x vin ajavi vsal niwini^ai XX 0"0 per cent discount. Government bonds irregular, railroad bonds easy. Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days and six months 9. Ruling rate 7; bank aceptances 6 1-4. LIBERTY BONDS New -York, Au?. 10.?Liberty Bonds: Closing prices today were: 3 172s 90.76; first 4c 84.50; second 4s 84.42; first 4-4s 85.20; second 4-4s 84.60; third 4-4s 88.56; fourth 4-4s 84.96; Victory 3 3-4s 95.68; Victory 4 3-4s 95.84. WILL ADVANCE LARGE SUM New York, Aug. 10.?Several million dollars soon will be advanced to the Maxwell Motor Company by New York basks it was learned today when it was announced that a committee had been appointed to take uver Liit; iimnuKeineiii 01 me concern. The ?xact amount of the advance will be determined this week, it is expected. New York, Aug. 10.?Walter P. Chryslar, general manager for the various motor enterprises of John N. Willys, heads the management committee selected for the Detroit concern. With hijn will serve J. R. Harbeck, vice president of the American company and closely associated with Mr. Willys in his various enterprises. In announcing appointment of the Committee a statement was issued asserting that "rumors of difficulties surrounding the Maxwell and Chalmers Company are set?at rest by announcement of a strong group which has taken hold of the company's affairs. * * N MANY MILLIONS CANNOT READ One-Tenth of Population of tt>s United Mates Over Ton Yoaro Aro Illiterate. "According to the boat estimates," ays a writfje la Bverybody'S'for July, "about 10,000,000, or more than onetenth of our population oror ten years old, cannot read or write l^nglish?a number greater than the whole population of Canada; greater than the whole population of the South In the ClYll war; greater than the combined populations of 15 of our states. And of this number, fully half eha a either read, wflte nor speak English. La some cities, such as Passaic, N. or Fall River, Mass., these strangers somber a sixth or mere of the population^ "If this enormous population, alien' in speech or literature or coatees, were merely 'a population,' merely living among ns, that would he one thing to think about. But all of this 10,000,000 are also working among us, trying to build some kind of life for them-i selves. And in so doing, they hard brought themselves Into a closer rv tatlonshlp with us than we are sftah willing to admit, even if we are swore ad k. More than 58 per- cent ef the people who make our steel and Iron, more than 72 per cent of those who make our clothes, more thaa 85 per cant of those who refine our sugar, are to reign-born. And nearly all ed them canned read or write English, and at least a quarter of them canuet read or write their own language. 8M* hundred and twenty thousand of the million who mine our conl are forelgwbern, and 465,000 of these come from non-EngllsO-epeaJclng racee, with but the slightest ability, If any, to read the uufUOU lftU?.Ull|?, LATEST STYLE IN HAIR CUTS Now York Tentorial Artist Advort/oee ts Trim the Bean "PhysJognomloally." " air cat physiognomlcsJly" is the impressive sign on the window ? A "tonsorlal artist** In the downtown section of Now York. "What's tho sign meanT* asked a customer whs drifted Into the shop As a barber started to wait sa hlsa. "I don't hsew," was the rsply. "Best* aew-fangtod Men st the >nf." Wlen appealed te the pcaycktsr tf the place swelled wHh pride and In /Ms weightiest teaes plsl if Ids brain child In this manner: "That means that when yon get hto the chair we study year face and then proceed te cat year hair In sneh a manner that the trimming wMl eonform te your general physiognomy, teaming year face. Sometimes a man is a victim of his barber In regard to his appearance?yen know there are some men In the barber bnslnese here who ought to be shoemakers sad cannet see any farther than the hand that holds the expected tip. We bari defects in the face by the manner of hair catting and enhance the good points. Women don't overlook this In putting up" their hair and there Is no reason why men should." Foolish Question. An official who 'was making tip an assessment roll because of some recent street Improvement.called at each house on the Improved streets to leara the names of the property owners. At one house he climbed out of his car, went to the door and knocked. "Who owns, this property?" he asked. "Why, I do," the woman answered. The official pot her name and pnt It down In his book. Then he took a squint at the si7.e of the lot. "How many feet?" he asked. "Two, of course," the woman snapped, wondering'whether be thought eho was u centipede. Knewwe About Blrtfe. What Representative Weaver of North Carolina doeent know about birds Is not worth knowing. He understands their habits, can imitate thelv calls, Is on speaking terms with their CIA and everything. When the house ,1s not In session Weaver wanders around through the capltol grounds holding converse with the jay birds, sparrow hawks, crow blackbirds and such other birds as are found around Washington. And the town Is full of birds. Weaver got the bird habit through Pandering about tlia North Carolina hllla. Rent Profiteers In Manila. Landlords, owners of residences and business buildings In Manila, are taking advantage of the paucity of homes and commercial structures iv imor reui? Bunoruuiiiy. worsen for salaries or wages, and firms and companies In mercantile pursuits, complain bitterly of the demands of the owners or lessors of houses and stores, factories and bodegas. Most of the Ictlms have to yield t<^ the Increased rents because they have no recourse. One man who paid $40 a month for his small, uncomfortable home, has been Informed that he must pay $30.? Manila Times. 191$ Cotton Woith $2,067,000,000. The 1918 cotton crop, lint and seed, was worth $2,067,000,000 to the producers. This Is about three times the value of the cotton crop of 1914 and Is twice the value of the crop of 1913, which had the highest value of record. The computation has just been made, at the close of the cotton year, by the United States department of agriculture, bureau of crop estimates, , based on average monthly prices received t?y growers and on monthly marketings.?Agricultural Department JTevrs Letter. '? t, \ ) ' ^ I Something You Sh \m # ... ; B S. C. Inspection and 3 "?? advise that j fl cordance with the "C writers. H "As aN buildings ; I gineers any. defect ir S discovered and notec B reasonable length oi H less than 25 per cent I though somewhat i: IE | We guarantee our n the National Board oi I Blue Ci B r SANTUC* Heavy and damaging rains fell here Monday. Land is badly washed and all bottom3 and branches and creeks were overflowed, but the extent of damage cannot yet be known as the situation has not been looked over. For the 24 hours, beginning at 2:40 P. M. Sunday and ending at 2:40 P. M. Monday, there was a rainfall of 4.23 inches, the heaviest 24 hour rainfall since July 15, 1916. Of this 3.10 inchea wna in oi? Embankments on the farms and terraces gave way before it. It looked discouraging to see creeks washing through and down good fields of corn. The month's rainfall for June was 3.34 inches, and for July 3.04 inches, I so in one day, this month, more rain | than in the whole of either of those months. J Several people, members of Salem Baptist Churcb, went to Union Sunday night to the First Baptist Church services. There were eight persons to be baptized who recently joined here. Rev. K. D. Smith preached, Dr. Reaves, the pastqr, turning the services over to him. A protracted meeting was held here last week, preaching by Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire, and this was the fruits of it. I am holding off for a few days to "make my speech" about the "booster trip," wafting for someone else to break the- ice. I am trying to learn to cut down, not to say too much. I am as hard to-wind up as a ' Waterbury watch, and sometimes as ' slow to run down as the creek seems to be when it is running through and playing havoc with a fine bottom of I corn. I-was in a crowd that went to Union Sunday night and it rained, the roads got slippery and when we got almost to our house the automobile 1 slipped into a dep side ditch, and ' mired so deep the engine could not i null nnf T of vuv. jl ota&vcu on we feet a pair i of mules, hitched on to a chain, work; ing in the dark, and helped to pull it out. When we got it out it was midnight, exactly 12 o'clock. Next morning it was raining to beat the band, and you can rest assured I was glad that I persevered that night. It is ; something else to get into a ditch on a wet, dark pight. And if you look at it straight, some of the road side , ditches are positively dangerous. Hey Denver. i m . WILL MEET FRIDAY I Washington, August 10.?The American Expeditionary forces will pass , into history August 31 when the only , remaining unit of the army that fought in France, A. E. F. headquarters here, ceases to exist. The follow! ing say Gen. Pershing will open headquarters in his new capacity as General of the army, according to an an,, nouncment today by Secretary Baker. 1 ^ WILL PASS INTO HISTORY St. Louis, August 10.?Thomas J. Brewster, chairman of the coal operators sc?le committee in the central competitive field announced that the I operators' committee would meet the ! miners committee at Cleveland Friday, , as requested by President Wilson toI day, if the majority of the committee , approved such a conference. i ? ! 1 mZ Folic* I : Quit Coffee j j because of cost to health or purse, they j I naturally drink I Instant {Postum! | There's a Reason j m . I 1 ' ' N ould Know About Insurance and Wiring! I Rating Bureau, Insurance Headquarters, B all buildings are supposed to be wired in ac- B ode of the National Board of Fire Under- B are periodically inspected by electrical en- 3 1 wiring, or other deviation from this Code is fl 1 and if the defects are not remedied after a B f time, the insurance rate is advanced not fl t. Thus the credit for - proper wiring, al- fl ndirect, is quite large. " I wiring installations to conform to the Code of B F Fire Underwriters. | oss Electric Co. I rhe Live Wires I Mid-Summer I riparanpp 5ali) I We have extended our Mid-Summer Clearance Sale two weeks longer as we need the room for the fall goods which are coming in every day. fl IN THIS SALE YOUR DOLLAR COMES TO LIFE AGAIN. fj It's a fact?the sale prices of the men's clothing in this sale reH mind us of 1917, and if that sounds too strong?just take the time to drop in with your coat off?and let us prove it. We are as anxious to clean out this entire stock of Summer Goods as you are to have the old prices back. Come now before it is too late?for fall goods, newspaper talk or no newspaper talk?are going to be higher. All Men's, Boys' and Ladies' Oxfords and Pumps in all leathers and colors At One-Fourth Off. I All Ladies' White Shoes and Ox- I fords and Pumps j At Half Price. I All Straw and Panama Hats One-Third Off. | All Men's Summer Suits in Soft Finish At One-Fourth Off. , All Suits, including- Palm Beach, Mohair and Blue Serges. At a Good Reduction. J, COHEN CO. The House of Satisfaction. NOTE THE FINE COLOR U' ?Ur ^ams ant* bacon. That denotes ' y ? first that they come from young, ten19 ('cr P?ffa ar|d next that they have been properly cured. All our hams ^ " J and bacon are cane sugar cured and hickoi*y smoked. They have a flavor ? Fm of their own which once tasted you'll hfc?iVBi always prefer. Try some for break \ fast tomorrow. -.r=--=sss3ca???????? l=XT GODSHALL MARKET. U/\|1I r?**r?w* * ^ i>uw rntt'AKinHj NEW RECORD MADE SECOND NOTE New York, August 10.?AnnounceWarsaw, Aug. 9.?Preparation of a ment was made today htat a new unsecond note to the allies citing the official record for a transcontinental efforts of Poland to comply with the automobile trip was established when Russian Soviet government's pro- a five passenger touring car carrying posals relative to a peace and armis- ma'l from San I* ranciseo to tiee conference at Minsk, has been be- ^t>w York arrived here late today afKun by tho Kovornment. Up until a.ru" af ,our 14 hou? ?< < f , .7 , * , 43 minutes, noon today there had been no ac knowledgement from Moscow of the communication sent to that city rela- Sevres, France, Aug. 10.?The tive to the departure of the Polish peace ti-eaty with Turkey was signed armistice commission. here at 4:08 o'clock this afternoon. \ jJS