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... I. ,li Mil? I Commen?ai Stocks and Bonds. NEW YORK, Jon. 1?Such anima tion as was manifest at odd times in today's stock market wub mainly la the special clasB of securities. This em braced Bethlehem Steel, which rose to 52 3-8, a high price, to the accompani ment of dividend resumption rumors; American Can, whose earnings are said to be very large; Westing house Electric, International Harvester, al though there was an abrupt decline to its minimum by the stock of the foreign corporations; and several of the newly listed automobile shares. Favorite railway stocks were under pressure for the greater p?rt of th? session, likewise United States Steel, which again was offered for foreign Interests, according to board room gossip. In the final hour, however,' and to the accompaniment of more ac tivity than has recently been shown, the whole liBt broadened and advanc ed with numerous net gains of 1 to over 3 points. The short injtereBt In some of the more speculative issues hurriedly covered their commitments, which In many instances resulted In considerable loss. By fur the most interesting devel opment of the day was another d?clin? in exchange on London, bringing the quotations down to 4.83 1-2 the lowest price siuce th? market panic here in October, T9?7. Despite this abnormal situation bankers today expressed doubt that any of the gold recently shipped to Ottawa would bp, returned in th? immediate future. It was ' agreed that the chief cause of the decline lay in the vast; improvement, shown by (his country's foreign trade. Small dealings continued in ' the Undon marltot, but high grade is sue sWere steady. - Payment of - a larcA inntArimpnt nt tlip npw war loan was made without moetary strain. The Bank of England lost slightly more hau $3,000,000 gold during the ~ week nnd its liability reserves showed some reduction. r The local market for bonds was ir regular .with wide fluctuations in many Issues. Total sales, par value, were $1,880.000. United ' States government bonds were unchanged on call. i ??o?p. Liverpool Cotton LIER POOL, Jan. 7.?Cotton steady. Good middling 0.94; middling 4.74; lorn middling 4.31. Sales 8,000; spec-J ulhtion and export 800. receipts 17,-1 000. < Futures barely steady. % May-June 4.56.1-2; July-Adgus't*t4.56 1-2; Octo* bar-Novembers 4.?b'> 1-2h January-Feb ruary 4.71 hmm^Ai^ ) \ " '- ,A. o CottonJS??dQi? . NEW* YORK, Jan. 7.?Cotton eeed ?llMdr buying for outside long account and light Otterings generally, -pfhui prices! .'war?::v6-.io^lO''<Mln]u<'net<fdj^er w 9 The'rnarVot clb?sd firm.. fipot 6.18(g\ 0.40: January^M^t/afl ?VF?bruAryi ?^'G?0.38: 7 March : G.48(0)6.60: April O.G5?fl.60;NMay'0.67G?0.68; June C.7G? , fcsft; July 6?87d?88; August e.?7?> j ; Twk T?uu tm??a?j.5??. iid Financial New Orleans Cotton NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Y.?After an avance of 4 to 6 points in the ear y trading today cotton fell off and ontlnued to sag throughout the re aathder of the session, cloBing at radically the lowest of the day, a let loss of 5 to 6 points. Selling for 10th accounts was responsible for the tecline, bearish traders selling short m the reaction theory and also on vbat they considered was unfavor able European news, while longs let ;o fr?ely at times. Boars claimed that leading spot fouets were .heavy sellers and that ipdt holders In the Interior were of fering large quantities of cotton. IgalnBt this were reports of a contln ied good spot demand and foreign ilearances for the day of 74,523 bales, iB against port receipts of 76.645 wies. Exports for the past four days otalled 261,486 bales, indicating that his week's clearances will bo the argest of ar? week this season. Spot cotton steady; sales on the ipot 550 bales; to arrive 1,500. Cotton futures closing: January 7.41; March 7.68; May '.89; July 8.09; October 8.38. New York dotton NEW YORK, Jan. 7.?After a com jaratlvely steady morning the cotton market me?t renewed {realizing 'to lay and closed barely-, steady at & let decline of 8 to 10 points. . , . . Cables a little more than respond- . ;d to yesterday's-local-decline, but if ter opening at decline of l point to m' -advance- of '2 points, the market 1?re sold about 4 to 7 points net high er during the early trading. This, advance reflected covering by some of yesterday's sellers, who were evident ly impressed by the large" sales and Jteady showing of the southern spot Markets while there also appeared to l>o some buying by houses with Ger man, connections. The demand was dot as general or as aggressive as it was earlier In the week, however, and the market be came comparatively quiet at the " ad vance. The slackening of demand seemed to inspire renewed realizing by old longs, and as prices began to sag off the selling became more active. Spot houses were sellers of October on the-decline and rumors that Italy was on the verge of declaring wan on . Turkey, combined with unfavorable british Board of Trade returns for De- i cember. may have promoted some of \ the pressure which cent prices to 6 , to 8 points net lower in the later trad- , tng, iM .. -$vi h v> % ...Spot cotton rjuiet; middling, uplands S.00. Sales 700. Cotton futures closed barely steady. 1 ?&~-:l?.^,\</.''*,.Opm'Mgh low close ' January : :: :.-^- 7.i?4 7.f?n 7 77 : March...-... kBM ?.Il -7.? -7,07 l t>ctober.. .. .. 3;67 8.73 8.60 8.60 ; . D^ ^opds v ^ \ 8 NEW YORK, Jan. .?.-r?n advance to 4- 3-4p a yard was announced today In staple prints. Cotton etoods general-'j ly, were in better demand. Mscklnaws i II II qM?w^M????MMMHBWM??>Ma?MMWWWM??MIIWIlllHIHII?^ ?atest Photo of the Kaiser Showing How His i Hair is Turning Gray Since the War Began. I This la the' latest photo of Kaiser e?aicable dispatches from corrospond WiUtelm. lie Is wearing his new gray e>tsjvbo/have recently .seea him that L r?- . ? j T. . 7L .iJ;,;.. his hair ..has- turned-rgray. ?.hoto*-. teld^uaform. and It is the first picture ffij^ Qj uie Kaiser tak?S; before, tho Akdfi'of Kim slhc? be .adopted. It. But War show more, black hair than gray. ;ho striking thing ubout, the photo is The change in iiia appearance.is there '^^^^^^g^^^^^^^^^ -n sCV" 'or?; very noticeable. jv ' ! ' <; 1 . wer<s bought freely for fall, some ?d- visions the flnisn ^arl^^ ranees .on them, reaching 17 l-2c*a cent d?cline td an ;upturn- Ot'fr/.l-?? yard. Ha wslllc was 10c- per pound 6c; * j v' .' ,.,>. . ^l-i?/:*; ."' liigher. <,Ra* aftk of dry goods 1 /were Grain, and provisions ct?Bcdi | trior?^ plentiful:,titan for some time; - Wheat, May .1.38 3-8; .'jiily 1.243-8.1 ?& W ;. ^ft^r*---,, C?ri?. May'75 ti-Wim.fflffl. ' ' ' r^t'/iiiU.V^'*??.?' * ; O?&lB. May 50 7-8; July'53. ; .^'4WCagQ#I?mf. C?Bh-grain: ^h??t,-No. ^redj 1.33 > ^;.^l-..'?';^.-.v ' 1 ' V- S-S?tarWf?No;2 hUT?,71?? n-80> .CHICAGO,:- Jan. 'TWW&eat' advdnc- 1.30 5'-8. ' ^ ?d ; eMitadly,; on" Eutbpean buyfng^.in , Corn, No. 2 yellow,'69 ^@70,': the \a&t, hour today. The close was . Oate, standard, 52 1-4053. - Btrottg'at 1 3-4 to-2.3-8 above last s " O-vr ?/ - ftlghti'iX^is rcsv>' *-8@*-2 >g "?-2 iret ? Qfrire ftB?.o^-^^9'to:'l?>iV1-8;-''^n>rb- _ ._4vc.gW * 18 mm m mi r< ^?tih^ Delivery c^^i^dif M?t?f?ts ?TAf?rnst? 'cV,l -V WWII", I ?TT.1"?-l?- ; ?,7?..^.?^r* ? w . y.^??-.*-?? ??iMPitQ?ES: 693-L mid 32? !/y submit 1 11 .' V " * Anderson*l:Sfc: L chk'/AQO, Jan. 7.?Hogs weak. Bulk 7.1g?7;25-; light fi:e0v??.2D; .mixed 6.9007.25; heavy 6.8007.25; rough 6.9007.05; pigs 5.5007.20; Cattle firm. Native', steers'- 5.65 09.70; cows and heigfers 2,9008; calves- 7.75010.60. Sheep firm. 8heep 5.9000.80} year lings 6.900 7.90 ; lambs 6.9009. . { NOSE CLOGGED FROM ? } I A COLD QB/IMffARRH } IApp?y Cre?m in Nostrils To I ', S ; 2 Open Up ito; Pass?es. [j ' j Aji! What, relief! Yopr clogged nostrils open right 'up, the air pas sages of your h?ad are clear an? you can (breathe freely. - No more hawk ing,' snuff ling, mucous' discharge, headache, dryness?no struggling rar. breath at night, your cold or catarrh Is gone. ' Don't stay stued up! Get a email bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this, fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos trils, let it penetrate through every affir passage of the head; soothe and. heal the swollen, Inflamed mucous membano, giving you * Insln? t rollef. Ely's Cream Balm is just wliat ovcry cold and catarrh' sufferer ''has been' reeking, t's just epienddJ. . , ' ;\ ?? Ttie G?thM Birtfestcm? . ...... .... . . . : If SHE was born in ; J?n?ary give her a ring;, lavalieiy orscme other pretty r)iece of jewelry /con taining a. pretty garnet, to typify, her birth-month; she'll, appre ciate it.- i This Is the Message For Which All "Women Have Been Waiting For several years our Great Winter Clearance Sales have been the most talked about sales here or elsewhere. This year this sale is greater, with more interesting Bargains than ever before. One of the main reasons why the women talk of our sales and wait for them is that they know that the garments they get here are authentic in style. That if they came from "Boyd's" they are "alright'.' Suits $35 and $40 Suits at.$15.00 St5 and 520 Suit at.$8.00 Coats A big Hue.of Coats ranging in price from $18 to $20 at . . .. 4. .. .. ..$10.00 Dresses Choice of j&ll our Evening Dresses whiCh , sold for $40 and.fl35 at . . .... . .$25.00 Misses' and Children's Coats $12.00 Coats at 310.00 Coats at $5.oo Coats at . $8.00 $6.00 $2.50 Furs $40.00 Sets at./. $35.00 Sets at. $30.00 Sets at ... . . . $25,00 Sets at .... .'. .. . $20.00 Sets at ;. $18.00'S'ets. at .. ........ and others reduced as tow as, i. .$30.00 . .$26.50 . .$22.^0 ,.$18(75 . .$15.00 . . $12.50 . ..$5.00 This is a bona-fide Clearance and, the first and last Cut Price Sale of the season, hence the importance of quick action on your part. Mrs. B. Graves Boyd Czar Visiting His Soldiers in the Held. <m ^K^6^^lto -/the . wintry weather iVtne^R^sIan' fle]?'of .b?ttlfe^ .('' ' / " i:r7~~~!T?^ FIJ)RBNCE .WILL / O G?KAT (IRAI* MARKET bee not hesitated to visit his Cos sacks, ; and ' . his i phot ograph > shows hlhf congratulating the m?n'w1itfTtl&v?V Von?-hiB/approbatlov v;He,;-haa ..spent as \much'time in "the/ field' as had :ra?ebr" ?wiln?inr*ince 'the ftrerr: begah^ Kip. -Rody In. FLORENCE, Jan. ?i-rThe. board., ot I directors ot the' chamber of. "?omtnerce met\*pMerda*;td'c^^ organr lzntloh for: thbVj&ar/ ano\to( take .up whatever <uiatt*>V of: interest should present Otfema^ves.. p, fcttcae; who has boon..? very active member for several years, aud for several months has been president filling too un expired )&tm..ptf. R. -?l?Cown, was elected president/ Members : of < the board. mid pledged active -'ooperaUou in the work of th?.chambvr in tat? coming year, and ho cona-tntcd to narrower, ihe ensoing fall te^-ifr ?.Tfcero werb.'n mimber of Important" matters' brought up for'consideration;' among, them the location of several industrial concerns, and the expiuiBicu; of the tobacco market and tho creation dit a 'sr?iiv:m?rYeti In " these .matters committees which'had them In charge had put things in motion and'had'in;' treating r?'ports to make. Sana are being laid on a broad ?. to. make in ?lor?tace a : general gifiilh market for this sefctfob or ,tne State where farmers may ';,be sure of selling their wheat, corn or oats to the. best advantage for cash, A conf?rence of, (hose interested in the establish ment of such a general market wiU .lo held.hero on Thursday. i.-. Steps were taken also. io>.prepai*o for ; the. grekt gathering ?pfj. teachers PAIN NEURALGIA oftho 8tabo l?ereIn'MkrcW .w^ic^iUlheadacHe, be; the. biggest proportion that ^?r-TVi??fe?lS?; once, hsi over^ luut to handle.' Don't suffer! ; Get a dtme pack v age cf Dr.- Jamea' ! Headache t >; . ; l*owders, You, can, clear your, headland, relievo a dull, splitting or violent throbbing headache, in. a moment with a> :Dr, JameV. Hcadacho Powder.." This old time headache relief acts almost mag - ically/ Send some , ens-1 to thfr/drag store now tor. a'OUmo package and a few. moments after ydu take a powder you wlir.wbnder' What beoamo Of the neuralgia Wd : pain. ; Stop get- what: you usk lor: :