The Waco News-Tribune from Waco, Texas • Page 13

Sunday, December 20. 1925 The News-Trlbune guarantees more city circulation and MORE THAN MORE TOTAL CIRCULATION than any Other Waco newspaper. PAGE 13 Stocks Irregular; American rallies. Cotton foreign buying. Sugar Higher; ban buying.

Wheat Easy; cables. bearish Corn Lower; receipts Increase. rf VUlllC Low Grades For Cotton Heaviest Since 1920 Season Estimate 3,500,000 Bales of This Year's Crop is Considered Untendera- ble on Contract By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 This year's crop contains more low cotton than any since 1921). Secretary has declared a letter to Senator Smith democrat, South Carolina, chairman of a special committee consisting of a senator and representative from each cotton growing state selected to recommend cotton legislation at thia session of congress.

The sec retary was ask- for Information on the amount of this cotton crop that under futures contracts and is unsplnnable. Utter said the department was without definite In forma ti hut he declared the average of several private estimates of urder.derabie cotton was about 3.500,000 With reference cotton, he explained that term, is often used inappropriately to im an cotton of verv low grade, am! that all of this is ovetitualij used in the manufacture of coarse yarns and goods. Cotton NEW 0H COTTON NEW YORK. Deo. cotton market was quiet again today witli mid-morning rallies covering followed by March soW uu tp 18.95, declined to 18.80 and closed at 1184, with general market steady ret i point higher to 9 points lower.

The opening was steady with opening a at an of 3 points with selling 6 to 12 points net higher in early trading. Higher Liverpool cables scented to offset the influence of reiterated complaints of poor In cotton from Manchester and In additional to covering, there was a little trade buying In market Imre. January advanced to 18.70 and May to IS 47, hut at these figures demand appeared to be well supplied and sold 3 to 9 low er In late trading under a little south ern hedging and realizing by recent buyers. Final were within 3 or 4 points of the lowest. General business was much restricted during entire morning and the trading was attributed chiefly to further evening up of accounts for over the week-end In preparation for tiiv census.

The report, which Is scheduled for publication at 10 Monday morning, will give the amount of cotton glnneo prior Dec. 13. Another private report was published this morning which estimated the outturn st I4.739.iKK) bales to this date, with the market apparently well prepared for official figures of around i4.7fiP.0tki bah Private gables said that hedge selling in Liverpool should be absorbed by covering and trade calling, The amount of cotton on shipboard awaiting clearance at the end of week was estimated at bales against 140,000 last year. DA LI, SPOTS DALLAS Pee. spot market Hosed 5 points down; sales bales.

Middling fair ........................................20.35 Strict good middling 30.10 Good middling 19.15 Strict middling Middling 18.85 Strict low middling 17 60 Low middling 16 35 Strict gfxid ordinary 1485 Good ordinary 13.60 SEVA ORLEANS ORLEANS. Dec. 19 cotton closed steady, 6 points up; bales. Low middling 18.08 Middling 18A3 Good middling 13.83 Receipts 8918 stocks Li EU POOL HO LIVERPOOL. Dec.

spot busings; prices steady, American strictly good middling 10 83d Good middli ng 1 0 fAd Strictly middling 10.2*d Middling 9.83d Strictly low- middling 9.43d law- middllne 8 9 id btricfly gopd ordinary 8.53d Good ordinary 7.93d Sales JOCK) bales, including American. Receipts American 27,800, Futures closed quiet. December O.fifid January 9.56d March 9 53d May 3 July 9.61d October 9.48d CHICAGO. Dec. futures closed steady.

January 18.62 March May 18.82-25 July 18.00 September 18 21 NEW A Nx KUTI HEM NFAV Oil LEANS, Dec. futures closed steady at net 11 points up to 3 points down, Prev High Low Close Close Jan, 18 69 18.58 1.856-58 18 53 March IS 59 18.27 18.27-31 18.26 M.yv 18 1 1 17.99 17 July 17,99 17.79 17.79 17.82 Oct. 17 3.1 17.19 17.19-20 17.22 Dec, IS.SO 18.77 18.77 1S.M NEW 1 OH fv 1 I It EM NEW YORK, Pec, Cotton futures closed steady at net I point up to 9 points down. High Low Close Jan, 18.70 18 55 IS 60 18.59 March 18.95 18.80 18.94 Alav 18.67 1851 18.53-55 18.80 July 5 1 Oct. 17 90 17 75 17.84 Square Prices Cotton Good middling, 19.50 Mtrict middling, J9.2 Middling 18 75 Strict low middling.

17.75. Low middling. 16.75. Snaps, li iu IS Vie. Grain and Hay Oats, per bushel, 65c.

Hay, prairie, per $24. Johnson grass, per ton $25. Alfalfa, per ton, $35, Poultry and Eggs Hens per pound, 17 to 18c. puumi i i -u i 6c, Turkeys per Mo Eggs per raw i i.7 rySa.il, 60c doyen, Turnips per doz. bunches 2s to 400.

Wood per cord to $9. Cedar per and $25. Pacific Fruit Express Adds Refrigerator Cars Auftuutb c-rncut made by Pacific Fruit Express of the let ting of a contract for 5041 mnv refrigerator cars, to be delivered for service prim to the peak of J826 nhlpping kec-on. This about bOU.OOd vvili bring their rvfrigcra tor equipment to. cars, this an indicittitm of tlit; ing importance of perishable along lines of the Southern Pacific and Union Padt'fic Since civ rovornnmnt control I Ja the refrigerator equipment of the Pacific Fruit Express has in excess uf 2 cars, or 155.

per cent. movement of fruit and in 19 20 was while in 1 024 it was 028.649, cars, and it is though such loadings in 1925 Will he near a million cars, Best Coal, Wood A Feed 81 mmoils I A I ucl Le, Jw Phone 87 Wins High Steaks £r0p Rotati 0II IS Urged on Farmers By Leaders County Agent, lowever, Drops Serious Side at Mah Jongg was chamion steer of the International Live Stock position Jn Chicago. But at the conclusion of the show he was sold to Armour and company, for the Biltmore hotel In New a record price of $3 per pound, a total of $4680. This is highest price ever paid for a champion steer, Mah Jongg'II he eaten at a holiday banquet. Prosperity Still Smiles on McLennan Pioneer as Result of Well Managed Land Bought 50 Yrs.

Ago at $2 Acre 0,7 Composed By WacoanToBe JACKSON, Dec. General Rush Knox was restrained from interfering with the Mississippi business of the Stand rad Oil company of Kentucky and the Texas company, under a temporary 11 injunction s. Eggert 8 unpublished 1 Rendition of Life Meeting and Entertains day. With By WILL BOLi.l ft, Stuff Casey, well knovun citizen of West, is now 73 years of age, has lived in the county ly for the past 50 years and in his I present horns for £6 years. Mr.

Casey was born in Arkansas 'and grew up on hut father's farm, which was very different front the I high rolling prairies he found in Texas, when as a young man he cast Ids lot and risked his fortune with the people of Mclennan county. He wag i mazed to ft ml the prairie grass as high as Itts saddle stirrups when riding a fair sized horse, and said it was, in a manner, regrettable to have to plow up ami i destroy ruch a great cattle range las It was in those days, i Mr, Casc.v bought his first land Several years ago he retired from the actual operation of thef arm itself, hut retains active management and Is a firm believer In the diversification method, stating that in his opinion it Is a meat mistake to run land year after year in cot- Mr. Casey reared two children to i brlrht, cannot denied and a general ho grown, son Floyd Casey of of optimism prevails as the KFnlih MrS- Cora bmltb of HHbhoro. exchanging ideas as to the Bf sides being a farm- fertlve measures of operation and Diversification and rotation of crops was urged on stockholders of McLennan County Farm association meeting yesterday In the Chamber of Commerce building, by A. K.

Short, formerly with A. and now of Dallas. President T. Westbrook and Treasurer Falkner both made short addresses. County Agent E.

It. Eudaly, called on for a talk, decided that the holidays were too for seriousness, and substituted what he calls Imitating various animals known to farmer? so impressed Mr. 8hort that latter urged him to come to Dallas and repeat the performance as part of a broadcasting program to farmers. Mr. Eudaly will do this In January, he WACO GRTK BALES DI KING DAsT WFT By II I.

HOLLER rll 'lf)e 8tsff coifutt ciup McLennan coun- ty for the year of 1925 is a matter almost ready for (be writer of history and It is safe to that with the last day of year and the last bale of cr jjp will have been gathered, ginned and wrapped, while a good per cent of the land from which It was pp will turned with tho plow iu preparation for next crop, which is looked forward to with prayerful hopes and expoctstPme. Waco received only bales of cot- ton by wagon during week Just closed, fust for the previous week, thus showing slightly more than As as an he an bed at the total county i production should be at this time, I Quarantine Cases Few Only three cases of quarantine diseases were on the city lists, and one of these may be day. Dr, E. Tahb, city phy- slcian, said Saturday. One case each of typhoid, scar- Sung Here Dec.

29 of Christ To Be at St, Church In thought and music by will i ing the ecstatic joy of heart and of the voice at coming of Christ as at our Savior and triumph over and death. This portion is sung I by the entire choir, i The whoie community invited to hear this production, which last about one hour. a sto LITTLE. 81 ST Fit PARTY I STARTS HillSTII As AV FFK Christmas week for Girl Reserves i started Saturday afternoon, when the high Hchool club and i of the Blue Triangle gave a Lit Mo Sister party for little girls of Evangelia Settlement, presenting of the latter a. doll.

Girl Re- I had made complete ward- chapel of the county home robes for the doils. CHRISTMAS THEE AT COFNTY HOME THURSDAY A Christmas tree will be held In th There will fee given in St. Episcopal church, night of Dec. 20, commencing at 7:30 o'cclck, a mu tata Di- vltic tho let fever and diphtheria are on the "(nposevi records. Second test will be run on the Corsica night, Chrlstmt to distribute the gifts.

Rev. J. Deane Coatley asks all who wish to contribute, to the cause to telephone him at 1107. TO 4.1 I CHRIbTVf AS for the diphtheria tomorrow, Dr. Tabb said.

r.uaic for which the f-rganist of 8t. church. F'red E. Eggert, composer of several other anthems, which have received recognition by music publishers und music lovers This has not been published, and i will he Rung then for tho first time by a mixed choir of 33 men women which has been prac- ticing for several weeks under the direction of Mr. Eggert.

of Chrlfct The Cantata, is practically i the life of i commencing with he advent wherein is to hi about the coming of Christ among Pian Watermelon Pool bor Fairview Vicinity Special to The News-Tribune ROCKDALE, Dec, meeting having been, called by AYilder and Milam county Farm Agent George Banzhaf. the farmers! of that section gathered at the Fair-j musical rendition of view schoolhouse Friday night to Christ, undertake organization of a wot melon and marketing sociatlon, to he formulated on the Bien, on through Christmas, Ep name lines as at Caldwell and the Crucifixion, the Rccu Chrteaman, Burleson county, where rection, and the AscertaJon, about 400 acres have been pledged. runnitig through all is The plan is to a contract Move of the lather In sending with a recognized business agent, hrist and the and sell the crop on the tracks, as ibe Christ has been done in Hernpstead sue-j servant of mank cessfully for a number of years. The words of I taken from the the cantata Men in the in a tlon of the hymn 1 race for correspondence during DI To Twenty- five not privib child has, wll mas dinner 2700 Washing Mrs. Roter Walker, city i roftd Thursday The.

party will be Kve, Santa Claus given at the A. Wednes- dav at 7 p. announced Anna M. Herrmann, Girl Reserve secretary. Each dub will foreign coutitry ar.q describe their Christmas customs-.

Celebrations uf the Yuletlde f( the time Christ will given fir st. Countries to bo represented Sweden. Hpatn, Italy gnd England. Foilwu-ing the tree program, girls will sing the city. frorr CHILDREN hildren, who that given Christ- Mrs.

J. Roter, Mr Ruth aid -Iren and Mrs. for them. R- iil md srves sales to buy Jren. They stuffed many unfortunates.

Service Men in Hot Race for 1 olida Mai! ing. Oh My 8avi orificia 1 Ing a Story with Ai sung of illing WHITE CHRISTMAS AT FIRST METHODIST Hf RCH White Christinas is to be observed Hi Die First Methodist church next Wednesday evening at 7:30 with an appropriate service portraying tiio spirit of giving. The reader for evening will be Mrs, Tom Scott, who will offer Story of the Little by Clara Spencer Porter. The service under direction of Miss Afta A with Mrs. O.

Bishop directing the music. Every department of the Sunday school, supervised by George M. AViehuseh Jr. superintendent, will have a part In bringing gifts for needy. Any interested in the service lshbttrn and Bible To Be due sis Club Col.

Ash burn, exet Tf Tin Bible, II team, for the nh here, guests will fee ors will of the make Ed- vili pr re tha; affair hi de. 100 or and excellent tieighbo: Casey hat always shoulder share of the responsibility upon him as a citizen of the and state, at all times read hi: t'ounsel and means if furti pubi Mr. I Mu oimty with advancement of all measures for the veal, and while pest his mo and ten, his outlook on near West at $2 per acre, and as I continues the same as in time went on added to his posses- i iwist and there are many years ot Bions. paying somewhat higher for 1 useful and profitable life in pros- the farms bought at a later period, pect for him. ira- of in th tb" common good.

AH well and have aid to the farmer has been a time when the fully appreciated the valu products as the pr son. The cool, dry prev just ere having taken advantage of it to Mop the feed and at time their tables with spare ribs and backbone for Christinas, holidays, tho one receiving the most mail to be awarded a prize. Torpedoman Stoll, navy recruiting officer, says Waco are ting high mark, and predicts they will place. the fann did Frank Crow, son of Mm. Flori substantial ence Crow, probably has more md there never i friends than any other man he has sent from Waco to the navy, the officer declare local office has received Fit thei will saelf choir, hymn uf This baritono and-alto whole choir.

Then Town of Bethtehern by soprano solotst wiil come un dering hymn Thifi wilt be Oh Il Wili end alto soloist il by Me gi the ni Little given a ttd ah DNiGin ST. FAI i COMMI VI ON AT CHIIlbTMA8 FA i eg In St. Paul's chut until 11.15, from which reports of his career in the itenor then sings in solo, My jChHsttnas carols tv a I has navy, Stel? Hays he running Soul His Wondrous The communion i manj atm- i gGO(j race for the correspondence soprano wilt then take up o'clock honors. Love Divine, Thou -Art bring the actual The i That wilt jur- by soloist and choir. Th tenor then sings Soul His Wond communion, recital and si organ recital will conimene nati fol I using 01 r.y 9 at II Proposed Changes In barter Go to oters of harter those which back to the government, ery qualified sasor tid to required by law', ned on In an 1 be will which lebrationand manciaf LtHKHTA BO 08 NEW YORK, Dm.

13. ijrain CHK ADO DRAIN States bonds. Libertv 7 First 4Vs 4( Third Fourth 1 Trvasury United 100. 10 KUiil IIAMH8 NEW VORK. Dec.

st anges Steady. Quotations in e.efth Great Britain: ariti 4S4 cables 60 day urs bau! 480 7-16. demand 3 85Vi 3.8 fio unchanged Cori Inerti ty on vailles Hans lower, urprrse over at Itossrip. the market wn. Chi- luscd heavy, for Fran Italy iH-rri.

leruc Spalls Or i by rom (Ili muVcitient ri'iLSt rr i i to and May to oft, i and provisiuns vU-wk of RM were bearishly af- of bids and by nts indicating that new corn is to in- Live Stock FORT AVOHTII l.l I STOTR FORT WORTH, Dec. Receipts 630 including ISO head calves, market nominal beeves $5.60 stockere $4 50177.75; fat rows yearlings heifers it carmen? $2.300 2.5«); cutters V.jiOit 2.SO bulls IZ.o'Cy 4.1«); calves $5 At present Crow is at naval will be followed by a quartet hospital, Ban tiago, CaL He may be singing, God I Love Thee, Not culled out aoon to be placed on i Three baritones will the new cruiser ready for then join in singing, sfon at Puget Sound, according to Lamb of The whole choir the local office. Stell says this will follow with Come and Wacoan has a good chance of ree- Mourn With Me a So- will ommendntion for the naval aca- piano soloist, and male quartet will Edgefield, d' my at Annapolis, with the next sing1 "God So Loved the I On the class. i The cantata reaches its climax I Christmas participation In the communion the midnight hour. There also will be a cetebratfo of holy communion on Christrna morning, at 11 o'clock.

Oft the night of Dec. S3, thcr given at St. houst a Christmas tree. Sunday evening at St. Pauls churcl TO DEBATE SEN DAY SCHOOL Announcement is made that h.

debatat the Church South Fifteenth street and 1 a rk avenue Dec. ft, on the the Sunday School Scriptural J. E. Norman and Albert p. ii ministers of the Church of will debate the question.

There will be a discussion at 2:30 in afprnoon and again at night, vnand 4. aim 11. 4.02 of firm nt first, but ned by declines 1rs fearkei ttotnj: -t medium weight fll.404711.50; frond $1130(q 11.40; light 11.201« iUft her mixed 11 20; iufht common packing pigjs lb. Nominal; market lamtis 15.50; lambs 14 60: yearlings 50; wethers i 'a 8.50 ewes i $8iyl2; goats CHI LA (ID TA ULK 14 1-7 Poland 10 90. a-SI I Jugo slavia 1 Austria; 14U.

Rumania Argentina: 4125. Brazil; 14 IS. Tokyo: 43L. Shanghai 774Montreal: 99 31-32 2.96. ft.

Stock Market A ver a Saturday Friday Week ago Year ago High lit! Low 1925 Total Sti tf tnds. .139.26 ...139.17 1 ...141 22 1 ...115.33 1 7S 737,600 VO it BTDCbB Prices) D.ve 19 All. Cltf m. St Am. Can.

Am. Cat Fdy. Am. Loco. Stn.

Sc Ref. Sugar Am Tel, A Tel. Am. I Anaconda Cop. Atchison I Bald.

I Balt. Ohio Beth Steel far. t. Leath, I de handier Motorh Ohio 1 A AV chic. Mil St.

P. pfd R. 1. Pac. I Cop chrysfel Corp.

Con. (his 113 2 I J0 118 Ajj 142 me 49'L 129 145 641 Pii IM. 54 34 94 i High i Cue i 1.72 1.72%1.69 3.69*4 (old) 1.69*4 1.69% 1T6M 1.66% May (ne i Gr 4 1 66, 1.63% 1.63% (o Id) 1.01 114 te 1.61% 1.61% 1,4 4 1,43 1.43 ,73 rk sate ,80 May ty live- May IM 1.01%1.M 1 July 1.03 1.00% 1.00% Lard 14.2514 27 34.12 14.12 14.1714, 14.02 14.35 14 12 14.30 LASH OI A TIO 14.60 CHICAGO, Do 2 hard -Wheat No. 'uri 7 4 i mlxed 70Uc No. IB 3 while No 2 white 41 cm.

No. head 1 avy hr 10.65 10.1 price i cow veal and Sheep: ek Fa ufi ves HID MVR 14 yeai tg, 'j la Dec. Receipts pricking I8.90 rrg $1150'q 11.75; 10.50; medium it $10 505711.30. 500 head. steers 6.75 $6 $9.7 5 stock 6.5«J# g.

ts Iooo head; for $15 16 50 cull feeding Iambs ig Withers $13.75 i i i Li ligi Reci Ian: $12-''! 12 A Sensible Gift AN SAN I.IVF 8TOFK KANSAS CITY Dec. 19 4O0 head: calves 100 head: bulk prices for Steers and i w- 1 i 11 -1 i 1 Hogs Receipts $000 head bulk of packing I 25. No receipts; for week' Fed lambs fat ewes for Every Home Ts one which will really provide convenience and comfort the year Yound Reliable Automatic Water Heater This Week We Are Making a Special Christmas Offer On r3; No. 2 red $1,72 May July KANSAS CITY. 2 $1 .62 a 1 'a 1.74; Dfec.

$1.87. Corn; No. 3 No. 2 vtdiow No, 2 mixed Oats: No. 2 No.

3 white FORI WORTH CASH GRAIN FORT WORTH, Dec. The fol- i shows of values on the i it Worth cash grain market, basis iSelivcrod group 8 or Texas common 1 i bids, offers and saCs Fort AA'orth dealers, according to ite Fort Worth Grain and Cotton ex- hange; Wheat: No. 1 dark hard Elks Lodge to Meet Wednesday at 9 P. M. There will be a regular iueet- Wednesday, Dec.

23, of Waco I lodge No, 166, B. P. O. Elks, at. on North Fifth street.

I meeting will be heM at I Instead of the usual hour I of 8, because of the Christmas tree at. St. church, where some of the Elks will be engaged until near oombs AND ai LI ac Prod rucible Steel Luba Cane Sugar Bros. I Pont de Xeni 221 Lt. iMfP.

i Fisk Rubber Foundation Gen, Asphalt ii. Gen. Motors 1 12 Nor. Iron Ore Gt. No.

0 Gulf Steel Hudson Motors III. Int. Combustion Eng 62 Int. Harvester 128 Int. Mar, pfd 42': int.

Nickel Louis, Sc Nash. Mack Truck Mar I and 56 1 Pet Kan. A- X. Mo. Pac.

i Montgomery I V. H. and Dart. AVcsi, MS No; I No, rd Pan. Am.

Pel. 54 i Phillips. Pier-AMot. Car i Radio Cm p. Reading Rep.

I MiG St. L. ft 99 fi i v- Rpidiuck £29 Sinclair Oil Pac. Pfand rd OC, Btaudatel N. J.

Stewart Warm Si udeb r.f-% Su'filuir Fi Te 4 Prati. 9.6% United Cigar Stores P. Dut Alcohol Rubber Steel 13H WabiUsh Hv 4 3 Ward ILI.u.g West. I Cleo. White Sfbter ltaOflh WACO BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings Saturday, shown by figures of Secretary E.

D. Winkler of the Waco Clearing House No 1 ordinary hard association, were $352,283.52, as I. 1 red No. 1 75 per cent compared with $522,251.73 for the same date last year, a. difference in favor of last, date of $169,063.21, .1 $0701.90.

Corn: No. 2 white No, 3 white 92c No, 2 mixed 3 mixed 9O0y2e. Gats 2 62c; No. 3 red I n. oped 1 id.

No. 1 3 $1 4501 f- No. 3 kafflr $1.41 maize Produce CHICAGO PRORUCK CHICAGO Dec, 19, Lower; 1 a 4 Lower; 3238 cam ordinary firsts refrigerator extras firsts 331 Poultry: Alive, steady; ocipts i 1- fit Stati's shipments i ailing varv lighr, conflued tnosiiv io P'-R ws sacked round In I il Doyle Electric Co. Phone 61 704 Austin Avenue A jrmtr DritrM for Diamond Bmna la Band V. Rn.6 Rlbboo.

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At your fingertips is instant hot water service. In the KOIL-LES you have a trouble-proof, durable heater that will serve you for years on end. An automatic thermostat control can be set to give temperature desired. Simple and economical operation, Minute Regular Price 75 04 for 60,00 i Gnllon Size. Regular glOO.OO■ I for 80.00 4 Galloni Per Minute Size $125.00 Value for I a lue for 88,20 Galten -io Regular 812 i 4 a I for $108.00 r.2 Size Value for $100.00 (IM I FI I' 135,00 50 00 Reitmiu to bo irniiir nhom hlte No.

Frico out at An Weal Christinas Cift and a Hurgain at Rcirular 705 Austin Avenue ONLY LOUR MORI lis Nob Hill Bros. WORK WE DO si VVS DONE Phone 5117 00.