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Delegates Certified by
Convention Are Invariably
Seated, Says H. H. Perry
Editor the Journal: While having
the honor of only a slight acquaint
ance with Mr. Fleming, I am not un
familiar with his record at the bar
and in public life and there is no
man in Georgia for whom I have
a higher esteem, and anything from
him is entitled to the greatest re
spect. But personal prestige cannot
add to the cold processes of argu
ment nor can the want of it detract
from theip inherent force.
The crux of Mr. Fleming’s posi
tion is, that only the biennial con
vention of the party for the purpose
of nominating state officers is the
depositary of the sovereign party
power and that the convention called
to select delegates to a national
convention in no sense represents
the sovereign Democratic power of
the party.
Indeed he is driven to this novel 1
assumption which seems to be orig
inal with him and he virtually con
cedes in resorting to this the incon
clusiveness of the arguments of oth
ers endeavoring to uphold the action
of the executive committee in its at
tempt to control the action of the
convention.
But this position I submit is a
mere ipse dixit of the distinguished
gentleman. He cites no authority oy
precedent to support it and calls at
tention to no place or occasion where
the distinction was ever recognized.
It may be said that the biennial
gubernatorial convention being based
on a white primary without regard
to the national affiliations of the
voters is not in a strict sense as
much a Democratic convention as a
convention to select delegates to a
national Democratic convention and
to appoint electors in an approaching
presidential contest.
It is his affiliation with the Dem
ocratic party of the entire country
which alone stamps a voter as a
party Democrat. Very many who
are Republicans in all national con
tests, vote with us in the white pri
maries for governor and state offi
cers and earnestly support the local
ticket. No one of them would think
of taking part in a primary dealing
with the nomination of the candidate
of the Democratic party for presi
dent.
But be all that as it may, how
much higher and more important are
the functions of a convention of the
party acting in unison with similar
organizations throughout the union,
and seeking in concert with them
to insure the success of that great
national party, the very ark of our
political liberties, than those of a
mere local state convention for the
distribution of state officers and
which plays no part in nominations
for national elections!
So I fail to see the force of a
mere assertion that a state conven
tion of the party dealing with great
national questions does not represent
the sovereign Democratic party of
Georgia.
Party traditions and usage, and
the history of party government
from Thomas Jefferson, who, as I
remember from my reading, first in
augurated conventions in the states
of national Democrats to nominate
candidates for the presidency, give
the negative to Mr. Fleming’s po
sition.
It was the office and duty of the
executive committee to provide rules
for the conduct of the primary and
to call the convention, but when and
where by statute or by any resolu
tion of the party convention, orlg
inally appointing them, was the pow
er ever delegated to this commit
tee to lay down a rule of action for
the convention when it should as
semble?
Rule X was a mere usurpation
of an authority the committee did
not possess and was simply void. It
is safd no objection was made. I
suppose no objection was made to I
the Pope’s bull against the comet!
rone was necessary. It was “brutem
fulmen.” So was Rule X. No one
agreed to it. No one had his day in
court to agree or not to agree. It
was not agreed to by any convention
of the party when alone, it • could
have been considered and accepted.
Were we playing a mere “game’’ like
poker or basebajl or were we dealing
with the serioug Interests of the
country?
Code section 195 quoted by Mr.
Fleming simply provides for “re
turns” of the primary to the commit
tee. Under the Neal act also quoted
by him the committee simply "con
solidates”, these returns and must
publish the consolidation in a news
paper at the capital within three :
days under the hand and seal of the
chairman and secretary. This is their
only report provided. See section 1,
act 1917, page 184. Then section 1
provides that the "convention” shall
then declare those receiving a “ma
jority" of the county unit votes upon
the basis set forth above be the
nominees of the party. The aot there
after provides that a "plurality”
shall be sufficient for certain Speci
fied officers wh:-h are alone ex
cepted from the i.. iority rule, but I
am not dealing with that now ex
cept to say that delegates to a na
tional convention or nominees for
president are not so specified and by
the maxim, “expressio unius est ex
cluslo allerlus," such delegates could
pot be elected except by a majority
vote and Rule X was therefore in
direct contravention of the Neal act
when it attempted to apply, the
plurality rtile to them or to the nom
inees for president. So that is
where the Neal act leaves us, if we
follow that.
The committee, Mr. Fleming says,
could have declared the result with
out calling a convention. Taking
that for granted, which I do not
agree to, it is sufficient to say, It
did call a convention and the Neal
act, page 185, distinctly provides
that only whan "no convention is
called or held” shall the declaration
of the "result” be made as prescribed
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THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL,
by the state committee. So follow
ing the Neal act the committee could
not declare the result.
In conclusion, nothing would have
created more widespread dissatisfac
tion or tended more to disrupt the
party in Georgia than to have estab
lished the precedent that a commit
tee could lay down a rule to con
trol the action of a socerelgn conven
tion. To have acquiesced in Rule X
would have been to nail to the door of
the Democratic party in Georgia—
“give up your liberties those who en
ter here.” "Surrender the rights of
your children and children's children
to the control of committees and sub
committees.” and no one could again
exclaim with pride, as we have been
wont to do and as we can still do
with Rule X repudiated, "1 am a
Democrat.”
It is a rule without exception that
the delegates certified to be such
by the chairman and secretary of
the convention are placed on the
temporary roll of the national con
vention and the delegates so certi
fied will take their seats until the
credential committee acts. The bur
den of unseating them will be on
the committee's delegates.
H. H. FERRY.
$59,610 SPENHhT
PALMER’S CAMPAIGN;
$5,000 IN GEORGIA
(Continued from Sag# 1)
“Aren’t you counsel for the Chicago
packers?”
"No, sir,’’ Mr. Carlin said.
"Aren’t you counsel for the Cruci
ble Steel company?”
"I am not.”
"You are counsel for Mr. DuPuy,
president of the Crucible Steel com
pany,” Chairman Kenyon demanded.
"I am,” Mr. Carlin said.
"And the Crucible Steel company
defrauded the United States govern
ment out of $10,000,000, didn’t it, in
income taxes?” Chairman Kenyon
“Something like that," Mr. Carlin
said.
"It was the attorney general s
business to prosecute defrauders of
the government?” Chairman Kenyon
3,sked.
Answer was cut off by a disagree
ment within the committee. Mr. Car
lin demanded opportunity to answer
in his way.
Crucible Matter Taken XTp
"You know the Crucible company
paid the government back $10,009,-
000," the chairman began again.
“It did not, it was $9,000,000,”
Mr. Carlin answered.
"Mr. DuPuy was chairman of the
board of directors, not president of
the Crucible,” Mr. Carlin continued.
"Well, you are attorney for him in
this matter?” Chairman Kenyon
“I am not," Carlin said. "Im rep
resenting Mr. DuPuy in the matter
of his own and his wife’s Income
tax. The other officers of the Cru
cible company were responsible for
the other.”
Mr. Carlin said the government
claimed a $36,000 under-payment in
the DuPuy private Incomes.
"I represent them on the civil
side, not the criminal," Mr. Carlin
said. “There has been no action
taken, of any kind on the criminal
side.”
“Now the situation as to Crucible
Steel is that $9,000,000 has been paid
back,” Chairman Kenyon said.
"Who is being prosecuted?" •
“That matter is settled,” Mr. Car
lin said.
"Can men defraud the government
of sums like this and get away
without any punishment as crimi
nals?” Chairman Kenyon said.
"I take it you haven’t read the
statute," Mr. Carlin replied. "It
specifically provides for settlement
in these matters by the payment of
money.”
.$66,332 SPENT N HOOVER
CAMPAIGN, MANAGER SAYS
WASHINGTON, May 25—Expendi
tures of $66,332, exclusive of the
California primary expense, have
been made in the campaign of Her
bert Hoover for the Republican pres
idential nomination. John F. Lucey,
manager for Mr. Hoover, testified to
day in the senate investigation. To
tal reports were placed at $62,185.
Campaign expenditures of Governor
Edwards, of New Jersey, and Sena
tor Harding, of Ohio, also were to
come under scrutiny of the senate
investigating committee today.
The committee also intends to go
into the Georgia contest matter at
some length. It developed yesterday
that Henry Lincoln Johnson, a negro
politician in Georgia, had rece ved
$9,000 from the Lowden war chest.
Johnson is a leader in the contest
against the Wood delegates in Geor
gia. The committee wants to know
whether the $9,000 was given to fi
nance the contest.
Ab to Hoover’s Besidenc#
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
questioned Mr. Lucey and before go
ing into the matter of campaign ex
pense he asked as to Mr. Hoover’s
residence. Mr. Lucey refused to co
incide with the senator’s sugges
tion that Mr. Hover’s real residence
was London, England,* but he was
not positive on the point.
"I want to know something about
expenditures." Senator Edge, Repub
lican, New Jersey, Interrupted. Chair
man Kenyon ruled the question in
order.
“First, I can give you all the
figures but those in th’e California
campaign,” Mr. Lucey said. “They
were handled there.”
'There have been many chrnges on
both sides about that,” interjected
Chairman Kenyon. “We have sum
moned the men who know.”
The witness said no individual had
contributed more than SI,OOO and
that no corporation had contributed
anything.
Expenditures for printing and pub
licity were plated by the witness at
$30,033; for salaries, $14,803; on the
Chicago convention commmitee, $2.-
000, and to Hover clubs in Wash
ington state, $2,000; while $14,900
had been borrowed to meet expenses,
there was $9,852 cash on hand, but
a deficit not covered by contribu
tions was noted at $4,147.
Contributors were not named m
the statement filed.
“Know anything about Mr. Hoov
er’s publication, the Washington Her
ald, or others?” asked Senator Reed.
“Nothing but what I’ve read,” Mr.
Lucey said, adding that he “had only
read about" plans for a Hoover news
paper to operate during the Chicago
convention.
Where Money Came From
"About this $30,000 you note In
i your report,” continued Senator Reed.
! “might this not cover the expense
lof these articles I’ve asked about?”
“I think not. I can show you all
i the vouchers for that.”
“Also about this $2,000 contribution
l to the Washington State club?”
j “That was advanced from San
1 Francisco and we haven’t had a re
■ port on it yet.”
“There have been statements to the
effect that very powerful financial
Interests are back of the Hoover
campaign," Chairman Kenyon said.
“Can you tell us about that?
"Sc far as I know, it isn’t true,”
was the reply.
“Have you any contributions from
the international bankers in New
York?”
“We have had a due regard to the
personal reputation of Mr. Hoover
and ourselves,” the witness replied,
! “and have consequently refused to
accept any contributions for more
I than SI,OOO from corporations."
Charles J. Hepburn, of Philadel
phia, one of the Pensylvania Hoover
club members, was called.
“We have never taken a dollar
from New York,” he said. “We col
lected about $4,402 in Philadelphia
and in Pennsylvania as a Whole about
$20,000. It is our intention to file a
full statement. There are several
hundred thousand members of the
clubs in the state.
“We have a balance of around $2,-
500 on hand now.”
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STATE RESTS CASE
IN SECOND TRIAL OF
MRS. STELLA-ABBOTT
(Continued from Page 1)
sarr time my husband was edging
closer to me. All at once my hus
band grabbed me by the throat with
one hand and grabbed at the pistol
with the other. I believe he intend
ed to kill me. my father and my two
children. I was quicker than he was,
however, and I seized the pistol and
shot him.
Did Not Intend to Kill
“I had no intention of killing him.
but I wanted to protect myself 'and
my children. As he fell, he said: T
am shot, but 1 deserved it, for I
have treated you like a cur.’
“When they took me to the in
quest, I heard the voice of Mary
Powers. I recognized it as the same
voice 1 had heard on the telephone.
. She was the last one to see my hus
band’s body. She took him in her
arms and kissed my husband’s lips,
thereby showing by her conduct their
relationship.
“A few days after my husband’s
death, still another woman, whom 1
did not know, killed herself on his
grave. At that time. Mary Power.-
remarked that she knew the woman
was not intimate with Mr. Abbott
because Johnny was true to her. My
life has been wrecked. There Is
nothing left for me to live for ex
cept my dear boys, and I will be
happy to train them to be good and
useful men.
“It is said I stepped over -the
feet of my husband after he was
dead. I did not do it, Gods knows
I didn’t.”
Mrs. Abbott Concludes
This concluded Mrs. Abbott’s
statement. ‘She explained the ab
sence of her father, who has not
been in the court room since the
trial began, by saying he was sick
in bed. A sister, who also was a
close attendant at the first trial
also was absent, and Mrs. Abbott
said she was attending her father.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Abbott’s
statement, the court took a short
recess. After reconvening, the state
commenced its rebuttal. ,
What the state considers some of
Its strongest evidence against Mrs.
Abbott was introduced Wednesday
forenoon.
Mrs. C. M. Mclntyre told of the
quarrel between Mrs. Abbott and her
husband, following a series of tele
phone calls, and the mannare In
which Mrs. Abbott is said to have
attempted to force her husband to
give the name of the woman who
had called him.
When Abbott refused to tell the
woman’s name, said the witness, Mrs.
Abbott went into 'an adjoining room
and returned with a revolver, using
profane language. She threatened to
kill her husband “before sunrise,”
the witness testified, unless he gave
the name of the woman who had
called him on the telephone.
Corroborates Husband
“She cursed him because he was
a Mason," said Mrs. Mclntyre, "and
she cursed all Masons.”
The witness corroborated her hus
band, who testified on Tuesday, in
the statement that they had left the
Abbotts alone in the room and went
to heir own apartment at this stage
of the qaurrel.
Mrs. Abbott’s remarks still were
audible, however, as she continued
to speak in a loud tone, the wit
ness said. Mrs. Mclntyre declared
that about an hour later she heard a
shot fired, and a sound of some one
falling to the floor. Then she heard
Mrs. Abbott cursing her husband.
“I heard Mrs. Abbott ask her
father, who had arrived in response
to a telephone call, whether Johnny
had any money in his pockets,” said
the witness. "Her father replied
that he had $2.”
Cross-Examined
A few minutes later, said the wit
ness, Mrs. Abbot came to the Mcln
tyre apartment, admitted having shot
her husband, expressed no regret,
and stated that it “took him nine
minutes to die.” She did not men
tion any attack by him, according to
the witness.
Cross-examined by Attorney Reu
ben' R. Arnold for the defense, Mrs.
Mclntyre stated that just before the
shot was fired she heard a slight
noise, but was unable to identify its
source. She also testified that when
she visited Mrs. Abbott at the lail
the defendan tasked her not to tes
tify concerning her u?e of profane
language.- - -
Other witnesses examined at the
morning session were Captain E. L.
Jett, of the police department; J. A.
Belflower, of the Atlanta Georgian
reportorial staff and Angus Perker-
s °n. newspaper reporters.
Captain Jett told of a conversa
tion with Mrs. Abbott on the night
of her arrest. He said she expressed
no regret for having killed her hus
band and admitted the shooting
Mr. Perkerson and Mr. Belflower
who interviewed Mrs. Abbott at th
police station, testified that she de
clared she "shot Johnny because she
>.v T 2l ey fur ther stated
that Mrs. Abbott told them that her
husband made an effort to get the
revolver, whereupon she fired th
fatal shot.
womnJ can’t have him no other damn
Ai°w? Can h v Ve hlm ’ said Mrs.
w to both witnesses
Mr. Belflower said Mrs. Abbott com
hlr K.'Lh I?at , h .er shoulder hurt where
husband had grabbed her.
The testimony of Dr. S. H. Green
?elfHv e e n t a J first ‘V al of the case
relative to the wounds on Abbott’s
r % ad by Solicitor General
ago k Dr ’ Green dled a few months
f At conclusion of Mrs. Mcln
tyre s testimony, the state rested it’s
case. The defense offered no test®
Abbott eXCeßt the statement of Mrs.
Afternoon Session
In opening the state’s case Tues
day afternoon Patrolmen Grover C.
Fain and J. H. Davis, who answered
the call to the Abbott home on Bass
street on the night of the killing,
testified as to the finding of Johnny
Abbott’s body, declaring that Mrs. Ab
bott admitted having shot her hus
band. They swore that she appeared
calm and in possession of her facul
ties, stepping over the body as she
crossed the room to get her wraps
before going to police headquarters.
The officers further declared that
Mis. Abbott pamed Mary Powers as
the woman who had caused the trou
bie between her husband and herself.
P?' Mclntyre, who had rooms at
the Abbott home, testified as to the
circumstances leading up to the
killing. He declared that the Ab
botts and the Mclntyres had been
playing “flinch,” and had been dis
turbed by two telephone calls, Ab
bott answering the phone on both
occasions and returning to the table
• saying that no one answered. When
the phone rang the third time, he
(Mclntyre) answered it, a woman’s
voice asking for Abbott.
“I came back to the table and told
Abbott that a woman wanted to
speak with him.” said Mclntyre.
Mrs. Abbott followed him out into
the hal Ito the phone and when they
came back she cursed him. saying
that she would find out who that
woman was before morning or blow
nis brains out.”
Mclntyre testified that Mrs. Ab
bott secured a pistol at the outset
of the quarrel and that her husband
urged her to lay it aside, saying that
he would talk to her after she put
the weapon down. The Mclntyres
went to their rooms when the quar
rel started, the witness said, and in
about an hour they heard the fatal
shot fired. In the meantime Mrs. Ad
bott had telephoned to her father, L.
H. Finn, and fie came to the Abbott
home.’
On cross-examination by Attorney
• Reuben R. Arnold, for the defense,
Mclntyre insisted that Mrs. Abbott
was "mad” but her husband main
tained a calm demesne- It was in
dicated by Attorney Arnold’s ques
tions that the defense may make
the plea of emotional insanity one of
the basic features of its case.
■Judge Humphries has announced
that morning and afternoon sessions
of the court will be held in an effort
to conclude the trial by the end of
the week More than a hundred wit
nesses have been subper.aed on both
sides.
French Cupid
Workm? Overtime
PARlS.—Every day is wvlding day
in France now. Record.-s show rii in
‘ crease of 75 per cent in marriages.
COTTON
NEW YORK, May 26.—Yesterday’s ad
vances were followed by irregular fluctua
tions in the cotton market during today’s
early trading. Liverpool did not fully meet
yesterday’s local gains, but the market
here opened steady at a decline of 1 point
on July and 5 to 20 points higher on other
deliveries. There was some scattered south
ern and New Orleans selling in expectation
of a favorable weekly report from the weath
er bureau and unfavorable go*ds trade ad
vices. These offerings were absorbed by
continued covering on bullish private crop
reports and tlie steadier ruling of south
western spot markets late yesterday, witli
July selling up to 37.04 and October to 35.15
after the call, or about 13 to 20 points
net higher.
A private report placing the crop’s condi
tion at 02.8, or much the lowest on record,
and pointing to a decrease of 1.2 per cent
in acreage, With an indicated yield of only
9,950,000 bales, excluding linters, led to
more active covering both her and in Liver
pool. This was reflected in higher late
cables, while in the local market October
sold up to 35.47 c, or 52 points net higher
and 132 points above the recent low level.
There was realizing on this bulge in antici
pation of n bullish weekly report from the
weather bureau, and right after its publica
tion October sold down to 35.15 c, or about
32 points from the best.
The details of the weekly weather re
ports made a less afvorable impression
than tlie summary and the market firmed
up again during the afternoon on renewed
covering. Reports that spots were being
held for full prices in the south stimulated
tlie buying, which carried October up to
35.46, or 51 points net higher.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices tn
the exchange today:
Tone steady; middling, 40c, quiet.
Last Pre»
.Open. High. Low Sale. Close. Clcse
Jan. .. 33.28 33.76 33.13 33.70 33.70 33.20
Meh. .. 33.95 33.32 32.72 33.25 33.25 32.73
July .. 37.50 38.24 37.75 38.14 38.13 37.81
Oct. .. 35.0035.4834.8335.3435.3434.95
Dec. .. 34.01 34.48 33.80 34.29 34.29 33.88
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, May 26.—Declines of 6
to 1 Opoints were made around the opening
of the cotton market today, as the result of
poor cables, but heavy buying appeared a
little later on a private condition report of
62.8. accompanied by figures showing a de
crease in the acreage of one per cent, indi
cating a crop of but 9,500,000 bales. At
the end of the first hour of business prices
were 39 to 45 points over yesterday’s close.
July sold off to 37.64 and reacted to 38.11.
Following the reading of the weekly crop
returns from tlie government, the market did
better, traders construing them as being
moderately bullish. Late in the morning the
active months were 50 to 57 points higher
than tbe last prices yesterday. July ad
vanced to 38.27 c and < ober to 35.40 c.
While the market held a steady tone to
tbe close, reports from Texas that the
crop was making fast progress in some
counties, as the result of warmer weather
and less rainfall, were responsible
selling on a moderate scale under which
pricse fell off from the highest, last prices
for the day showing net gains of 40 to 42
points.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices In ti>»
♦ change today:
Tone steady; middling, 40c, steady.
Last Fre»
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close Clcs*.
Jan. .. 33.2033.7033.2033.6233.6233.20
Meh. .. 33.05 33.1 32.90 33.00 33.00 32.65
July .. 7.70 38.27 37.64 38.07 38.10 87.70
Oct. .. 34.80 35.40 34.65 35.24 25.23 24.83
Dec. .. 33.86 34.37 33.64 34.24 34.23 33.83
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, May 26.—Spot cotton
steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot,
1,986 bales; to arrive none. Low middling,
31.00; middling, 40.00; good middling, 44.00.
Receipts 2,976; stock 329,125.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 43.15 c.
New York, quiet, 40c.
New Orleans, steady, 40c.
Philadelphia, steady, 40.25 c.
Galveston, steady, 40.75 c.
Montgomery, steady, 40.75 c.
Norfolk, steady, 40.50 c.
Savannah, steady, 41.75 c.
St. Louis, steady, 40.50 c.
Houston, steady, 40.10 c.
Memphis, steady, 40.50 c. *
Augusta, steady, 41.75 c.
Little Rock, steady, 40.50 c.
Dallas, steady, 40.25 c. e
Mobile, steady, 40.50 c.
Charleston, steady, 40.50 c.
Wilmington, steady. 40c.
Boston, steady, 40.25 c.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton43.lsc
Receipts 71
Shipments 300
Stocks 20,631
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, firm; sales, 3,000; good middling,
28.05 d.
Prey.
Opening. Close. Close.
Jant.22.9 22.85 22.14
Feb 22.60 21.87
Meh21.85 22.36 27.62
April 22.11 21.37
Mav 24.18 24.61 23.90
June 23.87 24.38 23.72
July 23.88 24.28 23.62
Aug 23.62 24.13 23.47
5ept23.44 2-1.00 23.29
0ct23.30 23.76 23.04
Nov 23.36 22.62
Dec 23.02 22.36
AMERICAN COTTON AND
GRAIN EXCHANGE
COTTON QUOTATIONS
The following were the opening, highest,'
lowest, close and previous close quota
tions on the American Cotton and Grain
Exchange of New York:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close-
Jan. 33.29 33.76 33.13 33.60 33.22
March .. 32.98 33.29 32.70 33.26 32.77
July .... 37.88 38.23 37.75 38.10 37.80
Oct 35.02 35.4 634.90 35.29 34.99
Dec. ’.... 34.02 34.48 33.84 34.28 33.88
COTTONSEED OIL
Op' Close.
Spost 19.25 Bid
May19.20@19.75 19.40 Bid
June18.85(019.50 19.00(019.56
Ju1v19.03@19.10 19.17(019.18
Aug19.06(019.18 19.25(019.28
5ept19.17@19.25 19.35@19.30
Oct18.50(018.90 18.50® 18.90
Nov17.50(018.00 17.89(018.00
Dec17.30@18.00 17.80(018.00
Tone, steady; sales. 5,900.
ATLANTA COTTONSEED PRODUCTS
MARKETS
(Corrected by Atlanta Commercial
Exchange.)
Crude oil, basis prime, tank lots —.515.50
C. S. meal, 7 per cent ammonia, 100-
ton lots 66.00
C. S. meal, Ga. common rate point,
100-ton lots 65.00
3 linters, 2c.
I Cottonseed hulls, sacked, carlots 24.00
I Cottonseed hulls, loose, carlots 18.00
No. 1 linters, 9c; No. 2 linters, 4c; No.
SHEPARD & GLUCK COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, May 26.—A private
condition report of 62.8 per cent, accompa
nied by an estimate of one per cent in re
duction in acreage and indicated crop and
figures of 3,950,000 bales, put the cotton
market higher in the early session and later
on the advance gained further headway from
the moderately bullish showing of the weekly
crop reports from thd government.
We are inclined to think that expecta
tions regarding the condition report are get
ting down to too low levels. As long as
sentiment remains so bullish lower prices
hardly can be expected.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS
J. W. Jay & Co.: The outside news con
tinues of an unsettling character, but this is
greatly offset by the unfavorable crop ac
counts.
Moss & Ferguson: Further covering, with
good buying, should occasion no surprise.
Moyse & Holmes: Our preference remains
for the long side of the market during all
periods of weakness.
Munds, Rogers & Stackpole: We still ad
vise purchases on weak spots.
J. S. Baelie & Co.: We look for a very
bullish bureau to be published on Wednes
day, June 2d, and look for a further ad
vance between now and that time.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.: A steady market is
anticipated the balance of the week in view
of the coming holidays and the bureau report.
S. M. Weld * Co.: We do not suggest
short sales, although we are inclined to look
for lower prices. We would buy only on
really good setbacks.
S. B. Chapin & Co.: It would not be well
to take too optimistic a view of the market’s
position at present for bullish trading.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH. Ga.. May 26.—Turpentine
firm, $1.79; sales 100: receipts 457; ship
ments 327: stock 2,721.
Rosin firm: sales 887; receipts 1,003;
shipments 909: stock 18.095. Quote: B.
§14.00; D, $17.50; E. $17.60: F. G. H, I. K.
$17.65; M, $17.80; N, $18.40; window glass.
$18.60; water white, $18.90.
$6,000 Taken From Bank
Found Beneath Tombstone
JACKSON. Miss.. May 26.—800ty
valued at about $6,000. stolen from
the Bink of Wesson,swhen that in
stitution was fobbed about two
weeks a t qo. was discovered Monday
beneath a tombstone in the Mcßae
qiavovard in the Spring Ridge
•'oig'iborhood, about 12 miles south
of here.
GRAIN
CHICAGO, May 26.—Although prices for
May delivery of corn showed a downward
trend today, strength continued to develop
in the more active options, July and Sep
tember. Initial quotations, which ranged
from %c decline to l%c advance, were fol
lowed by a moderate setback for Mhy and a
decided gain for later months.
Corn closed strong, 2%c to 4%c net higher.
Commission house buying made oats firm.
Previsions were Inclined to harden with
grain and hogs.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices is
the exchange today:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
CORN—
Mav .... 1.89% 1.93% 1.88% 1.92% 1.89%
July .... 1.65% 1.69% 1.65 1.69% 1.64%
Sept. ... 1.54% 1.57% 1.54% 1.57% 1.54
OATS—
May .... 1.02 1.05% 1.01% 1.05% 1.02
July .... 90 91% 89% 91% 89%
Sept 75% 76% 75 76% 75%
PORK—
May 34.50 34.07
July .... 34.75 35.20 34.80 35.10 34.40
LARD—
Mav 20.60 20.50
Julv .... 21.12 21.30 21.12 21.30 21.15
Sept 21.95 22.10 21.95 22.10 21.95
RIBS—
Mav 17.80 17.50
Julv .... 18.27 18.50 18.27 18.50 18.20
Sept. .*.. 19.02 19.22 19.02 19.22 19.00
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Today.
Wheat*.. .... 14 cars
Corn 100 cars
Oats 92 cars
Hogs. 20,000 head
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, May 26.—Cash wheat, No. 3
red, $2.85; No. 2 hard, $2.57; No. 2 north
ern spring, $3.00; No. 4 northern spring,
•dark, $2.85.
Corn, No. 2 mixed, $1.96(01.97; No. 2 yel
low, $1.97(01.98.
Oats, No. 2 white, $1.06@1.09%; No. 3
white, $1.0501.07%.
Rye, No. 2, $2.08@2.09.
Barley, $1.45(01.61.
Timothy seed, slo.oo® 12.00.
Clover seed. 825.00 @35.00.
Pork, nominal.
Lard. $20.60.
Ribs, $17.25(018.25.
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS
ST. LOVIS, May 26.—Cash: Wheat—No.
2 red winter, $2.90.
Corn—No. 2 white, $2.04@2.06; No. 3
white. $2.02; July, $1.72%; September,
$1.59%.
Oats—No. 3 white. $1.07%; No. 4 white,
$1.06(01.06%; July, 94c; September, 77%c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NE\F YORK, May 26.—Flour, dull and
easy.
Pork, weaker; mess, $41.00@42.00.
Lard, dull; middle west spot, $20.80@
20.90. .
Sugar, raw, easy; cenrrifugal, 96-test,
$23.57; refined, firm; granulated, $21.50@
23.00.
Coffee. Rio No. 7, on spot, 15%c: No. 4
Santos. 23%@24%c.
Tallow, weak; specials. 12%@ 13c; city,
13c.
Hay, dull and lower; No. 1, $2.30(02.40;
No. 3, §1.95@2.15; clover, $1.70(02.25.
Dressed poultry, firm; turkeys. 50@56c;
chickens. 37®43c; fowls, 27@43c; ducks.
32® 38c.
Live poultry, steady; geese, 20@22c;
ducks, 23@40c: fowls. 40@41e; turkeys,
30c; roosters, 25c; chickens, 40@80c.
Cheese, steady; state milk, common to
specials, 20@32c; skims, common to spe
cials, 5@22c. »
Butter, weaker; receipts, 6,845-, cream
ery, extra, 60c; do. special market, 60@
61c; state dairy, tubs; imitation creamery,
firsts. 45%@49%c; nominal.
Eggs, easier; receipts, 29,996; near-by
white fancy. 52@53c; near-by mixed, fancy,
42@49c; fresh firsts, 41@43c; Pacific Coast,
■47@53c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. May 26.—Butter, creamery ex
tras, 53%c: creamery standards, 52%c;
firsts. 48@52c; seconds, 42@47c.
Eggs, ordinaries, 35%@36c; firsts, 39@
40c.
Cheese, twins, 21%c; Young Americas,
31 %c.
Live poultry, fowls.- 34%c; ducks, 3oc;
geese, 20c; turkeys, 35c;.
Potatoes, cars, 7; Wisconsin and Minne
sota, $7.25(07.55.
LIVE STOCK WIRE
EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., May 26.—Cattle,
receipts, 3,500, including no Texans: mar
ket, slow; native beef steers, $9.00@12.25;
yearlings, steers and heifers, $10.00@14.35;
cows, $9.25@11.00; Stockers and feeders,
$9.00(010.50; calves. $12.00@13.00.
Hogs, receipts, 17,000; market, 15@20c
higher; mixed and butchers, $14.40@14.90;
good and heavy, $14.20@14.60; rougs. $ll.OO
@12.00; light, $14.65@14.90; pigs, $12.00®!
13.25; bulk, $14.50@14.90; pigs, $12.00@
13.25; bulk. $14.50@14.80.
Sheep; receipts, 3.300; market, steady:
clipped ewes. $9.00(09.50; lambs, $15.50@
16.00; canners and choppers, $5.00@8.00.
CHICAGO, May 26.—Cattle: Receipts
7,000; slow; medium grades steady; heavy
beef steers dull, with first bids lower;
early sales of steers at $11.00@13.00; bulk
vealefs, $12.50@13.50; top bologna bulls,
$8.75.
Hogs—Receipts 20,000; market 10c to 15c
higher; big packers doing little; lights act
ive, others dull; $14.95 paid; bulk light and
light toutchers, $14.65@14.85; bulk 250
pounds and over, $14.00(014,50; pigs steady
to lower.
Sheep—Receipts 7,000, steady to strong;
quality fair; good California spring lambs,
$16.85; good hanyweight shorn lambs, $16.25;
with bulk at $16.00@16.25: choice fat ewes,
$11.50; canner ewes, $3.50 and lower.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 26.—Hogs: Re
ceipts 1,900; steady: 225 pounds up, $13.75;
165 to 225 pounds, $14.50; 120 to 165 pounds,
$13.75; pigs, $10.50@12.00; throwouts, $10.25
down.
Cattle —Receipts 100, slow, inactive.
Hcavv steers, $12.00@12.75; beef steers,
$8.50(012.50; heifers, $8.50@13.00; cows,
$5.00(011.00; feeders, $9.00@10.50; Stock
ers, $7.00@9.75.
Sheep—Receipts 800, active; lambs, $18;
seconds, $14.00; sheep, $9.00@10.00.
NEW YORKSUGAR MARKET
Close.
y an 16.50@16.60
Feb’. 1'.”..”’.. 15.00@15.15
Meli 15.00(015.15
Mav 19.95020.05
June 19.95@20.05
Ju1v19.95@19.20
Aug19.85@19.95
Sept. •••• •••• ...... ...... 19.70@19.8.1
0ct19.50@19.6">
N0v19.35 @19.45
Dec18.40@18.42
NEW YORK. May 26. —Raw sugar,
steady; centrifugal, 23.57 c; refined, steady;
fine granulated, $21.500 26.00.
Money and Exchange
NEW YORK. May 26.—Mercantile paper.
7;. Exchange, strong. Sterling 60-day bills,
382; commercial 60-day bills on banks, 382;
commercial 60-day bills, 381%; demand,
386 c; cables. 357. Francs, demand, 13.69;
cables, 13.67. Belgian francs, demand.
12.12; cables. 12.10. Guilders. , demand.
36%; cables. 36%. Lire, demand, 16.55;
cables. 16.53. Marks, demand. 3.04; ca
bles, 3.05. New York exchange on Mon
treal, 11 per cent discount.
Government bonds, irregular.
Railroad bonds, strong.
Time loans, strong; 60 days, 90 days nnd
six months. 8%.
Call money, strong; ruling rate, 6; bank
acceptances, 6%.
Bar silver. 102%.
Mexican dollar, 78.
Liberty Bonds
NEW YORK. May 26.—Final prices today
on Liberty bonds were:
3%’s $ 91.50
First 4's 81.70
Second 4's 85.00
First 4%’s 86.68
Second 4%’s 85.44
Third 4%’s 90-00
Fourth 4%’s 86.18
Victory 3%’s 96.28
Victory 4%’s 92.60
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Close.
Jan 14.600 14.68
Feb 14.66014.68
M«1 14.67014.69
April 14.670 14.69
Mav 14.860 14.88
June 14.91014.93
Julv 14.96015.00
Aug 14.83014.85
Septl4.7l @14.7.3
0ct14.700.14.72
N0v14.69@14.70
D0c14.66014.68
NEW YORK, May 26.—Coffee: Roo No 7.
15 %c.
Soldier Bonus Will
Be Brought Up in
The House Monday
WASHINGTON, May 26.—The sol
dier bonus bill probably will be call
ed up in the house Monday, Chair
man Campbell of the rules commit
tee said today.
Bonus advocates lack 23 votes of
having enough to bring up the meas
ure under a rule which would allow
only one amendment. The bonus
opponents are placing every obstacle
in the path of the legislation so as
to prevent action before the proposed
recess the latter part of next week.
Victorian Wheat Yield Down
MELBOURNE, Aust. —The Victor
ian wheat yield for 1919-1920 shows
a decrease of 10,000,00) bushela.
THVHHUAI, MAI 4G 11F4V.
For More Than Forty Years
Cotton Growers have known that
POTASH PAYS
More than 11,651,200 Tons of Potash Salts
had been imported and used in the United
States in the 20 years previous to January,
1915, when shipments ceased. Os this 6,460,-
700 Tons consisted of
KAINIT
which the cotton grower knew was both a plant
food and a preventive of blight and rust, —with
it came also 1,312,400 Tons of
20 per cent
MANURE SALT
which has the same effects on Cotton, but which was
used mainly in mixed fertilizers.
Shipments of both Kainit and Manure Salt have
been resumed but the shortage of coal and cars and
high freight rates make it more desirable to ship
Manure Salt, which CONTAINS 20 PER CENT OF
ACTUAL POTASH, instead of Kainit, which con
tains less than 13 per cent actual Potash.
MANURE SALT can be used as a side dressing
on Cotton in just the same way as Kainit and will
give the same results. Where you used 100 pounds
of Kainit, you need to use but 62 pounds of Manure
Salt, or 100 pounds of Manure Salt go as far as 161
pounds of
•
MANURE SALT has been coming forward in
considerable amounts and cotton growers, who can
not secure Kainit, should make an effort to get
Manure Salt for side dressing to aid in making a big
Cotton Crop.
Muriate of Potash
50 per cent actual Potash, has been coming forward
also, —100 pounds of Muriate are equivalent to 400
pounds of Kainit or 250 pounds of Manure Salt.
These are the three
Standard GERMAN Potash Salts
that were always used in making cotton fertilizers
and have been used for all these years with great
profit and WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE
CROP.
The supply is not at present as large as in former
years, but there is enough to greatly increase the
Cotton Crop if you insist on your dealer making the
necessary effort to get it for you.
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