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-THE CHARLOTTE .EVENING .CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, -NOVEMBER 9, 1D12. nriBEN COTTON ; 'Si. stocks: . , hv F. - '"boost. Co.. OF0 Saturday. Novemoer . . -..,-11-3- Co.. . -".' in ? 45 ,1 i. S3 100 -. 123 6S 141 V 108 ' 110 v a . us 115. 100 -130 -100 90 1$ 2oo; asr;ff co-;;.:::::'i? K s. c 120 CO- :on. 100 U8 Jon Mills (new). Cotton coitmion. pfa. 126 12S flOB pro. itiCK-"uc" - . ... 180 s .".".. .... no 100 98 x 85 167 M S3 tfcflP'" (ton. c Wf.im Mil's Mfg. Co. 100 b-. HO. ' - EA"- 98 .101, ISfi 92 125. 150 ,rtoa Pfd Aden. ft P"oen1x N- c '" ,in com rift Pfd y get 0f. p. ition ...... fCP 106 125. 105 150 165 48 100. ao 124 141 - 75 S .90 100 SI SO 153 121 ......... 123 . ...... 70 tor Wl Co... jsville ...... ston n -4 ij)ry. rf3.. jjiteville. S. G .......... i, Manufacturing' Co.... sidle swood jHiwood ........ i40 91 n . m no ' " no ' 90 175 ., 195 V I 150 155 181 188 i 101 '! 101 105 '-- ,105 i ,90 85 - 125 1S0 96 v 105 ! 125 . 15Q . 175 . - . '-.125 - ! 100 . 7 68 86 90 10 tsi 251 . 70 -75 " 100 no - 150 . 90 97 4 100 ; 101 115' . :42 150 -.- 121 133 . i ,140 - ICO 92 . 100 15 ' ' 20 55 . 60 118 .126 - 150 146 160 SO 101 103 ; 115 155 V 104 105 108 120 130 60 - ; 8s 105 113 I lk :134' ' ' n 300 - . , 90 . 43 " r 55 . 12 rfet Mills . imrick jHand Hotel irtsvifle irMta Mills jUand Park jrhland Park. mb. com ... pfd.. Vm Mills. S. C. pftt. L P. King Mfg. Co ker k"! Mountain, par 50. lacastw Cotton MUIS Master Mills, pfd..... met ............ ........ uigley MfS. Co ... mens, S C mestone . ndfiiu c. ........ ..... ke Cotton Mills, pfd. Kite Cotton Mills, com. ocktat S. C. oray Mills, pfd .. oray. tons........ ...... .. oreH i. - ix!sbeTto& ...... ' arlboro Cotton Mill firfOB Jffe Co .... rswiwte- Kins rtra.5r .. Mai Ga...... ...... .. p Mft Co Mena Cotton Mills Prion lmn s. C looresville ffvberry alomis W Mills ... P .. PA Net Mfg. Co.. hcolet Mfg. Co.. pfd.... irler Mills, pfd...... uker Mills, guaranteed. "town M ... . Pff Mfg. Co .. pnont Mfg. Co raxnt Wagon Works uty. com. pClty, Ala., pfd....... w. P. Mfg. Co poke Mills pieigh leMfg. Co fan Ga... m Circle Mrtan Ptesrille Onttnn iwm lEsbnry 5a way " "' " n. X. " c. " .."."".". . S. C warora ... P N. C. Buffaln icf M Li " J -- 5 Buffalo, 2d pfd. w la, S. C.V..'."."'. " Ten ff(F r. 100 S3 fwren. com ' 78 Untrttrm . 20 100 - 90 Nside Mills Co. ' gukr'antVed - 101 OS 424 125 80 120 Mo VTill I;l!iani9tnn com. ...... 40 hshoai3 '.'.'.".'....v.'"".;;";;" . 75 !ey 110 ..-m- 101 105 BANK STnrnirR lllrican VatM o t 129 pcan xafi. Wilmington.. 120 L- xafl. Asheville.. fcTrust company . r'otte National 167 200 1 no 156 -159 "nercial l'l limn,- , : ". v-nituoiie K VatM Nat1- H'Sh P5nt 162 " k. Aat Greensboro. . : . . . . 102V; Gastonia 160 - 225 13S 1 180 123 125 1JB V.ii ' "u"JCl lull atinnul t . i . 130 131 120 Nna'l ?tcnla..v H v: ; ntnatrsonvuie.i. 152 122 fcrch," rt mers x'at'l. Char. 190 &n2?!!.s"t,J. Wilmington.. 151 IW. v.,., enville- S- C.. 223 Pthern t ' "endersonyllle. Nirh i an Sav- Bank.: Ker v & T- Co 125 hthern 2 Wilmington... 162.; 1C0. 130 165 M Nan spartanburg;. 110 toovia t ........ ad" tor. 1 Co- Wlnston-129 141 250. 10 ",ut'ACE STOCKS. ......." : . 1318 4. 1913 W19 and int ! 112 FV. 4b .. .. till. iUU Cl and int.... C. -4S' ,r.ani int. 10? WxAB?l! Navai Stores. Jovt. 9. Turpentine. flrffl; .P 6.00 to 6.05; G .02 to ;NEW YORJa COTTOIT NEW IfORK.'Noy.' 9.-Cotton opened Barely , steady at a decline of 9 to 10 points under , heavy: realizing ty recent buyers an4 local pressure encourigfjd by easier cables unsettled European politics, ?ood weather In the South . anc the rapidity of the recent advance. Prices sold off to a net advance of 11 to 13 pointe right after the call . but at this level the market received good support and prices later rallied to practically' yes terday's closing. Another -private "crop estimate was -Issued todayi making the yield- 13,857.000 bliles. including. Unters. Cotton spot steady; middling uplands 1225; middling gulf 12.50; no sales. - rLSeti :-fl5 -net unchanged to 11 points Cotton futures closed 'arm! OPen. , High. Low. Close. Jan .. Feb ' . . . ,:. Mar? .iv";'. . Apr May June .. 11.83 r 11.92 12.04 12.04 1109 12.13 12.12 12.09 , n.8o ' i2.rn.-vz 12.12 11.92 12.10-12 12.28 ' 12.00 ' 12.20-22 12.04,, 12.04 12.32 - 12.05 12.26- 27 12.27- 29 12.29-31 12.20-21 80-85 M.60-65 11.70-75 11.93-94 July 12.37 12.10 12.03 11.75 U.50-' 11.56 11.70 Aug 12.Otofdl2.22 11.70 U.76 11.53 11.56 11.56.., 11.56 11.74,. n.96 Sept Oct Nov Pec W ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9.The week end se8slbn, in" the cotton market opened with lower prices because of , a dis appointingly low Liverpool i market, the niostf avorable . weather over the entire cotton region and rather general week end r alizing of profits on .the part of thes long. side. To a great extent how ever: the market was ' steadied by the bullishness, .of statistics and fresh re ports of a' good spot.aemahd. -It -was pOtnteU ; out - that exports ' . were ' larger than they were- A year, ago, when . they wore on a - record-breaking basis. The market opened steady at a decline of 9 to 12 points.". At the -end ' of the first halJ-hour . of business ; prices were 13 to 1-t points jdown. '. - t v ; . ..- : . Toward the middle of the morning the market displayed surprising strength. Market gossip said that large Interests were .-heavy ' buyers. : The demand in-, creased 1 until all ' offerings were ab sorbed. .Sellers of short cotton around the opening took their contracts back at a loss and helped widen - the " advance. Prices mounted ' quickly until they, were 24 to- 26 points up from the 'lowest and 10 to 12,-points over yesterday's close. Offerings froni saflsed lflongs again be came heavy and checked the advance. -. Cotton futures. closed ; (barely :: steady, unchanged to 4 points up, compared, with yesterday's -close; : r:j:: .y Open. High, Low. ; T - 12.10 s " 12.10 12.24 12.35 . 12.46 Clos. 126 12.28 12.25 12.39 12.49 12.58 Nov Dec ' Jan " Mar May July 12.12 ...12.15 .. 1213 ..12.27 " .. 12.37 .. 12.47 a 12,36 12.35 12.48 12.60 . 12,65 . New Orleans Spot Cotton. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9. Spot cotton firm,lr16 up; middling 13. Sales' on tlie spot 1,520 bales; td arrlv 1,450. i ' Low' middling nr strict low middling: llTfe; middling 12; strict middling 12; good ; middling' "12 7-16; Strict good ' mid dling 12. - i - Receipts ,11,747; stock 218,786. LIVERPOOL COt TON ' . i V. ' i - - LIVERPOOL, Nov. 9. Spot cotton dull; prices,. firrn. . a,--American middling fair .. l. .v . . - 7.30 1 Good . middling ....... 7.07 J-Middling. .87- Low middling..,...,..-..- ..,........ -6.69 ., Good ordinary 6.23 Ordinary 5.75 Sales 4,000 bafes, of which 500, were for speculation and export and included 3,100 American. Receipts 99,000 :" bales, - in cluding 93,800 American. - Futures opened quiet and steady and closed easy.,. . November ...... ... November-December December-January . 6.64 .52 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.49 .41 January-February - February-March March-April May-June r j une-j uiy July-August August-September '4 Southern Scot Cotton CHARLOTTE Spot steady 12 12. MEMPHIS,-Tenn., Nov. 9.Cotton spot steady,, advance . ; middling 12. CHARLESTON,' S. C. Nov. 9. Spot cotton middling 12. ' .. - , MACON, Ga., Nov. dling 12. - 9. Spot cotton mid- , SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 9. Spot cotton firm, .middling 12 1-16. ' . . ' . ' . . NEW TOR& STOCK LIST. Amalgamated Copper American Beet , Sugar , . . American ; Cotton Oil ........ ... American Smelting & Refining. 83 57 54 ; 81 122 142 43 American Sugar : Refining t American Tel. , St Tel. Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison , 107 Atlantic Coast Line . . . . .... ..... .V. . 138 Baltimore & Ohio .;..v.... ..i"108 Brooklyn Rapid Transit-" 89 Canadian 'Pacific. .J.: 261 Chesapeake & Ohio i 81 Chicago & Northwestern-..; 140 Chicago, Mil.' St. Paul 115 Colorado Fuel & Iron ............ 36 Colorado & Southern ..b 39 Delaware & ' Hudson ....... ; . . 167 Denver & Rio Grande ....." b22 Erie :.. 34 General Electric , bl82 Great Northern pfd. ...... 138 Great ' Northern Ore Ctf s. ........... 45 Illinois Central ' ......,128 Interborough-Met. v . . 20 Interborupfih-Met. pfd.- ...... 65 International Harvester ....... 121 Louisville & Nashv411...... 146 Missouri Pacific r.... J. v.. 45 Missouri, 'Kansas &' Texas ''. 28 Lehigh Valley ' ........ ..... 174 National . Lead . 63 New York "Central Norfolk & We stern' . U5 H4 ,. 125, ,. 123 ..-117 .bl66 ' Northern pacific Pennsylvania .-..v ...,. '...a People's Gas Pt.llman palace Car Reading 171 25 49 110 Hock Island Co. ..... Rock Island .Co pfd Southern Pacif.c .v.... w . .' ... Southern , Railway 29 Union Pacific ........ ....... 171 United States steel . . . : . . '. . ......... 75 L nited Sta tes Steel pfd. ... . . . . ..... 112 Wabash .......... .;.b 4 Westesn Union ......... .....b 79 - ., . - ; NEW YORK PRODUCE . NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Butter, firm;-receipts 4.339 tubs; creamery extras 33.. Cheese steady,, unchanged;- receipts Z-. 474 boxes. - . - ', , " Eggs firm, unchanged; ..receipt - ,209 casest - j . -. WALL STRnnT ojtuw YUlMSVNby. 9.-MJPressl.on oij ine foreign markets esultingl-?rpn latest,, de. velopmehtB in th Balkans was reflected In the weakness' ot the "local marjset at today's opening., Declines of a point or more extended throughout the active list with signs of further liquidation or European account:'- 'v'. ,-( -ty"';'' '"-j'i . Further", losses' were mcurred' in the first -hour . with marked weakness : in Steel, the .'copper ' grbup ' andl the' coalers Urgent selling of securities abroad by reason of the latest turn in the , Balkan situation j caused renewed unsettlement here during the' day's - brief i session. London prices for our issues were down 1, to 2 points and this condition was later duplicated here. - Weakness . was most pronounced in coppers and ..Steel later, however,' extending : to '' all."; the standard railway shares: Lowest prices were ' recorded In the' final" dealings" "when most of the gains resulted from Wednes day's , post-election .rise were wiped , . ut. Closed weak. " - London Stocks. LiONDON, Nov. 9.American securities opened . lower here today and later the entire list declined . under realizing. The closing ; was' easy with prices . ranging from!'to' lower; than Friday's New York i closing, - - - -; . , . 1 , CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS CHICAGO, Nov. 9. The Balkan tension steadied wheat 'but crop, prospectes in Argentina . tended .to check an advance. Opened a shade to to Wgher . De cember started at 89 to 89 to 89 to 89, a gain of to , and fluctuated from 89 to 89.- ' i Wheat harden don further Balkan re ports. Closed strong with- December' to net higher at 89. ' . " -' N Corn showed no bearish effect f rem the government' crop, report. v "December opened a sixteenth off to a like amount up at 49 . to( 49,- touched . 49 i to 49 and rallied to. 49 to 49. - , Conn atrengtbened with wheat, Closed firm, at'- 50c for December,v a net gain Of to . " - . - ' ' Strength- Of other grain 'steadied oats. December, .which started a Badt higher at 31 to 31, sold at 31 and then rose to 31. .. . . -v , .:."-.' Provisions sagged on - a hog - deollne. First sales were -2 to 5 to 10c off, with January at 18,37 for pork, 10.42 to 10;45 for lard and 9.92 for ribB. . WHEAT Dec .. ., May .. .. July.. . CORN Dec i . . .. May ;. , July" .. . OATS ' Dec'.. ., May .. . .July PORK ' Jan . . .. May ,.. ... LARD , Nov .. ... Dec .. .. Jan .. May .; .. RIBS ; Jan .. .. . May'.. Opeh. High. 89. - 95 - 91. . 50 X 50. 31 33 ' 33 Low. : 88 " 94' -.90 Close. : , 89 .: 89 -.94 ,. 91' ... 49. .. 49 . .,.49 ..'31 95 91 49? - 49 31 32 32. 18.27 17.90. 10.67 10.50 10.37 10.12 9.90 67 , " 50 49 50f , s 31 33 33.- 18.35 18.02 10.72 10.52 10.40 10.15'' , 9.92' 9.72 . 32 18.37 17.95 18.40 ' 18.02 .' 10.37 10.72 . 10.52 10.55 . 10.42 ia45' .10.12 10.17 - . - 9.92 9.95 . 9.70 : : 9.72 CHICAGO PRODUCE t : . - -- s CHICAGO, Nov. 9.Burter steady; creamerieh 28 ta 31; dairies 25 to 30. V Eggs firm; receipts 2,599 cases; at mark leases Included 22 to 25: ordinarv firsts " Cheese steady; daisies 17 to 17; twins 16 to 17; young Americas 16 to 17; long horns 16 to 17. ;. ... , , -. ,. -Potatoes steady; receipts ' 45 ars Michigan 48 to ' 53; "Minnesota 47 to 50; Visconsin-45 to 52. f-!...,V.;.w.vVi i? , - Poultry, alive, steady; turkeys chickens 11; springs 12.. v ; Veal steady. 9 to. 14. . ' ; " " 15; LOCAL MARKETS,; Charlotte Cottoit. (Corrected dally by Sanders, Orr A Co) Cotton, good middling.......... 12 12 - v Charlotte Wholesale Frodnotv (Corrected-daily by JU a. Blakely) Hens, per pound .. .. .. .. ..12 Chickens, spring 16 0 17 Turkeys 15 - Butter .. .. ".. ... .. .. '.. .. 20 e 25 - Eggs V. .- .. 26 27 Ducks, each .. . . .. .. .. .. -. 25 Q 30 . Guineas .. -.. .. .. ' ,25, - Potatoes, sweet, per bushel.. -70 C 75 Potatoes, Irish, per bag .. ...25 . Onions, per bag., .. .. .. ..1.75 02.00 Charlotte Grain. Provisions and Haj .... (Corrected - daUy ' by . Cochrane- ' McLaughlin Company.) Rye .. .. ".. r. ' .. .. .. ..1.10 v Oats ...... .. .. .. .. .. 52 Corn'.. ..' .. .......... ...95 1.00 j Flour, best patent, per bbl..:.'6.00 gS.25 ifiour. siraignt.. .. .. .. ..tt.w qpst.w . Corn meal, per bushel .. ..1.00 Hayr" choice-Timothy, 100..... l. $5 . - Cottonseed - Oil and Products. (Corrected dally by the Southern Cotton Oil Company . . Cottonseed, per bushel .......... ,Zl : Exchange meal, a sack..... ".. ......... '.26 . Cash hulls, per 100 pounds - .35 Exchange hulls, , a hundred lbs..,.. .30 Cash meal, a sack"....... X.tt Boveta cow-feed, per sack...'.. ...... l.W- . - CHICAGO CATTLE - .' m CHICAGO, Nov. ,9.-rCattle, , receipts 500; market, steady. ' . Beeves .....:.,.. jv, "5.30 10.65 Texas .steers Western " steers .-. . . Stockers and feeders Cows - and-, heifers . . . Calves .. .. .. .. .. .. Hogs,, receipts 12,000; 4.35 . 5.65 ' 5.50 9.20 , 4.15 '7.15 . 2.75 g) 4.70 , 4.60 10.75 market slow. mostly lOc lower. s , . - Light 7.45 Mixed -'. .; 1 v ' .7.55 Heayy .. .. . .. .. ..-'7.45 Rough .. ".. .. '.. m 7.45 Pigs .." :. '.. ., 5.00 Bulk of sales . . : .. .. '.. 7.80 8.05 8.15 8.15' 7.05 l6.85 8.05 ; steady. 4.60': 4.60 : 5.85 7 '7.50 7.40 Sheep, receipts 2,000; market Native 3.50 3:60 4.70 5.50 5.65 Western Yearling Lambs, native Western .... ' ' Cotton Seed OIK NEW YORK, 'Nov, 9. Cotton Seed oil closed strong. , - ', , ';, Spot 5.80 "5.87 November. .....5.83' 5.86" 300. sold at ........ i.. ..... 5.84 . December- i..'... . ; 6.06 6.08 January , . , , , . . . . . ... - .14- . 6.1s 300 sold at ........ .....,i.,.r 6.15 - Februarys i...... 6.18 " '6.22 March.- ,...,- 6.25 6.26 400 sold , at 6.23.- April , 6,27 r6.33 May B.34 '6.35 500 sold at ...... ..i. i 6.36 - 1,000 sold at 6.34 " ' Sales between first and second calls: November loO at -;.".. ' '5.90 '" December 500- at- B.98 " ' ' 100 at '. 6.04 300 at -6.07 700 at .06 ; , January 100 at .;.:...; 6.16" f .v March-2,000-at ........ 6.25' May 100 at 6.35 1,000 at ... .... 6.36 ' 200 at .." -?.- f--. ".37j y -v'.--i' , Tcial sales ,16,500; .y - ; 4 '. PHEATEST f.flRN . CROP IN I1ISTIM eavenccars Cro? BeF?rt:b:::d . Remarkable Figures Washington, Nov.. 8. A corn crop of 3,169,137,000 bushels, "or 281,921, 006 bushels more than the . greatest crop of corn ever grown in any coun try orthe world, is the feature -of th country's v most remaritable , agrioul tural year in history, accordingto the November; crop report of the United States Department of Agriculture is sued yesterday; The report" complet ed the government's preliminary -estimates of the Nation's principal farm crops: This great crop of corn was worth on - November 1, to farmers $1,860,776,000. The enormous sum of $4,171,134, 000; represented the farm value' on November 1 of the United State! crops of corni hay, wheat, oats, po tatoes; flax seed, rye and buckwheat, with the value- of thft grotrin- cotton crop and th, crpps of tobacco, "rice and apples, Jthe aggiegate value of these principal farm products will amount, well beyond five billion dol lars. , . ' ' - There was an increase in the total value of each of these crops except-; ing buckwheat, potatoes, barley and rye. The increase netted $515,057, 0 0 0 over the .value of last, year's crops.- Record crops of corn, pota toes, flax seed,' oats, barley, rye and hay . were harvested this year. The Government's off iclal stimates of the value of the various crop and its final estimates of total production will be announced in December. - :.v.. - - - Washington, Nov. . 8r-More definite in formation as to the size of the greatest crop- of ' corn the world ever has known was given yesterday when the crop re porting board of the , United States; De partment of Agriculture issued a preliminary- estimate of the country's - total production In the November Crop report. Heretofore . the estimates of the - corn crop have been based upon condition .re ports. -., The ; November - reporti made up from reports "of" agents and correspond ents of the Department's Bureau of Sta tistics and issued at 2:15 p. m., announc ed also the preliminary estimate ot the total production of buckwheat, potatoes, flaxseed, and tobaccor the yield per acre of each; the average farm price n No vember 1 of the country's principal crops, and . the - amount of Ncorn of the 1911 ' crop remaining on farms Novem ber 1. - - Details of the report follow: . s , Corn: Total production preliminarily estimated, 3.169,137,000, compared' with 2,531,488,000 bushels last year and the rec ord crop of ,2,927,416,000 bushels in ? 1906. Yield per acre, . 29.3 bushels, compared with 23.9 bushels last year v and 26.7 bushels, the AO-year: average. Average A farm price, : 58.4 cents per ! bushel, , com pared with 64.7 cents xasi year. ;vfua.uiy, 101.1 per ,'cent, compared i with ; the f 10 year average. Corn of 19H crop' remain ing on .farms : November : 1 . was 1,640,744, 000 ' bushels, compared' . with ,. .123,824,000 bushels i of the 1910 crop remaining on farms November l,.last year. tThe farm value .of, Jthe corn crop December. 1, Jast year was $1,565,258,000. " : . X, Buckwheat: Total production, prelim inarily estimated, 19.124,000 bushels, com pared with 17,549,000 bushels last year and the record ' crop of '22,792,000 bushels in 1866. Yield er sccr. 22.9buShels,tCdm pared wiih 2C.f bushels last year and' 194 bushels, 4the 10-year average yield. ; Av erage farm price, 65.5 cents per -bushel, compared with 7J cents last year. Qual ity, 100.9 per cent of - the' 10-year aver age. - Ther -rarm value of the buckwheat crop December l" last year was $12,735,000. Potatoes : . vTotal production, t prelimi iiarlly estimated, 414;289,00O bushels, com pared with 292.737.000 bushels last year and the record crop'-of 389,195,000 bushels in 1909. . Yield per acre. 112.3 bushels, compared with 80,9 bushels last year, and 9413' bushels, i the IC-yf.ai average yield. Average farm prlee,. 45.5 cents; per: bush- Weeldy Market 'Summary. . ' NEW 'YORK, Nov: '9. The ' presidential election, more , than foreign conditions governed the course of thisweek's ir regular stock, market , . Monday's final prices Indicated ' ; uneasiness, but . re coveries of 2 to 5 points on . Wednesday followed the news of - Democratic , suc cess, with total sales in excess of one million shares.,-The advance was .checked by heavy offerings . of ,' long" stock,, after which the undertone became weak. . , The . financial district professes . satis faction at the outcome of the election, but Is disturbed by. reports, of an. extra sessioh. of Congress, which it Is believed may put a temporary stop,, to' the further expansion of business. Trade' in " general continues active, with ' some signs of a let-up from.:- recent high' pressure. . This applies lnt part to the steel industry but more especially7' to the ' copper trade, , in which caution ,1s BhoWn by buyers. The copper producers' statement for, October showed a? large i Increase . In production, with a dfeclineniri"f6relgn demand. - Money" rates Indicate "a" continuance of the hardening ; tendency , which is ex pected to hold . the rest of the . year. Call loans ranged froni 5 to per cent and all long maturities are; on a 6 per cent basis. . ' . " '. -' Crops are being rushed to market and the latest government agricultural report, especially as to corn,' points to a record breaking yield. ; t - r Money -Market. . . NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Money on : call nominal. - . Time, loans steady; 60 days 6 per cent; 90 days 5 to 6; six months 6. ' Prime 'mercantlle; paper 6 per cent; sterling "exbhange". steady, v wlth actual business In Ibajikers bills at 4.81.25 for 60 day bills and 'at ,4.85.50 for, demand; 'com-! merclal bills 4.8lYbar silver 62; Mexican dollars 49; ' government bonds steady;' railroad bonds easy. -, ; flhlcas-o Cash Grain. CHICAGO, - Nov. ? .9.- Wheat JSTo.,' 2 "red 1.05 to 1.07 No. '2' hard 90 to 92; No. 1 Northern 89 to 91; No. 2 Northern 88 to 89 ; No. 2 spring , 87 to , 8 ; velvet chafi 81 to 89; durum 83 to 90. - , ' Corn No, 2 57." to 57r No. 2 White 58' to 59; No. 2 yellow 58 to 59.' ..' Oafs No. 2 White 33 to 34; standard 32 to "33. - - Rye No.- 2 66 to 67. - - , , Barley 48 1 to 74. . r i Timothy seed 3.00 to 3.75. ' ' ' ' Clover seed 13.C0 to 18.00. . ' vr-JREESMOKES!-:' The United Sales Company will continue honoring their cards good for Free f Cigars : . through Saturday, November 9th, also V, v3a,Soda Cliecks for M This Week Come Visit Our Stand in Independence Terminal : ; I " WEST' TRADE STREET ; . el, compared with 76.3 cents last -year. Quality, 102.4 per cti.t, compared with the. 10-year average. The- farm value i'of the - potato; crQr;l,D'emt;erElist i year vas ,$233,.778,oqo;,. s : ', ;u,:.Si;.;'.;. . :;; , ) Flaxseed:, Totals production, t prelimi faarily .- estimated?. 29,75o,0CO ''bushels;-- isom pared ith 19,370,000 bushel-last ' y ear, and 'the record ; crop i of :23,285,000. bushels in ;l90j2; Yield - per acre, ,9,9 ,buahels,com-. pared witlv 7.0-bushels laaU year, -and -8.8 bushelsVit the;. 10-year average. . Average price,.; 133.4. cents;aer .'jlushel, : compared with 210.6 Cents ,?r' bushel , last', year. Quality' 101.2 per rnt. .- ci n pareij. with theio-yeat Verai5e.vvThet fa: ni value of the ; flaxseed; crop; December . 1 . laet year was $3527&000;::??i-' -' Tobaccos Total -proauction,.. . preliml narlly .estimated, , 959,437,000 pounds com pared with 905,190,000 pounds last year and th.e record crop of 1,103,415,000 pounds In -1910.: Yield per; acre," -8C3.4"' pounds, compared" with '893.7 pounds hist year and 825.2 pounds, the 10-year average. Qual ity, aco.5 per cent of the 10-year average. .Apples: Total production, preliminari ly s estimated, 4 69.9 ' per ' cent of , a ; full crop, compared with ; 62.4. per;5 cent ; of a full crop last year and 514 Per. cent, the 10-year average. Quality, 83.0 per cent, compared with 78.2 . per : cent laBt , year and 72.1 per cent In 1910... . : ' ..; t - Wheat: Total production, preliminarily estimated, -; 720,333,000 bushels, ' compared With 62L358,000, bushels last year and the record . crop- of 748.460,000 : bushels in . 1901. Yield per acre, 16.0 bushels, compared with; 12.5' bushels ; last ;' year.; and 14.0 bushels, the ' 10-year . average." . Average f arm i price, 83.8 cents per bushel com pared with 91.5 cents. : last year.- Weight, per - measured ' bushel, .58: pounds, com pared with 57.8 pounds last year and 57.7 pounds, the 10-year average, The farm value of the wheat crop on December 1 last year was $543,063,000. 7 ' ' Oats:' Total prodactiors-' preliminarily estimated, 1,417,172,000 bushels, . compared with 922,298,000 bushels last year and the record crop of 1,186,341,000 bushels in 1910. yield per acre, 37;4 bushels, ' compared with; 24.4 bushels , last- year,; and 29.5 bushels,; the ; 10-year ? average. ' Average farm price, 33.6 ; cents per . bushel, com pared with 43.8 cents s-last year, v Weight per measured bushel,; 33.0 pounds, com pared with 31.1 pounds last year and 81.3 pounds, - the 10-year average. The farm value of the bats . crop on ' December' 1 last year was $414,663,000. . . . ' (. ? Barley: ; Total. production,' preliminarily estimated, 724,619,000 ; bushels, : compared with 166,240,000 bushels last year and the record, crop of 178,916,000 bushels: In 1906. Yield per acre, 29.7 bushels, compared with 21.0 bushels last year and 25.4 bush els, the 10-year average. 'Average farm value, 53.8 cents per .bushel, compared With 84.9 cents last. year. Weight per measured bushel, 46.8 pounds compared with 46.0 bushels last year and 46.9 bush els in-1910. The farm value of the bar ley crop December 1 last year was $139,-182,000.:.:-";; ;:H: : :'i: ? -';:-wj ' -v;:- : Rye: Total production, -preliminarily estimated, 35,422,000 "7 bushels, compared with 33,119,000 last , year and the record Crop of 34,879,000 .bushels, in 1910. -Yield per acre, 16.9 bushels, compared with 15.6 bushels , last year and 16.1 bushels, the 10-year average. ' Average farm price, 68.8 cents per bushel, compared i with 83.1 cents last year. The farm value of the rye crop December 1 last year, was $27, 557,000. j , .-..: , Hay; .Total production, preliminarily 'estimated, 72,425,000 tons, compared with 54,916,000 tons last . year" and the record crop of '70,798,000 tons in -1908. ; Yield per acre,: 1.47 tons, compared with 3L14 tons last, year and-. 1.43 tons v the 10-year aver age. Average farm value,. $11.80, "com pared with $14.62 last .year.-The farm yalue of the hay crop; December 1 ; last yearwas $694,570,000. ' , Final estimates of the'rcpbrtlng board giving the 'harvested acreage, production and value, of, Important farm crops of the United States will be announced by ; the .Department of Agriculture early in. ' December. : - ; " -' . " The yield - per acre ' and production , of corn and tobacco in Virginia and North add South Carolina 'follows: ; 1'-.-.-s-? : : -;?j ; -. corin. ; : - State. ' : ' .-v Virginia.. .. .. 4; .. South Carolina.. . . . .. . ... . N orth Carolina. :;;;,--; ; TOBACCO. " ' Pro-YieId.-ductlon. 24.0 17.9 18.2 -.- '47,520 . 34,278 .;,;;. 51,108 Pounds. I 349.272 v 110,400 108,500 Kentucky. ... . Virglnla, , North Carolina. 810; ';. . . ." 600 .. .. 620 VOTE OF MECKLENBURG IS : BEING CANVASSED OFFICIALLY - The county board of v canvassers met today ; in the! loony' of the court house .on .the second floor of . the building, one man from each precinct In : ; Mecklenburg , constituting the board and after electing, Mr. Prank" Byrum as chairman: and Mr. J. C. Held as secretary, proceeded to the count of the vote for State and' other officers Jn the elections of last Tues day. . ! .;. .; .'v:, ;:;.-; .; .: , ' . ., . . j., j Mr. J, I DeCaney, chairman of 'the county board of elections and Mr. N. R. Graham, , secretary of .the .. same board : were also present in an official capacity ; to; receive and take down the returns as handed in by-the can yassers."':. . - ' z ' . - . On 'account of the long list of can didates and r " the - consequent great amount of calculation . to be - made, the totals ' will not be known .'before late' this afternoon. An adding ma chine was called into requisition - and was worked for all that it was worth so that the task before the canvass ers might Tie hastened as much as possible. -. - The North Carolina election - law requires that Mr, DeLaney. shall forward-to Raleigh tonight the - totals for' all State officers, and any delin quency r in living iupi to the require ments is made the subject of 'severe punishment, and a J heavy .: fine of $2,000. It will be late -tonight : or early:' Sunday ' morning before the board - of elections, consisting ; of Messrs. DeLaney, Graham and E. M Bell .have completed their rtask.' As stated previously the total vote for. presidential electors is not re quired to be sent to Raleigh untila later date. ' The senatorial - returns, this being a distinct primary, are inr the ' hands of the county chairman' Mr. W.'F. Harding. - . - The results as- they Willi- be. made out by the ' board of canvassers this afternoon . will . be . practicajly the same- as those which have already been published In the" local newspa pers. , .':," -.'':. " - S ": " "" " '"" ' - 1 ' 1 -. ; .'N ' . fJ ''' ;-;:.5;'-; -j 'rxjM j:f.t: i-i ::; ;;. ' , :;;;; ; '-" ;- v : 7S " : ' " !-; i ' "" 'V'; ' : -:- You, : ' HOse ''i ( RenS : . . -r ...--'. . " . . " ; ' . Money One Cent a Word for Each Insertion. No Ad Taken ; for less than 10 Cents.' - ' CASH , IN WANTED WANTED Endorser $100 1 note 5 months;: 5 New York lots security. Bonus, 'care . Chronicle - , 9-lt- W ANTED Boarders at 400 S. Tryon -street.-;;;, -:x--y ;-;:--' 9-1 WANTED A few gentlemen board . ers. Apply 614 N. Church street. , 8-6t WANTED Second , hand : bicycle. state lowest price; " Bicycle, - care Chronicle." . ;r 4 9-lt WANTED BOARDERS Excellent table board, reasonable rates, with in 2 blocks of square. Mrs. Brlssie, 224 N. College street. ; 8-2t WANTED To buy' second hand roll- or ton aesK. . f leumont oaies 210 N. College. . 9-lt WANTED--Settled young married man with Al reference and - good position ; waats to borrow $10K) from private individual and pay hack by the week. ! Am willing to pay $2.50 week for 50 weeks. Be quick. " B. B., care Chhronlcle. ' 9-lt WANTED Cou'ple to room and board - in private family. , Children no objections Dilworth, care Chroni cle. . WANTED First-class steam fitters. steady -work and .'good pay for re liable men.- a American . Machine Mfg. Company. Charlotte,- N. C. v"C '... ;. Z4-4t FOR SALE. FOR , SADE-r-TJhree . medium.: size wood heater's and . 1 self-feeding coal stove. Cash hiiys them Cheap. Phone 207SJ.- -' ' ' " 6-1-wk $100 MONTHL.T and " expenses ' to travel "and : distribute - samples'; for big manufacturer;- -steady - work.- rS. Scheffer, 752 Sherman, Chicago. , ;. FOR SAliE -"Litter" fine rpure hred pointer" pupsv'verjr' fine. -r- Address v r o.i BA 268. Davidson. .N. C.r. 'A 21-8t-sat for a ATE-i-A Fourth- Ward - resi dencer-Tenth avenue. bn .car line. Most desirable location. House-substantially ;builfc slate roof.. ; Recently painted. " Eight" rooms' hesldes kitch en bath room - and -butler's , pantry. China - closet built : ;in 4,dming jlroom. One of the : beat neighborhoods in the cityi'- Prices ' and 4rs' rea'ponable. N. M "Lawrence.: Phbhe- 2075-"J AGEJts" ' MAItE" $55 " dally selling Jmp&rted; li'bveltiejs in ladles' and 'chlfdre&?s apparel.i; Write-;for. big catalogue. .; Joseph: Gluck, . -Broadway N. Y. . ' - ' 9-lt BRING ALL BILL1KIN puzzle cou ' pons to P. M. Asbury,. office Meck lenburg Furniture Company, .216 North .Tryon street, and. get, credit for their actual value on a celebrated Everett. Harvard or Dayton piano.. ,:yw;-v.,; 11 :r. i . . 9-3t-e-o-d COLORED hustler wanted each ' lorn- callty. $50 month for- spare time. Write quick' Box, S 409, Cincinnati, Ohio. ' - - - ' 2-4sat9 - A T.AT?f?E WT3L.T, KNOWN COMPANY kabout to spend $100,000 on a tremendous aavertising, campaign, requires io -vices of a bright man or woman in each town and city The work is easy, plea ant and -, highly respectable; and -no previous experience vis necessary, we will pay a good salary and offer an un usual opportunity , for .advancement to the person who can furnish good refer--ences. In addition to this salary we of fer a Maxwell Automobile, a Ford auto mobile and ovr $3000 In . Prizes eo the representatives doing the best work up to December 31. In yonr letter pjve . a and - references.- Address IRA B. ROBINSON. Advertln Managtr. 7141 Beverly St., Boston.: Mass. ; - -; - - FOR RENT. FOR RENT Unfurnished ' front room with ! eleotrio lights and hot and cold water.. Apply 9 North Cedar street. : 9'3t FOR RENT 'Furnished room in pri vate: family .with. pr without board If wanted. 'close in, 305 S. Poplar. - LOST. LQST A' pair of - long- white - kid a-inva wraoned in " newsoacer. Phone -409. - , S-W ?'".'' :y'i:'i-''"x'yy. i-.y. ;.;,'; y-v. tr The small boy with v the stone- and the' plumbing thief must also be, consid ered when estimating what it costs to let your, property; stand vacant ' Don't take chances. ' As - 'soon as you know your tenant is eoing to move employ ; a Chronicle For Kent Ad so as to have a - new tenant ready to move in when the old r one moves out; ADVANCE BUSINESS TOPICS Business Notes of Interest ind Worth Csreful Resdins By Chrcsicle Seaderi THE GEM Hotel and Cafe, ' up-to-date; room seating 100 persons. counter unequaled in South, venlently located on South street. Strictly European. dining Lunch . Con Try on NORRIS CHOCOLATE CREAM BRAZED NUTS 50c, "91.00 and $2.00 ' Boxes REESE & ALEXANDER . Exdnslve Aeents. ; For Colds Use Howe's Laxative Cold Tablets r:-:;t ;;' 25c at. .. ' ; , Jas. P. Stowe & Co. ' Phone 78 and 179. .' New crop Dill and Sour Pickles. : .V 'A Phone 1062. 200 E. Morehead 6. OFFICE..MOVED. ;i 'Offlee ; of! Charlotte Brass ' Works and stock' of plumbers ; Supplies moved- to SOI East' Fifth street, in the rear" of Armour A'Co. - ' ' Brjn us your scrap brass and b0&?r; - : .'.V.;: v J. A. Rradf ord, Mgr. ; ? ., - To the few 'who' are not our eus-v tomers we repeat' there Is no better -flour made than Dan "Valley; r : ; r v,Make a change 'and buy Dan Val-' ley Jt wilL bring results ... and that is what you want and what we want. j " AmeHcaiv Brokerage & ; , i. ),:Warenouss 0o. . 1 Phone ' - - " Distributors 1 .l- - - KELLS INSTANTLY .. - Bed Btis, Roaches,- Dice and I; all "In- ' sects Worrell's Vermlngo. -Use 'with a spray. Sold at J. L. Eagle's-(2) stores - 2 $c per bottle. Myers Street Pharmacy 'Phone 287 32 S. College 'Phones 685-886. NATURE'S OWN lXATTTK. s FIGSEN TABLETS. , The Ideal Laxative, Takes the place of Calo mel. Tastes like Candy. 10 and IS cents sis.. . '- TRYON DRUG CO, ' Phones 21 and 22. 11 N. Tryon DR. GEORGE E. DENNIS - Dentist. . '."' .... -if w" : .': , t Class 05 - ." Cnlversity of Maryland -PHONE 8002 OFFICE 70S , Commercial Bank Building. DR. Aj'-J.. LITTLE Osteopath Nervous and Stomach Disease 607608 Realty Building. Two post-election drunks, wheth er induced by Joy or disappointment over the results was not known, were before-th recorder this morn ing' for . official, treatment, each, get Ong off with' a light penalty.
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