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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
FOR SALE

S2000-75x200, 20th street South Highlands fronts east; beautifuhy graded; worth double
 S250o-Excellent 5-room cottage on large lot, 18th avenue. between 20th and Fist streets, South Highlands; 5000 cash. $1500-O One third cash, will buy large 10-room. 2-story house, on lot 100x200; one block rom Fulton Station in Woodlawn this body's money. Sl0oG-Beautiful cottage home on dummy line, between Fulton and Parker stations in Woodlawn. S5O0-$100 cash, balance $1O d month-4-room cottage, 26th street. north, near 10th ave nue.
 s25QO-5ox1iO with good 2-story house, on Northside, close in. $1S00-6-room cottage. Quinlan avenue be- tween 21st and 22d Streets nice home $300O-2-story, S-room house, Avenue J. near 18th street, South Highlands For Rent, cheap-3-room house, with eleven acres of land; also, 4-room house. with 12 acres, near JonesVille.
 S E. THOMPSON, Ielepnone H 2l5 2lst Street.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, H., Feb. 29.-The wheat ma srket presented unsettled appearance today, and little progress was made in either di- rection. The bulls were undecided whether or not to go on with their campaign, whilst the bears were determined to do nothing for which they were likely to be sorry la ports for both coasts for the week e 2O6, 900 bushels), the smallest as compared with the corresponding weeks in five years, and the fact that Liverpool displayed de- of yesterday dampened the ardor of buyers and induced some selling at the operiilIg
 Prices were lower at the start, but hear ing a report of the sale at New York of ten loads for export, the crowd rushed the mar ket up to where it was at the close yester- day. denial of the report caused recess sions later and there was slight net loss for the day. May wheat opened at e7isol 1s@Ac under yesterday. Cash wheat was
 Trade in corp was lifeIess and prices covered but hc range. The first quota fions were fractionaliy under the final ones of yesterday. Larger receipts than ex- pectad (35S cars) and the easier tone of the wheat market conveying feeling of mod crate weakness to prices. With the sub sequent rally in wheat corn sympathized, but later there was slight recession. May corn opened at 3Ossm30Ac, sold between 30ss and 3OAc, closing aI 38Ss s43O54c, shade nm der yesterday. Cash corn was steady
 Inactivity was equally as conspicuous in oats as in corn, although the normal con
 ditions of the market were little better than lifeless. There were no withdrawals from store May oats closed unchanged from yes- terday, Cash oats were quiet, but steady.
 fair business was transacted in provis- ions early. prices advancing on a very good demand. A light run of hogs communicated a firm tone at the opening and later was instrumental in sustaining the market. At the close May pork was lOc higher than yesterday and May lard and May ribs each
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS

cottage and well, in Elyton, renting for s5 per month.
 31000-Will buy lots, northwest corner Ave- nue II and 14th street. These lots are high and dry. They can be sold separately and on good terms.
 feet, northwest corner Avenue II and 18th street. These houses can be sold seperate- ly and on good terms. $2000-Will buy lot 100x140 with seven houses renting for about s25 per month. This property Is close in on B, and half of 1t s195onWilI buy 50 feet front 'aff on HuPmbodt with large house. costing nearly 5000 to build. Terms liberal.
 Will be glad to have anyone proposing to buy real estate, or rent a house of any de- scription, to call to see us. BAILEY, MCCONNELL & HOWARD.
 221 Fist street.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Cotton Letter.

New York, Feb 29.-(Special 1.-The specu- lation in cotton for the week has been mainly of liquidating character, result ing in a lower range of values, yesterdays and today's prices being the lowest yet re- corded since the decline began in October last. Liverpool today cabled a slight re- coyery, but in the absence of any specua- tive demand our market can hardly be said to have responded 10 the advance. May opened at 756 rallied to 7.5S. declined to 7.55 and closed at 7.5j@756, with the tone quiet At times during the day the market showed great steadiness. The unanimity of local sentiment in anticipating 2. further decline no longer exists about half of the room traders expecting and favoring good rally. At least, the bulls are encouraged by the sharp decrease in the visible supply as compared with that existing at this date in the last three years. They show by the figures of the Financial Chronicle that the present crop cannot exceed 100000 bales, even if the receipts from now until Sep tember 1 should equal those of last year, an assumption which they treat as ridiculous. They point to the undeniable fact that the short interest is now very large, if not un- wieldly, including heavy sales of the fall months for southern account, and claim that after so serious and continuous de- cline with a market heavily oversold con siderable reaction is far more probable than any further fall in values. The bears re- tort that the dry good trade, upon which the demand for cotton depends. is distress ingly dull that the mills everywhere are accommodating goods which they cannot sell even at prices below the cost of produc- lion, that there is quite as much back cot ton in the south now as there was at the end of February last year, if not more. and that falling. prices will bring it all to mar ket That there Is no possibility of any scarcity of cotton this summer; and that next fall will surely bring us new supplies in such volume that the producers them selves are already counting upon having to sell the crop at cents and perhaps, at a5 cents pound or lower. As to the short interest they claim that it's extent is sim ply due to the general recognition of the fact, at the south as well as elsewhere, that prices are almost sure to go lower and they say they expect to see the short inter- est increased to the ultimate gain of the sellers. Our own opinion is that occasional rallies are to be expected, but that upon all rallies it will pay to sell cotton.
 RIORDAN. & GO.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT. The best stand in the city for q wholesale business. Adler, Durham & Co. s old stand on railroad tracks and 2Oth street. 21 rooms over Galatoire's old stand Fist street. newly papered and painted, cheap 113 and 115 24th street. cheap. 214 and 216 24th street.
 FOR SALE. An elegant residence on 18th street. South Highlands, 70x140 between 10th and 1lth avenues; s7000. S0x225, on corner 23rd street and Highland avenue; beautiful residence; all modern Improvements $S000. 5000 will buy lot 110xl5O, on Avenue F, 100 feet from 21st street; S-room house; all modern improvements: best bargain ever offered
 S3500 will buy 50x212. nice residence, on cor ner 20th street and 18th avenue. Money to loan on we'll located business and residence property. esI MALONE & BELL, 2017 1st avenue.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York, Feb. 29-Cotton was quiet; middling gulf, 13-l6c; middling uplands, 13-16c; net receipts, 1923 bales; gross re- ceipts, 1923 bales; forwarded none; stock. 1S7 PAP bales.
 Total today and so far this week: Net receipts, 16,6H bales; exports to Great Bri- tain. 1900 bales; exports to the continent, 2220 bales; stock S01 ,964 bales.
 Total since September l: Net receipts, 5S9 bales; exports to Great Britain, 1,564,713 bales; exports to France, 396, 796 bales exports to the continent, 1,2I5,H2 bales.
 New York, Feb 29.-Cotton futures closed quiet; sales, 800 bales. March, 7.44 April, 7.51; May, 755; June, 7.59; July and August 7.63; September 7.3S; October, 7.31; Novem- Der, 7N; December, 729.
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FOR SALE.

 $1000-50x19O, with store house and residence combined, in splendid business location. $l350-5Oxl9O with good 2-story, Groom house, fronts electric car line; s2l5 cash, balance $17 per month. 2O per foot-75xl40, on End avenue, between 16th and 17th streets. $2OO0-50xlOO, with Groom cottage. on 5th avenue; terms easy. $1700-5Ox14O, on 4th avenue between 23rd and Nth streets, with broom cottage Sf5-91a acres near Elyton; half cash bal ance 12 and 24 months. $l5OO-50x24O, on eth avenue, between Fist and 22nd streets. S10O0-10Gx240. on 9th avenue, north. between 18th and 18th streets. $425-50x190, on Avenue F. between 26th and Eth streets. s375-5Ox10O. with houses. Avenue E and 18th street. $550-17 acres In miles of city residence and spring. s650-10 acres In 4la miles of city, with good 4-room residence. For rent-S-room, 2-story residences. on Avenue G, between 20th and Fist streets: s25
 HAGOOD & THOMAS
 2015 al
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FOR RENT Residence, 1707 Sth avenue, North rooms Residence, 1911 Avenue K, rooms. Brick store, 1727-29 1st avenue. Brick store, 209-11 North 22nd street.
 FOR SALE. 50x190-7th avenue, North, $6500. 50x240-Sth avenue, North, $4000. 50x14O-3rd avenue, North. s2750. Brick store, 2nd avenue, $12,500. 50x140-5th avenue, North, $5700. 2514 5th avenue North, $4750. Residence, 18th street, South, $8000. Residence. Fist street, South. s4500. Residence 17th street, South $s000. Residence, 17th street. South, 5000.
 W. B. LEEDY & CO, Telephone No. 42. uila North Fist St.
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New York.

T
 New York, Feb. 29.-Flour was dull and steady and unchanged. Southern flour was quiet, steady and unchanged.
 Wheat was dull and firm at shade de- cline; No. red in store and elevator, s124 Co S2e; afoat, 83A@S3l9c. Options opened weak at decline of asc, rallied ss@%c, closing trade; No. 2 red. March and April, 75alc May, 73zsc; June. 8 87Szc; E July, 7S%c, vator; asAc aiioat: Options were dull and March. sse; May, sec; July, ssssc, d 2s spe ae apa ssasy c 2719c; mixed western, 261s@271ac.
 Wool was quiet and unchanged.
 Beef was dull, steady and unchanged. Beef hams were quiet at s14.50@l5.o6. Tierced beef was dulland steady city extra India mess, sl50oQl6:5o.
 Cut meats were quiet and nominal; pick led bellies, s5oo; 6e Rickled shoulders, s4.5o@ citS sa May @ nomna Refined was dull; continent, $5.90; South American. $6.10;, compound. sf.62ikq4.S71a.. mess, s10.00410.50.
 Rosin was quiet and s, firm; strained, com @2s%c. A Rice was firm and unchanged
 Molasses was firm and unchanged. Peanuts were steady fancy hand-picked, Coffee options were steady.at 5a1orboints up, MATCH, Slz.oV, Mdy, $lz.Oo, June, $1l. 70, September, $11.00: December, $lO7em1O 75 Spot Rio was quiet and steady; No 2. BAG
 Sugar-Raw was dull and firm; fair refin- ing SAC: centrifugals, 96 test, 4lsc bid Re- fined was quiet and firm.
 Freights to Liverpool were quiet; cotton. 3-32d; grain. 1sd.
 Dry Goods.
 New York, Feb. 2.-The primary dry goods market was decidedly dul today, so 50 far as business in progress on the spot was concerned, a continuously heavy rain and a
 Continued on Seventh Page.)
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The Worlds Visible Supply.

New York, Feb. 29.-The total visible sup ply of cotton for the world Is 37S4.07S bales, of which 3, 299, ,87S bales are American against 4,794,719 bales and 4,473,519 bales respectively last year. Receipts of cotton this week at all interior. towns, A, ,239 bales. Receipts from the plantations, 6S, ,155 bales. Crop in sight, 6,0042 26l bales
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Cattle Market.

Cattle market fair; common to extra steers, $1.5O to s3.00 stockers and feeders, $1.5o to $2.25 cows and bulls, $2.OO to $2.25; calves, g. 50 to $5.C0.
 Hogs-The market good; corn fed hogs, $4.00; shoats, $3.50 to $3.75.~ $f00 to s. 50
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Horse and Mule Market.

The horse and mule market fair. Demand extra good up to and during the past week. Work stock only are now sought.
 Horses-The prices range from $25 to S75. Mules--The prices range from $50 to slOO.
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$1OO,OOO

to loan on city property by the Alabama Home Building and Loan Association; bor- rowers get a guaranteed settlement value should they wish to pay off their loan be- fore maturity. Apply to
 w. V. Ms ROBERTSON,
 General Manager, 1-15-1m 2O09 First Avenue.
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Feed Stuff.

Demand for feed stuffs slightly improved. Prices lower. Sales far less than ever be, fore owing to the fact that farmers raised an extra supply and are furnishing con- sumers directly from their barns.
 Bran-Per ton, $1200 to S14.00.
 Cotton seed hulls-Per ton, baled, $4-5O; loose, $3.50.
 Cotton seed meal, s17. 100 per ton.
 Oats-Western feed, 29c; Texas seed, 32c; white No. ?, 31 to 32c.
 Hay--Burmuda, $12.00 per ton; Johnson grass, $12.00 per ton No Timothy, s1S.5O Corn harts. s14Oo per ton; chops, s15oO per ton.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool Cotton Market.
 Liverpool, Feb. 29.-12:30 D. m.-Cotton was in moderate demand and prices easier; American middling, 13-32d; sales, 5000 bales of which 73O0 were American; for specula- tion and export, BOO bales; receipts 26,ooO lures opened quiet demand moderate. February. 4 1o-e4@4 i5-64d; February and April and May, 1 13-64q4 1f-64d; May. and June, lS-64d4 14-64d; June and July. 4 12-64@4 13-64d; July and August, 12-64GD 1 1s-64d:- August and September, 1 10 1o-s4d :; September and October, 03-6i@i Q-6id {; October and November o0-s4d; November and December 3 63-64d. Futures steady. Tenders at today's clearings, 19,3O0 bales of new dockets.
 Liverpool Feb 29.--1 D. m.-Cotton futures closed very steady American middling, 4 3-32d; February and March. 15,6i@4 16-6id buyers; March and April, 15-64d buyers; April and May, 15-64d sellers; May and June 4 14-64a4 15-64d buyers; June and July, 4 14-6fd buyers; July and August, 4 la-6l6e4 14,e4d buyers; August and Septem, Der, 11-646D4 12-64d sellers; September and october, O4-64a4 O5-64d buyers; October and November>>4 0O-64@4 01-64d buyers; Novem- Der and December, 00-64d value; December and January, 00-64d value.
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LOANS.
~ Money to Loan

On furniture, pianos, organs horses, wagons or personal property of any kind. When in a tight place and desire relief call and see me. M. E. Gilbert, office 1l6 18th street
 MONEL LOANED on diamonds, watches, jewelry and most anything of value. Lib eral, confidential and responsible. Old gold and silver bought. Standard Loan Co.,, 2010 1st avenue. 11-2O-tf MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without removal, from $10 up. s. R. Searle, 17th street. between 1st and 2d avenues.
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Tn Wall Street.

New York Feb. 29.-The adoption of the resolutions by the senate yesterday accord- used against the stock market again today. Washington, which was a heavy seller yes- terday again turned up as seller of the industrials. grangers and Baltimore and 215s022A while the 5's of 1898 were offered at 971A seller twenty, against 107 last week. The 5's of 1925 broke Il per cent, to s5. The heaviness of the securities was due to papers for a receivership had been prepared and that application for court protection would be made either today or on Monday. Another report was that the company had been unable to secure the money required to meet it's interest due on Monday The general market was feverishtand excited. At the start prices fell anywhere from 14 to A per cent, but quickly recovered, and in industfials leading Leather preferred and Sugar showed the greatest recuperatiye ability Leather preferred rising from 50 to 62 and Sugar from llf to ll5ssall5la. West, from S4 to S27sdS3ss. Specula tion closed very irregular. Net changes show losses of A@1 per cent. Baltimore and Ohio, however, lost 5A per cent. Sugar gained h per cent
 Bonds were weak; the sales footed up $1 ,059 GOO.
 The sales of stocks aggregated 17sOOo shares.
 New York Feb. 29.-Money on call, per cent: prime mercantile paper, 6617 per cent.
 Sterling exchan was steady, with actual business in bankers bills at S. .S6i9I4.S for sixty days and A.SAd4.SS for demand; posted rates si.s7Q4.ssla; commercial bills, $4.S6A04S61
 Bar silver, 6Skc.
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were weak.
 Treasury balances-Coin, SIPS, 1922, ,674; cur rency, sss,6s6s7.
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Country Produce.


 Country produce in good demand Do- mestic butter is fast encroaching upon western shipments, almost to the exclusion of the same. Cabbage scarce and higher; Peas, sweet potatoes, dried apples, drleo @ clusively by Alabama, Mississippi and Ten nessee Prices steady and good demand Cabbage-Southern green, 2Ac. .o oo Apples-Fancy stand, $S.5O; cooking, sS'VV' Onions-Per pound, 1Ac.
 Irish potatoes-Fancy northern. 59c; Hoo siers, 40c; seed potatoes, New York stock $1.75 per barrel.
 Sweet potatoes, 6oc per bushel. .,a PeasoLady, $l;2o per busheli wnlee cro"u- Dried apples-Peoled, 4c per pound; evaporated, 61s to 7c per pound , Peaches-Evaporated California, nnpeel- ed, to S1ac per pound peeled, IS to zoe per pound Vinegar-Apple, 10 to 12c per gallon.
 Butter-Country, 1213 to 15c per pound; !; Jersey, 20 to 25c.
 Eggs Sc per dozen
 Poultry-Large friers, IT to 1Sc; spring broilers, 20 to 25e; cocks, 17c; hens 25c
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WANTED-A situation as engineer or ma chinist, al reference, but I will work at
 anything I can get. J. T. Steele, S26 End
 avenue. 2-23-3t
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

 BUY WHEAT and you will make money; prices will advance from now on; trade with Chicago brokers only; we are on the ground and can watch your interests close ly; send for our book, Safe Method" of speculation and full particulars, free; highest references Wakem & Co.,, Chi cago. Established 1S0)
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WANTED-A man of experience as farmer, dairyman, gardener and clerk in store desires a position of some kind Refer ences furnished. Nut Hill, Selma, Ala. 2-23-3t
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H. A. HAND spiritual medium, at Mrs. Smith'S 2317 3rd avenue. 2-27-6t
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TEACHERS WANTED-Free registration: i: new method; particulars for stamp. Mode' School Agency, Anniston, Ala. 12-22-sun-3m
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LOST-A bunch of keys with G. C. and S. F. Local check No 125 on ring. Leave at State Herald office and get reward 2-25-tf
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THE MARKETS.

State Herald Office, Feb. 2S, 1896.
 Birmingham Clearing House Report. Clearings ............... $74 g78. 76 Same day last year ..... ............ 53, ,7S6. 43
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WANTED-Position by lady stenographer; five years experience; references can be furnished. Address S. G., State Herald. 2-27-4t
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Hides. Wool. Etc.

Hides-Green salted, 5Q6c. Hides-Dry flint, 7@yc.
 Hides-Dry salted, 6@Sc. Becswax-15@24c per pound.
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WHOLESALE PRICES.
Provisions

Provisions. Provision market steady. Trade during the past week good. Increase over last year 20 to p per cent. Bacon strips, 67sc. Bacon, $6 To-
 Bulk meats, S550 Hams, 14-pound average. 9lk to 101kc. Grits, per sack, $1.00. Cheese Sl2 to 11hc. Corn, white milling, 39c. Flour-Best patent $4.25 straight grade, $3.90. Corn meal-Cre am. 75c per sack; straight, 65c per sack.
 Salt-15O pounds Virginia, white sacks, 70c; jute sacks, 65c. IS to 25c.
 Lard-Fancy leaf, 61sc; refined tierces, 47sc; smaller packages the usual differences. Sugar-Granulated 5.321ac; cut-loaf, 6c; fancy yellow clarified. 4aI 10 5c. Green coffee. 16 to 19c; roasted, 1910c.
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WANTED-Men and women to work at home; pay $8 to $16 per week for making crayon portraits new patented method; anyone who can read and write can do the work at home in spare time, day cven- ing; send for particulars and begin work at once. Address H. A. Grpp, German Artist Tyrone, Pa. 12-21-su-26t
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. La, Feb. 29.-Cotton futures
 were barely steady: sales, 16,300 bales March and April. 7.34 May, 7.39; June, 7.43 July, 7.46; August 7.39; September, TIP October, 7.03; November, 7.01; December
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HOUSE WANTED-S or 10 room house; well situated, modern Improvements, in good order; rent must be moderate to good tenant; payable in advance If required; state particulars. Address Tenant, State Herald office. 2-29-3t
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WANTED-First-cla life insurance solici- tors; apply to room BIO Chalifoux building, between and 10 a. m. 3-1-3t
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5d7lkc higher Domestic markets were quiet but steady. E The leading futures ranged as follows:
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IF YOU WANT slot machine address
 Box C96, Birmingham, Ala. 2-2S-3t
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WANTED-Salesmen; salary from start,
 permanent place. Brown Bros. Co.,, Nur-
 serymen, Rochester. N. Y.