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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12

Mems hats-positively the latest
[modes-at DeLahoussaye & Call
louet's.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12

Those who have any type-writine
or stenographing to do should ap-
PLY TO Ably Demanade.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12

To Cure Constipa ton Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Ioc.
or 25c. If c. G. G. fail to cure, druggist
refund money.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12

DeLauoussaye & Caillouet carry
the latest styles and designs in
mems and ladies' shoes
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12
TO THE PUBIIC:

We have just received complete line of the latest
novelties in clothing dry goods, Shoes hats etc.,
which consider the strongest and most COM
1lete up date line in town; cordially invite
friends and the public to come and inspect our
goods before purchasing elsewhere. We take
pleasure in showing goods, we feel confident
that when you examine stock you will buy,
prices and styles are right
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12


the current year be fixed at the rate OF ~
mills on the dollar. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
The Mayor laid before the Council an
ordinance fixing the license on retail liquor
dealers at the rate as that recently
fixed ny the police jury in accordance with
the compact made with them.
Moved by DIR. Martin, seconded by Mr..
Landry, tina: action upon fixing said license
be postponed until next regular meeting in
order to get full vote. Ecas-Dr. Martin.
J. 4. Landry, John Hahn and y. L.
h1ou1on. Nays-Sone.
Resignation OF 4. J. Bru read and action
upon same deferred.
Council then adjourned.
BAXTER C1EC;G, Secretary.
G. D. CAFFEEY. Mayor.
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Cash hand ,-............. s 496 oS
From report this day made, it APP
pears that there is sufficient money in the
treasury to the credit of the general fund
and w. w. & E. L. fund, to pay the
amount expended out of the above loan for
which and other members of this body
are bound individually towards said bank.
We would ask that an appropriation of four
hundred and thirty-seven dollnrs and thirty
seven cents (s457.57), out of the w. w. s.
E. l.. funds, and out of general funds
seventy-three dollars and twenty-one cents
G5.21), making an aggregate Of five hun
dred and ten dollars and ffty-eight cents
$3.50. 5S) .....-..-......... $40 IS
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-11-12

Gil of Lafayette, La. Gentlemen: I have
collected the following amounts for the
month of October:
Revenues foru water and
light. -. Observation-Disclosures $24I 30
Lamp renewals and repairs 2e 90
Total ........... ................ $500 so
Cash turned to B. Clcgg,
treasurer, November l.-.-.-.-.--.---.-.$ los 10
November 5......-. -...-... .-..-.......... 90 SO
Paid out for freight and labor.. 8 40
Total ........... Sz64 80
RUNNING EXPENSES OF PLANT.
c. F. Melchert, engineer and asst. .$I25 90
John Moreau, fireman ....-... IS 90
Oil, waste and packing II 90
40 tons coal, at 50 e5 per ton. 1853 90
Unloading from cars.---..----.-..- 10 90
Total 90
Moved and seconded that Mayor sign
duplicate warrant for $3.50 in favor of
Gutta Percha Hose and Rubber Company,
original having been sent and gone astray.
Following accounts approved:
GENERAL FUND.
Charles D. Caffery, amount paid by
him for filling holes at railroad
crossings and Couvillons .-.---. .--...$ IA 90
Lafayette Advertiser, quar- ter ending
November IS 20 SO
Louis Chopin, hauling cinders and
bricks .........-...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO
w. P. Oil Co --......... ID IL
A. f.. Mouton, lumber to date -....-.... 23I II
l.. NJ. Creighton, work month Oct...- II 90
w. A. Phillips. two days work on
bridges . 90
D. T. Veazey, feeding prisoners.. II 60
+. A. McFadden, sanitary inspector IS 90
DIR. F. F.. Girard, health officer 125 90
d. ]. Veazey, salary, $50; hauling
offal. IS 90
D. J. Veazey, blankets for Jail and
burying dogs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IS
Ulysses Himel. October salary -.-.--....- 40 90
Henry Herbert, October salary -..-.. 80 90
APPROVED ACCOUNTS w. w. & E. L.
Louis Chopin, hauling coal, etc...-.-.s17 IS
Moss Pharmacy, pencils, pen holders,
ink .. ...-..... 40
Moss s: Co., lamp black, asphaltum
brushes .. .....-..-..-.. 70
Leopold Lacoste, fittings, etc s 90
New York and Ohio Lamp Co., 20
incandescents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9 so
u >b,t th.a rate of fox on
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W. w. s. E. L. FUNDS.
DR..
To cash on hand per
last report 600 90
Amount appropriated
from general fund go. I,16o 50
Received from Mayor
from sale of bonds. 1000 90
Received from Collector as 81
Received from Don CAT
fiery as perTreasurer's
books - . 900 1904 81
Received from Melchert S35 o5
S5,75S 10
CT.
By amounts paid general
fund overdrawn as per
last report .--.... .-.......... IA Is
Warrants up to No. S2S. 4,43I IS
S4,576 70
To Cash ...-... I,1SI 40
$5,75s 1e
The Collector has collected and paid in
to the treasury:
In taxes and licenses. s 6oo 81
His commission ......... o.
By amount overpaid as
ABOVE IL 90
5 80 81
For which amount the Council should
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Expenses for general
fund ...-....-..... .-.......$ 60 IS
Expenses for E. L. s.
w. fund -............ 445 II
Interest on loan, $1,000 6 90
$50 IS
RECAPITULATIOE.
DR..
To bank .....-... . .... $1,000 90
Interest IN loan ...... 8 90
$1,000 Oo
Or.
To be paid out cash hand . 4o6 oS
To be paid by app'n this day ..... $40 SIS
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On hand to balance -.--.. $2I6 90
Respectfully submitted,
BANTER CLEGG, Treasurer.
LAFAYETTE, La, Nov. 7, 1898.
To the Mayor and Members of City
Council-Gentlemen: Following are receipts
and disbursements since last report:
To cash on hand, report
of October ;, 1898 -.$o63 90
Due by general fund on
State tax -.........-...--.. II
Received from G. +.
Melchert ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 S.
Received from G. F.
Melchert OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 80
Received from Sid. Nc
Fadden ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s 50
Received from G. F.
Melchert ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS los 10
Received from G. F.
Melchert -............. 90 so
Received from Sid. Nc
Fadden ...........-..-.....-.. so
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The Iron Market. Birmingham, Jan. 1.-The following are the latest quotations on iron:
CROP CONDITIONS.

New York, Jan. 1.-The special crop re- port of the New York Journal says: Final reports make the area of winter wheat 2s, ,6S3, 900 as compared with 23,9S0O00 acres harvested last year, an increase of 11.4 per cent There has been a material increase in wheat seeding in the southern states due to the low price of cotton. The in creases are:
 North Carolina, 20 per cent; South Caro- lima, 15; Alabama, 17i Mississippi. 2; Louis- jana, 20; Texas, 19; Arkansa, 22; Tennes- see, 20; Kentucky, 15.
 Favorable weather during December inn proved the conditions of wheat. The pres ent average is SIS per cent, as against S4.1 per cent last month.
 This indicates about 146 bushels per acre with an aggregate winter wheat yield of about 390 OO0,0 900 bushels.
 Acording to the January returns there are 24O, 900, 900 bushels of wheat held on farms which is A.3 per cent. of last years production. On the corresponding date last year there were held and in transportation 1so 000. 900 bushels.
 Present estimated suply of wheat in all positions s15,OOo.O0o bushels. Domestic re- quirements for bread to next July 150,0OO.-
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Markers by. Telegraph.

which carried rates up to six per cent, was not repeated today, but rates were firm ana the largest part of the days transac- tions was made at 1 per cent, with excep tons at Slk per cent. The clearing house statement diseloses that the January in- terest disbursements resulted in the trans fer of a little over s4o00.OOO from the treas ury to the New York money market as in- dicated by todays treasury debit balance. The days exchanges at the clearing house ran up to the enormous total of $230, ,731 ,265 and the balances footed up over $16, ,0O0 Tomorrow's Union Pacific payment of $S,- 5OO,0OO, which is to be covered into the treas ury in cash. doubtless figures in these transactions, but there were evidently heavy banking operations in addition, quite sufficient to account for the furry in the money market yesterday. In view of the proportionately small surplus reserve, ttere are not such confident predictions of an immediate easing of the rates for money as were current last week, though the ex- change market holds firm on a demand which is based on a presumption of lower rates for money in the near future. The demand for bonds was not heavy today but prices were held. Total sales $1 ,e500 00)
 Total sales of stocks today HOO shares, including Atchison, preferred. 3,s55; Louis vile and Nashville 3.650; Manhattan 26, 6,483; Metropolitan Street Railroad 6,0So; Missouri Pacific 7,415; Northern Pacific. preferred SS90; Rock Island 5,99O: St. Paul 21,177; American Tobacco 7.450; Chicago, G. and w., 4,12O Peoples Gas 12,260; Sugar 19,s8S Western Union, 3.6S5.
 Money on call firm 35sQ4 per cent; last loan at 31s closed 3lkQ4
 Prime mercantile paper 91a@4 per cent.
 Sterling exchange firm with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at s4.S4B for demand, and at $4.S29s@4SiA for sixty days.
 Posted rates $4.S3 and $4S5u1.6j.
 Commercial bills $4S1k.
 Silver certificates 56ai@5Sc.
 Bar silver 5634c.
 Mexican dollars 46c.
 Government bonds strong.
 State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds firm.
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Cot.ton I,etter

New York, Jan 1.-The first days trad Ing of the new year did not result in lift Ing the, cotton market from the rut in which it has so long been. The business today was very small with prices a shade easier Liverpool cables were practically unchanged this morning. Our markets opened one to two points lower May sell ing on the first call at 5.92. There was no feature to stimulate activity except the receipts which were very large for Sat urday and Monday and were enormous to- day, both at the ports and interior towns. This caused the market to ease somewhat after the opening but the demand was fair and as there was a total indispostion to sell aggressively prices recovered May fluctuated between 5.9O and 5.93, closing at 5.92 to 593. with the tone of the market steady. The strength of the market in the face of the receipts is astonishing We fear that unless they diminish there will be some decline.
 RIORDAN & co.
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closed with the English cotton markets since Friday. There was an absence of the broadening speculation that some claimed would appear with the opening of the new year. The first call developed a decline of 1 to points on most portions. and later business increased the decline to 1 to 3 points. The hoped-for speculative compe- titlon failed to materialize and a feeling of Encouragement took possession of the trade at this point The principal factor of weakness was the heavy movement at the ports and indications of @ heavy move ment at the interior. The market closed steady with prices finally unchanged to points lower, as compared with Fridays final figures
 Cotton dull, middlng 5 15-16; net re- ceipts. 1.645 gross, 667S; exports to France, 1.562; continent 7,3OS; forwarded 2,402; sales, 1900; stock. 14,S74.
 Total today: Net receipts, 79 296; exports to Great Britain, 11.7N; France, 6,523; con tinent, 1868; stock. 1,2e9,62 consolidated net receipts, 166.47; exports to Great Brit ain, 2,073; France, 14,5T: continent, 56Ss3.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, S,419; exports to Great Britain, 1,792,9S5; France, 509,076; continent, 1,5O3, ,56S.
 Cotton futures opened steady; sales, 69OO bales January, 5.77; February. 5.79; March. 5.SS; April, 5.S6; May, 592; June, 5.96; July, 600; August September and October, 605; November, scr.
 Cotton, spot closed steady middIing up- lands, 15-16; middling gulf, 6 3-16; sales, 1900 bales.
 Cotton futures closed steady; sales, 569Oo bales. January, BIT; February, 5SO; March, 5.S5; April, 5.SS; May, 592; June, 5sj; July, 600; August, COL September, 604; October, 6.C5
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Jan. 4.-Closing cotton, spot fair demand; prices steady; American mid ding 3Ad The sales of the day were 12,0)0 bales of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included 10,9)0 American.
 Receipts since last report 47,OO0 bales, in- cluding 41,40O American. Futures opened quiet with a moderate demand and closed steady. American middling, L. M. C., Jan. Sn buyers; Jan. and Feb sale buyers; Feb. and March 31OQ3.11 sellers; March and April 3.11 buyers; April and May 3.12 buy CTS; May, and June 3.13 buyers; June and July 3.14 buyers; July and Aug. 3.l5 buy CTS; Aug and Sept. 316 buyers; Sept and Oct. BY buyers; Oct. and Nov. 3.17Q3.1S buyers; Nov. and Dec. SIS buyers
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Cash quotations: Flour, quiet and easy; No. spring wheat, S6%; No. 3 spring wheat, SEA- No. 3 spring wheat, 75@S5; No. 2 red, S0as@905s; No. 9 corn, 261aQ265s; No. yellow corn, 261s@265s; No. 2 oats, 22; No. white, f. o. b. 231a@241k; No. white, f. o. b. 23@23a No. rye, 451a; No. barley, f. o. b. 27q4O; No. 8, -; No. 1, -; No. 1 flax seed, .s1.14Q1.20; prime timothy seed, s2.671a i; mess pork per barrel, s9.0O@9.O5; lard, per 100 pounds, $4.721a@4.75; short ribs sides aoose), s4.4O9465; dry salted shoulders (boxed) 41a@434; short clear sides (boxed), s475a4.S5; whisky, distillers finished goods, per gallon, $1.19; sugars, cut, loaf, un- changed; granulated, do; Standard "A" do.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creamery, 15Q21 ; dairy, 12Q1S; cheese quiet, SqS1a; eggs steady, fresh, 9.
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coo bshules and for spring seeding. say 2O,c00o90 bushels more-in all, 1To,0o90oo bushels. leaving a surplus for export dur ing the ensuing six months and for home reserves at the end of June of 145,O00,O 900 bushels
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Cotton futures quiet and steady; sales 16,9O0; Jan. 5.95Q6.0O; Feb. 5.SSQ9OO; March 543@4.OO; April 54S@9d0; May 5.54q5.OO; June 5.6O@5.61; July 5e5d6.Oo; Aug. 5.69@5.n; Sept. 5.1Q3; Oct. 574Q6.00;
 Receipts net 57,5SS; exports to Great Brit ain 13,1S4; France 14,517; Continent 5S.SS3; stock 269 ,623. 2
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Cotton Market Cotton-Middling, 5 3-16c.

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgln, 25c: Dairy, No. ], zze' Dairy No. 2, 20c; country, 1SQ20c; ccoh- ing, 12Q14c.
 Eggs, 1Sc
 Potatoes-Irish. s5@9Oc per bushel; sweet per barrel, $1 1.75Qe2.0O. Apples. $3.50D40O Lemons, $3@3.50 per box. Oranges, $3.006D4O0 per box. Cocaonuts. $400 per 100. Corn-Yellow, 41c; white. 42c. .. Meal, soc per sack Hay-Choice timothy, $15; No. l. $i4' No. 2. s13.
 Poultry-Hens, 2O@22,hc; fries, 121sW lI1sc; ducks, 15@30c; geese. BOG.
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
Daily Statement

New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Cotton steady; sales, 6,400; ordinary, 43s good ordinary, "A; low middling, 5 1-16; midding, 5Ss: good middling, 55s middling fair, =; stock, 4e2.- 570.
 alveston-holiday- market. Receipts, 2S93; stock, 21O179.
 Mobile, steady; 5A; sales, 140O; receipts, 494; stock, 63,010
 Savannah, steady; 3-16 sales, S3i; re- ceipts, 1O,90S; stock. 155,OO6.
 Charleston. quiet; 57s; receipts, 5,5S;; stock, 5,106. wilmington frm:15 ZIG; receipts. 1,g2s; stock, 37,9Oi
 Norfolk, steady; 51a; sales, TAG; receipts, 2,440; stock 90,312
 Baltimore nominal; 5ss; receipts, 2aa713; stock, 206,2 ,201.
 Boston, no market-holiday Receipts, net, 1886; stock, S.514.
 Philadelphia, quiet, 6 3-16; receipts, S96; stock, 9,17S.
 Memphis, steady, 1-16; sales, 1,S1o; stock, 2,9OS.
 Augusta. steady. 9-16; sales. 67; receipts 1S10; stock, 23OS.
 Memphis, steady, 5 9-16; sales, 1900; re- ceipts, 3,1S0; stock 147,5H.
 Louisville cotton unchanged.
 St. Louis.
 St. Louis, Jan. 4.-Flour quiet and un- changed.
 Wheat dull and lower; No. ? red, casb el- evator, 921kc; track, 92izq93; January, ss; May, 94A; July, S01z; No. hard. cash, S6Gr S61a. Corn lower; No. cash, 251s; January, 25A; May, FITS; July, 2SA. Oats dull and unchanged; No. cash ele- vator, 2sc: track, 2S1s; January, g; May, 2s1a; No. white, 241a@25.
 Rye quiet; 45c.
 Flax seed steady; s1.14.
 Prime timothy seed, s250 Corn meal $1.40. Bran firm but unchanged
 Hay steady; prairie, $6.50Qs.5C; timo.hr, $6.O0010.00.
 Butter dull; creamery. 17@22; dairy. II GIT. .~-ei4s
 Whiskey, s1.19. Cotton ties higher; FOG.
 Bagging lower; 5ss@6Ac. Pork steady; standard mess jobbing, g. Lard lower; prime steam, $4.521A, choice. s4.621s. -7 -es Bacon; boxed lots, extra short clear, s5.1 121AQ5.25; ribs. $5.25@5.5o; short, s'.SiA@ 5.50. asc-@= Dry salt meats; boxed shoulders s4.549 4.75; extra short clear, $l.50@4.75; ribs and shorts, $4.75Q5.OO.
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There is no better location in the United States for Eastern and Northern emigrants than the line of this popular railway. The productions of Georgia and Alabama cannot be duplicated by any other section of country in the world. Come and see. I The through vestibuled limited between New York ana New Orleans is via the Att lanta and New Orleans Short Line. the most attractly route to travel in the South. It passes through rich country, teeming with attractive and prosperous towns and villages all the way from Atlanta to Mont pomery. For rates Of fare or other infor- nation write or call on
 GEO. P. ALLEN. T. P. A.
 D. P. oRouRKE. Pass Agent, ~
 E. B. EVANS. Cont Frt. Agent,
 W. TAYLOR. Gen. Agent,
 JOHN A GEE. Gen. Pass. Agent.
 E. E. KIRBY. c. T; 4: A;:,.u ro,,..
 President and General Manager.
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The Age-Herald don't sell coke at Sl.5O a ton, but you can have the paper delivered to your house every monintg for 65 cents a month.
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Chicago Change

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Revival in the foreign demand for American wheat today caused the wheat market to close at only A de- cline. It at one time showed IA break from yesterdays figures. Markets for corn and oats were very similar to that of wheat, and showed very little change at the close. Provisions were weak, and lost 7isc and 121sc.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
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To the Unemployed.

If you are unemployed and want posi- ton you may advertise for one in The Age Herald free during the entire week. The Age-Herald wants every one who desires work this year7to have it.
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
For Circuit Court Clerk.

The undersigned respectfully asks the support of the voters of Jefferson county for the nomination for the office of clerk of the circuit court of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
For Circuit Court Clerk.

Fergus w. Mccarthy asks your sup port for reelection to the office of clerk or the circuit court for Jefferson county, Alabama. Subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
Circuit Clerk.

Walter l.. Howard announces himself candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court Tor Jefferson county subject to the action of the democratic party. d&wtf
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
Local stapIe Groceries

H1OCsiI 5IapIe UTOCeITos Flour-Best patent, $5.50@5.75: Straight-s5.00; e0.ra family, s4.5o Sugar-Granulated, $545; Y. C.,ssa.'o. :. I75. 2 egeCoffee-Rio. green, 8@131kc; ArpucHie' lowering and Lyons packages, $ll.lo. Lard, 51ac basis. Clear Ribs Sides-$510. Mola sess-Centrif.. 15@25c; sugar. house, 20@35c Rice, 51aq61hc.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
c. R. HARSH

ia candidate for nomination by the dem- ocratic party, for the office of senior judge of the city court of Birming ham.
 10-IO-tf
The age-herald., 1898-01-05

We are authorized to announce Charles B Powell as a candidate for the above named office, subject to the action of the democratic party 11-10-tf
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BONDS.
New York Grain and Provision Marls ct

New York Grain and Provision Market
 New York, Jan. 4.-Flour quiet and bare ly steady. Corn meal quiet Rye easy Wheat spot firm; No. 2 red $1.O0%. Options opened weak and sold off all the forenoon under short selling and some liquidation inspired by lower cables and foreign selling but finally rallied sharply export bus- ness, closing only 1s@3s net lower. No. 2 red: Jan. 97Q975sc, closed 975sc; May 92as@ 93Ac closed 931sc. Corn, spot firm; No 2 351sc. Options opened easy with wheat, sold off under buying receipts, but rallied on export sales and closed unchanged. January closed 33Ac; May 33 15-16@344c. closed 34Ac.
 Oats-Spot dull; No. 2Sl4c. Options quiet all day and rather easy. closing Hc. net lower; May 27%@7sc, closed 277sc Hay quiet Hops very firm. Hides steady. Leather quiet. Wool very firm. Beef firm. Cut meats steady. Lard quiet Pork firm. Tallow dull. Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 1S1a@19c: do yellow, 221s@23c. Petro- leum dull. Rosin steady. Turpentine quiet, 3sA@Sss4c. Rice steady. Molasses. steady. Pig iron dull, Copper unchanged. Tin quiet Spelter unchanged. Lead dull.
 Coffee options opened steady at 5@15 points decline and declined further 5@15 points and ruled generally weak under dis appointing cables, weaker spot markets and renewed heavy movement towards Rio and Santos; selling unchecked by low prices and full United States warehouse deliveries; closed barely steady at 15@25 points net de- cline. M
 Sales 10000 bags, including January 57O@ 5SO; March 5oO@595.
 Spot coffee: Rio quiet No. invoice 161sc; No. 2. jobbing. 7c. Mild quiet. Cor dova Sk@15c. Sugar strong for raw. Re- fined strong
 Dry Goods.
 New York, Jan 4.-Continued dullness is the rule in dry goods, the market being without feature today in the direction of improvement. Spot trading is light and mail orders show no general improvement, either in numbers or extent The new prices on fancy prints for spring show uni- yersally low prices The buying is not stimulated by. these announcements as it should be.
 Woolen and worsted goods maintained their supremacy in the market both the mems wear fabrics and dress goods being in continued fair supplementary demand. Financial
 New York. Jan. 4.-Evening Posts Lon don financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were quiet and rather dull today, the only feature being 0 strong inquiry for Argentines, which have risen sharply. Americans were dull on New York weakness, the operators here wait ing a lead from the outside. There is no initiative here, where the disposition is to center speculative activity on Argentines and mines, with a weather eye open to Americans if inclined to move. Important negotiations are proceeding here as to. Chinese loan.
 New York Cotton Market. New York. Jan. 4-The market in cotton opened very ddsappointingly after beiEx
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WALTER K. M'ADoRY.

Everybody who can buy reads The Age-Herald. If you have anything to sell adver- tise it in The Age-Herald.
The age-herald., 1898-01-05

Mo- 2 carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Blr- mingham to Cincinnati and from Biimlng- ham to New York without change.
 No carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car Birmingham to Cincinnati and Pullman Sleeping Car Chattanooga to lousviile.
 J. M Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington D. c. -
 Frank S. Gannon,, General Manager Washington, D. c. ,,. C. w Wickersham, Superintendent Bir- mngham.
 C. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A.. Chatta- nooga.
 C. M Billhelmer, T. P. A., Birmingham. Ala.
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For Associate Judge of the City Court of Bir-
 mingham.