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The age-herald., 1898-03-19

1895. s-r --==
 Foreign exports for the week have been lIO,665, against 107,70S last year, making the total thus far for the season 5,916, ,06O. against 4,97l,694 last year., an increase of 944, ,366.
 Northern mill takings during the past seven days show an increase of 4S,142 as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takngs since September 1 have increased 529, ,S37. The to- tai takings of American mills, north and south, and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2,a1,124 against 2,14434S last year. These include .264. by northern spinners, against 1428, ,4S2.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 9o,714. against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 59 2O8, and are now 372,z4 in excess of this date last year.
 Including stocks left over at ports ana interior towns from the last crop. and the number of bales into sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date Is lO,U9l 9iz, against s,2OS, ,940 for the same period last year.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Cotton Letter

New York, March 1s.-Great dullness characterized today's trading in cotton. An advance of one-half 64th in Liverpool this morning was construed as favorable, and the market here opened points higher, August selling on the first call at 6.O6. After the opening Wall street was mod crate seller and prices eased somewhat August declining to 6.O2. The offerings were absorbed, however, by the local short in- terest and in the afternoon the loss was fully recovered. August rallied to COG and closed at 606 to COS, with the tone of the market steady. The movement for the week was dull; southern markets steady. Some further development in the political situation is anxiously awaited.
 RIORDAN & co.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Tn W all Street.

New York, March 1S.-Today's stock mar ket fluctuated over quite wide extreme, first upward and then downward and with later recovery above early high points, But it Is noticeable that the days net changes, although mostly the side of gains were not very large. The extreme dullness was a feature. This and the character of the rumors which affected the
 market indicated the manipulation of small professional traders.
 The rally was effected on detailed rumors as to what had been taking place at the secret meeting of the cabinet in Washing ton. Compromise with Spain over Cuba was the burden of this rumor accompanied by the information that Spain was perfect ly willing to grant everything on the sole condition that her flag remains in Cuba. The professional short sellSrs hastened to cover contracts on the strength of this re- port and another to the effect that dis tinguished officer of high rank in the United States navy had expressed the opin- ion that the Maine was destroyed by an in- ternal explosion due to an accident. Busi- ness in the furry caused by these rumors was more active than at any time during the day, but was not on an unusually large scale, especially considering the wide move- ment of prices. Neither was the rally all held, the reaction touching practically all stocks and amounting to substantial fraction in many cases. Manhattan more than recovered it's dividend on the first quotation on the strength of this and Metropolitan jumped 2A points. The sub sequent movement downward was equally conspicuous in these stocks and other specialties The heaviness and dullness were without the slightest interruption af- ter the opening squirt up to the recovery in the last hour. The relapse in Spanish fours in London and Paris was not reas- surfing.
 Notwithstanding yesterdays slight hard enng in the rates of exchange and the dis tinctly easier tone in today's money mar ket, further gold to the amount of $900, 900 was engaged for import today. The bond market showed weakness in the early dealings and a firmer tendency at the close. Total sales, s1 300 900. United States new As and the old As cou- pon were F lower and the old As registered 4 lower bid.
 Money on call, IF to 1A per cent; last
 loan, 11s per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, 4a@51s per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady, with actual
 business in bankers bills at $4834@4.S4 for demand and at s4.SOM for sixty days.
 Posted rates, $4S11kq4S21s and $4.S41k9 iS5k.
 Commercial bills, s4.So04soX. Silver certificates, 55Q55& Bar silver, 55
 Mexican dollars, 45. Government bonds weak. State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds weak. :. New York, March 1S.-Total sales of stocks today, 3oO,OOO shares, including C., B. & O., 25.760; L. & N., 7.O50; Manhattan, 23 005; Metropolitan, 13,175; New York Gen. tral, 6,493; Northern Pacific, 1855; Northern Pacific, 16,795; Rock Island, 9,255; St. Paul. 26, ,O55; Union Pacific, 16,SO4; Tobacco, 12,910; Peoples Gas, 6,O5O; Sugar, 66,s39.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Paine Murphy & Co.'S Grain Lett

By Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Co.
 Birnningham Ala, March 18-There was an uneasy feeling In the short crowd this morning and the foreign cables advancing after the low opening with foreign export demand had its influences. The Letter crowd have demonstrated tliedr ability to support the May option and this caused some covering in this option, which ad- vanced it cents over yesterdays. Clear ances 39O,000, were more liberal; northwest receipts, 2O2, $50 bushels. The better feel ing regarding the Cuban matter was also effective We believe the situation regard- ing wheat has turned and an upward turn will follow. Coarse grains were firm, but dull. Provisions were dull, with only mod crate strength.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Articles Opening Highest Lowe

Cash quotations: Flour, dull No. 3 1.O3: No. corn, 2S9sc; No. oats, 251ac; No.
 white, f. o. b., 291a@3O1ac; No white,
 f. O. b., 2S@29c; No. rye, 49c; No. flax seed sL1S; N. W. $l.22; prime timothy seed, S2. 80; mess pork, $99O@9.95; lard, $51od5. .121ss salted shoulders (boxed), 4%@5c short clear sides (boxed), s5.25@5.4O; whisky, &.191s; sugars, unchanged No. yellow corn, 2SAc. On the produce exchange the butter mar ket was steady; creamery. 13q1Sc; dairy, 1O1A@16c; cheese, quiet, S@SAc eggs, steady, fresh, 9Ac.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
DrYGoods

Trading in dry goods is stimulated to iome degree by the needs of jobbers -hroughout the country who have been conducting lively spring business, and reel the need of replenishng stocks. Sea- sonable goods in nearly all lines are in re- order.
 In prints there is a continued gain of slight proportions. Staple cottons show a tendency towards a stiffer market. Print cloths are weak. A sale is reported of l0,oOO extras at 21s cents, less 1 per cent. The best bids registered at 21-16 cents, and manufacturers have so far refused this.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Hester,s Weekly Statement

New Orleans, March 1S.-The most inter- esting feature in Secretary Testers weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued today is that it shows more cotton marketed during the six months and eighteen days that have elapsed of this season than has ever been moved in any entire year known to the history of the trade In round figures 9,975,0 bales have been brought into sight this season, while the largest commercial crop heretofore re- corded is that of 1894-5 which was 9,910 900 bales, the next largest crop was 9,O350OO in the year 1S91-2 and the third largest was S,75S, 900 in 1896-7.
 The movement into sight for the past week compared with the seven days end- ing this date last year in round figures shows an increase of 81, GOO bales, an in- crease over the same days year before last of 99 900 and over the same time in 1895 of 1300O. T
 For the eighteen days of March the to- tals show an increase over last year of 1S7 ,000, an increase over the same period year before last of 253,000 and over 1895 of 113,000. 4sFf
 For the 19s days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of 199 days of last year 2,1O5 900, ahead of the same days year before last, 3,6O9,0OO and of 1895 by 1,046, ,000'
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been Ill ,061 against 90,- 5O6 bales for the seven days during this date last year, 72,05S bales year before. last and 157 ,7S5 bales for the same time in 1895, and for the eighteen days of March it has been 455, ,150 bales against 25S,294 bales last year, 202,373 bales year before last T and S42 ,520 bales for the same time in 1895
 These make the total movement for, the 199 days from Sept. to date 9975,4 bales against 1870, ,391 bales last year, 6.2S0 637 bales year before last and ,432 bales for the same time in 1895.
 The movement since Sept. 1 shows re- ceipts at all United States ports 7,S25, ,573 bales against 6,231 OH bales last year, 4,671,- TIP bales year before last and 7138, ,796 bales for the same time in 1895; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 1,052 ,203 bales against 762,77S bales last year. 704,204 bales year before last and 995 917 bales for the same time in 1895. Interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 362, ,675 bales against 1885 last year, 2S1 1s9 bales year before last and PIT .215 bales for the same time in 1895; southern mill takings, exclusive of consumption at south ern, outports, 734,967 bales against 7O0s6S bales last year. 624.092 bales year before last and 577,5o4 bales for the same time in
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Chicago Change

Chicago Change
 Chicago, March 1S-The appearance Of cold weather in the northwest today brought an end to the long spell of weak ness in wheat and caused heavy buying both in May and July. E The market was strong throughout, May closing 1ac higher and July A@asc higher. The same infiu- .ence ruled in the coarser grain markets, Fcorn and oats advancing Ac each.
 Provisions were very dull and inclined to weakness, though price changes were small. The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald., 1898-03-19

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 25c; Dairy, No. bbi;,,rs bi; 5e Dairy No. 2, 1Sc; country, 15c; cooNine 10c0l12c. ,oa Potatoea-Trish, 90c to s1 per bushel' sweet, per barrel. s2.75. Eggs, 10c.
 Apples, S4.001450. Lemons $300Ql3.50 per box. Oranges, $3.00q4.o0 per box. Cocoanuts, A.00 per 100 Corn-Yellow 41c; white. 42c. Meal, Soc per sack. .., N-o Hay-Chodce Timothy, s15; No. 1. s14; No' s. Pooltry-Hens, 22,Eci; fries. 121sca2Oc; ducks, 15cQ38c; geese, BOG.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Local Staple Groceries

Flour-Best patent, s5.5095.75. Straight-S5.00; extra family. $4.50 Sugar-Granuiated $533; Y. O., $475. Coffee-Green, 8@1oIhc; Arbuckle's pack ages, s10.10; Lowering & Lyons packages, $1010.
 Lard, 6c basis
 Clear ribs, sides, $5.80. oo Molasses-Centrif., 15Q25c; sugar-house' Rice, 51zQ61kc.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Paine, Murphy & Co.'s Stock Letter.

By Private Wire to Paine, Murphy Co.
 Birmingham, Ala, March 1S.-At the opening the market was irregular and what trading there was all seemed selling. The mornings transactions were light with a sagging market under the leadership of sugar. This continued until the last hour when it was given out that the Spanish minister had pleaded for more time and the cabinet meeting today favored com promise with Spain. Whether this is au- thentic we cannot say but it was effect i've and caused quick advance in the las- half hour from to 2 points Sugar ad- yanced and the traction having largest short interest responded the most. There seems to be a prevailing belief that a sentiment will be arranged some way, pos- sibly the early part of next week will give the exact status.
 The Iron Market.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, March 1S.-Cotton futures quiet; sales, 10,900 bales. March, 5.59 bid April, 5.5SQ5.59; May, 5.61@5.62; June, 5s46i tember 5.67@5.69; October, 5.67@5,69; Noverp- Der, 5.67Q5.69 December, 5.7OQ572; January 572Q5.74.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Daily Statement

Galveston-Steady; middling, 15-16; sales, S41 receipts, 1882; stock, 137179.
 Mobile-Dull; middling. 59s; sales, 200; re- cepts, 1,104; stock, 22,s9O.
 Savannah-Quiet and steady; middling, 5ss; sales, 465 receipts, 2,33s; stock, 73,5Ss.
 Chareston-Quiet; middling, 9-16; re- ceipts, 322; stock, 2S, ,160. E i
 Wilmington-Steady; middling, 5al; re ceipts. TO; stock, 1S.501. Norfolk-Steady; middling, 5B; sales, 161; receipts, S90; stock, 50,195. -
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 61s: re ceipts, 2,026; stock, 31,644.
 Boston-Dull; middling, 61s; receipts, net 1,775; stock, 8,763.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 63s:- re- ceipts, 316; stock, 1O,4O1. .s Memphis-steady; midding, 55s; sales, 32OO; receipts, 2,105; stock, 103, ASA.
 Augusta-steady; middling, 15-16; sales, CTS; receipts, 5G6; stock, 4S,694.
 New Orleans, March 1S.-Cotton steady; sales, 3,S5O; ordinary, 9-16; good ordinary, 415-16; low middling, 5A; middling, 9-16; good middling, 5 15-16 middling fair 5 5-16; receipts, 4.36O; stock 449,1S1. Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 1A675;. exports to Great Britain, 106, ,4S3I France, S795; Con- tinent 55,4 ,451; stock, 1,002,7 ,7S3.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York, March 18.-The following Is the comnarative cott,n statement for the week ending Friday, March i.
 Nes eorts during me week. 14s, ,7so Netreceipts at all United Statesports
 during the same time last year.. e9,00l Total to this date ................ :. 7,e61, ,220 i9.a, ieoep'e ~ 'ne 5, se1 .a3s Exnorts for the week .1, ........ 22o, 30S Exports for same week last year..... l16,0l6 Total exports to this date........... 5, 465, 3sS Total exports to same late last year. 459, 3S3 Stock at ali United States ports. .... ,136 ,s6o same lime last year r'......e...... s63, 374 Stock at all interior towns...,.. 47s, ,004 Stock at all interior towns for same . Stock at Liverpool. .2O3 1000 otoen Vear At h''eipooi .o. seo .ooo 'ISfn Britain Gn .....'. American anoa' TOT @ 200 ooo Stock of American afioat for Great
 Britain for same time last year,. 125,oo
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
Visible Supply of Cotton

New Orleans, March 1S.-Secretary Hes- ter's statement of the worlds visible sup ply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advces compares the fig ures of this week with last week, last year and in 1895, the latter the 99O1,O crop yaer It shows decrease during the week just closed of 113,116 bales, against de- crease last year of 1O3137 bales and a de- crease of 80 ,S35 bales in 1895.
 The total visible Is 4,16017S bales against 4,2S3, ,994 bales last week, 3,552,226 bales last year and 4,62O, ,393 bales in 1895. Of this the total of American cotton is 3,SS9,27S bales against 40O2, 1894 last week, 3,131 1926 bales last year and 4,4,3O2,193 in 1895, and all other kinds, including Egypt Brazil, India, etc., 2S1 ,OOO bales against 2S1,O 900 last week, 42OSOO last year and SIS 200 bales in 1895.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton shows a decrease compared with last of 113 ,116 bales, an increase compared with lats year of 618,052 bales and a decrease com pared with 1895 of 450,115 bales.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
New York Cotton Market.

New York, March 1s.-The dullness in
 cotton futures continued today. A favorable
 start was made, the market opening firm,
 with prices 1Q3 points higher on a small rush of shorts to cover. The demand was soon satisfied, however, and during the bal ance of the session traders were few and far between. Prices sagged off to points below the final figures of yesterday, with the close quiet and steady at unchanged prices to points net higher. The weaker ruling of the stock markets here and in London and a decline in the price of print
 cloths at Fall River to 21sc less 1 per cent, the lowest figure on record, caused the con- servative bulls to fight shy of the market, while the bears feared to increase their short interests owing to the remarkable firmness of spot cotton through the south
 and continued free selling of cotton for ex- port.
 New York, March 18-Cotton, steady middling, CSC; net receipts 609 bales; gross, 2,724; exports to Great Britain, 4,57S; France 47S; forwarded, AT; sales, 760; spinners, 460; stock, 179,912
 Weekly: Net receipts, 3,629 bales gross, 20,S25; exports to Great Britain 14,6O2;
 France, S18 to continent, S,4S4; forwarded, 6,943; sales, 160S; spinners, 908 Total today: Net receipts, 19, ,104 bales; | exports to Great Britain, 29,34S; France, | 52S; continent, 13,336; stock, 1902 7S3. Consolidated: Net receipts, IA 675 bales exports to Great Britain, 106 ,4S3; France, | 8,795; continent, 55 457.
 Total since Sept. 1: Net receipts, 7,71S,- AT bales; exports to Great Britain, 2,I7S, ,661 France, 721 ,134; continent, 2310, ,648.
The age-herald., 1898-03-19
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(Markets BY Telegraph
LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruits and Produce

Local Cotton Market Cotton-Mlddling, 5Ac.
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No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from BiIming- ham to New York without change.
 No. carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car Birmingham to Cincinnati and Pullman Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Louisville. J. M. Culp. Traffic Manager, Washington. D. c.
 Frank s. Cannon, General Manager Washington, D. c.
 c. W. Wickcrsham, Superintendent, Bir- mingham.
 W. A. Turk G. P. A., Washington, D. c. C. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga.
 C. M Billheimer. T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-15
WHEAT WAS STEADIER.
ArmOur's Purchase of Letters Held
inEs Checked the De-
cline.
GRAIN SUMMARY.

CHICAGO. June 1.-THE reported buying
by Armour of Letters Northwest hold ngs,
together with the complaint OF damages by
rain in Texas and Kansas. held wheat fairy
firm today. July closed with loss of 112c,
and September he Corn and oats left OFF
unchanged. Pork lest 171ac and ribs l1@c.
Lard closed unchanged.
The furry yesterday seemed to have
changed the atmosphere on the board OF
trade and today there was little to rem nd
one of the disturbance except lower prices.
The Letter deal was generally considered to
be dead and buried so far as the trading iii
deferred futures was concerned. but the OBJ
speculation still to be performed. Wheat
started not far from closing prices OF the
DAY before for the bulk of the transactions.
although a few sales were made at kc i'm
provement in September and December.
Weakness very soon developed however, and
July sold down Sc and September and Decem-
hours trading. 1t became rumored during
the forenoon that, besides buying from Letter
al the June whea. the latter had coming to
him, Armour & Co. had bought all the cash
wheat held by the young Spectator in Min
neapolis and Duluth That gave a little
frmer tone to the proceedings in the pit The
gathering strength increased when the
rumor referred to received the substantial
confirmation CT the president of the illinois
Trust and Savings bank.
Chicago receipts were IA cars, against II
year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth received
13l carloads, compared with IS last year.
7OS IVY opened UNCHANGED to $se lower at
ioQt oC, ueCllHeu 10 toC lHGN TdiuSQ 10 iti2C,
the closing figure. September started i'm
changed to hc higher, at 70@70l9c. sod down
to $3.50, then frmed up to 705s@7JAc at the
close.
The continued showery weather precpi:a :ed
a firm tone in the corn market. July opened
firm at 32h@S2Ac, sod to 321a, down to 32c
and then 32asc asked. at the close.
After weak Start oats firmed up on re-
ports of wet weather and talk of rankness.
Prices at one time showed a slight advance
as compared with the close last night. July
started lsc lower at 2Shc; sold down to 233s
@2SlAc, rose to 23%@24c, then settled back
to 23M@24c.
Reports of improvement in the yellow fever
situation in Mississippi, together with light
l receipts of hogs and higher. prices at the
yards had strong influence in provisions at
the start. The market fell off later on sell
ing by English packing concerns. Swift was
also seller. Pork opened at SO go, sold up to
$50. declined to $9.4O, and then rose to
$. 52h At the close. July lard started at
firmed up to s5.72k@5.75. the c!osi figura.
July ribs began TIC better, at sa.45, ard
closed at S3.471a.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 70
cars; oats, 100; hogs, 1900 head
The leading futures ranged as foucus.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-15
STOCKS WERE DULL.
The General Disposition Was ia
Await Developments OF the
Wheat Collapse.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY.
Prev.
Close Day.
Bar silver, New York. So 57I
Call money. New York .1AQ1h liz

NEW YORK, Jun 14.-There was general
disposition in speculative circles to await the
turner progress of events after a series of
testing by the professional element. There
was evidently an expectation at the opening
that there might be renewed pressure Of
nc uldation on account of the collapse in the
s,!nh deal. The bears were prepared for
such development, ard sold with consid-
cradle confidence, bringing about declines of
pcint. IN some cases. No heavy offerings
were encountered at the decline, however
az Ir:ces had come back about to the OPEN
ing level before the end of the first hour
Later in the day there was renewed selling
On cutie a large scale, which was attributed
to tie Chicago account and this served to
rcaWakel some apprehension to the effect
OF the damage done to the financial fabric
by the ocllaEse in wheat. The feverish ten
disney in pr ces unsettled tie tone of the
speculation and resulted in rather dull mar
ket for the rest of the Gay. The strength
Of tie Manhattan and c. c., C. & St. L..
on the later dealings helped to sustain ths
mark't.
White the immediate influence of the whea,
fuences which served to keep alive the re-
actions.ry srir-t. For one reason there is
sore anxiety to find out how the subscrip-
tons to the new government loaa will pro.
gress Ii large proportion is taken by
small investors the effect on the money mar
ket: ] lay result in an unsClved problem. 1t
is COZ s:dered probable, lat all events, that
stringe"cy is looked for by any competent
observer. The Indicators are that tie heavy
grain m 'ycment over Western railways has
passed is maximum, ard scne falling eff
in earnings is to be expected in conse ,uence
The new revenue law in force today has ono
of two features whose effect on stock mar
ket values is matter of conjecture.
Prices on bends yielded in sympathy with
stocks, but trad ngs were not large, and there
was no pressure at liquidation. Total sales
$1,s00000. u. new As registered advanced
u; do coupons, "; the old As registered and
the 5s u in the bid price; the old As coupon
advanced \ in the bid price.
The total, sale of stocks today we're AS,4Oo
o. rs ;Ni B,rlingon IS is5 Pc
L., $50. L. G N, 1870: Manhattan, $780,
NJ. P, S,751 n. Y. c., 1855; Northern Pac fc,
7.4S3, do pfd S,4o5; r. l.. 1885; ST. P. 34,455
Union Pacific. 25,S55; Tobscco, 1880: Chi
cago G. W, 1850; Peoples Gas, Al, 107; Sugar,
SO, e4S.
The following were the fluctuations CT the
leading railway ard industrial shares fu--
nished by c. H. T. S@a tn & Co, nj mpec-
New York stock exchange and Chicago beard
of trade: