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The age-herald., 1898-01-23
Stock Letter

Rv Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt.
 New York. Jan. 22-The situation was of a mixed character at the opening to- day. It was reported that the Spaniards had captured the insurgent capital, and this was regarded as a serious blow to the rebels No importance was attached to Washington developments, and Dun's review contained remarkable statement of an unprecedented large volume of busi- ness Traders in sugar acted rather eau tiously, in view of a reported large short interest in the stock and the announce ment that insides were bulish. Talk on Manhattan was also bullish, and definite statement regarding it's electrical equip ment will be made next Tuesday. Changes at the opening were unimportant. Trading was not very animated, and conditions in- dicated that the professional contingent controlled the hand of speculation. This Is evidenced by the susceptibility of the market of late to political plays at Wash ington rather than to actual developments affecting values outside of the national capital and beyond the limits of Wall street. The highly susceptible nervous organism of Wall street is disturbed how ever, by the idle camor of the contending factions in the discussion of the silver question in the United States senate, and in consequence speculation is held in check and operations for the short account are encouraged. Securities of the local corporations figured conspicuously at times, but the buoyancy of this group exerted comparatively little beneficial ef- feet on the general market which, as a whole, during the short session was quiet and practically devoid of any special fea- lures.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
Cotton Letter

By Special Wire to T. G. Hewlett.
 New York, Jan. 22.-The short session on the local cotton exchange Saturday was featureless and uninteresting. The market opened steady with prices unchanged to 2 points in decline It ruled inactive with the greater par of the limited amount of business confined to the local contingent which did a scalping business generally. Advices from Liverpool were rather dis appointing, futures at that center being neglected and lower, while the spot market was dull; sales of only 5000 bales was &C., complished domestic routine news was of the customary volume and ineffective
The age-herald., 1898-01-23

mess pork, per barrel, S9.65as.7o; lard, per 100 pounds. sI.671ka490; short ribs sides Qoose), s4.57l4a4S71a dry saIted shoulders (boxed), 4Aeq5c; short clear sides Qoxeb s4.SGG5.0O; whisky. distilers' finished goods, per gallon, s119; sugars. cut. loaf, s6.14; granulated, s5.51; Standard A." =; No. ? yellow corn, 27c@2714e; eggs, weak; fresh, 15c1k.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creamery. 13cd1Sc; daires, 11cd1ae; cheese, quiet SeG9c.
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Chicaeo Live Stock

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Recepts of cattle today were even lighter than usual on Saturday. A few scattered lots sold at yesterday s prices.
 Trade in hogs was active at a further ad- vance of cents, the best droves of hogs selling at $3.S0 and the coarsest heavy packers at S3.50.
 The few lots of sheep and lambs on the market sold at steady prices, sheep being quotable at ss.CO@4.5O, yearlings at a40g 5.c5 and lambs at $42515.65.
 Receipts-cattie, 200; hogs. 14,oOo; sheep, 1,500
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
Cotton Letter.

Special to The Age-Herald.
 New York, Jan. 22.-There is nothing new in the cotton situation. At one time dur ing the week it looked as if liquidation of at least a large part of the long interest would occur and to some extent it did, but the demand was always good. The mar ket held well, and anything like a real scamper of disgusted longs was avoided. A small decline however was established as result of the weeks trading. Liver pool was lower this morning and prices here closed slightly below last night. The session was not lively and the small de- cline was the result of liquidation in the last few minutes May opened at 5.74 and closed at 572 and 5.7s. with the tone of the market easy. Receipts were light The bulls are as confident as ever. They seem willing to concede that an eleven million bale crop is not at all unlikely but they contend that the markets of the world have faced this uroblem unfiinchingly and that cotton bought now is bought with the expectation of crop of that magnitude. They rely upon good business everywhere. The apparent determination of the world to take any amount of cotton around cur rent prices and the probability of a cur tailment in acreage both voluntary and enforced by the condition of the planters to enhance the value of their purchases. To us the outlook does not seem encourag- ing and we fear that no mater how plausi- bly one might argue that the staple is now cheap, eleven million bales of cotton will prove too much for consumers and that unless this crop is being overestimated prices will go lower.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
I.iuernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool Jan. 22.-Cotton; spot dull; prices steady. American middling, 3-32d Sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included $500 American. Receipts, 1000 bales, including 1O,5OO American.
 Futures opened quiet with a moderate demand and closed dull. American mid ding, L. M. C.: January, OSd3 09d; Jan uary and February. O7q3 0Sd buyers; February and March, 07@3 0Sd; March and April, 3 O7@3 0Sd buyers; April and May, 0S@3 09d; May and June, O9d; June and July, Tod sellers; July and August, lid sellers August and September, 10 12d September and October, 12d7 buy CTS; October and November. 1903 13d buyers; November and December, 13d buyers.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, Jan. 22.-Cotton futures quiet; sales, 23,S0O bales. January, 521@ 5.22; February, 5.20q521; March, 5.27a5. .2S April, 5.31@532; May, 5.S5q5.36; June, 5.4OQ 5.41; July, 5.45@5.46; August, 5.50@5.51; Sep tember, 5.53d5.55; October, 5.54Q5.56
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruits and Produce
Local Cotton Market Cotton-Middling, 5ls.

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 25c; Dairy, No. l, Zoc; 10c@12c.
 Eggs, 17c. Potatoes-Irlsh, 9Oc to s1 CT bushel; sweet per barrel $225 Apples. $3 00a13.5O. Lemons, $3q3.50 per box. Oranges, $3.006l4.00 per box. Cocanuts, $4.00 per 100. Corn-Yellow, Ale; white, 42c. Meal, Soc per sack Al, .- g. SIS. :. Poultry-Hens. 22hc; fries, 121scQ2oc; ducks, 15d30c; geese, BOG.
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DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO NEW ORLEANS AND DAILY SCHEDULE TO JACKSON, vICKSBURG AND.
 SHREVEPORT.
DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO GIN CiNNATI. LOUISVILLE AND
 LEXINGTON.

No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Birming- 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 Washingto ton, D. c.
 c. W. Wickersham, superintendent Bir- mngham.
 C. A. Benscoter. A. G. F. A., ChattA- c. M. Bnlheimer. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
Chicaeo Change

Chicago, Jan. 2-Thas was one or the dullest days on change in week. Trade in all markets was simply of scalping character Wheat closed hc higher for May, but Bc lower for July.
 Corn and oats were a little easier, but showed substantially no change at the close.
 Provisions closed unchanged to 2isc lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
PAINE, MURPHY & co.
 BROKERS. STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN, ETC.
 2017 FIRST AVENUE PHONE SIP BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Execute orders for future delivery for cash or on margins Private wires to New York, Chicago and New Orleans. References, First National bank or mercantile agencies.
 1-15-tf
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Cash quotations Flour, dull; winter patents s4s0@490; straights, $4.20Q4.59 spring specials, $525G5.so; spring patents $4AOa4. 80; No. 2 spring wheat, SAc@S7Ac; No. spring wheat, slc@9lc; No. red 92s4c0l93a4c; No. corn, 2cQ27Ac: No. 2 oats, 23c; No: white, -; Mo- white. f. O. b. 2ic@25c; No. 2 rye, 44sac; No. 2 barley f. O. b. ZIG; No. 3. -; No. f. -; No. flax seed, s1.231kq1.27 prime timothy seed, s27O;
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Deposits. increase ..... =. ...... .22.s59,9o0 Circulation. decrease =. =. ..... f9I,to
 The banks now hold $sl .275 200 in excess Of the requirements of the 9 per cent rule.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

TIME TABLE NO. 3-IN EFFECT
 Monday, January 4. 1897. at 500 m. Passenger, Fassengefs Daily except Daily except Sundays. 6unoays'
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
Local Staple Groceries

Flour-Best patent s55O65.75. Straight-$5.00 extra family, A.5U. AYE Sugar-Granulated. s5.32R; Y. C., s4,; s4.,o;; Lowering and Lyons packages, $lO6o Lard, 515c basis.
 Clear ribs, sides, $525 20a35c
 Rice. 51zG6kc.
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Dry Goods.

 rule.
 Dry Goods.
 New York Jan. 22.-The week closes with quiet market in nearly all classes of cot ton goods Woolens show no change of moment. The number of buyers in the market during the week has been fair one. They were fairly liberal buyers, too. In jobbing circles, the result has been gen orally satisfactory. Strike troubles have had disquieting effect the local mar ket. but the final effect has been to add strength to the demand for all staple lines and to sustain prices. The advance in print cloths has helped the general mar ket Brown and bleached goods are firm at the quoted prices prevailing and colored coarse cottons show no weakening.
 New York Cotton Market.
 New York, Jan. 22-The cotton market opened steady at unchanged prices to Z points decline It ruled inactive and un- interesting throughout the greater part CT the forenoon, business chiefly of scalp ing nature. Liverpool advices were disap- pointing, futures at that point being neg lected and lower while spot cotton was dull only 5000 bales changing hands
 Later liquidation set in on small scale, under which prices gave way several points with the market finally easy at a net loas of to points. Port receipts es- timated for the day at 2,00O bales as against &, ,OS9 last week and I,45s last year. Port receipts estimated for the week at 21O0eO against 236 S23 East week and 14O,Sls last year. At Memphis 1.209 against l12 last year and at Houston SSS7 against 1851 last year.
 New York, Jan. 22-Cotton quiet; mid ding, 57sc: net receipts, 6,1o0; gross, S2O6; forwarded, 35O9; sales none; stock, 143,30S.
 Total today and consolidated: Net re- ceipts, 20757; exports to Great Britain. 67s3; France, 17,969; continent, 26,629; stock, 1,251, 1924.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 6S25, ,SOO exports to Great Britain. 2,1OO575; France, 565,67O; continent, 1,71S,S25.
 Cotton futures opened steady; sales, 26OO bales; January, 5.65; February. 5.64; March, 5.6s; April, 5.7O; May, 5.7O; May, 5.74; June, 5.T; July, 5.sO; August, 5.SS; September. 5.S3; October 5S5
 Cotton, spot, closed quiet middling up- lands, 57sc. middling gulf, CSC; sales none. Futures closed easy Sales, 37,000. Jan- uary, 5.64 February, 563; March, 5.66; April, 5.69; May, 5.72; January, 5.75; July, 5.79 August, 5S2; September, 5SS; October, 1885, November, 5.S.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23

SAMUEL HUNT,
 General Manager. O. K. CAMERON.
 Master of Trains. N. R. ADRIANCE,
 Superintendent.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23
The Iron Market.

Birmingham, Jan. 22.-The following are tha Ia feet nnntat tions on iron.
The age-herald., 1898-01-23

BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. co. Time table No. 21. taking effect a. m. July
 1. 1ssd W, Bd. E. Ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

tras, consisting OF harp and fiddle or
two help to give the place an air Of cul-
ture. and their members may frequently be
heard practicing at almost any hour of the
day or night.
'Oh, yes" said the conductor Of one Of
these orchestras; Il play cheap-you want
me to play?'
We'll perhaps. What can you playr
"All tunes-all tunes. I plays ze waltz,
and re quadrlle. 70 two-step. re lance-you
dance &c lancer"
whereabouts do you play?" asked.
"Oh, everywhcrcs everywheres. am
play at Bonnie (Benning) tonight. I do 1t
cheap
What one sees OF the Italians life Is Just
the outside. They are not people who
mix easily with others. and they have moth
Ing ut all to do with the colored people who
live about them. Among themselves there
seems to be a great amount Of genuine af-
lection and brotherly kindness. but to 9TH
ers they are apt to show reserve and dis
trust Living as they do In our midst
they are In some ways as far of and as
completely out OF touch with the life
around them as II they wero still on the
other side Of the Atlantic under the blue
skies OF their own sunny Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

by tuning up. The Italians on Ohio ave-
nue. are lemon sellers. and. strangely
enough. consider themselves superior to
the organ grinders, and hold aloof from
them.
On tho south side of u street IL n small
pigeon hole barber shop. where the Italians
tave their tonsorial work done. On enter
ing one finds II sans looking glass, sans
chairs. sans lights-almost sans every hing.
The barber Is out and the shop locked up
most OF the time. No wonder. After look
ing n the heads OF some of these Italians
me would hate to try to make u living off
the trade they give barber.
Purdy's court. the other Italian settle
ment. has one entrance from I'd street and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

yes, this is the very same book I advised a
fr,stiu of mine to canvass for" And did
she succeed?' I ventured. Not at all, >"
she replied. mo, indeed"
buried my hopes. decently. and We
talked indifferently on dress. eto., awhile
then I left. uncheered by PROSPECTS or
prospectus"
Number Four was busy typewriter,
whose once was often filed with lawyers
or pupils or manuscript writer's. wanting
copy.
She was alone. but gentleman came In
as / did whose work she promised to finish
quickly. asked her timidIy IL she had
time to listen" and when she assented
stated my case recklessly. determined not
to care II she refused. and she did refuse.
what Is the total?' "Ah no I could
not pay that. and never again will / pay
for anything by installments.' l urged the
merits of the book in vain.
She said: I'm the next room are three
lawyers: try them" Unscliish friend
Book intoxicated. my head swan with a
veritable agents vertigo. and rushed in
where angels fear to tread" even into the
office of the business mana book agent.
mustered. unsought and undesred. l re-
tired quickly!
One man. whose wife was doubtless an
gelic and had thrown for him n lovely light
charity. said kindly: Il do not often
listen so long 10 an agent. but your man.
ner Is more pleasant than that OF most;
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trg services. except Friday and Saturday
The exercises OF the union bible class viii
be resumed, under the leadership OF Rev
Or. Stearns. Friday of next week and con-
ttnued alternate weeks until Nav % The
successive themes viii he: Jesus Temp
cd The Beatltudos." Our Fathers
Care, The Twelve sent Forth" Jesus
and the sabbath" John the Baptist Re
headed" The Woman OF Canaan" The
TRANSPORTATION" THE Triumphant En-
try" "Watchfulness and The Lords
supper"
The reverend fathers OF ST. Augustinc's
Church VIII hold their annual reception
Sunday evening. January >. ISIS. In the
basement hall OF the church. directly after
the evening dcvotions.
The holiday treat and entertainment Tor
the children OF the Sunday school viii take
place January =.
A two weeks mission by the Rcdcmpto-
rist Fathers will commence the first sun
day In Lent. February -. lSlS. Sunday
March ~. hts ominenCe. Cardinal Gibbons,
will administer confirmation TO n class now
preparing for that sacrament
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

J. 4 Wh"clork In Harpor's Magazine.
II is n safe prediction that. Of whatever
prosperity is i'm store for the United States
"a largo relative share will fall to this new
northwest. for it IL yet in lis infancy 81
development In 1891 tho total acreage
Of Minnesota farms. improved aud uniin-
proved. was lS.Gp3.Gai. leaving at least
2o.onoooo acres of fertile soil RiIll uuur-
rupi"d. Tho farms of the two Dakotaa
including their unimprovrd acreage en-
brace only 19.oDp.oDD OF the nU UO 90
acres in these states. most of which ig
arabic. Not a 1.-THE of the mineral wealth
of tho mountain states has been drvrl-
oprd. Alaska. reached 10y numerous steam
ship lines from Seattle. Tacoma and Port
land. with its bouudlosS wealth of aurirpr-
Gus rivers AMI mountains. f. an outpost of
this northwest belt. Large areas OF fertile
but arid land i'm Montana. Washington and
northwestern Dakota, now useful only as
pastures for cattle and sheep. may easily
thc system of irrigation. for which nattIrn
affords abundant facilities i'm the mountain
streams and I'm tho artcsian basins which
underlie the Dakota plains. Tho arens
adapted to agriculture i'm other sections of
the United States are SO largely OCCUPIED
that immigration will be turned Tnrforcr
to these broad expanses of fertile plain and
valley In the new northwest And he would
not bc n too sanguine prophet who taking
into view all the progressive forces IN OBJ
Grafton In this field. should estimate its
probable population at 10.00O0DO In 1910
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seems an answer to my thought. Wanted
lady of pleasing manners. well educated
and energetic. A liberal salary guaranteed
to be increased after the first month
Apply Wednesday Mt 10 o'clock to mana
ger. 100 Blank street"
Early next morning before ten, ap-
peared at 1900 Blank street One, even
more anxious than /, was already there
She dressed III black and her face
wore IL set. dctcrahined look. Tho mana
ger told her to walk in and I saw her
walk out presently, with a disappointed
air.
Promptly AT ten came another This
one will succeed 1 thought: the sweet
mouth, unsecured by disappointment
looked young and hopeful.
My turn next. The manager was youth
full oven boylsh looking. and he did not
strike me with awe. OF course | would
ike to succeed. but If not, | would not
fret. His statement of services required
sounded educational. esthctiC. attractive.
while through 1t glimmercd the urosaic
truth of "book agent'-meaning drasgicd
skirts weary steps, thankless talk. shut
doors.
Lacking time then. he said: Come again
ut = O'Clock" That sounded hopeful.
Promptly at ! came. lie handed me
the book OF instructions and said: Take
this home and read it and come tomorrow
at o'clock
Accepted, There seemed ringing In my
ears requiem for agent" harsh and
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In Purdy'a Court.

Sttf'l
In PUrdy's Court.
Tho Italians have not confined themselve
to Purdy's court alone. however. and oc-
cupy a Roodiy number OF the houses front
ing on lat street in that dismal row of
wcathcr-bcatcn frame dwellings, where
time worn signs inform one that he can ge;
night lodgings. two for five cents. or there
abnuts. Purdy's court proper Is occupied
entirely by Italians. with the exception of
a lew colored families.
Entering Purdys court from LIST street
one "spics hanging from the corner house
"A weathcr-bcat"n board. at the end of
WI ich il p"rChed an umbrella in the last
stages of dissolution and decay while be-
low IS tn" interesting announcements: "Om-
brcllas-tcparaIng." Here. then. Is one of
the industries of the place. Next to tho
umbrella m"udcr's humble abode are a cou-
pie OF houses in which they make artificial
flowers. ! stopped at one of these with a
view To restocking my conservatory.
'Nait-wlit." said the woman who came
to the door. II don't understand very good
English. and stepping to the street she
called cut to her ne phbor across the way
The latter soon made her appearance.
You want to get some Gowors?' she in
quirrd. ~ Cs. her husband makes 'cm-sho
sell cm In basket" An assortment of pa
per flowers made after n few conventional
patterns, were then produced in which was
expressed this humble Italians conception
of the beautiful. Several families engage
In making artificial flowers. The men spend
aS much of their time IL not consumed
in smoking in r1aking these flowers, while
To their wives and children falls the pleas
ant task of selling them on the streets.
HIVE Their own stores
The Italians have their own stores, kept
by their own people. where they buy most
of their supplies. Some of these are quite
Interesting. on entering one of them
found myself in small room. in one cor
Eer of which was bed and in the other n
counter. a small, lean and cmaCiated dog
was climbing over one OF the open boxes of
maCaroDi. while In tho adjoining room the
family were just sitting down to their even
ing meal. 1t was some sort of macaroni of
course, for these people seem to live on
nothing else. Whatever II was. / did not
fish for an invitation to partake thereof
for the smells which arose from the kettle
on the stove were enough to win In walk
against any ordinary garbage crcmat Dry
Many varieties of food stuifs similar to
macaroni were kept in the store. some of
them of very cheap grades. and unlike any
thing one sees ON sale elsewhere. They
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The Woman Who Tries Du.inc.,

The Woman Who Tries DusIne.s.
From the Fortnightly Review.
If n woman Is ever to retain her present
position In the business world, she must
look to 1t that she makes her value felt.
She has many advantages. she Is punctual.
painstaklng patient of monotony, amenable
to discipline. ready and willing; indeed.
she errs as rule rather from excess of
zeal than from Its defect But she has two
things to learn: First. that her health IL
her only capital. and secondly, that to rise
above mediOcrity II is necessary to think
for yourself. For this last shortcoming her
educators have much to answer for: but II
cannot be too clearly understood that in
the struggle for existence there is no room
Tor the typist who has not at any rate the
intelligence OF the average compositor nor
for the secretary who forgets to posi- i'm
portant letters. or incloses the letter to
Dear Mr.. A." In the envelope addressed
to Mrs. b." 1t Is lapses of this sort which
mar Mt present 20 much of wOmen's work.
and to which apparently all but the very
few are so singularly liable, largely. fam
cy. because they have been studiously
taught to leave out of account physiolog-
ical facts.
What wonder. then, II they insist upon ip
noring the most elementary laws of health
and drinking as a criminal form of self
Indulgence? I don't say that q proper SUD-
ply Of blood to the brain would free the
world of folly. but 1t would be at least
worth trying whether more meat and the
disappearance OF all prejudices against So
fas would not go long way toward Sc
curing that desirable contamination.