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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
COTTON MARKET
WAS BULLISH
Bears Were Punished by Their
Horned Opponents.
SHORTS BOUGHT READILY
Governments August Report Led to Re-
newed Heavy Covering and Buy
ing-Close Barely Steady
at Net Advance.
SHORTS BOUGHT READILY

New York, August 1O.-Bullish senti-
ments predominated in the cotton ex-
change today. The severe punishment al
ministered to the bear interest yesterday
was repeated though in milder form. Con-
certed effort was made at the start to
force the longs to unload the cables hav-
ing averaged up distinct disappointment
and numerous foreign selling orders hay
ing appeared. But after a drop of ga
points on the early months. the market
during the rest of the call showed marked
ability.
Shorts were quick to realize their POSI-
and bought readily. From that time on the
trend of values were in upward from all
quarters with shorts and Wall street the
most conspicuous purchasers. At midday
the advance was accelerated by bullish
Interpretation of the August government
report leading to renewed heavy covering
and buying. The crop condition was re-
ported to be "a per cent, Or 3.S per cent.
below July /, and LIS per cent. below the
mean August /, for the past ten years.
This announcement itself would have had
no great weight had not the trade been
thoroughly imbued with the idea that the
crop had deteriorated within the past ten
days. A furry of activity near the end of
the day which prices did not change per-
ceptiby closed the market barely steady
at net advance 3Q7 points.
New York, August 1O.-Cotton quiet,
mddling 69s; net receipts Is; gross l,s95;
sales 1l3; stock 1885; exports Great
Britain 4,154; continent $50.
Total today: Net receipts 1,0O6; exports
Great Britain las; France q; continent
1904
Total since September l: Net receipts
S,313,3O7; Great Britain S4S9,s64; france
769 $50; continent 2,SSO,o0S.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. August 1O-Cotton steady;
sales. 1000 bales; ordinary, 3Ac; good or
binary, 4Ac; low middling, 15-16c; mid
ding, 13-16c; good middling, 5-16c; mid
ding fair 6$lc; receipts, 5S7 bales; stock,
1S6,521.
Consolidated statement: Net receipts, g.
942 bales; exports to Great Britain, dbl;
to France, 81 to the coutinent, 1904; stock,
35O,077.
New Orleans, August 1O.-Cotton futures
steady. August, 5.67 bid; September, $3.50
$50; October, 569G5.70 November, 5.73Q5.74;
December, 5.78d5.79; January, 5.S2@5S3; Feb
ruary, 5.S6Q5.S7; March, 5.9eq5.91; April, 5.94
Q5.95.
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10000 bales at hardening prices, October
selling down to 50 from which level, how
ever, there was sharp recovery and the
market continued to improve until the bu-
reau report, and it was lower than ex-
pected, when October touched 5.4l. an ad-
vance of IL points. The bureau was only
up to August l. and 1t must be remembered
that cotton has deteriorated much more
from rust in the last ten days than 1t did
in the whole of last month. If the present
dry spell remains unbroken for while
longer we will see a much higher level
All eyes are centered on the weather map
and rain or predictions of rain in any sec
ton would naturally cause reaction, but
when will 1t occur Is the predominating
question. Spots closed steady u up, sales
400; middling, 3 1916. Receipts at all ports
today 1,006.
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oolvcston-Firm; mlaullng, oHsc; teeeipls'
Il bales: stock. S,60S.
Moblle-Nominal middling, 11-16c; re-
ceipts 4 bales; stock, 1866.
Savannah-Steady; middling, n-16c; re-
cepts, IS bales; stock, 7,777.
Charleston-Nominal; middlng, 11-16c;
receipts, bales; stock, 5,745.
Wimington-Steady; middling, SIS; stock,
9,173
Norfok-Steady middling, &c; sales, 100
bales; receipts, 232s stock, 24,567.
Baltimore-Nominal middling, Csc; re-
cepts, rs bales; stock, S,541.
Boston--Quiet; middling, 6Ac; receipts,
132 bales.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, csc; stock,
5,745.
ST. Louis-Firm; midding, 13-16c; re-
cepts, 1928 bales; stock, S. $50.
Memphis-Steady; mddling, 1886; re-
ceipts, II bales; sales, 800; shipments, 344
stock, $3.50.
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Talbot a. Palmer's Cotton Letter

BY Private Wire from Fairchild & Hobson.
New Orleans, August 10-The reluctance
of Liverpool to meet our advance of yes
terday was truly a surprise to the trade.
nevertheless the American market opened
firm on the basis of last nights prices. Oc-
tober opened here at 564. The strength on
this side was mainly on the unbroken spell
of hot weather visiting the south. The To-
cal market had opened about unchanged,
the bears finding some encouragement
from the Indifferent Liverpool, which mar
ket opened and closed only one higher on
futures ana unchanged on spots. Sales.
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Talbot & Palmer,
Commission Brokers.
NO. II n. TWENTIETH ST. TELEPHONE 5s4
Cotton, Stocks, Grain
and Provisions. $3.50.
Direct private wires to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.

stand-off. Brazilian cables were disap-
pointing in the main. Closed barely steady
and unchanged to points lower. Sales,
10000 bags, including: September, $i.45; Oc-
tober $3.50; November, $55 December,
s4.95; January, So; March, $40; May, $500.
Spot coffee: Rio, dull and easy; No. in
voice, 5A; No. Z jobbing, Ga; mild, quiet
but steady; Cordova, 71sq11c. Sugar steady.
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Birmingham City Bonds


Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, zoe; dairy, No. 1, 15c;
dairy No 2, 121ac; country, 12hc; cooking
10c
Potatoes-Irish 55c.
Lemons-Choice. sS.5o6375; fancy, A25
Poultry-Hens, zoe; fries, 12@15c; small,
s6l2c; ducks, zoe; geese. zoe.
Eggs-111sc.
Beans-Snap, $100 per bushel.
Observation-Disclosures.
Cabbage-1kc per pound.
Onions-2c per pound.
Watermelons-$10 and SIS per hundred.
Canteloupes-75c@A per crate.
Local Staple GroceIie,
Flour-Best patent A.10q$425; straight,
1915.
Sugar-Granulated. $50; Y. c., 5as@51kc.
Coffee-Green, sQ111sc; Arbuckle's pack
ages. Sl0.So; Coverings packages, $40 80;
Lyons packages. $3.50.
Lard-essc.
Clear ribs sides-5%c.
Molasses - Centrifugal, 1896; sugar
house. 20d35c.
Rice-5lh@61ac.
Corn-Mixed, 49c; white, Soc.
Pearl Meal-95c.
Hay-Choice timothy, s1s; No. !, SIS;
clover mixed $14.
Mixed oats-35c; white, 3Sc.
Rran-Mixed, $1,000; pure wheat, $500.
Cotton seed meal-$1S.50
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Talbot s Palmer.s stock Letter

New York, August 10.-The stock market
was strong today under the influence of a
more comfortable feeling regarding none
tary outlook The absence of change in the
Bank of England discount rate was ac-
cepted as favorable augury, especially the
bank made fairly satisfactory weekly
and there was a growing belief that local
bank statements on Saturday would show
an Improvement in the cash. The iron and
steel stocks were strong owing to oontln-
uance of the most encouraging advices
from trade authorities as to prosperity Of
the industry. Gains of over l per cent.
were scored by A. s. w. and National
Steel issues and c. F. I. opened up Is per
cent. and rose 2 per cent. further on ad-
vices as to the numerous contracts made
by the company at the present high scale
of prices. Keen buying was credited with
the rise of per cent. in leather preferred
ing circulated that an arrangement of cap
italization and bank dividends on preferred
was under consideration. National Lead
rose sharply. In railway list Panhandle
advanced nearly per cent on talk of It'll
CATION to enforce the charter rights of the
stockholders to dividend. Readings We're
leaders of the Anthracite Coalers, short
age of certificates for delivery was alleged
and the excuse for a smart rise in Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf, Brunswick and
some other specialties were advanced
sharply The market closed strong and
active.
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Cotton Letter

BY Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
New York August 10.-Liverpool cotton
This morning showed a net advance of l
point for futures, while spots We're un-
changed, with sales of 10000 bales. New
York market opened points higher at sos
for January, sold off to 6.02, after which
1t rallied to -6.13 and closed at 6.10. The
weather reports show no rains In Texas
vet. where they are badly needed. The
government report was considered bullish
and prices quickly advanced. Should the
dry weather continue in Texas and Louis
lana we look for much higher prices, as
the market is strictly weather one. Shorts
are becoming very nervous and run TO
cover at the least sign of an advance.
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Chicago Change

Chicago, August 10.-Anticlpation of the
government crop report, issued this after
noon completely fattened out trading in
wheat today and the pit was the dullest in
months, Pending its issue, there was no
disposition to trade either way Wheat de-
clined Nc.
Coarse grains were weak, corn declining
%a19c, and oats h@3sc.
e. Provisions closed about sc lower.
Tha lending, futures npad q follows.
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Talbot a paimer's Grain Letter

Chicago, August 10.-Wheat: Liverpool
closed % higher. English crop has shown
Improvement There have been rains in
the northwest. Fair weather indicated.
Price current crop report showed very lit
tie change in condition. Reports from the
northwest indicate that yield of spring
wheat will be- much less than expected.
Minneapolis flour sales yesterday, E,0Oo
barrels The best grades Of wheat are IN
demand In that market at about ~ cents
over September. Four principal milling
points report output last week 100000 bar
rels. Toledo reports acceptances of wheat
increases but there is demand In that
market for export. We can report cargo
worked at seaboard late yesterday, only
three loads today, although thirty loads
reported. ClearanceS were heavy, bSS,OOO
Northwest receipts are light as the OLD
CROP Is thought to be pretty we'll cleaned
out. The government Is expected to show
about five points decline on spring wheat
and this has kept the market very dull All
day. Tho advance in freghts has placed
cash business to a disadvantage and may
have a weakening tendency as REGARDS
values temporarily, which are now re-
garded by the best people In the trade as
low.
Corn Closed very weak on the expecta-
ton of a very bearish government report.
There was big trade, with sellers pre-
dominating especially of the May future.
About the only buying that was noticeable
came from Kansas, where high tempera-
tures prevail, and il seemed to come from
good people.
Oats followed in the wake of corn.
Provisions: Hogs were weaker. Liver
pool came unchanged. Values closed weak
in sympathy with the grain market.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, August 1O-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows
available cash balance, STE, 533 ,039; gold re-
serve, $235, So, 49,
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August 10.-Cotton spot. fair
demand, prices hardening. American mid
ding 37-16. The sales of the day were
1900 bales, of which 1000 were for specula-
ton and export and included 5000 Ameri-
can. Receipts 4,0aS bales, including $500
American Futures opened quiet and
closed steady at the advance. American
low middling cotton: August 3.25Qp3.26; Au-
gust-September 3.24@3.25; September-Octo-
Der 3.23Gp3. "a: October November 3.22b; No
vember- December 3.21b; December-Jan
uary 321s; January-Fe February S.21s; Febru-
ary- March 3.21@3.22b March-April S.22b;
April-May 3.23s; May-June 3.23Q324b;
June-July 3.244325s.
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CoMec

New York, August 10-Coffee: Options
opened quiet at unchanged prices TO de-
cline Of 8 points. Later, in sympathy with
weakness abroad, ruled generally dull with
q weak undertone. Tho foreigners sold, as
did some of tho more reliant bears; shorts
bought. Statistical changes were about q
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Dry Goods

New York, August 10.-Dry goods: In
all departments strength was manifested.
Prints are steady with fair sales. Print
cloth without demand in regular goods but
prices firmly maintained. Ginghams are
very firm in both staple and dress styles.
Hosiery and underwear firm and good
business doing in next spring lines.
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Articles Opened Highest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady: No. 8 spring wheat, 67d6S1ae; No.
red, 7O1hc; No. 2 corn, 32ssc; No. 2 oats, 2l1i
621hc; No. white, 241Ac; No. white, 22la
@25c No 2 rye, 53c: No. barley 391sM4Oc;
No. 1 fax seed, 99c; northwestern, 1.O2;
prime Timothy seed, $2.456$2. 471a: mess
pork, per Dbl, $7.4O1$S. 90 lard, per 100 lbs,
$.071ads5. 20; short ribs sides Qoose), 81. 75a
10; dry sailed shoulders (boxed), 519659sc;
short clear sides (boxed), s.. 3Oa$5 40; whis-
key, distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
S1.26. Sugars-Cut, loaf, unchanged. yell
low corn, SSr3SAc; clover, contract grade,
s6.25.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creamery, 13i9G1Sc;
dairy. Patio; cheese firm at 9@10c; eggs
firm, fresh, 12&c.f
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Parties desiring pleasant place to spend
the summer should not overlook AshevilIe
.sThe Land of the Sky" the mountains of
the Carolinas and East Tennessee The
Southern Railway offers special round-trip
rates TO summer resorts. Call at office
2Ol9 First avenue. and get Southern Sum-
mer Home Folder 6-3O-tf
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no. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Hizs
mingham to Cincinnati and from Bisanng-
ham to New York without change. Cafe
dining and observation car Alfalfa, Ala.
to Radford, Va.
No. 4 carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car
Chattanooga to Louisville and Pullman
Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati. al
so free Reclining Chair Car Chattanooga
to Cincinnati.
Pullman Drawing Room Sleepcrs. Bi-ming-
ham to New Orleans and Birnsingham 70
Shreveport
}. M. Cuip, Traffic Manager. WashinEtoa.
Frank {. Cannon, Genera; Manager
Washington, d. G.
G. A. Wickersnam, superintendent Btr-
w A. turk, q, p. A.. washington. p. o.
G. A. Benscoter. A. q. P. A.. chssts-
II els. T. p. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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LOCAL MARKETS,
Local Cotton Market
Cotton-Middllng, sac.
Local Stocks and Bonds

Corrected daily by D. F. Allen & Co, lod
Twentieth street. Telephone S3l)
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BY Private Wire to Talbot & Palmer
The times., 1899-12-15
senator Hoar's BIRD Bm.-sen
Mr.. ROBERTS IN HIS SEAT.
The Utah Man Listens to the Debate
on the Currency Bill.

The Utah Man Listens TO the Debate
on the Currency Bill.
Representative-elect Brigham H. Roberts
of Utah was in the House yesterday and
occupied his seat on the floor during the
debate on the Currency bill. The member
elect from Utah seems to be confident that
he viii be sworn in. He continues to exer-
else all the prerogatives Of a member ex-
cept that he is denied the privilege Of
voting or taking part in the proceedings.
The belief is spreading that the special
committee appointed to investigate the
charges preferred against him Will report
that he possesses all the constitutional re-
quirements, and that he is entitled 70 be
sworn in. but that as he is q pOlygamist. be
IS not eligible TO sit in the House. and
therefore, it viii present a resolution call
ing for his expulsion. The committee. It
was said last night Will resume the hear
ing Of witnesses next Monday.
kilograms have been sent to Mrs Luella
Miles, Thomas J. Brandon. Ray Brandon
DR.. Wishard, Mrs NJ C. DongaIe. and J.
P. Lelcter, guaranteeing their expenses if
they would come TO Washington TO testify
in the Roberts case. The messages were
sent by A. T. Schroeder of the Anti Nor
mon Committee, in the authority OF Chair
man of the Select Committee They are
neighbors of Robsrts in Utah and are said
to be able to testify from personal knowl-
edge that he has held out Margaret Shipp
Roberts and Celia Dibble Roberts as his
wives, and has maintained marital relations
with them. The afIiGavits Of the Brandous
TO this effect are on file with the committee
Mr.. Roberts expects to be able to dis
prove their assertions. He will produce a
statement printed in the Salt Lake Her
aid, the Mormon paper over Brandons
signature. in which Brandon denies every
thing made in the affidavit as to Mr.. Rob
erts' plural relations. Mr.. Roberts IS con-
fdent that the charges Of pClygamy cannot
be sustained against him, and even il they
are, that the committee viii find that such
a charge is not disqualification under the
Constitution of the United States, to pre-
vent member of Congress from taking the
oath of Office.
1t has been suggested to Mr. Roberts
that he appeal to the committee and ask
for a writ OF mandamus compelling the
Speaker to swear him as a member He
is contemplating such a step but has not
yet decided TO take il. The witnesses sent
for have been requested to be in attend
ance on Monday next.
The times., 1899-12-15


disease germs. and because Of its tendency
10 gather and nourisb these animate seeds
of distressing human ills it is absolutely
necessary that this essential article of food
should be maintained at the highest stand
ard of purity
It is estimated that udre than twelve
thousand gallons of milk are consumed
each day by the people Of the District OF
Columbia, and it is a gratifying fact that
the Health Department has been on the
alert to prevent those practices which,
through carelessnessh ignorance or cupid
ity. are likely to make the supply un-
wholesome and deleterious The health of
icials have apprehended some offenders
and dutifully prosecuted them. but it is
unsafe to permit any relaxation of vigi-
lance on the presumption that the power
of example will prevent further aduItera-
tious and abuses.
There is a special need for one reform in
Washington's milk traffic, however and it
is in the direction of providing a more
cleanly and sanitary ticket system. Many,
if not nearly all. of the dairymen who
serve customers in this city use tickets
made of pasteboard. Through constant
handling these cards, which are generally
sold in quantities, become sotled and more
or less offensive in appearance. They pass
from one household to another, collecting
grease and dirt, and perhaps, in instances.
gathering infection, especially the germs
that cause the miIder diseases of children.
Net infrequenuy certain thoughtless per
sons, when leaving the bottles for the re-
cepdon Of milk, carelessly drop these soiled
pasteboards into the receptacle
There should be some way to obyiate this
dangerous practice either by providing a
clean, metallic milk ticket, or by abolish
ing the use of pasteboard. The matter is
of sufficient importance, from sanitary
standpoint, to receive the earnest consid-
Grafton of those who are charged with
eliminating every possible source Of con-
tagion.
The times., 1899-12-15
Mr.. suIzer states the c.se

Mr. Sulzer stated the principal objection
to the new Currency bill as tersely and as
plainly as possible when he said in his
speech Of Wednesday: IF the bill becomes
law it will create the greatest trust the
world has ever seen-a bank trust that will
control every industry in the land.
There is room for contention as to
whether the continued abasement of silver
is wise or unwise-whether it is for the
benefit Of the people as a whole or greatly
TO their injury. Speaking for ourselves,
we abate no part of our belief that to con
tinue the decentralization of that metal is
almost criminal and in every sense and re-
iation calamity. But if by argument or
observation we should be converted to a
different way Of thinking we could have
no question Of the danger which Mr.. Suzer
has strongly pointed out.
1t is perilous enough to all enterprise
and industry to permit the Government to
regulate the amount of currency at its
will-to suck into the Treasury at the rate
of a million day the funds that are need
ed to transact the daily business OF the
country, and then when the congestion be-
comes almost unbearable to pour out un-
expectedly-except by a few-twenty-fiv
or fifty millions in the purchase OF bonds :;
but TO give such power to the banks Of
the country marshaIed and controlled as
they will be by few Of the largest CAPT
talists in New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston, is to present to them both the
throat to cut and the sword to cut it with.
Such transfer of authority and capacity
for injury is almost incredible. Has Con
gress taken leave of its senses that it can
even consider such thing? Or have more
than half OF its members been so con
fused by the jargon of money brokers and
spectators that they cannot discern the
face of right or wrong? 1t is not merely
a question of gold or silyer-as Mr.. Sulzer
says-it is a proposition TO give to the
banks the monopoly of money issuing
power to make it plentiful or scarce-and
either, when they choose freed from all re-
sponsibiIity, except that they must have a
dollar in United States bonds for every
dollar they issue and giving them there
upon the right to draw a regular rate Of
interest on the one and what per cent they
please on the other.
Mr.. SuIzer thinks If the bill IS passed it
will bring retribution by the defeat of the
party responsible for its passage, but that
is a prediction. party that can control
the money of the country will come pretty
nearly controlling the country-until the
masses are pressed to such degree that
they take no further cognizanee of law, but
rush for relief to brute force