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reasonable prices; light and me-
dunn colorings to select from.
The seams are tapped and pockets
stoutly stayed. Cool, comforta-
bic and dressy; sizes "a to A.;
price, SIS, So and $3.50.
Blue serge separate coats,
$3.25. 5l,asal
Blue serge separate vests,
$I.75.
White duck trousers, 38c, GOO
and $I.5o.
White wash vests, 75c, ST
and $I.5o.
Light weight worsted trousers,
S. to S..
Black alpaca coats, $I.75 and
81.
Black alpaca vests, ST and
SIPS.
Blue serge suits in all the new
weaves; cut in the latest fash
ion and trimmed and finished in
the most approved manner; sizes
IS to A; $3.50, $40, $I2.5o,
$3.50 and SIS.
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CALIFORNIA; Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, July l-Caiifotnia Dried
Fruits dull Evaporated Apples-C COM
mon. 61a@7c; prime wire tray. 8AG8l1c;
choice, S14Q9%c; fancy, 9Q91xc. Prunes,
311Q81ac. Apricots-Royal, 14p16c; Moor
park, 14Q16c. Peaches--Unpeeled,. 10Q11c.
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SI.25
straw hats

Mems finest straw hats, of
latest fashion; palm, rough and
seneto braids; prices $I.25, $I.5o
and 81.
White felt "crushers," with
colored bands, are the very lat
est in Summer headgear. We
show them at ST; also, a fine line
of white flannel crushers, at soc.
We've the late and popular
styles OF fedoras, in pearl, tan,
cedar and brown colors; prices,
So, $3.50 and S..
Mems linen and crash he'll
NETS; a very light weight hat,
cool and comfortable for Sum-
mer wear; 25c and 4oc.
Mems crash. fedora hats in
light and dark colors; soc.
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Wonen's gloves SOC

Kayser's patent finger tipped
silk gloves, white. with either
white or black stitching, or black
with white stitching; durable and
very neat; soc a pair.
Women's fine chamois gloves,
in white and natural colors;
gloves we can recommend, both
as to fit and wear; sizes 81 to
7;75c a pair.
A superior grade of women's
white chamois gloves, in white
and pearl, in sizes 81 to 7; either
white or black stitching; perfect
fitting, and very servlceable; ST
pair.
Women's 2-clasp colored kid
gloves, in the latest evening and
dress shades; perfection of fit,
and very newest of colors; ST a
pair.
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shirt waists

At greatly reduced prices we
offer several select lines for
Mondays selling; the styles and
fabrics most in demand are here
lawns, piques, madras, dirnity
and nainsook. Price reductions
run like this: 75c for white
pique waists formerly $I.25;
white dinlity waists, formerly
$I.5o, now 81; So lawn, naiilsook
and madras waists now $I.25.
At $2.o5 we offer about 80
silk waists; this is an unusually
low price, made to close out the
lot speedily. They are of China
silk, in solid colors of red, tur-
quoise, royal blue and black,
with a few taffetas among them.
They are variously corded and
pleated, and have sold until now
at S..
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crash suits

Mems crash suits, in several
patterns, are offered at very
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flags

In the basement are stick
flags at &c to I5c. dozen;
shields at I5c; and large size
flags at $40 to $1,000.
Red, white and blue festoon-
ing, in 2o-foot lengths, at zoe.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-09
GENERAL DECLINE
In STOCK MARKET
Iron and Steel the Principal
Victims.
BEARS WERE AGGRESSIVE
Selling Was Largely Forced by the
Calling in of Loans and the Diff
Guilty of Obtaining New
Accommodations
BEARS WERE AGGRESSIVE

New York, December S.-Nearly every
stock in the list declined today. In the in
dustrials the losses ranged from to nearly
points. The railroads did not suffer so
much, but a number closed between l and
points lower than last night The princi-
pal victims of the selling were the iron and
steel stocks, as has been all week, and
Tennessee Coal and Irin led the group with
a net loss of 61a points Quite a number of
other metal stocks closed more than A
points lower.
Sugar was very active and weak through
out the session, and closed at the low
point with a net loss of Az The rubber
stocks and the New York specialties We're
all prominent in the break and lost points
Or upwards. Manhattan was rather an ex-
ception, and its loss was only fractions
The bears were active and aggressive,
and had much to do with accelerating the
decline, but they reaped rich return
der covering of stop loss orders, as mar
gins were wiped out out and heavy offer
ings were precipitated the market
The banks were calling loans all day.
and the conviction is unanimous that a
very drastic liquidation of long accounts
was affected. A large part of the selling
was forced by the calling of loans and the
difficulty of obtaining new accommoda-
tions, the borrowing demand rusing the
call loan rate up to II per cent the late
dealings. Tired holders who have hoped
for an upward turn in prices also aban-
dcned their position and threw over their
stocks. When the preliminary estimates
OF the weekly changes made their appear
ance the difficulties of the money market
were explained.
The money situation abroad kept the
sterling exchange rate firm in spite of our
own stiffening money rate, but there was
a significant decline in the rate of ex-
change in Paris in response to London's
measures to shift pressure upon that GEN.
ter.
Tomorrow's New York bank statement is
expected to show loss in cash of over
$6,0oO,OOo OF this nearly 100000 is on
sub-treasury operations, including 81, sos 900
deposited for transfer to the SOUTH On
the direct interior movement by express
the banks have increased their Shipments
more than 100000 over last week, while
their receipts from the same sources have
decreased nearly 100000
Bonds were lower throughout. Total
sales par value. 81, TBS 900. United States
old As and SIS advanced u in the bid price
New York, December S.-Money on call
strong, 5q12 per cent; last loan, s. ruling
rate, 7h.
Prime mercantile paper, 5la@6 per cent
Sterling exchange, irregular, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S65s0$4 S6A
for demand, and $4.S1A@s4S1k for sixty
days.
Posted rates, s4.S2@s4S2hs and s4.S71k.
Commercial bills, "a. 80A.
Silver certificates, 595s0D6O.
Bar silver, SO.
Mexican dollars, Az.
Government bonds strong.
State bonds steady.
Railroad bonds weak.
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BY Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
New York, December S.-Liverpool opened
1 to points higher for futures, and spots
were 1-92d higher, with sales of 10000 bales.
January contracts opened here points
higher at 7.47, but in continued liquidation
by local traders prices soon broke off to
7.S2 and closed at 1888. The port movement
was somewhat better than expected and
the estimated port receipts for tomorrow
are larger than last year at New Orleans.
The total come into sight for this week
is $4,000 against 10000 for the same week
last year Should there be any signs of
improvement in the receipts at the interior
ports We should see lower prices for cot
tom
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Talbot a. Palmer's Cotton Letter

BY Private Wire from Fairchid & Robson.
New Orleans. December S.-Without de-
mand for contract today the bears were In
full control Of the session, and at no time
during the day did they meet with any OPP
position, as everything coming to notice
was in their favor. First, was the undoing
of spreads between Liverpool and America,
the selling in the former market to accom-
phsh the same, affecting values unfavora-
bly,, futures there losing all of the early
gain of 11a-64, finally closing 1ac down on
the day Notwithstanding the fact that ac-
tual cotton was advanced 1872 on sales of
10000 bales. British reverses also worked
against the staple coupled with tighter
money. The movement, too, while not very
large, was nevertheless heavier than ex-
pected, the interior showing up to good pro-
portions. The insight for the week being
3SO,O0 vs. 1884, 900 last year, $4,000 year be-
fore and 299, 900 in 1896. Since September
the movement amounts to 1921 900 VS.. $780,
900 last year and $4,000 in 1896. The worlds
visible supply of American increased during
the week $4,000 VS.. gain Of 100000 last year
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BtlNI)S


New York, December S.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says:
The markets here today were listless and
dull, influenced by tight money and the
absence of Transvaal news. Consols were
1925, dropping on the announcement that
10000 in gold had been engaged for South
America. The bank bought 9104,00c in
French coin. 1t transpires that the Bank
of France refuses to sell any more except
$780, 900 already engaged. The effect of this
will be to raise Paris cheques in London.
Americans were firm at partly till the at
ternoon. when they gradually dropped,
closing somewhat weak.
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Birmingham CITY Bonds

Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, Csc; dairy, No. 1, zoe; dairy
No. 2, 15c; country. 12hc;' cooking. 15c.
Potatoes-Irish. 65@70c.
Lemons-Choice. A.251475; fancy, &25
Poultry-Hens, 25u27kc fries, 15@22c;
small, SIC; ducks, Zoe; geese. Csc.
Eggs, 18@2UI per dozen,
Tomatoes-$200 9225 crate.
Cabbage-2c per pound.
Onions-11ac pound.
Apples, 25@35O per barrel
iccat stapIc Groceriet
Flour-Best patent. $4.35; straight 1866;
patents. $4.10.
Sugar-Granulated, s5.25; Y. c., 5a5hc.
Cofree-Green, S@11hc; Arbuckle's pack
ages, s11.30; Leverings packages, $40 so:
Lyons packages, $10.S0.
Lard-6hc.
Clear rib sides, SIC
Molasses Centrifugal. i5Q35e; sugar
house. 20d35c
Rice-4d61Rc.
Corn-Mixed, 4Sc; white, 49c.
Pearl meal-SSc.
Hay-Choice timothy. 1880; No. 1, $3.50:
clover mixed, s1450.
Oats-Mixed, 36c; white, &c.
Bran-Mixed, $500; pure wheat, $780,
Cotton seed meal-$1950.
pFATTTTFrrr, ION CATENDAp
The Passenger Department of the c,en+,,,
of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship
company has issued very handsome c.i
endar for 1900, either of which thew will,
send to any address upon receipt of cent.
In postage. Address,
sOLON JACOBS.
Commercial Agent b...1nugham a.,
Goddens drug store-bulb headouartorz
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No. solid vestfbuled train carries Pull
wan Sleeping Cars Birmingham to Cincin-
natl and from Birmingham to New York
without change. Cafe dining car Alfalfa
Ala, to Radford, Va, and Cafe dining and
observation car Chattanooga to Cincinnati
No. carries Pullman Onion Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman
Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati, al
to Cincinnati.
No 1 Solid vestibuled Train has through
Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers, Birmins.
ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to
]. M. Culp. Tra.ic Manager. Washington,
u. c.
Washington, d. g.
G. A. Wickersnaw. Superintendent. Biz.
mingham.
W. A. Turk, q p. a" WasninFtona Q: c.
r, NJ Ellis, T. P. A., Birmingham, Ala.
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Iivernool Cotton Market

Liverpool, December S.-Cotton: Spot fair
demand: prices 1-52d higher American
mfddling fair 21-32d; low middling, 15-S2d ;
middling, 11-32d low middling, 5-S2d
Good ordinary, 31-32d; ordinary, 3 2o-32d
The sales of the day were 10000 bales, or
which 500 were fir speculation ad export
and included 5000 American. Receipts, A.
900 bales, including 1900 American. Flu
lures opened steady and closed quiet at
the decline. American middling L. M. c..
December, Ais; December-January, 1850
4.O9b; January-February, 4.O7 bid; February
March. 405@4. 06s; March-April, 4.04s; April
Nav. 403s; May-June, 4.O1@4.02b; June
July, 4O0@4O1b; July-August 3.63@4OO bid;
August-September, $50 bid; September-oc-
tober 1853 value.
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The 0n,y Through Line to Savannah Ga.

The Central of Georgia is the only line
operating through service to Savannah
Elegant through sleeping car service. Fast
time; no delays. Convenient schedule.
For particulars, call on
SOLON JACOBS,
2015 First Avenue.
J. c. HALLE.
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Oh cago , henas

Chicago, December 6.-Wheat ruled strong
today; supported by light receipts, rain in
Argentina and the frmness of Liverpool,
May closing Ss@1zc over yesterday at 1880
70Ac. May corn closed &c and May oats
shade higher. Provisions, strengthened by
good shipping demand, were strong, closing
719@10c up for May lard and ribs, and zoe
higher for May pork.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles lOnened lHighestl LoWest Closing
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was steady. No. 8 spring wheat, 62q651ac;
No. 2 red, 671aGp6S1zc. No. corn, SOas@S1c.
No. 2 oats, 23a231sc; No. white, 2i1sQ251ac.
No. rye, 59@l54c. No. barley, S7@42c No.
fax seed and Northwestern, $1.44; prime
timothy seed, 81. 406245. Mess pork, per
barrel, sS.20@9SO; lard, per 100 pounds, $500
@5.321a short rib sides, loose, $5.O5954O; dry
sailed shoulders, boxed, 55s@51ac; short
clear Sides boxed $5.35@545 Whisky--Dis-
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, l231s
Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged. No. yellow
corn, 30A@31Ac. Clover, $7.75. On the pro-
duce exchange today the butter market was
easy; creamery, 16@25c; dairy 16@22c
Cheese was steady at 11Aq121ac. Eggs
were firm; fresh, zoe.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, December S.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance $2S6,6s1 ,OsO;
gold reserve, 1929 GIL ATS.
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and 10000 in 1897, standing now at 3,521 900
VS.. 4.46S,000 last year and 363S,00O in 1897.
Next week we will compare with move
ment of $4,000 last year, 1927 900 in 1897 and
5000 In 1896.
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Three ships a week to Cuba. leave Port
Tampa Hoo p. m. Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. For further information ad-
dress B. w. WRENN.
Pass. Traffic Man, Savannah, Ga.
r. L. TODD, Div. Pass Agent.
Montgomery, Ala.
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No. from Macon, Columbus, Albany,
etc., 7:45 p. m.
No 2 from Savannah, Macon, Columbus,
etc., 1:35 p. m.
Elegant through sleepers between Biz
r,ingbam. Columbus, Macon and Savannah
on Nos and 4.
Connection at Savannah with superb
freight and passenger steamers of the
ocean Steamship company from New York.
Boston and the east.
To Cuba and West Indies via Central OF
Georgia railway. BY taking the Central of
Georgia railway, close connection is made
at Por. Tampa and Miami for Key West
and Havana.
For further information apply to
SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
JACK W. JOHNSON,
Union Ticket Agent,
Birmingham, Ala.
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Galvesten-Firm: midding, Z 5-16; re-
ceipts, 10 $50; stock, 235,3l0.
Mobile-Quiet; middlng. IA; sales, Jul; re-
ceipts, S57; stock, 1927.
Sayannah-Quiet; middling, Ia; sales, IL;
receipts 5,1O4; stock, 147,0S5.
Charleston-Firm; middling. IA; receipts
$50; stock, 1882. ,,,
Wilmington-Steady; middlng, IA; re-
ceipts, 5,O69: stock. 35,7Os. o,
Norfolk-Dull; middling, 7-l6; sales, zzs'
receipts, 1891: stock, 36,476.
Raltimore-Nominal middling, 11-16; re-
ceipts, $3.50; stock, ,409.
Boston-Quiet middling, n-16; receipts
net, 743 gross, I'LL.
Philadelphia middling, 1915; re-
cets, 27S; stock, 9116.
St Louis-Quiet and steady; mlddiing'
7 7-16 sales, 525; receipts, 6,oaS; STOCK
1902 1884.
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Ala. Great Southern r. R.

Shortest and quickest line to Clnc,nnah
mort. New Orleans and all points south
west
Schedule in effect Nov. 10, 1899.
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OFFICERS-N. E. Barker President; J.
Harding, Second Vice President; Tom o. 81
Cashier.
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BY Private Wire to T. C. Hewlett. Agt.
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Now Orleans Cotton Market

Now Orleans Chiffon Market
New Orleans. December S-Cotton, quiet;
sales, $50; ordinary. 61s; good ordinary 6's'
low middling, 7h middling, 1ss; good nilo l
aI,ne 7 o-16: middling fair, 7h receipts,
5o91: stock, 1856, s91; stock, S66.3lO CONSOLE
dated statement: Receipts. net, NS,o36: ex-
norts to Great Britain, "a .400; France, 425lo;
continent, 49, 551; stock, 1,055,Os2
New Orleans December Section futures
.taady. December. 712, bid January, 100
ri. February, 7.130714; March, 7.160Il7;
April. 1901 10; May, 7.2OdD7.21; June, 722ep
7.a3; July, 723@7.25: August, 70S471o; Sep
tember :; October. 763@7.65
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fhe Cattle Markets

Chicago, December Seattle generally
steady; cow market and Gamers strong and
active; good 10 choice, $5.6o07.S5; poor to
medium, "a 506I46O; mixed stockers, $1,000
S.75; selected feeders. $4.0044.65; good to
choice COWS, S3.6594.75; Gamers, $2.00Q3O0;
bulls, $235Gl4.30; calves $4.00d7.35; fed Texas
beeves, s400q5.25; grass Texas steers $3.50
@4.25. ..
Hogs-Active market, shade higher
mixed and butchers. $3.904407h; good to
choice heavy $3S5q4.1O; rough and heavy,
49, SOG39O; light, s3.S5G4.O5; bulk Of sales,
So 956f405.
Sheep-Steady to strong; lambs, firm; ma
tive wethers, $385GD4.76; lambs, $4.00@6.5O;
western wethers, $4.O0@4.4O; western lambs,
s5.0065. 49, receipts, cattle, 5000; hogs, 10000
sheep, 5000.
st. Louis December Seattle receipts
1300O including 400 Texans markets
steady: native shipping and export steers,
s50O@6.5 so, with fancy Christmas beeves
worth 800; dressed beef and butchers
steers, $425@5. 40; steers under 1000 pounds,
SO. 2564.5 stockers and feeders, s2.70@4.70;
Gamers, $1.50Q3.00; Texas and Indian steers,
SO. 30@4.S5.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market active and
SC higher; pigs and lights. $s.S5@3. 95; pack
ers, $3.S5@4.00; butchers, s3.956D405; sheep
receipts, 500; market steady; native NUT
tons, $3.750f400; lambs $450@5.50; culls and
bucks, S2.00l4.00.
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Talbot d Pain er's Grain Letter

By Private Wire from Ware & Leland.
Chicago, December S.-Wheat-Liverpool
q higher; London, " higher; Paris, wheat
and flour, Is centimes higher; Antwerp, "
higher. Argentine shipments $4,000. Pri-
mary receipts. $4,000; shipments, $4,000.
Receipts at winter wheat points very light,
and are attracting attention. st. Louis
stock will decrease 100000 Clearances, 49,
600; for the week were heavy, 5,133,0Oo
Fifteen loads reported for export at the
seaboard, and there are more bids at in
terror points for shipping and milling ac-
count. In order to obtain any good sized
quantities of winter wheat it will be neces-
sary to bid up sharply for 1t. There Is
decided Improvement in the demand for
-four, while fluctuations have been confined
within a narrow range. There were fair
sized buying orders in the hands of COM
mission merchants, and the tone strong
one The surroundings of what at the
present time are of a bullish character,
and when the investment ana speculative
public recognize the fact that this cereal Is
intrinsically about the lowest commodity IN
sight it will not take long to start buying
movement which will attract general at
tention. One result of the abnormally low
values lately witnessed are the large week.
lv clearances which are disclaimer TO the
or repeated statements that European
wants were thoroughly provided for. We
advocate purchases around present values
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New York. December S-The following Is
the comparative cotton sta tement for the
week ending Friday, December 3:
Net receipts at all United states oo,
ports during week.. .......'' z4o'Voo
Net receipts at all United states o,o
ports same week last year,. 80. Ssz'o1 w
Total receipts to this date... ..'..S'zoo'@o'
iotai reoe'p'' a, 1853, al
,,ys..ant, Cow Aha week ~ 116,467
Exports for same week last year.. 34I,oos
Total exports to date.... ..........'. z'V9o'ooo
Total exports to same date last
year,. ..'''' 49,. - 400
Stock at all United States ports... .l,ooo'o'z
Stock at all United States ports at
same time last year,. .......1,SoS'o,d
Stock at all interior towns. 'a1'alo
ot .,.,fo a. ,as an var ...... 6S9.6O7
I'M T ,,,ornooI $4,000
Stock at Liverpool same time last mn
year,. ........ $500 ;. 49, $780,
stock 3e,it,' o., American a -. 49,. $4,000
STOCK or A san,a time last year..... $4,000
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Murnhv & Com ry's Stock Letter

New York, December .S.-The stock mar
lot ru,ed very weak throughout the session
TODAY. and values were rapidly marked
doUn on continued liquida tion which con-
ttnued ND to the close, there being out
slight rallies from the low points Inc steer
Granger list were the weakest features,
sugar selling off to 1f71s and Tobacco to
1osih: Tennessee Coal and Iron to 1o6A:
American Steel Wire to 4OA; Federal Steel
70 5s1b. and Continental Tobacco to BAN.
Republic Steel sold off to Dh; Chica go,
Pur,ington and Quincy to 1905 and St.
PAM to 1929. Louisville and Nashville lost
over / per cent. to SO, while Southern pre-
ferred closed at 565s. Money opened at 7
ner cent. and closed at per cent.
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LOCAL MARKETS,

Local Cotton Market
Good middling, TIC.
Middling, &c.
Strict low mlddling, CSC.
Low middling, SIC.
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Godden's drug store-bulb Headquarters.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-09

J. II. Woodward, Vice President; w. 2. G.
Smith, Cashier; J. III. Barr, Assistant
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HEAVINESS IN
COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady But Was Weak
at the Close.
PRICES TEN POINTS LOWER
The Bear Crowd Was Held Closely in
Check by Predictions for SMALL
er Receipts During the
Coming Week

New York, December 8.-The cotton mar
ket showed heaviness most of the session,
after having opened steady at an advance
of points. TIL initial rise was poor re-
Spouse to firm cables from the other side,
and though several of the leading commits
sion houses sought to bring about further
improvement, their efforts counted for but
little, and before the first hour had passed,
prices were tending slowly downward under
sluggish realizing and an absence of sup
port from the bull side.
Later the declining tendency was aeeel-
Grated by sharp tumble in Liverpool,
said to have grown out of rumored British
reverses in South Africa, leading to heavy
liquidation in that market. At midday the
market steadied somewhat on break on a
lull in the selling movement and talk of a
possible squeeze in the January option on
the other SIDE
But early in the afternoon the market
once more became unsettled and prices
broke to the lowest level under renewed
liquidation.
Larger receipts for the week at the in
terror towns than estimated, and claim
that the stocks given did not represent the
actual amount of cotton in store at a num-
Der of points created an unfavorable I'M
preston. The bear crowd, however, was
held closely in check by predictions for
smaller receipts during the coming week.
feature of today's speculation was the
number of straddles by arbitrage houses.
The market at the close was barely steady,
with prices 10 points lower.
New York, December S.-Cotton, quiet;
middling Z 11-16; gross receipts, 2,7S4; sales,
$50; stock, 1O6,692; exports to Great Britain
1872; Continent, no.
Total today: Net receipts, 99,9o7; exports
to Great Britain, 6203; Continent, 1890;
Stock 1,055,O92 -
Consolidated: Net receipts, 24S,036; Con-
tinent 1851.
Total since September 1: Net receipts, D.
2e5. 2SS; exports to Great Britain, S2S3So;
France, 1856, $50; Continent, SS3,32l.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-09
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Schedule in effect November 20, 1899.