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Douglas Island news., 1899-02-23
THE OFFICERS.

Capt. G. X. Crockett is the command
 CT of the Wolcott. He was thirty eight
 years old Sunday, according to his
 statement. and he ought to know, for
 he was there when the happy event oc.
 cured He is about six feet tall, we'll
 built, smooth shaven with a kindly
 face and Is full of mirth and good hu-
 nor when in the company of his friends.
 He is what one would call a man of fine personal appearance, with an abun dance of executive ability, which is backed up by a sufficient amount of de- termination which makes him an ideal salt water captain. He has been on the Pacific for several years where he has had various experiences with Pa eific storms and Alaska climate. He came from the east where he rode the old Atlantic to his hearts content.
 Mr. c. F. Baker is the purser of tue Wolcott. He is about thirty, tall, and wears q mustache of dark color. He is most pleasant, afable, gentleman and if you hear the name of the boat mentioned there always follows good word for Purser Baker.
 Mir. A. McGillis is the steward and we don't believe the story Ed. Casebolt told on him. Heis also tall, good look ing and genial, good fellow. It is to the steward that everybody on board of a boat looks for something to eat, and our reliance was on him Sunday night. There are stewards and stewards. Then again there are other stewards, but there are few indeed like McGillis. We have never been thoroughly satisfied with any qualification we possess except our appetite; our capacity to store away large quantities of food at sit ting and our ability to judge of the standard in which the food is prepared, and cur judgment is that if there are any stewards who can get up a nicer : and better dinner than MeGillis they have not let themselves be known in either Alaskan waters or on the Pacific . coast. We therefore positively refuse to believe the story that Ed Casebolt . told Sunday night at the dinner table on this popular steward
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-23
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice E hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed by she Probate Court for the District of Alaska, at Juneau, administrators of the estate of Nathan G. HefPren, deceased
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required tS present the same to me, properly verified either at my office in Douglas City, Alaska, or at the law cfice of JnS. F.. Vim, Sn Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this 10th day of.EanUary, 1889.
 P Fl. FON.
 administrator Of the estate of
 Satha# G. HeFrcHr deceased.
 .SNO. E. WYNN. EttOruey for Administrator. Date Of first publication Jauuary 1ftEr 1899.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-23
THE WOLCOTT

was built by the government and is one of the stanchest and safest boats that navigates the Alaskan waters. She was purchased by private parties and is now making regular trips between Juneau and Skaguay, touch
 ing at all important intermediate points. She was thoroughly overhaul ed and fitted for the passenger traffic, and we are pleased to say is doing a good business, which is constantly in ereasing. The social hall and dining room are comfortable and we'll finished aud can be used singly or as one room. The cabins are comfortable, and as a whole the Wolcott is a very desirable boat to travel on.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-16
Talbot & Palmer's stock Letter

BY Private Wire from the New York Sun
New York, December 15.-Beyond much
question the chief factor in today's recovery
in the stock market was the buying of
stocks for short account There were few
developments of particular interest with
9 the course of the day bearing upon the
general market or particular stocks. Money
on call was easy throughout the day and
sterling exchange reacted on appearance of
bills sold against gold exports. The Lon
don market was again reported strong and
active wholly upon persistent but uncop-
firmed rumors of British success in South
Africa. The arbitrage houses continued to
buy stocks here, their purchases ON the day
amounting to about So 900 shares of various
issues. In the initial dealings particularly
sharp declines appeared in Manhattan,
Metropolitan, American Tobacco, Burlfng-
ton and Quincy, but subsequent rallies In
the stocks were even more pronounced than
early declines. Dealings were most active
in instances cited, and in grangers group
the Pacific shares and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit. General Electric was rather con-
spicuously weak though nothing definite In
the way of news attended declines In that
instance
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AatDpJl az Baimef's Cotton Letter
BY Private Wire from L. DeGumoens &
Son.
New York December 15.-Stocks at Liver
pool all kinds now $4,000; loss of A,00O for
the week, compared with last years to
show 433,0 loss and with year before only
LOCO loss. Bulls claim that it is a strong
showing and that exporters hitherto resist
ing an advance will sooner or later be COM
PEELED to come in with a rush to buy, with
result of a remarkable squirt in prices.
Speculation drags, and what little news
there is as to crop is contirmatory of pre-
Vious advances being contradictory and
mainly of a bullish character as to holdings.
Liverpool made a showing sufficiently fair
to remove expectation of prices yielding
materially. Expectation was net result of
improvement for week would be more IA
vorable for bulls than was expected early
in the week Business was largely in the
early market. Gables were 1-32d higher;
spots sales, 1900; futures were ~ higher.
The exchange is closed on 23d and Both. All
spots were unchanged The demand in all
markets being quite light. A large proper
ton of the business today was realizing.
Close was at about last nights figures
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New York December 15.-Futures opened
steady with prices 5Q10 points higher on
active covering and a squirt of investment
buying, which demand was prompted by
much better news from Europe than ex-
peeted. There was a further advance of 5
@10 points later in the session on increased
activity of shorts. A better feeling in the
spot department added to the firmness of
futures. Near the close prices sagged I'M
der light realizing. The market was finally
quiet, net unchanged to 10 points lower.
Total sales, $50 bags, including: January,
575@5.S5; March, $5.9O05.95; May, $500; july
$6.l5 August, $500; September, s6.25q6.30;
October, s6.25p6So; November, $685.. Spot
coffee: Rio steadier, 67sc for No. Z invoice;
No. jobbing, Use; mild steady.
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Uurnhv & Comnany's stock Letter

New York, December 15-The stock mar
ket was steady this morning, and after a
fractional decline became steadier and
closed firm at about the highest prices Of
the day, the greatest strength being shown
in Pan Handle and Sugar, Pan Handle ad-
vancing from 60 to So, closing at 80 SUI
gar, after selling at 129B, advanced to 1875.
Tennessee and Coal and Iron gained per
cent to So Louisville and Nashville also
made a gain of H. closing at S1ss, while
Southern preferred rallied to 555s. The trad
ing was not of such a large volume as yes
terday, but there was a better feeling at
the low price of money The shipment of
$500 goo in gold to Europe had but little eff
feet on the market. Money closed at 5
per cent.
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Galveston-Quiet and steady: middling,
Z 5-16; sales, 251; receipts, S,S57; stock,
241 ,S96
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 3-16; sales, 200;
receipts, 1,1S5; stock, 39,435.
Savannah-Quiet middling, IA; sales, 265;
receipts, 1885, stock, 167,SS5.
Charleston-Steady; middling, IA re-
ceipts, 11S4; stock, 24,24S.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, IA; sales,
35; receipts, 1.277 stock, 29516.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 7as sales, 324
receipts, 1891; stock, 40,2O3
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling, 11-16; re-
ceipts, 3,797; stock, 22,61S
Boston-Quiet; middling, lie; receipts,
net, 502 gross, 952.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 15-16; re-
ceipts 1885, stock, 1851.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 7ss; receipts,
7,S4S; stock 104,237
Memphis-Steady; middling, 73s receipts,
3,4s6; sales, 1900; shipments, 1858; stock,
1S6SS0.
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Liverpool, December 15.-Cotton, spot, in
fair demand; prices unchanged to 1-32d
higher. American middling, fair, 81 21-32d
good middling, 15-32d; mlddlng, AIS; low
middling, 3-16; good ordinary, A; ordinary,
16-32d The sales of the day were 10000
bales, of which 1000 were for speculation
and export, and included 5000 American.
Receipts, 1000 bales, including 800 American.
Futures opened quiet and steady and closed
steady at the advance. American mddling
low middling clause: December 414b; De-
cember-January, Alb; January-Fe February
410G4.11s; February March, 40Sa4. O9v;
March-April, 4.O7s; April-May. 4O5Q4 och;
May-June, 4.0494.O5b June-July, 4.03s; July
August, 4.O2s; August-September, 3. s3@3. CAB:
September October, 3.55GS56v.
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Wheat Production for 1890

Washington, December 15.-The statsti-
clan of the agricultural department reports
the wheat crop of the United States for
1899 at 547 800, 900 bushels, or 1913 bushels per
acre. The production of winter wheat is
placed at 291, 100000 bushels and that of
spring wheat at 25560o,000 bushels. Every
important wheat-gro wing state has been
visited by special agents of the department.
and the changes in acreage are the result
of their Investigations The newly seeded
area of winter wheat is estimated at So
100000 acres, which is about 100000 acres
sraeter than that soWn in the fall of 1898.
The sowing OF wheat is still going on in
California and some of the southern states
and the forecast estimates are subject to
correction. The average condition is GIL
The acreage sown with winter rye is esti-
mated at Z per cent. less than that of
last year. The average condition is 9S.2 per
cent. The compilation of annual returns
from individual farms is approaching COM
rletion. Any slight changes that may be
called for in the average yield per acre of
corn, oats barley and other crops as pub
lished October 10. will be made at an early
date, and the final figures will then be
available
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Birmingham City Bonds

Vrrits pnd Prcducn
Butter-Elgin, 25c dairy No. /, zoe; dairy
No 2, 15c; country 12Rc; cooking, lie.
Potatoes-Irish, G5G70c.
Lemons-Choice, A.25@l4.7h; fancy, si25
Poultry-Hens, 25u271ac; fries, 15G22c:
small S1hc; ducks zoe; geese, Csc.
Eggs, 1890 per dozen,
Tomatoes-$20002.25 crate.
Cabbage-2c per pound.
Onions-11kc Mound.
Apples, $3.25G35o per barrel.
cc.t ftaric GrttP;ie
Flour-Best patent, s4.35; straight $3.G5:
patents, $40.
Sugar-Granulated, $5.25; Y. c., 5d5hc.
Coffee-Green, SQ1l13c; Arbuckles pack
ages, $1130; Leverings packages, $40. So;
Lyons packages, $10s0
Lard-611c.
Clear rib sides, sac.
MoIasses Centrifugal. 1885; sugar
house. 20d35c.
Rice-4G6hc.
Corn-Mixed 4Sc; white, 400.
Pearl meal-SSc.
Hay-Choice timothy. $3.50; No. I, $3.50:
clover mixed, $14.50.
OatsxMixed, 36c; white, 3sc.
BranNMixed, $500; pure wheat, $500.
Cotton seed meal-$19.50.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was steady. No. spring wheat, 641ad67c;
No. 2 red, 67d6S1ac. No. 2 corn, 31h 4311ac..
No. 2 oats, 23G23Ac; No. 3 white, 244@2511c.
No. 2 rye, 51Ac. No. 2 barley, 3S6l45c. No.
/ flax seed and northwestern, s1.49 prime
timothy seed, $245. Mess pork, per barrel,
$S.S5910.35 lard, per 100 pounds, $52095. 22la;
short rib sides, loose, s5.25055O; dry sailed
shoulders, boxed 5ss@518c; short clear sides,
boxed, $5.554565 Whisky-Disttllers, fin
ished goods, on basis of high wines, per
gallon, $123a. Sugars-Cut loaf, I'M
changed. No. yellow corn 3112@31Ac. Clo-
ver-Contract grade, $S.251S5O On the
produce exchange today the butter market
was steady; creamery 16625c; dairy, 16@
22c. Cheese was firm at 11Y01212c. Eggs
were firm; fresh, 20c
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Chicago, December 15-The wheat mar
ket today weakened on the expectation of
a ibearish government report, May closing
Ac under yesterday. May corn closed &c
lower and May oats a shade down. Pro-
visions, supported by a light hog move
ment and excellent demand, were
strong, May pork closing at SOC higher,
May lard 12&G15c higher and May ribs loo
higher. Provisions were emphatieally
strong; the sentiment was decidedly bull
ish, and the market was active throughout.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Opened Highest lowest Closing
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estlng to note what course Manchester
viii pursue next month should our re-
ceipts fan off at such pace as force aban-
donment of all fair-sized crop notions,
especially as our prices are again exports.
The morning session opened duh with little
doing. The come in sight is expected to
be about 100000 against 1876 5000 last year.
By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt.
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BY Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett. Agent
New York, December 1.-THE Liverpool
cables were again encouraging to the bull
side, 1-32d up on both spots and futures,
but failed to stimulate our market to
any extent, probably owing to the already
long condition of our trade. Receipts at
both ports and interior are light, and the
statistical position of Liverpool quite
strong, but it goes for little Just now. The
Liverpool future months are at a steady
discount right along, and 1t will be inter
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BONDS
Financial

New York, December 15.-The CONNER
c!al-Advertisers London financial cable
gram:
The markets here began fiat today on the
absence of confirmation of the rumors that
Iadysmith had been relieved, but soon
hardened and remained firm, a fresh wave
Of buying orders resisting everything at
tempted to sell prices down. South African
buying was particularly good. The reports
of the relief of Ladysmital remain uncon-
hrmed and have few believers. The mar
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DRY Goods

New York, December 15.-Spot business
in cotton goods mail orders, on average ex-
tent, but large deliveries of merchandise
going forward on old orders. Tone con-
tinues strong throughout, limited demand
making no impression upon it. Few
changes in prices. Prints without change.
Ginghams strong. White goods scarce and
strong. Linens are still tending upwards;
foreign markets all higher Burlaps are
firm.
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COTTON FUTURES
NOT GRATIFYING
General Cleaning Up of Scat
tered Accounts.
MARKET OPENED HIGHER
Selling for Short Account Was Almost
Totally Lacking Throughout the
Session-Close Was Steady
at Advance of l Point
MARKET OPENED HIGHER

New York, December 15.-The outcome of
todays pendulations in tile market for cot
ton futures was not especially gratifying
to either the bull or the bear side Nor
was the volume of speculation satisfactory.
In fact, business was restricted largely to
a general cleaning up of scattered accounts
i'll preparation for the protracted holidays
now close at hand and for the most part
prices were governed by buying and SELL
ing orders as received.
The market opened with prices points
higher, the advance being in conformity to
the English market. Notwithstanding the
sluggish trade conditions, the undercurrent
of sentiment was easily diagnosed as of
very bullish average. Light receipts, evil
dent strength abroad, firmness of south
ern spot markets, advancing tendency of
home and foreign cloth markets, bullish
showing of Liverpool, weekly statistics
and equally weekly bullish summaries of
American STATISTICS all served to intensity
the friendly feeling towards the market.
Selling for short account was almost to-
tally lacking throughout the session; the
more reliant bulls purchasing small lines
on the assumption that the morning cables
would reveal higher prices on the other
side. Liverpool bought on the opening, but
later Withdrew. The market al the close
was steady, point higher to point lower.
New York, December 15.-Cotton steady;
mlddling, 11-16c; net receipts, 4S9; gross,
Co., sales, 344; stock, 109 ,705; France, At.
Total today: Net receipts, 80, 1873; exports
to Great Britain 1870; to France, 1928;
to the continent, 129il; stock, 1l02,l56.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 22s ,5j4; exports
to Great Britain, 81, 4G3; to France, II ,633;
to uhe continent, 1921.
Total since September l. Net receipts, g.
499 ,S45; exports to Great Britain, SIS PSI; to
France, 1882; to the continent, S6O,61l.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

local Cotton Marke.
Good middling, TIC.
Middling, 7c.
Strict low middling, csc.
Low middling, 6Ac.
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Comparative Statement.

New York, December 15-The following is
the comparative cotton statement for the
week ending Friday, December 10:
Net receipts a. all United States
ports during week.. 80. .......... 22S, 564
Net receipts at all United States
ports same week last year.. -. 326, S4S
Total receipts to this date. ........3 493, S47
Total receipts same date last year. d, 0S5, 7S9
Exports for the week.. 80. ........ 141, 1873
Exports for the same week last
year,. -. -. ........ ............ 276,192
Total exports to this date. .....2, pa, 400
Total exports to same date last
year.. 49,. 500. ........ .....3520, O47
Stock at all United States ports L 102, 156
Stock at all United States ports at
same time last year.. ...........1 1870, ASP
Stock at all interior towns. 49,. 7SS, 201
Stock at all interior towns at same
time last year,. 49,. ......... 6S4, 74O
Stock at LIVERPOOL. ...... ......... 725, 900
Stock at Liverpool same time last
year.. 49,. ...... $50. .........1, 15S, 200
Stock of American afloat for Great
Britain. 80. ....... ............ 10000
Stock of American afioat for Great
Britain same time last year. ....... 372, 900
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kets closed cheerful. Americans were
slightly bought early in the session and re-
manned steady until the afternoon, when
New York sold.
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The Cattle Markets

st. Louis, December 15.-Cattle receipts
1000. including COO Texans. Market steady
Native shipping and export steers, S4750
1910, with fancy worth 1925; dressed beef
and butchers steers, $4.25d$5. 10: steers I'M
der 1000 pounds, 3250S5; stockers and
feeders, S2.75@$4.25; Gamers s15Ods2. Il:
bulls, 2.75GA; Texas and Indian steers.
s3.4Oa$i.7O; do cows and heifers, 49, 750$9. IS.
Hogs, receipts, 6,1GO Market slow for in
ferior light hogs, heavy hogs, cents
higher Pigs and lights, 50. 906l$i: packers
$3.95ds4.05; butchers, s4d$5.15. Sheep re-
ceipts, 1000 Market active but steady Ma
tive muttons, s3.95G$405; lambs, $4q$5.s5.
Chicago, December 15.-Cattle steady and
unchanged; cow market steady; Gamers
firm; fed Texans, steady: in good demand;
good feeding firm. Fancy Christmas beeves
$7d$S.50; good to choice, s4.50@$6SO; poor to
medium, $4.3O@s5.25; mixed stockers, $50
1915; selected feeders, $4.25d$4.65; good to
choice cows, s3.5Ods4.S5; heifers, s3506$5;
Gamers, $2@$3; bulls, $250d6$4. 20: calves
$4G1$7.50; fed Texas beeves, $4.25G$5 25; grass
Texas steers. $3.25d$4.
Hogs-Market 2hG5 cents higher. Mar
ket active and closed strong. Good clear
ances. Mixed and butchers, s3.956$415;
good to choice heavy, $iG$4.15; rough heavy,
SO S5@$3 80; lights, So. 95G$i.15; bulk of sales,
s4@$4.10. Sheep, steady; good to choice
lambs, strong. Native wethers, s4m$415;
lambs, $4d$575; western wethers, $3@$45O;
western lambs, s4.65G$5.50.
Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs, $4,000; sheep.
5000.
Cincinnati, December 15.-Hogs active and
strong, So. 506415. Cattle steady, $2.75Gs5. So.
Sheep strong, $29$3.S5; lambs, steady, $3.50
$5.25.
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New Orleans, December 15.-Cotton quiet
and steady; sales. 1900; ordinary, 6 1-16;
good ordinary, &c. middling. Lie; mid
ding fair, 5-16; good middling, ~; re-
ceipts, $500; stock, 39O,311
Consolidated statement: Receipts, net
22S,564; exports to Great Britain, "a 463;
France, 11,633; continent, 1921; stock,
|, 1O2 1856
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New Orleans Cotton Marker

New Orleans, December 15-Cotton flu
lures steady; December. ia; January, 7.12@
lib; February, 715@716; March, IT'S
@719; April, 72OQ721; May, 72&
@7.23; June, 7.23@7.25; July, 725Q7.26; Au-
gust, 71201714.
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@2.OO Macklntoshes reduced
to $l.15. LOUIS SAKS.
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Washington, December 15.-Today's state
ment of the condition of treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $2S7, 1896 ,129; gold re-
serve, $243, 27S,296.
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OFFICERS-N. L. Barker, President;
Harding, Second Vice President; Tom o.
Cashier
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Bulb planting time. Ask Godden's.
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By Private Wire to Talbot & Palmer)
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Talbot IL i'almer's Cotton Letter
y Private Wire from L. DeGumoens &
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]. H. Woodward, Vice President; w. P. G.
Smith, Cashier; J. H. Barr, Assistant