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The age-herald., 1900-06-16
STAGNATION IN
 STOCK MARKET Nothing Like it Since Last Pres identiaI Campaign. THE EXCHANGE LlfELESS There Was Some Desultory Trading in Sugar During the Morning at an Advance of One Point, But
 That Fell Back
THE EXCHANGE LIfELESS

New York, June 15.-To find a parallel to today's stagnation in the stock market it would be necessary to go back to the pe- riod of the last presidential campaign. A number of unusually active stocks were dealt in to the extent of a single share, and it was long after noon before some such speculative leader as Brooklyn Rapid Tran sit or Manhattan made its appearance on the tape at all. There was some desutory speculation in Sugar during the morning at an advance of about point, but that stock fell back into the rut of dullness which characterized the whole market Large offerings of Northern Pacific began to appear near o'clock, at which time the directors were assembling to take action on the semi-annual dividend. The stock fell into quietude in the last hour, and hung about a point below last nights level. It was not until after the close of the mar ket that the announcement was made that only l per cent. dividend had been de- clared for the six months period.
 Not much attention was paid to the fore cast of tomorrow's bank statement but 1t is expected that loss of cash by the banks will be disclosed, owing to the $6, ,5OO, GOO ex- port of gold, which seems to have been O@-0~N from the interior New York exchange at Chicago however, has moved upwards dur ing the week, and today touched 20 per cent. premium, showing the movement of currency still strongly towards New York According to the statements from leading banks, the net loss in cash will probably be upwards of a million.
 The bond market shared fully in the dull ness or the stock market, and price changes were insignificant. Total sales, par value, $SO0,WO. U. $. bonds were unchanged in bid quotations.
 New York, June 15.-Money on call easy at FACE per cent; last loan at IA per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 31a6D414 per cent.
 Sterling exchange easier, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S7isQ4S7A for demand and at s4.S4A@4S4A for 50 days.
 Posted rates, $4.S51su4SSh.
 Commercial bills, $4.S4014.S4A
 Silver certificates, 6OQ61c.
 Bar silver, 60Ac.
 Mexican dollars, 47%c.
 , Government bonds, steady.
 State bonds, inactive.
 Railroad bonds, irregular
 (By Private Wire to Murphy & Co)
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
Cotton Letter
Fairchild and Hobson's Cotton Letter to Fl.

Fairchild and Hobson's Cotton Letter to Fl.
 D.Cothran and Company.
 New Orleans, June 15.-Being faworaoly affected by the break of the Monsoon in India Liverpool surprised the trade by closing at prices unchanged from yester- day on both spots and futures, with s@ies ofthe former 5000 bales Heavy realms were again reported from Tennessee, with rainy conditions prevailing over the East Gulf States and along the South Atlantic also from scattered stations in Texas. This feature in conjunction with bad crop re- ports received by wire and mail had a ten- dency to support the market. Opening prices here were made at an advance of eight points on August and three points on October, but on learning of the breaking in the Memphis district, shorts began to cover and this raised the market on August and October. The former selling at S45 and the latter at 8. .46. There is very little doing in spot cotton and as the tender day for July is near at hand, it will soon be known whether the bulls will take their medicine or sell out their contracts. Should 1t happen, however, that the longs in July will take kindly to tenders, the shorts will be in an uncomfortable position, as any de- mand on our small stocks could not but furnish very high prices for the summer months as well as for the remnant of the old crop.
 The loss of 5000 bales in the visible SUD- ply of American during the week cannot be- construed as bullish. Last year for the
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
Coffee

New York, June 15.-Spot Rio No in voice SAC; mild firm but quiet; Cordova 9A@13lac.
 Sugar-Raw strong and higher. Refining stSong.
 Coffee futures opened steady in tone N lth prices points higher and further advanced 10 to 15 points on active covering, foreign buying and investment orders from the public prompted by bullsh European ca bles, increased spot demand, strong statis- tical position and lack of reassuring news from plague centers in crop country. Bull ish prejudice created by growing belief in the short crop.
 The close was steady at a net advance of to 15 points. Total sales 35, 750 bags in- cluding July 7.5047 .55; August 75O; Sep- tember .45Gp7 .55; October ' 7.5OGD7. 55; Novem- Der 7.50a7 .55; December 7.65@17. .75; January 7.I5; March I.15@7 .S5; May 7.9e6IS. .OO
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Birmingham City Bonds
u-r'ts -~d Pr~'~~-

r-r'ts -,,S Fr~''~~~ Butter-Elgin. 16@1sc; dairy No 1, 1sO 2Oc: country, 13G14c; cooking, none in mar ket.
 New Irish potatoes 75c per bushel Lemons, $4.506475. Poultry-Hens 25627kc; fries, 15617c: small. 14M16c: ducks, 20c; geese, 2593oc Eggs, 12hd13c per dozen. Tomatoes g. 506300 per crate Spring cabbage, 2A@21ac per pound. Onions-White, 2%c red, Sc.
 Vocal stapic Frccerie, Flour-Bcst patent, $4 50; straight 8 65: patents, $410> sngar-Granulated s5.SSa6OO; Y. C., 5k1 55sc.
 Coffee-Green, 101k@12c; ArbuclSIe's pack ages, SIP 80; Lyons packages, $11 80. Lard, 71ac.
 Clear ribs sides 6lkc. Molasses-Centrifugal, 15035c; sugar house, 2C6I95c: Georgia cane, 36c. Rice, 4661sc.
 Corn-Mixed, '56; white, 57c. Pearl meal, 95c. Hay-Choice timothy sl9.50; No. 1, SIS; clover mixed, $17.00. Oats-Mixed, 35c white 37c; seed. 36c Bran-Mixed, s170O: pure wheat. s1S.5O. Cotton seed meal, s220o
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ullOrmatOn or the above experts "iAi state so they will know not to tell any more lies, except they do so wilfully and maliciously, that until 1 commenced to eX- clusively treat private diseases as a spe- cialty 1 was a member of the State Medlcal Association; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society and one of it's board of censors, or medical examiners. (See Transactions of Medical Association of Ala bama, 1887, for prooD. I will still give special attention to private troubles. and also treat at my office patients with any disease they may trust to my care. . refer you with permission to First Ma tlonal Bank, Alabama National Bank, Jef- 1erson County Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Bankers, as to my responsibility for my contracts. l cure many patients py mail treatment. Write for prices and terms Address Dr. Y. E. Holloway, 1S01ls Second avenue, Birmingham Ala
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth street opposite postofiice.
 Office hours, S:9O a. m. to 5:3O D. m. Sum- days, 10 a. m. to F m.
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Murphy X oom,lay's Cotton Lett r

New York, June 15.-Cotton in Liverpool unchanged on spots; midding 1-16d; sales 5000 bales. Futures opened about 2d lower and closed on old and about Id down on new crops. Our market opened to points higher on better Liverpool advices than ex- o,ected, coupled with reports of continued .heavy rains in portions of the cotton belt, ireacted somewhat on realizing sales, but became steadier again on shorts covering and new buying. Continued heavy rains in the Memphis district make conditions very unfavorable, but the speculative public are not inclined to take the bull side yet, as conditions in Texas are not improving and it looks like higher market tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
The Cattle Market,

Chicago, June 15.-Cattle: Receipts 2,5OO Steers about steady; butchers stock steady for best; others slow. Best on sale today, one carload western brand, $5. G0 Natives, good to prime steers $510M$5. 75; ; poor to medium $4 50d$5; selected feeders I. .25ll$5; mixed stockers weak $3 5O0s4: cows $3q$f. 60; heifers s. .250$5; canners $2.- 35@$3 bulls $3G1$4 50; cales $5@$7 Texas fed steers steady s4.65@$5.35; Texas frass steers $3.SO1$i. 40; Taxas bulls $3. 15aS3. .G5
 Hogs: Receipts 10000. Average shade higher; top s 5.071a. Mixed and butchers $4.- 90@S5 011a; good to choice heavy S5d$5. OFF,; rough heavy S.S50& .95; light $4 9Oas4 O71s; bulk of sales $5Gp$5.05.
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Livernoo, Cotton Market

Liverpool, June 15.-Cotton: Spot, quiet; prices unchanged; American middling, 5 1-16d. The sales of the day were 6,000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and ex- port and included 3,900 Americans Receipts, Il, ,000 bales, including S. 100 Americans. Flu lures opened quiet and closed steady. American middling, low middling clause: June, 4.62a4.63 buyers; June-July, 4.60 buy CTS; July-August, 4.57@sri.5S buyers; August September .44Sd4. 49b September October, 431s; October November, 4.2Os; November December Abs; December-January, ABS January February, 4.11s; February March March-April, March-April, f.itS.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
BONDS
Financial

New York, June 15.-The Commercial-Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
 Business was at the lowest possible ebb in the market here today and dull in tone. Afrikans finally hardened the markets. Americans hesitated and were stagnant throughout the session, puzzled by New Yorks contradictory movements.
 A half million gold came in from Rus- sia and 100000 went to the Cape and f5 900 to Bombay. Paris also took few bars at Ts 9Ad.
 The country council loan, which closed today, was subscribed four and one-half times and the premium jumped sharply l3s.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
ally state,tlts

Galveston-Quiet; middling s 9-16c; re- ceipts, 659; stock, 16,S7S,
 Mobie-Nominal middling, Sc; stock, D. 4i5.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, SAC; sales, 32 receipts, 252; stock, 1S,S91.
 Charleston Nominal; middlng, SAC; stock, 4,927.
 Wilmington Nominal; middling, sac; stock, 2,344
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, SAC; sales, cos; receipts, 219; stock, S,462.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, sc; re- ceipts, 913; stock, 4,213.
 Boston-Quiet middling, 1-16c; net re- ceipts, 115; gross, 12S.
 Philadelphia midding, 5-16c; re- cepts, 2SS; stock, 3,95S.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, S7sc; receipts,s 223 stock, 3S,60S
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 15-16c; re- ceipts, 194 sales, 100; shipments, 259; stock, 30, ,S66.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

same week, the loss was 9O,OoO bales, but we can under no circumstances expect to lose weekly as much we did last year for the remainder of the season without bring ing on a cotton famine. Stocks at all ports tonight, 217,921 vs 627, 194 last year, and 367.- 04S in 1898. Spots here closed steady and unchanged; midding 1-16c.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and SurQe0n,

Young physicians and the lesser lights of the medical profess sion, probably for the want of other prac- tice, try to create the impression that they are expert in the treatment of private diseases. They delight in telling people that doctors who advertise are quacks and i'm posters. Now, for the
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

Don't fail to hear Memoli's Mass next Sunday night, June 17th, at North Birmingham Park.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

Memoli's Mass will be re- peated at North Birmingham Park Sunday night, June l7th, at S:3O.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
Treasury Statt men.

Washington, June 15.-Today's statement of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $15O,O00O0O gold re- serve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $l47, ,75o, ,231; gold, S720l3, ,437.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
BULLS TOOK THE
 COTTON MARKET The Bears Were Finally Forced
 to Give Way TO EUROPEAN SPECULATION Early Reports from the Memphis Dis trict Indicated Deplorable State of Affairs as a Result of
 Unbroken Rains
TO EUROPEAN SPECULATION

New York, June 15.-Though bearishly to give way to bull speculation from | Europe and strong cables from Liverpool After closing yesterdays market at the lowest point of the session, the rank and file of the talent went home convinced that Liverpool would take warning and fuctuate accordingly, the impression be- ing that improved crop conditions in Texas more than offset the damage accounts in the central belt and that the outstanding short interest had been materially cut down during the forepart of the week.
 A decided refusal on Liverpools part to be governed by events here, together with the appearance of formidable foreign buy ing orders disconcerted operators on the call and led to a scramble for cover, on which prices advanced to points. Dur ing the rest of the forenoon prices con tinued to work steadily upward per- sistent and free purchases by representa- tives of influential foreign houses.
 Bullish enthusiasm failed to kindle in local circles, however, and with a Hull in European buying, speculation came to a standstill. Nevertheless no effort was
 
 ing the ground lost during the forenoon, and prices held well up to the best figures of the day. In mid-afternoon small amounts of cotton held by investors on which fair profits existed came out under forecast for much better weather throughout the belt tomorrow.
 Early reports from the Memphis district Indicate a deplorable state of affairs as a result or unbroken rains, which in some instances reached we'll nigh cloudburst proportions.
 Late advices from the southwest how ever, quite counterbalanced the unfavora- ble news from the Mississippi Valley, not Ing fine fields with the plant well develop ed and in d position to withstand easily the usually trying weather of July and August. The Atlantic States also reported favorable outlook, with farmers well up in cultivation and very gratlhed with the crop in general.
 Toward the close shorts ran to cover net rise of 1 to 10 points.
 New York, June 15.-Cotton, quiet; mid ding, 91-16; net, 572; gross, S79
 Total today: Net receipts, 261S; exports to Great Britain, 6,9S9; Continent, 11S2; stock 215, 39S
 Consolidated: Net, PAP; exports to Great Britain, 21,9SS; France, S39; Conti- nent, S,750. A Total since September 1: Net, 6,S407S1; exports to Great Britain, 2,165, 704; France, 6S9025; Continent, 2,593 607.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

Matinee at LakevieW Satur- day afternoon at 3:3O. Take the children to see little Miss Roberts, Admission lOc.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
rtieles Opened IHighestI LowestI Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was steady. No. spring wheat, 701sGD 7114c; No. ? red. 76@761hc. No. corn, 3s1s@ 3sAc; No. yellow, 39A039asc. No oats 23q2SAc; No. 2 white, 261kc; No. white 25AQ26c No. ? rye, 571c. Good feeding barley, 371sc; fair to choice maltng, 40143c No. 1 ax seed, $1SO; No 1 northwestern. S1.SO; prime timothy seed, $2. .4O Mess pork per barrel, 1.1O@11 25; lard, per 100 pounds, $6.40Q6.57l2 short rib sides loose, $6 4Oa6.7O; dry salted shoulders, boxed, 61sGD634c; short clear sides boxed, $z05@715. Whisky, on basis of high wines $1.23. Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged. Clover-Contract grade, S.75@S.00. On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creamery, 14q1S1ac; dairy, 13d161kc. Cheese was steady at S1sQ91ac Eggs were slow; fresh, 10c.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
Chicago Change

Chicago, June 15.-After period of early weakness in wheat today, the market turn ed strong on unfavorable crop reports, July closing 1d11sc over yesterday. Corn closed Ac and oats 1sc improved. Provisions closed steady.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
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Chicken every day at the Albert with IS and 25 cent
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BATHING AT EAST LAKE.
 25c if suit is furnished; l5c if bather furnishes own suit.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

iccal Cotton Market Good middling, S7sc. Middling, sac. Strict low middling, SEC. Low middling, 7%c.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16
Ring Worm-No Cure No Pay.

Your druggist will refund your money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure you. 90 cts
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

No ? solid vestibuled train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Birming- ham to New York without change. Cafe dining car Attalla Ala, to Radford, Va, and Cafe dining and observation car Chat tanooga to Cincinnati.
 No carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati also free Re- clining Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincin- natl.
 No. Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers, Birming- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport.
 J. M. CuJp. Traffic Manager. Washington.
 Frank 8. Cannon. General Manager
 C. A. Wickersnam. Superintendent. Blr~ mingham
 w. A. Turk c P. A.. Washington. n. c.
 C. A Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga.
 R. M. Ellis, T. P A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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FaVorite-MOerlein Beer.

Advertise in The Age-Herald.
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70 GTeat BTIlaIn, b,53J, COHtIhenl, III 'tock, 215,39S.
 Consolidated: Net, PAP; exports Great Britain, 21,9SS; France, S39; Con lent, S750.
 Total since September 1: Net, 6,340,0 Xports to Great Britain, 2165, 104; Franc S9,025; Continent, 2,593, ,607.
 New Orlea ns Cotton Market
New Orlea ns Cotton Market

New Orleans, June 15.-Cotton steady; sales, $50. Ordinary, ' 1l-16c; good ordinary 3-16c; low middling, s 5-l6c; mddling 1-l6c; good middling, 914c; middling fair 91Ac Receipts, 439; stock, 74,321
 Consolidated statement: Receipts net, 12, 412; exports to Great Britain, 2l,9SS; to France, S39; to the continent, S,750; stock 2l5,39S.
 New Orleans, June 15.-Cotton futures steady. June, 900 asked July, 90649.07; August, S44dS, ,45; September, 774dL75; Oc- tober, 7.45@7.46; November, 7.36@7.37; De- cember, 7.35@736; January, 7.36Q7.37; Feb ruary, 73S@7.4O; March, 7.41Q7.43
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

Take the children to East Lake to play in the sand beds
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No 3S, "Washington and Southwestern Limited" solid vestibuled train, Atlanta to Washington; Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to New York; also Pullman H. brary observation car. Atlanta to New York, making close connection at Atlanta with through sleeper for Tampa. Fla.
 Mo- 86. "U. s. Fast Mall" carries Pull man sleeping cars, Birmingham to Char lotte, N C., via Atlanta; also sleeper At Isrta to New York
 No. 37 carries Pullman sleeping car, Bir- rjlngham to Greenville, Miss
 F. S. Cannon, Third Vice-Presldent and General Manager, Washington, D. c.
 J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager. Washington D. c.
 W. A Turk. G. ?. A. Washington, D. c. c. A. Bensc0ter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
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BATHING AT EAST LAKE,
 25c if suit is furnished; 15c if bather furnishes own suit.
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OFFICERS--N E Barker, President; Harding, Second Vice President; Tom o. Cashier
 D1RECTORs-T. T. Hilman, E. NJ. ert Jemison, Ersklne Ramsay, T. H. Mol E. Barker. F. RI. Jackson.
The age-herald., 1900-06-16

(By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.)
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The Iron Market

Birmingham, June 15.-The following are the present quotations in iron:
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The Officers of this Bank will be pleased to meet or correspond with those who con- template making changes or opening new accounts
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-26
INFORMAL BANKING.
Country Financial Houses More Free
nud Easy Than City Ones.

''If there is one place more than an
other that is business from start TO finish
and repeat" said the man who gets
around occasionally, 1t is a city bank.
The big ones are almost oppressive in
their formaity, and even the little ones
on side streets don't encourage man to
loaf and invite his soul after he has at
tended to what he came there for. But
it is very different in the country, espe-
cially in the south. In the town down
there where | spend a few weeks every
year there are three banks, all good ones
of a quarter Of million capital each
and with handsome buildings, but instead
of the narrow, penned up accommoda-
tons for customers as is the rule in city
banks their rooms are commodious, and
they are furnished with chairs and desks
TO write at and plenty of cuspidOrs for
the tobacco chewers. The clerks are be-
hind ratings and counters, but theirs
are the restricted quarters, and most of
the space is set apart for the comfort
and convenience of customers. They are
the general meeting places for farmers
and other visitors to town, and dur g
business hours they are never empty.
THE work of the bank goes ON just
the same, for everybody is used to that
sort of thing, and the crowd outside,
more like a barroom than a bank. laughs
and talks and chews tobacco as if that
were part of the banking business. In
the summer afternoons the big armchairs
are carried out into the shade, if the
bank happens to be on the shady side of
the street, and they decorate with their
occupants the whole street front of the
building. In the winter there is big
stove, red hot most of the time, that
makes it pleasant for the people who
have ridden five or ten miles through the
cold, and the crowd is thicker than ever
because the weather is not proptious for
street corner conferences as it is in sum
mer. ! have never seen the staid deco
rum of the city bank in the country, and
| am sure if any man with newfanglcd
notions were to attempt to conduct a
bank on such lines he wouldn't get
enough business to declare n centennial
dividend of a quarter of per cent. The
people simply wouldn't have it, and if
they couldn't make the bank their head
quarters for trading talk and their gen
eral meeting place they would not go
there at all"-New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-26
A Market For Embroidery.

To open a market for the sale of
handiwork of the impoverished gentle
women of the south is the latest plan
of prominent New York clubwomen.
The interesting story back of this per-
manent enterprise is to the effect that
several months ago it was decided TO
hold a bazaar more to display to the
metropolitan women the excellent char
acter of the embroideries and laces
made by their sisters in this section of
the country. With many of these eX-
quisite articles made by delicate fin
gers came pathetic appeals that they
be sold to reimburse the purses Of their
owners. These little pecuniary prayers
from no less than 10 states resulted in
the formation of an organization of the
women of the north whereby the wom-
en- of the south may find new field as
wage earners. Hereafter these artistic
exhibits will occur annually.-Bertha
Damaris Knobe in Woman's Home
Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-26
The PRINCESS of Monaco.

The Princess Of Monaco is the only
Jewish consort of a reignng sovereign.
Princess Alice, as she is always called,
was the daughter of the great Paris
banker Heine and at the time of her
first marriage to the Due de Richelieu
was one of the wealthicst heireSscs in
her fathers adopted country. Since
her marriage to the Prince of Monaco
she spends most of her time in the
beautiful little principality, but still
frequently pays flying visits to Eng
land, for she has many intimate friends
in London. and as a girl she spent a
large portion of each year at Holland
House.