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The age-herald., 1900-05-23
STATE OF APATHY
 IN STOCK MARKET But All Hands Took a Turn at
 Sugar, FLUCTUATIONS FREQUENT
The Speculative Depression Was Com mon in All the Great Securities Markets of World-Food
 Stuffs Also Declined

New York, May 22.-Sugar was operated in today by all sorts of classes. The apa- thy and lassitude of the market seemed to spur the professional traders to a search for some medium of operation, and they gave themselves up to a speculative revel in Sugar. The action of the stock was highly characteristic. That is to say, the fluctuations were frequent, violent and er- ratio, and there was no news to account for them beyond the airiest and most un- substantial rumors.
 Also it was evident that the enormous business being done would necessitate very little clerical labor on the transfer books of the company. Probably the large ma jority of the contracts made, either for sale or for purchase, were closed out be- fore the end of the day. the profit or loss being accepted by the trader. The stocks extreme range was 77s points, and the net gain was 45s.
 The speculative apathy and depression were common to all the great security markets of the world, and even the spec ulative markets for foodstuffs and com- modities showed declining tendency. Sterling exchange here was decidedly cas- fer, but it is considered not impossible that
  morrow.
 The bond market became dull and irreg- ular again today. Total sales, par value, $1,S2O,0O0. U. s. refunding 2s when issued declined F. the 5s and old As 3s, and the 3s and new As Il in the bid price.
 New York, May 22-Money on call easy at 1Ad2 per cent; last loan, 13i per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, 31aa41a per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills $4S7a4@4.S77s for de- mand and $4S4%d4.S47s for sixty days.
 Posted rates $4.S51a@4.S9.
 Commercial bills, $4.S415
 Silver certificates, 60A@60%c.
 Bar silver, 60Bc.
 Mexican dollars, 4T1sc.
 Government bonds weak.
 State bonds strong.
 Railroad bonds irregular.
 (By Private Wire to Murphy & Co)
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
COTTON MARKET
 ON THE DECLINE The Cables Were Considerably Weaker Than Looked for. BEARS AGAIN CONFIDENT Pretty Brisk Buying Set in on Less Uniformly Favorable Crop Advices
 Investment Demand Was
 Something of a Feature
BEARS AGAIN CONFIDENT I

New York, May 22.-The cotton market opened steady at a decline of l@5 points, cables being weaker than looked for, but pretty brisk buying set in on less uniformly favorable crop advices Prices moved up Toll points on the lowest figures, with shorts the best buyers, although invest ment demand was something of d feature. Still later the market became easier again as the general speculative demand was not satisfactory and reconsideration of crop news as a whole led to a renewal of bear confidence on the part of some of the prin- cipal traders, who have been operating suc- cessfully on the short side of the account on the late break of 506D60 points.
 New York, May 22.-Cotton quiet; mid- ding, 9lsc; net receipts, 1853 bales; gross, 1858 bales; sales, 1,344 bales; stock, S2,S70 bales; continent, 2,S47 bales.
 Total Today-Net receipts, 1880; Great Britain, 7121; continent, 2,675; stock. 322. .271.
 Consolidated-Net receipts, 19,497: Great Britain, 10,267 continent 12,313.
 Total Since September Met receipts G. 2S7,7S4 Great Britain, 2,O90,414; France, 6S3, 752; continent, 2,512,S9S
 New York Cotton Futures
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

sS25Q5. .15; canners, $2.4O61325; bulls, $30e@ 4.25; calves $i.5OG6.S5 Texans, =; Texas fed steers, a0O@5.2O; Texas bulls, $3.25@375
 Hogs: Receipts, today, 16,0O0; tomorrow, 2S,OOO; estimated left over, 250O; active at Dc to 10c higher; top, $532k; mixed and butchers $5.05@5921s good to choice heavy, s5.2O@55219; rough heavy, $5.O5a5 15; light mixed and bucthers $5056l5.3 .32; good to choice heavy, $52005.321a; rough heavy, $5.05 q5.15; light, $5.O5q53O; bulk of sales, $5 200 5.30.
 Sheep: Receipts, LOGO; sheep and lambs, active and strong; good to choice wethers s5.10054 40; fair to choice mixed, $46O0D5 15 western sheep, $515dp5.40 yearlings, $5 25D 5.75; native lambs,. S4500D7.50; western lambs SG.OOq73O; spring lambs, $4.75@S.00.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
K. of r. Excursion

The Knights of Pythias of Birmingham and vicinity will picnic with their families and friends and such others as chose to go to Talladega Springs on June 6. While the picnic will be under the auspices of the Pythians, every one who enjoys a day in the woods is invited to take the trip. At the springs there will be dancing, with music by a first-class band, and other forms of amusement. Good order is as- sured.
 The train will leave the Union depot at s:30 a. m. Tickets may be secured now from Mir s. Bethea, Steiner building Round trip, 50 cents.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Daily Statement

alveston-Quiet; middling, 9A; receipts, 35S; stock, 19,670
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, SIS; receipts, ?; stock, 6606.
 avannah-Nominal: middling, 9H; re- ceipts 1894; stock, s, 053
 Charleston-Nominal; middling, 9H; re- ceipts G; stock 5,919.
 lmington-Holiday; receipts, 1,025; stock, 10917.
 Norfolk-Nominal; middling, 99s; receipts, 9S2; stock 14706.
 Baltimore-Quiet; middling, 9%; receipts, 150; stock, TITO.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 11-16; receipts, net, 39; gross, 57.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 9B; re- ceipts 135; stock, 5,199.
 St. Louis-Dull; middling, 9is; receipts, 1,314; stock, 44,352.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, 9; receipts, 6S; sales, 200; shipments 2S1; stock, 42,369.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Birmingham City Bonds

Trr'ts rnd Produce Butter-EIgin, 23925c; dairy, No. 1. 1S6 9oc: country, none in market; cooking none in market. Potatoes-Irish. soc. Lemons, $3.75@450 Poultry-Hens 25@271kc; fries. 15317o. small 14616c ducks, 2oc; geese, 25H3oc Eggs. 11@1119c per dozen. Tomatoes. s2.5O@900 per crate. Spring cabbage, s5.00 per crate. Onions-White, 2%c; red, Sc.
 vccat Staple Groceries Flour-T3est patent $i.50; straight. s3 e5. p snear-Granulated s5.5o Y. C.. 5Hc Coffee-Green, 101s@12c; Arbuclle's nacrx- ores. SIP 80; Lyons packages, $11. 80. Lard. 71sc. Clear ribs sides, 61sc. olasses-Centrifugal 156s5c; surar house. 20G35c; Georgia cane, &C., Rice, 4661sc. Corn-Mixed, 56; white 561s Pearl meal, 9Sc. Hay-Choice timothy, s1950; No. i. SIS. clover mixed, s17.00. Oats-Mixed, 36c; white, 3sc; seed ssc Bran-Mixed, S1700; pure wheat, s1850 Cotton seed meal, s2200.
 
 ;v, lac
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

siyely and cured thousands of pat'ehts fering with all manner of private troup1a,' ls, Sexual Weakness. Syphilis, Structure, 1on cure. My charges are reasonable. may be a stranger to you. If so, 1 reier yvU with permission to First National DanA, t,, Alabama National Bank, Jefferson CouaaS Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, BanNe,s' as to my responsibility for my cohtras l cure many patients by mail treatnien nr Write for prices and terms. Address @ Y. D. Holloway, Watts Bldg, Thira I. in' and Twentieth street. Birmingham, Aia.
 Office corner Third avenue ana lMen ueth street. over Singer Sewing Machlne company Entrance on Third avenue next door to Birmingham Water Works com pany.
 Office hours Sso a. m. to 5:So ?. m. Sum days. 10 a. m. to 12 m.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Cotton Letter
COUtOn LetteT Fairchild & Hobson's Letter to H. D. Cot

Fairchild & Hobson's Letter to H. D. Goth
 ran & Co.
 New Orleans, May 22.-Contracts for near months and spot cotton suffered another loss today, Liverpool old crops declining 31a points, while distant arrivals closed 11a down. Manchester cables reported cloths and yarns hard to sell except at concess- ions. Spots in the English market slumped 1sd, with sales only 6,0Oe bales. Influenced by such unfavorable advices, liquidation of thes ummer months made it's appearance again, at our opening August starting at $40, or points lower than last night; De- cember, at 7.49, or only points below yes- terday, against the selling out of long cot ton in the early morning. The shorts were found covering, which proved the only sus- taining feature of the day. The opening was the low level of the day, for with shorts taking profits prices were boosted up to S.4S for August and 7.56 for Decem- Der. There were heavy rains in Texas last night and the weekly bureau report was unfayorable to that state but as conditions elsewhere are said to be good the back wardness of the Texas crop has been lost sight of for the moment at least. In the last hour of the session prices for the new crop lost all of their early gain and the summer months quit points lower than the highest of the day.
 Weather developments will continue to exercise their influence on prices and as moisture is wanted in Alabama and Georgia and sunshine in Texas the doings of the clements will be watched with no little in- terest From what we can learn south Texas needs rain. Spots IS off.
 The Cattle Markets
 Cincinnati, May 22.-Hogs active and higher at $490@5.3O; cattle steady at $95O@5. s5; lambs steady at $4256l6.00.
 Chicago, May 22-Cattle: Receipts 1000; generally steady; natives, -; good to prime steers, $500@5.70; poor to medium $425M 4S0; selected feeders, A25Qs5, 10; mixed stockers, $S 75Q4.25; cows, $S.2OQ4.6 60; heifers,
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

ports Reacted near the close under profit taking and closed steady at a. net advance of 5 to 10 points,
 Total sales 16,500 bags. including May, 6.75 July, 675; September 6.SO@69O; De- tober, 6.S5; November, 6.90@6.95; December, 7.10d715; January, 715Q720; March, 7.2OQ 7.25.
 Spot-Rio. steady; No invoice. 75s; mild market, quiet Cordova, 9A@13A.
 Sugar-Raw, steady; refined, firm
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
M etal Markets

New York, May 22.-Metals, quiet; tin s29 7543O; pig iron warrants weak and un- settled; no quotations given. Lake copper unchanged at $16S71l; lead ruled dull on the basis of S3.971aG4 OFF,
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fall in business by trying to do tooz many things. To be sue
 .a.sf,,l avery one sha,ild select some one special business and to that devote his whole time ana attention. For the past thirteen years in the city of Bir- mingham, Ala. l have treated exeiu-
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
\. D. C0THRAN & co.
Room 10, Alabama National Bank Building.
 Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
 COTTON, STOCK AND GRAIN.

AT, purchases and sales are made direct nn the Exchange for which the order is given.
 tntvre & wardwell; Purnell, Hagaman & Co. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Orleans; Ware 6 Leland, Chicago.
 References-First National Bank of Bir- mingham; First National. Bank of Rome, Ga.
 TELEPHONE No. 1145.
 Special attention given to orders over tele- phone and orders sent from out of the city. kity.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Grand Sacred Concert at East Lake every Sunday af- ternocn, from 3 to 6, by Mem oli'S Concert Band.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Grand Sacred Concert at East Lake every Sunday af- ternoon. from 3 to 6, by Mem oli's Concert Band.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Livernool Cotton Market

Liverpool, May 22.4 p. m.-Cotton: Prices 1sd lower; American middling fair, 5 15-32d ;
 good middling, S-16d; middling, 5 3-32d; low middling, 4 31-32d good ordinary, 1 27-32d l; ordinary, 21-32d The sales of the day were e,000 bales, of which 800 were for specula- ton and export and included 5,40O Ameri- can. Receipts, 5000 bales, including 7,60O American. Futures opened weak and closed steady at the decline. American middling
 L. M C.: May, 50O@5.01s; MayJune, 4.62@ 4.63 buyers; June-July, 461s; July-August, 4.59b August-September, 452@453v! Sep tember-O October, 4.43b October-November
 4.24b; November December, 4.20s; December January, ASS; January February, 4.16Q AIS; February March, 4.16b.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Chioaro, ,IlI1anre

Chicago May 22.-Business on the board of trade today was of a very quiet order. Wheat and corn closed without change in price from yesterday. Oats were 1sc low CT. Provisions at the close were 5@12lsc lower. There was no change in the news-
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Well kept men eat at the Delicatessen, 2l23 Second Avenue.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Screen Doors and Adjust able Screen Windows. Estes Hardware Go.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
LOCAL MARKE

Local Cotton Market Good middling, 91sc. Middling, SC. Strict low middling, 8Ac. Low middling, S1sc.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Water Coolers and Filters. Estes Hardware Go.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
BONDS
Financial

New York, May 22.-The Commercial Ad- Nertiser's London financial cablegram says:
 The markets here were extremely quiet today, with an inclination to heaviness, but they improved slightly at the close. The leisure was devoted by members to the discussion of politics. The only unfavor- able views accepted were the probable French ministerial crisis over Frances difficulties in Morocco and Russia in Corea. The news that General Roberts had reached the 'Vaal came too late to affect the mar kets. Consols and home rails were the flat test Americans were neglected and were sleepy until the final rally, Baltimore and Ohio leading on New York support. I can ont confirm the report current here that A. A. Houseman and other large Wall street operators here are depressing this market Present uneasiness in Paris caused French operators to unload copper shares. There was some discussion of pos sible action the bank rate next Thurs day, but the general opinion is thatithe rate will not be reduced.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

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The age-herald., 1900-05-23

New Orleans, May 22-Cotton futures quiet and steady; May, S.S3 bid June, SS2C9 SS4; July, S.S2@S.S3; August S.S3@S. S4; Sep tember, 7.92; October, 7.63@764; November
 751@7.53; December, 7.51@7.52; January, 752 @7.54; February, 7.53Q755; March, 75ip 756 ffn
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Dry Goods

New York, May 22.--The market without change today and quiet throughout De- mand for heavy brown cottons continues fair and sellers meeting it.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Grand Sacred Concert at East Lake every Sunday af- ternoon, from 3 to 6, by Mem- oli's Concert Band.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was steady, but dull. No. spring wheat, l 62@651kc; No. 2 red, 72@73c No. corn, 367sc: No. yellow, 37c No. 2 oats, 221a@ 24al a251kc. No. ? rye, 5sc Good feeding barley, 37c; fair to choice malting 3SG640c. No. 1 flax seed. $1.SO; No. northwestern, s1.S0: prime timothy seed, s2.45. Mess pork, per barrel BIO 4O61l 50; lard, per 100 pounds, $6.75@6.90 short rib sides, loose, $6.40d665: dry salted shoulders, boxed 61a06sc; short clear sides, boxed, $6.95a7.05. Whiskey, on basis of high wines per gallon, $125 Su- gars-Cut loaf, s596; granulated. $5.42; Con- fectioners' A, S5.30; off A, S5.23.' Clover Contract grade, S.00. On the produce ex- change today the butter market was firm; creams. 15G1912c; dairy, 131Ad17c. Cheese was slow at Sh@9Ac. Eggs were steady; fresh, 11c.-
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
New York Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 22-Cotton steady; sales, 300; ordinary, 11-16 good ordinary, 8 3-16; low middling, S9s; middling g lie; good middling, 94; good middling fair, SIS; receipts, 1,S13; stock, ,3SS
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 19, 497; exports to Great Britain, 10267; con- tinent, 12,313; stock, 22,21.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

Fine, pure tobacco and no flavor make Texie Cigar a magnificent smoke.
The age-herald., 1900-05-23
Coffee

New York, May 22.-Futures opened steady at 591O points advance and further advanced 10d15 points on cables stating that the bubonic plague had been officially announced at Rio and nine cases reported, causing active demand from shorts and some increase in investment buying. Flu lures were otherwise indifferent and the trade cautious about accepting plague re
The age-herald., 1900-05-23

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Treasury Statemene

Washington, May 22.-Todays statement of the treasury balance in the general fund exclusive of the $150 GOO, 000 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows available cash balance S14S,O4S765; gold, s70,164,921
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By Private Wire to Murphy & co.)
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04
Web Davis This Year and Last,

On May rs, 1899, as the principal
speaker at the great three days Peace
Jubilee in Washington, Webster Davis
delivered an Grafton from which the
following extracts are taken:
Our war with Spain was right. Our
war with the Philippines is right.
Now, the question arises, shall we
give up the fruits Of that victory! |
answer mol
Our only course is to fight 1t
through. The authority Of the
United States must be thoroughly es.
tablished and it must he thoroughly
recognized by the Filipinos.
To surrender those islands would
be to smirge the glory of the match
less victory Of Dewey and his gallant
men.
To surrender them would be a dis
grace. We would be false to our
solemn duty. These insurgents were
the agsressors; they first assailed our
army in Its Notifications and encamp-
ments under the cover of darkness.
Their object was plumber and massa.
ere.
The same power that supported and
guided Washington, Lincoln and Nc
kinley, the God Of Bunker Hill and
Gettysburg, OF Yorktown and Apo.
mattox-the God Of our nation1He
has planted Old Glory on the islands
Of the seas, where its stars appear
like the stars in heaven, and its
stripes like beams Of morning light.
1t is the hand Of God that is lifting it
aloft-let no man dare to take it
down.
All Of which is Tue-just as true
this year as it was last And to read
1t makes one wonder more and more
at the attitude now assumed by the
man who wrote it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04

The Abilene REFLECTOR is always Good
God and Good Devil" 1t fights G. B. Ilotf.
man because he Is successful In business and
j. W Breldentha because Ut allege he is
not successful.-[ Enterprise Eagle.
The REFLECTOR does no such a
thing, 1t does however object to in
sincerity in political leaders. 1t oh.
jects to Mr., Hoffman, who is himself
an example OF what thrift and indus
try can doin this country in massing
fortunes and whose mills are reliably
said to have cleared $55, 900 last year,
going among the people with calam.
ity plea. 1t objects to his declaring
that the people are ground under the
heel Of capital and that poverty is the
fate Of all, 1t objects also to Fusion
lists claiming that Mr.. Breidenthal is a
great businessman when the record
OF his life goes to show that he knows
no more about business than q rabbit,
and that every enterprise in which he
has been actively engaged has gone to
the wall. Let our Populist brethren
stand on square, honest basis and
make their campaign on principle not
on cant,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04
SILVER AND COTTON,
Bryan's Theory as to Parity and
Price Is Disproved.
Owing to Good Times OF the Past
Four Years the People Are Us.
Ing More Cotton Than
Ever Before.
1900.
' $43,390,927

Everything seems to 60 wrong fol
the silver theorists. Their claim that
wheat and silver kept pace was long
ago exploded by the fact that while sill
yer has continued to fall since 1896
wheat and practically everything else
produced by the farmer has continued
to rise. Their last attempt, however
In the effort to sustain this argument
was cotton, which continued to fall in
price until 1890.
They studiously avoided the fact that
the cotton production of the United
States, the worlds chief cotton pro-
Queer, has enormously increased, and
that this fact accounted largely for the
decreased price, but kept hammering
away with their assertion that the ST.
multaneous fall in the price Of cotton
and silver was proof of the accuracy of
their general claim that the price of
silver governs the price of farm prod
ucts. But now the last prop is
knocked from under this theory by the
fact that cotton is selling in the New
York market for double the price of
1898 and 1899, while silver continues its
downward course.
The price of an ounce OF silver in
March. 1896, just prior to the nominal
ton of Mr.. Bryan, was a little over 10
cents and the price Of a pound OF cot
ton was 71a cents; or, in other words,
in 1896 il required ten pounds of cotton
to buy an ounce Of silver; to-day an
ounce of silver is worth 81 cents and
a pound of cotton over ten cents, so
that II now only requires six pounds of
cotton to buy an ounce of silver in
stead of ten pounds, as was the case
in 1896.
The fact is that the price of cotton,
like that Of everything else, is gov
erned by the ability Of people to buy
and the relation of production to the
worlds demand. Under the prosperity
and manufacturing activity which pre-
vailed in the United States in 1892 the
home market took much larger share
of our enormous cotton crop than II
was able to take under the business
depression and inactivity Of manufac-
turers which existed in 1894.
The official reports Of the bureau OF
statistics show that the consumption
of cotton in the United States, which
amounted to more than 1571,000,o00
pounds in 1892, fell to 1.0s6,000, 900 in
1894, a reduction of nearly one-third,
while in 1899 the consumption of cotton
in the United States amounted TO 0o6,-
100000 pourG having nearly doubled
as compared with 1894. and increased
over 30 per cent. over the corresponding
period of 1922
The per capita consumption of cot
ton in the United States amounted to
over. "A pounds for each individual in
1892, but il fell to less than l6 pounds |
in 1884, and increased to more than
~ pounds In 1899. Nearly IS per
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04


K. G. journal; A Populist old sol.
der has written to the Journal bureau
asking II 1t is absolutely true that
Breidenthal said in a letter that "a
Populist is an Internal idiot to think Of
attending a soldiers reunion" He
says that II Breidenthal did say that
be will leave the Populist party and
do what he can to defeat Breidenthal.
The sentence quoted was written to
". D. Vincent, Of Clay Center, by
Mr. Breidenthal, in October, 1896.
The letter fell into the hands OF the
Republicans and was published on
October 20, 1896. Breidenthal ad-
mitted having written the letter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04

There are thousands of ranchmen
farmers, cattlemen and sheepmen
that have been lifted from the Slough
OF Despond and placed on the solid
rock Of progress and happiness in this
and all OF the states Of the Union.
Four year is not long for them to re-
member, they know that they have
prospered and it has been under Nc
Kinley's administration and they will
not stop to argue whether 1t came
because Of McKinley's election or not.
They are satisfied to know that it
came and that Bryan's threats Of un-
told disaster and universal bank.
ruptcy were false. They will be very
slow to change from the present sat.
isfactory condition to an unknown
and untried one even under Mr.
Bryan's promises.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-10-04

Wanted, active man, Of good charac.
ter to deliver and collect in Kansas
for old established manufacturing
wholesale house. 5000 a year, sure
pay. Honesty more than experience
required. Our reference, any bank
in any city. Enclose seli-addressed
stamped envelope. Manufacturers,
Third Floor, 1874 Dearborn Street,
Chicago. 1915