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The age-herald., 1900-12-05
SUGAR TOOK THE MARKET BY STORM Price Was Run Up to 1851 at
 the Start II WAS NOT UNEXPECTED Before the Close the Stock Commenced to Tumble and Closed at a Net
 Lose-Many specuia-
 tors Suffered.
II WAS NOT UNEXPECTED

New York, December IA favorite para dox in Wall street is that surprises are al- ways expected in sugar. In the pursuit Of their professional avocation stock traders were trying to discount what they expect, and in consequence that in sugar they are invariably surprised and disappointed.
 Today was no exception. Action on the quarterly dividend has been looked for at any time for several days past and the "news" as to what the dividend would be has varied all the way from an increase in the regular rate from 1A to per cent and up, to the regular 1% and an extra dis bursement of ? per cent. The speculation has gone on right merrily on that basis. The price was run up to 1854 this morning when the intima ton was disseminated that no action would be taken on the dividend today. Consequently the announcement a little later that the directors had met at the private residence of the president of the company and declared a dividend of only 1A per cent. came like a bombshell upon the speculative contingent. In their rush to scale losses they forced the price down by rapid stages, meeting no support except from professional shorts on the way down.
 The Stock touched 127H in the last hour which was eight full points below the highest and closed with net loss of 61s The violent slump in this stock had a de- pressing influence on the whole market, but the movement elsewhere at no time approached demoralization. In fact, there were points of strength persistng here and there in the railroad list, notably the Erie stocks, and in the low-priced Southwest erns, but these yielded their gains in the late reaction. In the early dealings the principal weakness was shown by the spec ialties and especially the steel stocks. The latter group showed good recoVeries and except for Tennessee Coal held we'll in the late weakness of the railroad list.~- The pressure to sell the railroads grew steadily during the latter part of the day and a large number of them shot net losses of about a point. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy declined 1%. The bond market shared in the reactionary tendency of the stock market, but was varied new points of strength. Total sales par value $3505,- 900. U. S. new As advanced A per cent on the last call
 New York, Dec. '4.-Money on call steady at 4q41a per cent; last loan at per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4@4% per cent. e Sterling exchange unsteady, with actual business in bankers pills at S4.S5A for de- mand and $4.S17s for 60 days.
 Posted rates, $4S2L64 Sh.
 Commercial bills, $4. $4.S0aQ4.S1A.
 Silver certificates, 6i465c.
 Bar silver 64Ac.
 Mexican dollars, 50A.
 Government bonds strong.
 State bonds unsteady.
 Railroad bonds, irregular.
 New York Stock Market
 (Ry PriVata Wire n Murnhv & Col
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Cotton Letter.

Cotton Letter of Fairchild & Hobson, by
 Private Wire to H. D. Cothran & Co.,:
 New Orleans, December 4.-Futures and spots alike ruled easier today in American markets. Foreign advices were rather good, contracts at Liverpool gaining 3 points with spots firm at unchanged ouo- tations, sales 1000 bales. On first call New Orleans opened four higher than last night The days port movement however, showed rather large proportions, New York estimating at 52,000 bales and 1t had a tendency to encourage short selling New York's estimate on semi weekly movement, receipts 125,O0o and shipments 115.00o. about met expectations and served to check the early decline. But the post ing of estimated receipts for New Orleans and Houston tomorrow combined fl 900 to 45, 900 against 27,025 last year gave the market a setback and created an easier spot situation as well, prices for contracts filling to 9.5S for anuary, or Il points below the highest Of the day, while spots were quoted easier at unchanged prices. The approaching day, next Monday for publish ing of governments crop estimate is anx-
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posters. Now, for the 1nformauon ol 1he above experts I will state so they will know not to tell any more lies. except they do so wilfully and maliciously that until com menced to exclusively treat private ois- eases as speciality was member or tne State Medical Association; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society ana one of It's board of censors, or medical eX- aminers. (See Transactions of Medical AS, sociation of Alabama, 1884, for proof). VIII still give special attention to private trou- oles, and also treat at my office patlehts with any disease they may trust to my care.
 I refer you with permission to First Ma donal Bank, Alabama National Bank, Jet- ferson County Savings Bank and steiner Bros. Bankers. as to my responsibility pr my contracts. I cure many patients by mal treatment. Write for prices and terms Au dress Dr. E. Holloway, 1s011a second avenue. Birmingham, Ala.
 Office. Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoHice.
 Office hours, 6:3e a. m. to 5:s0 D. m. Sur Qays. 10 a. m. to 12 m.
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MONTEVALLO GOAL
 & RkIL WAY COMP PAM '
DoGWooD, ALABAMA,


 Offers for sale $1oo,ooo of it's treas ury stock at par, and guarantees 8 PER CENT. DIVIDENDS, paid quarterly, on all stock. The money for all stock sold is to be immediately applied in purchas- ing machinery to hoist 2ooo tons Monte valIo coal daily at $500, $6ooo. Daily ex- penses to mine 2ooo tons, $2ooo. Daily profit, $4ooo. Yearly profit, $1,2oo,ooo. This company has paid-in capital stock of $75,ooo, and no mortgages or ieins on any of this property. Orders for 10000 tons coal refused this season on account of small output. There are 4e seams of coal on our lands, known as THE MoNTEVALLo COAL BASIN. Some Of these seams are to 9Ia feet thick, and include every seam in the coal fields. These lands were tested by JOSEPH SQUIRE, STATE BIOLOGIST, who assited in making map of the Alabama Coal Fields in connection with PROF. EUGENE ALLEN SMITH, STATE GE- OlOGiST. In the celebrated MONTE VALID COAL BASIN Hon. w. F. Aid rich made not less than One Million Dollars. Our Company won the diploma and bronze medal at THE STATE FAIR. RMlNGHAM, ALA, in 1899, for the highest grade coal in the Alabama Coal Fields.
 c. w. CARY,
 Financial Agent, MontevaIlo, Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
Live Stock Market,

Chicago, December 4-Cattle receipts 5000 head generally steady, including butch CTS stock; best natives on sale $610; good to prime steers $5.45d600; poor to medium $4.00@5.35; selected feeders $3.50d4.25 mixed stockers $2.25q3.70; cows $2.6Oq4.15; heifers $2.65@465; canners $2.00d2.5O; bulls $2.50q 415; calves $3.50d550; Texas fed steers $4.O0 @4.90; Texas grass steers $3. 40a4 .15; Texas bulls, $25OQ3. .25.
 Hogs, receipts today 3l GOO; tomorrow 40,- GOO; estimated; left over 5000; opened stron- ger, closed easier; top 4S715; mixed and butchers S4. 5O44.S7; good to choice $4.55W 4S5; rough heavy s4 40d4 50; light $4.504 4.6719; bulk of sales S4. .70614 60
 Sheep receipts 19,000; sheep and lambs opened steady; closing slow; good to choice wethers $4.0O94. 95; fair to choice mixed $3 75 @I4.05; western sheep 4.00dD435; Texas sheep $2. 50@3 50; native lambs $4 40045.50; western lambs s4.70Q5.55
 Cincinnati, December 4.-Hogs, easier, lower $3.15d475 Cattle steady g. .25@5 .00. Sheep, steady, S1 .25@3.7 .75. Lambs steady, s. .50@5 GO.
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Bonds.
Financial

New York, Dec. 4.-The Commercial-Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
 Business in the markets here today was restricted and dull, speculators refraining from dealing until after Thursdays Afri- kander meeting, which it Is thought might create some political disquietude. Paris ru- mors of settlement of copper troubles were accompanied by poor demand in tin -tos of 15s and in Spanish As of s and fairly large cash sales of consols, which fell 3-16. The sales of tintos were attributed to Presi- dent McKinley's reference to trusts in his message, which, hitting the Amalgamated Company, would. 1t was thought, react on tintos but the trouble is apparently local.
 London was dull throughout except for Fries, in which an apparently concerted movement was made, both here and in New York. London was inclined to sell the list, but New York steadied and prices showed small fluctuations. Erie firsts went up dollar above London prices.
 The bank lost f15O,00O of gold to Egypt
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Daily Statement.

Galyeston-Steady; middling, 9 11-16c; re- ceipts, 20,510; stock, 222, ,55S
 Moble-Steady; middling, 9-16c; sales 1900; receipts, 3S90; stock, 29,62S.
 Savannah-Steady; middling, 99sc; sales 139; receipts, 5l65; stock, 1889.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 95se bid; re- ceipts, 5sS; stock, 13,119-
 Wilmington-Firm; middling, 97sc; re- ceipts, 1l02; stock, 22,1S4.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, SAC; sales, 2127; receipts, S325; stock, 33,091.
 Balumore-Nominal; mlddling, 10Bc; re- ceipts. 139; stock, 12,776
 Boston-Dull; middling, 10 S-16c; net re- ceipts, 1675; stock, 12,991.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 10 7-16c; re- ceipts, 140; stock, 3915.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 13-16c; sales, 23O; receipts, 12,52S; stock, 62,27O.
 mphis-Steady; middling, 13-16c; re- ceipts, 6175; shipments, I,S25; sales, 5000; stock, 114,754
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Suqar and Coffee

New York, December 4-Options opened steady with prices unchanged to points lower and weakened after the call under room selling and an absence of speculative support. After midday the market was firm and to 15 points higher on covering and light investment buying, prompted by rally of IA France in Havre in anticipa- ton of a small worlds visible supply ln- crease.
 Trading was comparatively light ana chiefly professional. The market closed firm with quotations unchanged to 10 points higher. Total sales were 1S00O bags including: December $6.15Q62O; March $6 40 Q6.5O May $660@665; July $665;s September &665m675
 Spot Rio quiet; No. invoice 73s. Mild market quiet; Cordova 91am13A
 Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 15-16; cen rifugal 96 test 7-16. Molasses sugar 1-16 Refined steady B.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
The Market Speculation Showed
 a Further Contraction
PRICES CLOSED MUCH LOWER
Though Final Reports from Southern Spot Markets Reflected Increased Strength, the Downward Move
 ment Was Not Stopped.

New York, December 1O.-The cotton market pursued an irregular course today and speculation showed further contrac- tion as far as the public was concerned abroad as well as here and in New Or leans. The opening was easy with near months 1 to points higher on covering by room-shorts following better cables than expected and rumors that Southern spot markets were advancing on active export and domestic demand.
 The near options were 1 to points low CT under general selling on a moderate scale and almost total absence of support from any direction. Soon after the call the market was steadier and trife more ac- tive due to firm late advices from the En- glish market, but still later an easier turn developed under renewed general selling, the direct result of large estimates for to- morrow's receipts at the ports, and inte- Tior towns and a more bearish weekly inte- rior town statement than looked for.
 Though final reports from Southern spot markets reflected increased strength and some improvement in values on urgent de- mand from New England spinners and the export demand, there was a lack of in terest in the market and prices rallied but a few points at most. The New Orleans market was finally quiet and steady with prices net 6 to Il points lower
 New York, December 4-Cotton dull; middling, 10 S-16; net receipts, 1.017; gross, 35Sl; sales, IA; stock 55375. Exports con- tinent, 400
 Total today Net receipts 3,2S2; exports Great Britain, 9,S51 continent, 6, 463; stock, S2S, 343.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, IA, 473; ex- ports Great Britain, 42 26O; France, 23 6S6; continent, 49,7SS
 Total since September l: Net receipts, S5OS,597 exports Great Britain, 1,2S1 ,O2O; France, 2S2,090; continent, 300, 232.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, December 4.-Cotton spot, mod crate business, prices firmer: American middlings 19-32. The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 800 were for spec ulation and export, and included 650O Amer ican. Receipts 160OO bales, including H. 300 American Futures opened quiet and steady and closed steady. American mid dlings I. M. C.: December $5.31@5.32 seller; December-January $5.29 buyer; January February $5. 2 seller; February-March $5.A d5. .25 seller >March-April $5.22 seller; April May s 19 buyer; May-June s5.160p5.1 IT buy CT; June-July $5. 5.13@5.14 seller; July-August s5 1o@5 II seller; August-September $5.OS9 5.09 buyer.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
Murphy 6 oompanys Stock Letter.

New York, Dec 1.-The stock market opened moderately active this morning. showing irregular changes, with declines predominating. The London market again furnished a much lower range of prices for American stocks and foreign houses con- tinued to sell here, although there was lit tie or nothing in the news of the morning Which would account particularly for the decline in American stocks in London Con- solS were unchanged, an indication that the weakness there was not the result of any undiplomatdc developments The most note- worthy exceptions to the tendency of the market with the opening of business was ! Sugar, which showed a good advance Den yer and Rio Grande preferred was also firm and active, notwithstanding the intimation that the hoped for advance in the dividend rate would not be ordered at this time. The particular strength shown by Sugar was of course in advance of the dividend decara- ton on the stock, as the idea was quite commonly entertained that an advance would be ordered The buying of Pacific Mail seemed to be due to the Presidents recommendation regarding the shipping subsidy bill. The fndustrials were again weak, notably A. s. W. and F. S Little was done in the local traction stocks, which continued somewhat feverfsh. Total sales of stock today, 631, 40 shares.
 On the announcement of the regular 1% per cent. dividend on Sugar the price went from 134 to 127A, closing at 127h.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
"BI0 FOUR :"
FOUR GREAT TRAINS.

SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED" between Cincinnati. Columbus, Cleveland Buffalo. New York and Boston. NEW YORK AND BOSTON MORNING
 SPECIAL" between Cincinnati, Columbus Cleveland. Buffalo, New York and Boston. 'NEw YORK AND BOSTON LIMITED" between Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston
 NIGHT EMPRESS, between Cincinnati, Columbus and CleSe. land. Best line to Indianapolis and chi- cago.
 s. !. GATES, General Agent. Louisville, Ky. W. J. LYNCH, WN R DEpPE. G. P. & T. A.. Asst c. P. X 2, Cincinnati. O.
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Fine, pure tobacco and no flavor make Texie Cigar a magnificent smoke.

Go where the crowd goes, to Dunker's Saloon, 2O8 and 2l0 North 20th Street, between 2d and Sd avenues.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
Dry Good ..

New York December 4.-Spot business to- day has been on a decidedly limited scale owing to bad weather and mail order de- mand has been of average extent on home account Export business continues very quiet. No change in tone of market for S cotton goods either staples or fancies Print cloths inactive in all makes, but steady. White goods are firm and most descriptions well sold for spring.
 New York Cotton Futures
 By Private Wire to H. D. Cothran & Go.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.

All purchases and sales are made direct or, the Exchange for which the order is given.
 w. Lee & Co.,; Purnell, Hagaman S Co.,, New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or leans; Ware & Leland, Chicago.
 References-First National Bank of Bir- mingham; First National Bank of Rome, Ga
 TELEPHONE No. 1145.
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the city.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
Metal Market.

New York, Dec. 4.-Pig iron warrants quiet, $95O bid and S1050 asked; lake cop per unchanged at ST; tin very dull at $27.SC uzS.OO; lead quiet at 4371a; spelter quiet al $4.10Q4.35.
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Financial Agent, MontevaIlo, Ala.

iously awaited as such uncertainties hang ing over market generally operates against business. If it indicates a crop of less than 9% We expect an advance, if more or as much as 100000 we look for a decline.
The age-herald., 1900-12-05
Save a Day.

By using the popular Queen and Crescent Route (Alabama Great Southern Railroad) when going to Texas and the Southwest
 Quickest time by twelve Q2 hours. Par t:culars at No. 2O19 First avenue. I-4-tf
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DR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.

Young physicians and the lesser lights of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to ere ate ethe impression that they are expert in the treatment of priVat e diseases. They delight in tell ins people that doe tors who advertise are quacks and lm-
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Chicauo Chanue.

Chicago, December 4.--Argentine damage reports the close of navigation on the Sea of Azov, and the corn strength. were the leading factors in an advance in wheat to- day, January closing 9sc over yesterday.
 December corn closed a4e higher, and May with a gain of 1sQ14c. Provisions at the close were 21sG15c higher.
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Local Staple Groceries

Flour-Best patent, s4.65; Tennessee pat ent s4. .25; half patent, s3.75.
 Sugar-Granulated, 57sc; Y. C., Sc. Coffee-Green. lzQ131Ac; Arbuckle's pack ages. s123O Lion packages, $11 30. Cheese-New York full cream, 13hc. Lard, Sc basis
 Meats-Clear rib sides, 7%c; bacon bellies. eAc: dry salted bellies, Sc; best hams. 11Nc; four x hams, 1012c; California hams. Sc; breakfast bacon, 11kc.
 Moiasses-CentrifugaL. i5D35c; sugar house, 2O@35c; Georgia cane, 37kc. Rice-41sc; fancy. 7c. .3 Corn, mixed 54c; white, 57c.
 Meal-Jim Dandy, soc; Joe Darter, S6c Hay-Choice timothy, s1S.50: No. 1, $17. 50: clover mixed. s16.5D; prairie. s11.50.
 Oats-Mixed, 34c; white, 36c.
 Bran-Mixed, s17.o0: pure wheat, s1S.5o. Cotton seed meal, S23 .00.
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New Orleans. Dec. c.4.-Cotton Q

New Orleans, Dec 4.-Cotton easier; sales, $50; ordinary, 3-16c; good ordinary s 13-16c; low middling, 7-16c; middling, 9 1S-16c; good middling 10 1-16c; middlng fair, 103sc; receipts, 1--Sf0; stock 313, 342.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, 144- -479 exports to Great Britain. 42, 2,26O to France, 23,656; to the continent, 4O,7SS; stock. BPS 242 ..-.-
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Birmingham City Bonds.
Fruit and Produce.

 Butter-White clover, pound prints, Nc; Flein (standard), 23c; best creamery, 25c; Mississippi best grade, 23c; good country, 2Oc; mixed country, 13@15c. Irish potatoes, 65c per bushel. Sweet potatoes, $l. 25@150 per barrel. Apples, S2. .7599.5o per barrel Bananas-Culls, SscQ$1; stratghts s17503 per bunch.
 Lemons. s2.50q4.5 50. Pouftry-Best friers aoc: medium, 16c; hens. 2503oc; ducks, Pekin, 30@35c; puddle, 1562Oc; turkeys on foot, SQ9c; drawn, head and feet off, 1214c. Eggs-Cold storage. 200; fresh, PC. Onions, 26l2isc per pound. Cabbage, lAc per pound. Rutabagas, 1c per pound. Lima beans, T1a6Sc per pound. White peas, $2. 25 per pushel. Dried apples, 31kd5c per pound
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H. D. C0THRAN & co,

Members of Chicago Board of Trade and New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms 1 and 9 Alabama National Bank
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. Dec. 4.-Cotton futures: De- cember, 9.62q96S; January. 9.59@9 60; Febru- ary, 95Sq9.59; March, 95S9959; April, 9.57@ 9.5S; May 9.56Q957; June, 955a956: July, 9.54Q9.55.
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and f5o.oOo to Java.
 Money was plentiful despite the payment of fl,0O0,00O in treasury bills
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 No. 1 from Macon, Columbus, Albany. etc. 7:S0 p. m No. 3 from Savannah, Macon, Columbus, etc, p. m.
 Elegant through sleepers between Blr mingham, Columbus, Macon and Savannah on Nos. 3 and 4. Connection is made at Savannah with the fast freight and luxurious passenger steamships of the Savannah line from and 10 New York, Boston and the East. Close connection at Macon with the Dixie Flyer for all points in Florida and Cuba.
 For more detailed information, beauti- fully illustrated matter, write or apply to SOLON JACOBS. Commercial Agt.
 w. D. HAMMET, Tray. Pass Agt., 1921 First Avenue. , K W. JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala. J. c. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agt, E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager
 Savannah Ga.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES
Schedule in Effect October 1, 1900.

In Effect Oct. ', 19OO at 12:O1 a. m. Arrival and departure of all trains at Union passenger station, Birmingham. Ala Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Ala. Great Southern R.: R.

Shortest and quickest line to Cincinnati Louisville and the North; also to Shreye- port New Orleans, Texas and all points southwest.
 Schedule in effect October 2S 1900
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-12

In Paris, Easter is a time of general
gladness. The trees in the parks and
the gardens are in full LEAKAGE, but the
leaves are still of the most fresh and
tender green, The sky Is bright; a vi
tallzing force permeates things ma
ter!al and ethereal The morning sun
smiles in the rooms that look south
ward, and its reflected beams fit over
the ceilings like AIiels released from
winter bondage There being no more
need for fires, freplaces are covered
over with screens. The freestone Par
isian houses almost glare in the sun,
which discovers all the hues and tints
of blooming fiower-beds in the public
gardens Passion week is a period OF
conventional mourning, religious cere-
monies, and flowers. Goods trains
laden with flowers and greenery for
festival approached The supply OF
lowers goes on increasing until Easter
week, when the whole town seems a
flower show The markets being
glutted, the poor can gladden. their
abodes with fresh and fragrant
bouquets Spring is the time, OF all
others. for sweet-scented flowers. The
air of the churches is redolent of their
incense. Everyone who has lived in
Paris must associate Easter with flow
ers. The flower markets seem to be
suddenly extended into the streets.
Costermongers have there become it.
nrant flower dealers. The women who
deal are neither young nor pretty,