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The age-herald., 1900-07-28
PRICES WENT UP
 AND THEN DOWN Small Net Gain Made in Brook
 Iyn Transit SUGAR DID NOT FARE WELL It Got Up as High as 5-s At One Time, But Late Reaction Wip7
 ed Out the Gains of
 the Day

New York. July 27.-The traders succeed ed in putting prices up for time today but they drifted downward again toward the close of the day and left only small net gains except in Brooklyn Transit This stock was decidedly the leader of the spec ulation, and was largely dealt in on the strength of insinuating rumors that the yearly statement, which is yet to be seen in print will show larger earnings than has been anticipated. The stock made an ex- treme rise of over three points under this stimulating influence and helped the whole market It relapsed a point in the later reaction when the trades were taking their profits on the days rise.
 Sugar, which comes next in point of tivity, did not fare so we'll It got up at one time as much as 1B on the expectation that the firmness of the regular market foreshadowed another advance in refined Sugar. But the late reaction entirely wiped out the rise The railroad list con tinued extremely dull and narrow The sharp gains shown by a handful of stocks had little influenece on the rest of the list which hung sluggishly back. Gains of over a point were established in half dozen stocks at the midday high level. But none of these was fully maintained, and nothing
 
 of the day. The strength of Baltimore and Ohio was apparently due to covering by shorts. Burlington was marked up on as- sertions that the statement of June earn ings would show better net results than has been foretold. St. Paul, Louisville, Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific were the only other railroad stocks showing any notable strength.
 The steel stocks moved uncertainty and irregularly, pending announcement of the agreement arrived at by the Chicago con- ference. The local traction stocks were strong in sympathy with Brooklyn Transit and Consolidated Gas more than recovered yesterdays decline. So far as general con- ditions were an influence the market was helped by the less Respondent views re- garding the fate of the Envoys in Pelzin held by foreign speculators This was largely a sentimental influence as dealings here for foreign account were insignificant. No gold was engaged for export tomorrow, and in fact demand sterling fell off a frac- ton. But it recovered fraction in Paris and the rate for call loans declined in Lon don. London discounts were firm.
 The bond market continued dull. but the tone was rather frmer. Total sales, pan value, $1, ,03O 900. United States 3s registered declined 4 and the new As coupon 1s in the bid price.
 New York, July 27.-Money on call steady at 1h@1R per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4@4A per cent. Sterling exchange easy with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at S4.S77s for demand Rnd at $4.S3B for 60 days.
 Posted rates, $4.S4la@i4.S3 and $4.SS44.SS1a. 1 Commercial bills, $4. S3@p4 S31a. l Bar silver, 6oAc
 Silver certificates, 6112@62Rc,
 Mexican dollars, 4Sc.
 Government bonds weak.
 State bonds inactive.
 Railroad bonds firm.
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The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Cotton Letter

Fairchld and Hobsons Cotton Letter to
 H. D. Cothran and Company.
 New Orleans, July 27.-Opening here at an advance of four points on new crops, and notwithstanding that Liverpool spots came lower, that market, after being 2-64ths up on near futures, closing only one point better than yesterday on late months, With spots reduced 1-32d on sales of only 4,OOO bales middlng American sad, prices here continued to gain in value and sold at level eight points higher than last night. The improvement following the opening of the market was due to further rains in Texas and the Mississippi Valley. The eastern section of the belt also shared in the distribution of showers, but as rain is badly needed in that section, a sufficient amount of moisture has yet to fall. Crop reports show that the plant is of a sui ficient size as to permit the arrival of a conclusion on its condition, are now begin ming to attract very close attention. In an interview with Georgia's Assistant Commissioner of Agritulture, the Augusta Chronicle of yesterday quotes this gentle man as saying that the corn and cotton crops of Georgia will be about 30 per cent short Adding the condition of Mississippi and Alabama, and we may say that of Texas, 1t is hard to understand that the promises of the growing crop will not be in keeping with the requirements of the world for twelve months to come.
 There occurred reduction in the visible supply of American during the week of 63,- GOO against a loss of 103.000 last year, and a decrease of 93,000 for the year before. It now stands tonight at SSl, ,675 against 2,359,- 2S6 last year, and 1,S102 292 in 1898; of which amount the United States hold, the inter- for included. 203,0O0 against 331, 900 last year and SS1, GOO in 1898.
 There being little speculation during the session, the market at one time became very dull and droopy, but on fear of a Chronicle in the morning not to the liking of the shorts, prices recovered somewhat and closed a couple of points better than yesterday, with spots quoted quiet and steady, unchanged.
 New York Cotton Futurrs
 By Private Wire to H. D. Cothran & Co.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

information of the above eXpeits n any state so they will know rot to ten aa. and more lies, except they do so wiiluily qua maliciously, that until I commenced :" clusiVely treat private diseases as 5spo1 sp elaity was member of the state ea.U.,,on association; also secretary of the i1ard county Medical Society and one or us p1eao }eoa oi m censors, or medical examiners 1o transactions of Medical Association ol Ala ,'ao pama' 1887, for prooD. l will sun s d special attention to private troubles, and aiso ,iso treat at my office patients With any oisease they may trust to my care:
 ., reter you with permission to Flrst Es I"s slonai Bank, Alabama National Bank, & 1el. 1erson County Savings Bank ana ote'ile. ae. pros, Bankers, as to my responsiplhty ioa ''. my contracts. I cure many paueiie os ihall Treatment Write for prices and .erllis; address Dr. Y. F. Holloway, lSOls secohu avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth street, opposite postoff1ce.
 Office hours. S:30 a. m. to 5.30 D. m. Sun days, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.

All purchases and sales are made direct mn the Exchange for which the order Is Correspondents-J. H. Harper & Co.,; Me- Tptyre &, Wardwel; Purnell. Hagaman & Co' New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Orleans: Ware & Leland, Chicago.
 References-Ffrst National Bank of Bir- roingham; First National Bank of Rome. Ga.
 TELEPHONE No. 1145.
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the ely
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

not yet been issued, and the impression now prevails that few if any will be put out, whilst spots at a premium. Liver pool bought new crop deliveries here, hedg- ing sales at home.
 Private cables from Liverpool report that guesses there are ten and three-fourths millions for the growing American crop.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Birmingham City Bonds

Frrits ppd Produce Butter-Elgin, 16d118c; dairy, No 1, 1S00 200; country, 1o014c; cooking, none in mar ket
 Irish potatoes soc per bushel. Lemons. s6,0oG6.25, Poultry-Hens, 6@27kc; fries, 15@f7c; small, 14d16c; ducks. 2Uc; geese, 25930c. Eggs, 10111c per dozen. Tomatoes 75c per crate. Onions-White 1kc, red 1c Spring cabbage, 1G1hc per pound.
 Local Staple Grocsrie. Fiour-Rest patent, $.50; straight, s3.90; patents. s450
 Sugar-Granulated, $500; Y. C., 65s@6%c Coffee-Green, 101kGl2c; Arbuckle's pack ages, $12S0; Lyon's packages, s1295 Lard, 7% basis. Clear ribs sides, 6lsc. Molasses-Centrifugal. i5435c: sugar house. 2c035c: GeorgIa cane, S6c. Rice, 41ac; fancy, 7c Corn-Mixed 62c, white 63c. Pearl meal $102 Hay-Choice timothy, s19.50; No. 1, SIS; clover mixed. $1700. Oats-Mixed, 3ec; white, sSc. Bran-Mixed s170o; pure wheat, sls50 Cotton seed meal, s22.00
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Dry Goods
Murphy & Company's Cotton Letter

New York, July 27.-Cotton closed in Liv- erpool today about 3-64d up on old and to 2-64d advance on new deliveries which was better than expected here. Favorable weather over the belt and expectation of August delivery notices caused this mar ket to open easier, but since improved on covering sales of August, as notices have
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
BONDS
Financial

New York, July 27.-The Commercial-Ad- yertisers London financial cablegram says:
 Business was not increased in the mar kets here today and the tendency was heavy. Americans moved within a narrow range. The bank bought f2O,000 gold in bars.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Treasury Statement

Washington, July H.-Today's statement of the Treasury balance in the general fund, exclusive of the $150, 900 gold re- serve in the division of redemption, sows: Available cash balance, $151, ,2SO, 74S; gold, $7s, ,406,0 091.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Are you a cigar epicuree
 Try 8 TeXie.
K. D. C0THRAN & GO,

Members of Chicago Board of Trade. Rooms l and 10 Alabama National Bank
 Building Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Chicago Change

Chicago July T.-A good cash demand, higher cables and unfavorable crop and threshing reports caused a rally in wheat today September closing 5sc@%c over yesterday Corn closed &c6D1c and oats 1sc414c higher. The provisions market was strong, September pork closing 35c, Septem- Der lard 121sc and September ribs 10Q12c improved.
 The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles IOpened IHighestl LoWest Closing
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
DR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physlclahs and the lesser lights of the medical profess sion. probably for the want of other prac- , tice, try to create the impression that they hey are expert in the treatment of private , diseases. They deilgn. . in telling people tiiae thae doctors who adTer.lso US, are quacks lnd ,iao .,ao
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
LOCAL MARKE

'~ea, Eotton Market Good middling, 9Bc. Middling, Sc. Strict low middling, SBc. Low middling, sac.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
COTTON MARKET
 WAS VERY DULL Neither Longs nor Shorts Could Claim Decided Advantage. OPENING BARELY STEADY Before Close of the First Hour Prices Rose to Points on Sudden
 Scare of Shorts Started [
 by One Trader
OPENING BARELY STEADY

New York, July 27.-Todays cotton mar ket was the smallest of recent times and neither longs nor shorts could have claim ed decided advantage at any time during the entire session. The opening was bare ly steady with prices one point higher to two points lower. Europe and the South sold the August option and the room trade along lines on October and December. Be- fore the close of the first hour prices had rise to six to eight points on a sudden scare of stocks which origianted in a de- sire of single trader to take profits in a small way
 There proved to be few sellers on hand and this hastened the advance and added to the concern of the smaller bears. But by midday values had relapsed to about last nights figures, and during the balance of the session displayed unimportant fur ther variations. The trade had practically nothing in the way of news to work upon. The cables were pretty much as predicted. the crop and weather advices continued splendid and the China complications fail ed to show the first sign of unravelling. The single feature of the weekly Liverpool cable was the announcement that imports included 1000 bales of Japan cotton, which was followed later by report that 10000 bales more were on the way from that country for Liverpool, the China market for Japanese cotton goods having been closed by the revolution. The market closed quiet and steady with prices, net one to four points higher.
 New York, July 27.-Cotton dull, 10 1-16c; gross receipts TOO; sales 526; stock 37. .057
 Total today: Net receipts 6102 exports to Great Britain 2.204 exports to the conti- nent 2272; stock 162 944.
 Consolidated: Net receipts 27, ,4S7; exports to Great Britain 16,773 exports to the con tinent 7,747.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts G. 414,5O4 exports to Great Britain 2265 363; exports to France 63,039; exports to the con- unent 2,676,227.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Comparative Statement.

New York, July 27.-Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Friday: Net receipts at all United States
 ports during week. ...... ..... 27437 Net receipts at all United States
 ports during same week last
 year........ ...... ......$ ..... ..... 7,063 Total receipts to date..... ..... ..6,474504 Total receoptS to same date last
 year.. ........... .......... ....... $, 1903, ,1sS Exports for the week. . ... ........ A230 Exports for the same week last
 year,. ........ ...... ........ ....... liooJ Total exports to this date..... ....3, 3,634, ,6l9 Total exports same date last year 7,067 5H Stock at all United States ports... 142,9if Stock at all United States ports same
 time last year,. ....... ........ S9542 Stock at all interior towns..... ..... 44,59O Stock at all interior towns same time
 last year,. ....... ........ ..... 23O, 300 Stock at Liverpool ..... ...... 30S, 900 Stock at Liverpool same time last
 year,. ........ ...-.-.'.' .'.'.....'' 'i,VS',oVV Stock of American afloat for Great
 Britain. ..... ....... .......... ....... 4oOOO Stock of American afoat for Great
 Britain same time last year,. H,0Oo
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Coffee
 New York, July N-Spot: Rio, steady; No. invoice, 9kc; mild, quiet; Cordova, 9HQ131sc. Futures opened steady and un- changed to points higher and ruled quiet all forenoon, with little further change. Slight opening improvement was due to room covering, European market news of indifferent purport and Brazilian advices too conflicting to afford a foothold for new ventures. The market suddenly advanced 10 to 20 points in mid-afternoon following rise of F franc in Havre, presumably on higher exchange rate in ttio. Shorts were leading buyers, sellers scarce. Closed steady with prices net 15 to 20 points higher. Total sales, |, 600 bags, including: Decem- ber S.25QS.35; March, S.40@S50; May, S6O.
 | 0 al Markets
 New York, July N.-Tin weak at $S4; cop per quiet and unchanged; lead and spelter dull and unchanged at $3,S71aa402A and S4.2O@43O, respectively.
 Live Stock Markets
 Chicago, July N.-Cattle-Receipts, 25OOo; hest steady to strong; others slow to weak; butchers stock stronger: best on sale one car load at $5.60; good to prime steers $5.1 m5.S5; selected feeders steady at $400Q46; mixed stockers, $300@390; COWS, $3.00Q4S0; heifers, s3.O0@5.10; canners $215Q29O; bulls S3. .000D450; calves, SoVO46.oU. IeXanS, re- receipts, 300; best on sale today two car loads at $515; Texas fed steers shade lower at s495@51O; Texas grass steers, $3.20@425; Texas bulls steady at $2.50q34O
 Hogs-Receipts, 16,00O; strong to Sc higher to s6.36h; mixed and butchers, $550 good to choice heavy, s5.00@15. .321z rough heavy, s4. .9O@5 co; light, 0q532h; bulk of sales, S5.2oQ525.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000; sheep strong; lambs 1Od15c higher; good to choice wethers, s415 045O; fair to choice mixed, $3.25Q4.1O; Texas sheep, S3.O0Q4.00; western sheep S400@4 40; native lambs, $4. .4OQ6.OO; western lambs, $500 Q60O
 Ring Worm-No Cure No Pay.
 Your druggist will refund your money if 1,..o Oiut,nept fails fo c,ire vou 50 Vs
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The best tonic for family use is Moerlein Beer.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Ring Worm-No Cure No Pay. Your druggist will refund your money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure you. 50 Xs.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Now Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, July N.-Cotton quiet and steady; sales, 800. Ordinary, 1-l6c; good ordinary, SAC; low middling, SAC; middling, 1oAc; good middling, 101sc; middling fair, 10Ac Receipts, 754; stock, 61,11S. Consolidated statement: Net receipts, N,- 437; exports to Great Britain, 16,773; to the continent. 7.457 stock, 142,944. New Orleans July N-Cot.on futures: July, 1016@101S August, 955@9.5f. Septem- Der, S.61@S.62 October, S19qS20; November, S06D8. .OS: December. S.05@S07; January, S.05 qSO7; February, S.Q9QS.11; March, S.iSa0S.1S; April, S13@S15
 fHiiv statement
 Galveston-Quiet; middling, 99sc sales, 5O4; receipts, 2; stock, 7,54S
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, sac; receipts. 1; stock, 4,412.
 Savannah--Quiet; middEng, SAC; receipts, 753; stock, 14,395.
 Charleston Nominal middling, SAC; stock, 9.923
 Wilmington Nominal; middling, 9Ac: stock. 3,S6S.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 1Oc; receipts, PSI; stock, 2,719.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 1oc; re- ceipts, 2952; stock, 3,516
 Boston-Dull; middling, 10 1-16c; net re- ceipts, S,25S; stock, 5,S99
 Philadelphia-Guiet; middling, 10 5-l6c; stock, 3145.
 St. Louis-Dull; middling, g 5-16c; sales, 700; receipts, 139; stock, SAB.
 Memphis-Steady; mddling, 9&c; receipts, Il; sales, 50; shipments. 25; stock, 9,531.
 Liverpool Cotton Market
 Liverpool July N.-Cotton-Spot limited demand; prices lower American middling fair, 7-a2d; good middling, 15-16d; mid ding, 5a4d; low middling, 55sd; good ordi- nary 51sd; ordinary, 5 5-16d. J 2 The sales of the day were 4000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 3,100 American. Receipts, 2,0OO bales: no American.
 Futures opened quiet and closed quiet. American middling, low middling clause: July, 3S-64d value; July and August, 5 32- 6495 33-64d buyers; August and September, 15-64G5 16-64d buyers; September andS Oc- tober 60-64d sellers; October and Novena- Der, 47-64d sellers; November and Decem- Der, 4-64dD4 42-64d sellers; December and January, 4 3S-64@4 39-64d sellers; January and February 36-64@4 37-64d sellers; Feb ruary and March, 34-64G14 35-64d sellers; March and April, 4 33-64@4 34-64d sellers.
 Drv Goods
 New York, July 26-No particular change in the character of the market. Beached goods demand continues fair and stocks are being cleaned up. Prices steady Brown sheetngs and drills slow and irregular Wide sheetings easier. Coarse colored cot Prints move indifferently throughout. Lin ems are dull and prices barely steady. Bur- laps quiet but firm.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Fine, pure tobacco and no flavor make Texie Cigar 8 magnificent smoke.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

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 Attala, 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. i Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers. Birmng- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport.
 J. M. Culp. Traffic Manager. Washington. b. c.
 Frank 8. Cannon. General Manager Washington. D. c.
 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 Fills. T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

tBy Private Wire to Murphy & Col
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
| Q al Markets

New York, July N-Tin weak at $S4; cop per quiet and unchanged; lead and spelter dull and unchanged at $3.S71sq4.02k and S4. 2O@4. 30, respectively.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-22
Knnck IN Fittinxa Coat.

II remember an interesting incident. -"
said a man about town. according 10 the
Washington Star. (which occurred once
~ convention OF merchant tailors In
Cincinnati The subject for discussion
was the cutting and ntting o. garments.
AMI q testy old scotchman had the aoor
lie said IN effect that n cont were cut
20 SCI right upon the doltold muscle that
the wearer would aiways ind Il com
Portable and well fitting
In fact. said he the deltold muscle
determines the az u a coat
WIN tho geutlema- state what and
where the deAso4d muscle is7 asked a
cutter on the other side o. the chamber
The seotchman turned on him sharp
d.
sir. he Said angrily. do You claim
10 Dc a cutter and not know where the
dehoid muscle Is located Don't YOU
know. sir. that knowi ledge Of the hu-
man anatomy is as important 10 the tail
or as % O. 10 the surgeon Do you expect
20 cut garment 90 ht an object whose
every line ana curve sou do not know ?
You might as well try to NJ a Plug 10 a
hole without knowing the size OF the
hole No. sir. the gentleman viii not state
what and whore the deltoid muscle &c.
IL is your duty. sir. 70 know the deltoid
muscle; not mine 90 instruct YOU
The discussion ended there. simply
because there was nobody present a. car
rs % on. for / don't believe a man ia the
place. except the old fellow. knew any
thing about deltoii muscles know /
didn't hut ar soon A. 7 got TO diction-
airy ] looked 81 ~. later I gave the mat
ter some study. ana ] found that the
ScotChrnan was right"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-22

The river and harbor bill "a hrs' made
up hy the committee. carried So 10000 q
the information contained ia tho dis
patches was correos. The Committee on
River and Harbors has scaled it to So.
oooC0n IL VIII have 20 undergo a great
deal more scaling before u viii likely
meet with the approval OF the House
A. the country grows the demand for
the Improvement OF rivers and harbors in
creases And che river and harbor bin e.
made % cover kinds OF improvements
never even considered by Congress a
quarter 81 a century ago. For instance.
the scheme that Chicago has induced the
River and Harhor COMMITTEES 10 regard
with favor-the scheme OF unloading her
drainage canal on tho Unised States and
Of constructing a steamboat canal. having
a depth Of "A. and perhaps Is. feet from
Chicago 10 -. Louis. with she view Of
ultimately extending 60 90 New Orleans
,goud never have been considered for
moment by a River and Harbor Commit
tee a generation ago. The present COM
mittee has put t1oooo IN The river and
hartor bin for a preliminary survey and
a report on the feasibility Of the under
taking II looks like an enor; on the part
% Chicago 70 get the general government
20 undertake. tho maintenance OF her
drainage canal. which she has constructed
az the cost % many millions OF dollars.
j. IS hardly reasonable TO suppose that
Congress would undertake to open q ship
channel from Chicago 20 New orleans.
In the FIRST place Il would DE impossible
to maintain such channel after it was
opened The FIRST freshet would destroy
tho channel Besides. II a channel could
be maintained Ia would be Of no practical
value. Il has been demonstrated on the
Mississippi that steamboats, cannot com
pete successfully wish the railroads. At
least they do not The river traffic once
immense. has shrunk 20 almost nothing
while the railroads thas run through the
territory tributary 20 he river have very
profitable bushes
The work Of retaining tho lowlands
along the Mississippi river is being done
on the plea OF deepening the river. and
vast sums are being spent. Not much
towards improving the rivers channel b.
being accomplished however Indeed q
Is doubtful IT 100000 would be SUFFICIENT
20 accomplish what Chicago has asked
Congress 20 do. And yet it would not be
az all surprising II the Chicago scheme
should De accepted and the proposed work
undertaken.