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Johnson and adopts the same as
their affidavit as fully and to the
same effect and intent as If 1T We're
again repeated here.
MAJOR HAvELoCK E-,vES.
The showing for the prosecution
started out with the report of the
evidence atthe coroner's inquest.
The first affidavit is that of Major
Havelock Eaves, who says that last
Friday morning, while the morning
mail (about 10 o'clock from Charles
ton was being distributed, the de-
ponent was in the lobby ef the post
office talking With W. T. Bellinger
about the lnerits of typewriter.
While they were talking Mr.. Joe
Brown walked in the lobby; the de-
ponent spoke to him. He was on one
side of the deponent, Mr.. Beliinger
on the other; Mr.. Johnson was there
also several minutes after, when de-
ponent was leaving. Deponent does
not know whether Mr.. Bellinger had
lett before deponent saw Mr.. john
son OF not.
MISS BAMBERG AN EYEWITNESS.
The next affidavit is that Of Miss
Lulie Bamberg, student attending
the Carlisle Fitting School, and a
daughter of Gen. +. N. Bamberg,
who said that last Friday morning
about half-past 10 o'clock, she was
on the front piazza Of the girls
boarding hall of the fitting school,
facing on the campus; saw Mr.. Joe
Brown drive up the street from to-
ward Railroad avenue, turn the cor
ner and stop his buggy in front OF
Mr.. Johnson's gate. In a few min
utes Mr.. Johnson came out OF the
house toward the buggy with gun
in his hand; the impression made
on the deponent was that he was
going hunting. The deponent then
saw Mr.. Willie Bellinger in the path
leading diagonally across the path to
his fathers house. He had paper
in his hand. Mr.. Johnson did not
stop at the buggy. but walked rapid
" across the road that runs in front
of his house to the telegraph pole in
front of Mr.. Bellinger's lot, and as
Mr.. Beliinger turned into the short
path leading to his house, the de-
poneut, fearing something would
happen from the manner in which
Mr.. Johnson was carrying the gun in
his hand toward Mr.. Bellinger, went
to the hall door to go into the piazza,
when she heard loud report as of a
gun, followed by several pistol shots
and. looking back saw Mr.. Bellinger
falling, with his pistol in his hand
shooting. The loudest report was
the first. Miss Verbena Brabham
was with me on the piazza at the
time. I could not tell whether the
first loud report was one gunshot or
two simultaneously. 1t was as two
barrels discharged almost altogether.
After Mr.. johnson shot and Mr.. Bel
linser fell Mr.. Joe Brown drove up
by Mr.. Bellinger. looked at him and
drove off.
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very
M onth

there are thousands of wo-
men who nearly suffer death
from irregular menses. Some
times the "period " comes too
often = sometimes not often
enough-sonetimes the flow is
too scant. and again it is too
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that there is trouble in the or
gans concerned. Be careful
when in any Of the above con-
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every nostrum advertised to
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That the said w. +. Johnson is a
clergyman of the Baptist Church, of
the highest standing, and commands
the confidence and respect of all who
know him, and in his present
troubles has the sympathy of his
Church aud people, who consider
that be is entirely justified in what
be did and that he WAS fcrced TO fire
upon the deceased to save his own
ife
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CONCUR WITH CAPT. COT NTS.
Then fellows this affidavit:
Before me personally appeared NJ,
A. Mcye. S. H. Saunders. J y. E!kin
+. G. Hunter, who, being dul Y sworn.
depose and say, and each of them
SAYS. that he has heard read ;hefore-
going atlidayitof Capt. T. j. Counts,
and they concur fully in what he
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BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE REGULATOR

is the one safe and sure
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full menstruation. 1t cures all
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irregularity. such as leucor-
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nervousness; pains in the head,
back, breasts, shoulders, s1oes,
hips and limbs. By regulating
! the menses so that they occur
, every twenty-eighth day, all
those aches disappear together.
Just before your time comes,
! get a bottle and see how much
good it will do you. Druggists
sell it at 81.
Send Cor our free book, Perfect
Health for Women"
THE BRADfIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
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deponent ordered Walker to get out
of his yard. He hesitated, looking
first at the deceased and then at de-
ponent. Bellinger ordered the man to
paint on, and deponent insisted on
his going out and he started to go
and Bellinger ordered him to paint
on, and the painter would act as II
he intended to obey, when deponent
peremptorily ordered him out and
he went.
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y y 4 "
That about two weeks ago Il color
ed painter by the name of Walker,
who was painting Mr.. Belllnger's
house and fence, came TO deponent 5
house and asked leave 10 come into
depouent's yard to paint the division
fence between the two lots. Depon-
ent consented, provided he would
paint the bottom board Of the fence
as we'll as the balance. This he
promised to do, but did not do; de-
Donent called his attention TO it from
time to time. each time receiving a
promise that he would paint the said
board before he left, but he never did
do it. About Il week ago the said
painter returned to put on q second
coat, and deponent Informed him
that he must do the work IN accord
ance with the agreement, OF it could
not be done at all. He promised TO
do it. but did not, and deponent see
ing that he did not intend to DO Ii.
deponent ordered him to leave the
yard.
On Thursday, the Sd inst, the man
Walker was in the yard painting,
and the deceased, William 7. Bel
iinger, was sitting Oh the fence at
the intersection of the division fence
and tile from. fon"o. on the street;
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paint the fence if he wants to.
Then. my brother told Mr.. johnson
that he was thief and he knew 1t;
that he had stolen land from us;
that he had gone in the night and
taken the stakes from the fence aud
duo the dirt away. Willie cursed
Mr. Johnson, after telling him TO
shut up.
Mr.. johnson told him that he
would not come out in the street ana
curse Eini. Willie got off Of the post
and walked into the street, With his
pistol in his hand, and repeated
what be had said.
Nh. Johnson walked down steps as
nv brother went out into the street
and also stepped into the street two
or three steps. Neither said any
more. Soon l saw Mr.. Johnson
,nrn towards his house. Mr.. Clar-
ence Moye was standing where he
had lett him, and Mr.. Johnson went
into his piazza, and / stood there
nptil Willie came into our house.
and sat oa the piazza. after waiting
some minutes for Mr.. Johnson to
come back cut.
Next morning at 10 O'Clock the
deponent and her mother left the
house to keep an engagement at the
dentists. She SAW Mr.. Johnson
retting into IL buggy With Mr.. Joe
Brown. The depom"nt and he!
mother Went cown-town, alter cut.
tin. roses.
80 IILiIAN.C. iSELLlN,'EE.
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ROBERT ALDRICH,
Notary Public, South Carolina.

The next affidavit is that of Capt.
Counts:
Before me personally appeared
Thomas J. Counts, who, being duly
sworn. deposes and says: That he
is % years old, that he has been a
member of the Baptist Church for
forty-five years that he represented
the county of Barnwell in the State
Senate from 1877 to 1880, and IS at
the present time Master in Equity
for Bambelg County. That he re-
sides in the town of Bamberg and is
we'll acquainted with the people OF
the community. That for months
past it has been a matter of public
notoriety that Mr.. John r. Beilinger
and his family have sustained a
hostile, abusive and threatening at
,itude towards the Rev. Mr.. w. T..
johnson, so much so that the said
Mr.. Johnson has been repeatedly
warned to be on his guard in refer
ence thereto. That throughout it ali
he has borne himself in q patient,
dignified aud gentlenanly manner.
as became Christian minister.
CLERGYMAN OF THE HIGHEST STAND
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Suuar and Coffee

New York November 22.-Spot Rio cof- fee steady; mild market; qulet. The mar ket for futures opened steady, with prices unchanged to points lower, and for time ruled barely steady, with liquidation following the bearish adviees from coffee markets heavy port and interior Brazilian receipts, slack spot demand and unfriend- ly domestic statistics. Later there was a net gain recorded due to covering and light new buying, based on a final rise of II franc in the French market. Speculation was considerably more active than ot late. At the close the market again turned easy under fresh realizing, and was finally bare- ly steady; net unchanged to points lower.
 Total sales were fl. 5000 bags, including De- cember 62Od6.30; January 63O; February 635; March 6.45@6. 50; May 6.55 July 6.65Q 70; August 6.7O; September 6.70Q6.75; De- tober 675d6.S0. 4.-ai.4A
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steady; others weak to 10c lower; canners steady; natives. best on sale, 565; good to prime steers $5.25Q5.75; poor to medium $4 2515.15; selected feeders slow, s3.75442o; mixed stockers $2.25@3.65; cows $26o44 So; heifers $2750475; canners $242.65; bulls strong, $2.5O@4,4O; calves steady, AO0Q5f5; Texas fed steers $4@4S5; Texas grass steers 8 25d410; Texas bulls $2. .50@3.25.
 Hogs-Receipts today 40,000; tomorrow estimated g, ,OOO left over 1000; steady to 5c lower; tops $495; mixed butchers A6O04.95; :; good to choice heavy S4 7004 .92la; rough heavy $455@465; light $461di.of12; bulk of sales S4,756l4.S5.
 Sheep receipts 14,OOO; sheep and lambs firm, active; good to choice wethers S44 490 fair to choice mixed $3.S0q4 western sheep s41425; Texas sheep $25Od&65; native lambs $440@5.40; western lambs &.S5qo.zo.
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Daily Statement,

Galveston-Firm; middling 9&; sales 5S3; receipts 5,496; stock 231, ,S27.
 Mobile-Cotton steady; midding 9 11-16; sales S0O receipts 165; stock 26259.
 Savannah-Firm; middling 93s; sales 299; receipts 460S; stock 92,724
 Charleston-Firm middling 95s09 11-16: receipts 1877; stock 21,446
 Wilmington-Firm; middling 9A; receipts 2O64; stock 12.643.
 Norfok-Steady; mddling 9A; sales s6; receipts 1477; stock 37,S06.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 10h; re- ceipts 632; stock 9711.
 Boston-Firm; middling 10A; receipts, net 2134 gross 4191.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; mddling 10h; re- ceipts 35; stock 1850.
 St. Louis-Firm; middling 1916; sales 215; receipts 6109; stock 59,599
 Memphis-Steady; middllng 913-16; re- ceipts 445S; shipments S159; sales 1850; stock u7,312.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, November 22.4 D. m.-Cotton: Spot, fair demand; prices steady; Ameri- can middling, 55sd. The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included $500 American Receipts, 16, 900 bales, all Ameri- can. Futures opened quiet and closed steady. American mddling, L. M. C.: Mo- vember, 5.S4 sellers; November-Decem5er, 5.30q5.31 buyers; December January 5.2S sellers; JanuaryFebruary, 5.26 buyers; Feb ruary March, 5.24 buyers; March-April. 522 @5.2S buyers; April-May, 5.A buyers; May June, 5.19@5.20 sellers; June-July, 517Q5. IS sellers; July-August 515Q5.16 sellers; Au- gust-September, 5.06Q5.W sellers.
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Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

A meeting of the stockholders of the Bir- .z.ingham Railway, Light and Power Com pany is called to meet at the office of tn 3 company on Saturday, the Sth day of De- cember, 1900, at 12 o'clock m., to consider and vote upon a prosposition that the com- pany issue bonds to the amount of three million, five hundred (s3,50O0O0) dollars to run not exceeding fifty (50) years, and to bear interest at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum and to secure the same by mortgage or deed of trust upon all of the property, real, personal and mixed and railroads, tracks. rights, franchises, privi- leges. easements and contracts including it's franchise to be corporation, now held or which may be hereafter acquired, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before a stockhold- CTS meeting.
 By order of the board of directors.
 ROBERT JEMISON, President.
 J. F. ROSS, Secretary. 1l-6-30t
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Murphy & uompany's Stock Letter.

New York November 22.-London prices this morning did not show much change Our market opened steady with heavy transactions, and values were, for while, sharply advanced, Sugar was the strong feature, selling up to 137. The granger list which has been neglected for a few days was well bought and showed large advances especially St. Paul, which rallied to 1SO. Near the close however, there was liqui- dating and values eased off sharply, cs- pecially in Sugar, American Wire and Y. c. l. While we may have some reaction, we still look for higher prices
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the Alexander City Mills of Alexander City, Alabama, are now ready to receive, and hereby re- quest sealed bids for the construction of cotton mill building in Alexander City, Alabama. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of D. L. Lewis, Syca- more. Alabama and at the office of E. w. Dutton, 507 Gould Building, Atlanta, Ga. Bids to be opened by the committee in At lanta on the 27th day of November, 1900 The right is reserved by the committee to reject any and all bids. n-l6-9t
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BEARS POUNDED
 COTTON MARKET Reaction Set in After a Strong
 0peoing, PRICES WERE IRREGULAR. Large Block of Long Contracts Were Unoaded on the Decline, But the Close Was Steady at
 Net Gain.

New York, November 22.-Early influ- ences on the cotton exchange were bullish and lead to a decided rise in values, later a pronounced reaction occurred under con- fiicting rumors and a scramble to unload early purchases by timid holders. The market started firm and to F points high CT on energetic bull speculation and a scare of room shorts based upon much bet ter English cables and a lighter forward movement of the crop than predicted. Claims of higher spot prices in the South helped to undermine the position of shorts and brought in buying for outside. At the best level of the morning prices were net Il to IA points above the close of last night. But soon after midday the market suddenly became weak and irregular un- der hurried sales of large blocks of long cotton and pounding by room bears. Not only was the forenoon improvement wiped out, but a slight net loss was secured be- fore the selling movement displayed signs of positive abatement The bears made the most of rumors that the Car was dead So far as Southern markets and estimates for tomorrows receipts were concerned the bulls had the advantage Trading was spasmodically active and prices followed oi SliatiS COuISS tO the ClOSe WHICH was steady with prices net 1 point lower to 3 points higher
 New York, November 22.-Cotton quiet; i; middling 1Ohc; net receipts 25; gross re- ceipts 2300; sales 63; stock 41,1SS; exports to the continent 30.
 Total today: Net receipts A. 723; exports to Great Britain 79n; exports to France 10,- 0O3; exports to the continent 30; stock 779,- PFC.
 Consolidated: Net receipts 236, ,640; exports to Great Britain 105,4 exports to France 16,OSS; exports to the continent % 253.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts B. 023,SS1; exports to Great Britain 1,140, ,099 ; exports to France 223,010; exports to the continent 735,29
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posters Now, for the information or the above experts will state so they will knoW not to tell any more lies, except they do so wilfully and maliciously, that until com com menced to exclusively treat private a,s- us eases as a speciality was member or i', lns State Medical Association: also secretary of the Culman County Medical Society anu one of its board of censors, or medical eA- aminers. (See Transactions of Medical A, Al sociation of Alabama, 1887. for proof. VIII still give special attention to private trou- bles, and also treat at my office patlenls with any disease they may trust to my care.
 I refer you with permission to First Ha- Ma tional Bank, Alabama National Bank, @ @9el ferson County Savings Bank and Steiise. fea Bros, Bankers. as to my responsibility L3, my contracts. I cure many patients by hia,i treatment. Write for prices and terms. Au, dress Dr. Y. E. Holloway, 1s01k secono avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postotfice.
 Office hours, S:sO a. m. to 5:so D. m Sum days. 10 a m. to 12 m.
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Mrs. WinsIows Soothing Syrup.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL REIN WHILE TEETHING, with PER FECT SUCCESS.It It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO, and is the best rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, - and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle
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Metal Market.

New York, November 22.-Tin steady at s2S. 80; lake copper quiet and unchanged at s16. .75Dl7. .OO; pig iron warrants quiet at $9 5O@1O 05; lead was quiet at $i.3712; spell ter steady at $4 SO@4,35. The brokers price for lead was $4, and for copper ST.
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Birmingham City Bonds.
Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce. Butter-White clover pound prints 27c: EIein (standard), 23c; best creamery. 25c. Mississippi best grade, 29c; good country. 20c: mixed country, 13@15c. Irish potatoes, 65c per bushe1 Sweet potatoes, $1. 25@1.50 per barrel. Apples, s2. .75@3.5O per barrel Bananas-Culls, S5cQ$1; straights s1. .75@2 per bunch.
 Poultry-Best friers, 200; medium. 1sc. hens. 2503Oc; ducks. Pekin, 306D35c; puddle 1502Oc; turkeys on foot, SQ9c; drawn head and feet off, 12hc.
 Eggs, 21GD22c.
 onions, 1S@2c per pound.
 Cabbage, 1hc per pound
 Rutabagas, 1c per pound. Lima beans. 7126DSc per pound. White peas, 225 per bushel. Dried apples, 313Ql5c per pound.
 Local Staple Groceries. Flour-Best patent. A.65; half patent Sugar-Granulated, 5%c; Y. C., 5Kc. Coffee-Green. l201S1kc.. Arbuckle's mack ages, $l3.3O; Lion packages, s12.3O Cheese-New York full cream, 13hc. Lard, sac basis
 Meats-Clear rib sides, 7%c; bacon beII;es s1hc; dry salted bellies, sac; best hams. .11%c. four x hams, 10kc; California hams 9c. breakfast bacon, n%c.
 Moiasses-CentrifuRal. 15a35c: spsar house, 2O935c; Georgia cane. 35a3sc. Rice-41zc; fancy, 7c.
 Corn-Mixed. 53c; white, 55c. Meal-Jim Dandy. 90c; Joe Darter Sec. Hay-Choice timothy $1S.50; No. 1, s17.5o: clover mixed, S16.50; prairie, $11.50. r Oats-Mixed, 34c; white, 36c. Bran-Mixed, sl7.0o; pure wheat $1s50. Cotton seed meal, $500.
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Dry Good .

New York, November 22-The demand for cotton goods today has been of fully aver age proportion, the tendency in four-yayd sheetings firmer, after a good business. Prints are selling fairly we'll Bleached cottons are firm and look as though prices might be advanced before long on leading lines. Several lines of plaids and tickings A to Rc per yard Print cloths and all col ored lines very firm, with good demand Ginghams occasionally to 1ac higher for staple lines and fancieS.
 New York Cotton Futures
 By Private Wire to H. D. Cothran & Go. |
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Bonds.
Treasury Statement.

Washington November 2.-Today's s statement of the treasury balance in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,OOo,OO0 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Available cash balance S135, ,9S6, AIS; gold $92,414,259.
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direct m the Exchange for which the order Is given. IT pork.. xv lee S. Co.,; Purnell, Hagaman Ss Co. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or leans: Ware 6 Leland. Chicago.
 References-First National Bank of Bir. ningham; First National Bank of Rome, Ga
 TELEPHONE No. 11N
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the ei0.
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Chjcauo Chance.

Chicago, November 22 - The November corn deal monopolized attention to a great extent on the Board of Trade today, for delivery as well as December, clsing 1sc higher. Wheat was dull and closed un-
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DIR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young Zph ysicia ns end the lesser lights of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to cre- ate the impression that they are expert in the treatment of priva t e diseases. They delight in tell ins people that doc- tors who advertise are quacks and im-
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N. D. COTHRAN & GO,

Members of Chicago Board of Trade and
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms 1 and Alabama National Bank Building.
 Private leased wires to New York. New o.ionns and Chicago.
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Fine, pure tobacco and 10 flavor make Texie Cigar a magnificent smoke.
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"BI6 FOUR"

FOUH GREA IHATW9. SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED' between Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston. NEW YORK AND BOSTON MORNING
 SPECIAL between Cincinnati, Coly mbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York ane Boston. "NEw YORK AND Bol TON LIMITED' between Cincinnati. D} rton. Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, New fork ana Boston,
 NIGHT EXPRESS" between Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleye. land Best line to Indianapolis and Chi> cago.
 S. J. GATES, [ General Agent, Louisville, Ky. W. J. LYNCH, VIM. P DEPPE, G. P. & T. A., Asst G. F. Az
 Cincinnati. O !.
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Financial

New York, November 22.-The Commer- cial Advertisers London financial cabie- gram says:
 Americans still monopolize attention in the markets here. Trading in them today was extensive, although there was less exhuberance than yesterday, and the deal ings had rather a spotty character. Lon don continued buying though arbitrage houses sold. New York worked both ways but on balance realized, causing an un- eventful finish. The London bulls seem a little inclined to take profits. The short interest is not extensive
 The bank returns show a reduction of f2,- 500,000 Tn market balances. The bank Is still working to secure control of the mar ket in view of government borrowing in January.
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For quick and good repairs on any kind of machinery, phone 2lO. John D. Lykes.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, November 22-Cattle receipts
 15,5OO; best steers steady to slow; others 1OQ15c lower; butchers stock, medium
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 22-Cotton was steady; sales $50; ordinary SA; good ordin- ary Es; low middling 91a; middling SIS; gooo middling 101s; middling fair 10 7-16; receipts 13,902; stock 2935S4.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 2S6, $40; exports to Great Britain 10S 4GO to France 16,OSS to the continent 22,25S; stock 779,276
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REAL ESTATE.

changed. Oats at the close was Bc higher and provisions a shade to Dc lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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New Orleans November 22.-Cotton fu- lures steady; November 9.75 bid December g. 9.73q9. 75; January 9.70@9. .71; February g. TO @972; March 9.70d971; April 9.70lD972: May 9.70@9.n; June 9.7O@9. Il; July 9.69Q9.71.