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The age-herald., 1901-10-31
AN|PULAT|ON IN
 STOCK MARKET General List Was Sluggish and
 heSltating COAL STOCK IS ADVANCED St. Paul Resumed It's Recent Show of Strength and Is Followed
 By the Pacific
 stocks.
COAL STOCK IS ADVANCED

New York October 3O.-The volume of dealings fell off still further today ana were again congested in few stocks In which there was rather obvious manipu- lation. The manipulation was for the advance, but its effect was confined to the leading active stocks so far as any notable results were concerned. The general list was sluggish and hesitating and huctuated narrowly throughout The Coalers were taken in hand for an up- ward movement the concerted buying of the group being based on reports of very heavy demand and a traffic only limited by the car supply of the com panies. while prices are firmly maintained at tho maxim of recent years. The high priced members of the group gained from 2% to points, and those selling under par rose about a point.
 St. Paul resumed it's recent show of strength and was followed as usual by the Pacific stocks to the extent of be- tween 1 and 2 points. There was another demonstration in the Vanderbits today. but its influence did not extend very eff Actively outside of that group. Amalga- mated Copper continued active and some what irregular and above yesterday s level, yet unconfrmed rumors circulated of the possible incorporation of Calumet and Hecla The National Lead stocks were strong on prospects, of improved trade conditions, and Manhattan and Sugar also helped out the show of strength The determination to take a cheerful view of the gold export move ment, which was increased today to a total of $2,s5O,000, was apparently based on the idea that the relief afforded to the foreign situation would be reflected back upon this market. There is some assur- ance felt also that the movement will be checked after tomorrow's shipments. This feeling will be emphasized if the Bank of England maintains its discount rate unchanged tomorrow, as now seems possible, judging from the freedom with which the bank discounted today at the current rate. The favorable subscriptions announced yesterday for New York city bonds are taken as reassuring regarding money market conditions and the release of November 1 disbursements, including government interest, Is looked to to tide over next week. Some currency Is re- turning from the West, and the transfers to the South have diminished. Receipts of gold from the Pacific coast through the sub-treasury have served to tighten the drain of that institution upon the money market, With surplus reserves at figure we'll above that of last week and a year before, anxiety over the money market outlook tends to relax and the sentiment Is expressed that the gold exports can we'll be spared After 8 very irregular movement the market closed firm in the neighborhood of the best prices.
 Railroad bonds were only moderately active and show irregular changes Total sales. par value, S2,66O,o00. United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call
 New York Stock Market.
 By Private Wire to Murphy G Co
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morrow caused renewed liquidation and aJnuary sold down 7.62. the low point of yesterday.
 The pressure increased on the decline and at noon It looked as though there would be no let up. The market is get ting demoralized and with long cotton coming on the market every day, fine weather and the heavy receipts leaves no support. The crop estimates are being increased and there seems to be no one willing to buy cotton under the present conditions. It will take diminished re- ceipts or killing frests to change the temper of the trade and without one of the factors, the decline will be difficult to stop.
 This Is not the first time this season the market has disappointed traders on both the long and the short side.
 For the moment everything is bcarish and operators see nothing in the outlook to change the tendency of prices,
 Liverpool is influenced by eleven million bale crop estimate and spinners are not buying freely. In the South prices have declined sharply and the outlook for an advance is not bright at the present mo- ment
 s New York Cotton Futures- uv privote Wire to H, D. Cothran .& Go
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Local stapIe GrocerIes.


 Flour Best patent, s4.5o; Tennessee patent A. 40; half patent. s3.s5. Sugar-Granulated, 5asc; Y. O., 4%c Coffee-Green. 10Q13c; Arbuckles pack ages, $11 80; Lion packages, $10.8O. Meats-Clear rib sides, 9c bacon bel- Hes 1oAc; dry salted bellies, 91sc; best hams, 13Nc; four X flams. 1211c; Cali fornia hams, 9c; breakfast bacon, 14c. Cheese-New York full cream. 1318c. Lard-1cc basis.
 Compound Lard-Sc basis. Molasses-C Centrifugal, 15@35c; sugar. house. 2O@35c Georgia cane. &C., Rice-Per pound, 41hc; fancy. 7c. Corn--Mixed, TIC; white, soc. Meal-Jim Dandy, s1:sO; water ground $1.25.
 Hay, Per Ton-Choice timothy, s1s. .00 No. l, $ls.60; clover mixed. s17.5 50; prairie s13.00; Johnson grass. s14.00. Oats-Mixed, 4Sc; white, BOG. Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $22. 50. Bran-Mixed, $19.00 pure wheat, $21,0 ,0O
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Money on Call.

New York, October 9O.-Money on call steadier at 39494 per cent; last loan SA prime mercantile paper 41zQ5 per cent; sterling exchange steadier, after ease. with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S65s for demand and s4 4.S31zGD4. S3s for 60 days; posted rates $4.s41z and S4.S71k; commercial bills $4. S2%14. S314.
 Bar silver 579s; Mexican dollars 45A
 Government bonds steady; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
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Bonds.
Financial.

New York, October 3O-The Commer eial-Advertiser's London financial cable gram says:
 Forced liquidation has apparently ceased and as result the stock market had a more cheerful tone today. Opinion is much divided as to whether the Bank of England will increase the minimum discount rate tomorrow. Some say thai 1t will be 314 per cent; others that 1t will be unchanged. Bills are quoted at 8 per cent. subject to a change by the hank and SA per cent outright with some even at per cent outright. Paris ex-
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Murphy G Co.'S Stock Letter

New York, October 3O.-Stocks today were very steady. Features of the morn ing were the anthracite coal stocks, in which decided strength was displayed. Based on encouraging reports from the industry and the handsome exhibits Of earnings coming to hand from the coal carrying properties, the high price coal CTS were leaders in strength. The up- ward movement in the minor Vanderbilt stocks also was renewed Big Four com mon sold above par for the first time. Missouri Pacific was again well support ed by buying credited to the reorganized pool. In the afternoon positive rumors of satisfactory settlement of the North ern Pacific controversy were circulated through the streets, and induced activity and strength in the railway list. North ern Pacific preferred rose sharply on the theory that the settlement in the north west would not involve the retirement of this stock. In the industrials, United States Steel showed early strength, but later suffered slight reaction AmaIga- mated fiuctuated frequently, but gener- ally tended toward higher level on the circulation of various rumors of satis- factory progress in securing a trade agreement Glucose common was sold down sharply on fears of some change in the dividend rate. The market closed strong.
 Government bonds unchanged,
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Easier.
 wheat-No spring es14@ssssc; No. 2 red, 711a@72c.
 Corn-No. 2 yellow, 5S14c. Oats-No. ?, 371z@3sc; No. ? white 3s1k@ 401sc; No. 3 white 39AGD401kc. Rye-No. g. 551sc.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 54@5Sc Flaxseed-No. l. s1:jO; No. 1 northwest ern, S1.50.
 Timothy Seed-Prime s. 7095. .S0 Mess Pork-Per barrel, SIS. 40Q13. .50. Lard-Per 100 pounds sS. 7OQ3 121s. Short Rib Sides-Loose, $7. .9O9S. 10 Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed,7 71s@7%c Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S. .35GD8. .40 Whisky-Basis of high wines. S1.3O. Clover-Contract grade, $S.75 On the Produce Exchange today quota tionS were:
 Enthusiastically; creamery 14@91hc, dai- ry 13Q19c.
 Cheese-Steady, 9%9101hc Eggs-Firm; fresh 19@191zc.
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Mrs. wInslow,s soothinu syrup

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' 5 Soothing Syrup and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTEis the CHILD, SOFTENS he GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND cOLIc. and is TWenty-ffYe cents a hottie.
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Dry Goods Market.

New York, October 30.-Borden still buying print cloths at S1sc for regulars; manufacturers at Fall River slow in sell ing. There has been no change in the market for staple cottons of any kind. Some further lines of prints advanced Ac Mems wear woolens dull, but prices un- altered. Moderate demand for woolen and worsted dress goods.
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FTUIt aHu fFOduCe. Butter-Clover Hillpound print 27c; El- gin (standard) 23c; best creamery, 25c: Mississippi. best grade. luc; good country, 14016c; mixed country, 10c. Appies-Per barrel, s3,00@3.50. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel S1 15O@2% %. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel $l.00, Bananas, Per Bunch culls 5o@75c; straights. 1.2501 50.
 Eggs-Per dozen, 19@20.
 Lemons-Per box, $2.75D4.00.
 Poultry-Best friers 25c; medium, 200: hens, BOG; Pekin ducks SOQ35c; puddle ducks. 2OQ25c; turkeys on foot, sGsc; drawn. head and feet off. 121Ac. Onions-Per pound. 21ac.
 Cabbage-Per pound, 1N@1M. Dried Apples-Per pound, 6.
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NorIcE To CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals for building a new court house at Hazlehurst Miss, are in- yited and will be received until o'clock D. m. December ?, 1901 plan and specifica- tions at the offices of J. Riley Gordon Company at Shreveport, La, and Dallas, Texas, and E. Stanford. hall suite s3s 1b3 LaSalle street Chicago, and the Chan cery Clerks office Hazlehurst Miss. The board reserves the right to reject all bids.
 By order of the Board of Supervisors. J. B. NAMES, Clerk
 october 2i. 1901. 10-15-2lt
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Chleano 'chanua.

Chicago, October s0.-Dullness and small professional trading characterized busi- ness on the Board of Trade today De- cember corn closed AQ2c higher and December oats Ac up. December wheat closed Ac lower. Provisions closed un- changed to 215c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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LIverpooi Cotton Marked.

Liverpool, October Sp.-Spot cotton was in limited demand; prices 1-32d lower American middling fair 4&d; good mid ding 4a-l6d; middling 15-32d; low mid ding n-s2di good ordinary 7-s2d; ordin- ary 331-32d.
 The sales of the day were 60Oo bales, of which 300 were for speculation and ex- port. and included 5000 American. Receipts 1S.000 bales, all American.
 Futures opened quiet and closed steady; American middling, zoe: October 4.22 sellers; October November 4.13 sellers; November December 4.o9 buyers; Decem- 407@4.08 buyers; March-April 4.M buy CTS; April-May 4.0 buyers; May-June 4.07 sellers: June-July 4.O6@4.07 buyers; July August 4.0G04.M sellers
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COTTON MARKET
 OPENED STEADY Better Tone in English Market
 Than Expected PROFIT TAKING AT MIDDAY Late Cables From Liverpool Eneour- aging, But Failed to Stimulate
 Buying-cIoses at
 Net LOSS.
PROFIT TAKING AT MIDDAY

New York. October S0-The cotton mar ket opened steady with prices 1 to points higher on light room and some foreign buying based on a better ruling of the English market than expected and on reports that planters were beginning to hold back cotton
 During the next half hour prices steadi- ly improved on general buying. January selling at 762 before this demand fell off But toward midday proft-taking by scalp CTS and a falling off in outside buying allowed the market to sag back toward the opening prices and at noon the mar ket tended toward weakness in the ab- sence of speculation. Late cables from Liverpool were encouraging, but failed to stimulate new buying here Early in the afternoon the market became very weak under active selling for both ac- counts, led by early buyers. Prices broke point after point with January finally down to 742 before buying for profits and a reaction turned the course of the market. Big estimates for tomor- rows receipts fine weather news and big crop estimates combined to undermine bull confidence. Trading was very heavy on the decline which represented loss since the selling movement set in of S1 points. Stop orders were reached around 7.bO for January In good numbers while there were surprisingly few limited buy ing orders uncovered by the break. Flu rope, the South and Wall street sold late months. Rumors that Southern spot markets were declining rapidly under heavy offerings had potent effect on the market. In the last half hour the market showed very little recuperative energy and was finally easy at net decline of g to Il points.
 New York, October 30.-Cotton quiet; middling, 15-1e; net receipts. 2SSS; gross, 75S4; sales 1929; stock, 72,356; exports to continent, 226.
 Total today: Net receipts. 59O96 ex- ports to Great Britain, 77G5 continent, 3429; stock, 723,53s.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 274,272; ex- ports to Great Britain, 120, 456; France, 31,977; continent, 35,766.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 1,911,9 exports to Great Britain, 426 France, 157744; continent, 490,s6i
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Cotton Letter.

Lee & Co.'S Cotton Letter to H. D. Goth
 ran & Co.
 New York, October S0.-LAverpool ruled very steady this morning and prices here had a reaction of about 10 points. As weather is still good and no signs of any change can be seen on the weather map and receipts continue heavy cotton was sold freely on the advance, January de- clined gradually from 7,62 to 7.66 when Orleans estimates of so,0oO bales there to-
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made dIrec, given.
 Correspondents-J. H. Parker & Co.,, c. W. Lee & Co.,, Purnell. Hagaman & Co.. New York; Fairchild C Hobson, New Or. leans; Ware & Leland, Chicago.
 Reference-First National Bank of Bir- mingham, First National Bank of Rome.
 TELEPHONE NO. 11z5.
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the rity. s4ss
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, October 3O.-Today's state ment of the treasury balance, exclusive of the gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance $1f2,412, 12o; gold $1o7,s42,o osS
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The Aee-Herald will attempt to de- tect those buying coupons from agents or newsboys, and will decline to count such coupons in the Piano contest.
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FOR SALE.

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N. D. OOThRAN & GO

Members of Chicago Board of Trade ana New Orleans Cotton Exchange Rooms l and Alabama National BanL
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New orleans and Chicago,
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change at one time was 25.1O but closed at 26107aB Berlin. 20.4O The Bank of England has discounted e35OO,OOO, and is readily obtaining hold upon the mar ket.
 American stocks are improving and hopeful of an early settlement of North ern Pacific affairs. The close was strong with the coalers leading
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The Metal Market.

New York, October 30.-Tin firm, $24850 a5.oo; copper dull. sl6s5@1I0o; lead dull, s4.371k spelter quiet; pig iron warrants unchanged, $950q10.50
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Birmingham City Bonds.
Fruit and Produce.

Birmingham city bonds can be bought on a Az or AS per cent basis.
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Live Stock Marketa.

Chicago, October so.-Cattle receipts 12,o0o including 800 Texans and 40OO West erns. Beef cattle mostly, 10a15c lower; cows slow; good to prime steers. s60o@ 6.S0 poor to medium, s3S0Q5 90; stockers and feeders, $20O@4-25; cows, $1.25@4 50; heifers, $2.25d5.00; canners. $1.25@2 25; bulls, s2.0o@450; calves, s3O0@625; Texas fed steers. s3.OOQ4.10; Western steers $3.6O@5.15.
 Hogs-Receipts. so,oOo; market 5Q1oc lower; mixed and butchers, $5. 5.75@6.20 good to choice heavy, $5.sOG6. 221s; rough heavy. $5.5O@5.70 light, $5 75q5.90 bulk of sales, s5.75d5.s0.
 sheep-Receopts 10000. 5c lower; choice wethers, $3.50Q4.00; fancy to choice mixed, $2. 90l3.50; Western sheep, $3.0O@ 375; native lambs, $250d460.
 Cincinnati, O., October 30.-Hogs easier. $S65@6.15; cattle dull; lower, $l75@5. 15; sheep dull, $1.osQ2.75; lambs steady, $2.00@ 4.25.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, October so,-Spot Rio coffee steady; No. ' invoice 611-16; mild and quiet Cordova 714Q11. Coffee futures op- ened steady in tone, with prices un- changed to points higher on brisk room covering and foreign buying, inspired by rumors of continued drouth in the San tos district Early cables averaged ex- tremely bearish all foreign speculative markets showing losses, while primary receipts were unusually heavy. Later French cables reflected a recovery of the early losses. and a gain of Ac for the day, which had a steadying effect upon the local market for a time. Drouth ru- mors were not verified, however, and sentiment became less bullish toward the close of the session, final prices indicat- ing a net advance of partial points, with the tone steady. Sales 41250 bags, including November at 6.05@6. 15; Decem- Der 6.15Q6. 26 March 6.45QS. .55; April e.559 6.G0; May 6.70d6.75; July 6.90; August 6.9507; September 7.o5@7.10.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
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 Gonorrhoea, Gleet,
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES.

Tn Effect August 1s 1901, at 12:el q. m. Arrival and departure of all trains at Union Passenger Station, Birmingham. Ala Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Quiet middling, "A; sales, 900; receipts, 14,245; stock. 173,012.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, "A; sales, 1000; receipts, 1886; stock 36, 4SS.
 savannah-Quiet; middling "A; sales, 353 receipts, 9.774; stock, 137.S4S.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling. 7ss sales, 200; receipts S55 stock. 22,319.
 Wilmington-Firm; middling, 7% bid; receipts, 2411; stock, A,237.
 Norfoik-steady; hiddling. 77-16; sales, S32; receipts, 4463; stock a,2SO,
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 8; re- ceipts, 449; stock, 2302.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, B. net receipts 296 gross, 11.119.
 Philadelphia-Dull; middling. 8 s-11k; re- ceipts, 175; stock, 6,954.
 St. Louis-Quieti middling, 7%; sales, 100; receipts, 6Ss0; stock, 4O.219
 Memphis-Easy; middling. 71k; receipts, 1o,o47; shipments, 5143; sales, 2s0o; stock, s1, 9a8
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New Orleans Cotton Market,

New Orleans October 30.-The market for spot cotton was fairly active today. Buyers showed more of disposition to trade than was noted yesterday. Liver pool was again down 1-s2d on spots, and opened lower for deliveries, but the early improvement in prices for contracts on this side produced refiectively action in the English market to the end that values there moved sharply to higher level and induced more liberal demand for the staple from spinnera. The local fac forage element was quick to grasp the advantage and generally held out for bet ter prices, with the result that trades made were as rule, upon the basis of concessions in favor of sellers Sales B. 900 bales, including 6400 to arrive. Quo- tations unchanged.
 The volume of business transacted in the market for contracts during the day was not very heavy, but there was enough doing to keep the ring men fairly busy. For once in a way the bulls had an inning and considerable of the buying was for the long account Prices stood to points higher on the first call A point or two was added to the advance immediately after the call but at that level the bulls seemed to balk. Evidently without the courage of their expressed convictions the leaders of the bovine herd carefully abstained from an indulgence in heavy buying operations and lacking this support the market soon showed an in clination to ease off again. Prices fiuct- uated over a range of few points either way, but with marked leaning toward a lower level until the close, when the board showed a net loss of 8 points for the day on the entire list
 New Orleans October 30-Cotton fu- lures steady. October, nominal; Novem- Der, 7.21@7.22; December, 7.21@7.M; Jan uary 7.1s@7, IS; February 716071s; March, 71507. .1e; April, 7,1497.16; May, 7.14a7.15. New Orleans, October 30-Cotton opened steady; closed easy; sales, S9O0 Ordinary, 5 e-1e; good ordinary, 6A; low middling, [ 1-16; middling, 7H; good middling, "A; middling, fair, 8. Receipts, g, 752 stock 216,006
 Consolidated statement Receipts, 274.- 272; exports to Great Britain, 120 496; France. 31.977; Continent. a5.7ss; stock, 723,53S