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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
H. 6 B. Beers Cotton Letter.


 New Orleans Aug. 16-Liverpool ad- vices were more encouraging than look ed for, consequently our market opened unchanged to points higher and ad- vanced slightly shortly after on fresh buying. As soon, however, as this de- mand was filled. values eased off and the market remained quiet until near the close when 1t became steady on shorts covering advancing 20 to 4 points from tho bottom making the net gain 2 to points on the day Good showers fell over the en- tire eastern portion of the belt, but gen. orally fair weather prevailed elsewher. The predictions are for rain in Georgia, Tennessee and Eastern Arkansas tonight and Sunday where as generally fair weather will be prevalent elsewhere. While weather conditions continue favor able there are reports of deterioration be- ing received from Alabama and portions of Georgia. Spots are inactive as spinners show no disposition to take hold on the present basis. Receipts of new cotton are being reported from all sections and with any improved demand for spots the movement will increase rapidly. Operators feel satisfied that the crop outlook is fa- vorable for a large yield yet they are timid and averse to selling shorts for the moment owing to the discounts and fears of anticipated manipulative tactics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17

New York. Aug. 16.-The New York Fi- nancler says this weeS; The offclai Banks last week showed as th' mo i"
 teresting feature, further decrease of l,94,650 in su p.u- reserve, mdN <, ,i Il the decrease of S4.i0ASi, in the r. evious 525. This item now stands at $7,126.6 600. against SIS, 42l 300 at the bonding date in 1901 The ca h was reduced last week $l, 703,900. the loss in specie having been $6So,4Ol and that in lagal tenders Hl25.500. The tstima tes. based upon the traceahle movements of money during the week indicated gain in cash of $1,- O75. 800. The difference between the actual changes reported by the bank state mcnt and the estimated change can be accounted for orly on the theory that there was an dnrecordei movement of money during the week possibly for pay rolls and vacation expenses; 1t seems likely also that the payment of the 3 per cent. dividend of $0,000,000 to the United States Steel Underwriters may have af- fected the c'sh in the hanks to some making tn etotal expansion since August ?. $15,S53.5oO. The gain in this item last week practically reflected local transac- tfons, the loans bN foreign bankers hay deposits were increased sG1},ooo. which sum is $296. .300 less than that called for by tn cincrease in loans less the loss of cash; therefore the statement is tech nltAllN out Ol pTOCl. !RltlDB tle StIll ol $150 750 in reserve requirements resulting from the increase in deposits to the loss of cash. makes $l.904. $50 reduction in sur plus reserve above noted, The circulation was increased S224 200 during the week: the previous statement showed a loss of $S03 900 in this item. The daily aver age of the bank cleari,gs last week were $2.5OnO,0O) agalnst sl@00i in the pre- vious week. reflectsng greater activity on the stock exchange and also the pay rnent of the steel underwriting dividend and the subscriptions for the Oregon short line collateral bonds both of which caused more or less shifting of accounts between individual banks. thereby in creasing the voluma of clearings. The banks are conservative conducte1: their loans are much httr secured with high grade collateral than they have been in any year and there arc assurances on every hand that existing conditions as to reserve will only he temporary. Com paring the conditions Tn loans of indi- vidual banks, eight of the larger instt- tutions show net expansion of $46Oo.- GOO. one of these increased loans $3Col.- GOO and two g.. .O00, GOO each, while one bank made reduction of $2,SW,oO0. The changes in specie by banks indicates net loss of $l. GOO: one institution sho"5s a decrease of $2.l0O000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Daily Cotton Market,

GALvESTON-Tone. quiet; middling, 7- l6 gross receipts l.Sl7: sales, 32; stock; 4.l63 NORFOLK ~sone. ouiet middling. 9; gros: rece pts, IoA: sales. II: stock, 2,S53,
 BALTIMORE-Tone nominal; midding, e}s stock, 3,c7S,
 BosToN-Tone, quiet; mdding. g. net re- ceipts, 2; gross. l12.
 WILMINGTON-Tone, firm; middling. S& gross receipts. |; stock, 6ll.
 PHILADELPHIA-Tone dull midding, 9h gross receipts 58; stock 2,l3S.
 SAVANNAH-Tone. steady; middling. 3h gross receipts, GA: sales. 6; stock. 7;O2I.
 MOBILE-Tone. nominal middling. 8; gros: receipts, 2l; stock. 3.255.
 CHARLESTON-rone. quiet; middlins, 9N gross receipts. 4: stock, 43.
 ST LOUIS-Tone, dull; midding, ll-l6 gross receipts. 5l: sales. '45; stock, 3. .463. NEW YORK-Tone. quiet; middling. g: gross receipts, 235: sales. 1l7: stock. Si ,325: eX ports to Great Britain. I65; to the continent 3,237
 Great Britain, i69; to the continent. 8.9S! Total since Sept Met receipts. 7.567, 25 exports to Great Britain 3,009, 99o; to France 74I66l; to the continent 28O. 400.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Murphy 6 Co.'S Gne.) Cotton Letter

New York. Aug. 16.-Reports from vari- ous sources today including The Chronicle were generally of a favorable character as regards the crop outlook. The dry goods situation was in good shape and a most conservative view is now entertain cd as to what the cotton market Is likely to do.
 Liverpool was quite satisfactory, and is making a good showing in view of the fuller movement of new cotton.
 Expectation is that the dwindhng stocks there will hc initiative for a bull campaign in the course of few weeks since the report of the coming week will probably show a loss in stock from last year in the all kinds, the american at last accounts being already W'thin 40,000 of last years figures. moreover the price of spots at Liverpool are now only IA above last year. figure which is too low considering the present crop uncertain ties. After opening featureless. the mar ket went off two to four points in spite of good cables.
 Receipts at all ports were estimated at 25,000 against 2.S00 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Cb,coso Grain and Provisions

Chicago. Al :, 1l-Grain prices which had sharply advanced during the week on renewed manipulation met with set hacks today when the leading bulls show cd no signs of giving support to their favorite options. Fine weather. heavy re- eeipts, disappointing wheat cables and a clear field left chance for the bears to put prices down and there was almost no recovery on short coverings. At the close Septem- Der wheat was 7-s91c lower. September corn 1-2c lower and September oats, S-4 off. September provisions closed l-2c up to l-2 down. Wheat ruled weak at the start. English cables were easier in the face of the advance here yesterday, rains predicted for the spring country were almost nothing and better weather was at hand. The oiG bull house that has been manipulating in the SeptemberDe- cember spread showed no hand and as a result all the shorts who covered yester- day put out their lines again. predicting that a severe drop would occur. With these conditions faVoring the bears there was a heavy commission house selling business. Both September and December broke largely on stop loss orders. The only bullish news at hand was that of de- creaslng contract stocks. northwest. and the very poor grading of wheat. Sep tember opened 1-2 to 3-4 lower at 70 3-S to 70 Is and slumped to 69 1-2, closing weak 7-SQlc down at 69 1-SQ70. The late rally was on small covering. December was
  ceipts. 306 cars. one contract; Minneapo- lis and Duluth reported 205, total for tiie three points of j1l against 362 last week and 4S0 a year ago. Primary re- ceipts were 1,065, 900 bushels compared to sT.000 last year Seaboard clearances eqUaled 722, 900 bushels.
 Corn had a firm start on steady cables and light receipts-A cars. There was almost no support until late in the day and on the wheat break corn also de- clned. Crop reports continued to come in favorably and the weather vas very good for growth After the dip there was some buying at bottom prices by bull houses with fractional rally. The best buying was in December. September sold from 51 3-S to 50 7-S and closed weak 1-2c down at 51 IS Oats were poorly sup ported and scattered selling broke prices. Receipts were liberal at 233 cars, although the weather continued to work against oats. This market made very little ad- vance late. September sold from 32 1-2@ 32 5-S to 51 5-S and closed weak 3-4c lower at 31 7-S. Provisions were dull and held fairly steady. There was some strength early on a firm hog market and some packing house support. Later offerings were rather free by commission houses and prices eased off somewhat. Septem- Der pork closed 7l2 lower at 1792 1-2; September lard DC off at 1920. and Sep tember ribs 2 1-2c higher at 9,62 1-2.
 Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat 345; corn 40; oats, 2S5. Hogs 8. 900 head
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
THE MARKET OPENED BARELY
 STEADY.
Traders Appeared Very Much Mixed on Account of Conflicting
 Influences at Work.

New York, Aug. 16-The cotton market opened barely steady with cotton points higher to 1 point lower. The room contin- gent appeared to be very mixed in it's ideas to the immediate course of the mar ket owing to the exceptionally conflicting influences at work and devoted operations almost exclusively to working out of for mer ventures. The English cables were considerably better than expected. futures closing next unchanged to half a point higher: whereas decline of 1-2 points had been quite generally anticipated hy the trade here. Crop advices from the Eastern belt reported moderate rains. Flu rope and the South sent small selling or ders and commission houses as a rule advised constituents to take profits. be- lieving that some other decline was at hand. whereas August managed to stiffen to s.4o on the call later sales were af- fected at sharp turu from that figure
 Receipts continued much smaller than looked for but had little weight as an in- fuence. Disappointing reports came to hand from Southern spot cotton, markets and trade in dry goods gave little sign of broadening. The official weather map gave neither side any special advantage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

New Orleans, Aug. 16-A fair demand for spot cotton prevailed today. buyers moving about freely in search of desirable lists; but. apart from the holdings of two houses that are not inclined to trade upon the basis of current values. the market is practically bare of accseptable grades. Sales $50 bales. uotQations unchanged.
 In futures onl va moderate business was transacted. The opening range was not materially apart from yesterdays closing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Provisions.
CORRECTED AUG. IS. 1902.

CORRECTED AUG. IS. 1902. Bscon-l Iisc.
 Dry salted sides, Iohd o%c. I.ard-Tierces, leaf llsc; compound, 9lsc Meal-75c per bushel. Oats-WhIte. soc: mixed. 4oc. Corn-White. 771Adsoc per bushel. Sait-Liverpool, SI sack; Virginia. 55c; Michigan, 25o pound barrels. s 75 Butter-Jersey. 2oa26c; Tennessee country Syrup-Fancy, 4oc; reboiled, soc. Flour-Patent. S4G4.25 per barrel; straight. susarNGranulated. Sc: Y. c, 47.c cut loaf Arrow Ties-45 lbs. SIl5 Jate Bagging-2 lbs, 7l2q7%c; l& lbs. : @7hc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
New York Dry Goods,

New York. Aug. 16.-In the dry goods market business with first hands has re- mained quiet to the end of the week. But with the jobhers an active business was in progress up to the close. With the ad- vent of large Western buyers next week an active demand is expected on all lines of fall fabrics, Prices are firm and un- changed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17

prices and the variations thereafter. while fairly wide, covering 3q4 points, were not indicative of any particular sentiment among operators. On the contrary the market was most uninteresting and at the end of the short hours showed net gains of bpt lq3 points from yesterdays closing values.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Liverpool Cotton futures.

Liverpool. Aug. 16-Cotton futures open ed easy and closed steady American mid ding G. o. C.: August 4.39 buyers; Au- gust-September 435 buyers: September October 426 buyers; October November 4.21 sellers; November December 4 IS buy CTS: December January 416GI4.I7 buyers; January February 4169417 sellers: Feb ruary- March 4l6 buyers; March-April 416 buyers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Cincinnati Provisions.

Cincinnati. Aug. 16-Flour, quiet. Lard. easy, $960. Bulk meats. quiet. SlO 5. Ba- con quiet. $1162 1-2. Whiskey active, Sl3l. Sugar steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
New Orleans Sugar

New Orleans, Aug. 16.-Sugar strong; open kettle 9 1-2q3 3-l6: open kettle cen trifuEal 3M3 F; centrifugal yellow l2Q 4 5-l6. seconds 5-SqS IA; molasses dull centrifugal oQl5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
St. Louis Provisions.

St Louis, Aug 16.-Flour. quiet Whis- key. steady. $1.3l. Dry salt meats. steady. boxed extra shorts and clear ribs. s1o Nn; short clear $1o5o. Bacon. steady. boxed extra shorts and clear ribs, Sl0S7 l-2: short clear. $ll.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, Aug 16.-Cotton futures steady: August S.20dS22; September 7S0 @7.S1; October 1.62I763: November 156G 7.67; October 7.63d7.6S: January 75S0 759; February 759 bid: March 760G762.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17

New Orleans. Aug. 16-Cotton quiet; sales $50; ordinary SIS; good ordinary 1918; low middling 77-s; middling 5-l6: good middling 9-l6; middling fair l5-16; receipts 7S: stock 34, ,i9l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
ARTICLES.

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Easy.
 No. 2 red. 69izG7o%.
 No corn 55; No yellow. 5ek
 No. oats. 30: No. white. Sl 24q 36ia.
 Mess pork, per bbl.. SIS. s5d IS 90.
 Lard. per 100 lbs. Slo. .o5Q IO TO.
 Short rib sides Ooose), S9 45a9 55.
 Dry salted shoulders (boxed). 9AG9%.
 Short clear sides (boxed), Ioisq lo5s.
 Whiskey, basis of high wines Sl.3i.
 New York. Aug Kaleidoscope Rio steady; mild steady; Cordova Sdll 1-2 Sugar. raw steady; fair refining 7-S; cen trifugal 96 test 8 3-S. Moasses sugar 5-S; refined steady; No, $, 40; No.~7 40; No. s, 400 No. g. 3.95; No 10, 3,9o; No Il, 3S5; No P. 38O; No 13 3so; No II. 3SO confectioners A 450; mould A 49O: cut loaf 5.15; crushed 5l5; powdered 4.75; granuIated 4.65; cubes 490.
 Coffee futures opened quiet with prices unchanged and ruled exceptional dull and featureless all the session and closed steady and net unchanged. Foreign mar kets with the exception of Hamburg were closed owing to holidays and official ca ble news therefore absent, Local lnfu- ences were unimportant. speculative n- terest was missing and operations by both bull and bear leaders too narrow to effect prices. Total sales 175oO bags Sep tember 495; December sos: January 5.O5; March 520; May 5.30; June 535.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
New York Cotton Eutures.
Local Cotton Market,

Spot cotton in the local cotton market yes terday was quoted as follows:
 Middling (new) ............,......,,.,,...,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Indicates rise. Indicates fall
 River Forecast.

River Forecast
 The Coosa and Aaama will remain nearly stationary during the next two days. depression of moderate energy has devel- oped the North Carolina coast. causing unsettled. showery weather with some locally heavy rains in eastern cotton districts show CTS have also occurred over most of the coun- try east of the Mississippi; an area of com parativey high barometer. nearly stationary over the upper Great Lakes. is giving gen orally fair weather in that region and the Middle West except light showers in South Dakota; general depression covers the Rocky Mountain districts; light rains have occurred in the far Northwest, where the barometer is rising slowly; high temperatures continue in the South.
 Cotton Region Bulletin U. s. Department or Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau.
 For the twenty-f four hours ending at C. m. 7Bth Meridian time.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. I6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Treasury Statement
HondS.

Washington Aug. 16.-Treasury bal ances, sos. .92l. .65S; gold. SO5.593,9oo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
New York Stoch List.

wheeling and Lake Erie As .....,...... sSz Wisconsin Central As ....................s' s<7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
The Financier's Statement.

Total sales for the day. 2l46oo shares.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Cotton Region Bulletin

STATIONS OF MONT 9ONERY DISTRICT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Aug. 16--Cattle-R Receipts 9O0 unchanged.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-06-10

this valuable sheet, as some people
would say.
Supt.-Oh, your office is on Second
street.
Reporter-Yes.
Supt.-Well, what do you want?
Reporter should like to see the
record of the proceedings of the last
meeting OF the school board. l wish to
secure the names, for publication, of the
new teachers elected.
Supt.-You can't get them.
Reporter-Why?
Supt.-The president of the board
directed me not to give the names to the
newspapers.
Reporters that so? What is the
reason?
Supt.-No reason at all.
Reporter-Well, are not the records OF
the school board public property?
Supt.-No, sir; I think not. They
are not for the public to see.
Reporter-Yo are mistaken, are you
not?
Supt.-No, sir; the proceedings OF the
senate are not open to public inspection
Reporter-That may and may not be
true the senate makes its own laws
but school board is governed by the
laws of the state.
Supt.-Well, you can't have the names
Reporter-It is immaterial whether
you give them to me. | have already
got them, but I merely wanted to com
pare the list. Let me say, however, tina,
school board has no power to say who
shall hold the books. The clerk is
elected by the people, and the minute
books should be in his hands, and ac.
cording to law kept open for public
inspection.
Supt Ugh!
The reporter picked up his hat and
made rapid exit.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-06-10
A Merry Riding Party.

One of the most enjoyable events of
the season among the young lads and
lassies was riding party given by Miss
Maria Diteman to her young friends on
Saturday forenoon. 1t was pictur-
esque group that assembled in the early
afternoon. Bright, merry faces under
broad brimed hats with flowers and rib.
bons of every tint in marked contrast to
the close caps but no less inte resting
features of their attendant cavaliers.
There were twenty-three in all chaperon-
ed by Mrs. II. NJ. Bartlett, Mr.. Dite-
man going as out rider and all around
protector. The route chosen was out
along the shaded and beautiful Mckee
road and after a gallop of two hours or
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-06-10

more all returned ready to enjoy to the
utmost the dainty cakes and cooling
beverages served on the lawn in real
huntsman style.
The guests were Misses Alma Lesh,
Lou Briggs, Margie Krutz, Mary Hoyt,
Susie Boyle, Mabel Hoge, Annie Erwin,
Vivian Englehart, Ida Sharkey, Edna
Walker, Gretchen Crawford, Florence
Scov, Gene Sinclair, Florence Sinclair,
Gladys Diteman, Maria Diteman,
Messrs. Victor Hill, Roy Fox, Ray Eel
ton, Reid Thomas, Noryell johnson,
and Clifford krutz.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-06-10
The Perfection Of All
Reservoir. RanHeS....

is reached in range that will work equally we'll with soft
OF hard COAL wood cobs bake roast boil seethe fry
to perecton heat all the water need almost nstanty
properly used last lifetime, and its price in year.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-06-10

Paris green and other fruit spraying
at Coffin Bros.
The age-herald., 1902-01-26

Gro be continued).
The age-herald., 1902-01-26

Perseverance make five yards with the ball. The final score was: Rangers, AS; Perse- verance, 0.
 After the teams had given cheers for each other, Captain Reub shook hands with the captain of the winning team, and the members of the teams mingled together with the greatest good feeling
 The Perseverance Club met that evening | at Reub's home, and a more discouraged lot of boys would have been hard to find Reub addressed the meeting. He spoke slow ly and seriously, and every boy paid close attention; e- 4
 "Fellows, we were beaten badly, but we were beaten fairly and squarely. Now, what was wrong? I had talk with their cap tain and he told me that his players trained regularly That's why they tore us up, light as they were. We've got to train-do you know what that means? It means that we must give up all injurious and unwhole- some food; we must get along without tea, coffee, pie, cake, candy, soda watcr''--
 "What?'' shrieked Alfred Davidson. "Why, I'd rather die than give up candy or soda waterr'
 ..I'd rather die than lose our next game" retorted Reub. We've got to get to bed before half-past nine. and-well If I catch any of you fellows smoking cigarettes or otherwise breaking training, it's good-by
The age-herald., 1902-01-26
THE SQUIRREL AND
 THOMAS RIORDAN
BY MATTIB SHERIDAN.

The south side of Ninety-third street and
 the north side ofNinety- second street. of tha
 blocks ranging from Central Park to colnm.h bus avenue, in New York city, are lined
 With handsome private residences. Between these rows, for the entire length lies beam
 tlful, unbroken sweep of yards and gar
 qens. Great rivalry exists among the resi-. dents to outdo each other in their ..land
 scape gardenings," tiny as the yards are. q and many of them are as pretty and pie
 turesque as is the beautiful rose garden in MT. Sothern's play.
 The loveliness, quiet and exclusiveness of
 some pretty gardens up town appeal particu
 larry to line gray squirrel whose proner
 house IS In Central Park. Every day this
 cunning little animal makes round of vis-
 US, regularly skipping some houses and just
 as regularly calling at others He is 4 snl4n did fellow, with big, bushy tail flowing in
 the air, tall any squirrel or any furrier q might envy. He has the cunningest knoN=
 ingest of faces and pair of shrewd, twfn-
 King eyes. Everybody along "his route''
 knows him and everybody calls him by name-some name, for he has as many aliases as a professional criminal
 His fayorite stopping place Is midway of the block, where beautiful plants, high stone
 vases, towering trees and comfortable green benches under bossoming shrubs make an.
 ideal garden. But it is not these that att tract Master Squirrel. He comes to make a, daily visit to MT. Thomas Riordan Mr. Rlordan Is solemn, pompous, purseproud
 creature, very much puffed up by the sonse of his own importance, because of the pralses he constantly hears. He sits majestically on his little veranda outside his dining room window and receives unwillingly the } frivolous and frantic, and as he thinks fool ish, attentions of Master Squirrel who can not quite make out what manner of beast Thomas Riordan is. By the way, have said that Mir. Riordan Is n great big, tawny , Titan blonde cat?
 Well, Master Squirrel rather thinks MT. ' Riordan Is peculiar brand of squirrel, but { he cannot reconcile himself to the fact that the Riordan tail Is not long and bushy like ] his own. He will snatch at this tawny tall 2 of Toms and pull and jerk much to the ( cats grief and indignation, but the latter is so impressed with the sense of hospitality r that he feels he must not resent these fa,lll- F arlties in his own house, and so he bears them resignedly. The squirrel is in disgrace ; just now because he ate up uninvted, most 9 of big Thanksgiving pumpkin, but, In spite T of that, he has had countless invitations to z spend the winter in many of the houses he E visits, and all the friendly neighborss are Y waiting to see whom he will honor with his z choice. c