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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
GAIN OF 8 TO IS POINTS AFTE1
 THE OPENING.
Wall Street and Europe Considerable Buyers-Trading Active Through out the Day, With Sales Esti-
 mated at 35O,OOO Bales.

NEW YORK, Nov Ie-The cotton market opened steady at an advance of 366 points. subsequently, this improvement was increased to Sni5 points. Leading operators were heavy buyers largely in the way of covering short contracts, but increasing in part by ab- uorbing cotton on investment account being actuated by higher cables than looked for and by unfavorahie weather conditions in impor- tant sections of the South. heavy frosts re-
 Norted in Texas and heavy rains in the more
 asterly sections of the cotton belt threaten r-eg the top crop At the same time there was . growing fear as to the character of the monthly crop report due from Washington
 Room traders who had bought yesterday quite freely were heavy buyers this morning but at the advance noted hesitation in public sup port deterred, and a selling movement was Instituted blythe room contingent resulting in a reaction of 3 to points. after which the market showed renewed upward tendency with the close steady at a net advance of S4 10 points During the session Europe was a heavy buyer with private cables explaining the better feeling abroad by the influence of advices from this side to the effect that the top crop outlook was not improving for the want of propitious weather Trading through out the session active with sales esti- mated at $50. 900 bales. Philadelphia house bought the near positions freely. being report ed short to spinners. The Southern spot mar kets were steady to I-l6 higher, while the lecal market for the s1ct article advanced points Wall Street was a considerable buyer throughout the session. having re-entered the market on record consumption theory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
R. M. Scale & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

By Special Leased Wire
 NEW YORK. Nov. i9.-Mareh and May cot ton sold at .o9 this morning. the high point for some time This advance has been looked for for some time and had 1t not been for the i, seini-panic price in the stock market on Friday we would have had this advance before. But on the plan tha ta reaction Is reaction when 1t comes. are glad to report the re- covery tardy 1t Is. We believe the sltua- tion is not such as will carry the leYel mueh higher without a setback. We wouId be in- clined to Sell for profit on any advance fin the morning. waiting for good break before buy ing again. Receipts too large compared with last year and the year before to allow very much bullIsh enthusiasm at the moment weather in the South has been such to add many hundred thousand bales to the crop and this changes the outlook somewhat. At 8 cents the price isa fair at the season of greatest mQvement But we firmly con- vinced that higher prices for cotton will be in order before another crop unless all ideas of the crop and consumption are awry. For the present, however. we look for irregular cratic market going up and down without much progress. As we look for this sort of a market would buy good breaks and sell on such an advance have just had At 8.O9 the market has advanced 25 points in short order This Is a fair reaction Any thing over. that will begin to attract short selling again and unsettle things A lot of short cotton was bought below cents and this cotton will begin to come out again on a 25 point advance. We would sell some long cotton advance if not taking profits generally. It will require advance in the South to put prices up much
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

close values again became steady. making the net gain 6 to 10 points on the day. The records show that during the past twenty-four hours rain has fallen generally over the eastern portions of the belt, while fair wealth. CT was general in the western. Light frost was reported from San Antonio and heavy frost at Fort Smith, Ark. In other words the long expected killing frost has so far failed to ma terialise. It Is predicted that fair weather will generally prevail throughout this district tonight and Wednesday and that the temper ture will rise over East Texas and Arkansas tonight otherwise the change will. be slight. Since last Thursday there has been an im- mense amount of buying on the reaction the ory on the prospect of freeze in Texas. while ket has nevertheless improved quite sharply. To sustain this improvement 1t will require a brisk demand from spinners and renewed speculative buying Receipts continue liberal but 1t is claimed that they would be on a larger scale were 1t not for the shortage of cars existing on all Southern railroads. The de- mand for spots and receipts. will continue to govern
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
HANDWRITING EXPERTS
Are Not Infaltible and Entitled tc
 But Little Credit.

are NOL 1uIdIJ1Dle anu GuIAt1cu Co
 But Little Credit.
 Washington Post
 Senator William Stewart of Nevada, is just back from the West and is in good health and spirits
 T wish you would say for me-" he re- marked to a Post reporter at the Hotel Barton, that the verdict in the Molineux case was a victory of justice, common sense, and speaks well for the age we live in. want to say further that whenever, in criminal trials, a judge and prosecut- ing attorney try to bring about con viction on the basis of testimony given by handwriting experts. they ought them selves to be found guilty of a crime against society, and hanging is too good for them. Please put that in The Wash inRton Post as the deliberate opinion of I lawyer who has had to do with cases of great importance. in which much ot the testimony was given by these so- called experts.
 "I have never yet seen one of them there may be honorable exceptions-who would not testify in behalf of any side which paid him a fee for his presence on the stand.
 "i went through all this in big mining Litigation. and the famous Sharon case. n the Sharon case Sarah Althea HAl sought to substantiate her -blackmailing claims by forged letters. test was made among the bank clerks In San Fran cisco as to the authenticity of Sharon's signature. number of forged ones were given them along with one genuine auto graph Seven of the clerks, acting on their first impressions and making hasty decision, picked out the forgery. Only one was in error. Afterwards, in the court house, where they were given time and asked as to the very same sig natures which had been previously sub mitted to them. seven of them held the forgery as genuine and only one threw it out This Is a fair sample of the value of expert opinion in handwriting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Murphy 6 Co.'S (Inc.) Cotton Letter.
 TBy Prisat wire.J

NEW YORK Nov Ie.-Fairly satisfactory cables and absence of any adverse develop ments over night enabled the bulls to score a further advance in the market The market, however. lacked snap and there was no great eagerness to buy at present prices. The mere fact that the fall has been such re- markedly mild one in the South cannot be dis missed from the minds of those who watch westher developments for years. The movement also keeps up a scale to cause small crop believers little concern and it is equally important that affairs in Wall Street are not to the liking of conservative people who would take a hand in cotton despite the reiterated pointing to the record of statistics showing that half the crop has been marketed by the close of November in past years and that the movement this year would indicate that i. basis not much over 900, 900 bales. Cover ring of shorfBA was the main feature of the rnArket The mfrket proved unattractive as a rule and the general public manifested no i'm terest The port receipts were estimateds at nothing of importance in the weather report and it was claimed that the movement was checked by the scarcity of cars. Cables closed about 8 points higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Nov. IS.-Corn was extremely active today and urgent demand from shorts caused higher prices, the close on December being 21c higher. December wheat closed ary provisions closed from to 7laGl oc lower
 Wheat ruled firm and the market was actice with good commission house buying throush- proved weather caused some selling shortly after the opening, but the greatly decreased Ing by leading long overcame the depres- sion and prices were strong the remainder of the day Strength in corn was a prom; 1t brought out some realizing sales in wheat but the offerings were well taken. The close strong with December ID ha$c The opening was unchanged to hc lower at 73s, .o 7sh, advanced early to 7ass and then de soae to |" Final iO sue % 7s 73Ac. Bradstreets worlds visible supply showed increase of 4.74o 900 bushels com bushels. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 425 900 bushels. Primary receipts were 1923 coo bushels against ;42s ooo ceipts of 2s cars ls contract made total ceceipts for the three points of e2e against c. 5s last week and l.I69 a year ago
 The feature, of the corn trade was active covering hp shorts c. 'n their efforts to se- euro enough contract ''uff to even up their contracts. they ad 'e price of Dc senb"r lr rapid strides A rlte of almost 3c for the day had been registered. The buv-< ing was largely by houses with Southwest connections and for the account of small scat tered shorts prominent local sho't Stll n H. rs out. Toward noon general liquidation set In and witN let up In demand there a slump of li4c from the top, but the buying again became urgent and another rally fol- lowed. the close was near the top. May influenced by the strength in December and closed firm December AGlc higher at 55A to 56c sold up to S64s but declined again to 56ia A stcady advance then began and top price cached at 59h. After another decline the market advanced again and closed 2isc higher at 577s. Local receipts 25S cars. only con tract.
 There was fair trade in oats and prices early sympathzed with the higher price in corn but on liberal offerings of May there a reaction and the close was steady. oeipts 29o cars.
 A heavy decrease in the receipts of hogs and lower prices at the yards had a depressing ef- feet on provisions at the start and there was considerable selling, commission houses hay ing abundance of onerings Discouraged longs also disposed of some of their holdings, Brokers were the best buyers and helped to maintain prices. January pork closed 7isQ loc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
New Orleans Cotton Futures. NEW ORLEANS Nov. lS-Cotton futures
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. fe.-The demand for spot cotton was active. Buyers were as rule seeking the better grades and anything ot that description met with ready sale at full boand prices. Sales 7,550 bales, including 3,Soo to aYive Quotations advanced l-i6c
 The future market in response to favorable cables and the improvement in New York. ing there was q rush of buying orders that kept prices on the upksrade until l3 to i5 points had been added No the opening figures Profit ing by room traders caused a drop of 76rs joints from the highest level There after the market huctuated within a narrow range. the board at the close showing net gains of 96I points
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
New Work Coffee and Sugar.

NEW YORK, Nov ls.-coffee. spot Rio quiet; No. 7 invoice 3-l6; mild dull; Cor doya 7A@I2 Sugar raw figm fair refining refining sugar 2 l5-l6; refined firm. No. 6. l5; No. '. 4 10: No 8. 4.o5; No. g. 4c; Ne. 10. 3sS: No IT, 3.eo; No. 2, 3,s5; No. i3. Sso; No IA. a.7s; confectionery A, 70; mould A; 4. 6o cut loaf and crushed 8 l5: powdered 1. 65 granulated 455; cubes 1. 30.
 Coffee futures opened steady. 54lo points higher. the better ruling being a response to firm European markets and a lighter move ment of coffee at primary points than expected: shorts covered vigorously on, the call and there was a good class of investment buying importers met all early demands freely and before midday prices had settled back to near yesterdays final bids. But again in the early afternoon there was renewal of the covering movement on general speculative de- mand. Influenced by light receipts at Santos interior towns for the day and by additional gains in the late French market upon which prices rallied once more and ruled firm at a net advance of loal5 points till near the close when realizing set In and brought set back final figures showing net gain for the steady @ Sales s4, 500 bags. November 4 90; December 1. .6o@4. 70; January 4.7o94. 30: Tebruary 4.soa4 ss; March 4. eoa4 s5; ApriI IotI 5.oO65. o5: July 52oG525: August 5. 3oq B. 35; September D. 3565.45; October 5.36.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
H. & B. Beers Cotton Letter.
tsperial to The Advertiser

NEW ORLEANS. Nov Is.-Liverpol advices were more encouraging than looked for con- higher. improved 3 points additional fResh buying owing to reports of damage from heavy rains in Texas, being accelerated by the better demand for spots. Later the heavy esti- mated receipts at New Orleans, Galveston and Houston. coupled tn fair weather in Texas and predictions for its continuance, caused de- cline of to points from the top. Near the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Available Supplies of Grain.

NEW YORK, Nov. le-speciai cables and telegraphic communications received by Brad streets show the following changes in avail able supplies as compared with last accounta: Wheat United States and Canada. east Rock les. increased 2. '4o. 900 bushels: ahoat for and in Europe, increased 500, ooo; total sup ed 7Io. 900 bushels. Oats, ditto, decreased 25e.- GOO bushels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Most Sensible Position.

Sheffield Reaper.
 Of all the large influential dailies dis cussing the passage of child labor laws in the South The Montgomery Advertiser takes the most sensible position of the question. The Advertiser does not place the responsibility of the evil of child nothing to do with our legislation. The Legislature cannot afford to fail to pass laws restricting child labor in the cotton mills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Nov. Is-Home buying of dry goods today was of ordinary character and the general tone of the market unchanged. lines or fancies Print cloths were slow and unchanged. There was fair demand for silks and ribbons with prices firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 6.-Cattle-Receipts i2, 500 natives, |, 500 Texans. Calves. 60 Tex ans, 700 natives. Steady. Choice export and dressed beef steers 9das 50; fair to good 3 39od5 ss; stockers and feeders 2.2594.25 Texas cows 2.Io93. %; native cows l.75@ 6225; bulls 2ooa3 s5; natives 2. ooq6. oc
 Hoss-Receipts l5ooo; 5 to Ioc lower Heavy 6. 6.4o96, 52l9; mixed packers 6:35G6.5o; light 6.321a9e 4714; pigs 595a635.
 sheep-Recepts 5000: market strong to Ioc higher. Native lambs 36oG5 20; Western lambs !. .ool5 l5; fed ewes 3. loI3. 70; native wethers ooG4. co: Western wethers 5000 3eO; stockers and feeders Ie09325
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
St. Louis Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Ie-Flour steady; rcd win ter patents 3. .2o92 50; extra fancy and straight 3. oo03. 25; clear 9 s5@2. s5,, Whiskey steady, 32. Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts and clear ribs io.75; short clear ii.l2h. Bacon steady. boxed extra shorts I2. t2M; clear ribs t2. 27h: short clear l237h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.
Provisions.


 CORRECTED NOV. l9. Racon-l2hc Dry salted sides-lI. Iard-Tterces. leaf i&c: compound, SAc. MeaI-62c per bushel. (1at,i-White A6c: mixed. 42c. Corn--White 65@67c; mixed 64c per bushel Salt-I,iverpool o5c sack; Virginia, soc: Michigan, 2ao-Dound tarrels. Sl.6o. Butter-Jersey 20@3oc; Tennessee country, svrup-Fancy. 4oc: rebored. soc. Flour-Patent S.so to 4.25; straight, 3.o5 to sugar-Granulated. 4sc; Y. C.. 4Ac; out loaf b1hc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
New Orleans Sugar.

firm; open kettle 2%@3h; open kettle centrif- ugal B. -l6Q3h; centrifugal whites 3 l3- I69 3I5-l6; yellows 3%93 I36; seconds 2!s@ 3-I6; molasses steady: open kettle 2oQ33; centrifugal ioG2o; syrup 2oa27.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour firm. No. 2 spring wheat 73674: No 3. 67973; No red T3@73h. No. corn 2 white 57; No white 2sEa34 Mess pork. per bbl i6.s71zG l7 90. Lard per 100 lbs Dry salted shoulders fboxed) 9374@s SO Short clear sides .(boxed) 9.e7hg 10. i2h Whiskey basis of high wines, i32
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

wILMINGToN-Turpenti nothing doing receipts 47 casks. Rosin firm. l.259l 30; re- ceipts 257. Crude turpentine firm. l.75q3. oo receipts S4 Tar firm, 40; receipts l24.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Cincinnati Provisions.

CINCINNATI Nov i6.-Flour dull: wheat No 2. 76@76h: corn firm; No, mixed 471s; easy lx25: whiskey active, l.32; sugar steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Local Cotton Market.

1uotatjons for spot cotton in the local cot,1a ms-ket ycstfrday were as follows:
 mtuullnR Strict low middling ................A.......I%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

lower at IS. 22h@ I5 25. January lard Sc low- CT at g. 1914 Ribs Sc lower at 795. corn I25; oats i45; hogs AZ. GOO head.
 The leading futures ranged as foliowp;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
Naval Stores.

SAVANNAH. Nov. Is.-Turpentine firm. 5i; l; Rosin firm; receipts 4. 2ss: safes I.s7s; exports ie. .so6, Quote; B D, I.4o; E. l.4S; F. NJ, 800; N 8 SO; w c. 3.75; w W. AIS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

CHARLEsToN-Turpenti and rosin un changed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

Treasury Balances. WASHINGTON, Nov. lS,-Treasury balances S2o4. SPA, 754; gold Sll3,6l5 5,9S2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
KENDRICK TO GO.
RUmOr That He Has Resigned
His Position.
Believed General Manager
Nudge VIII Succeed Him.

There is a very well authenticated
rumor in Santa Fe circles that Third
Vice President J. W. Kendrick has re-
signed his present position with the COM
pany, and that General Manager H. U.
Nudge of Topeka is slated to succeed
him as head Of the operating depart
ment.
Mr. Kendrick has been offered the po-
sition Of European representative OF the
Westinghouse Air Brake company with
headquarters at London at a salary of
$4,000 a year. The Westinghouse COM
pany has Just completed an enormous
new manufacturing plant in England,
and is preparing to invade the European
markets.
Mr.. Kendrick is now in Europe. having
gone over there early in May.
There is another rumor that Mr.. Ken
drick viii be succeeded by W. S. Pierce,
until recently general manager of the
Northern Pacific, and now at the head
of car wheel manufacturing establish
ment in Chicago.
Assistant General Manager d. E. Cain
went TO Chicago yesterday, and there Is
a rumor that he was called there with
regard to taking the position of general
manager in case Mr.. Nudge goes in for
third vice president There are other ru-
morss however, concerning a possible
successor to Mr. Nudge. Some believe
it will be J. 3. Hurley, Superintendent
Of the western grand division of Santa
Fe main lines Others are Of the opin-
Ion that G. +. ReSSeguie, superintendent
OF the eastern grand division, will get
the place.
Some of the officials at the Santa Fe
ifcatons for such a position viii be
Kendrick has resigned They say that
there is nothing but rum or to warrant
the opinion, and that Mr.. Rendrick is
not fitted by training to hold a posi-
ton with the Westinghouse company
1t seems likely, however, that the quail
idchations for such a position will be
largely, if not entirely, executive and
/ not technical.
| Mr.. Nudge is at present out Of the
I city on a fishing expedition in New
! Mexico.
It is well known in railroad circles
that at the time ]. W. Kendrick was
/ chosen for third vice president, there
was a large element of the directors
who were in favor of choosing Mr.. Nudge
/ for the place. The majority, however
wanted a man brought in from outside
of the road, for the purpose of introduce
ing new ideas. For that reason the df-
rectors went to the Northern Pacific
corps and employed Mr.. Kendrick
Some think that now the directors
win be likely to recognize Mr.. Mudge's
claims to the position. Others believe
that another outsider will be chosen, in
which case W. S. Pierce of the North
ern Pacific is looked upon as a possible
candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
ROOSEVELT WILL SIGN.
Public Building Bill is Ap-
proved by the Cabinet.

Washington, June Sat the cabinet
meeting today the public buildings bill
was discussed fully and it was decided
that it should be signed. The cabinet
also went at length into certain mat
tiers connected with Cuban reciprocity
measures but no decision was reached.
Inasmuch as it appeared that Judge
Taft had presented the instructions Of
the secretary of war to Cardinal Ram
polla, Secretary Root viii send these in
structions to the Philippine commits
sion.
After a conference with the members
Of his cabinet President Roosevelt de-
cided that there is no legal ground Tor
Interference by him in the settlement
of the dispute between the coal opera
tors and the striking miners. The res
olutions of the New York Board Of
Trade and Transportation requesting
the president to visit the anthracite re-
gions and investigate the situation was
discussed at great length. but as the
law of 1892. which conferred authority
upon the president to appoint such an
officer has been repealed the president
has no desire to assume the responsible
ity which the New York Board of Trade
suggested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
DICKENS,S OPIUM DEN.

LANES Platt, Jr., in Notes and Queries
Except a short note of my own. which
appeared in the Globe, March Is. 1885.
there is think, no account in existence
Of the subsequent fortunes Of the opium
den so graphically described by Dickens
details may therefore be considered not
inappropriate to these more permanent
columns, especially as the den was
pulled down some years ago to make
room for a board school playground. so
that no one viii ever see It again. It
was situated in New Court, Victoria
street. I visited it many times and was
personally well known to the couple who
kept it. 1t was worth going to, If only
to see a Chinaman and an English
woman 50 sincerely attached to one an
other. They might without improperly
be called Darby and Joan.
1 once took a lady artist to see this
interesting pair. She was delighted with
them, and they with her. The China
man even went the length of allowing
her to sketch him in the act OF smok-
ing. Those who know the dread this
people have of anything that suggests
publicity viii appreciate this concession
at its full value. The lady never re
visited them, but they often spoke of her
and always wished to he kindly remem-
bered to her when they saw me An
other former visitor whom there were
never tired of recalling was no less
person than our present king. Upon his
departure it appears that his royal high
ness Gas he then was) gave the old
man q sovereign. He had never for
gotten that coin. although in the lapse
of time it had required something Of
NEUROLOGICAL halo. Johnson, for SO we
always called him, was an epicure, eat
ing very little but requiring that little
to be of the best He was a literary
man, of course from the Chinsese point
of view, and had quite a small library
Of Chinese books One of the works on
his shelves ran to as many as 20 vol
umes, and was an historical compila-
ton bearing the mellihuous name San
Kwo Che" He had taste for art. and
displayed conspicuously upon his wall
for 20 years an amateur effort (the work
of a Chinese sailor), being, curiously
enough, the picture of an English
church. It is now in the possession OF
a friend of mine It was sold, with other
effects. upon his eviction from his old
quarters, including his scales for weigh
ing opium, his opium lamp. his gambling
cards and dominOs, two photographs
etc. A fatality seemed to pursue him
for not long had he moved to another den
in Angel Gardens before that also was
condemned. In fact. he never settled