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cIearInos and EXCHANGES.

Boston, May 20.-Exchanges $20,64l ,021;
balances $1,393,50S.
New York, May 2o.-Exchanges 1885, oS2,-
POI; balances 81, 953, 2S5.
Philadelphia, May 2o.-Clearings $23 1885,
400; balances SO, 29S, $685.
Baltimore. May 20.-Clearings $3,772, 794;
balances $721.760
Chicago, May Chickering's $685. 1879;
balances $11.041, 2S1. Posted exchange 4S5
for 60 days; 4SS on demand. New York
exchange soc premium.
Memphis, May Chickering's s64S,s46;
balances 1855.
New Orleans, May Chickering's 81
$685. 63S. New York exchange 81 per $1,000
premium; commercial rs cents per 1000
discount.
Cincinnati, May 20.-Money 4q6 per cent.
New York exchange 35q4O cents premium.
Clearings SO, 917, ZOO.
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Account birmingham Day at Charles
ton Exposition the Central of Georgia
railway will sell tickets Wednesday, May
21. to Charleston. 8. c., at rate of 50. rs
for round trip, limit returning within ten
days from date Of sale. For party Of
one hundred or more on one ticket rate
of s7.15, same date of sale and limit The
Central of Georgia Railway via. Savan-
nah has been selected as the Official
Route of Birmingham Commercial Club.
There will be through sleepers to Charles
ton on train leaving Birmingham D. m,
May q. Reserve space at City Passenger
office, No. 1921 First avenue. 5-17-5t
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New York Cotton Futures.
The Coftse MARKET.

New York. May 20.-Spot Rio quiet; No.
invoice, SIC; Mild quiet Cordova, SO
1111c.
Futures opened steady with prices I'M
changed to 5 points lower under room
selling and absence of public support.
Weakness in European markets heavy re-
ceipts in the crop country and liberal
clearances from the crop country for
the United States were the leading fac
tors of depression. Trading was COMPARE
lively quiet all day with the market nomi-
nally steady at points net decline. Total
sales, 1880 bags July, SIS 10; September,
$3.50; October, $685.; December, S. %;
January, $3.50; February. s5.72; March
$5.ovx 5.S5.
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New York, May 20.-Money on call
steady at 31aQ41a per cent; closing bid and
asked 31ed4 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 41aq5 per cent; sterling exchange
weak with actual business in bankers
bills at 4s71sd4S79s for demand and at
4S4ss64 SAY for 60 days; posted rates Assn
a4SS; commercial bills 4s3%@4S4s4; bar
silver SIS. Mexican dollars Az. Govern
ment bonds easy; state bonds inactive;
railroad bonds steady.
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ant on the strikes, Rands squirting from
IL 5 16 to 12ss and other South African
shares proportionately. Consols, were
fractionally harder but closed before the
rumor was circulated. Americans were
stagnant and dealings were SO restricted
that thirty shares of Erie were bid up
a half point In half-hearted effort In the
afternoon to harden prices.
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CHICAGO 'Chzpue-

Chicago. May 20.-Corn took the lead In
grain speculation late today and relieved
the session from the dull, hot weather
monotony that has prevailed for several
days At the opening off, the market
weather reports were so favorable that
the crowd was still inclined to the recent
bearish view. But a good bulge came
when 1t was apparent that the much
talked of increases in corn receipts were
not to materialize at once. Other grains
worked up in sympathy, and July wheat
closed Ac up, July corn ADAc higher
and July oats nc higher, Provisions
lacked tone and closed 211@5 to TIC lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, May 2O.-Turpentine firm at
45c; receipts, 1871; sales. $751; exports. 274O.
Rosin firm; receipts, 390s; sales. 1863; ex-
ports, 1000. Quote A, B. c, D. N.20; e.
81 .25; F. $3.50; G. S.S5; II, s1.55; 1, 81. 95;
K, 80. 45; NJ, 81 So; N, s.. Is; Window Glass.
50 so; Water White, $3.50.
Charleston. May 2o.-Turpentine dull;
nothing doing. Rosin unchanged.
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of refining. 4sc; prime crude. loose. ssc.
Memphis, May 2O.-Oil car load lots,
per gallon, prime crude, SsdS91ac; on
crude nominal; prime summer yellow,
421zc; off summer yellow nominal; choice
cooking summer yellow, less than car
load lots nominal, 40c. Meal and cake
unchanged.
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Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce.
Butter-Best Elgin, 2Sc; Mississippi, best
grade. 23c: Mississippi, second grade, &c;
good country, 15@2Oc; Cooking. 121ac.
Apples-Per barrel, $4.60@4.75.
Sweet Potatoes-White. per crate, 1915;
yellow yams per bushes. :1.s5.
Irish Potatoes-Per bushel, a.15, new
potatoes, So. 75d4.0o
Tomatoes-Per crate. $2.2502.75
Souash-Per crate, 81 .00@1. 80
Beans-Per bushel, $1.00@1. %.
Strawberries $1009L50.
Bananas, Per Bunch Culls. so076e;
straights. 81 .2591.6o.
Eggs-Fresh, per dozen. 13@14c.
Lemons-Per box, SO. 25G13.75.
Oranges-Per box, So. 25Q3.75.
Poultry-Best friers. 3Oc; hens, S5c; Pc
kin ducks, 40@56c; puddle ducks. 269S5c-
Onions-Per pound, &c.
Cabbage-Mobile. So per crate; South
Carolina $2.75
Peanuts-Per und, 4q6c.
Dried Apples-California evaporated. 90:
lib packages. s1sc; sun-dried. &c.
Local Staple Groceries.
Flour-Huegelys BEST patent, "a. 60; Ten
nessee patent, s4.35; half patent. $500.
Sugar-Granulated, &c; Y. c., nc
coffee-Green, S1k@11hc.; Arpuckle,s
packages, 5000; Lion packages. SIC. 30;
Cordova packages. 1890
Meats-Dry sailed ribs. 101kc: clear bel
lies, lie; dry sailed bellies. lie; Star
hams, 13%c; four x hams. 13c; California
hams. CSC; breakfast bacon. 14c.
fornia hams, 95s breakfast bacon, 14c.
Cheese-New York full cream, 15c.
Lard-LeaI lard, 11Ac
Compound Lard-Snow drift. 9hc.
Molasses-C 15@25c; sugar.
house, 20@35c; Georgia cane. aec.
Corn-Mixed. ssc; white &c.
Meal-Pearl, 81 40; water ground, S13S,
Hay Per Ton-Coice timothy. $n0o:
No. /, $3.50; clover mixed $500; prairie,
$500; johnson grass, $12.50Q14.50
Oats-Mixed, SEC; white, SIC.
Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $500.
Bran-Mixed. $40; pure wheat. $22
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Bonds.
Financial.

New York, May 20.-Commercial-Ad
tisers London financial cablegram:
There was thin attendance at the ex-
change today and a waiting attitude In
the absence of any definite peace news.
There was a sudden animation at 4
o'clock, however. on a rumor that Mr..
Balfour had been summoned to the king
with an important dispatch. Later there
was a rumor, which was generally cred
tied that there had been a ballot favor
able to peace and that the delegates
had gone to Pretoria. Kaffrs were buoy
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The Metal Market.

New York, May 20.-The local market
for copper was active and teady with
sales of 100 tons standard for August de-
livery at 11.90 and 5000 pounds of casting
in lots of 10000 pounds each for June,
July and August delivery, all at 12c The
market closed with standard quoted at
11.S5 to IL cents for spot to August lake
at In to 12hc; electrolytic at 121s912A
and casting at II cents. The London
copper market was &c higher with spot
and future at 954, 15s. Tin was steady
here with spot quoted at 301s to 3O1A,
five tons for June delivery sold at 297s.
The London market for tin was 5s. lower
with spot closing at e137 and futures at
a133. Lead was steady and unchanged
at all markets with London closing at
Ell, Us, Cd and New York at AS. Spelter
was also steady and unchanged with
London at ELS, los. Id and New York at
4.45. The local iron market ruled steady
to firm. Pig iron warrants continue NOM
inal. No. / foundry northern 19.50420.50
No. foundry northern 19.50@2O50; No.
foundry southern soft 1S.50Q19.50. The
English markets were higher. Glasgow
closed at 54s and Middlesboro at 49s.
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Best and quickest route to
Charleston, s. 8. - 90. rs
round trip via Central of
Georgia Railway. Tickets on
sale Wednesday, May 2lsr,,
1902. Limit ten days; ind
vidual tickets.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. May 20.-There was moth
ing doing In the spot cotton market and
the samples on factors tables, as a rule,
remained uncovered. Buyers and sellers
are far apart In their views of prices and
factors refuse TO make concessions. The
sales were lbs bales. Quotations were
Lice lower.
Futures, after opening at a level that
was from unchanged to points up, drift
ed along within remarkably narrow limits
with but little activity on either side.
July was about the only position that was
traded in, and under a selling movement
1t dropped away to 500, recording loss
of points. Later In the day a buying
movement set in and the market contin-
ued to improve slowly to the Close show
ing net gains on the day of points each
on May and September and to points
on the other positions.
New Orleans, May 20.-Cotton-Futures
quiet and steady May S.94QS.96, June
8. 1898 OF. July 9.o969. 10. August s.61ds SO,
September s. 12d5s 19, October 1897. 81, No
vember 7.72Q7.74, December 7.72q7. 70, jan
uary 7.74Q7.75. IN
New Orleans, May 20. - Cotton steady;
sales 1875; ordinary 13-16c, good ordinary
5-16c, low middling 11-16c, middling
9bc, good middling 8 7-16c, middling fair
10c receipts 1873, stock 147,771
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Murphy g. Co.. Cotton Letter.

New York. May 2o.-The most that can
be said of the cotton market was that
prices improved few points early in the
day, due mainly to better cables than
were expected, and this fact helped to
further harden prices later on, but this
was followed by a decline of points
The situation is mixed and the best peo-
pie in the trade entertain undecided views
as to what the market may not do Re-
ceipts keep SO small as to scare sellers
who fear a possible collapse and again
the fine weather heretofore may give
way to a prolonged spell of moisture with
serious consequences. and again there Is
danger of drouth cutting down the crop
in July August, on the other hand
the slack demand from exporting quarters
is having a bad effect on speculation and
the dry goods situation Is alleged to
have lost much of its old time snap Final
ly 1t Is possible that the government re-
port to be issued on June may reveal
some unexpected feature, as was the
case on December Q last year; hence we
find sentiment at present divided. Some
former bulls being active on the bear side
and vice versa Rain today fell at FIT.
Smith and Savannah, while the tempera-
ture was IA to so for the entire belt. Re-
ceipts at ports, 1000 against 11,o00 last
year. The Texas forecast was for unset
tied weather in East Texas and fair and
warmer in West Texas. The weekly bu-
reau report indicated generally good con-
ditions.
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.

All purchases and sales are made direot
IN the exchange for which the order is
Correspondents-J. H. Parker & Co.. G.
w Lee & Co., Purnell, Hagaman a. 20
New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or.
leans; Ware & Leland, Chicago.
Reference-First National Bank of Bir-
ningham First National Bank of Rome
Ga.
TELEPHONE NO. las.
Special attention given to orders over
telephone and orders sent from out of the
city,
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Southern Railway Co.
The Great Highway of Travel North,
East, South and West.
Schedule in Effect January 6. 1902.

No. 80, Washington and Southwestern
Limited" solid vestibuled train, Atlanta
TO Washington; Pullman sleeping car,
Birmingham to New York; also Pullman
library observation car, Atlanta to New
York; dining car east of Atlanta.
No. So. ~. s. Fast Mall" carries Pull
man sleeping cars Birmingham to Rich
mond, Va. via Atlanta; sleeper Atlanta
to New York; sleeper Birmingham to
Jacksonville, Fla; cafe car Birmingham
to Atlanta, regular.
Dining car east of Atlanta
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.

Three-fourths OF
the persons who
come to me to get
cured of Syphilis,
Gonorrhoea, elect,
Structure, L o 8 {
Manhood and other
private diseases
have tried to get
we'll by using 9TH
err means. Why not
come as soon as
you find that you
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ARRIVALS.

No. from Macon. Albany. Columbus
opelika, Americas, ETC., as p. m =
No. 3 from Savannah, Augusta. Macon.
Columbus, ETC., 1870 p. m.
Elegant through sleepers between Biz
mingham, Columbus. Macon and savan-
nah on Nos. and l.
Connection is made at Savannah With
the fast freight and luxurious passenger
Of the Savannah Line from
and TO New York. Boston and the East.
For more detailed information. beauti-
matter. write or apply to
SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent:
w. d. HAMMET, Travelling Passenger
Agent. 1921 First Avenue.
JACK w, JOHNSON. Union Ticket AGENT.
Birmingham. Ala.
]. c. HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
F. ]. ROBINSON, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent.
w. A. wINBURN. Traffic Manager. sa-
vannah. Ga
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Mr.. wInsIow's SOOTHING syrup

the best remedy for DIARRHoEA. Sold
by druggists In every part OF the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs winsIow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
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ali PAIN, CURES WIND collie. and IL
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 2o.-Todays treasury
balances exclusive of the gold reserve
show: Available cash balances S1S6594, S25;
gold sos, 1885, 4S.
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SHARP BREAK
UNDER REALIZING
Cotton Opened 5 Points Higher
to | Point Lower
CLEAR WEATHER IN STORE
As the Afternoon Progressed Prices
Steadily Gained Force on the Up
ward Course and Sentiment
Grew Intensely 6uilish.
CLEAR WEATHER IN STORE

New York, May 2O.-The cotton market
opened steady with prices points higher
to l point lower, following which there
was a sharp break under realizing by
room longs and pressure from Wall street
bear interests. The early stability was
In keeping with better class of Liverpool
cables than expected; light receipts
throughout the belt and reports that spot
cotton South was In better demand at
improving prices. Claims that the recent
rains In the South had done great good
and that clearing weather was now In
store, combined with late weak Liverpool
cables, helped to force the market back.
But later it became clear to all that the
demand from spot cotton houses, ex-
porters and New England spinners for
the immediate positions was growing and
that a formidable short account remain
cd unprotected. helped TO encourage buy
ing for a turn. As the afternoon progress
ed prices steadily gained on tho upward
course and sentiment gained in bullish
intensity. The Southern spot markets
were reported as steady and generally I'M
changed. The locaA spot market gained
lie Good reports as TO the financial
status of the New England mills, more
peace rumors from London, firmer stock
market and light estimates for tomor-
rows receipts at leading points proved
more than an offset for bearish weekly
crop and weather report from Washing
ton.
The market closed steady in tone to
points net higher.
New York May 2O.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 7-16; net receipts 0; gross receipts
1886; sales 30; stock 1876; exports Great
Britain 1923, continent 3QA
Total today; Net receipts $3.50; exports
Great Britain 1923; continent 971S; stock
AGA, 1874
Consolidated: Net receipts 1o.S61; ex-
ports Great Britain 1909; France 1877;
continent 22,ss7. NfEa
Total since September 1: Net receipts
7,340,6 61; exports Great Britain 1881, S61;
France 6sS, 1856; continent 2,495,563.
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sex dividend.

Birmingham City Bonds.
Birmingham city bonds can be bought
on q ~ or 81 per cent basis
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COTHRAN 6 co.

members of Chicago Board of Trade and
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Rooms l and Alabama National Rank
Building.
Private leased wires to New York, New
Orleans and Chicago.
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NJ e. BARKER, President; H. WOODWARD, VcPsdent w p
HARDING. VoePresden j. H. BARR Cashier; W. W. CRAWFORD
Assistant Cashier
oIREcToRs-W Brown, Jemson F. M Jackson Walker
Percy F. D. Nabes, VIM A. Walker Hlman W. NJ hasslnser
Erskine Ramsay f. Motion NJ Tut~ler H. Barr B. Moore
N. E. Barker w. p. G. Harding
The officers of this will correspond with those
contemplate making changes opening accounts
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Live Stock Markets.

Chicago, May 20.-Cattle: Receipts 1000,
including 400 Texans. Market steady;
good to prime steers, $7.0O97.60 poor to
medium. IS 25@6S0; stockers and feeders.
s.. 75d5. so; calves, 81. 50d7 90; Texas fed
steers, $5.50q6 80; top for 20 years.
Hogs: Receipts 21,5O0; &c to 10c lower
than the close Of yesterday Mixed and
butchers. $6.75@7. 40; good to choice heavy.
81. 30@7.45 light, s6.75Q7. IS.
Sheep: Receipts 1900; sheep steady to
10c lower; lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $6.0OG6 80; fair to choice mixed.
$5,50Q6.O0; western sheep, $6.OOq6.50; ma
tive lambs. clipped. s5.5Od7DO; western
lambs, $5.50@7.00; Colorado wooded lambs,
$3.50.
Cincinnati, May 20.-Hogs steady, $3.50
7.30; cattle steady, s25Od6. S5; sheep active
and higher. $3.OOq5. 70; lambs active and
higher, $4.ooQs.z5 spring. s5.Oo@725.
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Cotton Seed OIL.

New York, May 20.-Cotton seed oil
steady. Petroleum steady.
New Orleans, May 20.-Cotton seed pro-
ducts. Prime refining oil In barrels A4c;
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm.
wheat-No. spring, 74ss@74Nc; No. q
red, 79c.
Oats - No. white, 44q44Nc; No. 8
white, 43@441sc.
Rye-No. 2, 5919c.
Barley-Far to choice mailing, 69c.
Flaxseed-No. 1, 81 SO; No 1 northwest
ern. $1.76.
Timothy Seed-Prime. Sc. 30.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, 81. 15@17 20
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $40 171z@10.2o.
Short Rib Sides--Loose, 80 .65q9.70.
Dry Sailed Shoulders-Boxed, SIC.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $40. 40q1050.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.5O
Clover-Contract grade, $S.35.
On the Produce Exchange today quota
tions were
Butter-steady; creamery 1Sq22c, dairy
17@19c. ~feu
Cheese-Steady, 12@13c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh 14Ac.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, May 2O.-Cotton, spot quiet;
prices 1-32d lower. American middling
fair 1920; good middling SIS; middling
Sd; low middling 29-32d; good ordinary
25-32d; ordinary 1920. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales of which 500 were
for speculation and export and included
$500 American. Receipts since last report
1900 bales including 5000 American. Flu
lures opened quiet and closed easy.
American middling: May 453b; May-June
4.53 seller; June-July 452@4.53 seller !;
July-Augpst 4.52 seller; August-Septem-
Der 4.46@4.E seller; September October
4.32@4.33 seller; October November 4.25
buyer; November December 423 buyer;
December January 4.2z buyer; January
December 4.21@4.22 seller
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Daily Statement.

Galvest on-Nomnal, middling 9 3-16;
sales 100; receipts 1868; stock 47,503
Mobile-Nominal, middling 81; stock
1885,
Savannah-Steady, middling 9A; re-
ceipts 225; stock 1855.
Charleston-Quiet, middling 9k; stock
1913
Wilmington-Dull, middling 9A; stock
61S6.
Norfolk-Nominal, middling 9% re-
ceipts $50; stock 2S643.
Baltimore-Nominal, middling 9ss; re-
ceipts 81; stock 10,724.
Boston-Steady, middling s%; receipts
e.; stock 1901.
Philadelphia-Quiet. middling lis; re-
ceipts 8; stock 1876.
st. Louis-Quiet, middling 9M; sales 90;
receipts 526; stock 2s,891
Memphis-Cotton steady lie advance,
mddling 9 lie; sales 500; receipts 712;
shipments 1865: stock 3O,16S.
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Charleston and return via
Southern Railway, rate 90. rs
Monday, May 2lst.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local COTTON Market.
Local iron Market.
Local Stocks and Bonds.

Corrected Daily by caldwell & Ward
Bankers, 2015 FIRST Avenue. Tele-
phone 1853. (see Card,)
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For strengthening tonic
drink Schillinger's Lager
Beer.
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f. s. Cannon. third vice president and
general manager. Washington. d. c.
s. H. Hardwick. @. P. A. Washington,
D. @.
C. A. Benscoter. G. p A.. Chattanooga.
Tenn.
Ala
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SOUTHBOUND.

No. 81 carries Pullman sleeping car Bir-
mingham to Greenville. Miss; open at
p. m.
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