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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
ACTIVE TRADING
 IN COTTON MARKET Bear Pressure and Realizing by
 Room Longs at Start PRICES SOON STIFFENEu Slight Waverlns Movement Turned to Strength on Cold Weather Re-
 ports From the south-The
 Receipts Were Liberal.
PRICES SOON STIFFENEp

New York, October 1.-The cotton mar ket opened steady. with prices 1 noint higher to points lower, and for brief period was inclined to waver under realiz- ing by room longs and some bear pres sure. However as the weather south con- tinued too cold and wet for the best in-' terests of the crop, and as the commis- sion houses were abundantly supplied with buying orders, the whole list stiff ened up toward the end of the first half hour, January reaching 9.90 and May S.7l. Speculation was fairly active all the early session, with sentiment disposed to lean toward the bull side on the theory that Europe would continue to absorb the bulk of the cotton as it reached the ports. and that domestic spinners would support prices in interior southern spot markets.
 The private crop reports from the belt were mixed, some reporting improvement, but the great majority telling of short crop prospects and continued deteriora- tion, owing to prolongation of the wet spell and period of cool nights, Receipts were liberal. but were Ignored, the trade giving attention chiefly to crop and weather reports. The Liverpool cables were a trife peter than anticipated. and were accompanied by moderate buying orders.
 New York, October 4--Cotton dull; mid ding 11-16. gross receipts CSSS. sales 120. stock 31,9S2 exports to Great Britain IFS.
 Total today: Net receipts and consoli- dated net receipts ss,2O1, exports to Great Britain 173, to the continent 7574 stock 399.S02.
 Total since September i: Net receipts l. 667 ,947. exports to Great Britain 262. 925, to France S4,773, to the continent 37O,297.
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The Coffee Market.

New York. October 4-Spot Rio steady; No invoice, 5 e-16c; Mild steady; Cor dova, 7%@12c.
 Futures opened steady 5 points higher, which was considered a poor response to. firm foreign markets On the call local shorts led by Wall street and Eu- rope were buyers with importers put ting out hedges against Brazilian pur- chases. Following the opening active general buying set in. in which Wall street interests continued to lead based on rumors of further frost damage and predictions of lessening receipts from now on and prices rapidly advanced some 5 to 15 points. The bull leaders again fig ured as buyers and sellers on the rise and a better investment demand from public sources was noted Despite active profit taking and heavy offerings by local bears near the close final prices were net 10 to 20 points higher and steady. Sales, B, 750 bags. October $5.35; November, s5.40@5 45; December. S5.4OQ55O; January. s5.50@560; March, $5.70@5.S0; May, s5S5 q5.95; June. $500; July. s495G6.05; Au- gust, $6.O5.
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Cash quotations were as follows; Flour-Moderately active and steady. Wheat-No. ? spring, n@71lsc; No. 3, 70@711ac; No. red, roc.
 Corn-No. ?. 61q61hc; No. yellow, 621ac.
 oats-No, 2, 2S1z@2s1kc; No. white. 6112c.
 Rye-No. ?. 4SQ4S1kc.
 Barley-Fair to choice mating, 57@5Sc. Flax seed-No. 1. H.27; No north western, SIPS.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $2.95. Mess Pork-Per barrel, s169oG17.00. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $11. 1.20G11. 40. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed $9.25@950. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, s11,50911.67lz Whisky-Basi of high wines $l.S2. Clover-Contract grade, S1025. Butter-Firm; creamery 16922c; dairy .o@2Oc.
 Cheese-Steady, 101sq111ac. Eggs-Steady 291sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
The Metal Market.

New York. October f. = Trade in all metals was very quiet today and changes from yesterdays quotations were slight. For tin there was quiet demand which was more than met by liberal offerings and the market closed easy in tone. with spots at "A. 95625 .10 Offerings of copper were also depressingly heavy and result ed in a weak undertone to the market. Standard closed at 10. 65@11 .00 lake at II .55@11.7O others unchanged. There was a small demand for lead on the basis of As. Spelter and iron unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Cntfon Seefl Oll.

Memphis, October 4.-Cotton seed oil in car lots per gallon: Prime crude 29 off crude nominal, prime summer yellow 32. off summer yellow nomnial, choice cook ing summer yellow less than car lots nominal. Meal, prime, 21.25Q21.5 .50, off nominal.
 New Orleans. October 4.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels 36 off refined in barrels 35, prime crude loose 29G2911.
 New York, October 4.-Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude nominal, do yellow 400 fl. Petroleum steady; refined New York 7.20 Philadelphia and Baltimore 715. do in bulk 60. Resin steady strained com mon to good 1.55 Turpentine firm at 53 asked.
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sTade. 2eei Mississippi. second grade, 25c good country 15420c; cooking, R1zc Appies-Per barrel. northern stock. g. 50d3. %; choice, ss0o; per crate. 70 to q. green stock, California fruit. Peaches-Per crate, 76c and s1.O0.
 Plums-sl 26a1.bo
 Pears-Per crate. sl0l -i1.25;.
 California Pears-Per crate. s2.50s pre- serving pears. s1.75@2. %.
 Tokay grapes, s2.00Q2.25.
 Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, s2.z5d2. e. Tomatoes-Home grown. 60075c. baskel 6quash--Per crate. G.91
 Beans-Per bushel. s12501.50.
 Bananas Per Bunch Cuiz eo8Uss straights. sl 2s91.5
 Eggs-Per dozen. 200.
 Lemons-Per box, $3 0063.50.
 Limes-Per hundred. S.Io.
 Poultry-Best friers. extra large. soc: Alabama, ISa25e; medium. 125k616c; broil- CTS, 10d121kc; hens, 25a130c: Pekin ducks. 4oa55; puddle ducks. 20G25e.
 Onions-Per pound, Pc; Spanish onions. s1 .2501 .50 per crate
 Cabbage-Virginia, lc per pound. Dried Apples-Calirornia evaporated ses l-lb packages, SIC; sun-dried. Go. Quinces-Per box $1.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Bends.
cIearInos and Exohanoe.

Cincinnati, October 4-Money, to per cent; New York exchange, par to 35 cents discount; clearings, $2, ,455 $50.
 Philadelphia, October 4. = Clearings, $1S,743 19O; balances, $2,7OS1H.
 New York, October 4-Clearings, S262,- 855, AS; balances, $11,05S,053
 Boston, October 4-Clearings, $29, BIO 273; balances, 2,27S, ,427.
 Baltimore, October 4.-Clearings, $3,- 921, ,S60; balances, $516039.
 St. Louis, October 4.-Clearings, SABA = 427 balances, $9s0, 799. Money steady at 5 to per cent; New York exchange. 10 cents discount
 New Orleans, October 4.-Clearings, g, 039, 400; New York exchange, par
 Memphis, October 4-Clearings, $500,- 215; balances, $33 367.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Chicago Change.

Chicago, October 4-Higher prices ruled at the opening on the Board of Trade, influenced chiefly by the wet weather prevailing throughout the west and south west. Corn was especially active and strong. Higher prices however, brought out considerable realizing in the latter grain which imparted a weaker tone to the situation, the weakness being con- veyed to the surrounding pits. Decem- Der corn closed ssQ11c lower. December wheat 1sQA lower, with oats hQA lower. January provisions closed from a shade to cents lower
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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New York Cotton Futures.
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, October 4-Cattle: Receipts, 2o0o including POO westerns; steady. Good to prime steers, S5Ods.4O; poor to me- alum, ss.75a6.75; stockers and feeders, $2.25Q49O; cows, $25q4.50; heifers. s2.25Q 5.50; canners, s1.25@2. 40: bulls, $2G450; calves, S307; Texas fed steers. $3d450; western steers. SS.50Q5.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 600O; strong to cents higher. Good to choice heavy, ST. 40d37. .S5; light, a.15@765; bulk, s7.25Q7.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 600O; steady. Good to choice wethers $325@4; fair to choice mixed, $2.50GS50, western sheep, s2.509 3.80; native lambs. ss5OQ5.75; western lambs, s3.75@515
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Naval 5tores.

Savannah, October 4.-Turpentine firm. 491a; receipts ASA, sales 415, exports 514 Rosin firm; receipts 2652 sales none, 'ex- ports 255. Quote: A, B, c and D 1.25. B 1.321a, F 1.35 G 1.4O. H 1.65, 1.9O. K 2.5O, M 300. N $40, W c 3,65 w W 400.
 Charleston October 4-Turpentine 4S. Resin unchanged.
 Wilmington, October 4-Turpentine firm at 49, receipts 62. Rosin steady 1.15@1 20; receipts 319. Crude turpentine firm, 1. 60@ 2.60; receipts 34 Tar firm, LAO; receipts 170
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
LIverpool Market.

Liverpool October 4.-Spot cotton quiet; prices steady; American middling 4S-10O. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 501 were for specuration and ex- port, and included 5900 American. Re- ceipts 1000 bales, no American; futures opened firm and closed steady; American middling, zoe: October 4.69 sellers Oc- tober- November AGA sellers, November December 4.S2 buyers. DecenIber-January 4.6i buyers, January February 461 sell CTS, F'ebruary-Maroh. March-April 460 buyers, April-May, May-June AGO
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Daily Statement.

Galvestcn-Very firm; middling Sh. sales 800, receipts 14,802, stock 116,430. Mobile-Quiet; middhng S-16, sales 100, receipts 2128. stock 12,379
 Savannah-F'irm; middling SA, sales 759, receipts 5000, stock 79,514
 Charleston-Steady; middling SA, sales 200. receipts 1424, stock LIPS.
 wilmington-Quiet; middlirg S3s, stock 22,111, receipts 1923.
 Norfolk-Firm; middllng 8 9-16 sales 7SO, receipts 2643, stock 7933.
 Baltimore-Nominal middling Ss4. stock 2495.
 Boston Quiet; mddling 15-16, receipts 73 stock 6071.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling g 3-1s, re- ceipts 225. stock 3450.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling S1s. sales 27, receipts 1902, stock 76S0.
 Memphis-Firm; sales 75O stock 37,S4O receipts 2OOs. shipments 12s3 middling 7-16.
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Local staple eroeerIea.


 App1es-western evaporated 7ihds1sc. Flour - Tennessee patent. s3.75; half patent, $3.45.
 Sugar-Granulated Dc; r. C.. 4zc. Coffee-Green. slkG111he: ArbucSie sages. t10.sO; Lion packages, s10. 90; Cordova packages. s1030: Porto Rico, $10. 80.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 111kc; clear bei- lies. 1Slzc: dry salted rib bellies, 12kc; hsms. fancy. 13Nc; medium. 13c. Call foi nia, lNc: breakfast bacon. 14c. Cheese-New York full cream, 14G141kc. Lard-Leaf. 11hc.
 Compound Lard-7snow drift, SIC. Aolasses-Centrifugal 1563Sc. sugar house. 2od35c; Georgia cane. 36o Corn-Mixed, 77dsOc; white, s2c. Meal-Pearl s1,S4 water ground, H.s4. Hay-Per ton, choice timothy, $500; No. 1, SLED; clover, mixed. SIG; prairie. SIS; Johnson grass. sie 5o@14. 50. Oats-Mixed flo; white, 44c. Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, $2450. Bran-Mlxed, ST; pure wheat. SIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
THE LOCAL MARKETS

The local cotton market advanced one- eighth yesterday, but as usual on Satur- day the wogan receipts were light, only twenty-five bales being brought in.
 There was no change In the local stock and bond market
 The feature of the produce market was a consignment of very fine California peaches and pears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.

All purchases and sales are made d,rso, OF the exchange for which the order ,s given.
 Correspondents-J. H. Parker 6 Ca. ~ W. Lee 6 Co.,. Purneli. Hagaman & CO. New York; Fairchild & Hobson. New Or leans: Ware 6 Leland. Chicago.
 Reference-Fi First National Bank of Bir- u,ingham. First National Bank of Rome.
 rNLMPHoNE NO. uG
 apecial attention given to orders over s.isnhone end orders sent from out of ths
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Cotton Letter

c. w. Lee & Co.'S Letter to H. D. Goth ran & Go.
 New York. October 1.-The present visible Is 1,950. GOO as compared with 1.16O- =
 900 last year, 1,6T5000 year before last,
 and 3100,000 in 1899. There is no reason to believe that this years crop will prove
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Dry Goods.

New York, October 1.-The market was without feature today in any department in either cotton or woclen soods. General tone firm, with an averat5 demand. Cot ton yarns firmly held srtl tend against buyers. Firm market for Sorsted wooden, linen and jute yarns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
New Orleans Market.

New Orleans. October 4.-In the spot cotton market the offerings were large and comprised an excellent assortment, even including the lower grades which have been in rather meagre supply of late Hence buyers experienced no dif- ficulty in making selections and though takings were fairly large the only bar to heavy trading rested upon the diff ferences as between the views of hold CTS and prospective purchasers. Sales, 1850 bales, including 800 to arrive. Quo- tations unchanged.
 The future market was quiet through out the short session, trading being con- fined largely to the December, January and March positions. The market open ed even to 1 point up. After the open ing prices were bid up to points before halt was called and thereafter under went a series of narrow fluctuations that brought the figures down again and left them standing at the noon closing at just partial point below yesterday 8 range
 New Orleans, October 4.-Cotton futures steady. October, S.3S@S.39; November, s. .4SdS. .45; December, $8.47@S.4S; January, S.51dS.52: February, $S.521S.54; March, S.56QS.57; April, s.57Qs.59; May, S.59qS.6O.
 New Orleans. October 4.-Cotton steady; sales, 4350; ordinary, 7asc; good ordinary, 7Ac; low middling, s-16c; middling, S1sc; good middling, 8 11-16c; middling fair, Sc. Receipts. 5082; stock, 10l,721.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
virginia-caroIina Company.

New York, October 4.-Virginia- Caro- lima Chemical Co.,. 661a; Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. preferred, 126.
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seahoard Alr IIna.

Baltimore October 4-Seaboard com mon, 9OA@3o1s; Seaboard preferred, 4S@ 49; Seaboard bonds, 4s, S5% asked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
New York Stocks.
G0THRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade ana New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms l and 2 Alabama National Ranp
 Building.
 Private leased wires to New York. Nev Orleans and Chicago.
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Cincinnati, October 4.-Hogs active, higher, s5.25@7.60; cattle steady, $2d6.50; sheep steady, s1.5O@S4O; lambs steady, $37565.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

Don't move that old stove ] I'll swap you a new one for it. s. Spiro, 1920 3d Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

Birmingham City Bonds. Birmingham city bonds can De bought on about per cent basis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Local Cotton Market.

Corrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt. Man
 aper fnr Inman 8. Col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

Fruit and Produce. Butter-Best Elgin. 25c; Mississippi. best
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08

The West Point ran to Forty-second street and landed its royal passenger at $50 o'clock. Captain of Detectives Ti- tlis, with dozen detectives, two score patrolmen and a squad of mounted po- lice, was on hand to conduct the prince to the Waldorf Astoria.
 The prince had intended to return to the Hohenzollern, but the discovery of case of scarlet fever among the crew changed his plans. He did not fear in- lection himself, but decided, in view of the fact that he is to meet large num- Der of persons during the four remain ing days of his stay in the United States, that it would be better for him to go to a hotel. His flag will not be removed from the Hohenzollern until the steamship Deutschland, upon which he will return home, comes alongside of the Thirty fourth street pier and is ready to receive him. He will then board the Deutschland himself. remain on her and use her as his flagship.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08
TsIeyrnUh tSriefH

Providence k. l.. March 1.-The largest eur in this state took place to-day. It calls Tor the merger of the United Araction. cap ltallzed at SS,400000; Providence Gas Co., S1,OOO,0OO In stock, and tie Narragansett Electric Lighting companies, aptalized al S2, IoO0O. United States Senator Nelson ". Aldrlch, the president of the Jniol Traction Co. was here to-day in consulta- ton over the preliminary work of forming tn enew company.
 Plttsburg, March 7.--James Calvin, the one famous baseball pitcher, Is dead at his home In Allegheny. He had been i'll for four months with catarrh of the stomach. Calvin, who was known throughout the country as the Little Steam Engine swas born in St. Louis forty-seyen years ago. He was in his prime as pitcher in the eigb- ties, and had hosts of friends and admir-. CTS throughout the country.
 York, Pa, March T-The organization of the York SIX Manufacturing company, with q capital of S1S00,0 ,0O0. was consummated at New York yesterday. Included in the new organization are the mills of the Penn sylvauta silk Co.,, of Fleetwood; Carlisle SIX company of Carlisle, York Silk com phny and Diamond Silk Co., of York
 New York, March 7-Lltte surprise is ex, pressed in railroad circlesS over the an. of the dissolution of the vari- ous western railroad associations and pools. The result was regarded as inevitable in view of the aggressive attitude of the inter. state commerce commission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08

tire building and has cut 1t up into
 lodge rooms, dancing hall, bowling d.
 leys, billiard room, and what the Ger
 mans call bier garten-beoause there
 are some hopeless, dying, russet -oolored l evergreens' stood about in it In tubs. Hidden away behind some of the ten-
 ements Is rather large factory which
 employs considerable number of Ger
 man Workmen, who put on many airs ana are much envied because they work
 in this factory, for an old-fashioned German firm, which Is as democratic as
 the Declaration of Independence. Boss
 es and men are nearly all from the Pal
 atinete. They chat on terms of equality
 during work hours, they belong to the
 same fatherland societies, they have ..
 schuetzen club of their own and all
 meet after work hours and on holidays in the wine saloon and it's ballroom
 bowling alley and other adjuncts
 Everybody is Fritz and Jake" and Henry to everybody else all the wives know one another. and if there is a baby born, or a body buried the fes- tivities or the lamentations are Joined in by all. German is the common tong ueof all and though all can speak more or less English, 1t sounds like a drunken and a crippled language in their mouths. 8
 Their secret fraternity ledges, their schuetzen club, their connection with other Rhenish coteries in other parts of town keep them busy with night time revelry on most nights of each winter. Dancing is their misunderstanding and beer drinking, bowling and pinoohle. Unlike us Of other blood who leave hi- larity behind us as we grow old, these Germans never tire Of it. Unlike us who separate the lambs from the old sheep, these Germans keep together un- til they die. Grandpa Stefrehs dances With little Minnie Muller, Mother Null Ter dances with young Master Schnei- der-the ages are all mixed up or, rath- er, they are all levelled wherever fun IS to be had, and nothing strange is thought of man of eighty Keeping up ms part in the sunfmerfests and winter 1ances along with his partners youngest niece and his own grand children of both sexes
 Do you think of what am picturing? We scarcely know democracy so gen. ' line as to keep rich bosses living in motherhood with their workmen. And where among us of English stock will 'ou find gaffer and baby, gamn1er and maiden taking the same pleasures to- sether in perfect indifference to gulf If fifty or sixty years disparity in their lges ?-Julian Ralph in the New York fail and Express
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08
THE FIRST TELEGRAM.

The first record I find of electricity eafnlng money was on April 1, 1s44. The only telegraph line then existing was the government line from Balti- more to Washington. As the govern ment had no use for it, consent was obtained to charge for private mes- sages, the postmaster general fixing the tariff at 1 cent for four charac- ters.
 A certain politician was willing to take the risk of being the first fool. but oialmed to have only 1 cent in change. The Washington operat tor said to Bslti- more for him, "4,' which was an agreed signal for what time is if" The reply came back T o'clock This customer seems to have maid the first cent ever earned by this great industry. 1hls was the only revenue for four uays' On the fifth day 12 cents were A. Reed in the Electric. al Review
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08
A. MTCELESS JSIAND

There is a small island named Papa Little that lies In St Magnus bay, on the west side of Shetland. 1t gets its name in contradistinction to Papa Stour or the Big Papa. another island
 in the same bay. Both names are of Morse origin and signify Priest Islands
 from the fact that they were colonized
 by the Irish Catholics who first intro
 uuced Christianity. There was a soli-
 tary croft on this island at one time.
 but all that now remains is a ruined
 homestead, for the place is used purely
 for grazing purposes, A striking fea- ture of the isle is the fact that no mice can live there; and on various occa- sions to test the truth of this. mice have been caught and slipped on the isle, but so uncongenial did it's soil prove to their existence that in a short time they were dead There are in- stances of crofters on the mainland when troubled with mice, going the length of fetching earth from this isle and sprinkling it on the ground be- fore building their stacks. This is said to have had the desired effect in all cases. Liverpool Daily News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08
SLOW GROWTH OF LONDON

The population of the city of Iondon
 in the year 1880 has been estimated at
 l23,OOO souls. In that year John Lyly
 was the most fashionable author and Sir Philip Sidney, the darling of the court Edmund Spenser had inst ieaped to his immediate and lasting popularity. and Shakespeare was court ing Annie Hathaway in the green lanes of Warwickshire not line of his dramas so much as thought of. If was not until twenty-five years later. when King James had come to the throne, that the city came to number 10000 London was then, as now. inc center of the English-speaking world. but that world was smaller in popula- tlon than our single states of Pennsyl- vania or New York, and interest political, social and literary were con- centrated in the metropolis to a deeree Tar beyond the present, even in E. Scheiling in Lippin. cotts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-08
GERMANY IN NEW YORK.

A Glance at the Life That Goes on Af-
 ter the Old Home Ways.
 :. I know as picturesque a bit of Ger man New York as there is, and I will picture it for the reader, that he may understand more of what goes on among the Germans than he could know without being thrown great deal with them. The street is walled by a row of tall tenements on either side. In the basements of the te1fements are beer saloons, pork shops, thread and needle shops, cobblers' and tailors' places, small groceries and the usual delicatessen handlung. One larger and finer resort than all the others is a wine saloon, whose proprietor rents the en-