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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Chicago Grain and Provisions

| Chicago, March 22.-Grain markets were | demoralized today. Bears had a tight clutch on the situation and squeezed hold CTS unmercifully. Weather conditions in | wheat started the bear drive. but when | corn began to tumble speculatnrs became 1 almost panic -stricken.' There seemed t( | be no end to the selling and at the end of the session May wheat had lost 9-Sd 1 1-2; May corn. Is. and May oats. Is; l Provisions were naturally strong and fought off the grain influence. closing 1-2c lower to , 1-2 higher. There was
 nothing but bear talk from start to fin ish in the wheat pit. The opening was very weak on confirmation of the rains in the Southwest and additional showers fell West and Northwest. Cables were weaker as the day advanced. Both local and Northwestern receipts were still small but this influence. together with some fair early export trade. was lost sight ot in the ma rush to throw stun oNerDoard. Bulls were nearly in a panic. There was a general desire to sell both by the shorts and the long holders Trade was heavy and at times very exciting Farmers were
 reported selling freely in the Southwest. May opened 3-SGfl-2 to 3-iUI-N tower al 2 to = 5-S and before the early selling
 rush uuieted down May touched - l-2 Shorts here began taking some of their profits and the market steadied. though there was still a marked beariSh feeling prevalent Then corn. which was very weak to start with. turned still weaker. There was almost d panic in the pit and the dcmoraliZed condition of that market was reflected in wheat. May wheat drop
 ped with thud to T 7-S. Bears were sell ing short in great quantities and every holder on long wheat lost heavily. Stop loss orders also ldded a downward tm- petus lt was expected that good eX- port business would spring up at the low
 price and late in the day New York did report ll3 loads taken. For time there
 some buying hy prominent houses, but this brought slight reaction. Trad erS3 thought that had tot this buying come out the slump might have been
 worse. May continued very weak and closed 3-SMl 1-2 depressed at =. This
 price is the lowest for May since early none of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 267 cars. m king total
 for the three points of 2S9 against 3S
 last week and AR a wear ago. Primary receipts were i4T .000 bushels compared to G1G 0N bushels last wear. Australian ship ments were 32l,0 ,003 bushels against 49S H00
 bushels last year. 'Seab1 b1ard clearance- in wheat and four equalled 3}0.000 bush els
 Corn took headlone tumble at the
 opening Lower cables. warmer wealth hard upon the wheat weakness resulted in an opening for May 1-2 to 3-4 lower at 5a 3-4n59 1.2 Nearly every house on the floor had selling orders Stop loss orders were soon reached and May saggod to a9 l-4 before some fairly heavy plrch7s"s supposed to he for a heavily short line stea dicd prices. but was soon arg'led that farmers were more inclined to dispose of their holdings and the holders started haEmering again. At times good cev"r- Ing was done at the declluing prices. But
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Increase,
The Financier's Statement.

New York, March 2.-The Financier says: The statement of the New York
 Associated Banks last week showed a gain of $35S, $50 in surplus reserve, which though small. may be regarded as satis- factory from the borrowers standpoint
 The surplus now is 250 or s6,S0l. .175 below the amount at the corresponding date last year when 1t was $10. PIP, 425. The loss in cash shown by last weeks state ment was s2, 425500 This considerably va ries from the sum which was estimated from the traceable movements of money during { week and the difference com pared with the estimated amount was probably due to remittances to Boston and Philadelphia of gold certificates through the mail. The loans were re- duced S,T7.000 making S22, 149, 600 for the fortnight ending with last week. This comparatively sharp contraction of loans would seem to indicate commendable con servatism on the part of the bank man. agers In view of present money condi- tions and those which will probably re suit from the movement of money tC the interior for farming purposes, which is now actively In progress. The depos- its were reduced I1, 1S3. 100, which together with the reduction of s21. .2s67Oo as shown on March 15. makes decrease In this item of $32, 4S2 100 during the fortnight
 The reduction in deposits last week was ss32 300 larger than the total of the loss
 of cash and of the decrease in loans
 therefore the statement is slightly out of harmony. The reduction of g 7S3, $50 ir reserve requirements resulted in the gain of $35S. .;l50 in surplus, as above stated It is noteworthy that in the corresponding week last year the loans were only B. 114,000 less than those reported last week
 while the deposits were $2I .223, 700. and the total cash $13, 607 100 greater. Five of the down town banks last week reported total, reduction of $6 600, 900 in loans out of the S.777,000 shown by all the banks, and of these five one indeSted a decrease of about S3200. GOO. Seven of the larger banks showed net gain of s6O0,0O0 in specie. The important losses in this item by two of these banks were $5.0Oo0OO one reporting $2. POO, GOO and the other $3. .S00, ,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
HEAVY DECLINES SHOWN AT
 THE CLOSE.
Liverpool Cables Were Disappointing and Receipts at the Ports were Heavy-The Small Hold
 CTS Disheartened.

New York, March 22.-The cotton mar, ket opened steady l45 points lower and further eased off 1G2 points immediately after the call under liquidation by the tired holders through commission houses and under vigorous bear pressure. DIS appointment in Liverpool cables heavy port receipts. and liberal estimates TOT Monday Houston receipts combined to make the bull side unpopular for the mo- ment. On the first wave of selling. May sold off to S.75 and July to SIS. Trading was active in a spasmodic way with the talent in control for the moment Senti- ment was emphatically bearish on pros pect for an "in sight" this week of l29,- 900 bales against 1ls.000 same week last year. Smaller holders were disheartened by the absence of support from leading bulls. fearing that a sharp break was in order under "stop order'' selling unless fresh buying appeared to the bears to the defensive. The New Orleans market closely followed every change here and sent a few selling orders. Europe sold summer months here on the opening. The market for futures closed easy net 6d17 points lower.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Murphy & Co.'S Qnc) Cotton Letter
 IRv Private Wire

New York, March 22.-Cotton opened 9 to points lower on a continuation of selling by weak holders W ho lacked pa tienCe because they failed to see signs of receipts falling away decidedly and out side speculation still dormant A more bearish movement was reported next week. the figures for the in sight being estimated at possibly 20,000 ahead of last year. Last weeks movement below should have caused a stampede of bears, but there Is no such thing in sight and hold CTS who have grown weary have been let ting go. although there is nothing to warrant suspicion that the big hull guns have abandoned their position. The great difficulty appears to he that new buyers could not be brought in and on close 5 to 12 points decline was the record for prices. Receipts at ports estimated to- day 15,00c: last year. 14,000. The visible supply of all kinds during the week just closed lost 1S.0oo bales and is now f. iS6. 900 against 4075.000 last year The Fall Riv- CT strike settlement has not helped the market for dry goods to any extent. The cost of goods has been increa sed Dun says that business under new condition has not yet been sufficiently large to cs- tahlish quotation, export sales arc still checked bv high prices while a helpful feature Is the in ceased demand at South
 ern 1obbing centers. Bradstreet reports exceptional activity in the Wos. and Northwest but the rush at ChicH gn prol,- CT is over In dry goods. The Fh-nnirle
 Meridian. MIss.. report is that l5 per cent Increased sales of fertilizer is shown and the weather generally has been favorable for farm work in the south.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Local Cotton Market.
R. M. ksale & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
tBy Special Leased Wire. ]


 Now Orleans, March 2.-Considering the unfavorable nature of the weeks sta tistics and the adverse turn of American markets yesterday. Liverpool's action to- day was not exactly iiacouI aging. Spots were officially unchanged though prices were said to be in favor of buyers. and deliveries lost 2-64 on the day. Transac- tions here were of liquidating charac- ter Early news reported dissatisfaction amongst mill operatives at Lowell, Mass. on account of failure to raise wages to correspond with the advance at Fall Riv- CT and it was said that a strike in that district would probably be threatened, and this feature. combined with the fact that interior receipts are free notwith- standing claims of exhausted stocks. in- duced considerable covering of long con tracts which gradually forced prices off. Closing quotations are about Il points lower than yesterday. While the liauida- tion in progress Is exercising a detri- mental effect on prices at present. this course is without doubt beneficial to the market in the sense that it will possess greater ability to respond to any encour- aging developments later on. Confidence in large crop estimates on account of the comparatively liberal movement is more freely expressed. yet the center of att traction is the spot situation. which at the moment Is with a competent supply of orders from the regular trade. but any improvement in the demand In that de- partment will reflect a steadier tone gen orally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Fl. & B. Beers Cotton Letter.
Special to The Advertiser. !


 New Orleans, March 22.-As Liverpool was unfavorable our market opened to 3 lower declined 10 to Il later on the more liberal port and interior receipts and the easiness of spots; subsequently, re- acted to from the bottom closing at a net loss of 10 to Il points on the day. Port receipts for the day were 10000, ing interior towns received 6,10O against 6.300 last year. The Egyptian receipts during the week were 10000 cantars, against R5,000 last ypar, aggregating G.. GOO this year. from September 1 to date. against 4,536,0O0 last year. or in eX- cess of. 317, 900 bales of 300 pounds. .--
 The Indian cotton crop to date shows The American crop is i26.0O0 over and the Egyptian Is 317,000 over or the total excess of these three cotton crops is L. 152. 900 to date. The fact that the worlds supply of cotton to date has been in creased as above Is entirely ignored by many operators. notwithstanding 1t will have an important influence ultimately, in determining the future course of val ues. There seems to be a change of opinion gradually going on relative to the size of the crop and wagers are now being offered. without takers. that the out turn will be over To- 800 000. Tn addition to this advceS were received from Boston saying that Spnners were out of the mar ket and that strike was threatened in all mills at Lowell. Should this strike really materalize it will have an unfa- meanwhile if the American spinners be- come as apathetic as the foreign ones, 1t will occasion a light port and overland movement and cause an accumulation In the interior because spot holders will be unable to find ready purchases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Kansas City Live Stock

Kansas City. Mo. March a2-Cattle re- ceipts for the week 21 600; market slow; top native steers so; fair to good 5.COtp 60l: stockers and feeders S.40f75.25; Vest ern fed steers iIadIG.00; Texas and ln- dian steers 450a6.O0: cows S.50d475; ma tive cows 3,3505.5o; heters 3. 75d6.25; can- ners 2.15d370; bulls 350u5.0G; calves i50 M6O0
 (. 6.i5m6.60; light ]. .7nn630; pigs J.l0qt5.aJ
 Sheep-Recelpts for the week 125OO: strong; native lambs 6.35@6.6o; Western lambs 6.25dt6.5j native wethers 5000 ;. 60; Western wethers 5.@do.5O yearlings 565N 600; ewes 4.60a5.l5; st0ckers and feed CTS OlTS 15
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

New Orleans. March 22-Cotton was as very quiet today. with sales of only 2.ooc bales including 400 to arrive. The cotton exchange committee reduced auotatisonlss slls points down The trading was confined to May and July and was of only very moderate volume. Liverpool was m measure disappointing and with little change in the surrounding features prices moved slowly downward. Weakness con- tinued to the close of the short session when the level was about Il points under the closing figures of Friday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Cotton at the Ports.

New Orleans, March 22.-Cotton quiet sales 2.000. Ordinary. 1-4: good ordi nary. 3-4; low middling, Is; middling 1-2 good middling. 7-S: middling, fair 5-s Receipts. 3.sos; stock, 2s6, ,52.
 Galveston-Easy: middling. 9-l6; sales ls76; receipts, 4,3S7; stock. 1oO,@4:
 Mobile-Quiet; middlng. 8 9-16; sales 50; receipts Is: stock 16,14
 Savannah-Inactive: middling. 9-16 sales, 5: receipts. 2.4sS: stock. 42.7&.
 Charleston-Quiet: middling, 5-S: re ceipts. 475; stock. 2.062
 Wilmington-Frm; middIing. 5-S; re ceipts. 194 stock. S.9SS.
 Norfolk-Quiet: middling. 13-lG: sales POP; receipts. 3S5 stock. 362s2.
 Baltimore-Nominal: middling, lie receipts. s73: stock. 13,4ls.
 Boston-Quiet; middling. g 1-1s: receipts es4.
 Phiiadelphia-Quiet; middling, 1-4: re ceipts. B: stock 4410
 St Louis-Quiet: middlng. 9-16; re ceipts. l690: stock A. 76So.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New York Dry Goods.

New York March p The week closes with a general quiet demand. but the tone continues fully as strong in cotton goods. Print cloths are strong. Fall River sold about @00.@0 pieces this week, nearly all
 irregular goods. Cotton yarns are in fli' demand. Stock wards selling at previous prices hut contracts tend upwards. No change in wnrstad woolen or linen yarns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Naval Stores.

WilmmetonA TUrpentine. nothing doing. Eusn, nothing doing. crude tnrpentine steady; Sl.35925n Tar firm. sl-2o.
 Savannah--Turpeutine steady. t9 re- ceipts 236: sales. 50: exports. 526, Rosn. firm; receipts. 2.S51; sales. Ss2; exports, S.hta
 arleSton-Turpeutirc firm. 4S; sales, -0. Rosih. firm, unchanged, sales. 500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New York Coffee and Sugar.

New York March 22-Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 3: centrifugal 96 test 3 1-2: molasses sugar , 3-4; refined unsettled; No 6. 4..5; No '. 4.15; No. 8. 4.oo; No. g. 400; No. 10. 395;- No. II, 390; No. F. S.S5; No. 13. 3.s0: No. II. S.SO; standard 4 and confectioners' A 4.60; mould A 5.15; cut loaf and crushed 530; powdered 4.90; gran ulated 4.so; cubes 5.05. Coffee. spot Rio dull: No. invoice 11-16: mild quiet; Cordova Sd12. Coffee futures opened steady. prices unchanged and through out the session was speculatively flat. The foreign market news was quite up to expectations and predictions, of yesterday for today's Brazilian receipts were fully confirmed But new features of interest were totally lacking, while the room trade was indifferent The close was in active. net unchanged to points higher. There Were no sales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
London Financial Cablegram.

New York. March 22.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablcsra m says: The stock market was quiet and irregular but generally steady. The att tendance on the floor of the exchange was small owing to the University boat race
 Consols were still easy at 93 3-S. Amer ican shares were idlc. but firm. St Paul, AtChison and Illinois Central were high CT. but still below parity.
 Any sign of local initiation is entirely lacking.
 Rio tntos were weak at 43 S-s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
St. Louis Provisions.

St Louis. March 2s-Flour. lower: rec winter patents 3.6O@3.S0: extra fancy ano straight 33OM3. 10: clear 3.0od3.15. Timothy seed steady 5.OO@60O, prime worth more Cornmeal steady 3.1o. Whiskey steady 1.SO Hemp twine 9c. Dry salt meats, boxed strong: extra shorts S.75; clear ribs S62 1-2: clear sides S.S7 i2. Bacon. boxed strong; extra shorts 9.62 1-2; clear ribs 950 clear sides 9.75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New York Spot Cotton.

New York, March 22-Cotton quiet mddling. 9c. Gross receipts, 3996; sales. 100: stock. 174.S75. Total today and con solidated: Net receipts l7,76S; exports. 6S9 169. Total since September l Net r"- celpts. 6S26959; exports. Great Britain. 2.7ot.O17; France. 64o.S45; continent. 2.l6o,-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New Orieans Sugar and Molassea.

New Orleans, March 22-sugar. quiet; open kettle, l2M3 1-16: open kettle cen trifugal. 3m3 1-2: centrifugal yellows 5 l4Tf3 1916; seconds, ? l-Sf3 l-,6
 Molasses. steady; centrifugal. 7GlS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Treasury Statement

Washington. March 22.-Today's treas ury balances. exclusive of the gold re- serve shows available cash balances s17l,- 40S, 40: gold, $90.S16.1lS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Cincinnati Provisions.

Cincinnati March 22.-Flour dull. Lard firm 9.25. Bulk meats steady $50 Bacon quiet 9.621-2 Whiskey quiet 1.3O. Sugar steady
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, March 22.-The statement of the Associated Banks for the week ending to- day shows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New York Cotton Futures

NEW YORK. March Quotations for c ton futures today were follows;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

'ew Orleans, March 22.--Cotton futures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-15
MUSIC.


Raoul Pugno, a distinguished French
pianist, will be heard in this city for the
first time this evening at the German
House. Seats may be purchased to-day at
Baldwin's. Mr.. Pugno's programme is of
extraordinary Importance, containing q
prelude and fugue by Bach, a sonata by
Scarlatti, the G sharp minor sonata of
Beethoven, a Weber rondo brilliant, a
scherzo, polonaise, waltz and nocturne by
Chopin and compositions by Schumann.
List. Grieg, Handel and Pugno. Mr..
Finck, of the New York Evening Post, gave
the following informing criticism of Mr..
Pugno's playing in New York last week:
1.-The American public behaves most rep
rehensibly in regard to concert pianists.
Having ascertained that Paderewski is the
best living player, ii ignores other pianists.
which is very stupid, for the great Pole is
by no means the only high-class artist in
his field. Once in while an exception is
made, and 1t is pleasant TO record the fact
that one of these exceptions is the Franco
Italian Raoul Pugno. AT his second recital
Yesterday afternoon Mendelssohn Hall held
a big audience, and there was so much an
plause that the pianist might have repeat
ed half of his pieces; but he frowns on
encores and will have none of them
HE began with Bach-the fascinating
Clique from the first Partita-and ended
with LISTS eleventh rhapsody The Bach
piece was played with delightful clearness
and expression. In playing Bach NJ. Pugno
uses the sustaining pedal as much as i'm
playing Chopin, and rightly so. 1t is not
merely a question of prolonging tones and
mingling harmonies. but of enriching all
the tones by the sympathetic sounding of
overtones. Those who believe in playing
Bach without the pedal are his worst enc
mics. The old Cantor himself would have
given them piece OF his mind for he loved
rich effects and tone coloring.
beside Bach there were two other old
masters on the programme-Handel and
Scarlatti. followed by Beethoven. who is at
the threshold of modern music and whom
NJ. Pugno fortunately does not play aca-
demically. Chopin had the lions share
seven numbers and all of them were played
entertainingly and commercially. although
the ruhato was not always strictly Polish,
and some OF the accents were questionable.
The List rfarsody. as played by NJ. Pugno,
was a whirlwind OF sound. exciting as
gypsy czardas. In the opening section the
pianist produced elemental tonal effects
that Paderewsh could not have improved
on. LISTS piano music Is often intended
to have an orchestral sound. In the sec
ton referred TO one could hear the long
drawn-out tones OF a French horn as dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-15
fLAT.fOOTED FAILURES
WHY MANY APPLICANTS FAIL TO
GET INTO THE NAVY.
Ten Men Accepted by Lieut.. j. n. Y.
Blakely After Weeks Detail
List OF Recruits.

People who are thinking about going into
the navy should first examine their feet be-
fore calling on recruiting officers. More re-
cruits are spoiled by fiat feet than by any
other cause. No matter if the heart beats
with the regularity and perfection of move
ment of shaft on an ocean liner: If the
eyes are clear and sound, if the other parts
of the body are near physical perfection, it
is of no use If the pedal extremities are
fiat.
Lieut.. John r. Y. Blakely, United States
naval recruiting officer, who has completed
his duties in this city, said last night that
out of forty-six applicants for naval serv-
fee during his weeks detail In this city, only
ten could be accepted. and that the most of
them were turned down because they had
fat feet The names of those who were
accepted are Leroy NJ. Clements, Frederick
Ii. Utz, w. F. Mentz, Charles w. Stevens,
w. T. Collins and Perry w. Sering. all of
Indianapolis; Philip Well, Evansville;
Thomas Everett Kent, Danville; Fred w.
Aschbaugh, st. Louis, and Joseph A. As
bury, Farmersburg, Ind.
An old salt by the name OF KILN, who is
with Lieutenant Blakely. and who dates
back from the days of Fort Fisher, says
that IL sailors have nat feet they can walk
in the water and run away. That is an old
naval saw that has seen much hard service.
Many who were examined had eye trouble
or some other physical imperfection that
barred them from being sailors.
Lieutenant Blakely expected to get more
than ten men, but the recruiting party
that was here before him practically
cleaned up the field. The possible diminu-
ton of the military frenzy may have some
thing to do with the failure of more to come
forward, he thinks.
nd tic
leave until Jan. /, when they will be de-
tailed for the same service at st. Louis.