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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-26
RANGE OF JULY WHEAT
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
Selling Of a Scattered Nature on
CHICAGO GRAIN

Selling of Scattered Nature on
Growing wea ther. =, !.
Chicago, May 26.-July wheat opened a
shade to 1s@Ac lower, at 73A@73sg to 1870,
7sAe, on somewhat lower cables and a dull
trade. Receipts were less than the CORE
spending days last week and year ago. but
promised better. Selling was only of a scat
tered nature on good growing weather: There
with decrease of $4,000 bu in breadstuffs
on passage, the exceptionally good export
business of Saturday and the liberal share Of
pushed prices of July up TO firm position at
7s1sc. Local receipts were % cars, Ave of
contract grade. Minnea polls and Duluth re-,
points Of 274 cars, against 1872 last. week and
1872 1000 Blu, compared with 9,s6o;ooo bu last
A decrease of 2.e4s,oool tbu in the visible
wheat; supply and considerable talk about too,
much rain for the growing crops influenced
sold UP to 1870. The close was firm, July
A@%c higher. at 7a5s@7sAc. -..'
Close: Wheat-May, 7c July, 735s@73&c;
Cash Wheatr-No. 2 red. so%@s1Ac; No. 3
red 7s1k@s1c; Mop hard winter, 761h@7sMc;
s No hard Winter 55@7sc; No northern
SREaE 'o ae Spring. MO- o 5sEshsrn spring
Higher cables and small receipts started
July corn 1sc higher. at e2ssc;, Country Of,
had little for sale. The weather in some
regions was also not so good for the crops
as Of late. July sold up to $3.50 and steaded
near that figure. Receipts were SO cars.
Close: Oats. May, 4sc; July, $3.50; new,
27ssc September, 2s@2s1sc; new, 30s @3ONc !;
December, 2essc; new, size; cash oats, No. 2,
421a@431zc; No. 8, 42GD421sc.
Receipts were 219 cars. $50. i.
Decreased stocks and fair buying by the
bull crowd sent July corn up to a strong
close, .A@7sc up at 63@63Mc. & =
Close: Corn-May, 62Bc; July. e2@621sc;
September, 60Ac; December, 44c; May Q903),
1880.
Cash Corn-No. 8, 621a@62Ac.
Oats were higher for some options on the
corn advance. Receipts W.1e larger and a
mission houses bought fairly on the expecta-
ton Of squeeze in the May delivery Trade
was of good character and was fairly large
opened unchanged. at s7asc, dipped to 37Hc
and sold later at 373s@371sc:
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State Grain Inspection.
May "a.

..-.. ..r May a.. "
Inspected n--Wheat-Cars--Great Northern
No. northern, s; No. 2 northern, A. No
8, i; rejected, /.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul =. No
northern, l.; No. 2 northern. 49, no grade. g.
Minneapolis & st. Lous--No. northern
2; No. 2 northern, 4; No. 8, 3.
500 Line-No. 1 northern. 5: No. 2 north
ern, II; No. g. l: rejected, 5: no grade, 2.
Northern Pacihc-No. 1 northern, s.; No
8, ]. s>
Chicago. st, Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No. northern, %; No. 3, 1; no grade, 2. -
Chicago Great Western-No grade /.
Total.No. l northern, 25: No 2 northern
70: No. 3. Z: rejected, A. DO grade g..
Other Grains--Cars-No. 8 yellow corn 3
No. white corn, 3: Nc. 3 white oats, 8; No
white oats 2; No. 3 oats. s; no grade oats
1: No. 5 barley, / No. 1 flax, 3
Cars Inspected OIt-No., i northern wheat
12S; No. northern wheat, CO: No wheat
80; rejected wheat, l.; no grade wheat L
No. 3 yellow corn, i No. white oats, S;
No. barley,'2; No 5 barley, l. No. 1 flax, g.
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Receipts and Shipments.
May "a ~

May "a.
Received--Wheat. 23S cars, 21s,sso bu: corn,
2,4SO bu; fax. $50 blu: -four, SsS brls mill
stuffs 81 tons; hay, so tons; fruit a97 s16 lbs;
merchandise, s,o91,07s lbs; lumber q cars:
posts and piling. 2 cars; barrel stock, cars:
81 cords; brick $1,000 lime, l car; cement,
900 brls: pig iron. 4e cars: ties, 2 cars;
stone and sarble, 10 cars: live stock.
8 cars; salt, cars; dressed meats 2s1 800 lbs:
butter, 900 lbs; railroad materials, 16 cars:
sundries So cars car lots. $50.
shipped-Wheat, 40 cars, $4,000 bu; corn,
TO bu: oats, 2.7G0 blu: barley. $3.50 bu -four,
As ,s51 brls millstuffs, LABS tons; hay IL tons;
fruit, ,2o8 lbs :; merchandise 2,s26270 lbs:
lumber, 1877 cars: machinery, 227,400 lbs;
brick. $1,000; lime, car; cement, 400 brls:
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LONDON FINANCIAL
Consols and Quotations of American
~ Securities. ~, ~ FL.

- - D.. h
= London, May 26-Consols for money, 96@;
consols for account, sek; Anaconaa, 1s1e,
Atchison, S2A ;Atchison preferred, 1OlA; Bal
timore 4 Ohio, 1O9A Canadian PACING, l4S;
Chesape peak & Ohio, 4l1a; Chicago Great Wes-
tsrn, 5OA; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
ION; Denver & Rio Grande, 43A; Denver <
Rio Grande preferred, So; Erie, 37A; Erie
hrst preferred, 631a; Erie second preferred, 81;
Illinois Central, 1853; Louisville & Nashville,
l43; Missouri, Kansas s. Texas, 26A; Missouri,
Kansas e Texas preferred 80; New York Cen
trail l61; Norfolk & Western. 58A; Norfolk &
Western preferred, 81; Ontario 6. Western,
SSS; P PEI 7Sh; Readng, sly; Read
ferred, So; Southern Railway, So: Southern
Ri preferred, s7N; Southern Pacific,
66R; Union Pacific, 10IA; Union Pacific pre-
ferred, 90; United States Steel, Az; United
States Steel preferred, IS; Wabash, IN; Wa
bash preferred, ASH; Spanish As, 7SB; Rand
Mines, 10; De Beers, 49,.
+ Bar silver quiet, 24d per ounce.
Money, 27a@3 per cent.
+ The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2&@2 13-1o per cent. The rate of
discount in the open market for three months
bills is 2A@ 2 1916 per cent.
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Among the shippers on the market were:
G. NJ. Anderson, Hendricks; Commercial
Bank of Dawson, Dawson; J. Benson, C. B.
Hersey, Langford; j. e. Townsend Groton;
C. W. Siglinger, Webster; J.. W. Herold,
Waubay: Isen Benalken, Albany; Bang &
Kirkwell, Ada; D. Post, Stevens Brothers,
Osakis; P H. Smith. Lamoure; Cass County
State Bank, Casselton.; NJ. Black, Cannon
Falls; j.. Skahan, Rose Creek; J. J. Hughes,
Lake Crystal; W. Bergman, Comfrey; G. A:
Blaisdell. Sandown; S. H. Peters, William
Pell, St. Peter; J. J. Lenertz, Butterfeld !;
Darius & Odin, NJ. Christensen, Evan; NJ.
Fohl, Sleepy Eye.
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New York, May 2e.--Flour,- receipts. q AZ
bu;. sales, 500 pkgs; steader in tone. Wheat
lecelpts, 2s,215 bu; sales, S55,OOO bu: Opened
easier because OF disappointment in cables
out was prompt to rally on talk of a large
nrm all the forenoon; July 10 9-ibc; Sep.
i TEMPER, Tas@T1sc; december, 791sg7y 9-l6c
rye rye. STEADY state, 62@6sc, New York cal
lots NO. = western, 6oasc +. o. b.. Corn re-
celpts, 1900 Blu; sales, $500; opened -easie,
with wheat but strengthened on a scare o.
shorts; July, 675s@6iac; September, 657sd
ooRc Oats, receipts, 1880 blu; sales, none
STEADY TO hrm Witn corn; track white, 5O@55c
Close: Wheat-May, s0Ac July, 1880
Corn-May, -7l%c; July, 6S1ac =.
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Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, May 26-The imports Of wheat
into Liverpool last week were Ill, 500 quarters
lrCn Atlantic ports, 16,OU from Pacific and
"a wv from other ports. The imports OF corn
from Atlantic porCs last week were 100 quar-,
lers Wheat-Spot, NO. l northern sprung,
quiet, IS o1ad; No. California, steady, IS Sd :
futures dun; May, 5s l1a4d; july, is; Septen-
Der, bs lSG. Corn-SpoL, quiet; American
new, mixed, SIS 7Ad; American mixed, Old
IS SD; futures steady. July, 5s sgd; Octo-
Der, os 2ssd. -. -
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INVESTMENT GOSSIP

Earnings, Texas Pacific. third week May,
decrease $4,000. Norfolk & Western. third
week May, increase SILT ,0oG; Missouri Pacific,
increase $24, 900; st. Louis & Southwestern, in
crease 81, 800.
Whallon, from New York: Saturdays bank
statement was extremely favorable in every
respect. Every. condition, with the exception
Of the strike situation. could not be better.
On Declines advise buying stocks. Bitumi4
nous coal strike in West Virginia involving
1851 900 men. expected June. I.
New York to Watson: Although the in
crease in the earnings Of the Canadian Pa
citic railway for the third week Of May, $685.
OOO was large, the gain would have been
much greater had it not been for the con-
gestion at Fort William, caused by the break
down of machienry in the elevators weeks
ago: The damage has been repaired and cars
are now in active commission again and large
earnings are assured from now on.
Twin City ernings for third week of. May
increase ss,561;, from July l, increase, $685.
S97.s
Earnings of Chesapeake & Ohio, third week
increase $S1,751: From July l. increase, sl,171,-
544
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St. Louis Live stock.

St Louis. Mo-, May 6-Cattle-Receipts,
5000, including 200 Texans; steady to a
cw se go BEEF steers Stocker rs and
6.2G: Texans. $2.70@6 25.
sHogs-Receipts. $500 market 5000 lower;
pigs and light, s6.s5@6.s5; packers, s6.5O@7;
butchers, s6.90@7. 221s.
sheep-Receipts, 1000; steady; natives, $50
6;vlambs, IS. 6GGD7.35.
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Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, May Is Cattle. receipts. $1,000;
Ice lower; good to prime steers, s717.5o; poor
to medium. $5@6.so; stockers and feeders.
s2.75@5. 20; cows, sL5G@6;. heifers. So. 50@s.20
Gamers, s1.50@2. 50; bulls. s2.50@5.50; calves,
s2d7; Texas fed steers, s5.5066.75.
Hogs, receipts to-day, 46,00a: tomorrow,
$4,000: left over, s5s7: 1cc to 15c lower: mixed
and butchers, s6.s0@7.10; good to choice heavy,
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st. Louis Grain.

St. Louis, Mo-, May 2e-Close: Wheat,
higher; No: q red, cash elevator, 7Sc; May,
7 7se; July, Use; September, 7l&c; No 2 hard,
10 Corn, higher; No. cash, Csc; May,
oSt2c; July, 6Sc; September, Soc. Oats, weak;
NO cash, 411ac; May, 4lAc; July, sc; Sep.
TENDER, 2S14c; NO. white, 45kWftc. .
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Milwaukee Grai,i,

MilN aukee, May 26.-Flour-Firmer. Wheat
N NJ Err close ~ northern. 771z@7sc;
STEADY; No. l. os12c. Enthusiastically; NJ. 9,
121s@fSc; sample, 65@i21ac. Oats2steady;
NO; Whlte, 4o@4512c. Corn-July, 63bc:
Wheat-Puts, 1875; calls, 1890. ~ - =
Corn-Puts, 62Ac; calls -63Ac r.'s',+-. .
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Nc, May 26.-Close: Wheat
May, IlAac; July, 691s@699sc; cash, No. :
hard, 13Ac; No. red, Zoe. Corn-May, 6zMc
july: 6oc; September, 54Tc." Cash, No. :
mixed, 64Ac; No. white, 66@66hc. Oats
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grain.

Chicago, May 26.-Flax-Cash northwestern,
sa:a6; southwestern, 81. 3d. May, $l.5s Sep
57Ac; July, .571sc; September, Sc Barley.
Cash, 6S@i2c. acknowledgements; $4 S..
Glover See-OctOber SS Is - n = g : =.
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S:o5@715; rough heavy, ssso@7; Ii ght, S. 7e9,
6s5; bulk of sales, s5.9e17.10.
Sheep, receipts, 1000; sheep and lambs
strong; good to choice wethers, 5.50d6 Is !;
fair to- choice mixed, s4.75@5.75; western
sheep, $5.2596 %; rative lambs, $4,000; west
-efn lambs, S5.25@690: Colorado lambs. 81
OPS.
Official Saturday: Receipts. cattle, As; hogs,
1880; sheep. 1,16o; shipments, cattle, 613;
hogs, 1,37S: sheep, 660.
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Chicago Produce lIle.

E Chicago Pay 26-Butter was steady;
creameries. lGaD2t1ac; dairfes 17dD19c. Cheese,
easy; twi:ls, la @12c: daisies, 12A aD12lac:
Young americas, 12Me; Eggs, steady. at
mark, egaes included, 14s4 @15c. Live poultry
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household goods. 20, 900 lbs: railroad iron, 2
cars, ties. II cars; stone and marble, cars;
linseed OIL 800 brls; Oil cake, $4,000 lbs;
I cars; su1ldres, SS cars; car lots, S27
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- totals III L,t4c TOD
GATTEE-Prices steady with last weeks
close on all kinds. Offerings, in both killing
and stock stuff were unusually light. There
was hardly enough of the latter to make a
showing. Everything showing any quality
moved quickly. Common stuff slow and weak
Mich COWS steady and active. FL.
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South Omaha Live Stock.

nesdR to- Msy lower 6sef steers
@7.Z5; cows and heifers, 3.75@6.25; western
steers, $4.50@6.25; Gamers, $2@3.25; stockers
and feeders, $3m5.40.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: market 5G1oc lower;
heavy, $7G7.15; light, IS. 1901; pigs, so.
sheep-Receipts. $500; steady; fed mutton,
$5.65G6 .05; lambs S5:50@715.
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Wheat nIoxement NV Roads

Wheat Movement by Roads.
Observation-Disclosures 81; Omaha, SO;
St: Louis, Is; Great Northern, 81; 500, 4;
ern, 1. -. -. .-.... -. ..--...- ~.
Shipped ars-Milwaukee.:4 Omaha 1: St.
Louis. Is; Burlington, 6; Chicago Great West
ern, 1. ,s.- -...-,
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THE FLOUR MARKET
Guiet Opening for the Week-De-
mand Moderate.

The market opens with no change of impor-
lance in the general situation. Some foreign
business is being done. but i'll a moderate
way. Domestic demand is fair.
Shipments for tine dav, 5,S51 brls
First patents are quoted $3.S5@3.S5; second
patents, S3.e5G3. 70; first clears. s2.9o93; Sec
ond clears: $3.50.
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, May 26.-Provisions were de-
pressed early bysliberal offerings and large
run of hogs at the yards. with consequent
lower prices. Brokers bought fairly for. sup
port and the market steadled at the decline.
July pork opened sc down. at SIT, sold 21sc
up and weakened to $16.971a. July lard
opened 21h@5c lower, at $1o.15. July ribs
opened sc off. at s9.57
Close: Pork-May, $l6.921a; July, S16.971s;
September, SIT. 10@17131s; January, $500.
Close: Lard-May, $1O.10010. l21a; July,
SO. 1Od110121s;s September, s10.15; October,
Close: Ribs-May. S. s211z;; July, SO. 521s@
8 SO; September, 50. BIZ.
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Railroads entering the yards reported re
ceipts for the day ry loads as follows: Chi
caso, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Z; Minneapolis &
ST. Louis, J.; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
4 Omaha, IL; Great Northern. s. Northern
Pacific, 3; 500 line, L. total, 49,
Disposition of stock Saturday May "a:
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New York Produce.

New York, May 6.-Butter-Receipts. 1e.7o1
pkgs; market frmer: state dairy, 1S1a@22 /;
state creamery, 2o@22l5c; renovated, 1s@201ac:
factory, 179l91sc; imitation creamery.z1s7s@
2o1sc. Cheese-Receipts. 1,5ss pkgs;: market
weak. and decidedly lower; new state full
cream, small colored, choice. 101ac;; small,
white, 1oAc; large, colored and white, loc.
Eggs-Receipts, 1881 pkgs; strong; state and
Pennsylvania, 17h@1Sc: western storage,
packed, 17@1sc; southern, .14@15c
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New York Grain. (,

Oats 3; barley, 1; flax, l. Receipts-Wheat,
o''ss; haX lso. Shipments-Wheat AZ, 4SS
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The Comparative visible.
The Visible Supply.
Daily Wheat movement.

-..- May 25 So .t.
|. The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat mar
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SHEEP-Prices steady at last weeks de-
cline. Feed-lot lambs shorn, sold at s5.75.
Receipts did not amount to enough to make
showing Sales:
Killing Sheep and Lambs
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New York Provisions.
( New York, May 2e.-Beef-Firm Pork
Firm, Lard-Easy; prime western steam,
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1 cow, $45 .-s = -<-ss:.. :
cows, $1,000.
1 COW, s26. ,
cow and L. calf, .S37. = -. -- .i,,:z.
HOGS-Prices 10@15c lower Receipts
moderate and fair in quality, and little, Bet
ter. than on Saturday. Price range, $3.50
$50; range of straight loads, 6$.6066.90; bulk,
Sc 60@675 Sales:
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Lead.
Midway Horse Market.

| St Louis, May 2e-Lead, quiet. So. 3s711.
| Spelter, last sale, $3.50. 'ssE
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Minnesota Transfer, ST. Paul, Mimi. May
26.-Barrett & Zimmerman report that the
market is quiet. Incoming consignments ac-
cumulated to a. large extent, crowding the
market in all its branches. Values:
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VERY SUITABLE.
Chicago News.
Say exclaimed the man who was
being shaved, you should reserve that
razor for your political customers.
why so?' asked the barber.
Because it has such a pull"
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GENERAL PRODUCE.
Official Quotations MinneaDoIis Pro
''..t.@ duce Exchange ~. : :,
Monday, May &c.

: Extra creamery butter, lower; ex-
: ira dairy, steady. Strictly fresh eggs. !;
b: steady. Live poultry, steady. Pota-
=: toes, easy. Fancy country dressed
f.: veal, steady Strawberries, steady. :
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Puts and Calls.

Two o'clock report:
Puts--July wheat, 74ssc.
Calls-July wheat. -747sc.
Curt-Iuly wheat 14%c.
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MONDAY EVENING. MAY 26, 1902.
HOG ....P'RICES LOWER
Drop Of Toe to 15c Receipts Of Fair
Quality.
CATTLE HELD FIRM AND STEADY
Common Stuff Slow In All Lines
News of the Western
Markets.

South st. Paul, Mimi, May 26-Estimated
receipts at the Union stock yards to-day:
Cattle. $50; calves, Is; hogs, 1900; sheep, 5,
cars, 80.
The following table shows the receipts from
JAM !, 1902, to date, as compared with the
same period in 1901:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep. Horses. Cars
1902 10, l22 20,722 2lS,z3o 153,731 ESQ 6,923
1901 .55, LILO 2O,052 241 ,565 1905 2,l47 5,645
Inc .....17,312 GO So. 6t5 S0646 -. LIS
Dec 49,. ...... ...... 1,497 49,.
The following table shows the receipts thus
far IN May, as compared with the same period
III 1901:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. Cars
1sS3 s o2s 4sa 4ssls PCS 1s2 s sc
Inc 80. l.270 7Se -: -;
Dec -. 2,249 46o ...... 1,273 So
Official receintS- for the naSt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
Some $1.5O Black
 Silks for Only LOO

Whats a bargain!
 What may be a bar gain for one person might mean an un- necessary expenditure for another. There are fifty definitions, but first you must have need of the thing itself.
 If you need these silks, it's getting a dollar and quarter for a dollar, for there is abso- lutely nothing about them that could reason for their not being SIPS a yard. The quality IS good, remarkably so, as for the styles-Gros Grain, Louisines, Peau de Soie-"s staple as wheat" says the silk buyer, who is nc farmer, so doesn't know that wheat prices fluctuate. while these are dollar and a quar- ter silks the year round, just the same the metaphor con veys a hint and a moral Profit by it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
A Sale of Pictures and a Sale of
 Frames.

Tho copies of mas terpieces, t h e y are cheap pictures. We could devote a good part of a column to most every picture, so absorbingly interesting. But they are many Besides their total re- tail wouldn't justify it, so merely the colorless facts:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
A Window Full of
 Mems Fine Shoes.

Afew years ago when we announced our in- tention to handle Mems Shoes, our friends ad- vised against it, with almost as much em- phasis as our compet- itors; and now? Now, we sell more fine shoes than cheaper ones. In a word the very men whom our competitors said would not buy tnelf SnOeS Tn a Qe- partment store, think of going to no other shoe store than this one.
 Mems Ideal Patent Kid, dull
 kid top, butcher lace, handmade
 and hand-lasted, 500.
 Mems Ideal Patent Kid, glazed
 kid top, lace, hand-sewed and hand-lasted, 600. | Mems Ideal Patent Kid, dull kid
 top, button, hand-sewed and hand | lasted, 600.
 Mems Imported Enamel, Pebble
 top, lace, hand-sewed and hand l lasted, 500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
Lap Robes.

They are good lap robes and they are cheap relatively. Go to the exclusive harness and carriage store and you find, say, at s a much poorer lap robe than what we sell for five dollars--quite probably the same lap robe the harness store sells at five dollars is here at $4. If you want large assortment to pick from, why here, too, is the biggest stock of lap robes in the state.
 Heavy plush Lap Robes, fancy
 patterns on one side and solid
 colors on the other, large size,
 each 400, 500 and 500.
 Extra quality Plush Robes, in
 new and beautiful designs, all col
 ors, made with double pieces, re-
 versihle sides, extra large, each,
 700, 500, 1000 and 12.0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
Fair Begins The Most Interest ing State Fair Ever
 Held Begins
 Today. There Will be Ten Gala Days---Every One With a Spark of Pride Will Go
 in Their Best Bib and
 Tucker.

How is your ward robe; what's lacking1 It's here, no matter what it is, if you are woman or girl. For the men, the best shoes and the best furnishing. For the boy; everything. And take care of him as well as we do his sis ter. x * x x x
 The news today con- cerns wearing apparel
 almost exclusively in many instances the
 prices are less than usual; divers reasons contribute to this, but neither the lack of style, or a wanting quality is one of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
At SI.5O Each

College girls and golf girls col cred photogravures, something new and very attractive, extra heavy and wide moulding, black and oak, metal trimmings, sizes 12x16 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
At 68c Each

Large variety of subjects, both colored and plain pictures, gray and white mats, three pictures in one frame, gold moulding and metal corners, size 12x2o inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
At 35c Each

All new subjects, black mould ing, size 12x15 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
The Biggest Silk and Dress Goods Store in the
 South.

To the thousands of visitors to the Fair who need dress goods, here is some informa- tion for your benefit. x X k * X * x
 The largest assort- ment of dress goods in the south is at "L., ]. S L. S. And only the better quality of dress goods is here.
 The pri c e s are lower than any other store in the south.
 Because we sell and buy twice as much dress goods as any store hereabouts. To give you an idea of the department, here are some Of the fabrics and the prices just a few, of those materials that are now most popular. The prices are equal ly as popular. All Wool CoIored Dress Cools. 38-inch Etamine. in blues and csstors, 4oc.
 45inch Etamine, all shades, cas- tor, green and blues, 75c.
 d0-inah UOilp n0W chndn Gnp- cial, s9c.
 45-inch Voile, full shades, LOO.
 45-inch Examines, special offer, at 1.25.
 45-inch Russian Crash, 85c.
 44-inch Shark Skin Suitings, 100.
 4S-inch Crepe Granites, 1.25.
 42-inch English Cord Suitings, 1.25.
 42-inch two-thread Chameleons, 1.25.
 42-inch Camels Hair Zibelines, novelty effects, 1.5o.
 45-inch Wool Corduroy Novelty Suiting, 100.
 40-inch Shepherd Plaid, in black and white, brown and white, special, 69c.
 Dresses and Childrens Dresses, 5ec.
 36-inch Albatross, 45c.
 38-inch Albatross, extra quality, soc.
 45-inch Crepe, Egyptian, 95c.
 38-inch Brilliantine, all shades, soc.
 42-inch fancy Brilliantine, 8ec.
 54-inch fiaked Skirtings, special at 93c.
 50-inch Pebble Cheviots, in blues, extra value, 1.50.
 54-inch Skirtings, new weaves, 100.
 54-inch Heather Suitings, for tailor Suits, 100.
 3S-inch Novelty Dress Goods, for wrappers, dressing sacques and children's dresses, 29c.
 54-inch beaver blues, 2.25.
 54-inch tailor suitings, heavy, needs no lining, 2.25.