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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
c. E Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

By Private Wire From Gilbert 6 Clay.1
 NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 5.-while the deeply
 underlying conditions point for improved values
 cotton ushers in the week with declining
 tendency. due almost entirely to the weight of
 the incoming crop and to the general senti-
 ment that the price Is too high Liverpool
 started the day with disappointing cables which
 decline was said to be mainly due to the large
 crop estimates sent from this side by a promi-
 nent New York operator. The decline was fully
 answered and liberal selling indulged in by
 traders in the local market. Manchester notes
 an increased inquiry during the last week.
 notably from China and monetary matters seem
 to be on the mend The increased offering of cotton bills will doubtless add hexibility to the exchange. The ultimate outcome of values of course Is directly dependent tho con- sumptive power of the world during the conn ing year The consumption of American cot
 to nlast season was to S76. 900 bales. which is a smaller amount than was taken the twelve months preceding. It is reported from cer- tain quarters that some mills and manufactur. CTS finding 1t difficult to negotiate loans on future production. which may to some ex tent be true and means that such mills must pursue a hand-to-mouth policy and this in | turn means a decrease in immediate buying power. However. the increase in the purchas- ing ability of the silver countries will to a very large extent offset any decrease from this Sal'c. which may be occasioned by labor troubles. Our crop accounts from very reliable sources do not promise yield for this season
 much. if anything. in excess of last year; therefore consumption can fall of considerably
 more than we anticipate and leave the supply problem a very critical one, to say nothing of reserves and we expect to see much the same. and possibly accentuated conditions as existed last Spring. For the immediate fu- ture, however the weather and the receipts will govern daily fluctuations. At the moment the market presents a heavily oversold appear ance which, with a continuance of had weather or any happening calculated to check receipts would cause a quick reaction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
G. E. Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.
tBy Private Wire From c. W. Lee & Col

tBy frfvate Wire From c. W. Lee & Col
 NEW YORK, Oct 5.--It looked as though any one failing to short cotton had made a mistake The market was weak all day and prices touched the low point of the decline.
 October sold at 9.II. Every one will remem-
 Der when October sold at Io.6o about five weeks ago That was imitation of the worst type. It begins to look as though this may prove to be depression. News from the South was very bad again today and from all indications we are in for another moderate cot ton crop. Nothing but very bad trade condi- tions can prevent a repetition of last season in the event of a crop of 1 900. 900 bales un- der. The crop is late and conditions now fully compare with the mid-September situation on an average year. For this reason we are in- clined to go slow on the bear side. Those who are bearish base their views more on outside conditions than on crop views. They admit the crop may turn out much below expecta- tions. but insist that the big movement and the diminished buying power of the American spin ner operate against any advance in prices at this time. There is no doubt but that this is in great measure true. Finances ip Wall Street and elsewhere not brilliant. 9th erwise the cotton market would be very much higher. The cotton situation is more compl- cated than we have known 1t in years. Every one Is selling cotton for . break and yet we not confident that this Is a safe thing to do after this decline. Prices have now reached a point where care must be exercised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
Virgin Gs Faunce's Cotton Letter.
[Dv PrIvate Leased Wlre. J

lJN A@SdSSu "hV'A
 NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The English cotton cables were disappointing to the bulls. They were worse than looked for and under the cir cumstances the local market opened weak with first prices at a decline of l29l6 points. The weather map aided the bears in that generally favorable conditions were noted throughout the belt and certain close observers were inclined to discountenance the Government report of Saturday. which indicated yield of 700 GOO bales. There were many who thought that the promise indicated at least l2. 900. 900 bales, and under the circumstances the faith of those who have belief in Government sta tistlcs was or less shaken. IL Is figured by some that up to December lst about A. Oo0. 900 bales of the new crop will have been brought forward and naturally in view of the relatively small movement for the season to date, a substantial increase In the receipts was looked for. There was a great deal of appre- hension with regard to October notices and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
An Education Without Strain

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 This Company rsnks
 FfVSt-In Assets.
 FU1-In Amount Paid Policy-holders
 FI0-In Age.
 THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
 RICHARD A. MecUKDY, President. Ga@ss g. willeOx. Manager. MontgO@sr%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
A. B. Baxter 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.
[By Private Leased wlre.l


 NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Judging by Liverpool cables the cotton trade there were not taking a very bullish view of Saturdays bureau re- port. early advices from there showing only slight gain There was rather too much rain fin the Southwest today. Receipts were again very full. but inasmuch they are so far behind no concern is felt by bulls on this score. There will be ample time when receipts catch up to last year Some hesitation is displayed about adopting an aggressive stand on the long side because of bear efforts to make a crop of over a million bales over last year indicated by the bureau report This is simply absurd and the work of shorts. The fact Is that the crop Is poor and late that the yield cannot be increased by statisticans alone and the indications that the crop will prove much nearer 900 900 than 2.ooo.- 900 bears contend. Reports of heavy rains in North Texas led to a feeble rally during the forenoon, but Liverpool continued to go on. carrying weak local longs and besides there a good deal of selling of January against spot holdings. Port receipts were heavy especially at Galveston. Savannah and Wilmington, the total being estimated at 5o. 900 as against 4o, 900 last year. Cables closed 5a6 points lower. Export houses were buying near months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
WEAKNESS SHOWN THROUGH our THE DAY.
At tke Close Prices Show Declines of 21 to 26 Poinrs-Trade Abroad Not Inclined to
 Take . Bullish View.

NEW YORK;. Oct. 6.-The cotton market opened weak at a decline of I26 c points un- der liquidation following iowsr cables than ex- pected. prospects for continued heavy receipts and the generally favorable weather reported over Sunday. October was particularly weak, meeting with free selling under apprehensions that notices would be issued for that delivery. As the session progressed and 1t was seen that these would not be an influence the en- tire market steadied up q little and for q time ruled fairly steady around the opening prices or within 2 or 3 points of them, on covering and some little buying on the reaction theory which was encouraged by the report that too much rain was falling in western sections of the belt. Before the close however. there was another furry of bear pressure and selling by the room contingent and in the last half hour the list was very weak. closing easy at prac- tically the low point of the day or at a net loss of 2t928 points. Sales of futures were estimated at 400. 900 bales. The disappoint- ing cables were considered as rehecting that the trade abroad was not disposed to take c bullish view of the Governments crop report and that the trade here seemed encouraged in their bearish views by the continued weakness of Southern spot markets which, it is argued. reflects the lack of demand for actual cotton end the accumulation of supplies The receipts for the day. turning out to be 5@, e66 bales. exceeded early estimates and wero also over last years when the movement was 49.57l bales and the estimates for tomorow's receipts at leading points were liberal There were ex- ports of 25. .265 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
New York Coffee and Sugar

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Cofree-Spot Rio, firm; No. invoice. 5h; mild steady; Cordova, OIL.
 susar-Raw, quiet; centrifugal e6 test 3N; molasses sugar, 3h; refined. quiet.
 Coffee futures opened steady, IS points lower under rumors of rain in Santos lower Euro- pean cables, larger primary receipts and pri- vate cables fom Santos reporting firm offers from that market on a slightly lower basis These influences encouraged considerable un- loading by recent buyers. but there was enough covering at the lower level to check the de- clning tendency and hold the market steady at about the iniiial level until just before the close when fresh outburst of liquidation broke the price and the close was barely steady, 2o925 points lower. Sales. 27,75O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and River Bulletin. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau. | MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct B.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06


 The Coosa and Alabama will remain station ary during the next two days.
 Weather Conditions. Heavy to slightly excessive rains have oc- cured in middle and Northeastern Texas: heavy rains in portions of Louisiana and Ar kansas and light to moderate rains from thence northeastward through the Middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to New England, fair wealth CT prevails in the Southeast and in middle western and western districts. with areas of moderately nigh barometer over Virginia and Wisconsin, and depression or storm-eddy de Veloping over Montana; temperatures are near ly seasonable in all districts though compara- lively cool weather prevails over the Middle West.
 Cotton Region Bulletin.
 MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct 5. For the 24 hours ending at a. m. 75th meridian time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

such apprehension simply added to the dis comfiture of longs at times. The spot markets were quiet and about steady today with unim- portant transactions. The port receipts for the day were figured at 0.0oo bales against 54.- 073 last week and 4e57I last year. For the week. the port receipts were estimated at 375.- oo0 against 292, 34S last week and 2s6,6I 2 for the same week last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
FInt,r-QfaoSv

Flour-Steady.
 wheat-No. 3. 77Me7sM; No. red. 7ss @77k.
 No. corn. 44x@44,a; No. 2 yellow 4sA G46h.
 No. oats. 35%; No. white 35@37%. Messpork. per bbl.. $ii.37h@I 50. Lard. per 100 lbs. $7.4597 50. Short rib sides (loose), Se@92 25 Dry salted shoulders tboxed), So so@e.76. Whiskey. basis of high wines, SI.23.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
Naval Stores.

SAVANNAH, Oct 5,-Turpentine-Firm al 56A; receipts ABA; sales. 545; exports. B. le7.
 Rosin-steady; receipts I.6s7; sales, none exports. 2,274; A. B, c. SI.eo; D. S2. o5 E, 20; F, S2 30; G, PAS; H. 27o; l. S3. 5o93.7o; K. S4.l5; M S4 30: N, S4' as, window glass, s4 40; water white s4 TO-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
Local Cotton Merket.

The Liverpool market yesterday morning did not respond to the New York market of Satur- day and in consequence there was a consider able decline in New York yesterday.
 The local market was quiet with middling quoted at 9A cents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
New orleana Sugar.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 5.-sugar-Dull; open kettle centrifugal 3Ra3h; centrifugal whites. 49s; yellows. 3-I6q4 3l6; seconds, 20 3%.
 New cane syrup, 33.
 Molasses-Dull; centrifugal. 5Ql6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The dry goods mar. ket continues on very low plane of activity Weather conditions have not been favorable tc any increase in business. but more than thi, the uncertainty surrounding the raw material situation and the unfavorable financial status causes the major part of the coservatism which exists today. Sellers are not prone to grant much of a concession in the belief that lowe, prices will not effect transactions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

HE HEAVY " 1RAINs-shreveport, La. 52; Cor view. Tex. 2.o4. Palestine, Tex, -s6: WeatS- erford, Tex ] "A; Malvern. Ark, 2.Io; New port. Ark S4; Russellville, Ark, 2.4a; Lit tie Rock, Ark. SO -'T0' '4i' EXCESSIVE RAINS-Beeville Tex 9 so. Greenviile. Tex, 10; Nacodoches, Tex oS9. Texarkana, Tex. 2. 90 -S-' Temperatures average slightly lower: rains have occurred over the western half of the belt being heavy to slightly excessive in eastern Texas. Middle Arkansas and Northwestern Louisiana.
 FRANK P. CHAPTER,
 Section Director, Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
Visible Supply of Grain,

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The visible supp,v n, grain Saturday, October 3. as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange is as follows: Wheat. IS .469. 900 bushels: increase, 2,25o. 900 bushels.
 Corn. e.oeo. 900; increase, 7s4,ooo. Oats 6. .453.o 900: increase, 2e7ooO. Rye. ss4. 900; increase, Io7, ,ooo
 Barley. 3,347, 900; increase, 7eI, ,ooo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
CHARLESTON, Oct. .-Turpentine--Nomi.

Rosln-steady; A, B, c. sIss: D. s2; F. s2 5; F, s2 25; G. s2 35; II, S2 65; I. S3. 30 K. 3.6o; NJ, S3 90. N, S3 90; window glass S4; water white. S4.I5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

Maximum temperature for day S4 degrees. Minimum temperature for day, 66 degrees. Average temperature for day, 75 degrees. Normal temperature fo rday, VI degees. Accumulated deficiency since Jan. |, 254 de- grees. cent.
 Rainfall since Jan. |, 42s7 inches.
 River Rul1afin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

WILMINGTON. Oct 5.-Turpentine-Firm at 56h receipts, 8 casks
 Rosin-Firm at SI s5d 90; receipts, 2I5. Tar-Firm at $ 80; receipts 70. Crude turpentine-Firm at S2. 2563. So9S S5; receipts, 36.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
Karsaa City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 5.-Cattle-Receipts. I3 300 natives. g. 100 Texans; calves POO natives, 300 Texans market 51 oc higher. Choice export and dressed beef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
New York Cotton Futures.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The ruling prices in the Cotton Exchange today were as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

Cincinnati Provisions. CINCINNATI. Oct 5.-Flour-steady, Lard-Steady at 775. Bulk meats-Quiet at SS. 50. Bacon-Steady at Se.75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

IUlaI saIes TOT lHt uHy, 5SS,bJU shAres.
 Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-Treasury balances S23e, I3llIo; gold. Slo9. 6732iS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
New Warehouse.
 ALLEN ( LEAK, Props. c. .. Ailsn. V. V. Leak

Qormeriy occupied by the Union Warehousel. $50 to 466 N. Court and to Randolph Street.
 Send us your cotton. We charge no drayage or commission. Insurance rates as low as any drst-class warehouse. Liberal advances made on all cotton consigned to us and highest mar ket prices obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

-al sales for the day. sSs, 500 shares.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

New York Stcck List.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

The Coosa and Alabama will remain station lry during the next two days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
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IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF.
Unusual PrecautiOn Taken by u Man
who Thought He Might Turn
Up Missing.

81 suppose every trade has peculiar
customers" said the head man in a big
retail shoe house, relates the New York
Sun. "Shad one inhere few moments
ago who wanted buttoned shoes.
Nothing particularly strange in that
we have 'em, but after he had tried
on several pairs and none just suited, !
suggested that we might please him in
lace shoes.
"IIe shook his head and put up his
hands.
"'Excuse me- he said, wouldn't wear
lace shoes if you gave me every pair
in your house. Did you ever notice p
he continued, that every man or wom-
an reported to the police as missing is
described as wearing lace shoes when
last seen?'
81 had never noticed it, but this man
assured me that it was so. asked him
if he expected to turn up missing. lie
said he might, and if he did he wanted
the description of himself to be a little
different from the stereotyped one.
"That was his notion, and it seemed
to be fixed, for he went out"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
Home Teaching is Legal.

Judge Biddle, of Carlisle, handed
down an important decision affecting
the compulsory school law of this
State.
Brady Mccullough, a farmer of
West Pennsboro, refused to send his
twelve-year old daughter to a public
school. He was tried before Justice
and fined. His defense was that after
he removed his daughter from school
she was instructed by a private teacher
in his family, but the private teacher
had no certificate to teach.
The case was tried before Cum
berland County jury and a special
verdict was rendered, subject to law
points. Judge Bidde decided that
governess or private teacher, even
without any certificate, is legally quail
fed to teach and that If this lawful
and proper instruction is given at home
a scholar need not attend the public
schools. 1t was ordered that a yer.
dict of not guilty be rendered.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
TRAINING OF A SALESLADY.
Some Points That Are Essential to
Her Popularity with Her
Employer.

The business education of shop
girls is continually stimulated by
means of lectures given by the
buyer, who is the real boss, says Les
lies Monthly. Try" he says, ''to
make your customer take the goods
with her, to avoid deliveries; but
don't carry this out too strictly, for
if your customer is the right sort
it is well to accommodate her."
"Try to have as few c. o. ID. sales
as possible" is a phrase frequently
dinned into our ears. "Try to sell
hard selling goods" is another fre-
quent remark of the buyer. Each
department is under supervision of
a buyer, who not only buys the
goods, but also sees that the girls sell
them. AT the end of the season, if
any particular department is not a
success, that department may be
abolished, and the buyer will be out
of job. He is, therefore, very anX-
ious to get rid of the goods, par
ticularly of the hard selling ones
more anxious, perhaps, than the firm
itself
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
HOW ANIMALS ACT AT FIRES.
Not All of Them show Fear, Although
the Majority DO Not Like
Flames.

Most animals are afraid of fire and
will fly from it in terror. To others
there is a fascination about n flame
and they will walk into il even though
tortured by the heat, says the Chicago
Chronicle. Some firemen were talking
the other day about the conduct of ami
mails during a fire. A horse in burn
ing stable, they agreed, was wild with
fear, but dog was as cool in fire as
at any other time. A dog, they said,
keeps his nose down to the floor, where
the air is purest, and sets himself calm
ly to finding his way out. Cats in fires
howl piteously. They hide their faces
from the light and crouch in corners.
When their rescuer lifts them they
are as a rule quite docile and subdued,
never biting or scratching. Birds seem
to be hypnotized by fire and keep per-
fectly still; even the loquacious parrot
IN fire has nothing to say. Cows, like
dogs. do not show alarm. They are
easy to lead forth and often find their
way out of themselves. Rodents seem
never to have any difficulty in escaping
from fires. The men said that in all
their experience they had never come
upon the burned skeleton of a rat or
mouse.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
THE TELEGRAPH HABIT.
Message Delivered to Him
in Church.

Many men have the telegraphing
habit, as others have the elephoning
habit. They send "a wire" with and
without provocation. Even where time
is not an object, and letter would do
much more good, they call for blank
and scratch off 20 or 40 words, says the
New York Press. There is a young
lawyer here whose career has been
greatly accelerated by iudicious en-
ployment of the telegraph. In some
way he always manages to receive two
or three messages wherever he hap
pens to be--in a hotel, theater, muse
um, church, opera house or jail. When
he crosses the ocean next month on a
big liner he will have half a dozen
marconigraphs a day by wireless. He
is confident of the success of keeping
himself in the public eye, no matter
what the cost. One Sunday he re-
ceived message in church, and, qui-
etly rising to his fullest stature to
give the congregation opportunity to
view him, he stalked out satisfied that
he had made an indelible impression.
The message consisted of five words
Read Reflections of Barrister."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
Exodus of the Cowboy.

An indication of the rapidity with
which the country west of the Missis-
sippi is being reclaimed and settled is
to be seen in the project of the cattle
fer their business and their herds bodi-
ly to South America. The great ranges
of the northwest are being cut up into
small farms and the area of public
grass land is diminishing rapidly. The
cattlemen are looking for ranges in
Chilli, Brazil and the Argentine, and
if they cannot find large unbrolleu
areas of grass land in those countries,
or are unable to make satisfactory
terms, they intend to try Africa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
CHURCH GETS WINNINGS.
Poker Game Played by Philadelphia
Men of Wealth Benefits Re-
IigiOus Cause.

There are five men of wealth and
prominence closely identified with a
certain uptown church who met once
week o play poker. All are men well
along in years and all have never lost
their love for the great American game
of draw. They realize, says the Phila-
delphia Record, that it would be incom-
patible with their positions as pillars
of the church to gamble, and yet they
play 25-cent limit game for real
money. There is just this difference:
The winners turn over to the treasurer
all the money that they have won from
the losers and every six months this
fund is expended on some deserving
charity. In that way, while the player
who is really ahead of the game doesn't
really profit, yet he isn't losing any
thing, and the loser has the satisfac-
ton of knowing that his money is GO
ing to a good cause. The element of
chance is not eliminated; each man
plays his best, there are four hours of
excitement and the players do not feel
that they are beating the devil about
the bush
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30
The Law as to Bill Posting.

Under the new law no person shall
paint, paste, brand or stamp or IN any
manner whatsoever place upon or at
tach to any building, fence, bridge,
gate, outbuildlng or other object, OF
upon any property belonging to the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to
any county, township, borough or city
therein, any written, printed, painted
or other advertisement, bill, notice,
sign or poster, excepting notices re-
quired by law; nor shall these things
be done on the property OF private
owner without consent of the owner.
Penalty, fine not less than SIS or ex-
ceedng $50.