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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
New York Cotton Futures.
LOCAL MARKETS,


 Cotton in the Birmingham market con- tinucs to climb up in price. At the close of bushes yesterday good middling was quoted at 12i4c and middling at 12c.
 Local securities closed quiet and steady yesterday. No change in quotations was noted at the close of business.
 Staple groceries are steady and ut- changed
 Morris avenue is doing a big business but all prices are holding steady feat ure of the market is the high price of eggs and the scarcity of turkeys. Eggs are now commanding fancy prices in all parts of the country and sell for 30e a dozen in Birmingham, by the wholesale. In other parts of the state large transactions are reported on a basis of 35c a dozen. No change in the turkey situation Is noted. From present indications the supply will fall short of the demand in this district. Game continues on sale at one or two places on Morris avenue but sales do not seem to be very lively.
 No development in fruits are noted. Bananas, apples, and oranges are selling well as Christmas approaches and brisk demand is expected for the coming week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Caldwell 6 Wards Cotton Letter.

By H. x B. Beer.
 New Orleans, December 19.--Liverpooi was influenced favorably by the bulish visible supply figures, and our market in sympathy opened 13 to IA higher Shortly after fresh buying occasioned an addition advance of to 5, and as there was a good demand for spots prices ruled steady at the advance until the close. when gem eral realizing set in, superinducng q break of IS to 21 from the top, making the net loss one to two points on the day. The total visible supply of all kinds in- creased 122,0 900 during the week against an increase of 122,0OO last year, of which the American gained s4,OOO against an increase of S2, 900 last year. The total visible sup ply of all kinds is 3,716,000 against 3697. 900 last year. and the aggregate visible sup py of American is 3,1SsOOO against 3OS2, ,OO0 last year. The Liverpool stock of Amer ican ashore and ahoat is 699O0O against 719,OOO last year. The spinners of the world took 320,0O0 during the week against 265000 last year, and their total takings from September 1 to date have been 3,52500O against 3.74O,OOO last year or 215,000 less, indicating a consumption of 10,644,000 on the face of the face of the takings The movement, however, on it's face points to a crop of 10s30.000, there- fore, while the figures indicate, an out turn or dDout luoVV,OVc ana a cOnSump- tion of about 10.GO0000, present prices are oyer five cents pound higher than they were during the corresponding period last year. based on the assumption that the crop will be around 100000 The recent sharp advance has been due to the brisk demand for spots, and the general belief that the receipts will soon decrease de- cidedly. Confirming the small crop views. Sentiment is very optimistic, consequently with the continuance of a good spot de- mand, or any decrease in the movement chances are values will be maintained or enhanced further.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Baxter 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, December 19.--Liverpool made a wild jump upward just as was expected and spots there were up 14 points and futures 22 points. The buying craze in both markets is far from the end The shortage of the crop is just beginning to be recognized. Mills are advancing the price of their products.
 Cotton is being rushed to market every where to profit by the high price but there are many holders for f5 cents and over. Frequent reactions are expected but the general trade look for a rapid recovery Son all periods of depression when it is seen that receipts will fall off very decidedly and this is expected to be the case in a very pronounced manner after the advent of the new year. First prices opened 10 to 20 higher on big sales, especially of the ,late months. Some little hesitation arose on account of q small failure. Further gains fol- lowed first sales. Shorts were demor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
The New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 19.-Cotton: Ac- tive; strong and higher; sales 4300 bales, including 1850 to arrive and 1900 fob terms; delivered on contracts 300. Quota tions advanced 3-16.
 Futures; With Liverpool spots 14 points up and futures 20 to 23 points; private dispatches from across the water continued in the most bullish strain. Spinners were said to be calling for the delivery of cotton on contracts and shorts were covering as best they might. The opening here showed advances of from 13 to IA points. Soon after the opening the end of the week liquidations set in but the market showed surprising strength under 1t. Late in the morning, however the volume of profit taking be- came too heavy and prices sank under it. Few traders cared to take on new contracts at the end of the week and hence much support was taken away from the market. In the trading of the morning January advanced 19 points abov ethe close of yesterday to 1920, fell off to 1914 and recovered to 1918. from which there was a recession which con- tinued throughout the remainder of the session. when prices were in a point or two of yesterdays closing figures. Net changes were points below to 3 above.
 New Orleans, December 19-Cotton: Futures steady. December 1295: January 12 99d1301 February 13.1701319; March 13S2a1S,S3 April 19. 42@l1344; May 13.50lD 1851: June 13.55a1357; July 13.62m13.6i
 New Orleans, December 19-Cotton firm sales 43O0; ordinary 10 3-16; good or dinary HE low middling 12Ik; middling 127s; good middling 13 1-16; middling fair 13 7-16; receipts 141sO; stock 279,271.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
The Live Stock Market.

Chicago( December 19.-Receipts 300; market nominal; good to prime steers s4 90G575; poor to medium s. .00@450; stockers and feeders $l5Od3.90; culls s2 50d3S5: heifers $1.75G45O; canners s1.25@3 20; bulls s1.75d4OO; calves s2.OO@ 475
 Hogs-Receipts 2l,0O0: steady; mixed and butchers s430d450; good to choice heavy s440a450; rough heavy $420a4 40; light $41504.45; bulk of sales $4.35G445
 Sheep-Receipts 200O0; steady; lambs steady; good to choice wethers 3.500O 400; fair to choice mixed s2.75@35 30; west ern sheep s2.75d490; native lambs s4.0O@ 475; western lambs s4.50d560
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

Cash quotations were as follows: Wheat-No. spring, S2@S3; No. g. 77dS2; No red, S27s@S6B.
 Corn-No. ?. 421a; No. 2 yellow, 45 Oats-No. 9 s5A@36; No. white, 56d3s. Rye-No. ?, 521k.
 Barley-Good feeding, 34a36; fair to choice mating, 42@52.
 Flax Seed--No. 1. 93; No. 1 northwestern, 1.O1.
 Prime timothy seed, 2.75. Mess Pork-Per barrel, 11.621A@11.75. Lard-Per 100 pounds, 645@6.471s. Short Ribs Sides-=Loose, 6.00M6.25. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed 6.25@6 3711A. Whisky-Basis of high wines, 1.27. Clover-Contract grade 1125. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was weaka Cream, 16@23.
 Dairy, 14M21.
 Eggs weak, 27@2S1s. Cheese steady, 101a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
The Coffee Market.

New York, December 19-Spot Rio firm; No. invoice !; mild firm; Cordova 9H@13 The market for coffee futures opened firm with prices 10 to 90 points higher on active covering by shorts in- cludng European houses and good buy ing by shorts. Foreign markets were firm and advanced. Hamburg was 1s04 higher Rio also was 200 reis higher and primary receipts light. The main thing here however. seemed to be a scarcity of shorts and the market in spite of con- siderable realizing ruled generally firm and active. One or two months sagged down a. little during the session but the market was finally firm net 10 to 20 points higher. Sales 139O 900 bags. Jan uary $6.6O; March 6S506.95 May $7.15G 72O; June $7.3O; July s7.35@745; Septem- Der $7606Z70; November $765d7S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Naval Stores,

Savannah, December 19.-Turpentine firm, 56 cents; receipts. 356 sales, 300; ex- ports 579; rosin firm receipts, 1893: sales, 591; exports. 4434. A, B. c. D, F, F. 2.25; G, $2.3o; H. s2.3 B; I, s2.55; K, s2 80; M, s2 29O; N, s3.O5; window glass, $3.25; water white, $3 .5O
 Charleston, December 19.-Turpentine steady, 55s4 cents; rosin steady. A, B, c, D. E, F, s2.15; G. s22O; H. PAS; l. $2.5O; K, s2.70; M, s2.SO; N. $2.95; window glass, s3.25; water white, $40.
 Wilmington. December 19.-Spirits tur- pentine firm, 55 cents; receipts, 2f casks. Rosin firm, $2.1O; receipts. 225; tar firm 17c; the receipts, 315; crude turpentjne firm, $2. .25, $3. 80: receipts 35s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Chicago Change.

Chicago December 19.-The possibility of war between Russia and Japan was paramount today in effecting prices of wheat. On active general demand May closed with a gain of 4c Other grains were. helped by the strength in wheat, May closing A@3s higher, while oats were up 1anssc. Provisions wer strong, closing to 171z points higher.
 / The Ieaiing futures ranged as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Cotton Seed oil.

Memphis. December 19.-oil, car load lots per gallon, prime crude 2sls03Oc; of crude nominal; prime summer yellow 33Ibc; off summer yellow none; choice cooking summer yellow less than car lots a9c. meal prime, s2O50Q21. co; cake prime s2O25.
 New Orleans, December 19.-Cotton seed oil firner. prime refined in barrels. 34ikc; off refined in barrels, ss1hc; prime crude loose 2SL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Tho Metal Market.

New York December 19.-Local metal markets today were quite. consumers buying only for current requirements. Prices wer generally unchanged from yes. terday. Continued moderate inquiry was reported from northern and southern iron foundry iron, and prices hold firm at last quotations Lake copper kuoted 12371k@ 12621a; electrolytic, 12.25@122O; casting. 12 121k@12. .3711s. Tin, spot nominal 27.5O. December delicery 27.5O nominal. Spelter spot 300 Lead spot, 43I1a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York December 19.-Money on call: Close. nominal no loans; time loans steady; sixty and ninety days. 6 per cent; six months, 5@5A per cent; prime mercan- tile paper. per cent sterling exchange easy, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S4s.71d4s5 for and and 4s1@4s1. 50 for sixty day bills; posted rates 4S2 and 4s51ad 4S6; commercial bills, 4S01aG14s1; bar silver. 541s; Mexican dollars, 421s govern ment bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

which 300 were for speculation and export and included 2SOO American Receipts none. Futures opened firm and closed strong and excited; American middling, G. O. C.: December, 709d; December January, 7.03d; January February. 699d; February March, 6.97d MarchApril 6.96d 6.g7d: April-May, 6.94da695d; May-June, (. 6.93dG6.94d June-July, 6.91d@6.92d; July August, 6.SSd; August-September 6.73d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

alized. German firms were active buyers and profit taking for New Orleans were features This failed to produce weak ness however. Port receipts pointed to 50,O00 against 43 GOO. Spots showed hardening tendency everywhere while Liverpool stock today are still behind last years figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Dry Goods.

New York, December 19.-Buying of dry goods has been small and here and there evidences of higher levels are apparent. While naturally these new prices have in duced caution on the part of buyers, they also have incr eased their belief in the maintenance of the present level of prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, December 19.-Spot in limited demands prices II points higher; American middllng fair. 7.40d; good middling, 724d. i. middling. 7.14d; low middling. 70Sd good ordinary. 69sd; ordinary. 67Sd.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

Clearance Sale of Millinery, Trimmed Hats at cost and helow. Miss Selma Fors, BOO s. 18th Street. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Daily Statement.
L2 9-1Gc:

Galveston-Firm; middling, 12 9-16c; sales. 2147; receipts, ss90; stock, 2Gs,724
 Mobile opened firm and closed easier. middling 12%c; sales, 650: receipts, 2G22; stock, 50,802.
 Savannah-Firm; middling 12Ac; sales, 750; receipts, 696S; stock 1l6,297.
 Charleston-Firm; midding, 121sc; re- ceipts, 70s stock 16,08S.
 Wilmington-S Steady; middling 12Ac; re- ceipts, 1SsO stock, 17696.
 Norfolk-Steady; mddling. 12%c; sales, 300; receipts, 5000: stock. 26,012
 Baltmore-Nominal middling 13c; stock. 9099.
 Boston-Quiet: middling, 1305; net re- celpts, 67; gross, 2029.
 Phladelphia-Steady mddling, 13. 3.45c; receipts 29s; stock, 3691.
 St Louis-Firm middling 12aic; re- ceipts, 3059l stock. 15129
 Memphis, December 19.-Cotton closed firm; middling 125sc; receipts, 1753; ship ments, SS6S; sales, 250O; stock. 97167
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
IscsI Staple Groceries.

Apples-Western evaporated. 7lkQD8hc. Flour-Fancy patent. $500; half patents $460
 Sugar-Granulated. 47sc: Y. C.. 41sc. Coffse-Green. TkG1shc. Arbuciie's. packages. 11.30: Lion packages. 10.30: Cor< dova packages, 10.30: Porto Rico. 10S0 Meats-Dry salted ribs Sc; dry salted rib bellies, s5sc; hams, fancy. 14kc; med. ium. 1shc; extra clear, 79sc; bacon belliess 9%c.
 Lard-Leaf, 77sc; off, Kc.
 Compound Lard-Snowdrlft 7%c.
 Molasses = Centrifugal .5g6oc: sugar. house. 40c; Georgia cane. 35c.
 Besns-Navy. s1.Bo per bl=,iel; Lima. sd Pearl Qrits-e. lbs, ueH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
clearinqs ane. Exchanqes.

New Orleans, December 19.-Clearings $5,235, i57; New York exchange par; com mereial s1.25 per 1000 discount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Feed Stuff.

Meal-Bolted s1.20: water ground. y1.2o. Hay-Pe- ton. timothy No. 1. sl7.50; clo- yer. mixed. s1s50 prairie. S300; Johnson grass, s130O.
 Corn-Mlyed. 62tkc; white. 61c. Cotton Seed Meal-Pe- ton. s2ioo; hulls. per ton in sacks. ss.50
 Fruit and produce. Corrected daily by (. F. Bell & Co.,. 20ls
 Morris avenueo Oranges-Per box. $2. 40d2 @ for Flor ida's; Mandarines. per box, s Talgerines, s5 CO.,
 Grapes-Malages. per keg, Aoo to 500. Lemons-Per box. extra choice. s. 50Q2 3.75: fancy. s.
 Grape frut-S4 5oG5 %.
 Limes-Per 100. 75cHsl Pineapples-Per crate. s4.00d5.o0. Bananas-Per bunch. culls. D@75c; straights. sld1 .25.
 Apples-vlrginia stock. per barrel. ss.00 G$3.50; fancy northern stock. Baldwins. Pippins, etc, s3.50a$3.75; Kings, s5; Gills, Sf
 Cranberries-Per barrel. sS50d9. Cranberries-Per box. $2.40G250. Cabbage Danish. per pound, 3. California Celtry-Per dozen, soc to sf co. Norshern-grown parsnips. carrots and oeets per bushel. 75c. Ruta Bagas-Per pound. 1Ac Spanish Onions-Per crate. A.5o. Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 5Rsc; No. ?, tI3c. Chestnuts-Imported per pound, To Amonds-Per pound. A. Erazils-per pound. 10. Mixed Nuts-Per pound, f2l-. Peacans-Per pound. 10. Granable walnuts. 14e per ID. English Walnuts-Caifornia. per ID, 17c. Dates-In No. cartoons. 74 c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
New York etocIss.

Quoted by Caldwell & Ward
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04

There is a great and increasing de-
mand in Paducah for . complete and
reliable city directory. For years Pa
ducah has had nothing Of the kind.
In fact, il is doubtful if there was ever
a complete directory published here,
A prominent doctor said today: Next
TO the need of city hospital Padu-
cab needs good city directory. There
has been none in several years, and
the one published then was incomplete
to start with, end what it is now, af-
ter several years Of moving about.
deaths, and removals from the city,
can better be imagined than described.
Besides, Paducah is growing rapidly,
and has been for years" This is true.
There ought to be good money for
somebody who has the tins and abili-
ty to get up a good city directory, not
the kind that have been issued in re-
cent years. No one realizes this more
than the hotel proprietors, business
and professional men and merchants =,
who are almost daily subjected TO
much annoyance on account Of the
lack of facilities for finding people q
addresses,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04

A city or town that expects to get
railroads or other enterprises. must
reach out for them, because there are
too many other cities that are reach
ing out for everything in sight, and
it is IN nearly every instance the city
or town that offers the greatest in
ducements that gets the enterprise.
Paducah shoold learn q lesson from
her failure to get the new railroad.
Indifference or independence in . city
towards q project that would be q
benefit to any place, and will probably
be offered inducements by any city
that stands any chance to land it, will
almost invariably react against the
city itself and not hurt the project,
for the enterprise can always get in
ducements to 20 elsewhere. And most
all of these projects 20 where there 10
the greatest inducement.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04
New Constitution Adopted by
Y. M. C. A. Directors.
The Fiscal Year will Hereafter End
January lst-Report of the
Local Secretary.
NO ELECTION UNTIL JANUARY

At the annual business meeting OF
the local Young Mems Christian asso'
citation last night q new constitution
was adopted which fixes the fiscal year
to open and close with January j.
For this reason the election Of officers
and directors was held over until next
January and after q delightful socia
hour in charge of the women's com
mittee the meeting adjourned. The
following statistical report on the last
twelve months was read by Secretary
Stuart B. Hanna:
Total receipts for the year, 81,
33s.6l.
Total expenditures, s4,320.is.
improvements on building ant
equipment, sl63 10.
Number who have taken advsnteg,
OF the physical department, 22l. o.
these lis were men, Ga boys and a.
women. Estimate Of baths during tbs
year. 1914.
Social events for men, 10, with .
total attendance Of $3.50.
Social events for boys 8, with . to
tai attendance Of 245.
Average attendance At the building,
Al men, l2 boys.
Number OF books in library, 72,
periodicals on file, 6; educational
clubs, /, with membership of lS
practical talks2.
Students enrolled last winter in
night school IL.
Number of Sunday afternoon reli-
gious meetings SO total attendance 1871.
Number of Bible classes B; total en-.
rollment 81.
In the financial report the women's
committee had raised Else. 40, of the
years income.
The railroad Young Mems Chris.
tian association building at Mounds,
Ill. was dedicated Wednesday night.
The exercises were attended by the
state secretaries. W. \. King, superin.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04
STILL AT LARGE.
NO TRACE OF THE NEGRO WHO
KILLED CALVIN GARY.

BOX Car" Glore the negro who
shot and killed Calvin Gary on lower
Court street day before yesterday. is
still at large, and the police have
found no trace OF aim. 1t was report.
ed today that he was seen going out
the railroad, but the police ascertained
that there was nothing in it, and the
generl opinion Of the police officials is
that Glore got out Of the city and as
far away as possible as quickly as
possible.
The remains Of Gary. his victim,
were buried in potters field yesterday
afternoon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04

In the death at Louisville of Colonel
Tom Hall, Kentucky loses one Of her
brightest and most popular journalists.
Colonel Hall devoted his literary
efforts almost exclusively to river mat
ters, and was an authority on steam
boating from "the olden times" until
the present day. He is quite wei
known in Paducah, having made 4
host of friends here few years ago d
the Convention or the Ohio Valley I'm
provement association.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04
IS NOT ABANDONED.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL MAY YET
BUILD INTO BiRMINGHAM
DISTRICT.

Today's dispatches state that the re-
port that the Illinois Central had aban-
doned the project 10 build into Birm-
ingham. Ala, is probably incorrect,
A. tho company still has out survey
ors, and may start work on the pro-
posed line from Jackson, Tenn, into
the Birmingham district this fall.
FANCY NEW Country dried apples
2 pounds for I5c. Clark's, of course.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04
TAXPAYERS NOTICE.

Paducah, KY, Sept. 1, 1908.
You are hereby notified that all per-
sons owning, or having in their pos
session, or under their control as
agent, guardian, committee. executor,
administrator, curator, trustee, re
ceiver, commissioner, or otherwise,
realty, tangible or intangible personal
property, on the fifteenth day of Sep.
TEN her, and are required on or before
the first day of October to give the as
8, ssor, q true and complete list Of
same. with true cash value thereof ~
of the fifteenth day Of Septemb or, I'M.
der oath, upon forms to he furnished
on application by said assessor AT HIS
OFFICE and that all merchants of the
CITY doing business for themselves or
Others shall IN IKE manner and in al
dition thereto state the highest
amount in value of goods, wares, mer-
chandise owned or kept on hand for
sale by said merchants during the
three months next preceding such 18th
day of September. Prompt attention
to this will ave property owners ad-
ditional cost. STEWART DICK,
Assessor, Office, City Hall.
J Approved: ID A. Yeiser, Mayor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04
EDMUNDs ONLY LOANED 4

EDMUNDS ONLY LOANED Ed
munds has not been r, leased or swapp-
ed, the management OF the local ssso-
citation stated this morning hut was
simply loaped to Cairo to beat Olarks-
vile with He was 10 have gone yes
teriav but the Cairo management
failed to send OFT down and Edmunds
remained here. He will be- loaned to
Henderson for n seri, OF three game
and then 20 to Cairo
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04

in some instances where n person is
under espionage, or has been spotted
by the police, and the papers spr ing It
before ne can be arrested and in this
way warn him q hardship is inflicted
on the police department. But in most
instances q man wanted for q crime
knows it we'll enough without having
to see it in the paper.
Along this line the st. Louis Globe
Democrat says:
Important points bearing on the
protection of citizens are involved in
giving prompt publicity to such crimes
as highway robbery and burglary.
The public is entitled to warning
when robbery with violence and house
breaking are verse than usual. All
that secrecy can accomplish in such
cases is to hide the failure of the po'
lice department to furnish the safe
guards for which they are organized
and paid. From the treasury OF ST.
Louis the sum of over $1,000, 900 a
year is taken, by the unchecked esti-
mate of the police board, to meet the
cost of the force. Upon police etfici-
ency the people have no influence
through the ballot or any municipal
body. 1t is, therefore, the lore desir-
able that they should know the truth
about criminal operations in the city
so that they may take such measures
for self protection as emergencies may
reouire."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04

The Republicans mp above have de-
cided not to put out anv candidate
against Allie W. Young, the Demo.
cratic nominee for circuit judge.
Pre- badly Allie has fixed II so his
friends will do the counting.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04
GARD OF THANKS.

We desire to. express our sincere
thanks to the Fire Department and cit.
liens. who rendered their assistance
in preventing the spread of fire at ouI
plaoe of business on the night Of Sept.
9. 1908. Yours truly,
B. Weille and Son.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-04

tendent Of the st. Louis division OF
the Illinois Central, officially repre-
sented the railroad company. The
building was erected at cost OF 81
900, end is finely equipped for the
work. II. l.. Hudson, formerly OF
Peoria, is secretary. Between 200 and
500 men run into Mounds.