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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
New York Cotton Futures.
LOCAL MARKETS.

Local spot took a slight tumble yes terday. The latest quotations make good middling 11-16. strict middllng 9-16, mid ding 7-16. strict low mddling 3-16 low middlIng 15-1s These fluctuations are unimportant however, and the market Is very steady.
 Two changes were noted in stocks yes terday. Birmingham Realty. common is quoted at 60 bid and 70 asked. The same eompany's preferred stock is selling for 6s bid and D asked. Bonds are steady and unchanged.
 The fruit and produce market was quiet yesterday as is usual on Saturday. No changes In prices took place.
 Fruit continues abundant. Large ship ments of bananas arrived yesterday and are coming In almost daily.
 Express consignments of strawberries arrived yesterday from Florida. If the fruit is in good condition it will find a ready sale.
 A few GOODS of poultry also came in yes- terday by express, As poultry has been very scarce for some time the new arrivals will no doubt be disposed off in short order.
 Leaf lard Is down A of a cent in the staple groceries market.
 Dry salted ribs are off 1sc. Other lines are steady with trading active.
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SHORTS DEMAND
 SENDS COTTON UP May Opened at lO.05 and Ad- vanced to 1920 NEWS IS UNSATISFACTORY Wall Street Was an Active Buyer on the Advance, But the Movement
 of Cotton Is a Disappont-
 ing One.
NEWS IS UNSATISFACTORY

New York, April 4.-Today's cotton mar lket was firm at the opening at an ad- vance of 1 to 5 points. The subsequent course of prices was cratic owing to new developments in the May position which, having sold as low as s.Sb yester- day and from that up to l0.O7, closing at 10. opened today at 1O.05 and on rapid demand from shorts sold up to 10.20, mak- ing a new high record. From this there was a decline to 1O.1O under profit taking when the demand again exceeded the supply and the upward movement was renewed. While May cotton advanced from 10 to 1929 July advanced from s.6S to 973 and the still later months showed a corresponding tendency to follow the May advance at a distance. There was some disposition to sell the new crop months, but operations in this direction were checked by unsatisfactory news from the planting and germination of the seed. The volume of outside business this morning was but comparatively active, with public demand favoring July con- tracts. Wall street was an active buyer on the advance. The movement of cotton is disappointing one.
 New York, April 4.-Cotton-Gross re- celpts 1341. sales 1400 stock 61,S52 exports to Great Britain 900 to the continent 5SO.
 Total today and consolidated receipts at all seaports 7OS7 exports to Great Britain 2O.215 to France 2100, to the conti- nent 21, 6S2 stock 356646.
 Total since September i at all seaports: Net receipts 7OS5,965, exports to Great Britain 2,525,77S, to France 724,524, to the continent 216l, 492.
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Baxter 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, April f. Cables today showed no change Of importance in the Liverpool market where the disposition for some time has been to follow New York The statistical situation is not to expect any weakening in prices. The in- dication is that we shall witness a May corner equal to any previous squeeze ever witnessed, and possibly more so The statistical situation in Liverpool dur ing the week showed no remarkable changes. Stocks there lost in warehouse 17O00 bales but they gained afioat 31 900. The market opened 1 to points higher, with most interest in May. Weather south fair excepting more or less rain In the Atlantic states and some of the gulf states. while the temperature was very low in the southwest. Fair weather con- dtions were forecasted The expectation is that the movement next week will be 115,0OO bales Port receipts today were es- timated at 5000. May started up bris<ly after the opening, but the market on the whole displayed little animation. Pend ing the outcome of the May squeeze sell CTS were holding aloof.
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until later in the month We would not be surprised at Ii or 12 cents for May before this thing is settled. Of course 1t is bad for the rest of the market. The idea of a corner is not an attractive one for the trade generally, but there are extenuating circumstances in this par tleular case. The publicity given the af- fair 8 month or two ago and the promi- hence of a bear, so-called, not a member of the exchange, in his operations to smash the market gives us more sympa- thy for those who hold May. We will not condemn them if they force shorts to step up to the captains office and settle. For the present would not short much cotton. We would cover any May or July at once
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n.w orl.ann cotton Market.

New Orleans, April 1.-The spot cotton market was very quiet The heavy trad ing yesterday resulted in clearing off most of the offerings on factors tables and they are apparently in no hurry to display other samples. Sales, 1900 bales. Quotations unchanged.
 Futures quiet but steady In the early trading May advanced from 9.Sl at the closing of yesterday to 9.s7; July from s4 to 99O, and August from 9.45 to 9.4g. Later in the morning prices eased off ? to 8 points from the highest figures or the day. the board at the close showing net gains of to points on the near months and a loss of point on the new crop positions
 New Orleans, April 4.-Cotton futures steady April, 9,79 bid; May, 9.S5d9 .S6; June, 9.S6d9 .sS; August, 946d947; Sep tember, 8. 73dS74 October, S.9S@S.S4; Mo- vember, 8. .22qS. .24; December, S.2dS.29
 New Orleans, April 4.-Cotton steady, sales 1900. Ordinary Slsc; good ordinary, Sac; low middling, SAC; middling 9ssc; good middling 10 5-16c; middling fair He, nominal. Receipts, 24s; stock, 12S,7S4.
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The Metal Market.

New York, April 4.-All metals were quiet today and were nominally un- changed. Prices were disposed to ease off in the case of copper and tin; other metals held steady.
 Copper was quoted at $13. .25 for stand ard, $14.50 for electrolytlc and lake, $14 25 for casting
 Spot tin was quoted at s29 52; lead steady at .67l5 for spot
 Spe1ter quiet at s5.7O nominal Iron quiet. though more or less unsettled.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Strong; middling, 9B; sales 6sO: receipts 2526; stock, 70,l6O.
 Mobile-Firm; middling, 11-16; receipts 420; stock 42i1,
 Savannah-Firm; middling, BPS; sales zl; receipts, 794; stock, 55546
 Charleston-Firm; middllng, s9s' re- ceipts, 3; stock, 9769.
 Wilmington-Firm; middling' S1a' re- ceipts. 16; stock 416O.
 Norfolk-Steady; mddling, 10; sales lO5; receipts 316; stock, 9556
 Baltimore-Nominal; middhng, lOAi stock, 3714.
 Boston-Dull middling, l0.l5; net re- ceipts, 529; gross, 7OO
 iladelphia-steady; middling, 1O50; stock 2475.
 St. Louis-Firm; middling, 97s; sales, 100; receipts, 300; stock, 1S.62O.
 Memphis-Steady; middling. 9% sales, 425 receipts, 1886; stock, S1,674.
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5000 premium; commercial, %c per siooO discount
 New York. April 4.-Exchanges. $2oo,- 2bV, 75S; balances. s15,742s1s.
 Boston, April 4.-Exchanges, s24,2SS,s27; balances, s1, ,931. .9S1.
 Philadelphia, April 4.-Clearings. as,- S81, 450; balances, $2,126 466.
 Baltimore. April 4.-Clearinss, S4,42S'o oOS' balances. s664,040.
 Cincinnati, April 4.-C1earings, s25Sl,- 400: money, to per cent; New York exchange. 15c to 200 premium.
 Memphis, April 4.--Clearings soIs' '4SS; balances, s92, TAT.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, April 4.-Spot Rio quiet No. invoice, SAC; mild quiet Cordova, 7k @12c.
 Futures opened steady at unchanged prices and while Hayre was little bet ter than expected, ruled irregular under a moderate trade with prices showing a partial improvement at one time, but turning easier toward the close as a re- suit of liquidation and a heavier ruling of receipts. Sales were 19000 bags. May, 4.05; June, 415; July, 4.20;@4.25 Septem- Der, 4.40 October, 4.40d4. 50; November 4.55q4.6O; December. 4.7OQ4.75; January, 4.75 March 4.90.
 The market closed barely steady and net unchanged to points lower
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In a Fix.
From Answers.

r TUII xf'IoWFIa af
 Parker-What's wrong? You seem wor- ried.
 Streeter-I am. I wrote two notes-one to my broker, asking if he took me for fool and the other to Miss Golding, ask ing her If she would be mine. While | was out somebody telephones Yes" and don't know which of 'em 1t was
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LIverpool Market.

Liverpool, April Al D. m.-Cotton, spot, quiet; prices steady; American middling, 5.36. The sales of the day were 1900 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and ex- port and included 46oO American. Re- ceipts SS, 900 bales, including, Sb7OO Ameri- can,
 Futures opened quiet and steady; closed quiet; American mddling, g. o. c. April, April-May, 5.17d5.1S; May-June, June July, July-August, 6.19; August-Septem- Der, 51od5.11; eptember-October, 4.77d 4.7S; October November, 45S; November December, 4.51dl52.
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Naval Storea.

Charleston, April 4-Turpentine nomi- nal; nothing doing. Resin nominal; A, B, c, D and E 1.95, F 200 G 2.10, II 23O, 2.75, K 3.1O, M 3.3o, N 3.5O. W G 375 w w 4.15
 Savannah, April 4.-Turpentine. nothing doing; receipts %, exports 40. Resin quiet; receipts 1166, sales none, exports 996. Quote: A, B. C. D and E 205, F 2.1O, c 2.2o H 2.40. I 2.s5, K 3.30. NJ $40. N 3.50 w G 3.60, w W 3.75.
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cothran & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By C. W. Lee & Co.
 New York. April 1.-The May affair is beginning to assume more serious aspect At 10.2O the option is record price for the season, and this looks more like the beginning than the ending of the deal. The simplicity of the whole thing appeals to all interested in cotton. The May people have a big line of cotton-say four times the amount of cotton here in stock. It may be five or six times as much This is not important; at least they have enough to make trouble. Cot ton is coming in more freely from the south. but strange to say 1t is going out of the country rather than coming to this market Exports for the week were 1S0.- 900 bales and only 100000 last year. For the season exports are 100000 over last year. As no cotton comes here, where are shorts to get their cotton to deliver on contracts? Now the simplicity of the condition is just beginning to appeal to May shorts We had not expected this
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Alabama Livery Go. s new stable now open, Second ave- nue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth street, oppo- site Jefferson Theater. Both phones, No. 6
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Stockholders Meetinu.

The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Bains Brothers Investment company Is hereby called 10 be held at the office of the Collier Drug company. 2012 First avenue April l5. l903 for the election of officers and such other busi- ness as may come before them. By order
 c. w. BANS
 s-3-3t Secretary and Treasurer.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago April 1.-The grain and provi- sions markets experienced another weak session and closing prices were lower all around, May wheat being off 14e with corn hc lower and oats down A@ssc. Pro visions were 121R02212c lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
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National Light Oil The First=Class Merchants Who Handle High Grade Goods. The Only Merchants i'm Birmingham and Suburbs Who Handle NATIONAL LIGHT OIL
 Exclusively.


BlRMlNGHAM-Fox Sons & Smith Co.,. Drennen & Co.,. Hoo1 Yielding & Co.,. Ant Deilen, Cox Brothers, Estes Hardware Co.,. J. I. Thornton, w. B. EmOndS, J. M. C. Parks, Tomin Grocery Co.,. A. Kinney, A. D. Walsrom, H. J. Copeland.
 AvoNDALE-Price & Elard, Mckinney & Faulkner. E. o. Partridge
 WooDLAWN-E. Brewer.
 PRATT CITY-J H. Eubanks, Gro, O. J. Stoval Co.,, T. R. Atkins
 ENsLEY-Byrum & Butcher Hdw D. w. Morris & Bro. Gro. Model Gro Co.,. J. H. Eubanks, Prop.
 NORTH BIRMNGHAM-W. G. Dure t. A. C. Jackson, E. A. Brown.
 EAST LAKE-T P. West & Co.
 noted physician talking of ladies health and pexon said that of the most dangerous things to both is to be in where low grade Oil being used which emits poisonous gases. NATIONAL LIGHT OIL is the purest product of Pure Pennsylvania Crude Oil and is the only Kerosene Oil manufactured from Pennsylvania Crude shipped into the state of Alabama This Oil absolutely free from the poisonous gases emitted from Western Os NATIONAL LIGHT OIL is registered trade mark brand which has been sold throughout the North and West for twenty years and the who have tested the merits of this Oil continue to use it regardless o the fact that they could buy other Oils for much less money than they pay for NATIONAL LIGHT
 This Oil is refined by independent refinery who have held their individuality for than twenty years solely the superior merits of the Oils which they pro- duce.
 NATIONAL LIGHT OIL is controlled in this territory by the SOUTHEASTERN OIL COMPANY of Birmingham wholesale dealers We are compounderS of High Grade Cylinder, Engine, Miners, Signal and Machine Oils and Greases.
 Under the law the state chemist at the Polytechnic Institute Alabama is required to anayze all samples sent him free of charge We invite analysis and comparison Plant Located at 9th Avenue and 33rd Street North
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Dry Goods.

New York, April 4-Dry goods have been sustained during the day, but the weather conditions have been detrimental to any free buying on the part of the sec ond hands The same has been true with jobbers, whose trade has been limited to the merest current needs.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-spring. 75@751zc No. g. 6sd76c; Nc. red, 721s@72a4c.
 Corn-No. ?. HAc; No. ? yellow, 41%c. Oats-No. ?, S3Ac; No. white, 3s435c. Rye-No ?, 49a4c.
 Barley-Good feeding, Ssd4oc; fair to choice mating, 47q53c.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 northwestern, $1.11h. Timothy Seed-Prime, $3.50 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $1750@1755. Lard-Per 100 pounds, s9.75a97 771z. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, S9.50d9.6O. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed, $S.75Q0 SS7ia.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $10.0061025 Whisky-Basis of high wines, S1.30. Clover-Contract grade, $11.50 Butter-Firm; creamery 1S92S1kc; dairy, 1S@24c.
 Eggs-Firm, 131ac
 Cheese-Steady, 13c.
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Cotton Seed oil,

Memphis, April 4-Cotton seed oil in carload lots per gallon: Prime crude 355k dS6, off crude 2SG32, prime summer yell low 3S52, off summer yellow nominal, choice cooking summer yellow less than carload lots 43. Prime cotton seed meal DPS, prime cake 20 %.
 New Orleans. April 4-Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels, 40ia, off refined in barrels 361s, prime crude 35.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, April 4.-Cattle: Receipts 200. nominal. Good to prime steers. $4. .900 5.60; poor to medium, $4G4.S5; stockers and feeders, g.. .7694S0; cows, s1. 60@4. 50; hefers, g. 50Q5; canners. s1. 60Q2.75; bulls, $. .50Qp4. .25; calves, s3T7; Texas steers, 4Q6.
 Hogs: Receipts, 12.000: steady. Mixed and butchers. s7.10d7S5; good to choice heavy, S.40Q7.5 55 rough heavy. s7.1o9 40; light, s6 S5Q7 .25; bulk of sales. q. IS a7.40
 Sheep. Receipts, 1000; sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers, $5.50D .e5; fair to choice mixed, s4. 5015. 50; west ern sheep. s5d7; native lambs. s6 5ozS7 SO :, western iambs. s6 E067
 Cincinnati. April 4.-Hogs quiet, s6ta7 70; cattle steady. 4.8: sheep, t2. 75Gls %; lambs steady. sbGf f.5o.
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Capital, S1oo,ooo.oo.
 Undivided Profits, 6oo00.0o. Accounts of banks and bankers. merchants, individuals and corpora tions solicited. 2, Special attention to collections. Interest allowed on savings and time deposits. c. F. ENSLEN, President. c. E. THOMAS, Vice. President. E. F. ENSLEN, Cashier. E. K. CAMPBELL, Counsel.
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Buckwheat cakes with ma- pie syrup. Dairy Depot.

Just received a car load of high class harness and sad dle horses. Call and see them. Fies & Sons.
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Low Level.

 of stock prices at present makes the New York stock market unusually attractive at this time. The decline of from 10 to 40 points in the prices of Standard shares, brings them below actual bargain prices. SOME ISSUES ARE CHEAPER AND BETTER TO BUY THAN OTH- HRS WE WILL BE PLEASED TO ADVISE WITH YOU POINTING OUT THE MOST FAVORABLE STOCKS TO PURCHASE AT PRESENT. Our 400 page
 "Guide "Daily
 to and our Market
 investors Letter" BOTH OF WHICH WE ISSUE ABSO- LUTELY FREE, will be sure 10 prove of interest to you. The former tells you in complete detail, all about any and every security dealt in upon the Ex- change; the latter tells you when to buy and when to sell, suggesting daily the probab ble movements of various atoek is- sues.
 We respectfully solicit your orders for large or small amounts. either for cash or upon margin.
 Correspondence Solicited.
 Haight & Freese Co.,,
 Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton.
 B Broadway, New York.
 "Determining the character and finan- cial responsibility of your broker is as
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Hides and Wool.

IIldes-Dry flint. 11kc; dry salted. 9c; green, 6c.
 Wool-Burry unwasbed. sQ12c; free m. washed, 15c; tub washed. 21@24c.
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important as selection of right stocks" grade, l2laa15c; good country. 15Q25c cooking. 121ac renovated, 26c. Eggs-Fresh. 13c.
 Oranges-Californ nia. $22542.75. Lmes-Per 100. S1 .06.
 Lemons-360-s 0-sze. per box. $3.00q320 Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 59512c. Brazil Nuts-Per pound. l21-c. Pecans-Per pound 1oc.
 Almonds-Per pound. lSc.
 English Walnuts-Per pound, 15c. Grapes-Malaga- neavy weights. per keg SC 5o: light weights. per keg- $. o Cocoanuts-F'resh. per 100. Il.soQ2.75. Celery-Per bunch. t0c.
 Bananas - Per bunch. culls, 6OQIoe. straghts. sl 25dl1 .50
 Appes-Fancy King. per oari ei N0o; Ben Davis, fancy, $375q4.00; Baldwins $S00d3.25.
 Dried AppIes-California evaporatsd. pc; sun dried. 0c.
 Irish Potatoes--Per bushel, 75D60c. Sweet Potatoes-Per busheI 90405c. Cabbage-Northern, BOG; No. Fla, $1.40 per crate; Louisiana cabbage, 2.0OQ 2.25.a
 Onions-Per pound, 1kc.
 Turnips-Rutabegas per pound. 1@lAc. Peas-Black-eyed, per bushel, $l.50G1.80 Lima Beans-Per pound. 6Hc. Navy Beans--Per bushel. s2.6042.7a Raisins-Per box. S1.7o
 Garlic-Per pourd. ioc-
 Give Oil-Per gallon. S2.00O2.G. paghelti-Impor.ed. per box. n. GO: do- nestle S125.
 Macaroni - Imported. per pound, Tzc; domestic. GIG.
 Consarra-Per dozen. Bc.
 Roman Cheese-Per pound 0c-
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Local Cotton Market.
Corrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt, Man.
 for z. Co
Local Iron Market.
Local Stocks and Bonds.

Corrected by Caldwell & Ward Bankers, 2O15 First Avenue. Telephone 753. See Card)
 Stocks.
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Fruit and Produce. (corrscted daily by r. Giacopazzl No

Poultry-Best flyers. 35c; Alabama. 3OQ 35c; broilers. 40Q50c; hens. 35D40c; Pekin ducks. 40Q45c; puddle ducks 30q35c.
 Butter-Best Elg1n. 25c. Mississippi best grade, 1S@2Oc; Mississippi. second
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Bonds.
Treasury Statement.

Washington, April 4.-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve show: Available cash balance S226, 455. IFS. gold s126, 4a2, ,934. rS a1 ~
 cIearings and Exchanges.
 New Orleans, April 4.-Clearings, $2,- e44,517; New York exchange, bank, s1 per
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Local Staple Groceries'
 Apples-W Western evsporated. 5tdshc- Flour-Fancy patent. ;4.40; half patent S3.85.
 Sugar-Granulated. 5c; z 4ssc. Coffee--Green. 7hQ9hc. Arbuckie's. packages. $10S0; Lion packages. sl0.55; Cordova packages. s1o.s0; for.o Hco. s10 S0
 Meats-Dry salted ribs. 10asc clear bel lies, 1214c; dry salted ribs bellies. l0Ac hams, fancy, 1424c; medium. 13sac; Cali fornia, 1Qaic; breakfast bacon. 14c.
 Lard-Leaf, 1lc
 Compound Lard-Snow drift, Shc. Molasses VI Centrifugal l5425c: sugar. house. 40c: Georgia cane. SGc
 Corn Mixed, C3c; white, 60c.
 Meal-Bolted. $lI5: water ground. s1.i5. Hay-Per ton, timothy No. l, s2i.00: clo- yer. mixed 5000; prairie. s13.0e: Johnson grass. s15.00
 Oats-Mixed, 49c; white, 50c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. s24.00. Pearl Grits-92 lbs. $.65
 Bran--Pure wheat. $24.00: shorts. s24: boniny feed. s2l.00
 Beans-Navy, g. 65 per bushei; Lima. 60 Csc per pound
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OTTO MARX & co. BANKERS AND BROKERS.

Mortgage Loano at and Per Cent Rooms 211-212 Woodward Building
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Correspondence Solicited.
 Haight & Freese Co.,, Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton.

B Broadway, New York. "Determining the character and fnan- cial responsibility of your broker is as
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A special Sundays Lun- cheon at the Metropolitan Cafe today 12 to 3 p. m.

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-17

President Roosevelt has notified
the Seawahnka Corinthian Yacht
Club that the invitation extended to
Sir Thomas Upton to be guest OF
the club at dinner next Friday must
Toe Withdrawn or he, the President,
will refuse to be the guest of honor.
Mr.. Roosevelt must be the whole
show and there must be no lesser
lights to detract from the main illu.
uinant. The matter OF snubbing
and insulting a distinguished foreign
visitor like Sir Thomas Upton is Of
ssmallimportance when the within md
vanity of our inflated President is at
stake. Possibly IL it had been Bool-
or Washington Negro seAeei
teacher, Mr.. Roosevelt would have
Thought different of it, and would
have been proud to have had Booker
at his right hand at dinner. As a
rule, who we prefer to entertain at
dinner is matter OF taste, and no
one has a right to complain il Mr..
Roosevelt, in the capacity Of pri-
vate citizen, chooses to eat with q
negro. But when he fuses theprestige
of the presidency to snub and insult
so valiant a gentleman, as Sir
Thomas, who has been honored by
our people and is really their guest,
by refusing to appear at the same
banquet with him, the people should
not withhold their condemnation OF
such snobbery even from the Presi-
dent.
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BOAR FOR TARIFF REVISION.

1t is significant that such a promi-
nent aad influential Republican lead.
-erue Senator Hoar should declare In
tfswor Of the principle OF tariff revis.
ZION, even II he is disappointing In bis
accommodation as TO the time when
revision should Be undertaken. In
bib address at Salem, Mass, yester-
jug, this Senator, one Of the Oldest
members Of the upper house Of Con-
aress, a staunch protectionist and a
representative Of one Of the strong
est protection states, declared I'M
eoulvocally that the revision OF the
tariff was Q necessity. His stand ID
calculated to give much strength to
the cause Of tariff reform generally,
,and particularly to those Republi.
cans Who have led tie way In this ii
onu1fon -Kanoas City Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-17

The annual report OF commissioner
OF pensions Ware places the total
number oipensioners now on the rolls
AT 996,545, Of which 1886 are
soldiers and 267, 1S9 are widows and
dependents. Mr.. Ware announces
thatlt rs not probable that the pen
sion roll will again cross the million
line. Five OF the pensioners are on
the roll on account Of the war OF the
revolution, 1,116 on account OF the
war OF 1912, 4,734 on account OF the
Indian war and 1884 on account
oi the Mexican war. The average
annual value OF each pension is now
$133. The total annual value OF the
Spanish war pension roll has reached
-Sl,7 65,31O. The cost Of the pension
system per capita Of the population
for 1903 is given as $1.75 In ten
wears Mr.. Ware says the burden will
cease to be noted. He recommends
; the passage OF a law iorieiting the
pension or right to pension Of any
man convicted in court OF any infa-
nous crime and prohibiting the Civ,
ing OF pensions to women who marry
soldiers after the soldiers become old
pensioners.