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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-16
Tarrant g. Kings
Cotton Letter
(sneciaI 10 News and Observcr)

Especial to News anu ODSelN CL'l
New York, June 15.-Liverpool had the
most sensational advancesof the season to-
dav as did also our market, as far as the
late months are concerned. The advance
was led by Alexandria, Egypt, Mr. SulIy,
who is now in Liverpool, and the Brown
forces operating from New Orleans. The
short interest is largely represented by
Liverpool, Wall Street house and the
South, and one peculiar feature OF the
situation is that the South is heavily
short at a time when the crop outlook IS
decidedly unfavorable.
There has been a marked improvement
in the reports from tile dry gods trade,
both here and abroad at advancing prices,
which is inducing spinncrs to continue
buying the fall months even at the ad-
vance. because it is now hardy probable
that they will be able to get any new
spinable cotton before October 1t was
freely predicted today that the winter
months dill advance to above IL cents be-
fore the excitement subsidies. The New
orleans bull crowds seems to have iqui-
dated their holdings in the summer months
on this market, and arc rapidly replacing
their interest by purchases of the WIN
ter options. They believe that spot cot.
ton will continue at IL cents or above for
many months to come.
TARRANT & KING,
6S Broad Street.
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Bullbats are Valuable Birds.

To the Editor: According to a recent
act of the Legislature, generally known
as the Audubon Bill the son and insect
eating birds of the State, together with
their nests. are now protected from de
struction by law. One OF the most val
liable birds in North Carolina is the night
hawk, usually known as the "Bulbat.'
This bird feeds exclusively upon insects,
eating large quantities OF flies, gnats and
grass hoppers. which are so troublesome
to man, but perhaps ne renders US no
greater service than by eating mosquitoes.
Since It is now known that the malady
known as malaria is carried by mosquitoes,
and transmitted by their bite, there GER
tainly is strong reason why the bul.bat
should be accorded the protection which
he so readily deserves. 1t has long been
/ the custom in many sections OF North
| Carolina to shoot these BIRDS IN gera'
numbers in the late summer afternoon
! Numerous cases have been reported to me
and l have seen the same with my owl
eyes. where these birds were shot dowr
by the dozen merely for the practice o
shooting and the sport of seeing then
fall Some shooters do not even go t.
pick them I'D, and 1 have seen wounded
bullbats living about on the ground lat
the next day after they were shot.
The Audubon Society of North Caro-
lima appeals to the good people of tn
State To use their influence in every pos
sible way in behalf OF the bullbat. an
to see that the dreadful sufferings cause
by the thoughtless slaughter OF thes
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throughout the country. The Inference
from the foreign trade statement for May.
shows a falling off in total exports
compared with last year of over $4,000, 600
is that our exports of manufactured pro-
ducts are declining as the exports Of agri-
cultural products were slightly above those
oil last year. The news from London that
a prominent fnancier has booked a pass
age home for this week after authorized
intimations had been given that his vaca-
ton might be extended into August, was
with unfavorablc effect
The bond market was dull but irregular
Total sales (par value) $2,275OO
United States bonds were all unchanged
on the last call.
Total sales of stocks today were 6S5. 500
shares. including Atchison $3.50: Bal
timore and Ohio 67.1lO: Canadian Pacific
1885; Chicago and Great Western $500;
Erie 4G,580; Erie first preferred 5.745
Louisville and Nashville Ga 300: Missouri
Pacific l3.450: New York Central 5.225;
Norfolk and Western 7785; Norfolk and
Western preferred 100; Ontario and Wes-
tern 6,775; Pennsylvania 24,699 Reading
10 ,O2O; st. Paul PITTS: Southern Pacific
1925; Southern Railway $500; Southern
Railway preferred 800; Union Pacific SO,
iOO Wabash preferred 6,725; Copper A.
no; Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1850; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron 3.64O; u. S. steel
14.l70; T. S. Steel preferred 6.855; Rock
Island 22,Ol0.
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City Extension Election.

Be it Ordained by the Board Of Aldermen
OF the City Of Raleigh:
Section l. That notice is hereby given
that an election is called to be held on
June goth. 1903, for the purpose of sub
hitting the question of extending the cor
porate limits of the City of Raleigh as
provided by an act of the General AS
sembIy of North Carolina at its session
in 1903, entitled, "An Act to amend the
Charter of the City of Raleigh by increas-
ing its corporate limits" ratified March
9Th, 1903 and providing for the following
extension:
"That the corporate limits of the city
of Raleigh be, and the same are hereby
extended. on the East to the road run
ming North and South, just East Of the
Soldiers Home and known as the Tarboro
Road. to a line on the western side of said
road, which line shall run due North and
South and parallel with said Eastern
limits Of said city; on the North three
eighths C2s) of a mile to a line running
due East and West and parallel with the
Northern limits of said city; and on the
West One-half (15) OF a mile to line
running due North and South and parallel
with the Western limits of said city. And
the new boundary lines on the East and
West shall extend North until they inter
sect with the new Northern boundary line,
and shall extend South until they inter-
sect with the Southern boundary line OF
the city, extended East and West to the
ney Eastern and Western boundary lines.
Section 2. That the polling places for
said election shall be, respectively:
First Ward, First DiVision-Capital Fire
House.
First Ward, Second Division-Conn's Old
Store.
Second Ward. First Division-victor
Fire House.
Second Ward, Second Division-E. Hugh
Lees Store.
Third Ward, First Division-Jones'
Warehouse.
Third Ward, Second Division-FuIcher S
Store.
Fourth Ward First Division-City Lot.
Fourth Ward, Second DivisiOn-P. j,
Jeffrey's Store.
All qualified voters as hereinafter defined
of the entire territory, including the quail
| fed voters in the corporate limits Of said
| city, and those living in the territory tC
/ be taken in. shall be entitled to register
and vote in said election. Those living II
/ the corporate limits of the city shall reg
lister and vote at their respective pre-
cincts, and those living out side of tn
corporate limits Of said city, but within
the territory to be affected, shall re
spectively register and vote at the follow
ing precincts:
Those living East of Halifax street ez
tended to the proposed Northern limit
and North Of East Jones street extende
to the Eastern limits, at Second Division
of Second Ward.
Those living between East Target
street extended to proposed Eastern limits
and East Cabarrus extended to proposes
Eastern limits, at First Division Of Thir
Ward.
Those living between East Cabarru
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FOR CORRECT ANSWER.

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open at the polling place in each respec-
tive precinct, and the various registrars
and judges of election shall meet at their
respective precincts on June 9th, 1903.
from o'clock a. m. until o'clock p. M,
to hear and determine all challenges Of
electors.
Section 4. That all electors qualified to
vote under the State Election Laws for
members Of the General Assembly and
State officers, shall be entitled to register
and vote in this election; and the provia
sions Of said State Election Law respect.
ing the qualifications of electors for regis-
tration and voting, and the provisions Of
said law regulating the conducting of said
elections, shall govern in this election.
Section s. There shall be one ballot box
as each election precinct, labeled as fol-
lows Getty Extension" and those fa.
voring the extension OF the city limits
shall vote printed or written ballot with
the words For Extension" and those OPP
posed to the extension of the city limits
will vote a similar ballot with the words
against Extension" The polls at each
precinct, on the day of election, shall be
opened at sunrise and closed at sunset.
At the close of said polls. the registrar
and judges of election shall count the
ballots cast in SAID election and shall
record the number OF qualified voters reg
istered, and the number OF votes cast for
and against city extension, on blanks, and
shall sign same; they shall appoint one
of their number to attend the meeting OF
| the board Of canvasseTs and shall deliver
| to him the returns made out and signed
/ by them; the members SO appointed to
/ bring in the returns, shall meet at ~
o'clock M, on June 80th, 1903, in he
| Mayors office and shall constitute the
Board of City Canvassers; they shall, after
duly organizing according to law, open,
canvass and judicialiy determine the vote
cast in said election. and shall declare the
result Of said election; they shall REGARD
! the vote, canvassed and determined BY
them, on duplicate blanks, one Of which
! they will deliver to tie city clerk, and
the other they shall cause to be posted
1 in front of the city hall.
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street extended to proposed Eastern
limits. and the Southern limits Of the city
extended to proposed Eastern limits, at
Second Division Of Third Ward.
Those living between the Southern
limits of the city extended to proposed
Western limits, and West Lenor street
extended to proposed Western limits, at
Second Division OF Fourth Ward.
Those living between West Lenoir street
extended to proposed Western limits, and
West Hargett street extended to proposed
proposed Western limits, at First Division
of Fourth Ward.
Those living between West Hargett
street extended to proposed Western limits
and West Jones street extended to pro-
posed Western limits, at First Division OF
First Ward.
Those living between West Jones street
extended to proposed Western limits and
West of Halifax street extended to the
proposed Northern limits, at Second Dl-
vision Of First Ward.
section g. That there shall be new
registration of all persons desiring TO vote
in said election, and the following regis
trars are elected for their respective pre-
cincts:
KoOnCe.
First Ward, Second Division-C. A,
PegTam.
Second Ward, First Divisional. r.
Haynes.
Second Ward, Second Division-M. T.
Ray.
Third Ward, First Divisions. N. Lee.
son.
Third Ward, Second Division-C. r.
Harris.
Fourth Ward, First Divisional. S
Belts
Fourth Ward, Second Division-W. r.
| Warren.
And the registrars shall open the regis
/ tration books in their respective precincts
for twenty days, beginning May 2Sth
1903; that said registration books shat
be kept open from o'clock a. m. until
sunset Of each day, Sundays excepted, and
on Saturdays the books shall be kept
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
goRr. 4oAE. MID. RECEIPT
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. June 15.-Prices OF securl-
ties had a decided backset as a result OF
today's trading Pressure developed from
the outset and with only occasional halts
and small fractional rallies the level OF
prices sank lower throughout the day,
and the closing was heavy at the lowest.
The stocks in which the great bulk oil
the trading occurred have lost all the
way from to points from Saturdays
level This includes the principal Coalers
Changers, Pacihcs and Southwesterns. The
question whether the market was on the
eve of a revival of speculation for the
advance was thus decisively answered and
there was a corresponding relapse in pre-
vailing sentiment about the Stock Elk
change into dependency and apprehen
sion. London took part in the selling and
Western wire houses also sent orders on
an important scale The selling was not
so large later in the day. but prices
Welded without resisting and there was
no attempt perceptible to support the mar
ket. The result Is to open former doubts
about the motive Of the selling and the
extent to which liquidation may now be
pursued on the decline. Most OF the cur
rent discussion had to do with factors IN
the situation which were already IN force
before the previous decline was arrested
last Thursday. The uncertainty over the
corn croy4 which fell into the back
ground in the satisfaction over the gov
eminent report on wheat. came into play
again today, and the excited jump IN the
cotton market called attention afresh to
the dangers OF that crop. Last week :
feeling that the elimination of the Yves
tern floods left that factor amply dis
counted gave place today to the rcallza-
ton that statistics Of railroad earning
from that region for several weeks to
come must show the large inroads upon
traffic and the large expenses for repairs
of the damage. caused by the floods. The
assembling of the coal miners convention
and the extension OF the lockout in the
New York building trades, revived anxiety
over the labor outlook. Money was easy
Int sterling exchange recovered here and
ran off sharply both in Paris and Berlin
Al consequence. there was close cal
culation over IN export of gold by tomor
rows steamer, keeping alive expectation
IN this point The market closed. how
4 ever with no announcement OF any en-
/ gagemcnt. The satisfactory recuperatIol
/ shown by the banks in the Saturday
+ statement leaves the surplus reserve stIl
at a low level for this season OF =.
year and there is a disposition to awai
| with great interest the compilation Q
the returns to the comptroller for June
of the condition of National bank
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ding futures ranged as rolIows
OPENING. lHlsRHsT. Low
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady winter patentS - 5O; strslghV

Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady winter patents S5O; stralghu
80. lQ134J;paKers $50 0tm o snoc,oi,
E2O034O; clears 90 Sj9S.6l 10 i'Prlns sPec ,aS
40: spring pateats SS3J6e3.9O; 90 -trAlgh
Wheat No. spring 77G7S NO D.; 'f9'!; NJ ~
yellow 400; Oats -No2, 3Sh NO. z: .oH' w M .
q; Rye Eo.2. 5l@ No white u,: go
seding harley i-0tsH; fair to cho &c mSln n
Ods3; No. fax GlO7 No. northwe' EN- l. ~
prime tim, thy seou 3.75; Mess PORK pc ! 6 81
II Az eco: per Laru, 100 lbs %. 150SS0;
sort ribs sides loo q, Ahee 80 prN :
salte shoulders (bo ed) 9l23agS2o sho't clear ear
,rade wine / 30 Glover, contract grade ll,0U0fb
NEW YORK
New TX June Is Flour firm. but outlet.
1jntar atenrs 3 7j0. 4l0: Minnesota paten Az
nl50; Mian boxer -. :OG4'4O'
To fAn..y 2. sjf, 3.!U
Buckwhea flou: dull $1,000 Is.
Corn meal steady; yellow western u.OS.
Rye seadier CO.,, '"stern SO STATE
BRrley duI.. fealns 81; matun 81.
Bar ey ma ste'dv y's'e 6!SD66.
0Lelt- II nj; mo. 2, red, S0: Closing
september 775S. Decem1r 7SA.
Corn-Spo- firm; No. :, 81 closing Man
t. S ,ot quiet No 2. 4l4; May Al
Reel easy: ianlilV Sl0 hO0l20O; mess $1,000
1000; eef am- S200O62l50 ok 81 3 "a 40
lick ed no ~. 90l4; pickl d nams llh@I2
Lard steady, wesier" stei med 3, l5 refined
lu1; ,ouL,upnI $50; compJuno 7&08
eorS eady f.mtly 1875; saor. clear 1885,
rsllo@ quiet; city per package So; country
iH05%
Rosin steady; strained common 70 good. g. 10:
~arpen Inc steady at 52h053
Rice; firm. aomsstIc, fair soettra Ah07t
95lasses osies; New Orleans. op ktttl'
sbod 70 choice, 3ld4O
Cofee-s o. Rio quit, No inYoice c,h
mildquiet; cordOYs TAOR.
Sugs raw steady: ar refining 315 mol
ass es 1872; renued steady;
Ratt.r steady extra creamery 2lh; state dalrl
I7a2lH
rad lOTs; white, fall made, lO5s
Eggs steady: State and Pennsylvania 0lSh
So .thern, Is neIrby extras =;
POTATOES steady stage and western Pr IN
lbs. LST02.l2 south Jersey sWerss SEa6l,2O
Long Island I.750212; new Southern ~ 5J@
Peanuts a 1T fancy hand-picked 4E9t
Cabbage, easy; Long lsl,nd southern
Freights o lIIytr ,oo entLon 4" ,t'r'"er ""
cotton seed oil was fairly az tive aud rm'r
Prime CT, de T. o, Z. mills S@3i prime
SIMMER yellow 40Hd4L OF summer sc 1ov
3s5687yS' Prime white 46047 pr me winter Ve'IcW
1904, prime meal S2L00D27 so nom
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS,
BALTIMORE, June is F.on quie,
yInt-r pat uts 3.o0tL4; Spring patents AUG g.
Wheat firm; SPOT ana May 'oA
southern y. A., bv sample 75l17SZ.
Cclu finn; spot and May 68hG%
Southern white corn JG1156A
Oats firm: No. 2 wnIte. 42EO4E
RYE steady; M. 2 SOY; No western
lutter firm and lower; fancy limitation lS92O
| sncy creamery 2405I
/ Eggs stead :: fresh l7h.
| Chess swesk l1A0l2; large small l24@l2%
/ S1Rar steady; bns aud coarse ErsnalS'e" oV'N
| fine 5.00n
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Barbee e. Co.'s
Cotton Letter,
Especial to News and observer)


New York, June 15.--The market this
morning looked a little top-heavy. Here
toforc new crops have advanced on ia
tional news OF some descriptions, but
this morning the most sensational advance
of the season took place, with weather
in the cotton belt perfect, When prices
move in defiance of conditions in this
fashion, it generally means that the limit
is very nearly reached. 1t is always
when the gloom is thickest that man
begins to buy. Likewise. after such an
advance as this, when seems as though
prices never would stop going up, it may
be that the crops are getting pretty
close to the top 1t was almost lmpossl-
bic to trade at times and why anyone
should risk his money in market of this
kind we fail to see. Sooner or later
there will be serious collapse and it
will come upon the market like a thief
in the night Since values as quoted are
no longer representative Of what we have
been dealing in as cotton. a staple com
modify of the country, grown IN the
South and sold to spinners, we do not
care to have any long interest in con
tracts that represent we know not what.
with the new crops over ten cents and the
coming crop wholly in doubt there is
nothing upon which to base arguments
for purchases. This is one Of the times
where great deal of money can be made
by watching the market and keeping out
of it.
New York spot prices today touched the
highest prices Of the season, showing an
advance of 1O-1OO over Saturdays quota
tions; middling uplands 1850; mtddIinE
gulf 1885.
Port receipts for today were estimated
at 1900 bales, against 2,649 bales last
week, and 4 OTIS bales last year.
Cotton futures today ranged as fol
lows.
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Early Rush to Cover Followed
by a Reaction.
THEN CAME SECOND RUSH
This Was Late in The Day, the List Closing OF
All Options Except June and Jelly 80.
IA I, 38 Points
Higher.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, June 15-The dry goods
market shows an advancing tendency and
buyers show an increasing disposition 20
accept the new level that is established.
The continued advance in raw material
causes the seller to take a determined
stand regarding quotations. While here
and there low prices have been accepted
there is usually some good reason for
1t and the market is characterized by
general frmness and inability on the part
OF buyers to. secure concessions.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, June 15.--The cotton market
opened irregular and unsettled at an ad-
vance of ten to thirty-two points under
another rush of shorts to cover. follow
ing sensational burst of strength at Lly-
crpool, which market at 1890 was
Is IL to % IL points higher, with private
cables denoting a similar speculative posi-
ton on the other side to that existing
here and in New Orleans; the big bulls
being apparently in full control and talk
OF a corner in the carly autumn options
Increasing.
The initial advance here put here every
thing on the list up to new high record
for the season, July selling at 1886 on the
call, September at 11.25, October at 10.45
and December at 1890. New Orleans.
however, showed little disposition to re-
spond to the bullish impulses and later
cables from Liverpool denoted a substan-
tial reaction there under what looked
like proht-taking by bulls, When the
first rush of covering here had some
what subsidized therefore. the market be-
came very irregular and showed a gener-
ally downward tendency under realizing
with rumors circulated that the bull
leaders here as well as in Liverpool and
New Orleans were availing themselves Of
the advance to take profits. July was
soon forced down to 12I7; August to
1884; September to Hip, and January to
1910. Then there was a period Of com
parativc quiet during which prices fuct-
uated rather aimlessly. But in the last
hour there was another rush of covering
and strong New Orleans support with re-
ports OF a break in the leyee at Yicks-
burg. which again sent values hting with
hthc late months, especially surprising all
previous high points for the season. Sep
tembeT sold at 1877; October at 1888;
November at 1915. and February at 1920.
The list was finally steady within 2 to
4 points of the best on the late months
and net Ia to SO points higher on all op-
tons except June and July, which closed
net unchanged Total sales were esti-
mated at 100000 bales.
Port receipts today were LAT bales
against 4.07S bales last year.
Weather conditions were generally IA
vorable save for rather low temperatures
NJ YORK. June Is cotton SPOT c osed
quie': 10 points higher; m,ddline upland'
IL 90 middlins gulf II IS sales 100 Res.
Futures opened unset ed.
COrIcu Il ( tres closec s'ead.
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LINCoLRTON NEGRO.
Negro Colder From North Carolina Gets q
Medal of honor.
CLincolnton Journa,.)

Gincolnton JournaD
Under the caption of the Negro in the
Regular Army, the June number of the
Atlantic Monthly contains the following:
Three of General Burr sergeants,
Russell, McBryar and Hoffman, were pro-
NOTED to the Forty Eighth and Forty
Ninth Volunteers, and served as heuten-
ants for several months with their old
regiment, the Twenty Fifth, until the ar
rival of the new regiments in Manila.
During this time they were frequently un-
der fire Genera. Burt bore high testi-
mony to their soldiery bearing, their ca
pacity and ability, and expressed great
regret when he was forced to let them go.
McBryar had won a medal of honor for
galantry against Indians in Arizona in
1890"
Lieutenant McBryar is a native of Lin
colnton, and since returning to America
has made his home here. He has always
conducted himself credltably and Is d
well -thought-of colored man.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRK. June is 2n.m money oo
call te dy212 timee money sFea ~
so days 49, 90 IA 40 TX months s y
Prime mercantile paper S0sh. sterl-
ing exchange iIrs er. ctut business In
banker bills at 4s7'a1 for dem n
"a 4, for 20 day bills. Post, "a es ass &61tsS .
Commercial bills 4S44 Bar silver
Mex can Az; government bonds steady
Ralrosd onds weak.
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birds in the past shall not be repeated in
the Staet this summer.
T. GILBERT PEARSON,
Secretary.
Greensboro, N. c., June Is, 1903.