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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
The services at the Catholic

The services at the Catholic
church in this city were very
impressive. The sermon was
by Father Smith of Council
Bluffs, Father Smith Of Onawa
was celebrantt. Father Noonin
of Lenox. Deacon, Father Hay
es of Inn ogene, Sub Deacon,
Rev. B. j. Sheridan, Master of
Ceremonies. The serm IN this
evening will be by Rev. Father
Noonin, of Lenox, on "Sacre-
ment of Penance." The exer-
cises will close on Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock.
The wholesale price of Coal
Oil has advanced one and one
half cents during the past ten
days. Rockafellow is evidently
going to make another contri-
button.
Charles A. Conant, a former
Washington newspaper CORE
spondent, was sent to the Phil
ippines by the secretary of the
treasury two years ago to study
the currency needs of the
Islands, and on Ms recommend
alton q distinct coinage system
was created foT the Philippines
by congress. The first ship
ment of the coins sent to the
islands was immediately called
Conants. They are even re-
ferred to by the Manila news
papers as Conants without the
use of the quotation marks. In
Hong-Kong and other nearby
trading ports the coin is called
Conant.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
Editorial Notes.

Nicola Reporter: "The latest
chill to the appetite of foolish
investors is the salt trust. 1t is
capitalized at $l2,OO0,OOO, and
has gone into bankruptcy with
assets at $4,000 The bunco
game seems respectable com
pared with financialengineering
as in the management of this
concern"
Germany expects to build IS
new battleships by 1920. Uncle
Sam had better make that one
hundred million dollar appro-
priation for a new navy, and get
to work on it Immediately.
The directors of the Maple
Valley Fair Association, at Ma
pleton, have been sued for 1882,
on debts contracted by the As
ISOLATION. The fair grounds will
be sold to satisfy the claim.
The City Council of Blair,
Nebraska, is trying to abrogate
the contract whereby the Park
west of the depot, in that city
was given to the S. C. & P. rail
road company in 1884. The
City Council figures that it has
cost the city $1l, 900 to keep up
the park since it was given to
the railroad company, and they
are tired of the expense.
When Elijah was ON the earth
he didn't make any such fail
ures as Dowie (who claims to b.
the reincarnated spirit of the
aid Elijah) has made in New
York City. 1t is about time to
give this new "Elijah" a job
working for the State of Iii
nois at Joliet for about Is years.
The Grand Jury in Des Moines
indicted six citizensof that city
two Justices of the Peace and
four Constables for blackmail-
ing the proprietors of Drug
Stores, and keepers of bawdy
houses out of large sums of mon
ey, under threatso of prosecution
if they did not come down very
handsomely with illegal tender
Des Moines is getting to be
about as CRAFTY a city as Chi
cago or Philadelphia.
In 1902 the production of colo
in the world was two hundred
and ninety million dollars that
is, there was that much gold
dug out of the ground, and OF
this amount the United States
with Alaska, furnished eighty
million dollars. ltcertainly pays
to dig, but if this continues is
their not danger of demonoti.
ling gold?
A woman over in Illinois lock-
ed up her husband in a solitary
room for year to break him OF
his continual sprees. The man
says the treatment is effectual,
as he is cured.
Henry Waterson, in a lecture
on Society,"" in Pittsburg, Pen,
the other day, designated the
"400" in New York as "silly wo.
men" and "simpering Johnies, .
and says that they don't know
as much about morality as a hog
does about the present day re
ligion. Henrie has a bad tongue
when he lets it loose.
The Chicago Banks are now
loanlng money to the New York
banks, something that has never
been known before at this time
of year. The West has money
enough to move its own crops,
and money to help the East. The
West is all 20. K"
John Turner, the celebrated
English Anachrist, was arrested
in New York last Saturday, and
placed in Jail on Ellis Island.
The United States is not a heal
thy place for old country anar-
chists.
George Vanderbilt's Balti-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

A new fraud is being perpc-
trated throughout the country
towns, says an exchange. A
man wearing a government
badge and claiming to be in
the secret service and looking
for counterfeit money enters a
country store and looks over
the cash drawer. He invariably
finds several counterfeit" dol
lars which he confscates. Any
business man who would let a
stronger 80 through his money
drawer ought to lose his cash.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
John Alexander Dowie SAYS

John Alexander Dowie says
his son, Gladstone Dowie, never
kissed anyone outside his fe-
male relatives. Either the old
man don't know all the boy has
done, or the boy is too good for
this world.
All over the United States
yesterday the skies were clear,
a condition which has never
prevailed before in the history
of the weather bureau. But
one inch of rain was recorded
during the past twenty-four
hours all over the North Ameri-
can continent, the heaviest fall
being .0S of an inch at Sault
Ste. Marie.
The new editorial game laws
that have taken effect recently
are to b, as follows: Book
agents may be killed from Oc-
to5er l to Sept |; spring poets
from March l to June l; scan
dalmon gers from April l to Fee
bruary L; umbrella borrowers
from August l to November l
and from February l to May |;
and every william that accepts a
newspaper for two years and
on bel lg pr. seasel with 4 bill
says: 81 never ordered it," may
be shot on the spot without re-
serve or relief and the benefact-
or of the race will receive a
stamped medal for Kidding the
commonwealth of so great a
pest. Oakland Indepent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

Make George Culavin's ma
jority SO large on election day
that Mr.. Shinn will be ashamed
to contest the election.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

An old fellow up near Sioux
Falls, died the other day, and
his relatives have been finding
pots of gold all over his farm.
He didn't believe in banks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

The Gar of Russia has noti-
fled China that if it sides with
Japan in the Manchurian affair.
it may look out for rough treat
ment from Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
cothran 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By c. w. Lee & Co.,
 New York, December 3.-Now that the bureau is out of the way We can go ahead with some conviction It Is now beyond question that we have a deiicient crop and nothing but high prices can make production fit the consumption. Nothing but excessive prices can bring the &C., tual spinning requirements back to fig tires where the crop can fill the holes. As soon as the report of 9,962OOO came out we sent out the following: Buy for higher prices.
 We are no longer uncertain about the report, for it is out of the way. We can hardly count on more than 1o300,000 at the outside and this means something like 14 to 15 cents for the spring cotton What is there to prevent higher prices since the cotton Is not here? The world needs the cotton. You cannot cut down con- cumpton at 10 or 12 cents. 1t takes all of this to cut it down 10 10.500000 bales and further cut to 10,2O0,OO0 or 1O,100. GOO will take another turn of the screw. We can see a wild market all the year and fluctuations will be enormous. Cotton should be bought on every break now though reactions will be inevitable Of course one must be more conservative at 12 cents than at ii or 10 cents but spin ners must have cotton and people have sold futures who will have difficulty in getting the cotton back. The market to- day explains itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Tn, Coffee Market.

New York, December 3.--The market for coffee futures opened firm at an ad- vance of 5 to 15 points. following firm cables and continued small receipts. which seem to be stimulating, in connection with reports of unfavorable crop pros poets. popular bull sentiment causing a spread of the buyins interest. Right at the start, this morning. the market was very active, sales on the call being about 50000 bags, and after this there was no decrease in activity, and the market ruled very firm. Large blocks of long coffee came out oh the advance. but there was buying from practically all sources, and in the afternoon it was reported that an importing interest. known as the chief bear leaders in the recent prolonged de- lines, had turned bulls and were buying aggressively. During most of the day prices fiuctuated around a level from 15 to 25 points higher, but toward the close the market eased off a little under con- tinued realizing and was finally steady, net 10 to 20 points higher. Sales 292. 900 bags, the largest yet reported: December, 6. .2O66. 30; January, 6.3OQ6.4 40; February, GAO: March, 6.556 6.70; May. 6.sO@7 00; June, s.s5; July, 6.9od7 700; August. 7.05d r 10; September, 715M7 30; October, HOO 7.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
WOMAN AND HER CHARACTER.
If Pope Were Alive Now He Wouldn' Mistakenly Say She Hadn't Any.

From the New York World
 Alexander Pope once said: Most wo- men have no character at all," and there is where Alexander was wrong He would have been forced to a recognition of his error if he could have had the ad- vantage of seeing how woman asserts herself in these days, as the eonsclen- tious chronicles of the news put her upon record.
 For instance. Mrs. Florence Reynolds Is a woman of character, energetic, mpul- sive, perhaps. impetuous. She saw Rupers Price in a horse car She decided that he was her long-lost husband. claimed him and called upon other hangers on the straps to recognize her claim. She was wrong, but what then? Anybody may be mistaken. Then there is Mile Jeanne Treuard-one of the sisterhood of religi- ous order exlled from France. She has fallen in love and casts her religious vows behind her and takes to matrimony. She certainly has courage.
 Mrs. Daisy Salmon preferred her hus- bands brother to her husband and went away with him across this rather wide continent. Mrs. Senley introduced new variety of headache-one that turns gray hair green. Mrs. Charles Wasserman's S cries of distress over the agony or her baby were mistaken for an alarm of fire and brought out the engines Julia Will Hams found S720 that was not lost and showed astonishing moderation as she helped herself to only S21S and denied her self $5O2 She remembered, perhaps. the Scriptural warning: He that maketh F haste to be rich shall not be innocent"
 Mrs Dandy and her daughter rode in hanson cab which collded with trolley car The hanson was smashed the car was damaged. The ladies refused to be hurt and calmly walked away, thus scorn- ing great opportunity. Mrs. Julius Fein- burg was the partner of Mir. Julius Fein- burg-in business as well as in matrmony- Julius showed an inclination to boss the whole show. whereupon his gentle partner brought him up with suit for the ap- pointment of receiver. Miss Billings, described as a secretary, was apparently determined to "get square" and sued an M quad for $l20. Against her it is alleged that "she is 36 years old Years ago a beautiful girl married another man; there- fore a hermit died all alone somewhere up on Hopewell mountain
 Four school girls at Carbondale planned a grand combination elopement with four school boys. but only two couples carried out the plan. Mrs. O Brien testified that Jimmie was "a good husband so far as paying bills was concerned" and thus ex- pressed splendid tribute to the most essential of all masculine virtues. The National Congress of Mothers clubs de- clined to associate itself with the prosecu- ton of Shoot.
 By these examples taken at random from the history of the day 1t may be seen either that Pope was at fault in his judgment about women-which Is likely, for he was a crooked, crusty little crea- ttre--or if he was right. that we have produced in a new land in new climate and new society a woman unlike the woman who figured. or failed to figure, in the very little world he saw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Caldwell 6 Wards Cotton Letter.

By H. & B. Beer
 New Orleans. December 3.-As Liver pool advices were better than expected our market opened five to eight points higher, but shortly after longs realizing before the bureau caused a decline of g to B points. About this time the bureaus crop estimate of 9962,039 was issued, and as it confirmed the extreme short crop views pandemonum reigned The ring was flooded with buying orders and there were no sellers, except longs desirous of taking profits. The continuous buying throughout the session oecasloned an ad- vance of 94 to 96 from the bottom, mak- ing the net gain about 91 point son the day. The bureau estimates the crop at 9,962,0 ,000 bales averaging 49O pounds net weight. The area picked, or to be, is estimated at 2S,0l5, 900 acres, a reduction of S92, 900 acres, or S9-100 per cent from the acreage planted This document was as extremely bullish as the most sanguine operator in favor of the article ever ex- pected, and as the feeling is unusually optimistic, the support was more aggres- sive than ever before seen. The effect was to also superinduce immense cover- ing by shorts, all of which was instru- mental in establishing an unprecedented advance during any one day, breaking all previous records. Every one is anxiously awaiting the action of foreign markets and the future attitude of spnners. If the movement should decrease consider ably soon or irrespective of this feature. spots should continue firm with a good demand on the general assumption that the bureaus figures are approximately correct then values will eventually ad- vance to higher level. For the time being there has been a sharp and rapid advance and desire to liquidate and take profits may bring about reaction. Nevertheless, while recognizing the bull fish sentiment prevalent we would sug- gest purchases only on sharp breaks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Caldwell 6 Wards Stock Letter.

By Miller N Go.
 New York, December 3.-The market closed strong and the street feels that the advance was due to short covering We doubt, however whether there has been any great quantity of shorts cov- cred. We think the short interest only slightly reduced. Pennsylvania was strong on buying of 10000 shares by Wall street house with western aftlia- tions, believed to be largely short cov- erlng. Brooklyn Rapid Transit went up on the rumor of transfer of 20,000 shares to the name of a rich capitalist very closely identified with the system. The probabilities are that the rumor was ere ated by the rise more than the rise was by tho rumor. We are still of the same opinion that the railroads should be bought on weak spots and we believe that they are badly oversold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Caldwell Q Wards Cotton Letter.

New York December 3.-The bureau report putting the crop at 9,962O 600 bales is very favorably accepted by the bulls while the bears demur and say it is a scandal to the government. Considering the accuracy of the last report we look upon 1t as an excellent guide to go by and take the report as a basis of re- cord. The situation must be accepted as pointing to a now high level of prices for spot cotton, and all products as a result of it's manufacture. the world over, not only for today but for years 10 come. To- day the market is very nervous and un- settled. though strong and well supported by the spot market in the south, and the unsettled condition may last some days and violent fluctuations may be expected so we suggest caution, but be- lieve the market can be bought with per- feet safety on every little reaction. We doubt if the rise has euminated and would avoid short selling. Much depends on Liverpool tomorrow. Spots in New York points higher. Exports today only A4OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
New York Cotton Futures.
The Metal Market.

New York December 3.-Tln was higher in London, spot advancing 2s Cd to f119 2s Cd and futures 5s to G120 Is 6d. Tin in New York was steady but unchanged at s25 s0d26.0O. Copper advanced 2s Cd in London, with spot quoted at 855 2s Cd, and futures at e54 15s Locally copper was more or less nominal. Lake is quot ed at si2O0M12S7ks; electroytic S1212Ha and casting s12.O. Lead unchanged here at s425, but declined Is 3d in London, where it closed at e11 2s Cd. Spelter was unchanged at e20 los in London and at s525 in New York. Iron closed at lSs Cd In Glasgow and As ih2d in Middlesboro. Locally, iron is quoted at s15U0dl6OO for No. 1 foundry northern: S14.00m15.00 for No. 2 foundry northern. and at sl3.504l4.00 for No 1 foundry southern and No. foundry southern soft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Caldwell 6 ward,s erain Letter.

By Miller & Co.
 Chicago. December 3.-Wheat closed firm at about the high point of the pres ent advance. Yesterday and early today the trade appeared to have relieved them selves generally of long wheat It IS thought Armour absorbed the early offer ings through brokers while at the same time selling a little openly. Reports Of improved export business later in the session had a stimulating effect, The market closed firm and opinion prevails that the leading interest must force high CT prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Baxter s Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York December 3.-There was great excitement in the cotton pit to- day. The opening price was shade higher than yesterdays close. Cables were quite good and the tenor of the mail reports was generally bullish but few sections were reporting a good prospect and many very poor one. The short in- terest was big enough to keep everybody on the anxious seat. A cold wave ex- tended over the greater portion of the belt. Spinners were growing restless, as prices advanced, and 1t is considered cer- tain that they must enter the market at higher prices, when it will appear that the crop is a short one, as many have predicted Prices were unsettled and the market weakened until all the gain had been lost and then quilted down without much activity until the bureau report appeared. Cables were ? to points low CT. Port receipts 50,0o0 last year, 57,000. Decided weakness was followed by a partial rally from a loss at one time of 10 points from yesterdays close, and when the bureau figures appeared prices were several points under yesterdays close. The bureau figures of 9962,000 led to d big buying movement and prices moved up rapidly on immense buying by shorts and outsiders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
line Live stock Market.

Chicago, December 3.-Cattle: Receipts B, 0O0 Steady to 10c lower. Good to primo steers, 5.l5m5. "a; poor to medium, 3.5Oq .75; stockefs and feeders. $2Q4.30; cows q .5ga4 25; heifers. $2d4. Leo: eanners. q 0oq 235; bulls, $2Q450; calves, $2 5Od6. "a, Texas fed steers, ssMs.2s; western steers $3Q450.
 Hogs: Receipts. s7eoo. Market lOc fe 15c higher. Mixed and butchers, s4.4sd 4.sO; good to choice heavy, $4e5d4. SO, rough heavy. A. 40d4.6 60; light $4. 4O14. 70,
 Sheep: Receipts. 15,Ooo; slow. Good fc choice wethers, ss75d4. 25; fair to choice mixed, sSfl375; western, g. .95674: native lambs, s4d5.65; western lambs, a. 2514. 75,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Cotton Seed oII.

New Orleans December 3-Cotton seed oil irmer; prime refined in barrels, 8; off refined in barrels, g; prime crude loose 2714.
 Memphis Tenn, December S.-Cotton seed oil. car load lots. per gallon; Prime crude. 27@27Is; off crude, 29d32; prime summer yellow 3l; off summer yellow, none; choice summer yellow, less than car load lots. 42. Meal, prime, 2O' off, 1250; cake, prime, 19.5o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04

Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 5Nac; No. 2, 4D2c.
 Chestnuts-Per bushel. A94& Peacans-Per pound 12c.
 Granable wanuts, 15c per h.
 English Walnuts-California, per h. l7c Figs-Fancy imported, per pound. l2hc California cartoons 10c.
 Raisns-Per box. new crop, 1.75 to $200 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. 95ed$l. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel white. sl.250 1.5O; yellow. $2.25@2.50
 Onions-Per pound. new northern. lac Navy Beans-Per bushel, g. 40GI2 50. Peas-Black and gray eyed. per bushel. s. .75@2.00
 Turkeys-Live. per pound, 121sc; dress ed. 16G1Sc.
 Live Poultry-Hens. 35c to 40c; large flyers. 22c to 25c; medium. 1sc to 2Oc; small. 12c to 15c; geese, 40c 10 50c; ducks, 25c to 30c.
 Eggs 30c.
 Butter-Creamery. 26c; renovated. PIG 22c; best country, 20c; cooking. 15q1sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga. December 3.-Turpentine firm at 5se; receipts, 4s0; sales, 59l; ex- ports. 695.
 Rosin firm; receipts, 2227: sales. 2ioo; exports, 25O0. A. B, C. D. s215; F, s215; F, s2.2O; c, s2.30; H, $2.35; I, $2.55 K, S2, 80; M. s29O; N. s305; window glass, s325; water white, s3.50.
 Charleston s. C., December 3.-Turpen- tine steady at 55Dzc; sales none.
 Rosfn steady; sales none; A. E, C. F.. 800: F. s2.10: q. s220; H. s2.25 I. 2.45; K. s2.70; M s2.sO: N. s295; window glass. ss.i5 water white. s3.10
 Wilmington. N. C., December 3.--spirits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04

tinary, 6.0Sd. The sales of the day were 6000 bales, of which 800 were for specula- ton and export and included os00 Ameri- can. Receipts, IS, GOO bales. including 15,100 American. Futures opened steady and closed unsettled. American middlng, G. O. C.: December. 6.30; Deeember-January, 6.25; January February, 6.22; February March. 62l; March-April 619; April-May. 6l7delS; Mav-June, 6.16d6.17; June-July, 6.1s; JulyAugust, 61S; August-september nominal n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04

days and ninety days. per cent six months 51aGs per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper 6d61a. Sterling exchange weak with actual business in bankers bills at 4SS. .so@4ss.35 for demand and at 479.7o@47a.75 for sixty day bills; posted rates 4so1s@4s1 and 4s4a4s41A. Com mercial bills 4791k; bar silver 5e1A; Mexican dollars 4S Government bonds steady: railroad bonds irregular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Chicaqo Change.

Chicago December 3.-A big advance in prices in the northwest markets with ac- tive covering by shorts gave strength to wheat today and May closed 1&c higher; May corn and oats were each up hc, and January provisions closed from 21z to Sc higher
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
A Pertinent Query.

From Judge.
 There's just one thing more I wish 10 ask" said the visitor at the arsenal. What is it?' inquired the officer. Does the twelve-inch gun throw foot balls'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
cmarlnos sne Exchanoes.

New Orleans, December 3.-Clearings s406B.261 New York exchange par; conn mercial 1.25 per 1000 discount.
 Memphis December 3.-Clearings 1,164- 057; balances s163222.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
tlvernoo, Market.

Liverpool, December 3.-Moderate busi- ness done in spot cotton; prices { points higher. American middlins fair. s.eSd; good middling. 6.52d: middling. s44d; low rniddiing, e.5sd, good ordinary, s2sd; or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-04
Treasr-k Statement.

Washington, December 3.-Today's treas- ury balances, exclusive of gold reserve, show: Available cash balances s220, S9O, ,474; gold, SIT 7,935, ,501.