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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-06-11

Love is some
times a hard task
master. He drives
women to tasks be-
yond their strength
and lays heavy bur-
d ems on tn cir
shoulders. Love
of husband, love of
family, forces many
a woman day by
day to labor for the
home when aching
back and throbbing
head make her ut
t erly unfit for
household duties.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-06-11
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and
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
Products of J. Cooke's Farms.

Unusually pure and excellent Is the food that Jay Cooke always sets before hls guests at Ogontz, for Mir. Cooke owns a number of farms, and 1t is his pride to his table. The milk, the butter, the eggs. the tomatoes, the mushrooms, the meat, the bread, the fruit, the nuts-aIl come, as a rule, from his own farms or hot houses. and very fine specimens they are. Mir. Cooks apple butter Is a revelation factured sort. It is as light as whipped cream and 1t is very delicately splced
 His cottage cheese ig also a very excel lent product, and his elder has the flavor of some rare wine, A favor1te dessert with the famous hnancter is baked apples, extremely fine ones. The Cooke cucurn- bers, mushrooms and tomatoes, grown at this season under glass, are so good that they would bring tremendous fig- ure if theyzwsrez put upon .Ebe market~ =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
MARINE NEWS.

NEW oRLEANS-Cleared, steamers Arkadia Foss. Porto Rico; Donald (Nor.), Warncke Ceiba; El Monte, Maxson, New York; Rosslyr (Br), Fishley, Rotterdam. via Norfolk; Dt Gama (Br.), Bridges, Dunklrk; bark Alba troz (Port.), Velha, Oporto.
 PORT EADS-Arrived. steamers Homer (Tsr) Edin, Rio de Janeiro; Atlantian (Br.), Wake Liverpool; Venus (Nor.). Bjonessen, Port IA mon; Norden (Dan.), Schmidt Newport News Sailed, steamers Wildcroft (Br.) Mackenzie Cork. Preston (Nor.), Hansen, Port Liuon Nordby (Dan). Lillenksdold. Copenhagen; Scov Fell (Br.), Newman, AarhuS Bluehelds; Bra, EOS. Brazos. Santiago
 KEY WEST-Arrived. steamers OIivette Al len, Port Tampa and sailed for Havana; tuS Klondike. Frow, Miami.
 NoRFoLK-Arrived. Franneld CBr.l Cassup Port Tampa
 MOBILE-Arrived, steamers saltwell (Br) Ransom, New Orleans: Hispana (Nor.), Brick. sen. Bocas del Toro: Verax (Nor.). Robson Port Antonio, Jamaica.
 SAVANNAH-Arrived, steamers Bawtry Jackson. Huelva ;A St 4rhope (Br.l. Waller HueNa; bark Hedwig tGer.l, Gebucher Al tona schooner Arthur McArdle. Sheppard
 ARLEsToN-Arrived. steamer Pearetl (Br). Day Hamburg. Cleared. steamer Wood burn (Br.), Butcher. Bremen. Sailed. tug Nepetunq. Prog esso. Mexico.
 PENSACOLA-Arrived. bark Altup Qt.) Salvatore Messina. Cleared, steamers Lo nora (Sp), Butinza, Liverpool; Windsor (Er. ) Booth Genoa; Salopa (Br.), Burgess. Avon mouth, and sailed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
chicago araiu and provis,on.. ],

CHICAGO. Jan 23--TheIe was an active trade in wheat, but after higher opening the market ruled easier and the close on May was M@sc lower, May corn was down h@% and oats on h4A. May provisions closed un- changed to 2hg5c lower.
 There was firm opening In wheat infiu- enced by the higher cables and the big export business of yesterday, and new top notch was made on May at the start. the opening being shade to 1sWA higher at Sl%uo2A There was good demand early and a large volume of business was transacted at the high was unloading there was a general scramble 10 get rid of long stun and as result the price dropped to SOA. At the low point bet the price railying to sIN. The market was very nervous the latter part of the sess on and was affected by the slightest influences. at eth- Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to l42. 900 bushels Primary receipts, os0. 800 bushels. compared with 2,5oo a year ago Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of 332 cars, which. with locals of 34. one contract grade, made total receipts for the three points of 3ee against 422 last week
 Corn traded in moderately and the un- dertone was easier, although the opening was nrn on cables and on the strength in wheat. Continued selling by commission houses was responsible for the weaker feeling. May a shade lower to a shade higher at the start. opening at 44M to 45 and sold between 44M and 45, the close being ha& lower at 44M. Local receipts, 4o9 cars, contract.
 There was onl "a light trade in oats and the market was dull and featuTeless. The uncer- tainty in the wheat situation and fee selling by some of the big scalers caused weakness and the close was easy with May AdA lower @t 3SM@30A after selling between 36G365sd 39s& Local receipts. 22 ears
 Provisions were strong early lighter re- u4ipfs of hogs and firm prices at tile yards but later on commiss on house selling of May lard and ribs there reaction and most of the early gain was lost. The close was about steady with May pork unchanged at ste. 6.82h: May lard was 2ls lower at S9. 60 and ribs 2M05e lower at S9.2o@9. 22s.
 The leading futures ranged as folioWAi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
H. 6 B. Beers Cotton Letter.


 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23.-Liverpool advices opened Soy points lower and declined ! ad- ditional later on realizing. The weekly statis- tics, however, were bearish, therefore there incentive for fresh buying. but nev- ertheess near the close sustaining orders came in and ran prices up 6 from the bottom. mak- amount brought into sight for the week was 29o, 900, against 2s7, 900 last year, and the total marketed from Sept. l to date is 7.739,- 900, against 7,7i20oo last year. The total visible supply during the week increased 64,- 900. against increase of 3s 900 last year. of which the American decreased leooo. against a loss of 45, GOO last year. The total visible supply of all kinds Is now 4. o64 900, against 4,479. 900 last year, and 4 l9l 900 year before last. The spinners' takings of American cotton to date aggregate 63l2 900. against 4, 9S2 900 last year, or an excess of 330 900. On Jan. 9th the excess was 3S7- 900 over last year: therefore, 1t will be seen that during the past two weeks spinners have taken 57, 900 less of American this year than they did for the corresponding period last year. The total visible supply of all kinds during the same time has gained 63.o00 relatively over last year. From the above facts the strong statistca lposition existing has been weakened considerably during the past fort night. Sentiment continues extremely bullish and although operators using every en- deavor to bring in outsiders. 1t seems as If they aveIse to following the advance above 9 cents In the meanwhile the Venezuelan embroglio is assuming a more serious aspect, and while up to the present no attention has been paid to this difficulty it may reach an acute stage by drawing the United States in latlon. Irrespective of all outside factors. we think purchases now should be made only on decided breaks Receipts will continue to gov- ern the future course of values.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
WALL STREET REVIEW NEWS DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUT PERCEPTIBLE EFFECT. Market Again Colorless and the Level of Activity Falls to
 the Lowest of the
 Present Year.

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Today's stock mar ket was entirely colorless again and the level Of activity fell below that of yesterday wh oh was the lowest since the opening Of the year. News developments were without pei ceptible enect. There were some professions of anxiety over the Venezuelan situation accompanying the opening selling, but this did not prevent the market from recovering when a demand for Erie developed. The bewildered room traders seemed eager for any sign of leadership and ready to tail on to any nascent movement. None of the days movements were long lived. It is possible that the Venezuelan situation Is an influence on this dullness, but the causes of hesitation of speculation probably are deeper seated and have to do with the general outlook over q long future range. The signing yesterday of the Panama canal treaty brings into definite form the exchange problem in- volved in the requirement for the payment for account of the United States Cove nment to the Panama Canal Company of $40. 900. 900. 1t has been suspected for some time that prep arations were making in the exchange market to meet this requirement, but exchange au- thorities express the opinion that the symp- toms attributed to this are due to other causes and that the arransements for the transact4hs S 3 disturbance to the exchange market caused by the payment to Spain of the SEQ 0oO. oOo gives great interest to the presint transac- tion, especially on account of the delicate balance now maintained in the exchange mar ket. It was remarked with interest that there was some falling of in the export engagements of wheat today, following the rise in price or that cereal. The delayed arrived Of the steam.
 
 weeks decline in dry goods imports. so that this weeks additional decrease is the more notable and interesting in the effect upon the exchange markets. Wabash stocks were weak today on reports of new friction with the Pennsylvania. Railroad interests The strength of copper both fin London and here was help to Amalgamated Copper, the renewed buying of Erie gave some hope of resump- ton of activity by pools. but the market made little response. St. Louis and San Francisco relapsed sharply with denials of yesterday deal rumors. The languid demand for stocks made an advance so hopeless that the traders turned to the short side of the market and prices fell sharply below last night in the ac- tive selling movement of the last hour The decline was accompanied by rumors of un- favorable Venezuelan news received at Wash ington. The large gains in cash by the banks both from the interior and on sub-treasury operations promised a rise in reserves ot nearly '. 900 900 dollars. The market closed steady but near the lowest tx
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales (par valuel S2 $40 GOO. United States bonds were un- changed on call.
 New York Stock List
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
R. M. Scale & Co.'S Cotton Letter.
 TRv Private I,eased yVireI

NEW ORLEANS Jan. 2S.-Liverpool fur nshed no indication of q desire to adopt a definite backward course. A lower range of prices in the English market was expected as a result of the halt in the American market, but deliveries only receded ( points after the entire days sales had been effected and 10000 bales of spots were transacted at unchanged quotations. There was considerable selling here in the early part of the session. The e seemed to be a general disposition to antici- pate the probable effect of unfavorable weekly statistics and decline of several points was established ip the process. It developed, how ever. that the unsatisfactory nature of the weeks figures had been Hberally discounted, and the fact that the wis ble supply is still 43 900 less than at the same time last year sufficed to encourage renewed support What ever prospect the future may hold forth, the cotton market at present displays without doubt considerable degree of strength which impresses one more when the level of price is considered. The demand for spots from regu- lar trade channels has. of course, been the chief factor in establishing this condition, presenting indications of increased consump- tion, while developments in connection with the crop occasioned doubts about the yield being adequate. The trade now seems to be dependent upon a large percentage crop in the fields. picking of which has been absolutely impracticabe on account of successive periods of bad weather, and it would be dec dedly in teresting to know when and how much of this cotton will actually get to market.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
A. B. Baxter & Co.'s Cotton Letter.


 NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The cotton market received a slight setback today at the open ing, prices going of 2M4 points. Cables were featureess and there was absence of the talk of big Manchester trade wh oh did so much to advance the market early in the week Furthermore there were big clearances which lifted the port receipts to very high figures and expected led to the temporary with drawal of buyers. The weather in the South was fair and the temperature cold again. the unp cked cotton cry was heard, but received little attention, and there is a growing dis position to give no further heed to 1t until the cotton turns up in market
 The l. verpool weekly report showed con tinued bullish position in that market. The stock of all kinds of cotton increased during the week v 900 bales and the American in- creased to the same extent The afoat of all kinds decreased 2e 900 and the Amer can de- creased 24 Ooo The hgu es for the stocks in store and aaoat are of all kinds sse. 900, against | 276, 900 last year. The insight figures for the week were 2es, 900 aga nst 3o9 GOO last year. Tired bulls Houidated shortly after the opening and the ma ket be- came extremely dull. Port receipts were es- timated at 5l 900, against 3 900 last year. Cables were from | to h point lower. Large sales of prints were reported from Fall River.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
Secretary Hester's Statement.

NEW ORLEANS Jan. 23-Secretary He's .ers .,r,s weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange ness today showed increase in the move ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 5000. bales, increase over the same period year before last of v 900 and an increase over the s same me time tin in 1900 of 7I.ooo
 decrease of ,S7,oo0 under last year, an in- crease over the same period year before last sns g 1 soo a5a os aso @ ooo orease over the same ' For the I45 days of the season that have elapsed the aggTegate is ahead of the l45 days of last year 27.0oo; ahead of the same time year before last 452.ooo and ahead of 1900 past week has been 2so.o4s. against 2s6,- bS6 for the seven days ending this date last year, 2I2.e62 year besore last and 2ls,i3 of January R' it has % s sssa ess sss @ s ass1. 01 and 674,ess the same time in 1900
 at all United States ports 5. .ess ss. against [, .o4s last year. 5ili,742 year before overland @ across S the Misssspp i Ohio "a and PO Po ssss77: against 744.7sz last year. @ 7s7, sass in 800; interior stocks in excess of those held ss1:. ss M 4ss s ss so s. ss yss ..s X Southern mill takings. e5e,5 500. against e54.- 26o last year, e95,7o4 year before last and fO1sRtf5 the same time III tSOO
 These make the total movement for the i45 days from Sept. | to date 7739, 957, against H7ti,667 last year, 7,286. 97S year before last and e.5e2.377 the same time in 1900. e Foreign exports for the week have been l7o2sI. against 22I ,s6o last year, making the total thus far for the season (. I26. eS5, against 4.27z.s7e last year, decrease of I6t,Ie3.
 Northern, mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show a decrease of 22. 566 as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takings since Sept | have decr6ased 29.744.
 The total takings of American mills. North and South, and Canada thus far for the sea- son have been 2.25e. s76, against 2, i92,5 ,576 last year These include .2e6, 96l by North ern spinners, against i,3l57o5.
 Stocks at the seaboard and theB29 leading Southern interior centres have decreased dur ing the week GOAL bales, against decrease during the corresponding period last season of 69,o68 and are now 39, ,00S smaller than at this date in 1902.
 Including stocks left over at ports and in- terior towns from the last crop and the num- Der of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 7,e54, ,o3i. :. against e.o7I ,354 bales the same period last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
MARKETS FOR FUTURES SAN CARLOS COMMANDMENT HAS TEMPORARY EFFECT. After Declines of 5 to T Points the Market is Finally Steady.
 point Higher to 4 Points
 Lower.

NEW YORK, Jan, 2s.-The cotton market opened steady at unchanged prices to de-; cline of 4 points and for time showed re- sistance gave way under considerable volume of selling for short account, supplemented by quite active realizing by longs,s the sell Ing in general being influenced by the indi- cations of a larger movement and by some un- certainties created by the sudden and aggres- sive action of Germany in bombarding the Venezuelan fort at San Carlos. The latter, however. was not regarded an ultimate fac- tor of influence to the cotton trade, Following the first call there was decline of 5@7 points and later a partial rally with the market finally point higher to 4 points decline. January alone showed any advance. The to- tai sales of the session reached about i50. 900 bales. Selling was arrested by continued fa-i vorable reports from Manchester as well as from cotton goods centers in this country with Fall River reporting print cloths sales to the amount of 300, 900 pieces for the week. closing at 3%, the highest price paid this season.
 The spot cotton markets Of the countrv with the exception of one-Sayannah-showed a de- cline of l. I6c. held their own with Wilm ng- ton showing kc advance. Exporters appeared to be acquiring possession of the March, May, and July contracts, while the Boston contin- genk maintained bullish relation 10 the gem eraI list and New Orleans continued to main tain its premium over the New York basis Superintendent King makes the amount of cotton brought Into sight this week 3o5.7l T. bales, against 27l ,S34 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
Liverpool Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW oRLEANs-st Steady; sales. 5,sso; or dinary, 5-l6; good ordinary 7 I3-ie; low middling, 9M: middling, S%; good middllng, s-I6; middling fair. e% receipts. s,l22; GALVEsToN-very firm: middling. 8 l3-Ie; sales. 2,oss; receipts. 7,o32; stock. 255 52s
 MOBILE-Nominal; middlng, s9s; receipts e97; stock. 32,2lo.
 sales. 5SI; receipts s.sss stock. ss ses receipts. 75e: stock. l6,e74; .,,
 WILMINGTON-Firm; m'ddiing sh; sales. 60; receipts, 635; stock, 8. 569
 NORFOLK-Steady; middnng, l3-Io; sales, 40; receipts, 1880; stock, AZ. o63.
 RALTIMORE-Nominal: middling, 9B; re- ceipts, S,23o; stock. s, 330.
 BCSTON-Quiet; middling, S.95; net re- ceipts. 6i9; gross, 5.6oS.
 PHILADELPHIA-Steady middling, S.lo; receipts, 496; stock, 6,S46.
 ST LOUIS-Steady; middling, I-i6; sales 226; receipts. 3.SeI; stock. 30, lo5.
 NEW YORK-Quiet; middling, 8. 95; net re- ceipts, S22: gross, 5,575: sales, 2,ooo: stock. I6i 3SS; exports to Great Britain. .I6e; to the continent 7,277. -
 Total today at all seaports-Net receipts, 4S, - e96; exports to Great Britain, 666: to France, 800; to the continent 26,44e; stock
 ConsoiIdated-Net receipts, 222. 3s4; exports . to Great Britain. 74,7le; to France, l3,6l3; to the continent, SS,2I2.
 Total since Sept Met receipts. 5, ,664 STI {; exports to Great Britain l,759 .66o; to France. 4o4, l79 to the continent. I,9ol.625.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
Worlds Visible Supply.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan 23.-Secretary Hes ter's stateemnt of the worlds visible supply of cotton. made up from special cable and telegraphc ndvices, compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed of 63. e62 bales. against an in- crease of Ss. 355 last year and an increase of 9I,6t2 the year before.
 The total visible is 4.o54.2I2. against B. 9so 25o last week. 4.479. os3 last year and 4I9I,376 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 3.2o5, PIP, against 3, = 22J, e5o last week. 3,655, ,oS3 last year and 3S67, ,376 year before last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil Indie etc: 949 900, against 7e9. 900 last week. e24,ooo last year and 934, 900 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply as above shows an increase compared with last week of 63. 962 bales. Q decrease compared with last year of 424.S7l bales and a decrease com pared with year before last of l37 i64
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton ss above theer is now afoat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe i,ses ooo against 2.243, 900 last year and l,906. 900 year before last: in Egypt, Ie7 GOO against 22a, 900 last year and l90. COG var before last; in India, 3s2 ooo against 900 last year and s7e 900 year before last and in the the United States 1887, 900, against I.e5s, 900 last year and ,66e. .ooo year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23.-There was a good demand for spot cotton today. The sup niv Is now satisfactorily large and fairly well sssorted. the light movement during the first part of the week having afforded holders ample opportunity to lay out full tables Sales. B. eSo including $50 to arrive, and 500 f. O. b. terpns Quotations unchanged
 The market for futures under the influence of unfavorable cables opened down 407 points, Thereafter prices huctuated over narrow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.
Provisions. CORRECTED JAN. 23,

CORRECTED JAN. 23. Bacon-lIc Dry salted sides-IoNc. Lard-Tierces. leaf Ike; compound, sHc. Meal-6oc per bushel. Oats-Wh'te, soc; mixed. 4ec. Corn-White, 67c; mixed, 65o per busheI. Michigan. 2ao-1ound barrels. SI. 60, S' Butter-Jersey. 26@soc; Tennessee country, G5c.
 Flour-Patent, s4.25G4.35; straight Ss. 800 3, 90 per bbl.
 sugar-Granulated. 5M; Y. C.. 4%c; cut loaf. 6& cents. -'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
ARTICLES.

Cash quotations were as follows: flour--puil and unchanged.
 No. Spring wheat, 7eg5I No. 3, "A No. red. 7SG76.
 No. 2 coin, 4e%: Noea yellow. 46% No. oats. 3lA No white, 34d35. Mess polk, per bbl.. SIS.
 Lard, per 100 lbs. Si0.l5. Short rib sides (loose). S9R9.25. Dry salted shoulders Cboxedl SS. 25dS. 50. Short clear sides Cboxed), So.S7lk@ 10. CO., Whiskey basis of high wines, Sl 30.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
Mary York Dry unnds.

SEW YORK Jan. 2s.-The demand for both staple and fancy goods has been on a fair scale today. but business still restricted by limited ready supplies. Prices very firm Print cloths without changes bids at previous prices being turned down. Linens in fair request and firm. Burlaps firm with a moderate demand