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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Cotton Crop Movement.

New Orleans, Dec. 4-Secretary Hes- ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued before the close of bus mess today shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year Tn round figures 68,00O, a decrease under the an Increase over the same time in 1900 of 5000.
 For the four days of December the to- tals show an increase over last year of 6.OOO, an increase over the same period year before last of 2.OOO and over the same time in 1900 of 11,OOO.
 For the ninety-fve days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the nenty-five days of last year 62.OOO, ahead of the same days year before last l51 900. and ahead of 1900 by 1SSO ono.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 478, ,ST against 4l,- 074 for the seven days ending this date last year, 4S2, ,77 year before last and 436,- 1oS same time in 1900, and for the four days of December it has been 28S, ,767 against 2S3. .418 last year, 2S6 932 year before last and H1,6SS same time in 1900.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 4,01S,- 0O against s. S.513 last year, 3,630, ,g13 year before last and 3,513, ,66 same time in 1900; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada. 199,9H against 401, ,662 last year, 445. 4S5 year before last. and 532, ,345 same time in 1900; interior stocks in excess of those neIu aC the close Of the commercial year, 4S2,7S9, against AZ, ,S63 last year, 479,- 19S year before last and 605,514 same time In l9OO;Southern mill takings $50, 900 against 6S9.O72 last year and 574,454 year before last and Al .424 same time in 1900.
 These make the total movement for the 95 days of the season, from September list to date. 5,2S0.75O. against 5.343 110 last year. 5,129.94S year before last, and 5,O92,- = 920 same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been SS4, A5 against 213 146 last year, making the total thus far for the season 2SSs. .479 against 2,5S02S6 last year, an increase of
 Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase or over l43O9 as compared with the cor responding period last year and their total takings since September 1 have de- creased S4, AS. The total takings of American mills North and South and Can ada thus far for the season have been 1.265,546 against 1,S5S,375 last year. These include 24.5S6 by Northern spinners against 709, ,041.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 29. 39S bales, against an increase during the cor responding period last season of 78, ,716 and are now 294,9 999 less than at this date in
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop. the supply to date Is 5,44S,54e against 5,55S1S4 for the same period last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

New Orleans. Dec. 4.-Spot cotton was very firm. Buying orders appeared to be scarce during the early part of the day but later on a few orders were executed at full prices. Sales. 7,1s0 bales, including 2,1O0 F. o. B. terms and 2,95J to arrive. Quotations advanced 1-4 on all grades. The future market continued in an excit- ed condition today with prices steadily held up by the bullish bureau estimate of yesterday in spite of enormous realizing. Realizing was, however. no greater than fresh buying and accordingly the market huctuated within comparatively narrow limits on waves of profit-taking or long buying. The amount of orders received from the country was tremendous and the telegraph companies were taxed to the limit to handle the enormous amount of business that came to them. When the market opened 1t was at first thought that another wide advance was to be recorded on the buying orders from the country, but country spectators also had profits that they wanted to take and the buying and selling about offset each other. At the opening prices were steady and to 10 points above yesterdays closing. The Fluctuations were numerous. The changes in March will fairly illustrate the ups and downs; the price first advanced s points to 12.92, fell off points to I2,T advanced to 12.97, fell off to F .86 and re- covered to 2.93. The trading was heavy throughout the session, the market clos ing firm. Net gains points on Decem- Der and from to Il on the other posi- tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Local Weekly Cotton Statement.
c. 8. Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.
IBy Private Wire Fromc W. Lee & Co ]

tby Frfvafe Wire FromE. w. Lee & Col
 NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Ths report has been require comment. The market is now in a con- ditton of Generalization where all opinions are valueiess and all comparisons of little ser- vice or help to any one interested It is suf- ficient to say that the position of cotton is one where memory will have to revert to the Civil War to find similar surroundings. What the outcome will be can be left to the irnagina- tion. Should the crop prove around 10. oo0. 900 or tO2ooooO bales 1t means that the recent annual consumption of about l0,75O, GOO will have to be cut down half a million bales It is manifestly impossible to accomplish this without setting a prohibitive price on the raw material. That is, the prices will be such during the rest of the year that many manu- facturers who have been free users for years will be unable to buy cotton. By no other means known to the business world can the crop of 10 o.26o. 900 be made to supply needs that in. an ordinary season at ordinary prices know what this price is. All that can be said is that the Scent and l4-cent made on cer- tain options on the last crop must easily be exceeded on this. With every bale of actual cotton wanted how simple 1t will be to manipu- late the late positions. All this b in the future: Prices thus far have been the result Of natural conditions All the available cot ton will find a ready market at I2 cents and 3 cents. Then anything is possible in the way of manipulation in, the distant months. Since the change in crop accounts during the month of September 1t has been our aim to keep our people informed on the true inwardness of the position this year. We have repeatedly writ ten that no comparisons exist since the crop has never been placed below consumption fol- lowing complete exhaustion of supplies the pre- vious season. There Is nothing in sight to change this view. We can only urge conserv- atism. Fluctuations will be on a terrific scale there is every indication that the market will be wild one for months to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
H. 6 2. Beers Cotton Letter.

lSpecial to The AdverttSer.I
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-As Liverpool was better than looked for market opened q6 points higher and improved 495 addi- tional shortly after on fresh buying: longs realizing about this time forced a decline of I3Ql6, but fresh support came in causing an advance of Ie@2o from the bottom. Through out the balance of the session fluctuations were frequent, yet towards the close values again became steady, showing a net gain of 2a6 points on the near months and 9Qlo the late. The amount brought into sight during the week was 479, 900, against 4I 900 last year and the total marketed from Sept. to date has been 5,299, 100, against 6343 900 last year The leading interior towns during 900 last year. showing a gain of g. 900 as compared to loss of 5000 last year. and their agsregate holdings are 442. 900. against 53 900 last year The total brought into sight to date is only 62.oo0 and as last years outturn was TO- 726 900 bales the move 900 bales Late cables from Manchester say that the Bombay mills will probably run on short time and some have already commenced. While there was a god demand for spots, 1t is claimed holders made concessions to effect transactions After such heavy advance it remains to be seen whether spnners will con tinue to follow the same on hypothesis that the bureau crop estimate is practically correct. The movement certainly does not bear out this theory. It must be remembered that from now out there must be steady and continu- ous decrease fin the amount marketed to make falling on of 666. 900 under last year to bring this crop down to 10, 900. 900 bales. There are no present indications of a perpendicular de- crease in the receipts and operators will soon want the market to coroborate the claims put forth of this years yield not exceeding TO- 900. 900. especially as the present high level values have been established the accept ance by the world that this crop Is a disas- trous one. We point out these features now as they will be instrumental in regulating the future course of the market Of course if spots rule firm with good demand then for the moment facts may be ignored. Still 1t Is best to work on conservative lines and recog- nize the extremely bullish sentiment preva- lent. Any favorable factor will undoubtedly superinduce o further advance. Nevertheless we deem 1t advisable to buy only marketd declinea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Worlds Visible Supply.

New Orleans, Dec. 4.-Secretary Hes- ter's statement of the worlds visible sup ply of 1n made mp from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the fig ures of this week with last week. last year and year before. It shows an in crease for the week just closed of l6O 1S6 against an increase of 166 163 last year and an increase of 17S,576 year before last.
 The total visible is 472 1S2 against B. S11 ,996 last week 3.463. .243 last year and B. cos 769 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 976 1S2 against 2.S2O.- 996 last week. 2 942 PAS last year and 3'45.- .69 year before last and of all other kinds including Egypt. Brazil. India. etc. 496 900 against 491,000 last week 521 900 last year and 4630 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 160. .1S6. an increase com pared with last year of S.939 and a de- l36 5S7
 Of the worlds visible supply. of cotton as above there is now afioat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe l. S36 900 against 1.6O6 900 last year and Ss5. = 0OO year hefore last; in Egypt l74,0 O against 16S 0o0 last year and lS6 900 year before last; in India, 113, 900 against li5 600 last year and S7,0O0 year before last, and in the United States 1.349 900 against i.6I9'- 900 last year and 1.4sl.OOO year before last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
w1LMrNGroN-NothIpr doins: middlinr la

wILMINGToN-Nothing doing; middling l2; receipts, 3o22; stock, to,393.
 NoRFOLK-Steady; middling, l2x: sales, L. os5; receipts. 4,22t; stock, 22 eos.
 BALTIMORE-Nominal;m middling, I2. 50; re- ceipts. .2so; stock. e.445.
 BosToN-steady; middiing. i2.45; gross re- ceipts. SIS.
 receipts. 100: stock. 1890 'A
 ST. LOUIS-Firm; middling. I2h; sales. 100; receipts. 1879; stock, I2.7ss.
 NEW YCRK-steady; middling. i2.e5; net stock, 67.i77; exports to the continent, 2,6oe.
 Total today-Net receipts. 5373l; exports to Great Britain. S5.4s2; to France. 10, l46; to the continent. Is,eoe: stock e53,s ,s76.
 Consolidated-Net receipts 369. GA; exports to Great Britain. I65, ,o4o; to France, 6s. s.e57; to the continent. ilo. eo5; to Japan, I.547.
 Total since Sept. Met receipts, 4,006. I05; exports to Great Britain. I,2lo. 339;. to France, 437,6li; to the continent l.i45.3 33i; to Ja- pan, I,57e; to Mexico, i6,229.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
c. E. Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 4.-The impression left by the bureau report was not dispelled today. Liverpool was evidently content to fol- low the lead of American markets and domes- tic traders accordingly looked forward for other incentives, but apparently located nothing in immediate features to urge definite action one way or the other. Since the Government has announced that the crop is under 10, GOO 900 bales, 1t devolves upon the trade to give the serve whether or not the course of receipts tends to sustain this estimate. The high price of cotton is undoubtedly driving spinners to adopt radical measures of lf-protection If by concerted effort 1t is found impracticable to elevate the price of manufactured goods to the level of raw cotton, the state of affairs fin that industry will be serious indeed But the farmer is evidently convinced that the crop is short and should command extremely high prices; so between these two forces, one is compelled to continue guessing and finds the situation as perplexing as ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANs-Firm; quotations revised sales. 7,I5o; ordinary, Q I3-le; good ordinary, IIh low middling. l2x; middling, IXn; s9oc middling, I2 Il-I6; middling fair, IS iS-ioi receipts, s.SI6; stock. 29e, $50.
 CALVESTON-NominaI; middling lA; sales ees; receipts, IS. o4o: stock. 2oe.2 o
 MoBILE-F1rm; middling, l2A; sales ''SOo' receipts. 3,297; stock, 49.6 ,,
 SAVANNAH-Quiet and hrmi mlddnhs' I2 lie; sales .3o2; receipts. 7,sS3; stock 1 2. .645.
 CHARLEsToN-Nomina middling, I2; re- ceipts, I,IeI; stock, 9,7sM
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Virgin G Faunee's Cotton Letter.


 NEW YORK, Dec 4-Advices in connection with the Government crop report issued yester- day continued to attract the bulk or atten- ton fin the cotton future market today and then impressions in this connection were still un- mistakably bullish. The market opened nrm m m tone with first prices at an advance or IWzS points. There was . great deal Of excitemens and the trade throughout was active ana vel scattered New high records were made witn comparative ease. The cables were better than expected and the advances from forelgn spinning centers were sensational. Tne Lan- cashire advices were to the effect that the Government report if it is true will mean a terrible calamity on the higher levels in the local market, There was 0 tremendous line or iiquidation The bull forces. however. were strong and rallied to the support Of the last' while shorts were also heavy buyers. Con seouently at times the fluctuations were e1- tremely wild and violent and at times the ten dency of the market could not be ascertaineo' At times one of the active months would pc selling up while another was selling down ana couseduently conservative interests were dis- nosed to steer clear of assuming fresh ooliga- lions The advance which has been made dur ing the week has effected the markets Of the entire world. And at the moment there are all sorts of sensational advices current reearoins the probable future course of events At tnis time opinions are equally conflicting ana N is difficult to foresee the fluctuations with any degree of certainty. At the close there was lot of sensational talk regarding the rutuSe or the market and under the circumstances IT AIu- ture of the cotton market seems to De wrapped in mystery The estimated port receipts were 43, 900, against 45,3 3i7 for the same day last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05

bureau report. Southern and Eastern mill people were repotred as dismayed and con. fronted with the alternative of buying now ana advancing the price of their product or puy- ing later at still higher cost of the raw ma terial. The bureau figures were believed to pc closer to the market than ever before and t Is considered certain that large decrease m acuracy. Buying of long account was as con, hdent this morning as when prices were z cents lower. Orders poured from all quarters and Wall Street people prominent on the long side of the market, but profit taking broke prices sharply after a rise of Ioq2o points; they then turned strong again. The Soutn was buying on a belief that i3 cents was @ cer- tainly Cables left of at 36 to 40 advance. Manchester was disorganized. Liverpool fu- lures were 2io@22o points above last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
A. B. Baxter 6 Jo's Cotton Letter.
IBy Private Leased Wire. ]


 NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Another sharp advance took place In cotton when the market opened. In Liverpool quotations were higher and bears on the run. Local shorts were demoraiized and had not recovered in the effect of yesterdays
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05

spinners throughout the world as follows in round figures: This week, S24,0O0 this year against S7,OO0 last year, and a4OO year before last.
 Total since September 1 this year, 2,s21,- 900 against 3,17l 900 last year and 2,s0a,OOO the year before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
New orleans Su1ar.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-sugar-Firn; open kettle. 2%@2 l5-I6: open kettle centrifugal, 3-I6@SA; centrifugal whites, 3 Ill6@3x; yellows. 3h@3 Ii-i6; seconds, 2h@3h. Molasses-Steady; open kettle, 2oq3I: cen trifugal, 7@23 Syrup-Steady at xx026.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Naval Stores.

Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Dec 4.-Turpentine-Firm at 5e; receipts. sos; sales 326. Rosin-Firm: receipts, 2 2o3; sales. 2SA3: A, B. c. D. P, F. .25; S2. 30; H, S2 SS; l, S2. ss; K s2 30; M. S2. 90; N, S3 oS; win dow glass. S3 25; water white, S3 50. at 6Sh; sales, none.
 Rosin-steady; sales none; A. B, c. D, E, s2 .45; K s2,7o; M, S2 80; N S2.s5; window glass. S3. s: water white S3 40. WILMINGTON, Dec. Nothing doing; receipts, 23.
 Rosin-steady at $2. To; receipts, I46. Tar-Ffrm at Si 80: receipts 24I. Crude turpentine-S2. .2593. 90: receipts, i4i.
 Cincinnati Provisions. CINCINNATI. Dec. 4.-Flour-Steady. Lard-Steady at 632h
 Bulk meats-Quiet at $6.76 Bacon-Steady at S0. 25 Whiskey-Dun at Sl.27
 Sugar-Easy. ....4;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Total sales for the day. I.i5l. 4OO shares.
Bank ClearinRs.

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-The following table. compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clear ings at the cities named for the week ended Dec 4. with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
tNcLIsH TRADE INCLINED TO
 BE BULLrsH.
Tremendous Demand from tns Start But After the Illumination of the Short Interests, Prices Begin to Sag.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 6623 points fol- lowing cables that were even better than ex- trade was inclined to put quite as buiiisi, an interpretation on the Governments report as did local operators yesterday and 1t seemed builish view of the situation as a result of further consideration. At any rate there was . tremendous demand in the market from the though the exceedingly active liquidation that was being indulGed in might depress prices every decline was promptly followed by another one time showed . net decline of about s0io points on the active months with December selling at l2. 2s January i2.S4. March l2.45. however the local bull leader began buying all along the line. shorts continued covering and prices were forced up in . very jerky, ir- regular sort of way until the highest point,
 which was shortly after midday. they showed net gain of i492l points with Januar sell ing around l2.6o March i2.73. May t2.7l and July l2.7e- These were new high prices for the season. During the upward progress of the market it was reported that the local bull leader was feeding out his holdings to certain Wall Street shorts around i2.6o for March and that he turned a buyer on very trihing breaks. but when prices had reached
 the high level mentioned reports of private
 settlements were circulated and with the trade feeling that the short interest had perhaps
 been pretty well eliminated the tone became slightly easier and the realizing heavier 30 that during the balance of the session the market showed a somewhat sagging tendency, though there was another spurt of point or two at the close with the market finally very steady, net ] point higher on April. but generally 4@6 points higher. Sales were estimated at I,7o0- 900 bales. But little attention paid regu- lation influences. Receipts were about equal to last years figures and exports were very heavy with the Southern spot markets firm, nominally unchanged to %c higher. The New York spot market was 20 points higher with sales $500 bales, including 300 to spinners The insight movement for the week was just about as estimated earlier and about i2.Ooc bales over last years figures.
 Estimated receipts at the ports today, SS,- 73I bales. against 5i.647 last week and 4s.. 3i7 last year. For the week, 36o. GOO bales against 377.6s3 last week and 326,o7i last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were S.o76 bales against i2oi4 last year and at Houston iS.s6i, against 6. .5e3 last year Local Cotton Market.
 Excitement in the cotton market continued to run high from the opening of the market to the close with violent and frequent huctuar tions.
 The local market was irregular. with mid. ding quoted at i2h.
 YNNal Wnaklv Nnf%nv aA~A>~au%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05

Of this Northern and Canadian spinners took 625. 900 bales against 709 900 last year and TABOO the year before: Southern spinners 6I1.0OO against 649, 900 last year spinners 1,555 OO0 against 1,s21 900 last y0aI and 1,5S20OO the year bsf0re. {.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-The following is the cotton statement for the week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Worlds Cotton Tal<inps.

New Orleans. Dec. 4.-Secretary Hester Gives the takinss of American cotton by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Johnstone q Hammond 1,
 Warsheussmsn and cstten Brokers.
-ProprietoFo-

zuRrER COMPARES AND corLIsEUx wAREzouszx Prompt attention given q, shipped
 
 tonsienmnts Highest prices Cotton to make shpDsnts Write at ell quotations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
Total Nst Receipts of ootton.

NEW YORK, Dec 4.-The following are the ,taI net receints of cotton ct ell ports since
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
The Cotton Movement.
Comparative Cotton Statement.

Brought into sight thus
 far for season ........5,22e.67l S,37o.s67
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05

Excitement in the cotton market continued to run high from the opening of the market to the close with violent and frequent nuctua- tions.
 The local market was irregular. with mid. ding quoted at l2h.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-29
THOUSAND MILES IN TWENTY DAYS
An English Vegetarian Pedestrian Is In Training For Very
Lengthy Walk.

An English vegetarian pedestrian George H. Aen who is
living the Socialist colony Whteway about eight miles from
Stroud about undertake walking miles twenty
inquire Aliens mode of training and diet he found that the
walker had Leicester his wife and chill
den and that letter received at the colony that morning stated that
result getting his right hand ammed door Birmingham
he would probably lose injured fingers This however,
will not deter him from proceeding with his training
The coOnss readily all information respecting Aliens mode
life Although morning cold they walked barehead
ed and clad only shirt and their plot of ground
nerry atterg the advantages OF their style life Al
appeared robust health and quite happy in this isolated the
CotswOldS.
Allen about IS of five feet five inches in height and
weighs He joined the colony last August and November
lie began wooden house the land This neang
completion and Allen ntepds bring his family there shortly
He proposed walk from Lands End John CrOats,
his IOoome but he has decided take
that will enable him all the large population where
he will lecture each evening the advantages of simpler meth OF
living He contends that his primitive habits
strengthened his constitution He has gained
his residence Whteway. Allen gc-eray
astr by o'clock the and spends until clock digging
He then takes simple meal consisting of breadnade
either by himself by friend named Sinclair who lives with n
from He often drinks only but
digging until o'clock the afternoon when he partaes of his
of the This only OF garden produce
such peas panp with water to drink Often he sits
writing until o'clock the but this
airy his early rising for work the andLondon Express