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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
Cotton Crop Movement.

NEW ORLEANS Oct. 7-secretary Hesters weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange state ment. issued before the close of business today. shows a decrease in the movement of cotton into sight compared with the seven days end ing this date last year in round figures of D. GOO, an increase over the same days year be- fore last of so,ooo and a decrease under the same time in 1900 of 75. 900.
 For the nine days of October the totals show a decrease under last year of 2s,ooo. de. of 1000 and under the same time in 1900 Of
 For the ss days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 3e days of last year 534. 900. ahead of the same days as7. .ooo.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 396.4l4 bales. against 4oI ,43S year before last and ~ .662 the same time in 1900, and for the nine days of Oc- last year. sIs.2s7 year before last and sss.- o73 the same time in 1900.
 The movement since Sept. ] shows receipts at all United States ports of s47,57i. against I274,46I last year. 76I ,o56 year before last and ,o6I 96 the same time in 1900: over land across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern mills and Canada !eIT' against 52.2Ie last year. 5s5I7 year before last and 9l, ,I96 the same time in 1900: in terior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, lo.9e6. against and PAS. e56 the same time in 600: Southern mill takings, Is5.ooo. against 24o. .s57 last year. 2i6.6S6 year before last and i6o,372 same time in 1900
 These make the total movement for the ss days from Sept [ to date l.25l PA. against I,7s5.57s last year, i,2is,563 year before last and l, ,53e, 400 the same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been I25,e7o. against l26. o92 last year, making the total thus far for the season 5o4. 53, against s2o,e33 last year. decrease of 3l6,- 7eo.
 Northern mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show a decrease of l6, l47 as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takngs since Sept. have increased 6.549
 The total takings of American mills. North and South. and Canada thus far for the season have been 357. e64. against 4o5. 635 last year. These include I6s,ols by Northern spinners. against I62.47o.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior centres have increased dur ing the week l77,676 bales. against an in crease during the corresponding period last season of l69. 700 and are now 2i7I5e less than at this date In 1902.
 Including stocks left over at ports and in- terior towns from the last crop and the mum Der of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is o4S, against 1000, 662 for the same period last wear
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10

wILMINGToN-Firm; middling, Q; receipts 344i: stock. 30. 742.
 NoRFoLK-steady: middlins. sA; sales, I.- o24: receipts. I,sI7: stock, Il.56e.
 BALTIMORE-Nominal: middling, $50: re- ceipts. l37: stock. l.646.
 BosToN-ouiet; middling. s.6o; receipts. A. 596 stock. 2.427.
 ST. LoUIs-ouiet; middling. sh; receipts 246; stock. 79e.
 NEW YoRK-ouiet; middling. e.6o; gross receipts 97.246: sales, 7l6; stock, i05. 796; exports to Great Britain. 3.65o; to the conu- nent, 8.262; to France. l.425.
 Total today-Net receipts. 43,243; exports the continent, 8, es7; stock, 434e7I.
 Consolidated-Net receipts. 3o6. 6e7; exports to Great Britain, 75.554; to France, 3,4I |; to the continent, 47,oto.
 Total since Sept. Met receipts o43. 75o; exports to Great Britain. i9o 546; to France. e7,242; to the continent, 22e. 44e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Virgin sE Faunce's Cotton Letter.

[By Private Leased Wtre.l
 NEW YORK, Oct. e.-The market for cotton futures today opened with a weak tone. First prices were at a decline of lq4 points and there was substantial selling for both sides of the account apparently. There was general dis appointment over the failure of the material zation of the frost predicted and in add- ton adivces from the English market were of a bearish tenor. Information that October mo- tices had been issued also had the effect of encouraging the bears and the latter soon had the market down to a low level as compared with last nights closing. However, on the lower levels. there was fair degree of sup pot in the shape of buying early seLers and prices recovered a little, but on the whole there was considerable nervousness. The spot markets were steady and dull with only material demRnd. The movement of cotton was quite substantial Other weekly statis- tics were rather bearish. but the light stocks abroad were still figured as an offset to the bearish figures this side. On the close there were mixed expressions and the market was rather feverish The port receipts estimated for the day being 4S. ooo against 4o 635 this day last year The amount in sight is a fol- lows: For 1908. 396.4l4. against 40 .633 in leo2, and 36e.433 In 1901 and AT .s62 in 1900
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
A. B. Baxter & Co.'S Cotton Letter

TBY Private Leased Wire.l
 FEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The market weak this morning. This due mainly to the failure of frost to materialize in the South west In accordance with yesterdays Goevrn- ment forecast. Cables also below the mark looked for. There nothing special in the movement and in thhe crop news. Re ceipts were simply running heretofore quite free. but still far below what the trade has been led to suppose would be the case at this advanced date for the The same cry is heard Is always the when ceipts are disappointing, and that Is next month will mke up the difference The probabilities that when next month is reached, the bears will claim that December will furnish the cotton which Noevmber failed to make. By this time or before 1t is supposed that spin ners will recognize the shortness of the crop and enter the market as good buyers Wall Street weakness factor on the bear side today. interior receipts for the week at many points were heavy, nevertheless sellers not urgent and prices failed to soften much and before noon had rallied to near yesterdays close. Cables were easy at 6aS points de- cline. Port receipts were estimated at 45,- GOO. against 46 900 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Worlds Cotton Takings.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. e.-secretary Hester gives the takings of American cotton by spin ners throughout the world follows In round figures:
 GOO last year and 50, 900 year before last
 Total since Sept. | this year 67t, GOO. against 90 900 last year and 7eo,ooo the year before.
 Of this Northern and Canadian spinners took I6o GOO hales this year against I63, 900 last year and IA 900 the year before; Southern spinner. as 900. against 243,ooo last year and 2 ooo the year before, and foreign spin 400. GOO the year before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s.-spot cotton quiet: demand light. Most of the foreign buyers stat ed today that they had no orders to execute at present prices. Sales. 255o bales. includ- ing 700 to arrive. Quotations l-i6 lower.
 Futures quiet at the opening and prices were 597 points below yesterdays closing in sym pathy with Liverpool; the failure of predict ed frost in the cotton belt also a bearish feature. The extreme range of prices today was 29e points, the market closing net 395 points lower.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW oRI.EANs-ouiet: sales 2.55o; crdi' nary, ZIG. good ordinary. I% low middllng ding fair, slI-I6 receipts, 757l; stock, e2.- S45. ,. a,,.,
 GALVEsToN-Quietm middling sss; & sales l'' a2e; receipts, I2754 stock. io6. 229.
 MOBIIF-Lower to sell, midding. 9; sales sao: receipts I,l2e: stock Is' I7o
 SAVANNAH-Quiet: middlng l-l6; sales 575: receipts IT .3oI; stock. 5so oo2
 CHARL EsToN-Quiet; middling. g; receipts 4,233; stock 5,lS7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10

WILMINGTON. Oct. e.-Turpentine-Firm at 57h: receipts, 3I casks.
 Rosin-Firm at $I. eo@ .95; receipts, s4 bar rels.
 Tar-Firm at SI.so: receipts, 52.
 Crude turpentine-Firm at S2. 256S. 30: re- ceipts I29 barrels
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
New Orleans SuTar.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct e.-Sugar-Dull; open kettle centrifugal. 3hd3ls; centrifugal whites 4i4; yellow 3 i3l6d4 3-l6; seconds. 2@3% New cane syrup. 33
 Aolasses-Dull; centrifugal, 5als.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10

NEW YORK. Oct. e.-The following table compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clear ings at the cities named for the week ended Oct. g, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the correslo ndins week last year:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
CITIES.
New York Coffee and Sugar.

NEW YORK. Oct. e.-Coffee-spot Rio firm; No. invoice. 5 e-l6; mild firm; Cordova, 7qlI.
 Sugar-Raw. firm: refined steady.
 Coffee futures opened steady and unchanged to 10 points higher and ruled very active There heavy realizing sales that increased tho ion progressed uHIet he i1fucace of heavy arrivals, which footed up some I5o.- coo ha S, he n@ ke devel pc' a slightly easier tendency. The close was points higher to net unchanged Sales. 92,75o bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10

SAVANNAH. Oct. e.-Turpentine-Steady at s7h; receipts. 32s: sales. 5il; exports. ,o7I.
 Rosin-Firm; receipts l,26o; sales, 2,327; exports. 4.oo2; A. B. c. S2.I5; D. S2.25; E, S2 35: F. S2. 50; G. S2 55: H. S2. 70: I, S3 50; K, $4. 10; M, S4.25; N. $4. 30; window glass. S4 40; water white, S47o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
CHARLESTON Oct o-rrrrar.,,

CHARLESTON Oct. e.-Turpentine-steady at 57L.
 Rosin-steady; sales. 200 barrels; A, B. c, Sl .s5: D. S2: E. s2.25: F. s2. 35; G. S2 50; H. S2 6S; I. $3.4o; K. S4; M. S4.l5; N. APO; window glass. S4 30: water white S4. eo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Brought into sight for week. .sso, 57
Treasury Statement.
Naval Stores.

WASHINGTON Oct. e.--Treasury balance $235. 34s,567; gold. SIo7. Io2. SOP.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Karsas Citv Live stock

KANSAS CITY. Oct. e.-Cattle-Recepts 4, $50 natives, 50 Texans: calves. 30 Texans and 900 natives: market steady Choice exnnrt and dresseh hnnf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
A Man of Mean.

can ill-aford to be without tn pamphlet published by Tn Mutual Life Insuranc Company of New York-"I Bankers Will" It explains curious provision in the will the President of a Nationa Bank in New York City, an gives the list of securities which the largest accumulate of trust funds in the world invested. The pamphlct is ser free to those who write for it
 This Company ranks
 F6YSf-In Assets.
 EirA-In Amount Paid Policy -hoderA.
 EirSt-IR Age.
 THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
 COMPANY OF NEW YORK
 RICHARD A. McCuRpY President. eames s. wrIlcox. Manager. Montgomery,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Comparative Cotton Statement.
The Cotton Movement.

The Cotton Movement.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 9.-The following sta tistics on the movement of cotton for the week ending Oct were compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
 Weekly movement. This Year. Last Year Port receipts ..................3o5.4 .435 294. 22e Overland to mills and Canada 6,Oo4 Io666 Southern mill takings (esti-
 mated) .. .................. 4I 900 AZ 900 Gain of stock at interior
 towns .................... 2S,O55 39, I59
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Sank Clearings.

Total sales for the day, 56S, 800 shares.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Local Cotton Market.

The fluctuations the various cotton ex- changes were moderate yesterday. closing about the same the opening.
 The local market was unchanged at $40 8 iS-l6 cents for middiing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
SELLING or OCTOBER AFTER
 THE OPENING.
The pemoralized Condition of Wall Street is an Asset to Bear operation-Losses of l to7
 Points at Close.

NEW YORK, Oct. s-The cotton market opened weak at a decline of I04 points under liquidation and bear pressure. encouraged by the failure of the predicted frosts to material ize, lower cables and reports that October mo- tices had been issued to the amount of some 90. 900 bales. This led to considerable selling of October and in the first few minutes that position had sold down to around g .O3, while December and January touched Q. I3 and the active months generally showed net losses of S9lt points. Then 1t developed that the no- tces were either being stopped taken in by tho party issuing them and the list rallied to little over last nights finals in some instances, the advance being promoted by e weather fore cast calling for frosts in the northern portions of the eastern and central belts. It was also considered that temperatures generally over the belt were too low for the best devlopment of cotton. but with receipts stih running heavy and the Southern spot marke once more report ing declining tendency the advances were not held and the market closed steady, net l97 points lower. Sales were estimated at 500, 900 bales The demoralized condition of Wall Street matters Is. of course. a factor in encouraging bearish sentiments and the threat ening aspect of the far eastern situation Is attracting some atteption . possible bearish factor as to future requirements. On the other hand the crop news continues bullish and with the danger of frost hanging over the market many operators preferred covering their short commit over Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
Liverpool Cott.n n Futures.

LIVERPOOL. Oct. s.-cotton futures opened
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10

New York Stock List.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

was learned authoritatively from an
inside source that the shares Of all the
stockholders and the National league
franchise are valued at $4,000. OF
this sum $4,000 must be available in
cash at once, $4,000 will be used for
securing new players, paying advance
money and covering training expenses
on the spring trip South. The remain
ing $4,000 is to be employed in paying
outstanding obligations, so that there
may be no cloud on the title when the
transfer of the club is made.
For the remaining $4,000 Mr.. Rog-
ers will accept negotiable paper. The
lease of the ground will be, of course, a
separate proposition. Messrs. Reach
and Rogers hold the property Jointly.
With the stands and improvements it
is valued at $500, 600. According to the
terms of the present lease, which ex-
pires Jan. I, 1904, Reach and Rogers
have been charging the club a yearly
rental Of $8,750. For several years past
Mr.. Reach has been dissatisfied with
this sum. He holds that the improve
ments put on the grounds, the increase
in value Of the land and the higher
taxes make this amount inadequate.
Recently he served notice that when
the lease expired he would demand the
advance of the rental to- $4,000 a year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
PULLIAM ISSUES
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
President of National Tells What
Peace Gives League.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 49,
President Pulliam, of the National
league, issued an official statement to-
day, in which he says in part:
1T was not my intention to discuss the
action Of the committee appointed by the
National league and which met a like
committee from the American league, in
Cincinnati last Friday, but owing to the
many erroneous statements that have
been sent forth and the unfair attempt
a wrong light l think it is necessary that
| should give, in brief, just what the Ma
tional league, through its committee, ac-
complished.
AS a concession from the American
league We secured:
.First-The recognition of the reserve
rule-the bulwark of baseball.
'Second-The inviolability of players
contracts from now on.
'Third-A non conflicting schedule Of
games.
'Fourth-The restriction of territory
from now on.
that a uniform system of playing rules
be adopted, also that a new National
agreement should be entered into which
would again place baseball back upon a
firm business basis.
THE American league Is here, and
nothing the Cincinnati conference did put
any more life into its corporate body than
it had previously.
The committee at the outset agreed to
wipe out the slate for previous years
and only discuss players known to have
signed two contracts for the season Of
1903 Under this we awarded nine play
ers to the National league and six to the
American.
1.-The governing idea of the National
league committee was the restoration Of
the reserve rule and the ending of con-
tract-breaking for the future, and we
were. willing to subordinate everything to
this. y
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
WILL TAKE HIM
BACK TO ST. CLOUD
Young William Rhode, Who
Belongs in Reform School,
Makes Trouble.

Stephen Rhode, Of 72O Minnehaha
street, yesterday applied to County At
torney Kane for protection from his
son. William Rhode, who returned to
the home Of his father Thursday night
after spending five years in the reform
school at Red Wing. The matter was
referred to Probation Officer Graves,
and the boy will be returned to the
Red Wing institution this morning.
The boy was sent to the reform
school five years ago, when he was but
thirteen years old, and recently he was
allowed to leave the school for the pur-
pose of working on a farm near Red
Wing. When placed on the farm Rhode
refused to work, and he was placed on
the train and started back to the re-
form school. Instead Of getting off st
Red Wing, Rhode came direct to st.
Paul, and Thursday night went to the
home Of his father, on Minnehaha
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
SCHOOL PUPILS GIVE
AN ENTERTAINMENT
Attractive Programme Presented at
Madison School Last Evening.

Pupils of the Madison school fur
nished an interesting and attractive
programme at the meeting Of the
school union which was held last even
ing. Parents and friends Of the pupils
crowded the room in which the exer-
cises were held to suffocation and each
Of the numbers on the programme was
enthusiastically applauded.
The feature was an old fashioned
spelling match between the two classes
in the sixth grade room taught by Miss
Gertrude Koran. Fourteen pupils on
each side participated and at the end
of half an hour there were five on each
side who had not been spelled down"
AS the remainder of the programme had
to be disposed of the match was called
a tie.
Readings, recitations and vocal and
instrumental selections were contrib
uted by the following pupils:
Readings Bean, Florence
Lee, Florence Williams. Sadie Finlzle-
stein, Genevieye Babcock, Florence BOS-
tram, Grace Johnson, Irene Petsch and
Hattie Coehen.
Recita Burnett, James
ROneker, Louis May, George Pierce,
Franklin Johnson and Roy Miller.
Music.Emma Webber, piano solo;
Georgia Telly and Lolita Mcmillan, violin
and piano duet; Lillian Hunt, Madeline
| Sears, Katie Baudemore and Cyrus Mont
gomery, vocal selections.
Short addresses were made by j. w.
| Olsen. state superintendent of public in
| struction, and A. j. Smith, superintendent
| of schools H A Burnett, vice president
| of the union, presided.
An attractive display of industrial work
! and drawing prepared by the pupils OF
| the several grades was shown in one OF
| the school rooms and caused much ia
| Vorable comment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
The News Of the Sport World.
BELIEVE MERCER
WAS MURDERED
Friends of Baseball Pitcher Reject Sui
eide Story.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Jan. 16.-
Friends here Of the late George Mar
clay Mercer, known to the baseball
world as Winnie" and his mother are
firmly of the, opinion that Mercer was
not a suicide, but was murdered.
After much discussion on the part of
George Y. Tayis. manager of the team
on which Mercer first played, George
Carey, of the Washingtons, and other
close friends, a telegram was sent to-
night to the chief of police of San
Francisco asking him to make a close
investigation.
They claim that the letters given out
We're not written by Mercer, who never
signed himself Winnie and that the
recent attempt to rob him of $4,000
shows that desperate men We're after
him. The letter to his mother men
tons his sister. and he had none. AS
for the reported shortage, they scout
the idea, as he had property and also
friends by the hundreds who would
have backed him for any amount.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
GOV. YATES WILL
STOPS PRIZE FIGHT
Sheriff Is Instructed to Prevent YAM
gerMowatt Bout.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 16.-Gov.
Yates today sent a letter to Sheriff
Barrett, of Cook county, calling that
officers attention to the prize fight
scheduled to be fought before the
American Athletic club, of Chicago,
next Monday night, between Benny
Yanger and Young Mowatt. The
governor declares the proposed fight or
exhibition will be clearly in violation
of the law and that action should be
taken by the sheriff to precent the
same. However, the governor adds,
If the sheriff knows of any statute I'M
der which such fight or sparring exhi-
bition can be permitted, the governor
requests Sheriff Barrett to inform him
Immediately.
Sheriff Waits for Letter.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Sheriff Barrett
said tonight that he had not received
any instructions from the governor to
stop the fight on Monday night, and
that he could not say what he would
Go until he had read the letter from
Gov. Yates.
If he says stop the fight, I will
stop it," said the sheriff. IF he leaves
the matter to my judgment, there may
be another story to tell. I see not the
slightest harm in well conducted
matches between men in good physical
condition"
Edward Smith, manager of the
Americas Athletic club, before whose
members the fight is to be held, said:
IF the authorities order the fight stop
ped, guess there will be no fight We
will do what they say
When Mayor Harrison was informed
of the governors action he replied: Il
think the city council has the power
to regulate boxing matches without the
interference of Gov. Yates"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
HARVARD FULLBACK
FIGURES IN ROMANCE
Marriage Engagement Sequel tc
Boarding School Escapade.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 16.-Highly
cOlored romance, the engagement of
the Harvard football player Thomas H.
Graydon, to Miss Beryl Whitney, is an
nounced from Boston, where the young
womans father, Parker S. Whitney, is
residing at one of his many homes.
AT the Graydon homestead in Lafay-
cite circle, Clifton, it was said today
that the date for the ceremony was in
definite. Graydon is now in his senior
year at Harvard, and the wedding will
not take place, it is said, until after
his graduation. Miss Whitney's home
was formerly in California, where her
father owns an immense estate. 1t is
said Miss Whitney will one day inherit
an estate valued at something like
$5,000,000
Tom Graydon has national reputa-
ton as HarVard's star fullback, and is
listed as the all-American fullback for
the last season, as well as for the pre-
ceding season.
Recently Graydon and Miss Whitney,
with other students of the boarding
school of Miss Ely, in New York, fig
ured in a sensational escapade, for
which the girls were banished to a
branch school in Sharon, Conn.,, where
Graydon followed, representing himself
as Miss Whitney's big brother until
the deception was discovered.