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Douglas Island news., 1903-02-04
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
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They need dentist at White Horse
 The old brewery at Atlin will be re, opened.
 Col. Ivey is said to be still cutting some ice.
 The hocky season has opened at White Horse.
 skagway stores close at o'clock p. m. of course.
 Wade creek, on the American side, has produced $500 nugget.
 The Al-Ki carried 65O tons of Tread we'll concentrates to the Sound.
 The Bittner Opera Go. has reorgan, ized and will remain in Dawson.
 Skagway basket ball enthusiasts are trying to revive the game in that city.
 The Shelikoff is now on her second voyage between Valdez and Uualaska.
 The Nome steamer Dawson City, long overdue at Seattle, has been heard from.
 Horatio N. Peabody, former Skag- way boy, is writing comic songs in Chicago.
 The Mary Island light house will be ready for the installation of the light by April 1st.
 Many social functions in Skagway were postponed last week on account of bad weather.
 DC. Abrams will take the position of Deputy Clerk of the U. s. District Court at Ketchikan.
 Work on the Haines military wharf will commence within the next ten days or two weeks.
 On Jan. 17th the river was open op- posite White Horse, and the thermom- eter registered 38 above.
 Capt. Steve York of the steamer Sea- olin, recently fell through a hatch, breaking three of his ribs.
 The Seattle recently carried to Skag- way for Dawson one shipment of 1000 cases of eggs and 10 tons of butter.
 The rumor is again afoat that the headquarters of the Pacific Coast Company are to be moved to Seattle. The senate committee on commerce has favorably reported the bill to es- tablish life saving station at Nome, Alaska.
 Nine hundred thousand dollars as an appropriation for Alaska by the pres ent Congress will be a very good be- ginning.
 During the past year, 300 cases were tried by the local police magistrates at White Horse, of which about 25o were criminal.
Douglas Island news., 1903-02-04

The next great output of "fine oil" will occur in Alaska Let everybody having holdings there loo6 out for John D. Rockefeller's agents
 q Am From Missouri" is the title of new play which the Skagway Theat- rical Stock Go. is considering putting on for their next performance.
 The Ketchikan Journal says of U. S. Commissioner Stackpole of that place, "the amiable Judge can find but one name for his friends and that is Legion"
 Mir. J. J. Boyce, lawyer of Oakland, California, has been appointed by the President to the position of U. S. Dis trict Attorney for Alaska, Division No. l.
 Patrons of the Skagway restaurants are taken to task by the "Guide" for taking their dogs to meals with them and allowing them to eat with the other dogs.
 We have all sorts ofS clubs-even a Hans club, but what is the matter with having another-we might as we'll or ganize Push club here in suffering Skagway.-Guide.
 The body of E. M, Ayers, formerly purser on the Prospector, who froze to death on the summit of mountain 30 miles below McQuestion, was taken to California for intern ent.
 The Amur on her last trip up dis charged large quantity of coal at the caunery wharf for the Ketchikan Steam ship company, the first Canadian coal ever landed in Alaska, daty free.
 Today will be big day at Log Cabin, Bennett, Atlin, Surprise Lake and other northern B. c. places. A rep resentative will be elected from Brit ish Columbia to go to Ottawa.
 Two car loads of ore aggregating 6S3 sacks, came over on the train last week from Whitehorse to Skagway. They were consigned by J. E. Haman, of the Grafter mine, to the Crofton shelter.
 Capt. Robert Bruce, who is to suc- ceed Marshal Richards, of Nome, as U. s. marshal, was at one time instru mental in ridding Texas of the no- torious Bill Dalton and his gang.
 The Ketchikan city council has re- scinded the franchise granted to the Ketchikan Water, Light and Power Co.,. by the preceding council, because the conditions were not complied with.
 The Yukon press is advocating a complete reciprocity between Canada and the United States, for mining machinery and other commodities des- tined for use in Alaska and the Yukon.
 The old Al-Ki steamer has begun to take on airs. She no longer ties up at the Ketchikan wharf, preferring to an chor in mid stream and take on the few passengers she gets by small boat Journal.
 Within the next sixty days says the P. l., the White Pass & Yukon Railway Company will be delivered franchise by the Canadian government for the building of a line from Dawson, through Forty Mile, along the Ameri- can boundary, where, if present plans carry, another line over American ter ritory will meet it from some point on the Yukon through the Tanana country.
Douglas Island news., 1903-02-04

Capt. Hobson, who has kissed fe- males of all sizes, ages and colors, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, has been of- fered job in the Puget Sound Navy Yard, but hesitates when he thinks of the girls in Seattle.
 It is officially announced that the Pacific Coast S. S. Co. will place the steamer Valencia on the Seattle Valdez run. The first sailing date is fixed as Feb. 20. Capt. Bonnifield will prob ably be given command.
 Mir. Beidler, of Ohio, has introduced a resolution for a rule setting day for the consideration of his bill for the destruction of seals unless Great Brit ain agrees to the absolute prevention of pelagic sealing.
 Chairman Lacey, of the public land committee, has been directed to draw up bill providing for coal entries on the unsurveyed land of Alaska. They must not succeed 320 acres in area, and be rectangular in shape.
 J. Cerney, J. I. Woodward, A. F. Bry- ant, w. E. Trevis, N. J. Curtis, c. V. Black and J. Harvey, soldiers who were discharged from the companies at Skagway, by reason of their time hay ing expired, sailed on the Amur for the South.
 The new United States overland trail from Eagle to Steel creek, in connect ion with the through trail from Valdez to Eagle, is being used for the first time in connection with the winter mail service between the coast and the interior of Alaska.
 The ore carrying hulk Richard III, with concentrates from the Treadwell mines, Alaska, for Tacoma, is ashore off the mouth of the Fraser river. She cannot be foated with her present car 90, and that is so valuable that it will have to be lightered.
 MT. A. P. Ames of Dawson is busily engaged in organizing company to be formed of Dawson merchants for the purpose of purchasing and operating a diamond core drill which will be used in prospecting quartz properties. They intend assisting the prospecting of the quartz deposits which are to be found around Dawson.
 There are now four regular steamers on the Valdez run, the Santa Ana, the Nome City, the Excelsior and the Bertha. The Valencia will be the fifth, but as anywhere from $500 to 5000 people are expected to leave for Vald ez during the spring months, it is figured that there will be sufficient business to keep all of the companies full handed.
 All of the U. S. deputy land survey ors will be given an opportunity to bid for the job of running Survey No. |, of the extention of U. S. surveys to Alaska" It will consist of line 19S miles long which will be the principal base line, and principal meridian, the third standard parallel and the third guide meridian east. The line will begin at or near Stuck mountain, about 121a miles southerly of Copper Center in the Copper river country. The bids will be opened on March ?. The min imum rate of pay which the govern ment will give for the work is $7 and the maximum S25.
Douglas Island news., 1903-02-04

Capt. Hobson, who has kissed fe- males of all sizes, ages and colors, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, has been of fered job in the Puget Sound Navy Yard, but hesitates when he thinks of the girls in Seattle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
n. & B. Beers Cotton Letter.

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 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.--As Liverpool ed- vanees were better than looked for. our mar ket opened i2@l4 points higher and subse- queptiy advanced 2@4 additional on fresh buying predicted on the anticipated very bullish census report; about o'clock Jour tirne) the census report was issued and as 1t did not give the percentage of the crop estimated pointing and . decline of about l7 points from the top was established. Supporting orders came in. though, at this level, and an im- was quickly established. Realizing near the close occasioned slight recession, making the net gain 5@e points on the day. The census commercial bales had been ginned, including 6l .o00 round bales and ( 900 sea island. Counting the round as half bales the equiva- lent In square bales was 6,Si5. i62. The omis- sion of estimated percentage of crop ginned to date of compilation of report was disappoint- ment to many who bought in anticipation of a very small crop being indicated. Their opera tions were based on the fact that last year about this time the ginner's estimate of the crop indicated yield of only 9.9oo. 900, whereas the actual outturn was l0,726 900 or e2o. 900 in excess of their estimate. The trade was led. however. to believe that this estimate would be given and in answer to inquiries from census officials later in the day replied that 1t would not be given out because from past experience 1t was found that these estimates and therefore they were omitted as the de- partment was collecting facts. There is no doubt that this is the best policy to pursue as more weight will be attached to the final figures issued by the census bureau in April next when they will give the indicated outturn. Last year their figures in April were about o,soo 900 and the crop was lo72e, 900. The bureau report which will be issued tomorrow gives an estimate and 1t is generally believed it will be 10000. 900 or under. confirming small crop views. Should 1t range from IO,- 900. 900 to lo.25o. 900 values may enhance further. If, however, the figures should prove to be larger, prices will probably seek a lower level,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
A B. Baxter q oO's Cotton Letter.


 NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Still higher figures were reached when the market opened today. Nobody cared to sell before the ginner's report appeared. Shorts were again very nervous. Liverpool was doing very we'll and the run of receipts was far from what might be termed larga or free. The weather was freezing in many districts, which. if anything. will tard the movement and put an end to more or less cotton. Mill people are fighting stubborn ly. but the only result must be an advance of the price of their product Receipts are expect ed to fall of sharply before many days. The very high prices have undoubtedly hastened the marketing of cotton es never before with the result of an earlier collapse in receipts than ever before. Nobody wants to be caught short of cotton now. Prices for spots are over Sh cents above one year ago and still 1t seems difficult to prevent a further advance, while the markets everywhere are ruling firm with holders presenting a bold stand and conceding nothing in the way of prices. Receipts were estimated at all ports at 52. 900. against 59.- 900 last year. Cables were quiet at 100 2 points decline. The census report showed that 7.o7o,o 900 had been ginned to Nov. l4 and the market eased O non these figures. Further information was needed before any definite views could be entertained to its value.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
e. E. Pierce & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

IBy Pr1vate Wire From c. W. Lee & Col
 out of the way. Tomorrow we will have an- other and then the worst will be known. We don't like this sort of a market. It is alto gether too big, too broad. too dangerous to suit any one but the most daring. When a market advances cent, breaks k cent and then advances nearly t cent all in the same day. the game is getting to be rich man s game. It would seem as though we were dis Counting the worst that could happen at the present time. With cotton i2 cents all over the country. a pretty small crop is discounted. There is more or less uncertainty about the outlook from now on. Where are the buyers to come from after spinners. domestic and foreign have bought? When the pit is as crazed as 1t gas this morning. 1t Is time for men with nerves to withdraw. It is gambling game pure and simple at the moment. In the event pf e small bureau estimate We may readily see more fireworks. But, what if the bureau es- fiunate should come larger than Is expected This has happened many times in the past and can again. As we have said all along since
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Liverpool Cotton Futures.
Nev- Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2.-The spot cotton market is in waiting attitude. Neither sell CTS nor buyers care to operate until after the bureau report, which will be issued tomorrow. Sales. $50 bales. including l,I5o to arrive. Quotations unchanged
 Futures opened strong with prices ll@l4 points higher than yesterdays close. Soon after the opening the bull leader a heavy bider and prices went to the highest point of the day The census bureau report was read at a. m and so far its effect on prices went 1t was disappointing to both bulls and bears. The report showed that G. 6I5. l62 bales of cotton of standard weight had been ginned up to Nov. IA. It was only when New York bears commenced hammering the market soon after II o'clock that prices moved more than a point two in either di- rection; this market then followed New York and prices went to the lowest level of the day. The market noisy and excited throughout the session. It Is estimated that the volume of trade was as great, if not greater than any other day in the history of the exchange. Sales of ! .ooo and 5000 bales were made as readily as were sales of 100 bales. In the trading December opened at | 6S. sold up to ll.76 and down to l.66; January opened at l.63, sold up to 95 and down to 6S; March opened at ll.e7. sold up to l2.oI and down to .94; May opened at l2 oS. sold up to 2.o9 and down to o4; July opened at I2.I7. sold up to l2.lS and down to 2. From the lowest figures there a recovery of 6G9 points the active months. the list at the close showing net gains of 5Ge points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

was mainly by scalpers Shipping demand was good and while there were reports of increased country offerings the receipts continued small. May sold between 42042h and 42k. closing contract.
 Oats were firm. partly in sympathy with corn, although . good cash demand and light receipts helped to support prices. Buying of both December and May by commission houses was noticeable feature late. After selling between 36x035& and 36@3ekc. May ciosed
 Provisions were easier early on liberal hog receipts with lower prices and larger stocks than expected. Later the market firn1ed up on and covering by shorts also helped along the advance. The close was firm with January pork up ioc at sios7h: January lard 2Kc higher at s6.42k. and ribs 7Mc better at S5.67M.
 The leading fafrraa ranaaA aa Aalaasza. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
COTTON AT B CENTS THAT UNSoLD SHOULD BRING
 THAT PRICE. Ginners' Report Foreshadows a Crop of Such Smallness as to Cause Great Anxiety to Worlds
 Spinners.

NEW YORK, Dec 2.-The census. or gin- ner's. report of this date including the round bales reduced to whole bales, foreshadows a crop of such dangerous smallness to make the outlook for the worlds spinners an ex- tremely serious one.
 In our opinion, it indicates a total of about 9,Soo. 900 bales for this seasons crop. and considering the small stock visible and invis- ible on Sept. lst, last, from the old crop, there is foreshadowed a continued and strong demand by the worlds consumers, foreign and domestic, for the remainder of the current sea- son. and justifes the expectations that every bale now unsold Is worth i3 cents. basis mid ding. ATWOOD, VIOLETT & co.
 adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Naval @tonaa-

SAVANNAH, Dec. 2.-Turpentine-Firm e. 56: receipts. 62o; sales. 3s7
 Rosln-Firm; receipts. 2, I6e; sales, I,aa3: exports $50: A, B. c. D. E, $40; F, S2.2O: C. 80: H. S2.36; l, S2.S Ss; K. a. 60: M, S2 90; S3os; window glass S3. 2S; water CHARLESTON, Dec. 2.-Turpentine-steady at 651s: sales, none
 Rosin-Steady: sales. none; A, B, c, D, E. S2; E, S2. 10; c. $40: H. s2.25; I, SPAS; K. S2.7o; M. S2. 30; N, $2. 96; window glass, S3. 5: water white, S9 40. wv
 WILMINGTON. Dec 2.-Turpentine-NothinR doing: receipts, 20 casks.
 Rosin-Steady at $2. 10; receipts, 39.
 Tar-Firm at 3 80: receipts, Ie2
 Crude turpentine-Firm at S2 2S@3. 30; re- ceipts, 47. N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
WALL STREET. REVIEW
CoNsIDERABLE INCERAsE IN
 VOLUME or BUSINESS.
Realizing in Evidence at All Times, and This Has Tendency to Cause Maket to Become
 Topheavy.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-There was consid- erable increase in the volume of business on the Stock Exchange today accompanied by c period of conspicuous strength. Realizing on some stocks was in evidence at all times and this tendency spread through the market until wiping out part of the early gain. An upward spurt in two or three of the industrial sps- cialties at the last partly rallied the market, but realizing again met the advance and the close was active and irregular. disposition to realize in Louisville and Nashville was in- October shown by Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis Union Pacinc's October statement showed an increase in net earnings of more that s4oo. 900. thus saving more than half the growth in gross earnings. but this stock also showed the effect of realising as did its sub dustrials as a class were higher. and 1t was suspected that closing up of short accounts had much to do with this. especially in United States Steel preferred There Is some growth of Q sentiment that the prices of stocks in this class have discounted about the worst that ing room for some natural rebound from excess sive depression Money went to 7k per cent. again today and the banks transferred S45O.. co of their reserve to New Orleans without any compensating advantage in foreign gold engagements. The opinion Is gaining force that probably keep up the money rate here over the year end whatever advantage of position we may hold in the international exchanges
 The movement of bond prices continued rath- CT irregular. realizing in speculative issues being in evidence in that market as we'll as in United States bonds all unchanged on the last call
 New York Stock List.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Monthly Cotton Movement.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 2-Secretary Hes ters New Orleans Exchange statement, issued today, covers the monthly movement to No vember 30.
 Compared with last year 1t shows an increase for the month in round figures of 446, 900 bales, compared with year before last in- crease of 32I ,ooo and with 1900 an increase of SOC, GOO.
 The total for November was 2.2s7.sss. against l,S42, ,43l last year. ,966, 545 year before last and I,7el.5lo the same time in 1900.
 The amount of the crop brought into sight for the three months from September to No vember, inclusive. is 69, 900 under last year, l49, 900 over year before last and l77,ooo over 1900.
 November, inclusive, shows receipts at all United States ports 3.789. 100, against 36l7, 73S last year. 3.455, 595 year before last and 3,363,635 the same time in 1900; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Riv- CTS to Northern mills and Canada, I77.6i7. against 365 36e last year 4o3, 99 year before Southern mill takings, exclusive of quantity consumed at Southern outports 595. 900, against 6oI 500 last year. 546, sos year before last and 4le 1902 the same time in 1900. and Interior stocks in of those held at the commencement of the season 43 ,266 against 475,os6 last year, 437.e2l year before last and 566,26o the same time in 1900.
 These make the total movement of the cotton crop brought into sight during the three months ending at the close of November 4, e9 ,993, against 5.o59, 692 last year, 4, 643.- ol3 year before last and 4,9l5,o52 the same time in 1900
 Northern spnners took during November 2e9 653 bales, against 2S8. .S20 last year and 369 355 year before last, increasing their total takings for the three months to 676, ,o92, against 663 o64 last year and 7lo.797 the year before. This makes their average weekly takings for the 44,3l4 against st., oo5 last year and 54. 676 the year before.
 Foreign exports for the three months of the season have been 2664 749 bales. showing an increase over last season of 25A, o69 and an increase over the same period year before last of l4l773l The gain in foreign exports dur ing November compared with November last year has been 42l, lo4 and compared with the same period year before last I22 $50.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior markets Nov. 30 were l.3I3ooI, against l.5s9 26o the same date last year and l.4IoooS the year before.
 Including port and interior towns stocks left over from the previous season and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the three months the supply has been g. 59,7S2, against 5,274,766 last year and s, POP 700 the year before.
 Up to Nov. 30. last year, 47 I7-l0o per cent of the cotton crop had been marketed and for the same three months in 9ol the percent age of the crop brought into sight was 4S 34-loo and for the same time in 1900 the percentage marketed 46 37-Ioo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-As far as buying hes been concerned the dry goods market has not been appreciably affected by the record prices secured on cotton. Buyers are inclined to await developments and there is still a feeling that the abnormal level of the raw cotton market must give way to pressure of curtail- ment which will have its natural effect upon piece goods prices. This, however manufac- turers and sellers continue to combat with Q constant tendency toward higher limits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
New York Coffee and Sugar.

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 NEW YORK Dec; 2.-CoRee-spot Rio, firm; @I2A ~
 Sugar-Raw. firm; fair refining, 3 B. -I6@3A; centrifugal o6 test, Il-t6. = -
 Molasses sugar, 2 IS-I6@a; refined. quiet
 Coffee futures opened steady. points higher and ruled unusually active and strong on fur ther demand from Wall Street bun interests and leading importers who apparently were operating asgressively on the bull side. There was heavy realizing by small lopgs but the offerings were promptly absorbed and prices generally showed a strong upward tendency The demand was swollen toward the close by active covering by houses with European con- nections and the trading was more active than for years past. There was nothing of special interest in the news and primary receipts continue under last years with the trading looking for decrease in the worlds visible supply which the bulls claim will mark the turning of the statistical position toward more bullish figures. Not only was the market more active tha many of recent times. but the prices of some options sold about the 7-cent mark for the first time in about two years The market closed firm, net l5Q26 points higher with sales a matter of 277.75o bags. including