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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-20
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 New York. May 19.-October cotton sold in several large blocks today at 9.15. There has been a very wild time In the cotton market for some weeks now, and as the average report has stated May went to Il cents on manipulation. Then July went there on the appearance of Mir. Brown, also due to manipulation We are very much interested to learn what cause will be assigned to the advance In Au- gust to Il cents today.
 We have not heard of a third factor in the market in addition to MT. Sully in May and MT. Brown in July, but certain ly there must be a MT. Somebody in August. We should not be surprised to hear the same sort of reasons assigned to that advance in September and October which is as inevitable as was the advance in the summer positions. A very able broker on the floor here, on whom fortune has seemed to smile for several years, now, sold out 5000 bales of October cotton at over cents a pound. He does not say very much in the way of talking up the market, but he pegs along with a few thousand bales purchased on any reces- sion. and says that in his opinion 1t does not much matter how much manipulation and how much of smash there may be in the summer months October will sell very much higher before that option expires. Somewhere 1t would seem as though the market must break. It would not be surprising to have a break of 75 to 100 points In July cotton, but we very much doubt whether you will have another chance to get the October again at S19 cents. We cannot say enough in favor of purchases of October cotton on every decline The market has now reached the point where 30 or 40 point break could easily take place. We don't want to buy on such bulges as this, but every bale of the new crop available will be in demand in September and October. and prices are not likely to be under g cents for the very best people in the cot ton business were wrong on the future July sold at 11.35 and then enjoyed a quiet slump of 20 points, net, in about fifteen minutes. This is the kind of thing that we can expect in the summer posi- tions.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

The local cotton market remained on about the same level yesterday. At the close of business there was no appreci- able change chalked up on the board for the southern staple. Prices are yet at a high water mark, but there Is no excite ment.
 Stocks and bonds are quiet. No changes in Ahe quotations for Monday are noted.
 Morris avenue was rather quiet yes- terday. Oranges and strawberries are on the move, and are about the only lines doing anything. Lemons are up 25c per box The price is now s3.25 to $3.50 per box of 300. The demand for this fruit is heavy at this season and as a conse- quence the prices are up slightly.
 Florida tomatoes, six basket crates, are selling at s2Q2.50 per crate. The stocks on hand are not very large, however.
 Cabbage Is on the move, but otherwise the market is quiet and devoid of feat ure.
 Staple groceries are firm.
 Hides are up 1sc. Wool is steady.
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ing made to pay dearly before squaring up their accounts. People who have been big bears at cents, or under are now bulls and the general trade sees no limit to the advance The world seems to have been caught mapping and wants cotton and the cotton IS beyond reach. The baekwardness of the new crop strength- ems the positions. The next crop may turn out a good one, but so far it's anything but promising and it's dangerous to cal- culate on, but 1t is improving rapidly enough to make 100000 bales. which 1t is now figured will be needed. On the other hand adverse weather developments may cut the yield down so materially as to make present prices appear very mod crate. The weather map today was good one and the higher temperature generally was conducive to repairing much of the baclxwardness. During the morning the market rose b to II points, all of which was lost before long on profit taking by buyers of yesterday and last week. No attention was paid to receipts. The weekly bureau report was bullish and held a steady influence. Cables un- changed to four points higher.
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Southern Railway Co.

Schedule In Effect November 2, 1902 Trains leave Birmingham as follows: 6:1o a. m.-No. 3s. for Atlanta, Wash ington, Baltimore. Philadel- phia. New York and the A.ast. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York.
 $40 e. m.-No. 19 for Montevailo. Ma plesville, Selma and way sta- tions.
 t2:25 p. m.-No. 3s for Columbus. West Point, Winona. Greenwood and Greenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bamn points.
 s;45 D. m.--No. 22 for Anninton and way stations also Talladega- t:10 p. m.-No. 36 for Atlanta. Jackson vile and all Florida points: also Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullmsn Sleeping Car Birmingham kc Jackson vile: also Birmingham to Richmond. Va
 t:60 D. m.--No. 15 for Blossburg and way stations.
 i0:20 D. m.-No. 37 TOT Columbus. West Point. Wlnopa. Greenwood and Greenvilie. Pull. ian Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Greenvilie. 10; D. m.-No. 21 for Selma, Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room sleening Car Bir- mingham to Mobile. il :30 p. m.-No. 99-New train-for Atian- ta. Anniston and way sta- tions. Pullman Drawins Room Sleeping Car Birming- ham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union sta- ton 9;30 D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger office. Morris Hotel building Telephone 6If. ]. c. LUSK. Dist. Pass. Agent
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The Metal Market,

New York, May 19.-Spot tin declined los in London to e133 12s Cd, and futures were marked down 15s to s132 15s. Local ly tin was easy and lower spot closing at $29 .40G29 50. There was a decline of 2s Cd in London in copper prices, spot there closing at e62 Ills I'd, and futures at f62 Is 6d- New York copper was quiet and more or less nominal at 14.75 for lake, electrolytic and casting. Lead remained steady. 4371s locally, while at London it declined 1Q3d to. e11 16s Sd.
 Spelter declined 2s Id in London to R21, was unchanged here at 5.75. Iron closed at 56s in Glasgow and at 45s 101zd in Mid dlesboro. Locally iron was quiet; No. 1 foundry. northern, is quoted at s20. .756H; No. foundry, northern, at s19. 75120 25; 1; No. foundry. southern, and No. foun- dry, southern soft, at s20. .50@21-
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Dull and steady.
 Wheat-No. 2 spring 791adS01kc; No. 8. 731S0c; No. 2 red, 7Ss4@S0Ac. Corn-No. ?, 45Gl461kc; No yellow, 36Xc Oats-No. 8 white 361k@371kc. Rye-No. 2, 50c.
 Barley-Good feeding. sS@4lc; fair to choice malting, 49d56c.
 Flaxseed-No. 1, s1. II; No. 1 northwest ern, 1.16
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $3.50. Mess Pork-Per barrel, SIT. 5O917 .621k. Lard-Per 100 pounds, So. .00@9. .05. Short Rib Sides-Loose, 8. 25619. 80. Dry Salted Shoulders = Boxed, $. .251 S.371k.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $9.5O99. .621k. Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.30 s Clover-Contract grade, $11. 5Od11.75. On the Produce Exchange today quota tions were:
 Butter-Steady; creamery 16Q21hc, dai- ry 15G11Sc.
 Eggs-Steady. 12c.
 Cheese-Weak, 12119c.
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Fruit and Produce.

Corrected daily by c. F. Bell & Co.,, 2O1S
 Morris avenue). Oranges-California, $2.7543.0o nave,s, $3.00; seedlings, $2.75q3.00 per box. Limes-Per 100, s1,00.
 Lemons-360 size, per box, s3.25q3.50. Bananas-Per bunch, culls. 60Q75c; straights $1.25@1.50.
 awberries-Cullman, $L50@1.75 per crate of twenty-four boxes. Celery-Per crate, $3.00q3.50. Cabbage-South Carolina $1.50 per crate. Lettuce-Per crate, $l,00Ql5O Egg Plants-Per dozen Soc. Cucumbers-Per crate, $1.5091.75. Tomatoes-Florlda 6-basket crates, $2Q 25o
 Green Peas-Per bushel, s1.50. Florida Squash-Per crate, $1.50. Snap Beans-$2.25.
 Peanuts-Fancy, per pound Dc; No. ?, 4c. Pecans-Per pound, 10c. English Walnuts-Per pound, 15c. Raisins-Per box. s1.7O. Irish Potatoes-Per buskel, old crop 85c; new crop, No. 1, $450; No. ?. s4 per barrel. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel crate. s3. Onions-Per pound, new southern, Sc. Peas-Black-eyed. per bushel. sl.50Q1. 80. Lima Beans-Per pound, 6c. Navy Beans-Per bushel, g. 6062.75. Poultry-Best flyers, soc; broilers, 209 BOG; hens, 30@35c puddle ducks, 25Q30c. Butter-Best Elgin. 22c; best country, 121aQ15c; cooking, 1O@1215c; Jersey, 15Q1Sc. Eggs-Fresh. 15c.
 Hides and Wool. Hides-Dry flint, uhc; dry aalted. Sci: green. 6Ac.
 wool-Burry unwashed. s@1ac; free un- washed. l6c; tub washed. a02<c.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, May 19.-Spot cotton in light CT demand; prices IS points higher; Amer ican middling fair 6.s4, good middling 660, middling GA. low middllng 6.24. good or dinary 5S0. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 1000 were for specu- lation and export and included 76O0 Amer ican. Receipts 15,000 bales, including 2O00 American. Futures opened firm and closed unsettled American middling, zoe: May 609, May-June GOT, June-July 6. .04d6. .05, July-August 696.01, August September 5.s3@5.S4. September October 5.23d5 .24 October November 4.92a4. .93, November-December 4.s1d4.s2, December January 4S0. February 4.7S@ 4.79.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, May 19.-Turpentine firm at 47$4c; receipts, 991; sales. 2S9; exports, none. Rosin steady; receipts, 2494; sales, 269; exports, none. Quote: A. B. c. D, E, H.70; F. $1.75; G, s1.S0; H, $2.35 I, g .95; K. ss 10; M. s. 20: N. 8 325; Window Glass, s3.S5; Water White, s3.55
 Charleston. S C., May 9.-Turpentine quiet at 46c; sales, none. Rosin quiet A, B, c, D, E, $1.6O F, s1 .65; G. s1.70; H, g ,25: I, s2S5; K. s3 M, $S.10; N. s315; Window Glass. ss.25; Water White, S. 45.
 Wilmington, N. C.. May 19.-Spirits of turpentine steady at 47c; receipts, 3S casks. Rosin steady at $1 .621a; receipts, 24 Crude turpentine quiet at S. g. .25 and sS.75; receipts, 3S. Tar firm at s1 .s5; receipts, 4S.
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Innal stanla orooarIas.

Appiss-W estern evAporated. lA6sAc. Flour-Fancy patent. $4.5O; half patent. a.
 Sugar-Granulated 5hc; r. C., 4ssc. Coffee-Green. 7kG91zc. ArDuckleis. packages, S1O3 30; Lion packages. si0. 30; Cordova packages. $1o.3o; Porto Rico. $l0. 30.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 1OH; clear bel- lies. 121kc; dry salted rib bellies, 10&e; hams. fancy. 14%c medium. 13ssc; extra clears. 101sc; California, 10Ac; breakfast bacon. 14c.
 Lard-Leaf, 10hc.
 Compound Lard-Snow drift, sAc. Molasses Centrifugal. l5QS5c; sugar house. 4Oc; Georgia cane. S6c-
 Corn-Mlxed 63c; white, 65c.
 Meal-Bolted, $1.10; water ground. $ 10. Hay-Per ton, timothy No. 1. s21.50; elo- yer mixed. s2O.OO; prairie. s1s.o0; Johnson grass. $1500.
 Oats-Mixed. 47c; white, 4ec.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $23.00. Pearl Grits-92 lbs, $1.65.
 Bran-Pure wheat. $2l0o; shorts. t22; hominy feed. $21.0O
 Beans-Navy. $250 per bushel; Lima, 60 s1sc per pound.
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Cotton Seed OH.

New York, May 1s.-Cotton seed oil quiet; prime yellow, 43c; petroleum and rosin steady. Turpentine steady.
 New Orleans, May 19.--Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels, 4216c; off refined in barrels, Bic; prime crude loose, 36c.
 Memphis, Tenn, May 19.-Cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon: Prime crude nominal off, 25@34c; prime summer yell low. -; off summer yellow, nominal; choice cooking summer yellow, less than car load lots, 45c. Meal, prime, s19 .50d $20; cake, prime, $20.
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HASTBoUND.
.RRfYALs

No, 1, from Macon. Albany, Columbus, Opelika, Americus, etc. s:45 D. m.
 No. 8, from Savannah. Augusta. Macon. Columbus, etc. 1920 p. m.
 EleAant through sleepers between Bir- mIngham, Columbus Macon and Savan- nah on Nos. and 4
 Connection is made at Savannah with the fast freight and luxurious passenger steamships of the Savannah Line from and to New York, Boston and the east
 For more detailed information, beauti- fully-illustrated matter, write or apply to JACK w. JOHNSON, Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala
 J. c. HALLE. General Passenger Agent. P. J. ROBINSON, Asst. Gen. Pass Agent w. A. WINBURN, Vice President and Traffic Manager.
 THEODORE D. KLINE. Genl. Supt.. Savannah, Ga
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Dry aoods.

New York. May 19.-The dry goods mar ket has not shown the disposition to ac- tivity which was noted last week, but buyers are willing to place more or less conservative orders for the future. Prices are firm, with the exception of few goods, which are being sold at a small margin of profit by second hands. Job bers report little increase in business.
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New York Cotton Euturss.
The Coffee Market.

New York, May 19-Spot coffee quiet. Futures steady at unchanged prices and generally quiet in keeping with feature less foreign advices until just before the close, when slightly increased offerings brought about partial decline of points on which basis the market closed dull. Sales 7250 bags. June 3.SO, July 3.90, Sep tember 40, October 4.15, November 4.25.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Strong; middlins 11A, sales 354, receipts 2919 stock 30S6S.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling 10%, receipts 112, stock 1796.
 Savannah-Steady; middling TX, sales 26S, receipts 2006, stock 14,93O
 Charleston-Firm; middling H. receipts 2, stock 2479.
 Wilmington-Steady; middling Il, re- ceipts g. stock 5714
 Norfolk-Steady; middling 11A, sales 26, receipts 1246, stock 1916.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 11%, re- ceipts 115, stock 2363.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 1.S5, receipts &C., gross 827.
 Philadelphia-steady middiing 12.1o, re- ceipts 25o. stock 3602.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling 11h, sales 25 receipts SS7, stock 13,015.
 Memphis-Firm; middling 11A, receipts 10sO shipments 126o, sales 300, stock 13,- 04.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, May 19.-Money on call easier at 11s@2% per cent; closing offered at per cent; time money steady; sixty and ninety days, 3Ad4 per cent; six months, 411 per cent: prime mercantile paper 4kG5A per cent; sterling exchange strong at IS for demand and at 4s5 10 for sixty days; posted rates. 4s5ih and sSS1z@4S9; commercial bills 4S44a4S4M. Bar
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ctearInos and Exchanoes.

New Orleans, May 19.-Clearings, $S,1S4- 94O New York exchange, bank, $1 per 5000 premiums; commercial 75c per 5000 discount.
 Memphis. Tenn, May 19.-Clearings, SIP, ,3S1; balances, $211,7 719.
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eaxter a Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, May 19.-Cotton opened four to eleven points higher on heavy buying. Cables were in full response to our ad- vance yesterday. Sellers were keeping in back ground and opinion was pretty un-
 animous on the probability of shorts be-
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chicauo ,Chanue.

Chicago, May 19.-Inactivity was again the main feature on the Board of Trade today but closing prices were firm. July wheat was up 1sc, July corn A@9sc high CT and oats up AQBc. September pro- visions closed from 10 to 200 higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 19.-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balance, $22O SS2, ,O67; gold, $1O9 561, ,1S7.
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S.ahoard Ar Line.

Baltimore, May 19.-Seaboard Air Line common, 25 bid; do preferred, 42Q42A; do As, S2q82A.
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Vlroinia-CaroIina Co,

New York. May 19.-Virginia- Carolina Chemical company, common, 61%;'do pre- ferred 122.
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Ilvn Stock Market.

Chicago, May 19.-Cattle receipts 25OO Texans slow, steady; good to prime steers nominal, $5q5.25 poor to medium, S4Q4.s0; stockers and feeders, $3@4. D; cows, $1 .60a4.5O; heifers, s2.5oQ4.75; can- ners, $1 6OQ2.75; bulls, $25OQ4.25; calves, $25o@4.25; Texas-fed steers, $4a4.75.
 Hog receipts 1700O market 5@10c lower; mixed butchers. $6. 25q6. .5O; good to choice heavy. $660Q6.S0; rough heavy, s6.3OQ6. 55; light, $6@6.30.
 choice mixed, $S.75Q4.75; western sheep s460Q5 50; native lambs, s45O@7 western lambs, s4.50q7; Colorado lambs $6. 9O07. .25
 Cincinnati, May 19.-Hogs dull, lower. s450@6.35. Cattle steady, $2.75@4.s5. Sheep dull, lower, $2.75q4. Lambs dull, lower $4G14. .50
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silver, 54a4c; Mexican dollars, 43c. Gov ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds ir- regular.
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New orl,ans Cotton Mark.,.

New Orleans, May 1s.-In the spot cot ton market there was but little business doing; the offerings were limited and prices steady. Sales 22OO bales. Quota tions unchanged.
 Futures opened irregular with prices even to points above yesterdays clos ing The opening was followed by a sharp advance, and this in turn was followed by decline. The weather bureau re- port proved to be even more bullish than expected. When the report was read at the ringside 1t sent prices up again, and this last advance held until the close, the list then showing net gains on the day of 10 points on May, 5 on June, on July, 10 on August, on September, 22 on Octo- Der, T on November and December.
 New Orleans, May 19-Cotton futures steady; May 11.S5911. .95, June .05 nomi- nal. July 12.24a12 .25. August H. 75@11 7s, September 9.95Q9. 96, October 9.21G9 .2. November 906q90 0S, December 9.06a9 or.
 New Orleans May 19.-Cotton nominal; sales 2200; ordinary 9-16, good ordinary 10 1-16, low middling 10 13-16, middling Il 9-16. good middling 12. middling fair 12 11-16; receipts SO04. stock 77,Ss4
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OPENED PRIMER
 AT AN ADVANCE Cotton Cables Strong Under Re- newed Bull Support SHORTS STICK II OUT " hen Realizing Became General, Room Longs Turned for Profits and Prices
 Were Forced Down
 Point by Point.
SHORTS STICK II OUT

New York, May 19.-The cotton market opened firm at an advance of four to nine points under strong cables and renewed bull support, which at first, owing to the reactionary tendency at Liverpool which market after having sold up l1h to 131z points on the old crop months, declined to a level net s1s06 points lower; to the outlook for heavy receipts and the expec- tations of bearish weather report at midday. While shorts were disposed to stand by their commitments, they were entirely unable to withstand the aggres- sive buying of the bulls, and prices were immediately rushed up to new high level for the season. May sold as high as 1l.7O, July 11.36, August 11.o2 and September 9.7S. When realizing became more generalroom longs turned for profits and prices were forced down point by point in the face of continued bull support and on the decline it became apparent that the room was looking for scalp on the short side. But when the weekly report of the weather bureau was published at midday, showing a much less favorable condition than expected, the shorts were again complete ly routed and prices were sent up at a record rate. In ten minutes July had sold up from 11.17 to 11.24, August from 1O0l to 10.97 and September from 9.65 to 972 This rally seemed apparently to have ex- hausted the demand from shorts and was followed by another reactionary period during which trading became much less active. The decline was started by sell ing of July, said to originate with the leader of the New England clique and as 1t progressed the selling movement was swollen by the question of the old crop months. while the new crop was maintain ed by covering. This movement culmin- ated when a level about net one to five points lower had been attained on the summer months and was followed just be- fore the close by another spirited burst of trading It was rumored that certain Wall stret interest, prominent on the bull side, early in the season was buying for an advance of a cent or more and this added to the general irregularlty and feverishness. The new crop months were the strongest features in the late trade and at the close showed the greatest gains May closed at 11.64 July at 11.24 August at 1895 and September at 9.7S, with the general list five to thirteen points higher Total sales, futures estimated, 900 bales.
 New York, May 19.-Cotton quiet; mid ding 11.S5, net receipts 527, gross 6294, sales 300, stock 137,997 exports to Great Britain 1851, to the continent 6A, to France 154.
 Total today: Net receipts 10625, exports to Great Britain 2355, to France 159. to the continent 2294, stock 291, 7S2. exports to Japan 491.
 Consolidated: Net receipts 27069, ex- ports to Great Britain 5S30, to France 159, to the continent 1929, to Japan 491.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 7,52O 1S5, exports to Great Britain 2,6S40SS, to France 549,110 to the continent 2,696, 800,
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Local Iron Market.
Local stocks and Ronds.
Stocks.

Corrected by Caldwell 6 Ward. BankerA 2015 First Avenue. Telephone
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Local Cotton Market.

fcorrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt Man.
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RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS ,
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which operates on 27 ,0O0 miles of frst-class railroads, with connections with other com panies, to all points accessible by expreaG
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Private examination of Banks and other corporations speciality. 924 South 18th street Birmingham Ala
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Appiss-Western evaporated. 7M0sMc.
 Flour-Fancy patent, s4.50; half patent,
Arizona republican., 1903-07-14
SPOILED HIS GAME.
The Preachers Announcement Broke
 Up the Young Mans Blum

Rev. Alexander Alison. Jr.. Of Phila- delphia. tells story of a young man who took his best girl to church. and when the time for collection came rather ostentatiously displayed a g. gold piece.
 Presuming upon the engagement of marriage that had been made. the young woman placed a restricting hand on the arm of her fiance
 Don't be so extravagant. GeOrge.~ she exclaimed.
 "Oh, that's nothing" he replied ~I always give s when I go 10 strange church"
 Just then the deacon came with the plate. and George dropped a coin By erything seemed favorable. and the young man beamed with a sense oc generosity.
 Then the minister made the an- nouncements for the week and conclud- ed with the wholly unexpected an nouncement of the mornings collection
 The collection this morning" said he. was sS-75'
 George had very little Co say all the way to his fanCee's home.-PhiiadeI- phia Public Ledger.