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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24

corn unchanged and oats kc lower, while provisions were. from 10 to i73ac iower. < ume and prices were somewhat. irregular. The opening was easier on indifferent cables, on predictions of rains for the Spring wheat States. July was hdkc lower at 77Mm7S. and September of hane at 75%a757s The and as the Southwest continued to send in bad reports from the threshers together with fair buying orders the market soon rallied. Shorts were good buyers of July and that month advanced to 79h.. while September sold up to 76h@76h. Commission houses were ac- tive sellers at the advance and a reaction followed which helped some by realizing sales. The. Illinois weekly crop report was quite bulish and started locals buying which resulted in considerable flrmness late in the day. After selling of to 77%s July rallied hc lower at 75a. after selling down to 75a Clearances equaled 325, 900 bushels. Primary year ago. Bradstreets worlds visible showed a decrease for the week of 3, 668, 900 bush els Receipts, 4s cars. one contract Mime 2s2 last week and 2s4 year ago.
 Corn wa5 under considerable selling pressure at the outset due to better weather, big re- ceipts, together with an Improvement in the prices rallied with early sellers on the buy out the day. which helped in the builish un- Set%esn f 4sa de sssS s nsRF at 5oh. Receipts. e37 cars. I37 contract
 Oats quiet and without feature aside from fair demand for July from shorts. Trading was mostly local and an easier tone was apparent in the more distant futures. The weather considered favorable for the crop and there scattered selling by local holders The market sympathized more or less with wheat and corn. After ranging between 33lz and 33A. September closed hc lower at 33ss. Receipts, 423 cars.
 Trading in provisions was moderately active. but the market developed a weak undertone due to selling hy outsiders Local shorts the best buyers The close weak with September pork l7k lower at SI6.7o. Sep tember lard down Sc at S8 70 and ribs of oc at Se IS.
 enA. l.il.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
WALL STREET REVIEW
ONLY MOVEMENT OF CoNSE-
 QUENCE IN FINAL HOUR.
Failure of the Suit Against Metro politan Securities Relieves the Market of Depressing Fac
 tor-Bonds Dull.

NEW YORK, June 23.-The only price movement of any consequence in todays stock market occurred in the final hour after an earlier advance had been pretty well wiped out: Around 2 o'clock Pennsylvania sold at i231s. which brought it within fraction of rado Fuel followed and seemed to inspire more than confidence in the effort to put up Atchison and Reading were lifted point or more over last nights level in this late move reached 7h and Tennessee Coal, which showed the closest sympathy, advanced more than 2. Obviously there was distress on the part of shorts in Colorado Fuel and rather vague ru- more circulated of consultations among iron and steel companies officials with what pur- pose was not cearly disclosed. The gains were not well maintained and the closing was rather heavy and very dull again. Had the earlier rate of activity been unrelieved during the final hour. the transactions for the day would not have exceeded 200 900 shares and only a handful of prominent stocks up to that time had nuctuated as much a point, part of the time above and part of the tir1e The market has not been apathetic since the Summer preceding the last presidential prices was a rule slightly above last night. The reason assigned for the buying by the 1t was that yesterdays rather unfavorable developments had caused such slight declines as as sn1,n to indicate that no more liaudation was bound in Metropolitan Securities on account of the failure of the suit against the street railway lease relieved the market of a de- pressing factor Soem early reaction in the cotton and cereal markets due to the more favorable weather map for the day, was an unfavorable factor The Illinois State crop port was unsatisfactory. The firmness of the exchange market indicated probability of some further outgo of gold Thursday all though no actual engagements were an- nounced. There was little demand for money and loans on call easy to secure but this has come to be commonly attributed to the desire of holders to keep their funds in easily accessible form. There Is little present demand for time loans, but rates are firmly held.
 The bond market very dull and irregu- lar. Total sales (par vaIue), Sl TAO Quo United States new As registered advanced h per cent. on the last call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Virgin & Faunce's Cotton Letter.
 tBy Private Leased Wire.l


 NEW YORK. June 23-There was an easy opening to the cotton future market today, though the opening range was irregular. quo tations being points higher to 4 points lower. For time. the price fluctuations were unimportant. being confined to small limits pending the weekly Government crop report. The volume of business was of moderate pro- portions, while the cables from English market were generally in line with expectations The weather and crop news through private sources continued quite conflicting, and such develop ment led to hesitation on the part of bulls and bears alike.- On the better levels. there selling out by smaller longs and bears put out few fresh lines in the new crop months. but in the end cotton was quite well absorbed. though the speculation was tame compared with that on previous days of late. The weekly crop report was rather mixed. and some interests construed as bulllsh, while others figured that 1t was little bearish. However the market displayed some firm ness and advanced on support and buying from New Orleans There was evidence that the bull element was starting to manipulate the market afresh and this naturally served to create room uneasness among the smaller interests in the market The spot markets were steady with a good demand and small of- ferings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. June 2s.--The spot cotton market very firm: offerings light. Sales 200 bales. including 800 to arrive. Quo tations of good ordinary and grades above were advanced k.
 Futures opened very quiet at about last evenings closing figures, except September which 4 points up. The marke re- mained fairly steady until the Government bureau report was read at l o'clock The report was generally considered bearish hut the advance in the Liverpool market and the assurance that on Friday next, which will be notice day for July contracts. every notice would be stopped by the long side prevented decline. The bulls apparently have the greatest confidence in themselves and state positively that every bale of cotton rendered will be taken Soon after the hour the longs came to the support of the market and sent prices skyward. July advanced 4e points above Mondays closing to 4. August 54 points to 3 oo September 20 to 9 Octoebr le to io25; Decenber 4 to s;s5' and Janu- % was q recession of la points on July. August 10. September TO- October 3. December 5 and January 4. The board at the close showed net gains for the day of 30 points on June 36 on July. A on August. 6 Septembe". 6 on October and the other months g each
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
nailu Cotton Mnrket.

NEW oRLEANs-strong: sales; POO; or middl:ng E 7.,l6; middIlns. !3 g. Ie; good cepts 969 stock. 59, 56
 GALNESTON-Firm; middling, l2l2; re ceipts. AZ; stock ol975
 MOBILE-Nominal; riddlIng, ll%; stock SGVANNAH-Firm: middling. Ia9s; re- ceipts. g: stock. TO- 964,
 GHARL EsT0N- Nominal; middling, I2ls LMiNGToN-Nominal middling, I2E; stock, 346.
 NoRFoLK. Firm; mlddling, 2'a; receipts, BALTIMORE Nominal; middling, IS; stock BOSTON, Steady; .middling. I2 50; net re- cripts. 624 gross. 699,
 PHILADELPHIA -stccady; middllng. 1915; SIT LOUIS Steady: mIddllng. l2la: re- ccpts, 52 stock. 5, ,583.
 NEW YORK-Quiet; middling l2 90; net receipts 2 8T+; stock le4, I35; exports to Great Britain. 400.
 Total today at all seaports-Net receipts. A. POS; exports 10 Great Britain. l.237; to the continent. 645 stock, 25.Slo
 Consolidated Net receipts. 9,3S6; exports to
 Total since Sept. Net receipts. 2. $40 30 7: eHports t92 Great Britain. 2,745, 2as: to to Japan. 35, o6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24

The weather report this morning showed more
 or less rain at the leading stations and 1t was the belief that moisture at this time was and Atlantic States. Texas reports some what conflicting, some sections having had too much rain and others too little. On the whole the crop fails to make headway: we are now nearing July and every day makes the plant more susceptible to adverse conditions later in tn season and diminished the opportunities for catching up. Nevertheless tho present belief Is that the July bureau report should show at least 10 per cent. improved condition over June but 1t is questionable if this will be good enough to impress bears favorably Cables un- changed for the new crop and 6n6 points higher for the old crop. The bureau report was rather bea-ish. the general condition of the crop being better. The main point was the spread of weevil. which have not proved injurious however. as yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
F'My Sons,'' 3

said a great business man, "are my partners and they need all the strength and courage I can give them" and he forthwith paid for a $I,ooo, GOO policy in The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Not without the most care full investigation, however, extend, ing over six months. He was con- vinced by just such facts as led the President of a National Bank in New York to make the curious and shrewd provision in his will, which is contained in GA Bankers Will" Write for it and also for the account of the $I, GOO GOO policy, "The Largest Annual Premiums"
 This Company ranks
 FsrSt-Iu Assets
 FTH-In Amount Paid Policy-hOlders.
 FfTsf-Iu Age.
 THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
 COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
 RICHARD A. NecUEDY. President sa@ss s. wiIlcOx. Manager. Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Available Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK. June 23.-Special cable and tcegraphic advices to Bradstreets this week show the following changes in available sup plies as compared with last account
 Wheat-United States and Canada. east of the Rocky Mountains, decreased 2.3eS n' bushels; ahoat for and in Europe decreased | 300. 900: total supply decreased 3 669 oOo
 Corn-Unted States and Canada. east of the Rocky Mountains. increased ,62o, o0o
 Oats-I'nited States and Canada. of the Rocky Mountains. decreased S5. ooo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Kansas City Live Stock.
Naval Stores.

WILMINGTON. June 3.-Turpentine-Firm at AZ; receipts, AZ
 Rosin-Nothing doing receipts. I27
 Crude turpentine-ouiet at Sl.75 S3 and S3 25; receipts, 29.
 SAVANNAH, June 23.-Turpentinc-Firm at 47ls; receipts, I,oa5i sales, i.ll2; exports 267.
 Rosin-Firm; receipts. 2e5l: sales, I.oss exports 63e; A. B.. c. Sl.55; D, SI.6o E. so sa aG sS; M ss o5 5o N H. ss s2 Window SS glass, S3 10; water white. S3.3o.
 CHARLESTON June 23-Turpentine-
 Rosin-steady; A, B. c. sI.5o; D. s.ss: E. $5S9 $pS9 s55as66 s55 G, s1baa9o ao H. s22o s2 win. I. dow glass. S3 O5: water white. s3.25
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
 Provisions

Oats-White. 52c; mixed Sic.
 Cern-white. 73e; mixed. 7ac per bushel. Salt-Liverproi e5c sack: "iiginia. +7c Michigan. 2ao pound barrels. s 60 25 cents.
 syrug--Fancy. 4oc; ,eDoiled soc: eGorsla Cane 37c.
 Flour-Pa,cnt. S42sa4, ss: straight. ss 80 C 5 90 obL sugar-Granulated. sNe: Y. C.. 4&c: cut lOa. 5A cenuA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
A. 8. Baxter G Co.'S Cotton Letter.
 tRv prIvata VVIra1

NEW YORK, June 23.-The market opened 2d6 points higher for the old crop and 2G6 ket was dull and without special feature A hesitatng policy adopted by the rank and file. who preferred to await some new developments, especially in regard to the weekly bureau report due in the afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. June 23.-Quotations in dry goods are still advancing and prices are be- Ing made with the idea of stopping trade on lines which are so far sold ahead that manu- lecturers are unable to take further orders. The necessity of material curtailment Is grow ing more general and 1t is believed that when buyers come into the market generally next month they will find stronger market even than that of today and will bid prices up against themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Nsw Orleans Sugar.

NEW ORLEANS. June 23.-sugar-Dull; open kettle 2$d3 ZIG; open kettle centrifu- gal. 3:G3h; centrifugal whites. 4 I-i6; yell lows. 3Fsa3 l5-l6; seconds, 2d3%
 Molasses-Open kettle, nominal, l3m26; cen tritugal. 69ls. Syrup. nominal. Ie924.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
5S. Q. ng futures ranged as follows:

Cash QuotntIOns were as toIIoWs: Flour-Quiet and firm
 No. 2 Spring wheat. 76Q78; No. 3. 74m77; No. red 7SHm79A.
 No. corn, 5o%G5o&; No. yellow, SOL 45oA.
 No 2 oats, 4I@4lA; No 3 white. 44a4os.. Mess pork. per bbl., SIG 5oG G. 62i2. Lard. per 100 lbs, S6. 5oQ9. 60. Short rib sides 1oosel. S9M9.l5. Dry salted shoulders fboxed) SS. l2hGS, 25. Short clear sides lboxed). Se.e2A Whiskey, basis of high wines $l 30.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
St. Louis Provisions.

ST LOUIS. June 23.-FIour-steady; red Winter patents. S375G3. 90; extra fancy and straight, S3 4o13. zo
 Whiskey-Steady at SI 30.
 Racon-Quiet boxed extra shorts. SI0; clear ribs. Slo,25; short clear, Slo.37h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24


 Temperatures average slightly lower. day temperatures being somewhat lower in Okla homa; rains in all districts. except Oklahoma. being copious to heavy in Louisiana and east ern districts.
 HEAVY RAINs-New Orleans. La, I6s: Raleigh, N C., 226; Kingstree, S. C., l.54.
 FRANK F. CHAFFEE.
 Sacfion Director Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
New York Coffee and srea-

NEW YORK June 23.-Coffee-Quiet; No. 7 invoice 5h; mild, quiet; Cordova, 71s@ Ilk.
 z 29-32 refined. steady.
 Coffee futures opuened steady and un- changed to 5 points lower following further full receipts and good cleaTances but turned somewhat frmer later under covering, but finally firm and unchanged prices to an ad- vance of points. There Was a sale of 5. % bags for delivery during July. 1904, at 4.70. Total sales I425O bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Chicago Grain and provislons.

CHICAGO. June 23.--The wheat market was rather nervous today. but the close about steady with September 4c lower. September
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Keeps Them Guessing.

Washington Star.
 II saw several men going down the street with guns on their shoulders said the citizen of small European Govern ment.
 said the official.
 ''Yes. and it may mean nothing, You can't tell these days whether a man is going to start a coup d'etat, or is merely of on a hunting expedition.
 It must take a powerful will for a doctor to keep up his sentiment about some things.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Weather Conditions.

Rain has occurred quite generally the eastern half of the country, being mostly due to a disturbance which has moved from South ern Illinois to Lake Erie. and which Is still giving unsettled weather in the Northeast: : the rainfall has been moderately heavy at Pittsburg and New Orleans and in the Caro- linas; another disturbance central over Mon west; generally fair weather now prevails in southern. central and western districts, with barometer comparatively high over Missouri and highest (30 0S) over the extreme North east and extrcme Northwest; no decided tenn Perature changes, except about eight degrees cooler in Eastern North Carolina, Ohio and Upper Michigan anud somewhat warmer along the east slope of the Rockies.
 Cotton Region Bulletin.
 MONTGOMERY Ala, June 23. For the 24 hours ending at a. m.. Tsth nerfdiau time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24

Indicates rise. Indicates falL
 The Coosa will remain about stationary, and the Alabama will rise very slowly, remain stationary. during the next two days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
New York Cotton Futu, ca.

NEW YORK. June 23.-The ruling prices the Cotton Exchange today were as follow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Liverpool Cotton Futures.

LIVERPOOL, June 23.-Cotton futures .ncncd steadN and closed quiet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28

chucks early in the morning, He plans his
work with system He favors localities
where the woodchuck burrows are at the
edge of stony lots. or where there arc
cumps of bushes
The dog knows that anything that gets
to the mouth Of woodcl,uck's hole before
the alarmed woodchuck itself does has to
have the advantage in the race. and b"
mighty alert AT that. SO he steals be-
hind a stone wall or bush as near to burrow
as he can get, and peers cautiously at the
hole. He knows when the woodchuck $
favorte feeding time is. and that the animal
will surely come VIXEN that time comes.
BY and by the woodchuck pokes his nos"
out. Several minutes pass before the
suspicious animal ventures to show itself
openly. BY degrees It works itsclf to it's
feeding place in the field.
An ordinary dog would rush out al the
| first appearance Of tho woodchuck, and.
| of course. end the hunt for the day, for he
willy woodchuck would drop back into Its
hole and remain there.
But tho Connecticut woodchmck dog
| doesn't make any mistake like that He
| waits patiently until the woodchuck has
| got at least as far away from the hole as
| he Is himself, Then he charges from his
| hiding place. not at the woodchuck, but
| for the woodchuck's hole.
, The woodchuck has heard seen or
scented the dog the instant the latter lett
his ambush, and breaks wildly for the
burrow, A woodchuck invariably goes
for it's hole when alarmed, no matter what
may stand between itself and the hole.
| The Connecticut woodchuck dog gets
| there in time to meet the game, and. al
though the woodchuck Ia a fierce and game
| fighter. the dog knows all its weak points,
and soon sinks its teeth through the ro-
dents neck. and the fight is over.
The genius Of the Connecticut woodchuck
| dog shines in his subsequent proceedings,
| He throws the wooolchuck over his shoulder
| trots home with it and places 1t on the back
| stoop. calls his masters attention to it
| and trots away after more woodchuck.
/ In the Connecticut towns where there
| is a bounty on woodchucks, these dogs
are of great service to their owners, as IL is
no uncommon thing for single dog to
| capture and carry home as many as one
hundred Of the pests in q month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28

are harder to get than nero strip Of pork,
more cumbersome to carry, more difficult
to handle and are lost from the hook more
frequently.
1t seems that there is but one way Of
fastening frog TO the hook and that il by
inserting the hook through the lower ard
upper lips about an eighth of an inch back,
may float belly down. As a matter Of fact
when it is dead it often floats back down,
and hook that carries a heavy Bit Of lead
on the shark has been devised to correct
this fault
Men have tried hooking frogs through
the back lightly ard through either Of the
legs, but neither plan works well. The lip
is insecure, ard smart bGss will sometin es
take frog after frog and rover get a scratch.
Toward the close OF the day, when the frogs
in the bucket are running low ard not big
catch has been made. this IL exaspcratir g,
by the Use OF the rubber band. FOR which
many anglers have not the patience.
The rubber band is tied to the hook at its
bend The frog Is pulled through II by
body just back Of the arms. The rubber
band will hold i, even II a bass knocks it
from the hook but Il il some trouble to
Use the band, ard where frogs are plentiful
anglers generally do rot bother with it.
The worst teature about frog fishing is
il strikes the belt T'i.h mir nows or pork
it Is the proper thing to reef in the hook az
soon IA the fsh grabs it, and the fight fol-
tows Immediately. hut the bass tlkes The
frog differently and mus, be waited on.
The frog is taken first by the legs. The
fish rurs with il for yard or SO. then grasps
II little higher up. Another run CT a
couple of yards is r,atie. The bass then
elects the frog. turrs II around and seizes
Il head first. Then tho hook may be struck
in and not before,
II the angler tries to fasten the fish before
the frog is taken headforemost, he will
only snatch the bait from the fishs mo,it h r.
In this waiting. in the knowing how long
to wait consists the ert Of fishing for bass
with frogs. The man who has best COM
| nand Of his nerves and will sit while fool
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LURES FOR SHY GAME.
Continued from Second Page.

. wood lake will see several Aocks of young
tn the course Of a morning if he let's his
oars alone They stay most Of the time in
those parts Of .ihe lakes where the wild
rice is thick and affords them shelter and
they come to the open water only for ey-
erciss In the rice they are protected from
hawks, turtles and muskallonge, but il
they swim around much in the clear water
some OF them are sure to he taken by one
oil, another ravager.
They are very wary and will stay out for
inspection only when they have failed to
1dflca tie man and the boat, When they
- them they hurry back aw kwardly but
fast. the mother giving sharp call Of
danger and the young ohcying as readily
'as young cartridges answer to the call of
ilsSiI'Wild dicks hatch out large broods. They
have to do 40 In order to keep the race in
existence. for many Of them are taken
before they are out Of the pin-feather stage
The duck living on the water has alb
solutely No protection against subaqueous
enemies, II can not see them, and it's only
bnna tYtq i've On water So thickly matted
Nth fools that it's focme, can not get
around IN it,
Similarly, N they go TO shore TO roost
they are unprotected against minks. cats
and foxes which roam tho banks at night
and are guided both by eyesght and nose,
SO hhanpens that 40 very many Of the young
are eaten early
The number of them which survive will
depsnd upon the senac of the mother There
y great difference in hens in this respect.
Some choose nesting places OF such seclu-
sion and are so careful of their young that
practically all the brood come to maturity;
others lose their broods year after year
=. At this season the broods are largest and
,if, is not unusual to see mallard or wood
.dt,cks with following of from ten to fifteen
young,
! As they were Matched on the edge of the
Wild rice stems and live among them until
thew are able TO fly. the brood make them
their haunt until they go south. Later
In the year they fly out avery morning and
feed on lakes and ponds within radius
Of twenty-five miles. hut return always to
the original rice bed at night flying In about
sunset.
IlfiSt hunters kill great many ducks
a. August by taking evening stands near
the rice fields, and, az many of these lakes
are twenty miles from railway or town.
they have no fear Of game wardens.