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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
MARKET FOR FUTURES
COTTON MARKET REFLECTED THE
 1F BEARIsH EXPECTATIONS.
Opening Was Steady st slight Advance. Owing to Good Cables. but Bulls
 Ealled to Hold the Gain.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-The cotton market reflected bearish expectations as to the showing of the forthcoming ginners' report and ruled active . result of bear pres sure and liquidation. with final prices at lowest level of the day and season.
 ' Tho opening was steady at an advance of 1@s points in response to rather better cables than looked for. The Liverpool mar ket should have been abount unchanged to : points lower. but was net unchanged at the hour of the local opening. while spot cotton was in moderate demand at an ad- vance of { points.
 The steadying influence of this showing. however. was offset by private cables claiming in spite of small Southern offer. ings the undertone was not favorable and the local market failed to hold the initial xain. Leading professionals appeared to b. hamnering the market all along the line and shortly after the opening prices began to sag off. followed by New Orleans and ths Liverpool market soon after.
 The market broke during the afternoon and during the balance of the session was generally weak. As prices declined some stop orders were caught and the market was finally barely steady at net loss Of 16021 pofnts with January quoted as [ or 6 points below the previous low level. Sales were estimated at 2bo.ooo bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

Weather Conditions.
 tPast 24 hours)
 storm moving east over the lower Lake region is causing light snow around the Great Lakes and as far south as Knoxville, Tenn; generally fair weather prevails in southern, central and western districts. under influence of an extensive area of high" covering the country from Oregon to Texas. giving continued low tempera- ture in portions of the West and in some central districts, with moderately cold in the South though 1t Is warming in Gulf States and another storm moving east over Montana Is causing unsettled, warmer weather in the middle Northwest.
 Temperature and precipitation as reported by the Weather Bureau for selected South ern stations during 24 hours ending .. m, Dec. 19, 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
STATION. s::: s:='I'''ss:: H':: s;:s:' 's:s:

T Indicates trace.
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE. Section Director, Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

TREASURY BALANCES. WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Treasury bal. nces. sl45. gold, $s5,60S,0s7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
LovEMAN { CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

AEoh 9aukhs
 LOvEMAN ( CO.'S COTTON LETTER.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1s.--At the close of last week traders entertained some ap- full report of cotton ginned from Nov. 14 to Dec. 13 owing to the great drop in the value of the staple since the publishing of account q steady market was looked for during the current week as receipts were shrinking somewhat and there was some thing of Q better demand in evidence for actual cotton. especially at Liverpool In keeping with such expectations the English market was little better than looked for wnen .h;s n:I American markets resumed business up with March at 7.71. afterwards selling at 7.72. press dispatch from Washington. however. stated that ginners were liable to fine Of $1,0o0 or confinement in Federal prison for one year to either refuse to furnish or to give false information re- gardinE the ginning of cotton This state department being able to make a correct re- port of all cotton gnned to Dec. 13. and shorts were not slow fin making use of this information. which meant much for their cause. There received during the day scattered reports from different sections of the South. showing some gins to have ginned more cotton than 1t was thought pos sible for them to have ginned in addition to the large quantity reported up to the l4th of last month. These reports placed the port at all the way from s2 to 59 per cent, but coming from the late districts of the belt they offer nothing upon which to base the probable increase in percentage of amount ginned since Nov. 14, except to make it possible for the whole South to re- port as much of an increase as 20 per cent
 in amount ginned during period referred to- which would be more than calculated upon and would. if realized, show total of about II, 900 bales.
 These developments had an unfavorable effect on values and was the means of dis couraging longs and spurring shorts to down to 2. 5l, two points lower than the previous low price of the season. Spots closed easy, 1-16c down: sales, 4.50o: to ar- rive. 500: middling. 7hc Port receipts. 5517s bales against 5s. .ss0 last year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
G. E. PIERCE < CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

N6y friVate wire rom tftDert 0 Nldy.j
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Is.-The Liverpool market slightly more than met expectations. the improvement being attributable to light offerings from the South at unavoidable fig ures and e good demand from Bombay. Sentiment however. was bearish and the closing was easier with Alexandria reported selling. Final: quotations showed loss of four points on options, and a gain of an equal amount on spots; sales, 5000 bales. The higher levels observed at our opening were of short duration, with no apparent pressure prices sagged- off. The evident weakness was an inducemsnt to local bears to offer freely and traders who had recently covered shorts put out fresh lines. The will ingness of cotton factors to sell at slight concessions promises to result in larger sales of spots. Reports indicate that considerable cotton Is being held by farmers. Knowledge of its existence. as long as supplies are ade- Quate, is a bearish feature, which Is likely to be augmented by exaggerated estimates of the quantity. The tendency of the mar ket still seems to be toward lower levels and sales advances will probably con tinue to yield good returns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

CINCINNATI PROVISIONS. CINCINNATI. Dec. 10.-Flour steady. Provisions steady; lard. ' 50; bulk meats. 6 IS. bacon g GO. Whiskey quiet, .2G
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and River Bulletin. U. s. Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau Local Observations. MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 19, 1eO4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1e.-Decreased receipts In the Northwest formed the principal req son for a firm wheat market here today. At the close May wheat showed gain of hc. Corn is up hc Oats unchanged. Pro-
 The wheat market showed greatest strength soon after the opening. On a good demand from commission houses and local shorts sentiment at the start was bullsh. Initial quotations May were up e iz c at .10@1. II. The main cause of the urgent demand was a sharp falling off in receipts tered into the situation. however was de- crease in the amount on passage. together with a decrease in the worlds shipments. A noticeable feature of the statistics of the worlds shipments was the smallness of shipments from Russia. Advtcea from Min neapolis told of good demand for cash wheat. With offerings light, prices ad- vanced still further until May sold up to 1.1lh. For a time the market held firm, the strength being apparently due more to a scarcity of offerings than to any great demand. Bullish reports concerning the condition of the wheat crop in Kansas help ed to support prices. Late in the day sem timent became somewhat easier on account of profit taking and on selling brought out by a considerable increase in the visible supply. The weekly report of a Cincinnati trade journal was also construed as being slightly bearish According to this authority the snows and ratns of the past week have afforded the wheat crop partial relief from the prevailing drouth. while the ground IS still dry existing conditions on the whole were claimed to be quite favorable. After a reaction to 1.I0A 9l.lO% the May ption closed at i.11. fairly firm undertone be- ing manifested at the finish Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 100.200 bush els. The amount on passage decreased g. S4o.00o bushels while the visible supply in- creased 1,470.000 bushels. Primary receipts were l,o33,600 bushels. compared with l. B8S.S00 bushels year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 7Sl cars against 1,1S2 last week and 9e7 6 year ago.
 Considering the enormous total receipts the corn market had a fairly firm tone the greater part of the day. The volume of business was comparatively light. A feature of trading was the approximate equality in value of the May and December deliveries The strength of wheat was the influence that offset the effect of liberal local re- ceipts. May opened unchanged to hc lower at 45 &5H. sold up to 45M 45h and closed at 45k. Local receipts were 1,o25 cars. four oG contract grade.
 A steady tone prevailed in the oats mar ket Trading was almost entirely local and was largely of a scalping character. May opened unchanged to hc lower at S1k to 3ih @31%, sold up to 3l1s and closed at 31A 931%. Local receipts were 1S1 cars.
 Provisions were firm throughout the en- tire session. Owing to decreasing receipts of hogs sentiment was inclined to bullish- ness At the close May pork was up 10c at .92h. Lard and ribs were active. 5c higher at 7,12h and e.771a ds. 80 respect ively
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
Indicates fall. | Indicates rise.
River Forecast.
Weather Conditions.

(For next two days.) The Coosa and Alabama will fall yer slowly or remain stationary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
LryERPoOL COTTON FUTURES.

9 LIVERPOOL. Dec. ls. = Cotton futures opened quiet and closed easy. American middling. g. O. c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-08
Accounts Wrong
YOUNG BANK CLERK IN
TROUBLE
Taken From Arms Of Young
Bride and Lodged in
Prison.

Muskogee, J. T, Nov 1.-lichar
y. Eaiu'. who. until -atout a mont
ago. was hookkeeper and assisfeat
cashier IN the Bank of WagolCr
was lrrested by Deputy John O'Bren
at WAGNER and was brought to Mus
kogee and put in Jail ,u default Of
bail about : O'Clock Friday morn
ing The young mar is charged with
snbcz2lemeut and the facts in On
case. as told to a reporter by Depu
OBron, ave about as follows;
Baird had been in the employ OF
she bank about year. holding the
position above stated. and had up TO
about month ago given perfect sat
isflction
During the mu pu Of SEN
Scr IN incident occurred that arous
ed the sgslic'ops Of some OF the
hank officials and a hurre cNaG-
aaticn Of Baird's books was made
with the result .ht a shortage Of Siii
was discovered For mis- amonHt
baird gave his note. aud the matter
was adjusted few days later an
other incident. similar 60 the first
occurred. and about this time Bair,
took tcin 20 Carlsbad N NJ A thor.
ough examination Of the books wa
made and tins time Il was found that
the bdoRgeeDer was about S23
short, anH this fact was communicate
ed 10 him by letter he had been cor
responding with E NJ Austin vice
president of the baak-whvreupou
Baird is said ia have sent his notes
and turned his life Insurance policy
over To the bark officials to cover
this shortage
notwithstanding the fact that
Baird is said to have taken the banks
money, he was out of funds when he
reached Carlsbad. and luckily fer
him he found newspaper man in
fhat city who had formerly resided in
Ragancr, and through the efforts spd
endorsement of the newspaper mau
ne secuted a snail sinY and was In
troduced irto Carlsbad society Anon.
his new aoquain.arces in the New
Mexico ta~I was a pretty ana pleas
ant young lady whose name was Ii
tie. and whose home Is in 1eNarka1a
Teyas. Miss fttla-now Mrs. Baird
accor ling 20 report. is an heiress. ar
Baird after Just one weeks scQur int
ance. proposed 10 her was ao-eple.
and thcy wore married which even
occurred only about eight days ago
Running out Of money again Bair
tried 20 Get a stake from tie Ban
Of WAGNER bat failed lie th
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-08
MUNYON'S
RE M EDIES
Are Safe Remedies and Should
Be- ln Every Home.

In the compromising OF uy tmedlc8
and preperatlon la concentrated the
knowledge and successful researches N
the brightest medical minds that the
century has produced
There IS nothing experimental about
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There are no "cure ans" among them.
fbtf my list OF remedies Contaius sepa-
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tne5 are called home remedies. or mo
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terusat BY those who depend upon them
absolutely 70 Keep the household In good
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est stomach and nerve tOnlc known. IL
builds up the rundown, gives strength
40 the deDilitated, restores ambition and
energy. makes odd folks feel yeung ana
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Ny Eheumatism cure has rid moro
~ Cnlf oi this distressing disease lhan
en- other remedies combined. wih rec
turn tie money 20 any rheunAnc whom
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and BriRhts Disease Is lreqltntiy pre-
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~ YOU are c0pstlpatod or bilious or
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of ny PaW-iaW iaNatEe F!iis ana SEQ
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Colds. which come with the rainy sel-
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And these are but few of my rene
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Remember that aN OF my remedies are
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-08
SUDDEN DEATH.
George Henderson Swallows Set oi
False Teeth.

eauls Valley I. T. Nov Tho
news that George Henderson had diel
at Oklahoma CITY. Mcaday. was re-
ceiyec here by wire and was a great
surpr se 10 everyone. Very few peo-
PIE ia the Town knew that ne yas al.
iag ans he surprise vas oaly the
greater
Mr. Henderson had accidentalls
swallowed a part Of the plate 70 IA
- a~t'ociai teo'h while ast
Ins q short time ago and began to feel
olc,ts iro0 ihis ltst fo
day he went 10 Oklahoma CITY
once aud ny means Of an x,ray thg
plate was located In the stonlch, 1
was thought an operation was neces
sary' and thise@as pegtorgaed Sunday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-08

friends. re ser ea in the Uabel
states navy during the war between
,ae states aad was about fifty years
old Re was Hembcr @; ths X Of
r. lodge here which sent a represent
tive TO be present at the funeral
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-08

1hc oation e~ew rapidly worse from
'ue after effects Of the operation
dai Monday Burial TOOK place az
Oflahowa cry Tuesday.
Nh Henderson, had lived here fot
plany years ant had s great many
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
Crosse S.

1t is Ienorted that Confederate badges
of honor and are being manufactured IN
North and sold TO any one who cares to
buy them are also sent South and sold
without regard to age. color OF previous
condition of seryitude. There is no
difficulty about initiating the crosses and
being of cheap materialsthey caa be sold
at an insignificant pri o.
The Evaire Of 5hese crosses has been
partially destroyed by he action Of the
Daughters Of tie Confederaoy bastowiuo
them upon unworthy men who were
e,lly not in the serv sc but were living
ri bone DUNG the w arand keeping ont
OF danger.
The proposition to hestow byadges on
negro cocks still Iurther belittled these
crosses In the eyes Of veterans and MANY
have ceas5dito wear them.
This is not the ist Yankee lex olaye6
on Qua PEG lie. During the war they kent
presses running printing Confederate
money with which thessSouth was food
ed.
The idea MY have been taken l,om
FOR duriog the Flenon Ieyoln-
ton London printed thes French .assie-
mats IN such qualities as to destroy tneir
charlottesville Is. c. Medium.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30

A happy Characteristic of Every
body's Magazine is the versatility ex-
hfbited in its conteits-table. The
editors are not rigeted to a single set
of ideas, but manage III each issue TO
strike some new note or touch some
novel phase of life or endeayor.
There are two salient features in the
May issue, which are OF so much
Importance to the world just now as
to have an almost sensational lntrest.
One IS GU the Great White Plague,
Consumption; tie second, Tie sub
ject which the Methodist Churc.a
Conference is debating with SO much
ardor-the relation of Christianity TO
amusement: nay the Christian dane,
play cards, and attend the play?
The ab'est of America ehurcbmen-
such men as Cardinal Gibbons, Bish-
OPP Greer, Of New York. DIR. Park
hurst, DIR. Mac Arthur--have con-
t-louted to a symposium opinions
which, stating the attitude of the
great, denominations on The subject.
are of the greatest value to all read
.rs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
Good for Children.

The pleasant to and harmless One
Minute cough cure gives immediate
relief in all cases of cough, Group and
lagripe because it does not pass i'm
medlately into the stomach, but takes
effect right at the seat Of the trouble.
1t draws out the inflammation, heals and
soothes and cures permanently by
enabling the lungs to contribute pure
llfe-giVing and DEMONSTRATING oxygen
TO the blood and tissues. 6Rs Min
ute cough cure is pleasant to take and
It is good alike for young and old Sold
by A. }. GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
HOW's THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure
T. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. ..
We the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for The last Is years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all his business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
gist. Toledo, o. Walding, Kinnan
6 Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo. 0.
HalPsCatarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
Robbed The Grave.

A startling incident, is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia. as follows:
Il was in IN awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow eyes sunken. iou2ue
coated, pain continually ii 5ack and
sides. nc appetite. growing weaker day
by dav. Three physicians had given me
M. Then / was advisrd to use Electric
Bitters; to my areat Joy, the first bottle
made u decided improvement. [ continued
tiieir use for thee weeks, and am now a
well man. | know they robbed the grave
another victim" No one should fail to
try them Only SO cents. guaranteed Sold
by A. j. GODDARD
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
SATURDAY. APRIL 80, 1904.


- usual the fire engine was ont Of
order and there were no ladders on
ahe truck the other night when the
rice mill burned. If we are to have
q fire department. let's go at it in the
right way. Otherwise dump the out
fit in the bayou and when a fire
breaks out let every man and boy
take q bucket and an occasional ak
and put down fires with the old
fashioned bucket brigade. That's
what saved the Breaux boarding
house Tuesday night.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
FRANKLIN & ARBIVIILE RAIL
ROAD.
ROAD.

+ Franklin, April 26th-The opening
Of the regular passenger service on
the Franklin & Abbeyiile Railroad,
between Franklin and New Iberia,
was made quite a gala occasion by
tue friends of the road from the out
lying districts, as well as from New
Iberia aud Franklin.
On the initial trip yesterday
morning the company had a large
number Of speclaiIy-inyiied guests
filling comfortably four coaches, ana
several tons of advertising matter
was carried along by the rival 1ele-
cations from business elements of the
rival towns of New Iberia aud Frank
lin.
The road is connected with the
Cypremo / branch of the Southern
Pacific, gives about fifty miles OF
lailcoad and daily and convenient
service into either New Iberia or
Franklin has heretofore enjoyed,
wifhou, competition, this large trade I!
a warm fight is being PIT up 10 retAin
it, willie new Iberia is eqnally bent
Oh capturing The trade :or that town.
The stations on the new road. a.
bomber of which are healthy-lookirs !
hamlets, are sterling, Sterling Wye,
Franklin, Baldwin, T. & A. junction
Frevosts, Du,nesniI Julien, Kroppcrs
Masters. Nurphy, Deslottes, Patout-
Vile, Delaware, LewisvilIe, Lydia,
Dubcin, Gall, Rodere,
Junction, New Iberia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
The Best Family Salve.

DeWitt's witch gives instant relief
from burns, cures cuts, bruises, Sores,
eczema. letter aid all aprasions of the
skin. In buying Witch Hazel salve it
IS only necessary to see that you get
the genuine DeWittis and a cure is
certain. There are many cheap coun-
terfeits on 5he market. all of which are
worthless. and quite safe are danger
GUS, while DeWitt'ss Witch Hazel Salve
is perfectly harmless and cures. Sold
by A. j. GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30

when the war between this country
and Spain broke out, the BOYS of the
South marched to the front and rem
oefed such service as to lend color and
force to the valor of the American
people. At ElCaney and San Juna.
when the 18th New York fled from the
held, the Southerners marched with
steady tread upon the ambushed span-
'afds and drove them from the field
amid a storm Of shot and shell. But
taats nothing. 1t is regarded by the
powers at Washington as a mere Incl
cent. carrying 40 consideration what
eVer.-Franklin Watehmen.
Possibly we are wrong, but we
have always been under the i'm
preston that these S~outherners were
colored eoons Of the regular infan-
Try commanded by white officers.
one of them being the gallant
Lieut.. Jas A Moss Of Lafayette
Parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30

Rain is needed all over the state
In New Orleans The papers complain
that it is needed. Man and beast
and vegetation are Inconvenience
by the drouth that has been prevail
ing ssace March 18th. Plants and
flowers are willing and cisteIns ale
getting low for lack of a good sEaio
According % The statistics of the
Weather Eureau, this has ,,beenFan
unusually dry spring season, the de-
iiciency in precipitation slice Jan. l
beng 8.1J inches as against ar over
plus of 1918 inches Tor the CORES
ponding period last year. The
deficiency since Apr. l is 2.2O inches.