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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-24
cothran 6 COZ Market Letter.

The decline in prices In Liverpool at the hour of our opening was not more than anticipated, subsequently, on selling orders from the states further recessions were observed, although the continent was reported as buying and short inter- ests were evening up. Cables were unani- nous in expressing unfavorable opinions which were based on the continued heavy receipts and lack of speculative support. Options finally declined 12 points on sales of 1000 bales; spots lost 10 points.
 Manchested reported a quiet and firm close, yarns steady. The opening here was fairly steady at slightly better to un- changed levels. Shortly, however, a strong selling pressure developed, and although shorts bought freely, prices were grad ually lowered under the free offerings in the first hour of trading.
 Long interests who had become fatigued unloaded considerable cotton in anticipa- tion of a further bearish census report. The ginners' figures were the feature of the day and served to check ,he inclina- ton to hammer prices lower. Yesterdays s report showed an increase over last year of 59 per cent in 105 counties in Georgia. Today's report from 475 counties which in- cluded the 105 previously reported, showed only an increase of about 43 per cent, and the 370 alone reporting today only about 35 per cent over last year.
 This reduction induced considerable short covering and caused values to react to above the opening figures.
 Cotton is being marketed now at prices whi2k may be considered sufficiently low to Induce spinners to buy largely. and any unusual absorption of spots would quite certainly result in reduction.
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COTTON MARKET
 SHOWS ACTIVITY Ginners' Report Causes Some Pretty Active Covering
STEADY T0NElN AZ TERNO0N
The Close Was Steady at Decline of Ito 3 Points-Sales Estimated at 5oo0oo BaIes-Reeelpis
 Were 46,452 Bales.

New York, November 2S.-The cotton market showed continued activity The second installment of the ginners report showing a smaller percentage of increase over the amount ginned in the same counties last season than the report of yesterday. caused some pretty active covering, and the market in the after noon showed a steadier tone, though yielding again before the closing.
 The opening was steady at an advance of 2Q4 points in response to better ca bles than looked for. but almost inme- diately weakened, and before the end of the first hour showed a net decline of about to Il points, or within few points of the low level attained last sum- mer. At this decline covering was nat urally attracted, and toward midday the market had recovered about half the loss The census report showing that .475 counties have ginned to November IA this year about 5,7SS,175 bales. against 4,OO6,125 last year, was then read and was followed by further upward move ment. carrying December 9.S6, and Jan uary to 9.46, or a gain from the lowest of about 12 to 14 points.
 Later the market. weakened again un- der bear pressure, attracted by the bulge and liquidation by buyers on the early break who wanted to get out of the market over the holiday tomorrow.
 The close was steauy at decline of 1@3 points. Sales were estimated at 5OO.- GOO bales.
 Receipts at the ports today 46,452 bales, against 56,0S3 last week, and 57,454 last year. For the week SSO,000 bales against 3S1.0S6 last week, and S776s8 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 15,60S against 2, ,564 last year, and at Houston 20,S35 against 2,716 last year.
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Loveman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

By H. & B. Beer.
 Trading was resumed this morning about the same level of last nights close; January 9.31. Liquidating of long con tracts was still in evidence and seemed to increase after opening, when cotton was sacrificed by the necessity of exe- cutting stop-loss orders, January selling as low as 20. The estimate for Hous- tons receipts tomorrow was rather light. 5000 to 1000 vs. 17,914. Out of town shorts
 were advised to accept profits with
 view of replacing on any reaction which
 might set in for one reason or another,
 especially since there was no telling what
 the second installment of the ginners' report would show. At the low level reached buying orders made their appear ance and all offerings were quickly ab- ] sorbed, the market having become rela- | lively steady when the report on cotton ginned to November IA was announced. | Out of a possible SIP counties 475 were heard from. but Georgia failed to fur
 nish any returns other than what were reported yesterday. The report showed 1 5,733.175 standard bales, vs. 4006,133 a year ago. being less bearish than ex- pected. Traders were quick to bid the , market up. January reacting 16 points from the lowest of the day by selling at 936
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Naval Stores.

New Orleans. La. November 2s.-Pitch s2.25 per barrell; pine tar s475 coal tar s3.50. Resin, per barrel of 2S0 pounds. A. B. C.. g. .55; D, $2.60; E, $2.62 1-2; F. $2.67 1-2; c, s2.72 1-2; H, $2.80 I. $3.30; K, $S.S0; M,$425; N, $4.50; window glass $4.75; wa ter white $500. Spirits turpentine steady 50c.
 Savannah, Ga, November 2S.-Turpen- tine steady 49 1-4; receipts 777.295; sales, 2,5S6; shipments, 200. Resin firm, receipts 2,216; sales 2,251; shipments $50. A c, s2.55; D and E, $2.62 1-2; F $2.67 1-2; G, $2.72 1-2; H, $2S0; I. $3.55; K,$S.9O; M,$4.9o; N. $450; window glass s4.75 water white $500.
 Charleston, s. C., November 23.-Tur- pentine and rosin unchanged.
 Wilmington, N. C., November 23.-Spir- It's turpentine. nothing doing; receipts bs casks. Resin firm $2.50: receipts $5.30. Tar firm $1.60; receipts 14S. Crude tur- pentine. firm, s2.SQ and sS.SO; receipts $l.06.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

No changes are noted in cotton quota tions. Good middling is priced at s1s cents per pound and low middling at s3a cents.
 Dry salted rib bellies are off 1sc per pound. Other staple groceries hold firm, with a fair volume Of business transacted at olo quotations.
 Business was very good along Morris avenue yesterday, especially in dressed poultry, celery and cranberries. Turkeys were first in demand and were sold from 1Sc to 221kc per pound. Staples hold firm.
 Eggs hold steady at 25c per dozen.
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sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 6600 American. Receipts 290O0, including 207O0 American, Futures opened and closed easy; American middling, good ordinary clause: November December 5.04 December-January 6.04; January February 5oS; February March 510; March-April 5.10s April-May 5.14; May June 516; June-July 5.1s; July-August 5.1s August-September 5.14.
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Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect May 24, 1908.

Schedule In EffSCt May 24, 19O3. Trains leave Birmingham as fololws; 610 a. m.-No. &. for Atlanta. Washing ton. Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York
 e:20 D m.-No. 19. for Montevallo Ma plesville, Selma and way sta tons.
 R2 D. m.-No. s5. for Columbus. West Point. Winoua, Greenwood and Creenville: also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points
 810 p.m.-No. 15 .ew train, for Cordova. Oakman. Corona and way sta- tions: also Blossburg. 3:45 D. m.-No. 22. for Anniston and way tations: also Tailadega. 5:1b D. m.-No 36. for Atlanta. Jackson- ville and all Florida points:I also Charlotte. Rlehmond.i Washington, New York and the East Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Jackson- vile: also Birmingham to- f Richmond Va. S0:2o D. m.-No 37. for Columbus Vest Point, Wlnona Greenwood and Greenvllle. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
 mingham to Greerville. n2:i5 a. m.-No. 21. for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Mobile lfi 80 D. m.-No 9s. new train. for Atlantay Anniston and way stations. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Csr Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car cnn be occupied at Union station 93d D. m.
 , For detailed information and sleeping car reservations appi7 passenger officsl Morris Hotel building. Telephone 617 | J. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass. Agt-
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Cotton Seed oll.

New York, November 23.-Cottonseed oil weak; prime crude. nominal; yellow. 26 LOLA Petroleum, rosin, turpentine. steady.
 New Orleans, La, November 23.-Cotton seed oil. firm; prime refined in barrels, 26 1-2; off refined in barrels 25 1-2; prime crude, loose, 21.
 Memphis, Tenn, November 23-Cotton seed delivered here nominal oil carload lots per gallon. prime crude, 20 3-4; prime summer yellow 23 3-4. Choice cooking summer yellow. less than carload lots. S1c Meal, prime. s20.75 Cake prime S2O75
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New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, November 23-Spot cotton steady; sales, 4O00 bales, including 24OO to arrive; quotations unchanged
 Futures opened quiet with prices un- changed to 1 point lower Trading was active but the market, influenced by the weakness In Liverpool and the aggressive ness of local bears, lost 10 to F points. The census bureau report of the cotton ginned up to November IA was regarded by many operators as decidedly bullish and when the report was posted an advance of to 10 points quickly followed. The market continued active and liquidation by shorts assisted materially in sustain ing prices. In the trading December op- ened at 9.22 sold down to 912. advanced to 9.27, and finally declined to 9.1S. The closing was steady, showing net losses of 4 points.
 New Orleans. November 23.-Cotton fu- lures steady; November 9.15n9. 1T; Deeem- Der, 91sd919; January, 9.2OQ9.S; Febru- ary, 9.36d9 3S; March, 9.44a9 .45; April, 9.51 ae. 53; May s.5SQ9.59
 New Orleans, November 2S-Cotton easy. sales. 400O; ordinary, 613-16; good ordi- nary, SM; low middllng, SIS; middling, 9 5-f6; good middling, 91k; middling fair. 1Oc: receipts. 15, ,S56; stock, 3i9,O93.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, November 23.-Cattle receipts, 15Oeo. including 2500 westerns; 10 to 25c higher good to prime steers, $6.50a7 15; poor to medium, s3. 60Q5.S0; stockers and feeders, $2@4.10 cows. $1 35lD4. %; heife-s, $1 .75d5; canners, s1 1.35d2 .35 bulls. s2G4.2o; calves, s3d6.50; western steers. 8. .50d5. 15.
 Hog receipts, 33,O00; Sc higher; mixed and butchers. s4-55G4. .75; good to choice
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The Metal Market.

New York. November 2S.-The, London tin market was a shade higher, s132 12s Cd for spot and e132 los for futures. I.o- cally, little charge, little higher 2s. .s7lkD @ .25.
 Copper also up a little in London: sDot f66 2s Cd and futures 966 Is Cd. Locally unchanged.
 Lead firm at ZIP in London Locally. 42o 04.70.
 srelter unchanged locally London closed f25 5s
 Iron closed at 52s Sd in Glasgow and at 46s Sd in Middlesboro. Locally, unchanged on all quotations.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Easy; middling. 9A; net re- ceipts, 2O,S35; gross receipts, 2OSS5; ship ments, 17,961; sales, 2S54; stock 99.S26.
 Augusta-Steady; mlddling 5-16; net receipts, 2OA; gross receipts, 20S4; ship ments, 2345; sales, 914; stock, SS,642.
 Memphis.-Quiet middling, 9ss; net re- ceipts, 43S6; gross receipts, 72s4; ship ments, 540S; sales, 2s00; stock, 12O,OSs-
 St. Louis-Quiet, middling; 9h; net re- ceipts, HOO; gross receipts, 5401; shipments 4301; sales, 40; stock, 20,992.
 Cincinnati--Net receipts, 676; gross re- ceipts, 676; shipments, 55; stock, 2So4.
 Louisville-Middling 9ss.
 Total today-Net receipts 290h; gross receipts, S6290; shipments, SO,57O; sales' 660S; stock, 331.S54.
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heavy. A.7O0475; rough heavy, s4. 4o04. 60; light, $i.500D4. 65; bulk of sales, $460l4. 65.
 Sheep receipts, 16000; sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers, s4.35d5; fair to choice mixed 8 5OQ43 30; western sheep. sSG5; native lambs, 4.25@6; western lambs, $4d5 90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-24
chlcaao ,Chanue.

Chicago, November 23.-Increased move ment in grain in the northwest had a de- pressing influence on the wheat market here today. Ideal harvest weather In Ar gentina was an additional bear factor. At the close December wheat was off 40 B; May was down 1sdA; corn shows a gain of s; oats are up B@A; provisions are unchanged to 71s higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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31k; time loans firm; sixty days, ninety days and six months, 9s4d4 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4l464% per cent; sterling exchange easier, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at 4S7G4S7 05 for de- mand and 4S4. 2O@4S4. 25 for sixty-day bills. Posted rates, 4S5G4S71k and 4Ss. Commer- cial bills, 4S37s64S4. Bar silver, 59. Mexican dollars, 47. Government bonds steady; rail- road bonds irregular.
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COACH EXCURSION TICKETS To St. Louis Via Southern RaiIua,

Sold daily, except Fridays and Satur- days during the mont of November from all stations west or Atlanta. For tick cts and other information apply to nearest ticket agent of tn. Southern railway or the following representatives at Birm- ingham, Ala L HARRISON,
 R. B. cREAGH. Dist Pass. Agt
 Tray. Pass, Agt tf
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tiverpooI Market.

New York, November 23.-Although the dry goods market shows some slight de- cline in activity owing to the proximity of holiday, yet the general situation is improving and many lines show inereas- ing depletion, with buyers more anxious to secure deliveries. Export inquiry is still in evidence and converters are making in- n,iries for goods which cannot be had.
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cIearinu and Exchanoes.

Memphis, November 23.-Clearings, N,- 406, 135; balances, S116,897
 New Orleans, November 23.-Clearings, $3,S1S,513 New York exchange par; com mercial paper, 75c per $1OOO discoAnt.
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Coffee Market.

New York, Nov. 23.-Coffee. spot Rio steady: No. invoice 3-S; mild dull.
 Futures opened steady unchanged to five points higher. Trading was very active due largely to switching from December to later options. Europe and Wall street appeared to be the best buy CTS, while private cables estimating that S5 per cent of the Santos crop had been received, tended to increase general spec ulation, and an advance. The market closed steady, net to 10 points higher. Sales 2Os,750 bags. December, 6.70; Jan uary, 6.s0; March, 7d7.05; April, 7.10; May. 720; September, 7.55d7. .60
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, s1 .oS@1 IA; No. 8. s1@1.07; No. 2 red, $1.12A@1.13. Corn-No. 2, 53c; No. yellow, 57c. Oats-No. 2, S1A@S21sc; No. white. 321zc; No. 3 white, 3OA@32Ac. Rye-No. ?, 7Sc.
 Barley-Good feeding 8s9@1kc; fair to choice malting, 42d52c.
 Flax Seed-No. l, $1.12; No. northwest ern, $1 .191a.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $2.671s. Mess Pork-PeA barrel, sll.20611.25. I.ard-Per 100 pounds, se.9546 971k. Short Ribs Sides-LooEe, $6 621A6f6. 7b. Short Clear Sides-Boxed. s6. 75@6. STA Whisky-Basis of high wines SPA. Clover-Contract grade, $12.25. On the produce exchange today the duo- tations ranged as follows:
 Butter-Steady; creamery. 16G2ilsc: dairy, 15M21c.
 Eggs-Ffrm, 1s11@221kc frsts, 24c; prime firsts, 23c; extras, 2Sc.
 Cheese-Firm, 11@12c.
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nru Goods Market.

Liverpool. November 3.-Spot cotton, moderate business done; prices 10 points lower. American middling $50; good mid ding 52s; middling SIS; low midding 5.O6; good ordinary 4.92; ordinary 4.s6. The
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rreasurv Statement.

Washington, November 23.-Today's g treasury balance exclusive of the gold reserve. shows: Available cash balance, s143.O6 1859; gold, $S1,6O2,167.
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seahnard Air Line.

Baltimore, November 23.-Seaboard Air Line, common, 19ss4191z; do. preferred, S9. Atlantic Coast Line, common, 149A.
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R.

Read Down Read Up. No. l. No. & No. 2 No. am p.m. am. pm. 7:20 5:00 Lv. .Taladega. Al 10:19 7:45 s:35 s:52 Lv. Per City...Lv $50 6:30 s:58 10:05 Ar. .Bir' 'gham. .L- c:10 5.15 Close connections made at Talladega with Eastern cf anna to Pyr'ton. Trains Nos. 97 and 9S daily. All others daily except Sunday
 ]. F. FLEETWOOD. c. P. A John C. Solev General Manager.
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vlralnIa.carolIna Chemical co.

New York, November 23.-Virginia-Car- olina Chemical company, 40; do. preferred, 112
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrfva4 and departure of passenger trains at the union station, Birmingham:
 Enective November T. 12.o1 a. m.) Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Local stapIc orocerles.

Local Staple Groceries. Corrected daily by E. 2. Roden Grocery
 Company) Sugar-Granulated, 5ssc. Flour-Fancy patent, $s25; half patent. s5.R.
 coffee - Green. lOe1sc; ArbuckleH Porto Rico. HaS0 Meat-Dry salted ribs. 9h; dry salted rib bellies, 95se; hams, fancy, 13Ac; me- dium, Pc; extra clears. sssc; bacon bel lies, 11Ac. Lard-Leaf. Sc. Comnound Lard-snov lift 6kc. Molasses--Centrifuga JQ35c; sugar house 4Oc; Georgia cane 5Sc. Beans-Navy. s2.4o per ihushel; Lima. 50 pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds. n.so.
 Feed Stuff. Corrected daily by the Birmingham Grain
 Company.) Corn No. 2 mixer, or bushel sacks, 64c.
 Oats, No. 3 mixed. 42c; No. white, 43c. Wheat bran. 80 or 100. s22. Cotton seed feed meal, $22; prime, s23.5o. c. s. meal, $22. Purina food. s26. Corr chops. S15 Corn hearts. s23 Shorts, 100 pounds, $24.50. TIulls, bales. BOG. Hulls, sacks, B 1-3c. Hay, best timothy. s14.50; good timothy, s14: Johnson grass, s11.50; alfalfa, $500 to s1650
 Rock salt. Ac.
 Fruit and Produce. Corrected daily by c. F. Bell & O., Ols
 Morris avenue) Lemons-per box. extra choice, s375@ 400
 Bananas-Per bunch ,75c to s1.50. Florida Pineapples-Per crate, s2.Ib13 Apples-Per barrel. Ben Davis, 2.7b0 300; Kings $3.50. Grapes-Almeria grapes, per keg, s5.0o to $G00
 Florida Oranges, s2. 25Q2. 50. Grape Fruit-s4.O. Danish cabbages, 1c per pound. Eggs-25c. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. 61sc; No. ?. s1hc
 Celery-California celery, per crate, s450 Michigan, per dozen, 5Q6Oc. Potatoes New Irish Pstatses. per bush. s5c.
 Sweet Potatoes-Cullman. per barrel s1. .25 Jerseys. per barrel, $2.25; Virginia yams. BPS. Onions-Per pound, 21zc. Butter-Renovated. 23c; creamery. 2sc country, fresh. 15m20c. Poultry-Hens, 30635c; flyers, 15925c ducks. 20d30c; live turkeys. 15c lb
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RESOURCES.

Loans and Discounts. .$3 ,967, ,557 90 Overdrafts. .... =. -. 1.046.37 U. s. Bonds & Premiums 570, 100000 Other Stocks and Bonds. 29,000.O0 Other Real Estate-Old Bank Building. .... 56,00.0O
 CASH. L. Vault ...$ 764, ,730s1 With Banks. l,952,33S.20 With U. S.
 Treas .... 27,050.00
 274411a1
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Phone 276 (People's) if you want the Gawk Engraving Co.
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ToMBiGBEE & NORTHERN RY. co. Passenger Schedule Effective December
 1. lS02
 Train No. L Train No 4 Lv. 6:00 a. m. ....Fairford.. Ar. 7:45 a. m- Ar. 6:25 a. m .....Calvert..... Lv. 7:20 a. m Train No. & Lv. s:00 D. m ....Fairford.. Ar. BOO ?. m Ar. s:25 D. m. ....Calvert.... Iv. S:35 p. m. Tomhigbee and Northern trains con- meet with all Southern Railway trains to and from Birmingham every day in the week including sundayA
 For other information apply to
 JOHN T. COCHRAND.
 General Manager.
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Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Company. Parlor car between Jackson and Gulf port on Trains Nos. 3 and 1.
 PASSENGER SERVICE.
 Daily Daily
 No. 5. No. 3. I,v. Jackson ........ 4:30 am 3:55 pm Lv. Hattiesburg ..... $40 am 7:lO pm Ar. Gulfport ..........1l:0 200 am 10;OO pm
 Daily Daily
 Ex. Sunday Ex Sunday Ar. Laurel .......-.... 2:lb pm ......... Ar. Columbia .........11:30 am -........ Ar. Silver Creek..... ......... 7:05 am
 Daily Daily
 No. f No. 6. I,v. Gulfport ....... 7:20 am 3:45 pm Lv. Hattiesbury ......l0;35 am ZOO pm Ar. Jackson .......... 2:W pm lO'zO pm
 Fix. Sunday Ex. Sunday
 Daily Daily Ar. Columbia .......11:3 80 am 7:45 pm Ar Laurel ............ 2:15 pm ......... Ar Silver Creek .... 7:05 pm ......... AT JACKSON-Connection with Illinois Central trains Yazoo and Mississippi Val ley trains, and Alabama and Vicksburg trains for Memphis. St. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati and all other northern and northeastern points.
 AT ESBURG-Connection made with New Orleans and Northeastern trains, Mississippi Central Q'. & l.. R) trains and Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City trains.
 AT GULFPORT-Conn made with Louisville and Nashville trains. For further information apply to
 s. D. BOYLSTON,
 General Passenger Agent
 Gulfport. Miss Effective November B. 1904
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Money on Call. New York, November 23.-Money on call firm, 30pS1s per cent; closing bid, 8; offered
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nuean and creaoent Routc.
entra of GeoroIa Railroad,

Arrive from Depart to-
 Columbus . s:45 pm Macon 6;40 ann sava'h .12:o5 pm savann'h :. 400 pm Al trains run by Central time. Trains marked thus @ are daily except Sundns-
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W.P C. ING, PRESIDENT. ] H. WOODWARD H. VcePresdent w.. CRAWFORD A R Assistant Cashier T. Imam F. Moore E. IL. w. William M Walker, H. Motion, Robert H M Jackson ]. W. P. G. Harding.
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LIABILITIES.

LIABILITIES. Capital Stock 500, ,000.00 Surplus and Profits. . 262,864.69 Circulation .. . 500, 100000
 DEPOSITS. Individual .$5,203. .75550 Bank .... .. S51 ,10319 United States 5O,00000
 6,1O4.s5s.ss
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the day, l,i7sooo
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-12
USING ARITHMETIC INSTEAD OF
 NEW TAGS.


 Probably fewer people can reckon per cent readily than most tradesmen sup pose. Business men who are in the habit of getting and giving discounts ere long come to be at home in that part of the arithmetic known as per centage," but even they have to be a little careful in telling what per cent [ is of 8, or what number IS is three per cent Of. Some of these little problems are as vexatious as How Old is Ann?"
 In ordinary discount sales the per cent is usually 10 or 20, and clerks and customers soon get the run of it. It might be little quicker to quote the prices if new tags were prepared for discount sales, but this is apt to raise the question in the customers mind whether the price was not first put up as much as 1t had been marked down. Suppose, for example, a furniture store desires to make an honest discount sale on tables, buffets rugs, and anything else in it's stock, 1t is better to leave on the old tags and use arithmetic
 Viewing 1t in this light Brown & Durham. in undertaking a horizontal cash cut for the whole of December have left on all the old tags, and sim ply figure oi1e-fifth of on any article they have. Their store is on Orange Street, one block south of Chapel. It is in order to make it worth your while l to walk that one block that they pro- pose this fffth-off sale.