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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Caldwell 6 Wards Market Letter.

By H. X B. Beer.
 New Orleans, June 15-Generally clear weather throughout the cotton region with moderate temperature continues and of ficial forecast for a continuance of fair and warm weather in all cotton states tonight and Thursday, except possibly showers in Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. had a most depressing effect on values today. Advices from New York were to the effect that a sweeping re- auction was made yesterday in the dry goods market quotations for almost every make being reduced from F to cents in general revision, the object being to en- courage buying of accumulating stocks or manufactured goods Liverpool showed no animation notwithstanding an agree ment of spinners to increase consumption to the extent of about 50,000 bales per month contracts closing at loss of IA to b points on old and to on new deliveries, when, as matter of fact some little improvment was looked for. There was but very little demand for spots in the English market sales. 5000 at un- changed prices; midding. 664, and there was nothing doing in the local market, spot buyers having no orders, and as a. result only 15O bales were disposed of at a concession of IA to IFS for middlings, the market closing quiet and easy. After the opening about 20 down TOT July, II s. and about points lower for new crop positions. New Orleans ruled steady for awhile, but influence of more favora ble crop weather, of no spot demand and of poor trade accounts from the north, was manifested in a gradual lowering of prices At the decline, however, there was every evidence of substantial support In- yestors, who may be looking for the mar ket to reach a somewhat lower level, are willing to average on down grade from present quotations. Summer months were the greatest sufferers, July falling from 12 IA last night to Il 63, loss of 20 points; October declined from 9.67 yesterday to 9.45, about p lower Friday, June e4, is July notice day" during which period contracts will be in process of liquidation. after which we will have a holiday of three days duration, and a July bureau report. which is expected to figure about 90 vs. T last year. and a ten-year aver age of about S5.4, with which to resume trading. Therefore unless some unfor- seen favorable feature should come to the surface. the market will probably be more or less affected unfavorably by features referred to, even though prices may seem low enough for present. In the absence of any demand of consequence. weather de- veopments will be controlling features for the very near future and in this con nection good weather is promised for the next twenty-four hours.
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COTTON MARKET STARTS DOWNWARD. Slight Rally After Opening Did
 Not Last Long MUCH SELLING FROM SOUTH After Midday Selling Became Much More Active and There Was
 Little Or No Recovery
 From the Break.
MUCH SELLING FROM SOUTH

New York. June 15.-The cotton market opened weak at decline of 19d2O points on the old crop and 9a12 points on the new crop positions in response to weak cables and generally favorable weather reports. Immediately following the call prices sold off another few points, but were then rallied slightly by covering al a result of reports of floods along the Red river. which were said 10 have oyer flowed considerable areas in Arkansas and Louisiana
 The average of crop reports was so good, however. that the news in this direction had little effect and the market soon resumed its downward tendency in spite of talk that the boil weevl was spreading into Georgia.
 During the middle of the session the market was comparatively quiet and more or less irregular with prices hanging around the opening figures. but shortly after midday selling became much more active and there was a sharp break, from which there was little CT no recovery. with the market finally barely steady at a net loss of 20. to 52 points, the old crop positions leading in the decline, The af- ternoon selling was largely from the south but there was aggressive bear pres sure from local sources and about the only buyers were spot houses and room shorts taking profits as the market work ed downward.
 July at the best price of the morning sold at 11.67, from this It declined to Il 29, closing at that figure. while Aug ust broke from Ii 20 the opening price, to 10 90, also closing at the bottom The la ter positions rallied about l to points in the last minute. but the market gave no of any improvement, and sem tlment remained very bearish on the ex- cellent crop news and poor trade ac- counts.
 Sales of futures were estimated at 450,- GOO bales. Southern spot markets were generally quiet and unchanged to Ac lower. The local spot market was quiet and unchanged with sales of 40 bales to spinners.
 Receipts at the ports today APP bales. against 1851 last week, and 1868 last year. For the week 12,0OO bales against 14,2if last week, and 17,645 last year. Today s receipts at New Orleans 1885 bales against 2377 last year. and at Houston 40S bales against 6S0 last year.
 New York, June 15,-Cotton quiet; mid- cling 1210; net receipts 325 gross 2240; sales 45; stock G2,30S.
 Total today, net receipts APP; exports to the continent 5049; Japan 5lO; stock s3S alJ
 Consolidated, net receipts s772 exports to Great Britain 10,0y7; continent 10925; Japan 5sJ
 Total since September 1, net receipts r. O2S,376; exports to Great Britain 2,S96 6s2; France $50. 453; continent 2.5OS,14 Japan 4z 4s6 Mexico 26,6N.
 Nevv Nork Cotton E,fIrres
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Da,y Statement.

Galveston-Easy; middling, 12 receipts, 260; stock, 9365.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, IFS; stock. 1902.
 savannah-Easy; middling, 11$; sales 46; receipts, 294 stock, 29 407.
 Charleston Nominal receipts, 36; stock, 2035.
 ilmington-Nominal; receipts 3; stock, 34o
 Norfolk--Reeeipts, 400; stock, S665
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling. s; re- ceipts. 743; stock, 1907.
 Boston-Quiet, middling. 12.40; net re- ceipts. 3i: gross, 1269
 PhiladelphiaQ middlng, l2 S5; stock, SIT.
 St. -Nominal; middling, P; re- ceipts, 254; stock, 12,530.
 Memphis-Steady; isc decline; middling, 11M receipts, 173; shipments, 754 sales, 25 stock, 20S04.
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The Net. Market.

New York. June 15.-Tin higher in Lon don at e119 los for spot and f11s 17s Sd for futures. Locally, quiet at s26.2oQ26. 45. Copper advanced at London 956 2s Cd for spot and e56 for futures. Locally. steady. Lake s13.621kq12.72: electrolytic $1250@ 12. 621a: casting. sl2121k@12.25. Lead quiet and lower in London at ell Ss Sd. Un- changed in New York at s420@43O. Spell ter unchanged 92 5s in London and at s4 75G14.S7lh in the local market. Iron closed at 51s 3d in Glasgow and at 42s 41kd in Middlesboro. Locally, iron Fun changed; No. 1 foundry northern s14.5C m15.0O; No. do. soft. s140om1450: No. l do. southern and No. l do. southern soft s13. .25@1375.
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New York Cotton Futures.
New Orleans Cotton Market.

. New Orleans, June 15.-In the spot cot ton market buyers apparently had no orders and they showed but little interest in the scant offerings. Sales 150 bales. Quotations redueedA,
 Futures opened quiet and weak with prices from to 2S points lower than yesterdays close. Liverpool was disap- pointing and New York came in weak and lower. Outsiders held aloof and the trend of prices generally downward throughout the session. In the trading July first lost 2S points at 11.S5, recovered to 1.96 and finally declined to 1l.64. The market closed quiet with net losses on the old crop positions of F to i9 points and 21 to A on the new.
 New Orleans June 15.-cotton futures barely steady; Jnne II 54 bid; July, 1l-6i oil 66; August 1O.SSMl0,S9; September, 9SSd9 S4: October, 45n9 46; November, s.ssa9s9; December, 9.SSa9.39 January, 9.45d9. 46.
 New Orleans, June 15.-Cotton quiet and easy; sales. 150; ordinary, 93s good or dnary, 10 11-16 low middling, Ii 5-l6; mid ding, IFS good middling. F S-l6; mid ding fair, 12 7-l6; receipts, 1885; stock, 127 ST3
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The Live Stock Market.

Chicago. June 15-Cattle receipts 210O Steady to 15c lower. Good to prime steers $5. .7506.7 70; poor to medium. s4.75@5. .55 stockers and feeders, $3Q4.75; cows and heifers, s1. 1.75d5. 9; canners, s1.75d2. .75 bulls, $2. .5Gn4.75 calves, $5G5.25; Texas fed steers. s5@5.50
 Hogs-Receipts 33,O00. Steady to 5c low CT. Good to choice heavy A.95G5. .121A light, & 75d5. .O5; bulk. s4. .90d5 .05.
 Sheep-Receipts 1s,00O Steady. Good to choice wethers, s4 .756S5 25; fair to choice mixed, S3.75@5; native lambs. s5d6.50 western lambs, s575G66 SO; spring lambs $5d7 .45.
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cothran 6 Co.'S Market Letter.

Cotton.-The Liverpool market seemed to be imbued with the same dullness prevalent on this side of the Atlantic and the record of the day was one of continuous shrinkage of values for both old and new crops. The consencus of cable opinion was bearish and reference was made to waning speculative interest. The moderate spot transactions rather confirmed the Manchester advices delay ing the operation of spinners on full time until the end of July.
 In the absence of any stimulating news
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Liver pool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, June 15.-Cotton, spot mod crate business done. prices unchanged. . American middling G.64d The sales Of the day were 5000 bales of which 2O0 were for speculation and export, and included 4500 American. Receipts 2000 bales, no American. Futures opened steady and closed easy. American middlng, z. 0. C.: June, 6.35; June-July, 625d; July-August' 6.19d: August September, 5.96d Septem- ber-October. 5.5Sd; October November, B. Sld; November-December. 5.25d; Decem- ber-January, 5.22d; January February, 5.21d; February March. 5.21d.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, June 15.-Spot Rio steady; mild quiet. Coffee futures opened steady, 10 points lower, under moderate liquida- ton in sympathy with easier European cables and rather larger primary receipts It was finally 5 points lower sales, S5,0o0 bags. July, s5.75m5S5; August $o.90; Sep tember, $6ooa6.05; December, ss.9oQ6.S5; March, s6.65; May, s6S0Q6.S5.
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Dry Goods Market.

New York June 15.--In dry goods no sudden activity has sprung up as a result of the price revision announced yesterday but the prices on certain lines 1t is be- lieved will lead to comparatively free buy ing once confidence is restored, and it IS assuered that the level will not go any lower
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choice cooking summer yellow, less than ear load lots, 36c; prime cake, $20. 30.
 New Orleans June 15.-Cotton seed oils firm. Prime refined fin barrels, 2Sc; off refined in barrels, 27c; prime crude loose, 23 cents.
 New York. June 15.-Cotton seed oil slow. Petroleum quiet Rosln quiet: strained common to good. $3.1O turpentine steady, 56A@562c.
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Naval Stores.
ViIuinrt

Wilmington. June l5.-Spirits turpentine firm, 521ac bid. Receipts 79 casks. Rosin firm. s2.70; receipts, 2Ss. Tar firm, sl.So; receipts, S6. Crude turpentine firm, .25, A and $4.25. Receipts 43.
 charleston, June 15.-Turpentine firm, 531zc; sales none Rosin firm, sales none. Quote: A. B, c, $2671k; D. s2671s; E. S.17ls; F, s2.s21z; G. s2.S71k: H, g 2.971k; I, B .121z; K, s3.221z; M, 8. 471z; N, s3.671k; window glass, 8. 921k; water white, $4 371s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA SOUTH
 ERIN RAILWAY.

Nashville, Tenn, and return account reunion Confederate Veterans. Rate of cent per mile travel has been authorized. Tickets sold June 10 to 15. inclusive. lim- tied to June IS, with privilege of extending final limit to July 10 by depositing same with joint agent at Nashville on or be- fore June IS. and paying a fee ,- 50 cents. k
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Cash quotations were as follows; Flour-Quiet and easy.
 Wheat-No. 2 spring, 92@95c; No 3, s5@ 93c; No. red, S1 .01d1 02
 Corn-No. ?, 4Ss4c; No. 2 yellow, 501ac. Oats-No. ?, 411sdHssc; No. white. 411a 6431ac.
 Barley-Good feeding, 36@41c; fair to choice malting, 44u54c
 Flax seed-No. 1, s1.O1; No. 1 northwest ern, $1.0S.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, S2 95. Mess Pork-Per barrel SIP .35d12 40. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $6.671an6.7O. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $f47 9. sShort Clear S;des-Boxed, s7@7 25 Whisky-Basis of high wines, N.S. Clover-Contract grade, s1O.75. On the produce exchange today the quo- tations ranged as follows:
 Butter-Easy; creamery, 1319417hc; dairy. 111ad16c.
 Eggs-Weak, 144141Ac.
 Cheese-Weak, 7A@Sc.
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, L..icaqo Change.

Chicago, June 15.-Improvement in ex- port demand caused firmness in wheat to- day, July closing 1s@A higher. Corn Is up A@3s. Oats are off r, and provisions un- changed to 5c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Local Staple orocerles

Flour-Fancy patent, $6; half patent ;5.65
 sugar-Granuiated 5c: Y. C.. fhc.
 Coffee-Green. sh0121kc: Arbuckls's, Porto Rico. S11.e0
 Meat-Dry salted ribs. SEC; dry salted rib bellies, s1zc; hams, fancy. 12@c: medi- um, 11ssc; extra clears. shc; bacon bellies. 11hc.
 Lard-Leaf 6zc.
 Compound Lard-Snowaake, 6c.
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Memphis, June 15.-Clearings' $6l9 62S balances, $14S, ,363.
 New Orleans, June 15.-Clearings 2,- 17S,516; New York exchange s1 per sl0O0 premium; commercial 75c per 5000 dis count
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cents. s
 Ashviile, N. Clone fare plus 25 cents round trip account annual convention Y. w. c. A. June 10-20. Tickets sold June 8, 70 and IL with final limit June 22, 1904. Waynesville, N. Clone fare plus 25 cents round trip, account annual con
 vention Y. M. c. A., June 10-2o Tickets sold June g, 10 and il. with final limit
 June 22 1904.
 Chicago. Ill.--One fare plus 50 cents round trip, account republican national convention. June 1920 1904. Tickets sold
 June Is. 1T. IS, 19 and 20. Final limit June 29, 1904.
 | Eureka and Hot Springs, Ark. and re- turn. One fare plus & round trip. Tickets
 sold only on Wednesdays and Saturdays !, of each week during the months of June, July, August and September limited sixty days for return. | St Louis and return account worlds s l fair. Season tickets. sixty-day tickets and | fifteen day tickets are sold daily. On | ruesdays and Thursdays of each week | during month of June, coach excursion {, tickets will be sold to St. Louis at less than the one-way standard rate, limited ten days for return
 l Atlantic City, N. J.-One frst-class fare plus s1 round trip, account Imperial Coun- ciI Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the i Mystic Shrine Tickets on sale July 10 and II, limited to July 2s. 1904 Fourth of July Rates-One and one-third 1 fare round trip. Minimum rate 50 cents. Tickets sold from all points on Southern railway. Selling dates July 2, and 4. Him.
 ited to July 8, 1904. For detailed informa- tion call on nearest agent. or address J.. N. HARRISON, District Passenger Agent. R. E. CREACH,
 Travelling Passenger Agent, Birmingham. Ala. 6-11-tf
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES
,uisvlIIe and Nashville Railroad.

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station. Birmingham:
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Cotton Seed oil.
 

Memphis, June 15.-Cotton seed oil. car load lots, per gallon: Prime crude. 23c; off crude. nominal; prime summer yellow. 26c; on summer do. yellow, nominal;
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COTTON.

New York, June 15.-The cotton acreage planted the commercial crop realized, and the per acre Gin fractions of a bale) for the past ten years are as follows COOS oinitindl
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 Some ideas of the possibilities of the crop now growing may be had when 1t 1t considered that if the yield per acre should be as large as the largest, 1. e., 1s97-s, the crop would be 14,62S,00o, while If 1t should be as small as in 1Ss6-7 and smaller even than last year, 1t would still be at least Il 100000 bales.
 If the yield per acre should be the same as last year the crop would be Ill., 264 GOO bales. while a production equal to the average of the past ten years would be 12578000 bales,
 In any case if seems now to be reason ably certain that the supply of cotton next year will be entirely adequate to the demand, and were 1t not for the effect which recent high prices have had upon sentiment 9 cents a pound would now be regarded as it was until two years ago, as very high price for cotton.
 THEODORE H. PRICE.
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clearinos and Exchanoes.

show: Available cash balance, $164sS5,- 4l5; gold, $67,369 640.
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Sends.
Monej On Call.

New York, June 15.-Money on call easy. highest 1A per cent; lowest l per cent: ruling rate last loan 1A; closing bid 1ik
 offered at 1A; time loans easy and dull. sixty and ninety days 21S per cent; six months 3@Sh; prime mercantile paper, Bh@4A per cent; sterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers bills at 4S1. 20d4S7.25 for demand and at 4S5. .256D 4S530 for sixty days posted rates 4S6 and 4SS commercial bills 4s5d4S5is: bar silver 55A; Mexican dollars. AZ; government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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Seaboard Air Line.
vIrolnia-carolina Chemical Go.

Baltimore, June 15.-Seaboard Air Line common Sss; do. preferred 15s4n161s.
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New York, June 15.-Virginia-Car Chemical company no sales, 25lA; do pre- ferred closing 100.
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sAshviile. N. Clone fare plus 25 cents round trip, account annual convention Y. w. c. A.. June 10-2o. Tickets sold June g., 70 and Il, with final limit June 22 1904
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. June 15.-Todays treasury balances exclusive of the gold reserve
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waynesviile. N. Clone fare plus 9 cents round trip, account annual con vention Y. M. c. A., June 10-2O Tickets sold June g, 10 and H. with final limit June p, 1904.
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Chicago, Ill.-One fare plus 50 cent round trip. account republican nationa convention, June 1920, 1904. Tickets solt June Is. IT. IS, 19 and 20. Final limit Jun, 29, 1904.
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RESOURCES.

Loans and Discounts. $3,647, IT Overdrafts 421.45 U s. Bonds and Premiums 363, ,5o0.oo Other Stocks and Bonds. 73,3oo.oo Real Estate, Old Bank
 Building. .. .... 56,ooo.oo
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CASH, In Vault. ..$ 739,534.5g With Banks. 2,oo2, ,23o.34 With U. s.
 Treasurer 100000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
pRouTH MAY STOP BUSINESS.
All Streams in Western Pennsylvania
Are Drying Up.

y't9 ~
New York, Dec. 21.-Dispatches from
western Pennsylvania are to the effect
that industrial activity In many cen
ters is threatened on account Of the
protracted drouth Unless condi.
tions change soon, it is possible thou
sands of men may be thrown out of
employment in the mills, mines and
the coke fields.
This has been the longest drouth
and the driest year according to the
records for that section, since 1871.
There is one half foot of snow on the
ground, but even should IL melt, the
situation would not be relieved The
snow, however. has saved many per-
sons and cattle from thirst In the
Allegheny mountains and along the
foothills melted snow is used extensive
ly. The mines in the mountains are
reported to have sulphur water until
the pipes and boilers have been great
ly damaged
The Allegheny river is pouring out
fair supply of water. The Allie
gheny and Pttsburg waterworks are
supplied from this river. which, how
ever, is gradually getting lower Towns
further up the Allegheny are in dis
tressed condition
The Youghiogheny river running
past Connellsville and through the
coke region, is dry from it's source to
the mouth, and the Monongahela river
Is SO low and sulphurous that the wa.
ter is unfit for use.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Antiquity of the Acrostic.

The acrostic certainly dates back to
about 250 B. c., when the names of
the plays in the arguments of the
Comedies" of Plautus were indicated
by this ingenious device.
Cicero, about hundred years later.
in his treatise de Divinatione," says:
''The verses of the sibyls are distln-
guished by an arrangement which the
Greeks call acrostic. From the first
letters of each verse In order are form
ed words which express some particu-
lar meaning, as III the case Of some
lines of Ennius, the initial letters Of
which make this Ennius wrotev"
A similar device was employed in
some Of the Hebrew psalms, notably in
the One Hundred and Nineteenth,
where each verse begins with the let
ter which stands at the title of its
separate part throughout the twenty
two divisions Of the psalm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Stole $4,000 Worth of Jewels.


Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 21.-A dapperly
dressed young man entered the resi-.
dence of J. K. Orr at Peachtree and
Fourteenth streets Tuesday afternoon,
hid himself in room, and after Mrs.
Orr had returned from down town and
removed her jewels, stole them and
also other jewerly belonging to Sam.
uel A. Carter, who lives there with
his family-the value of all being about
$3,000-and sliding down the veranda
post made his escape. A negro wo,
man saw him, and gave the alarm. He
ran across the street to the lot of Tom
Donelson, superintendent of the coun.
ty public works. Mr.. Donelson yelled
to him to stop, but the thief declar.
ing that he had to catch man, ran
through the yard and escaped over q
back fence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Washington City Fire.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The MetropolD
itan club house, the home of the most
fashionable club in Washington, was
gutted by fire today involving an esti.
mated loss of from 100000 to 500, 900,
partially covered by insurance The
fire was caused by a spark from an
electric wire near the elevator shaft.
The club has a large membership,
embracing some of the best known
men in public life, but the only occu.
pants at the time Of the fire were the
watchmen, steward and two other en-
ployes, all Of whom escaped. Man.
ager Knight, of the club, estimates the
loss on the building at 100000, on
which there is an insurance of $45, 600
and on contents $4,000, with $4,000
insurance. The police estimate of the
loss is considerably lower than thes
figures
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Russia Wants American Money.

New York, Dec. 21.-Overtures ard
reported to have been made to q mum
Der Of local bankers concerning the
fotation here of a part of the forthcom.
ing Russian loan. No definite steps
have been taken as yet toward placing
the bonds, but bankers express the be
lief that fair sized block will And
market in this city and there may even
be a public offering, as in the case
OF the two recent Japanese loansl
which were placed half here and halt
In Europe. The amount of the new
Russian loan, as already announced
will be s26e, 600, 900, and it was said
that perhaps $35,ooo,eo of this amount
might be placed in this country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
SUGAR TRUST IN FRISCO.
Wholesale 0rocers Combine to Hold
Up Prices In that City.

Wholesale 0rocsrs Combine to Hold
Up Prices In that City.
San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The exis.
tence Of a secret agrsement among
the wholesale grocers OF the coast for
the past year and a half to control
the price of sugar was revealed by the
withdrawal Monday of six local houses
from the Pacific Tradac and CONNER
cial association, the name used to GOV.
er the joint representation Of the mem
bers.
These six big firms, whose combined
capital equals that oil ell the other AZ
members, believe that their withdraw
al will mean disorganization of the
combination and that the trust will be
obliged to go out Of business. It's
manager, H. D. Loveland, says, how
ever, that the association will go ahead
with it's operations and Is determined
to uphold the market.