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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STA
CoMPARATIvE COTTON sTATEMEN1

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Comparative cot ton statement for week ending Friday. Dec. 30.
 Net receipts at all U. s. ports dur
 Ing week sSA,1os Net receipts at all U. 8. ports same
 week last year .. .. .. .. 2si.6sT Total receipts since Sept l.. =. .5,S71, 4o2 Total receipts to same date last Exports for the week ....-.... .. 17l,4S6 Exports for same week last year. 211.34s Total exports since Sept. d.. ... 4,204, 566 Total exports same date last year .... .... :... .:.. 'S'15s.6Sa Stock at all IT. s. ports .... ....1, 1,05S.612 Stock at all U. s. ports day
 last year ~ ~ .... ... .. sss.1s7 Stock at all Interior towns .... .. 752, 2,s62 Stock at all interior towns same
 time last year .I.. ... ,. .. 5151s5 Stock at Liverpool .... S34oo0 Stock at Liverpool same time last
 year olo,UVU
 Britain .... .... .... ~. -. s2o,ooo Stock of American afloat for Great
 Britain same time last year .... a44,OOo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Brought into sight forthe


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-Cotton steady; sales, 6.100. Ordinary, 4C good ordinary, s 5-18c: low middling, 1-16c; middling. Skc: good middling. exc: middiing fair. sAc Receipts. 9.744; stock. 449,539..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
INFERIOR MOVEMENT.

Houston-Steady, 6%c; net receipts. 6,405:
 eross 6.405; shipments. 6,151; sales, 1,754; sstock. ss,375.
 Augusta-steady, sSc: net receipts. ssS; {;
 gross. s2e; shipments. S12; sales. 1.5s4; stock s99. 456.
 Memphis-Quiet. 6&c; net receipts. 1,ses; gross, I,3I1; shipments, 3,s39: stock. 13s.- s7e2
 ; St. Lous-Dull eRc: net receipts. TOO: cincinnati-Net receipt. 1.2ss: gross, l. s1s3; shipments. 1928: stock. 3.1s7. ' Louisville--Firm, 7c; net receipts. 5s: gross 5S; shipments, 5: saIes 5: stock. 55. q Total today: Net receipts. iO,s75; gross.
 17,61O; shipments 1s.o72; sales. 3,Ss3; stock, 358,1S2.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
ToTAI, COTrON MOyEMENT.

Total today. at all ports net 3o.p61; ship ments. to Great Britain. 15,210; to continent 30 551; stock, 1,05s,612.
 Consolidated, at all ports. net 234, POS; shipments. to Great Britain. 4,190; to France. 26ls4; to continent so.354; to Ja- pan. 13,746.
 Total since Sept. 1. at all ports, net B. s71402: shipments. to Great Britain, 2.o75.- 0o5: to Franco. 476. 4se: to contir o05: to France. 476. 466; to continent. 1.57b.- e4e: to Japan. 63,756: to Mexico. 1889.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
HAYWARD, WICK & CO.'S COTTON
 LETTER,

(By Direct Private Wire to Virgin Faunce.
 Managers; Phone 7ss)
 NEW ORLEANS. Dec 30-Although 1t was a holiday market today cotton develop. ed some interesting features which caused some bears to wish they had used more con servatism in selling short In the first place, Liverpool played a sensational ad- vance. to which the American markets de- cided to pay little attention. but when the Ginned prior Dec. 13 was given out, and did not uphold such estimates as 13.5O0. 900 bales of cotton for this years yield. many bears concluded that 1t was about time to take in some of their contracts, especially as three days of inactivity were staring them in the face.
 caurse. the census bureau report. Boiled down. 1t says that 1l.97l.477 bales had been ginned prior to Dec 13. against s.526. "A bales at the same period last year. In both amounts round bales are counted as half bales This report should have been bear ish enough for any one. 1t fully confirms Hyde's estimate which many operators have considered too high, and yet it did no+ satisfy the expectations of the bears. The result was that prices were immediately
 The market opened barely steady at an advance of to points on advance of l6 and l6 points In the Liverpool market where an advance of points would have met the rise in the American markets yes- terday.
 New York came in firm at 10 to 1s points up Liverpool failed to send over any pri vate advices which might be taken as an ex- plantation of the advance. It was commonly supposed that in, the local market that Price of New York had covered immense short lines in the English market and that his buying had put prices up. Price. how ever, strenuously denied having bought a single bale in the Liverpool market.
 One private cable from Liverpool express ed the opinion that present prices could not be maintained.
 Trading during the entire day chiefly of an evening up character. and the buying by shorts naturally held prices somewhat higher than the closing of yesterday for the greater nart of the time Besides the so- called bullishness of the ginners' report, the into sight figures were undSniably oUhish- The amount of cotton brought into sight for the week was 341. 900 bales. against SsO OOO bales last week and S52,702 bales last year.
 In the trading up to o'clock the active months at the highest sold 10 and II points higher than the closing of yesterday. At the lowest March and May were 1 points lower than yesterdays closing. but July was never lower than l point above yesterdays g final prices.
 Spots were in fair demand but factors were not disposed tG meet the views of buyers Up to noon about 4O0O bales had been sold on the spot and to arrive at un- changed prices
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
RANK CIEARINGs.

table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clesrings at the principal cities for the week ended Dec. 2s, with the percentage of Increase and decrease compared with the corresponding week last year.
 Der cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
LovEMAN 6 CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3O.-The final re- port on cotton ginned to Dec. 13 about met expectations by showing ll97L.0o0 bales. Shorts. however, were somewhat disappolnt- ed in failure of the report to show more than 12.oo0. GOO bales and the market stnad-
 fed mp a bit With the ginners report out of the way there will be less disposition to
 follow the decline. In fact. there seems to
 be something of @ change in sentiment all ready. This was forcibly demonstrated at
 Liverpool today. where futures at one time
 were IS points higher than last nights closing level and spots there advanced II
 points on sales of 5000 bales: middling an American traders, however. took ad-
 vantage of the unexpected advance in the
 English market and sold contracts thero doWn to within points of yesterdays final
 figures. American markets were held in check also by home traders who were hope
 full of today's ginners' report showing greater amount of cotton ginned than ex- pected, but they were moi so favored, The market was down to about the lowest of the day when the census report waT announced.
 March selling at 6, 50, but covering by shorts and investment buying. O. which
 there is not little of on the cown grade.
 steadied up things considerably March
 eventually selling at 6.64. finally closing at 6.63d6.64. There was more doing In spots, sales amounting to 5.lo0 bales. and 1000 to arriveI middling. 6hc: market closing steady and unchanged. The Government has shown to the trade that the South has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
LIyERPOoL COTTON sTATIsTICs.

LIVERPOOIl .Dec. 3U.--BOIIoWlng are the weekly cotton statistics:
 Total sales all kinds .... ... e. 33.OvO Total sales American .... .... .. 3i.O0O English spinners' takings ... .... 77.OOO Total exports .... .... .... .... I2,00O Imports, all kinds .... .... .... 1s1, ,OOO Imports American g. .... .... .. l47, ,O0O Stock all kinds %. .... .... .. S34, ,OO0 Stock American -... .... .... .. 765. .0OU Quantity afloat all kinds .... .. 366, ,oOe Quantity afloat American ..,. e. 320.O0O rotal sales on speculation .... .. 2,3O0 Total sales to exporters .... .... 3.100
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

TREASURY BALANCES. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Treasury bal. ances, Sl42. .Ts5. 100; gold, Sso.1S1,2Ss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES. SAVANNAH. Dec SO.-Turpentine firm. 49!s receipts. 345; sales. 4OS; shipments, A.
 Resin firm: receipts. 1.192; sales. 3.2O1 {; shipments, 5S4. Quote: A. B, c, 2.52k a 2.55; D. 2.57i4; 2.62h a2 ,s5; F. 2.7o; q. 2.75; H. 90 I. 9.SO; K. 400; M. 4.S0: N. 50; w G, S5; w w. 5.15. CHARLESTON - Turpentine and rosin nothing doing
 WILMINGTON - Turpentine nothing do- ing; receipts 5l casks
 Rosin steady 2.4O receipts. 49S. Tar firm. 1. SO; receipts. 60. Crude turpentine firm, 2. 80 and 3.T0: re- ceipts. l24.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
IOcAT, COTTON NfARKET.

In the local market yesterday spot cotton was quoted follows:
 Strict middling s'.s .'.s ''s' os Mtddling '.'. .'.s ..'s s.'' ' Strict low iniddifng ..'s o9s Low middling ... .... .... .... ...' eh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
CorroN CROP STATISTICS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3o.-The following sta- tistics on the movement of cotton for the week ending Dec. 30 were compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange. ~ Weekly Movement. ~ This year. Last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

CINCINNATI PROVISIONS. CINCINNATI, Dec. 30--Flcur steady. Provisions firm. Whtskey dull, 1 Q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
LI,ERPnoI. cOrrnN EIrrIrREs

I LIVERPOOL. Dec. 90. Cotton futures opened and closed steady. American mid ding. g. O. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

The General rose in turn. took the note read il
through and crumpled it in his hand and stood
gazing at the Sund1al repeating himself inscrip-
ton. II am Shade: a ShadOwe art Thou
Finally he turned and looked at Pamela rernen1
bering with pain the years that had gone since the
note which he held in his fingers penned But
surely time had dealt kindly with Pamela t,- the
flush her cheeks was like the flush of youth while
he-alasl the General had artful Betty who knew
the magic of a rose-ned parasoI
Pamela" said the General last 1--WE have been
cheated of years of happiness, Isobe was; but no.
will not say it. lsobel is dead but II fool
silly fool Pamela, I'm not much like tn Young
fellow who made this treacherous old -sun-,,ia] his
messenger but sweetheart | love you Just tn anne
Has the message been long delayed, Is /: too
late Cannot the days that TO US be ,-s of
happiness for you and me. Answer Pamela and
forgetting his rheumatic knee. the General pped
his and strobe TO Pamela
She lifted her face his for instant then md it
behind the friendly parasol but the look which the
General in her eyes caused him utter a.arty
phrase of thanksgiving, and to sit by Miss B lis
Bettina and Blue Eyes passing again the far
end of the garden. glanced toward the sun-dltL \
rose-ined su1shade hid the occupants of the lench
Bettina. said Blue Eyes, what | started -9 say
when YOU away yesterday that | should give
my message face face. Bettina. I'm not Going to
waste a moment Should live be four-sg. RI. and
ten. life viii be all short tell my love for
Oh hush Harcourt. and come away whispered
BcttIua Aunt Pamela Eveeen Baylis might hear
They passed OF sight behind the hedge the rose
lined parasol still hid the occupants of the garden
bench, and the old sun-dial left 10 tell to the
merry birds and the swiftlying clouds its Usage:
am a Shade a Shadowe art Thou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

ing them together after all these years. said Bet
tina that afternoon when she and Blue Eyes stood
beside the dial and she finished telling him about
it. But how shall | manage to break it to her
gently? I've puzzled over it all day.
Bettina was saved any further perpleNity by
chance visitors commenting the arrival of the
noted General Miss Bays said nothing; but pres
emily excused herself and left the After the
visitor was gone Bettina found her by the old
sun-dia tracing with slender finger the halt-efaCed
motto: L a Shade: Shadowe too art Thou
That night there violent storm of thunder,
wind and rain that the oldest 1nhabltant could not
remember its parallel Bettinas locust uprooted
and lay PROSTATE In its fall it had struck the
dial overturned it, and separated the dial from the
base. Fortunately, neither broken, and when
the pedestal righted Betina took stick and pokcd
the silt which had sifted into its cavity through
the long decades. At the bottom She turned up a
piece of tightly folded paper. 1t bore name which
Bettina would have found undccpherable had not
her perceptions been quickcncd 10y her Aunt Pamela
Evclccn's story. Blue Eyes stood near; for he had
learned of the storms havoc and interested
Isn't it cxciting, cried Bettina turning the
paper over. Il truly believe that this is the old
dial Aunt Pamela Evclcen knew long ago and
believe that in her hurry she slipped in her
far that dropped down into the hollow of the pedestal
and Harold found it
I'm going to take this to Aunt Pamela Evelccn
Baylis and Bcttiua away, leaving Blue Eyes
to confdc his method OF procedure to the pedestal
"Bcttina its surely my note and your sn-dia
is the sun dial | knew a long time ago. II slipped
down out Of sight and Harold never found It He
must have thought YES vcs-that Is what he
have thought But Bcttna. there seems to bc
something written on the back Of the note can't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28


but that he had forgotten To tkc his keys from the
drawer that he usually kept locked. She often had
him-Whcn ne thought WAS looking
take from flat book and pore over pages with
expression upon IN, face that She never there
any other Within a few minutes her curiosity
triumphed and the volume in her hands
She was a-tpui,hcd To- lind that II a scrap-book.
with many II, leaves pasted with slips of type
writing More ,urIou, than before she SIT down I'm
a chair and read the FIRST OF the slips
Professor student You say wc are Of vegetable
origin. Let nae hear You prove it
Student Darwin and HuNley have demonstrated that
man descended from ape and 1t without proof that
the ape descended from tree
Much bcNildcrcd She read the
enclcr trying sell a clock tina, shaped
Ike parrot
1 don't trust that timcpicsc." sand the customer
Why" asked the cookman.
Polly ticks replied the customer.
Can il be that my father these Doris
asked herself" my father, who even smile
Her father a renowned scholar His carly
work The EXcgcsis of the Exigent. had lifted him
from obscurity into the limelight OF the scholastic
world Not word OF it of his subsequent works
could be construed by the most frivolous even -
hint at humor Besides, in public interview. he had
denounced the lcyity of the modern press and de
clarc1 that the safety of advanced thought rested
upon the suspension of all humorous publications
Never had Doris the ghost of smile fit across
her fathers midnight features. The two Jokes had
given her desire to laugh but she knew how mhlia
1t would bc to yield to the influence which he
condemned publicly The only possible use he could
make of such a book was as material for a work that
would strike hunor deadly blow, and Doris read
to see how deadly the blow would hc She turned
the first leaf and this.
The Whifergll flew OF a Fldub Tr.~
And puckcd himself off a leaf.
And boosted aloud "Of the WhiGcrgills
This proves to be the chief
Twas IN the quaint land of the Ooshmgan
BY hundreds the natives came
And asked another dccctc,lly
Pray what IS this Whncrs game
"Oh. why docs he 4 Fndub Tree,
Why plucked he thereof 4 leaf,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

end laughing buoyanty at the prospe.- when
stern hand fell upon her shoulder
Why this laughter her father drru4u ,.i not
having seen the scrap-book in her hands.
/ rejoicing. She explained. over TN. triumph
your book will have these foolish funny people
What book" he asked puzzled
Are YOU not using this scrap book material for
assault upon the lcvitcs Of these egeuer- days."
tie looked down az her his brow drawn Tiptoeiug
at last To the door he closed II tight then Dr. ctrned~
To her side and SAID " Never hetray what Z confess
u YOU now. Dori>. II wrote those slips myself"
You. she cried. springiug up. Oh why 4 YOU"
=" | had To-, Doris They came 20 my mind II them
selves. like the growth OF weeds | might say, and
each of them would not lct me rest or vo-, 40 more
things until had pIucked i, out a- hoped
no one ever would discover 1t
oh how | should have let myself Iau- II I had
known this father, She said with a happy ,1uckleS
Let us sit down now and read them
Not vet he answered. with troubled The
editor OF Tbs Pathological File has asked write
exhaustive article on the origin OF Njtr But
Just as sat down To- my typewriter Two l.-, came
20 my mind. and wrote them Come and ST.. -henl'
iEry walked over 10 the machine, and D.-1- cad
\ brewer in rare old Berlin
Fell e his chm
oh. see. father This weed would - YOU
write the article
Yes l might say that it made mo to-. more
kildi,h than Yiddish And | won't bc alb. write
a word until l get that brewer out of his Eat.
thought it would be easy enough at FIRST t-. I dis
covered that he Was very big and fat TIL, a,eSS OF
my article depends entirely upon getting hin .I-
" / II get him out and ~ once father Do-s Jared
" Don't try daughter he advised "Tl- newer Is
too heavy for voul
81 shall not Init him. She answered. g.ye5-Ly and
sitting down she clicked the keys for a minute Then
Sprmglng up IN triumph. she read
y brewer old Berlin
Fen INTO a his chin.
He crlci Hat fear.
I'll hop oudt off der beer
Py uSin der hops
You are child after my own heart" tH. -oeSSor
cNultcd Let Us rejoice together.
And laugh might have been Lar ing all
these years. f,the."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

make it out; but perhaps your young eyes can"
With much difficulty Bcttina deciphered the blurred
and faded lines:
Il, Isobel will pose Fate
And these lovers Separate
And each shall 60 the way alone;
For underneath this silent stone
III slip this note. Nav Fate the wight
These lovers ne'er reumte.
Bettina Bettnai' exclaimed Miss Bavlis ut
was sobel who took the note She always writing
rhymes and expect gave her to write
my note and then conceal it But how could she
for a Joke, Bettina hand my kerchef -
Miss Pamela Evcl EN- BayliS sat alone garden
bench the restored sun-dial, She a pale
lavender Grape gown and a c-ycowed scarf of
lace lay her soft. white hair. She shaded herself
with rosc-lincd parasol which Bettina had placed
in her hand Clever Betty had studied the effect of
rose-ned paraso when the throws long. faint
shadows Down the walk General Scott
Maxwell moving slowly and aided by a He
gravcv saluted Miss Baylis in military fashion and
settled himself the opposite side of the Sun-dia
IN the chair which Betina had provided thoughtully
They made odd tableau he with his bronzed
and war-scarred face and stern physique, She in
dainty garb and the her checks suggested
vIgnette in porcelain. y pathetic tahlcau too. if
remembered the years that lay between this and
their last meeting. and Bettina peeping At them
through the hedge AT the end of the garden said
Blue Eyes Il feel II | Fate. but come away"
Without preliminary for this the for
the meeting Miss Baylis began the story OF the
dial and its long kept secret When She had finished
She and slipped the note into the crevicc
There is my answer Harold lit might
have made difference if vou-if YOU had received
II earlier. and she slipped back 70 the bench
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

make it out; but perhaps your young eyes can"
With much difficulty Bettina deciphered the blurred
and faded lines:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

Il, IsObel will pose Fate,
And these two lovers Separate,
And each shall go the way alone;
For underneath this silent stone
III slip this note May Fate, the wight.
These lovers twain neer reunite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

cry of Joy escaped Doris EEcvirs heart Her
father had shown genius collecting his material
The rIvoltics {" the day stopped at nothing even
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-29
La toilette LIS Recognized.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 1S.-The
Republican national committee has
recognized the La Toilette faction COM
mittee by asking it to arrange mass
meeting on Saturday, Oct. Is, to be
addressed by Charles w. Fairbanks.
the vice-Presidential nominee.
Chairman W. D. Conner of the La
Toilette committee has served notice
upon the national committee that the
meeting will be arranged, but that it
must be understood that there is to be
no joint arrangement with the Stall
wart State central committee and that
the La Toilette committee must alone
be recognized in this campaign.
If this is not conceded by the ma
tional committee Mr.. Fairbanks will
have to stay at home or make some
other arrangements. The stalwarts au-
NIT the possibility that the La Toilette
committee may be recognized, but say
the Sta1wart committee will be also.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-29

FOR CLERK
Applicants for Vacant
Position Under
Henry.

Endorsements for the position of chief
clerk in the Office of High Sheriff Hen
ry, vice H. NJ. Dow, were made by the
Republican Executive Committee last
evening as follows: H. E. Murray, A.
A. Braymer, Job Bachelor. Isaac Sher-
wood and AL. Moore.
Mr.. Murray, owing to the prominence
he has attained in the Republican
party. has popularity, as attested by
the vote he secured in the county cleo
ton for county clerk. He is at present
assistant secretary of the executive and
central committees of the Republican
party. Mr.. Braymer at present occu-
pies a clerical position in the office of
the Secretary of the Territory. Mr..
Bachelor for many years was the Ii
cense clerk in the Office of Mr.. Dow at
the police station. Isaac Sherwood is
at present holding a responsible posi-
ton in the Office of the Territorial Audi
tor. AL Moore has for many years
been identified with sports, being an
all-round baseball player.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-29
AMERI CAN HAWAIIAN
DOCKS NOT SHIPS BURNED

The town was electrified yesterday
morning by the story that three of the
Observation-Disclosures boats, the Nebras'-
kan. American and Arizona had been
burned at the 41st street pier used by
the company in south Brooklyn. e.
Hedemann. the general manager of the
Honolulu Iron Works, sent the news to
his company, which was as follows:
New York, Oct. 27.-To Honirori,
Honolulu: Nebraskan, American, Ari-
conan, burned. Amount of damage un-
certain. but believed to be serious.
Hedemann."
Percy Morse, the general agent OF
the company at H. Hackfeld & Co..
had no information then on the sub
ject but thought it was at least partly
in error as the Nebraskan left New
York for San Francisco on the 18th.
Later in the day, he received the fol-
lowing, which shows Mr.. Hedenann to
have been mistaken: "American-Ha-
waiian s. S. Company's decks at
Brooklyn burned. Steamers unin-
jured." Probably Mr. Hedeniann had
been deceived by yellow extra.
Up to late last night Mr.. Morse hai
received no further Information ana
it is not known how the fire started,
or the amount of the loss involved.
Had the first dispatch been correct,
the planters would have found it
difficult matter to find sufficient bot
toms to carry the coming sugar cror.
The three vessels named have carry
ing capacities of $500. 5000 and 11,20O
short tons respectively and are kept
busy during the grinding season car
rying a large proportion of the sugar
that goes around the Horn to eastern
refiineries.