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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-18
Ware q l.eiand's
Cotton letter,

Raleigh,\ n. c., Sept. live seem
to be having another one OF those
dead-locks. such as existed between
n,ne and a half and nine and three
quarters cents The market works be-
tween ten and a quarter and ten and
a half cents, and the changes in prices
furnishes no evidences of the next
move We have not seen so little bust
ness in weeks as there was this morn
ing. No one cared to buy or sell. The
Liverpool market advanced a point or
two and held dull but steady. Re-
ceipts were large, spots unchanged
and the spot demand fair. In fact the
spot demand was better than the de-
mand for futures. This is as it should
be to buy cotton on breaks. There is
more cotton coming on here every
day but there is a lot wanted. Eu-
rope seems intent upon buying enough
to render them independent of mani
pulation later on. A better domestic
demand can be expected later on.< A
good authority has just been in New
England. He says spinners would buy
any quantity of cotton at nine and a
half cents. This is spot cotton. We
don't see much to sell short on at
ten and a quarter cents in New York
under these conditions. Buy cotton on
breaks for a while.
WARE & LELAND.
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WHEAT COLLAPSES
HITS EARTH BANG
Prices Fall Four Cents
on BusheI.
CLOSE AT THE LOWEST
Prices OF Stocks Undergo Sharp Re-
action Under the Combined InfIu-
ence of Unfavors bled Bank
Statement and Apprehen-
sion of Crop Damage.
(By the Associated Press )

New York. Sept. 17.-The cotton
market opened quiet but steady at a
decline of 3@4 points and generally
favorable weather. No one seemed
disposed to sell aggressively for over
Sunday, and the market, while con
tinuing quiet, ruled generally steady
during the first hour with prices recov-
eling TO about last nights final fig
ures.
Trading was almost entirely local,
and professional in character
Receipts at the ports today 3O,41S
bales against p, $50 last week, and 90
53x last year. For the week 100000
bales, against 1S6,705 last week, and
1920 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleas 1908 bales, against 544
last year and at Houston12 ,661 bales,
against 4,SS3 last year.
New York. Sept. l7--Cotton spot quiet,
points ...:.:..., middlng uplands 1880,
,niddling gulf Ills, sales >. bales.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE spot
cotton market was steady with a good
demand. Sales $3.50 bales, including
/ 200 to arrive. Quotations advanced
1916. Futures opened steady with
prices 406 point down. The weather
map showed cotton weather in all por-
Aions of the belt and the visible supply
statement was extremely bearlSh
Against these features were arrayeo
bad crop news and n good spot de-
rnand, and they were sufficient to sus-
tain prices. The undertone was firm
throughout the session and toward
noon hour the market developed con-
siderable strength, closing within a
point or two of the highest figures of
the day. The market closed firm and
unchanged to net 3 points higher.
New Orleans, Sept IL, Cotton futures
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New York Money.

New York, Sept. II, p. Money J, call
nom o. high 80, low -. ruling rate last on
loan CLOSING 1. offered 1K@, time money
firm. 80 days 24@, so days So. six
months BOZ, prime mcrctle paper s@'
sterling exchange steady with actual business
in bankers bills at 4S6 60 9ISo.65 for demand,
and at 4sJ.3O@p35. for 90 day ills, posted
rdles 4S5%@4Ss commercial bills 5Stkt9N,
bar silver 5s7s. Mexican dollars 1914 Gov
bonds ...-.... Railroad bond........
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, Sept. II. Turpentlne firm, 81
receipts 66 casks
Rosin firm, 2.45, receipts III bbls.
Tar trm, Lao, receipts ~ bbls.
Crude firm, 2.503.7oG13.75, receipts l58 bbls.
Charleston, Sept, IL, Turpentine firm 81 y, sal :
Quote A, B. c, $50 d 2.oO, Z .26jG ......
E27s. @ us, III 2.s0,s I 29O, X 3o,e
NJ I.05, N 4SO, VIC 49,, WV 900.
Savannah. Sept l7-Turpentine firm. 50
receipts |. sales l0, exports 6Ol
Rosin-hrm, receipts 1871, sales $780, exports
Quote Alb, c, 2.oo@e.s2. 27oam. r.
40. 1900. q Isl, Fl 2.S9ed2 90
! $1,000 80, NJ 4lo, N 44O. VIC 4.,u,
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The GastOnia Cotton Manufacturing
Company.

Gastonia, N. c., July 1, 1901.
About two vars ago I was confined
to my bed with inflammatory rheuma-
tism for seeral weeks, and no treat
ment ] tried afforded any relief.
was affected in my arms, legs, neck
and different parts of my body.
was not able to walk at all, and when
l would get out of bed the pain was
indescribable. After finding the doc
tors treatment did me no good, con-
cluded to try Mrs. Joe Persons Rene
dy. After using half dozen bottles
was able to walk without clutches.
continued the Remedy until / used IL
bottles, which made a perfect cure,
and / have been well ever since.
can not recommend Mrs. Persons
Remedy too highly. 1t is a wonderful
medicine.
r. w. GRAY.
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Cash quotations were AS follows:
Flonr was ,,s stea9y 5 M,n'er a pernn
oa m{a to- 5ada a'Sa straights J8N@sio,
bakers s.a0G3.9l wheat No spring 100 =.
No. 3 I05all5. No. bred, lll@'ils, corn =
No. white 3SNy03 u, No. 3 white 32GOsSA
rye No. II, good feeding barley s7@39,
fair TO choice mailing 456e52, fax seed No:
l6. No northwestern lIS pr PRIME re- 1 Il,nI So
LARD per l0ofbt. 81 x 1880 short ribs sides
Qoose) 7.2507.37R dry. sailed shout. (boXeal
. short clear sides (boXeG S.2o9s.oo'
whiskey basis of high wines LIS, clover con-
tract grade ll.7O9ll.sO.
New Yc1.-. Provisions.
New York. Sept. H. Flour quiet, Wint r
sa a 5ne ssse Mnn straighis 475@
Rye flour firm. fair to good 1850 i.55,
choice to fancy ..l5a4.5O. ,,
Corn NAL ID dull yellow western lll@ils'
Rye nom, No. western. 20.
Barley steady, feeding IS mailing 55@6o.
Wheat weak, No. red, ll5>4; elevator
May Iljs4, July ..... September ilo, Dec.
Corn easy, No. 81, July September
57la. December 5Iss
Beef steady, family II .5O@1l.5O. @mess $50
900: packet 9.0O@l0., beef hams 2L0o6E5.50.
Cut meats steady. picked bellies aa'l
H%.
Lard easy, western steamed 7.45. June :.
No quiet. refined easy, continent I4o,
PORK slow, family l5.Oo@l5.5o. short clear
I3.50@l5 50, mess I2.50G0l300
Tallow steady, city Is! per pkg, 4%@ country
Ros i Ifirrn, strained common to good
2.s0@2.S0
Tarpentine steady. 5s1z@s5.
Rice steady, domestic fair to extra 1905
japan nom.
Molasses steady, New Orleans open kettle
good tn choice 3lGS7.
Coffee spot Rio easy, No. invoice 52s. mild
quiet, SOrdova ;09i3
Sugar raw firm, fair refining 81, centriti'-
gal 96 test ;l-l6.@....., mOtaSSeS sugar 3 q
refined quiet, confectoner's A, 80 mold A.
). 10 cnt loaf 5e5. crushed sos. powdered 5.3o,
granuated 5.25. CUBES 90.
Butter steady, creamery com. 10 extra i5atiJ.
state da1rv ll@117. western factory ll@l3A
Eggs steady state and Penn. nearby
interiors l3@l4.
Cheese quiet state, full cream
large, white fancy; .SXdSH, small colored
fancy $40, fair to goods.
Potatoes firm, Long Island l.5o9l rs. Jersey
G2.21.
Peanuts quiet, fancy hand-picked 6@4,other
domestic ;;66K.
Cabbage firm, Long Island and Jersey
2O0022i, bbl. or crate .50C1I 90
Cotton by steam to Liverpool lSc0.
Cotton seed oil market was firn,
crude I. o. b. mills 23K prime % ummer yellow
29A@K, off summer yellow nominal, prime,
white 32%@953, prime winter yellow 3212953.
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! Franklin County Boy to the Front
(Louisburg Times.)

>
The editor is pleased to learn of the
successful examination and appoint
ment of Mr.. Leslie l.. Allen, as Govern
ment Expert in the Ordinance Depart
ment of the Naval Factory. He is only
twenty-five years of age, is a son of
our good friend, j. j. Allen, Esq, and
is the youngest man in the United
States who has ever received this APP
rcintment. II was upon merit, he haN-
ing stood civil service examination.
The salary is about $4,000 a year.
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Grain end Provisions

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Continuation of
excellent weather conditions knocked
the last props from under the wheat
market today, precipitating prices four
cents below yesterdays final quota
tons. The market closed practically
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800, increase $41,500; legal tenders
1882, GOO. decrease $120,400; specie
$257.022,200, decrease $500, 400; re-
serve $685., 404,S 500, decrease $S,460,-
500 reserve required 306,051, $50, in
crease $624,30 surplus 500, $50,
decrease $9,0S5.100; ex-United States
deposits $35,203,S50, decrease $9,074,-
$50.
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Dry Goods Market.

New York, Sept. lin the dry
goods market the week closes with
comparatively little change and with
buyers little interested in the situation.
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Baltimore Provisions.

Baltimore, Sept. IL. Flour firm, winter
patents 4.O5 a4 80 spring patents 5.95@o.l5.
Wheat weak, spot contract lllA@k. do
red western l.l2%Gs4, August ........., South
ern by sample 500 OF.
Corn weak, spot 55@59, August 5o1a, Southern
white corn o6td1o9
Oats firm, No. white 35@%.., No. 2 mixed
3I1%.
Rye firm.
Butter nrm, unchanged. fancy imitation
l7@lS, do creamery 20e2'; do ladie l4@lo;
store packed I0@i2.
Eggs steady. un ha "ged 229.
Cheese hrm, unchanged, large 9M@lome-
dium 91d9s54, small 9@9h.
Sugar strong, coarse gIanulated $40, fine $40.
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Dat Ill-Fated Million"

G We long an stripd million
Err hangin on dat vine.
Ye won't be dar tomorrer mite,
Lessen de moon fails ter shine.
Jest we'll bid yer panions
De las far'wel ladoo,
Fer 1 plucks we off dat berry vine
Eff de Laud spares me froo.
Jest We wait till de sun hab gone,
An ebbry ting am still,
I'll see dat meat OATS in yo' rine i.
If it's de Laud's will.
Been watchin' we since bloom fust
drap'd,
I bleeves we keeps on groin,
I often wonder eff we're ripe,
An dey's only one way KNOWN.
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8. A. l.. stocks and Bonds.

Baltimore Sept. II, s. A. L.. common 1890
preferred, z954@H.
BondS-4s.....
A. c. L. common l2S@l99H, preferred
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R. w. GRAY.

A recent letter from. Mr.. Gray says
his cure was permanent. >.
MRS. JOE PERSON,
Charlotte, N. c.
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at the lowest point of the day. Corn
is off Is. Oats are down "a and pro-
visions 5@71a cents.
lOpenlno Highest + DowesIc Closing
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PLANTATION RHYMES.
(By w. Francis Booker.)
Happy Uncle Nick.

~ /.
~ siC In the corner a-smokin' of my
pipe
Hrahd children by the dozen bout my
knee,
WIN summon beer an 'taters a whole
cellar full,
l III DIS happy as any mortal need to be.
10 SIT in the corner a-smokin' of my
pipe,
An a-knowin' it's the weed grown by
my hand,
jest fall back in my big arm chair.
An I'm the happiest bein' in the land.
q to sit by the fireside a-smokin' of my
pipe,
The decanter on the table by my side;
To look cross the fields an see my
crap a-growin',
0 | laugh till | nearly shed my hide.
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Liverpool.

Liverpool, Sept. II, p. m.-Cotton spot
linn. demand prices 2 points lower,
American middling fair, 70S, good mddling,
6y2 mddling 60, low middling 6.52, good
ordinary, $50 ordinary Il Oh. The sales of the
day 1000 bales of which POO were for specu-
lation and export and included 5000 Ameri,
can. Receipts I20l bales including Ii, 800
American.
Entnres onened steady. and closed quiet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
Representative Hog Sales.
A few hog sales were made to dd
Iowa Horses in CHICAGO.

C. w. Mills, the we'll known horse man
at Richland, Iowa, sprung one oil his
sensational surprises on the Chicago
horse market with a load of trotting
bred drivers which he had been man
nering for several months for the spring
trade. They were selected with dis
eliminating judgment as to size, sub
stance. conformation and action and
had been schooled In manners for the
city trade. Having been an extensive
operator for many years in harness
horses he has become an expert in val
ues and an expert in form and general
market demand. The collection includ-
ed beautiful steel roam geiding that
was bid to 500 by NJ II. Tichenor
& Co A we'll matched pair of brown
geldines brought out spirited COMPETE
ton and changed hands at $3.50. An
elegant 16-hand bay gelding was nego-
tiated to Miller Bros. of Boston, Mass,
at S400. Other offerings commanded
$150M350. 1t was the best lot of COACH
ers sold In the Chicago market this
year, 500 being the top figure for a
driver in the regular auction thus far
in 1904. While the horses solo, high
relatively on a better demand from do
nestle and foreign quarters. the first
cost WAS considerable, as we'll as the
heavy expense of putting them in first
class condition on ne market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
E. n. Princes Grain Letter.

Chicago March Observation-Disclosures
was a very err.atic wheat market to-
day, cent range In opening prices,
some of the sales in old July being
made at S74 and others at SSSs; then
sharp advance shortly after the mar
ket settled and heavy liquidation by
commission houses, which caused a de-
cline of " cents from the top, and a
subsequent recovery to above yester-
days last prices. The closing was firm
at a fair advance The market was a
very active one. Shorts covered free
Nv on breaks and there was q good
commission house buying early, sup
posed to be for outside shorts. The
early market was dominated by the
same influences which We're in force
Yesterday Late strength was due TO
covering by shorts and buying by To-
Gals on the theory that we have had
q sufficient break.
Corn-The market was influenced by
the action of wheat selling up cen.
early and then declinig "a cents, ana
finally advancing again to the top price
with wheat, and on commission house
buying and covering by shorts ana
closing firm at good advance. Heavy
interests on the long side of corn We're
fair buyers on declines There was a
fairly large trade.
Oats-There was only small trade
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
FUNK FOR CONGRESS.
His Name Will be Presented at The
Eleventh District Convention.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, March ia special to
the Tribune from Spirit Lake says:
The name of former Senator A. b..
Funk. of this county, will be presented
to the Eleventh district as congress
sional candidate by the Dickinson
county convention. to be held here a
week from today
This statement represents the post
ton of the friends of Senator Funk ana
the republicans of the county, who are
united in the desire to tender to him
the support of the county's delegation.
There is no doubt that the senator will
accept the support, and enter his name
in the list of candidates.
1t is stated, however, that he will not
become an aggressive candidate. He is
represented as feeling that in view of
his earlier candidacy for the delegate
ship at large it would be complicating
matters unduly for him now to enter
upon an active canvass for support of
delegates which We're named at time
when he was candidate for a differ
ent position.
StAsss
he occupies position of advantage IN
the fight as it stands because of his
larger acquaintance among the men
who will be the delegates in the con-
yention, and because there will be, m
Guiding himself, seven avowed candi-
dates in the district, assuring a long
series of ballots.
Senator Funk's letter of withdrawal
from the contest for delegate has been
reported from Des Moines as issued
without any conference with Governor
Cummins. This does not state the case
fairly. A copy of the letter of with
arawal was sent by Mr.. Funk 20 a
friend in the state senate for consider
alton and advice with the understands
ing that his friends there would confer
with the governor about 1t. Whether az
!, matter OF fact it was shown to the
governor or discussed with him is nos
certainly known here. The governor IS
reported to have been confined to his
home for several days by illness, which
may have made it announcement to dis
cuss the matter With him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
MADE CHASTITY FIND.
Sioux City Man Attempted to Ship a
Child's Remains.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, March IA we'll dress
ed man appeared at the freight depot
carrying a box in his arms. The box
bore no address but the top cover had
apparently been made of Sioux Falls
brewing company beer box, for it bore
found that the bottom of the box bore
this inscription: wv. U. Tel. Co, Sioux
City, La, 200 stag bolts, p. l. Rock.
The man shifted uncertainty from
one foot to the other and finally depos-
iting his burden on the floor said he de-
sired to ship 1T.
whats in the box?' asked Shana-
han.
The man hesitated and then STAN
mered:
well, you see, it's spoilt meat"
"Spoilt meat repeated Shanahan,
1--WE won't take 1t. The place for such
stuff as that is the city dump
Here's a man who will carry the
thing down there" he continued, turn
ing to Warner. You ought to know
you can't ship spoilt meat"
SO the box was turned over to Warn
err who carried it later to the dump and
threw 1t into the river, from which it
was rescued by boys near the foot of
Jones street
An examination of the box at the
police station yesterday revealed a foet-
us wrapped in cheese cloth about which
was also wound copy of the Chicago
Tribune of February %, also a part of
the Sioux City Journal, of last Sunday.
There was no address. A new bolt,
probably intended for sinker was also
discovered.
The story that the man who present.
ed the box for shipment was so easily
persuaded to throw it away has its Pc
culiarities. The police are investigat-
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
WHAT COAL DEALERS GOT.
Railroads Granted Concessions anc
Made LEGISLATION Unnecessary.

Railroads Granted Concessions and
Made Legislation Unnecessary.
LeMars March I'm. A. Moore
returned yesterday from Des Moines
and Chicago. where he has been the
last two weeks as chairman of the
committee sent by the Coal Dealers
Association of Iowa, South Dakota and
Nebraska, to secure the passage of
bill compelling the railroads to protect
the coal dealers against short weights
Among other things the bill provided
that all the railroads should install
scales every fifty miles and that every
car of coal should be weighed and guar
anteed full weight before it was de-
livered. The bill did not go before the
Legislature, but the roads have granted
some important concessions.
| In Des Moines the coal dealers COM
mittee was met by representatives of
| the coal carrying roads, who after con-
| sultation with the committee Were con-
WINGED of the validity of their claim
desiring that the bill should not be-
come Il law. and believing that a COM
promise could be effected, persuaded
the committee to delay proceedings and
igo to Chicago to present their case be-
fore the general managers.
! The result of this conference is that
the coal dealers have been granted val
liable concessions by the roads. chief
among which is that the roads have
agreed to weigh every car of coal be-
fore delivery and to put in scales where
necessary. Heretofore the cars have
been weighed only at the mines.
Some interesting features of the con-
ference were the production of evidence
showing that out of 200 cars inspected
there were over sixty showing a short
age of from 500 to 1900 pounds. and
THE PLEASING OF Mr.. Cook, representing
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad, by Mr. Roosevelt OF Aci1ley,
| Ia.
| "Mr. Roosevelt" said Mr.. Moore,
| evidences many of the same qualities
that have made the president famous.
Mr.. Cook asked the committee why in
stead of accusing the railroads. who
acted merely as carriers. and making
things unpleasant for them, they did
| not carry their grievance directly to
| the mine owners who loaded the cars,
and were responsible for the weights.
Nobody had an answer and 1t looked
| as tho Cook would score a point, but
| Mr. Roosevelt came to the rescue.
".Mr. Cook he said, is representa-
| tive of a railroad, will you answer this
question? If your road delivers a car
| 5000 pounds short and collects freight
age on 5000 pounds of coal that 1t
| never carried, is 1t not concerned in
| the steal?'
| "Mr. Cook squir,ned uneasiiy and
/ ar,alI.. c,draoi tied that 1t MAS
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were no exception as the price viii
show.
j. A. Daugherty. the well known and
popular shipper from Peosta was on
Thursdays market with y shipment o.,
hogs which sold very satisfactorily.
considering the low market Mr.. Daugtl-
erty reports matured hogs and cattle
becoming scarce in Dubuque coun-
ty.
Ewers & CO. p-omi 'ent I've stock
dealers of northwestern Iowa. had a
load of hogs on the market yesterday
shipped from Remsen. which averaged
.!76 pounrls and sold at $3.50, the top
of the market.
r. II. Robins, prominent buyer OF
Woodward was here yesterday W.th
a shipment Of cattle. He was also in
Monday with three loads. He predicts
lighter receipts of cattle next week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
DEATH FROM LockJAw.
Victim of Accident at Muscatine Dies
After Intense Suffering.

Special to Times-kepuDlcan.
Muscatine, March 1s.-After four
days of intense suffering Charles
Stroup died yesterday morning from
lockiaw, the second victim Of the run
away week ago Monday in which
Mrs. Tice, Mr. Stroup's motherin-
law, received injuries from which
she died two days later. At the
time of the accident Mr.. Stroup showed
no indications of serious INJURY but
Tuesday he was suddenly taken with
lockjaw, and Notwithstanding every
thing possible was done for his relief
the disease could not be checked and
this morning life ebbed slowly away.
Mr.. Stroup injured one of his hands in
some manner in the runaway, and to
that injury Is attributed the cause of
his death from loekjaw.
MIR. Stroup was fonty-eight years of
age, and was a farmer by occupation,
residing seven miles south of Musca-
time on the Burlington road.