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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05

Ing having done the largest business in this twenty yearS experience
 Anniston. Ala, reported some gins clos ing down for swant of baiing material, a famine irifbaggine said to existsss Attention was called to Texas and the Indian Terri tory having ginned 2,5s2.797 commercial bales up to Oct. 18th, against i,132,052 for same time one year ago. and with a small CT number of mills operated. 4,7ss com pared with 4,s05. Receipts at Houston since Sept. 1 are said to have been only s3s,4s5. bales. against 702.i4s one year ago and as Texas has marketed so little of same, the conclusion arrived at was that the crop was larger than present surface indications would indicate. which investigu- tion revealed the fact that farmers were, as general thing, holding back. All these had an unfavorable effect upon sentiment December selling off IT points. finally clos ing at e.s7Qs.6S. The interior does not deny holding for higher prices. a conven- ton of farmers, in session at Dallas, Texas. deciding to hold for l2 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. Nov. 4.--Increased exports from Argentine and increased receipts in the American Northwest had a weakening effect on wheat prices here today. At the close December was off %c. The May delivery is down N9lc Corn and oats a loss of 595kc.
 Weakness in wheat was manifested at the start LiS erpool quotations were much low CT. presumably a result of an increase in Argentine exports and of a report from that country contradicting rumors of un- favorable weather there. Northwestern re- ceipts were quite liberal. In addition pros poets of rain in the Southwest gave prom ise of break in the existing drouth. This combination of features. unfavoahle from the bull standpoint. brought out lot of loosely held wheat purchased under more encouraging circumstances that surround ed the market. Open quotations on De- cember were off A@%c at 1.1:@1.12k May was down %@%c at 1.1lSs @1.1l% Shorts were fair buyers on the decline, but the demand was not of sufficient strength cember sold off to 1.11A and May to l.11h. Late in the day the market rallied somewhat on buying brought out by re- port of a St. Louis trade journal. Accord ing to this authority drouth conditions have prevailed quite generally throughout the winter wheat belt and in some section retarded growth or inability to seed are be- coming more general, Trading throughout the greater part of the day lacked enthusi- asm and was confined mainly to local opera tors. The market closed rathor weak with December at 1.11%. Final quotations on May were at 1.11h 1,11%. Clearances of wheat and flour equaled 33.500 bushels Primary receipts were 1,122.S00 bushels. compared with 1,342. 600 bushels a year ago Exports of wheat and flour for the week. as shown by Bradstreets. were equal to l. 1000 bushels. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of $50 cars against 30 last week and 97S year ago.
 Fine maturing weather and weakness of wheat had a depressing influence on the corn market early in the day Receipts however. were small and a good shipping demand was in evidence. As result of these factors a firmer tone developed and prices made a fair advance. On moderate realizing the market again reacted all of the gain being lost. Decem- Der opened unchanged to Hc lower at 4Sh 94sA. sold between 4sk and 4S% and closed at 4Sh. Local receipts, S4 cars with contract grade.
 The trading in oats was extremely quiet and the market held steady the entire day December opened a shade lower at 2SAs e 2SA. sold between 2s%. and 2s% and closed at 2s% @2s%. Local receipts l10 cars.
 Liquidation of provisions was on a rath- CT large scale, and on absence of support the market opened quite weak. Selling by pit traders increased hog receipts started the decline. At the close January pork was off 12tc .at 12.52h. Lard was down AUG at .05. Ribs were 5@Tiac lower at 6.4731 @6.50.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 5s cars; corn, S7 cars; oats. 122 cars; hogs. 12.000 head
 The leading futures ranged as follows: oh VnxU
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
HAYWARD, WICK q COvs COTTON
 LETTER.

lover Private Leased wire)
 NEW ORLEANS. Nov 4.-Ths cotton | today. The features. for the most part. favored the short side, but while the bears
 generated a good deal of hot air in trying to describe how far and fast prices were going down. they did not make any serious attempt to exemplify the old market max | i'm which says that the best way to bear The movement was on a colossal scale. The amount of cotton into sight for the
 week was Srecord breaking, being 5so. 4ss
 bales. against 56s.7s5 for the same week last year and 4s2.l73 in 1902 Port receipts | were s1.2e1 bales against so.5o4 last year
 and 45.be4 in 1902 Perhaps the natural proximity of the 9.50 mark may account TOT their surprising inactivity when such a weapon was handy: At the middle of the clique were said to be selling. but the mar ket did not reflect plunging operations from any direction and prices held remarkably session.
 Some brokers were of the opinion that the bears were somewhat previous over re- the interior of Texas and the renew eo eff forts being made to induce farmers to hold their cotton for higher prices Telegrams joint meeting of the Farmers Union and the Cotton Growers Association it was voted to hold cotton for 12 cents. The as- sociations number 100000 members, who control over 100000 bales of unsold cottonS The weather map was bad. showing heavy returns again principally in the eastern sec tions of the belt The weather map. how ever, is not the market factor it generally is at this season of the year. as 1t Is gem erally recognized that the bulk of the crop has been picked. Today we received in- form ation from sources which we consider absolutely reliable and trustworthy to the effect that practically all cotton had been picked. ginred and shipped in central and south Texas. and that 90 per cent of the crop in. north Texas had been picked,
 The market opened steady at a decline of 205 points Liverpool hardly as high as the general expectations demanded. Around the opening soft spot developed on free liquidation by longs who had load ed up On the expectation of seeing a good advance in Liverpool today yesterdays census report. Liverpool. however, ap- parently failed to see anything of great inn port in the figures With the liquidation over, prices recovered to the ,evel of yester- days closing. The bears then took the mar ket Tn hand and the heavy movement sold 1t down in a different sort of way until the active months were i2 to 14 points lower than tho c'ose of ysst srday. Th,s refers to the trading up to 1 o'clock. In the spot market the tone quiet and easy. with futures declining. Buyers of the actual stuff did comparatively little.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON Ry
 THE WORLDS SPINNERa

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4.ASecretary Hes ter gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers:
 This week 3s2,ooO this year. against s2O,-
 Total since Sept. 1st. this year i Ie2I. 0oo against 1.4SS.ooO last year and 1,sS2, OoO the year before took 446,o00 bales this year. against s2S = 900 last year and 452.0Oo the year before; foreign epinners 1.015.000, against 7le,O0 last year and 42s.oeo the year before; and Southern spinners l.o15.00o. against 7i6,0OO last year and 1.052,00o the year before
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
NAVAL STORES.

SAVANNAH, Nov 4.-Turpentine firm. 50% receipts. 45s: sales. 1S7; shipments. I75.
 Rosin firm; receipts. l.s6s; sales. l.5o7: shipments 3.OS6. Quote: A. B. c, 2.575s D, z62tA F. 2.s7h; F. 2.72h; G. 2.77h: Ii, 2S27a: l, 3.25: K. 3.75: M, 4.25: N. 30; W c. 475: W W. s. .00.
 CHARLESTON. - Turpentine and rosin nothing doing.
 wILMINGToN.-T -Turpehtine nothing do ing; receipts 30.
 Ros firm. 2.k0 bid: receipts, 275.
 Tar firm. 1.60; receipts, 52.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 4;-Spot cotton quiet; sales 6,20o bales. including S35O to arrive. Quotations revised. Low middlinE advanced Ne and other grades unchanged
 Futures opened steady a, decline ot from to points. Early in the session there was active liquidation by room trad CTS who bought yesterday in anticipation of further advances on the bullishness of tho census bureau report This gave the market an easier tone and induced the bears to do some short selling. The movement was heavy. the into sight being 26.664 fin excess of the same week last year.
 Tn the trading December opened s points lower at e.T7. sold up to 9.s2 and finally down to s.67. The market closed steady with net losses of l5917 points
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW TURK, NOV. 4.-Ihe dry goOds market is quiet with llttle evidence of any excitement the part of buyers who however, in certain istances are willing to operate a little further ahead than has beeen the for some time. The uncer- tainty of the cotton situation Is restraining a good many from operating as freely as y,tgbt ba desired
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05

with last year of 51.7l5, and an increase compared with year before last of 34s.17e.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as soove there Is now lafloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1889, GOO. against l,s47.ooo last year and i.sis,00o year before last; In Egypt 13o.o0o, against io7,. ooo last yea and 1120oo year before last in India i77.Geo. against iso.00o last year and 15s.ooo year before lasti and in the United States 1.2e0. 900. against i,00o 900 last. year and 1.227.6o0 year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
BANK CIEARINGS

table. compiled by Bradstreees. shows the bank clearinEs in the principal cities for the
 week ended Nov. 3, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
sEcRETARY TESTERS WEEKLY cor TON STATEMENT.

Srvv oFI.EANG. Nov 4-secretary He's ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Eycnahse abatement issued before the close of pusi- mess today shows increase In the move ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in rouno Ffwures 2IOO0, an increase over the same days year before last of 10S,00O, and an in- Screase over the same time in 1901 or It, For Inc four days of November the totals show an Increase over last year of 31,00O, an increase over the sarne period year before last of ss,ooo and an Increase over the sAns e''i For M inc ss days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead Of the eo days of last year 1.os7.Ooo. ahead of the came days year before last 603,0o0 and ahead of 1901 by 72s.ooo 2 The amount brought into sight during ,against 663,7s5 for the seven days ending l4his date last year. AS2 IFS year before last and 57s,07a same time in 1901; and, for the ifour days of November, 1t has been Sb1,- le02 agains7 3206s4 last year, 2s4,655 year Before last and 3l1.77o same time in lsol'
 The movement since Sept lst snows CSs sse aRainst 3.25s.ss4 last year. 2.44s,626 year sbefore last snd 2.ISs,305 same time in 1901: Overland across the Mississippl ono canl ana ala is5,oT1. asainSt 75oo9 last year. Eos'- ,Iss year before last and 2Se.o16 same time n 1901: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year Nae esO against 3o5.s34 last year. 4Slb0l year before last and 4o477A same time in
  iaaainst Sgg 3s5 last year, 42l.501 year before llast and 37s,14s same kime in 1901.
 These make tho total movement for tho es aays of the season from Sept. 1st to date xIfKSgs. against 3.02s.112 last year. 3,51l,- sis yenr before last and 3.1SS,2Ss same time roreixn exports for the week have been aas.7Ts. against 3ss.33i last year, making She total thus far for the season e.Osb.SO4. against r,SaLisi last year. an increase Of E74,I4s. .-'f
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur Ing line mast seven days show an increase of A 72s as compared with the correspond ing period last year. and their total takings sfnee Sept lst have increased 1237S4. The total takings of American mills. North. South and Canada. thus far for the season nave been 9o6, 25s. against 7l7.iso last year. These include 445.577 by Northern spinners, against 321,TS3.
 stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead ing southern interior centres have increased during the week 10e.002 bales. against an fncreaSe during the corresponding period iaet season of 80. 93S and are now 3ls'l7s greater than at this date in 1903.
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus Tar from the new crop. the supply to date is 4,27T,5SG, against S,lsS.si1 for the same laaf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
0. D. PIERCE 6 Co.,s co1.roN 1.Errrn

(By PflYqte Wire from Gibert & Clay.)
 NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4.--Such support as the Liverpool market experienced today came principally from America and this was not sufficient to give an entirely satis- factory answer to our advance of yesterday Speculation was light with the principal operators Inactive. but the continent bought to 6 limited extent Options closed 5 points higher than yesterday and spots advanced , points.
 The early trading was limited in extent and on a slightly lower basis which was further reduced by the unexpectedly large estimate for the weekly movement Trad ing was characterized by an absence of ag- gressiveness by either sellers or buyers and O dull market resulted The finally lower prices of the day are almost directly at trioutable to the continued large movement as shown by the weekly statement, and the absence of speculative support. spinners will observe reluctance in increasing their supplies on market advancinw with un- usual rapidity and the reaction of the day was to be expected after the recent gains We think. however. with the present doubts as to the crops size. purchases on declines will yield the best returns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS WIS
 IRIE GIfoPI.Y STATEMENT.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4.-secretary Hes ter's statement of the worlds visible sup ply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphie advices. compares the hg- ures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed of 22s,6s7 against an increase of 259 3S0 last year and an in- crease of i0s,425 year before last.
 The total visible is 3,155,s37. against D. S27.140 last week. 2.604122 last year and z,809. ss1 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,6s8.s37. against B. 436.i4e last week, 2112.122 last year and 2.s57.s6i year before last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil, India, etc, 492,000, against 49i,00O last week. 4e2.00O last year and 452.0o0 year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton ag above shows an increase compared with last weak of 226esZ an lnoreaaa compared
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05

ST. LOUIS PROVISIONS. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 4.-Flour active. Whiskey, 1.24 Iron cotton ties, 95. Bagging. 7hQ7&. Pork lower; jobbing, i2.2 20. Lard lower; prime steam. e.S2h Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts. 8. 50: lear ribs, s.. IS; short clear, Q %.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05

Cash quoIatIoHs WeFe as IuIIVWs. Flour Easy.
 Wheat-No spring, 1.1O@l.15; No. 3. 1 O29l.i1h: No. red. 1.15A G1.l6A. Corn--No 2, 54h: No 2 yellow, 5SA. Oats-r-No. ?. 2sh i; No. white az; No Mess pork per bbl. 10 s5@i1 %. Lard, per 100 lbs. 7.0O97. .02K. Short ribs sides. loose. s.s7 la g1.0 Short clear sides. boxed, .O00il1Ja Wh skey. basis of high wines, "A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05

Port receipts .... ..... 43e,s4o iift6i Overland to mills and
 Canada .... f.... 31.S35 zI,sbb - essimated ~ ... 4sooo 4s.oos towns % 5osss 4s,7so the week -. :. 5ss.f57 B3s.sss
 Total Crop Movement Port receipts .... .....S S,0se.9e1 2,Ssz,4ss eOverland to mills and
 Canada .... llsooS so'@Ss Southern mills takings. ooo
 estimated .... -... :. 362oOo so4'oVV Stock at . terior towns in .o. - { excess C., Sept. 1st f2l'ssI zss'oio hsgus9e sar for season .s,ssO,447 s.i21.4os
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
LOYEMAN & CO.'S COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 4.--In view of the large quantity of cotton ginned to Oct. IS and the heavy movement to market out side of Texas, the disposition at Liverpool
 is to pause, says our cable of today. The
 English market was not up to requirements futures there closing at an advance of only points While spots improved but point on sales of 5000 bales middling. s. A. The indifference exhibited by foreigners to firm ness and attitude of American markets yesterday was disappointing to longs on thia side of the Atlantic. Opening level of the local market was about points lower than yesterdays closing. December s,77 against 8. s2. afterwards selling at 9. .s2 on moderate receipts at Houston for tomorrow. English specials. however. ruled easier and as the weeks insight promised more than looked for traders sold market In absence of any falling off in receipts. was predicted
 Reports from the spot department were to effect that little was doing and that mar ket was lower to sell which was partly confirmed by market being quoted easy in monthly revision, the committee widen ing differences by advancing low middlinE Mc, which indicates this seasons to be a high grade crop. A prominent student of statistics and large operator with a large following went on record by estimating lne crop, at 12.177.000 In September of last year. this same party placed the crop at II,7lAs55 bales, crop turning out to be 10. .0i l, 900 bales according to Mir. Hester Dealers in bagging are reported to have run out 6f stock one firm not being able to fili orders for past three weeks. notwithstand-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.

NEW TURK, Nov. 4.-Comparative cot ton statement for week ending Nov. (. Net receipts at al1U. S. ports dur
 ing week . 4as.335
 week last year .... .... .... :. 4os.ss4 Total receipts since Sept. l., -. .s.oss.ss2 Total receipts to same date last
 year .... u. .... .... .:.. .2.s74,s74 Exports for the week ..... .... .. 323,709 Exports for same week last year. 319.343 Iotal exports since Sept. l.. ... .2.07S,6s7 Iotal exports same date last year. 1.5ss.s22 Stock at all U. S. ports ~ 7si.s3e Stock at all U. s. ports same time
 last year .... .... .. s53.57i stock stock at all interior towns ...... 5os.is2 ,. time last year ;.... .... -. :. sas.7s2 Stock at Liverpool same time last
 year :.;. '. s..: ......... :. 2os.ooo Britain same timp last year .. 4ii.ooo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
rf,T.rON cROP MOvEMENT.

NEW YORK. Nov l.--The following sta aisttcs on the movement of cotton for the week ending Nov. 1 were compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
 Weekly Movement.
 This year. Last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
DAILY COTTON MARKEr

NEW ORLEANS Nov. s-Cotton easy sales s.2oo. Ordinary. TX; good ordinary e-lb; low middling. 5-is: middling naiddling. 9 1s-16: middiing fair, 10 |. as. Receipts. 0.2so: stock, zs1.oss
 9ALVEsTON.-Firm middIing. 9 1s-ls receipts. ls.4s2: sales. 24s: stock, 1s5,e4a
 MOBILE.--Easy: middifng, ex; receipts 4.50s: stock. t1.717.
 sAvANNAH.-Duli; middling, s%; sales llSS: receipts. s.e05: stock, 11es
 CHARLESTON.-Firm: mijdling sh; re ceipts. 1.s41; stock. 27.s53.
 WILMINGTON.-Nomi middlinR 9k receipts. 2.321: stock. 21.s2s
 NoRFoLK.-Receipts. 6417: stock. 20 .
 BALTIMORE-Nom middlinR. SIS. -feceiptsss soc: stock. 2.s4a.
 BosTON-Quiet: niddling. IS: net re- ceipts, 90; gross. l.s28 as4sz
 PHILADELPHIA, Quiet: mfddling. 10. 4o;a etock. 2.s63. e1r tsr
 ST. LoUIs.-steady: niddIing. s%: re- cefpts 4.713:. stock. 14.4l3. b,
 NEW YORK-Cotton quiet; middlfng 10. IS; gross receipts. s.642; sales 600; stock, s2.Ss5; exports. to continent. 1D4.
 Total today: Net receipts. si.e1S; ex. ports. to Great Britain, 12,65T; to continent 2.427: stock. 7sl,6
 Consolidated: Net receipts 43s,325: ex- port. to Great Britain, 1a87l7; to France. s2:o41; to continent. 12s.314; to Japan. g.
 Total since Sept. i: Net receipts, s,oss,- 932; exports. to Great Britain, l0a7355: to Japan. 1s,s4o: to Mexico. s.so1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
LOWER CABLES AND LIQUIDATION AT
 THE OPENING. >f..<
Good Buying Orders Were Made Evioens and Prices Are Rauied.--Net De-
 clines of I2 to fl Points
 at Close.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4--The cotton market opened steady at decline of points 70 an advance of l point. the declines roeinS ' due to lower cables than expected and .ifqut. < dation. while the call progressed ana fimmediately after its completion 1t became evident that thore were some pretty sood. fbuying orders This demand rallied the { market shortly after the opening and Janu- ary sold up to io.os; or points @ Mhi,s aSIs the { general list showed net gains of from 50 ! s6 points. But the buying closed out at this balance of the session showed a declining Tendency, with trading. which at first had been active comparatively quiet. The close was steady, though prices were
 at practically the lowest of the session or
 . net decline of 12Gl4 points: Sales were estimated at 100000 bales. The large into I crate aeainst the market somewhat. while ' the forecast calling for clearer weather oyer 1.-the belt in place of the recent rains. also Ihad a tendency to curtail speculation. Most of the selling during the early ses- 4sion was thought to come from Wall Street sources. Later in the session New Orleans 'appeared to be selling here.
 LOCAL. COTTON MARKET. 1 Tn the local market yesterday spot cotton kwas quoted as follows:
 fEtrict middiing .... .... .... .... " Middiins ...., ;,. :... .-.' '... .'.. '''' % WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT.
 1904 .... ...... l.ssa Received past week l1.Is2 Received previously ss.s12- 1lo,bH
 Total ... -. ' l1s.iss shipped past week ..... s.162 Shipped previously 6s.s62- 7s,l24 Stock on hand Thursday night. Nov. g. 1904.... -.,. ss'olo
 'HS last ysar..n. s .l .... s..~.... ". ao.ass Received corresponding week last
 year.. .... ...-~.... ::.. '''O1
 ss week ~ last year. " .... .4.. .... 7s.al5 Price. Nov 4, 1903. 10 6-16c.
 Price, Nov. {. 1904. shc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
NEW YOHK cnTrnNr Er,r1rpfs


LIVERPOoL+ Nov {. F Cotton futures oened firm and closed quet. American
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rOTTON RECETPTs.

f. NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-05
IoCAL COTTON MARKET.

Tn the local market yesterday spot cotton Wna uuoted as folloWs:
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WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28

The gangs OF tramps that daily pass
through the city on the west.bound
trains are really astonishing to those
not acquainted with the migratory hab-
its of this class OF individuals, who are
constantly looking for new fields in
which they can make a living by bur.
glary, begging or any other device, says
The Dalles Chronicle. Work would be
the greatest punishment that could be
inflicted on them. The marshal count
ed IA on the tops Of the passenger coach
es OF the early morning train today.
A. G. Barber, of Logan, Utah, father
OF Mrs. Ona Davenport, arrived last
Friday, being called here by the death
of his little granddaughter. Mr.. Barber
is interested in large knitting factory
at Logan. He is a member of the
upper house of the Utah legislature,
being holdover senator, He voted for
the 5000 appropriation his state made
for the Lewis and Clark exposition, and
being interested in the fair, went to
Portland Sunday to see just what pro-
gress the project is making, Mr., Bar
Der was one Of the citizens of Logan
who so Hospitality received and enter
tanned party Of 900 delegates from the
national irrigation congress at Ogden
last September. A number Of Hood
River people remember well the occa.
sion.