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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
MARKET FOR FUTURES
EDITION RULED NARROW AND VERY IRREGULAR. .-
Final Prices Showed Little Change, but There Was Some Covering by Shorts and Some Spot Buying.

e NEW YORK, Dec. 23.--The cotton market 1uied narrow and irregular with final prices showing little change. There was some cov-
 kring by shorts for over the holidays ana Bome buying by spot people.
 ' On the other hand. certain interests ap- Asared adding moderately to their lines. Heading to the deduction that they expected - bearish ginners' report next Weonesday S1nR the holidays.
 & The opening was steady at advance of 305 points in response to firmer cables @FoliowinG the opening prices went to a net
 Idvance of about SOS points covering sand reports of a little better spot demand
 dn the South. but at the advance leading pro s4essionals sold more aggressively and prices s1n the middle session fluctuated between last Snfght's closing and a net decline of lQ2 spoints.
 ~ Toward the close the market vas shade @more active with the scalping shorts cover Ing and final quotations were steady, un- &hanged to points higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS WIS.,
 IRLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-Secretary He's ter's statement of the worlds visible sup- ply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the fig ures of this. week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed of 117.s15. against an increase of 1so.oo4 last year and an in- crease of 129.51s year before last
 The total visible Is 4.56s.127. against t. 44s.312 last week. 3.s41.s53 last year and S,7s6,O14 year before last. Of this the to- tai of American cotton is 3.s4s.127. against s.7TS.312 last week. 3.331.Ss3 last year and 3.l2s.014 year before last and of all other kinds. including Egypt. Brazil. India etc. 723 000, against 670.000 last week, 610.000 last year and s57.oo year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 117.s15. increase compared with last year of S24.274 and an increase compared with year before last of 7so.1ls.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2.32s.ooo. against 2,o6s, 900 last year and 1.76e,o0o year before last; in Egypt lso,ooo. against 2oS.- 900 last year and 204.0o year before last in India as1, 1,o00. against 164.oo0 last year and 2o3.ooo year before last and in the United States l.7es.0oo. against 1.4s7.0oo last year and 1.s1s.ooo year before last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
rorAL COTTON MOVEMENT.

a- Total today at ali ports. net 53,2s0; ship sments. to Great Britain. 33.226; to France. 15.o31; to continent 11,o7s; to Japan. B. ~060: to Mexico. 1. o29; Estock 1.os1.56o.
 4 Consolidated, at all ports, net 3.403: Shipments. to Great Britain, 150.553: to France, 425. 456: to continent, 5s.s95; to Ja- span. 5,40o. to Mexico. 1929.
 N Total since Sept 1. at ali ports. net s.
 637.1e4: shipments. to Great Britain. 2.033,- s142; to France. 45o.772; to continent, 1,4S5,-
 Jz4: to Japan, 50.010; to Mexico 13,393.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
G. E. PIERCE & CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

lBy Private Wire from Gtbert & Clay.)
 NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-A holiday market prevailed in Liverpool, with trad ing dull. The noon quotations were fully as good as expected. after slight fluctua- tions. however, prices closed lower. options losing two points and spots four in the net result. small improvement in values fol- lowed our opening. but the gains were al most immediately lost The selling pres- sure was not particularly great. but there was little or no speculative support. A narrow market ensued with only slight de- viations from yesterdays closing prices. The week end statements evidenced fall ing off in the movement and decrease in the stocks at interior points, but these mild ly bullish features had no perceptible effect on the market. Many conservative trad CTS have desisted from selling cotton at these prices and are inclined to the belief that an improvement will ensue. but in the absence of a more active demand for spot cotton, in fulfillment of fresh orders. at full prices. We see no reason as yet to expecs other than a fluctuating market with a tendency towards moderately lower levels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
INTERTOR NTOVEMENT.

,3 Houston-Steady, IBc, net recefpts. s- sb74: gross. s.674: shipments, 1889; stock. Es.7ss.
 'ceipts, 1.4s3; gross. 1,4S3: shipments, l. ss72: sales. 1.061: stock. s4.233.
 Memphis-ouiet, 7%c; net receipts. B. spss; gross, 5,s2s: shipments. STA; sales. L. 80: stock 134.619. R St. Louis-ouiet. f-1sc: net receipts 600; gross, 4,sss; shipments. 4.57s: sales. 50; stock. 35. 5.402.
 q Cincinnati-Net receipts. 1,o15; gross. r. 015; shipments, 1891: stock. $500.
 Louisville-Firm. 7&c; sales. 746; stock, 3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
DAILY COTTON MARKET. Poyf Movement.

T oalvestoh--ouiet. 7Sc: net receipts. g.. DIS: gross. s,sl3; stock. 2o2.4ss. . New Orlesns-Quiet. 3-1sc; net receipts. s1l.70e: gross. 14.70s; sales, 2.250; stock. 5l1s,2ss; shipments. to Great Britain. 1S0o0; tto France, 1o,511; to continent. 4.1o0; coast Mwise. 3s6; to Mexico. 1929.
 Mobile-Firm Ic: net receipts. l.1s7:
 gross LIST; sales. TOO: stock ee.ef3.
 . savannah--Quiet. s-f6c; net receipts, -b.7ss; gross. 5.s2o; sales. 26s: stock, l4o. v72s; shipments. to Great Britain, 11.o2s; to Acontinent. 4.631; coastwise. 2.465.
 charIeston--Quiet. 7ac; net receipts. g. e21; gross. 2.s21; stock. 3A.7T2; shipments. &roastwise. 6s1
 y wiImington-Nominal: net receipts. 554: sgross. 554: sales 2s; stock. 12.s32; ship esnents coastwise. 9a
 x Norfolk--Net receipts, 2's27: gross. 2.s27: astock. 17.5so: shipments. to France. 4.3es s Bsitimore-Nominal. 7Sc; net receipts. S2.s6s: gross. 3.515: stock. 6.4s2: shipments. ~to Great Britain. 1,600; to continent, 1850 t New York-Quiet. 7.e0c: net receipts. 620 Skross. 1854: sales. 1900; stock. 111,o23: Equipments. to Great Britain. 2.5ss: to France s15s: to continent. 397.
 Boston-ouiet, 7.sOc: net receipts 727; Ygross. 2.6ls-
 q Philadelphia-Quiet. 7.s5c; net receipts, xxs: gross. 4s; stock. 5.323.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-CotIee-opot ND steady; No. invoice. Sb
 Sugar-Raw and refined firm.
 Coffee futures opened steady and closed steady at unchanged prices at a decline of 5 points. Sales reported of 1SS,760 bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
IoyEMAN S cos COTTON LETTER.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-Market was without any special features today. except for publishing the usual weekly statistical statements. which were rather builish. weeks insight 3s0,476. last year 4i2.s6S: the smallness of which was accounted for by claims of farmers holding their cotton for higher prices There Is a big difference in the price of cotton today compared with what 1t was selling at this time twelve months ago, about sSo per bale cheaper. and If the crop be l2.ooO,0O0 bales the re- duction in its value means a loss to the South of $135. 900. 900 on the unmarketed 4.5o0.oo0 bales: the insight to date figur- last year. 6.311.469 bales the year before last and s.2sS.O03 bales h 1901. There is some consolation in the fact, however, if excess in production of 2.o0o.ooo bales over last years yield will be at least $70, 000.- 900. exclusive of revenue of bi-products which will cut the indicated loss down to about one-half If the Government is cor rect in its estimate of 12,162.O0o bales, the ginners' report of next week should cer- tainly prove 1t to be SO by showing at least II 700. 900 bales ginned to Dec 18th, to which the trade would make an allowance of about or per cent of the crop to be gtnned after Dec. 18th in order to bring up the indicated crop to the Governments es- timate. There is a general idea that such figures will materialize. and for this reason market has received support warranted on developments of the past week. However. we must measure the present movement of crop to market with the largest of previous crop moN ements In oruer that more accu' rate Idea of size of crop might be obtain ed. By the first of January, the insight will hardly be more than 5000. 900 bales. where in the previous big crop year of 1898, the movement at the end of the December month was 7.725,54s bales, and if this crop was figured on basis of said years movement the indicated yield would be H. $50, 900 bales. We not given to support ideas for such a crop however. as the gin- ners' report, no doubt. will show about as much cotton ginned to Dec. 18th. Never theless. the planters of the South have open ly declared their financial independence and claim to be able to hold back 10 per cen. . of the total crop. whatever it may be. and propose to go further by reducing acreage ing they will meet with success and heart fly wishing all our friends and correspond ents a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
CnTTON RECEIPTS

NEW YORK Dec. 2S.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS.

Albany--Recetpts, l,Obs; shipments, oos'
 Athens-Receipts, 3.se1; shipments. l. 300; sales. 222: stock. 26.14s.
 Atlauta--Steady. 3-lec; receipts, 2.642; shipments. 2.s77; stock. 13,651.
 Brenham--Receipts, 2s4; shipments. s7o; chariotts-ouiet. 7Ac: receipts. ss7; ship ments. 3aT.
 coIumbia--Receipts sss: shipments. sss. ! Columbus Ga.-steady. To; receipts. a. R1s; shipments. Ls7o: sales. 1.s7o; stock.
 Columbus Miss-DulI s%c; receipts. 2. B7s: shipments. 1.4o2; sales. 1,4o2; stock. BOSS. :, Dallas-Receipts. 2s65: shipments. 2.55s; stock. s.16o.
 7 Greenvilie-Reeeipts. 4.O1s; shipments. 4.- s' Greenwood. s. c.-Receipts. ss4; ship msnts. 2s7; sales. s77; stock stock 5;27o: l15s: stock 2o.Ss7. :. Little Rock-ouiet. 6Ac: receipts. s.4s2: shipments. 6.s72; stock. ss.oo2.
 Macon-Rsceipts. s.Ol2; shipments. 1880 Meridian-Receipts. 4.7ss; shipments. s.44:: stock 24.676.
 shipments. SIPS; sales SIPS; stock. +1,ss<.
 Nashville-weal. ' Nc; receipts. 4s1; ship ments. 12s; sales. 12s stock. 1,2s6.
 Natchez-steady. 7c; receipts; .!si;
 Newberry--Reeeipts. 4sS; shipments 4ss
 Raleigh-Easy. Tc; receipts, 147; ship ments. 14s; stock. 1929.
 Rome-Receipts. sss; shipments. 1siS; seima-Receipts. 5.lso; shipments. a.s4s; stock. 26.011.
 shreveport--Easy. 7c; receipts. s.i64; shipments. s.ab1; sales. 1251; stock. &C., Vicksburg-Receipts. B,ss2; shipments, B.. '0i aa.oo ssoeHi city%Reeeipts s s.sss: .hipm.nt: 2.2os: stock. 24.o4s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
NEW YORK BONDS.

Total sales for the day, 2ss.7oo shares.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
coMpARATIyE COTTON sTATEMENr.

' NEW YORK. Dec 23-Comparative cot ton statement for the week ending Dec. 23 i Ing week -. .... .... -. -. sOs.4o3 Net receipts at all U. S. ports same i. week last year .... -. -. .. 2s7.s5o Total receipts since Sept l.. ...5.6371s4 Total receipts to same date last
 year sS,tSo,SoS Exports for the week .... .... .. 25S253 Total exports same date last year. .s,520,2s6 Stock at all U. S. ports .... ....1. 1.031.560
 time last year . ... ... s2o.3sI Stock at all interior towns ,... 73s,osS Stock at all interior towns same
 time last year .. .... -. 4so,Oe4 Stock at Liverpool .... .... .... .. 741,O0O Stock at Liverpool same time last
 year 464,OOO Stock of American afloat for Great
 Britain 4V2,OOO
 Britain same time last year -. s2s.OOO
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
McMaster On Sugar Beets

H. FL. McMaster of Mackay has
Just returned from trip to east
ern Colorado where, according to
exchanges which reach our desk,
the best farmers are harvesting
from Is to 25 tons of sugar beets
per acre. Mr.. McMaster states
that the farmers there receive five
dollars a ton. for their beets, and
that the vicinity of the factories
has become such q popular place
to fatten sheep, that it makes a
great demand for alfalfa, and great
care is taken to raise the best hay
crop possible. This crop rotates
SO we'll with beets that both crops
are very popular. The sheep are
ssfed in transit" that is, unloaded
from the cars and fattened and
then sent on to market on the
through rate. This builds up an
important industry which utilizes
the bi product of the factory,
makes a good cash market for
other farm products, and affords a
means Of fertilizing the lands
where the sheep are fed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
$500. PER YEAR.
Mrs. Swain $ Lecture

Mrs. A. J. Swain, who joined
the Sunday school excursion to
the Holy Land last summer, spoke
in the opera house Wednesday
evening, giving some Of her OBJ
servations. Some of the notable
thoughts which she impressed up
on her auditors we're: Keeping in
touch with the events Of the world
on mid-ocean by means Of the
wireless telegraph and printing
presses on the steamer; the great
city of Constantinople with ito
palaces, narrow, dirty streets, its
packc Of miserable, worthless
sacred dogs, it's lack Of street cars,
electric light and sewer system;
the Roberts College on the Bos-
porus; the small farms in Pales-
tine that make the plains lotk like
crazy quilt, the extreme ignor-
ance, poverty and degradation Of
the people; the marriage Of chill
dren at the ages Of ten to four
teen, and the ambition Of the bet.
ter classes to get to America.
Before disembarklng at Con
stantinople they we're warned not
to utter the words "Sultan, Ar
menia or Macedonia, " because the
Turks are SO over-sensitive about
those matters that one could
scarcely speak the name without
giving ofehse.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Blackfoot's Hello Girls

Some Of the common remarks
usually made about telephone SER
vice are that the lines are 50 apt
to be out of order when you want
to talk, or that thes line youfwapt
is "busy" Or that the 'shello
girl" gets cross and snaps you off
or talks saucy. We have known
school teachers to try to see how
,aany weeks they could get along
without losing their temper or
saying anything disagreeable, and
it has often occurred to US that the
ladies in the telephone exchange
must be practicing the same thing,
for during the four months that
we have been giving them ''rings
at all hours" they always give the
same cheerful response of ''all
right" or ''I'll ring them again.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Politics Of Salt River

ThA Democrats have gone up
Salt river. Salt river is on the
Wyoming line and their precinct
is known as Jack Knife. The
principal Aty (D is situated in the
two states IND three counties, SO
you know itS a place of no mean
dimensions. Last election they
made their rsturns to Bsnnock
county, this Year to Bingham
county, and naFt time they will
probably send Vhem to olnta
county, Wyom'ngs All but six OF
them voted the strAight Democrat
ic ticket this yearS which proves
that church influeRce has not
reached Salt river, or, having
reached it has been euly picked
and preserved. The tAbulated re-
port in this issue will Show how
many voters there are I in Jack
Knife precinct, and how tey feel
about bridges for the fqks on
Snake river.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Changes On Bridge Street

The work of construction at the
new |. O. o. f. Hall is going or
without interruption.
The Blackfoot Implement com
pany has moved into the Stude,
baker Building formerly occupied
by r. W. West.
The street has been graded up
this season and the sprinkler by
the aid of plenty Of travel, has
madcit a good thoroughfare.
The large building recently
completed by Alex. Younie is oc.
cupied by the First National Bank,
Thos. Blackburn, merchandise,
Drebin and Rose, merchandise,
and the Model Restaurant, by
Hooper and Pennington. The
upper floor is divided into sixteen
rooms which are nearly all oc-
cupied BY families. The building
is nicely finished, supplied with
electric. lights, and broad cement
walk is being made in front.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Presiding Elder Comes

Rev. w. w. Van Dusen visit
ed Blackfoot Sunday and preached
both in the morning and in the
evening. The subject OF his
morning sermon was, "Cnrsed
(hindered) be them that do the
...Lord $ work deceitfulIy neglect
fully"
He brought out the idea that
doing anything thoroughly brings
its own reward, while doing it IN
a half-hearted way brings disap-
pointment, lack of success, and re-
morse by seeing what might have
been, after it is too late. He ex-
planned that it is not a direct
curse of the Lord that is to be
implied, but consequence OF the
violation of natural or divine
law, an example Of which is seen
in putting cne's hand on a hot
stove and suffering the penalty of
a broken law, established by the
Creator just as the other law is
that brings the curse (hindrance,
penalty, remorse, sufering,) from
doing duty deceitfully or in half
hearted manner. He talked pret-
ty nearly on the same lines that
Colonel Rockwell did when he
spoke at the opera house recently
when he laid down the principle,
"Anything that IS wrong, con
tains within itself the seeds OF its
own destruction, and it not
stopped BY interference must stop
sooner or later through the opera
ton of natural or divine law.
In the evening he spoke on the
text from the 10th Psalm, 81
thought on my ways, and turned
my feet unto thy testimonies. p"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Thos. Bond visits Europe

Thos. Bond returned Wednes-
day from trip Of three months in
the east, during which he visited
the big stock markets from here to
Liverpool. He had charge of
various shipments Of live stock,
and at the many cities where he
stopped he made good use Of his
time sight seeing He visited the
continent and spent considerable
time at Paris, learned to say,
"We, we." without regard TO the
spelling, and didn't get into any
more scrapes than he could get
out of, which is more than some
Americans in Paris can say. Tom
has had the time Of his life and is
glad to be back home again.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Irrigation Congress Meets

The Twelfth NATIONAL Irrigation
congress was called to order Tues
day, at Ell Paso, Texas, by Sena-
tor w. A. Clark of Montana, its
president. The attendance is full
ly up to expectation. The city is
everywhere decorated with Amer
ican flags. The music is furnish
ed by Mexican bands, including
one rendered by President Diaz.
The morning session was devoted
to addresses of welcome and re-
sponses. Senator Newlands, of
Nevada, Governor Pardee, OF
California, and Governor Nor
rlson, of Idaho, delivered adj
dresses during the morning SEES
sion. This afternoon Senator
Clark delivered his annual ad-
dress. Pocatello Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Visitors From Mackay
Wednesdays train from Macka,

euuoSuay tTdIu iTOLu Mdckdy
brought in Mrssrs. August Helm,
John Daniels and Chas. Hoalst
from Mackay, who are making
review Of Blackfoot aud Idaho
Falls to see what changes have
been ushered in by the sugar in
dustry, and to make estimates of
their own concerning Lost River
valley under the influence of the
same industry. Mr.. Danials says
he has not been at Idaho Falls for
twenty years, so he has to make
allowance for several causes Of
growth, but he has visited Black
foot frequently.
Hon. Wayne Darlington also
came out on the same train, and
went south Thursday night. J. A.
Czlzek (Sizzick), manager of the
Lost Packer mine on Loon creek,
came down rejoicing that the
country was saved in the recent
election, and that the new road tc
Loon creek is nearly completed,
They haye been working all sum
mer and are making good sub
stantial road at the expense Of th'
Lost Packer company. Thes'
gentlemen mention the fact tina
Custer county elected the Repub
lican ticket with the exception o
Baker who was beaten by Ravene
McBeth by a small majority, ant
in the matter of a probate Judge
two elderly gentlemen, Messrs
johnson and Finnell, each hae
the same number of votes, while
Others on the ticket were elected
by majoritles only tride better
than a tie. The trend is towards
Republicanism.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Thanksgiving Proclamation
Governor Morrison has issued

Governor Morrison has issued
the following Thap pksgiving proc.
lamation: 4
State of IdahoI Executive De-
partmeht, Thanksgiving Procla-
nation.
The president has designated
Thursday, November "a, 1904, as
L day Of Thanksgiving in the
United States.
With deep reverence for the
God of Nationsa and acknowledge
ing Him as the ource Of the man
fold blessings which have come
to our state dhring the year Of
plenty which ! now drawing to a
close, let the 3eople of Idaho Gel
ebrate in a betting spirit and ac-
cording to gllowed custom the
said twenty-fburth day of Novem-
Der as . day bf Thanksgiving and
worship. A
uKnow VI that the Lord He ia
God; enter finto His gates with
Thanksgiving and into His courts
with praises be thankful unto Him
and bless His name
In Testimony whereof | have
hereunto sdt my hand and caused
to be affixeh the great seal Of the
State Of Id Tho. Done atlBoise,
the capital this 9th day of No
veuber, Al D. 1904.
oHN T. MORRISON,
By the Gokernor:
WILMor H. GIBSON,
Secretary of State.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
Bridge Bond Defeated

The election teturns printed
elsewhere in this issue show that
the bridge bonds tere defeated BY
a small vote in opposition to the
measure. 1t is worthy Of notice
that the heaviest taxpayers and
the most active workers and bust
ness men Of the cbunty were the
most active in support Of the
measure. and are greatly disap-
pointed at the prospect Of having
to pu, up with old unsafe bridges
IN some places and none in others