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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-04
ToIIand County.

The republicans made a gain in Tol- land county. carrying Coventry, Filing ton and Bolton, three towns heretofore in the democratic column. The town of Holland. which returned a majority for the republicans last year, went over to the democrats to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-04
Fairfield County.

The vote in Fairfield county shows that the democrats gained two towns, Bedding and Greenwich, which towns last year returned republican n1ajori-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-04

IN KILLINGWoRTH. The election returns from Killing worth show the entire republican tick
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-04

At the election in Hamden yesterday the whole number of votes cast was 642 The voting was as follows:
 Republican Ticket.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
A Child's First Lesson.

One of the first lessions that should be impressed on every child, whether he lives in the city or in the country Is how to see things out of doors. If he learns to do this early in life he will not only become a man of larger intel ligence and culture, but also a happier and more successful one than he other wise would.
 At the cost of a few cents the poor est boy or girl may be transported to the country and there see beauties which might entrance an angel. Yet many persons travel across continents to see the works of great masters and give fortunes to possess themselves of a canvas or two representing a land scape. such as sunset or some other bit of nature while they remain dense and unappreciative in the picture gall lery of the great Artist Of the universe.
 Many of us have become so self ab- sorbed and have had our energies so long directed upon our material desires and problems, our plans to amass mon ey. to make business pay. to perfect some invention. to write a book or to attain this or that ambition-in short. all our faculties have been centered in ourselves so long that they cannot look outward except upon the things that concern our immediate interests. To learn to see things out of doors would be to many of us like learning a new occupation or profession in middle life
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
WALL STREET REVIEW
A PARTIAL HALT IN THE sPECULA-
 TIVE MOVEMENT.
DzsDoeatloa Seemed te Be to Take Profita on tho Recent Advances-Ef-
 forts to Divert Interest to New Fields.

NEW YORK. August Ia-There was . partial halt in the speculative movement today and considerable shrinkase in the the volume of dealings. The news of the day offered no clear explanation of hesitation Tn the market, but the disposition was general 70 take profits on recent considerable ao- vances. Union Pacific's opening decline or . point was effective notice of this tendency and the droop in Southern Pacific and the fall In the Metropolitan Fractions rein. forced t. Efforts were made to diver. vert speculative interest to new quarter ana there were occasional advances here and there of point or more, but the movement lacked enthusiasm and was not convincing to sentiment Reading was chosen for an advance of a point notwithstanding reports In circulation that a large curtailment or anthracite production for August was in- tended and total suspension of output for large Dart of September in contempla- ton. The strength of Amalgamated Cop per resulted in a revival of the repeated rumors of . settlement of the contentious and the Lead stocks moved up again on awakened expectation of the merger of the lead interests. understood to be under negotiations for some time past. Reports some of the unofficial authorities on wheat crops disparaged the excessive alarm over the damage to spring wheat.
 ment of the speculation there based on the damage reports but the reaction in wheat failed to benefit stocks to any extent. AtCnlSou was the only one or the BTanseTs to show a degree of strength and its rise above 30 was attributed more to corn pros poets than to wheat. United States Steel preferred was held for only a brief time above last nights level and showed the ef- feet of the insistent rumors of cuts in the price of steel products. There some talk also of friction between the corporation and the Amalgamatei Association in the hoop mills at Youngstown. Ohio. Little &C., count was taken in the stocl, market of the confusion which seemed to exist in the for eign exchange market and which led ulti- fnateiy to the cancellation of the engage ment of gold bars for export to London. Although exports of domestic products for July again show a decline from the previous year sof s9.6s2,00o. chiefly of breadstuffs. the time is near now when a supply of cot ton bills may be looked for in the exchange market, making the profit on a gold sh D. ment very hazardous. The Cuban gold ship ments will affect the showing by the banks. but money has continued to flow to this centre from the interior and a further gain in cash reserves is looked for in tomorrow g bank statement
 An effort was made to rally the late mar ket by marking up Southern Pacific to 55 x, but that stock fell back when the Metro politan Fractions showed renewed weakness and the closing was dull and easy.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. t2.+30. 900. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 NEW YOFsK RTOCK HIST
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
H. q B. BEERS COTTON LETTER.

NEW ORLEANS. August i2-prospects
 for more favorable weather conditions in | the belt and expectations for a liberal movement of new crop cotton henceforth are responsible for the loss of about 10 points in futures today. Weather during the past 2k hours remained practically un-
 changed. Light and heavy scattered show ors in the central and western districts of the belt. but official forecasts promised fair conditions in number of the Southern States. There was less demand for con
 tracts. traders as @ rule selling to realize
 profits or changing sides in anticipation of
 dry weather. All Europe is bearish as
 is the South. all relying on a large move ment the latter part of this month and a large crop to influence prices to a lower
 ceived so4s bales, most of which was new cotton. compared with 35 bales received there corresponding week of one year ago.
 Next week Houston will receive about io.- ooo against l53 same week last year. The traders are very much concerned as to whether or not the growing crop has been
 damaged materially and in this connection
 we would appreciate a line from our friends as to how conditions are at present in their particular section. We have seen re-
 ports of deterioration from Louisiana and per cent damage from excessive rains rust
 and shedding. In spot cotton there is very
 little doing for want of offerings. but rapid
 multiplying of receipts will soon furnish
 sufficient stocks to make business and per-
 init the acquiring of what character of huv-
 ing that Is to take place. Operators ara looking for a good slump by the time we
 have entered next week. being under the
 impression that locals and New York shorts
 will force the issue when the proper time
 arrives There are some bold operators on
 the short side of the market at present
 and If they were to be encouraged in their
 epeculations by variations in prices favor
 ing their side. they might throw their en-
 tire weight against values and they have
 done when on the long side of the market
 heretofore. If the weather be clear tonor- row. the market will probably see lower
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
Glass on the Fnce of the Dead.

Golfers weekly.
 In order to preserve the features Of those who have died it is proposed by A Russian to embalm corpses by cast ing around them a solid mass of glass, This would be perfectly transparent, and. as no air could get in. the features would be preserved indefinitely Of course, it Is not possible to pour mol ten glass directly on the body, so 1t Is first coated with a thin coating of so- called 'Iiquid glass" or sodium sili- cate. This is allowed to harden and is then put in a mold and melted glass poured around it. When this is hard ened we have a solid transparent mass inclosinK the body. The inventor of this process hopes that some day we will have a large museum filled with the perfectly preserved bodies of the great men of their time for future Reenrations to gaze upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROvTS1ONB.
 CHICAGO. August 12.-wheat prices wave of long wheat. September had los, 3A63kc of its advance, washed away fir the deluge. At the close of trading tha, option showed e net loss of EXC as com. pared with yesterdays final figures. Corn Is down A d&c. Oats off Nc. Pro. visions vary from 5c to 35c decline.
 News from the Northwest was less sug- gestive of utter ruin to the growing whea, crop than any time for a week past. The market almost from the start appeared to be struggling under a heavy load of long wheat. Sentiment at the immediate open ing wavered between confidence and sus- picion of the new outlook, with leaning toward the latter. Initial bids for Sep. temher at i:os% 9lo4N were unchanged gan to suffer. There were many traders who believed the grain cheap at the prac- tional declines that ensued and nearly every reverse was followed by a partial recov- cry. The weight of the long wheat, how ever. was too much for the supporters of the market and September gradually settled back to 1.o161.o1k. Final efforts of the bulls only operated to steady the tone and September closed almost on the bottom at 1.01h. Ciearances of wheat and flour to- day were equal to s5. 800 bushels. Primary receipts were 2s2.0oo bushels larger than c year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi cago reported receipts of lsz cars. against 222 last week.
 Corn was affected by the favorable char dCteE OI the weather, WhlCn BhOWed lm- provement. Firm wheat prices at the out set also helped. September starting un- changed from yesterday. advanced on free covering to 54. With the setback in wheat quantities of long corn came out and prices declined. September corn closed a shade above the bottom at Ss% @6sx. Lo- cal receipts were 14e cars.
 Oats eventually suffered in sympathy with the easier tone of wheat. September open ed firm with 0 gain of hc, taking Its tone from wheat, advancing to 34N. Later there was a decline to 33% 933H. steaiytng just before the close. Final trades were a shade above the bottom at sax. Local re- ceipts were SIS cars.
 In provisions the selling 0 fseptember holdings under the influence of lower prices for live hogs had a weakening tendency. Pork was especially affected, making a net loss of a5c, closing at 50. Lard was more in demand and although at one peri cd showing a loss of 5c closed steady with five-cent net gain at 6.75. Ribs closed 7hc down at 7.50.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 124 cars: corn. 12s cars oats. 317 cars; hogA 14. .0oO head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS vIsr.
 BILE SUPPLY STATEMENT

NEW ORLEANS. August 12.-Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and teleRraphic advices compares the. fig. pres of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 1a4ss& against Q decrease of 1Os.405 last year and a decrease of 123. 2s1 year before last.
 The total visible is 1882. 2.S3l, against l. ts7.215 last week, 1,45s.43S last year and l.511.S39 year before last. Of this the to- tal of American cotton is 555.s31, against s3s.21b last week. 672.4Ss last year and p03, ,s3e year before last. and of all other TT, ,00o. against BPS. 900 last week. 7s7. 900 last year and 6os,ooo year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
LovEMAN 6 cos MARKET LETTER.

NEW YORK. August 12.-Sentiment seems to have taken a decidedly bearish turn within the past two days. Although weather has not yet cleared up, it seems to be the popular belief that the. end of the wet spell Is at hand and that receipts of new cotton will soon become a factor. As the result of this conviction. there has been 0 revival of selling for outside account and the short interest is again being increased. It is also suspected that the recent bull operator Is putting out line on the short side; at least, the sales made by certain brokers here support that supposition The weather yesterday and today has been gen. erally showery with predictions for the same conditions tomorrow. New Orleans operators have sold freely in this market and opinion there evidently leans strongly to the bear side. The spot inquiry. which was a prominent factor yesterday, has failed for lack of material to work on as is absolutely impossible to get offerings to the extent desired. One broker said that 25.0oo bales of grades below middling and strict middling would be taken up by spinners. almost instantly if they could only get the offers. The estimate of TOO to 500 receipts at Houston tomorrow was responsi- ble for much of the wcakness being &C., cepted by many as the beginning of the long delayed free movement on which so much depends. Crop accounts show no improvement. complaints from Texas par ticularly being very definite and persistent: other sections are also beginning to com plain and the chorus will be loud unless the showers cease. Closing prices show a loss of 486 points on the day and Liverpool is expected to come aga lower in the morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. August l2. Spo cotton easy; sales. 200 bales. including 5t to arrive. Quotations unchanged.
 Futures opened steady with prices un changed to points lower. Liverpool wa lower than expected. causing slightly lowel opening in the American markets. Trad, was small in volume throughout the ses sion and was almost entirely of a profes sional character. The public at present takes but little interest in cotton.
 September opened points hfgher at g. 80 sold down to 9.s7 and finally recovered tt 9.9o. The market closed quiet, showing ne losses of 7(Ds points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY, August l2.-Cattle-Re- ceipts. e.1oo. Including l.2oo southerns Market steady to ioc higher Choice export and dressed beef steers. 5.00@b. .75: fair to good. S.75@4.75; Western fed steers. SIS d4.25: stockers and feeders. 2.6094. 25: Southern steers, 2.75@4.0o; Southern cows. l.B063.25; native cows. i.7594. 90; native heifers 2.50@4. %: bulls. 2.25 ca. 50: calves. 2.6o6J.76.
 Hoss-Receipts, $500. Market 5c low CT. Top. s:io; bulk of sales, s;sS $. .oo: and lights, 4.7505.f0.
 sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady to weak. Native lambs. 4.0096.0o; native wethers, 3.7S@4.25: native ewes. 5000 a.75: native lambs. 40o16. .00: Western yeariings. s.75@+.5o; Western sheep, a.eo O.. %: stockers and feeders. 2.6093.b0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13

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 Mexican Central lst Inc. .. .... .... i3M Minn. q St Louis 4s .... .... eeH Missouri. Kansas c Texas ls .... .... ssK Missouri. Kansas q Texas 1nds .... .. 7sx National R. R. of Mexico eonsol c .. 5gK New York Central general hs .. .... % = New Jersey Central general ss .... ..l3aT Northern Pacific ls .... .. ....,. ..1os = Northern Pacific 3s .... .. H
 Norfolk q Western consoi 4s .... ....io1 q oregon Short Line 4s q Psrtic. .... .. es Y Pennsyivania conv. 3hs .... .... .... %
 Reading general 4s .... .... ...... %
 st- Louis ( Iron Mountain consoi 4s ..i1sx St. Louis San Francisco fg. 4s .. SEA St. Louis Southwestern 1sts .... .... sex Seaboard Air Line 4s .. ...... .... 7Am Southern Pacific 4s f.... .. e6
 southern Railway 4s .... ..lI
 Texas Pacific 1sts .... .... ......1isx Toledo. St. Louis & Western 4s .... .. 73h Union Pacific Is .106 x Uniop Pacific conv. ls ... .l03& United States Steel 2nd 5s .... 7sE Wabash Deb. B. ...1 .... 6oh Wheeling 4 Lake Erie ls si
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
Gone Win the cromh,

Washington Star.
 You advocated 16 to once upon a time, didn't you?"
 "Yes," replied the old time PopulIst.
 Well. what do you think about it InowT Mister" was the reply. I'm like |khe rest of the public. just don't Mink about it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
FURRY or SELLING SETS IN JUST
 BEFORE NOON.
Later Rally Occurs, but at the Close
 Prices Arc Only . Point or Two From the, Lowest.

NEW YORK. August I2.-The cotton market opened steady at a decline of 2 points to an advance of 1 point. or just about as due on the cables. Continued light showers were reported from the sec tfons east of the Mississippi but on the whole the map was considered favorable and there was very little buying power on the market which. soon after the call. be- gan to work down and in an irregular way reached net decline of about GOT points just before midday on @ furry of selling led by New Orleans. Later there was . recovery to about the opening figures on covering by room shorts but the market in the middle of the afternoon again weak ened on New Orleans selling and the opera tions of certain local professional interests and reached about the previous low point.
 The close was up a point or so from the lowest and steady at a net decline of POT points. Sales were estimated at 75.o0o bales. Receipts at the ports today. i.%5i bales, against 57e last week and 13e last year. For the week. 5000, against 7.S1t last week and 1.iA3 last year. Today's re- ceipts at New Orleans. 279 bales. against I last year. and at Houston ss2. against i4 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
VIRGIN . FAUNCE's COTTON LETTER. tBy Private Wire from J. Walter Labaree

NEW YORK. August 1s-The cotton market opened steady this morning on sup- port by Philadelphia houses and pit trad CTS. with some short covering. News was not of the kind to influence sentiment much either way. The weather news was conflicting. showers being reported from Georgia and the eastern part of the belt. while the weather elsewhere was general ly clear and conditions improving. Georgia reported that the rains in the last two days had resulted in slight damage to the crop. but clear weather would improve things materially. Philadelphia interests were buyers of January and local houses took some September and October Later however. the pit sold on the good crop news Some sections of Texas reported damage by boil weevil. but so far the dam age had not gone far enough to do the plant much injury and the news did not have any appreciable effect upon sentiment. The Government weekly report next week is expected to be favorable and will show the crop to be in excellent condition and making rapid progress The strike situa- ton in New England still remains un- settled and with no prospects of an early adjustment in sight. The strike has already done great damage to the cotton industry and with no immediate prospects of a set- clement in sight. and with the crop pro- gressing satisfactorily we inclined to favor the short side and advise sales at current prices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. August 12.-The dry goods market has shown no increase in activity. Jobbers are awaiting the arrival of buyers and are confident of an improvement in the demand from retail sources with the beginning of the new week. Cotton goods remain inactive at unchanged prices. Can mems wear lines for next spring. Yarns quiet and unchanged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13

TREASURY BALANCES. WASHINGTON. August 12.-Treasur! balances. 5o.425.5ss: gold, 34s.oss.1s7
 silver. s30.s76.74s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE.
The quotations follow:
 Country Produce

The quotations follow:
 Country Produce Peuitry-aens. sso apiece: frying size, Potatoes--Irish. s1.oo0i.1s per bushel; sweet potatoes. 759 soc. Lemons-Per box. S2.so03.o0. Rice-No. 1. Sc; No. 2. 4Mc. Peanuts-Per pound. 6h 0ec. Pineapples-Per crate. s2 50 @2.76. Beans = Choice. hand picked navies. Shc per ID. Cheese-Per h.. i4Mc. Bananas-Per bunch. ti.7682.oo. Onions-Per bushel, 95c. Cabbage-Per h.. lhc. AppIes-per eushel. 80 Q soc: per bbi. sA Cranberries-Per bbi.. sl0. Celery-Per bunch. as @e0c. Malaga grapes-Per keg. s4.50. Cocoanuts-Each. 4c. Florida oranges-Per box. ss.75. Dry salted sides-7Me. Lard-Leaf. 7&c. Meai-s2h 6s6c per busheL Oats-white. 50 o soc; mixed, Soc. Corn-white. 7ah 07sc per bushel salt-Liverpooi: si per sack: Virginia. 7Ac; Michigan, 25o-lb. barrels. sl.76. Butter-Jersey 2o0 2sc; Tennessee coun- syrup-rancy. Zoe: reboiled, soc. Flour-Patent, sb.7s@e.oo per barrel; susar-Granuiated. 4xc: Y. C.. 4x@ AMc; cut loaf. sAc. Arrow ties-45 lbs. $l.lo. J,s bagsing-2 lbs. 7h @7&c: 1x lbs. 7huihc
 Hardware. Nails-wire, t2. so. Axes--s6. 5o@6.50. Cotton cards-$<. Hollow ware--Country, axe. Chain tracSs-$4. .o0 97.00. Bellows-S4. 5o910.
 Hides, Wool, Etc. Hides-Green salted. Sc: dry flint, l1Kc; dry salted. loc. Beeswax-24o per pound. Shearing-l0 O 200 each.
 WoodwaPe. Half busheis-Iron-bound. per doz. s3. .0o Peck measures - Iron n-bound. per dos, $2. 50.
 Buckets-rwo hoops. [: IS: three hoops 43. %: brass red cedar, $7 .00. Well buckets-s3.5o Washboards-si. 75 @2.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13

levels temporarily. There was but little change at the opening of the market this morning. December being at s.5i. com pared with s.55 last night. Thereafter De- cember touched s.st. but short selling back. ed 1t down to s.e, at about which level the market will close Spots here closed easy and unchansed: sales. i6o: 50 to ar rive: middling. 10kc. Movement for the week at 30 interior towns showed receipts to have been 7.el3. against 1.73s last year. while the weeks arrivals at all ports were 5,77o. against i.2%5: exports to Europe same time. 1s,34s. against a.6ss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
LIVERPOOL COTTON FUrUREs

LIVERPOOL, August 12-Cotton futures opened quiet and steady and closed quiet. American middling E. O. C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
NEW YORK coFrEH AND sUoAR.

NEW YORK. August 12.-Coffee-Spot Rio firm; No [ invoice. 8. Mid firm: Cor dova, sh 0l3.
 susar-Raw strong: fair refining. ! H. ls; centrifugal. s6 test. K: moiasses sugar, 7-1s. Refined firm.
 The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 10 points on firmer cables and reports of frosts in the interior of Santos. Demand was good at the advance and the market showed firmness all the session. closing steady st . net advance of ib points. Sales, lAl 7Eo ha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
MARINE NEWS,

NEW ORLEANS. August l2-Cieared: strs. Brewster. Ger, Book. Port Limon Colombia, Nor. Hertxberg, Ceiba: Rosina, Br.. Hurry, Ceiba-
 PORT EADs.--Arrived strs Hercules, Sp., Gomez. Port Tampa: Madriieno, Sp., Luxzaraga, Havana; Taimton, Nor. Ellef- sen Bocas del Toro. Sailed: Strs. Etonian. Br.. Jacobsen, Galveston: Horsfey, Br, Northfell. Antwerp via Newport News; Buckman. Nader. Port Antonio; Hiram, Nor, Pedersen, Puerto Cortex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
BANK CLEARINOS.

NEW YORK, August l2.-The following
 table compiled by Bfadstreet. shows the
 bank ciearings at the cities named for tho
 week ended August l2. with percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
NEW ORLEANS SUGAR.

NEW ORLEANS, August 12. Sugar strong; open kettle 2hQ Q3 s-1s: open ket- tie centrifugal. 3@3x: centrifugal whites. X; yeilows. 3& OK: seconds 2x @3x.
 Moiasses nominal: open kettle. 20 02s: centrifugal, 10015. / Syrup nominal 2o@25,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES. NEW ORLEANS, August 12.-Cotton flu
NEW YORK COTTON FUrUREs.

NEW YORK, August 12.-Following were the quotations on the Cotton Exchange to- day:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-13

NEW YORK, August 12.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all x,orfa siuce Senternber lat.