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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
LoyEMAN ( CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

(By Private Wire from H. & B. Beer)
 NEW ORLEANS. August 19.-The mar ket maintained a steady undertone today, notwithstanding Liverpool to be slightly easier than expected in early hours and a free movement of new cotton at primary points in Texas and at Galveston. The sus- tatnng features were expectations for unfavorable weekly Chronicle crop report this evening and a report to effect that the boil weevil has appeared in Little River and Hempstead counties in southwestern part of Arkansas. Receipts of new crop cotton unfayorable crop reports from the belt gen. orally and claims of serious damage in Texas by weevils and boil worms receiving more attention and consideration. Arrivals for the week at 30 inland towns show a to- tai of 15.sA bales. compared with 1.30s bales last year for the day at all ports 3. sal. against 25s: since last Friday 24,o3s. against i61 Liberal receipts are expected next week. tomorrow Galveston looking for TOO to 1000. against none one year ago, and Houston 1.7oo to 1000. compared with 8 bales last year. Texas Is offering more freely of spot cotton lately and other Gulf States will sell for delivery first half of September. Prices are holding steady. however. but a reduction of %c in value of new cotton in Georgia is something of a forerunner of what is likely to take place when the movement to market becomes heavier. Manchester Is said to be doing less business than recently, due, 1t Is said. to unfavorable crop accounts from India. Sales of actual cotton in the English mar ket would tend to confirm such a statement concerning conditions in the manufacturing districts of England. Sales today, 1000 bales. but at an advance of 10 points to s-12d for middling. Exports from all United States ports have not been as large as for the same week one year ago. 4.1S0 against 5,059. and there is no very urgent demand for August shipments and for early September sailings. freight brokers not hay ing much to do in the way of making en- agreements. Weather conditions were fa- vorabie today. not much rain to report in belt. but forecasts and map indications were favorable for showers west of the Mississ- ippi river, rains for the central and east ern districts. We have had plenty of rain for cotton during July and August, but not any more than in 11A crop year of 1898, in which year condition of crop deterioratei 11.4 points from SIP in August to 7s.s in September. A greater decline than what Is likely to be reported next month Spots closed steady and unchanged. Sales 400 and 100 to arrive. middling 10%.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
VIRGIN q FAUNCE'S COTTON LETTER. tBy Private Wire from J. Waiter Labaree


 NEW YORK. August 1e.-The cotton market today was practically a repetition of the market yesterday. with dulEiess the chief feature. Although Liverpool ent low CT cables our market opened higher, chiefly on covering of shorts and on support by Wall Street interests, owing to fear that the heavy rains in Kansas would cross the lines and extend down into the cotton belt and damage the plant Warm weather is needed throughout the belt at present and serious rainfall would undoubtedly do large damage to the crop. The indications for scattered showers today and tomorrow over the eastern section of the belt doing much to steady the market and induce short cov- ering. Texas reported some activity among the boil weevils. but these reports were not taken seriously. The dealing throughout the session was wholly professional, no evil dence of any outside demand being detect ed. There is no demand from spinners and as long as the strike continues and the dry goods trade continues poor. there is not likely to be any until the situation clears itself and the movements of the crop be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
Da,IV COTTON MARKET.

NEW ORLEANS, August 19. - Cotton steady; sales. 500. Ordinary. 1916: good ordinary, 9M low middling. 9%: middling. 1o%: good. middling. 10 11-16; middling fair. 10 15-16. Receipts. 237; stock. 24.S04. GALVESTON.-Steady; middling, 10 T. l6: sales, 2: receipts 2.563; stock. S.79l.
 MOBILE.-Nominal; middling, 10: re- ceipts, g. stock, 269.
 SAvANNAH.-Quiet: middllng. 10% re- ceipts. 194; sales. Al; stock, S,740.
 CHARLESTON.-Nomin stock. 565. wILMINGTON-Nomin receipts, 31; stock. 103.
 NORFoLK.-Receipts, 65; stock 1.o5o. BALTIMORE.-Nomin middling, IL: receipts, 31l: stock. 727.
 BOsTON.-Quiet; mddling. 10. 65; net re- ceipts. A; gross, l67.
 PHILADELPHIA. Steady: middling, 10. 90; receipts. 53, stock, 1646.
 ST. LOUIS.-Steady; middling. 1oA; re- ceipts. 53; stock. 7,74s.
 NEW YORK.-Cotton dull; middling 10. s5 gross receipts. 655; sales. 129; stock. 3O.4S4.
 Total today: Net receipts. 3.37s; exports, to Great Britain. 1.o64; stock. 76.909.
 Consolidated; Net receipts. 14.02s; ex- ports. to Great Britain, 2l16; to continent 1.432; to Mexico. 632.
 Total since Sept. l. Net receipts 7.14s,- s7s; exports. to Great Britain. 2.50S.242 to France. 699.1S3: to continent. 2,595,566; to Japan. 46,195; to Mexico 27,942.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS WISH
 BILE SUPPLY STATEMENT.

NEW ORLEANS. August 19.-Secretary Hesters statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphio advices compares the fig ures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 1oo.54s. against decrease of l34,761 last year and a de- crease of 79,516 year before last
 The total visible is 1.232,2s5, against L. 3S2,ss1 last week. 1.324.677 last year and 1.4s2,S23 year before last. Of this the to- tai of American cotton is 49l.2s5, against 555,s31 last week. 5SO.677 last year and sss.S2s year before last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil India etc, 74i.00o. against 777,0o6 last week, 744,00o last year and 594Oo0 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of 100.54 a decrease compared with last year of 92.392. and a decrease compared with year before last of 200, ,03S
 Of the worlds visible supply Of cotton as above Eere is now afloat and held in Greet~ Britain and continental Europe ei1,0o0. against 690,00 last year and s4f. = 900 year before last: in Egypt 65, o0o against 5000 last year and 45.Oo0 year be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY. August 1s.-Cattle-Re- ciepts. 2,S0o. Steady. Choice export ani dressed beef steers. 5.2595. 90: fair to good. 3.75 95. %; Western fed steers 3759 500: stockers and feeders, 2.506425; Southern steers, 275@4oo: Southern cows. 2.o0@3.25; native cows. 1.5o94.25; native heifers. 2.5o@5.oo: bulls. 2.oo@3 50 calves. 2.0064.50.
 Hogs-Receipts, 5000. Market Ba1oc higher. Top. 6.35 bulk of sales, 5io9 5,3o; heavy, 5.1o@5.2o; packers, 51o@ 80: pigs and lights. 5.0095.35.
 Sheep-Receipts. 5000. Steady Native lambs 4.o0@4.6o: native wethers, ses @ 100; native ewes. 3.5o@3.so: Western lambs. 4Oo66.25; Western yeariings 3.75 @4.5 50: Western sheep, $50 o94.oo; stock CTS and feeders. 2.5o93.25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
MARINE NFWs.

NEW ORLEANS August 1s-clearel: Str Rosebank, Br., Needham Savannah
 PORT EADS. - Arrived: Strs Venus. Nor. Tysiand, Port Limon; Preston. Nor, Halvorsen. Bocas del Toro; Nicaragua, Nor. Larsen, Bluefields; Custodian. Br, Brown revIApool Sailed; Strs. Banan, Nor. BJomess. Bluefelds St. Egbert. Br. Caffer- ata, Philadelphia; Bratten. Nor, Holm. Puerto cortez; Olympia, Br.. Galt. Port LImon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
NEW oRLEANs corroS,


 NEW ORLEANS. August 1s.-The spot cotton market was quiet with only lim- tied demand Sales, 500 bales. including 100 to arrive. Quotations unchanged
 Futures were quiet at the opening and prices 2@3 points down. The market was dull from the first call and e few buying orders had the effect of steadying prices The weather map war again all that could be desired Light rains were seen in few portions of the belt where they were need ed. but the average rainfall over the entire belt was slight. The forecast predicted rain for tonight and tomorrow for the greater portion of the cotton region and this caused few buying orders Reports from Texas were generally favorable and new cotton Is being received from all sections. Galveston received 2,370 bales and Houston l,s4l. Hempstead county. Ark, reported the ap- pearance there of the genuine Mexican boil weevil but traders are of the opinion that 1t can not do much damage there during the first year of its appearance.
 September opened points up at e.s7, sold up to s.71 and finally down to s.s7. The market closed steady. Net gains. Aug ust 1s. and points each on the other months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
NEW ORLEANS sUCAR.

NEW ORLEANS. August 19. - Sugar strong: open kettle 2%a3 3-16; open ket- tie centrifugal. 3@3S; centrifugal whites X; yellows 3% CA: seconds 2A93x
 Molasses nominal; open kettle, 2O925; centrifugal. 10615.
 Syrup nominal, 20925.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
NEW YORK COPPER AND SUGAR

NEW YORK. August 19.-Coffee-Spot Rio steady No. invoice, 8 3-l6 Mild quiet.
 Sugar-Raw firm; refined quiet.
 Coffee futures opened steady AA an ad- vance of 10 points on receipt of damage reports from the recent frosts. cables claiming damage from thunderstorms and rains in Rio and small estimates for the present Santos crop. The firmness was en- couraged by higher European cables and with but little coffee offering in relation to the demand the market ruled generally firm all day closing steady at a net ad- vance of l0&l5 points. Sales, $500 bags,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

corne more free. With . large movement and . corresponding reduction in the price of cotton futures. spinners may be induced to enter the market, but not until the price of cotton reaches a point where 1t will be taking cotton in large enough quantities to offset the market price of cotton material ly. We are still bearish and believe sales on bulges will prove profitable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
e. E. FIERCE . CO.'S COTTON LETTER
 iHY Priyafa lXirs from lsIherf & Clay.

NEW ORLEANS. August 1s-An im- provement in the forward delivery business of spinners produced more favorable opin- ion of the market in Liverpool today The decline of points on new crop options only adjusted parties, but sales of spot, while small, were executed at a material advance. Cables stated that spinners believed in lower prices and were not fully covering their commitments in products by purchases of options.
 The American exchanges were quite fea- tureless. Our market opened slightly high CT without apparent reason beyond reports of weevil damage in Texas. and reports of the presence of the pest in southern Ar kansas. The weather map and forecasts maintained their usual excellence and crop reports continue satisfactory. Receipts of new cotton aggregated about 4,3o0 bales for the day. and suitable picking prevails, an increase in receipts of moment may be expected during the coming week. Fluc- tuations of the day were confined to ranges almost too narrow to admit of scalping and interest was conspicuously lacking. New features were awaited with interest, but conditions are such to lead to the belief that developments will be gradual with probably the movement assuming large pro- portions the most imminent, pending which time we expect a narrow market and we have but little doubt that ultimately lower levels will be observed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
CINCINNATI PROyIsIoN,

CINCINNATI. August 19.-Flour firm. Lard firm, 6. 45. Bulk meats firm, ITS. Bacon firm, 9 %. Sugar firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

Cash quotations were as follows:

FIUUT-Cteauy.
 wheat-No. spring. l.1o@1.12: No. 8 0o@i.04; No. ? red. 1.o9a G1.11S Corn-No. 2, 53%: No. yellow, 53Is. Oats-No. ?. 32A: No. ? white, 35%; No white, 31A931h
 Mess pork per bbi., 1175@11.so. Lard. per 100 lbs. 6.s5d6.s7]k. Short ribs sides, loose. 7.35Q7.45. Short clear sides, boxed. S.O0QS.25 Whiskey. basis of high wines. l.2S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

Baltimore q Ohio 3xs ... sIx Central of Georgia 5s .... ........ ..I11
 Central of Georsia ist Inc. .... ...... s3 Chesapeake q Ohio 4Ms .... .... ....io1 Chicago &. Alton shs .... .... .... ..TSK Chicago. B. 6 Quincy new <s ........ s7K Chicago. M. St. Paul gen. <s .... ..ioS Chicago q Northwestern consoi fs ..11ex Chicago. R. I. ( P. R. R. <s .... :. 7sK Chicago, R. I. ( P. R. R. col. ss .... NK c. C. c. q St. Louis gen. ls .... .... .fo3
 Chicago Terminal 4s ...... .... .... k
 Consolidated Tobacco As .... .... .... esx Colorado & Southern <s .... N
 Denver q Rio Grande 4s .... LOON Erie prior lien 4s .... .... SsM Erie Erie genera general .; c;... .:. ,.: ...... sx Hooking Valley 4hs .... .... .... ..ios Louisville ( Nashville unified ls ... .isoN Manhattan consol gold 4s .....1o5 z Mexican Central 4s .... th Mexican Central lst Inc. .... .... .... ash Minn. & St Louis 4s .... .... sI
 Missouri. Kansas & Texas ts .... .... ssk Missouri Kansas Texas 2nds 7sM National R. R. of Mex. consol +s .... 7eb New Jersey Central general bs .133
 Northern Pacific 4s -. ..1oe
 Northern Pacific Ss .... v
 Norfolk & Western consol @s .1ol Oregon Short Line <s & Partic. eex Pennsylvania conv. 3hs ........ e6k Reading general Is .... .... .... ....1o0
 St. Louis & Iron Mountain consol Ss ..1f6x St. Louis San Francisco fg 4s =. s4k St. Louis Southwestern 1sts ...... seh Seaboard Air Line 4s .... .... ...... 1S
 Southern Pacific 4s .... .... .... Hh Southern Railway 5s .... .... ......l17m Texas & Pacific 1sts ... .... .... .1i9
 Toledo, St. Louis & Western Is .... .. 73h Union Pacific 4s .... .1obh Union Pacific conv. 4s .... .... ....103& United States Steel 2nd 5s ...... 7sx Wabash 1sts .111k Wabash Deb. B.. .... .... ..., .... 61
 Wheeling & Lake Erie Is .... .... .. sik wisconsin Central As Ss*
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

NEW YORK, August 1s.-The following table compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the cities named for the week ended August 19. with percentage of increase and decrease compared with the corresponding week last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
ET. LOUIS PROvIsIONs.

ST LOUIS, August 19.-Flour active, higher
 whiskey steady. l.32IS.
 Pork lower; Jobbing. Il. .s5
 Lard lower: prime steam, 6. .35. Bacon stady. unchanged; boxed extra shorts, s.50; clear ribs. s.12h; short clear. 9. %.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

fore last; in India 3si.ooo against lss.ooo last year and sll.ooo year before last; and in the United States l3&.ooo. against isA- 900 last year and 203, 900 year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
MONTGOMERY WEEKLY COTTON
 STATEMENT.
COMPARATIVE CorToS>sTATEMENT

NEW YORK. August 1e,-Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Fri day, August IS:
 Net receipts at all U. s. ports dur
 ing week .... .... ... 1A.oas Net receipts at all U. & ports same
 week last year .... ... 1Sf4 Total receipts since Sept. ... .7,14s,9TS Total receipts to same date last
 wear ~ . .. .... .T,T04.11I Exports for the week .l. .... .... 4,1S0 Exports for same week last year. 5,090 Total exports since Sept. It.. .5,ST2oI6 Total exports same date last year. .6,52s.144 Stock at all U. S. ports .... .... 76,s0s Stock at all U. S ports same tune
 last year - ...... 1773s1 Stock at all interior towns.... .... 55.036
 time last year .... -. ........ s.74s ~ year '... .... .... .... ".... :. asoooo Sri Britain M same time last year -. 1000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE.
The quotations follow:
 Country Produce |.

The quotations follow:
 Country Produce Eggs-12915c. Pouitry-Hens. sac apiece; frying s,zs Potatoes-,1Irish. s1,oo@1.ls per bushel: Lemons-Per box. s2.so9s.oo. Rice-No. 1, Sc; No. 2. 4hc. Peanuts-Per pound. 6h @sc. Pineapples-Per crate. &2.50@2.TS. Beans = Choice. hand picked navies, s2.75; red kidney beans. a. 90: Lima beans Inc per h. Cheese-Per lb., 14hc. Bananas-Per bunch. 31.7502.o0. Onions-Per bushel. 95c. Cabbage-Per lh. 1hc Cranberries-Per bbl. Slo. Celery-Per bunch, 35 @e0c. Malaga grapes-Per keg. s4.So. Cocoanuts-Each. 4c. Florida oranges-Per box, S2.75
 Provisions. Dry salted sldes-7Me. Lard-Leaf. 7&c- Meai-62h d65c per bushel Oats-White. 6o@6os; mixed. Soc Corn-white. 72h 976c per bushel salt.LiverpoOi:; :so1, s1 per ...;, sack; Virginia, Dutter-Jersey. 2o92sc; Tennessee coun- try 25c. Flour-Patent. sb.7b9e.oo per barrel: usar-Granulated. 4%c; Y. C.. 4xe 4Jac; cut loaf. exc. Arrow ties-45 lbs. $l. 10. J,v bagging-2 lbs. 7h 97xc; IA lbs. 7A4.hc.
 Hardware. Nails-Wire, 32. 60. Axes-$5. 50 Q6.50. Cotton cards-$4.50 50. Hollow ware-Country, Skc Chain tracSs-$4. o097.00. Bellows-$4. 50410
 Hides, Wool, Etc. Hides-Green salted. sc; dry flint. 1lhc; dry sated, 10c. Beeswax-24c per pound. Shearing-l09 e 20c each.
 W0odware. Half bushels-Iron bound. per doz, ss. %. Peck measures - 1ron-bound per doz.. s2.50. Buckets-Two hoops. S2.75: three hoops, 8. %; brass. red cedar, $7.00. We'll buckets-S3 50 Washboards-S1. 75 62.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
NEW our vASs COTTON rJrTruEs. NEW ORLEANS. August 19.--Cotton fu- ,,rss uutet and steadvs

HEw YORK COTTON FUTURES.
 NEW YORK. August 1s-Following were the quotations on the Cotton Exchange to-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
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TOTAL NET RECEIPTS OF COrAON.
 NEW YORK, August 19.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September lst:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
COTTON CROP MOVEMENT.

NEW YORK. August 1s.-The following statistics on The movement of cotton for the week ending August 18th. were com- piled by the New York Cotton Exchange;
 Weekly Movement.
 This year. Last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
BANK CIEARiNGS

TREASURY BALANCES. WASHINGTON, AugrSt ls - Treasury balances. $14s,627.427; gold, 343.7o2,463.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20

Port receipts. .... .... overland 10 mills and
 Canada .... .... .... Southern mill takings
 estimated. .... .... Loss of stock at interior
 towns. .... .... .... Brought into sight for
 the week. ... ....
 Total crop movement. Port receipts. .. ....7 overland to mills and
 Canada .... ... ...., Southern mill takings
 estimated .... ... ..l Stock at interior towns
 in excess of Sept. H.. Brought into sight thus
 far for season ..... ..1O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
LIVERPOOL COTTON FUTURES.

LIVERPOOL, August 1s.-Cotton futures pened quiet and closed quiet American
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
BONDS.

otal sales for the day, 51O.oOO shares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
DUE TO IRRIGATION DITCH.
Santa Fe Overland Derailment at
Tu1sre Was Disastrous.

Further details of the Santa Fe wreck
at Tulare last Monday are given as
follows in the San Bernardino Times
Index:
The Santa F'e overland express train
No. 8. in charge of Conductor Duke
Feilan. due at Reedley at 4:10 a. m,
was wrecked this morning about D
o'clock at a point four and half miles
north of Reedley where an irrigation
ditch belonging to the Church system
passes under the railroad
This ditch is siphoned under the track
through two 1S-inch pipes In some
manner these pipes became stopped up
the water forced its way around them
and washed out the bed so that when
the train came along the rails gave way
and let the cars down
1t was a very remarkable accident
from the fact that all but one coach
left the track and yet no one was killed,
although several were badly injured
The train was about an hour behind
time, and when the accident happened
it was travelling about % miles on hour,
having slowed down just before that
for a crossing. Engineer McCarty says
that he had no warning of impending
danger until he felt his engine sinking
down and then heard the crash.
The engine and mail car passed over
the washout. but the baggage car
dropped down. The balance of the train
then bowed out to one side, throwing
all coaches off the track except the rear
one The baggage car turned over on
its side, but the other cars remained up
right with the exception of the car next
to the rear, which fell over shortly after
the wreck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28

Almost 5000 people witnessed the
double header" which makes it from
the standpoint of attendance the blue
ribbon holder for the middle west.
Both Kansas City and Lincoln sent big
contingents of rooters and they almost
cracked the corrugated iron roof of the
Auditorium with their concentrated
hot-stuff' and '.Hi-ski-ki'' peace dis
turbers. There was enough enthusiasm
on tap to have over-supplied a state
oratorical contest But the crowd was
sportsmanlike. It handed out its
plaudits to either side when good plays
occurred, and when that is done an
athletic contest is always a success,
whether it be marbles or prize fighting.
To the girls from Lincoln, although
defeated by score of 20 to q. which
was first announced as &c to 90 from
an error in making up the footings, be-
longs the lions share of credit Though
fighting an uphill game from the very
start, made up from the lead which
the Topeka girls gained and the SUI
perior height and weight of their OPP
poneats. they battled pluckily to the
end, making the contest doubtful as to
its outcome until the referee blew the
whistle to close the game. The Ne
bFaska maids play good basketball, but
skillful in the fire points of the game,
little bigger, and better trained. They
used the successful cross floor
scheme of passing the ball over the
heads of their opponents from one side
of the field to the other until close
enough to the baskets to try for goal.
They missed many chances at the be-
ginning of the contest, through their
eagerness to score, and this caused con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28
$4,000 TOURISTS COMING.
Union Pacific Will Send Colorado
Good Supply of Money Spsnders.

Denver, March 2S.sGeritt Fort, as
sistant general passenger agent of the
Union Pacific, arrived in. Denver this
morning. Mr.. Fort, who has not been
in Denver for some time, says that
his object in coming now is to turn
a flood of summer tourists loose on
the state.
The main object of this trip, which
ends in Denver and will terminate to-
morrow afternoon, is to confer with
Thomas E Fisher. general passenger
agent of the Colorado & Southern and
Major S. K. Hooper, general passenger
agent of the Rio Grande system. The
Union Pacific, as you know, books most
of its business for the coast by way of
Denver, and we want to arrange side
trips.
From data already in our possession
I feel safe in promising that the Union
Pacific will send into the state not less
than 1900 to $1,000 tourists Altogether
we think there is going to be a big
summer traffic to Colorado
Mr. Fort also stated that the gov
eminent has awarded to the Union
Pacific, the Southern Pacific, the
Northwest tern. the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the
Missouri Pacific and the Denver & Rio
Grande the contract for carrying all
the navy business for the fiscal year
beginning July 1 next This arrange
ment will send a large part of the
travel through Denver.
J. a. Munroe, general freight traffic
manager of the Union Pacific. arrived
on the same train with Mr.. Fort.