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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-28

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-28


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-28

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
HAYWARD, WICK & CO.'S COTTON
 LETTER.
6f3y Direct Private Wire to Virgin Faunce. Managers; Phone 73S.)

6By Direct Private wire 10 NlIBln & Faunce
 Managers; Phone 73S.)
 NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 27.-The cotton market was rather dull today; there was no important news from any quarter and yet prices fluctuated decidedly in favor of the bears who seemed to be putting out fresh short lines on the expectation of a decidedly bearish ginners' report from the census bu- reau tomorrow. During the noon hour the hamnering of prices was pronounced, room s4ra.fers sold shorts fiercely and New York sent in some selling orders. At this time the active positions showed net loss for the day of slightly over quarter of cent. This decline was brought about easily, as fhe bulls offered not the slightest support. The volume of trade was only moderate.
 The market opened steady at decline of 2 to { points New York came in steady Al a decline of 1 to points. The lower opening in thosAperican markets was sso at l. bales by sheppeNon of New York.
 i Soon after the opening, prices recovered ifo about the level of Fridays close, but l@ffer that they slid off easily until the ac- five positions were 25 and 2s points lower fhan the closing of Friday. This carries hrading up to 1 o'clock. With January cot ton ceiling around 80. the point has been lreached at which the bulls claimed invest. iors would step in and buy, and such price tsaeans about cents in the country. To the icouservatiye trader 1t seems that not only }as cotton cheap enough, but also that the Acountry holder will most emphatically refuse i3o sell at such price. The bear speculator. however, seems just eager for profits Ion the short side as re was with prices at lDl aenka We have pointed out before, In Whaee ietkers, that speculation would be apt tcaxried prices too high last year. The pen- Ielty which many speeuistors paid last year kRnF overdoing the thing was a natural con. < 5e eauencee .1e fhe :bear eampaikn ia eeETied
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
LOCAL MHOI.EsALE MARKET.

Pineapples-Per crate, $2.50@2.75. Beans Choice. hand-picked navies S2 75; red kidney beans. 3.9O: Lima beans 1sc per pound. Bananas-Per bunch, $1.T5@2.o0. Cabbage-Per crate. S1.75. Cranberries-Per bbl.. $10. Celery-Per bunch, 35 960c. Malaga grapes-Per keg, N.5G Cocoanuts-Each. 4c. Florida oranges-Per box, $2.75. oats-Mixed. 44c bushel; white, 4So Corn-White, 70QT2c
 Provisions. c R. Bulk-s19c pound. C. R. Bacon-9%c pound Breakfast Bacon-16c pound Hams-16c pound. Sweet Potatoes-$1.2 20 busheL. Irish Potatoes-sOc basis. Lard-Leaf. S%c pound. basis Clear Lard-7 Inc pound. Apples-$1. 60 bushel. Fiour-S6. 25 @6. 50 barrel. Onions--$1. 20 bushel Cheese-12 e 13c pound. Lemons-S3. Is box. sugar-Granulated. 5he pound; '. C.. 5M Q5Ac.
 Meal-62h 665c per buSheL Sait--Liverpool, $1 per sack; Virginia. 4Se; Michigan. 25o-lb. barrels. S1.75. Buttsr-Jersey. 20 Q 2sc; Tennessee coun- try. 25c
 syrup--Fancy. 4oc; reboiied. sac Arrow Ties-45 lbs. q. %. r. Jute Basging-2 lbs. 7h @7ke; lE lbs, TAgTr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
NEW ORLEANs COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27. - Spot cotton quiet and easier. Sales, 1850 bales. includ- . ing 300 to arrive. Quotations reduced hc
 Futures opened steady with prices 26i 1 points lower than Fridays closing, influ- enced by New York. and continued to follow that market down throughout the session. the decline here being s1 50 to s1 60 per bale. Wire troubles interfered somewhat with business. The bureau ginners' report to Dec 13 will be issued at II o'clock to- has been discounted by today's trading. The market closed quiet at the lowest figures of the session. Net losses were 30 to 32 points
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
CHICAGO GRAIN AND pRoy1sIoNs

| CHICAGO. Dec 27.-A cold wave of un | usual radius was the chief cause of a strons
 wheat market today May advanced 2Ns | and closed at the highest point reached
 Corn is up t a kc Oats and provisions ars Inspired by a good demand wheat opened | strong with May up $ a 1ic to < e Ac al | 1.12& 61.13h. The weather map exhib.
 ited extreme, cold weather prevailing IT | the Northwest and rapidly spreading across | the whole country. The cold wave made
 the probability of reduced deliveries oi
 wheat by farmers much more certain thar
 had been previously apparent. Another fac. l tor influential in producing bulge was 6 | cableEram from Chicago crop expert now | in Argentina. The cablegram stated that
 been ripened prematurely by frost From | the first tap of the bell lively demand was in evidence from commission houses | market steadily gained in strength, not. withstanding reports indicating that the | long drouth in the winter wheat territory | for cash wheat. both in the Northwest and Southwest. was greatly improved. and this helped 10 create more bullish sentiment in | speculative trading. Primary receipts also l ing day year ago. but owing to wire trouble these statistics were incomplete.
 During the latter part of the session a lead | CT of the bull crowd was free seller. The increased offerings found ready buyers. however. and priues continued to mount.
 The market closed at the highest point of
  1.14% on May. The amount passage ue- creased 344.000 bushels. Primary receipts
 dncomplete) were 5ss,ooo bushels. compared with 1.293,00O bushels a year ago.
 Influenced by the strength of wheat tho corn market held firm throughout the entire | session. cold wave. which is expected to decrease the movement from the farms and also to increase the consumption of corn. was a factor of perhaps equal importance in giving firmness to the market. May opened unchanged to Nc higher at 45 is O 45% and held within the opening range. the
 close being at 45% @45&. Local receipts
 were 1915 cars (three days) with 10 of con- tract grade.
 The oats market was influenced by the strength in other grains and by the antici- pated increased consumption that would re- suit from zero weather. The volume of busi-
 ness continued very light: May opened un. changed at 31%. sold between 31h and s1s a3l% and closed at sl% Local re- ceipts. 260 cars.
 Provisions started strongly on smaller re- ceipts of hogs, but at the advance offerings were larger than the buying orders could absorb. The result was a loss of all the early gain. At the close the May products were unchanged from Fridays final quota tions, pork being at 12.37h. lard at 7.l2h @7.l5 and ribs at 6.72h @6.75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
WALL STREET REVIEW
ONLY A LANGUD INTEREST AFTER
 HOLIDAY.
This Is in Accordance with Expectation and Is Looked for to Continue for
 the Hest of the. Week.

|
 NEW YORK. Dec. 2z-The Stock Ex- change resumed business today after the
 three days holiday Interval with only .
 languid interest. and the days market was | nominal affair. This was in accordance with expectations and the same state of af- | fairs Is expected to endure through the holiday week. Interested conjecture centres almost en-
 tirely on the future beyond the current week. The tightness of the money market
 which Is usually feature of the closing present time and the rates for time money today worked appreciably lower. This con dftion in the money market is without doubt partly due to the extremely quiet specuia-
 tion in stocks. There are besides some com Ing requirements beyond the end of the year which probably have to do with the desire to maintain quiet conditions in the money market until they are disposed of.
 For one thing the withdrawal of S10.- o00.0oo of Government deposits from the na-
 s,aa sionsi banks % on January iS has to be pro event of chief importance seems to be the forthcoming Russian loan which is expected to be offered in Berlin and Paris toward the end of January and which Is expected to delay the easing effect of the reflux of funds following the annual settlements. It is suspected that some of the large cap itai fiotations by American railroads which are to be used in finding large temporary indebtedness will then be not far distant. Except on the hypothesis of future known demands of some such character 1t is dif- ficult to explain the present phenomenal quietude of the money market.
 While the stock market was but little more active today than during the dull sses- sion of last Friday the tone was strong. This was in accordance with the tenor of the news which was generally favorable to vai- ues. The voice of traffic officials both east and west was practically In unison on the steady expansion of traffic and the prom ise of rather more business than they will be able to attend to for the winter. Present car shortages are widely complained of and the impression is given that any further de-
 mand for freight room will exceed pres ent capacity The elaborate terminal pro- Jects of the New York Central In New York and the report of heavy outlay by the Pennsylvnnia in Chicago for the same pur- pose seemed to be impressive to sentiment as evidence of the great confidence in the railroad world of the permanence of pros porous conditions.
 The rising tendency of steel products was | still perceptible. The effective breaking of the drouth in Pennsylvania, was a helpful factor. The crippling of the wire service by the storm aggravated the dullness of business The days advances were held we'll | until the closing. which was dull and firm. Bonds were firm. Total sales. par value. l s4.s40.ooo. United States bonds were un- | changed on call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
MARINE NEWS

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 27.-Cleared: strs. Utstein, Nor, Johannessen Buefields; Bev- eriy. Br., McLaren. Bocas del Toro; Ellis. Nor. Hansen. Bocas del Toro via Colon;
 PORT EADS.-Arrived; Strs Mount Yer non, Nor, Falsen. Livingston: Mazda. Br. EEgert. St Vincent Sailed: Strs. Kolga. Ger, Altman. Bristol via Norfolk; Long Bank. Br., Rout. Rotterdam via Newport News.
 MOBILE-Arrived strs. E. O. Saltmarsh Br. Rogers Tampieo Mexico: Saratoga Hathaway. Havana: schr. Emma knowlton Hudson, Havana. Cleared: Strs. Saratoga- Hathaway,s Havana; Brighton, Nor, kal' ..daGep. .Bocas del Tore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28

too far this year, the penalty may be as great as was measured out to the bulls last year. Bitter experience has taught that prices can not always so up; common sense says values can not always go down. There probably will come a time when speculators will find that they can not jam prices down any further, and as they must do something they naturally will turn to boosting the staple.
 In the spot market there was little doing. Buyers and sellers were apart. In tho earlier hours q little trading was done at unchanged prices. but later transactions were put through at prices hc lower than Friday. Sales up to noon did not exceed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
rorAL COTTON MOVEMENT.

sTotal today. at all ports. net 54.Ts7; ship xdents, to Great Britain. S.6S1: to continent, e,525: stock, f.057,6s7.
 ~ ~consolidated. at all ports. net 11s.ss4: shipments, to Great Britain. 14.242; to Erance. 25.2s0; to continent. 43.300; to Ja- pan 2.ess.
 sTotal since Sept 1 at all ports. net B. 7yT,I5s: shipments to Great Britain, 2.o45,- oS5: to France. 475.5d2: to continent. 1.52S.- gs2: to Japan. 52.sss; to Mexico. 13.3s3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, Dec 27.-The decline in cot ton today has stopped what little business was in progress while the belief in a still further decline tomorrow is causing great deal of uncertainty In dry goods market. Sellers have not changed their attitude of firmness. Jobbers conducting their an- nual clearance sales with only fair degree l of success
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
NAVAL STORES.
Nk w.

SAVANNAH. Dec. 27.--rurpentine steady. 50A; receipts, 555; sales, 15s: shipments. 400.
 shipments 5.s2s. Quote A, B, C. 2. 50; D. 255; E, 2.60@2.6211; F, 2.62h a .65; c, 270a2.72h; H. 2.s092, ,s2h; l, 3.35; K, {. 40; M, 4. 30; N, 4.SO: W c. 4.s5; W w. 6.15 nothing doing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY. Dec 27.-Cattle-Receipts 5000. Market 10G15c higher Choice export and dressed beef steers. 500 a 25: fair to good. 3.75@5.o %; Western fed steers, 3.75 65.5o; stockers and feeders. 2.50@4. % 1, Southern steers 4.50: Southern cows. 1. .75 @3. 25; native cows. 1.75@4. e5; native heif- CTS. 2.5oG5 .o0; bulls. 2.ooQ4.oo; calves. 3.oo66.5o.
 Hogs-Receipts. 4.5oo. Steady to 5c higt- CT. Top. 4,7o; bulk of sales. 440d4. SO; heavy, 4.s094.7o; packers, 4.45G4.s0; pigs and lights, 3.s5@4.52h.
 Sheep-Receipts. 1000. Strong. Native lambs, 5.o0Gb. 50; native wethers.' 4.00w 500: native ewes. 3.75@4.75: Western lambs. 5.00@6.5o: Western yearlings. 4. 50 @5. 80: Western sheep. 4.75; stockers ani
 NEW ORLEANS SUGAR.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec 27. Sugar firm i: white clarified. { 15-16@5: open kettle. 3% OK open kettle centrifugal. A @4% centrifugal whites. 13-16@4B; yeliows. A. OAK; seconds. 3h OK.
 Molasses quiet: open kettle, 1592s; cen trifugal, 1S@1S.
 Syrup steady. 20@25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.

.e .eHouston-Easy. 7Ac; net receipts. 1s.ss4: Eross. 1s.5s4. shipments. 15.ss3; sales. 7s; Rock 80. 795. i, z eAugusta-Quiet and steady. 7hc; net re- ceipts. l.4ss; gross. 1.4ss; sales. 8; stock. o4.4ss.
 ( sMemphis-ouiet. 7Kc; net receipts 5s3; Eross. 3.35s. shipments, 2,s5s: sales. $50; Mock 137.816. i z St Louis.-Dull. 7-1sc: net receipts. <.- se1; gross. 4,3s1; stock, 35.402.
 Cincinnatf-Net rcipts. 11,004; gross. II, pn4: shipments. 724; sales. 200; stock. s.5s0.
 ALouisvtlle-Firm. 7%c
 TTotals today: Net receipts. is.sss; gross, z7.1s0; shipments. 23.s64; sales. a.23s: stock. 35e.07l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
NEW oRLEANs sPOT COTTON.

<NEw ORLEANS. Dec. 27.-cotton easy sales 1850. Ordinary. s-1s: good ordin- 10; good middling. 5-1s: middling fair zsis-1s. Receipts. 246ss; stock. 435.17a.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Flour dull.
 Whiskey steady, 1.2T.
 Pork unchanged; tobbing. 11.s0.
 Lard unchanged; prime stam. 6.55.
 Dry salt mats steady; boxed extra shorts, 6. 75; clear ribs. 7.121a short clears, 7.37h. Bacon steady: boxed extra shorts s.T2k; clear ribs. 7.s7L; short clear. s.12h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR. NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Coffee-spot Rio

 steady.
 Sugar-Raw quiet. Refined steady.
 Coffee futures opened steady at unchang- ed prices to an advance of 10 points in spite of rather indifferent European and Bra gillian cables. Wall Street continued an active buyer. but later Havre did little better and prices here ruled generally steady to firm, showing in the middle afternoon sales at an advance of 5G15 points. The close was steady net 5 @1O higher. Sales re- ported of 111.5o0 bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
G. E. FIERCE CO.'S COTTON LETTER

 NEW ORLEANS, Dec 27.--Aitheugh the Liverpool market was fully as good as ex- peeted. our opening prices were slightly de- pressed. No particular support was in evi- dence. which fact local bears promptly dis cerned and became liberal sellers. causing q dicline of some proportions: virtually no improvement was observed when the market
 was relieved of the pressure of offerings and the attack was again renewed. causing a further depression. A discouraging feature of the situation Is the apparent apathy of mills to accumulate spot cotton at the re-
 duced prices. This feature contributed large- ly to the general weakness. That a con- stant absorption is in progress Is manifested by the figures of the visible supply and | mills takings statements. but that 1t Is easily acquired is also proved by the con- tinuous reduction in quotations.
 The preliminary census report to be is-
 sued tomorrow may reasonably be expected
 to show wider scope than other initial piecemeal documents. much more time has been consumed in its compilation.
 When completed the figures will compare
 with s,25S.244 last year. Present ideas
 place the total amount ginned to Dec. I3
 as high as 11.600. 900 to Ii. TOO. 900 bales and
 the market is discounting these estimates.
 Should they prove to be much less a sharp
 reaction may be experienced. Beyond the
 low price, bull arguments are still scarce
 but the decline has been of such proportions
 that we are inclined to advise conservatism
 in making short commitments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
MARKET FOR FUTURES
BEARS AGAIN ASSUME CONTROL OF
 9 SITUATION.
Eotton Ruled Steady in Early Dealings, but Followers of Bruin Bided Time
 and Forced Price Down.

H NEW YORK. Dec. s7.-The bears were Xggressive again in today's cotton market Garket ruled fairly active with prices Breaking to below cents for the near
 xositions and closing at practically the low % The opening was steady at an advance of points to decline of points Better i1Abies imparted steadiness to the early trad nc. but there was little or no demand. and
 liter the quiet of the first hour. during 4hich the bears seemed to be waiting for lDme support to develop and make bulge
 70 sell on. pressure became more marked. jxAter the selling for short account was swol- i4en by liquidation as prices worked down. 3atching stop loss orders and trading. which lad been restricted early by wire trouble lxecame more active.
 l% There seemed to be nothing in the general t4ews to encourage the decline but the bears
 &cntended that the census report to be Is 3ued tomorrow would indicate crop fully As large or larger than that foreshadowed Ny the Government estimate on Dec. :. Mhorts of the smaller kind seemed, about the
 4nly buyers on the decline and the market Bas finally barely steady at net loss of
 1s 0s4 points. with January selling around H.s8. Sales estimated at 3oo.oo0 bales. iE Fort Movement. E Galveston-Quiet, 3-1sc: net receipts.
 ye.2s4; gross. Is.ss4: sales. IS; stock. 2os:
 hipmenfs to Great Britain. 7s7. New Orleans-Easy 1-16c: net receipts. A.sss: gross. 24.sss; sales. 1850: stock. 1 ; Mobile--Net receipts. s2s; sross. sss;
 stock, 7o.so0: shipments, coastwise. es7. savannah-ouiet and easy. s.1sc; net
 xeceipts. 7.225; gross. 7.225; sales, 5so:
 stock, 5.242: shipments. to Great Britain.
 &ss1: to continent s,37s; coastwise, b.707. charieston-Nominal; net receipts 4sl;
 sross. 4s1: stock. s7.47i; shipments. coast F Hwilmington--Nominal net receipts. 47a: s8ross. 472; stock, l3.716.
 ! {. Norfolk-Net@ receipts. roo; gross, 700: ftfock. 2o.9l0.
 .e Baitinore-NominaI 7kc; stock s.4ss. New York--Quiet. [. 35c: net receipts. 100;
 gross. 1.24o; sales. 943; stock. 11S.i23: ship
 Ments to continent. 147.
 A Boston-Quiet. 7.35c. Philadelphia-Quiet. 7.soc: net receipts. sk1; gross, $40: stock s.563.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
CINCINNATI PROVISIONS.

CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-Flour steady. Provisions steady; lard, 6.60; bulk meats. 5 IS; bacon, 9. %.
 Whiskey dull. 1. 24.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
SIT. LOUIS PROVISIONS

TREASURY BALANCES. WASHINGTON. Dec 27. Treasury ball. ances. Si41.s2s.12o; gold. $so.s92.1o3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
LoyEMAN 4 CO.'S COTTON LETTER

| AOvE ENlAN v CO.S COITON LETVER. NEW ORLEANS. Dec 2f.--After a three days suspension of business, trading was re- sumed this morning at about Fridays clos- ing level. March 7.3o, which month subse- quently declined 90 points to I cents. and January sold low as 6. s6. No new fea- !, lures of moment developed over the hoH-
 days. except the publishing of shepperson's annual crop review, which, in commenting upon the Governments estimate of Dec. 3 l for a crop of 12.162.0o0 bales, is quoted as
 having figured the commercial crop at 12.- bales for linters. etc. Last year Shepperson figured the commercial crop at 10.3s3.0
 bales. with early arrivals of new cotton probably f0.574.000 bales. using the Govern
 ments estimate of last December to form his conclusions The crop proved to be 1o.- oll.ooo bales. Nevertheless. shorts made good use of conclusions arrived at published today and as there was but very little doinx in spots and the future market in want of support they had but very little trouble in selling the market off s1.50 per bale since the trade anticipating a very bearish preliminary report tomorrow on amount of cotton ginned to Dec. 18th. If the census as and Georgia. or the Caroiinas, which States showed the better part of their crop ginned to Nov. 14. the first bulletin may
 tha, erent market would nrosssr a
 some of today's decline and possibly remain comparatively steady until the second or
 report. however. in all probability, will tend
 to confirm the Governments estimate, and
 on this the professional element and trad
 CTS in general are banking; at any rate 1t
 will be sure to make bearish comparison
 with total number of bales ginned to Dec Is
 last year. s,52s,2A bales and with amount
 ginned to the corresponding date of the year before last. s.s056o3, as the trade is look Ing for from 11.25o.000 to 11.750,o00. It Is probable. however. that cents for March has about discounted 11.50o,000 bales, if such an amount be reported ginned to Dec. IS, for while such figures would tend to confirm the Government figures on prob able size of the crop. 1t can not be said that all of the crop will be marketed, and the surplus to be carried over at the end of the season might not be so large a such an es-
 timate would indicate. Even If the actual I growth be as large as reported 1t Is left With the planters and merchants of the South to decide whether or not the move.
 ment is to be large or whether or not prices
 are to decline still further. and in this they
 may make their own selections. Spots closed easy. hc down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
Totai sales for the day, 4sl,ooo shares.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-Cotton futura
LIVERPOOL COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK CoTTON FUTURES.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i = FoIIowing Wef' the quotations on the Cotton Exchange to day: Open. High. Low. Close
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-28
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.

sIn the local market yesterday spot cotton
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