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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05

inss be>ac scarce. shorts being more in- ciined to accept profits rather than increase. ths number of their outstanding contracts. Rumor had 1t that large New Orleans op- orator now at New York was advocating the buy Ing of eottcn for an investment, con- tending that the crop will not be any larger than what the world will require. which re. port was sort of confirmed in the afternoon. Reports of large orders. but at low prices, from Europe, had a stimulating effect on values during last few hours of the session. and the long looked-for reaction material ized soone: than expected and within . very few minutes. Tn early hours spot cotton vas offered at t Qs-isc lower than quota tions. but improvement in contract values later in the day closed the spot market steady at q reduction of 1-fsc 10 s-1sql1. i6c for middiing; sales, q. 40b; tc arrive. l.. TOO, The movsment promised large, port re ceipts for the day 100000. against e2.4ss errivals at New Orleans was i2.ooo 10 is.- oo5. compared with, s.sai one year ag,; for Galveston is,oo0 to 22.3oo. compared with ls.22s one year, ago: for Houston IT, oto to i6.9oo. against 1o.2so: stocks at five interior towns show an incrcAse of about 30,0o0 bales since last Friday, compared with about 5000 for corresponding time last year. Numerous teiegrams from the interior h however, reported receipts by wagons to bo falling off at uncounted towns and tho movement to market would soon begin to fall off. IS farmsrs were not willing to sell at the decline which cest them loss of Sg per bale last tens days. Liverpool was very soft today, closing at . decline of i4 points on futures ani at a loss of points for spots. &A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
MARINE NEWS.

NEW ORLEANS Oct 4.-Cleared: strs Minerva, sp,, Urrestlzala, Rotterdam; Navi- gator. Br, Netherland Liverpool; Proteus Bluefielis; Harald. Nor. Irgens. CeIba
 PORT EADS.-Arrived: Strs. Harald Nor Irgensen. Port Limon; EliIs, Nor, Hansen Port Limon; Ctsteln, Nor, Aarsvold. Blue fields; Hispania, Nor. Seeberg. Ceiba; Bea con. Nor, Petersen. Bocas del Toro; At lantian, Br., Pickthall. Southampton. Sail. ed: Str Rosina, Br.. MarulIo, Ceiba-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
Rr. LnrIs PRnVIsInNs

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-Flour firm. Whiskey steady, .2sh. Iron cotton ties, 95.
 Bagging. 7h@7%.
 Pork lower; 1obbing. i.s5. Lard lower: prime steam. 126 Bacon firm; boxed extra shorts 37H clear ribs. s.62h; short clear. SIS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
CHICAGo CHAIN AND PROYIsIONs.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-December wheat closed % Q hc lower and May off %c; De- cember corn Ac higher; oats Ac higher. and provisions down 5@15c.
 Owing to smaller local receipts than ex- pected, there was a fair demand Tor wheat at the opening. Offerings were light and ing a shade lower to- a shade higher at 1.13h 4l.13A and May k@ hc lower to Q shade higher at 1.l3A 91.13h. For the first few minutes pit traders, and commis- sion houses were moderate buyers, December selling up to 1.13h and May to 1.13& O 1.13A. Liberal arrivals, however, in the Northwest soon caused active selling of De- cembw, forcing 1t to 1.12h and May to l.12% Later the pit crowd brought back much of the wheat sold earlier, the market assuming firmer tone. Advices in re- gard to the reported record-breaking sales of flour in the Northwest and advices from Australia indicating poor crop prospects had considerable influence in bringing out the renewed demand Quick reversal in senti- ment came with announcement of an in crease of 10000. 900 bushels in the worlds visible stocks the market being again sub jected to heavy selling pressure. As a re- suit prices slumped and the feeling at the close was weak. December closed at l.l2h and May at 12&. Clearances equaled 2l. 700 bushels, The visible supply. according to Bradstreets. increased 10.000.0O0 bush els. Primary receiptA were 1890, 400 bush els. against l,537. .OOO a year ago. Minne- apolis. Duluth and Chicago reported l,242 cars. against l,oS2 last week and 1,s14oO0 a year ago.
 A decrease of 50 per cent in primary re- ceipts compared with last year counterbal- anced the weakening effect of lower prices of wheat, creating a firm tone 1 ncorn. De- cember opened 4 Ac higher at 5lh 951A. sold up to 51% and closed at 51h. Re- ceipts, 166 cars, 14 contract grade.
 Oats were fir mon good buying by cash houses and on covering by shorts. Decem- Der opened Isc to 99hc higher at 3IR Q SIX to S1l4. sold between 31h and 3lIk and closed at 31 L 431%. Receipts. 232 cars
 Small hog receipts with higher prices caused a firm tone in provisions early, but the market weakened later on selling by brokers January pork closed 12la l5c lower at 5.45d13. 47ta; lard was down 12hc at : 65 and ribs down Sc at 6.9Th
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. b9 cars: corn, 97 cars: oats. 134 cars; hogs, 23.00O head
 The leading futures ranged AS fnllnus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
NEW ORLEANS COrrON.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 4.-The spot cotton market opened easy. but closed steady Sales 4.loo bales, including 1,70O to arrive and 100 f O. b. Quotations 1-16c lower
 Futures opened easy at a decline of B99 pointss caused by unfavorable Liverpool The market was sensitive. bulls having freely predicted 6 reaction from the com tinued declines of late, but until near the close of the session prices were kept well below yesterdays closing level. The Gov ernment bureau report, which was read at II o'clock. was bearish as to favorable con- ditions for picking, but were bullish insofar ns they told of the bulk of the crop hav- ing been gathered in some sections and a good percentage of 1t gathered in many DOT lions. The reports also reiterated former assertions that there would be no top crop Much was made of the fact that pickers were scarce. which much cotton was open in all sections of the belt.
 November opened points lower at 0 si sold down 10 s.56 and finally advanced to e.T7 The market closed firm at the best prices of the day with net gains of points on October and 10 points on all other DO. sitions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
NEW YORK DRY GOODE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Buyers are not op- erating with any enthusiasm and vet for current needs buyers of dry goods are will ing to nay asking prices. But there fig A decided tendency on the part of sellers to ask higher prices and the depleted condi- tion of many stocks makes this warranted Jobbers are only moderately busy with near by trade
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
NEW YORK COFFEE AND sUGAR.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.--Coffee-Spot Rio quiet; No. invoice. sh. Mild quiet
 Sugar-Raw quiet: fair refininEN 3%: cen- trifugal, e6 teat. 4 B-16; molasses sugar 3h. Refined quiet
 Coffee futures opened steady, unchanged to points higher, and closed steady Sales. I,250 bags
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
NEW ORIEANs srCAR

NEW ORLEANS. Oct A-sugar strong; open kettle. 3A@SA open kettle centri- fugal, 494h; centrifugal whites l5-is; yellows "A @4%; seconds. 2&a4.
 Molasses nominal; open kettle. 2o@25: centrifugal. i0@Ia.
 Syrup nominal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
FOR FUTURES
MORNING WEAKNESS FOLLOWED BY
 STRENGTH IN AFTERNOON.
Rux3 of the Recovery Is Lost Before the Close However, and the Final Efgures show Losses
 for the Day.

NEW YORK Oct. 4.--The cotton market. after weak morsslg. had a very sharp re- action in the afternoon. but lost part of the recovery before the close. The opening was easy, at a decline of 50i0 points which was rathar better than expected in view of lowe CT Lfvsfpool cables. excellent weather Bn the South and the prospect for large TO- ceipts At first there was considerable buy ing and quite lot of covering. but Nkter hanging around the opening prices fer . little while the absence of bull speculation and the unsettling influence of the big crop estimates growireout of yesterdays bureau repert began to. a.fect prices and before midday December had sold off to SITS and she general list to . net decline of i301T points Shorty after the publication of the weekly crop bulletin. which was hardly thoughtsto read like a crop of the sixs sug- rested by the monthly report of the pre- vfous day, Ckere was Q sharp rally. The story on the floor was that leading New Orleans operator who had been in this city for some months now studying the situation had been short fefore the bureau of yes- fhe long: in the expressed huilish sentiment on cotton at or below 10lcents. This buying seemed to take room shorts by surprise and there was active covering that inside of half an hour had forced a rally of over 2s points on the active months. Following ing quite large blocks and managed to get the list down about a little under last nights finals
 Tn the late trading the undertone of the as though Wall Street. last winters bull leader. the South. and Philadelphia were buying moderately. while sales came chief iy from scatterinel longs and some profes- Bfonal bears which checked tho railyinK in the light of temporary reaction
 The market closed steady at a net gain of 2@5 points. Sales were estimated at s00s00 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
e. E. rrERCr e CO.'S COTTON LErrER.

LEY Private Wire rom Gtbert & Clay)
 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4.-Liverpooi held out little encouragement for a last .Ang improvement. while a reaction was con sidered as probable owing to the rapidity of the decline. barring an early killing frost prices are expected to permanently decline under pence. Sales of 5000 bales of spots lowered quotations points and options lost IA points
 ficient in volume to cause moderately low CT prices the support necessary to check further declines coming from shorts accept ing profits Later in the session on more determined short covering. prices were ma terially' advanced over the low figure of the morning. Most of the arguments at the present time are in favor of the bear side. fully discount the situation are not aBgres- sive. but arc pursuing the policy of ex- tending their interests by moderate buying on each recession of note. Recent weekly bureau reports have cited inferior condition and 1t was not generally expected that to- days report would be markedly different. hence the receipt of a poor report had no a top crop in Texas have been injured by insect damage and the scarcity of labor is being more appreciated. Some improve ment in the spot demand is noticeable and there are indications that American spin ners are becoming more interested, trade conditions are also evidencng a more satis- factory tendency. although values will prob of very large October movement. Con lectures as to the greatness of the crop are not sufficiently defined to warrant plant CTS in throwing over their product without consideration of the many possible contin geneies and the worlds requirements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
The leading futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour--Firm.
 wheat-No. spring. l.l29l.1s: No. 3. l o5d 15h No. red. 1.12Sql13%. Oats-No, ?. 3ON; No. 5 white, 3iaS2 Mess rork, per bbl, 1I.T51IIs0. Lard, pst loo lbs. 7.72h97.75. Short ribs sides. loose, S.OO6S.25 Short clear aides. boxed. S.507s75 Whiskey, basis of high wines, I.2sb.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05

NEW YORK RONnS,


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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
IoyEMAN . cos COTTON. LETTER.

tBy Privats Wire from Miller & Col
 NEW YORK Oct. 4-Pcssimtsm was erpool opened about lower and continued to weaken until the dose, decline of lf points. Our market sold down .15 points to e.so for January. and predictions Of snc every side. Spot offerings were said to be enormous an demand next to nothtns. Short interest was piled up with amasini confidence. The henvy advance sales for ef and to iissca to the gsnsralA gossip one would have imagined thst October receipts would have 10 go beegtng and find mar ket at something like cents or lower. All this feeling of demoralisaticn vanished in a second when one Qf the leading bears, after covering his shorts at the decline. took the bull side for . turn, causing a scamper among the little bears. Room trad- CTS were caught short almost to a man and covered in rush. To the surprise of the dismal prophet the closing is nearly 20 points from the bottom and to higher than last nights level. The contrast be- tween cables sent from this side and those received from Liverpool and Manchester was startling and 1t looked as If Americans twers bent on deprecisting the value of their own property to the greatess possible extent We received three cables today from Liv- erpool and one from Manchester. and they spinners are doing good business. are bare of stocks and must continue to buy freely. Southern mills were nfbbling today, and all though their bids were a trifle too low there ls every evidence that they will soon be in the market. The buteau report promises to go away as one days wonder and the question of demand now Becomes the all important one. We, know there is plenty of cotton open and ready to market. but if the demand as wS expect becomes active the fear that the crop will prove an ire sistabie weight will soon be found ground less.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05

Indicates fall. Indicates rise.
 River Forecast
 (For next two days.l The coosa and Alabama will remain prac- tically stationary.
 Weather Condltl0na.
 (Past 3t hours.)
 Light rains have fallen in portions of Texas and Arkansas. and light to moderate rains have occurred in northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia: generally fair weather now prevails. except unsettled. showery conditions in the middle West and upper Lake region. under influence of a storm centre moving east over South Da- kota: temperatures are somewhat higher in Iowa. Nebraska, western Missouri and Cali fornia. and have remained nearly station ary elsewhere. though moderately low over the Northeast. with light frost at Buffalo and Washington city
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at . a m, 7StA meridian time.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 4 1904
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05

CINCINNATI PROVISIONS. CINCINNATI Oct. 4.-Plour steady. Provisions steady Whiskey steady, l.26k.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05

Temperatures slightly lower; light rains have occurred in Galveston. Little Rock and Savannah districts.
 FRANK P. cHAFFEE,
 Section Director. Weather Bureau. If man has the cheek to ask n girl to marry she seldom has the face to refuse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05

AAE{A8GEkA BALAEAEEs
 WASHINGTON. Oct 4-rTeasury ebal. onces, sIsaelbat2; gold, t74,4os,52s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES. N NEW ORLEANS Oct 4-Cottnn futnra
NEW YORK COTTON FUTITREs

NEW YORK, Oct 4.--Following were Inc on the Cotton Exchange today:
 Onan High lrin.n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25
peruna to Pay Liquor Tax.

M. M. Parkinson, the Council Bluffs
deputy internal revenue collector for
Southwestern Iowa, has just received
bulletin from Washington stating that
hereafter from druggists who sell Pc
runa as beverage a government tax
will be required. Mr.. Parkinson sug-
gests that those dealers who have made
business of selling the article as a
beverage would do we'll to govern them
selves accordingly. No dealer can be
held liable for the offense if he first as
sures himself that the preparation is to
be used for medicinal purposes.
The ruling which has just been issued
is as follows: you are hereby inform
ed that special tax of liquor dealer
under the internal revenue laws of the
United States is not required to be paid
by druggist for selling Peruna or any
other alcoholic medicinal compound
under label holding it out as remedy
for diseases specified therein if the
druggist in no instance sells the COM
pound as beverage, nor knowingly
sells it to those who buy it to make use
of it as beverage. When sold as
beverage tax is required"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

Mr.. Joseph Hamilton of this city has
shown us a letter from his son, W. B.
Hamilton of Pomona, Mo-, in which he
writes that letter from his son, Rev.
o. E. Hamilton, the we'll known evange-
list who went to Australia last spring,
tells of wonderful success which he has
had with his work in that far eastern
country. At Auckland, New Zealand,
they presented him with purse Of over
$3.50 for one weeks work, and the day
before he wrote he addressed two mon
ster meetings in enc evening, there
being fifteen hundred people in one
building and twelve hundred in another
waiting to hear him preach. Rev. Ham
ilton expects to return to this country
by way of London, thus making trip
around the world, and will reach ST.
Louis about the middle of October. Rev.
Hamilton has made wonderful progress
in his work as an evangelist and already
is head and shoulders above many men
who are years older. He certainly has
bright future before him in his chosen
work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

The following item taken from the
Cripple Creek, Colorado, Times, testifes
to the appreciation of the Cripple Creek
citizens of Prof. G. M. Kohler's ability
as musician, which will be read with
pleasure by his many friends in this
city:
One of the "stuntiest" dances of the
year was given at Odd Fellows hall last
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Carlton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Carlton and DR.. and
Mrs. Magruder. Nearly 100 couples
were present, including many visitors
from the outside district, and everybody
was dressed in juvenile garb, many Of
the costumes being very cleverly gotten
up. The hall was beautifully decorated
with palms, evergreens and bunting, and
swings and teeters were provided for
the amusement of the "young folks"
who INDUCED in rollicking good time
just as if they really were still in their
teens or younger. Music was furnished
by Professor Kohler's orchestra and the
guests testified to their appreciation of
it's excellence by giving three rousing
cheers for the professor at the conclus-
ion Of the dance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

The following is copied from the
Bonesteel News and will prove of inter-
est and save much argument by those
who have registered for land.
''There is lots of talk on the streets
about selling ACCOMPLISHMENTS, many
people believing that it is possible to
sell their right to file to some other
person. The man to whom a lucky num-
Der IS allotted must file in person, pay
ing the filing fees of S14 and also the
first payment of $3.50. Then if he does
not wish to keep the land and sells the
REIMBURSEMENT, he must simply re-
nounce all claim to the land and let it
relapse to the government. Then it is
opened for the next man in order to file,
and to sell it to any certain man he
must make it a point to be the next man
in order. Every time REIMBURSEMENT
is made the government will be S174
ahead, as the next man who files on re-
linquished land will have to pay the
fees as did the first holder. A man who
relinquishes also forfeits his homestead
right"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

r. M. Walker is out of luck again.
One day last week he and his wife took
their daughter, Mrs. A. A. Cozad to
Lineville to take the train for Allerton.
Frank took fine walking cane that
brother-in-law, now dead, had given
him, and in the hurry to start home he
forgot his cane at the hotel. Coming
home he telephoned to the marshal
there to get it and keep it until
he, Frank, "came over" Monday he and
A. A. Cozad went over to Lineville, and
after putting up their team they started
to hunt the marshal to get the cane.
Well, they found him in the lower part
of that "city' exercising his official
duties, after a lively scrap between
two beligerents; but in commanding
obedience it was necessary to make it
positive hence Franks fine cane in the
hands of the marshal came to grief over
the head of one of the men, just as
Frank was walking up. 1t is suggested
to Frank that hereafter he use an inch
and half iron rod for cane when he
goes again to Linevilie.
Index.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25
Milo Moore returned Saturday from

Milo Moore returned Saturday from
Bonesteel, S. D., where he went to file
on the claim which he drew in the Rose
bud drawing. When the drawing was
held Mr.. Moore drew No. 739, but when
the time for the filling arrived his num-
Der was reduced to 55S by reason Of
part of those who drew ahead of him
failing to appear and file and others
who thought they had homestead rights
only to find they were barred by law.
Milo says he decided after looking over
the country for week that he would
be better off to go farther away from
Bonesteel and get first choice than to
try and secure some of the left over
claims nearer, SO he selected quarter
section lying twenty-four miles west of
Bonesteel, and thinks he has choice
claim. The land is at the head of a lit
tie valley, just reaching to the hills
and there is plenty Of good water, there
being a living spring on one corner Of
his claim. The land is gently rolling
and every foot of it can be plowed. Mr..
Moore expects to move with his family
to the claim the coming winter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

Marion Harp and family came from
his parents place in New Buda town
ship, Tuesday and will reside in Lamont
in the future. Marion made short work
of his Indian Territory trip. Now, if he
had remained here and carried out the
plans we suggested to him he would
have had that patch of cabbage ready
for market. But, no, he would go south
and grow up with the country.-Lamoni
Chronicle,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

W. H. Weller, recent owner of River
side farm at this place, but at present
engaged largely in rice culture at Katy
Texas, came in Monday, for visit with
old friends and to attend our big re-
union next week. Mr.. Weller is look
ing hale and hearty and has the custo-
mary tanned complexion of the native
of Texas. Mr.. Weller complimented us
very highly on the many Improvements
in the park.-Davis CITY Lariat,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25

Henry Arnold, one time prominent
society man and all round good fellow
of our city, arrived here from Chicago
Sunday, for a few weeks visit with
relatives and friends. Henry has a
good position in the correspondence
department Of Sears-Roebuck's large
wholesale house, and he is well quail
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25
Homeseekers Excursions.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will on the first and third Tuesday up
to October IS, sell tickets to points in
Alberta, Arizona, Assiniboia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado, Indian Territory,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota.
Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah,
and Wyoming. For further information
apply to any Great Western agent. or
j. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, Ill. Oct. Is