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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

The DEMOCRAT wants to congratu-
late the Cornelius boys on the won
derful improvement in the appearance
of the Dispatch. 1t is now one of
the newsiest and best got up papers
that comes to our exchange table.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

Citizens of Haven, Burton and
Sylvia are forming companies to bore
for gas or oil. Lyons also is organizing.
The fever seems to have struck US all
at once.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

With the four large Touring mills
at Great Bend, one at Ellinwood, one
at Hoisington and the two which it is
proposed to build at Clafl1n, Barton
county will certainly be one of the most
important milling centers of the West
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

If good news item, of interest to
the town of Clafin escapes the eagle
eye of Oscar O'Bleniss, it is when
Oscar is asleep. His paper, the
Clarion, gets about all there is going
and that's no Josh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

John Conner, of Albion township
recently returned from an extended
visit in Iowa, and expresses himself
as mighty glad to get back to Kansas
once more.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

Mrs. Rev. Hestwood was called to
Mcpherson, last Saturday morning
to see her mother, who was very i'll.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

0. F. Gardner came in from Victo
Colorado, last Friday for few day
visit with his family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

Miss Bessie Stoke has ne1
Underwood typewriter, and is be
coming quite proficient as an operator
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

Mrs. w. H. Grant came up from
Comanche township, Saturday, with
her husband, and remained in town
several days to have some dent al
work done.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

G. N. Mecklem, of the Big Horn
Basin, Wyoming, is down to Barton
on a visit with his brother, L. G.
of Heller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

Mic Sprinkler of Ellinwood accom-
panied by Pete Doherty, formerly of
Ellinwood, but now of Byron, Okla
homa, were in the city Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

The attention of farmers and horse
men of the county is called to the ad-
vertisement of The Olmitz Percheron
Horse Co., to be found elsewhere in
this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-19

A whole lot of building will be
done in this city as sool4 as the
opening of spring will allow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04

most continuous recessions were ob- served until a decline of some importance was observed. The lower levels were reached without violent fluctuations, as the bearish significance of the bureaus average figures were realized.
 The nearest approach among the gov ernment October reports to this years figures was in 1898, and the production for that wear remains the largest on record. There is however, a disinclination mani- fested among cotton people to fully ac- cept the basis practically putting these two crops on a parity The necessities for large crop are so well known and the frost date a factor of so much im- portanee, that spectators will observe caution in aggressively assuming the pear side at the present prices, and should de- cbnes ensue they will more probably De the result of the enormous movement
 Wheat-There was free selling early with declines pronounced on the bearisn foreign news, and large movement of spring wheat, with Duluth shipping wheat to this market. The new wheat turned as buyers, a St. Louis house also taking on May, while the buying of December was sufficient to advance 1t to parity with main, and creating strength. Offer | ings dried up, local shorts covered free ly even the big increase in the visible not creating any effect. There was free realizing late in the day, December show ing slight gain. but May unchanged from Saturday, and we think 1t will re- quire constant buying to maintain pres ent levels. while on all bulges, we would still favor sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
COTTON.

New York, October 3.-The government report issued today is with one exception the best October report in the past ten years. Assuming conditions hereafter to be the same as last year, the indicated crop Is 12100,000 bales Assuming condl- tions hereafter to be the same as in lS91 the indicated crop is 15,2420O0 bales.
 In either case the probabilities now seem to point to a crop of 12,GOOOO bales or over. The truth is that but few have appreciated how nearly perfect for the development of cotton the weather during the month of September has been With stocks increasing on every hand and the movement the largest on record, there seems to be nothing now to support prices except the 1Oc sentiment surviving as a result of last years speculation It Is my belief that it will shortly be found that 1Oc under normal conditions is hlsh price for cotton, and therefore advise pro ducers to accept present quotations ana spinners to buy sparngly as possible at present. If frost Is deferred until later than last year the size of the crop will be surprising, and meantime it Is evident that the cotton trade is face to face with a new problem, namely: The value of an American crop of 12,000.000 bales.
 THEODORE H. PRICE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
STOCK MOVEMENTS VERY CONFLICTING Big Loads of Sales Staggered
 the Market REPORTS WERE SANGUlNE Merchandise Movement on Railroads Was Reported to Be Expanding,
 There Was Falling of In
 Grain Movement.
REPORTS WERE SANGUlNE

New York, October S.-The motives prompting operations in stocks today were extremely difficult to fathom, owing to the conflicting movements in different stocks in the same groups and supposedly under the same influences, but it was discernable on general lines that the load of safes to realize was rather heavier than at any time heretofore on the pres ent advance, and sufficient to stagger the market fairly carryig 1t backward for a time. The forces in the market were able to rally themselves, however, appa- rently refreshed by the extent to which the realizing had been carryied and to make headway towards recovery. The early trading had the advantage of the strong close last week and a still higher range of prices in London before the opening here.
 The usual Monday expressions from railroad traffic officials were particularly sanguine of future growth of traffic and reported good increase in freight move ments as a result of the passing of the corn crop scare. A prominent feature of the report of railroad business was the revival of Improvements and better ments which had been laid aside owing to the need of refreshment of extraordinary expenses. The mercnandise movement was reported to be expanding but some falling off was reported in the grain movement. The late rise in the market on Saturday seemed to have defined the sentiment over the trunk statement and to leave no ground for depressing in fluence from 1t in the absence of an &C., tual rise in the money rates. The confi- dence engineered accumulation of buy ing orders over Sunday.
 Yet with all these advantages there was such mass of profit taking that prices promptly receded after opening irregular and continued to gravitate towards a lower level until many of the leaders were a point or mere below last week. 8 closing level The advance of St. Paul was apparently designed to sustain the rest of the market, and with Its 3ia per cent semi-annual dividend deducted, it looked cheap and was correspondingly easy to advance
 It was the only effective point of re- sistance in the market until the appear ance of the governments estimate of the condition of cotton at noon, which led to a break in cotton, and a ccmprehen- sive advance in the cotton carrying stocks except Southern railroad and L.. and N. which were burdened with profit taking on their former advice. On the rally there were points of strength in the trunk line groups. but Pennsylvania was conspicuous exception.
 The industrials also rallied strongly, Including United States steel preferred, Amalgamated copper, Lead and Sugar. The effective Influence in holding the late market firm to the close was the resump- fion of srtong upward movement in Uni ted States steel preferred to 76% Rumors were reiterated of renewal of the con- version privilege of the preferred stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Lovenan 6 Co.'s Market Letter.


 New Orleans, October 3.-The condition of the growing crop on September 2i as reported by the government bureau to- day, proved to have been better than gen. erally expected, averaging 75.8 vs. S4.1 last month. 651 last year, 5S.3 year be- fore and 10 year average of 66.S To- days report on the condition of the crop is the highest average since 1894, when a condition of 82.7 was reported and which was probably the highest October average condition on record. The indi- cated yield, based upon last years small production of 170 pounds of lint to the acre is for crop of about 12,100,000, but when figured at the rate of 237 pounds of lint to the acre. as was produced in 1897, the indicated yield, which Is an almost impossibility, is about 15.200.00 The gen. eral idea of the trade, however, is chat the crop will not be more than 12,000, 900 bales at the most, well posted people. such as the Gulf-Ports Trading company of Galveston, having reduced their pre- yious crop estimate of Il, ,500,000 to II, 075,- GOO bales, and there are many who do not think the crop will be that large At any rate, todays report hao it's influence by adding 30 points to the 60 decline of last week, December selling as low as 9.67, compared with close at Saturday last. Weather conditions continue favor able, excellent for picking and moving the crop to market and hurrying to ma turity the fall crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
COTTON MARKET
 HAS NERVOUS DAY October Report Proved Bearis4
 as Expected SELLS BELOW TEN CENTS
Receipts for the Day Above Estimates While Exports Following Record Breaking Clearance of Sat
 urday Were Lighter.

New York. October 3.-It was another more or less excited and nervous day in the cotton market with the government October report the main object of spec ulative attention. It proved bearish, as had been expected, and attracted heavy liquidation as well as some bear pressure leading to another sharp break in prices
 The market opened easier at g decline of to IS points in response to lower Liverpool cables than looked for heavy receipts and good weather, together with efforts of certain speculative accounts to discount a bearish bureau. During the morning 1t increased the decline some what, then rallied slightly and at the hour of the bureau was at about the opening figures.
 Following this 1t broke sharply. with all the active months selling below the ten cent mark. and catching stop orders through commission houses. At the low point. December touched 9S5; January, 990; March, 9.97 and May 1902 From this level the market was rallied about 5 or 6 points by room covering and the close was steauy dt neI JOSS or Il 10 23 points. Sales estimated at SOO,000 Re- ceipts for the day were above estimates and southern spot markets were again lower, while exports following the rec ord-breaking clearance of Saturday, were lighter.
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today, 73,1S5. against i,191 last week, and 54,966 last year. For the week, 450,OOO, against 43S, BY last week, and 305,416 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 12,- S21 bales, against 10,196 last year, and at Houston, 19.523, against 11,662 last year.
 New York, October S-Spot cotton quiet; middling 10.3O gross receipts, 12- 270; sales, 2S00; stock, 43,159
 Total today: net receipts 7S1S5; exports to Great Britain, 1177; to the continent, 2975; to Mexico, 1445; stock, 39O 460.
 Consolidated: Net receipts. 144,694; ex- ports to Great Britain, s6O1O to France, 5652; to the continent, 61,SS9; to Mexico, 1445.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 1, ,214, 325 exports to Great Britain, 44l,- 795; to France, 92936 to the continent, 2SS,- 432; to Japan, 525O; to Mexico, 29i5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Lelshman 6 co.'o Cotton Letter.

Leishman 6 co.'o Cotton Letter.
 Responding to lower Liverpool cables the cotton market opened weak this morning with the greatest weakness in the new crop options. There was some covering at the opening which strength ened the market some, what but there was cotton for sale in all rallies, and the tone continued weak and unsettled. The favorable weather In the south also had depressing effect on sentiment. Traders were indisposed, however, to make any new contracts either way until the publi- cation of the government report at noon today, which Is expected to give more clear idea as to the condition and pro- gross of the crop. The heavy port re- ceipts and the reported falling off in the spot demand also commanded more than passing attention The government re- port came out at noon and made the con- dition 75.S, which was about what was ex- pected. This compared with S4.1 in August and 651 on September 26. 1903 Prices in the near crop options were better sup ported. There was good support at the decline, and it was evident that the fa- vorable report was in a great measure discounted by the decline the past week. We think cotton should have a sharr rally and consider the market a purchase at present figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
The Meta: Market.

New York, October 3.--Spot tin advanced in London today to e127 12c Cd, and fu- lures to e12S 15s. Locally 1t was a shade higher at 2S.1Oq2S.SO. Spot copper was a shade higher in London at G58 5s, and futures at e5S Is Cd. Locally, steadier i; lake, 1275Q13; electrolytic, 12.75q12871a, and casting, 12.50Q12 6711a.
 Exports of copper for the month of September are reported as 20, 469 tons; for the nine months so far 17S,9O9, against 94,Ss0 tons, for the corresponding period last year.
 Lead was unchanged, in London and To- cally. Spelter was also unchanged in both markets. Iron closed at 50s 3d In Glas- gow, and at 4Ss Sd in Middlesboro. Lo- cally, unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 Wheat-No. 2 spring, s115@1 IS; No. 8, S.1O@1 .16; No. 2 red, s1 1.12i4Q1 -141s. Corn-No. 2. 53c; No. 2 yellow, 53Ac. Oats-No. 2, 30a4c; No. white, S3@33lkc; No. white, 31432Ac.
 Rye-No. 2, 75c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 36Q37c; fair to choice malting, 3715Q3Sc
 Flax Seed-No. 1, $1 .1012; No. 1 north- western, $1 LITE.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $11. .So611 .9O Lard-Per 100 pounds, s7.s0@7 .S21k. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $7.S71k1S. Short Clear Sides-Boxed. $S. .5O0S.75. Whiskey-Basis of high wines. s1 .261k Clover-Contract grade, $1215 On the produce exchange today the quotations ranged as follows: Butter-Steady; creamery 14Q20c; dairy, 13Q17c.
 Eggs-steady. 14917%c; firsts. 1sc; prime. 20c extras, 22c.
 Cheese-Firm, 9Aq101zc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Southern Railway Co.

Schedule In Effect May 24, 1905. Trains leave Birmingham as folofws: : s:1o G. m.-No. 9s, for Atlanta. Washing
 ton Baltimore. Philadelphia New York and the East Pulla 1 man Drawing Room 6feepinly Car. Birmingham to New York.
 SEQ D. nzy--No. 1s. for Moncevnalo. Ma
 piesv11le, Selma and way sta- tons.
 is:ss ?. m.-No. s. for Columbus. West Point, winona. Greenwood and Greenviile; also Sheffield
 and Florence and North Ala bama points.
 edo p.ms--No. 15, new train. for Cordovs,
 Oaleman. Corona and way gta- i tions; aiso Blossburs. ese5 D. m.--No. 22, for Anniston and way
 tations: also Tnlladega- l BsfB D. m.--No. SC. for Atlanta. Jackson. vilie and ails Florida pointsi
 also Charlotte. Richmond.
 Washington. New York and the East, Pullman Sleeping
 Car Birmingham to Jackson.
 vile; also Birmingham to
 Richmond. va. 1es1o D. n--No. s7, for Coiurnbus. West
 Point, WiDone, Greenwood
 and Greenviiie. Pullman Draw
 ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
 minsham to Greenviiis. 1o,eg D. m,--No. a1, for Selma. Mobile and
 way stations. Pullman Draw-
 ins Room Sleeping Car Bir-
 rnlnsham to Mobile. 1f:sD D. rn.-No, ps. new train, for Atiantn.
 Annistun and way stationa.
 Pullman Drevins Room
 Sleeping Car D1rminshan Ia
 Atlanta, sleepfnE car can be occupied at Union station o:so II ?. m.
 For 6otniied information and sfsepmR CT reservations apply passenger effiea .Movrtu Hotel building, feiephone uf, ', V. KARRHSON. Dist, ress Az ;.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Live Stoc.e Market.

Chicago October s.-Cattle-Receipts, 2600O head, including 1000 Texans and 1000 western; steady; good to prime steers, $5.60Q6.40; poor to medium, $350Q5.35 1; stockers and feeders, s2.25Q4.25; cows, sl.5O CABS; heifers, $2.OO@475; canners. $1.5O@ 2.4O; bulls, $2OO@4.25; calves $3q6.75. Tex as steers, s3.5OQ5.OO; western steers, $3.OO Q475.
 Hogs-Receipts 24,00O head; steady to Dc lower; good to choice heavy, $5.S5Q6.15; light, $5.70d615; bulk, $575@5.95.
 Sheep-Receipts 40,00O head; steady to 15c lower; good to choice wethers, s3.50@ 4.35; fair to choice mixed, B. 25@3.75; west ern sheep, $325Q415; do lambs, $4.25@535; native lambs, s4.0O@5.9o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
LOCAL MARKETS.

Cotton is quoted B of a cent below Sat urdays closing market Good middling is 9% cents, and low middling is SIS cents.
 Dry salted ribs, dry salted rib bellies. extra clears and lard, both leaf and com pound, are up A of cent. Quotations on these staples have been gradually go- ing up for the past few days. No other changes have been noted.
 Business is brisk along Morris avenue. Staple produce is offered in fair quanti- ties. Some very nice pears are on the street, and apples are abundant and of good quality
 Poultry and eggs hold unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
c,.h,,n & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

The Liverpool market encountered the sboclx of heavy American selling in which local speculators joined, resulting in values being depressed Tn excess of ex- pectations, an improvement, however, was recorded before the close, options final 1v losing to points and spots on sales 5000 bales declined 12 points.
 The opening here was at moderately reduced levels and for the two hours pre- ceding the bureau the range of huctua- tions was small. Trading was active but appeared to be more in the nature of balancing of accounts than accepting fresh commitments. After the official government report. figures were read. al-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Monev Ln Call.

New York, October 3.--Money on call. steady. 11aa274 per cent; closing bid, IA; offered at 2; time loans slightly firmer; sixty days, per cent; ninety days, S1s; six months, 3%@4.
 Prime mercantile paper, 41s@5 per cent; sterling exchange steady. with actual business in bank bills at 4S5. 4504S5.5O for demand and at 4S34O94S3.45 for sixty days; posted rates. 4S41a@4S61s04S7; com mercial bills. 4S3h; bar silver. 577s; Mex ican dollars 45% government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
,,r,, Goods Market,

New York. October 3.-The dry goods market Is characterized by general in- difference of sellers to offers below the mraket. considerable business being re- fused at very small differences between the views of buyers and sellers AtteHpts to secure advance datlhs' anu oenei au vantapeous terms, have been generally 11parcppsSfl-l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
The Coffee Market.

New York, October 3.-Coffee-Spot Rio, steady; No. invoice, s1kc; mild. quiet.
 Coffee futures opened steady, 5Q1O points lower, in response to rather easy European cables, and expectations of an increase of about 800000 bags in the worlds visible figures for the month which would make the total worlds vis- ible supply considerably the largest on record. There seemed no increase in bear speculation. but the adverse influences reported checked demand, and the market showed no improvement turing the ses- sion, closing steady, 5 to 10 points lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04

Into bonds, but no official sanction was forthcoming for this report. Time money was quoted little firmer, and the down. ward course of sterling exchange was checked. Gold was marked up in Lon don, and the course of sterling at Paris and the weak return of the imperial bank of Germany indicated that New York would find rivals for any demand on London for gold.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, s6,5O500O. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool October S.-Cotton, spot, in increased demand, prices F points lower American middling fair, 5.90; good mid ding 5.74; middling, 562; low middling, 5.34. good ordinary, 512; ordinary ASS. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 bales were for speculation and export, and included 1900 American. Re ceints. 600O. including 5600 American. Flu lures opened quiet and steady and closed ouiet American middling zoe: Octo- her November. $40; November r-December, 5.3e: December-January, 5.39; January February. 5.39; February March, 5'4O; March-April, 5A; April-May o'4z; May June. 5 42
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Fruit and Producs.
orrected daily by c. F, Bell < CO
 Morris avanus.)

OilttAth dailS b9 As. rs tpSAA ~ eS~''
 Morris avanus) Lemons-Per box, extra choice. s4q4. 2o Bananas-Per bunch, 75c to Sl 0o- Florida Pine Apples-Per crate, S2.5Og3. Apples-New per barrel Ben Davis, $2. .75 Kings and w Z., $325a3.5o. Peaches-California noxes, Sl.25. California Tokay Grapes-S1.75. California Pears-Winter Nellis, $2.5O. Grapes-Baskets s lbs, Concord, 25c; pony Concord. 15c; pony Delaware, 22c. Virginia cabbages, 1c per pound. Eggs-20d2' 2.
 Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. 7c; No. s. SIC.
 Celery-Michlgan, per dozen, 5O46oc. Tomatoes-Per bushel, S20042.51. Potatoes-New Irish potatoes, per bush 75c
 Sweet Potatoes-Cullman yams. H. .2og 1.75; Jerseys, per barrel, 2.25; Virginia yams. S2.15.
 Onions-Per pound, 2c. Butter-Renovated. 2Oc; creamery. 25c country, fresh. 1212Q1Sc.
 Poultry-Hens, 3os.,c: flyers, 2O@SOc ducks, 20Q25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
NOTICE.

Alabama Great Southern Railroad
 Company.
 Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Ala bama Great Southern Railroad company will be held at the office of the com nanv in Birmingham, Ala. on Wednes- da.,, October 5. 1904. at 10 a. m.. for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting.
 R. D. I4ANKEORD. Seoy. sentember 6, 1904 9-6-to-10-4 The Age-HeraId Engraving Depart ooerf rnakes uoori cuf9,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
Chicano ,Chanue.

Chicago. October 3.-Reports of an ac- tive flour trade offset a number of bear ish influences In wheat today and helped to cause a firm tone, December closing AQ as higher. Corn is off a shade; oats h@A higher, and provisions 10 to 271a higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-04
 $6,948. .524.95

w. P. 0. HARD j. H. WOODWARD, Viee-President. w. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier.
 DIRECTOKS-T. T. Hillman, B. A. H. Woodward, William M. Walker, Jemison, Ersklne Ramsay, w. H. II l H. Barr, w. p. c. Harding.