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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

z # e sees
buying of May by large people Duluth seems
to be holding the same advance as other mar,
at eo1sc, the high point on the crop. Flax was
Nc up and quiet; To-day's receipts: Wheat, &c
s s5if ss w VI f"f:E 5 6 barley sSS
cash At No. hssa ss NJ
s :nH Sss siS5g&ssne Say 'Se & Flax Ssss
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb p
Ruekwheat Flour-Duii, s2G2:65. Wheat-Re:
at cheaso
consols; May, so 15-16@94A Ne; July, S73s @S7T
Rye-Firm;; state and Jersey; 5e@5sc; No 2
Receipts, 54,s 1925 bu; firm, rejecting the better
cables and covering. ,Oats-Receipts, 331, 900
bu, nominal track white, 47@52c.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Feb. -wheat-spot
nc futures niet; March Is 4d May
old, firm, IS ,e14d; futures quiet; March, As I'd;
| May, 4s 29sd. q 90 r ~ "A <-..s,,
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. q
@S1 %hsas s5asse hay g
f S9;ss No. :;Sns sss $S
s, 42@43c; May, 517sc asked.
| Wheat-Puts, 90Ac bid; calls, 93Ac bid.
| Corn-Puts, slice bid; calls $50.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Feb. 2.-close. Wheat
May, 76A @76Sc; July, 73M 173Bc; cash No
hard, 7S@sOc; No. 3, 74@7sc; No: 2 red, 93@
96e; No. 8, 92@94c. Corn, May, Az @45c; July
4312c; No. 3, 421A @43c. Oats, No. white, 800
4Oc; No. 8, 39Q39c; No. 2 mixed, 391hc.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Feb
2LRye-February, Coo; May, &c. Flax-Casl
northwestern, SILT; southwestern, $1.1O; Feb
ruary, $1:1o; May, Slip; Timothy-February
| $s;oo; March, $40. Clover-February, $1o.7
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ION of stock, Monday,

Prices steady: Receipts only fair for Tuesday
Quality somewhat better: Prices range from
81 80 to AIS; bulk, s.. 45 to $455. Light and
81. 80 to $40; good light and desirable mixed
from $4.4o to $4.55 and good to choice medium
and heavy hogs from $500 to $4.75. Market
closing strong to &c higher ~ ear
49, h?zs u.s. 81 u.s. So as g. s?s
lbs, $3.50; 10, 1877 lbs $4.65: 49, 19s lbs, $4.45;
| 80, 24s lbs, $4.35; 80, 17s lbs, ST. 30.
Pigs and Underweights-27, 1875 lbs, 81: 90; 49,
13s lbs, $415; T. l24 lbs. 81 T. ~ lbs' $3.50
CATTLE-Receipts' fairly moderate. Beef
! and butcher cattle selling in good demand at
steady prices. Bulls firm: Mich cows steady.
Mich cows unchanged. Stockers and feeders
little more active at steady prices s.. Sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers-2, 1 ,O35 lbs, $3.75;
1926 lbs, $3.50; 2, s25 lbs, $235; 8, 1913 lbs,
| Cutters and Canners-e, 1,o11 lbs, s2.s5; II,
s42 lbs 81 g. eae 1 hs 81 S17S $40 lbs
Stock and Feeding Steers, LOST lbs, SO. 30;
$2.75 /, 4s7 lbs $3.50; 6, 800 lbs, $685.:
| Stock and Feeding Bulls, $40 lbs, $2.75; l.,
\ 1850 lbs, $40.
| Mich Cows and Spr1ngerS-2 COWS and
| calves, $50; 1 COW, $25.
| SHEEP-The arrivals made up largely of feed
ing stock direct to local feeders. The small sup
ply on sale sold generally at weaker prices than
yesterday. The last Of band OF 3,4oO fed
killing Sheep and Lambs-47S western weth'
ers, 100 lbs, 81; Is Gull ewes, IS lbs, $780,
| Among the shippers on the market were: W
W. Maier. River Falls, Wis; g. Jones. Elm
wood: Wis; J. g. Morrison, Elke; G. Hitter
Nolan, Ellendale. 49,. .---
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Feb. 2.-Heavy buy
9s may pGga os of @ m b ana ra
tina tproduct. The whole list was helped by the
strength Of pork, but the gain in lard and
ing on the advance, which resulted in slight
reaction from the top prices, but the market
to 3oc higher at $14.15 to $780, and after sell.
ing at s13.321a declined to $13.221a @13.25. May
lard was up 2R@15c at the start, opening at
$7.42A to $1.45. with ribs 1914 @15c higher at
$3.50 to $6.72hc.
Pork-May, S13.45
Lard-May, $3.50; July, $7.571h.
Ribs-May, $6.75; July, $3.50.
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DENIS HAVE MEETING
let Together to Perfect Arrangements fol
National Convention.

ST. Louis, Feb. Pursuant to call, the
committee on arrangements for the demo-
cratic national convention met here at the
Southern hotel to-day with all the mem
bers present except John R. Mclean OF
Ohio. The committee will probably be in
session two days, perfecting arrangements
for the convention.
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CLOSING CASH PRICES

Of 100000 bu Of corn during the day. The
demand from this source held prices near the
top. After advancing to 52hc, May closed
11sc higher, at 51Tc.
The sentiment, in the oats pit was extremely
bullish and another cent was added to the price
1sc to nc higher at 441ac to 44tsc. On
active covering by shorts the price advanced to
45A @45$sc. but later reacted to 44$sc on heavy
profit taking: LOCAL receipts: were 22s cars .v q
Close: Oats-February, 4lAc; May, 1850
45c; July, 3Shc; September, 33h @33Ac.
Cash oats: No. 2, Al gal Hac; No. 8, 4O1a gale.
The following was the range OF prices:
Opening 800. eoA @s1M s2N @sSH 7sN
Highest 5000. 90 S3as 1878
Lowest ....... 90M S2B 1875
Close
To-day 800. 91B @91A 1885, 7s94 @;s
Yesterday =. 9OA S2A @S2H Is
Year ago.. 70 741a @74B
Corn
Opening ...... 5ON@51 4S5k @4S& 4Sk
Highest ...... 62k 40 4S$s
Lowest ....... 51A @51K 4S1a 4S@4S1s
To-day $3.50. 51H 4s% @4sM 4s&
Yesterday 5O& 1875 4S1s
Year ago.. 44ss @44% 43A 80.
Oats
Opening ...... 441a @446s 1885 38A
Highest As A@453s 391s 38A
Lowest ....... 44ls 3sia s3@ssM
Close
To-day ..... 447s @46 3Sh 331s OH
Yesterday 44as 1914 SS1s
Year ago.. 1874 @36ss 1928
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THE FLOUR MARKET
NEW ORDERS LIGHT BUT OLD LOTS BEING
M DELIVERED.

~ DELIVERED.
~ Shipping directions are. reported as coming in
more freely and the outlook in this respect IS
greatly improved. Buyers are taking flour on
Old orders. The prospect is that some OF the
mills closed down will resume operations on
Thursday. New orders light, and while the
advance in wheat has had the effect to draw In
acceptances of offers out at lower prices, little
flour has been sold the present price range,
which is higher all grades by about lOc
barrel. BY the end Of the week 1t Is likely q
number of mills will have resumed grinding.
Shipments, 46,576 barrels.
First patents are quotable $47O@4:S0i sec
ond patents, S4.60647O; first clears, $500 @o.6O
second clears, $2.55@2.65.
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UNDER SURVEILLANCE

Mrs. MaybrIck Is In Religious House
Ready for Release.
Washington, Feb. 2.--It can be stated
on unimpeachable authority that Mrs.
Florence e. Maybrick is in the religious
house of an English church sisterhood not
far from the scene of her Imprisonment.
She still is under surveillance, but she
is being given the opportunity to recover
her health prior to her absolute release
in July.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Feb 2-Butter, firm;
ereameFies 15@22c; dai5es 5s@2ee Eggs,
steady; daisies, 1OA @10Ac; twins, 1oc; Young
Americas; 1oc Poultry. live steady; turkeys,
12c; chickens, l1hss; springs lie Potatoes,
stock, 72@ssc. Veal, steady: SO to 60 lbs
weight, 5@6c; IS to rs lbs weight, 61a @7hc;
80 to 125 lbs weight, S@S1ac; IS to 10 lbs
weight. AM9hc. -
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

There more or less scattered realizing in
all grains at advance.
Chicago, to Whallon: Looks If Armour has
Forecast: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and
Iowa, fair; cold wave. Kansas, fair and colder
Michigan, snow, colder Minnesota and the Da-
warmer.
Chicago to whallon: Armour selling May
wheat hard spots. '@'
C1earances: Wheat and flour, 1923, 900 bushels;
| corn 1000; oats, 10000
Spencer is selling little July wheat.
Paris close: Wheat centimes higher; flour,
Is centimes higher.
heavily long in July wheat They have bought
it crop news and strength in corn. Don't
Chicago to Watson; Armour is selling May on
hard spots.
Liverpool close: Wheat, Ad higher; corn, 40
| I'D higher.
Daggett buying May and selling July wheat.
There has been considerable scattered selling of
July.
513sc
The weather map shows it is colder in Mani
| toba slightly warmer in northwest and west.
Scattered SHOWS in Illinois and Ohio valley. Gen
orally clear in the west.
| Winnipeg, clear and cold, 25 below; Grand
Forks, clear and calm; Fargo, cloudy, cold, 1C
below; Casselton, clear and cold, 10 below; Hills
boro,, clear, light north wind, 10 below. ST
and cold, northwest wind: 20 below; Fergus
Falls part cloudy with strong north wind II
below; Duluth cold, strong northwest wind
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Minnesota Trans
fer st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. Barrett & Zim
norman report that business was light to-do;s
The severe weather affected the trade materially
Values: Drafters, extra, $1SO@2OO; drafters
choice, -$160@1s0; drafters, common to good
mares, choice, $12O@14O; farm mares, common
to good. S9O0l12O.
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NEW yoRK pRnnIrcE Esh p,,++,

NEW YORK PRODUCE. Feb 2.-Butter-Re-
ceipts, 1o,724 pkgs; firm; extra creamery, 2Sc;
dairy, 14@19c: held creamery. 14@20c. Cheese
Receipts. 5,os3 pkgs;, steady; state full cream
fancy small colored September, 12c; late made,
1Oc: small white, September 12hc; late made.
1910; large colored, September, PC; late made,
1Ghc; large white. September, 12c; late made,
and Pennsylvania nearby average finest, S3c:
state and Pennsylvania, seconds to firsts, 800
42c; western extras. 32c; western frsts. sic
Poultry-Live steady to firm; western chickens,
IL 7ac; fowls, 14hc; dressed firmly held; wes-
tern chickens: 121s @147ac; fowls, 1914 @131ac;
turkeys, 15@19c.
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Chicago-Richard Davenport, q mining pro-
moter from Dawson City, Alaska, yesterday was
arrested charged with attempting to beat HIS
board bill at the Great Northern hotel He said
he came to Chicago for good time and had
1t. but it cost all his ready money.
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GENERAL PRODUCE
Tuesday Feb. 2.-Butter, higher. EEe
steady. Poultry, firm. Veal, firm.

BUIrER-Creameries, extra, ID, PIC; cream am
1ee; dairies extra, 17e dairies o arsts 49,
renovated extra, 1ec; renovated. hrsts, nc; roll
and print, fancy, 14c; roll and print fair to
cases included, csc; candled, loss off. doz, 2ec;
dirties, IS per case for candled: seconds and
CHEESE Twins or fats, fancy. 12@12hc;
twins or flats, choice, 91sc; twins or fats, fair
Sc Eoo No. &c. yin? efcs H 4@:sfss re
e@61ac; ,primost, No: 1. &c; primest, No: 2, &c;
boef &c., s Gaises NJ
DRESSED PoULTRY"U1d ma turkeys, of far
sr to eoed s@e tafsg ey ig @
e1 4 tS good daaFs fandy 7 Rsss od
i1e fair TO rood sdee Frozen STOCK 1@2c
fair to soOd, sa7e SNAIL
h"xs gh 5sneA So heaRx &C.
&c; piskers1 6; b1 da I'd &c; pifs, e@7c
sQUIRREL.s Gray. per doz. 75c.
P0TAToEsIWhite' per bu. car lots. sac sed
'oe SN f3s!i lftsi S buek sSSRsoS 90'
RABBITs-Cottontais per doz, 81; jacks. pc,
P1GE9NS Sn1 do5 81; dead. aos Toe. 70
medium, per bu, $1.25; green. fancy, per bu
$1.75; medium, per hu. Slips; marrowfat, PEI
| BEANS-Quotations include sacks. Fancy navy
per bu, $2.26; choice navy, 81; medium hand
picked, 81; medium. fair, 81 %; medium mixet
and dirty, 65@70c; brown, fancy, 81 so; brown
fair to good. 81. 5O@16o: Lima, California, pc
| lb, &c.
APPLEs-Northern spys. per brl, 1925
Greetings, brl, $3.50; Baldwins, brl. $3.5o@8.7 rs
Tallman Sweets, brl, $3@3.25; Russets, br1
SIS. 50Gl4.
| California navels. fancy 96s to 250s. 81. so.
| @4: choice, $S.25@S so. ~
| SWEET POTATOES-I11inois. per brl, IS. IS.
! CRANBERRIES-Late Howes, per brl. $50
$50; Jerseys. per brl, $6@6.50; Jerseys, b
boxes, $2.75; Wisconsin Bell and Bugle, $50
oAL1EoRNIA FRu1Ts-Pears. Winter Nelli'
GRAPEs-SMalagas. per key. s5@5.5o:
HONEY-New, fancy white, lib sections. 13t
choice white, lib sections, 12c; amber, liz
goldenrod, lie; extracted white. in barrels, 81
extracted amber, TIC.
BANANAS-Fancy, large punches, So. 25@3.5 81
medium bunches $2.75@3; small punches, 81:
VEGETABLEs- Radishes, per Coz punches, 4
ST. mint fT d91 0os celery Sc soe
dcz dos Du 81
$780, carrots, per bu SOC; caulifower, pt
crate. 81. 80; parsley, doz, 60@65c; green onion
shallots, per doz punches, $1.75; rutabagas, b.
75c.
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NdIIrOHuS entering LHe ydruS FepOFIeu FeCelPts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
20; Minneapolis g. st. Louis, /; Chicago, st.
Paul Minneapolis & Omaha, II: Great Northern,
q; 500 Line, 10; Northern Pacific, II; Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific, 2. Total, 10S cars.
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'2@2h per cent. The rate, Of discount in the
open market for short bills Is az @2B per cent;
for three months bills, 27s@3 per cent.
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PITTS AND CALLS

2:80 o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat, 90c.
Calls-May wheat, 92c.
Curb--May wheat, 90kc.
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MONEY REPORTS

BERLIN, Feb. 2-The weekly statement Of
the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the fol-
lowing changes: Cash in hand decreased 49,
4oO,0 600 marks; treasury notes increased 100000
Marks; other securities increased ID, 800, 900
marks; notes in circulation increased 1920, 900
marks.
a BERLIN, Feb 2 81 on London. 20
for short bills. ~ per cent; for three months
bills. 2as per cent.
LONDON, Feb. 2:-Bullion to the amount Of
day. The sum Of $4,000 was, withdrawn for
withdrawn 1;a for shipment to Egypt.
francs S71a centmes for the account Ex-
change on London. 25 francs 1eh centimes for
ss ST; az1 PA A. Feb. Bank clearings to-day
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. Bank clearings to-
day, $2;sl7 ,5o4 80 New York exchange, selling
rate SOC premium; buying rate par Chicago
umentary exchange, sissy
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Feb. 2.-Consols
GO eonda sA; Atehison. 72A; Atehison preferred
l22A; Chesapeake & Ohio, 35h; Chicago Great
Western, 17A; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
14sh; DeBeers, 20; Denver Rio Grande, 227a
Erie first preferred. 6sA: Erie second preferred
Al Illinois 30 Central 1s4 Louisville Nash
| York Central. 1928; Norfolk & Western, 62A
Norfolk & Western preferred 81; Ontario
Western, 23A; PENNSYLVANIA, 621s; Rand Mines
9as; Reading, 2sss; Reading first preferred, Al
Reading second preferred, 81; Southern Railway
%; Southern Railway preferred. S6A: Southern
Pacific, 81 q; Union Pacific, 1914 Union Pacif,
preferred, 951a; United States Steel. IL; United
| bash preferred. no.
| Bar silver, firm; &c lied per ounce. Money
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QUANTITY LESS;
QUALITY BETTER
HOGS RANGE FROM $3.50 TO $4.75
BULK AT $3.50.
Cattle Receipts Moderate and the Beef
and Butcher Quality in Good De-
manufacturing Sheep Still Coming
on the Market Freely-The Price
Tendency Little Easier.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2.-Estimated re-
700; calves, 175; hogs, 1920; sheep, 6,400; cars
1OS.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1904 to date, compared with the
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BIG DROP IN COTTON

New York, Feb. 2.-There was a sensational
decline in cotton this afternoon, the May option
falling 1Ac pound from yesterdays close.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb. 2.-oatt1e-Re

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb. 2-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market steady; good to prime
steers, $4.60@5. 80; poor to medium. $444 50:
s1.75@4; calves, $325@7. - '"f"E
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 5000; tomorrow, 40,
600: market steady to strong; mixed and butch
$685. goed to oh shoics he q so go
Of sales, s}.55@4s5. ''' '' S-''
Sheep-Receipts, O,OO); market steady; lambs,
steady to strong; good to choice wethers SAG
4.65; fair to choice mixed, $3.75@41Oi western
lambs, $5.1O@5.9O.
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Feb. 2.-Cattle-
| Receipts. 5000, including $500 Texanss market
| steady: beef steers. $3.35@5; stockers and feed
ers, 81. 15@6.6o; cows and heifers $2.25@3 81;
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market strong to SC
higher; pigs. and lights. 81 4o@4.65: packers,
| s. 60@4.9O; butchers and best heavy, SAT-! =
sh zee COG; market strong; sa.75
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Feb. Cat
market slow; native steers, $3.5O@4.75; south
ern steers, $5.6 5@3.s0; southern cows, $2.25@3
9 nstss ssS hefes stoekes ant
Hogs-Receipts, 10, 600; market strong to high
er; heavy, 81: s5@4.90: packers. $4.70@4.9o; pigs
sheep--Receipts, 1000; market steady; S. et
@4.50: lambs, $4.50@5.75.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK Feb. 2.-cattle-Re.
ceipts, 1000; market slow and steady to lower;
native steers, $3.3O@5.4O; cows and heifers,
So. 7O@l3. so; stockers and feeders, So. 50@3.S5
| Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market slow and
| steady; heavy, $4.70@4.85.
| sheep-Receipts, 5000; market dull, S9.5o@
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LIVERPOOL COTTON, Feb. I'm the after
noon the market was active, but prices declined
February from 8.S0d to S.56d, May and June
$500 to S.67d. They rallied little toward
the close, which was easy and unchanged to
eight points higher than the previous closing.
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MISCELLANEOUS

p NEW YORK COTTON, Feb. 2-The upward
course of prices in the cotton market was inter.
rupted to-day by decline Of about &c a pound
during the first twenty minutes Of trading. The
opening was easy at decline Of 7@16 points on
the old crop and an advance Of 1OM12 points on
the new crop months. Later the selling was in
creased by rumor that large short interest
had made private settlement and March broke
to 1880, May to 1880 and July to 17c net
loss of 3S@49 points. The market recovered
1o@25 points Of the loss, ruling very nervous
and irregular. -
At midday the market was heavy under offer
tngs of long cotton and quotations were net %
OBS points lower on the active positions Spot
cotton quiet; middling uplands, 16.75c; middiing
gulf, tic.
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Feb. g.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 1876; CEN
trifugal 96 test, 5-16c; molasses sugar 3 9-l6c:
refined, quiet; crushed, 5.1oc; powdered, 4.5oc
91sc. Molasses-Firm; New Orleans, 81 137c
NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Feb. D.
Lead and Copper-Quiet and unchanged
NEW YORK OIL, Feb. 2-Petro,euno-s+ead
refined, all ports 9.O5@9.10c.
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NEW YORK OIL, Feb 2-Petroleun-stead DIV
refined. all ports, 9.O5@e.10c.
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Total sales, 3S4, 800 shares.
+Ex dividend. 5.'.
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HIDES, PELTs, TALLow AND WOOL,

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Feb 2-Beef-
Steady. Pork-Steady. short clear, $14@1e
Lard-Dull; prime western steam, $7.45.
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Feb. g.
Lead and Copper-Quiet and unchanged
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RYE UP AGAIN AND OTHER GRAINS HIGH
Err ALSO.
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The stock Of the GEORGE a. TREADWELI
Mining company q William st, New York. il
| considered by many conservative investors the
best Investment now offered on the market.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Feb. 2.-wheat-spot
IS 2Ad; July, nominal Corn-spot American
mixed, new, quiet, 4s 2Ad; American mixed,
old, firm, 4s 6Hsd; futures quiet; March, As I'd;
, May, Is 26ad. ~. .a... ~, o.. -a.=''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-05
Goinx tn WashinRton.

J. O. Thompson, chairman of the Re- publican State Committee, and also one of the referees of Federal patronage in Alabama, will leave tomorrow after noon for Washington. where he goes on business which is not denied has political significance thereto. Several appointments are to be made in Ala bama in the next few weeks, and dur ing the coming year. Important among other positions to be filled is that of Collector of the port of Mobile. W. F. Tebbetts. the present collector, Is a can didate for reappointment. He Is re- lated to Senator Frye, but 1t is under stood that he does not have the en- dorsement of the referees in the State. It is further understood that Hon. Os- car Hundley of Huntsville. the only
 Republican from Alabama who was called North to deliver speeches during the campaign before the election in November. is desirous of going to Mex leo as the representative of this coun- try Mir. Thompson will be accom- panied to Washington by J. B. Cobbs. Dr. J. W. Hughes. postmaster of Bir- mfngham, and J. W. Montgomery, a well-known attorney, who has been an ardent Republican for several years now. Incidentally this party goes as committee to Washington from the Birmingham Commercial Club and will ask the President for a date when a large committee from Birmingham can call on him and invite him to visit this city when the Southern trip Is taken in the Spring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-05
PIG STILL ADVANCING
MAY GO TO s14.25 A TON THIS
 WEEK.
Coal Miners Strike the Only Thing Which Prevents a Full Measure of Prosperity in the Birming-
 ham District.

Birmingham. Dec. 4.-(Special)-In
 dication point to pig iron quotations
 gong to $14 and $l4.25 per ton, No. 2
 foundry basis, during this week. Sev-
 eral thousand tons of iron have been
 sold already at $I3.75 per ton and there
 is not any anxiety to sell at any price
 for delivery during the first three months of the coming year. There IS not a great quantity of iron in sight in the Birmingham district for the com- ing four months and conditions there fore look very strong.
 Sales are now being made for iron to be delivered outside of the Birmingham territory, which extends as far north as Chattanooga. to the east Atlanta, to the west Memphis and to the south- Selma. This shows clearly that north ern and western iron makers are not in position to sell iron under the prices made by the Southern manufacturers. Efforts are being made to increase the production of pig iron in this district | but this appears to be quite .lificult | on account of obstacles. Five rolling mills are in operation in Alabama at | present one in Birmingham, one at Bes- | semer. one at Gate City, one at Shef- field and one at Anniston. All are do- | ing fairly we'll and are finding a ready | demand and good prices for their pro-
 duct. The cast iron pipe makers in tne Birmingham district have a strong de- | mand for their product at good pricos.
 The pipe makers look for q steady | demand for their product for months t" come. Considerable exporting IS ko- | ing on in this line tight now. There | ia no cessation of steady operation at the steel plants. The Tennessee Coa'.
 Iron and Railroad Company's steel
 plant at Ensley is breaking its record
 month after month. Improvement are
 being made constantly and the highest
 production possible is being sought President Don H. Bacon or the I to sas Csomnanv. Is back from trip to
 New York and 1t is learned that con'
 siderable improvement will be kept up 1 in all works of this big company | The Birmingham district IS feelinE str,Le end so far there are no indica-
 ton of a settlement in the near fu- 1 ture.