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Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-15
Orouthy Conditions
 Continue in Territory
THE SUPPLY OF iRRlGATIkG WATER HAS BECOME Ex-
 TREMEIY LOW.
General Crop Bulletin Issued by the u- s. Department of Agriculture on Conditions in Arizona.
Special Correspondence.)

toPcSldI SuIIccpouutuSe-l
 Phoenix, April 1.-The generally drouthy conditions which prevailed throughout the winter in Arizona con- tinued during the early part of April. Cold weather prevail during the lat ter part of March and at the begin ming of April, but during the past week the weather has been warm. The supply of irrigating wa-ar has be- come very low over most of the ter ritory, except in the lower Colorado valley. In parts of the middle east ern portion of the territory, however, especially along the San Carlos and upper Gila rivers. the supply contin- ues fair, notwithstanding the long continued dry weather. In the lower Colorado valley there is an abundance of irrigation water. and crops in that section are in excellent condition. The first cutting of a good crop of alfalfa is in progress and a large portion of the crop is in stack. Much new land is being put into alfalfa. Wheat, barley and water melons are reported to be in very fine condition. Over the ether portions of the territory the crop pros ptSlS TOT Iue season OI lSUf are gen erally discouraging, though in a few localities crops are reported to be do- ing fairly well. The acreage of grain is much less than usual, both because farmers feared to put in seed under the unfayorable conditions which pre- vailed during the winter, and because much of the grain which was seeded failed 10 germinate. Some seeding is now being done in the northern DOT ton of the territory. This crop is not doing as well as it should. Alfalfa cutting has begun in Maricopa county. but the yield is generally light. This crop is nearly ready to be cut in Ora ham county, and is in various rtages. of advancement in other parts of the territory. Potatoes are being planted and gardening is in progress in he warmer sections of the territory, but the prospects are generally not favor able. Fruit was injured somewhat by frost in March. A large acreage of cantaloupes is being put in near Mesa, Naricopa county. The ranges are gen. orally in poor condition. Stock is sui ferring greatly from insufficient feed and water, and losses by death have already been considerable. Heavy rains are needed to prevent great loss te both stock and agricultural inter ests.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-15
NOTHING LIKE EXPERIENCE.

"One truth learned by actual expe- rience does more good than ten ex. periences one hears about" Tell a man that Chamberlain's Cohc. Chol era and DiaTrhoea Remedy will cure cholera morbus. and he will most like ly forget it before the end of the day Let him have a severe attack of that disease, feel that he is about to die use this remedy, and learn from his own experience how quickly it gives relief, and he will remember it all his life. For sale by all druggists.
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Fashionable Dressmakinp
CAPITAL STOCK sc5, ,0O0

Smakng Tomston pronage had especially.
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Cochise County.

Benson - Week generally fair; ground in very fair condition; early vegetables in good condition.Lew. G. Oeter.
 Ft. Huachuca-Weather favorable; peas and potatoes being planted {; ground in good condition, but dry; fruit slightly damaged by freeze; no rain in this locality.-G L. Thompson.
 Turner-Weather very dry; frost on low ground; vegetables frozen down; ranges almost bare; cattle get ting very thin; water scarce; weather warm during day, but cool at night; 10 rain this spring.-C. A. Clark.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-15

be elected by county Conventions called for that purpose, and not se- Iected by the county committees.
 The time and place of holding the territorial convention were then de termined, and the meeting adjourned.
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Votes cast

Number of delegates .......- -1S4
 By a vote of 2S to 13 the secretary and chairman were instructed in is- suing the official call, to recommend to the various county organizations that delegates to the territorial convention
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13

to three sixteenths above the low point
touched. Liverpool seems to be the
weak element just now, just as it was
the strongest factor for many months
past. This is easily understood since
Manchester is generally reported to
have contracted for at least 80 per
cent. of it's full years needs at prices
well above 8 cents. 1t is but ma
tural that spinners should hold off and
try to get the balance as cheaply as
possible, in order to bring down the
average, and especially as they are in
such an excellent position to wait.
One feature which is not encouraging
to the maintenance of higher prices,
is the liberal stocks everywhere, the
excess of American cotton over year
is as follows: United ports, $1,000;
United States interior towns. 100000;
Liverpool and Manchester. 205,000 and
the continent, 100000. So far, in round
figures, the amount brought in sight
is 1000, 900 greater than last year, but
if the crop is TO 100000 greater, the
consumer Immediately figures that
still another 100000 in excess, re-
mains in farmers hands, hence there
is no necessity for haste in securing
the balance of needed supplies. The
market here is being held up by a GER
tain element. who have been conspic-
uous on bear SIDE and which still talks
of Z cents for January in the near
future.
Liverpool is due to come to lower
in the morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
DEMERE & HAMMoND,s


New York. Dec. 12.-All things con-
sidered the market this morning, show
ed more strength than might have. rea-
sonably been expected after the sharp
break of Saturday. The collapse to
about to the low point of the previous
break would have started wave of
liquidation and break, but as it was
January sold to 1880, instead of Z SOC,
the low week ago, and this brought
ABOUT buying by a great many who
VIII be buyers on all declines unit!
January and other options weaken i'm
TO new ground. On any advance these
buyers will take profits, but they will
not be found on the selling side UNI
der cents in New York.. until there
is more cotton available. and no fear
OF sharp rally. On the other hand
there is large number, who have
made money on the short side, and this
number will continue to sell short at
All times until they begin to lose mon
ey 1t was so with the bulls last
year. At Is cents conservative people
got out and quit. Those who STAYED
lost their money. The bears who quit
Will have their money. Those who
continue Will lose before the season
is over just as the bulls, who over
STAYED the market last year. 1t is
likely to be a narrow market. 4
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
WARE & LELAND
Say Bears who Stay In Market Will
Lose Money.


New York, Dec. 12.-The situation
shows little change. Southern holders
are still demanding prices higher ap-
parently believing that the mills will
pay more. and the spot situation is the
sustaining feature in the market.
There appears to be little effort OF
the part of speculation to determine
prices or to try to force liquidation
of spot holdings. Mills, while unwill-
ing to buy spots very freely do pro-
tect themselves by buying futures
when they get too far below a parity
with Southern spot markets and this
makes a form of long account that is
exceedingly difficult to shake out.
Liverpool evidently takes a bearish
view of the situation and this morning
came about unchanged to points low
er when due to come 2 to up. The
local market barely responded to this
showing with an opening decline of i
to points. There was considerable
covering and later prices were a lit
tie over last Saturdays close. Smaller
shorts are disappointed by inaction
of the big bear leaders and are also
worried over the strong front shown
by the South in the matter of market
ing, while the big exports on Saturday
amounting to about 10000 bales tends
to revive talk of an enormous de-
mand On the whole the market shows
the disposition TO increase offerings on
advances and to buy on declines.
Pending some change in the attitude
of the market. we expect the balance
or the crop to be marketed by fits and
starts and this in connection with
speculative uncertainty should give us
a good scalping market with fuctua-
lions broad enough to be attractive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13

infrequent, and when they do occur,
they are small. only one in the last
three years, and only three or four
since 1885,
The process of turning out postage
stamp is similar to that of printing a
bank note. There is. however. more
detail in the printing of the stamp.
The engraving requires as much skill
and some of the best men in the bu-
reau are employed in this class of
work. The design is suggested by some
wise official in the Postoffice Depart
ment. It takes three months to turn
it out, and then if ii does not suit the
fancy of the department official it must
be done over again. The drying pro-
cess of the stamp is laborious and re-
quires great skill. Most of the defects
that appear in the stamp paper after
it is printed and ready for perforation
are due to shrinkage. Every sheet of
stamp paper has the water mark 'U.
S. P" running through every square
inch of it. The water mark is re-
sponsible for the shrinkage which
spoils many of the stamp sheets. The
sheets which are not approved by the
examiner are run through a press and
cancelled and then destroyed.
The cumming of the stamps is one
of the most important processes. 1t
is done in accordance with strictly
scientific principles. The room in which
the process is worked out is kept as
nearly as possible at the same tempera-
ture summer and winter. This is ac-
complished by means of steam coils in
winter and by perhaps the most elabo-
rate system of ventilation in the
United States, with the possible ex-
ception of rooms in the government
Bureau of Standards. Experiments
covering a period of years were made
with different gums, and it was a long
time before the chemists were sue
cessful. They finally evolved a COM
position which fills the bill, and since
it has been used little complaint has
been heard as to the adhesive quality
of postage stamps. The basic constit-
uents of this gum, which the govern
ment manufactures, is cassava starch.
1t contains nothing that is deleterious
to health, and, in fact, is pronounced
almost good enough to eat" 1t is
manufactured with great care and
cleanliness.
The method Of applying the gum to
the stamp sheets is entirely mechani-
cal except in the counting. The sheets
are fed into a hopper where they pass
between rollers the lower set of which
revolve in a vat of melted gum. This
vat is directly over a heater, which is
accuracy. Over these gum rollers the
stamps pass on a continuous chain.
which carries them through wooden
compartments heated by hot water
pipes. When the sheets emerge the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13

gum is dry and they are ready for the
counter The thickness of the coating
of gum is a matter which is also de-
termined to a nicely. 1t is regulated
with regard to atmospheric conditions
in the territory where the stamps are
to be placed on sale. For example
stamps which go to the humid and
hot climate of the Gulf States are SO
gummed as to prevent them from
sticking together. A different gum
ming process is employed for the
stamps sent to the dry and cold north
ern fat1tudes. When the stamp sheets
are printed, aired and gummed thew
are placed under hydraulic pressure
They are stacked in a press in piles
of a thousand sheets and a pressure
exerted of about forty or fifty pounds
square inch. The sheets are then
perforated, cut up into blocks of 100
stamps, sent to the shipping room
and are then ready for distribution.
The government has been printing
its own postage stamps since 1894.
Previous to that year the work was
done under contract. Under the pres
emit system the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing must compete for the
work with private companies. Last
year the competition was lively and
the bureau won on q small margin.
The 1nsular possessions are beginning
TO draw upon the government for large
shipments of stamps. The Philippines
take 100000 a year, and Hawaii and
Porto Rico each $500, 900 a year. Form
erly postage stamps were simple In
design. The series authorized last
year are more elaborate than any ever
before issued by the government. They
are more ornate and carry the year
OF birth and death of the subject. This
gives them an educational value
which they did not possess in former
years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
BIG PORT RECEIPTS
DISCOURAGED BUYERS.

New York, Dec. 12.-The cotton mar
ket was quiet and irregular with final
prices showing slight losses as com
pared with Saturday. The opening was
steady at an advance of l point ON
April, but generally to points
lower, which was better than due on
the cables. On the New York close of
saturday Liverpool should have re-
ported an advance of 264 points. but
at the hour of the local opening this
morning was about unchanged to 2
points lower, with private advices in
dlcating generally bearish sentiments
and absence of support. Here the
large exports reported on Saturday
and continued talk of firm interior
spot holders served to offset the bear
ish leadership of the English market.
and there was considerable demand
from shorts. Prices slowly worked
upward meeting with many partial
reactions until at midday they We're
about to points net higher. In
the afternoon the large estimates for
to-morrow's port receipts seemed to
discourage buyers; there was a renewal
of pressure and with early buyers
liquidating, the market slipped off to a
little under the opening figures. Prices
were finally at about the low point of
the session, but steady at a net loss of
1@6 points.
Sales were estimated at 100000 bales.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement:

HOTI movements
Savannah-Quiet; middllng, ~; net
receipts, 1888; gross, 1924; sales. ESQ;
stock, 129, 1853. Exports-Great Britain,
1856; continent, AIS; coastwise, 1866.
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 77-16; net
receipts, 15.307; gross, Is. 1907: sales, 754;
stock, 1874. Exports-Great Britain,
1899; continent, 453; coastwise, 6,236.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 7ss;
net receipts. 1885; gross, 1885; sales.
S,400; stock, 3S4,656.
Mobile-Firm; middling 7%; net re-
ceipts, 1855; gross, 1856; sales. 900;
stock 64,639.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, ~; net
receipts. 592; gross, 592; stock, 1924
Exports-Coastwise, 1874.
Wilmington-Nominal; net receipts,
176; gross, 176: stock, 1860
Norfolk-Net receipts, 1882; gross,
1882; stock, 1897.
RaItimore-Nominal; middling. 7H:
gross receipts, $40; stock 7,645.
New York-Dull: middling, s; gross
425.
Boston-Dull; middling. s; gross. re-
ceipts, 1922.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. s25;
net receipts, 3; gross, 3; stock. 4209.
Newport News-Gross receipts, 697:
Exports-Great Britain, 697.
Brunswick-Stock, 1855.
Total to-day at all ports-Net. 40
$50: Great Britain, 1880; Continent,
92S; stock, 96S.103.
Consolidated at all ports-Net. 1901:
Great Britain. 65.54S; France, $4,000;
continent. 81. ABB.
Total since Sept. /. at all ports
Net. 5,102,9S3; Great Britain, / $50, 756:
France, 390,453: Continent, 1871, 6i2;
Japan. 37,9Ss: Mexico, 1884.
Interior Movement:
Houston-Quiet: middling, tx; net
receipts, 1880; gross. 1880: ship
$50.
Augusta-steady; 7l1-16; net re-
ceipts, 21GS; gross. 2.403: shipments,
1876; sales. 4i9; stock, 1929.
Memphis-Quiet: ll-i6: net receipts
b.2S9 gross, il.045: shipments, 1881:
sales, 1850. stock. l40.30i.
81. Louis-Quiet; AZ; net receipts
700; gross, 5.479: shipments, 1879:
sales, 100; stock. 3i.2i1
cincinnati-Net receipts, 1,246: gross
1926, shipment. i.l01; stock. $3.50.
Louisville-Firm. middlinR s.
Total tO-day-Net receipts. l203f3.
gross, 81 1873; shipments. 81. $50: sales
5,z5S, stock. 367.5 2i.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
BULLS AND BEARS
DIFFER ABOUT HOLDING.

New Orleans. Dec. 12.-Cotton flu
lures steady: December, 7.47G6. ACC;
January. 7.5307. SIC; February, 1910
1890; March, 1850; April, 7.74G7. 76c;
May, 7.S2@7 .SSc; June, 1867 .SSc;
July. 1901. 93c.
Spot cotton steady; sales, S.4O0 bales,
including 1000 to arrive. Quotations
unchanged.
Futures opened steady at from 8 to
points down. Trading was very
light and the fluctuations narrow. The
covering by weak shorts was the only
feature developed during the day.
January opened to 6 points down at
7.52c, sold up to 7.60c and finally re-
coded to 7.53c. A large majority of
the bear element placed little credit
upon the reports that many planters
in the belt have agreed to hold their
crops. On the other hand, bull lead
ers continue to argue that IL planters
only adhere to their promise and re-
fuse to allow their cotton to go for
ward that higher prices in the near
future are certainty. The local mar
ket closed steady, net losses to
points.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
PRICE DIDN'T HOLD
SPIRITS MARKET CLOSED UN-
CHANGED, BUT WENT LOWER
LATER.
R0SIN MADE LITTLE CHANGE
IN LATE TRADE ADVANCE OF 5
CENTS WAS PAID ON PALEs.

Decline in Both Spirits and Rosin
showed in New York and Spirits
Lower Also in LondOn-Receipts
of ROsin 2,46S Barrels, and of
Spirits $40 Casks-No Shipments of
Either.
The advance made by the spirits of
turpentine Saturday was not held yes
terday for, though the market opened
and closed steady at the closing fig
ures of Saturday the tone was only
Steady" and in the late trade the
price went off Il of a cent. Some of
the factors declined to sell at the low
er figure, however, so that a part
of the receipts will be carried over
until to-day. The receipts were 500
casks, and the shipments, none. The
New York market was quoted dull at
81 cents. London reported another de-
cline, the quotation there being 80
1O1z.
The rosin market opened firm and
unchanged from Saturdays close, ex-
cept in the case of grades G and F,
which were at the former inside prices.
The sales at the opening, which were
the total for the day amounted to L.
4S4 barrels. The close was firm and
unchanged Receipts for the day
were 2.46S. No shipments were re-
ported. The New York market was
quoted dull at $2.s5. After the close
of the local market sales were gem
orally made at an advance of 5 cents
on 1 and above. and at outside quo
tations for the remainder.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
GENERAL MARKETS.

New York. Dec. 12.-Flour quiet and
lower to sell.
Rye flour steady.
Buckwheat flour quiet.
Corn meal steady.
Rye nominal.
Wheat-Spot easy: No. red, $1.16Kc.
Wheat options declined a cent this
morning, rallied at noon, but yielded
later, closing rs lower; May, $11lK;
July, S1.02h; December, $1.15A.
Corn-Spot quiet; No. 2, SIC. Market
was exceedingly dull, closing nc net
lower; May, 50Bc; December, 55c.
Oats-Spot dull; mixed. 341k@S5Hc.
Beef steady.
use. .
Lard quiet; refined quiet.
Pork steady.
Rice quiet.
Sugar-Raw firm; refined firm: No
10. S455; No IA. $3.50.
Coffee-Spot Rio firm: No z in
voice SMc; mild. steady; Cordova.. 10n
l3c. The market for coffee futures
opened steady at unchanged prices to
an advance OF points. The market
closed unchanged on October and No
vember and 10 10 points higher on
other positions. Sales. $500 bags.
Potatoes. steady; Long Island $l759
200; state and Western. $l.350l55,
Jersey sweets. S2O0d350.
Cabbage, easy; fiat Dutch per 100.
S2.00d3.O0.
Peanuts. steady.
Cotton by steam 10 Liverpool. i2m
Zoe.
Butter. steady; creamery l5G27Ac;
state dairy l5d25c.
Cheese, quiet and firm; state small
eolOred i2c. September white li&c
Eggs, steady, state Pennsylvania
and nearby. $50 SOC; Southern, 22a 3Oc.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, Dee. l2.-EnOrmOus receipts
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
J. S. BACHE a CO.'S
Daily Cotton Letter to Hayward,
Wick a. Co.

New York. Dec. 12.-Liverpool did
not show much eagerness to follow the
strength exhibited here on Saturday,
advancing first only ? points. which
were promptly lost. Buying orders
from this side, however, gave that
market a new impulse and closed II
3 or 4 points higher than Saturday.
There was considerable support here
from an element hitherto bearish, and
throughout the morning. prices were
quite steady. Some kilograms We're
received reporting considerable spot de-
mand, a general absence OF pressure
TO SELL Outside interest was light
and towards the end OF day prices
gradually eased of and closed 20 3
lower than Saturday. A week has
passed since the bureau estimate with
out any great pressure Of cotton from
the interior, while the steady demand
from exporters as well as from mid
clemen, who are fllling contracts 'call-
ed" on the decline, has been sufficient
20 hold the market az about one-elghth
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
sAVANNAH'S CURRENT Markets

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices
wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Mar weak; spring
ers, 30G40c per pair; three-quar-
ters grown, 50@60c; hens, 75@s5c. Tur-
keys, Ice per pound; geese, $3.50 per
pair; ducks. 90c6s1 90 per pair.
EGGS-Country, 26c; Tennessee, csc.
BUTTER-Thc tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin. go tubs.
26@27c; choice Elgins, 24@25c; New
York state, 236231ac; renovated butter
60-pound tubs, best grade, 2S@231sc.
HEESE--Market, firm: fancy full
cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 121z@13c;
20m35-pound, 12A @12%c.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$2.40 bushel-
POTATOES-$2O0.
ONIONS--1n sacks, $3.50.
SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate, $780,
CABBAGES-$1.50 crate.
TURNIPS-Per sack. $3.50.
Breadstuffs, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Patent. $685.; straight ss.1O;
fancy. $7.s5; family. $685. spring
wheat. best patent, $5.S5.
MEAI-Pearl, per barrel, $3.4O; per
sack. s1.45: water ground, $1.45; Pearl
erits. per sack, $1.45; Pearl grits, PEI
barrel. $40: city meal. N.4O
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-13
SEA ISLAND COTTON
AT LOWER PRICES.

The sea island cotton market of Sa-
Vannah is now at a lower basis OF
prices than was quoted at the close of
the trade week ending last Friday.
At that time the prices quoted were
only nominal. but since sales have
been made at concessions. According
to one member of the trade this mar
ket seems TO have received a sympa-
thetic shock from the decline in upland
cotton even though there is no reason
that such should be the case.
The movement of sea island to the
market has been quite free, according
to this authority, there is no reason
to believe that the crop is larger than
the estimates Of its size that have been
current and the stocks of the staple
at interior points are practically moth
ing as compared with those at the
same period last year. 1t is stated
also that the quality of the cotton now
coming to the market is not quite up
to the standard of that in the early
part of the year.
1t is said to be a curious fact, but
one that is nevertheless true and prov
ed by close attention to the matter
for some twenty years, that in this
matter of deterioration of sea island
staple the causes whatever they are
that produce it are potent always at
the same time in affecting the quail
ity of Egyptian cotton, so that in the
markets for that cotton the same in
equality of staple as compared with
first receipts this season is to be no
ticed.
In the local market the recent bust
ness has been chiefly in Georgia cot
ton. Prices fOIl0W.