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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.
Program of the Commencement Ex
 ercises.

Program of the Commencement Ex-
 ercises.
 Lafayette. April 26.-(speciai. )-Beicw is the program for the commencement exercises or Lafayette College:
 Sunday. May s. Sermon by Rev. D. W. Hollingsworth of Stonega, Va. Monday. May g. College Day." Re- ception in the evening from three to six o'clock at the college by the faculty.
 Tuesday evening, May 10, s:30-"Class Celebration" Address by the President prophecy, class will. class recomfnenda- tions and the history of the alumni arc the leading features of the program.
 Wednesday evening, May il, s:3O-Ffnal recital of the Music Department.
 Thursday evening, May I2. s:30-Com- mencement address by Judge Terry M. ! Richardson of Montgomery and presen- The graduating class of the college elected Miss Annie Laura schuessier President of the class. -.
 Rev. ". F. Andrews occupied the pull pit at the Methodist church Sunday morning and evening. :.
 Frank R. Schuesster left Monday rlorn- ing for Fitzgerald, Ga, at which place ne and Miss Eva Harris will be married Wednesday evening at 6:3o o'clock MT. and Mrs. Gloucester will reach Lafavefta Friday afternoon. MT and Mrs. L. s. schuessler have issued the following invitations for Fri day evening: MT. and Mrs, l., S. schuessler, at home, Friday evening. April g, eight to eleven o'clock. Mr. and Mrs: Frank R. Schuessier."
 .,ad The little, little child of MT. ana Mrs. Bos- miles from Lafayette, died Monday af- ternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
MARINE NEWS

NEW oRLEANs.-Cleared: strs. Mar gherita- Ger. Fretwurst. Clenfuegos Comus, Kemele, New York; bark Ocean Port, Mol ledo Oporto
 PORT EADs -Arrived strs. Banan, Nor. Monsen' Bluefieds Algiers, Withey New York Coionian Br., Bullock London. Sailed; strs, Toledo Ockleman. Sabine Pass; OrlEen. Nor, Hegge, ceiba
 PENSACOLA Arrived: Str. Euphremia, Ger. Nose Vera Cruz. Cleared: Str. Elsie. Span. IIullherg. Rotterdam; schr. Dawn Crawford, New Orleans.
 GALNEsToN-Cleared and arrived: strs. Patterson. Nuevitas Y SAVANNAH Arrived: Bark Endymion. Nor. Alexson, Fowey. England Sailed Stre, Cas'leventry. Br., Laing. London and
 NEW YORK.-Str Barbadoes from Ere men for New York passed Nantucket light ship at D. m
 MoBILE.-Arrived: Str. Hispan!a. Nor. Seeoerg' Bocas del Toro bark Giovanni It., Rinando Palermo. Cleared: Str. Hispania-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
NEW ORLEANS COTTON,

NEW ORLEANS. April 2s.-The unlocked for improvement in Liverpool caused a sharp demand for spot cotton. many buyers evidently believing that bottom prices have been reached and are anxious to take ad- vantage of the low level. Sales. 3,G00 bales including 1.75O to arrive and 200 f. 0. b. Quotations advanced l-1e.
 Futures opened firm with an advance of 10 to 30 points. For few minutes shorts covered frantically and then there was a sudden change; the ring was flooded with selling orders. These evidently came from bears and bulls alike. The bulls took profits while the bears were attempting to stem the tide that was setting in against them The selling checked the advance effectively for a time. but at the most only sent prices off from II to IS points from the highest levels around the opening. Later in. the day a strong recovery was seen which carried prices back almost to the highest levels of the previous hours. Liverpool dis played 6 firm tone up to the close and this coupled with the bad weather shown in the weather map proved to be too strong a fea- ture for the bears to work against in the trading the fluctuations were numerous but marrow. The market closed quiet with net gains of IS to 22 points en the old and s to on the new crop positions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY. April 26.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 4.500, including 200 Southerns. Mar ket 109l5c higher. Export and dressed beef steers. (. S5 95 co; fair to good. f. % Q 475; stockers and feeders, s.25@4. co; Southern steers. 3.75@4.5o; Southern COWS. 275@3. 50; native cows. ? 2.0064.25; native heifers. 3.5od4. 50; bulls. 2.7594. .0o; calves. ?75@6. %
 Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market Sc higher. Top, A.eTh; bulk of sales, { 96; heavy. 4 49TbS packers. Al @4.95; pigs and lights. 425@4.95
 sheep-Receipts. 4ooo. Steady to 10 cents higher Native lambs. 5.7596.6 60; Western lambs, 6.O0d6.e5; fed ewes. 4.s5d5. 50; yeErlings. sos .O0; stockers and feed CTS g. 506450
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
PRIMARY IN RANDOLPH.
Kaylor Wins for Probate Judge in
 the Run Off.

Roanoke. April 2s--(speelal. )-In the second primary election held for Ran doiph Cou''tv yesterday the follow nR were declared the Democratic nominees: For Probate Judge. John T. Kaylor; for Circuit Clerk. W. L. Stewart: for Tax Assessor, c: ", Eichelberger; for Tax Nj. W. Matthews
 Confederate memorial exercises will he held in Doanoke next Saturday. Hon. 0. G. Cox. Mayor of Lagrange, is the orato" of the occasion.
 Captain W. A. Handley and Mayor R: L. Schuessler have returned from a trip to New York in the interest of tho Roanoke cotton mill. which has recently been enlarged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHtCAtSO GkAkH AND ENUvAcsVHSs
 CHICAGO. April 2s.--A largely decreas- ed visible supply, coupled with decidedly increased export demand. caused strong finish in the wheat pit to-day. The June of xc. oats H@xc and provisions from 7hc to toc.
 In the face of lower cables there was an opening to-day. Initial quotations on July were ,hc lower to kc at s29S2&. The ac- tion of big trader whose operations are closely watched by the pit crowd had con siderable to do with the days developments. During the first hour there was good buy ing credited to him quick advance fol lowed, July making gain of about half a cent. The market then declined as rapid iy as 1t had risen. due to a wild scramble on the part of early buyers to secure profits, the impression becoming general that the bull leader had turned seller. On the de- of buying by the principal holder induced active covering and prices again started upward. During the last hour the market was extremely buliish. the news in general being decidedly favorable to buyers. The statistics claimed a net increase of s7s,- 900 bushels in the worlds available stocks, additions, . decrease of a.ooo. 900 bushels being shown in the visible supply for America east of the Rocky Mountains. Am transacted in Manitoba. There was also number of crop damage reports. The mar ket closed at the highest of the day. final figures on July being bS after naVlnB touched sax @s3%. May sold between s5 h and seh and closed at se%. Clsarances of whest and flour were equal to 74.500 bush els. Primary receipts were 204S00 bushels, compared with 3s.B00 @ year ago. Minne- apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported l12 cars, against i61 last week and 172 year ago.
 Notwithstanding a rather unsettled feel ing in the corn pit. sentiment on the whole was bullish. The start was comparatively steady on fair commission house demand but on general selling due to increased re- ceipts. better grading and lower cables, the wheat had a depressing influence on corn prices. On the decline shorts covered freely and the situation turned strong, July selling up 1Ac in a short time. Although the market did not maintain all the advance lower to e shade higher at t7h @47%, sold between -4sx and 4sh and closed at 4sh @AsA. May closed at 4e%. Receipts EOS cars. 7F contract.
 A bullish sentiment prevailed in oats the market being independently strong. Shorts break in wheat and corn caused slight re- cession, but the reaction was only tenn porary weather and uneevorable crop advices were the principal bull factors and the market closed strong and near the top. July opened t Q Sc higher at ssgseb. at 3e% @3sh. Receipts. T5 cars.
 Heavy buying in provisions caused firm ness at the start. There was some HQui- dation om May products through commits sion houses, but offerings were not excessive until the weakness in grains caused quite general realizing. The close, however. was firm with July pork up 7h Q1oc at lz.3o. July lard and ribs each up 7Mc at 6.s7h and 6. .65.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
-->------------~------>--------- MEMORIAL DAY AT SEALE.
Interesting Pr6gram is Carriet

interesting Program is Carried
 Out.
 Scale, April ee-(SpeciaI) aI)-Memorial ex. ercises were held at the court house here today and following program was ren. dered: March. Marseillaise, Miss Carrie B. Jennings; song, Dixie's Land; prayer, ov Rev. W. T. Foster; song, The Old Time Confederate; introduction of orator, Hon. B; deG. Waddell; annual address. Hon. John E. Henry; solo, The Homespun Dress. Miss Annie Glenn DeLacy; de- livery of crosses of honor to veterans. Mrs. H. B. Perry, President of James Canty Chapter. Daughters of the Con federacy; song, Maryland, My Maryland After the exercises at the court house the parade was formed and they march ed to the cemetery where the graves of cd.
 Order of march was as follows: Confederate Veterans.
 Children of Confederacy. bearing wreaths.
 Sons of Veterans
 Daughters of the Confederacy. Citizens in general.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
WILL OBSERVE TO-DAY.
Ladies Memorial Association of Fort
 Deposit,

Deposit.
 Fort Deposit, April 26.-(Special )--The Ladies' Memorial Association of Fort Deposit will observe Memorial Day to- morrow.
 Besides having one of Alabama's most eloquent and talented orators in the per- son of Hon. B. H. Screws, the ladies have also enlisted the services of the A. P. Is band numbering 9 pieces. and tue best musical organization of the kind in the State.
 The following Is the official program: Music-Band.
 PraYer-Rev. Mir. Lathram. Quartette-Bryan. Hattemer. Sawyer and Smith.
 Introduction of Speaker
 Address-Hon. B. H. Screws. Solo and Quintette-Miss DuPre. Messrs Bryan. Hattemer Sawyer and Smith. Recitation-Miss Daisy Carr. Selection-Band.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour--Dull, easy.
 wheat-No. spring. S79s2; No. 8, sS Q @; No. red, s5h @96h. ' oats~No. ?. 40; No. white. ss9N. Mess pork. per bbl, 12. 00@l2. 2.o5. Lard, per 100 lbs. 6.70@6.72h. Short ribs sides loose, 6. .2596.50. Short clear sides, boxed. 6.5O@6.65. Whiskey, basis of high wines. 1. 3S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
NEW ORLEANS SUGAR,

NEW ORLEANS April e6.--Sugar steady open kettle. 2& 9S S-te; open kettle centri- fugAl. 3@S%; centrifugal whites. A @4Ai yeilows. SA O.: seconds. 2% @3%.
 Molasses nominal; optu kettle. 20@25i centrifugaL 10415.
 Syrup nominal, 20925.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES. NEW ORLEANS. April 2s.-cotton f,
Q. D. FIERCE . CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

tBy Private Wire from Gilbert & Clay.)
 NEW ORLEANS, April 26.--There was a moderate change in the temper of the cot ton markets to-day. occastoned chiefly by continued reports of good business in Man chester and larger spot business in Liv- erpool at advanced prices. while the weather in the belt threatened another cold spell with q possibility of frost in some sections. Liverpool treated shorts to disagreeable surprise by advancing sharply. when de- cline of some inaportsnece was on the pro- gram. Cables explained that Manches- ter market was strong and spinners were Initial trading here was somewhat brisk at an advance consistent with the rise in the English market. Fluctuations followed periodical liquidation by recent purchasers and bidding by big bulls. interspersed with short covering. There was some evening up of accounts in May delivery owing to the tender of notices being practicable to-mor- row and . fear that this feature might ex- ercise . detrimental influence. Little ef- feet however Is likely to be observed from tendere --T
 A surfeit of notices might widen the difference between May and July and an ab- senee. of notices have an opposite result but the level Of valnesy will hardly undergo any material variation. As to the immedi- ate future. much will depend upon develop meuts in the spot department and in this respect it would be Interesting to know if Liverpool will continue t0 report an expan- sfye business in actual cotton. Sentiment Is somewhat divided and the market seems willing to be Kuided by passing events though the element of 6nnEer appears greater to the short side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
ST. LOUIS PROVISIONS.

ST. LOUIS. April 2s.-Flour dull, un- changed
 whiskey steady 1.32h.
 Pork higher; tobbing. 12.1S.
 Lard higher; prime steam. S5
 Bacon steady boxed extra shorts, SIS; clear ribs, 7.37h; short clear 7.62M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
Nnw YoRK COrFEE AND sUaAR,

NEW YORK. April 26.-coffee-spot Rio quiet; mild steady.
 Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining. 3-fs; centrifugal. 9s test, ii-1s@3 23-32. Mo lasses sugar. 16-1e93 1-32. Refined steady.
 The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices following rather disappointing cables and continued fully steady. The trade was fairly active following the call. but mostly of switching character, with trade interests taking May from smaller longs against the sales of late positions. During the session prices lost little more. being at one time 5@1o points net lower. but toward the close steadied up 1 or points and the market was finally steady at net unchanged prices to a decline of 10 points Sales, 11s,5o0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27

NAVAL STORES. SAVANNAH. April 2S.-Memorial day. holiday in markets.
 CHARLESTON. Turpsntins and rosin firm.
 MINGToN.-rurpentine dull, B4; re- ceipts. 70. Rosin firm, 225; receipts, no Tar firm, ? 90; receipts. 3s3. Crude turpen- tine firm 25, 3.76 and 4. %: receipts. 122.
 TREASURY BALANCES. WASHINGTON. April 26-Treasury bal ances. $2ls.62l.s22; gold. $1oo. 1so4s4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
5000 Rendered Homeless.

Lenberg. Austria, April .26-About 200 houses of the town of Buccach were destroyed by a fire which broke out at midnight. April 25-26. Some B. 900 of the inhabitants are homeless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
CINCINNATI rROvTsIONs

CINCINNATI, April 2s.--Flour dull. Lard quiet. 6 10. Bulk meats easy, $50. Bacon steady, 7,75. Whiskey active, 1.2s. Sugar easy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER

Nor, seebers. Bocas del Toro.
 KEY wEsT.--Arrived: Str. Mascotte. AL len, Havana, and sailed for Port Tampa Sailed: Str. Fsnits. Thompson. Punta Rossa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
LIVERPOOL COTTON FUTURES.

LIVERPOOL AprII 2b.-Spot cotton Tn In creased demand; prices 6 points higher. American middling fair. s.00 good mid 7.sl; good ordinary, 7.54: ordinary. 7.S4 The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 5000 were for speculation and ex- port. and included $500 American. Re- can.
 Futures opened steady and closed steady. Amertcan TniddlinR IT, O. C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE. Country Produce.


 Country Produce.
 The quotations follow:
 Eggs-i30lsc.
 Pouitry-Henn 32c apiece; trying size. 800 22c.
 Potatoes--Irish, si.oo0t.ls per bushai: sweet potatoes. 7s@eec.
 Lemons-Per box, s2.so@a. 60.
 Rice-No. 1. Sc; No. 2, thc.
 Peanuts-Per pound, bh csc. Pineappies--Per crate. s2. so@3.7s. Beans Choice. hand picked navies. sa.7s; red kidney beans. t3.ss; Lima beanA 6Hc per ID.
 Cheese--Per h., 14xc.
 Bananas-Per bunch. t1.7s03.oo. Onions--Per bushel, s5c.
 Cabbags--Per 'lb., iMc. v Appies-Per eushei so@eoc; per bbi. sA CranberrNs--Per bbl. sl0. 4- ceiery--Per bunch. s60soc. s4 Malaga grapes--Per keg. $4.50. as coeoanuts-Each. 4e s.t.N Florida orunges--Per box. s3.7G. ls,F |. 'y Provisions. .E Dry salted sides-- 7He s.1 Lard--Leaf, 7&c Meai-62h 0s5c per busheI 'e- % oats--white. 50Qsoc; mixed, soc. < corn--white. 63@s5c per busheL 6ait--Liverpool. tl per sack; vfrginiA TAG: Michigan. 250-pound barrels. si.7S Butter-Jsrsey. ao0 asc; Tennessee coua- syrup-Fancy. 4oe: reboiisd. soc. VI. Flour-Patent. ss-7b9s.eo per barrel; straight, A.7b. .sft tt susar-Granulated. 4Kc; '. c. xXe 'shc: cut loaf skc. e Arrow ties-4s lbs, si.1e Jute baggins--3 lbs. 7h@7kc: fk lbs. 7A@7Mc. r Woodward Half bushels--Iron-bound, Der dox, 90 .o0 Peck measures - Iron-bound. per dor., ts.60. Buckets--Two hoops. sa.7s; three hoops. s5.oo; brass. red cedar. s7.oo. .f We'll buckets--13 50. ---t Washboards-s1. .75@z.6o. .+ -s Hardware. Nails-wire. t2.6o. 70 Axes--s6 .5o@6.56 . . Cotton cards--ti.g9. s' s b Hollow ware-Coun,fy, Ike Chain traces--tA. % @T. .oo. 2 -k.e 7 s., Bellows--s4. 5o0io. <-1 < ,'.i
 Hides. Wsst, Etc. s-sss..,- Hides-Green salte1. Co: l,y tint ai -t.s: dry salted, Toe. Beeswax--24c per pound. .f5t Shearing--io0 200 cash.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
T. B. DEBRIS COTTON LETTER.

N6y PFtVAIS wire 70 C4iQWeLs War0 & col
 NEW ORLEANS, April 26.-As Liverpool was surprisingly good our market opened l9 to 30 higher, subsequently, advancing { to 14 additional on the lower temperatures in the belt and the expectation of a bullish weekly weather report. When the weather report was issued It proved to be more fa- vorabIe than anticipated and as there was little doing in spots and lack of outside speculation. values eased off 14 to 19 from the top, making the net gain 90 to 22 points on the old crop months and to on the new. Liverpool cables say tkAt there is a better feeling, and liquidation is about over.
 Manchester has done a good business, and spinners are expecting to increase their talk ings. Textile trade conditions in America, however. are not good and spot holders are anxious to sell. It is claimed by ex- porters that there is more inquiries which may soon lead to fresh business. While the temperatures are somewhat lower through out the South. the conditions were generally fair west of the Mississippi river with light showers east. The weekly weather report on the whole was mixed, but construed to be more favorable than looked for. Spec ulation is reduced to a minimum proportion and the textile trade is generally unsatis- factory. As an offset to this Liverpool seems inclined to be optimistic, in conse- quence of the light movement, and the small stock held there The future course of prices will therefore continue to be regu- lated by the action of Liverpool, the demand for spots. and weather conditions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
DAILY COTTON nrARKEr.


 NEW ORLEANS. April 2s-cotton firm. sales. 3.4so. Ordinary, 11&; good ordinary. IF 15-1S; low middling. 1s SIS; middling l3 i5-1s: good middiing. i4H middling fair 14%. Receipts 3,f3I; stock, 2l4.272. GALVEsToN--Quiet; middling. if; re- ceipts. 3.s79: stock, 2s,14s. MOBILE.-Nominai; middling. 13M; re- ceipts. 5; stock, 3.s32
 SAVANNAH.-HoIiday: receipts, 1,029; stock, 3S,T22.
 cHARLEsToN-Nom receipts. 1o; stock. 5,061. 7 WILMINGTON = Nominal: receipts. q: stock. 6.217.
 NoRFoLK-Receipts $50: stock. 1850. BALTIMORE.-Nomina middling, 1i; receipts. 150; stock. 9D3.
 BoSToN.-Quet: middling, 75: net re- ceipts. 104: gross. 5S7.
 PIIILADELPHIA.--Stea middling. 14: receipts. 179; stock, 1,624. 't ST. LoUIS.-Nominal; middlng. 14h: re- ceipts. 272: stock. 12.11S
 NEW S0RK-Middling dull. ITS; net receipts. dS3: gross 4,2s7; sales. 400: stock. 1o3.fos: exports. to Great Britain. 772I to continent. 2.7s2; to France, 35s.
 Net receipts to-day. 6,42l. exports. to Great Britain. 772; to France. 25s: to com tinent. 2.7s2: stock. 4lO.7se.
 Consolidated: Net receipts. 24,32s: ex- ports. to Great Britain. 27T2; to France, 25s; to continent. 3.ss2; to Japan. 500; to Mexico, 50
 Total since Sept 1: Net receipts, s.s5s.- s30;, exports. to Great Britain, 2.S1s.046; to France. 666.515; to continent, 2,403,527; to Japan. 4o.s71; to Mexico. 25.571.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27

NEW YORK, April 26.-Following were the quotations on the cotton exchange to- day:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
VIRGIN c FAUHCEs COTTON LETTER.
 lover Private Leased wire.)

NEW YORK, April 2s.--cotton futures in the local market opened firm in tone to- day. The first prices were at an advance of IS to 22 points. and there was show of greater activity. Shorts were rather ner- vous and large demand came from this source. Houses with Liverpool connections were large buyers all along the line and this support attracted outside attention with the result that wire houses took on some cotton for a turn. Tho cables were much better than expected. The weather map. while showing cold weather in northern Texas. was on the whole rather favorable. all things considered Hence on the better lev els there was considerable liquidation and here and there declines were noted as the day wore on. Early sellers. however, cov- cred on the small declines and thus the mar ket was pretty well supported throughout the day. There were periods of irregularity following the weekly weather report, which was interpreted In a rather mixed fashion. The private advices from the belt indicated general increase in acreage, but the crop condition on the whole was the subject of much conflicting comment since some inter ests argued that a good deal of replanting would be found necessary later on in the season. The spot markets were steady with q fair demand. and some of the erstwhile bull clique interests were credited with carrying a great deal of spot cotton at the present time. The estimated port receipts for the day were 5000, against 14,72S for the same day last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
FOR FUTURES
ADVANCE OF l6 TO oo POINTS AT OPENING.
The Weather Map More Favorable Than Was Expected, and the Gains Were Soon Cut
 Down.

New York, April 2s.-The cotton mar ket opened firm at an advance of 16Q22 points. showing considerable activity and excitement as a result of covering by recent sellers and some demand from houses with European and Southern con- nections. promoted presumably by the firm showing of the Liverpool market where futures. instead of being to 5 points lower were 8 to 10 points higher wifA cotton in more active demand than S-- days past at an advance of ( points.
 On the other hand the weather map was somewhat more favorable than ex- pected. low temperatures being confined to the northern portions of Texas while the rest of the belt was fairly season. able and the advance of nearly a quar- ing by. room bulls. Accordingly the mar ket after the call lost about 10 to 1B points with the late months leading un- der liquidation by wire houses. New Orleans. however. seemed very. buiiish. The leaders in the Southern market were said to be bidding for largs blocks of May and July, indicating that May no- tices would be taken care of and shorts here becoming uneasy with somo appre- hension as to buiiish crop report at midday, continued covering. With offer ipgs falling of slightly the market was again advanced and before midday, was above tho opening figures with the gem eral list net 22 to 26 points higher.
 The weather bureau crop bulletin proved about a stand-off but was favored by some liquidation notwithstanding which the market showed a pretty steady undertone until just before the close house broke the list sharply and prices were finally barely steady with the ad- vance cut down to matter of and le points. saes estimated. 4Oo,ooo bales Port receipts were below last years es- inmates. moderately full and exports small.