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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. lB,-Spot cotton in good demand. prices easier. Sales. +,2oO bales. including 800 to arrive. Quotations reduced l-16c.
 Futures were very quiet throughout the session. The first call ended with prices 1@4 points down Thereafter the market fluctuated but little. December gained ! points. closing points above last night s final figures, while January closed one point lower than yesterday and the other posi- ttons were at last evenings level.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
NEW YORK COFFEE AND sIrGAI

NEW YORK. Dec 16-Coffee-spot Rio firm No: invoice. S% Mild firm; Cor dova. 104l3.
 Suear-Raw steady, Refined firm Coffee futures opened steady, unchanged to an adv ance of 10 points on reports of an advance or tsc pound in one of the brands Of packing coffee and talk of better in- terior demand as suggested by larger ware- house deliveries recently The early nsSgs was not particularly encouraging European cables were no better than due and primary receipts little better. but there wae a good demand here all day and while reaIiz- ing became very heavy as prices worked upward to net gain of nearly 20 a 25 points the market remained steady to the close Sales. 1e7.22o bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
Brought into sIght thus
 far for season .7.o7e.flS 6i7hosI

WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS. Albany.-Receipts. i.oos; shipments. s<s stock. 7,012
 Athens-Receipts 1.sss; shipments. 2.sTo eales. 90; stock. 24.e1o.
 Atiants.-Steady, s&c; receipts, 3,77ei shipments. S.534; stock, 1s,eSe.
 Brenham.-Receipts. s14; shipments. 77 Chariotte.-ouiet. TIC; receipts. aso shipments. 2s0
 Columbia. ia.--Receipts. ss5; shipments sss Columbue. Ga--Steady. 7&c: receipts, B. sso; shipments. 1888; sales. 1,sss; stock 1s.s4s.
 Columbus, Miss-Firm, exc; receipts. r. s3a: stock. 1.9s2: sales, 1,9se; stock. 1881 Dailas.-Receipts. 3,9aS; shipments, 2.3SS stock, s,557.
 Eufaula.-Receipts. 7s1; shipments. sssi stock. 7,012.
 Greenville.-Receipts 40; shipments, 279 sales. 16l: stock, 4,e27.
 Greenwood. s. C.-Reeeipts. 4,747: ship ments. 3.504; stock, 1e.70s.
 Heiena.-Receipts. 3977; shipments. S. 1Q5; stock. 23,154.
 Little Rock-Quiet 7hc: receipts, 7.324: shipments. 1o.466: stock. 36,413.
 Macon.-Receipts. 2.1s1; shipments, 1.lss; stock. f5.s54.
 Meridian.-Receipts. 41TS; shipments, B. 37s; stock, 22.35l.
 Montgomery Quiet. 7Ac: receipts, 6.ols; shipments. 6.o12: stock. 4o.773.
 Nashville.-Steady, 7xc; receipts, SIP; shipments. 's75: sales. s7S; stock ss7.
 Natchez-Steady. 7%c; receipts. 3,77i; shipments, 3,o37; sales. 2.51o: stock, 14,s5s. Newberry.--Receipts, 2O7; shipments. sO7. Raleigh.-Easy, 7hc; receipts. 127: ship enents. 260; stock. 1881.
 Sema.-Receipts, 5,049; shipments, 3.s2S: stock, 2e.79s.
 shreveport.-stesdy. 7-1sc; receipts, 1o.1o2; shipments, s4s7; sales. 2.ss3; stock. 37.322.
 vicksburg.-Receipts. 5,151; shipments, B. 7f9; stock. 3s,s16
 Yazoo city.-Receipts. 4,s25; shipments, s,267 stock. 22,b33
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1s.-Cotton easy
 sales. 4.2oo. Ordinary. 5c: good ordinary, 5-1s; low middling, l-1s: middling, 7h
 good mddling. TX; miidiing fair. sx. Re- ceipts. 10.sS stock. 422.41l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
NEW ORLEANS sUGAR.

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 16.-Sugar strong open kettle, 3%Q4A open kettle centri- fugal,~4k 94%: centrifugal whites. l5- 16Q5 yellows. 41s Q4 1S-16; seconds, sS 4 5-16.
 Molasses steady; open kettle. 159SO; cen trifugaI. 7@2o.
 Syrup steady. ?2G25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
Hubbard Bros. Letter.


 New York, Dec, l6.-Dear Sir-All of the American markets shows a dispo- sltion to resist any further decline. based on the belief that the South will not sell freely at present prices, but pursue their avowed policy t. hold attention has been paid to this feature Of the situation, 1t not being at.pre- ciated abroad how strong, financially. The South has become during the past nNe years, and that their ability to continue such policy cannot be meas ured by any past experience. or course. such policy does not stimulate speculatiVe buying, for the speculator IS afraid that on a slight advance this cotton would come upon the market in 100 large quantities to be readily as- simIlated It is quite sufficient to with the result that the market has relapsed Into dullness, from which it can only be aroused by new factors to attract new buying or seliins The movement continues on such a scale as to foreshadow a movement fnr the month Of upwards of l. 300 900 baIes largely through engagements which were made before the recent severe ds.- cline in prices. Spinners thorourhiv believe In the correctness of the Goy- ernment estimate of the crop, because the bureau has never over estimated the final yield, and while willing buv- CTS on a scale downwards refuse to follow any advance. Thus, with ona side not a willing seller alAd the other not free buyer the markets naturally show little animation.
 A Tumor has been current that the Ginners will in many instances refuse to report to the Government on De. oember i4th. on the Idea that they are giving information that will injure the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. Dec. l6-The dry goods situation has changed but little and yet the manufacturer and local merchant feel en- couraged over the outlook. Buyers are operating a little further ahead and are finding Increased difficulty in securing de lveries, and the majority of lines are r first class condition as far as orders are concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
3EERETARY TESTERS WEEKLY cor
 TON ABATEMENT

n c
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16.--Secretary Hes ter's weekly New orleans Cotton Exchange | statement issued before the close of busi-
 ness today shows an increase in the move ment into sight compared with the days ending this date last year in round figures of 5000. an increase over the same days year before last of 11s,0eo and increasc over the same time in 1901 of, 52,o0o. | For the Is days of December the totsls
 show an increase over last year of 1s.ooo, an increase oyer the same period year before same time in 1901 of 9o,000. For the TOT days of the season that have
 elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 107
 days of last year l.ios,oeo. ahead of the
 game same days % year before 1 last La4s.ooo and The amount brought into sight during the past week has been <6t.4s3 bales l against 4oo15s for the seven days ending
 last and 412.s57 same time in 1901: and,
 for the 1s days of December 1t has been f.es4.727. against 1.0ss.06s last year, SST,- ess year before last and ss5,1sS same time in 1901. The movement since Sept. l shows re- eeipts at all United States ports 6.s25.<4s, l against 464s.147 last year, 427o.2ss year 1901. Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 414,S1s. against sBs.7ss last year. 4s4.Soe year before last and s32.s42 same time in 1901: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year sss.i77. against 4s7.a37 last year. 4ss,- SIS year before last and 525.71S same time in 1901; Southern milis' takings 793, ,000 against 72o.715 last year 7s3, s4e year before last and 651.s13 same time in 1901. These make the total movement for the 1o1 days of the season from Sept to date 7.iss.1+2, against 6.090.5ss last year. 6.s+1S2b year before last and 6.s3s,20s same time in 1901.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 2ss.esi. against 3io.5se last year making the total thus far for the season 3soa,s5 against 3.2z3.762 last year. an increase of 5ss.oea
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur
 ing the ! days show an increase of 2.4ss as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since Sept. have increased 136.s1s. The total taktngs of American mills. North South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 1,7ss.e01, against 1,5ss.297 last year. These include sss.55o by Northern spinners against s56.eS2.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 2s lead ing Southern interior centres have increased during the week 26.672 bales, against an
 increase during the corresponding period
 last season of 5a.s75 and are now So2, ,1sS greater than at this date in 1908, Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus
 far from the new crop. the supply to date Is 1.abS.los, against 6,@5S,3s7 for the same period last year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
MARINE NEWS.

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 1s.--Cieared: strs Lassell, Reynolds. New York: Mount Yer non, Nor, Falsen. Livingston: Manteo. Pat tersen Brazos Santiago; Ellis Nor. Hansen. Port Lmon; Lewis Luckenbaeh Cameron, New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17

rranes saa7a: to continent iss.1ss: to Ja- pan. e,6a2. t- sF
 Total since Sept. l, at all ports, net B. szs.44s; shipments.st to Great Britain, 1,ss3.- lee; to France. <oL72s; to continent. l.s2s,-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON BY THE
 WORLDS SPINNFRS

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 16.-Secretary Hes ter gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers This week Ss2.000 this year, against sI3- 900 last year and s65,0oo year before last Total since Sept l. this year 3,ss7, 900, against 3.43o.o00 last year and 3,6S4, oo0 the year before
 of this Northern spnners and Canada took 994,00O bales this year, against s5T 900 last year, and SIS. 900 the year before: Southern spinners SO3.OOO against 7s2 Ooo last year and 7S4,000 the year before; and foreign spnners 2.0s000O, against 1.s4, 900 last year and 2.O72,OO the year before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
CINCINNATI PROyIsIONs.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 16.-Flour steady Provisions easy; lard 7.50; bulk meats. [ 25; bacon. S.S5.
 Whiskey steady, 24
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
LoyEMAN 4 CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

tinued dull and featureless today except for the usual weekly statistics concerning move uent of crop to market, which proved to be about as expected. Unlocked for further | weakness developed in Liverpool where spots and futures suffered a decline of about 9 points. One redeeming feature. however
 was the large spot sales in the English mar ket. 15.000 bales. American markets dis played the same indifference to the decline | abroad has been noticeable so often of late. New Orleans opening practically un- changed from yesterdays closing. While the weeks insight was full, 464000 bales. compared with 4oo,0 900 last year. estimates for tomorrow's arrivals at the principal ports fell short of what they were one year ago at New Orleans and Houston. There was some little covering of short contracts | on that account as we'll as not a little buy 7.67. At this level of values rumor gained currency that the spot markets were easier. | and as traders expected a bearish visible supply this evening. market was lowered again in the afternoon, March finally clos | ing at 7.65@7.66. Advices from Fall River are to the effect that at meeting of the l executive committee of manufacturers yes terday afternoon any intention of oomprom- ise further conferences was dsavowed. and satisfaction over the progress towards | resumption in full was expressed. It Is said that the mills daily gaining new opera | tves and that the end of the strike ap- pears to be in sight. The large overland to Northern mills of the past week. 5l,000 com. pared with 46.0OO last year. tended to con- firm the more favorable labor conditions in New England and go to show that spin | ners stocking up with large supply of material with the view of resuming
 on full time at the mills. According to pri- vate advices received after closing of the English markets. 1t Is said that sales at Liverpool today were increased to 1s,0O0 bales. Spinners have held aloof from the market for more than two weeks, but 1t is possible and more than probable that the | closing days of December and the old year will find them liberal buyers through sheer necessity, coming at time when another ginners report Is expected. any demand of consequence for spot cotton will have a most counteracting effect to unfavorable influ-
 ences borne of another bearish census re- port.
 While it is not impossible for prices to work lower. there are, nevertheless. many staunch ex4traders on the short side of the market now switching to the long side
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17

sight during the week ended today was 4S4.4s3 bales. against 4Ss.56S last week, 4oo.- is3 last year and 346.21s in 1902 Tonights visible supply statement will compare with an increase of American cot ton last year of s6.S53 bales. anu an in- crease of S1.549 in 1902. and a total in crease last year of 12S,s5s. and an increase of 121.64s in 1902
 spinners tskings will compare with s1S,- 100 bales last year and 2S5,000 in 1902.
 The spot market was as dull as the con tract market. Factors did not appear anx- ious to sell and buyers did not appear anx- ious to buy. Up to 1 o'clock about 1.500 bales had been sold on the spot. Hardly anything had been done in f. 0. b. cotton
 Private csblegrams from Europe sad that the market had a weaker undertone. and that it did not look as if it would inn prove. that Egyptian houses and jobbers were selling and that any selling pressure would quickly send prices down. Against these bearish advices was heavy trading in the actual stuff
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
CHRONICLE SUMMARY OF WEATHER NAN AND CROPS

NEW YORK. Dec 1s.-Our teiegraphic repcrts from the South this evening denote that while rain has been quite general dur Ing. the week, the rainfall on the whole has been moderate or light. The movement of
 cotton to market continues on a fairly iib-
 eral scale. although ssome of our correspond ents refer to tendency among farmers to
 hRld.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
ST. LOFTS PROVISIONS

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 16.-Flour quiet Whiskey steady. ,27.
 Pork higher; tobbing, 1I.55
 Lard weaker; prime steam. $50. Bacon steady: boxed extra shorts, 1924 : clear ribs, 1-S7ts; short clear, SEA-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON srATEME Gtnei m hand 9ept 1.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.--Comparative cot ton statement for the week ending Dec. lS Net receipts at all U. B. ports dur
 HE week '.'' .''' s'N'Se' Net receipts at all U. S. ports same
 week last year sVc,tes Total receipts since Sept l.. ....s,s2s,4<s o.ss vssr -p .4,sss. .o:s yr.nor,. ,or ,hs week - .. 306, ,244 r~ro.t. yor sarns week last year.. 7ss,759 rsssI sxnnr+s .inee Sept. l. .. .aTf4. .2s4 Totsi s-port. same date last year a, ,sl7. .52s stock al ali IT. s. ports -. .1,o30. 2ss Stock at all U. S. ports same time
 s.ncE st all interior towns ..t.. 74o.7s5 sseSn s.,n. [, ,..t ss ,.ar .r'e . towns 5o7.sss ssocs oesr at h'verp0o' ~ ~ .... 44s.ooo s'pcs Sl,,sir 2, . ssms tim. last year -, sssooo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
 Rnrf MnRement.


 GALVESTON--Qulet; middling, 11-l6; net receipts 6.97s; gross. ss7e; sales l2s stock, 20S,5is; shipments, to France. l2,- 4ss: to continent. 100.
 NEW ORLEANS.-Easy; middling IA; net receipts. 1o.Ss4; gross Io.se4; sales. 4.- goo; stock. 422,441: shipments. coastwiso. SIS
 MoBILE.-Quiet; middiing. 7A net re- eeipts. ssS; gross, ss5; stock. 6e.oiS; ship ments. coastwise. 100.
 sAvANNAH.-Easy; middIing IS; ne, receipts. 7.s4s: gross 1881: sales. ITS; stock, 1s3.Iss; shipments. to France. 4.- ssi: to continent. 2,so6: coastwise 3.755. receipts. l.417; gross, l,477 stock. 3o.bSS shipments. coastwise. 6s5.
 WIIMINGToN.-Steady; middling, 7h; net receipts. 712: gross, s12; sales, 35; stock, 1906; shipments. coastwise.N 2Ss. NORFOLK.--Eet receipts, 1850; gross, |, $50; stock. a7.s35.
 BALTIMoRE.-NominaI mid AtIng. 7A; ssS: shipments. to Great Britain. 5,45o; tc continent. 4.6se.
 NEW YORK.-Quiet: middling. 7.ss; net receipts. ITS; gross. T,l55; sales 300; stock. Se.666; shipments to continent PSI
 BO6TON.-Quiet; middling, 6; net re- ceipts. s6s: gross, 2,sss; shipments. to Great Britain. 4.s1T.
 PHILADELPHIA. - Quiet; middling. SEQ; net receipts. 90; gross, ss; stock, B.
 TOTAL COTTON MOVEMENT. Total today. at all ports net 47.sSs; ship rnenta. to Great Britain. I0.s6T to France. aI,i3s; to continent. 7.esl to Japan. t,ssS; ceasoiidsasd. at all ports. net s.1,ss4; uhiDmsnts. to Great Britain. I3s. isa; to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
MARKET FOR FUTURES
LOWER CABLES CAUSED SMALL OPEN ING DECLINE.
Yrarhek Was Temporarily steadied, but he uorfs If Weakening Spot Situation Gave Bears Control of
 the situation.

NEW YORK, Dec ls.--rhe cotton market opened steady at c decline Of 294 poInts v, response to the lower cables which repo,'ss \. a decline of T@s points on futures anu .. . uoiuts on spot cotton. The large sass of spots reported at the decline served 70 offset the bearish effect of the lower price and the market at the opening was steeoseuu 2 ' by covering and some months sotu ss point or two ab,,ve the opening figures dvr. inr the first few minutes. But generaly speakinG sentiment was beartsh on rePor.1 that spot cotton was weakening and expec- tafions that bearish ginners report would be issued next week, while 1t was also selo that certain local bears were looking TOT stop loes orders on the long side. few points below previous low level of 7.so for Janu- arr.
 sure and in spite of covering through com mission houses for over Sunday prices work- ed down during the morning to . decline oi about SOS points. Around midday tns market was rallied slightly by the covertns of early sellers and advanced to about tne opening fixures, after which it eased off 2 little, being finally steady at decline o' aes points.
 sales wsre estimated at 1so.ooo bales. The official adyices from the southern spot nrarksts showed slightly lower quotations but the tone was generally steady and U did not seem that there was much seiiins pressure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
COTTON RECEIPTS,

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
coTrON CRoP MOVEMENT

NEW YORK, Dec ls.--The following sta +,sftrs en the movement of cotton for tha week endinf Dec. is were compiled by tns New York Cotton Exchange:
 Weekly Movement.
 This year. Last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
The leading futures ranged as follows: ARTICLES. Open. High. Low. Close

January .12.5o 12.S5 12.5o 12.55 May. ..l2.9o 1S.o0 12.90 l2.92ls Lard. per 100 lbs. January 6.S7h 6.s0 6.S5 6.s5 May. .. .. 7.15 7.17M 7.12h 7.l2h Short ribs. per 100 lbs. January 6.5o 6.52h $50 $50 May. .. .. 6.so 6.s5 s.77h 6.sO Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour--Steady.
 wheat--No. spring. 1.0S@1.15; No 3, l.0oq 10; No. red. l.l2% Q1.15h. G46. < oats-No. ?, 2s%; No. : white. s11i; No. white. 3OG31.
 Mess pork. per bbl., 11.soG11.4o.
 Lard per 100 lbs, S.80
 Short ribs sides. loose, 6.25d6.5o.
 Short clear sides boxed. 6621s @6.75. Whiskey. basis Apf high wines, l.24.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
NEW >ORLEANs sPoT coTvrON

Total. bales .... .... .... .s,6ss,7
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-10

WACO, Texas, Nov. 1O-The fftv.
fifth annual session of the Bantic,
general convention of Texas opened in
Waco today. The capacity of Carroll
chapel at Baylor university was taxoa
to accommodate the large number Of
delegates present when the GATHERING
was formally called to order at 10 r.
clock this morning. The roll, appoint-
ment of the necessary committees
greetings and other business of per-
functory character occupied the initial
session.
The convention will continue FOR
three or four days and possibly longer
as there is much business of import.
ance to be transacted. The Baptists Of
Waco, aided by the members of other
denominations, have provided elaborat.
entertainment for the visitors. Durinp
the convention there will be sermons
and addresses by a number of promi-
nent divines and other speakers who
are among the delegates.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-10

switch from the engine. The invention
is an addition to all railroad switches
and it does not necessitate the throw
ing away of anything in use at the
present time nor is traffic stopped while
connecting up the device.
The working principle of the device
is a purely mechanical movement. 1t
does away with great amount of fric-
ton or resistance, as it is what is called
pull movement. The rods are al
ways returned to the same position af-
ter they have been engaged by the
mavement of trains, leaving the
operating rod so that any train under
any conditions can get any change In
the switch it desires.
When one operating rod is in use all
other connections of the rods are mo-
tionless and thus the friction of NOV
ing these rods is cut off. All the rods
and their connections are interchange
able and cannot be put together i'm
properly. The switch and signal mech
anism is so constructed that it can be
placed on either side of the track. 1t
does not make any difference how the
connections are made, as the device is
for end it will work in any position it
is placed, and any section foreman with
his crew can make the proper connec-
tions to. suit amy condition.
The inventor claims that it does
away completely with all danger of ac-
cident through open switches. The ad-
dition of the emergency attachment is
what works the miracle. The inventor
claims that it is one of the greatest
time saving devices ever proposed for
use on any railroad, as it does away
completely with the wait for the
changing of the switch.
when you figure up just how much
time it takes to throw all the switches
in the United States a day you will
get some idea of the great saving in
time this invention of mine will make.
declared the inventor.
The working model shows clearly
how the device is operated. Along the
outside of the tracks near the switches
runs a shoe parallel with the track. A
much smaller shoe, which is raised or
lowered at will by application of air
from the engine, attached to the loco
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-10
STRUCK BY STRAY BULLET.

TROY, Idaho, Nov. 10.-Eric Storm,
while piling lumber in the yards of the
Troy Lumber & Manufacturing COM
pany, was struck in the neck by
stray % bullet fired by one of two
unknown boys on the railroad track 200
yards above town. The bullet entered
the right side of the neck. just below
the jawbOne. Mr.. Storm bled so badly
that it was thought an artery was cut.
He was taken to DR.. Olson's Office,
where it was found that the bullet had
missed the artery by about sixteenth
of an inch. He will recover.
When the boys saw the consequences
ofOf their carelessness, they dropped
the rifle on the railroad track and ran
into the brush nearby. They were puT-
sued by Marshal Woodward, but es-
capped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-10
Will Cast Twentieth Presidential Vote.

Will Cast Twentieth Presidential Vote.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 1O.-Be-
sides furnishing the Oldest man ever
placed on a presidential ticket, West
Virginia doubtless has the oldest DEM
Ocratic voter in the United States. He
is Hezekiah Roby of Marion county,
who cast his twentieth ballot in a pres
idential election last Tuesday He was
born' March IS, 1911, and in 1928, al
though not yet Is years old, voted for
Andrew Jackson under a Virginia law
permitting any one to vote who paid
a revenue or license tax. Mr.. Roby was
taxed on fine stallion. For seventy
six years he has voted continuously
the democratic ticket.