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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-12
Open Close High Low
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, MAY 11.-Spot cotton
quiet: demand light and supply limi-
ted: sales IT'S bales. including 500 tc
arrive. Delivered on contracts 500;
quotations unchanged.
Futures opened quiet with prices
one point higher to three points low
err: influenced by the decline in Liver
pool. In the early trading the lead
ing bull was a heavy bid for May
and July. Offerings of May were free.
Fluctuations in July ranged from
1884 to 1410 The fall and winter
months were steaded somewhat by
the low temperatures shown on the
weather map. Later in the day firm
er tone was given the market by the
report that minus correction of
about 1900 bales had been made in
the stock of cotton in the port of
Boston. Such correction brings the
stock at that port down to about s..
900 bales and of couree brings pres
ent stocks at all ports dangerously
near to the stock at all ports year
ago. The market closed firm with net
gains of 7 to 10 points on the old
crop months and to on the new
New Orleans, May ;o-Cotton futures quie,
AMI steady.
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Baltimore Provisions.

BALTIMORE, May l0-Flour firm winter
patents I906e5.20, spring patents, SI850g5.i5.
Wbeatc-duii spot contract l06Lt0 no red
western 1870, May 1870, Southern by
sample 9S@l06%.
Corn steady spot May 53a15 Southern white
57059, April 52140p31.
Oats-firm, No 2 white 471l@.
Rye-dull No. 2, 7SG79 uptown, no. 1880,
Butter-Hrm fancy imitation l9Gn20. fancy
creamery 22@23, fancy ladle l5@I6,packed l2@ll
Eggs-steady 17@.
Cheese weak, large 5000, medium $685.
small 9A@3S new le@l014.
i9o fine 1876
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Discontinuancc of Parlor Car Service
on Trains Nos. 3S and IL From
Hamlet to Portsmouth.

Commencing May 1st, the Seaboard
Air Line will discontinue the opera
ton of Parlor Car service on trains
os. SO and Al between Portsmouth
and Hamlet, and will resume running
Pullman sleeping cars on these trains
between Portsmouth and Atlanta.
Commencing May 18th we will re-
sumo Parlor Car service on trans
Nos. 80 and 40 between Charlotte and
Wilmington.
G. III. Gattis, G. II. 81 L. a,
Raleigh N. G.
u. =. Smith, T. y. A.,
Raleigh, n. G.
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HAVING PURCHASED

the interest of Hon. A. Nj. Powell in
our joint business as above stated, this
is to announce that l have sold our
wagons, horses, tools etc., and our In
terest in the Coal, Wood and Ice Busi-
ness to Messrs. Johnson & Johnson, of
this city, who will be pleased to serve
our former customers and to whom /
command them.
j. A. JONES.
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New York Money.

New York, May 10, p. M Money on call
easy lId2. clo ing lHl0 offered IA. time
sa Ss days 20 60 afss ps s sx
m tni,, ego prli Law with actual
in bankers bills at 4od959...-. for demand,
and at ass 600 . for 90 day bills posted
rates 1870 4Sb604SS commercial bins 4SIA@.
bar silver 555s, Mexican dollars AN
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Other Cotton Markets.
Port. Tone. Mid. Receipt.
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, May Improvement in
condition of the growing grain in the
United States and prospects of an
enormous yield in the Canadian North
west caused heavy liquidation of
wheat today. Final quotations on
July show a loss of half to 5-Sc; corn
is up 1-2c.; oats gained SIS to 3-4c.;
provisions vary from point higher
to loo. lower.
(Opening Highest Lowest. Closing.
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es opened easier and closed easy.
Raleigh Spot Cotton Market.

Receipts Yesterday -. Z bales.
Prices yesterday -. 139 70 TO ID 3-lbc.
Receipts same date
last year DdieS.
Prices same day last
wear .. 1OA to 10 5c.
Receipts this week.. 13 bales.
Receipts same week
last wear II bales.
Receipts to date. lo,esz pales'
Receipts last year to
date li''oo ""'eo'
New York spots were unchanged
Yesterday and stood at 1919. the
RaIeigh market showed only niue
variation in prices.
The estimated figures here by
grades are: Strict good middling,
i4A cents: good middlng. IA cents,
strict middling, 137s cents; middling,
1S% cents; stains and tinges, 100 II
cents.
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S. A. l.. Stocks and Bonds.

Baltimore May l0-Sea board Air Line
common o54@9, preferred l514@.S.
Bonds
A. G. l.. common 10 A@l0S2, pTcferred......
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In confirmation of the above / wish
to join in thanks to the public and all
friends for past favors and confidence,
and to request continuance of the
same and the immediate payment Of
all accounts due, which will be the
most practical method of showing
their good will,
j. A. JONES.
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J. A. JONES.
A. M. POWELL.

Having sold my entire interest in the
firm of Jones Il Powell to Mr.. j. A.
Jones. 1 desire to thank the public for
the liberal support given us for the
past twenty-six years, and to bespeak
for my successor the same liberal pa
tronage accorded the old firm.
A. M. POWELL.
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Liverpool.

Liverpool, May 10, 4 p m.--Cotton spot
American middIing fair, 776 good middlling,
7.sl, middling 10, low middling 40, good
oay 5000. bales of which 30Ofwere for specu.
Iation and export and included J, 100 Aineri.
can. Receipts 22000 bales including 1890
American.
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Worlds Fair Rates
Seaboard Air Line RAILWAY


the Worlds Louis,
in Richmond the
Mo, greatly reduc
Rates from po a
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CONSERVATIVE AND LIB
MOST APPROVED ANNUAL. OR
$3.50
by
CT absolute
ACTIVE WANTED.
For IN
" Genera Agent Carolina, Raleigh, N.
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BUYING IN DIXIE
PUSHES PRICES
Cotton Closes at a Rise
DRIVE to Ten.
STOCKS GO IN SPURTS
The Conspicuous Feature Of the Days
Market was the Selling of United
States Steel Common Down
to Nine and
Quarter.
(By the Associated Press

though here and there disposition to
take goods on memorandum is evil
denced. The announcement of the IL
Guidation of Sweetser, Brooks q Com
pany has been the topic of principal
conversation throughout the trade to-
day and considerable speculation has
been INDUCED regarding the ultimate
ISSUE
New York Cotton.
New York, May 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady at Il decline of
l to points or rather better than
due on the different cables and while
showing more or less irregularity
during the session, developed reac-
tiOnary tone, on covering.
The weather continued favorable on
the average, but there is still an alb
sence of moisture along the Atlantic
coast that may furnish ground for
some complaint If unrelieved by rains
i'm the near future, and while the bear
ish look of yesterdays crop report
seemed to be checking commission
house buying, near months shorts
were evidently rendered uneasy by
further losses from the local stock.
Immediately following the opening
there was considerable bear pressure
from leading room traders, including
IL local spot house. On the other
hand there seemed to be good de-
mand from certain large Wall
street operator, who was believed to
be covering a line of shorts put out
around lac. for July and going long,
and this buying in connection with
the purchases of the local scalpins
contingent proved sufficient to absorb
offerings and hold the market at about
last nights prices until the afternoon
when a wave of New Orleans buying
helped the market and led to a
steady close at an advance of . to 10
points, the old crop months leading.
Sales were estimated at 100000
bales.
Receipts at the ports today 6,136
bales against 1904 last week and
1904 last year. For the week 25.-
900 bales, against 34,S12 last week and
$3.50 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans 4,009 bales, against g.
1873 last year. and at Houston 592
bales, against 1913 last year. +"
New York, Nay IO-Cotton spot closed
quiet - points lower: middling uplands;
l375 gulf A0l sales 52j bales.
futures opened and closed steady.
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Important Notice

war" iecro men to- organize and maintain District Aen
"A hand
agreeable
lllcd reputation reliability "
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lOpening.l Highest. Lowest. Closing
Cash quotations were as follows /:

Flour-du'l and steady, winter patent LOO
$780, raights 4. .0(g %, spring patents 1.3Od
1. TO- bakers 2S54p3. 80, wheat No. spr.ng 90d95,
No. 3 SLABS, No 2 red, l0I@lO6, corn No. 2
ga; No. 2 yellow so, oats No ? 4iH e21
We No. 2 7ld73, cd feeding b ,rley 1908 :,
fair To cnoic, mailing 45@jd, flax seed No. |
1917, No. northwestern 1907, prime timothy
seed 290, mess pork per bblil. l0@u. l3H, larI
pr I00ib 6.GHd64, short ribs sides
loose J6.0066.l2K, dry saited shoulders boxed)
.. short cle,r sides (ooXed) 6.2o@6.'O,
vh skey basis of high wines LIS, clover con-
ract grade 1875.
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Limit of Tickets

SEASON TICKETS
leave December Is, 1904 will be sold daily
April 25.
GOD
to
15-DA
date of sale
ng rs,
o
n Louis.
ca on
L. SMITH, T. p. A, G. II GAIIIS. G. y. q T. A.
n c.
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New York Provisions.

patents s5l0S5 5O Minnesota patents s5.6og
30 do bakers 4.00C9f.O:
Rye t1our-eaSy, TAR 10 GOOD 84.lo04.oo.
choice to fancy S4:3504.70
Corn-meal steady yellow western $l.0S@l.lc
kiln dried 3 1908 10.
Barley-quiet feeding ~ mailing 55@65;
Wheat-easy No2 red, 1906 Nav, 92A;. July
20 l-l6; September, S3H. Dec. s3is
g g'T Aas ilr1s' sept s 55 ''7' NAs o.
Oats-steady. Mixed 1917 @E May No. 2, ~,
July Az.
s5os: city extra India mes, packe'
35Oa9.5O, beef hams 20.0o@2l.50;
Cut meats-quIet picked bellies, ., 6NM
Lard easy, western steamed s 500; refined
weak continent 7.l0; compound, bA9H.
Pork inactive family 1850; snort clear
.5O0l5.OO, mess l3.00@l3,75.
Tallow,easy; city ~ per PACKAGE
Rosn2steady strained com. to good 2.s5a9O
Turpentine-quet 5S05SH.
Rice-steady domestic, fair to extra, SA@5h,
Molasses- steady New Orleans open kettle
good to choice, 3lG037.
Coffee--spot Rio quiet, No invoice 6H
mild quiet cordova l0@l3.
trifugal s6 test 81 moIasses sugar
,a...-.... refined firm, confec A 4bt
mould A sis cut loaf $50, crushed 500, pow,
dered Iy0 granulatedit0, cubes sos,
Butter steady extra fresh creamery 109% state
'iairyl3@l3
Cheese -irres new weak state full cream large
ana small fall made fan ~ l0HMil; new sma II
colored 7@H small whit, tMG7.
Eggs-firm state and Penn nearby
average finest, 100 u Southern frsts lo@l6.
Potatoes-quiet lew Southn 4. $3.50, Long
Islant 3. 7l(d4 y, state and western sacks 5000
3.25, jersey sweets z 5A6f4 80
Plauuts- steady. fancy hand-picked o54a
other dom ST e 3A,D6M -
Cabbage--stea Nv. southern bile ate l.006l.50
Cotton ny steam to Liverpool l2S
Cotlon seed oil further weakness SHOWN,
rude +. o. b.. mills 220 prime summer yei
low 2S15, off SUR. yellow n un prime whlh
Il urine winter yellow 81 o..
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NEW YORK.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm of Jones & Powell is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
j. A. Jones assumes all liabilities, and
money due the firm will be paid to
him.
April 20, 1904.
J. A. JONES.
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Whining May l0t-Turpentine ...."..
5, rec, ips II asks.
ROSin st a'y 2.5o: receitts III Ibis.
Tar fifIn. 2.UD, receipts bbls.
Crude--firm, 2.2j@375 G4.00, receipts IS bbls.
Char cst,n, May I0-Turpentine 81
ales - casas rosin firm =. bbls
quote A, Il, g, II, 23J01, f.. 2.45; +. go; G,2.3S,
Il ,265: l. 10; X, 3CO; NJ, 10; n. 3.20 VIC, $40.
WV, 500
SavannT II, Way l0-Turp7ntine firm, 5H4
receipts lrj7, sales 80, exports leo.
Rosin-nrm, receip 5 -, sales 73l, export
30
quote A, B, G., 9.51 ID, 25i, f 30, r go, q 2:76
II 27h, 2So. X 5l5, 32J. 3.r5 VIC, . %,
WV $50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

The object of the visit OF the high officials
Of the New York Central and its affiliated
ines, which cover 1900 miles OF road. is
becoming apparent. At a number of West
.rn points new offices are to be established.
At st. Paul leases have been signed I'M
der which the New York Central obtains
4 large ground floor place in that city,
and the interests of that line will be handled
n the Northwest by Waiter l.. Wyand. for
many years Northwester passenger agent
Of the Michigan Central, and William b.
Hunter, former passenger agent of the Lake
Shore. These two officials will represent
the following railroads in the New York
Michigan Central, the al Shore. the Bos-
ton q Albany, the P~ittsburg & Lake Erie,
the Lake Erie * Western, and the Big Four.
The new offices in St. Paul are part of the
campaign which has been decided upon to
capture business in the Middle West and
Northwest w. b. Jerome, Western pas
senger agent Of the New York Central,
says: 'Our system covers the eastern Unit
ed States, and from Chicago east we are
very powerful. We have fast trains and
direct connection with every important
Eastern city. and in addition all important
seashore and mountain resorts. The eStab-
ishment OF joint offices for all these lines
az Northwestern points Is expected TO great
ly simplify the handling of the business.
The New York Central will remain neutral,
and will give and take business from any
and all roads without favor"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
To Curtail EXPENSES.

E. B. Thomas. president of the Lehigh
Valley, thinks the outlook for business for
the roads is not a cheerful one. HI says
there Is not a road in the East that will
make more than its fixed charges of opera
ton for January and this MONTH, and he
added that but a few roads would make a
profit in the year unless conditions change.
He cited the recent calamities in Chicago
and Baltimore as indicating a poor bust
ness outlook for the year. He said:
Many of the Western roads look TO
Baltimore for much freight. The destruc-
ton of so many wholesale and manufac-
turing plants there will deprive these and
many Southern lines Of business. upon
which they always figure for profit. MANY
extra laborers had been employed the great
er part OF the winter in keeping the Lehigh
road clear of snow, which has greatly in
terfered with freight and passenger traffic.
This trouble is still experienced i'm the
northern part of Pennsylvania and trough
out the western portion of New York. This
extra work has been expensive, and there
Is prospect OF more of ii to be done.
Not In years has there been so little
business in sight at this time. and there
has been a general falling off in both mas
senger and freight business. While the
Lehigh Valley ard other roads arc making
money, the net earnings for this wear
Will prove surprisingly small to those who
have not watched the situation closely"
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TRAFFIC Is INCREASING
CONGESTION CHECKS TIL MOVE
MENT ON SOME ROADS.
President Thomas, of the Lehigh val
ley. Takes n Gloomy NteW-Ihe
ID. & D. May Enter Toledo

Local freight officials take a cheerful
view of the outlook for traffic. While each
week shows more or less increase in BUSH
ness they look for a much more favorable
movement when cOngested conditions at d.
yision points are removed and the weather
becomes OF such character that locomotives
.an haul their allotted tonnage. The Penn
sylvania lines have thousands Of loaded
ears STANDING on side tracks, but ave not
power TO forward them: the same is true
Of the Lake Shore. The Lake Erie & West
srn. which seldom has an overplus of bust
ness, Is SO pressed with freight that the
company finds it difficult to prevent
congestion. and the Big Four has more
business than it can handle with prompt
ness; but with all this the conditions are
better than at any time in the last six
weeks. West-bound through business IS
showing up a larger tonnage, as the whole
sale houses are beginning to lay IN their
spring and summer stocks, looking Tor d
good business with the coming of spring.
East-bounG shipments of grain, provisions
and -four are unusually heavy. Transcon-
.inetal line business is again improving,
and heavy rafhc is anticipated. Local
business is fairly active, but not so heavy
rs during the fall months, but March Will
bring an Improvement. say the leading
manufacturers The business of the year
with Central traffic lines is quite promis-
ng, and, combined with the expected heavy
passenger business. there is no cause for
anxiety as 10 earnings for 1904. The fol-
owing table shows the number of cars re-
seived and forwarded at Indianapolis in
he week ended Feb. Is and in correspond
ing weeks Of 1903 and 1902:
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Personal, Local and General Notes

The directors OF the Barnev-Smitb car
works nave declared a quarterly dividend
Of 2 per cent. payable March I.
George Gould. president of the Missouri
Pacific. his family and a party OF friends.
private cars.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul an
nounces that every Tuesday in March and
April IL Will make a 81 rate from Chicago
&c Dakota points.
W. w. Wentz. jr.. general superintendent
OF the Choctaw. Oklahoma * Gulf road.
has resigned. and it IL understood will be
succeeded by Mr.. MelchOr, OF Chicago.
William King. formerly division superin-
tendent OF the Illinois Central. has been
promoted TO assistant general superintend-
ent. with headquarters at New Orleans.
Vice President and General Manager Rus
sell Harding, OF the Missouri * Iron Noun
tain road. who has been for several days
In New York, has returned 70 his head
quarters.
Inc last week placed an or
der Tor 90 steel cars with the Standard
Steel Car Company, of Pittsburg. and I60
other freight cars with the Pullman Com
pany.
Z. WELDING has been appointed train
master or the Sandusky division of me
Lake Erle a. western and Northern Ohio.
lie was promoted from MS position of chief
CLERK 10 the general freight agent.
An engine driver on the Union Pacific ON
Friday hauled "a mail train. which was
xiVen the right or way over everything on
the road, III miles IN ninety-three minutes,
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

The past week has seen May wheat at 81 cents,
the highest price since the summer of 1898. when
Joe Letter was running his corner. A better
cash demand from abroad and little more bull
ish conditions in this country were the ostensible
causes for the advance over the high prices Of
the previous week. Armour was conspicuous all
week, selling when prices were up. and support
ing the market on the breaks. The May closed
yesterday at a net gain of 2s cents over last
weeks final price. and the July left off yester-
day at a gain Of Ss cents over last weeks last
price. There has not been such a large outside
trade in wheat the past week as there was the
previous week, and when the market broke there
was not nearly so much liquidation as the lat
ter part OF last week. when the public was TAX
ing profits. Last week the high prices were
caused mainly by the immense wave of public
buying. This week the advance seems TO be due
more to really bullish conditions than anything
else. There has been a big trade in the July
this week. and commission houses have been
almost as large or larger buyers of the summer
discount from the May this week TO rs cents.
When the market closed last Saturday the July
+
The feature of the local grain trade this week
was the advance of the price for the soft winter
wheat to s1.01. This was the bid for No. 2 red
at the Board of Trade call yesterday. Wednesday
the local price went to 81 a bushel. This is the
highest price paid for wheat in Indianapolis
eAAASN AoSo- ROiiC VI Ant y SnRDNAC IhAo NNt
report the first export acceptances for two
weeks. This indicates the better demand from
abroad for American grain.
+ T +
May corn the past week was subject to heavy
selling by interests supposed to be very long on
the May. There was much selling the first of the
week by commission houses supposed to be rep
resenting these interests. At the bottom
these same interests changed about and took
the buying side. This is characteristic of the
operations of the Armour Grain Company, and
IL is not improbable that Armour is identified
with the long interests in corn. The May left
off at 54&c, which was last weeks final price.
The July closed yesterday at a gain Of &c over
the previous weeks last price.
Interest in oats the past week has centered
largely in the operations Of Patten, the former
mayor of Evanston. who has become as large
a factor in oats as Armour is in wheat. Pat
ten has been selling oats the past week. He is
credited with a very long line. Recently ne
was reported TO be on the buying side in Mime
apolis. He is thought TO have sold a good deal
this past week, and so far as could be told he
did not change about and buy again when the
market broke. Armour is said TO have been a
liberal buyer of oats the days Patten was SELL
ing heavily.
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THE JOBBING TRADE.
CThe quotations given below are the selling
prices OF the wholesale dealers)
Fruit and Vegetables

Fancy Apples-Baldwins, per brl, So .25: Kfngs
e 70. Spies. S3.5e; Greetings, 1926.
Rananas-Large. 81 per bunch: medium. 81 80
C"abbage-Holland seed, S2.75Q3 per 100 lbs.
Carrots-75c per bu.
C~elery-California, per crate, s4.25: per doz- $40
Cider--Per brl, $3.50; half brls. s.. 90.
cocoanuts-SS.5 90 per bag, 50c doz.
Cranberries-Jersey, 1925 per bu; 81. . per byI
NcEarlin. 80 per bri; Howes. IS per brI
Dates-Walnut, 81 per box; package dates 60
10 box, sc per 10.
Figs-Smyrna. 10c per Id.
Grapes-California grapes, per crate, 81: Mall
Hickory Nuts-Per Blu. zoe: shellbarks. per
Honey-White clover. Ice per Id.
Kraut-Per cask, 10 gals, $40; per brl. 20 gals
sc. so: per half brl. Il sails, 81.
IemOns-EXtra fancy Messina, $50 size Sa n
box: $50 size. 81; California, 900 10 ESQ size 81 30
Lettuce-1Sc per Id.
Navy Beans-Per bu, S1.90Q2.
Old Pop Corn-3c per 10.
Onfon-YellOw, per cwt. 81: red, SIS
~nges-Calif Seedlings, 81 per box.
Florida. 50: Navels. per box. s.. 10. ~
Radiahes-S5c dOz punches.
Parsnips-si per on.
Psars-PeT bU, S1dl.25.
Observation-Disclosures. per crate. So 7562.
stock, 95caSI per bu
spanish OniOns-Sl50 per crate.
Squash-Hubbard, 1ac per 10.
sweet Potatoes-Iliinois So: Kentucky. sc. lar
sey. 1915.
Turn:ps-5oS per bu; Rutabaga. sec per bu.
Misunderstanding. soc.