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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
WALL STREET REVIEW
ANOTHER DAY OF sTAGNATIoN
 IN MARKET.
In First Hour There Was Evidence of Some Animation, But Hopes of Activity Tele Short
 Lived.

New York, March 1.-The first hours business today yielded almost es large volume of business as the whole session yesterday. This seemed almost like ani- Smation by contrast with yesterdays , stagnation but the activity promptly siattened out and during the afternoon the market fell into a deeper slough ot neglect than even yesterdays record lev was the now familiar end week dis counting of the possibility of the North ern Securities decision which is now regularly followed on Monday up to this time by covering of shorts and re- covery in prices. The prices were not carried far today. Probably because Northern Securities on the curb marke: gave some evidence of support. som" degree of activity in the stock failed tC make any appreclable inroad upon its prices. Pennsylvania was still under some degree of pressure In spite or the quotation of official assertions that Penn Hylvania was supplied with su1hcieht funds to carry on its projected work tsking of additional options for pig iroa by the United States Steel Corporation were heard with indifference and With out causing a ripple in the. market Tor the corporation stocks. The govern
 nents report showing percentage ol the grain crops remaining in farmers hands somewhat lower than the normal for this time of the year modified the mert up to this time has been due to large holding back of stocks whlca would ultimately come out to swell the railroad tonnages. The forecast of the weeks currency movements was viewed with very languid interest in view of a. most plethoric conditions of the money market and the indifferent demand 10 funds The small decrease in cash in dicated is mostly due to the shipments of gold to South America. The express movement Of gold with the interior Is slightly in favor of New York. SoLe seiiing of Metropolitan Street Railway l.; attributed to settlement of an estate and Realty preferred was affected by its la bor trouble. The market closed easy.
 Bonds were dull and irregular. Total gales, par value, $SS5O00. United States ponds were unchanged on call.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. March lI.-cotton quiet: mid ding, Is 65 net receipts, 25o: gross re- eeipts, 4;75I; sales, Loo: stock, SC, IA Great Britain, 5.72o; continent. 903; Japan, IS; stock, 579. .399 Consolidated Net re- ceipts, 5l. I43; exports; Great Britain, 24,- oo7; France. S.3Sl; continent So9o: Japan, l,733. Total since September |: Net receipts 6.523, o79; exports: Great Britain. ,994 955; France. 4693o: continent. 2,253,675; la pan 3S, 92l Mexico. 23,9 97I.
 NEW ORLEANS.-Steady; sales. $500; or dinary. l3 9I6 good ordinary. I4E low mddllng, l5la; middling. I5%; good mid ding. l6 3-l6; middling fair, l6 9-l6. Re- ceipts. 2.357; stock, 355 762.
 GALVESTON.-Firm,I IS lI-I6; net receipts. 1929; sales. 5lo; stock, 4I,o79
 NORFOLK.-Net receipts, $50: stock, 6. 700.
 BALTIMoRE.-Nom I6.5o;, receipts, SOL; stock, 2,75e.
 BosToN.-Quiet, 1865; receipts 5s; stock. 2,S44.
 IwyILMlNGTTooN.-steady: I5.2s; receipts.
 PHILADELPHIA. Quiet, 1890; receipts. l3o: stock, 2S2o.
 SAVANNAH.-Firm I5h; receipts 448. sales. 479; stock. 55.723.
 MOBILE.-Nominal. l512; receipts, IS; stock. e.5ei
 CHARLEsToN.-Firm, I5h; receipts, IA; stock, 6S54.
 ST. LoUIs.-Firm, I5k; receipts, 47s4; sales, l'leo; stock, 2l.7l3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Virgin 6 Faunce's Cotton Letter.


 NEW YORK. March fI.-Cotton futures in the local market opened steady in tone to- day with first prices at an advance of to II points. the rise being the consequence of better cables than looked for Continued small receipts feature. and added to the confidence of the bulls. The latter. how ever. relied upon the larger interests and whenever the leaders rested the entire bull party seemed to rest. Under the circumstances the market at times rather slow. and of a wanting character. The selling. however, only moderate as a whole and represented scattered accounts. New Orleans a good buyer of the new crop months and this busi- ness did a great deal of good. Much of the buying based upon the bulllsh week end statistics and the latter represented a very moderate movement. The trade a whole was rather small. and the professional in- terests did the bulk of the business. Com mission houses sold little ,stuff and 1t was figured that this selling for the ac- count of outside longs. The demand for actual cotton from spinners was only of moderate proportions but there were bulish comments in this connection nevertheless There was also a line of gossip purporting to show the strength of the cloth situation abroad. The port receipts figured at 7,ooo. against I4.o5S same day last week and S724 for the same day last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Caldwell, Ward & Co.'S Market Letter

(By Private Wire to Caldwell Ward X C,l
 MONTGOMERY March II.-Durjnq inc io.
 ter part Of the days session the cotton market became easy and sold off on account of large estimates on receipts at Galveston for Satur- day. The longs attempted to cover while inc shorts threw out some lines so the market closed al the lowest of the day. This came of cotton and the fact that the in sight move ment for the week is some 20. 900 bales iess than was estimated. Perhaps the hurried liquidation on part of the longs was duc to disposition to close up accounts at tbo end or the week, tomorrow being A short day Cotton goods market is reported stiffen
 ing ana an advance Is expected shortly New contracts can be made on I7 cents hasis only With the facts all before us 1t looks as though these declines can only be fem perary and the market a better purchase on every break. Spots in the south are Is to r up. New York spots quiet and uncbaneeG
 on New 1ork close Liverpool is due to come
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
R. B. Reer,s Cotton MA.

NEW ORLEANS, March lI.-Liverpool was better than looked for. consequently our mar proved to | on the bulllsh weekly statis- tics, Realizing and the lack of supporting orders occasioned decline of I3 to s from, the % t1P i laIer m inc session, making the net
 The amount brought into sight during tho week was los' 900, against l93 900 last year to date has been sss2. 900. against Ioo St | 900 last year The 3 leading interior towns during the week received 64, ooo against sa , the week were 46.ooo. against s2 loo o1u',ms ,als year ana the receipts from September Ist to date' e2'ooo less. The amount of American
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Marine News.

PTNSACOLA.-Arrived: Str. Russ. Dan.. Rasmussen Sunderland Barks Oriente. Port, Santos, Oporto; Unaio. Port, Cachem, Peru Cleared: Str. Thrift, Nor, Hvisten- dahl. Biboa.
 GLASGOW.-Arrived; Hungarian. Portland. Sailed: Buenos Ayrean Philadelphia.
 NAPLES-Arrived: Prnz Oskar, New York Nekar, New York.
 BRoWHEAD-Passed Bohemian Boston for Liverpool.
 BREMEN-Arrived: Lahn. New York
 MARSEILLES-Arrived Victoria New York. Romantic, Boston,
 BUTT OF LEWIS-Passed: Island, New York for Christiansand.
 GIBRALTAR-Passed: California, Genoa for New York.
 MOVILLE-Sailed: Tunisan, St. John.
 LIZARD-Passed Switzerland, Philadelphia for Antwerp.
 LONDON-Arrived: Lancastran. Boston, LIVERPOOI.-Arrived: Siciian. St. John, N E. Sailed: Michigan, Boston.
 NEW YORK-.ArriNed: American Seattle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
@. E. Pierce ss Co.'S Cotton Letter.

(By Private Wire from c. W. Lee & Col
 NEW YORK, March Ii.-Those who have been somewhat skeptical of the size of the cotton crop of 1903 had a great many of their doubts removed by the events of the week As one of the best informed traders on the floor said. You might well recognize tho facts when you see them' The facts referred to were the alarmngly small receipts of oot- ton from the interior. We think 1t is con- seryative statement to make that the best in formed people have for some months been looking for a crop of about 10, 250. 900 bales. Yet the insight figures this week failed to fur nish grounds for even as much cotton as this. Men who regarded l6 cents an extremely high price confessed that figures were sem sational and if adequate and trustworthy reflection of the amount remaining in the in- terior the crop is likely to prove small enough to suit anyone. On small receipts and gen eral buying in Liverpool prices advanced over I6h cents before Friday. A feature of the trading was the absence of general speculation. which is of course. one of the best signs, in the world of sound speculative position. Last week at this time the market lacked what is necessary for a healthy markct, viz: Good spot business. But at the close of the current week there were evidences that cotton was being bought at various markets in larger quantities and if spinners become at all ap- prehensve the diminished movement and the rapidly diminishing visible supply, there is but course for prices to pursue. Bas- ing opinions upon the increased spot demand in Liverpool and the gradually awakening sentiment in the South we have been inclined to the buying side in our daily advices this week. While the price is admittedly high there is as yet nothing in the situation to change the belief that values are lightly to go considerably beyond previous records this season, the event of continued small receipts. This is possible because Liverpool has a very small stock of cotton. has not bought the nor nal quantity of late and let 1t not be for gotten must buy cotton to finish out the req regardless of price. Ten years ago Man. chester and Lancashire shut down and the trade lost at that time has some of 1t never been recovered England Is altogether too jealous of Germany to permit German spin ners to take away her snipning markets simply because cotton Is 20 cents a pound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12

NEW ORLEANS, March Il.--Secretary Hes ter gives the taking of American Cotton by spinners throughout the world. in round num- bers:
 This week 27I ooo this year against 29o,- 900 last year and 2le 900 year before last
 Total since September lst this year r. o69 900. against 7,29s. 900 last year and G. 77S,U LOO the year before.
 Of this northern spinners and Canada took I,779. 900 bales this year. against ,697 900 last year and I,735.ooo the year before Southern spnners '535' ooo' against '2S4 and foreign spinners 3.e5s 900, against A. 3o7 900 last year and 3.996, 900 the year be- fore
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New Orleans Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, March Il.-The cotton market offered a surprise to the trade in gen. aral to-day. Yesterday bears especially confident that to-day would see a slump and even the bulls were of the opinion that week end liquidation would ease prices off Liver poolScables were too bullish to allow much of decline and the heavy spot trading across the water gave the local market a strong un- dertone throughout the session.
 At the opening the tone was called steady and prices of May and July were 8 and g points higher than yesterdays close Longs were encouraged to fresh buying by the heavy spot trading In the Liverpool market and shorts covered freely. This more than offset the profit taking by longs. At one time in the earlier hours shorts were put the run by the bullish weekly statistics and their buy ing sent prices up until May and July were l7 and l9 points. higher than yesterdays close It is generally conceded that shorts have cov- cred heavily from the middle of the week and that their buying has been one of the main causes of the wide advance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
c. E. Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

IlSy PriNate wire rom GiIDert N Clay.)
 NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-The enor- nous spot business in Liverpool shows tendency to subside and the trade continues to wonder when this scramble for cotton abroad will cease. Prices have been steadily en- hanced by this particular feature, though a singular fact Is to be noted in connection with the English market. that cotton for March-April delivery might be purchased S2 50 per bale cheaper than on the spot. sig nifying that recent heavy spot transactions proceeded from severe necessity to replenish depleted stocks at mills and would be inter- esting to know if the visible supply state ment will confirm this view. Trading here moderate in volume with prices general ly steady under the influence of favorable sta tlstics. Sentiment is unquestionably friend ly to the staple. but the monumental premium here of contracts over the spot quotation act impeachment to speculative purchases Traders chiefly interested in the movement and spot demand. If indications point to a continuous perpendicu9r drop in receipts there will be opportunities for foreigners to take additional fright, and should Liverpool's spot business be reflected this side in a sub stantial way, 1t will not be difficult to estab- fish higher level of values.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New York Coffee and Suror

NEW YORK, March Il.-Coffee spot Rio steady mild steady. Sugar raw firm; fair re- ming l5-l6d3; centrifugal 96 test |.I6a5ls; moasses sugar. 2ll-I6m2& Re nhed firm Coffee futures opened steady at an adEance Of 5n 10 points on European cabIes ana light Santos receipts There was only limited demand, however, after the call ami Llt'le later the market sagged of under of
 itrlhgs by Importers. reaching a level ahout unchanged to five points higher, but inst bet @ lore 'he close aggressive buying for the ac- count % ot a prominent roasting interest rallied of loq2o points Sales were 75 ooo guy hal's a'nee March March 52o, May 5 3oa5 40; June 5 So: Juiy; @ 6oas 65; September 5 son aS SS. Uctopsr. or,, s oo s.s5; December e.Ioqe ao Janu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Naval Storea
UTTT NETATGH

INGToN.-Turpentine nothing doing. receipts, 29 casks. Rosn nothing doing, re, ceipts lol. Tar firm. .45; receipts, 2s6 Crude turpentine firm, 225 400 and 4 oo; receipts. 2I.
 SAVANNAH AH-Turpentine nothing doing. receipts. 36; exports. 322 Rosin 0uiot. sales. I35; receipts, 7s5 exports. I.74s, Quote: A, B, C. D, 2 55; E. 9 60. F. 2 e5; c. 70; H. 2.75; l. sos, E. 3 so NJ, 335; N. $40; w G. 36o: w W. 80
 CHARLESTON-Turp and rosin nom- inal; quotations omitted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New orleans spot cnttnn.

NEW ORLEANS, March II.-spot cotton very firm but in little demand. It Is not believed that l,o00 bales of mlddling cotton could be purchased in this market at less than l6 to l6k cents per pound. The market is supported by the heavy spot sales in Liver pool and the strong statistical position that is gaining strength every day. Sales, $500 bales. including l.75o to arrive: delivered on contracts, 200. Quotation advanced h.
 Futures opened steady and 7 to. g points higher. Soon after the opening a buying movement set in which carried prices up to 20 points above last evenings closing level. period of liquidation followed the advance driving prices down 10 to 5 points The market closed quiet Net changes were point down to I3 points up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
FIRE IN wETUMPKA.
Excitement is Large and the Damage
 Small

Wetumpka, March u.-(Special)-A fire which created much excitement this morning occurred about Il o'clock. The flames originated in a stable in the rear of l.. c. Cantelou's. The barn. stables, and all the outbuildings on J. A. Walls place were consumed, and it seemed his house would burn, in which case, the res idence of Mir C. K. McMorrs and the Presbyterian Church would probably have been destroyed. Owing to prompt work by the wet-blanket and bucket brigades and the volunteer firemen. no dwellings were burned. MT. McMorriss stables caught, but the blaze was extinguished
 This is the first fire in Wctumpka at which chemical eXtngusheIs have been used and the result was quite satisfac- tory.
 Circuit Court over which Judge Rich ardson has been presiding all the week, has adjourned. The petit jury having been discharged, though the Grand Jury is still in session.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Kansas City Live stock

4 sANsAs sooI ..s CITY, March l.-cattle-Receipts 5.25; fair to good 3 soa4 so; Wts;or1 oog S steers 4oa+ SO stockers and feeders. 3 2s a4. 40; so1y gern steers, 3 4oa4 40; southern cows, COWS So1t S4oaS 2S native cows. aooas 75: ca. 50; calves. .ood6 60 ~1''S' ( <'oo
 Hogs--Receipts, $500 steady; top as bulk Of sales, M 5 ooa5 30; heavy 5.3sa5 s5 sos. 'e''S' 4'ooq
 sheep-Receipts. 4,5oo steady to lower. ra- tive lambs. 4.75@5 so; Western lambs. 4 o1 feeders, 3.75q4.25. anu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New York Drv Goods.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The market has been unusually dull and the outlook shows little prospect of change. Buyers are de- termned to wait until it is absolutely neces- sary for them to come into the market and will not place additional orders until they are compelled to do so by actual necessities. Job bers have been hampered by unfavorabe weather conditions and doing only mod crate business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Cincinnati Provlsinns

CINCINNATI. March ll.-Fiour steady Lard quiet, 6.75. Bulk meat quiet, 725.
 Bacon steady. $50
 Whiskey steady. 26.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
St. LoIis Provisiors

ST. LOUIS. March II.-Flour dull. Whlskey steady 321R
 Pork higher. jobbng I4o5
 Lard steady; prime steam. 6 80 Bacon higher boxed extra shorts IorL. clear ribs, s25; short clear, a7is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New Orleans snrar.

NEW ORLEANS, March lI-Sugar steady Open kettle, 2%g3 3-l6; open kettle centrl- fugal 3q3A centrifugal whites Az yelIows 3Ad3 l5-l6; seconds, 2hd3 3-l6. Molasses nominal; open kettle. 2oq26; centrifugal, 10 els. Syrup. 2o92S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Bank Clearings.

NEW YORK. March Ii.-Folowing table compiled by bladstresl. shows the bai.A ings at tho cities named for the week cnaed March 10, with the percentage of increase and decrease compared with the corresponding week last year:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12

marketed during the week was 1000 under last year. Bombay receipts during tbe week were 86.oo0 less than last year and to date the above 1t will be seen that the supply of American and Indian to date Is 492. 900 less than last year. It is claimed by those well from 500. 900 to 500. 900 bales less than last year. and that from now on the movement will be a decreasing scale. Those holding extreme views in America claim that the yield will be 750. 900 less than last year; therefore, if these contentious are correct. the worlds supply of cotton will be from .250,- 900 to $50 900 less than last year. Spin ners' takings of American cotton to last week were only 2Io,0o0 less than last year, but the visible supply of all kinds for the saEse date was 260, 900 under last year. and 706, 900 under year before last. The statistical posi- tion on its face Is very strong. and as long as spinners buy spots freely values may be maintained. providing no international com plications are brought about by the war in the East
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
The leading futures ranged as follows:
 

Cash quotations were as follows; Flour quiet, firm Wheat-No 2 spring eoiAao7: No q eo0 95; No. 2 red. e3de5 S Corn-No. 2. 5ol2; No yellow. sI1a oats-No. 2, 4obq4o1a; No. white, 4oI59
 Whiskey. basis of high wines. Iso.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New York Cnttnn Fntnra.

NEW YORK. March 1.-The following were the quotations on the Cotton Exchange to- day:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Comparative Cotton Statement.

NEW YORK. March Il.-Comparative cotton statement for the week ending March Il Net receipts at all U. S. ports dur
 ing week ...... ...... ...... ...... 5I.I43 Net receipts at all U $. ports same
 week last year ...... -. .......... I4o. o.4s7 Total receipts since Sept. Ist ......6,532,oIe Total receipts to same date last
 year ..... ..... ...... ..............6, 7e7, s27 Exports for the week ...... .... .... 42,272 Exports for same week last year. 2l9,4o2 Total exports since Sept. st ....4, 94S, ,452 Total exports same date last year. 5, 373, e94 Stocks at all United States ports... 579 399 Stock at all U. s. ports same time
 last year ...... ...... ...... ..... es4. Iss stock at all interior towns ...... 3lo,e66 Stock at all interior towns same time last year ...... ...... -. .,.... 2es,soI Stock at Liverpool time last
 year .............. 67S, 900 Stock of Am. afloat for Great Britain
 same time last year ...... ........ 2II ,ooo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
New Orlea' Cotton Futures. EW ORLEANS March -nnt4nr, e...,,..
LfverpocI Cotton Futures.

LIVERPOOL, March II.-Cotton future opened and closed steady. American mid ding, 6. c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Local Cotton Market.

Tn the local cotton market yesterday mid. ding was l5% cents.
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NEW YORK. March 1.-The following are
 9 total receipts of cotton at all ports since
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Weekly Cotton Statement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-12
Cottoa Crop Movemsnt

NEW YORK, March 1.-The following sta tissues on the movement Of cotton Inl Iis week ending March | were compiled by the New ioIK Cotton Excnange:
 weekly movement This Year Last. Year Port Receipts e. .. ...... 5I283 S336I O.s land 10 mills and
 Canada e. .. ........ 2923o 23o64 SCutntIn mill takings tes-
 timated) .. .. .. ........ 45,OOO 46 800 Loss of stock at interior
 towns ........ l5,466 25 2o4 Brought into sight for the
 the week .. e. Ioe.o47 I2S,IeI
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New York Stock List.
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OBITUARY NOTES
williana A. Pratt,

News was received here yesterday
morning Of the sudden death Of will
liam A. Pratt at his home in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Pratt was the son Of D. G.
Pratt, formerly Of this city, and was
born at Greenpoint, L. r, fifty years
ago, but spent most OF his early life
in New Haven. and graduated from the
Sheffield Scientific school with the class
OF 1875. He went west after leaving
college, but for the last twenty years
has held responsible position In the
engineering department Of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. He married Miss Jen-
ME q. Thompson Of Philadelphia, who
survives him.