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New York Cotton Futures.
The New orIeans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 23.-Spot cotton firm; demand active and supply limited. Sales, 545O bales, including 700 to arrive. Quotations Ac higher. Futures at the opening and prices were 5 to 32 points higher than Saturdays closing. iFrmer Liverpool and light receipts gave the bulls omral support and they sent prices skyward. Slight recessions followed the heavier advances, but the trend was dis tinctly upward. In the trading, March opened at 1854 and sold up to 1407, May opened at 14.0S and advanced to 14.6O, July opened at 14.45 and sold up to 14.99. From the highest levels fthe day there were declines of 15 to 16 points on the active positions The market closed firm. Net gains were February sO March 61, April 7s May, June and July each 6S, August e5 September 30 and October B points.
 New Orleans, February 23.-Cotton firm; sales. 5450 Ordinary II 11-16c; good ordi- nary, 13c; low middling. 135sc; middling, 14c; good midding, IA 5-16c; middling fair, 14 11-1s. Receipts. 2s75; stock, 3s5,- 852.
 New Orleans. February 2S.-Cotton fu- lures steady. February 1880 bid March 1891 bid; April 1421 bid; May 14.A; June 1466f714 6s; July, 14s4d14.s5; August 14.10 @1420; September 12.30 bid; October 11.P5 bid.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, February 23.-With the sud- denness of a culprit jerlSed from a scaf- fold, the May option of wheat today fell 5Ac, and kicking up and down for hours in spasms that were heartbreaking. Trad ing was on an enormous scale. Fears of European complications in the Russo Japanese war forced the price up to a new high record mark, s10Sh, but tremen- dous liquidation caused a headlong dive to $1.03l4c compared with Saturdays close the final figures were down FAC; July was 17sc lower. May corn was off 1A@1Ac; cats 1c and provisions 15 to 271sc.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, February 23.-Spirits tur- pentne, nothing doing; receipts, 25 casks. Rosn, nothing doing; receipts, 199. Tar firm, s1 40: receipts, 216. Crude turpentine, firm, g. 50, $4.25 and s435; receipts, S1.
 Savannah, February 2y.-Turpentine nothing doin; receipts, 149; exports, 115. Rosin firm; sales, 512; receipts, 1884; ex- ports, 6114 Quote: A, B, C.. D. $2.50; E,, s2.25; F, s2.6O; G. s2.65; H. $2.65; I, s3; K, ss.25 N, s3.35; window glass, $3.45; water white, s3.65
 Charleston, February 25.-Turpentine ne and rosin nominal. nothing doing.
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r,e Live stock Market.

Chicago, February 23.-Cattle: Receipts eOoO steady to 1oc lower Good to prime steers. s50O5. .75; poor to medium, 8 800 AIS: stockers and feeders, $2. .50m4 20; cows, $1 .750D4; heifers, s2@4.50; canners, s1. .75d2 .5o; bulls, s2@4 calves, SHOOT. 25.
 Hogs: Receipts, Al 900; 10c lower. Good to choice heavy, s5 5.5od565; light, $4.90a 5.3O; bulk, $5.25d5.45
 Sheep: Receipts, 75,0Oo; 1oc lower. Good to choice wethers. s4.15d4.50; fair to choice mixed s4. 65d4.75; western sheep, 8. .20Ql5 .25; native lambs, $4q5.75; west ern lambs, $5Q6.
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cothrar 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By W. c. Lee -& Co.
 New York, February g There Is evil dently something going on in the New York market. New York is now leading Liverpool. New Orleans and all the oth- CTS. This Is due to the shifting of in- terest to this city. As we said last week, the largest spot house in the country is evidently aiming at a control of the spot cotton here, and through the purchase of May.
 This long interest is. in tact and can make trouble. It is evidently the inten- tion to force the price just as high, as it will go and hedge in July as May ad- vances This will place the holders of New York stock in good condition. With this supply of May, cotton in every direc- tion. some sort of protection is necessary for dealers.
 Some firms were compelled to uncover their hedge cotton and they are now try ing to put up prices in order to replace these hedges at higher figures. This seems to us to be natural explanation of the present advance. The New York people are now on top and 1t is to be feared they will carry the advance to the imitation point just as New Orleans did It will require a further rise to bring in all shorts and make the situation dan gerous again. Below 14 cents there ia a demand for actual cotton. At 15 cents and over we do not want to buy cotton The situation is not as healthy as it was.
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oil Market.

New Orleans, February 3.-Cotton seed oils firm; prime refined, in barrels, SSc; off refined, in barrels, 37c; prime crude, loose. 3211c.
 Memphis February 23.-Cotton seed oil, carload lots. per gallon: Prime crude, 33c; off crude, 311a@3211c; prime summer yell low, 371kc choice cooking summer yellow. less than carload lots, 4319c; cotton seed meal prime, $21 50; off, s2O.50; cotton seed cake, prime, $21G21.50.
 New York, February 23.-Cotton seed oil steady. Petroleum quiet Rosin steady. Turpentine quiet, e41za65c
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Fruit and Produce,

FTulI anu FFOuuCcs Corrected daily by c. F., Bell & Co., 20ls Morris avenue.)
 Oranges-Per box. s275@3.oo for Flori- da's; Tangerines. s505.5 90; California na- vas, s2n2. 25 per box.
 Lemons-Per box. extra choice. sST3. 25: fancy. s3.50.
 Grape FriIis--S4 5nff5. O0
 Pineapples-Per crate. s3O0 to $S.5o Bananas--Per bunch culs Dc to 75c; straights. s1d1.25.
 ApDles-Faney northern stock. Bald wines. and Russets etc, $4.25 to s5c. Cranberries-Per barrel. S@7.sc. Florida Cabbage--Per crate, s350 celery-California. sl per dozen: per crate. B
 Eggs-Per dozen, 22a22c.
 Ruta Bagas-Per pound, 2c
 Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 6k; No. ?. 5c.
 Chestnuts--I ID "a. per pound. 7c. Almonds-Per pound, 121zc.
 Brazils--Pe- snind. 10c.
 Mixed Nuts-Per round. i2kc.
 r'ecans-Pe- r~--1 1oc.
 t,ranahte VV~'---'-- Per mound, 14c English walnuts-callfornia per poun l. 16c
 Figs-Fancy imported. per pound. PFC; C. sfornia c--toons. 100.
 Figs-Callfornia cartoons, f0c Raisins-Per box. new crop. sl75 to s2o0 Irish Pofatoes--Per bushel. sf.20. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, white, s2n 2.5o; yellow. 275fr3
 Onions--Per pound. 3c.
 New Florida Tomatoes-Per crate, s2.5o to s3.0o.
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The Metal Market.

New York, February 2s.-As compared with last Saturdays prices. tin was con- sdcrably lower in the London market, spot declining 15s to f125 15s, and futures f1 2s Cd to a125 los. Locally, tin was about points lower in sympathy with the declines abroad. Copper advanced. in London, gaining Is Cd to f6 2s Sd for spot and f56 Is Cd for futures. Locally copper was quiet; lake is quoted at SIP. 50 @12.75 and electrolytic and casting at Si2. .371x6512 .621k. Lead advanced 2s Cd in the London market to f11 13s Sd, but was quiet and unchanged here at H. 5O74 60. Spelter was. unchanged at $5@5.05 in the local market and at f21 12s Cd in London
 Iron closed at sos Sd in Glasgow and at 12s Sd in Middlesboro. Locally Iron was
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New Green Peas-Per crate, $3.50.
 Rabbits. si@1.25 per dozen; quail. s20 2.50 per dozen.
 Poultry-Hens. B to 40c; chickens, 25 to 35c; ducks 30 to 40c; turkeys, live, 12ihc, dressed. IS to 200 pound.
 Butter-Renovated. 20 to 21c; creamery. 25 to 26c; country, fresh. 10 to 15c.
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Caldwell C Ward's Grain Letter.
y Bartlett, Frazier & Darlington.

By Bartlett Frazier & Carr1nBtOn.
 Chicago. February 23.--Liverpool mar ket was strong on wheat this morning. being from 21s to 25sc higher and corn from to 1asc higher. The strength was attributed to talk that orders had been issued to the English Mediterranean fleet to stop Russian fleet out through the Dar-
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Dry Goods.

New York, February 23.-The dry goods market remains firm, but buyers are in- active. Further advances in cotton has given sellers added warrant for their stand and good many transactions which might have been consummated at slight reductions are now held up, and the man. ufacturer insists upon securing the full market price on his product. Jobbing ac- tivity continues both locally and through out the country.
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clearinqs and Exchange.

New Orleans, February 23.-Clearings. g 971, ,S2O; New York exchange, bank. a per 5000 premium; commercial, 25c per $1000 premium.
 Memphis. February 23.-Clearings, s976,- 291 balances, $1S4,642
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, February 23. = Today's treasury balance, exclusive of the gold reserve show: Available cash balance, $225, 157, ,038; gold, s101, ,991.
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No dust, dirt, ashes. coal, cinders, kindling or soot to contend with when you cook with gas
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DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.

Three-rourths of the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea. Gleet. Structure. L ost Manhood and other private diseasea have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that you are arlicted7 n
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unchanged No. foundry, northern, is quoted at s15d16; No ? foundry, northern, at $14@15; No 1 foundry, southern, and No. 1 foundry, southern. soft at $1S. 75@ 1425.
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: vlroinia-caroIIna company.

New York, February 23.-Yirginia-C Caro- lima Chemical company closed 27; do pfd, closing. 100.
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Daily Statement.

GaIveston-Holiday; receipts. 3ss4; stock s1, ,76S.
 Mobile-Nominal; receipts. n; stock, 2o,- 665.
 Savannah-Quiet; niddling, 14c; re- ceipts, 1242; stock, b0,259.
 Charleston- middling. 14c bid; re- ceipts, '; stock, 74sS
 Wilmington-Holiday; receipts, lO3 stock. 13, 456.
 Norfolk-Receipts. 13o0 stock, 20,100. Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 145oc; receipts, 1s0; stock, 6S95
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 145oc; net re- ceipts, 79; gross, 593.
 Philadelphia--Steady; middling, l5.05; receipts. s5; stock, 173S.
 St. Louis-Firm; middling. 13Ac; stock, 1s.367.
 Memphis-Cotton firm; middling, 1S7sc; receipts. s17; shipments. 3754; sales. 400; stock, 56,816.
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Industrial Finance S
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, February 23.-Moderate busi- ness done in spot cotton; prices 2 points higher American middling fair, 7.66d; good middling. 7.5od; middling, 7.40d; low middling, 734d: good ordinary, 7.24d: or dinary, 7.04d The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of which 800 were for specula- tion and export, and included 6500 Amer lean. Receipts, N.000. including 12700 American. Futures opened quiet and rlosed firm; American >midddling, G. O. C.: February, TAO; February March, March June-July. 7.42; July-August, TAO: Au- Rust-September. 7.23; September October. B.53 October November. 6.21.
 Caldwell ( Wards Cotton Letter.
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CONDENSED REPORT COMPTROLLER TheFIRsT NATIONAL BANK of Birmingham, Ala
 STATEMENT JANUARY 22 1904.

RESOURCES. Lo ms and discounts. $5,57o, ,398.74 Overdrafts. 3472g U. s. bonds and premiums 366,oooo0 Cher sotcrs and bonds. =. 44,So000 Real estate, old bs--.; build ing... -. =. 51,ooooo CASH. In vaull. =. s 433,959.55 With banks 1,630,673.34 With U. 8. Treasury. 20,542.42-- 2,O85, ,175.31
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Four and a hal

Local Staple Groceries. Apples Western evaporated. T05sc. F1our-Fancy patent. $5.J0; half patent $500. Sugar-Granulated 4%c; Y. C., 4hc. Coffee-Green, sh9121kc; Arbuckles. Porto Rico, S12.S0.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, s1kc; dry salted rib bellies, 9Bc; hams, fancy, 13Ac: medi- um, 121sc; extra clear. Sssc bacon bellies, Sc. Lard--Leaf, Sc.
 Compound Lard Snowdrift, 7Ac. Moasses-Centrifuga.. l5Q35c: ;;igar house. 40c: Georgia cane. 33c.
 Bears-Navy. $2.65 per bushel: Lima. Go pound.
 PaarI Grite--Q2 rln1lnda. S1 26
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ing and unsettled. condition of affairs in Europe has had no effect on the cotton market today. Naturally all expected to see prices lower with narrow margin, but instead we have had one of the strongest, most active markets for weeks showing an advance of some 65 points While Liverpool's opening was very disap- pointing 1t closed strong and around top prices which inspired confidence in the local market. New Orleans las been a Tree buyer in New York today and 1t is vaguely rumored thas some shorts are heavily hit. We had ar advance now of 225 points from the lowes- prices and a reaction Is naturally due but the public are not In this rise therefore we do not expect any decided decline but think pur- chases made on any soft spot will yield handsome profits. There Is much talk of corner In May or July which f under- taken by the bull leaders will have hearty support of the general public. Re- ports from the south Indicate the small amount of cotton held there is in very strong and will only be sold at full prices The small estimates for the week are en- couraging buying. Barring a general cen fict in Europe, we should he in for bull campaign. On New Yorks close to- night, Liverpool should come to points up Wednesday,
 By Beer & Beer
 New Orleans, February 23.--As Liver pool advices were more favorable than expected our market opened 25 to 32 points higher and eased off slightly short ly after on realizing. The light receipts both at the ports and interior towns, the firmness of spots and May manipulation in New York subsequently occasioned an additional advance of 52 to 57, but when longs endeavored to take profits a quick break of 27 from the top was established. Fresh buying, however, again superin- duced an advance of 10 to Il, making the net gain 6f to 73 points on the day.
 The port receipts for the four days ag- gregate BLOOD against 7900O last year, and the five lending interior towns during the same time received 1S,000 against 36,0O0 last year. The half f-week receipts at the IS leading interior towns are estimated to reach only 19,000 against 45,0OO last year. English consols- advanced 1-16 and French rentes improved 190 points since Satur- days closing. Local spots ruled firm at an advance of Ac, with sales of 5450 bales. From the above 1t will be seen that sta- tistics are bullish and the demand for spots today was good. The enhancement of English and French estimates would indicate that the political situation has assumed more favorable phase. In the meanwhile the May manipulation in New York, combined with the other favorable features, has accentuated bullish senu- ment In America, and barring interna- tional complications likely to arise from the war in the east and the Balkan troubles, the chances are any encouraging factor will be eagerly grasped to enhance values further.
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Caldwell ( Wards Cotton Letter. By Miller & Co.
 New York, February 2s.-The threaten.
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Meal-Bolted, S-10; water ground. s1.08. Hay Per ton. timothy No. l. s17; clover. mixed. s15.50 prairie. $is; John son grass. s13 %.
 Corn-Mixed. 63c; white. 64c.
 Cotton Seee Meal--Per ton, feed, s21; prime, s24
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for Day, 475ooo Shares.
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The Great Baudaua Episode

When the name o: Allen g. Thur
man, OF Ohio, was presented to the
Democratic Convention Of 1888 as J T
candidate for vlce-president, instantly
thousands upon thousands of bandsDna
handkerchief we're in the air, on II g
floor and 10 the galleries, until all over
The convention a canopy of bandannas
waved and swelled. as $4,000 voices
gave joyous plaudits to the Old Roman
of the Democratic Party, MIR. Thur
man had been known for a generation
and more by the title oil "Old Roman"
because Of his uuflinching support Of
all the democratic policies, add as a
remembrance Of the old snuff taking
days in the United States Senate be
used other than a bandanua
handkerchief. He was near the eighty
year line at the time Of his nomination.
but John W. Daniel, IN his speech in
the convention, bestowed this laurel
leaf on the Old Roman:
Age may DER his brow be flung,
But his heart, his heart is ever young
Supreme Moments at National
Conventions, Everybody's Magazine
tor July.
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be heard. The mighty thunder Of
those 20, 0O0 threats, from friend and
foe, rolled and crashed and rumoled on.
At length Conkhng, swinging bis arms
above him, brought them down, down,
down, by graceful moves as if to soo'he
the tempest. He did this q dozen
tlmes. There was silence at last. In
a voice broken by four days Of battle
in commlttee.rooms and on the floor OF
the convention, yet souorous in its
very h%oarseness, he began his speech
by declaiming;
And when asked what state he halls
from, our sole reply shall be,
He halls from Appomattox, and its
famous apple tree.
No scene in any national convention
Of either party since has rivaled that
which greeted Conkling's use of Miles
0'Relly's famous lines. 1t was half an
hour before he could proceed, and
through it all the multitude cheered
and rosred interruptions Supreme
Moments at National Conventions,
Everybody's Magazine for July.
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EstImals. Missouri Dad POpulaaOn.

DR.. Chas. A. EllwOod, professor OF
sociology in the %uni7eoit, II ~ s. ?.
has just issued a bu'ei. 70 me ror.
dition Of the coantry 80, q ,r. cur
Two OF the counties reporting. Nor
gan and Ozark, have no iails, but svud
their prisoners 10 a neighboFing
county.
The total population of the eighty
iils on January 1, 1904, consisted OF
s4S prisoners, six witnesses deIuiucd
and two insane prisoners. OF these
s4S prisoners, 1876 are awaiting trial
and S57 serving sentences. OF the
total number, 637 white and 500 we're
colored. The number of female pris.
oners in the eighty iails was 5s, Of
whom 21 were white and 81 colored,
The number of prisoners under Is
years Of age was 40, of whom % we're
awaiting trial and 90 we're serving
sentence.
In addition to the thirty-three
ty jails not reporting, there are jsils
aud lock-ups Of 55S Incorporated cities,
villages and towns, and the work
houses OF Kansas City and St Louis,
Estimating the number of prisoners
in these institutions Oh a given day at
twice the number IN the eighty county
jsils, it resulted that the total jail
population of the State on an average
winter day would be about $500.
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The Genus Hobo.

A comparison of authorities by the
University of Missouri shows that the
people Of the United States pass out
annually through thor back doors
nearly $40, 0OO, 900 worth of old clothes
and cold vietuals to the $4,000 tramps
Of the country. Yet ifty-nine per
cent OF these Weary Willies have a
trade or profession and could make a
decent living il this irresistible anti
pathy for work had not seized them.
Surprising as it may seem ninety per
cent of the American hooos are mar
RED men. "Duven from home by
their wives, A" Is the comment of n of
the Missouri species. We Americans
usually pat ourselves on the back when
talking of this part Of our population
and speak wisely about the restriction
of foreign immigration but statistics
show that over fifty per cent of our
tramp population is of American
parentage.
What makes all oIr trsmps? StAI
tisticians tell us that slxty.three per
cent of them are made so by intox-
icating liquors. "Women," says the
tramp, "have done more to keep me
down than any other evil. Fast and
designing women | have reference to.
How are we to be rid of our tramp
p%oputatlonP The tramp, himself,
would solve the problem this way:
"Creste a demand for mechanics
and labor in this country and the
problem will solve itself and then men
found begging and out of work the
authorities a find a job and the great
tramp and hobo nuisance OF the United
will be settled"
DR.. Cbas. A, Ellwood OF the sociology
department of the University Of Mis-.
souri, would put these thirsty fugitives
from work and soap on "ref rmatory
industrial farms where they must
abstain from drink, must work and
must keep clean for an indefinite
He thinks they might in this
way be made to nearly or quite support
themselves and thus cease to be a
burden upon those who toll.
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Notice TO Public.

Having completed the brick building
between the bank and A. f. 0berhel-
mani's store l am prepapared to fur
nisb to the people Of Wellington and
vicinity everything usually carried in q
first class feed store. / have arranged
with the Worlds Model Mills of Sweet
Springs TO handle their -four and meal.
Every n knows there is none better
made. l a assure you that your pat
ronage will be appreciated and yor
will be treated fairly. Yours for bust
business, Otto Koch, Wellington, Mo
i1S.tf
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An Aged Lady Dead.

Died, at Eldorado Springs, June 8,
1904, Mrs. Julia Gum aged 9S years,
Mrs Gum is we'll known in this locality
having resided south of Odessa for a
long period until about one year ago
when she went to the Springs to make
her home. She was a kind and con-
siderate Christian lady and possessed a
multitude of warm friends. Her re-
mains were brought to this city and
iaterment took place in McKeDdre
cemetery, Friday before a concourse
Of old neighbors, friends and relatives.
Odessa Ledger.
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A very interesting discovery has
been made in the E'ruscan metropolis of
Tarquinla. 1t consists of a coronet OF
modern shape, three thousand years
old. Two hundred tombs containing
helmets, a breestplate of gold, amulets,
vases, ETC., have been opened, show.
ing that Etruscan civilization was far
superior to that of the Romans. The
collection will be offered for sale after
the Italian government has appropriat.
ed %one-fourth of it under the law.
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