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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
MARKET FOR FUTURES
OPENING ON CHANCE sENsATIoNALLy n ACTIVE.
The Gain Was Lost, However, Under Heavy Iiuuidation and Reports that Lead ing Bulls Had Unloaded
 Their Holdings.

New York. May 2s.--After exceptionally active openirg cotton lost the gain during the. middle session under heavy hauidati0n e 0 and reports that leading bulls have un- loaded to steady up toward the close on covering promoted by firner spot markets and large exports.
 The opening was strong at an advance of 16 O 20 points with excited buying for both accounts in progress and short sellers of the previous day acting badly, scared by the higher Liverpool cables. reports of rain more or less generally over the belt and epprehensions ofsa renewal of aggressive
 But at the advance leading interests sold very heavily indeed and when prices had Eained another point or two on the active months continued realizing, the ab- Rence of concentrated bull support &nd lru- mors that recent leading bulls have taken profits. were going short for a turn, eased the market off and in the early afternoon prices were just about net unchanged
 While the advice that the bulls had un- loaded was borne out by a statement issued by the bull leader stating that without be- Ing bearish he had taken his profits, re- ports of former Southern spot markets and the buiiish character of the private advices concerning new crop prospects caused cover lns at the decline and in the late trading the market was steady to firm with closing prices steady at a net advance of 6@s points Sales of futures were estimated at b6n 0G1 ha1eg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
A Fly Farm.
ielphia Bulletin

Philadelphia Bulletin.
 q raise flies on my farm-artificial flies" he said, smiling. T am, in fact. an artificial-fly farmer.
 That confuses you. doesn't 1t? Yet it is simple enough. I raise birds that give those little delicate bright feath- CTS that compose fishermens flies. That is all.
 The finest birds I raise are golden pheasants. You nave seen salmon flies? You know their beautiful top pings. We'll, those toppings can only be got from the gold pheasant's crest.
 At a certain season of the year gather my golden pheastnts around me. 1 take one between my knees. I pluck out his crest. How mad he gets! wrap the crest in silver paper. And so I go on until every bird has been plucked. Do you know what I get for these crests? I get $2.5o piece for them.
 T raise mynahs. finches, mallards. jays and green parrots. I supply ten i fly-makers with all the feathers they can use.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
WALL STREET REVIEW
BRISK HALF HOUR PROVED ONLY
 FEATURE.
Except During This Time There Was Prac- fically Nothing Doing In Stock
 ransactions--Some of the
 Brokers Disgusted.

New York. May 2s.--A brisk half hours .S business after tho opening today was all
 The tIsnsactions concsntrstsd a ] in that time designed to test the market The pres sure then applied brought such small re- ducins any Following 't that she dissusted traaers closed up their accounts Many intention of not returning ar on m Monday for the one days business preceding the Deco
 The prospect of a period of practical idle ness to extend into Wednesday of next week had much to do with the conditions son of their small volume and the trifIing from pressure. but only a ianguid demand showed itself for stocks. The opening de- covered and some gains established.
 The strength of Ontario & Western was R sens vel the as opening saSm based immediately upon professed doubts n S tS ts of hs Tss ferrsd and of sh in Northern Pacific were
 The United states s tssHa s,eei stocks also were the steel raii e pooi was the the a subjeet of much discussion as bearing on the trade situation. agreement would open. the way to added competition for which would be like holding of orders It was urged also that the abandonment of similar agreements in follow. The United States Steel stocks were less responsive to the later improve ment irs<5rices than the majority of stocks bank failure from the West gave a bad i'm pression owing to the recent conjunction of probable that recent disclosures of banking operations resulting from the acquisition of unfortunate holdings has had the effect of stimulating to a closer scrutiny of security and collateral on the pa,t of financial in stitutions all over the country. The extreme ease of the money market precludes any great attention to the bank statement value. s2.eso, 900. United States bonds were all unchanged on call
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
ChIvnIrs Toward Women.

I4OluOn CHTOnlCle.
 That chivalry is declining owing to the emancipation of women is a very favorite theory based mainly on the supposition that men do not give up their seats to women in trains as often as they used to do at some time un- specified decisive Judgment on such a point is obviously impossible. but there are some more essential points of manners in which a definite answer can be given.
 Was the chiValry of men really greater in those early Victorian days when no lady could walk unattended in the most respectable streets of London without being insulted? Was there really more romance in the times when 'gentlemsr" could make the most degrading proposals to any more or less unprotected girl, even if he did bow very low and express himself very humbly when doing it? Was there really more poetry and beauty in the relations of the sexes in the days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
DAILY COTTON MARKET.


 GaIyeston--Steady, 5-16c; net receipts, k.112; gross. 5,l12; sales, 1,0io; stock. l5l,- New orleans-F1rm. 5-16c; net receipts, B.545; gross, 3.545; sales. 1,600; stock, TO- s9s: shipments, to continent, 3,761; coast Mcbiic-steady. sgc; net receipts. sos; gross, 3O9; sales, 725: stock. 3s,451.
 savannah--Quiet. Shci net receipts, H. 450; gross, 1,450; sales, T3b; stock, 31,1s0; shipments. to Great Britain. l2,115; coast charieston---Quiet. Sc; net receipts, LIDS: gross. l. 10s: stock. s,2ss; shipments, coast Wise 5s2.
 gross. ITO: sales 49; stock. 7,s4S; shipments, to France 5,992.
 gross, 3,2i9; sales. 3S9; stock. 32.742
 Baitimore-Nominal, 8hc; net receipts, 4,671; gross. 4,571; stock. 1.o2S; shipments, to Great Britain, 6.i24; to France 55o; to continent. SIS.
 New York-Quiet, s.50c; net receipts. 2O3 gross. 2.S21; sales, 2,11l: stock, 1l6f04A Boston-Quiet, .50c; net receipts, 551. Philadelphia--Steady, s.75c; net receipts, 70: gross, 1.27e; stock, 5,501; shipments. to Great Britain. 2.777.
 Newport News-Net receipts, S53; gross, Rb3; stock. 543; shipments, coastwise. 97S. Brunswick-Net receipts, 1,605; gross, l. s0B: stock, Is, ,952; shipments, coastwise, 459. WiImington-Add 4os bales to net receipts this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT Sfnck or, 1
cHIcAGo GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, May 26-Suggestion that con. been done to the wheat crop caused a strong finish in the wheat pit here today. At snee as oese of oorn sns sy dery D another serious setback today, a break of of he deal Fart of ae oss was regained in buying. by shorts. the close MaAc. oats are down hc, Provisions are a shade to Sc lower.
 opening. e'" At tt the e start the market was in fiuenced by improved weather conditions. was liberal increase in receipts at Min neapolis. Initial quotations here were were un- to e at boSr s0% ssns rss quite general and the market lacked any
 special result rtas,n ns Pise S aS 9f ditional damage reports, chiefly from St; Louis and Kansas City. improved demand more builish: Later the upward trend of prices was greatly accelerated by, St. Louis In the condition of winter wheat. the al leged cause being too much rain During inent operators were active buyers. Smaller traders followed the lead and caused q s9hd, s4s n'sn''' D0'n' oi '"' '4s ".A '
 a break of 7Nc from yesterdays closing. The drop in the value of the May option wss an the local inG receipts s of corn. arrivals today being 40s cars with 2SS of contract grade. In view of the free movement of cash grain powerless to hold prices at the high level that prevailed the past two days The mar ket was weak at the start, May being off Sc at soc. Before the first 1b minutes had elapsed the price had dropped to 5Sc Two or three subsequent slumps carried the price down to 55hc. An estimate of nearly 700 cars for tomorrow was a vital factor late in the day. Buying by shorts caused fair recovery but the close was weak at 5Sc. Weakness of May had a depressing effect on the July option. After opening a shade to K a c lower at 49A @4S%c July sold off to 4sA a4sHc and closed at 4skc. An Improvement in cash demand helj the oats market steady notwithstanding the weakness of corn. July opened un- changed at 30%c. sold off to 3oSc and closed at 30hc.
 Provisions were easier as a result of a 5c decline in the price of live hogs. Sol- ness was small At the close July pork was off 5c at $12.47h; lard was down 21kc at $7. 25 ribs were a shade lower at ST. 20@ S7.22h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.

New Y0rk, May Zb.-ComparatlVe cotton statement for the week ending May 26.
 ing week -. -. ....-,.. .. 1s1,O5O
 same week last year .... ...... 21,425 Total receipts since Sept. 1st .....9, ,l15, 190
 year .... .... .6,ss4.l1O Exports for the week .... .... .. 11e,S05 Exports for same week last year. 40. .479 Total exports since Sept. 1~.......7 ,4O0. 293 Total exports same date last year. B. .535, 6l6 Stock at all U. S. ports ... 5S5, ST
 last year .... -. .... .... 2s7,s71 Stock at all interior towns .... .. S16,612 % time last year ''.i .... ' " ~ 151. .sss ' year ~ .. e .... ' ' .... -. ~ 6OO 900
 Britain same tin time a'i last year .... 5000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS WIS.,
 IRI.E SUPPLY STATEMENT.

New Orleans, May 26-Secretary Hester's
 statement of the worlds visible supply of
 cotton. made. up from special cable and
 telegraphic advices, compares the figures of
 this week with last week, last year and
 the year before. It shows a decrease for
 the week just closed of 33.663, against Q
 decrease of 6S,S46 last year and a decrease
 of 122,145 year before last
 976.O52 last week. 2.61S,755 last year and 2.724.S20 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,612,3Ss. against E. 653.O52 last week. 1,60s,755 last year and 1,57l, S2O year before last. and of all other
 kinds. including Egypt, India, Brazil; etc. 1880, 1000. against 1,323,O00 last week, 1,lO9,- GOO last year and 1.153,000 year before last. The total worlds visible supply of cotton
 as above shows a decrease compared with
 last week of ss.sss. an increase compared with last year of 1s323,634 and an increase | compared with year before last of 1.217. .569. Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as | above there Is now afloat and held in Great
 Britain and continental Europe 1,s4s,Ooo. against 1.546,000 last year and 1,512.O 900 | year before last in Egypt 176,0O0 against | 157,0o0 last year and 63,o00 year before last; in India 90S, 000 against 473,000 last year and 7s4.Oo0 year before last and in tho United States 910,0O0, against 443,000 last year and 416 900 year before last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
NAVAL STORES.

savannah, May 20' TurpentIne IITm, lac; sales, 6S4; receipts, GOA; shipments, Rosin firm; sales, 1889; receipts, -2,795; sshiPpments s5 p9 93l Quote; A B, C. .Sse75' D' $4 S0 I, $4 70; K. $4. 90; M. $5.10; N. s. 25 W C. S5. 50: w W, S5. IS.
 interchangeable firm, roc; sales. 70 casks.
 Rosin firm; sales, sS6 barrels. Quote: A. B. C, $S 55; D. $3. 65; r, S3.70: c, $40; II, $4. IS; I. s4. 55 K, $4. 75; M, $4. 80; N. S5 05; w G, $5 S5 W W, $5 55.
 Wilmington-Spirits turpentine firm, 69c: receipts, 62 casks.
 Resin firm, $S S5 bid receipts, 525.
 Tar firm. $1 80; receipts 23,
 Crude turpentine firm. Se 50. $3.75 and $5 .25; receipts. 251.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

when, though a man would have been mortified at the idea or smoking in the presence of a lady, even with CT per- mission. he had no objection to swear ing before her, or to coming up to the drawing room drunk after dinner?
 Modern manners are not perfect, but as a modern woman I think l prefer them to the so-called 'cnivalrous" and elegant" manners of bygone times
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON BY THE WORIlD,S SPINNERS.

New Orleans, May 26.-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers:
 This week 1Ss.00O this year. against 114.-
 Total since Sept. 1st, this year 9,993, 900, against S.66S,o 900 last year and 9,519,O0O the year before.
 Of this Northern spinners and Canada took 2.070,000 bales this year. against l. g92, 900 last year and 2,00S000 the year be- fore; Southern spinners 1,S15.000. against I.721.00O last year and 1.T02,0O0 the year before and foreign spinners CLOS. GOO, against 4.955. .Oe0 last year and 5,sO9.OOO the year before
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
NEyv ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, May 26.-The demand was good for spot cotton, but the offerings were very scant- Sales 1.600 bales, including roc to arrive. Quotations 1-l6c higher.
 Futures opened firm with the active months 1S@15 points above last evenings finals, on a had weather map and sur prisingIy good Liverpool; the demand from splnners was declared very great with trade dented The market here fell off few points on heavy realizing sales by the Wall Street crowd. but recovered later when prominent local bulls commenced taking everything that was offered May opened Is points up at 8. 35c sold up to 8.39c, re ceded to 6 soc and finally recovered to 3Ac. The market closed very firm with net gains of Ql IF points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
. Indicates rise. Indici

River Forecast.
 (For next two days)
 The extreme upper. Coosa will remain sta tionary or fall slightly, and the lower Coosa and Alabama will continue to rise slowly.
 Weather Conditions.
 (Past 24 hours.)
 Showery weather has prevailed in Flor ida over most of the cotton belt. and in central, Lake and middle western districts, under the combined influence of storm eddy moving off through the St. Lawrence valley a storm of considerable energy over the Plateau region. and areas of compara- tive high over the middle Atlantic coast and the middle West. the rainfall being lo- cally heavy at Madison, Fla, and slightly excessive at Meridian, Miss; generally fair weather now prevails along the Gulf coast and in centra districts: temperatures have risen somewhat on the middle Atlantic coast and fallen considerably in the lower Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending a. m., 18th meridian time,
 MONTGOMERY. Ala. May 2s. 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Rrndsfreet,a Rexierx.

brBOshfettlH nevIeW.
 New York, May 2e.--Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: Wholesale trade Is seasonably quiet pending a clearer view of crop outurn which owing to the irregular or unsettled weather in wide areas still lacks definite form. Cool weather Is still bar to fullest ac- tivity at retail. Manufacturing activi- ty Is still in large volume on orders previously booked. Speculative mar kets for wheat reflect technical condi- markets more clearly than they do the slight deterioration in quantity and quality indicated as resulting from recent backward weather which has and cotton. Collections reflect little more than seasonable slowness and money is easy and in abundant supply. Despite efforts to accentuate less lative purposes there is still abundant evidence that the country's consumptive requirements are on large sale, heavily exceeding year ago at dnls time. Railway earnings for the hrst half of May exceed a year ago by 6.5
 Diverse conditions rule in two great divisions of the textile trades. The cotton trade after two years or depres- sion and unsettlement due to irregular or very high prices is experiencing a revival. Woolen goods on the other hand are beginning to feel the m fiuence of the great advance III raw material Higher prices for woolens seem assured if the present prices for raw material hold.
 Pig iron buying Is at a standstill, the only new business being some orders hooked for foundry grades. Prices are easier. In the cruder forms of finish ed materials such as structural. rails and nlates. business Is still good and the output is heavy. Iron and steel are passing into consumption In large volume in general lines. Southern lumber markets are strong and ad- vancinS. Anthracite coal is advancing but butiminous is dull on large sup plies. of grade coke is in buyers favor. Failures in the United States for the week ending May 25 are 1I9 against 191 last week and 184 In the like week in 1904. In Canada failures for the week numbered 15 as against 17 last week and 14 this week year ago,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
NEM YoRK COFFEE AND srGAR.

steady; No. ' Invoice, sc Mild duff; Cor dova. 1O413c.
 sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. 3%c; sugar, 3 31Ac.
 Coffee futures opened steady at unchang- ed prices to an advance of points and closed steady. net 5@1O points higher. Sales
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
' Indicates trace of precipitatl3n.

Heavy rain at Madison. Fla, 80. Ex- cessive rain at Meridian Miss, 2S4 Temperatures average nearly stationary, except slightly higher in middle districts; {; rains in all districts, being heavy at Mad ison. Fla, and slightly excessive in middle eastern Mississippi
 FRANK ?. CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Total sales for the day, 478,sOO shares.
NEW YORK BONDS.

NEW YORK BONDS. ~ United States refunding 2s registered. 104 unteG sG SaSPo1' states ss. registered iSs& United sfaI9"i stStss new As. registered .1$:
 UnteG }SaPSH' statss old is, registered ::iSis American Tobacco 4s. certificates -fs%
 do 6s. certificates .... .... HRS Atchison general 4s .... ..., .... .1o2% Atlantic Coast Line As .... .... ....1oi% Baltimore & ohio Is .... .... .... ..l0$
 Central of Georgia 5s .... .... .... ..113%
 do lst Inc. .-.. .... s... '.." S
 chesapeake < Ohio 41ss S: .... .:', :.:: ....105k chicago. Riso I B AssV1 Quincy new |; .iosE Chicago. R. l. P. R. R. Is .... ...' sGu 80 C. c. c. < St, Louis gen 4s .... " ..1SS
 Chicago Terminal H,r13 4s ..,. ''.- .'.' '' gn Colorado < southern 4s .... " .... .... 94 Cuba 5s,. certificates ;.. .'.' .''' ''ISo9 Distillers' Securities 5s ''.', ,dS Erie prior ] lien As '..' '..' .''. .'.'lSS5l lS5l Fort " wor1h eTS' x x Denver City isst ... ii!
 Hooking Valley Hs .... -. .''. ''laa laa
 Iouisv6ie < Nashville unified 4s :. 103% Manhattan consol gold As .....' .'l94
 do 1st Inc, 70. =. .... ,s .... 1s Mnn & St, Louis As ;... .... ',SSaa aah Natio2ai S6 GTSs R. R. of Mexico consoi is % .. So
 New Jersey Central general 5s .... .1SsH Northern Pacific 4s .... .... .... .l05 # NortaPL SS S y;:s;or, - i: '''' '1oi E Oregon Short Line rtdg As .... .s.' SI Pennsylvania conv, 1bS .... .... ..s'i0i$ Reading general 4s ..,. .... .... i9Sb $ | st. Louis Iron Mountain consol 5s ..ll6h l st' Louis < san Francisco fig. 4s ...'.' SS99 St. Louis Southwestern consO1 Is Ss SeabOard Air Line 4s .... ....t.... S5M | Southern Pacific 4s .... .... s5 Southern Railway 5s . .... .... ..1l9B TAxas & Pacific 1sts . .... .... ..123H Toledo, St. Louis & Western 4s Ss J Union Pacific As .,+. AS.s ssa< as'.ss'AVeA A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Interior Moyement.

Houston-Steady 5-16c: net receipts. 2.2s2: gross. 2.2ss: shipments, 2.7e7; stock, xuEusta-steady, sAc; net receipts. 4ss gross, ss6; shipments. 1,Ts3; sales. 533i Astock, 26. 003,
 gross. 2,207: shipments. S.119; sales, 4aO stock. 34.57s.
 70; gross. 1.23e; shipments, 1,iSs; sales, 15 stock, 47,1b2
 Cineinnati--Net receipts. 1,009; gross, H. DOS; shipments, 1851: stock, 9,725.
 Louisville--Firm, SAc; net receipts, S2 gross, 32; sales, 107; stock. 225.
 Total today: Net receipts. 4.492; gross 7.ss2: shipments. 1o.429; sales, 1.lO5; stock t67.345.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

ment issued before the close of business to- day shows an increase in the movement ending this date last year in round figures of ss.0oo, an increase over the same days over yer the se0 same ' time m in isOs of ios. 900,
 For the 26 days of May the totals snow Se of 32s.ooo and an increase over the same For the 2ss days of the season that have days of last year 2,4s7ooo, ahead ,s ooo Of the the ahead of Is62 by 2.20i.oOo.
 The amount brought into sight during the f7.s54 for the seven days ending this date last year, 13.042 year before last and St,- of of May. % it % has been Sas.oss. against is5, ,ss5 last year. 2e5.096 year before last and 1s5,-
 The movement since Sept. list shows re- ceipts at all United States ports 115, 19O, against s.ss55ls last year; f;SSs:SIS ,,s an Xear overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Can 0SS.42i year before last and 1,o75.572 same time in 1902 interior stocks in excess Of eSrs yeSr s5ssss sia against s0 last year s 2s6 year before last and 33,S20 same time against I,647,ss2 last year. i,S7s. 21s year before last and 1.4S4,506 same time in 1902. 2ss days off the season from Sept list to date l2157b47, against e,660,666 last year, 10.- 313,219 year before last and s,s66.724 same time in 1902.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 1l5. I76, against 2s.S41 last year. making the total thus far for the season 7,515,020. against 5,6S0.42e last year. an increase of l,S54,594.
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 24459 as compared, with the correspond ing period last year. and their total takings since Sept. 1st have increased 18,3l9. The total takings of American millf North. South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 3,SS4,604, against 3,712,636 last year. These include 2.070,296 by Northern spinners. against 1,99l,977.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead ing Southern interior centres have decreased during the week 35.737 bales, against de crease during the corresponding period last season of 1s,229 and are now 442.S22 greater than at this date in 1904.
 Including stocks kIt 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 12,3l9,5l4. against 9.s2s,460 for the same period last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
NExv YoRK COTTON FuTuREs.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York May 20. Inc Inherent strength of the dry goods market is evi- Nenced in the independent attitude of sell CTS who are sold ahead to the extent that prevents many of the quotations recently accepted being considered. Jobbers locally are quiet but are sanguinA of the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
RANK CLEARINGs.

New York, May 26.-The following table. compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended May 25, with the percentage of in crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
IOCAL, COTTON MARKET.

In the local market yesterday spot cotton was quoted as follows:
 Strict mfddiing .... .... Mtddlng.- s'.s s''' 's-s an . Strict low middIing.. l3-lO Low m1ddnug.. 70
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Cash quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm. s1 .os @i 10; No, red, sl O6 r @l. osh. oats-No. ,, 3i%c; No. white. 32h Q sac; No. white, 3l A 032hc
 Lard per 16O lbs, $f.I5@7.17js. Short ribs sides. loose, .$7 o5Q7 IS; Short clear sides. boxed. $7. 12h 97. 25. Whiskey, basis of high wines, $1.26.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Total Movement.

Total today, at ali ports net ls, 2s0; ship ments. to Great Britain. 21,s1S; to France
 Consolidated. at all ports. net 131,55l; !; shipments. to Great Britain, 41.3e5; to France, S366: to continent, b2.154; to Ja- pan. 1s.090; to Mexico, 56o.
 Total since Sept. 1. at all ports net g. 0I4: 10 France T34342; to continent, 2,919,- olT. 10 Japan 27l S5s; to Mexico, 29 9132.