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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-07
IS EASY FOR SMILEY.
Secretary of the State Grain Dealers
Life at La Crosse.

La Crosse, Kan, June 7.-E. J. Smiley,
Secretary of the Kansas State Grain
Dealers association, has served one
third Of his ninety-day sentence for con
spfracy to violate the Farrelly antitrust
Law in fixing and maintaining the price
OF grain in Rush county, and is believed
to be the only man ever put behind the
bars for offending against an antitrust
law.
smiIey's confinement is really nom
lnal. He is the only prisoner in the.
county and had his pick of the cells in
the Jail building which is quite pleas
ant place for jail Equipped with
chairs, desk bed and other furniture
acquired for the occasion, Smiley's tenn
porary home differs considerably from
the ordinary cell
Smiley takes his three meals a day
at the sherin's home and goes up town
every day after his mail Twice a week
he visits a barber shop and shaves. He
puts in his time attending to the bust
ness of the Grain Dealers association
and receives on an average of thirty let
ters q day. He DIRECTS the work of his
agents from the Rush county jail and
receives their reports by mail and some
times in person. Sniley's friends con-
stantly send him cigars and other re
mem branceS.
But the prisoner, his relatives and
friends feel his confinement keenIy and
q pardon application is pending. Mr.
turning 1t down, referred to him as "a
miniature Rockefeller and said that
the people of Kansas are after the
Rockefeller class"
Nearly one thousand letters urging
clemency, have been sent the governor
and one OF the unique reasons put for
ward is that Smiley did the state a
good turn by carrying his case to the
federal supreme court and getting the
validity Of the states antitrust law
upheld.
The arrest OF Smiley was made in
1901 in Topeka, and he was hustled
out to Rush county and promptly put
on trial. All the usual legal bubbles
for delay were Overruled. The Jury
was out 10 minutes and fixed thespen-
atty at 80 days and q heavy fine He
says one of the reasons he made no
defense was that he and his counsel
had Information in advance as to the
penalty the jury would fix. His ex-
pectatfons were realized in every par
ticular, he says.
Topeka to Rush county, attending a
meeting of all grain dealers at the
home Of one of them and assisting in
the formation Of q. combine regulating
the prices of grain. The little
monopoly was absolutely complete and
farmers coming in with grain found
that they might as we'll take the first
offer made them or go back home
with their grain, for no dealer in the
county varied from the price list
1t is asserted by County Attorney
Mccormick, that the farmers have
saved 100000 as the result of the
busting of the trust. Independent
grain dealers now operate in the
county.
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TeSenJauVe SAFES.
CATTLE.


Kansas City, Mo. June 7.-CATTLE
Receipts today, 1900 head, including LOCO
head of southerns. Market weak to 10c
lower. Native steers, 81. 25d5.85 southern
steers, So. 25d5.00; southern cows, e. 50d4 90;
native cows and heifers, s. z5d5.00; stock
ers and feeders. $3.O0d4.60; bulls, 50. 50d450;
calves, $3.o0d5.50; western fed steers, $4.25
as. so; western fed cows, $3.25d460
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket steady to &c lower. Bulk Of sales,
S5.2715d5. 3212; heavy, S5.5oQ5, IS; packers j.,
s5.275aa5.35; pigs and lights, $5.15d5S 21a.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, s. 25Q5. IS; lambs,
S.. 75a7. so; range wethers, $450d5.25: fed
ewes. 81 25lL4 SO.
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chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, June z-CATTLE-Receipts to-
day, 20000 head. Market 10115c lower. Good
to prime steers. $5.50d6.35; poor to medium.
$4.O9d5. 40; stockers and feeders, s. 75d5. 90;
cows. S250d5.o0; heifers. s.. 5oa5- .; can
s., 0Gd6. 70.
Receipts today. 10000 head, esti-
mated Thursday, q 600 head. Market
opened strong and closed lower. Mixed
and butchers, $5.30G5. IS; good to choice
heavy, &. 30d5. 40; rough heavy, 81 6Gd5.25;
light, So. S5d5 Az: bulk of sales. $5.35G5 20.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head
Sheep Zoe higher; lambs zoe higher Good
to choice wethers (shorn), s4,50d5. 90; fair
to choice mixed (shorn), $3.50d4.40; weat-
ern sheep (shorn), $4.00d5O0; native lambs
(shorn, $4.50@6.25; western lambs (shorn),
IS o0de. co
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WHEAT-The Chicago bears seem deter
mined to advertise the total wheat crop
for both winter and spring at I50,000,0V0 to
T75. 600 600 bushels. Latest reports from all
directions warrant the conclusion that the
winter wheat crop through Texas, Okla
houa, Kansas and Nebraska and Missouri
win not be much If any larger thar last
year. The total crop of winter wheat last
year was 100000 bushels, or 552o00,0O0
bushels combined winter and spring wheat
The market is acting stubborn and 1t re-
sists any further decline. Should any fur
Their decline be forced, however, I believe
it will only be temporary. The visible
supply decreased last week 1,092.000 bush
els This leaves the grand total in the
visible supply in the United States 15, $751;
COO bushels, of which 8 1881. 600 bushels is in
Minneapolis and Duluth and where high
prices prevail. There is but $4,000 bush
els at all of the seaboard points Canada
has 4 e74 O03, 900 bushels of the so1called Of
fetal visible and on the lakes there is but
$4,000 bushels. If the fine hot fore
ing weather causes any further decline in
prices I would advise you to buy some
T1Ilv or Sentenber wheat
CORN-COrn continues strong and IN
good demand. It seems to be fact that
fbe crop Of 1904 was much overestimated
and that the corn is not in the country
From a supply and demand standpoint
corn looks ike a purchase and believe II
will 20 higher.
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2SS GoEk STOCKS
Wall St, New York. June 7-STOCKS-
ATnalganaated Copper was the feature OF
the opening trading in the stock market
loday. 5,z00 shares selling at 791z and r.,
compared with IS last night. The price
Snen ran OH TO fe3s- Trading generally was
langu1d and many important stocks OPEN
60 unchanged. None of the market lead
night.
The general list was making good head
way upwards when a fresh collapse in the
price OF Amalgamated Copper drove it
down TO IN and the other stocks lost
about all their gains Northern Pacific
had sold points above the previous close
ana st Paul Reading and the second pre-
Ierreo, st. Louis and San Francisco sec
ono preferred, United States Steel prefer
req, steel Foundries preferred. Metropol-
ltan street Railway and BROOKLYN rand
AI51s9t 70 l5s points. Wisconsin Central
ylelaed point and Wabash preferred IA
The whole market showed close sym
pathy with Amalgamated Copper and
when that stock rebounded to near "a
prices elsewhere recovered to about the
former TOP level. Louisville and Nash
Hlne rose rs points and Southern Railway
1zs points United State Steel Tennessee
coal and Manhattan gained to IL points.
~ points Great Northern preferred drop
pee "a points and United Railway Invest
LIleIl+ preferred IA points. The demand
aled out at the higher level and prices
Bonds were heavy at noon.
Cecaslonal transactions in the less ac-
i've Stocks provided the only material
price fuctuation in the early afternoon. A
gradual hardening movement was percep-
tlble Atlantic Coast Line improved a
point Central of New Jersey declined "a
points, -
Stock values crept gradually higher on
a scant demand until they averaged above
the best prices of the forenoon. Amalga-
mated Copper went to its opening figure,
S91s, and St. Paul was. carried li9 to Ia,
Other gains Of L TO 1$s points included I'm
ion Pacific, New York Central, Atchison.
Kansas ara IeXas and Colorado Fuel.
Kansas and Texas preferred stfnened 2
points and Philadelphia Transit AZ points.
St Louis Southwestern preferred fell
away 1 point and Bag preferred 3 points.
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THREE MORE RESIGN.
Directors of the Equitable Continue
to Retire.


New York, June Three more di-
rectors have resigned from the board
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety and at least one more will retire
making in all 10 designations since
the present troubles of the society
began.
The resignation of A. ]. Cassatt
president Of the Pennsylvania, was
followed by the announcement of the
resignation of John Stewart of the
board of directors of the United States
Trust company and John sloane
prominent in banking and trust com
pany circles. The resignation of D. o.
Mills will be handed to President
Alexander today. Mr.. Mills was at
first inclined to postpone action, but
decided not to attend the meeting
The other directors who have re-
signed from the Equitable board are
H. c. F'rick. E. H. Hartman, T. JEFF
ferson Coolidge. NJ. E. ingalls,, Jacob
Schif and Cornelius n. Bliss
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Kansas city, June 7.-Close-WHEAT
Receipts today. IS cars. Quotations
were lower and as follows: July 7Ssgc.
sept, 72ssc: Dec. 72szc. Cash: No. 2 hard,
96caS1. 90: No. 3 hard, sSc0S1.O0; No. 4 hard,
75d96c No. 2 red, 96cQs1.C9: No. 3 red, SSc
as. 90: No. 4 red, 7SG96c.
CORN-Marlet lower. July, 465kd46s6c
Sept, 44ssd4415e; Dee, 41c. Cash: No z
mixed, 4904914c; No 8 mixed, 4Ssz Csc; No.
2 white, see; No. white, z9c
OATS-Market steady. No. w2sste Sl15
62z5kcs No. mixed, 31Q511kc.
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FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON
Penalty for Attempt to Rob a Train in
Montana.

ST. Paul. June 7.=Advices were re-
ceived at the headquarters of the
from Phillfpsburg. Mont. to the effect
that Clarence B. Young, who attempt
ed to rob the express car of the North
ern Pacific train two miles east of
Bearmouth, May 81, after he had
dynamited the car, has been sentenced
in the district court to serve fifty years
in the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
Young was arraigned in the district
court Yesterday and waived his rights
and entered a plea of guilty which
was accepted by the court who then
sentenced him. He will be taken to
the penitentiary today.
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PEACE OUTLOOK IMPROVES.
Meeting Arranged for Committees OF
Employers and Strikers.

Chicago. June Peace prospects
in the teamsters' strike took a new
lease of life today the teamsters, Joint
council having agreed to accept the
employers conditions for another con
ference. The action was taken in alb
sence of President Shea.
Levy Mayer, attorney for the mer-
chants, was notified that a committee
possessing plenary powers, was ready
to meet similar committee of en-
ployers.
Tt was believed the employers would
consent to conference possibly today
on this basis.
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New York, June .-MONEY-NIoney on
call easy, 2d21k per cent, closing bid and
offered at ger cent: time loans steady:
so and 80 days, 3 per cent; 6 months, $40
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, $40
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at S4.S7Q
4S705 for demand and at "a 851O64. S515 for
60 day bills; posted rates, S4.S6 and $4.8S;
commercial bills. s4S47s.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5Sssc; Mexican dol
lars, 451ac.
BONDS Government bonds steady.
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a Job for RTeGorern-

Hamilton, Ont, June TERRY Nc
Govern, ex-feather weight champion
has taken up starting horses as a
means of livelihood. The little fellow
vas in attendance at the race meeting
It Toronto and Starter William Muir
lay. who needd an assistant, engaged
Terry who went to work last satur-
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Chicago. III. June 7.-BUTTER-Market
easy. Creamery 16a2o75c; dairy, 15418c
EGGS-Market easy. At mark. cases in
cluded. 13140141zc.
CHEESEZMarlzet easy. Daisies 91kc;
Twins, sc; Young Americas, 10Q105zc.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
KEYS, 14d15c: chickens, 12c: springs, 1dlL-
h. average, g. 00d350; 11zQ2-lb. average,
S6.O0d6.50.
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day, the last day of the meeting. He
resumed his duties at the opneing of
the meeting at Hamilton and after the
last race Starter Murray commended
his work highly and promised him
employment wherever he secured the
place as starter.
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FURNISHED hy A. NJ McDermott coluTu1S-
eirsvs Co., Stocks, Grain8 Provisions and
7s,eestnept Securities. Room q CoIdn7-
bian huilding.1
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. none;
corn. 1876 cars; graded. 4S. Oats, l8l cars
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'M
changed; corn sd higher.
Liverpool, 1870 p. m: Wheat sd higher;
corn I'D higher.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Bears Have Upper Hand IN
Wheat Pit.
Larger Receipts Have Depress-
ing Effect ON Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Quoted Weak to Ten
Cents Lower.
Hogs Steady to Five Cents Be-
low Opening.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

chicago, June 7.-WHEAT-As a result
q generally excellent weather conditions
IN the United States. sentiment in the
wheat pit mere today was inclined to bear
4sIness. Ihere was considerable profit
taking by many of yesterdays buyers. Ju-
SeqSS1sc. After touching SS1sMsSAc the
price reacted to S75sc Minnea poiIs, Du-
lutn and Chicago reported receipts Of 145
cars, against 13E cars year ago.
Later severe stump in prices occurred,
July declining to SEC. Weakness OF the
portant factor in the situation here. The
market closed practically at the lowest
point, with July down precisely &c. at S61sc.
CORN-In addition to weakness of
wheat and larger receipts than expected,
corn opened under a depressing influence
aand completely offset a sharp bulge in
prices at Liverpool. July opened 5sc low
er, at 595sc, and after selling at Sic that
option declined to 5GAc.
July declined to 5ez@50ssc. The close
was easy, with July OFF sc, at 5Gszc.
OATS-July oats opened unchanged to a
shade higher, at 3l9sc to 315sQ31a4c, and
then eased off to 31ssc.
PROVISIONS-Sept ember pork was off
sc, at S13.05., Lard was unchanged to a
shade lower, at S769q7. 621a to S7.621z. Ribs
We're off 21zQ5c, at $7.671s
w H EAT--Casb: No. red. 81. o2Q1. Oh;
No. 3 red 7cd$100; No. 2 hard, s1.o2; No, 3
LOS.
CORN-No ?. 52ala5sc; No. 3, 52Aa52a4c
OATS-No. ?. 301zQ30s4c; No. 3, 3014Q3012c.
RYE uly, Sc; Sept, &c.
EI.A A55zz-GGh Nv, g. a; S.-W.. $3.50.
TlMOTHY-June, $2S5; Sept, s.. 00d3 10.
BARLEY-Cash: 42Q50c.
NER7June, 81 75012 %
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x. C.. Live Stock Sales T71is Morning

a Q AIV8 SOCK 7E9SsAEs tbs M IlIls'
The following sales were made this
Mo, and telephoned to the State Journal
by Clay. Robinson & Co.. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
Kansas City, No, June 1880 a. m
CATTLE-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket slow to 10c lower.
Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
lzet steady to sc lower. Bulk of sales, $5.25
$3.50; top, 1915.
ReDreSentatiVe sales:
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New York. June 7.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
steady Fair refining. 3szc; centrifugal, IS
test. 4asc: molasses sugar, Sic. Refined
sugar firm. Crushed, $6.55; powdered, $5.s5;
granulated, S5.S5.
FEE-Market steady. Nc. Rio,
&c
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Furnished by J. f. Gail, Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stoke
Office ITO West Sixth street Telephone
1856 Correspondent Cnristy Grain and
STOCK Co. Kansas City. MOI
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Topeka MarkeE

Topeka, June 4
FURNISHED by Charles Wolft Packing Col
MIXED AND BUTCHERS 800. 81. s0g6oo
HEAVY $500 -....-..-.--....-...- 4s5Q4971s
LIGHT CORN FED CATTLE ''4'O'
FURNISHED by Charles Wolff Packing Col
COWS .-...-.. .-.-......'..''s...-. 81 y11g425
STEERS ..--- .--...',-...'''.'..-... 5.09q909
TiGHT CALVES ................... 5.25G400
HEAVY Cal C GRXIN. '''''-'-''' ''OO'9''0
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard. Central
= Mills, 584 North Kansas Ave.I
NO. 2 WHEAT ....-..s................... $50
No. 3 WHEAT soc
n. GRADE WHEAT ......-...-.-..... 5Oq60c
CORN ........ ...-.s..... .46c
No. 2 OATS ................-..........
NO gFR RATHs AND VEGETABLES. $40
Furnished by S. 2; Lux 30 Kansas Ave.1
oRANGEs-Budded, S,e5as.oo per box.
f,EMONs-C California, 81 S5q3.0O per box.
6aNANAS-S22 5q3. % per bunch.
LES-Per crate, 1926.
H0NFY-S2.75 per 24-rack case.
sTRAWBERR7,11E s S7-7 crate s1.259L5o.
SHERRIE S-Per crate, $2.25.
"a VEGETABLES.
p0TATOES-Mi Minnesota, per bu 4Sd5Oc
5TGW = 1P0TATOES-Pe bu.. 75c.
aTEx AS CABBAGE$2.50 per cvt
RADIsHEs-Pe dog punches. Sd1Oc
ASp ARAGUSEPere do1. punches 45dEOe
FLORIDA ToMAToEs-6 basket crate.
81 G zIs1zi s5N oNIoNs-Per dOz. punches,
7Og B;FF,Ts-Per doz. punches, SOC.
GREEN BEANS-1-3 bu. box. S5c
Wax BEANS-1-3-bu. box, 8. 00d1S
PEAS-1z-bu. basket, 40c.
ASH-1-3-bu. box. 50c.
NFEVV TEXAS ONIONS-Per crate, I1G
1z SIFxV TT7RNIPS-Per doz. punches. soc.
CI1cTYTPERS-Pe 1-3-bu. box, 65c
TSWAT0 PI4ANTS-$1.75 per 1000
GRPAGE PLANIS-sl.25 per 1000.
FILL, CREAM CHEESE.
HkNreAS Y A.-12c per ID.
S4ExT YORK STATE-(White), 155kc per
10 oc,K swIss151kc per ID.
SITTER, EGGS POULTRY.
-,,--sI T5rfces Furnished by Cone q
II oDO9 Co 1874 Kansas Ave.l
p014T TRY-Hens, SC Ib.s springs, large
ec h broilers. 20c 10.
Efscs-Fresh. 1Sc ID.
G0TTTrrRY BUTTER-12415c per h.
-,,,.,uu,sbed by city Hay Market. n7touin-
II u ct. street,
AIRIE-Loose, per ton ........-$z.o 0dS.eo
sAIRIE-Baled ..........--.... 7:ooQ8.0e
FA-Loose -. ..-..--..-.. so0q1100
TIMOTHY ....-- .......-.......-..-- s.e94s.0
STR AW-Per ton ..-.-....---.-..--. A5o45.Ea
Topeka Hide Market.
Topeka, June T.
rFriees paid In Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations:1
no. TALON .......-......s..: .4o
~ A
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New York, June 7.-COTTON-Sales to-
day, 4253 bales. Spot cotton closed dull.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands. IS. 40; middling gull, $8.65.
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RYE-11arIzet steady. 65a70c
SL75dS.00
.BUTTER-Creamery. 16a1se; packing
EGGs-Market steady. Fresh. 14c.
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Chicago, June Z.
Open High Low Close Yes
kansas Go Grain Afarket.

Kansas City Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office I1G West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Cn~isty Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City. MOI
Kansas City, June-7
Open High Low Close Yes
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Dancing at vinewood Tonight.
First social dance of the season.


TView of the Grain Market, furnished by
Thomas J. Myers, broker, ground floor
Columbian building, Topeka, Kan.1
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New York. June MISUNDERSTANDING
Cd. Street price. Extra creamery. ok
5az1c- Onleial prices: Creamery, common
10 extra, 1s3eg910Szc; renovated, common to
extra, 141ka1ac: western Imitation cream
cry. extra, 1S1za19c; western imitation
creamery. drsts, 1se
POI IR4--Alive poultry steady West
ern springs, 24c; fowls. 15c: turkeys, Izc
Dressed poultry steady. Western broilers,
ts4s2cs fowls 10Q1S1zc; turkeys, 1301Tc.
EGesS-Unchanged Western finest, Sc
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Topeka, June T.
rPriees paid In Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations:l
NO I TALLOW ..s........ .s...........ss... dc
GREEN SALT CU9sk4e ..ss...ssss.sssssss4e
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The Chicago Independent Market.

The Chicago independent Market.
Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4e6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, MOI
Chicago, June Z.
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( Continued from Page one.1
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Topeka, June Z.
FURNISHED by Charles Violin Packing Col
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS 81. 9Og6oo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
LovEMAN & CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

(By Private Wire from H. & B. Beer.)
 New Orleans. March 4.-Contrary to pectations the market improved today. but the advance is not well founded The week ly figures, insight and variations in worlds visible supply, warranted lower range of values instead of the improvement estab
 lished. the result of manipulation at New York and scarcity of offerings here. Com pared with one week ago, however. there is but little change in prices. the market at best being nothing less than a scalping one. final results favoring longs notwithstanding movement to market making good promises for large movement and spinners takings to have been much smaller than calculated upon. During the week 70, GOO bales of American were added to the visible stocks of the world. making the excess over last years holdings at this time figure G13.o the worlds visible stock of American stand ing today at 3.163. 900, compared with B. 65o.000 one year ago. Of kinds other than American a relative increase of 5200o bales in the worlds stock is noted for the week by showing an increase of 24.oO0. against a decrease of 2s.000 last year, but the world stock of foreign growth is 32.OOO less than enc year ago. 1.026.00O, compared with r. o6S,o00; visible stocks of all kinds in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-05

world figuring t,1sss42, last year s.6o7,- 6o7. Since spinners have only taken 246.- 900 bales more than for the same time one is only 10,446.o0o It is to be hoped. how ever. that mill takings hereafter will be on 8 more liberal scale.
 Preliminary reports on probable reduc- tion in acreage have been made public of late. indicating a reduction of 20 to 25 per cent, and a considerable decrease in the use of fertilizer. Nothing definite, however will be known on this subject until the Governments estimate will be published in June. In the meantime we are to have the last of this seasons ginners reports latter part of this month, which will include linters. which in all probability will total 13.25o.000 bales more. Spots closed firm In sympathy with futures. sales 2.Zeo; o b. 1,250: middling unchanged at 3-16c. Fu- lures closed quiet and steady, May selling as high as '. 90 and closing 7.26Q7.27.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-05
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET

Malaga grapes-Per keg, N..C- Cocoanuts-Each. 4c. Florida oranges-Per box, S1.TS Oats-Mixed, 44c bushel; white 4ba Corn-White, 70@72c
 Provisions. C R. Bulk-shc pound. C R. Bacon-skc pound Rreakfast Bacon-1sc pound Hams-16c pound. sweet Potatoes-$1.2 20 busheL irish Potatoes-90c basis. Iard-Leaf. s%c pound, basiA Clear Lard--7h pound. Spples-sl.6 60 bushel 0nions-$1. 20 pushel. Cheese-12 O 13c pound. I,emons-$3.l5 box. suEar-Granulated. 5hc pound; Y. C.. 5M @b%c. n,s Meal-e2M M o 65c per busheL salt-LiverpooL t1 per sack: Virginia, 45c: Michigan, 25o-Ip barrels S1.75. Rutter-Jersey, 2062 26c; Tennessee coun- Flour-ss. 25 86. 5e barrel. syrup-Fancy. 40c; reboiled. 32c. b Arrow Ties-45 lbs, q. %. Jute Bagging-2 lbs, 7h Q7%c; 1& lbs.. @7hc. . Half bushels-Iron- bound. per doz, $3. 00. Peck measures - Iron-bound, per dox.. V -Buckets-Two hoops. ss.75; three hoops sS %; brass. red cedar. $7.O0. Well buckets-S3. 50.
 Hardware. Nails-wire. $2.60. Axes-$5. 50 Gs.5o.