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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
Farm Help-Immigration.

The reports received by the North
CoroIina Department of Agriculture
from more than seventy counties in
Jicote a scarcity of labor, and a de-
o;ro % TO secure both tenant and share
oo+tIers In order to aid in supply
;ng this need the Board has author
;zad the Department to undertake to
Docnre for those applying for them
Snch immigrants as are indicated
oboTo and to that end blanks have
5oon prepared and will be forwarded
~ those who may wish to engage
either labor, tenants or share-set-
Il is time to prepare for another
wear. and those interested will there
fore write the Department of Agri-
culture at Raleigh, after August 1
Of this year, for blanks on which to
make formal application for the per-
son or persons needed.
It has also been arranged to list
IN the Department such forests,
farms and mineral lands as may be
offered for sale: such lists to be
nrinted and sent out with the litera-
ture of the department. Blanks for
this purpose will also be supplied to
all persons applying.
Very truly yours,
T. X. BRUNER,
Secretary.
Raleigh, n. c., July 10, 1905.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
The Monroe Doctrine.

Messrs. Editors: We live in his
tory-making times. In all the varied
departments of life transition is at
work. The human chrysalis is shad-
ding the forms of older life and
emerging in new forms of marvellous
aspect and energy.
None of these charges are more
startling than the sudden activity of
the United States as a world power
and expansionist. No phase of this
is more remarkable than its self-ap-
pointed suzerainty over the other ma
tiOns of the American continent
British colonies excepted. And the
most remarkable phase is its self
election to the office of under-sheriff
and collector Of bad debts against
Venezuela and San Domingo. An
ally of grasping corporations, like
the Asphalt Trust, engaged in ex-
plotting the people of foreign lands !!
And all of this is defended on the
plea of the Monroe Doctrine.
10 show the readers of The Pro
gressive Farmer just what the Mon
roe Doctrine really is, copy of that
portion of President Monroe's mes
sage of December 2, 1928. is here re-
printed from a transcript direct from
the Librarian of Congress:
In the wars of the European pow
ers, IN matters relating to themselves,
We have never taken any part, nor
does 1t cOmport with our policy so
TO do. 1t is only when our rights
are invaded, or seriously menaced,
mat We resent injuries. or make
preparation for our defence. With
The movements in this hemisphere,
We are, of necessity, more Immediate
" connected, and by causes which
must be obvious to all enlightened
f.. ana impartial observers. The DO
ntlcal system of the allied powers is
essentially different. in this respect,
from that of America. This differ
ence proceeds from that which exists
III Ihelr respective governments. And
10 the defence of our own, which
naS been achieved by the loss of so
luc3 blood and treasure, and ma
ouI! ouItG BY the wisdom of their most
VII rniishtened citizens, and under which
~: AZ nave enjoyed unexampled felicity,
mIS whole nation is devoted. We
five 1--WE IT, therefore, to candor. and to
tuo ns ami,cable relations existing be-
roe roeen the United States and those
rOno;I' c0meFS' to declare, that we should
consider any attempt on their part
. tion eACehd their system to any por-
ons M" ol this hemisphere, as danger
'' 70 our peace and safety. With
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COLLEGE IN WILDERNESS

. Bloomington, Ill:-Because of her love
desire to erect an imperishable monu-
ment to the memory Of her deceased
husband, Mrs Matthew T. Scott, one Of
Bloomington $ wealthiest women, has
erected in the Businesses Of the Ken
lucky mountains college for the edu-
cation Of the mountaineers. Mrs. Scott
Of the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton in this state and nation, having
served term as vice president general,
The college was dedicated recently by
Mrs. Scott's brother-in-law, former
Vice President A. p. Stevenson, who
liver the dedicatory address. The in.
stitution Is located near West Liberty,
Morgan county.
The institution has been termed the
Matthew T. Scott, Jr., Collegiate insti-
tute and will be training school FOR
boys and girls. It is situated in the
heart of the mountains, fifteen miles
from the nearest railroad, and must be
reached by circuitous stagecoach
drive. It will be conducted under the
control of the Presbyterian church Of
Kentucky. It opened with an enroll.
ment of 115, which is considered re.
markable- for the first year.
When Mrs. Scott informed the Presby.
terrain synod Of Kentucky Of her desire
to do something Of this kind she was
advised to select Morgan county for the
purpose. The building recently erected
is a substantial one Of brick and stone
and has three stories.
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OPENING MARKED
BY SHARP DECLINE
STOCKS, OFFERED VERY FREELY
PUT PRICES DOWN.
Large Buying Orders Well Distributed,
However, Check the Fall and Lead to
Recoveries Strength Of Gall Money
Does Not Prevent Rise

New York. Dec. 15.-Stoaks were freely Of
fsred at the opening OF the stock market and
prices declined all around. Consolidated Gas
Reading IN ana Uiion Pacidc Rock Island pre-
fefred Colorado Fuel and Locomotive a point,
There were large fractional declines also In
Rock Island, United States Steel preferred, Met
ropolttan Street Railway and Brooklyn Transit.
The only stock Of first Importance to show a
small gain was ST. Paul Central Leather was
Apprehension oversthe vigorous selling was al.
layed somewhat by the distribution Of large buy
Ing orders. which resulted in pretty full recov.
cries turnout. Before the decline had been ef-
Ieet1Veiy stopped, however, New York Central
Sugar and Colorado Fuel had been lowered ~ to
IN. "A notable feature was the renewing OF
yesterday,s heavy buying Of Kansas City South
preferred rose 811 and Kansas City Southern
preferred 2. Great Northern preferred and
Brooklyn Transit showed decided strength around
Il O'Clock and moved up point each.
The strength o. call loans did not prevent
Pacific, St. Paul and Erie second preferred
OF the railroads rose ! and Kansas City South
eFn IN over yesterday Brooklyn Transit got
up 3, Central Leather 1%. st. Louis 6 Sar
Francisco second preferred sold down 21a
Bonds were steady at noon.
Aallroad stocks were more affected by the con
stant reailzlng than the speculative stocks, par.
ticularly Reading and Union Pacific, gains Of q
point In each being cancelled while the leading
spec1ait1es were rising, notably General Elec-
tr1c, which was traded in ex-dividend and ex.
rights, jumped points, Brooklyn Transit 3s4
Heet Sugar Preferred and National Biscuit 2
Metropolitan Street Railway ~ and Annalsa
mated Copper and Beet Sugar ~ and Southern
Pacific l. Westinghouse Electric yielded g. The
rise IN Amalgamated Copper pulled up the mar
ket again at / o'clock So l35H
Business sprane considerably during the after.
noon, but the tone of the market remained gooG
ana there were some special movements tina,
heeiped the entire market High prices were
not rigidly held, fresh selling on the Rock
Island stocks bringing out moderate realizing
Great Northern preferred advanced 8: Smeltins
27z, Northern Paclhc and People GAS i y and
Canadian Pacific, Sugar, Lead and United States
fs ar !. Illinois Central recovered Its fore
noon loss. Corn Products preferred gave way !
and Des Moines & Fort Dodge 8%
STOCK quotations reported for The journal by
watson q Co., brokers, chamber OF Commerce
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid. q ~ -,
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CHICAGO GRAIN
TRADING IN WHEAT EARLY MARKED by
EXTREME. I1sTLEssNEss

TRADING IN WHEAT EARLY MARRIED BY
EXTREME L1sTLEssNEss
Chicago, Dec. 16.-Trading in the wheat pit
today was marked by decided listlessness, bust
ness being confined chiefly to pit traders Lack
OF any DEFINITE news caused steady tone. May
opened shade to 7sc lower, at S8Ac to 8SX
Duluth and Chicago reported receiptss- Of 501
cars against 564 cars last week and 5S1 ears
q year ago
reaction set in after May had touched s9Mc,
and May fell to 8SA @8sNc. Trading was very
quiet. The close was steady with May I'M
changed at $3.50.
% Cash Ga wheat, No. 2 red, se@s1c; No. red,
ss@ssc: No. hard, s6@s74ac; No. 8 hard, 81
@S6c; No: northern, 88@9Oc; No. northern,
s6@s9c; No: spring, s4@s9c.
Close: Wheat, December, S6hc;sMay, S8Hc.
AS result of moderate demand by commits
corn Greetings We're light was May opeaed "a a
shade lower to a shade higher, at 441Ac to
44Ac, and sold up to 44%c. Local receipts
were 434 cars, with 2 cars Of contract grade.
Covering by shorts caused slight upturn
late IN the session and the close was firm with
prices at practically the highest point of the
at 441ac. - $500 -
Cash corn No. 2, Acc; No. g. 421h@42Xc.
Close: Corn, 451sc; old, 46c; May, 441ac.
Oats were in quite active demand by pit
traders. In consequence the market was firm.
May opened shads 1 higher E., at s2 @s2e
1876 cars. E5e@r-
Cash oats, No. 2, 81Ac; No. 3, 3lc
Close: Oats, December, 30Rc; May, 32h@
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Futures Still in the Rut and
Trade Extremely Light in
the Pit.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Dec. To-
Wheat futures still stuck in the rut where the
market opened today but there was more doing
good with business III No. northern at l3ac
under May and sales to arrive at INC under,
closer range than yesterday. Millers were ac-
tive. Yesterday the elevators were the more
aggressive buyers, but today the mills got after
it, There was not very much on sale, only 374
cars coming in, compared with AT year ago.
The general run of news covering cash business
was favorable for strength. for there was much
co bu wheat Went out and Philadelphia cleared
$4,000 bu corn. Meanwhile Chicago firm
sold $4,000 bu Manitoba wheat for export, the
wheat being In bond at Buffalo. Some business
In Manitoba wheat was also done In other
s p in the sas IT
sible to do that much and the deduction natur-
ally follows that there are resting orders IN
wheat for export that would be uncovered on
any decline Of importance. Whether the sales
are OF Manitoba wheat Of that grown our
own side Of the line, the effect is the same In
any long time calculation Of supply probabili-
ties. 1t would appear that the market is not
far from free export basis and unless the
wheat backs up and makes congestion at home
we will aot have to slaughter prices in order
to keep It moving out at rate to absorb our
backing up ID shown by receipts here today, Jos
cars under year ago, by recent sales in the
Minneapolis cash market to Ohio and Illinois
dour mills, and by inquiry In hand from mills in
elevator stocks at time when the weekly in
cxeaaas ought b run to 1000, 900 bu or over, by
stocks here about 5000, 900 bu less than year
ago, and by -four business larger than usual
for the Holiday season, as shown by shipments
Of about 10000 brls yesterday. There is no
lack OF milling demand for good wheat. Kansas
City did little business today in No. 2 hard
to 60 TO Bloomington, ILL.,, and every supply
center reports constant inquiry from smaller
milling points.
Primary receipts were 100000 bu compared
with 10000 year ago. and wheat and -four
clearances eoualed 23a, 900 bu. Duluth got 10B
cars compared with 11s, Chicago % against 10
and Winnipeg 2s2 against 203. st. Louis had
$4,000 bu against 81 1000 and Kansas City SO, 900
against 600. .. 81
In the early, trading Marfeld appeared to
have good selling orders in hand, and offered
May wheat. Tracy took and pit sca1pers
the remainder.
Bradstreets cearances for the week: Wheat
and -four included, 4,435162 bu; from July l.
q ,e6s, $40 Blu. Corn, 8,4o7,7 bu; from July 1,
%, 25e, 800 bu.
Coleman Of st. Louis had an Argentine cable
reporting wheat-cutting quite general. Export
a4sle surplus, 180, 600, 900 bu.
BroomhalPs weekly Argentine report says ad-
vices from the interior are that there has been
slight damage to the wheat crop. Indications
are that where wheat was sown late the rains
were beneficial.
The Modern Miller says no change is reported
IN the generally satisfactory condition Of the
winter wheat.
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SPECULATIVE GOSSIP

he PIT s sssrh It on re
Argentina. - =
Valentine sold some December and bought Nav
wheat at 22c difference go -. .'>>'
bought b@ T5sst .a
export from Bqralo. There was several milliop
bushels there held in bond. - ->- ),
Liverpool close: Wheat va lower To hd
higher; corn lad higher. & - SSt, %
Antwerp unchanged
Is Par1s closed unchanged to Nc higher
Budapest closed Nc higher.
Berlin closed hc lower.
Chicago to Piper-Trade inclined to look for a
rise In corn and oats. - -
600 bu. e''na teo At 1'1oo'-
Provisions very dull.
Oats dull and featureless
Corn about steady.
j, Llverpool 1, steady at opening, UNI
enanged. Ihe more favorable reports from Ar
La ter some steadiness deyeloped with slight
and Better feeling IN tie snof sg
Weather map shows generally fine weather
everywhere. ~ d -N,s5 !. 's--s1
!. November exports OF lard for the United
IN November Of last year. Exports Of bacon f or
ne same period We're q, 591 900 lbs, and 10 49,
Kansas City reports that advices Of shipments
non ON, ths country show marked falling OF.
M Rhilsdelph ia clears 1877 900 Blu corn
Tracey and pit scalpers took it. 4 & =
Kansas City wired Q. u. Lewis: s..our mill
Ing friends from Kansas say that they have
-four sold ahead to the middle Of FEBRUARY.
New York to Whallon: TT is predicted that
Southern Pacific statement will be given out
today. "A highly favorable document n 1ookei
for.,' ID = 80 - .
Six inches Of snow in Arkansas; rain and
sleet in Indiana; one inch and half Of rain
in Kentucky. l5st - - "a,
s Winter sow wings, q wheat in Germany are
weather, / writes Henry Newman, a Hamburg
dealer, to the Chicago Tribune, under date Of
Argentine shipments: Wheat, 1,1Be, 900 bu
corn, 675, 900 bu; fax, 100000 bu. '
at. The northwest, weather; Grand Forks, clear
10 above; 81. Cloud, clear, calm and, fne, Is
above; Grafton. clear and calm, about 8 above;
osakis, clear and light southeast wind; Com.
stock, clear, light southwest wind. zero: May.
VILE, same; Hunter clear, strong southwest
wind, below; Fargo, clear and fne, strong
southwest sss wind and about below Fergus Fails,
clear, calm and cold; Duluth, foggy, about IL
above; Red Wing, clear, cool, calm. sf4a5
. The story now Is that st. Paul will buy the
Missouri. Kansas g Texas instead OF the aChicaro
Burlington 3 Qu1nax. 55E5 m -
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC Il.
inspected 1n--Wheat- Cars-Great Northern
no; / hard. 43: No. l northern, 4e: No 2,
a aa. No 8. Al; No, A. "a: rejected, Ii; No
!, Chicago as Milwaukee 3 St; papl-Ne i hard.
No. $. IA; No. 4. Il: rejected, il. '1'' 2''
~ minneapolis st. Lou1s-NO, northern 4.
NO: northern, Il No. 8, /; No, 4 l. =
~ 500 Line-No. hard. 8; No. northern. Is:
no. northern. 81; No. 3. -; No. A. /; rejected,
Northesn faeiae,-No. 1 hard, /; NO i north
err: =: No: northern. 8: No. g. Z: No. 4, /;
Chicago. st. Paul Minneapolis & omaha-No,
n notth1ern, 1; No 8, I; No: 4. 5; rejected, I.
\, IotaENo l hard. 49,: No. northern. So;
NO: northern. 49,; No. 8. 10; No. 4, SO; re.
Jected, ~: no grade. 8. - ~ : =
NJ Other ,, Gratns-cars-No: 1 durum wheat 2;
10 durum wheat. 9: No. 3 durum wheat, 8;
No; ! durum wheat. 8; mixed wheat. s: No 8
No. viii e oats 81: no. oats "a; no a'I GRADE al:
oats. 2: No. rye, 10: No. 8 rye, 5; no Grade
rye, l; No. barley, q; No. feed barley. is:
No. feed barley, Fl; no grade feed barley, 2;
rejected fax, 4: no grade fax, l.
Cars Inspected Out-No. durum wheat. 1;
10: darum Wheat. 1: NJ. hard w wheat /;
no. northern wheat, IS; No. 2 northern wheat
IL; No. wheat, O.: No. wheat, 2: rejected
wheat, q; No. 2 winter wheat. Z; No. white
oats, -; No. white oats, Fl; No. white oats
~; No. 8 barley. g.: No. barley. l. No.
northwestern fax. 2: No. / fax. 2. -
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THE CASH TRADE
CORN F1RMER-oATs PRICES STEADY or
THE AVERAGE


THE AVERAGE tr
FLAX-Receipts SO cars, against 81 cars last
year shipments cars: Duluth. = cars Closing
@1O4M.
0ATS-No. white closed at 291Sc. Receipts
10 GERS; shipments, II cars.
CoEN- No yellow new, closed at 41%c.
Receipts. II cars; shipments. none.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn meal
and cracked corn In sacks. sacks extra. $16.25
. @165O; No 1 ground feed, 2-S corn and is
cats, sob sacks sacks extra, S16,5o@le:75; No.
sacks extra. $1e.75@17; No. 3 ground feed, Is
@17.25. .
MILLSTUFFs-Bran in bulk $13 shorts, SIS:
niddlings, $3.50; red dog. SIS; all o b in
sonaf IN ioo1b seeks PEI t 5ar at1oas
Shipments, 1925 tons.
RYE-No. 2 closed at e1N@e2%c. Receipts
i Is cars: shipments. none.
BARLEY-Feed grades closed at 85@37c;
mailing grades, ss@47c. Receipts, a cars
shipments. II cars.
s s9s so No tiRsthy s@s sheiee
Receipts 100 tons.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 15-The cotton
MARKET opened Arm ct an advance Of SOLO points
and soon increased the gain to matter Of 17N
fresh buying for long account. which was en-.
couraged by higher cables. unsettled weather
sading to predict ions OF lighter receipts
the advance to 12.o3c for March, demand dimin-
ished somewhat rnd the market eased Cd 4
point OF two toward the middle OF the morn
Ing. the tone continued steady, however and
offerings We're well absorbed with the market
March, l106c; May. 1900; July 1214c.
The market at midday as firm on continued
covering. and bull support with prices 3@4 points
Oh from the best but still about 1920 points
net higher. Spot cotton quiet: middlinE IN
lands. 2oc. Inidd1inEs gulf. 12.4bc.
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MONEY REPORTS

u BERLIN pee 1b.-Ex.chanse on London &c
marks, 57A pigs for checks: discount rates
short bills, per cent; three months bills 5N
per cent. u.
PARIS, Dec. IL. Three per cent rentes s91
20 centimes for the account: exchange on Lon
don. 25f lie for checks. III $50 3.s s
SIT. PAUL, Dec. 16.-Bank clearings today
81, 286. 716. 6S. .5.
& MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 15-Bank clearings to
ing rate, s5c premium; buying rate, 45c pre-
MUM; Chicago exchange, selling rate eoc pre-
MUM; buying rate, Zoe premium; London sixty
day sight documentary exchange, $4S27s
St. Louis reports 10000 bu Of No. 2 red
winter wheat sold to southwestern millers
practicaIIy sold out~of Roch Island and IL moi
faAtnR IN fhA5 attpAAtnn. & Ss 81 ss a.
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+Bx- dividend; ''ex- dividend and also er-rigi
ACTIVE BONDS AND c11RB STOCKS.

ACTIVE BONDS AND CURB STOCKS,
Quotations to 1 pm, Dec. 15:
American Tobacco As, Soy, 801, Soy.
American Tobacco IS, 115, 1874. LIZ, 1854
1151a. -
Brooklyn is, 80A, 99A, 80, 99H, 99N, 100
1ooA, 1ooss, 1oo7a, 1ooA, 1oo5s, 1909, 1oo5s
1907.
Atlantic Coast Line 49, 1o17.
Southern Pacific 4s, 93% bid, "a asked.
Southern Railway Is, 12O bid, 1901 asked 4
Mexican Central 4s, 80 bid.
Baltimore & Ohio 81hs, 981a bid
United States Steel IS, 9eh, S6M, oe%
961s, 965s II g
Union Pacific convertibles, 1925, lazy, 1875
144A, 144A.
Peoria & Eastern incomes. Is bid.
Northern Pacific general 3s, n bid.
Northern Pacific As, 1885,
Union Pacific 4s, 1O6 bid, 106M asked.
Ef4e CONVEX ibles 1O7A bid, 106 asked.
Greene Copper, Boss bid.
Rock Island As, IS Il, 1875, 7s74, 1915, Is
Rock Island 5s, S815
Reading As, 1O81s, 1O3.
Wabash debentures, 76N bid.
I Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Joint 4s, 1011 4
q Japanese lists, 100.
Japanese japanese e; s ST. as ss sax esx
Japanese second As, 92A e2%
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ARIZONA copPERs.

The FIRST dividend since Dec. 16, amounting
to'3 per cent. has been declared on the stock
of the CRANKY Mining company, payable Jan.
is. The books close on Dec. 10 and reopen Jan.
49, There Is outstanding $13, 500, 900 worth Of
stock, so that the disbursements to meet this
dividend will amount to s4O5, 900. fToday's mar
ket shows signs Of reaction from the phenom-
email rise of the last week. and all stocks are
offered slightly lower with the exception Of Calu-
met & Pittsburg and Calumet & Arizona, the two
stocks that have not had such an advance as the
remainder of the list. 1t is natural that some
should take profits at this stage. The metal
market shows no sign Of weakening with copper
at 2Ohc per h.. II
The following were the prices on the Boston
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blowing were the prices on the Boston

Total clearances: Wheat, 211, 900 bu;s flour.
1000 brls; corn, 837,0 bu; oats, 100000; wheat
and -four equal 900 bu.
London cabled: Market weak on sudden local
money stringency, which, however. is only pre-
cautionary measure to prevent gold leaving.
New York to Whallon: 1t is rumored that the
Rock Island directors will pass the dividend on
New York to Watson-Speculative sentiment
among the floor traders favors the bear side of
the market, but this represents the existence
Of a large contingent Of sold-out bulls who de-
sire to get their stocks back at lower level.
Rumored that Central Leather will absorb
Hide & Leather.
Chicago-Been so, 900 blu corn sold here today
for shipment. Some little revival In eastern
demand.
New York to Lewfs-There was considerable
liquidation In copper stocks, A.. C.. p. opening
below par on some heavy transactions.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
CONDITIONS UNoHANGEp-FA1R IRA

CONDITIONS UNCHANGED-FAIR TRADE,
BUT NO BIG ORDERS.
The market holds even and shows No change
In the general situation. Demand, while light
compared with the business Of earlier in the
season, Is better than the average for the pre-
holiday term. Foreign sales are light.
Shipments. 50. 191 barrels.
First atents are auotable at Sd ooe1t7o; sec
S.75; second clears, S246@255