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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
STOCK MARKET IS STILL VERY ACTIVE Strength of the Market Was
 Well DiffuSed INDUSTRlALS PROMlNEN I Showing Serves to Throw the Rail- road Lisi in the Back Ground.
 Call Money Up In
 London.

New York, October 23.-The days stock market continued the speculative movement inaugurated the latter part of last week, and the market was proad' active and strong and showed itself sus- ceptible to some of the normal inf1u- ences inseparable from a speculative movement. That is to say it was under the necessity of absorbing the large amount of profit taking today as the result of the attractive profits accrued on last weeks advances. The strength of the market was well diffused, and pretty general. The conspicuous fea- ture of the trading was by all odds the prominent part still played by the indus trial stocks of the lower grade in the speculation.
 In the list of gains of one point and upwards on the days transactions not less than forty stocks and industrials will be found to figure While the rail- road list was not lacking in strength. the showing serves to throw that part of the list into the background. Only a handful of the most prominent active stocks moved as much as a point, and they were late coming into the move ment. St. Paul was the first of the rail- roads to show strength, which was coupled with professed expectation of an early announcement of the supposed pro- Ject of an extension of the line to the Pacific The railroad equipment stocks naturally held the foremost place in the movement in the industrials. The extra ordinary demand for all kinds of equip ment for railroads explains the large degree of the demand for these securi- ties.
 Reports were in circulation before the opening of the stock market giving ex- traordinary figures of the orders re- cefved by the Pressed Steel Car com pany. and in pursuance of this intima- ton of speculative favor that stock was leader of tho upward movement. The condition of traffic Is pronounced to be unprecedented in tie experience of the oldest managers who profess to be mak- ing every effort in their power to avoid committing their companies to greater obligations for transportation, being quite overwhelmed by the traffic now offering and it's constantly increasing tide. The condition of congestion is said to have arrived at state where general business is likely to suffer to an extent from delayed deliveries, and insufficient supplies The gradual easing of the money market continued in evidence both Tor call loans and time loans and no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Firm; middling 10 5-16; net receipts 160S2; gross receipts 16,OS2; sales 2742; stock 214,507; exports-Great Britain, Il ,s9l; France 1000; continent 300; coast wise 6099.
 New Orleans-F,irm; middling 10 5-16; net receipts s16S; gross receipts s16s; sales 34o0; stock l1e55s; exports-Great Britain, sos7.
 Mobile-steady; middling 3-16; net re- ceipts s21; gross receipts 3121; sales 20; stock 50,771
 Savannah--Steady mlddling 10c; net re- ceipts 10,S71; gross receipts l0,S1; sales 4098; stock 17S,324; exports-continent, 2Soo; coastwise 66O5
 Charleston-Firm; middlng 97k net re- ceipts 1927; gross receipts 1427; stock 40. 467; coastwise 1113.
 Wilmington-Quiet; middling 10c; net re- ceipts s2l4; gross receipts 32l4; stock 12 333
 Norfolx-Firm; middllng 10 IA; net re- ceipts s774. gross receipts STA; sales S0SS; stock 5S,74S; exports-coastwise 333l
 Baltimore-N Nominal; middling 10 1-4; gross receipts $50; stock 40007.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 10.50; gross re- ceipts 1761.
 hiladelphia-steady; mlddllng 1o75; gross receipts 25 stock 6447
 Miscellaneous-Net receipts 129 hross receipts 129.
 New York-Quiet middling 10,50; gross receipts 1882; sales 2200; stock 234.70i; ex- ports-Great Britain, 25, continent 2575.
 Total today at all ports, net-46,s15; ex- ports-Great Britain, 20,003; France lv00; continent 5675; stock 934,927.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net-S6,SS1 !; exports-Great Britain, 26,325; France IS. 764
 Total since September 1. at all ports, net--2, O25, 40S; exports-Great Britain, 453, 1S2; France. 161,O40; continent, o44,325; Ja- pan, 3456; Mexico 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. October 23.-Spot cotton strong and higher Sales 34OO bales. includ- ing 1900 to arrive. All offerings were quietly absorbed Quotations advanced 3-16c; middling 11-16. The future market experienced a furry of buying dur ing the first half of the session, and many of the shorts covered and went long on better Liverpools and frost dam age in the belt. Private dispatches show that the farmers are holding more closely on rising market. The advance of nearly s1.50 per bale greatly encouraged tie bulls and they became ready purchasers In the trading December opened 19 points up at 10.26, declined to 10.19, advanced to 10.37 and finally reeeded to 10.31. The market closed steady. Net gains were October, November and December and January each "A points, and 26 to 20 points on the other positions.
 New Orleans, October 2S.-Cotton fu- lures steady. October. 10.24lI27; November 10. 26Q29 December 10. .3l7iS2; January 10. 40 @1; February 10. 49a51; March 10.60; April 10 66@6s; May 1o.73G74; June 10. 79481. July 10. .84aSe.
 New Orleans, October 23-Cotton firm SaleI 3400 bales. Ordinary, 7ss; good ordi- nary. 1s-16; low middlng 11-16; mid ding, 1Oss good midding,. 10 9-16; mid ding fair, 107s. Receipts 1880; stock 116,- 65s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
smoIl.n q Co.'S Market Letter.

The trading in the stock market was
 Serv active today with the bull move,
 started last week, still in force. London
 was higher to start with: this with easier
 money was a signal for the short crowd
 to run to cover. This coupled with the
 commission house buying brought about
 an advance which averaged about 1 per cent throughout the list.
 Republic steel common was the strong feature among the low priced Issues. and sold above 27 T. c. I was up to s9a and Sloss passed 72 Union Pacific passed 1s5 and St. Paul rallied to ls2& Southern Pacific was very strong. The street is very bullish on this stock as it is be- Iieyed 4 per cent dividend will be de- clared in January. Steel preferred was another strong feature. The earnings for the current year are s115.00O000 with a very heavy surplus The United States Steel corporation will be able to pay
 i per cent dividend on the common
 z and then carry over surplus of
 ssi GOO We expect to see the market
 improve for two or three days yet before
 any reaction takes place,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

check was offered to speculation rom that source. Foreign exchange continues very firm. and the demand for remit tance was unimpaired
 Call money in London rose sharply in connection with the putting aside or S500O,000 by the Bank of England for the India council to replace that amount Of shipments from India, diverted to India. The discount rate at Berlin also har- dened again and sterling exchange at Paris dropped back With the approach of the foreign exchange rate here to the gold export point, the course of for egn money markets is scrutinized very closely. The taking of profits on the days rise impaired the gains considera- bly and the closing tone was easy.
 Bonds were steady. Total sales. par value, s3.970.O00.
 United States 2s declined 1s on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

Chicago, October 23.-Higher prices for wheat at Liverpool had a steadying ef- feet today on the wheat market here, off setting to a considerable extent the effect of favorable weather for the movement of the spring sown crop in the United States. At the close December option was off only lac. Corn is practically un- changed. Oats are up 3sc. Provisions are down Dc to 12Iac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Southern Railway Co.

 Trains leave Birmingham as follows: $40 a. m.-No 3s. for Atlanta, Washing ton.. Baltimore. Philadelphia New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmneham to New York. Din'1g car. Brming- ham to Atlanta. GEO .. m.-No. 19, for Montevallo, Ma plesviile, Selma and way sta- tons.
 12i26 D. m.-No. 95, fo- Columbus, West Point. Winona, Greenwood and creenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points
 $40 D. m.-No 15. for Cordova. oakman. Corona and way stations; also Blossburg. 6:l5 a. rn.-No. 22 for Anniston. Hef1in and way stations. also Rome. Ga $50 D. m.-No. 38. for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond Va. l:6 p.m.-No. A AnnIston. Atlanta and way stations: also for Jack sonville, and all Florida points also Talladega. Ala. Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Brunswick. Ga io:20 D. m.-Nc ST. Tor Columbus. West Point. u'Inona- Greenwood and Greeuvflie. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Greenvile. i0:a5 D. rn.-No. 21, for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- ~1,neham to Mobile. Il :30 D. m.-lso Ss. for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations. Pullma sieerng Car, Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station s;So D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations imply passenger office. Norris Hotel Building, Telephone 967 LII and SIT Peoples
 !. N. HARRISON. Dist pass Agt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Loveman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

Official reports of killing frosts in sec- lions of every cotton growing state ex- cept Louisiana and Texas was reflected in further advance of 30 points today, December advancing to 10.37, as compared with Saturdays closing of 10.07 Liver pool had been advised by cable of the cold wave Sunday morning and conse- quently closed points up on spots and futures, or about 10 points better than looked for, shorts and the continent be- ing the principal buyers. The movement is running lighter than last week and much under this week last year. arrivals at all ports since Friday being s6,ss1 against 118,794 last year. Tomorrow's weekly crop review is expected to tell of some damage to the growing crop as result of the cold weather in the north ern part of the belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York. October 29.-Money on call steady at 4Q41a per cent; closing bid. 4; offered at 4I4. Time money slightly easi- CT; sixty days and ninety days, 545M six months, 4l2. Prime mercantile paper. 5d6 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers bills at 4s6 750 4s6.SO for demand and at 4S3.10@4S315 15 for slxty-day bills; posted rates, 4S3K2@4s ASA and 4S7Ia; commercial bills, 4S2s4d4S21s. Bar silver, 62K2c. Mexican dollars, 47s4c. Government bonds easy. Railroad bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

opened firm and closed steady. American middling. good ordinary clause. October,
 552; October-November 5.52; November December, 5. .53; Overwhelmingly. 5.57;
 January F'beruary, 5.G0. February March.
 5 62 March-April. 5.65; April-M May. 5.6s;
 May-June. 5.s7; June-July, 5.6s; July-Au- gust E. .6q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Local Staple Groceries.

Local ot2pic SroCcricS. sugar-Granulated. 54c; Y. C., &c.,. Flour-Fancy patent, sb.,5: stan ,. patent. s500, stra'yhf, s450. coffee-Green. iiafiae Arbuckle's Porto Rico, sl505
 Meat-Dry snlied ribs s.9Oc; dry salted rib bellies, 5 5c: extra c'ear, Sc, hams, fancy, 13zc; medium. 12ikc: bacon bellies, 11Hc; California hams, 9Ac. Lard-Leaf SAc. Compound lard, 6c basis. Molasses-Centrifugal. 1503oc; sugar. house 40c; Georgia cane. a6c. Beans-Navy. $40 per oushel: Lima. GIG per pound. Pearl Grits-92 pounds, s1.60. Meal. S1.z5.
 Feed Stuff. Corn, No. 2 mixed CT white, 3 oy . bushel sacks. 70471c. Oats-No. mixed. 4oc; No. white. Ae. Wheat bran, 80 or 100. s2c. Cotton seed feed meal. sl4.D: prime. s26. %.
 Purina food. sz6 Corn chops, sl25.
 Corn hearth a20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Dry Goods.

New York. October 29-The volume of business done in the dry goods market was contracted today largely by the un- certainty of the labor situation and the increased strength of the cotton market Sellers were increasingly firm regarding ouotations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool october 2s.-Cotton. spot mod crate business dor Prices points higher; American niadling flair, 6.02 good midding, 5.7S middiing 5.62; low mid ding 5.46; good ordinary, 52s; ordinary. 5.i2.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export, and included 7s00 American Re- oeipts 5000 bales, alb American. Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady; middling 10 5-16; net receipts 16,369; fiross receipts -J,369; ship ments 12,77s: sales 2129; stock 70,177.
 Augusta-Steady; middling 10 1-4; net receipts 1893; gross receipts 1893; shipments 1505; sales 1850; stock 72,s65.
 Memphis-Firm middling 101a; net re- ceipts 59sl; gross receipts s950; shipments 3132; sales 36OO; stock 50,932
 St. Louis-Steady; midding 101s; net receipts $50; gross receipts 1742; shipments 1124; sales 61 stock S6i2.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts 275; gross re- ceipts 275; shipments TO; stock 91s4.
 Loulsville-Firm: middling 10h.
 Total today-Net receipts 25,1as gross receipts 29,229; shipments 19,249; sales TAO; stock 21l,T70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Horse Show Cars. During Horse Show Week

OurlnR HorS0 snow Wo6K cars will run direct to the Fair Grounds from tho fol- lowir 2 points:
 1lth Ave and Hath St. (via Five Points,.
 South Highlands.
 IroQuois St on Highland Ave (via Five Points) at 2. 30 p. m.
 D. R. l.. & F. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Live Stock Market

Chicago, October 23.-Cattle receipts 32,- GOO. Best firm; others 10c lower Steers 8 90Q6. 25; stockers and feeders, $2. .23Ql4 IS; cows and canners, $1 .50@4 25; bulls s1. .759 40; heifers, $i 50%5.35: calves. $2. .250D7. .25.
 Hogs-Receipts 350oo steady; for best 2lz@5c lower. Shipping and selected, s. .35 , 95.65; mixed and heavy packing, s4 900l 5.321a; light. $5. 20Q5.45; pigs and roughs s. .25q5.
 Sheep receipts 42,00o; mostly steady Sheep $Sq5. .75; yearlings 8. 5OQ6: lambs g @7.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Treasury Statement.

Washington, October 2s.-Today's treas ury balances. exclusive of the reserves, shows: Available cash balance $i31, ,237,- 395; gold coin and bullion, STA, ,3S4, TOP; gold certificates. $43,152, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Cotton Seed oil.

New York, October 23.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime yellow 1%@265z, Petroleum firm. Resin steady. Turpentine quiet 691s@70, asked Rice firm. Molasses steady.
 New Orleans, October 23.-( Dtton seed oils steady, prime refined in barrels 26c. off refined In barrels 25c prime crude loose 20c.
 Memphis, Tenn, October 23.-Cotton seed oil, prime crude 191aG19N; prime summer yellow 23; prime meal 2l 25d21. 50 ; prime cake 21 125d2150.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
CIearinus and Exchanoe.

Memphis. October 23.-Clearings, $1,4S3,- 430; balances. $169,497
 New Orleans, October 23.-Clearings, s2.- 24o,316. New York exchange, $1 per 5000 premium; commercial, 50c per 5000 dis count.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Seaboard Air Line.
Chicago Change.

Baltimore, October 23.-Seaboard Air Line. common and preferred, not quoted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Metal Market.

New York, October 23.-Thc London tin market was about los higher. Spots f149; futures GAS. Locally prices more firmly held, market quiet; spot s32 .5oq32. 75. Cop per higher abroad 972 12s Sd for spot and f70 17s Sd for futures. Locally no change is apparent. Lead shade lower, e14 15s in London. Locally market continued firm and quotations more or less nominal. Spot s .15@5. 40 Iron higher abroad, standard foundry BPS 4d and Cleveland warrants, 54s 119d. Locally firm; No. 1 foundry northern, SIS. .256i1S 50; No. do do, $l7 .5OG IS; No. do southern, $7.95d1S. 25; No. do do. s17. 25d17 .S5. Spelter firm at s2S 15s in London; firm and unchanged locally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

was a slight improvement on buying by trade interests the market was fi- nally steady at a net decline of 5d15 points. Sales reported were 30,255 bags, including November at 6.75; December 6.75@S0; January, 69o; March, 7.10d15; May. 7.20Q30; September 7.45d5o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga, October 23.-Turpentine firm, 66d66lh; sales 913; receipts 5s1; ship ments 99. Resin firm. sales 1,742; receipts 2,26s; shipments 4.ss6. Quote: A. B. C.. H05; D. N.15; E. s4.35; F. &.70; c. M75; H. s4SO; I. s4.s5: K. $500; M. $5.20; N. s535; w. c. s540; W. w. $54. Charleston. s. C., October 23.--Turpen- tine and rosin nothing doing.
 New Orleans, October 23.-Naval stores steady, pitch s2.25; pine tar s4.75 coal tar $3.50. Rosin per barrel of 2s0 pounds !: A. B. c. s400; D. A10; F. &.36: F. $40; G. $4.75; H. s4.S0; I. $4s5; K. s4.55; M. s51b; N. 5,25; w. c. s5.o0; W. w. $5.65. Turpsn- tine 6Sh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

Central of Gcorg,A Railroad. Arrive from Depart to- Savannah ..l0:15 pm Macon . SEQ am Savannah ..12:05 pm Savannah . 400 pm
 Seabosro Air Line.
 Arrive from Depart tn- Richmond .. 910 pm Richmond .. s:35 am Richmond ..1:S0 pm Richmond :. 2:fo pm All trains run by central time. Trains marked thus fc are daily except Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

Fruits and Produce. Lemons--Per box, extra choice ss. G4. qt ncord, h., 25c; pony, 16c. bulk q, sg00; fancy, s35oQ450. Bana ter bunch. $l.25a1.75. Appl. .artnern grown. per barrel. bulk stoel., y3O0: fancy, s3.5OdD450 Limes-V,- 100. si.0. Bananas-Per bunch, q 25Q1.75. Peanuts-fancy. Yer pound. sc. Nc. 5hd1sc.
 Pole beans, $l.25 per bushel Cabbage, 1Nc pound. Potatoes-Irish potatoes. new. S0lls5c. Eggs-Per dozen, case count. 20c: can dled, 221ac.
 Hens. 35af4oc; chickens. f5df25c Butter-Fresh, 15G20c; renovated. 23c; creamery. soc. Alabama Tomatoes-Per bushel. s1 5O9 s2.O0
 Hides and TaIlew. Green salt hides. 10lxQ11c; dry flint hides. 1761sc; dry salt hides, 15061ec. Clear unwashed wool. XQ3oc; wsshs1 wool, 3sG4Oc.
 Beeswax. prime. 26c. Tallow, A.S.
 Sheen skina- 2h@7kc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, s5ns7c; No. 3, 77m s6c; No. ? red S6s4MS71sc.
 Corn-No. ?, 52Iac; No. yellow, 5s14do 53Iac
 oats-No. ?. 2elac; No. 2 white BOG; No white. 2ed30I4c.
 Rye-No. ?, 69Iam70c.
 Barley-Good feeding barley, s71ac; fair to choice malting. f646c.
 Fiaxseed-No l. s2c: No. 1 northwest ern 9Sc.
 Prime timothy seed, sHo,
 Mess pork. per barre' ~ Mnft75 Tard per 100 pourde e''r etor. rib sides. loc~e --r'0- es short clear sides '-c-e' -7''0e95 Whisky hnsis of hiT'' ''i'-se n.a0. Glover contract crefe
 On the 7alrc evrh7"1s '1v the but ter mol. ~-as arm' creamery, 17Ha@ 2fDsc. doi-,- 1ftam19c.
 Eggs-pee. firm others easy at 1sc; frsts 2lc, prime firsts. 23c; extras 24c Cheese firm at 11K2n12c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24

Shorts, 100 pounds, sA. Hulls, sack. 300f35c. Hay-Choice timothy, $500: No. timo- thy. si6.50. Johnson grass. sl2. clover. si5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station Birmingham:
 Effective July 23. 1s06.) Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Coffee Mark ct.

New York, October 2S.--Coffee, spot Rio quiet; No. invoice sz; mild steady; Cor dova. 10d13c
 The market for coffee futures opened steady at decline of to 10 points, and during the session increased he loss to matter of 10G20 points under moderate liquidation, lower French cables and Eu- ropean selling. Toward the close there
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Total sales for the day .oeoooo shares
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Bales. High Low. Close
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-06-09
CONDITIONS OF Peace
Rnssia Desires 10 Know What Japan
Will Demand.
WASHINGTON Is AGOG
President Roosevelt Had Instructed
Ambassador Meyer to Find Out
From Gar What He De-
sired Done.

Washington. June s.-Diplomatic
Washington was wednesday might
aroused to q point of expectancy une-
Qualed since the inception OF the var
In the far east by the news from 81
Petersburg Of the ears wish 70 know
Japan's peace terms. This Interest
was heightened by call which Mr
Takahira. the Japanese minister. made
az the white house by appointment,
during the evening He called shortly
after ? O'Clock and Immediately went
into conference with the president
They remained together about twenty
minutes. When the minister left he
declined 10 answer any questions about
his call The Associated Press bulie-
tin announcing the cabling OF mes
sage 10 the Russian ambassador al
Washington and Paris that Russia
wished 10 know Japan's peace terms
was Immediately communicated 90 the
diplomats most interested II was not
long before the Russian embassy was
besleged by callers. but the ambaS-
sador was without adyices on the sub
Ject. though for several days past he
has been anxiousiy awaiting an ac-
acknowledgement Of his cablegram de-
failing his conversation with the presi-
dent last Friday In expectation that
a message would come later In the
evening. several OF the secretaries re-
turned 10 the embassy after dinner
prepared 10 translate the dispatch as
soon as II arrived Count Cassini has
not yet made an appointment at the
white house.
The president had conrded 20 an
ambassador who called at the white
house that he expected Ambassador
Meyer 10 be received az Tsarsko- Sslo
wednesday or Thursday. The in
structions to Mr.. Meyer did not pro-
vide for a formal tender of good Of
fees. While IL is impossible 10 give
their text. they may be correctly pafs-
phrased In these words
"f1nd out from the czar what We can
do 20 assist In early peace"
Much was left 90 the tact and diplo-
matte discretion of Mr.. Meyer a. 90
the manner and words IN which the
friendly readiness OF this country az
the present moment could be- made
known 20 the czar Care was also
taken that Mr.. Meyers conference
with the czar should not occur unit
Count Casslni's report had reached
TsafsiI oe- Selo.
II can be stated emphatlcany that
In transmitting a faithful report oi
what occurred az the white house last
Friday afternoon. Count Cassini en-
phasizing the friendly frankness with
which the president expressed his
strong desire Tor peace II is general
ly realized here that the importance of
that report can scarcely be- oyeresti-
mated.
To an o. his callers "wednesday AFT
eruoon the ambassador. while admit
ting that the moment was full OF pos
sibilitlos he had no news 90 lmplrt.
and this applied % his closest friends
among bis diplomatic confcrees