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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-06
Real Estate.
Tncrea se. s1.qea. .as.

The total exemptions Of polls is lis,
in the following classes; old soldiers So,
old age 33, disability 2S.
The amount of offsets for the year is
81, ,346,65S, sum somewhat larger than
last year. This is capital employed in
Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-06
Splendid Gain Shown by Cor
rected Figures.
INCREASE OF l44 POLLS
Real Estate Valuations Show There Is
s2ls,0sI More Than in ls04--
Offsets Figure Up to
sI,s4e. .65s.

The board Of assessors for the city of
Barre today finished up their work, and
the final figures make much better
showing in growth than the estimates
last week. The grand list has increased
S1,969.9s. There are 144 more poll taxes.
And the real estate valuation is consider
ably more than 100000 larger than
last year. There is slight falling-oH
in personal property. The eomparative
statements for 1904 and 1905 are as
follows:
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The tax rate to be fixed for 1905, the
question of whether DIR. Worthen had
permission, or did not, to use city water,
and the deed Of the library lot to the
Aidrich Library, were among the most
important matters considered at last
nights city council meeting, which only
adjourned few minutes before mid
night
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COURT DECISION
CAUSED THE STIR
Stocks Have a Day of Wide
Fluctuations
MANY RUM0RS AFL0AT
Net Changes Tor the DAY. However, Do
MANY RUMORS AFLOAT
Net Changes Tor the Day, However, Do
Not In Any Degree Correspond
With Wide Movements
for the Day.

New York, January So.-There was great
variety in today's stock market with
large dealings and wide and constant fuc-
tuahons, but the net changes do not in
any degree correspond with the wide
movements of the day. The handspring
of the speculation was the action OF the
supreme court in the Northern Securities
case. Last weeks buoyant rise in the
stocks which have responded to the vari-
GUS Developments in the Northern 5ecu-
rifles case was associated with general
conviction in Wall street that the court
had reached the determination to refuse
the petition Of the Hartman party for
a writ of ceritorari to review the decision
against them In the lower courts. BY per-
hitting the immediate distribution of Nor
thern Securities assets as such action by
the court 1t was felt would practically
determine the contest.
The anomaly of strength shown by the
stocks of both sides to the contest on
account of a decision which would be
defeat for one side apparently escaped
notice The movement OF the stocks to-
day seemed to demonstrate by their
final action that their advance has not
been Influenced by consideration OF de-
cislon in the Northern Securities case.
But ii was also shown that there had
been a large speculative following In this
stock which supposed that this was the
Influence that moved them. Thus there
was heavy unloading when 1t became
knows that the action Of the supreme
court would have the effect of continuing
the injunction under which the Northern
Securities company is tied up.
That stock itself fell back nearly
points on the curb and Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific and st. Paul were act
ually affected on the exchange. The de-
termined accumulation of Union Pacific
at the lower levels and its vigorous
movements upaward again presented to
other causes for the advance and the
mysterious power of the railroad deal"
again assert led itself on the speculative
temper Union Pacific, Southern Pacific.
st. Paul, Chicago and Northwestern and
allied stock, Erie, New York Central,
the Junior Vanderbilts and Kansas City
Southern were all influenced Immediately
Thy the supposltions of the deal
Disclaimer of the deal stories said to
he with official sanction but anonymous
" reported. had no effect on the spec
ulative excitement. Outside of this In
fluence there was no clearly defined fac
stors in the market There was some dis
lposition to attribute the strong recovery
ito the retreat of the pear interest which
has made demonstrative threats against
1.-THE market for some time past. The
tsrecial strength Of Amalgamated cop
per was attributed to this cause. Inter
views with railroad traffic officials
spointed to slight interruption of the
freight movement by last weeks storm
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NERVOUSNESS IN
COTTON TRADING
Reports from South Cause Cor
siderable Covering
LITTLE COTTON FOR SALE
Speculative Circles Unsettled BY Re.
ports of Plans Being Perfected to
Finance Holders of Large
Portion of Present Crop.

New York, January 30.-The cotton
market was not more than moderately
active, taking the session as a whole,
but prices covered quite a range and
ruled very irregular showing apparently
more or less nervousness in speculative
circles with smaller shorts unsettled by
reports concerning plans being perfected
IN the south to finance holders of
large portion of the present crop, and
thus prevent heavy spot liquidation.
The opening was steayy at unchanged
prices to an advance of three points or
a little better than due on the cables.
Shortly after the call there was a sharp
bulge in New Orleans. carrying prices
IL. that market to an advance of about
% points, and with private wires stat
ing that bankers and capitalists were
prepared to finance all weak spot hold
ers, local shorts became frightened.
When the covering movement started,
It seemed that very little cotton was
for sale and the list was soon up to
net advance Of about Il to 16 points.
At the higher level the Wall Street bear
element started selling, New Orleans
demand fell off, but in the late trading
there was an irregular decline with the
market finally steady at net advance
of points on Jnuary, while other
months were one point lower to one
point higher Sales of futures were esti-
mated at 100000 bales.
Receipts of cotton at the ports today
80 1863 .ales, against 1855 last week,
and 2s,2O2 last year. For the week 1885,
900 against 1T1,595 last week, and 1el.lll
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans 1852 against 1923 last year, and at
Houston 1854 against 5944 last year.
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smoIIen G Co.'s Market Letter.

New York, January 30.--Cotton market
is closing practically where II ended
Saturday. There was a sharp advance
during early trading brought about by
the plans for the financing Of 2O0o, 600
bales of seasons growth and the COW
ering of some of the big shorts on an
nouncement that the bear leader was pre-
pairing to take long trip. The advance
failed to attract any good buying orders
for the long account, while at the same
time there was no increased interest of
outsiders in the market. Efforts were
made to uncover stop orders, but when
these failed the buying power dimin-
ished and selling pressure was renewed
with the result that the early improve
ment was wiped out, making the close
practically unchanged. The estimates for
the week are limited at Houston and
Galveston. The demands for spots was
healthy and offerings light. The situa-
ton is not materially changed and a
scalping position appears TO be the best
at this juncture. We are inclined to the
view that 1t would be more profitable to
sell on the h''iges just now than to buv
! the breaks
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Foster & Co.'s Market Letter.

Liverpool opened up a few points and
closed strong. The New York market
naturally followed suit and before 10 a.
m. touched 1903 and then reacted to SOB
inside of 30 minutes. 1t looks like a sale
on every bulge.
Stocks-Opened steady to strong, especi-
ally Union Pacific and St. Paul. Union
Pacific reached its highest point of the
year, 12S and st. Paul 177A before 10 a. M
After the first hour the marked looked
weak until the noon hour and then it
braced up. Union Pacific reached a new
high mark, 1231z just before the close.
We look for further improvement in st.
Paul, Northwestern and New York Gen.
trail.
Grains-Dull, hardly anything doing, In
fact Chicago market has been exceedingly
dull for seevral DAYS.
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New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Tone firm; middling, &c; net
receipts 3703; gross receipts, 8iO5i safes, 49,
stock, 145, 291 continent, Ooo3; coastwlse fOz.
New Orleans-Tone, steady; middling
1s-16M net receipts, 1882; gross receipts
1900; sales, 1880; stock, 1SS9,1S1; continent
$50.
Mobile-Tone, steady; middling, SIC;
net receipts, 1908; gross receipts, l"oS
sales, $50; stock, 59,9SS; continent, 12S.
Savannah-Tone steady; middling, 6Bc
net receipts, 1922; gross receipts 4022
sales 6907: stock, 63,5Ss; continent, $3.50;
coastwise, 1893.
Charleston-Tone, steady; middling, csc;
net receipts. $50; gross receipts, $50; STOCK
is, 1874; continent, 6976.
Wilmington-Tone, nominal; net receipts
1871; gross receipts, 191; stock, SSo6.
Norfolk-Net receipts, 1895; gross re-
ceipts 1895; sales, $50; stock, H,o27; coast
wise, 21SS
Baltimore-Tone, nominal; middling,
TAO gross receipts, 500; stock 6SsS
Boston-Tone, steady; middling, 7lOc;
net receipts, IS; gross receipts 1885.
Philadelphia-Tone, steady; middling,
1850; gross receipts, So; stock, SOSl; Great
Britain, 1856
San Francisco-Net receipts, NSS; gross
receipts, 80s3; coastwise, $685.
New York-Tone, quiet middling, 71Oc;
net receipts, 494; gross receipts, 1465; sales,
105; stock, S8,156
Total today at all ports-net S2,S6s;
Great Britain, $50; continent, 1889; Japan,
s0S3; stock, S26,767.
Consolidated at all ports-Net,~ 50,975;
Great Britain, $685. France, 1920; conti-
nent, %, 756; Japan, s0S3.
Total since September 1 at all ports
Net, 6,615,S29; Great Britain, 2,4n,025;
France, 551 .55S; continent, 1,964,512; Japan,
90, 444; Mexico, 17,740.
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CentraI 81 Georula Railroad.
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect June 10, 1905.

Schedule In Effect June 10, 1905.
Trains leave Birmingham as follows:
6:lO a. m.-No. 3S. for Atlanta, Washing
ton Baltimore Philadelphia,
New York and the East. Pull
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car, Birmingham to New
York.
$40 a. m.-No. 10 for Montevallo Ma
plesville. Selma and way sta
lions.
2:25 p. m.-No 35, for Columbus, West
Point Winona, Greenwood
and Greenville; also Shenieid
and Florence and North Ala
bama points.
$40 p. m.-No. IS. new train, for Cordova.
Oakman, Corona and way sta
tions: also Blossburg.
$40 p. m.-No. q, for Admission and way
stations; a1so Taladega.
b15 p. m.-No. &c. for Atlanta, Jackson
willie and all Florida points;
also Charlotte. Richmond,
Washington. New York and
the East Pullman Sleeping
Car Birmingham to Jackson
Vile; also Birmingham to
Richmond, Va.
1920 p. m.--No. 81, for Columbus West
Point Winona Greenwood
and Greenville. Pullman Draw
Ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
mingham to Greenville.
12;15 a. m.-No. 81, for Selma, Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
mnghaia to Mobile.
II 80 p. m-No. %. new train. for Atlanta.
Admission and way stations.
Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Atlanta. Sleeping car can be
occupied at Union station $3.50
D. m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office
Morris Hotel building. Telephone ST.
j. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass AEt.
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Ware G. Leland's Market Letter.

New York, January S0.-The market had
a quick rise to 713 for July this morn
ing, and then an equally quick break to
697 The advance was doubtless due to
absence of short selling and short cover
ing by smaller operators.
On the advance, holders took profits
and the market was not strong enough to
absorb the cotton the big shorts sold after
the advance. Some who sold out early
bought back on the break, looking to
further break tomorrow to pick up more
cotton and replace their lines
The selling was mainly by those who
have been selling all the season, and
making money.
This will continue just as long as the
market is as narrow as 1t Is today. But
the danger on the short side Is that Just
as long Dis the south continues to hold
Its cotton, the short seller is selling pa
per cotton at big discount.
A spinner can really buy cotton TO be
delivered him six months hence cheaper
than he can cotton today
As result. spot business is quiet and
the future market is still controlled by
the bear element.
There is every inducement to buy July
on good breaks, below cents, and to sell
ont on bulges. There Is very heavy buy
ing for investment on breaks below
cents.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Cotton holds firm at Saturdays close,
Ga cents for good middling and cents
for the low grade. The future market
has huctuated a number of points but
very few changes are noted In local
spots.
Dry sailed rib bellies are up u cent
No other changes have occurred In staple
groceries.
Business is considerably livelier along
Morris avenue since the weather has mod
Grated. Comparatively no losses were ex-
perienced from frozen goods, but trade
was stagnant during the latter part of
the past week.
Eggs are up cents on the dozen since
last week, prices being "a to rs cents per
Dozen No changes have occurred In
poultry and game prices.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-31

Peoples Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany, as to my honesty for my contracts.
Fully three-fourths Of my patients havs
been treated by some ons else before call
ing on me to be cured. Why not come as
soon as afflicted You will save money,
distressing pain and valuable time: be-
sides, there IL satisfaction In Knowing
that the very best treatment Is being
give1 you by an honest. competent ply
sclan. I have treated private troubles
as a speciality in the city OF Birmingham.
Ala, since August 3, 1887. cure all man.
ner Of private diseases. l cure many pa4
tients by mail treatment. Write for prices
and terms.
| do not use large advertisements and,
false statements TO attract patients which
merit has failed to secure. II you fail to,
D. cured by such methods. give me call
and get we'll. 1
MY offices are the most private and
quiet in the city. tenth story Of the new
First National Bank building. corner of
second avenue and Twentieth street
Rooms 1906 and 1907. Take one of the fine-
ELEVATORS to tenth floor.
Office hours S:so a m to e;~ p NJ
Sunday. 10 q. m 10 II n
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obstruction, and the merchandise move
ment was said to be well maintained.
Foreign factors fell into the background
Money was again very easy, and the
prospects of large additional exports OF
gold caused no disturbance. Except FOR
the Harrimans and Vanderbilts, there
were not many stocks that recovered
to above Saturday and the closing was
steady and not far on the average from
Saturdays level.
Bonds continued to be we'll absorbed
both on the stock exchange and over
the country, but desirability of some or
the speculative issues made the move
ment irregular. Total sales, par value
$14750
United States bonds were all unchang-
ed on call.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, January 3O.-Turpentine, firm,
521s; receipts, 1856; sales 80; shipments.
$50 Rosin firm, receipts, 1890; sales. 3221 !;
shipments, 1900 Quote: A, b, G, $3.50; D.,
s2.65; E. SEQ; f, $2.75; G, $3.50; H. S12Ha;
I. $3.50; K. s4.o5; N. $40; w, G. $500; w,
w, 415
Charleston. January oo.-Turpentine and
rosin nothing doing.
Wilmington January 30.-Spirits tur-
pentine, nothing doing; receipts, q. Rosin
nothing doing; receipts 60 Tar firm, 80;
receipts, 81. Crude turpentine firm, $4,000
$40; receipts TO-
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Loveman 3 Co.'s Market Letter.

LoVen1an q Co.'S MARKET LettoF'
By H. & B. Beer.
New Orleans, La, January S0.-The re-
ported formation of a s50,0O0.000 pool In
the south, assisted by New York bank
ers caused a stampede In the bear camp
this morning and put shorts to route
market opening about Saturdays closing
level, advancing q points, shortly there
after by March selling at 500. There was
a good inquiry for spots In early morning,
buyers paying as much as Il up, but
market became quieter In afternoon when
a reaction in futures set In. The easier
feeling in contracts during tn last half
of the session was due to Washington
advising our exchange that the next GIN
ners report would be issued next Wed
nesday, which will be followed by the
final report on cotton ginner to January
IS at a later date. II is a matter OF rec
ord that Director North, of the census
department, stated before publishing OF
the last report that returns In hand were
insignificant, only the smaller counties
having reported. Therefore, is to be ex-
pected that the report of next Wednes-
day will be made up of returns from
the larger counties and that the state
ment will prove to be more bearish than
Its predecessor
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Coffee Market.

New York. January 9o.-Coffee, spot
Rio nominal, mild quiet.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to decline of
points. For time the market steadied
by a fair showing of the European mar
kets and advances In Brazilian markets.
But interior receipts for the day were
large and with the estimates for the i'm
mediate movement also full prices to-
ward the close weakened under lquida-
ton, and the market was finally net UNI
changed on January, but to is points
lower on later months. Sales 24,750 bags.
March 7.35@7.4O; May 7709775; June 1850
500; September s.10dS.2O; December $3.50
SO
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago Januady 30.-Cattle receipts d.
600; market 10Q15c higher; good to prime
steeds $550@6.25; poor medium SO. e0Q$5. 40;
stockers and feeders $2.4od$425; COWS
s1.25Gs435; heifers $2Qs500; Gamers $3.50
s.. co. bulls $2d$4.00; calves $2.75d725.
Hog receipts $1,000; &c lower; mixed and
butchers s460d$4771s; good to choice
heavy s4.70as4SO; rough heavy s4.55@s4. s.;
light s45O@s4.651s; bulk s4.6OGS475.
Sheep receipts 10000; sheep strong.
Lambs shade higher; good to choice weth-
ers ;5@$5.65; fair to choice mixed $4dS4.90;
native lambs $550dS.65.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, January 30.-Spot cotton
in fair request but holders are demanding
a fractional above board figures influ-
enced in a measure by the improvement
in Liverpool sales $780, including 52o to
arrive. Delivered on contracts 1300 bales
Quotations up 1-16. Futures opened hrm
and to points up. flood of buying
orders quickly sent prices up II to ~
points on the active months, the bull fea-
lures being the import movement In Liv-
erpool, and the influence of the pool form
ed by the Southern Cotton association for
the purpose of carrying 100000 bales cot
ton until March, 1906. During the after
noon realizing sales carried prices down
to within point or two of Saturdays
finals. The market closed quiet net I'M
changed to points higher.
New Orleans, January SO.-Cotton fu-
lures steady January nominal; Febru-
airy s.70d72 March 672d73; April 6.7Sa75;
May s.77a7s; June 6SOdS2; July 6.s6qS7;
August 6.92@94; September 697@9s.
New Orleans, January N-Cotton
steady, sales 1850 Ordinary 5h; good or
binary 9-16; low middllng bio; middling
1916; good middllng ~; mlddiing fair
75s; receipts 1900.
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Cotton Seed OIL,

New York, January 30.-Cotton seed oil
firm, prime yellow, AIz@25; petroleum
easy, re ned New York, s7.25; Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, s72O; do. in bulk.
1870. Rosin steady, strained common to
good, s2s7Ha. Turpentine steady, 55Ha@56.
Memphis, January @.-Cotton seed oil
car load lots, prime crude, II; prime sum
mer yellow. 20; choice cooking summer
yellow, 26ka@27 Cotton seed meal and
cake, prime, s19.25G1950.
New Orleans, January 30.-Cotton seed
oils quiet prime refined in barrels, 23Va
off refined in barrels. 22Ie; prime crude
loose II.
New Orleans, January 30.-Pitch, s225;
coal tar, $3.50; pine tar $40; rosin per
barrels of $50 pounds: A, b, C, s2.65; d.
s265; E. s2.75; F, $3.50; G, 1895; X, s4O5;
M, $3.50; N, s475; W. g. $500; W. w.
S415
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bonds.
Money on Call

New York. January 30.-Money on call
steady l M652 per cent. closing bid 1R;
offered at 2; time loans very easy; sixty
and ninety days per cent; six months 81.
Prime mercantile paper 31t@4h per cent;
sterling easier; closed hrmer with actual
business In bankers bills at 4s7,SO@4s7 80
for demand and at 4S550@4S555 for sixty
day bills; posted rates 4S6 and 4Ss1e; com
mercial bills 1851; bar silver 81; Mexican
dollars 471k: government bonds steady;
railroad bonds irregular.
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pound
Pearl Grits-Sz pounds. h.eo.
Feed STUFF.

Feed stuff.
Corrected daily by the Birmingham Grain
Company
Corn No. 2 mixer, or bushel sacks.
62kc.
Oats, No. mixed, 43c; No. white. 44c;
Wheat bran so or 100, S23.
Cotton seed feed meal S2l; prime $22. So
Purina food. s96.
Corn chops, s1.05.
Corn hearts, $23
Shorts, 100 pounds. s23. 5oQ24
Huls bales. 30c.
Hulls, sacks, SO 1-5c.
Hay. best timothy, SIG; good timothy,
SIS; Johnson grass, s11.5O.
Rock salt, Nc.
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Metal Market.

New York, January 30.-According to
London cables there was considerable
covering of tin by shorts. also some
American buying. with the result that
prices closed firm and higher at lbs. 1872
5s for spot and lbs. 100 lis Sd for futures.
Locally supplies available for immediate
delivery are said to be limited, and are
very firmly held. Spot 3Od30.50 Copper
without special feature locally. continuing
firm at 1880 for lake, 1537lzalo.50 for
and 15M15.25 for casting. Lon
don was a little higher with spot lbs. 81
It's Cd, and futures lbs. IS. London lead
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New York. January SO-Drygoods-Buy
ing has not increased rapidly ana YET
In certain quarters an Improvement Is
noted Prices remain unchanged in spite
of rumors to the contrary. Here ana
there slight changes have been recorded.
but as a rule the market is on the old
basis with sellers gnerally combating any
effort for a reduction.
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market also little higher; spot lbs. IL 15s.
Locally unchanged. Spelter unchanged
both in New York and London Iron
closed at OBS Cd In Glasgow and AIS 101kd
In Middlesboro. Locally firm but rather
No. foundry, northern 1870; No foun-
dry, southern and No foundry, southern
soft IT, 50631S.OO
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Chicago January 9o.-Improved demand
for flour in the northwest was the chief
reason for strong wheat market here
today At the close May wheat was up
%@7sc; corn was off MqAc; oats are al
most unchanged, and provisions made
gain of 21a@10c.
The leading futures ranged as folio ):
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,v.rrool COTTON Market.

Liverpool, January S0.-Cotton, spot in
fair demand; prices 2 points higher. Am
erican middling fair, 4.19 good middling,
3.s9; middling 81; low middling, $50;
good ordinary, 3.51; ordinary, $50. Inc
sales Of the day were lo'ooo pales' Oh
which 10000 were for speculation ana ex-
mort and included $3.50 American. Re-
CENTS, $4,000 bales, including $500 Amer
lean. Futures opened steady and closed
steady: American middlng, go.c.: Janu-
airy. 3.eS; January February, S.6S; Febru-
ary-March, $3.50: March-April, S.74; April
May, rs; May-June, ISL; June-July, 5s4;
July-August, 1856; August-september, 3.SS;