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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
WALL STREET REVIEW
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT CAUSE
 OF SURPRISE,
Contraction of Loans Reported, and All Previous Estimates of Its Character Were COnfOunded.

New York. April 1.-The weekly
 bank statement today confounded all previous estimates as to its character. Notwithstanding the weeks enormous
 contraction in loans or upwards of s1o,000,oo0. The only explanation can be, that the outstanding bank credits have been withdrawn to the extent of meeting trust companies
 and through other sources. There is no room to doubt that the volume of credits as whole has been substan- tially expanded during the week. The reduced in the showing of the bank statement to about sS00,000.s The net result Is an improvement on the mar gin of the surplus to the extent of The appearance of the statement had an encouraging effect on the demand for stocks but the days notable move ments were confined to the list of the professional expectation of the trading element that the movement to be looked for is to be in this class of stocks.
 The days operations were almost wholly in professional hands, but were indicative of a confident feeling that next week will see revival of such
 speculative demand and quick re-
 ing opinion on this point was by no means agreed, in spite of the nominal
 strength of the bank statement Ad- dttions are constantly made to the list of new bond issues which will add to the requirements of the money market and the extent of the exterior demand for money Is an unsolved problem
 The reviews of mercantile agencies
 point to highly prosperous conditions
 in all lines and these were a factor
 in the days cheerful sentiment But
 the activity thus indicated promises a
 continued wide demand for funis in all lines of business.
 The market closed barely steady and
 below the best. Total sales of bonds
 par value $2,170,0o0.
 NEW YORK sTNrux rxzr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

Lamar Lghtner, a 14-year-old ne- gro boy, was arrested at o'clock yes- terday morning by Patrolmen Pender- grass and Murrell, on a warrant sworn out by Robert Robinson. charging as- sault to murder.
 He is employed as an office boy at the State Capitol. Saturday he had a difficulty with Robinson, in which he used a knife with telling effect on the throat of the affiant.
 Robinson is in a serious condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Smallest Dictionary.

The University of California has re- ceived what it thinks is the smallest dictionary in the world. The book is 8 French English dictionary, one and one eighth inches long by three-fourths of an inch wide. It was printed first iE large type and ths-si reduced to its present size contains about 1tO WordH' the book containing es0 pagess
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
TNTERIOR MOVENIENT.

Hcuston--Steady, 1l-1ec; net receipts, &ess; gross. s.ss6; shipments. s,oo7; salea- &e3; stock. 6s,73S.
 Augustas--Quiet, 13-16c; net receipts. 1.5s2; gross 1.577: shipments. l.674; sales. Fe8: stock, 53, 381.
 Memphis-Steaiy, 7%c; net receipts, L. xle; gross. 2,0s0; shipments 2,5sl; saleA 7.aoo; stock. ss,4 ' St. Louis-Quiet. 7Mc: net receipts. 800; Sross, 2,5ss; shipments. 2,293; sales, Fl; stock 46,S72.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts t1o; gross A1oI shipments, sse; sales. 200i stock, 7.7sS.
 Louisviile-Firm, 7&o.
 Total today: Net receipts. 12,sT7t gross. 1s,se2; shipments. 11.744: sales. z,5o2; stocks Hgk 2b2,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

the Navy Morton has been forced to abandon his trip South and West with the President upon urgent advice of an ear specialist, whom he consulted today. For more than a year the sec retary has suffered from trouble in one of his ears, and this during his recent trip. became acute. The specialist thinks that with immediate treatment the malady can be removed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON FUTURES. Liverpool. April 1.-Cotton futures opened aey American middlinR. RNo, 0
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, April 1.-Spot cotton dullI sales. $50 bales, including 50 to arrive. Quo tations unchanged
 Futures were very dull and the market featureless. The transactions consisted mainly of evening up weekend operations. On the first call prices were 3@4 points be- low yesterdays closing. Later in the day there was recovery of 243 points. The market closed dull, net points down to up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York. April 1.-In dry goods the week ends with comparatively little activ- ity and yet agents are permeated with the idea of firmness and little desire to op- crate except at full market prices. Jobbers are less active, but believe fin a continuance of fair business long retail operations show improvement. The weather Js ex- pected to play very important part in this connection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
IIyERPooL COTTON srATIsrICs,
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES. Savannah. April 1.-Turpentine firm, COG; receipts. 114; sales, 40.
 Rosin firm; receipts. 251; saleS 24s Quote: A. B. c. S2.S5; D. 30; F, SS. .OO; e. S3.07h; H, $3.s0; I. &3.60: R S4.05: N. s4.5O; N. s4.75; W G. s5.OO W w, $6. l5.
 CharIeston--Turpentine and rosin nothing Wilmington Spirits Gurpentine nothing Roing: receipts. 21.
 Rosin firm. $2,s0 bid: receipts, 122. Tar firm. s1 .7U: receipts. 40. Crude turpentine firm. 32,sO and s3.7o; receipts- 70
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. April 1.-Increased ship ments from Australia and continued caused a fresh decline here today in the price of wheat At the close wheat for July delivery was down 3-4. Corn was off 1-4@3-s. Oats showed/ 1-4o changed. Under general selling pres sure the wheat market was weak throughout the entire session. Initial quotations on July were 1-4c to 3-Sc July and the offerings were taken by ST S-4Q7-8 July rallied to SS 1-4 on covering by shorts. The firmness. cal crop export report which exercised a little bearlsh effect yesterday seemed to have acquired greater significance over night and appeared today an eff movement. The weather throughout the country was again extremely ia. vorable for the rapid advancement of the new crop. Reports of bright pros- vest formed the underlying basis of a decidedly weak situation that devel- oped as trading progressed. Prices here Vere also affected by weakness of dropped to s7 1-4 some recovery, took place on a fair demand from shorts. The close, however, was weak with July at s7 5-S. May sold between 1.1 e. 1.13 3-8. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 69,sO0. Primary receipts were 312.700 bushels, compared with 643, 900 bushels a year ago.
 - Weakness of wheat had a bearfsh eff feet on the corn market. Large clear ances, however, nearly offset this in- huence. The volume of trading was very small. Shorts were the principal purchasers. May opened shade low CT to a shade higher at 47 IA to 47 3-S, sold between 46 o-S@34 and 47 5-S and closed at AZ. Local receipts were PIP cars, with one contract.
 Smaller receipts gave some frmness to the oats market. Trading. however. was extremely quiet. May opened un- changed to 1-8c higher at 29 3-8 to 29 1-2, sold up to 29 3-4@78 and closed at 29 5-S. Local receipts. 10S cars. A firm undertone was manifest ed in provisions in sympathy with higher prices for live hogs. Trading was featureless, the volume of business very small. At the close May pork was up a shade at 12.72 1-2; lard was unchanged at TIP 1-2@7.16, and ribs were a shade higher at 6.97 1-2@70O.
 Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, 31 cars; corn, 465; oats. 146; hogs, 35.000 head.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
NEw ORLEANS SPOT CoTTON.

New Orleans. April 1.-Cotton quiet; sales 6.55o Ordinary. 1-1sc; good ordinary. skc: low middling. 7c; middling, 7hc: good middling, 7hc; mijdling fair, s 5-16e. Receipts. 3,321: stock. 22o.065
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
TOTAL, COTTON MOVEMENT.

Tota to-day. at all ports. net 15.1o7: ship snents to Great Britain. 1000; to France, L8ss; to continent 4S.232: stock. oo2.il
 Consolidated, at all ports. net 16, 16I; ; xhfpnentA to Great Britain, 1000; to France, i,ssB; to continent, 4s.2s2.
 Total since Sept 1. at all ports. net T. Rk0 e44; shipments, to Great Britain. 2.s00.- &e0; to France. s57,s7s; to continent, 2s53.- Ikl; to Japan. 62.a55: to Mexico. s1.l70.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Sargent n Memher.

Paris, April 1.-The Academic des Beaux Arts has elected John Singer Sargent to membership In place of the late Adolf von Menzel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
RrIcIIaxern Strike.

Cleveland, O., April 1.-Between three and five hundred bricklayers went on strike today to enforce their demand for higher wsgss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
DAILY COTTON MARKET. Port Movement.

z oatveston--Quiet. 11-lec; net receipts N.4sS; gross. 4,435; sales. goo; stock Lss, 3sl; shipments. to continent lo.l6s coast swfse. l,272. \ New orleans-Qufet, 7hc; net receipts Aa2I; gross a,s21; sales. $50; stock. zzo' Dss; shipments. to Great Britain, 7'ooo; to sentiment, 27.453; coastwise. 2.s1o. z Nobile--Easy, 11-16c; net receipts, pos !kross. B54I sales. 16o; stock, sl'b2li snip Inents, coastwise, 500. sayannah-Quist, 7&c; net receipts, E. 1e7; gross, s.lS7; sales. 100; stock, 4o.41s Shipments, to France. 1.ss5; to continent K.6l1: coastwise, 1.462. 2 Charleston-Steady. 7xc: net receipts,
 B15; gross, S46; stock. 1908.
 Wflmington Net receipts. 2ss; gross. 4ss; sales. es; stock, SSH; shipments eoastwise. 5s1
 z Norfoik-Steady. 7Ac; net receipts
 rxs: gross. 1,94s; sales. 21s: stock, 35,s3l; &iafuments, coastwise. 912.
 Baitimore-Nominal, Sc; stock, 4,bbI New York-Dull. s.1sc; gross receipts a12; stock. 73.SsS. z Boston-tauiet, s.15c: net receipts. bs7; xross. 1,b3S.
 PhiIadelphia-ouiet. s.4oo; stock, s7s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

he said, as 1t offers the only hope of a more general use of cotton clothing and the more clothing of the kind which is used the greater the demand to the farmers and business interests Of the South. ."-Exchange.
 A communication from a New York correspondent, dated March IS, and | published in the current number of the Textile Excelsior, reads:
 Cotton brokers are deeply interested in the reported formation of a trust among the producers of the South Car | olina Sea Island cotton which insures | an absolute monopoly to Sea Island cotton growers and the limitation of | the production of the long staple to the Sea Island lands by prohibiting the sale of seed to any of the cotton plant CTS of the mainland.
 "The Sea Island planters, 1t is said, came to the conclusion that the raising of the long staple by the mainland planters. principally in Georgia and ure for the present stagnation in the | industry. and have banded themselves | together in an informal but effective
 manner to protect their interests.
 This new trust is said to be one that cannot be reached by ordinary legal l processes because 1t is not incorpor- ated and has neither name nor capi- talization. although it can, by refus- | ing to sell seed maintain complete con- trol of the industry. They claim that seed raised on mainland deteriorates and must be renewed at short intervals from the parent stock.
 There are In the United States at the present time about 110 establishments devoted exclusively to the manufacture of shoddy in some form. The capital invested in these establishments is about $5,500,000, giving employment to nearly 2,5O0 people, and the value of their products is estimated at $7,5O0.- | 900, According to the value of their products, Ohio stands first. Pennsyl- vania second and Massachusetts third The latter, however, uses more shoddy in its manufacture than any other State. and most of the consumption Is in the neighborhood of Worcester The total consumption of shoddy in all mills of the United States Is not far from S0,0o0,0o0 pounds, which places this country next to England in the amount of such material used. The consump- | tion in England Is not far from 15O,- | 000,0 900 pounds, most of which is con- sumed by mills in the neighborhood of Bailey, which Is in the center of the Yorkshire wooden industry. The con- sumption of clean wool in the woolen mills of the United States, including those engaged in the manufacture of knit goods. Is about 50.O0O. 900 pounds, which goes to show that about one third of the wool material, in which shoddy must be classed. consists of shoddy. Were 1t not for shoddy, there would not be enough pure wool to be had to operate the mills. and. in fact, there is not enough of these two ma terials together to keep the woolen machinery in operation, which re- quires. in addition. an immense quan- tity of cotton, 2oO.0oO.00o pounds of which is consumed in the knit goods mills alope. making the Knit goods inc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
MARKET FOR FUTURES
orENING LOWER IN RESPONSE TO WEAK CABLES.
Good weather and Realizing by Recent
 Huyers Had Effect on Situa- tion--Onerings Covered rA hy shorts.

< New York. April 1.-Cotton opened 0asy at decline of 206 points m sand realizing by recent buyers for over the weekend Offerings were absorpeo by covering of shorts, who had solo on xhe htgh points of last week and little snupport from Wall Street bulls. hun orders were so well divided that prices nuctuated within range or
 risl Htendency. After the first few snjnutes the market was very quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
Spencer Trask & Co.
 BANNERS.
 INVESTMENT CIRCULAR / MAILED UPON REQUE0T. Commission Orderr Execnfsd Upon The New York Stock Exchange. William & Pine Sts., New York. Branch OHies. Aihany, N. Y.

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 do 1st Inc. ...... s... =. asA Missouri. Kansas & Texas As ....l0l < National R. R. of Mexico consol Is Sl 14 New York Central general SIS ..l0o New Jersey Central general 5s .lse Northern Pacific Is .~.. ..iVo n Norfolk 6 Western consoi 4s .... .1os Oregon Short Line rfdg. Is ,... 91% Pennsylvania conv. 3hs .... ....loSh Reading general 4s ..102 St. Louis & San Francisco fig. 4s coco. s0h St. Louis Southwestern consol 4s 83 Seaboard Air Line 4s .... .... 91 Southern Pacific 4s so Y Southern Railway 6s .... ..!iSN Texas & Pacific 1sts .... .... ..l23A Toledo, St. Louis & Western 4s se union Pac'tlc IS .... '.s. '...tvoN
 do cony. 4s ...l93A United States Steel End 5s 90 ts Wabash lsts .'.! ..llsn
 do Deb B ...... eS Western Maryland Is s3A Wheeling Lake Erie 4s .... .... 92b Wisconsin Central %s SS%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

Morton Abandons Trip. Washington. April 1.--secretarv of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

ble in starting this movement. and get ting we'll under way. The agitation of wearing cottonade should be pressed, he said, as it offers the only hope of a more general use of cotton clothing and the more clothing of the kind which is used the greater the demand for the staple and larger the benefits to the farmers and business interests Of the South. h.'-Exchange.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

The number of cotton looms in France manufacturing both bleached and coIored goods, is estimated /at about 1O6, ,OO0, of which Normandy has 1000. Vosges 56,OOO. and the region of the Rhone 15.oO0. Previous to the tariff of 1892 the number of looms in France was barely 75,00O. The coun- trv has some 6,15OOOO spindles, of which Normandy, Nord and Vosges possess 1,75o,OoO, 2,2O0,O0O and 2.10O.OOO respectively. the whole consuming about 165 .OOO tons of American cotton. 23.0oO tons of Egyptian cotton, and 17,00O tons of Indian cotton annually.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
CINCINNATI PROVISIONS.

Cincinnati April Flour easy. Wheat steady. Provisions quiet, Whiskey active, $1. 23. Eggs steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

Flour-Easy.
 Wheat-No : spring. s1.oS91.1s: No. g., t1 1.oO@1.1O No. red, $1.12A @1.14A. Corn-No. 3. 46&c; No. yellow. 47hc oats-No. 2. 2s%c; No. white, S2hc; No. white. 29% QS1hc
 Mess pork, per bbl.. $12 .65912.7o. Lard. per 100 lbs, S7.S71a .00. Short ribs sides. loose. $6. ST 1s Go7. %. Short clear sides. boxed, SC 75 STA. WhiSkey, basis of high wineS $1.23.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
TREASURY BALANCEs
AnsnuIt with A Knife. .

Washington. April 1.-Treasury balances. t141,s2l,824; gold, S7122l,6S1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

dustry almost practically a cotton in- dustry. which was not the case twen- ty years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03

NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-22
LIVE CATTLE WORTH MONEY.
Big Advance in Prices of Steers, COWS
and Grassers in Fort Worth.

A dispatch from Fort Worth. Texas.
dated April 10 says: The following
figures show the big advance IN i've
cattle on the Fort Worth market
Choice steers are now selling from
s475 to s.. 10 on this market, whereas
two months ago they sold from $3.50 to
S.. A year ago top steers brought from
50. 40 to a 10. This is equivalent to an
advance of 81 80 over last years prices,
and 81 advance over prices two months
ago. In the market value OF bulk steer
sales, the advance has been from $l.1O
to 81. 25 per hundredweight in the last
two months, and so cents to $l.10 over
prices prevailing a year ago.
The advance on butcher lows has not
been SO much proportionately. Best
cows are selling so to rs cents higher
than they did in February, and bulk
sales of cows are steady to 20 cents
higher. ssls-
The prices on grassers are at least gu
cents higher for the best grades than
ever before paid on this market fpr the
past year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-22
Kendall-CampbelI Bout at Frjs,o

Zeb Kendall and Jim Campbell. ho,h
Of Tonopah, had a fist fight in Ken.
dall's room in the Palace Hotel in "a,
Francisco last Monday. Kendall -.
Gently won and lost two big stakes a,
roulette in Tonopah, and he was after.
wards told Campbell had not acted ii,
friend in the game. He decided so
have an accounting. and invited Camp
bell to his room TO tell him what he
thought about him. The latter denied
the accusation that he played him false
and slapped Kendall's face. A rough
and-tumble followed but the fighter
were separated by II. Hofer of Carso'
before there were any serious result
1t is claimed that Kendall's losses wer
the result of a plot of certain gamble
in Tonopah.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-22
DEATH OF HIRAM CHASE.
Remarkable Career of Elk0 Man Who
Burned of His Hands.

Hiram Chase, one Of Elko's oldest
citizens and business men, died last
Saturday from Inflammation of the
stomach, which attacked him about 10
DAYS before his death. He was born
near Buffalo, New York, about IS years
ago. He came to California in lS49 and
resided in EIko since 1869. He first
worked as a wood chopper for the rail-
road company. He was engaged in
this work until Dec. 10. 1872. when he
met with an experience that changed
the whole course of his life.
According to reports. Mr.. Chase at
that time was a very d~issipated man.
In one of his periodical sprees. he imag-
ined that some one told him to burn of
his hands and this he did. He put his
hands into the fire and held them there
as long as he could then dipped them
into grease and poked them into the
fire again. This he continued to do
until his fingers and a portion of his
hands were burned off. After mutilat-
ing himself in such a horrible manner,
Mr.. Chase went to jerome Boozarth's
| and asked the latter to kill him. Mr..
Boozarth took him to the County Hospi-
tai and there DIR. Mugs amputated his
arms below the elbows.
After leaving the hospital Mr.. Chase
----loxl .-;tk m faxr AOl1ar1 ha had
saved, a small stock of candy, nuts,
cigars aud tobacco and with a dry goods
box on the sidewalk for a store he be-
gan a business career, that. says he
Elko Independent. has never been
equaled in this or any other State. He
soon won the confidence and respect Of
the children and received almost their
entire patronage. He was also patron.
lied by the older people Of the town
aud his dry goods box was soon too
small to hold his stock and he rented a
store near the one he occupied for
many years. From this small Begin
ming, Mr.. Chase built mp a prosperous
business and accumulated an estate
worth in the neighborhood of $40. 900
Considering the adverse circumstances
under which he started, it is evident
that nothing but a determination to
overcome every obstacle. coupled with
strict integrity, made his success pos
sible.
The funeral took place Tuesday,
and as a token of respect the schools
were closed during the afternoon and
nearly all the business houses were
closed during the funeral.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-22
THE sUTRo TUNNEL LR,S,'

A big deal between leading i,,.-
which it is expected will greatlv =.
the deep mining work under vs.
projected in the Comstock loa.
closed in San Francisco-ea AM,
An agreement has sbeen made be,v.a
the Comstock Pumping Assoc;,s~
composed of every mining compsn,~
the lode, about 30 corporations II n
and the Comstock Tunnel Gonna
owning the Sutro Tunnel, by which !"
Pumping Association will at once tai.
charge of the work of putting !.
tunnel and its north and south la,,-,
branches in complete repair aud so,,.
ing them with proper drain pipes !.
take the water discharged from a.
lower levels of the mines. This av,..
ment is to remain in force for A..
wears.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-22
southern Pacific May be Forced to Buy

II is reported that work on the South
ern Pacific cutoff has been suspended,
and according to late rumors it is
doubted that the Hazen cutoff will be
built. ID. o. Mills of New York, the
balance of power in the Virginia q
Truckee, is said to have notified the
Southern Pacific that if the Hazen
cutoff is built, he will extend his road
down to Stockton, Cal, where it will
connect with the Santa Fe system. If
this was carried out the Southern Paci-
fc would have a strong rival in Nevada,
and it looks as if the V. & 7. will com
pei the Southern Pacific to buy, or ac-
cept the other situation.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-22
v PRESS COMMENT.

Reno and Carson Editors stu At Ii.
The editor Of the Carson Appeal says
tn at he nearly broke his teeth on a gold
nugget while eating eggs in a Reno
resraurant, and assumes that the nugget
was swallowed by the hen who laid the
egg. He does not mention returning
the nugget to the restaurant owner, and
from what we know of Sam Davis are
inclined to suspect he has it yet. Such
an incident could not occur in a Carson
restaur ant, where strangers are
weighed before and after they eat. and
charged in gold for any increase in
weight.-Reno Journal.