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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22

Many persons went to the registra- tion booth at 43 Commerce Street to register, but postponed the action until some future time on account of the large crowd of voters which kept the registrars, Charles D. Faber and J. M Rti@y busy all day.
 The following petition was received by the registrars and was granted:
 We, the undersigned candidates for Mayor, Alderman-at-Large and Ward Aldermen, respectfully request that you keep open the registration books on Saturday, March 25, Wednesday March 29, and Saturday, April l, until o'clock D. m. to give opportunity for registration to those voters whose daily avocation would prevent them from coming to the city registration booth from a. m. to p. m."
 The petition was signed by all of the candidates who had had opportunity to affix their signatures to the paper.
 Friends of candidates and those gen. tlemen themselves were thick around the registration booth throughout the day and campaign cards were much in evidence.
 From the present outlook, the inter- est in the forthcoming city election is strong and the registration of vot- CTS will probably be larger than in former years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
WALL STREET REVIEW
SARRowI9S s.EcULAIIyE LIMIT Is
volu1ne ef Dealinep Largely Curtailed, With the Mssements of Prices
 Sluggish cad Very Un-

New York. March a. - The narrowing limit of the speculation was fact clearly market and 1t is generally believed that the money outlook is the factor for restriction Not only is the volume of dealings largely curtailed but the movement of prices was sluggish' and uncertain.
 The hope that yesterdays late and strong movement did not last longer than the first hour today. Profit taking was freely In evi- dence and there was no substantial demand prices. There was . resumption of strength at some points during the rest of the day. t m sas s'; the same degree as similar movements in stocks of the first class.
 expressed doubts of the maintenance of the dividend, justified as the market closed ny the announeement of a reduction. sugar refinery. In the Chicago UnioA Traction stocks tba obvious trouble was the action against it's franchises by the Chicago city
 In the railroad department. while the in- terest was small and the movements most Sa.sG n of Ths ass vania was taking over Atehison with the dend on that stock There were vague in- t.mstions of an immediate dividend to be Ohio .so s.. eon nected with dividend rumors. These ru- mors proved to be not very impressive in face of the modest dimensions of the re. sulttng movements in the stocks affected
 The easier tone of the call money market was attributed to the passing of the effects of the Governments withdrawals of de- posits from the banks last week. It was said also that some large holders of Sc curities were transferring their stocks large scale to London with a view to taking advantage of the lower money rates over there to hold their securities in that mar ket The effect would be to relieve the local money market of that much demand and 1t is thought to confuse somewhat the estimates of the demand for our securities for foreign account.
 Time money was appreciably firmer and interest rates in that department were lifted a fraction. Sterling exchange in response continued weak. The belief was strength. ened that money rates will shortly harden and speculative ardor was coolel according fy.
 Something Twas made of professed fears of foreign complications growing out of Venezuelan affairs. but the growing weak ness of the market was more generally at- tributed to disappointment over the scanty demand for stocks. The closing was weak and at the lowest of the day.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales. par value. $3.s35,000 United States bonds were all unchanged on call
 NEW YORK STOCK LIFT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
cHICA0o CHAIN AND PRoyIsIoNs;

CHICAGO CHAIN AND PROVISIONS.
 Chicago, March 21.-Higher prices at Iiv- soutSwest impsrtsd % % strength % to the whes. E. N:y dsliy.ry VI: up ss. July is ,,. aD devn SS sS. and I'd psT provisicns show . loss ssnt;1n.st sM @ass in ,n. vn.., market wa. bull i.h throuEhout. A. the start May was un- s:;s E 5 ;.5s;s: the opening firmness. The May option was h the chief attraction early % in the day; tuv.1 A Owing to small offerings the price made rapid advance. selling up. to 1.ls* withi. stimulated trading in July and the price. of then weakened somswhss on g,ofit taking .It,ng however. s was soon @ H overcome % by bullish news from the Northwest. Advice from Mime. sd%s basns for sxpor Rscepss n northwest were smaller than either last week or year ago. While the general re- weather was excellent for the growth of the new crop, a report from Kansas stated that the conditions in the western par. par. of of the last two weeks. The market closed firm with May at 1.15k. July closed at sz1
 Large primary receipts and prospects of improved weather conditions had depress- ing effect upon the corn market. At the outset there was free selling of May by commission houses. On the resulting de- cline, shorts covered moderately, causing . rally The market closed rather weak with prices near the lowest point of the day. May opened unchanged to a shade lower at 4sh @4sA, sold between 4S% and 4sS and closed at 4SH.
 Clear weather and an inrcease of 1.000.- 900 bushels in local elevator stocks last ket, resulting in considerable weakness. May opened Ac lower at 31 N. sold between 3fk and 31% and closed at SIX @31%.
 Provisions were weakened by profit taking in pork. The market lacked support from packers. Higher prices for live hogs had a slightly buiiish effect early in the day. but prices soon eased off moderate offerings. At the close May pork was off 12h Q 15c at IF. 85. Lard was down 5c at 7.12h. Ribs were 7hc lower at 6.90@6. .92h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
CIemency for ArrowOoA.

Washington, March 21.-President Roosevelt now has under consideration the case of Midshipman Arrowood of Burlington, N. C., who recently was convicted by coutmartial of desertion from the navy and sentenced to dis missal in disgrace. It is understood to be the Presidents intention to mitigate the sentence so far as to order Arro- woods dismissal from the service for absence without leave, which will re- lieve him of the disgrace penalty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Houorinr American Navy.

Havana, March 21-President Palma and all the members of his cabinet to-
 day visited the United States warships at present in the harbor of Havana l..
 They were received with honors on board the flagship Olympia and also aboard the battleship Missouri.
 Several hundred leading Cubans
 and Americans tonight attended re- ception at the residence of Minister Squiers, in honor of the visiting ofi- cers, a majority of whom were pres- ent. The occasion was a brilliant one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Spencer Trask & Co.
 6ANK6RS
 InvGoTMGMT CIRCULAR MAILED UPON REQUEoT. /Commissios Ondssr Rxecsfsf UIpon The New York Stock Rxcha1ys. William G Pine Sts., New York. Bsaneh Offlos. Aihasy, N. Y.

tion of the company's street car sys- tenn. pending determination of the re- spective rights of the company and city in the courts.
 The case. it is stated. will certainly go to the Supreme Court of the United States. A final decision in the litiga- tion Is not expected within two years. Meantime the company has a virtual franchise through the very measure which ostensibly is a forfeiture.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Measure Favors Companx.

Chicago. March 21.-Careful analysis today of the ordinance depriving the City Railway Company of any fran chise rights to the streets of Chicago appears to show that the company's position instead of being damaged is substantially improved. The ordinance contains a clause that the executive of fcers of the municipality are to take no steps to interfere with the opera
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
NEyV ORIEANs COTTON.

quiet an Jeasy. Sales, 4.5Oo bales including s.i5o to arrive and 200 i. O. b. Quotations reduced 1-16c.
 Futures were very dull. At the first call prices ranged from to points lower than yesterdays finals. The trend was decided iy downward. influenced by the conditions in New York Estimated receipts tomorrow for New Orleans 12.o00. Houston 5000 and Galveston 5000. In the trading March opened at 757 and declined to 7.52; May opened at 7sS and closed at 7.65. The market closed quiet within a point of the bottom. Net losses were March 10 points and other positions 12@1S points
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
LOvEMAN < CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

(By PrIvate Wire from ai & B. Beer.)
 New Orleans, March 2I.-Market experi- enced something of decline today, Liver pool having been disappointing. futures there closing unchanged. when advance of about to points was looked for and although spots there were quoted points up. falling off was noted, sales only 5000 bales; middling. ASA
 Scattered showers were reported from Texas and from other sections of the central and eastern portions of the cotton reglon. but no excessive rains were recorded. which was quite an improvement on yesterdays
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
RECORDED 67l VOTERS CITY REGISTRARS WENT THROUGH
 A BUSY DAY. Petition of the Candidates That Booth Be Kept Open Three Nights
 Untu 6 O'clock Was
 Granted.

At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon when the city registrars closed their books and quit work, 671 voters had signifieo shtir intention of taking part in the coming municipal campaign.
 The rush of voters to register yes- terday was almost as great as that of the first day, 326 being the number registered yesterday as against 345 registered on the day of opening the books.
 The registration by wards yesterday and Monday in the order given was as follows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
HAYWARD, WICK & CLARK's COTTON
 LETTER.

lby Dlfect frlVate wire 10 virgin & Faunce.
 Managers: Phone 73s)
 New Orleans, March 21.--In the cotton market this morning the bears seemed to them restless and rather inclined to resent the boast of the bull crowd that the market was in control of the longs.
 Without a glance at rather a bad weather map and still worse forecast for tonight and tomorrow. the bears commenced to prices when the final ginners' report of this season is issued. Although the ginners' report. report VII not be given out until next next 1t would confirm the highest crop estimates caused weak longs considerable uneasiness. which was intensified when they found the demand for spots conspicuous by It's absence
 Liquidation by these weak longs was the chief feature in favor of lower prices in the earlier hours. and late in the morning re- ports from New York were to the effect that some of the bulls who have been believing ioudest lately were in the ranks of the
 The market closed steady with prices low CT than the closing of yesterday by and New York came in steady at decline of and points. The trading up to o'clock was spiritless during greater part of the time, although the ring did a little yelling once or twice on the receipt of telegrams from New York telling of side stepping by the bulls there. At the lowest point in the trading up to o'clock the active positions were II and 12 points lower than the closing
 The weather map showed considerable ram over the cotton belt and the forecast prom ised more. A majority of reports from the country said that farm work was from ten days to three weeks later than last year. and even about ten days later than the av- craze season. In some sections preparations for planting cotton said to be one month behind. In the Red River valley according to press dispatches planters have not been months and owing to their inability to plant corn. the corn crop may be replaced by cot ton.
 The market was quiet end easy from the opening. Offerings were fairly liberal but the demand was slack. Up to o'clock about 1,500 bales had been sold on the spot and prices were said to be 1-l6c lower than yesterday. Offerings of f. O. b. cotton were called limited. but during the morning one or two rather extensive lines were heard of for sale. About 1000 bales of f. O. b. cotton were traded in during the morning session,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
a Indicates rise. b Indicates fall.
River Forecast.

(Ftr next TWO udYs.1
 The Coosa and Aabama will continue to rise steadily during the next two days, the rise continuing longer in the Alabama, at taining moderately high stages. not exceed ing 2f feet at Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.

New Orleans. March 21. Cotton quiet; sales. 4.500. Ordinary. 3-1e; good ordin- ary, eM; low middling. 7k; middling, 7Ss; good middlinR, 8: middling fair S7-16. Re- ceipts s.963; stock. 256,150.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
NAVAL STORES,

Savannah, March 21 Turpentine firm, 53: receipts, 12O; sales S5; shipments, 44s Rosin firm; receipts s32; sales. 1.O53; shipments. 1,260. Quote: A. B, c, 2.77Ia; D. 2.s2h; E. 2.s7h; F. 2.92h; c, 3.o6; H, 3 80: I. 3. 80: K. 4.O5; M. 4.50: N. AIS: W q. 5. %: W W. 5.15 doing.
 wilmington-spirits. turpentine firm. 52: receipts, 5.
 Resin nothing doing: receipts. 6.
 Tar firm, 1 TO; receipts. 252.
 Crude turpentine firm. 2 30 and 3.7o: re- ceipts. 8.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22

returns. and while forecasts for tonight and tomorrow is for further showers in the west. of Sunday has cleared up the atmosphere considerably, making 1t possible for rains in the near future to be of local char acter.
 Private advices from Liverpool reported a poor spot demand. bulls liquidating, there being no disposition to follow the advance Close Observation revealed the same condi. tions in American markets. more disposi- tion to sell and slack export demand. The lower than yesterdays closing. May 7.si. against 7.64. afterwards selling at 7.62. sas Post sesDts tss year 16. 742 pointing to a weeks insight Of about 220.000. compared with 103.020 corrs- spending week one year ago.
 With a continuance of this ratio of ar rivals we will have more cotton marketed by end of April than was ever marketed be- fore during entire season, possibly Ill., 3oo.oo0 bales, and four months to spare with which to add to same. The amount of cot. of next month will be about what the world will take, and the surplus to be marketed thereafter will have to be taken care of ir- might be and what may develop in the way of weather conditions.
 The market having ruled so steady during past three months, returns from the crop have been far more profitable than any one looked for. As regards the acreage, the de- was originally proposed and the growing season is just as likely to be a good as pad one. Mays closed about lowest or the
 Spots quiet and 1-1sc down; sales, a,3oo: to arrive. 2.15o; middling. 7hc.
 c. E. PIERCE CO.'S COTTON LETTER.
 lBy Private Wire from Gilbert & ClayO
 New Orleans. March 21.-Advices from Liverpool indicated that the market was trivial and inactive. For the future inn portance is as0ribed to the power and deter imitation of the South to hold and the pos sibility of unfavorabie crop accounts. Nat withstanding these views importers were selling, bulls liquidatng long interests and the spot demand is stated poor. The close on options was unchanged from yes- higher.
 The indifference of the Liverpool market imbued traders here with similar sentiments which were reflected in the lower opening prices and the market acted heavy through out the day. Spot business locally Is quiet with increasing offerings and buyers having less difficulty in obtaining interior supplies. ing the amount of cotton ginned to March 25th is promised for the 2sth. but like oth- CT recent statistics on the promised crop, will probably have little effect values unless some very figures & sso are ds having been reported ginned in former re- ports. variation of one two hundred thousand, the quantity expected in the sensational interest. As advised in a recent letter, when the spot demand was quite agitated, 1t was more likely to subside than be augmented and the large movement would tend to cause depression. This ap- as the excellent mill business continues we do not look for more than a moderate de- cline Spot buyers will again become eager on lower prices which would also tend to conditions will continue to prevail for the immediate future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
TNTERTOR MOyEMENT.

Houston-steady, Ike: net receipts, B. ss7; gross ss37; shipments. 5.534; sales. 120; stock, 66,100.
 Augusta Quiet and steady; mrddlins. shipments. l.7ss; sales. 1,oso: stock. s2,s5s. Memphia--Steady. 7Ac: net receipts. D. oi0; grose. t.2s5; shipments. 4.o60; sales. St. Louis--Steady, 7%c: gross receipts. g. sos; shipments. 2,7s5: stockss 45.567.
 cincinnati-Net receipts, 1s7; gross, 1sf; shipments, 4i2; stock, GAS.
 Louisville--Firm. Sc
 Total today: Net receipts, 12,421; gross. 17.2i4; shipments. 1A.523; eales. 2,410: stock, 273,53e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
ST. LOUIS PROVISIONS.

St. Louis. March 21.-Flour unchanged Whiskey steady.
 Pork lower; Jobbing. 12 50.
 Lard lower: prime steam, 6.57h. Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts. 7.12h; clear ribs. .o0; short clear, 7.25.
 Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts and clear ribs 7.62h; short clear. 7.S7la.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
MARKET FOR FUTURES
pxrcrs LOST THE GAIN or YESTERDAY s- UNDER LIQUIDATION.
xradfng. which Was Less Active, Appeared 10 Be Local in Character-Ciose
 at . Small Net Decline.

New York, March 21.-The cotton market ruled easier with prices just about losing Yesterdays gain under liquidation and pear Ing weather in the South and reports of a less active spot demand. Trading was less active than yesterday and seemed to pc chiefly local in character.
 The opening was steady at a decline or sos points. or just about as due on the eables- There, was good buying orders on q scale down credited to the Wall Street bull contingent, but prices gradually worked off under liquidation by yesterdays buyers and sellers by room traders for turn During the middle session it looked as though May was begged around 7.S0, but later the price broke through that figure, Reclining to 7.76. while July sold at ' .6s. At this level some of the early sellers start d taking profits. but the market showed little recuperative power and while the final tone was steady quotations were at about the lowest of the session at a net decline of HQ13 points. Sales of futures were esti> mated at 250,00 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
Weather Conditions. InnA 0A hAnaA

Unsettled weather continues over nearly the entire country. with storm centres of moderate energy over west-central Texas and northern Montana, and the storm over middle Mississippi yesterday has moved iortheastward to West Virginia: rains have occurred in nearly all districts, with rain or snow in the middle East the barometer Is highest over the extreme Northeast; tenn peratures have changed but slightly. except somewhat lower from Tennessee northeast through Maryland. and somewhat higher in Nebraska and southern Montana.
 Temperature and precipitation as reported by the Weather Bureau for selected South ern stations during 24 hours ending I C. m. March 2l. 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York; March 21.-Operations in the dry goods market Indicate more extended needs on the part of buyers and continued reluctance on the part of sellers to make concessions. In certain quarters a larger business is in progress, but as rule pur- chases are conservative and with every like lihood of remaining moderate for some tint to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.

In the local market yesterday spot cotton was quoted follows:
 Etrlct mlduiing. ..ss .ss. 1!-Io Mtddling:. .... co. t.1e strict low midding.- B = Low middling.. .... .... .... .... 3-16
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
The leading futures ranged as follows: RTICI Eg Onen High InW Clos

Flour-Eaey.
 wheat--No 2 spring. 1.1O@1.15; No 8 l. 0261.12: No 2 red. 1.15% @1.17%. Corn-No. 2. 47&; No. ? yellow, 4sh. Oats-No. ?, 31; No. white. 33A; No } white. 31@32h.
 Mess pork. per bbl.. 12soQ12.s5. Lard, per 100 lbs. 7.0o97.o2h. Short ribs sides. loose 6.s7h or 90. Short clear sides. boxed, 7.80@7. t2M. Whiskey, basis of high wines, 1 23.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
THE WEATHER.

Maximum temperature for day. e7 deg Minimum temperature for day. 54 deg Average temperature for day S2 deg. Normal temperature for day. 5f deg; Average relative humidity for the day, 364 deg. Total rainfall since Jan. l. 3.sO inches.
 River Bulletin.
 Observations at a. m-. 18th M. time)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
MARINE NEWS,

New Orleans. March 21. - Cleared: strs. Tolesby. Br., Payne, Copenhagen via Nor folk; Jos. W. Fordney. Leverge. New York via Baltimore.
 Port Eads-Arrived: Strs. Kentucky, Dan, stahl. Copenhagen; Caprivi. Nor. Petersen. Shields. Sailed Strs. Virgil. Br., Jardine Newport News Gylier, Nor. Aishager Ceiba; Alabama. Nor. Gjemre Bluefields; New Bigging, Br.. Clark, Aalsborg.
 Mobile-Arrived: Strs. Fort Gaines, Nor. Jullum. Bocas del Toro: Leander. Nor. Ol- sen Havana. Cleared: Strs. Saratoga Hathaway. Havana; Telefon. Nor. Nielsen Progresso; bark Giovonni Ital. Piadatelli Palsrmo; schr Georgiana, Scott. George towh.
 NEW ORLEANS SUGAR
 New Orleans. March 21. Sugar quiet; open kettle, A 64H centrifugal whites MoIasses quiet; open kettle, 1s02s; cen- trifugal 6914.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
TOTAL COTTON MOVEMENT.

Total today, at all ports, net 21.1s7; ship ments. to Great Britain, s,s27: to France. si7;. to continent. 1o.ts5; to Japan. 600; stock, 6So,o92.
 ments. to Great Britain, 35,1s2: to France. 7.2so; to continent, asses; to Japan, e.131: to Mexico $50.
 Total since Sept. l. at all ports. net 7.- 5S.66s; shipments, to Great Britain. 2.s04,- 375; to France. 639.i66; to continent. 2,421,- 2se; to Japan. 160. .s29; to Mexico. 26.12o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-22
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR.

New York, March Fl. - Coffee-Spot Rio easy; No. invoice, 7h. Mild steady.
 Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining 47-16; centrifugal. 9e test, 5; molasses sugar, E. 16. Refined steady
 Coffee futures opened steady at decline of 5@10 points and closed quiet at a net decline of 10 points Sales. 51.250 bags. Tady '''' '''' '''' .''' ...' '.'.o 3O Juiy y'''' ''s' '''' '''. ...s ... .o. 0O september ....6 .6.65 Q 6. 70 CctopeT. ''s. ....b.f5 o.oD December. .... .. S566 90