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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-26

New York. Erie shared pretty fully in the
strength of Reading, but outside of these
the coalers did not keep pace with the
movement.
The supposition that the all-rail carriers
were considered project to divest them
selves of coal companies by a division
of their assets amongst stockholders was
the main influence in the movement. The
Hill stocks made a characteristic upward
flight without any news to explain the
movement. The movement in general was
not based on any known development in
the situation to justify the radical change
in the speculative temper since the early
part of the week. The speculative element
is fostering a superstition that banking ne
Eotiations with foreign money centers
have been going on which promise sup
ply of money resources for the use OF the
New York money market, which will in
sure it against stringency. The Pennsyl-
vania bond sale in Paris Is the concrete
fact on which this suppostion is based
Beyond that, authoritative Information on
the subject is not to be had In banking
quarters. The lack of other explanation
for the days revival of speculative ac-
tivity in stocks caused some credence to
be given to. these reports.
The money market was firm today, both
for call and time loans. the latter partly
in sympathy with the former. Syndicate
requirements account for the rise in call
loan rates. A twenty per cent installment
on Baltimore and Ohio stock subscriptions
called for s5,500,000 today, and a so per
cent installment on Delaware and Hud-
son convertible bonds subscriptions called
for $700O,000. Next Tuesday the subscrip-
lions to the S5O,0OO,00 Pennsylvania note
issue are payable, and later in the week
GENES due a payment on Chicago and
Northwestern stocks subscriptions. The
sentiment of relief caused by any prom
Use of replenshment of the money market
under these conditions. and with large
new capital issues In prospect beyond, is
understandable. London discounts were
harder today, but the impression pre-
vailed in Wall street that there might
be some early renewal of the gold i'm
port movement. The currency movement
for the week indicates small change in
the cash item, but syndicate operations
may have an influence on the loan item
of the banks. The stock market showed
some signs Of WEAKNESS late in the day
and prices receded considerably with the
closing tone easy.
Bonds convertible into stocks were
strong. rose In sympathy and there was
heavy buying of Wabash debenture bonds.
Total sales, par value, $3720,0O0.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call
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Corn-No. 2, 4s%c; No. 2 yellow, 49c
Oats-No 2. 33Ac; NO. white, 34@
341sc; No. white, '331s@3474.
Rye-No. 2, 611ac.
Barley-Good feeding, 41@43c; fair to
choice mailing. 47652c.
Flax Seed-No. /, $1091a; No. l north
western, $1.15.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $S3oaSS5.
Clover-Contract grades, SLIPS.
Short Ribs Sides-Loose. S9.2Od9.SO
Mess Pork-Per barrel $l6.20d16.25.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $72s.
Short Clear Sdes-Boxed S/>d9 CO.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1,29.
On the produce exchange today the
quotations were as follows:
Butter-Steady; creameries 131sG19c;
daiIies, 13I17c.
Eggs-Steady; at mark cases included,
141ac; irsts, 141Rc; prime 1rsts, 151kc; ex-
traS, 1Sc.
Cheese-Cteady: 10d11c.
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Loveman & Co.'s Market Letter.

Shorts went through the usual PERFORM
ance today of selling cotton early in the
day on favorable weather reports and of
buying 1t back at a loss iater in the day.
New York was large buyer. especially
of the new crop months, In this market
during the forenoon session, and it was
reported that prominent operators there
were bulling the market The weekly
statistics were quite as bulllsh as expect
ed and this together with the frmness of
spots caused a good undertone. the mar
ket gradually advancing to the level of
Hap for July notwithstanding large
amount of profit taking by satisfied longs
who bought on the recent break During
the late afternoon session. new longs EVIL
denced desire to realize profits and an
easier tendency developed. There was
some fresh buying, however on the ex-
pectations of very bullish visible supply
statement to be issued late this after
noon.
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Coffee Market.

New York. May 25-Coffee quiet; in-
voices Rio No. s. TIC; No 7, TIC; no. 6,
Sc; No. 4, $50. Spot Rio steady; mild quiet.
Coffee futures opened steady at an adj
vance Of points in response to steady
European cables. There was no demand
of consequence. however. and the market
eased off during the session under scatter
ing liquidation. The close was steady at
a net decline of points to an advance
of points. Sales were estimated at 81,
$50 bags. most of the business being in
the late trading. June, $780, July, $3.50
$50; September, 6.40a6. 45; December, 6.65
@6. 10; February, $50; March, 6.9OQ7.
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TakIno of American Cotton.

New Orleans, May 25.-Secretary Hester
gives the taking of American cotton by
spinners throughout the world as follows,
in round numbers:
This week $4,000. this year against 1884,
600 last year, 1140o0 year before last.
Total since September L. this year, o.
$4,000, against 900 last year, and s.
100000 the year before.
OF this northern spinners and Canada
took 2,t62000 bales this year. against p
O72.000 last year, and 1,993OOO the year be-
fore southern splnners, 1,Ss0.0GO against
100000 last year. and 1717,000 the year
before; and foreign spinners 5,544,000.
against 6,Os7,O00 last year, and 4950,OOO the
year before.
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Metal Market

New York, May 25.-Sharp break in Lon
don tin today. Spot a1S5 lbs and futures
e1S5 los. Here the market was weak in
sympathy at s40.5Od41 for spot. Copper
also declined abroad, closing aS5 for spot
and 9s4 los for futures. Locally copper
situation unchanged. Lake, s1s.75a19;
electrolytic, $1S.17 casting, $1S.25d1S. 3712
Lead lower, 916 les Sd in London Local
market unchanged, IS 75d5 So spelter sold
higher abroad. 927 los. Locally dull and
barely steady; spot $5.s5d5.9 5 Iron lower
abroad; standard foundry. Sos I'D and
Cleveland warrants, 50s Cd. Local market
unchanged, No. foundry, northern, s1s. 10
@19; No. 2, do, and No. / do, southern,
SIS. 25@1S. so; No. 2, do southern, $17 .7561s
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Naval Stores.

Charleston. May 25.-Turpentine and
rosin. nothing doing.
New Orleans, May 25.-Rosin receipts,
437 barrels: 1872 barrels turpentne Elk
ports for Rotterdam, 2006 barrels rosin,
$50 barrels turpentine.
New Orleans May 25.-Naval stores
steady. Pitch, 1925 per barrel; pine tar.
s4.75 per barrel; coal tar, $3.50 per barrel.
Rosin per barrel of $50 pounds: A, B, C,
$3.50; D. 81; e, 1875; F, $3.50; @, "a. 5OD
4521z; II, "a. 80; l., 4.6O; K, A.65; M, "a. 20;
N. $4.75; WIG, $3.50: WV, 4.S514.9 80. Spir-
it's turpentine firm at SOC per gallon.
Wilmington. May 25.-Spirits turpentine
firm. Sc; receipts, 40 casks. Rosin, moth
ing doing; receipts, 1903. Tar frm 81 80; re-
ceipts. barrels. Crude turpentine firm.
81. 90. $3.50 and So; receipts, 1926.
Savannah, May 25-Turpentlne firm,
594c; sales 77S; receipts. sos; shipments.
1853. Rosin firm; sales, 2457; receipts, Pill;
shipments. $50; stock, 1884. Quote: A, b,
c. 50 80; d. 81; f, $4.35: F. $3.50; g, $3.50;
Fl, s4.55; I. 1870; X, s465; M, A.65; n,
81. 20; WIG, s4.7O@4s0; WV. $4.SOG4.s5.
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New York, May 25.--The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September l:
Galveston. 2,45O.0S9; New Orleans, 1850,
126; Mobile, 229,124; Savannah, 1,397649;
Charleston, 167,935; Wilmington. 3Os, 465
Norfolk 6O354S; Baltimore G0.516; New
York, 61S5; Boston, 61.277; Newport News.
14,715 Philadelphia. S037; San Francisco
81 160 Brunswick, 1871; Port Townsend,
g., 775 Pensacola, 1880: Portland, Ore,
4671; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass, 1Ol,-
262 Jacksonville, 1912; Eagle Pass, Tex,
3249: Eel Paso. Tex. $50; Laredo. Tex,
56O1: Minor ports, 2O,6s5. Total. ,sS2
bales
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Bonds.
Money ON Call.

New York, May 26.-Money on call
steady; 31km5 per cent; ruling rate d;
closing bid 91a; offered at 4; time loans,
firmer: sixty days 4A@41s per cent; ninety
DAYS 4lsG4s4; six months, 4&d5.
Prime mercantile paper 4%@5A per cent;
sterling exchange steady at 4S5.25d4S5. 30
for demand and at 4S2.05a4S21 10 for sixty
day bills; posted rates. 4s3 and 4s61a; com
mercial bills 4S1A; bar silver 67ss; MeM-
can dollars 52A Government bonds,
steady: railroad bonds, firm.
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, A7545
Oranges California navel oranges.
49, 5014.00.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cantaloupes--$3 @8 80 per crate.
Tomatoes-Per crate. 81 .50a3.
Alabama Beans-Per crate, green, 81. rs
English Peas-s1 90.
Limes-Per 100, 81 rs.
Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. &c: No. 4 So
Sweet Potatoes-Yelow yams. S5c.
Celery-Per dozen, soc; per crate, 81 500
2 So
Cabbage-New crop. Mobile cabbage.
50 .75.
Pineapples-3o, 36 and 90 sizes. s333 rs.
Strawberries - Alabama, per 24-quarr
crate, $1.5042
Cucumbers-Per bu.. s2n250.
Squash-Per bu., 500. so.
Peaches-Per crate. SSn3. 20.
Egg Plant-S3q3.50.
Lettuce-New crop. per crate. 81 So
Onions-New crop, pound, 2h43c.
Potatoes-Irish. Sl0l TO-
New Potatoes-Per bu., 81 So
Eggs-Per Dozen fresh. 13c.
Hens-35c; chickens 25a30c; broilers.
15M25c.
Butter-Fresh, sa10c; renovated 2lcs
creamery. 26c.
Cheese-Full cream, per pound. 14a15c.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
The local spot cotton market is entirely

The local spot cotton market Is entirely
inactive.
The first carload shipment of water
melons was received yesterday morning
from Florida and were put on the market
at 35 and 40 cents. The demand was strong
and the larger portion of the shipment
was sold yesterday. A shipment of Georgia
peaches was also received and sold yes
terday at s3oI3.5o per crate. There was
a general decrease In the price of pro-
duce on Morris avenue with the exception
of Irish potatoes which have gone UP to
S1n1 10.
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CHICAGO 'Chanqe.

Chicago, May 25.-Additional rains in the
southwest having a weakening effect or
the local wheat market today. At the
close July delivery was off NC. Corn was
down ssc. Oats showed loss of 1ac. Pro-
visions were 2h to &c higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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.cIearinos and Exchanoe.

Memphis May 25.-Clearngs, s552, 344;
balances. $91 $50.
New Orleans, May 25.-Clearings this
day, s., 337, 421. New York exchange 81 per
$1,000 premium. Commercial, SOC per $1,000
discount.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, May 25-Spot cotton was
called firm today; sales were 1875 on the
spot and $50 to arrive. a total of 2425; quo
tations were unchanged, mddling. Il 5-l6.
Futures opened quiet, unchanged to l
down Cables were favorable but New
York's opening was not. Good buying or
ders from New York and from local
shorts put the market up during the day
until the active positions We're and 7
points higher than yesterdays closing.
On the closing the list was l to points
higher than yesterday.
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eeipts '255. shipments 1910, sales 1854. stock
7044.
observation-disclosures 81, shipments 444,
stock 5772.
Yazoo City-Recelpts 10, shipments 1872
stock 1915.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 25.-Today's treasury
balances exclusive of the gold reserve
shows: Available cash balance, sos, I20,03l !;
gold coin and bullion, s73, 1871.
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FOR SALE.

Two 72xl6 return tubular
boilers in good secondhand
condition, rates horse power
1876 each. Apply Railway.
Light and Power Company,
21O4 First Ave.
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Dry Goods.

New York. May 25.-~Trade was general
ly quiet in the dry goods market today.
Bleached goods sold better and prints for
export were being taken in small guam
titles. Heavy brown cottons and print
cloths were weaker with fine yarn goods
still strong
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Cotton Seed OIL.

New York, May 25-Cotton seed oil easy;
prime crude. (. o. b. mills, 3G91c; do.
yellow, 3712q3SAc.
Memphis, May 2.-Cotton seed oil, prime
crude, 301ac; prime summer yellow, Sac;
prime meal, $26.5OQ26.75.
New Orleans, May 25.-Cotton seed oil
steady; prime refined, in barrels SIC;
prime crude loose. Bic.
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New York Cotton Futures
Cotton Exchange to Close.

New York, May 25.-The cotton ex-
change here will be closed Saturday,
June 2.
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New orleans Cotton Futures.
Open IIiph Low Cfbse

New Orleans. May 25-Spot cotton
closed firm; sales, 2425; ordinary, 1910;
good ordinary. 9&; low middling, 10 l-l6;
m.ddling, II 5-16; good middling, II 3-16;
niddling fair, y 3-16; receipts, 24Ss; stock,
12b 3q6
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Weekly Cotton Statement.

New York. May rs. : The following
statistics on the movement of cotton for
the week ending Friday. May IS. were
compiled by the New York Cotton Ex-
change:
WEEKLY MOVEMENT
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt hides, No. |. 10c.
Dry flint hides. No. /. 1s01sc.
Dry salt hides. No. 2. 14d16c.
Clear washed wool, 35d36c.
Unwashed wool. 250526c.
BURY wool. 14G16c.
Sheepskins. 15@f5c.
Tallow. 4d41sc.
Beeswax. 25c.
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Locsl Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated. Sc; Y. c., 4Isc:
Flour-Fancy patent. s5.7S; standard
patent, So; straight. 1870.
Cofree-Green. 11G13c; Arbuckle's. s15.Ss
Porto Kico. SIS .55.
Meat-Dry sailed ribs. sac; dry sailed
rib bellies, 10Ac: extra clear sac; hams.
fancy. lac; medium. 12ihc: bacon bellies.
11hc; California hams. SIC.
Lard--Leaf. 10c; compound lard, TAc.
Molasses-CentrifugaI, s0636c; sugar
house soc: Georgia cane. SAC.
White Peas-Per bushel. 81.
Beans-Navy S2.2S per bushsi; haAe
picked Lima, To.
Grits-92 pounds, 81 IS.
Meal--"Jim Dandy" $1.25
oui
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Feed stuff.

Corn-No 2 mixed. tic: white. 72c.
Oats-No mixed, 43c; No. 2 white, 4Ic;
white clip, 4Sc.
Pure wheat bran, so or 100. S25.
Cotton seed feed meal s25; prime, S2s.
Corn chops $l.25.
Corn hearts, SIPS.
Shorts-100 pound sack, 81 .25.
Hulls-80-lb C. g., 80 ton. s0-lb. c. g.. zoe
Jack; 1O0-lb. C. S., 80 ton: 100-lb. G. o., 4Ss
sack; Is Id sack hulls. SIC.
Hay-Choice timothy, s23; No. / timo-
thy, s22; johnson grass, SIS; clover Mixed
$2C. 80.
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East Lake Land Commemorate -,
Ensley Lana Co. ..................
First National Bank. ..........,.2e 265
Georgia Ry Elec. Co. eom....1O6 10
Georgia Ry. Elec, Co, pfd....... 81 90
Hotel Hillman ..................IUo -,
Jefferson County Savings Bank225 -
Little Rock Ry & Elec Co. com 20 70
Little Rock Ry. & Elec. Co. pfd 10i iO3
Memphis st. Ry. Co, conn.,. So 80
Memphis st. Ry. pfd. So So
Nashville Railway ............... AZ 40
Nashville Railway. pfd............ 81 SO
New Orleans r. & 1t. Co., COM. 80 70
New Orleans r. & Lit. Co.. pfd.. so 81
North Birmingham Land Co... is 30
Peoples Savings Bank ..........1ss $50
Traders National bank.........10s los
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sales for the day, I,Io5 800 shares
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-24
shaw and Independence.

In his speech before the Missouri Re
publican Leag lie, Secretary Shaw paid
his respect to the Independents In poll
tics, whom he described as IAN inco-
herent. undisciplined aggregation of
well-intentioned men following a pur-
poseless though ambitious leader who
promises much impossible of fulfill
ment, and whose chief argument is an
indefinite protest against well recog-
nized and inherent evils which have
existed from the infancy Of the race,
and which will continue to exist while
men remain mortal
The Secretary of the Treasury de-
clared that one OF the greatest evils Of
the time was 1.-The trend toward the
obliteration of party lines.'' He sketch
ed briefly the history of the country
to show that the various progressive
steps have been made through party
organization, and not by any set of
men acting independently of party.
While the Secretary's position has
been criticised freely by the so-called
non-partisan press. it Is founded on
reason and appeals to all students of
American history. 1t is useless to say
that the Republican party has existed
all these years without principles or
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-24


had only Goldfish balls and stall. bread
for nineteen months. and. like half
famished children. could hardly wait
politely for the dinner.
At last it came-a steaming roast,
baked sweet potatoes, pone bread, cook
ed Southern style" to order, white
potatoes, fresh butter, and after that
real coffee-a feast for an epicure.
After the blessing how they did pitch
into the food. But alas One after
another lost his appetite promptly
When they had eaten the amount they
had been accustomed to, they could
eat no more. Their jaded stomachs
signaled and forbade. Slowly and sad
ly they filed out, leaving all tee good
things to eat. To his dying day no one
of the veterans ever forgot the dis
appointment in not being able to eat
more than he wanted. The lost mea,
was regret forever.
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from? l didn't know anyone was neal

from? l didn't know anyone was near
except my old comrade here"
I'VE followed you from the gate," said
Frank, '.for we thought you could tell us
story about some brave soldier"
Tell you a story? Well, l guess l
could do that, and a good many of them,
too. No fellow could go through a strug-
gle like that of 81 to Go and not learn
some stories, both sad ones AMI funny
ones"
did you know this soldier?" asked
Amy, pointing to the mours. of earth near
whic hthey were standing.
'Yes, knew him when he was not as
big as this little chap here" nodding to
Frank, who did not altogether like the
idea of being called "a little chap" but
since it was an old soldier who spoke of
him in this way he could overlook the in
jury.
"If you look closely at the headstone
you can see written there, though it is
getting pretty dim now, Killed at Gettys-
burg" and the old soldier turned toward
Frank, while his eyes grew moist at the
thought of the scenes of that bloody bat
tlefieid. Pray that you may be spared
witnessing such an awful sight as that
battle. Why, a man could HAYES walked
over that field after the fighting was over
without once putting his foot on the
ground. so thick were the killed and
wounded. Will, here" pointing to the
grace, twas only a drummer boy, but the
combined armies of the North and South
contained no better or drawer soldier"
a.. 4. c..
it seemed as if Lee and his army would
win the day. but on the third day. we put
them to flight. can never forget how
that one terrible cannon shot sounded as
it broke that awful stiffness that had set
tied over both armies, after everything
was ready for the fight, and gave the sig
nal for the terrible struggle of that last
day Of the battle. And it was the last
day of any battle for many a poor fellow.
and among them the drummer boy, Win.
l can see that boy We. as he saw the
glorious Stars and Stripes fall from the
grasp of the color-bearer, who was killed
instantly by an enemy's bullet. He ran
forward and seized the flag just in time
to keep it from being laid in the dust and
blood, and he waved it as high as he
could, shouting to those around him that
it was still over them, and several poor
fellows actually smiled as they saw it.
But after a time a bullet struck our
boy. He tried to pay no attention to it.
but soon became so weak from loss of
blood that he fell to the ground. but be-
fore he did so he placed the flag in the
hands Of comrade, saying: Here, Jack,
take Old Glory; don't want to drag it
to the ground. and l am going Then
he fell, but he lived some time after that.
~ saw that he was in awful agony
and handed him a little water, the last
had. He put it to his parched lips, but
groan near by made him pause. There
by his side lay Confederate, wounded
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-24

Massachusetts shoemakers Insist that
the tariff be removed from hides on
the theory that 1t will make shoes
cheaper. New England shoemakers use
mighty little leather in shoes, for which
tiey charge IS, So and 81 pair.
Leather tanned by patent process IS
used in the soles and that is all. The
shoe proper is the J hing. without
which pair Of Massachusetts, shoes
would not last block. They take a
Texas bull hide. split it half dozen
times and use this "split" leather to
veneer" the lining One thick hide
will make twenty pairs of shoes. No,
we can't see why the New England
shocmakers are so anxious for the re-
moval of the tariff on hides And an
other thing. A few years ago hides
were on the free list and they were
worth from 80 to 10 cents each. To-
day. with the tariff on, they are worth
from 50 to s. each. When hides were
free we had no money to buy shoes. al
though they were cheaper than they
are now. But with the tariff on and
hides selling at big prices we not only
have money to buy the high-priced
veneeercd shoes, but we have enough
left to throw at the birds. The blue
bellled Yankee shoemakers shcad not
be so blamed selfish.-El Dorado
(Kan.) Republican.