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Total Net Receipts.

New York December 21.-'rhe following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
all ports since September /:
Galveston, 2.O99, los; New Orleans 1,179,-
G97; Mobile, 1866; Savannah, Loo. 639;
Charleston. 1885; Wilmington, 24lS6l;
Norfolk. 333,047; Baltimore, 25,445; New
York, $685. Boston, 1887 Newport News,
$50; Philadelphia, 263l; San Francisco,
$3.50; Brunswick, 1924; Port Townsend,
29,93i; Pensacola, Il $40; Port Arthur and
Sabine Pass. 69,273 Jacksonville, 1896; La
redo, Tex. 1894; minor ports, SiS. Total,
s. 1855 100 bales.
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Dry Goods.

New York, December 21.-The dry goods
market is still strong and business is
being put through on contracts for de-
livery well into next year. The rise in
prices Is not pushed as 1t was a few
days ago, although there is no question
in the trade Of maintenance of the new
level for some time to come. Cotton yarns
are not so active. but are firm The job
bling trade for the day was light.
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firm, 4d9 per cent; ruling rate, per
cent; closing bid, AZ per cent; offered
at per cent; time loas steady; GO days
SdS1a per cent; six mouths, 612 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 6d61s per cent;
sterling exchange barely steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at $500
4S3. % for demand and at Az .S0d471.S5 for
60 day bills; posted rates, 4191gn4s0 and
4841a64s5; commercial bills, ATE; bar sill
Yer, G9i4: Mexican dollars. $685. govern
ment bonds firm; railroad bonds steady.
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medium TO good heavy. s6.2oa6. 27lz;
butcher weights, s6.2718d6.32 good to
prime mixed, Sc 2Od6.27la packing, $1,000
G.25; pigs, S6@G.3O
sheep: Receipts, about S0OO weak.
Sheep. S375m5.75 yearlings, Si6o46. %;
good to choice lambs, $7a7.75.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 21.-Spot cotton
closed steady, 1sc up on revision of quo
tations for grade up to and including low
middling, 10Ac. sales on the
spot were $500 bales and POO to arrive.
Futures opened steady l to points up
on a good Liverpool. Trading was duh
and fluctuations comparatively narrow.
The market closed easy points down 10
. points higher than yesterday
The cotton exchange will now remain
closed until Thursday. December q.
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CLEARING and Exchange.

Memphis, December Chickering's,
81 ,030.8S7; balances, $l50,295
New Orleans, December 2l.-Cleaflngs.
Sc. SIS. 4O7 New York exchange 81 dis
count Commercial paper, 7@S per cent.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December 21.-Spot cotton
closed steady. Sales. 5000 bales, Low or
binary, 65sc nominal; ordinary, 7isc nomi
nal; good ordinary, 7-16c; low mlddling,
9Ac; middling, 1oAc good middling,
II Lice; middling fair, 11ssc nominal; fair,
12Hc nominal. Receipts. 1928; stock,
405 Az
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December 21.-Cattle: Receipts
about 1900: steady but dull. Common to
prime steers. s407.4o; cows, 81. 7on4.I5;
heifers, 81 6od5; bulls. 81. ioa4.5o; calves,
g 75@3. 50; stockers and feeders, 81 4o4
40
Hogs Receipts about 5000. Zoe lower.
Choice to prime heavy. s6.21laa6.3 2ia:
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York. December 21.-Cotton seed
oil. prime crude, f. o. b. mills, sllac; do.
yellow, Ace. All grades easy. Petroleum
steady. Rosin firm. Turpentine firm.
Memphis. December 21.-Cotton seed oil,
prime crude, nominal; choice meal, s95;
choice cake. $3.50.
, New Orleans, December ELECTION seed
oil, prime, 39c; crude, &c.
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt sides. No. l. 9h910c.
Dry flint, No. /. 17Q19c.'
Dry salt hides, No. ?. 15917c.
Clear washed wool. 34q35c.
Unwashed woor. 22424c.
BURY wool. 126l3c.
Sheepskins. 40qsi25.
Tallow, 444izc.
BeesWax, Die
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady; middling, 104c; ne.
receipts 1859; gross receipts. 1859; shlf-
ments 1864; sales. 2l37; stock, 96,64l.
Augusta-Steady; middling, l0fsc; net
receipts 1112; gross receipts. 1112, sh,a-
ments 1890; sales. 6l7; stock. 5000.
Memphs-Firm; middlng, 108sc; net &c
cepts, 2Sf1: gross receipts. 1887: snip
ments. 5OS sales, 175O; stock. 1872, 759.
St Louis-Firm; middling, 1O5sc: net -
eeipts, 1921; gross receipts 1887; ship
ments 4753 sales, 1l2; stock. 23053.
Cincinnatl-Net receipts, ESQ; gross re-
ceipts, $50: shipments, 22l; sales 1892.
Louisville-Firm: midding, 10i2c; net
receipts 556 gross receipts, 556; ship
ments 100; sales. 49, stock, 200.
Total today-Net receipts, 24,1s9; gross
receipts 1856; shipments, 3o,346; safes,
5347: stock 3f2 sos
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Treasury Statement.

Washington December 2l.-Foday s
treasury balances, exclusive Of the gold
reserve, show Available cash balance
s2s5. SS1. e5l. gold coin and bullion, SO4,-
106, 733.
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Metal Market.

New York, December T.-The London
tin market was higher today with spot
closing at e196. and futures at e1s6 l2s Cd.
Locally, market was quiet with spot
quoted at so 60a42. 80 Copper was lower
in the English market with spot quoted
at CLOG los and futures GlOS 5s. Locally,
strong. with lake at S2S .50M % 6219 cleo
trolytic 81. 12laGl22. By. casting. So s7ia41
q 19lb. Lead unchanged al ELS lis Cd in
London Locally. strong with quotations
ranging from s6Q6.25. Spelter was firm
and higher locally at S6.6ja6.70. In Lon
don the market was unchanged at t2S.
Iron was higher in the English market
with standard foundry quoted at SIS Cd.
and Cleveland warrants at 62s led. Local
IL. unchanged: No. 1 foundry, northern,
Se5. o56i26. %; No. foundry, northern.
So. T5a25. 10: No. / foundry, southern,
S25. 5OGt27. so; No. foundry. southern,
4o-ED-
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Southern Railway will sell

Southern Railway Will sell
round trip tickets to Atlanta at
the special low rate of $500,
selling on Dec. 90, 81, %, %, "a,
25, 80, 81, and January 1, limit
ed for return until January 7,
1907. Four daily trains to
Atlanta, Pullman cars on all
trains. Go by the Southern; the
quickest way.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The price of spot cotton in the Biz
mngham market yesterday was reported
unchanged. The general tone throughout
the day was steady and closing figures
showed a 9ls cent basis for good mid
ding. Receipts were reported light.
Trading in the local wholesale fruit
and produce market continues heavy.
Everybody on Morris avenue yesterday
was rushed with orders all day. No ma
terial changes in quotations are noted.
General conditions in the local whole
sale grocery market remain unchanged.
Prices are reported unchanged.
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Eugenotto- Cons. Cos ss..........1o1h 1o2M
Forbes Piano Co, pref.......... SO 100
Gray & Dudley Hard. Coz.
Hillman Hotel -. 49,. ........ -
Martin Cracker Co. $50. ......1o0 -.
North Birm. Land Co. 49,. 80. - -
Underwriters R. f. & r. Coz.
woodward Con. Co.. com. .......1oO :.
woodward C. Co., I'd mt bonds1oo l~
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Seaboard Air Line.


Baltimore, December 2l.-Seaboard Air
Line common and preferred, nothing do
ing.
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Weekly Cotton Statement.

New York. December 2I.-The following
statistics on the movement Of cotton for
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WEEKLY MOVEMENT.

the week ending Friday. December 81
were compiled by the New York cotton ex-
change.
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IO.297.6I7.9D

dent. J. H. woodward. Vice-President;
A. r. Forsyth. assistant Cashier; f. 5.
on, Assistant Cashier.
ton, r d. Nabers, b. r. Moore, Robert
'. w. p. G.. Harding. W II. Hasslnger'
/ william NJ. Walker. Culpepper Exum.
Lanl.
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LIABILITIES

Iapltal Stock. ......s >
Surplus and Profits. $1,000.
Circulation 80. ......
Alabama Bonds Account J..
DEPOSITS
individual -. $6,33t, 570.SS
Bank. =. 1,O9D,68S.4l
United States. 20O.0OO.OO
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1O.297.817.00

OFFfCERs-W. P. G. Harding. Presid
]. II. Barr Vice. President and Cashier; A
Foster, Assistant Cashier Thomas Bowro
DIRECTORS-W 5. Brown, T. II. Molt
Jemfson. r. NJ Tutwiler. Erskdne Ramsay
Walker Percy. j. H. Barr. J. H. Woodward
w II. Woodward, NJ V. Joseph, John L. X
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RESOURCES

Loans and Discounts 80. 800
.............
u. s. Bonds and Premiums. 10
Alabama Bonds. ........ 4
Other Stocks and Bonds. 2
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

He dried some fish in the same way and
baked large lot of breadfruit. How to car
ry water was what bothered him most, for he
mad only the two large gourds, which Kelly
had put on board He could not make the
eearthen pipkins of the Crusoe pattern; first,
because there was nothing like clay on the
island, and second, if there had been, re-
gret to say, he hadn't ingenuity enough to
manufacture one, if his life had depended up
Resolving at last to chance it with his two
calabashes, or gourds, he re-rigged the proa
as best he could, cleaned the bottom, got his
provisions, on board, and made ready to sail
on the following day, having moored his curl.
Gus craft on the further side Of the promontory
which have SO often spoke Of
r, And now to fry my. last meal of fish on
he had got in the way of doing, through being
so much alone.
It was what he called a "whacking big
fellow that he took from the rocks that
afternoon-one of a species called parrot
1t weighed nearly twenty pounds, and was
clad In the most beautiful armor Imaginable
his scales, which were as large as the bowl
of teaspoon, being of thin, bony texture,
of the most brilliant hues, red, green and
Fred had to Scale" him with a hatchet,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

IOrm nus MIN 1Or 1lylnB aDOuC Ill tuo
air. while the chickadee, who spends his time
fitting around the tree trunks and branches,
is naturally plump and fluffy. In summer
the goldfnch's black cap, black wings and
tail set off his bright yellow body to the
best advantage, but in September he loses
his beauty, and until the next April or May
looks very much like his plain little wife.
His black trimmings are gone. and he has
become faxe1-orown above and whitish
brown below, altogether commonplace in ap-
pearance. Perhaps it is his annual humiia
ton that gives him such a sweet disposition.
He has the characteristic finch bill-a short
stout cone, well adapted for cracking the
seeds that form the largest part of his diet
He, is called thstle-bird because of his fond
ness for the seeds of the thistles, and you will
soon discover that his favorte perch is a
thistletop. He builds quite late in the summer
generally in July, sometimes choosing a low
apple-tree, and sometimes a crotch in the
branch of larger tree, for his nest. But,
wherever it is the nest is always a dainty
compact little one, lined with just such soft,
downy things as one would imagine such a
bird to select There is only room for four
or five eggs, and these are very pale blue,
unspotted. In summer the yellow bird re-
minds you strongly of the canary, and his
song carries the resemblance still further. His
tender, plaintive call, however, is much sweet
er than any of the notes of a canary. Bay
bee bay-ee-bee" he sings out while on the
wing, and the rhythm of the notes corresponda
to that of his peculiar undulating flight"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

directly overhead gave glimpse of the sky
through overhanging shrubs. And, as he eX-
amlned his new quarters, he found to his
great astonishment that he was not, after all,
the original discoverer of this underground
retreat.
In one corner were pile Of feathery ashes,
some oyster shells, fish bones, and an immense
shell, at least four feet long, with futed edges,
which Fred knew must be that of the triduica
gigas of which he had heard Mr. Earle de-
clare he would give hundred dollars to pos
sess specimen. 1t would hold several gal
Ions of water, and Fred concluded that it
must have been used for that purpose, but
whether the original "cave dwellers' had
taken up their abode here five hundred years
or five months before, it was impossible then
to tell.
Inc discovery, however, gave him new cour-
age, as showing that the island had, at some
time, been visited though whether by natives
or white people, was the question which he
could not determine.
During the next two or three days which
were quite clear, Fred collected an additional
stock of frewood, which he piled up in one
end OF his new dwelling place.
lie laid in q good quantity of yams, filled
his water shell, with infinite labor, by using
the calabash which was aboard the proa, and
was fortunate enough to capture large turtle
on the beach,
bis preparations were made none too soon,
TOR, as he woke from comfortable sleep on
| tne morning following, he heard the thunder
pealing overhead and the rain descending in
| torrents.
Peeping out, he saw the trees bending before
the blasts, which went roaring over the island
and he thought, with shiver, how quickly
he would have been drowned out" if he had
been in his "wigwam."
Everything was handy in his new home
His store. OF provisions was in one end his
water tank, as he called it, in the other. And
instead of going out into the driving storm
when he wanted fresh fish, all he had to dc
was to stand on the little rim of shelving sand
at the seaward side of his cave and cast his
line into the depths. The outgo of the reced
ing water would swiftly suck it into the la
goon without, there would be sudden tug
and Fred would haul in some brilliant -hued
fish or other, that in a few minutes was
dressed, by the aid of the jack-knife, which
had served him more than one good turn
since reclaimed from Dan Leary so many
weeks since.
Then the frypan was brought into requisi
ton, and having built rather ingenious fire
place under the rift in the top of the cavern
he could fry his fish, with the aid of some
turtle egg OIL in quite nice STYLE But, oh
how sick he got of his unvarying diet! and
how he longed for the flesh pots Of Egypt, or
in other words, for the baked beans Of New
England!
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in one corner, piled his frewood in another,
started fire and began to make himself quite
at home.
.'But ! had better see how much house room
l have before l settle down." he said.
Lighting resinous branch of the Poly
nesian gum tree, he began to look about him
little.
Beyond the opening in the side of the coral
rock the cave widened into a large apartment,
perhaps twenty feet in extent, the celilng
twelve or fourteen feet above him. being hung
with mimic stalactites. ,.,
= But he found, as his eyes became a little
accustomed to his surroundings, that he had
no need of torch. The entire cave was light
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

Wnom he had ever read, managed
somehow to surround themselves with all sorts
of conveniences, or else a vessel, loaded with
the conveniences themselves, was sure to be
wrecked within reach; but Freds jack-knife,
fish line, frypan and hatchet formed the sum
total of his worldly effects.
The rain fell in torrents without, the thun.
der roared, and the wind shrieked through the
bending palms day after day with but little
cessation.
Oh, how earnestly he longed for it to clear
up! and he made up his mind that when the
rainy season was over, he would re6t and re-
provision his canoe, to sail away from this
hateful wearisome island, even if it were to
met death ON the deep. But he hoped to
fall in with some trading vessel or ,whaler-
once more and hear the sound of his own
language, or any other civilized language, for
that matter.
One afternoon, as he paced restlessly to
and fro in the narrow limits of his shelter,
his eye was arrested by some marks on the
wall of the cave, which he never had noticed
before, they being in a darker part, where
the light did not strike fairly from the cleft
overhead.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

but the flesh is very good, tasting something
like coarse beef, only far more tender than
some of the beef that we buy.
And now, right here-even in the act of
frying fish, am obliged to leave Fred Mason,
sadly neglected his brother Jack, whose claims
to your notice l think you will find fully as
strong as those of Fred Mason
1t IS rather singular position in which to
leave hero, yet, of course, there must be
reason for it, and, in the due course of time,
you will know what it is, if you are interested
enough to fellow my story to the end
To he Continued Next Sunday
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Continued From Preceding Page

The strangest part of it all was that, 1t
was perfectly light and dry, but as he took
few steps into its recesses the mystery was
solved.
p A crevice in the top and one, in the side
of the ledge, overhung with shrubs and vines,
admitted the outer light and air and formed
an admirably concealed entrance.
Squeezing himself through the aperture into
the open air, Fred found himself not more
than twenty fet distant from his cast OH
clothes, which he quickly donned.
Robinson Cruesoe' all hollowp' he exclaimed,
as he cast his eyes upon the apparently. solid
formation, over which he had clambered fifty
times without ever dreaming of what lay be-
meant it.
81 think I'll change my quarters, without
waiting for fair weather." he said; in high
glee. II should like to feel perfectly dry once
more" for, as may be imagined, with such i'm
perfect shelter, everything was damp, from his
clothes to the mats which served him for bed
ding everything, in fact.
His moving was not very lengthy opera
ton. He collected his stock of firewood last,
and threw it down by the entrance to his new
"home." AThen, cutting away few of the
thickest Of the bushes from the entrance, he
dragged everything inside, arranged his mats
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

by young American, who thus
writes about the visit:
An attendant invited him to take seat,
He did so, and strains of delightful music
came from the chair. He hung his hat on a
rack and put his travelling staff in the stand.
Music came from both rack and stand. he
wrote his name in the visitors register, and,
on dipping his pen in the ink. the music burst
forth from the inkstand.
The manager of the factory explained the
process of making music-boxes, business
which requires patience and nicely.
The different parts are made by men who
are experts in those parts, and they do moth
ing else year in and year out.
The music is marked on the cylinder by a
man who has served several years of appren-
ticeship. Another man inserts in the marked
places pegs which have been filed to uniform
enath The comb or set of teeth which
strikes the pegs, and makes the sound, is ar
ranged by man who does nothing else. The
cylinder is then revolyed to see that every peg
produces a proper tone.
The most delicate work of all is the revis
np OF each peg. 1t is done by workman
rho has a good ear for music He sees that
each peg is in its proper place, and bent at
Ehe correct angle.
When the instrument is in its case, an ex-
merit examines it to see that the time is per-
fect and good.
The best workmen-those who mark the cyl
nder and adjust the pegs-earn a dollar and
eighty cents a day, after serving an appren-
ticeship of ten or twelve years. An ordinary
workman earns dollar day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
A Bold Bald Eagle

- vALDOSTA Georgia. man, driving
"a along the road near his home, saw
- Y large bald eagle devouring a goose
Ngs%$j by the roadside. He alighted, gath
Es>sS cred light woodlznot, and advanc-
ed upon it, but the eagle, so far
from fleeing away at his approach, stood by its
game and showed fight. The man walked to
within a few feet of it, and, with well-di-
rected blow with the light wood-knot, knocked
it over.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
What Lightning Likes

7GERMAN statistician announces
| "a that mari has twice the attraction
a for lightning which chalk has, and
N8asaFl that sand has nine times and clay
lSeSSJ twenty-five times as much. More
over, ffty-four oak trees and fifteen
pine trees are struck for every beach tree that
the lightning touches; so that, if one is caught
out in thunder storm, and must stand under
a tree, it is better to stand under a beach tree
which is rooted in chalky ground than any.
where else.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
CHAPTER XIV.

EVER did gloomy days pass so slow
ly as poor Fred yawned through.
There was actually nothing to do,
and nothing to do it with.
All the shipwrecked mariners of
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
The American Goldfinch

V ornithologist writes thus of that
pretty summer songster, the Ameri-
can goldfnch. She says: ga tri-
file larger than the titmouse-say a
third as large as robin-his slender
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
Music Boxes

7HE chief industry of Geneva, Swift
zerland, is the manufacture of mu-
| sic-boxes. Thousands of men, wom-
Il en- and children are employed in the
VI factories, one of which was visited
,,oung American. who thus
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

To BE Continued Next Sunday
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-11
CABRILro MEETS THE TEST
Head Inspector Bern,ingham says
Owners Have Complied With
Laws Requirements

There was considerable excitement
on hoard the Catalina steamer Cabrlllo
for a few moments yesterday morning,
lust as the last passenger stepped
aboard the vessel from the wharf the
clang o. fire bell was heard and tne
crew soon had hose strung out anu
water flying. There was, however ho
fire in sight. -,
IT proved to be a false alarm. or
rather a fire drill alarm, for the pen
eft of John Birmingham, head inspect
or of marine vessels for this coast, VINO
had come down from San Francesca
in response to report that the CAT,
alma vessels were unsafe puplsheu
in a. Los Angeles newspaper -,
The Inspector stated that the Capr1iio
management had compiled with al t'e
requirements Of the law in every re,
spect He said the vessel was Ecehseo
to carry 500 passengers In the winter
months but in the summer she had
special license to carry $50. He stated
that the law required such vessels TO
carry life boats with a total capacity
of 1888 cubic feet and that ten 1eet
was estimated to be enough Tor one
person, so that in the event Of an &C
cident about 1853 persons could be saved
by the boats.
The inspector said there was not
room enough OH the boats deck TO
carry life boats, enough to save all OIL
the passengers should she be heavily
loaded and that none of the large pas
senger boats afioat was equipped with
enough