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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-31

Cash quotations were as follows: F'lour-Steady.
 Wheat-No. 2 spring, S3dS514; No. 3, 80 QS4; No. red, S6LtGS6ss.
 Corn-No. 2. 41A; No. yellow, Ah. Oats-No. ?, 297s; No. white, 52A; No. 8 white, 30Q31h.
 Rye-No. ?, 65.
 Barley-Good feeding, S9Q391s \ fair to choice maltng, 43@50.
 Flax Seed-No. l, $1.1O; No. 1 north western, SLY.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, S. 30. Mess Pork-Per barrel, SIS. .s0a13. 30. Lard-Per 100 pounds, q. 45ta7. .47i1 Short Ribs--Loose, s7. .371zd7. .50 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S. 76q7 .S71a. Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.z9 Clover-Contract grade, $13.s5 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was easy. Creamery. 1SQ25h; dairy, 18Q23.
 Eggs weak. 15; frsts. 151s; prime frsts, 16la; extras, 1872.
 Cheese steady, 11%@13.
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eIbert 6 cIay.s Market Letter.

Liverpool, while due to points down, faced about and showed a similar ad- vance at the time of the opening of Amer ican rings The foreign markets showed every evidence of showing a decided ip- provement but heavy selling on the part of American markets seemed to take all the heart out of the foreign situation, and on the close options showed a loss of from I to points over yesterday. Good spot sales, 12,00O, with prices sopSewhat easier.
 On the opening and shortly after our markets acted In a very similar manner to yesterday Throughout the decline, however more resisting power was noted and it developed that exporters had been quietly buying during the morning, in al probability undoing hedges. Spot holders are still persistent in their determination not to let go their holdings at less than present prices, which buyers are not alto gether willing to pay, consequently actuel transactions are limited In volume. From the country however. 1t was rep rted that offerings are on more liberal lines, but like the local situation, news of any consequence IS disappointingly dull.
 While liquidation has been In order some days past it has nevertheless left the market, even though at time declines lave been severe, in very much better shape than is generally supposed, and louas tieIS seehs 10 DC d pettef leel1nB in evidence than lately The statistical position of the market has shown and Is showing a daily improvement, and the rfovement for January ending tomorrow, will, we think, go on record as the smallest for nine years. But as has been said, the spot situation must, not only improve materially, but it must hold such an improvement before the contract mar ket will reflect any substantial increase in values.
 At present prices, the market appear S to be healthy, and purchases made on a scale down should prove profitable.
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Coffee Market.

New York, January 30.--Spot Rio steady; No. invoice, 7-16c; mild quiet: Cordova 9%q12%c.
 Futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of points in line with steady European cables and favor able Brazilian news. Trading was quiet but offerings were well absorbed by a moderate demand from trade and bull interests, and the market closed steady, net unchanged to points Sales, 29.75O bags, including February, 6.S5; March, 6.90d6.95; May. 7.10; July, 720d7.25; Sep tember, TO; November, 7.55; December, 7.65
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, January 30--Money on call easier, highest per cent; lowest 3ls per cent; ruling rate ss4 per cent; last loan 31z per cent; closing bid 34 per cent; of fered a. 3tz per cent; time loans steady; sixty. ninety days and six months 4la per cent; prime mercantile paper 4at451s per cent; sterling exchange steady with ac- tual business in bankers bills at 4S325al 4s7. 30 for demand, and at S3.95@4S4 for sixty days bills: posted rates 4s41a and 4ss; commercial bills 4s3s4; bar silver e5ssc: Mexican dollars J0hc; government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, January s0-Spot cotton somewhat better demand. Sales 1850 bales including POO to arrive and 100 f. O. D. delivered on contracts, 300 Quotations un- change, middling. l1l4c.
 Futures opened barely steady with the active positions 2 to 4 points up on good Liverpool Over night selling orders were numerous and in short time prices were driven down 12 points with bulls appar- entlyi out of the market and dealers gen erally looking for further liquidation from the long side. In the trading March open ed points up at 11.29, sold down to Il. IS and finally advanced to Il .26. May opened points lower at 11.4o, receded to 1l.SO and finally recovered to 11.40. The mar ket closed irregular January was net ' points lower and February 4. while the other positions were unchanged to points net higher.
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Local Staple erocerIes.

Local Staple Groceries. Sugar-Granulated, 5c: Y. C.. 1-4c. Flour-Fancy patent, $525; standard patent, s5; straight A.5O. Coffee-Green, 11@13c; Arbuckle's, $15 55; Porto Rico, $15.55
 Meat-Dry salted ribs, Sc; dry salted rib bellies, S1sc; extra clear, Sc; hams, fancy, 13c; medium, 121hc: becon bellies. 11hc; California hams, sac. Lard-Lear, 8D2c.
 Compound lard, 6hc. Centrifugal, 30m3oc; sugar house. 4Oc; Georgia cane. 34c. Beans-Navy 3225 per bushel; hand picked Lima, 61zc.
 Grits-92 pounds, $1.65.
 Meal. s1.f5.
 Birmingham macaroni' 712c.
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eeipts 5000 bales. including 29'ooo Amer iean. Futures opened barely steady and closed irregular American middllng, good ordinary cotton. January, 5.Sf; January February. 5.S6. February March, 5.s1; Mareh-April, 5.91: April-May. 5.94: May June. 5.97; June-July. 5.99; July-Angust, Sd; August September, 593; September October 5.72; December 5.62.
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Abercrombie 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

The market was under pressure of bear ish influences again today, 11.2s selling off to Il 15 for March. Shorts took advantage Of every favorable opportunity to put out fresh llnes and as Liverpool was much better than looked for when Amer ican markets opened 8 up Instead of down, and spot sales there 12,OO0 bales, general selling was the feature of the early trading.
 There is no organization among the bulls, and as shorts have but little oppo- sition in their operations against the mar ket, 1t requires but little effort on their part to depress values.
 There is no activity In the southern spot markets. and as matter of fact there is more or less weakness displayed by spot holders, especially in the local market where spots are reported lower than quo tatons by 1-16 to h.
 The bearish inclined are working this feature for all it is worth in connection with the large visible supply statement which they expect to see become more bearish as we enter the season by spin ners takings, showing smaller accept ances during the balance of the season when compared with taldngs after this date one year ago.
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LiverpooI Cotton Market.

Liverpool, January 50.-spot cotton. good business done; prices points lower: American middling fair. 6.5s; good mid ding, 6.2i; middling. eos: low middling. 5.92; good ordinary. 574; ordinary. 5.5S. The sales of the day were 12.00o bales. of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included 11.ooo American. Re-
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Naval Stores.

New Orleans. January 3O--Naval stores steady; pitch. s2.25; pine tar. 4.75: coal tar, $3.5 50. Rosin, per barrel of 2S0 pounds
 A. B, c, S3.47ih; D, sa.5y; E, s3.55; F, s3.60; c. s3.s7; II. s3s71z; I, s4.40: K, s5.10; M. s5.3O; N. s5.S5; Window glass. se.O5; i; water white 6.15. Turpentine firm. 6slsc
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Dry Goods.

New York. January s0.-In the dry goods market today no material change was noted beyond the fact that buyers are evidently becoming more reconciled to the advanced prices and are willing to oper- ate on the new levels Quotations were very firm with no prospect of changing.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans. January 30-Spot cotton closed steady; sales 3350; ordinary. S9-l6; good ordinary gSi; low middling, 1Oss middlng 11i4; good middling. IFS; mid ding fair. II 15-1s Receipts 1090l; stock. 317,44
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Feed Stuff.

corn-No. mixed or white. or bushel sacks, Soc.
 Oats-No. ? mixed, 4Oc; No. white, 43c: white clip. 45c
 Pure wheat brand 80 or 100, s24. Cotton seed feed meal. f24; prime, S2a Corn chops, si.15
 Corn hearts. s1.10.
 Shorts, 100 pounds. s24.
 Hulls, sack, 30G35c.
 Hay-choice timothy, S1s.5O; No timo- thy. sl650; Johnson grass, $l2; clover, ;lA
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prediction of colder weather in the south western part of the United States, were the chief factors creating a strong wheat market here today. At the close wheat for May delivery was up 1zc. Corn and oats were each A@ssc. Provisions were a shade to 5e higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, January S.-Today's state nent of the treasury balances. exclusive of the gold reserve. shows: Available cash balance, s142, ,933 290; gold. s7S,943, 40O
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cIearinas and Exchanae.

New Orleans, January 30.-Clearings s5,- 1s1.513; New York exchange sl per 5000; commercial 25Q5Oc per 5000 discount balances S147,TS1.
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Loveman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

There were some lingering longs left to liquidate today, and their selling was sufficient not only to prevent our market from following the bullish lead of LiV- erpool, but even to cause a temporary decline of 10 points from last nights prices, March again selling 1 point be- low He. There was, however, an ab- sence of bear tactics which distinguished yesterdays selling, although 1t is true that the dominant element continued bear ish and sold rather freely on the decline. For this indiscretion they were obliged 10 pay rather dearly, for during the af- ternoon prices rallied well and recovered all of the decline. The close shows very little change from yesterday. Advices from the south are to the effect that middlemen and merchants have been forced to let go good deal of cotton carried on speculation. The farmers holdings continues unshalken, and will not be likely to come on the market on any decline.
 The heavy receipts for yesterday and today, which at first helped to soften prices. lost it's effect when it was real ized that they represent only the usual end of the month arrivals at ports to go aboard ship for clearance. The amount brought into sight this week points to about 175000 versus 232 coo last year and 196,000 the year before. At the end of this week the total marketed will be about 7940,000 bales This will be 140,000 less than brought into sight in the 10,100, O00-bale crop year and 5000 less than to the same date in the two previous 10,700,- 900 crops of 1902-3 and 1901-2
 However the public just now IS mak ing comparisons solely with last season and the receipts during the first two weeks of last February were remarkably light, so that no matter how small the movement may be it will, on the face of things run ahead of the movement to the same time In crop of l3,50O000 Af- ter the middle of February shall have been passed statistics will take on very bGllish hue. The rally which has taken place so far lacks support of renewed spot demand. and unless the latter soon appears we are likely to have only a, scalping market for the present
 Liverpool is due points higher tomor- row.
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chicaqo Chance.

Chicago. January SO.-An official report O. continued dronth in India, and q
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seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore. January 30.-Seaboard Air Line. common and preferred, nothing do- irS.
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Hides and Wool.

G. S. hides, 1oDaa1lc. Dry flint hides. No. l. 1sc. Dry flint. hides, No. 1, 1sc. Dry salt hides, 70. 1, 17c. Dry salt hides, No. 2. 1b@1sc Clear washed wool. 3S040c. Unwashed wool, 27429c. Sheep skins, 25427c. Tallow. 4G4K7c.
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Bonds.

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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

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for the day 2,oo 300 shares.
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LEFT TO COMMITTEE.
Window Glass Workers Vote on tho
 Matter of Wages.

Cleveland. December 3l.-The announce ment was made at the National Associa- ton of Window Glass Workers of Ameri- ca today that the majority of the mem bership of 5000 window glass workers have voted in favor of leaving the matter of ad'ustic wages entirely in the hands of the wage committee of the organlza- ticfl.
 President Faulkner recently sent out letter to the members in which he told of the conditions which existed in the window glass industry, and stated that the wage committee of the workers fa- vored a cooperative scale to meet the present conpitlac of the trade. The an- nouncemSk 6Vy made last week by MT. FaulI:nS sehe workers organization would zke any move to adjust the pref kge scale to present conditions v he Independent manufacturers had
 Sed a strong and permanent or
 Ration He said that 1t was now en-
 kely up to the manufacturers, and that II they could not show that they htd such Tan organization that the workers would rsist on the present wage scale, which many manufacturers claim will hate to be revised or they will be forced to close their plants. The announcement fpade to- day that the membership of the workers union had voted favorably.
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UNIONISTS TOLD TO
 SUPPORT LIBERALS
DUKE OF DEMONSTRATE ISSUES MANIFESTO TO FREE TRADE TRADE vs. PROTECTION.

London, December 31.-The Duke of De- vonshire, liberal unionist. has issued a manifesto in which he firmly advises the free trade unionsts to support the lb- eral candidates, rather than the protec- tionlst unionists. By treating the home rule question as a mere side issue, he deals the strongest blow yet delivered against MT. Balfour's election tactics The duke asserts that there is no indication that the opinion of the country has changed since the rejection of the last home rule bill and that 1t is in the high est degree improbable that the govern ment of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman will incur the risk of introducing an- other such measure in the next Parlia- ment. Therefore, he says the question of free trade vs. protection must be the paramount factor in the coming elections and he declares there must be no devia- ton from attachment to free trade.
 The duke confesses that he knows no more now than when he left the late government of what is implied by the Balfourian fiscal scheme, which its au- thors declare to be acceptable to free traders and protectionists alike On the other hand he says there is no ambiguity about the Chamberlain propagapda, which is ayowedly protectionist.
 The manifesto contends that the union- ist party organization has largely been captured by the protectionists, and there will be either real danger to free trade or the prospect of the exclusion of the unonist party for an indefinite period from either power or influence.
 In conclusion the duke declares that it Is the duty of the unionist free trad- CTS to take such action as will prove that the unionist party as whole wheth- CT in power or In opposition is still un- committed to a retrograde fiscal policy, by MhomsoeXer It may be proposed.
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APPEAL ISSUED.
Americans on Isle of Pines Want a
 Hearing.


 Havana, December 31.-The Americans fin the vicinity of Nueva Gorda, Isle of Pines, who are interested in the attempt to separate the island from Cuba, have issued an appeal to the people of the United States to aid in preventing the ratification of the Isle of Pines treaty psnding in the United States Senate. The appeal says:
 Thus far any hearing has been denied us. We ask you to save us from betrayal by a few unworthy representatives of our government until we have had the only thing we ask for. namely, hearing at which it can be shown that our cause is just and that we are only striving to preserve for our country what belongs to it.
 The appeal reiterates the arguments that the island belongs to the United States. It alleges that the sole motive back of the pending treaty Is the desire to con done and conceal the disobedience of the American officer who was responsible for permitting Cuba to take control of the Isle of Pines"
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DOCKERY LAW SEEMS
 ID BE DEAD LETTER
Marked Difference in Prices of
 Government Supplies
SYSTEM OF LITTLE USE
Purpose of the Law Was to so Hedge About Purchasing Agencies As to Get the Best
 Results.

Washington, December 31.-(Speeial)- The great difference in prices ranging often as high as 100 per cent in the pur- chase of supplies for the departments seems to indicate that the so-called Dock cry law passed in 1904 has, for as yet, been a dead letter The law dictates the manner in which supplies for the govern ment are to be purchased, and 1t was framed with the idea of hedging about the purchasing agencies of the govern ment in such a manner to effectually se- cure the best results for the government in the purchasing of all its supplies
 Among other things that the Cookery commission attempted to de was to form a system for the purchasing of supplies that would guarantee all the departments would be supervised in such way as to assure lowest prices for all of them, and prevent the possibility of any com bination on the part of dealers to exact more than a minimum profit for supplies furnished. The law was framed by the Cookery commission and was passed in the form that it was recommended by that commission. It provided that pro- posals for supplies for all the departments in this city should be opened at o'clock on the same day. The law authorized the secretary of the treasury to designate the day for the opening of bids Alter the opening of these bids schedules or them were to be made up and submitted to a board consisting of assistant secre- tary of the treasury and interior depart ments and one of the assistant post master generals This board was to carefully go over the bids and recom- mend the acceptance or rejection Of any or all of them.
 In the report of the Dockery comms- sion, which recommended this legislation, it was stated that by this method It could not happen that one department would pay more than another for any supplies. Regardless of law, however, the departments have been paying practically any price bid by the contractors
 Col William H. Chapman will tomorrow take charge of the internal revnue agents of the Richmond, Va, districts. Colonel Chapman was second in command during the civil war to Colonel Mosby of the Rangers, and has been connected with the internal revenue service for many years.
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seeking new homes, and the women were bending under the weight of hugh packs of bedding, many of them dragging their children along. Sledges were piled high with all the worldly goods of the family. Many family ikons, usually crowning the top of each pile. The poor people made very slow progress with their bundles, and were subject to continual search by the soldiers, who sometimes delighted in throwing the loads into the snow and making merry at the sorry spectacle.
 In addition to the fires in the bombarded district, which are now under control, confederation broke out last night in the buildings adjoining St. Georges church. which it is believed were set on fire by the revolutionaries as a means of divert ing the troops. The buildings burned all night and the firemen had great difficulty in saving the church, the spire of which is filled with shrapnel fired earlier in the week against the insurgent sharpshoot- CTS who picked off the soldiers by rifle shooting from it.
 The appearance of the center of ine city today is quite normal The people who have been cooped up for weeK are crowding the streets. through which pass sleighs and the rich turnouts Of the Mos COW merchant princes. Tonight the city Is quiet, except for an occasional shot where a revolutionist is trying to escape cap ture.
 The Workmen's council. or what is left of 1t outside of prison. has formally de- clared the strike off The railways have managed to get out a proclamation declar- ing that the purpose of the revolt has been fully accomplished, and calling upon the proletariat to prepare for decisive battle January 2. Al great many of the workmen however, are in, angry moods. They claim that they have been deceived by the revoutionaries and that their families are starving. These are threat ening vengeance on the agitators. Some of the employers. like Mir Barry of the American boilerworks will shorten the usual Christmas vacation from sixteen to fourteen days in order to allow the men to earn something
 It Is reported that band of revolu- tionaries yesterday attacked the political prison, but were beaten off with severe loss
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SENATE FORECAST.

The Senate will not do very much leg islative business this week. It Is not eX- pected that the sessions will occupy more than two days-Thursday and Friday The ship subsidy bill is the unfinished busl- ness and Senator Gallinger may open the debate in favor of the measure. This will depend upon the desire of senators who may wish to consider other business.
 There is considerable amount of execu- tive business, some of which Is in con troversy, and this may consume the few days the Senate is in session. At the time of the adjournment the confirma tion of the Panama canal commissioners had been reconsidered, and the nomina tion of J. B. Bishop as d new commis- sioner had just been made. These nomina- tions had all been referred to the com mittee on inter-oceanic canals. and 1t Is expected that early reports will be made in order that the Senate may take them up. There are some other nominations in controversy. notably two officers who have been re-detailed as chiefs of bu- reaus in the war department, and legal question has been raised as to the mean ing of the law providing for such de- tails. Some other nominations have been held up and the Senate may devote all its time this week to executive business
 If nominations are not to be considered, the new developments in Santo Domingo will afford opportunity to discuss the treaty informally. At present that treaty is not before the Senate. having a sec ond time been referred to the committee on foreign relations. IL is expected that 1t will be amended in several particulars before 1t again comes before the Senate. As if in anticipation of the flight of Mo- rales and the establishment of another government in Santo Domingo, the state department has recommended that the treaty be amended so that 1t would con fer authority upon the United States to deal with any existing government in the island. Possibly the situation may be dis cussed in the Senate even before the treaty is reported.