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Interior Movement.

Houston-Ouiet. II 7-16c: net receipts 2.2ss: gross receipts 3.2s6: shipments 3.126; sales B6: stock 46.01S.
 Augusta-Steady. H. i1c: net receipts 646 gross receipts s41: shipments 625: sales 526. stock 60.2
 Memphis--Steady. il sc; net receipts 44S; gross receipts 1.136; shipments PAST: sales 2.s00: stock 56.00S
 St. Louis-Steady, 11%c: net receipts PTS; gross receipts 2.947: shipments 3.319: sales SIS: stock 40.2S9.
 cincinnati--Net receipts 451: gross re cefpts 45i shipments 396; stock lS.lEQ
 Iouisville--Firm. 11%c
 Total today--Net receipts 5,104; gross re ceipts S.661; shipments 9.953: sales 3.s57: stock 220.677.
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there was lack of new business and a de- cided disposition to even up old commit. ments. Liquidation by longs was increased and hasteped by the rumor that the bull crowd in New York was selling and toward no nthe market took rather an easier tone. In the earlier hours the undertone
 was very steady on the most bulish kind of cables from Liverpool, These cables
 made mention of an enormous business do- ing in the Manchester cloth and yarns mar ket. Locally the trading was qulet She
 active months showing losses of { to 6
 points.
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IOCAT, COTTON MARYET.
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston--Firm. II lac; net receipts 2.I16; gross receipts 2.7l6 sales 4sS: stock 13S, 301 i; shipments to continent 16.S52
 New Orleans-Firm, 11Ac; net receipts 9 g931: gross receipts 99sl sales $500; stock 237,ss7; shipments to continent $50: coat wise s43.
 MobiIe-Steady. II 13-f6c: net receipts 363: gross receipts 363: sales 150; stock 2e.244
 Savannah-Steady. II 3-16c: net receipts 3,1S2; gross receipts 3, is2: sales 7, 2,495; stock Ts.7s4: shipments to continent 500: coast wise 2so
 Charieston-Firm, 11kc; net receipts 1s; gross receipts t3; stock 19o9S: ship ments coastwise 464.
 wilmington-steady; hc; net receipts
 Norfolk--steady. II &c: net receipts 942; gross receipts 942 sales 100; stock 3S,lSo; Shipments coastwise 1.544.
 Baltimore-Nominal. II sso: gross receipts $40; stock S,552; shipments coastwise l.50o
 New York-Quiet. II 80: gross receipts 4.454; sales 37; stock 154,14s; shipments te Great Britain 3,1I1: to continent 3.216.
 Boston-ouiet. II SO: net receipts a2' gross receipts 1.6so.
 35; gross receipts 35: stock 2.sf3.
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NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. Ga, April 1l.-The savannah ing today has been of no special Interest with the exception of a gradual decline on ing closed today firm at 65hc with all of ferngs being taken at that price ana ,l,ta Sio are gradually picking up and so far this month exceed khat of this month one year tions so unsettled business North and West last month that the spring demand for tur- pentine was held back but the general opin- fierce, 'l'' u must start 1' w
 The receipts for the week were zoos casks and the shipments 2.Ss2. ot which l.l75 went to foreign ports
 The rHeepts for the ts dat" or fss fs ;i some period The pre- present stock is 2.027 casks against 5.265 last year at the same
 There has been a marked weakness in rosins the week through, resulting in 2 de- cline, on all grades, pale grades averaging a and commons l5 to 20 cents The declines are generally looked for this time of the therefore further declines are probable until the receipts regulate themselves then an av- craze trading basis will be formed. The receipts for the week were 5,sl3 casks. and the shipments @o73 all of which went ,t. d9a are 7,S85 casks, against 6,74I last season 45.5S4 casks, against 17.3s0 last year at the same time.
 wilmingtop, C, April 1i;=spirits nr- tIr- pentne' hotnlng doing; recelpts n6ol SA'N0'
 Rosn nothing doing; receipts s2
 Tar firm, $l 80; receipts 10.
 Crude turpontine firm. $2. 90. S4.1s ana S co: receipts "A.
 Savannah. Ca. April 11.--Turpentine firm irs 66c: sales lS3. receipts 367; shipments 2oo'
 Resin firm sales S36; receipts l. 234 shlp- ments 466, stock 2392. Quote: ABCD x5 .bn. F & 70. S3 B, q s3 80: 1 S4. 30: K $ DO; M Si so. ti 90. VIC s5 10: wv S520'
 Charleston, 6 C. April 11.-Turpentine and rosin. nothing doing.
 MARINE NEWS.
 Mobile, April II Arrived: Strs, Malm' Nor, Salvorsen. Colon. Hispania. Nor. stickln. Port Imon. Lampan. Nor. WoId St Lucia Belize. Nor. Hansen. Belize rort Gaines. Nor. Knudsen Bocas Del Tore: Harald Nor Henrtchsen. Boeas Del TOTO Bark Junlter. ItaL. Schiannins- HarhAdosA.
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ar to Madrid in the same motor car Mean,
 Iua tha owner of the balloon had arrived on inc scene, and the sequel to the advent ,,ra is likely to take place In the court us use .,,st,ce where the aeronaut has instituted U, 1,roosedings to recover damages for injury dona to his balloon.
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NEW oRLEANs SUGAR.

steady; open kettle centrifuagl 3933ac; cen trifugal whites 3% 44c: yellows 3% Q 13-l6c: seconds 263hc.
 Molasses. nominal: open kettle TO BOG; centrifual [ 620c
 Syrup nominal. 25 O 30c.
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THE METAL MARKETs.

New York, April 11--Tho London tin mar. ket was unchanged to little lower: spot steady and closing price i76 pounds while futures were lower I'll pounds. Locally the market quiet: spot s3S 80 G 3S. .6b
 Copper unchanged for spot in London. but futures little higher s1 pounds lis Sd. Local iy unchanged.
 Lead quiet and unchanged in both mar ketE
 Spelter higher 25 pounds 12s Cd in Lon don Locally shade lower spot $6 .0006. 10.
 Iron lower abroad; standard foundry and Cleveland warrants Ais 9d. Locally no change reported
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sT. JOTrIs PROyIsIONs.

St. Louis. April 11.-whiskey steady s1. .32 Pork firm; jobbing $16 25
 Lard. higher; prime steam $S.27H.
 Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts ss.S71s; clear ribs 300; short cleaE S9. .12h.
 Bacon. steady; boxed extra shorts $9. 62h !; clear ribs s9.75: short clear $9.s7h.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. April 11.--Cotton seed oil firm prime crude fob. mills 30c: do. yellow 36& 037M.
 Sugar raw. steady: fair refining Sc: cen trifugal s6-test 3lsc; molasses sugar axe: refined quiet.
 Coffee, spct Rio quiet: No. invoice 1-16c: mild quiet; Cordova 10@12&c.
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
NEW ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans April 11.-Spot cotton in good demand at full prices. sales 380O bales Including 1.5o0 to arrive. Quotations un- changed; middling II Sc.
 Futures opened steady with prices for the active months five points higher than last evenings finals. Soon after the opening The market commenced to feel the influence of the Easter holidays and in consequence
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NEW yoRK nav coODs.

New York; April 1.-The feature in the dry goods market today was the sale of mar row print cloths. The trade for the day was generally i!Het. but values apparently strong
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Total Movement.

Total today, at all ports, net 2S.ss7; ship ments to Great Britain 3.17l: to continent 2O.sTs: to Japan 6.52t: stock 706.942
 Consolidated at all ports. net 19, 195; ship ments to Great Britain 2.2S2: to France B. 362: to continent 33.776; to Japan 9.413: to Mexico 50.
 Total since Sept. 1. at all ports, net s,SS7.- s45; shipments to Great Britain 2.459.3SS: to France sos, 900; to continent 2,02S.S45 to Japan 101.367; to Mexico 2.764.
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MARKET FOR COTTON
PRICES REACH NEW HIGH LEVELS
 IN EARLY TRADISG.
Later, However, Realizing Causes an Eas- Ing Off, and at the Close Prices Show . Net Decline of 2 to t
 Paints.

New York. April 11.-The cotton market vas fairly active again today and prices reached new high levels early in the day. Later, however, the market eased off under reaiizine and closed at net decline o' mated at 250. 900 bales.
 The market opened steady at an advance of 4@e points with May selling at II ;SS and July at H. 27 during the first few min utes on the firmer cables, covering or shorts and fresh buying for longs on the big trace demand reported from abroad and the larse Liverpool spot sales which footed up 49oo bales at advance of seven points Bni there was a good deal of cotton for sale OH the advance here. it looked as If some or the selling was for the account of IeadihS hQll intrsts. smaller longs were disappointss ed that the opening advance did not eaten stop loss orders the short side and tho list gradually eased off
 A good deal of long cotton was aDsorped around last nights closing prices but tho continued absence of aggressive bull support and the favorable weather adVices From the South emholdened the room bears wno raided the market near the close and final quotations were barely steady.
 Receipts for the day were heavy. The es- timates for tomorrow were light and prob ably helped the near months. while the rel crop position during the early advance was ascribed to favorable weather advtces. All three of the big markets will be closed on Friday. Saturday and Monday for the Easter
 Receipts at the ports today s3.ss7 bales, year. For the week testimated) 95.ooo baes, against 1lO.ss2 ast week and 17i.s1s
 Today's receipts at New orleaus s.sst bales against 1,2Se last year and at Hous- ton 3,2Ss bales. against e.o17 list year.
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Teacher-"What Is the difference be- tween lightning and electricityT' Bright Pupil-"Lightning is free, and electricity costs money "-Monos.
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ST. IorIs CLOSING MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS CLOSING MARKETS.
 St. Louis. April 1.-The St. Louis grain markets today ranged and closed as fol- lows
 wheat:- May 79 asked: range 77X to 79k. July 76& bid: range 75A to 7s&. September 76; range 75h to 76.
 Corn:- May 45h bid: range 44% 944h to 451a. July 45: range 44b OAK to 45. September 45&: nominal.
 Oatst- May 31&: range 31% to s1Z. July 30% range SoN to S0A. September 29M: nominal.
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 Toledo St; I. & W. 4s '.. '... .". ,ss,. ss onion d PsSifle sS t 4s -. .,. :. ......iS7. U s. Steel 2nd. 5s =. .... .... .. eeN Wabash fsts - ~ ,.. ..,. ... .1ld
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

New York, April Ii.-Cotton futures open- ed steady and closed barely steady on the New York Cotton Exchange today. Quota tions ranged as follows:
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Total sales for day e47.sOo shares
NEW YORK BONDS.

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Weather Conditions.


 Additional rain or snow has fallen over the extreme northeastern districts. though generally fair weather has prevailed and now continues to the east of the Rocky Mountains under the influence of an area of high barometer the crest of which is now over Indiana. This area of high" will drift solwly eastward causing continued fair An area of decidedly low barometric pres sure central over Utah has caused light rain snow in the Plateau districts, though another area of relatively high pressure moving in over Oregon is giving fair wealth along the Pacific coast
 Temperature ani precipitation as report. ed by the Weather Bureau for selected Southern station during 24 hours anIns am. April II. 1906.
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To Clear LRDd Titles.

Washington, April 1.-The Senate committee on public lands today au-
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Cleared: strs. Horda. Nor, Eide. Guam mon; Clara ZeIck Ger. Fretwurst. cienfue- eos: schrs.. Carrie A. Norton. Hummett. Norwich. Conn; J. Edward Drake Hoiio- way. Wilmington: Laguna, Boyles. Havana
 New Orleans, April 11.-cleared: Strs, Cbmus. Kemble New York: Castlemoor. Br.. Brush. Rotterdam: Nicaragua. Nor. Sorens- sen, Puerto Cortez
 Port Eads. April t1.-Arrived: strs.. Blue fields, Nor, Halversen. Buefields: Custo- dian. Br., Brown Liverpool; yiator, Nor. vitz Bay and sailed for Mobile: Director. Br.. Bickershoff. Liverpool: West Point Br.. Robertson, Barry: Tug, Captain sam' Port Arthur
 Sailed: strs.. Molina. Nor. Haraldsep. Texas City: Northtown. Van Glider. Will nnfnKton. Del; Rosina Br.. Hurry. Ceiba {: Progresso, Nor, Bryde. Cuban ports; comus. Kemble, New York; Brewster. Ger. Book Port Antonio.
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NEW WORK COFFEE MARKEr.

New York, April 11.-Coffee futures open ed steady at unchanged prices to an advance of five points op July. The market closed steady, net unchanged to five points lower, sales l30.7 7j0 bags, including
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MEMPHIS COTTON OIL.

Memphis. April l1.-Cotton seed oil; prime crude 30 lac; prime summer yellow 33 F e; prime meal $25 .00: prime cake s25.0
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River Forecast.

River Forecast.
 (For next two dRys.) The upper Coosa will fall slowly, and the lower Coosa vii rise sighty or remain sta tionary. The Alabama will remain practically stationary.
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United States Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau
 Local Observations.
 Central Time.l MontRomery Ala April II, 19D6.
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May .''' 70. .... -.s. .o. 5OWo. DO July .......- 6.1b
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7em: 7e%: ::::::: ssI 1 :SS :SS GIsasyRw GIsssxE

Maximum temperature for day, ss deg. Minimum temperature for day, 62 deg. Norma temperature for day, s3 deg. Accumulated def. since Jan. 1, 194 deg. Av. relative humidity for day. 54 per ct. Total rainfall since Jan. 1. 19. .61 inches.
 River Bulletin.
 (Observations at 8 .nn.s 76th M. time.S
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sEw ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.

New Orleans. April 11.-Cotton futures m the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today
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LIVERPOOL COTTON rUTUREs.

Liverpool April 11.-cotton futures open quiet and steady and closed quiet and teadY; American middli1r zoe
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KANsA so1TY LIVE STOCK.

Kansas City. April 11.-Cattie receipts 10.50o. including 450 Southerns: steady to
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THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and River
 Bulletin.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
Something About Gloves

gloves to each person who took part III the
ceremony-a large order, as on such an occa-
sion the church was crowded; this was done
away with in England in 1878, when a sum
of ESQ towards the rebuilding of st. Paul's
was substituted for the gloves.
Besides being necessary for comfort, gloves
are the symbols of affection, hatred and de-
iance, and pledges of honor and loyalty and
there are many curious instances of the use
of gloves as tokens. During the Portsmouth
Fair which was known as the Free Mart,
golden glove was hung outside the Jail, as
token that people attending the fair were
immune from arrest for debt whilst it con-
tinued. At Exeter a gigantic glove is still
carried through the city at Lammas Fair, and
then hung out from window in the Guild
hall as a token that the fair has begun, and
removed when the fair is over. The same
custom exists at Barnstaple and Chester.
AS an emblem of defiance the glove is well
known in trial by combat. 1t was thrown
down as a challenge, and this custom exists
in the present day. when the Kings Cham
pion, at the coronation of a monarch throws
down his gauntlet three times as challenge
to any who dare dispute his Soyereign's true
title to the throne.
At weddings and funerals gloves have their
accepted right of place, and the origin of them
as gifts on such occasions is lost in remote
folklore. At weddings they were looked on
as fees for the bridesmaids and groomsmen
for service rendered, and the custom of giving
gloves at funerals is mentioned by Pepys on
several occasions; in some parts of England
and Scotland gloves used to be dropped into
the graves of maiden ladies as a mark OF rev.
erence.
The present of gloves won by kiss given
when person is asleep,>is also old in its
origin, and in country places it was the Gus
tom for the young people to watch for the
new moon, and whoever saw it first kissed his
or her neignDor, and was rewarded with
pair of gloves.
Glove-making is a great industry in Wor-
cester, and no artiele'of dress passes through
so many hands in making as does a pair of
gloves. The egg bill for one firm of English
Rlovers used to total three million eggs, spe-
cial boys being once kept for egg breaking
but, as time and labor-saving experiment,
eggs are now bought ready preserved by the
ton, and this same firm uses 100000 kid and
lamb skins yearly.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

into general use the whale fisheries were al
most exhausted.
But of late years whales have largely in
creased in numbers, and it is again profitable
to hunt them. Some of the habits of these
monsters of the deep in the Pacific are not
generally known
In the winter season there are no whales
IN the Arctic Ocean, for the good reason that
they cannot live there when the water is
frozen over so that there are no breathing
spaces.
A considerable number are supposed to die
every year by being caught under ice so thick
that when they come up to breathe they
cannot break the ice.
Frequently a dozen or more whales may
be seen in small areas of open water sur
rounded by ice, where no ship can 90, or not
without greater peris than ought to be en-
eountered.
Just where all the Arctic whales winter has
long been mooted question. They are found
all along the coast of California during some
of the winter months.
But their breeding grounds are the lower
shallow bays of the Lower Mexican coast
1t is probable that some go down as far as
the Central American coast. All the right
whales seen along the coast do not enter the
Arctic, although it would seem that the
greater number do. Many are found in the
the coast of Siberia.
The right whale seeks out his summer feed
ing grounds in high attitudes and seeks out
breeding grounds in low attitudes. This am
nuai migration and return is counted on with
the greatest certainty.
As many whales come out of the Arctic in
autumn as enter in the spring. These facts
govern the operations of the whaling fleet.
Hence, after, the Arctic whaling season is
over, many ships discharge and refit at once
and go down the coast preparatory to later
cruise in high ATTITUDES
At several points along the coast of Cali
fornia, there are shore stations where a con-
siderable number of whales are caught as
they go up and down the coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23


hills and the rivers are locked in
ice, the boys and the girls bring in from the
woods the green fir-tree, placing it in their
cozy, brilliantly-lighted parlor, where it dis
penses its joy to young and old.
Whence comes the custom? Why do we
have Christmas trees? These questions are
doubtless asked by many curious young folks
every year The answer involves little his
torical retrospection.
Modern history begins with the introduc.
ton OF the Ieutonic element among the peo-
pies OF Southern Europe, and it is to those
same races that we must look for the be-
ginnings OF our much-prized Christmas tree.
The old Germanic and Saxon nations in
Central and Northern Europe, before the in
PRODUCTION and spread of Christianity had n
great veneration for trees. They would never
Willingly injure one. The great national
councils were held, and the chiefs sat in judg
ment' under the branches of huge oaks When
warrior died he was always buried under the
roots OF tree. All the German graves were
found in groves.
inns was a result of the superstitious be-
llet that their gods lived in the trees. In
the hnden-tree dwelt the benign spirit Berch-
ia, VINO took charge of the babies and rocked
their cradles when the nurses fell asleep
ihor' the thunder god, lived in the oak; in
tree the dwarfs.
At the festivals of these gods their trees
were decorated with lights, wreaths and tas
seLs, ana offerings were hung in the branches,
%nlch' however, were removed by the wor-
snipers when the festival was over, the god
Deing supposed to appropriate only the best
to his own use
One OF the principal festivals was the "Jaa-
tred, or Joelfeast (Yule). As ancient as
She Sl Kunlc stones and the Edda of the old
oeanldlnaylans, with their wonderful accounts
OF the 'Ginnunga-Gap," and the birth story
O, ct 9mir and Odin and Thor, we find the
" Yulepeace time of the Norsemen "a season
OF charity and love and sweet forgiveness.
when all quarrels were adjusted, all feuds
forgotten, and the shoes of both old and young
were set side by side in row, an earnest
throughout the year
Among the Germans as far back as the rec
ords reach, The Twelve Night" was fes-
tai season, holy and solemn, regarded by the m
as the most sacred of all their annual obser-
vances. Everywhere work was suspended