The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-03

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 msc Fvers to northssn mis year eaa 7sssso year ssfors alass ass snS the time In 1908: Southern mills takings. exciusiyts srt 2 of quantity consumed at soutnern out1Pp11as. Pp1a Y 2 500 year before last and 1le0.So0 the sams time in 1903: and interior stocks ID excshss .h season 4so.s7s. against 5l5,S22 o1 last year. yea: ao6.27s year before last and 2So,lo1 the same
 ' These make the total movement of ihs ths cotton crop brought into sgnt rsnruery cuil s7s M s4 sRshast snSiss slHse ss Si year before last, and s.s2s,36o the same
 Northern spinners took during February, 200, 7s6 bales. against 11s.2sl last year ana 2s2.1s4 year before last, increasing their so, i.5o2,o45 last year and 1.74O.s2s the yssr year before This makes their average weenkiy 09s last year. and SC, ,s55 the year before
 Foreign exports for the six % months ts,ss Of .ns e decrease under last season of l.oI2.iof ana ana decrease under the same period year saressn He eais exports @ during M Fsbruary compeTed with February last year has been 2s0Sl. gssn gSsra compared wit hthe same period year betore
 Stocks at the seaboard and the ss leading Southern interior markets on aas ths same date last year. and l.1sss24 the year oe-. fore - ..s,,,. left over from the previous season and the number of bales of the current cEpp s5susns snpH nio ba. sss sses .ns
 S24 last year and s,i77.421 the year estgTs s1oo per cent of the cotton crop had been mar mar keted and for the same six months n lsvf. sisht she D was so i-fSo @ and for the same time in 1903. the percentage marketed was 74 4s-1ooo.
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 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 Chicago, March 2.--Rain and snow throughout the winter wheat sectlons of the United States had weakening ket. At the close wheat for May. de- livery was off 1-4m3-sc. Corn was of 1-Sc. Oats were unchanged; Provls- ions were q shade to f5c higher.
 During the first hour of trading sem timent in the wheat pit favored higher prices, there being a fairly acuve de-
 A steady market at Liverpool not withstanding the sharp decline here of yesterday and the official forecast or cold wave throughout portions of the west and southwest also encouraged the bulls. Later, however, the effects of the cold wave prediction was offset by numerous reports or heavy tai. ns of the wheat belt. As the session ad- yanced trade became dull with prices moving slightly in either direction. Tne
 
 the same bearish features as yester- day with accomplishing stocks of wheat and an extremely dull demand for flour. Late in the day the market became decidedly weak chiefly because of an optimistic view of the crop sit- uation as expressed by trade jour nal. There was quite general selling during the last half hour and the mar ket closed weak with prices at the lowest point of the day. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 80 1-2@5-Sc to 80 5-Sc, sold between 80 1-4@7-Sc and closed at 80 1-4c. Clear ances of wheat and flour equaled 416-
 SThe corn market was steady all day. chiefly because of reports of wet weather throughout the middle west Pit traders and cash houses were active buyers early in the day but later the demand slackened materially. Selling market closed steady. May opened a shade higher at 4Sc. sold between 42 7-8c and 43 1-S@1-4c, and closed at 439 1-Sc. Local receipts. 16s cars, five contract grade.
 The price of oats held steady throughout the day but the volume of business was strong and trading was May opened a shade to 1-Sc higher at 90 1-SQ1-4c to 30 1-4c. and advanced to 30 1-4@3-Sc and closed at 30 1-Sc.
 Provisions opened weak because of a low decline in the price of live hogs decrease of local contract stocks mainder of the session firm tone pre- vailed. Packers were the chief buy CTS. At the close May pork was up 15c at S15.32 1-2. Lard was up 2 1-2c at $7.77 1-2@7S0. Ribs were shade higher at $s.1O@12 1-2.