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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
THE STOCK MARKET
BY WITHDRAWAL or ChEllTs.
No Pressure of Forced Liquidatioh in etocks -Lssnened etalngeney ln the Money Market Regarded
 With Doubt

New York. Dec. 2i.--The stock market was free froyn disturbance caueea by any nsaxy toSay Tssre vas u no I prsssnTe os forced liquidation ih stocks Uncovered bear trad CTS with no prospect of immediate urgent profits. bouaht on moderate scale to cover their short contracts: There was no eyi- ket was regarded with some doubt Of sits permanenex The part played in stock ds5hss sso hsld qaSn in mihS rRsrs Was iasEinr cons
 mitmsnts in stocks would isavs the money market exempt from renewal Of stringen-
 indications pointed to . dseided improve ment of the. banks in tomorrow's hank statement. Most of the cash gain fs due to the sub treasury operations which had been In favor of the banks up to Thursday night tc ias extent & of ss.ass seo; ln addie Sns a sJaaIi one. A gain In cash F thus ir-- afeated in itself sufficient to restore q com- of the banks. The actions of the stock market during the week points 70 q epnsid- erable loan contraction having been affsctv table recuperation of reserves also by the Bank of England by receipt Sf over tS.000,- goo from Paris aRd oyer sso@oOo secured in Subscription to new stock by these foreiEn stock holders will establish credits for thia pS o .sesSaa dags aIst .ns
 The prominent place held by St. Paul in the recovery was not strange tu visw of the violence of It's fall preceding, The Hlll stocks continued unsettled to soIne extent and were slow to respond 10 the general up- ward movement There was a further weak- ness also tn Reading. The speculation was on the whole restrained and shs volume cf dealings small The strong showing of the Southern Pacific annual report ieemad to have more effect on Union Pacific than on the stock of tue subsidiary company. Minor incidents of the day were the threat eued strike of rauroad yardmen in the neighborhood of New York and reports of delayed traffic. There was some concession from the best prices of the day before tha market closed
 Bonds wsre steady Total sales par value s1.5IAe00s United States new Aa ad- Vanced E per cent. on call.
 NEW YORK CLOSING STOCK EdsT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22

awainst I.Isszs last year 1.sss.eet year bsfora last and lsa2sss2 the sams time m
 The rnoversentssinca septsmbsr tat shove fscelpts al all Unltsd states ports 5. b.tes,Iec. against x,s0e.ese last year 6.sss.ess year fsos Overland across the Miasissippi Ohio csnsds csa 'e@S sss.ss against ssSsss last year, sapae time in leosi interior stocks in excess eiai year sSLsfa. against sss.a77 last year. same time In ls0a: southern mills tAslngs a0e. 06o. against Ss4,sse last year. seS.ol3 year before last and Tss.ses the same time
 These make the total movement for the Ii2 days of the sea son from septaTnber 1et to date 7,41i,57o, against 6,66s,eeA last year. LASS. 2s5 year before last and s,ses.s2i the kaTne time in 1908.
 Foreign exports for the. week have been the total thus far for the season ss5Oa.sss against a,2sA22s last year an increase ef
 NorthsAn mills takinRs and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an inrrease of ae,s2t as compared with the correspond- Ing period last year, and their total takings Tho total taklnss Of American mills. north, south and Canada thus far for the season Ssys been Ssl. Ls egssns Sy aostberS ss spinners. against 1.I3s.731.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 2s leading tntertoF southern centefS nave incFeAseo ouf- ing the week si,0s2 bales. agaist a decrease during the corresponding period last season of ss:7ss and are now iss.OiO larger than at tht sdats in 1908.
 Including stocks left over at ports and i'm terior towns from tke last crop and the number of bales brought Into sight thus far from the new crop. the supply to date is 1.5ee.s4o. against 7.l1L2l2 for the same pe- riod last Sesr
 WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS.
 New York, December 21, 1906.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
E. E. Johnstone & Co.,. Cotton Buyers and Warehousemen
 
 cettOn Bought at Aay Point in Alabama Storage and Consnmens Solicited Loves, Insurance best facilities

prices. ana active demand are in favor cf this explanation which at present has oniy the large no%ement as It's enemy Frivato information fully supports it and reports by mall and wire of crops being all ID are becoming daily more and moro nu- ueroua. Cables, even from the most con- servative houses. are bullish expressing be- lief In higher markets and saying sptnners hold small supplies. Our market opened practically unchanged, but ~etr2ng cables from the other side backsdSby ten points advance in Liverpool soon induced short covering to which prices quickly responded AnticiDation of . large Into sight forecast and natural reserve on the eve of five hoii- days restricted bull support Spots are tn fair demand. circumstances considerea; prices firm,
 After the first rush to cover was over. futures became very quiet, but the market Is steady around .iQ.0 0S for March. Factors and planters returning from Mississippi say the final outturn Is on many plantations short of the guess. in some instances as much as 20 per cent. f
 The afternoon passed very quietly; hoii- day feeling In evidence fin both departments Trading featureless around nnAning valhes' 5aS.s16 came into sight for the week, against s5s.e74 last year and $sa.s5s in i9oL A large overland movement and larger rate of Southern consumption points to builish spinners takings In the visible supply state meth to appear this evening.
 WALTER corTER & CO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
SECRETARY HESTERs WORkD's yIsT.
 RLE suPPIf GTATEhENT.

New Orleans, Dec. 2i--Secretary Testers statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and tel-- eBraphie advices compares the figures of this wsk with last week, lest year and the year before It shows an increase for the week just closed Of 142.457 against an increase of ss.los last year and an increase of l17ss15 year before last,
 The total visible Is 4.sSo.s5s, against A. 7ss49s last week, 5,091,000 last year and G,59e.127 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton Is a.937.s against a.S4s.4se last week. A.oSo.000 last year and 3.s4s.t27 year before last, and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc 94s.0Oe, against ss0.00Q last week. l,oei, e0C last year and S,00o year before last
 The total worlds Yisible supply of cotton as ahorN 6hows an increase compared with last week of 1A2a57, a decrease compared with last year of 2l0044, and an tnereast compared with year before last of S14,s2s.
 of tho worlds visible supply of cotton al above tbere is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,lss.ooo against 2.47l, GOO last year and 2.529.000 veal before last; in Egypt 17,o00, against l77.- 900 last year and 100000 year before last in India 405, 900. against 560.000 last year and 2sl.OOa. year before last: and .n thu United State 2.0sO, 900. against 1880, 600 las year and 1.766, 900 year before last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
MARKET FOR COTTON
COTTON MARKET was VERY QUIET
 AND GENERALLY STEADY.
Opening Was Steady at an Advance of 70 fa P0tnts In Response co Steady Gables and Covering by
 Local Shorts.

eSew York Dac. 2I--The cotton markst vas very quiet and practically stopped ~ znidday. Prices ruled generally steady ana eiosed steady at net advance Of ewetye 70 slxteen points. Sales were estimated at 176.000 bales.
 nine to twelve points in response to steauy cables and covering by local shorts. There seemed to be little real pull support nul for the account of Liverpool and recent heavy sellers. and prices gradually worked sin to a net gain Of about IS to IT plnts Eater the market sagged off point or tN,os dst there was little movement during the Iast half of the session.
 Receipts at the ports today es.sss beles.. ~esairsf k3 eA9 last week and 4e,1O4 last ysar For the week S90se0S bales against 11g ie1 last week and 241sT7s last year: ie- aavse receipts at New Orleans ls.SSL Dales, sawainst 1s,111 last year and ae h9usfop fTSS9 bales against 7.eSs fast year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22

sress receipts a,ts2; sales 2.Bsi; stock BE- 2D6: ahtpments eoastwise tso0S.
 Baltiuore--Nominal leAc: net receipts ' eeS: gross receipts 3,st5; stock 5.S10: ship merts to Great Britain A2SS: to continent k4Sa
 New York--steady 10. s5; gress receipts s,3fS; sales 1000; stock is2.siS
 Ecston--Steady, a0.65; net receipts sos; groas receipts a.77s; shipnsnts to Great Britain I12T.
 PhiladsIphia- -steaay. Ie.so; net receipts s9i stock s.sns; shipments to Great Brit ain S,e8g.
 Newport News--Nst receipts 74s; gross receipts 748; stock l6A4; shipments coast wise Iase ceipts s.se5: stock l0.71s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22


 New Orleans. Dee. 2l.-Secretary Hester's weekly New orleans Cotton Exchange state ment issued before the close Of business to- day shows an increase in the movement in- 156,0O0. an increase over the same days year before last of 121.eO0 and an increase the same time in 1903 of 1os.O0
 sSor the 2l days of December the totals show an increase ovar last year of 5O2, 900, an increase over the same period year before last of 312, 000, and an Increase over the same time in 1903 of 32s.OOO.
 For the 1l2 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the Ii2 days of last year 742.o00. behind the same days year before last 7s.000. and ahead of 1908 bv 1.045.000
 The amount brought into sight during the 2Rst week has been s09.5l6 bales. against e53.974 for the seven days ending this date last year, SSS,S56 year before last and 4Oa,- 271 the same time in 1902; and. for the 2i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
cu1cAGo GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE. I.
 Chicago Dec 2l.--A sta1s!llshh5 th.s ,nsai yield of oats in this country VIII ,,5 es ioi,- d oo0. 000 busGels larger than tRe previous ss
 Inmates caused weakness today in all the grain pits. At the close wheat for May 5eIivery was off Hc. Corn was down e oats showed loss of se, sG wh,ss hisbsT psoY'4-
 Under the influence of active seillng ln oats the wheat market opened easy but she volume of trading was not t,,ii laEse, ,,bo was credited with disposing of See.9o9 hnshels of the May option. The news or the gay inolihed 10 the bul side but the decline sn inc price of oats outweighed these advlees cables were firm. receipts Tn the NorthWest were small and early reports from Arssl L.s tina told of delayed harvesting because CT wei weather. Later sdyiees. however, con tradicted the statement from south Ameri- ca Commission houses and shorts Sesero- was less selling pressure, during the last hour and the market closed steady; =.
 May onened unchanged 10 4s lower at 7sc to 7shc. sold off 10 77%c and closed "' ciearances of wheat and flour were equal to $500 bushels. Exports for the week as shown by Bradstreets were equal to B. 2O0, GOO bushels. Primary receipts were ,000 bu4heis compared with l'O2S,oeg TOT nsapoiis Duluth and Chicago reported re- 1 ceipts of d14 ears against b2s last week aAT Tradpus sn the corn pit was quiet and the market was influenced chiefly by the weak ness of oats. There was some pressure sfroIn longs on the December option because .of the government crop report which deeiar- I d an Increase of 46Ao00000 in the total ! yield The buying late in the day was ot | more influential character and caused .
 steady close. with prices slightly under the
 May 0 opened Se to M0Me lower at 4sh Q l @c to 45Ac sold off to %sase and closed at
 'sL1 Local receipts were so5 cars with three of contract grade. "A. l nit carly in the day In consequences or | selling stampede caused by the govern ment's final e-timate of the crop. Commis- ! sion houses and local longs aaem to have uH- ! limited quantities of oats foF sale ana dur- | ing the first few minutes trades were made ! at a variance of fully half a cent. For 2 time M seemed as though sensational de- 1 cline would occur but steady buying by com | rnissIon houses around 35 Sc checked ths | stump. The selling was less feverish afts' l the first half hour and the market became | moro steady. A portion of the early loSl
 was regained before the close which wal
 May opened %@he to M9ie lower al 1 35 hc to s6e. sold up to s64 1Se and closed l at 95Nc. Local receipts ls0 cars.
 -, Provisions were easy early In bhea day pe- ! cause ef five cent to ten cent decline iI ahe price of live hogs. Later the market
 became fir1ner on good buying ey loca i packers. At the close May pork was un' i changed at ets.45, Lard was 2h 9B' ! higher at Ss s5. Ribs were off 2hc at xs. sO ! Estimated receipts for tomorrow Whea' l 70 cars; corn 5S6 cars; oats 100 ears; hog' ] 22. 900 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON B- SINNERS THROUGHOUT THE
 Nn

New Oaeans, Dec. 2l.-Seeretary SIester gtySS the se~ing of American cotton by spinhers throughout the world as follows, 'a round numbers:
 This week 420.O0o. this year against ESQ., 000 last year, 323,O00 year before last.
 Total since September 1st. this year A. sss, og0. against A2s3,o0O last year, and A. 2.000 the year before
 Of this northern spfnneFs and Canada took 1,051.0O6 bales this year. against l. l37, o00 last year. and 1oss. coo the year before southern soinners 920, 900, against Saf coo last year and S39, ,00Q the year before; and foreisn spiRneFs a.41s.000. against 2.249, ,0O0 lass year, and 2,Ias,000 the year before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
NEW ORLEANS sPor COTTON.
DAILY COTTON MAIsKET.
Port Movement.

e,SIUeuton--steady. I0Mc; net receipts 16,- 9as: rross receipts Ie. Ta2I sales e.477i stock S3a.SS6: shipments to Great Bg.tain 12,5SS; eo France q TT9T; coastwise 2,0S5.
 NevV orleaus-sMeady, 10 0tSc; net receipts egaT: Erozs receipts 1e,79S; sales $500 t; stoclr 405.4IT: shipments to Great Britain 2aST1; coastwise 5,126.
 receipts se2; sales ez5; stock 70.S31; ship xsenta coastwisa a.46s-
 gayannah-Firm 13-16e net receipts S- ESa. gross receipts s,554; sales 1,442; stock e8a.7Se; shipments coastwise 6,4S9
 Charieston--Firms 9Ac; net receipts 14s; gross receipts 749; sales l0oi stock lf,22S' shiprnents to Great Britain l,316,
 Ftluingfon--Stsady, 9%c; net receipts i,- aST: gross receipts 1, 33T; stock 23,O9S.
 Narfolk--steady. 10<e; net receipts 2.As2;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
TotaT Moven1eut,

Total today, at all ports net 50. 994; ship~ meats to Great Britain z2.s7S: to France 7.7a7; to continent 5.4se; stock 1.s7S.6s2,
 Consolidated at all ports. net s35S,S6ti shipments to Great Britain 135,2l7; to France 2s.Ass; to continent 7t.ies: to Japan A.e3e
 Total since Sept. 1. at all ports, net S5.- 4s5, ,760; sht2ments to Great Britain f,ses.- 447: to France 4so.7e1; to continent 1,49s.- p44; to Japan 70,4S
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
NEW YoRK eoFFEE afARIIEr.

New York, Dec. 2I.--The spot market was steadIer; Rio No. TAT ssntos No. { sMc; mild. steady: CordOVa eW1sMc.
 The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged to a decline of five points and closed very steady at a net ad- January .... .... ..,... .! .,..s.70 March "... .... .,.. <....., so @5. 20 May .... .... s,.. .... ..... ,S. 00@6. IS July ........ .... ....t q. ..s.f IS 16. aE September q. ss.. .... ,s ..6. 25@6. 45 NoFember .-.A. .... ..-.. ..,-sa .A, A9
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22

MEMPHIS COTTON OIL. Memphis, Dec 2I.--Cotton seed oil; prime crude nominal; choice meal Ss5,oo; ehaioe cake S24.5o.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON OH. New Orleans. Dec aL--Cotton seed oil; prime asc; crude sse.
 TUE METAL MARKETS. New York, rec. 21.-Iron was higher in quoted at els cd. and Cleveland warranta s2s ihd. Locally unchanged; Nn. 1 foua- dry northern s25, 25 o S26 .s5; No. do S2A. .T5@35.7B; No 1 foundry southern s2s 50 Q s27.5e; No. do. R2S. @S27,Oo'
 CINCINNATI PRODUCE. Cincinnati, Dee. al.--F1ouF firnAA Wheat steady 7eE @77e. Corn lower aGc
 Oats higher ssA Ssc-
 Rya steady 70@71e. Provisions firm
 Whiskey firm sl.2S
 ST. LOUIS CLOSING MARKETS. markets today ranged as follows Dec. SSS asked; range 72S tn 7sN. May IFS; ranEs 7sB VT1 to 77k. July TsN bid Nay Nay iisS H ssissai rsSSs SSSs' Ax to 4lM. July tsA aai'sa. Mag S5a asksd: range 85M 0S to ass.
 NEW YORK DRY GoODs. New York. Dee. 24,-~rhe dry goods mar ket is sttu steady and husiness ia being put through en sentrasts for delivery well fnto
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
aT LOUTa PRODuCE.

af Loufs Deg. 2l.--pghlsxey steady s1 sS Pork steady; Jobhirg 5.oo.
 Lard, hlEher; prime steam $9.Ik,
 Dry salt meats steady boxed extra Gh0rtB so; cleaF ribs $9i short clear SO. 2S.
 Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts ss 7S; alear ribs s9.76: short clear SIG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
H. { B. BEERS COTTON LETTER.

By Private Wire to c. c. AbereroInbie &
 G., 39 Ccnmegcg St,
 New Orleana, Dec. 2t.-1The beRrish fea- ture Of the census report oh quantity of cot ton ginned to December 18th, and which occasioneds larger crop Ideas on the part of that the season's yield would not De moe than moderate ones say about lzeee,oVp bales. wsre ignored in Europe % as they were were kets actually working higher than yester- day. It Is probable, however, that covering cal market being suspendad from close of today until next Thursday morning. was the principal reason for the. steadisr market spot cotton at Liverpool. ll.0oo bales at an advance of six points, was no aeuet. instru- mental in closing the English market maEket nine nine reflected in the steadiness of American mar kets, The big discount at which low grade f n sa sxsi xues nas om ddns ing quoted 1l2 points under middling which, from a speculative point of view worked in favor of tho market by diseour' aetag the delivery on cotton on cogtracts on the local market; in other words. AT an from selling Of late. however. thsfs has as this crop. and as they are: said to De selling at prices higher than official qvotations. N Is probable thas revision VII soVn ,a asl ns concerned, and, as 1t should be, tstve the market more elasticity on both sides Of the
 The damage to quality of the crop this year by the heavy rains of late September and early October. was responsible for the great discount at which the lower grades we're quoted there having heen but littls dena&na for anything below tniddlinR-- unsai of late. The crop. however, promises 70 be larger than generally expected. espe-i cially in the south Atlantic States and n Ajabama Therefore. there vii be a supply sufficient for ali iirements and perhaps an excess that II 2 prove burdensome 10 care for before l.. nd of the sssson tne croo now pointinE to mdre than 15,00o.00o with the possibility of it being ls.5oe,eoe whereas consumption will hardly be lz,5eOs- 0OO bsIea If it be as much We look for a continuance of heavy receipts and as 70 insight 74I2,o00 bales, comparea with adr d;~ with a probability of It's running ahead of the movement of two yeags ago n the very near future, probably next week, we are m elinsd to think there will be general Te- vision ir crop ideas by the accepting or the @ Wishing you the compliments of the sea- son, arc
 O. G. ABERCROMBIE c CO'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
TREAsURY BALANCEg.

Washington Dec. 2l,-IodaYs treasury balances. exclusive of the gola reserves show: .o.- .., Available cash balance SsSo sS l'osi ! Gold coin and bullion .... lo4sf0t'fsS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
NEM YoRK RONps.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
NFw ORT.EANs COTTON.

Navv fJTleaTs. Dec al.--Spet cotton closed akeady. lke up on revision of auotattnns for grades up to and ineluding low mAAaling; getddIfnR l0&c SaieS on the SpoG were SFeo bales and z.10o to arrive.
 Futures oRened steady, one to threo points m, on a aood Liverpool Trading Weas duli and Fluctuations comparatively narrow me marked eleeed easy two points down to SIX pents higher than that of yesterday
 The cotton exchange viii now remain closed until Thursday. Doesnber Sf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
Interior Movement.

Housion--Steady, I0Ac; net receipts It, ss9; gross receipts 179SS; shipments 1s,se4: sales 2,437; stock 96,s4i
 Augustn-Steady, 1G&c; net receipts LIB; gross, receipts l.ils; shipments l.290; sales 647; stock 6Q,760 e.
 Memphls--Firm, 10 Aei net receipts 2,4si; gFosE receipts i,Se7; shipments b.0ls; eales LT50: stock 1e2.T59,
 St. Louis--Firm, 10 &e; net receipts L021; gross receipts 5.st7; shipments A.75S; sales 112: stock a,05a
 Cincinnati-Net receints esQ; gross re- celpts 6s8; shipments 9tfs stock s.392.
 Loulsgilie--Ffrm. 1ei5c; net receipts sds !: gross receipts 556; shipments 100: sales a6; stock acc.
 Total today--Net receipts 24,lS9: grosn ss7: stock S42,S05.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22

next year, The rtee in prices is not nuna~ ed as 1t was a few days ago. although thaFu ss no question h the trade of mainttnaaca of the new level for some time to come Cot-'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
HAYWARD, WICK & CIARK's COTTON
 LETTER.

By Private Wire to Walter COtter & Co.,,
 42 Commerce St.
 New Orleans. Dec. 21.-Large spot busi- nes in Liverpool total sales reaching 14,- a corresponding advance in futures Is pretty good proof that Europe is inclined to ac- cent that construction of the census which attributas the largeness of the figures to rapid harvesting and ginning. Hardly any Interruption by weather, saving Of aValla- ble labor and such inducements as so9u
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
Nryv YORK PR0DuCIE

New York, Dec, al.--dotton seed oili prime crude steady.
 Sugar raw steady; fair refining 8 i-ls@ tl-S2e; centrifugal as~test la-16@ 7-32e; refined quiet.