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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
WARDkNAN SEES
| VICTORY FOR BRYAN
A DEMOCRATIC CON-
eREss FIRST AND THAT BRYAN
WILL THEN SWEEP THE coUN-
TRY n 1908,

4 jackson MISS. May so-(special.)-In
aizeussIng tho presidential outlook this
|fnorning. Cow Nor Vardaman took very
hopeful view the chances for demo-
cratic succe., had the following to
lin the great game of politics good for
Hune seems to be smiling upon the democ-
haey just now. Rooseyelt's monumental
Implicitly, his serpentihe tergiversation and
khameless mendacity,j which Senator
jBailey and rugged old Ben Tillman have
brought TO the attention of the American
people have had the effect of sensitizing
tfhe public conscience and arousing the
people to the realization of the dsas-
trous tendency of things and the dangers
TO the republic involved in the further
lease of power to the republican party. 1t
looks to me like victory for the demoe-
sacy in the coming congressional cam
paign. and the triumphant election in 1908
NO the presidency of that greatest of living
Americans, w. ]. Bryan.
II make the prediction today that the
next House of Representatives will be
democratic, and that Mr.. Bryan will re-
ieeive from a united democratic party In
Hs0s the nomination for President, and that
he will sweep the country from ocean to
ocean. Mr.. Bryan's reception at the next
democratic convention will be very diff
ferent from that accorded him by some
of the democratic leaders at the st. Louis
convention, and 1 want to be present that
/ may observe that difference. He is w
hope for. the party's success, because ~
is the embodiment of the incarnation
of the best the party stands for. If Mr..
Bryan's trip around the world shall have
the effect upon his views on the race
question that Charles Frandis Adams re-
cent visit to the Soudan bad upon his
views, Mr.. Bryan will then represent alb
solutely every principle and policy which
! believe to be essential to the life and
perpetuity of this American republic.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Closing spot cotton quiet; prices points
lower. American middling fair, 6.55d; good
mddling, G.31d; middling, 6.09d; low mid
ding, 591d; good ordinary. 5.73d; ordi-
nary, 5.53d. The sales of the day were
5000 bales, of which $500 were for specula-
ton and export and included 200 Ameri-
can. Receipts, 1000; including 200 Ameri-
can.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed steady. American middling, @. o
c.; May, 5.SS; May-June, 5.SS; June-July,
5.sS; July-August, SIS; August September,
$50; September October, 5.72; October
November. 567; November December, 5 66;
December-January, $50; January -Febru-
airy, 5.66: February, March, 5.67; March
April, 5.6S.
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Central of Georgia.
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule in Effect April 20, 1906

Trains leave Birmingham as follows:
$40 AMMO. SO. for Atlanta, Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia.
New York and the East. Pull
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car, Birmingham to New
York Dining Car, Birming-
ham to Atlanta.
600 am-No. 10, for Montevallo. Ma
plesville. Selma and way sta
tons
IL :25 p.m.-No. 49, for Columbus. West
Point, Winona, Greenwood
and Greenville: also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points.
$40 p.m.-No. 10, for Cordova Oakman,
Corona and way stations, also
Blossburg.
5:45 ammo. %, for Admission, Hehin and
way stations; also Rome, Ga.
$50 p.m.-No. 80, for Atlanta, Charlotte.
Richmond, Washington. New
York and the East. PULLMAN
Sleeping Car Birmingham 10
Richmond, Va.
4o5 p.m-No. q. Admission, Atlanta and
way stations; also gor jack
sonvllle and all Florida points.
also Tallsdega. Ala. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Brunswick.
1920 p.m.-No. 81, for Columbus. West
Point Winou :. Greenwood
and Greenville. Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
mngham to Greenville.
1885 p.m.-No. q, for Selma. Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
mngham to Mobile.
II 80 p.m.-No. %. for Atlanta, Annistor-
and way stations. P-iis.ian
Sleeping Car. Birmingham to
Atlanta Sleeping CsT csr ID
occupied at unIjSK station . -
D. m.
For detailed Information ana s,ss,.ns
car reservations apply na.s.n~s- 'r1y.css
Morris Hotel BuildinI~ TeIe,,hcns -
Bell and SIT Peoples. VFl
j.. y. HAhhlsoll Dist. PASS Aet
II. b' ShhAph' I'rav Pass! Aet
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Naval Stores.

New Orleans. May SO-Naval stores,
steady; pitch 1925; pine tar. s475; coal
tar $3.50. Rosin, dull: A, b. c. $3.50
$40; d, sSS5@395; E, a15; F. 1920; G.
l$4- 25G4.40; H, s4s0a4.50; l. s4.35@455; X.
81. 4Od4.55; NJ, $4.55a4.6O N, 81 5ol4.65; win
dow glass, s4.55d4.65; water white, s467ls.
Turpentine firm, 57Ac.
Sava1nah, May 0.-Turpentine firm,
57kc; sales 800 casks; receipts, 1899 casks:
shipments, 264 casks. Resin, dull; sales,
lbS barrels; receipts, 24S9 barrels; ship
Iments, 800 barrels; stock GA. 447 barrels.
Quotations: A, B, C, 3.65ds. 20; d, $3.50
s5; e. Mi5; +, s4.2O; G. s4.25@44o: II,
tsomA5O; Il AS5@455: X, s440dL55; NJ,
s.45@46o; N, &5o@465; window glass,
55@4. 65: water white. Ae7lh.
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REGULATIONS for Moroccan Bank.

Paris. May 9.-The committee which
was appointed to draw up the regulations
which are to govern the Moroccan State
bank in accordance with the Algeciras
conference opened its sessions today at
the Bank OF France under the presi-
dency of Governor Pallan. All the sigma
tory powers were represented except the
United States, which does not desire to
participate in the organization of the
bank, and Morocco, which has not yet
expressed its Views on the subject.
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believe Mr.. Bryan has tue sense TO see
and the courage to declare his views af-
ter he shall have been convinced as
Charles Francis Adams and most of hon
est thinkers have been convinced on the
race question. With Bryan in the presi-
Dental chair holding correct views on the
race question, the ideal condition for the
south particularly. and the nation gem
orally, will then be attained"
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Mrs. WInsIow,s soothlna svrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SoOTHS the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
all Pain. CURES WIND collie. and Is
twenty-five cents bottle.
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Cattle Market.

hast p, May 30.- Cattle-Receipts, $1,000;
70 - higher: others. weak. Common
475 steers. 100000; cows, $3.50
caI,as ers, s2.75@51O; bulls, s325a4 %;
80 750sa &e.75Q100; stockers and feeders,
: HogsH $500
higher. ~ sesipls' zz,oW' market onlOc
6.751s; lnoiee 10 prnne heaVy' 10000
butcher 70 COCO heaVy, SOooab.ao;
choice "q'eh.' so'oz1suo.o.l2' GOOD to
s6.00d6. Ivy mixed so'ooaooe; packing
Sheep w
Sheep. snespts' io,coo' STEADY TO strong.
shorn Ia 500Q625; yearlings, s590d6.S5;
lbs, $25@665.
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THE MARKET

New Orleans, May So-spot cotton was
easy at a decline of 1-16c on a total sales
of 1850 bales, $50 of which were on the
spot and 200 to arrive; middling, 11vsc
Futures opened quiet An absence of
weather news and New York kilograms
owing to the federal decoration day, made
the market dun all day. On the closing
the market was called steady, and prices
were unchanged to 8 points off for the
day, the whole list considered.
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Abercrombie & Co.'s Market Letter.

Liverpool was a shade better than
looked for today Foreign importers ac-
cept spot offerings over night, and TO
show their confidence in the market and
a bullish crop condition and acreage re-
port on next Monday, not a few cables,
with buying instructions. were received.
Local traders, however, were not IN
clined to take the same view of the silt
uation, and were rather disposed to look
for a lower market. judging by the eaar-
acter of their operations. Values show
Ing the want of their support by ruling
easier than yesterday at times
From all indications both sides have
evened up pretty well in advance OF the
government report and it appears as II
all surface features were discounted for
the moment, yet 1t would have not been
at all unlikely to have witnessed lower
prices in view of the weeks statistical
features which promise to be bearish,
but for the uncertainties attending the Of
fetal report OF the agriculture department.
The Gulf Ports Trading company of Gal
weston submitted their first report on the
cotton crop season Of 1906-07 today, and
from returns from $50 cotton seed oil mills
all over the belt. which is as good author
ity as 1t is possible to secure information
of the crop they estimate the increase In
acreage at per cent more than that OF
last year, or about 2sSS2, 900 acres, against
&c 999. 900 last year.
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paratise steadiness of the late positions.
There were Enthusiastically signs of con-
tinued liquidation of July longs, and bears
were emboldened to openly declare in
favor of selling July short. The regular
daily weather reports by the weather
bureau were missing because of the fed
eral holiday, but private reports showed
a continuance of satisfactory conditions
over the entire belt. Spots were in mod
crate demand, but offerings We're extreme
ly limited and prohibited anything like
free trading.
Offers made to Liverpool over night by
local exporters were we'll accepted
We have two more trading days left
in this week which will probably be de-
voted to evening up operations over the
bureau.
There is slight chance that any devel-
opments will come to light which Will
cause any amount of fresh business.
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of Birmingham and Captain Edward D.
Smith OF Birmingham. The class con-
tains some of the most progressive and
successful men I'm the state. and they
are being congratulated on all sides ON
the success of their reunion
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THE LOCAL MARKETS

Everything is practically dead in the
Birmingham spot cotton market.
There was the usual lively trade on
Morris avenue all day yesterday. large
shipment of pineapples and cantelopes
was received. and drop in the prices
on these fruits Is expected. There were
no material changes in the quotations re-
ported. 4.
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Cotton futures closed steady; Quota

New Orleans, May 3o.-Spot cotton
closed easy; sales. 1850. Low ordinary.
71sc, nominal; ordinary Sssc, nominal:
good ordinary 1l-16c; low middling.
10lac: middling, 11Hsc good middling,
1850; middling fair, 12c, nominal: fair,
12ssc. nominal. Receipts, $780, stock, 11s-
$685.
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FOR SALE.

Two 72x16 return tubular
boilers in good secondhand
condition, rates horse power
l25 each. Apply Railway,
Light and Power Company,
2lO4 First Ave.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

Mdlphis, May 30.-Cotton seed oil prime
n. n y281fc prime summer yellow, 34c;
tnc meal, SIS 5od2e.75; prime cake,
e. Orleans, May 3O.-Cotton seed oil,
prime, 36c; crude, 30c
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CONTINUED from First Paee.)

editor of the Birmingham News; DIR. j.
II. Phillips, superintendent of the Bir-
mingham schools, and e. H. Cabaniss,
prominent lawyer OF Birmingham. In de-
llvering the committees award Mr..
Rhodes made eloquent speech. extoll-
ing the University of Alabama, convey
ing his impressions of the great COM
mencement IN progress and exhorting
alumni to demand justice from the state
for their alma mater.
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Feed STUFF.
Corn-No. mixed, nc: white. re.
Oats-No 2 mixed. 43c; No. white. Ec:
white clip. 4Sc.
Pure wheat bran, so or 100. SIS.
Cotton seed feed meal, SIS; prime, $1.
Corn chops. SIPS. III
Corn hearts, $1.25.
Shorts-1O0 pound sack. $1.25
Hulls-s0-lb C. s., 50 ton; 2o-lb. c. s., 40c
sack; 1O0-lb. c. s.. 50 ton; 100-lb. C. s.. 45c
sack: 75-lb sack hulls Csc.
Hay-Choice timothy. Sc; No. 1 timo-
thy. $50; johnson grass. SIS; clover mixed.
SIC. so.
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Clearance and Exchange.

" lew Orleans. May 3O-Clearings, 50, 0S9,-
comnercial paper, per cent.
= Suphis, May Chickering's not avail
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VI = teIand's NJ -. 49,.

ToN Was a holiday ~
STINT AEven the scalI ar pure an9
ring It'd little today around the
-rsent. r. o.1S featu or develop
- ttst e@1r1c.r ~ I, the market
ID the COM
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Eruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box. extra fancy. $3.50
$50.
Oranges California navel oranges;
50. 50d4.00.
Watermelons-35Q40c.
.5o6s.Oo per crate.
Tomatoes-Per crate. s2.5003.
Alabama Beans-Per crate green S1.250
L5o.
English Reas-n.N.
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Local Staple Groceries.

sugar-Granulated SC; Y. c. 4Rc.
Flo,,r-Fancy patent, s5.75; standard
patent. So; straight, $500.
Coffee-Green, 11d13c; Arbuckle's, sl5.o5;
Porto Rico, $1p55
Meat-Dry sailed ribs. SIC; dry sailed
rib~ btllies, 10l4c; extra clear, 9%c; hams,
fancy. 14c; medium, 121sc; bacon bellies,
111ac; California hams. esaer
Iard-Leaf. 10c; compound lard. INC.
Molasses-Centrifugal. : 30aS5c; sugar
house. 4Oc; Georgia cane. a4c.
White Peas-Per busheL 81.
Beans-Navy, s2.25 per bushel: hand
picked Lima, &c.
Grts-92 pounds. Nis.
Meal-"Jim Dandy" H.25.
Macaroni. SIC.
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Ixv I0ve Nor " . o.,s Market Letter.


ement in the Hclosed, the professional
liuch inclined sptton market was not
lince, trading W operate today, and
We lines. The along very conserva-
hoped was the Inly feature that de-
ebUn by the Ju1fomparative weakness
ffered from a IMPOSITION, which again
Zion and the puk9erate amount of luui-
Hently, July is ING in of straddles APP
n4 there is non&N a dethroned month,
q hce The fail NO poor to do it rev
| =, che other handNs ud winter positions
/ y, favor, and d 1--we leaped into popu-
Wing all day 10 e was considerable
Ayoer. while Ju1y Of October and De-
q SO to speak. iontracts went a-beg
| k closed practic nsequently. the mar
! to-. and Decen1A y unchanged on Oc-
| or'lly. Spots M !, but points down
| eaA and 1-l6 lowev officially reported
| aarr1ted to- $50 n all grades Sales
| bal to arrive. fs or spots and 200
| qu} att 11kc Igddiins cotton was
| Clidering the faSf
erpi today. we M apie course of Liv-
mart acted very at confess that our
| garlthe July positIdappointingly as re-
i tera that have bf The big bull in
| mol were mt ,nuk-t backing up this
| altRgb there was kttn evidence today,
ing. August contra lie significant buy
Fiaing that July ' early IN the day.
| cor still closer toll ID December will
ton,ut in q good kther, some opera
| TIVE these two md any straddles be-
| accented. in some NIL US. fact which
| parye weakness of Pure, for the COM
Wh the spot demandhe July position.
| " dve today. there ,Was not especial
sfgrtf awakened inteiRre unmistakable
| Eureon spdnners. andft on the part of
mer1n futures would p little improve
bbusiness in spots. probably lead to
Lp0Ol due unchanl
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I.imes-Per 100. Sl.O0q1.25.
Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, &C. No. 2, &c.
Sweet Potatoes-Yellow yams. Soc.
Celery-Per dozen, soc; per crate, 81 500
2.5A
cabbage-New crop, Mobile cabbage,
81.
Pneapples-sO. SO and 40 sizes, s3a3 25.
Manifestations, per 24-quart
crate. $1.00d1.75.
Cueumbers-Per bu, S202 so.
Squash-Per bu., S2d2 So
Peaches-Per crate, $2.2592.50.
Egg Plant-s2. 50d3.O0.
Lettuce-New crop. per crate, s1.25Q1.5O
Onions-New crop, pound, 21s6l3c.
Potatoes-Irish, S1QD1. 10.
New Potatoes-Per bushei, sL25d150.
Eggs-Per dozen, fresh, 14G15c.
Hens-35c chickens, 25G30c; brollers,
i5d25c.
I3utter-Fresh, s@1oc; renovated. PIC;
creamery, 25c.
cheese-Ful1 cream, per pound, 14915c.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES


Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station.
Birmingham:
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e'pe Ia Claws Market Letter.


and uninerpool market was very quiet
were a sresting. Options on the close
levels. ,Oint higher than yesterdays
gated SOOi sales of spot cotton aggre-
points. paies' win quotations reduced
in all PRONG cables were received, but
interest liability there was no news of
Liouidat send out.
around thu proceeded very quietly
further de- opening, and prices showed a
made to Line. although no attempt was
Trading ypeat yesterdays performance.
row and pas extremely light, and mar
lions were orlpt, and satisfactory execu-
concessions made difficult owing to the
Though tn, that had to be granted AL
|of any chafe was no news forthcoming
today beinefacter affecting the trade as
the governd Decoration Day in the north,
there was lent offices were closed. and
there was nj weather map. Likewise
ket. session in the eastern mar
! The baland
1ation will it OF the week further liqul-
lfulged in, aA all probability be freely in
ID go over 4 raiders do not seem inclined
interests on3 he bureau with extensive
his market ,ither side. especially as
Jay on which IL be closed Monday. the
81 md hence noAahe report is to be issued.
trbr the closInaS6ortunity will be afforded
,N u local cOnrnitn1a
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couraging undergraduate academic stu
dents to take greater interest in oratory,
asked for the privilege of giving annually
to the best speaker in the sophomore
class a gold medal. to cost not less than
sl5 The request was granted and the
medal-called the c. e. Thomas medal
is awarded annually to the successful
contestant in the sophomore contest in
defamation. This medal WAS awarded
this year to paul Bartholdi Jones. Sub
ject, 1.-THE Ultimate Triumph of Liberty"
The late Hon. Tenant Lomax made
provision In his will for an annual prize
in oratory to be known as THE Tenant
Lomax Prize for Oratory," in memory
of his father, Tenant Lomax The value
of the prize Is $40. BY vote OF the faculty
it is awarded each year for the best ora
ton delivered by member of the junior
class at their annual contest. 1t was
awarded this session to David Ingram
Purser, Jr Subject. might Brings Out
the Stars"
The interest on $1,000, given to the
medical department by j. c. Bush, Esq,
one of the trustees of the college, is used
each year In purchasing a suitable testi-
monial to be awarded to the student
obtaining the highest average standing in
the graduating class of which he is Il
member. This prize was awarded to John
Calhoun Parham.
Honorary Degrees Are Conferred.
At the annual meetings of the trustees
of the University of Alabama, held this
morning in Garland hall. the honorary
degree of LII. d. was conferred on the
following persons:
Isaac w. HILL state superintendent of
education W. c. Richardson, the oldest
living alumnus; James It. Murfee, presi
dent of Marion Military Institute; T. w.
Palmer, professor of mathematics; T. G.
MeCorvey, professor of history; Il. A.
Smith. professor of geology and state
geologist; Major w. w. Screws. editor of
the Montgomery Advertiser; Judge w. s.
Thorington, dean of the law department.;
Senator John T. Morgan; Erwin Craig
head, editor of the Mobile Register: Cen
eral Rufus N. Rhodes editor of the Bir-
mingham News; T. q. Bush of Bir1ning-
ham; Charles w. Kent, professor of his
tory in the University OF Virginia; j. II.
Penniman, dean of the academic faculty
of the University of Pennsylvania; r. w.
Page, professor of history and economies
In the University of California; j. II.
Phillips, superintendent of the Birming-
ham schools; Reuben Reid Gaines. chief
justice of the supreme court of Texas;
Thomas w. Coleman of Eutaw; John A
Rice, f. NJ Peterson. Brown Ayres, presi-
dent of the University of Tennessee; r.
b. Fulton, J. G. Snedecor. NJ. B. Whar-
ton, the evangelist; W. III. p. Faunce,
president Of Brown university; Charles A.
towne, congressman from the Fourteenth
congressional district of New York; Fran
els p. Venable, president of the University
of North Carolina; John l.. Dodson, Hill
airy A. Herbert, former secretary OF the
navy; Robert Jemison of Birmingham;
Frank S. Moody of Tuscaloosa: Senator
e. w. Pettus, j. I. Searcy. in charge of
the Alabama Bryce Insane hospital: Miss
Julia Tuttwiler of Livingston; James e.
Webb, B. L. Wyunan, George d. John
ston, George Little, James H. Fits, Col.
cock.
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Lew Excursion Rate
Southern Railway
Boston. Mass.

Account
Reunion First Church of Chr ct SotonS&.
lists; American Medical A iociatfony y
American Academy Of Medicine. Tick.
cts will be sold May 81 to June 3, In |
elusive, good until June IS. Extension
until July 10 by depositrng with Joint
agent and paying fee Of $1.00.
Stopovers: Stopovers will be allowed
at Washington, Baltimore, PhlIaaols
pffia and New York. ~
For further particulars apply to s
J. N. HARRISON, D. p. A..
Birmingham. -
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IRON And STEEL
BUSINESS SOUND
BUYING IN SOME LINES SHOWS
DIMINuTloN OWING TO GREAT
ACTIVITY WHICH HAS RECENT
LY PREVAILED.

Cleveland Ohio, May s0.-The Iron
Trade Review tomorrow will say: condi-
tons in the iron and steel business con-
tinue thoroughly sound. although the buy
ing in some lines shows diminutlon as
might be expected after the great activ-
ity which has prevailed for many months.
The crop conditions are favorable, and
It is very probable that prosperity will
be unbroken for many months. The ship
ments of ore from the Lake Superior
ranges for the present month are very
heavy In spite OF the loss of ten days on
account of the strike 1t is understood
that the United States Steel corporation
expects to ship 10000 tons from its Mesaha
properties alone. Shippers are finding
that while the handling facilities at the
lower lake docks have been greatly I'M
proved in recent years, there Is short
age of cars on the ranges, and the ca
pacity of the upper lake docks is not
sufficient to handle the immense tonnage
which the mines can produce.
The market for steel-mahng irons. con-
times to be very strong. During the week
1 veland interest has sold 10000 tons of
number of sales OF basic have been made.
The corporation has purchased all Bes-
senior obtainable. The demand for foun-
dry grades is not 50 strong as that for
basic and Bessemer, and sales are freely
made at SIG to $1e25 valley for No.
foundry. In the east some large sales
have been made; in New York fair
tonnage has been disposed of, and In
the south one lot OF 5000 tons and several
of 1000 tons each have peen purchased,
but reports of sales are not numerous.
An inquiry for 10000 tons by an Ohio pipe
interest has not been placed, because
prices were not considered satisfactory.
The sheet market Is In excellent condi-
/ ton, with both new business and speci-
fcations heavy, and there is general
belief that an advance from 81 to "a a
| ton will be announced shortly
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