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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Hester's Weekly Statement.

New Orleans, October 6.-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued before the close of bus mess today shows decrease in the move inent into sight compared with the days ending this date last year in round fig- ures 64000, a decrease the same days year before last of 167,000, and decrease in the same time in 1903 of 10000.
 For the days of October the totals show an increase over last year of coco, a decrease under the same period year before last of 73,OO0 and an increase over the same time in 1903 of 66,000.
 For the B days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 8 days of last year 3l1 coo; behind the same days year before last 43S,0O0. and ahead of 1903 by 313,0Oo.
 The amount brought Into sight during the past week has been 3S9,733 bales, against 453,99s for the days ending this date last year, 556, ,65S year before last and 399S54 same time In 1905; and for the first days of October it has been 33l, GOT, against 032 last year. p4139 year be- fore last and 264, S22 same time in 1903.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 985, ,459, against 1213363 last year, 1,363,442 year before last and 7ii,i92 same time in 1903. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 22,515. against 26916 last year, 23,- s44 year before last and 76I7 same time in 1903. interior stocks, etc. of those held at the close of the commercial year, 82, ,56l aaAinst 1s7,505 last year, 1S5.985 year before last and no, sss same time in 1905; south-
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ern mills takings, 23S,OoO, against 232 ,lS9 last year, 190,255 year before last and 255,- 190 same time in 1903.
 These make the total movement for the 35 days of the season from Septem- Der 1 to date 132s, ,535. against 164O,033 last year, 1766,475 year before last and 1,Ol5,- 055 same time in 1903.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 223,5Ol against ,343 last year, mak- ing the total thus far for the season 5S4,- 071, against 66s713 last year a decrease of S4, GAP
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the past days show a decrease of 567 as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since September 1 have decreased 19,S23. The total takngs of American mills, north, south and Canada. thus far for the season have been 3660S0. against 3SO, 39o last year. These include 125,114 by north ern spinners, against 1H,937.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead ing southern interior centers have in- creased during the week 7.14i bales against an increase during the cores bonding period last season of 1oS,9S7 and are now 359302 smaller than at this date in 1905.
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop the supply to date is 3O5, against 2,0s4,56i for the same period last year.
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OPENING |S WEAK
 AT GOOD DECLINE Cables Are Lower and Frost
 Was Light SLIGHT RALLY CAME LATER More or Less Rain Was Reported Over the Belt, But Precipitation Was Light as
 Rule.

New York October 6-The cotton mar ket was weak at a decline of 1 to 2l points under active selling for both ac- counts, which was promoted by lower cables than expected and lighter frost in the southwest than had been feared. After selling off to net decline of about 25026 points, however, the market was rallied about 10 points by private cables, reporting Liverpool points higher on the curb, and subsequent fluctuations were irregular on a weekend character Prices in the middle of the morning were about 20 to 9 points net lower. More or less rain was reported over the belt, but pre- cipitation was light as a rule. Futures closed barely steady.
 Receipts at the ports today, i7,74s bales against 47,747 last week and 6O,4S6 last year. For the week, s75,o0O bales against 1888 last week and 347, ,362 last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans, 5S5o bales against 5646 last year, and at Houston H. s6S bales against 17791 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures.
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Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Irregular; middlng, l0ss net receipts, 17,47S; gross receipts. 1T, 4SS; sales, 1250: stock 134319; Great Britain, 32,3H; continent, 101; coastwise, 1925.
 New Orleans: Easy; midding, 1os4; net receipts. 535O gross receipts, 5S5o; sales, 23O0; stock, 95, 5,429; coastwise, 109S
 Mobile: Easy; mlddling. 101a; net re- ceipts 1044; gross receipts, GA; sales, 100; stock, 1928.
 Savannah. Easy; middling, 101s; net re- ceipts, II .026; gross receipts, 11,O26; sales, 36S6; stock, S7,211; continent, 747S; coast wise, 95S.
 Charleston: Steady; middling, 10 5-16; net receipts, 26S6; gross receipts, 26S6; stock, 12,11S.
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, 10ls net receipts. 4511; gross receipts. 45ll; stock, 22, 396.
 Norfolk: Steady: middllng. 109s; net re- ceipts, 3749; gross receipts, 3743; sales $40; stock, 17,729; coastwise, 1905.
 Baltimore: Nomnal middling, 10B; stock, 1899
 New York: Quiet; midding, 10.S0; gross receipts, 1523; sales, 1460; stock, S7,oS5. con tinent, 7S0.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 1oso; net re- ceipts. 5: gross receipts. 5.
 Philadelphia: Quiet middling, .05; stock, 1922, Great Britain, 4425. Brunswick: Quiet; net receipts, 1860; gross receipts, 1860; stock, 1862; coastwise, 160.
 Port Townsend Net receipts $50; gross receipts, 956; Japan, $50.
 Total today at all ports: Net, 47,74S; Great Britain, 36.sO2; continent, 15,359; Ja- pan, 950: stock, 4S01sS.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net. 4774S; Great Britain, 36.S02; continent, 15,359; Ja- pan, $50.
 Total since September 1 at all ports: Net, 1,033,227; Great Britain. 257592; France, 77,105; continent, 290,635; Japan, 7S09
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The leading futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady winter patents 8 .30M3. 40: straights, s3 20d3 .25; spring patents, s 50a 3.90; straights, $3 30Gl3. TO; bakers s2.3o4 2.90.
 Wheat-No. ? spring 77d80c; No 3, 72@ soc; No. 2 red, 711s@71%c. Corn--No ?, 45a4c; No yellow 46c Oats 9 33Ao; No. white, 354351ac No } white 3219d344c.
 Rye-No. g. 620l65c
 Barley-Fair to choice mating, 49@52c. Flax Seed-No. l, $l. 051a; No. 1 north western. s1 II.
 Timothy Seed-Prime. $3.97la6l40 .05.
 Clover-Contract grades, s12.75. Short Ribs. Sdes-Loose, sS. .50@S. 75. Mess Pork-Per barrel, $16.50.
 Lard-Per 100 pounds, sS.95. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, sS 50ds 701s.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 19G 221ac dairies, 171ad21Rc.
 Eggs-Frm; at mark cases included, 15M19c; firsts, 21c prime firsts 221ac; ex- tras 25c
 Cheese-steady, 121aG13c.
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London Stock Market.

London, October 6.-On the stock ex- change during the week there was fur ther depression and shrinkage of values in the absence of influences to encourage speculation or investment purchases. The monetary situation was the chief drag on the gilt-edged section, the fact that there was no authentic information regarding the American gold requirements causing much uncertainty. while the poor bank statement and the general impression tha t a per cent bank rate has only postponed temporarily, more than offset the inter mediate scored when 1t was announced on Thursday last that the bank rate was un- changed.
 Americans developed much irregularity, owing to various Wall street rumors. The reported ore deal caused sharp upward movement in United States Steel, the issues of which show a net gain of four dollars. The Union Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul showed similar advance, but Atchison relapsed sharply on the disappointing dividend. Otherwise the changes of the week were slight.
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Coffee Market.

New York, October Spot Rio steady No. ' invoice, sAc; mild steady; Cordova, S&412c.
 Futures opened steady at unchanged prices to a decline of points under mod crate offerings in the absence of demand, notwithstanding good Brazilian markets, steady European cables and unfavorable crop reports. There was very little fea- ture during the latter trading and the market closed quiet, net unchanged to 5 points lower Sales were reported of ,250 bags, including December at 655; January, 660; March, 6. 70Q6.75; May, 6.S5.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, October 6.-Spot cotton quiet; prices r points higher; American middling fair, 6S6; good middling, 6.53; middling, 631; low middlng, 6.09; good ordinary, 5.75, ordinary, 5.51. The sales for the day were 5000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 360O American. Receipts 5000 bales, including 46OO American, Futures opened steadySad closed barely steady. October, 5.S9la; De- tober- November. b-S2i November-Decem- Der, 5.S0; December-January 5.S1; Jan uary-February 5.S2; February March, 5.SdDa; March-Aprll, 5,S612: April May, b.ss1a; May-June, 5sOR2; June-July, 5,92; July-August, 593.
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Bonds.
Money on Gall.

New York October 6.-Mohey on call nominal; no loans; time loans dull and steady; sixty days, ninety days and six months per cent Prime mercantile paper, 6 and per cent; sterling ex- change firm, with actual business in bankers bills at $4s3 S561483. .95 for demand and at s4S0@4s0 10 for sixty day bills; posted rates, s4S1@4s41a; commercial bills s4S9a. a.M4S0 bar silver, 6Sss; Mexican dol. lars. 53; government bonds steady; rail- road bonds firm
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady; mddllng, 10 9-16; net receipts. 14S63; gross receipts, 14,S63; ship ments, 12,S56: sales, 3370; stock 43,073.
 Augusta: Steady; midding, 101a; net re- ceipts, 1Sl7; gross receipts, 2097; shipments, 2365 sales, 2616 stock, 23,561.
 Memphis: Firm; middling, 11A: net re- celpts, 59O gross receipts 63s; shipments 976; sales. 800; stock, 10,069.
 St Louis: Steady middling, 10M; net re- ceipts. B; gross receipts, 1139; shipments 1319 stock, 10200.
 Cincinnati: Steady; net receipts. 20l gross receipts. 201; sales 300; stock, 9352 Louisville: Firm; mddling, 10ls.
 Total today: Net receipts, 17,494 gross receipts. 1s.93s: shipments, 17,5is; sales, 67S6: stock, 96,255
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, October 6.-Spot cotton closed easy and unchanged; middling, 10a4 sales, 600 bales on the spot and 1700 to arrive. Futures opened steady at de- cline of 16 to 9 points. On reports of bet ter weather bull factors began proft-tak- ing. They however found few buyers, and the market declined in consequence. The closing was steady, 4l@45 points under yesterday
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated. 5asc; L. C., 41Sc.
 F'lour-Fancy patent, $5.5o; standard patent, $4.90; straight $4
 Coffee-Green, 11413c: Arbuckle's. s1s5S; Porto Rico, $16.55
 Meat-Dry salted ribs. 8Hc; dry saltsd rib bellies, 10Ac; extra clear. 10c: hama, fancy. 15hc: medium 14ssc; bacon bslliss. 12hc, California hams. 10c.
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Metal Market.

New York October 6.-In the absence of cables the metal markets were generally quiet, but prices were firmly held. Spot quoted, S42. .25mi2 90; lake copper was held at s2O. 25d20.5O electrolytic, $19. .75d20 .25; casting, s19 .50d20 co. Lead unchanged at $5. .75d5 90 and spelter at $6.15M6.20. Iron firm and unchanged.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, October 6.-Cattle Receipts, AGO; market steady. Reeves, s4G7; COWS and heifers, $l 40@3 .S5; stockers and feed CTS. $2 .60G4.65 calves, $5. 50aS.50.
 Hogs Receipts, 10000; market weak to Dc lower. Mixed and butchers $6. 30d6 80: good heavy, s6. 45d6.S0; rough heavy, $5.90 ale 30; light. s6. 9O@s.75 pigs, s5.75d6 35; bulk, $6. 35di6. .65.
 Sheep: Receipts, 500 market steady. Sheep, $3 30dl5 30; lambs. A. 25QI7. 50.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, October 6.-Spot cotton closed easy; sales, 23O0 bales; low ordi- nary, 7h nominal; ordinary, nominal; good ordinary, g 5-16 low middling, 10ls; middling 10% good middling, 11ls; mid ding fair, 111s nominal; fair, 121s nominal receipts 1850: stocks ga, 429
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Treasurv Statement.

Washington, october 6.-Today's treas ury balances, exclusive of the gold re- serve. shows: Available cash balances S20
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clearinn and Exchanne

New Orleans, October 6.-C1earings, s4,- 7o5.5l4 New York exchange. S5c to S1 discount; commercial paper, and per cent.
 Memphis, October s.-Clearings. e0o72O; balances, 9,007.
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principal grain centers of the United States was the chief reason for a weak
 wheat market here today. At the close
 wheat for December delivery was off 3s@ikc. Corn and oats were also down 3s@
 15c. Provisions were a shave lower to 2iac higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07

Heavy sales are reported by wholesale grocery merchants. The trade Is said to be steady and everything In good condi- tion No material change in the list of prices quoted last Monday was noted.
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and the demand was said to just about meet them. No material changes in the list of quotations were noted.
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Chicauo 'Chanue.

Chicago, October GA more liberal irf- crease in the movement of wheat to the
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Cotton Seed oil.

New York, October 6-Cotton seed oil strong; prime crude. f. o. b. mills, 31c; do. yellow 44c nominal Petroleum steady. refined, New York, 7.50;- Philadelphia and Baltimore, 7.f5 do. in bulk, 4.35. Turpen- tine firm, 66d661e.
 New Orleans, October 6.-Cotton seed oil, prime, 36c; crude, Sc.
 Memphis, October 6.-Cotton seed oil prime crude, 3S1kc; prime summer yellow 33lhc; prime meal, s24; prime cake $23 50.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The price of spot cotton in the Brming- ham market dropped about as cents, BIZ points, yesterday. Closing figures showed a 101s cent basis for good middling. No receipts were reported.
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Yesterday was A fine day for the pro- duce market and local wholesale produce and fruit dealers reported sales in both local and shipping lines to be good. The weather was ideal. Supplies were good
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Local Securities.
LOCt.i oCCdIitlCos Corrected by Otto Marx & Co.,, Brown AJar pufIHtpp
Banks and Trust Companies.
State. County and City Bonds.
Street Railway stocks and Bonds.

Street HaIIWay otocks ana bohus.
 Amer. Cities Ky. & Lt., con-. 6l 63 Amer Cities Ky. & Ut, pref. 95 9s ham R. L. x P. Co.,, pref. 95 99 ham. R., l.. & P. Co.,, conn.,. 95 9S B. R., Light. X P. Co. bonds... 9l 93 Bham Ky. & Flee. Co.,, bonds. 1O5 1OS Ga. Ky. & Flee. Co.,, pref...... 91 93 Ga Ky, & Elec. Co. com...... 99 1O2 Ga Ky & Elec. Co.,. bonds 100 102 Knox Ky & It. Co.,, pref..... 95 9s Knox. Ky. x It. Co.,, eom........ 52 51 Knox. Ky. & It. Co.,, bonds.... 95 97 L. R. Ky & Elec. Co.,, pref.... 97 98 L. R. Ky. & E.lec. Co.,, conn.,. 72 10 l.. R. Ky. & Elec. Co., bonds s....1O2 1O4 Memphis St. Ky, pref. .......... S2 g Memphis St. By. Com. ........ 61 63
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Mobile It & R. R. Co........... 90 75 Mobile It &s R. R. Co.,, bonds.. SS 1o1
 Nash. Ky & It. Co.,, pref...... 80 s3 Nash. Ky. X It. Co.,, com......., 4Sls 45 Nash. RY. & Lt Co., bonds .102 104
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Sales. High. Low. Close.
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J. B. Harris, the Furniture Man, is making special low prices in all grades of Mat tresses for 10 days. Yellow Front. 2121 Third Ave.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-18
NEW SHERIDAN STATUE.
ONO ERECTS MONUMENT AT A
COST OF TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS

STRIKING Figure of the Cavalry Lead
er as He Appeared in the Later
Years OF His Life, But Nor as He
Looked During the Mar.
The dedication of statue of Gen
eral Phil Sheridan at Somerset, Ohio,
on Nov. md, rcvives interest in the
career of the great cavalry leader of
the Union armies. The state of Ohio
erected the statue. an equestrian one
and there his birth was recorded
which will stand in the public square
Of the quaint old village in which
Sheridan lived as a boy. 1t was al
ways believed prior to his death, that
Sheridan was born in the village. He
and his family allowed the impression
to remain as there was some hope
that he might be nominated for Presi-
dent Sheridan himself was always
proud to call himself an Ohio man.
When he died his relatives admitted
that he was not even born in this
country, but on ship when IS par
ents We're en- route from Ireland.
They settled first at Albany, N. Y,
and there his birth was recorded
However 1t was in Somerset that he
grew up, quick alert little Irish lad
whose greatest delight in youth was
to await the coming of the stage that
he might ride the horses to water.
His old mother used to tell in her de-
clining years of Phillies great love for
horses and how hard his father used
to whip him for riding every horse he
could find to mount.
Farly Cavalry Trainiop
That early love. of horses stood Phil
in good stead when he entered the
cavalry arm Of the service and fitted
him for the famous 'Sheridan's Ride"
to the battle of Winchester. Sheridan
began as clerk in the village store
and was sent to West Point by n con-
gressman who hoped to catch the
Irish Catholic vote. Alas. the con-
gressman was beaten, but he gave the
nation great soldier and in later
years when the man was in trouble,
Sheridan came to his relief in CRATE
full manner. The mother of Sheridan
almost outlivcd him and died ut the
age of 80 retaining her faculties to the
last. He visited her often and she
was never so happy as when she told
all her neighbors MY Phillie is COM
ing" He gave hel Il nice little home
on the edge of the village. and under
a great tree that stands in the yard.
speeches have been made by the first
President Harrison, by Sherman,
Tom Corwin, Garfield, Hayes and NC
Knley. The father of Sheridan lived
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-18
NTZHUGU LEES VIEWS.
Once Told General Howard Southern
Defeat W M.uld Mork tor Good,

In March. 1896. | had the pleasure,
recently remarked an official OF the In
dian Department, of travelling in COM
pany with the Indian party" from
Washington City on its way to Car
Isle, Pa, to attend the annual com
mencement exercises Of the Indian
school there.
With the party, which included
some members of both houses of Con-
gress and few officials of the Indian
service. were the fearless, forcible
Fftzhugh Lee. and that knightly
Christian soldier, Major-General o. O.
Howard
Naturally the two old veterans,
serving on opposite sides of our coun-
try's most desperate war, found much
in common to talk over and discuss;
and were together during the entire
trip.
l had the good luck to be included
in their conversation from time to
time and heard much that was in
structive and entertaining.
From present events their conversa-
tion drifted back to the heroic days of
the civil war and they fought over
again many of its battles. Then they
recalled old days at West Point, when
Howard was an instructor and had
"Fitz" as his pupil.
DO you remember" said General
Howard. the time at the Point that
induced you to attend chapel serv-
ices?"
"Yes." answered General Lee, "but
you"
in not n ahpIit
the war, and its decisive battles, and
to the wonderful changes since those
tragic days of 'G1-5.
They had discussed the industrial
conditions of the country and General
Lee seemed unusually well informed
as to the needs and opportunities of
the South.
DO you know" he said. the next
decade will witness an industrial re-
naissance for US. We are just begin.
ming to get an influx of Northern capi-
tai and push; and we are learning that
we can get along without the niggers.
Yes" assented Howard, whose
thoughts seemed still to cling round
past events. its all the result Of that
fight at Gettysburg"
II don't know as to that" responded
General Lee, "but l wish you would
tell me how 'you'ens' came to win that
battle"
Well" said the gentle Howard, II
didn't win it, Fi.z. God did,
"Yes, General" Lee answered, Il
know you went up into the steepie OF
that old church at Gettysburg for some
purpose, but didn't know it was for
that"
Lee gazed for some time out of the
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-18
THE YOUNGEST SENATOR.
Burkett, of Nebraska, Who Defeated
Mm. j. Bryan tor the Toga.

From the farm furrow to the Sen.
ate Is the somewhat remarkable
record of the youngest member of that
body, Elmer j Burkett, of Nebraska.
To be elected Senator is considered
distinction worthy the ambition of
any American youth; to be the baby"
member of the greatest of legislative
bodies is a higher distinction, and es-
pecially as in the case Of Mr. Burkett,
where the race was hot one, and his
opponent an able and renowned an
tagonist, no other man than William
~. Bryan.
Out in Nebraska. says Edgar G.
Snyder, of the Omaha Bee, who is fa-
miliar with state politics, there has
been in the past a number of long
drawn out senatorial deadlocks. The
people were not only dissatisfied with
conditions. but they were determined
to stop it. They concluded to direct
the action of the legislature.
Nomination by the People.
The newspapers took up the matter
Of a popular nomination very ener-
getically, and the plan was suggested
of having a state convention nominate
a candidate for United States Senator,
and instruct their legislative nominees
to vote for him when the legislature
met OF course, there was opposition
to the plan in certain quarters, for 1t
materially interfered with the desires
of the "bosses' who had controlled
Nebraska politics for many years, and
Burkett was not exactly to their liking.
The opposition, however, did not de-
velop any great amount of strength,
and Mr.. Burkett was unanimously de-
clared the choice of the Republicans of
the state for Senator, to succeed Sena-