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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

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Press
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25


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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
Earnings 10 25-loo per cent per annum.

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
LIABILITIES
December 81. 1905
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS

Since Organization July L. 1889 to January l. 1906
Paid for Matured Stock .---$ 324I5 rs
Paid for Matursd Profits ---.- 2O984 rs
Paid for Installmsnts Withdrawn 1894 rs
Paid for Interest Wthdrawn- lol7o SO
Paid for Bank Interest 1881 90
Paid for Land Contracts .--- 5o.6o6 go
Paid for Loans Observation-Disclosures l845e5 "a
Paid for Taxes and Insurance 2572 le
Paid for Stationery and Supplies - SO IS
Paid for Furniture and Fixtures - lle 90
Paid for Advance Interest l65 ~
Paid for Premium Returned - 6 Sc
Paid for Real Estate 1882 90
Paid for General Expenses - l2,zle SO
Cash on hand January L. 1906. 1925 III
s5s2,zss go
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

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by haSty meals,
Ia fnt..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Abercrombie & Co.'s Market Letter.

The market suffered another sharp break today, July declining to 10 s3. com pared with Saturdays close of 10S0 and 10s6. the nigh of the day.
 The slump which was brought about shortly after the noon hour. was due to MT. Price issuing the following state ment: It is my present intention to cause notices to be issued for the delivery of about 4S,0D0 bales of cotton on Friday, the %
 This cotton is, for the most part salable at substantial premiums over the price of July contracts. and in the past few weeks, I have sold 30,OO0 bales, having disposed of 3s00 bales today
 My reason for parting with 1t is to be found chiefly in the insurance situation and the fact that my insurance for most part natures early in the month and can be renewed only at substantial advance in rates.
 This belated confession of an intention to deliver so much cotton on contract July delivery, by the recognized leader of the bull party, came like bolt from the blue, although many were under the impression that such a development would sooner or later come to the sur face. and 1t is most likely that the all most prohibited insurance rates on cot ton in New York. caused by the numerous cotton fires there of late, tended to hasten disclosing of conditions as they actually exist. There was great deal of kicking in the traces here when the report be- came known that the market was to be unfavorably Influenced by the tactics of the general in command.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Daily Cotton Movement.

alveston-Steady; middling, Il 1-16c; net receipts 1S57; sales, $40; stock, 43,5Si eN- ports, coastwise, 1342.
 New Orleans-Easy: middling, 1Os4c; net receipts 1853; gross receipts, lSo3; sales 1675; stock, 6S,624; exports, continent, 2oO
 Mobile-Easy; middling, lOasc; net re ceipts, 297; gross receipts, 2s7; sales, 2oO; stock. 5092, exports, coastwise, 100.
 Savannah-Qulet; middling, 10a4c; net re- ceipts, 1O97; gross receipts, 1097; sales, 24o; stock, fl, 35O exports, continenth, 5SS; coastwise, TO.
 Charleston-Quet middling, 10 9-16 net receipts, i; gross receipts, I; stock 4ioo
 Wilmington-Steady; mddling lVA4c; net receipts, 29; gross receipts 29; stockk o3io.
 Norfolk-Steady nliddling, lllsc; net re ceipts, 245; gross receipts, 24o; sales SSs' stock, 19,513: exports, coastwise, 4sz.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, ll9sc' gross receipts, 664; stock, 5402
 New York-Steady middling, lo.Soc; gross receipts, 16s9 sales, 469o; stock, lzo' = 1SS exports, continent 3054.
 Boston-Steady; middling, lO.SOc, gross receipts, 1897; exports, Great rBitain, 40.
 Philadelphia-Qui middling, n.ooc; gross receipts, 50c; stock, 50S5.
 San Francisco-Net receipts, 10O; gross receipts, 100; exports, Japan, 100
 Total today at all ports-Net 54, 2S2' Great Britain, 40; continent, 4OS2; Japan, 100: stock, 322, 396.
 Consolidated at all ports-Net, 19lf' Great Britain. 1292; France, sS6; continent 4692: Japan, 100.
 Total since September 1 at all ports Net 7,625, ,027; Great Britain, I4'396; France, 697 ,6O5; continent, 2,540,y9b; Japan, l16 946; Mexico, 2764.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
SHARP BREAK AFTER STEADY MORNING Closed at Net Decline of 5 to
 12 Points SALES WERE 300,000 BALES Statement Issued By Leader of the May Pool Caused the First Sign
 of Weakness to Be
 Shown.
SALES WERE 3OO,OOO BALES

New York. June 25.-The cotton market broke sharply after a steady, early ses- sion, under talk of heavy July notice and closed at a net decline of to 12 points. Sales estimated at 30O0OO bales.
 The opening was steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 1 point, more liberal response to the relatively firm Liverpool cables being prevented by re- ports of rain in Texas Sunday. But 1t appeared that these rains had been in- sufficient to materially relieve the drouth and with Liverpool a good buyer, the market worked up to a net advance of to 10 points. At the advance. offerings increased, owing to the forecast calling for further showers in Texas and prices sagged back a few points, but showed little sign of weakness until after a cir cular issued by the leader of the May pool had been issued, stating that the pool intended to deliver about 4S,0oo bales remaining of the May cotton on July con- tracts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
DULL DEPRESSION
 IN STOCK MARKET Standard Oil Favorites Were Strongly Supported U. 5. STEEL IS STILL FIRM stiffening Tendency In Foundry Iron Market Was of More Influence
 Than Rumors of Rival to
 Steel Corporation.
U. s. STEEL IS STILL FIRM

New York, June 25.-The stock market gave evidence today for time of some efforts at benevolent control. This had the effect of putting restraint on the pres sure to selling, which was so prominent last week. The tone nevertheless was on the whole one of dull depression. and there was not attempt to inaugurate any actual rise in prices. The principal influence in the market in it's effect on sentiment was the evidence of support for stocks. which are reputed to be the favorite medium for market operations by capitalists In the so-called Standard Oil group
 The movement in the general market re- sponded quite closely to the action of the stocks thus regarded by the common spec ulatve opinion of professional traders. St. Paul, Amalgamated Copper and Union Pacific and Southern Pacific are con- spicuous examples. The notable weakness of the stock on Saturday aroused fears In the ranks of habitual speculative ele- ment that pronounced weakness in the stock market was to be the reflection of the administration plan for prosecution of the Standard Oil company was formally announced al Washington last week. To- day Southern Pacific and St. Paul showed the evidence of aggressive support and advanced at one time a point or more, and Amalgamated Copper was lifted again and again to par, where it closed on Saturday. This had the effect of creating an in- pression that the Standard Oil group of capitalists intended to offer support to the market against the depressing infiu- ence of the hostile intention of the ad- ministration.
 The period of strength in these stocks was identical with that of the greatest re- sisting power in the general market, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Ware 6 LeIand's Market Letter.

Cotton was dull but steady this morn press crop reports over issued.
 Since the government has gone out of the weekly crop reporting business the newspapers of the cotton belt have paid more attention than ever to detailed crop information and this information is get ting to be regular Monday morning feature in the market.
 This mornings reports looked as if they have been written in order for the bear side. While they undoubtedly offset to a great extent the disappointment over the failure to materialize of the showers pre- dicted for south Texas over Sunday they did not put the market down any. Some times it looks as if it will take more than general rains in south Texas to put the market down and keep it down.
 All of the steadiness of prices cannot be ascrbed to the drouth in the western belt Much of 1t is probably due to the large short interest born of general bear ishness over new crop conditions. The ring constantly looks short and is con- stantly working to put prices lower and there are few people who will deny that the country is more heavily short of cot ton than 1t probably ever was before at this time of the year. It would appear that materially lower prices will not be seen unless the drouth in Texas Is thor oughly broken
 Late in the session the market had some weakness on reports of rains In Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
THE LOCAL MARKETS

The variation in the price of cotton in the local spot market yesterday was not more than points. Good middling closed unchanged from Saturdays quotation at 1O1a cents The market Is reported alto gether inactive by local authority.
 Everything on Morris avenue yester- day showed about the usual condition. The only shipment which arrived was one of cantaloupes from Georgia. Fruit deal CTS state that this luscious fruit will be ready to pull from the vines on the truck farms in Alabama in about two or three weeks. Watermelons now on the market are still supplied by Florida No material changes in the quotations of prices on fruits and produce were noted yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Gilbert 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

Liverpool was very quiet. No cables. Options lost from 1 to 2 points on the close and spot sales amounted to 7o0o bales points lower.
 Apart from a little buying shortly after the opening this morning the market ruled extremely quiet and featmeless. These purchases were generally attributed to some covering on part of a few shorts, who were manifestly discouraged over the long and still unhroken drouth in the southern portion of Texas. True. show CTS and thunderstorms are predicted for eastern portion of the drouth section. but the trade is more inclined to the view that heavy precipitatons and not light scattered showers are needed to replenish with moisture the dried fields of Texas.
 In the eastern belt no concern is felt over the reported damage through ex- cessive moisture of the plant. for the past few days have been without any preciptations and hence very favorable for the clearing of grass, a condition that has been variously reported as consider ably marrlng an otherwise excellent state of cultivation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26

both of whom were aggressive bidders and rather free buyers. particularly of July contracts. The bull leaders in this market are apparently not alarmed in the least by Prices announcement that he would issue the bulk of the July notices in New York. Considering the fact that MeFad- den will stop all these July notices, prob ably with a view of delivering most of the cotton received on contract in New York on July-August contracts in Liver pool, we fail to see how the announce ment made by MT. Price affects the real situation in the least. As matter of fact this transfer of cotton to strong spot people like MeFadden will render the position of shorts in New York all the more insecure, as 1t deprives them of a possible means of fulfilling their obliga- tions in that market and will ultimately reduce the New York stock to danger ously low point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Loveman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

Like a thunderbolt out of clear sky came the announcement that Theodore H. Price would Issue July notices to the amount of 5000 bales next Friday in that market Acting on this cue bears hammered the July position hard both here and in New York, causing quite a break in prices on that month. The new crop month. while sympathetically weak did not show as much of a decline, owing to the large short interest existing in these months. Reports of rain at Hous- ton and a few other Texas points also served as an excuse for selling. although we suspect that the chief motive behind all the selling that was done was the belief that Price was again on the bear side
 A feature of the trading in our market was the strong support given at times by w. P. Brown and Frank B. Hayne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26

the whole list went off to the lowest of the day when Amalgamated Copper gave way late in the day and showed signs Of an abandonment of support. The compara- tive firmness of United States Steel and of Pennsylvania were of sympathetic benefit to the rest of the market. While senti- ment was affected by these speculative considerations, there was no change in actual conditions affecting stocks. The weekly report of the railroad traffic of ficials admitted some contraction in the shipments of merchandise, which was at tributed to the prevailing uncertainty over the crop outlook.
 Saturdays rumors of a proposed steel combination to rival the United States Steel corporation had some elaboration, but stiffening tendency in the foundry iron market was of more influence. The commodity markets were still unsettled by varying reports of crop damage
 The approaching adjournment of Con- gress was cited as promising relief from some of the factors of depression In the stock market Interborough Metropolitan made another downward plunge on ac- count of the call made on members Of the syndicate for payment today of go per cent of their subscriptions. Interest rates for time loans continued to advance and for the six months period bills were raised from to 5A per cent while seven and eight months 5A per cent was the asking rate, with 5h per cent strongly bid.
 Foreign exchange continued to decline in compliance with the demand for money, but the London market adopted protective measures by advancing the selling price of gold to that market. The discount rate in Berlin was also higher. The weakness of the copper metal market in London was believed to have some special effect on Amalgamated Copper. The break in Amalgamated Copper proved finally ef- fective in weakening the whole market, and the last pricesi were near the lowest of the day, and showed general declines for most of the active leaders of one to two points, and few cases more.
 Bonds were heavy
 Total sales, par value, $1,165,0o0.
 United States bonds were all unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule in Effect April 2s, 1906.

Schedule in Effect April 29, 1906. N. B.-Following schedule figures pub lished only as information and are not guaranteed
 $40 a.m.-No. 3S. 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. 6:00 a.m.-No. 19 for Montevallo Ma plesv.lle. Selma and way sta- tons.
 1925 p.m.-No. 35. for Columbus. West Point Winona, Green wood and Greenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points. s:40 p.m.-No. 15, for Cordova, Oakman, Corona and way stations; also Blossburg
 6.6 a.m.-No 22, for Anniston, Hefin and way stations: also Rome, Ga. 6.sO n.m-No 36. for Atlanta, Charlotte, Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond. Va. a.o5 n.m.-No 2l, Anniston, Atlanta ,nd way stations: also for Jack sonville and all Florida points. also Talladega. Ala. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Brunswick.
 1o.2O p.m.-No 37, for Columbus. West Point, Winona. Greenwood and Greenville. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingbam to qreenville t0.25 p.m.-No 2. for Selma, Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Mobile. il .3o p.m.-No. 9S for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car. Birmingham to Atlanta Sleeping Car can bs occupied at Union station s:3o D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger office. Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 3061 Bell and 6l7 Peoples
 J. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass. Agt. R. B. CREAGH. Tray. Pass Agt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
IIverpooI Cotton Market.

Liverpool, June 25.-Spot cotton qulet, prices , points lower: American mddling firm. 664; good middling 6.36; mddling, 6.14; low middling. 5.96; good ordinary, 5.76; ordinary. 5.56 The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 700 were for speculation and export and included 67O0 American. Receipts 29O0 bales. all Ameri- can.s Futures opened quiet and closed steady: American middling: June. 5.S9; June-Ju1y. 5.S6 July-August, 5.S2n5.S3; August September. 5.7Sd5 "A: September october. , 64: October-November. 5.59@5.s 80; November December, 5.5SM5.59: December January, 5. 5Sa5. 59; January February, 559 M5. 60: February March, 5.6OG5.61 March April 56o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Metal Market.

New York, June 25-There was a de- cline of over s2 in London tin today; spot, f177 12s Cd; futures, s1T; locally easy and lower; spot, 3S. 75d39.
 Copper declined in London; spot, ES2; futures, fs0 15s locally dull and nominal: lake IS. 50G19; electrolytic, 1S 25@D1s. .62Hs i; casting, IS. .121a0i1S. .25.
 Lead Is 3d lower at 916 12s In London; locally easier 5.75d5. 30.
 Spelter 5s lower at f27 in London and Gull at 6.05Q6.15 locally
 Iron was lower abroad with standard foundry 49s I'd, and Cleveland warrants 49s 101sd; locally quiet at recent decline No 1 foundry, northern, SIS. .25G11S 75; No. foundry, northern, 17.75d18 .25; No. foundry, southern, $17 5Oq1S; No. foun- dry southern. s17917 .50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Fourth of July Excursions.

On account of the above occasion the Southern Railway will sell tickets from all points at the rate of one and one- third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold July g. 3 and 4. with final limit returning July 8.
 For further information and tickets. apply to any Southern Railway agent, or write. J. N. HARRISON, D. F. A.
 R. B. sCREAGH. T. P. A.
 6-21-14t Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Cotton Seed Oil.

New Orleans June 25-Cotton seed oil, prime. 34c; crude, 29c
 Memphis, June 25.-Cotton sed oil: Prime crude, 3S19c; prime summer yellow, 33c; prime meal. s26. 75dD27.0O prime cake. $265O
 New York, June 25.--Cotton seed oil steady: prime crude f. O. b. mills 26c. nominal; new crop do. yellow, 351a@36c, Petroleum steady. Rosin firm. Turpen- tine firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, June 25.-Cattle receipts, 9, 900; market strong to 10c higher; common to prime steers, $4@s 10; cows, $3d4. 50: heif- CTS. 2.75Gl5.25; bulls, s2. 75@4. a5; calves, $5. 55@6.O5; stockers and feeders, 2.750 4.60
 Hog receipts. 4000O: market steady to strong; choice to prime heavy s6. .05tl6. 621a; medium to good heavy, s6.50dl6 55; butch ers' weight. s6. .55&D6 50; good to choice heavy mixed, $6. 521sq6. 571a; packing, $6@ 6.52k.
 Sheep receipts. 22. GOO; market steady to strong; sheep. s4 550S. 50; yearlings, $6a7; shorn lambs, $5 .2515.7 75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet middling, 1lc' net re- ceipts 160: gross receipts 16o; shipments, 199; sales, 160; stock, 1S,369
 Augusta-Steady; middling, ll4c; net receipts. 3; gross receipts, 3; shipments, 21; sales, 103; stock, @,24l.
 Memphis-Easy; mddling, 10a4c; net re- ceipts, 25S; gross receipts, 313; shipments, 167; sales, 100; stock, 14,o32.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, He; net re- ceipts. 11S; gross receipts 277; shipments 94S; stock, 29,240.
 Cinclnnati-Net receipts, 92 gross re- ceipts, 92; shipments, 1S6; stock. 7233
 Louisville Firm middling, 11ssc.
 Total today-Net receipts. 631; gross re- ceipts, ,905: shipments. 2319 sales, S63; stock g1i9