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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06

1@6 points higher on covering but quickly eased off. owing to disappointing Livefpool advices and local bear pressure which was probably promoted by the reported failure of large Kansas City bank. There was also active realizing and liquidation by some Of the recent buyers and before the declin- ing tendency was checked January had sold at l0-94 and March at Il. 02, or nine to eleven points net lower. Stf
 This was followed by a sharp upturn shortly after midday on renewal of Wall Street ball support and covering, but after advancing to .16 for January and Il. 25 for March, 11.14 points net higher, the market broke again under heavy liquidation following the publication of a private crop estimate of 12, 094, 600 bales, which was talk en bearishly following the low estimates of last week. Local bulls came forward to the support of the market at the de- cline. reaction of 12013 points from the top was followed by renewed steadiness at the close. The English spot market made a very firm showing, sales being reported of 12,000 bales at an advance of two points, hut 1t is rumored that part of the sales are for New York account. Several advices were received from the South claiming that planters were holding cotton in seed, and that ginning figures were consequently mis- leading.
 Receipts at the ports today 54,556 bales, against 46.359 last week and 67,206 last year. For the week (estimated) 325,O bales against 33s.320 last week and 426, s70 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 15,s44 bales. against 15.sS1 last year and at Hous- ton 12,eos bales against 17.07s last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Dec. 5.--Transactions opened at the stock exchange in the face of rather formidable intelligence of the closing of the leading Kansas City bank. The effect of this news on stocks did not much outlast the first hours of operations. The manner in which the market accepted the news made fresh impression on the bear party of its resisting power and of the definite passing of the extreme prostration of de- mand for securities The action of the bond market for over week past was given clear warning of this change in the investment situation.
 Mortgage securities have been freely ab- sorbed for widely differing accounts, includ- ing an important and substantial foreign demand. It Is on -this fundamental basis that financial opinion has been agreed in looking for the first reliable index of the turn in the situation for the better.
 With the freer movement of credits re- sulting from the mending of the banking situation, a speculative party has found means to take advantage of the improving conditions by large operations in the mar ket. They have had the advantage Of a large uncovered short interest which was encouraged to persist in its position in face of a considerable movement against them by the recollection of the many renewals of urgent liquidation which have been brought out by previous abortive rallies in the mar ket.
 The effective support enjoyed by the mar ket today in the face of the Kansas City ent short interest to cover and aided ma terially in raising the level of prices. The market continued to give every evidence of a large professional share in the operations and of the manipulative tactics employed in the leadership. The impression was strong in the neighborhood of the stock ex- change that the leadership was conducted wit hthe countenance. if not under the di- rect indictment of some of the most influen- tial banking and financial interes in New York in the way that the management of the market the United States Steel stock was entrusted at the time of their flotation. The supposition that this influ- ential sanction should be attached to re- adjustment of security values for the purpose of yearly balance sheets of securf- ty holding corporations on the presumption made is the basis of credits by the violent thrinkage Of security prices and tht con viction that prices made in the depths Of the prostration were not at all fairly rep resentative of actual valuations. The re- ports from various important banking cen- ters in the country by the Associated Press indicating the strong showing of the banks in the returns to the comptroller was fac tor in the growing encouragement reflected in the days movement. Some disappoint- ment was felt at the omission of the Bank of England to reduce it's official discount rate as the decidedly stronk weekly return seemed to warrant.
 The professionalism of the market was indicated by the impatience to realize prof it's on the days advance which caused the relinquishment of much of the day s ing.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value $4,S76,000 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 1T TnSJNn ST0CE HIST
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.
(Corrected Daiiy.l These prices ale at wholesale and not to 1

Corrected Datly.l These prices aIe at wholesale and not to starchMcorn 60loc; standard goods. pearl 4sG gloss lump 4c; nste goods nag. ,a tierCes. Rice-Exrra fancy head 7asc; fancy head sf $7e broken IIPaR Ro6 sh SS%e Vinegar-per gallon t6922c. c@ffee-GTeen fee Green common common sh 9lGc; prime candies-stick 7Ao. fany 7&c.
 Crnekers-XXX Soda Shc: XXX Ginger Snaps 7c.
 KaIdines--American mustard $3. S6; k -oiI Cheese-Full cream daisies 17c: singles 16ci; ID. cuts. square lie.
 Grain and Hay Bran Sl .5h' shorts $l 65 ; corn chops 75c; white corn SEC; oats mixed 63c; white 64c; white clipped CSC; timothy hay $l. 20; Johnson grass soc.
 Meal-Standard 75c; Waterground 7Sc; Pearl soc.
 Baldwin S5.75, No. 1 Baldwin s4.75; Brazil nuts. large IA Ec. medium l4c soft shell almonds 1Sc; Malaga grapes s5.25; fancy lemons S6Os per box sS 25: Irish potatoes per bu. Sl; onions red globes per bu- S1; cabbage &c pound; Rutabagas. per bag Sl.75 spanish onions $1. 40; Two Grown H P. peanuts 7c h.: choice Florida oranges assorted sizes $3.2O; Cape Cod Cranberry. pa, $3.75 crate.
 BeeswaX-20c.
 wool-ciean Z:Mc, bury wool 12hc to 15c. washed wool BOG.
 Hides-Dry flints 1Oc; dry scaited Sc; green salted 5c.
 Prime Cotton Seed Meal-$2s. %.
 Molasses-Georgia cane bbl., Ssc: gallon; eases. gallons s3. 50 per case; maple syrup Log Cabin Brand, gallons $14; h gallons S7 50; Quarts Sl. 25 per dog.
 Chickens-Iiens 35 c 40c flyers 20 O 25c; brollers 200 ducks 95c: turkeys 1O@11c. Susar-Granuated Sac: FIG 6c.
 Eggs-22hc.
 soc.
 I1hc: new sugar sack fX ib, oc; 2 ib. eKc second hand sugar sacks 7h @Shc. lies New Arrow Sl 20
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, Dec 5.--Turpentine firm 49 Fsc sales 731 receipts 5s4; shipments l5S:
 Rosin firm; sales 3661; receipts S'S6o. shipments 1,2S4; stock 117.777. Quote ABC s2 .s5a s2. 90; D $2. S5 q $S. %; ETC S2 s0@ s %: II $3 .0O; $3.75 K $4. 80; M $o'So; N S6.lO; VIC S6 50; wv $6. S5,
 Wilmington. Dec. 5.-Spirits of turpentine steady 44hc receipts 63 casks.
 Resin steady $2.60; receipts G.
 Tar steady $l 50; receipts l67.
 Crude turpentine firm $2.00, $S.oo and $8. %; receipts l42. Charleston. Dec. 5.-Turpentine and rosin nothing doingr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New OrIeans. Dec 5.-Spot cotton was firm with prices unchanged. Middling II 4s c. Sales were $500 bales on the spot and 1000 to arrive.
 Futures opened steady, two to three points below the closing Of yesterday. A well developed tendency to advance was check ed shortly after the opening by the news of the failure of Kansas City bank. On this the market sold off and 1t was only steadied by the failure of spots to be ad- versely affected by the report and the continued steadiness of markets elsewhere. In the late session the announcemnt of a bearish crop estimate by a well known au- thority sent prices down again, and at the close. which was steady, the active list ranged from four points above to five points below the close of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
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NEW YORK BONDS.

U. & refunding 2s. registered .. .,1o3h
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 oo 6s .... ...s ss.s 93h Atcnison gen. 4s .... .'.. ..'. 95
 do. adjustment Is .... ... .. .. S2 Atlantic Coast Line As 84 Baltimore Ohio As .... 95 nroon,vn S1 s1s R IT cv ~. is '... '.'' co. ss ss% o,yn ceDtrai of H Georgia e' 5s 's 70. . .ssm
 do. ist. Inc ..62
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 do. 3rd. Inc .... .... .... SI Chesa- & Ohio 4As .... .... .... 91h Chi, & Alton 3hs .... 5S c. B. c. new 4s ..... ..... 92 c. R. T. @ Pacific R. R. 4s 63 c. c. C. & St. L. gen. As s0h Col Industrial 5s .A.. 45 Col Midland As 5Sh Col & Southern 4s .... 80 DistilIers' Sec. ss .... .... e.. ..
 Erie prior lien As .... .... .... S6 Hooking Valley 4hs ...... 75 Japan 4Ms. cert. 2i Ser. .... ...... s6% L. & N. Unified As .... .... ........ 94 Mexican Central As ........ 74h
 do list; Inc 4. '... .... '..' 54H lsH Minn & St. l.. 4s 70 Mis-, K. & Texas 4s .... .... .... .. 94A
 do. Ends .... .... .... S7 N R. R. of M con. As .... .. ...... 16h N. Y. Central gen. shs .... .... 91 N. J. Central gen. 5s .... .... .. ..114k Northern Pacific As .... .... .... 1O0A
 do Ss -. ..:. ...' !: '' .. Ss SS oregon Short Line rfdg 4s... ...... S11s Reading gen. 4s .. .... .... .... .. SAX Penn cv. 31ss .... S1 St L. X l. M. con. 5s .... .... ....1O4h St. L. X S. F. fig. 4s .... .... ...... 7Sa St. l.. Swest con. As ...s 50 Seaboard Air Line 4s .... 62 Southern Pacific As .... 8Oh
 do 1st As cert. .... ... .... .. S6 Southern Ky. 5s ...... 95 Texas x Pacific 1sts .... .... .... ..105A Toledo, St. l.. & w. As ...... 62- Union Pacific As ..lO0h
 do. cv. As Sbb U. S. Steel 2nd. 5s .... S4h Wabash 1sts ..l03 Wabash Deb. B.... 4z Western Md As .,.. .... .... co. .. 62
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
THE METAL MARKETS.

New York. Dec. 5-The London tin mar ket was higher today with spot quoted at l34 pounds and futures at 134 pounds 5s. Locally dull but shade higher at $SO .o0 C $50. 50.
 spot and 6l pounds los for futures in the London market Locally market was dull but without change lake being quoted at $13.37h @$13.621s; electrolytic at SIS 12 1s Q$l337h and casting as SIP. S7l # c $13.1
 Lead was unchanged at 15 pounds 15s in the London market. Locally the market was weak and lower at $3. 95 q $4.05
 Speter unchanged at 21 pounds in Lon don. But weak and lower locally at $4 .35 @$4.45.
 The English iron market was higher with standard foundry quoted at 4Ss Sd and Cleveland warrants at 49s Sd. Locally no change reported; No. l foundry northern SIS. .25@$1S.75; No. 2 do. $17 .75Q$1S.2S; southern grades nominal,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York. Dec 5.-Better news from the dry goods markets had the effect of steady the heavy lines. Some trading is now going on in medium cottons at first hands Raw silk is lower. Mems wear goods Tor fall are being opened and some of the man ufactured goods priced are lower. Mills are curtailing their output of spring lines Of Woolens and worsteds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.

St. Louis. Dec. 5.-(Special.) Wheat on track; 2 red 9sQ9sh; hard s7h QS1. .01. Dec s5h bid; range 93h to s5h; May $1 O1% bid; range 99h to $1.o1 F; July s4 bid; range do.
 Corn on track, corn 5sh; 2 white 5sh i; Dec. 52%; range 52A @as to 52%; May 54A: range sax to 54A.
 July do.; range do.
 Oats on track. 2 oats 49; white 52h ; Dec. 4SA; range none; May 51; range none; July do.; range none.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEM NnRK CnrrON-

New York. Dec 5--The cotton market had a very irregular tone with a net ad- vance of 410 points Sales for the day were estimated at 600. .Oo0 bales.
 The opening was steady at an advance of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.

St. Louis, Dec. 5.-Cattle, receipts $500, including 1000 Texans; market steady: Beef steers .-..$3 .0O qSt.O0 Stockers and feeders .. goo e 4.2O Cows and heifers ...... 2.75 @ 800 Texas steers .... .... .... 2 50 @ 5 % Cows and heifers .... l.25 @ S.I6
 Hogs receipts 10000; market lower: Pigs and lights .. .. 4.75 O 5.15 Packers ~ . .. 4.75 @ 5.I0 Butchers and best heavy. 4.95 c 5.1S
 Sheep. receipts 2,0OO; market steady: Natives ... 25O @ 4.75 Lambs .. .... ... .... 3.75 O SIS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. Dec. 5.-Spot cotton good bus tness done, prices six points higher:
 American middling fair e.. .... ....6. 93 Good middling ......6 57 Mtddling .35 LOW mluuHuR 70 O3 OFolnhIy T. S5
 The sales of the day were 2.O60 bales of which 1.5O0 were for speculation and export and included 11.200 American. Re ceipts IT, bales: all American.
 Futures opened barely steady and closed quiet. American middling g.o.c.
 December 70. 9d Deeember-January .... co. ..5. 93 January-February ......5.9 90 February March .... ..5. 95 ls Marcn-Apfn .'s.S."H ADru-may ''''o. Hb t3 May-June s...'.6.SI June-JuIy s...O.Ji Juiy-AuBubL s.0sJt September October ..5, 70 'e October November .... .... .... ..5. 50 l2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE,

New York. Dec. 5.-Cotton seed oil easy; prime crude 27c; do. yellow 37hc. Turpentine quiet.
 Rice steady.
 Sugar raw steady; fair refining S4.15; centrifuga-96-test $3.62l2; molasses sugar $2S5 refined quiet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET,

New York. Dec. 5.-The market for ccf- fee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to a decline of five points in re- selling of later months The small primary receipts and steady Brazilian markets were sustaining factors after the opening but towards the close the loss was increased slightly owing to the absence of important demand and the market closed steady net unchanged to ten points lower. Sales were reported of 22.250 bags, including:
 March .... co. .... ..5.S0
 May ss...s co. ....O.o 50
 July ..sss. 70 5OW D. 50 September ..b.OO
 Spot steady; Rio No. z 6c; Santos No. TAG; mild coffee steady: Cordova s% o 13Ac.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Cnicago. Dec. s.--A rally in the stock list and an improved demand for wheat by ex- porters caused an advance of more than 2c in the price of wheat on the local exchange today. At the close the May delivery show ed net gain of < @1c. Corn was up o Sc. Oats were Ac higher and provisions h
 The wheat market opened weak on gen. erai selling by pit traders who were bearish- iy influenced by a decline of more than Id at Liverpool and by the bank suspension at Kansas City.
 For the first hour the market recei, q little support but toward the middle of ti.- session an active demand developed espe- ctaiiy from shorts which resulted in an lad- vance of Nc to 2Isc from the low point of the day. The sharp rally in stocks. a revival of export demand and despatch from Duluth predicting a decrease of 3,ooo,- oo0 bushels in the amount of wheat in store there for the week were the principal fact ors that inspired the demand. The market closed strong at almost the highest point.
 Corn was weak early owing to the slump in wheat. Later. however. strong tone developed and all of the early loss was re- covered. The advance in wheat and live ly demand for the cash grain were the chief firm. Local receipts were 14e cars with five of contract grade
 Oats displayed moderate weakness at the start in sympathy with wheat and corn but offerings were not large. Following the rally in wheat shorts became active bid ders and there also free buying by a leading bull. This resulted in an advance of more than one cent from the bottom. The market closed strong. Local receipts 121 cars.
 Provisions were firm almost all day be- cause of a favorable demand from shorts The smallness of stocks in Chicago was May pork showed a net gain of 1o@12hc at $13.35. Lard was 7hc higher at SS. %. Ribs were 1o@12hc higher at s7.I5@ $7.17h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06

On the Produce Exchange touay the put ter market was steady; creameries 20@ 26hc; dairies F e 23c.
 Eggs steady; at mark cases included Cheese Il 1912c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
LONDON STOCK MARKET.

London, Dec. 5.-American securities opened firm today with prices unchanged to one half above yesterdays New York clos ing.
 News of the bank failure in Kansas City caused a sharp setback, especially in Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Missouri Kansas and Texas The market closed weak.
 Bar gold in the open market advanced 1%d to ITS 1kd on American inquiries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06

Local market was quoted as follows: 1tl04um& s..ss AI1Sc bfr1cr mlddi&ng ...llHzc
 The Liverpool market showed continued strength yesterday morning without much advance. The New York quotations how ever, came in with five point advance over Wednesdays close.
 Fluctuations during the day were not so wide as Wednesdays and did not reach to as high a point as did those of the pre- yious day. The close of yesterday was. however. two to three points above We'd nesdays closing quotations.
 Miss Giles, statistician, gave out an estimate of this years cotton crop yestei- day. which is over half a million above that given out by The New Orleans Times Democrat during the early part of the week. Miss Giles's estimate places the total crop at 12.0s4.300 bales. This estimate seemed to have effect upon the market either way. Receipts in Montgomery yester-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
A CACTUS DIET.

A Cahfornla Physician Uses 1t to Reduce
 His Weight.
 Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 5.-After existing five days upon cactus diet Dr. Leon El- bert Handsome, who has begun two week 2 test of that plant as a food. has lost one and one quarter pounds He is working hard and yesterday delivered two two hour lectures. He is not existing entirely upon cactus however. as about one-half of his food consists of lettuce. celery and casaba melon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06

larger than in 1908. especially when it Is considered that last seasons consumption was IF. 100000 on basis of 10.5s (1o s-1sc( for middling.
 Unless financial developments continue unfavorable. buying on recessions would seem to be advisable.
 Yours very truly,
 c. c. ABERCROMRIE & co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06

New Orleans. Dec. 5.--Spot cotton firm. | Sales 6,600 bales; receipts 15,644; stock | 2O2.s62
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
sEI,MA COTTON MARKET.


New Orleans. Dec. 5.-cotton futures on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange ranged as follows:
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CLOSING STOCK LIST.

Sales High Low. lClose Bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06
COTTON IS STEADY
MARKET CONTINUES GOOD, CLOSING
 WITH AN ADVANCE.
Lack of Wide Fluctuations Characterizes the Day-High Estimate of Crop by Etafistieian Makes No Material
 Effect on Price.

Local market was quoted as follows: SuA Za
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-06

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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-03-27
That Mule Buying Lady.

The regular guests of the Selwyn
Hotel will not soon recover from
the shock that a dear, sweet, dain-
ty, little woman, clad in most
elegant, but modest attire gave
by announcing to a chance &C.
quaintance that she bought mules
for the government and sold.
whiskey for a living. At first the
statement was discredited, but
the fair one produced her order
book and showed the contracts
that she had made. The father
of the dainty saleslady was killed
on the Merrimac during the civil
war. He was a Californian plan
ter. His daughter sold the mules
that he left to the government.
Later she bought other mules and
sold them to Uncle Sam She
went into the business and the
long cared balaam is an open book
to her. Whiskey is a side line.
Mules, whiskey and a sprightly,
cherry, modest woman - that
combination has set the Selwyn
regulars to thinking. Every even
ing, just after supper, the mule
lady is thu topic of conversation.
No n discovered anything but
good about her.-Charlotte Obser-
YER. -
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-03-27
THEY WANT PARDON.
Petition for Pardon of the White Brothers
to be Considered by the Governor.

According to a Raleigh special,
Governor Glenn will tomorrow
consider the petition presented to
him for the pardon of Thomas
and Chalmers White. The two
men were convicted at the fall
term of the Superior court here,
1904, of the killing of Russell
Sheriff.. Numerously signed pc,
titions both for and against the
pardon have been forwarded to
the Governor. The special re-
ferred t. says:
"a hearing in a rather notable
case comes before Governor Glenn
next Thursday when the two
Whites, who killed Sheriff. in
Rowan county seek a pardon.
They claimed that Sheriff. had
ruined their n%eice; they went to
Q him early n morning pre-
sumably to induce him to repair
the wrong he had done, but a
fight occurred and Sheriff. was
killed. The Whites, who live in
Concord, we're tried in Salisbury
before Judge Cook and a jury,
and we're convicted of murder in
the second degree and were SEN
fenced to SIX years in the peniten-
tlary. They have served tive
years. Their appeal for exclusive
clemency will be hard fought A
coincidence of the matter is that
Governor Glenn was one If the
prosecuting attorneys at the
trial" r
The statement in the above t55at
there was a fight when the White
brothers called on Sheriff., is not
correct. The Whites made no
such claim as this in their de-
Tense. They did state that Sher-
rill was advancing on them in a
threatening attitude when they
fired. The Raleigh special con-
tains the first intimation of a
fight that we lave heard in con-
nection with the matter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-03-27
Trouble Over Mississippi Postotfice.

Hattiesburg, Miss, March 21.-
That recent trouble ever a negro
clerk in the Hattiesburg postofice
was responsible for the shooting
yesterday of the negro banker, E..
D. Howell, is a fast growing sus-
picion here. White residents of
Hattiesburg appealed to Howell
to persuade the negro clerk not to
take Office. When the negro did
not get the position Howell said
his life had been threatened by
other members of his race.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-03-27
Senator Bailey Sells His Farm.

Lexington, KY, March 23.-
United States Senator Joseph W.
Bailey, of Texas, sold at public
auction today his Meadow Hill
farm, 100 acres, near here. The
purchasers are Rear Adm ir a |
Todd, U. S. NJ, retired and A. B.
Blitz. The price was 5000 an
acre. The farm was the former
home of James Lane Allen, the
novelist.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-03-27
Price Agreed Upon.

The assessors appointed by
Judge Boyd, of the Federal court,
to place a value upon the Hellig
property, have come to an agree
ment after several sessions. AS
they we're not allowed to make
the figures public they mailed
their agreement to Judge Boyd.
The assessors were Messrs. W. F..
Snider, w. S. Blackmer and j.
M Maupin. It will be remem-
bered that the property referred
to was offered the government as
a site for the public building.
The bid of the owners was accept
ed, when the heirs Concluded they
would not sell, and condemnation
proceedings were commenced by
the government.