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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
F. E. Johnstone & Co. Cotton Merchants and Exporters \
 Cotton Bought in Alabama and Mississippi Branch Offices Troy and Do.han. Ala and Jacksn. Ms.
THE STOCK MARKET

New York, Dee. 2s.-rhe stock market was under some constraint today and the terday was not pursued with confidence. Gains were more than wiped out in the final selling. This was due in part to the the covering of options of yesterday which in turn were the largest element in the advance. Traders who bought yesterday
 The more cheerful sentiment over the money outlook due to yesterdays develop Inents was not wholly impaired today but fears were entertained that next week would see . pinch in the money market. caused by the immediate. requirements of the annual settlements. Ehich might be carried over into the newsyear. s4
 Decisive evidence of the easing of the strain in Berlin was had In the wide reces- sion in the private discount rate and intt- ducton in the officai rate of the Imperial Bank of Germany.
 This evidence of adequate provision for annual settlements which have been look ed forward to with apprehension relieves the worlds markets of one of it's most se- rious causes of anxiety. The decline in our currency premium gives solid ground for satisfaction Although there is no money market at the stock exchange on Saturday, account of next weeks possibilities. Ths weekly reviews of the mercantile industries said the proGress of the shrinkage in com railroads for the third week in December showed q larger decrease from last years figures than has yet been reported. A good impression was made by reports from some cenfers of resumption of work by some of the working forces which had been re- duced, but this impression was offset by the consultation of the authorities of public charities in New York to devise means for caring for the large number of homeless and unemployed in the city.
 The bank statement proved more favor able than the most sanguine expectations The S9, 4a0,0 900 gain in cash compared with preliminary estimates of from three to four millions. The loan contraction of tl1ls2.- 400 in week of preparation for meeting heavy obligations, reflects a gratifying pow CT of recuperation by the banks The changes in the various items are propabiy magnified by the computations on averages for five days, instead of the usual six days of the banking week.
 While no official admissions were to Dc had on the subject, the inference Is war ranted that some reduction of the outstand- ing clearing house certificate figures in the loan reduction. The net result is reduc- ton in the deficit to $20.17o,350 which com pares with S54. 1o3.600 the maximum deficit for the week ending November 23d.
 Bonds we're firm. total sales par value $1336, 900. United States 2s have advanced # per cent. on call during the week.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
sIaking Captain. Out of Doctors.

Chicago Tribune.
 Admiral Brownson was right in ob- jecting to placing medical officers in command of hospital ships, and foolish in resigning because he could not get the President to agree with him. He should have remained at his post and officer. no matter how distastefu1 they might be to him, until relieved from duty. The blunder of the President did not justify his action.
 For the President. not being infalli- ally has elsewhere. The chief medical officer in a hospital ship should have absolute charge of everything that re- lates to it's special functions. He should have a voice as regards crew and command of the ship. to make him an- swerable for its safety in fair or foul weather. Is an absurdity. A surgeon who was above the vanity of being called commanding officer would shrink from the responsibility. Knowing nothing of navigation himself, he would ask that a trained officer, of whom the navy has no lack, be put in charge of everything that did not relate directly or indirectly to the medical service.
 Surgeon General Rixey is said to be the man who proposed this new depart ure to the President and induced him to consent to 1t. There Is nothing to commend the scheme in the fact that he is its author. He has not made a distinguished record as an official. He Is not looked on by those who knew him as a great organizer or even a great doctor. He knows nothing about surgeon who was competent to com mand a ship if there were such a man among his subordinates.
 It is to be hoped that the President pital ship shall have been wrecked by the physician in command.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS
 (Cerrected Daily.)

These prices al. at wholesale and not to stsrchmcorn s01oc, standard goods. pearl 4hc: gloss lump 4c; nickel goods B. Lard-Leaf 1oc: compound sNc basis tierces.
 sh afc: broken A a @sc; Japan BM @5&o. sait-Liverpool q; Virginia 500.
 vinegar--per gallon 1sV22c.
 Coffee--Green common sh 01oe: prime sh @Ioc: choice iI0I2c: fancy lsoi4he. candies-st.ck 7c; fancy 7No.
 Craekers-xXx Soda SAc: XXX Ginger Snaps 7c.
 sardines-American mustard t3.s6; A-ofi s. .s5.
 isci: ID: cuts. square 17c.
 Grits-Per 6bL :a. 10; per sack v. %. corn chops 72hc; white corn TIC; oats mixed 64c; white 67hc; white clipped CSC: timothy hay { 20; Johnson grass soc: alfalfa $l 25.
 Meal-standard 76c: Watergroand isci Fruit and Produee-Fa@ey apples. Fancy Baldwin 's52s; Nc l Baldwin s450; 86Os per box. sa75; Irish potatoes per bu q; onions red globes per bu s1: SS ndn, Two per bag Raisins $1 box: cocoanuts S4.50; fancy H.P. peanuts 7c lb.: choice Florida oranges Hidss-Dry Hints s@1oc: dry saIted 60 7c: green hides s94c; green salted 4@4hs. wool--ciear zoe: bury 1o@1sHO; wash ed 20@25c.
 Prime Cotton Seed Meal-$2s. %.
 Molasses-Georgia cane bbl, 38c; gallon; cases, gallons S3. 50 per case; maple syrup, Log Cabin Brand. gallons s14; gallons S7. 5o; quarts $4.25 per dox
 chiekens--Hens s594oc; fryers 2o0 ssc; broIlers 20c; ducks 25c; turkeys 10@l1c.
 Sugar-Granulated 6%o: F.Y.C. 5o.
 Eggs-22hc.
 Country Butter--1Ee per h.: Jersey butter soc.
 Baggins-New Jute 50 yd pieces. 10. r r1r Ar. second hand sugar sacks 7h @shc.
 Ties New Arrow y1.2o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
GIT IoIrya GRAIN

St. Louis, Dec 2S.-(Special )-The St. Louis grain markets today ranged as fol- lows:
 wheat on track No. red $1 .eS1A 0 cemher $1. Ol bid; range none. May sl. 06 # O 4 asked; range s1.05t to SLOT. July 9e eN bid range 961s to 96h.
 Corn on track; No. 2 corn 64h @56; No. white 53h Q55 December 53% bid: range 63 to 53% May 57h bid; range 5sA to 57A.. July 57N bid; range 57 to 57h
 Oats on track; No. oats 4s@4sh; No.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
Either Alternative is Bad.

This Omaha man is a liar. unless Roosevelt Is a fool" says the esteemej Waterbury American, with somewhat unwonted visor of expression. This Mayor of the city. and nobody has yet ventured to call him . liar.. alth ough he has carefully reiterated his state he was rather glad the panic came and that he had a share in bringing 1t about. because it revealed a rotten condition" We have half . mind U, feel shocked by the temerity of thIs Waterbury alternative
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
NEW ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans, Dec 2S.-cotton, spots were steady with prices unchanged. Middiing Il hc. Sales were 7.s58 bales on the spot and 1900 to arrive.
 Futures opened steady with all the act i've list one point down except January, which was several points below the close of yesterday a result of q report that the yoluma of January tenders in New York on notiee day next Monday wonld he very large.
 Heavy port receipts. little activity in the spot market and other bearish factors had depressing effect on the market but when fl was announced that the large volume of January tenders in New York would he met. followed by a more or less heavy buy ing movement. the market was steadied and prices began to advance.
 At the close which was steady the active list ranged from two to five points above the close of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29

barely steady: primo crude sss; ss. yellow 3she.
 PStroleum steady: refined New. York ts.7t; Philsdelphia and Baltimore $s.7o; do. in bulk s4.s5.
 Sugar raw quiet: fair refining ss:so0 s3 5b: centrifugal 9s-test t3.s6; moiasses sugar e3. % Q g. .05; refined quiet; No. 6 s4.+0; No. IA S3.95; confecfioners S4. 60: mould A ss.15; cut loaf es.se; crushed s5: 50; powdered s4.so; granulated $4.so; cubes S5.05.
 Coffee futures opened steady at unchang- cd prices to an advance of five points and improved slightly during the session as a result of steady foreign market and a moderate demand in the absence of import ant offerings. The close was steady at Q net advance of five points. seSales were re- ported of 1s,0oo bags, including: January ..,. .,.. -. ,.5.5 .5o@5. 60 September .... .... ..... .6. 05 O 6. 10
 Spots quiet: No. Rio exc; Santos No.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
NEW yoRK DRY GOODs.

|. New York, Dec. 3s.-The undertone of the dry goods market is decidedly better ow- ing in part to the resumption of buying by some large western houses and the re- sumption of bill discounttng by other faot- DTS. Trade for the day was quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. Dec 2S-The cotton market opened today steady at a decline of three to eight points which about due on the cables. Trading wsS dull early and after some irregularity the market rallied to about the closing prices of last night by Wall Street.
 It was reported that an annual clear Rnce sale of dry goods was going on slow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
IoNnoN sTOCK MARRET.

London. Dec. 2S-On the improvement in New York yesterday. American securities opened on the stock exchange here today above parity and hardened later on the prospect of an improved showing in the New York Bank statement. Prices closed one to six points above yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29

" which was considered e bearish influ- ence but on the other side there were re- ports of an improvement in financial cir 0les both in this country and abroad, and sentiment in the local market was pretty vel divided.
 Receipts at the ports today 75.o0o bales. against 54.537 last week and 42,56s last year,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
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RIVER FOREcAsI. The Coosa and the Alabama will remain nearly stationary.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.

 WEATNKR CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.
 The low barometer area central over Lake Superior yesterday morning has moved eastward. its center now being over the St. Lawrence Valley, with lines of low pressure trending southWestward to Texas It has caused rain from the lower lake region southward through Georgia and Alabama with higher temperature in all southeastern and eastern districts. An area of high ba- .rometer that has moved southward from British Columbia with it's crest now over the lower Missouri valley Is giving fair and much colder weather over the country be- tween the Rocky Mountains and the Missis- sippi river and eastward through the upper lake region. As this nigh" moves south eastward through the q 7AOs. .ETAOINL eastward it will cause clearing colder weather in this section by tonight. with fair and much colder during Sunday. An- other low barometer area moving in over the north Pacific coast is giving unsettled weather in far-western districts.
 Temperature and precipitation as report. cd by the Weather Bureau for selected Southern States. during the 24 hours. end ing am.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29

On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries 20Q2sc; dairies 1S425c, a TEegs easy; at mark cases included 21 @ 22c: firsts zoe prime firsts 22c; extras 24c.
 Cheese-Steady 11ls 913c.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
Chan9in~ q Custom.

Hartford T1mes.
 Instead of the customary toast to the President of the United States at inc annual dinner of the New England Society in New York last night. Presi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29

The less merit a man has hlmselt the more persistent he is in studyina up the virtue of his ancestors.--F1oF- ida TimeS-upioA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
For War Purposes
nhnnAalnlni.

Ph iladelphia Record.
 Even in peaceful and prosperous Mexico. the biggest item of increase In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
NEW YORK BONDS.

U. S. retunding 2s. registered ,.... ..io5
 do coupon ..,. .... .... .... ..105h IT. S. 3s registered ... .... .... .101k
 do coupon .... .... .... .101h U S New 4s. registered k. ... .119
 do, coupon .AlO American Tobacco 4s .... .... ...... SO
 do 65 So Atchison gen 4s . .... .... .... 95h
 do. adjustment 4s .... .... .... s1h Atlantic Coast Line Is .... .... .... s4%
 do. S1s -. -. -. .... e.. soh Brooklyn R. T. cv. As .... .... .... 67A Central of Georgia 6s ss
 do lst. Inc .... '.'' '... ..'. 62
 do. 2d Inc .... '.'. ...... 42
 do. 3d Inc .... '''. 's''.. S6 Chcsa X Ohio 4Ms SAX Chi, & Alton lss .... .... 6l c. B. x a. new As .... .... .. 93% c N D. R. R. 4s .... .... e. 62
 do. col 5s .... .... c.. ........ 74k c. c. L x st. l.. gen. 4s .. e. o2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
THE bfETAL MARxEre.

THE METAL MABKETB.
 New York, Dec. 2S.-The market for met ais was quiet and more or less nominal in the absence of cables Tin was quoted at s26. .31 # a $26 STA.
 Copper was quiet with lake quoted at 1S.37M @s1S.50. Eiectroiytic at SIS. s.25 Q $13.s7h; and casting at SIS. co @ $l3.12h. Lead was quiet and steady at s3. 50 Q a 60 and spelter firm at $4. 206N.2 25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
SELMA COTTON MARKET.

Selma, Dec. 2S.-(SpeciaL )--Spots quoted in the Selma market today were as follows: ooVu lhiuullHs TIC
 strict middlinE k.... .... .... ....1oHc Strict low middling .... .... ... ..l0%c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
LIVERPOOL WEEKLY COTTON.
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
 Charleston, Dec 2S.-Turpentine and ros- in nothing doing. Quotations omitted. Savannah, Dec. 2S-Turpentine firm 4Ohc; sales 106: receipts 433; shipments 165. ... Rosin firm. sales 2753; receipts l,43S; shipments 3,5S3: stock 116.s40. ABCD $2 .6a @T5: E s2s5as5; F $2.T5QS5; c s2.759 90; i ss 0Q45: K s4. 50; s5. 25; N $S.Oo: WIG ss4oo; wv ss.Is.
 Wilmington. Dec. 2s.-Spirits turpentins steady sshc: receipts 13 casks.
 Rosin steady s2. 55: receipts eS. Tar nothing doing; receipts 62 Crude turpentine firm ss.oo: $3.oo and ss. %; receipts IT.
 NEW YORK PRODuCE. New York Dec 2s.-Cotton seed OH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29

T-Indicates trace.
 FRANK ?. CHATrEN, aaction DireeteE Weather Bussau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
COTTON SLUGGISH. Holidays Still Deoress the Activity O,
 Cotton.

Local Quotations Were As Follows: Middiing ... ioak r stHct hlaunng .10Azc
 The Christmas holidays still hold the cotton markets of the country in their grasp. There was absolutely nothing doing locally in the cotton business yesterday Prices were nominal.
 There seems to be no activity in the New York market, and cotton men in Montgom- cry say that there will be nothtngl doing until after the New Year. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
NEW oRLEANs COTTON FuTuREs.

New Orleans, Dec. 2S.-Cotton futures on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29

The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 500 were for speculation and export. and included 3.400 American. Receipts 52, 900 bales. including 42.109 American.
 Futures opened firm and closed steady; American mtddling .o.c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-29
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURE
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool, Dec. 2B.-CIose: COtton Spot
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
HOW BIBLE WAS KEPT
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION TO
HEAR ITS HISTORY.
Professor Nudge, of Princeton, Will
Give Course-TeacIiers Resume
Meetings Next Monday.

The Newark Graded Union of Sun
day School Teachers will resume its
sessions in the lecture room of the
First Presbyterian Church mex Mon
day, when it will meet at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. A short period for an
interchange of greetings will be fol-
lowed by the devotional exercises.
At 3:45 o'clock the lessons in the
three departments will be taught as
follows: Beginners by Miss Edna Fran
cisco; primary, Mrs. j. Woodbridge
Barnes; junior by Miss ]. L. Baldwin.
AT 4:05 o'clock the union will have
the first of a series of addresses to be
continued through the year on What
Our City is Doing for the Children"
The subject of his one is to be THE
Juvenile Courts and Probation Work.
and is to be given by Judge Algernon
r. Sweeney.
In November there will be a short
course on "How the Bill was Writ
ten and Preserved with stereopticon
pictures showing reproductions Of
manuscripts and other documents.
These talks will be given by the Rev.
Lewis Seymour Nudge, of Princeton.
In January he will also give three lee
lures on New Testament Introduction
The practise class will not begin its
work until next Monday.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
REOPEN BENEFIT FOR
GERMAN HOSPITAL TODAY.
Purpose to Make Up for Improbable
week-settle Question of Hand
soonest Woman.

The supplementary two-day festival
for the benefit of the German Hospital
begins in Electric Park this afternoon,
under most favorable prospects. Much
of the success of the festival last week
was marred by bad weather, and for
this reason the supplementary festival
was decided upon by the committee in
charge. Manager Dunlap, of Electric
Park, has turned it and all Of its at
fractions over to this committee free of
cost, so that it is expected that the W
extra days will cover h deficit of the
poor week, due to h inclement
weather.
The German singing societies of this
city and vicinity will be heard today
and tomorrow, and the stage in the
park has been fitted UP especially for
them, while the auxiliaries will be busy
serving the guests with cake and coffee.
There will be renewed interest in the
prize contests for the most popular man
in the county and the most beautiful
woman.
In accordance with an agreement
made, tickets previously purchased are
good for the furtherance of this worthy
cause.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
.AIRYMEN ASK
O CHANGE
IN ROAD
State and County Officials
Inspect Central Avenue
Extension in Caldwell.

Accompanied by E. C. Hutchinson,
State commissioner of roads, State En-
gineer Meeker and other interested par
ties, the committee on roads and as
sessments of the Essex County Board
of Freeholders made an inspection OF
the proposed Contra avenue extension
in Caldwell yesterday.
The State laid out the road some
time ago, but Francisco Brothers, the
dairy people at Fairfield, wanted 1t
along a line that would bring 1t nearer
to their plant. They are backed by a
few farmers, while a majority of the
Caldwellites are supposed to be in favor
of the road as surveyed by the State.
After a thorough inspection on foot
of the two miles involved the commits
sioner said that he would announce his
decision later.
The commissioner, engineer and COM
mittee also inspected Bloomfield ave-
nue., Caldwell, near the Monomonock
Inn, where complaint had been made
of the cobble suffers.
In the marty, which made the trip in
autos, besides those named, were
County Engineer George F. Drum,
William E. Tuite, secretary of the COM
mittee; Freebooter John Scanlon, its
acting chairman; Director Michael
Barry, Chandler w. Riker and Harrison
Van Duyne, surveyor. The two last
named were on hand to look after the
interests of the dairyInen.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
BELL a1EE CLUB ELECTS.

The Bell Cleo Club held their annual
meeting and election Of officers last night.
Special interest was shown by all men,
bers of the club. Francis L. Allgayer
was elected for a second term as presi-
dent; Albert J. Ruck, yice-preSdent;
Frank A. Gsell, financial secretary; Jo-
seph c.. Bien, corresponding secretary;
Charles C. Deubel, treasurer, and Joseph
]. Drummer. sergeant-at-arms. After the
meeting the ne WY elected president and
officers invited the members to a hearty
treat. The treasurer of the organization
submitted his annual report, showing a
considerable increase over last years
funds. Emil Meyer was elected ar hon
orary member. Member of the club are
contemplating an annual social affair. but
as yet have been unable to decide what
form it should take. The memory of de-
ceased members, John ]. Hanly and Jo-
seph P. Zilliox, was recalled. The next
meeting will be October 3.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
MASONS INTERESTED
IN WORK SET DOWN FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
State Grand Lodge Officers Coming
Here-Grand Master to Give
Degree to Son. !

Free Masons throughout this juris-
diction are deeply Interested in the
work to be performed at next Wednes-
days communication of Cosmos Lodge,
No. 1O6, F. and A. M. Grand Master
Austin Hall McGregor, assisted by
Deputy Grand Master William D.
WoIfskeil, Senior Grand Warden Alton
H. Sherman, junior grand warden and
The other officers of the Grand Lodge
of New Jersey, will cooperate with
Cosmos Lodge in comforting the master
Masonic degree.
The interest of this action on the
part of the Grand Lodge is enhanced by
the fact that for the first time in the
history of the organization In the State
a grand master will have h pleas
ure of raising his son to the master
Mason's degree, one of those to be
initiated being Bradford McGregor.
A. B. Lemassena, master of Cosmos,
has arranged to have Harry w. Brous,
district deputy OF the seventh Masonic
district, and Jacob C, Reiss, eighth
district, take part in the ceremony.
Cosmos Lodge has issued no special
invitations to the communication, but
il is expected that visitors from every
section of the State will be present TO
participate in the interesting event.
Thomas Rites Reichelderfer and
William Davis Malcher will be Mr..
McGregor's companions during the
evening.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
ROYAL ARcANuM ENTERTAINMENTS

The good of the order committee of
Newark Council, Royal Arcanum, has ar
ranged for a series of entertainments to
be held in the councils quarters. at Broad
and West Park streets, during the fan and
winter seasons. The first of these affairs
will be a bid euchre party next Tuesday
evening. Bid euchre parties will also be
held on the evenings of November 5 and
1879 and on December 3. For the latter a
variety of handsome awards will be offer
ed.
Identification Night will be observed
October Is, when members who infre-
quently attend the councils meetings are
urged to be present. A ladies' night will
be given October %. A bowling tourna-
ment for the members will start on De-
cember IL.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
PATIENTS OUTING.
ones Whose Condition Permitted Under
Escort at the Fair.

Some OF the milder patients of the Essex
County Hospital for the Insane in South
Orange avenue enjoyed an outing to Olym-
pic Park yesterday afternoon. The varied
attractions of the fair running there amused
many of them much and the gentle criti-
cisms that were occasionally made would
have done credit to people of normal men
tality.
Mrs. Ellen Marshall, the experienced
matron of the institution, was responsible
for the treat, and was assisted in keeping
the party in good humor by several of the
nurses and attendants, among whom were
Misses Mary McAdnms, Katherine Melady,
Margaret Linhoff. Nellie Spien, Beatrice
McHale, Helen Martin, Winifred Carlos.
Charles Paltos and Harry Newton.