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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
NEW HIGH LEVEL OF
 BULL MOVEMENT Attracted By the Promise of Aggressive Bull Leadership PRICES CLOSE IA TO 19 UP Market Opened at Advance of 7 to 12 Points on Excellent Cables-Re-
 viva of Covering and Bull
 Support Followed.
PRICES CLOSE IA TO 19 UP

New York, March 1.-The cotton mar prices selling at a new high level for the movement. The close was very steady at a net advance of 16 to 19 points
 Sales were estimated at 225.O .O0O bales. The opening was firm at an advance of to 12 points in response to higher cables than expected.
 There was a renewal of covering and bull support with a scattering demand from outside sources, attracted by the promise of aggressive bull leadership. d continuous good trade demand. reports of tirmness in southern spot markets and rumors regarding the position of the near months in the local market. Prices soon sold up to net advance of about IA to 1a points with July selling through 10 cents for the first time since last Jan uary. but at the higher level there was considerable realyizing, bull support was temporarily withdrawn and prices eased back or points.
 There was no aggressive pressure, how ever, and the market firmed up again in the afternoon on a renewal of bull support and covering with March selling at 9.S0, May at 9.96 and July at 1905, or about 19 to 27 points nei higher. Prices lost only a point or two toward the close and there was good support from the bull party right up to the end of the session.
 A rumor was circulatol that the bull leaders was preparing a statement of the cotton gnned for the season to antici- pate the government expected toward the end of the month and that this state ment would make bullilh showing.
 Southern spot markets we're unchanged to la cent higher and receipts about as recently. Receipts at ths ports today 26,,.1 bales against 33,007 ast week and 1S,2S2 last year.
 For the week 170,000 bales against 1SllSl last wek and 105 434 last yhar.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans Sl6i bales against 2S12 last year and at Hous- ton Gill bales against 37S5 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures.
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady middllng. 1114; net receipts. Gill; gross receipts, 6111; ship ments, 7101; sales, 2992; stock. 72.259.
 Augusta: Steady; middllng, 11ss; net receipts, I'll; gross receipts, I'll; shipments, 1064; sales 542; stock, 34,523
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 102l; met receipts, 49S5; gross receipts, 6916: ship ments, 56S6; sales. 3000 stock, 170, 1Gs
 St. Louis: Steady; niddlng, 10 3-16: net receipts, 575; gross receipts, 1889; ship ments. 1924; sales. 21; stock. 35,297.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 576; gross re- ceipts, 576; shipments, 527; stock S149
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 10 11-16
 Total today: Net receipts, 12,s5S; gross receipts, 16,363; shipments, 16,202; sales, Goo; stock. 320,3 ,393.
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No Action on Hartman Merger.

Washington, March i-lt was stated at the department of justice today regarding the report that it was the intention of the department to take action to prevent what is popuarIy known as the Harri- man merger, that should the interstate commerce commission send the evidence which it has ohtained to the department of justice askiag for action, the depart ment would give it consideration, but at present there is no intention of begin ming on any evidence now before the de partmont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
May Not Expel Consul.

Caracas. Venezuela. via Nillemstad, March Alt is decidedly probable that Rudolph Doge, the eXAmerican con- suar agent here, who as announced Feb ruary H. filed charges of corruption against certain Venezuelan government officials will not be expelled from Ven ezuela, although such a step has been under consideration.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, March 4-Good business done in spot cotton; prices 1 points highef; American middling fair. G.93; good mid ding. 6.53; middlng, 6.17; low middling. 5s3; good ordinary. 551 ordinary. 5.1s. The sales of the day were 12.000 bales If which 1000 were for specula ton and ex- port and included 104eo American. Re cepts, s4.000 bales all American.
 Futures opened firm and closed very
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated, SAC; Y. C., 47sc Flour-Fancy patent, s5.25; standard patent $4.50 straight $3.75. Coffee-Green. 11@13c; Arbuckles, $1605; Porto Rico, $16.05.
 Meat-DrS salted ribs, sac; dry saltet rib bellies. He; extra clear, 10o; hams, fancy, 152ss. medium, 14asc; bacon bellies, 12hc; Californla hams, 10c. Lard-Leaf, He; compound lard, 9Ac. Molasses-G Centrifugal 30d35; sugar house, 40c; Georgia cane, 37c. a.e.,. 4as. White peas-Per bushe1, S2.85. Beans-Nayy. s2.oo per bushel; hand picked Lima, 7c Grits-92 pounds. s1.5o. Meal-"Jim Dandy $120. Macaroni. 61hc. .t.g.t
 Feed Stuff. a.. Corn-No ? mixed, 6ic; white GIG. Oats-No. 2 mixed 43c; No. 1 white. 55c; white clip, 5Sc. Heas ~ Pure wheat bran, 30 or 100, s1.25 Cotton seed feed meal. $2s; prime. s27 Corn chops, $115. Corn hearts, $1 25.
 Shorts-100 pound sack, s1 30. Hulls SO-lb c. s., $9 ton; 2o-lb c. S.. 40c sack; 1O0-lb c. S., sl1 ton: f00-lb c. s., 45c sack; 1O0-lb sack hulls, 60c. Hay-Choice timothy S27; No. l timo- thy. $25 Johnson grass, $1s: clover mixed s2o5o.
 Fruits and Produce. Florida green beans, $4.5O crate. Florida Strawberries-Per quart 2O6I25c Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, $4qy4 50. Cabbage-New Florida, per crate, 8; new Louisiana, $3.0V new Louisiana, sS; Danish, per pound, 2Rc.
 Western Apples-Ben Davis, g. .5Og3. 75, Baldwins, s3.75; Russets. s4; California navel oranges, s.
 Florida Oranges-S2. .7o63. Florida Tangerines- S5.v0-550 Onions-New crop, pound, 2Rc. Northern Potatoes-Per bushei, S04S5c Sweet potatoes-Per barrel. Cullman, s2. 75a3O0 per barrel; Florida yam, s1 .104 1 25 per bushel.
 Seed Triumph and Rose potatoes, per bushel, s5M95c.
 Onion Sets-S2. .5OM3 9 per bushel Eggs--Fresh candled, 2oc. Hens-35M4Oc; brollers, 25u40c. Butter-Fresh. 121scq15c; renovated, 28c, creamery. 16c.
 Cheese-Full cream, per pound, 1G417c. Cuban Tomatoes-Per crate. $250QI3. %. Collards-Per crate, $2.25. New Turnips-Per crate, S2. Nuts-English walnuts. 15c per pound; pound: flberts, 121ac per pound; oceans. 20c per pound; mixed nuts, l212c per pound.
 Raisins-Two crown layers. $2; three crown layers, s2.25. Dates-Per case, % pound case. BPS. Figs-Layers, , crown, $1.10; 6 crown. sl.25 per box. Citron in 10 pound boxes. 25c per pound Seeded Raisins-Pound package. Sc. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, 7ac; choic. sisc. Hides and Wool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Right of Roads on Piece Lumber.

Washington March 1.-The solicitor general today made a motion in the su- preme court of the United States for the advancement of the hearing of the eases of the Illinois Central Railroad company vs the interstate commerce commission and the Southern Railway company Ns. the interstate commerce commission. in volving the right of the railroads to ad- vance the freight rate on piece lumber from the southern to the Ohio valley states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 4-Cattle receipts about 25,000; market best, strong to 1t cents higher; others steady. Prime to best. 8. 7OM7.50; cows, $3.250l5.O0; heifers 265@5 25: bulls, $3.00m450; calves, $2.50@ 7.25 stockers and feeders, s2.50d5.o0.
 Hogs-Receipts about 35,OOO; market cents higher; choice heavy shipping, s6.90d 7.O5; light butchers. s6.95M7.0O; light mixed. s6921kaG 9S1a: packing, $6.50MG95; pigs, s5. "a d675 bulk of sales, $69O46.97l2.
 Sheep-Receipts about 25,0OO; market steady. Sheeu s4. 756f6.00; yearllngs, s6.00d 6S5; lambs, $6 25G7.50
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steady. American middling, g. O. C.: March. 5.s4: March-April. 5.S3is April May, 5.S2; May-Jne, 5.S1; June-July, 5.S0; July August, 5.19; August-Septembe ). 76; Sep tember-Oetober. 5.7Sia; OctoberNovem- Der, 5.10; November December, 5.69l2; De- eember-January, 5.6912: January February, ] 70l6
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Metal Market.

New York. March 4.-London tin market los higher; spot e192 los; futures e191 los. Locally quiet and little higher; spot s42.171ad42 S71a Copper higher abroad : spot e1lo; futures Gill 2s Cd. Locally firm; lake, s25.25@2550; electrolytic, s24s71a a25 121a: casting $2450d24.75 Lead un- changed s6.OOq6.30 locally and advanced 6s Cd to a19 15s in London Spelter un- changed at a26 2s Cd in London; at S1aSOM 6.9O locally Iron higher abroad. Stand ard foundry, 56s Cleveland warrants, DOS 3d. Locally steady, unchanged. No. foundry northern, S25.25n26.25; No. ? foundry northern, $2f75d25.75: No. l foundry southern, s26.00a265O; No. foun- dry southern S25.00u26.0 .00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
The Pennsylvania Railroad System

Is the best equipped and best conducted, wherefore it is called 'The Standard Railroad of America" It represents the shortest line from Cincinnati and Lous- vile to New York, and it's ten daily trains from those points to Pttsburg Philadelphia and New York indicate the enormous passenger traffic it accommo- dates. Particulars may be obtained from
 R. H. YACEY. s. P. Agt,
 Nashville, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
TreaSurY Statement.

Washington, March 4.-Today's state- ment of the treasury balances in the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balance, $251, ,S6i,3S1; gold coin and bullion, $116,91S- 56l; gold certificates, $45, 3O4 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold bv 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 FtFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHS the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all Pain, CURES WIND COLO. and is twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Coffee Market.

New York, March 4-Spot coffee steady; Rio No. [. 7ss; Santos No. 4, Sss; mild coffee steady; Cordova, 9412h.
 Coffee futures opened steady at an advance of to 15 points in response to higher French cables than expected and tn, movement of the near months from roasters and shorts. Receipts at in- terior points looked a shade heavier, but the market continued firm with the near months selling at premium over the late positions which were offered in a small way by houses with European con nections, Closed steady at net advance of to 20 points. Sales 106,25O bags, in cluding March 6.30d6.45; April, 6.25 May, 6.So@s5O; July, 6.SO@6.s5; September. $500 6.35; October, 6.3o; December, 6.SOd6.35; January, $40
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business in bankers bills at $is4 65a4s5 70 for demand and at s4SO.35@4SO 40 for sixty day bills: posted rates,s $4Sl1a@4S51a; com mercial bills $iS0i4 bar silver, 691sc Mexican dollars, 53i4c government bonds steady; railroad bonds weak
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Charleston, s. C., March 4.-Turpehtlhe and rosin, nothing doing.
 Savannah, Ga, March 4.-Turpentine firm, 72c; sales, &; receipts, B; ship ments 9sc Rosin, firm; sales. 6SS; re ceipts, 95O; shipments, 14S4; stock. 6o,olo Quote: A, B, c, $415; D, s4.2O E, 425
 F. $4sO; G. s495; H. s4.6o; l, $4.6o; K, s545; M, s5.6O; N, s6.10; window glass, $640; water white, $6.55.
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Chicago, March 4.-Lower cables and liberal northwestern receipts caused a weak market for wheat here today. At the close the May option was off A@3sc. Corn was down 14c. Oats were down 1asc. Provisions were unchanged to 10c lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. March 4.-Spot cotton closed firm; quotations revised and 1-l6 up for all grades; mddling, 10si; sales on the spot were 2450 bales. and $50 to ar- rive. Futures opened steady at an ad- vance of 5 to points on large English spot sales and smaller estimated recelpts from tomorrow. Trading was dull and fluctuations were narrow throughout the entire session. The close was steady, 2 to points higher than Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Clearings and Exchange.

New Orleans, March 4.-Clearings, S2, 72S,3l9; New York exchange, 25c discount; commercial paper, 7@S per cent
 Memphis, March 4.-Clearings, $9il, ,66S; balances, $920Si.
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FlOu-EdSy.
 Wheat-No spring, s0dSSc; No. g. 72q S2c; No. ? red. 721ed73lsc.
 Corn-No. ?, 43G4314c; No. yellow. 4ic. Oats-No. 2, 99&c; No. white, 43c; No. white, 41@42Ac
 Rye-No ?, 641ac.
 Barley-Fair to choice mating, 64d66c. Flax Seed-No. l. $1.11; No. 1 northwes- tern, SPA
 Prime timothy seed, s4.5o.
 Clover-Contract grades, $14.
 Short Rids Sides-Loose, sS. .621adS.1o. Mess Pork--Per barrel, SIG. 25@ %. Lard-Per 100 pounds, &.S12.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $s.S71sd9. 31l la. Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.29. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady. Creameries, 22d Bic; daries, 2O@29c. Eggs steady at mark cases included, 161an17c; firsts, +; prime firsts, 1Sc Cheese steady, 14laQ16Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, March 4.-Spot cotton closed firm; sales, 5000 bales tow ordi- nary. 6 5-16 nominal; ordinary, 5-16 noni- nal; good ordinary, Sss; low middling, 9s4; middling, 10a4; good middling. IFS; middling fair, 123s nominal; fair, 13A nom inal; receipts, sl64 stock, S04,771.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Cotton Seed Oil.

Memphis, March 4.-Cotton seed oil: Prime crude. 36is; choice meal, s23.50; prime meal, s21. No cake
 New Orleans. March 4.-Cotton seed oil: Prime, 45; crude. not quoted,
 New York. March 4.-Cotton seed oil easy: prime crude f. o. b. mills, Al nomi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Dry Goods.

| New York, March 1.-The dry goods
 market opened steady and continued ac-
 tive during the day. A further advance 1 in low line bleached goods was an i nounced Raw silk is very firm. Foreign 1 dress goods are selling well.
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Dry salt hides, No. 9, 14@16c. Clear washed wool. 32qS3c. JInwashed wool. 20422c. Bury wool, 10612c. Sheepskins, 20@75c. Tallow, 4@41ac. ReesWax, 25c.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York. March 4.-Money on call firm, 4Ac per cent: ruling rate, 5h per cent: closing bid. 4% per cent; offered at per cent; time loans strong but dull; sixty days. per cent; and ninety days, 5st per cent; six months, 5a4 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 574@6 per cent: sterling exchange steady, with actual
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Seaboard Air Line,
Chicago 'Chanue.

Baltimore March 4-Seaboard Air Line common and preferred, blank.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the Union station, Birmingham:
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Prices on the local produce market re- main practically unchanged, except on eggs. which are experiencing steady decline rhes were quoted at 10 cents yesterday and a little weak at that.
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Naval Stores.

nal; yellow, 471s. Petroleum steady Rosin steady Turpentine, steady, S0l2c
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

Price of spot cotton advanced al eighth of a cent on the local market yes terday middling being quoted at 10 cents
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OTTO MARX & %, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Second Floor, Broyn.Marx
 Building.
MORTGAGE LOANS

Place your mortgage loans direct with the United States Mortgage and Trust company-capitaI and surplus s6 o0o,0o0-or with The Mortaaue Bond Company of New York-capitaI and surplus s2.4oo,ooo Interest rates the lowest.
 c. GAZZAM, Agent,
 336 First National Bank Building.
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NI3HVUVINt ftDTUdTy IU IJUi.J Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Birmingham Mineral Railroad.
Arrive from Depart to-

Arrive from Depart to-
 Blocton ..10:50 am Blocton ...... 620 am Blocton ...... 6:35 pm Blocton ..... 200 pm sBlocton .... 6:00 pm sBlocton - 6:30 am Anniston via Anniston via
 Gadsden ..10:25 am Gadsden :. 4:f0 pm Annfston via Anniston via
 Gadsden 6:35 pm Gadsden .. 8 :35 am
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt hides. No. l, 3USI2c. Green hides, 61sm7c. Dry flint. No. l. 16G1sc.
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$9,31o,524.o5
S10.s36,39f.7s

mt; ]. II. Woodward. Vice President;
 R. Forsyth. assistant Cashier; F. 5. l. Assistant Cashier ,n, r. D. Nabers. B. P. Moore, Robert
 w. P. G. Harding. W. H. Hassinger. William M. Walker. Culpepper Exum. ul.
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ESoURcEs.
$1o,s36,3e1.7o

OFFICERS-W. P c. Harding. Presi ]. H Barr. Vice President and Cashier;
 Foster Assistant Cashier; Thomas Bow
 DIRECT0RS--W $. Brown, T. H. Mo Jemison F. NJ Tutwiler, Erskine Ramsa Walker Percy. J. H. Barr. j. H. Woodwar w. II. Woodward, M. V. Joseph John L.
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Total day, ASA 900 shares.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-06-21
PEACE CONFERENCE OPENS.
Second Congress at The Hague Be-
eins-ldea of Universal Peace Is
Declared to be Only a Dream.

The Hague. - The second inter.
national peace conference was
opened in this city Saturday. The
session lasted scarcely 20 minutes and
was devoid of any incident outside Of
the prearranged program. 1t consisted
of a speech of welcome by Dr. Van
Tets Van Goudrian, the Netherlands
foreign minister, the adoption OF a
resolution to send kilograms of greet
ing to Emperor Nicholas and Queen
Wilhelmina and the delivery of the
eagerly awaited speech by M. Nelidoff,
head of the Russian delegation, who
was chosen president of the confer
ence.
The keynote sounded by NJ. Nelldoff
on behalf of Russia was a crushing
blow to the pacifsts. There was no
mincng of words when he said the
idea of ultimate disarmament and the
Inauguration of regime of universal
peace was relegated to the limbo of
dreams.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-06-21
By Millions, to Prevent
Annual Floods.
A GREAT PROJECT
Launched by the PittSburg Chamber
of Commerce Will Require Vast
Outlay of Money and Labor.

Pittsburg, Pa-Under the direc-
tion of the Pittsburg chamber of
commerce an agitation is being made
in an effort to have the city, state and
national governments take up the
gigantic task of relieving western
Pennsylvania, especially this city, of
the annual inundations from the
rivers in this vicinity.
The great flood of March, 1907, has
aroused lively interest in the project
The plan of the chamber of commerce
is to plant trees on the watersheds at
the head waters and rear immense
forests which will appropriate large
quantities of moisture and prevent
sudden thaws of vast quantities
of snow. Millions of dollars will
be required to carry out the work
and campaign will be inaugurated
to arouse interest and secure the nee
essary funds.
1t is announced by specialists on
rivers that at least 1000, 100000 trees
will have to be planted. The scheme
entails an appalling amount of labor
and even then will not accomplish any
material good, according to the eX-
PSAISi lCI az lSaSI ~ SSdlo' nc CUM
bined basins of the Monongahela and
Allegheny rivers comprehend terri
tory of nearly 10000 square miles in
western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
western New York and Maryland.
Shortly after the first of each year
Plttsburg is visited by flood that
menaces lives and does great none
tary damage. Several smaller floods
are also experienced. The great flood
last March came with alarming sud
denness. Over a score of persons
lost their lives, either directly or indi-
rectly, to the raging waters.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-06-21
DRIFTED SEAWARD.
Bodies of Three Midshipmen Who
Were Drowned in Hampton Roads
Are Found.

Newport News, Va.-Clad in full
naval uniforms and with faces
and hands fearfully mutilated the
bodies of Midshipmen P. H. Field, OF
Virginia, class 1906; w. H. Steven
son, North Carolina, class 1906, and F.
P. Holcomb, of Delaware, class 1907
were found Monday in Chesapeake
Bay. The bodies, after being exam
ined and identified, were taken by the
naval tug Potomac to the naval hos
pital at Portsmouth.
Monday morning a fisherman of
Ocean View discovered a floating
body of a midshipman and turned il
over to one of the launches which had
been securing the bay ever since
Capt. Mann, of the steamer Washing
ton, reported to Admiral Emory that
he had sighted a corpse off Thimble
Shoal lightship. The body was
mangled and bruised and the face and
hands had nearly been eaten away by
fish and crabs, but it was identified
as that of Midshipman Holcomb by
the clothing and a watch.
Several hours later the Potomac
picked up the bodies of Midshipmen
Stevenson and Field. These did not
seem to be bruised, but the faces and
hands were disfigured The Potomac
steamed to Hampton Roads and went
alongside the battleship Ohio, to make
a report to Admiral Emory Then
the bodies were taken TO the battle
ship Minnesota for Identification.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-06-21
1T WAS EASY MONEY.
A New York Broker Testifies to Big
Profits Secured Through Premature
knowledge of Cotton Crop Reports

Washington, d. C.-In Louis H.
Van Ripper, New York broker, the
government on Monday introduced
the first witness in the trial of Edwin
H. Holmes, jr., who has directly con-
nected Holmes with the premature
divulgence of information on which
the cotton crop reports of the agricul-
tural department are based. Mr.. Van
Ripper was on the stand all day and
the direct examination had not been
concluded when court adjourned
He said that he had met Holmes in
1904 through f. A. Peckham and that
he had agreed to give them two-thirds
of any profits that might be derived
through stock deals made on points
supplied by Holmes. He then told
how Holmes had kept his part of the
agreement by giving out information
a day In advance of the appearance of
the official report; quoted figures to
show the degree of accuracy of the
information supplied, and related in
stances in which Holmes had been
paid money through Noses Haas.
He said that $4,000 had been
cleared on the information secured III
advance of the report for November,
1904. He also testified that Holmes
had agreed to keep him informed OF
the plans of other cotton brokers and
told how in the end regular partner
ship had been formed in which
Holmes was one of the five members.