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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Aug. l-The Encouragement et the professional traders over the absence of outside interest in stocks resulted today ing was practically idle at times and the professionals finding no satisfaction in scaiping profits from each other desisted ticsabis operations outside of this class. London was prearing for . holiday tomor- row which extends> over Monday, 70 that cUaaitions .: there were an.logous and no as that quarter. The forecast for the weeks currency movement gave warning of the un- favorable factors at work in the money
 Yesterday's heavy credit balance of tn. sub-treasury at the clearing house on ac- count of Central Pacific note payment tn the banks to the government to $s.s12.ooo. This includes the gold shipment to France on Tuesday for which payment was made at the sub-trsasury but not the outgo to Caa- ada which amounted to nearly . milliop dollars.
 The banks report that the currency move ment with the interior is still in their fav- or but the weeks gain from that source was probably less than . million dollars. The resources of the United States Treas ury for relieving . possible money stringen- monthly circulation of the National City Bank which concludes that a working bal- ance of 325.0oo.0oo to $50. 900. 900 in the pie. thus leaving $40. 100000 to t45.ooo. o.oos available for depoait with the banks in the present conditions of the treasury. Imports continue extremely large. the value on i'm ports to New York last week rising to over $20. 100000 an extraordinary figure. Foreign exchange here continued to decline today. however. in spite of . rather easier tone in the call loan market and firmness in Lon- don and Berlin discounts. The feature in the time loan market is the special urgency of the demand for the six months period which now carries over the first month in the new year. Tho quoted rate was to sh Der cent. on this maturity.
 The government report of the condition of cotton was again . surprise. the improve ment during July having proved much less than was anticipated in the trade The vanced on the report was attributed to the likelihood that short sellers in antic. .atior of the good report were buying to cover.
 Reports of grain crop conditions also were rather unfavorable. low temperatures in the Northwest ealing attention to the import ance of delayed frosts for a crop that is late. The probable dimensions of the fines to be imposed upon the Standard oil Com pany by Judge Landis tomorrow formed good ground for discussion.
 Copper was low again both in London and at the New York Exchange. Not much was accomplished by the days operations ip stocks. The rise of the early part of the day was about all lost at one time and theH recovered in the last half hour on scanty dealings.
 Bonds were irregular Total sales par val us sS3s.o0o. United States bonds were un-
 NEW YORK CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
MARKET FOR COTTON

New York Aug. 2.-The cotton market had quite a sharp advance immediately fol- lowing the publication of the governments crop report today, but lost most of the gain later with the close barely steady at . net advance of three points on August and of seven to eleven points on later months Sales were estimated at 500.o00 bales.
 The market opened steady at an advance of two pointe to a decline of one point which was about as due on the cables. Pri- vate reports of rain in the Western belt followed by the official forecast predicting cloudy weather to showers for that section. promoted some further selling during the morning which was mostly for long ac- count no doubt and prices worked off to 9 net decline of about five to eight points dur ing the early session. Later the market was published showing an average condition the ten year average. prices advanced to a2. 20 for October and 2.35 for January. or about thirty points above the low level Of the morning. and 23425 points net higher but the bullish figures did not seem to be bringing in a great deal of outside support and the market eased off in later trading under realizing. The trade had not been looking for improvement in the average condition of the crop of less than four or five per cent. for the month and a canvasa made of eighty members of the trade yes- terday showed average expectation of IT per cent, that the official figures were considered very bullish. but were probably modified to some extent by the improved weather reviews from the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
COMMITTEE REPORTS. Admiral Feurnier's Naval Theories are
 Highly Commended.

Paris. August. 2-The naval com mittee which attended the recent manouvers of the French fleet in the Mediterranean when the new fleet tactics worked out by Admiral Fournier were given a test. has returned to Paris and made its report. It is understood that the committee high ly comments Admiral Fournier's theories but is of the opinion that before their final adoption they should be modified to overcome the difficult ties experienced and given a further trial
 Neither signals nor the compass are made use of in these tactics. The ships do not act as units. but manouver in groups of three. They are as- signed to the points of an aginary isoscles triangle and pivot and manouvre automatically in addition with the revolutions of the flagship. The old system of tactics is considered by the committee to be inapplicable to modern naval warfare and for this reason the group system is regared as especially important. All the navies of the world. the committee declares, are working out new sys- tems of fleet evolutions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
THE METAL MARKETS.

New York, Aug. 2.-The London tin mar ket was lower with spot declining 12s 6d to f17s los and futures Is Sd to f17S 15s. Locally the market dull and lower with quotations ranging from $39. 50 to $39. 80.
 Copper lower in England, declininE 15s to fSt' los for spot and fS2 os for fu- lures. Locally market weak and nominally lower with Lake quoted at s20@s21. Elec- trolytic $19. 50@$20. Casting s19 a S1S. 50.
 Lead was unchanged at s5. 15 e s525 in the local market. but declined 2s Cd to f1s 5s in London.
 Spelter was unchanged at f22 15s in Lon don and at $5. s5q .s5 in the local mar ket.
 Iron was lower abroad with standard foun- dry quoted at 55s 9d and Cleveland war rants at l6s 9d: locally the market was s2s 5o No, do. s22 $23; southern grades nominal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
COTTON LETTER OF H. | B., BEERS
By Private Wire to c. G. Absrcrombie .

By Private, Wire to c. G. Absrcrombie .
 O.. S3 Commeree St.
 New Orleans. Aug. 2.-The feature of to- days market was the publishing of the government bureau crop condition report, and in keeping with previous reports of this year, it came within . fraction, in fact Of only one-tenth of being the lowest Au- gust general average on record and 1t is unnecessary to say that 1t was lower than generally expected. nsurinG 7s VI. ss:so year average of 81.s. Compared with last year and the average of the past ten years the loss in condition is about ten DOT cent and If the report of The Times Democrat. which showed . decrease in acreage of ten per cent on July 1st, and that of the Na- tional GinnsrS Association oe yesterday wherein 1t was stated that the estimated decrease in acreage was about 1s per cent when compared with one year ago. then the indicated yield this year is about 20 per 1o.soo.ooo bales VI. 1a.50o.ooo If today's bureau report represents anything like the true condition of the crop. and 1t has been confirmed by numerous private reports. the duction in acreage. but there surely must have been for there was . large percentage of the original acreage thrown out because of the inability of farmers to care for same owing to the wet cold weather in April and May compelling replanting two or three times. in fact, in some localities planting had not been finished on July 1st figures about 12.1cb.o0o bales.
 That such . crop would be insufficient for the requirements of the world is si- lently testified to by the actual consumption of about 12.1ss.o0o of American last sea- son and aabout 12.75000o for the season now drawing to . close.
 We have 1t by wire this afternoon that leading New York operator has again issued a very bearish circular cotton by refer ring principally to the high price of the staple compared with other years and the carry-over of the worlds visible supply. We think a better insight to the probable course of values might have been obtained by referring to the high price of manufactured goods. one cent higher than for the past 70 years. and as about five yards of medium weight goods are obtained from . pound of raw cotton. there is more of . margin by five cents per pound to the spinner than when they were paying 15 cents in early 1904. for middling cotton, at which time print cloths were quoted at about G. against about 5c today. In other words com- pared with three years ago. the mills are working on . larger margin of profit Of about Sc per pound. As to trade prospects, the future hold out every promise. more business having been put through in tex tiles last month than for July of last year.
 Yours truly.
 c. G. ABERCROMBIE co.
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 Chacigo Aug 2.-The Chicago grain and produce markets today ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
ST. LOUIS CLOSING MARKETS.

St. Louis Aug, 2.-The St. Louis graI markets today ranged follows:
 Wheat-No. two hard Ssk to 92. Sept s9S; range 9SA to s9% E. Dec 934s asked range 93A to 94b.
 Corn:r Sept 52% bid: range 52h to 53h. Dec. 49% bid: range 499 h to 49&. May 50& bid; range none.
 Oats:- Sept. 3s% asked; range 3sS to 40. Dec. 4Oss range 40A to 4oss q la May 43A q3s bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03

Grain and Mav-Dsan e1.lo; shorts q. %, corn chops 11c: white eorn Tie: cats m1xs1 sic; white s1e: white eiilpsd st; timothy hay $l 26: Johnson grass (1x. co.
 Fruit and Produce-Potatoes t1.10 bu {: onions s1.7s bu-: apple and white wine vine gar leo sal; fancy full cream cheese. daa. extra fancy $s.1S: fancy eS.le box: evapo- rated applss l ID. cartoon Sko h.; prunes 36 ID. boxes so-5e sxc lb.; 3S ih boxes 7e-So exc lb.: navy beans this ysars crop a. .3S per bu-: cucumbers e1.Se; sauashsc Si. .7E; tomatoes 4-baskst carriers e1; egg plAnts Si crate: snap beans 7Se bu.; 9reen corn 20o dos; squash loc dos; cabbage IS . loc dos {; cantaloupes. crate q. .1s ot1.1S: watsrmsl- ons 312h @$150S20 hundred; cabbage Western bbL crates S3. 1e.
 Beeswax-3So. woo,5cs.n sas n, s,*s; .s bury wool 1,xe |.
 HidssIDy fiinss ls: dry saitsd 1se: green saltsd 7ho.
 Cotton Seed Gsai-ss. .oo.
 Molasees-0sorgia Cane barrel 3sc per gallon; cases galions S3 per case: maple syrup Log Cabin. gallons 31l: # gallons S7. 50; quarts e. 36 pAr doR
 Chickens-Hens soc: flyers 35 70 Sec: broil- CTS 15c: ducks soc.
 sugar-Granuiated rxo; '. '. c Ske.
 Eggs-16c dozen.
 Country butter-1iKe psr ID.
 Corn spot: Amsriean new mixed steady.
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NEW YORK BONDS.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
Acreage Condition Of
 Cotton Crop Reported at .75

fired; the Republique one and the Car not three out of five.
 The St. Louis had eleven premature explosions out of twelve shells fired and some of these shells burst within fifty yards of the ship. Thanks to the initial velocity of the black pow der that was used, the Admiral said, there were no accidents. but that would have not been the result had Melinite been used
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
PRACTICE WAS BAD.
French Navy was Bothered With Pre-
 nature ExpIOding Shells.

Paris, Aug. 2.-After the recent na- val manoeuvres reports were current that the shells used were bad and burst prematureiy.
 These reports are confirmed by Ad- miral Teuchard in an interview in The Matin. He says that the shooting was attended with results which candidly were bad.
 The premature bursting of shells was not confined to the smaller guns The battleship Suffern had six prema- ture explosions out of twelve shells
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
Another LIptOn Challenge.

New York. Aug. "A cable from Gourock, Scotland, says Honorable Charles Russell. son of the late Lord Russell from Killowen and a promi- nent British yachtsman, is on his way to America to open negotiations with the New York Yacht Club on behalf Of Sir Thomas Lipton upon the latter's challenging for an Americas cup race next year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York. Aug. 2.-The market for dry goods holds very strong and many buyers are operating in a conservative way. Large contracts are being entered with cottor mills for goods to be delivered as far ahead as July, 1908. Cotton yarns were easier for the day but dealers think the losses in price will be recovered in a few days under the impetus of the government cotton report. The market for the carpet wools is very quiet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
Alabama at Capital.

Washington, Aug. 2.-(Special)- Postmasters appointed: Jamestown. Cherokee County, Claude l.. Mccoy; Kings. Autauga County. John E. Car ter. Rural free delivery route No. 8, ordered established October 1. at Union Springs, Bullock County. serving 900 people and PTS families. Jesse w. Blockes has been appointed regular. Max J. Morris. substitute rural free delivery carrier. Routes 1 and g. at Elba,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03

Washington. Aug. 2.-The crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics of the de- ports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau that the average condition of cotton on July 2t was 75.o as compared with 72.0 on June 25. 1907: S2.9 on July 25. 1906. 74.9 on July 25. 1905 and ten year average of S2.6.
 The following table shows the condition on July 25 of this year. and of the preced- ing year, with the respective ten year aver ages; also the condition on June 20. 1907:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
TREASURY BALANCES
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Aug. 2.-Sugar raw steady: fair refining s3.37h ass S.431a: centrifugal 96-test S3.s311; molasses sugar $S 121s @ s3.1sh: refined steady: crushed s5.7O: powdered $51O: granulated $5 %.
 Petroleum firm; refined at all ports at SS. 40@sS.45.
 Coffee steady; No Santos 7Nc.
 Molasses steady: New Orleans 3744sc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
ST LOFTS PRODUcE.

St Louis. Aug Flour firm: red winter patents $4. 25 Q g.. 40; extra firsts and straights 8 .75ds4 IS: clear s2. IS q s3 25. Whiskey steady s1 35.
 Pork steady; jobbing $16- 5o
 Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts and clear ribs s9. 25.
 Bacon steady; boxed s1o 121a; clear ribs aln shAst nlAana 21a -2S-
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Fire i'm nnInfb

Duluth. Minn.. Aug. Fire today caused a loss of $11O,OOO in the build ing occupied by the Burgess Electric Company, Main Street. and the Chris tie Lithograph Company on West First Street. The origin of the fire is not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
Tornado Doe. Little Damage.

Marquette Kas., Aug. 2.-The tor nado that passed near Marquette late yesterday did some damage to crop
 but little to the town itself It de. stroyed telegraph and telephone wires, shutting off communication for q tina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
CINCINNATI PRODUCE.

Cincinnati. Aug 2.-Flour dull. Wheat easy sS@ S9c: new s1c. Corn steady 56 l1c. Oats firmer l7 2c. Rye steady s5GS6c. Provisions active. Whiskey steady $1.31.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03

T-Indicates inappreciabls rainfall s-For yesterday t-For 24 hours en4- inx . am. 7sth Meridian time.
 REMARKS, Light, scattered showers have occurred ir all districts. except Augusta. Little Rock. and Memphis Temperatures continue near ly stationary. NOTE-Ths average maximum and min!- mum temperatures and the average rainfall are made up It each tentsr from the actual number of reports received The "stats of weather Is that prevailing at the time of ohsarvation.
 F. P. CHAFFEE,
 Section Director,
 Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
ExTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
Pleads UgHness of Daughter as Cause
 for Murder.

Vienna, Aug. "A Hungarian peas- ant at Neusando. charged with mur- dering his 1S-year-old daughter, ad- mitted the crime but pleaded that she was so ugly he had no chance of get ting her married. The jury decided that his plea established eXtenuatinS circumstances and brought in a verdict of manslaughter. The court accepted this and sentenced the prisoner to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
BRADsTREErs BANK CLEARINGs.

New York; Aug. 2.-Bradstreet's bank clearings for the week ending August 1st, show an aggregate of $2,510.39S 900. against g, .612 900 last week and S2,710,- GOO, 900 in the corresponding week last year. Canadian clearings for the week total $74,419. 900, as against 3s2. .16s.00O last week and s72.970. 900 in the same week last year. The following Is list of cities with the
 Per Cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
LOCAL COTTON MARKET. yret cotton in the M sntgomery market | auuoted aa fOllOWa today:
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Aug. 2.-Cotton futures closed steady at advance of hc on all grades. middling 12A Ac. Sales were 325 bales on the spot and one to arrive.
 In the future market there was the usual dulIness which precedes the announcement of R government condition report and until the report was published at II o'clock show ed little activity. Futures opened two to three points down with tendency to ease off somewhat further on the probabil- ity of scattered showers for the belt today and tomorrow. A report of about " had been anticipated and when 75 was announc- ed there immediate advance In val ues. October, which stood at 12 22 just before the report was read jumped to 12. 4S and then went to 12 50. which was the high est point it reached. As result of profit taking and good weather reports slight recession in values followed. At the close which was steady, the active months stood eleven points above the close of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
NAVAL STORES. N

Savannah, Aug 2-TurpentIne 1Irm 55 Ac sales t24; receipts Ss5; shipments 292.
 Resin firm: sales S,5s2; receipts 229o; ss 9O@s4.o5; s4.15@25; E $4.45@7o: F $4.7O; G s4.7o@75 H s4.s5; .oo. K s5.25G35; NJ g.. 50; N $5. 5.704s5; VIC $5.S5 Q$6.O0; wv s5.95 9$6.05.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
wEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAaT.

The Coosa and the Alabama will fall slow 1y.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.
 An area of low barometer moving to tho eastward over the upper lake region has caused light to moderate rains from the upper Mississippi valley eastward to the New England coast, with light. scattered showers southward through the cotton belt. Weather condition are rather unsettled over western half of the country. with areas of low barometer over North New Mexico and Washington. and an area of relatively high pressure covering the entire Missouri valley. Scattered showers have occurred along the east slope of the Rockies Temperature changes have been generally slight. except a fall of eight to fourteen degrees in the upper Missouri and upper Mississippi val leys and the upper lake region. Conditions favor scattered showers in this section late tonight or on Saturday.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 Montgomery, Alabama, for the 34 hours ending at . am. 18th Meridian Time
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sT. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.

St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 2.-Cattle receipts 2s0O including 1.5O0 Texans; market for natives steady; Texans strong. Native spring and export
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

,.... twice. are at wholesale and not to starch-Corn so1oc: standard goods pearl 4Ac; gloss lump le: .tekel goods is'o'.
 IArd-Leaf 100: compound ske; basis derces. S..a Rice-Extra fancy head T.; fancy nsad salt-Liverpool q: Virginia 800.
 Vinegar-Per gallon 16@22c. sx @lOc; choice 11012c fancy ls014ho. Candies-stick 6hc: fancy 70 Toe.
 Crackers-XXX Soda eho: XXX GanSef snaps 7c. . ., ,, sardines-American mustard ss.+o: A-oil $3. 70. .. .r
 Meal-74c: pearl 73c; peerless 81c.
 Hams-Dove 17c: others 14M 01so.
 Bacon-16 @20c. A. ,. fancy patent S5.25; half patent $4.s0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03

Charleston, Aug 2.-Turpentine steady: sales 100; 55c.
 Rosin steady: sales 300. ABC s3. 90 s5, D $4.l5; s4.45: S4. 60d65; S4 .6t; II $4. IS: $4 so: K $5 l5; M s5. 40: N $S'6S; VIC So. 90: wv s -ak-
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Wilmington. Aug.

Wilmington, Aug. 2.-Spirits turpentine; receipts 116 casks.
 Rosin, nothing doing.
 Tar firm $2. 50 receipts IS.
 Crude turpentine firm $500. $4.4O ana S4.7b: receipts 52.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS vIsI.
 BILE SUPPLY STATEMENT.

BILE SUPPLY STATEMENT.
 New Orleans. Aug. 1.-Secretary Hesters statement of the worlds visible supply or cotton made up from special cable and tel. egraphic advices compares the figures or this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 120.61b. against de- crease of 13s,663 last year and decrease of 77339 year before last.
 The total visible is 2.s40s21. against 2ss153S last week. 2,255.2s2 last year ana A. s07 462 year before last Of this the total of American cotton is 1.7o6.s21 against i.7s9, s3s last week. 1,1s6,2s2 last year and 1,sO5, ,462 year before last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil, India, etc, l.1s5, 900, against 1.172. 900 last week. 1,o7o.- 900 last year and 1.102.000 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton AS above shows decrease compared with last week of 12O.s15. an increase compared with last year of 5s5,62s, and a decrease compared with year before last of 66o
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there Is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe l.726. 900. against 1,135.000 last year and 1'5IS.ooo wear before last in Egypt 440oo. against I3. 900 last year and 73.000 year before last: in India 676,o 900. against 725,000 last year and 73OoO0 year before last; and in the limited states 3sS, ,000 against 352,oo0 last year and 52s,oo0 year before last.
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Interior Movement,

Houston-Steady. 1ac: net receipts 3e3i gross receipts 363; shipments 71s; sales 31: stock 1850.
 Augusta-Quet. 13hc; net receipts 21; Eroas receipts 21; stock s.0s5.
 Memphis-Quiet. 13c; net receipts 2l2; xross receipts 6s7; shipments 75s: sales 125; stock 33.467.
 st Louis-Quiet. 13Hc; net receipts 4s: gross receipts 33s; shipments 74s; sales 10; stock 6,357
 Cmcinnati-Shipmen 7C stock S63S.
 Louisville-Ftrm. 13hc; net receipts 16s; gross receipts 1S9; shipments 1s2; sales S7: stock 100.
 Little Rock-Steady. 12%c; net receipts S4 gross receipts 34: shipments 112; stock 4.so3.
 Total today-Net receipts s4s; gross re ceipts 1922: shipments 2.5S5; sales 20Si stock 66.s95.
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American middlins soc.

WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS. New York, August 2, 1907