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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-17
weekIv Cotton statement.

New Orleans, October 16.-Secretary
 Hester's weekly New Orleans exchange
 statement issued before the close of bus
 iness today shows an increase in the
 movement into sight compared with the
 seven days ending this date last year in
 round figures 140,000, an incSease over the same days year before last of 49,C00 and an increase over the same time in 1905
 of 47,000.
 For the 16 days of October the total show an increase over last year of BOA
 0O0 an increase over the same period
 year before last of S7,000 and an increase over the same time in 1905 or 104,0O0.
 For the 46 days of the season that
 have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of
 46 days of last ye 6S1 ,000, ahead the
 same days year fore last, 311, ,000 and
 ahead of 1905 by ,0O.
 The amount brought into sight dur
 ing the past week has been 542, ,220 bales,
 against 559 for the seven days end
 ing this date last year, 493, 715 year before
 last and 495,005 same time in 1905; and
 for the 16 days of October it has been 1,176,256, against S72 463 last year, 1,0S9 1000
 year before last and 1,072,3 397 same time
 in 1905
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports, 17S4.- 471 against 1165,74S last year, 1,539,7 year before last and 1,744,4 469 same time in 1905. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, T,509, against 32,3S0 last year, 52, AS year before last and 54,42O same time in 1905; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 306,945, against 174,. 879 last year, 1859 year before last and 260 303 same time in 1905; southern mills takings 2S2,00O. against 37,2S5 last year. S34 119 year before last and 32S,179 same time in 1905.
 These make the total movement for the 46 days of the season from September 1 to date, 2,394,s25, against 1,71s,792 last year, 2,0S3, ,62S year before last and 23S7,- S9S same time in 1905.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 266,5S6 against 405 last year, making the total thus far for the season 1,141 ,609 against 729,S55 last year, an increase of 4l.754
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 51,067, as compared with the corre- spending period last year, and their total takings since September have increased 11S91S. The total takings of American mills north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 55S,214 against 496,694 last year. These include 272,6S9 by north- ern spinners, against 153,771. Stock at the seaboard and the 29 lead- ing southern interior centers have in- creased during the week 12s,S50 bales, against an increase during the corre- spending period last season of 125, ,S76, and are now Al, 200 more than at this date in 1907.
 Including stocks left over at ports and
 interior towns from the last crooa and
 the number of bales brought into sight
 thus far from the new crop, the supply to
 date is 2,676,272, against 2,06l,79s for the
 same period last year.
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Interior Movement.

 Galveston-Steady; middling, 1-16c net receipts, 90.o00; gross receipts, S0,- 900 sales 391: stock, 133, ,004; exports to the continent, 17,093. New Orleans = Firm; middling, S15-16c; net receipts, 12,049; gross re- ceipts, 12,O43; sales, 4sO0; stock, 706,- 443; exports to Great Britain, 259S; to the continent, 5470; eoastwise, los4. Mobile-Firm; middling, 13-l6c; net receipts, 1868; gross receipts, 1868; sales, 13,00O stock Ss.l4O; exports coastwise, [. Savannah-Firm; middling, Sac; net receipts, 10,729; gross receipts, 1O,729; sales, 2095 stock, 135,960; exports ooastwise, 6S75. Charleston-E'irm; middling, Sssc; net receipts, 2264; gross receipts, 2264; sotck 36,196 exports coastwise, 273. Wilmington-Quiet; middling, SA e. net receipts, 26S0; gross receipts, 26So, sales. 24; stock, 22,761; exports coast wise, 600.
 Norfolk-Quiet; middling, Sc; net re- ceipts 1S99 gross receipts, 1899; sales, 117; stock, 21,S94; exports coastwise, 300.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 9Ac; net receipts, 1739 gross receipts, 6059; stock 1894; exports to Great Britain, 1900 gcoastwise, 7990.
 New York-Quiet; middling, 9.30c, gross receipts, 4977; stock, 56,S57.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 9.30c; gross receipts, 542; exports to the continent, 600.
 ladelphia-Steady; middling, 9.55c; stock, 1887; exports to Great Britain, 7S9 to the continent, 750.
 Port Townsend-Net receipts, 100; gross receipts. 100; exports to Japan, 100.
 Brunswick-Net receipts, 1908; gross receipts, 7303; stock, 576S; exports coastwist, 2277.
 Jacksonville -N Net receipts, 10S9 gross receipts, 1Os9 exports coastwise, 1Os9s
 Total today, at all ports: Net, ,S14, exports to Great Britain, 46S7; t. the continent 31 ,912; stock, 560,S54.
 Consolidated, at all ports Net, 37S, 521: exports to Great Britain, 93,541; to France, 21,307 to the continent, 14S,- 232: to Japan, 100. n
 Total since September 1, at 'a ports: Net, 1734.471; exports to Great britain, 406, ,126; to France, 152,S95; to the con- tinent S,6SS; to Japan, 600
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Metal Market.

New York, October 16.-The London tih market declined to 9132 5s, for spot and e1S3 Is, Cd for futures today. The local market was dull at $29a2950. Copper was unchanged to a shade higher in London, spot advancing to s59 13s, Sd, while futures remained at 960, los.
 The local market continued dull and nominal with Lake quote at s13371s@ 13.621A electrolytic at $13.121ad13.371s and casting at $12.S715Q19.121s.
 Lead was unchanged at a13 5s in Lon don. The market was dun at $425d4.30
 Spelter was unchanged at e19 12s 6d in London. Locally dull at s4779ksll4.se .se1s
 The English iron market was higher with standard foundry quoted at ASS and Cleveland warrants at 49s. No change was reported in the local market.
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Daily Cotton Movement.

Houston-Quiet: mddling, 1-16c; net receipts, 19.516; gross receipts, 1s,- 516; shipments, 1s.722; sales, TOO; stock, S229S.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, SBc; net receipts, 3070; gross receipts, 36S1 shipments, 1888; sales, 591; stock. 3D. 642.
 Memphis-Steady; middling, Sc; net receipts 5333; gross receipts, 6536; ship ments, GAIA; sales, 5000; stock, ISAAC.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, Sc; net receipts, 12T6; gross receipts, ATS; shipments, 4S67; stock 12,SS3
 Cincinnati-Net receipts, S32; gross receipts, S32; shipments, ell; stock, 19,035
 Louisville-Firm; middling, 9Mc; net receipts, 30S; gross receipts 30S; ship ments, IS; sales, S15; stock, 1S0
 Little Rock-Quiet; middling, S1ac; net receipts, 2407 gross receipts, 2407; shipments. 233S; stock, 20,4S9
 Total today--Net receipts, S2.742; gross receipts, 37,99S; shipments, 33,11S, sales, S606: stock. 259,937.
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LiuerpooI Cotton Market.

Liverpool October 16-Cotton, spot quiet; prices unchanged to points lower American middling fair, 5.53d; good mid ding. s. .17d; middling, 4.99d; low middling, 4. 79d; good ordinary, 419d; ordinary, S.7sd.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales Of which 200 were for speculation and ex- port and included $500 American. Re ceipts, 5000 bales, all American. Futures opened dull and closed steady. October, A. rcd; October November, 4.6Sd; Noyem- ber- December, 4.6Od; December-J January, 4. .59d: January February, February March, 4hSd: March-April, 4.57d; AprilMay, 4. 561hd; May-June, June-Juiy, 4.56d; July August, 4.54lad. N
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Takino of American Cotton.

New Orleans October 16.-Secretary He's ter gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as fol- lows, in round numbers:
 GOO last year, 212,0O0 year before last.
 Total since September 1 this year 1,249,- GOO, against 7,000 last year, and 1,1070OO the year before.
 Of this northern spinners and Canada took 273,0O0 bales this year, against 154,- GOO last year and 193,OO0 the year before, southern spinners 2S6,00O, against 343,00O last year, and 337,000 the year before, and foreign spinners 690.0OO, against 56O.O GOO last year, and 77,O00 the year before
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Weekly Interior Towns.

Albany: Receipts 17S5; shipments 1908; stock 2717.
 Atlanta: Steady; middling S-16c; re- ceipts CI97; shipments 4sS6 stock s5S6.
 Brenham: Receipts 2O6; shipments 215; stock 1923. Charlotte: Steady; midding sac; re- ceipts 536; shipments 5S6.
 Columbia: Receipts 3S20; shipments TYPO; stock 7200.
 receipts 4215; shipments 264O; sales 254O; stock 1O,361
 Columbus, Miss. Receipts 3O0s; ship ments 1904; stock 1863.
 Dallas: Receipts 760S; shipments 57O4, stock 6S97.
 Eufaula: Receipts 1907; shipments 72s; stock 3765.
 Greenville: Receipts 495s; shipments 1641; stock 10,SS0.
 Greenwood, s. G.: Receipts S56; ship ments 5OS; sales S4S; stock $500.
 Helena Receipts 5S73; shipments S4Sl; stock 14.261.
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling s1ae; re- ceipts Il COL shipments 5430; stock 20,4S9. Macon: Receipts 456S; shipments 229; Meridian: Receipts A5S; shipments 2449; stock 6796.
 Montgomery: Dull; middlng Sac re- ceipts 9sS2; shipments 6762; stock 26,SS6
 Nashville: Firm; middling S7sc; receipts 49s; shipments 100; sales 100; stock SOS0. Natchez: Receipts 3S5O; shipments 177S; stock 951S.
 Newberry: Receipts 1879; shipments 1879; Raleigh: Receipts 1s4; shipments 2oO; stock 2S5
 Rome: Receipts SS27; shipments 26S2; stock 4l49
 Selma: Receipts 5O97; shipments 59O6 stock 4542.
 Shreveport: Steady; middling SAei re ceipts 4464; shipments 6011; stock ll,95S.
 Vicksburg: Receipts 9O22; shipments l. l 127; stock 1853.
 Yazoo City: Receipts S23O; shlpmen'' 229S; stock, 10,6e3.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter.

New York. October 16-The dullness of the early forenoon which had the selling of October deliveries as the sole feature, was broken by a considerable demand by local interests, which advanced prices sharply and held them we'll This ad- vance in the face of rather depressing general conditions convinces the trade that present prices are not unreasonable Some reports from the dry goods dis trict are more reassurlng and the large exports indicate a good demand at pres ent southern values. Unless these should yield prices here must approximate them and primal markets continue steady.
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Total Net Receipts

New York October 16-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September l: Galveston CTS. .e37 New Orleans 206,6l9, Mobile 6Sol7, Savannah A126, Charleston 62s44, Will mington 121272, Norfolk sS,A7 Baltimore 35s1. New York 54 Boston 9S1, Newport News 267. Philadelphia 279. San Francisco 400. Brunswick 4S,o7S, Port Townsend POS, Pensacola 944s, Jacksonville 5574, Fl Paso 5o minor ports 3794, total 1,734,741.
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New York. October 16-The coffee mar ket opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of five points in response to higher French cables and smaller in- terior Brazilian receipts although the post movement continues very heavy. The market closed steady net unchanged to points higher on sales of only 7750 bags. The business included October at 5.55c; November and December ats549c; March, May and July at 5.SOc. Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. ', 6Ac; Santos No. 4, SAC; mild coffee' dull Cordova 94Q121kc.
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ranged as follows.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-No. spring, $16l1. .O5; No. 8, 96c@ $1.O5; No. red s9Ac@$1 .001a.
 Corn-No. 2, 72Q721kc; No. yellow, 7sQ7S14c.
 oats-No. 8 white 46@491sc
 Rye-No. 2, 75c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 551ac fair to choice malting, 57Q61c.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 northwestern, SIPS. Prime timothy seed. s3. 4O
 Clover-Contract grAdes, s.
 Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $S 621b6I9. .O5. Mess Pork-Per barrel SIS. .5Oq13 S21k. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $9. 4Oa9 421a. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $9. 5OQ9. .75. Whisky-Basis of high wines, $l.37. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 2olbD 241ac; dairies, 1S1a@24c. Eggs steady at mark cases included, 17Q20c; firsts. 23c; prime firsts, 24c.
 Cheese-Steady 121h61315c
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LiverpooI Cotton Statistics.

Liverpool, October 16.-Following are the weekly cotton statistics: Total sales all kinds, 4S,000; total sales, American, 23,000; spinners takings, 41,OO0; total export. 2O00; imports, all kinds. S90O0; imports, Amer ican, S4,0OO; stock, all kinds. 320,000; stock, American. 2l6,OO0; quantity af1oat all kinds, 31000O; quantity afloat American, 2S4, GOO; total sales on speculation, 300; total sales to exporters, 1900.
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Dry Goods.

New York, October 16.-The market for cotton goods is firm and trading is go- ing on in very satisfactory way. Heavy cottons are being bought more freely and crashes and towelling have been ad- vanced for spring delivery idc a yard. Cotton yarns are in wider request. Car pet wools are being taken in more free ly but prices are still very low. Jobbers are beginning to get an increase of road orders from retailers.
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cline of 204 points in spite of favorable Liverpool cables. The selling was based on the expectation of a very heavy into sight for the week. When the figures were issued, however, they had no effect on the market, although they were more bearish than expected. Around noon and from then on to the closing bears covered rather freely and put prices up. Toward the closing prices rose until they were 12l15 points higher than yesterda's clos ing At the close the market was steady with prices showing a net ad- vance of 5011 points.
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comparatIve Cotton Statement.

New York, October 16-For the week ending Friday October 16: Net receipts at all United States ports during week. 37S. .521; net receipts at all United states ports same week last year. 2Ol total receipts since September l. 1,7S4,4ll; total receipts to same date last year, l,246,2oS exports for the week, 263 lS0 exports TOT same week last year. lSl,lef; total eN" norts since September 1, 1,12S,309; total ex- norts same date last year. sol ,142; stock at all United States ports. 560S54; stock at all United States ports same time last year, 5s4, FPS: stock at all interior towns 4s2 592 stock at all interior towns same time last year. 269,175; stock at Liverpool same time last year, 56,9Go; stock of Amer ican afioat for Great Britain same tune last year, 207,000.
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New Orleans, October 16.-Cotton splits were firm; low ordinary, 11-16c nominal; ordinary 5lse nomnal good ordinary, 15-16c; low middling, 8 5-16c; middling, s 15-16c good middling, 914e; middling fair, %c; fair, 10ssc nominal. Receipts F, ,043; stock 106. AS
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New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, October 16-Spot cotton firm at an advance of 1-16c Middling. 15-16c. Sales on the spot were 2100 bales: to arrive. 2700. Buying was chief ly to fill out October shipments.
 Cotton futures opened quiet at de-
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Meats. Rib bellies, s.42MQ1OMc D. s. clear bellies. 9s5@ 10.55c. D. $. extra short ribs. 9kc. D. S. fat backs, S.S0c. Smoked clear bellies. t1 < c; fancy, 13c Hams. smoked. 13Q14hc: California shc.
 Bacon-Fancy, 21c; medium. lie. Lard-Leaf. 10Ac; comppund. sac.
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Naval Stores.
Cotton Seed Oil.

New Orleans, October 16.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined, SSc.
 New York, October 16-Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude, 29c; prime crude vel low. 3Sc.
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Southern Railway, the only afternoon train to Washington, Philadelphia and New York; through sleeper.
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Coffee Market.

ance, $16O,016,S92; gold coin and bullion $4l, ,S04, 713; gold certificates, $37, ST, ,590.
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Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, October 16.-Cattle re- ceipts 26O0, including 200 southerns; mar ket slow and weak; choice export and dressed beef steet's, $6q750; fair to good $4.75@6; western steers S3.3Oq5; stockers and feeders $275Q460; southern steers $2.90@43O southern cows $2q3.25; native cows $2@4; native heifers $260qo.2o; bulls $2. .100DS. 30; calves $350Q6.75.
 Hogs, receipts 12000; market 5 to 1Oc lower; bulk of sales $5.25@5SO; heavy S5. .7OG5.95 hogs and butchers $5.65q5.9O; light $5.1Oa5.s5j pigs, $4@5
 Sheep, receipts 5000; market steady; lambs $450@5.75; ewes and yearlings $S0 | 0D43O; western yearlings $4@4.50; western sheep $3.5Oa4.9O; stockers and feeders s2,5o @4.50.
 St. Louis, October 16-Cattle receipts 2700; including 1500 Texans, market steady to ten cents lower; native ship ping export steers $4@7. 50; dressed and butcher steers s2. 7564.65; steers under 1000 pounds sSa625; stockers and feeders $9q 4; cows and heifers $2.5O@6; canners S2@ 2.25; bulls $2. .756D4; calves $4@7; Texas and Indian steers $2.75q5.4O; cows and heifers $1.50@4.
 Hogs. receipts s20O; steady. Pigs and lights s3a5. 50; packers $5.5O@5.75; butchers and best heavy s5,S5d605; sheep recelpts 600: market steady; native muttons $42o@ 4.50 lambs $5.oUMoUi culls anu ouNNS S3 25@3.75; stockers $2.50@3.75. Chicago, October 16-Cattle receipts, es- timated 200o; market nomnally steady steers $4. 4.4O@775; cows $3.25Q5.25; heifers s304.25 bulls s2.5OQ4.50; calves $S5OqS5o; stockers and feeders $260Q4.65. ! Hogs. receipts estimated at 2SoO0; mar ket to 1Oc lower. Choice heavy ship ping se@6.o71s; butchers s5.so@6o5; light S5 .256f5. SO: choice light $5.65@575; packers s5 5O6l5.S 80: pigs $3.505.25 bulk of sales $55O @5.90.
 Sheen receipts estimated 10000; weak to 10 lower; sheep $425@4S5; yearlings $3So m5: lambs $4d5 90; feeding sheep $35Oq4.
 Naval Stores. New Orleans, October 16-Receipts Resin. 16S barrels; turpentine, none. FIX ports for New York; 2SO barrels rosin; |, turpentine, 175 barrels. Savannah, October 16-Turpentine quief s7lkc; sales, 109; receipts, 575i shipments 757. Resin firm; sales, 2359; receipts, 2444; shipments, 4SS9; stock, 125,097 Quote: B 1 S2. 60; D, $2 65; E. $2.65; E, $2.65Q2.7O; F, i S2. 7O G. $2. "a: H, $3. 40; l, $3.7o K. s4. 65; M, $5.15; N, $5.75; VIC, s6.25; wv, s6.3o
 Wilmington, October 16.-Spirits turpen- 1 tine steady, 361ac; receipts, "A casks. Rosin steady, $2. 30; receipts, 99. Tar firm, sl.yOi receipts s. Crude turpentine firm, $l.50 $2 and s2.75; receipts, s.
 Charleston, s. C., October 16.-Turpentine steady at 36c. Rosin steady. quote: A, B. c, S. .45; D, $2.50; E, $2.55; F, $2.571s; G, $2. 60; H, $3.20; I, $3.60; K, $4.55; M, $5; N, $5. O.; VIC, $6; wv, $6l5.
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Money on Gall.

Money on Call. New York, October 16.-Money on call, teady; 11Aq21k per cent; ruling gate and Dsing bid. IF per cent; offered at 14 r cent. Time loans, very dull and firm; days, 2s4@s per cent; 90 days, SA@31s CT cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4Q41s per cent; ling exchange, steady, with actual tness in bankers bills at S4.S4. 9O@
 for 60-day bills and at $4S6,65 for ,and; commercial bills. $4S41s@4. S4ss;
 silver, 511ac; Mexican dollars. 45c; ,vernment bonds, steady; railroad onds quiet.
 Treasury Statement. Washington, October 16-Today's state ent of the treasury balance Tn the gen II find shows: Available cash bal
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New York. October 16.-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot ton for the week ending Friday, De- tober 16 were compiled by the New York cotton exchange:
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
 Open. High. Low. Close
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Total sales for the day, 581 ,800 shares
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LOCAL PROVISIONS.

New Cotton.
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Local Securities. fCorrected by Otto Marx & Co.,. Brown. Marx BuildingD

Coal and Iron Stocks and BOndx. Ala. Con. C.&I. Co.. conn.,. 28 82 Ala. Con. C.&I. Co. bonds. 75 80
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Notable Russian Marriages.

three weddings in this city today of per- sons prominent in social and diplomatic circles Helen, eldest daughter of Baron and Baroness Hoyniger- and a granddaughter of the. late George Van ness Lothrop of Detroit, who was Amer ican minister to Russia in 1888, was mar ried this afternoon to Boris 1vaneiko, a cornet in the Emperor's own hussars. At the same time Mile. Ivaneko, sister of the groom, was married to Baron Wranget, an officer of the Chevalier guards. The third ceremony was the marriage of Ivan Shipoff, Russian minister of commerce to Mile Kropotovi, the daughter of a noble Russian family M. Shipoff was a delegate to the. Portsmouth, Mass, peace conference.
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Capital Seeks and Finds Attractive
 Fields In the South.

Columbus, Ga., October 14.-(Special)- The Georgia and Alabama Industrial In dex says in it's regular weekly review:
 That capital is seeking and finding many attractive fields throughout the length and breadth of Georgia and Ala bama and that the new industries are as varied in their character as they are substantial is well illustrated by the busl- ness news of the week ending today. At Aragon, Ga. up in Polk county petition for charter for s4OO,OoO cement company was fled A company with S100,000 cap- tai was formed at Brunswick Ga, to mine beauxite in middle Georgia, and the manufacture of aluminium will be an im- portant phase of this industry. An inter esting event in south Alabama was the arrival of well-boring outfits in Baldwin county and the preparations to sink at once numbers of oil wells, experts having advised that the indications are excel lent that oil exists in not only paying, but also in generous quan- titles at depth of about 2o00 feet under the surface. At Valdosta, Ga, a $50,0O0 company was formed to engage in to- bacco culture. Announcement was made that a northern company which controls ZJf ,UuO acres OI lana III the great Okele- noke swamp in southeast Georgia is quietly preparing to build mills and erect tram roads, for the purpose of getting the valuable timber out of that vast tract of territory now so desolate, but destined to become one of the richest farming sections in the country after 1t has been reclaimed.
 Birmingham, Ala, is prominent in the construction news, contract having been let for the erection of a seven-story office building for it's Chamber of Commerce, which will cost about S150,0OO, while construction company with $175000 capi- tai pettioned for charter and will begin at once the erection of a 20-story sky scraper. At Montgomery, Ala, $20,000 stove manufacturing company was char tered The number of new corporations in the state for the week is IS and their total minimum capital stock aggregates $974,000 or in round figures s1,000,000.
 Plans are being prepared for sSO,000 church at Oxford, Ga, and proposals for remodeling the First Baptist church at Thomasville, Ga, are invited. Contract for erecting a substantial building for a new buggy plant at Griffin, Ga., was awarded. and Ebert county, Georgia, awarded contract for erecting steel bridge Land sales are being arranged for Columbus Ga, and Buford, Ga, and
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M. TSCHAIKOVSKY
 IS ALLOWED BAIL

St. Petersburg. October 15.-After having been confined in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul for ten months, Mich olas Taehaikovsky. member of the Russian revolutionist organiza ton, is to be released by order of the Rus sian government. But M. Tsehaik ovsky will be obliged to furnish s25,0 bail pending his trial, the date for which has not yet been fixed
 As the decision of the government becomes effective immediately, Tsehai- kovsky's daughter is now making an endeavor to raise the sum, but as cash bail is required and the amount Is large it may be several days before Tschaik ovsky leaves the fortress.
 The future plans of the revolutionary leader are uncertain. He may join his wife on the estate in the Crimea where she went to recuperate from the strain and anxiety of the early days of his imprisonment.