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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
SECRETARY HEsTEE,s MEEKLY ,.,,

 New Orleans, March 2O.-5ecretary Hes ters weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement issued before the close of business today shows a decrease in the movement ending this date last year in round figures of 7g,00O, an increase over the same days year before last of 5000. and a decrease under the same time in 1905 of s3.oO0.
 For the twenty days of March the totals show a decrease under last year of 20e, ,oO0 an increase over the same period year be- fore last of 5000 and a decrease under the same time in 1905 of 161,0 0e0.
 For the 202 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the POP days of last year 2.045.000. ahead of the same days year before last 501. 900 and behind 1905 by 551,0o0.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 163,095 bales, against 23l.s0o for the seven days ending this date last year. l46. ss2 year before last and 23s,- 50e the same time in 1905: and. for the twenty days of March it has been 47S, ,4l6 against s85.713 last year. l24.345 year be- fore last and s40.s3s the same time in I.aS.
 The movement since September ISt shows receipts ct all United States ports 7.245,s against s,754,9s7 last year. S,533.Sl9 year before last and 7524.4s2 the same time in 1905. Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 546962. against 9ss422 last year. 752,615 year before last and 7s6.2s0 the same time in 1905: interior stocks In excess of those aeld at the close of the commercial year 376.959. against 3sS. 0S2 last year. 402.- SS9 year before last and 506.701 the same time in 1905; Southern mills takings 1.525.- GOO, against I,597.574 last year. 1,605,5Ol time in 1905.
 These make the total movement for the 2o2 days of the season from September lst to date 9.6s4.265. against l1,739.045 last year. S.17ss27 year before last and l0.245.- 5s4 the same time in 1905.
 Forell exports foI the week have been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
MoSils.sslo.ooo machine. works.

company. Mobile-zSlo.ooo machine works.
 ArlknnsaP. jt-E Gillett-$5,0oo creamery. Mulberry--$1e.0oo hardware com panX.
 ry. $12.oO0 aulusement company. Hartford--Mines. Cotton Plant-sio.OoO light and pow CT company. ,9 Hot 'sprinss-s5o.OOO lumber, com pany. ing factory
 Beebe-S5. 900 brick VOTES. Augusta--slO.o0 900 cotton gin. Leslie-$25. 900 investment company.
 FIOridn. Miami--$2s, ,000 cigar factory. Panama City--ce and cold storage JacksonyilIe-slo,o 900 manuracturIng company $1s,o00 warehouse and dis tributing company.
 Graeeville-sloO.o .ooe coupler conn Terra ceia-s5ooo transportation company.
 Macon-Bottling works. Jesup-&25o,oOO railway and power company. Buchanan-wire bag fastening conn pany.
 Ronle-$1OO.0oO furniture factory
 Kentucky. Hickman-$i0.0 900 cotton gin. ..~ Louisville-s2o.oo0 pants factory. HopkInsville-$250,0 ,00O wagon fac tory; $1Oo, 900 ice and coal company. Paris-$1 900 creamerry. Carlisle-Glove factory.
 LOuIsinnR. Lake Charles-$l0.000 coffee com pany.
 pany; $60.O00 crate factory. Sorrento-$5.0o0 saw mill. Shreveport--$26O0 canning factory $24.00O oil company.
 New Iberia--$25. 900 oil company. Jennings-$25,00 900 oil company
 Missouri. St. Louis--$10,000 building supply company: $5O,O00 land company; $250.- 900 motorfan company $lO'oOo ice and power company; $60.0o0 manufacturing company; $1O.O00 construction company; $25, GOO manufacturing company. Kansas City-$25, 900 investment conn pany.
 JopIin-S50OOO mining company. Webster Grove-s15,Oo0 lumber com pany.
 North Carolina. Charlotte--Ice factory; $50,00O land company.
 Shiloh-Brick and lumber company. wiIson-$25,0 900 lumber company. Chooleemee-S100.00 cotton mill. Oklahoma. Fl Reno-Mining company. Tennessee. -,..- . ,Nashville--t1O,e0 600 foundry; tobacco factory JacksOn-al5.OOO canning factory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, March 20.-Spot cotton was irregular and easy with prices as follows, MidddIinK IOAc Sales were 1900 sales or the spot and 75O to arrive.
 Futures opened quiet. five to seven uoints above the close of yesterday as a re- suit of a favorable Liverpool The figures put out by the census bureau on the 1907 crop were about as expected and had little effect on the market. Although the fu- lures market at Liverpool served as bull ish factor in the opening here. the spot situation in the English market was not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21

1oA0i5. against Is4,<fs last year. making the total thus far for the season {. 1s7.5zs. against s.7s7.oss last year. decrease of
 Northern mins ,takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show . decrease of 15.sss as compared with the corresponding since September list. have decreased s2s.ai The total takings of American mills, North. South and Canada. thus far for the season year. These include 1.2s5.ss5 by northern splnners, against 2.1oS.sss.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading Southern interior centers have increased during the week 37.s07 bales. against . decrease during thel lcorresponding period last season of ss.tte and are now
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into. sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is loo42.s!i. against i2.oss.siS for the same period last year. &
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.
 New Orleans March 20--Secretary He's ter's statement of the worlds visible supply ss s0oS made up from speesi ssSs ana this week with last week. last year and the year before. IL shows a decrease for the crease of 5s. oss last year and a decrease of 179.4s5 year before last.
 The total visible is 4.502.242., against S.- 60s.os4 last week. 5.3s7.4oo last year and s4.7ss.s74 year before last. Of this the to tai of American cotton is s24a.sss. against 3,343.2ls last week. 4.034, 400 last year and 3,So1.s74 year before last, and of all other 1.25s.s7s, against !. 2s2,s7s last week. 1.3ss.- 900 last year and i.4s7.ooo year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of 103.s53, a decrease compared with last year of ss5.158 and a decrease compared with year before last of 2ss. 7ss.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Eurone 2.- s76,o0o. against 2.sse.o00 last year and 2.3is,00o year before last: in Egypt 2Si.000. against 3l6.eoe last year and fsi. 900 year before last: in India e4l.0e0, against 72l.- and in the United States 1,o51.00o against L5s2.ooo last year and i.S25.ooo,f year be- fore last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
THE METAL MARKETs

New York. March 20-There was an sd- vance of one pound in the London tin mar ket with spot closing at f4O pounds and futures ar -13T pounds i5s. Locally the mar ranging from S30.5O to $31. 3k.
 Copper was higher in the English market with spot closing at 5s pounds l7s Cd and futures at 59 pounds 5s. Locally the market was reported firm and . little higher
 Lead advanced 2s Sd to l4 pounds in London, The local market was firm but unchanged.
 spelter was lower at q pounds 3s Sd in London but quiet and unchanged locally
 Iron WIS unchanged in the English market and locally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
TRADEsMAN's WEEKLY REVIEW.
New Industries and Industrial Devel-
 opment in the South.

Chattanooga, Tenn. March 20.--(spe- cial.)-The more important new indus tries establish in the South during the week ending today are indicated h' the following list compiled from re- ports made to The Tradesman. The most heavily capitalized venture in list is a two and a half million dollar land and coal company in West Vir- ginia. A $500.000 manufacturing com pany is also reported from that State. Among other new industries with cap ital of $1O0.0O0 or over are iron work s in Virginia; mining company in Tennessee; cotton mill In North Caro- lima motor fan company in Missouri; wagon factory in Kentucky; railroad and power company in Georgia; coup Ter company in Florida, and gas com pany in Alabama The Tradesman's s complete list for the week Is as fol- lows:
 AIRbadla.
 Bessemer-S1O0,0O 0O0 gas company
 Slocomb-AEleetric light plant.
 Montgomery-s5o.000 construction
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Ahandoned sIoop saved.

San Juan, P. R.. March 20-ThS abandoned sloop Sea Hawk was picked up today off Fajardo, on the east coast of the island by the sloop Cutler Nfito and towed to Arroyo. The Sea Hawk was without sails. She had a cargo of cigars and liquors. The body of the ships dog was found aboard. The pa pers of the Sea Hawk showed that sha hailed from st. Statta,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
WEATHER CoND!IIoNs AND GENERAL

as .
 Light rains have occurred from aouth- western Texas through middle Louisianas Mississippi. northern Alabama. Tennessee. North Carolina. and Virginia. under the combined influence of an area of relatively low barometer over middle Georgia and the cooling effect of an area of ''hiGh' over the interior The "high'' extends east and west across the entire country, Its crest being over Kansas. It is giving fair weather over all of the country. except the cotton balt., and has caused decided tenn perature falls from the lower Mississippi valley eastward through North Carolina and northward through the middle of the Atlantic States.
 Temperatures have risen from Northern wyoming and Montana east through Min- nesotss under the influence of an area of low baFometer over British Columbia
 Conditions now favor clearing, cooler weather in middle Alabama tonight. follow ed by fair during Saturday,
 Temperature and precipitation a report. ed by the weather bureau for selected Sos thern states during the twenty-four hour ending at 2 am
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.


 Chicago, March 20.-The wheat market was weak today as the result Of favorable conditions of the fall sown crop and oecauso of a severe slump in corn. At the close the off 1K9Ac. Oats were Q Ac lower Provisions were 5@7hc lower.
 The wheat market opened weak and ee- came still weaker as trading progressed: : the decline in Liverpool caused. by liberal shipmnts from Argentine. AssRarp preak in corn and reports of good conditions in the Southwest, together with "a slack ue- mand for cash wheat also depressed prices: Although a slight rally was brought about late In the day by covering hgsshorts the close was rather weak.
 May opened t Sc lower ate6 @ E to %c. sold off to s5c and closed at sss B Q 4 c; Primary receipts were 502.000 Compared with 57s.000 bushels on the same day last year. Exports for the week assehown by Bradstreet's were equal to 2.7oaO0O bushels; Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 3iO cars, against 34s' cars last week.
 Profit taking on a large scale caused weakness in the corn market, prices de- clining more than one cent from the high point of the day. The selling was inspir- country and by favorable weather. The close was weak.
 May opened % 0 %c lower at s71k a %c, declined to 66Mc and closed at 66& 1 hc.
 Active selling by commission houses and longs caused a weakness in oats. The weakness of wheat and corn was the chief depressing influence.
 May opened about unchanged at 54%c to 55c. sold off to S4%c and closed at 6@% Provisions were weak all day on scat tered selling based on the weakness of grain. At the close May pork was off 71sc at Sl2.42A. Lard was 5c lower at $7 e21z . Ribs were 6c lower at $6. s2h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
GOVERNMENT CENSUS REPORT.

Washington. March 20.-The census re- port. issusd today. shows that the cotton crop grown in 1907 aggregates 1l,261.165 running bales, counting ropnd as half bales and including Iinters and showed a total of 27.577 ginneries for 1907. This Is against 1905 The statisticts include s14ss646 bales returned as remaining to be ginned after the time of the March canvass The totals number of running bales as given is equiv- alent to 1l.sO2.s72. five hundred pound
 The average weight of the bales for 1907 Is sol 8 pounds. The items for the crop of 1907 are 10,79S.596 square bales: 1ss.54s round bales ss.793 Sea Island bales; linters 276.500 bales.
 The number of running bales by states
 Alabama 112s.O2s; Arkansas 7sO. lss; s4: Kentucky 4,2O5; Louisiana e7s.s23; Mis- sissippi 1.454,207; Missouri 35.9s7; New Mexico AZ; North Carolina s4S.517; Okla homa s64. i0s: South Carolina i.175.375; Ten nessee 274.536: Texas 2.271.724; Virginia 9.4S6: Kentucky's total includes linters of establishments in Illinois and Virginia.
 In the entire crop quantity of linteTs in- cluded is 27650o bales for 1907: 322.064 for 1906; and 230. 497 for 1905: Round bales are 1ss.549 for 1907; 26s.219 for 1906; and 27s.- S3e for 1905; Sea Island bales are S6, 793 for 1901: 57.65o for 1908: and 112.639 for 1905.
 Average gross weight of the bale for 1907. including linters. given is 501 s pounds against 510.9 for 1906; that of the round bale is 24s. pounds for 1907. com pared with 245.1 for 1906 and the Sea Island 391.e pounds for 1907. compared with 3s7. ? for 1906.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21

good and, aided by a poor spot market in New Orleans served to act as a bearish factor of considerable strength. This was followed by a report that certain New Eng land mills would order a large curtailment and a general recession in values resulted,
 Without support and with these bearish factors as the principal features of the market. the close was steady. with effect i've months eight to seventeen points below the close of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
TAKING or AMERICAN COTTON By

New Orieana, March 2o.--secretary Hes ter gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows. in round numbers:
 This week 254.oo0 this year. against 2ss,- 900 last year. 26s,0 900 year before last.
 Total since September list. this year I,- 796, 900. against S.s30, 900 last year. and T,- s63,000 the year before.
 Of this Northern sDinnerss and Canada took l,2s5, 900 bales this year, against D. 100000 last year. and 1.S76,oo0 the year before; southern spinners 1.5b2,0o0. against 1881 0Oe last year, and 1.53s.000 the year before; and foreign spinners 4.s59. 900, against 4,s90,000 last year. and 41lT,0O0 the yWqf before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
NEW YORK BONDS.

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RIVER FORECAST.

The coosas will rise slowly; the upper Al- abama will remain stationary or rise slight ly; the lower Alabama will remain sta- tionary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
NAYAL STORER,

Savannah. March 2O,-Spirits turpeutine firm SEC; sales 15O: receipts 354; shipments 372.
 Resin firm; sales --; receipts 3.023; shipments 9s7; stock 62,sS1. Quote: ABcD Ss.sO@s5; H s3,7O; I S3.SO; K S4.s5; M S5. 25: N s5 .65: we s5 90; wv s6 %.
 Wilmington, March 2O.-Spirits turpentns quiet 49c; receipts 40 casks.
 Resin steady $3 25; receipts 169,
 Tar firm 31 50; receipts SC.
 Crude turpentine firm S2.2 25. s3.25 and S4. 50; receipts 4s.
 Charleston. March 2O.-Turpentine quiet ; sales 50 casks; private terms. Quotations omitted.
 Rosin quiet. l.OOO barrels on private terms were sold. Quotations omitted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
NEW YoRK COTTON.

New York, March 3O-After opening hirAer today on firmer cables and bullish esnbus figures. the cotton market broke s season and closing steady. but at a net decline of 10@l7 points. Sales for the day were estimated at 360.0O0 bales.
 of six to nine points on covering and some buying attracted by better Liverpool cables than expected, reports of steadier spot
 Saens h the the crop for isSSs at IT,
 zs1.e00 bales. including an estimate of 12I,- s64e bales remaining to be ginned and 27e.- 500 bales of linters. There was aggressive selling by Wall Street bears on the initial advance. however, and after ruling very nervous during the middle session the mar ket became weak following report that production by shutting down every other week for the next two months May de- clines to g. IT, of eighteen points under yes terdays close and POP points below the high
 The close was a little up from the low est on active months as a result Of covering
 It was estimated that the curtsilment mentioned above would not aggregate more than (, 1000 bales of cotton but the seDti- mental effect was considerable and the news was followed bv very heavy selling by brokers supposed to be operating for the recent bull leaders. A few March notices were circulating during the day and these notices were also attributed to the recent pietefy abandoned if 1t has not reversed
 Southern spot markets were unchanged to
 Receipts at the ports today 2o.7o0 bales. against 15,65s last week and 26.5B7 last year. For the week 92.000 bales. against iio7Es last wek and 16s,7s5 last year;
 bales, against e.sO7 last year. and at Hous- ton ,s53 bales. against 5.11s last year.
 Futures opened firm and closed steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool, March 2o.--Closing: Cotton spot quiet; prices two points lower: American middling fair .... .... ..s.4s Good middling ...-. .... .... ..-...'.6 IF Aiodltnk.... .e-So LOW mioqinB zee s'ss s.'' s'.s '''.p 9s Gooo oroinsfy .h. OS Oruihary (. .oS
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales. of which 1000 were for speculation and export. and included 5,700 American. Receipts 5000 bales. American.
 Futures opened firm and closed steady; A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
REPORT OF STEEL CORPORATION.

New York. March 20.--The report of tne United States Steel Corporation for the year ceipts of $757,o14.7s7. an increase over 1906 of $60,257,s41. The cost of manufacturing and operating expenses amounted to $Io4.- 1ss,777. an increase over the previous year of s47,0s2.s22. The earnings for the year 1907 after payment of general. administTa- tive, and selling expenses, interest cnarkes and including a charge ot $a6.OOo.OoO TOT ordinary repairs and maintenance were S160, sra. an increase of S4.340. 400- The surplus net income for the year after pay fnent of appropriations for sinking funds depreciation, replacement, interast on bonds and dividends was $6s,17s,s3e. an increase was deducted $35,50o.0oO for new plants and, construction and capital obligations and SIS, 500, 900 was set aside for construction of the plant at Gary, Ind. leaving balance of surplus for the year Of tl5.lTS.soo' an increase of s2.436.s7e.
 Mention is made of the fact that the corporation has purchased site for new plant in St. Louis County, Minnesota near Duluth It is announced that 31,000,0oO has been reserved from the employees bonus fund for pensions.
 Concluding their reports, Chairman D. H. Gary, and President W. E. Corri, say;
 During the first months of 1907 orders for steel products were received equallinS substantially the maximum capacity of the mills. Subsequently there was a marked falling of in the new business offered. AS the books December 3l. 1907 was only A624,5b3 tons of all kinds of manufactured steel products. In common with other lines of industry there was a materiai reoueeaoh taas iu sales during the latter part of 1seJ- However the bookings for January were 25 per cent. better than December. and for February 25 per cent. better than January As this report goes to press the bookinEs per day are at least 25 per cent larger than
 those of February The management e&- press hopeful views of the future"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21
THE wEArnxn

Daily Loeai weather Report and River .ss. Fsrecsst..
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK,

E--InGicatss trace. r. P. cHAFFEE. <.
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Weather Burean- Lecal Observation <CentrJ afme.l Montgomery. March %. 1908.
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DECLINE ON REPORT
NATIONAL GrNNERs' BULLIsH, FOL.
 LOWED BY FALL.
Contract Markets of New Orleans and New York and Local Prices of Spots Net Decided
 Less.


 Local market dull and nominal; quota strict middling s...ss ss.ss ...l65ko MfHaitnw S.. s.s s.s ...A81Ac
 Though the National Ginnerg Report of 1l.2gf.0oO bales. inclusive of linters, is gen. erally regarded as bullish the cotton mar kets of America lost ground after its recep- tion. Both the New Orleans and New York markets declined net of fifteen points or more and though there was no trading in of the day was brought down to loAc and strict sniddiing was named 10% @i0hc The tons was called quiet
 The contract markets of New orleans and New York, immediately the ginners report had been received ran up 10 points from the closing of Thursday, 10. 1b for May an New Orleans, 9.9s for May in New Fork being quoted. within a little while, however. prices sagged- The breaking mar loading by long interests. No matter what was the cause of the decline 1t was effect nal and when the last figures were chalked upon the walls of the Board of Trade, New Orleans Mays were at s.99 and New York for the game month was quoted at s.Sl. q decline of 1s@Is points. July closed in New Orleans at g. 90 and in New York at q 7s the net losses being practically the same as for Mays.
 Tne builishness of the ginners' report was commented upon among local cottoners. !. The fact that more than 100000 bales of the reports total were iinters so that the anxregate of the crop indicated was less than ten millions was taFen to indicate a notably short crop. The reports for the Iasf three years are: For 1908 1i.2si. 900; 1907 is.2s0.s77; 1908 1o72b.s02.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21

New Orleans. March 20,-cotton futures on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21

Iwind Rain State of Weather
 lioothsi of wind. a.ml sl si .oo cIoudy--North. 7p.ml 4e is T cieudy-North, Maximum temperature for day. CT deg Minimum temperature for day, 46 deg Average temperature for day. Ss deg Normal temperature for day, 50 deg Accufnul. excess since Jan. I. 3B deg. Av. relative humid. for day. IS per ct Total rainfall since Jan. 1. 6. 51 inches =
 RIVER BULLETIN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-21

Local market dull and nominal; quota ffoDa as follows.
 strict middling ...' .s...ss ss..s ...ie9%c Mi1diinw e. s'.. s.s ...AeAc
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WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT
sELMA COrTON MARKET.

SELMA COTTON MARKET.
 selma, March 20.--(Special )--The prices of spots quoted In the local market today were as follows:
 Good raiddIing ..a .... ..10Mc strict middling zee ...'..lO 2 c MiddlfnG s'ss ss.'ss-. IV7sc Strict low middling .'lO i4 0
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LTemperatureLPTci cip-
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NEW oRIEANs sPoT corToN

New Orleans, March 20--Spot cotton ir- sgular and easy: sales 2.500 bales: receipts