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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

the Alabama district It has already ex- pended several million dollars there and tdoubtiess will continue to expend good many more millions.
 Another interesting development m the Alabama field is the blowing in Of one u the Anniston furnaces of the Woodstock Company. This has been thoroughly over hauled and a new stockhouse has beUu erected with a capacity of 1S,000 tons of ore, 5000 tons of lime and 7.b00 tons of coke. New boilers have been installed, and 6 new furnace lsxso feet, with 14 tuysree is now ready for business. It is expected that the monthly output will be 7,50o tons. Z Indications of tho southward trend of the fact that during the year just closed Southern cotton mills have for the third time in tbe past ten years taken more bales of American cotton that the mills in the rest of the country. The advantages of the Southern mills was gained first tn 1908. which year, by the way. marked the passing of the 100000 bale mark Dy Southern mills. their iniIlion-ba record having been established in 1ss7-
 In 1906 the Southern mills were RyRin ahead Of the mills in the rest of the coua try and fin the year just closed they toot 2,1s3,27T bales, against i,S96.661 bales tsk. en by the mills in the rest of the codn. try. or more than 53 per cent. of the to. taken by American mills.
 The past year was one of unfavorabie conditions for the milis but it is interest ing to note that. in spite of that fact, they maintained the general tendency whlc should ultimately make the South as dom mating in cotton manufacturing as 1t is cotton growing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Sept 1s.-The stock forded by the speculative liquidation week. The pressure was frightened and the requirement. of the short in terest left uncovered was sufficient to settled and uncertain and the move< ment of prices struggling and mixed to an unusual degree. Developments ton of the s market sS WeTs Tsenaip not important % except for an easier tone in the rates for call money. Taken in connection week indicated by the preliminary esti- mates. the action of the call loan mar ket was interpreted to mean that sub stantial reduction of the loan amount liquidation at the stock exchange. The outgo or cash to the interior during the week seems to have reached a sub stantial figure, banks reporting an ex- cess of shipments over receipts of over $3000,0OO. The loss on sub treasury operations for the week of $l.9S9,000 banks for telegraphic transfer to the south In connection with the cotton movement. This movement once more disproved the frequent assumption that heavy reserves in interior banks will exempt New York frSm the seasonable demand for currency cs move the crops. deposit In New York to large extent and an actual demand for the cur rency for hand to mouth transactions results invariably in drawing down these deposits. With the easing money market there was an outgo of golS. the $500. .000 shipment to South America being controlled by London claims. There was a shipment in addition of a million dollars to Canada which will also affect the cash item of the banks. The decline in cash on all accounts thus foots up over $6,500.000. There was a decline in the London discount rate today but an advance at Paris. Foreign markets were sensibly affect ed by the better view held of the Mo- roccan situation and some correspond ing effect was felt in the international exchanges. Signs of further weakness were to be seen here and there in the market. The lack of action towards disbursement of the Great Northern ore certificates aroused the fear that the dividend Is to be omitted. Ameri- can Smelling continued to suffer from the excess of the former speculation and in some degree from a further marking down in the price of copper. Reports of copper trade conditions were not encouragiging and the lapse of the demand for that metal gives credit to reports, of a similar lull in the iron and steel trade: A revival of the subject of increased freight rates is considered significant also of con- tinued unsatisfactory conditions of railroad earnings. On the other hand industrious use was made at the stock exchange of rumors of some coming announcement that was to benefit the market and the nature of which was not disclosed. The rumors increased the, disposition of the shorts to cover tn cir contracts and with the subsistence of pressure on the weak spots, the up- ward movement gained in definiteness. Bonds .S1e were eo heavy I,y, Total sales par were unchanged on call.
 CLOSING STOCK LIsr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
wouid Not work Here.


 mf' Y. Anensen, paper manufactur- CT or Norway, who Is visiting fhia co,,,, try says that under the referendvy, system Of Norway, when an eIacfIon IS held in a district or country on an,, gwen public question, the votes of tbs electors who stay away from the poIis are counted for the affirmative side of ae ptoposltion: The proposal to adopt such method by any cornrntinItv t,. the United States would doubtlezs ha strongly resisted upon the theory that It would be unfair and unjust to arbt~ trally assume that a voter who naaIoet. 70 exercise the privilege of suffraee in an erection necessarily favors a pron- osilioh which %s submitted to ths be the constitutional and other ch5sc- tions that would obtain, but if fha poilcy could or should ke ad1pted Of counting the non-voters on either side ot question for popular decision. if could De more strongly argued that .ney should be counted as supporting ene amrmative proposition than the voter from the polls implies indInfer ehce and indifference can be more readily and naturally construed as an acquiescence in the probable success or Inc scheme submitted. Oppositisn 10 any matter submitted in a referen dun Is more usually active and aggres- slve, and the indifference or negligence of voters is taken for favor rather than disfavor. For instance, when a\ bond proposition is submitted to a vote of the people, however questionable tha policy may be, indifference manifeatad by those voters who are expected to take an interest in public affairs ana especially in matters that affect inc far paying community, usually counts in favor of the proposition. The referen- dum In this country is ordinarily A farce, because comparatively few votars take the trouble to go to the polIs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
CURRENT QUOTATIONS.
Corrected DaIIy.)

Corrected DaIIy.) These prices are at wholesale and not to stSGehwcorn SGe s@loc: standard goods. Pearl 4sc; gloss lump 4hc; nickel goods iard-Leaf 1ohc; compound shc; basis Rice-Extra fancy head 7Ao: fancy head Sfe STS1sa " 'aHan 4sSiSs sSs W.nsgarVPer gallon ls@2oc. ssi i0c; choice l19I2; fancy is91zma candies-Xxx Soda 6he; XXX ginger sardinss-Amsrican mustard ,s.7S: < -oil Hides-Dry Hints 1o9I2c; dry saIted SO 1oc. green hides 4@6c; green salted Go.
 WooI~clear 1s@2oc; bury s@12c: eI Mesi-stSndsrd ssMo; Underground s5o; % Fruit and Produce-Fancy lemons ssos per box s475; Irish Irish RosSatOe:. PCT bushel II. P peanuts Ac ID.
 Tomatoes s1.5O; Snap Beans stand. $1: Cucumbers Sl.b9.
 Cheese-Fu4l cream. daisies 16Mc; sing les 16c; lb. cuts. square ITc.
 Grits-Per b6l. S4;sO: per sack s2.45. s5: c oats ssc: white ssci white clipped 75c. Alfalfa si.25; corn ssc. Prime Cotton Seen Meal f26.00; sacked cotton seed hulls SIS ton.
 Molasses-Georgia cane. bbl 4lc gallon; cases, gallons $3.50 per case: maple syrup Log Cabin Brand, gallons t14: h gallons ST. So: quarts $4.25 per dog. chickens-Hens 35440c; flyers 25@sOc; broilers 15 O 26c.
 sugar-Granulated 5&c; F. r. C. 5Mc Eggs-12hc.
 Country Butter-15c per ID; Jersey but ter 25c
 Bragging-New Juts 50 or 30 yd. pieces ID. 6hc: 1% ID. Sc; new sugar sack IA ID. 7hc; ID. shc; second hand sugar sack 7Q7hc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
NesU Orleans ReDort

~,. orleans. La, Sept. 18-(Special)
 MeW summary of the cotton mar EI-. Etn .itSafion tomorrow's Times-Demo- craf arbs wilt ldte@monstration mo of the obvious
 -o1,ad easy enough. Thursdays cot Ion market drew support ron S1 tSn,td who wanted covers, rom a ted trvestment buyers She were attr t,, +be bullish character of the crop and weather news, ana rom lT,So IUS ,d scslpers SHilling to follow the upwaau at,i tendency until the hEst SIS" oA onisrn should come. ..,,a.. ooiov-
 "Conseouently. the protection ehJoy- .s hy, such superficial speculative eh- dssvor was short lived and erIhInateo There is no longer "a bull party ana no ,,nh thing as genuine speculative sup 9orf The talent. therefore. IS pear ish on general principles ,,
 "Fridays selling could haFotS ar Hear tsh conviction on the crop and trade outlook because yield views are con, tracting, cotton is going out or the inS sparingiy enough to uphold the hasis Hut it cannot be denied that technicaI conditions nowadays favor inc shorts side more frequen- than the long "a A, +har rains in prospect, price opponents turned Lancashires labor troubles to account by enlarging upon partial fact. and thereby giving rise to ru- naor that the m. Is were to close in- dsfniteiy on Monday. This rumor par aiyzed business and price reces5.,hs followed.
 That this program did not meet with the approval of the interior was shown by the stiff basis demanded and by the advance in spot values at sever
 "on the day New Orleans lost twen- ty-one points on December (s.76- range s.76-.95). while spots were un- chanRed-9 3-16 for mlddling. The tone was called quit"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19


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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
cucaco GRAIN.

Chicago. Sept. is.-After the recent activity in wheat and yesterdays even- today. dealers apparently resting on their oars pending further develop ments. Considering the advance ot the past week todsy,s % reaction of one eighths cent was not unnatural Corn and oats which have been exceedingly heavy apparently found bottom and ions rose io@2s i-2 cents.
 The halt In wheat speculation allow ed spectators time to go over the de- be further reaction or continuance of the advance. Some uncompromising bulls were reported as reinstatlng wheat sold yesterday and even adding fort however. the bears with undecis- i've cables poor export trade and heavy north west receipts at their backs had the better of the argument for prices sagged steady after the opening.
 Primary receipts were 2.102,000 bush els, compared with S60.o0o bushels a wheat and flour were equal to 227,o ,ooo bushels.
 The bear element in corn raided that market at the outset and September at one time showed loss of ? 1-4 from yesterdays close while the new crop months were depressed 1-2. The laf- ter rallied and closed steady at l 3-4 under yesterday Despite the fact that receivers reported no coun- try onerings cash corn In the sample receipts were 251 cars. 74 of contract grade. Oats were quiet and feature. iess. Prices eased off early In sympa. stny sny with with other grains but recent sell ing seemed to have been overdone and m the absence of any particular pres sure there was a recovery and closing prices were slightly higher. Decem- Der one-eighth cent over yesterday.
 The provisions market was fairly &C., i've and firm on covering by shorts january pork closing g l-2 cents up and lard and ribs each gained m cents
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
ALABAMA IMPROVEMENTS.
Extensive Work Being Done iA Mineral

Extensive Work Being Done In Mineral
 Raltin,ors Sent, 1s.-(speciai)-The trend of the iron and steel industry of the South is emphasized in dispatch m this weeks iAsne of The Manufacturer Record announcing extensive Improve meuts at the Ensley plant of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company, upon which work will begin at early date.
 The three old furnaces. Nos. 3. l and ?. will be replaced by new furnaces m tne same location and In the order named lr the open hearth department 6oo-ton met aI-mixer win be Installed and in new electrical repair shop, a 2,0oO-kilowatt gem orator, to be driven by compound engine win be placed A new chemical laboratory and a new coal and coke laboratory VIII be built for the Pratt field
 This announcement of large Improvements to be made by the Tennessee Company. car : rying out the broad plan of deveiopme Df work which has been under way Bince that company was purchased by the United States Steel Corporation. indicates the HpiF- 1t in which the latter Is carrying on SAs eznanAion of the iron and steal tnd1stEY tA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
A Cripple's ReQuees-


 A pathetic and thoroughly human noaa IS toucned In the will of New Jerseytte that what money was left after hia hurssi expenses had been paid out of a $500 in suranee policy be given to some one who this man was badly crippled by rheuma. tish, and on many occasions in crossing tstreets in his almost helpless condition was severely scared by automobiles He wills his money for airship construction ESQ that there will ultimately be less run ming about the streets and more flying through the air" He had experienced the monarchs of the road, the same as nearly every other cripple and aged person has, and. like them. hoped that some other form of locomotion would lessen their use. The old fellow certainly had consider ate feeling for the lame and feeble whom he left behind to dodge reckless chAuf- feurs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
METAL MARKET.

New York. Sept. 1S-London tin was lower today wth spot quoted at l3O pounds 2s 6d and futures at 1S1 pounds Is Sd. The local market was also lower at 2S.30Q5O. Copper declined to 59 pounds 17s Cd for spot and to SO pounds 12s Cd for futures in the Lon don market.
 The local market was weak with lake quoted at 13.37 1-2@13.62 1-2; electrolytic at 13.25@37 1-2 and casting at 13.00@ 1912 12. Lead was Is Sd higher in London at l3 pounds 3s sd Locally the market was easy at 447 1-2Q5O Spelter closed at 19 pounds 15s in London. The local market was unchanged Iron was higher in Eng fish markets with standard foundry quoted at sos Sd and Cleveland war rants at 51s 1-2d. Locally the mar. ket was unchanged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
PopuIatIon of Germany.

NeW IOrk IImeB.1
 The statistical year book for the present popuIation to be 6S,017 900. The Increase within the empire has for several years averaged q little less than a million. But millions more have emigrated to Australia, to South America and to the United States. They have relieved the nation of the necessity of breaking its political bounda, and they have made a good impression of the German character abroad. Modern emigration prevents mnra waxa than dinIonacys
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
COTTON SEED OIL

New York. Sept. 1S-Cotton seed oil steady: prime crude 31; ditto. yellow, 40 1-4Q4l 1-2; sugar raw steady: fair refining 2.45@3.5O; centrifugal 96-test 295@4 400; molasses sugar, 3.2O@3.25: refined sugar, steady; No. 6, 4 SO No. 2, 4.75: No. 8, f. 90; No. g. A. 65: No. 10. 4 30, No. II, 4 .50; No. 12, 445: No, 13, { 40; No. 14. 4 35; Confectoners A. 300: mould A, 5.6s cut loaf. 6 GO: crushed s.9O; powdered. 5:30; granulated, 5.2O; cubes, 5.45.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
DRY Gnnns

New York. Sept Is.-The dry ~ood.
 nS ad' nolas steady with higher prices resort 1I Th sieady with cotton yarns and cioths exceeds importations acordinr to iocnip ssa ures. @ There is some inquiry for iiss,, "eisht sheetlngs for China.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKEr.

New York, Sept. 1s.-Coffee futures opened steady at, unchanged prices to a decline of five points in response to lower French cables but recovered later in the day on covering by near months shorts in the absence of im-
 portant offerings and closed steady net unchanged to five points higher. Sales 21,750 bags. including September, 5.9O; October, 5.65; December. $500 65 March and May. $50, and August at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

New Orleans, Sept 1S-Reoeipts 1ss bar reis rosin; turpentine ne thing doing.
 Exports for Belfast. Ireland 500 barrel, rosih' Tor New York IS0 barrels rosin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
REMARKa.

Temperatures fell slightly in the western districts, but were slightly higher in the eastern districts. Moderate rains fell in the southwestern districts. being heavy at some Texas stations. ..
 FRANK P. CHATTER
 Section Director. Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 The area of high atmospheric pressure is still over the Ohio valley and South Atlantic States, but it's intensity has di- unfinished, and 1t is attended with cloudiness in the southern portion. and a general though slight rise in temperature. A low pressure area has developed over Southern Texas. where heavy rains have fallen dur ing the past two days. This low pressure area will move eastward today. and will cause partly cloudy weather in Alabama tonight with showers in the Southern DOT ton, and Fhowers throughout the State on Saturday. In other sections of the country the rainfall wac generally light and scat tered, and temperature changes were un- important.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Montgomery, Ala, for the 24 hours ending
 at am. 18th meridian time;
 Friday, Sept. IS. 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

savannah. Sept. ls.--Tmpentine firm s9Ssei sales 9S4; receipts sl5; shipments 1lS. T1tta -~--'N--f+
 Resin firm; sales 2.Is2; receipts s.1S7; shipments S.sS5; stock 13s.434. Quote: AR, s2.7s@s5; II sss5: ss.7s; K s4.sS! S4SG: s5.50: we Ss .OO; WV ss.2s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

COTTON STATISTICS.
 New York. Sept 1s.-The following sta tistIcs on the movement of cotton for the week ending Friday. September 18th, were compiled by the New York Cotton Ex-
 Weekly Movement.
 This year. Last year. Dor. E,erainta .21S,s82 150,se2 overland to Mills and .r ,so. Canada .... .....' @'%'" A'o@" Southern Mill Takings .,..o (estimated) .... ...... zSVOV SO'VVV Gain of stock at interior -. ,oo.o towns -..' @F'O'' ' Brought into sight for ...,., ,ez7o7 the week '... ''Soo''"" s''
 Total Crop. Movement; SO, A, Port Receipts ..:. .... .Sse'V@S Overland to Mills ana zxoo aaok Canada ,'... '00o
 southern Mill Takings ,oo sxoon (estimated) .... 'V"VV '''''' stock at interior towns o,o a17sa in excess of Sept l''.' tI,1So -- o-.- we Brought into sight thus .so AoA41a far for season '.oi'''O"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

Charleston. Sept. 1s.-Turpentine stead, S5c: sales co casks.
 Rosin steady: sales 500 barrels Quot. F Sz.60@65: 0 s2.65Q70; II s3'a5 6fso I $9.s5; K M.4o; M s4.s5@zO; S5.4o;, Wti
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
LONDON STOCKS.

London, Sept. 1S.--American seeuritiss opened quiet and featureless today Traa' ing was limited at prices ranging from
 below to M above yesterdays New fork
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
NEW oRLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans. Sept. 1s.-Spot cotton was quiet and unchanged Middling 3-16c. Sales were small owing to bad weather Keeping customers out of the market and Also the hope that the decline in futures would bring about lower spot prices. Sales on the spot were 500 bales with 600 to arr rive.
 Cotton futures opened steady four to six points under last night on disappointing LtverpoI reports. Notwithstanding distinct ly bullish features in the situation, prices continued to fall after the opening. Reports Of night riding among cotton ginneries and continued bad weather predictions failed to move the bulls to support the market and lacking this support 1t sold down un- til at the close prices were IS to 23 points under yesterdays close. The closing was steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Sept. 1s.-The cotton market had a nervous and unsettled day, with the close barely steady at net decline or iS SS noints Sales for the day were esti- mated at 175.000 bales. ,-,, =.
 The opening was steady at decline or five to seven points in response 10 loweL % csties than due. reports that the west SuIf ssg,-ro had subsided without causing serious dizrarbances in the interior. and llquida- lion or realizing by recent buyers ,o.,. 1@,ey ceiling off to q net loss or lO9 10 ,,,'fnts .h emarkst steadied slightly but in S1itS of s builish privat condition report 1-HD, .ha sfternon on conflicting rumors -ssvaIsinx me Manchester situation. and
 eisssd al practically the lowest level Of the SStarnoon stated that Aanchest operatives
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
PIenay sIf Boom nt ths Tsp.

Atlanta Congtttutton-
 The band wagons arc crowded. but there is plenty of room for aamnntED eontriba-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
Inappreciable rainfaIL

T-Indicates inappreciabls rainfall
 For yesterday t-For 24 hours end ing am. 18th meridian time.
 NOTE-The average maximum and mina- mum temperatures and the average rain. fall are made up at each center from the actual number of reports received. The state of weather Is that prevailing aa time of observation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

had voted to accept a reduction in wages. Private cables later received said that re- ports of settlement were premature. and still later rumors were circulated that Lancashire mills would close on Monday. This. with better weather reports, was prob ably the prime factor in the closing de- cline The private condition report men tioned made the condition 73 6, against 79. 0 on August 24, and was supposed to reflect the deterioration during the past two weeks.
 Southern spot markets officially report ed were general 1-16c to hc higher
 Receipts at the ports today 40,53l bales. against 2e.142 last week and 2s.43s last year. For the week z15,000. against I2s. S20 last week, and 15o,s62 last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans 3.S90 bales. against 1,190 last year and at Hous- ton 13,1s4 bales. against 5.3s3 last year.
 Futures opened steady and closed barely steady: