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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURE
NFW ORLEANs SPOT COTTON.

New OrIeanA, Uct. h---cPOI VUttVII " aS easier; receipts 1O.1So: stocks s6,25O.
 Low ordinary nom. ...''. S-loc Ordinary nom zee '''' s'''
 Ordinary, nom sss S'"' e oNo a.. Good ordinary ''ss .''''' Low middling s--s ss'' eco o-4'S Good middling .''' ss'' '''' eSS ,. Middling s-aSs ssSs '''' S-AVN MiddIing fair ss's "''' STS Fair nom .... .... .s.s .'1O 54c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

Mrs. Cochran of Mobile, who has heen here visiting relatives has gone
 Mrs. Davis of Portsmouth, Va, is expected here Sunday to spend some time with MT. and Mrs. w. A. An derton on Alabama Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
TUE NTrTAT. MARUrTQ

New York, oct. s.--The London tin mar ket was higher today with spot closing at l34 pounds 7s Sd and futures at 135 pounds 17s Cd. The local market was quiet with spot quoted at &2s A0@t29s
 Copper declined to 69 pounds & sd for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
Not fin the Same Glass.

Not in the Same Glass. Mobile Herald.
 A St. Louis telephone Hneman has successfully survived a shock of A400 volts. This fact. though surpassing, Ia hardly in the same class with some rec gently pulled off by a few politicians of the country Mir. FoFaker for inc stance, would doubtless smile with dis daIn at such a puerile aeeompli lishments
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
CHICAGO GRAIN AND pRoDUCE.

OnACA0O GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 CnicaEo. Oct. s.--A net advance of 1 hc local exchange today as a result of en act- we general demand based chiefly on record preakinE sales of flour at Minneapoiis corn. oats and provisions were also firm. ed on the floor had buying orders for wheat when trading began and opening quotations were hc lower to So higher. Local longs sold freely but demand was so active that prices steadily advanced de- spite the realizing sales. The situation In tne southwest was a factor early in the day. Many reports were received telling of the decrease In acreage sown to winter wheat owing to the continued drought. As trad Ing progressed advances at all of the north- western markets began to be felt Trade late Tn the session quieted down consider aDly, but demand seemed to be still unsat. isfed The market closed strong at about 2 below the high point of the day.
 of trade was small. careful analysis of the government report seemed to indicate to many traders that the damage to the new crop by drought was more serious also builishiy affected by the strength of wheat. There was good demand for the cash grain and prices were up h gle The merket closed firm at gains Y O %c.
 The strsngth of wheat and corn had a bullish effect on oats sentiment in the pit being firm all day. The market was also strengthened by the government report which showed . comparatively small yield. The price of the cash grain was up # ole. G%c.
 Provisions were firm on covering by shorts who apparently had oversold on the recent slump, Liquidation of October ribs caused a decline of 2o9soc in that product at the the close prices were S@loc higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NEW YORK COTTON OH

Naw York oct s.-Cotton seed oII tirfi ; prime crude 29hc; do. yellow ssh @SS 1se. Petroleum steady. ..,.
 Sugar quiet; fair refining SS.4o; centrn- uTaI se-test ss .s3 @sso; molasses sugar sS.Is@2sc; refined quiet. as-s-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
ST. LOUIs GRAIN

St. Louis, Oct, s.-(speciaI )-The St Louis grain markets today ranged as fol-
 Wheat: Dec. sl.OoaA: range ssH to 1.001s 8S1. 01. May s1 03A bid; range sl .OS to Sl .o4b. July s5 range s4& 10
 Corn: Dec. 62SA; range 624 to 62x May 6s4A; range 63A e l. to 63% bid. nats. nac 4e bia AFa., rt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

pr. Ben J. Nasits. who came here to attend the Wolf -Gusdorf wedding, has returned to his home in New or. leans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

J. S. Markstein who was here to attend the marriage of his niece, Miss Mathilde Wolf. and Mir Monroe Gus dorf. has returned to his home in Mo- bile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

Miss Olive Walker. who has been here for some time with her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Callen, left yesterday for Mon- tevallo, where she will attend school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NEW ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans, Oct. S.-Spot cotton was easier today at unchanged quotations Mid ding I3-1sc. Sales on the spot were 1.o5O bales; to arrive 1900. Italian mills bought moderately by cable.
 Cotton futures opened steady at a de- cline of eleven to fifteen points on disap pointing cables regarding the settlemnt of the labor troubles among the English cotton mills Longs who had bought couple of days ago in the belief that the mills were about to resume work. sold out and bears showed some aggressiveness. which, added to the favorable weather and heavy ginning and moving of the drop all over the belt, made the market heavy nearly all day. At the lowest, the active positions were eleven to fifteen points below the lev eI of yesterdays closing.
 Late in the session shorts took profits causing a partial recovery. On the closing the tone was stead yand prices showed a net decline for the day of one to six points, the near positions closing relatively higher than the later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
REMARKS.

Light showers have occurred in nearly all districts, Temperature changes have been generally slight. and moderate tenperatures prevail.
 FRANK F CHAFFEE,
 Section Director, Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
socInI nnA PeraonnI

Mrs. Jerome Packard of Pensacola, Fla Is here on visit to her mother, Mrs. Hallie Milhous
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
T-Indicatss Inappreciabls rainfall

T-Indicatss inappreeiabie rainfall.
 For yesterday. t-For 2G hours and ing am. 18th meridian time
 NOTE-The average maximum and mini. mum temperatures and the average rain. fall are made up at each center from ths actual number of reports received Ths state of weather is that prevailing al tlrna of obserYation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, Oct. s.-Turpentine firm 354 45. Rosin firm; sales S.01s: receipts s.2ss; shipments 2,611; stock l32.31S. uQote: ABC q67 F.; G 2.7o; II $3,2214 CPS; s3.47h; K x4. 80; M S4. s0@s5; N s5. 50; we $5 90:
 Wilmington. Oct S.-spirits turpentine steady 34c receipts 2S casks
 Rosin steady $2 20; receipts I'll.
 Tar firm $l. 90; receipts g.
 Crude turpentine firm Sl 50: s2 Oo and $2 75 receipts 29. anu Charleston. Oct. s.-Turpentine quiet at Rosin quiet ABc s2.45a47h: D s2. 5o@ 52A; E 2.52A 957A; F $255@s5H C S2 62Is @7o: $3.15@I7A: &. 70; K wv $5 90. ''' New Orleans Oct. S-Receipts 1s5 bar Exports none.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09


 The Coosa and the Alabama will remain stationary.
 Light showers have occurred in Florida and nearly all of the cotton districts, under the combined influence of an area of low barometer southeast of Florida and an ex- tensve area of high" central over the middle Missouri valley. Showers have also occurred in the lake region, though fair weather prevails in the Ohio valley the middle and north Atlantic coast districts, and to the west of the Mississippi river. Present conditions indicate partly cloudy to cloudy weather, with possibly occasional light rains in Alabama during tonight and Friday.
 Temperature changes have been generally slight, except an average fall of ten to twelve degrees throughout most of the Mississippi valley. and a very light freeze prevails in Minnesota this morning.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Montgomery. Ala.s for the 2A houER~endink
 at am. 18th meridian time;
 Thursday, Oct g, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
Nothing sweeter .

Oothan Eagle.
 We of the wiregrass know that no section of Alabama produces sWeetAf sugar cane and girls than tnias
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
LIvERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. Oct s.--closing: Cotton spots small business done; prices nine points low CT:
 American middling fair .... .... ....S.53 Good middlfng .... ..s.- s.s. '''''.e.lt Middling .'.s- s-.' ...' s..' '''' .gs Low middltng ss's ss'' s'tstS Good ordinary ....a.... .... ..'.A l5 Ordinary oo. :., .,o. s'S
 Sales 5000 bales. 200 Tor speculatlon ana export, and including 1000 American. Re- ceipts none.
 Futures opened easier and closed barely steady:
 October November ssss ''4' 'oo7 79 November December ss.s az s'4 .9! H December January s'"s ''s Jauuary-February ssss ss"- 'SV H February March s''' .''''' March-Aprtl s... 'ss. .'''3.9a April-May s'"s s''' May-June .... .... .... .s.'4.SSh June-July .... s..s s'.s ''''e July-August '.'. '..'''s.oAA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY LIVE sToCK

Kansas City. Oct. Seattle, receipts 5000 including 1000 southerns; Native steers S4.75 6$7.OO Southern steers. ...... 2. so a 4.20 do. cows 900 Q s.9s Native cows and hefers 1. 90 O 5.25 stockers and feeders .. e.. 2.75 a lTB Western steers .... ...... 3.S5 O 52O
 Hogs. receipts I2.O0O; 5c lower:
 Sheep; receipts 1000 steady: Muttons .... .... .. 3.75 O 426 Lambs .... .... .... .... 50 c 6 %
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
JUST LIKE ADAMANT
FARMERS ARE HOLDING AND VISIBLE
 SUPPLY BIG.
Result May be That the Price Will FaIl StiH Lower-Compara4ive Sales of
 the Staple.

It is said the 1908 cotton crop will be one of the shortest, considering the mum Der of acres planted, in many years. Ger tainly the present price offered is lower than the average for many years, and there is no reason for such a supply of cotton cents. and at It's best 50 far this selling season, just fraction over nine cents. In spite of these facts there is more cotton available for immediate shipment than there has been since the height of the good time wave that was rising steadily for years until the panic panic of last in winter; ,.,...n inland concentration points. all towns of good size. shows that for the first three cotton have been received. For the same period in 1907 but ,000 bales were receiv- cd. and in 1908 only 1000 bales came in.
 It is stated necessarily that there Is prac- t1caily no demand for cotton, the banks have primsed to back the farmers so they can hold their cotton. the price is so low by creditors. and yet with the panic wall still ringing and lingering in the air.. 1s.ooo more bales are sold at the height son than were sold on the crest of the prosperity wave a year ago.
 and other Monteomery cotton places of business the farmers for the first time, possibly. in their lives are complaining about weather that has been favorable for picking. It has been favorable. they say, The cotton has been picked in unprecedented quantity for the time of year. It has been 
 short cotton Ia a drug on the market, the market is literally gagginE with the sup ply and the demand Is not heavy enough to relieve the situation.
 Cotton will so still lower, the Knowing ones say, but that is not going to hurt be- cause there will not be enough sold at the price offered to make mattress for a pet Mexican terrier. The farmers say 1t is tmmntertal to them If they are offered one cent a pound. for they are not going to sell any cotton worth speaking of for less than twelve cents a pound It is tacittly under stood among them, so the runlor goes. that at meetings held they have settled on the price. and the price is twelve cents.
 The buyers say twelve cents is not to be thought of-now. But 1t may come later. The settlement of the Presidential elec- tion. the settlement of the English strike, which is said to be spreading to other dis frIcts besides Manchester, will have to be over before the price rises.
 The good weather has allowed most of the cotton to be gathered, much of 1t has been sent to market. and now the wagon trade well railroad shipments are pe- tertng out, for the farmers, unattracted by the low price. are devoting their attention to corn harvesting and other matters about the farms.
 During the dry spell the gins have been going at double time, and more cotton has been ginned in the last month than for any similar period for years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
sEIArA COTTON MARKET.

7 Selma, Oct. S.-(Special )-The price of spot cotton quoted in the local market to- day was as follows:
 Good middltng s..s-ss s."s ..s 1S-l6c Strict mtddling s..' ss..6 I-1bc Mi0GnnB 90 5-loc Strict low middling s... p... ....S 7-1sc Low middltng s.s...I l5-16c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
THE WEATHER.

THE WEATHER.
 - Daily Loeal Weather Report and River
 Forecast. unitsd States Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau Local Observation Central timeI
 Montgomery. Oct. 8, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
nvrw ORLEANS COTTON OIL
,.oSwcoAfERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS MO~s (COrFected Dally.l

New % Orleans. oct. s.-cotton seed oil: prime refined 3se.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
TsrnDeraturelPr clip

too late to be included In dIa. tTtct averages.
 DISTRICT AVERAGES.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
Tlood Gage lCh'nK.l Rain- lStage Readsi 2& S4 amu hra. hrs.
s-Rising. x--FallinS.

RIVER FORECAST. The Cooss and the Alabama will remain stationary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NEW YORK BONDS.

Total sales .. ..l7e7oooI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

caiveston-Sty., 9c .. N. orleans-Easy, 8 is-1ec
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

)ats: Dec. 4s hld. MaY D
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

Maximum temperature for day. se deg. Minimum temperature for day. 5S deg Average temperature for day. 62 deg Normal temperature for day, 69 deg. Accumul. excess since Jan. 1. 12S deg. Av. relative humid. for day S2 per ct. Total rainfall since Jan l, SS. A in.
 RIVER BULLETIN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

n lwind Rain State of weathsr
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-11
IN LABOR.

Our morning daily has, with some
effort undertaken TO define its position
politically. 1t will be remembered
that this paper has recently changed
hands. In taking hold of it, the new
management informed the public that
the paper would he INDEPENDENT.
Now it is working to explain that
term. There are so many so-called in
dependent newspapers in the land just
now, every one of which is out Heroding
Herod in its support of everything Re-
publican and denouncing everything
Democratic, that the people of this
community naturally grew apprehen-
sive. Our contemporary, with due
respect to the very clear and forcible
language usually employed by the
writers of the aforesaid explanation,
has left the matter just where it found
| it, if indeed it has not somewhat more
befogged it. Its owners seemed sur
prised that anybody should have con-
strued their utterance ''as evidence OF
slant of mind towards the Republican
partys and its policies" What they
said may not have caused the public to
so construe rhose utterances, SO much
as what they left unsaid, and have done.
But when what they have done is
coupled with what they did say, then
the public did believe it saw in thelr
venture the nucleus to a thorough 60
ing Republican paper, although term
ed independent, something after the
'Taft Democrat" style.
| Mr.. Olivier is now, has has long been
managing newspapers Republican to
the core. Mr.. Wyle is well known
here to be Republican in his political
affiliations. 1t therefore did not strain
any imagination to see in the present
management a determination to follow
the same lines here they have chosen
elsewhere Our evening contemporary
the Lea,ier, announces that since the
signed editorial of Friday morning, thu
4th, it's fears have been allayed. Ours
are not so easily quoted, nor are we sc
credulous. There is everything in tn
editorial mentioned to strengthen the
belief we have.
In national politics that paper an
nounces that it will be its judge as t.
the live vital issues which command
the attention of progressive indie
pendent newspaper. This lets dow
not the bars alone, but opens up tn
whole field for escape from any party
or any creed. ain local and State mat
tiers it is getting to be more and NOR
question not of parties, but of men,
it says. That is the usual language EN-
, ployed by those who have broken dow
party barriers or are ready to depal
for more congenial chimes. 1t
through that door all escape. AS 500
!, as we read the salutatory a week agt
we made our ''guess," and so far, W
do not have to guess again.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-11
Friday, December II, 1903.
THE DEFICIT.

Charles II. Treat, Treasurer OF the
United States, submitted his annual
report for 1908 to the Secretary of the
Treasury last last week, and in part
said
"Ths usual relations between the in
come and outgo Of the government were
Unexpectedly disturbed during the
greater part Of the year, and as re-
suit the ordinary revenues were soo,-
070, POI. Is less than the expenditures.
Contrasted with the showing for the
preceding fiscal year, when the reve.
nues were 1884, 236, $3.50 in excess OF
the expenditures, the change in not
only surprising one, but it also en-
phasizes the fact that the income OF the
government is not exempt from the IN
1uences of trade depression.
The election is over. The cat Is out
at last. There is the official announce
ment of an astounding deficit OF over
So millions III the National Treasury.
In the face of panic, in the face OF a
deficit, the largest ever known, in the
face of open charges of these crimes
during the recent campaign, the same
party which brought them about has
been continued in power just as II
nothing had happened, indeed is APP
plauded for producing them. Think OF
there being "a millions to the good IN
the treasury one year ago, and 81 MIL
lions to the bad this year-an expendl-
ture of 142 millions more than last
year, when the expentures were great
er than any administration had ever
dared make them, even when the Civil
war was In progress, and yet to behold
the people of the United States making
no complaint against this crimina
waste by the administration and thu
indsfsnsible panic it has produced
staggers the, imagination. Cicer'
found it almost useless to inveigl
against Catiline. When Demosthe
nose thundered against Philip he caus
ed few to lose sleep, though he state
awful truths. jeremiah could arous
little inserest in his prophecies anon
hose who were about to be ovel
whslmed. Then why need the peopl
OF this country be worried now by faul
finders, and why should they not pc
r,it their leaders to run riot !? There
NO reason. They prefer it thus. The
have had opportunity after opportun
ty to change it, and no persuasion, n
warning, no argument, brings them
any realization of what is going OF
The taxpaer is forgotten, the poor de
pissed. Dives is feasting, and Lazsrl
is fortunate to have even a dog to lie
his sores.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-11

Got off easy-as might have been eX-
pected. OF course nobody went to Jail.
Plead guilty and were practically ex-
cused.
Richmond, Va, Dec 4.-On consent
of .. 8. District Attorney L: L. Lewis,
Judge Edmund Waddell, Jr., sitting
in the u. S. District Court for the East
ern District of Virginia today fined the
G. & o. Ry. Co. $4,000 for Rotating and
w. R. Johnson & Co., wholesale grain
dealers, 81, 500 for accepting rebates in
violation of the Interstate Commerce
laws, upon their plea of guilty to the
indictment.
There were nine counts in the indlct
ment against the G. & o., and nine II
the Indictment against Johnson. VI
each of the counts against the rail way
company they were fined 81, 900, Whi III,
Johnson was fined on but four 81, SUI
on the first and $1,000 on the othe
three. The remaining five counts wer'
nolle prosecuted.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-11
"MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN
RECEIVE" REBATES.

The c.. & o. Railway, which was in
dieted in the Federal Court at Rich
m ond some time ago for giving rebates
came into court last week and on
Bonded knees, with a handkerchief
about the size of table cloth over its
eyes dripping with tears, Frustrated
itself before that throne of grace, and
with the consent of the District Attor-
ney, mournfully plead guilty. There
were nine counts against this repentant
sinner, and the court might have gone
into the thousands and tens OF thou
sand in infiicting punishment, but no
doubt was moved itfelf to tears by the
humility with which that corporation
bow ed down and kowtowed in its au-
gust presence. 1t became merclful'
On each of the nine counts in the in
dietmsnt it caused it to pay fine OF
only $1,000, or $1,000 for all.
A bad man of the name Of johnson
was also indicted for receiving these
rebates. He came into court bowling
and a. the Chinese put it when beating
their heads on the floor in asking par
don, "kowtowed" also in the courts
presence. He plead guilty on foul
counts. He was therefore in point Of
numbers not quite half as guilty as the
corporation. But he was fined l,ooe
ON ONE count, and 81, 900 on each OF the
other three, making in all S4,5oo
whether he was more able TO pay the
fine than the railroad is not disclosed
I, may now be inferred from this de
cision that fines against corporations
SHINING must not be confscatory; thai
il is less sinful to give rebate than u
receiye it; that in conspiracy between
q corporation and an individual, the IN
dividual is prima facie the greater SIN
mar. It is also inferred from this de
cisios that johnson tempted the rail
road, as the serpent tempted the beau
tiful and virtuous Eve. The report
this case makes no mention OF imprls
onment, and it seems that most 9
those who ought to have suffered sue
penalty became immune when the
went before the grand jury. At an
rate rebating is not much of crime
since Roosevelt freed Paul Morton