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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-24
Fruits and Vegetables.

Potatoes-Select old Oregons, SOC
per 100 pounds; new Oregon, Sl.25G
$l.40; new California, Sl.30 per 100.
Fresh Fruits-O Oranges, $375@42si
lemons, $3.500400; STRAWBERRIES
$l@l2s per crate; raspberries, $l@
LIS per crate; cherries, s0i0c pound
aprieots, $l2s per crate; goose.
berries, Sc ID; peaches, 7sc@Sl crate
plums; soc@$i0O crate; watermelons
lsc ID; loganberries, 7sc@Sl crate.
Vegetables -Turnips, $l.2s sack;
beets, $l.7s; parsnips, $l.2s; cabbage,
81 50@200; cauliaower, $3.50, crate
head lettuce, 20@2sc; cucumbers, $l.25
also; celery, IS cents; artichokes.
60c doz.; asparagus, 6scibl.25; beans,
Sc; eggplant, Zoe pound; tomatoes,
$l256l.7S crate; eantalope, S225@
$3.50 per crate.
onions-Bermudas, 2ic ID; Califor-
MIA red, $l.4o@l.s0; garlic, i2@lsc.
Apples Select, $500 box; fancy,
$500; choicy, $500; California new,
SlO0@l.s0; Oregon, 7sc@Sl00.
Meats and Provisions.
Dressed Meats--Hogs, fancy 7c;
ordinary, 6hc, large &c; veal, extra
Sc, ordinary 607c, heavy Sc;
mutton. fncy, 8@oc.
Lard-Kettle leaf los. l4c; do SIS,
l4lc; do s0-lb. tins, l3lc; steam rem
dered los, l2ac; do IS, l2gc; COM
pound los, otc.
Hams--l0-l2 lbs. 17c; l4-l6 lbs,
l6ac; 1920 lbs, l6Ac.
Bacon - Breakfast, l6@23c; pic
MICS, lie; cottage roll, l2c; regular
short clears, smoked, l2ic; do un-
smoked, lllc; Tn. B., l0@l3c lb,;
smoked, l0@l3c; unsmoked, l2c;
clear bellies, unsmoked, l3Ac; smok-
ed, l4ic; shoulders, l2c,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-24

The fool and his money are parted.
not long did they stay in eahoots. but
the fool Is the cheerlest hearted and
gladdest Of human galoots. His neigh
Dor is better and wiser, six figures
might tell what he's worth but, oh, how
folks wish the old mlser would fall
Off the edge Of the earth!- Emporia Gu
zette.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-24
Notice.

On and after this date, July Is,
1908, no claims will be paid by the
Post Exchange, Fort Columbia,
Wash, for purchases made, except on
order of the Exchange Officer or
Steward thereof, or on written order
from the same.
GEORGE B. TUTTLE,
u Exchange Officer
7-l6-6t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-24
The Daily Market Report


6lberts l6 Brazils, l6c; pecans, i.
M20c; hickory, l0c; Virginia peanuts
6ac; peanuts, 608c; chestnuts, ItaI
ian i0c, Ohio 25c; cocoanuts, dozen
o0c@sl; pine nuts, 10@l2c pound.
Dried Fruits--Applies, Shc per ib
peaches lo@i2c; pears, lls@l4c.
Italian prunes, 506c; California figs
white, In sacks, TIC per pound; black
6@7c; bricks, 75c@2.2s per box;
Smyrna, l60l7hc per pound; dates
Persian, 6iGp7c pound.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
Hops--l9O7 crop, s@ 6sc pound.
Wool--alley, 14@l41c ib; coarse
l2@i3c; Eastern Oregon, 8@l6c, al
to shrinkage.
Mohair-Choicc, lS0ioc pound.
cascara Sagrada (chittitm bark
3i@4sc per pound.
Oregon Grapcroot--Pcr 100 pounds
.s3@5.
Hides-Dry hides, No. |, l4c ID;
dry kip, No. /, l3c ib; dry saltcd, one
third less; dry calf l5c ID; salted
steers 7@8c 10; saltcd cows, &c ib;
stays and bulls, &c ID; kip, &c ID;
calf l0@llc ID; green stock, lc less;
sheepskins; shearlings, l002sc; short
wool, 30@40c; medium and long
wool, according to quality, 50@o0c;
dry horses, 50c@Sl50; dry colt, 2sc;
angora, 80c0$l; goat, common, lO@
20c.
Oysters, CLANS and Fish.
Oysters-Shoalwater Bay, per gal
Ion. $2.25; per sack, $3.50; Toke
Point $i.6O per 100; Olympias (l20
lbs.), So; Olympias, per gallon, $2.25
Fish Halibut, Sc 10; black cod,
&c; black bass, zoe; striped bass, 1Sc;
herring, She; founders, &c; catfish,
lie; shrimp, l2ac; perch, 7c; sturgeon,
l2ac; sea trout, l5c; tom cod, l0c; sal
mon, fresh, S@oc; smelt, 7c; shad,
3i@4c.
Canned Salmon--C Columbia River, /
pound tails, $2.i0; 2-lb. tails, $500;
fancy, lib. fats, $225; s-lb. fats,
Si40; fancy, lib. ovals, $2.75; Alaska
tails, pink, Csc; red, Sl.40; nominal,
2s. tails, $2.l0
clams-Little neck, per box, $3.50;
razor clans, s. per box.
Oils, Lead, Etc.
Benzine-V. M. and P. and Union
Naphtha, cases, loic; iron barrels,
l2ic.
Coal Oil-Union and pearl and as
tral oil, cases, l8c per gallon; water
white, iron barrels, l0ic; eocene and
extra star, cases, 2lc; headlight oil,
cases, lolc iron barrels, l2ic; elaine,
cases, 2Sc.
Lead-Strictly pure white lead, in
ton lots, 7ic; 5OO-lb. lots. &c less; less
than 5OOc lbs. Bic; red lead and lith-
arge, &c higher than white.
Linseed Oil-Raw, s-barrel lots,
'0c; l-barrel lots, Sic; in case, SIC;
boiled, s-barrel lots, SIC; l-barrel
OTIS, 53c; in cases, SOC.
Gasoline-Union and Red Crown,
,bls, Isle; cases, 22ic. Motor, bbls.,
Sac; cases, 22sc. 86 degrees, bbls.,
'0c; cases, Sac. Engine Distillate,
,bls., &c; cases, l6c.
Turpentine- cases, Csc; in wood
barrels, 6lic; in iron barrels, 5oic; in
0-case lots, 62c.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-07-26

Shall this sketch be deemed the May December
thought point Of their respective such might be
but the plain indicate that while mounted
them he still young faith activity and mental
effort be considered.
The rontispiece this gives Blade readers pictorial
representation John Both fast and
firm friends and both actively work disseminating the
gospel of Freethought John Hort probably the Oldest living
and three
New York City, April A. 1906 and
has participated in two wars He was in the war of
Civil 1862 to 1865 He active
and vigorous as many men at fifty or sixty years OF age and
he still spends considerable portion Of his time distributing
Freethough the
dead and others still being published He has been of
valuable assistance to the Blade and always gives his papers
to those whom he thinks will profit by it,
patriotism cannot be questioned. He is
thoroughly American So saturated is this patriotism in his being
painted the national coors the red
white of the national emblem During his younger
days he started out selling Freehough literature including
did this force him
tired spreading Freethought principles
and wherever he went the people came a
thinker Even now, he does all he
in that direction If he runs into religious community he VIII
Blades pamphlets and other Freehough
literature bed at the hour of midnight he
place these under the doors OF
passes until all Securing
supply the repeated
until every Freehought
to nobody knows where they
selects Saturday nights for his nocturnal visits
people time for reading Sundays
Hort a pure naturalist His daily life is simple
possibly make it and his daily practice is to walk
over five six BY these
means he remarkable vgor activity Many
been made to persuade him to belief in
religion because of his old but he in
his would-be advisers, which ends
their religion that
he is member of the Materas Association. His home is
at New York
companion the picture is J. Fantz of San Francisco
California He is among for the
of Freehought in America Active energetic willing
efforts
o good spread knowledge all He and
Schenectady
Blue-grass blade., 1908-07-26
John Hort and J. Frantz

lecture that city Pentecos
Mr. Fantz had arranged for They
j. Frantz, is Roumanian by birth. He was born in a
strictly orthodox while
but his mind evoted against
superstition before leaving the land of his birth Since coming
to America he has openly allied himself with Feethought
forces He has secured hree members for the Materiast
Association and good number for the Church of Humanity
He spends much of his time distributing Feethought literature
soliciting subscriptions
physical vegetaransm developed great
muscular strength and he attracts attention wherever
he He be counted the best friends the Blade
boast and he has written a number of Freethought
which had printed distributed His life
by himself quite object lesson
the benefit of others who similarly situated give
in his words as follows:-
came from Roumania I brought up among
fanatics Was forced to that believed and made to
prayers imaginary No explanation
given not than years of when
doubted the less those
things appeared When doubt entered my mind
father and asked Where is god papa? Have
him? Instead of giving reasonable father
slapped and told must not ask such questions they
not for to know This made think for myself
If not for man to know, how did my father know?
wondered wbv he prayed and why he made me pray saw
injustice all religion controlling human thought
My doubts increased and as grew older gave up all belief
having freed myself from all such influences
a free Roumana may be considered
regarding barbarism and The
light breaking in the people and it will
before intelligence and will
superstious chains trying spread
Freehought in all places where have opporu
nifty reader of nearly all the Freehought magazines
papers getting subscriptions them
also
Concerning nature, feel that better
Christian god burned, killed a
human being in fact I wfuy injure fly Being
eat animal flesh and doing
the destruction of life do not feel that
given worshpped
would worship loaf of bread for might
chance Of getting something out of it. have had
vegetarian, years ago. know
how to utilize surroundings to suit
expect any super
natural myth called god"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT

New Orleans. March 13.-secretary Hes ter's statement of the %G;id' visible suppl 2 of cotton made up from special cable and telesraphic advices compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 4S,O95, against a decrease of 14.1ss last year and a de- crease of 126.4 .46S year before last.
 The total visible Is 4.606. .0s4. against 4,- 6551s9 last week, 5,443,496 last year and 4.96s.439 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton in 3.343.21s. against 3.424.S13 last week, 4OS1.4 last year and a.42l.439 year before last. and of all other kinds. including Egypt Brazil India, etc, l.2s2. s76. against 1.23O.s76 last week. 1.362,- 900 last year and 1,544.0o0 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows decrease compared with last week of 49.095. a decrease compared with last year of s37.402. and a decrease compared with year before last of 362, ,S45.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2.s5s, 900, against 2,e75, 900 last year and 2.472, 900 year before last; in Egypt 233,O 900. against 220,000 last year and 184. 900 year before last; in India 62S.CC0. against 690, ,00O last year and 95O.OOO year before last; and in the United States 1,0s9.O0o, against l,55s,- 900 last year and 1,s62.000 year before last,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. March is-There was a fur ther decline in the cotton market today with trading rather more active and the close barely steady at q net decline of six to sixteen points. Sales were estimated at 215.0O0 bales
 The market opened easy ct a decline of four to nine points and during the first few minutes sold ten to thirteen points net low er. under lower cables. wan Street buying, bear pressure liquidation and stop loss or deFH After a rally of four to five points on covering the market weakened again and before the decline was checked sold at teen to eighteen points under the closing prices of last night on these positions and 1t0 to 146 points below the high prices of January 2eth.
 Later fluctuations were irregular with trading little less active. but the under tone of the market was nervous and unset tied, and the recovery from the lowest at- tributed to shorts covering. In addition to the tower cables. bearish operations were encouraged by favorable weather in the South. increasing of fertilizer sales, talk of Q very slow spot demand and persistent messages from the Southwest claiming that a considerable percentage of the crop is stfil held in the interior.
 Southern spos markets reported early were unchanged to Ac lower, and while receipts were small. exports were light. port here, room observers claim that there was no indication of liquidation on the part of the concentrated long interest in the near months. and the few March notices is- sued were said to have been taken up before the close.
 Receipts at the ports today 1s. I23 bales, against 1851 last week and 29,27s last year. For the week 112 000 bales, against a95,S0s last week and 1s70s5 last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans 23Sl, against 2,3S4 last year and at Houston I,- s87, against 3.766 last year.
 Futures opened easy and closed barely
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS. (C0rrocted Daily.l
 rhAsA priees are at wholsale and not to com

MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.
 CC0rrected DailyJ These prices are at wholsaIe and not to eea- stSTch-corn s0Ioc; standard gOOds Pearl 4Kc; gloss lump Ahc; nickel goods 'Liard--Lsaf s%c: compound sAc: basis Rice-Extra fancy head .Me; fancy head eK O 7c; broken 4k 0bc; Japan 5M @6ke Salt-Liverpool Si.1b: Virginia soc; LOW- isiana Soc.
 coffss-orssn common sH 01Oe; prime sh pIoc; choice Il @12c; fancy 13@I(he. Candies-Stick 7c; fancy TAG.
 CrackeFs-xxx soda sho: xxx singer sardines-Amsrican mustard ss.7S: < -oiI Hides-Dry Hints s@Ioc: dry salt~d co 7c; green hides s@4o; green salted 4@4e. WOoi-clear zoe: bury 1O0lsKc: washed MeaI-standard 77c: waterGround ssc; Fruit and Produce-Fancy apples: Fsacy Baldwin s4. 26; No Baldwin q. %; Mala- ga grapes $500; fancy lemons. 3sos per onions. red globes $1 20 bu.: Florida cab bage 1hc lb,; Rutabsgas per bag sl.5e; TWO SroTR ss 7s. ReisnS esnaS per soE: lb.; choice Fiortds oranges. assorted stSsS FccaS1eese-Fun cream daisies isxe; sInsIsu 1s: lb cuts, z are 1sc.
 Grain and Hay-BFan q .bo; shorts t1 60; oats 66c; white 6Shc; white clipped csc; timothy hay S23: Johnson grass soc: Alfalfa S1 20; corn white s4c.
 Prime cotton seed meal S26. bD. Molasses-Georgia cane bbl, 3Sc gallon; cases gallons s3 50 per case; maple syrup. Log Cabin Brand, gallons si4: t gallons S7.5f, quarts 25 per dozen.
 chickens-Hens s5 Q 40c fryers 90 Ws6c; broilers 20c; ducks 25c; turlEeys 10@1to. Sugar-Granulated 6Me; F.Y.c. kc.
 EeRs 22hc.
 Country Buttsr-I5c per ib.; JSrSey butter zoe.
 BagginK-New Jute 50 yd pieces. 2 h l1Hc; new sugar sack 1 < lb. sc: ID. 0he: second hand sugar sack 7h 0Ske.
 Ties-Nsw Arrow S1 90.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON BY
 SPINNERS THROUGHOuT WORID

New Orleans. March 13.-Secretary Hes ter gives the taking of American cotton by gpinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers:
 This week 261. 900 this year, against 3O4,- 900 last year. 229. 900 year before last
 Total since September 1st this year 7,- 4200O. against s,341.000 last year, and T. 262. 900 the year before.
 Of this northern sDinners and Canada took l.243,0 900 bales this year. against B. 05O.0o0 bales last year and 1,s29,O0O the year before; southerns spinners 1.5Os, ,0Oo against 1.5S2, 900 last year and 1,496, O00 the year before; and foreign spinners 4,791,- 0o0 against 4.709,000 last year, and 3.S3s,- 900 the year before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
NEW YORK BONDS.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
cHIcAGn GRAIN AND PROpucE.

Chicago, March 134-The reported appear ance in Kansas of the Hessian fly and the green buzz caused advance of more than one cent in the price of wheat today on the local exchange. At the close May wheat was & @ Nc higher. Corn was up q O Mc. Oats were 1a G M higher. ProVislons were 2h @7hc higher.
 The wheat market was strong all day opening which was caused by an unexpect- edly large shipments for the week from Ar gehtina. The strength of the market was based entirely on revived ruInors or damage to the crop in the Southwest by insects.
 Shorts and bulls were persistent buyers throughout the day and the greater part or fine selling was by longs The market clos, ed strong and near the high point.
 May opened $ a 1sc to % e Mc lower at s3 %c to 93%c, advanced to s5b Q 1tc and
 Ciearances of wheat and flour were equal to 212,70O bushels.
 Exports for the week as shown by Brad streets were equal to 2.soo,Se9o oo bushels, h,.,s against 6s0.00O bushels on the same day
 The corn market opened a trifle easier because of weakness of wheat. but active caused a rally within the first half hour The market was strong throughout the re- mainder of the day, The chief strengthen ing influences were small receipts and small stocks of contract grain in store May opened a shade to hc lower at 64ls @ A to 64Mc, advanced to 65%c and closed at
 Oats were strong for the greater part of the day, on buying by shorts and bulls. An advance of h @hc in the price of cash oats had a buIlish effect May opened a shade lower at 53tsc.. advanced to 54Mc where 1t closed Local receipts were 2fl cars. - ,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
NM ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans, March lS.-spot cotton was uuiet, h c down on all grades. Middling 11Mc. Sales were 1.400 bales on the spot and 750 to arrive.
 Futures opened steady nine to twelve points below the close of yesterday under aging trade advices and the continuance of fair weather in sections where 1t would urcve of benefit to the new crop.
 The volume of trading was small and the support given to the market following the opening was not sufficient to prevent a still
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
s--Risins. x--FaiIins.
RIVER FORECAST. The Ccosa and Alabama will remain nearly stationary.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL

FORECAST.
 Generally fair weather prevails. over the greater portion of the country though an area of low barometer over the Lake region Is giving cloudiness in that section and another low to the north of Montana has caused light precipitation. in portions of the extreme Northwest.
 The barometer is relatively high over Florida and conditions now favor continued fair weather, with slowly rising tempera- ture in middle Alabama tonight and Sat- urday. The barometer is also moderately high from California east to Nebraska.
 Temperatures have risen in some central eastern Montana, the Dakotas, and Mime sota. and changed but slightly elsewhere. Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the weather bureau for selected Sou thsrn states during the twenty-four hour ending at I am
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
New Rural Carrier.

Washington, March 1s.-(spScial .)--- Homer o. Murphree appointed regular, ollie Murphree substitute rural free delivery carrier. route No. 1. at Noun. tainboro
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.

further decline reaction set in later in the day, however, and without the de- yelopment of any more bearish factors the close was steady. with the active list eight to ten points below the close of yester- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
1 TemperatureIPPcip- I--l------4---litation
 l Min. 1 Max. linches.
F. P. CHAFFEE, Section Director. W. B

because of selling inspired by continued lip- eral receipts of live hogs. As the session neared It's close the market became firm in sympathy with the strength of grain. Final on May pork was 10 axe high CT at Sl. 0S. Lard was up 2h @5c at S7.Tb @g7. .77M. Ribs were 2hc higheer at s6.7e.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 4s cars; corn 1St cars; oats 2ls cars; hogs 2O.O00 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, March 13-Turpentine dull. soc; sales none; receipts IA; shipments 1885.
 shIpments 2.a7s; stock 5e.056. ABC s3. 35; D Ss.40R42h; E ss.45@50; F Ss.bo; G Ss. 55; H ga. 60; $3.75; K $t.s5; M R5. 25; S5. 65; VIC &5.9O; wv &e.1o.
 Wilmington. March ls.-spirits .turpeutine steady 49c; receipts 14 casks
 Resin steady @3.1 receipts BPS.
 Tar firm ST 40: receipts barrels.
 Crude turpentine firm @. 25; s3. 25 and S4. 50; receipts l5.
 Charleston. March 1s.-Turpentine and rosin nothing doing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market steady; creameries 239 2Sc; dairies 2O@26c.
 Eggs weak: at mark cases included 15c; firsts 15hc; prime firsts 16hc; extras Cheese-steady 1Sh @14c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14


 Mid0iznB ...-. .....s e. '''''A"74O
 The future market in both New Orleans and New York. playing same suit to the morning lead of Liverpool fell ten points and more yesterday. but the few sales of spot cotton made in this vicinity showed shat prices for the actual stuff in hand had resisted the down-hiii hurry that con tracts had assumed for several days.
 No sales were reported in Montgomery and the price had therefore, to be more or 7eas esfixnated But sales in towns nearby vera made at 10Nc basis middiing. which was the quotations made Thursday on ac- fua1 ealeE That spots had retained their former figures without much bolstertng or paddlng was regarded as. a notable fact yet few prognostications were hazarded. If futures keep on going down spots will fol- low, was the non-committal prophecy of several. Whether futures are going 60 keep on going down not. bears said yes to. and bulls said nay.
 The last report of the National Ginners is awaited with much interest which was resher intensified yesterday by disap- 5ointment: h had been expected by some yesterday on account of an inadvertent error in some advance" copy sent in to various firms by correspondents.