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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-29
Assembly Dance New Years.

Assembly Dance NEW rear 5.
There will be an assembly dance
at Marsh's hall on New Years night.
Special music will be provided. Ad-
mission SO cents. w. c. Hogan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-29

Use Our Want Column.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
NEW HIGH PRICE
 FUR JULY WHEAT Market Closes Firm With Very
 Good Advance OFFERINGS ARE LIBERAL Corn Advances Sharply Early in the Session But Loses Part of Gain Later-oats and Provisions
 Close Steady.
OFFERINGS ARE LIBERAL

Chicago, June "A new high mark for wheat in July delivery was established today when the price, s1.2Ols per bushel, was reached The market closed firm at net gains of 1ac to 34Q7sc. Corn closed firm and oats and provisions about steady.
 Extreme bullishness prevailed in the wheat pit during the early part of the day, but in the final half of the session much buoyancy was lost also prices at the close were 1a@1c above the low fig ures of the day. There was active gen eral demand at the start based on bull ish foreign advice, advances at the leading European grain centers and wet weather in Texas, which may retard har- Vesting. For a time offerings in the pit were meager, particularly for July de- livery. Toward the middle of the ses- sion offerings became more liberal sev- eral leading holders being active sellers. AS a result of this proft-taldng the July delivery sold off from $1 207s to $1 1880 1.19A, and the more distant futures de- cined about 1c from the high point The market rallied again, however. on buying
 
 $1.19ss
 Corn scored a sharp advance in the early session by buying of the July de- livery by shorts, but lost part of the gain later in the day because of liberal realizing sales. The strength at the start was due chiefly to the smallness of stocks in store here and to an excellent demand for the cash grain. Reports were received today from Ohio telling of the damage by cutworms, but 1t was gen. eral opinion that the damage is confined to a small area. During the day the July delivery sold between 711sc and 72?c. The market closed firm, with prices up B6D ssc, compared with yesterdays final fig ures, July being at 71ssQ72c.
 Oats were firm the greater part of the day but the market was less buoyant than either wheat or corn. There was con- siderable realizing during the last half of the session by influential longs, who were free sellers of the July option. Un- usually heavy receipts--502 cars-was one of the chief depressing influences. The market closed steady, with prices a shade to 1sG4c higher than yesterdays final quotations, July being at 53s4Q597sc.
 Light receipts of live hogs and bulllsh showing of the statement of the world S stock of lard caused sharp decline in pro visions early in the session. On the ad- vance, however, there was free selling by local longs, which resulted in a loss of nearly all the gain. The close was steady with prices unchanged to 10 cents higher compared with the previous close.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
News of TrussvilIe,

Trussville, June Special. Miss Myrtle Hendon has returned home from Centre, where she had a position as music teacher in the schools.
 Mrs w. H. Vann is expecting to en- certain her Sunday school class next Saturday afternoon. Refreshments will be served after few games of tennis, croquet, etc.
 Hugh Morrow and Miss Irene Day re- turned home last Friday afternoon. MT. Morrow has been in school a tn University and Miss Day at Livings- ton.
 The Trussville young folks gave a picnic in honor of the guests of the place last Saturday.
 The patrons of the Trussville public school were highly entertained by the closing exercises given by the children.
 Miss Mary Tod and Miss Vivian Elliott have gone home after teaching a very successful session in the Truss vile public school. Their work has been much appreciated by the parents.
 Misses Bessie Tendon, Eunice Vann and Ethel Gillispie, Birmingham High school pupils, will come home on Fri day next to spend their vacation.
 The Trussvil1e School Improvement association met this afternoon and ex- presses bright hopes for the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03

efared that Atchisons response might mark the wanting of this influence.
 A good deal of attention was paid to crop news and estimates of private eX perts coming to hand were taken as fore shadowing a poor showing in the gov ernment report of condition looked for next week. The weekly bulletin of the weather bureau was not calculated to all lay the apprehension, indicating a persis- tence of some of the unfavorable climatic conditions.
 Another marking up of the price of flour was an incident of the day, grow ing out of the scanty wheat supply. Fur ther reductions in freight charges on inn port traffic by the trunk line railroads were disliked and likened as threaten ing a spread of distrust into other de- partments of traffic.
 The marking up of copper did not prevent the copper industrials from figur- ing eonspicuously in the early reaction ary movement of prices. The engagement of million dollars in gold for export to France was not much needed, the plethoric conditions of the local money market being as much feared as it is ap proved.
 Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, A,6S0,000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
STOCK MARKET IS
 VERY IRREGULAR Advancing Tendency Checked
 By Erratic Selling SEVERAL STOCKS HIGHER Continued Strength Is Shown In United States Steel and Advance Is Fol
 lowed by Other Stocks of
 Various Kinds.
SEVERAL STOCKS HIGHER

New York, June "A check came to the advancing tendency of prices today, although the action of the market was still mixed in stocks. Here and there prices continued tb rise, but in other quarters there was a sharp setback. Reading especially was under quite se- were pressure, and the appearance of some important liquidation in that stock was of notable sympathetic effect on the whole list.
 Another center of strong sentimental influence was United States Steel in which the recent persistent and prolonged ad- vance gave way to a reaction of point. Its upward rush to 6714 in the final hour had g strong restorative influence on the whole list.
 The volatile extreme Of the later stages of it's rise had caused fears of prob- able continuation disastrously. Foreign securities markets seemed to wake up to- day for the first time to the import ance of the listing of the United States Steel shares on the Paris bourse and the topic was the sensation of the Paris, Berlin and in some degree, the London markets.
 There was lacking detailed description of the process to be followed in the Paris operation, but the intervention of a syr- dicate of trust heads to act as hold ing company in France with block of United States steel and to issue against this holding its own certificates, was as- sumed to be the course intended, such certificates serving as the medium of operations in the Paris maket, rather than the corporation shares values themselves
 Aside from the strong sentimental in- nuence on the value of the stock of this important new departure, the method of operating in the new field will involve an important amount accumulation of the actual holdings of the stock. The with drawal from the floating supply of this stock, so considerable an amount as to be involved in the syndicate holdings, would go far to explain the extraordinary strength which the stock has displayed
 When the stock started upward to a new high level and continued active lat terly in the day, it's strong sentimental influence was exerted in the recovery in the whole list. The uncertain tone of the market was aggravated by the heavy tone developed in the bond market, and the fear thus engendered that the market was becoming surfeited with new is sues
 The action of the Atchison issues in the convertible bond series was regarded as rather suggestive. The stock and the older convertible issues ran off, although the subscription privilege at 104 for the new bonds represent valuable rights for the stock, based on the ruling price for the older convertible issues.
 For some time past the securing or re. capital on advantageous terms has been taken as a reason for advancing the price of the stock affected, It was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
New York Cotton Futures.
 Omen, High. Law Close
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Quiet; middling, 1Os4c; net receipts, 1139; gross receipts, 1139; sales, 358; stock, 71,844.
 New Orleans-Firm: .ymidding, 10Mc; net receipts, 1865; gross receipts, 1752; sales 125O; stock. 162.664 exports to Mexico, 400.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, 10Bc; net receipts, POI; gross receipts, POI; stock, 15,534.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling 10%o; net receipts, 1892; gross receipts, 1092 stock, 55 ,031; coastwise 293.
 arleston-Nominal; net receipts 10 ; gross receipts, 10; stock, 4650.
 Wilmington-Quiet middlng. 10%c; net receipts, 21; gross receipts, 21; stock, 14S3
 Norfolk-Quiet: middling, 10%c; net 13,573; coastwise, 356.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 11A CT; gross receipts, 800; stock. 4172.
 New York-Quiet; middling, 11.35c gross receipts. 490; stock, 1s1575.
 Boston-Quiet; miduiing, 11.35c; gross receipts, 2S; stock, 260S
 elphla--Steady; middling 6oc
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 4S0S exports to Mexico. 400; stock. 512,345.
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 33- 943; exports to Great Britain. 13,156; to France, 640S; to the continent 11,535; to Japan, TOO; to Mexico, 400.
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, 9,627,626; exports to Great Britain 3,310, 40S; to France, 9SS,760; to the con- tinent, 3,277,4s5; to Japan, 197,199; to Mexico, 26,722.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Monthly Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, June 2.-Secretary Hes- ters New Orleans cotton exchange state- ment issued today covers the monthly movement to the close of May
 Compared with last year it shows an increase for the month In round figures of 51,CoO bales, compared with year be- fore last an Increase of 119,0O0 and with 1906 an increase of 31,OO0
 The total for May was 532 7Ss, against 3s2,152 last year, 41373S year before last and 50l,e11 same time in 1906
 The movement from September 1 to May inclusive shows receipts at all United States parts 9,613,960 against 9,9S2, ,SSl last year, 9,636 192 year before last, and 7,4S9,- l54 same time in 1906; overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 1,l42S32, against o,273 last year. 1149579 year be- fore last and 926 629 same time in 1906; southern mills takings, exclusive of quan- GOO, against 1,917. 900 last year. 2,061 ,OOO year before last and 1,940,351 same time in 1906; and interior stocks in excess those held at the commencement of the season 1S5, ,O43, against 1s3, 457 last year, 169 93S year before last and 155, 454 same time in 1906
 These make the total movement of the cotton crop brought into sight during the nine months ending close of May 1S,037 1885, against 10. .779,621 last year, 13,- Ol5, 7O9 year before last and 10,511,5S sanfe time in 1906.
 Northern spinners took during may 139,- 452 bales against 152, 4i6 last year and 1OS, ,0S2 year before last, increasing their total for the nine months to 2,4S6644 against 1.s21, ,s9O last year and 2,4o5,5OS the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Livernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, June 2.-Cotton spots quiet prices points lower. Good mid ding. 6.03d; middling, 5.0Sd, low mid ding, 5.65d; good ordinary, 5S6d; ordi- nary, 5.01d The sales of the day were 6O00 bales. of which 300 were for speculation and export and included $500 American.
 Receipts. ,OO0 bales, including 25,- 900 American.
 barely steady. June 5.66dls June-July. 5.66d; July-August, 5.75d; August-Sep- tember 702d; Septemb err Octob CT, 5.69kd; October November, 5.6sd; No vember- December, 5.67d; December January. 5.66hd; January February, 5.66hd; February March, 5.67d; March April, 5.67d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
COTTON ADVANCES ON BULL SUPPORT Early In The Session Market
 Becomes Very Firm RAINFALL IS TOD HEAVY After Period of Early Selling the Market Turns Bulish and With
 General Buying Prices
 Close Higher.
RAINFALL IS TOD HEAVY

New York, June 2-After early nervous ness and irregularity the cotton market became decidedly firmer on a renewal of bull support and closed firm al a net advance of 8 to q points.
 The market opened steady at an advance of 1 to points in response to lighter cables and reports of continued rain in the Mississippi valley Offerings were rather heavy at first, and there was fur ther liquidation by commission house longs, who were evidently influenced by bearish rumors as to a private condition report to be issued later in the day and by a general modification of views as to the probable government report on Fri day. Prices gradually eased off under this pressure until the active new crop months were about points under the close of the figures of last rE;ht. but the old crop was pretty well sustained by re- ports of better spot demand, and after publication of the private report showing an average condition of S2 per cent and a decrease of 2.7 per cent in acreage the market became active and flrmer covering and bull support.
 July led the advance and seemed to be in demand by spot houses and New Or leans bulls, while buying on the new crop was promoted by the detailed weather re- port indicating considerable further rain in the central belt and the weekly report of the weather bureau. The close was at practically the best.
 Southern spot markets officially report ed early were unchanged to 1sc lower, but reports were circulating that interior holders have not fully followed the de- cline in futures ,and the strength of July had tendency to encourage buying all along the line. The New Orleans mar ket will be closed tomorrow. The gov ernment's June report will be issued at F o'clock Friday.
 Receipts at the ports today, 4S0S bales, against 23,S90 last week and 15OOS last year. For the week, 7O,OOO bales, against 109,4l4 last week and 66, 645 last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans, 1865 bales, against S32l last year, and at Houston, 1404 bales, against POTS last year
 Spot closed quiet 10 points higher. Mid ding uplands, II 35c; middling gulf, II .60c. No sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter.

tion continued to be the feature until the afternoon when it ceased and the effect of the heavy rains in the Mississip- pi valley made itself felt. bringing about an advance near the close, which was firm at the best prices.
 This rainfall in the valley must be causing serious injury to the crop. It is so heavy that with clear weather it will be difficult for the crop to recover. Show cry weather continues throughout eastern Texas.
 Many forecasts of the bureau have been made, all of them bearish in their tone and all showing a reduction in acreage, so that it Is possible that bearish bu- reau report has been discounted or rather offset by these heavy rains in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
 Liverpool should be points higher to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, June 2.-Cattle-Receipts esti- mated at 19000. Market 10d15c higher. Cows $4.75Q5, bulls s425d7.55, calves S3 p7. 40, stockers and feeders s3.30Q5.65.
 Hogs-Receipts estimated at 2700O. Mar ket 10@15c higher. Choice heavy packers $7. 45Q755 butchers $7.40Q750, light mixed $7.1bQ725, choice light $7.3OQ7 40. packing s. 35@7 45, pigs $5.25@6.75, bulk of sales $7.256JT 45.
 Sheep-Receipts estimated 14,000 Mar ket 15d25c lower Sheep $3. .7517, lambs s6. 30 @9.SO spring lambs $sQs50, yearlings s7 Q7.75.
 Kansas City, Mo, June 2.-Cattle-Re- ceipts 5000 including 1900 southerns Mar ket steady to 10c lower. Choice export and dressed beef steers S6.25Q7, fair to good $5. .50962O, western steers s5. 5.250p6T5 stock CTS and feeders s3.50@570 southern steers $S.85Q6.60, southern COWS $3Q4.50, native cows $25OQ2.25f native heifers $4.25d6. .65, bulls $35Oq475, calves $450Q.
 Hogs-Receipts 15,000. Market strong to 5c higher Tops $74h bulk of sales $6.85@7.35, heavy 7.35@7. 421h. packers and butchers $7.10Q74O, light $665@7.50, pack CTS $575d7.5o.
 Sheep-Receipts 70OO Market steady to 25c lower Lambs 6.75@S, yearlings $5.7o or 25, wethers $5.25@66O ewes $4.75q6.20, stoclxers and feeders s3.25q5, muttons $4.6o @6.20
 St. Louis, June -Cattle-Receipts 26G5 including 300 Texans. Market steady. Ma tive shipping and export steers s6.25q7, dressed beef and butchers steers $5.50q 665 steers unchanged stockers and feed- CTS $4@5.35, cows and heifers $6.45@6.50, canners $2@2.35 bulls $45O@5.3 35. calves S5di5 75, cows and hefers s2. 75Q5. 40.
 Hogs-Receipts 4410O. Market steady. Pigs and lights $4.75dl7.3O, packers $71O4 725 butchers and best heavy $7.35G7 50
 Sheep-Reoeipts 4o00. Market steady. Ma tive muttons s450GDe.5o lambs ss.75d925, culls and bucks $425@64O, Stockers $2.500f4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady middllng, 1O%c; net 1404; gross receipts, 1404; ship ments, 2120; stock, 49,661.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, Nc; net receipts, 240; gross receipts. 4s2; ship ments, 1862; sales, TIT; stock, 23,517
 Memphis-.Firm; middling, 10Bc; net receipts, 165; gross receipts, 42s; ship ments, 2606; sales. 750; stock, 52.407.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 10%c; net receipts, 167; gross receipts, 277; ship ments, 685 stock, 30,506.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts, 12S2; gross receipts, 12S2; shipments, 1107 stock 1S,010.
 Louisville-Firm; middling, He.
 Little Rock. ct receipts, 213; gross receipts, 213; shipments, 1764; stock, 21,S75.
 Total today-Net receipts, 3471; gross receipts, 40S7 shipments, 9734; sales, 927 stock, 106, ore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Coffee Market.

New York, June 1.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 5 points in re- sponse to higher French cables and ruled generally steady with the near months sustained by the bullish control of the spot situation and moderate support in the absence of important offerings. Havre closed at net advance of A@12 franc. The local market closed quiet, net un- changed to points higher Sales were reported of $500 bags, including June at 7c; July,6.60c; September, 6.10c Spot quiet; Rio, No. :, 77s@Sc; Santos Mo- 4, S@9c; Mild quiet; Cordova, 9A@12s4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
UnpIeasant New Play.

London, June 2.-Under the management of Marc Klaw, new American play, "Eunice," by Lee Arthur and Forest Hal sey, was produced at the Hicks theatre tonight with indifferent success. It is rather an unpleasant melodrama, evil dently founded on the incidents of a notorious New York murder case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
eank Increases capitaI.

Athens, June 2.-(Special. )-The First National bank of Athens has in- creased It's working capital from S25, 900 to s50,O00. The First National is owned by former Tennesseans. The president is W. A. Frost of Shelby vile, and his two brothers are cash fer and vice president respectively. The bank is the oldest financial institution in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Metal Market.

New York, June 1.-The London tin mar ket was unchanged with spot quoted at 9131 IFS Cd and futures at G133 2s Cd. Locally the market was dull and some what lower, with spot quoted at $2S .s71aSS 29. .121a.
 Copper was lower in the London mar ket with spot quoted at geo and futures at ECO 6s 3d. Locally the market was firm and showed an advancing tendency with lake quoted at SIS. .371a; electrolytic, SIS. .121a&13. .371k.
 Lead declined to a13 2s Sd in London, but remained steady at $.35&1. 45 in the local market.
 Shelter was unchanged The local mar ket was firm at s5. .17th&5. .2211.
 Iron was lower at 4SG4s1ad lower in the London market. Locally the market
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Bonds.
Money on Call,

New York, June 2.-Money on call easy, 1%62 per cent; ruling rate and closing bids, 17s per cent; offered at per cent Time loans easy; 50 days, 2@212 per cent and 90 days 214@21h per cent six months, 363A per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 31a to per cent Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at $4. .S6. 30Q4. .S6. .35 for 60-day bills and at s4. S7. 30 for demand. Commercial bills, S4 S5s40D4. .S61s Bar silver. 527sc Mexican dollars, 44c. Government and railroad bonds heavy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Dry Goods.

New York, June 2.-The cotton goods market continued strong. buying of mar row print cloths and convertibles being more general for late delivery. One of the leading lines of cotton blankets has been placed at value for some time, the production being sold in October. Retail CTS are showing more interest in fall silks. Knit goods are being offered for spring. 1910. at the prices prevailing when the last spring season opened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

year before. This makes their average weekly takings for the season 63.760 against 1885 last year, and 8, 453 the year before.
 Foreign exports for the nine months of the season have been 9,s97, ,131 bales show Ing an increase last season of 9S3,202 and a decrease over the same period year be- fore last of 135675. The increase in for eign exports during May compared with May last year has been 192534 and com pared with the same period year before last 155, ,356.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the % lead ing southern interior markets on the close of May were sos, "A, against 636,714 the same period last year and 764,260 the year before.
 Including port and interior town stocks left over from the previous season and the number of bales of the current crop brought Into sight during the nine months the supply has been 13,3l91S2, against 11,127627 last year and 13,313,479 the year before.
 Up to close of may last year 93.15 per cent of the cotton crop had been mar keted and for the same nine months in 1907 the percentage of the crop brought into sight was 96. B and for the same time in 1906 the percentage marketed was 92.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03

Savannah June 2.-Spirits turpentine, 3Sc; sales, SS6; receipts, 634; shipments, 5O6. Resin firm; sales, 1891; receipts, 1467; ship ments, 1859; stock, 123,446. Quote: A, B. c, $2.s0 D, s3.3O; E, $3. 65d3. 70; F. $3 900 4; G, s. .65Q4. .05; H, s4.1O M. $4; N, $4. .950 5.25; VIC, s6.So; wv, s5 .15@5. 80.
 Wilmington, N. C., June 2.-Spirits tur- pentinte steady, 971kc; receipts, 43 casks. Rosin steady, s2. 40; receipts, IF. Tar firm. S1. 1.50; receipts, six barrels. Crude turpen- tine steady, $1.75, $2. 15d13.75; receipts, $3.99
 Charleston, S. C., June 2.-Turpentine quiet, 399391ac. Resin quiet. Quote: A, B. c, $2. .90q2. 95; D, 8. 40; E, s3.75; F, $S.S5@ 39o; G, $S.65@S 30; H, $4; I, $4.25; K. $5; M, $5.1O; N, $5.25; VIC, $5 30; wv, $5. 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
Hold For Moonshinlna.

Huntsville, June 2.-(Special.)- .)-John L. Sullivan, a white man from Lauderdale county. was brought here by Deputy Mar shal Root today and lodged in jail. Sul- livan is charged with making moonshine whisky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-03
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, June 2.-Cotton spots were firm Low ordinary, 3-16c nom inal. ordinary, Sc nominal; good ordi- nary 97-16c; low middling, 10 5-16c; 107sc; good middling, II h c i. middling fair. 119sc; fair. 12ss nomi- nal. Receipts, 1665 stock, 1892