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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
MORE COTTON SOLD
TWO SMALL LOTS RELEASED ON
 LOCAL MARKET.
Liverpool Cables Came Over strcns Yesterday Due To The Reports of Hlgh Temperatures In
 The West.

released in two different lots in the local spot cotton market yesterday. One lot of fourteen bales was sold at lot of seven bales brought practically the same price. The sale of these small lots will no doubt characterize the local market until the general cot ton movement begins in September.
 Liverpool cables came over strong yesterday morning due to the reports of the high temperatures in the West and as the result the cotton market In his country opened about six to seven points up. The market maintained It's advance throughout the day and all cotton months closed 15 to 16 points
 The was little news in the market yesterday except the weather report The bear party was particularly az gressive claiming that the hot weather would force premature opening ana cause a big early moevment. Bullish Speculation was not much in evidence although some commission houses were
 The first prices of October futures r1lled strong all day and closed at 12.30, or 15 points above Mondays clos
 ing figures Tse naf,a' Mers six points higher and the close of this month was 1928. an advance of l6 points
 Liverpool. due one to two points joints months opened unchanged on near and one points up on distant months Later cables reported the market quiet but steady at four points advance Spots were quiet at nine points ad-
 .Conditions in the Atlantics were bet ter yesterday inasmuch as fair weatn- CT prevailed. The weather map snow cd no precipitation west of Alabama, with fair weather and high tempera- lures Throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and the lower Central states Indications are Tor genera ha states Some cooler weather Is also predicted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Aug. l7.-rhe reaction ery tendency manifested by the stock market yesterday became more pro- . majority of the he standard @ i0 issues. M sentiment appeared to have switched around very decidedly although sur face conditions were for the most part rumors regarding the health of a prom tneut financfer now abroad and the lonG-continued drouth in the Nebraska corn belt excited some apprehension. .. resumption of buiiish operations was the belief prevalent in conservative circles that Ire market had been go. ing forward much too rapidly. From ;rrs.nsy sns very outset outset today's market was bear attacks which converged largely around the Hartman issues. The only prominent issues to display steadiness Trapsactions were again very large with London . reported seller here to the extent of 35,000 shares, chiefly the Harrimans and United States Steel covery from the early heaviness which had Its inception in fresh buying movement in Union Pacific. The bai- ance of the active list moved along which ranged from fractions in the Hartman issue to three point in Chi- cago and Northwestern, and a point or more in Atchison. New York Cen- tral and the steel issues. Illinois Gen. tral and Louisville and Nashville did not participate in the recovery and some Of the less active stocks. includ- Ing American Cotton oil, registered de- clines later. Such general news as came to hand during the day was large- ly favorable. including the successful conclusion. of the Chinese loan, with equal participation by our banker. and further improvement in the steel and iron trade. There was also a state- ment from representative of the In. terstate Commerce Commission ore. dieting revival of the enormous rail- road tramc of 1907. In international banking circles there were talk of a resumption of gold exports to Argen- tine. The money market was very strong, with further indications of a stinening of sales. Some call loans were again made at 2l-2 per cent. but this was the maximum figure,
 Bonds were irregular; total sales, par value Ss,sS0,00O.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
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MONTGOMERY MARKETS.
erhs quotations are corrected dail for The
Groceries.

GroceriesL MEAL-standard W. $: se ID. sacks s2c 0lcesF lcoFFEE-dreen. common to ordinary 10 @ilci prime i2@lsc; fancy i4015c; pea bsIry lsc ed Jsys a7Ss1e; SE, Toasted IaM@14c fancy roasted 14@1Tc; Mocha and Java blends ss9sSe. ,.a 0sSuaAR-drsnuiatsd. GAR standard s&e: fancy rIouRSFsncy nominal; straights 60. % @25; patents ss 2sg gsS; fancy patents &1oo. sTAFSa-SiSsn Siosa lump ike; nickol sOoSs sOods aOHf ORHficfE.Extra fancy head TX csc; fancy head s& @7Ae; broken shAShc; Japan sxIT-Liverpooi sl.1o; Virginia Sso; ViNEoAR-per gallon so9 800.
 cRAcKERs-xxx Soda shc; xxx Gin ger Snaps 7c; xxx Cream Sc; xxx Oyster Se: Ben Hur Soda Biscuit sc carton 5ec oIssDIN IssasRDINEs--Amsricsn K-on ,s.ooe7s: ! oDsnsIIsA DMoIA AssEsSGeorgia Cane bbi. s7o gal :. .a soSp soTn :srSS Rs' S case: Rses. ' MAPLE sYRUP-'Iog Cabin" brand. 6 ~aIlons ST per case. F gallons 7.5o: 2l < gallons 's.So Rv;ass.: per cssS;
 BACON MEATs--CIear ribs 1s.2505O; lard I3Mc; kettle rendered 14h Sc; Snow drift s&o; snow.white sSe; Flake-whits nIssY SALT MEATS-Dry salt ribs s1a s7H-e2h; dry salt cut ribs a12. .26. HRHAKFA6T BACON-16h @24ho.
 Grain and Feedstuffs.
 CORN CHOPS-Per bu. s2hc.
 coRN-whits from store s2@ssc; mixed ESY@Ttmothy. choice per ton $z1: No 1 per ton s1s; Alfalfa per ton $2s; Johnson grass per ton 212 2Q$l3.
 oATs.white from store. dray lots s7c. GRITs-Per bbL 3. 50; per sack ]2.3S.
 Cotton Seed and Products. COTTON sEED-s1s per ton.
 MEAL-choice $33; first; prime 7h per eent per ton $s2; prime cake per ton s21. I.INTER6-Per lb. 1Qoc.
 oTI-Car lots; prime crude basis per ID. ( i-ac: basis refining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

CHICAGO GRAINS AND PROVISION.
 Chicago, Aug. 17.-Damage from caused steady tone in the wheat mar ket here at the close today. Corn closed weak oats easy and provisions irregular.
 The wheat market opened weak with to a decline of 1-2d. to Id. at Liverpool During the greater part of the day sentiment was inclined to the bear side of the market but In the final hour a frmer feeling developed because of con- firmation of reports of damage by wet weather to the wheat crop in the north western part of North Dakota.
 A slump in corn and an easier tone in the market for the cash grain were siderable selling. Trade in general was of light volume. The close was steady with prices a shade to 1-s to 1.4 higher compared with the previous close.
 An 1ofilcial forecast of unsettled weather over the greater part of the corn. belt for tonight and tomorrow inspired liberal realizing safes in the of approximately cent in the price of all deliveries. Fresh reports of damage by hot weather were received and at times these. advices caused slight railis. Declines of 1-2 to 1 cent in the better grades of cash corn and cents in lower grades was bearish factor. The market closed weak with the September delivery at the bottom and the future options only q trifie above the low mark.
 Oats were Inclined to be weak near ly all day owing to selling brought out by improved weather far harvesting and threshing. Local receipts were considerably in excess of the esrirnated amount and prices at the sample tables were Ia lower. The market was bear ishly affected by the slump in corn. The close was easy with prices a shade last quotations
 Provisions manifested considerable strength. particularly the nearby de- ltveries. Local packers were the prin- sales made overnight This demand brought out free purchases by shore. At the close prices were 10 lower to 80 higher. the latter advance being in September pork.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
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pgea n,pee to the DIE building centers of the "A sa5o.ooO mining company is rsper,.d Ior Birmingham, Ala, and another mining company for Jasper, Ala A company hs~ been been formed at Sheffield. Ala. to make oyer enlarge and operate a rolling mill that mas been idle for some time. New oil mills are announced for Gainesville Ga. and Oea nee' Ga. The Bibb ManufacturinR Compa- ny ordered nearly $l00.0O0 of cotton riiI macninery. to be installed in its various fac tories in middle Georgia At Anniston, Ale.. a company will manufacture motor earn and VIII also operate a street car system in that city A company will ask for franchise In Macon. Ga. to operate a sinlilar atreaf power.
 Among the business transactions of ,n- terest during the week was q SITS, 0od lum- Der plant deal at Andalusia, Ala Griffith Ga, Is inviting proposals for over Sse, ,oO0 Of paving. Atlanta, Ga. received bids on S60.00o of paving. Senoia. Ga. called an election on the issuance of $1o.00e of bonds for the ubilding of electric light plant. Dodge County. Ga Is inviting bids for ir1- proving its court house. and Jackscn County. Ala, awarded the contract for remodsling It's courthouse at cost of $22.eoo. Both contracts for the building of sch0oihouHsa.
 During. the week eighteen new corpora tions were chartered in the two steteA their minimum capital stock being sT6ae0o. Prop erty valuations in the city of Birmingham, Ala, have increased eio.000,000 or a per cent, during the past year. this being the story that the tax books there told day or two ago, when a comparison of 1908 and 1908 assessments was instituted"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
,,rn,,srnrEs or ALABAMA.

co,unbus. Ga, Aug. 17.-(special )--rhe Georgia and Alabama Industrial Lndsx tsss wiii ea,, touhorrow in It's regular weekly lssue.
 steady stream of capital is oelng pour ed into mines and manufactures and hS the many other form of industry r m SsSss tSs useful nart A,rpS"' Inf establishing new enterprises but eiso assisting the older plants that s,tn nave so oehon rIar1a eo as> to meet the demands nvei ny i,rcreaaing patronage. Announcement is made that sI75, 900 of Eastern money Ty,aT %in pc h"s ta which will result in greatly en- ,arg,ng su the operations of that particular niant X big cement plant at Leeds Aia.' in tne increased in recent months, is to be still tyrther enlarged. At Waycross. Ga. the finishing touches are being applied 10 tinber of the Okefenokee swamp. nearby, will be manufactured into lumber to be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. Aug. 17.-Spot cotton firm; unchanged. Middling 12 5-16c. Sales on the spot 100 bales, to arrive none.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of 12@13 points very favorable cables and the worst weather reports of the season of the Western sections of the belt Many Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas poitns re- ported maximum temperatures for yesterday of from 100 to 110 degrees.
 Accompanying these were complaints of grave crop deterioration. The market held steady on this news nearly all day. but around noon. some weakness was displayed bull had sold the bear leader 50,0o0 bales of October During the last half hour of trading the market strengthened again on fear of more bad weather reports tomorrow morning Prices rose to the highest of the day, 22 points over yesterdays last quotations The closing was very steady Rf a net advance of 26@21 points.
 Cotton futures closed very steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
Nrosqultoes Plague T'exas.

Galveston, Texas. Aug. 1T.-A plague of mosquitoes is now affiicttng the gulf coast, causing serious losses to stock men and heavy falling off in travel to the coast. Cattle by the thousands are travelling to the gulf where they stand in the water starv- ing. At Point Boliver yesterday sec ton hands were forced to flag train to escape the pests. Passengers are compelled to cover their faces and hands for protection. The use of oil in Galveston has prevented serious an- noyance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

and shape enc nsws into . meaning hardly thou4h possibly even by the
 The last hot wave in the western sectiop of the belt reported yesterday is said to be Western hot wsye which Psnns sns s' Of ooson ss .nS Grsss sss.. the yisli per acre. as well as injurtng the staple and grade. Bears claim that this will insure an abnormal tncrease of new cotton. we take no stock in such arguments. The size of this crop now promiees to be 60 small that the early movement will De sccn0.nisd wenaeo and by bearinsh efforts will be purely sentiment" a
 Following Is the weekly weather The mean Temperature for the week was rcs oS to ss degrees over sns SaS,s.n mssn carolina eIs and the % highest from Western Tennessee. Oklahoma and Soutnwest- ern Texas. The temperature was above normal. except over Eastern portion of East Texas. where. there was deficiency of l to 2 degrees. The greatest excess was to de. grees over Oklahoma, Arkansas and
 Rain fell through the week general. ly Throughout the cotton region. but the amounts were unevenly distribut- ed, being heavy in some localities and very light at many stations.
 More than four inches of ram Tell during the week at a few widely scat. tered stations, the greatest amount reported being b.o4 inches at Eastman. Ga.
 Following are the opinion of some New York cotton houses:
 Edward Moyse & Co.--Uneasiness has been created among shorts over a possible buIlish September Bureau:
 Dick Bros. q Co.-"Advfces general ly continue to show improvement in the Eastern belt"
 to advise aihering to a conservative ly bullish position, but would only favor buying on weak spots for moderate turns as we are not likely to have anything better than an fr- regular traders market of scalping character"
 Hayden, Stone & Co.-"A moderate. though temporary down turn does not look untimely. but the position of the short would appear a dangerous one in a market built on so firm legtti- mate basis. and so full of bulnsh pos abilities"
 Renskorf. Lyon & Co.-"we continue our advice to buy on all depressions."
 Crusel 6 Flinn--'"The bears have played their last card. 1t is now the bulls turn"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
SIP. LOUIS GRAIN.

St Louis, Aug. 17.-Close: Wheat No 2 red $1.O3Q0S1s; No. hard tI OI O 0sh ; september ss1 1s Q $; December s7H.
 Corn; No. cash 6T; September eSA: De- cember 53%; No. 2 white 6S O 1c.
 Oats No cash ss; September 37k De- cember 37%; No. white 4oA.
 Lead S4 80: speiter $5. 65.
 Poultry chickens I2c; springs 15hc; tur- keys 17c; ducks oc; geese bc. Butter cream .ry 2s92Tc.
 FEES 1sho.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

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 do. Ist & ref. 4s .... .... 99h " c pnhhar es .,.. .... .105
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
lInNnnN STOCKS.

Iondon. Aug 17l-American secGLItisS onened quiet and above parity. Union Pacu- tn shares were weak but hardened and at noon the general list was to A of point apove yesterday's New York closing. Union PaGitic "ps psciSc led the decline in the af- .srnoon UTn Later support from New Ynrk censsd A fair recovery, but the market closed irregular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

Grain EtatIstieA The clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 152.000 bu. Primary receipts wero se0.0oo bu.. com pared with 771,o00 bu. the corresponding day year ago.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow. Wheat 9S cars; corn 176 cars; oats 147 cars: hogs 22.000 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
sueAR MARKET.

New York. Aug. 17.-sugar ray v. firm' firm ia,p np refining 35S@s1; centrifugal se.tes. ,,rSS S,oS S%teadiv: crushed 5.s5; powederd 6.OS; gran ulatsd rosfss A. sT Gniet; No. Rio 7A@hc; No 4 Santos .sss sh gyG syIi: New Orleans ss@42c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

Two small lots of fourteen ana sever bales of cotton were released ID ths local market yesterday.
 A premium was paid for the staple which sold at about the IF i-z cen' figure.
 The market yesterday was strong anu closed about Is to 16 points higher than Mondays closing figures.
 Liverpool was also good and the cables were were artT strong; wa, nart,cularly az. gressive yesterday.
 They contend that the hot weather will force the premature opening oi bolls and cause big early cotton movement.
 The chief interest of news in the market yesterday with the hot wave which pasesd over most of the belt
 From Alabama west high tempera- lures existed.
 Twenty-one stations in Texas report ed over 100 degrees.
 The average temperature for Arkan- sas was 1Ol degrees. while Oklahoma averaged 10s degrees.
 There were increased reports oi damage by shedding due to the hot weather.
 Some say that Louisiana. Arkansas and Texas will not make as much cot ton this year as Texas made last year
 Greenwood, Miss. wired, 'Tempera' lures yesterday 1o1 degrees here Cotton shedding badly.
 Liverpool cabled, "Considerable im- proyement shown in Manchester
 Jefferson county, Arkansas says. Hot winds, 100 to 104 the past four days; cotton parching and fast de- teriorating." @
 The weekly weather report gives and Oklahoma.
 Ennis, Texas, says, To-day was the hottest day of the year by five de- grees and will cause premature open ing"
 A long range forecast from Wash inEton says that the hote wave will be broken today with lower temperatures and showers.
 A merchantile cotton crop reporting association gave out the following estl- mates of the yield by states yesterday;
 North Carofina1Thirteen reports, 13 counties, indicates 209,0o0 against 2Se,-
 South Carolina-Twenty-sev re- ports. IT counties, indicates 497.O00 against 55S.00O
 Georgia-Forty-tw reports, 32 coun- ties, indicates 651 900. against 6S0,000.
 Alabama-Thirty-s reports, 24 counties, indicates 45S,000, against 526.
 Mississippi-Eighteen reports. 16 counties, indicates 2S2,000, against 377,- 900.
 Texas-Thirty- nine reports. 33 coun- ties S50,000 against 1,269.000.
 Arkansas-Nine reports, 8 counties. indicates 139,000 against 1s8.0O0. /
 Abilene, Texas says, Fort Worth. Wichita Falls. Stamford, owing to ex- tremely spotted and late condition, West Texas almost impossible to make intelligent comprehensive re- port, five weeks continuous drouth and high temperatures, crop made prac- tically no progress until last week $ rain. Sixty per cent extremely pool and late, much of which not yet in bloom Twenty per cent indifferent early fail be disastrous. Late fall about seventy per cent last year"
 New York wires, All news continues bullish and the bearish seem to arbitrarily put a construction on it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
MONEY MARKET.

~,. vo-,, Aux. 17.-Money on call steady Nsw @x t0 ner cent; ruling rate 2A per cent, {; s,HSssnr SHX bids 2N per cent; offered as z% per pT,sa csn1 1oans very strong; sixty days per per cent nti.ie ninety days SA @s% per cent-' SIX .oontba { uer cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK,
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER.

New York, Aug. 17.-Close: Prime mer- cantile paper 4@4h per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady with actual bus inesS in bankers bills at 4s6. 05 G15 for sixty day bills and 4Ss SO for demand. Commercial bills A8Ah a%.
 Bar silver 51h.
 Mexican dollars A.
 Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

Charleston, Aug. 17.-Turpentine quiet 5okc.
 Rosin quiet: ABC Ss 25; $s45; E s3. 60; t3.s5; G $4.00; H $4.25; $4.s5; S5.00; M $5 00Q20; N $5.2O@4o; VIC $5.65@S5; wv $e.75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
NAVAT. eTOREa

Savannah. Aug. 17.-Turpentins firm 5o%c; sales 4s3; receipts s4s; shipments 336
 Resin firm; sales 2.s7s; receipts 32is; shipments 755; stock 151,71s. B $3.15Q25: D ss.40@5O E ss.so@s5; Ss.sO@s5; c g. 95 @s4.05; H $4.25; $4!35; K $500: M S5.I0; N s5. 5Q5o; VIC $5.65 s5; wv $6.50@75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
COTTON GOSSIP.

Two small lots of fourteen and seven bales of cotton were releaseo in lh' local market yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
erI.NFA COTroN HtAnxrr

Selma. Aug. 7.-(speciaL )-The price of spot cotton was quoted in the local mar ket today as follows:
 Good middling .... .... .... ...,12&c strict middltns '... '... ......13ko MluoHuS 1S n Strict low middling .. ......... ....13c LOW middunB s.1lKc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

The market yesterday was stront ami closed about Is to 16 points highe than Mondays closing figures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. Aug. 17.-There was a further advance in the cotton market today, chiefly as a result. 1t seemed. or bullish crop news. from the South west and the market closed strong at a net gain of 13 to IS points.
 The opening was firm at an advance of to 13 points and during the morn ins active months sold 15 to 1s points higher in response to firm cables, re- ports of very high temperatures in the Southwest. expectations of a bullish National Ginners, report, scattered coy s and moderate support from the local bulls. During the middle of the day prices eased off under realizing In 6 ccmparatively narrow market. but character of the news and late in the afternoon prices reached new high lev els for the day on active buying by one timated that this interest took fully 25,000 bales out of the market during the last half hour. Various theories were advanced as to the cause of the private wires reporting disastrous tenn perature in the Western belt: others that 1t wss covering of the short end of the stfaddles here, the long end of tomorrow morning. Last prices were within point or so of the top. Wires from the Southwest reported that tenn peratures during the past twenty-four mums for the past fifteen years and some very bullish advices were receiy- ed regarding the effect of the. hot weather on the crops. Southern spot markets officially reported early were unchanged to 1-4 higher.
 Receipts at the ports, today 2,398 bales, against 2,705 bales last week and 11,745 bales last year. For the week 15,00O against 11,05S last week and 43,s07 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 452 bales against 80 last year and at Houston 530 bales against 1< bales last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

Liverpool was also good and thu cables were strong.
 The bear party was particularly az gressive yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

A premium was paid for the staple figure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

They contend that the hot weather will force the premature opening oi bolls and cause big early cotton movement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

Renskorf, Lyon & Co-"We continue our advice to buy on all depressions."
 Crusel 6 Flinn-"The bears have played their last card. 1t is now the bulls turn"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

The chief interest of news In the market yesterday with the hot wave which pasesd over most of the belt
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-16
LOOK OUT FOR BAD $40 BILL.

a deceptive counterfeit $40 nation
al bank note bearing the portrait of
Mckinley has been discovered and
the secret service is endeavoring to
trace its origin. The counterfeit is
viewed by the officials as one designed
with great cleverness. The note is
on the Citizens Central National
Bank of New York City, of the series
of 1909, and apparently is printed
from ithograph plates on two pieces
of paper between which silk threads
have been distributed. The number
inGs is poor, the figures being irregu-
lar in size and alignment, but the
pink seal is excellent. both as to
color and workmanship.