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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
COTTON GOSSIP.

The market colsed 12 points up.
 Cotton is beginning to come in more rapidly.
 The New York market is closed un- iday.
 The Government Bureau report is the most bullishe document ever issued. mand last year, and the output Is about 100000 bales less.
 Higher prices are expected and the farmers are being advised by some to hold for Is cents.
 Indications are extremely bullish and much higher prices are expected.
 One firm says that the immediate course of the market Is uncertain, but any setback will undoubtedly be fol- lowed by rapid recovery to & higher level than any witnessed of late.
 Looks as though large interests were acting to keep the market down. The planter who will sell freely above 12 cents will also keep it down.
 Texas cotton crop is reported to have deteriorated per cent. since Au- gust 2b.
 Texas farmers are said to be storing over half of their cotton and are re- fusing to sell.
 Indications are for a crop of 10,500,- 900 bales
 Liverpool cabled: Continued activ- ity with India and with China"
 There is good demand also on the continent"
 Bremen cabled: Large spot busi- ness Demand increasing. Russian textile trade enormous.
 Havre cabled; "Continental spinners buying freely"
 Dallas, Texas, wires: Farmers re- fusing to sell. Storing over half in past three days. Banks advancing money freelv."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
CHICAGO GRAIN ANn pRnx1sInN

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
 chicago, Sept S4Wet weather in the ket for wheat on the board M E m of f trade trad here today. Realizing sales, however. caused a loss of part of the gain but s-s@l:s higher compared with ~' yes, s. terday''s final figures. Corn. oats and provisions also displayed considerable
 Interest of traders in the wheat mar ket centered in weather conditions in the spring wheat country and as scat tered tered raaa;o rains had been reported Tn vs. when n,,, trading cas began wss quite bullish. srally y oyer Minnesota and the pako- further Strengthened the belief that the movement of the new crop would As rssalt the market carly ia the day manifested a fair degree. of strength: There wastno leadership in Chiefly trafs from Sma tinued free movement of wheat at Min neapolis and Duluth caused the trade to hesitate in foliowing the adyance vance ped off materially which resulted In reeessions from the high points; The
 Eseass par of the tS S SaS ana row rsnss."X brisk demand for the Sbsped n the hoa rm he prcs options here. The range for the day on December was between 94 IA and g. 7-S, and final quotations were at
 Uncertainty regarding the exact amount of injury Inflicted op.the grow ing crop of corn by the recent drought led to renewed buying of that grain by shorts, which caused firm mar ket nearly all day. The September de- livery showed more consistent strength although the deferred months made greater gains early in the day. An advance of 1-4 to 1-2 in the price of cash corn was largely responsible for the firmness of September. At the i-2, December was unchanged and May
 Oats were firm throughout the en- tire session and at the close prices were a shade to i-2 above the previous close A feature of early trading was urgent buying of the September de- livery by shorts which caused firmness in all options. Comparatively hgnt receipts, despite the enormous yield estimated for the new crop had a bull ish effect. .
 Provisions were firm all day owing to buying based on. the bullish show ing of contract stocks of provisions Tn store here, the supplies being consld- cred remarkably low. A five cent ad- vance in live hogs also had bullish Influence Prices at the close were I-2 to 12 1-2 higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
COTTON RECEIPTS.
MERCANTILE PAPER.

New York. Sept. S.-Close Prime mer- cantiIe paper A @4% per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady with actual bus mess in bankers bills at 1855 10@15 for sixty day bills and at 4s6. 60 for demand. Commercial bills 4S4h "A.
 Bar silver 1hc. Mexican dollars A. Government bonds weak; railroad bonds steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.

St. Louis, Sept. s.-close: Wheat, No. red cash Si 06 E 1O8h; No hard q .02h GOT; September S1 .O0; December s6M.
 Corn No. cash 6s; September 67; De- cember 37%; No. 2 white 6e4 kc.
 Oats No 2 cash 38A: September sS; De- cember STA No. white 41.
 Chickens 12hc; springs 15hc; turkeys 17c; ducks 10h geese g..
 Butter creamery23 Q29h.
 Lead s4.a7h; spelter s5.s2h bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
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New York. Sept. s.-The supension of the firm of Freeman, Rollins and Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange was announced today. The firm has branches in Boston and Providence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
MONEY MARWTT

New York, Sept. 3.-Money on call firm a@2h per cent; ruling rate and closing bids 2A; offered at 2is per cent
 Time loans quite active; sixty days 2H Q per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
Car Lot Receipts.

Car Lot Receipts. Wheat 63 cars. with 21 of contract grade. Corn PIT cars. with 123 of contract grade. Oats PIT cars.
 Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min neapolis and Duluth today were 61l cars. compared with 327 cars last week and 596 cars the corresponding day year ago.
 Produce Market Butter-Steady;-
 Daries ... .... .... ........22 02s Eggs-Steady; receipts S.60s:- Eggs-Steady; receipts 7.714:-- At mark cases included .... ..1s Etrsts ...-Su Prime firstS ....21h Cheese-Strong
 Daisies ....l5% gis Young Americas .... .. ......1s Long Horns .... .. ...,ls Potatous-Firm Choice to fancy .... ...s ...60 @6S Fair to good .... .... ......55 958 Ioultry-Steady:-
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
Nrw ORLEANS COTTON ou
MONTGOMERY MARKETS

New orleans, Sept. 3.-Cotton seed oil: prime refined in barrels. per pound D. 50
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
 New York, Sept. 3.-For the week ending Friday. Sept, 3, 1909:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
COTTON STATISTICS.

New York. Sept S.-The following sta tistics on the movement of cotton for the week ending Friday, Sept 3. were compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
 Weekly Movement. ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
Daily Cotton Market,
FORT MOVEMENT.

1 SHIPMENTS To.-
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04

NEW YORK COTTON. Futures on the New York Cotton Ex- change today ranged as follows:
 IopenlHighl Low; Close
 Bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
LTyERPOOL COTTON.

The sales of the day were 12.0O0 bales pf which 300 were for specula tion and ex- port and included 10,500 American. Re ceipts 8. 800 bales. all American. Futures opened quiet and steady and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
The following Is Testers total crop

Total. .. =. ..13,S25,O00 11.572,000 North Carolina includes Kentucky and Virginia. Tennessee includes Mis- souri. Utah. Kansas and New Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04

The market colsed 12 points up.
 Cotton is beginning to come in more "a pitllY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
NEW YORK BONDS.

s-Ex. Div.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
CONDITTON OF TREAsIrRY

Total balanee Ln general fund sss. s2s. o5s
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT
AT SOCIETY VAUDEVILLE
Venice Pick and Shovel Club Gives
Excellent and Highly Appre-
ciated Performance

VENICE, Feb. 22.-The Society vau-
deville,' staged at the Auditorium to-
night under the auspices of the Venice
Pick and Shovel club, proved to be a
most creditable performance and drew
q. large audience.
The different sketches, under the di-
rection Of Miss Lutte Miller Of Los An
geles, were applauded time and again
by the onlookers.
Some disappointment was felt at the
absence of Madam Genevra Johnstone-
Bishop, who was to nave been present
and to have taken part in the perform
ance, but was incapacitated at the last
minute by severe cold. The gap was
filled by Johan Zinek, a dramatic tenor
well known to Los Angeles people, VINO
carried away the audience,
Many prominent society people OF
Venice were numbered in the cast
among them being Mrs. Abbot Kinney
who took the part of Mrs. Rusby tC
perfection, and Richard Dwyer, who
represented Busby, her recreant hus-
band. Mrs. r. A. Phillips, Miss Aleen
Phillips, B. Braunberger and Mr.. Smith
made hits with their parts
Tie electrical effects and stage deco
ration, the work of Harry Nichols, were
the most elaborate ever shown here
and were a distinct success from both
an artistic and mechanical standpoint
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, Feb. 22.-Pacifc Coast
company's steamship State of California
Captain Thomas, arrived tonight from San
Francisco via Santa Barbara and Redondc
with freight and passengers. She will clear
tomorrow morning for San Diego.
Schooner Ludlow, Captain Anderson, ar
rived this morning eleven days from Grays
Harbor with 900, 900 feet of lumber con-
signed to San Pedro Lumber company.
Steamer Alcatraz, Captain Ellessen, com
pleted discharge Of part cargo lumber here
and cleared for Redondo, carrying 400, 00O
feet, thence for Point Arena to, reload.
Little launch Don't Worry caught fire
Sunday at he~ moorings and scuttled
ana sunk to save her. She can be raised at
small eXpenst.
Schooner Balboa, Captain Brumeister, has
$4,000 feet of lumber.
Schooner BERTHE Miner Captain Dahlquist,
which returned to port yesterday from sea,
lost most Of her sails in the stiff westerly
gale Of Sunday night and will have to be
fitted with a suit before sailing for
Coos Bay in ballast to reload.
Arrivals today include schooner Carrier
rying 95O,00O feet of lumber for various
consignees.
Steamers Olsen and Mahoney on Puget
sound, and steamer Saginaw on Columbia
river have been chartered to load grain for
San Pedro at $3.50.
Steamer Cascade is out two days from
Astoria via San Francisco for San Pedro,
carrying $4,000 feet Of lumber.
Steamer Carlos, from Willapa Harbor and
Hoquiam, from Westport, have cleared for
this port with full lumber cargoes
Steamer Samoa, Captain Madsen, com
p1eted discharge part cargo lumber and
cleared for San Diego with remainder.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
AMATEUR AERONAUT
COMES DOWN SAFELY
BALLOON ONCE MORE DRIFTS
OUT TO SEA
Is Recovered by Launch After Ex.
citing Chase Proprietor at First
Insists on Receiving
Remuneration
No. 4 Pine Street.
Phone Home 260

LONG BEACH. Feb. 22.-Jean Saw
age, the young man about town who a
month ago made a balloon and para
chute ascension for Harry Wright, re-
peated the trick this afternoon, and
the balloon, a new one, again came
down in the ocean. This time it was
recovered.
Savage, who did not cut loose until
he had gained a great height, came
down in a tree on Sixth street, near
Linden. He was uninjured.
Asking no recompense, Savage goes
up for the love of the thing, and hates
to start on the downward trip, he says,
as he enjoys the scenery.
A San Pedro private launch rescued
the balloon today after an exciting
race. A few moments more and the
bag would have sunk. Guy Griffith and
Capt W. H. Graves, who were out in
the launch Reta and brought the bag
ashore, said the San Pedro man at first
refused to turn it over to them unless
he was paid $5. When they explained
Wrights bad luck in the past he gave
it up.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
SCOTS CELEBRATE IN
OLD COUNTRY STYLE
Meet to Observe Washington's Birth
day by Eating Haggis Supper.
Six Pipers Add to the
JoViaIity

A jolly and enthusiastic crowd of
Scotch Scots, American Scots, Scotch
Americans and American Americans
gathered last evening at Howell hall,
S14 South Main street, to eat haggis
and celebrate Washington's birthday.
James E. Wilson. president of the
Caledonian club, presided, and there
was big gathering. Mr.. Wilson made
happy speech and addresses were de-
livered by DR.. Tom Davidson, the first
president of the club, and Professor
James Main Dixon.
Six of the club members were in at
tendance and rendered one of the finest
bagpipe programs ever heard in South
ern California. The chief feature of
this picturesque music was a novel and
Cto unaccustomed ears) startling rem
dering of Yankee Doodle" played as a
bagpipe trio. The haggis supper was
prepared by the members of the Wom-
ems auxiliary of the Caledonian club.
The menu cards announced:
There'I be lang kali an pottage
An bannocks O. barley meal,
An there'll be guild saut herrin'
To relish a cogue o. guild yill.
There'n be tarten, dragon an brochen,
An fourth o. guild gabbocks O. skate,
PoWsowdie an drammoch an croWdie
An caller noWt feet on plate
An therell be meal kali an castocks
WI sklnk to sup till We rive
An roasts to roast on a brander
o houks that were taken alive.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
MERSEREAU MAY NOT
BE DULY QUALIFIED
UNFAVORABLE OPINION FILED
BY COUNCIL
Meeting with Judge Maeee's Support
ers to Be Held Factions May
Combine on Some Third
Candidate
rspecial to The Herald.l

PASADENA. Feb. 22.-Attorney Hun
saker of the legal firm of Hunsaker &
Britt, Los Angeles, today filed with
the Mersereau committee an opinion in
contradiction Of the one given by City
Attorney j. Perry Wood as to the
eligibility of Councilman J. D. Mer-
sereau as a candidate for the mayor
atty nomination. Mr.. Wood held the
term "a qualified voter to refer to his
eligibility as a voter and not to his
actual registration and performance
of the privilege.
This view is upset by the Los Angeles
firm, and while it is possible there may
be two sides to the case, it is now pos
tive that with the possible chance
of his election being overthrown in
the courts, Mr.. Mersereau will decline
to run.
A meeting of the Mersereau and Ma
gee factions the latter having with
drawn their candidate in the interest
of harmony, will be held soon. There
is a chance that a dark horse, either
E. T. Off or Mel E. Wood, may be per-
suaded to enter the field, and that
Judge Magee will stay in retirement.
The Mersereau men are strongly in
favor of consolidating on a third man,
and it is doubtful if Judge Magee will
consent to his name again being con-
sidered unless by the united factions.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
LOSE VALUABLE JEWELRY
WHILE ATTENDING CHURCH
Burglar Enters House in Broad Day.
light, Using Front Door
Pass Key

PASADENA, Feb. 22.-Acting with
the utmost boldness, d burglar yester-
day opened with a pass key the front
door of the house at 4S6 Oakland ave-
nue., occupied by Mrs. A. *. Day and
her daughter. Miss A. NJ. Day, and
mounting to the second floor stole jew
els and rings valued at $620.50 by their
owner, the younger of the women.
Why he left without taking any of the
valuable jewelry belonging to the
mother, which was in the next room
and equally unprotected, is a mystery.
The burglary took place between IL
and 12:45 o'clock yesterday noon while
mother and daughter were at church.
The missing jewelry includes the fol-
lowing articles:
One woven gold bracelet, set with
three diamonds, valued at $3.50.
One gold ring, set with a large opal
surrounded by twelve small diamonds,
valued at $110.
One gold ring set with a ruby with
a small diamond on either side of the
stone, valued at SIS.
One gold signet ring, bearing the ini-
tials "A. D. M valued at $40.
One woman's hunting case gold
watch bearing the initials "a. D. M, -
valued at $780,
One gold chain valued at $50.
One small woman's purse, containing
So in cash.
One woman's lace handkerchief.
valued at $15.
One gold thimble, bearing the initials
"A. d. NJ" valued at $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
News From Neighboring Cities

day here tomorrow, being scheduled to
deliver no less than four addresses, one
to the high school pupils, one at the
board of trade banquet, another at a
musicale to be given in his honor by
Mrs. w. L. Green in the afternoon and
fourth before the Twilight club in the
evening.
Judge and Mrs. ]. H. Merriam of this
city left tonight for Sacramento, where
they will take an active part in lobby
ing for the anti-divorce bills.
DR.. George Kress of Los Angeles de-
livered this evening in the Shakespeare
club house an illustrated lecture on
tuberculosis. It is the intention of
local physicians to form Pasadena
branch of the Society for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis, along the
lines as those proved by the Los An
geles society to be successful.
E. D. Neff, director of the Rubio
Canyon Land and Water company, has
resigned the position to which he was
elected a week ago and his successor
has been chosen in the person of La
fayette S. Porter.
George E. Marcy, president of the
Armour Grain company of Chicago, is
registered at the Hotel Raymond with
his family. At the same hotel James
S. Bell, prominent grain man from
Minneapolis, is a guest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
INCENDIARY STARTS
BLAZE IN 3 PLACES
Especial to The Herald. ]

PASADENA, Feb. 2S.--Fire destroy
ed last night the feed, fuel and hay
store of Henry Webb at 4S4 South
Raymond avenue, causing a loss esti-
mated at $2500.
Connected by a shed with the store
is stable in which were housed a
large number Of horses belonging to
the paving concern of Fairchild, Gill
more & Wilton. Two negroes removed
all the animals to places of safety.
The fire was Of incendiary origin and
started in three different places. When
the department arrived on the scene
the blaze was soon controlled, but it
broke out in a second place 200 feet
distant. This was subdued when a
third mass of flames shot up.
AT an early hour this morning the
fire was eXtinguished.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
BILLY SUNDAY
INVITED BACK
CHURCH FEDERATION CALLS
ON REVIVALIST
tions to BE Presented to LegisIa-
ture Opposing Easy Grant
ing of Divorces

Billy Sunday. who held a series of largely
attended meetings in Los Angeles last Sun
Gay, has been invited by the Church Fedora
tion of Los Angeles to return next fall for a
prCtracted series of meetings. committee
composed of Rev. E. p. Ryland. president of
the federation, Rev. Eli McClsh, W. H. Fish
er, w. E. McVay and j. G. Warren, visited
Mr.. Sunday last night at the home Of George
Trotter, 1041 South Bonnie Brae street. and
formally presented the invitation of the fede-
ration.
Mr.. Sunday leaves today for Springfield, Ill.
and will write to the committee regarding his
decision. 1t is thought that he looks the
plan with favor
If Mr.. Sunday should accept, a tabernacle
similar to the Torrey campaign building, but
about twice its size, will be erected. The
meetings will continue about six weeks
When the project proposed at the fede-
ration meeting yesterday several opposed it at
first, but finally agreed to the invitation.
Francis NJ. Moody, secretary of the inter-
national commission marriage and divorce,
presented resolutions to be sent to the state
assembly and senate. Favorable action was
taken by the federation. One of them is as
follows:
I'VE are satisfied that divorces have been
too easily secured and the marriage relation
is too lightly regarded as the result of the ca Sc
with which parties may be separated. And we
believe that the adoption of all the proposed
acts would be of great benefit in the admins
tration of the divorce laws of this state"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
SANTA ANA
Office 31S N. Sycamore
Home Phone SIS.
IRRIGATORS REGARD
BILL AS DANGEROUS
Stockholders of Two Big Water Conn.,
panies vii Hold Meeting Next
Saturday to Discuss
Situation
Especial to The Herald.l

SANTA ANA, Feb. 22.-Orange county
irrigators are exercised over the bill re-
Gently introduced in the senate by
Senator Black and referred to the COM
mittee on irrigation.
The bill is a general act, being sub
stantially the same as the Works bill,
which was fought and defeated by the
Orange county water companies sew
eral years ago. 1t provides for the ap-
pointment of a state board of engineers
with four members, who shall examine
and make record of all streams in the
state and the water flowing therein
both appropriated and unappropriated,
and of the riparian rights and uses.
All water companies distributing
water will be required to keep their
books in a uniform manner and make
periodical reports to the board. The
bill empowers the board to issue Ii
censes for companies now distributing
water for irrigation or domestic use,
and makes the record of the board
prima facie evidence in all cases.
A meeting of stockholders in the two
big water companies has been called
for next Saturday to discuss the situa-
tion and take steps to oppose the bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
Women S Clubs

N CELEBRATION Of Washingtons
birthday yesterday Ebell club
- members enjoyed one of the red
letter days of the year, when under the
direction of Mrs. Edward G. Dieter the
program took on Colonial character
istics, and fair ladies in powdered wigs
and patches, with gay lowered gowns
and high-heeled shoes danced the
stately minuet with old-time grace,
while patriotic songs took one back to
the days when there were but thirteen
stars on the American flag. The music
was arranged by Mrs. Marion Welsh.
George and Martha Washington were
represented by Mrs. Fred w. Beau de
Zart and Mrs. ]. Il. Fitzgerald, who, in
striking colonial attire occupied a dais
at the far end of the room in front of
the platform where Mrs. Smead's Or
chestra was stationed. They were at
tended by three little pages-Esther
Church, Eleanor Warren and Percell
Thayer-copies in miniature of the
stately danes and beaux of the colo
nies.
There was a grand march, led by
General Washington and Mrs. Wash
togton, the minuet was presented by
eight beautifully gowned and coiffured
club members, and finally everyone in
costume was invited to join in the
Virginia reel.
The program included numbers by
the Euterpean quartet, and in the last
selection THE Star Spangled Banner
was sung, the audience joining in the
chorus; Miss Edith Mitchell rendered
a cornet solo, Mrs. Elizabeth Fonda
was heard in contralto solos, and Miss
Charlotte Lelend read 1.-THE Man With
out a Country"
Among the women in costume were
Mrs. c. Q. Stanton, Mrs. A. J. Waters,
Mrs. Mathew S. Robertson, Mrs o. c..
Bryant, Mrs. E. H. Barmore, Mrs. w.
I. Hollingsworth, Mrs. w. d. Babcock,
Mrs. Erasmus Wilson, who were in the
minuet, and Mrs. B. F. Church, Mrs.
E. H. Edwards, Mrs. Ada Van Pelt,
Mrs. Katherine Kimball Forest, Miss
Louise Kimball, Mrs. Charles Hanson,
Mrs. E. A. Fonda, Mrs Edward c..
Deter, Mrs. Stavenow and Miss Eva
Stavenow, Mrs. F. A. Jay and Mrs. F.
E. Moore.
Gingerbread and coffee were served
in the parlors after the program.
The Eben club will listen March 1 to
g. lecture on THE Signs of the Times,' -
by Theodore Comstock.