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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
VERY LITTLE COTTON
APPARENTLY NO DEMAND ON Tan
 LOCAL MARKET.
The CestisusA Droufh h Tsxss, Te- gether with the Cold Nexth Winds, Have Made Cotton Goa. \
 df&ions Unsettled.


 With very little cotton being offered and apparently no demand, the local spot cotton market experienced an- other quiet day yesterday. as not q single bale was reported sold.
 The continued. drouth in Texas, the uprising in Turkey. and the realizing of some of the spectators, ali com- bined to cause q break in the market, and from the opening of the market yesterday morning. futures declined, until at the close, May cotton was 11 points lower than its close on satur-
 Neverthsiess. the middiing quota ton at the focal market remained the same. at 10 cents. and the holders were asking this and even q little better, for what was offered yesterday.
 The continued drouta in Texas. to- gether with the cold north winds. have made the cotton conditions in that state serious problem. as . report from Central Texas states that the weather is still very dry. and where cotton was up the frost has nipped It. and the drouth has caused the plants
 The planters in the vicinity around Montgomery advice that they have taken advantage of the. ine weather for the last few weeks and have their crop already planted, and those who haze uot yet planted. are getting the seed into the ground as quick as pos- sible
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
Itiilwater. Oklahoma.
DISTRICT AVERAGES.

T Indicates inappreciabie rainfall For yesterday. 3For 24 hours ending a-n, 18th meridian time.
 Noto-The average maximum and mini- mum temporAtures and the average rainfall are made up at each center from the actual number of reports received. The state of weather is that prevailing at time of obs aervation.
 Temperatures are modsreteiy high for tho season over the entire belt. except in tho Oklahoma district. where the night tenn. peratures have fallen somewhat. No rain worthy of note has occurred.
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE. Sec. Direct.
 Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
RT. Loud aRAN.

St. Louis, April is.-Ciose: wheat No. 2 red cash q .ts9stHT No. 2 hard ti. .a2@SS; May q. 9T&; July q I3&.
 cern No. cash 1lh h@7sx; No. white Oats; No. cash $50 Nc; No. white 6Tc; May 54M; July SsN.
 Lead t4.15. 5pelter $S. 9S.
 Poultry. chickens i2Kc; springs ise; tur- keys i5 @1sc: ducks 1ohc; geese bc,
 Butter creamery a202ahc. FEES Iec case count.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
Cotton saod and Products.

COTTON BEED--EiB per ten.
 MEAL-Choice t2t. firm; prime 7M per e&n. per ton te4; prime cake per ton 171. LIMTERS-Per ID. l@3e.
 oIL-car lots; prime crude basis per lb. { lac: bssis refined.
 COTTON SEED HuLLs-Looss. per ton ke. 50; sacked per ton es.Bo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
InNrlnN arlncKR-

London. April 1s.--Americans securities first hour today. At noon Atehison showed e slight loss. but the rest of the list ruled from N0k higher than Saturdays New York close.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

Liverpool, April 19.---Closing: Wheat, spot strong; No. western winter ss Sd Futures steady ss 1Sd; July Se skd.
 Corn; spot strong; American mixed new via Galveston 6s Skd; Futures dull; May es Imd; July 6s 7Ad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
HERMAN MONEY.

Berlin, April 10.-ExehRnge on London SO marks 4e pigs. for checks. Money l% per cent. Private discount rate ? per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
MERcANTr,M PAPrR.

New York, April is.-close prime msr- eantiie paper sA to per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady with actual bus iness in bankers bills at 4se. 1s @4S for a1x- ty days bills and at ts7. TO for demand. commercial bills tsb& @4s6k.
 Bar eilver 6ih
 Mexican dollars 44.
 Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
aT YOfns LIvE GrOrK
MoNEY MARKET.

New York. April 19.-Money on call easy I& OF per cent; ruling rate, bid. offered at 1 e per cent.
 Time loans slightly firmsr and more act ives aixty daya 1@3M per cent. ninety days aA per oszt-; six months 2% 93 per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

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 do cv. 4s .... .... .s.. .ss.. .aVI !5 do, list. 6 ref. 4s .... .... .... ssk U. s. Rubber 6 .. .... .... ...s.. l03M U. 8. Steel % bS ss.s s.". s...losm m ". C. Chemical bs ..'s .... ss.. ssM Wapasn 1et ee3. s.'s zee s.ss..ssAzsH
 do ist e ext. 4a zee. .. .... -... ssS wsst'h. Electric cv. 6ss.... .. ..,..... ssA Wisconsin Central ts .... .... .s.s.s.. s5A D. A R. Or. rfg. bs .... .... .s.. s... e4M C. 6 o. refg ctfs ss .... ..iofH Nat. Ky. of M. 4hs .... ........ 9&M Sou Pacific cv. 4s ctfs.... ...... efB
 THE WEATHER.
 United stnfe DepAxtnieut o9 AxicufturA Weather Bureau. Local Observation
 Central Time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
CINCINNATI PRODUCE.

CANCkNHAXk EAeOOON2s Cincinnati. April 1a-Flour firm. Wheat firm 3t.4l@4b. Corn firm 73h 67f. Oats firm 54n 1B7e. Rye firm s5 Q S7e. Provisions steady. bulk meats ss.s7A i; bacon SIG. 50: lard s10 90. Whiskey steady s1 3s. Butter steady. r EgGs steady 1s@2ic. chickens lB@17c; hens i4c; turkeys IS a lIc.
 KANSAS CITY PRODUCE. Kansas City April ls.--Butter. creamery 2sc; firsts 26e; seconds s4e; packing stock 1sc.
 EgEs extras 2Ihe; current receipts flat 1ss5c; seconds and dirtiss ishe.
 LONDON GOLD. London. April ib.-Bar gold 7Ts shd; American eagles T6s sAd.
 KANSAS CITY GRAIN. Kansas City. April 19.-Cash wheat; No. 2 hard S1 33@sT; No. red s1 tS04s. Corn; No mixed ss6 hc; No. 2 white sse.
 oats; No. white s1Hei No. mixed 55@b4c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

Savannah. April Is.-Turpentine quiet s&c; sales none; receipts scr; shipments
 Rosin firm; sales sss; receipts 1.i5s; ship ments 1.ls1; stock sA.4o7. Quote; B s3.3e: es. .7s; I s<. 10: K ss. os; M ss.26; N s5. 30; we $S.s5; wv tS.40.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
Graan and FeedstuffS.

CORN CHoPs-Per bu. S8H @s2hc. CoRN--White from store s2 Q s3c; mixed 2G Sc lsss.
 HAY-TImothy, choice per ton S2i: No. i per ton SIS: Alfalfa per ton t33; Johnson GTess per ton ei3@s1t.
 oATs-white from steFe dray lots. SIC. BRAN-Per ton t2s. shorts $50
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
NEW YORK COTTON.

futufes on the New York Cotton Hx- cnanse seday ranged as follows:
 iopsn lIiighl Low.JcIoss
 Bid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
NEM oRLEANR COTTON oTI.
C,oFFEE MARKET.

New UrIean6, ApFiI IS.-IOtton H8ed OiIi prime refined in barrels per pound 5.5O cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
Following are some reports from

Following are some reports from Texas:
 Raining at Fort worth."
 Night rain at Dallas"
 From San Antonio: Was In coun- try yesterday; drouth conditions ap-
 At Dallas, Austin, Taylor. Temple, Waco, Hilisboro. waxahachie. Fort Worth. drouth conditions getting seri- ous; large producing counties, like Lennan. Hill, Ellis. Dallas, not over 10 per cent cotton up. That panted un- certain and so per cent yet to plant Late start and spotted crop cer-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

wilmington, April 1e.--spirits turpentine nothing doing; receipts 10 casks.
 RoAin steady tf.70: receipts 38.
 Tar firm gt SO; receipts 20.
 Crude turpentine firm sl.7S, s3.7s and $4. 00: receipts barrels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

A wire from New orleans reads. "The spot market Is quiet so far. spot puy- CTS are holding on; they have orders, some more bear selling, or bull real izing, in New York, Holders are very firm, not giving . point.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

Entire Village Destroyed.
 Union Point, Ga, April 1s.--Thi vil- lage was almost totally destroyed by fire this morning; loss about $s5.00
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
NAVAL STORES,

ssAc.
 Rosin -: Quote: ABc ss. 30; D sa. 70; D S3.55; g. 60; c Ss.6B; ga. .T5; I ss.Io; K $5.ob; M sS. 25i VIC s5.Ss; wv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
COTTON GOSSIP.

Liverpool 'cabled, "Contincntal spfn- ners short of cotton. We look for tn- creased demand"
 Chicago, wtFes.s New York reported us as sellers of cotton. We have not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

New York. April i9.--The market for cof- fee futures closed steady met unchanged to ten points higher Sales for the day were reported of 2A.2SO bags. includlnG:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
gEI.s1A COTTON MARKET.
MONTGOMERY MARKETS.
trhs quotations are corrected daily fs TAe Advsrtissr.1
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Groceries.
 MEALs-standard " c. ee 10. sacks soc bushel; cream Peerless ssc bushei.
 COTFEE--0reen. common to ordinary 10 @1ics prime t2@isc; fancy it@1se: pea berrT l5hc; old government Java 77 @a2e; Arbuckle's si7.os. hasis per case: prime roasted i3k 0i4c: fancy roasted ilWl7e; Mocha and Jsve blends 2s @ake,
 CHEEsE-Fun cream daisies Is 0 zoe: part cream IeafTe. sgoAR-oranulatsd. standard s&e; fancy FLoUR-Fancy. nominal; straiehts SC. ss 9w:7s; patents t7.loQa5; fancy patents sTARcH--corn 7Qioc; standard goods, Pearl ahe; gloss lump 4&e; nickel goods RIcE-Extra fancy head 7H @se; faney head s& @7Ae; broken Sh @she; Japan sxLT--Livsrpool st.iO: Virginia sSe; Louisiana soc.
 VINEoAR-Psr gallon sO@soo. ger snaps 1c; xxx Cream tei XXX Oyster fc; Ben Hur seds Biscuit Sc carton soc dozen. .. sARDINEs-Amsriean A-on 1s.to@so; ' Mustard l3.Ts; Imported Y -on key open CTS t7 .so@S2o.
 MoLAssEs--0sorgia Cane bbl, sse gal i; ease. 6 galions. per case a 50; Prime cen trifugal corn syrup in cases gallons, t2 MAPLE sYRup-'Les caeln" brand. . gallons t7 anSF case. 1z gallons 47 50; 2t quarter galiona Ss. per ease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

Advices from the Caroiinas yesterday were that spots were offered freely in sufficient quantity to supply all de- mands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
RIVER BU1.LETIs.
'-Risins. x-rallins

'--Rising. x--Falling.
 RIVER FOREcAsrs. The Coosa and the Alabama will continue to fall slowly.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS. 0eneratly fair and pleasant weather has prevailed and now continues in the Southern and eastern districts. under the influence of an area of slightly above normal pressure central off the Carolina coast. An area of low pressure central over Lake Erie has caused rains from the middle Mississippi Valley eastward through the lake region Another area of low pressure extending from Nevada to western Texas has caused unset tied weather and rain or snow in some of the PtRteau and Rocky mountain districts but an area of moderately high pressure cen trel over Nebraska Is giving fair and mod erately cold weather in the middle west and northwest.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 ---@---- Montgomery, Ala. for the e hours ending
 at a-m.s 55th Meridian Time.
 Monday, April 1s. 1909
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

New Orleans April ls--Receipts 2o5 bar rels rosin; no turpentine.
 Experts. none.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20
Provisions.

SUGAR CURED MEATs--HsmS, medium ayerage 14@1sc; bacon 1B044c; shoulders 1oA @11Mc.
 BAcoN MEATs-ciear ribs IlI.aS@7s; extra ribs 911436.
 lard 11Nc; kettle rendered i3A 613%c; snowdrift s%e; snow-whhs Ske; Flake Ehite sKe: standard cotton oil lard sAc.
 DRY SALT MEATS-Dry salt ribs Slo. 7s RtIi; dry salt cut ribs tlo. 3S9 9k0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

aTocKs, ! s.lss lrtishl. Lew. lcaess , Bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

Memphis wires. "Patten. the Wheat King, now buying cotton."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

1
 Meridian, Miss., writes, .swes had a heavy rain last Monday. followed by cold weather, with heavy frosts, which lnterfered with planting. strong de- mand for spots all week wiped nearly all holdings out"
 New Orleans wires, "Everybody sell ing out today. This Is ali right for the bulls, who understand the strong situ- ation. Market sound. Hold on to the bull side"
 A report from New Orleans says that 1t looks as if New York was sitting on the market forcing reaction. but the situation Is too strong and clearly points to higher prices. .t.s
 Another report says. .grife heavy selling in New York yesterdsy was the best evidence of the underlying strength of the market. Our Euro pean correspondent gives ali assur- ances of improved trade. Believe there is large short spot interest in forward deliveries still uncovered"