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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

savarnAh Ca, May 12.--(special. )--When
one large buyer stepped into the arena
and made heavy purchases of rosins at
tAe closing call OF yesterday the uninitiated
SAT up and took notice believing, perhaps
that the verdict OF the famous NAVAL
stores Trust case" had already had its eff
feet. Since sentence Of the court will not
be announced until Saturday, however. this
was, of course. not the reason for the fiuc-
tuations the real reason being that the
large buyer named having large commit
ments abroad saw his opportunity and snap
ped up supplies at lower values The 10
the result OF steady Accommodations in rosins
during the past ten days or SO.
The local turpentine market In the past
week underwent another siege Of bulllsh
lnanipulatiYe activity and prices were forced
up by the speculative interests from acc as
quoted at the opening last wednesday. (May
81 TO 37hc the highest level being recorded
on May sth: The article reesded tritle on
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

London. May 1.-THE offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to IA. 321
bales and they were readily taken. Prices
remained firm and the recent high level
was occasionally exceeded, especially In the
case OF fine secured taken By continental
buyers Americans bought freely paying
is TO Is per cent advance for suitable par
cells especially cross brede
Todayps sales follow:
New South wales, 1900 hsles; secured IL
4hd41s 10Md: greasy 10d91lhd.
Victoria, 1000 bales: secured Is 3hd@
2s Nd; greasy 5hd@1s 4d.
south Australia, 400 bales; secured 9hdQ
West Australia. 100 bales; greasy sHd9
Tasmania, 500 bales; secured Is 3d@1s
lOd; greasy sHda Is "a.
New zealand 1900 bales; secured 1000
Is 1eAd; greasy 5kd0ts skd.
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COFFEE MARKET.

fee futures opened steady at unchanged
prices to advance of five points, April
being the only month TO show improve
fnent at the start. Trading was very quiet
during the morning and early afternoon and
there seemed to be no fresh feature In the
general situation. but prices ruled generally
steady and improved on the near months,
later In the day on support from leading
trade circles and scattered covering. The
market closed steady, net unchanged to five
points higher Sales were reported Of 10000
bags. including:
May -. -. go. go. 80. go. T. 5
June g.
jury -. '..-, ........ ...... Us. so
September 80. 80. e.. =. . .......6 10
Hayre closed net unchanged to u &c lower
Spot quiet; Rio No. sb a Nc; Santos No.
8 Sc @9c; mild dull: Cordova Y Ml2&c.
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METAL MARKETS.

New York May 12,-The London tin mar
ket was lower today with spot quoted at
f132 l2s Sd and futures at f1S3 12s Sd. Lo-
auence with spot quoted at $29.I2M Gas
Copper declined to $50 Is 80 for spot and
f59 15s for futures in the London market.
quoted at 3I3 121s 937h; electriltyic at
12.75@S13. 90; casting $l2 .62h @s7h.
Lead lower at f13 IS in London. Local
market firm and higher. spot 81 3Oq35; in
consequence of an advance in the selling
proce of the leading producer.
Spelter was higher at f21 lis Sd in the
London market. The local market was
quiet and unchanged at $5.O2h 607A
. Iron was lower in the English market
with Cleveland warrants quoted at 48s Sd =.
Locally. the market was unchanged: No.
foundry northern is quoted at $1,000;
No 2 at SIS. rs q $16. rs; No. l Southern and
No. Southern soft at 75Qs16.25.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

the blood infected
usually
body At first disease the
trouble
times makes complete Physical wreck Of the sufferer The disease can
tons It's progress can BE- stopped the poison removed and health
sansSs the circulation and makes complete and cure Y
ualy the symptoms dsppssr the health improved the skin cleared o.
circulation NO trace Of ne disease left g. purely
ners tested and proven for than Home treatment
book and medical advice tree all
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. ATLANTA GA
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al. LouIs PRODUCE.

ST Louiz May I2.-Ffour steady; red win
ter patents So. 500 81 90; extra fancy and
straight S5.75@ss.40; hard winter clears
4-50Q&4.90.
Timothy seed 50. 259sS, IS,
Corn meal s.. 40.
Bran strong: sacked east track 1850
IS.
Hay firm: timothy sls.so@s1s; prairie
$40 .5a9 s13.
Whiskey SISSY.
Iron cotton ties sec.
Bagging 1-1se.
Hemp Irvine 7c.
Pork steady; jobbing SIT .e5.
Lard higher: prime steam SO. % @45.
Dry salt meats higher: boxed extra shorts
10Mc; clear ribs 10Hc; short clears 1le.
Bacon higher; boxed extra shorts 1IMc;
clear ribs 117 %; short clears lac.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

Another wire from New York reads:
Bad crop reports and conditions re-
main alarming. yesterday first evidence
of shorts trying to cover. this market.
MANCHESTER and Liverpool are also
heavily short and big advance there
this mornig shows no nervous situa-
ton. Look for much higher prices,
show our friends
Following are some opinions OF large
New York cotton houses:
Bailey g. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
reactions must be expected ana should
be availed of to buy.
Miller & Co.-The days transactions
In no wise weakened the technical po-
sition of the market and we still ad-
here to the belief that considerably
higher prices will rule ere long.
Hayden. Stone & Co.-The tone OF
the market is good and the tendency is
toward further advance.
Crusel & Flinn.--A further rise must
be looked for and we believe that when
the world realizes the precarious con-
dition of the crop, general buying will
be on such scale that present prices
will look cheap"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

New York. May l2.-Close: Prime mercan-
tile paper az % per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4S5. IS 6t6 for sixty
day bills and at 4s7.75 for demand.
Commercial bills 4s5S 14s6k.
Bar silver 52h.
Mexican dollars a.
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds
irregular.
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DISTRICT AVERAGES.

7 Indicates inapprsciable rainfall. sFor
yesterday. tFor - hours ending Am. 18th
meridian time.
Noto-Ths average maximum and mimi
mum Temperatures and the average rainfall
are made up at each center from the actual
number OF reports received. The ''stats Of
weather. is that prevailing Of time az Oh
"sFVAt'o" RrNxARxz.
Temneratures were slightly higher except
in the eastern Districts where they are
from 6 10 10 degrees lower. Light frost &C.
CURED in eastern South Carolina.
II. p. CHAFFEE,
Sec. Dir. weather Bureau
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87c.
z SO 50; r $3.50; q 1876; H s3.75;
50. 30; K t4.76; NJ $3.50; s4.sS; we
savannah, May is.-Turpentins firm s7hc
sales 3s5; receipts sss, shipments 49i.
Rosin firm; sales 1910; receipts asst;
81 50; D 1885, ts.bS@e5; r s5.s0@70:
c IS. rs; HI %, 30; K s4.75; n $50;
81 sO@S5. 90: VIC S5.I6; WV S6.s6:
New Orleans, May 12.--Receipts 40 bar
res rosin: IS barrels turpentine.
Exports. none.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

New York, May 12.-Money on call steady
IN az per cent. ruling rate per cent. /;
closing bid tx offered at r.
Time loans strong; sixty days IN per
cent: ninety days IN per cent; six month
az per cent.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.


Kansas City, May 12.-Receipts and ship
ments of grain today were as follows;
Recetpts Shipm'ts.
wheat 80. 80. 1919. $1,000 $4,000
Corn $3.50. '9s'vvV zs'VVV
oats 80. -. -, $4,000 10000
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

Liverpool cabied. Market strong
buying freely: feeling IL bullish on
account of trade Improvement in Man
chester; considerable speculative de-
mand,"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

There were some scattered showers In
Southern Texas yesterday according to
reports.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13
SELMA COrTON MARKET.

Selma, May 2.-(speciaL)-Fhe price of
spot cotton in the local market today was
quoted as follows:
Good middling -. 80. 80. -. ..10hc
Strict middling .10kc
wac
Strict low middling =. 80. -. ..10c
Low middling SAC
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

New Orleans wires: spot sales here
amount to about 3,50o bales so far at
fully 3-16 advance"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

LONDON STOCKS.

London. May 12.--Amertc&n securities
opened easier today and during the earlier
trading ruled from to u below yester-
days New York closing
There was good buying for New York ac-
count In the afternoon and the market clos
ed firm. Erie was feature.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

New York wires: "If cotton don't
yield today to the popular desire for
reaction. would buy 1t. l am afraid
present"
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'--Risins. x--Falifnk :
RIVER FORECASTS.

6s--1-ssil bfss s5iisa7
RIVER FORECASTS, 10 ost
The upper Coosa will fall slowly; the low
er Coosa and the upper Alabama VIII rise
slightly; the lower Alabama will continue
to fall slowly.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The high pressure area that has been over
the Mississippi valley for the past few
days, and attended with. cooler weather.
has drifted slowly eastward. and IL now CEN
trail over Pennsylvania. Temperatures have
risen somewhat In the cotton belt, except in
eastern Georgia and the Caroiinas. The
weather is cold in the far west. where an
area OF high atmospheric pressure is APP
preaching; temperatures as low as 2e to
80 degrees above zero being reported from
Nevada and Wyoming An area of low pres.
sure overlies the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains, and It Is attended with precipi
tation. mostly in the form Of snow In its
northern portion. The eaxtward drift of
this will not produce very decided
changes in the weather in Alabama. It will
continue fair and the temperature will be
moderate tonight and Thursday.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. for the - hours ending
at am. 18th Meridian Time.
wednesday, May IL. 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13
Jew YORK SPOT CORN,

New York. May l2,-Spot cotton closed
quiet; 20 points higher;
Sales 514 bales
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

Liverpool responded very favorably
yesterday morning to the advance OF
the American market on Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

1t is thought that the New York sell
ing did not hurt the market much.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13
NEW onIEANs SCOT COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OH.
New Orleans. May 12.-Cotton seed oil;
prime refined in barrels per pound $50
rents.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

NINNINN1ATT e
Cincinnati May 12.-Flour steady.
Wheat steady $1.4794S.
Corn firm TIN a Use.
Oats firm 5sdMc.
Rye firm sss@soc.
Provisions steady,
Whiskey steady s1.35.
Butter steady.
Eggs steady I'm ale.
Poultry easier springers 3oG33c: young
chickens is @17c; hens 14hc: turkeys lee.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.
st. Louis. HAY l2.-close: Lead S4.25;
wheat; No. red cash Si51@ss; No. Q
hard 81. 80 Q39; July Si.0sR; May 81. 80;
September S1.05.
Corn; cash; No. track 7sA; No. white
76Is @77h; July 6s% q "; September 66%
Oats; No. cash 521s No. white 53A ;
July so: September 43k.
Poultry; chickens Use; springs 2s@sSc;
turkeys i3@lsc: ducks 1ohc; geese &c.
Butter, creamery 21@25c.
Eggs 1SMc.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13
TREAsuRY BALANCEs.

Washington. May 12.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund
shows
Available cash balance So. ...S121.T64.42I
Gold coin and bullion -. 49, assss'!e0
Gold certitlcateS 49, So,oSosteV
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

Liverpool, May l2.-C1osing cotton spot in
increased demand; prices fourteen points
higher.
American middling fair -. 49,. 20 2s
Coed mtadlng -. ...'".- +. ~
MtddifuE $50. ......5- 11
Good ordinary ~ .........5.2 5
Ordinary -. - - -. ...... 4. 90
The sales of the day were ten thousand
halas OF which 500 were for speculation and
export and Included 1900 American. Re-
ceipts 10000 bales including 500 Amert-
can.
Futures opened firm and closed steady:
May -. -. -...o-e5
MAS-June -. -. 80. -. - ''''S'o 20
Iuue-JuIy .o-0s
July-August .... s.ss .s.--. 80 70
august September $50. '.s.n,,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. -. 80. ..b.e9h
October November -. -. ........6. e7h
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -. 80. 49,. Is. 66h
Overwhelmingly -. 49,. -. ..5.66
January-February -. 80. -. -. So u
February-March -. 80. ....5.6e
M9rch-Aprii -. ...6.e6k
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Money per cent.
Discount for short and three months bills
IN @5-1s per cent.
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COTTON GOSSIP.

With cotton being released like II
has been the last day or two In this
city, the cotton remnant of Montgom'
cry will soon be exhausted.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

butteT-oteduys cTedmerIeS q " 20 ~ c.
Diaries 19@24c.
Eggs-Steady; at mark cases included
ice; firsts 20c; prime firsts 21c.
Cheese-Steady; Daisies Is Y a Nc; Twins
IAN q Nc; Young Americas IAN Nc; Long
Horns I4k@hc.
Potatoes-weak; choice to fancy s3 q 95e;
fair to good 81 q soc.
Poultry-steady; turkeys lie; chickens
l5hc: springs 15c.
VeaI-Steady; SO to so Id wits. 6@7c; so
to SIS Id. WITS. rosie; IS to ITO ID. WITS.
Sh99lac.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

Total ciearances Of wheat and flour were
equal TO 1000 bu.
Primary receipts were $4,000 bu, COM
pared with $4,000 bu., the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: wheat
cars; corn 81 cars; oats 100 cars; hogs
THE WEATHER.
United State Department Of ArinuItuxa
WeatheF Bureau. Local Observation
Central Time.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

Wheat cars. with / of contract grade.
Corn so cars. with 81 OF contract grade.
Oats 113 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were sac cars
with s7a cars last week and 1872
ears the corresponding day a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

New Orleans said that New Yor
was selling their market.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-13

0NosrNG STOCK LIST.
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Liverpool. May i2.-Closing cotton spot In
Increased demand; prices fourteen points
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

neering Company to discontinue all
work on the steel bridge across saluda
river until further advised. The pa
pers were served thro9@ the sheriff's
Office. This does not mean, however,
that the bridge is not going to be
built. The work is held-up, it is un-
derstood, pending an investigation of
the chargesof graft and fraud in Sc
curing the contract, which have just
come to light during the past few
weeks. If the county can be saved
the sum of seven thousand dollars,
Supervisor Langford proposes to save
it. Those who have brought the ale
cations claim that the same Identical
bridge in every particular can be
built for seven thousand dollars less
than what the present contract with
the Carolina Engineering Company
calls for. In this. we believe the su-
pervisor has the backing of the ma
iority of the taxpayers. Just what
steps will be pursued has not been
made public, but as soon as the light
is turned on the bridge will be pushed
to completion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17
Is Lexington County to 81
Erased From the Map?

a2aSs0 Sto WV HsA"E
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
What is the trouble with our people
any way? A petition has been
handed the Governor from portion
of Fork township asking for an elec-
ton on the question of being annexed
to Richland county. A meeting was
held at White Rock few days ago,
attended by more than fifty citizens
and they were almost unanimous in
passing resolutions to circulate petit
tions asking that considerable slice
of Broad River and Saluda townships
be added. What does it all mean?
If these petitions are successful Lex
ington county will be somewhat
changed in geographical form and
considerably reduced in area and pop
ulation.
We also hear it rumored that an ef
fort will be made to form new coun-
ty by cutting off from Lexington the
territory in which Leesville and Bates
burg are situated with county seat at
Summerland.
make no comment, but the whole
matter furnishes a large supply Of
"food for thought
Another meeting on the same sub
ject will be held atssWhite Rock on
the Goth. r| Citizen.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

We are informed that meetings
have been held in different sections
of the Fork, the object of which is to
lay out the lines for the purpose of
going to Richland. We do not know
lust where the lines will run, there
fore, we are unable so give our read
ers any definite information at this
time.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

A bill was introduced in the house
a few days ago calling for an investi-
eating committee to look into the
workings of the various county dis
pensaries in this State, but the bill
was killed in the senate.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17
AS 70 Annexation.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Mention has been made, both in
your paper and The State, in refer
ence to the annexation of a portion
of the Lexington Fork to Richland. 1t
is understood that petition has been
circulated and signed asking the Gov
ernor to order an election, and it is
questionable whether all who signed
it are qualified voters. At any rate,
we suppose it will be ordered and the
people will have the opportunity of
expressing their wishes at the polls.
BY reference to q map of these coun-
ties we see that this annexation will
give Richland kind of tongue, pan
handle or tail, whichever one may
choose to call it; while it will cut
"swallow-fork," something like the
old folk used to mark their stock, out
Of Lexington county, and leave
wedge shaped piece between this ter
ritory and Saluda river. The people
in this little wedge will then have to
set up a kind of monarchy of their
own, as they will virtually be out OF
any county, except, perhaps, cam
paign years. The candidates will find
them. "
Let US find out something about this
thing. What do the promoters of this
scheme hope to gain by it? Better
roads? If this is it, has not Richland
some as bad roads as we have, except,
perhaps, around her cities and towns?
Did not Supervisor Langford promise
tho people in the Fork that if he were
elected he would give special atten-
ton to the roads in the Fork? Cannot
the Fork have good roads without an
nexing to Richland to get them? and
would we get them any sooner by at
taching this little quiit-patch to Rich
land county?
We would have better schools. Would
we? Has the rural districts any bet
ter schools than we have, except
where they have a special levy? Has
not Lexington many of this kind of
schools? Cannot the Fork have as
much school as it wishes by paying
the special tax? and is not this the
way Richland has hers? How will we
be bettered in this way then?
It would be convenient to the Court
House. Would not this only benefit
a few specially? The masses of the
people have very little business at the
County Seat that they cannot attend
to without going there, But, is it not
fact that the majority ofthe people
generally allow themselves led by
few for the special benefit Of the few?
What about transferring mortgages
and deeds to Richland county? Would
not this cost considerable sum which
would haye to be paid by those hold
ing them, and necessitate lot of
trouble?
We know our people and they know
us, and would we not fare better
among the people with whom we have
been associated all our lives than to
cast our lot with the people Of Rich
land? Richland gets our trade, and
that is all about us that is worth any
thing to them, and what do they want
with annexation of this little piece of
the Estate Of Lexingtor?' And, real
ly, what do we want to annex for?
have not written this with view
to getting up controversy, and do
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

A young Spartanburg widow was
fined S25 in police court the other day
for buggy whipping her lover whom
she caught out driving with another
Young lady. Widows are said to be
right fractious beings some times.
But Lexington widows do not belong
to that class.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

There will be at least one secretary
in Washington who will be the supe-
rior of his chief in every particular.
It is needless to call his rame-he is
known from one end Of Carolina to
the other.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

The State is authority for the state
ment that there are many applicants
for position OH the county dispen-
sary board of Richlapd county. This
was the case generally under the old
G. M. l., and yet the salary of these
gentlemen is very small.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

The people of the Fork may talk
about free bridges and better roads,
but if they get them they will have to
pav for them the same in Richland as
in Lexington.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

Well, it looks like the good people
of the Dutch Fork want to vacate old
Lexington, and maybe they do, but
they will never find a better county
than Lexington.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

not know that shall answer anything
that may be said, but I would like to
have these questions answered fully.
Do not "beat around the bushes,' but
answer them freely and without pre-
iudice for the consideration and bene-
fit of all.
INQUIRER.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

The man who votes for higher tax
es in the legislature, directly or indi-
rectly, will have a hard time explain
ing to the voters why he done so two
or four years hence as the case may
be.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-17

Judge D. E. Hydrick has been
elected associate justice by the 1egis-
lature to succeed Ira B. Jones, who
was elected chief justice few weeks
ago. Avery wise selection indeed.