The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-05

Alabama, are considered good az
promise o. fair sized crop. while
prairie lands between Selma and Mo11-
gomery. extending to Fort Deposit 4e
tremsly favorabie weather to makda
fatr Yield. In the Montgomery o.
trict, with the above exception. crps
lock well. but are. two weeks LIE.
territory, has chance to make q eboi
crop; however. the sandy lands had
700 much moisture and are not ffm =
Ing well. The Union Springs. Hprts =
frnitfng well. are under sized. andpes-
sibly three weeks late; cultivation poor
and some lands thrown out
Southeast Alabama and Southwest
aeorgia are reported to have the rest
crops In years. From Hurtsboro. kia.,
TO Columbus, Ca, the crops are three
weeks late and need extremely fayor-
able weather. However, from Column
pus. north and east. extending through
Amerfcus. Macon. Albany and Angus
Il. Ca. reports are very satisfactory.
ana full crops are assured.
TO sum up the condition, the worst
feature we ind about this seasons
crop 10 its iateness. and therefore more
susceptible to the critical weather
which we usually have during August.
What - needed Is normal Temperature
with frequent showers during this
.vail q fair to good sized crop is not
New cotton Is expected in the south
eastern part Of this State during the
coming week. Georgia has already re-
ceiveo ito nrst new cotton.
Very respectfully
Well Brothers.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
ne Ein,ceEo. ~. Aug. l.Wheat 81 solo y
Trade today for. the drst time in sew
ereI months, when December. which
was uQutdated on the prospects Of a
q sas ,s crop in the Nrthwe't dropped to
At the close the various options
showsd net decline Of from IA to
Corn declined rs to / l-sc and oats
rsssHa wsss wsre stsa az
wheat market throughout the day. Sep
sember at the start showed some back
pones which perplexed observers for q
time uEstl 1t was discovered that trad
ers whosfiad sold short. at Liverpool,
were covering because fresh ssstyais
here had proved below standard gradS.
When this demand had been salts
neg the selling pressure made itself
bearishness Of the big Northwestern
market contributed to the feeling here.
Rosy prospects for the crop were re-
corded In messages. The weather was
.cgSt tSu cooi anu uAuloBc ihCohsOQucu-
tiai. Even when. prices dropped to an
export level. the bulls failed to muster
courage although probably 1000. ooe
Dusnele were SOLD abroad and the cash
demand from the Seaboard was said to
be brisk. The reaction from the bot
tom was due to profit-taking by shorts.
The story Of the corn market was
that of wheat over again with the net
loss greater. Liquidation began al
most at the opening and 1t seemed
that no sooner had one set Of longs
er followed suit. Western houses were
sellers OF the cash article here. Con-
siderable December and May corn went
to exporters against sales for ship
ment In December ana later. The East
was said to be In need OF corn Tor
feeding purposes and disposition 10
buy ct the decline was evinced. Light
rains in Illinois last night was the
only new bearish factor to enter into
consideration.
What buying Of oats there. was to-
shorts who had indicated today's lev
Ell as the proper place to secure their
profits. Country longs, city longs and
Spectators generally were all In the
same boat as sellers. There were no
Indications Of hedging sales Of any Inn
portauce. Cash oats in the sample
market were half q cent lower.
The shortage in the hog run In the
West steadied the provisions market.
Packers bought some lard and ribs IN
scattered lots. while there was no par
ttcular pressure to sell.
Pork closed 2-1-2 to IL IL lower:
lard D Id to Zoe uD and ribs Ia
lower to 1oc higher.