davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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seedIess. sRa5lle; london layers.

s%@ec; seedless. s&a5lse; London layers.
FLl5GL2o.
Nuts-Almonds, nonpareils. I3d1355c. Xxi,
- 4l5szc; ne plus ultra. 1Sc; Drake, Ia
Ilisci languedocs lo@loAc: hardshells. 70sc.
Nalnuts- lie per ID for No. : softshells. &C for
No 90; hlberts, 1919 4l4c; pecans, 15dI7c
Houey-New comb. 14dl5c for water white
and lO@l2c per ID for amber; extracted. Sc for
water white and : &c for light amber; old can
olse and daIk amber 4G45sc per ID.
&c fOr dark.
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London Wool sales

LONDON, July ia good selection Of IS. 63T
bales offered st the wool auction sales TO
day Competition was spirited and prices were
strong. Americans paid Is 1-3d 10 Is 4zd
for best greasy merinos and also per cent adj
vance for medium crossbFeds Poor woods were
hrmer. the curtsilment Of the series having
stimulated the demand.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK. July Ie.-The London tin market
was about Is cd higher today, with spot quoted
market was dull, with spot quoted at % S5G
%. 12ke
Copper advanced TO E5s 6s Sd for spot and ESQ
for futures in the London market. locally the
market was weak. but unchanged. with lake at
13.25M 13.3T12c electrOlytic, 12.621b al. S71b /:
casting 10. 50dI2. Toe.
Lead a little higher ct E12 los in London
Locally the market was weak and shade lower
the average at 4-30d4 .35c
Spelter unchanged at f22 in the London
market and remained quiet at 5:35d5 40c To-
cally.
Iron was unchanged at ASS for Cleveland war
rants in London. Locally no change was re-
ported.
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ST. Louis wool Market

ST. LOUIS. July 16.-Wool steady: medium
grades. combing and clothing. 2262Sc; light fine,
2o@25Ise; heavy fine. 1s42olzc; tub washed,
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extra choice. 81 G62c; fancy, TasAc,
Raisins-Quiet, unchanged.
Chicago Dairy and Produce Market

CHICAGO, July 6-Butter-Steady; cream
cries. 225s Q26e; diaries. 201sc. Eggs-steady;
receipts, Lip cases; at mark leases included),
aeei hrsts, 20ci prime hrsts, 2lc; Cheese,
Americas, l41 Q15c; longhorns. 1414Gf5c.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

ARRIVED
Friday. July 49,
Pedro.
stmr Temple E. Dorr, Panzer. % hours from
Eureka.
Stmr President, Cousins. hours from San
Diego via Redondo 90 hours
stmr City of Topeka, Hall, % hours from Eu-
Stmr Fifeld, Jensen. 80 hours from Bandon
Stmr NJ. T. Plant, Burtis, 50 hours from Coos
bay.
Stmr ]. Marhorer. winkel GA hours from
Rainier, via Astoria 80 hours
stmr Redondo, Bendergard. 40 hours from Coos
bay.
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Eastern LlvestocIs Market

SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA, July 16.-Cattle-Recepts.
300. Market active and strong. Western
steers, S3.5oQ5.50: Texas steers. $365; COWS
and heifers. S2.75d5.lo; Gamers. s2d3. %;
stockers and feeders. S275d 5.25; calves, $50
$50; bulls and stays. $Sq5.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900. Market &c higher.
Heavy, s7.906IS.e5; mixed. $7S0dT.9o: light.
sT.T007.90: pigs, S6G7.50 bulk OF sales, $50
GEO
sheep-Receipts. 1900. Market steady.
Lambs lower. yearlings, S5d6; wethers. $4.504
525; ewes, S4d4.75; lambs se.75Gs25.
KANSA CITY
KANSAS CITY, July B--Cattle-Reeeipts,
1900 Market steady TO strong Native steers.
s4-50d $50; native COWS and heifers, $2-50@
z: stoekers and feeders, S2-50G5.30: bulls 50. 10
M4.25; calves. $T.15G7.6o; western steers,
<4-2546.25; western cows, $3G5.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 Market 5d1Oc higher
Bulk Of sales. ST.S0dS.10: heavy. SS.05fS. 10:
packers and butchers. S795ds.10; light. $40
as; pigs, S6.5007-50.
sheep-Receipts. 1000 Market steady.
AuttOns, $4.25n5.2 lambs STA %: range
wethers. $4G5.50s range ewes, IS. 25ds. 10.
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Naval storcs-Turpentine and Rosln

SAVANNAH. July Is.-Turpentine firm at
z5i2c; sales, 749; receipts. LOSE; shipments
3239
Rosin firm; sales. 2,lTs; receipts 1892; ship
ments, 1919; stock. 146.5s5. Quote: B. S2.o5d
$40; D, $3.50; E. $3-65d3.15; +, SO. s5d3 80; G.
S3-95; H. $4.20; ]. $40; X. S495: NJ S5sIo: \
s5.15; VIC, $3.50; WV, $500.
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Weather Report

United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. San Francisco, July Is 1909
RAINFALL DATA
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Have You enjoyed That Ride

on the Ocean Shore Railway fascf-
mating trip along the ocean cliffs for
50 les. Go Sunday. Time table
80 ~.
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TO SAIL FROM SEATTLE
Time Ball

Time Ball
United States branch photographic office, Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco, July
I6 1909
The time ball the roof of the Fairmont
hotel was dropped today exactly at noon, Pacific
Standard time tl2oth meridian), or at Sh. com.
00s., Greenwich mean time.
J. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant U. S. N in charge
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o :. Branch HydrOgraphfc Office
branch OF the United States photographic
office, located at the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners, without regard to nationality and free
of expense. NavigatoEs are cordially invited TO
visit the office, where complete sets of charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and the
latest information always be obtained re-
gardiDg lights. dangers to navigation and mat
tiers of interest 10 ocean commerce.
j. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant. u. s. N, in charge
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Homer 40 Go North for seaIaIkins

The steamer Homer. Captain Donald
son. which is under charter to the
will sail next Saturday for the islancs
Of St. Paul and St. George to collect
and bring home the seasons catch or
sealskins This may be the Homer's
last trip north on this mission as the
commercial company's sealing conces-
sion will soon expire. During the
Homer's stay in port the stork visited
Captain Donaldson's home and left a
little boy.
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Alameda WIN sail Today

The Oceanic steamship company
liner Alameda. Captain Thomas Dow
dell. viii sail at II o'clock for Hawaii
with a full cargo and a large number
of passengers. Among the passengers
will be II members of a theatrical
company. J. II. Hertsche, manager OF
the Young. Moana and Hawaiian hotels
will return on the Alameda. He has
been here on a vacation trip.
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Kansas city at Journeys End

The steamer Kansas City, which was
bought in the east by the Hartman
interests for the San Francisco and
Portland line should be in the bay this
morning. The Kansas City. one of the
few Hartman ships equipped with
wireless. was in communication yester-
day with the steamer President and in
a message to Captain Cousins of the
President Captain Kidston, who Is
bringing the Kansas City from the
Atlantic side, announced that he ex-
pected to have his ship in port by mIo-
night
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SUN. Moon and Tide
United States coast and gecdetic survey-Time
and heights OF tides at Fort Point For city
front OMISSION street wharf, add % minutes.
SATURDAY JITIY II
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

kI,i;as ksn.a. bT Hsssisn fly and .a winter h,,, ishly affected by an estimate on the shipments from Argentina for the week which predisted a shortage of nearly 100000 bushels. compared with the previous week. This factor. however. was partially offset by moderate de- cline in the price of wheat at Liverpool during the day the July delivery rang ed between 1.o8 and 1.04 3-80l-2 and closed at 1.04 1-4@s-8. May closed at l.16 a-8. Lower temperatures In the corn belt caused moderate weakness in the grain market, but a strong tone soon developed which was maintained the balance of the session. At the close prices were. 1-4G3-S to 3-801-2 higher than yesterdays close, May be- ing at 66 l-S to 1-S41-4 and July at 65 5-s.
 Oats were firm on account of buying by commission houses and cash inter- ests. At the close prices were 1-4 to 3-Sc higher than yesterdays final Quo- tations. May closed at b4 3-4@7-8 and July at 49 5-s@3-4.
 Provisions were firm because of a marked decrease in receipts of live hogs at all Western packing centers last week. total arrival today of a little more than one-half tn ose of last week. The decrease caused an advance of 10 to 15c in the price of live hogs here The market closed firm with prices up 2 1-2 to to 10c compared with the previous close.
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NAVAL STORES YIELD
GOVERNMENT FOREST SERVICE FILES
 A REPORT.
Statistics Are Compiled Showing the Pro- duction of Rosin and Turpentine
 In the Various
 States.

Washington. D. C.. Feb. 25.-The produc- tion of more than ss.5o0, 900 gallons of tur. pentine and more than 1000. 1000 barrel ot Tosin. with valuation of more than si4,- ooo,O0o for the turpentine and nearly s1s,- ooo,0oo for the rosin. summarizes the output Of the Naval Stores industry for 1908, ac- cording to the preliminary report of the United States Forest Service just completed. The study was provided for in a special ap- propriation of S10.oo0 by Congress and the report contains the most complete and ac- curate statistics ever gathered for the Naval stores industry in this country and covers the production for both 1907 and 1908. giving comparative figures for the two years.
 Of the eight Southern States, each pro- ducing more than 200, 900 gallons of turpen- tine and 25.o0o barrels of rosin, Florida leads the list with 17,o3o,3o0 gallons of turpentine in 1908, against 15.572,700 gallons of turpentine in 1907. and 1.s321 114 barrels of rosin in 1908. against 1.774370 barrels in 1907.
 Georgia, Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina. and Texas follow in the order named The compara- tive report of the production by states is as follows.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRovIsIoV,

Chicago. Ill., Feb. 26.-Wheat for July delivery touched a new high rec ord market for the season when 1t sold here today at 1.O4 3-S@1-2c per bushei over topping by 1-4Q3-Sc the previous record established on December Nearly all the advance was retained the market closing strong with prices 3-Sql l-Sc above yesterdays final quotations.
 Corn, oats and provisions also closed firm.
 The July delivery again occupied the center of the. stage in the wheat pit. and demand for that option was brisk throughout the entire day. Leadersin the bull campaign In May wheat were liberal purchasers of the summer de- livery and there was also general buy Ing by commission houses. At the same time the May option was inclined to drag because of considerable selling pressure by prominent interests who, # was claimed had large quantities of the cash grain coming here from Omaha. Additional crop oamage re- ports were received. telslng of iniu. to the fall sown crop in Missouri and
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York, Feb. 25.-The dry goods market ruled quiet in primary circles, steady in most of the departments. There is an easier tone in the coarse grey goods market Cotton yarns hold only fairly steady and are in light demand. One of the big woolen ume of orders for fall mems wear ever recorded by the concern. Some of the smaller mills making all wool or all worsted goods are also well sold for fall, but the general appearance in the. smaller concerns is not up to normal.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

New fork. Feb. 25.-The cotton market showed continued nervousness tSeay; t6s wbn1s 6Is received a better support on pom1nts lower to one point higher.
 Tne market opened steady at an eana gapance or two points on March, but bles. Leading interests seemed to 10 buying little more freely than of aeS wsahss seasternx in the n vestment demand for new crop months and and the late positions were also in uase perposs oG Sy ,rSrehg dSSreign houses, for the ferings were we'll absorbed, conse- nnni guenti, and during the middle of the a net advance of about two to five points. But. after the close of Liver p0Si' buying orders became smaller was renewal of Wall Street liquida- ton and local bear pressure. due to appreh ension regarding the effect of M Maroh uhse1tted nnt,d.s stock market. talk of of spot cotton liquidation. Afte. seii- inf on to net decline of three to nine ,n pteadiea h"%evsr oD oan,,nss the market again ,arge spot houses. who were buying May. July and October. and last prices were several points up from the low estimated at 225.0O0 bales. Private reports concerning spot market con ditions were somewhat conflicting, but beyond possible offerings of hedged cotton hehe and there, holders are said to be relatively steady. Southern were unchanged to 1-16 lower.
 Receipts at the ports today, 21,211 bales: against 1s,s65 last week and 15.S27 last year.
 For. the week. 10000 bales aeains. l4o,S41 last week, and 12l.066 last
 Todays receipts at New Orleans. 6.s74 bales against 5.s22 bales last year. and at Houston 4.348 bales against 2.31s steady: o
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NEW YORK sUGAR.

New York Feb. 25.-Sugar raw firm: fair refining S2Sh: centrifugal 9S-test S7sIh Ino'asses sugar ss3: refined steady 465.
 Petroleum steady; refined all ports s. 45 Coffee steady; No. Rio 8 1-1sa Mo: No. Santos S%c. -'' M0iasses steady: New Orleans 2sa42o.
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PRIME MERCANTuE pAprn

New York. Feb 25.-Close: Prtme rna- cantile paper 3 T. 14 per cent '''eF sterling exchange steady with actual hus sixty days bills and al 4s7.45 for demand .If Commercial bills 4S5 6lS. Bar silver 50sc,
 Mexican dollars 45c.
 Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
Nrw ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Feb. 25.-Spot cotton easy kc lower. Middiing g 5-16c. Sales on the spot CTS bales. to arrive $50 bales. Futures opened steady at decline of 2 points on unfavorable cables. uhovts were very aggressive as the result of the unfav- orable political news from Europe, the sit- uation in the stock market in this country and the rumor of heavy tenders of cotton against March contracts.
 Their selling and the letting go of longs caused net decline of 9d14 points on the old crop positions. October lost only five points. Attempts by shorts to realize profits caused better market late in the day, the closing being steady at a net de- cline of 1Ua points.
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Total .... .... ....s41sO.soo s.sss.s2l

While these figures show an increase of 2.40S. 200 gallons of turpentine and 2ss.962 barrels of rosin for 1908 over 1907, there was a marked decrease in the value of the product for 1908 compared with the pre- cedng year. This was due to the great decrease in the prevailing prices for tur- pentine for 1908 and the slight decrease in the prevailing prices for rosn during the same year The value of the product for the two years follows:
 SIS, 2S3, SOs. 93: rosin, 1908, s17.7s3. 5O9 .61; 1sO7 s17.3l7.059.93: a difference In the val ue of the combined output of s3,7O44S2. 93 in favor of 1907.
 The figures used in determining the val ue of turpentne and rosin for the two years are based on the market quotations at Sa- vannah, the recognized naval stores market of the United States. The average price received for turpentine manufactured.' fn 1908 was S0 3s57 per gallon and in 1907 was so. 5s49 per gallon. The average price received for rosin was in 1908 S4.14 per barrel and in 1907 $4. 33 per barrel.
 The number of operations for the two years were distributed among the eight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

In New Orleans there are prospects of adopting the certificate system and cutting out all low and undec1rable le qualities of tinges and stain. This will strengthen the futures contract and should influence the new crops In bullish way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

American Tobacco As .... .... .... 75M
 do 6s .... ..'' .'.' .'.' !Ve A N'e"ioon do adjustment Esa ne Is " " =. StM
 do cv. 4s .... '..' ..'' .''' !0SN N Atlantic Coast Line As ........ s7 Baltimore & Ohio As .... ."''..lOon Brooklyn R. T. cv. Is .... .... ...,.. s8% Central of Georgia 5s .... .... ....110k
 do. 2d Inc ...... so
 do. Sd Inc .... coco. 53 Ches. & Ohio 4hs =. .l06h Chicago & Alton sHs .... ...... 35 c. R. |. &P R. R. 4s .... ...... 7sN
 do. col 5s a.. a0k
 do. rfdg. 4s .... 9?T c, C, c. X St. L. gen, 4s ...... 9Sh Col. Midland 4s . .... .... ...... S44 Col. x Southern As .... ...... 0S4s Denver & Rio Grande As. ofd. ...... S7 Erie prior lien As ''''.'.. .... SS Hooking Valley As .... .... ....lo7E Japan As .... ...' .... s3h
 do. sna; series .... .... ...... sit Manhattan con. gold Is .... .... ., 9s4 Mexican Central Is .... ...... S5 do ist. Inc .... .... .. 2SA Minn: % st L. IS ..'. .. SC M K % IeNas 4s '''' '... .... 9S% Nat R. R. of NJ con Is .... '"' S.h \. Y. Central gen. hs .... .... .... s2 Northern Pacific IS .... .... ......i0ssS Norfolk $ < West. con 1. ,'.' .'.'.. aass% oregon Short Line rfdg. As 70. ...... H4% Penn cv. 3iss l915.... -. .... s5E Penn con, As .... ... . ...10S% Reading gen, Is .... .... .... sSK
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
COFFFE FTTTJrRFS
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.

St Louis Feb 25.-tSpecial)- l)-The St. Louis grain markets today ranged as fol-
 Whaet: May .1.12K @%: range s1.l2 to x12M; July Sl O1MQA bid; range Sl 00R dS1 Oi to s1.O9. Sept. STA bid; range sex 10 corn: e July S s4x@ 964% @s5 bid; range s4A @ ss to 647s 9s5. Sept. 64BN.
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ENGLISH BANK STATEMENT.

London. Feb. 26.-The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the follow ing changes:
 Total reserve, incs... .... ....f 73oOOn Circulation. inc.... .... .... .. 1420O0 Bullion. inc. -. .... eco. S72.501 Other securities. inc. .... .... 3.607. 900 other deposits. inc .... .... .... 2.0S6. 900 Public deposits, inc.... .... .... 2,212.000 Notes reserve. inc. .... .. 7S2.O00 government securities. dec. .... 30.000
 The proportion of the banks reserve to liability this week is 4S.0 per cent; last week it 50.59
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN

Liverpool Feb. 25.-Close: Wheat spot. strong; red western. winter ss I'd. Futures quiet: March ss 1Sd; May Ss 1Ad; July Ss Ad.
 Corn: spot quiet: new American mixed via Galveston 5s Id. Futures dull; March 5s 6hd: May 5s 6Rd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

Eepuohc or Cuba 5s .:.. .... ......1o2k St. L. Swest. con. As .... .... .... 7S n seaboard Air Line 4s .... .... sSS.
 do. 1st' As 4S ''.. - '''''... SSiss Southern Ky. 5s .... ... ... .1iIz Texas & Pacific 1sts .... .... ......iis Union Pacific 4s .... .... 10S1 " eo' cV. ts ...' .... ..102M D. steer <ho. 0s .... .... los
 Western Md. 4s ss Wheeling & L. Erie is .... .... ... SsM W 'sSohsIn central As =. ...... 93A IT, cV. 6s ctrs.... ........134M Lake Shore Ss 95h A 1taih laho l. ~ T. cv' 4s ..'. ... 94% ~ toasH extra IS '.'. ''', n
 Southern sou Ky. Is .... .... 7SM Tao. facillc IS '... .... .... S6% CeiNer & RIO Grande re1g 5S
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NEW YORK MONEY.

1%Q2 per cent: ruling rate per cent: closing bid E per cent: offered at : per cent.
 Time loans easier; sixty days a,a par cent: ninety days 2% per cent; six months 8 per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
Grain Sfafisfica

Grain Statistics. Total clearances or wheat and flour were equal to 237000 bushels. Primary receipts were 365.0o0 bushels. compared with S31,0o0 bushels the corre- spending day q year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 46 ears; corn 34s cars; oats 165 cars; hogs 27, 900 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
GERMAN BANK STATEMENT
FRENCH BANK STATEMENT

Paris. Feb 25.-The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows the following cnahses' Francs.
 Notes In circulation, dec.... ....23.125. 900 treasury deposits dec.... ...... 175. 1000 General deposits inc .... .. ....s2. .175. 900 Gold in hand. dec.... .... ... 5,675' 900 Silver in hand, inc. =. ... .... 1850, ,090 Biils discounted. inc. .... .... 5,1oo, O0o AoFahces' dec.'.. .... 6.S.5, ,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

Yesterdays future market owed its support largely to continued confidence displayed on the part of the large spot interests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

The end of February will see Ill., 250,0O0 bales of the growth of 1908. into sight. Out of this 6.500o00 have been exported while the American mills have taken $500, 900, making a total into sight movement of 10,100.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
Car IOt R0CeiuI

Wheat 64 cars with 37 of contract grade. Corn 517 cars. with of contract grade. Oats 23S cars.
 Total receipts of wheat at Chicago Min neapolis and Duluth today were IFS cars compared with 313 cars last week and 199 cars the corresponding day a year ago.
 Produce Market.
 Butter steady; creameries 22@2shc: dai rfes 21 425c. - Eggs firm at mark cases included 21D 23c; firsts 20Iac; prime firsts 24hc. Cheese strong: daisies 15h416c: twins 1415 915c: Young Americas 16dl6hc; Long Horns 16k @16Mc.
 Potatoes strong: choice to fancy sOa s3c: fair to good s5 Qssc.
 Poultry firm; turkeys lie: chickens 14c: springs 15Ac.
 Veal firm. 5o@s0 lb. wts. 6h 97c 6o9S5 Ib. wts. S0ec: S5911O ID. wts. 9q1ohc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26

The increase In production for 1908 over 1907 was due to more favorable weather and labor conditions than to increased opera tions But few operators increased their operations owing to the disorganized con- dition of the market at the time opera tions commenced.
 Figures upon which the report of pro- duction for the two years based were secured by system of correspondence and personal visits to the points of production by agents of the Forest service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
LONDON STOCKS.

moved in an uncertain way during tbe ari,, trading today There was only a partial response to the strength in New York yes to x below parity ~ @
 With the Wall street opening the market here reacted sharply on selling by New York and the closing was at the lowest prices of the day. H' '' N''Sis tor Hiohey .... s....... S4& Y,,,,ot TOT account .... .... .. ....sS4S Louisv. & Nashv. .... .... .12sH oou'Sern n.y. .'.. .... 23b
 Bar silver steady 2S 5-1sd per ounce.
 Money 2h @3 per cent
 Discount for short bills 2ta @ x per cent i; three months bills 2% per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-26
ST. LorIs LIVE sTocx

St. Louis, Feb. 25.--Cattle, receipts 2.o00, Including 800 Texans: strong:
 Beef steers ...$3 T5 9s7.16 Stockers and feeders .. .. 3.b0 a 540 cows an dheifers .... .... 3.25 @ e.3s Texas and Indian steers . 350 "a 6b0 Cows and heifers .... .... 3.75 Q 5.Un
 Hogs. receipts s.OoO; lOc higher: Pigs and lights .... ...... 4.25 O 640 Packers .... 6.I0 Q $50 Butchers and best heavy. GRO e CTS
 Sheep; receipts 5000: lOc higher: Pigs and lights .... .... 4.96 CD 64o Packers .... .... ...... s.10 O 65o Butchers and best heavy. G. 30 a SIS
 Sheep; receipts l.5oo steady:
 Native muttons e.. .. .. 3.75 @ 65O lambs .... .... .... .... 4.76 O ITS