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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
LOCAL WEEKLY COTTON sTATEArEN
MONTGOMERY MARKETS.
trhs quotations are corrected daii for IT Advertiser.)

(Ths quotations are corrected dail for The Advsrt''sr' or0..r,... MEAL,-standard W. c: ss lb. sacks s2e bnshel: cream Peerless s5c bushel. Ssrry % 1sHc: old sovcrnmsEt @ jaSa sI Ssc ssc; i. S fsnsy ssss Pss T% cHEEsE-Ful cream daisies 17@ isc; sUdAR-Grsnuiatsd. standard Sxc: fancy rIouRSFsncy Si YSs nominal; straishts ,s. % @25; patents ss. to9e5; fancy patents f7.2s. STARCH-Corn T@10c; standard goods Pearl .He: gloss lump 4%c; nickel goods RicE-Extra fancy head 1h esc: fancy head s&0 07Ac; broken ShAshc: Japan sxLT-Liverpool n.1o; Virginia S5c; Louisiana Soc.
 4cRfnAcKERs%xx% 4fnESAEpsxE s1 Soda s0o Sso; XXX o,n- ger Snape 7c: XXX Cream Sc; XXX Oyster Sc; Ben Hur Soda Biscuit 6c carton Soc sARDINEs-American Non 8. oo01s; x Mustard ss:75; Imported R-on key MoLAssEs-Georgia Cane bbl.. s7c gal. !; cases, gallons. per case s3.5o; prime cen trifugai corn syrup in cases gallons. ss ' MAPLE sYRUP-'Los Cabin" brand. 6 gallons 1T per case. IF gallons 47.60; 24 X gallons '''o FRfGyisiSS.. RS5 SaisS;
 BACON MEATs-clear ribs SIS 35o962h; extra ribs $1S. oOWoZ
 aard IsAc; kettle rendered 1lH 9l5c; Snow drtft eEc; snow-white s%e; Flake-white Sto: standard cotton oil lard sc%.
 hHY SALT MEATS-Dry salt ribs e1a saN: dry salt cut ribs SIP ,S7h. HREAKFABT BACON-16h @24hc.
 Grain and Feedstuffs.
 CORN CHOPS-Per bu., +st 9s2hc.
 CORN-white from store 92 e 93o; mixed R@3c less.
 HxY-Timothy. choice per ton S2I; No. 1 uer ton S1e; Alfalfa per ton BPS: Johnson Brass per ton 913 Sl4.
 OATs-White from store. dray lots s7c BRAN-Per ton s2S. Shorts SEQ. 0RITs-Per bbI q. 50: per sack S2. 96. Cotton Seed and Products.
 COTTON SEED-S1s per ton.
 MEAL-choice S2+. first; prime 7h per cent. per ton SPA; prime cake per ton $21. LYNTERs-Per lb. 1@3c.
 oiL-Car lots: prime crude basis per ID. q i-se; basis refining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
THE STOCK MARKET

s's ssrD s.4s sls ss ss. .soss 'Ssss:s today was .signtdcant of . waiting
 mood on the para of spsculation- The
 s wn sss ost I. S meeting of the United States Steel di- rectors on next Tueeday to act on the quarterly dividsnd specui.tive option
 sSss ~ Ss no 's osanss sni in s. sSs dividend rate that t:mA There was less fear today that this would be at- tended by active selling of the stock
 s9d ss.s Sssns he. a sns Sss a tsaay
 today and conveyed the aesurance by
 .srtsd sssin above 1y which wss with
 ss nScsssses,x eenrss si fro miSs a maxi mum price at 7y which was touched last Saturday. A hopeful feeling was fmparted to speculative holders of
 nsie ss' cspps sss oy ss. r:s sson S h. stock. which is paying . dividend at caused it to be cited ss evidence of
 SsSd S ..sn.y SSni wsa psyns sn cent. ana with prospects. The recent half per cent quarterly dividend in Amalgamstsd Copper had been preced-
 The fmmedlate infiuence h the rise of Amalgarnated Copper today was the active market at advancing prices for Copper warrants in the London mar sceumuIatisn @ vol of cor copper @ nHS saock 'i in sec- @ ond hands in Europe may be in pro- cess of absorption. The exports of copper from the United States. howev-
 haa s a. as so;. so sns nssp S sss rants in London wes accompanied by the msrking up of the bid price st the
 were reports that. one of the large
 Tor dsiiveries beyond October, K the belief that prices would be higher by
 in waii Street today. on the date of agreement on the conference report on
 the tariff biii, now believed tc De im-
 n,insnt and. it vas apparent that this. ing. would De awaited with interest. The strength of occasional specialtfes in the list, and, even more, the renewed
 support accorded united states Steel
 markst in sbits of the i-stas sns-
 ''Is Hstimssss s ot the, week. currency
 ao sss .n s.s ;Issr Sssr nioE pated. in view of the weeks decline In interior exchanges in New York. The sub-treasury operations also have
 S.: s nsass sT'qs sS Se by S.nh sSs weeks gold exports to South America promises to De made up sufficiently to leave an indicated net loss tn bank cash of but little over . million doI- Gold outgo to South Annerica is sx:- pected to continue and the London dis- count rate, hardened again today on The latest statement of the Canadian banks show .. reduction in their loans on call outside of Canada of eleven million. but that item still stands at
 t1is. 2S0.00 This item represents, for
 the most part New York indebtedness
 and q power to call on New York for
 remittancess for that amount. Bonde were irregular. Total sales par value s2.s66, ,o6O.
 United States twos and the threes declined 1-4 per cent. on call,
 CLOSING aTOCR rYaT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
GEORGIA LEGISLATORS
 IN FIGHT IN HOuSR

Atlanta. July 2s.-After c sharp ex- change of unparliamentary verbal am- munition. Representative Hooper AIex- ander. of DeKalb County, prohibition leader or the House. and Representa- tive Anderson of Savannah aInost came 10 blows today upon the floor of the House: Alexander is the author Of the Dill introduced yesterday forbid- ding the sale or purchase or oossession m the state of Georgia of any bever- ase with trace of alcohol in it. An derson Is one of Alexander's most time. honored opponents.
 The dispute occurred whena Alexander snnouhceo that he understood a fili- buster was planned against his new prohibition bill and asked Andersen to explain this report. The latter retort- ed:
 'It is fight to the finish. Fight nnbuster, or anything you choose to call it--all along the line."
 The House then on Alexander's mo- tion heightened its daily session an hour in preparation for any nlibuster.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
SECRETARY TESTERS WEEKLY
 COTTON STATEMENT.

New Orleans. July 2s-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement issued before the close of business today. shows de crease in the movement into sight com pared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 1000. o eTer the same aays year der the same time in 1908 of 5.OOO.
 For the twentv-three days of July the totals show a decrease under last same period year before last of ss.OoO and a decrease under the same time in 1906 of 5000.
 of the a2e days of last year 2.126.o0o. ahead of the same days year before last t10,000 and ahead of 1906 by 2.517,000. ring the past week has been ss.sSs bales. against 3S,222 for the seven days ending this date last year. 3O.96i year before last and 41.567 same time in July 1t has been 127,as2, against 1s4.. 233 last year, 93.S7O year before last and 1a3.126 same time in 1906.
 12GE' po2ss sSss 5sfsiSss at against a sss S'1sss year, s,7s6.7S0 year before last and 7.- TSS.077 same time in 1906 Overland across the Mississippi. ohi0 and Poto- I.221.957 year befors last and 9f97O2 same time In 1906: Interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 1,225,100, against 502,- 800 last year, 9.466 year before last and 27.464 same time in 1906; Southern mills takings 2.sss.9oo. against 2,11I- IIi last year. 2.2s2.2s5 year before last and 2,168,826 same time in 1906.
 These make the total movement for the 326 days of the season from Sep- tember to date l3,439 (S67, agalnsct li,304,73t last year. 13,320. 43S year be. fore last and 1o,914.0s9 same time ir 1906.
 sEnE SseR tSs totai tsus far for sbe yeas son S,2f4.4O0. against 7.262. .6s7 last year an increase of 1,011,713
 Northern mills takings and Canada during the vast seven days show a de- crease Of 2,837 as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since September l have increased 119.079: The total ta- and Canada. thus far for the season, have been 5.025.S15. against 402S.192 last year. These include 2,644,2S2 by Northern spinners, against 1,S65, ,203.
 Stocks at tho seaboard and the twen- ty-nine leading Southern interior cen ters have decreased during the week 23,503 bales, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 9,825 and are now 50,697 larger than at this date in 1908.
 Including stocks left over at ports and intevior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date Is 13,712.214, against 11.6b2,740 for the same period last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NEW YoRK corroN.

New York. July 2s-The cotton market showed continued nervousness but but trading was not so active today with the close steady at a net advance of 13Q22 points.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of SOS points in response to firm which showed less rain in Texas than had been anticipated and nothing in the way Of . low barometer to indicate msch msct further further prscipitstion; senti- much unsettled and while Liverpool buying helped to sustained the early market this was supposed to be chief " In the way of undoing straddles. so after the Liverpool close there was less support and prices broke sharp iy The detailed Texas weather re- port showed considerable precipitation ratssn fod s9S S.a light at some points and to indicate pretty general showers of the decline which carried December on 10 LIE and the general list to a net nrmed up on renewed covering ana some fresh buying. which. may have been partly encouraged by reports that making o an inxsst,Rafon lUSa sr who ot have been ports and estimate the prospective yield af only 11.57s.o 900 bales maximum. Lne apest point of the day was reach- sold at 1.s3 and the close was within q point or two of the top. southsrn spot markets officially reported early were unchanged to l-so lower.
 Receipts at the ports today s.sss bales against 2.4se last week and s.. Vo4 last year. For the week 2o. 00o esaes esa against so.s2s last week and Ss.-
 Today's receipts at New Orleans ss1 bales against 32s last year. wa
 
 WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS. New York. July a. 1908 New York. July Is, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
MARKET VERY DULL
ONE LOT or FIVE nALKs Hs SOLD. e~ Tho Market Ruled IrreGuIsr and F1uctuafed All Dsy. but There Was No Lecnl
 Excitement.

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 A small lot of five bales of the staple comprise the only sale made yesterday in the local spot cotton market This was the market and the holder received 1aN cents for his cotton.
 The cotton market yesterday ruled irresu- lar and fiuctuated all day within range of IS points. The initial prices were about four points up on better cables than due. but private reports of rain in Texas and detailed weather report showed precipitation at thirty stations out of thirty-four and before f % the close. S however. @ rallied for ai-
 The market appeared in a waiting attitude about in the situation by ~ains in Texas and some say that the sentiment is still inclined to the bull side on the opinion that the during the critical period ahead However, others believe that 1t will be harder to bull the. market after these Texas rains and the probability of c better government report on
 October futures opened yesterday morning four points up and after vide 3. fuetussion 1s,aon points advance over Thursdays close De cemher. cotton futres were likewise four suetation for this month was 11.s7. regis tering an advance of fifteen points over the close on Thursday evening.
 Liverpool. due one point off on July and one to two points lower on late mntns' opened irregular at a two points advance Later cables said the market was steady at four points advance. Spots were three points off and dull.
 The weather conditions were favorable yesterday Cloudy weather prevailed over most of the belt while showers were pretty general with good rains in some localities. Temperatures in the West too were cooler :. The indications are for cooler and clearing weather in the northern part of the belt with cloudy and unsettled weather in the lower section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
SPIES AR ECoNVYCTED.
Russian Agents Prepared Bomb fol
 Workman.

Russian Agents Prepared Bomb for
 Workman.
 Kovno, Russia, July 23.-Two agents of the Russian secret polio were today convicted of the charge of preparing bomb with the intention of depos- ting 1t in the lodgings of a workman upon whom they desired to throw sus- picion and were sentenced to three years and one and half Imprisonment respectively.
 Police Lieutenant Krizhanovsly. whom the Government prosecutor ac- cused of organizing the crime, was acquitted because of the lack of direct proof.
 The workman in question was sus- pected of killing a gendarme, but searchers revealed nothing incriminat- ing against him and the secret agents thereupon determined to manufacture evidence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
MONEY MARKET.

New York, July 23.-Money on call easy iN@s per cent: ruling rate and closing bid 1A per cent; offered at per cent.
 Time loans weaker 60 days>2 per cent ; ninety Nays 2M per cent; six months Sh per cent. = Close: Prime mercantile paper 3% @4 per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady with actual bus mess in bankers bills at 4ss Q 4ss.1O for Si1sS cSSmmsrciai Tn bills 4s5H a 4ss.
 Bar silver 50%c. Mexicon dollars 44c.
 Government bonds weak; railroad bonds irregular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. July 23.-Spot cotton steady 1-isc lower, middling 11Kc: sales on the spot 725 bales. to. arrive none.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of 1@z points under the influence of better cables than expected. During the first hour of trading the market was very steady on e broad buying movement but the higher price from prominent bears who were said to be making an effort to force big longs to liquidate. This pressure sent prices down until they were 4@6 points below yester- days closing. At this point. prominent New York firm put out q crop estimate of 11,57b,000 bales and buying commenced again both among bulls and bears with >the result that prices were sent to the highest of the day, standing late in the session at an advance of 20@21 points above yester- days final quotations The closing was very steady at a net advance of 1s@2o points,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
C.II. Meetinx of Members.

Bowling Green. Ky, July 2S.-Pres- ident E. L. Davenport, of the Nation- al Tobacco Department of the Ameri- can Society of Equity has issued call for a meeting of all tobacco members of the society in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, to be held at Bowling Green on August 19.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
COTTON GOSSIP.

One lot of five bales was released in the local market yesterday.
 This cotton brought 12k cents.
 There was nothing offered outside of this one lot.
 The cotton market was very irregular yesterday and fluctuated in wide range.
 Cables were better than due and this put the initial prices up few points. The market dipped later. however. on re. ports of rain In Texas and the prospects for more.
 Some say that 1t will be harder to bull the market after the Texas precipitation.
 Many look for favorable government condition report.
 This section experienced some rain yes- terday, but from most reports it was well come.
 The cotton plant needs some moisture and some root to withstand the hot days and nights of August.
 Out of thirty-fcur stations in Texas yes terday 80 report rain.
 The market appeared in a waiting atti- tude yesterday and there was not much news afloat.
 Shreveport. La. wires. "Clear again with light to no rain in the cotton producing section and In ten days we enter into Au- gust the hottest month of the year, the maturing season. A large area has not been able to advance the plant ovef eight to twelve inches in height. A short cotton crop is inevitable and prices will be higher in proportion"
 The rainfall at some stations in Texas yesterday Is as follows: Brenham l.so; Brownwood 10; Cuero 1.75: Huntsville, Tex, .sS; LulinS 4.so; San Marcos 2. oo; a.as; ouanan s.Si: Temple .ss; San S xntS. nio .s2; Ft Worth .o2; Dublin .os; Kerr vile SEQ; Houston 10; BaIlinger I.B4: Lampasas .ss; Waco trace.
 Other stations in that State report the following weather yesterday: Dallas, part cloudy. warm; Fort Worth. part cloudy. warm; Abilene. cloudy. warm; waxahachio, warm5 Nacogdoches. clear. warm; Corsi- cana. clear worm, rained last night: Long, view, clear. warm, rained last night; Anna Huntsville, cloudy, warm. rained last night; Henrietta. cloudy. warm; weatherford cloudy. threatening;. Muscogee. cloudy. last night; Quanah, couidy. warm heavy rain last night; Mexia, cloudy. warm rained last night; Dublin, part cloudy, warm rain ed last night: Temple. cloudy. warm. rained last night; Frances, Okla. cloudy warm: Atoka, Okla, part cloudy, warm; Galveston clear; Fl Paso. clear, hot; Tuskahoa, clear warm. rained last night; Austin, rained all Worth 80; Gainesville s4; Greenville 7s; Houston. raining. S2; Paris, clear 30; Sher- man. clear 7s; Hillsboro. light showers this arkana, Sioudy si; waco. cloudy s2. rainfall .s1: Ardmore. clear 70; Oklahoma City. clear 90; Guthrie. clear "A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Secretary Hester's Worlds Visible Sup
 uIv Statement.

New Orleans, July 2s-Secretary Hes ters statement of the worlds visible cable and telegraphic advices com pares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year be- week just closed of 11s.e0S against a decrease of 144,679 last year and a decreasesuof 139.139 year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
sT. LOuIa CHAIN.

St. Louis, July 2s.-Close: Wheat. No. g rcd t1 .osM @13; No. hard si.1o@17; July q. o6M; Sept. s1. o4.
 Corn, No. fshc; July 71ke; September se Kc; No. white 7s@hc.
 Oats: No. 2 &7Mo-.new; July A; Septe1n- her asEc; No. white 53c old. Poultry unchanged; steady
 Butter, creamery 22Q2shc.
 Lead Si.so@2s; spelter sS.s7H.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
LONDON STOCKS.

London, July 23.-American securities opened steady and a fraction higher. Good Hartman issues and Atchison strengthened the list and at noon the tone was firm with the prices ranging from E to x over yesterdays New York closing.
 In the afternoon New York sold the mar ket down fractionally and although there was slight recovery the final tone was easy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

New York, July 23.-Butter barely steady; receipts 10, STA. Creamery specials 27hc; of fictal 27c; process common to special 19 O 22c.
 TsTgs irregular; receipts 11.344. State, Pennsyivania and nearby fancy selected white 3OQ32 do brown and mixed fair to choice 243 26c; western seconds 20 42lc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Give. Legion of aon6r.

Paris, July 23.-Soloinon De JonEe, a prominent member Of the American Chamber of Commerce in this city, and formerly a stock broker in New York, was today made member of the Le- zion of Honor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NAVAL SrnRra

Savannah, July 23.-Turpentine firm 46A @46Mc sales 2s1; receipts 743: shipments 252. shipments 1,152; stock 143,414; S2.e5@ s3. 60; D s315: E 8. 55 0 60: F s3. 3.65@T5: G S375990; H $4.00@22h; A 35; S4 s5@ s. %; M $5so; 80: VIC s5.46 Q70; wv $500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
pInn. rOur Dreadnoughts.

Newcastle on Tyne July 2S.-Inaui- ries received by the Armstrong ship building firm indicate that the govern ment will give out almost immediate orders for four additional dread noughts. which will be armed with 1s.S inch guftS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Grain Statistic

Grain Statistics.
 Total cleerances Of wheat and flour were equal to 50. coo bu. Exports for the week, as shown by Brad streets were equal to e39,O0o bu. Primary receipts were e63,ooo bu, conn pared with 1,o94.o0o bu., the corresponding day a year ago.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat s34 cars; corn 24O cars; oats 64 cars; hogs 5000 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

New York. July 23.-Sugar raw steady fair refining 3.45; centrifugal s6-test 3. s5; ed 5.55; powdered 4.s5; granulated 4.S5. Petroleum steady; refined all ports Ss .2O @Ss.25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
New Orleans, July 23.-Spot cotton was eady; Feceipta e51; stock R3.6lA.
SELMA COTTON MARKET.

Selma, July Especial )-The price of spot cotton was quoted in the local mar, let today as follows: ,E Good middling .....'!zc
 Strict middltng ss.sss1 IT ssc M100l1nE A AS Strict low middiing .. .... .... ....1Ihc. Low middling .... ...s s'. .AVftc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
PhOtOsrapher. to Nliwmnke.

Rochester, N. Y. July 2s.-The Pho- tographers' Association of America awarded Milwaukee the meeting for l1910.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Charleston, July 2s.-Turpentine quiet

'4sMc. . |,
 Ss 55: F S3. 80; e S3 750S0; H $4.00@2 20; s4.sO; K $4 4s59S5 OO M s5.Oo@20; N S5 5s5QeO: wv S5. .75 9S6. 90: WG $5:4S o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New Orleans, July 23.-Cotton seed oil l; prime refined in barrels per pound b.6O cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
ID. leading future. for tho dav raas.

Meas Pork-per bbi:-a Sept. .. .. 21 05 z1.05 21.05 21.o5
 Lard-per 100 lbs;-s July .. .. l1.72h 11.72h 11.72k 11.72M Sept. .. II. .75 11.75 11.72h u.72K
 hort Ribs-per 100 fbs:--
 Sept. .. .. 11.4o 11.42h 11.ss 11.35
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NEW YORK COTTON.

. Futures on the New York Cotton Ex- change today ranged e follows:
 lopsplzishl Lewl Close Bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
COTTON sTATTsrTcs

A. New York. July 2s.-The followinx ...u. enS,on on 'ns F,a movement of cotton for the week by the New York Cotton Exchan~s Apnso
 Weekly Movement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

<. Cotton futures on tho New Orleans Cotton 2xchangs today ranged as follows:
 lopenlHighl Low.i Close
 Bid
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Strict middiing .-.. .... ... ..11kc Miuounf ..... s... ..s..s.. III hc LOW miodnnB s... .s...sllc
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CLOSING STOCK HIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

ne lot of five bales was released in the ! market yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
COTTON RECEIPTS

New fork, July 23-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at sli norts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

,,sh. ~. r. rs' es assa san aaa,~...n wnsn . section and in ten days we enter into Au- gust the hottest month of the year. the maturing season. A large area has not been able to advance the plant ovef eight to twelve inches in height. A short cotton crop is inevitable and prices will be higher in proportion"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Some say that 1t will be harder to bull the market after the Texas precipitation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

The market dipped later, however. on re more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Cables were better than due and this p' the initial prices up few points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

This section experienced some rain yes- terday, but from most reports 1t was well
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
SUGAR MARKET,

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