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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Oct. 1.-The stock mar ket rsiapsed into quiet today. the ss s. h s.s. oHsr te rbe se. .ss .bst ,s. sI svbsidenoe of activity came after check to the decline had been accom-. plished and became more pronounced an impression of tschnicai wsaknsss in the market position. There was active selling during the .,d morning in contin. market suffered on Monday. The ao- mostly on the selling sides, and these s''h hs srG% or pHi.s: wssn as fs ss
 cd during the first hour were lower generally than in the active selling on Mondsy and. c1pS:sausntiy the iCT s,. selling seemed to cover the require ments forced by the narrowing of the money market for the time being. Its terest. which set about buying. stocks when the subsistence of the liquida- | ton was perceived. The money po- sition remained the central topic of Cash holdings of the New York banks continue to diminish before the de- mands of the interior for currency. hs shfns Ss s Ya.k tS S.nss ss by means of drafts. which were re- sponsible fer the drain te the he, sub lb stitution from the banks for the bank is several hundred thousand dollars m point point in 't the s"s sorrespondins period last week. The tightening of the money market was operative in the time loan division ,od,ay where sd rsts fos $ per cent. Prime grades of commer. cial paper commanded 3-4 to 1-4 9spsndea a % on S'UVn calf loans in the confi- dence that money would remain easy throughout the fall. are active bid. Ssss for time loans se ,as sa thare subsiding with the stock mar ket sliquidation, which had been af- fected. Foreign money markets con. further inroads from American bor- rowers by putting up discount rates. Private discount rates In London rose well above the bank rate, pointing ing in the bank rate tomorrow. Foreign exchange rates here were responsive tn the hardening money rates abroad away from the gold import point It s probable that accumulation of ex- change has begun against some of the heavy maturtties th or a Amesloan ehoni MoSem- nH Der 1. Attempts at renewal of matur- ing foreign leans are oostructed by the later developments In the money markets. September exports of agrt- cultural products showed some im- | provement. thanks to the high price 1 of cotton, but the sustained value Of l imports is believed to be sufficient to keep the balance against this coun- 1 try in the foreign exchange market. Not much attention was paid to gen. eral news developments. strength In Missouri, Kansas and Texas was said | to be due to accumulation but the de- | mand died cut when the general movement turned upwards. The wave, with the property damage in- volved were not in favor of values. The market later had a somewhat un- steady appearance, but last prices were only slightly below the best.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. s3.Sa0.oo0
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
COTTON GOSSIP.

rna tables of the warehouses were ptled fsII of offerings yesterday
 4 tota, of about ITS bales were released Trades were made around the isAc mark. There was considerable looking around on the part of the shippers.
 It is said that there is more active spot buylng for October commitments which has caused spot strength everywhere. More new orders have been received from abroad, It is said.
 Railroad and wagon receipts amounted ts about s'5 bales yesterday.
 wagon cotton at the Square amounted to Fair weather continued throughout the belt yesterday.
 warmer weather is predicted for the belt the balance of the week.
 The cotton market was sailing high yes terday and futures closed 2s to 20 points up.
 Liverpool lIkewiae was strong with the m-.lket showing several points advance. New Orleans reports spots very firm. fully hc Higher to buy and more demand for the staple.
 Memphis wired: Zee one-quarter of an inch thick at Sheffield. Ala"
 These reports are sometimes exaggerated. New York wired: Cotton is going high err
 Ii started that way yesterday.
 Local planters report the bottom lands as doing well.
 Renskorf Lyon & Co.:-"Any weakness in the price of the actual staple will cause con.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

was not affected by the liberal offer.
 reports of lessened Argentine output;
 due to decreased acreage and reported
 locust devastation strengthened tne effect locally.
 The corn market was heavy through
 out the day, the cold weather havine
 started husking and cribbing ID ali-
 isrent parts of the corn belt pisS,ns perxs
 the crop beyond expectations or inlu,y. Some new corn. notably from Northern Illinois. made it's appearance on tns market. Anticipation of large movs-
 ment of the new crop was orag on the market. although the general or feringe today were light ana reoeip.s were slightly in excess of the astimats. There was little fluctuation in the
 market and no export demana, 1ea lower than Mondays final quotations, Midway between the strong wheat | and ths heavy corn market, oats re- | mained firm. supported by early m. | fluential buying. Cash oats advanced
 e trifle and the primary receipts were below those of last year. Prices in the oats pit shifted tnrougn the day in an extremely marrow | range. December closing at ~ I-t
 May at 1-s lower than Mondays clos ing price. Provisions. answering to the break in live hogs, fell off The trade was slow through the day, little demand being visible, although there was some commission house activity. Closing prices ranged from IF I-s to 2S lower for ribs to 20 to zz l-z lower for pork.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

Strict middiing ...s..-.....'.' t33 s Aadling ............ .....--.. lS l-se With the passing of the holiday. the local spot cotton market was eniiven, z cd yesterday and a total of 77e oales oi the ssspls we. released c 1y Ss,ws.n ,ns hotn ,n, < is l-s and IS 1-4 ngures. With the Ad- vance in the market. spots were fres. ly offered The staple. however va was much looking around on the part
 The wagon cotton received at shs { Square yesterday as 1t Ne iL\ Nsw < Prices on the street ranged fro. ls l-s to i2 IA cents Railroad oott1n va particularly heavy yesterday. The to. { tal receipts of the staple In the ioca'
 Cotton was bringing as much on tn. 0risans market In fact, Montgomsrs cotton people do Moo, mot yoIery rSsrss nas. Mn A cotton man from Colu nbus. Ga, saio yesterday that cotton mad not orougni ig cents there this season. IL mas aiso been said that Elmore county planters could bring their cotton to montgomery and sell It for over dollar bale more th an they are now reoeiVln8 a' any market in ths, rr.. county strong ye.- points up for the day. The first prize were up severa; points and the mar.s, .sn continued its advance. Liverpool asain showed astonishing strength and spSts prices were up several points: Tne weather developments with frost re- 4 ported at several points had its enect also on the market. Spinners, who withheld orders during the carrier part of the month in the hope of lower buying of spots to i'll october commit merts Is gonig on and spot strength IS snown in all the markets. More new orders, 1t Is said, have been re- ceived from abroad.
 December futures opened nine poimts up yesterday morning. at l3.4z. ne n lowest figures for the month was saurs rs'4y; ~; the day. recording a 20 points advance oyer tuesdays closing hgurss Jan, nary futures opened at 13.46. an II noiits advance. This month went as low as l3.42, but closed at 1888, or zs points up. a,... up. opened steady three points higner. Around noon the market was ten to twelve points ub. Later cables report ed another advance of two points- The En glish market mas advanced eoout twenty points since Monday. spots were in a moderate demand 10 ten points higher with sales estimated at S.00o bales.
 The weather map showed fair wssth- CT over the entire belt yesterday. sew Nral degrees warmer in the Wespern n half. but colder in the North Central and eastern section. The official. rscoros showed i.gnt frossr Tn ssss NostnsF Faar % sne warTsr weather ts predicted for the Western half with fair, but cooiei weather and frosts for the Eastern sns Central sections.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
NEW ORLEANS gpor COTTON
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. Oct. 13.-spot cotton steady s-1se hiGher; middl!ng I3 s-16c Sales on the spot $50 bales to arrive 3,aoe.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of S9s points on reports of quite general frost ever tho cotton belt and e much better Liverpool market than had been expected The market had very steady tone all day and gradually advanced to level 208 a points above yesterdays closing and about 10 points h! gher than the previous highes, prices of the season. The highest priors were reached durng the last half hour of trading when the ring tried to discount threatened frost tonight again In Georgia and the Caroiinas. Around the middle of the day aggressive bears tried to bring about Q reaction but their offerings were quickly absorbed by buying of strong character from professional traders who were encouraged by reports that local spot houses were buying and storing cotton r,r their own aoccount. The market closed very steady at net advance of 1s@22 points.
 Cotton futures eloaed very steady:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
METAL MARKETN.

New York Oct. l3.-The market for stand. ard copper on the New York metal exchange was dul today no sales being reported. Spot and later deliveries up to the end of Janu 4rv closed at SIP. 75 0S0
 The English market closed steady with spot quoted at f57 Is Cd and futures at f5s 7s ed Sales there includes 400 tons of spot and TOO tons of futures. Local dealers quot Lake Copper at $i3@25: electrolytic nt SIP. 2.sd9sS; and casting at SIP. .5On75
 The tin market waa easy with spot cou- inR at s3o 20 e s6: October at s30. 3e027H November at sac. 221s G25; Decembre at sSo. 2594o and January at o.25@45. Salos were reported on the metal exchange of 26 .ons October at s30. 70. The Iondun ma rka' closed steady with spot quoted at f1S7 7a sd and futures at flSs Ills Sd.
 Lead was quiet: with spot quoted at v 90 R37h New York: and at 34.2o@271a East St. Louis delivery. The London market >iosed at fl3 Bs.
 speltsr was quiet but firm. with spot quoted at s6 dIO New York; and at s4. sS 9ss s5; East St. Lou:: ThA.ihondon mar kNt was unchanged sr t22 Es
 Iron was higher in the English market w'th leveland warrants closing at Els sG Locally. the market is steady; No. foun- dry northern s1s6So: No. 2 SIS. 5o@$IS: No Southern and Nc. Southern soft Sl9, ,266T5,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLIES.

New York. Oct. l3.-Special teleRraphic and cable communications received by Brad streets show the following changes in avail able suppy as compared with previous ae- count.
 Available supplies: L. Wheat. United States. East Rockies. in creased 3.1SS.000 bushels. Canada increas- cd 1s25. 900 bushels. Total United States and Canada. increase 5.i22.0o0 bushels.
 Aflost for and in Europe, increased HOO, no0 bush els.
 Total American and European supply in creased 6s23, ,000 bushels.
 Corn. United States and Canada. increased 1b5. 900 bushels.
 oats United States and Canada, inereas- ed 66T. 900 bushels.
 The leading increases and decreases re- ported this week follow; Increases: Manitoba 44a.000 bushels: Mid land 4l7 100 bushels: doedercth 1Sl.eoo bush els Port Colborne 115.000 bushels, Minne- apolis private elevators 10oo0 bushels Decreases: Fort Worth 12s,000 bushels.
 The visible supply of wheat in Canada las, Saturday was 7,Ss2. 900 bushels. an increase of A6&.UO0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New fork. Oct. 13.--The market for coffee futures was much more active today and after opening firm at an advance of five to fifteen points In creased It's gain on local support and covering due to the strength of tho European markets. the firm local spot situation. reduced estimates of the current Brazilian crop and expecta- tions of a falling off In primary re- ceipts. The French market closed at net advance of 1-4 to 1-2 franc and Europe was a buyer hero during the day. Small supplies of Rio coffees available in the local market seemed to be disturbing the local shorts, About 900 bags of the days business represented changes from October to later months. The market closed steady at a net advance of 20 to 2b points The sales were reported of 70,75o bags, including October at s.e5 to 5.T0; December at 5.S0 to S.So; March at 500 to 6.10; May at sos to i15; July at 6.06 to 6.2o; and Septem-
 CT at 6.15.
 Spot coffee firm; Rio No. '. cents nominal; Santos No. 1, 8 1-2 to 3-4 cents. Mild coffee steady; Cordova, g to II 1-2.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
MONEY MARKET,

MONEY MARKET. New York Oct. 13.-Money on call 4d5 per cent; ruling rate 4A per cent, rlnsing Did A: offered at 4& per cent. Time loans very strong and actlve. sixty days AZ per cent; and ninety days { E4 Q per cent; six months 4ls 44% DOT cent. Close: Prime mercantile paper ~ WtA per cent.
 Sterling exchange strong with actual bus mess In bankers bills at 4S3. 10 for sixty days bills and at 4S6. 05 for demand. Commercial bills 4S2h OK.
 Bar silver B1.
 Mexican dollars 43. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irreEulRr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
CHICAGo GRAIN "a PRoDUCE

domestic and foreign changes, the wheat market on the board of tra le advanced sharply today and with a falling off of l-2 from the high fig ures closed steady with a 1 to l l-s gain over Mondays final figures Corn. under the Influence Of good hardening weather in the coSn belt dropped off and oats were trifle lower. while provisions fell off under the pressure Of a lrop of 10 to IS cents In live hogs.
 A strong market for hogs was built up by heavy buying by Northwest millers. The rough weather yesterday started fears for the spring wheat and In some quarters was credited with causing increased buying forcing the cash wheat up. Continental markets were strong and the demand for grain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

siderable liquidation of contracts held Tor speculative accounts"
 The cold in this section has hardly been severe enough to hurt the cotton. Following are the opinions of some New York cotton houses:
 crusei & Flinn:--"The market has good undertons and looks as if prices will work higher"
 Bailey & Montgomery:-'we think well of buying on soft spots and selling on buiges"
 Hayden, Stone Co. ;--''The position looks sound from a supply and demand standpoint and the owner of the actual having at tho full price prevailing largely squared off his pressing obligations. has the making of val ues for the near future at least in his own hands"
 The rate to Liverpool has been reduced two points to 1a cents Room nneGeen taken at that figure.
 SELMA COTTON MARKET.
 Selma, Oct. 13.-(Special. )-The price of spot cotton was quoted in the local mar ke today follows:
 Good miouunB ss.s ....1S S-l6o strict miooHnS .... ...s ....lS 7-1sc MiuuHnB ..s. ...-le o-1oc Strict low middling .. ....... ....1s 1-1sc Le" nAouiihS ssss.siS b-Iec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
Total balance In general fund
anu an- Naw York,

Southampton. Oct. ls-Senator Nel- son W. Aldrich of Rhode Island, and Jacob H. Schiff, of New York, were pas qengers on the steamer Kaiser Will helm II. which sailed today Tor New YoI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
NAVAL sIoAEs REVIEW.

savannah. Ga, Oct. 13.-(Speciai )-After mv'ing upward to 6ec under slight manipu- lattys pressure about midweek the local market fo. spirits of turpentine developed all uRmistakable "softening'' and lost all of It's previous gains at the closing call yestar. day when the market was quoted firm at 5sc. decline of e full cent from the open ing levels of the season.
 At no time in the past seven days were tho receipts heavy enough to cause any feel ing of top heaviness; to the contrary the daily srrivais were of such a nature that they would hardly have been sufficient to meet legitimate demand yet ss a whole the uyinE element appears cd to be wholly inz different. They had no pressing needs 10 i'll at any rate and becauss of tnis fact an advance recorded about Thursday of the past session was lost by the final call
 The market opened last Wednesday (Oet. @ firm at Ssc It worked up to 59o and rhsn receded to a firm basis at 6sc which vas quoted at the wind-up of business yes- terday
 Rosins were in very good demand yet most of the pales are cosiderably below the ievel of last week while the commoner grades are bit higher. Yesterdays closing values were: Water white $s. 50: window slas. ss;4s; N ss:ao; N s5.6s; K s6 50 S4.s5; S4. .s5: c $4.27h 93o; F 42Th E s4.12h D $i.07h: B $4.os
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

Grain Statistics. Total ciearances of wheat and flour were equal to e5e. 900 bu.
 Primary receipts were 32Ss.ooo bu. con,- pared with 2.se9.ooo bu., the corresponding day Q year ago.
 The worlds visible supply, as shown by Bradstreets increased $500. 900 bu. Estimated receipts for loliurrow: Wheat 65 cars; corn 2is cars; oats 28T cars: hogs i6,00o head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
DRY GOODs MARKFT.

New York Oct. IS--The dry goods mar ket was strong during the day Cotton goods of print cloth yarn construction arc being purchaser freely for oleachlne and converting purposes There is greater strength ID evidence on underwear and hos iery. More activity is noted in dress goods for immediate delivery to cutters. Six piece goods are weak in lines outside of rougi: goods and EpeciaItieH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. Got la -Turpentine firm 571 11c receipts 51&: shipments 12s.
 Rosin firm: sales 1,e24: receipts 2.6S2: shipments s7s: stock 14o. sso B s s5; D t4.oo; FG H.25: Fl $4.35; S4. 65 s5.S5; N g. 5oqee; t5.se@$s.oo VIC Ss 50 wv S6.75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. oct. 1s.@An active and excited advance carried the cotton market to new high records for the suit of frost news. and the close was advance pf''sas !hf g points Ssss p0a tne general general list. as compared with the
 The frost news reached Liverpool before the opening. leading to much better cables than expected and while to belittle the importance of the low firm and 10 to i4 higher.
 Realizing caused reaction of 4 or weather details came in confirming the early private reports of light to killing frost quite generally over the northern half of the belt on Tuesday ed activity. with the trading through commission houses indieati ting that the cold weather was causing a further fso1c'i0a cso1 in tns popular views of the nigh ground, many of the big buyers of the morning turned for profits. but offerings were extremely well absorb ton and gains were fully sustained with December selling at 1862 and March at 1911, comparing with 12s7 and 13,o2 the low level of last week 1 and with 1851 and 1862. the previous high point of the season. The tropical storm which was threatening the Eas- tern belt on Monday moved out over the Atlantic on Tuesday without en- tering the cotton country. but outside markets were firm over the local hol- lday, and today's advance had the en- couragement of bullish trade and spot advices. As officially reported early southern spot markets were unchang- ed to If higher. The forecast was Tor frost again tonight in the Eastern
 elt. followed by higher temperatures. Southern bulls were big buyers here during the day.
 bales, against 70.460 last week and G5,5s5 last year. For the week 375,- 900 against 417.Ss3 last week, and 372,- I'll last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 12,361, against l205l last year. and at Houston s.2sS against -.406 last year.
 Futures opened steady and closed firm,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

Wilmington. Oct. 1S.-spirits turpentine steady 5Sc; receipts 12 casks.
 Rosin steady SS. 55: receipts 50. Tar firm sj 80: receipts 134
 Crude turpentine firm $2.5O, fl.o0 and &4. 00. receipts IL.
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G,a- IA n...i.Aa

Car Lot Receipts. Wheat s7 cars with Il of contract grade Corn 352 cars with 3s1 of contract grade Oats 3t2 cars.
 Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min neapolis and Duluth today were S23 cars compared with 12Ss cars last week and T5s cars the corresponding day a year ago.
 Produce Market
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Provisions,
Grain and Feedstuffu.

CORN CHOPs-Per bu. 8Oc.
 CoRN-Whits from store s2 2esso: mixed 91Sc less
 HAY-Timothy. choice per ton $2I; No per ton sls. Alfalfa per ton S23 Johnson .rass per ton S120tl3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. Oct. 13.-Closng: Cotton. spot moderate business done; prices sGl0 points higher:
 American niddling fair .... .. ......7.74 'Sood Hllou8uB s.ss " Aluunnk ....I 50 Low middling ...T. 2b Good ordinary ......f. SS Ordinary e. .... .... .... .. 6.73
 The sales of the day were 10000 bales. of which 500 were for speculation and ex- port and included 1900 American. Receipts 1000 bales. all American.
 Futures opened quiet and steady and closed barely steady:
 SShOOcE ~ Octo er--November .... .... .... .0Sh Hovember-Dece mber ....7.0e December-January .. .... .... ....7.0e January-Fehruary -. .J5h February-MaPch .... ....7.05 Mar ch--A pril .... .... .... .... 7.04h April-May . ... .... .... .... 7.04 AV-JunH ssss ssss ssss svS June-July '"S At July-AuHust 's'' .''''.o 9c7s Aug ust-o, ptember ........S.S2 Septembe--October ......6. 10 October-Noyember '..s..s32
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

Liverpool. oct. 13.-D losing; Wheat, spot cioged quiet; futures ouiet December 7s Tod ; March 7s Sd; May Is Shd.
 Corn spot quiet; new American mixed via Galveston 6s Id. Futures quiet Dct bs lAd; December ss 2Kd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington. Oct. 13.-The condition Of the treasury p' the beginning of business today was as follows:
 Trust funds;
 tiold coin s'''s 'NctN'os shb Silver dollars .... .... ........ 4s5,s9t. .O0d Silver dollars of 1890 .. ........ 4,e52. Silver certificates outstanding 4S5. .991. .000
 General fund
 standard silver dollars in gem
 eral fund ... .... -'.' 4I55. .292 Current liabilities .. .... .... ios,sI0,72S
 fices .'.. ...... ss.725.ss4 Tn hanks to credit of treasurer
 of the United States 4o.o2l,gS7 Subsidiary silver coin ''.' lsS!o!se Minor coin - ~ ., ........ 7.S93.IIS
 Total balance in general fund s7.Ss4. .6ia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

Charleston, oct. l3.-Turpentine firm 5Sc
 Roaln firm; ABc @A:o5; D M,o7h; E s5~SA.1 M *5.55; Ss.2O; we 3s.45; wv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
GERMAN MONEY,
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

Berlin Oct l3-Eechangc on London 2( marks 4 pfennigs for checks.
 Money S& Der cent.
 Private discount rate 3R per cent.