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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

sncnnrAnr HnsrERs WEEKLY
COTTON STATEMENT.

g8CRBTAnr HEsTERs WEEKLY
OPTION STATEMENT.
New Orleans: Oct 2a.--secretary
Exchange statement issu q before the
close OF business today shows a de-
crease In the movement into sight com
pared with the seven days ending this
date last year In round figures 5000.
an Increase over the same days year be-
fore last OF 172.0O0 and an Increase over
the same time In 1905 of $4,000.
Tor the twenty days of October the
Of isao5o. an increase over the same
period year before last OF $4,000, and
an increase over the same TING in 1906
= For sas' the afty-two days of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is
ahead Of the nfty-two days OF last
year, $4,000 ahead of the same days
year sss before last sss i.sss,ooo. and ahead Of
The amount brought into sight dur
bales. against sis.sa5 for the seven
days ending. this date last year. 49,
time in 1906. and for the twenty-five
days OF October Ii has been l,8l3,o27,
against l.721.z74 last year. i.2si 800
year before East and 1,s2o.ss7 same time
The movement sincs September 1st
shows receipts at all United States
ports 2.3g1172 against 2.0s6.01s last
year. I.42o.Sis year before last and
across the Mississippi. ohio ana Poso-
mao Rivers to Northern mills and Can.
ada s3.eso. against 12O.534 last. year,
bl.e7s year before last and 71,700 Same
Of those Ssid It the close ss Of Il the COM
mercial year 371,S46, against $4,000
last year, 2l0.s10 year before lee. and
2o7.61S same time in 1906; Southern
ysal sso4ss yss. Ssiors .ss ana
S85s542 same time In 1906.
These make the total movement for
the ffty-two days Of the season from
sasssmssr .a Z. YEAR ss asts sssoss
last and 2.6il.ss6 same time in 1905.
been 3il.4lS. against 2ss.ss1 last year,
son I.5ss,ios against i,s45.sss last
year. an Increase OF 193.1ee.
Northern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show Q
the corresponding period last year. and
their total takfngs since September !
have decreased 1o2.615. The total taxi
ings OF American mills. North. South
have been s30.450. against 704,54s last
year. These include 2e3217 by North
ern spinners. against 365.s3z.
Stocks at the seaboard and the TWEEN
i ty-nfne leading Southern interior CEN
tiers have Increased during the week
| iss,03b bales. against an increase dur
Ing the corresponding period last sea-
son Of 223.527 and are now ies.035 more
than at thisA date In 1903.
Including stocks left at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
| the number Oh bales brought Into sirh,
/ thus far from the new crop, the suppl,
to date Is 3.443,2s3. against 3.22l,06i
for the same period last year.
COTTON STATISTICS.
New York. Oct 2a-The sfoiiowinr statis.
tics on the movement OF cotton for the
week ending Friday. Oct 20, were com.
piled by the New York Cotton EXCHANGE:
/ Weekly Movement.
- This year. Last year
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

Bay Minette. Oct. 22-(Special)-
Hon. Walter ID. Seed, state treasurer
delivered a speech here Thursday
evening. for the amendment. He spoke
at some length. The auditorium Of
the court house was about half filled.
This evening Rev. w. o. Waggoner- of
Greenvfile spoke on the amendment
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

New York. Oct. 22.-The annual re-
port of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company. for the year ending June
so last, shows total operating revenue
of ssS, 460,747, an increase over the
previous year of s240.070. Operating
expenses were s3s.o20,000. O. decrease
Of s1,s20,e7s. The net income was
s7,534.SsO. an increase of s1.27s.232.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
Ratlfx Phone NlerKer.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. z2:-The min
GRITTY stockholders of the Mutual Tele-
vent the merger of the iowa and In
diana systems In Des Moines by court
Injunction, but failed. did not appeal
to the Supreme Court as had been ex-
pected. Today the merger was rati-
fled by the independent scoupsnSes and
il win be consummated Immediately.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
SHOWS CAR SHORTAGES.
However, Shortages Are One-Third
-l,,t Those OF 1907

can RAILWAYS fortnightly statement,
made public here today shows short
age of 23.431 cars in the East and
South and a surplus of 36,S4I IN the
"There seems to be no doubt that
the railroads are carrying as much
freight as they did IN. october 1907
ages are one-thlrd OF what they were
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

Chattanooga. Tenn. Dot. 2z-Oihicers
were elected today by the Holiness
Union of the Southern states. IN Skin
annual convention. They follow:
President-Rev. l. p. Brown.
Meridian. Miss.
First ice-Presiient--Rev. H G.
Morrison. wilmore. KY.
Second ce-President--Rev. p. p.
Ellyson, Greenvilfe. Tex.
Third e-President-Rev. B. +.
Haynes.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures. Aaron
8. watkins, Asbury, KY.
secretary-Rev. John Paul. Meridian,
Miss.
Member Board of Missions--Rev. w.
p. b. Kenard. Episcopal. s. c.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

Awards max The Cup.
Zurich. Switzerland, Oct 21.-The
SWISS Club. has officially declared
Edgar w. Mix. Of Columbus. Ohio. the
winner of the Gordon Bennett cup. In
the international balloon race. which
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

then. whsu there wss. no surplus at
i,, Tine n ne sP 's.s s ess sss1 rsdseis
nearly reached our msxsmum short
age Although It 10 probable that the
surplus will be further reduced. II
i n Win PROBABLY fg'R BE- on dc commereiai
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

New York, Oct. 22.--Money on call firm
414h per cent; ruling rate Az per cent
closing bid 4 per cent; offered at ~ per
cent.
Time loans very firm and active; sixty
days ~ Gp5 per cent; ninety days and six
months * al per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 5@5h per
cent sa.3
Sterling exchange irregular with actual
for sixty day bills and at 4s7 $1,000 for do
mand.
Commercial bills 4S3@k.
Bar silver 50A.
Mexican dollars -.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
heavy.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

A pretty trimming for a childs
wooden dress is soutache put on in
the simply scalloped design.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

New York. Oct. 22--coffee futures opened
barely steady at a decline Of 500 points in
response to lower European market. BRASIL
ian markets and firm offers were unchanged
but recent buyers here were selling. including
wall Street and cotton exchange houses ow-
ing possibly to the absence OF further unfav-
orabte crop news and while there was some
support from trade interests the market
showed no ralying power. The close was
steady net 500 points lower. Sales were
reported Of 1900 bags including:
Is.iB; June and July $40; September e.z5.
Spot coffee quiet; No. Z Rio SIC nominal
No, Santos skc; mild quiet; cordova 20
ING.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

New York, Oct. sa.--Ths market for stan
dard copper on the New York metal OK
change was weak and lower In the. absencs
OF buyers WITH spot closing at Si2ozs; De-
tober At tixIb020; November and Deoem-
ber at Sf202s and January at st14Ss.
The Engiish market was lower with spot
closing 1t fs6 ATS Cd and futures At fkS.
Sales there included 500 tons spot and LOO
tons futures. Local dealers quote lake cop
SIN and csstinE at ti2 .so07s.
Tin was steady with spot quoted At $50. 10
$50; October and November $40 500 50; De-
cember sac: 37h9se: January at sac: ao@eo.
The London market was easy with spot
quoted At ft3s - Sd and futures at ft3s
i7s Cd, having had an early advance.
Lead was quiet with spot quoted at
t.ssk 90 New York and -. eo0so East
81. Louis. The London market was un-
changed at f13 IS Cd.
speiter was firm with spot quoted at
%. Is bid New York and 80. 05 bid East 81
Louis. The London market was higher at
f23 S..
The English iron market was higher at
Sis 4xd for Cleveland warrants. Locally. the
market was steady. No. 1 foundry $le960;
No. SIS. 80 q sis: No. Southern and No.
/ Southern soft {19.25075.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
TwENTY-FIvE KILLED.

severe Earthquake shocks in Beluchi-
BtMn.
Simla, British India. Oct 22--Twen-
ty-five persons were killed and score
OF others injured in a recent earth
quake at Bellput. a small town on the
Quetta Railroad. in the central part of
Beluchistan. The railway station and
several residences adjoining were
RACED.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

sofa.
st. Paul. MIMI. Oct. GA committee
consisting of John C. Elder. of WASH
ington. D. c.. Chairman: Congressman
John L. Burnett. Of Alabama. and
Charles p. NELL Of Chicago. took testi-
mony today behind closed doors In the
Federal building to ascertain whether
a condition OF peonage exists among
the laborers in the lumber camps OF
Northern Minnesota.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
NAYA. sTnREs

|, wilmington. Oct. 22.--spirits turpentine
hteady $50; receipts ~ casks.
Rosin steady -. 60: receipts 30.
Tar firm $3.50; receipts 60.
Crude turpentine firm $3.50; $500 and
81. 90: receipts 90.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
NEW YORK PRODUCE

New York. Oct. 22.--sugar raw firm: fair
refining $50; centrifugal 96-test $50; mo-
lasses sugar 3.55; refined steady; crushed
5.s5. powdered 5.25; granulated SIS.
Petroleum steady: refined all ports SS.I5.
Coffee steady: No. Rio SIC nominal;
No. Santos S%c.
Moiasses firm: New Orleans 2s942c.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
COTToN RECrIpra
COAIPARATTYE COTTON srATnMrN

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT,
New York. Oct 22.-For the week ending
Friday Oct. 20:
~. This year. Last year.
ports during week -. 44s,954 AL 2e2
Total receipts since Sept
LIST -. -, .2,392,173 2,i55.734
Exports Tor week 309,212 23S.123
Total exports since Sept
LIST .1.520.s4s 1856, 43l
STOCK Al all U. s. ports $4,000 SIS, 363
stock at all mt towns 461.354 3s4,3S7
Stock at Liverpool -. 49,. $4,000
Stock of ANN. afloat for
CT. Britain -. 49,, $4,000
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

iLondon Oct. 22.--Amerlcan securities
opened steady today with prices around par
ity. Small covering orders caused improve
rnent later and at midday the market was
quietly steady and from higher to v
lower than yesterdays New York closing.
wall Street unloaded In the afternoon
causing a sharp setback. especially in Unit
ed States Steel. The close was weak. 162
points below the first prices
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

St. Louis Oct 22.-Fiour unchanged; red
winter patents s5.7O@ss. 90; extra fancy
and straight ss.1o@so; hard winter clears
-. COG s4.3 80.
Hay unchanged; timothy sIs@sis; prai-
RE 2106$I2.
Whiskey $i.39.
Iron cotton ties soc; bagging SIZE; hemp
twtne &c.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

New York. Oct 22.--Dry goods market
wide sheetings have been advanced 1c a
yard and some print cloths have been ad-
vanced &c a yard. The buying in the
primary market IL very steady. Yarns are
higher with sales moderate. factories are
busy on orders for immediate delivery.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

Bar silver steady 40 pct OUHC5.
Money 3 n "a per cent.
Discount IN open market for short bills
4h@N per cent; three months bills ia
per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

New York. Oct, 2s.--The following statis-
tics on the movement OF cotton for the
week ending Friday Oct. 20. were COM
piled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
This year. Last vear
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23

Cut stale bread in one-third inch
slices. shape with oval cutter. Cream
one-fourth cup butter. add one-third
cup soft cheese. stir to smooth paste;
season. with salt and pepper. Spread on
bread rounding and garnish with a
border of finely chopped olives. Ar
range two leaves cut from pimentos
with vegetable cutters: place stuffed
oIiye cut in quarters In the center Of
each. Serve on plate covered with
doilie.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
SOME COTTON FACTS.

The crop of cotton produced dur
ing 1908 was the third largest ever
produced and fell behind the yield of
1906 by only 1892 bales weighing 500
pounds each. In the production of
the 1908 crop Texas, of course, ranks
first, producing 28.S per cent. of the
total crop. Georgia was second with
14.6 per cent. of the grand total:
Mississippi third, with 1875 per cent;
Alabama fourth, with 1O.1 per cent;
South Carolina fifth, with 8.8 per
cent; Arkansas sixth, with 7.8 per
cent; Oklahoma seventh, with So
per cent; North Carolina eighth, with
40 per cent; Louisiana ninth, with
3.6 per cent; Tennessee tenth, with
2.6 per cent; and Florida eleventh,
with 0.5 per cent.
The average crop for the past few
years has been 12,6O8,555 bales,
hence the 1908 crop exceeded that
average by 978,751 bales. In the
writer's opinion there has been pro-
duced several crops as great as that
of 1908, but the exceptional weather
of the fall months of that year per-
mitted all bolls to open and allowed
all bolls to be harvested. The terri
tory west of the Mississippi river fur
nished nearly one-half of the 1908
crop, or 45.9 per cent, which is in
deed most remarkable when one
takes into consideration the vast
areas devastated by floods in Ar
kansas, Texas and Oklahoma during
the growing period and the wide
spread ravages of the boil weevil.-
The Cotton Journal.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
What Our FarmersAre Saying and DOING

kinds of turner's, turning grass and
plant roots "topsy turpy" to the bare
sun. 1t will be better to stir the sur
face as shallow as you possibly can
to do fairly good work, and then
turn again and cultivate your crops
as they should be. Take sweeps and
cut under the grass, and then take
cultivators and harrow and drag it
to pieces, and do not try to cover the
whole mass of green material UP by
means of turn plows. You will in
jure your growing crops and the
green matter turned under hot
weather will ferment and cause a
souring of your soil, which will fur
Their injure your plants, as we'll as
your soil, at this season of the year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
UNCLE SAM GETTING LEFT.

Until the politician and the trusts
got hold of us we believed we were
the smartest nation on the earth, the
most progressive, the most intelligent
and the most efficient, and we had
reasons We laid the Atlantic cable
We did things like that as a regular
thing.
Now comes poor old Spain with
cheaper postage, parcels post and
postal savings banks.
AS the Chicago Record-Herald
says: parcels post and postal saw
ings banks, especially the latter, are
government facilities provided for
nearly every country in Europe, sue
cessfully managed everywhere, and
regarded as boons to the people. They
are facilities forbidden to Americans
by the leaders of our Senate, because
they would do us harm instead of
good, and because we have not suffi-
cient intelligence or ability as a gov
eminent to manage them success
fully.
eve wish no particular harm to
Spain, and do not even mean to be
insulting, but if that country would
only trade off to us a few of it's
grandees for few of our native
grown Bourbons, we could afford to
give round cash compensation to
boot. And few people would object
even to heavy special premium for
quick completion of the trade" -
Joliet (Ill.) Daily News.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
DUCK NOTES.

1t takes about two years to fully
mature duck, and yet the young
make most rapid growth during the
first three weeks of their existence.
This is the important part of the
market proposition, says a writer in
the Southern Ruralist
Contrary to old ideas, swimming
water is not absolutely necessary for
ducks; in fact, the growing young
ducks will increase faster without it
if provided with plenty of good
fresh drinking water. Old breeding
ducks, however, will get more exer-
else and thus keep in better health
for the swimming process.
Let the feed for breeding ducks
during the laying season be pretty
regular with but little change, as
sudden change is liable to interrupt
the egg yield
Ducks thrive specially we'll upon
sandy soil, as it does not get so solid
from the constant tramping of their
wet feet about the water places.
Duck eggs to hatch we'll should
not be over week or ten days old.
Chicken hens do not make as good
mothers for ducks as duck, on &C
count of their foraging disposition,
which the duck does not seem able
to stand when quite young. In cases
where it is necessary to use the
chicken hen, let her be confined, CIV
ing the ducklings their liberty.
The duck with good care will aver
age about three to five eggs a week
from January to July, when the aver
age season ends, but is frequently
taken up by healthy flock in Octo-
Der and good many eggs laid.
Ducks require lot of good bulky
food, which should consist of chop
ped green food, sometimes cooked
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
BREAKING AWAY.

The cotton editor of the New Or
leans Times-Democrat says:
'Tn my opinion the cotton crop re-
ports of the Times-Democrat show
very general change in the agricul-
tural habits of the belt. Diversified
ton is widespread The farmers
have learned some bitter lessons and
are rapidly breaking away from the
one crop idea. Unless weather con-
ditions henceforth are unusually pro-
pitious a crop disaster will confront
many sections"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
ARE YOU GUILTY?

Not long since, says the Farmers
Union News, we urged you in an arti-
Gle entitled use Precaution" not to
jump into your cotton and corn fields
with great long plows and tear up
the roots to an extent that you will
severely injure your crops. We have
been out on several farms lately, and
we found many farmers using all
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
NERVOUS INFLUENCE

The cows nerves have to do with
giving down her milk. The hen is
affected in the same way with regard
to laying eggs. If you move her into
new quarters she will cease laying.
Anything that disturbs a hen mill
tates against her egg-laying capacity.
Hence everything about the poultry
house should be quiet. Nothing
should occur to agitate or disturb
the laying hens. Sometimes the
power to lay seems under control of
the hens will. If you shut her out
from the nest she will postpone, at
least for a short time, the laying of
her accustomed egg.-Industriou
Hen.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02

and mixed with wheat bran, which is
one of their best growing foods. A
little second-grade -four mixed in will
help make the food stick together
and not be so crumbIy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
FREIGHT RATES ON MELONS.

fhE1OHI RATES ON MELONS.
Mr. Watson:-H can we get at
the railroads to get them down on
rates on watermelons?
I have thought of writing you for
some time, but make such a poor out
writing till I have put it off till now.
| have been truck farmer for
twenty years. Have paid the rail-
roads untold thousands, and have got
nothing myself
The railroad agrees to give us
rates to New York for $113.00 per
car and rate the car at $4,000, and
charge extra for all over.
Well, if you know as much about
melons as you do other things, you
we'll know that we can't load a car
of melons without loading them four
tiers deep in the car, so as they will
be saleable, and a man can't load
car with any kind of melons without
putting in over $4,000 pounds. I had
two cars to sell on the New York mar
ket for $4,000 each. The freight on
the two cars was $284.OO, and the
good man that sold them gave me
his commission, and I got $4,000
Could we get at the Interstate
Commission some way and get them
to make four tiers a standard car,
regardless of weight, and let them
give us a standard rate on four tiers?
And, then, if the melons were
small, it would be the shippers loss,
and if the melons were large it would
be the railroads loss.
There will have to be something
done, or quit one. [ am afraid that
I have taken up too much of your
time with this horrible letter.
With best wishes for you and your
great work, I am,
Ever yours,
J. G. MINIS.
Brinson, Ga.
Answer: The melon raisers will
have to organize, or join some Fruit
and Melon Growers Association, and
fight the railroads before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
1t is probable that the Commission
would act promptly.
The saw-mill men had to make
fight before they could escape extor-
tionate rates, but they eventually
won.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-02
SAW, LATH, SHINGLE MILLS
Shafting, Pu|Ieys, Belt
LOMBARD IRON WKS., Augusta, Ga.
Life and Speeches
Of ThOS. E. Watson

Mr.. Watson tells us the story of
his life. His gallant fight for reform
is told in his speeches, which cover
every social political and economic
question that has come to the front
in the last thirty years. The subjects
that are now prominent in the peo-
pies mind-Child Labor, National
Banks, the Government Ownership
of Railroads.&c. treated exhaust
lively.
Bound in cloth, illustrated. Price
$3.50.
GIVEN AS A PREMIUM
For three subscriptions to the JEFF
fersonian Magazine at $1.00 each, or
to the Weekly Jeffersonian at $100.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-16
HUNDRED FEET MORE
And Commercial Avenue Sewer viii
Be Finished-Board Gives Two
Contractors 80 Gays More.

The Rich Construction Co. has but
& small stretch of sewer TO complete,
about sixty feet of bottom remaining
to be placed in the ditch and about
100 feet of the arch of the sewer. The
old fire cistern at Sixth street has
been wrecked and filed Mr.. Rich
stated that the end of the month
should see the job completed.
He had a picture made of the steel
sheet Diling wnen it was in use and
sent it with the record of the work
to the Lackawanna Steeel Co
At meeting of the tEioard of Lo-
cal improvements Thursday evening
the Rich Co. was given another exten.
sion of 50 days in which to finish the
work, and was directed to get busy
at once ON the bronv-: portion of the
sewer at Fifteenth street
Contractor Johnson was also given
thirty days longer to complete the
work on Thirtyfourth street.
Alderman Ferguson presided over
the meeting of the Board in the alb.
sence OF the mayor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-16
All Who
Would Enjoy

good health, with its blessings, must I'M
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question of right living With all the term
implies. With proper knowledge of what
is best, each hour of recreation, OF enjoy
ment, of contemplation AMI Of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis
pensed with TO advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many Instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it,
Consequently, the Company's Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.