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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
CABLES WERE
DISAPPOINTING
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, April 1S.-Disappointing cables
faced the bulls to-day in the wheat pit
and resulted in lower prices. Foreign
markets showed such a slight advance as
compared with figures before the Easter
holidays that the effect here proved dis
tinctly bearish. Furthermore, news was
favorable from India and from the Argen-
tine. Besides, the domestic crop situation
and the weather outlook continued opti-
mistfc and cash demand locally gave no
sign of Improvement. Opening prices
were the same as last night to 3-Sc down.
May started at SO ST to 9Oc, unchanged
to 3-Sc of, and declined to SO 1-2c.
Rain strengthened the corn market.
Offerings were decidedly slim May opened
Is to 1-463-Sc up at 49 IL to 49 5-Sc0
3-4c and sold at AZ 3-4c staight.
Oats rose with corn. AS in the case of
the latter cereal few traders were dis
posed to take the bear side. May started
unchanged to a shade off at 81 3-S@1-2
to 81 l-2C and then assembled to 81 3-4c.
Selling by packers carried provisions
down. First transactions were at the
same level as last night to 10c below, with
July delivery 1912 IL for pork, $40 to
1922 1-2 for lard and S22 1-2 for ribs.
Wheat@No. 2, red, 9O@91c; No. 3, red,
$4,000; No. ?, hard, 9O@92c; No. 1, north
ern, 1.0161.03 No. 2. northern, 9S@1. OIL;
No. 2, spring, 92097c; velvet chaf, $50
96c; durum, S2088c.
Corn-No. 2, 40 $4,000 1-4c; No. 2,
white, so Lie; No. 2. yellow. 80 3-4c.
Oats-NO. 2, white, SO 34934c; stand
ard, SO 1-2Q34c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
RENOVATION OF
WORKOUT SOIL

Of the soil, and indirectly from it
through the growth, death, decay, AMI
return of former crops are also sup
plemented in many cases by the app!i-
cation of mineral matter in the form of
commercial fertilizers.
In addition to the nine elements al
ready mentioned the growing plant re-
quires: hydrogen. which it secures
from water; oxygen, which IT secures
partly from water and partly from the
air; carbon, which is secured from car
bonic-acid gas in the air; and nitro
gen. Nitrogen is in many respects the
most important of all the plant food
elements and ordinary plants depend
entirely on decaying organic matter
for their supply of this element. Nj
trogen is therefore usually the first
element to become exhausted in the
soil.
Fortunately there are a certain spe-
cies Of bacteria that can use atmos-
pheric nitrogen, Of which there is iLp
inexhaustible supply. Leguminous crops
such as clover, alfalfa, beans, peas,
etc, have learned to exchange work
with these bacteria and these plants
are thus easily supplied with an abu1-
dance of nitrogen in form they can
use. The tissues Of leguminous plants
thus become very rich in heterogeneous
compounds, and when they decay in
the soil they set free large amounts
Of nitrate for the use OF any crop
which may be growing at the time.
The cultivation of leguminous crops
is therefore one of the most importa1 1T
and economical means of maintaining
supply of heterogeneous plant food.
Nitrates may of course be supplied In
commercial fertilizer. but fertilizers
containing nitrate are very expensive.
The first step in she renovating of
worn out soils is to s,ive them an
abundant supply Of decaving organic
matter Chumus) which may be applied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19

the seventeenth century It was GUS
tomary to keep a lookout, and when
a whale was sighted to ring the town
bell, which was the signal to man the
boats and go in pursuit of the levia.
than of the deep. 1t is difficult to
eradicate a custom of this kind in a
community, hence it is that ever and
anon news of the capture Of a whale
off Amagansett, Southampton, or any
of the other towns on the extreme
eastern end of Long Island, gets into
the public prints. In the pursuit of
whales the Long Islanders have always
differed radically from those who fol-
lowed this profession from the coast
of Massachusetts. The former have
lived on shore and waited for their
prey to come in sight. The latter, who
mdae New Bedford and Nantucket
famous the world over, secured the
seven seas for whales. frequently re-
naming away from home years at a
time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
IN
COTTON HEAVY
BY Associated Press.

New York, April 18.-The cotton market
opened steady at a decline of points to
an advance of points, old crop positions
being lower in sympathy with rather dis
appointing cables, while the new crop re-
1ected relative firmness of late months
in Liverpool and some further talk of de-
layed planting as a result of light rains In
the Western and central belts. Old crop
positions sold off few points right after
the call and the market seemed to be
rather unsettled, but the at decline there
was some demand from commission
houses and a moderate renewal of bull
support sent all active months into new
high grounds for the movement before the
end of the first hour. The new crop led
the advance on buying by trade interests.
There was a renewal of bull support on
the midday reaction and the market
quickly turned lower with prices reaching
the best level Of the day during the early
afternoon and at net advance Of about
3QS points.
Realizing became heavier around 14.S1
for May and 1907 for October, or about
3 to points above the closing figures of
last night and the market reacted a few
points from the best late in the afternoon
with prices barely 4 points lower to 2
points higher. the new crop remaining
relatively steady on private wires report
ing excessive precipitation in the Missis-
sippi Valley. Spot quiet.
Cotton spot closed points higher; mid
ding uplands 1890; middling gulf 1915.
Sales, 2,011 bales.
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DECLINE IN THE
STOCK MARKET
sy Associated Press.

New York, April 18.-A hard drive at
Missouri Pacific was the feature OF the
opening stock market to-day: The hrst
sale was made at loss of 3-S from yes
terdays close, from which point the stock
was forced down rapidly to IS II, de-
cline Of SIS. A number of other railroad
issues receded in sympathy with this
movement although the losses were small
PETERBOROUGH Metropolitan, preferred, lost
SIS number OF other railroad issues
receded in sympathy with this movement,
although the losses were small. INTERIOR
ough Metropolitan, preferred, lost 5-b
as a result Of the latest developments IN
the local traction situation.
Traders attacked the fertilizer issues
vigorously again and succeeded in forcing
them down over a point. The persistent
liquidation in this quarter and the lack
of support to Missouri PACING disturbed
confidence to some extent and there was
some show of weakness TO the standard
stocks.
Prices fell away steadily during the
morning session in which trading was
the most active Of any day for several
weeks. Rear traders, encouraged by the
success OF their drive against Missouri
Pacific. enlarged their operations and
forced recessions throughout the list. Mis-
souri, Pacific declined ? 5-S to 40 IL, the
lowest of the year.
Uneasiness over the possibility OF re-
duced dividends in certain speciaIties, was
a factor in more widespread selling OF
stocks Of this class. Losses of point or
thereabout were pretty general in the &C
tive list Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault
Ste Marie and National Biscuit broke 8
points, American Cotton Oil IL Viz
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We are today confronted by the ne
cessity Of filling soils whose ability 20
produce satisfactory crops has been
more or less impaired. The remark
able development Of agricultural science
has demonstrated the feasibility of re-
storing fertility to exhausted soil.
There is a vast difference in the nat
ural fertility of soils. Some do not
produce we'll from the start unless spe-
cial attention is given to making them
productive; others produce large crops
for short time and then rapidly di-
minish in fertility; while others known
as strong soils, remain productive for
many years without attention to their
fertility. However, the strongest soils
will wear out in time unless intelli-
gently managed. By the rapid devel-
opment of agricultural science, soils
that were originally only moderately
productive and that have been rendered
almost sterile can be made richer than
they ever were.
Put a cubic inch under a magnify
ing glass which would magnify it TO
a cubic mile. You would find each
particle Of earth to resemble a rock Of
larger or smaller size scattered among
which are pieces of decaying plant
roots and other organic matter and
through this mass the growing roots
of a plant thread their way.
Plants in their growth make use Of
thirteen chemical elements, nine of
which they secure directly from the
soil. These are mineral plant foods;
potassium, calcium, mag
nemius, sodium, iron, silicon, chlorin
and sulphur. The rock particles are
of many kinds and contain more or
less of the above chemicals. Every
year the soil water dissolves of a thin
surface layer from each particle. Plants
this water and thus obtain
plant food. These foods de-
rived directly from the mineral matter
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
New Orleans Futures.

New Orleans. April 1S.-Coton futures
opened steady at decline of l to s points
on cables that were not UP to expecta-
lions. Longs were free sellers of the old
crops around the first call, but the mar
ket had a steady undertone on weather
news, which was favorable. Too much
rain fell at over the western half of of
the belt over night and temperatures in
all portions of the cotton country were too
low This induced buying soon after the
opening and at the end of the first half
hour of business both old and new crop
deliveries were 2 to points over yester-
days close.
Rumors of large spot trading in the in
terror and especially the report that one
large eastern mill had bought 10000 bales
of spots in the Memphis territory, caused
general buying around the middle OF the
points over yesterdays close. Longs took
profits on this advance and checked it,
but the market had very steady tone
up to noon, when the list was unchanged
to . points up compared with yesterdays
close. The forecast calling for continued
unsettled weather in the cotton country
caused buying of covers by shorts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE

Pensacola Investment Co. to Mrs. Helen
Myers-10 acres of land, including stree t.,
in lot 3, Section 3, Township 2, North of
Range 81 West-$l0 and other good and
valuable considerations.
VIM. J. Brand and wife to /. Q I,ovett
All of Section 1, except the NJ Of SWA
and So OF Section 3, and E1a ~ NEI1 az
Section s, Township 6, North of Range 81
West. containing 1044 acres-S1OO and
other good and valuable considerations
Geo. W. c. Clutter and wife and w. w.
Watson and wife to G. w. Parker. undI-
videi one half interest in lots l to g. both
inclusive in block 81 and lots 10 to I6.
both inclusive in Block 20 of East Pensa-
cola-$1 and other good and valuable con-
sidera tons.
W. S. Reeve and Kate Reeve to Helen
Meyers-S1z Of sen of SEA of Section
l6 Township l. North Of Range 81 West
containing 20 acres, more or les~s1 and
other good and valuable considerations.
w c. Weaver and wife to A NJ Nc
1873 Section 81, Township 5, North Of
Range 81 West-S1 and other good and
valuable considerations.
A NJ Mcmillan and wife to D. R. Cor
ley-Cndivided 1-3 interest in Block I33
Section 81 Township 5. North of Range
81 west-S1 and other good and valuable
considerations.
Mary I. Scott and husband to ]. NJ.
Hickman-Lot s, block 81 OF Britton Place
$500.
r. o. Hoffman and Frances Hoffman to
Ida Bubenik-L,ots l to 9, both inclusive
in Block 277 of the New City Tract-Si
and other good and valuable consfdera-
tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.

Steamships.
Santanderino. Span. Gorrino. 21S7. to
Pensacola Lumber Co.
Prinz Laetitia, Ital. Gannoni. 1922.
to J. A. Merritt & Co.
Conway. Br, Sping, 3461, to Geo. W
Howe & Co.
Gracia, Span. Ruiz, 2122, to Gulf
Transit Co.
Consul Horn. Ger, Thoms, 1885,,
Belize to Gulf Transit Co.
Ships.
Rosario. ItaI Florentine 1895, to
master.
Banks.
Annie. Br, Void, 1873, to master.
Due Cuigini, Ital, Colase, 1170, to Ro-
sasco Bros.
Colonna, Nor, Burkeland, 1887, to
master.
Schooners.
Jas. T. Maxwell, Jr., Am, Crabtree,
4s1. to master.
Future, Am, Harding, SIS, to mas
ter.
Maurice. Br, savena, 272, to Jno. A.
Merritt s Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
DIR. JOHN H. FINLEY NOW LIKELY TO
BE NEXT PRINCETON PRESIDENT

ed great repute as the youngest presi-
dent Of any college in the country, is
not only an educator and an author Of
WORKS Of social and political value,
but also a great walker. On one oc-
casiOn DR.. Finley walked seventy
miles without resting. DR.. Finley, who
is a graduate Of Knox college, OF
which institution he later became
president, was born in Grand Ridge,
III. While still attending high school
he made up his mind to become an
editor. In order to prepare himself for
journalism he entered Knox college.
While attending to his studies he Sc
cured a position in a job printing es-
tablishment, where he learned to set
type between classes at college. After
leaving Knox college he became proof
reader on the Johns Hopkins Cn!.
versity Studies In Historical and Pc.
htical Science" Not long after that
he was chosen president Of Knox COL
lege and ever since that time he has
continued in the educational line. ,-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19

in the shape of liquid or solid stable
manure or If used understandingly by
Ieguminous crop turned under as. ma
nure.
A proper circulation OF air is also
an important factor in plant growth
and the soil must therefore be porous
enough to admit free circulation OF
air. In this manner the growing plaut
is furnished with atmospheric oxygen
and carbonic-acid gas.
One of the most important obiecrs
of blowing is to loosen up the soil and
mix fresh air with It.
In many parts OF the country the
land is plowed only three or four
inches deep. Below the plowed stratum
the soil becomes sour, denseIy packed
and unfit for plant roots. When such
soils are plowed deep and this sour
packed subsoil is mixed with the upper
portion, the growth of many CROPS Is
greatly retarded. Some farmers to
remedy this have tried subsoiling, but
while subsoiling does break I'D thu
hard layer into chunks 1t does not pu.-
verize or put humus into it. A much
better method is to pillow a littls
deeper each year until a depth of eight
or ten inches is reached. This gives a
deep layer Of good. soil, particularly Il
the supply of humous is kept up. We
pillow the soil in order to loosen up ITS
texture and get air into 1t, also to turn
under stubble, manure. etc, to make
humus. Killing weeds is another OBJ
ject accomplished by blowing.
Sandy soils are not usually injured
by handling when wet. The proper
time to pillow land is when it is Just
~ l.
in spring and midsummer blowing it
harrow Immediately after the plow.
The poverty in soil may be due to
poor texture, unfavorabIe structure.
lack of humus, deficiencies in the
amount, form or proportion of plant
food, and to the presence of harmful
mineral and organic compounds. With
the exception of nitrogen, most soils.
even those that are very poor, usually
contain an abundant supply of plant
food, though sometimes other elements
are lacking or are present only in
those forms that plants can not use.
To increase fertility we must improve
texture and add plant food and humus
Tillage may do much to improve tex
ture but tillage will not alone suffice.
We must add humus. In doing so we
add plant food, and make the soil
more permeable to air and water.
Properly handled, stable manure Is
by all means the best remedy for pow
erty Of soil. Very few farmers handle
manure so as to get even as much as
half the possible value from it. There
is probably no greater waste in the
world than in connection with the
handling Of manure by the American
farmer. Five-eights of the plant food
in manure is found in the liquid part
Of 1t. This is usually all lost. Not
only is this the case, but the solids a GO
piled beside the barn, frequently under
the caves, where rains wash away
much of their value. Fermentation in
these manure piles also sets free
much of the nitrogen to escape into
the air. A small amount Of wood asnps
and an inch or so of rotten sod would
absorb the liquid and If used immn-
diately the good effects would be no
ticeable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19

ginia- Carolina Chemical 3-S and Federal
Sugar ?. The bond market was irregular.
Selling subsidized after a while at y
o'clock and the list rallied a fraction and
became very dull. The market relapsed
to its low level, Reading touching 162 rs
Union Pacific II rs. United States Steel
and st. Paul 11S 1-2.
There was much closing out Of lightly
margined accounts. Bears were favored
by increasing liquidation. Lowest prices
of the year were made by St Paul. n. Y
c., Penna-, Southern Pacific. Missouri Pa
cific, Lehigh Valley, American Smelling
an fTo fo G Goafs b. 0ec Hes
terday's closing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19

New York, april 1S.-No decision
between DR.. John H. Finley, president
of the City College Of New York, and
Professor John Grier Hibben Of
Princeton for the presidency of
Princeton university has been reached
yet by the nominating committee. 1t
is learned, however, that every name
that had been suggested to the com
mittee was rejected except those of
DR.. Finley and Professor Hibben.
Whether or not the committee is hold
ing off with a view Of entering upon
a new quest could not be learned, but
the opinion was expressed that this
was extremely improbable. The
Princeton trustees will meet next
Thursday, but it is not now expect
ed that the nominating committee will
have its report ready at that time.
DIR. Finley, it is generally believed.
will finally be the choice Of the trus-
tees. DR.. John Huston Finley, who at
the time he was chosen head of the
College of the City of New York gain
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AN ILLUSTRATED
LECTURE TONIGHT

Dr. Chas. P. Hall will give an illus
trated lecture at the First Baptist
church tonight and one tomorrow night
at 8 O'Clock. These lectures are upon
the subject, How We Got Our BibIa
and are given under direction of the
Ministers Association of this city.
They are intended as the tercenten-
nary celebration Of the King James
version.
DR.. Hall is an interesting speaker
and a large attendance is expected
both evenings. The auditorium will
hold almost a thousand people, so
there will be room for all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19

with wireless telegraph apparatus cap
able of maintaining communication
over q distance of at least 100 miles.
The legislature of New Jersey has
appropriated $500, 900 for the purchase
OF a right of way across that state
for the inland waterway which it is
proposed to have parallel the Atlantic
coast from Massachusetts to Florida.
Massachusetts, Leads in Fish Catc1.
Marine Journal: Statistics of the
fisheries of thirty eight states for 1908
show that Massachusetts ranks first in
the value Of fishery products for that
year, which reached the sum of 81
Os5,O0O, while the amount of capital
invested in that industry was $5,759.-
600. In the number of persons en-
ployed, however, Virginia ranks first,
MARYLAND second, and Massachusetts
third. Cod, haddock, and mackerel
were taken in larger quantities in Mas
sachusetts waters than anywhere else,
the state also ranking first in the catch
of fifteen other kinds of fish and sec
ond in ten others. The advanced po-
sition held by Massachusetts, in this
industry is due to its offshore fisheries,
the headquarters of which are concen-
trated principally in Gloucester and
Boston. The value of whale oil. sperm
oil. and whale bone reported for Mas
sachusetts comprised sixty-eight per
cent of the total reported for the Unit
ed States in that year In the catch
of Holsters Massachusetts was second
to Maine.
Whaling Customs.
Marine Journal: Whaling of the
coast of Long Island is q time-hon
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
HARBOR AND
+ MARINE NEWS
CHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The steamer Tarpon sailed last night
at her usual hour for points down the
coast, carrying out a heavy cargo and
. number OF passengers.
H-=--a==z-sss=
The schooner Lucy H. has arrived
from st. Andrews with a cargo Of ma
val stores and is loading q return
cargo OF merchandise.
Several Of the river steamers are
due back IN port today with cargoes.
Since the naval stores season opened
the vessels are all bringing in much
heavier cargoes.
Mackerel continues to arrive in large
quantities in small boats coming from
East eRa1zuand thus far the season
promises to be a most successful one.
Its agreement with the New York
and Porto Rico Steamship Company
having expired in January of this year,
the A h. Bull Steamship Company, on
the 31st Of March, inaugurated a line
from New York TO Porto Rican ports
with its steamer Wnhelmina. the
second sailing in this new service was
by the steamer Mfllinocket on April 8,
which took out q cargo of miscel-
laneous freight and VIII bring back a
ON cargo OF sugar.
After July 1 this year every craft
leaving a United States port carrying
fifty persons or over and plying be-
tween ports more than 200 miles apart
viii be required by law to be equipped
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
Liverpool Spots.

Liverpool, April 18.-Closing: Cotton
spot quiet prices points higher. Ameri-
can middling fair, S:54; good middling
%; middling, SOP; low middling. 1872;
good ordinary, 1855. The sales OF the
day were 5000 bales, of which 500 were for
speculation and export and included 1900
American. Futures opened and closed
steady. April 7.73; April May, 7.72;
May-June, 7.72; June-July, 1853; July
August. 1874; August September, Z. Al IL;
September October, 7.03; October Novem-
Der. 6S7; November December, $50; De-
$50; January February,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
CHINESE WROUGHT UP.

Annoy, China, April 1S.-The Chinese
populace is greatly wrought up as a
consequence of the publication by the
local press of the frequently recurring
rumor that the Japanese plan the
seizure Of Manchuria and Fukien prov
ince in which this city is situated.
Yesterday the local self government
societies assembled in mass meeting TO
devise means for the defense of the
country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
LEGAL NOTICE.

Subsistence stores for q. 8. Marine
Corps; ouartermaster's Department
Washington, d. c., March 80, 1911. Sealed
proposals, IN duplicate, VIII be received
at this once until eleven g. m, May 1st
1911, and then be publicly opened, for fur
nishing subsistence stores during the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1911, at
Portsmouth, n. H, Boston, Mass, New
London. Conn, bingham, Mass, Newport
r. L, New York. n. Y; Iona Island, y.
T., Dover. n. J.; Philadelphia, Pa; An
napolis. Nd, Washington, D. C.; Indian
Head. Nd; Winthrop, Nd. Norfolk, Va. ;
Charleston, s. C.; Port Royal, 8. c.; Key
West Fla; Pensacola, Fla; San Juan,
p. R.; New Orleans. La Proposal blanks
and other information can be obtained
upon application to this office, the Depot
Quartermaster's HOO South Broad street,
Philadelphia, Pa, and the Commanding
Officers OF Post Quarternasters, Marine
Barracks, at the stations named. This
ONCE reserves the right to reject any or
all bids or parts thereof, and to waive
informalities therein Bids from regular
dealers only will be considered. C. L.
McCawley, Lt.-Coi-, Asst Quartermaster,
In Charge Of Department. apl12oaw2w