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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, September T--'fhis was a week of constantly rising prices in the cotton market, prices being the lowest on the opening session and the highest on the closing session Y was a short week, owing to the holiday on Monday. but very fair volume of business was done. The net change was an advance of "A to S2 points At tho highe& the trading months were 7S to 86 H0nts over last weeks close :; at the lowest they were to points over. The range was "A to S1 points.
 A great deal of manipulation was in evidence this week, certain operators being heavy buyers in an effort, which was highly successful, to dislodge this week or short interest. Much of the gossip of the week referred W She usual late summer deterioration which this crop has yet to go through and the fears of the bears in this con- nection were played upon most sue- cessfully
 The weather of the week was not altogether favorable as not enough rain fell in tho western belt. In the Atlantic states good showers relieved drouthy conditions over the largo area.
 Picking extended well up toward the most northern sections of the belt this week, the warm and dry weather in the western and central portions of the cotton region being very favorable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
COPPER SCORES 1 NEW HIGH RECORDS
Trading Comes to Absolute
 Halt Before End of First Hour

New York, September 7.--The dull ness and irregularity of today's stock market was in keeping with the pre- ceding days of the week, the low eop pf business being natural outcome or the diminished attendance of members of the exchange and the absence or demand from outside sources In ef- Meet, the two-hour session represented pittle more than the usual weekend settlement of contracts entered into by the professional element in which fac tion of formidable proportions seems to have arrayed itself on the bear or selling side.
 At the outset there was renewal of recent pressure upon Canadian Pa- cifc and Union Pacific while other Representative stocks moved within the most circumscribed limits. Some of the specialties were again distinguished for their cratic course, Sears-Roebuck and copper scoring new high records, while American Tobacco declined sharply.
 Trading came to an absolute halt before the end of the first hour, after which the market moved inertly ex- cept for a sudden squirt in tLe entire copper group which probably had It's basis in the expectation of favorable statement by the Producers association next Monday. The balance of the list rose in sympathy, obliterating most losses and substituting numerous ma terial gains.
 An actual cash loss of $10,345,0 900, or more than double the highest estimate, was the striking feature of the bank statement which also showed a $2s,- 000,000 loan contraction, thereby large- ly offsetting the previous weeks unfa- vorable showing. The surplus reserve decreased by little more than $1.- 800, ,000; net deposits contracting by S39, ,117,000. Some inkling of the week 2 money shifts was found in the state nlent of the non-member banks and trust companies whose loans increased by over S2,000,000.
 There was further pressure against certain bond issues, but in the main the tone was improved.
 United States bonds were unchanged on the week.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
 Fiour-Firm winter patents, Alog4so; ctraights, $3.90946o; spring patents, s4.204 5.7o straights, s4q42o; bakers, $3 7ogS.9o. Rye-No. 2, CSC. Barley-Feed or mixing 45Q 53c; fair to choice malting, 6q72c. Timothy Seed-s35044. Clover Seed-$13Ql7.
 Mess Pork-sl725q17.S71a
 Lard-In tierces, $l171S
 Short Ribs-Loose, slO 9O Butter-Firm. creameries, 24u01sc' dairies. 211a@231ac. Eggs-Firm; receipts, 7e05 cases; at mark, cases included. 171sQ1s13c; ordinary firsts, 19c; firsts. 2lc.
 Cheese-Firm; Daisies. 15AQ16c; Twins, 15ha151ac; Young Americas, 15&q16c: Long Horns, 15%Q16c.
 Potatoes-Firm; receipts, 90 cars; Michi- gan, 50c; Minnesota. 50; Wisconsin, 5o.
 Poultry-Undressed easy: chickens, 15c; springs. 161ac.
 Veal-Firm, 9414kc.
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soon followed by an active buying move ment which carried all before It.
 The idemand was largely a covering one on vague reports of deterioration on the southwest and the belief of recent south ern visitors who dwell upon the failure of the crop. Excepting In Georgia, how ever. Bradstreet's returns for the week are generally promising
 The usual annual Gulf disturbance is anticipated and the trade feeling has switched about in n remarkable manner, leaving the reasonableness of the present movement a matter of some conjecture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady: middling, lsse; net receipts. 20234: gross receipts, o,234, saleS' 2S45; stock. l26.S61; coastwise. 36ll
 New Orleans: Steady: middling, nssc; net receipts. 549; gross receipts, 5o4; sales, S3; stock. 23. 539; continent. 27S; eoastwise' 11S.
 Mobile: Net receipts. 4T3; gross receipts, 473: stock, 2276 eoastwise. PA
 Savannah: Steady; middling, 11hc: net receipts, 2562; gross receipts, 2b62, sales, 1928: stock, 24.992: coastwise, 50.
 Charleston: Steady; middling, 111sc; net receipts, 149; gross receipts. 149; stock, 3S35
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, 1111c; net receipts. 27;1 gross receipts, 27l; stock, 9181.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 11Ssc; net re- ceipts, 1S7 gross receipts, lS7; sales, N' stock, Il, ,330: coastwise. 442.
 Baltimore: Nominal: middling, 11Ac! stock, 1ll2.
 New York: Quiet: middling, 11.S5c; gross receipts 5034; stock, 126,sl1; continent, ll45, coastwise, 321o.
 Boston, Quiet; middling, l.s5c; net re- ceipts, 200; gross receipts, 529. stock, HSS.
 Philadelphia: Steady: middling, l2. loc; gross receipts. 25; stock. ll50.
 Texas City: Net receipts. 15S; gross re- ceipts, 15S: stock. 1924.
 Total today at all ports: Net, 23, TS3; continent 14l9; stock. 329, 293.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net. 24,7S3; continent. 14i9.
 Total since September 1 at all ports: Net, 133.062: Great Britain, 35,619; France, 10,74S; continent, 26,0l2.
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Coffee Market

New York, September 7.-Coffse futures fteady at an advance of points on March but generally unchanged to points Down under realizing and in sympathy
 Hith lower European cables. Buying of Dear months by package houses and cov- bring caused slight rallies and the close |Eas steady net ? points -.gher to points kown. Sales, 117,000 bags. September. k4.12c: October, 1s.06c; November. 14.03c
 December, 1401c; January, 14c; February, ,e 9sc; March. 14c; ApriI. l4o3c; May,
 L06c; June, 14.04c; July and August,
 E E.o3c Spot steady; Rio, Is, 147sc. San Dos, As, 161kc. Mild quiet; Cordova, 16Q1Sc
 Ravre, 1GJ1 franc down; Hamburg. %N pfg down. Rio, 75 reis down, at SIX 725. Santos unchanged. Brazilian port re-
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O the quick opening of the erop.

to the quick opening of the crop.
 The movement of new cotton became very heavy and at tho most import ant points actually became larger than at the closing time last year, when the crop was moving at a record breaking rate.
 With all this there was little pres sure felt from spot cotton. although spot houses claimed that growers were free sellers and that the spot basis was breaking. Less was said about hedge selling of futures this week than of last week.
 The local spot market prices ad- yanced 3-1ec, middling closing at II ss ( against II 3-16c last week and Il x c this week last year Sales on the spot amounted to 540 bales against S65 last week and 1923 this week last year; sales to arrive amounted to 1850 bales against 450 last week and 625S this week last year.
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Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, September 7.-Spot cotton closed dull. Prices four points higher American middling, fair 2 4sd Good mio- ding. 7.osd. Midding. 6.66d. Low mid ding. 6.42d. Good ordinary. 59id. Ordi- nary, 5.46d. Sales of the day were 4000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 3Go0 American. Receipts none. Futures opened steady and closed barely steady.
 Cotton futures closed. September 6.371ad. September October, e.231ad; October No yember, 6.19md. November December 6151zd. December-January. 6.15iAd; Jan uary- February, 616hd; February March, 61sd; March-April, 6191ad April May, 621d; May-June, cad; June-July. 6.22d; July-August, 6.21hd.
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London Stocks

London September 7.-The stock mar ket was much quieter during the week with d good deal of profit taking fol- lowed by fresh professional support and fair recovery in prices. European poli- ties, fear of fresh stock issues after the holidays and the dearer monetary out look checked enthusiasm in the gilt edged and foreign sections and made consols drop five-sixteenths while ru- mors of trouble in the labor world after affected home rails, but the under ground group jumped sharply on fresh speculative support.
 The miscellaneous section provided a few features. rubber shares going quiet fiat on realizing. but shipping shares fiuctuated with burst of strength, aft CT early weakness and mining stocks developed fresh activity in the middle of the week especially copper and dia- uonds and the whole list closed hixlier with an upward tendency.
 American securities moved sluggish ly, in sympathy with Wall street, traJ- ing here was almost entirely profess sional; prices changed but little. The supply of money continues plentiful. making 1t difficult to maintain dis countrates. despite the commencement of the gold movement abroad.
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Force of Momentum

From the Youths Companion.
 The old mountaineer, who was stand ing on the corner of the main street in a certain little Kentucky town, had never seen au automobile. When good-sized touring car came rushing up the stree. at about 9 miles an hour and slowed down just enough to take the corner on two wheels his astonishment was ex- treme.
 The old fellow watched the disappear ing car with bulging eyes and open mouth Then, turning to bystander, he remarked solemnly:
 "The horse must sho'ly ha' been tray cling some when they got loose from tha. genleman's carriage'
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 7.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at a decline of 5d9 points on poor cables and more rain. This was found in the eastern half of the cot ton region. Immediately after the call the market stood 6d3 points down, and here shorts were good buyers of covers over the week end. Comparatively lit- tie long cotton was liquidated although the bears claimed that considerable long interest had been built by this week of advances. Prices gradually recovered and then took on a net advance standing 3 points higher than yesterdays close at the end of the first half hour.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, September 7.-With the be- |gnning of business today the condition .of the United States treasury was work ling balance in treasury, s91,131 020. In banks and Philippine treasury, $33, sos. Total of the general fund. s154, 0.299.
 Receipts yesterday. $S.46s.75o. Disburse- |ments yesterday, $1,612,o35. Deficit to date flor the fiscal year is s3,S92. 697 as against
 la deficit of $21, 692,0 ,06l last year. Figures exclude Panama canal and pub |lic debt transactions
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St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, September 7.-Flour quiet. Hay dull; timothy. s11Q1S; prairne. slo9 IA. Whisky, s1.4o. Iron cotton ties' sfc' Bagging. 10 3-16c. Hemp twine, Sc. Pork unchanged; jobbing, sl6 50. Lard un- changed prime steam. s10. 6@10SO. Dry salt meats unchanged: boxed extra short, llAc; clear ribs, llAc; short clears, l2c. Bacon unchanged; boxed extra short, 12Ac; clear ribs, 12Ac; short clears. l3c. Receipts Flour. 12,o00; wheat, 155.oo; corn, 6o,00O; oats. s70O0. Shipments; Flour, 7o,0o0; wheat, 12s,0oO; corn. Si,eoo; oats, 6S.- O0O
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Flour and Eoodsfuffs

Self raising Hour, S6: Tennessee flour. s 50; Indiana flour. s5.70; Idaho flour. s5. .5O. Michigan flour s6.6o; bolted meal. Der et lbs., s2.0o; No. corn, per bushel sl.o5, pure wheat shorts. s340O: pure wheat bran, s2s c. s. hulls. per ton. sio 5o. primo c. meal. per ton. S29 c. s. feed meal, per ton. s26; No. 1 timothy hay. ner ton, s24; mixed alfalfa and Johnsor grass. per ton. s21Q22: corn chops, per ln ID. sack, s2.U; alfalfa hay. per ton. saa, Johnson grass. per ton. $16Ul7: mixed feed per ton, SocQ3I oats. 50c bushel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
Weekly Naval Stores Review

Savannah. September IA heavy tone prevailed in the turpentine market dur ing the past week. No resiliency devsl- oped. and the prices rendered slowly downward. The extreme range was from 3sc to 3S1@c. with the close at the low est; also the lowest of the season so far. Sales for the week were 5079 casks
 Receipts were again larger than for the corresponding week last year. 551 casks. against 460o. Shipments were 535e casks. $500 foreign and 156e domestic. During the week the stock increased -io casks
 Resin ruled steady to firm and prices ad- vanced except for some of the medium high grades. Sales were 15067 barrels
 Receipts were 15,sde barrels. against l3,- 5o4 last year Shipments were 10,95l bar. rels 29o0 foreign and so51 domestic. Dur ing the week the stock increased 501S bar. rels.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. September 7,-Spot cot ton steady, 1-16c higher. Mi1dlng 11%c. Sales, s3 bales. To arrive, none Low ordinary. 13-1sc. Ordinary sss6 Good ordinary, 10 1-16c, strict good ordi- nary 10 7-16c Low miidling. 10Ac Strict low middlne. 11isc. Strict middling, 1i1Sc Good middling. II ii-16c. Strict good mid ding. 1l7sc. Middling fair, 12 s-i6c Mid ding fair 10 fair. 12 9-16c. Fair 12 15-16e.
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Bonds
New York Money

New York September 7.-Money on call nominal. No loans. Time loans firm, co +>ays, 4a4d5 per cent, 90 days, per cent.
 Six months, per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 51a per cent.
 Sterling exchange, steady. $4.S3.40 for GO
 day bills, and $4.S64 40 for demand. Bar
 silver, 62ssc. Mexican dollars, 4S11c. Gov |ernment bonds. steady. Railroad bonds, Irregular
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Naval Stores

Savannah. September 7-Turpentine firm, SSc; sales, 731; receipts. 936; shipments, 1o; stocks. 37067. Resin firm; sales, 2509; re- ceipts. 35O4; shipments, eO2 stocks. 103, ,432. Quote: B, s6.35; D, s6.45; E. SC. 50; F, C., H and I. s660; K, s6. 65016. TO. M, s7.05Q 7.10; N, s7.35; VIC. g. 80; wv, ss 20
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

(ottOn Merch0nfs, HanOver square, N, i. Members New York Cotton Ex- hange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. lew York Produce Exchange. Aeso- late Members Liverpool Cotton Also.
 fion. Orders solicited for the pur-
 hse and sale of Cotton and Cotton
 ed Oil for future delivery. Special att
 Dtion and liberal terms given for con. [nments of spot cotton for delivery,
 srespondsncs invited.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, September 7.-Cash wheat. No. red, S1t1 .041a; No. hard, s0dls3c. Corn. No. 2, 7sc; No. ? white S00s01sc. oats. No. ?, 32c; No. white 35c. Close; Wheat, December, 9iB09lAc; May, 95Ssc. Corn. December, 51An5lssc; May, 51ssc. Oats, December, 3l5sQ31a.c; May, 331c.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, September 7-cash wheat No. 2 hard, seai6S1zc: No red. 97cQN .oi. Corn, No mixed. 741za75c; No. white, 75c. Oats. No. 2 white, 34a34hc; No. 2 mixed, 331kc. Close: September, s77sc; De- eember, s51sc: May, sshc. Corn, Septem- Der, roc; December, 49a.a4Shc; May, 49Ac Oats, December. 3214c; May, 34Asgs41ac-
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New Orleans Rice Market

New orleans, September 7.-Rough Hon. duras rice was firm and clean rice strong and active. Receipts: rough, 45s5; clean none; mllers, 1732 Sales; rough, l1So Honduras at 3.5Odf4.2Oc; clean, 35S7 Hon duras at 3I.Q47sc; 300 Japan at 37sl4Me.
 Quotations: Rough Honduras, S.504l4 20c; Japan, nominal. Clean Honduras. 4A0 5Ac; Japan, 3szQ4lsc.
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Fruifs and PrOduce

Apples. new, per barrel, N-5OqS5c; Call fornia peaches, selected, per crate, sl.25u 50; California plums. per crate. g; Cali fornia oranges. per box, s4Gf4.50; lemons. imported, per box. s650 cabbage. per pound, lAc; onions, per pound 2iac: Span ish onions, per crate, s1 .75; Irish potatoes, per bushel. 9ocQ$1; cantsloupes, per crate, B 50I3; watermelons. 15a25c; lines. per hundred, slll1 10: sweet potatoes. Der hLshel, s1 10: per barrel. s2.50: preserving pears, per barrel. s2 50; California peGrs, g.. 75Gl3 per crats.
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Dry Goods

New York, September T.--The cotton goods markets are quiet and steady with a fair volume of business coming for ward on reorders. Knit goods rule firm. Burlaps have been excited during the week. Linens rule strong. Yarns are steady,
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Creamery Products

Country butter, ID W 2Uc. fresh cream- cry butter. 2slac; process butter. 27c; daisy cheese. 17hc; imported Swiss cheese, 32c: German brick cheese. 20c; Iimburger cheese. 1tc, imported roque- fort, 37c: Neufchatel cheese. per dozen, 45c; Pimento cheese. per dozen. s1.4O.
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Fish and Sea Eonds

Red snappel, 9c Tn bbI. lots: He in small lots; groupers, Gc Spanish macK- erel, 15c; speckled sea trout, 121ac; carp, roughs. Sc; white perch, l0c; speckled perch, 1oc; mulet, Sc; sun perch or bream. 1oc: pompano. 20c; mixed fish. Sc in barrel lots, 7c in small lots; crock CTS, 6iac.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 13Ac; compound, 9%c; D. $. short
 ribs, 12.s71zc; rib bellies. 13.5llac; ham butts 1615c; Boston butts. i5xc; pork loins, 17hc spare ribs. 1eisc; breakfast lacon, 206t s5c; smoked bacon, 14a4c; regular ham. ll1hc; skinned ham, 19c.
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Wool Market

St. Louis, September 7.-Wool steady; medium grades combing and clothing, 231a @26c; light fine, 19q21c; heavy fine, 139 1Sc; tub washed, 27Q36c.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 350oUci i've, per pound, l4c: large flyers, 2ec; medium flyers, nc: small flyers, 1sc ducks, Sq4oc; guin- eas, 25c; roosters, 30c; geese. 4O6D50c. live turkeys. 15@16c eggs. fresh. cass cand!ed, 24c; extra graded candled eggs 26c,
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. September 1.-The cotton seed oil market was steady today on cov- ering. but owing to the frmness in lard and cotton and in the absence of heavy hedging sales against crude, closed to [ points net higher. September. 6.4oc: Oc- tober 6.32c; November, cole; December and January, 5.9Sc: February, 5.9sc; March. 6o1c Prime crude. 5d5.o7c; prime sum- mer yellow. 6. 60S. 60c; prime winter yell
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, September 7-Receipts;
 Wheat 3Os, 600; corn, 16000; oats, 1G,oo0. Shipments: Wheat, 1n,go; corn, 23ooo; oats, 5000.
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ceipts, 59.0O0. against a holiday In 1911. Jlndiahy receipts, 47,000. New York ware house deliveries, 7S05, against S743 last year. Clear weather in Brazil with tenn peratures normal was reported.
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Weeks Exports

New Orleans, September 7.-Week ex- ports: Wheat 20O,0o0 bushels to Europe; no corn.
 Weeks arrivals of coffee: Brazilian sacks, 5l, ,699.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, September 7.-(Special )- Cotton is quoted in Montgomery today as follows: middling, Il 3-1G cents; strict middling, Il 5-16 cents.
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New York, September 7.-Metals nom- inally dull. Lake and electrolytic cop per 17A4177sc. Casting, 175sQ17Ac. Iron unchanged.
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HOT WEATHER HERE

But cool and delightful at Wrightsyille Beach. Seaboard will continue to sell 10 day tickets at Sl5 September 5. F and 1s.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middlins, li1ac; net receipts, 17,209; gross receipts. r7,2G9; ship ments, 15,203; sales, 52S0 stock, SS,227.
 Augusta: Steady; middlirg, 1114c; net re- ceipts, 1123; gross receipts, ll23; shipments, 294; sales, 1915; stock. 16,S96.
 Memphis Quiet; midding, 1Ac: net re- ceipts, 9O gross receipts, 20; shipments, 2l9: sales, %; stock, 2951
 St. Louis: Strong; middling. ll$c; net receipts. TIC; gross receipts, TIC; stock, SIT.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts. 25; gross re- ceipts, 25 shipments, 2s; sales, 10; stock, 19.593
 Little Rock: Nominal; mlddling, 1lAc; net receipts. {: gross receipts. 4; shiI . ments, 149: stock. 1869.
 Total today: Net receipts, 18,3S1 gross receipts. 1s,557 shipments. 16,i2s; sales 6720; stock 10S.870.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, September 7.--(Special)--- Foreign adviees were poor and on them our market opened at slight decline,
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Coffee and Sugar

Conee-Arbuckles. s23.55 per hun dred pounds Luzanne. 27c per pound; Sugar. standard granulated, 5lsc per pound.
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Resin Receipts

New Orleans, September 7.-Receipts rosin, 474; turpentine. 129. Exports fo Havana 1G0 barrels rosin.
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Metal Market

low. 6.5O@7.50; prime summer white, 6.9o@ 710c. Total sales, 6300.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
ARRIVAL OF ROOSEVELT THROWS GINGER INTO THE
SITUATION -.- ADHERENTS OF BOTH ARE
AT HIGH TENSION
GIVE WASHINGTON DELEGATES TO TAFT
BIG FIGHT COMES TOMORROW BEFORE CREDENTIALS
COMMITTEE --- CALIFORNIA FIGHTING MAD
---POLICE PREPARE FOR TROUBLE

CHICAGO, June 16-Distinct and
unmistakable was the change in the
atmosphere which followed the arrival
of Col. Roosevelt If the feeling had
been intense before, it became eX-
plosive, and it was plain that it would
take very little to precipitate an out
break. The feeling that matters had
come to some kind of crisis perme'
ated both factions.
Rumors of hotheaded plans were
given somewh at serious considera-
ton by the officers in charge of the
convention arrangements. Some OF
these rumors went SO far as to sug.
gest the possibility that the anti-Taft
people might attempt to take posses
sion of the convention hall Monday
night; also that there might be ef-
forts to prevent the convention from
effecting a permanent organization at
all.
With the Taft forces in control OF
the convention, and Roosevelt on
hand, all Of the old-timers now pre-
dict two conventions from the start.
Taft Gets Washington
After two hours of argument, some
of it bitter, and after violent ex'
plosion or two by Francis j. Henry,
the national committee last night, as
almost it's last business before the
opening Of the convention, seated the
IA Taft delegates from Washington.
The Henry explosion did not bear di-
rectly on the Washington case, but
the rapid exchange of you're a liar,
between him and James Kennedy, ma.
tional committeeman from North Da-
kota, at the very outset of the hear
ing charged the session with excite
ment
AS a result of the action of the Re-
publican national committee President
Taft, according to his own figures.
will go into the convention on Tues
day with a paper strength of 555 de-
legates. This is fifteen delegates
more than is required for control.
But the work of the committee may
be undone by the convention. Such
political brigandage." to quote the
words of Col Roosevelt, as the COM
mittee has perpetrated, will not be
allowed to pass unchallenged.