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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
ADVERTISING CANADA
How That Country Has Lured Away
 Our Farmers

From the Mall order Journal.
 The rapid settlement of the prairies of the Pacific northwest of Canada by the Canadian Pacific is shining ex- ample of what advertising can do. By a we'll sustained advertising campaign In the last few years the Canadian Pa cific has been able to move an enormous population into the territory opened b, 1t for settlement
 The inducements were cheap and fer tile lands. The largest number of tho settlers came from the United States especially our western states. Theso people were interested by an advertls- ing campaign conducted in American publications of rural circulation and letters.
 Thousands of replies were received from every part of the United Statea and each person who answered has re. ceived the best possible and personal attention from Canadian Pacific. The correspondence carried on as a result of this campaign Is said to be the heaviest ever. attempted by any railway com pany. Each mans personal resources were aseertained and his wants in the farming line were carefully inquired into.
 The policy of Canadian Pacific to make loans 10 reputable settlers aroused the most intense interest, as did also the plan to furnish ready made farms and sell them on the in stallment plan or on the crop sharing plan.
 An advertising campaign of similar character but not as extensive from the point of cost was carried on by tho Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail- road during the period it built its ex- ter.ion to the Pacific coast The re- sl" was that good deal of that rich territory was fairly well settled be- fore the new line. the Chicago. Milwau- kee and Puget Sound railroad. was opened. To this advertising policy it was due that the new line became self supporting as soon as 1t was opened.
 II was not necessary to let the enor- nous number of our people who have settled In Canada go the4. We have still enormous tracts of good and cheap land in the west and south which Is more desirable than what Canada can offer Yet our railroads have for years not been able to move a part of our population Into new territories. They are so harassed and handicapped by the government that they have to concen- trate their efforts to keeping them selves above water. Their credit has suffered so they cannot think of open Ing new tracts of land for settlement by extending their lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, September 23.-(Special.)- From the European markets today the advicss were disappointing In their char acter, due to the offerings from the south west nrd better crop reports from Ok lahoma and Arkansas. From Alabama and the Atlantic states the weather re- ports showed the presence of heavy rainstorm over Sunday.
 The long distance forecast foreshadows colder weather at the end of the week In our local market the spot houses continue to express very bearish views, while the demand is confined to the daily purchases by splnners. These rains in the Atlantic will tend to lower the grade ard call for a late fall
 The local traders are looking for the receipts to bring about decline in the southern markets. At the close the mar lset was to points lower. having been under more or less pressure all day.
 Liverpool Is due to come about 1s point higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 23 3-Cotton f1- lures opened steady at an advance of 1Gi2 points. Cables were about as lue. Tie weather was disappointing as heavy rains were shown over the eastern belt while the western map was noted dry. The storm warnings Issued by the weather bureau Sunday caused much nervousness among shorts. who were good buyers on the call. At an advance of a03 points sell ing orders increased and the iparliet fell. At the end of the first half hour of busi- ness prices were 3d7 points under Satur- days final quotations.
 The heavy movement of the crop In Texas attracted considerable attention and scalping shorts were inclined to trade. 1t helped to keep prices down for some time. At the lowest of the morning ac- tive months were 5Q9 points under Sat urday's close. The forecast of rain for the eastern half of the cotton region, where rain has already caused more or less damage. steadied the market but did not cause much of a recovery. At noon the market vas dull but steady at de- cline of 2 to points.
 In the afternoon the market was featureless. At o'clock prices we're 2a3 points under Saturdays close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
INCREASING STOCKS
 AFFECT PRICES
Market Closed Weak, Shade to 1-2c Net Lower.
 Corn Down

Chicago, September 23.-Inereasing stocks of wheat proved to be much or burden today for prices. The market closed weak, a shade to 1s cent net lower. Corn finished l4Gsss to 7sc down. Oats off lsqs4o to Hasc and provisions vary ing from Sc decline to 21so advance
 Traders noted that within the last few days nearly a million bushels had been added to the amount of wheat in store at Chicago. In this connection, attention also was given to the big increase in the United States visible supply. s,b43,ooo bushels as against 74,00o bushels decrease for the corresponding period year ago. World shipments, too. were large as ex- pected and receipts northwest continued far in excess of the figures twelve months back.
 Forecasts of rain. snow and cold in the spring crop belt afforded ammunition to combat the wheat bearsFbut selling pres sure became pronounced as the session neared the end. December ranged be- tween 91isc and sl&c with fnal sales 9l4c, a net loss of a shade.
 Corn prices took to the down grade as a result chiefly of the fine weather for maturing the crop. Dullness in the cash market counted adversely to the bull side. December fiuctuated from 53 to 5Shc clos ing steady, ssc net lower at 5Sd53lse. No. yellow was quoted at 7SA@I3Ac.
 Although covering by September shorts gave steadiness early to oats, the mar ket later succumbed to bearish in- fluence of other grain. Outside limits for December were s2Ad32ssc and s2ss9 32ste. The close at the last named level, showed net decline of A4ssc.
 Provisions suffered from miscellaneous selling with the packers giving but lit- tie support. In the end pork was less expensive by 6G71sc to soc, lard TIC off to 21kc up and ribs unchanged to a de- cline of five cents.
 Elture nunlatinns Were as follows
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement
Open. High. Low.

Galveston: Steady; middling, 11Ac; net
 receipts, 32.5s2; gross receipts, 32,6S2 sales,
 2235; stock, 1S5,5O2: exports to Great
 Britain, 0.29o; to continent, 2l,2S1; coast
 wise, 44S5.
 New Orleans; Steady; mddlng, Il 7-16c net receipts, 290S; gross receipts, 2915;
 sales, 2200; stock, 32.262; exports To Great
 Britain 100 to continent. 100. Mobile: Net receipts. SS3; gross receipts, SS3 stock. 11,50S; exports coastwise. 1S6. Savannah: Quiet; middling, 11hc; net
 receipts, 9572; gross receipts, 9572; sales 1859; stock. 60,0T7; exports coastwise 2240 Charleston: Firm; middling, 1119c; net | receipts, 4165; gross receipts. 4l65; stock 17584: exports coastwise, 2624. Wilmington: Steady; middling, 111ac net receipts, 22SS; gross receipts, 22Ss
 stock. 1s.22O exports coastwise, 5O0 Norfolk Quiet; middling, 11s4c net re- ceipts, 1714 gross receipts. 1u4; sales 27l stock, 15,567; exports coastwise, 3602. Baltimore: Firm; middling, 11%c; stock 129S.
 New York: Quiet; middling Il .S5c gross
 receipts, 75s1; sales, SS. stock, 12i109; ex. ports to Great Britain, 3293; to France
 1221; to continent, 1916; coastwise, 2S72
 Boston: Quiet; middling. 11.S5c; net re-
 ceipts, b3; gross receipts, 1253; stock, 46eS Philadelphia: Steady: middling, 12,10c
 stock. 1924; exports to Great Britain, 1000 Texas City: Net receipts, 3904; gross re-
 cepts. 39o4; stock, 16,457; exports to Great Britain S232.
 Brunswick: Stock, 2i41 Aransas Pass: Stock, 13,117. Total today, at all ports: Net, 5S,O69; ex- ports to Great Britain. 32.915; to France, 1221: to continent, 26197; stock. 50l ,367
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 105,5Sf; exports to Great Britain, 32 915; to France, 3ss9; to continent. 46276.
 Total since September l, at all ports Net, 675,0t0 exports to Great Britain. 1S5, fs3; to France, H%2 to continent 153,009; 10 Japan, 900
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LESS ACTIVITY IN
 COTTON MARKET
Fluctuations Irregular ir Narrow Range = Close
 Net Loss 2 to 6 Points

New York September eS.-The cot ton market was less active today and fluctuations were irregular within a comparatively narrow range. An early decline was partly recovered and the market closed steady but at net loss of ? to points.
 The opening was steady at unchanged
 prices to decline of ? points and the
 market sold about [ to points net
 lower during the early trading. under liquidation by buyers of last week.
 spot houses selling and a little local
 bear pressure. Disappointing cables, talk of increased southern offerings. and the failure of early weather ad-
 vices to indicate any damaging tenn
 peratures in the belt over Sunday prob
 ably accounted for this setback. But the presence of low barometer in
 the gulf just off Pensacola which had
 caused rains in the eastern belt and
 promised to result In further precipi- | tations, caused some anxiety and on
 the decline to 11.e1 for January the market met considerable support.
 Private wires from the eastern belt
 complaining of excessive rainfall and
 damage to open cotton were accom-
 plished by buying orders in many in- | stances and in addition to talk of Gulf storm damage the presence of high barometer in the Pacific northwest led
 to private predictions of another frost
 scare before the end of the week. The
 market became steadier during the mid de of the day and rallied a few points from the lowest.
 Trading was very quiet. however, and While the demand seemed to increase there was considerable cotton for sal Q
 on these rallies, causing fluctuations within range of to points. | Naw XorL Cotto, Euturas
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LIBEL AND COPPER
 TOUCH HIGH MARKS
Trading Again Heavy; Rise Several Times Checked by
 Bear Opposition

New York, September 23.-Some new high records for the year were estab- lished in the course of today's stock market. United States Steel and Anal gamated Copper touched high marks with other issues of less prominence. Trading again was heavy. though under last Fridays total: but the rise was several times checked by obvious profit taking and further bear opposition. The latter element from all accounts has been largely eliminated, however, and no small part of today's advance may be reasonably attributed to outside or investment demand.
 The market derived some encourage favorable bank statement and further gold engagements abroad.
 Other news of the day contributed to the movement, including an announce ment of an advance in pig iron, and advices from the west which dealt with the traffic situation. Apparently the movement of freight for the next few weeks will be limited only by the avail able supply of railroad equipment and shippers of general merchandise are  railroads in favor of cereal shipments.
 Best prices today were scored in the last hour, Amalgamated Copper leading the rise. Equipment issues and tho Hill stocks also were in demand, but Reading and Lehigh Valley were un- der slight pressure.
 Call money opened at A per cent with a slight increase of supply. The money rates fell back slightly on the improved banking position and lighter demand. Aceeptanees of commercial paper were larger, western institutions absorbing a considerable volume.
 The bond market was groader, and generally higher, some of the specula- tive issues being largely traded in. Total sales, par value. aggregated s2,460,000
 United States 3's declined A per cent, the As advanced 4 per cent, and the Panama SIS 1 Is per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Weights 210; Too Young to Work

From the New Orleans Item.
 T want to get a working certificate, said big, fat, red faced young fellow who walked into the offices of Mrs. NJ D. Gould, factory inspector. late Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Gould looked al the visitor in surprise, for he was as tall as an ordinary man, almost as broad as he was long. with a goodIs amount of avoirdupois projecting in front of his waist line
 Tn tho name of goodness, how old are you?' asked Mrs. Gould, to which the large boy replied I'll be 14 years old in four months The factory in- spector almost gasped.
 Here, get on these scales she said
 The youth stepped on the platform and tipped the beam at just 210 pounds He was wofully disappointed when told he was too young to get a workine certificate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 1111-16c; net receipts, 41,304; gross receipts, 41.- S04; shipments, S5.4s3; sales, 94s6; stock, 102,174.
 Augusta; Quiet middling, II 9-16c; net receipts. 25S2; gross receipts, 2582, shipments, 449; sales, 1450; stock, 22- s76
 Memphis: Quiet; mlddling, 11hc; net receipts. 196; gross receipts, 226; ship ments. 65; sales, 75; stock, 2690.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 11%c; shipments. 100; stock, 2548.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 120, gross receipts, 130; stock, 20,24S
 Little Rock: Strong; middling II A c; net receipts BOG; gross receipts, BOG stock, 2877.
 Total today: Net receipts, 44,51S; gross receipts, 44,54s; shipments, 3s.- |097; sales, 11,011; stock, 153,411
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Population and War Efficiency

From the Chicago Tribune.
 It is pointed out in the report of the Malthusian league that the enormous increase in Germany's population (about 100000 annually) is very likely to drive her into war owing to the neces- sity for new markets, but report of the royal Prussian statistical and land bureau has shown that the physical deterioration due to overcrowding in the large towns is so bad that ip Ham, burg the recruiting efficiency has fallen 42 per cent and in Berlin to 39 per cent of its proper value
 On the other hand the recruiting ef- ficiency of France (where population is on the decline) has increased and Hilaire Belloc contends that Frence Is much better equipped for war than Ger many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour: Easy.
 Rye: No. 2. 70@71c.
 Barley: Feed or mixing. 46G52c; fair to choice ma1ting, 59@72c
 Timothy Seed: $2.50@3.s0.
 Clover Seed: s13.o0@17.50.
 Mess Pork: $16.60@1675.
 Lard: In tierces. s11.01h.
 Short Ribs: Loose, $10.25G1o.75.
 Butter: Steady; creameries, 24@2sc; dairies, 22h @24hc. Eggs: Steady; receipts. t506 cases; at mark, cases included, 1S@19c; ordinary firsts, zoe; firsts, 22c. Cheese: Steady; Daisies, 15A d16c; Twins, s15@15Ac: Young Americas, 15a Q16c; Long Horns, 15% @16c.
 Potatoes: Steady; receipts. 100 cars; Michigan, 5Sc; Minnesota, 55c; Wis consin. 5Sc. Poultry: Addressed dull; turkeys, 14o; chickens, 13c; springs, 14c
 Veal: Firm; 9@14c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Visible Supply of Grain

New York. September 23.-The visible supply of grain in the United States Sat urday September 2l as compiled by the New York produce exchange was as fol- lows:
 Wheat, So,13300o bushels; increase, B. 454,O00 10000.
 Corn, 2,3eS, 600; increase, 60o.0o0.
 Oats, 8,799, GOO; increase, 1,96200o.
 Oats in bond, 62Oo0 bushels; unchanged. Rye, S27.000: increase. 121.100.
 Barley, 1,s64.000; increase, 404,00o.
 Barley in bond, q, 900; unchanged.
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si.02; pure wheat shorts, S3400: Dur. wheat bran, BPS; c. S. hulls, per ton, S10 primo C. meal. per ton, s29; c. $. feed meal, per ton. s26 No. l timothy hay. per ton, SPA; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton. $21Q22; corn chops, per 1U lb sack, S2.0L; alfalfa hay, per ton, s2s Johnson grass, per ton. s16917; mixed feed per ton, s5cQ37 oats. 50c bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
New York Money

New York September 23.-Money on call, firm, 4s4Q5 per cent. Ruling rate and closing bid, Az per cent. Offered, s7s per cent. Time loans weak, 60 days, 5,4Q51s per cent; 90 days, 51a per cent. Six months. 5z@51a per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 5lzGD6 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills, $S.S2.25 for 60 day bills. and s4S5.60 for demand. Com mercial bills. S4.S11a. Bar silver. 63ssc Mexican dollars, 4s1ac. Government bonds, irregular Railroad bonds firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, September 23.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was work ing balance in treasury offices, $S6, ,620516.
 In banks and Philippine treasury. $3S, 46s, 732. Total of the general fund, s1S, Al, 331. Receipts Saturday, s2,S75.719. Dis bursements S2,056,97g. The deficit to date for fiscal year, si0,055. 471, against de- felt of s19,471,167 last year. These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Fruits and Produce

Apples, new, per barrel. $4.601S5c; Cali fornia peaches, selected, per crate, s. .O0a sl50; California plums, per crate, q. .5oap2! 1! California oranges per box, ss14.5O: lem ons, imported, per box, ss910; cabbage per pound 1Ac;. onions. per pound, 2c: Span ish onions. Der crate, $1.75; Irish potatoes per bushels. soc; cantaloupes. per crate. g. .b0a3; lines. per hundred, $1.25. Sweet potatoes, per barrel, s2.25Q2.50; preserving pears, per barrel. g 50; California pears. S3q3.25 per crate; Colorado celery. per crate S325
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American. Futures opened and closed quiet. September, 64sihd; September Oc- tober, G.3S1kd October, cad; November December; December-January. 6.2Shd January-Tebruary, 6.29l4d; February March, 6.3o19d; March-April, 6311zd; April May, cad; May-June; June-July, 634d July-August, G.33d.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, September 23.--Cotton spot steady. Middling. 11T-1Gc. Sales on the spot, 40 bales. To arrive. 1sG0 Low ordi- nary, 75sc; ordinary, 11-16c; good ordi- nary, 10lsc; strict good ordinary. 10,kc: low middling, 10 13-1sc: strict low mid ding. Il 3-16c; middling, II 7-1sc; rtrict middling, Il 9-16c; good middling, l1%c: strict good middling, 15-16c, niddling fair. 1214c; .middling fair to fair. 12ssc {; fair. 13c. Receipts, 29os Stock. 32.2s2
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. September 23.-Spot cotton moderate business, prices easy. Ameri- can middlng fair. 7.25d Good middlng. 5.0sd. Mi6dling, 667d. Low middling. 6.Fd Good ordinary, 5.95d Ordinary,
 Sid. Sales, TOGO bales. of which 5C0 were for speculation and export and included s560 American. Receipts 2s.lo0o bales. all
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, September 23.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, ,000. Fancy beeves steady, other cattle easy. Reeves, $5.s5G11; Texas steers, sI6506.25; western steers, $5 .9O@ 9.3O; stoclSers, $4.30077o; cows and heifers, s2901fS; calves. SOL
 Hogs: Receipts. 25,c00; market weak early, light, ss.35QS.s5: mixed. sS.05QS.s5; heavy, s7.90GS75; rough $S0dS.10; pigs, s5GS; bulk of sales, s2SdS.75; closed weak.
 Sheep: Receipts, 52,000; market steady; native, $3.50674.5o: western, $3.6O@450; yearlnes, s.7595.50; lambs, native, s4.75@ 7.1o: western. s5Gl7.4o.
 Kansas City. September N--Cattle: Receipts, 2S, coo. including 2oOo southerners, steady, grass steers weak to 15 cents lower dressed and export steers $S.40dD 10s0; western steers, S3.75@10.10: stockers s450@7.35; southern cows, ss. .50d5; calves s5.5OG9.50.
 IIoas: Receipts, 400; steady to cents higher; bulk of sales. ss. 45@S70; heavy, s. 5OaS. 70; packers and butchers, sS.45@ S.75; lights, sS.45GfS75; pigs, s6.50d7.25.
 Sheep. Receipts, 19.000: steady to 9 cents lower; lambs ssa7 25; yearlings. s450 5.35 wcthers, siG425; ewes, sS5oGl4; stockers, s2.5OGf4.25.
 St Louis, September 23.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, $500. including 700 Texans market 10 points lower; native shipping and ex- port steers, $s.50Gl10.70; dressed and butch CTS steers, ssGS50; stockers, sS.75d7.25 calves ssd115e; Texas and Oklahoma steers. s45o0S: cows and heifers, s3.75@ 7.25. W
 Hogs: Receipts. 5000; market 10 points higher; rigs and lights, $s25Qs.9o; mixed and butchers, ss55QS.so; good heavy, ss.6o @S.75.
 Sheen Receipts 5s0o; market lower. 1oc; muttons. sS75a4; lambs, s5.5o@7.25 stockrs, $2.7543.5O.
 Louisville, September 23.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 3403 strong; range, s2@s.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 4000; market steady 5@10c loMer; range, $4.50ds.55.
 Sheep and lambs: Receipts. 145o; mar
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Creamery Products

Country butter, 15 o 2oc; fresh cream cry butter, 3S1kc; process butter e9lhc: daisy cheese. 1Sc; imported Swiss cheese, 32c; German brick cheese. zoe. limburger cheese. 1tc; imported rooue- fort, 37c; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen. 45c; Pimcnto cheese. per dozen, s1.4o.
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WE BUY
HUBBARD BROS. S co.

costes Mesch.nts, Hanover Square, N. ': MsmSsrs ns yss,Y Ssw YOrh Gn,.oC Cotton Ex- New York Produce Exchange. Asso, eiate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton eeAd Oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal tezns given for con. Qlgnments of spot cotton for deltyofY.
 e1ggeepep4ence invited. :.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, September 2S.--Cash wheat No 2 hard, Sa1sqs9Isc; No. red, 9sc@$ .o2. Corn, No. mixed. 69c; No. , white. roc. Oats. No. 2 white, S514c; No. mixed, 32M3212c. Close: Wheat September 89Ac; December, S61ac; May, 9ol449ossc. Corn, September, 69Ac; December. 4sssc; May, 4914c. Oats. September 33c; Decen- Der, 339sc; May, 341sc.
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Poultry and Egqs

Hens, 35Q50c; live, per pound 15c: large flyers. PC; medium flyers, 22c: small flyers, 22c; ducks. 3OQ4Oc; guin- eas, 25c; roosters, soc geese, 4o0 50c; live turkeys, 15@16 eggs. fresh. casa candled, 24c; extra graded candled eggs, okr
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London, September 23-The United States was again a large buyer of bar gold here today when g., 250o00 was pur- chased on behalf of American bankers at the rate of ITS, sgd, per oz. This is the same price as paid last week. The bal ance of the sS.oOOOOo was taken by India.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis September 2s-Cash wheat, No. red. s1 .0sdI1 .o5; No. 3 hard, 911k9 93c14c. Corn strong; No. 2. Tic; No. 2 white, 76o761kc. Oats, No. 3, Ssa331ec; No. 2 white, S5I503siac Close: Wheat, De- oember. e17sc; May, ss1sa9ei4c. Corn. De- cember. 5o@501sc; May. 50sad507sc. Oats, December, 321s@32Ac; May 3f4c.
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Fish and Sea Foods

small lots; groupers. 6cDspanish mack ereI, 15c; speckled sea trout. l2lsc; carp, roughs, Sc; white perch. 10c; speclled perch, 10c; mullet. Sc; sun perch or bream, 1oc; pompano, 2oc: mixed fish, i1ac in barrel lots; 7c in small lots; crock CTS, 61sc.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, September 23-(Specia1. - The local cotton market showed slight advance today. middling was quoted at Ii 5-16 cents and strict middlng at II 7-15 cents.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, September 23.-Receipts Wheat, 4s9,000; corn, 3o,000; oats, 19,00o Shipments: Wheat, 163,oo0; corn, 13.ooe oats, 1T000.
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Coffea and Cuuar

Coffee-Arbuckles, s2455 per hun dred pounds: Luzanne. 27c per pound Sugar, standard granulated, 51kc pc pound