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9
ate Market Reports Complete
uOtton’-Stocks-Graln-^-Provlslons-IVIIsocllaiiooiis
spot Mat net
\yrll 12.—Spot mld-
, \pril 12.—Spot
\prii 11*. Cotton
.U, luiddllng 14
- Spot cotton,
rii 12.—Noon
4 1-4 steady.
il IL’.-
,^.d;
-Spot cot-
middling
Spot cotton,
tc Lotton
.14%
New York Cotton
New York, April 18.—Cotton fn-
tnres opened steady. January 12 70
bid; March 12.7-)r13.77; Mny U.58a
14.-59; Jiily l4.53Rl4.r»4; 14 09a
14.10; October 12.82al2.83; Decombcr
I2.78al2.74.
Close N«w York Futures.
New York, April 12.—Cotton futures
closed steady.
High. Low.
12.74 12.09
12.78
•lau
Alar
Apvll
.May
.Tune
July
Auc;
Oc(
Nov
Dec
Open.
12.70
12.75
14.5S
14.53
14.09
14.0>0
14.55
14.55
14.15
12.78
14.51
14.55
14.44
14.04
12.S2 12.82 12.78
12.73 12.7G 12.70
Cotton
rio^iue; cot-
, . pricos r> i
s 11
v.il'il
~,s[\
T.;:>
. . . . 7.1:?
7.1V
\»'.ro 11.
, I ‘"nr si'f'”ila-
- i'Uled
:;irludinc 11.-
’ and rlnpod
7.H2’ .
7.*’l’v
7.IP-
.. .. .. 7..''?
7,:;o
.... f*7
C.TS
Jv I ti ^
.! .. I-.78J2
•'.77
Close.
12.69—71
12.7r>—77
14.47—49
14.58—59
14.54—56
14.51—52
14.11—12
13.16—18
12.51—82
12.74—76
12.73—74
I^ivernf’ol turned easier shortly af
ter loral opening and the oUl crop
here sold off to a net loss of 9 points
(luritiq; lite l.ate forenoon, while the
i'''\v crop showrd a decline of 2 to
1)0^11^. I'rjni tl’.e closing fitrr'-.'s o!'
li'st nipht. Covering ciieeicod ti'.e t-e-
i lir.e around 14,4.') for .hily and rheie
was a rally oi‘ 2 or points at iual-
da'-.
!^;»ot qn.ii'i ; niidiillnp, v.plnnds 11.70
ncuninal.
> i> tresh foaiiiro lev^■lol>;-:l durintr
e day the ajiernoon and .'rices niled 1 Teleijhone was
about to . pours net lower with { j.,,,
the Ol.i crop rclanvoly easy. Fluctuations ihr.uyh the 1
CiO‘=e New York Spot
^ ^'ew '^Ork, Aj)ril 12.—Cotron. s;-ot
vicsod quk'i points lower: iTsid-
dliiig un'-uuls 14.C5; do gulf 14.90;
sales none.
New Orleans Cotton
>’ev Orloan.;, .Xpvil 12.—-Cotton fu-
nires opor.c-d stoa'l'’ at a decline of
1 to ?, i'o.^ Ttt! en tlie ■-■Id croi) tr.onihs
nn.l unc’l'.;ineei! lo 1 '’1; on ti’.e
new. v.ero not faV(vr*.’i;e. !:n-
ined'aT*. IV a!':o!' ^h.o rail tho nirirl'{'t
wis very stendy on has;'d 'n
.•ei^orrs nf too r.irch r?in in the ca-t-
^rn iip’f of il'.e (citon belt a'ul the
list both ol'i an; new rro]'-', wa?'.
I'M! 2 .0 4 points over yesierda'‘s last
liUOfa!'ons. A; these levels linuidatiori
''rota ! he hTg side commenred and
NewTorkStocks
New York, April la.-^(Wftll Street)
market opened steady at an advance
of 1 point on October but genferftlly
1 to 4 points lower under overnight
Helling orders and while prices ral
lied to about the closing figures of
last night on the old crop and to a
new advance of 2a3 points on the
new during the first few minutes, they
weakened under more or less gen
eral realizing for over the approach
ing holidays.
Cables were a shade better than
due at the hour of the local opening,
but eased off later. The weather map
showed further rains in eastern and
central sections of the belt and talk
of delayed farm work may have ac-
cotinted in some measure for the
relatively steady tone of the new
crop.
New York, April 12.— Wall Street)
— liiiMure of Kaius and losses was
recorded in opening sales on the
sleek luarke' today. (Jreat Northern,
pfd. \si h a gain of 12 and Rock Isl
and witii ihe St longest among tlit
raihva.'S. I'nion Pacific lost j-2.
Stocks v.hieh had shown a little
heaviness a! the offset stiffened a tri-
! fie, but as tiieve v.as no general re-
' si)f)nse elsewhere, ;)rices went oft
s actively
t.
moiiting
wcM’e inc oU'ecpiental. ,\ltn('si the only
business transacted 'vhs il'.at due to the
evening up of cfjuttac in i)reparatiou
for the expected {faster holidays.
Honds were steady.
The market was v-. ithouf any special
movement l)etween 12 and 1 o'clock.
Sales of I’ennsyivanin. began ooinci-
dfut ’M'it]! tlie annoiinccment of an
allotment of the huge slock issue and
it weiit down a larg*' fraction. Mis
souri Pacific also weakened to about
the same t'Xtcnt 'out the rest jf the
li'i held wo’^
'Phe ma;-ket closed tirm. Prices har-
ilened in the closiiig hour to the best
ligurcs of the tjay with I'nlon Paciiic
ileading. Misouri Pacific, and L^nited
Stales Steel foremost in tlic rise.
.\n'iCri(an Forndries im)iroved. 2 .‘^-1
ai'id Dist i’lc rr-: Securities 11-4.
New yo*'k Stock List.
La
Anuilan.mated Coidx^r
.\u;eric:ui I'.eet Sugar
Chicago Grain
ChicBgo, Apfil 13.—Good ralas in
th© syriuif ct*©}) belt had a bearish
©ffeot on wh#at- Another IflfluehQe on
thpi Ride of lower prloee came as a
result of large!* Australian and Hu.s^
s'an offers Liverpool, Cottditioils
of growth in foreign countries were
also reported as being satisfactory
in general. Weakness here seeittid
most pronounced on the distant deliv
eries. The market opened 3-3 down
to a shade up. May started at B8 X-8
to 3-8, a sixteenth higher to l-8al*4
off, fell to 87 8-4 and rallied to 88
1-8.
Despite the showery weather, corn
weakened with wheat. There was con
siderable local celling. May at the
outset was 49 3-8al-2 to 5-8, a shade
to 1-4 down and appeared to be in
clined to keep within that range.
■\Vith two leading houses here ac
tive buyers, oats displayed a little
strength. May started unchanged to
1-S higher ut 31 5-8 to 3-4 and rose to
31 7-8.
Provisions eased off in symnathy
with hogs. First sales were the same
as ihep revious close to 15 cent.s be
low. May o])tions going at .15,00 fo''
pork. 7,7.'. for lard and 8.30 to 8.32 1-2
for ribs.
Chicago Grain.
(.’hicago. Ajiiil 12.—Cash:
Wheat No. 2 red 88 l-4aS0; No. 2
hard SS i-4a91; No. 1 northern 96al.0l;
No. 2 do 9(ial.00: No. 2 spi'ing 90a96;
velvet chaff S}a9-‘): durum S2aSS.
Corn. No. 2. .1:1 !-4; No. 2 white
5tl 1-4a 1-2; No. 2 yellow 50 1-2.
Oats, No. 2. 31 l-2a3-4; No. 2 white
33 1-4a34; stendard 33a3-4.
Rye. No. 2. 90a92; No. 3 89.
Parley. 70a1.11.
Timothy. 11.T5al2.00.
Clover. 15.Of.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
High. Low. Close.
Michaels, Stern
Rochester Cloth
? 'V
“Best Made For Price Paid
They Fit, They Wear, They Have Snap and
Style and save you $2.50 to $7.50 on
each Suit from
$15 to $30
Be wise and examine our line Easter Clothes,
Shoes and Furnishings.
H. C. Long Co.
> receipt?' ’ ■-■an ’i' ■; 'he dcmaud. .V' tlie
lower and ‘ hour of liK.-nne^.^
pie Old croi w*. rt* 3 to 4 [loinis j Amei'ican Car & Foundry
■ ler yesterdays closc and October
was I joint iMor.
.■ .7.'i I '.'i.i liiiai';';i of Ic.nu eo;ion eontin-
.' 7." i 'If'' nioderate w;iy all the morn-
-s^)|in>’. ai;d ‘ lY^'cttia!!v luUi ihe mnrl:-t
7.(t(»! dow n.. ini!>*^rs c.f eovors for slioit
sale.
13
r-2U
4 4->
4.-'"
4 iiO
2.i’>''
r.,7'1
n
Ainei-i.cfoi ('otion Oi' . .
.■\nicrican Locomotive . .
A’.iicriran Snulting . .
.Vincrican Smelting pfd
.\iue!!can Su.gar Rel'ming
.Vnaeonda Mining Co . .
d at 23.":'i0. i f'otton absoibed a large I'.an of t he 1 Archi.-on .. ..
, offering,- but the '.lemand was always j ('oasi
r..."r) 1 jusi a litii.- n;f;re than met. lienorts
f..l
li
. 1
at
r.
*’,.un
r..oo
Ifi.CMtO.
4
4 7:
1.7.'
t" '1
'a
4 ?0
t.i'"
i-..2.')
6,2.1
of Produce.
Sliip-
■ ;. ments.
, p.,1 i7.1''>»>
■ .: 77.no
221,^00
■ ■■• t).r»no
■ ■ ".'HI
• • ai Chicago,
tiiiiay were
'7' cars last
corrc.'ponding
iS or.s.
• ' steady,
- '".al's.
- I'^.t'.ll rar-cs;
,: l-2a 1 k firsts
from tiie ea^'irn iia’f o^ the cott m
bell w‘.M e that too mU'h r.nin v. as
falling btn these ere balanced by
the trio'll ontitni.stic ^or! of accotm^s
from many noint'^ in 'I'exas accompa-
ni( d in soi’ie eases by extremely
nieh forecn.-ts of th.e yield of that
‘•ate tills ser-.-:on. .-Vi nocm tlie o'd
ci,*;i !iion!h', er. o 0 jKunts nn-
fkf yesterdayclo.se and the new
erop.-3 were 2 jioints 'inder.
Tti the aflornoon session the mar-
I-:et was quiet but steady. At 2
, o'clock the more active months? w'ere
'i iK.irii over >esterday’s close.
ADD S O SPOTS
Open: New Orleans Futures.
New- Orlean.s. La.. April !2.—Cotton
futures openc'vl steady. Aiiril 1447a49;
May l-t.-)Sa50; .Fuly 14fi4a65; Aug. 1408;
Oct. 1277b; Dec. i272a75.
Close: New Orleans Spots.
.-)2,000| Orleans, La.. April 12.—Spots
steady, unchanged; sales on the spot
bales; to arrive 4L").
i.ow middling 14; strict low mid
dling 14 1-4; middling 14 1-2; strict
middling 14 3-4; good middling 11
I.". It;.
Receipt? LO'19; stock 0.'>.700.
Clc«e: New Orleans Cotton Seed Oil.
New Orleans, La.. April 12.—Cotton
seed oi!;
ih’ime refined in barrels, per pound,
nal-'* !''13; choice meal .S ])er cent, ammonia
ricas I'i! U^‘>' ton 2,800; choice cake, ditto,
aiL jdiito, 2,.')')0.
fancy 5sa ■
e>sed 19.
weights fi
s." to
on
rul-
of-
cture at the
itatistics.
i' . f?llowing
ti-.-^.;
Hales:
42.'Min
2 9."■'■■)
1.! i
9'.):’.,0imi
t-',nno
Call Money.
New York, April 12.—Money
call steady 2 l-4a2 1-2 per cent;
ing rate and closing bid 2 3-8;
fered at 2 1-2.
Time loans easy; 00 days 2 1-2a2
.?-■! per cent; 90 days 2 3-4; 6 months
3 per cent.
Line .. ..
PaitinHU’e t'i Oliio
Prooki' t) tl'.'ipid 'I'iansit . .
Cauadiati I’acific
CheHapeake A- Oliio
Chicago iV Northwestern ..
C'hicago. ^lil & St. Paul ..
C'oloiado Fuel and Iron . . . ,
Colorado H Southern . . ..
Delaware «S: Hudson . . . .
Denver ii: Rio Grande ..
Denver Rio Crande i>fd . .
]->rie
Great Northern pfd ex div.
Great Northern Ore Ctfs ..
Illinois Central
I nterborougii-Met
IriterborotiglvMef ))fd . . .,
Louisville ^ Nashville .. ..
Missouri Pacific
Missouri. Kansas & Texas .
National Biscuit
National l.ead
New York Central
Norfolk -5" \\'cstern
Northtin Pacific .. .. ..
Pacific ]\Iail
Pennsylvania
People's Gas
Pullman Palace Car
Reading
Rod; Island Co
Rock Island Co. jifd .. ..
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel pfd .
Wabash
Wabash pfd
Western Union
Standard Oil
Lehigh Valley
t
SG-s
74
blit p.
bl IX
:^7is
10S3.S
1)1 ISVij
1 o:i'%
S()l^
bill
120%
30’^
h50i,2
hi 6.-)
1)30U
b;;9
29
120^.4
r,2
1.37
19
hi u-%
■ b32V-8
13fi
r.2%
lOfi-'H-
107’^;
123%
h24
125%
1037s
160
154"s
291^,
hr, 71.4
WHEAT
.Mav .
.lulv .
Rept .
CORN—
May .
.I illy .
Sept .
OATS—
May .
.inly .
Sejit
PORK.
Mav ...
.hilv
LARP, 100
Ma\-
.lulv .... .
Sept
RIBS. 100 n.s.
Mav
.Inly
Sei)t
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SO'! 2
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. 31 •
L5.2(
14.7:
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1 T
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3113
3P,.s
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I 4..50
Ibs.-
S. i.".
S.021;
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7.S,"
7.n7^2
N.30
7.90
7.S3
S,‘
49
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31 ’■>
3U4
31
ir^.12’4
14.07V2
7.S0
7.92'..
7.97 V2
S.42iii
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7.90
m cisEs
r.,i„or oo,..cer.. har.ed
On Long Flight
(BY H. E. C. BRYANT.)
Interest in Bible Studies.
4Tie interesr in I'tie Bible studies
at the l.ouise Ba])tisl church, Bel
mont. is growing. The exposition of
the- Scriptures by Rev. R. V. Miller
is exceedingingly dear and beauiiful.
lie is easily amuag the foremost
Bible te:;clier.s of the da.v, and a man
wonderfully taught of God. He be
lieves the Bible; all there is in it
from Genesis to Revelation. He be
lieves it says v^hat it means and
means what ii says. Tlie meetings at
Belmont v.ill coniinue until Sunday
nighi, when Mr. Miller goes, as. one
of the' speakers at the large South
Nev;s Bureau,
Congress Hall.
Wa.shington, April 12.—The su
preme court adjonrned again for a
recess without ar.nonncing it.- decis
ion in the iamous trust cases. This
came as ag rear disaprointment to
many lawyers an.d btisiness men who
were eager to iiear the opinion of tiie
grear and iinal couri of tlie nation.
it is generally believed in thinking
circles liore that the couv; will iioid
tiiat the prestni hu-.iness combine,
under Vihicii ilic S'.andaru Oil anu
the American Toiipcco co"n];anies op
erate, is unlawful under the Siiermar.
auti-irnst act, aiid ihai. while the
two monstro'.is or.'r.nizat ions must
fall, the capital inves'ed mast Ijc
carefully protected and safeguarded.
In other words, the dissolut is'>n (.‘i
the comliines must no! mean (it
strnction, and the interjiretation oi
tl'.e anii trr.si law a check to legili
mate business.
This, however, is siiecula!ion. fc;
no one outside of the courv knO''>
.iiist what the decision will be. Tii
brisiness world, especially that ]icv-
lion of it that lies in the easter
section of tiie Cniied States, 1-' d
ly interested in these test cas.'s. ’I’’;
two companies, whoso combined on
italizat;|*n total about $900,000,!''
are two of one huitdred or mo:
founded upo nthe same system. It
esi-mated tha' the companies mc^;, ,
ed after the S'andard Oil Coii.uai}' j
rcj resent a capital stoeV of not les' j
than .$0,000,000,000. Therefore, tin |
life of scores of smaller and simila. j
combinations are at. stake. Busines:- j
conditions, vrhich became unsettle >j
nionths ago. canncit improve, it is ar |
gued. until the supreme court has- '
pas,-ed upon the trust ca^es now be
retail selling system, ihe United Ci
gar (Jomjiany, is a -.’efetidant.
The Standard Oil Com])any cgntrols
the i:Lock of more than 140 compa
nies in the petroleum business. Pipe
lines, oi' refineries, and manufactur-
ng plants that make asphalt, jiara-
-lue, vaseline a.nd other by-i)rodu(‘ts
:ire owned.
The lower court lield in the Stand-
London, April 12.—Pierre Frier,
the aviator, started in an aeroplauo
from Hendon today in an attempt :o
make a flight to Paris without a
stop. The airman successfully cross
ed the English channel hetw'een T)o-
aid Oil case that each of the compa-,ypj. Calais and continued ou his
flight toward the Freeh capital.
Real Estate Trarafers.
^Ir. \\ . C. Maxwell has sold to the
T’nion Liau a.nd Really Company 19
lots of land in Craighead Park in the
Seventh Ward. Tiie consideration vv as
lies concerned should stand alone,*
peniiii theb usiness systems to exist
ence. This is the “drastic interpreta-
lion” of il:e Sherman anti-trust law.
The supreme court, it is thought, will
liew L-ornev-. iieve between the two In
tel pretstions—one by tlie lower court
:'nd ihe other bv the trusts—and i j-
■.t-rmu .I'eb r,si,less svstoras ,o exist v.-ry dos vab e t..r
■'n modified form, and give no stag-' inu poses
goring blow to business stability. ^ taken rupidlN.
To plead Self Defense.
Sy AsfcO'^iaied Press. j
cH\;>iiL;ah, Ga., April 12.—C. E.
Lee, the Screven county farmer who;
is in jail herec harged with killing |
I.. K. liilt:m. a mercl ant at Sylvania.i
ou :\londay afrerntKU!. will ])robably!
ph ;ul self defense. He seems very!
cheerful but non-communicative. He j
i'xp-i'cts to be carried back to Syl-j
.ania for a preliminary hearing with
in tb.e next few days.
and will likely bo
Mr. F. W. Finley has sold to Mr.
I AValter A. Norman a lot for $350. Tiio
j lot frinis 50 feet on the east side i;C
I Gold street and has a depth of LjO
, leet.
Bicgraph's latest
A;t!U5o L today.
picture at the
CASTORS A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Kavs Always Bougit
Bears the
Siguature of
The liveryman Telephones
Do You?
(reorgia Bible conference in the Tah-|foie it.
ernacle Baptist church. ]Macon, Ga. 1 The suits against
a
The Situation
In M e X ic 0
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London Stock
By Associated Press.
El Paso, Texas, April 12.—According
to Bishop Orson Brown, of Colonia
14 si(0 Morelos, one of the Mormon colonies
i south of here, the colonists are greatb
Rosin. I disturbed by prospects of raids upon
i2 -Turpen- tlieir plantations. The Mormons ha\e
Ii tu; F and 1 their crops planted but tlie natives,
Bishop Brown declares, have done no
planting and face a lamine in the
Seed Oil. near future.
of on seed According to advices from Torreon,
.Tames Boland, representing American
f)l)erators in the Los Reis district of
Durango, has made formal complaint
London, April 12.—American securi
ties opened steady and about tin-
changed today. During the first hour
Canadian Pacific was firm and active
and gained a full point. The rest of the
list advanced in sympathy and at noon
prices ranged from 1-4 to a point high
er than yesterday's New York clos-
irig. ,
Later American securities eased
off on realizing and closed quiet.
• .Inly
" SI.Id
■ 'il.er
Mav
f.,18a
0.21 ;
1,80a
1 and fotirth
.luly ^;.1S;
VVN STREET
K,
April 12.—
■ .street car
III), today,
•ine to the
to Lnilcd States Consular Agent Caro
thers. at 1’orreon, regarding the inter
ruption of business caused hj' tire
insurrection. (5eneral Lojara, com
manding the federal forces in that
district, has been asked for protection
for Ameri(;an interest.s.
Artillery is the most pressing need
of the insurroctos and every effort
is being made to smuggle cannon
across the border. Information has
reached United States officials that
several machine guns have been ca.ch-
ed” near the border in New Mexico,
west of here, pending a favorable op
portunity to take them over the Inter
national line. The El Pa'jO Society has
asked Mayor Kelley for a special guard
for a brass cannon standing m the
city hall park. The companion to tins
cannon was recently stolen from the
park and is now said to be in use
in the insurrecto seige of Ojinaga, east
oJt bere.
Close New York Money.
New York, April 12.—Close:
Prime mercantile paper 3 3-4a4 1-4
per cent; sterling exchange firm
with actual business in bankers bills
at 484a4L5 for 60 day bills and at
4.80.35 f^r demand.
Commercial bills 4.84 3-4.
Bar silver 53 1-4.
Mcxican dollars 45.
Government bonds steady.
■ Railroad bonds irregular.
t>: Standard
Oil and the tobacco coniiianies ar^
the greaiest of the character ever
prosecuted in any court, for the tv.'
biggest biLsiness systems knov.’u arc
on trial. Great lawyers have argued
the cases, covering every point, and
presenting the many sides of every
question at issue. The evidence in the
two cases fills more tlian a qiiartei
of a hundred large volumes.
The Standard Oil aud 'Jie tobacco
c(r have under their i.Toter-t-
ing wings, allied in one way or an
other, more than 200 corjiorations
, and joint partnerships. These, with
A Commisison Governs Birmingham.! nbout 100 others, will he afl'ec ted iiv
The commission form of government | the answer of the court. It the decis-
has been instituted in Birmingham,; ion afhrms the drastic inierpretati;',:!
Governor O’Neal putting into effect | of the Sherman anti-tri'.sl law pre.®«®d
the la\v passed by the Alabama legisla-1 by the attorneys for the governm.pm
' every one of these combinations v.-ill
be razed, but very few expect any
Monday afternoon the subject at
Belmont was the “Ministry of the
Word,” yesterday, “Ministry of the
S))irii,” and today, Avill be “Minister
ing Angels.”
Through the invitation of Principal
Baldwin, of the Piedmont Industrial
School, Mr. Miller is speaking from
11:30 to 12:30 to the large body of 1
pupils there. It is a privilege toj
hear such a teacher as Mr. Miller, I
and the pupils there are grateful for
the opportunity
each lecture.
and are enjoying
ture and- ratified by a large majority
when the citizens were given the
opportunity to vote on th > proposition.
The governor has appointed as commis
sioners Mr, James Weatherly and
.Tudge A. O. Lane to serve with May
or Culpepper Exum. He refused to ap
point Mr. Harry Jones, who had strong
backing, on the ground'that he was
identified with the old administration
and that the demand for a change
“must he accepted as an emphatic
and deliberate protest against exist
ing conditions.”
Extravagance and mismanagement
w'ere the principal charges against the
old administration, and the govern
ment to put in the hands of three
leading citizens to secure economy and
efficiency. The action of Birmingham,
following so soon upon that of Mem
phis. puts two of the largest cities
in the South under the new system,
the w'orkings of which will be observ
ed with interest.—Baltimore Sun.
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St. Louis Grain,
St Louis, April 12.—Cash: Wheat
steady; track No, 2 red 88a89; No. 2
hard 86a9(i.
Corn higher; track No, 2 49 1-;
No. 2 w-hite 49 l-2a50.
Oats stronger; track No. 2, 32 1-2;
No. 2 white 33 1-2.
Death To day of
Mis. W. S. Smith
Mrs. W. S. Smith, 71' years of
age died at 2:30 today at her home
in bilworth. She had been sick for
about seven weeks, having for a tinie
been an inmate of the hospital.
She is survived by tw'o children,
Mrs. Oda Cunningham, of Providence,
and Mr. E. R. Smith, of this city.
No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral
Crude Cotton Seed Oil.
Atlanta, Ga., April 12.—Crude cot
ton seed oil 37, dull.
Record Breaking
Sales
If our sales continues as they have
for the past few days we will have no
goods to move to our new store. Just
received a big shipment of Bibles, 200
only, will be put on sale at one-half
price. Only 99c. Prosperity moving
sale continues until we move into our
new building. Everything reduced.
ROBINSONS
BOOK STORE
12 North Tryon St.
Charlotte, N. C.
such result. The prosecution contends
for a declaration from the court ^o
the effect that the t'.vo c'-rnpanies on
trial and their dependencies are “com
binations in restraint of interstate
trade and commerce.” It is arguea
that under present conditions, brought
about by the combination of capital,
methods used by the defendant com
panies. independent competition is
impossible. This domination of 'bus
iness, it is contended, was made pos
sible bv a criminal conspiracy. The
purpose of the suits is to dissolve
the two great combinations into their
component parts, and force competi
tion.
Tv.’o wonderful personalities tower |
high in these monster corporations.
.Tohn D. Rockefeller is at the head of I
the oil company and J. B. Duke, the j
toi>acco company. It is said now^ in 1
financial circles that the Standard I
Oil croAvd owns the American T^hac-'
CO Company. The Rockefellei’ business
system sprung into existence with a
capital stock of $4,000 in Cleveland,
O., in 1802, and the American To
bacco Company, w'hich had its origin
at Durham, N. C., assumed immense
proportions in 1899, when five cigar
ette companies, with a combined
capital of $25,000,000, were consolidat
ed. These two powerful organizations
have pushed their business into every
nook and corner of this globe. Tl.e
Standard Oil wagons traverse every
countrv road and Bull Durham signs
adorn 'the walls of buildings in all
cities.
The American Tobacco Company
does more than the manufaCtuie and
sell tobacco. It makes its own cigar
boxes, tin foil, pipes, labels and other
things used to handle the produciS
of Its tobacco mills. Tne Standaid
Oil Company owns pipe lines to trans
port its oil. The companies that ac- ^
complish these various things are in
separate corporations. There are;
about 60 of the American Tobacco
Company corpor.|Hons under one
head, as it were, and some of the
HAT’S the niiinber? >JI rifrnt, TMl senrl ft
carriage round at ten
Many orders corn" to tiic li' >;r/ it'Lbl:
keeper over the telephone.
Not only that, but he frequently has to call
for assistance from out of town.
Time is short, but the Bell Telephone Service, with
its Local and Long Distance connections, saves the situ
ation for the stable-keeper.
You should have a Bell Telephone
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Baby Carriages-Go-Carts
The baby wants to
get out in fresh
air these days
Why not get one of
our Go-Carts
We have them — all
styles and prices
Some new and at
tractive styles now ;(
on display for first
time.
Come and let us show
them.
Parker-Gardner Company