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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, ""JANUARY' 17, 1908. COMMERCE AND' FINANCE . Dally CoUoa Market. -New York. Jan. !. Galveston. tone firnv! ,ml,l.llin nt iw-lnt. 11.626: COTTOX KEACIIES A 1I1GII LEVEL gross receipt li.eOi:; aales l.iwtt; stock lau'.4JS: continent r7.tt; coastwwo 3.fc!. Ex. r. Orleans, tone llrm: middling net recipis w,u; gross receipts Tim CirLot sfnm A dim anil u r f V. i i7--:Ti,-n .7-.hl... al t.160; stock Sl'tU; continent Onenins: ItrttiT Than Do on catiH'a ; 1LU, ' and the Hand of the Hull Leader Is Keen in tlte Oneratloiiw Advlcca From the South Generally Bullish. New York. Jan. W. The cotton market was sriil more active and rxcited with price reaching new high record for the movement ami closing very' steady t a BH. advance of 4 to 38 points. Sales es timated at Gxi.CM against 4uO,0OO hales tho i revlous day and 2. Pale on Tuesday. Tiie market opened lirra at an advunue ' of 11 to SK pom's on a rush of overnight buying orders and covering;. This was tUer than duo on the cables, although Liverpool a little more than responded te . letteiday s local galrs. and dining tno early session price reacted or 7 points under heavy rce lining, part or mcn was . incited to th bull leader.. But oflerlngi were nut aggressive and the market toon farmed ud exam on general .buying, a re ciewal of bull support and demand from spot houses. Alter selling up to 11.47 for March and Jl.iS for May there was a sec ond reaction of 7 tc t points, followed quickly by another bulge carrying prices t the highest point of the day with March touching 11 (3 and May HC7 or 24 to 40 point a net higher and 71 and 72 points above tin low lvel of yesterday, The closo was a little off from the best, - under realizing. Advices from the South were generally bullish, as to spot condl- tions and tho advance here during the late session was encouraged by Hales for export and consumption from the local , stock, officially reported to amount 10 S.iXs' bales. Liverpool cables, reported a more encouraging outlook- as tn ).an- caslilra trade conditions and the bull movement In the local market seemed to I attracting a substantial outside lol lowing. . ' ' ' Receipts at the porta to-day 54.742 against 61.050 lust week and 62.'; last rear. For the week 2SO.O0O airalnst ZCftSl last week and lil.TAl last year. To-day's receipts at New Orleans- !0,i574 against 14.312 last year and at Houston 4.8W against 21.401 lust year. V STOCKS RECT VIOLENTLY. Securities Take a Tumble ami There , Are No Signs of Improvement In 4 J the Downward Course Evidences of Manipulation. -New York. Jan. Id. The growing In stability of the stock market at the ad-. ' vanced level of prices, which has been in evidence during all of this week, culmi- , rated to-day In a reaction of some vio lence. The downward course or prices was unaccompanied ty any newn point' Ing to a change from the conditions which have prevailed while prices were Beii'g advanced, tue early movement ot '' prices waa erratic and feverish and strengthened the suspicion of nianinula live measures to sustain prices. These were apparently a!andoned us the day advanced and (lis whole list gave way, Rvhlences of trade reaction were allowed tlitlr full force In current" estimates of the outlook. ' Compilation of the returns of 74 rail reads for November reporting previous io to-osy snows a decline in the net re turn of 1149 per cent, from that of No vember In tho preceding year. Gross . arnli,gs of 31 laMnwds for tho rfirst week in January show a decrease or J- si per sent, compuroii witn the corresponding week of last yeas. Reports have been coming Into Wall Street durlntr the week cf the bad ertect of the mtld weath er on the cnal trade and this iins 'nodi-fl'-d the gool effect of tho MrMuined earnings heretofor) sliown by ho dal enrrylng railroad.-t. The American TJail -y Assorlatlun's estimate : of Pff.'KW freight cars standing Idle on the rnilioad lines of the country win a contributing influence to the ficpreselon. A Judicial mandate to prominent finan ciers to answer questions in me liner FUitc? commerce csinmisslon's ln'es'iga lioii cf the ii'irrlman railroads and re ports of renewed Fteps in th Standard jll prosecution w-re used with rffect by tlte Jjearlfn "l-ment. Their activity led t'i over extension on the short slla and . a widespread covering movement rallied .the late market, ,- Ponds heavv: rnler par value I4.210.00(. t: S. 2s djllnel H and the Ss VI per cent on call. Pnles to-day 9M0. including: C'pper Tobacco A. C L. WO; C, & O. 1.100: U A N. W; N. & W. ilfi; pre ferred WW; Penna. K.inn; Itendlntr Ml.tWO; X nl&n Faclflc 101 .W; fteel Kl.m: Chem lcl 300: Northem Pacinc gloss 400. New Tork. Jan. 1C Standard Oil 450. PnlMwore, Jan. if.. fen hoard common 4 preferred nothing telog. Hubbard Bros. & Co.'t Cotton letter. f rectal to The Observer. New Vork. Jan. 16. Although IJvei pool advanced rather more than our market expected, the cable advices were rather against the upward couriie of tht n-arket. W erened at sharp advance, . which Imme-lintely brousht out heavy reallrlr.g sales from those who had the faith to buy iurlng December-and the patience to hrld. believing that cotton was unduly depressed in faco of a large ly reduced supply. These offerings brought about a sharp reaction to be fol lowed by a demand from Wall Street .houses, supposed to be for the largest short Interest, which Anally carried the market up some 4 points front yester- , -tHty. A slight rtacrk.n at the close rp reKents the belief of the trade that the advance has born too rrtpld, reports of large concentrated buying f or . a further" edVB nr "wer eerywhr current, but ' the commercial leason Is to be found In s tro small rejpts and the fact that American spinners are without cotton. 1 Liverpool Cotton. , IJverpool, .Tan. IK. Cotton, spot quiet, prfcet 12 points higher; American mid dling fatr 7.03; good middling 1.S7; mld ctllnH .41; low H'lddllng fn7; good nrdi v I'sry 5.6S; ordirary 6.1i. Pales 5.0O0. of which 600 w.t-s for speculation and ex port and In -hided 4.2(io American. Re ceipt 2-J.OOO, Including IS.IW American. I-'utures opened and closel Arm; Amer - Iran middllnar a. o. c. : Jsnunry ... . Jauunry-Kehrtiary 1 February-March ., .. .. .. . March-April ... ... .. . April-May , '.. ., May-June .. ,. .. June-July ..... , July-August Augurt-Spterrber .. 8r tember-Octobcr October-Novrnnlxr , November-December .. . s.oi4 11.00 rf.Otl'i .i0 S. 5.604 Baltimore Produce. t-'.-iltlmore. Jen. 1G. Flour dull, tin thangd. Wheat dull and easy: spot con tract to 19.H; Houihem on grade H t" 1C2. , - fern dull. ftd rot mixed to MH; new spot mixd S to new Purthern white i to ?-'4. fiats dull. No. 2 mixed tl to 4H. P.y Ann: No. 2 Western ex pert 5o to 91. Butter .finny i unchanged; fnrcr imitation 24 to 21: do crVamcrv 32. Kgcs steady. 2 to 3. Cheeky Uric, un e anted; large and medium 14fe: small :v. Sugar unchmged. CoinpnraUre Port 'SeceipU. t " Oalvestoh N'tw Orleans .. .. M-l.lle Ssvannah .. .. ., Cnsrleston Wilmington Norfolk Be-Kton , I-rrsaeola .. . Total estfmatet To Dy ll.CC I J. st Yenr n.ta 14.312 l.SM no 1.1f4 1.S.V) l.ra 64 J5,0 44.61 I.sng Dry Goods Market. New. York. Jan. IS. The dry goods market 1 qui-:. Jobbers say buying is whe-lly of a bond to mou'h rharccter. Wide sheetings have, been rlueel ut per C"nt. and 4-4 shee-llnss will be rreluced sharply next w ev-k. 8tnple woolen have l-en reduced 2 f-cr cent, oifstnn.lnrd fah nes, Msnr hu-rs are in but are not operating with free-dcai. ,,T-r , COTTON PEKD OIL. New York. J;it- 15 Cotton seeel elj ti l.jgher on -overing of shirts and t-tter ge-eeral etetrand Prime .i.dr It t.i tT 'n "iimmer yellow ll4; o'f snm-'n-t vellow ?foi gfr.l olf summer r4!e'W ;' to 4!: r.tl n"' white UV o 42' pi in-a winter yellow 4t's to 47. Mobile, net receipts 977: irroaa receipts 977: at nek LI. Ml: coastwise 176. Havanriah. tone steaeiv: middling Ui: net receipts gnss receipts Xlfi; sales Ml: stock 130.097- coastwise Charlaston, tene arm : - mtddli ng 11; net receipts aB; gross receipts 303; stock 1S.U51': coaiet wise 440. Wilmington, teitw steady; middling 1H4; net recrlpta 2,7; grcsa receipt :,tW; slock 17.2J5. - Norfolk, tone" firm; mlddTln? HTf; net receipts 1,806; gross receipts 1.KM; sales 423;-stock 45,571; Ot. Britain 3.JV); coast wise I.44S. . Baltimore, tone nominal; middling gn ss receipts St0; stock lUtii; coeistwite i,m- New Tork. tone steady; middling '12.10 press receipts 1.29; sales 5.236; Rtock 123, S4H: Gt Britain 234; continent 20). Toston. tewii i-ttudy; middling 12.10; cress receipts 2.6(0; GC Britain 153. , .I'hiladelpUla, . tone ateudy; middling ii56; net receipts V3; gross recelpu &S; ste ck 1,32. ton Francisco net receipts 12,624; gross ree-elnta 12.si'4: jansn l.t4. Totul to-day. Pt all ports, net S4.742; Gt Frilaln 2.SS7; continent 33,347; Japan 12.' 824: stock vjh.wz. Consolidated, at all ports, net JJ3,4EO; Gt Britain 130.023; France 10.SWJ; contr tient 125.62S; Japan 12.G24. Total sinco .Uept. 1st, at all ports, net F.73.645; Gt. Britain 1,802,(39; France 621,4)1; continent 1,919,408; Japan 1U.508 Mexico J.23. INTERIOR MOVEMENT. Houston, tone steady: mlddlln' 12; net receipts 4.890; gross receipts 4.&0; ship ments 4.307; sales trs4: hock o.-wl Augusta, tono steady; middling 12H; net receipts 6"; grogs receipts 659; hlp' nients 678: sales 1.644: stock 31.024. Memphis, tone llrm; middling 12H; net receipts 1.693;' gross receipts 3,113: idiip- ments J.7; teaies stocK 11-.4J3. " fet Louis, tono Turn; middling 12; gross receipts 1.187; shipments 1,187; seles 210; tock W.049. . Cincinnati, net receipts gnss re- cetnts 495: shlnn'.ents 1j7; stouk 12.7C, Little Rock, tone steady; mldetllng 11616; net receipts 1.404: gross receipts 1,404; shipments 416; Block 27.09S. Total to-day; cet reoelpta J.osfl; rece!tts 11,848; ttfipmento 10,'i23; ;,78; etock 300,697. gross rales New York Produce. New Rork, Jan. 16. Flour .dull and lower for tup grades. Ry.j flour oulet. Buckwheat Hour - steady. Corn meal Kwndy Rye llrm. Wheat, spot firm; No. 2 red 105'4 ele vator. Options y to c. net hglher. May 111-;; July lt.' Corn, spot 'Inn; No. 2, .4 nominal eie- vtttor. Options c. net higher. May f3!; July S. t'ts. spot steady; mixed isv,. tieei steady. Cut e:ieat steady. Lard steady. rrk steady. Tallow quiet Petroleum firm, liosln steaily. Turpentina steady. Kite steady. Molasses steady. Pugar. raw sttady; fair rerlnlnir S3.42: centrifugal J6 test JC.ffi; moUsscs sugar V.l": refined ste.-tdy. cotree, spot r.rm: itio iso. 7, rs-i: pan tos No. 4, 8. Mild coffee steiulv; Coidova 91, to 13. Futures net unchanged to 6 points higher.- j-tutter steady, uncnar.ged. CT.cese firm, unchanueil. Fggs firmer: nearby selected whito S3 to 84. . t ubbage steady, unchanged ' -Freights and peanuts steady, unchang ed. Folate steady: Maine per sack IM2 to J2.3R: Sittta acd Western per sack to I-.16; Jersey par barrel 2 to J210. Clilcago Grain and Provlslonn. Chicago, Jan. 16. Fresh reports' of In sect damage to the winter sown wheat crop In tlie Southwest caused a strong n-arket here late in the day. May closing Kt to up. - Corn V, to up. Oats H hiche.r,, Provisions & to 714 lilghor Mi 8 ii, l ow. ciosex WHEAT. May .. . July .. .. September CORN. May .. July .. .. feptember OATS. May .. .. July .. .. , September , ITiRK. January ,. May .. .. LARD. January .. May .. .. RIBS. Junuary .. May 104 G , 60T4 59 '4 6;i4 ' 49 ; 12.93 13.52 S.10 .S7 7.25 '102V Sliis 69T6 537 47H 39S '12.95 13.40 . 7.S2 v 8 02 I.S2 7.17 1 im vi 6t'',4 64H , 12.95 13.30 7.82 8.07 6.87 7.25 New 'Orleans Cotton. New Orleans. Jan. J6. cotton. ets we-r firm at in ndvaoce of Sc. on all grades mlddMrr 1115-lc.: sa. were 2,7"0 tales on tha spot and 1.3 to arrive I-mures openeel steady. 12 to ! r ointa above the cloj"i yetlenay as a result of the, inoFt favorable advices from Liver rttl These reported the satisfactory ad iiifiment of the threatenrei mill trke in i:nKlnr,d and told of the higher toiiu elv- en tho Llverp.oi njerket by the? irport o: the new AnrMcnn bull pol nH tu bo fcr.rlnar In Now York. These rn.-lors Lre-ughf about n general adv.inre In ptlcrs and tli market galnej eevcral more roints vycT ti)t good emnnlug TTi'j close, which was steady, thn nctive months wers frem 16 to 20 polnta above tlte close yesterday. . , flowing Mds: .'an. 11.70: Feb. Il.rx nr.m- Inal March 1171; April 11.7a r.nnnl; May'31.71; J,une 11.71 nominal; Ju!y 11.73. CHAHIOTTB COTTON. ' These figures represent tho price nald to wagons on Jan. 16th. Gtd middllnar .. .. 13 Ptrlcf middling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1104 Middling. 1114 PAY NO HEED TO THE TIMES GRASP ITS OPPORTUNITIES 8 Saco-Pettee Drawing Frames, 1900 pattern b delivenes into 1, used very little. " 1 Whitin QuiUer, 378 spindles. Knowles, Vhitiri & Lowell Looms. ; .' Beam "Warpers. , -5 Finishing Machinery. Corliss Engiries, Dynamos, Pumps. , Prices for the asking. , i GREENSBORO SUPPLY CO. GREENSBORO, N. G. CARDS nRAWIM mAbUN MACHINE WORKS POTTON MACHINERY TAUNTON, rnunpn? mass. vwiiiuuiu LAP MACHINES SOUTHERN OFFICE AT CHARLOTTE ' ' EDWIN HOWARD, AGENT. SPINNING FRAMES MULES LOOMS THE JOEL HUNTER COMPANY (Chartered) , PUBLIC ACCOCXTANTS AD' aVdITOKS. Cost' Systems. ' . Investigations. , Bank Examinations. 1219-20-21 Empire lUelg Atlanta, Ca. CORRKSPONDENCE SOLICITED. ( ' Naval Stores. Wilmington. Jan. 1C Splrim tutpen line nothing lolr.g; receipts 15 cask. Rosin nothing doing; receipts i. Tar nothiag eloJng; reoelpta 13. Crude turpentine firm. Xl.'L 111 and tJ.2C; receipts 13. New Orleans. Jan. 16. Receipts: 52 car tels rosin; 17 baircls turpeuitinc. Kxports, none. fruvunnHh, Ga.. Jan. 16. Turpentina firm, 54; sales IS2: receipts aai: mui nienta 2i5. .... Rf tin firm; sales 1,600: re--ejlpts 2,fcn2; shipments 1.445: stwk llrt.R Quede. A ii t S7..W, u nu: k X3.z(! to Uok: r m Q $3. to $2,321,4; H $.3i to .ifl; 1 J3.75; K Sl.Ss; M ii.Ut to J5 h); N 5.!i0; W a Stlio; W W $130. vt liarieston, S. 'J., Jan. ' in. Turpentine and rofln nothing doing; .juration qitiilted. , CHICAtlO CATTLE MARKET. Chicago, Jan. 16 Cattle, rccelpta 10,- 00) Quarters, steady; steer.i $4 2Ti to ; 3-": lows tX!3 to 64.50; hellers ii.U to $J 25. Hcgs. receipts 3xuw, t to iuc n.ner. Choice heavy, shipping i 5J t i t4 60; buirliert 64&0 t.) S4.G0; light miX'M H.25 to t4.Si Si'e'cn. receipt 13,000; steady: theep II to 65 M; lambs 5 75 to $7.35; y.-ai lings $1 to JeiEi NEW YORK BONDS. Charlotte Produce. . (Corrected by R. H. Field 4b Co.) Futter Chickens Spring rue ks 1'W ese per head . Hens per he.l. , Turkeys per ll.i. .. 124fl5 20 20 40 SO 13 2S MM i: 616 (Corrected dally by Cochrane-McLauglr . Jin :i.f Rje n Corn ...... H Cotton seed ,.. 7 Oats - tit Houston Utile Rock Estimates. TO. irorrow. . .. .. , 8.5OO-6.00O; Interior Receipts. - . To-' Day 1.404 ' Last Tear 13,186 Last Year ' NEW YORK COTTON. New Vork, Jan. Iff. Boot closed steady. 25 peilnts higher; middling uplands 32.W; middling gulf 12 35: sale 53fi. Futures opened firm and closed " yenr steady. ci pen. 11.17 11.25 , 11. .. .. 11.49 .. .. 11.5C' .. .. 11 42 .. ... 11 .M .. .. 11.(41 10.67 Jap.. ., b. . March April slay . June , July ., Aug. , Oct. .. High. Low. CTlose. 11. 11.20 11.44 11.25 11.33 11.49 11 J7 11 43 11. -D 11.04 10.57 11.31 it. n 11. if? 11. 87 11.43 11.3-J U.ll 10.70 1.49 11.69 11.C2 ll.M 11.54 11.44 11. 10.74 U. S. refunding '2s register V. S. refunding 2s coupon 11 S. 3s registeiec! .... .... .. h. 8, ..Is coupon .. .. .. .. -. U. 8. New 4a, registered U. 8. New 4.' coupon .... '.. Anurlcnn Tobacco 4s American Tobacco ts.. ,. .. .. .... Atchison general 4... .. .. .. .. AtchlMin adjuhiinent 4s .. .. .. .. Atluntlc Coast Line 4s bid EaUimore -& ( hio 4s ..... Bhltlmi re t Ohio "'i sbld .. Brooklyn R. T. cv. 4s Central of Oteoigia 5s C'triral of Georgia 1st Inc. bid Central of Goctgia 2d Inc. 'old Central of Geoigia 3d Inc. ofel.... Chesaiieake A Ohio 4s.. .. . . .. Chicago efc Alton 3Hs.. .. .... .... Chicago, K. & Qulncy flew 4a. Chicago. R. I. e P. R. R. 4s Chicago, R. I & P. R R. COl. 5s.. C, C. C. 4k Sr. Louis een. 4s Lid Colorado Industrial 5s Series A.... Colorado Mi lium! 4s hid ,. Colorado & Southern 4s Cuba 5a bid ... Ivnver & Rio Granele 4s ofd.. ..... CtFtlllers' .Seaurltiea 5s,. ....... Eric prior lien 4a... Erlo General 4 1ccktna- Valley 4'i bid Japan 4H t ortificatos ., .. Jfvimn 4'.(s certltie-ates 2d Semis..., Ini',HV1l!e & Nashville I nin-tf 4a.. NIT a Linn cccsoi goto ,s Mexican Central 4s.. .. Mexican Central 1st Inc . Lf,uls 4s bid. Missouri. Kansas A Texas 4s. Missouif, Kansas Texas 2d.. ... II t ti i. n r .rHutn k n V. New Yerk Central general A4 Ud lOiH 1044! 1W.4 lol 118V4 12eH oV4 loo'i XiM, iH 91 9- 1CJ bo 45 oO 101 H iiH 73 V, i. 81.4 102 W 7:" S3 07 -W'i mi v. :i74 93 75 K 77 Hi M New Jersey Central geneAl 5a Northern Pacific 4s.. ., .. Northern Pacific Cs ;. .. .... Norfolk & Western consol 4s........ Oregon Short Line rfdff. 4s I'enn. cv. 3e ..... ... Reading General 4s7. , St. Ixiuls A Itoi: Mountain col. f Si. Lcuts fan F'ranclsen) f. 4s.. St. Louis Southwell em consol 4.. He-Hbc-ard Air 1 'ne 4Y. Stuthem ravin's 4s.. .. .. .. .. Southern Pacific 1st 4s certificates Sruthem Railway f.. Texas r Pacifl-; lsts .... ., , Toledo, Ht. Louis & yVetern ,4s..,. 1'llon PaclPc 4s Union Pacifl'! cv. 4s certlflcat .. United State Steel 2d 5s Vnhj ph lsts.. .... AV abash re. D bid ....... .. .. ..... '.Vefterre Md. 4s Wheeling & Lake Erie 4s.. .. W.scoiisin Centra' 4s bid.. .. ...... Jnpan 4Vs certificates.. ..- .. .. . Atchison cv. 4s ... .... ............. Atrbtsen cv. 6 - '.. .... Interborough I-troroIltan Via ... . CLOSINd STOCK L15T. ' The Bloney Market. , " New Tork. Jan. It Money on call steady. IVi to 4 per cent; "ruling rute 4; ciiinif bid 2; iffered at i. Time loans roft. days an l M Xii; six mcnths 5V. Prime me.rcnolIK- raner ic 7" sterling exeihange stmnij wiUi ac tual business tt bankers' b:i at 4va.83 1 4li X for detrand and at s.1 to 4M.ty r ti-dsy blllH. e'omnvrclal bills 4M.75. Lar silver 56. Mexican fjollarV 44'4. New York Cattle Market. NestTork, Jin. It Cattle, receipts lit tstives. reoelp-.s H. Fair veals dress el e-aives slow; tty dressed veal V to 14'tc. rr poun'f- - Slifjp and Inmhs, reolpts Com mon .'to Choice IS.2 to fc..'K yir!tl.5S t, imeiitun to ch. .Ice- lambs t? to 17 Ti lings, receip'a- 4.05J. Adams Express , Amalgamated Copper ... ..... American Car ft Foundry .. .. American Car A Fcnndrjr pfd. .... American Cotton tll .... An-erlcan ration OH preferrjl .... American Exorcss American Hlds A Leather pf.l. v American Iw ..... Anerlcan IJ.iseed OH mertopn Unseed (Ml preferre.1.. .. American Ixwomotlve ... . Arre-rlan I-womotlve preferr! ... 'American Sntelllng A Refng. Amerlce.n Smelling A Refng. pf l. Anretican rl-igar Reflnliig '.. .. American Tobacco pfd. certlf Ancnnda Minlni Co.... Atchison ... ........ .. .. trhlsn preferred .. ..' .... Atlantic Coast Une Palilmore A Ohio RallltTe-re A Ohio preferred 1 Rrccklyn Rupld Transit .. .. Canndiau Padfe .... .... .... ..... Central rt N"w Jfrsey .. Cbesapeake A f'hlo - Chlcage. Ort Western .. .. .. Clile-ng A North '"estn .. .. Ch'rego. Mil. - St. rul .. .. .... Cbtrigo Terminal A Transit CblCsgO Terminal A Transit pM. ,. f.,. C. IC. A SI. Ifuls .. Cedcrado FuM A Iron . ..... .. C.e leirado A Southern .. .. Clerad A Soulhern 1l prsfArr-1 Clorsdo A Southern 2d prcfi..rrrd. Crimolidated Ons ... , Ce-n Prod'tcts Refining .. .. .. .... Com Produe-ts Refining pfd. ...... T-elaware A Hudson ... Ilaware. I jitki wanna A Wt..'.. Lnver A T:lo Grande .. ., .. ...... rpTn-T AiRi.i Crar.de prefcrrr-l .. T'lslillers SH'rlt!es .. ..., f-rl e Lrie 1st rrefrreJ M. . 9J'4 ;o 8S 94 94 10:1 741, 51 M R lii ft JrH 44 IK 72H . 97 . 51 S114 . K7 H M 1S lh'4 14 X 19 394 90 74 - 112A f..i S2H Erie 2d preferrei; Gemeral Kleotrio Illinois Central ..... lntcrriitlonal Paper .. ..." International Paper preferred ItiUr national Pump ..... International Pump prefem-U iowa Central Iowa Centril pre-ferrccl Kansas City kjuthem Kansas City Scuihern preferroel .. Ixu'tvllle & Nashville Vi-xlcan Central ... ... .... MinneapoIls'A St. Louis Mlnr,.. St. P. A Sault Ste. M Mini.. St. r. & Sault Ste M. pfd. Missouri Pacific Missouri, Kan ros & Texas Missouri, Kaiuai A Texas pfd NMional LeoI .... New York Central., New York, Ontario A Western .... Norfolk A Westorn , Norfolk A Western preferred ....1. North American , - Pacific Mall , Pennsylvania ..... People's Ga Plt.(Kburtr. C. C. & St. Louis.. .." .. Pressed Steel Car . , Pressed Steel Car preferred Iullmar. Pa.lu.00 Cur ..' , Kcadlng .... ... , Re ailing 1st preferreel Reading 2J prelerrert Republic Staifl .. RiTuhllp 6te?el preferred Rock Island Co , Reck Island Co. rreferred Sc. Louis & San Fran. 2d pfd. Sr.- liuls Southwrttern .. .. .. ..... St. Ioul8 Southweatern preferrud..' Southern Paeilfie ... , ....... Southern Pacific preferred ......... Scuthern Ru'Iway ..... p.iii(hern Railvay preferred Texas A Pacin Toledo, St. Ixrnls & West Toledo. Kt. Louis A West pfd Vrlon Pacific Pnirn Pscinc preferred .. .. .. .. .. United StntesM'xprea .. .. ,. ...... Ul ltcl States- Realty T'ldted Stages Rubber I"nited Sinter Rubber preferred .. I'nltcd Statin SleH .. -. Cnlted Stales Sieel preferred V.rglnla Carolina chemlCHl Virginia C.iroilria Chemical pfd. ... Wuhash ........ Wnhash prefoired, .... .. .. .. .... Wel'f. Fargo Impress .. V.'ert'rglinns Electric .." .. .. .... Western Union Wheeling A Lnke Erie .... Wisconsin C?nlrsl Wisconsin Central preferred Ncrtbrrn Pacifl,-! .... Central Leather Central leather preferred ., .. Slcss ShetTleid .... .. .. Creat Northern preferred .. .. .... Inte Thorough Metropolitan Inte-rhorough Mitropolltan pfd. .... 24 1214 131 10 63 11 en'4 12 so 22 i2 in 15 2-iVfc Ci 125 41 V-24'4 40U, 101 7'., Vi ri 2 j io ! 65 21T :m 104 81 M 17 70 1414 IS 2v1i lt'4 75 nom 1(4 33 20 MM ' 12514 S3 M 34 22H MV 2!'4 i'tU U'4 90 94 !) 2.V) 4 '4 10 . 4" - i:' 17 - 3 41 . SWEEPING AXT DV8TIXO. Carol pRsnesn of Hoiwekeeper TtfhpoilT. Klblrt I'or fny Cases of Cafarrh How to Keep Devm the Dust. The Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis, of thei Charity Organ totlon Society, of New York. .When you - sweep a room - false' as little, dust , as possible, because this dut when breathed Irritates the nose and throat and may set tip catarrh. Some of the. (lust breathed In dusty air reaches the lungs, making pjrts of them black, and hard.- and useless. If the dust In the air you breathe contains the germs of consumption tubercle bacilli which have come from consumptives spitting on the floors, you run the rUk of. getting, consump tion yourselt If "consumptives use proper spit cups and are careful In coughing or sneezing to hold a hand kerchief or the hand over the nose and mouth so as not to scatter spittle about In the air, the risk of getting the disease-By living In the same rooms Is mostly removed. .. To prevent makfng a great dust In sweeping, use moist sawdust on bare floors. . When the room Is carpeted, moisten a newspaper a nd tear If Into srtMill scraps and scatter these upon the enrpet wher you Begin sweeping. As you sweep, brush the papers along by the broom and they will catch most of the dust and hold 1t fast, just ni the sawdust does on bare flpirs. J Do nert have either the paper 'or the sawdust dripping wet, only moist. ' In dusting a room, do not use a feather duster, because It does not re move the dust from the room, but only brushes It Into the air so that you breathe it 1n: or tt settles down and then you have to do the work over again. Use soft, dry cloths to dust with and shake them frequently out of the window, or use slightly moistened COTTON MILL MACHINERY. Stuart W. Cramer, v MAIN Ol "ICBI OOUTH TRTOhf ST.. CHARLOTTE, N. O. Revolving: Flat Card, Railway Heads, . Drawing: Frames, . spinning Frames, Twisters and Spoolers Quitters and Reels, " Looms, ' i COMBERS ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR, ITS. ..'A IT. BRANCH OfPICt COUITABL1 BUII.DI.va. , ATLANTA, Ga Hi ETC.. ETCV Slubbers, Roving; Frames, JntermedIates, Jack Frames Automatic Feeders, Openers and Trunk, Breaker, Intermediate and V, Finisher Lappers, KlrschnerCf-rding Beaters Thread Extractors, Waste Pickers, eta. Raw Stock Dryers ETC ETC WE WANT your business f5r" PiumBing, Heating and Supplies HACKNEY BROS. CO. 6 WEST FIFTH STREET, 'PHONE 312. Wiso Counsel lYortt the South. "I wai.t to give some valuable advice to those who vuirer with lams back and kidney trouble," says J. K. Ulankenshlp, of Beck. Tenn. "I have proved to an absolute certainty that Flectrlo Bitters will positively cure this distressing con dition. The first bottlo gave me grout re lief and after taking a few more bottles, I was completely cured: so completely that It becomes a pleasure to reexunmend this greet remedy. ' Hold tinder guaran tee at all drug stores. Price 60c- I FOE SALE. Chair Manufacturing Plant , and Other Property. By virtue o an order of tiie Su perior Court ' of Alamance County, North' Carolina, 'made in a cause now pending In said Superior Court, en titled 1 Puryear and others on be half of themselves and all other creditors and shareholders of the continental Chair Company vs. the Continental Chair Company, I will on Monday, February 10th, 1909, sell at public auction to the best bidder tor cash, the following described prop erty, to-wlK: ' l The plant of said Continental Chair Company, for the manufacture of chairs, situate In the Town of Mebane, Alamance County, Nroth Carolina. This plant is very com plete. There are buildings, dry kiln, machinery; some manufactured goods on hand and In process nncl ejulte a targe lot of supplies. This entire property will be sold as one property, going to make up a plant for tho manufacture of chairs. The same is in condition to at once be- put In operation. This plant haa a capacity of about six hundred chairs per day. 2 A tract containing about sixty acres of land, situate In Melville township, near the Town of Mebane. 5 One twenty-five horse-power upright boiler. 4 One pair of very fine young gray mules. 6 One lot of harness and wagena. The sale will be conducted on the premises of the Continental Chair Company, In the Town of Mebane, Alamance Couniy; North- Oarollna, and will start at 12 o'clock m- Bidders on all property will be required to satisfy me of their ability to comply with their bid. and tne sale will be reported to the Superior Court for confirmation, and posses sion and title of all property sold will be retained until confirmation of sale is made by said Superior Court. I will bfc glad to hear from, and give further de'alls and particulars to, Interested parties. J. W. CATES. Receiver Continental Chair Co. Graham, N. C . Jan. 1st, 190$. J. SPENCER TURNER CO. COMMISSION. MERCHANTS : OFFICTCSt New Tork. Philadelphia. CMca, St IomU. Lowlon. EasTland, ; Yarns and Cotton Piece Goods. JENCKES SPINNING CO QOTTON YdlRNS Main Office: PAWTUCKKT. IU L Mariner Merchant DnlllUxg, V. A. RPKI.MSSV. Maaigev. , Z$AO THIS IP OU UYK TO StXL. LIST IT IX THIS OFFr.rt If you have houses or stores to rent, let m ao your collecting ia ear trouble and worry. ; fh placft to Insure your property ! In tncy. R. E. Gochrane. Insiiranc and Heat Estate Agent. PAULSON, LINKROUM & CO. Colttonv Yarns 87-n T.RON AMD STRfTCT ....... 120 OlflSTNUT fiTKKET ISO ftLlUKIif 8TIir.LT - - .... .... NEW TORX . PHlLAIKt.FHIA . . . . . crmcAoo William B. Charles COTTON VARX8. COTTOX GOODS AND COTTOX WASTE. Offices Charlotte, I. iU Ho si on. Mass., and Amsterdam. N. T. ... 1 -stain Ornce AnisterdMDi. N. T. "VIRGINIA" WOOD FIBRE PIASTER The Plaster that covers a greater number of yards of wall than any similar plaster, thus it is more economical. Let us quote you delivered at your railroad station, ari tell you about it. CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO. ei 44 2Vi f.v, im lli a n 4 l'i '4 lt iwi 4S !"S ST. Bonds For Sale. Scaled bids will be received by the undersigned until 2 o'clock p. m. February 10th. 190. for tho pur chase of $.10,000.00 of coupon bonds or any portion thereof to be Issued by the Town of Carthage, Is'orth Carolina, for the purpose of erect ing building for graded schools, the said bonds to be Issued In denomi nations of 1500.00 or $1,000.00 each, to suit the purchaser. Said bonds are to ,bear per cent, interest from January 1st, 190$. payable an nually at such place as may be designated by the purchaser, and to mature In 30 years, or $1,010.00 thereof in 20 years and $1,000.00 each year thereafter, at the option of the ! purchaser Kacn bltl must.'be ac companied by a certified check for 2 per cent, of the bid, to be returned to the unsuccessful oinaer. The right Is reserved to reject any Z Sole Distributors. S23B8SB3SSEEB2SEC55Z Charleston, S. C. HOOK AND ROGERS ARCHITECTS-. CHARLOTTE, N C. LEONARD L. HUNTER ARCHITECT Firth floor. Trust Bldg. Tlrooe Z'C CIIAHLOTTE. JT. C. HUBBARD BROS. & CO., UANOVEIt SQCAKE. NEW 1'OHK. MEMBERS OF New Tork Cotton E ctiaae. Near Orleans Cotton Ex. change. Associate Members Live pool Cotton Exchange. ORDERS SOLICITED For the pur chase Me aale of cotton for fa'art delivery. Correspondence Invited jAJviiliS E. MITCHELL CO. COMMISSION MEllCllAM. Cotton Yams acd CotU-a Cloths. CONSIGNMENTS ROUCITED. riillnelclphln. 122 nnel 124 t ltcstnittSu Dneion. IflS Kununce 8c Ne York. Xn. 11 Leonard Su t-oarioite. a a Trro !. FRANK P. MILBURN & CO. A' ARCHITEC-TSf WASHINGTON, D. C A. D. SALKELD & BRO., COMMISSI O.X MEItCIUVraV , S-72 fyeonard StreeU NEW TORK. 4DOTTOX YAKyt, FredTc Vietor & Acelis. ! cloths and rinse them out In water when you have finished. In this way you may get the dust out of the room. In cleaning- rooms you should re member that duat aettlea upon the floors as well as on the furniture, end is stirred Into the air we breathe by walking over them Tou can easily remove alt this dust In rooms whlh have bare flotrs. In .houses, stores, shops, schoolrooms, "etc.. after- the dust has settled by passing over the rH4Lfloor a wop which has been wrung out S-H fao at to be moist, not dripping wet. LAMP SHorlDKIt Cl REl. Lame shoulder is usually causrd by rheumatism of Cie muvlei end oul.kly yields to a few apptirstione of chamber. ImIp's Cnln Halm. Mrs. P. 11. llctlwee, of Botetomh. New Biunswtck. writes: "Hevlnt; heei tmtihld fur some time lth a I iln in mv left -bmi!dr. I drt.l.-d to give Chsmhrlalus Pain iUlm a trial, with th result that I got prompt rlief" For sale by W. 1. Hand 4s Co. and all bids. The assessed valuation of real estate and personal property In the graded school territory for thrsryear 1907 Is $45$. 987.00. Tteal valnatlon $7o,000.00. Estimated population 1,200. The town ha no bonded Indebted ness. '' ' C S. riREWER, ' Town Clerk. $2.50 BUYS $2.50 4 BIO QUARTS Virginia DarcVme Sent by express, prepaid. Special Holiday Offer. Gart ctt & Go. : ' Norfolk, Va. . -i4t,-. Manufacturers and Jobbqrs rvequeatly nnel it necewary te have lianklng Eacilltiea In ad dition to tlioe offereeJ by local banks. first National Bank . OF ICUMOXD. VIRGINIA. V1U $1,000.000 00 Capital turned Surplus. $6(10,000. Oft 3.WK.vOO (0 leposits . (j.uuO.OOO.oa Total Resource OtTer Jast the Additional tV. 4Utlee Keauired. Jno. U. PurcelL Pre-llent : J do. f. Miller, Jr., Vice rresi. dentj Cos. H. Kurnctit. As sheunt' Cjblcr: J. C JopUn, Assistaal CiulUer. .- College Annuals and Catalogues Let us furnish you with something new In the Col. lege Annual tine this year. "With our nev equipment- type, presses, etc., we are. fully prepared to give you something entirely different from that 'hlch you have heratotore been using. It you want something speci ally attractive, see the OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE CHARLOTTE. X C Tbooe 127.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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