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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MAY 1; 1003. V Hi COllIIEFiCE ! AND FINANCE .. STRONG ADVAXCK IX COTTON 'Esses Off In Karly elon on Yore .. casta of Weatlier, But Owkly Ilrtns .'. I n Anln and flow at et Ad- - . 1M1C I St to 35 li)iut. New Tork. April 80. The cotton market had a very strong advance, again to-day ob eonUrteJ support from big trade la- -teruta and closed firm at a net advance . of 314 U point, galea were estimated" at ' The Kiarket opened Arm at an. advance W U'm 14 points, In response, to higher ' cabin. Tbr fUt heavy. selling at nrat. evidently - realising Dy ome or yeeter . day's buyera but there waa no renewal of the pressure erom Southern - sources, big - vpot people were Supporting the market nad prices , oon firmed up. with shorts showira; uneasiness and covering aa a re ue-tl the character of tha buyftur and tiftlk of IroBta In the Western "belt -After selling Zt to 28 points net higher the mar-v- ket eaed off ,8 or 8 points, following the ' foreru.-a tor fair and, warmer weather In , the "Western -belt to-morrow, but quickly ' firmed up agatsf and reached the highest level during tha afternoon when prtoea '; snowed a -net advance of 31 to 88 point with July" leading on continued bull aup- port; eoverlngand rumor that big spot Interests were planning a squees of the ' July short. Interest.' The.elosa waa with . In a point ot . tha top. t There wtre re - poris'ot a bettor spot demand- from Uver pool. . also .trom, 8pyUiern sources' and.lt ; also seemed that advices regarding con- dltkmg in manufacturing . circles were ' rner optimistic A leading trade paper - pubtifihed a. statement that the", present indication m for a, cot to .area, about .- the same as last year and that consider able replanting -was- necessary-In the western belt.. Two private acreag r. t ports. . will .be Issued to-morrow by local . authorities' . ot considerable reputation. . ' Receipts at tha porta to-day 10.801 .ate . against 8,801 last week nd 8,244 last year. ' Ker tha week W.OOO against, 18,757 last , week and 78,081 last year. , To-dajr'a re eelpts at New Orleans 8,338 against 1514 last .year, .nod at. Houston .,1,013 ., bales against 868 last year. ., -. -" . " Ti . 1 ' I . ' i ". " s - ,TWE STOCK MARKET. .'- . "' : '.. ;" '."..- - l . Shrinkage laj Volnme of Stork Mar. , krt Mgniacant of Abatement In Ie . nuuid f or stocks. Newborn, April SO. The shrinkage of about 'half In the volume of to-day's stock, market from that of yesterday waa .significant of, the abatement In the de- . mand for stocks. Tha reactionary tone, , 'at the saras time, was mora pronounced than yesterday. ' It 1 wall understood (hat tha disclosures In connection with .tha . two latest stock exchange failure hav ' served to fore covering by .tha . . bears to an unusual extreme, k , . Of more active factors tha most lmpor t tent waa Ui rapid accumulation of Idla freight ear ' reported by the American Hallway Association' committee. - The number of these en April 16th, 175,750, 1 pronounced the greatest total In the his tory of American railroading. , ' -Bo erophatle aa evidence of - renewed trad reaction did not pas unheeded la speculative circles. Among tha leas tan gible influences In the day's market waa as. Impression; sought to be created, that powerful banking . and financial inter est . which nave supported the market had achieved the desired purpose of in ' soring. the underwriting of proposed bond , , Issues, and saw no further necessity for fostering the rising tendency of prices. ; "Bonds were Irregular. , Be lea, par value, (V. U.t bonds were unchanged on call. JBale to-day 680.(00. Including: Copper : r,rBmetUng 2.0O-. Tobacco 100; A- C IX 00-. C. O. 1.100; St. Paul SS.900; U A ! N.. 600' W.v& w. 400; Reading llt.TOO; Southern Padfle S3.I00: Southern Railway 1JO0. preferred 700; Union Paclflo U4.4O0; Steel 86.000; Cherpieal 400,k preferred 100; Northern Paclflo 22.100. ; ' . . .' . t , ' "New Tdrk,. April Ja-Standard Oil Kt Hubbard Ilroe, A Co,' Coftoft IiCtter. Special to t he Observer. , ; ; ' New Tork, April 80. Liverpool received the advlcea of the cold wave aqd of the rains, in the east Qulf State before our ! opening,' advancjng sharply some 13 to ' 14 point. - It appear 'that the spinner were buyer during the past few days of the distant deliveries which were pressed for sale; the market therefore responded eulckly to he change la the weather. Here tli advance continued to the elose, being assisted by more favorable trade advices, aa well aa by the , strength , of the foTelgnr markets. The nearby posi lions were especially firm as the recent buyers of .these "deliveries have been the largeast house In the trade, who appear a est roue, of securing possession of our stock, at the discount compared with the Southern markets. ;The close waa firm. Dally Cotton Market. New York. April 30. Galveston, - tons firm; middling ; net receipt 1.2M; gross receipts sale 249; stock 95,13; coast wise 7S8. . , ;-'"" " . , New Orleans, tone firm; middling" 10 net receipts 8.338;" gros receipt 5.S3S sale 2, TOO; stock 166.119; Franco 4,000; con tlnent 800; coastwise 14.. - Mobile, tone firm; middling fi net re- eelpts 1T0; gross receipts 170; stock .11.47, Oc Britain 8.23. , Savannah. tone easy: middling f: net receipts 371; groas receipts f7i; sales 135 StOCKeLIO. i , , .'. Charltston. tone nominal; net receipt (S; gross receipts 65; sale 23); stock 11 38; coastwise W. .- .. t - Wilmington, tone easy;' net Teceipte 1S7 gross receipts 137 stock 8.796. Norfolk, ton firm: : middling 104: t receipU 2W gross receipts 804; sale 47; stock 21.S77;' coastwise. 661. . Baltimore, tone nominal; middling 104 stock W32; Ot. Britain 800; continent 00, Kew Tork. tone steady; middling jujs'; gros receipt t.243r sale 31; stock M.J; at. Britain 01: continent J.199. Boston, tone oulet: middling 10.30; net receipts 26; gross receipt 488; Ot, BrlUln PhUadeiohla. i tone? steady; middling 10.55; net receipts 1J; gro receipt J.361; tock 1.275: eontlneet 00. Tetal to-day, at all porta, net yjjac; ui Britain 8.74; France 4JPQP; continent J,Wf; stock 481.712. ; , . :. "" -V "! ' Consolidated, at all txrrts, net O.04I; at. Britoin 8.854 FVanoe 4.SJ5; onunent z, SIS:. Jazuw, 1.800L y:L' i - - '. Total sine Sept. lsV at all porta, net 7.728.231: Ot Britain ,1652,518; France TO 877 continent t!K6.m;.-lVn Mexico 1J99.:-! . ';" " . k ' INTERIOR MOVEMENT. Houston, ion iea4y; ttlddllng net receipt UU; ross TtcPt 1.013: -..antp: merits' 884;. sales 341: Stock 35,708. Ancuata. tone steady: mmaang i receipts 3D; grout reoelpts 333; aniprnenii 1.061; sales 748:-stock-40.SBS.- !".',. 1 1 llemnhla tone steady: miaaung ju; net recetpt 483: gro reeelpt mi:, anipmenu 1835; sale 1.080; tock 98,443. -. 'V St. Louis, ton quiet; m,!aaunr ie; nei receipt 88; gross receipt lay snipments 777; stock 39.004. v-- ' r,.-;--, 1 ClnclnnaU. net reoeipw w; grosa i eelpts 441; shipments 37: stock 13,ii. lnlavtlla; tone firm: mioaimg to. - Little Rock, tone nominal! middling H: net receipts 220;- gros receipt 220; ship ments U: stock J0.844. -"..; Total to-day. not recsipt i,u: gross re- eelnu 1.280: sblpmenU 4,418; eaie z,i3; 'stock 238.441 '.. -i. - i - .; Kew York Produce. New Tork. April 8ft. Flour quiet, but Ann. Rr flour firm. . Corn meal firm. Rye nominal. Wheat firmer: No. t- red 106 elevator. Option H to fcC net hlaher. May 106; July wj: Bept. wz. Corn, spot firm: No. 1 elevator 7!H to ar rive. Option to lc. net higher. May 77V4: July W- - Oat teady; mixed h ueei ateaay. Cut meet quiet. Lard firmer. Pork firm. , milow steady. Rosin ouiet. Tur pentine quiet, 47, - Rice steady. - Moiaasea steady. , - ..","'' . - Sugar, raw nominal; fair renning ws.m: centrifugal 86 test M 48; molasses sugar 88.78; refined quiet Coffee, quiets Rio No. 7, ; Santos no. 4. 8H to 8. Mild quiet: Cordova 9 to 12. Futurea steady at a net decline of to IS point. . i 7 ' Butter atsady, unchanged. Cheese easy.. unchanged. Eggs easy, fresh gathered storage packing ;16H to Vi. Freight and peanuts unchanged. Po tatoes weak. Bermuda new per barrel 8150 to 86.40. Cabbages firm; Southern per crate 81 tp Chicago Cattle) Market Chicago, April 80-Cattle, recelpta .000, steady. Steers 85 to 87.26; cows 83.78 to 86.25; heifers 83.50 to 86.75; bulls 83.60 to 84.80; calves 82-U to 85.75; stockers and feeder 83.25 to 85.75. Hog, receipt 16.000; 10, to 15c higher. Choice heavy shipping 15.65 to 85.86; butchers $5,70 to 3S.87H: choice light 83.70 to 85.82H; Pig" 14 to 84.25. Sheep, receipts lt.000.-' 10c. lower. Sheep to. 85.28: lamb 86 to 87.50; yearling 85.50 to $6.25, 4rT "T MWE VMM WILIi TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TO-DAVS OFFERS t 7x3 1-5" 12$ spindle each Providence Fly Frame. 1 10"x5. 7$ apindle Providence Slubber. ' . ' .' : ! 18 Fale A Jenlu 8plnnln7 Frame. X i-8" ring. 156 spindle each. 6 Fales, & Jenk' Spinning Frame. I B-$" ring. 240 eplndlea each. 1fa.lea k Jenk Spinning-Fr me. 1 1-$" rings. 2S pindlea each. ltenn Warper, J.250 end each. , , lC. M. Cloth Brushing Machines. - t C., V Mr Inspedtlng Machine. ' ' '. 7 , T J " : Hydro Extractor, copper basket, engine driven. ' ' - -;.' -.; ' TiHAT ELSE DO YOU NEEDt ; " ' ."--. ' '.- CREEWSBORO SUPPLY CO. CARDS HRAWI.V1 ftlASON MACHINE WORK rT OTTOrj f.lACHirJERY TAUMTON; mURFHS MA88. W av y UP MACHINES FRAMES SOUTHERN OFFICE AT CHARLOTTE EDWIN HOWARD, AGENT. - UULES LOOKS THE JOEL HUNTER COMPANY (Chartered) J "public accountants and auditors. ' Cost System. , ' .'" InvesUgations. ... BajilHetaniluaUona, J 1311-3W-X1 empire BlUg., Aqanla, Cia. :' corresponds nce souciteu . ' ? , , Ctiarlotto Cotton. The figures represent once paia to wagon April 30th t Good middling... Strict middling..' Middling... ... ..: Ctiarlotto lro1urW fCorrected bv It. H. riele C0. Butter.. , .. 10 4J12H Chickens Spring ...... .... ...... 86 tgu Duck ! gg u ei Ceesepsr head ....... 40 trio Hens per- head 40 041 Turkeysper pound, U 14 (Corrected dally by Cochraae-MoLaugn- ua fo. - Rye . . . . ............ . ... . 8 Corn ... .... -' 83 Cotton seed 25'4 Ost ... .... 71 ''T:.';: New Orteana ', tbttoa.' ' -'- New Orleans, ; April 80. Cotton, spots were firm at an advance of 8-16 of a cent en all grades; middling 10c. Sales were . J,256 bales on the spot and 500. to arrive. . Futurea opened steady, 10 to 21 points above the cloae yesterday on the strength ' f reports of heavy frost In Oklahoma,- l Texas an-I Arkansas, .."The market was " also advanced by Ue extensive - abort In. terest In Liverpool that pushed up that market this morning 10 points above the , most sanguine expectations of American bulls. Theflrmnesa . of the - local spot market- also served to aid In the advance ' and at the- close. which ' waa steady, the active months were 28 to 43 point above the c'-ose yesterday.- .: . Closing bids: May f.25: June 8.25 nomt ? nal; July 8.08; Aug. '8.96 nominal; Oct.' 8.67; Nov, 8.67; Dec. 8.68; Jan. 8.70. r . " ;r ;; "' - - ' ' 1 ', . v :; i"-', : V''i".":::;vt. . : Money Market.. !. I , ',' ; Kew Tork, April' 30. Money on " can 'easy, 1 to 3 per cent, ruling rata 1, . closing bid IJ. offered at t. s Time loans -quiet, but nrm;0 day 2; ';J$0 day T to 3; six month 3H.'-1- ' ' ,rrlsM mercantile paper 4 to 4; sterling exchange heavy, with act nal business In bankers bills at 487 to 487.05 for demand and at '484.50 to 484.(9 for 60-day bill. Commercial bill 4M4. Bar silver 12. Mexican dollars 47.'"- '.' - "' - -:-r Bahlniftf tVmtiint. . Baltimore. April SO. Flour Arm, un e'.isoged. Wheat firmer; spot contract 100H to VZ; Southern on grade 87H to ' HV- Corn steady; snot mixed 70H to 71; : Xo.- 2 Western export 88 to 86. Butter V. 3 white 71 to 72: Oats dult; rfo. t r'vfx 65 to . 86, ' Rye firm; No. 2 f Western export - 85 to 86. ; Butter ,' firm, unchanged. ' Egg steady, unchang . ed, 16 to If . Cheese firm. '6ugar un ' changed: roars granulated and fine 85.80. f Kew Tork Cattle. -': New 'Tork. Aprfl .-Beevea " recelpta f.244. Dressed beef t to 11 for native sides. . .. - . iVA . Calve, reeelpt 84.35. Veal 44.75 to- 86; city, dressed veal 6 to 10c. fiheep and lamb. reeeipU 4.SX0. . Vn . shorn, lamb $7.60 to 88; clipped do 86.674 to $7.25; unshorn cheep $5 to clipped do 88 to I&2B. '.--",-" Hogs, recelpta 1080; feeling ltf . to 20e. higher on Buffalo trad advice. Com- : Naval fitocea. Charleston, 8. C, April SO. Turpentine steady 42H: sales SO. Rosin steady; sale none.' Quote: A B C 82.85 to 88; D 88 to 83.06; E 83.06 to 83. M; F.lilO to 83.20; O $3.16 to 83.22H; H 83.56 to 83 65; I 84.80 to 8140; K $5i20; M 85.50; N 85.60 to 85.66; W O $5.70: Vf W $3.75. Savannah, -Oa.,- April - 80. Turpentih firm, 43 to 44; sale 1.6j receipt 868; hlpment 2. " . Rosin firm; sale 8,421 ; receipt S.714: shipment 4.165; stock 5,221 Quote: A C $180 to 88.10; .D 83 to 83.20; B 88.20 to 83.25; JA 83.27H to $3.30; O 8135; H 8175 to 88.90;' 1.84.(0 to $4.70 K $&6; M 8SJ0; N 85.75 to 85.80; W O 15.80 to $5.85; W W 85.85 to $5.85.: wnmnlgton, . April 80. Spirits turpen tine steady CVi: receipts 82 casks. " i Rosin steady, $a5j receipts-86. Tar firm, 81.60; receipt 44. , ' ; Crude turpentine firm, (2.2S, 3.S ' and 84.26; receipts 23. '" ji"'':1 ' ' '."'';' t37 New Orleans April 31 Receipts barrel rosin; ,25 barrels turpentine. -, Exports for Colon, Panama, to, barrel Liverpool Cotton , Liverpool, April SO. Cotton, spot 'In fair demand; price 14 points' higher; Ameri can middling fair 6.88; good middling 8.66; middling 6.80; low middling 4.96; good or dinary 4.52: ordinary 4.11 Bales 8.000., of which 1.000 srere for speculation and ox port, and Included 7,800 American. Re ceipts 8,006 .bales. Including-4,000 Ameri can. -. ."! . , -" C '" Futures opened firm and Closed steadyi American middling g. o. c: ,.- "- May-June June-July July-August ....... August-September .... ,.. September-October October-November ...... .. .. November-December ;. .. ... ... . December-January .. january-v cui uarj mi i ii J . . .. . ..... .... ..' . NEW . TORK BONDS. . 4 JO , 4.89H 4.88 ' 4.88 4.82 4.74 4.09 , 4..66 .4.66 4.64 f tr. S. refunding 2a registered ...... 103 V. 8. refunding 2s coupon .. .. .... 104 IT. 8. 8 registered ........ , 100 U. S. 8s coupon .... ...... 101 TJ, 8.; New 4 registered .'.'. "1191 U. 8. New 4 coupon .. ..... 122H American Tobacco 4a .... .. 71H American Tobacco 6 .... .. .. ..J. 105V Atchleon general 4; . 67 Atchison adjuatment 4 bid .... ..... 87 Atiantlo Coast Line 4s .j.. .. ' 87 Baltimore A. Ohio 4a .... ...... $7 Baltimore A Ohio Itt .... ... ..... Brooklyn R. T. cv, 4s. ........ ...... 73 Central of Georgia Ss bid .. .. .... 100 Central of Georgia 1st Inc. bids .... ' 66 Central of Georgia 2d Inc., .. ....... .48 Central of Georgia 3d Inc. .. ...... 39 Chesapeake A Ohio 4s.. .. .. .... 99 Chicago A Alton Stts 63 Chicago, B. A Qulney new 4s .... 95 Chicago, R," I. A F. ,R., R. 4s m Chicago, R. I. A- P. R. R. ol. 5 ' 71 C. C , C. A 8t Louis gen. 4.... Colorado' Industrial 5s Series A.... 58 Colorado Midland 4 bid .. .. ... .... 60 Colorado- ft Southern 4a Wd...-..:.,.. -68 Cuba 6 bid - .......... ,t.- 102 Denver A Rio Grande 4 ofd .. 94 - Cotton Seed OIL , ' New Tork, April 80. Cotton seed ; oil continued trong en covering of shorts 1 snd the lard advance. Prime erode 84 to 35; prime summer yellow 43: off sum ' tnev yellow 40i to 40; good off summer yellow 41, to 41S: prim white 4 to 46; ,prmi winter. yellow 46 to 46. . -?' Dry 6od Markac. New Tork. April 80. Dry good Jobbers are flhding a little more buslnes exxmlng forward In the way of wash goods and domestic needed for. May sales. Men' wear la selling a little better for fall op duplicate orders. Raw silk Is firmer. The prii.iary cotton goods market ruled quiet. with prices low. , ; . ; . . Chicago Grain and Provisions. ; Chicago. A mil 8ft The .local" wheat market closed strong to-day becansa-of a lively-export demand,, final quotations on the Juty delivery being 'up lc Corn was to c higher. Oat were lower and provisions $ lower, to 2c higher. WHEAT . '" " Hieh. Low, Close. Mar...... .. ...... W tx: 89 CORN , - May. July OATS- 'May ,. July ... PORK i' ;" May .... ................. July . Msy;. July. R1B8- May July -troj -t i v 4VeeOJ' , 67 ' w . 67 - ,67 i $4 3! - 4 53 ': 4C. 53 46 M lf 13.67 1153 a , 14T 167 7.07 IJ7 8.SS 8.52 TOO 7.39 83 '63 - 1117 13.52 " . 5. i 8. 8.5T .7.02 -.3 ' New York Cotton. ' New Tork, April 80. Spot closed steady. 20. point higher; middling upland 10.80; middling,: gulf 10.55; eaie 631 bales. Foture opened and closed firm. -' ' V . : '-.Open i High Low Close ,i .. 8.41 ;$.5 8.85. 8.68 ;v-.:-?; - rth'--,.; ...... 8.60 8.71 ..' .. 8.45-47 1.70 May . Juhe , July . Aug. . Pept. , Oct. , Nov. . Dee. . Jan. -, rb.' . March 8.44 -8.46 9.44 8.G ' 8.44-46 8.4 8.47 8.50 " .TO 8.61 ofd 3.55-60 $.73 S.64 $.70 6.69 - 8.0 $.42 '8.64 -7- 8.44 8.45 .8.67 $. $.9 $.69 . $.71 101 85 85 97 88 80 15 80 97? 80 81 ' Distillers' Becuritle 6 bid ........ 71 Erie prior. Uen 4 bid ......... 86 Jirie Vrenerai ts .,r - . Hocking Valley 4 ... ... .. Japaft 44 certificate ...... Jpan 4s certificate 2d Bene.... Louisville A Nash. Unified, 4......v. Manhattan col, gold 4s bid ....... Mexican .Central 4s Mexican Central 1st Inc.. .. .. .... Minn." A St. Louts 4s ofd ,.....' Missouri, Kansas A Texas 4s..' Missouri, Kansas A Texaa 2ds..t... National R. R. of Mexico col. 4s ofd. New-York Central general 8..- $ New Jersey Central general 6 bid." 123 Northern Padfle 4a bid .. Northern PadflO 8a ...... Norfolk ft Western cot 4s.. ........ Oregon Short Line rfdg. 4s. , .... Pennsylvania cv. $ ......'... ReadlngOeneral 4s ... ... Bt. Louis ft Iron Mountain cot Ss. fit Louts A San Francisco fg. 4.W iBW- LfHil- Southwestern-coL.-4.; Seaboard Air Line 4. M. .. ......... Southern Padfle 4a ... .... Southern PadflO 1st 4 certificates.' Southern Railway 8s Texas ft Padfle Ista .":... Toledo, St Louis. A .Weatern U... rnion padfle 4 ,. "...'..-;. .!. T'nlon Paclflo ev. 4 ctf ..-.. V. 8. Steel" 2d &s .... ...., "...'.. Wabash lsta -..... - : .h. . Western Md."4 bid ... .... ....... Wheeling A Lake Erie 4 bid"...... Wisconsin Central 4 old.. ... Japan 4 .... M.4 Atchison ev. 4s ... ... Atchison ev. 6s... ifo Interborough Metropolltaa 4 .. 100 71 98 .89 6 97 106 ;69 :64J 49 86 90 87 -109 70 W 7 97 107 64 4 .7 :8S; T7 89 '....- 101 3 . ,: CLObINO STOCK LIST. - . Adam Express .... .... ... 1 Amalgamated Copper ..... ...... .. 69 American Car A Foundry:-. A merles a Car ft, Foundry pfd ,.v v 93 American Cotton Oil ...... w 27 American ' CottoBOil- preferred 88 American Expresa .. ...... . V American Hide A Leayier pfd. ..... 19 Amerlosn- .lc i ..... f 2J American Linseed Oil .. ...... - .. American Unseed Oil, preferred 19 American Locomotive '.. ... 45 American Locmturtlve preferred .... 99 American Pmeltlng A Refining .... . 7'1 American Smelting A Reftng.' pd.. 9v American Sugar Refining .. . American Tobacco pfd, cert If. Anaconda Mining Co.. .. Atchison .... .... ..,'.., Atchison preferred .." .... Atisntle Coast Line Baltimore ft Ohio Baltimore ft Ohio preferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit'.. Canadian Paclflo ..... ... Central of New Jersey .... Chesapeake ft Ohio Chicago Great Western .. Chicago ft Northwestern Chicago, Mil. A St. Paul .. .. ... Chicago Terminal ft Transit Chicago. Terminal ft Transit pfd.-'.. C. C, C. ft St. Louis Colorado Fuel ft Iron .... Colorado ft Southern .. .. .. ........ Colorado ft Southern 1st preferred. Colorado ft Southern 2d preferred. Consolidated Gas Corn Producta Refining .. .... Corn Product Refining preferred.. Delaware ft Hudson ... -.... Delaware, Lackawanna ft West.... Denver ft Rio Grande Denver A' RH Grande-preferred .... Distillers' Securities .... ,,.. Erie ..... ... .. .... .. Erie 1st preferred BTrle 2d preferred ..... General Electric .... ... ... Illinois Central ..... .,, ... International Paper International Paper preferred 11.... Internaflonal Pump' ... .. International Fu'mp preferred ...... Iowa Central.,. ..... .... Iowa Central preferred ..... Kansaa City Southern ... ..... Kansas City Southern preferred .... Louisville ft Nashville .. .. ..... ... Mexican Central .... Minneapolis ft St. Louis Minn., St. P. ft Bsult 8te. M Minn.. St. P, ft Sault Ste. M. pfd. Missouri Psclflc-T.T.-. U r .vr; Missouri, Kansas A Texas., Missouri,! Kansas A Texas preferred National Lead ........ National R. R. of Mexico pfd.. ofd.. New Tork Centra I r.-.-T-y.-r. -;.. ... New Tork. Ontario A Western .. ., Norfolk A Western .... .. Norfolk ft Western preferred North American , Padfle Mail ..... . Pennsylvania .... ... ... .... People s Gas .. ... Pittsburg. C. C. A St Louis.. ...... Pressed 'Steel Car.. .. .... .... Pressed Steel Car preferred .. .. ... Pullman Palace Car ex. dlv....... Reading Reading 1st preferred .... .... .... Reading 2d preferred .. .. .. .. Republic Steel ... Republle Steel preferred .. Rock Island Co ... ...... ..... Rock Island Co. preferred .. .. .... St, Louis A San Francisco 2d pfd., St. Louis Southwestern ..- .. .. r... St. Louis Southwestern pfd. ....... Southern Paclflo Southern Pacific preferred Southern Railway .... .... ., Southern Railway preferred Texaa A Paclflo -.. Toledo, . Bt. Louis A West 126 90 87 79 89 - 81 .86 82 - 46 155 178 33 4 150 127 8 10 64 24 30 63 48 119 14 68 157 479 20 55 32 17 S3 23 132 133 62 23 69 14 82 22 54 103 l 24 111 120 46 25 6i CS 41 09 XI 65 75 56 25 119 91 70 28 84 166 108 82 80 17 68 15 31 27 . 13 ...... -.32 -,..', 78 COTTON rjllp PJiACHINERV. '3tuarxw. Cramer,: . ENQINEER AND CO.'rTRACTOR. Aij et Picet -OUTH TRrOM 8T.. ' ; ' . CHARLOTTBU N. O. RtToIvlar Flat Cards. Railway Head. ; Drawing Fnttiaa, ,., Spinning Frames, ; Twisters and Spoolers t Qulllers and Reels, ; Looms, - - 1 -COMBERS :1 fsxS -r- - Fnnwnnrrr ' f "l aaaneft eaflfiCl . CQUITABLa BUILDING. ATLANTA. CA ETC.. ETC Slabbers, Rovinf Frames Intermediates, Jack Framea Automatic Feeders. Openers and Trunk, ' Breaker, Intermediate and Finisher Lappers,- . : ' ; lClrschner Ccrdlnf; Beaters Thread Extractor, -Wast Pickers, eta, r Raw Stock Dryers. v; ETC, ETC. HUBBARD BROS. & CO., HANOVER " SQUARE, KEW TORK . V v.; ".- , ,' - i . '"' - MEMBERS, OF New Tork Cotton Ex change, Now Orleans Cotton - Ex change, Associate, Members Liver pool Cotton Exchange. ORDERS SOLICITED For the pur chase and sal of cotton for future delivery. . .. Co.Tespondence Invited. MECKLENBURG IRONWORKS CBABLOTTE, N. 0, IF TOC HATS TO SELL, LIST IT IX THIS OFFER , It you have house or store to rent, let roe do your eolleotlng and amre V.-,-.i"vr.r-":0? attd wTty. : . '2 " ' ITj place t Insure your property la la this ageaay, . , . Insarance) mmd Boat Estato Afet ' ' eee.t owo4'h 114 39 ,. 18 ... .. Toledo, Bt Loui A West pfd....... Union Pweifle ,.i ... v...: Union Paclflo preferred United State Express ex. dir...... United State Realty ... United State Rubber .... .... United State Rubber preferred United. State Steel .... .... ... United' State Steel preferred . Virginia Carolina Chemical .. . Virginia Carolina Chemical, pfd. Wabash, Wabash preferred Well Farco 'Express ..... Westlnghouse Electric ... ... .... .. Westerny Union ..'.. ... ... ...-.... Wheeling' Lake Erie .. .... Wisconsin Central ..... ............. Wisconsin Central preferred .. .. Northern Paclflo ........ ... ... ... Central Leather ... ... ...... Central Leather preferred .. .. .... Sloss Bhefrieid ...7 .... . , 14 Great Northern preferred ,. .... 1 Interborough Metropolltaa .. ,.. 9 Interborough Metropolltaa pfd. , .... , (7 Utah Copper , ... .....V. ee , avea ' - 40 136 89 73 : 39 -20 : 36 100 30 -93 10 18 ZA 48 : to 6 16 89 131 ;.a 61 3frn. Owen W. Bingham in Extremis. Wrltterw for The Cbserver. Mebane, April 10. -The 'many friend of Mr. Owea W. Bingham, numbering many old Bingham boye throughout the country and In all parta of the land, will regret exceed ingly to learn that It roust be only a question of a short lime . until She goea to Join many of her loved ones who hare gone before. - Ernest Bing ham, has been called home from Du luth. Mlnn to bo with her and he and hi wife are. here new. A lovely and a lovable woman, aha win. , be missed by many of her friend and neighbor well a hundred of the Bingham, bora, who will- recall her many acta of kindness ana lore to them while ttndent her. Dr. Thom as B. Little, of Greensboro, ha been giving her constant attention, and all pofwlble ha been and I being don to prolong her life with those who will mis her so much when she goes away to her Ion home. - V 'Motors, Dynamos, Alternating and Direct Current. Any size and voltage.. Stock on hand. IVo ask' for orders., WOltKED 'lIOTFJi PflOPIMCTOH. A Slf-Stylexl prteotlvo CaU-ho Mr. ,K. V. Stanley, of Black Mountain, Off His Gtunl. Special to The Observer. , Black Mountain. April 30. One day last week E. H. Hale arrived here from Asheville on the morning train. He .went Immediately to the Gladstone Hotel Just aa the guests were sitting' down to break fast. ' He told the proprietor, Mr. V. V. Manley, he had breakfasted in Asheville but. would ro b"re for. din ner, going over to Old Fort on the afternoon train and expecting to re turn on the night train. He further stated In the course of his remarks thut he waa a detective of no small calibre. Throughout the morning he wa busy writing letters, among which the proprietor noticed one directed to the Governor of Tennessee. After lunch, when the young man had bald hi bill, he aaid that on the next morning three friend of hi were to meet him here and the party or four would plcnto for the day at "OOom broom," aeven tnllea up. the trail from here toward Mount Mitchell, returning here in the evening, and he wished two rooms reserved for them. All these little spiel helped him to gain somewhat of a hold on the acquaintance of the proprietors when the request was made the oblig ing proprietor escorted the "detec tive" to the bank and secured some cah on the' "detective1" personal account with, the . Third National Bank, of Knoxville, Tonn., accom panied by hi endorsement. At trie arug store tne --aeiecirve- produced a roll of bills from his aide pocket- which started a feeling to some that ne wa oouna 10 oe a fake. . Thla wa not proven beyona a reasonable - aouot until yeaieraay. when the check was returned -with this foot not attached, "No such ac count with u." Mr. Manley having only received a postal card from the fellow since hi departure, nothing he had planned having materialised. waa somewhat prepared in nis own mind to "make good'1 that which waa. not good.j . . U Tiir inrrnt niic At rOIDIT mC LAliULo I oALL Ur UhlLliI ' Tho largest lngl order or contract for Cment that haa ervor been placed In the South haa beea won by u. ThU amla wa for approximately 600,000 Bags, amounting to approximately tlM. 000.00 In money, and waa made to Black A Laird. Ltd.. for tho City of New Orleans. While this I a very nice order indeed, tho grati fying part of It Ilea la the fact that, although thero wara bidder competing from !! parts of the country, SOME TEH OT WHICH SID FROM $10,000 TO $30,000 LESS THAN US, WK WON TH RDER as after testing our cement and Investigating our responsl-. blllty. It waa found that VB NOT ONLT HAD THE QUALXTT WANTED, but could "DELIVER THE GOODS. Carolina Portland Cement Comp'y CHAILB STOX, 8. C A:I1 the people are: ; IT-sing their ; office communicating T-clcphones installed by us E-very one says there is N-othing so convenient. E-verything in the hoiis . r L-arge or sinall in the - . E-lectrie line is ) v C-onvenfent to all. T-elephone 1307 and let us R-emodel your electric fixtures or I-nstall an electric fan in your C-oxy corner for sununer use. 0-ome to our office and put in your O-rders for any electrical appliance. LOUIS H. ASBUBY 'ARCHITECT ! Law Building, CharioU. W.'C. -For Good "Building Brick address - Rock Hill Brick Works, ; Bock "Hill, S. O,' " ;' -. or Catawba Brick Co., Van Wyck, 8. C. Hard wood ' Mantels ' TTe tnaarafaetnra and carry a largo, stock of Hardwood Mantel; also dealers In Tile and Orate. Caa nU order promptly. Writ for lagua. . . J. II OTAr.IT 6 CO,' CXtarlotta, N. a JAMES E. MITCHELL CO. COMMISSION METtCHANTS Cotton Yarns and Cotton Cloths. ' CONSIGNMENTS BO LI CITED , Philadelphia, J Jl and 114 Chestnut St. . Boston, ISA Summer . 84V. . . - Kew Tork, No, TS Leonard St. t Charlotte, t3 Tryoa St. Leonard L. Hunter aad Franklin Gordon ABCHITECTS Law Building, Charlotte, ft. C. No, til and SIS. Thowo S7S, (I architects ; "' ' ' 1 r " WASHINGTON, D. C A. D. SALKELD 6 BEO., ; COMMISSION MERCHANTS , 60-T1 Leonard Street. KETf TOIUC ' -; ( COTTON TARNS ' . OEFTf. ." '., . Fred'k Vietor 6 Achelis. . HOOK AlfD EO QEH3 AECniTECTS CH-inLOTTE, ft. o College Annuals and ";. Catalogues LM ma MrnUH yo wlA something: aaw la tha cl leg Annual Una thai year. With eur aew ttaslpsaaat- ; typa, pre, otov wa ara . rally prepared to grew yea aemathtng eattrery dlfferoari treat that which yoa hav keretof ore been aelns. JJ yoa want omOUng gpl " ally attraoUr. aea U , OBSERVER mm house UT. , Manufacturers Wand Jobbers . . . .. f .. i . r)raUy snd It aeeeaaary to hare Banking Faculties ta ad ttlUo to those oflored bi local baakA THE - . . , first litii OF raOLMOXTJ. TIR G IMA. . Wills tt.oOO.oo-00 'Capital " :araed tiurpiaa 9)0,tOO.r $5,5OO.00-'H JXoalt i,eoa,oo.tta Total firman-- fjJter Jus tho AUJ!lkal i . Ciiitiee l:ejotrfL jna. B. rce!l, TVe ' jao. m. r i-, dent; C1s. IL 1 rr. . itant C" ' 'rt J- C. r .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 1, 1908, edition 1
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