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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
DIR. JOHN q. HAMILTON RESIGNS.
OBJECTS TO BEING ORDERED FROM CHICAGO TO
SAN FRANCISCO

Chicago Oct H-Dr. John T. Hamilton OF the
United States Marine Hospital Service. stationed IN
this city has sent In his resignation to President
Cleveland This action Is the outcome OF long ana
bitter fight in the higher circles OF the war Depat
ment Some time ago DR.. Hamilton was ordered 10
Tho Marine Hospital at San Francisco by the war
DEPARTMENT His headquarters have been IN chi
capo since 1884, and he has a large and valuable
private practice. as well as real estate holdings
owing TO these circumstances he objected to beihg
transferred and made an official protest This pro-
test was overruled, and DR.. Hamilton again or
dered West He then protested to secretary Car
,,se and after waiting until September "a. was IN
.o.,.d that the Secretary would not interfere. He
.hnr doc,ded to resign, and on Monday took that
action He has not yet received reply
Dr. Hamilton blames surgeon-Generai "a"er
woman for the Objectionable order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
MR. HENRIQUES BROKE THE DOOR.
locked IN A I.AvATORY BY PRACTICAL JOKER.
HE CAUSED CoMMoT1oN AT NO. 40
BROADWAY.

ur CAUSED a COMMoT1oN AT NO. 10
BROADWAY.
r,ort,c v4lls and sounds OF blows that splln,ercd
.du,ork in the basement of the building No 40
broadway. yesterday afternoon. caused excitement
IN the building. Brokers and clerks ran from upper
- =, harobeaded to ask each other what the
ter and n report that n mailman was loose in the
nauar was spread When John Mccain. the janitor.
s,,,,,norea I'D courage to go down 10 the basement
'a ,n,,os,,pate he was followed by a crowd of men
,ho were eager to know the cause OF the pounding
and yelling Just as they reached the basement down
sm ~. snIntered door Of a lavatory with crash.
a an, walked a man In the heat OF passion who
uantea to know who had locked him in.
Iaers howls OF laughter and shouts OF derision
went up from the crowd: >,
said the janor ~, hoo, ,ooL.d ,n s.,a h., ,o,,a,,,
nc nanf hut would like TO hit the man who locked
pay Mccain called policeman and had the man
MN MA "a Al the police station In Old Slip the janior
atiesse atiead his mind and refused TO make complaint
cnamsh .n ,hs man said he Jose C. Henriques. the
rhant wnr, @ Al No 6s Pearl-st. and promised 10 pay
me ,ha hraken door Mr.. Henriques was then re-
iio leased Al late hour the name Of the practical
iohsr who had locked Mr.. Henrques In the lavatory
was not known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
HANGS HIMSELF FROM A FIRE-ESCAPE.
A SON HEARING THE DYING MANS STRUGGLES.
THINKS BURGLARS ARE AT WORK AND
GOES FOR A POLICEMAN.

Joseph Tully, sixty years DID, carpenter living
at No III West Sixteenth-st.. committed suicide
about 10 o'clock last night By hanging himself In
the yard in the rear OF his house Tully lived with
his son. Thomas Il. Tully. women's tailor At 9:2)
o'clock he left the house and walked into the rear
yard He cut down a clothesline and. tying "A
piece OF the line to the reescape above the rear
stoop. fastened the other end to his neck and
jumped
When the line tlghtened he struggled to escape.
and in his efforts kicked the rear door of the house
several times The heard the noise. but did not
Investigate Instead he TO SiXth-ave., where he
met Policeman Frank. OF the West Thrtieh-st. sta
lion to whom he declared that burglars were try
ing to get into the house
Frank and the son ran back to the house and there
rr,nk found Tully hanging in the back yard Frank
cuI Tully down. but life was extinct and the dead
body was carried into the house. While this was
bony,, don. a friend Of the family. who refused to
give his name to the police. rushed into the house
M in1uired for Tuly. He said that by the late
a AMI dsiiyery he had received letter from Tully In
r%ch Tully wrote that he intended to kill himself
w. night as ne tired Of life. No other cause
was aiyen for Tully's act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
BRYANS TOWN IN DEFAULT.
THE TREASURER OF LINCOLN NEB, WAITING
UNTII. MKlNLEY IS ELECTED TO
PAY BONDS.

The city Of Lincoln. Neb.. the home OF Bryan, IS
IN default Some paving bonds which it had is-
sued fell due on September l. They were payable
q, the office Of Kountze Brothers. bankers. at No
100 Broadway. The treasurer OF Lincoln wrote that
n. had no funds with which to pay them. and that
,hev would not be paid until after election. The
oounons on the bonds have all been paid Ii Is pre-
sumed that the treasurer OF Lincoln knows he can.
no, se any new bonds to pay the bonds due. but
after election ne may be able to do 30 and redeem
the city's credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
BANK ROBBERS MOVED DOWN.
DESPERATE BATTLE IN THE STREETS OF
MEEKER, COL.
THREE DESPERADOES HOLD UP THE OFFICIALS
AND LOOT BANK BUT ARE SHOT DOWN

AND LOOT A BANK BUT ARE SHOT DOWN
BY INTREPID CITIZENS.
Rawns, Wyo Oct. IA. c. Moulton, OF TINS
place. to-day received word from Meeker. Col
to the effect that one of the bOdest attempts al
bank robbery that has occurred for some time
was undertaken there by three men yesterday
Meeker is sixty miles from any railroad or tele-
graph station, and the only news OF the anair
far known was brought out by stage and Is
meagre.
The three strangers entered Meeker yesterday,
making their way to the store OF Hugus & CO.,
where the Bank of Meeker Is located. They
succeeded ir holding up the clerks on duty. also
the bank cashier and looting the bank. but as
soon as they reached the street in their effort to
escape they were met by several citizens. and a
hot battle ensued After the smoke had cleared
away the three robbers were found lying dead
and one clerk. Victor Dikeman. and citizen,
William Clark. had received serious wounds,
from the bullets fired by the robbers before they
were moved down.
Photographs will be taken Of the three dead
robbers in the hope OF identifying them Some
are Of the belief that they part Of a gang
who came the Colorado line from Utah
a couple Of years ago and attempted 10 nOld
up the bank at Delta COl where they Killed
the president Of that bank, but before they
could get out Of town two OF their number
were shot and killed by prominent hardware
merchant Of that place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
FREEDMAN KEPT IN TOWN.

Andrew Freedman, president OF the New-York
paseball Club did not sail for Europe the
steamship St. Louis yesterday. He has been having
lively time in this city lately and there is prom
Use OF work enough to keep him busy for some time
defending suits in the courts. II reports In crcua
ton are true He said yesterday. however. that his
trip abroad had been delayed only few days by
business complications
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15

these treaties. and has always maintained its
right to send men-of-war through the strait: In
1853 the frigate Wabash by the forts and up
to COnstantinope. the commander claiming the
right TO do so since his Government was not
party to the treaties. The Porte received him in
a not unfriendly manner. but did not abate its
claims to exclude the vessels of all nations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
Goes INSANE OYER GOLD AND SILVER.

Anton Schaly. twenty-eight years oio' car
',,ar NJ M IN First-ave., has been debating the
rod and silver question so enthusiastically ior lhe
last two weeks that he became insane '"s. ms g."
On ,he subject and some OF his friends ca,ea eo,jnu
Xnsrnan ~ BRADY OF the East Fifty-nIs.ss.; S'~
nDdhd MA had him removed to Bellevue Hospta''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
roRCE NOT CONTEMPLATED.
,rpoRTs ABOUT THE BANCROFTS MIS-
SION DENIED BY THE PRESIDENT.

.,-r THE LITTLE wARsHIP is HURRYING TO
coSsrANTINoPI.E. AND THE GOVERNMENT
,s DETERMINED TO MAKE THE PORTE
PAY FOR oUTRAGEs ON AMER
ICAN MISSIONARIES.
washington. Oct, 14-The little dispatch boat
A.. bancroft, of the United States Navy now
Ave at Smyrna. has not been ordered to force a
...saee through the Dardanellcs. with or with
-, foreign aid. This can be said on the direct
.rthority Of President Cleveland. There is no
aoubt that the Bancroft is going straight to
constantlnople as fast as her steam carry
her or as soon "a Minister Terrell makes a
,ue.t upon Admiral Selfridge for her services
=. a guardship or dispatch-boat. This fact was
,oM with explicit details in these dispatches on
August %. Some attempts were made to dis
.redit this important piece of news, but the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
NO DECISION REACHED YET.
STATEMENT FROM THE SECRETARY OF
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.

AWAITING THE RETURN PROFESSOR BURR
WITH IMPORTANT INr)RMATION--BELIEF
PREVALENT IN WASHINGTON THAT
VENEZUELA'S CLAIMS HAVE
LARGELY BEEN SUB
STANTIATED.
Washington. Oct. 14.-Respecting the report
that the Venezuelan Boundary Commission had
practically decided the questions submitted to
1t In favor Of Venezuela. Mr.. Malet-Prevost. the
secretary Of the Commission, said to-day
THE statement that the Venezuelan Boundary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
DOWNING STREET IN IGNORANCE.

London Oct H-Sir Thomas II. Sanderson' H.
{. B., permanent Under Secretary to the Foreign
Once was seen to-day regarding the report 'eie-
rsphed from the United States that 1t was the
htention Of the American Government to force
Rassase through the Dardanelles with the gunboat
Bancroft Sir Thomas said the Foreign once had
heard nothing OF such a movement on the part o.
he Mediterranean had not been advised that such
"ep was contemplated
The Strait OF the Dardanelles. the strategic key to
d Turkish Empire. Is the narrow passage con-
lacting the Aegean Sea and the Sea OF Marmora.
b about forty-nve miles long and varies In
width. its greatest breadth being about four miles
With this narrow passage closed. Constantihople
remains unapproachable from the Mediterranean
The Turks have always realized tho strategic I'M
ortance Of the Dardanelles and centuries ago 'ooh
"eps 70 fortify their position there. four caS'e'
md line of coast batteries now defend the en-
sance to the strait The castles Of Kun Kale. on
us Asiatic shore, and Scd-i Bahr. on the European
more. were built In 1889 by Mahomet w TO protect
~ ~ empire from the fleets OF the Nenetiahs East
sand on either shore the castles OF Tcfanak kales
sS9 kale Bahr with a line Of coast batteries ms
Gae q the n most sw nSo5e ahe sra 81 urH he
~ az II was then called; here Darius. In the year
Ehn.: -. Joined Europe and Asia by p0hu0,o,h .,,,
u.sutenant Eckenhead.
~, Early Z. 1899 England recognized the Porte's
= other great powers '3 join with her. Fearful Of
"a S<t.n FIN innuence q the ottoman Empire Eng.
a. 1 active interest n the Eastern situation. and
G tSs.n result Of their Intervention was treaty be-
IITh All e. iRS PSxsss agreed %r"S"
nStH sn. NJ OF TIE Porte to exclude from the Darda-
ss prnsps S31elpT: sns Va. wsashn
KS bosraris q Paris In isH and has been reafiirmea oy
9sS ssrsr In every treaty drawn up between
'n' United States was sst party to any Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
sTANTIATED

THE statement that the Venezuelan Boundary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24

sues was animated. The bulk OF the buy
ing was for the short account. although
commission houses took moderate
amounts OF the dividend payers presuma-
by for investment In the late trading
lhere was a reaction. and the big bears re-
heNed their attacks. and a decline Of y
per cent followed. while Manhattan drop
PEG % :, loss OF = per cent. This stock
vas heavy throughout the day. The SELL
ing oy the bear contingent near the close
Was Que 10 Information from ST. Louis
mat the friends OF Bryan had captured
the convention and that he would be
nominated OF indorsed- Speculation clos
"a steady. Net changes show losses Of
isq4 per cent, outside OF Manhattan.
which declined rs per cent. Total sales
We're 1856 shares, including 5000 Sugar.
5lso0 St. Paul. Bonds were higher. Total
sales were Sl,l93.000
New York Stock disclosing Bids
stocks and BOnds-American Cotton Oil.
"a do preferred. Al; Sugar Refinery. 1851 /;
DO preferred, SSi4; American Tobacco, 50;
90 preferred, - bid: Atchison, Topeka
ana Santa Fe. 12ls; Baltimore and Ohio.
Io'2' canada Pacific, So; Chesapeake and
OnlO, Il; Chicago and Alton. 1S2 bid: Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy. So: Chicago
Gas 5512; Delaware. Lackawanna and
western, 1901; Distillers Cattle Feeders
u Erie, lSla; do preferred, 81; Edison
General Electric, "A; Illinois Central ga:
Lake Erie and Western. Is; do preferred.
%; Lake Shore. IA; Louisville and Nash
Nllle, 46A Louisville and n. A, 62t Man
udtyan, S3ss; Memphis and Charleston. Is:
Michigan Central, 92l5; Missouri Pacific,
los; Mobile and Ohio, Is; Nashville. Chat
Ianooga and st. Louis, 67l2 asked: United
states Cordage, 4; do preferred. IA; New
Jersey Central 92% New York Central,
ss52; n. Y. and n. E. So; Norfolk and
western, preferred. III +: Northern Pacific.
% do preferred, 1872; Northwestern.
Ups do preferred. 14S bid; Pacific Mail,
ls1a Reading, IL; Rock Island.
55's; ST. Paul. 7O7s; do prefer
red, l24; Silver Certificates, g.;
tennessee Coal and Iron l7l4; do prefer
red, - asked; Texas Pacific 6le: Union
Pacific, g. Wabash, St. L. and p, 55s; do
preferred, l7s; Western Union. 1885,:
wheeling and l.. E., s: do preferred. %:
Southern Railway 5s. SO: Southern Rail-
way. common, IA; Southern Railway. pre-
ferred 2lA.
state Bonds-Alabama A. 95; do =. 102
bld; DO {, %; Louisiana stamped As 90
Did; North Carolina As, 90 bid: North car
oiina SIS, 1l5 bid; Tennessee new set as
a6 virginia 6's, preferred, bid; Virginia
trust Receipts. bid: Virginia Funding
Debt, 81 asked South Carolina as. los
bid - - 1V0
Government Bonds-United States As
registered, 1861; United States As con-
pons, Jos; United States IS registered. %
bid; United States As, new, registered
Il5A; United States As, new, coupons
1141k.
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GRAIN. provisions. ETC.

New York, July 2s.-Flour, weak. duh
and unchanged; southern -four. dull and
unchanged. Wheat. spot market dull at
sc higher, advance checking business
options were moderately active, and firm
at kc advance; July, 629sc; August, 62hc;
September, 63isc. Corn. spots dull but
firm; No. 2, S21sc elevator; Ss4sc ahoati
options We're dull and firm at &c advance;
July, 32Ac; September, S29sc; October,
327sc. Oats. spots dun but firmer; OPP
lions were quiet and hrmer; July, 22l4c;
September. &c; spot No. 2, 22Ac; No.
white 24c; mixed western, 22u2S12c. Hay,
steady; spring, 621sq65c; good 10 choice.
S712cH$l.00. Wool, steady and quiet; do
mestic fleece, 16d22c; pulled, l5MS3c. Beef.
steady, quiet and firm at $S.0Cu9.O0; extra
mess, $6.00G700; beef hams, quiet at $1,000;
tierced beef dull; city extra India mess,
81. O0013.00. Cut meats, hrmer; picked
bellies. quiet; hams, 9alOc. Lard hrmer
and quiet; western steam, 365c; city, 3.0O1
BLOC; September, 365c: refined, steady con-
tinent, g. Doc: South American, 4,50c, com
pound, 3a4q4c Pork, quiet; old mess,
T.50d775; new mess, %7o4S2o. Butter,
@1415c; state creamery, l11aQ15c; western
dairy, 90l2c; Elgins. 15c. Cotton seed oil
easy and dull; crude, 20c yellow prime,
2S1@c; yellow off grade, 23lac. Rice, quiet
fair to extra. 3Q324c; Japan, 4Q4Ac. Mo-
lasses, steady and quiet; New Orleans
open kettle, good to choice, 27037c. Pea
nuts, quiet; fancy hand-picked, 4Gt4l2c.
Coffee, barely steady at sails points down;
cember, 9.S5Q9.4Oc; spot Rio, dun and
easier; No. Z. 12Ac Sugar. raw, quiet
but steady; fair refining, 2zsc; refined
quiet and unchanged. Freights to Liver
pool, quiet and unchanged.
Chicago, July %, noon.-The market op-
ened for wheat. July o6lac; corn, Septem-
Der, 26$sd261sc; pork, September, $6.l2l3;
lard, September, $S27l9d3.30; ribs, Septem-
Der, $3.50.
Chicago July 2S-The wheat market to-
day was stronger, the reasons for which
We're found in the weather conditions
higher cables, lighter receipts. both here
and in the northwest, a steady stock mar
ket and the lack of offerings in response
for a demand for No. red. September
wheat opened from SIC to 567sn57c sold
between $3.50 and $3.50, closing at 58c to
5Slsc-15sc higher than yesterday, with the
feeling steady and trading active. Cash
wheat was very firm at an advance Of
from 1c to nc.
Corn was firmer, following the strength
in wheat. but the Price Current was lit
tie bearsh. September corn opened at
2614c, sold between 265sc and 26Ac, closing
at 269sc-3sG5zc higher than yesterday.
Cash corn was steady and &c higher.
Oats, also, were firm because of light
receipts and fair buying orders. Septem-
Der oats closed &c higher Cash oats were
firm and 1ac higher.
Notwithstanding was active and
prices firmed toward the close. The open
ing was weak and September pork at one
time touched $3.50; September pork closed
1715c higher; lard, ne higher and ribs,
101l212c higher.
The leading futures were as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market quiet: rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, $l25:
New York. per bale, S1.GO; Philadelphia,
per bale, S100; Baltimore, per bale, $l-25.
to Liverpool. via New York S2c; Bremen.
via New York, SOC; Antwerp, Via New
York, Sec; Havre, via New York, SSc; Am
sterdam, via New York 43c; Genoa, via
New York, 43c Reval. via New York, 53c ;
Hamburg, via New York, 3Sc.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business 3 more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quote at |2J1
$50 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base A feet.
Ice. Timber rates. 50cQSl00 higher than
lumber rates To the West indies and
W.ndward, nominal; to Rosario, $1,000
1900: Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. $1,000
G11.O0; to Rio Janeiro, SLIGO; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, Il30d II 50; to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-pound SIS standard
BY Steam-To New York, $500; to Phila-
delphia, 800; to Boston, $500; to BaltI-
more, $500
Naval Stores-By sail-The market is
quiet. Large sized. Cork for orders are As
3D. Genoa. Is 3d63c Cd; Adriatic. IS 6d0
% Cd: South America. rosin. 65c per bar
rels of 2S0 pounds. Coastwise-Steam--T
Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, SOC on
spirits; to New York rOsin, Size per 1Ol
pounds, spirits, SIC; to Philadelphia, ros-
in. TIC per 100 pounds, spirits. soc; to Bal
timore, rosin. TIC per 100 pounds, spirits.
700
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
SpIBJTS STILL SLUMPING.
IN NOW THE BUYER BIDS p
CENTS.

..,.. Reported Below 221k Cents
a.auIars-ROsIn Firm and in
- n.mand-The Cotton Market
II and NegIected-The Advance
r,tton Ties and Bagging-Other
Markets
nah. July 2s.-The supply and de-
- nri-ciple was again demonstrated
-s..- in the naval stores business. The
49,. rave complete control Of the mar
and i. seems like there will be no
81, -bs decline until cold weather and
--.r ---efpts come together. Spirits tur-
80 VAS in demand at Aq1zc below
n. o4s,.ai quotations. but buyers were
s-vi5us even at that decline. ROsin
. 81, fair demand. The cotton market
vas dull
Tho latest quotations on cotton ties In
49,. f,csl market is $1.25 for large lots and
,,q= FIR small lots, an advance of 4Oc to
=. in the past two weeks. Cotton bag
..-v has also advanced from &c TO nc a
-,,r5 The wholesale markets were
..,is- and generally unchanged. The fol-
,,,.;oy resume of the different markets,
,o-b local and Geographic, will show the
Tone and the quotations at the close TO-
fav.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24

short ribs, 4hc; short clear sides. 44c.
dry salt meats steady; loose shoulders,
32,c; short ribs. 50 70m3 50; short clear sides
S3.@i5G3.9O. Whisky unchanged. steady at
$l22.
81. Louis. July 23.-Flour steady. Wheat.
August 23$sc. September, 5S7sH
sec. Corn higher; July. 24c; Au-
gust, 233s: September. 2ic oats,
higher; July. 1Si2c bid; August. 1Sisc; Sep
TENDER, lSc Pork, standard mess, new,
$6.3ll2; old. $612ia Lard. prime steam,
3.15c; choice, 3.22lzc. other articles. un-
changed
Baltimore. July 23.-Flour quiet: easy,
western superiine, $LS0d200; do extra,
81. 25q265; do family, $S.O0d3.3O; winter
wheat. $3.40dS6j. spring do, $3.40d36.;
spring do. straight S3.1503.3O. Wheat
dull; spot and July 6lG6lsc; August. 6OT
G03sc; September 6lMd6l3sc: steamer No.
2 red, 57dJTl4c; southern by sample. 63i4c;
do on grade, 593, a62Ac. Corn steady
spot and July, GAd3l&c: August. 3lh n
3l4c; September, 3lhd3liAc steamer mix
ed 30030Ac, southern white and yellow.
32d32iac. oats steady TO firm; No white.
2lc bid; No. mixed 2l1am22c Rye quiet
steady, No. 2. nearby. 34i2d35c; No 2.
western, 35iAc. Hay firm. Grain freights
steady; unchanged. Coffee dull; No. z.
12l2c. other articles unchanged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
Hubbard BROS. & Co.'s Cotton Re-
view.

New York. July 2S.-The following is
Hubbard Bros review Of the cotton mar
ket: Under the influence of the unset
tied feeling in business circles cotton has
been without positive support and has
drlfted to the lowest quotations of the
year, Notwithstanding the continued good
demand from European spinners Trade
in Europe appears TO be in an excellent
condition with a good undertone which Is
believed to point to continuance Of an
active demand for cotton during the en-
tire season. Stocks Of raw material in
the European ports and at the mills have
become reduced to such "A low point that
1t will be necessary to add to these supplies
from the early receipts Of the new crop
now beginning TO appear in Texas. 1t is
evident from the condition of supplies
throughout the world that the consump-
ton of American cotton this season will
closely approximate 100000 bales de-
spite the curtaiment in the output Of the
mills of this country and that at present
prices we shall need more than this
amount of cotton from the growing crop
TO provide for their requirements next sea-
son. At the present time crop estimates
range from 100000 to II 900. 900 bales based
upon a reported increase in the acreage
and the condition Of the crop on July LIST
as given by the bureau report. Since the
report was issued the cOndi-
ton in the Atlantic states
has deteriorated under the effect OF the
heavy rains while Texas has received the
needed rains and the crop in that state
has improved Probably the best condi-
ton Of the crop is reported from the Mem
phis district and the largest estimates en-
anate from that section of the cotton belt
up to the present time the American
mills have not contracted for the delivery
of any large amount of the growing crop,
being deferred by the fear of the result
of the approaching elections, which pre-
vents merchants from ordering goods in
anticipation of an active autumn trade.
Therefore 1t is probable that the com
mencement Of the season will find many
buyers in the field actively competing for
the early receipts and IL from now on the
crop should show any change for the
worst the demand would become urgent
as with exhausted supplies European spin
ners would not wait as they did last sea-
son. On the other hand everyone anti
cipates a large crop and low prices Up
on this belief the world has acted. with
the result of a large short interest wait
ing the movement of the crop TO cover a.
n profit. Therefore the situation is an in
teresting one as buyers will be encounter
ed on each decline If the crop proves a
large one. while If any change in senti-
ment occurs the resulting advance will be
a sharp one. 1t is believed that the larR-
est holders of cotton here have agreed not
TO tender their holdings upon August
contracts in this market"