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FRulTS AND NUTS.

AEI1II T.S-MtsSOUrI y Entfi,TU
BANANAs-Per bunch. 75cMsl50.
rOCOANUTs-s 3,6pAi,W per 1906 s3i "
per 1900.
CALIFORNIA FRulT-Pears. S2.2sit2.
per 30 III crates; peaches, Sl.25 per ~ 10
hnxrg. NUNS 81 80 per ~ ID era :, grapes
Tokav 500 per 20 ID c,a'es, biack
Prince. Rose Peru, Muscat and Malaga
R'cPRAAriFi,s~Concords. s5a5oc per $ ID
i.FMtjNs- Messlna and Palermo choice
s'256Ii5N, fancy, s5o"05 % ..
NUTS Brazil lie per nj Inert Hail., r.
resStu.s 5,s1iGc; a)mon Is, Taragona ll'
ler lb. l3c Per sack; California Almonds
Toe pccans. 2igll3e; .,oo n,x
pir HClI ifs Per peck box :, small 10
me iitim gn37isc cno'ce to fancy, +oltfo,'
4 taskc, crates, 65pSoe.
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NEW YORK.


Now York, Sertrmber Wheat-Re-
ceip's 227 100. exports 6h2s3, spot 0-ronger
No hard q rs fob. ahoat OTtIons were
active and higher advancing all day on
large speculative buying, strong cables:
smaller spring wheat receipts and liberal
cash demand for wheat f1 he Northwest
closed 3-i1ii IS uet higher; May 73ss, De-
cemher 10 rs. Hides steady. Leaf thar
steady. Cotton seed oil steady but slow,
prime summer yellow 2oG2ol2. Wool dull,
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Vessels Sailed for Gnlveston.

So AtD.n more, A,soa Bay.
So Algua, Rio lano,ro, Sept 4.
s. Buck ngham, Las palmas, Aug u.
rs lic1ouia. New York.
SIS tity OF gloucester. ST. Vincent,
S. collingham, Cardiff August Ii.
- Cromwell Antwerp, sent. h,
81 cum rti, ,iTeeuuck, August s.
IS Darlington, London. Sept, 10.
Ss b.lmar, Pottshoro, August Is
~ joWgale, Santos, sept.
~ Drumiell Barry.
IS llmma. ShRrpncss.
Ss TaEerdon Han. Mauritius. Aug. II,
IS Frcshfteld. Rio Jlneiio.
Ss Fulwell, Rotterdam. September II.
IS carton, Santos sept. J.
50 ilcnriatta. Barry, September II,
~ iiilnrcok GrlmAby.
IS lllg YAK, Antwerp. SEPT j.
IS nnratin. Para, Sept. 20
S. knrht Companion, RIO lie JaEeiro
August 81.
81 llcndal Castle. Alsoa Bay. septcm-
Der 1,
SIS Murit me. Las Palmas Sept IA.
81 Norma. Cardff, August a.
- Nuocos Now York, Sept. 10,
SIS Marta. Porto Rico, sept u.
SIS Quautock. Port said,
s. Kuthcrglcn, RIO Janeiro
IS Shlito. Antwerp.
81 SlIathnevis = ngapore, Aug ~.
SIS Scotia. Hamburg, Sept. l
So Scarsdllc, Cardiff August 20.
SIS Vaileda. Rio de Janeiro, September II.
Ss WpIby. Buenoa Ayrch, August 1
IS 1'heo. Wayman. Barry, Sept 10
81 York. MontcVidco,
Bark ilendi. Algoa Bay. June 70.
Sch Grace -. Buchanan. Rllti more Sep.
tomber D
Sch Henry Clausen, Baltimore. Sept. 3
Sch Laura Lainpson. New York, Aug. ..
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COTTON MARKET IS DULL.
Prices Have q Sagsina Tendescy at
All Points.
THE STAPLE RUSHED TO MARKET
Bsars Are Renewing Their Talk az . T.p
Crop-Many Operators sAnsa,us
Of Higher Prices.


Cotton NVs devoid of snecbat f.a,ur. o.,
dav a,a .,,.r :, .,,,r, .,..
- ep"'' s"is w 'nc Sos :
SION the market reiapscd Into state Of
extreme dullncss New York wns 4 ar IA
points up a, ono tms bnt c,ex.d q, 4, 49,,
nights figures, New Orleans advanced at
Inc beg nnng CT the session, but soon
tGsed on and closed 10 points lower
than yesterday. Liverpool futures we're
about is-Gid on un futures. while s,scts
declined i-Sad to Lied
Tho continu.a boaxv ,.c.,,,,s a, .,,,a,
"'" "S"'s 'eN'N|NS VI e"e''n
make " quite evident that farmers have
uisregar,icd all dips adv sling them ia h,ld
a. ...., g., .
va" s'ep'' SUI" "eNe'neht " iar ne-
yond Anything over before known tn =
carly IN tho se,unn a,,, ,ha ,,,,,,, Ia h,
" "N ''' ""' '"e So''"' - W.
eituihg 10 wNgh hcaNsly upon the market.
1t IN said thu. spot quotations are being
snnsa, a, ~, 4...., 80, =, a. -,
~ ~ WV ."'N''o'' "h''' " ~ h""W'
that the posted figures a, Houston and
Galveston ara I-ldstisr ah,vn Tho nr,.,s
-, Wv f''e'
op'aineu on actual sales today.
now and many ,e,ao,s o,., I,,,.,
luc,,a., ,h,,r .s,,,,,.tas =, ,, ,,,,,,'.,,
,.to,a H. c., ~, - -, -.
a,,at,., 49,. .,,,., ~, ..'..
.h,,,n,, a., n.1,,,. - ,,,,,, 4, ,,s
n',,,, ~, ,i S 49," .'.,' Wv ivy - ''''e' VIZ
'""' w WV p'No' WV Va NV Pt'NVh' ru'-
Newt hfstandinG the present duilnoSs.
however many onrrAtors are sanr,an,,
49,, 49,, $50, -,
IN tho near future, and think that cot
,nn ia, nnrch,s, ~, ,ya,, h,,,L rr.,,
AFSu" 'hat with a snort Nsnie supply,
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KANSAS CITY

Kansas CITY, Mo. september Il heat
active No. hard. Ssu6o; No, .. % va
n. No. red, nominal.y 62M63 No. g.,
nomiually 5706l: No. spring nominaliy
57G5S; No. s. S. Corn s,ower and un-
changed. No 2 mixed, ~ l-2a2l; 10.
white, 2im2 IT, Oats active but I'M
changed. No. ., nomlnal,y 25; No. white.
old, % l-2 new, ls ID. Rye--No. 9, nom.-
nal'y %, Hay weak Choice timothy $50
mS,0O. choice prairie, 55oa6.50 Receipts--
Wheat, 2s no; corn, q 400; oats. 5000. Ship
ments none
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Darb wire quotations are Tor c"i"ai
oii}SARrrp WIRE-GlliAen ga,yanu,Zedi'
sea- per oo lhs pa,Pst1a C VIA szi "'"'
h,n,S,Ipt,, AIIS-Rate, Sis per kes adj
,orde ~ - 10 70 60 penny 5Do; s and penny,
S &c.. and penny, 75e; ! and penny s'''
. nsnnv Sl.0: penny. 81 81
pfI.,,rr 'NAiI State, s291 per keg: same
advances as on wire nails
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Posrvs cARLnGRNM.

New York September 23.-Evening
POSTS London firanCin cah'egram The
depression Ia the stock markets. due to
the gold movement, continued today, all
markc s. except Americans hellg affected
and the ricSing 1eilg nj tn" io"ost The
market Is fully prepared today for a rise
~ he bank ra;v tomorrow 80 Der ccat.
although there - l.ttlH uncertainty ae %
whether rise viii take ..laco. Americans
were comparatively steady and closed
good
Tho Paris and Berlin markets were
weak
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Difference ..lS.e22 50, 40 Sss,G13
HANitE MARK III.
Havre, September 23.-Spot quiet b,
steady, futures steady.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans, September %. THE ma rkst
for cotton seed products Il duh and
nominal prime crude oil, in bulk. 1dgfleik;
prime summer yellow. In barrels. s24;
meal, SIG. 50mi7. % Pc short ton, cake, long
ION, FOR eSport. tistsulsh
New York, September. % Cotton seed
oil quiet: meal nominal. prime crude
oil. IN barrels, 2iH2a prime summer yellow, (
IN barrels e3a.3hi prime cct'on aeed meal 1
sig 0o4izl %.
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Vessels in Port.
So N9ceto. Fowler \ McNitie.
- san Marcos j. n. Sawyer.
- Texan Proprcsso
Ss Amana, quarantine,
s. ichmona. ". w. Wilson.
- Diniel. w. w, Wilson.
IS boptford. Culliford, Clark n Co.
ss Turkish Prince, Cullford, Clark n Co
- Explorer MIA am PAri Il Co,
Ss Norge Fowler & McNitic.
- llaunslow. Fowler N McNluo,
So Glonvoch j. Mollcr & Co.
Ss Oahic'd. W, ". Wilson,
SIS Architect. VIM, rNrr & Co.
81 TeViatdulc, quarantine.
S. Ito YWeil, Culliford. Clark & Co,
- lAmbort's Pon j Mollor n Co.
- Cvi,cr. Texas Star Flour Mills,
So Marta j, Moller & ca.
$ krndlll CATTLE, quarantine.
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prrR-s ehltz. quartz, NQ5o per bhli
- III 10 nor hhl. Dixie Pale, gua $.
T. * ,ints, 50 20: Magnolia Pale, quarts
- 1 S9i RI IyliINES-sl IS per gallon.
,,ttii455IIsKYEpfr gallon: Fi1ishet gooas
Nbilb wlle basis, fLlS; straight a3ni-
70 ,or and rye. according to ag. ava Qu''-
Nv wv Il 75aSoo: blended, 'i.77aS'o'
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The following ocean fraigh,s tstean) on
cottnn are quoted today for September:
Rrtmen, about o-sgd per pound New YORK..
43c per 100 pounds
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prices are tbose ,,
wholesale markets.: ''ihs In the Houston
gross; rrsz i,i- a ssih--Diamond. a75 per
gross Go,den "a .'n BOXES, $500 per
castor oil ss1L5 C"aooc per dozen boxes
sAMMuNITi0N-Powder. nor s.r =, ooo.
price, drop shoi n,, s-,Y' per kee, agents
II 50Q1 Is '''o'' p'r SACK M.2o1 so; buck
BACoN-short clear how, -o.,
,acks ~. less breakfast siSglac oIap rH IN
ern sait bellies s15 ~. oediies, Stc West
BAGGtNG AMI III ,sS s''pVNen peliies, Sc.
@. b.. Houston or 1;aivestorrr i9 9aaiots, +
u, .eiac 2'4-lb 7e; 2is.b. 7isc Sass ,ng, =
bundle higher Jul" i'snet' Ties, &c per
BAKING PowDER-Apex. ,.lb 80 o., l.
10, Va Alb l5c Victor. I'm. per dozen,
lib, per dozen, $40 lin 81 a S,'ie Spos95n l
\ c" 20-oz. cans, s.. % per dozen p ~ qy
ro19z'S @;W per dozen, Roya, lG-oz'. s. o.
- M NGD FRCir--pcr dozen: Sirawbsr'
res @c4S.w; pineapnles. standard, Il 'sp'l
~ ~ eyeless and coroless &i5. seconds
I,nSiic pears, standard, elca$,oD; Clipper
so ,~; peao3Sz. STANDARD, 2-lb. 81 .i5ffi ~,
S ri AZ G-i3, @c@A,o5; 3lb, seconds 81 o.
nea"h,,,s P,e peacneS, lsrSp,, alb ne
standar1 80 oisacFhorries, 1tuSc; s-lh.
CANpy PPliav,Tn' @cHSi 0'.
6sG5s,c: fancy 'r m y j1nd 9sN9ac! wrapped,
y 4 a Z
meas q noe,t ga pNi, AbL,.s NJ lrrowfat
st~inr be.1,.e -G.--i-' ma mars, sncfi>l 90;
toes, o-lb. bslG2,ac. ooc Curl y, =, TOM
1ozen fnr IL "a - ''7N',usi 'V1oN,, SID iOH
egg plums \ gn, E,"r X reaches SldS4l 70
pears 81 556,1 Il. c1, "p.iruuS' ',9N - ,
nectarnes 81 IL, yra,as :, 90 S,.@VN ! % !
cherries 81 qnfis ia. Ma, 'i, i ~ Wn!te
CANN,D NIs,,TsS 1V ,, 20.
.loa Isl. H. s. ooa2 AZ o' n ,o 9Srf , LIP
? dozen ST iosi tx. II , ~ ro'hei reel,
dozen. So SOAP -. i III M ch suinun tohgae' !
dozen. Sl.15al.2o, 10 oxford sausaaas ;
h-,b ported ham, dozen, 5,Gsoc it-,h
ported ham, . dozen, 81 a. L Ia 1o,.f,a19
nam dozen, 5iUfo; Z ID devlei ham .
dozen; 81 oou1 10. =
- "a .ES--Granite 6s and S. 7d7isc,
~ OF parafine, assorted colors, 9SiciTc.
star c4mdles, eha'Ac
nptFislf-R Rio and Cordova: Fair ia,
@loc' prime, l6WlGAc; choice. 17NGlSc.
fanny iSlsalSAc, reaferry, 2oH9ir. Roas. ed
coffee Apex basis 100 lb. cases. $40. 20. lie s
g commission: Arhuckles. in 100 III cases
SO 80; Mocha and Java. fancy hicnd
3ilsc "'e' "i0""'
FLOtrR-Carload lots. Tidal wovo t,oo.
Sea- Fairy. second roller nGtn,t 81 "a , 60
Nyninh extra roller fanIv a. Az g.
Pearl, s. 10: rye flour 81 i@. p.mn9,.nict,e e,
"a gG Sncti,i 80, ga "a tII'pe nickel
terror non.s f ,nr' -, ,"r sm.nen.s 70 m
sac,ts In balf ,,,,,o,. sn t,'A rs 'at "poNe
tAt,iN Hct,9 NJ ~ lo SgS "pon" 81 rels,
il, IN II, tVlt' u,e's, ~ nns, 49, h,a'l meal.
Scotci 40 Si IN i'' -" pen Dol Oh SACKS,
"NtgS tsu, oaIs, - nGr ease
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,ppr rs-rancv 81 oed. IN boxes, 4lgg
5ce cbode evapora,ed 7c fancy ne; 81 e.
ron lie rer 10; currants r. BPS ,,ys - W. iae
iigs, cyaporated, Sc; Turkish IN la ssSrtooIs,
Sis.y neetar!nes evaporsted, SCI pSaGlniess,
Syaporated, SIC; pears, eyaporAted' o'4S'
,,iunns pltted Sc; apricots, NC; q, IL
RAISINs-california H. LIZ ooAes' '-
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LONDON CONscl s

London september ?3,--Co1sols for
money i0a 7-ld, for the account iDai bar
silver 30 b-i6d per ounce money Mi por
cent. The rate of ecount m the ,pon
market for .shO4t ard three months bllia
e per ~, subject TO tomorrow's bank
rate
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CHICAGO.

Reeves weak fat cows and heifcrs fairly
aSuve; good fat calves firm. yeariings
slow; hogs and sheep quiet.
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nYfntN BUCKET SHOpSl
Ii vIIIl Trade With
n IOiD RESPONSIBLE FIRM.
BANKERs AND Knockers.

: ; 4
l22, ies and i2i Ria'to bldg, Chicago. III
MEMBERS or TIL. CHICAGO
BOARD or TRADE IN GOOD STAND
ING Who will furnish yaii with iheii
LATEST BOOK on statistics aud rel;abl4
for Il and their DAILY MARKET LET,
TER, both FREE, References-Am
Elk. National Bank. Chicago.
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4 LONG STAPLE COTTON.
..,oo a Market for Sea Island
Grades.
|,noIrARTERS ESTABLISHED HEkr
a,ver for Liverpool Firms-The
y,,cs of Cotton and Cotton
/ Goods Mates.

90, ~ S.,,.a,,,t,, %
Houston, ,,...,,s,
w. leland cotton crop of Texas. a
!, who gives his whole attention to
lang staple having arrived In the city
!, Mr.. Il. W. Taylor of II. ID. Taylor
.,,s took especial pains to develop
,,,s, in SEA Island cotton the last
rene season, and induced many Texas
,ners 10 plant an experimental crop.
wing gone that far. he has recently eN-
"a himself TO inducs buyer to estab-
headquarters here, In order that the
ron factors might be ahle to dispose
al Sea Island grades consigned them.
h response to the showing made by Mr..
yor in regard to the Texas crop of
t,.o,,e ,he commemorative of n LARGO
s"r'
rannan hiii - NJ" IA 'lie cAty' All sea
Ind cotton consigned to Houston fac
will he examined by him ami mr.
Va" a,,,,r,,i,,,r 70 H..
sas maze az ''''s 70 us dNVlces
tn foreign spii'hers' rms hrm handed
out twc-thrds of the Texas crop last
kson, and their representative stated to-
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SUGAR.

New York. September 23-aaw steady
refined qu.et.
New Orleans. La, September 2s.--Snga,
quiet Centrifugal whites, . i-2df3 III
yellows t-sM9 SIS. seconds. 2ef3 is, No
iasses dun Centrifugal. sac.
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& 2oi 2 crown NJ. NJ. rassins. 5o-lp. boxes,
'7g pI,f-SSrown L. NJ, 5-lb boxes, i.sllitc.
nv N RS Crop of 1896. California
pr,uaines' W. lW~. 5Nahc; So-9os, 6isc; To-s0s,
99n61sc, Sp-7os, 7isc, 5o-e9s. Sc: silver prunes
''2c' ruby prunes, 7isc.
GRAIN AND HAY,
1arload lots, job cars, from m lis. deal
MS charge from store 5afi0c more per lnD
n anS On oran. 2pSc per bushel on oats and
BRAN--56atSr
CCltoEPED CORN--7n1r75c per 100 lbs.
ConN-Sacked, sdfSSc,
oATS-25ngSc. No 2 Nebraska. ,ssYen,
ia Altalla. sl0.Wul2. 80 per ton, mil
set Wv NHil 30: timothy, SIG oOdl7 90:
South Iexas prairie. 81 oou4 90
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GALVESTON STOCK.
7 HIA Dhy
ibis Day. Last Year.
ON sHipBoARD NOT CLEARED.

ON sHfPBoARD NOT CLEARED.
Cotton on shIpboard not cleared at Cal
weston today;
For New York
Mallory Hnc. 1913 bales.
For Manchesier--
SIS Kendall Castle. d5 bales.
For Liverpool
IS Buckingham, 2os2 bales.
S Holyweii, l7s9 bales.
S. Alsos. 59i5 baies
SIS Kuiherelen, 27J3 bales.
IS Knight C0mpan on $500 bales.
So Glen~ich, slg bales.
SIS Hnunslow, 1855 baicH-
SIS Explorer. 1000 bales.
s. Maritime, 7i5 bales.
Vessels OF non-members. h7 bales.
~ Deptford. ssib bales.
s. Darlington. 1896 bales.
s. pelmar, 100 bales.
For Bremen
s !Ltambert,,s Point ,.tG 5s,o bales,
81 Cornsotffe, 90 bales,
For Hamburg
.5 Amnua ~.
IS Scotia 800
Ss Turkish Prince. 2A72 bales.
fetal ~ go bales
Same day last year, A,lH bales.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Total receipts OF cation al Galveston
today were i90l3 ha,es. az foiowg:
by CUR Colorado and santa Fe. sso1
Gilveston. Houston aud Henderson. 403
Missouri Kansas and Texas. ll3; Calves
ton. La Porte and Houston, $50. barge
Reed; 9l5 barge PAS Dsssy SO. aarg,e Dick
Shipped to HavIe by IS Aayumba. 7i6s
bales. taken by Galveston cotton mills.
ils bales.
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KANSAS CITY.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
por, of Galveston. September 2

Port OF Galveston. September "a.
Arrived.
SIS san Marcos. Risk, New York.
SIS Maria, Arrepc, Porto Rico.
IS kandem Castle, -- Algoa Bay.
Cleared
Sch VIM. NJ. Bird, Barrett. Port Tampa
Sailed
SIS Lcona, Wlldcr. Now York.
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GkAlN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
ne leading futures ranged as follows:
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings of Day With Wall Stree
Operators.
THE STOCK MARKET MORE ACTIVE
sugar and Reading tho Leading shares
Traded In 80 Expected Bank OF Eng
lard VIII Raise Discount Rate.

New York, September cs.--The stock
market was slightly more active than
on Tuesday. but the d distribution of the
dealings Was very indifference, two stocks
figuring for over one-half OF The aggre-
gaze business. They were Reading al d
sugar. The last mentioned appeared to
traders to be vulnerable on account of
recent liquidation and that continuous
maue persistent and fairly oftcctive cr-
lofts 70 depress the price. Read Ne was
laNorably affected by the news II .he
SAFE OF various properties to the scorgan-
lShtion COMMITTEES, although there Is a
still remote Possibility OF doiayins The
competion of the deal, pending the c,n-
lirmation of the sale by the court. The
market generally was ,rroguiar. with "A
strong undertonc, based to a considersl bio
extent upon the widening market for mer-
camille paper which Is The more mes ur-
aging as The. period of October rcm!itancos
draws near, and an incrcd sing d,sposi-
ton on the pare of trust companies aud
Drinks To put out tine fuads on less cN
acting conditions. The alleged prospect
of an advance in the Bank of Eng.and
rate Of discount tomorrow 10 . per cent,
and slight sunening IN exchange ~ tea
later III the day, were utilized ly the
bears against the market. but except IN
sugar there was no Appruriablc pressure
OF long stock N the active list, The
market closed heavy At ,light general
gains.
The Reading issues were the features
of the bond trade and scored material
gains.
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FINANCIAL

T MN Z TlNTIF
Galveston. Texas. September %. in the
local exchange market, sterling sixties
hnyins at New Work rates less local dis
buying vac u scount, selling at mar. New
orleans sight, buying ,ac discount. selling
at par American sNcr buying We dis
count, selling al par.
New York. September 23.t-Stcrling cx-
change. bankers sixties, N.M4nt
commercial S.Sl, rechm3rks. gi Is:
c!al 59Sis
New on cans. Sep embcr @. S'erlins ex-
ehange, bankers siNiies. H.NAW4. I9A
francs, bankers SIXTIES h.2i7. less l-l6,
New York sight bankers, par; CONNER
clal, s.. % discount,
London, September % Tank rate, 2iR
per cent. street rate, per cent, rate Tor
silver. 3Oid: consols. lNl 7-lG.
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BONDS.

c.osins quotation. roud, at New YORK today
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GALVESTON.

NEW ORLEANS.
Reported for The Post daily. except /
Thursday ana Sundays, ~ Albert Mont.
The herald., 1896-07-17
ON CHANGE
Business Transacted and Prices Paid as Home
and Abroad

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE unfavorable
influences which dominated yesterdays
stock market were again operative TO-DAY
and the speculation was feverish on de-
cided increase in the volume of business.
The grangers, industrials, coalers, and
vanderbilts were foremost in the dealings
and after an almost uninterrupted decline
in the general market. leading to breaks
of 1Q4 per cent in the leading active shares.
recoverings were made in the last hour.
bringing the prices up to about the OPEN
ing figures. The depressing factors in
cluded Mr.. Vanderbilts. illness. the de-
creasing government gold reserve, further
weakness in government bonds, increased
strength in the foreign exchange market
and estimates Of aggregatea enagageemendss ds
next week steamers, ranging from 81. 000 600
to $4,500, 900. There was no news bearing
upon the general situation aside from the
consideration above mentioned and the
rally in the last hour was on extensive
covering of shorts based on .unverified ru-
more of the completion Of a syn ssyndinecautaea dnc uaa
for the purpose of purchasing a $l00 OOo, 900
block of government bonds. There was
also evidence of support at the extreme
Moderate buying of the leading interna-
tional shares for the. foreign account was
also noted. The market opened unsettled
and fairly active and after a. brief interval
prices began to sag under liq@nidat1ng @ tn or or
ders and heavy bear selling. The Wander
bilts and coalers were attacked for OBJ
ment in the industrials was accelerated by
rumors of disturbances in loans due to
the recent severe decline Continued
weakness in the government bond market
particular in the new fours coupon of 1925
was partly attributed to the same cause
The aggregate dealings made larger to-
tai than has been reached for long time.
The business was unusually well distrib-
uted with sugar and st. Paul a. long way,
in advance of the other shares in point of
activity. The first named was prominent
in the early depression. which was eventu-
an advance at the outset to 1O51k it broke to
io2as and left off with a slight fractional
net loss. The closing was strong in tone.
Railroad bonds were active and weak,
sales of s1.56S 900. The more important
losses at the low points included Atchison
fours. 1ss: do adjustment fours. 2; North
ern Pacific fves 2A. Governments were
quiet and weak for the new fours. Net
losses in each were slight after an early
break of % per cent in the new fours coupon
to 112a.. Silver certificates were slightly
higher on sales of $4,000, at 6S7s.
The herald., 1896-07-17
The Reporter.

The reporter everywhere, but more pay
ticularly in America, has of late grown to
feel that he is an extremely important
factor in contemporary affairs. And he Ii
right, he is extremely important He IL
the most representative figure in the liter
aturc of the notwithstanding the word lite
erature just here because there is none
other to take it's place. He is at tho center
of the situation. lie is important because
he embodies the most active forces of the
hour, because he is their tool, their ve-
hicle, but not because he more thoroughly
knows or more faithfully portrays life
than others. AS matter of fact he Is as
much victim of conventions as the lstor-
ary theorist and dreamer who beholds 1t
only as it shows through his study win
dow. Sometimes he is moro so. The medi-
um in which ho works imposes fixed re-
strlctions and distinct limitations upon
him, and ho comes to conceive all of life
chiefly as it may serve his purpose and be
mado to fit into those limitations.
Gorren in Scribncr's
The herald., 1896-07-17
First Use of Umbrellas.

There can be little doubt that when um.
brellas first came into use in England they
were carried only by women. OF this we
have the evidence of Guy Mege in his
French dictionary, 1888, who has tho SON.
tence, "Umbrellos are only In use amongst
women 1.-the New World Of Words"
revised, ETC., by J. X. Philobibl, 1870, has
the remark, "Such as are here commonly
us'd by women TO shelter them from
rain" Both umbrella and umbrella are
given. Gay has the following allusion:
Good housewives all the winters rage despise,
Defended by the riding hoods disguise,
Or underneath TIL umbrellas oily shade
Safe through the wet on clinlsing pattens tread.
Let Persian DANES tn umbrellas ribs display
To guard their beauties from the sunny ray,
Or sweating slaves support the shady load
When eastern monarchs show their state
abroad
Britain in winter only knows its aid,
To guard from chilly show'rs the walking
maid. /
"Trivia," 1,7l5, blk. /, II 200-18. !
For many years the carrying Of an um-
brella was regarded as effeminate. In the
Draper's Dictionary it is stated that when
men began to carry umbrellas they were
hooted and jeered at as g ''Frenchmen. In
The Female Tatlor, Dec. IL, 1909, there u
the following satirical announcement: j.,
The young gentleman borrowing the un.
brella belonging to Wills Coffee house, in
Cornhill, of the mistress is hereby advertised
that to be dry from head to foot on the like
occasion he shall be welcome to tho maids
pattens.
Notes and Queries.