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Eastern coast porss for the week and the probability
sss, r tSs ' Sss @SDs T nom at .ss s s;SSS;OS sia bush h,I lnS1SSi
w sns o ND Ill. lover ss, d Pri%s Ths ssG ,Sst were smaller,
The buying was on the large export ciesrances. and
purchases. as will be seen. are not %snficlent TO give US
closing near tho bottom. Country ofnerlnss were
larger. and tho short interest that las tyened rp in
s SeIlIns. eisa =. were 100000 i SSs;h J. Is Rs asSlp r g.
primary markets arc double what they were q year
ago. The outlook for an advance Is not encouraging.
Tho only thing 10. help 10 would be a rally in wheat.
S Ssts sold 1sS on re-. ,sse Ssma an sy Mns .iisN MN Id the , decline !, Il, in
been. The country movement showed some Increase"
easier but WitSoSt ano.sbie Change AZ" The sni.s We're
10, iS;HS s9o sS'' a, TS Ssd t ,cod pis HseS against R' }sSscC S'f ,sss
Receipts ........."...."..-"",.lo.o2b $4,000
Exports ................ .'..'''..', s,ASO 9,7o0
Winter in bbls.: superane, O .1oas3 e5; No. 9 ex.
ira, %, 90@es. boi %straights; et.5OSs - .65; patents,
. s,ssSSss'a q. 7 ser .iss u pat pst.n S.e'I Ss;1 IS Mi
Feed-was fairly active but easier. Western spring,
4, T. 100 n sacks, q sssis.so: 200 Ms. sia.7o; winter
-corTos-spot cotton here was unchanged; no sales.
New orfeaIns and Gulf 8 I:isc, against 7f0.issc.. last
year. st. Louis declined l.i6c. New orleans sold
ton ss7 ss s.. louis soS. Mobile so, and niip Augusta ma%m nsS
bale, q, i ;S aJS S,, was , nnSnsns gsdrS on on the spot nsr. Eiih
/ point lower. but rallied and advanced ! point, In
TSo Bo@S.y y'T recei TssO f SH'G tho sn %c aEm we're SrS'l r.. GSt1.
against 20. 900 Last year; shipments to the Continent
S,uOU, against O,UOU last year; 10 GREAT Britain none.
Augusta received to-day 987 bales, against 1,357 last
year, Memphis 1905. against 4,T52 last week and
e,4t5 last year; Houston S,S2S, against l2,0S0 last
week and 7,120 last year; st. Louis lob, against
e14 last year, holiday last week. Augusta shipped
to-day 200. Memphis 778. st. Louis 5,52i, and Hous.
ton 1907 bales. Houston expects to- morrow $4,000
to $4,000 bales. against 1880 last week and s,5l7
last year. New Orleans expects II 900 to 5000.
against II 1858 last week, 1869 last year and l5.2l4
In Iset' . The he receipts at the ports we're 5R.sIt bales.
far this week aap,777 bales. against 355.4ls thus
far last week. The exports from the ports were
46,69s bales. New orleans advanced 3 points. Flu.
lures here advanced 4 to 0 points. but lost this and
closed easy at unchanged prices after sales Of ~, 700
bales. The future trading was as follows:
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Eiye stock Market.

NEW YORK. Thursday. Dec. 2.-Receipts OF beeves
were 1854 head; mainly direct to local slaughterers;
no trading; feeling steady. Dressed beef steady at z
CSSlac; y n; for Door to prime native sides. cables
@l2c. = n. dressed weight; American refrigerator
beef at Sl.@S7ec. y n. Exports to-day. 4T9 beeves
and 20 sheep; no shipments TO morrow.
Receipts OF calves. including q few direct. were oGs
head: Ole head on sale oil told. Steady Tor veals'
very dull for other calves. About 100 head nnsold.
veals sold at ebGoS v 100 MS; a car or western
calves at S3.2b. City dressed vealy steady at lO59
lee. v n.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs. including 8 cars d..
rect, were 4. 778 head; 10 cars on sale all told. Dull
at weak prices all around. Six cars were carried
over. sheep sold at 48@04.50 v 100 ms; lambs az
o5. 600 1928. Dressed mutton, 79sc. Y H.; dressed
lambs, SO lOc.
Receipts OF hogs were $500 head; $40 head on
sale. Steady ut S8. 500 %. So y 100 lbs.
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Court Calendars This Day.

Appellate Division-Supremo
Supreme Court-Appcllate erm.-AdJourned sine
die. supreme C~ourt-specia Term.-Part I.-Motion
calendar called at 1880 A. y. Part LEX. parte
jouned for the term. Trial T%erm-Parts H., III. Nv.
W VI, VII. VIII. TX. X. Xl. and XI1.-Ad1ourned
for the term.
surrogate's Court-chambers. = Motion calendar
called ut 1890 A. NJ. For probate-Wills Of Charles
II. Coymans. Louisa W. Terry, Charles Barson, Eliza.
beth schiesser Adeline Thorne. Charles 8; Martin, at
1890 A. M; Maria r. Manning. Henry A. Hurlbut,
samuel H.. Hurd. Frederick w. r. Preuss. David
Leavitt. at 2 ?. NJ. Trial Term.-No day calendar.
City Court-Spccial ~Term.-Court opens at 10 AN.
Motions at 1890 A. NJ. General Term-Ad1ourned
sine die. Trial Term-Parts l.. H.. III. and Iv.-Ad.
journed sine ole.
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sPinITa DIsTRInUr ING COMrANE;0
Gltrtiuns aud aaeettnas.
OFFICE OF
THE CnlICAGO, ROCK ISLAND
n PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

CHICAGO III, December Cd, 1907.
A special meeting OF the stockholders OF tho Che
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, company
duly called by the Board of Directors. will be held AZ
the General Once OF the Company. No. la Van
Buren, street, in the City of Chicago, County OF Cookf
and state or Illinois. on the Fifteenth u0th) day OF
February. A. d. 1898, at 10 o'clock An. for the
purpose OF considering, voting. and deciding whetheI
will authorize tho creation OF q bonded debt BY
the issue. at such times and In such anourU
as from time to time the Board of Directors may
determine, OF bonds. payable In Gold Coin OK
standard OF weight and nncness, and not exceeding
the aggregate principal sum OF one hundred million
dollars (olOO. 600. O0O). maturing January l. l9ss,
and bearing a rate OF interest not exceeding hve per
centum per aunum, payable semi annually; ana the
execution OF a mortgage or deed, OF trust TO suen
Trustee or Trustees as may be DESIGNATED by the
Board OF Directors. to be dated January ]. A lSpbs
to secure all such bonds, which are to be Issued fot
the purpose OF rofundlng, redeeming, or paying, Az
or before maturity. outstanding obligations OF this
roads shall hereafter be acquired by consolid alton or
purchase by the Chicago. Rock Island ana Paclno
Railway Company, and for the purpose OF the future
enlargement, Improvement or extension OF the prop
erty of this Company; and also whether the stockhoiu.
era OF the Company will consent to, and approve OF,
such mortgage for securing the said bonds as shall be
submitted to the said meeting. ana will ratify the
proceedings OF the Board OF Directors authorizing
such bonds and such mortgage or deed OF trust ana
Indicating the property to. be covered thereby; enS
deciding whether Article VIII. OF the Articles OF Conf
solicitation OF this Company adopted the end day OF
June. IN the year A.. ID. 1880. as the said Article, We
amended at the annual meeting of the stockholderu
shall be further amended so as to read: The highest
amount OF funded debt to which the company shall D.
X. r. CABLE, President.
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silver Shelter. Net to Comblus.

The silver snelters have abandoned. at least
for the present, their endeavor to arrange a
combination to control tho trade and influence
prices. AT an early stage in tho negotiations
that have been going on here one OF the largest
smelting interests. controlling about one-third
Of the country's output. refused to enter into
the proposed combination. The conferences are
oyer.
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ne WIT O. wheeler HAS to Quit work.

The resignation Of De Witt Clinton Wheeler
as Dock Master was accepted by the Dock Board
yesterday. Mr. Wheeler. who now lives at tho
Morton House, was Obliged to resign on account
OF i'll health. Years ago he was q member Of the
Police Board.
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Al the Broadway salesroom yesterday D. Phoenix
InKrahAm 4 Co. sold Nos. 2O0I and 20oo Seventh av-
enue. northeast corner OF 1880 street. two SeVeA-
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FINANCIAL IND coMMERo1Ah

Hew York stock ExchanEe-saIes Dec. ..
UNITED sTATEs AND STATE BONDS uy 81. ooos)
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oOOoOt

CLOSING PRICES OF UNITED sTATEs Ron
Bfd. lpked. RIA A
The record-union., 1897-07-04
California Fruit Sales.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 3-Porter Broth
ers Company sold California fruit at open
auction to-day: Prunes-Trag gedy, 81 35M
So. Apricots-St. Ambrose, 81 30: Royals,
90c@s1 05. Plums-S0c@s1 40. Peache+9O
QS5c
NEW YORK, July s-Cherries. Socas1 80.
PearsaBartletts ddl 81 30; Comet, 81 5sq2 Is.
fRT1sotssSs g. + Peanssss@ s. 90
80 CHICAGO. July $-Pears- --Bartletts,
81 1903 10. Apricots- 75c@$1 So,
Peaches-6oc@a 10. Cherries-4OcqsI TO-
BOSTON, July 3.-Prunes- -Simoni, 81 50
81 35q2 25; Reds, 81 50@1 50; Yosabi, 81 5o@
l rs: Ogons, 81 20; others, 50c0$1 45. Figs
-6Gc@$1 40. Apricots-Royals, 81 %. Peaches
-Alexanders, 72QS4c.
CHICAGO, July 3.-The Earl Fruit
auction to-day, realizing the following
prices Bartlett pears, s2 5oG2 rs per box.
Royal apricots, 75c@s1 Is per half crate.
Burbank plums, 7Oc@s1 35. Peaches, 81 10
per box. Five cars California fruit sold in
Chicago to-day
NEW YORK, July 3.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruit at open
prices: Tragedy prunes, 81 206l1 80 per half
crate; Simoni 81 30G1 95. Burbank plums,
81 30q1 45 Alexander peaches, 65GS5c per
box. Four cars California fruit sold in
New York to-day.
BOSTON, July S-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruit at open
auction to-day, realizing the following
prices: Bartlett pears, 81 1902 % per box
Sinloni prunes, 81 5002 40 per half crate;
Tragedy 81 35Q2 20. Japan plums, 81 500
20; Mikado, 81 50G1 so; Burbank, S0c@S2 40.
Peach aprcots, 81 GOAL 40 per half crate;
Royals, S0cG1$1 go Alexander peaches, 60c
81 Is per box. Six cars California fruit sold
in Boston to-day.
The record-union., 1897-07-04

Cleveland, Savannah, Galveston and
Chicago, and slow or quiet at Birm1ng-
ham. Little Rock. Atlanta, Charleston,
Cincinnati and Detroit. None of the
larger Eastern centers record an in
crease The least favorable feature OF
the week is found in disappointment at
lack of demand and reaction in quota
tionS for some varieties of iron ana
steel. The threatened strike OF 2oO,-
600 iron and glass workers and sott
coal miners is, except in the latter IN
stance, due, in part, to the season OF
the year.
The exports of wheat. flour included
as wheat from both coasts OF the
United States and from Montreal TINS
week amount to 2621, ,SS3 bushels,
against 2,156, 900 last week; 2,60l 900
in the last week Of June, 1896; 2,oOi,-
900 in the like week of 1895; 1,S50,OOO
in 1894, and as compared with 3,ouOoo
in the corresponding week Of 1893
There are 1924 business failures re-
ported by Bradstreet's throughout the
United States during the past six
months, a falling off of 51S from the
like total last year, with which excep-
ton it is the largest aggregate of fail
ures in a like period.
Total Liabilities of individuals, firms
and corporations failing amount to S93,-
656, 600, a decrease of $11,St9.OOO from
the corresponding total last year, and
of ST., ,204 900 from the liabilities re-
ported in the first half of the panic
year. 1898. This total is also smaller
than in the first half of the year 1894,
with which exception it is the largest
recorded for the six months period in
eighteen years While there has been
only a moderate decline in the number
of failures since last year, liabilities
have been Unexpectedly increased by
the embarrassment of several large
manufacturing and other concerns IN
New England within the past quarter.
1t is worthy of note that the New Eng
land States and Territories alone among
the groups of States and Territories re-
port increases in number of failures
compared with last year.
There have been ,074 business fall
ures reported from the Dominion Of
Canada to Bradstreet's during the past
six months, 10 less than in the first
half of last year. with aggregate liza
bilities amounting to ST,61S,00O, de-
crease of about 1 per cent. There
are 81 fewer failures in the Province
of Ontario and S5 fewer in Quebec, but
liabilities of failing traders in the form
er show a slight increase, while those
in the latter indicate a moderate de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing period last year.
The record-union., 1897-07-04
IMPORTANT ARRANGEMENT,
WILL EXCHANGE WEATHER
REPORTS WITH MEXICO.
1t Will Cost This Country Very
Little and Will be of In
calcu1ab1e Benefit.

WASHINGTON. July 2-An impor-
taht arrangement has been completed
between the United States and Mexico
Tof weather Bureau exchange of re-
ports. The United States is interested
IN securing information of storms that
come into this country through Mexico
and Mexico wants to know about the
low temperatures working toward them
An effort will now be made to secure
some arrangement whereby information
OF storms in the West hides can be So
cured. The Weather Bureau has re-
ports at irregular times from the West
Indies where there are nine meteoroligi-
cal stations. But it is desired to have a
Geographic report, such as received from
stations IN this country. West Indian
service would cost about $4,000 per
annum The Mexican service is Sc
cured with cost not over $500 and pos
sibly not more than $500.
The Mexican system will reach sta
tions over the whole region of the coun-
try connected by the telegraphic service
with at least one station in Lower Cal
norma; SIX on the Mexican gulf and
possibly SIX on the Pacific Coast. These
reports will be delivered free to this
country. in exchange for which the
United States service will twite a dav
deliver TO Mexico the reports received
from stations in the southern half of
California, Arizona, New Mexico and the
Gulf States. The co-opera ton arranged
with Mexico is similar to that now in
operation between Canada and the
United States.
Professor Moore, the Chief of the
Weather Bureau, under Secretary Will
sons direction, has been in consultation
with Senor Augustin perfecting the
scheme. Senor Chavez was specially au-
thorized by the President to the Mexi-
can Republic and his Secretary of Pub
lie Works to establish in Mexico a daily
telegraph weather service to take OBJ
servations by telegraph and to issue
meteorological charts and forecasts and
especially to issue to the Mexican ma
rine ports warnings of hurricanes and
other severe disturbances. He proposes
to have the Mexican observations taken
daily at the same moment that observa-
tions are taken at the weather stations
III the United States, which he con-
siders the most efficient OF the world.
The two services by the arrangement ef-
fected will work in harmony.
The metric system of measurements
will be used by Mexico, but this is easily
reduced to our system
The record-union., 1897-07-04

NEW YORK, July 3.-R- G. Dun q
Go. IS review of trade says:
Midsummer vacations have COM
menced in many works with the de-
crease of orders as usual at this sea-
son. This customary vacation is called
q strike where agreements regarding
wages for the coming year have not
been reached, and the extensive strike
of amalgamated iron workers an
nounced July 1st is of this nature, but
the strike of coal miners in Illinois and
other Central Western States is not,
and may prove costly.
In some iron and cotton works wages
have been reduced owing to low prices,
one cotton mill closing because the
reduction was not accepted With a
better demand the employers will seek
an agreement, and in its absence the
workers will before long see that the
situation is distinctly of a midsummer
character. Large hopes are built on
prospective demand after the tariff bill
has passed, but the pressure in the
market of large importing stocks may
defer it, The general belief is that
removal of uncertainty will in any case
increase business.
Since much of the future depends on
crops, the Frightening prospects are Of
the highest Importance Estimates by
persons usually most pessimistic now
far exceed any made a month ago, one
promising $4,000, 900 bushels Of wheat,
with lower conditions, but largely in
creased acreage of corn
The movement of wheat is small,
Western receipts for the week 1,630,-
779 bushels against 2,041, 719 last year,
and Atlantic exports 2,064, ,173 Clour in
cluded), against 2,162, ,172 last year, but
a strong effort to lift prices failed, and
the close is 13s cents lower for the
week, with corn one-half of a cent
lower
The iron and steel industry halts at
midsummer. although the demand for
finished products still increases, and
disappointment is due to the only fact
that the increase is not high enough
to keep all mills at work, and thus
bring better prices, which now aver
age slightly lower than ever known
before
The export trade is increasing. and
a large order for India has just been
taken at a price said to be So below
British bids Coke production is in
creasing again, as more furnaces are
going into blast, and an addition of
% cents has been ordered in anthracite
coal Tin is higher at 14.1 cents, with
larger consumption, and copper at 1014
cents for Lake, with heavy exports,
while lead has advanced to SO. Amer
lean makers are selling tin plates large
ly at 800 for full weight, against $50
for foreign. Enormous buying Of wool,
206, 900 600 pounds, this against 1O2,
000. 900 last year, reflects speculation
mainly, and some large lots have been
sold three to five times since arrival.
Prices are somewhat stronger at sea-
board markets, and so high in the in
terror that dealings in domestic are re-
stricted, amounting for two months to
p 100000 pounds, against 100000
foreign.
Failures for the week have been 241
in the United States, against 257 last
year, and 80 in Canada, against % last
year.
The record-union., 1897-07-04
WORDS OF WARNING.
Statements to Farmers in Relation
to Pure Seed Investigation.

to Pure Seed Investigation.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Some inter-
esting statements and words of warn
a report on pure seed Investigations
submitted to Secretary Wilson. 1t
says: Thousands of pounds, probably
tons, of grass and clover seed are
shipped annually into the United
States which contain all sorts of vile
weed seeds.
Among these such pests as Rus
sian thistle, Canadian thistle, wild
mustard, chess, dodder, wild daisy, tre-
foil and plaintain, were introduced
here. Nearly every year witnesses the
advent of additional pests of this char
acter brought to America in the same
manner. The difficulties in the way
of eradicating such seeds, when they
are once established in a community,
are well night insuperable. A large
amount of cheap seed is now being
sold as novelties at fancy prices
through manipulation of the name and
the report says that the German coffee
berry, which many statesmen are now
advertising as cheap substitute for
coffee, is really the common sofa bean,
which can be bought cheaply almost
anywhere.
A collection of 5000 walls of seeds
from nearly all parts of the world have
been made at the Department to as
sist in testing the foreign seeds of
commerce, and the Department will
thus be able to give warning against
new and dangerous pests. The report
says most imported seeds could be duly
raised here, opening new avenues of
profit to American husbandmen, and il
particularly points out sugar beet and
hairy vetch seed as capable of being
made an important industry.
The record-union., 1897-07-04
STOCK MARKET STEADY.
Sentiment That Improved Railway
Traffic and Ear .iings are Coming.


NEW YORK, July 3.-Bradstreet's
financial review to-day says:
The decline in the stock market
which began last Tuesday was the nat
ural result of the accumulation of weak
holdings of long stocks and temptations
10 relaize profits. The declines were
not disproportioned to the extent of
the preceding advances in the more
active members of the list, and at the
concessions a considerable buying pow
er reasserted itsei. The liquidation
and profit-taking duly exhausted, the
market steadied itself and presented
unmistakable indications that the ac-
cumulation of stocks was once more
under way The growing factor in the
market is the widespread bullish spec
ulative sentiment that had arisen. and
the general sentiment in railroad circles
that period of improving traffic and
earnings is at hand Current railroad
earnings continue to show only a mod
crate Improvement, though the figures
of the Burlington Road for May, with
an increase of 5000 900 in surplus over
charges. was better than expected.
More or less bullish talk, however.
comes from higher railroad circles. and
the insiders in number of companies
are credited with buying and support
ing their stocks. The Western roads,
1t is declared, are holding rates with
remarkable vigor and only minor dis
agreements exist, While the traffic de-
partments are straining their energies
TO put equipment in order for heavy
summer and autumn traffic The reso-
luton of the trunk line authorities to
restore east bound rates has been noted
with approval. The grangers, as the
object of preceding advance. bore the
brunt of the realizing and other SELL
f,rr
The record-union., 1897-07-04
TAX ON STOCKS AND BONDS.
AGREED ON AT THE CAUCUS OF
REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
Estimated to Produce an Addition
to the Revenue Amounting
to $7,OOO,OOO.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The provis-
ion for a tax on stock and bond trans
actions in connection with the tariff
bill, which was agreed upon at the
caucus of Republican Senators, was
suggested by Lodge of Massachusetts,.
and grew out Of a statement that with
the tea and beer provisions withdrawn
the tariff bill was likely to fall short
to the extent Of $4,000, coo in providing
sufficient revenue to meet the demands
of the Government The suggestion as;
madeby Lodge was that a tax of 2 cents
per share should be levied upon every
share of stock sold at a stock exchanges
or at any other place, and that a sim
liar tax of 2 cents should be COL
lected upon all bonds on the stock ex-
change or elsewhere
The caucus accepted the suggestion,
but decided to leave the formulation Of
the amendment, with possibly a changes
of rates, to the Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee took the mat
ter up to-day, but did not reach a
definite conclusion A rough estimate
places the amount of revenue the pro-
vision will furnish $7,0000O0.
The caucus not only decided not to
impose the tax upon beer, but also at
the suggestion of Senator Prftchard re-
ceded from the proposed changes on
manufactured tobacco, including smok-
ing tobacco, leaving the provision re-
garding cigars and cigarettes in the
internal revenue features OF the bill.
1t was decided to make the rates ON
cigarettes and cigars the internal rev.
nue. features Of the bill. A decision
was reached to make the rate on Gig
arettes double the rate fixed by the
Finance Committee, or 81 per thousand
on those weighing less than threa
pounds per thousand, and increasing
the rates on those of larger size
Elkins seconded Lodges efforts in be-
half of the tax, making a vigorous
speech. 1t is now understood that the
amendment will also provide for a.
stamp tax on all issues of stock when
company is originally formed or SUBJ
sequently enlarges its issue.
The rate suggested is 80 cents per
one hundred shares of stock