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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-28

Custom receipts reported from Washington
to-day were SI14.G G0; internal revenue receipts.
S2J9.JI6. and miscellaneous receipts. x'O.G1i:
total Government receipts for the day, SSt4 9l2:
expenditures. S1,OI3.WO excess Of receipts.
$26S.0S7. Receipts for month to date, 500 023 4S3;
expenditures. $29317. 900: excess Of expend-
lures. 81 .293,i16. Receipts for the fiscal year TO
date. S119.531 ,OS7: expenditures 1924 127 900:
excess of expenditures I5.l9J.9l2 Receipts Of
National bank notes for redemption to day were
S31S4SG
Sub-Treasury receipts for the day were
So 6S1 $50: and payments 81. S33O9S, resulting
in general balance of S11649l .GOI. consisting
Of $124.142057 coin and S52.J49.55O currency
The Sub-Treasury had debit balance at the
balance was S1Jl 40 made up by gain in
coin Of S44.7S3 and loss In currency of $780,
1913.
DELAWARE AND HCDSON'S REPORT.
The preliminary report OF the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company for the year ended De-
cember 81. 1896 compared with the figures for
1885, is as follows:
Receipts from coal 81 30 81 Inc s4os SAG
Receipts from railroad 10 i2p0s2 10 2)l G33 - SOL
Mscellaneou. ........ 132i i51 5G65s4 Dec 154.573
gross earnings SIS siaGIs sis54s443 Dec s273 10
expenses 37G ~: Is 800 100 Inc 3i7.O67
Net earnings ... 81 442s $50 81 ~ G43 $3.50 243
Int taxes and rents 3OTs. 3Os7. Inc 9.I3p
.Balan,. ..... 81 1914 sos ST. 7G5 oi2 Dec $500 $50
"a little per earned against O.. per cent
In 1885.
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BONDS-THE MONEY MARKET.
Sales Of Government bonds were $4,000 cou-
pom A. Of 1925 at 1894, $50. 900 at 123% $1,000
at 1881 and $1,000 coupon As Of 1907 at 1927.
Final quotations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-28

In State issues there were sales Of 81 900 Vir-
ginia funded debt 2-3s Of 1901 at 62h and S. 600
Virginia Us, deferred trust receipts at g.
Railway bonds were moderately active but
Irregular. with more net losses than gains Note
worthy net losses were made by Hooking Val
ley js, Ga. to7Ol%: the Gs. g. to 81: Kansas Pa
cifc first conso receipts. lis. 10 75n. Ohio
Southern frsts. lia. to SGia; Reading first nrsf-
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financial Meetinas.

financial Aleetines.
once OF the
BUFFALO ROCHESTER 4 PITTSBURGH RAILWAY
COMPANY.
SO WALL. STREET. NEW YORK
DOR THE PURPOSE OF 4 SPECIAL MEET.
ING Of the Stockholders Of this Company he:d
at the ONCE OF the Company Ridgway. Pa on Thurs-
day 18th OF March next. al o'clock NJ. the transfer
books Of the Company will close a 2 j. NJ on Wedne>-
day February g. and remain closed until 10 A. =
0 Monday. Sth February
BY order OF the Board.
J. II. HOBART. Secretary.
New York. January 20. 1907.
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financial elections.

ELECTION NOTICE.
~ New York, January 81 1897
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the annual
~ r,ae,np Of the Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company VIII be held the Companys once in
the 1,ty 81 n Louis. Missouri, Tuesday March %.
1891 al o clock a for the election OF thirteen
Directors the ensuing year and for the transaction of
other business may before said meeting.
The annual meeting Of the Directors vii be held at the
s.mA nfrce on Tuesday March o. 1897 az 1900 o'clock
m The transfer books will be closed on Monday. Feb
r,ary / 1897. at 800 o'clock M. and reopen on
rhnyysdsv, March H. 1897 at 10 90 O'Clock a. m.
GEO. J. GOULD. President.
A. H. CALEF. Secretary.
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New England Loan and Trust Company
CALL OF DEBENTURES.

The holders OF tie Debentures Of Series Five
OF this company. amounting to 100000, and
maturing August 1st. 1897 notified TINT
said Debentures are called for payment on Feb
ruary LIST, 1891 at the companys Office. No. 81
Nassau-st.. NewYork. In accordance with the
privilege Of prepayment reserved by the com
pany az expressed in the bonds Interest will
cease on that date Debentures OF Series No.
Three amounting TO 500 OtN will also be paid on
presentation at the conpanys office on or after
March 1st. 1897. w. F. BARTLETT.
December 3lst. 1895 Treas
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Cost an0 founo.

DANKBOOk LOST. -Pankbook No. - o34 Of the Harlem
ID savings Rank In the Of Margaret schaefer 10
missing. The Under requested to II TO the bank
returned before the first day 1897 appI
cation Will be made 10 the bank for book.
WILLIAM NJ HOES
Pubic Administrator and administrator OF the gods &C..
Of Margaret Schaefcr. deceased.
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erence incomes. ~. to A. and Kansas and
Texas Of Texas 5s x, to 7S. The chief az
ion). ~. to 49, Oregon Short Line and Utah
Northern consol receipts, IL. to 69ii and Can
ada Southern first guaranteed, ~. to 40. Else
where final changes were small generally In
significant fractions.
Money on call was 1hQ2 per cent Time
money was per cent for sixty days. "a per
cent for three months, 2isI3 per cent for four
months. and 3 per cent for six mcrths. Com
mercial paper was 3ia94 per cent for all periods
for the best paper and above for names not
quite well known.
The foreign exchange market dull and
stronger at Ac advance for cables and short
sterling. Posted rates for sterling closed AT
g. S5l1 and - SO for long and shcrt bills re-
spectively. Rates for actual business closed as
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Domestic exchange follows at the places
named: New Orleans Commercial 2jc. dis
count; bank. 81 premium. Boston--Par ST
Louis-35c. discount. San Francisco-Sight:
171hc.: telegraph. 2Oc. Savarnah-Buying. l-lo
per cent of: selling at par. Charleston-Buying,
1-16 per cent discount: selling 1-16 per cent pre-
MUM. Cncinnati-5Oc premium. Chicago
SOC. discount
Bank clearings in this city were Exchanges.
$50 2T6.O07: balances $j19SSJ4 Baltimore
Exchanges. LIS G26: balances. S2G3 I6S i5os-
ton--Exchanges. $12.90S.14 balances. Sl.iW'-
$50. Chicago-Exchanges $1O.Sl3SO4; balances.
81 126952.
The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was 65c. Mexican dollars were quoted AT
507sM51h In London bar silver was unchanged
at 20 13-16d. The steamship Niglancia has ar
rived at this port from Tampco. with l3O,OW
ounces of silver and $4,000 gold. India Council
bills were allotted to-day in London at an ad-
vance Of 5-32d per rupee
Money on call in London was 1M1h per cent.
Open market discounts, 2's per cent for short
and long bills British consols closed at III 5-lO
for money and 1928 for the account. Paris ex-
change on London % francs 1914 centimes
French rentes. 1O2 francs GU centimes. Dis
count rate in Paris. per cent. Discount rate In
Berlin. rs per cent.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-days Washington Treasury statement, COW
erlng actual results Of two days ago compared
with the last preceding statement. gives the
follow Ing balances:
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CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.

CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
Chicago. January q. 1897.
Yesterday. TODAY. Yesterday Io-day
Am Strawboard. 30 Boa Int fkg Co'..... =,
c c G & d Co. GA 81. do pref ,...;.. - ~
H,av a. Mai, ill., ~ Mi e. Oh Br Co. i2i. l2i2
40 nref ... 81 "a do pref ~ =,
6,Tc ,qtv Rv oi5 2i5 y y Biscuit Co. Is ~
f1,c p e p % 49,. 3Gs. y On ST II R....1s5 ls4
40 NOT 80 as AZ Streets W : G l.. AK lI'.
r,sr,nnd Match 1901. l2Ob w Oh 81 R.. s0ia 80
lake 81 Elev... 14i1 Az Il :; r. certiS'. II ll's
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BEARS LOWER STOCKS.
GOVERNMENT BONDS HIGHER.
COAL SHARES ATrACKED-MONEY AND
EXCHANGE.

SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE JANUARY "a.
nEAILNos IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS..

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
london. Jan. 81 r. m.-i'ongois 10 3 10 for money
and il2 for the Canadian Pacific, 5h, Erie.
i3h; Erie nrs, preferred. 35h Illinois Central. o6x
Mexican ordinary. 23h: ~. Paul common IS; ewfork
Centra o6s: Pennsylv a3's; READING lar: Mexican
Central per cent bonds 10. Louisville and Nashvi.ls.
62i.: Atchison common i47s.
~, p. m India Council bills were allotted to-day at
An advance of 5-32d rupee Paris ad,tces quote
cent rsnte l02 francs 61 centmes Tor the account
and exchange on London at 70 francs 1919 cenmes for
checks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-28

300 Z 2 Kcts tN-lNdt
Cou ..lOSis
1900 West s Gtd ~. .lV5st
1000 " L Col TT Be. .l0i
The morning news., 1897-08-31

in the decline in cotton prices to-day. That
market opened one siXty-fourth lower but
recovered this before it closed. our mar
ket opened from unchanged to five points
higher New Orleans bought freely here
after the opening, and this resulted in a
further gain in values The bull leaders
assisted the upward movement by buying
the near months heavily. The port receipts
indicated that cotton is beginning to
move more freely, but still were very small
when compared with last year In the
afternoon an estimate of heavy receipts
at Houston tomorrow caused a scalper
TO sell, and prices ran down to below the
close Of Saturday Again New Orleans
came to the rescue with good buying or
ders and stopped the decline. January
opened at 6 Soc, advanced to $3.50, declined
to $500 and closed at 6 soc to oslo, with
the tone of the market quiet and steady
With continued favorable weather in the
south we fear prices will decline still fur
tber''
The morning news., 1897-08-31
DRY GOODS.

New York, Aug 30-Dry goods opened
with firm tone and a demand, both by
mail order and in store trading. of very
fair proportions The market was filled
with buyers at jobbng centers and first
hand buyers were also in readiness. Wool
ems are firm and active The situation in
woolens is steadily working itself in shape
Stocks have been well taken in prelimi-
merry selling and recorders are beginning to
become a factor in the trade Staple
cottons are still firm. Print cloths are
still very firm. Futures are refused at
25sc. and that quotation on spots was not
met with much alacrity by manufacturers
Prices are very active and the price sit
uation was a firm one. Staples are in
particular good demand and are firm in
to3e-
The morning news., 1897-08-31

per bale 500; Baltimore per bale, 500.
Direct Barcelona, 52c. Genoa. SOC. re
val BE. Bremen. i3c. Havre, GOc.
Via New York Liverpool i3c. Bre-
men SOC; Amsterdam, 55c; Hamburg, f5c.
Genoa. 5.se. g. Petersburg. 60c, Man
chester, Sc, Havrc, 15ci Gothonbcrg. 6oc.
Lumber By sall-Freights are firm at
ruling rates. Foreign business ~ moro
or less nominal The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted az N00lf
go Tor a range including baltimore and
Portland. Ne Railroad lies. base a. feet.
10 Baltimore. i2c. 10 Philadelphia. i3e. 10
New York l3isc. Timber rates. b0cmu. %
higher than lumber rates. To the West
indies ana Windward. nominali 10 Rosa
rio. f2Ounl3o0. 90 liuen0s Ayres nnd Mon
teyide0. $1,000 nii.00, 90 Rio Janciro. NL0o,
tn spanish ana Mediterranean ports. 81 30
Nlib1, 20 United Kingdom for orders
nominal for lumber. 4 pounds 6H standard.
iiy Htcam-To New York $40. 90 phh.
adelphla. wa NfW York $3.50. a. Boston.
a. 'n Wn Sew york. tu baltimore 500
naval Hiorcsaby Sail The market Ia
firm Medium sized. Cork for nrdfrs. are aH
follows Hofn 81 1861. f0r barrels of $40
pounds Hnd 0 pef rent. pumnHfi auiflts. a.
lld Nfn0H. rpHIu, FL tdulae1 AdrIHiie q.
aHt Hl. South American, f0sIn. ol urr
hffIrl rf 20 pourdH NuHHtnlae steam e.
The morning news., 1897-08-31
SPIRITS ON A BOOM.
~ur MARKET ADVA-6CED TO 271i
CENTS FOR REGULARS.

sales of the Oherilsgs at the Adj
,.nred Price-ROsEn Firm and Tn
..houucd-Thc Gotten Market Quiet
and Unchanged With Very Little
oGering-AROther Advance on
Hocon-Othcr Markets steady and
Unchanged.
savannah. Aug. S0.-The main feature in
,ss leading markets to-day was the spir-
r,sl request for spirits turpentine and the
,.Iv7no. of asc on that product Opening
a.. e7, bid the market rose to 27l4c, with
r.js for the entire offerings The rosin
market was firm and unchanged but re-
,,orted sales were small. The cotton mar
,.t was quiet and unchanged, with sales
a. only 73 bales. The receipts were larger
,r.,n on any day since new cotton began
M move. There was an advance an bacon
and dry, salt meats. Other markets Were
unchanged The following resume of the
JtGercnt markets will show the tone and
bt. quotations at the close to-day:
The morning news., 1897-08-31

Money-Good demand at per cent.
Foreign EXchange-The market is quiet.
The following are net Savannah quota
tions. Commercial demand A8ii2; sixty
days. SLS2iR; ninety DAYS, As2: francs.
Paris and Havre. sixty days, J2l: Swiss
eixtv days. 5227s: MAI ks. sixty days, "a 9-l6
Domestic Exchanges Steady: banks are
buvIng at Il per cent discount and SELL
ing as follows: Up 10 $2j Toe premium;
s25 10 $50. l5c premium. $50 10 500, zoe
premium. 500 and upwards, at par
Sccuritics--A fair demand exists for div
idend-paying securities. Georgia state
bonds continue very scarce. Southwest
eru stock is advancing.
Stocks and B0nds-Statc Bonds Georgia
cis per cent. bonds Of 1890 1885, bid. s.
asked: Gcorgia 3ia per cont. due 1915 l03ik
bid. asked. Georgia AZ per cent
bonds. 1910. iiGil bid. ii7i4 asked. Georgia
8 ppr cent. due 1926 lllia bid, ii2is asked,
south Carolina iigs Jos bid. l09 asked
city H01ds-Atlanta z per cent. 100 bid.
10iia asked; Augusta az 1925. l03is bid l0lis
asked: Augusta per cent, iGs bid 300
asked. Augusta per cent, l1s BID no
asked. columbus per cent. lmi4 hid. 100
nskad. Macon q pfr cont, no. bid. liG
asked Macon iisr, MG 1857 bid 100 asked.
savannah 9 por cent, quarterly October
coupons. lgH, bio. asked Savannah
d psr crut.. quarterly November coupons.
iogs. hid. nrkcd, Charleston o., aIis bid.
srt Bfkrd
Railroad bonds Savannah. Florida md
Western talItoad general mortgage bonds.
o. psf cent interest coupons. li3is h.d. liiil
ssfsI. Savannah. Fi0fi1t and Western
fr.f moffsnrr d pff cent gold bonds
tIua 1884, Irf. n1. ff uHkcd. and Interest.
rrrimi d lfoah nnl Hankirn Company
raiIaf0f4I GOLD ~ "a 49, ~ asked. crnflHl
af Dr1rfa TiHsf hrHt mnrfHiFn fa. N-
ffsr n0ll bonds lii Iil. il. asked. Cen.
rsf III gnnraIf mNHng nfsf oonFoIfhffl
nnffnaaf ~ NI HII ~ n.ffI. ffniIHi ~
frsfaia rsUu8f nIHf HIefrffrl Hromas.
Dl HHErf. fentIl m GrofaiI
faIIaat. a.HnnA IIfftHel WH1urH
The morning news., 1897-08-31
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Bacon-The market is firm Smok ed
clear sides, 79sc; dry salted clear rib sides
&c; bellies, 734c; sugar-cured hams. lOa4c.
Lard-Market firm; pure. In tierces, sac;
O-pound tins, 6hc; compound. in uerces,
Be; JO-pound tins, SIC.
Butter-Market steady. fair demand: Go
shen, i4a15c; gilt edge, raise creamery,
17lkdlshe; fancy ElgIns, 2Oa2ilkc.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese 10c; 2O-pound average, 1OJkd1lc.
Fish-Ma ckerel, half f-barrel. No. ], $50:
No. 2, $50; No. 3, 500: kits. No. !, 81. 25:
No. ., 81 0G; No g. Csc. Goldfish, l-pound
bricks, 6izc; 2-pound bricks. &c Smoked
herring, per box, 2oc; Dutch herring, in
kegs, 81 60; new mullct, half-barrels. 81
Salt-Demand Is far. and the market
steady; car .oad lots, f. o. b.. Liverpool.
2oo-pound sacks. 52c; l25-pound burlap
sacks. 3ic. ditto. l2j-pound. fine &c.
COfoe-Steady; Mocha, 2Gci Java, &c;
Peabcrry lie. Standard No. /. i4c. No.
q 13c, No 3. 12Ac No. g. 1ihc. No. 8,
i0lkc No. 6. 9ac. No. 7. SAc
Equality Prices-savaanah QUO
tatlons. Powdered. 5.42c; standard granu-
lated. 8 lsc. cubes. 3 SIC, confectionery A,
&. O6c. white extra G. f.sic; golden G, sc.
Tone hrm and higher
Flour-Firm and advancing; patents,
800 s'raighls. $3.50 fancy. 500; family,
1856.
Oats-Carload lots gic. sob lot-. &c.,.
Texas Rust proof. Job lots. i0c.
Bran-Job lots. sje. car load lots. 7jc
Tfny-Markct steady western. Job lots.
SOC. carload lots. Toe.
Mcal-Penrl per barrel $3.50. per sack.
81 01 city meal por sack. 81 Ooi polrI gfIts.
per barrel 81 90. per sack. 81 i7is
Corn Market hrm and advancing:
white Job lots 1ci carload lots g.. mixed
corn. Sob lots. f9n. carload. l7c, crack
80 corn. Sob lots See sack
Lemons Market quiet. new crop Moa.
slnn prr bok. 81 fdfff 0Q.
orange -Mcsslna oranges. nominal. 81 ~
~ 90.
Dried Fruit-Apples. cyaporated. g..
common, Nin5c
nairins- T.. L.. n.is. h-boK n.lg. loose.
Wpnund boxes. Io Tff pound
oils Mafiff steady. demand fHlf. ~.
nal. ihll0r. West NlrgiHiB. black. 9aI2c.
iail 1860, nfatafo0i. 1lu t.0. ma rhlnefy,
tln hnHerl faW ~. boiled 1908 hrf0s
Hfnr. Nf0fF.H.ffff. f.. HHfrf aIlir aun.
hrif n. lfe proof Ii., deQlaftel. Glove
NHnnlfnf. N.n
The morning news., 1897-08-31

Lime Calcined Plaster and Cetnent-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime In fair demand
and selling at &c per barrel. bulk and
carload lot special; caclned plaster 81 60
per barrel hair 4q5c; Rosedale cement.
3l3Oa4.4o; carload lots, special. Portland
cement. retail. $40; car load lots, S21O.
Cabbage-Northern, barrels. per head,
s09c.
Nuts-Almonds. Taragona, 12c: Ivlcas.
101ac; walnuts. French 1Oc; Naples, lie; pc
cans 10c Brazils, 6c flberts. 10c; assort-
ed nuts. 50-pound ana 25-pound boxes 9bd
1Oc; cocoanuts, 1915 per 100
Peanuts-Ample stock: fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked Virgin
ia, per pound, 4Hc; hand-plcked. per
pound, &c.
Applies--S2. 75Q3.00.
Onions-Crates, SIPS; barrels. 500.
Potatoes-Irish. S2.75d3.00.
Shot-Flrm; drop 20 B, $L25; b to larger.
$50; bulk $50.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede. 41k0
&c; refined, Sl.GO base
Nais-Cut. $40 base; wire. Sl.G5 base
Advanced national list OF extras. adopted
Dec. I, 1886
Gun Powder-Per keg, 800: half kog
S2.2j; quarter keg $i.2O. Champion duck
ting. quarter keg, S2.25. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard. smokeless. half kegs, $845;
quarter kegs. $40. 3-pound canister, s. TO-:
1-pound canister, 75c. Less % to 10 per
Lumber-Demand. both foreign and do
mcstc, IS firm, ordinary sizes. $1,000 - 90;
difficult sizes. sl.O00lA0 flooring
boards. flJO00EOO ship stun, tlABQ 1890:
sawn ties, $3.50
Poultry Steady. fair demand; half
grown. 2jGf3Oc Der pair; tnrce-quartors
grown. &niOc pair. full-grown fowls. Goa
J5c per .alr
Eggs-Markot firm. candled. per dozen
poe country. 2c less.
Syrup Market quiet. Georgia ana Flor
ida syrup buying al 22ia021c; selling az -
030o; sugar house az Base; Cuba straight
goods. 28p50c. sugar house molassos. l5g
6Oc.
Tobacco Market quiet ana steady;
smoking, domestic. 22dGOci chewing. com
mon sound. 2iuac. fair. 2lltagc good. $780,
Hides. Woods. Etc -iiidcs-The market
firm. dry flint. i2iac. dry salt. i0lc. green
haltod, gi4c. Wool-Flrm. primo tieorga.
free of sand burrs ana black wooi. ne.
blacks. lie. bury. GU8c. Wax, ifc. Tai
low. g.. Deer skins. Doe.
BaRgluR ana Tios-Tho market De-
steady Juto baEging gA-p0uud N7hc. q
pound, IhuG4c. ih-p0und. Gnfhc. quota
tl0nH are Tor job lots. small lots higher.
sea ISLAND hnrFinp sasho. STANDARD Ar
row ties, steel q pounds. large lots. Dci
small iols Dr.
Dry Go0ds-rhe market ls firm. demand
brisk prints. 3Anlr. GEORGIA brown shirt
iuFH. Hafr. t a.. 80 brown Hheetinns gitgf
ESQ., white 0HnahufrH fftc. checks i06e.
brown dflliinRH. lllnte
The morning news., 1897-08-31
GnAIN. I'nONIsIONs. rTc.

New York, Aug. 3o.-l'lour fairly steady.
but quiet and unchanged from Saturdays
prices. l,yo n0ur quiet. Corn meal otiat
Rye easy; no western. 5.isc Barley duu.
Barley malt quiet
Nhcat-spot weaker; 40. . rcd. a7i.s.
aiiont. No. ! Northern New York. "A 03s,
un0at options opened steady. sold on rfi-
der foreign gcliins anl weak Liverpool
ncwa' advanced ranldly on liberal decrease
in the home aud English visibles v.si..
rn'd again under disappointing rronen
cables. bat nualIy closed stcadior on COW
Continued on sixth PAGE
The morning news., 1897-08-31
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpcntine-There was a lively
demand for spirits turpentine to-day, re-
suting in an advance of 9sc since Satur-
days closing. There was a strong request
after the closing of the market, and nearly
all of the offerings were taken at the ad-
vanced price of 2714c. At the Board of
Trade, at the first call, the market was
bulletincd firm at 27c bid with reported
sales of 424 casks at 257sc. At the last call
the market was bulletined firm at 274c,
with sales of 300 casks.
Rosin-The market was rather quiet,
with very rather light sales reported. At
the Board of Trade at the first call, the
market was bulletined firm and unchang-
ed with sales of S65 barrels. At the last
cal it was bulletined firm and unchanged
with no further sales. The following were
~. -
The morning news., 1897-08-31
WHEAT AND CORN

continue to attract great speculative at
tention, not only from the operator, who
buys to sell at an advance but from the
foreign buyers and the millers at home.
who must have the grain to supply the
demand to actual consumers.
present prices are low yet, especially
Corn, considering conditions. and buving
now viii return a good percentage to pur.
chasers In the future, as it has in the
past.
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COTTON. NpSf PRovTsIoSs SSKAiN'
bought and sold for cash. or on margin
of to ) per cent. Commission. 116.
DETERMINING THE FINANCIAL RE
~ SIONSI BILIIS OF THE FIRM WITH
WHICH YOU DEAL is AS IMPORTANT
As SELECTING THE RIGHT STOCKS
New York, Boston, and Philadelphia Ma
tional Bank References Furnished
Twenty years experience largest ellen
tele most commodious offices. best bro
kerage service
The morning news., 1897-08-31

To Boston, Zoe per 100 pounds ON rosin On,
on spirits; TO New York. rosin. SEC per 10
pounds, spirits. SOC.
The morning news., 1897-08-31

ref ig pounds ltl.igH rrr har ffa.
NfN f0fk. par hHlc 80. phAtlsiphla.
The morning news., 1897-08-31

stop for focal business
nd New York on trains 80 and SO and Jack
hout change.
ween Tampa and New York on trains 81
hwestern vestibuled limited train.
ACDONELL. g. r. A., jacksonville. Fla.
r, Jacksonville. Fla
assenger Agent. Savannah, Ga.
r West Broad and Liberty streets
The morning news., 1897-08-31

Florida Central Y PeninsuIar RaLIroad Co.
NORTH.
SOUTH

% Miles Shortest
TINE o.
The morning news., 1897-08-31

The bank clearings for the past week
were 81 602. .167 90 against 81 POP S95. 50 for the
same week last year. and 81, ,629, ,62S 9S for
the same week in 1895.
The morning news., 1897-08-31
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
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STRONG
BUSINESS SITUATION
ATTRACTING BUYERS,

Ihe purchasing power i'm the stock and
grain markets is more pronounced than
ever before. 1t is beyond al precedent.
and its ability to bring about much
further advance in prices is being made
very evident
Railroad earnings are Undertaking in
a way that exceeds the most extravagant
Chains of three months ago The enhanc-
ed Value OF wheat insures large and i'm
mediate movement of the crop now har-
vested, and the surplus corn from last
years crop is also moving freely to mar
ket.
Keactions, when opposed to general
market conditions, are sure to be follow
ed baf MI
The morning news., 1897-08-31

Trains 80 and 10 daily except Sunday.
Pullman buffet sleepers Jacksonville a
sonvnle and Cincinnati via Asheville wilt
Pullman tuffer vesubuled seepers bet
and SS. connecting at Charlotte with sout
Fer full information apply TO A. o. M
N. S. PENNINGTON, Traffic Manage
l. NJ. FLEMING. Division p
Trains leave from Central depot corne