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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-06
LINEnrOnL CnTrnN MAnkEr.

Liverpool Nov Spot moderate bus
mess prices higher, American mtddling
fair. 5asd. good midihng s-32d middling
3-l6d. tow middling. % good ordinary.
sd. ordinary. ii.d The sales OF the day
were le0o bales. 81 which 5n were Tor
speculation and export. and including e.2O
bales American Receipts 700 bales. in
Guiding 3 s10 American
Futures opened quiet and closed steady.
American mlddIng. low middliug clause
November 5ofd buyers November De
cember 5oon5old buyers cmhcr-Jan-
uary 5d50id sellers; January February
f6laf62d. buyers February March asa
SD buyers March-April istd buyers;
Apul-May SD buyers. May-Junc i5sd
buyers Junc-July ASIA. buyers. July
August fs6d sellers. August-Septembc
Sid sellers
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Tho Morning News once.

rae local markets were practically fea-
.,.ss.s to-day. In some quarters there
80. an ante-eloctlon dizziness. while ia no
,,.-5 was there any grens display Of
.r.yttv. The spot cotton market closed
on... aud easy and unchanged with a
81. demand. but with trading greatly re-
,,-l-ted owing 20 shc continued hack
vyordness OF the interior 20 make any con-
eesslons The indications point 70 fur
ther reluctance on their part 10 hold on
10 their coston. and a. may require sew
erai DAYS vet to disclose what the prona-
BE outcome OF the movement is 20 be.
The New York cotton futures market was
not active. and closed barely steady, VITA
prices ! point higher to . points lower.
While there wac fair trading in the
naval stores markets "a was not Of
a rushing nature Spirits turpenune
elosed hrm at ~ cents with q fair de-
nand for the offerings Tine rosin mar
ket closed firm and unchanged. Thc
wholesale markets closed steady and ac-
tive The following resume OF the df-
lerens markets will show the tone and
quotations az the closing to-day
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FINANCIAL.
& FREESE

81 Broadway, New York.
anches-s5 state street, Boston, w
wslnut street Philadelphia.
CoNNEcTED by PRIVATE WIRES
poNDs sTOChs. GRAIN. COTTON
poueh, .nd sold Tor Cash or on Moderate
MARGINS
10 share lofs ond upward Commission.
l.l6 Cotton our specially
small margins ana large saving on com
mission Write Tor terms We can inter
81 YOU Send for our iOo-page GUIDE 10
Investors." giving detailed Information L.
Investors and operators in Stocks. Grain
ana Cotton. Issued gratis and mailed free
Statistics on Railroad. lndustria. ana Mis-
ceIllne0us Securities. Highest ana lowest
prices Of stocks from 1886 ENcehen' ser
We. correspondence solicited. Ou'-oi-
town orders given special attention.
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MONEY-The demand keeps feirly up
with the supply
FOREIGN ENCHANGE-Market weak
Commercial demand. 81 s2,s sixty days
81 7sis ninety days 81 77As. francs Parts
aud Havcs. sixty daye, "a. Swiss. sixty
days 8 q. Belgian. s 2i}a. marks sixty
DAYS. &c ale. ninety days. 93Ai
DOMESTIC STEADY steady
banks are buying at l-l6 discount ana
selling as follows s. and under. loo pre-
MUM SIS to So i5c premium. So to 800
90 premium Sl00 70 S90o 25c premium
Seoo to 81 900 4 premium. Siooo ana over
Zoe per NJ premium.
SECURITIEs-The market IS limited In
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New York. Nov 5-Market conditions
remain unaltcred but very drm The
nearuess Of election coupled with me
smallness OF demand has caused temper
AIRY staenation. but there is firm belief
tiat by the end Of the week there will be-
q decided difference and many deals which
were in progress will he pushed 20 con-
clusion No announcements o. future
plans however. will be- made for two or
three days The jobbing trade BE- without
fo ffi4ra
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NAVAL STORES.

Monday Nov 3
SPIRITS TURPENTINE- The turpan-
zine market opened nrm to-day at ~
cents with sales Of rs reported. and
closed firm ard unchanged. with further
sales 81 30 There was fair demand.
and Tor time trading was brisk The de-
mand was divided between foreign ana
domestic buyers The days receipts were
i.i9i' and the exports So
ROsINS The rosin market opened frm
d. yesterday prices and closed firm ana
unchanged Tho demand was moderate
with buyers inclined not 20 take any con
siderable quantities during the day Tn
receipts We're $500. ana the exports 1851.
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The cotton market closed quiet and
easy ard unchanged to-day. with sales on
the spot of 81 bales There was not a
great disposition among buyers to take
cotton. and 90 many respects the develop
ments of the day aid not change the pre-
viols situation Good mildhue T. o b.
wa around Q 5-i6as4sc. with no great Dc
rnand at these prices. The interior con-
tinued 10 hold ANA the reluctance To make
conc slons accounts largely for the re
strioted volume Of business Tor tho day
The following We're the ofilcial spot quo
iatlons az the close of the market az the
Cotton Exchange to-day.
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Prices about as follows
COTTON FUTURES.
The Market Closed barely steady
Point HIGHER 20 Lower.

hthA w
New York. Nov. 3 -To-day's cotton mar
ket was a small one. With the net results
showing no special signihcanoe The great
er portion OF the trade had made rs pre-
e.ection arrangements before saturday s
closing. and as the speculative public IN
tnefel vas avcrsc 90 assuming new com
mitments Tor the present. there was moth
"s IN the way Of activity. on the hrst
% prices eased on 20 points In sym
patny with rather bearish conditions in
liverpool. The irresularity was ~ short
ilrauon. however. as later advices indi-
red decided Improvement abroad On
-ntment the course OF prices and the
'oiume % trading our market Improved
pace and displayed underlying hrmnees
~ :" enc noon hour. Light covering ana
tom@ foreign buying were prompted ~
ports from the South that farmers were
cruising 70 sell cotton even az higher
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New York Nov Cotton seed Oh dull
and rather weak under local selling pres
sure Prime crude barrels 2sia 131c nom
inai. prime summer yellow 25uAisc. on
summer yellow 33c. prime winter yellow
SsG4Oc. prime white 3703sc. prime meal
f2G ~
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FTsH-Macksrei. hslf-bsrrels. No
g n. No 2 100. No 3 SIS kits no
l. 81 20. No ?. 10. No. g. sc Codhsh
i-p0und bricks SO 2-pound bricks. s.
Smoked herring per box, i7alsr. Dutch
herring. IN kegs. MO. new muhets. half
barrels u7b
sYRUP-Market quiet. Georgia and
Florida syrup. buying a. 2s0ge. selling
AZ 32Gs5c. sugar house a. i00i5c
HONEY-Fair demand strained. IN bar
rels. Dd0nc gollon.
High wines basis. 81 n
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All trains arrive depart the Plant system station
THROUGH CAR SERVICE ETC


SERVICE
TRAINS AND NEW YORK FLORIDA BNrREss Vesi
m s a. meal
TkAlNs& AND DAILY THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL Nsnl
limited
Rooms
M
GROovER system station
A.
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Chicago. Nov. 5.-Wheat was ~ ato-day
but higher on cables ana bulish stalls
tics. December closing AGasc over satlr-
day Corn closed laNasc and oats = shade
higher Provisions at the close were 2i4u
r.. Improved.
Tho leading futures ranged a. follow
Open Highest Lowest Closing
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NEW ORLEANS CoTToN MARKET.

New Orleans Nov. Cotton futures
November SS2QSsi March . ....S SiIS S.
December S&1.Is 50 April o.. .... SSi1is IS
January .SSIQs Sc May ..... Ss7aS 50
February ..S.s9Qs 81 June ESQ.,. ....S.Ss1S.e 80
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LINE CALCIUM PLASTER AND
CEMENT-Aahama and Georgia lime in
fair demand and sell AZ N cents barrel.
special oalcinod plaster. 81 per barrel,
hair. ta5c Rosodaie cement. 81 9onl =
carload lots. special. Portland cement. re-
tail g225. carload lots. s. ep2 30
LUMBER r. . a. VESSELS SANAN-
NAH-Minimum. yard si2es. so 5Duil %.
car sills. slgNqi30o. dificult sizes SO ~
qlSO. ship stock si6o0als0o. saWn ties,
- CaS5o hewn 'ies, 35qSse.
OIi-Market steady. demand fair, Gig
nal a5Q50c. West Virginia black. 9ai2c
lard. Sc. nea,sfoot, 6ca7oc. machinery. Is
425c. unsced oil. raw. 16i4c. boiled. ls'4c
Kerosene. prime white i2c. water white.
lso. Pratts astral. l4c. deodorized stove
gasoline. drums. 1lkc. empty oil barrels.
delivered S5c
sHoT-Drop $50. p r and large.
s. %. chilled. 81 rs
IRON-Market very steady Swedc. SIC
NAILS-Cut. s. - base. wire s. . base
BARRED wTRE-S3.so per 100 pounds
Straight goods. "a 3oc, sugar house nolas
ses. i5a9Dc
GUN POwDER-Per keg. Austin crack
shot No0. hall kegs. %. quarter KEGS.
81 %. champion ducking. quarter kegs.
s. rs. Dupont ana Hazard smokeleas. half
kegs. 81 49,. quarter kegs %575. i-pound
canieters. $40. less p per cent Trolls
dorf srnokcless powder. i-pound cans. y
i0-pound cans Sc pound.
salt, Hides aud Wool.
sALT-Demand II fair and the markos
steady, carload lots ie0-pound buriap
sacks sc. ioo-pound cotton sack. i5c.
li0-pound buriap sacks SiSc. 1io-Pound
cotton eacks. 4slac. 225-pound burlap sacks.
55c. i25-pound cotton sack. Sc z3o-pound
huriap sacks. So.
ArN
dry salt ENC. green salted. &C.
WOOL Nominal. prime Georgia. free
Of sand burrs ana black wool. i9c. black
isc bury. iOc. Wax. 25c. tallow 3Hc.
Deer skins. 2Oc.
Fruits and Nuts.
APpLEs-Northern variety. t2z5d325
ORANGEs-tFlaD k3.mQ35o
PRUNES-Re 10 90. loc. sos 20 eoc $40
COS 10 7oF. &c 7os go So. 6iac. s0s to sc. S.
sos 10 los. Biac.
BANANAs-gt 25d2 ~ bunch
LEMONS-Marke, steady a. t250
COCOANUTs- ttO0d4g per 100
pEANUTS-Amp.e stock fair demand
market nrm. fancy hnnd-picked. Virginia
per pound. 81. aud-picked. Virginia ex-
| trss fhc. y. G. seed peanuts. g..
STTs-Almouds Tarragona. iec fvicaE
l6c waluuts. French. lie Naples i2c
pccans i2c, Brazlls isc nlberts l3c as
sorted nuts uf-ioAhn ana a-pouta hpAef
| l2c.
Cotton DaEEing and Tiea.
BAGGfNG-Msrket firm. jute 2H
| pound. si4c. large lots. siac. small lots.
| 2-pound. sa.dsc. ik-pound. sAasi4c. sea
island tagging. i2i4c
TtEs-Standard. i5-pouud arrow. large
| lots. $40. small lots. $50
Bacon, Hams aud Lard.
BACON-Market nrm . c r. sides.
| TAc: .. 8 bellies. SIC EASTERN. &C
oording 10 average size. . s bellies. Sc
| Western. smoked c. r sides sA.c
HAMS-SuEar cured. l2Hl2iac
LARD-Pufe. IN ticrces. $40. 10 ~
pound tins ana s-pound tubs. SIC
compound In tiercos. SIC. so-pound tins
and so-pound tubs. SIC.
Dried aud Evaporatcd Fruits.
APPLEs-Evapora,ed 7a7i1c. sun-dried
lis4ec
APRIcoTs -Evaporatsd. Joe pound
uectarines. i0c
/ RAIsINS-L l.. s. TO- imperial cabinets
I J275. loose 5yTound boxes. sc pound
/ PEACHES-Evapofat pealed. i7zc
I unpealeG sA09c
/ PEARs-Evapors,ed sc
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$4,000 MORE AT q TO !.
An OHer of $1,000 Even on bryan
for PIace-Evsn on 10000 an New


York.
From tho New York sun
Moore q schley Of the New York Stock
Exchange placed in six bets yesterday
$1,000 ~ Odds 81 to I. that Mckinley
sin b. elected. This makes $500 that
tho firm has wagered nt 10 ] upon Mo
Kinley within two days. one Of the bets
~ 5000 20 500 was made with j. l.. Me
Cormick The Identity o. tho other takers
vas not disclosed IN the outside broker
oRe crowd Louis Heinaman bet 40 20
800 with L. FEEDER that Mckinley viii
win j. J Judge f8id that he had &1.o00 u
bet on Mckinley M odds of "a 60 1.
A prominent New York stock Exchange
house had tl0000 yesterday 10 bet az even
money that Mckinley carries New York
state by 1000 plurality. a customer OF
r. " Savin q Co, announced that he
was prepared 90 wager a round sum at
even money that Bryan carries Greater
New York IN the curb market there was
. funny incident Ia the afternoon. when
a man rushed into the crowd and yelled
4 have t50O 20 bet even on Bryan"
There was "A EcrimmaEe 20 get at him
and hats iow and ribs were punched ia
the melee.
Il mean on Bryan Cor a place" the man
gasped and then as tho crowd melted
from him no gave a Roosevelt smile.
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Note These quotations are reVisea
daily. ana are kept a. near a. possible W
accord with the prevailing wholesale
prires. omcial quotations are not usea
when they disagree with tho prices whole
saiera ask
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no doubt that very considerable loans on
time were secured last week 20 guard
against che possibility q an unsettled
money market after tho election The
same feeling prompted the Withholding or
funds to-day Tor speculative purposes. eN-
sept on the most approved collateral. n
D. thc belief ln Wall street that money
conditions will relax during the course
OF the week
United States a. advanced = and the
Old a. declined = per cent. On the las;
oall Total sales Of bonds par value. ST.
SIS 500
Tho total sales Of stocks to-day we're
1850 sharSs including Aschison prefer
rcd 1882 Baltimore aud Ohio 6.s5S. Bur
hngton. 72So; Manhattan. 6a30. Mexican
Central 1850 Missouri Pacific. 1890. Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas preferred. $50.
Northern Pacific, 1915 Pennsylvania r.
,is. Reading nrst a5Ao. ST Paul. $3.50
southern Pacific. e33so, Southern Rail.
way $3.50 Union Pacific s6.l4S. steel and
Wire. 1880 Tobacco. l0030. Brooklv 49,
w"' Continental Tobacco. 6.755. Fc..ral
steel - Ns. Sugar 2iS6
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New York once. No. g. Broadway.
ofaces IN principal cities throughout che
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instructions FOR traders
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Daily Movement ar ntNtl foIle-
Gaiveston-Quiet. middlng. g. net re-
ceipts. 1853. gross 1858. sales, LIS
stock i69 ao0.
New orIeans-Quiet and steady mid
ding. 9 LILO. net receipts. 1871, gross, Is
l3i. sales 2e5o. stock 2ls5io.
Mohile-Stcady. mi1ding 3 l1-ld. net re-
ceipts Ll06. gross l.l06. sales. So. Stock,
1909
Charleston steady. miidliug. 81 net re-
aeipts 2462. gross 24l2. stock. 2l.6'o.
Whining on--Firm, middhng. p net re-
ceipts iis6. gross ilsf. stock. l.s25
Norfolk-Steady mildhng. l-i6. net
receipts. $50. gross. 1851, sales. --i stock
SlSf7
Baltimore Nominal middlng "a; net
receipts none. gross. rs. stock. 2s9.
New York-Quiet. middling 2 s-l6. net
receipts 100. gross. $3.50. sales lao; STOCK
43ssS
Boston-Quiet; middling ? s-i6. net re-
cepts. no gross Z.339
PhiIadelphia-Quiet. mlddnng 1915,
net receipts. 81. gross. q. stock. 2.aSl
Pensacola-Nct re- elpts. "a. gross, 2si.
Daily Movements 81 Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm. middling ga; net re-
ceipts. 1907 gross. 1917; sales. Si6 stock.
i1732
Memphis-stcady, middnng i5-i6; not
receipts. 1859. gross. 1882. sales l,@'.
et0eks aatH4t
ST Loms-steadv midiling. 9 lilo, net
receipts. 26so. gross 7.lo5. sales, 80. stock.
81 .554
Clncinnati-ouiet. middllue. 90. net re-
c-ipss. 2G8. gross 2.o03, stock 6S3.
Houston Easy. middiing. Isle. net re
celpts. is22S gross. S22s. sales. 2l7. stock.
Sl.09i
Louisville Firm middling ga
Exports Of Cotton This Day
La
France 9oS2. continent l9.sl2.
Moblls-CoastWise. 90
savannah-Continent. l.512. coastwise.
5as
Wilmlngton-Coastw wise. 200
Norfolk-Coastwise. lf6l.
New Yo1k-To Great Britain. 2ei-'
France. fss. continent 1885
Pensacola-To Great Britain, -.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain. 1880. 10 France.
. 50. 70 the continent, p $50
Total foreign exports from al ports thus
Gar this week To Great Britain. sees
10 France $50. 10 the continent csc
Total foreign exports since Sept !, 1870
To Great Britain So 2os to France 1882
10 the continent SOL $50
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Rosln. steady unchanged.
Wilmington. y C.. NOV. Spirits tur-
pcntine steady. Hisaloc, receipts. 81 casks.
Rosin steady 81 9tul D. receipts, to'
crude surpentine steady s. ioa-.'o' re-
celpts IA Tar firm. 81 .h' receipts -'''
New orleans. Nov. 5.-Rcceipts, Ros'n
81 barrels. turpentiue 81. Exports. Belfast
- barrels rostn.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
rur LOCAL MARKETS ~ THE MAIN
FEATURELESs.

tn. Demand for Cotton Moderate at
che Prices Asked-The Interior Not
nt.posrd 20 Make Concessions.
.ptrits Turpentine Firm az 40
,.nt.-RosIns Firm and UnchRnE-
-a-IocaI and TeIeEraphic Mark
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OATS No mixed carload 0iac ion
lots 3Jaasc. white clipped cars. SIC. job,
soc
BRAN-Joh lots SIC. carload lote. ~
HAY-Market steady. No timothy.
scisc fob s7is care No 2 So iib sea cars.
sugar and Coffee.
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New York. Nov Cotton futures
opened steady al the decline and closed
barely steady. Prices a. follows.
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New York, NOV. Money on call
strong az l0n25 per cent last loan Is per
cent Ruling rate Is per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 4Aa5ia per cent Sterling
exchange weak. closing firmer with actual
business in bankers bills a. As3Asd&s3h
for demand. and at Ss0 for sixty days.
Posted rates AHdfslls and Asfiaaf g.
commercial bills 81 si.. Silver certificates
sti.a65ic Bar silver Giitc. Mexican dol
lars soisc. Government bonds irregular.
state bonds inactive. railroad bonds arm
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SEA ISLAND COTTON.

The bottom has apparently dropped from
The demand Tor sea island COTTON Con-
sumers are voting, and doubtless hope
for the market TO work out the influences
"a depress IT, There BE- just now consid-
CRADLE interest as TO the size Of the crop.
and pending more definite Information.
the situation promises To remain feature
less
Prices about as follows.
Eura cslo!ce East Floudas ...... 2aAs9A
Extra choice and fancy Fioridas 2Siaa4
Extra choice and fancy Gcorgias -Sls1i -S14
Choice Georglas ............-.....-.. .
Extra fine Gcorgias ..............- =
Receipts and Stocks lsp-ol $4,000
Receipts past week .........i Sos 9s-s
Exports past week .......... si' e'e.'
Receipts this season .........' lIpo -o'u.'
sales past week ............. iol SOS
stock on hand .............. 1881. II ies
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POULTRY The market s. steady QUO
tafions. Broners. 3pN5sc per pair. halt
grown. gao. three-fourths grown, s'n
sc hens. e5a55e roof'ers. ba0c' ducks.
,0G7bc. geese 75ca{l0o
EGGS STEADY AZ iac
pt-TTER-The tone Or the market Is
Arm OPERATIONS Western creamery 800
'attLc New York state dairy, isQ23c.
extra Elgins 25a2sc
CHEESE Market Arm. fancy fun
cream cheese i5no for - 70 Z2-pound
average. esaso-pound average. l3e.
Fairly VssstabIes.
IRISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
sack
cABBAGE-sa7o per head.
OSTONs-Yeilow IN barrels 900
crates. soc. red. siao
Breadstuns, Hay aud Grain.
FLOtTR-Market steady. patent. 81 %
straigni. 81 o.. fancy. sa75. family. $3.50.
MEAIs-Pearl per barrel g 70 per sack
N2B. city meal per sack. holted 81 l2aa
ms: water ground. 81 1901 i7ia. city grits
sacks, $50. pearl grits. Huanuts, per bar
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rel S275; per sack. 81 ee's sundry
bra nds 81 i7itqi ~ sack
CORN-Market nrm. white. Job lots. Sc
carload lots. sc mixed corn. job los.
sc carload lots sec
RICE-Market steady demand good
fancy head Sc; fancy. Sisc
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''Grayboard IA a famIy medicine with
US" said a prominent business man yea
terday. MY wife takes 4. ana notice
sne Is enjoying better health than Tor
years. The children keep well b. taking
H."
Graybeard may be obtained az all drug
stores or write 70 us for a. Respeas Drug
Co, sole props. Savannah. GA.-Ad
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corToN-savannah 70 Roalon. pe
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Board OF Trade Building. savannah
Private leased wires direct Co New York
Chicago and New Orleans
COTTON. STOCKS AND GRAIN
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-0- Southern Railway.

Trains
June 10
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New York. Nov. 5.-Flour market arm
d. hcld hut rather quiet. bur without
noteworthy changes RYE -four more &c
tive corn meal hrm.
, 1900-10-26

ting at tables watching the passing
throng. These restaurants are To-
Gated within the building. but at other
points the style OF Paris is followed
and the drinking is don at tables on
the sidewalk. Though alcoholic drink
ing is pretty general in Holland, there
is little drunkenness. and this applies
as much to Amsterdam as to the most
diminutive settlement.
Showing the Structures That Line
the Amstel River in the Metropolis.)
The construction of the ship canal
to the North seat allows the big ocean
steamers to come up to Amsterdam,
and this has fulfilled the prophecy hat
at the close of the century the capital
would see its marine equal that of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
when it was the greatest seaport OF
the world. or the $500, 900 900 bust
ness of the ports OF the kingdom last
year. the greater part was tran sacted
In Its foremost city. By the erection
of the mammoth dams so years ago
to resist the tides of the sea and to
control the flow of water into the
canals, wharfage has been obtained
, 1900-10-26

ago, and whose fortress on the Am
stel river was long the home of feudal
knights. The ground about was fiat
and marshy and the water covered 1t
most Of the time. The early settlers
saw 1t mad commercial possibilities and
they commenced to build embank-
ments about 1t until the water disap-
peared from the surface and it was
made to yield to the s~ustenance OF
man. Success browning their venture.
the centuries intervening have been
devoted to the wrestling OF submerged
(Ayenue Achterburwal. Amsterdam.)
soil from the grasp Of Neptune until
Amsterdam has become one Of he
leading and most thriving capitals Of
Europe. Intersecting the Amstel as
she winds through the town on her
way to Zuyder Zee are the principal
canals, and facing them are fine struc-
lures dedicated to trade for miles COW
ering the heart of the place. The
town Is crescent-shaped and many Of
its streets are narrow, especially In the
older and poorer quarters, but in the
new which have been built up with
in 80 years, the highways are broad
and embellished with residences which
reveal the wealth for which the city
ia famed. Everywhere Dutch archi-
lecture predominates and the gable Is
the most conspicuous part of the sup
e%rstructure.
The activity of Amsterdam is re-
markable. For her size she is the
most vigorous of cities. Her CONNER
cial highways are animated. The
along the canals are scenes Of
activity from morning till night. when
the people take possession of the dis
tricts given over to shopping. h
chief street is only 20 feet wide and
at night not a horse is allowed in 1t,
as the space Is taken up by the multi
tude which fill 1t. From 6 until IL
o'clock the stores are open and during
these hours the roadway is jammed
With people going In opposite dlrec-
tons. The procession is miles in
length and all classes contribute to
its personnel. Even children are p(en-
tiful in its makeup. There are sew
eral big cafes along its sides and these
are filled with men and women drink
ing their faXorite beverage while sit