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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-27
LACK OF The TWOC\
ADR1s]ETHt
Cars and Coal Are the
Now Needed
ORDERS ARE VERY
ORDERS ARE VERY
Healthy Conditions in Iron and Steel.
Demand for Cotton Goods From China
Suddenly Becomes Feature
of the Trade.
Of the Trade.
(By the Associated qsess.) J

New York, Dec. 26-R. G. Dun
Companys weekly Review of Trade tos
morrow will say:
TRADE and speculation experienced the
customary holiday quiet, except in Christ 4
mas goods, which sold freely, many packV
ing and shipping departments being still
engaged on this class of work whicly
could not be completed at the specified
time. Industrial undertakings are inter
rupted in many cases by the taking of in
Ventori'.s, while other plants are closed
because fuel cannot be obtained Orders
still come forward freely, and the newI
year will open with more business on the
books than ever before. Prices Of COM
modities are firmly held by the steads
domestic demand, and there is a good ex
Fort movement of the leading staples.
this as in many other instances, howeveI
there is still The drawback of inadeauat
transporting facilities which restrict shipl
ments to the seaboard. Financial condi
tions are satisfactory Railway earnings
thus far reported for the month of De-
cember surpass' last years by 81 per
cent and those of 1900 by 116 per cent.
Quiet conditions in the iron and steel
weakness testify to the healthy tone -
suggest bright outlook for the coming
year. Furnaces and mills will extend
the season Of idleness. beyond the usual
time. not because Of rs ~ -acly'ne but
in orderNto accumulate Eaae te
ply of cokes@ Ns~ cont aeta Save e
forward mora Slowly of tate alslg
cause of the uncertain as .o date ~
delivery, although ther
purcha asers who still tr .eY
terms in 1903. Foreign pig iron is onervu
slightly below domestic quotations, but
neither imported nor home made iron IS
available for immediate use in large
quantities. Independent steel mills
claimed that they are unable to pay
present prices for billets, which cost $31
or more for early shipment. Receipts
from the South show a large increase in
production as compared with any pre-
ceding year. The strongest department
Of this industry appears to be steel bars.
IAN Unexpectedly favorable feature
has appeared in the market for cotton
goods. After a long season of stagnatlon
in the EXPORT division, the demand for
China suddenly became considerable, not
withstandng the depression in silver and
liberal stocks of cotton. in Shanghai In
quiries on this account are still numerous
although prices became firmer with the
stimulus Of more business"
TOTAL MOVEMENT OF COTTON.
New York, Dec. 26.-The following sta
tistics on the movement of cotton for
the week ending December Goth were
compiled by the New York Cotton Ex-
change
Weekly movement
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THE CREOLES GET CHILLY.
fBy the Associated Press.)

New Orleans. Dec. 26.-The weather is
clear at noon, mercury A. The predic-
tion of the government forecaster is for
colder weather tonight with freezing al
most to the coast.
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Total Bank Clearings,
(By the Associates Press. !

New York, Dec. 26.-Total bank clear
ings week ended December 25: 81, ,S51, ,694,-
300, increase 8 per cent; outside New York
$7O1, ,557 ,996, increase 5 per cent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-27
THE RED CROSS SENDING AID.
(By the Associated Pressl

st. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-The Red Cross
Society is sending representatives to
Andijan to organize relief for the earth
quake sufferers and has contributed SIT 500
to the relief fund.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-27
BALFOUR HAS INFLUENZA.
lRv the ssnciated Press. !

London. Dec. 26.-Premier Balfour is
confined to his bed at Whittinghame,
Scotland He is suffering from a sharp
attack of influenza.
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luS Tar Tot season. 6,4yS, ,S84 Ga
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.


New York, Dec. 26-The following are
The total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st
Galveston. 1.947.510 bales: New Or
leans, 1,302,174; Mobile, 1877 ,099; Savan-
nah, S49.011; Charleston, 1T0,627; Will
mington, 269, ,203; Norfolk, 2a9. .799: Balti
more. 1850: New York. 27,768; Boston,
23,497 Newport News, 10,91S: Philadel-
phia, 12,164; Brunswick. 72.472; Fernan-
dina, $50; Pensacola, 6S.179; Port Arthur.
81 ,661; Port Townsend, AZ GIL; San Fran
cisco, 1861; Portland, Ore, 1,541. Total.
4,702,695 bales
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATE
MENT.
New York, Dec 26-For the week
ending Friday, December 26, the net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
the week kere: 2S5,272 bales; net receipts
at all United States ports same week
last year. 297,010; total receipts since
September 1st, 4,1O2, sos: total receipts
to same date last year, 4,567 ,941; exports
for the week, 215,66S; exports for same
week last year, 265,526; total exports
since September 1st, S,247. .0s1; total ex-
ports same date last yesr, 3,373,471 stock
at all United States ports, 1,0S4,264;
stock at all United States ports, same
time last year. oS9,243; stock at all in
terror towns, 4S6. .8S2 stock at all interior
towns same time last year 694, Isl; stock
at Liverpool, 497o96A. stock of American
afioat for Great 295,ooo
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This Year. Last Year,
Port receipts . !. 281. .268 2q8. .677
Overland to mills and
Canada :. :. . 1886 33158
Southern mill takings
.(estimated).. 61 900 SPAS
Gain of stock at in
terror towns =. !. 5000 5.7S5
Brought into sight
for the week ... $50 221 3S9. SG5
Total crop movement
Port receipts. =. 4.714,56S 4626. 2O6
Overland to mills and
Canada :. !. 52s,2lS 52S.s25
Southern mill TAX
ings (estimated) !. sol 900 747165
Stock at interior
towns in excess of
September 1st :. . 457 ,o6s 542.215
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-28
BY Telegraph.
REPUBLIC SPECIALS.

Paducah. Ky. Aug. 27.-River gauge reads 4.s
feet. The City Of Memphis from ST. Louis ar
rived early this morning and left for the Ten
nesvee River at $50 a. m. The Dick Fowler de-
r. Richardson from Evansville arrived at $50
this morning and left on return trip at 1890 a
N. The Bob Dudley left at noon to-day for
GAINESVILLE The Henry Harley. in the C1vde's
place. will leave with a good trim for the Telnes-
see River about $50 this evening. The Mary
Stewart. due from Goiconda. has not yet ar
rived.
Chester. Ill. Aug. gL-Down boats: Chester at
Len last night: Stacker Lee at 1 a m: Columbia
at 4 a. m. In: Beaver and tow at s last night:
City CT Sheffield at 6 a. m; Columbia, 80 a. n.
Cape Girardeau. 4 p M: City Of Clifton at =
vickshurg. Miss. Aug. 27.-The gauge showed
Is feet. a fall OF . Of a foot. The Belle of the
Berds arrived this afternoon from Greenville with
a fair freight. The Elk arrived from Davis
Pend. The City of Camden was DELAYED just
ing: she took 5000 feet of lumber here for Duck
port and should 20 south tomorrow afternoon.
Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 2I.-The river mere stand,
1914 feet on the gauge. a rise Of , of a foot in
the last "A hours. The Vicksburg departed at ) p.
m. FOR Vicksburg with a good trip. The James
Lee departed at D m. for Friar's Point. The
Gov, rnment steamer Searcy departed at 5 .. m.
north bound. The Kate Adams arrived this
evening from Arkansas City and returns to-mor-
evening. The Avalon will arrive tonight
and leaves tomorrow at noon for Cincinnati.
BY river to-day were 6 bales cotton and
342 sacks cotton seed
Grand Tower. Ill. Aug. rs. II. II. Clark
up late yesterday. Chester down at $50 a. m.
Cape Girardeau up at $40 a. m. Stacker Lee
at s a. m. City Of Clifton up at 100 a. m.
General King down at II g.. m. Chester up at
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River RiaIto Breyitfes,

Captain Samuel Dryden. who died Sunday al
SaPe D1 TlTa5df ssgn was FEW 5pF, mdl. yesterday steI1 y. at an. the
Captain Dryden was a brother of Captain Joe
Dryden. master of the steamer lockwood Of
man CT Grand Tower. III. For six years he had
been in the employ Of the Illinois Central Rail-
Bertram. transferring between Cape Girardeau
for Commerce with a GOOD cargo and many pas
sengers. who are making the round trip. She
will return Saturday.
Chester and st; Mary's. She will depart in the
afternoon on the return.
Pilots Steve Greenweil and Gus shinkle. on
the Clark, arrived yesterday from New Orleans
with a tow of barRes- They filed a complete
report Of the channel from New Orleans to St
The Bald Eagle arrived yesterday morning
fir Peoria with a good cargo and departed In
The Belle Of Calhoun departed yesterday aft
ernoon for Calhoun County landings. with a
The City OF Sheffield arrived yesterday from
Grand Tower. She will be withdrawn from the
iower-river trade. and 60 out to Calhoun County
A special meeting Of Hsrbor No. q was held
yesterday monino at the rooms in the Railway
The Chester will arrive from Cape GIrarissu
this morning and depart on the return in the
The river continues TO rise, more than IS feet
being marked on the gauge yesterday after
noon.
The Sidney Will arrive some time to-day from
St Paul and 20 out on the return trip to-
morrow afternoon. Many passengers have regis
civ Of Clifton will arriv. from til.
Tennessee River today and go out on the re-
room has been engaged for the trip.
Colonel. Hunter Rem Jenkins: general agent
Ing his home at lexington. No, is expected to
The W. H. Grapevine arrived from the Mis-
souri, River Yesterday and will depart on the
return this afternoon
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-28
St. Louis warehouse statement:
BY Telegram.

New York. Aug. g7.-Spot cotton closed quiet;
40 bales. Futures closed baTely steady; Aug.
S.62c; Sept. s.47c; Oct. s:i3c; Nov. soc; Dec
s.3Oc; May S.31c. The market opened easy with
prices : TO 10 points lower. Wall street bulls -ap-
rope offered the list in general. However. just
when al were looking for a further sharp de
certain manner on a strong bull support and d
prices shot up with remarkable. speed. Soon after
Wall street started its aggressive support rerorts
vafiing over Important areas Of TEXAS and mat
temperatures were. so high as to actually witner
Districts in the central belt and from Georgia
simply added to the scare OF the shorts. On the
done and commission houses handled more or.2rs
IN fnam mo aais Of tSs f fise@ da by b 5Rs spssgia tbe m hsgIsi
met with several sharp sethacks under furries OF
shorts and fresh aggressive bull support quickly
rushed prices back TO the top notch. The fight
t to nee S sc. CIT. SO S,Soc Sa and jan ans s.4ec aug se,ve n4d
times the fluctuations Of the market carried
70 and u points had occurred. Near the close
element caused a dragging downward movement
with the market many rarely stesuy and net l
DOWN ! point to the h p Test Of hi tbe lis, aug bsins s' SnSst %ns
TALLY higher than the close OF yesterday. Total
bulk Of which was oct. Dec. Jan and Warch.
Liverpool. Aug. 2I.-Cotton: Spot-Moderate
5d. The sales Of the day were 1900 bales. OF
which 800 were for speculation, and EXPORT and
al! American. Futures opened firm and closed
! 5e-6igi 5s-et V Agg;sept- ( 47-s4a4 4s-ad b:
Sept-Oct 4 3S-G4Ts S9-5+d h: Oct.-Nov. 4 s3-6iG
b.: Nov.-Dec. ! 30-s4G4 3I-64d b.: Dec.-Jan. I 30
sd v; Jan;-Esb : 2s-644i 2g-6id b.; Feb;-March
$: April-May 4 2s-s4G4 29-64d $.
New Orleans, La Aug ELECTION futures
steady; Aug. S.5I6s.53c: Sent. s.33dS.34-: oct.
s .2+as. &c: Nov. S.2oIs.22c: Dec. s.2lGS. 22c; Jan.
S.22dS. &c; Feb. S.22TS. 23c: March seas. 24c.
Cotton firm: sales 800: ordinary 7 3-l5c; good
ordinary : 1l-lGc: low middling 8 3-15c: ~mfddiing
sNc: good %-!!dling SIC; middlins fair SIC; re-
ceipts 1.5Os; stock SI.6SS.
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Wool.


The Republic quotations are for car lots in
FIRST hands. unless otherwise specified. Small lots
on orGers are charged higher.
! GRAPES-ol4yc per 1z-bu- basket for black
wATERMEL0SSIMissour s559So per V ear, &C
cording TO quality; Indiana slcOal2S per car for
Observation-Disclosures" i5aSSe psr " Sg.
s sfs5sd k8ek Sya Eord EMS IL: PEI per p pony Ssr crate s5 an 50 per
ket c4ste aE FOR red and 75 5asiiP FOR veg SeiI low FPraes ! 5ss-
5ocqSIi Missouri SOC; choice at s. ioaLSa
Dbl: small and Inferior green 75cG,i. and good
! PLIttMS-Home-grown and nearby Newman at
25al5o and c9mmon At 25gso5 per iA-bu. basket.
pPfRRScGfPFs1 e at c Sog:SSff fsF tf-Pu: pear, 81 Sc
: ca per grapes sPsi ! E5ggfnsss . .i; crate Ps snd Ma si;esSi .i % s
P~EARS-Common nearby varieties 20a25o per
E-bu baskets BaTtlstts 4Og59c: Howell. L coh.e,,
hois bu. b baskst@bpchess sass: secReis 5c@ 81.
peck box; Southern Le conte slg5 per b6l.
cRABAPPLE-25ga0c per Ebu. basket and
t9Es54segeqs per 100
I;5Sgt and vssrd .. at s4aiI'S from store. Ss'i'
50, for choice and a.5o FOR fancy. On orders s;iei
CocoASUTs-t22. for 1,OOO. In iObbinE
PoTAToES-Near-by Ohio from farmers was-
ons at SSH4Oc for bottom stock to .429i5c for
ssggso stock Nearby lower river stock at about
,CABBAGE-DG424c per 100 lbs. loose. On Or
oNIoNs-Sear-by Ssa<sc for wea,herford to
45G4Sc for choice red globe.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l0d15c per blu. box for
summer and fGI 50c for Hubbard.
STRING BEANS-5Ca40c per bu. box loose.
SACERKRAUT-New $50 Per y Dbl.
GtMBO-Home-Srowl 25c per peck.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per Blu. box.
GREEN ORN-HOne-grovn 7Gluc per doz.
SWEET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 per bu.
box for Bermuda and 81. a 50 per bu. for Nam
semOnd.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 659I5c per bu. loose.
at l5d20c Der bu- boy
PEPPERS-HOme-grown i0d50c per bu.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 25G3Jc per blu. loose.
me grown lie per bu- box
T~UKNIPS-New homegrown 50G60c per bu-
box.
MUSTARD GREENs-Home-g-own 5a1oc per
Blu. box.
punches and S1.25 per Dbl.
HORSERADISH-On orders $50 per Dbl. for
new.
.BEETs-Home-grown 31.25 Per Dbl. and 259
30c per doz. punches.
KALE-Home-grown 1OIl5c a bu. box.
GARBIC-New Orleans new b16c per ID.
CELERY-MichiSan. crate. TGS0c for choice
large and Chicago 50Geec for fiat, and 15a90c for
SQUARE crates
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-28
ALL GRAIN MARKETS WEAK;
WEATHER A POTENT FACTOR.
NO SUPPORT AND STOP-LOSS
ORDERS HAVE EFFECT.
Heavy Tone in Wheat All Day and
Volume of Business Is Limited
Corn Sold Freely.

Chicago, Aug. Z-Al grain markets ruled
weak to-day. Improvement in the weather
was the most potent factor. Support was
poor and stop-loss orders were felt. par
ticUlarly in the near deliveries of wheat and
corn. At the close Sept. wheat was &C
lower. Sept. corn sc off and Sept. oats Sc
over. Sept. provisions closed l2i2c lower to
22i2c higher.
Wheat.
Wheat opened weak under the influence
Of lower cables and favorable weather for
cutting and thrashing the spring wheat.
Early trade was dull and Of a waiting ma
ture, with prices slowly easing off: Corn
turned weak, and. affecting wheat, brought
out stop-loss orders. and Sept. broke sharp
~. The volume of business was not great.
and all day there was Il heavy tone to
the market. There were conditions. how
ever. that at times made an impression on
the crowd and prevented possibly heavy
pressure from sellers. Receipts were falling
off and grading was still very poor. Export
cIearancss We're far. wheat and flour equal
ing $4,000 bu. More important as a sale
Tetarding influence was the tact that Du-
luth did not receive a single car OF wheat
whereas last year there were 36 cars. Out
side markets were weak and exerted an in
fiuence: Cash business was small. Sept
started sc to CSC lower at Ike to lie:
slumped to 7GI4c. rallied to lie ana closed
weak. &c off. at 70Esc. Local receipts were
lis received Isl cars, making a total for the
Northwestern points OF $50 cars. against 40
Primary receipts We're 1,05l,tO bu., compared
Corn.
Corn started weak on the influence of
drier weather and more liberal acceptanceS
of Chicago bids in the country. All day
Sept. was offered freely and weakness pre-
vailed. In other months there was better
buying. particularly in May, in which there
Is said TO be a fair short interest. Extreme
ly small local receipts-I7 cars. and only }
OF contract grade-had little effect against
the wheat and weather influences and
prices fell. There was still nervousness i'll
the pit, however. over the fears of the con-
in the near future. Gables were
Sept. started &c to sac lower at 5Sc
10 5712c. and ffuctuated erratically, breaking
10 $3.50 and rallying to 5Sl4c. Later in the
day the better demand that had developed
fell off again. and Sept. closed 24c off ana
weak at 57i2c. Reports from the country
were flattering.
Fair weather broke oats. but all the loss
did not hold. This pit held somewhat bet
ter in tone than the others. although the
breaks in wheat and corn were an influence.
There was some good buying by provision
houses, and this helped in a late rally. The
movement of oats continues liberal, and
there was talk of a marked Improvement
in the next fortnight. Sept. started at &c.
fell off to S2i9c and closed easy, 1lsc lower.
at 325sc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-28
Cash Grain, FIour. Etc.


WHEAT-Receipts Is, is1 SKIS. and 100 cars local
snd 4 cars through. BY sample, delivered: No.
z red sold at 65lzq66c W. and 6sk967c Z. side;
No. 3 red at e4965c w. and e. side; No. I Mt ca
So w and 6lzg62c E. side: rejected at CSC %
tCc, and no grade at Csc: No. 4 white at 63kc:
skd. in elevator: No. 2 red at 64gsc: NO. 8 red
demand. No. 2 hard on trk. sold at 6GIkT6TIc for
Nebraska and ssc bid for Turkey; No. . at SIC
Tor Nebraska and 6SI5o running to Turkey; No. ,
-CoRN-Receipts Q cars local and Z carst trough.
BY sample, delivered: No. 3 bold at 54Q54Izc; 10.
3 white at sOc, and No. 4 white at 6sc, all E.
side: No. yellow at Sc and No. white at &c
through. BY sample. del. No. 2 sold at 2sc %.
and 29g2e1sc W: side; No. 8 at 21a271ac and No.
4 at 24kc E. side: no-grade at 22424l1c: No. 2
ZOE new E; side: No. 4 white at 314Ssc E. and
KYE.Grads No. 2 saIable At 5Oc and No. 3 a.
BARLEY-At CSC.
F~LAXSEED-$I. IS.
FLoUR-Quotations are as follows: New soft
2.s5; low grades s.. 4Sg2. so: Old 1oai5c higher:
New hard winter In jute~ sks.-Patents =. 1913 Is:
straights S2.s5q3; bakers 81. 6OQ2 20; low grades
snt S.4oSa. co: bulk. ' pat
BRAN-Soft winter bran sold z. side basis at
advance, and Kansas bran in 1NJs held h.gher at
CSC. with CSC still bid 800 tons soft winter. Mixed
RYE FLoUR@JobblnE at 81 IN sks. and ss.es in
bbls.
gTits and hominy $50
ESQ tons local and Dos tons
through: shipped 400 tons. Quote timothy on E.
side, New SL2: No. l Sl191l.5O; No. 2 ssql0.@;
LEAD \ sPELTER-L.a a. a.: rpelter
wHTsKY-At a.s.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS Market..

FEATHERS-In demand; steady. Prim. live
E tn sm al sH s5c i IN l aiT; IN sk istse old SfS, white hit; S ssg. Ssc
x 2ga34c: XX Isa24c; Xxx loal4ei XxXX SC;
per 6f sent on SR large rT% Whit Ssc: da5k sc.
ID: biacRtaii 22c; Texas Il Zee; us antelope Sc &c per per
Id. goat SOC each; damaged out.
SHEEP P~ELTsSFuli-wGo5l pelts nomninaiiy SOC
to SOC; shearlings at sc to l5c; dry stocks. fallen.
R~ooTs-Ginsens at from $50 to 81; lady slip
At 4sa47c: May apple at 2fEc: w~ahooIbaaik Of root
Sc. bark Of tree PIG; blood at CSC: blue nag at
STNFLoWER sEEb~At -sl.ss per 100 lbs.
| LlNSEED OlL-Raw at 56c; boiled 5ic; prices
for No. and IOs.e for No: 2; small d quantl RE i ic
per 4; mSTsi fef for 9u No: S & v.,,ou &C..
white &c: winter yellow 47e: winter white zSc;
.HoPs.New York 2iG22c: Pacific Coast 1sa1sc;
dig at lie; foreign at 4ga43c:
pe sA b5E.; E p siqe Dbl MG moIe , sf SD Side ranuia'ed $50
Observation-Disclosures bid at s3.O5 per 100 lbs,
DRIED GREEN PEAs-Jobbing from store: Or
G Hipi at Si 40. s Si9.fav sl- : split 81; ~hipDOOr-
WHITE BEANS-Hand-picked beans in a small
rs per- er0% bu. :'2 machine fiSs picked BSl at ; irs9:f Iin as f Ses2s
s pink sq at s4 per lesRRttils Oi at 4lse; a New W YorS Ga ki55.I.
..~HoNBY--comb; Dark sasc; bright amber 100
Southern in bbls at iAai1sc: in cans 5a5tgc;
Moss Brown and black mixed 2a2Hc; ma
chine-picked y at 3qSlzc. IN at 3l2azc. Xxx
at 44a5e:, NIX at 5a5lsc: Inferior picked less;
EMPTY BARRELsLcoal oil. turpenti,. on.
light, oil and varnish i5c: sugar l5c; whisky 65c;
do. half bb!s. Soc; wine 55c: sauerkraut 35o;
pickle i5c: salt &C.. -four 15c: mo.aases soc. isTi
tics, Sc; l5c OF for each broken head. &c on for
BROOM CoRN-Nonlinally firm. Quote per ton;
RAGS, ETc.-Per 100 los Country raes at 5nc.
old rope, No. l manila $50; No. 2 at sc: rubber
~BoNEs-Cholc bIeached at $3.50 per ton: 9TH
r. RON AND Per 100 lbs;
ard 6reakage soc, stove 42IFc: burnt 81; iisht
brass IS; heavy brass So; copper 50; zinc $50:
lead $50; pewter SI2.J9.
o CORN On C~obl-Choice white 50 Der 100
lbs. rice worth $3.50. mixed $50: new SI.JOG2.
PECANs...Ayerag receipts about s9loc.
1iaq2c per ID; white 2lsa2%c.
WALNUTSseliing at &c per Blu.
GGICKoDYd %d!TsPp ST DOL Inc l01s az 's+t;SO.
large and SOC for shellbark.
SORGHUM CANE bid at SIS per
soRGHUM-Prtne new quotabIe ut .aG.5c per
MAPLE SUGAR AND sIRUP-New sugar at
GRASS ~sEEDs-Millet at 75as9c: timothy at
yer SLSeG9;. new redtup "a TO $3.50.
DRIED tRuITS-Apples-TheSe sold at &c to
&C Tor spn5dried quarters and at 3qSS for
P~eaches-Sun-dried halves 2g2%c.
first hands quotations range
as follows: Yellow pine-Finish st s2i4z5; boards
tconmon) at $15aI7: flooring strips at Sl9aSg and
Sl61iI. P~oplar-1-inch at s2SI32 and SiS622: U5<1
: s,5 i5es :5osss5 and s2og2!; :g-ineh and Thicker g
a2o: sxs to XXI at s36G22 and s28422: sxs and up
at Se42a and s2oa2t oak-Plaln sawed white
and :isSS: rs to : isnch at ss1Ss l'G and ssfa.s::
eoarter7sawed white finch At sAG4s and s24G26:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-28
SUMMARY OF ST. LOUIS MARKETS.

Favorable weather. reports and ohcl cop estmatesp put the longs on the defensive
In yegerdaysl local grain market Traders who bought OF the heavya advances towardth the
itself and the shmtss showed 10 disposition to over at the rung prices. here as
Utmost nc professional support for either wheat or corn
n Receipts were again on the increase and country offerings were free Threatened res
t6ruon Of grain rates by the railroads was partially responsible for the brisk movement
to market.
In corn weather vs the main factor in eterminn the values of utmes Predictions
we're for higher temperaturea and clear skies The ovemme bueun showed that con-
dtous were most avorabef in the southern portion Of the corn belt Tradhgw was only
moderate and mainly in the hands of local operators
Sept wheat opened &c Of and CLOSED &c If
Sept corn opened sc Of and losed Ic If.
Sept oats closed lq&c off
Receipts of produce were gt and prices for fruits and vegetables were generally
STEADY.
with the exception of Mechanics National Bank local securities were in moderate
demanda and slightly lower
Yesterdays bank Iearngs we're Si&01a balances SIE2 Discount rates for call and
time loans we're steady between and per cent
Spot cotton was 1Icl lower in the local market.