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u. 4 1. f'F y & ..
margin SPECTATORS remaining In the mar.
ket betrayed Nh urgent desire TO get out
on or, the best terms they could The mar
tanned nh appearance of steadiness up to
the end of, tho third hour. At that time
rency movement for the week., showing n
much larger loss to the local bank hold
ings thnn had been generally anticlpnted !;
quarters. The delay in the. presentation
of the Aldrich measure, which had been
hoped for to-day, also was q potent fac
sonnl opinion still held good that the
passage Of the measure was Imperative, !, e
present market. position. t
There were few exceptions to tho de-
cline In the final dealings. Wabash s-
from them the. market gave away uni
formly. a partial rally$in the last quar-
ter of hour reflected the usual profit talk
side. tIE tsl n {G5f Ss ~ i5.3. T5Es5{
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washington had some

drich bill from washington mad some
favorable effect. /. -, ,,,n
sxtnni az the short interest II, Mctropoli,:.
tan, !" which met moderate success, II
was doubted. howeret. II the bear aS.
o bs Y S Mas on fsRtr, that some OF
1t could be driven IN, ,,,..a -.
The Waldorf-A Astoria crowd were re-
Commission o houses had very, light o,a as,
and there was practically no London trad
Ing In the absence OF, cable ooniinunIIi nc.
land.
COPPER SUPPORTED;
vas 0 good eoRp and It IS claimed tha 1t inc
larger trade interests were still bullish'
Tho activity OF Pennsylvania was really
annual report which as about duo.
ST. pAuL's SHORT INTEREST:
There seemed to be some traders snort
interest in ST. paul. Standard OF rep.
doing anything in the MARKET, I, !.
tent to ciub the rest Of the market and
like the operations Of II we'll known spec.
tator who has not been In the market
lately. ,,to,t rn,,or !, HAT +hot
the the March dividend.
CURRENCY MOVEMENT:
The principal movements Of currency
this week Indicate that tho banks have
lost thereby ss,5aS,ooo.
STEEL PREFERRE:D:
The good support in United states steer
Preferred was a feature 81 the rh marS Sas
been quite considerable.
FRISCO ROCK ISLAND:
Official confirmation Of the Frisco kSSX
Island story was not Forthcoming. but the
street very generally believed 1t. IL sSssa-
ed to be treated rs bull argument OK
Frisco only md SO far as F ,MHr S s,s
the point of view Of the new tinahs .Ss
than the strategic value Of the sAs-
ance.
LOUISVILLE & NAsHv1LLE:
A syndicate has been formed e unnef.
T nse che the Bow Bonds L Ct less sr
t the anount underwritten viii be called
up Inc stock sold off on tho expected
bond issue. 5is
9{lsa Of the At t. whGse
that q complete merger Of Rock Island
Atchison interests Is under contempla-
ton With view to obtainng n a
elimination Of the projected CONSTRUCTION
Of now lines. Such q merger would rc~an
many millions n added revenue to both
lines. -5..
TIlE1 CLOSE:
there was just enough rally in places to
indicate the covering of professional
shorts. The advance in money rates S,' and
the principal topics Of interest. Some
firms reported moderate calling of loans
in the early part of the day.
While recognizlng that some tlghtnesss
thinks it not Improbable that the banks
are willing to emphasis the situation.
II only to impress upon shinEton the
Importance Of the currency bill. The Wlp-
Ing out of the surplus reserve at this
time would be very impressive object
lesson. @ ;.
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LEE AND TAYLOR
THROW BOQU u
Distinguished Vlrgin1llan' and
Tennesseean on Same
Platform.

Governor Bob Taylor entertained :
ua,roaentatiye Richmond audience ut the
ACADEMY last night In his own entrance
~ manner. A splendid audience lis
toned with almost bated breath to his
word pictures Of music, life and love,
mirth and nature,
General Tltzhugh Lee introduced him,
and the Ex-Governor of Virginia tossed
see, and the Ex-Governor OF Tennessee
hung wreatls OF beauty around the
name of Lee
General Lee spoke for five minutes In
n humorous strain, and told tho history
OF the old remark of the Governor OF
North Carolina to the Governor OF South
X Carolina, and declared that II the ex-
Governor of Tennessee had made the re,
mark to the Ex-Governor of Virginia NJ
had not heard It.
General Lee spoke In eloquent strain
OF the ties between Tennessee and VIZ
ginia. He declared that when he was
Governor of Virginia no appointed
line between Virginia and Tennessee. but
they could not find It, and he many
concluded that there was no diyld'hs
limo between Tennessee and Virginia.
and gave 1t up
Spontaneous applause greeted me COM
plimentary remarks Of each. and It was
a happy preliminary to the delightful
hour and a half OF word painting, beauty,
mirth. song and pathos that followed.
The lecture, 1.-THE Fiddle and the
BOW was under the auspices OF the
y, NJ. c. A., and the audience was
splendid one. General and Mrs Leo
Occupied the prcscenium box on the
right. and Mr.. John F. Branch, DR.. Geo.
ROSS and other friends the second box
On the same side. Mr. S. W. Trayers,
with a party, occupied the forward box
an the left. The other boxes were also
EX-GOVERNOR Bob Taylor mellows With
age, and his power to delight an an'
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BANK EARNINGS
Table Showing Figues for Chief Cities
of the Country. ~

Table Showing Figues for Chief Cities
Of the Country.
y tBy Associated apress.)
Z NEW YORK February 27.--The follow.
Ing table compiled by Bradstreet. showing
the bank clcarings at humber OF tn.
principal cities for the week ended Feb
ruary 20. With the percentage OF Increase
and decrease as compared with the corr
responding week last year. sixty-nv1
other cities are included in the tota Is:
New York. 1,o90S4 $50; decrease. 14a
Chicago 1885, 625 decrease, IL.
Boston, s1l2,39S 02i decreasc. 80.
Philadelphia, $1O4. 70i, 40; incrense. 4o.3.
Z ST. Louis, 81, 1856. PAP; decrease, 20.9.
u Pittsburg, SIC. el2 .093: Increase, 1872. s5
San Francisco, s23. S2l, 900: increase. 23.a.
Baltimore, SIT 1896, S2s; increase, lie.
Cincinnati. SIS. so. COO
Kansas City, sl7.336224; increase, 40.
Now Orleans, sl3,7s7.77o; increase. Leg.
Louisville, 1851. 0O2 increase. 81.
Richmond. s, 1853 ,4sS; increase. rs,
Washington. ;3.o20l2l: Increase II.
Savannah. $3.174,2l4; Increase. 3e.3.
Memphis. s3,0l7 800: increase, 40, =,
< Fort Worth. $2.72.S75; increaae. ESQ.
Atlanta, 81. sos Tee; ; !ncrease, $50.
z Nashville, 1911 es3; increase 1913.
Norfolk 81 .b39. $50; ! increase. 23,6
Augusta. 32,292. 32l increase. 1856,
Birmingham. sl,2e9. ss7 Increase 40.
Little Rock, 1925. o37; Increase. 1875. @
Knoxville. s1,042,s23: increase, 1868.
Macon, 1858. coo: increase. liz.
Chattanooga, t720, os3 Il increase. 69.s.
Jacksonville. Fla. 1885,. G22; Increase. 1e.3.
Houston. tl34l4.9S6; increase, ,34S.
Galveston $s,237, 900: increase, S.S.
Charlcs on. s. C.ss 81 orc a55.
Totals U. 8. l.s14,ea5 s2a: ,eecrense. 10.
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|sSTOCNlPRlCES
AXE TUMBLE
Yielded to Sharp Attack Late
In Day; Fell Several Points.
! CALL MONEY ADVANCED
Time Money Held Firmly at Five Per
Gent. With Little Change for Increase
III Demand--Market Sluggish
Before the Decline.
CALL MONEY ADVANCED

fRr Assnciated l,rcss,

6F5 ~ 9t3tt.. (By Associate eel IrcSs.)
Il NEW YORK, Feb T.--Prices OF stocks
yielded to sharp attack late IN the d Ia,ys
To-day and were carried between lq2
points below last, night for the 'pri It pad
banks were calling loans and presumably
y forcing some liquidation. but the active
demand from shorts to cover at the a. de
played a considerable part. In the break
The serious inroads upon bank reserves
from the weeks fb clreney m1y ye
SVious to that the market had been
neglected and sluggish with s,nggifng
tendency rather than actively weak. t., IN
some early recovery from yesterdays
weakness by st. Paul, and an upward ten-
deney BY Aagamaatea coBpteT nnd i ths
!, early tendency to decline.
5s Traders professed to be waiting upon
the formal announcement Of the Ro 3.sR
Lroject and upon definite Information TO
indicate the fate of the Aldrich financial
bill for this session. An / attempt was
the Southwestern Railroad world. work
Ing out through the MEDIUM Of +, Rock S,.rs
Island but the dealings IN Mn ass W WIZ
each other on q very large scale. WIN
the surplus Of the banks AMI w d9wn
loss Tor tits Week Indicated in cash re.
serves of within half a million of that
amount, 1T will be seen what Will confront
&the New York $money market unless OIL
set to the reserve shrinkage has been af-
fected by loan contraction. Preparation
for the March settlement Increased the
pressure to-day. so that call loans were
forced up to 4 per cent. before the close.
Time money is very firmly held at per
cent for ali periods. There is nothing to
indicate early cessation OF the interior de-
niand for currency nor Of the sub-Treas-
ury requirements upon the money. market.
SSl The market closed irregular at the rally
on covering by shorts;
Y The bond market weakened in sympathy
with stocks Total sales, par value $780, :
600 Il United States bonds were all un-
changed on the last call.
N The total sales of stocks for the day
were $50, 500 shares: T 5 ..
MONEY AND EEK
Money on call Arlner at. 3@4 per cent;
Very arm: sixty days, $40 6per cent;
ninety days. 4A@ 5per cent; six months,
Is per cent; prime mercantile paper ogp
: 81 Del. cent Sterlin gexchange5 easy With
actual business In bankers, bills at $4s7, 40
5G4.S7 80 for demand and at s4.S4.2 for sixty
day bills: posted rates, S4:S5Hi.S5!a and
s.4Ssls; commercial bills. s4.SS1A@4.S4. Bar
silver 4S: Mexican dollars. Ss. Govern
ment bonds steady; State bonds t1rm; rail-
road bonds weak.
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TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond Va, Feb. n, 1903
The tobacco market for the week end
ing February 9th closed for the month
In very good shape.
Bright sun-cured lugs and wrappers
were very strong throughout the week.
while low grades kept up at usual prices:
several crops averaging. from IS TO- $ll.SO
hundred for the best wrappers.
Dark stemming and bright tobacco are
selling at about the same figures as last
weeks quotations
Total amount sold at the four ware.
houses. this week. NJ 800 pounds. Total
amount of loose tobacco sold during the
month of February. 9,l2 G4 pounds. To-
ing the season up to date. 1928 03S pounds
Quotations are as follows:
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Petersburg, Va. Feb. 81 1903.
Market very active and prices are high.
Quotations nre as fOlloWB: ti8s
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
4 DRY GOODS MARKET.

FALL RIVER. MASS, Feb. N,--Trad-
Ing has been light in the print cloth mar
ket this week. the sales amounting to
about 126,e0 pieces and prices continuing
unchanged on basis OF $40. for regu-
lars. The continued upward tendency Of
the cotton market Ia causing some anx-
lefty. The mills are all running to their
utmost capacity and are booked with or
urers declare that Of they are compelled
to pay 10c. per pound for cotton they
must raise the price OF thelr product IN
NEW YORK, Fob. 27.-values are on
the upgrade In the dry goods market
with many lines held at value. There is
a difference between buyers and sellers
on the price question, which makes trad
Ing lighter. Stocks are .well-sold and
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pDASUr AND PEA MARKET.

NORFOLK, VA. Feb. ?s;-rhere has
peanut market. but the prices OF peas
have fallen from last week rapidly. The
quotations are as follows: ,..,, r,,
2H c.: BRINE exc: low grades. &C.: ma.
chine picked. 1A@2Ac.; spanish Toe per per
bushel. FL Blackeye peas, 1913 oag: plack
Soc. Peanut bags N bales. es In Z 3;loc.
NUTs-Spao nish new. active at nc. Vlr-
Rlnias new, active at &c.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, N. g. Feb Z.-sPlR-
ceipts, iso CO sks Rosln-Firm at $50; re-
ceipts 04 casks Crude TurpentIine-
Fir mat 1900; receipts. 90 barrels. Tar
SAVANNAH, Ca. Feb. N.-TURPEN-
TINE-Firm at Csc. RECEIPTS. casks;
sales. IS casks; exports, 50 casks. Kosln e.,
barrels: exports. 1,274 barrels.
CHARLESTON, s.. G.. Feb. H.-TUR-
PENTINE-Firm at ESQ.,; sales, none.
Rosin-Frm. y
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WALL. STREET GOSSIP
Steel Preferred Supported In a Weak
Market The Rock Island Deal.
Especial 70 The Time,,pi..patrchl

NFnWs FWyn,K FebrunTy Y.~Tha onen-
Ing OF the stock market showed more
strength than the lower range Of prices
from London would, indicate. The af-
regarded az largely The result Of n pro-
fessional raid, and there was some early
disposition TO cover shorts. Tho condi-
dentsEsports on the prospects Of tao Al.
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Richmonders in New York.
lsnaclal tn rhe Times. Dlspatch. D

r. (specal to The ITimes.DlsputchJ
NEW YORK. February 27.- ~
., q. Leigh. Jr, w. Branch; Flftn ave y
nue-J. D. Crump and wife; Asto ., rhr; IT,
Atlanser and wife; Crite.ion-H, g. Chria-
In and wife; Grand-A. Pizzini; Ever
etc. 4. Smith. F. Atwood: ST. Den ~
". c, Davis; vlctoria-G. $. McR IA . =
yarre-O. 3. Morgan.
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coTTONsEED OIL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Feb. N.-Cottonseed OIL
dull: Prime crude here nominal; prime a,, m,
mer yellow, 4oQ4011tc.; on summer yellow
Soc; prime white 45e prime wlnter vel ye
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. N,--seaboar I'd
Air line common. ,25M; do, preferred. 42B
asked Seaboard As, S3%.
Atlantic Coas, Lane common. 1921; do.
Dreferred unchanged,
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L BALTIMORE, MD. Feb. T.-FL 4 dJG,,.
Quiet and unchanged. !yheat-ss =
spot end the montIh s9A oggnot S %eak
futures +, t re steady steady; spot and the month $50
5sMc.; Southern white. 45a5r tS q nts
Duli and easy: No; 2 white a2 = q, , Rye-
Firm and unchanged. Esgs-steady and
unchanged.
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NEW YORK. February N.--BEEvES
s.t,..rs' sicndy.t, /. rts hig' Ter; COW"
and Bulls. steady to strongi all sold sold.
Steers ox ssa SSSog fsw e eatls
yHrii,na fat COWS and heifers. s4.40IS20:
Calves Yes. steady; veals, s6qe.6o; tops, ss7S;
tiittie calves, $id4.t0; city dressed venls.
sheep and Lambs-sheep scarce and
firm: IL NIB firm 10 10 cents higher: me-
dunn and common steady: sheep, scarce
mud firm; good lambs, firm to 10 cent? zen
higher. sheep, almost nominal; 1a'''os
s"i Hoeggs@Firm; state hogs. ss.4o07,oo; lat
4 W. -
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No. 5, nafsc.; 10. red 74i t;32n ~ No;
corr 44sc Ne ,Shyyt e,osXiss ,e s41 49, rye.
SIC. GOOD feeding barley, 4sg4ec; fair
to choice mating, 4sa6sMc NJ d: rr 11ax,
seer s.l? No. north ~ W Wy; prl par
ba rrel sl7s1s ais; lard, per lo6 pounds;
8 a7,sde. 60; short ribs sides uoose): se .G9
$50: dry salted shoulders {boxed)' S sSs7aS9b
10 To- Whisky, basis OF high .wine,ss. l.so.
Clover, contract grade, 81 IS Butte,rr@@
Steady; creamery, 1sdp27hc.; da aa Ivy NV
Guided, ilh1l4&c. Cheese-tseady at lz1s
6l2M Ito 14hc 6s
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d partial decline OIL points. Sales, o. eco
bess spo{ 1slo steady No1 j nySo rN
rennud, Irregular. iilcc-flrtn. NJ olasses--
Firm. b n, . 80. g 90
st h,' tniry,lsds5e eS cheese stats
full creh,n fancy small co ., "a az FL
MsEs- ssteadyi State md pehhsylvan,il A.,
avease best 1880. southh.e a,n Me ard
so South Jersey . sweets, {9bdSI4. Peah,,Iax
Easy; fancy hnhdpickod, MGp4hc.; other
domestic, $@Gho. Cabbage. Qu!et; do
noatIc, bor barrel white, 7oc.@*l req.
s sS q. ~, cotto''by st' 'n to- aver
CHICAGO ILL.,, Fob. 27,-rhe corn PIT
i,onrd Of OF Trade to-day. The strength Il,
thnI market aided other grfa d,, - h amdt
closing No higher; May corn up $40, a ing
oats hGtch improved. Provlsiso,n1s G ,o,ye,.
frm WITH Mny products from 2hc. lower
n I'm. hluhpr t..tat3 .Tl.5 4tlbH.
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CATTLE MARKET.

rnGG H4oad1t III! s5o r steady GOOD
prime steers, s5.0oa6.75; poor to medium.
So. o5d4.75; stockers and feeders. 2.9e14:1o:
ners, sl4oa5.so; bulls, s2.ooq4 RI calves,
Hogs-Receipts today; 2aooo; t ie- NOR.
lower, Mixed and butchers, s6.S067. 20;
good to choice, heavy. &7.2J@742 IL; rough
heavy, seS595m light, s6eeas s.; ou 1i
. sh h,.r. as 5000 Sheep and lambs,
steady. Good to choice wethers. 5000
$50; fair to choice mixed, s4.0oab4.76. Ma
tive lambs. S4.75M6S5
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EAST BUFFALO, N. Y. February ~.
CATTLE-Demand good. steady to
strong: veals IS cents lo s"r tops. $4,000
Hogs-Actlve and steady: heavy, s1.469
7.75 medium. s7.35GT745; Workers, s72o91
$780, pigs. s6:so97oo; roughs. s6.4o@6.6o;
sheep@Steady: lamsb. cents higher;
TOP lambs, s70O17.15 culls to good S4:503
$50: yenrlings. s560liS.0o: ewes s.. 0OG625;
sheep. top mixed. s5.25gb.50; culls to GOOD.
S2,T5Ql5.15.
CINCINNATI, February N.-HOGs--
AS sheep, steady, S3o09is5; lambs quiet.
81 .616E6 60, GGla% HI
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NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATION SFuRNIsHED TIE TIMES
DISPATCH by SCOTT & STRING \
FELLOW, BANKERS AND
BROKERS', 11O2 L. MAIN
STREET.
Op'n. High. Low. Cl'e
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LYNcHBURc1 TOBACCO MARKET,

Lynchburg. Va. Feb. ~. 1903
The Lynchburg tobacco market shows
no material change as compared with
last week, with the exception Of a de-
da tSa be he oered q nrfh
crease In tho offerings OF brlghts Is, OK.
pected to continue, Prices remain about
stationary, while the quality of thu
breaks shows tendency to improve.
Quotations are as follows:
DARK GRADES,
LUGS-
Common and dark lugs...,. s.00@ 4,so
DARK sTEN1MING ToBACCOs.
Medium dark iugs..,.,..,,,.".. 4.eo@ 4se
Go9d dark gs.,,.,,.,,.,."' 4,2%SQ eoo
Common dark leaf,.....,,,v eQ Q0S@Ss e,920 g
Medium dark leaf,..,..,,..... '5o9 &c
Good dark leaf.,,.,,,,,,,,,,.t '0og ss ov
H EN-; '$$ a; 49,: }}$ Es
i ;s|s 4! IS IS
$;:$ s$s$ IT'S
0sssSa|Hep s ss'S ,s sSs
S S|Sss less lS%8 9sSs
MtXtMhsodXNSy %9'Ri,AiPPGRH-. !, -, ! .
Good % MN * N
S;S;Ssa ass! ass sis
~
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advances. There is moro conservatism
on the part OF buyers.
n Fnilures-211 In tho United StateA
against 216 last year. Afas
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The following arc tho total net rece!pts
Galveston. $50, 434 bales; New Orleans,
1859 ,245 bales Mobile. 1918 bales: sa.
vannah, l.1b1.isl bales; charleston; 93 1872
bales; Wilmington, BLISS bales ga Norfolk.
York, 45497 bales: Boston. 635s7 bales;
Newport News, 1867 bales: Philea dlphia,
1906 bales; Brunswick, $40 bales; Fer
bales; Port Arthur. 63,926 bales; Port
Townsend, $3.50 hales: San francisco, 80, {;
e3l bales. Portland. Greg .b4i bales; El
Laredo. l2.l29 bales Total, {, $40, $40 bales.
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET
#a (WHOLEsALE,)

Prices corrected daily by E. W. Evans &
Company, 1913 Il. Cary Street.
Friday. Feb, q. 1908,
LIVE POULTRY.
With continued light receipts the mar
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! 1880 bales.
Cotton steady; miadlipg. 1877 Q: z; net Re, re
1880 bales; stock, 126. ~ bales.
a Total to-day at all seaports-Net re.
,ceipts. 1850 bales; export 70 Great
Britain Britain, 26S3 bales: to France. $50
bales; to the Continent 2.s57 bales; stock.
Consolidated at all seaports- Net re:
Britain, TOSS bales; to France. lilo bales;
to the Continent. s1,l32 bales.
Total since September LIST at all sea.
ports-Net receipts. 6, so, $40 bales; export
to Great Britain, 2.lo5,31 bales; to France.
62e,6o6 bales; to the Continent, 2.26.a6
bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. H.-CoTToN-
Tho spot market was quiet; quotations
unchanged.
At the opening prices were 2G3 points
lower. but bad weather reports and light
receipts carried prices up few points
the May option selling t10c. At the close
prices we're even TO 3 points higher than
Yesterdays closing figures s.-s1,s. !, I.
Cotton futures steady: February s90
May. sesas:s9; June, 50, olaae1o; July,
10.O5110.0G; August. 9.6599.66 September,
8.99a9.M; October. S.o748.58.
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ContinentaI's Big Dividend.

Totals Canada, $4,000 .g,o 80, dc crease. 81.
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Cotton futures opened easy; closed very

Spot cotton closed steady; mlddling up
I ] $3.50 bales. E
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\ Decided weakness affected various sec
lions Of the list during the later trading.
Ind under the influence of heavy sell
Ing movement several noteworthy declines
resulted. This was followed by n slight
rally which was not, however, Of sufii--
rient strength TO, arrest the, downward
tendency. After this the market became
uuieter and steadicd somewhat at the
close.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-22
WILLIAMSBURG.

II. II Averill & Co. have car Of bulk
Champlaln Valley Greetings on Central
Vermont track at Barre, they are selling
at 81 40 a barrel. Come, and bring your
barrels
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-22
EXTRA sEssLoN CALLED,
President Roosevelt Issues HIS Elk
pected Proclamation.

President Roosevelt Issues HIS Tx
pected Proclamation.
Washington, Oct, 21-T president
has issued the following proclamation.
Whereas, BY the resolution Of the sem
ate Of March 10, 1903, the approval by
congress Of the Baciprocal commercial com
vention between the United States and
the republic Of Cuba, signed at Havana
on Dec. IL, 1902 Is necessary before the
said convention shall take effect.
And whereas, 1t is important to the pub
lie interests Of the United States that the
said convention shall become operative as
early as may be;
Now, therefore 7. Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States OF America
by virtue Of the power vested IN me by
the constitution, do hereby proclaim and
declare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the converting of both houses OF
the congress Of the United States at their
respective chambers in the city Of Wash
ington on the 9Th day Of November next,
at IL o'clock noon. to the end that they
may consider and determine whether the
approval Of the congress shall be given
to the said convention.
All persons entitled to act as members
| Of the Fifty-eighth congress are required
to take notice Of this proclamation.
Given under my hand and the seal q
the United States a. Washington the 2Qth
day of October ia the year of our Lore
one thousand nine hundred and three ant
of the independence az the United States
the one hundred and twenty -eighth,