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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
CAPT. l. N. EEFT WICH
DIES AT OLD AGE:
Was Grave Confederate Officer
and Widely Known as
Tax Collector.

Mr.. z. NJ. Leftwich, long a familiar
figure In Richmond and known to nearly
every business man In this vicinity, died
at his home, No. 2212 East Grace Street.
on Tuesday afternoon In tho eighty.flfth
year Of his age
Mr.. Leftwich was for a number Of years
and until quito recently. State collector
tof delinquent taxes for the city OF Rich.
mond, and In this capacity mingled fre"-
~ with the public
m Flo was In his earlier life merchant In
this city, and WAS brave Confederate
captain In tho war between the States
Mr.. Leftwlch was consistent church
mem Der and was Identified with the FIRST
Baptist Church, where for many years
he taught Sunday school class. known
as the infant" class, which was COIN
posed or men ranging In ago from fifty
i to cighty-fivc years.
He was the father OF Or. A. L. Leftwlcl1
and Mr. Robert Leftwtch. OF Church Hill
Mr., Leftwich was we'll llkod by all who
knew him and was familiar figure about
the City HAL. having had his office there
as Delinquent tax collector for many
years. He occupied desk room In Mayor
srav,.r's office, and Ills Honor was quite
fond OF him.
Mr.. LeftWlch'S dGutn was not ultoselleFs
Unexpected as his friends realized that
at his advanced age, chances were large.
~ against his recovery from an attackfot
sickness. t@as s3
The funeral will take place from the
residence atl1 o'clock to-day and the fol
lowing gentlemen, members Of his old
Sunday school class, will act az l'all-
bearers: Messrs. a. Q. Jones, n. (
Savage. C.. h. Hagnn,s r. 3. Walthall.
Carlton jackson. Thomas w Joseph.
Howard Walthall and j. B. Vaughan.
The interment will be In Oakwood.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. so.--Tho cotton narKrt
opened irregular. at nm advances OF z pom. 20
a decline Of $ points, ruled very active and
Very irregular. but showed on th= Whole a
declining tendency that sc.med chiefly the re
nuit OF liquidation, accompanied by apprsnen.
.ions that III big bulls WI ,inlcadins. From
I'll very start the market .as sr1at!e 70 such
from one minute to another VIII Their pre-.
were going up or down. Generally speaking,
however, prices broke rapidly during the emil
trading until shortly before ths non 10 y
tive r,onths. this being a q clins on. the
hest prices OF YESTERDAY ot about sa.sa q hale.
iny: nsgressivey This room which had been
helping TO sell the market dawn, turned quick
y Tor profits as prices worked upward wire
everything was confusion with nrle:s going
upward so rapidly that insi.s Of fifteen min
'ltcs they had been rallied to little over tne
final final quotations q Tie preyio4s night A Che
recovery, demand fell OFT and while the local
bull leader appeared e BUYING In a. small wa Z
small small or less Irregular worked generally down
ward With. tho close weak q! a net deeilns Of
90 baies. Tho late break was accompanied by
unsettlng rurors regarding the Tar eastern
situation II 49, itIa5 II
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WILD EXCITEMENT.
Brokers Fight; and Struggle. tc
Sell Cotton.
,(Byf Associated press.)

4 NEW ORLEANS. DEG. Gothic ring at
the Cotton Exchange was surrounded by
a mass Of struggling brokers all day long
The opening was wild, but the confusion
grew greater as the day. advanced: The
bulls. fought desperately. but the heaviest
support they could give the market could
not keep prices up against the irresistibl,
tide Of liquidation by weak longs. rhc
lealling bulls fought heavily; during the
middle Of the day, but purcheuas Of $500
bales at a time did not hold the lnarke,
up.
Soon after noon war rumor., spread
among the. ;traders at the ring and tho
confusion became indescriba bio Tho stout
oaken ring about which trading In con
tracts 10 carried on fairly trembled ur
brokers hurled, themselves against. It o.
were forced against 1t by the mass OF
brokers that crowded around It ten deep
Tho fierce eagerness to sell at any price
caused values to tumble Give points at a
time. Outside the exchange curious
crowd OF people throngcd Gravler Street
and. Varieties Alley, and tho frantlc yeils
Of the traders could be heard. for blocks.
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.ER.RAT IC.D!|.'.AIt|..Y
IN COTTON.
Speculation Continues Active
and Sentiment Nervous
....s..; and. Unsettled.
.lRx .Associa ted. Prcss.1

+ 2 3 n : Al
3. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Specu;ation in
cotton was resumed on an exceedingly
active scale to-day, and trade sentiment
seemed no Less nervous and unsettled
than on Yesterday, From the very clang
Of tho gong fluctuations were Wild!
erratlc. Gables were, perhaps, 81 q shade.
better than looked for just Before the
local opening, \ but afterwards weakened
and the outlook. was for heavy receipts
First prices here were seven points
higher to eight points lower, and, follow
ing the Gals. uled; very giraffe: May.
TOR instance. ,ope mad .atll3:sS* a,netSloss
Of tive points: sold;up TIL 50, on the call;
: then broke to 1850; recovered slightly,
but within the first half hour sold back
to ID. "a net loss Of twenty.fourtpoints
while the other months showed equally
wide changes. with the general tendency
downward, as a result Of heavy liquida-
:tion and 5rumors that the bulls were. UNI
loading. At the lowest level Of the morn
Ing March sold at 10 g. May at 1910 and
July at 413.44. this being "a net loss %
thrty-five to forty points and a decline
Of about SIS a. .bale from-sthe best price.
Tof yesterday, Just about midday the
bulls. .quiclely;firenewed their tactics and
began bidding aggressively. while fttht
room crowd that had been helping to sci,
the markht down turnedTto cover and C
perfect torrent OF buying came n,tFWltf
prices rallyIng TO about tn, best point o.
the morning. or Just about even with last
nights close; This was succeeded by
another down turn of several, points, and
early afternoon showed losses Of 0G11
points on the active months . During the
late trading; fuctuations were less vio-
lent but the market; showed distinct
downward tendency under liquidation
that accompanied unsettlng rumors re-
.garding the Far Eastern situation. The
market closed weak at a net decline Of
'asa4o points. -.saies We're. estimated at
-,5O0, 900 bales.
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SUPPORT
FOR MARKET
/. Fostering Care Held Prices in
III IL. Check and Nursed Re-
covcries.
PINCH N MONEY MARKET |. II. /:
Influential Stocks Are BIZ Up
.5 by Large. Interests to 81
FIold Prices. 4 @s
PINCH IN MONEY L /. I \ MARKET AZ. ( 1: !
j (By Associated press.)

!. NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Thcre WIS
pronounced disposition to take profits IN
II to.day's stock market. as wa. rather
clea tiv fore, Inowcd NY the eeiloN o'-sEe
late market Of yesterday. but therh " Is
not lacking q foslSIing rare OF ne nla ~.
and nursed the recoverles.. The opinion
was Thereby caused that while the large
interests behind the market were dlslh-
clincd to continue Ythe advance IN ING
face of d stiff call money marnc the
were by no means Willing TO reI EN-, ~,
1.-THE advantageous position secured TOT
tho yc1r.cnd situation.
THE pinch In the money market was
effective In dLslodgtng some Apecgla tlye
holdings IN to.day's market but !, tho
wutchful guardianship was evidenced .by
the way In which influential stocks sRero
bid up Ito hold prlcel M "a & II, "a. Il
53t The Faciflcs and the United States
-,Steci stocks were conspicuous examples.
some of the less prominent stocks. which
+ last few days, we're forced back with. p O.
nottional violence In tho days realizing.
\ The eHstric stocks and the high priced
!. eoaiersF were In this list. Tho New YORK
!. public utilities were also markedly teac.
tionary.@ The Reading statement Of NO
vomber net earnings, showing q decrease
cot sa7s.ooo for all the companies COM
atea w ss sar un ha Ia sss
sprefcrred was very active throughout tho
day. and was accompanied by many ru-
.rnors as to the coming d.>Adends 70 pc
decided early next month 34
The feversh and excited cotton market
lad some disturbing effect In tho stock
market. The closine was dull and heavy
but, at a considerable recovery from the
lowest. ss
i,oEds were active and easier. Total
sales 81 par value. sz.l40.0.0. . s..
Unifed States bonds were weak. OWING
nc the expiration OF the refundinE PR
,svfleee. The thrces were down TO Ia;
Z tic old tours, registered two. and the
I. old four; coupon. 9 IL on call.
Total gales were GIL 200 shares.
Il NEW YORK. Dec. GoO.--C Close: Money on
Z call strong 3 to Z per cent! closed no bid |;
4 offered at 2. Time loans easy 90 ana %
days 5 per cent; SIX months "a 10 ).
Prime mercantile paper &. to 6 per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy. with actual bust
Ecss In bankers bills at s4s350 TO $;83. GO
I for demand and s4sO:15 to s4so.s0 for 60
day bills. Posted rates s4sl IL to s4s2s
and $iS5 to Sass 10. Commercial bills
$3.50 IL: bar silver IS rs: Mexican dollars
Dc La, ai,
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gA1ns.

II. American ehaffi toln.......
American Snuff. pfd.......
1ooAtnetican Can. tfd .........
Il SOU American Can, rfda.ss....
100 Amer. Cotton OIL. ooil1.s...
1890 Amer. locomotive, eoti....
SO Amer. locofnotlVt, pfd 81.
: 200 Continental rdbnctO.. Iifd J..
1000 Amer. Car ard aIour1dryy.,,-
11l0o American Sugar ~. .l.:;s...
1st1fA., r.. ind 8. re- coif1n.".,
400 A., T i and 81. Ire. tfd.l ..i..t,.
45+O1 iArnrlghi1interl .Ctpper..s.I...
200 Baltimore ana Ohlos..it :.;.4
1850 Brooklyn Rapid 1rahsit....
17W Canadian Paclflr ......1.....l
, 25OD Chesapcake and Chic ...i..
Canada Southern ...t...,t....
23oD Cblo. Southern, com. ........
( 100 Colo. Southern, LIST ;pfd ......
40 Colo. Southern. "a %pfd .......
$50 Chi, Nil, and s. I.......l..
1906 Chi, II. j. and 1'nclfc.s....
$500 Colo. Fuel und 'Irnn,,...:...}
3l0O Chicago Gient WHsterrl !. ~
CleV.. GIti.,Chl. and 8. u,
ESQ CnnrOliGate0s Cas- ~. .s.fss.....
\ 1850 Delaware anil Hudson .a,-.s.
4 10O Deli Lick. and Wtster1..1
go 1Trlor conn.,. ...., .".. ,i.:t...,.
I lbs Erie. let pfd............a,.,g
500 Eric. I'd rfd.. .......,ss.,...e
1900 General Electric .....s.o...
I, 2026 Illinois Central ......,......s
II 500 l.chthcr....... ....... ..::....
67o0 louisville ana Nashville.
$40 Mnnliattai1...... 80. $3.50.
$3.50 Metropclita1l......s.... .......
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. CAPTAIN w VVherry.

-. -(Sp6calGt to bIneT'IlrIl6 S-DlSPdtCH) 49,.
PETERSBURG, Vas; December 3d.
Captain w. H Wherry died at his homo
In Ettrick, near this city, this morning
at half-past 6 o'clock, from a complca-
ton Of troubles. at the age of sixty
eig hit, The q funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon from Ettrlck Metho-
dist Church.
missed more than any one man In this.
section OF Virginia. For the past forty
years he had been connected with the
cotton factories III Ettrlck and aMatonca.
and the employees were all devoted to MIN.
He has been specially noted FOR his abil-
gity In Sunday school and church work
and his influence In this regard Is felt
throughout the Sta to. He was choir
master Of marked ability. and many
leaders Of cholrs learned music from him.
To his work In tho Sunday schools and
churches do many minister's mark the
date Of their ministry, He was friend
OF the truest kind, and never lost sight
Of the young after they had grown UP
and left his teaching. Els power to de-
velop workers was remarkable. When
aver any matters required tho help or
others no could always develop some one
to take hold. While no one can M MS
place! still those he has trained VIII ne
able 10 take mp his work and carry u on
with much greater success than they
could possibly have done put Tor MS
power to develop Leaders,.
He is survived by widow ana several
Frhildrep f|QH At|A#asH-
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George w. Britain.

(SpecIui to The Times lspntchO
SUFFOLK, VA, December 3O-Georse
w, Britain, about o'clock this after
noon. fell about twenty feet from the rear
balcony Of the Stuart House and landed
IN a brick pavement. sustaining injuries
which proved fatal within about three
light ankle crushed, and there was con-
cussion of the spine, The fall Is thought
to have been brought on because Of an
attnck OF vertigo. Tie deceased though
= native OF Pennsylvania. fought through
tho Civil War with the Southern people
being member Of General W ~ IN, r. H.
M, Brittnln was member Of tho Tom
smith Camp of Confederate Veterans and
was sixty-sevcn years old. a widow sur
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE,

PORT OF RICHMOND. DEC. 80, 1893.
ARRIVED
Steamer Brandon Shelly. Norfolk, merchan-
disc and passengers Old Dominion Line,
n. SAILED sas NIL
!. Steamer Pocahontas ravGAs. T. r, !, md
Norfols, merchandise ana passengers. Vlrxlnlst
Steamer Berkeley, Shelly Norfolk. .nerchan.
disc and passengers Old Dominion Line
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, Dec. 80. 1913
ARRIVED.
Barge Cienfuegos. Providence.
n Barge Malvern Boston,
Hnrgs Foster, I3oston,
Steamer knight Errant Nerfolk,
SAILED
schooner IIda, Savannah.
Bnrge eoGrge Moon, Providence
WEST POINT, VA. DEC. 50. 1908,
3;,4 ARRIVED.
Charlotte Murphy, Baltimore, passengers and
Elm city Haynes Mattapori River Land
Iass passengers and general cargo,
fEi SAILED. t5i3l
Charlotte Murphy, Baltimore passengers and
Elm city. Haynes, Mat:aponi River Land.
lngs. passengers aud general cargo
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3o.-Thc dry goods mar
hone OF Increased buslnss unti; the new var Is
vii commenced; tn irmnss Win which gene ne
h,,siness 3 not contaminated becaus sSl'ers
are unwilling to compromiSe with the buyer
and nre insIstent upon holding Tor the .op ol
the market --..-,.- tL., 4. ~. ----.- -, a--h
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rife SIDEWALK On TIE WEST
SIDE OF EIGHTH IS, sTK ~, J; ! I, w !
II, TWEEN BROAD AND MARsi1ALh
Be it ordained by, the Council Of the
city Of Richmond:
THAT permission be, and n1,t the same e
rereby granted The s}op to on
struct and maintain Fire Escap on tt t,a
east side OF their house ever the side MIX
on tho west side Of Eighth Street, Between CIV N
Broad and Marshall Streets,F sup1ect "
the following conditions: e L
e 2. That the said Fire F'scape.is TO pc
constructed according % the plttn 70 Dn
presented by SAC 5s31aa ana piaeed
on file In the ONCE OF city Engineer; and
also In such manner and With such ma
tcrIals as shall be satisfactory to me
o ). The he said said Bijou Theatre Company.
Jake Wells. President, shall at all times
keep said Fire Escape III proper repair,
.m nit .. On Streets and shockoo Creek may
ut any time deem reasonable tor me
safety of persons using tile hig hway under
d. The permission heraoy granted shall
at any time be subject TO any amendment men IrN
or revocation by the City Councll., = pom
a revocation Or amendm,Senl q I s nla per
Jake Wolls, President, or any subsequent
owner OF said house. snail Immediately
conform to such amendment or reVocs'-
5, ;rhc said permission Is given, subject
to the conditions that the said g jou
Theatre, Company. Jake Wells. President.
or any subsequent owner Of said house,
harmless i' tho city OF Richmond for any
charges, damages, or cost that the city
may be required to pay by reason or my
person beng injured or damaged IN any
Way, in property or person., by the con-
struction, existence. or maintenance or
G. Before any work is done under, this
ordinance the said Bljou Theatre Com.
pany. Jake Wells, President, shall present
plans for the construction OF said tlrs
Escape to tho City Engiheer. and snatl
have tho same approved by the City En-
cincer and Chief Of Fire department..
I, For a failure TO conform fully to inc
provisions OF this ordinance, or any
amendment or revocation thereof, or any
requirement. thereunder lhe said q i, e ss
or any subsequent owner of said house Is,
shall ht, liable 10 fine Vt not less nan
fen nor more than nifty dolars cacl
DAVIS failure to be a separate ofteh5e.
5. This ordinance shall Le In force from
Its passage. .,,cr,on, GU c,or,,
dac % .5t
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week. He was. member OF Centenary
Methodist Church.
DEATHS.

PARRISH. Died December soth Mrs.
Amelia N. Parrish. wife q MI vi, u j sam
III VTun e III from the late residence, No.
1908 Ivy street. FRIDAY; J }Ia1},.,ry,od i
1901, ats P. NJ. Interment In HOLLYWOOD y.
PETERS. December %. 1903 at the ", yir.
glnIn Hospital, Of pcritonitls EL i ~
NJ, u. & Peters, four months old the ga. Gay VI
death.
TEMPLE -Dct. In New York city. on Tn ~ " Z,
Of December. WILLIAM St YRlS TENT; f.
nth son OF the late BENJAMIN ana Lucy Lily
Tomple; aged sixty-one years,
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eggs steady. state and Pennsylvania nos BY
average ne. sc potato, 81 eaay Lsns
81 51s, * 50; State and western sa Ky 81. !o3
lis; peanuts steady; fancy he nd pl ,Ked; ~
Domestic per ton siSds5: ner iCo 1891 oop; cot
ton by stean to Liverpool &c. - i
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Nor. york Central gen. sks.............. o9'.
,,a,r 1aro,v Central general 5s........... 1904
N MsM ~ Ia. ~ l03
Solt ~. t5sSynS ~ ~ ..,;i,...,...u. ,0t
NorfnIl. ana w stsrn con lsr,..,...... &C
Hsho s,bnrt ma IA and P,citic ...,...... Ok
~ ~ ,,s,a trnnv aihs e5s,
!, enHina e;sneral Is Ok
O. - ''n,d I ron Mountain cousol 6s..... III
g ,t' T. l.. and s Francisco H. 4s.......... Slh
Et.3I,ouis southwestern lists q
Semtbsrn r5anfic "A Observation-Disclosures. ISL
Southe,r railway So III
;rexos md Pacific 1sts lis,
iroiSdo'N 81 :, and Western 4s........,.... Ii
I,..'S,, t,noiO, aa 70 los
ton pacisc conv Observation-Disclosures. J6N
q stesAs "a 5s 1914
W,; Ia Si.t. Observation-Disclosures. 1Hh
,vspash peb. Gi1s
nndt.I n ke Erie 40 ssE
tyiscnnsin Central As Observation-Disclosures. Oh
f,ainroIn Enei nd Iron 6s,....,...,........ 1t3
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!:5. stce ~ nrm TO l0c higher on GIT recei,.s;
Ius ana cows w 10 to i5c hssher native steers
s. 7ta5 49, stays and cxen; ss.sSgpi's1; pniis
50 II: veals hrrner: prime vcals boc higner =
barn yard and western calyss $50 e. - n
&C. tops $685. little calves ssas.ooi oarn ".
ana iaia mi receipts. 34so: GOOD hanly sheep
strong; all grades u Y od 5anSs
IInas. 81; hogs receipts L. Isl: market 10; low
err: State and Pennsylvania hsgs. $2.leso' -;
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4, 40 bales Futures opened .teady; futures
closed weak. ~ +. m.

1. no bales. Futures opt''eA ->'AN - an
Cotton reoepts At The ps1s ted teaay and s..
svi sil last week and 254 2 las, year : TO; laya
Sa,nst % u. last year and al Houston ia46t
Bales against 1853 last year I,'t
cotton quiet: mlddllng unlands. 1850; net.
/. 10 baies: stock, 6s.5ss bales. ,-, 4
ID g Sass - e4port Great Britain 2 90 bals'
to France TO- 100 bales; to he Continent 30
iss bales; stock. ss97s bales receipts
zoo SG paies export 70 Great Eran - bales e
France. s5.5is bales 70 the Continent, I'm
pa Total Since since September At. at all seap2rs.
Set receipts. s. issST6 bales eIp1r., Of Of ,Tsat
10 tho Continent, 1,6s7,14s.
NEW ORLEANS Dec so, &C srllers auasi
sales only 30 bales Quotations 70 oW NEE ~, Do
siverei On contracts. 500 Fruiss at the open pen,
R s, wt sgn.S S " R2sR!s SSeS
opened higher and everything To- ke ~ y ,a or
able for continuation 81 Of Inc ns orders
the country which had hte1 ae rrln nr itn
over night struck the ring and calrea 'o 1lnt
down at 1896 sold up 70 1879 and deG,' la 20
ag March !, opened a y p9,ntss Ma, opSn
~ !. "a nId IN To- HR3 and drwn to - 81 vhG
market closed weak at about, the loe ~ otss
OF the day and showing net losses OF 70 - %
Cotton futures steady; Dsssmesr oss
Sanrch n sC5fi3 81; April Is. nias y
"a C5a1s GO, June ls.77gl Is, July ls.sle1lo.s
-riY,,rpp pool, Dec. s0.-cotton opened easy
and i'd appaientiy nervous, r.y!ns VA 10 /, !
points After that amid some exc. OF tho
New York opening quotations ,Thsz m aifns
finally gave way. January ana feo1usty 1ou ' -
Ing Goa and closed weak
LIVERPOOL Dec. ae.-Cotton spot. small 81 :, a !
business done PRICES - point, iG%er; Md
dir GIinE, ''9 7s4; low middas lis gool orinaly
1851 ordinary ess: The sales oi N. Gay VEN
and e Dae and ncudsd $50 Ameriean re-
:ceipts $1,000 bales Including ~ A!nsI me nd
can middiIns q. O. C.; Decsmber ss5 sss; "a ~.
eember-January, Gs5 ars, .S Ss1
s9iGie92i i August September. ISL stE
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coI.roNsEEp OIL MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. ao.-Gotton seed OIL w Ss
,iat INT steady without change; prime crude
H M'r H. mills, 20 Tsoc primo summer Yellow,
sSsas7 ~ summer y y,;nw y nnsa o a.
W niiea no !aeTo TINEas9 s
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PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK Deo. 3o.-FLOUR-Quiet, but
.stcndy: Rye flour, steady: Buck ;, h az r!lolf
dull; Darn neal. steady; Farley ouli Fceu-
: Wheat, spot Irregular: No. red. 30 Optiohs
Had a steady opening, but soon declined uaus.
hid of northwest receipts; Sasy cabl anu rom
ceiling. on sudden war scare. tneS ~ .a., -
vance, closed Arln at a net use OF = o NJ
May and July, while December closed q ':, ""
er under liquidation. May S'5sc' july S'7sc. !;
corn@spot steady; No. .. b:c Y. optton mar
k.t opened steady, weakened win wheut I'd
lied later on the war talk ana closed hSt
higher. May alMc. Decetuner &c no,r,.
0ats-spot firm; No. 2, i-Hc Options ''o'1'
Beef-Quiet; cut meats quiet; lara i,, a nrns
Rosin, steady; strained. ,55; turpentine, Quiet'
rice ouiet; &molassea. frnL 80,
Coffce-Spot RIO quiet; NO ! inSoaGs 60 ~ ,
m nnf. fair renins &C. Centrifugal SO test
maasses suEarC exc; refined quiet The mar
ket for coffee futlres opened stead ~ ~ w
changed prices TO- an advance OF ~ oinss L; ~;
the market turned easier tipdrr increases M
uidntioIl In the absence OF aSgressVe o.t'l -, SUP
bort closing steady at q decline o. " "
Is points Sales $4,000 bags
CHICAGO, Dec. 3o.-Ala-nlng reports ~ re- o,
gard to the crisis IN the Orient mp; ;ssu
n ail tho gain in the leading option IN wheat
Nav closing at precisely the INA asuras o.
uesferday: Nav corn finished &C.. UP, oats 2sc-
and provisions laisc. to a7l:c, =.
y Ihu ieuuius }luu.nii uls r1;.ssa az !Gl'oWr,i
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!. MARRIAGES.

ARRAR-FAR Riley December 80.
! 1904. Mr.. EDWARD .,FARRAR ana B H Mais
< CLARA FARLEY. VIII be GLAD 70 see s, hs sna
North Tenth Street. City. tl.t. -.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond We. Dec. %. 1903.
49, .ssH5t.1 (litf,r ATs10NR 49, Il ~ NY. IL
CATTLE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Dec. so.--Caltls receipts Is, CO.,
market strong to 1Cc. higher go "a a. !; n ptis
Suckers and feeders 81 761+ 60. boI ~
efsrs ssgA cannaTy i5gg laeslpt '. u.s.
Gav - Soo to morrow S. 900 steady to 8 cents
higher + Mixed butchers, goy;. 4 y :,
choice heavy. s4teg rovgh eo e avg
sheen receipts 10000 Ten to fifteen. cents uisa-
or. Lambs 10 to l5s. higher oGod 70 choice.
lambs 81 s5ll6.2o
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
OBITUARY J: SIT
Mrs. III. Samuel Parrish.

1 Mrs. Ameva M. Parrish, 6ife Of Mr.. ].
Samuel Parrish, Of this city. died sud
denly about 6:aO O'clock yesterday morn
ing at her residence; No. 1908 Ivy Street.
Mrs; Parrish had been sick for about
a year She suffered an; d tack Tuesday
night. but rallied and was seated In q
chair; .vf7er.4 the end came peacefully.
Fer husband had iuat gone to bed after
giving her some medicine and otherwise
looking to her com fort. When he awaked
'.shc was dead Mrs. Parrish was forty
five years OF ago. She leaves three
children.
TIL. funeral will take place at 3 o'clock
Rto-norrow afternoon from the residence
and the interment will be made In Holy.
wood. The services will be conducted
nv the Rev. Dr.. Russell Cecil, Of the
secnnd Pres hYterinn Church. NJ.