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Selling. for Profits Forced
Prices Downward.
NET CHANGES VERY SMALL
They Arc Mixed Between Gains and
Losses-Market still Shows Itself
Sensitive to the Cotton Specu.
ation-- Bond Market Firm.
nv Associated rr.s,

NE:W YORK;. Nay s'2..To.day's . stock q,
of maintaining the strength which devel..
oped yesterday, but the announcement
that bankers syndicate had been form
ed to underwiite the new Pennsylvania
stock ssle eaussd s ,oak d bat n spprt
but motnentarly and did not get back to
the top level again for the rest Of the'
lay.
IN the general market. the average high
Lowell for the day was touched IN the
afternoon, when the preliminary estimate
afternoon, when the preliminary estimates
Of the cash movements for the week were
teeeipt on si bSanae Il from irs interior and
last hour to make considerable ,nroaus
upon prices and the closing was dull and
heavy below the best. The net change,
are rnivcd between gains and losses. There
was continued heavy, selling thi. morn
Ing OF 81. Paul and tho Fries and Unitau
States Steel stocks were incl.nel 70 be
reactionary, the latter on account Of tie
further cut = prices Of iron on nh MOI ~.
day day In ms spite su Of the claim OF 1eilnii.
settlement of rs labor dispute. The mn,
ket still shows itself sehstiys TO cotton
that marKe. was an Influence in tile .ts-
pction Of stocks Ia the first h.nr. Thy
bond marke, vas firm. Total sales. Par
United States bonds were all unchanged
on tho last call.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE -CLOsE:
Closing. Offered a: :: time none. steady:
r msn;ha ana as'y pe aa ss prime ssa ss
tile paper. 4 l,2ao II; sterling exchange.
Etead e dHene Tss aSna sb II
vt s4.s4:s51lIsi.oo for sixty day balls: posted
rates A.s! i.2 and ass l-s14.ss: com;ner.
4 steady. railroad bonds. irreg ular.
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EDITORS VIEWS
What the New York Afternoon Papers
SayAbout Yesterdays Trading.
tH fEnccal 70 'tha ri, IN r1,a IA kch 4,

NEW YORK. MAY 17.--The MAI and Etpress
ssys: There we're tope CONFLICTING lnhufnccs At
s Sz e. 9r.s sGsSs s esy n s1 r.
eftss asrss s'a sssRss est
pressing factufa came III the shape OF shafp
rally In tho Gotten market.
Then large block Of st. Paul taken over at
The recent 10y point "a: Iaa'ds,ed whi ,l
,hsrsby Affecting The whele !ls TIE ssS.ss,
ut b. theae sarlsu. incidents were we'll taEen.
made :. one period 81 Inc morning we're replaced
By net gains, but ptpf...aellt 10 the last hour
less importance e5httibuted 10 me recovery.
The Eesnlns Post .sJs Decided falling on
II tas seu Mere q hs aS1 sa sns
In to-dny's stock market, Those who had hoped
for continued LopHp sarY2r, eaS tts e so
and not indisr>Ts Of genuine sntbusissn. Heavy
ssyf hat q the asw sosk hd Ssen
written in this city gave strength to all branches
tract was apparently an after thought, devised
new rst 1 Stock XII issue sue : - !,
Interesting to see to what extent the arrange.
Inent facilitates, the ultimate placing Of the
stock Before the market closed the stock re-
acted and the general list became irregular. st.
paul was one OF the weak features. Union
psrihc rallied on the favorable strike news. The
market closed under the influence OF frae.
tionsl reaction In prices.
The Commercial. Advertiser says: Prices end
ed generally higher On to-dny'A Stock Exchange,
although well down from the best OF the day.
The market seemed to be feeling Its way
cautiously, and there was some rather heavy
proft.taking during the afternoon by profess;
. sionat specua tors. who bad bought yesterday and
the day before. But sentiment throughout was
decidedly more Cheerful! thnn 1t has been IN n
long time, with feeling q cnndence that the
most OF the recent liquidation was over The
DAYS actual news Developments were somewhat
conflicting. Naturally, the announcement q the
Formation OF a syndicate to underwrlte Penn.
1ylvanIas now stock issue received more at
tween the market price and the subscription
price had begun to grow very uncomfortably
imall.
await more authoritative details OF the UNDER
taxing before indnlsIns II much en,hu q IN:
Pennsylyania shares moved up points In the
nrst hour, then lost half tho gain.
The market, however, although moving with
,xtreme care. did very well on the day. Prices
fell OF under realizing sales in the afternoon,
bnt the close was very firm, with the majority
" stocks above last nights close.
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BANK cLEARIN0s
Statistics for Principal Cities Of the
Country for Past Week.
INV Associated Hress.)


NEW YORK. May 2o.-,The following.
elearings at a number, Of the prInciprsahl
the percentage OF Increase and decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
last year. Eixty-four other cities are
included In the totals:
New York s1.3G2 800, Ss5. increase 1.6.
Chicago $1S0.1bS, $50, Increase AS,
Boston $i2T23 1913. decrease 40.
Philadelphia s13l,976. 1888. decrease 2.a.
Pittsburg s51,S36.254. Increase 11.S, ~
San francisco S2S, 261956, Increase CAS-.
Baltimore 236G4,1o9. increase 10.
Cincinnati S24.o14 0Uo Increase IA.
Kansas City $l9120,52i. Increase 1875.
New Orleans $40, 1926, 923. increase 2IS.
louisville s9,623,i74. Increase 2.2
Richmond S414G,0i3. increase 2 $.
Washington s4.441, $40. increase 17.s.
Savannah s26oS.55i, decrease 2S.+
Memphis s4,40l, III incrohsa l6's;
Atlanta S24p0,5i4 Increase 1917.
Nashville $2.5l9.s42. Increase 5l.s.
Norfolk s1ESG,7G6, Increase 1876.
Airusta. Ga, S795667, decrease 8G.1.
Rirnling ham Ala. 81 066, ISL, decrease I'll.
Little Rock 1881 $50. 4
Knoxville 81. i26,aov, increase 1o7,s
e Ma at5an ss5t:aos 7a.,sss trereage 2s.s
Hoaston sss ss i nore.se So
Galveston So, 800 900.
Charleston, s. c.. s1066.S13; - y.
Totals United State s2.el7,6slbss, IN.
Outside OF New York 3s5s1ol.17s. In
cr Total i for Canada s5osss5ss decrease 80
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DEBT COMMISSION
HELD A SESSION.
Said to Be Some Hope OF,
Reaching an Adjustment
With West Virginia.

The Virginia Debt Commission. appoint
"a by the Legislature some years ago
ginia's proportionate part Of the debt.
owed Jointly as a result 81 the Civil
ut the Jefferson Hotel here but did not
transact any business OF Importance
Hon. John B. Moon, OF Albemarle, II Z
chairman. and Colonel Joseph Button sec-
rotary.
The following are the other members
Of the commission, all of whom We're press
Messrs. II. D.. Flood. Appornattox; r.
Thompson Brown. Nelson: a. H. Downs
ing, WARREN; Randolph Harrison, Lynch-
BURG H. 7. Wic!tham, Hanover, and W.
r. Rhea, Of Bristol.
Tho commission was in session for only
q short while and beyond referring some
eral Tor his opinion. did nothing Of pub
lie interest. The body adjourned. to meet
If the legal tangles referred 70 can
he properly straigh.ened out, It Is said
settlement, which so far the West Vir-i
g1nla Legislature has taken no steps to-
ward making, ri s5s33 ;5t&s
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CHURCH NOTICES.
BAPTIST.

BAPIlSI.it
ase VENUE md Beech Asrs
HAWTHORNE; D; D.; pastor. -preaching at II
school SCI At an si I 4. ii. = en' pAs' 9unua'
FIRST BAPTlsT oHuRoH-woRsHIp AND
tor, Dr.. COOPER, will preach at both services.
bible school at o.8o A. 81. A cordial welcome
Ss; sEcoS a. BAPTIST CHURCH CORNER
sixth i and Main Streets .Sserviaes a. II 4. Ii.
and siofr. n: Preaching BY the pastor, pr.
VI Ih ii T hA pf sSsos an4ncn
ner Iwenty,hfh and Leigh = Streets s, on broad
f prssehi faF 4 A. NJ pastor
Evening Subject, 'chrlst's BaptIsm;" postponed
from 1ss sHpasE svfn apTar CHURCH CON
S. GARDNER, d.. D., pastor. Sunday school at
and Dna sin s. r. II. Prayer meeting wednesday Vt
,1 narE5sT oNYaq Ssgsna
y. D., pastor.---Snbject II a. Health,
BAPTISM sap Building" sIpasy
welcome.
Il 4 hh A. and sls NsEalss .as,ss
Ssbs uees sora sTep initiation Ant e A. and Hs'
t,e ahi and ihhroad, T. aAEsFoRD sPooSGk.
9 pa hf hasy tSss'ss p i ss
Ss5. So ~ N E qaYHfn eSEEHs
sise.; SIS :. II preaching BY pastor. subject.
"t GEsf e afFs ~ IN II. oHuRcH-Rny. W. v.
LEAg saSsst Il Il Il he m morn! m
ana christi ~ iHs e as
Gdence'' ut night. '.Ihs Marks Of psoHaehcs
M new !n meubers IN the morning. Sunday school u
~ ii SHsrATIoS " p euyaoaM;any
i 4. ii, ~ the pstor and 8 p NJ, ey Rev.
FIRST pnrshn SUPPLEMENTARY CHURCH GRACE
md Madison Streets) Rev, ROBERT Z. kEhR,
d. D., pastor.--Preaching at II a. u. ana :.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN. cagRcH-KEy{;
RUSSELL CECIL r. D. stor Wssns ~
A. N. and 7; 81 ey .ae pAA'os' "suV''u4'
ni GEhnsAc sfssiTf i rnEsgxTnEIAN CHURCH
REV Enn wiInsE B FFssnsp sset pass pacas
tsep, 10. 1884. Services every sunday at u
o'clock A. NJ and sl5 Gslocs a. and su Wsl.
ns cHyyR afh' 81 Sf'v'g Tnn eoyESASTREy, i.
CALVIN sTnWA Il d II p ssd sun sa
day school at $50 A, ~ Devotional service
wSrssTP,H n FRp ii SsSsHSs CHURCH
iGroye Avenue and Elm street, ,--Seryices sun
Az 7, 4 5 Nj s. and sunday ss i school 49,
M MNhEesI service Tuesday sa0 p, NJ, Cordial
riRsT PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH,-THh,
Raw topERT II, KERR. D. p, pastor WIZ
Breach mes at ii 4. ii. and r. II, All are vel
come. ou,,sr,AN
MARsHALI.STREEr CHRISTIAN cHugCH
(Aiarshal Street between Graham as mo. . hSn
s''n,{,,v AZ III H. NJ. aud sio r. 81. SUNDAY
school $50 i. NJ Christian Endsaror soeisty
I;ib r, NJ Mid,week prayer meeting MsoneA
day s.15 r. NJ ~,
THE MONUMENTAL Ga uRppH ~ is Ns
n n ncctor. Holy csmmunion + A, M,; Esxntnx
service ii A. a., afternoon I. o'sloek
p,pspa rNaI,fsH LUTHERAN iSEyENTH
street between Broad and Grs<Nl.Tksyt = a;
Marks pastor.--serytces @ LA. q. ana
r. 81. Wednesday st :, -. csNs sS
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~ from io12, points as compared with the
closing ot last night. and At this level showed
loweltt level OF the morning Just before the
close there WAS a little realizing, but ths mar.
ket ras finally steady. net 6G2 % points higher,
teniber closed At 91B, Total sales, futures es.
1lnatcd at 25o.GOo balcn.
The Liverpool market this NOR ming opened b@
r points lower advanced to a level net AZ 6i7
points higher. then declined and closed act 1aI
5 point. higher A factor In the selling was the
into sight for the week, which exceeded expec.
.ntions being reported at 79173 bales against
early estimates OF 1000 bales.
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pruerist to Wed.
Especial to The Times-Dispat

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
& WILLIAMSBURG. VA, May 90.-Invi-
tations were received to-day to the mar
Mr., James II, Stone. at Bruton Eptsco-
pal Church, Wednesday, June Sd, at 4
p. NJ. Miss Jones Is the daughter of the
late II. 4. Jones and Mr.. Stone came here
a few months ago from Richmond and Ia
engaged In the drug business.
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Petersburg. Va, May %, 1903.
The quotations for this market are as
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS,
RIDE AND TALLow MARKET.

HIIE AMI |IAIIIUW MA ItINFsI'.
CHICAGO ILL, May .---(Allcn-Nles &
Co.'s Hide and Leather letter. Country mar
4bont Ave cars OF buns sold at sac. and 7Mc,,
mostly No. as. Dealers now asking S:At.. hut
they run. other descriptions steady, but calf
weak. New York telegram reports trust bought
5000, Central American dry hides lDac. Gity
unchansed Packer Texas steers continue firm.
market nearly. II bought up at all points In
States Leather 90, About ,2oDo more Texas
stores sold az 1aRs. lssiG ana al loAe; l,soo
arc nrstty we'll Supplied with native steers and
nre not buying here at present. which are Of
fered at 1Ilsc. for April and Inc. TO l2c. for
Nav. 1 d
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Richmond College.

sick FOR the past week, is convaleseins;
Miss Isabelle Harris. who taught In the
Baptist Female University OF Raleigh, has
ina english Department naxt session. Mss
Harris Is an aluinnus Of Rlehmond Col
'lese. and her friends, are glad to know OF
her back TO the campus for the summer
Mr.. IL H. Harris, Jr.. OF E,ynehburg
viii be the guest OF Prot. Gaines to-nightN
where his wife has been visiting Tor sew
oral days,
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PRODUCE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May 22.-FLOUR--More active
and steadier. Rye Flour--steady. Cornmcal-
Quiet.
the list rallied and the market WAS firm all the
Afternoon, closing ,sGssc. net higher: May
closed at SAFE; July, 1901 September, 1890;
CSrn-spot steadyi No. 2 6Jsc. Options 4.
rallied with whct, closing hc. lower to nc. net
higher. MAY closed 6The.; July. 81 l.l6c,; ;
September. 50%c. Oats--Spot, No, 2, Bsc. OPP
lions quiet but frmer.
Beef and Cut Meats-Qnet. Ia5dLsteady;
Eorinnsteady: strained, common to good, Sc 80
Q2.o5. Turpentine-Firm.
Conee--The market for coffee futures opened
uaict at DECLINE Of points and ruled rather
easier. Closed steady and unchanged TO 10
points lower. Sales. 10000 bags. Spot Rio,
quiet. suGar-Rhw, steady; refined, etehuy
dairy l7i csc. Cheese-Iinse tiled; State full
cream, fancy small colorcd new. l2hc.; do.
white. new. l2Mc Esss-lrregular; State and
Pennsylvania, r,Nll7hc.; Southern drsts. l3k q
ts sessssp S Ss+.ty % asees
ed. AZ G4ac; other domestic, ost 84Mc Cab.
bages--Easy; Norfolk, 75c, GILES. Cotton--Dy
steamer to Liverpool l2c
CHICAGO, ILL. May 22.--Hgher prices were
the rule throughout the list on the Board Of
Trade To-day, Wheat. after rather waek open
ing. developed nrmness, and The close showed a
gain n July Of ssG1sc,, Corn ruled firm With a
while oats gained A@4sc. Provisions were up
7l 10c.
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my cnnns. MARKET.

FALL, RIVER, MASS. Mar 22, The sales Of
the week In the prlnt cloth marksts, are esti.
mated at about 225.ooo pieces, mostly Narrow
width, With a fair proportion OF wide goods,
deliveries extending up to September The
tone OF the market has strengthensd somewhat =
over the preceding week. and mannfpcia,srs sre
regulars. The Increase in the demand L. SUP
posed to be caused by the various reports OF cur
anew NEW YORK, May 2a,-Thed dry goods mar
ket shows an advancing tendency With sellers
indlsposed to gram prices that would have been pc,
erai in their ideas, but arc not specializing, Man.
ufacturers complain OF the small margin OF
profit aud crlticise sales even at an ADVANCE
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Wall Street Gossip.
Especial to The TInes.Dispatch. ],

NEW YORK. May o2.--The opening on the
STOCK Exchange seemed to be reflected by higher
anyc Of prices from London. but tendency to
take profits developed In some directions on
account OF the aggressive attitude pursued by
the PenhsylSania In Its fight against Western
and the sentimenS IN the best quarters cheerful.
The feature a. the opening was the great
strength In PENNSYLVANIA, which was taken n
considerable volume by strong interests in the
company. There Is reason 20 believe that a
show Ing can be made which Will make the rights
seem attractive TO stockholders.
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Schoollo,lrnaI,

The current number OF the Virginia
School journal has Just come from the
The paper prinls the programmes OF the
various summer normals, among, other N,
teresting matter, and VIII pc %iaely read
matters. fS55
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1 Sold week ending May g, 1o2.soo pounds;
sold week ending May Is. $500 pounds;
Bounds u sold from October 4. 1909, to May
is, lsoa, 1e.722,e 200 pounds; sold from October
i. 1901. to May ls. 1sos 1883; pounds. IN
Receipts for the week every light,
caused largely by the dry weather. II
we should have a warm rain for several
days receipts would be much larger Tor
the next few weeks.
The quotations are as follows
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NAVAL STORES.

wlLMINGToN. n, q, May 2a,-spIRlTTSS
cs snrfS nosin-Flrm al si.6IH bid; receipts,
i ina barrels, Crude Turpentlne-Qulet at So
AS and ss7o receipts 20 la srrs Rsrres' Tar
'' ssAyASAH GA May a2.-TuRPnNTlNE-,,,
Firm at 4oe 1eselptsv $50 Sssfsi saIes a.
ceipts. 1851 barrels; sales. leo barrels; eS'
ports, 72 e Ss5 RsTyels : a. May a2.-ruRpEs.
rISENsteady al 4s&c. Rostn-steady; sales,
200 barrels.
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The weaEncss in Western Union WAS regarded
AZ a not unna tnrai result OF ;he action OF the
rfaps poies Of the Company aons IL Ines W
SOUTHERN PACIFIC:
Buying of h good character has been notice.
on the intrinsic merits OF the property, and II
is understood that the speculative bull account
has been largely reduced
THE FIRST HOUR:
There was a good deal Of uncertainty IN TIE
possible outcome q the contract between the
pcnnsylvan aud Western Union interests and
old matter. the bitterness which i has assumed
Is regarded by some as an unfarorable de-
Seiopment.
i was thought St. Paul WAS held in check
while the dominant interest In that property
covered shorts In other places.
A RUSH TO COVER:
suit OF rush to cover by Standard OIL inter.
ests and the Keene party at the same time on
knowledge that important Developments have
taken place.
THE SECOND HouRs
Its purchases did not COME up 70 anything like
the level OF the preceding day. The sentiment
apart from the covering OF shorts the un.
derwrltlng OF the Pcnnsrlvania new stock
there WAS little disposition 70 do ANYTHING. al
though most or the commission houses had
fair sprinIlinS OF customers.
NORFOLK & WESTERN;
It Is dgured that Norfolk and Western has
In the past four years put si2 ooo. 900 Into bet
ternents and increased surplus IN 4, addition to
doing very heavy business. although as com,
parleon is being made with the period when the
strike was IN nat H sna, asa
as well
TIE THIRD HOUR:
IN the third hour the market again became
dull after 'he good feeling produced By the nm M
dropped TO rather small proportions and showed
tendency to run into speclalties
GOULD STOCKS:
Wheeling and Lake Erie snd Wabash .were help.
cd BY glowing reports Of business to be eTpeet'
est. The account opened In both seemed to
be comparatively small, and the public took lit.
tie interest.
CURRENCY MOVEMENTS:
The principal movements of currency for the
week ending Thursday, May Dist Indicate that
the banks gained thereby s. 5o2, 600. They re.
mustered throa%s tho, SUBJ Treasury TO- New
Orleans. The gan from the interior was .sl.,.
Hsss so e G sGa s ssss S q
and telegraphle transfers and $500 on Seattle
So, 100000 OF which s3,GO8,aoo was in bars to
Paris, 81. 100000 in coin to Argentina. aud $780,
600 10 coin to Canada.
THE CLOSE,
In the last hour, after feeble attempt to
rally the market on the decline In exchange,
stocks developed a snggips tendency and there
was quite little taNing in quarters where
rather too rapid. Reports on, the crop condi.
lions were BY no means uniformly favorable
and the fact that Dun's report indicated that
Expressing effect.
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Cotton, quiet: niddling laos; net receipts,
HI bales: gross, 1883 bales; sales 1000 baiest
stock. 1884, DOT bales.
Total to-day at all seaports-Net receipts. ~
lis bales: export to Great Britain bioI bales;
70 the CONTINGENT, eos bales stock, 80 $50 bales.
Consolidated at ell seaports--Net receipts, bo,.
Ts3 hnlea; export TO Great Britain. i4.53o balesi
TO France, 1911 bales; to the Continent 1865
bs les; to Japan. 4al bales.
Total since September LIST at all seaports-
Ect receipts. 7.518948 bales; export to Great
Britain. 2.Jo2,7e3 bales; to France, 100 s62
bales: to the Continent, 1881, S2o bales; TO
Japan. l34,Go0 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, May e2.-CoTToN-spo
cotton quiet and easier to-day; quotations re-.
duced * &c.
Futures opened up 11Gls points on the near
and Gas on the new crop months. After the
opening there was but little effort on the part
OF bulls to force the prices higher. They SHOW
ed no anxiety over the situation and freely ex.
pressed the opening that their clique would con
tinue to control the market until August con.
tracts are lIquida ted. The fluctuations to-day
numerous but not wide. Trading was
comparatively light. At the close the board
showed net gains OF . points on May; on June;
7 on Ju!y;&l1 on August; 8 on September, and
.GIi on the other positions.
Cotton futures quiet and stedy: Ny. 11.86
bid; June 1886 bidi July. l2.08Gtl2os; August,
11.4omll.4l; September, 0.0o98.e1; October,
9.23@9,e4; November, e.o4@o.oe; December,
y,O46I9.OU. tys5
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE, ND. May 22.-Sea board All
fine common, asa 25is; do. preferred. 4lH1
42is. geaboard 4's. s1Ss dSlss.
ATLANTIC Coast Line common, lcegl2I; 90.
preferted unquoted
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1,YNc11BuRa TOBACCO MARKET.

1,YNcHBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Lynchburg. va, May %. 1908;
warehouses; OF The city report light
receipts for the past week. There has
been no material change IN prices. owing
"a the AIRY weather and the fact that
farmers are busy preparing for the hev
crop, it is expected that the market VIII
continue dull.
THE quotations are as Follows:
DARK GRADES
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" EsTERS UNION:
\ The weaHness In Western Union WAS regarded
M a not unna turai result Of :he action OF the
Pennsyivania Railroad In pulling up the tele
graph poles OF the company along It's lines.
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CINCINNATI. o., May 22.--noGs--Dnil and
lower at 3t21o Cattle EASY At S2.7564.I5.
and lower Mt 50 2S34.15 Lambs
Dull and lower at XiN6.
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CATTLE MARKET.

NEW YORK, May --BEEvEs- Steers slow;
medium, steers easier bulls 9 shade lower; cows
Walls, Sins.Ib; city dressed seal., slow, case.
per pound. shesp and Lerb4-..shesp moro &C..
tive, but ho higher spring lambs about steady.
Sheep. 23Mi7O: sprlng lanbs, S6.7bIs.bo.
IioEs--S teady; State hogs. SO. 20.
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,o,,,, j, Nsrrn ar, MARKET

NEW York, May 2s,-cottoaseed oil MAS ;,l
aaMa5,ne': prilne summer yellow. 42Gi3 Oh
summer yellow, ssIsshc, prime white 4dga!e;i
prIme winter yellow a8@47c.; PRIME meal
S27627. 30 nominal
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CHICAGO. 1tt,, May ap .--CArTLEt-stcsdy.
Good to PRIME steers S46On5.25 Cattle
Steady. fIogs-Openeh steady; closed &c, lower.
Mixed ana butchers, se1s,35 sheep--s teady;
lambs stehdy. Good to choice ~ethers, sf76G5;
spring lambs. $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23

Spot cotton closed quiet; middling. uplsnds,
1906; mlddllns guilt 1890; sales, 1900 bales.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
TOBACCO MARKET.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Richmond. May 20, 1903
The quotations bf the Richmona tobacco mar.
ket are follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF WEST POINT, MAY %. 1908.
r AupTurn

panyille, Courtney. Baltimore, passengers and
general cargo
SAILED.
pauvlie, Courtney, Baltimore, passengers and
general cargo,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23

SOUTHERN PACfFIC:
Bnying of h good character has been notice.
able In Southern Pacific for some time bearing
on the intrinsic merits OF the property, and Il
Is understood that the speculative bull account
has been largely reduced.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23

Butter and suKnr--Ftrun and unchanged. Eggs
Easy aud lower; fresh. 1bc Checse-steady
and nnchanEcd. ~