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Wall Street Gossip.
Especial to The ,rlmes-Dispatch.l

(SpcClal 10 f1tle
NEW YORK, May 28.--The opening on the
Stock Exchange vas decidedly weak. a. the
decline in London had depressing effect par.
come large operator In that market was hurt.
The pressure on Rock Island was important
fessionsl element seemed 10 have turned bearish
on III" general list. The theory In Rock Island
was that large holder OF the stock was the
seller OF ST. Paul and other stocks 10 the recent
past.
AMALGAMATED COPPER:
A. c. p. was weak in the early market in
sympathy with the decline in the copper stocks
never been looked upon with favor on the other
side. and It Is certain that the Rio Ttnto people
have not encouraged American attempts to nd
vance the price. 5s!Fs
H Tnere Seemed to Be q fairly agg1es.lv. bear
account IN Canadian Pacific. checked, however.
to some extent by ths difficulty in borrowing
the stock.
LEATHER COMMON RAID:
United States Leather common met with soma
support, and as the proposed financing has been
known for month or more. It looks as II there
had been an organized raid In the rather weak
MORNING TRADING:
hour, but there was vigorous pressure, from the
professional element and what looked Ike West.
seller. and this did good deal to disturb conf.
dence. in view Of the prevlously onlish attitude
s sees q paeac and responsible for
the decline In the early trading.
MORGAN BROKERS TOOK ERIE:
1t looked as II the Morgan brokers were tax.
Ing all the Erie stock offerings, A. A. House.
man & Co. gave ms good support ms anybody and
bought some $1,000 shares all around the room.
SELLING VAS I ;2st IS, sgo .s;,. J, no, ,,,n,
by Harris. Oates & Co. and Coster; Knapp &
Co. represented genuine long stoek On l.. the h,
for the sake OF It's effect on the rest Of the list.
sr. pAuL's EARNINGS,
,aes.2sa a' net t Increased sio5,sl7. 49,
NO ATTEMPT TO SUPPORT:
Although there was some support the market
to do more than support It, There was pressure
from the Leading traders ma hesGy IL for
Of stop orders caught on declines.
SOLD 10000 SHARES COPPER;
H. A. Harrisons selling Of something like 90:
900 shares OF Amalgamated Copper was credited
to the Lewisohps, who appear to have abandoned
the attempt to establish h'eher prices toe 'he
metal.
tor " Of fprominece has been Obliged 70 lquidate
It that he Was h psSaS snort d th oe
copper stocks
MARKET NERVOUS: ~.
The market was decidedly nervous on the
freight handlers strike, especially as one or two
conservative Wall Street men, who have Just
returned from the West regard the situation
as very serious.
CURRENCY MOVEMENT:
Ave days ending May eth indicate that the
banks gained 1851 800.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va, May 2s. 1908.
SALES
Broad-street Bank-2o shares at 81.
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Good Enough.

Thetglas estimate on the peach crop,
which . an important one In this part
Of the country. gives Virginia full half
crop and assures US that we shall have
no peach famine. Tho prices may be
higher than usual, but the delicious fruit
viii be in reach OF all consumers. This
is really gratifying to the public.-Frad-
ericksburg Free Lance.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY q. 1908.
ARRIVED.

PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY q. 1908.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Breke,oy, Guy. Norfolk. merchandise
and passengers. Old Dominion line.
s Steamer Poca hontas, Graves Norfolk ana
James River landings, merchandise and passen.
gers. Virginia Navigator Go.
Steamer winyah, oNeil. Philadelphia, Pa,
merchandise and passengers. Clyde line.
SAILED.
Steamer Berkeley. Guy. Norfolk. merchandise
Barge Geo. B. Roberts. Buddlcy, Philadelphia,
Pa, merchandise and passengers
PORT OF WEST POINT. MAY %, 1908.
ARRIVED.
Charlotte, Murphy, Baltimore. passengers and
Elm city, Haynes. Mattaponi River lantlnss,
passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Charlotte, Murphy, Baltimore, passengers and
Elm city, Haynes, Mattnponi River landings,
passengers and general cargo.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, MAY %, 1908.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Callisto, New Orleans.
SAILED.
Steamer Callisto Rotterdam.
Schooner Margurte. Providence.
Schooner Henry ". Cramps Providence.
Barge Kentucky, Lynn.
Barge Emile. East Cambridge.
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terday a petition in bankruptcy was filed
by Garland Coleman, retail grocer
Of this city. The liabilities in the case
are stated at s4.47035, and thu assets,
exclusive of insurance policies. at
s1S39O9,
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Firm at AZ bid; receipts, so4 casks: sales. 80
casks: exports lD5 casks. Rosin-Firm; re.
ceip,s. $3.50 barrels; sales. 14eie barrels; ex-
ports. $40 barrels
,TINE-Steady at 4sIhc.; sales, none Rosin--
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WEAKNESS
WAS ACUTE
Bears Attacked Values With
Great Confidence.
MARGINS WE'RE WIPED OUT
MARGINS WE'RE WIPED OUT
The Drop Was Itself Motive Of Large
Part Of Selling, Shown by Recover
les When Shorts Went to
Cover.
nv Associated Press. j

by ASSOclhteu lIess.J
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The stock mar
ket developed acute weakness again 20,
OF the hating and doubtful movements 3
put UP prices. There was evidence TINS ms
morning also OF pressure to sell stoc IN
which encouraged the professional pears
to mako bold attack on the s n'athe ~
sundry' holders OF securities. the bears OF
fered down prices, briskly and succ c,e,la
ed in wiping out margins on SD, specn nrdnra
ali through the market slightly below, the
existing price level. The large ceiling. ceiling,
Thch SPREAD sr1i little for By
any news development az that OF last
week, and OF Monday. 1t was evident
that the fall in prices was itselt the
and the rnanoeuvres Of the bears con-
duced materially to the fall Of prices.
This was mado clear py the supstan y,
an hour when the covering by. tho shorts
r re oSep s't Of from 10 points in the
principal active stocks, notable cen G.. 7.
was Amalgamated Copper. Its decline,
was shared IN by copper securities az ~
over the world. and n violent slump IN
color to the suspicion which has recent
" found expression, that tho metal mar
ket was under manipulation for a rise
to assist in a speculation In copper, Sc Sc
was detected tho bears Joined freely and
attacked the stock fiercely. Rock Is
land was under severe pressure all day
and the professional bears We're confident
in the supposition that large accounts In
the stock were in vulnerable position.
The heavy selling OF Union Pacific and
ita lack Of support caused bad i'm
preston The same was true OF the
abandonment OF st. Paul and Pennsyl-
vania to the vicissitudes OF the market
The very strong tone OF foreign ex-
change gave !ntimat,ion i, that further err. ex :
bonds were heavily sold. The bond mar
ket otherwise was irregular. Total sales.
par value, $3.50 900. United State bonds
were all unchanged on the last call.
Total sales OF stocks to-day were sA,-
SO shares.
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q. S. retundins 2's, registered. ......... i
u. s.refunding as coupon. u
u. $. SIS, registered. .................... II
U. s. go, coupon ....................... IL
U. s. New AS, registered ................. u
u. s. New As. coupon.... i
U. s.. old As, registered. ................. j.
u. s. old As. coupon. .................. y
U. 8. 5s, registered. ..................'. y !,
U. g. Us, coupon ...................... !,
AtchiRon, general As ...................
Atchison. adjustment A. .................
Baltimore and Ohio 4s................. y
baltimore and Ohio 3ta's ................
Baltimore and Ohio Conv. 4's............. !,
Canada Southern eds ....................
Central OF Georgia Us ...................' }.
Central OF Georgia LIST 1oc...............
Chesapeake and Ohio Al 's............... !.
Chicago and Alton 3l5's ........,,.........
Chicago, B. and Quincy. new s's........
Chicago, 81. and st. Paul gen. 4s........ ~
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sale Calyes--yeals, $5@7. Sheep and lambs
Active and steady. Sheep sold at $sG4.7o;
lambs, S7.60N0,
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Hotel Arrivals.

Murphy's: ". r. Jaeger. Wareneck; J..
L. Miller, Clifton Forge; G. Fl. McClung.
Meadow View; c.. Bruin. Alexandria:
6. T.. Davis, Alexandria; w. G.. Ellison.
Waynesboro: W. Fl. Minor, Norfolk; A.
G. Garnett. Newport News; y. g. Gull
Norfolk: George Y Alsop, Newport
News; Fred Clarke. Hampton; 2, D. Hat
ton, Portsmouth,; r. B.. Perrow,. Lynch
burg; Thomas r. Sebrell. Norfolk; VIII
liam Welde, Newport News; j. w. Bar
clay Portsmouth.
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VERDICT FOR RAl1SEY
Awarded a Sum and Motion to Set
Aside Made-Roney Released.

In the United States Circuit Court yes
terday, Judge Edmund Wnddill sitting,
the Jury in the suit Of William Ramsey
VS.. the Richmond Locomotive Works.
returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
s2,917.5O The suit was for $4,000 for
damages growing out of the loss of his
left arm by Ramsey, an employs of the
company. while In the discharge of his
duties, as alleged. The trial of the case
was begun Tuesday, and occupied the
attention OF the court Wednesday, and
Attorneys John A. Lamb, r, T. Lacy
and H, A. Atkinson represented the plain
tiff while NJ. NJ, Mcclure and Charles
v. Meredith represented the defendant
company.
Immediately after the verdict had been
reported Mr., Meredith, of counsel for
the defendant, moved to set aside the
evidence and owing to misdlrection OF
the jury This motion was continued un-
til Friday for argument
Ramsey, the plaintiff In this suit. was
working on wall at the works. being
engaged in tearing 1t down, and having
one hand over the top of the wall and
across the path OF a travelling crane.
The arm was cut off Just above the
wrist and was amputated about the
elbow.
In the United States District Court yes
terday. Judge Edmund Waddll presiding,
the case of William Roney charged
with passing counterfeit coin, was tried
by Jury. and verdict OF not guilty re-
turned. Roney was defended by III. M.
Smith. Jr while Assistant District At
torney Hugh Gordon Miller represented
the government, the prosecutor IN the
case. Roney was discharged from Gus
toby.
The fury was discharged and the court
thereupon adjourned for the term
The record OF the case OF Guild & Co,
Va. Maria Fl. Pringle, Administrative.
was filed yesterday In the clerks office
OF the Federal Circuit Court Of Appeals.
This isian appeal from the Circuit Court.
which rendered a verdict for the plain
tiff, whose husband lost his life While
working for the firm which is now APP
peahng the cause.
In the United States District Court yes
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va. May %. 1908.
QUOTATIONS.
CATTLE MARKET,

CHICAGO, ILL. May 2s.--CATTLE-Good to
prime steers, S4.S5@540: caevs. $2.251Ge5.
Hogs-Steady to strong. Mixed and butchers.
$5.7O4G. Sheep-Mnrket 15@25c. lower; lambs
steady. Good ITO choice wethers, $a.5045; ma
tive lambs, $4G7,
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 2s.-FLoUR-Quiet,
unchanged. wheat--very dull; spot an. ~ tn the
Corn-Dull; spot and the MONTH b3H @54c.;
Southern white corn. 4e@ 55,ac. oats-Firmer;
No. white, 41h @42c. Rye-puil; No; :, hoc.
Butter and SuCar-Firm and unchanged. EGGS
and Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE-CLOsE
Money on call. easy. at 2GD2 IA per cent;
day bills. per cent; ninety days. 4; sit
months. 1-2a4 ga; prime mercantile pa
per, 4 1-2a5 Ia; sterling exchange, very
bills at sLss.25. for demand, and at
s4.s5.15 for sixty day bills: posted rates.
S4.s5 1-2ap4.ss and s+.S3 1-244.s9: commercial
bills. s4s4 3-414a IS; bar silver. 3d.. Mex
lean dollars. ~ ii: government bonds,
steady: railroad bonds, irregular.
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BALTIMORE sTocK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. May 2s.-Seabonrd Al!
Line common. 24I24H: do. preferred. 42143.
Atlantic Coast Line common, 1850 1881.
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Dry GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, May "a few additional ad.
yances have occurred in the dry goods market
figures, which ARE being paid in the majority OF
Instances without much demur., The furtailment
extend materially, many manufacturers being
very short Of cotton.
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co7-ToSsEEp OIL MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Cottonseed oil con.
+,nucd inlet and easy. Prime crude (. o. b..
mills. s46D5hc; prime summer yellow. 4oh q
4ic.; OF summer yellow, 1855: prime white.
4e6 arc. prime winter yellow, 45Gi7c.; primo
meal $27 627.SO nominal.
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Cash quotations were as ioIl5Ms: FI out
7sa 7sc.; 30. red, reg ark 10. corn;
45is G45ac.; No. yellow. As9ohe:. No
4oc. Good feedinb barley. $50 43c.; fair to
choice mailing. 4aG52c: No. haS a, :Si:d99;
ss.45m3.5o Mess pork, per barrel. $1:75o9
i7o2h; lard. per 100 pounds. ss.s2lad IS;
short ribs sidea loosel. se.2o4o.3o; dry saited
shoulders (bcxedJ, Ssls.1211: short clear sides
boxed. s9.750o.s7la. Whisky. basis Of high
wines, s1.so. Glover, contract grade; s1 a,!g
dhiries, 15@1sc. Eess-steady at 14414Ac.
Cheese-Weak at 101s @11hc.
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS I'M NEW YORK
o.O.O.OsOaO.O.OsO sOo.O:O5O.O.O.O9O:O

SALES:
1900 American Can com .
1000 American Can pfd ............
20 American Grass i'wine...l....
800 American Cotton OIL com......
15O American Locomotive conn.,.
~ American Locomotive pfd....
400 Anaconda observation-disclosures.
800 American Car and Foundry....
1850 A.. r. and Sante Fe GOMEZ.
800 A., Y. and sante Fe pfd......
1920 Amalgamated Copper ..........
2S700 Baltimore and Ohio.... ........
1850 Brooklyn Rapid Tlansit.......
3l7i5 Canadian Pacific ...............
2640 Chesapeake and Ohio ........
100 Canada Southern ..............
300 Colorado Southern conf. $3.50.
Colorado Southern 1st pfd......
80 Colorado Southern "a pfd.;....
754to Chicago, NIL and ST. Paul....
1866 Chi. Rock Island and Pac.....
250O Colorado Fuel and lron........
ITO Chicago Great Western"......
c., c.. c. and st. Louis.........
400 Consolidated Gas :..............s
1900 Delaware and Hudson..........
Del. Lack. and Westcrn......
24G0O Erie com .......................
1900 Erie 1st pfd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
1920 Eric I'd pfd .....................
825 General Electric ................
21A Illinois Central ..................
1880 Leather NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
1920 Louisville and Nnshville.....
6425 Manhattan .......................
300 Metropolitan .....,...,..,.......
6o0O Mexican Central ..............,.
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NAyAL srnREs.

WILMINGTON. N. O.. May 2s.sPlRITs
MISUNDERSTANDING doing; receipts. 10
casks. Rosin,,Frm at 81 ~; reeeiPts s l9e bar;
$3.50; receipts, 1853 barrels. Tnr--Frm at sl65; \
receipts, 80 barrels,
SAVANNAH, GA, May 2S.-TURPENTINE-
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PEANUT AND PEA MARKET,

NORFOLK. VA, May 2s.--.The peanut market
is quiet to-day The ony change, IN prices Is
77Mc. bushe Tho prices. are na follows;
Fancy, quiet at sc;i strictly prime, 2Nc'
prime 2hc; low grades, 2e'; machine picked q.
peas, Sd 25 bag; black and specke peas, 81;
clay and red peas, soc, Peanut bags In bales,
IS in, 41Oc.
pErERsBuRG VA. May 2s.--PEANuTs-
spanish new, market very Arm at THE; sellers
asking more. Virglnia's-Quiet at Sc,
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g, \, and soo rr,nc,.eo 4's.......... oots
a. iou1s southwestern f1sts............ 94ih
a. yenis snythwcsfern od's.........,..,. 81
s "a. snto,is and Arkansas Pass 4s........ 10
en- ca,,.S ~. r., la As 90
s"thsr 2 "u,nsv 116k
;TsI ns ,nd pa ciac ist'a 1tsh
, renns at e. anS wostern 4's,.. "a
rntnn pa c;oc "a ' 1o2h
ifmion pncisc conv. 4's.................. DeN
Wapnsb rai.s ,,...,......... 115h
Wsbnsh a. .............,....... 1854
Wnbae h r,nh MA ...,,,.,............... TAN
M aDaS Ehnre a. Observation-Disclosures. 1ooh
Wssa,ina and Inke Erie 4s..............t DON
u,i.aan.;En rnntrni a.. .,,,,,,.,,.,..... n2
Cnn.i,ns.i Srnhacco NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6OA
Goinrado Fuel ....,,..,........... s6H
G nnnli re,snS Observation-Disclosures, S1A
penns vlran;a ..,................... 907t
81, and o., collateral trust 4s............ -
Central Of Georgia I'd Inc. .............. 3S1H$
Virripia. Carolina Chemical Co. coyn..... g y
vircinia Ca rolina Chemical Co. pfd....... 12O
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1l.1o; mlddlIns gulf, 1l.95; sales, $500 bales.
!, Cotton, dull; middlins, Ito; net ,o receipts.
stock, 172020 bales.
Total today at all seaports--eNt receipts,
4, 046 bales; export to Great Britain. l,484
bales to the Continent. 700 bales; stock. 800 407
bales.
970 bales; export to Great Britain, 1903 bales
to the Continent, $3.50 bales; to Japan, 600
bales.
Total since September LIST ut all seaports--Net
receipts 1911, 0l6 bales; export to Great
I,ritain 2,705s06 bales to France 1850, s62 bales
to the Continent. 2,70o0S0 bales; to Japan.
435 100 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 2s.--COTToN--In the
spot cotton market to-day there was good
inquiry by Continental buyers. hut the nrmness
OF factors who continue to demand full board
figures has retarded the movement; quotations
unchanged.
Futures were dull. The chief feature OF the
market was Its quiet attitude. Al the opening
here prices were 15 points lower The huctua, ,
lions were numerous, but narrow. July sold
down to l2.4O and up to l2,45; August down to
II IS and up to 11.37; September down to 20
and up to 1881; October down to ,o.4b and up
to 9. IS; November down to 0.3l and up to OBJ,
and December down to O20 and up TO 0S9
The market was weak at the close, the list
showing losses on the day compared with yes
terday's closing price OF points each on May
and June, 4 on July and lOQl2 points on the
other months.
,u Setto ta ss 's, S 's.Sy Msy ss
a,45aaas; November, o,27a9as; December.
o27650oS.
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EAST LIBERTY. Pa. May 2s.-cATTLE-
stendy. Choice s5,So65.4O; prime, $5@5,2o;
good, $4,7564.s5. Hogs--Steady. Prime heavy,
So. 80; mediums. $500; heavy workers., 1915;
light workers. and pigs, S610@615; roughs. 81 SO
a4o; culs and common. 81. 5o9c. 80; choice year.
lings, $525G5,75; veal calves, S646.50.
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Jefferson: William D. Bush, Augusta
J. B. Flshburne. Roanoke, Va. Arthur
o. Townsend New York: #. S, Hobbs
Walter Pears. New York; T. r. Le Gallee
Boston; II. Seymour and wife, Philadel
phia; G.. II. Golfer. New York; II. Ellis
Trenton N. T.
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q New Ford's: j. G. Jones. Virginia; John
Wilson, Virginia; p. s. Raymond, Bowl
Ing Green; ]. p. Bailey. ScottsburG; Har-
old w. Parks, Enfield c. D. Epes. Chase
daughter, Nottoway; w. T. stedger. Chase
city; w. T. Core, Norfolk: u. A. Wood,
Portsmouth: A. ". Bensley DreWry's
Bluff
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Mrs John Mahony is the guest OF her
niece Mrs. William s. Carroll. on Court
Street. Lynchburg, Va.
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INC. Eggs-unsetted: State and Penns5lva
MIA. l70l7lsc.; Southern thirds: 1Sts Ola 70.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY: new Southern, saga; old prime
sL75d2; Jersey swcets baskets. 81 Gl.5o pea
nuts---s.endy; fancy handpicked. AZ @4hs.;
other domestic "a, d4lc. Cabbages--Steady;
Norfolk. s1.2591.5o. Cotton-By steamer to
Liverpool, lie.
CHICAGO ILL. May 2s.--Dulness pervaded
the grain and provision pits to-day. and after
decline early in the session whent closed steady
with July &c. lower. July corn was unchanged
July oats were of Ac while September provis.
ions closed Unchanged to 2hc. lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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CINCINNATI, o., May 2s.-HoGs-Actiye and
higher at $4,35dG,lO. Cattle-Steady at 81. boGl
Alb, sheep-Easy at s25o@4. Lambs-Quiet
mt $4,75Qy7.25.
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CANADIAN PACIFIC:
There seemed to- be q fairly Aggressive hea
account in Canadian Pacific. checked, however
to some extent by ths difficulty in borrowing
the stock.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

Chicago nnh Northwestern con- 7's.,.... 132iS
4 Chicago, Rock Island and Pac. 4s..... 1854
4 o. OF g. md ST Louis geh 4's...,,.. 100
4 Chicago Terminal 4's .................... sais
/ Colorado and Southern 4's............... SO
\ DENY er md MO Cirande 4's.,.,......... GsI5
1 Eric prior line as Observation-Disclosures. 49A
| Erie General as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s3S
l Fort Worth and Denver City 1st's....... i'll
4 Hooking Valley 4h's................. 10TH
| Manhattan Consodn ted gold 4s.......... 1olH
M sIss;sssn Central Central T. II inc ?ssh
1 MINI. and ST. Louis 4's................. 10OIa
(; Missonri Kan nnd Tex 4's............ 100
/ Missouri, Kan. and Texas 2d's........... s0A
4 Nsvc Work. Central gen 33b's.,..,..,.. 1903
| New Jersey Central gen. 5's.............. 1a2A
/ Northern Pacific as ,................... 1902
S Ss5 nc so sa %sssI CON ssasa
/ Reading General Az .................... 97i5
| 81 -, and Iron Mountain con- 5's........ 1l2
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MORNING TRADING:
There was evidence OF support In the first
hour but there vigorous pressure from the
professional element and what looked like West
ern LIQUIDATION. London wns noticenbly heavy
seller and this did n good deal to disturb conf.
dence. In view OF the previously bullish attitude
OF foreign spectators. London WAS the heaviest
seller OF Union Pacific, and wns responsible for
the decline In the early trading. s.
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LEATHER COMMON RAID:
4 United States Leather common met with some
support and as the proposed financing has beer
known for month more, It looks as II there
had been an organized raid In the ather weak
bull account.
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MORGAN BROKERS TOOK ERIE:
It looked as 81 the Morgan brokers were tax
inr MI the Erie stock offerings. A. A. House
man & Co. gave as good support ms anybody an,
bought some $4,000 shares all around the room
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lANfALGA.ATED COPPER:

IAMALGAMATED COPPER:
A. G. p. was weak IN the early market in
sympathy with the decline in the copper stocks
in London. The attempt to bull the metal has
never been looked upon with favor on the other
side, and It Is certain that the Rio T1nto people
have not encouraged American attempts to nd
vance the price. 80
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Spot cotton closed dull; middlinG nplands,
no. middlins gulf, 11.35; sales, $500 bales.
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SELLING WAS LONG STOCK:
The room said that the selling Of Rock islam!
BY Harris Oates & Co. and Costcr, Knapp 1
20. represented genuine long stock. On TIL
other hand, there was certain section whicl
considered that the price has been hammered
for the sake OF Its effect on the rest OF the list
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At, PAuL's EARNINGS: sT
St Pauls gross earnings for April increased
f4Os 232; net Increased S105,517.
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The fury was discharged and the court
thereupon adjourned for the term
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NO ATTEMPT TO SUPPORT:
Although there was some support the market
WINS essentially weak, and no attempt was mado
n do more than support 1t. There WAS pressure
from the leading traders md heavy selling for
london besides. while there seemed to be plenty
OF stop orders caught on declines.