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Unearned Payments.

IA. In several instances. other than
those mentioned in paragraph -, Mr..
Stutler has caused vouchers to issue in
favor of Mr.. Rusk for work which he
knew had not been done.
rs. He has converted to his own use
material and labor belonging TO the Dis
tTict.
''15. He has purposely. and with in
tent 10 deceive the Commissioners, pub
Hshed false reports as to the cost of
the hand cleaning. which has been in
excess of the limit named by Congress
in the acts authorizing the Commission
ers TO do such work without contract"
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TREASURY RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES
SOUADRoNS SAIL FOR FIUME.

TRIESTE. Austria. July 25.-The
American battleship and European
squadrons. under the respective com
mands Of Rear Admiral Barker and
Rear Admiral Jewell have sailed for
Fiume.
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TO ESTABLISH STAMP OFFICE.

Information has been received in this
city that the Virginia committee OF the
Southeastern Tariff Association has de-
cided 10 establish a stamping Office I'm
this city.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

IReported by W. D. Hibbs Co.. 1919 2
Street Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board Of Trade, and Washington Stock
Exchange
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Hand Labor.

10 Mr.. Stutler is on record as an ad-
vocate of cleaning streets by hand Labor.
and Of the District doing all street
cleaning without contract. He seems to
have experienced a change of mind re-
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Negotiable Fines.

-. Mr.. Suffers report for 1853 shows
that the Washington Fertilizer Com
pany, contractor for collection and dis
posal Of garbage, was fined by him in
% per cent Of the cases Of complaint by
housCholders Of poor service, while Mr.
Rusk, contractor for collection and dis
posal OF ashes and miscellaneous waste
was fined in but 10 per cent of such
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, July 25.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain mar
ket today:
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Swift 8. Co.'s Sales of Fresh Beef

IN Washington. D. C. for week ending July q
s~eraged .o5 i ~ cents per pound.
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Steamer Harry Randall at { S; s
MARSHALL HALL

Str. Charles EIacalester leaves at 10
q. N. and 2.53 D m. $50 D m. Indian
Head trips every Thursday, Friday. and
Saturday at $50 p. N. Sundays. II q M.
2:30 and G:30 D. m
FARE, ROUND TRIP...........25 Cents
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Hours of Service.

IS. The act Of August I, 1892, which
limits the hours OF daily service of me-
chanics and laborers employed upon the
public works of the United States and
the District OF Columbia 10 eight hours,
nine consecutive hours is quoted and
made a part Of the contract with Mr.
Rusk for the machine cleaning. 1t is
notorious that, beginning last July and
continuing 10 this date, his drivers have
worked twelve hours per day. and his
cutters and cart men from thirteen to
fifteen hours.
When the inspectors called Mr.. Slut
ler's attention 10 this fact. and said the
men were complaining. he replied that
il was none Of their business how long
MI Rusk worked his men. Mr.. Stutier
observes and enforces the eight-nOUr law
III all other branches of the service
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SAYS STUTLER WAS IN
CAHOOTS WITH RUSK

Gently, as evidenced by a material de-
crease in the area cleaned by hand
without contracD, and an increase in
the area swept by machine Or. Y. Rusk,
contractor).
During the past winter there was a
large saving in all branches Of the ser
vice. due TO the unusual number of days
when all work was necessarily Sus-
pended. All that and a further saving
effected by the discharge Of forty white
wings and several drivers, is being eX-
pended for machine work
Improper Deductions.
IL. The machines were ordered out
February 2. 1904. to sweep slush from
certain north and south streets where
the sun was melting the snow. As no
gutter men or carts followed the ma
chimes Mr.. Rusk should have been paid
for only one-third OF the area swept
Mr.. Stutler ordered that he be paid
practically in full, only a small deduc-
ton being made. although he was fully
informed as TO the facts.
II MI Rusk was allowed continuous
use Of o"e Of the District sprinkling
wagons Tor about two months.
District Employees Worked.
"a. For several days in the early part
of March. 1904, the force which Mr.
Rusk furnished for cleaning unimproved
streets, at $a per day, was, by order
Of Mr.. Stutler. engaged in helping Mr..
Rusk to clean paved streets. and per-
formed no service for the District ex-
Cept to clean up the market places. Mr..
Stutler caused vouchers to issue for the
S64 per day, less the wages of a few
men who didn't work at all.
Mr. Rusk was entitled to only such
proportion OF the S64 as was earned by
the men who cleaned the markets. The
District was defrauded Of about $50 per
day. During the same .ime one of the
District wagons was in Mr. Rusk's serv-
ice
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Authority Withdrawn.

%. Prior TO Mr. Rusk getting the con-
tract for machine work, the inspectors
had authority TO use their judgment as
10 whether or not the conditions were
suitable for work. In case Of rain be
fore the hour for going out. they could
say, No work tonight; streets too wet,
and that settled IT, or If il rained while
work was In progress and the sWcepings
became TOO sloppy To pile or cart away,
they could order the machines to the
barn. That authority was taken from
them last July and they were in
struCted by Mr.. Stutier TO take no ac-
ton until they had called him By phone
and gotten orders.
one Of the inspectors on unpavec
streets received similar instructions. IN
this case Mr.. Stutler said: You call me
and ] VIII go up and see Commissioner
West: he insists there shall be no sus-
pension OF work An inspector found
some Of Mr.. Rusks wagons sprinkling
muddy streets the day following q rain
and sent them home. Mr.. Stutler :cpTi-
landed him and said: In IL" future #
y GA fad those wagons working aitCr q
rain ana you think sprinkling is un-
necessary, you may know they had or
dcrs from this office TO go out
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What the Law Demands.

In this connection I beg to call atten-
ton TO a clause IN Mr.. Rusks contracts.
which says:
The contractor must provide q place
OF deposit for the sweepinSs or scrap
ings. The said Commissioners
Will not, at any time, undertake to pro-
vide dumps for the contractor.
Yet Mr. Suffers report for 1903 shows
that he maintained from fifteen TO nine
teen dumps at an expense to the District
OF $S,GS1.5O. although not more than one
third OF that number was necessary 10
the Misunderstanding force All of them
were open to, and used by. every trash
hauler In the District except Ready.
His trash IS too bulky-flled up the
dumps too rapidly, you know. Or was
has exclusion inspired by the hope that
II would give work to Mr. Rusk at a
price 90 per cent higher than Ready's
bid?
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Use of Dumps.

&c. In 1903 the Commissioners adver-
tised for bids for removing ashes and
trash from the District Buildings NJ j.
Ready bid % cents per cubic yard, pro-
vlded he be allowed the use Of the Dis
trict dumps. r. V. Rusk bid so cents IN
COnditiOnall--
The matter was referred to Mr. Slut
Ter. as the dumps We're under his su-
PervisiOn, and he reported against al
lowing Mr. Ready the use of them for
the alleged reason that suitable places
for dumps were difficult TO obtain. He
said:
1t is desired that We make our
present dumps last as long as possible,
and il Mr.. Ready We're allowed 70 use
them II would result in filing them Up
much more quickly
Not a word about Mr.. Rus, al
though he knew that. as contractor for
machine cleaning Of paved streets. for
cleaning all alleys and unpaved streets,
and for the removal Of ashes. Mr.
Rusk was using the District dumps for
the deposit OF thousands of loads Of
sweepings. scrapings and ashes.
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District Completed Work.

"5. The flushing specifications require
the streets to be flushed from the center
to the curb so as TO remove all dirt and
dust from the pavement. which means
that it shall be washed into the sewers.
Mr. Rusk simply wet the pavement Of
Pennsylvania Avenue. washing the dirt
into the low places, where he left it,
Mr.. Stutler. instead of imposing fines
for poor work. as is mandatory upon
him, ordered extra men at the expense
Of the District 10 clean up the street in
the morning after 1t had been flushed
at night
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS.

Capital Traction r. R. As.......- 10
Met st. r. X. IS, 1S25....-...... 75& 20
Met r. r. Cert. indebtedness A. las 80.
Met r. X. Cert. Indebtedness B.. lHl -.
Columbia r. r. G.. l9l4......... rs 10
Columbia X. r. ID mort 5s....-- I05S lV6}
City suburban 5s.----.--.--. 49,
Anacostia & Potomac 5s.-......-. 81 go.
Wash. Street Railway 4s.-.....-.. lou 80.
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MISCELLANEOUS

Wash. Gas Co, ser. A, Is 1927. 1913 =.
Wash. Cos Co, ser. b. Is l904-27. lJ3
Washington Gas cert............. ll9 IsO
u S. Flee. Light. Deb Imp. 1902 l0I -.
L. S Elec. Light Cert indebt... 1914
Ches. & Pot Tel Co. 5s.......... max lC5
Wash Market Co., 1st Gs, 1892. ID -.
Masonic Hall Assn S. Co.. leO %.
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National Safe Deposit Trust. . I50 ..
Washington Loan & Trust. ....... sJ1 2ia
American Security & Trust......- I9J 49,.
Washington safe Deposit......... ~ 80.
Union Trust {; Storage. l07 llg
Washington Savings Bank........ lJ2$S lIU
Home Savings Bank. li0 80.
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RAILROAD STOCKS.
NATIONAL BANK STOCI

Capital Traction Co..............l?4 lst
Washington Street Railway pr. Gl o.
Washington Street Railway CON-. l3S ii
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II. DUringthe months of May and June.
1903, while Lilly & Robinson were doing
the machine work at night. Mr.. Stutler
required them TO clean Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania Avenue every Mon
day morning. 7:3O o'clock II being an
unusual demand. and very much of a
hardship, the contractors twice asked
to be released from II. Mr.. Stutler re-
fused, saying that Commissioner West
had ordered the extra work, and insisted
IL should be done.
Mr.. Rusk got the contract July !.
and went out the following Monday
morning with So small force that he
did not get done until after noon He
was not redulred 70 do II aCaIn
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CONTINUED from First PageO

furnish good men and pay them the
contract wages. Rusk did get il at an
increased price, but continued to fur
nish the same incompetent force.
Allowed to Do Work
"3. The only conditions which operate
to cause q suspension of work in the
street cleaning department are lack
Of funds and unfavorable weather. and
they should affect all branches Of the
service alike, except perhaps the hand
cleaning.
The following figures taken from Mr..
Suffers annual reports, show that for
the four years ended June 30, 1903 the
machine cleaning Of paved streets
Gilly & Robinson, contractors was
suspended by order of the Superintend-
cnt many days, while the cleaning of
alleys and unimprOved streets Or. V.
RuSk, CONTRACTOR was continued.
DAYS worked: Machine cleaning, $40:
unpaved streets cleaning. 99S; alley
cleaning, / ,0l6 days.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
GENERAL MARKETS.

New York, May 11.-Butter, steady;
extra fresh creamery, 2O92012c; state
dairy 1SQ19c.
Cheese, old, Irregular new, weak;
state full cream large and small fall
made fancy. 1O%q11c; new small col
ored, 7@7Ac; small white, 6%@7c.
Eggs, firm; state, Pennsylvania and
near by average finest, 19Q19hc;
Southern firsts, 15Q16c.
Flour, steady.
Rye flour, easy.
Corn meal, steady.
Rye, dull.
Wheat, easy; No red, $1.0O. The
crop report while bullish, had little eff
feet on wheat owing to a general de-
sire to get profits the result being a
weak and lower market The close
showed h@%c net decline. May, 92Ac;
July, 80 Lie; September, S3lzc; De-
cember, $3.50.
Corn, firm; No. Q, 5915c. There was a
squeeze of May corn shorts to-day due
to scant receipts and prices advanced
sharply, closing 1hc net higher with
July sc up. May, 5Sc; July. 541sc;
September, $3.50.
Oats, steady; mixed, 4615@47c.
Beef, steady.
Cut meats, quiet.
Lard, easy. Western steamed, $500;
refined, weak; compound, 6B@6Ac.
Pork, inactive.
Tallow, easy; city, 4Mc; country,
4%c.
Rice, steady.
Molasses, firm.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, SIC;
centrifugal 96 test, sac; molasses
sugar, &c: refined, firm.
Coffee-Spot Rio, quiet; mild, quiet.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to decline
of points under scattering sales. 1t
seems however. as if the liquidation
which has recently been a feature had
about run its course and the market
during the day ruled generally steady,
closing steady at unchanged prices to
a decline of points. Sales, 32.750 bags.
Potatoes, steady; Southern, 81. ESQ
8. 90; state and Western, sacks, 49, 600
1926; Jersey sweets, $2.5094.00
Peanuts, steady; fancy handpicked,
SIC; other domestic, SAQ6l2c.
Cabbage, steady; Southern, barrel
crates, S1G1. so.
Freights to Liverpool. quiet: cot
ton by steam, 12c; grain by steam,
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COTTON FUTURES.

New York, May 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened at a decline of las points,
or rather better than due on the diff
ferent cables, and while showing more
or less irregularity during the session,
developed reactionary tone, on COW
ering.
The weather continued favorable on
the average, but there is still an alb
sence of moisture along the Atlantic
coast that may furnish ground for
some complaint if unrelieved by rains
in the near future, and while the bear
ish look of yesterdays crop report
seemed to be checking commission
house buying, near month shorts were
evidently rendered uneasy by further
losses from the local stock
Immediately following the opening
there was considerable bear pressure
from leading room traders. including
local spot house. On the other hand
there seemed TO be a good demand
from certain large Wall street op-
orator who was believed 70 be cover
ing a line Of shorts put out around
Il cents for July and going long, and
this buying, In connection with the
purchases Of the local scalping con-
tingent, proved sufficient to absorb
offerings and hold the market at abou;
Aast nights prices until the afternoon,
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DEMERE d HAMMOND
Talk of the Cotton and Wheat
Status as it Exists.

Savannah, Ga. May n.-Large ex-
ports have been reported from New
York to-day, and with this market
the cheapest one, the natural expecta-
ton is that the actual cotton for sale
will go elsewhere. while the buyers
will come here. New York stock of
! cotton at present available for deliv-
cry on contract is $4,000 bales, a de-
crease of $1,000 in the last ten days
| We still adhere to. the opinion that
conservative operators should confine
their operations to the new crop
months.
The afternoon rally in the late
months was due to shorts quickly get
ting uneasy, and there is a decided
disposition to watch closely the wealth.
er along the Atlantic states. Our in
formation from sources which we have
heretofore found to be reliable, is that
so far the drought conditions have
done no damage of consequence. The
estimated receipts for Tomorrow:
Houston, 500; Galveston, 900, and New
Orleans, 900; port receipts, $4,000. Liv-
erpool is due to come up tomorrow
on the near options and up on far
options. Spot cotton unchanged at
1850.
Wheat-The early strength in wheat
was on local bulling on reported rains
in the Red river valley, more than on
the crop report. The latter aroused
no enthusiasm throughout the coun-
try and brought no buying orders. The
report considered in relation to last
month and last year may be construed
as bullish. IT, however, 1t is taken
in conjunction with present values, it
is doubtless if any great amount of
bull announcement can be derived
from it; al any rate, it played little
part In to-day's fluctuations.
Provisions-The provision market
was sustained for a time by shorts
covering but later the tone of all
products became weak and selling was
quite general. There was very little
demand even on the break
Hog market was weak Receipts
We're $1,000; estimated for tomorrow,
80, 900.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
NAVAL STORES FIRM
NO CHANGE RECORDED EITHER IN
SPIRITS OR TURPENTINE.
RECEIPTS MUCH HEAVIER
OWING TO WARM WEATHER DUR
ING PAST FEW DAYS.

Factors Say That Both Turpentine
and Resins Have n Firm Under
tone, and Do Not Anticipate Any
Immed iate Decline in Either Mar
ket-Turpentine Now Quoted in
New York Mt 5s1a Cents IA Gallon.
Sales of Spirits on Local Market
Amounted to Only 70 Casks, and
Resins Sales Were 734 Barrels.
Spirits remained unchanged yester-
day and only 70 casks were reported
sold; all of which were posted at tie
first call.
The receipts of turpentine We're
slightly better than usual, amounting
to 1.037 casks
The exports were light, however, only
100 casks being shipped.
Turpentine was quoted in New York
at 5S1a cents a gallon.
Rosins.-There was no change noted
in any of the rosin grades. and the
market is regarded as firm.
There was a fair demand at the IL
o'clock CALL and 734 barrels were re-
ported sold. The receipts also showed
renewed strength, owing to the warm
weather of several days past, and .
592 barrels was the aggregate income.
The exports of resins amounted to
595 barrels.
Factors do not look for any imme-
date decline, either in the rosln "~
turpentine field, and generally regard
both markets as possessing a strong
undertone.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12

New Orleans, May 11.-Spot cotton
quiet; demand light and supply limit
cd, sales, as bales, including 900 to
arrive; delivered on contracts. 500.
Quotations unchanged.
Futures opened quiet, at prices l
point higher to points lower. infiu-
enced by the decline in Liverpool. In
the early trading the leading bull was
a heavy bidder for May and July Of
ferings of May were free. Fluctua-
tions in July ranged from 13.94c TO
14.10c. The fall and winter months
were steadied somewhat by the low
temperatures shown on the weather
map. Later in the day a firmer tone
was given the market by the report
that minus correction of about 1900
bales had been made in the stock Of
cotton In the port of Boston.
Such a correction brings the stock
at that port down to about 5000
bales. and of course brings present
stocks at all ports dangerously near
TO the stock al all ports "A year ago.
The market closed firm, with gains Of
7G10 points on the old crop months and
40I7 points on the new.
Cotton futures quiet and steady;
May, l3.65@l3.69c; June, 13.SS613.S9c;
July, 140061AO9c; August, 1313@13.14c;
September, 11.67d1169c; October, Ills
OLLIE; November, 1l.04Q1106c; De-
cember 11.02G11.04c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12

covery was noted. There was a big lot
of buying credited to a prominent won
street interest, and this led to talk that
the bears were trying to get under
cover The weather reports generally
were quite favorable. Still in some in
stances there was much uncertainty
with regard to the actual condition of
the crop. and the conservative inter-
ests figured that it was as vet too
early to form definite conclusions with
regard to the probable outlook.
The trade as a whole was small.
There was some good outside buying
late. There was some buying of Octo-
Der and December cotton by spot i'll
terests. The spot markets were steady
and dull Receipts 5000, against s.
O34 last year. For the week 25,000
against 34S12 last week, and $3.50 last
year. The late market was steady.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
BARTLETT. FRAZIER
~ CARRINGTON's
Grain Letter to Hayward, Wick 4
Company.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 11.-Wheat-The
early strength in wheat was on local
bulling on reported rains in the Red
river valley more than on crop re-
port. The latter aroused no enthusiasm
through the country and brought no
buying orders. The report considered
in relation to last month and last year
may be considered as bullish. IT,
however. 1t is taken with present
values, II is doubtful IL any great
amount Of bull encouragement can be
derived from II.
Corn-was small market and a
rather firm one; on the whole the bulls
were helped by the very light local
receipts and by the shipments yester-
day of $4,000 bushels.
Oats--Oats was the strongest gain
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
Grain Markets.
Fruits and Nuts.

Es-$475@5.OO choice, $500.
PANANAS-$1.5 100000.
PANGES-Florida, $2.75Q3.00; Cal
ifornia navel, $500 a box.
TEMONS-New Massinas, $S.00Q3. %.
NTAT,AGA GRAPES - Heavyweight,
s,0OG6.OO per key; mediums, $4.25Q
4'S eoPDGTITNEs~2Os to sOs. 1Sc; sOs to 4Os,
az. S0s to sos, Sc; Sos to COS, 71ac: COS
~ ~ zoe s%c, 70s to sos, &C; sos to 90s,
~ .. COS to zoos, 4lAc.
"a kNUTS-Ample stock, fair &C.
-. market firm; fancy hand-pick-
IA V1irginias, SIC; n. c. peanuts, BIC;
ex. Virginias, 51sc.
HNrTTS-Almonds, Terragona, l41sc;
1,icas. 12hc; walnuts, French, 1219c:
Niles. 14Isc; pecans, loo, Brazils
az. filberts, lie; assorted nuts, 90
y,nnnd and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Drted and EvapOrated Fruits.
APPLES-Evaporated, TIC; sundried,
'7t aCPiRIcOTs-Evaporated. fancy, 1sc;
choice. 10Ac.
crown. 50 90; 4-Crown clusters, s2.75;
loose muscatells. Sc: 1-pound seeded,
mac: imperial cabinets. SO per box.
PEACHES-Evaporated, peeled, Ice;
unpeeled, sac.
PFARS-Evaporated 1o&c.
CITRON-A. s. drum. 14kc: fancy
corsician, in 10-pound boxes. 14Jkc.
URRANTS-Barrels. &c.
sugar.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, May 11.-Cotton, spot, in
increased demand; prices u points low
er; American middling fair 7.76d;
good middling, 7.62d; middling, 7.52d;
low middling 7.4Od; good ordinary.
7.2Sd; ordinary, 7.OSd. Sales, 5000 bales
of which 300 were for speculation and
export and included 400 American.
Receipts, $4,000 bales, including 1890
American.
Futures opened easier and closed
easy; American middling, good ordi-
nary clause; May, 7.29d; May-June,
7.25d: June-July, 720d; July August,
7.16d; August-Septembe 692d; Sep
tember- October. 6.34d; October Novem-
Der, Slid; November December, sod;
December-January, sold; January
February, 6.00d
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
j. ii. PARKER q co.'s
Cotton Letter to Hayward. Wick &
Company.

company
New York, May lin spite OF an
excessive decline in Liverpool the sales
of 5000 spots seemed to make the limit
of the present depression. and it was
accepted as an indication that spinners
are willing lay in stocks at current
prices. On the previous decline, they
acted i'm just the same fashion, ana
was, will be remembered, the rally
which followed the re-entry of spin
ners into the market carried prices up
a half cent. Stocks of spinners. how
ever, are daily getting lower as a re-
suit of the hand-to-mouth policy, and
as the new crop is not making rapid
Roadway, owing to continued cold
nights there is always a possibility that
spinners may come in and buy freely
and thus make the next rally perma-
nent one. The air was full of rumors
to-day of impending corrections in the
different port stocks.
One of the points urged by the bears
is that, notwithstanding the remark
ably small receipts stocks at the ports
continue greater than last year, but
if there is anything in the rumors to-
day. they are likely to be seriously cut
down. Among the ports referred to
was Savannah, reported to hold 1000.
New York, with $4,000 and Boston with
1000.