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MARKET IS;
LOOKING ! UP.
Operators III Stocks Move About
Much More Con-
fdcntly.
SHARP DECLINE i l.: I. IN COTTON y
Governments Estimate Of July
Conditions Sends the
Prices Down
SHARP DECLINE IN COTTON
,(By Associated 1'ress.)

NEW, YORK, July 5.--Opcrators IN
stocks demonstrated much more conti-
dcnce In to-day's stock market than for
long time past. rho market was still
Il dull and narrow one, Judged by other
standards, but II lifted quite decslvely
from tho profound lcthargy which has
been It's recent characteristic. What de-
yclopments there were In nffairs to cause
this change were not very manifest
Strength at the outset was largely con-
fined to the local group a formal state
ment from an important holder Of Metro
5politan securities pointing out the abb
struct benefits to the local traction prop
critics OF the combination, helped the
rise. Brooklyn Transit was held back
~ its yexed question OF transfer rights
TO passengers, 1t was after the rehc-
some selling for London account that tlie
buying which impressed sentiment devel-
4 bred In Union Pacific and spread TO sother
pPrtiols a. the raiirnad wv rIesulrl,inst N
extent Of 10 toll IA points Union Peel 9. 9,
nc itself rose an extreme 25-s. Unnxed
encouragement was received from we ne
cotton crop. the government 8 estimate
OF July condition OF that crop precipltLtait t.
Ing ii sharp decline In the staple. the The
small reaction In prott-taking IN the ln st
Hour, when the buying was Temporarily
discontinued Increased the confluence /. ~
lilo movement, and the close was active
and fairly buoyant
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par vane.
$3.50 O01. United States bonds were I'M
changed on ca u. 5 III
The total sales OF stocks for the day
were 344.200 shares. " AZ II 81
4 y MONEY AND ExGfI1ANCE -cLOSE
Money on cali easy at lql IA per cert:
bans. Arm; sixty days, 2 per cent; ninety
days. PA per cent; SIX months. 3 l-44
%s1-2 per cent: prime mercantile paper.
with actual business lii bankers bills at
Sl.S7. a05l4. s7.25 for demand and at 81. $3.50
a.s5,I5 for sixty day bills; posted rates.
ti.sG and AS; commercial bills. 81. Us 1-sGD
As IA. Bar silver 5s,A Mexican dollars,
a. f{55
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4, ooo h.ad .Poor q medium, H.bog5. 25 stock-
ers and feeders. s2.e5a4. e; calves. s2togS0;
exas.red steers ogs ODD Sead
icft over. 3,3s9 head. l5 Market bl,loc. higher.
Mixed and butchers 81; good i 70 SaglS 81
inht sSs0TsS.b5; bulk 4 OF sales, s6.45g5 80.
Sheep 1000 head Sheep. steady sEg
lambs steady Good to choice N M;I"m
sheep. es.759Al0; native lambs, s4.to97.7b;
Western lambs, 3.50G5. %.
CINCINNATI, o.. July 6.-HOGs-Active and ~
Il higher al (406.s5 Cattle-S Steady At @2go. 80.
sheep-steady at sl.2513.b0. Lambs-Strons
at 32.7b1325.
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cnrTnN MARKETS

NEW YORK. July 5.-The cotton market
opened easy In tone with first prices showing
an advance Of points, The declines were
In Keeping with the character OF the weather
news Fourth while the
during the holidays but turned easier this
w ans ay IN a5oye
with private cables attributlng the decline
to lack OF confidence and liquidation In .cx-
Cables continued easy after the late opening.
and there was a renewal here soon after tho
cali OF the pressure noted late on last Friday
large New Orleans operations two-~of whom
were present on the floor OF the exchange.
lrses under this broke g ne. loss Of about ~
from n ~ snot houses ana splnners; enough to
s4ound Very steady p al the lover
Sa July u s q Aug AZ
level and showing condition OF So per cent,
was rather. more favorable than expected. while
epar aSs an tha
comparatively, little further movement with
not loss OF about 500 points on II: old and
l7Me5 points on the new crop positions.
nt0 t91 hs
and IN the early th 7, marks, rallied
bout met 4, WHO sssss se e
cuiated. and toward the close was steady: net
Slais points lower, Sales estimated ut 800 900
Receipts a. the, ports to-day were LOIS bales
Ior me week 1900 bales ags,ns. l7.sn last
W WsM M nrIea ana we're soo bales against
last year and at Houston n bales against Isl
last year
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II. MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RIcHAloEA JULY $, 1904
ARRIVED.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. nerchan-
disc and passengers, Old Dominion line
Steamer Old Point Comfort, Graves, Norfolk,
SJames River landings, merchandise and pas
sengers Virginia Navigation Co.
4 Barge Edward Fay, Dcnison, Baltimore, coal,
Ellison and McCaw -;as.s . q, n
large Patapsco. Thomas, Baltimore, coal.
Crunnp and West Coal c. y
5 SAILED. VIZ
Steamer Berkeley. Shelley, Norfolk merchan-
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line.
PORT OF WEST POINT, JULY 8. 1904
Is3 ARRIVED.
Charlotte Murphy, Balhslors. passengers and
Elm Elm City. Haynes. A1attaponl River landinss
passengers and general cargo
SAILED.
Charlotte Murphy, Baltimore passengers and
Fin Elm city. Haynes. A1attapon! River landings.
passengers and general cargo.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. JULY s. 1904.
ARRIVED,
L Steamer Narkomannia, New Orleans.
Steamer Iona, Ruelva.
Barge Florida; Providence.
Barge Felix, Providence.
Barge Liberty. Providence.
Barge Marion chsppell, New York,
steamer u.rkom sAhhED Hamburg.
Barge Cardsnas. Providence.
q I'd
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pPODUCE MARKETS.

NEW YoRI{ July 5.--FLoUR-JInactttcye -
barely stsaay Wnssf pasea' Rys
lsir e good IA G9rnsaiRaili y No
W Wester 30 Bariey-Dul; FEEDING. 4s,se
wheat-spot firm No. red, nominal, eleya-
Options gained materIaIl news
Decided strength in outside markets also M a
fectcd prices here the close SHOWING
s' eera Rfss'n stssas s?:S option Is
ua ne as h sna T heasra as
adyanse prices SSas nst oa'
Ms s. sss p,ssklsd SIC, esl;
es ,an' s Rs guy slSssa q
r9r hSIs 6: m aem.'y sas
eaefsssi f esaasa pasn
70 good, ss.s9a:,s5 Tu'pentine--Qule' = cog 7
Ssss %s n's !aE$5ss
steady fair refining. ses sf,se :
mould sai''es ssss cut Loaf and crushed
ao I ENTHUSIASTICALLY " domestic iar q extra
AZ si5,4c.;T japan nominal aiolasssssaDastda;;
Mew Orleans. open kettle good 2 choice. s19
(cry, iSc Official prices: Creamery. co ~ ~,
10 extra lsisc. State dairy eon.lIn - oa
e eTa White eoiorsd Xe small white SIS;
small coiorcd SIC. onie!al PRICES: S s,anii
r lnie fancy, SIC. Eggs-Firn onc c
prees state nealeS
sf. pn, Southern tnew): ~;
feasg handP!sSSSe a g sn
9tner Nc lto sslf3 eos Southern. barrel-
e eqlts see. asl0. cotton-By steam 70 Liver
pool. l2c.
cu1cAo. ILL, July 6.-unfaSorable harvest 1o az
Ing weather and reduction o. aooa. y main n
cent NJ. - FOR n starp advance In wheat prices
to.day Final nsures on septemberr waea 81
are III 6liHc. up; corn made net nrpetsIons
EMssc,; oats show a gain OF 49, p1o.''S
are practically 4unchange
~, Z ',s.dlnr futures ranged as follower:
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new PROPOSITION
FROM SUL. J. |. 8 co,
tBy Associated Press,

NEW YORK. July b,-ycredtors OF Dan's'
J, sully 6 Company met to-day 20 cohs'aes
a new proposition. u was TepoF'ea a'.s
tha meeting that the offer involved the pay
ment Of forty cents on the dollar and the
suggestion that the legal proceeding DO con-
tinued ON friendly basis. It was stated alsp
mat the assets OF the sully firm are suffl'
clent to pay about thirty-two cents on me
dollar and that the balance Of a forty-eeal
cash settlement viii ff9m ho l ntfss Is
tt,nvnrnbly entertained. SullyN& Company also
agree to desray all legal expenses thus IA ray
Incurred. The lawyers representing the paI,I
sider his proposition. which IL said to meet
With favor from the majority Of the creditors
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, N. c.. July 6.-sPIRITs
}ru,iRsPENTINE -Nothing dong: receipts, q q
casks Rosn.NothinE doing Teeeip = ~ ~ ~
res. Crude rurpentine-Firm at 1a.2Sd5A 100 and
i.s5; receipts. 2St barrels. =, =, =
Firm at 52lsa52.ic. receipts 6ss caskS; i sales.
cepts. 1876 barrels; sales. 27e barrels: Exports
a'beGsHI, L AZ, JjN 8. c.. July 6-TURPEN-
TINE-Firm at b23sc. Rosin-rlrn1
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BY Thomas Branch 4 CO..
BALES.
$500 Amalganlated Copper ,.....
1GW1 Afnpr. Car. and FOliflGry.,,.

$500 Amalganiated Copper ......i
1890 Amer. Car end Foundry.
B Amer. Cotton Oll............
Amer. Snuff ...,.....,......
Amer. Snuff, pfd.t,.........
~ 200 Amer. Can ....,............-.,
200 Amer. Can, pfda..n........
1900 Amer. Locomotive, com .....
Amer. Locomotive, pfd....
42O0 Amer. Sugar .ts.........a..
1890 a. II. and 8. re. com, ....,
1900 An. and s. ITe. pfd......
500 Baltimore and Ohio. .......
Goo Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Z 100 Canada Southern ...,.....
400 Canadian Pacific ....,..,....
100 Chesapeake and Chlo......
500 CHI. Great yvestern.......5
1S5o0 CHI, Nil. and s. P..........
200 Colo. Fuel and 1ron.........
200 Colo. Southern. com. .......
Colo. Southern, list pfd....
100 Colo. Southern, "a pfd. go.
400 C,lev., Gin, Chi. and s. u.
Cont. Tobacco, pfd. .........
1900 Consolidated Gas ..........
37O0 Delaware and Hudson......
400 Del, Lack. and West.....
5i00EreI, com. ......... ........
1900 Erie, LIST pfd. .....,...........
500 Erie. "a pfd. ..........
1900 General Electric ............
"a 600 Illinois Ccntra ........,....
$500 Louisville and Nashville.
1900 Manhattan ..... ...... .......
$4,000 Metro Street Rnilway.....
100 Mexican Central ...........
i 800 Mo, Kan. and Tex, com. j,
zoo Mo- Kan. and Tex, pfd...
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Cotton, quiet; middllng, 1850; gross receipts
1865 bales; sales. 800 bales stoc W. naes
Total to-day at all ssaportsLNet receipts.
1ols bales stock iee, $50 bales, z. HI,
Consolidated at all seaports-N e. Tese e.
4. sss sbaies; export to the Continent, $50 BALES.
Total since ptembsr list at all ssaporls-..
Ne, receipts 77s ST. a 81; e hales
10 the Continent ,54s so bales; to japan AS
47ss bales ; 10 Mexico. "a. 72s bales.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW oRK July 5.--The dry goods market
shows little Increase n demand end h syess
in prices arc reported. but more or less Y.
Is stu u sy1sass tsnn
inc j. IorIsthts reason M It AZ Is believed N
many that the turning point has been reached
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Crop Conditions.

WASHINGTON. July 5,--Tho Weather Hu-
reau,s weekly summary Of crop conditions
says. II 81
An Improvement In cotton Ia generally ",
INA Nuiant continues small in the central and
eastern districts y now sk'ng rama sss
gsow.h ana western districts Tho crop
Generally we'll cultivated, although some fields
IN Oklahoma and northeastern Texas are
sxtremo ,southwes srp coast cou1ties of Texas.
An reports respecting tobacco indicate tina,
this crop Is growing nicely and " ~ fAfs
promising condition, s
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. Arr
PEANUT MARKETA

r,aniin,1e trn, a / is per bushel for SPANISH;
seiIers arc asking higher prices very few being
offered Virginias Arm at &c. Tor fancy s.ock.
Burg OF stock that had been stored IN TINS
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4 Richmond. Va, July 8. 1901. AT
+ 3 SALES 81 X
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. prcfcrcd-lo
shares at 9sh.
&4. STATE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked
North Carolina 40, c., 1slo....... 1o2 ...S
4 North Carolina IS. O.. 1919 iso
4 Va 3s. New. c. and R..Il93a...,.. 9fE 95H
Wa. Centuries .-23 e. and r.. 1891. 9ais BIZ
CITY SECURITIES.
& Richmond City As. r., lseo-loao. 1o5h 1G6is
Richmond City, 1885, lt6is lo7 y
5'5$ RAiLEOAp BONDS st3
A. &C Ger. sor Ind a ~ d e.. 81
Georgia Pacific LIST IS. c., 1922 ..... lis ~.
Georgia, 3d. and Fla. list S. lsij.... II: ~. y
Georgia and Alabama con. bs. lbs. 10.
Hlch. and Meek. list ~. l9is........ 20
Florida southern 1915. ...,....,... 2lH ..4g
s.. a.. L. Con. LIST AZ, 1850. s. 20
4 s. "A. 4. a-year 6 p. c.. lso7........ s51a S61i
RAILROAD STOCKS Par.
Atlanta md Charlotte. 100 155 {...
Atlantic Coast Line "A 100 l07
Atlantic Coast Line pfd.,.-......in 1903
z Chesa neake and Ohio....., !. =, 400 80
Norfolk and Western COM. ....t,101 sc
H.. r. ana p. Div. ObIig ...,.-.100 212 es5 I
Sraboard Air Line pfd ,...........1oo 10 l6
Seaboar-d Air Line com ............lW s So
Southern Railway pfd......; .,...lCo s6 80.
q BANK AND TRUST co. STOCKS,
American National ..............l0ol 100
isE ,i.sSt .Eill.A&EOuS.
American LOCOMOTIVES pfds ...... 100 SO y S3,s
4 Consolidated Tob. 4 p. c. bonds. 100 6lh ~.
Ma Car. Chem. pfd s p. c,..,..l 100 96 OH.
Va. Carolina Chemical COM. 100 23is
Ya.-cnr. G. Co. Col. TT. 8 p.s c...... ~ rs
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= =, or MA,RlKEr.

NEW YORK, July 5.--cottonssed oil was
quiet with lower tendency. Prime crude, Joe
4 0. b. mile. nominal; prime summer Sq1l in
IsShIte aalac.; prime winter yellow. SAG SIC.
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q. BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
Z BALTIMORE. MD, July s. seaboard Air
I.Inc common, sass: do. preferred. 15u l5,s.
Atlantic Coast Line common lf7A al0s.
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y. s. rcfunding Is, registered ...... 1o4N
u. 8. refundng 2s. upon................s.1o4 &
u. 8. Is, registered ........................105
s. 49, coupon :. 4. I. los
". S. New 49, registered. !. -. 1874
". S. New 49, coupon ~. 1921
u. s.. Old A. registered. 1osN
u. s.. Old As. coupon ......... 1o614
Atchison general is .,.....................1o 2M
Atchson adjustment 4s.................. o.A
Atlantic Coast Limo Isl. ................. s7A
Baltimore ana Ohio As i................. III 1924
baltimore and Ohio alzs ..........,........ 94ss
Central Of Georgia lil,s
Central Of Georgia 1st Inc +. ............. "a
chesapeake and Ohio 4sss....... ......... 1854
chicago and Alton slsa........ ISM
ch,ca 20. B. md Quincy new "a. ....... a5ss
Chicago NJ and ST paul gen. Is. ...... ;. 10TI
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OF cotton on June 18th to have peen ",
as compared with IS on May 20, lsot, i, ~
On June o. 1908, SAL at the corresponding
date iii 1909 and a tenryear average OF
SiS, I'll, .ndi,ion
The Following table shows the cohul w. .ioil
nv States ON June e5th last, on May 2btl
iast1a7on JuIie Is, 1903, June Is, 1907, ana
tLn te,, ,rnn 81 yarage.a rASnectlNHINtf a-lll
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a } 5SG
Northern Pacific rs .................... II
Norfolk and Western con 4s............... ioct
Oregon Short Line As and Partc.. ........ o.
Pennsylvania conv. Observation-Disclosures. eeN
Reading General IS Observation-Disclosures. 90 a
\ st. Louis and Iron Mountain con. bs.... 1l5h
st. L. and San Francisco fg. 4s......... 8lh
st Louis Southwestern ists.........s... e5 A
Seaboard Ar Line ~ 6s
scuthern Pacific IS ....................... e3a
Southern Railway Is ........... 116 IS
Texas and Pacific lists ...............,... 119 "
Toledo. st. L. and Western 4s"............ TN
Union Pacific Al 104 n
n Union n Pacifc COW is MISREPRESENTATION
d. S. Steel "a IS 765t
Wa ba 81 nsn
wheeling and Lake Erie As 5................ s0H
wisconsin Central As ..................,.....8 9n
Colorado Fuel cony. 6s......................3s 50
i NJ and o. Collateral Trust 4s,,,..,....% 95
Central Of Georgia I'd Inc...,............ SSH
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

Chicago and Northwestern con. 7s........ 12sH
Chicago, Il. /. and Pacific 4s........... eeA
Chicago, RI and Pac col. 6s............ soA
a.. Ct, Z. and st. Louis gen. 4s......... 1904
snnso1idatej Tobacco Observation-Disclosures. s2h
aecioradn1 and Southern 4s................. s3X
Denver and Rio Grande ls.....t......... o9A
Erie prior lien IA 1874
Erio General Is ....,.......... SAX
iTort yVorth0and Denver City 1stH........ 1y4
Hooking Valley ms. ........... (. l6Th
Louisville and Nashville Unified 4s....... lo9
Manhattan consol gold 1sbh
Ms,sica n Centra ist Inc 13h
Minn. and 81. Louis 49,. 9eM
~; san,,ri II nsns !. nd Texas s,.,...... 90
Nttssouri' Kansas nd Texas 2ds. ~ b
Ma final r I. rDof Mexico con- As. ....... TEX
StM1SYorl c.entrai gen 3i.s,.,............. 99h
~, Iorsaw cant m ecn 1872 h
.,,orn i,a cGnf' IA q 1888 q
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BALTIMORE, MD. July 6,-FLouR-steady:
extra. s9s59a.ao; patent, - S,soaslo, Wheat heat
r rat1 w ssSs SsassNc; Southern by sample
tSassl,ie. corn,-Dul spot soH asoNs: South,
White, i5AaIiSNc. Rye--pull; No. q Western,
7sc asked. But!er,@ssteady and Mnch 5aans g
AZ iadie' i4SSiSc; store-packed. ilGlsc. Eggs ,,
Steady and Unchanged at lsc. chesse-Fsrm
and unchanged; large, es&a9e;i medium, sl
changed.
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Official Range and Sale ii Stocks in New York
Bankers and Brokers.

y SALES: VI
GOO Missouri Pacific .......,....
210 NASH, Chat. and s. L..t...
200 New York Central ..........
SCO Norfolk and Western.....
1880 N. r., Ont. and West. go.
Pacific Mai! ....s....t.......
21700 Pennsylvania X. R...s......
1900 Peoples Gas tChicago)..,.
Pressed Steel Car.s..........
Pressed Steel Car pfd .....
400 Republic Land g., CONE.
S0 Republic I. and s.. pfd.....
100 1eading, list pfda.........
900 Heading, I'd pfd.............
1760o Rock Island, coins.........,.
1899 to ROCK Island, pfd s...i.......,...,,'
sloss. pfd. ..........
900 8. l.. and 8. FL I'd pfd -.
8. l.. and Southwest, pfd..
1890 Southern Pacific II. ......s..
GOO Southern Railway, COMA.
1000 Southern Railway, pfd.,
% eaboard Air Line. com. II.
Jas seaboard Air Line, pfd....
800 Tenn. Coal and lron.......
400 Texas Pacific ..a...........
5O400 Union Pacific ................
100 United States Leather.....
100 United States Steel .........
21s00 United States Steel pfd....
10 Va Car. Chemical com ~.
Va Car. Chemical. pfd M.
Wabash. cotn....,.s ......
900 Wabash. pfd"...... ........
300 Wisconsin Central ........
100 Wisconsin Central. pfd -.
Total sales 30,S 500.
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December ......... 81 pt3 ZIP T. 20 80
January ....-,.... " 94l AN 81 y r.. q,
February ..,....... o o.s.
March ....-......,. 30 2vo o.Ss 'i fl
spo. cotton closed quiet, % points lower !;
sa les !. COO bales. tii I'D Att1 5t.3'5
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET,
Richmond, Va, July s. 1901.
& QUOTATIONS.

CATTLE MARKETS.
.4SCHICAGQ, lLL.. Y July 5,--CATTLE-Rs,.
celp,tts 1900 head Market steady, Teams.
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Richmond. Va. July s. 1901.
& 3 SALES.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. prcfcrrcd-lo
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MI scELLA Ne US VIRe MA REso hts

SUMMER Rs;3AgQUIET.CouN-
try home, 1-S mile from depot pos toftice,
telegraph telephone ;acnn 53accomMo date &
SIX or light; fine shade and sprin IS Of
excellent water. Address Box W, ~ w
Depot. Va. 55 u s5s Il
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I.adinr futures ranged as follows:
Ho A4'-''''''oo W open High. Low. C!osA.

Cash quotnlions were as tollowsi FLCUddss[C
Quiet, but steady. No. spring wheat VIII. l., gag
corn tshc'; No. 2 yellow. 5oe, No. 2 oats.
white ssa !SsS,,, No, ryts {:
chn,ce mating isfJ52c. No haxseed, sl.o6;
N.Y. j northwestern. 81. ~; prime Timothy seed,
$3.50 Mess pork. per barrel Sls.oogls;io; Iafa
pHooseS. s1s7!s@L6o; .S,ort clear sides tboxedS
Whlskay bss 81 8 4 high wines sdss
ereamsrles, ls,sal,7xs; daa!ries, !. lGs rs !;
mark, cases included. lt9lSc.
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the trade realizes as It shortly will that
1t is confronted with possible supply
Of lively. million bales, the prices must
fall to & Joint, that will stimulate con-
sunni t!on. At present the tendency seems
to be still in the direction Of Its contrac-
ton. The following are the crop reports
referred to above: ~ III ri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
BOY THROWN FROM A WAGON
Elmer Hanson, Delivery Driver, Hurt
in Eleventh Avenue.


Elmer Hanson. aged 16 years, was
thrown from n delivery wagon that he
was driving for w. II. Bean. the gro
Ger. on Eleventh avenue. between Six
tccnth and Seventeenth streets. this
morning. but escaped with anything
more serious than a few bruises and
severe shock. unless internal injur-
les develop later. which is not thought
likely. The horse SHE'D at street
car. and in a sudden lunge TO one side
of the avenue broke the singletree.
and the wagon brought up with thud
against a trolley wire pole, splitting the
boy. He was removed in the city am
bulance To his home, 1913 Third ave
nue..
All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20

likely remain in the proposed organI-
zation. After disposing of the Iowa
clubs, the next question relates to the
illinois and Indiana clubs. Ii is an
open secret that the long jumps to
Dayton and Grand Rapids have been
eating up the profits OF the league.
and that there is 4 desire TO ro,sench.
BY a consolidation with the Three Eye.
IN ideal Illinois-Indiana organization
could be perfected. The four cities OF
Bloomington. Peoria, Springfield ana
Decatur could hardly be eXceiled in
point OF baseball enthusiasm. while
rom standpoint of juXtaposition and
rivalry there is no superior quartet OF
cities in the country. For the Indiana
end OF the league, the cities of Terre
Iaute. Evansville. Fort Wayne and
South Bend, or possibly Marion. could
be counted upon. With such leagIe.
Ill composed of large cities. there
would be an assured income. while the
travelling expenses while the travelling
travelling expenses would be no
greater than in the present
Three-Eye league, and much less
han in the present Central league
One of the most enthusiastic supper
ers of the idea of consolidating the
three Eye and Central leagues along
he following lines is Manager Frank
Oonnelly, of the Springfield club. He
kinks the scheme is a happy solution
If a problem that has been worrying
he magnates of all three leagues. He
as been opposed to the retention OF
# the Rockford club in the ThreeEye
eague on the ground of inaccessability
md small percentage. He declares
lat on the last trip to Rockford his CN
lenses were S1O7 more than the in
o.ae from that point II is believed
hat the Bloomington and Decatur
arrangements will approve the change
md as Peoria was Il promising Three
Eye league candidate last winter. the
association there viii likely vote for
he move. If the Indiana clubs are
convinced of the wisdom of the move.
here is very reason to believe that ii
will be a go. If the developments OF
he closing months of the present sea
son indicate the collapse of the Iowa
league. then Cedar Rapids. Davenport
and Dubuque will probably prefer to
-emain with the Three-Eye. and will
doubtless vote with the Illinois clubs
or the removal of Rockford and the
Idmittance of Peoria
DOnnelly at Dubuque is reported
having advocated such plan.