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R y 4 8 srocK MARKEr

ltlcnfnon a. AuB.1 fltci.ll
IA s LES. 5f5 sSa
~ Virginia Carolina Chemical 20. common-2o
shares at az; 10 shares at 20.
Yirginla) Fire and Marine lnstira nee co---15
shares at 80. s8 IS 5,s
STATE SECURITIES BID; Asked
North Carolina e.. c 8. 1910. =. I. 80 Be-
Va IS. New. C. and r. 1872 i. /, ai1s d ai1.
Va. Ccnturie ~ g. and RI. s6A e55a
s cITY3SEcURITIEss " 5s
Richmond city, 1898 1864 1o7K
r RAlLRpADS BONDS. S N e ss3ss.s
a G. OF Conn. Ger of Ind bs:... ~ y. Fs
=. II Gon. IT. n 1oo Il 4
asoisia f saEf ass.ss IS ~ ls,s :.
SeorsIa and Ala con- S s.. /. los
II. and ". rs: % j.
Fs s sen,i srn
rs 50. u Con- LIST -. ~ IS
3 S. "a. 3-ycar p 1901. 81 e2t.st
9$Ss RAILROADl STOCKS. Par
A,Isni. ana G I,;ns 1s
Atlantic eoas. Line 100 y, e !;
sosssk a a apa o1e I
r. F, and z. DIv. Oblig 100 2J7 2i9 8
aboard Line Ifa ,"o 81 2l.s
Southern Railway pfd 100 90 t -. 8
BANK AND TRUST COMPANIES. 5}St
Broad Street Bank u. q
Petersburg saws. and Inc. !. Z. 20 SIS Is $S
,ss INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Virginia Fire and Marine. 3sIs 50
MISCELLANEOUS 8s
American Locomotive pfd (. 100 81 % sss
Sen,s;isat mob "a bonds SS ,si 81
p se' s. sG q. .
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VIRGINIA NAvI CATION co.

ia ELS RIVER DAY LINE Ss iis ne
STEAMER & OLDi8POINTFaC COMFORT IA aa - !.
MONDAY, syyISDN ESDAY9AND 9FRIDAYSn tS -
IA . for rlorfo tx, Portsmouth, " Old Point
.Eawport News, claremont and James Rivssrr
landings and CONNECTING M q a., Old Point ror
rooms \ reserved for the night al modern "a
prices Electric cars direct TO the wharf. Faro
only il5o and 81 to n orfolk Music by Grand
a Freight receiyed for aboye-named places ana
ali poin,s In Eastern Virginia and North Caro-
%. Al BARBER, Jr.. Secretary.
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CUT IN STEEL AND WIRE.
American Company Announces
One Result Of G Competition.

SgSE SllC--ANSoAAI5S W - ><SAAt ~ eNNS1sssggEit
(By Associated Press) ~ q 5S
NEW x DIRK. August l7.r- he American
Steel and Wire Compa y have lssued / y Y
.cIrcular announcing that IN cur ~. Steel
and wire products went into 9 fec y esT3
day, & a &, Dill . u, . . ], .5 y, IL
era ne e about IS d ton. ,phe cut Affects all
prnd IL IA except rails and billets, \. u
4, An Official OF the United 3 tntes s,ee!
iCorporatio whose high posi- Ion lla kes
nm an authority In all matters pertain
ings tai trade condit TONS said that The re,
ductions made by the American steel J. % a y
Wire Company rang cling from " Up s ~
,.er ton were for practical y 81 steel aI9
Wire PRODUCTS. hut do not fleet y; rails any
pf Va Fac Fact, this authority asssr that any
ont it' IN These lat ter Products this year Is
~ NJ IN not danied that the trade cofdl-
tions are very unset led and that tlle l rs,
auctions ,S announced to-day are due 10 the
action sGof one of the independent 90 !
i,anies, Which recantl ~ ~,
sdutlonA of $4%a ton IN biilets.3 l'ompNtltio
FIiis Sheen very keen, added the llnltel
Stu tes Steel official silnd We have foulid
Ill necessary to meet cut with cut ! 90
not believe that q great price war.ls I'M 4 9
minentrs but AT the same " inns, we canAos
tell how far matters may SO.
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IL. 8. refundng "a, rcsstcred 1oaS
u. $. rcfundings IS, coupon. 1o4N
u. Is. 3s, registered JOS
u 81 az. coupon j. !. 1851
u. Is. New 4e registered ). 1sl X
u. g. New 4s. coupon. Il. 4, 1917
u. g. Old 4s registered ]. Y. !. I. io7
AU ST. Old a. coupon, !. /. Il. 8.
AtchIson genera Is &. los,a
8Atchison adjustment - Of.
Atlantic Coast Line a. IS. 100
baltimore and ohio An. i. {. ]. 1914
Baltimore and Ohio :. =. h. =. ssss
C.cnirai az ;eorrda s. IS
Central of Georgia LIST Inc. s3M
Chesapeake and Ohio ~ l06!s
Ctcaeo and lion !. 2.
Chicago b. and Quincy now As g
Chicago n. arld ST. Paul gem. a. 100
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Z: {; BOND i { J, QUOTATIONS.

Y CHICAGO and Northwestern con- H. !. ~. 12sN
f(,hica 20 n and Pacific T3s
Chicago, r. IL. and Pac. coll -. 64A
CT c. ana rs. Louis gen. 4s............ 1914
Chicago Terminal As "a
Consolidated Tobacco is !. 05,ss
iColorado and southern "a s
Denver and Rio Grande 40. 10ol
Erio prior lien 4s...... os%
Es,s ssas5 and 4 Dsavs4
Hooking Valley a. . I. a. !. \. 100 M
louisville and Nash Unified As. 1o1k
Manhattan consol gold 105h
Mexican Central As w. 61E
Mexican Central LIST Inc. Z. Tx
Mimi and st. outs 4s i. 9s1s
Missouri Kansas and Texas 4s............5 a1&
Missouri ansay and Texas IDS. 1855
Nat ionai II. n. OF Mexico con. 75N
New York Central gem. ~ ]. II 93%
New Jersey Central gen. 8. 1871
Northern Pacihc As ). LOG MI
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ATLANTIC ID q COAST LINE.

lrR AIMS LEAVE RIcHMoNDf DAILY-BYRD-s
Il STREET sTATIoN Il i,iSsa ii;
E2tiEFFECTl Erla SUNpAY.a MA Y ~
4 p:05 A. MA. G. y. Expresx to all points (
vi 100 a. III n IS, etersburs ana Norfolk:
ss and N:S eng
ITO p. M e oldsbor Local. IA
6a5 Fl s. stersburs e! !. !, |, "a.
80 iteds to Nil spoints Sou III s
d $50 T.. Petersburg and NJ and Nv. West.
d 1t i:sO TisHiNs ARRiVh RICHMOND .3
4:o7 Al 7:ss Z e ;ss ~ ~ l,
t.to % en-; 0:o5 p l
4 sI1xcept Sunday g Sunday only. = I.
q. Is. CAMPBELL Dly.t fass. \ kt,yssS
B ~ 81. CRAIG. q en- Pass Aet.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
Md Aug, H. seaboard Air
Line common, II " tlAs do. preferred. q ti@
\ 2lh. Atlantic Coast Line onsnipn. 1l9s bid .s
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TOBACCO q, 3 MARKET

Nh Richmond. Va, Aug. II. 1894, u
y IA III Fired Tobacco continue light
ana Z market active at unchanged prices.
i continues very quiet with
moderate receipts suns uret-Rece very
m T he quotations are as foows: & sH
q DARK FIRED ToRA co--r1 ~ ORDERED.
Tugs (. !. 40 as $50
Short leaf ICY V S16
Long leaf soo o. 20o
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DRY :,i:3 q ooDsE MARKET.

S NEW YoR X Aug. i Business In the dry
goods market has been quiet 70 day with the
exception Sof the sjobbing trade where q fall
demand Is in evidence. Bleaehed cotton goods
at first hands have been redncs Us. az yard.
which price, IT Is stated. viii be maintained
until August 25th. when II eys will be advanced
a. yard. FE S8
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS..
PEANUT 4 \ ! !, /, MARKET K,

VA 4, Aug:S u: --PEANuTs--
The market Is reported ass much hrmers and
very quiet dealers not inclined 4 to sell ut:
present. prices, expecting that ccn tinued drain
on the supply now held by The. cleaners viii
advance 8prices Spanish are quoted q t 81 per
+ bushcl with stock very much reduced Vir-
5ginas are AZ 14si g. per pound ;8 only stock
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THE MARKET
IS u.N||'.E| | A|.'S';i,Y'
/ Damage Rurnors From Flood an
Influential Fac
tor.
The BEARS WERE TIMlD.
Effect on Stocks Was to Para.
a lyzc Any Movement. Of Market
Bonds Were Heavy.

y NEW YORK. August 17--The news
I from the crops was 10. Influential factor
In to.day's stock market, and the Cons
tinued flood OF damage rufnors from the,
Northwest about spring wheat was MT
regarded Without anx.e.y. The iron and
y steel trade situation was another legili.
mate gronndfoi. apprehension over va lties.s
8 The effect on stocks was more to para;
%lyze the demand titan to bring any 50.
gvese pressure to hear IN the market.
There wns no gcne.al l;guidG ton in
evidene q .and the bears were t.mid about
attacking the market by short ga es. The
metropolitan stocks made some fever sh
speculative. holders because OF the con
tinEed failure cf conf. mat ION OF the.
merger unors which Induced thin 70
aof a eu.mination of a seasoaa bic speculal-
lion and or Humiliation by LEILA ed no &c -
rho deciiG 10 or i a-4 5.n canad an Pacific
Gn account q ,9W le i,s
ill., iii unitea states Steel sp,er erred went
tba seHas9rf a1s.ret n nfs
Sa II, ore ih coaicrs. boti,
hard ana soft soa gr1np aue
1icayiness In steel, but Norfolk and West
ern got the full benefit Of these reports
4 The took M rket closed IA ntly steady
4 and with the recovered q level OF prices
pretty well maintained.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par
value "a, $40 OOO. s33SS$s.
United States 3's advanced III. and the
4 old As declined Ia per cent on ca u
Total sales 81 ocks to.d lay, 575, 800 shares
MONEY AND ExCHANGE-CLo
Money on Il ca II, ca sy,, closing bid,
Il NJ oncys on call ,f asy, 1891; closing bid
rs; offered at IL Time loans, steady: 81
\ and % de ys, 2a2 s1.2 per cent; SIX months
n 3 l.2 ss
Prime mercantile q pa per- 4Qp4 s1-2 pey
Is cent. &c s erli Ing y xchangc steady with
Z for demand !, and 4 at Sis5 2sa t4s,.5s for 80
Il day bIllS.. Poster u IA cs, $4S6pl-2 ami
4ls9a1-2;; 3 commercial bills, S4s5 is. Bar
Il silver 81 3.S;; dexIca liars. IS IL. rs
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.

81 FLouR-Market quiet. 81 but Arm recieptst
light VIIEAT-Market continues active for
fall wheat in good order and condi ton; re-
5cepts very ight Y. Ca licky and wheat'
again urge shippers not to- ship Sda mp heat
to this ma as Il ia not wanted. and when
gales are made they are at very low prices.
oA1n3y Very dull. Fly
of stored hay moving slowly
S EGG --Iseceipts continue lisht. and demand
very good
sBgTTER-.str ietly fancy stock continue IN &
good demand got her grades slow and very dull q
SPOULTRY-Receipts about equal I to demand;
hens active; chickens and young ducks steady
J-SvfRGINIA. BAcoN-Go stock, we'll cured
and free from shippers, actiy pts very
light ssaE
PEACHES receipts continue heavy: ana
largely in excess OF demand-mn overstock-3
$ed: only fancy stock ,Yat'ted. even at the low
s PoTAToEs- Receipts, continue Il light, q and
IA REcElPTs. FOR THE wEEK-Wh 1854
bushels corn. A. s5s bushels .082 BUSH
els: rye. 446 bushels: -four, 125 rrels; hay.
10 tons :s mill onnl go toni. N
%SsTOckggs1 NsfELEvATOR--oa =. 8; 1877 bushels
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RASPBERRIES-Pcr ID. ........iE Is q $ II IS
BLACKBERRIES ............,... t}94 II a Az
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 @ AZ -,
WOOL ssts "a
Tub+washed. free OF burrs. 90 q 81
Unwashed; free OF burrs. % Il a rs III
Merino, tunwashed 175f a. IL N
BURY 2 to &c. per pound less. SIS "a
ROOTS "A Ss E
&S Ginseng, uer ID Il. ]. (. 90 q IS.
Senica, per lb w 40 a. IA IS Il;
Virginia SNAKE per 20 q 4s{5 u NJ
ia Map apple, per B: ID. Z. q I Is;
METruespink, per lb.. 10 q sl II 81
Wild ginger, free OF hbro. s 8 q IA Il Il
TsWild singer. natural Si g. a Vi
ID. (farmers). \. s34 az q $5{ ~
BACON-Hams,Ss spaall q IS
5,s Hams, large IL o. IA
Sides smoked !. 10 q II
shoulders. smoked 10 a II n
prime. :. q 10 st
tFLAxSEED-PerE bus. ....,....... 10 q 40 Il
sTALLOW-Per.l II. s.. I. a 9S Az
INCONSISTENCIES Ms. q s 10 n
fCHICKEN& COOPS Es......,....... fJ6 IS q s % 8
tTURKEYEcOOPS ........... Lis @ LIS
GG6CRATES !. !. Is q 8 30 III
BUTTER &BUCKETS-Pery doz.. 175 @ 500 Y.
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Wrappers and selection. .......... 100 a 400
Lynchhur ~ Z obacco Market.

Lynchburg. Va. Aug. II. 1904 81 SCI
Sales OF Il loose tobacco on n tbs Lynchburx
market for the two Il weeks ending july %
1904 reported by J DIN l1.s og esby ~; 3,
b Sold week ending July 10th. 13i, 500 pounds:
sold week ending July pounds; lt,e-l
crease for week ending July 2ad 20, 900 pounds
70 CSC, 100 pounds; sold from October l.; 1902.
% July 81 1903 q so9. 100 pounds decrease for
1904, s, 1928 900 pounds s
The receipts this week were very light: The ,h
thmuchS OF tina damned PRIV her OFF on
all grades Reports from, the growing crop y
5Quit favorable tai
From the most reliable Informal ton OBJ tain..5
able the quantity of tobacco planted Will fall
short OF the 1903 crop at lea1ts one fourth
There will be no tobac eco sold Is; any Of q he
warehouses during tho mon hast,f August by
order of the Tobacco Associa ton f
DIS The quotations are as follows
Dark Jugs, common. So1 5@{ 500
Bark Bark lp IS.. m sapa g Is rs
Dark leaf common !. I. I. % so
M ~ lea m . {, 20 % 4, 90
Dark deaf IN good . !, &. z. 80 d 2.6o
Dark leaf fine 90 q IA 90
Dark wrappers. DIV % ao.0
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Il: n NAVAL STORES.

TuRPBNTINE-Ss steady at 5sc.;; receipt
casks. RosinFir at ], s.; 27,,s receipts pi 6s5
barrels. Tar-F irms = = 20, 81. Crude Iurpen-
SAVANNAH g A..9 Aug. u, - RPENT1NEs;-o-
Firm at sMc.;; receipts, 674 casks +; sales, 2s7
casks casks s9s I, Ut rs
ceipts, g O07 barrels Il; sales, parreis ex-
s &C rc II, Isl, G.. Aug. -TuRPEN-
lTINE1FIrm ut 63A Q. ID lsosin-F
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RI, s s'ssT Z s.,. ss:ss, g s


4 ~ n n Richmond, rsdsrle,<s.S
snsA ] III okI al burg Potomac
rains Leave & q lchmond Mort inward. sss!
Fl 4:l5 AZ. N e, daily Byrd st. Through.
S5 645 Az NJ. daily.IE dain st.S Through
is Az NJ, week days Elba.SA shland aosora.s
', So x Iyrd 50
"a Il: rs noon week days Byrd st u ThrouSh.
20 Pr M !. week sdays.; Byrd 81. Fredericas.S
y, :e5s p M. s.. daily Main St Through.
s$ $50 p. n, week iayssSE Ell Ashland 80
S: o5 p. II. daily. Byrd 81. Through.
rains Arrive Rtc Observation-Disclosures
sA.f N. week days. Elba.S Ashland go
sso AZ NJ. Byrd 81
MSS AZ. M daily. Byrd st Through; ssS3
$50 A. NJ, week day Byrd st. Throush.s
S s:os y 'solMl daily. lain s. ThrouEh
S 100 p. N. Y. week days Elba.$ Inland ~
ssy1a 81 IS TSSSnSf
Id 20 e. daily. Main St. ThrouE
81 NoTE-Puliman& Sleeping or Parlora Carr. on
ali trains except train arr RI edmond ~
a.. M. week d avs. and local Snccommod
81 Time Of arrivals and partures and conneo.s
|W !'9ns ID fSa.aessywS cuLP
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\ METEOROLOGICAL MARKET.
81 Richmond, Ia !. Aug. II, 1870
q TiOTA rrfr)N n ff
CATTLE MARKETS.
( RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET
(SalesS at Union Stock Yards. 5
Richmond. \ Va. Aug. Il, 100

r tchmond. 10 Aug. 81 II, 100 1s9
TX Receipts for the week ending Monday:
CA1TLE-Recelpts, 221 head. Market fa!r.!
ser; medium 10 good. az common TO fair.
53@3N tat cows. sA @ash common to fair.
@s4s aasganiln sayas sesn
llOGS-Receipts I'll & head. Market good. I
Good hogs 6A Csc; roug 446c,
APP head
fair 2A@3cA bucks 2Gsc.; Ia mbs. 5a6c.;
stock ewes, So. 50G54 90 per- head wethers. 80
3isc!f per pound "a s9.ss. 3,lj
& NEW DIRK. Aug. 17.-BEEyEs- Receipts.
1868 head. 9 Good to choice steers. steady to
strong medpm and common, very dull and
lower Steers IS. 80 extra. ST. oxenNand
s s' sssa ssse
sna and Tx fss
calves firm n city dressed vealB n X Gl1kc. per
{s49 ssstr on RoHaa
Receipts 3,123 head. Good hany sheep. steady;
Others dull; prime and choice lambs tlrm (
others steady. Sheen. 81, 50 90; culls. S1bo0
Receipts, S, Ali head. Market easier. State
and Pennsylvania4 ltogs. s5. $40, %,
CHICAGO I'LL, AUG, re ArILE ae-.
ceipts, 1000 head Westerns. ~ 1000 head.
assns' sassSS ss sRs :?
he i ,sas, %: icanners. sisbSs1 o Bulls
425; calves. s2,toas,25; Western steers. 81. 7Sp
49, iss oSss. Mixed and butchers. tsl5as,4s;
good to choice heavy. S. Is rough. heayy.i
ST. light s., S0G5, 50 OF sales IS lb@
l.a0. a shesp- Receipts 500 head: q 1iarke.a
70 aes ehoce u mixed ss7sasse natye lambs sa
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NkzHMA5ito|k& Western
] LEAVE R1cHM Z !, I: !,

!! LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. NJ
300 A. M.-NORB'OLK LIMITED. Arrives
Moriok u 10 IA. n: Stops only q Petersburg.
Z, 9:95 "A. A.-sT.@LOUIS EXPRESS. IS Bpffes
Parlor Car. Petersburg to Lynchburs X and
Roanoke. Pull man Sleepers Roanok 70 'Hts
4 Louis Buefeld to Cincinnati; n also T.oanokes
to to. Knoxvilie and Knoxville n To- Chattanooss2
i: 10 r. Nj DAN oKH EXPRESS tor Farm. u
500 p 81. OCEAN SHORE LIMITED Arr.si
5s :, yavssly and sunolk Connects vIth5
gal.iore and coach
d T:25 s. a: For Norfolk ana an stations ssastI
ESQ P M M1NEw Fans SHORT LINE
Psilman sIsspsrs Rici,mend 10 and
SGhattanooEa,E Mernphts and New Orleans. cafsI
v $50 $50 * WORLDS FAIR SPECIAL
Through. Pullman sleeper Petersburg 70 81.
trains arrive from ths west :ss 4. ~, LOS
NJ. and s:o5 y. NJ; from Norfolk II ~ =.
and 80 SP. M. Ut Ne
W. B.$BEvILII,NgA;E c.. HI B0oL@Y,$
Gen l.. Pass. Dist PassEA "a. &
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.Ss
Is,E[ABOARD AIR ! IN 81 RAJ LvvlAaY..

TRAINS LEAYI RUG IdMONp--pASiLLY;ga
board Express TO Savannah. Jasksonyil,e. AS
"a eLocai-For Norlnay and Hamlst.
a M mr. AIMS HARRIVE-RICI iMOND-nAILY.F.s
6:s5 N N, No s4-FpomS Eli Ida, "A lantab ana
she rs p N, NO Florida ard
th !; so sG p. hM.@No ssFrom Norltna and loaal
points; Z, 81 Z, =, a l, I'LL
$50 East Main Street. n Phone ~, IL 4.
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NERO CHANTS AN d I'M NERS ~.
81 .TRANSPORTATI N COM PANY

E5l 5 Steunshlnsi IHs.9U Direct Route to M a
Boston, Massp & Providence, r, 4.
{ Steamers leave Ndrfolk for Boston Tuesday,
"Wednesday, Friday and * Sunday. For PIuvi-
dsnca Monday. & Thursday and Saturday al d
r, 4 N. . Paasengc rs q nd lsht taken for all
New Hnglans p9!1Ms Tickets en- sale h q
East Main s. reet
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS in NEW YORK
SALES:

SALES: 4
04o0 Missouri. Pacific ........s.....
4 600 Nash. Chat, and 8. L.....s
100 New York Central .s........s
700 Norfolk and Westert1.,....s5
$1,000 N. Y.3 Ontfl and Hest......
100 Pacific Mall .....s........ss..
265DO PENNSYLVANIA II. R..... .....
Peoples Gas tChlcago). ...l
100 Pressed Steel Car. ..........
Pressed Steel Car, pfd .....s
I 500 Republic ]. and 8. com sac
500 Republic !. and 81, pfd....
1850 Reading, com. .s......;
+ 900 Rehding. LIST pfd..........,.s.ss
Reading, 2d pfi..............
1890 Rock Island, conn.,. !..s.....
a 800 Rock Island, pfd.........s..s:
81 loss ........ .s.... ......s..,.
100 SlOss. pfd.. ...... ~. ......
no 81. l.. and s. FL, "a pfd 80
900 q. II and Southwest, pfd Al
1920 Southern Pacific $500.
bO5o0 Sou thern Railway, conn.,.
100 Southern Railway. {pfd .,....
1000 Sea board Air Line, com
1000 Sea board AIR Line. pfd...
10000 Tenn. Coal and Iron ......s.,
$500 Texas Pacific ..........s
$500 Union Pacific ...............l
800 United States 1lather. .......
300 United IS States Steel ........
$500 United States Steel, pfd...
( $50 Va. Car. Chemical, com.
$500 Va. Car. Chemical, pfd....
300 Wabash, com $50. ~. I
$500 vabash, pfd.......f ..,......i
Western Union ......,...s..,
200 yvisconsln Central ......3
900 Wisconsin Central. pfd....
Exl Div. i per cent.
Total sales 592, 100. Y; \
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# Cotton. quiet m! ddling. 1866: gross receipts.
t1ss bales \: les, 6ss bales stock bn Hes
export to the Continent, 100 ba les.
@ Total to-day at all orts-N et Lccelpt
c..a3 bales: export to the Contln snt 4ao bales;
stock, 50. Oh bales III s53S
25 consoli dated n al 81 Nil seaport receipts,
S26s bales 4 export to 1eat Br IN. 100 bnles:
Is the Continent, !. f32 bales. isssS
Total since September lstS at III sea ports
Net rcceip 1894 bales export 70 Great
Britain so, Gag bales; TO France, CS9l33 bales
to tho Continent sol. SIS bales; to pan.
ls5 bales; 10 II exico. y $40 bals
NEW; ORLEANS. La Aug. 17.--cOTTONN,,TV
Spot col ton quiet. The offeriii ss were n1usn
Efreer but the demand was liml led. Sales l5o
bales. Including 10 10 VI ar ve,35s Prices az
Syanced nc. u. b
lower. Around the opening u short e became NJ
was active in tho market "a gain ond was COM
ing out with an "a xtrenlel bulltsh circular.
This caused some covering AMI gave the mar
skct d steady tone for e. short I. me, but news
IS an made of new bales IN sections
that generally are late and 0f much bette
CROP conditions This bearish ne VS. had Its
eject on prices and later in .he NOR the
4undcrtolc /. OF the market was unInlstakable
weak with prices sg9 point tha nj ne
Re The ma rket closed steady. August allowing
"a net gain OF Is points. Sept enier lost ~ ana
the other posit ions points each, ~
ID eIiflo Is. eptember as. 80; October 9.42D
ie43; November. 9. 40a9-42; Decembc 4ias q;
January. ., As; February. !; March,
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SNEW5YORk,GAug .gi7-FLOuR-HeldShi gher.y
M lsS b $3.50 sis Rye I'lour Firn,.i
Steady. h
wheat advanced Sc, n bushel to-day . On " big!
public buying, due to predi ctlons OF frost ana
~ r1st notabe fentaTe q the
Tho strength In late months. Will were POE,
iar with outsiders Final prices here showed !, We
Sseptenber. 81 .l2.s December u; 12,s I.
rm SOC Option u market !, k
Vest dq ao.is sss sas ss iIGn
Spot sst Steady STEADY: nike is, ssz ssss
steady Western steamed refined s 4
m alg,i =,
fay unsls
Blosin--Dul. Turpenti Inc uiet..s
RIO. invoice 9. sse;;
coffee futures opened steady = s, unbalanced
prices 10 decline az point z he ,mnrket
yielded The traa,ns e
az 5dIloc Sales g., $50 bags SUE nr.Flrn +; falr
refining, 1-lSc; centrifugal: sc test; as;
molasses sugar. g AiolaSses-
Butter-Fir1n and unchanged. Cheese
and e taeaf
Jersey sy an and Southern. s: y5a Southern
sweets fansy hand
bSssa long esnsf Isana
sloS ;lGe5o: per barrel, 20 5oc.F Go ton--By
steam 10 Liverpool 70 soc. IN, a s &, ~
CHICAGO. ILL, Aug, 1.-THE wheat trade
was rust-mdd day and bought as !. u fam
delivery touched $1.o9 a. bushel. 3n q ic.ss over
the previous close. The December option a a!
vanced &c.. to 81. 10. The close was unaer ~ tne
ton 4Asures showing n net adya nee Z ZOE Inc
near Positions Of 81 G3lsc. and yof !. Tor
thedeferred option Corn closed stro rom a.
her septemb oats arc up ssG PROV slons
Varied from shade to NC, higher. 4
The leading futures ranged as followsi
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and unchanged: large, aa9,kc mediun.S 0hdpE
sMc. s. small ghI9Hc. }a Sugar--Firm and y un-
schanged .3ss
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Northern Pacific 30 Observation-Disclosures. IN
Norfolk and Western con-. 4s..i.s........ 101ia
Oregon Short Line As and Par.ic......... 95,k
Pennsylvania cory.s; aSh
Reading General "a a9ss
ST. Louis and Iron Mountain con. $685.. 116k
st. Louis and San Fran cisco fs. 4s........} s3,a
Louis southwestern lists e6ja
Seaboard Airs Line IS y. ............... 7sis
Southern Pacific Is rs X
Southern Railway IS 1l7ss
Texas and Pacific lists 1874
Toledo st, L. and Western 4s......... ...s. "a n
Union Pacific IS ,1o5A
Union Pacific conv. As. 104 fY
u 81 Steol Cd IS 7sN
Wabash lists 1l7ss
Wabash Deb. BIS 81
wheeling and Lake Erie Is slA
wisconsin Central 4s .......................S san
N. and @. Collateral Tr + a. 4. q. i. 81
Central of Georgia 90 Inc.
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coT~oNsEED OIL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug. II, Cot tonseed oil was
barely steady on liberal Trade was
good Prime crude az; ], 81 y !. (,
Yellow, nominal :.prime white, 81 G3ec. prime
winter yellow. 329I ESf8
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49, 83i.''.lll q .,.,..l.-
PRODUCE MARKET.@

checking business inter patents So, 10I5. 40 !;
Mlnnesota d. ID S.. 7516. IT, Rye Flour Eirnl.l
Cornrneai-F Firm, " r yen omlnai. Barley
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II UNION STOCK YARDS PITTsBuRG. PA. !,
Soas o5 light inM market ss
SLOW. Prime heavy. ib. % mediums, 500
and pigs, SIS. IS 1850; roughs, sia2lSo.8 Sheep
Supply light; market slow Prime wethers,
s4.i604.?5; q common sheep. 81 5000 90; spring
lambs; $3.50 a5,ss veal calves, 36 5Qd7. %. s
"a CINCINNATI o., AUG, HoGs-s eady.
butchers. s5.h09 30 [; common. sts6Q5 10, Cat
tle-steady. 81 Fair to good u shippers. s., 4;
common M $2Ql2.50. Sbeep-Slow at $l93,5Q,
Enthusiastically at 1sG6.2b, Il
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n BALTIMORE. 3S NJ !. jTAugl sslY.rFLoyR-
Strong and higher. Winter pa lent. rs dpb,bos
spring patent, s5;sS ~. 90, spng; spot,
S aaa ~ lSSs sg ss ms
DC. All f3i u, e c1orn-rF i,tper; spot and Il thet
month, tSsse, sout hern wh asa &c Oats
Actiyn and ftlrmer; No, "a whit (I,ew)s 3SG3spc.
.Rye-Firrner. Butter--Steady nrd unchanged;
fancyi Dit ton 70lSc,i do creamery
49,; do ladle. lbc.; store rngked
iEsgsrsst aay and Rehanged, l'Aeesevs Steady