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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-17
STOCKS NOW VI I
T0.F0RMER. Level Il
Advancing Tendency More Con-
sistent and Uninterrupted
Than for Many Days.
CLOSING WAS VERY STRONG
Market Entirely Free From Pres
sure 81 Liquidation Money
Offered in Abundance.

NEW YORK Dec. 16.--The nervous
tremors which have afflicted the stock
market oil through the week were qu ny.
today. The advancing tendency, Wrich
has heen In evidence practically ever
4 since tho downward course. was 'iii,s.S1
on Tuesday, was more CONSISTENT y. any W..
Interrupted than Mt any previous ~ -
on the recovery and the 4 as Z. 8 A' -.
wero held with comparative hrinnses.
The market was entirely Tree IRON az
pressure OF liquidation, SO that 'he s't.u',
&bnyinp was effective in lifting prices anu al W
tile supply OF stocks was 80 scanty as -
u enable headers to advance tho asking
nrice with effect on the selling price,
Tho United states steel stocks were ~
cpnt,nued large demand. and were helpeu
~ ,hc report OF tho placing Of large
order for steel rails for Pennsyiy,na,h'a "A
Tho Increase IN the ilohiss'.. :, ,, r
thetic effect amongst Its affiliated Prep .
erties ana tho whole Southern GROUP. III ~
ports OF definite adjustment u ., tre
Could Pcnnsylynnia troubles tm sio, Sua
allowed n that tho seriousness -, OH. ~.
dispute had been exaggerated. me ne, ou ~
going gold movement was pracitlcaittS ~ "
\ nored. as money was oiIe.td "a - =. = 1ho
~ =
continued influx Of currency rom .ie
Interior promises largelyto y. oftset (. ne
weeks drain OF gold exports ana '2n o. .l..
ais the day a,c.s ns p or ths
M, ,Is Ne 81 led On lively bidding ny. Of
prices throughout and the closing was
very strong at the top level. Gains q
/ to 3 points are frequently amongst 20 the
Bonds were strong: total sales, par
value, A,19j. coo. VS.
United States bonds were unchanged
q on call. i5 gc5 k iss4 g5 . III !. 4,
The total sales stocks to-day amounted c'l'F'te
10 al5,So0 shares.
u MONEY AND ExcHANGE---C 10
Money on call steady. 1-2sl :. per cent;
easy; co days and 80 days. sgS u; SIX
months, 3 1-2a3 "a * .e,.;,
Prime mercantile paper, 1-aapa 81 81
Sterling exchange, firm. with actual bust l y
ness In bankers bills. at s4sI; l5Ssas7, ~
4 Bar silver, co 7-szEIl :, hh&z mt .wywpyfp
day billa.s Posted rates. %s5Il-2 and
sis7 1-.. Commercial bills. sss4 1-4a3-s.
Bar silver. 60 rs. Mexican dollars, 4s IL
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Line people are the big stockholders
About 81, 200, 900 stock rests in the Allan
tic Coast Line treasury, or Is rather on
deposit with the trustee OF the Atlantic
Coast Line collaterals. How much Of
the remaining 500, 900. 900 is owned by A.
e. - people no one will say but GER
tainly the outside public will not particle
pate in tho dividend to anything near
the same amount that it would have in
1907. In that year, is will be rcmcrber-
ed. large outside interests pointed out In
circulars and|interviews that the Allan;
Ito Coast Line. investment was unprofit-
able 80 long as Louisville and Nashville
paid only per cent. To this the At
iantic Coast Line people replied that they
We're making money ;out OF the railroad
connection. Thereafter Louisville and
Nashville declined about 80 points in the
Wall. Street Market. The stocks were
bought by various people. No admission
has ever been made BY the so-called
Walters crowd, : or by Morgan interests
that they bought stock, but undoubt-
eddy the great ma orityg OF, the stock Of
the Louisville and Nashville Is now IN the
hands of the Atlantic Coast Line and the
inside party. = F35 $500
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FIGHTING UNION, BUT
HAS BIG RlJSINESS

"a BIRMINGHAM, ALA. December iS,-
The authorization Of the regular quar-
terly dividend Of TX per cent, on the pre-
ferred stock Of tho sloss- Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company is additional proof IT
tho stability of the Southern iron and
steel market, Although tho company Is
still waglng determined war upon the
miners union and Is standing for open
shop. It is rapidly bringing Its coal output
back to normal, t .
Through liberal treatment OF It's non
union mlners, the company Is getting ex-
cellent results from it's force. and Is over !
coming rapidly the handicap of an ipsuNl-
clent coal output in an era Of big new
business. 53
The company has sold It's pig iron
capacity Up to, April !. 1905, It Is de-
,clining to- book orders for iron for de-
livery beyond tho first quarter, RI 1t
wanted business at S13,b0 per ton, 1t could
book to July LIST full capacity.
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4 COTTON M Aie kETS

NEW YORK, Dec. lS.--rhe cotton market
opened steady at a decline OF .g4 points IN
response to the lower cables wnicn reported q
, decline OF sone 7uo points on utures aud OF
0 points on spot cotton, The arge sa.eS u
spots reported at the decline served to an SGT
the bearish effect OF the lower prices ami The
ering. and some months sold III point or .
minutes. But gene rally speaking. sentiment
was beArsh on reports that spot cotton was
Weakening and corporations tnat q bear.sh
while ~ was also said that certain local heAra
were looking for stop loss orders on the long
SIDE. few points belo wthe previous low Level
OF 7.50 for January fs
At any rate there Was considerable pressure.
and in spite OF covering through commission
houses for over Sunday prices worked lo>, II
during the morning 70 net decline OF about
COS points. 4ArVuni midday the market WAS
rallied slightly BY the covering OF early sellers
and advanced to about tho opening figures.
after which 1t ensed OFF n little. being finally
steady at decline of 3G6 points, Sales were
estimated at $4,000 bales. 5f5
lThe official advlces from the Southern spot
markets showed slightly lower quot atons but
the tone was generally steady, and 1t did not
seem that there Was much selling pressure. 4
Receipts at the ports to-day Were i1,57S baeA
aEuinst 6S,8ll lust week and SCOT last year,
For the week 33D, 900 bales against $50. 457 last
week and 1906, S23 last year. To-day's receipts
at New Orleans were 1026l bales against i 800
last year, and at Houston S.743 bales against
1926 last year. mi fES
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3 her5Produce Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec; s;.F5ouREoa but
Slow cornmea,- Steady: Rye-NoHtnal Bar
heas5irree 5u No red. nominal. op-
ucns partly &c. net higher May :, closed t
Firm "a. sse asked Opt on. aHe
bkc Oa,s-Dull 4 mixed 34ls 4S5lsc.
Lard Steady; refined. steady; Pork.ste ns,,,
Rosin--Duli M Turpentine-Fir1n
at 51G51llc. y, . ~. ~.
c,,fYea futures closed steady at net advance
q q loQiS, ponsd sa'e Moia ssess tesdy
But,erEasy and unchangsd Gheessmsseaday
"a Ro;atoes Steady; LSnE Island Id ;l7S9ao'
Sagia IS. Peanuts-Steady; fancy h rang
SEat5i1 G. other domestic, 81 Naisc. Cabba ges--.
Sieadv: hat Dutch, per 500. sea3po. Cotton
BY steam to Liverpool. l5G'e0c y
n CHICAGO, 4, ILL. Dec. 1s.-'Wldespread de-,
mnnd for cash wheat wes the ma! cause OF q
strong market in speculative options here TO-
day. al The close. May wheat was up ss0ssc..
Corn shows n gain OF HNssc.; oats were up
isa,.c. Provisions are practically unchanged
The leading futures ranged as follows:
n J{.vbtEa n
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-. -l-.,I. a I7.17, 7-a1I- m
BANK CLEARINGS.
Report Of Bradstreet's for Week
Ending December stl1.
(By7 Asso,,c,iated pressl

~ =, 90. (Byl Associated Press.
!! NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The following ia
bank cleartngs at q number OF princ-
pal cities for the week ending December
18th, with the percentage Of Increase and
decrease as. compared with the cores
ponding week last year. Sixty-thrce other
cities are Included Tins the totals: 81
New York. s2,1S9.031,7 ITO; increase, 742.
Chicago, s2o2 1866; increase, 1876.
Boston, l6l tSS.3l2; Increase l9.7.
Philadelphia. $3.50, $50, 972; increase, 1873.
+ st. Louis. SCI. 235 5SS; increase, 12.1.
Pittsburg, si6,196.954: increase 25.4;
San Francisco. $50. 167, lbs; increase. Sa.
Baltimore, SIC, 634 ,S62; increa Sc, 1875.
Cincinnati, s2G.032,100; Increase, 1872,
Kansas City, S24,l61 ,039; increase, SIS.
New Orleans, S4,945,159; increase, so.
Louisville, 81, - 362;; increase. 1875
Richmond, SIC, Ole: Increase Ii ia
Washington, s4,649, iSs; increase, ss,
y Savannah, s4696.2il: decrease. Ga
Fort Worth, s4969, 975. s37l'5 y, 'l5f
Atlanta, $4.0473S0: Increase, Al
Nashville. $3.50, 30S; increase. s.s,
Norfolk, $l,s6l 595; decrease, 40.
Augusta, Ga, 81 sos. $50; increase, 2.7.
Birmingham, s.. 4e9.5I; Increase. 81.
Little Rock. 81, Els rs; decrease Sc.
Macon, s6S0,5S7; decrease, s30,2,
q Chattanooga, $oGS,947: increase. ia.
{ Jacksonville. sl.0i2,s34 Increase, 31.7.
Houston, sl4,2SS,4S9; decrease, 100.
& Galveston, $l2, 542. 900: increase, ia.
1872 N
Outside New York, .sss.sss,sos; increase,
Totals Canada, so5, 4s1, 1874; increase. 21,s,l
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INTERESTING RUMoR,
But Quickly Denied That Changes
in A. C. Z, Were Planned.

There was a rumor upon5 the streets
on yesterday that u general change would
take place In the management Of tho At
tlantlc Coast Line Railroad. This rumor
was based upon the fact thai many nuta-
BILE Richmond nnanc!ers had golls to a
meeting in New York. The story Is abs
solutely without Foundations, and the
presence OF the gentlemen In question In
New York Is simply u coincidence,
Mr.. Fred, w Scott and Mr.. Alexander
Hamilton are both directorsTof the road,
and arc lin New York at the regullr
directors meeting at No. n Broadway,
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SOUTHERN Rail Az.

8 SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. ST II. 1904 stE ~
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. u;
q 700 A.. M.--Daily- Local for Charlotte N. & G.
u 80 p. M -Daily-Limited-Bun Pullman 70
Atlanta and Birmingham. New OrlaanaL
Memphis. Chattanooga and ~ the South. ffi34
600 P. MEX. Sunday-keysvlle5 Local.
gI558 $50 p. NJ for all tho South. S
DIRK RIVER LINE Eif%EySg
+ Tho favorite routs to Baltimore and Eastern
points. Leave Richmond 1870 p. N. daily. ex.
lis P. M.-Locsl-Daily-E Sunday.
H 4;2O r. tM.-Except Sunday-For West Point
85l, connecting with steamers for Baltimore
ss and river landings. Steamers sailing from
West Point Monday. Wednesday ; e:y ana En- Ed
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, ,9 Ais
Hill 5 Ynonds and Gloucester Point S5
y 4:45 ~ II .--Except Sunday-Locala mixed ZOE
TRAINS RI ARRIVE RICHMOND.
8 $3.50 A.EAI.a and 6:l2f p M.-Erom all tho 9outA
s3:35 r. M.-From Charlotte and Durham.
Il $40 A. M.-From Keysyille
4 1926 A.I&M.-Bnltnor and West Point.
ii0:46 A. Nj, $50 P. M.-From West Point.
Wv. WEsTBURY,SD D. p, A.. Riehmond Va
81 HHARDWICFI,Is n w. H.STAYLORi
~ @.'t- p. n 81 Sgs G. P. A.
Gil, AcKERT. Gem. Mgr.
81 Washingt ton. d. G. ~ ~
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Z. AND N. DIVIDEND.
Increase Is First to be Made by
Big Railroads.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.) @
d NEW YORK. Dec, l6,--The action Of
the Board Of Directors Of Louisville and
Nashville In declaring q dividend of 8
per cent payable February 10, 1905, to
stock of record January q. places the
stock on a. six per cent, basis. Although
the board was careful not to announceatit,
carrying out ~ part promises made. vt
control of tho Louisville and Nashville lSiF
Under the careful phrasing OF the an
Enouncement,8 the lizard may pay tho 5
per cent, on February 10th, and at the
next semi-nnnual announcement return
TO the original IL per cent. Because
Of the excellent showing as to earnings,
however tho stability Of the new basis
seems established, Louisville and NASH
Vile Is the first OF the big railroads to
Increase its dividend rate, That tho III
crea So is jusllhN by the earnings, no
one doubts lnatfc year ending June 80.
1904. the. road earned over II per cent, on
October slst, It Increased Its net earnings
by a43S299. or ut the rate OF e,3 per cent
for the year. id5 iii 55
There has been some economy OH the
lines TO accomplish this, result so far this
year. Maintenance ls not SO heavy as
last year, The road appears to have cut
out some of the extra ordlnary 1nainte-
nance charges of previous years.
The declaration of this dividend there
fore came, as 1t We're at the time when
T.. road might naturally he supposed to
give Its atocklpolderH the benelle ofthelr
walt. while tho hlg expenses were he,
'tAAtiantlc Coast Line ana Atlantic Coast
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Not a Punch Bowl.
, : 'r,he ,TImes-D ispatch;

EdltOr OF The Tlmesr DlspAtth;
\ SIr,-I see lii your paper Of this date q
copy Of the article On 1h !, 4 so o, :,
owned 10y w. Il, Bryan. cut of his
l." Ti accompanied the description in
tho New York sun Of pecember 18th
Any old YirglnianN must az once recosnlla {,
nestle init, two things the country house
IN Virginia always possessed IN old times
and they we're used to crush and pull
vorrize loaf sugar when needed for cake,
ok lpepper. In those PARKWAY days
none Of tho present, Teady-prepaared"
sugar, spioes, etc, We're to he bought,
/" have In my storeroopn, one OF these
mortnrs, which has come down to mo
ti r i several generations, and It could
We'll have stood for the picture pub
lished aa Of Mr., Icfferson's punch bowl,
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. n. C.. Dec. 1s.-SPIRITs
TURPENTINE-Firm at nc bid !; receipts. IS
casks RosIn-Qulets at 81. 40; receipts. ~ bar
Turpentine-Firm at od3. 60; receipts. 81 bar
rels. I'll lt;2a
Firm at 4SQisHc.; receipts. 437 casks: sales,
.4s casks: shipments, 569d casks. !. Rostn-Firm;
receipts, : sos barrels: sales 2,l69 barrels
shipments. 1896 barrels.
sCHARLEsTON s. O.. Dec. ls.-TURPEN-
TINE AND 8ROSIN--No thing doing "a b
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M1scELLANkous MARAEra
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. le.-The dry goods sltua-
ton has changed but little, and yet the manu-,
facturer and local merchant felt encouraged
over the outlook. Buyers are operating little
further ahead and are finding increased diff
of lines are in flrst-class conditions as far
MS orders arc concerned.
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Stoessel Wounded Again.

(By Associated Press. 81, 4
LONDON, Dec. 17.--General Stoessel,
the Russian military commander at Port
Arthur, according to a dispatch from
che Foo to the Daily Telegraph, has
again been wounded. This time It was
by a rifle bullet. The correspondent sad
that the wound Is not serious.
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS in NEW YORK
SALES.

HOO A. G L., toin................
400 Amer. Grass TWine........
1880 .an1algamated Copper .....
5tD mer. Car and Foundry.
4N Amre Cotton Oil...........
Amer. Fob, 4p. g, ctfs....
200 Amer TobJ pfd............
2Oc9O Amer. Can, pfd...s.........
900 liner. Locomotive. CON-.
SEQ Amer. Locomotive. pfd....
l2IG0 Amer. Sugar .................
1000 A., r. and s. ITc. com.....
100 a.. Z. and 8. Re. pfd.....
22soO baltimore and Okio........
500 Brooklyn Rapid transit.
Canada Southern .........
800 Canadian Pacific ..........
$500 Chesapeake and Ohio......
GOO Chi. Great Western. ......
11spo Chi; MI and s. P........
1920 Colo. Fuel and Iron. 1890.
$50 Colo. Southern, conn.,.
400 Colo. Southern, list pfd. ~.
100 cloo. So,khorn. Cd pfd.....
100 Clcv. Gin. Chi and $. L..
$500 Cont. lob, pfd..............
200 Consolidated Gas ..........
200 Delaware and Hudson.
100 Del, Lack. and West......
1sAOo Erie, com. ......... ..........
300 Eric. 1st pfd................
FOO Erie, II pfd ..................
tOo General Electric ........i
1900 Illinois Central ..............
245GO Louisville and Nashville.
1000 Naanaltan. -. ...... -.
300 Metro. Street Railway......
$500 Mexican Central ..........
AGO No.. Kan. and Tex, com. ).
GOO Mo-, Kan. and Tex, pfd..,
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ash quotations were as foloWs 3, FL0 ~ "a
steady No spring Whs "a M Corn H.
HIGH NO rye Yellow on iskalSc No oats
sssse, No white slho No White a S9Hsce
f.lr 10 ry choice CO.. ,naltn $3.50: short RIBS sdss
tioose sGe5ssQ short clear sld hi - lpof saS
ssSs Clover, contract grade, Sl276. Butter
STEADY; Ct eameries, l6g26e: diaries, lSg a s
t,heese-stendy at lla12c Eggs-EaAy at marE
cases included, lsI23Hc.; hrsts. 2'iac.; prime
firsts e6iac.; extras, 22shsci 84
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BALTIMORE, MD, Dec. ls.--FLo uRooQulet
ana unchangcd, WheatIFirm1sr; No; a., srr, q,
" n mpie SIC. sssa cornirmsr; spot new,
new southern sc wh Rye-bS{R NS.
; Western SEC, Butter-Stendy and UNCHANGED
fancy Imitation o2le %; sseam 1asiSc 2H& Ess
do ladle l7tllsc:;; ssoso ana unchahsed
Snsn strong and unchanged d5 IA eNt
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Prince Radziwill Dead.

3 siBy Associated Press,) 81 81
/ BDRIIN, December le,-Prlnce Anton
gRadzlwlll, prominent In Berlin court life.
and an intimate friend OF Emperor VIII
liam iB dead. Mi
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|. nT'IlI 5A.NTlC COAST LINE.

mn AIMS LEAV RICHMOND #DA1LY-BXHOai
STREET STATION, 3ts VA
EFFEcTIVE SUNDAY SEPT. nth,
9;vt A., MA. =. =. IMPRESS to q! POINTS
s.oo sao'uM.-Petersburg and Norfolk.
, S,yS r. M-Petersburg and N. and w. West. ~
l s:hS I, M.-petersburg and Norfolk.
I.I1 81 M.-Ooldsboroa Local. II, 55i 5ESSil55
6;5S r. M-psters55urs IL Hs,. indian ~,
Y; rs r. I,cd M'- to ali II points poll South.
e:ss M-P Ps,sFsbburE f Ioea l. ~ V W
1880 800 Z; TRAINS ,-iss1 ARRIVE RIcIIMoND S
4;o1 M1;sS A n y ss;as A :, it.;s;S f.
" a.. 7.iS +. NJ; s;0e p. ~.
4 .thxcept sunday ..snnday Only my :. !.
". 81. CRAIG, Gen Pass, ACT
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M kS!z!M!! Z! No

LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. ii853i
s:O a M.--NORE'OLks LIAI1TED. Arriveo
Norfolk II 40 "A. NJ. Stops only at Petersburg.
Wayerly and suffok. ..-i47 li1-l'.N
9:o6 A. sM.-CH1CAGO BxPRDss. Buffet
Parlor Car Petersburg TO- LynchpurE and
Roanoke. Pullman Sleepers Roanoke to Coiun-
bus BiueflCld to Cincinnati; also Roanoke 70
Knoxville and Knoxville to Chattanooga AsA
Memphis. ls1s Ia.t3s
1910, r M-RoANoKE EXPRESS for Farms.
vile. Lynchburghand Roanoke. n t}5s3
500 r M.-OCEAN SHORE LIMITED. Ar
rlves Norfolk 500 p. NJ. Stops only at Peters.
ourg. Waverly and Suffolk. Connects with
st =, to Boston. Prevalence. New York.
7:25 P. M.-For Norfolk and all stations est
o:ao r. MaNEw ORLEANS SHORT L1Nht
pullman aa seepers IRiehmond to Lynehhura ana 3
Chattanooga ;h! Memphis and New crleans CAKE
$50 P. MIST. LOUIS EXPRESS. TbrnxA
Pullman Sleeper Petersburg to Columbus. Gaze
Dining Car S,2i sis524l
Trains arrive from the West Y :ss a NJ: -
and $3.50 p. M.aS5t4H9f3a
Office No. sss East Main street . 81 ri
W. B. BEV1LL, G. II. BOaLEX, .St
Gent. Pass. sAst. Dist. Pass 49,
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The Raleigh Post advises cotton ralsers
hola 'her fettten w ana saya she believe
that cotton viii again reach ten cents
before another crop is made. but, It Is
s ora lsn ri AT any rate, We believe It Is
safe 10 hold on for y while Y Il
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sFABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.

ll-g7-U4,
TRAINS LEAVE RlctIMoND-DA!LY.
q. qi ~ "a M.-Seabourd Mall-l0Q0 r. M.-Sear.
I 80 hoard Express-To Savannah, Jacksonville
Atlanta IND a,a, sGn,nyNs oti,na and Ham,s
YIN Wv1Sa.lMS ARRIVE FRICHMONpt DAILY. &aS
c,ss a M.-No. S4-From Florida, a atlanta ana
4.ss 1hs Ml..uSo. cs-From Florida. Atlanta and
k.so i = M HousHsss -Erom Norlna and Loca,
a. 3 it ''''' W. Nj, TAYLOR, C., n. a..
sao East Main Street. Phone 40b.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
st BALTIMORE, MD., Dec. l6.-Seaboard Air
Line common. ia 9l7i4; do. preferred. 81 asked.
Atlantic Coast Limo Conlnon. 153ul63t..
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u Il p u Richmond. Fredericks.
* burg s. Potomac Il. R3.

b - = 80
Trains Leave ticllInOnd---Nor thWard.;
II 4:15 A, 8M.-Dally71 St. Through IA
6:45 a. M.-Daily-Main St Through.
7:lO a, NJ. week days Elba, Ashland ACCOM-
$40 Az la0u MMDaily Isl. Through. LOCI.
Is as nooRn.weeA Days-Byrd St Through. .
800 Pc M,--WeekF EDays-Byrds st. Fredsricksss
p' burg iAccommod alton. Sfs
i, S :o5 Pc M.--DaiIy--Main st.. Through q. IN
$3.50 p M.-Week Days-Elba- Ashland 5As>F
a.m Pfo"M.@DaiIy-Byrd ST. Through. 5.5s5
'iHT sArrivat RIcfmond-sou thward. 3
e:ss' AZ M week days. Elba. Ashland As
$50 g. MNWesK pays-Byrd 81, Frederic s>
80 burg Accommodation. iki II
az Az -Daily-Byr st. Through. l8} by
ii 10 & M-Week Days. Byrd ST Through
,.,4 P = n. daily daily. Main 81. Through.
f:5s s. nj. week days, Eyba Ashland 9Aos5
TX f 6 o'nMsao.@paiy-Byrd 81. Through.
s:oo p. NJ. daily. BYRD St. Through. Local
II q .to p oM.-Da!ly-,-hInin st, Through.
All ahnye trains except train arriving Rich
mnnd ii 80 a.. NJ, week days. and local ACCOM-
modations. !, = 40 :. z. ~, |. \,
y n9 not EHsFaecs g: W. GULF TAYLOR.
sen'i hian'r.. Asst, Ion Mani i Traf. Ma
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upland. 7s5; mlddlins gulf $50; sales, 80
bales.

a#p !
bales.
Cotton quiet: middline. Z. a5; net receipts. ~
bales gross 1855 bales; sales. 80 bales; stock.
ss 555 bales: export to the Continent. 2s7 bales
Total to-day at all ports---Net reseipts; 4 e,s
France. l.123 bales; to- the Continent az 1s ~
bnles: to japan, 1.s35 bales; stock, 1.os9. s9
bales, tS8.i- 81 fs 4 . !. -,
Consolidated at all norta-Net sreeein ,t sn;ss!
bales h exportEto reat Britain. lgs Sa paies:
to France. PSI. bales; 10 the Continent, 13olss
bales: to Japan. s.s22 bales.
Total sinee sep,ember1st at alp o1, +, = e
receipts 325 44G bales export to Great Brstaln.
s. $50 ieg bales; to France. 407, 72G bales to the
Continent li?6,345 bales; 70 Japan, ~ $40 bales;
to Mexico. 1854 bales 8
NEW ORLEANS, La. Dee. RECEPTION n
Spot cotton III good demand prices eager.
Sales 400 bales. Including $50 to arrive. QUO
i Futures were Very quiet throughout the aes.
sion. The first call ended with prices |iai
points down. There after the market fiuctuated
but little December gained 7pon,s: c9s ,s,s
3 points above last nights final Figures, while
January closed point lower than Yesterday.
and the other positions were at last ' evening
lASal + -s
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& BALTIMORE, MD, Dec. 1s-BEEr CAT
TLE-ouotatIons follow First quality steers,
steers and cows. ~ a2kc.; bulls. 2ast.: mich
cows. extra, per head: Ss54sy. 90; good. Sl2Y
choice. light, per pound. sGslsc.; good. 7A@
5Ac.; rough and heavy, per head. s5glis94
nes d, a a Fat sheep per head
ed. per pound, &c.: old bucks, 2h Qac.; cons
mon, per head, $1,000; spring lan5s, choice.
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rough heavy. 4Sa4. As: light. sLsoa4.55: bulk
OF sales. H.5og4.eo. Sheep-Recelpts. 5000 head:
Market lSc. lower; lambs 1oe. lower, GOOD
mixed, $500 COS native lambs, {517.15. IA
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NEW YORK, DEC. MISREPRESENTATION
S3.15: bulls @2.75g3 30 co WIS, sI2j 0oa Calves
STEADY. Veais, EaS. rs; no very choice here:
Dressed calves steady. Sheep steady; lambs
generally Csc lower. Sheep. 50: 5Otea. TO: cul g.
S3.O0; yearilngs $3.50; lambs. 81. l0I7.S S.: few
choice, $500. Hogs-st eady; good State. s.. o.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. DEC, IS. 1904
753 ARRIVED. e{5 n
Z Steamer Berkeley, Shelly. Norfolk. merchan-
disc and passengers, Old Dominion line. a Sjl
SAILED. III Fl
Steamer Berkeley, Shelly. Norfolk, merchan,
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line. <
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line
landings and Norfolk. merchandise and passon-
PORT OF WEST POINT. DEC. is. 1904.
ARRIVED,
Baltimore, Courtney Baltimore. passengers
and general cargo. 8
57Sl5il ~ SAILED.
Baltimore, Courtney, Baltimore. passengers
and general cargo,
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. DEC, is. 1904.
SAILED, Il
Schooner L. L. Sprague. Lynn.
Barge Florida. Providence. H, 5