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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21
CREoLIN WINS THE sTEEpLECHAsE.
Only Two FayoritcS Ennd First ri
HaMihornc.

Chicago. july Clifton Forge and
Creoln were the winning favorites al
Hawthorne to-day. First money in the
other four events went to second choices.
Weather clear and cool; track good.
Summaries:
First race one rnfie-..Ierry Lynch. 100 CW.
Knapp. 10 !. won; elephone. 100 Green
neldi. i3 20 !. second: Frcci<rnan. 81 diving
stonN. IN I. third. Time. ~ b. Prime OF
Inclcn. Fresias Il. eval". TTompeuse. Naruus
and Thank Haven also ran.
Second rae" stecpl.chase. short coI-Se-Creo-
lin l42 CMcfuChb. to = won: Don Ami. lS'
,Eartleyl 10 l. second Nci~i. i5' Grant
l1nd,. = TO |. third. Time. 2:a9 Hand Vice
Allegiance Golden Way and Cork also ran.
Third race six furlor=s-Clifton -Forec. ls
,Helscsnrl. II 10 10. won: Princes TULANE ~,
tKpappl. 10 .. second: Action. liz 'HenrNI. ID
10 l. third. Time. :i3 40 Si>tifull and Amer
icauo also
Fourth race. one nile-BrarE. lG7 ,Hegeson!.
to /. w1n: Don't Ask Ne. lf2 w. inapn,. i
third Time. l:4p -. Fonsoluca. Joe Lesser
Jnle ami Estrada Palma alNo ran;
Fifth race. six frrlongs-rel Cartna. e6
,Cirrenfcl,p u to :. woE: Jade. iG2 Coliphantt.
: To- 5 second: Dixie Lad. l'6 tKnappl TO /.
third Time. Is. Maggie VI. \ Powell Gre. n
Gown. No Trunper; tlying Srook. taptaln
Meadows also ran.
sixth race Hva furlougr-Montc. InS nielge-
som. ; t. |. won caTitanz'. II tBelp. Ia !,
second: Tenn yhurn. III Knapp. TO l. third.
Tire. 02 san Jose. Mart Gentry. Tom Shelly.
Desh0n Norway Bo-uje Prince Charlie. 'lydeo.
Doctor Kenny. Husted and Butwsi also ran
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

BRIGHTON BEACH SELECTIONS
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York July .O-Selections:
First Racc-Highhorn. Noladay. Priority.
Second Race-CoCk Robin. Perion. Walter
Cisary
Third RaCe-MonSte-, Pentaur. Grand Opera.
Fourth Race-Jack Ratlin. sheriff Bell Duke
of Kendall.
Fifth Race-St. Beane. Jonquil, Tomgordcr
Sixth Race-Phantom. Magot, Tim Sullivan.
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the last for Barney Schroeder. with
Larry Will and AiiSanthTnpe close up.
The last race will afford comfortable
field for individual opinion TO be exsr-
ciSed. a; suadry ContenderS seem TO have
almost an equa! Chance with those named
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

The race from here to Pitt.burg for horninp
pigeons, which was TO have been flown yes,
terday. was postponed Indefinitely, on account
Of the unsettled condition of the weather This
will be- the third long distance contest To he
started from the Model Poultry Farm.
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vandnIin Defeats Pana,



Vandalia. Ill. July 20 - Vanda!ia defeated
Pana here to-day by a score OF 10 to /. Ballet,
the Decatur Three I League pitcher was knock.
eL OF the box in the fourth inning Bat
eries-Hines and Wilson. Ballet. Seifert and
I.angdon.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

FAIR GROUNDS SELECTIONS
First Race-Fred Priesmcyer. Franco Little
Harry.
Hunt
Third Race-Darthua. linda Red Lea,
Stcnc.
Fifth Race-Bas dor. First Mason, Ancke.
Sixth Race-Miss Betty. Larry wilt. M'san-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

F. J. Y, Skin, Director OF Exhibit. Mt til.
WoTids Fair. has donated handsome silver
cup 70 te presented to the winner Of the lH)-
meter run at the Olympic games on August %
Ine cup Is nfteen inches high and ten inches
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

The Irish field and track events. scheduled
FOR yesterday afternoon ut the Worlds Fai,
stadium. we're postponed on account of the
rain. These events, together with the hurting
and Gaelic football. will be held this afternoon
commencing at ? o'clock.
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HFRMIS TO CARRY TOP WEIGHT.
Entries Announced for the Saratoga
HHnIican on AuxnNf l.

New York. july 20-Following are the
weights for the Saratoga Handicap. one
mile and quarter. 10 be run August l.
the opening day of the Saratoga meetinS:
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HAWTHORNE SELECTIONS

REPI- RLlc SPECIAL.
Ch;ceEo. July cN.-Selections:
FIRST Racc-.iohu NcGurk Firing Line. Havi
land.
second R7ce-pelvav. Peter !. Soruars. Eoila
Tnird Race-Anship. Cigar Lighter. Lady Ell
isoa
Foarth Race-Doctor stephan. Port Royal
HuLzah
Eiftn ace-Ce;eb.stion. Exclamation. ATTAIN
tiCo-
sixth Race Lingo. Golden Mineral. Emily
Oliver.
To-pAY's BRlGHToN BEACH ENTITIES.
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UNION JOCKEY CLUB RESULTS.

UHioa Track july 2-wcaher clear: track sloppy.
sO7 First
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TWO GOOD FIELDS FAIR GROUNDS;
THE MESSENGER LOOKS BEST AT UNION

Handicap Horses VIII Have Their Inning the Old Course This
Afternoon and Tahy TOsa the Logical Winner OF the
Fourth Race-Bclews Entry Looks Welln Cote Brllianc
Handicap at Carmody Track.
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Ii. I. r. League.

At Cairo-Fir@t game. Henderson 4. Cairo :
second game Cniro T. Henderson 3.
At Paducah-Paducah 6 Vincennes :. So
Al IiopIi2svi'le-C CarksVilie :. Hopkinsv.lle
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sa good easily second same Winner T MenEciS III
trouble 'i"
< ali tn"
Mckee.
Tme-lS al. :S5a 20 1'-'7 l:l''7
oOL tnrores.
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Apprentice allowance claimed.

UNION TRACK SELECTIONS
First Race-Arthur Stillwsll Brown Study
Midnight Minstrel
Second Race-Virgie dor. False Little Pirate
Third Race-Thc Don. Tronta. Yo San.
Fourth Race-Thc MESSENGER. Bad Penny. w.
II. Gate-.
Fifth Rsce-T!omaine \ Convict. Anzeiger
ETbr.
Seventh Race-Neko. sabInal. Henry I.uehr-
mann Jr.
To-DAY's HAWTHORNE ENTRIES
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good Won driving y
Bon Arli-Elthsn Caterpillar
ynE mud but hard driven te N Weber
CaepriIr 10
:. o
me-:I &c. Z
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THE REPUBLICS DAILY RACING FORM CHARTS

FAIR GROUNDS RESULTS
Grounds. Gov cloudy. track heavy
Jul si' mile
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To-DAY's FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES
First race selling, 2-year-olds iiye and a half
fUriOngs: "
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Start good Won cleverly: DuTy
| Gaien-Cnrfdante. going
Sca!per did his rbodel in
stages Caemont showing Disappointing Show
4
Tme-:ia'a CO.,. S. 81 i'oiis llS'. i:s2 I:isi.
oUo longs 49, ' ~ " ''-' S''eh 'N--
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Wsl ess;y W. h.
best aesd
ttp II RNuiae T I4
iue
e,1 and
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hr f. by Sparlrc-Ectie
fme2S.
S08
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

MIna-F: A. BclIe~
l. .r Winner
our GGn u ca v ia 4
Flus.2.s, 5sA. Iial. ittfa.
lS1 ss7s for s'rea=od
nj
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Start Winner: Tho Bros
r-thDTirote. Winner lest
80. l:2Iit. lbl
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- good. Won second Winner: Foley &
Of O
Tinie--:5
sos Third 2"arolds and upward mile and
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21

| Start good Won easily:
| Elott's tr lie
| Mildred l.. o !: 4 to
rin,e:'7's 20 ~ coT'
Jus race purse 5000 for 2-y.srods f1rlours
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.STENOGRAPHERS WANTED.

Tie work is light short
hours and the salary donble
what is paid in other lines of
business. Bright educated
persons qualified in 6 to IA
weeks; shorthand, typewrit-
ing, spelling, grammar, busi-
ness correspondence, Office
work. Bookkeeping, business
arithmetic. penmanship, COM
mercial law, etc. Adyer-
tising. Scholarship, time un-
limited, $4,000 By mail, $40.
Position secured.
Pernin Business College,
$50 10Th st., Denver
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PROTECTION OR rREE-rRADEy
Not Republican Reciprocity yersu'
Democratic Reciprocity.

1t is folly for anyone. be ne Re
publican or Democrat, to pretend
that the policies of the two great
political parties are almost the
same. Especially concerning the
tariff question is this statement
made. The original tariff plank
submitted to the committee OH
resolutions in the Democratic ma.
tional convention in st. Louis last
month, the one that Bryan de.
teated in the committee, was
written by Parker's friends, and
read;
1--WE favor wise, conservative
and business like revision and a
gradual reduction OF the tariff by
the friends OF the masses and for
the common veal, and not by the
friends OF its abuses, its eytortions
and its Determinations"
In its place was adopted the
plank which follows:
I'VE denounce protection as a
robbery of the many to enrich the
tew. and we favor q tariff limited
10 the needs uf the Government,
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Extension of Limits.

Extension of Limits.
Extension of return limit will
only be granted upon the payment
of the. difference between the fare
paid and the proper fare for the
limit desired plus an extension fee
OF 25c. such extension limit to be
made by the validating agent,
Stop overs at St. Louis on
through tickets or all one way
and round trip tickets reading
through St. Louis to points beyond
during the exposition periol =
stop of ten days will be permitted
at St. Louis by deposiling ticket
Immediately upon arrival with
the validating agent at any one o'
of the addresses shown. above aa !!
upon payment OF a fee OF 81 00'
For further information call on
or write to
6. j. GARVlN. Agent,
Lamar, C0|o.
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economically administered, and SO
levied us not to discriminate
against any industry, class or sec
ton, 10 the end that the burdens
of taxation shall be distributed as
equally as possible"
This is us hostile a declaration
against the protective tariff as
could be framed. 1t SAYS that any
form OF protection is 'robbery."
which means that the Democratic
party ia where it has ftood for SO
many years in favor OF free trade,
for "a tariff from which all pro-
lection is eliminated is a free trade
tariff" The Democratic party
stands out openly for free trade;
rhe Republican party tariff plank
reads in pnrt:
"ProtectiDn which guards and
develops our industries is II cardi-
nal policy ofthe Republican party.
The measure of protection should
always at least equal the differ
ence in the cost of production at
home and abroad"
This plainly says and means
that there must always be pro.
tective tariff, there being absolute
ly no favor shown the Democratic
stand for free trade.
The Springfield herald., 1904-08-26
From Mount Genevieve, a peak

FROM Mount Genevieve, a peak
in Gilpin county, this state. per
son can see into four states and
one territory. On a clear day, the
observer can discern the Uintall
mountains of eastern Utah; the
Medicine Bow range, of Wyoming;
the tips OF the Rockies in New
Mexico, and the principal peaks
of Colorado. Tie plains, stretch
ing to the east, are plainly visible
clear into Nebraska.
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Mail Time Card.

Mail Time Card.
srRINGFIELD-LAMAR
nAILytexcept sun,isy). 5r
tao..s No. ssssa,
,p..nsa.Ia 1r.sp H. sr . ~: Lamar y.s T. m: M:
sPRINGPIELI,-BLAISE.
wednesdsy-saturday.
(Roats No. 66.st)
Springfield, ,Iys !. M Blaine. e & ipa I'm
Observation-Disclosures.
SATURDAY.
(Itoute No e5r,6)
springfield a., A. a. m. % nAxse &. e. ioa. IN:
spR1Ner1ELD-vvLAs
xoxpAI-wxpSxsnAy- .stbAf.
tR1otc 80. csssa'
springfield H. fr'' tr M:
s."a'at's" Il: ts: !, :. i n. n.
srRixorikLp-CoRR
(Issute No. Gs9S7,
rucaday -Thursday -saturdn. leaves Springfield
700 a. m. arrives At Corr,ze Oop.
I.savcs CorriEo on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday At 7:oo a. M; arrive at Springfield,
1900 y. in.
tF,cc box delivery on All rnutss
AL msiis closed drc minutce before leaving
tme sILAs u. srEcKnASN, PM.
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Gleasills and Comment

Tns NEW cattle dipping regula
tinn requiring all cattle, whether
infected or not, to he dipped i'm.
mediately before shipping will be
very obnoxious to cattlemen and
profitable to the packing house
magnates. The dipping is done
under government supervision.
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Sixty Day Tickets.

Rate $50. Dates OF sale, daily
April 25 10 Nov. 20. inclusive. Fl
nal limit-Tickets good to leaye
st. Louis within 60 days from date
of sale but not later than Dec. Is,
1904. ~
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The HERALD begins with this il

The HERALD begins with this is
sue it's eighteenth year of contin
uous publication and usefulness
During the past year the paper
has been increased in size from q
six to a seyen column folio. We
realize that the highest plane OF
usefulness has not yet been
reached and shall endeayor to
gradually make the paper more OF
n necessity for subscribers and ad,
vertisers than it has been.
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Puts an End to 1t All.

A grievnus wall Oftimes comes
as n result OF anbearable pain
from overtaxed organs, Dizziness
Backache, Liver complaint and
Constipation. But thanks to DIR
Kings New Life Pills they put III
end to it all. They are gentle bu,
thorough. Try them. Only 25c
Guaranteed by all druggists.
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Low Rates via Santa Fe from
Lamar.

Rocky Ford, Watermelon Day,
Sept. S, 1901 Rate for round trip
from Lamar ~ 90. Special train
leaves Lamar ut 1885 u. III. and re-.
turning leaves Rocky Ford at 5:45
.. IN. Tons of melons free.
Annual Log Rolling Modern
Woodmen, Colorado Springs
Dates o! sale, Aug. %, %, and 24
Final return limit Aug. 25. Rate
II. As for round trip.
Reduced One Way Rate to CAL
ifornia-Second class colonist rate
of $500 from Lamar 10 points in
California. Tickets on sale Sep
tenber 18th to October 15th, 1904.
Second Glass Colonist Rates to
the Northwest, Sept. 18th to Oct.
18th, 19O4-One way second class
rate of S20O from Lamar to Hell.
ena, Butte, Anaconda and Mis-
soula, Montana. and intermediate
points on Narthern Pacific Ry..
including Boulder and Ritter Root
branches; to Ogden, Salt Lake,
Utah, Granger, Wyo., Butte. Mon
tana. and intermediate points on
the Oregon Short Line Ry.
One way second class rate Of
$2250 from Lamar to Spokane.
Wash, and points on the Oregon
Short Line and and Oregon Rail
road and Navigation R.R. west ef
Pocatello, Idaho, and east OF Um
atillo, Oregon.
One way second class rate OF
$500 from Lamar to Portland,
Oregon, Tacoma and Seattle,
Wash, and to other points in
Washington, Oregon and British
Columbia.
WORLDS FAIL, REDUCED
RATES.
Rate of *270O from Lamar to
ST, Louis and return, tickets on
sale daily, good returning fifteen
days from date OF sale.
Rate of 500 90 from Lamar to
St. Louis and return, good return
ing until October 31st, 1904. Tick
cts on sale daily until September
3Oth.
Rate of 5000 from Lamar to
st. Louis and return, tickets on
sale daily, final limit ior return,
sixty days from date OF sale.
Triennial Conclaye knights Tenn
plurs, San Francisco, California.
Sept. 5th-9th, 1904.
Sovereign Grand Lodge Independ-
ent Order OF Odd Fellows, San
| Francisco, Sept. 1926, 1901.
Rate; *42.5O round trip. Date
OF sale August 10th to Sept. 11,h.
inclusive. Final return limit Oct i.
%. 1904. Stop overs allowed. In
quire Of agent Tor further partinq,
lars.
y. , 1aryip Ast
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO LEASE
STATE LANDS.
Office of the State Board Of Land
commissioners

Office of the State Board Of Land
Commissioners.
Denver, Colorado. July 18th, 19o+.-
Notice II hereby given tiist WILLARD a.
WIGHT whoec pcstoficc address t. I.a- Anima-,
Colo, on July %, OF, made application No.
I6g To the State Board Of Land Commission
ers to Iea.e the following described School
Lands, aitua,e In Baca County, Colorado. to-
wit:
Nwl, Of Section II. Township % south, Rang,
" west.
No other applications to lease the above de-
scrihed premises or objections against the
above application will bc considered after
August 18th, 1911.
MARK @. WOoDRrrr,
Register State Board Land Commissioners.
The Springfield herald., 1904-08-26
srnixorIkLp-coRRIzO.
OUR TICKET

President. Theodore Roosevelt
Vice Pres, Chas. w. Fairbanks
Congress. I'd Dist, H. NJ. Hogg
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Ten Day Tickets.

Rate, $27A Dates of sale-Dai
ly April 27 to- Nov. 30, inclusive
Final limit-1ickets good to leave
st. Louis within ten days from
date of sale but not later than
Dec. 5, 1904,
Joint Agencies, st. Louis-Un,
ion Station-World's Fair Ground
Transportation B'ld'g.-World's
Fair Sta.-Wabash-.4129 Olive st
No. 13 North Seventh st. between
Chestnut and Market Str.
The Springfield herald., 1904-08-26
Low Rates from Lamar via
the Santa Fe Route.

Coach Excursions to World 8
Fair.-Rate of sl7.25 from Lamar
to st. Louis and return. Tickets
OH sale every Saturday in August
and September. Good returning
fifteen days from date OF sale.
Tickets good only i'll coaches and
chair cars and cannot be used in
sleeping cars.
American Mining Congress,
Portland, Greg, August % to 81,
1O94.-Ratc Of t47.1O from Lamar
to Portland, Greg, Senttle and Ia.
coma, Wash, and return. Tickets
on sale August Is to Is inclusive.
Good returning 60 days from date
OF sale.
Worlds Fair Tickets.
Fifteen day tickets may be sold
at &27.
Stop over al Kansas City of ten
days on Worlds Fair tickets may
be allowed by depositing ticket
with Joint agent at Kansas City.
Special Round } rip Rates IL Chi
cago and return June lst to Sept.
30, 1904. Rate 1880 for round
trip. Dates of sale June 1st to
Sept. Both, inclusive. Final re-
turn limit Oct. 3lst, 1904. Tick
cts may be sold in one direction
(eilher going or returning) via St.
Louis. Stopovers OF ten days will
he allowed upon deposit oftickets
Immediately on arrival at one of
the validating Offices and pay
ment of fee ,Ot III 1.OO.
Excursion Rates in Colorado.
Effective May 15lh. Saturday
or Sunday and return Monday.
Colo. Springs $G.45 for round trip,
Manitom $8 60.
Palmer Lake $3.50.
Sunday only. Round trip.
Pueblo *3 so,
Colorado Springs $4.55,
Manitou *4.7O,
Palmer Lake $3.50.
Summer Rates, Colorado.
Assembly Rates-Round trip
tickets sold daily from June llth
to l'ala er Lake and return, Rate
81 30.
Also reduced round trip rates
from Pueblo aud Colorado Springs
to Aspen, Buena Vista, Canon
City. Leadville, Grand junction
and other mountain towns.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Worlds Fair, st. Louis. Mo.
April 30 to November 30, 1904.
Season Tickets.
Rate, $36 for round trip, Date,
of sale-Daily April Is to Nov. 1!
inclusive. Final limit Dec. 10
1904.
C;~t, ~, sF;oIot,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-31

ceipts. S0.0s1; Great Britain, 1920; con-
tinens. 80. 551: stock. 105S.612.
Consolidated, at All Ports-Net re-
ceipts. 2S4.20S: Great Britain. 41,190;
France. 26,1s4; continent. 9O.354; Japan.
1916
Total Since Sept. l. at All Ports
Net receipts, ssh. 402; Great Britain,
2.075. COS: France. 476, 466; continent. l.
575 $40. japan. 3.756; Mexico. 1888.
Interior Movement
Houston-Steady; middling. 6ssc; net
receipts. s.4O5: gross. 6.405; shipments,
6,151: sales, 1,754; stock. $3.50.
enthusiastically; middling. CSC: net
receipts. 626; gross. 626: shipments. 312;
sales, 1894: stock, 1886.
Memphis-Quiet; middhng. SIC: net
receipts, 1898; gross. 4.S11; shipments.
1889; stock. 1891
ST. Louis-Dull: middling. SIC: net
receipts. 700; gross. 1907; shipments.
4,442; stock. Sc. 1852.
Cincinnati-Net receipts. 1928; gross,
1898; shipments. 1923; stock, 31s7.
LOuisville-Firm: middling. &c: net
receipts, IS; gross IS; shipments, 5;
sales. ); stock. 80.
Total To-day-Net receipts, 1o,975;
gross. 1850; shipments, 1902; sales.
1858; stock 35SI52
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-31
HEsTER's WEEKLY STATEMENT.

New Orleans Dec. 30.-Secretary
Hesters weekly cotton statement, is
sued to-day, shows for the thirty days
of December a decrease under last year
of $4,000 and an increase over the same
period year before last of $4,000.
For the 121 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of
the same days Of last year 1903, 900 and
ahead of the same days year before
last 1,276000.
The amount b1ought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 341,097
bales, against 1858, 702 for the seven days
last year and 1898, 1893 year before last
The movement since Sept. / shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports to be
SSH, 402, against 5,155,717 last year
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to Northern mills
and Canada, 496.004, against APO, ST. last
year; interior stocks in excess of those
held at the close of the commercial
year. 665,654. against 474.953 last year
Southern mills takings, 1893, 900, against
81, 713 last year.
The total movement since Sept is
1926. 060 against 6,S6295 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 1878. against 1882 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 4,24S,91S, against 3,6SS,66 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
North. South and Canada. thus far for
the season. have been 2,057 ,104, against
1,S52.474 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twen-
ty-nine leading Southern interior CEN
tiers have increased during the week
42.429 bales. against an increase dur
ing the corresponding period last sea-
son of 9S.S2S
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought into
sight thus far from the rev crop. the
supply 10 date is s,0SS,027, against T.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-31
YEAR CLOSES WELL.
Trade Showed Up Better During the
Last Quarter.

Last Quarter.
New York, Dec. 30.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Distributive trade generally is mark
ing time while past results and future
prospects are subjects of consideration.
A period of marked, even unexpected.
activity in holiday goods of higher than
usual quality, has brought to a close
a year which, because of marked i'm
provement in the last quarter has end
ed better than it began and certainly
in far better shape than seemed possi-
BILE at the turn of the year.
Wholesale trade is naturally of the
lightest at this season of the stock TAX
ing and inventory, and stormy weather
and the furry in raw cotton have been
additional chilling influences. Rather
less than the usual clearing sales have
occurred because of the notable alb
sence of stocks of finished goods press
ing for sale. Collections show some
effect from the recent heavy circula-
ton of money in retail lines in en-
larged receipts.
Industry is of notably large volume
for this season of the year, especially
in iron and steel and kindred lines of
manufacture. The cotton goods manu-
featuring trade has, however, been
again unsettled by the slump in cot
ton to below cost of production.
Southern trade feels the slump in
cotton keenly, but there is a DISPOSE
ton to believe that the South will not
sacrifice it's product at below cost Of
production.
Business failures for the week end
ing Dec. 30. number 21S, against 20I
in the like week of 1908.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-31
SPOTS.

A decidedly better tone was evident
in the cotton futures markets yester-
day, starting with that of Liverpool,
where the list closed to 9 points
higher, and where spots showed gains
OF IA points. The cause of this ad-
vance, according to advices received
in Savannah was shorts covering,
small offerings, and continental buy
ing New York and New Orleans re-
Elected this better tone, the first clos
ing at gains of 10 to IA points, and the
latter, at gains of to IL points.
Little business was done in the To-
cal market according to the amount of
the sales posted, which were but 29O
bales for the day. There was a fair
demand for supplies and some cotton
for sale at quotations, but no very
large amount of it. Receipts for the
last few days have shown a very ma
terial falling off and even those that
are coming in are not always for sale.
no small portion of it being shipped to
furnish additional margin for cotton
now being held in first hands.
The tone. prices and sales for the
day in the local market follow: