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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
COTTON CROP CONDITION.
Average July IS Was 74.9, as Compar-
ed With II a Month Earlier.

The following report on the condition OF
the cotton crop was issued by the statist
cal board of the Department Of Agriculture
at noon today:
The crop estimating board of the bureau
of statistics of the Department of Agricul-
ture finds from the reports of the CORE
spondents and agents of the bureau that
the average condition of cotton on July %
was 74.9. compared with TO on June
-, 1905; 9l.6 on July %. 1904; 1871 on July
-, 1903, and a ten-year average of $40.
BY states the averages are:
Texas. II; Georgia. 81; Alabama, 70: Mis-
sissippi, 90; South Carolina, 70; Arkansas,
6s: louisiana &c. North Carolina, 50; In
dian Territory, 81; Tennessee, so: Okla
homa. 50; Florida. So; Missouri, S5 Vir-
ginia, IS.
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Receiver Reports Firm Insolvent.

The statement of assets of the Haight &
Freese Co, brokers, amounting to about
100000. and the liabilities to about $780,
coo. was made in Boston yesterday by James
.. Colt the receiver of the company in this
state, in report to the United States
circuit court. Receiver Colt stated that in
his opinion it Is clear that the company is
insolvent. The report referred at length to
the affairs of the company. 1t Is said that
the company actually executed no orders
unless customers insisted upon 1t, and that
the only way In which the company made
money was through the losses OF It's Gus
toners. The company. which had branches
n,rsiae went into the hands Of receivars
several months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Grain, Provision and Cotton Markets
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, August 3.-FLOUR-E Easier;
winter extra, 3.4Oa3.70; winter clear, O5a4 80;
winter straight, 4l0a4 40: winter patent, T. 95a
so spring clear. 3. 7Oa4 10; spring straight 2Oa
40 spring patent 5.55a5S0 receipts 1852 bar
rels; exports la barrels.
WHEAT-Steady; spot contract. s215as2a.: spot
No. red western, S4aS4A; August. S211aS2% !:
September. S34aS312; December, SO; steamer No 2
red, 76a76h; receipts 1886 bushels new south.
ern by sample, 50aSl; new southern on grade, 79a
S4I5.
C0RN-Steady; spot. 60: August. GO; September
59la year 5o7sa5o5s January, 5oa5CA; steamer
mixed, 5Il2; receipts. 1.511 bushels; southern
white corn 59a61; southern yellow corn, 59a60.
OATS-Unsettled; No. white. old, 80 asked !;
No. mixed old. 80 sales: receipts. % 992 bushels
RiE-lower; uptown, No. western, 65a66 re-
cepts. SIS bushels.
HAT-Steady aud unchanged
GRAIN FRElG1rS-More active and unchanged.
BCTTER-Steady: fancy imitation, 17als fancy
creamery. 2la2ll2; fancy ladie i6al7; store
packed l4ai5
EGGS-Steady, II.
CHEESE-Firm; large, 111a; medium. 1l%;
small IL.
5.45.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, August 3-Clear weather In the
northwest induced general selling of wheat
here today. and September dropped to SfA.
On higher prices at Liverpool September
corr sold up to 54as.
September oats were steady around 27&.
Strength of corn brought out little bet
ter demand for wheat later in the session
and caused firmer undertone.- The mar
ket closed steady with September unchang-
ed at S41aaS45s.
Shorts became active buyers, forcing corn
prices still higher, September advancing to
55ls. The market closed strong with Sep
TENDER at %.
Close: Wheat-August, S31a Septem-
Der, S4l2as49s; December, S6aS6is; May.
$50
Corn-September, SO; old. 30 Is {; Deem
Der 46 1a old, 40; May. 4G1s.
Oats-August, 2I%; September, 2S1s;
December 23a4 May. 30E.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, II o'clock noOn-Capital
Traction at 146A, 10 at 146hs. 20 at 1864, 20
at 146, 100 at 14Jls.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd, so at 92%,
loo SO, 100 93ls, 200 at 93H, GOD at 93as,
10 at 93A.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-. 100 at 40
at 3912 100 at 1875.
Bristol Gas and Light 50 at 49, 80 at So.
UniOL Trust, 10 at 134&.
National Metropolitan-C Citizens Bank, / at $50.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, Is at 45A.
Is at 45A.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1885.
Lanston Monotyp', l at 16.
After call-Lanston Monotype, l at 1914 100 at
1913.
T. S registered Is. 5000 at 1895.
Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd-. so at 93h
tbuyer 60), 100 at 931a (buyer 800, 90 at 93h,
lhuyer COZ.
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Assets of Suspended German Bank

The report of George P. Heating and
George r. Teller. appraisers Of the defunct
German Bank. appointed by State Super
lntendent Kilburn. filed their report at Buff
falo yesterday. 1t shows that thought the
face value of the banks assets was SO, $780,
176. their actual value, as estimated by the
appraisers. is about 1880 TOT. The two
items showing the greatest deprecia ton
are demand notes and time notes. The
face value Of demand notes was 81 252. 1924 :
actual value. $399,973. Time notes total
$3,0I7 1853; appraised value So 227, 92S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Action Against oberlin Banker.

ELYRIA, Ohio. August 3.-George T.
Cults, receiver Of the Citizens National
Bank OF Oberlin. has brought an action
against A. B. Spear. now In the peniten-
tiary. and the United States Fidelity Com
pany, which carried Spears bond while he
was cashier of the bank. The PLAINTIFF says
the bank suffered the loss of S15O,OOO
through Spears dealings with Mrs Cassie
L. Chadwick. The action is brought to re-
cover the value of Spears bond. SIS. OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
SUSPENSION AT PARIS.
Excitement Over tha Closing of a
Savings Bank.

PARIS August "a notice was posted
today announcing the temporary suspension
of payments by the savings bank connected
with the Printemps. one of the largest de-
partment stores in Paris. The announce
ment has caused great excitement. The
suspension follows the recent failures in
the sugar trade. one of the embarrassed
sugar operators being the principal stock@
falder in the Printemps.
The depositors consist mainly of the work
ing classes. Minister of Finance Merlou
will seek to avert the losses affecting the
poor by requesting leading banks to assist
the embarrassed institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
T1vERToN WINS FIRST HEAT.
Trots Fastest Mile of the Season in
Race With Sweet Marie.

READVILLE. Mass, August "a match
race for 5000 between the bay mare Sweet
Marie, 2:O4A, and the bay gelding Tiverton
2:O41A, was the feature today of the mid
summer trotting meet at the Readville
track under the auspices of the New Eng
land Trotting Horse Breeders Association.
The weather was perfect for racing and
the track was fast. Several thousand peo-
pie assembled for the event. The match
was for tn chest two out of three heats
Tiverton won the first heat by half
length in 2.051a making the fastest mile
trotted on any track in the country this
season. The time by quarters was ,32. 1.03A,
134A. 2.05is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
~~ Gulf Road Organization.

CHICAGO, August REORGANIZATION Of the
Mississippi Valley and Gulf railroad was be-
gun here yesterday, w. I. Allen being elect
ed president. Theodore Roekenfeller vice
president and e. L. Gochanour secretary
treasurer. According to Mr.. Allen the COM
pany is incorporated in Iowa and all the
western Mississippi valley states to the gulf,
with a capitalization of $5OO0O.0OO.
1t Is planned, he said, to start the road
from some point In Iowa on the Mississippi,
and engineers already are engaged In sur
veying for q right OF way. Mr.. Allen was
formerly assistant general manager OF the
Rock Island. and II said to have built . por-
ton Of the Pere Marquette read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

No one seemed to want Capital Traction
stock at todays meeting Of the stock ex-
change, and one result OF the poor support
given to 1t was that at the close 1t was
for sale at price that was nearly a point
and half less than the asking price of
yesterday.
Some fractional lots were sold at 146% and
1851 and then the stock, or 20 shares, sold
for 146 and 100 shares were taken at 145b.
Then the bid was 145 and the asking price
was 145B. Yesterday 146h was bid and
147A was asked
The preferred stock OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company made an
other advance today, which was In contin-
uation of the upward course which was be-
gun some days ago. The stock sold on a
range of from 92s4 to 931a. At the close the
asking price was 93ia and the bid was 93A.
Yesterday 92& was bid and 1886 was ask
ed. Options were for sale at "a and 1914
but there was no demand for them until
after call, when several lots went at 9SM
The common stock sold on a scale of from
1898 to $685. and an option was taken at 40
At the close 395s was bid and 40 was asked
better price was given for the stock of
the Union Trust Company than was bid
yesterday. Ten shares brought 134as, and
then the bid for ten more was 134, and 137
was asked.
The bid for the stock of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company advanced three
points, az compared with the bid price
yesterday, but there was none offered for
sale.
Larger figures were also recorded in the
case of the stock of the Union Savings
Bank, as go was bid and 800 was asked.
Yesterday $50 was the bid, and there was
none offered for sale.
The bid for the stock of the Metropolitan
Citizens Bank was $50 instead of 345, as
was the case yesterday.
For the stock of the Second National Bank
157 was bid and 165 was asked. For five
shares 100 was bid, and such lot was for
sale at 1872
A couple of fifteen-share lots Of Telephone
stock sold for 45A, and then the bid was
49, and 80 was asked
An effort was made by those who had
Mergenthaler to sell to meet the buyers,
but with the exception of one ten-share lot
which was secured at 1885 it was not sue
cessful. There seemed to be quite good
deal of stock for sale at 1891. but the bid
did not go beyond 1913.
There was hesitation about making bid
for Lanston. The stock was offered prompt
ly at 1914 and so on down to 49, and then
the first bid was made. which was 15A. An
advance was made in this bid of an eighth.
and there the attempt at trading stopped,
with only an eighth of point separating
buyer and seller.
Mr.. Lem Towers, jr., the secretary of the
Columbia Fire Insurance Company. leaves
the city tomorrow to take a steamer for a
trip to Europe. He expects to be gone
about seven weeks.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for re-
=
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
The Granger Shares.

The so-called granger shares in general.
while firm. We're inactive. but good deal
OF strength was shown by some of the
lower priced securities, such as Colorado
Southern and other of the railway special
ties The local traction shares failed 70
emerge from the comparative obscurity
IL which they have rested throughout the
eek American Smelling and National
Lead made further advances. the first
named for sufficiently understood reasons
so far as the Wall street reckoning is con-
ceri ed. Transactions in the industrial
quarter generally. while showing some of
the irregularity which marked the dealings
In the railway list. resulted in small ad-
vapceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
New York Stock Market

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs s. Co., bankers
and brokers, 14l9 + street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Enormous Coaler Earnings.

Wall street today was indisposed to ac-
ccpt the enormous earnings of the Lacka-
wanna company and the consequent pros
poets for extra large dividend payments as
accounting sufficiently for the price level of
the stock and in consequence there was a
revival of the old-time rumors that there
in contemplation some plan for a re-
adjustment of the capitalization of the COM
Tany. The securities of the southern rail-
smart advances in Louisville and Nashville,
Atlantic Coast Line and Southern railway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

The National Lead Company flied a GER
tificate in the office Of the secretary of state
at Trenton. N. j.. today. increasing its cap
The stock Is diveded into S25, 900 900 pre-
ferred. bearing z per cent cumulative diyi-
dends, and So. 600 common Lucius A.
Cole Of East Orange. n. j., is president of
the company and Charles Dawson of New
York is secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for re-
demption, 1891 .1S7. Government receipts:
From internal revenue, $611, 712; customs,
1887. 092; miscellaneous, $129.094. Expendi-
lures, $2,04O,OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 3-The Short
age Of skilled mill workers at Pitts
burg has resulted in one company
abandoning plan to operate Its plant
double turn. Practically every iron mill
in the country is working double turn. and
skilled labor has never before been so
scarce. Agents representing Alabama con-
Germs are in this city seeking skilled and
unskilled laborers, but their efforts have
been unavailng
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

Bar SILVER. quiet, 27Hd. per ounce.
Monty. Ia per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for short
bills Is 1 1915 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for three
months bills ID 1916 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

President ]. ]. Mitchell of the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank Is credited with
some very optimistic views, saying: st Is
safe to assume that our expectations of
bumper crops will be more than realized
All manufacturers are busy. The railroads
are doing an immense business and there is
more than they can do in sight. l expect
that with December 81 will eliminate the
greatest year In American commerce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Market Today Was Duller
Yet Firmer Than Yesterday.
PRICES IRREGULAR
LONDON STOCKS REPORTED GEN
ERALLY HEAVY.
However, Americans Showed Rather
Exceptional Strength-Cotton Re
port Produced Little Effect.

NEW YORK. August 3-Today's stock
market at once duller and firmer than
was Yesterdays. The movements In prices
again showed no little irregularity with re-
current periods of apparent strength aud
apparent weakness. but during the greater
part of the business session there was a
hestating drift toward higher level. Right
at the outset OF the trading the market
showed. indeed rather more animation than
has been witnessed at any time this week.
Subsequently there developed the uncertain
and hestating tendencies which have been
displayed since Monday morning. when at
tention was generally attracted to the very
limited increase in outside interest. which
had been created by last weeks continu-
Gus advance
1t might be added however. that there
are many experienced observers of such
stock market conditions those which
have been prevailing of late who do not
look upon increased public participation
In the speculation as necessarily denot-
Ing a further rise in prices.
Dealings in securities in the stock mar
by any novel developments or by any i'm
portant changes in the underlying fea-
lures of the financial situation at large.
The London Market.
The London stock market was generally
heavy with American stocks showing.
however, rather exceptional strength.
The dealings here for foreign account
were limited to the purchase of between
10000 and $1,000 shares.
London apparently continued to entertain
some forebodings with regard to the upshot
of the forthcoming negotiations for settle
ment of the RuSso-JapaneSe war, but To-
Cally less concern seemed to be felt in that
particular respect. Owing probably to the
modficat ton of the views to the upshot
of the negotiations which had been at
tributed to the Russian envoy
The governments monthly report upon
the cotton crop showing the conditions
prevailing on July - indicated a lower
condition of over . per cent as compared
with the previous month, Notwithstanding
which the cotton market showed nothing
more than an uncertain drift.
Grain options were generally strong, es-
pecialIy for corn Notwithstanding that the
weekly report of a widely credited trade
journal indicated strong prospects for
record breaking WELD of that staple. Money
on call was in liberal supply around per
cent. While. as already noted. the stock
market in general frmer than 1t was
yesterday. it was still true that genuine
animation was confined largely to a few
individual shares and groups OF stocks.
Delaware. l.ackawanna and Western con-
tinued to advance, carrying upward with 1t
on equally small transactions New Jersey
Central, while Reading rose on large deal
ings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
FLATWOODS.

Regular correspondence.
D. B. Holland has engaged in
the mill business at Way.
WHY Davidson has returned
from visit on Crooked Greek.
j. G. Warrick, w. Il. Berry and
G. Fl. Chester were at Big Sandy
Friday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holland Of Luz
terton visited the family of w. L.
Berry last week.
May theLord bless all the meet
ings this year and may many souls
be broughtinto the folds of Christ.
Rev. q. d. Evans, assisted by
Rev. w. j. Mccoy, is holding a
good meeting at Flatwoods this
week.
Rev. q. W. Florence and brother
will begin protracted meeting at
Wesley Chapel the fourth Sunday
in this month.
FLATwooDs, Angust'8.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

The Benton County Farmers
Institute met at the urt-house
Tuesday and reorganiEed by re-
electing the old officers, John P.
Lashlee president and |. Newton
Bridges secretary.
Farmers Institutes" was the
subject of an interesting address
by w. w. Ogilyie, commissioner
of agriculture, who came first on
the program.
Live Stock Industry and,Quar-
antine," by r. Fl. Kittrell;; "Cow
Tick and Boil Weevil, methods of
determination, etc" by Henry A.
Morgan; Grasses" by George w.
Clark; Fertilizers" by Charles
A. Mooers, were the topics of dis
eussion during Tuesdays session,
and were given careful attention.
The subjects for discussion,on
Wednesday was horticulture, "
by Charles A. Keffer; Poultry"
by Holcomb Robertson; Hygiene
on the Farm" by Miss Gilchrist;
Diversified Farming" by j. Fl.
Mcdowell.
The discussions before the in
stitute were ably presented and
it is to be regretted that more of
our farmers were not present to
hear them.
Delegates to the State Institute
to be held at Jackson in Septem-
Der were chosen. A list of these
will bepublished next week.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
LIBERTY.

Regular correspondence.
Joe Hamer went to Flatwoods
Sunday.
John Hudson was at Camden
Saturday.
H. S. Hargis and family visited
here Sunday.
Judson Hargis Of FIatwoods Wis
tied here Sunday.
Sam lofty of Big Bottom is Wis
iting here this week.
Thesaw mill near here lisa "hum-
mer" since Elmer Wick took charge
of it.
The protracted meeting will be-
gin here the third Sunday in this
month.
Will and Lon Hargis of Stewart
County have been visiting in this
community.
Mrs. Bette Markham of Rush
.ing's Greek is visiting r. /. Har-
gis and family.
LIBERTY, August s.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
MiDDLEBROOk.
FLATwooDs, August.

Special correspondence.
g. N. Cowell of West Camden
visited here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green Jordan Wis
tied at Coxburg Sunday.
DIR. Grizzard of Huntingdon was
here this week on professionally bus
mess.
The new boxes of the Cowelrs
Telephone Co., WILSON be in OPP
Grafton.
Jackson Allen of Memphis has
been visiting relatives and friends
in this community.
Mrs. Fannie Grizzard of Mem
phis is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Delana Lynch, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook Of
Crockett County are spending a
few days here with relatives.
Lem Thompson and Jackson AL
len, who recently passed the CIV
il service examination, have been
advised of their appointments to
positions in the postofice at Mem
phis.
M1DDLEBRooK, August s.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
DRY BRANCH.

Regular correspondence
Sam Ellis is reported some be$-
ter at this writing.
Bill Warren turned COW into a
sewing machine the other day.
James Warren and family are
visiting on Buffalo this week.
Five were sick at one time at M.
l.. Phillips, but they are better.
The baby of Bailey Puckettsis
dead. Mrs. Pucketts is some better.
Protracted meetings and wait
ing on the sick is keeping every
body busy.
Mrs. Malissa Matlock, who has
been in bad health for some time,
is no better.
j. w. Matlock has sold his saw
mill to DR.. F. M. Capps, who will
move it out on Birdsong.
Mrs. Woods, wife Of George
Woods, died last week, after a long
spell of sickness. Mr.. Woods is
some better.
j. ID. Whitfield met with an ac-
cident last week. While fixing to
load ties on his wagon the ties fell
on him, but he escaped with few
bad bruises.
Day BRANCH, August s.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
HICKORY FLAT.

Regular correspondence.
Eldridge Cooper is improving
slowly.
Miss Daisie Kee reportedsic
at this writing.
Quite number of our citizens
went to Camden yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. B. McEwen Wis.,
tied at 7. J. Reeds Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bennett of
Doniphan, Mo-, are visiting in this
community.
Edgar Reed says he remained at
home Sunday looking for q chill,
but failed to find it.
The boxes are being put in on
the new telephone line, which will
soon be in operation.
HICKORY FLAT, August 8.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11
COxBURG.
Regular correspondence

Regular correspondence
D.R.Goodman visited here Sun
day.
Protracted meeting is in. pro-
gress at Byrd's Hill.
DR.. L. w. Whitfield was here on
professional business Sunday.
William ingram and family of
Sugar Tree are here on visit.
J. l.. Goodman and daughter,
Miss Geneva, are visiting here this
week.
j. w. Byrd will soon be an ex-
pert logging man, if he will just
keep it up.
A. w. Goodman of Rushing's
Greek is spending a few dayshere
with relatives.
Some of the young men lind it
near home by way of j. l.. Whit
field's-eh, Miss Bertha.
Mrs. G. b. Holladay and child
rem of Camdenere visiting her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. ID. d. Byrd.
CoxBURG, August s.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11

The Teachers College of the
Southern Normal University offers
a great variety Of courses. Both
academic anddidactic work is done
by teachers of sound scholarship
and extensive experience. Large
thorough work, small
expenses. Enter at any time. Send
for special information to
j. A. BABER,
Huntingdon, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11

Are you going to school? Do
you know where you can get the
most for your time and money?
Write for catalogue of the South
ern Normal University and it will
teh,you. Address
J. A. BABER,
Huntingdop, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11

Joe j. Weatherly has moved his
stock of merchandise to the store
formerlyoccupied by Naifeh Bros.
in the Fry block, next door to the
hardware store, where he wishes to
assure the public he is better pre-
pared than ever before toserve
them.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-08-11

Quite number of Odd Fellows
will go to Holiday tomorrow to
assist in the initiation of nearly a
score of applicants by the Holla-
day lodge of Odd Fellows.