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The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 3.-The cotton market
opened firm at an advance of 9a12 points
on near months and steady at an advance
OF 2a6 points on new crop options Higher
cables and fear of July manipulation
caused covering. while uncertainty as to
the government report at midday giving
the condition of the crop led to active real
izlng by smaller longs. Fluctuations during
the early session were irregular but the
market sold off somewhat from the OPEN
ing figures. and during the middle of the
morning ranged about to points net
higher. 49, T.
Just before midday prices rallied sharply
on heavy buying by several room brokers,
October advancing to 964 The undertone
was extremely feversh. with the trade
eagerly awaiting the bureau at IL o'clock.
Spot. cotton, quiet: middling uplands,
1000; midding gulf. 1925.
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today 1000 bales. against 10947 last week.
and 1.136 last year For the week GO 900
bales against 74.14S last week and 10. SO
last year. Todays receipts at New Or
leans. 1919 bales against 916 last year.
and at Houston. 2197 bales, against 81
last year.
Cotton futures opened steady July 9.62:
August 9.57; September 9.53: October. 9.G2;
December. 80: January. $40: March, 30
bid; May, go bid.
Liverpool July 3.-Cotton-Spot in mod
crate demand: prices I points lower; Amer
lean middling fair. $50; good middlng
oo4: middling, 5.3S; low middling, 522;
good ordinary, 5O4: ordinary ass The
sales of the day were 1000 bales. of which
JOO were for speculation and export and
included $500 American. Receipts 1900
bales, including 700 American Futures
opened easier and closed easy; American
middling. g. o. c.. July. 5.17; July and Au-
gust, 5.l7; August and September. 5.17: Sep
tember and October, 5.17: October and No
vember 5.11; December and January. 517;
January and February. 517: February and
March, BIS: March and April $40; April
and May, 5.19; May and June, so
Before the government crop report was
issued the market had been weak and I'M
settled. with October selling off to 94s.
against 9.36 at the close on Saturday
Within ten minutes after the report was
issued that months option advanced to
1850 or more than IS bale above the
low point of the morning.
Other positions were equally active and
excited, and for some time after the report
was read the market showed greater ac-
tivity than at any time since the collapse
of the bull campaign of 1908. After reach
ing 1850 for October there was heavy
profit taking. and prices within half an
hour after the appearance of the report
had lost about 80 points from the best.
NEW YORK, July 3-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet. so points higher: middling up lands
1890 mfddllng gulf, 11.O5; sales, 13,1O7
bales.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call u o'clock noon-Washington
Rwy. and Eiec As 81 900 at s9A. 81 900 at S91s.
Washington Gas cert. $500 at 119h.
Potomac Electric Light IS, 81 900 at 10s. 81 900
at 106.
Capital Traction. at IA 8 at 144h. at 144A,
10 at 1444.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com, so at 371a. 80
at 3112, 10 at 3T4s. so at 3Th 100 at 37A. 100 at
BIS, 10 at 37Le, at 371s. 100 at 81.
National Safe Deposit and Trust, 10 at 1854.
Union Trust. 10 at 12S
Peoples Fire Insurance, so at 6B.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 at 1854.
Lanston Monotypc. 100 at 16. 20 at 1874.
American Graphophone pfd., 30 at So.
After call-Capita1 Traction, at 144h.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As. $4,000 at 80
Lanston Monotype 100 at 1875, 100 at 1914, 100
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rodav,s Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today Cor re-
demption. S9T0, OPS: government receipts
from internal revenue. $1,T76.136; customs.
1914, S29: miscellaneous, $121 900; expendi-
lures, s., ESQ, 0OO
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For Funerals, Not Races.
ting and Dramatic News.

FIOm Sporting aHu DfumatIc news.
Black horses are held to be particularly
uncertain. and Maj. Edwards declares that
all his experience of horses in the regiments
in which he had served confirmed this the
cry. ! do not think a black horse has ever
won Two thousand. Derby or Leger though
as to this, OF course. there are comparative
~ few of that color in training.
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CROP REPORT CAUSED ADVANCE
Exciting Rise of Cotton on Change To-
day

NEW YORK. July 3-FoIlowing the pub
lication of the government crop report
there was an excited advance In the New
York cotton market. the October option
rising from 9.4S to 1850. more than a cent
a point.
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FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS
LONDON. July 3.-Bar gold. IT'S. 9hd
American eagles, I6s. 41sd.

PARIS. July 3.-Three per cent rentes
90 francs 90 centimes for the account Ex-
change on London, % francs 141a centimes
for the checks.
BERLIN. July 3.-The weekly statement
o. the Imperial Bank of Germany shows
the following changes: Cash in hand de-
creased. 1876 220.0OO marks; treasury notes
decreased, 100000 marks; other securities
dc crease 1S.6i0,OOO marks; notes in Circula-
ton decreased SO, 10000 marks.
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II. P. JoSlin, forty-five years old, of At
Ianta, Ga. is in Bellevue Hospital, SO badly
injured by footpads that he may die. Ever
in the event of his recovery. the physician:
say, he will probably be lifelong cripple.
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Count Penniless finds New York English
easy to understand but hard to speak"
Yes. in New York money talks. Town
Topics. tsss- r z - - ~ Z
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New York Stock Exchange.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs &c Co. bankers
and brokers. 14I9 f street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
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Home Building Association

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The Railway List.

It was however. the railway list which
contributed the bulk of the days transac-
tons. and a commonly strong tone pre-
vailed in that quarter. There were excep-
tional advances In Reading. Union Pacific.
Chicago and Northwestern. ST. Paul, Rock
Island. Pennsylvania. New York Central
and the Erie issues.
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

our Representatives in Congress TO ex-
pand-
Many of our people have established
homes and others are living in houses
witrout those public advantages which
ara provided by other municipalities
and are necessary 10 enable our citizens
TO observe sanitary laws and regula-
tons
If. therefore. Congress. upon whom we
must rely for legislation. viii but adopt
the recommendations OF the Cornmis-
sicners as presented. even although
they admittedly fay sllors OF the actual
needs OF the community. and thus re-
lieve TO some extent the unpa rdonabls-
and unfortunate inadeGuaey and In
suficiency Of the police, TIE schools,
the fire department, The Office OF IN
spector OF buildings and the surveys
or's office, if it viii provide streets
where streets are actually IN demand,
wa ter mains, sewers and lighting fa-
cilities where they are needed, Wash
ingten proper. l. e. the District of Co
lunbia will enter il 1855 upon q greater
era of prosperity than ever before and
become TO a still srea ter extent the pride
of all our people aud challenge the aa-
Trliratian CT the wort ID.
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
HOW BRITT BROKE
INTO SCRAP GAME

Some persons Will ask, Why did you
ever choose such business as prize
hghting?' said Jimmy Britt during the
course of a monologue stunt recently.
L tell them that it was largely u matter
OF local conditions. Where | lived fell
low either had 10 fight or stay in the
house. and / always liked to get out on
the street"
He then proceeded to tell that it was
a case OF the survival of the ftteSt so
far as his early associations Were CON
cerued. Yendettas Were the vogue and
the style OF a youths raiment often did
more toward embroiling him than hard
words or a boastful bearing A high
collar often marked q lad for something
little short of slaughter, while I, red
neckue would convert him into a punch
ing bag for the entire district.
''In the end" said Jimmy with a
touch of pride. Il was the only one who
could dress like q dude and remain in
the neighborhood -
Having traced TIE connection between
the curbstone scraps of his childhood
and his debut as a professional ptgilist.
Britt related a few of the humorous
experiences which came TO him while
training for ring contests. One of these
had for its butt Alameda doctor
JIMMY II appears, IflI Stdle from WORK
ing too hard. and went to consult the
physician.
Young man" said the doctor, after
feeling Jimmy's pulse, what you need
is exercise
But my business" began Jimmy
Never mind your business" said the
doctor. LET your business take care If
itself You need lots of walking and
that kind of thing. Buy "A punching
bag and learn how 10 strike it,
When Jimmy finally found an opening
he said: Your diagnosis is all wrong
doctor. I'm Jimmy Britt.
What Britt. the pugilist?"
Yes. sir
.-Then III just feel your pulse again.
Mr. Ely.f-s
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Good Year in Prospect.
WHEN SELBAcH JUMPED
FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE

PerhapS the real story of how SeIbs oh
was switched from the National IN the
American League, and who made the
advance. has never been printed. saws a
Columbus paper. Selbaeh told of 1t the
other night at a little fan session.
1T was in the latter part of 1901 when
the New Yorks were playing In Boston.
that the Washington American League
Club was also playing the Boston
americans Owner Fred Postal ap-
preached him there that day and said:
HOW would you like TO play in the
American League. kip?"
Selbach replied, naturally, What's in
it2"
Postal came back with. Name your
price
He was then getting 81, 400, and Kip
asked him for So. .300-for .two-year con-
tract. Postal agreed TO meet him in
New York later and talk IL over The
day they were TO have played in New
York IL rained, and SeIbach did not get
TO see Postal After the season he came
back to Columbus, and a letter came
along from Manager Collins, of Boston
offering So, 600
McGraw then wrote from Baltimore
saying that he would like to have him,
too Kelley and Seymour were spoken
of as the other outfielders, and McGra "
said he wanted a good man to play with
them Kip replied that If the salary
question would be all right he might
play there McGraw later went through
Columbus and at a meeting at the Neil
House Kip signed for two years at So, 200
The strange part of it was McGraw
jumped back to the New York Nationals
as manager in July Of 1902. and asked
him 10 go along again, which Selbach
refused That year. when in the West
with the Columbus bowling team. in
December, he signed with Tom Lotus
To play at Washington on a two-year
contract at $4,000 year
The contract was drawn up at Du-
buaue, Iowa, the home of Lotus
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
IMITATION AN1IoUEs.

The president of the wisconsin Arch
geological Society is authority for the
statement that the manufacture OF I'M
Hation antiques, especially IN the form
OF copper and flint Implements Is quite
prominent industry in that State
His society has discovered several
men who make business of
producing limitations and has learned
how the articles are treated to
produce marks OF age, and then
buried to be dug up accidentally at
the proper time He adds that some OF
the limitations are so good that there Is
danger of their being. kept as genuine in
reputa BILE collections and thus furnish
Hartford Times
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Recited Nicene Greed
As Surgeons Operated
Charles Weile Would Not Take Ether While
Undergoing Painful Experience Nearly
Always Fatal.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. Dec. 81
While expert surgeons slowly cut a
large portion of flesh from q vital part
of his body. Charles Weile, of this city,
watched their work and recited in Latin
the Nicene Greed of the ancient Church.
The operation was performed several
days ago in a Les Angeles hospital,
and Mr.. Weile has returned TO his home
to spend the happiest Christmas of mis-
life
Mr.. Weile. who is sixty years old.
faced almost certain death for a year.
Finally nothing remained but. an opera
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
OMISSION OF HISTORY.

The architect of the Colossus of
Rhodes was standing at distance and
looking with admiration at the great
brass statue.
Poor Bartholdi," he muttared IF
the idea had occurred 10 him 10 straddle
New York harbor with figure like that
instead OF the poor. neglected. forsaken
statue he stuck on that little island. its
torch never would have been allowed
10 go OUT
great musicians, are proyerbially jealous
of one another.-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

ton. almost always fatal. and never
before performed in Santa Barbara
knowing its dangerous character. Mr.
weile preferred 10 die in full possession
of his faculties and refused TO take
ether. Drugs TO alIay pain were admin-
istered and while The surgeons removed
movement As the effect of the anodyne
wore off the pain OF the operation was
felt in its full force, but Tzexer for a
moment did Mr. weiIe lose self con-
troll
There was total absence of shock
in the case and TO this The surgeons
say, is due the recovery OF Lheir patient.
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Savings Banks Operations.
FIRST PATENT IN CHINA.

The first patent ever issued by the
Chinese government was recently grant
ed 70 Chang kuo-yung, a native me-
chanic of the city of Nanking, for an
electric incandescent lamp of unique de-
sign, suitable for dwelling houses. II
Is said to be decided improvement
upon the foreign bulbs now In use in
Shanghai and elsewhere. The inventor
calls it the clear moonlight electric
lamp" Chang took his invention to the
taotai. or mayor, who became inter
ested In II and forwarded a sample with
a memorial to the viceroy asking that
the inventor be protected from inter
ference and competition in its manu-
facture and sale The viceroy readily
granted the petition.-Hartford Courant
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

ed around until it is generally under
stood that the company viii pay a
dividend il the spring, The buying in
Lanston has been good. If the dividend
rumor Is confirmed we should expect
higher prices for the stock. In April
this stock reached a low price of 71a
and was high in November at 1875.
Advance of Greene Copper
The tremendous market demand for
copper products, the rich yielding veins
discovered at lower levels, and the re-
sumption of the payment of bi-monthly
dividends. have been potent influences
in advancing the price of Greene Cop
per. AS far as we can ascertain our
'frenzied friend from the New Eng
land hamlet has been the sole influence
of depression. The business in this Sc
curity upon our board has been large
Al volume ard profitable in character
The stock, now selling about Is, was low
in March at 10. and high in December
at .3411a.
The securities 10 which reference has
been made have been the leading fea-
lures of interest of the year. 1t would
hardly be proper, however, to conclude
without mentioning the 4 per cent
bonds of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company These bonds have
charged hands in large blocks, being
especially desired by conservative in
yestors. and have enjoyed an apprecia-
ton from Y TO IS for the year
Price of Exchange Seats.
The large volume of increased bust
ness upon the exchange was Immediate
ly reflected in the value of seats In
December. 1903, a seat sold for - i5e.
after which several have been sold at
increasing amounts. until in December.
1904. one sold for 5000
Leaving the year 1904 a matter of his,
tory, we epdeavor to fathom the pos
sibilities of the new year. Washington
is now experiencing the most wonder
ful development in its history More
people are employed, more money is ex-
pended for both public and private
works; more wealthy people becoming
interested in local enterprises; more
banks, which means more capital at
easy rates: more wealthy depositors of
the various banks, and an ever increas-
ing population, all of which is adding
to the volume of our business and value
to our properties in every field
Good Year in Prospect.
Mr.. RooseveIts election has removed
! all political agitation. and his Inaugural
ton will bring much revenue to Wash
ington; our annual chilli from Cons
sress will perhaps be postponed until
after the short session, which will defer
ii several months, and the "frenzied ut
! terances'' from Boston, which seem to
pc rapidly losing their purposed effect,
are not depreciating the intrinsic value
of our local securities in the minds of
sober-ninded investors. Thus seeing
nothing but optimistic conditions, We
predict for the new year unprecedented
prosperity and advancement
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Corby's
Mothers S
Bread

Good bread is cheap food Corby's Mothers Bread
is the be of breads and the cheapest of foods 1t returns
more proportonate nourishnen the system than any
other food obtainable
Mothers Bread possesses virtues beyond those OF
nourShng qualities It's absolutely pure and elean-ts
thoroughly hgh-grade-ts easily dgesed and it is the
most delicious of all breads
Recent tests have shown Mothers Bread to be the
absolutely perfect bread
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

Washington civic pride interest and
sentiment of our people from every
State, and Congress is expected to
crafty it
Extravaganza is not advocated, for in
deed extravaganza is 10 be deplored
but a broad and liberal conception. a
comprehensive, just and considerable ad-
justment of the affairs or the District
OF Columbia is not only acquiesced in,
but desired by the people OF the entire
country
Short-Sighted Policies.
It Is well known fact that the old
Washington city has been forced out, so
10 speak. long ago, beyond Florida
Avenue its original boundary, thus
giving evidence of what the new and
greater Washington will be il encour-
aged and permitted to expand This is
particularly perceptible when We view
Washington Heights, Columbia Heights,
Mount Pleasant, Broekland, lexington
Woodbridge. Cleveland Heights. TenIey-
town. Chevy Chase. Takoma, Bright
wood and Kensington all of which not
only show the growth and development
OF the city, but add materially TO its
wealth and stability
1t is also notable fact that a large
amount of private development is re-
tarded and has been for many years
retarded. while our land owners have
been pleading for such public advant-
ages as streets, sewers. water mains and
lighting facilities, all OF which If pro-
vided. would not only augment District
revenues. but beautify, advance and
really make the new and greater Wash
ington all ii ought 70 be and all that it
undoubtedly would be. If permitted by
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Course of Industrials.

ANY mention of listed securities would
be- incomplete without some reference TO
our favorite industrials Mergenthaler.
ianstoIl, and Greene Copper. 1t is well
understood that Mergenthaler has en-
foyed -the most successful year ever
known TO the company Their enormous
business has materially increased during
the year The company declared the
usual dividend of 10 per cent regular and
= per cent extra, so that the advance OF
the stock is more directly attributable
to the large earning capacity OF the
company and its gigantic accumulation
of surplus than to the possible increase
in the dividend This stock was low In
June at 1721z, high In November at 1s9.
1t is stated from authentic sources
that the Lanston company is now en-
toying a business which for volume
and profit is entirely unprecedented in
The history OF the organization. De-
mand for the machine has naturally
increased, and those now In use appear
to be giving thorough satisfaction
Dividend rumors from parties OF an
thortty have been persIstentIy whisper
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Origin Of Commercial Bank.

AS direct result of the sudden
changes in ownership mentioned. a feel
Ing of pronounced uncertainty was in
spired among clerks and depositors in
the old banks. The lack of any knowl-
edge as to the intentions and plans of
the new interests resulted in arousine.
an aggressive hcme-ruIe spirit. Two
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
SPECULATIVE Mania Curbed.

Not the least of the years blessings
was the timely curbing of the specula-
tive mania which threatened the un-
doing of many years of serious en-
deavor. The knowledge gaired is worth
more than an extra dividend on the
total banking capital of the District
Results alone count and the results Of
1904 are quite worthy of being counted.
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

prepared for The Washington Times by
Louis p. Shoernaker)
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
REVIEW OF THE YEAR IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS

ed around until it is generally under
stood that the company viii pay
dividend in the spring, The buying in
Lanston has been good. If the dividend
rurnor Is confirmed we should expect
higher prices for the stock. In April
this stock reached q low price of IL,
and was high in November at 133s.
The statesman., 1905-05-12
The True Philosophers Stone.

Pope Leo Y is credited with hav.
Ing administered a most appropriate
rebuke upon presuming visionary
who pretended to have discovered the
philosophers stone and demanded
recompense therefor. His Holiness
presented the discoyerer with an
empty purse.
THE true possessor OF the philoso-
piers stone, said the Pope, is the
miner. whose iron, copper or tin are
always convertible into more precious
metals. Agriculture is the noblest OF
all alchemy, for it turns the common
earth into gold and confers upon its
cultivator the additional reward of
health"
The statesman., 1905-05-12
Hotel lacking In FeIieItIes.

Half the profound truths one hears
are spoken entirely by mistake. Up
In the Virginia hills is a small hotel,
or large boarding house, whichever
you like 10 call it, where the air and
scenery are supposed to make up for
the lack of modern conveniences, a
pitiful foot tub and a pint of water
greet you every morning. and you pine
for your home tub as Moses follow.
ers hankered for the feshpots. A
Washington woman, who is own sis.
ter to Mrs. ParkiIgton, is staying up
there. She sat on the gallery one day
last week. and this is what she said:
It's lovely place, but it has one
drawback-there are no felicities for
bathing here. Washington Post.
The statesman., 1905-05-12

Shorter Chapel is healthy coudi
ton, spiritually aud financially. The
debt on the organ with other old bills
have been paid, The congregation is
very grateful to the pastor, Rcy. by.
en, for his indefatigable energy in
putting Shorter in good condition
Unstioted praise is due him aud the
officers an the various auxiliaries ant
.be public in general,
II. W. WADE. Sec.
The statesman., 1905-05-12
euInIne in Universal Use.

Great fortunes have been made out
OF quinine At the time when Louis
XIV purchased the secret, a pouad Of
the bark cost about $50. As It came
into general use. it became a NEST i'm
poriani article OF export from Peru:
now it IS successfully cultivated in
Ceylon ard Java.
The statesman., 1905-05-12
Getting Closer .o Heaven.

Once in the Pacific coast forests,
the writer came upon a magnificent
sugar pine. the only tree Of its kind
for miles around and a landmark even
in that region OF giant trees. My
guide. as he looked up at the top,
which lifted itself almost into the
clouds, remarked: II a man could
climb that tree on a Christmas morn
Ing he colld hear the church bells
ringing in heaven. Exchange.