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are flrmcr and Instances Of quiet advances are
freuent, while predictions OF such changes are
more numerous. Jobbers are generally inactive
future ts&
NAVAL STORES.
q WILMINGTON. Nc, May 2s-sPIR1Ts
TURPENTINEFirm at s5Ac.: receipts. rs
ca SKIS. Rosln.-Firm at 1925 bids receipts, 81
barrels. Tar Firm at $3.50; receipts, Is BAR
fres. Crude @Turpentine-Ffrm at s2.5od4.t0
and $500 receipts. s.124 barrels.
4 SAVANNAH GA.,5 Maj x. -TURPENT1NE-
Firm at soc. !: sales, 7s7 casks; receipts ,slS
casks shipments. 372 casks Rosln- Firm !;
sales sss casks; receipts, s'l7s casks ship
1 CHARLESTON, s. May 2a.-TURPEN-
4TINE-steady at eshc. u Fosln-Nothing doing.
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cotton market became much moro active and
1iriner, closing at about the best prices OF the
session, and so far for the upward, move
ment.
The opening was firm at an advance Of 6Gl0
points on covering, 2uropeap buying and little
bull support, based on high cables and con-
linucd rains in the best, But there was active
selling at the advance for both accounts appar-
emily, encouraged by expecta Cons OF a bearish
weekly report at midday. and the reports OF
unsettled conditions In Wall Street, under
which prices worked or to tho closing prices
Of yesterday. and then following the summary
Of the weekly crop report at midday. broke
TO a net loss o fnbout 4d5 points. hut tho
details Of the report when available. did not
read SO favorable as tho summary, according
( 10 local opinion. and shortly afternoon there
was renewal OF active hull support which
rendered short sellers OF the earlier session
uneasy, and workln' gprices upward caught
some stop orders with the result thai july
sold within point'o the Sc. mark
Toward the close realizing caused some ir-
regularity, but the market Yves finally firm at
: net advance Of Sdl2 points. Sales OF futures
we're estimated at 42600O bales.
Receipts at the ports to-day were esll4
last year. For the week (estimated) 10000
Sales against is, 597I last week and 96.2sS last
year To-day's receipts at New Orleans 1905
bales against $50 last, year. and at Houston
lsl2 bales aga inst 74T last year, itr
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s :S q, Ts5.a4. Publicatt on) q. @ 8 y,
oS1I. 81 May 2s4-rNlufhkt comment m 7, y
evoked ~ the report from trustworthy
sources that signor Tittoni, the minister
for foreign affairs, is negotiating with
Turkey for the occupation OF Tripoli on
conditions similar to those under which
Great Britain gained the occupation Of
Cyprus in 1875 after the Berlin confer
cnct.sa tribute being guaranteed to the
Sultan. I.
ItIslndded that after conferences with
the a1nbassador Of the great powers,
signo,r ,rittoni has received assurances assn nee
from. the ministers that the action OF
Italy in this direction would not be op-3
3poscd by their respective governments Is
General Pedotti. minister Of war war; y : Is Is
5tifications, cortemplatess q series OF forts
to guard Venice and Anconn. There is
also some idan3 Of terrifying Bari as as, q
strategic Bpolnt in the Southern Adr1atlc.
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INVESTIGATE WRECK
OF OGDEN SPECIAL
DRY Assnc!ated PrAss. y

B. CoI;UMHIA, &. c., May s2.--Before the
ployes OF the Southern Railway testified as
Ito the circumstances surrounding tho wreck
OF the special train bearing the karty Of
WILL DO remembered that The train running at
the rate OF forty miles an hour crashed Into
empty freight cars standing on the main line
Within the yard lim!tsaa ts.55
From the hulk Of the evidence It appears
that the railroad people are willing to admit
that the crew in charge Of the special train
was at fault.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS..

reported by Rogers, Mccabe and Coz
PETERSBURG, VA. May E2a.-PEANUTs-
Spantsh-Market firm at s1.02h. yirginias-
Market quiet at xQ4c. for fancy stock ma
chine picked, 2h93Ac.': Smelling stock, 2a9Xc.5
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
p NEW YORK, May 23.-Operatlonst OF buyers
in the dry goods market are on q slightly larger
scale and reports Of business done to later
date than has been the rule are current. Prices
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States Steel Earnings.

fsnecIal to The Times-DispntehD
NM YHK Ma" gta fH Steel " corp pera
i ms % for the first six weeks Of the
n nu,s quarter are estimated, at little
Under This IN compares w,sn az
pro%lnmituedis ,n s' YEAR, and with $40 49O,T25
, mni Earnings for the entire correspond
Ing period last year.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY q, 1906.
ARRIVED. ii y
steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. mcrchan-
disc and pa ssengers, Old Dominion Steamship
Company. ftifRt ~ iaf l.i
Steamer Pocahontas.fsGravcs. Norfolk and
ames River landings merchandise and pas.
seng ers, Virginia Navigation Company. 5is Vi
|. Barge .Perryyills. Morse Baltimore, Goa. E.
Ea Mstpn scs aHS SGA ss8eps baltimore coal
S. II. q Halves and Co
10 SAILED. ySSia 55 III
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly: Norfolk. -merchan-
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line.
Schooner susannah, Lupton. Edenton. n. c..
light ~ = 81 Il -.F d
f PORT OF WEST POINT. MAY %, 1905.
F,sft2 sss,55i ARRIVED
Charlotte. Murphy Baltimore. passengers and
general cargo. .il.t tsS Il &
: & "a AZ illsf SAILED.
Charlotte. Murphy baltimore. passengers and
general cargo. ~ .1.,;
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. MAY %, 1905.
l.. s ARRIVED. Pm
Barge Sagua. New York. Z ~. sls5 * go
Barge Darby Boston,, 81 III t{4t
Barge Beattie, Boston. sss 81
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railway.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL s. 1905. A
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
800 A. M.--Daily--Local for Charlotte, N. c. 5s
1880 P. M.--Daily-Limlted-Buff Pullman to
Atlanta and birmingham, New Orleans.
Memphis. Chattanooga and all the South.
500 e n Tx: sunday-Keyrville Local.
p. NJ. for all the South.g
YORK RIVER LINE 8dF
& The favorlte route to Baltimore and Eastern
points. Leaves Richmond AGO P. NJ, daily,
except Sunday. IN b a
2:l5 ?. N .-Looal.Daily excep. Sunday
4:2 p. M. Except Sunday-For West Point.
connecting with steamers for Baltimoie
and river landings. Steamers cali at York
town and Clay Bank Mondays. Wednes-s
days and Fridays, and at Gloucester Point
and Almonds Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. 2 3sf . 'iSa
4:45 A. sM..Exeept sunday-rocal mixed f9r
~ West Point. s. sa5S2{ Az. sSSs
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND
6:53 a. M. and 6:42 p M.--From all the South. /
3:35 p. M.--From Charlotte and Durham ,a n
$40 A. M.-Fron, Keysvllle
s 9:25 A. M.-Baltlnore and West Point S5jeS3
1918 A. NJ, Daily. except Sunday and MondAy:q
$40 n daily. except sunday-F From m
e. aw3wEsTBuRY D. P. a., Richmond. VI: 1
4 g. II. IIARDWICK. w. H. TAYLOE, ~
Il 3. sPi;ENcER. aen'l. Mgr. 4. ~ ~
u.s. sSH WASHINGTON, D. G. sf4f,, 55 y
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nor NEW YORK.

via Night Line btehmeFI lexcept SaturdayI
ra III Correction In Norfolk with Main IInee
snip fellowlHRSx a a. q MID m alse Norfolk
q, asn vsk & Ohio ny. at 0 a. NJ and 4 =
G ~ making connection daily Except Sunday
AZ M Norfoik With Main Line Ships sailing at I
Y. NJ; cuALKLEY, City Tickle, Agent, sos
!, y; Main ST.. y, MAYER. Agent, Steamep
~, ii, ID. WALKER. Y. y. and 4, NJ.
Nov York. ~, Y.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond Va May 20. 1876
t7.5 sysaf QUOTATIONS.
CATTLE MARKETS.
Z RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET,
sai. SO (6ales at Union Stock Yards.l II

=, !, =. NtIShmond "; Nay =, =, 1850, -
market this week, Prices on all grade. easier,
There wassa fair supply Of sheep and lambs;
Hogs were III light supply ana cold at arm,
prices. Outlook fair for next week. n.
We quote choice native Virginia butcher cats
4hal5c, Best Southern cattle. 4hi94Hc., medium
to good Southern heifers. steers and COWS: SAG
tAc.i common IL fair, ?m9ahe.: bulls. sgte,;
calves, tQbhc, Per pound,
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". M. G, A. AND ~. w, g. A, AsHE.
WILLIE, N, c., JUNE e.25;, sos. HALF
RATE VIA SOUTHERN AlLWAY. ia
June Sth-10th, Inclusive. and lbth-17th,
inclusive. the Southern Railway will sell
tickets from all points on Its lines to
Ashevllle and return, at one fare plus
Twenty-Five cents for the round trip,
limit June 2Sth.5 .-sgys., 4
G. w, WEsTBURY, d. n. A.
D.. p. A., Southern Railway
900 East Main Street. Richmond Va. .
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oTuER pRopUcE MARKETS. !.

OTHER gPltCDUtE u.
NEW YORK May 23.-FLOUR-Firmer With
Flour-Frn,s Cornmeal-Firm: Ba rley-Dull.
Wheat-Firm;s No. 2 red. &l.6st nominal. ele-
yator May closed at &c net higher. whereas
other months reacted pa rtialy and closed nc.
net higher. May closed at Sl.o5k July, 9ikc, ;
.Septamber.s sStc.: December eshc.
4 Corn Firm = No 2. 5sAc. nominal, elevator.
july eased of with wheat and was finally sc.
net higher against &c. rise In May. May
closed at bsKc.; July, sthc Oa,s---steady;
mixed. 3sa a5lac.
Beef-Firm. Cut Meats-Firm.s Lard--Easy;
Western steamed. s7.lb67io; refined. steady.
pork-Firm Tallow--Easy. Rosin.steady at
Corec-spot Rio. quiet; mild dull. Futures
net unchanged to 8 points lower. SuEar-Raw.
5Ateady; fair refining. 3 1l-l6c.; centrifugal. %
test. I 5-lsc. Il moasses sugar. 7-l6c.; refined,
steady. Rioe-Steady. Enthusiastically.
Butoer-F1rm: cA,amery. ANc2Ec..;;, State
dairy l8122c. ECheese-Easy; new State, small
white. XTl0hac. Eggs-Irregular: nearby, 80
lected. e0d21c.: southerns. poor. s9l2c
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Southern, - 5043d0:g State
and Western, TIC. 14Loo: Jersey sweets. 81. 500
400. Peanuts--Quiet; fancy hhandpicked, bk9
SIC; other domestic. 3kTohc. Cabba9es-
Steady; Charleston. per barrel crate. sc. 1sL a.
Cotton-By steam TO Liverpool, loG1ic.
CHICAGO ILL. May z.-Reports Of rapid
deterioration In the condition OF fall-sown
wheat caused bullish sentiment in the wheat
pIt here to-day. Tho July option closed with
a gain OF nc. Corn is up nc: oats show Nc.
advance. Provisions are unchanged to &C..
lower. -
49, Itnr6 ~. f@yyv
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Richmonders in New York.

Especial to The, Times p's{ 4 !, !, y
< !. ! Msm n H. Dixon and Wife Yendon,e,
nisg ~ VII Winston md wifsi Imperial, WA,
banner 81 u y sullivan Flf!h Avenue .,h y e.
ntSu +, Il. NTraylor; broadway Central. y,
4 n.diin, Netherlan1. M, j., Stevens
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BALTIMORE. MD. May 2a.-FI.ouR-steady
and unchanged. Whent-strong: spot. contract
sample. s2d9l,07. co,n-strong; spot and the
month. b6c. southern white, b.@6sMe. Oats,
Firm; No, : mixed; sskassho Rye-Dull;
tation. 10000. fancy creamery, 22a2sc. Eggs
Steady and unchanged at le1tc. Cheese-lasy;
large. ll,tc.; small. lsc. sugar-steady and
unchanged. ef isi. X ~ ~ NM 5[itILE
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S S: I: O). ]. !. D !.
AIR LINE RAILWAY

sE5is. il{ - iSjo IL Sf
& TRAINS LEAVE RlCHNOND-DA1lY.a
$50 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Norma ana Hanllo 354
2:lO r.. M.--Seaboard Fast Mail-Savannahs]
5s9 Jacksunville, Atlanta and Southwest. 8gs
10 100 p. M.--Seab board Express-Savannah.gJac k.
s9 sonville, a tlanta and Southwest N Il
TRAINS ARRIVE fR1CAMOND.a}.AYs ss85
s:s5 a. M.--Elpm Florida, Atlanta and South.
A:55 +. M.--Erotn Florida, Atlanta and South.
west. af5S Il ssi w Il!
n q: Lizard, III IN -, wv. M. TAYLOR,
80 Dist Pass. Agent. City Ticket Agent; &
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CONFERENCE F5li.YouNo PEOPLES
{, MI ssloNARY ASSOCIATION, AsHE-s

20. HALF RATE VIA SOUTH. 2S
ERN RAiLWAY, lt.H
June 22d-24th, Inclusive, the Southern
Railway will sell special tickets from.
all points OH Its lines to Ashevlle ana res
turn at one fare plus twenty ,rl;el cents
for The round tllp:.retu,n l,llnt July 18Th.
53; g. w, WESTBURY,
.E \, i d. p. Al Southern Railway,
990 East Main Street. Richmond, Va,
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he loading futurea RANGED as Follows: Z
Open. High. Low. Close

I. Cash 9uot6tion. were a follows: FL0DHo
;lai.cs; No. red ,i.s9l, osH.1 No. q corn.
b7Ec.; No. 2 yellow. 57Nc, No. 2 oats. sox9
3ONc.; No. 2 white. 3?Kc.; No. 8 white, $40
sale. No. 2 rye. 77G7sc, Good feeding barley
se4oc.: fair to choice mailing, 4a14sc, No, /
flaxseed, 81, 26; No. 1 northwestern. 81 prime
Tino,hy seed. $3.50. Mess pork, per barrel
sl2.+6Gl2.60 lard. per 100 pounds. t7l5G7,l7;
short ribs sides (loosel. $1,000. 10; short clear
sides (boxed), Sl2AGI25 Whiskey, basis OF
high wines. 1926 Glover, contract grade.
sll,75@12.25, Bntter-steady; creamery. 16G2lc. {;
dairy. t1s@i9c. Is Cheese-Weak at eh9lohsc.
EgKs-steady at mark, cases included 15c.
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M. FL, scH URcH DISTRICT CONFER
EkcE, WEST POINT, VA, Il.

For the above occasion Southern Rail-
way will sell special tickets, Richmond
to West Point, and return. at il,55 for
the round trip. tickets on sale May 2sth,
goth and Both, with return limit June Sd. a 4
9.g 8ss5, g. w. WNSTBuRY,3Ea,if i
D. p, Al $50 East Main Street
Richmond, Va.
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STEAMBOATS,.
no DOMINION
u STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
5Night Line For Norfolk.

,eova Richmond every evening (foot Ash
s, I. at I P, ~, stopping at Newport News
n.i' ro1te FIRE $3.50 one way, -. 30 round trit
e nm.,uding sriteroom berth; meals. 5Oc. each
:, rnss Cars TO Steamers Wharf. -
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n T. g. II Kicnmond, sTfeuericks.
M 70 * ] Q burg y Potomac II. =.

14:iD7A. N.-.Laily Byrd ST.. Through q BY sS5
III III 4 a. NJ. -Daiiy--Aiain St. Through.
rs a. M.--Week Dnys-Elbn. Ashland As
- A. INTERCHANGEABLE St. Through. Local
/, i, b; nusiis-W Days Byrd st. through.
z 4 ~ p & NI.--Week @Days-Byrd st. freusrlcks-
5i'S3h ,,rr 4AccUnlInOuAt Ion. VA
& M y . N -Uaiiy--Alaln st.. Through.
U:sv +. M.--Ivees Days--Glba Ashland 4A as
sos y M.GDaiiy--Dyrd St Through.
Trains aarrive cnmond-SouthWard.6s8 hi
SO a. M.--Week Days-Elba. Ashland .Ac-s
Coumodation. =
$50 A. M-Week Days-byrd ~. : scoe1 1sA"
So burg Accolninooa ton. 3yss,
S.a5 A. n --Daily--byrd St. lThrougE:,f
Ii ;6V a. M.--Week Duys--Byrd5 ST. s hfousa a
5o.,4 . M.-Daily--Main St. Through.
5:ts p. M.--Week Days--Eiba. Ashland 5s5 Ac Acc
7.15 p M.-Duily-Byrd St. Through.
so p. M.-Daily--Byrd8 81. Through. Local
( 0 80 p M.-raily--A1a ST. Through
NOTE-Pull,nans Sleeping or Earior cars on
all above trains except trains arriving Rlcn-ss
nlond il:5O A. NJ. week days and local accom-
modatIonS. m III aj .
lions not guaranteed. IS . i. = t.. !, !, An NJ
w D. DUKE. CIV. GULL. w: e. TAYLOR
Gen'l Man r.. Asst Gent Man =. = "a q MAI.
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Mr.. Joseph Tnoney, State councillor Of the
paughters OF Liberty, has left for LynGhhurg,
TO attend the State convention OF ne iiaugn.
city May Esd.
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE Of STOCKS IN new YORK.
sALEs:8

24oo A. c. l.. com. ..............
Amer. Tob., pfd...........,...
$500 Amalgamated Copper. ~.
1000 Amer. Car and Foundry. !.
400 Amer. Car and Foun., pfd. !.
I 100 Amer. Snuff ........,,..,..,.
,Aoo Amer 4 Snuff, pfd...........
ifS Amer. Can ....:...;.........
300 Amer. Can, pfd Z. ..........
1880 Amer. Locomotive. com.
eW Amer. Locomotive, pfd.....
46oQ Amer. Sugar ........,.....
500 a, T and g. re, comr....
200 A., Z. and s.. Fe. pfd.
$500 Baltimore and Ohio........
10000 Brooklyn Rapid Transit !. !.
Canada Southern ........
1900 Canadian Pacific ............
200 Chesapeake and Ohio......
/. $500 Chi. Great Weatcrn. .,...,.
56l00 Chi. Mil. and s. P.........
400 Colo. Fuel and Iron. .......
99 Colo. Southern, comr.....
{ 200 Colo. Southern, lat pfd....
100 Colo. Southern 20 pfd ......
400 Clcv., Gin, Chi. and g. LIZ.
Chat. and s. 1..............
100 Consolidated Gas ...........
1900 Delaware and Hudson.
Del, Lack and West......
l720O Erie, com. .................
5000 Erie, 1st Observation-Disclosures.
800 Erie. I'd pfd. .............
! 1000 General Electric ..........s
1900 Illinois Central ........,.....
100 Louisville and Nashville.
800 Manhattan NATURALIZATION.
1900 Metro. Street Railway......
400 Mexican Centrnl..............
400 Mo-. Kan. ana Tex. COM.
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Cotton. quiet: middling. s.55; gross receipts.
1870 bales sales 9z5 bales; stock i'll 261 bales
export 10 Great France, ass bales; 70 the Cont
'nent, 1885 bales sts53. .ss5s 5
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts, 70. ia
bales export to Great Britain l,bs6.36S bales;
to France. 1880 bales; to japan. go bales !;
stock, So. GIG bales
"a Consolidated at all ports-Set receipts. $50
bales; export to Great Britain: 1851 bales; 70
France. 1914 bales: TO the Continent, S1e3
bales: TO japan. SECS bales: to Mexico. $50
bales.
Toatl since September LIST at all ports--Ntt
receipts, S04s174 bales: export to Great Britain,
Continent. sis bales; to Japan, 2s, 49, bales;
to Mexico, s3l32 bales.
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No Game at Charlotte,

fsnec,nl to The Times Dispatchs) {s Ell 5
rt1ARf,OTrE, N. C., May 2s--Wet grounds
= gain caused tho cancellation Of tho panvilla-
Charlotte game. NtE
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
Il BALTIMORE MD, May 23,-seab board ALT
Line common. is bid; do. preferred, ssh bid: 81
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'MARKE1 TORPID
AF RIBUsYDAY.
Uncertainty and Mystifcatio,l
Indicated By By fluctuations
n Of Price Level.
FAILURE Of TRUST COMPANY AM.
Trouble Expected and Did Not.
Cause Violent Uphcaval Fear
ed-Closing Easy.
tBy Associated press.)

NEW YORK, May 23.-The varying
fluctuations Of TIE price level on the
Stock Exchange to-day reflected a con-
ditIon OF uncertainty and OF a good deal
of mystncation Of the speculative mind.
The mystery continued to centre around
the source OF the effective and imposing
selling OF yesterday. 1t became evident
very quickly to-day that neither the I'M
pairmcnt OF margins nor the nervous feel-
ing aroused by yesterdays weakness had
resulted In any considerable accession OF
the selling pressure. Public announce
ment was made almost immediately OF inc
suspension OF the Merchants Trust COM
pany and professional bear traders 1ol-
lowed their invariable rule OF buying
stocks Ito cover short contracts when me
bad news which induced the snort selllng
has come out. When the urgent demand =
from tho shorts had been satisfied, me
scarcity OF any other buying became con.
spIcuous and hesitation and uncertainty
overcome the speculative mind agait'., !, ~
a Immediate news OF the day had li.tle
to do with the course OF prices. An, easier ,s
tone in the grain market gave an ad-
monltlon that yesterdays crop scare was
probably overdone, and to.days weather
The dinlcuities or the Merchants Trust
Company have been generally undcrstooo
for como TING, and their origin IN old
standing conditions deprived the incident
3 or any power 1OEiIvlOlGNLt EllSSS. tIS SCeS ~
Of money was unaltercd, but sterling ex-
change continued to advance. the market ri e
was practically In q torpor. DURING me
latter part OF the day, and practically all
Of the days gains were yielded under very
light pressure OF selling. The closing was
easy and some OF the market leaders
were below last night.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales. par
value, 81, $50, 600. United States bonds were
all unchanged on call.
The total sales OF stocks for the day
amounted to 1,0ss.so0 sharcs
81 MONEY AND ExcHANGE-cLOsE:
Money on call easy at 2al2 IL per cent;
closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at Ia
per cent; time money easy and un-
changed: sixty days.. 8 per cent: ninety
y days. ala percent: six months, 1-4a3 ~
per cent: prime mercantile paper 3-i9
ALP per cent. Sterling exchange firm
with actual business in bankers bills {
'sl.s7. a0a4.s7.25 for demnnl and at st.s5.2 zoe
4.a5.25 for sixty day bills; posted rates,
sls51-2S4sg and tl.s1 l.S4i;ss eon q.
4 lars, IS.
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Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 75h
Norfolk and Western con. 4s.............. 10lh
Oregon Short Line refundins 4s.-..........5 GE
Pennsylvania cow. Observation-Disclosures lH
Reading General 4s........................ 1924
81. Louis and Iron Mountain con. bs...... 1lah
ST Louis and San Francisco fg. 4a...... s9A
ST Louis southwestern con. Is ............. s21s
Seaboard Air Line SSh
Southern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ok
Southern Railway NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 19N
Texas and Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 123h
Toledo, Stills and Western As. .~.......... Sc
Union Pacific IS !vo12
Union Pacific cony.G Observation-Disclosures. lis M
United statts Steel I'd Observation-Disclosures. o2,k
Wabash Lists.
Wabash Deb. g
Wheeling and Lake Eric As (orered) ..... OAK
Wisconsin Central 4s...:. .............. ei1a
NJ and O., collateral trust 4s.............. 9S
Central OF Georgia sd sInc.................... So
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 23.-After a comparatively
quie. and somewhat irregular morning the
cotton market became much more active and
triner, closing at about the best prices OF the
session, and so far for the upward move
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

c., C., c. and st. Louis gen 4s.. 1o2i !,
Chicago Terminal 4s (ofrered) .............. oS
Colorado Midland ls..........................fH |
Colorado and Southern 4s...,................ YAK
Cuba s.. certificates l05h /
Denver and Rio Grnnde Observation-Disclosures. l0N i
Dixtillors Securities ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
Erie prior lien l02
Erie General W
Forth Worth and Denver City lsts.... 1l3
Hooking Valley z. 1l1A 4
Japan 6s sSN
Louisville and Nashville Unified 4s.,....... 1914 4
Manhattan consol gold 4s...................l 04h \
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Mexican Central lat Inc ..................... 20
MINI. and st. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OF
Missouri. Kansas and Texas A.............. 10
Missouri: Kansas and Texas 2ds............ say |
National r. r. Of Mexico con. 4s.......... 7e& /
New York Central gen. Observation-Disclosures. 100ls |
New Jersey. Central gen. h.............,.... 1856
Northern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1c5H !
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Fruit has fallen oft some In condition:
The CROP OF ga rlv apnles is being reduced
by d roppingt offthe fruit from the trees
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spectacular as represented. There Is
always charm for the many beautiful
maidens. gay garments and marches
and dances under the play Of brilliant
colored lights. The girls voices were
fairly good. those Of the men excellent
and the full choruses were effective.
The flimsy pretext Of plot Is simp
~ an excuse for introducing many
specialties and the striking spectacu-
lar effects. Much Of the comedy isn't
particularly funny. and there Is
strain of coarseness In the WHOLE pro.
duction that prevents 1t from being
entirely pleasing. AS a rule the en-
semble features are better than the
specialties, though there are some
clever individuals in the outfit. Ladell
and Lydeckef are exaggerated speci
mems of the long and short of II. and
the former Is first class dancer.
capable acrobat and a fair comedian.
Much Of the work Of Miss Valmesada
Is oreditable and the irish subway
contractor Is worthy Of special men
ton