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Earning and Spending.

From the Chicago Post
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been experienced in the cotton belt dur ing the past week. permitting rapid ma turing picking and marketing of the crop.
 The cardinal feature, however was the larger ginnings to October IS than gen. erally expected, 49i00e0 bales, as per census report of the 25th inst This was as much of a surprise to shorts as It was to longs such figures not being ex- peeted on account of the unfavorable cold, wet and stormy weather during the two weeks following the census report of September 9. Coupled with this develop ment was a run of heavy receipts at in- land points and at the ports.
 The weeks insight amounted to the stupendous total of 6O2,000 bales, and as spinners takings for the week were only 244,00O of American, against 296,O00 year ago, thereby reducing the basis of talk ings for the season to 12.O53, 900 bales, the weakness which developed on publishing census report was all the more noticea- ble at the close of the week. December closing at 1915, against 10.79 last Satur- day, and Il 36 two weeks ago, which was the highest level attained on the frost scare.
 Professional operators still adhere to small crop ideas and are reiterating their estimates for a crop of about Il, 25O, GOO bales, but they will have a task of 1t in trying to convince the public that the growth of this year will be less than twelve million bales. as it is generally conceded that Texas and the Indian Ter ritory will make about four million bales. States other than Texas about eight mill lion, which is a conservative figure, con- sdering the area in cultivation, which is much larger than the acreage of 1905 when S,3O0,000 bales was made outside of Texas and Indian Territory and the same states turned out ten million bales in the big crop year of 1904.
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New York Cotton Futures.
paily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Quiet; middllng, 1O1Ac; net re- ceipts, 2933l; gross receipts, 29, ,331; sales, 1000; stock, 315,69 exports to Great Britain, 14,591; exports coastwise, 2Oe
 New Orleans-Easy; middling, 10 9-16c net receipts, 14,209; gross receipts, 1556s sales 1925; stock 147,4S4; exports to Great Britain, 9200; exports to the continent, 19,31; exports coastwise 1896.
 Moble-Steady; middling, 10c; net re- ceipts, 354S; gross receipts, 354S sales, 1900; stock, S2,9O6; exports coastwise, 14S7.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 10Ac; net re- ceipts, 15,117 gross receipts, 15117 sales 596; stock. 150,269; exports to the conti- nent, 3092; exports coastwise, 4676.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 10l4c; net receipts, 925; gross receipts, 925; stock, 20 567.
 mington-Nominal; middling not quoted; net receipts, 2962; gross receipts. 2962; stock, 46,004; exports coastwise, 2352.
 NorfollS-Quiet; middllng. 1O1ac; net re- ceipts, 4l72; gross receipts, 4712; sales, Sls; stock 43,074
 Baltimore-Nominal; middlng, 11hc; stock 5053
 New York-Nomlnal; middling, 10 75; gross receipts 6574; stock, 100 IF; exports to Great Britain. D.
 Boston--Quiet; middling 10 .75; gross re- ceipts, 3957.
 Philadelphia-Steady; middling, lie.
 Pensacola-Net receipts, 1O0; gross re- ceipts, 100; exports to the continent, 100.
 Miscellaneous-Net receipts, 255; gross receipts, 255.
 Total today, at all ports net-71 ,154: ex- ports to Great Britain, 17,796; exports to the continent. 22,56s; stock, S79,5S6.
 Consolidated, at all ports net-71 ,154; exports to Great Britain. 17,796 exports to the continent, 9, 563
 Total since September l. at all ports, net-2,245724 exports to Great Britain, 626,255; exports to France 136,S9O; export $ to the continent, 561 .4n exports to Japan, 22377
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SOU rhEkN RAILWAY co.


Schedule in Effect April 29, 1908. N. B.-Following schedule figures pub. lshed only as information and are moi guaranteed.
 $40 am.-No. SS. for Atlanta, Washiny. ton. Baltimore, Philadelphia New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York. Dining Car. Birming- ham to Atlanta 500 a-m.-No. 19 for MonteyalIo Ma plesviue, Selma and way sts- tionA
 l2:1 pm.-No 35. for Columbus. Wsss Point, Winona. Greenwood and Greenvlile; also Shefrieid and Florence and North Ala- bama points. $40 p.m.-No. 10, for Cordova, Oakman- Corona and way stations; als.I Blossburg.
 t:$5 am.-No. 22, for Anniston. Hefiln and way stations: also Rome. ca GEO p.m.-No. 36. for Atlanta, Charlos.a. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham ts Richmond. Va a:06 p.m.-No. 2. Anniston, Atlanta --d way stations: also Tor Jack sonville and all Florida points. also Taladega. Ala Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Brunswick
 io:2O p.m-No. a for Columbus. West Point, Winona. Greenwood and Greenville. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Greenville. i0:35 p.m.-No. 2l. for Selma, Mobile ana way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Blr- mingham to Mobile. Il 30 p.m.-No. sS. for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations Pullman Sleeping Car, B!.im gham to Atlanta. Sleeping Car can be occupied at Union station s:3 D. m.
 For detailed information rnd sleeping car reservations apply passenger office. Morris Hotel Building. Telephone O1 Bell and 67 Peoples.
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OPENING ADVANCE
 IN COTTON MARKET Aggressive Selling Almost Im- medlately Weakened Market CONDITIONS FAVORABLE Fluctuations Were Very Irregular, a Rally Coming After the Break
 as Result of Covering.
 Open Steady.

New York, October 27.-The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 4@7 points in response to better cables looked for, but almost immediately weakened under aggressive selling and stop loss liquidation caused by the additional mar gin calls sent out after the close yester- day
 The weather indicated favorable condi- tions, but it seemed that a crop estimate issued by an English expert of 13,OOO, GOO bales had been pretty well discounted by the decline of yesterday. Fluctuations were very irregular. After the opening bulge prices broke to the low point of yesterday then rallied slightly as a re- suit of coverings.
 Receipts at the ports today, 71,154 bales against 70,o50 last week and 42750 last year. For the week. 645,OtJ bales against 4S7, ,415 last week and 390,zol last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans, 14 2O9 bales against 6S2S last year; at Houston, 10,92O bales against 10,46S last year
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Interior Movement,

Houston-Quiet; middling, 10 11-16c; net receipts, 10.920; gross receipts, 1O,92O; ship ments SS41; sales, 13S; stock 57502.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, 10 7-16c; net receipts 3640 gross receipts 445O ship ments. 2637; sales, 1455; stock 3G,035
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, 11c net re- ceipts, 3S35; gross receipts, 47S3; ship ments, 2545; sales 1150; stock 42,S92.
 St. Louls-Mlddling, 11Be; gross receipts, 2132; shipments, 2i96 stock 7543.
 Cincnnati-Net receipts, 311 gross re- celpts, 3l1; shipments, 245; sales, 800; stock, 10201.
 Louisvllle-Firm; middling, 11hc.
 Total today-Net receipts, 1S,706; gross receipts, 22,596; shipments, 17,464; sales 3043; stock, 153 693.
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Naval Stores.

Charleston, October 2.-Turpentine and rosin, nothing doing.
 Savannah, October 27.-Turpentine firm at 66c; sales, 6SS; receipts. S17; shipments, S91. Resin firm; sales, 1766; receipts, 3400 shipments, 723O; stock, 7476. Quote: A, B, c, 8. .S5; D, $3.9O; E, .s4.05; F, s4.o71sQ4. 10; G, $4.15; H, $4.171kq4. 20; I. $4.25; K. s4. 65; M, $4.S5; N, $5.3O; window glass, s5.75; water white, $6.
 Wilmington, October 27.-Turpentine firm at 6514c; receipts, 69 casks. Resin. nothing doing; receipts, PA
 New Orleans, October N.-Naval stores :: Pitch pine tar and coal tar unchanged. Resin firm. Quote: A, B, c. s3.S5; D, s395; E. s4.o5; F. s4.071kd4.1O; G, s415; II. $4.171z@4.20; I, $4.25; K, s4.G5; M $4.S5; N, s5.3O; window glass. $5.75 water white. SC. Turpentine firm at Gee bid.
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Fruits and Produce.

I,emons-Per box, extra fancy, s6.50Q7 Limes-Per 10O s1q1.25.
 Peanuts Fancy. per pound. Go; No. ! ta. Cabbage-1A@11&c pound. Pineapples-So. S6 and 40 sizes ss25q3.bo. California Peaches-Pel crate, s1.5o. Egg Plant-s2.25.
 Grapes-Per 4-pound basket, 1Sc; S. pound basket, 8c.
 Western Apples-Barrel. s9G3.5 50. Bulk Apples-Per barrel. s2. Onions-New crop, pound. 2c. Spanish Onions-Per crate. N.75. Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, S0q85. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel a.75q2.25 Eggs-Candled, 25c; Tennessee, 27c. Hens-40c; broilers, 25Q35c.
 Butter-Fresh, Sql0c; renovated, %c; creamery, soc.
 Cheese-Full cream, per pound, 16c
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, October 27-Spot cotton quiet: prices, 13 points lower; American middling fair, 6.55; good mddling, 6.13; middlng, 599; low middling 5.77 good or dinary, 5.41; ordinary. 5.ll. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 45OO American; receipts. 24O0 bales, all American.
 Futures opened easier and closed quiet and steady; October, 5.n; OctoberNovem- Der, 5.65; NovemberDecember, 5G1; De- cember-January, 5.61; JanuaryF February, 5.63Ih; February March, 5.66: March-April, 5.6s1k; April-May. 5.7Ols May-June, 5.72ls; June-July, 5.74; July-August, 5.75.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, October 27.-Money on call nominal; no loans. Time loans strong; six ty days, 61a per cent; ninety days, 6i4Q 61s; six months, 6.
 Prime mercantile paper, 6061a per cent; sterling exchange weak, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at 4S5. .75G4S5.S5 for demand and at 4sO. 75a4S0. .S5 for sixty-day bills; posted rates, 4S11s and 4S61z; com mercial bills, 4S0M4S0h. Bar silver, 70ss. Mexican dollars. 54A. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds steady
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago october 27.-Cattle-Estimate receipts, 800. steady; beeves. $5.S5q7; cows and heifers s1 140Q515; calves, s547.75; stockers and feders, g. 2.606l450.
 Hogs-Es timated receipts. 5000; market strong, to cents higher Mixed and butchers, 8. 95q6 .55; good heavy, s6.35dD 655; rough heavy. s5. .95g6.2 20; light, s6 05QD 6.50; pigs, s5.SOQ6.2 25; bulk of sales. s6.15 @6. .45.
 Sheep-Estimated receipts, 3000 market steady; sheep, ss.25q5.5 50; yearlings, s5.40 Q6. .5o; lambs, S4.50q7.65
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Local Staple Groceries.

sugar-Granulated, bhc; L. C., 4%c. Flour-Fancy patent, $5.40; standard patent, $40: straight, s4.
 Coffee-Green. 11g13c: Arbuckles, IsH: Porto Rico, $16.55.
 Aeat-Dry salted ribs. sac: dry salted rib bellies. 1oAc; extra clear. 1Oc; hams, fancy, 15ssc; medium 147sc; bacon bellies, l21zc; California hams. 10c.
 Lard-Leaf, 10c; compound iard. sc. Uolssses-Centrifugai, 30g35c. suRu house, 4Oc; Georgia cane. 35c.
 White pears-Per bushel. s2.S5.
 Beans-Navy, <S per pushei: hand picked Lima, 7c.
 Grits-82 pounds. s1.65.
 Meal-"Jim Dandy $1.20.
 Macaroni, slzc.
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Cotton Seed oil.

New York. October 27.-Cotton seed oil easy; prime crude f. o. b. mills 211sl291ac; i; do yellow, 50c nominal. Petroleum steady :. refined New York, S50; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $745; do in bulk. s4.35 Rosin firm; strained, common to good $4.25. Turpentine firm at 69@691ac.
 Memphis, October 27.-Cotton seed oil: Prime crude, 2011c;, choice meal, $25
 New Orleans. October 27.-Cotton seed oil: Prime, 39c; crude, 2Sc.
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 Flour-Steady; winter patents, s3.30@ 3 40; straights, $3.10Q3.25: spring patents. S3. .S0d3 .9O straights, S3. 3.90Q3.6O; bakers, $2. .3OQ2. 90.
 Wheat-No. 2 spring. 75a79c; No. g. TAO 77c; No. red, 11A@727sc.
 Corn-No. 2, 4614c; No. yellow, 46s4c. Oats-No. ?, 3Sc; No. ? white, 341aQ35c; No. 8 white. 321aM341sc.
 Rye-No. 2, 61hQ62c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 40942c; fair to choice mailing, 46Q51c.
 Flax seed-No. l. s1.o61s; No. 1 north western, $l.13.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, s4 1004.25. Clover-Contract grades. $13 Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $8.621aqS .87. Mess Pork-Per barrel, $15. 50. Lard-Per 100 pounds s9. 65. Short Clear Sidcs-Boxed. $S. 5068 .6219. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 19Q 2512c dairies, 1S19@23c.
 Eggs-Firm; at mark cases included, POO 22c; firsts, 23c; prime firsts, 241sc; ex- tras. 2lc.
 Cheese-Steady. 121aQ13Ac.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, October 27.-Today's state- ment of the treasury balances in the gen. eral fund, exclusive of the s150 OO0, 900 gold reserve, shows Available cash balance, $220, ,s6l, ,727 gold coin and bullion, s1OS,- 0S4SO6 gold certificates, s41, 300 220.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. October 2l.-Spot cotton closed easy, hc lower; middling, 10 9-16; sales were 1925 bales on spot and 300 to arrive.
 Futures opened barely steady. 1 to 4 points net lower. In addition to prospects of good weather over Sunday consiGcr- able selling at the opening and last nights visible supply figures hel ed to put the market down. It was steadied somewhat by weekend covering. The closing was barely stady. 17Q19 points under yester- day.
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Metal Market.

New York, October N-The metal mar kets were quiet in the absence of cables. but prices were firmly held Spot tin was S42. 65 bid $42. .S5 asked Lake copper quiet, a $21 .75Q22 .50; electrolytic, s21. .50Q22 cast ing, $21 .25Ql21. .75 Lead quiet and un- changed, $5.9005.95. Spelter. s6.20Q6. 30. Iron firm and unchanged
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Coffee Market.
New Tor.

New York, October 27.-Coffee-Spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice, 8; mild, steady: Cordova, S54M12.
 Futures opened steady at unchanged prices to 10 points higher, on a better demand from scattering sources, which was attracted by steady cables. an ad-
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Dry Goods.

New York. October Enlarge sales of white goods have been made recently fin the dry goods market and fine cotton mills are taking orders for a year and a half ahead Linens are much firmer in tho primary market. Burlaps have been sell ing better The general outlook, however, is still very good. and prices arc quite independent of the price of materials owing to shortage of supply in most lines.
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New orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans. October 27.-Spot cotton closed easy; sales, 1925 bales; low ordi- nary, 5-16 nomnial ordinary, Z13-16 nom- inal good ordinary, 91s; low middling, 15-16; middling, 10 9-16; good middling, 11A middling fair. 11ss nominal fair Pc nominal; receipts. 142O9; stocks, 147,434
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vance in the rate of Brazilian exchange and the recent bullish crop news.
 The close was at about the best, and steady, with the general range net un- changed to 10 points higher. Sales, 92,i bags; November, 6.30; December, 6.SO@ 6.s5; January 6 40; March, 6.55q6.6 60; May, (. .7GG6. .75; September TOT. .05.
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Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets to Augusta, Ga, on Oct. 27th, 18th and 29th at the special low rate of $1O.38. Tickets limited for return until Nov. 15th, 1906. Go by the Southern, the quickest way.
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Clearing and Exchanue.

Memphis, October 27.-Clearings, H, 55S; balances, $lS2, ,361.
 New Orleans, October 27.-Clearings, s4- 596 2S2. New York exchane, 75c discount. Commercial paper. to 8 per cent.
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Birmingham & Atlantic R. E
schedule Effective June 10. 1906

No. l. (daiiy) leaves Talladega at
 s:45 q. m., arrives Birmingham
 tSouthern Railway ........10:15 am 10. (daily) leaves Talladega at
 420 D. m, arrives Birmingham
 (Southern Railway .........7:30 pm Leave Birmingham (Southern or
 Seaboard) at 6:45 a. m. drrIve
 ~'aiiadega at. .....l0:44 am Isaye Birmingham tSouthern or
 Seaboard) at 4:05 D. m.. arrive
 Tal,adega at. .7:0s pm For further information apply to O. F. PATTBERG, G. P. A.. w. M. TARP- LEY, A. c. P. A. Talladega. Ala
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From the London Tribune.

FTOfn IHe LOHuOH IIIUUIIo'
 Several persons of proud suburban line age having declined to purchase villas in Palgrave street, Hammersmith, under its present name, the local authority has recommended that the thoroughfare be re- chrstened Palgrave crescent. This re- minds us of the old lady whose taste In street nomenclature was so ecletie that, while dwelling in the New Cut, she de- sired that all her friends would address her, Miss Nupl1in. 412. The Recent In- oisIon S ED
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Chjcaoo 'Chanue.

Chicao, October 27-Firm cables and wet weather in the United States caused strenth today in the local wheat market. At the close wheat for December deliv- cry was up 1Ac. Corn was a shade higher. Oats were is@Ac higher. Provisions were unchanged 10 21a@5c lower.
 The leading futures were as follows:
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt hides, No. 1, 10hQ11c. Dry flint, No. l, 17Q19c. Dry salt hides, No. 2, 15@17c Clear washed wool, 34@35o. Unwashed wool. 22Q24c. Burry Wool, 12@13c. Sheepskins, 40Q$l.25. Tallow. 4Q411c. Beeswax, 25c.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing tho arrival and departure os passenger trains at the Union station, Birmingham:
 tEffectlve October 27, 1006) Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. 2 mixed, Gee: white. roc. Oats-No. mixed, 43c; No. 2 white, 46c: white clip, DOC.
 Pure wheat bran, 80 or 100, s22. Cotton seed feed meal. go. prime, sy Corns chops, $1.111z-
 Corn hearts, SIPS.
 shorts-lO0 pound sack. sl.20 Hulls-So-lb c. s.. Q ton: 2o-lb. . q, les
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sack: 1OO-lb c. B.. s11 tom 1oo-lb c. g.. He sacl: l00-lb sack hulls, 60c.
 Hay-Choice timothy s23: No. timo. thy. s22: Johnson grass slS; clover p1lxed. k20. 50.
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c. H. Cothran's Market Letter. Exceptionally favorable weather has
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The price of spot cotton in the Birming- ham spot market was steady throughout the day yesterday, the fiuctuation being only few points. Closing figures showed a 97s cent basis for good bidding, being unchanged from closing figures on Fri day.
 Things were somewhat more quiet on Morris avenue yesterday than is usually the case on Saturday. Trade in shipping lines was very light, and in the local market sales were only medium. No ma terial change in the list of quotations Is reported.
 Nothing out of the ordinary is reported in the local wholesale grocery market. Prices are not materially changed
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VALLEY RAILROAD
COMPANY,

Trains No l and No. { meet No. 22. northbound on the Southern railway from Mobile.
 Trains No. 2 and No. meet No. 21 cn tne Southern railway. southbound, and No ll6 northDound to and from Mobile. Connections are closs and passengers can buy through tickets and can check baggage through from points on Soutn- ern railway to all points to T. V. Line and vice versa.
 JOHN T. COCHRANE. CHARLES P. DUKE. President
 Superintendent
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The best half-tone cuts are mads by the Gawk Engraving company. Ago Herald Building.
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se,sse,e54.Ds

mt J. II. Woodward. Vice President; J.
 R. Forsyth, Assistant Cashier; F. $. n. Assistant Cashier. ton, F. D. Nabers. B. F. Moore, Robert y, w. P. c. Harding. W. H. Hasslnger. d, William M. Walker, Culpepper Exum. Raul.
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v TT ~"Set NPT'I H5I ISUb.
 N. B.-FoloWing schedule figures pub. lished only as information and are moi guaranteed.
 $40 a.m.-No. sS. for Atlanta. Wasbin,.
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Total sales for tn e day 24e,ooo shares.
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LOWEST PRICES ARE REACHED BY STOCKS Some Relief is Enjoyed from
 Recent Pressure VERY ACTIVE FIRST HOUR Market Continues Under Dominant In, fuence of the News of the Vari-
 ous San Francisco
 Losses.
VERY ACTIVE FIRST HOUR

New York, April 24.-The stock market enjoyed some relief from the pressure of liquidation today but not until prices had been driven to a lower point than at any time since the news of the San Francisco disaster This was during the first hour in which business was at a high rate of activity. Transactions for the hour ran to we'll over half a million shares. From the low level touched at that time there was a quick recovery to the neighborhood of last nights level Advances beyond that point were slow and on a moderate volume of business The buying decreased as prices rose above the level offering profit to the largest part of the speculative bear clement There was no important new develop ment in the recent tenor of the news and the market continued under the domi- nant influences of the many varying con sequences to flow from the San Francisco losses
 Discussion continued to center on the position of the insurance companies, the extent of the casualties like to result
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eibert 6 cIay's Market Letter.

Cables, while noting with some satisfac- ton the improvement in prices in Liver pool were nevertheless inclined to view the present market with some misgiving, and rather expected lower levels on ac- count of the very favorable weather con- ditions and the fact that speculation has been checked materially by the California disaster Options were lower than pre- vious days close by points, while 100O bales of spots were sold at a decline of 5 points.
 Our market on the open failed to re- spond to the surprisingly good show ing made abroad but soon thereafter some support in shape of scattered buying brought about a healthy reaction, which, in the nature of things, was more or less expected when the rather severe decline of yesterday is remembered and the addi- tional strength resulted from good buy ing reported in the eastern markets
 Taken as whole, the government s weather report was favorable, only here ing a lack of moisture, while the ap- parent frequency of rains in Texas was considered beneficial.
 The numerous attempts that have been made to further advance prices even when all conditions have been favorable, have resulted in little more than tenn porary improvements, while on the other hand declines have been brought about without excessive pressure, being seem ingly so easy of accomplishment that pub lie opinion. having been sorely tried by much heralded bull campaigns, has found some consolation in adherng to that side which finds more favor in the eyes of the trade generally.