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ATTEMPT FAILS
IL BOOST STOCKS
fluctuations of Prices Are Very
Irregular
CROP DAMAGE IS CAUSE
Reports of Poor Conditions Weigh
Heavily on the Market-union
Pacific Is an Important
Factor.
CROP DAMAGE is CAUSE

New York May s.-The indecisive tone
of the stock market was reflected today
in the irregular fluctuations of prices. An
attempt of some energy was made to
advance prices but it met with poor re-
Spouse and was abandoned. The reaction
showed some additional force from the
fact of the preceding advance.
Evidently the reports of poor crop con-
ditions weigh on the market and leave
small inducements to enter on large COM
mitments until the actual conditions OF
the wheat crop are more clearly under
stood. Industrious efforts were made to
soothe apprehension of crop damage in
connection with early effort today to lift
prices of stocks. The likelihood of ex-
aggeration in statements made for specu-
lative effect on grain markets was point
ed out and confidence professed that the
monthly government report next Friday
would prove a much less discouraging
document than current market reports
Indicate.
The effect of these statements was help
ed by the initial decline in the price of
wheat, when trading began in that COM
modify, but the later violent upturn in
wheat proved too much for the equa-
nimity of stock traders and they reversed
their earlier position.
Union Pacific was an important factor
on the course of the whole market, as
for some time past. That stock was af-
fected by reports of new steps in the gov
ernments activities against the Hartman
consolidation of railroads. News and ru
mors from Washington were given a good
deal of renewed attention in the days
market. Further measures in the govern
ment's prosecution of the Standard on
company were reported to be at hand
and 1t was rumored that In his intended
address at the unwilling of the statue to
Gen. Lawton at Indianapolis on Decora-
ton day, President Roosevelt will deal
with the question of government control
of railroads.
The Saturday bank statement came In
for some unfavorable decision owing to
the rapid rate of loan expansion which
has been going on for several weeks past.
Lenders of money offering declining rates
for short term loans show their feeling
of doubt over the fall money markets by
their Discrimination to make loans for pc
RODS carrying over that season. The
keenness of the Paris competition for gold
in the London market and harder tone
of the discount market in Paris today was
a feature in the internal exchange situa-
ton. The fact that sterling exchange
continued to advance here brought prices
very near the level where gold shipments
would be profitable from here to Paris in
conjunction with London bankers. Paris
secured but a small proportion of gold in
the London bidding today, but the Bank
of England was obliged to raise its bid
sharply to secure the bulk of the supply.
Copper reacted in London today. Re-
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Fruits and Produce.

Alabama Peas-Crate. 81.
Florida and Alabama Green Beans
Crate, 81 so.
Alabama rawberries-Crate, $243.
Iemons-Per box. extra fancy, S.. 25d5. 90
Cabbage-New South Alabama, per
crate. 81. 50d3; new South Carolina. $225.
Western Apples-Ben Davis, IS. 50M6;
Colorado, boxes, 81. 90
california Seeding Oranges-$3. 756D4. so.
Florida Oranges-s3. 75G4.50.
Onions-New crop. pound, &c. Texas
silver skin in bu. crates, 500.
Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, 81.
|. Hens-g5G545c broilers, 15a40c.
I F,ggs-16017c.
Butter-Fresh. 121kcQi5c; renovated. 2sc;
creamery, Sc
Cheese-Full cream. per pound, 1el44171ac.
Tomatoes-Florlda, 50; choice, 2.25.
New Turnips-Per crate, s225.
Nuts-English walnuts 15c per pound:
pound; filberts. 121Ac per pound; pecans.
zoe per pound; mixed nuts, 12zc per
pound.
Raisins-Two crown layers. 81; three
crown layers, $2.25.
Dates-Per case. % pound case. s2.25.
Figs-Layers. 8 crown. $1.10; crown.
SIZE per box.
Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. Tac: choice.
5hc.
Alabama Lettuse-Crate. 81 .5o41.75.
Cucumbers-Crate, 81. 80.
Egg Plants-Crate, 81
Squashes-Crate. S2.7503
New Irish Potatoes-Crate, $50: bar
rel Sc. 50347 80.
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Train Dispatchine BY Phone.

jackson, Miss, May Cit Is stated that
in very short while the Illinois Central
railroad viii have completed its telephone
lines from Chicago to New Orleans, when
it's entire system of train dispatching will
be changed. Some fifty miles between
Jackson and New Orleans are to be
strung yet. The wire used is the heaviest
ever used in this section, weighing 4S5
pounds to the mile The construction
work is being done in a thorough man
ner, the material used is of the best and
when the 923 miles Is completed an ordi-
nary conversation can be heard distinctly
over the entire system
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NEW HIGH PRICE IS
REACHED BY COTTON
IS to 26 Points Added for the
Day
MANY BULLISH REPORTS
The Opening Is Firm on Higher Cables
and Wet Misunderstanding of
Shorts and Bad Crop
Reports.
IS to 26 Points Added for the
MANY BULLISH REPORTS

New York, May 6.-The cotton mar
ket was active and generally firm during
today's session with prices making new
high record for the movement on bull
support and covering. Sales We're estl-
mated at $4,000 bales and the close was
very steady at a net advance of 1926
points.
The opening was firm at an advance of
10 to II points in response TO higher ca
bles and wet weather in the central belt.
According to private cables, Liverpool
was influenced by the covering of CONT
mental interests of cotton destroyed by
the Bremen fire and the market there
was also said to be helped by reports
that labor troubles in Lancashire had
been avoided
The fact that the injunction proceed
ings against the exchange had been with
drawn and the matter was to be taken
before a referee also added to the conf
dence of local bulls and with new crop
news of a generally bullish nature prices
here rapidly advanced, reaching the
higher point after the publication of the
western belt forecast calling for unsettled
and colder weather.
There was some Regularity in the late
session as result OF realizing, but prices
did not react more than or points
from the best and closed within a point
or so of the top.
Southern spot markets reported early
were unchanged to &c higher.
Very bullish crop reports are being re-
ceived from the central belt, where too
much rain is complained of, and Little
Rock reports four inches this morning.
Receipts at the ports today, 5000 bales,
against II, 469 last week and 1896 last year
For the week, $1,000 bales, against r.
S26 last weekk and 6S,3F last year.
Todays' receipts at New Orleans, 1874
bales, against 1904 last year, and at Hou-
ston, 1876, against 1875 last year.
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Local STAPLE Groceries.

sugar-Granulated, SIC; Y. c.. &c.
Flour-Fancy patent, s5.25; standard
patent, $45o; straight. s3.75.
Coffee-Green, 11q13c; Arbuckle's, $18.0o;
Porto Rico, $1,000.
Meat-Drs sailed ribs, sac; dry saltee
rib bellies, 10c extra clear, 1Oc; hams,
fancy, 15ssc: medium. i4asc; bacon bellies.
l3c; California hams, lie.
Lard-Leaf, 10%c; compound lard, SAC.
Molasses- Centrifugal 30q3o; sugar
house, 40c; Georgia cane. &c.
White peas-Per bushel. s2S5.
Beans-Navy. $500 per bushei; hand
picked Lima, &c.
Grts-92 pounds. H.5O
Meal-"Jim Dandy" N.20.
Macaroni. o1sc.
Feed Stuff.
Corn-No mixed, roc; white, I4c.
Oats-No 2 mixed, 43c No. white, 56c;
white clip, 5Sc.
Pure wheat bral-. so or 100. S1.30.
Cotton seed feed meal. $26; prime, sI.
Corn chops-S.20
Corn hearts. 81 %.
Shorts-100 pound sack 81 .35.
Hulls s0-lb C. =, So ton; 20-lb. c. S.. DOC
sack; lO0-lb C. s.. si1 ton: l00-lb C. s., Acc
sack; 1OO-lb sack hulls, Coo.
Hay-Choice timothy. ST; No. l timo-
thy. SOS; johnson grass, SIS; clover mixed
s24.50.
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Coffee Market.

New York, May 6.-The market for cof-
fee futures opened irregular with May
unchanged, October 20 points lower and
the general list to 10 points lower, as
result of disappointing cables and a little
European selling in the absence of
prompt demand. The continued heavy
receipts seemed a depressing factor, and
while there was a little buying by trade
interests prices ruled barely steady with
the close steady at a net decline of 10 to
10 points. Sales were reported of 1880
bags. including May at 5.6045.65; July.
5.45, September 5.S5d545, December 300
5.45. March 545q5.50.
Spot coffee quiet; No. Rio, 81; No. 4
Santos NJ mild coffee duh; Cordova,
9G12A
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Interior Movemen

Houston: Steady; mlddling, lie; net re-
ceipts, 1876 gross receipts, 1876; ship
ments, 1880; sales, 227; stock, 1880.
Augusta; Steady; middllng. 12c net re-
ceipts, 1874; gross receipts. 1874; shipments,
573; sales, 81; stock, 22,354
Memphis: Steady; middling, 11ssc; net
receipts, 1892; gross receipts, 1885, ship
ments 3O37; sales, 1850; stock, 1864.
st. Louis Steady; middlng, 11%c; net
receipts, 49, gross receipts, 1874; ship
ments, "a; sales, 81; stock. 1884.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 81: gross re-
ceipts, 81; shipments, 2s4; stock. 1903
Louisville: Firm; middllng, 11Ac.
Total today: Net receipts, 3s14; gross
receipts. 1859; shipments, 1862 sales, 223l !;
stock, 234,654.
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Cash quotations were as IonoWs:
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. spring, se@SSc; No. 3, ITO
SIC; No. red, S07sGS312c.
Corn-No. O. 5O@50Ac; No. yellow, 501a
@5O34c.
oats-No. 2, 449sc; No. white, SIC;
No. white, 45c.
Rye-No. 2, 71l9c
Barley-Fair to choice mailing, 73G75c.
Flax Seed-No. l, s1.17; No. 1 north
western, S1.A.
Timothy Seed-Prime, s4.3O.
Clover-Contract grades, $l5.2
Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $.5o9S 70.
Mess Pork--Per barrel, $16q16.1219.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $S.S71s.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, s.. 1893.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was easy; creameries, 1Sq25c;
diaries, 1Sd23c.
Eggs-Strong; at mark cases included,
Ice; firsts, Ice; prime firsts, lie.
Cheese-Steady, 14Q15c.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, May 6-Closing cotton spot in
fair demand; prices points higher;
American middling, fair. 7.79; good mid
ding 7.25; middlng. 61; low middIing,
637; good ordinary, 5.1; ordinary. 533.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included $500 American. Re-
ceipts A,O00 bales, including 1920 Amer
lean.
Futures opened Arm and closed steady.
American middling, 6. o. c. May, s.22;
May-June. 62111; June-July, Glib; July
August, 6.071z; August september, 5.96la I;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 5.8s; October-Novem-
Der, 5S11z; November December, 5.75h
December-January, SIS; January-Febru-
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, May 6.-Money on call
steady, 21k@3 per cent; ruling rate, ~;
closing bid, IN offered at 8; time loans
easy; sixty days, 81k per cent; ninety
days, 1904; six months, AZ.
Prime mercantile paper, 514@6 per cent;
sterling exchange firm, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4S6. 50@4S6.5 for
demand and at 4SS. 6O@4S3. IS for sixty -day
bills; posted rates, 4S4@4S7; commercial
bills, 4sSA@4S3ss. Bar silver, 65A. Mexi-
can dollars, 5OA Government bonds easy;
railroad bonds irregular.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, May 6.-Turpentine steady
641ac; sales, 342; receipts, 2ss; shipments
It's. Rosln firm; sales, 201S; receipts 6s7
shipments, 1891; stock, 21.7s6 Quote; A,
B, C, 81. 5000. 80; d, $3.50; e, 46O@4.65;
f. $40; G, 81. 7OQ4.75; H. $3.50; I, $3.50; K,
s., Is; M, 500; N, s. .S5; WIG, $40; WV,
s. .5595. 65.
Charleston, May 6.-Turpentine and
rosin, nothing doing.
New Orleans, May 6.-Receipts, SO bar
rels rosin; Al barrels turpentine exports
for Havana, so barrels rosin.
Wilmington, May 6.-Spirits turpentine
quiet, unchanged; receipts, 10 casks.
Rosin quiet, unchanged receipts, As. Tar
firm, "a. 80; receipts, So. Crude turpenune
firm, SO 50; $3.50 bid and $5.25 bid; receipts
barrels.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago. May -Cattle-Receipts about
$500; strong to 15c higher. Common to
prime steers, 4000465; cows, 3.25q500;
heifers, 3.00Q5.50; bulls, 3.40@4.60; calves,
2.7565.75; stockers and feeders, 300d5.25.
Hogs-Receipts about 1900; &c lower.
Choice to prime heavy, 445@4471s; me-
dums to good heavy 640@6.421z; butcher
weights, e4216@6.471k; good to prime mix
ed, 6.4O@6. 421a; packing, 6.20d6 42h; pigs,
5.506640; bulk of sales, 6421aQp6,471k.
Sheep-Receipts about 10000; steady.
Sheep. 4.25@6.25; yearlings, 6.0Oq6S5;
lambs, 550dS. 10.
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CHICAGO 'Chanue.

Chicago, May 6.-Wheat prices in the
local market today advanced from
point more than nc below the closing
quotations of Saturday to almost &c above
that mark. At the close the July delivery
showed a net gain of 1ssQ11kc. Corn and
oats were each up C. Provisions were 1215Q
10 to 90c higher.
The leading futures were as follows:
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New York, May 6.-The dry goods mar
ket opened quiet and firm, the retail trade
again bang deferred by rain. Prices firm
Jobbers and some others are covering
their needs into October. The carpet
openings occurred during the day and
were fully attended. Rugs were advanced
soc apiece, but other changes were slight
but tending upward. Dress goods are
quiet
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$14.50 to Richmond and re

turn, account U. @. V. Reunion.
To give their patrons an op-
portunity to visit the James
town Exposition Southern Rail
way will extend limit, and
honor tickets for return trip
from Norfolk. Through sleeper
and the quickest route.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, May 6.-Spot cotton FIRM
sales, $50; low ordinary, So; ordinary,
77s; good ordinary 93-1e; low middlng,
1913; middling. 1lss; good middling, 1915;
middling fair, 1871 nominal; fair, 14ls nom
inal; receipts, 1874; stock, 1886.
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Cotton Seed OIL.

New York May 6.-Cotton seed oil firm;
prime crude, f. o. b. mills, S9Q4Oc. Pc
troleum steady Rosn firm. Turpentine
steady, 68a4067Ac.
Memphis, May 6.-Cotton seed produce:
Prime crude, sec; choice meal, $3.50
New Orleans, May 6.-Cotton seed oil,
prime 46c
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, May 6-spot cotton closed
firm at an advance of &c; midding, 115sc
Sales were 900 bales on the spot and 250 to
arrive. The exceptionally strong spot sit
future market which opened firm from
to 10 points above the close Saturday The
market continued to advance on an I'M
favorable weather forecast for Tuesday.
After the noon hour trading was largely
confined to the new months. The close
was strong, prices ranging from II to
IS points above the close Saturday
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M etaI Market.

New York, May 6.--Spot tin unchanged
at e1s7 los. Locally easy1s spot, 1850
APPS. Copper lower in London, spot clos
ing f104 rs Sd, while futures lower at f103
S0s. Locally unchanged. Lake, 25.00q25.50
Electric, 24S71sq24.75; casting. 23.0Od23.25.
Lead dull and unchanged at 6Oq65 locally.
but declined to f19 lbs Cd in London. Spell
ter unchanged at EGG In London and at
6.50dS60 locally Iron higher abroad,
standary foundry SOS 10d and Cleveland
warrants at 69s 10d and Cleveland war
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ports of excited buying of iron helped to
hold the United States steel stocks com
paratively firm. Last prices were nearer
the lowest of the day. Bonds were irreg
ular Total sales par value $1,474,000.
United States IS declined 4 pc cent on
call.
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clearinqs and Exchange.

Memphis, May 6.-Clenrings. $S4o,317;
balances, $109029.
New Orleans, May 6.-Clearings, $685.
4S5. New York exchange, Soc discount.
Commercial paper, 7GS per cent.
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Treasury Staten nt.

Washington, May 6.-Today's treasury
balances, exclusive of the gold reserve,
show: Available cash balances, $685. SS,-
079 gold coin and bullion, 800, 555,9SS.
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rants at COZ d. Locally unchanged. No.
! foundry northern, 25.2592s.25 No. do,
q. 50d26.00.
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Hides and Wool.

TTTUCS dTIu VFVOIs
Green salt hides, 7hQ8c.
Green hides, 6Q7c.
Dry flint hides, 15Q16c.
Dry salt hides, 13Q15c.
Sheep skins. 25M75c.
Goat skins, 10Q25c.
Tallow 41zq5c.
Beeswax, 25q26c.
Washed wool, zoe.
Clear unwashed wool, 19420c.
BURY wool, 9@1oc.
Ginseng. s3.50Q4.50 per pound
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station.
Birmingham:
Objective May s. 1907.)
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Dry Goods.

airy, STA; February March, S7Sih; March
April, 5.791z
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
CAR INJURIES FIVE.
brushes into WagOn Near Coney
Island.

4 wagon driven ny August VOugle. OF NO =
Nevins street Brooklyn. who was ont drivir,
Yesterday afternoon with his grandchildren Wa.
Et bv n Franklin avenue car houad to this citr
from Coucy Island. COney Island avenue ara
Avenue J. AT the occupants were thrown cur
Tue injured are:
Neyins street. Brooklyn. scalp wound and sorssio7-.
taken home.
DONOUUE John ten years old, % No $50 Douglas
street RroOklyD aud bruises. taken home
HENRY Edward. nfna years old. % No 81 Nsvfn,
street. Iaaerstons about the body. taken home
HENRY. Gertrude. years old. No. 325 Navi7s
street wound taken home
yoTrt;IE August ffysix years old ~ No - Nsvi-,
both fractured and possible internal m
tlrs: Kings county Hospital
The accident occurred within a block OF the dis.
astrots wreck of a week ago, when three persons
were killed and several others were injured Ac-
cordfna 10 several OuIOOkers, the going
along at "A high rate Of speed Mr. WOugle did not
catch sight of the TIL it almost upon him
He did his best to avert collision, and had
aeed 10 get part Of the vehicle the track when
the car struck the wheel. For several
minutes it seemed if several of the children had
beeu killed. There were number OF women
Messengers on the and they tainted After
the children had received medical attention they
were able to go TO their homes. while the grand
father was taken to the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
SCARED BY DYNAMITE.
Sailors on the Dflazcare IN Fear Of
Erplosiue Ship.

Philadelphia. Aug. Is.-sx hundred tons OF dyna-
mite on board the British steamship Westhampt"h'
bound for Colon. and d heavy fog on the Delaware
combined to throw the sailors the river aud
bay into panic early to-day. The vessel was
sighted about > o'clock yesterday morning from
Reedy Island. I'm the Delaware. and from that
point all vessels were warned Of the floating mine.
The minute tho reached ship its rate OF
speed would be lowered and the foghorn started
going at a ivelier rate. Many vessels stopped al
together ana only started again on receiving an
exact description OF the ship its probable speed
and location.
Snip owners in the city who got wind OF the
danger to their vessels kept the wires TO Delaware
Breakwater and Reedy Island busy with inquiries
as TO the wherea OF their car8oes Even after
the fog lifted questions did not cease, and 1t was
not until the merchants had been assured that their
ships could not possibly have been blown up that
they ceased their inquiries.
Ii was reported by several boats that the night
had been Of great terrors for the men. Double
watches had been up till morning, and many of the
sailors refused to turn in at all.