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PRICES GENERALLY
!: !. CLOSED LOWER
,sAmerioan Tobacco Weak as Re
suit OF Government Anti
Trust Suit.
OTHERS DOWN ON SYMPATHY
Cautious Spirit in Operating
81 Chills Effort to Advance
SIS Stock Market

NEW YORK, July il.-Yesterday's
unset of the campaign for the rise in
atocks had the natural effect to-day
Spf much curtailing of the volume OIL
opera lions and of begetting O cautious
Rpirit in operating. In the latter parry
SSof the day the market was not more
than nominal and feeble iluctuauons
.an,arked the Indifference of the specula-
sNion. There was some attempt 70 re-
svive interest in the campaign for the
rise. and the early advance In price
was in response to these efforts. The
drop from the high point was rather
%sharp and carried some of the promi-
sSnent stocks to prices lower than AZ
any time yesterday. The speculation
was as little inclined to extend opera
lions on that side of the account as
the other, and the result was an ap-
preach to stagnation. The money po-
sition asserts a growing Importance
nlso Yesterdays repayments of SILL
100000 OF government deposits by the
banks to the Subtreasury We're large
~ increased to day. Rates for money
on call ran off in the course of the day,
but there was q marked hardening in
time money rates. Further reading
of the governments petition in the
suit against the American Tobacco
Company accumulated the unfavorable
impression amongst securities hold
ers. The further proceedings against
\ the Consolidated Gas Company was
an added influence in the same direc-
ton. Securities of those companies
were notably weak, and weakness at
! some other points was in sympathy.
| Second consideration of the govern
4 1nent crop report. on the other hand
\ was more favorable than yesterday
The uncertain fluctuations of the lat
/ ter part of the day left prices gen
orally lower than last night.
Bonds were Irregular Total sales
par value, s1,oO9,ooo. United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
Total sales Of stocks to-day were
15S.600 shares.
NEW YORK. July 11.-N1oney on cNl
strong. 2 1907 1-2 per cent; ruling
rate, 6: closing bid 2 1-2; offered at 8
Time loans very strong; sixty days
l-2 per cent, and ninety days. S LA
5 Ia per cent; six months, per cent
Close: Prime mercantile paper
l-2@6 per cent; sterling exchange
soft, with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.ss55@ $500 for demand. ant
at s4.SS3o@S4.s335 for six,y-day bills
Posted rates, s4.s4 and s4S7 IL. Com
mercial bills. s4.s3@s4S3 is. Bar sil
yer, 81 3-S; Mexican dollars, SO SIS
Government bonds steady: railroa
bonds irregular.
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NAVAL STORES

WILMINGTON. N. c., July ll.-sPIRITs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES doing; receipts, %
casks. RoHll-Firm at s3y5: receipts. 5b
barrels. Tar--Flrrn at $3.50; receipts "a
barrels Crude Turpentine-Firm at $40
500; receipts, 65 barrels
SAVANNAH. GA, July 11.-TURPEN-
TINE--Flrm at 56Ac.; sales, SOC casks; re-
cepts 064 casks: shipments, $50 casks,
Ros.n--Firm: sales. 2,A60 barrels; receipts
2,so7 barrels; shipments $40 barrels; stock
80 400 barrels 'aa4- lA .fs
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Pilsrimagcs Of the Elks.
Llccnsed to Wed.

The following marriage licenses
were issued by the clerk of the Hust-
ings Court yesterday: Samuel Bendit
and Mollie j. Levin, Thomas G. Feasan
and Maggie Estes.
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Steamboats,.
Z Virginia Navigation Co.
NJ JAMES RIVER DAY LIME
To jamestown Exposition.

STEAMER POCAHONTAs LEAVES FROM,
OLD poMiNNInoN R WhAttt TMnnN M51; WEB.
TON ROADS TUESDAY. THURSDAY AMI
SATURDAY at z a, NJ for Norfolk. Ports<
n,outh, Old Point. Newport News, Claremons
and James River landings. connecting at Old
Point for Washington. Baltimore and tho
North. stalerooms reserved for the night
| ri moderate prices on pocahontas, Electric
cars direct to the wharf, Tickets on sala
at Richmond Transfer Co.. $40 %. Main
Street sos East Main Street, or on wharf Oh
! steamar. Fare to Norfolk, ono way. $3.50.
Round Trip $3.50.
! Steamers stop at Exposition Grounds Pie..
l04th Street.
| Freight received for above-named places
| and all points In Eastern Virginia. North
| Carolina and the East
] IRWIN wRIs1GER- Gent MxE n
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PEANUT MARKET.

(Reported by Rod gers MoCabe g. Coz
PETERSBURG, VA, July 1l.--PEANUTS:
Spanish--Market Arm at $40 poi bushel
rginias--Mnrket firm at 4h14Rc for
fancy stock: machine picked. @ 3iAc.; she'll
Ing stock, 2H03c.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO July li-Whea, prices broke
more thhn &c bushel to-day because OF
general Belling, due TO tho crop report issued
yesterday by the government September
delivery OF what cosd to-day 24c down.
Provisions ar unchanged TO a shade lower.
Omen High. Low Close.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Rjohmond va 1u,v n 100

Richmond, Va, July H. 1907.
Tobacco-Dnrk Fired: Market continues
firm at prices quoted; receipts very light.
Brights: Receipts continue fair and market
quiet but firm at unchanged prices. Sun
Cured: Receipts continue very light and
market active at unc changed quotations.
The quotations as follows:
DARK FIRED TOBACCO,
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FOR NEW YORK

Via Night Line Steamers Except satur
day> making connection in Norfolk with
Main Linz ship dpd fo Mny,nln Day at NJ;
ana p. NJ, and Chesapeake and Ohio Ry.
at 9 A, NJ. and 400 r. NJ !. making oonnec-
ton daily S(except.sunday at Norfolk with
sos q. Mains Richmond Transfer Co., sI9
u. Main st.,sThe Jefferson Murphy's Hotel.
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weak and lower. Sheep, $4.50Gs.0O; year
lings, S5.76 @6.10; lambs- $6-26 q .4O.

NEW YORK. July l1.-BEEvEs-Re-
ceipts, 1868 head. Nothing doing in live
cattle; feeling steady Dressed beef. sA9
Zoe. ca1ves-Receipts, 332 head. Neals.
ST 5o9s.25; throwouts $4,000 500: butter
Inilks nom1nally steady at s3.75Q 4. as
Dressed calves slow. Sheep and Lam bs-
Receipts, s,545 cad, Sheep. s4@6.7b; weth.
crs. os Q6.25; culIa. $1,000 $50; lambs. IS q
800. Hogs--RAcelpts, 2.259 head. Marke,
steady at $3.50 Gs.7o-
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RAILROAD NEWS
FROM ALL POINTS
Rigid Laws Compel Leading
Lines to Reduce Forces and
Clip Expenses.
DOUBLE TRACKING FINISHED
All Elkdon Will Soon BE on the
Rail Headed Towards
Philadelphia.

according to story from Cincin-
natl, the new accounting system, which
the Interstate Commerce Commission
PUT into effect July 1st Is In . meas
ure responsible for reductions the
Pennsylvania, Big Four, Chesapeake
and Ohio. and other railroads, are to
make In their traffic departments, on
the plea of compulsory retrenchment.
The new system compels a separa-
ton from operating expenses Of the
cost Of getting b.5iness. 1t is likely
to show the employment OF unneces-
sary forces in clerical help and of Off
Gals In the lower Ssade Of the service.
Combination OF diErict agencies by
the Big Four Is alleged to be one OF
the evidences of the general reductions
made and to be made.
Double-TraclkinE Completed.
Double the line OF the Nor
folk and Westerns main line, from
Radford to LyYthburg, Is practically
completed, and the road relieved Of
unavoidable interference with traffic
that was caused by1 the work.
Through the Tunnel.
Samuel Rea, third vice president OF
the Pennsylvania predicts thar the
summer Of 1909 will see trains enter
ing the Manhattan terminal Of the
Pennsy lvania through the tunnels
under the Hudson River.
| Prsrimagcs of the Elks.
| Numbers Of Virginia Elks will be
leaving here tomorrow for Philadel-
phia to attend the annual reunion to
be held in the CITY OF Brotherly Love
next week, beI>nning on Monday
Something like a hundred of them have
bought, tickets by the southern's York
River line.
The Chesapeake and Ohio haf con-
tract to haul several trainloads Of the
antlered fraternity from the Western
reservations These trains will be rur
from Cincinnati to Washington, but
the tickets viii allow q side trip tt
Jamestown and Richmond. and 1t !!
4 likely that many of the Western Elks
will do UP Richmoli after the reunion
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Steamboats,.
DOMINION
. STEAMSHIP co.
Night Line for Norfolk

Leave Richmond every evening (foot Ash
street) at 7 p. H.. stopping at Newpo ri
News en- route. Fare. $3.50 one way; $50
round trip. including stateroom berth; ;
meals extra. Street care to steamers
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Merchandise siMiners' Trans. C
NutfUllcsto BOSTON, Mass.

NUfWIRst0 lSOstOH, MnBs.,
Proyidenco n. T., and Savannah, Ga
Steamers leave Norfolk for Boston Tues
day, wednesday, Friday ana Sunday Fo.
Providence Monday Thursday and saturd y
nj s r. M. Passengers and freight talk q
for all New England points. Tickets on
sale at c. and o, Rwy.. N, and W, Rwy.
Offices. and No. sos and sls East Main
ID, C. {LoHR, Agt. Norfolk, Va.
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MARKETS

in demand, and they sell readily at
quotations, in another column.
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CHICAGO, July ll.-CATTLE
about $500 head. Market steady 10 strong
Common to prime steers. s4.75G7.a0: cows
1929 5.2b: heifers, 1905. 90; bulls saaod
300; calves. s3d7.2o; stockers and feeders
Market steady to shade higher Good to
prime, heavy. ibs5Gb.o5; medium to good.
heavy, 3b75G $50; butchers weights sbgeH
light mixed, sJ,eoasoo; pigs, s5,50aoio:
selected 1G9615; bulk OF sales, s57OG & On
Sheep-Receipts about 1000 head. Market
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CINCINNATI. O.. July 11.---HOGs-Ac tive
Butchers and shippers. ,s6.o5 $40; common.
s545.90, Catte-Strong. Fair to good
shippers. $4,000; common, $500 1926
Sheep-Steady at s294.75. Lambs-Steady
at S567,75
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Steamer Brandon. Harvey Norfolk. mer'
chandiso and passengers, Old )omihion Lne
steamer Hampton Roads, Tunnel Norfolk
merchandise and passenger, Virginia Nay!'
CATION Company
Barge Karl. Meyer, Newborn, n, y, lieht
Schooner Harold p, Cousens Williams, 81
John, n, b.. lumber.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE

EFFECTIVE MAY 10TH. 1907.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY: z
For Florida and South: s:15 A. M. 7:25
For aa: Norfolk; 300 A. NJ. $500 p. NJ. and
''g For N. & w. Ry. west: 900 A. NJ. 1910
81" For Petersburg Pc 900 A. NJ. 1910, $500,
.a:2s P. NJ. 600, $3.50 P. NJ. 7:25 and
1890 P. M
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: '3:2s
p. N.
1895. ..10:45 and 1870 A. M; '1.27, 2:05.
$3.50 300 and $3.50 p. M.
Except Sunday sssunday only
Time OF arrivals and departures and con-
nectlonb not guaranteed.
c. s. CAMPBELL. D. p. A.
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STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, COTTON
OFFICIAL RANGE AND sALs OF sTOCKs IN NAV YORK
BY Thomas Branch g. Co., Bankers and Brokers'
SALES:


800 a. c. L., com.
1880 Amer. Shelters, conn.,.
$500 Amalgamated Copper.
1850 Amer, Car and Foundry
100 Amer. G. and F., pfd.....
600 American Cotton Oil.,..
1900 American Tobacco, pfd.
American Can. ...........
American Can, pfd......
Amer. Locomotive, com.
2e0 Amer. Locomotive. pfd.
100 American Sugar.......
7,4e0 A., I. and S. ZEE, com. ~.
800 a.. II. and S. Fe, pfd....
100 Baltimore and Ohio....
$500 Brooklyn Rapid Transit
l4C0 Canadian Paciilc.........
24n0 Chesapeake and Ohio.,.
1900 Chi, Mil. and st. Paul.
l,a0 Col. Fuel and Iron. $3.50.
800 Col. Southern, come.
200 Col. Southern, lst pfd...
800 Col. Southern, I'd pfd..
c., c., G. and ST. Louis. +.
500 Consolidated Gas.
200 Delaware and Hudson. .
200 Del, Lack. and Western
400 Erie, com. .................
600 Erie, LIST pfd............
Erie, I'd pfd...............
800 General Electric........
600 Great Northern, pfd....
200 Great North. Ore, ctfs.
Illinois Central..........
800 Louis. and Nash. .......
100 Manhattan .............,
Metropolitan S.. Ry.....
200 Mexican Central.
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Seaboard Air Line Railwa,

souTHBoUND TRAINS SCHEDULED 10
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
1856 A. M,--Local to Norlina, Raleigh.
Charlotte. Wilmington. 1880 p. M.-sleep-
ers and coaches. Atlanta. Birmingham, Sa-
vannah, Jacksonville and Florida points.
9:2b p. M.-sleepers and coaches. Atlanta,
Birmingham. Memphis, Savannah, Jackson.
yillo and Southwest.
NORTHBOU,!D TRAINS SCHEDULED TO
ARRIVE RICHMOND DAILY.
$3.50 "A. NJ, :3b p. NJ. 7:o5 P. n.
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l ~ 4 2
Cotton. quiet; niddling, 1920: gross re-
ceipts. SIS bales; sales. 500 bales; stock
1861 bales.
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts.
l. s5l bales; export to Great Britain. 1877
bales: to the Continent, $50 bales; to Japan,
Ala bales; stock, 314.05S bales.
Consolidated at all ports-Net receipts,
1882 bales: export to Great Britain. 5.249
bales to the Continent, 1853 bales; to
Japan, 2.O93 bales: to Mexico, 60 bales.
! Total since September LIST ut all ports
Net receipts 9,7s5e bales; export to Great
Britain S.74o,3es bales: to France. ssO,ob4
bales: to the Continent 3.36l,2s2 bales to
Japan 2i7,737 bales; to Mexico, so bales
NEW ORLEANS, July 11.-COTTON-
! Spot quiet and unchanged; mddling, 13c.;
| sales LOTS bales on the spot and none TO
arrive Weather reports OF beneficial rains
throughout the belt caused the future mar
ket to open from 1a2 points below yester-
4 days close There was considerable selling
! on the strength of these reports, and as the
| liquidation Increased in volume the market
became more depressed, the noon hour ind
Ing prices from 5d 6 points lower than a.
| yesterdays close. Later advices from IeHa
expressed fear of the rains being too exces
| sve and likely to result materially lncreas
/ ing the numbers and activity or the Dol
weevil, This intelligence, together with
renewal Of buying, brought about genera
advance In prices. The close like the open
ranging from 495 points above yesterday
Futures closed very steady January
ll212 bid; March, 1912; July, lass; August
4 1888; September, 1854; October, 12.12; No
vember 1903; December, 1907.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE MD my 11c.a,,aa
AT Line common and preter.ad-SothIne
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SAILED.

Schooner Early Bird, White. Havre dc
Grace, FISH. A, S. Waldrop u, Co,
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET,

7 T, q,
SALES AT BOARD
eoA Nv a'
ct-l5 at lo2: IL at 1922 -
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
RIChmOnd, a., July II,
QUOTATIONS..
CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND CATTLE MARKET

RICHMOND CATTLE MARKET.
Richmond, Va, uy H. 1907,
Report Of live stock market for the week
ending July 9Th.
Best steers. 5Afp5i.c.; medium to good.
~ gbBc.; common to fair. 81: 4Kc,; best
hefers. 595hc. va few extra, 5IE G.; medium
to good NO 6ci; common 10 fair. 3hg4Ac I;
best cows, 4GAAct; medium to good. 40
Fresh cows and calves, s25 G45oo, calves,
6geizc.; extra, To-; hogs 606Hc.; BOWS and
stngH. 695hc.; best sheep, tHG5Ac: me-
dun 70 good, 3k94c.; common. 2k &c.
Prospects good on all kinds OF stock
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r., F. & P. $ss$ #s$$$ss J,

r., FIX P. $ ssf sS;sS'5 },
>ANs LEAVE W I R = !
s:s5 a. M.-Dally--nyri st. Through
7:oo a. M.-Daiiy-MainN ST. Thronsh
gov =. M.-Week Dsys-Eiba. Ashland
s:Ao:A M.-Daily-Byrd ct. Through
Local Stops
ll;4oiA. M.---weelt Days-Elbn. Ashland
Accommodation
A'oo +. M.--Woek Days-Byrd Ct wan.
ington Accommodation
o:Ho A.-sunday only-Elbn, Washing.
lon Accommodation
$3.50 p. M.-Weck Dnys--Elbn Aahl.nd
Accommodation.
s s:a6 = z MM.-Daily--Mnin. st. Through.
r S;IJ Is M.1N pp1E,, 81. Through:
WARD. "a
$3.50 A. M.-wnck Days-E,ba. Ashland
Accommod alton. !,
a s:se 4. M-5aily-Byrd s.. Through.
$50 A. M.-Wsek Days-Byrd st. WASH
ington Accommodation.
1o:ab A. M.-sunday onIy--Elba, waning
ton Accommodation.
1890 "A. M.--Week DayB-Elba Ashland
Accommodation.
So E MM -Daiy-nsl% s: T ThFouEs
$40 2. M-Wsek Days--Elba. Ashland
7l5 P. M.-Daily-Byrd st. Through.
$500 p. M.--Daily-Byrd St. Through.
BIS p. M.-Daiiy-Ma.n ST. Through
| NOTE-Pullman Sleeping or Parlor Cars
on all above trains. except local accommo-
| dnuona
All trains to and from Byrd Street Station
limo of arrivals and departures and COM
Ec. W. cuLP. W. P. TAYLOR.
Gen'l Supt. Traf. Mgr.
1
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Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway

Cars leave corner OF Seventh and Perry
Streets, Manchester. every hour Con tina
hour from 6 A. Nj, to 10 P. M.;1l P. NJ car
to Chester. Last car 3 midnight through r,
to petersburg Limited car. b:+6 P. NJ.
daily. except Sunday.
Cars leave Petersburg. foot Of Sycamore
Street, every hour from $3.50 A. M TO 1o:aG
7:15 A. NJ daily, except Sunday.
All cars from Petersburg connecting
Richmond cars
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. JULY II, 1907.
ARRIVED.
steamer Brandon, Harvey Norfolk, mer.
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion Line
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings, merchandise and pas
sengers. Virginia Navigation Company.
Schooner Hattie C. Wheatty Garrett
Havre de Grace fish, Lefehvre- Arm istea'
Company,
Echnnnnr Enrl,,E BIRD White HaXre dc
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BALTIMORE. MD. July l1-FLOUR-
Steady and unchanged. Wheat-Easier;
spot contract, 9lieG 9l&c.: southern by SAM
60A 6oSc.: No I? white. COS. q soNc.; south.
ern white corn, SEQ 6o&c, Oats-Firm; No.
2 mixed. 4sh @ soc. Rye-Dull. Butter
cry, 2s q 27o.: do, ladle. 20 a 21c.; store pack
ed, 178lsc. Eggs-Steady at l7@11hc.
Cheese-Actve and strong. unchanged; large
15c.; medium and small. l5M@l5Hc,; new
cheese unchanged large. 12Ac.; flats, 13c.:
small, 13Ac. sugar-Unchanged coarse
granulated and fine, $40.
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Cash Quotatlons were as 3olIows: FIour-
Steady. No . spring wheat. s1@1.o1: No. 3,
94@esc.; No. 2 red. po9e1Hc. No, 2 corn,
5si5 $3.50; No. yellow. san @ 58&c, No.
oats, 435sc: o. white, 449465sc. No. 2
rye, 85c. Fair to choice mailing, 60 q CSC
Flaxseed-No. ! northwest ernys s1.24h; prime
timothy seed, s475. Glover. contract grades,
$3.50. Short ribs, sides Qoose). 1885 @s.o6;
per 100 pounds, .s.77h: short clear sides
(noxedo. s.75@9.oo. Whiskey. basis OF high
wines. S1.3l
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Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
bales.
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g: ". wEsTBURY, D. P. A.
Wv 10. Main Street. Richmond, Va.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
Thanksgiving Reunion.

A twelve O'Clock dinner was served
at w. R. SINNERS on the old home
stead Of Joel A. stephens, deceased,
two and q half miles south Of Skin
ner, last Thursday, Nov. 18th. Tn
sisters, Miss Mollie Stephens and Mrs.
W R. Skinner, we're greatly surprised
by their brothers and wives coming In
with well-flled baskets containing
cakes, pies, turkey, ham, cranberries,
and many other different varieties Of
delicious food. The brothers are J.
H. Stephens and family, Of Centralia;
J. B. and W. P. Stephens and families,
of Mexiso. The nephews, L. B. Ste
phens, Prof. o. A. Stephens, Of Halls
willie, Mo-, B. G. Stephens, Of Mexico,
Mo. After refreshments were served,
the afternoon hours were ioyfully
spent In listening TO music ard sweet
singing and old and funny stories told
by the brothers. Instrumental music
was rendered by Mrs. e. L. Skinner
and niece, Miss Nellie Stephens, Of
Centralla. Solo, by Miss Ora Stephens,
Of Mexico, and closed by singing the
duxology, sang and played by Col. j. b,
Stephens and daughter, miss Hattie
Then near the close Of the. beautiful
day, and as the bright splendor of the
sun was sitting behind. the dark cur
tains OF the horizon, they babe vi
good bye and departed for their homes
hoping that they might all live Il
meet again in the near future.
A FRIEND:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
MEXICO MERCHANTS.
Have Organized and Arrangedtfor Ad-
vsrtising Bargains to the World
Going After Trade Right.

About thirty of Mexico's merchants
have organized and arranged for an
advertising campaign and will bring
trade to Mexico from all parts OF Au-
drain and sdjoining counties.
This organization is going to be
made permanent, and we believe will
prove Of great benefit not only to the
members Of the association, but to
the business men and citizens Of Mex
loo and Audrain county generally.
Quite a number who have not enrolled
as members are going to join imme-
diately. Thefollowing is q list Of those
who have Joined.
Fredendall & wilkins Joseph Barth
Fred A Morris Ferris s. Cauthorn
G W Robertson r d Worrell
A O White Pitcher Jewelry 90
| Owen g. Towson S&N Phillip
Morris s. Abbay A B.Smith CptCo
B r Middleton r. M. White
Kemp s. Pearson Clothing Co.
j Blum Son s. 90. Smith Bros
| McPheeters Bros. Crown Laundry
Mexico Variety Store I'M Greer
@ A Buckner 8 Co Gritfee g Martin
Ricketts, s. Emmops d G 90.
W @ wilkins King
W L Oraddock Verde Harrison
Hotel Hoxsey
Officers
Pres Fred A Morris
Vice Pres Joseph wilkins
Sec'Y Jno P Kemp
Treas Fred w Pitcher
Advertising Committee
r D Worreil Joseph wilkins
W W Williams Simon Phillip
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05
THE Ledger believes that the organ

THE Ledger believes that the organ
ization of Mexico's merchants Twill
prove OF great benefit TO the business
interests Of Mexico generally. Mexico
merchants are all live, enterprising
and up-to-date business men. They
carry most complete stocks Of goods,
always making prices right, This or
g~anization will do more TO bring trade
TO this city and to keep out the mail
order houses than any other move
ment which has been inauRurated. A
system OF intelligent and persistent
advertising will be taken up and ex-
plotted 10 such a way that hundreds
OF people who never before traded in
Mexico will come here for bargains.
One trouble In the last with Mexico
merchants has been that they did not
reach out after the trade which pro
peFly belonged to them. We believe
beneficial results will follow this move
ment and be felt Immediately. From
time TO time this association will take
up other matters Of importance ant
In their wisdom dispose Of them II
the direction which seems TO be o.
the most benefit to Mexico and An
drain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-12-05

Of Poland China hogs. The
home OF the Stats Fair Winner,
sired by three great bears.
Meddler and 362oo, On and
On and 43566, Mos Keep On
and 45348. The get Of Med
dler 2 won more premiums
than the get Of any other boar
at Missouri StateFair this year,
showing against the winners
from Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, In
diana and Missouri's State
Fairs. Now this sounds a
little stiff but nevertheless it is
a fact. We have some choice
males and sows ready for SER
vice sired by this great boar
with size bone and quality.
Come and see my herd. We
can please you il you want the
good easy feeding kind. Prices
reasonable, also some fine
Plymouth Rock Cockerels fol
sale. Farm 81 miles northeast
OF Mexico, Mo. Have phone
on both lines. Route q.
H. A. GRIER & SONS.