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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
THE FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, October 2.-Trading on the
stock exchange during the past week
again was Influenced by continental poll
tics. and although the tension Is not so
acute as 1t was the existing uncertainties
with regard to the settlement of the Bal
kan situation were sufficient to check
fresh speculative ventures on the part of
both local and continental houses. The
result was dull and hesitating tendency
with narrow price movements, which left
consols practically unchanged and foreign
stocks with small and irregular changes.
On the remainder of the list, however,
the undertone was kept steady by mod
crate investment purchases. The Mexican
irrigation loan of $25. 600. 600 was well re-
ceived and dealt in at " to y premium.
A feature of the week was sharp drop
in Mexican rails, owing to disappointing
dividend announcement and the. poor out
look. Quotations on this security register
a net loss OF from to points. Copper
shares formed bright spot and attracted
fresh speculative support on improving
American trade reports, which put Rio
Tintos 311 points and Amalgamated 5
points higher than last saturday.
American securities continued remark
ably firm under the lead of the Hartman
issues The professionals followed the
New York lead daily and bid up stocks
without attracting public support, but the
continental houses bought their favorites
moderately and helped in the upward
movement
This. however. was checked today by a
setback in sympathy with Wall street
which made the final quotations show lit
tie changes on the week. Exceptions
were st. Paul and Southern Pacific, which
were four points dearer.
PARIS. October 24-Prices on the
bourse today opened very quiet. but be-
came firm toward the close.
BERLIN, October A.-Trading on the
bourse today was quiet.
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 24-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 1910: feeding. steady. Dressed
beef, slow, at 7 to 1O1a cents per pound
for native sides; Texan beef, to cents
Latest Liverpool and London cables
quoted live cattle at II to 1914 cents per
pound, dressed weight: refrigerator beef
at IL to liz cents per pound, at London.
Shipments today 735 cattle. II sheep
and $3.50 quarters Of beef.
Calves-Receipts, 65. Feeding, weak;
veals and grassers. nominally steady.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 3d. 2O; sheep,
slow; lambs, slow for the under grades;
prime stock would sell strong. Sheep.
2.75 to $50: lambs. 4.75 to $50; prime and
choice quotable at SIS to 600.
Hogs-Receipts 1886. Nominally firm
on Buffalo advices; later sales yesterday
at 6,
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Function Of Wall Street.
From Harper's Magazine.


So far as the relations Of the stock ex-
change to the community are concerned
the grossest sort Of misapprehension both
OF the economic function Of the exchange
as the great central market for securities
where all buyers and all sellers meet. and
of the methods and machinery employed
q misunderstanding. fostered and made
grosser by irresponsible journalism-con-
tributes to the popular conviction that the
stock exchange as an institution is an
Ubiquitous thing. No widely entertained
view could possibly be more fallacious
The stock exchange performs a function
for the community quite as important as
that performed by the railroads or the
banks. 1t should no more be condemned
as an institution because of the occasional
delinquency OF q member than should the
United States government because of
frauds in the Post Office Department
This is merely a question of fair play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
NEW YORK FRUIT MARKETS.

NEW YORK, October 24.-The market
for evaporated apples shows continued
strength with sales reported for Novem-
Der delivery at 6%; prime crop fruit is
quoted at 6Aa7 on spot: 1907 at 475a7,
according to grade. Prunes are un-
changed to 4Aa13 for California. and at
6Aa71a for Oregon fruit. Apricots re-
main steady, with choice quoted at saSA
extra choice at SAa9, and fancy at 9Aa
1Oh. Peaches are quiet, with choice at
7a7A; extra choice. 7Aa8. and fancy at
Sha9. Raisins are dull. Loose musca-
tel are quoted at STACY: choice to fancy
seeded at 61aa7&; seedless at 4Na6, and
London layers at Local. Is.
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Weekend Price Movements
Sluggish and Hesitating.
SOMEPROTECTIVE SUPPORT
Railway Equipment Stocks Were
Firm.
DEALS LARGELY PROFESSIONAL
Cash Gain in Bank Statement-Im-
provement in Railroad Traffic
Shows Decrease in Loans.

NEW YORK. October 24.-Interest In
the automobile race for the Vanderbilt cup
was responsible for large reduction In
the usual number of brokers on the floor
of the stock exchange today. The effect
on the rate of activity which has pre-
vailed lately was illustrative of the pro-
fessonal character of the market. The
withdrawal of SO large a number Of the
professional traders left little to the mar
ket Accounts were largely closed out
yesterday afternoon preliminary to the
departure for the racing grounds. Some
repressive influence is attributed to the
furious activity in the political campaign
which is looked for next week.
The price movement today was sluggish
and hesitating in agreement with the
small interest in the market Protective
support was perceptible for some of the
Influential stocks, such as Southern Pa
cific. The railroad equipment stocks were
firm in response to the reports of in
Creasing disposition to place orders for
equipment by the railroads. That group
was favorably affected by the further de-
crease of IS, 7o6 in the number of idle
freight cars reported by the American
Railway Association for the two weeks
ending October IA, bringing the total sur
plus down to 115,036.
The report gains additional force from
the fact that large decrease has &C.
Cured also in the number of bad order
cars by taking them from the repair shops
and putting them back to service The
first stages of the reduction of surplus
cars was accompanied by increases in
bad order" cars, showing that surplus
cars were being drawn on simply to de-
fer repairs on cars in use.
Railway Improvement.
The present condition places beyond
dispute the substantial improvement
which is occurring in the amount Of rail-
road traffic
The cash gain shown by the bank state
ment in the, averages was compensatory
for the understatement of that item In
last weeks statement. The nominal cash
increase of the actual condition was the
accurate reflection of the known move
ments of money.
The taking over of loans by the trust
companies from the banks is shown by the
decrease of $3,SO6,SOO in the actual loan
item OF the clearing house banks and in
the decrease of $5,Q74 900 in the loans of
the other banks
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par val
ure, 81 .404.OOO.
United States twos registered have de-
cHned Is per cent on call during the
week. ~
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MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.

MANCHESTER, England. October "a
While the lockout restricted the general
business on the cloth market during the
past week. better inquiries from the over
sea markets indicate that stocks are
being gradually worked of. and some
fair-sized contracts in shirtings and fancy
cloths were placed in India and China for
delivery early next year. The Mediter-
ranean and South American trade was
still confined to miscellaneous goods for
immediate delivery, while the home trade
remained dull.
Yarns show no improvement There
was only moderate business in American
cops owing to difficulties in the way Of
delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

NEW YORK, October 4.-The state
ment Of clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold $32.SSO 600
more than the requirements Of the Is per
cent reserve rule. This is an increase of
81 .40S. S75 in the proportionate cash re-
serve, as compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans. 81. 33S, 426, 800; decrease, So. 400.
Deposits, $1,41S. 1872 400; increase. $1,4S4.-
500
Circulation, SIS, 1876, 800; decrease. $11s,-
500.
Legal tenders, $s1, 122, 900: increase, 4s2-
800
Specie $3O6. 200. 200; increase. 1927. 100.
Reserve, 1887 Alb. 100: increase, $1.7sO. 900.
Reserve required, 1854. 533, 100; increase.
1891. 1875
Surplus. $32. $50. 600; increase. $1,4os.875.
ExUnited States deposits, $50. 192. $50;
increase, s1.412.60O.
The percentage of actual reserve Of the
clearing house banks at the close OF bus1-
ness yesterday was 27.51.
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York, not members
of the clearing house, shows that these
institutions have aggregate deposits OF
81 ,OS1 ,917 800; total cash on hand, $1O1,-
49,. 200. and loans amounting to $973. 547.-
100
Money on CALL nominal time loans very
dull and steady; sixty days, 2Aa3 per
cent, and ninety days. 3h per cent; SIX
months, 81 per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, to ~
per cent Sterling exchange. easier. with
actual business in bankers bills at 4S4. 65a
4S4.75 for sixty days and at 49, Oa4S6; 90
for demand. Commercial bills, 4S4Aa
4s1h. Bar silver. SIN. Mexican dollars.
49, Government bonds, steady. Railroad
bonds, firm.
The Financier says:
The statement Of the associated banks
Of New York city for the week ending
October "a shows no changes Of conse-
quence. There was a slight increase OF
$676.500 in cash. this despite the contin-
ued small movement Of money to the
interior. The demand for funds on &C.
count Of the crop movement continues
taking the statement Of actual condi-
lions as a basis, decreased $500, 500,
and there was corresponding de-
crease Of $3.982,60 in the item OF de-
posits. Surplus reserve for the week in
creased $1.S4s.65o, and now stands at
$33,241,95O.
In contrast 1t may be stated that just
one year ago this week the banks be-
gan reporting a deficit in surplus re-
serves. and that within period Of four
this deficit in surplus reached the figure
of $54.103,600, and that 1t was not until
the January following that the banks
again reported surplus Of money above
the legal requirement The highestpoint
touched in the matter Of surplus during
the present year was June Fl last, when
over $66,000.000 Of idle funds were con-
centrated in the New York clearing
house institutions.
The summary Of state banks and trust
companies In Greater New York not re-
porting to the clearing house showed last
week a gain of S5O74.OO0 in loans and
over $7,231,600 in net deposits, these
changes being accompanied by a trif1ing
gain Of only about one-half million in
cash.
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FINANCE AND TRADE IN
MARKETS OF THE WORLD

showed little further change, the close
being steady, net unchanged to points
lower. Sales were reported of 1O.250 bags,
including December at SO, March, May
and July at 80
Spot coffee quiet: Rio No. Z, 6ss; Santos
No. 4, 8; mild coffee dull; Cordova, OLA
1C1d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
NEW YORK METAL MARKETS,

NEW YORK, October 24.-The metal
markets were more or less nominal in
the absence of cables. Tin was reported
easy at 29.371sa2945. Copper is firmly
held, with lake quoted at 13.62ha13.75;
electro at 13.25a13.5O, and casting at
13.OOa13.25. Lead remained firm at 4.25a
4.3O, and smelter at 4.60aA.S5. Iron was
nominally unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, October 24.-The cotton
goods market closed strong today. with
prices flrmer and tending higher. Linens
are to be advanced In the foreign mar
kets. Burlaps have been weak. Fine and
fancy cottons are being ordered for spring
more freely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 24.-The market
for coffee futures opened steady at UNI
changed prices to a decline Of 5 points in
response to lower French cables and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

In some quarters the theory is held the
shipments are by rich men who do not
feel altogether sure Of the election of
Mr.. Taft and are fortffying their foreign
deposits by way of insurance. Others
hold that the money is going abroad in
payment of American securities recently
sold by foreigners on account of the war
like situation In the Balkan section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Washington Stock Exchange.

salee.-Regular call. II O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction 6s. $500 at lit, 81 900 at H.
20 at 81. 2 at 81.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 at 2O3x.
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank, 10
at 140
Arlington Fire Insurance, 8 at %.
American Graphophone CON-, Is at 20.
After call-Mergenthaler Linotype. % at 204h.
Union Trust. 10 at 1147s. 10 at 114N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

From a source which has almost the
weight of highest authority the state
ment is heard that Tuesday Of this week
the directors of the steel trust will raise
the dividend rate from 2 per cent year
to 3 per cent. Gossip to that effect was
prevalent some time ago. but could not
be credited 1t now turns out to have
been inspired from the very inside. AS
a campaign document the raising of the
steel trust dividend Is expected to exert
a magical influence. There are now at
least 100000 stockholders in this great
industrial corporation, IS per cent Of them
voters The earnings of the corporation
for the calendar year will approximate
500 600 600, enough to pay the increased
dividend all fixed charges and carry
about 10000, 600 to surplus An advance
of l per cent in the dividend on Steel
common will mean $5.OOO.OOO. That
amount will represent vote of confidence
and is expected to help along the republic
can campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

All the commission houses that have
uptown offices will keep them open cleo
ton night, and will be ready to execute
orders after midnight In London. The
London market will get the start Of New
York on election results, but there is no
reason why wide-awake traders should
get left on that account. They can do
some quick hedging If occasion requires
or can add to their lines If things go
right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

It Is one OF the semi-secrets of Wall
street that large sums of money-real
money-are being quietly shipped abroad.
A certain degree of mystery surrounds
this movement, and a good deal of curl
osity is expressed as to what it means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

Foreknowledge that the annual report
of Northern Pacific would show $4,000
coo cash in the treasury served as basis
for a sharp rise in the stock, accom-
panied by rumors that there would be
big distribution to saskatchewan old
fashioned "Jim Hill'' melon cutting. This
sort of talk seems to have been entirely
without warrant, however. The money In
the treasury was largely from the pro-
ceeds of the sales of bonds and stocks,
and 1t is not Mr.. Hills habit to distribute
borrowed money among his stockholders
as gratuity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

There is a direct application Of the prin-
ciple of cause and effect in the sweep
ing prohibition movement and in the de-
creased earnings of the whisky trust. The
last statistics furnished by the trust show
big falling off In the production of
spirits. In kentucky alone the decrease
during the year was from 3S,OOO,OOO gal
Ions to 100000 gallons.
Some time between now and the LIST
of July, 1910. the 1900, 900 outstanding
Southern Pacific preferred stock will prob
ably be retired. 1t carries per cent, and
can be called in before the date named
at u.s. The talk that Mr.. Hartman in
tended to put Southern Pacific common
to 100 and thereby give the preferred
stockholders an inducement to convert
their certificates into the common, as they
have the privilege Of doing. was used as
bull factor. 1t served to generate large
excitement among the traders who cen
ter their activity ins this Hartman spe-
cialty. The report Is trotted out about
once every sixty days and does excellent
service.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-01

Public stenographer at Hotel Adams. All kinds of typewriting, copying etc, done neatly and quickly.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-01
Announcement DaVidsOn'S Cash Store Going to
 Move

Into the building now occupied by the Doris Hcyman Furniture CO, all of which we have leased except the space to be occupied by the McDougall Gas sou Co. We have leased part of our space to the Jones. Gerard Dry Goods co. What does this mean? It means that the building will contain under one roof thousands of the useful things in dry goods, hardware and cookery necessary to everyday life and so far as We are concerned We expect to do our best to make it the most profitable and satisfactory place for shoppers to visit in Maricopa county. We desire ID thank The thousands of customers who have gone out of their way to patronize our store during the past few years and to assure you that if good goods, reasonable prices and fair treatment count for anything We will still have our share of the business. Don't forget that during the time of our moving we will hcye many bar gains.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-01
SADDLE AND HARNESS co. SPURS AND BITS. 70 West Washington St.
 Telephone Red 131.

SPRAYED from ranch miles west of Phoenix, about November 18th, grey gelding about 10 years old, branded w, lazy s combined, on right hip. If be- ing held on pasture notify or return to s. Ackel, PA E. Washington St, and receive S10 reward
Arizona republican., 1908-02-01
100000 TREES AND PLANTS AT WAGNER'S NURSERY.

Umbrella trees ......2kc each and up Ash trees ...........1c each and up Mulberry trees ......5 Sc each and up Rose Bushes. ........5c each and up Fruit trees ...........20 each and up Ornamental Fan and Date Palms,
 ................... SC each and up 3 varieties Hedge Plants, Sc each up Grapes ................5c each and up
 My fruit trees have been inspected by proper authority. It will pay you to come and see me at the nursery. 4 of mile south of Eastlal1e Park. R. F. D.. No. 1.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
Hail the NeW Hero!

A LMOST like talking about what
a you're going to have for dinner
while you're eating breakfast is talk
ing football when the prettiest part OF
the baseball season is now blossoming
out beautifully. The baseball season
will 60 past the first of September in
almost every portion of the land and in
many portions. as in the case of Utah,
farther along into the month than that
But colleges and schools will be watch
ing young huskies trying out for places
on the football elevens The Utah
university viii he among tho earliest
to size up available timber for this
seasons team; the High school team
will be in the making before the pages
of the new years study books have
lost their crispncss and All Hallows
college has had a bunch of men linn
bering up.
It's the same in other states Yale's
football squad has been told TO report
Sept 10. Coaches l.. II. Bigelow Tad
Jones and Robt. f. Burch will he i'm
charge of the Ell bunch this year
The various other big colleges are
beginning to talk of gridiron matters
Leland Stanford university is worrying
over problems brought about by the
facultys ruling several old mamstays
out of athletics and the departure of
Colorado university has an eleven IN
sight and is making up dates already.
The News" printed a schedule last
week In which it was shown the IT,
of c, is slated TO meet the L. of L.
Oct. II in Colorado Springs.
But owing TO the extreme earliness
Of the season no eleven is made up
yet and so far things are in a far
from settled stage.
The Harvard football team has lost
heavily by graduation. nine stellar men
having left school. Tackles socm
plentiful and ends are thick but guards
VIII be picked up from unknown cam
didates, and the quarterback candi-
dates are all strangers. owing to q
scarcity of half-back material. full
back stars will be used in the half
back positions This illustrates how
muchly up I'm the air" conditions are
at most of the football playing mstl-
tutiouS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
BATTLING" NELSON.
CRIPPLED CHAMPl0

Battling Nelson is cripple. Now
don't get excited for he's been that
way for a long time, he's been that
way In both arms Yes, sir He
can extend neither arm 10 full length.
First of all ne had an accident when a
boy and his right arm was rendered
stiff and partly parulyzed The other
became strained through constant tap
ping on hard jaws. When the tens
dons healed up they shortened and
drew the arm up slightly 50 tho
Battler has hammered his way 10 the
top I'm condition most fighters would
call crippled This explains why he
always nights In; whoever has watched
a bout In which Nelson participated
win remember that he never lights at
distance and the condition OF both
arms explains why he Is always in
lighting" As an in-hghter he has
brought himself To AN almost perfect
stage He Is hammerlng. hammerlns
cyerlastingly wearing his man down
by pounding every second This, win
a head and face which seem 70 know
no pain OF feeling, has made him a
champion. Nelson n wild and leaves
himself open 10 sim blows, he seems
to win hii battles by his AmilitH 10
take as much punishment AS he gives
the other man FOR the other man gets
worn cut hammerlng upon tho Bait
! lor'9 fire rr body
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
Gamblers Keep AWay !

DLEASING to true lovers of true
sport is the universal detcrmind-
ton that gamblers and gambling must
keep their crooked fingers off base
ball, President Johnson of the Amer
lean league issued orders that no
gambling would be allowed on baseball
games and every league president from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts have
handed down similar decisions and
there is to be rigid enforcement Of the
law in this matter.
1t is "A good thing-a mighty good
thing. Now that the bOokics and the
sharks and all the others who have
been living easy on the gullibiiity OF
the gullible are having a hard row
to hoe. since gambling at the race
track has been stopped In the east
are casting their tishy eye for another
field to NOV. They felt out the base
ball diamond and baseball officials inn
mediately hung up the Keep off
sign,
Baseball is the most nearly perfect
and the clcanest game ever worked
out. 1t is now at Il stage whore i'm
proyemont is hardly possible. 1t is
the national game. So those in charge
cannot afford to have IT slide down.
ward because crooks and thieves and
lazy sCoundrels want TO so on fleece
ing the e. u. Marks. For should
gambling be tolerated the game would
suffer. Players would bc bribed by
plungers, and all sorts of schemes
would be thought up and carried out
by the steep bettors 1t would not do
to let the slightest encouragement be
given the gambler He Is a leech
who gets a tight grip and hangs like
grim death when once he does get a
hold
There is plenty Of interest in base
ball for the most stolid mortal. There
is excitement enough for anyoue-the
digniiied business man pulls off his
coat and with q handkerchief saving
his neck from white collars irrita-
ton bowls himself hoarse and delight
cd beyond measure when his home
team is doing something to demand
cheering or encouraging. So gam
bling cannot attract the baseball fan.
He can get more enjoyment out of the
bits or four bits he spends for a
ticket to see the game than the Chub-
Der who gets out ten dollars worth of
roulette.
Baseball is a game that carries it.
self il needs no excuses, no trim
mings, no sauce. And it doesn't mean
to tolerate the gambler one minute!
Hurrah