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New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Petitions IL bankruptcy fled IN the United States
district Court yesterday included:
Involuntary petition against !. L Fiber & Co,
s4aAeTs anc dealers IN Women's shfrtwaists at No.
west Houston street, by the Goveen Manufact-
N1IIg Company and others. Claims for goods sold
tnd delivered aggregate 1876 g. Transfer Of goods
= alleged William 7. Allen was appointed re-
oe41Yer Liabilities. $1,000; assets 5000
1tPoluntsry petition against Michael Shapiro.
SeSier IN silks at No. ST. Broadway by H A
soo ana delivered amount TO Sl,l07 T. Preferential
s1saaenis and transfer OF property worth $3.50 are
ss,eggso George Z Case was appointed receiver
s.-aniItes, s250e5 assets. 5000 Outstanding ac-
0SYents amount g 90.
80 lltsry petition against Philip RosengarteIl'
r. tlirer Of clOaks OF No 1QJ BleekeT street,
- rec !5utterfied & Co. and others, whose claims
s. ~ S5es & Preferential payments aggregat-
- &c are alleged Alfred ]. Dittler appointed
sssse,- Liabilities $4,000; assets $500 and out
seeaoing accounts 8 Oa
Jnsa.Le I Coke, r.. appointed receiver by
r5s-ssssf fio-t q the business Of Morris Solomon,
fre,ao- Sl2fer OF clothing at Nos. and s Wash
cas3 s.Sa Place. with 4 bond Of $500. The assets
et 1900 with sO'VJo alIU @1-o4i4'0 47'si' @-'-e
,-o-Sneorles ot the Brown & Fleming Contracting
b. of No. E9 Pearl street, give Liabilities Of
80 80 - and assets OF $685.. .723 s.
ss -. LES of Clara WechsleT, dryFoods, Of No.
esse- tTacHay, show liabilities OF 5729 30 and
Nor+E 49, g. Included in the assets are stock
s-noIIu.i@-1D -Dy. and debts due On open accounts
q WaS+ ~ q Sternberg, Pressner & Co, Of No
&c 81 -.aolston street give firms liabilities as
WIN assets Of S915l T.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

Foreign Rio-Coffee market steady.
Eo 3S4Do exchange Is I'D, c.ea-ances Europe.
1000 bags. receipts. 5000 bags. stock $1,000
tosCoee market weak; No Santos 3s775 No :. $500
receipts. s. GJo bags; Eock 2.I+9oCo bags Hamburg
Coffee market opened unchanged = rfE higher at
bags Ear-e-Cofee market opened unchanged. l.
declined = franc; sales. 5000 bags
COTTOS-The cotton market was higher today as
result weekend covering and reports q killing
IN parts q the Western belt The closed steady
AZ a net advance OF 20 Il points. only point
or t-on the best. estimated 20 600
bales The market opened steady, advance OF
points, cables due reacted within
d point CT last nights finals. then hrmed
covering. less offerings the South
buying for long account promoted by the low
the Eastern helt sunday Low temperature were
reported Texas Oklahoma. Mississippi and New Or
leans Greenwood. Miss had a killing Freezing
temperatures reported points IN tho New
Orleans district Light killing reported at
points Oklahoma. where the Is
tailed weather reports showed minimum temperature
C b degrees Dallas. g degrees -i-ec1vlle 81
WaIa-hachie Texas aside from the low teHpe-at
tire rather conflicting. Gables were
than and there seemed 10 be I'm
feeling the Manchester strike situation and
state affairs Southeastern Europe Reports
from very encouraging 10 In
other haE4. the weekend figures were heaEsh, and
impression Is thai local contracts
Friday close 70 & shipping parity with high
grades the south. Bulls. however, believe that
steadier ia contracts will ue quickly followed -
interior holders
The range OF prices in the local ma-.et to
cay follows.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
TJPRESS RITES BOOSTED.
p. S. C., Unable to Act, DiSclaimS
Responsibility for Increases.

ro.a-41I that the general public would tax II
18th the responsibility for having the rates on ex-
,ss rackages shipped from point within its
s--is5ic-ion 10 another increased. the Public Ser
- commission has made disclaimer Of being
a.. cause Of the boosts IL prices which the express
---rar3es have been making since the commission
5a,i5ed that i had no jurisdiction companies
t,ee o2e-ations were not limited to the confines
NJ greater New York
orsv fen weeks ago the commission. acting
-, -na recommendation OF Commissioner Eustis,
5.-i5e5 i could nothing N fixing rates for ex-
,ess companies which could show that their bust
80 extended beyond greater New York But the
,-,5szfor was surprised and indignant yesterday
be- i discovered that some Of the express COM
-a-ras were charging 20 cents for the shipment of
, ,---nlz from Brooklyn TO New York. where before
M had charged % cents
To add 10 the commissions dispeasure. investi-
s-io-l by its inspectors confirmed the statements
,s5a ts- co-arlaiuants that the express companies
1rs-a contending that the increase in express
.,--as was due to the action Of the Public Ser
--ca commission. At four express offices the
,,-eserpeu VINO lald the heavier tolls said the
-o,a,i- Service Commission responsible and at
o others Il vas related that the Interstate Com
-,,a-re Commission WAS to blame.
Meanwhile the Public Service Commission can do
1o-firg 50 long as al express company sends
,-I-k or rv~o to New Jersey in the course Of a
1ea~ il constitutes itself an interstate commerce
carrier and the Public Service Commission under
the present Law IS unable 10 deal with the case
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
MAY BREAK WITH sEABoARD AIR LINE
Atlanta Birmingham Bondholders' Committee
and Receivers at Odds.

The bondhoIders' protective committee Of the
Atlanta Fr7nnshaIn Railroad and the receivers Of
.bs seabozrd Air Line Railway are understood TO
be II ODDS over the traffic arrangements between
.be Two roads and according 10 interests in close
,ovch with the situation. the trouble may end in
,bs severance of existing relations between the
companies
TIE holders Of Atlanta Birmingham securities il
& said are satisfied with the joint rate basis
on which the roads are working. and think that
.bei- road IS entitled larger share OF the rev
erres. As the receivers Of the Seaboard Air Line
failed 10 pay the interest due on September / on
ffe Birmingham first Is, the bondholders'
committee would be in position. should this in
.erest remain unpaid the expiration Of the three
months grace allowed under the terms Of the
proceedings. This would enable the bondholder
the situation believe that II could earn its inter
ezt charges three or four times over
The Atlanta Birmingham delivers more traffic 10
The Sesboard Air line than i receives from the
iatter. and its terminals IN Birmingham where
connexions are made with various lines are vaIua-
he That crv originates q large amount OF traffic
End altogether. Is pointed out the road would
b il position 10 do well as an independent prop
e-rv-
The Seabozrd Air line now furnishes trackage
into Atlanta 70 the Atlanta BIRMINGHAM and If
the bordholde-s took over the company they would
have -a5se money 10 build into that city As
the road comes within three miles of Cleorgia's
capita, however. this would require the rails
tns Ct z 'arEe amount. and. as there are at At
ls1ta number @ roads which would be glad 10
interhange business with the Atlanta Birmingham
the outlay would be well worth while.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York October 10 1908.
BEEEES- Receipts IS cars. % head. all
consigned direct except Nothing importance
doing live cattle. Nomiually steady all
Dressed beef IN moderate request steady
7iaQ0C per n native sides SO
markets unchanged Exports this port to-day
included 600 and 1000 quarters OF beef the
London 2g75 quarters the New York, also
for the London market. and 100 cattle the ST. Louis
TO Antwerp.
SaIes-Fred I. Kratz: Il West Virginia 116S n
at s. 80 100 n. heifers lO4D n at s.
CALVES-Receipts 31S head all consigned di-
siauEhterers with the exception OF head.
ing weak except for prime and choice stock few
and medium yeals sold at $54SS 80 per leo n
Dressed calves quiet city dressed veas quoted
sd14iac with few exceeding lie country dressed
Td12}ec, dressed grasseTs and fed calves at aR lac
Sales-S. Judd & Co: veais. l24 10 average, at
50 50: g5 H.. a 50.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts were 2Tlz or
including IL for slaughterer5 and II y
market. making. with ue held
day 15ia sale Good and prime sheep about
steady; lambs very dun and 35aJ0c 9wer. about half
the stock likely 10 be held Common 10 prime
sheep S3S4 so per loo Th medium prime lambs
s. TJiSG ycarlings 50 Dressed mutton STEADY
6d9c 10: dressed lambs weak at 9Ql2c
Company III Virginia lambs,
so per n so Indiana do 30 n at
ST. Euffao 6e n, 81 a. 1&7 Kentucky sheep
ia II. 81 - Indiana yearings. 100 n, So
Shippers, Commission Company: l52 Pittsburs sheep
90 n. s. 1919.
HOGS-Recepts ere 1850 head. all for slaughter
Noninally weak 10 lower. Country dressed hogs
at slsd9lac per 10 for medium % light weights
yesterdayl-S. Judd state hogs.
200 IL average. at Sc 50 per 100 n.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
COLORADO FUEL AND IRON REPORT

Denver. Oct 10.-Tho Colorado Fuel and Iron
company. in its annual report Just made public,
1tates that while the gross earnings decreased as
result q the stress OF the business depression.
Tho operating expenses were reduced nearly per
cent below the expenditures for the previous year
The gross earnings from operation We're 81, ,O99,8S0
beng little more than $4,000 less than the
Previous year, but this decline was Offset by the re
ouctio1 II operating expenses. In addition 10 the
amounts charged &c profit and loss. the company
records z surplus Of nearly $500 O00-
President WeIborn n his report says that the
company Ia splendid condition and that the con-
te7rplated e1oenditures for maintenance and i'm
Prorements viii bring il 10 d high point Of eff
ciencv
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

market sheep lambs wo-E. sheep s. 3oJS5;
lambs s. 7JdSG 10 yssrlnzs, s. s5G$d-
East Buffalo. 10-CATTL E--E;eCeIpts. 500 head
market steady. VEALS-Eecelpts. 800 head. market
active and 5Oc lower S61SS -. HOGS-Receipts
II head market slow and steady heavr S6F 81 10
- Sc 70, Workers s. % So .tai-les and
crass-rs 50 2II St SHEEP AND LANBS-Recetp-s
sheep active and steady, lambs slow and
25c lower. lambs s. So year-ings and we-hers - .
Cincinnati. oct. 1o-HoGs-AIarks, active and
butchers and shippers. So 1896 80: common
S47 81 g.. CATTLE-Market easy and quiet: fair %
good shippers. S4 250 s. 10, common, g 81 30
SHEEP-Market steady 81 25 a IS 10 LAMBS-Aa--
let strong. 81 s. 81.
- kansas city. OCT. 10-CATTLE- Receipts. 500 head
including ZOO Southerns. market steady. receipts for
week. head Choice export and dressed beef
steers so good, - 50 s. 20. Western
steers s. 81. and fecIsrs 50 . 81 53
Southern steers, Sc 81 TO- southern cows SO s. ao
native ST 10 50 % native hetfers, 81 s5s So
bulls So 25a So 80: calves. IS 5Oass IS HOGs-Rs-
ceipts market sc lower: receipts for the
week. 900 head. Top. Sc 80, bulk Of sales. s. $50
%. heavy S6 30 SO 10, PACKERS and butchers S6e
S6 80; light. s. 80 SO 10. pigs 50 70 s5 . SHEEP
Receipts for the week $4,000 head market steady
Lambs. 81 5OT So. and yearIines 50 IJf s. %
81 20: stockers and feeders. 81 % s. so
Union stock Yards PittsburE. Oct 1o.-CA TILE
SuuIv l~ht. market steady choice. St Sc -. prime
s. 65s s. 90 SHEEP--Su1p'v fair. market slow and
lower. prime vethers s. - 81 80. cuIjs and
s. so s.: heavy Workers.. s. Sc VEAL CALVES
S. 5pa SO HDGS-Receipts light market higher.
prime heavies. 80. mediums. S6 10 81
heavy Workers s. 900 So o. light Workers. IS 508
s. 40; pigs. 500 s. %: roughs. 81 50T s. SO
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago Oct 10-THe wheat market --asp7-s7 q
strong front to-day owing TO talk Of the effect that
the acreage in the Southwest sovn 70 wheat this
season would probably be greatly reduced because
ot insufficient moisture AT the close prices were
PC TO sc TO sc above the previous close. Corn
and oats were also firm. but provisions were weak.
with the exception OF October pork which closed
at an advance Of 81 35 70 81 S-7s a barrel
DRY weather talk apparently supplemented the
war scare as market factor IN the wheat PIT
to-day, and brought out an active general demand
which resulted in strong market the greater part
OF the day The market opened easy. with prices
sc 20 4c % N2c lower, owing 70 an advance in the
price OF British corsols and to a moderate decline
the price OF wheat az Liverpool Before the end CT
first half hour the market had recovered on buying
by some OF the leading traders who, tr was said.
were alarmed by the continued absence OF rain In
the winter wheat secticn- As trading progressed
prices made additional advances. until December
touched 81 Ola. and May 81 049s an advance Of more
than &c from the low point The excellent demand
for flour in the Northwest was an important factor
IN sustaining prices at the higher level The mar
ket closed strong and near the hest marks for the
day. CLearauces OF wheat and flour equal 10
4-2 600 bushels Primary receirts we're 1870. COO
bushels. compared with $4,000 bushels the corrs-
sponGIHg day year ago. Minneapolis Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts OF 1907 cars. against
144I cars week ago and 6S6 cars last year.
The corn market was generally dull but a firm
tone prevailed, owing to the strength OF wheat.
which Offset tne favorable conditions for the matJr-
ms OF the new crop The market closed firm at
about the best price OF the day. Loc1l receipts
We're rs cars with 2S Of contract grade
Extreme dulness prevailed in the oats Dit, but
the market WAS firm. IN sympathy with wheat and
corn. Buying OF 100000 bushels OF the December
delivery by a cash concern was a feature OF the
trade. Al the close prices were lac lower 10 1sc
10 14c higher Local receipts were 213 cars.
An advance Of 81 65 a barrel in the price of Ccto
Der pork. which occurred within the last minute or
two OF trading. was the feature OF otherwise
dun market IN provisions. Brokers. thought TO be
acting for a leading local packer, bid I'D the price
from S13 65 SIS Z5 but busiress attended the
seusa tiOnaI advance. The market n general was
weak. owing to miscellaneous liquidation Octo-
ber pork closed SIS 20 the high point OF tia day.
The close in general was OF 1212c 70 3515c.
Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat, 27 cars:
corn. 1O9 cars; cats. PA cars; hogs, 10000 head
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
Cash OUGTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York, October 10, llES-
COFFEE-The coffee market quiet to-day.
being reported only 100 bags which part
consisted market opened unchanged %
points lower closed quiet unchanged prices TO
decline OF points. The decline sympathy with
lower French cables, the market Hayre reporting
decline OF = Hamburg unchanged Z ptS
higher the but little easier, closing
4 pig higher i lower Neither Brazilian
reported change, receipts a the
ports 10000 bags, 1900 year and holiday
two years Cloudy weather reported in four
districts OF Pauu, there precipitation
noted. and some authorities claim that rain IS
needed for ths coming crop a ad-
vices being received regard 70 crop
prospects. Il has rule II local
circles u consider OF this character as good
reports received however, speak
rather G1S-oL-aE1DElE anything
more than q moderate yield. ths whole change
appeared taking the situation and
local sentiment is evidently Indifferent the speculative
market The market for spot coffee quiet, with
quotations the basis % 6i4c Rio No :.
The range OF prices local market to-day
follows.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKEr.

Liverpool. Oct IO-Closlne: WHEAT-Sqot steady. No
red winter IS sid; futures steady December
Is March. IS cad. May. IS 5-iG- CDEN-Spot
quiet. American mixed. IS 5d fu,ures quiet; October
5a lossd: December. 0sd FLDJ Fs-WInter patents
steady 30. HOPS-At London. Pacific Coast uoui-
l5sUE2 COTTO\SEFsD CIIl-FuU refined
sD5t steady 2s BEEF-Extra India firm.
PORK-Prime Western strong, sos HAMS-Short
cut "A 70 1G u. quiet 5Js. RACON-CuUberland cut
% TO SO n quiet 55s. rib. 10 n, quiet SIS
long clear middes. light, = 81 n firm. 51s. long
clear rnidGies. heayv 20 II 54s; clear
90 steady 52s. clear bellies Il 70 70 n
1uet sos shoulders. square II Is n quiet AIS cd
LARD-Irrae Western. in tierces du 5ls Cd; American
refined IN pals Erm. Sos Sd CHEESE-Cauadian finest
white new steady Cos: Canadian finest col0red
steady 6is TALLOW-Prine city steady. 29s Cd; Aus
traIiar in London scm 34s. TJRPENTINE-Spirlts
1uet 26s Sd. LINSEED OILs-Duu 23s I'd PETRO-
IEJ-Ai-S1eady. ~ o.. ROSIN-ComnOn steady. IS Sd
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
DEMAND JOINT EXPRESS RATE.
J, S C. Gets Complaint Against Two Com
panies-Exorbitaut Charges Alleged.

Al6az5.. Oct lo-The Public Service Commission
n TIE z District announced Today il had before
g TIE fist complaint II which Joint rate is asked
70 be established by express companies where q
sun q local rates only IS used FOR packages weigh
Ing oyc1 seven pounds.
The complaint IS made hy residents OF Northern
Sew York. and Is directed against the Canadian
Express Company and the American Express Com
pany, the Canadian Express Company operating
over the Grand Trunk Railroad and the American
Express Company over its connection, tho Rome,
NatertoWn q OEdens5urg division OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad.
The compliments alege they are compelled TO
pay exhortrant rates t0r packages sent a short
distance.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
rAsMANIAN RAeRIT INpusTRY.

Consul Henry D. Baker writes from Hobart that
during the last few years the rabbit industry IN
Tasmania has assumed considerable proportions
His particulars follow:
Rabbits for export are trapped only IN ths
winter months, when their fur Is at its best and
the industry affords remunerative wages for a
number Of men and boys at d time when agrl-
cultural operations are dull The trappers dis
efnbOwel the rabbits the spot and cart them
the nearest railway station for dispatch TO the
freezing works at Hobart or LaunCestOn. The
rabbits are graded 10 size and packed IN crates
holding from tweuty-four 20 thirty rabbits, ac-
cordtnc 10 size which are then stored IN freeZ-
ing chamber. Periodically steamer calls and
tstkes Il consignment OF frozen rabbits TO Eng
land The season is Just apprCacHi-S and
appearances seem to point to a busy time for the
1rannerz rz"-ConSulaT Report
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
A sueARY AFRICAN ERulT.

Consul Joseph I Britain. OF Prague. quotes an
Austrian journal which tells OF plant recently
discovered in Africa, belonging TO TIE family OF
leguminous plants. called Parkid biglObosa, which
produces fruit containing % per cent sacchar1ne
and about 20 per cent reducing sugar, and wher
ripe about 80 TO - per cent saccharine II the psi
centage of sugar is correctly stated, the plant
would take drst rank among 7ugar producing
plants The extraction OF the sugar from the frlit
is said to be accompanied by no dificulJes--S0n-
sular report
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
MEXICAN MINING BONDS ON SALE.

Gaugan Isbeu q CO. are offering 100000 per
eet collateral trust convertible gold bonds OF the
Mexican Exploration and Mining Company. This
corporation recently acquired control OF the Doug
Es Copper Company and also the properties Of
what was known as the Ryall and Mix concession
Of more than Z million acres IN the State Of So
xcrs bfeysro
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
OTTER MARkETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago oct TLE,-Recepts iestimated) about
TOO head market steady steers - 4S 30 cows. 81 -
-. heIrs S3HS4 bulls s. JodS+ 40 calves. So
ass 20, sockers and feeders. g G0l 81 GJ HOGS-Re
testiua ed 5000 head, market steady
weak choice heavy shprns 81 2aasd - batehera So =
packing 50 9OQ$6 pigs. 5OQS5 TO- bulk of safes $50
So To- SHEEP-RecepJS (estmatedI about LOOo haadi
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
HE SPOKE TOO soon.

OF - go mere. old chap: forgive me for speaking
coeEr., ~ 9I..ys yCa really ought 10 know Your wife
- pay square game Of bridge" "''N
81 Gear fellow that's q cornulif,eut Ia ~, =.
t.oNs ilat you play such q corkinZ game ,j,.+ -
eo'isdn't Afford to"-I4fe "A'iAS 'lat she
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
JUDGM ENTS.

e., living judgments were fled yesterday. the
- name being that of the debtor:
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11


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New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

L dsc'tsl Specie. Deposits. ICs-c
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New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

BANK STATEMENT IN DETAIL.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
100000
Mexican Exploration s. Mining Compan1
CONVERTIBLE GOLD BONDS
ntr@tP abeF Ferun-y1 n gas i n
CouOnoR edd dhg
TRUsT C. Trustee
WINDSOR TRUST CO. NEW YORK. T

Denominations, 500, $500, $1,000
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

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Coupon or Registered interchangeable Bonds
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