The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
LONDON sToCKs.

LONDON STOCKS.
 London, Aug. 22.-Considering the holiday season the markets of the stock exchange have been comparatively ac- undertons Even consois. which rs- gently have been depressed, picked up from the lowest quotations of the week and closing i-is dearer than last Sat investment purchasins which. however. was more noticeable among foreign rails and forsign bonds.
 Foreign bonds tenented also from increased support from Paria where ket developed considerable activity and advancing prices. the big houses. as we'll as the small local specuiators. set ting h the present level In antictpa- close of the present account.
 American securities had week of see-saw movement. The early rise was lost by rusnor of deduction in New rSsa Ma sonssssn, oSi Wal. hs % support, especially of the Pacific ts- sues. caused prices to spring upward. making the close or. Friday from enc to i've points higher than last satur- day. An exception was New York Gen. tral, which closed i've points lower.
 Copper shares continue to be swayed by Wall Street and the rise In the price of metal. They closed below the best points touched but higher on the week.
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 Chicago. Aug. 22.-rhe beginning of ths
 es m s S sso q sss ~s'a % effect today sn the lecal market. prices at yesterdays final quotations. Corn and oats closed steady but provisions were weak.
 The situafion n he Northwest as related the early tAoyeInent Of the new crcp Nas Arrivals of new wheat today at sfinneapcils were g eaFs asa.nss ss yesterday ana ?!
 Tho mAteFtAIizInk last night Of predicted frosts in many localities of the spring wheat and only eaused msiia firmness st the stsTs which offset the weakness Of foreign mar kets. Soon after the opening prices jump Ing break sE siinneapolis @ sspss1aber Ss for stNe se sse. 1on the decline tfe market sator Sssrsss skIas steadied priess thar shs lack of any export demand and the slew ness cf iraas iu essh wheat preeIudsd gay of He in the pfiee sf No Northern wheat stai s For sesfsssf ,s @ ss' tss iow point Ss M shs day was reached ef e2Ae and for December at eskc. Tns market closed easv with Fihai fisnres 6n Dscember sic. ciaarAncss of wheat and Flour were equal to. .4iS, 9oo bushele. Primary receipts were 7s1, ,UpQ. com pared with 7ts.eD0 busheis the c6fregpohd- Ing day c year ago Minneapolis, Dnlakh and Chicago reported receipts of 3es cars. against PET lAet week and gre year asa The weakness of wheat induced csnsi1- erable selling of corn but the market held fairly steady. owing to the low tempera- tuFes which prevailed last night over the corn belt Froea was predicted fon tonight for the Dalofas ana Northern Iowa but the news failed to create any great amount of damage. Trade was rather aail all day and the close was steady. with prices k Q Nc higher to Ac lower September closed at 77e and December at sbA9%c. Local receipts is5 cara.
 There was very little trade in the oats market and prices held comparatively steady The snaainess of primary receipts was again a strengthening influence Al the close prices were a shade lower to Sc higher with September at 4s ikc and Decem- Der at ks%c Local receipts were 122 cars. Provisions were weak all day because I of profit taking sales In the September and October daliverieh The weakness Of whea thad snnss effect on the market. I Pork showed the xreatese losses. the de- eIinas being from s7Mc fo s7Me from ths at almost the bottom. segrernber Fork clos. | Ad d slt.i8 LAre at Ss. teM and riha a'
 EstimAtsa receipts fes Monday: whsa. e7 earss eern s6ts eats ts7: hoss ae.Ses head.