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CHICAGO. August 17.-Free selling Of
wheat by several leading commission
houses resulted In a 1-cent break soon af-
ter the opening today. Later the market
rallied on covering by shorts. September
opened hak lower at 92X to aa1t. declined
to 9214 and advanced to 9c1ha92k.
September corn opened y to hax lower
at 75,sa75A to 75A and sold at 75a751s.
September oats opened haA to Nax
September pork opened 1oc higher at
15lIh, ribs 714a1O higher at $50 There
was nothing doing in lard during early
trading in provisions.
The wheat market became still weaker
later in the session, owing to heavy SELL
ing by local longs and cash interests.
prompted chiefly by sharp declines at
northwestern markets. For September
the low point was reached at ON. The
close was weak with September down IL
ala. at BIN.
frmer corn tone developed toward
the middle Of the day. when September
advanced to 75t. but the weakness of
wheat soon caused another decline. The
close was weak. final quotations on Sep
tember being of Nc at 75A.
Close: Wheat-September. 91Z: Decem-
Der. 93ssa1O2: May. g1Aa97t
Corn-september. 7SA; December. 6s34:
oats~september. 4e,s: December. 4esa
Pork-september. 15.o7sl; October. 22Al
January. 16.O2h.
Lard-september. e.27h: October. 9.37h:
January. $40.
Ribs-September. S77h; October, SSH
January. S.O7h.
RyejCash. Is; September, Il.
Barley-Cash. 62a68.
neutrality-suspicious. 6S. October. S55.
Clover-October. 11.75.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. August l7-Closing:
wheat-Spot. quiet: No. 2 red western
winter, Is 61zd: No. I California. Is. 1919:
futures. quiet; September. 70 3ssd: Decem-
Der, Is AID.
Corn-Spot. Arm; American mixed. Is
I'd. Futures. quiet: September. % 100.
Flour-Winter patents. steady. 29s.
Hops at London Pacific COAST. steady.
E1 l3saE2 81.
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Closing ouotations.

closing Quotations.
At the close Of the stock market tho fol
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations. there being no chang
IN balance OF the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. 77A.
Am. Car and Foundry 4OK.
American Ice Securities. 30as.
American Locomotive, %.
American Smelling, 94h.
American Sugar. 1914
Anaconda. 46x.
Atlantic Coast Line, coy.
Baltimore 4 Ohio. 08X.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 52x.
Canadian Pacific, INK
Central Leather. 26H.
Central Leather, pfd.. 81.
Chesapeake and Ohio, AN
Chi, MIL and st. Paul, l45x.
Chi. and N. We 1854.
Col. Fuel and IRON. 33x.
Corn Products, 1911.
Delaware & Hudson. 1851.
Denver and Rio Grande, 28
Erie LIST pfd., 23x.
Erie, second preferred, 20X.
General Electric. ~.
Great Northern Ore, 66.
Great Northern, pfd. 137x.
Interboro Metropolitan. liz.
Interboro Metropolitan, pfd.. 331A
Kansas City Southern. "a.
Mo-, Kansas and Teas. CON-, 49,
Mo-, Kan. and Tex, pfd., 81.
Missouri Pacific. 5831.
National Lead. So
New York Central. 1O5N.
n. Y, Ontario and West, 42x.
Northern Pacific. IA.
Pennsylvania r. r., 136x.
Reading. 124k.
Rock Island, CON-. 173t.
Rock Island. pfd.. S3k.
8. L. & San Fran, "a pfd.. q.
Southern Pacific. 05&.
Southern Railway. 1914.
Toledo, st. Louis and West, 26h.
Union Pacific, 1854.
u. g. Rubber. "a.
u. g. Steel. 453t.
U. 8. Steel. pfd.. 1861.
Utah Copper. Az.
Va. Car. Chem, CON-. 2SA.
Wabash. 12h.
Wabash, pfd.. "a.
Wisconsin Central, -.
Wisconsin Central, pfd., q.
Wooden Goods. %.
BONDS.
Interborough Met. 41s. 6S71.
Rock Island 4s, 66&.
Union Conver. A.. 94h.
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Government Securities.

The hfty-frst annual exhibition Of the
York County (Pa) Agricultural Society.
the program for which has just been COM
pleted. will be held from October 8 to
8. Inclusive.
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Anaconda ..........
! At, Top. & 8. Fe.
A.. T. & 8. F.. pfd. .
At. Coast Line. 80.
Baltimore & Ohio.
B. & O.. pfd.
Brook. Rapid Tran.
Canadian Pacific. 90.
c.. c., c. 4 st. L.
Central Leather.
Cen. Leather. pfd.
Caesa. & Ohio.
Chi. Great Western
Chi. Mil. & st. P. i.
c.. M. 4 st. p, pfd.
Chicago & NV.
Col. Fuel & Iron. 80.
Col. Southern. ......
Z. & H. C. & I.
Consolidated Gas. -.
Corn Products.
Corn Products. pfd.
Delaware & Hudson
Del. Lac. 4 West. {.
Den. & Rio Grande.
Distillers' Securities
Erie, common. ......
Erie, LIST pfd. .......
Erie. I'd pfd.
General Electric. -.
Great Nor. Ore. 49,.
Great Nor. pfd.
Hooking Valley.
Hooking Valley. pr.
Illinois Central. 49,.
Interboro Met.
Interboro Met. pfd.
International Paper.
K. c. Southern. 49,.
X. c. Southern. pfd.
Louisville & Nash.
Mackay Co.'S 5000.
Mackay Co. g, pfd.
Mexican Central. 90.
NJ, X. & T.. com.
NJ. X. & T.. pfd.
NJ, S. P. & 8. g. M,
NJ. s. Pc S.S.M..pf
Missouri Pacific. -.
National Biscuit Co.
Nat. Biscuit Co., pr.
National Lead. 49,.
N. Y. Air Brake. %.
N. Y. Central. ......
N. Y, Chi. 4 st. L.
N. Y. C. 4 8. L.. I'd
N. Y, Ont. 4 W.
Norfolk & Western.
Northern Pacific. -.
Pac. Mail Steam.
Pennsylvania r. n.
Peoples Gas Of Chi.
Pressed Steel Car.
Ry. Steel Spripg Co.
Ry. s. g. Co., pfd. =.
Reading ...........
Rep. Iron & Steel. .
Rep. !. & s., pfd.
Rock Island. com. =.
Rock Island. pfd. :.
Sloss-Shemeld Steel.
8. L. & 8. F.. "a pr.
st. Louis 8. W.. pfd.
Southern Pacific. 80.
So. Pacific, pfd. 90.
Southern Ry.
Southern Ry., pfd.
Tennessee CoppOr,
Toll. st. L. & W.
T., 8. L. & W.. pfd.
Union Pacific. 800.
Union Pacific. pfd. 1
u. 8. Rubber. 900.
U. 8. Rubber. pfd. :
u. 8. Steel.
U. 8. Steel. pfd. -.
Utah Copper. .......
Va.-Car. Chem. Co.
Va l., C. & c. Co.
Wabash ............
Wabash, pfd. .......
Western Union. 800.
West. Elec. Man.
Wisconsin Central. .
Wisconsin Gen.. pfd.
Wooden Goods.
Wooden Goods. pfd.
BOZ
Am. Tob. Is.
Am. Tob. 6s. .......
B. r. T. a.. ........
Inter. Met. 40.
Rock Island q. go.
U. 8. Steel 6s. ......
IInfnn COnvAp -
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs 4 Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
Stock Exchange ana Chicago Board Of
Trade.
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Warrington Stock Exchange.
saies.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Cspital
Traction, 10 ut 12S.
Washington Gas. % at 64h.
Mergepthaler Linotype, At 207n.
United States Trust. at "a. at 81.
After call-WaAhinRton Rwy and Elec CON-,
80 at IS, 50 at IS, 100 at IS.
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ouotatio0s furnished BY 3. F. Hutton & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange; @. Bowie
rhi0enaN naanaRaF. l80l r NV
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a. silver. STEADY. q ll-l6d per ounce.
Money, hax per cent.
ne rate of discount in the open market fol
short bills 10 ~ per cent.
The rate Of discount tn the open market to-
three month bills 10 7-16a1h per cent.
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Open. High. Low: 80.
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THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the West Virginia p1ttsbor6 Oil
ana Ca COMPANY will b held At = Metserott
building: lilo st.. washinstoo d. O.. on Sep
tenbef ~, 1903.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

ran because of Boss Murpby's dccl.
sion To read the orator out of the par
~. and Foraker will not be seen ut
Chicago because of his falling OIL,
With the powers that be In the Re-
publican party OF the two probably
Cockran's loss will he the greatest.
His oratory Is we'll suited to large as
semblages. His voice Is strong. His
action Is incessant His vocabulary IS
copious. His frame is big and he fills
both tho eye AMI The ear. On num-
erous occasions. state and national. he
has entertained crowds peyond all
other speakers present. His speech n
Chicago In 1892 in opposition to M.
Cleveland, while ineffective, was
memorable exhibition of his powers.
But he is not for Denver this year
Ohio has chosen It's delegates and
Foraker is not one of them He too.
ID an orator who shines In Il swarm
of men. His style differs from that
OF Mr. Cochran but Is notable of It's
Kind Not one of Ohlo's big four this
year Is an orator, and the name of the
man who is to place Taft In nomina.
ton, has not yet been announced.
Perhaps not quite as noted or as
popular. Chicago Is also to lose an.
other wcll-known orator. Reference
Is made to former Governor Frank S.
Black. OF New York. 1t was thought
likely ut one time that he would NOM
mate Hughes, but since his speech
before legislative committee in fa-
vor of race track gambling-nn evil
which Governor Hughes is trying TO
conect-Mr. BLACK has dropped ont
OF calculation. The lawyers fee has
wrecked the orators opportunity.
Who are to set off the fireworks at
the conventions? The texts at both
Denver and Chicago will be inspiring.
There Is not n candidate In the field
whose name and achievements should
not carry u fine panegyrlc, aud as for
Mr.. Bryan he calls for the best speech.
the best orator the Democratic
party can produce. What lngcrsoll
did for Blaine. should he done now
for Mr.. bryan. OF course. there will
be fine nominating speeches at both
the conventions, but just the same.
the crowds will miss Cochran. Foraker
and black.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Gunrdian-How does my niece get on
with her music? Is she making any
progress? Muslcus-l regret 10 say
that she is not Her time and finger
Ing are very defective. and all ] can
do to correct them makes no impress.
sion on her. She will run the scales to
suit herself. Guardianship inherited
that from her father. He was twenty
years in the coal business.-London
Graphic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
ReaIiatin.

Two painters were Boosting abou.
how they could paint.
DO you know" said one. 81 painted
n sixpcnce on the ground one day, and
beggar nearly broke his fingers try
Ing TO pick 1t up"
That's nothing to what did," said
the other. Il painted n leg of NUT
ton on n stone. and 1t was so real-like
that n dog ate half the stone before he
found out his mistake"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
wDDNnsDAy. APRIL i. 1908.
'Eass, BRYAN's ESTIMATE OF SEC.
RETARY TAFT.

fr.l " mum JciiuibSh DINuu HIup one
OF the best speeches Monday night In
Kansas City. Mo, he has delivered
since he became II receptive candi-
Date for the Democratic nominations
71of President. He not only pointed
out In his vigorous and characteristic
manner the hollowness of the Repub-
llcnn party, but he showed In an I'M.
smistakable manner what sham re
former Secretary Taft is. In the
ts0rrse of his speech, Mr. Bryan said:
The President has picked ont Sec
rptary Taft and given him tho sup
port OF the administration. without
{, tho support of the administration, the
: Aecretary would scarcely have state
in the convention, and with the Pres.
dents support lie ID having an up
hill hight He has no record ns n re &.
Former. and his speeches do not indi.
cate q definite purpose or courage
Qua program He may be the best
man the President could find among
hia cabinet officers. but Secretary
Taft's superiority over his colleagues
So duo not to his positive virtues. bu,
rs the fact that none OF the rest o..
them have any reform tendencies
whatever, In fact, the widespread re
sosm sentiment among the Rcpubl
San masses is not reflected TO any
considerable extent among Republi-
can leaders"
Trilo every word of it. 1t IA n hard
hose for the secretary and his friend.
; tho President, but they will undonbt-
eddy by various and sundry remarks,
attempt to show the people that the
estimate OF the character OF MIR. Taft
made by Mr., Bryan is not true, but
che American people refuse to he
Fooled By glittering generalities when
they have statements which have the
stamp Of truthfulness ana sincerity
upon them for the basis upon which
& To- form an opinion.
Taft would be no more of reforms
@c If he became President than was
Andrew johnson. His entire life has
sbsen passed in IN atmosphere that
SIS against the man entertaining
such Views rs Roosevelt has Decn giv.
sing the country the past few years. His
very Iife's training would make it an
aInpossibility for Mr.. Taft 10 carry out,
z ny even half, the policies of the Roose.
welt administration. He would I'M
admittedly try to do so, because Il is
likely that he has pledged himself In
ffHt direction. but the man would be
sacapabie OF the task. His whole rec
sscrd up to the past year has proved
rim 10 be anything but n reformer
sjn the sense the word is used by Mir.
bryan, and 1t would be physical ami
saentai impossbility for him to be.
COME so. as much as he might desire
3IIso be successful In his new role
but even granting that II would pe
Daaaible for him to become q reform
the party ne represents would not
low him to become so. 1t is not re-
Form that the Republican party is
aeelking 1t may talk reform, but when
st rosias to the point, il will always
fa fo,snd that it ia power that The Re-
lslican party desires above all other
itfHgs; power to control; power TO
sfe ont patronage; in short power
Il, do as it pleases at any and all
isnes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Arkansas has stood good deal from
Jeff Davis. hut II lie did really run
away in his street fight The last straw
has been placed on their backs, The
average Arkansasan may have faults.
but cowardice is not one OF them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Nine Tetraazini is the latest singer
from abroad to get mixed up in the
New York courts. If this keeps up
much longer one of the things neces
sary for a prima donna TO know will
be international law.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

The story having been given cur
roncy that the Kaiser's objections TO
Dr Hill We're based on the fact that
ho was not rich man, that monarch
by divine right hastens to withdraw
from his position. Even an emperor
does not want 10 he IL snob.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

The secretary of The Kansas Board
of Health says he has found in ginger
snaps sold in Topeka hair Single
nails. kindling wood and broom straw
The purchasers certainly got lot for
their money.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
curlno the Fever.
rsS

Curing the Fever.
Are you oil worked out aud lazy,
Sort o. siretchy like an oidr
Arc yer innaris sort O. sluggish
And yer TRIBES ciummy cold?
iiev You nervous tits AN wakin'n
In IN middle o. tn night?
It's tn April fever comm
with lis springtime appetite!
It's tn blsmelest kind o. sickness
Tibet Teller ever had!
~ Amt NO dlf'rencc who's yer Doctor
IL will git yew gist AS bad,
IL is surer thing than babies
III tn mortgage on tn farm.
An you've got L Quit an tend II
Er III thinR'll do yew harml
You can't hgh, 1t down ner kill II:
Sassafras don't DO no good
All III sduills an augarcd sulphur
In III kingdom never would
It's a cnsc OF 70 an dig II
out behind IN barn ar shed
Aud a scootin' Z IN river.
When tn gun is sinkln' red.
It's choice o. FISH er fever
IL you're sick 10 out AN play
Where tn z-phyrs sort o cool We.
by tn brookn glad roundelny.
Where tn buds is Dustin eager
And IN pHsduo Hover nods its blue,
You WIN nnd a bracm' tonic
rhatll put new life In you,
Breathe 1t In. b'gosh. an snin It.
I'm yer lungs an rum and shout.
It's elixir of the country
And II knocks til fever out.
Drugs nor nothln' else won't touch IT.
You have got t. steal away
Where tn zephyrs sort o. cool we.
by IN brooks glad roundelayl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

A four legged chicken has been born
in Virginia town but as long rs the
four necked variety does moi becomc
too common the boarding house pa
irons will not mind very much.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
WITH THE PAaAaRAPHERs.

The course of true love never did
run smooth. but in some countries 1t
is perhaps rougher than in others.
They manage those things better in
France. New York Mail
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

a man in Ohio. aged 40 years. has
married the divorced wife of his son.
aged fifty years. just for spite. he
says. The spite against himself must
have been the STRONGEST of all.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

A Russian with whiskers two feet
Ions kissed the Cleveland jury which
acquitted him of the charge of muir.
der. II he ever gets before that jury
again his fate is certain.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Perhaps 1t would he advisable to
consul, the ladies about the construc
tion of battleships. They know the
proper location of belts and their ig-
norance of powder Is limited.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

A man named Raspberry complains
because an Oklahoma court railroaded
him to prison. Sort OF damned him in
as 1t we're.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

The name of bride of large we'd
ding in Baltimore yesterday was Icm-
mon. We shudder to think OF the
comments that have been made by the
bright ones.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

sackcloth has rather holy appear
ance anyway. and that is probably
why the girls are wearing their peek
a-hoo waists these days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

The antics OF that torpedo fired
from the Blakeiy makes YOU think o.
a woman throwing stone at hen,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

BY the time both Senate and House
get through with the Aldrich hill the
Rhode Island Senator will not recog
nizc his net.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

A church in Hartford, Conn, has
provided room where mothers can
check their babies. Can crying ba-
bies he checked?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Somebody asserts that the North
Pole is shifting. Peary probably hopes
that 1t is coming due south.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
4 I RAJ NJ Al the CONVENTIONS.

Shege will be two men, who have
pscminent. at national con-
ioiss among the missing this
DenYer will lose Bourke Cock
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01


This. We suspect, is a highly colored
Washington Herald.
Both parties should be compelled TO
so into the campaign with the books
open.-New York World.
Chicago policemen display dis
couraging tendency TO kill the crimi.
nal instead of being killed.-Philadel
phia Ledger.
Playing golf is harder work than
hoeing potatoes, but the latter might
he made fully as cheerful IL II we.,
interspersed with Scotch highballs.-
st, Louis Globe Democrat.
1t remained for Congress to dig I'D
the definition OF blind tiger" as the
place where you get drink of booze
mot fit TO clean carpets with.-Atlan-
Ia Journal.
What. no more chmpanzee dinners
at Newport the coming season? An
other result OF monkeying with pros.
peIlty.-IIoston Herald.
! The st. Louis Times SAYS the con.
pers convention will have n barrel OF
run Tht Atlanta Georgian thinks the
boys Will whoop EN- up and have Il
staving good time. 1t only remains
TO be said that some OF them are la
Die TO get bunged up.-Houston Post.
new process Tor the extermina
tion of mosquitoes has been discover
ed. II involves the casting of n noeta
made from macerated cactus leaves
upon the surface of staehant water.
The mosquitoes coming to the ton are
snffocated. A simpler and more efrec-
tive plan would he to put the cactus
leaves where tine mosquitoes could sit
down on them,-Greenville News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

The proper agitation OF the merits
of contemplated move has been the
foundation of the accomplishment of
many worthy objects.
We give the public logical reasons
for talking about the merits of critics
OF our Red ASH COAL. 1t commends
the approval of the severest of critics.
Once you try ton OF it. you Will
land its many superior qualities.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
Benefits OF a kina.a FAVOR.

n number of years ago his majesty
OF Siam gave an Italian (for painting
one OF his wives from photograph
the grand cross of the samese crown.
1t Is rather large order. This
cross said his majesty graciously,
win entitle you to marry twelve
wives. 1t is a distinction seldom
confer. so hope you will make good
use Of it."-siam Observer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Artlst-Td like to devote my picture
to charitable purpose.
Oritic-.Why not give st to an institu-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

An Alabama contemporary says
Booker Washington is for Foraker.
This. we suspect, is highly colored
story Washington Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Esaisortnl Rooms. Dell Phone No. IA
HpsineHs Once. Bell Phone No. 1871
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Catered at the Newport News. Va,
Fontofiice az second-olnss matter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Both parties should be compelled TO
so into the campaign with the books
open.-New York World