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Hay ands Feedsfu6.

The dry weather is giving the hay market a
hrmer aspect. Holders making no con-
cessons and buyers showing more disposition
to take hold Prices remain unchanged. The
circular of Somers & Co. says:
Arrivals OF hay that have been maintained
at somewhat over the 3.O00 ton mark for several
weeks past have decreased during the week end
ing today to 1850 TONS This diminution in ship
ments was most opportune, for ii looked few
days ago as though decline in prices was nevl-
table. This to have been checked.
with the result that prices continue along with
reported to be somewhat better, but yet
the hay market has felt benefit in any way
"Crep conditions in most parts of the state
not at all promising at the moment, for rain
is needed in almost every district. In our opinion
it is too early to feel any apprehension for past
formed by quite late showers We believe there
fore that most districts can go two or three
weeks yet without crop failure. 1t is earnestly
to be hoped that bountiful rains may be noted
shortly, for the states prosperity and incident
ally the welfare of San Francisco will depend
on the harvesting of the crop now growing.
Feedstuhs, though quiet. are firm at the ad-
vance noted yesterday
Bran-S30@32 per ton-
Middlings-$3 936 per ton
ShortsE$31 H33 per ton.
Feedstuffs-Rolled barley. S29030; rolled oats
for feed, S3l@33 mixed feed $26@27; oilcake
meal. in 20 ton lots $37 80, in 10 ton lots $3s 5
or meal at mills. S27 in 10 aud $3.50 in ton
lots jobbing $2S; corn meal. $34 cracked corn.
$50: broom corn seed, 90c@$1 per ctl; alfalfa
meal and mealfalfa. jobbing lots S23, carload
Hay-wheat, s12@16; wheat and oat. s11es
IL. so; tame oat, $10@15; volunteer wild oat 50
oil; alfalfa, $9@14; stock, $7.50@9.
Straw-55 Dpr hale.
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THE COPPER STOCKS

THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON, March 31.--The market was from
one to two points lower. The action of the
market yesterday and today indicates liquida-
ton by special interests. Brokers advise taking
profits on all strong spots until we see dis
position on the part of the big bank interests
TO put up the market again.
Anaconda declared regular dividend OF o0c.
Insiders have been selling every share of
Boston Consolidated wanted for several days.
The stock of the Tennessee copper company
has been listed on the London stock exchange.
The annual meeting of the North Butte will
be held at Duluth April 90 Books close from
April to April 20.
Copper metal has been reduced lsc.
ports net earnings for tbe YEAR 1907 aanivs1ent
TO $S.69 per share on its 200, 900 shares out
standing. The dividends were SO, 800, 900, against
$2,600,000 for the previous L. months.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by f. F. Hut
ton & Co, 490 California street, San Fran
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, March 3l.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour easy No. 2 spring wheat,
81 .04@1.o6; No. 8, 921ac@S1.05: No. 2 red,
yellow. 65@6515c. No. 2 oats. 521a @52Mc; No.
3 white, 50@53Ac No. 2 rye, 73c.s Fair to
western haxseed S1iIas Prime timothy seed,
$4.e5. Glover. contract grades, S24. Short ribs,
sides (boxed), $6.75G7.25. Mess pork. per Dbl,
$13.50@13 6215. Lard, per 100 lbs, $S.35. Short
clear sides tboxedl. s7.25@T.5o Whisky, basis
of high wines S125
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Available Grain Supply

NEW YORK. March 31.-Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by Brad
streets show the following changes in available
supplies compared with previous accounts:
Wheat-United States east of the Rockies
decreased 1865. 900 bushels: Canada. decreased
356. 900 bushels; total United States and Can
ada. decreased 1.721 900 bushels; afoat for and
in Europe decreased 100000 bushels: total
American and European supply, decreased l.
921 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, increased
%. 900 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, increased
S94, 600 bushels.
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Foreign Futures
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. March 31.-A better feeling per-
yades the local wool market Shipments are
heavier, but yet prices do not show any hrmer
tendency.
Several large sales of territory wool are
reported, $50 900 pounds of fine and fine medium
at 1Sc to cost 55c clean being the heaviest
transaction. The pulled wools also show more
activity and the foreign product is in demand.
Other woods are dull
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Loans, Exchange and silver
San Francisco Bank CIearings

Local bank clearings in March S133, ,513.
996. against $500, ,55S, ,252 for March, 1907, de-
crease of SCI. .044, ,256. 1876 per cent
The clearings for the first three months OF the
year S409 2S3 53s, against $3.50, 1864. .942 for
the same quarter in 1907 decrease of $3.50, ,0s1,-
404. The past three months have been a period
of money stringency and trade depression,
whereas at this time last year business was very
active. These conditions are not confined to San
Francisco, but have prevailed all over the United
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New. York Cotton Market

NEN YORK. March 31.--Hutton's wire saws:
Cotton showed decidedly better undertone of
strength from, the opening today. When an ef-
Tort was made to cover shorts. buyers found the
market had been well liquidated and heavily
oyersold that II was difficult to get back the cot
ton without advancing prices. While traders do
not expect to see any early bulish activity or ef-
rorts 10 inaugurate any extensive bull movement
they continue to suggest adhering to a scalper's
posi- tion on tie bull side by favorng purchases
on further breaks for moderate turns
s(NilrTQN
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores. Turpentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH, Ga, March H.-Turpentine-
Nothing doing, SIC, nominal; sales, none; re-
ceipts COS; shipments, TBS.
Rosin-Firm sales. 1853; receipts, 17,77s;
shipments, 147; stock So. 40. Quote: A, B, g,
$3. .65t43.70: ID, $360M3.75 L, $3.65@3. so; L,
$3.70@3.S5: G, $375@3.90; I'll, $390@4: l,
81. 25 X. 81 90; NJ, $5.25; n, $565; W G, $3.50;
w, So. .S0G5.S5.
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rIinue.ofa Wheat Market

DULUTH, March s1.-wheat-No. northern,
81 .02: May, 81; July, $1-01.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 31.-Wheat-May,
81 .02ss al o2la; July, S1.00% No. / hard,
$1.05A; No. / northern, S103A; No. northern,
$1.01h; No. 3 northern, 94A g9Shc-
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London Wool sales

| LONDON, March 31.-The offerings at the
wool auction sales today numbered p 1,215 bales.
The demand was stronger, especially for the
continent of America, and prices were frmer.
large selection of cross breds met with
ready sale, frequently at prices 5 per cent below
the lowest SERIES Americans bought coarse
well fine grades of cross hreds and also
west Australian greasy mernos-
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Cusfnms Receipts

The receipts of duties on imports at the San
Francisco custom house for the month of March
just ended. were s599, SOS, against s6s3, ,431 for
the month last year. The total receipts
for the first three months of the year ST.
7S0,S71, against 81, $50, ,211 for the same period
in 1907
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. March 31.-Today's statement
OF the treasury balances in the general fund
shows: Available cash balance, S26O 414 $50:
gold coin and bullion, S2s, 337 261; gold certif,
Gates, SIC. 100. $50. -
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LOCAL MARKETS.
San Francisco Money Market

New York and sterling exchange continued very
strong yesterday, with good demand, but rates
remained unchanged. In fact. the only changes
were lower rates for Paris and Berlin on London
The silver quotation also stood before.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provf.fops

CHICAGO, March 31.-The wheat market was
quite steady during the first hour of the day be-
cause of moderate demand by pit traders which
was based on a light movement in the north
west. but in the last half of the session similar
sentiment became very bearish and prices de-
clined 5@11ac from the high point Reports Of
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sf. Lout. wool Market
Norfbern Business

ST. LOUIS. March 3I.--Wool. steady Terri
tory and western mediums, 20@22c; fine me.
dunn. lS@19c; fine, 15@17c.
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SPOKANE. March s1.-Clearings. ss47,6ls;
balances. $132, ,273.
TACOMA; March s1--clearings, sel,44s;
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, March 31.-On the produce ex-
change today the butter market frm.
Creameries, 22@29c; dairies 20@26c Eggs
firm, at mark, cases included, lac: frsts, 14Ac;
prime frsts, 1514c; extras, 16Ac- Cheese
steady, 121a @14c.
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SEATTLE. Ma

SEATTLE, March S1.--Clearings, 81 ,0S5. $50;
balances. $g7 051
PORTLAND, Ore. March 31.-Clearings,
$3.50 924: balances S136-555-
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Meat Market

Mutton and lamb are weak, with spring lamb
lower Reef rules hrm- with an advance in No
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London Closing Stocks

bar sIIVer-DuII; % 3-lbd per ounce
Money-2d2% per cent
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2%M22. per cent and for three
months bills 21aM2% per cent
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New York stock List

z r. Hutton d. Co.. 490 California street
members or the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday.
sales STOCKS IHigiI Iowi BID Ask
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Wheat and other Grains

Wheat-Chicago was sc lower, with the de-
mand small and prices steady. The weather was
favorable to the growing crops Most Of the buy
ing was by scalpers.
The San Francisco market was very firmly held
at unchanged prices. with dull market.
CASH WHEAT
California club. $1.60@1 -621a do milling
81 .6212 al .65; California white Australian 90
CLIO; lower grades of California. $130Gl oO;
northern club, $1.5715 @1.621a; northern blue
stem, s., 62la @1.671a; northern red, $1.oIl2 per
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Northern Wheat Market

PORTLAND, March 31-wheat-Club. S29
sc; bluestem, S4@S5c; valley, s2@S3c; red, SOC
Sic.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, March 81. = Wheat - Unchanged
Bluestem, SIC; club, SIC; red, soc.
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FIour and Farinnceons Goods

No turther changes IN i0ur were noted yester-
day. The market continues very quiet
Fl0ur-Californ{a family extras, $5.40G6 net.
without discount; bakers' extras, 50 .4B0I5 90
superdne, 81 .20Q4 90; Oregon and Washington.
per bbI $4.T5@3.25 for family, bakers and pat
ents and S4.20Ca f.5D for cut on; Kansas patents.
Dakota straights So 10; patents, $3.50 per bbl
Fa4inaceons Goods-Prices in packages. net
cash, discount as follows: Graham -four.
50 per 100 lbs; rye -four. $40; rye meal, $50;
rice Hour. $40; corn meal. $2.I5; extra cream
do, $3.iO; oat meal, S4.10 cat groats, $4.30;
hominy, S3.4U@yS 60; sbuekwheat -four, 81 cracked
wheat $3.50; farina Si.20; whole wheat dour,
50. 20; rolled oats bbls SEQ 20. in sacks $5.250
6.15: rolled wheat, bbis $780, in sacks. s.. So
pearl barley, S5.4o; split peas, boxes So per 100
lbs
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FUTURES
10:30 a. m. Session
May-s1.57 bid.

p. M. Session
No transactions
Barley-Freights continue nominal, there is
no export business at the moment vessel
could be secured for Europe at 2Os. There is no
chartered tonnage in port. The disengaged ton
mage is 36, $50, against 13, $50 tons on the same
date last year. The tonnage on the way TO this
port is 219,4I1 tons, against 246, 600 last year.
Dry weather talk and apprehensions regarding
the crop put futures up 2 "a C on change yesterday
morning. but the spot market was unaffected
Business was very duh and no sales were re-
ported
CASH BARLEY
Good TO choice feed, spot. S1.35G1. 40; com
mon to fair, $1.309l 3g15 per cti; brewing, Sl-4o
@1.50; shipping nd<chevaier, nominal.
FUTURES
1880 a m. Session
Open. High. Low Close
december pss sI5S3s sIi5 ii5 sli5 slliis5i
p. NJ. Session
Open. High. Low. Close.
May -...--. 81 S21s 81 .321s 81 1-3215 81 .S2ls
December =. 1.16 1.16A 1.16 1.l614
Oats-Are very firm all over the United States,
but business in this market continues dull. Of
ferings are light. For No. l northern white
$l.5a4 was bid, $1-5Ils asked.
81. ALI al .52la; white. sl.o5gl.6o; gray are
nominal.
Corn-Arrival of 750 ctls from the western
states. Prices for all descriptions remain I'M
changed, with continued dull market.
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, 81 10, white nominal; western states
yellow, sacked $l.6J; in bulk. San Francisco
Egyptian, Sl6o@l.I0; brown Egyptian. s1.311.
a .42ls per etl.
Rye-Oderings small and meet with little
attention. California 81. y Qll.J0 per ctl-
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 6.-FLoUR-Market
firm with a moderate demand. Rye Flour
Ccrrmeal and Rye-Firm Wheat--Irregu-
lar No. red, s1o7i3 elevator. Options
s.h4c. lower net and September &c. ne,
higher. May, s1.o9; July, 9sc.; September
9"Isc. Corn-Steady; No. >. Soc nominal
elevator. Options hIiEc. net lower May
SOC; July 1850: September, 7ltac. Oats
Steady; mixed, 56hc
Beef and cut Mea,s-Steady. Lard-Easy.
Pork and Tnllow-Steady. Rosin-Quiet.
Turpenttne--Quet at 46Ac. Rye-Quie>
Molasses-Steady. Sugar-Raw nominal;
fair refining, sssoG3.s5; centrifugal. os
test, si.i3GA.i5; molasses sugar. S3.67T
80; refined, steady. Coffee-Firm; No. :
Rio, CSC; Santos. No. 4, SAmS5sc.; mild
steady; Cordova, 9Am12Sc. Futures steady
al net gain of points.
Butter-Steady. Checse--Irregular; full
cream, old. specials, lie. do. state, ful
cream. old. small and large. white and COL
cred, SWlic.; skins, 10@l0s Eggs--Firm-
er; nearby, selected. white 1Si&Il9c.: prime
TO choice. l7t:4lSc., brown and mixed ira
lsc. fresh gathered, storage packed l7G1
l7i.c. Fre!ghts-Unchanged Peanuts
Firm; domestic, 2&G6Ac. Potatoes-Irr,
uar; Bcrmuda, new, per barrel, $3.50 a 6 90;
DO, Florida, s2G+,0O; do. Maine per sack,
s",g5N $50; do, State and Western in bulk.
Yer $50 pounds. s2.25d2.5O. swee, potatoes,
Jersey, per basket. sl,504c.2b. Cabbuges--
Easy; southern, 75cG Sl.25 per crate. Cot,
tehseed Oii--Easy under local pressure
Prime crude. S5izc.; prime summer yellow,
'lsc; off summer yellow 40ia q il9.c; good
on summer yellow, Ala i2c.; prime white,
iH12Q 4ac., prime winter yellow, 45d i7c.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 6.-The cotton market
had a very sharp advance during to-day's
early session with July going above &C. and
the general list selling into new high ground
for the current bull movement. While
there was some reaction later the close was
steady at net advance of 9al2 points.
sales were estimated at $4,000 bales. The
market opened firm at an advance of lSn
- points in response to higher cables, big
English spot sales, reports of heavy rains
in some parts OF the eastern and central
belts covering and a renewal of support
from larg. trade interests. There was con-
siderable i&t'on fer sale at the initial ad-
vance ,.ud ..duri.g the first few minutes
there was some irregular!ty The market
showed very nervous undertone, however,
rud renewed the, upward movement,
ewing TO continued support from bulisr
sources and some commission house buying.
=, the best July sold at 800 and October
$50 or % points net higher. Around these
figures there was heavy realizing and rather
more aggressive offerings from bearish
sources, which We're encouraged by the fav-
cradle weather forecasts and runors that
one OF the big July short interests ha!
made private settlement In the late
trading prices We're only 7IS points net
higher, and the closing figures reflected /,
rally from the lowest on covering by early
Sellers and some further bull support.
Receipts AT the ports to-day were 1905
bales against s,S14 last week and 1880
last year. For the week 5000 bales
against 57,69b last week and b2,522 last
year. Receipts at New Orleans 1870 bales
AGAINST i,Si9 last year. and at Houston
2506 bales against 1885 last year.
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heavy rains yesterday throughout the South
and good spot sales at Liverpool. The re-
Spouse OF the local future market to bullish
factors elsewhere was not as marked as ex
rected, and as reports of little damage to
the new crop were received from time to
time 1t gradually sought lower levels. Dur
ing the late session there was general de-
cine as n result of these reports. and at
the close which was steady. the active
months were only 2G3 points above the
close yesterday Closing bids: May, 2.6S:
June, a.s5; July, ?.46: August. $50; October.
S.7l; November, S.74; December, S74; jan
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY 6. 1905.
ARRIVED.

PUKT OF RICHMOND, MAY s, 1908.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly, Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers Old Dominion Line.
Barge Susquehanna. Scott. Baltimore.
coal. Crump d West Coal Company.
Schooner Sadie +. Lewis, Fox. Rappahan-
rock River. corn. Warner Moore & Co.
Schooner Louise. Fields, Rappahannock
River. corn Warner Moore & co.
Schooner Emma Langhammer. Tyler.
Deals Island. Md. fish. d. S. HARDWOOD.
Tug Standard Oil No. .. Burk. Balti-
more. barge of oil. Standard Oil Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Berkeley, Shelly. Norfolk. mer-
chandse and passengers. Old Dominion Lin e.
steamer Mobjack, Graves, James River
landings and Norfolk merchandise and pas
sergers. Virginia Navigation Company.
Barge Mattapony. Woodruff, James River,
light.
light.
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BALTIMORE. MD, May s.-FLOUR-
Firm and unchanged. wheat-weak; spot
contract s1.o2 Gl.o2h: No. red, western
SL03 al.o3h: southern on grade. 9S&c. 20
sio2i. Corn--Weak: spot, mixed. and No
white. 12ls @72Ac.; southern white corn
corn. 's,tc. Oats-Firm: No. . mixed. SO q
5o}4c. Rye-Firm; No. . western. export
S'aSSc. Butter-Frm and unchanged;
fancy Imitation, 23a24c.: do creamery.
2sc.. do. ladle. 20G22c.; store packed, Is a
Ice. Egss-Steady and unchanged at a
1thc. Chcese-Quiet; large. 13Ac.: flats.
l"l3c.; small. 13ac. Sugar-Unchanged
coarse graduated and fine. $3.50
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NEW YORK. May 6.-BEEEES-Recepts
$40; bulls sa.75a5 500: cows, se.25@4so;
few tailenders. s2I2.1O. Calves-Recepts
40 head. veals, s597.5o; culls. s4I45o ;
few selected CALVES, 1915. sheep and Lambs
1884 head. Wooded sheep, $3.50
q $500 unshorn lambs. s7a7.5O: clipped
sheep, s4.5oG64o; spring lambs, s5.2516.oO
per head. Hogs-Receipts, 9.l7s head.
state hogs s6.l0GG55.
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white. 51ia a 53,sc. Fair to choice malt
ing. 6TG72c. No. northwestern faxseed,
sl.2?. Mess pork, per barrel. sl2.30@13.77;
lard, per 100 pounds, 1881; short clear sides
tboSed). S7.37d7.62 Whiskey, basis of
high wines, sl.35. Butter-Market steady;
cieameries 19I Csc; dairies 1S624c. Eggs
= Steady: at mark, cases included l4c;
firsts, 14&c.; prime frsts. l5izc. Cheese
steady at llG12c. Receipts-Wheat, 1884,
900 bushels: conr, 252,2oo bushels; oats.
i2O.5OO bushels.
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CHANGE IN r., r; & T. II. II. PULL

~, Man SENSlCI.
burg to Richmond sleeper, heretofore
handled on local train No. from
Washington, will be handled on No
81 (through express) arriving Rich
mono 7;ho A. NJ. daily. Train No, TO-,
leaving Richmond $40 A. M, Will have
dining car on Sundays only, serving
breakfast.
W, p. TAYLOR.
Traffic Manager.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS..
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 6.--The dry goods
market for the day showed more firmness
IL. cotton goods, a\continued good auction
sale of carpets fuller ordering of WOODEN
and Worsted for fall. and fair business
IN the Jobbng houses. A larger business Is
Icing done in fine convertibles with the
mills,
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NAVAL STORES

NANAL STORES
WILMINGTON, y. c., May 6.-sPIRITs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at Alisc.; receipts,
aa casks. Rosin-Steady at s2,65; receipts,
ial barrels TaF--Flrm at $3.50: receipts,
V barrels Crude Turpentne-Stcady at
s.S,oM 100 and 81; receipts so barrels
SANANNAH, GA, May s.-TURPENT1NE
-rlrm at 42h9si@4c,; sales, Sss casks; re-
ceip's' rs casks; shipments 65l casks
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. Va. May s, 1905.
Toba cco-Dark Fired: Receipts continue
very light and market active at quotations.
Br:ghts: Receipts fair and market con-
linues quiet but firm at unchanged prices
sun Cured: Receipts light: market active
nrlcns
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

kcr weakened to-day because OF liberal sell
ing which was based upon the favorable
outlook for the new crop in the Southwest.
July wheat closed &c. lower. Corn was off
&c. Oats We're i.c lower. Provisions were
down to 7ia@l0c.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close
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Rosin--Firm; sales. 1,7ss barrels; receipts.
s115 barrels. shipments, 2,545 barrels; stock
5i,232 barrels. Quote: a. b, C. sa.9OM o.
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Cotton futures opened firm and closed

Cotton. quiet: middling. 1O45; gross re-
e.'pts i.ttS baiesi sales, 500 bales; stock,
Total today at all nor,s-Set receIpts
7s&oS bales; export 10 Great Britain, sos
sslesi to France, +,2Sl bales; TO the CONT
n-nt l,29S bales; stock, 1881 bales
consolidated at all ports-Net receipts
+6,l6S bales; export to Great Britain 1896
bn'es: 70 France 4,2sl bales: 10 the Cont
mont, 53,4S0 bales
Total since September LIST at all ports-
Ne receipts, 7sT72.5ll bales export to Great
Iritain. 24Si,33i bales; to France IN sss
bales 10 the Continent, 3o2si433 bales; Ia
'aPahi lse,al8 bales; TO Mexico, 15is bales.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. May s.-CoTToN
--SPots We're steady NJ an advance OF J.. =
were l.76o bales on the SPOT and Gao To aya
rive FUTURES opened STEADY, l3m2l potnts
eEHve Inc close yesterday as a result Of nc
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NEW YORK. May 6.--Money on call
,asy. 11sd2 per cent; ruling rate, TX;
offered at q per cent. Time loans
full and slightly easier; sixty days,
s1s to ga. per cent. and ninety days,
s per cent: six months. 3A per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3s4 64A per
sent. Sterling exchange steady VIII.
,ctua1 business in bankers bills at
t4sso5as4,s7 for demand, and s4S44o@
ss45 for sixty day bills. Commerclai
bins, s4.S4s s4.S4A. Bar silver, 81.
Mexican dollars, Al.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-07
PR|CE5H|GHER AND
ARE MAIN TA|NED
Various Stocks Touched Yester.
day the Highest Mark of the
Year.

NEW YORK, May 6.--Prices of stocks
were advanced again to-day, with every
evidence of effective control of the
market on the part of the advocates
Of high prices. The buying was called
largely professional and protective, al
though the persistence Of the advance
had the effect OF inviting some OUTSIDE
participation. Various railroad and in
dustrial stocks to-day touched the
highest prices OF the year The trans
continental group offered conspicuous
examples. The market revolTed ABOUT
the Hartman issues to a large extent.
rhe strength OF the stock market was
by no means unanimous. nor did IL
spread through the list until after
period of irreGularity and hesitation.
The trunk lines and Coalers were heavy
spots In the early dealings. The post
ponement of the intended increase IN
freight rates was an influence in TINS
quarter Some buying of stocks was
based on the expectation that the gov
.crnment report on conditions to be
given out on FRIDAY will prove very
favorable. Determined support was
extended to the market up to the end
of the day. Bonds were Irregular.
Total sales. par value. s5,e9e,ooo. United
States bonds were unchanged on call.
Total sales to-day, $4,000 shares of
itocks.