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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
A LONG AUTO TRIP
j. nj, Murdoch and Six Others
Cross the Continent.
First Family to Make the Tour
With an Amateur Driver.
ALL RECORDS BEATEN
Left Los Angeles in, April-In
Philadelphia This Week.
1t Took 16 Gallons of Gasoline
for 80 Miles in Death Valley.

Philadelphia. May 2S.-Jacob M.
Murdoch. of YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, who
has winter residence at Pasadena,
Cal, arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon about 4:30 from Los
Angeles with six other persons in his
big automobile, they being the first
family party to cross the American
continent in an automobile. The
party in addition to Mr.. Murdoch
consisted of Mrs. Murdoch, their two
daughters, Misses Lillian and Alice
and their boy Jacob, jr.. C. w. Spauld-
ing. of Evanston, ana a mechanic
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ACROSS THE HUDSON.
Body of General Clinton Returns to
His Native State

New York, May 28.-With the guns
of Governors island booming forth a
major generals salute, the body of
General George Clinton New York's
first governor, was borne across the
Hudson river from Jersey City on the
revenue cutter Manhattan and landed
at the Battery. There the casket was
received by the mayor, public officials
and a military escort, who accom-
panied the casket borne on gun car
rage to the city hall, where the body
will lie in state until late this after
noon. Tomorrow at Kingston, the
body will be reinterred within a few
yards of the spot where General Clin-
ton took the oath of office as governor
in 1777
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day night and Tuesday was spent by
Mr.. Easton and his family in the
launch, which was carried far out to
sea. Tof
Late Tuesday evening the U. S. con-
verted cruiser, Buffalo, Captain Pond.
sighted the little craft with the
occupants wildly waving signals of
distress. While rescuing the party
Hooline, the sailor. was thrown from
the deck Of the cruiser into the water
and drowned. Finally Easton and his
family were safely taken on board the
Buffalo, which proceeded to Avalon.
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K.nsas CITY Proauce Market.

! Kansas City, May 28.--CIose-WHEAT-,
Receipts today 81 cars Market unchanged:
May, 9414c; July. S41sc; Sept. S2hc Casn:
No.-2 red, &c: No. red. 94@e6c:
CoRN-Market ATec higher higher M Nay re;
July, s2Ac; Sept Sshc FASH saaoo 10 Nm mix
white, 711x@72c; No. 8 white, 71@71hc
OAT5Unchanged to 10 higher. No. 2
white. 5S654c; No. mixed, 5O19Q611kc.
RYE-68@74c.
HAY-Choice timothy steady. $11500
100; choice prairie higher, $s.5oQl0Oo.
BUTTER-Unchanged to Nc higher
Creamery, 2c: packing stock. Ice.
EGGSESteedy. Fresh extras, tic; cur
rent receipts, 1870.
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Their Auto FeIl on Theln,

Seattle, Wash, May 28.-Mrs
Amanda Ottolenduy of New York city
was killed when an automobile carry
ing seven people fell over the embank-
ment on Magnolia bluff last night and
landed on its back with every member
of the party underneath. Vera Brace,
12-year-old girl, was the only witness
OF the accident, and ran three-Quarcers
of a mile to Interplay for help. It was
nearly half an hour before men were
able to get the car propped up and
release the imprisoned people.
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Promotion for Wainwrieht.

Seattle, WASH, May 28.-Rear Ad-
miral C. S. Sperry. commanding the
Atlantic fleet, states that he has rec
that Captain Richard Wainwright in
command of the second division be
appointed acting rear admiral at once.
That it is the purpose of the navy de-
partment to place Captain Wainwright
in command of the fleet for part. of the
cruise around the world is the belief or
officers. Captain Wainwright's promo
ton would ordinarily have come when
he was on his way-to the Orient.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, May. 8.-CATILEtE-
erns. Market strong to 10c higher: Native
steers. $5.00G7 Is: southern steers, $SoOeo.zo
heifers, $25O@6 10; stockers and feeders,
s. H@5.5O: bulls, $3Oo@6.00: calves, $50
6.25; western steers, $4.7606.D; western
cows. $3.0O05. %.
HOGSLReceipts today 10000 head. Mar.
ket 5010c higher. Bulk Of sales: $53Oqe.0 %;
heavy, s. 1876 Sly: packers and puIcn as 81
S. 35@6 IS; light, $5.15@6.50; pigs, 80
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head mar s E
ket strong. Muttons. $4.00@490 lambs y. =
az. IS; range wethers, $4.0OQ4.4O; feo ewes
$35OD4 L.
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Chicaeo Produce Market.

Chicago, Ill. May 2s.-CHEEsE-Ma
steady. Daisies. 12@12hc; Twins, 10A0
1iIc: young Americas, 12@124c.
POULTRY-Alive poultry firm. TURKEYS,
nc; chickens. 121hc; broilers about pound.
dozen. MOO@5 %; 1902 pounds, per dozen.
$5OOQ6.0O. -
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, S
e1 ESsGS-Market weak. Firsts. 154c.
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Three Killed by Bandits.

Mexico City, May 2S.-Two Ameri-
cans and one Englishman were at
tackled by bandits and killed near
Coachina, one of the mining camps of
the Green Copper company, near Do
lores. Chihuahua. The report of the
case has been received by the British
consul in this city. but no details are
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Fright Causes Fatal Hcmorrhage

Springfield. ILL.,, May 28.-Mrs. AL
fred Ordendorff, one of the most prom
inent women in Springfield, is dead
from hemorrhage caused by fright
during terrific windstorm Her hus-
band is a leading lawyer and was ad-
5utant general during Governor Alt
geld'S administration
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New York Produce Market.

Now York, May 2S.-BUTTER-Marke
steadv. Creamery, third to first, 1S@22c.
CHEESEIIrregular. Full creams. old.
specials. Sc; state full cream. old, small.
cniored fancy, 141zc; do. old prime, 11h@
isc: do. common, s@S1kc: do. full cream.
new. 91k@101kc: Skins. 1850.
EGGGEasy. Western firsts, Ice: Sec
o' P1HOIJTTRY-Alive poultry steady. West
ern spring chickens; Soc; turkeys. lie.
8M8Sc; turkeys, 12@l7c; fowls, 12914c.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, May 2S-CATTLNReceipt to-
day about 5000 head. Market strong
Beeves. MJ@7. 80; Texans. s4eo@e; IS; w ss e
al. 50; cows and heifers, $2.3O04.10; calves,
$75Q6.25.
HOGSLReceipts today about IA 900 head
mixed, S zoos 60; heavy. $5.1O@555; rough,
s.. 1O@5.3; pigs, s.. 1o@6oo; good to CHOICE 81
SHEEP-Receipts today were about IL
600 head. Market steady. Natives, $500
SIS; western, $S.6O@6. 20; yeariings. ~ 500
SIS; lambs. $4.50@S70; western, $.0o96.fo.
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which placed

Subsequent recovery which placed Az
stocks at the highest. The railroad ut
was confidently bought to the exclusion OF
specialties from heaviness Of American
Smelling having a repressive effective ON
the demand for the metal stocks. Read
ing gained nearly Q points. Union Pecfftc,
Northern Pacific Missouri Pacific, Cana
dian Pacific, st. Paul and Great Northern
preferred IL to 1Z points.
Northern Pacific on q fresh anvance
rose N point and Great Northern prefer
red nearly points, but active stocks DID
not sell higher than before. The tone be-
came easier again when American Smelt-
Ing ran on tx points.
Bonds were steady.
Renewed selling of the G0uldstockD un-
dermined the market and there was q gen.
erous outpouring which forced some OF
the active stocks below yesterdays clos
ing Missouri Pacific broke 81 points,
Wheeling and Lake Erie second preferred
81 points, Wabash preferred points.
Southern Pacific * points, Denver ana
Rio Grande and North American III, st.
Louis Southwestern preferred. Colorado
Fuel and st. Paul ~ points and Union
Pacific Wabash, Denver and Rio Grande
preferred. Texas and Pacific, Kansas City,
Southern preferred and Amalgamated
Copper point. s1--ss =
The pressure against the market Gull
minated about O'Clock and there was
strong rally. but belated selling orders de-
pressed individual stocks. Missouri Pa
cific recovered nearly points and some
other active stocks 1 to IL points. Iowa
Central yielded 81 points and Western
Union points.
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New YORK. Stock Market.

Wall St., New York. May 26.-6T0CK6-
Prices of stocks opened higher and the
volume ~ trading was moderate. Reduc-
lion in the officiaI discount rate of the
Bank Of England contributed favorable
influences from abroad Union Pacific 81;
noiIlf and Southern Pacific and the Hill
stocks. American Smelling; Colorado Fuel
Hons wheeling & Lake Erie fell q point.
After prices went sli&h4ly higher. rea1i=
xSfiond 6ecame e6Iecfty& put t1ere 49,
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat and
corn unchanged.
cher~ed to I'd lower: corn unchanged.
car lots at K. c.: Wheat so, corn 16,
oats 4.
Estimated car lots at r. T. romorrow:
wheat 81 corn 2, oats 6.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat s.. corn 500,
oats 149.
Mheat corn Isl, oats 70S.
Receipts Of wheat today in the north
fiverpool closing cables: Wheat and
corn unchanged. .
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today
1.-THE following sales were made today az
the stock yards, Kansas CITY, mo-. ana
by Clay. Robinson & CO.. live stock com,
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.1
Kansas city. May %.
CATTLE-Receipts today 1900 head.
Market steady to 10c higher.
+ HOGS-Receipts today TO- 600 head Nal 81.
ket 5@1Oc higher. Bulk of sales, $S.SS@e:So'
top, $500.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
lro CT dx
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Chicago Market.

fFufnished by J. E. Gall. Sommanaon,.
once no W. sixth ST. Phone ISL
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No 900

On either phone will connect
you with our grocery and
meat market. Our goods and
service are right and the fol-
lowing should prove that our
prices are right:
iP1unes (large) 4 lbs. 25c
Gallon Apples, per can. .26c-
Soups (assorted per can. SC
Rice, per ID. &c
Fresh Country Eggs, per
dOz 15c
Sour Jumbo Pickles, per
doz. zoe
Fresh Pineapples 49,. loo
Vanilla Elk. large bottle Soc
Parlor Brooms, each. zoe
Egg-O-See, 2 pkgs .15c
Oil, per gal loo
Gas, per gal .15c
Good Bacon, by the strip 14c
Plain Hams, all sizes. .. 12c
Skinned Hams l sizes 1876
Good Lard, per Id. -. lie
Beef Boil, per ID. &c
Chuck Steak, 2 Id. -. .25c
Good Cheese, per Id. :. 15c
A handsome set of dishes
given free this week. Ask
about it.
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New York Money Dfarket.

New York, May 2S.-MONEY-Moneyo on
call easy. 1h@d& per cent; ruling rate 81,
very quiet and steady. Sixty days. e az 1o1 peT
cent; 50 days, 2&0e per cent; 8 months, 81
CIosE: Prime mercantile paper ssa4
per cent; sterling exchange steadier. with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 S7196
g. day IG Bus: anc 1t biis Tor
SILVER-Bar silver. 52Ac: Mexican dol
1 BONDS aovernment bonds steady.
New York Sugar and Coffee.
New York, May 28eSUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining. $S:T@esS; centrifugal.
s. test, Azqa.Ss; molasses sugar. $ss5@
powdered. $50; graduated, $40.
Cotton Market.
Galveston. Tex. May &-CoTToN--
Topeka n1urkee.
FURNISHED by the Charles Wol6 PACKING
Co. Yards close at noon saturday.I
Topeka, May a
MIXED AND BUTCHERS ......$5 0o66. 70
LIGHT ssSE n
fCannot use hogs under I5o pounds' ~ y
not market hogs unless nile IS, same are wen fln-
at once. until 1uTtner uot1co.J
COWS {goo0 o ;;;;....................ss ooQAoe
a aE1FEkss t Ssa1a 1880 cs
BUhLS 5000 ,;, .;;i,;'.........'....- 99o3aN
c1 1 tsood ioo to 100 i6:j..... zSS$sS
CALVES Sa sSsgg 2N a6' RouITIiY;i. a0o6a1
Furnished by The Topeka Packtne "a
n1-us W. Laurent 1t. This u whoisssis
m PiSoa1siErRY-sprinss. 80: hens, %: bro,.
cocks. &c: young turkeys. 10; ducks g:
RtjTTER-14@oc. 4
lFuFnished by r Gogtine Ksa Creamery CO.
=, BUTTE sIs &c; N. z. cteamery.
fesE Fa11f ans IS; r Il 8, e.
FSTERRAseMsfb eK Ii Ma a Ban A.sl
PIN PSfINSEsAPPLEslPer box, sa.as.
H SeMM66NNs1Ses ssiase1 ps sai So! +. -
lV o5aRxlNiGEEFsncy California, Der sox
'' GRAPE TRu1r-Florida. Der boz :. -
ca aiod50oFsHnaaBsEsR i1RsI crate .am
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sized bunchs.
029; large punches. sa.1oaoo: . Junseff,eee
'f fEETSFKSAaH.Fss s T.; &; sc.
CELEHx-JumDos Der punch. Doc
RADISHEs-Round, per dos.. i5m2c
RADISHES-Long,. Per doz.. 1s@xoc
RADISHES-Round, per dox., 10
HaHc a oNIoNss-.PPe Per S Soz.. &c &c.
AsPARAGUSEPer dog. bunchss. n.
T TEEEFsFsel dos. co t.. &c.
CARROTS dog. punches. 600.
NEW POTATOES-Per bu s1M
WAX BEANs-Per box. sc.
GREEN BEANS-Per box ne
PEAS-Per box, TIC.
CABBAGE-California. per h.. r.
ONIONS-Crystal Wax Der crafS -
CUCUMBERS-Per blu. box - q sA.ss.
POTATOES-Fancy Burbanks. Der b.,
NEW POTATOEs-Sack 8. 10
PLANTS.
CABBAGE-Per LOO. 3Oc.
TOMATO-Per 100. &c.,
/ SWEET POTATO-Per 100. aodsc
CHEESE.
z wisconsin z. A.. 15c 1b.s -Limba,r~e- 80
h.: Daisy, 20-lb. each, 40 h.; DSirv 49,
to box. 14c H.; Wisconsin yellow. IL. Is
Wisconsfn. White. Ice ID !; HricE - r. r.
Block Swiss. domestic style. 40 Is ''ss
Grain liarkae
tsurn'sneo ny y J.: =; 6qlard. eornn Kan
wnE :,:...no. |. seessEss: Diss n. ses, sTss
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by J. e. Gall. Commissions
Crsina Provisions, Cotton aud 4tockA
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Phone l0&J
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Kansas City Grain Market.
Furnished by J. q. Gall. Commission
GrainA Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office Ito w. Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J
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Range of Prices OF Stocks.
FURNISHED by J. 4. Gail, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Ontce 10 w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
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Topeka, May a
HOG9
/ --~<--

MIXED AND BUTCHERS ..,.., 81 O066 10
HEAt Y t.ss ~ 5GH6
lCannot use hogs under 15O POUNDS. IN
not market hogs unless same are we'll Tin.
ished. as we can not use half TAT stuff I
I'VE give below prices OF cattle effect1vS
at once. until further nottco.1
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New York. May 26.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, $3.T@2S3; centrifugal
IS test, A.NQ4.3S; molasses sugar, $352T
353. Refined sugar steady. Crushed S. 10
powdered. $50; graduated, $40.
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MisceIlnneou. nonn..
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Lull in Bull Activities and Profession
ais Sell Short.

New York. Aug. l3.--The manner In
very puzzling TO traders. A lull In the
activities of the powerful bull party
was evident. A party of professional
operators acted on this advice TO sell
stocks short and helped on the reaction
that resulted from the withdrawal of
support OF the bull party This bear
movement was conducted with all eau
ton and with signs Of timidity, cover
ing operations being resumed at small
recessions In prices The amount OF
the liquidation induced by the recess
sion In prices proved moderate and
there was nothing like the precipitancy
In unloading with which so prolonged
an advance as has occurred usually
eliminates This lack Of resemblance
to the usual course Of speculative
movements was tho cause for the re-
serve shown by the bear party in pur-
suing their apparent advantage. Their
suspicious attitude covered fear that
they were being lured into uncovering
themselves to a renewed attack which
might help on the further projects Of
the powerful bull organization. The
suspicion was strengthened by the con-
vlction that the bull party has not
made any effective distribution of their
holdings yet, the general speculative
purchasing held back from the market
with great pertinacity, Late In the day
the particular weakness of Rock Island
group gave suggestion of more IN
fluential leadership for bear turn and
attack on prices became somewhat
more aggressive with a weak closing
at the lowest, The action of the mar
ket was attributed to technical causes
and found no explanation in any pos
sibe development In the days news.
The episode In the outside market was
not rellshed, as factor likely to dis
courage any public interest In the
stock market, The performance there
has not been equalled since the like
incident of the like hotation of a min
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CUNARD LINE SILENT,
VIII Not Deny Report That Queens
town II 10 be abandoned,

London, Aug lS.-The managers8 of
the Cunard steamship company at Liv-
erpool, refuse to confirm deny, or In
any way comment upon the report that
the line intends to abandon Queens
town in favor Of Plymouth So far as
Is known, however, the postotlice has
not agreed to any such change and It
Is question whether the government
would be willing to rick the wrath Of
the nationalist which would follow
the abandoning Of Queenstown as a
mail port. 1t is considered likely, how
ever, that the Cunard company IN the
near future will be obliged to send
some of its steamships to the channel
ports in order to get more Of the pas
eenger traffic from the continent.
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was up here, they each took pains to
send me an animal for the farm, I
got presents every day, Pheasants
rare and valuable classes of poultry,
pelicans and ali kinds Of ducks and
geese are among the number
Mr. Mellen said he had to hire three
men to take care of the poultry, has
to send away for fish to feed the peli-
can and otherwise keep busy,
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ing stock under the same auspices,
Great excitement accompanied an ear
~ spurt in Bay state Gas, after which
the price yielded before the steady sup
ply Of stock
Bonds were irregular Total sales
par value, $S,62i0O0
Y, s. bonds were unchanged on call
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MELLEN'S MENAGERIE.
Bridgeport Sheriff Shown Over Presi-
dents Farm,

Bridgeport, Aug, 19,-According to
Sheriff Hawley, who recently returned
from a trip through the Berkshires,
there Is fearful and wonderful col
lection Of animals on the farm of Pres
ident Charles $, Mellen Of the New
Haven road, President Mellen has a
handsome country home at stockbridge
and he showed the sheriff and Mrs
Hawley about the place,
Noticing fenced off section occu-
pied by a variety of poultry and an
imals at large, the sheriff asked Pres
ident Mellen if 1t was a new fad, 1.-THE
whole thing started as a joke, replied
the host, 'When my friends heard l
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TIMING TELEGRAMS.
Georgia Fixes Penalty for Failure to
Deliver Promptly.

Atlanta, Ca, August l3.-Among the
last bills to be passed by the Georgia
legislature before adjourning last night
was the following:
To compel telegraph companies to
date and time messages received, and
fixing a penalty of s25 for failure to
deliver within reasonable time
The house also put quietus on the
resolution to memorabilia congress to
prohibit the shipment of lntoxicants
into the state, this leaving the state
IN near dry status.
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Footsore and weary. lie sank TO the
ground and bit the dust
How samefuly sad" cried the pop
ulace. And TO think he persisted In the
very sight of home"
But there was no help for H.
The marble hearted umpire refused
to reverse his decision Chicago News.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14

The bright paragrapher had suggest
ed that the airship be named Money,
and that then it might fly,
The aeronaut declined to indorse the
idea.
You knew what happens to a fool
and his money" lie said--Philadelphi
Ledger,
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WALL STREET NOTES
Trading Weak and Irregular,
But With Volume Equal
to Wednesdays.
L.AWS0N'S MOVE IGNORED
Rock Island Breaks Sharply With Re-
port Of Impending Re-
ownership.

With about the same volume Of bus
mess as yesterday stocks were irreg-
ular and weak throughout the morn
ing, except for brief period at the
start. The higher level was mostly
used to sell on. The bomIbastic adj
vertisements of Boston operator had
directly the opposite effect to that in
tended. Numerous persons regarded
them as menace, and they sold their
stocks. They agreed that If precedent
counted for anything this man was
probably using these publications to
sell what he presumably bought lower
down. Stocks sold off nearly all Of
the afternoon. accompanying the tele-
grams spread broadcast, during the
morning, signed Thomas w. Law
SON." and reading: II shall put up
Shelters and Lead. This telegram
goes everywhere" These stocks were
as weak as anything on the list dur
ing the afternoon, declining two points
or more each Wall street paid little
attention to these demonstrations, re-
Numbering past experiences.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires OF Prince
& Whitley members or the New
York and Boston Stock Exchanges,
New York office. SO Broadway, and is
Center street. New Haven.
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BOSTON srooK MARKET.

Reported ever private wires of Horn
blower u Weeks, members Of the
New York and Boston Stock Ex-
changes Frank D. Wetmore. mana
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COTTON MARKET.

Reported over private wires by Hayden,
Stone & Co.. members of New York
and Boston stock and New York Cot
ton Exchanges, New Haven branch,
80 Center street.
New York, Aug. 10, 1908
High, Low. Last
October ..,,.,....,. 020 900 900
January ....,......, 9O1 ss7 SS7
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CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires Of Prince
Whitley members OF the New
York and Boston Stock Echanges
New York office, So Broadway. and 10
Center street. New Haven. Conn.
New York Aip IL
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Foreign houses bought a little stock
early, but sold it ali at the first sign
of weakness, the total transactions not
exceeding $1,000 shares.
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Dryness in the corn belt was one Of
the reasons assigned for the selling
of stocks. The latest reports indicat-
ed that the rains that have fallen dur
ing the last ten days In the central ter
ritory have been insufficient. and 1t Is
commended that ample precipitation In
the near future is absolutely neces-
sary, if damage is to be averted How
ever, financial Interests did not ap-
pear to be much concerned over the
matter. They assert that the ground
contains enough moisture to keep
corn in fair condition for a consider
able time longer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14

There was movement in the Gould
stocks which no one seemed in a
hurry or anxious to explain. Missouri
Pacific struck a gait which landed 1t
at so, and other members Of the group
were synapthetlcally strong. Talk
was heard about the stocks not hav-
ing shared in the advance, but It takes
little effort to produce a large effect
in them, and the movement looked
like an attempt to throw up a cloud
of dust to cover up what was going
on elsewhere in the market.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14

The federal government IS doing dts
best to help along the improvement
in business. 1t has contracts pending
for the purchase of about s6,00e,o00
worth of equipment for use on the
Panama canal construction.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14

Rock Island stocks and bonds broke
sharply in the afternoon, with re-
newal of reports that recelvership
was pending. The same story was cir
culated in connection with previous
breaks this year. 1t may be noted
that whenever such rumors crop up,
along with other unfavorable reports,
1t generally signifies that the specu-
lators for the decline are trying to
put stocks lower.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14

The announcement that the HaIri-
man roads are in the market for 1000
steel cars did much to promote con-
fidence in the situation.