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{ TOCK MARKET Is } STILL STAGNANT United States Steel Is Only Stock To Show Activity [ TtEL GOES UP TO 70 Nothing in the News of the Day Is Encouraging to Brokers and
 Prices Make No Appre-/
 ciabIe Gains.

New York, July 13-The narrow limits of the current stock market were marked distinctly again today with the effect of so discouraging the professional element that they seemed tempted to abandon their operations. The >stagnant condition of the later market was the consequence The net result, broadly speaking, was 10 undo the movement of Monday. Much interest and importance attached to the movement in United States Steel and 1t was considered a good omen when it sold at the opening at 70, after Its many coy approaches and retreats in the neighbor- hood of that figure yesterday.
 Reasons for the caution with which the market managers of the stock approached that price were disclosed by the develop ments which followed. No appreciable amount of stock was marketed at 70, the first 4OoO shares sold simultaneously be- ing quoted together at 69A to 70. After the opening a single hundred shares sold at 70. -l
 Immediately below that figure there was a heavy, active market for a time. with buying and selling orders quite equally balanced, but the selling became the more urgent and the price ran off Professional traders hold a theory that when a stock had successfully passed a previous high level, it is likely to go higher Brokers had orders, therefore, to buy United States Steel when 1t should touch 70, which exceeded it's record price by h. But that price has also been pointed to by market comment as a pos sible limit of an upward movement. The ders were contingent on the stock mar ket making that price and not necessarily for execution at that price, but at the moment when the signal should be given by quotation of 70 for Steel. These orders followed the stock on its down. ward course and had an influential senti- ment on the whole market.
 The news of the day offered small help for the price movement. Large require ments on the money market came out and 1t is realized that the determination with which stocks are held present owes much to the cheapness and plenty of money. There was no change in interest rates to indicate any pressure on bor- rowers. More gold was engaged for ship ment to Argentina and announcement was made of weekly shipments to the same destination intended for several weeks ahead. This was in spite of fur ther material falling in sterling exchange rates.
 The sub-treasury is absorbing funds
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New York Cotton Futures.
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, July 13.-Spot cotton steady, with prices unchanged; middling 12 9-16c. Sales were 45O bales on the spot and 400 to arrive
 Futures opened steady 6 to 16 points above the close, and again the hot, dry weather in Texas was the big bullish factor Losses in the afternoon more than wiped out the early gains, but new high levels for the season which are now scored almost every day weer again in evidence. The March option was at one time up to 13.O1c, the high water mark of the day. Following the opening, when the advance was based on the effect which reports from Texas had on the markets at Liverpool and New York, there was considerable realizing on long contracts. The receipt of large num- ber of these selling orders caused the market to ease several points. At this juncture an unfounded rumor of general rain in Texas precipitated decline of 20 or more points, October selling down to 12 csc The market recovered all of its losses through this scare, but heavy realizing after the strength of the bulish intelligence from Texas had spent itself worked toward a more or less general re- cession in values. At the close, which was steady, the active months were IT to 2l points below the close yesterday.
 Cotton futures closed steady.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, July 13.-The condition of the treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds-Gold coin $S50, ,95S S69; silver dollars, s4S6, ,293 900; silver dollars of 1890, $4,2O7. .0OO; silver cer- tificates outstanding, ssS6,293.0o0 General fund-Standard silver dollars in general fund, $5,72O,S44; current liabilities $94. 429,- 827; working balance in treasury offices, $19, ,307, ,32S in banks to credit of treasurer of United States, $61, 900, ,414 subsidiary sil- yer coin. $28671 ,415; minor, s2,51S,704; total balance in general fund, $15, ,151.
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Iiuernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, July 1S.-Spot cotton moder- ate business done. Prices points higher; American midding fair, 7.46d; good mid ding, G. 92d low middling, 6.74d; good or dinary, 6.4Sd; ordinary, 613d. Sales of the day were 5000 bales of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 5200 American
 Futures opened steady and closed weak. July. Juy-August, 6,741ad August-Sep- tember. 6. .69d: September October, 6.61iad; i; October November. 6.65;sd; November-D De- cember, December January, and January F e ruary, 6.631ad; February March, March-April, April-May. May-June, June July, 6.64d; July-August, 6.63d.
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Bonds.
Money on Call,

New York, July 18.-Money on call easy, 1Q2 per cent; ruling rate. 17s@2 per cent; closing bid, 1% per cent; offered at 1A per cent. Time loans dull and strong; 60 days, 2Q2A per cent; 90 days. 21h per cent; six months, 314@31a per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 31sQ4 per cent; sterling exchange weak with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S5. .5Od4. .S5. 60 for 60-day bills and at s4.S7.20 for demand; commercial bills, s4.S514 bar silver, 61c; Mexican dol lars, 44c; government bonds weak; rail- road bonds irregular.
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Hubbard Bros. 6. Co.'s Letter

New York, July 13.-(Special.) .)-Weather conditions for the crop do not improve in Texas, where temperatures continue high, and no rain is predicted Else where there seem some more favorable prospects, but reports are variable, though, uniform, in regard to Texas.
 The opening was sharply better at good demand. But liquidation supplied all wants and few buyers were forth coming. Until conditions are better in Texas no marked decline may be ex- pected. Profit taking Is the reason for
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Local Cotton Markets.

Corrected by Morris & Co.) Rib bellies, 12.30 13.20c. D. S. Clear bellies. 13Ac. D. s. short ribs, S11.96. D. s. fat backs, $10.95. Smoked clear bellies. 14hc; fancy, 15Ac. .,, ,.uo. c.u.oo 1oAc. ,- Lard, leaf, 13c; compound. Shc. Pork loins, 14c; spare ribs. Sc. Ham butts, 12Mc; Boston butts II ls c. Brains, Sc; beef flyers. 6c. Pork sausage, Sc.
 Flour and Fecdstuns. (Corrected by Tennessee Mil Co.) Nellie King flour, per barrel, s6.35. Bolted satinette meal, per 96-lb. sack, s1.SO.
 White oats, per bushel roc. Pure wheat bran. $2S. Pure wheat shorts, $29. I0O-lb. c. s. hulls. per ton, $9. 50. Feed .. s; meal per ton ton . s2s. No. 1 timothy hay, per ton. s21. Green alfalfa, per ton. $21 S0-lb. corn chops, per sack. $1.50. Flour in wood 15c higher.
 Fruit and Produce.
 (Corrected by Douglass Bros) Oranges-California. per box. $3.25Q 400.
 Lemons-Imported, per box $65O Limes-Per' hundred, $1, Bananas-Per bunch, $1@1.50 Pineapples-Florida per crate, $2. New irish Potatoes-Per bu, soc. Sweet Potatoes-Per bu. s5c. Cabbage-New crop, per crate, $2. fancy Tex. White Wax, per crate. $1.75. Navy Beans-Per bu. $s. Lima Beans-Per lb, Sc. Eggs--Candled. 1s@ 19c.
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Dry Goods.

New York, July 13.-The dry goods mar ket is active with prices very strong. Cotton goods have been advanced. Yarns have been advanced 15 to l cent per pound. Jobbers are doing a fair house trade. Buyers are trying to secure goods at old prices and in some instances are paying the advances. I<ns wear semi fancies for spring are being bought we'll Export trade Is quiet.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July 13.-Cattle receipts es- timated at 10000; market strong; steers, $560Q7.60; cows, $450Q575; heifers $3.60G z; bulls, s34O@5.25; salves, $S.00QS25; stockers and feeders, $3.0Q510. Hogs-Receipts estimated at 11,000; the market was steady at 10c higher; choice heovy, $7.90@S.15; butchers, T.80GS 10; light mixed, s7.50@7.6O; choice light, 7.SO@ 800; packing, $7.65@7S5; pigs, $5.60@7 25; bulk of sales, s4.5O@.55.
 Sheep-Receipts estimated at 5000. The market for sheep is 15 to 9 cents higher; lambs steady at 10 cents lower; sheep, S400Q5.26; lambs, S7bqs.75; yearlings, $4.50d7.5.
 Kansas City, July 13.-Cattle receipts GOOD, including $500 southerns. The market was steady at 10 cents higher; top, $715; market for southerns 10 to 25 cents high CT; top for southerns, ', highest this year. Choice export and best beef steers, $6. .25Q3 715; fair to good, $4.50@6.1O; southern steers, $S.S0@700; southern cows, g. 75@ 4S
 Hogs--Receipts 2500 market to 100 higher; top, $795; bulk of sales, $775@7. .96 i: heavy, 37.S09795; packers and butchers, SISoG7.9S; light, S65G7s5; pigs. $6B@
 Sheep-Recepts, 2oO0; market steady: lambs, s7OOds. .5o wethers, $40oas.oo; eyes $3.60a45o; stockers, g. 75a5.00; Texas nut tons. $3.750D475.
 St. Louis. July 13.-Cattle receipts 65Oo, including 300 Texans; market steady: steers under 1000 pounds. $45OQ5.&; stock CTS, s. 25@4s5; cows and hefers. 8. 50@7 %; Texas and Indian steers, $3.50@6.2o; cows and heifers, $250Q5.00.
 Hogs-Receipts. $500; market steady; pigs and lights, s6.0O97S5; packers, g. 800 S.05; butchers and best heavy s 10@8 a.
 Sheep-Receipts 10,200; market steady for sheep; lambs. lower; stockers, $s. 500 4SO.
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Coffee Market,

New York, July 13.-The market for cof- fee futures opened steady at decline of 5 points and ruled barely steady during the day under scattering liquidation or trade selling which may have been in- spired by the heavy Brazilian movement. The European markets were about a stand-off with Havre unchanged to Ao higher, but July was the only month to hold its ground in the local market and the close while steady was net un- changed to 10 points lower Sales were reported of 25,250 bags. Spot quiet; Rio No 7, 75sG7%c; Santos No. 4, Sc; mild quiet; Cordova, 91zQp121ac.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, July 13.-Spot cotton was higher at the opening and closed steady Low ordinary. sac nominal; or dinary, g 11-16c; good ordinary, 111sc; low middlng, 12c; middling. 13 Slice: good middling, 12 15-16c; mddling fair 13 5-16c fair, IA 1-16c nominal. Receipts, 1259; stock 19054.
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the loss of the advance today, but the market is steady, though dull. A quiet period at about present prices would be healthful until the outlook Is clearer. But that is hardly probable In view of the rapid advance and the uncertainties.
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Cotton Seed OH.

New York, July 13.-Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude, nominal; prime yellow, 5.5s@ 6sc; September, 5.7S@ 5 5.79c . New Orleans July 13.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound, 5 SOC.
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Butter-Steary creameries, 22k O 26c; dairies 20@23hc.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts 16s34 cases; at mark, cases included, 1Sc; firsts, 200; prime firsts, 21c.
 Cheese-Strong; daisies 14% @15c; twins, 14@14A c; young Americas, 14A @15c; long horns. 14A @15c.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, S5 @92c.
 Poultry-Steady; turkeys, 14c; chick ems, 14c; springs, 20c.
 Veal-Steady; 50 o60 lb. wts., 7h @Sc; 50 to S5 lb. wts., 1a@9Rc; S5 to 110 lb. wts., 10@11c.
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Metal Market.

New York, July 13.-The London tin market was lower with spot quoted at f13O 17s Sd, and futures at fs2 7s Cd. Locally the market was easy at $28 .S5 OPS.
 Copper declined to f5S for spot and f5S 16s Sd for futures. The local mar
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For New York or the east, take Seaboard; two trains daily.
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ket was unchanged with lake quoted at $13 25@1S. s7h electrolytic at s12.75 @12.S7h; casting at SIP. 621s a 12.75.
 Lead was lower at SIP lis Sd in London. 7. The local market remained easy at $4.321s@4.35
 Spelter unchanged to f22 in the Lon don market. Locally unchanged at $.530
 Iron unchanged at 4Ss for Cleveland warrants in the London market. The local market was steady. No. 1 foundry northern $17@17.25; No. $16.5O@ 1875; No. 1 southern and No. south ern soft, $165oQ17. ...
 Naval Stores.
 Savannah, July 13.-Turpentine, firm; 45c sales, 796; receipts, 1033; ship ments, 1742. Rosin, firm; sales, 3619; receipts. 3531; shipments. 1050; stock, 143,53S. Quote: B, $2.90@2.s5; D, s3@ 3.20; F, $3.55@S.65; F, s3.75@3.s5; G, $3. 75@3.90; H, $4.1o@4.15 I, s4 S5; K, $4.90; M, $5.10@5.15; N, $5 40, window glass, $555; water white, $5.SO
 Wilmington. July 13.-Spirits turpen- tine, nothing doing; receipts, AT casks. firm; $1 50; receipts 2. Crude turpep- tine. firm; $1 75 $2.sO and $3 .5o; re- ceipts, 90 barrels.
 Charleston, July 13.-Turpentine, quiet; 47c Resin, quiet. Quote: A. B, c, .S5@2.s7A; D, sS.15; E, s355Q 3.65; F, $3.75@S.s0; G, $3. S5; H, $4 10 Q4.16; I, 4.25Q4.3 30; K, $4.90@4. 95; M. 5.12h; N, $5. 40; window glass, $5 55 water white $5.65
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Total sales for day 44o2oo shares.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-20
FITZ FIGHTING
THIRTY YEARS

1t seems beyond all belief that a man
could actively engage in the game of
fisticuffs for 80 straight years, but
such is the record Bob Fitzsimmons
will have established if he journeys to
Australia this fall, as he hopes, and
fights under the banner of Hugh D.
Mcintosh, says Bill Blunt. When the
fans start talking about the greatest
fighter who ever lived" they wouldn't
be making a very grevious error if
they awarded the palm to the Titan
tinted ex-blacksmith. During those 80
years he has met more tough men than
any heavy weight or middleweight
who ever laced on a glove, not even
barring the unbeaten Jeffries In ract
he met practically all Of the dangerous
men Jeff met and several whom the
latter did not meet
If Fitz doesn't change his mind about
going to Australia in the meantime. it
will be his first visit to the old home
and friends in approximately 20 years
He left Sydney in the spring of 1890
and 1910 will not be far distant when
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Miner would be eligible so rar as pro-
fessionalism is concerned. His case is
now under advisement, but it is en-
tirely probable that if he makes good
in the studies in which he is now en-
rolled, that he will be able to partici-
pate in the seasons games.
George White, of Seattle, is another
player of promise as a kicker. White
was at Connell last year, at which. ac-
cording to his statement, he did not
participate in athletics. In that case
he would be eligible tor the team at
w. S. c. this year, it being the inter-
probation of the faculty committee that
the conference rules do not exclude
player who attended another college
the previous year, provided he did not
participate in athls:ics while there.
Around Dewitt, Miner, Englehorn, II
he enrolls. and White, centers much
of the football interest at w. S. c. at
present, since their performance for
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the season will be extremely vital to
the team.
The Changers will do battle with the
p. S. T. team in Pullman next Tues
day, October 10, the provisional line
up for which was today given out by
Coach w. s. KeinholZ, as follows:
Center, Laird; r. e., Hanlan and En-
glehorn; r. t.. Fishback; r. e., Gal
braith; !. g., Harter: l. t.. Hunter; |. e.,
Buck; a., Foran and Fancher; f.. Hart
suck, and Dewitt; r. h.. Cave; !. h..
White
It will be observed that Coach Klein
holz has omitted Otto Deanor and w.
O. Miner from this lineup He gave
no direct reason for the omissions. ex-
cept such inference as may be gather
ed from his statement that lit would
be necessary for all men to be in con-
;.ition with reference to football prac-
tice and studies, before he would place
them on the team"
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hurdles and middle distance runs.
The case of w. O. Miner, w. S. C.'s
valued end player, is one in which
much is at stake. Miner was dropped
from the roll early last year for dis
ciplinary reasons. and the faculty rul-
ing is that when a student is thus
dropped, the grades he mas made for
that semester are obliterated. The
DIS, or failures that Miner has against
him, which otherwise would render
him ineligible under the conference rul
ing. were made during that semester.
Under the faculty rule in this case, it
would seem that Miners "D's'' as well
as his las" for that semester, are not
now in force, which, SO far as class
standing is concerned, would render
him eligible, after he has reinstated
himself in good standing, which he did
at the beginning of the present year.
Miners professionalism dates prior
to December 0, 1908. when the present
intercollegiate conference rulings were
signed. If the present rules are not
retroactive back of that date, and the
Interpretation of the state college fac
ulty committee IS that they are not.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-lnformatioh
has reached here, said to come from
q reliable source on the Pacific coast.
and which is given currency here. Is
to the effect that misleading state
ments were made as to Stanley Ketch-
els weight when he fought Jackson
last Saturday.
Because of criticisms of the match
when it was first made. to the effect
that it was manifestly unfair to pit the
giynt negro against so small an op-
,r.aent. KetcheFs weight was given out
at 176 pounds, when as a matter OF
fact he did Eo. scale more than I6S
according to information received in
this city.
IT is stated that Johnson weighed
more than 2O5 pounds. which gave him
a great. if not insurmountable ad-
vantage. By announcing that Johnson
,r..ehed 1875 and Ketchel 176, more IN
ta-cst was expected in the fight than
you'd have been shown If the aLeseo
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''GRID" OUTLOOK AT
WASHINGTON STATE

STATE COLLEGE, Pullman. Oct
2O.-With the return of Wallace De-
Witt from Princeton, where he failed
to matriculate on account of not hay-
ing sufficient credits in languages and
his enrolment in the civil engineer
ing department of the state college. as
well as the arrival in Pullman of big
Moose" Englehorn, who followed
Dewitt, hope has blossomed anew in
the breasts of w. S. C. gridiron fans,
for now it is believed that the Grang-
ers should this year put out a team
that will crowd as closely to cham
pienship honors as does any other team
in the northwest
Dewitt is a cousin of the great
Princeton kicker of that name, weighs
200 pounds, has done the hundred in
1913, and already is nearly if not quite
as good a booter as was Joe Hahn
who last year with his good right foot
made all the football points that were
credited to the crimson and gray. En-
glehorn will be valuable as a guard
as he combines great weight and mas
sive strength with speed, as he has
shown by his performances in the
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HOW TY COBB
STOLE HOME

Tyrus Cobb's steal home in the first
game of the worlds championship SER
les between Detroit and Pittsburg, is
bound to become historic in baseball
annals 1t was the most daring piece
of work of all the series Here is Tvs
own description of the famous second
story work:
1.-The minute | saw Willis was going
to relieve Camnitz on the rubber, |
decided to make the try to stead home.
l calculated that Willis, coming in at
such a time, would give no thought of
me at third-that his mind would be
centered entirely upon the batsman
and his own ability to get the first
ball over So, when 1 saw him get on
the rubber, ready to pass. I walked
some distance off third base to see if
he was paying any attention to me.
observed that he was looking at
Gibbie was giving him. I turned back
toward third base in order to disarm
Willis raised his arm to go through the
preliminary motions Of pitching,
dashed for the plate. AS there was
a right handed batter up, I had some
protection, and in sliding l threw my
body away from the plate, giving Glib
son only my foot to touch in case he
got the ball in time. I ripped up the
ground for 80 inches with my spikes
before l touched the rubber, but I made
it all right. If it had failed, | suppose
| would have been called a NUT But
| the way | had doped it out left little
chance for failure"