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Money on Call.

New York, August 3.-Money on call
easy, 1902 per cent; ruling rate, 15s;
closing bid, Ia; offered at IL; time loans
very strong; 60 days. III per cent and 80
days. 21zQS per cent; six months, 1904
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3%@4 per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at s4.S5. 400
4.S545 for 60-day bills and at 81. &c. 80 for
demand; commercial bills, "a S4a4@4 85ls.
Bar silver, sic. Mexican dollars 44c Gov
eminent bonds easy; railroad bonds ir-
regular.
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Dry Goods.

New York. August 3.-The dry goods
markets show more activity in the jobbing
houses. Buyers are operating in piece
goods and ready to-wear lines. The export
trade Is very quiet Yarns are quiet. Cot
ton goods and yarns are unsettled by
the fluctuations in the raw cotton market.
The activity in the purchases of men
wear continues.
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Cotton Seed OIL.

New York, August 3.-Cotton seed oil
weak; prime crude, nominal; prime crude
yellow, 5.15Q5. doc; September 5. 1905. 35c.
New Orleans, August 3.-Cotton seed oil,
prime refined in barrels per pound, 5000
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Meats.
Corrected by Morris & Coz
Clear bellies, 12A @12&c.
Rib bellies, 12@12&c.
D. S. short ribs 12c.
D. S. fat bellies, 10& C.
Smoked clear bellies. 14hc; fancy,
15Hc.
10hc.
Lard, leaf. 1850; compound. slsc.
Pork loins, 14hc; spare ribs, SIC.
Ham butts, 1870; Boston butts, u 1sc.
Brains. Sc; beef livers. &c.
Pork sausage, &c.
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of sales, SS0@7. 80.
Sheep-Receipts. about 1900: market
weak to 10c lower; lambs higher; sheep,
$3.5oq5; yearlings, s4@5.5O; lambs, $6.50N
7.S5.
Kansas City, August 3-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 11,000 including 1000 southerns;
market strong to 100 higher. Stockers,
S3Q5 40; southern steers, So. 1905. %;
southern cows, S2.5Od4.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; market steady to
weak; top, $3.50; bulk of sales, 81. 1901 rs;
heavy, $a7017. so; butchers, $7.55@7 80;
light, 81 .40@7.70; pigs, s65O@7.25
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady to
15c lower; stockers and feeders, $3@5
st. Louis, August Seattle receipts,
$780, including 2100 Texans market
steady; stockers and feeders. SO. 25Q5;
cows and heifers, SO. 1905. 80; Gamers, 81. 70
@2.50; bulls, $3.5OG5; calves, S.. 25Gl7. %;
Texas and Indian steers, 50. 50a6. 40; cows
and heifers, 81 35@5.
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market lower; pigs
and lights, s5.75057.70; packers, 81. SCOT TO-
butchers, $775Q7 80.
Sheep-Receipts, $780, market strong;
stockers, s3.25@4.
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Where Ocean Breezes Blow

$1,000 Round Trip to Cumber-
land Island, Ga. and return via
Atlanta, Birmingham & Allan
tic R. R., August 18th, person
ally conducted excursion. Full
information at city ticket Of
flee, 1O7 North Goth street,
Phone 1886 main.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, August 3.-Spot cotton
easy. Low ordinary. 15-1sc. nominal; Or
binary, SSsc. nominal; good ordinary.
II Lice; low middling, II l5-16c; .middling.
121hc; good middlng, 12Bc; middling fair,
13Ac fair, lac, nominal. Receipts, 176;
stock, 62,667
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New York. August 3.-Coffee futures
opened dull at unchanged prices to de-
cline of 5 points In response to the decline
of partial quarter franc in the French
market, and ruled barely steady, un-
changed Scattered trade selling, encour-
aged by the big Brazilian receipts and
expectations of a large increase in the
worlds visible supply statement. The
close was quiet at net decline offs to 10
points. Sales were reported of 10, 750 bags.
including: August, 6.05c; September, 6.65c;
December 5.25QS. 3Oc.
Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. 7, 7%@71c;
Santos No. 4, &c; mild coffee quiet; Cor
dova, S1A0121zc.
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January, 6.51hd January February,
6.521zd; February March, March-April,
April-May, May-June, June-July, 6.53d;
July-August, 6. 521Ld.
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Cash quotations were as follows: /
Flour-Easy.
Rye-No. 2. 76c
Barley-Feed or mixing, 5o@56c; fair
to choice mailing, 60@6Sc.
Flax Seed-No l southwestern, 81. 36;
No northwestern, 81. 431s@1. As.
Timothy Seed-$3S0.
Clover-S11. so.
Mess Pork-Per barrel. $20.S71a.
Lard-Per 100 pounds. $11.1712.
Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, SIC. S0@10.9 80.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $11.50@11 SPY.
Butter-Steady; creameries, 2213@26c;
dairies 200l231ac.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 1897 cases; at
mark, cases included, 1S1sc; f1rsts, &c !;
prime frsts, 23c.
Cheese-Strong; daisies 161ac; twins.
14AQ141kc; young Americas, 15A@151Sc;
long horns, 15A@151sc.
Potatoes-Firm choice to fancy, 600
63c; fair to good, 55@5Sc.
Poultry-steady; turkeys, 14c; chickens,
1916; springs, Ice.
Veal-Steady; 50 to 60 Id. WITS, S@S1sc ;
so to IS h. WITS, 9Gs1ac; So to ITO ID. WITS,
91a10c.
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$500 to Washington and
return.
$500 to Richmond and Nor
fork and return.
via SEABOARD.
via SEABOARD

Tickets on sale August ID;
good until August 81. Two
trains daily with through
sleepers, dining cars and vesti-
buled coaches. Phone 1882, Of
flee 1927 First Avenue.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, August 8.-Cattle-Receipts
about 5000; market steady. Steers, s. 600
7.65; cows and heifers. ss.6o@5 so; bulls.
s.. 40@4S5: calves, $3GS; stockers and
feeders, s. 30Q5 .15.
Hogs-Recetpts. about n,O00: market,
10@16c lower; choice heavy, T.90QS; light
mixed, 81 .5007 70; choice light, 81. s0Q7 IS;
packing. H.s5W.so; pigs, $500. IS; bulk
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Naval Stores.

Savannah August S.-Turpentine firm,
49c; sales, $50; receipts, 1897; shipments.
1905. Rosin firm; sales, 219s; receipts,
3646; shipments, 4S75 stock. 139.509. Quote:
B, 1908. 10; D, SO. 1903 20; E, 50. 5000. IS; f.
49, 7O93. 10; G, SO. 1903 95; II, 81. 10; I, $4,000
AIS; K, $780, M, $500; N, 40; WIG, $3.50;
WV, Sc.
Wilmington. August 3.-Spirits turpen-
tine steady. 471ac; receipts, 80 casks. Rosin
steady, s2.65; receipts, "a. Tar firm, $1.5o;
receipts, 10. Crude turpentine firm, $1.75,
So and $3.50; receipts, 20.
Charleston, August 3.-Turpentine quiet,
SA@4Sa4c. Rosin quiet Quote: A, B, c,
81. 1908; E, SO. 55; f, Sc. 65@3. 10; G, SO. 80;
H, 81. 10; L, 81. 1904 80: X, "a. IS; NJ. $5a5. 49,
N, IS. s50l5. 40; VIC, $50; WV. So.
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UNION STATION
Effective July 4. 1909.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
Arrive from Depart to-
Brunswick. ....1 pm Brunswick :. 800 pm
Trains marked thus 90 run daily except
Sunday.
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New York Cotton Futures. |.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 1880; net
receipts, SIS; gross receipts, $751; stock,
II .052; continent, 1893; coastwise, 1897.
New Orleans: Easy; middling, 12lac;
net receipts, 176; gross receipts, It's; sales,
200; stock 81, 667; France, 1926
Mobile: Firm mddling, 121ac; net re-
cepts, $40; gross receipts, 240; stock a.
173.
Savannah: Firm. middling. PIC; net
receipts, $40; gross receipts, 24O; stock, H.
liz.
Savannah: Quiet; middlng. 121ac; net
receipts 217; gross receipts. 217; sales, 200;
stock, 1880; coastwise, GOA.
Charleston: Nominal; stock, 1854.
Wilmington NOMINAL stock, 1888.
Norfolk: Steady; middling. 121ac; net
receipts, 80; gross receipts, 50; sales, 10;
stock, $3.50; coastwise, 423.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 1Sc;
stock, 1850.
New York: Quiet; middling, 12.S5c;
gross receipts, 1874; sales, 400; stock, 49,
095.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 12.S5c.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, loo;
stock, 1875.
Total today at all ports: Net, 109os
France, 1926; continent, 1893; stock, 249,-
2S7
Consolidated at all ports: Net, 5429;
Great Britain, 1857: France 1888; conti-
nent, Asa; Japan, 400
Total since September 1 at all ports;
Net. 1884, 429; Great Britain, 3416,6S3;
France, 1029, 766; continent, S4S5,05l;
Japan, 200, $50; Mexico. 3o,746
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter.

New York, August 3.-(Special) Ito
days market has shown the same senu-
ment as yesterday based on the theory
that the present range of values discount
ed any decrease in crop conditions. After
the rapid decline of the morning many OF
the sellers of yesterday bought on the
high temperatures and dry weather In
Texas while in the last hour the bearish
sentiment found expression In continued
selling, so that the market closed at only
a shade better than the lowest point.
Many advices from the Atlantic states
throw doubt upon the government condi-
ton for that section, and little is heard
of the condition in Texas where the out
look in many sections must be becoming
very poor.
We find the same bearish views cur
rent in Liverpool, based on the same ideas
as prevail in this market tonight. Liver
pol should be points lower tomorrow.
Business was rather quiet on Nor
ris avenue yesterday and it is expected
that 1t will remain so through the re-
mainder of the summer season. Few
changes are observed in the market,
except that eggs have advanced in
price from 22c to 23c. The demand
for shipped watermelons is decreasing
daily, as the country melons are now
coming in. Several large shipments
of California fruit were received yes
terday, including pears, peaches, plums
and grapes. The supply of native fruit
is about exhausted.
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Quiet; middling 12ssc; net re-
ceipts, 1888; gross receipts, 1S; shipments,
SIS; stock, 1886.
Augusta: Nominal; middling, 12s%c; net
receipts, 122; gross receipts, l22; ship
ments 50; sales, As; stock, 775S.
Memphis: Quiet; middling, 121sc; net
receipts. 20; gross receipts, 100; ship
ments 4O5 sales, 70: stock. 1886.
ST. Louis: Steady; middling, 121ac: net
receipts, 81; gross receipts, 239; ship
ments, 1904; stock, 5000.
Cincinnati: Stock, 14,317.
Louisville: Firm; middling, 13c.
Little Rock Quiet; middling, 11s4c; net
receipts. g.; gross receipts, 6; shipments,
1888; stock, 1919.
Total today: Net receipts, 366; gross
receipth, 655; shipments, S51S; sales, 12S;
stock 6S, 595.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
Value of Lauohter,

Having vainly tried many and vari- ous remedies to restore to health a business man whom I know and who had fallen ,irto a morbid condition owing to year-; of .overwork, a famous Baltimore physician at last persuaded his patient to take a course of funny stories, one at each meal, with an ex- tra two at dinner" said a Baltimore man. ''The patient, a solemn and gloomy fellow, at first rebelled, but finally, falling in with the idea, adopt ed the course recommended and was in the end restored to health, the eff feet of laughter being entirely to change his mental and bodily condi tion Laughter, in fact, is one of the cheapest and most effective of medi- cines, breaking up stagnation of mind and body and sending healthy vibra- tion through ones system. There is very little the matter with the man who can enjoy hearty augh."-Nash- vile Tennesseeaa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
SUICIDE CLUB OF BOYS IN SCHOOLS .
 o- -
 OF FRANCE
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Paris, July Mot for many years have the people of France and parti- cuiarly the citizens of Paris been so aroused over problems relating to the French children as they are to-day over the alarming extent to which young children between the ages of II and 16 years have been committing suicide. Within the past month, nine children apparently without cause have deliberately put an end to their lives. While the police and the other authorities were attempting to un- earth a reason for the children's mania for self-destruction, Maurice Barres. playwright, author and deputy repre- senting the Department of the Seine, in which Paris is located, made an Der in which he blamed the whole suicidal tendency upon the teachers in the public schools.
 So great was the impression made by Barres' speech that an investiga- tion has been begun and the result has thrown France mothers and fath- CTS into a parOxism of fear of their children's safety. Those who incline to Barres' belief in the matter-and his explanation is now the generally ac- feel that the investigation into the curriculum of the public schools should be thorough and impartial Though the investigation up to date helS oesH very lIHilteu IL HdS direduy been shown that in the Clermont school a boys, institution in Paris, there ex- iste6 a suicide club as complete in it's ramificationS as the mythical organi- cations of similar nature related in stories of the most morose authors A few days after the organization of the club the first drawing was taken. The lad drawing the fatal number blew out his brains before his class of school companions. Scarcely had the revolver dropped from his fingers to the floor when companion of the victim picked it up, managing to hide it so securely that it has not yet been located. The parents of the other children in the CIermont school are in mortal fear that their children will be the next to use the revolver. Whether the passionate appeal for a change in curriculum ad- vocated by BarreS will result in put ting an end to the suicides is not de- finitely stated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
TRUST IN TWO
 HORSE CARTS
So Alderman Declares in Discussing Or. dinance Increasing Price Paid from S5 to $6 a Day.

Alderman McMurray voted alone against Is of his colleagues last night who favored the revision of the ordi- nance regulating the compensation of the owners of teams of horses em- picyed by the city. The present price is $5 per day and in compliance with petition from Henry Clampett and others the Ordinance committee rec commended that the price be made s6 pec day because of the advanced price in the cost of hay, straw and grain.
 The Alderman said he opposed the increase because the board had gone over the entire matter a year ago and had decided that $5 was enough for two horse carts, but that the price for one horse carts should be $3.50. He declared that a few men own all of the double carts in the city and it was a kind of a trust which controlled the city work He felt certain that if he was director of public works and he advertised for two horse teams he would have Bank street filled with carts in the morning. He declared that only a little of the work was given to the men with one horse carts and the result was that many who of the business.
 Alderman Primrose said that if a one horse cart with a man was worth $3. 30 and a two horse cart with man was worth $6, the additional $2.50 was the amount allowed for the horse and was man s1 per day or s1.5O less than the cost of the horses. He thought it was inconsistent. What is the value of the man?'' he asked.
 Alderman Gould said that in draw ing the ordinance the committee had the counsel of Alderman Mahoney who was an authority on horses, and he had stated there would be. less than g profit in the S6 per day charge be- cause of the cost of maintaining horses at the present time.
 Alderman McMurray voted alone against the ordinance because he be- lieved that more work should be given to the men with the one horse carts, and that an increase of the number of two horse carts owned by a few people should not be encoura ged-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
STRONG FIGHT MADE TO OPEN
 SEAVIEW AVENUE TO THE WATER
Lake Torpedo Company Protests That it Must Abandon
 its Plant if Layout is MadeInteresting Light Thrown
 on Work Company is Doing for Foreign Governments

layout, but he contended that there had never been a street and he said that he based his opinion upon a re- cent opinion of the Supreme court that the courts would not support any claim that there had been highway there.
 Frank Miller opposed the petition by reading a letter from St. Petersburg signed by Capt. Simon Lake in which the latter said he hoped that in addi- tion to building sub-maripes in Bridge port that the company would soon take up the work of making gold dredging machinery. MT. Miller said he did not want to see anything done to cripple the industry.
 Capt. C. D. Wallace. of the company stated for the company that all of the engines, motors. cells and inside works of the foreign built torpedo boat hulls were being made at the Seaview ave- nue plant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
CLEANEAST, THE BEST HAND
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish. Rust Grease, Ink. Paint and Dirt. For the hands or clothing. Large can 10 centa Manufactured by Wm. R. winn, esS Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
COMMITTEE WOULD
 EMPLOY EXPERTS
Alderman Billiard Asks Council to Alp. propriate $500 for Use of Committee Investigating Electric Light Company

Alderman Bullard of the committee appointed to investigate the cost of producing electricity. offered a resolu- ton to the Common Council last night empowering the committee to hire a sterographer and experts at a cost of not more than $500.
 Alderman Bullard said that as the mstter was one which would affect the contract between the United H. lEmipating Co., and the city. it was in cumhent upon the Board of Aldermen to see that the committee has funds to work with and was empowered to hire experts.
 Alderman McMurray opposed the expenditure of the money and the op- position sent the resolution to the comInitte on Ways and Means.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
GETTING READY TO
 TAKE TIE CENSUS

Washington, July 7.-Preliminary work in connection with the thirteenth census in Connecticut is in progress here. A state supervisor will be ap- pointed probably this summer. He will get S1.500 a year and $1 extra for every 1000 of population enumerated, besides liberal allowances for clerk hire and travelling expenses. He will have under him about 800 enumerators appointed next winter after standing a satisfactory test, but without compe- titive civil service examination.
 Each enumerator will be paid as fol- lows: 2 to cents per name listed, 15 to 25 cents per farm where statistics of crops, domestic animals, etc., are collected 20 to 30 cents per manufac- turing establishment reported. They will be required to complete their work in cities within two weeks and in the country within thirty days, all in 7 xt April.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
,nx n,ond.

While Pitt, the grandfather of Lord Chatham, was governor of Fort St. George in 1G9S he became acquainted with a jewel merchant named Jam chund, who brought a diamond of great size for sale. He asked f3O,OOO for it in the rough. It should, of course, have been bought on behalf of the company, but Pitt, seeing money in it, could not resist the temptation Of making d private bargain. He be- came the possessor of the stone for the sum of f2O,4 400, and he was quite satisfied that he had behaved honor ably when he paid the man, who on his part was also content. But the diamond was known to be worth more than Jamchund had received, and the transaction gave rise to a good deal of gossip, which in no way decreased when later on Pitt had the stGS3 cut in England and sold it to the rcsSit of France for f135, 900. Even that enor- nous sum did net represent its true value. The stone was set in the royal crown of France. It weighed 40 carats in the rough, but the cutting re- duced 1t to 136 carats.-Ars. Penney's 'Fort St. George, Madras"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
ALDERMEN CORRECT HARBOR GRAB ERROR
Report of Harbor Committee Had Neg. lected to Include Reference to Com. mittee to Appraise Benefits and Damages.

In it's haste to carry out the will of Mayor Lee in ratifying the malodorous harbor-car barn grab the harbor com mittee blundered in the form of the resolution submitted to the common council when the grab was put through. As result the chairman of the committee and Alderman Gould pleaded almost tearfully with the all dermen last night to put through q healing resolution. This was done.
 The error consisted in not sending the matter originally to the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages, which has the duty of ascertaining, in such cases. if any are benefited, or any injured by the change.
 As the city of Bridgeport is the only person injured and the New Haven Railroad is largely benefited it is not likely that the work of the board of appraisal will be more than a formal hearing.
 The resolution was opposed by Alder man McMurray, who renewed his de- nunciation of the harbor grab
 The resolution was finally adopted by a vote of 16 to l, most of the alder men believing that it was not worth while to spend time upon a matter in which the city was already substan- tially bound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
A Tartar Courtship.

Among the Tchn1ian Tartars a curf- ous mode of popping the question" exists. The Tchuiian bachelor in search of a wife. having filled brand new pipe with fragrant tobacco,
 stealthily enters the dwelling of the fair one upon whom he has bestowed his affections, deposits the pipe upon a conspicuous article of furniture and retires on uptoe to some convenient hiding place in the neighborhood, local etiquette requiring that he should eX- ecute this strategic movement appar- ently undetected by the damsel of his choice or any other member of her family. Presently he returns without further affectation of secrecy and looks into the apartment in a casual sort of way 4 .sfr7~In rlance at the pipe he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
Floods Hold up
 Railroad Traffic
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Denver, Col, July 7.-Several thou sand travellers are held up to-day throughout Colorado by the floods which have covered the railroad tracks and made railroading difficult and hazardous. A large number of narrow escapes have been reported. Near Canon City two hundred passengers on the Rio Grande train, were saved from death by the presence of mind of a tramp who disappeared after he had Jagged the train. The train was flag ged while running forty miles an hour directly into a long stretch of "soft track"
 All around Canon City railroad con- ditions are bad from the floods and it is impossible to move any of the trains safely
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
KING PETER FALLS
 FROM HIS HORSE
Special from United Press.

Belgrade, July 7.-In fainting fit, King Peter to-day fell off his horse while riding in Ptopschider Park. He was severely bruised and shaken and was carried to the castle by attend ants in serious condition. The whole city is aroused at the accident because it is feared that should King Peter die the political autonomy of Servia would be menaced. Since the Balkan trouble and the discovery of an al- legged plot by Peter for the rule of the Slavic empire, Austria has watch ed every move of the Servian kingdom.
 The court surgeons issued a state- ment a short time after the accident: stating that His Majesty was not seriously injured and would recover in a few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
Weather Indications.
(SneciaI from

Special from United Press)
 New Haven, July 7.-Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday.
 disturbance is central this morn ing near Nantucket and Hatteras pro- ducing local showers during the past 24 hours on the New England and middle Atlantic coast. Showers have also occurred during the past A hours from Colorado as far east as Ohio The heaviest rainfall reported was f50 inches at Kansas City, Mo.
 An area of high pressure over the lake region is producing cool, pleasant weather in the northern sections
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather except possibly local showers towards sunset.