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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-24

ton on it, and the gentleman had paid
a deposit, but If madam would leave
her name something might be done.
"When my wife spelled out her cogno-
men for him he lifted his eyebrows In
establishment. That was exactly the
name and those were the initials of
the gentleman who had already spoken
for the chair. My wife thought for a
moment. Then she controlled her emo
tons and merely remarked that such
condolences were quite common and
walked out without leaving her ad-
dress.
Next day | HE'D me to the dealers
quickly, prepared to leave my order
for the chair. But the dealer did not
seem half SO inclined to sell. A lady
had been there. it seems. a lady of my
own NAME. with the same initials-odd.
was it not?-who was willing to give
the full price for the article. Then 1t
was my turn to think. On the whole,
l decided l did not want the chair
after all. If Ellen wanted to buy it,
I'd let her have that pleasure.
christmas morning we both fused
about the house expectantly. | won
dered where on earth Ellen was keep
ing my morris chair. After breakfast
l unioaded a pair of green portieres
l had bought for her. As The wrap
pings came off | saw her face fall.
Then she went over to a corner and
produced an exactly similar bundle
and unrolled another pair OF green
portieres for me.
Butt stammered, I thought you
bought a morris chair
81. Oh. John. didn't you buy 1t
after all:'
And then. in the light OF our under
standing. we wept on one another's
shoulders."-New York Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-24
A Smart Breakfast Trav,

II you are handy with your embroid-
cry needle make one of the smart trays
that are the most up to date Christmas
presents the shops are showing. The
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-24
Money to Loan.

We have $4,000 to loan at once on
easy terms, with s per cent. interest on
long time. Apply to
GARDNER & WHITTIEaTON.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
ELY CENTRAL HIT
Copper Stock Drops from
81 % to 81 50 a Share.

hiy central Copper Company stock after
having been boosted from % cents TO 81 25 n
snare by curb brokerage house. broke TO
o. - share yesterday on the curb. The
collapse of the stock was attributed 20 an
h'taek on the company by a technical
mining Journal. which charged that decep-
uoh had been prsctised I'm regard TO the
oompany's claims at Ely and that the value
o. the stock had been grossly inflated.
me same brokerage firm that has been
eoornins Ely Central was the hacker Of
hsNhide Coalition. which broke from s. i
snare 10 less than - cents 4 share few
months ago and has been practically dead
on the curb ever since Bovard Consoli-
dated. another stock fathsred BY this firm
end only just listed on the curb. dropped
yesterday from - cents share 10 2 cents.
The total transactions in Ely central yes
terday footed up 20 about 20 40 shares. II
opened at 4. a net decline cf "A point from
Saturdays closing price. The next sale was
az . loss OF a fun point between sales.
and the neat az 2ia. Tho transactions up 10
this tine had been only a few hundred
shares. but then came a general outpouring
~ stock by people who had been led to buy
through the glowing reports sent out BY
the brokerage firm in question and had
nov pccoDf Iientehed bE Inc fupllSncu
attarks against the company.
Over twenty thousand shares we're thrown
on the market In a few minutes. and under
this selling pressure the stock slumped rap
idly 20 Ia From this price IL rallied to
-, but again sold of. closing az 1915.
ret loss Of sis points for the DAY. The
trading In the stock was the feature Of
the curb. and the excitement recalled the
dsy of the RsWhids Coalition slump.
In the height OF the excitement the BIO
kerage firm which has been so active In pro-
noting the stock issued a statement ascrib-
ing the break TO published attacks made
upon The company and declaring that the
selling was largely professional. The firm
denied IN. charge that u had been selling
20 the public treasury stock that cost 1t
a cents a share. Not q shaSe OF this
stock. il said, had been Put upon the mar
ket
The statement. hewev-T. did not have
any effect in rallying the market. and the
outpouring Of the stock continued Every
body wanted 10 sell. apparently. and few 10
buy. and sometimes it would be half an
hour before those who were elanoring 10
dispose Of their stock could get bid
for IL
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
BOAR WORK
ENorts To Be Made TO Con-
t,nue Bodu.

ihe executive committee Of the commit
OF one hundred. appointed by the
i'iuiahspois convention TO promote the
ceaton OF tariff commission. met yes
'etoeE In the rooms of the Merchants AS
soeisuon. There we're present:
H. p Miles. OF Racine. Wis. chairman:
Jphn Kirby. jr., Of Dayton. Ohio: V. A.
Harris on Lawrence. kan; Henry v.
IoNne. ~ New York city; Charles NJ
Jarvis. ~ New Britain. conn. and S. &
Mead. secretary pro TEN. 81 the close OF
The meeting the committee issued the fol-
loving statement:
In our opinion IN. work which followed
ana resulted from the Indianapolis con-
factor in the creation OF the present Tariff
Board. and the creation OF that board is a
,.t ,sst oi hich We may feel proud and with
nlsnt of cur first campaign.
We incline 20 believe that the present
anS sosro may be better foundation
see built than any commission which il
would have been possible 10 have secured
II this Congress had attempted 10 create
tarir commission. undoubtedly II
sNE,5s sNSgld have have some largely into detail. de
limiting the powers OF the proposed body.
Undoubtedly the hoard has its work cut
rising the Presdent eope.rSiSs es fss N sn', s8
eenon sne use OF the maximum and mini
mum feature OF the new tariff 20 more
thsn one hundred foreign countries, which
must be concluded BY March q. Nearly
g. or fhe work thus involved however
VII Do directly useful in the larger work
cf tarir stucT and analysis. which we hopA
ne board may undertake later and there
Tore, We do not regard this present phase
OF Us work a. Implying lost labor or time
what We believe IS the most important
YORK immediately before uS Is to make
suie that Congress. during the coming
sessicn, shall not undo what has thus far
oeen accomplished by putting restraints
on the present beard. and that before adj
sournlng u SHAH make another sppropr!a-
Icn Tor the continuance of the board and
Us work during the fscsl year cornmen,-
,ng July j. 1919. " we can thus assure the
continuance of the board and It's work
can thus be assured for two full years we
relieve that there viii be little danger or
POSSIBILITY OF rs ever being ebolisheA
When the chairman, n z Niles. vas
asked II any agitation for the revision OF
the tarin was contemplated ~ the COM
mittee. h. said that :, vas irnpractieabl-
ana undesirable az the present time, al
though II was hopsd that inequalities and
unfair Determinations ultimately might be
corrected through the investigations Of the
board.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London. Hev. s.--Consols to-eay clessd
l. lover a. So for money and s2is for
account AnscOnds was unchanged az fs's
Csnadisn P$ctfc lover. at ~ Grand
Noney was in shorter supply on tho
market to-day. owing 10 the borrowing by
the Bank OF England Discounts we're
or fhe stock Exchsnge dealings were re
stricted o4ing 20 the settlement Nnlcn
over rates Paris offered these So well as
foreigners. causing an easy tendency'
which was only partly checked by the ah-
ssnce Of any change IN the German BANK
rate Lack Of support made gilt edged Sc
curities and home rails easy.
American securities opened stescy ana
slichtiv higher Later the market i'm
proved on good buying OF Union pactnc:
f-nited states steel. Southern Pacinc and
AwslEamafed. At noon the tone was hrm
ard prices we're from q 10 4 point higher
than Kew Works closing on saturosy in,
street sent good support N me afternoon;
especially fer Amalgamatea Copper snd
the market closed firm. United states
steel was easy
can money IN London. sis per cent;
open market discount rate for short bills
cent. Berlin discount rate. - Per cent :
Paria discount rate. : per cent. Paris eS-
change on Lonoon. - francs eeA cen
times. Berlin exchange on LONDON. %
marks .ss. pfenniss Bar gold. 1's Sd
American easles. 'sf %.
Paris. No, s-Thrse per cen, rentes, "a
oentimss highsr. AZ % francs - csntimes
prices generally &C che bouFse we're heavy.
Berlin. Hov. s-The Bserse to-day vas
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09

IS "a: butchers. 81 soass so. heifsrs So 7oasS 20
cows So ,5aS5. buiis 81 756<J s-oc<ers s.t
feeders. 81 5oGs5. stock hsiters. 9 2q45 -
fresh cows and spfinsers aczixe and - risner
higher. ssFsa HOGS-Recsipts 200. active
snd l5a2oc low-r.- heavy. 81 lSdSs % mlxsc
- i9aSs 20. Workers. s. AdSs 10 pizs. Sdsi ~
r0ughs. 81 156<7 E stays ss4St .3. dairies
81 e09ss IS SHEEP AND IAMBsr..Reretess
yssrlirss. ssgS5 50. w~th-rs. 81 T5gs5 -wes.
stls4 -. sheep mixed. s2aSs 6. Canada ianos'
cncinusft Nov s-CsttIs recsip,s 4 fassi
sctsse io1l5c higher. fair @ sood Shippers - %
Asa; sctive and strurz. 5c higher 5n,chers
and shippers s. C5a<s 70. couslon. IS 751S7 y.
SHEEP-Recsirts. 14n strong loc higher. - Cd
s. - ismos active and strong. lJ1-sc hiSner-
kansas CITY Nov s-CATTI.E~-Fersirt "a
90. including 500 soutAe-ns. market for steers 10
= 1pc higher. f1r cows. 5dl0r hi2her. fcr caise-.
zSc htsher; for packers and fsstefs. fap.1c
higher Cnoice export and dressed ne4f steers.
- Sedss 80; tair % geod SSa>s Is w.s5s-n
native cows. So G3dS4 - native hcifers. - 2efe
s. 90. bulls 81 scdS3 90 calves. q, 7S1sS -.
HoGS--R-csipts 5000; market s. higher. top.
81 20, tuIk ~ sales. 81 55a>7 a. hessy. s. 40
81 4oGS7 e5. Piss. IS 50nS7 q sHEEP-R--
ceipts Se0o market 10G25C higher. Ttah lsmcs.
81 20. lambs, s6asI %. warnings >Saso =,
wethsrs. :. zsas5 ewes. ssqs' 90. stocSers sns
Talon stock Ysrds Fittssurx Nsv. s-csi-
tie supply fsir st-ons choice 81 5odss sfi zL7
-surpir fair. steady on sheep higher en- ianic-s
prime wethers. 81 SodS4 sS. culls and cosalnof..
81 se9Ss. lambs. - 5oass -. veal eslvss so
hsavies. s. 15GsS %. msdisms. - 70 heavy
Workers. sSG<s 80. hsht lorkers ~ sodSs %:
pigs ~ sSQSI y. roushs. SI1SI .
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING NG.-Transaetions for
foreign account in this market were mod
crate in amount, about l0000 shares being
bought on balance. The principal pur-
chsses were Of Amalgamated Copper
GOLD FOR SOUTH AAIERICA..--Gold
20 the amount OF sl.SS0-oeo VIII be shipped
reGements including $4,000 by the National
City Bank, s50o.a0 by @ Amslnck & %
and s25o0o by Goldman. Sachs & co. The
shipments, which may he increased to-day,
are for London account The foreign eX-
change market YESTERDAY was strong ana
higher. The sterling rate az Paris al
vanced one centime and Is now almost AZ
the point AZ which gold may be taken from
Paris b. London.
MINING COMPANY'S 'liELON.'-The
Crown Reserve Mining COMPANY mas dec
clared a regular quarterly divldend or =
per cent and an extra dividend OF per
cent. both payable on December 2. ana a
cash bonus OF 10 per cent. payable on jan
uary Is next.
AMERICAN COTTON OILS YEAR --
The American Cotton oil Company reports
for the fiscal year ended on august y
ProhJs Of .,,5 ssS So assins nssnetins $3.50 for
interest on bonds and ssli.e for oividends
on the preferred stock. balance renamed
OF s, 100 ass available for dividends on the
common eauaI 10 ress per cent on the $50
2s- 10 outstanding The balance for the
year after payment OF dividends 81 Sell.-
The COMPANY had on Augus, 81 9 pIehL
and loss surplus Of 25i, comparing
With IS 22s. $50 at the close Of the preceding
fiscal year
RRANGEp Roswell Miller. chairman Of
the hoard of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST Paul, denies 2 report thst the company
viii before the end OF the year issue sOout
81 90 on more bonds for The purpose OF
Tefunding an equal amount OF bonds OF va
rious issues which mature on January l.
The directors he says. have not vet de-
cided how these obligations are 20 be met
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. - Dividends
have been declared as follows, Boston,
Revere Beach a. Lynn Railroad regular
seui-annual So a share. pay yable on January
! American Stogie Company l per cent
on the preferred, payable on December /
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09

FLOUR AND MEAI>-Flcur dun and easier.
& ss se ~ sga so 80; s'h's5 IS
sPrISs siears. 81 Soc 81 s. Extra So = visisr.
& ss ssF. IS ss i z s2F 4
u BYE FLoUR---steady.: fair % seed, s. 20
MEAI-Barsly steady: kiin dried S. SIS BAG
MEAL--Stsady; fine white and yellow. 81 5o6
quiet. a. s. eisy Steady; Western sprins. SIS .Ss
a. sos 90 s,asdard ss miSelins 2sn 90, siS go
sSs Sgr s9 s rex a2s; ;ssn ~ 10 s s Sssh
red cog. s32 IS; hou1iny chop. 81 80 bulk.
SIS rKoS,ssaS ss Sisfs sIlpssl 'St S4, Sc high
records for the season on ecverIRs BY shorts
and new buying. Pork particularly
weeks snsis. % but Late tens in the @ % ssy was Sc easier
LoRN-Eirm- Mess SIS - family; see 81;
ms. ssSs' fss s 81 ss@2 g. E5 s5 pasE
SIG sie 30; extra India mesa $50 81 = szl.
BGEFF HAMs-oqIst az se$gs2S DRESSED
ATs-Piclsled bellies hrIn. smoking. l4e
Pictisa i hams an fa; st.ady. d ~ IL Z iac TAIIow
hrm city. 6te; country. o. 6Ec. LARD
1se refined frm; south Amsriea. il s5e;
GoHtinsnt l5.5dc; Brazil kegs. l5sSe coM-
FoUNDIEasy az loqlets sTEARINIEs-- e
METALs-coPPER-r sales Is tons.
February delivery. az 1se; clesins prices fol-
December. y Is x isese: JaSuary' issoa
1315c. February. u 80 Q 13c and March. Is q
1S12hc London hrin. spot f5s 12s Cd, and
futures al $50. 1Is Cd Local dealers auots
I.al'e al Is 2 tS12tae. electFolytic 81 12T5Q
II s7ilo, and casting et II. e2is 6i2 T5c. TIN
Firm. spot. 80 SO Q 30 70; November. 80 ~
q so T5c, December. 80 So q 80. ST15c: January.
so 20 a 30 s5c, and FEBRUARY, 3o75G so. sj-
London Arm: spo. 1880 Is 3d. and futures f14t
JOS. SPELTER-Duu and nominal LEAD
Steady az +S7is 944eise New York, 425G
430c East 81 Louis London lower at az 1ss
I'd lRON-Lower in English market, at sos
1oi. for Cleveland warrants Local market
unchanged; No foundry. Northern. SIS 500
$40 Pig iron certificates unchanged. No sales
SEGAR-Refned steady 10 fFm and quiet
with prices unchanged Beet sugar a. London
hrm ana unchanged 10 hd higher. Novem-
ber and December. lis % q. and May. l2s
There was some business. however. for March
later at . 21-S2c. equal 10 sO2c duty paid
oasls Current SPOT quotations Centrifug a..
s6 test. 4 SOc; Muscovedo. 50 test. ; soc and
molassss sugar. 50 test. S55c.
OiIs-Linseed quiet and hrm PETRO-
LEUM-Standard white. bhls. New York and
Philadelphia. s.05c; bulk s53c: refined
eases 10 4Jcs water white. bbls 0 5Jc: bulk
6oic: cases, II o5c LISSEED OIL-Amer-
lean. city raw So sac; out-of-tovn raw, g. Q
6Se; Galcutta raw. T5c LARD OIL. 81
COT10N>EED OIL - Important longs
showed disposition 20 dispose Of some OF
their holdings and the market weak.
selling dowl II 70 q points from the final
or saturday. Crude oil vas somewhat easier
IN the south. with a poor demand. Sales.
2T.2o0 barrels
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
BEARS RAID COTTON,
Break of from p 10 20 Points
Under HeQUy Selling.

The pears nrso. another sensational raid
o. the cotton market yestercs-, prices a.
fhs opening breaking from . 10 ~ points
O. g. 10 70 e. q bale. from Saturdays close
Ar auslsnths cf selling orders had been
rsosiVed over sunday ar result of the
resFish CO cevsiopnent e. tho end OF last
ssek. and the execution 90 these orders
th-ew IN. market into oeraoralisation.
January broks 70 1885 cents. s. bale
undsr Saturdays closing price and s. Is a
hale below the high record al last Thurs
os'- Nam stop orders which on Saturday
we're though, far below the point 10 which
prices would g. we're caught on ths way
down sia added % the markets dsmorsii-
Hticu.
After the arsr rvsh - sell hse sub
sidsc. the bulls succeeded m rtemmins the
si1s md rallied prices 70 10 - points but
ne market continued IN nervous state
ihreuEhout the earl Afternoon and shortly
after o'clock new selling movement vas
s'srtee and earned prices down 20 the low
figures reacheS soon after the opening
The seihnr was accompanied bv renewed
Fspcrls that th. bail pool had selo out ifs
holdings aud seufIm.nt vas further IN
ssttlss by rurnors shat speculative holders
~ couon m the seuth were settins ready
90 unload
amer the second break pFiees rSctusieo
irrerusriy. buf without posture tendency
IN esther oirscticn The clese Ess steady
o. q net decline - y 20 - points IN the
Nsrious options. gsrusry closing ~ lie
osnts. March 81 ls22 cents ard May az
Il Z CenfE
TIE report q the census Bureau showing
~ smoun' % cotton eiuneo on SotemDer
] o. 'oi2.2ls hales. es against s,isi,sa bales
ssi year. rss about =-hst he's been iookeo
fel anl paE not factor IN the tradins
p. Scales. ~ Texas. Who r. fneinpfr
- the bun pool Vhicn includes James A.
tsfisn. Va p Brown sna Frank y. Hsyne.
sec that hr had net changed tits opinion
~ ths c0tton market as result Of the
break 81 the lsst few csys. Prices wouiS
30 back. 70 EsiG, and Ultimately cotton
~puld a. 20 - ceRts. and there is nothing
on earth 80 step n. 10 added.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
ESTIMATE OF CROPS
Total Production Of Corn.
e,767 ,SIs,O Bushels.

washington. Nov. s.-Ths crop reporting
eo2rc % the Department cf Agriculture.
~ preliminary rspert, to-day gives the
isdicstso total rrodurtior of corn for 1913
~ sTss.sslcc bushels, against SIS. .ssi. .oao
IS hnally estimated last -esr. with the
quality ss ~ per cent against sss per
cert las, year.
IN. preliminary estimate of "a. avsra.a
yield 70 THE scre ~ corn is - bushels
against ~ frslly estimated last year.
About per cen, Cs'I..coo bushelD OF the
eror of iss ~ ostimstec 10 have been m
tsrrners hsnos On November I. against 20
Fsr cent fla,s.eo bushels OF the 1907
orcp IN farmers hands ~ this time las,
year ~ states The weld 20 the acre. total
Eroo9e'ich ~ millions, and quality Tor 1873
nf rnrn ere as fnllnns.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09

COFITE-Priess advanced 20 ~ Points
srSfn ths urrgious close. with mcdsratsly actife
s.s5. Frsrnp,-an markets unexpectediy ann.
sfe-,-e shovtns en- advance e :. 20 ! franc
snd Harnbu-g :. 20 rfenning- Ther- vas
1-es.-.-. ssil,ne on TIRE a1vanc@. Spot coffee
s.e1sv. Rio 10. 2 sis6sas nominal War
49, ,esveriss in the United States for
-. r,sk were f46 271 bsgs, against i7T.s0O
iss, ,rssf and "a OCT last year. OF the former
s,,,.,r. ne,s yarS na1 ~. 33l bags Weekly
~isers--ee ana shipTrsnts from Brazilian poiutE
folioE: Total clearance from RIO = 900 bags As
,eiiov-s- To the United states. = 900. 10 Europe
-. s-~-,n AFRICA s O10; Santos CleaFances wer.
Sso Zoo Rags irciu1inS iil,ooo % the Tnited
rfstes 2s4 0c0 tc Europe aud NoFtn Africa ana
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
SAYS FERRY WILL CONTINUE.
Commissioner spconer Denies Staten
Island Eumor.

Allan x. spooner. ConmissionsT ~ Docks
and Ferries. denied yesterday that the sta
plston ferry would be discontinued.
1T Is a Staten Island diversion 20 criti-
else the municipal ferry" said Mr.. SPooner
There has been e change in the schedule
20 NEE, the Increasing trsri6 cue 20 the sp-
preaching Christmas holidays. I've ferry
hoats are also laid UP a. 81. George for re-
nsirs. The department Is trying 90 give the
best service possible"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09

COITON-Ltquidation vas renewed On an
brokers received biz selling orders over suhdaS'
and on the call january contracts sold AZ I3 80
po!nts from these hs1fes f5oWei aaic1Iv 70 but T
thsrhVas no sign ot support from the big bull
stop loss orders under which the market aEain
broke with May contracts selling a. IA lec and
the general list at a nst loss Of from IS to 81
points There vers rallies from this level a. a
result of covering and buyins fer a reaction but
fnai tone was stsady the market was Il 20 30
points lower all positions except Septem-
eonslaeTed that the census report exsrtsd ary i
iniuepee OF tredinE The big selling ordess
lshed. and the amount Of cotton reported ginned
70 November !. I0l2.SlI bales. against s isi, ,55I
last year was about expected Liverpool
cables we're little lower than due. being 12isG
13l5 points lower az The hour n the local cpen-
with the English market. and 1t mey h thst the
sS adias.en, ~ the arsrenees between tSs
two markets Southern sooJ markets were un-
day January contracts IN. New York showed a
Thursday. closing az ii-oee bid. or about points
up sron the l5west-
la2Oo fer middlinz upisrd ana Il iac for mia
ding Gulf delivered on contrast 700 bales.
southern seot markets fo.lo" New orleans s5S
bales Nozzle easy unchanEsd a. las. ,sl sases
500 bales ssyannAh f,elsy sc ,., lever e. 83S
az fss.c Norfolk duiet. Is lower a. l3'ac;
sales 5I6 bales Baltimore IoiIilal - 4ofrF
- 49, August stsady. &c lover at 1ac.
ssies 6es bales Memphis quiet. &c lower -
1sa.r- sales 100 Lales. - Louis quiet, un
cSsnsef AZ iss4c Houston easy. &c lower a.
i5s.c: sales eso halsE. Littie Rock steady. nc
70 Ls95siPod@spo, y sa.s, sales 5000 bales spesu
lsfior and sx~ort 500. imports - 90 American.
1900. rnl6dli1g uplana. ISec tutiIes Sl9sea
N-.s.,,t.sr r,sesraber ana December January.
: 9St-a Jsnuary-F Feh7uaTy. 100. Fenru1r,-
nr~~b "a. Msrct-April 7.3fi fi7d. Aplll-1iav.
a6i AIsv-funs 3Sisd. June-July. .SIt. July
Aueuxf S6i-d August-S-s MEMBER. o2f, sep
terrbsr-O-tober g G06. Octcber-Scve enher. iUd-
I,Jcal contract prices foilo" 60,
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09

The sversEc weight of q measured bush-l
- this yesrE wheat crop iE S pounds,
eeSinst sSS last year. and ~ oats ~
reunss. against ces E year ago.
RpckE heat quality Is 81 per cent, aEsinst
- last year. With the preliminary estimate
- the sversfs yield 20 the acre 2os bush
els against ies ~ l@as and a total indi-
Gated production of is.ss. c,e bushels against
I5.gs.eco q year ago
Potatoes show q quality ~ IS 9 rsT cent.
seainst Ss year age, With fetal yield
20 The acre ot isSs bushels. against 81 IN
is9s and an indicated total production cf
So sss 90 bushels. against 27ssseao last
ysRf
Ths quality q tehac-e rs So Per cent.
seainst SIS last .'esr. The preliminary es-
tiraxte of the average yield an acre is So :
rounds. against sso2 as finally estimated in
lsns and an indicsted totsl production cf
ss5lA .s35 pounds. against 7ls.esl coo as the
hrsl estimate OF 3 vesr ago
The average quality az haxseed is e2i per
cent. against e.-s in 1913. The preliminary
estimate OF the average yisld 20 the acre
is si bushels, against ss as finally esti-
mated In les. and sn indicated totsi pro
duction cf . Ts70oo bushels. against = sas roo
a. IN. Anal estirnsts last yssr.
The acreage production of apples this
s.sr is z2.5 p>r cent ~ a full crcp. against
a. last year.
The Census Bureau issued report to
dsy showing that 7ole Sl7 halss Of cotton.
counting round bales ss half bales had
t.en einned from IN. growth ~ 1879 70
November !. ccmpaTes with 81 fsr 1eHS
Rouns bales included this wear are 10 S.
compared with .sss for Ieos. snd sea Isl
sns. ss.55.- compared with s5.f7s fer leoS.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
RECEIVERS GET GOOD FEES.
These Who Acted for Metropolitan
Steamship CO. Allowed s2z.5oo Each.

fo-taud Mo Nev. s-Fees % A-.se0
.aea ss receivers ~ TIE Metropolitan
s',an,slip COMPANY we're allowed ex-Gov-
'rnor William 7. Cobb calvin Austin. %,
Boston. snd 4. r culver, Il New York. by
lpdge Pgtnan, n rhe i-afes stafss CIR
cut coeu to-Say.
fhty were sPpointed feerrsry isse
tstioa fog tie payment a receivers GER
'hestss vas siee snc leave te answer
Gsnisc.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

chicago. Nov. s--csttle receipts estssnated
- COO rrarxst strong % i3c higher steers.
E soStsa 10. cows. 50 5oes5- heifers. s. 25GSs.
rs,fls sa@s4 70 calves S11fsS 50. stockers and
..sss-. <. 75qfSs 50 HOGS-Receipts estimated
= 600. market Sc hixher Choice heavy, $ go
a. 1aiL nvf-cler. SsdkS 10. hight mixed. a. 7off
e 50 ch5ice uxrt 81 sJds7 %. racEinE. - ofsf
S. C5: piss. sfass 50, bulk of sales. = sass.
SHEEp-p-ce'rts estirlat.i sheec ntrSet
siesdy sheep. sffs5 -. lambs. s. 5oGS4 a..
xearlings S5Ts6 -5.
Fsst RuYalc T Nov S-CATTLE-R--
-.srrx 4 -O%9- active. common steady. other iAc
higher. prime steers. S. 7SgS7. shipping. IS 7Ss