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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13

very confident he will be declared
sane by Justice Mills and ordered re
leased from the hospital for the Grim
inal insane at Matteawan.
If Justice Mills declares Thaw is
sane, there will be no other alterna.
| tive than to set him free. The New
York jury which tried him on the
charge of murder acquitted him ON the
grounds that he was insane at the
time he killed White. Justice Dowl-
ing, who heard the case, went further
than the jury and declared the evil
dence showed that Thaw was still an
insane man, whereupon he ordered
him sent to Matteawan. Thaw was
brought to Whiteplains several days
ago to wait the outcome of the san
ity proceedings institpted by his
mother. The deputy attorney general
who argued the case for the state
sought to have the case sent back to
New York county SO that District At
torney Jerome might represent the
state.
The application for a change of
venue was heard by Justice Gaynor,
who declined to move the case to
New York county, declaring that he
did not want any more of those hypo-
thetical questions Of Qerome's, which
take half day to read. rhaw issued
a statement tonight in which he de-
clared he was greatly pleased with
the decision of Justice Gaynor, add
ingg that he was sure of his freedom
Thaw declared he was glad Jerome
was to have no hand in the case,
which will be argued by a deputy,
: -A-,s. !.ilstice Mills has announced his
intention of pushing the case as
rapidly as possible. 1t is probable
that the state will not introduce ex-
pert alienists at this trial, but will re-
ly upon the testimony of several ply
sicians at Matteawan that Thaw is
hopelessly insane. Thaw's attorneys
will not introduce many alienists, but
will rely on the testimony of a num-
Der of men who have had business
dealings with Thaw recently. One
witness, for the defense has already
been heard. This was Ex-Governor
Stone, of Pennsylvania, who repre-
scented Thaw in his bankruptcy pro-
ceedings. He was heard last Mon
day. Governor Stone declared that
in all his dealings with Thaw he
found him perfectly rational. 1t is
bel eyed the chief witness for the
state will be DR.. Baker, the assistant
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
RAILROAD time TABLES
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Passenger Service.

Passenger Service.
Effective June 20, 1909.
No. No. 8
Lv Hattiesburg.. 6:15 a. m. 1880 p. m.
Lv Silver Creek. 1927 a. m. 4.39 p. m.
Lv. Vanilla. IS: AZ a. m. 1859 p. m.
Ar. Brookhaven. g: 35 a. m. 5:46 p. m.
Lv. Brookhaven. 9:38 a. m. $3.50 p. m.
Lv. Roxie ...... .11:21 a. m. 1888 pm.
Ar. Natchez. -. .12:15 p. m. $3.50 p. m.
No.2 No. 4
Lv. Natchez 49,. $3.50 a. m. 1850 p. m.
Lv. Rookie. 80. 1924 a. m. 2:44 p. m.
Ar. Brookhayen. sos a. m. 4:3O p. m.
Lv. Brookhaven.. 81: II a. m. 1850 p. IN.
Lv. Vanilla. 81: 81 a. m. $3.50 p. m.
Lv. Silver Creek. 10: II a. m. 5:59 p. m.
Ar. Hattiesburg. IL: 80 p. m. $40 p. NJ.
Trains run daily.
R. q. REEVES.
General Passenger Agent.
Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
100 WATCHES FREE.

The Weekly Commercial gives a
small, regular 12-size, thin model, nick
el finish watch for a club of only
twenty, three months new trial sub
scriptions at 10 cents each, $500, the
amount to be RENTED with the 20
names. Each trial subscription must
be new, not now taking the Weekly,
and only one to a family. The watch
is fully guaranteed, nice enough for
any one to wear, good time-keeper,
and cannot be purchased from any
jeweler for less than two dollars.
Drop us postal card for sample
copies and blanks.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
FRAT ERNAL.

Woodman CircN Hartman Gssve,
No 70 meets every AKiday at<eo'clock
except 4th Friday. wf&en-will meet in
the afternoon at 8 o'clock. Woodman
Hall. Guardian, Mrs. A. R. Fairchild;
Clerk. Miss Lille Chapman. either of
the above will be glad to take applica-
tons for membership. tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
MiSCELLANE ORS.

ANY girl in ne ed of friendship, help,
advice. etc., would find ready and
willing assistance by applying j the
nsatrons of the Salvation ARMY Res
cue Home. 33rd st. and Avetue Il,
Birmingham, Ala. 10 10 II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13

If you read the Daily News .you
get the news up to date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13

superintendent of Matteawan. who
spent all day today in New York City
going over the records Of the former
Thaw trials and making himself fF
miliar with the lengthy Hypothetical
question framed by Jerome for the
alienists. 1t is expected that the trial
will not last more than week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
New Orleans & Northeastern
GULF & SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY.

GULF & SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY.
General Passenger Department.
Passenger Service.
MAIN LINE.
NO. s. No. 3.
Lv. Jackson. $500 a. m. 1896 p. m.
Lv. Hattiesburg f9:43 a. m. 7:15pm
Ar. Gulfport. 1890 p. m. 1000 pm.
No. 4. No. 6.
Lv. Gulfport. .s7:40 a. m. 4:15p.m.
Lv. Hattiesburg 1880 a. m. 1888 p. m
Ar. Jackson. Z 1:55 p. m. 10: SO p. m.
Columbia Division (via. Silver Creek
and Columbia.
No. 181. No. 1902.
1920 a. m. Lv Mendenhall Ar. 9:25 D. m,
1870 p. m. Ar Gulfport Lv. 2:45p m.
No. 109. No. ITO.
2:30 p. m. Lv. Jackson Ar 1905 a. m.
$40 p. m. Ar. Columbia Lv. 900 a. m.
Connections at Jackson, Hattiesburg
and Gulfport with all lines.
For further in formation. apply to.
THOS. P. HALO,
Second vice-R RES, Gulrport, Miss.
Effective April II, 90.
-
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
NoRTHeoUND.
No. IA arrives .53 a. m.
No. 16 arrives 1928 p. m.
souTHBoUNp.
No IL leaves 6:15ta. m.
No. Is leaves s,4sE. "a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13

The representative Of an Insurance.
company has notified me that he
wants to place s19o,ooo.oo on first
mortgage improved iattie1bur9 prop
erty two to five \ ears fine, 6 per
cent. interest. II htertsted in this
come to see me at ojce/
s,o Mi. s,. Is.os.HFEHauso"'
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CLEAN OF Light
Seen BY THAW
FAMOUS PRISONER SAYS HIS DAY
FOR FREEDOM DRAWS
NEAR.
District Attorney Has Placed II In the
Hands Of One Of His Subordinates
and Court Will Push II.

WHITEPLAINS. N. Y. July I'm
week shall be free and very, very
happy!" declared Harry K. Thaw
from his cell in the Jail here tonight,
for the slayer of Standard White is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26
Legal Notices.

No. 149. TERRITORY or HAWAII.
COURT or LAND REGISTRATION.
TERRITORY or HAWAII TO Will
LIAM Z. YOUNG: ALICE YOUNG,
wife OF said William l.. Young;
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII,
by c. X. IIemenway as Attorney
General, and by Marston Campbell
as Superintendent of Public
Works: CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU, by Joseph J. Fern, as
Mayor and President of the Board
of Supervisors; MISS PATTY
RHODES; MRS. ANNIE JANIoN;
CHARLES RHODES; MRS. MA
B Il l. CAMPBELL; HARRY
RHODES, JOHN A. YOUNG, and
to ALL whom 1t may concern:
Whereas, a petition has been pre-
scented to said Court by THE TER
RIToRY OF HAWAII to register and
confirm its title in the following de-
scribed land:
Beginning at galvanized iron
pipe at the southeast corner of this
piece, the true azimuth and distance
TO said pipe being 2S9' Al 416.5 feet
from a Government Survey Mon
ument near the East corner of Vic
toria and Young Streets (said mon
umont being on a 10-foot Offset to
tho Igngt limo Of Nfntnrtn n1
a 1O-foot offset to the North line of
Young street,, as shown on Govern
ment Survey Registered Map No.
100, and running by true All
muths:-
1. III OF 2OS.3 feet along the
mauka line of Young Street to
Il galvanized iron pipe;
2. ZOO Az 1857 feet along the
Mckinley High School Lot;
3. 29to 0S' 2O3.3 feet along the
Mckinley High School Lot TO a
galvanized iron pipe;
4. 20o AZ 1854 feet along prem
Uses of VIM. r. Young and John
a. Young TO the point of begin
ming, containing an area OF 3d.
200 square feet, little more or
less. being known as Lots So
and SO Kulaokahua Subdivision,
covered by Grant 297 TO H..
Rhodes; the same being situated
In the City and County of Ho-
noulu, Territory of Hawaii.
You are hereby cited to appear at
the Court of Land Registration, to
be held at the City and County of
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on
the 4th day OF May, A. d., 1909, at
one o'clock and thirty minutes in the
afternoon, to show cause, II any you
have, why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted. And unless
you appear at said Court at the time
and place aforesaid your default will
be recorded, and the said petition will
be taken as confessed, and you will
be forever barred from contestinG
said petition or any decree entered
thereon.
Witness HONORABLE w. J. ROB-
INSON, Judge of said Court, this
Bird day of April in the year nineteen
hundred and nine.
Attest with Seal of said Court.
NJ. 7. SIMoNTON,
(Seal } Registrar.
4277-Apr. 8. ~. 10. 26.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26
Business Notices
COLLECTIONS

J. J. Byrne, for eight years en-
ployed by the Metropolitan Meat
Company, Limited, as its collector,
has established collection agency
at Room IL Campbell block, Mer-
chant street, Honolulu. Reference:
G.. j. Waller. 4292-1m
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26

SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS, SUGAR FACTORS
and
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS
representing
Eva Plantation Co.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimea Sugar Mil! Co.
Apohaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works Of st. ] nuis
Blake Steam Pumps
Weston's Centrifugals
Babcock & Wilcox Boilen
Green's Fuel Economizers
Marsh Steam Pumps
Matson Navigation Co.
Planters Line Shipping Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26
6. Brewer B Co, LID.
QUEEN STREET, HONOLULU, 7. H.

AGENTS FOR: I.,lln 60. aa
Hawaiian Agricultural CO., ookaIs
Sugar Plant. Co., onor,sa Sugar Co..
Honomu Sugar Co., Wailuku Sugar Co.
Pepsskeo Sugar Co., The Planters
Limo Of San FranoIsco Packets.
LIsT OF OFFICERS:
c. N. Cooke, President; George
Robertson, Vice President and Mana
ger; e. r. Bishop, Treasurer and SEQ
rotary; r. W. MaefarIane, Auditor; p,
c. Jones, C. M. Cooke and J. r. Gait,
Directors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26
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HONOLULU. /: 8: 7. n.

San Francisco Agents - The Ne
yada National Bank OF San Franci SEQ.
Draw Exchange on the Nevada Ma.
uonal Bank OF San Francisco.
London-The Union OF London an !
Smiths Banx. Ltd.
New Yert--American Exchange
National Bank.
chlcapo-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
Psris-Credit LyonnaIs.
Honakong and Yokohama Hong.
kong Shanghai banking Corporation.
New Zealand and Austrsila-Bank
OF New Zealand and Bank OF Austria.
lasia.
Victoria and Vancouver - Bank OF
British North America.
Deposits received. Loans made on
approved security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits issued. Bills Of
Exchange bought and sold.
coIIsotiono Promptly Accounted For.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26

OFFICE OF THE DEPOT QUAR-
termaster, Honolulu, II. T., April 21,
1903. SEALED PROPOSALS in dup
licate will be received here until 10
a. m. May 20. 1909, and then opened,
for steyedoring transports and other
vessels during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1910. Information and
blanks for proposals furnished upon
application to Captain NJ. N. Falls,
Quartermaster, U. S. A.
4291-Apr. 22, 90, "a. 20;
May IS, 10.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-26

coIIsotiono Promptly Accounted For
The Washington herald., 1909-07-03
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP

The New York Stock Exchange, the
Washington Stock Exchange. and. in gen
eral, the stock. grain and cotton ex-
changes OF tire coIntry, Will be closed un-
III next Tuesday, in view Of the Fourth
OF July holiday, which win be celebrated
this year on Monday. The local stock
exchange, in pursuance OF the action
taken by The governing committee. and
by vote OF the exchange VIII hold no
more Saturday sessions until the begin
ming Of October
The two features OF greatest interest
yesterday on the local stock exchange
were tie selling Of Washington Gas I'd
20 75 and OF Capital Traction up 10 81.
These prices represent q rise OF g a
share OF these stocks this week. The
rise IN Gas was a part OF the movement
going on 10 buy the available shares OF
the stock in the hands OF those ready
10 SELL which has been going on spas
medically for the past two years. The
reduction in the price OF gas 10 the
consumer goes into effect this month. and
by right the stock ought TO feel a thrill
OF weakness, IN view OF the possibility
OF smaller revenues for the company
But just now the stock IS passing through
one OF It's periodic bulges. ana happens
70 be on the crest Of the wave.
The rise IN Capital Traction was due
70 a statement made public for the first
time yesterday. The directors OF the
company, at It's meeting IN May. author
lied the sale 10 stockholders OF 81. 40 COO
Of the new per cent bonds held IN the
treasury. These bonds viii be for sale
20 the stockholders al par on December
Of this year. Stockholders 70 take ad-
vantage Of the privilege must be on rec
ord on November J. The proportion OF
bonds 20 be allotted 20 each stockholder
VIII be on the basis OF 50 a share Of the
stock. a holder. therefore. Of a fraction
over eighty-three shares OF stock VIII be
entitled TO buy a Sl.G0l bond at par.
These bonds are now selling az III,
which. If the bond is sold a. that price.
would net the holder OF stock about 8
a share. This announcement. made yes
terday on the exchange, had the inme-
diate effect OF sending the stock up s.
a share. and It accounts for the rise in
the stock that has been going on quietly
for the past three months.
Other trading on the exchange yester-
day was small in volume and not of much
significance.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-03
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK, July 2-WHEAT-Weaker; fair
trade. No. 1 Northern Duluth 70 arrive ls6:
No. 2 red, T. o. b.. old. las; new No. ? red. for
end August. "a oeuts over September; new for
early September, ~ over; No. hard, New York,
Z o. b.. L&la; No. l maoaroni. new crop. LI2ls
for October; No. : Manitoba {. o. b.. 10 arrive
Septembcr-October. Is Exporters took Il2 loads.
CORN-Wcakeri more active No. ! elevator. -;
No. 2 {. o. b. spot. g. for nominal Exporters
TOOK Il loads. No. yellow. T. o. b.. nominal:
No. 2 white, new. December 70 March shipments,
65H.
RYE-slov; steady No ?. T. o. b. ss5
MILL FEED-Inactive. and weaker Spring bran.
n l@-lb. sacks 20 arrive. &55; standard md
dlingS, &5; city bran. 23.5 in bulk; Western
red dos, 9.75, 20 arrive; winter wheat bran IN
lO-ib, sacks. 8.35i new winter wheat for July
August. $50.
OATS-Weaker and quiet No white, 5sa6o;
40 white 57a57lz; No. white. 5sa5sis natural
and clipped white. on tracks 57a53.
FLOUR-SlOW; buyers are holding back. Spring
ratents 6.S5a6.75; spring clears. 5Z5a575; winter
straights, 6.5Osse9; clears. 57oa5.Q. Kansas
Sos
RYE FLoUR-steady; duh business. Good to
choice brands quoted 4.5oa5Oo.
CORN SIEAL-steady; demand poor Kiln-dried.
fer expert, SIS; coarse meal. In bags L55aL5s.
HAH-Keceipts. 80 tons FIRM Prime timCChy.
LOO; No. l. L95; No. ? s5asO: No. 3. 75aso.
STRAW-Reoeipts. % tons. Market strong light
supply. Long rye. LIS.
lA0o: packet l00oa1200
PORK-steady: trads is inactive. Ness. ZO0a
2l-J0: family. 2l.O0aZ2O0
BUTTER-Dull Receipts 6.o92 pounds. Cream
cry. extra. 2ia25: State dairy, l9a2o imitation
frsts. .
EGGS-Fim. Receipts as7s eases. Nearby
white, fancy 1ss0: nearby mixed, fancy, Z5lsa
Is. fresh hrsts, 2lliaZ3N
NAVAL sTOREs-Fm. Rosin held steady
and unchanged. Prices were quoted as follows:
Spirits turpentne-Ncw York. i0iz; do Savannah
"a rosn. C. % &. str, SIS tar oil. barrels 90
Late yesterday there vas a sale Of 1000 bags
Cuba centrifugal. frsts half IN July. clearance
as shipments. AZ 2 I-l6. basis IS test cnst and
freight equal 20 SO cents duty paid. That price
is the quoted basis for spot sugars with the
tone steady.
Refined sugars were selling fairly vel. The
margin Of profit for rehnes i snail for this
time q the year. as Il Is now above Ts points
against general average last year q IS points:
while the normal difference between the cost Of
raw and the selling price Of refined at this the
most active season for TIE year. IS about 100 points
Local prices were as follows: Centrifugal, IS
test. 2s2; MuscoyEdo. 8 tSt, 3z2; nolssses, s.
test. 2H.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-03

Secoud street. between East Capitol and streets
northeast-Wiliam q. AIichael e. TX TO Guy p
WarTen, lot 50 and part lot 3, square 80 SO;
Guy P. WarTen % Eno-y L Cobienlz. sane
Land Sc.
BTookland-John ". FIirr ct TX to Emily S
Palmer. lot 2 block 8. SO.
i7Sl De Sales stresI-Ala-garet Stewart e rir
Charles E % Harrington Nulls. lot s, square
l62 SO
PadswOrth-Geosge Q. Pumphrey e. ux % Neus T.
Jones. lot 81. square ls25. SO; sane 20 Barry
Goding. lot 3. square 25. SO
Seventh street. between and G streets no-theast-
Fred A. Norway et ux- 70 Harry A. Grego-y
lot ES. square go. So
Tennessee avenue. between and D streets north
east-Chns COX Dawson 20 Alexander and Annie
r. Schneider. lot IS. square l0s2, SO
lil9 Fourth street n0rtheast-Hcury Evans e. ux to
Harry West. lot 50. square loss. SO.
Thirteenth and NJ streets northwest-Herry T.
Woodard and Alexander Il Bell trustees. %
Mary A. Smith Rosa X. Dowlirg. and Martha
hahn. lot ? and west half lot .. square 81
Il De Frees street noVthwest-GIeun Brown ct TX
e. al 70 Ma-y '. ard Daniel Easan. lot IS
square 623 SO
Pe;vo-th-Norton n Little Ct ux to OTIS G. star
ton Let .. square 3. SO; same 70 the Kenns-
bunk Realty Company lots IT, ls ana Is s1uare
5. SO: same 70 John R. Gaskins. lot &c square
:. SIC
street between Tweutieth and Tweaty-srs5 streets
4tiAAAlHI- AAANt clEleh 70 LlLler A. SpaFL21.A
!ct IL square l04, Sloo; Luthe- A. Su2rtzen 20
Charles A. Carlisle. sane lard. 500
Chevy Chase-Fultoa r. Gordon e TX. 10 John J.
Kolb. part square ls5s E.4fsso. sane 10 J. "
T. Durel lot 2, square, V5s. S2.3s25o
Ecsington-Amelia A. Lane et vir. John g.. 70
Mary G. Hauis lot co. block g. So
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Pains-Otis G. Stan
ton q ux. to the kennebInk Realty Company.
lot 265, block J. SO John R. GaSZins 70
same, lot 255. block J. SO
Dumh2Tron avenue northwest between TWenty-seV-
enth and Twsnty-eighfh streeu-Charles z
Crasin. trsstee. % Robert J. Holmes. parts lots
g and 80 square lZ3s, N.lO
Anaeostia-Alina R. Smith 70 George S. King. lots
42s 70 20. SO
Cathedral HiGhlands-Charles J. Beu. trustee. 10
Arthur z ard Gertrude Z. Stevens. lot %.
sluare ls3e SO.
Twelfth street. between G and streets Borthuest-
John " Plling e 20 District of Colurn-
ba. part original lot s. square Sls. 5000
Seventh street between B and Q streets southwest
Otto c. Rupert % Edmund Fitzgerald. part
orisaa2l lot 4 square 4S. So
Thirteenth street. between 7 and streets north
west-AIartin T. Burke e. ux to Annie s John
son. parts lots g. 20 &C. square 81. SO.
Columbia Hcights-Harry Wardnan and Thomas
Bones 70 LenA BaumgaTten. lot g. square p.
SO Same % Rosa T. jackson, lot g. block
q. SO
Eleventh street. between D and streets south
west-John ". Pilling e; TX. 20 1Iary A. Bran
son. lots 8 and 25. square q. SO
Cameron and Brooks Addition 10 Argyle PARK
shelton 7. Cameron e ux. 70 Nette B. Browne.
lots and ?. square rs. 365o
Eighteenth street and Oregon aTenue-Bessis $.
Habersham & al 70 Katherine R. StmmonS lots
l2 and II square I52 ssh.
Connecticut Arenue Extcuded-Cr1umOcd Kennedy
et uI % JOHN r. Morgan, hsI Interest IN
lot On said avenue, s. Edwin +. Atkins
The Washington herald., 1909-07-03
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Confidence and Actipity in Business Shown by
Dun'S and Bradstreet'S Reports.
New York. July 2-Dun & CO.'S weekly

New York. July 2-Dun & Co.'S weekly
review OF trade tomorrow viii say:
Statistics OF traffic and exchanges and
reports from the principal industries and
mercantile centers confirm the recent
evidences Of Improvement IN business
confidence and activity.
Bank clearings for June show gains
Of 1s,s per cent over 1908. and 1I2 per
cent over 1906, outside OF New York.
while In New York the remarkable per-
centages Of increase Of 6l.2 over 1903, and
l66 over 1896 are recorded Railroad earn
ings for the three weeks OF June have
been 81 per cent greater than Ia 1905. the
falling or as compared with 1907 being
lO.3 per cent
The expansion OF activity in the iron
and steel trade is maintained. This Is the
critical time for the principal crops. but
weather conditions are auspicious, and
every day adds 10 the prevailing conf
dence in harvests, which. II not OF record
breaking proportions. viii at least be
adequate for the continuance OF agri-
cultural prosperity Aside from labor diff
fculties at sheet and tin plate mills. all
reports regarding iron and steel are most
encouraging.
Evidences Of improved conditions con-
stanty multiply. prices advancing on seY-
eral products, while manufacturers show
more Independence in accepting business.
This is indicated by their reluctance TO
take orders for distant delivery az current
quotations. and specifications IN many
instances are confined 10 nearby ship
ment.
Commercial failures this week IN the
United States are 30 against 27 last
week, 80 the preceding week. and 277 the
corresponding week last year. Failures
IN Canada number 1s. against q last week.
IS the preceding week. and . last year. -