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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-30
Boat To The Dalles The 4th

Go to The Dalles for the big cele-
bration on the Fourth of July and
accompany the Hood River Band or
their steamboat excursion. The boat
trip will give everybody from Hood
River chance to spend the whole day
in the Wasco metropolis where HOOD
River representatives will take part ir
the ball games and hose races. The
Dalles City leaves Hood River at a
m. going and the j. N. Teal leaves
The Dalles at 10 p. m. returning. The
round trip will be rs cents and the
band boys have tickets for sale, Those
wishing only to return on the boat may
do so as the Teal has larger carrying
capacity than the up-going boat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-30

f. H. Day, of indianapolis, arrived
Tuesday to visit Fred w. Wasson.
Mr.. Day and Mr.. Wasson recently
came west together over the Canadian
Pacific route and the former has been
in Medford and southern Oregon for
the past week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-30
$500 An Acre For Raw Land.

The highest price ever paid for raw
land in Hood River valley was paid the
latter part Of last week, when +. G.
Stanton, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
paid $500 an acre for II acres of the
Sears & Porter property. Mr.. Stanton
has been in the employ of the Rock
Island railroad for the past l8 years.
He will move his family to Hood River
and willclear and improve his property
for a home.
A Wenatchee man with Burbank
tendencies has budded a rose vine on
an apple tree and is now picking roses
from his apple tree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
WEATHER CONDITION
is KEY TO THE MARKET

New Orleans, La, August Tt will
be weather market this week on
the Cotton Exchange Interest on the
new crop is fast eclipsing interest IN
the old, especially since the bull clique
is reported to be resting on its oars.
Although the weather from now on to
the end of the season in the eastern
section of the cotton belt will be OF
great Importance. Texas this week
cause of the unsettled condition of the
weather and prospect for showers
there.
Last week the bears, day after day,
predicted rain, but comparatively lit
tie rain fell. The r.arket closed with
the bears hoping as hard as ever for
rain over sunday. The Weather Blu
much extent, for it's forecast showed
showers in the northeast portion.
Should rains fall in Texas the advant-
age will be with the short side. Should
rains hold off, probably much the same
kind of a market as was seen last
week will prevail, that is, fluctuations
will be narrow and nervous and trad
information from different localities in
Texas and allow other features to
pass unnoticed.
This has been a season of either too
much rain or too little, and should
Texas get rain beyond what is nee
essary probably great many COM
plants would arise, as there is already
much open cotton in the earlier sec
lions of the State and more is open
Is premature opening. due to heat and
drought, but whether this is generally
SO or not, prolonged rains would work
more or less injury to open cotton. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08

New York, August 1.-THE subsistence
OF the disturbance. which stirred the
reflected last week in the decreasing
volume Of transactions and the mar
rowing and irregular fluctuations of
prices. Those fluctuations were due
traders. and their Limitations reflected
the uncertainty of the speculative tenn
per and the failure Of the tentative
operations to develop actual selling or
there was an appearance Of a renewal
Of forced liquidation. and this was ac-
companied by reports Of distress OF
large capitalists involved in unwieldy
market holdings and their relief by
taking over of those holdings by bank
ing interests. The completion of such
measures brought periods Of relief to
the market and kept expectation alive
pleted: and the way opens to substan-
tial recovery. There remained the sus-
picion. however, that other similar
measures were still overhanging the
holdings thus taken over to avoid sac
ritlce might come back on the market
as favorable opportunity offered. thus
serving to obstruct movement to-
verified from the larger considerations
affecting values by these purely stock
market Influences.
OF the larger influences, the progress
of the crops has most effect on stocks
at present. The government report on
July 20 condition of cotton had to be
digested as a predication of scanty
supplies for the worlds coming re-
quirements, but the betterment in the
prospect since the date OF the report
by the favorable weather was an OFF,
set. The progress Of the wheat har-
vest brought reports of satisfactory
showing, both as to quality and yield.
Hopes for the corn crop were distinct
,y brighter, but tempered by the criti.
cal period for that crop yet to be met.
The weeks weather conditions We're
helpful also for that crop, but the gov
eminent report on the grain crops
with the opening of the following
week was awaited with some anxiety.
The conditions of the great basic in
dustries We're relied on chiefly as an
index of the Industrial outlook. news
Of general conditions being too vague
and confused to serve as reliable
guide. There were reports at various
times of cutting prices Of steel pro-
ducts, dull demand and movement
toward further curtailment Of output:
The persistent reports Of reduction OF
copper production had some effect.
both on the demand for the metal and
on the market for the copper securi-
ties.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08

movement of new cotton in Texas up
to the end of last week was larger
than usual, but spot people collected
it would greatly increase. II this is
so, the market may be affected bear
ishly by 1t, for no matter what the
ultimate crop promise may be, the
situation at present is not such as to
stand large receipts from the fields.
Because of all this Texas will probably
dominate the immediate future of the
cotton market.
Liverpool sent over some very bull
ish cablegrams concerning improve
ment in business in Manchester toward
the end Of last week, and, moreover,
refused TO follow the decline on this
side of the water. This is import
ant, for, while Liverpool would not
be strong enough to counteract very
bearish reports from Texas, should
such news be received, any further
Manchester would probably cause Liv-
erpool to make poor responses to de-
clines in the American markets. This
would widen parties that for many
months have been SO narrow as to
greatly hamper spot transactions. A
better parity would result in much for
ward business and would allow Liver
pool to build its stocks up to more
normal proportions. 1t would also pro-
hibit the likelihood of any more ship
ments of any spots to this side to
be delivered on contract, should the
bulls suddenly become aggressive in
the near months. Much attention will
also be paid to Liverpool this week. as
that market may be the key to the
situation after Texas weather condi-
tons cease to attract so much atten-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08

prompted by reports of larger pur-
chases of Manitoba wheat fcr forward
shipments to United Kingdom markets.
The decline was also checked in part
by encouraging cables European mar
kets being influenced largely by fur
Their unfavorable crop reports from
that the production will be approXi-
mately 50,O00,0O0 bushels below normal,
and hence it is believed that imports
during the cereal year must be on a
far more extensive scale, possibly
40,0o0,00o bushels more than in ordi-
nary seasons There are many who
believe that this will lead to big
reduction in the French import duty.
Recovery From the Decline.
Late in the week decidedly stronger
feeling was developed. all the early
decline being quickly recovered OF.
feriags suddenly became small. while
demand was more spirited, sellers fol
the decline showing nervousness anc
anxiety to cover. In some quarters
the opinion prevailed that the rapit
recovergwas largely caused by strong
er cables, but it seems more likely tina,
the rise was almost wholly due t.
speculative influences, 1t was largel,
vres. Apparently the big professionals
met with little opposition to thei,
efforts 10 milk" the market. FRS
they We're active in creating bearist
sentiment. Thereafter they bought
steadily but quietly on the break. AT.
forwards they We're in position tc
reverse their tactics and drive the
shorts to cover AS might have beer
expected under the circumstances, thu
bears had been compile tely hoodwinked
and when they attempted To cover
found little wheat for sale, Therefor,
prices rebounded in striking way.
Buying was partly stimulated by 1
further rise IN European markets
Probably the most potent impulse cam,
from Winnipeg, where the market ros,
with conspicuous speed. suggesting
that millers and shippers. as Well a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08

New York. August 7.--Highest prices
for all cotton contracts beyond Au-
gust delivery for the season We're
reached on Wednesday. when the after.
effects of the bullish crop report is.
sued by the government were realized
by the trade. Bullish sentiment was
checked by Thursday, however, owing
day the market for all the options be-
You'd September was broken thirty
1--WE to forty points from the top by
general realizing on the appearance OF
rains in Texas The drought in those
two States of the past month having
been the principal cause for apprehen-
sion Of future serious damage to cut
down the crop, it was only natural lis
relief should have brought about this
decline in the new crop options
Meaning of the Governments Report.
The principal feature of the govern
ment report was that it's estimate
average condition of the crop of f5hs
compares with s0.7 per cent. month
ago and is four points below the aver
aeg to July rs for the last ten years,
With the exception of the 10 per cent.
reported in 1907 and the very low av-
erage of 71.9 in the crop failure of
last year. the present condition OF
the crop is the lowest reported TO this
date in the last twenty years. When
a crop suffers heavy deterioration in
July 1t seldom RECEIVERS during August
as 1t is that month when the staple
usually suffers from heat, drought, hot
winds and boil weevil. Except in 1908,
when the crop improved from 1871 from
July % to S1.2 by August 25. there has
been no year in the last fifteen where
the records show anything but heavy
loss in condition during August. This
being the case, 1t will be a most I'M
6sual thing II this record for detero-
ration is broken by an Improvement
this year. Making due allowance for
the increase of about 100000 acres
over the area planted last year, and
taking the average condition and aver
age yield of lint cotton per acre for
the last five and ten years, experts 1g-
ure the present promise from the gov
ernment's report is for a crop of not
over l2,o000o0 bales, against 10,35o,o00
last year and 13.S5o,00O in 1908.
New Yorl<'s Big Spot Market.
Operations of the so-called bull pool
since early last March have made New
York the biggest spot market in the
world. Never before in the history of
the New York Cotton Exchange since
1t became chartered institution in
1875 for trading in cotton have such
enormous transactions in the actual
cotton on its contracts for future"
deliveries been made. More than $780,
900 bales of actual cotton has changed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
LATTER PART OF WEEK
SEES A SHARP RALLY
Wheat Had Declined Early, but Overseeing by
Bear Element Brings Prices Up-Corn
inactive and Narrow.

New York, August 7.-Early in the
week wheat markets were weak. but
towards the close they rapidly regained
the price losses shown in the opening
days. For long time markets We're
dominated almost wholly by manipu-
lative tactics, and no one was in a
mood TO oppose the manoeuvrcs for a
decline. Every effort was made to ex-
aggsrate the importance of the re-
ceipts at primary points, which con-
WINGED dealers that elevator owners, as
well as millers, were anxious to fill
their bins at as low as possible price
levels. Apparently such tactics were
effective. 1t was generally realized
that as rule our prices We're far
above an export parity, while millers
We're satisfied to buy in the most spar
Ing way because of the quiet in the
flour trade. AS might be expected I'M
der such conditions, the cash or nearby
deliveries declined more rapidly than
the distant contracts. and as result
the premium on December over Sep
TENDER widened. This suggested that
large Western traders and elevator
proprietors were doing their utmost to
establish big carrying charge. which
proved SO highly profitable in former
years.
Spectators for the decline also made
much of the satisfactory threshing re-
turns. ii being alleged that the yield OF
winter wheat in nearly all States was
better than expected. both as to guam
tlty and quality. In addition ii was
claimed that thus far spring wheat har-
yesting has made excellent progress
and threshing returns have created a
more hopeful feeling, II being alleged
that the grain was heavier and of bet.
ter quality than anticipated, enough
no TO revise estimates on the yield
The production in the three big States
Minnesota and the Dakotas, was placed
AT 14S,ooo,00o bushels. against former
estimates as low as 135,00O.0e0.
a more pronounced decline in prices
was partly prevented by comparatively
strong advices from Winnipeg, where
.&horts were showing anxiety tc cover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
HIGH PRICE RECORDS
FOR SEASON ARE MADE
Crop Report Is Bullish and Sends Figures Sky
ward-New York Has Become Biggest
Spot Market in World.

hands on the contracts maturing III
March, April. May, June and July
Nearly all of this vast amount of cot
ton was tendered to the bull clique by
the big spot dealers and large local
and Southern and Liverpool operators
trading as a bear clique, and promptly
taken up by them and disposed OF to
spinners and spot dealers in this coun-
try and Europe. 1t has been these
enormous transactions in the actual
cotton, without a serious hitch of any
kind, which have brought New York to
the front rank as the largest spot cot
ton market in the world next TO Liver
pool, and made it's previously so-called
paper cotton contracts have more
value and legitimate usage among
spinners and spot dealers than ever
before. The warehouses at this port
and the facilities for handling and
transporting the cotton have never
before been put to such test. The
total value of the $4,000 bales OF
actual cotton changing hands from
March to date. at the average price
of 10 cents per pound. or SIS per BALE
figures out nearly S64,o00,00o.
Record BrenkinR Exports.
About July ! the total contract stock
of cotton here was about $1,000 bales
This was increased by the large
amounts of cotton brought here from
the South and about $4,000 from Liv-
erpool for deliveries on July contracts
by the shorts to about 215,o0o bales by
July 80. The total amount of cotton
actually delivered on July contracts
really appropriated 100000 bales. The
exports from this big stock Of cotton
since July 80 have approximated 27,00O
bales, and between $4,000 and 10000
bales additional will be cleared from
this port to-day, including the ship
ment of 5000 bales direct to Havre.
This will reduce the present total stock
of cotton of contract grade here of
$4,000 bales to last evening to below
10000.
1t is reported that freight room for
100000 bales additional has been en-
gagged for shipment during the next
three weeks. These are to fulfil sales
the bull leaders have made direct either
to English and continental spinners or
spot dealers or on sales for August
deliveries on the Liverpool
market 1t can therefore be seen that
whatever credit there is to be given
for the enhancement of the local mar
ket and its future contract" as a
stable spot market is entirely due to
the operations of the so-caled bull
clique, which the Attorney Generals
department at Washington has been
endeavorng to prosecute for alleged
violations of the Sherman antitrust
laws
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
Great TabernncIe Meeting.

lSPcSidA " ne IlIneS- Dispatch
Charlottesville, Va, August 7ro-
DAY aS.n was $, the SECOND Sunday OF the big
"a ,hhoernacie meeting. near Gordonsvilie,
the twelfth annual session of the pied !.
mont mont Assembly. composed Of about
los.y CHRISTIAN churches of the Pied
estimated at nearly 5000, excursions
being being run from Charlottesville and
other points on the Chesapeake and
Ohio. There was large attendance
or country people, Greene. Madison.
grange. Nelson, Buckingham, Fluvan.
ma, Louisa and Abemarle counties
being we'll represented. The twenty
or more cottages were filed. Three
services were held in the tabernacle
ouiiding-morning. afternoon and
nlsht-and the structure. which has a
seating capacity of over 1900. was
illled to overlooking. The morning
sermon was preached by Elder S. T
Willis. formerly Of New York, but now
OF the Virginia Christian College,
Lynchburg. Rev. Preston Cave, OF
Bowling Green, preached in the az
ternoon. and at night the tabernacle
pulpit was filled by the Rev. B. P.
Smith, of Atlanta, Ca
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
Cotton Crop Sum mary.

CotOh crop sum mary.
Memphis, Tenn, August THE fol.
published by the Commercial Appeal
tomorrow: Se''
"relegraphio replies from Texas cor
respondents at o'clock last night In
eiGated that no rain OF consequence
fell IN that State during the week save
IN the Red River Valley. AS result.
the cotton crop. except small area
which has received rain, has deterior-
ated; in most instances very sharply,
as the limit OF the plants endurance
In Southern and Western Texas ten
days, additional drought means a very
small yield OF cotton. Bolls are open
ing rapidly and prematurely. Gener-
GUS rains fell throughout Oklahoma,
and although cotton suffered severeIy
for few days just prior to the rains
because OF high temperatures and hot
WINDS, the situation has been relieved
ana IT Is believed that the crop will
very quickly recuperate.
IN other sections of the belt soma
Improvement took place. The crop has
peen laid by clean and the plant has
pesun to form squares and bloom free
~. Grown bolls are not now expected.
ana the crop appears to have rA~ain-
ed but little of It's lateness. The frost
date Will have an important bearing
on the outurn.
Except In Texas. there Is no COM
PLANT of shedding. but partly because
the plant has not reached the stage
Where shedding is to be expected. Gen.
eral rains during the coming week
would help the crop in the Mississippi
valley and the Atlantic States. with.
OUT rain, the planters will become an
prehensive. Except in Texas. where
the opening Is premature, little or no
cotton is sufficiently advanced to exo
pect open bolls for some weeks, al
it ~ one or two bales have appeared
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
DRY GOODS REVIEW

New York, August Cotton goods
trading has been steady and at higher
levels in first hands during the past
week. The printers. converters and
ing better than jobbers, but in spots
the latter have changed their attitude
toward the market. and are now DIS
posed to anticipate little. The effect
ton in the mills is now being felt In
the markets where scarcity OF some
numbers is apparent and where users
have found the necessity Of placing
contracts If they wish to secure goods.
The recovery In prices from the ex-
IRENE low points has been sustained,
and II mills would accept contracts
beyond October at current prices
could be put through. The cotton
report Of the week has stiffened man
ufacturers and spinners. and II is De-
lieved among. selling agents that II
favorable the jobbers would cover their
requirements more. generally. Evi-
dences of light stocks in many uneX-
pected places have come TO hand IN
the losses on production on which
present prices show selling agents
have named higher values, and have
determined to allow buyers to pur-
chase at fair basis OF cost or walt.
The largest mills in the country are
now announcing further curtai!ment.
Prints, the low end of beached cot
tons. brown sheetings, duck and other
staples are f1rmer and more business
Is passing on them. Yarns are tirmer,
with a larger inquiry reported. Fancy
goods for spring are being bought
ahead. There has been good distr,-
button of fall cottons and the demand
for additional supplies has increased.
Colored domestic cottons are in better
demand. Prices range about as fol-
lows: Print cloths, % inch. 64x64s,
ga cents; 64x6os, 3,A cents; Ssh
inch, 64x64s, is cents: brown sheet
ings, Southern standard ga cents;
denims, or, 1917 cents; tickings,
or, IL cents: standard prints. ~ cents;
standard staple ginghams, cents;
dress pinghams cents
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08

short sellers, had become anxious. Adj
vices from authentic sources suggested
that buying had been greatly stimu-
lated by a further reduction in crop
estimates, 1t being claimed that the
yield in Manitoba and the Northwest
ern provinces would be between 5o,-
100000 and 100000 bushels. against
100000 bushels a year ago. The
strength in our own spring wheat mar
kets was partly ascribad to reports
that millers would need larger guam
tity of spring wheat than recently
imagined, because 1t had been discov-
cred that the new winter wheat was
not giving perfect satisfaction, as IT
produced -four having yellow color,
and hence was not SO desirable to mix
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
PRICES ARE NARROW
AND FLUCTUATING

ditions In the New York money mar
ket has removed that subject from the
field of apprehension. Gold continues
to come from abroad. and foreign cred
its are available to New York bankers.
The reserve shown by Western bankers
the rapid movement of that grain to
market, and is building up the ball
ances Of the interior banks with the
reserve repositories,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
Great Need Of rain.

ISptCIdI 20 I lIt I!l1IES-DlSpdlCV.l IA
Blackstone, Va. August There
has not been any rain In this section
for three weeks, and unless there is
good rainfall In few days. the to-
n naeGo and corn crops viii be mate
cations the tobacco will not have as
much size and length as did last years
crop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
With spring.
The Week IN Corn.

a TIC Week III COrN.
Inactivity and narrowness governed
the corn market much of the time.
Early in the week offerings were
somewhat heavier, mainly In sympathy
with lower adyices from the West,
where the weather was more favorable
and prospects brighter, the crop nav
Ing been helped by rains and lower
temperature. Nevertheless, It is be-
lieved that the production will not en-.
coed 2.900,0o0,o00 bushels, against over
3,OOo,00o.OOo bushels estimated in July
Late In the week there was more firm
ness, and full recovery ensued. all the
early loss being regained, and more
too.