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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Taking the Census.

Miss Blanch Jolly is busy taking the
census 10 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
district. She made the highest per
cent. in the census examination given
by the county. Miss Jolly is quick and
accurate, and along with those, she is
agreeable at all times.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Delighted With the West.

Mrs. Litha Ann keenan, has returned
from visit to relatives in Kansas and
Oklahoma. She was delighted with
her western trip and thinks that coun-
try is great
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20

Thursday Cloverport sent a commit
tee of men to New Harmony and
Howell, Ind, to inspect fire engines
with view of buying one for this CITY,
Those who went were the following
members of the council: L. T. Reid,
Chas. Hook, Henry Yeager, Henry Sol
brig. Marshal DeHaven, Wick De-
Haven and Will Pate also went, They
will make report at the next meeting
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Suffer By Fire

The meat house of Ed. l.. Pate burned
early last Wednesday morning and the
loss was $500. They lost 700 pounds OF
meat and several farming implements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate had accomplished so
much on their farm during the last year
and the fire was great loss to them
The origin is unknown.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Mr.. Pate III.

John W. Pate, of Hardinsburg, has
been very i'll for the last two weeks.
His sons, j. P. Pate, r. L. Pate, of
Henderson; A. A. Pate, of Kirk, and
daughter, Mrs. A. ]. Pate, of Clover
Greek, were called to his bedside Mr..
Pate's friends regret to hear that he
is i'll.
AS the News goes to press word is
received of the death of Mr.. Pate.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Successful Teacher.

Miss Dee Basham went to Greenville
last Wednesday to spend the week
end. Miss Basham is now teaching at
Webster. She is most interested in
her work and always has success with
her schools.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Party Disappointed

The wreck on the L. H. g. St. L..
train disappointed bunch of young
people Monday. They started to the
home of Mrs. John hewitt at Basin
Springs, where they were assured a
splendid time and good dinner. Those
invited were: Miss Claycomb, of Lou
isville; Mrs. Nell Marshall, Miss Claudia
Bandy, and Mrs. o. r. Brite.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Here Last Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Rogers, of near
Glendeane, were In town last week
shopping. Mr.. Rogers says there will
not be a big acreage of tobacco planted
in his neighborhood this spring, but
there will be splendid quality.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Greater New York.

Thursday, tomorrow evening, the
show boat Greater New York." will
be at this port. French's manager
gave it advanced advertising and it
promises to be perfectly good"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Baptist Church

Rev. W. Farmer will hold morning
services at the Baptist Church every Sec
ond and Fourth Sundays, and will have
evening services every Sunday. Mr..
Farmer has another charge near Ovens
boro.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
DR.. Chas. LightfOOt
Becoming A fayOrite

After having been here only short
while, DIR. Chas. Lightfoot, a brother
of DIR. Forrest Lightfoot, is winning
many friends in Cloverport and is estab-
fishing good practice. His mother
has arrived to make her home here with
him.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Critically III.

Hardinsburg, April 19.-(Special. y
r. A. Shellman, Ex-jailor of this
county, is critically i'll at his home on
Fourth street. His death is expected
at any time.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Called To New York State

Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Randall, of
Louisville, were called to Narrowsburg,
N. Y, to see her mother, Mrs. Furnall,
who Is critically i'll.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
MIR. Johnson Better.

VIM. Johnson, who got one of his
shoulders hurt while working at the
Henderson Route shops last week, is
better. He is at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Laslie.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Big Lamb Sale

The firm of jenkins e. Nall, of Vine
Grove, has purchased 500 lambs from
r. p. Glasscock to be delived between
now and July 1st. The price paid was
Sc per hundred. -Elizabethtown News
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Returns Home.

Mrs. Emma Sites Sippel and little
daughter, Elizabeth, have returned to
their home in Louisville, after a
lengthy visit to relatives in Tennessee.
Mrs. Sippel was accompanied home by
her grandmother, Mrs. Owen.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Snow i'm CloverpOrt.

Monday snow fell in Cloverport-
lust a thin sheet was thrown over the
streets that night, but that was UNI
usual for April 10. Yesterday was
damp and cold.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20

Norman, of Louisville, will be glad to
learn that she is improving. She has
been ill several days at her home in
7 ,ouisviIle,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Goes to Newport.

w. B. Hen erson is expected soon
for a visit to relatives at Webster. MI.
Henderson has had the address OF MS
paper changed from Danvers, Mass,
to 7S Church street, Newport, Il. L.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20
Large Sale

]. Z. Munford; of Irvington, sold to
Dowell g. Ashcraft last week 40 head
sheep and IS lambs for $500.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-04-20

If the best is not too good for you
Lewisport Best flour is the -four you
ought to use.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
largo ti,c ,r,r..so vii lo.

now large tho increase Will be.
II opinion remains as 1t was at the
close OF last week n report showing 81
greater increase than per cont. Will
cause decline, while 81 report unSer
per cent will result In an advance.
Tuesday. Ia the last day of May. AMI
On that date the real results of the
May deal Ought to be known. meas
used by tho amount OF $40. cotton
that has been turned over to the bulls
on contracts In the New York narket4
Because OF this passing of tho May
delivery Interest VIII grow In July
and August. particularly tho former.
After Thursday II may be said that
the new season has really been started.
10 a basis will have been given traders
Tor measuring the new crop. It Will
be mainly a. weather market unless
the bureau reports are strong enough
to cause big interests to change their
positions.
Statistics will he watched mere care
fully than usual, for the into sight
movement has been giving signs or
permanent shrinkage. and the visible
supply is perilously close to famine
levels. The statistical position from
now on depends almost altogether on
the size of spinners' takings. which Is
an unknown quantity. The o-sight
movement from now on can be guessed
accurately enough for all purposcs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
WHEAT DECIDEDLY
LOWER ON SELLING
May Deal in Grain Reaches Culmination---Re
ported Abandonment Of September Deal.
Corn Weakens in SvmDathy

New York. May 2o--Pronounced de-
preston was the principal feature in
domestic wheat markets early In the
week. prices having declined In strik.
ing fashion. particularly in Chicago,
and notably in May contracts. These
scored sensational break, falling A
cents per busheI in short order, with
subsequent further declines. ship
ments from Duluth and other points
to Chicago for delivery on May con-
tracts were ON a fairly large scale.
This led to the Impression that the
backbone of tho deal had been broken.
Selling was stimulated. partly by dis
couraging cables, European markets
being depressed by continued fairly
large offerings of cheap wheat for for
ward shipments from practically all
exporting countries. The weakness In
the distant deliveries in domestic mar
kets was largely attributed, however.
to fairly favorable weather. the TEN
perature being somewhat higher. with
fairly good rainfall, but particularly
in winAer wheat territory. additional
moisture being still needed in spring
wheat territory on both sides OF the
border. The heaviness was also trace
able to the unexpectedly large increase
in the Canadian visible supply. while
the decrease in our visible was rather
Heavy Selling.
In the last half of the week tncre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
over . cents In July and September.
MARI yirr,pcss trfer.


In the late trading there wAs rather
more steadjpcss. and toward the close
martial recovery occurred Thts GRO
atcd no surprise among sagacious deal
ere. who were inclined 10 the opinion
that the rally was OF the natural reac-
ton order. IL being considered only
reasonable to look for some improve
ment after so many days OF depression
ard even violent declines il was ar
gued. for one thing. that the hehVy
unloading and apparent elimination VI
the May deal left the market In lar
more healthy and normal condltioh.
Moreover there seemed to he plenty
OF evidence to Indicate that many IL
not all of the large holders OF sep
TENDER for the rise had thrown over
n large part, IL not all. OF their ho Oh
ings. evidently having arrived az ,'e
conclusion that they had blunoerea.
and hence determined to get out Oh
their bad prcdicament as specify 40
possible. 1t is too early yet to form
any positive opinion as to whether t1e
May deal Will show loss or not Nat
lrally. the bulls prefer to think that
it was profitable, while on the other
hand, the beqrs claim that the princ'pa!
holders will not be able to dispose OIL
the largo quantity delivered to them
recently without some loss
The knowing ones" in Chicago have
attempted to guess the extent of the
loss on the so-called September deal,
many placing 1t between siOOoO0O ana
So 100000 but, of course. this is too
vague to be of any real value. In some
quarters the firmness toward the close
was attributed to profit taking on a
large scale by some of the principal
bear operators in the West. Indeed,
some dispatches claimed that one or
two of the biggest bear traders had
not only covered, but had actually gone
long. Buying was stimulated partly by
reports of comparatively strong trend
In cash wheat markets West, the de-
liveries at country stations being APP
preciably lighter than anticipated, and,
besides, advices from authentic sources
suggested that farm reserves are down
TO low level. Most of the time cable
advices have been discouraging. export
crs grumbling over the scarcity OF or
dcrs at reasonable limits, and hence
only small business was accomplished
the big decline. New
ertheless, there arc many shrewd ship
pers who think that values are now
down almost to basis where create.
activity may be expected.
wcnkncs. III Corn.
There was weaker tendency in corn,
but after all the decline was rather
and doubtless decidedly
to tho bear element, who
had figured on severe break. espc-
cially in view of the remarkable de-
clincs in wheat. The fact is the offer
ings Of corn were not especially heavy
largely because the receipts at interior
points continued light and available
stocks were again reduced. Selling
was stimulated to moderate extent
by favorable weather West and tho
belief that the area is even larger than
last year. Trade in cash corn has been
wonderfully slow, owing to the meagre
supply of prime grades available. Con
seauently exporters have been showing
practically no interest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
DRY GOODS REVIEW

New York, May 29.--Cotton goods
showed moderate and steady improve
ment in demand during the week, but
sales are being made at sacrifice Of
values and profits because of the wide
margin between costs and selling
prices. With a view of bringing up
the selling prices of goods. curtailment
of production at the mills is being RE-
sorted TO more generally and is now
thought to be at the highest level OF
the year.
Duck mills arc running but go per
cent. of their machinery, and some of
the largest New England and South
ern plants have arranged for short time
during the life of the current cotton
crop or until prices rise to level
where losses will stop and profit be
possible.
American wash fabrics were reduced
to 51a cents Saturday from 6 cents.
Columbia prints remain unchanged at
ga cents. n new base list of prices
has been arranged by the duck man
ufacturers of the United States, and
went into effect yesterday.
Jobbers are buying moderately OF
blacched and brown domcstcs, and
the new price on prints is expected to
stimulate sales in that quarter Con-
NerterS nave Deen operating steadily Tor
their requirements into September.
Fall River sold $4,000 pieces during
the week, of which about 100000 were
for future delivery. Fall lines of cot
tons, such as mapped goods. are being
ordered better, and there has been
more doing with the manufacturing
TRADES on colored cottons. Yarns are
stcadier, but not in active demand.
The tone of the weeks trading was
better, and 1T Is expected, following
the announcement of the government
cotton report next week, the move
ment will grow larger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30

New York, MAY oo-The market was
very irregular and unsettled through
out the week This was due to con
ficting weather news and the adverse
influence upon general sentiment oil
Tho break in The wheat markets. More
over, it has appeared that some OF the
Gull houses have been more inclined OF
late 10 reduce their speculative hold
gngs owing to the improved conditions
FOR the new crop and the accumulation
IF stocks of contract grade here, de-
spite the recent heavy shipments from
The bull cli1ue's holdings to Europe.
There was an extreme decline of
about thirty to forty points followed
recovery in turn succeeded by a. fresh
break Thursday afternoon and carly
Friday morning. which carried prices
Jack again to the early low level thus
July sell at 14.T0 Friday morn
ing, against 14.44 for August and 1870
for September and 1855 for October.
Covering Of shorts and renewed good
support, however, rallied prices sufti-
GENTLY to close the market within five
to ten points of last Saturdays prices
for the active options. with July at
14a3 May 1895, as against. 1a.62 for
August and 1919 for next October de-
liveries
Inccrtninty of the Markets Position.
Tho trading has been more of an
evening up character both ways dur
ing most of the week, as far as the
professional element is concerned
This has been due to a desire TO re-
duce surplus speculative commitments
pending the publication of the govern
ments first crop report of the season.
10 he published at noon on June 2. on
the other hand, outside SPECTATORS,
particularly those with Wall Street
and the Chicago training, have been
induced to enter the markets and put
out fresh lines of shorts in the belief
that the long expected break they have
been anticipating is now about due
These ideas have been formed chlehy
from this weeks heavy decline IN the
price OF wheat at Chicago, forcing one
of the leading bulls in cotton, also very
heavily long of wheat. to liquidate his
big line OF the latter at heavy losses.
| Asa matter of fact, however,, the bull
! interests in cotton, who were also i'm
teresteG In bulling wheat, let go OF
their wheat so as 10 put them in a
| stronger position to carry through their
| deal In cotton. They may be sufli
nation of the cotton market by reason
of their control of total stocks here
and also the assistance Of the strong
statistical position al Liverpool and II
1.-THE South. and the fact that prices a
most of the Southern SPOT markets con
time above a profitable Shipping parity
Il with prices here
Conflicting Views os Traders.
Thus he wide omen break which 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
Meftlngs.

BANK OF VIRGINIA.,
RICHMOND. VA.

RICHMOND, VA.
Richmond, Va, May 2s 1910.
PURSUANT TO a RESOLUTION
adopted by the board of directors OF
the National Bank of virginia. notice
is hereby given that Il special meet
ing OF the stockholders OF said bank
wifi be held at the banking house nf
said bank, No. 1915 Main street.
Richmond. Va, on TUESDAY. THE
2STH DAY or JUNE, 1910. at 12
o'clock NJ, to consider a. proposition
and plan for the consolidation OF
the Bank of Richmond with said Ma
tionaI Bank OF virginia. as approved
by tho hoard of directors OF said
National Bank OF Virginia, to con.
slider certain proposed amendments
of the articles of association OF said
bank to-wit.:
iO TO increase the capital stock
Of the said bank to $1.200.00o
(2) To provide for two vice-pres-
idents and an increase OF the number
of directors, If an increase shall then
he deemed desirable.
fs) To consider the declaration OF
dividend to the stockholders out OF
the present surplus of the bank. and
f4) For the transaction of any
other business gerrnane to the fore
going matters, or which may he
deemed to the hest interests of the
bank. which may he then brought
TO the consideration of said meet
ing.
4 full meeting Of tho stockholders.
either in person or by proxy. Is rr-
gently requested.
W. NJ. HABLISToN. President.
w NJ ADDISON Cashier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30

, was a still more startling decline in
prices, particularly in Chicago, wl1ere
the market was in badly dcmora1ized
condition Offerings were decidedly
heavy, and as a result some sensational
breaks occurred. notably In May con-
tracts. which fell with a crash, going
down over cents per bushe1 in almost
record breaking time.
This led to more or less Wild conjec-
lures as to the main reasons for the
crash. In some quarters 1t was imas
ined that the big present and prospec-
tive deliveries on contracts had caused
the bull leaders to lose courage, ana
10 give up the fight. Others inclined
TO tho opinion that large. If not the
entire short interest had been settled,
and hence the bulls saw no necessity
of giving further support.
Meanwhile. the distant or new crop
contracts were falling in a somewhat
dizzy fashion. declining over cents
per bushel in short order, accompanied
by wild excitement and many vague
runors as to the attitude of the Pat
tens, the alleged leading holders, ana
especially of Septenber contracts. II
was variously estimated that the bun
leaders and their followers had accu-
mulated a long interest in September
contracts of between 100000 and
2o,oo0,Oo0 bushels, large part of
which was believed to have been
thrown over when the fight seemed
hopeless because of tho recent Inn
provemont in crop prospects on account
of the much better weather Ever
since tho alleged September deal was
first publicly mentioned 1t was the
consensus of opinion among Erca'
many conservative and experiences
members of the trade that the outlook
for it was by no means bright.
1t was the general impression thaf
there was really no solid basis or war
rant for such an undertaking. because
crops practically all over the worln
seemed to promise we'll while avail
able supplies were apparently fully
equal to requirements here and abroad.
which was not the case last May. when
the markets practically 'cornered'
themselves. because of the remarkable
scarcity of contract grades, and in
fact. the great scarcity Of all prime
varieties in all parts of the country.
While 1t has been universally adj
mitted that bread is cheap as com
pared with almost all other foodstufts
especially meat both fresh and cured
1T is also contcnded that this fact did
| not Justify the effort to run Septem-
I ber corner. 1t is worthy Of note at
/ this juncturc that May wheat in Chi
cago was selling as high as itoM
| wear ago, receding TO l32, while July
| had been to i26 and hack to ll6ls, The
| decline this week in May in Chicago
amounts to about o cents, and a little
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
BIG BREAK IN WHEAT
INFLUENCES COTTON
Sentiment Among Spectators Not So Encourag
ing as Before Crash in Grain-Govern-
ment'S RenOrt This Week.

many outside spectators have been
expecting to see in cotton has not yet
occurred. 1t would be great relief
to the foreign exchanges and the finan-
cial markets generally, as we'll as to
commercial interests requiring cotton
for spinning purposes, If the price
should go lower and thus loosen up
large quantities still being carried here
by the speculative interests and also
being held hack in the South. Those
who liken the cotton situation to the
recent artificial and manipulative con-
ditions in the grain markets, however.
may have been making a mistake. The
price of wheat has been kept above an
export basis for some time, and not
withstanding the break in the price
of wheat the last few days 1t is still
figured as 30 cents above a profitable
export basis on the old crop. whereas
cotton has been on an export basis
for s5hne time and continues to he.
with shipments still going forward
daily, as against very little wheat or
flour the last several months.
There is not the world competition
in cotton that exists in wheat.
The bull clique has sold enough cot
ton for shipments to Bremen. Havre
and Liverpool and Manchester to send
out nearly 100000 bales from their To-
cal stocks between now and the end
Of next month. The present total stock
of contract cotton here Is now UP to
about $4,000 bales, against $4,000 on
May ! and 10000 on this date a year
tago.
Exchanges Closed Until Tuesday.
The New York Cotton Exchange and
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange were
| closed yesterday and will remain closed
also on the holiday Monday. Liver
pool however, will be open then as
dealers will continue busy in arrang
contracts, which expire on Tuesday
cred yesterday. and as much more is
Of the month. This will close up the
/ May deal
Coming Government Report.
The publication on June . Of the
governments crop report, giving the
age condition to May 25 will be a very
important factor in governing the
course of the market and trade senti'
E.nent next week 1t is expected t'
il make the acreage about / per cent
II larger than last year. or Just llttl'
under 3So0O,OOO acres, and to estimat'
the condition of the crop about IS pc
I. cent. against Sill last year, 7o,7 II
1905 and 70,5 in 1907, as compared will
Sa,6 i'll 1905. 77.a in 1905 and So In 1904
The average condition to MAY 25 70
the last five years figures out littl
, under IN ner cent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30

New Orleans La, May a9.rhe first
three DAYS probably will be marked
hy dullness. The annual estimate of
acreage of cotton planted and the
repnrt ON the condition OF the crop
by me government Almost inpa,;inbly
tines bureau reports cause pcriods %
Iinactiyity Immediately preceding their
publication. The condition report ia
MT regarded as being of extfsme im-
portance, for II cannot he .ansllernl
lin any, Year pointer TO the yield II
"a alone was 10 be issued on TnnrsdaN,
the day would he of no srca, moment,
| hut the TACT that an estimate of this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
MARKET AWAITING
ANNUAL ESTIMATE

day NJ The first Importance,
Crop estimators the season through
will base their calculations on the
acreage issued on this occasion BY the
government AS mutter of fact, the
acreage f'sures make IN one of the
most important and valua bio reports
of the season. and the. belief Is grow
Ing among the cotton men that they
should be issued a little later, or else
should be followed by report month
later, SO that they may he as exact
as possible. This year ii is fore
gone conclusion that the acreage Mas
beer increased. and the hullishnass N
beal 'shnoss Of the fisnres viii NOT
TEST on whcthe tho ngurcs arc below
or above last years lgures. but Gil