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STOCK MARKET IS
STILL VERY DULL
Movement of Prices Is Within
A Limited Degree
NO IMPORTANT NEWS
London Market Is Very Dull Owing TO
Proximity of Kings Funerni-No
Incentive Is Found to Stir
American Markets
NO IMPORTANT NEWS

New York May 1.-THE stock market
rank into lethargy today. Inc laiiuie
of ~ reopening of the foreign s'oon
to revive any action was dis
cement to the trading element, ana
.ney practically gave up the attempts 10
move the market even over the one
eighth range required for the minimum
profit on fluctuations. News develop
ments were not important, but STOCKS
were unusually unresponsive to such as
there were.
The Hawley projects of consolidation
and extension furnish about the only
matter now available for the considera-
ton for would-be spectators, ana the
check thus opposed nullifes its possible
effect.
The resumption of business in London
found that market under the repressive
influence of the mourning period for the
dead King, and with the prospect of an
other adjournment on Friday for the
funeral ceremonies. The meager business
that originated there today was on the
selling side III New York, and established
a lower opening level of prices. A desui-
tory attempt to renew the advance in
Reading was followed by languid bid
ding up of Brooklyn Transit, which about
exhausted the resources of the market.
A further advance in the foreign ex-
change rates today, when the reported
bond sales in Paris, If completed, ought
to cause a downward tendency, gave rise
to a vague uneasiness over possible
hitch in the negotiations. The immediate
thn
maintained the utmost reticence, not only
as to the terms, but as to the fact OF
the sales. This unusual demeanor in the
circumstances of a successful financial
operation of the magnitude attributed TO
this one is responsible for the feeling of
suspicion that has grown up regarding it.
The continued sluggshness of the bond
market and the conflicting views regard
ing the money market held by bankers
emphasize the Importance of an impor-
t5nt sale of bonds to foreigners. Rates
on mercantile paper are rising again,
With no demand on the part Of bankers
for the small supply in the market, The
protests against the proposed increase
in railroad freights. which are being pro-
posed from different quarters are not
without erect on dealers IN rallroau
stock, the, increased revenues promised
by the advances having played large
part in the more hopeful speculative sem
timent lately held. The final form to
be taken by the railroad billrSflow under
debate in the Senate is also a subject
of interest to stock market, wise. On the
side of the crops decisive tendencies are
lacking still to frame definite speculative
views. The report of deficient tempera-
ture contained in the weather bureaus
weekly bulletin was supplemented by
forecasts of further frostss tonight in
regions where both the cotton and, grain
crops would be affected. The strength of
the wheat market in face of considerable
speculative liquidation was remarked.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par
value, sl,53S,0O0. United States bonds were
unchanged on call.
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B.nk. ana Trust Companies


From the st. Louis Republic.
London-At last she has arrived-the
matrimonial innovator. She Is called the
Best Girl, and holds the same position
in regard to the bride as the best man
to the bridegroom. This charming novel
ty Is the invention of Miss Saffron Pick
ersgill-Cunliffe, British society girl, who
was recently married to Arthur r. Ran
dolph at st. Pauls church, Knightsbridge
The fair innovator repudiates old-time
methods most vigorously. II never could
see the use of a crowd of girls trooping
up the aisle behind the BRIDE" she said
"for when the bridal procession reaches
the chancel entrance only those few hon.
ored guest in the first two or three pews
can see anything Of the actual ceremony
Moreover, why should l not be attended
on my wedding day by my best girl friend
In the same way as Arthur had his par
ticular chum as his best man?'
There is every likelihood now that the
Best Girl may become a permanent fea-
ture of British weddings; at any rate
where q spice Of novelty is desired. This
best girl has had enough publicity given
her to encourage the others.
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Prom the Chicago Tribune.
Reporters were thronging around the
DISTINGUISHED citizen who was about to
start on a trip to the other side of the
earth.
In vain he assured them that he was
making the journey solely for rest and
recreation, that he had no definite plans
and that the matter was of no interest to
the public anyway.
At last he turned at bay.
'If YOU choose. gentlemen he said
with emphasis, there is one thing you
NAV print about my trip-Colonel Roose-
Welt has NOT summoned me to meet him
in Egypt or anywhere else, and I shall
not be within thousand miles of him.
Think you can grasp that idea? Good-by.
gentlemen"
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New York, May T.-(Special. GOOD
showers reported from the southwest
brought many selling orders from the
south in the new crops. While r,Imor
that the bulls had sold heavily last week
to check the advance and prevent ship
ments of cotton here caused many hold
ers of July to take profits. On the de-
cline July and August were taken on a
scale down, which led to the impression
that the decline was expected as nat
ural reaction after the violent advance
of last week. Many rumors were current
that some of the cotton recently received
had been resold at sharp concession
from the July price to other spinners.
Probably this rumor had much to do with
the weakness during the day. Liverpool
is expected to decline some IL points to-
morrow.
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TRADE WAS GOOD
ON MORRIS AvENL
Beans Plentiful From South
And West Alabama
FRUITS STILL SCARCE
The Price of Fowls Shows Tendency I'd
sIump-Eggs Are stiu Selling at
Eighteen and Nineteen Cents
Tho Local Markets
FRUITS STILL SCARCE

Beans from south and west Alabama
were the chief receipts yesterday on Morl
ris avenue, the market being amply stock
ed with all foodstuffs. Trading was exA
ce1ent and good week is expected,
Fruits are as yet rather scarce. straw
berries and apples being the only Ala
bama products on sale, but the first ship
ment of the peach crop Is looked for at an
early date.
Fowl, especially hens, was plentiful yes
terday. and the price shows some indica,
ton to weaken from the standing price of
16 cents. Eggs remained yesterday at Is
and 10 cents.
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Flour and FeedstufRs

Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col
Nellie King -four. per barrel, $61O
Bolted satiIette meal. per 90-lb. sack.
s1.70.
No. corn, per bushel, SIC.
White oats. per bushel. &C.
Pure wheat shorts, s3l.
Pure wheat bran, 1872.
1cO-lb. C. s. hulls. per ton, N400.
Prime c. S. meal. per ton. $500.
C. S. feed meal, per ton, $780,
No. l timothy bay, per ton, $23.
Mixed alfalfa and johnson grass. so.
Green alfalfa, per ton. SO
l00-lb. corn chops, per sack, $780,
Flour In wood. 15c higher
Frult- md Produce
! Corrected by Douglas Bros.)
Apples-Fancy, per bbl., s4.5o15. 80; fancy
| Winesap, 81.
oranges-Florida. per box. 2.2Qs.sa
Pipeapples-s3 30.
Lemons-Fancy, $3.50.
Limes-Imported, per 100, $3.50
Irish Potatoes-Cnoice Michigan. per
bushel, Coo.
Sweet Potatoes-Choice. per bu.. s.1o.
Cabbage-Florida. per crate, s.; Mo-
bile. 50.
Onions-New Louisiana, 3,kc per pound.
Navy Beans-Cholce Michigan. per bu..
$500.
Peas-Virginia Blackeye, per bu., Ss.ss.
Cocoanuts-Fer sack. A.75.
Cranberries-Per bbl, $50 per boz.
n.75.
spanish Onions-Per crate, $1.6o. Texas
par crate, $40.
Celery-Fancy. per crate. $3.50; per dos..
TIC.
Tangerines-ss75.
Grapefruit-Florida, PEE box, g. 5o6s. n.
Grapes-Malaga, per xeg, Sc.
Tomatoes-Florida, per crate. s302.5o
rawberries-Southern Alabama, n500
ESQ per crate; Florida, 25Q3Oc quart:
Hanceville. per crate. $2U2.60
Poultry and Game
Corrected by Birmingham Produce Co,
Hens, medium, 4o@5Oc; live. per lb., 17c.
Large fryers, soQsSc; medium, 25@aoc;
small. 2O625c.
turkeys. I've. per h., &c; dressed, 2l0
DUCKS. so94Oc; guineas. SOC; roostera
SOC.
Eggs. acc.
Birmingham Live Stock Market.
corrected by Birmingham Packing
Col
Steers, good to choice fat. $50 to
1900 lbs, f&05%c.
Steers. medium to good. $50 to 1900
lbs, 4405c.
steers. good to choice fat. $50 to SO
Steers, medium to good. $50 to sye
lbs, SQ3%c.
Oxen. good to choice. 4A66Ae.
Oxen, medium to good, S04c. 4
Cows and heifers. good to choics. soc
to 1000 lbs, 4kQoAc. /
Cows and heifers. medium to good.
200 to 1000 lbs. 4A94%c. I
Cows and heifers. good to choice. 600
to 800 lbs, 4lsqoc.
Cows and heifers. medium to good
600 to 800 lbs, 3z@4Ac.
Yearlings. good to choice. 343hc.
o. Yearlings. medium to good, 2A@3c
Bulls. good to choice. 500 to 1900 lbs,
31sG412c.
lbs. SQs1sc.
lbs, 2A@3Ac.
Gamers, .x021sc.
HOGS, choice (corn fed). $50 to 500
lbs, Sisc.
Hogs choice (corn fed). 140 to 49,
Sc.
Pigs, so to 100 Id. WITS. TIC.
Pigs, 10 to so lbs, &c.
Fat cattle. demand good.
Oxen, demand good.
Yearlings. demand good.
Bulls, demand slow
Gamers, demand slow.
Hogs demand good.
Pigs, demand slow.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans May H.-Spot prices
easier, unchanged. Prices on spot, $50
bales; to arrive. 600; low ordinary, II 11-16c
nominal; ordinary, 121ac nominal; good or
binary, 10 15-16c; strict ordinary, IA 5-16c;
low middling, 1850; strict low middling.
147Ac middling. 15bc; strict middling.
Is 5-16c good middling, 151kc; strict good
mddling. 10 11-18c; middling fair. 10 1S-16ci
middling. fair to fair, 16 2-16c; fair, Is 9-16c
nominal; receipts, BOIL; stock, S5,049.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, May 1.-THE condition of
the treasury at the beginning of business
today was as follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin, 1854 124,s69; sill
yer dollars, $490.234,S00; silver dollars of
1885, $3,726000 silver certificates outstand-
ing. $3.50, 234.O0o.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in
general fund, $1S10,2S0; current liabilities,
e100, 4S4,6S3: working balance in treasury
offices, $16S01 600; in banks to credit of
treasurer of the United tSates. $S7, $40, 731
subsidiary silver coin, s21, 479,99S; minor
coin. $1,37s.47s; total balance in general
fund, $SO,247, 435.
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rains, and they more than anything else

rains, and they more than anything else
served to put prices down.
In the afternoon the market again
showed weakness under fresh selling for
both accounts, and prices broke to new
low levels for the day. Around 2 o'clock
the more active positions were Is to 26
points under yesterdays closing. Rumors
of heavy tenders to come in May in the
New York market intensified the effect of
more favorable weather news.
The close was steady at net decline
of II to % points.
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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Local Cotton Market.
Meats

corrected by Morris q Coz
Lard, 141sc; compound, uMc.
Clear bellies, 149z015ac.
Rib bellies, 14%415Ac.
D. s. short ribs, 14Ac.
D. 8. fat backs, 18Nc.
Smoked clear bellies. 175kc: fancy. 1870.
Hams. smoked, 18@20c; California, 1s5ko
Bacon, fancy. 2oc; medium, 231ac.
Pork, loins. 1870; spare ribs. 1Sc. /,
Ham butts, 100; Boston butts. 1E5fc.
Brains, DC; beef livers. &c.
Pork sausage. lie. ~ !,
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Libel ON a Tombstone

London Cor New YORK Ilmes.
Dispatches from Berlin state that an IN
scription on tombstone In Helisoland
graveyard has led to curious libel ac-
ton. The widow of lighthouse Keeper
had a cross erected over her husbands
grave bearing the words; Neglect snort
ened thy life in the spring Of thy years"
This Inscription the local doctor con-
tends. cast a reflection on his treatment
OF the man and he has consequently is
sued a writ, of libel. The widow. on the
other hand, denies the doctors allega-
tions, and admits that 1t was her own
neglect that was responsible for her hus-
bands death, and that the epitaph served
to remind her of this.
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Naval Stores
Cotton Seed OIL

New York, May 1.-THE cotton seed oil
market was active with sales OF 1000 bar
rels and prices were firm, especially for
the late months, on covering by the
shorts The prices at the close were 10
points lower to points higher. July, S.07@
s.0sc; September, 8 .04dS. Csc; October, 1920
1880; December. .6.69Q16. zoe. Prime crude
nominal; prime summer yellow, s.1O@S lie;
prime winter yellow. S.35@S 800; prime
summer white, S.100S zoe.
New Orleans, May 17-Cotton seed oil:
Prime refined in barrels, per pound. 1900;
prime meal. per cent ammonia, per ton.
$50; prime cake, per cent ammonia per
ton, $50.
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From Judge.
Sacrifice hit-Cutting out the dessert
to save money for theatre tickets.
Shut out-When her father orders you
to stay away from the house.
Three balls and a strike-Putting your
watch In soak for money for the or
chids.
Called on account of darkness-When
her father turns on the porch light.
Out at home-When her father says
nc. after she has said yes.
A high fy-Masquerading as a noble
man to court an heiress.
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New York, May 1.-THE cotton goods
market is steady. with better business
reported Buying of gray goods has been
more general. Export markets are quiet.
Yarns are frmer. Mems wear worsteds
are being offered from stock at low
figures.
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From Judge

From Judge.
Sometimes we interpret too literally.
II want to learn to make jelly" said
the newly installed housewife. 1T it
ha rd?'
'Oh. Lord, no, mumr' replied the cook.
with supreme pity. ITS soft"
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Scrap Iron.
Corrected by Rust Iron Col
Dealers are offering the following
prices for scrap j.on f. o. b. cars, Bir-
mingkan, Ala:
No. mixed mine scrap. gross ton,
S9Qi0 G. =.
No. / mixed furnace scrap. gross ton,
5000 G. F.
No. mixed sawmill scrap, gross ton.
1910 @. +.
No. ] mixed country scrap, gross ton
IS so g, F.
No. local scrap in less than carloas
lots, gross ton, $8.50G8.50 G. F..
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From the Smart Set.
Mary Mild-Wouldn't you call her "a
ah. doubtful character?
Carrie Caustique--Not unless you want
ed to give her the benefit of the doubt.
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.oh. We of Little Firth"

From Judge.
YOU have that medicine mixed right?"
Druggist-"No, I am not; but I've got
it mixed the way the doctor ordered it."
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New York, May. 1.-THE market for
standard copper here was dull today. with
spot and all forward deliveries to the
London market was firm early, but lost
most Of the advance as compared with
the closing prices Of last Friday, closing
easy, with spot quoted at ESQ and fu-
lures at ESQ 1888 Sd. Local dealers re-
port an unchanged market. Lake quoted
ct $12.75@13; electrolytic. $12. 621k012 .75;
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aUBBARD BROS. 4 co

n Hanover DQnares New York
Y MBERS-NeW York Cotton Elk
nge. New York Coffee Exchange.
v Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago
rd Of Trade. Associate 1embers
rpool Cotton Assosiation -.
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casting. s12.s7.kQ12. so. Arrivals reported
at New York today, % tons; custom
house returns showed exports of 1851 tons,
making 1888 SO far this month.
Spelter was dull with spot quoted at
S.. 25@5 so New York; $5.05@5. 10 East St.
Louis The London market was I'M
changed at E22.
Lead dull; spot, s4.25@4.s5 New York.
s4121a614. 171z East st. Louis. London I'M
changed at f12 12s Cd.
Iron was lower at 49s 71sd for Cleveland
warrants in London. Locally the market
was quiet No. 1 foundry northern, $1Q
1915; No. 2, s16. SCOTT. 25; No. 1 southern
and No. southern soft, SIG. 25@16. 70.
Live Stock Market
Chicago, May 7.-Cattle-Receipts, 25O0;
market nominally steady; steers, $3.50
$40; cows, $4.S5@6.7O; heifers, $4.25@7 As;
bulls, s4.75@5. 40; calves. sSG7. Is; stockers.
$l.75@6.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 market 10c high
err; choice heavy. $9.65@9.75; butchers,
50. 65Q9 rs; light mixed, $sG9.75; choice
light, SO. 7Od9. TN; packing, $9.65G9. 10;
pigs, 50. 20Q9. 60; bulk of sales, So. 70Qs.75
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market demon
allied; sheep, 10000; yearlings. 1907 40;
lambs, ST. 65@s IS; spring lambs. $4,000
Z ST.. Louis, May NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $500,
including 1000 Texans; market steady; ma
tive shipping and export steers. 500
sic; dressed beef and butchers steers.
$sdS; stockers. $4@665; Gamers, $2.75@
3.2s; calves $4GS.25.
Hogs1Receipts, 10000: market Sc to 1oc
higher. Pigs and lights, ss@9.66; packers,
50 .55d9 TN; butchers and best heavy, 50 s5
a.. TN.
Sheep-Receipts, $500: market steady;
native muttons, IS. SCOT. 70; lambs, 1850
g. so. stockers, 1905.
Kansas City, May NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
60Ol including 100 southerns; market
strong to 10c higher; choice export and
dressed beef steers, $7.50@S. %; fair to
good, $5.S5d7 80; southern steers, IS.
7.75; southern cows, $S.75@e. 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; market 10c high
err; top, So. So; bulk, 81. 4O19. 80: heavy. 50. AZ
@9.55; packers. 80 .36@9.55; light, $1,000
0.4711; pigs, S.. 5o@9.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady to
1Oc higher; lambs, $5.25dS.75 yearlings
s5.5O@7 rs; wethers. $5@6.75; ewes, $4.5O@
CSC; stockers, $3@5.
Naval Stores
Savannah, May 17.-Spirits of turpen-
tine firm. 611a@61%c; sales, 613; receipts,
$50; shipments, 2O4 stock, 4277. Resin
firm; sales. 1885, receipts. 1864; shipments,
925; stock, 4S,04S. Quote: A, B, c. $4.25; d,
$3.50: e, $4.s014. S21a; F, s4.s5@4. s71a: G..
$500; H, IS; I, s. 05; X. s.. 10: NJ. %.s5; N.
IS. so: WIG. IS. 1905. 80; WV. $5.s5@6
Charleston, May 17.-Spirits of turpen-
tine firm, s1Ac. Rosin firm. Quote: A, b,
C. s4.25; D, $3.50; E. $3.50; F. M.s5; G.,
80; H. IS; 7, $5.05; X, $50; M, IS IS; N,
S.. 80; WIG, $5.75; WV, sos.
wilmington, May H.-spirits of turpen-
tine. nothing doing; receipts, 10 casks.
Rosin steady, $3.50; receipts, % barrels.
Tar firm. 81. 10; receipts. 80 barrels. Crude
turpentine Arm, SO, $4.5oG5 so; receipts, 81
barrels.
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Coffee Market

New York, May 1.-THE market for cof-
fee futures opened quiet at unchanged
prices to a decline of points, in response
TO lower French cables and under a lit
Tie scattering liquidation of early new
crop deliveries. No further feature de-
veloped offerings being absorbed around
the initial figures by trade buyers and
the market closed steady, net unchanged
to points lower. Sales are reported of
10000 bags. Closing bids follow: May,
June and July. 6.40c; August, .45c; Sep
TENDER, $500; October and November,
e.55c; December, 5000; January, $780,;
February, Csc; March, 6.67c: April, 6.6Sc.
Havre was A91a franc lower Hamburg
unchanged to Y pfennig lower. Rio and
Santos unchanged Rio rs, 4sx550; Santos
Is 4sx3. so; Santos Is Ssx950; receipts at the
two Brazilian ports 5000. against 10000 last
year; Jundiahy receipts 500. against $780,
New York warehouse deliveries 9067
against 1881 last year. Spot quiet; Rio
No. 7. SIC; No. 4. sAc; Mild quiet; Cor
dova, 9A012ilc.
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New York, May. 1Z--Money on call
steady, 3%G4 per cent; ruling rate. S7s per
cent; closing bid, S7s per cent, offered at
1 per cent. Time loans easier; 90 days,
~ per cent; 80 days. SS@4 per cent; six
months. 494M per cent. 4.
Prime mercantile paper. 4%@5A per
cent; sterling exchange steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bill at $4s4.9Oa
ls4 for 6O-day bills and at $4.S110 for de-
niand. Commercial bills, $4SSA@4.83G.
Bar silver, sac: Mexican dollars, 44c. Gov
eminent bonds steady. Railroad bonds
heavy. q
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Kansas CITY Grain

Kansas City, May T.-Wheat, May,
81 .o2M, bid; July. 9ss4c, sellers; September,
96%c.
September, $3.50, bid.
Cash wheat. No. hard, 1.07@1. 90; No.
g 81 .o4m1 .0e; No 2 red, 81. 0sd1. IA; No 3,
81 .04@l1 IL.
Corn. No. 2 mixed, s2%c; No. 3, e1A@
&C: No white, 64c; No. g. 631sc.
Oats, No. white, 42Q44c; No. mixed,
39G40c.
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Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col
Nellie King -four. per barrel, 500.
Bolted satiIette meal. per 90-lb. sack,
ITO.
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Flour-Steady.
Rye-No. 2, 7S@S0c.
Rarley-Feed or mixing, 52@S7c; falr TO-
choice mailing. 62d66c.
Flax seed-No. southwestern, s2o7Rs;
No. / northwestern, s21F1a.
Timothy seed, nominal.
Glover. $11.25.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, s23.25@23 so.
Iard-Per 100 pounds, s1S.2o@13 %.
Short Ribs Sides-Loose, S2 S71aqlS'zo.
short Clear Sides-Boxed, s1S.75914.
Butter-steady; creameries, 2Sa27c;
dairies, 21Q25c.
Eggs-Receipts, so,S9s; steady at mark
cases included, 1e@17c; firsts, 100; prime
firsts. 0c. .,, -.
Cheese-FIrm; daisies. 14ad4Ac; twins,
1s1h0113Mc: young Americas, 15c; long
horns, 14il@141sc. .aoo-.
Potatoes-Easy; choice to fancy, 2saoc'
fair to good. 2Sd27c.
Poultry-Quiet; turkeys, 15c; chickens
Ice. on
o.. en- to S5-pound weights, 9@10c; IS to
11o-pound weights, 1N911c.
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LOCAL SECURITIES.

corrected by Otto Marx s. Co., Brown
Marx Building.)
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st. Louis, May 17.-Wheat, futures high
ar. NAV. 81. Os1s; July. Shops; September,
81 .005s. .o.,.
Der, 6314@63ssc.
Oats futures firm; July, ss%@es7sc; Sep
TENDER. 3sssc.
wheat cash. lower: track. No red
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12
REPAIRING WESTMINSTER.
How Expenses of Restoring Abbey
Have Been Met.

From the Church Family Newspaper.
The work of keeping Westminster Alb
hey in repair is a very onerous and deli
cate one and the long line of surveyors
of the fabric is a distinguished one in
deed. During the last seventy years this
matchless church has been in the hands
of Mr.. Blore. Sir Gilbert Scott, Mr.. Pear
son, Mr. MichaeIwaite and now Prof.
Lethaby.
There have been times In the history OF
the abbey when it's very existence has
been in jeopardy. The first of these oc-
CURED about the end of the seventeenth
century. Sir Christopher Wren was
called in and the work of restoration was
carried out with the utmost zeal and
thoroughness, though in many OF its de-
tails its taste, was open to much ques-
ton.
When the late Dean Bradley arrived
upon the scene in the year 1882 he found
tural estates steadily dwindling in value,
while the condition Of many of the great
flying buttresses as well as the north
transept was indescribable The late dean
himself was wont frequently to describe
the north transept when he first inspect
ed 1t as presenting almost the appear
ance of a quarry.
1t was time for extreme measures, and
that the situation was saved at all was
due to the yigor and the business acumen
of the late dean. AS it was the abbey
had to pay fearful price. A loan of
$4,000 was made to the dean and chap
ter by the ecclesiastical commissioners.
This enabled the authorities TO get level