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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

New York, September s.-Flour-Quiet
with prices nominally lower. Rye Flour
Steady. Cornmeal-Barey steady. Rye
Steady. Barley-Quiet. Wheat--Firm; No.
red, $l.o41s elevator. and s1.Ha T. o. b..
afloat; new. No. northern. Duluth. Sl.2l
+. Q. b. to arrive. Futures closed unchanged
to &c. higher. September. ;l.Oiia: Decem-
her, SLGSA. Corn-Steady; No. 2, 65iac. ele.
rator domestic basis, to arrive; No. g.
64Sc. (. o. b. afloat. Futures closed Ac low
er to 1c. net higher. September, 66Ac.; De-
cember 6ic.; May 6SAc. Oats-Steady; new,
>, U1Gc. No. white, &C. Futures closed
%q&c. net lower. December, 4oc.; May.
i2}:c.: July, 42hc
Beef-Eirm. Lard-Firmer Tallow-Firm.
Petroleum-Quiet. Rostn and Turpentine-
Steady. Rlce--Quiet. Enthusiastically.
Susar-Raw and refined. steady. Coffee
Futures closed steady at net gain of 100
Santos, No. 4. llAc.: Cordova, Tx 131c.
Butter-Firm; receipts 1858 pounds; State
dairy, common to finest, 23Q29c.: process.
second TO specials, 22ia Gp27isc.; factory, June
make. 2312 q 2ic; current make. 22@23c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged; receipts $3.50
boxes. EGss-Firm; receipts 1908 crates !;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery,
Potatocs-Barely steady: Jersey sweets, per
barrel. S2920 Cabbases-Quiet and I'M
changed. Freights and Peanuts-Unchanged
Cottonseed oil was easy for September UNI
der Increased offerings, while futures gem
orally were steady on local professions. The
close was points lower to points higher.
september, lo06al001; October, S7s@S77:
January. 725; prime crude. October 6.S7
nominal; prime summer yellow. 10.2O6l055;
prime winter yellow. 11.4OdDl2CO: prime sum.
mer white. 1o5O9l2,00
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CROP REPORT ISSUED.
of Corn, Wheat, Barley, Oats
and Tobacco ON September I.

Washington, September s;-The Sep
TENDER crop report OF the pepartment
condition of various crops as compiled
by the Crop Reporting Board, says
the average condition Of corn on Sep
TENDER was 1872 compared with 1873
last month, 74.6 year ago and 1915
the ten-year average; spring wheat
when harvested. was 63.1, compared
with $40 last month 1876 year ago
and 1870 the ten-year average: barley.
when harvested, was COS. compared
with 700 last month. sos year ago
and 1871 the ten-year average: the oats
crop when harvested was S3.3, compar-
ed with SIS last month, S3.6 a year ago
and 1915 the ten-year average.
The average condition of tobacco on
September l was III, against 1875 last
month 500 a year ago and 1928 the
ten-year average.
BY important tobacco States the con-
dition was: Kentucky, Is; North Caro-
lima, 10; Virginia, SO; Tennessee, SO;
South Carolina, "a; Florida, IS,
Comparison Of condition on septem-
her l for important corn States fol-
lows. Il. II
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ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
County and Town Authorities Take
Decisive Action.
Take

Especial to The Times Dispatch,]
Chatham Va, September 8-hhe
Board Of County Supervisors has ap-
propriated $4,000 for operating the
road machines for three months from
September /. Accounts OF road SUPER
intendents for the past three months
We're examined and approved. a war;
rant for s7ol, payable to Supervisor
j. f. Warren, was issued for settle-
ment in full Of the macadam road near
Design. For listing 1895 dogs. r. A.
D. Bennett was allowed s66.a0,
The sTown Council has appointed
Councilman =, S. Reid, Jr., to dispose
of the issue OF $4,000 In bonds, which
was voted by the citizens on July %.
The bonds are for thirty years, and
bear per cent interest. Inc street
Committee was authorized to proceed
at once on the construction Of the
granoltthio sidewalk In South Chat
ham.
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comparatively little buying on the initial
advance, which attracted n renewal Of ug-
Sressive pressure from local bears, and
prices soon broke sharply September sold
off TO net loss of points and later post
tons to decline of 1907 points before the
end of the first half hour. but at this level.
which was within a point or two of yester-
days lowest figures, there seemed to be
better demand, and subsequent fluctuations
were very irregular with the market at
one time ruling within 415 points of last
nights finals on active months and about
Z points net higher on September. But just
as demand increased on declines offerings
became heavier on bulgcs, and the rally was
partly lost in the last half hour The CEN
sus report. issued at the opening, made
the amount of cotton ginned prior to Sep
TENDER as 356,SA bales compared with 3SS,2i2
las, year and 4e2,229 in 1906 This report was
considered as confirming the claims of a
very late crop outside of Texas and
but otherwise attracted little attention and
ence on market which was waiting for
further developments with reference to the
course OF spot values in the South. South
crn spot markets officially reported to-day
were unchanged TO &c. lower, generally un-
changed.
Receipts at the ports to-day were 1901
bales against 15,iS2 last week and 20794 last
year. For the week $4,000 bales against S5.-
sS5 bales last week and l5l,S22 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans $50 bales
against 1.119 last year, and at Houston HOS
bales against 69il last year.
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Trade Report.

Rradstreet's Saturday will say for
Richmond and vicinity:
TRADE conditions generally are fair
and In wholesale circles a more opti-
mlstc feeling Is apparent. However. In
some lines q dullness Is noted. Dry
goods are more active than recently
reported. Wholesalers of shoes and
rubber goods continue to report good
sales. Lumber dealers and manufac-
turers report fair demand. Manu-
facturers of chewing tobacco and ci-
gars continue active.
Trunk and bag manufacturers con-
tinue running at full capacity. Miners
and forwarders of coal report slow
movement In the East on account of
high prices. Drugs and chemicals are
active Building operations continue
unusually active for this season of the
year Reports OF the cotton crep are
encouraging, Tobacco is being mar
keted In North Carolina at fair prices
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, ILL.,, September S.-Almost to q
man. Chicago SPECTATORS to-day expected
the government crop report TO show an in
crease in the sprng wheat yield as com
pared with the estimate last month. In con-
sequence there was proht-taking and liQui-
dalton on large scale in the belief that
the Federal figures would have bearish
same level as last night to A@Hc. below
Corn finished with gain Of AGDNc.. and
oats at loss of A@as to &c, Hog products
made an irregular close. varying from 30c
advance to l2iac. decline.
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COTTON MARKETS.

New York, September S.--The cotton mar
ket was nervous and very irregular to-day
with business only moderately active, and
the close steady at net advance OF 5
points on September, but 7dlo points lower
On later months. The opening was steady
Mt an advance of 10 points on September
and of las points on later positions in re-
sponse to steady Liverpool cables reports
Of a better forenoon spot demand and con-
linued apprehensions regarding the course
~ the West Indian storm. But the rally
from the low point OF the previous day APP
peared TO have reflected the covering of the
more tiuld short interest. so that there was
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CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tsalcs at Union stock Yards.l
Richmond Va, September s, 1910.

Richmond, Va, September s. 1910.
Report OF the live stock market for the
week ending September s:
Receipts Cattle, 2ig head; calves, ~ head;
sheep, ZIG head: hogs. All head.
Best steers. %. ace; one lot heavy steers,
Ghc.; medium to good. AZ D5lgc.; common to
fair 4dlilsc. best hefers. 800: medium to
good. 5u6nc.; common TO fair. 3Rai&c.;
best cows. &c: medium To good. 3RI414c.:
common to fair, 2hn3Ac.; calves. 5pTIac;
extra, SuSlsc. Cows and calves. SIS q $500
per head. Best lambs, &c. medium to good,
512 Gi6hc.: culls and common. i85c.: sheep.
3 tl4 hc.; best hogs. si.c.; medium to good.
sia u9c.; sows ana stays, 7@sc.
Chicago H.. September Seattle Receipts
5000 head. Market steady. Steers. si.s0p
$40. Texas steers, s4.5Od6.O0: western steers,
s4.50MT20; stockers and feeders $4M6..6;
cows and heifers, s24o16.5o; calves s7d3.2s.
Hogs-Rcceipts 1900 head. Market slow and
weak. Light. s9.l5d975; mixed $s5oep 900:
heavy. ss.36a9.35; rough, sS.S0HS.5S; good to
choice heavy. ss.55@o35 pigs, 5000 $40;
bulk of sales. ss.65Ia20 Sheep-Recepts 3d.
coo head. Market weak Native, sS25 q i55:
western. 3s.25a455; yearlings, $4759576:
lambs native, s5.25a70o; western, So.c5 goo.
New York. September .-Beevcs-Receipts
l. 4se head. Market nominally steady. Calves
2G0 head. Neals, sSIll.O: culls,
So 470O: prime and choice western calves.
s7QS.o0 Sheep and Lambs-Receipts s,t53
head. Sheep. S36450; culis, s2125o; lambs.
SIS 97.s0; culs, s56Soo State and Pennsylva-
MIA hogs sold at s9so@lo25
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NAVAL STORES.

Wilmington, n. c.. September s.-spirits
Turpentine-s,cady: receipts 20 casks. Rosin
Steady at s5.25; receipts 81 barrels Tar
Turpenttne-Firm at s4a5.5o and $500: re-
ceipts is barrels.
Savannah, Ga. September s-Turpcntine-
Firm at 7l@71hc.; sales sil casks; receipts
9a5 casks; shipments 400 casks: stock 1888
casks Rosin-Firm; receipts 1881 barrels:
shipments 2,S5s barrels; stock 6s,3as barrels.
Quote: B, $500 SOS.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, September S.-More general or
ders were received during the day nm
dshed cotton goods. the business coming
principally from Southern and Western
sonts. Gray cottons easier in the pri-
mary division. Some large orders have
been placed for dress goods ginghanls. and
a steader business Is being booked on
prints Raw silk IL being bought more free
ly and the Improvement in the demand for
silk goods was continued.
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safes wv UheS.
Cotton. dull middling, 400; gross receipts
1882 bales; sales, 600 bales; stock, 1c6,15s
bales: export to Great Britain, $50 bales: to
bales; Coastwise, 81 bales.
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts,
bales; to France, 14,l72 bales; to the CONT
nent, 12,sa7 bales; to Japan, 500 bales STOCK
Con Consolidated at all ports-Net receipts.
bales to France, 1927 bales; to the CONT
nent, 1854 bales; to Japan 900 bales,
Total since September at all ports-Net
receipts, 1oiO6s bales; export to Great
Britain, so 4s2 bales; to France, $3.50 bales:
TO the Continent, 4o,674 bales; to Japan. 800
bales.
New Orleans La. September s.-Cotton-
Spot cotton quiet &c. lower; middng
13Ac Sales on the spot "a bales and GOO to
decline of i@2 points. Gables were not up
to expectations and bears were 1ncllnea 10
be aggressive over the absence or any
weather disturbance near the Gulf coast,
such as was feared might be seen this
morning as the result of the movements OF
the tropical storm reported OF Porto Rico
yesterday. Little or no attention was PAID
10 the ginners' report of the season from
the Census Bureau issued Just before the
market opened. The report said that Ss6S24
bales of cotton had been ginned up 10 sep
,ember against SSS.242 up to tho same time
last year, and 4o2,229 two years ago The
details of the census report showed that
Texas was the source OF Overwhelming per-
centase of the cotton ginned up to the LIST
Of September. and bulls put in the claim
thnt this was entirely due 10 premature
opening of bulls. Leading bears, however.
we're not disposed TO relnquish their grip
on the market, and at the highest level
scattered selling orders we're freely around
the ring, with the result that at noon the
most active months were 10 points under
yesterdays final quotations IN the AFTER
Noon session the market was quiet but
steady. shortly after noon prices moved
upward scr points but fell off again later.
and at o'clock were 10 points down, net,
The close was steady at a net decline OF 80
10 POINTS Futures closed steady: septem-
Der, 1885, October. 1852; Decemoer E'sl;
January, 1855; March, 1923; May, ls'lo.
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statistics by States Of
SCHOOL SESSION OPENS.
Increased Enrolment at Southern SEMI
nary, Buenn Vista.

Especial 20 TIC IImes-Dlspatch.I
Buena Vista. Va, September S.-The
public schools Will open on .septem-
schools and colleges In the State will
be we'll represented from the city.
Miss Bessie Burks goes TO Sweet Brier,
Miss Lois Embree to- Hollins, Miller
RUBBISH, Byron Spangler and Launce-
ey to v. M, l., Robert Krebs to Fork
Union. Henry Motley to RIM. A., and
Walter Shirley to Washington and Lee.
The Southarn Seminary will have .
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good attendance from the city.
Reservations for rooms at the South
ern Seminary continue to come In by
every mail. a number of changes and
yearain order to accommodate the In
creased number Of pupils.
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BY THOMAS BRANCH & co. Bankers and Brokers.
High Low. Closing.
Bid SALES
100 Amer. Agri Chem, com

s-Chalmers ............
Allis-chalmcrs, pfd......
to,3p Amalgamated Copper ;.
Leo American Can .............
GOO American Can, pfd. .......
100 Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and Foun,, pfd
100 American Cotton Oil.
Amer. Linseed OIL, COM.
Amer. Linseed Oil, pfd...
zoo American Locomotive -.
Amer. Locomotive, pfd...
900 American Malt, pfd.......
$50 American Smelling 1850.
100 American Beet Sugar..
100 American Sugar ........
COO Amer. Ttel. and Tel. Co..
American Tobacco, com.
100 American Tobacco, pfd..
sl1aconda Copper .........
$3.50 Alchison ..................
Atlantic Coast Line......
A. C. l.. of Connecticut.
2,40O Baltimore and Ohio.....
COO Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Canadian Pacific ..........
500 Central Leather ..........
1900 Chesapeake and Ohio....
200 Chicago Great Western.
Chi. Great West, pfd....
1900 Chi. Mil. and st. PAUL..
0G2Chicago and Northwest.
Clev.. Gin, Chi. and st. L
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
Col. and South, 1st pfd..
100 Consolidated Gas .........
so Crucible Steel, com.....
Crucible Steel, pfd........
Delaware and Hudson.
200 Distillers' Sec. Cor........
1000 Erie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Erie. LIST pfd.
Fed. Min. and Srn., pfd..
General Electric .........
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

American Tel and Tel. conv. 4s........ 1olh
American Tobacco Observation-Disclosures. 70
American Tobacco IS tbid) ............. 1854
Atchson conv As (bid) .................. 1881
Atchison conv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 94k
Atlantic Coast Line LIST 4s................ PSh
Brooklyn Transit COW. 4s.................. Slh
Central OF Georgia 5s (bid) ...............1 los
Chesapeake and Ohio AVS (bid).......... 1ooha
Chesapeake and Ohio COW. fss........ 9l&
Chicago, b. and Quincy joint 4s.......... o5Ss
Chicago, b. and Quincy gen. As tbid).. aS
Chi. Nil. and st. 2. deb. As (bid) ...... 9h
Chicago, r. l. and Pac. Ry. rig. 4s.... 50
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Market Conditions Chickens = Receipts
moderate: market active. Eggs-Receipts
increasing with less demand; market Is only
failyr active. Butter-Continues in good de-
mand. Veals-Very scarce: market unusual
ly active. Hogs-Also In good demand.
Other produce fairly active at quotations.
Damsons in big demand. Vcntate all
boxes we'll.
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.

Unless otherwise stated these quotations
arc wholesale prices. Orders filed from
stores In small lots charged extra.
FLOUR-Receipts heavy and market dull.
continue light and mar
ket quiet. Seed wheat in demand CORN
Dull at the decline. OATS-Market. contin-
ues very dull with heavy receipts. RYE
Unchanged and steady. HAY-Receipts con-
tInue heavy and market dull.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES more liberal; market
quiet. .
APPLEs-contnue plentiful and demand
light.
wooL-continucs steady with light re-
ceipts.
ceipts.
EGGs-Receipts more liberal and market
about steady at prices quoted.
BUTTER-Unchanged; very active; light
receipts.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moderate and market
steady at quotations.
VIRGINIA BACON--Continue active with
light receipts.
RECEIPTS FOR THE wEEK-wheat, 49,
424 bushels; corn, 6ll0s bushels; oats, 72.ioi
bushels; rye 6.7o2 bushels; flour. 1889 bar
rels; hay, Sa5 tons: mfeed. III tons.
STOCK IN ELEVATOR--Nheat, .S1i bush.
els; oats, S7,4sl bushels: rye, 94l bushels.
pOULTRY-LIVE.
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Quotations for tnterest-paying bonds are at
a price, TO which Interest must be added.
Income bonds and certificates OF indebted
ness are flat.
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q. s. bonds We're unChanBeu on Cali.
Total sales to-day, 24S,200 shares.

New York, September s.-Money on
call easy, 3-413 per cent; ruling
rate, / ga; closing bid, / rs; offered
at per cent. Time loans somewhat
easier; sixty days, 3-4G4 per. cent;
ninety days, 4GD4 Ia; six months, "a.
Prime mercantile paper, 1-2@6 per
cent Sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at
s4.S325@s4.S335 for siNty-day bills,
and. at s4S610 for demand. CONNER
cial bills s4.S2 T-S@$4.S3 Ia. Bar sill
yer, SO rs; Mexican dollars, "A.
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nsidering the quality Of the grades
offered Retail trade is quiet and col
laotiorS Slo
CENSUS BUREAU REPORT.
Cotton Glnned to September Amounted
to 35B,S14 Bales.

Washington. September s.-The num-
Der of bales of cotton ginned to Sep
TENDER / from the growth OF 1910 was
356.S24 bales. round bales counted as
half-bales, according to the report OF
this morning The 1909 total was 1885,
242 bales; the 1908. 402.229 bales. and
the 1907, 200,27S.
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AGREE ON VERDICT.
Zeb Griffin Sentenced to Serve Twenty
Years for Murder.

II Special TO TIC Tlmes-D1spatch.I
Wilson, n. c., September S!--Just
after the jury had been secured to-day
In the Zeb Griffin murder case. attor-
neys for the prosecution and defense
agreed on verdict OF murder in the
second degree. and Judge PEBBLES sem
fenced Griffin to twenty years In the
penitentiary Last month Griffin killed
Calvin Thorne, another farmer, with
un axe.
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SAILED.

Steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. mer-
chandlse and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers. Philips Line.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond, Va, September 5,

BriEhts--Receipts continue light and mar
ket quiet at unchanged prices. Dark To-
MISUNDERSTANDING and offerings
continue very light and market quiet at
prices quoted. notwithstanding doing.
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS.

(FNIrnished by Levy Commission Company
Commission Merchants Richmond, Val
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Cash grain closed: Wheat-No. red, s7%
qeS,sc,; No. red. % @97c.; No. 2 hard. 97X
q sloo; No. hard. s5@9sc.; No ! northern.
sLl4Gl,!6; No. northern. sl.1.@1.15; No. 3
northern, sl"@Ll5; No. spring. sl.02 los;
aurum, 9o@96c, Corn-No. 2. 67@57,Ac.: No. 9
white, 57@ eSc.; No. 9 yellow. 57A @5skc.; No.
8, 56957c.: No. white. So R571sc.; No. yell
bs956Ac.; No, 1 yellow, IN @b7c, Oats-No,
2, 3o1.c, No. . white. 3ah q axe; No. white.
Sa}. q sStsc,; No. white. 3l1a0s21sc.; stand
ard. s3QS+c.
Baltimore, Md, September s.-wheat-
Firm; spot, contract, Sl.001a GLOON; southern
on grade, 8Ac. 9sLoO,s. Corn-Flrmer: spot
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
PORT OF RICHMOND. SEPT. 8, 1910.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion Limo.
steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers. Virginia Navigation Company.
steamer Aurora, Barrett. Petersburg and
lanes River landings, merchandise and pas
sengers. philips Line,
Bugeye Rcba Sterling Bass, Tappahan-
mock, Va, canned tomatoes. spence-Nunna-
maker Company.
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:
Loose pressed, large bls..... 500
SHUCKS Observation-Disclosures. Nominal
Load your cars SO that hay at doors rep
resents contents. and THUS avoid reject!ons
with tho rules OF the National Hay Associa-
ton.
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Colorado and Sou. ref and ext. 4iss.... 95A
Denver and Rio Grande ref. 5s.......... e1N
Erie coav. As, series "a (bid) .......... 6s
Erie conv As, series "B"................. GAY
1nterborough Metro. Observation-Disclosures. 70
Inter. Mere. Marine 4ias................. 65H
Kansas City Southern lst 3s............... ~
Louisvlle and Nash. I'm. 4s............... 975
Missouri Pacific Observation-Disclosures. rs
Missouri Pacific cow observation-disclosures. 92s
Norfolk and West. LIST con. As (bid) ..... 9SL
Norfolk and Western COW. 4s........... g9t
Pennsylvania conv. 3hs Q9i5) ......... 95a
st. l.. and san Fran. sen. 5s Odd ..... IS
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Cotton futures opened steady and clos

Spot cotton closed dull, 16 points lower;
middlng uplands lac; middling gulf. 1875;
sales, COO bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

order heretofore issued applying to or
dinance 6O29, regulating the use of the
streets for driving" The resolution also
contained this language.
1T is intended by this resolution to re-
peal said ordinance, The mayor is also
requested to comply with said resolution,
as the same is a hardship on the people
Of Omaha.
When Chief of Police Donahue was seen
relative to the Davis suspension of a
city ordinance, he said the resolution
came to him in the regular course, ard
he transmitted II to the captains on duty
at the police station.
Since then no attention has been paid to
Ordinance CO.'S until officer Wilson ar
rested an automobile driver at sixteenth
and Farnam Thursday, Of this week.
When brought into court the accused au-
tomoblllst gave the court the merry ha-ha.
according to report, and was discharged,
To say the city attorneys office was sur
prised to learn of this action is putting 1t
mildly.
Rims Assumes Responsibility.
81 drew that ordinance myself said
Assistant City Attorney Rine. II is based
on ordinances i'm force In other cities, eX-
oept that some of the most stringent pro-
visions Of those ordinances are left out, as
being too harsh to apply In Omaha, for a
starter. anyway"
Ordinance G029 provides that all drivers
OF vehicles, drawn by horse or propelled
by power. shall keep 10 the right hand
side Of the street going west or south and
10 the left side Of the street going east
or north. The Intent was 10 prevent Jay"
drivers or roy riders" from creating CON
fusion and endangerlng foot passengers
and other drivers at crossings and on
crowded streets. There are so many drlv-
ers who will. deliberately or carelessly take
the wrong side OF the street that II has
been found necessary IN every large city "a
provide a "rule Of the road" by law. .
It can safely be said. according 20 the
men responsible for placing the ordinance
on the books, that this Is the first time
such an ordinance was ever suspended by
resolution. TO say nothing OF being repealed
In that fashion.