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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York. September ?l-F'our-steady.
rye Flour and Rye-Firm. Ccrnneal-Mar-
Eet STEADY Barley-Barei s'aady Wheat
Easy No red. sc. elevate, expoE.. basis
and 'S1.c {. q. b. ohoat Futures closed un,
changed 70 &c over. September. 9si.c.:
Deeenhs. ii0l 7-l5c. May, SlO7 com
STEADY No. :! 7jc. elevator. domestic basis
10 arrive. and 7ii=c. I. O. b. anoa,, export
s'aas. FUTURES nominal. osts-Firn.
f0Ek ana Beet-Steady. Taliow-ouI.t
5 - 'e2dy Leather and Petrolenm-
a,faag. Wool ana RosiE-ouie, Turpen-
ght-Sieady Sugor-Haw, Arm Molasses-
., H,IGns, Conee-Futures closed steady, net
m %aEea 70 10 points higher spot, Arm;
nio, 10 q iS1.ci Santos. No L. i;ac: mild
s,.sti Coiaoya iti. Tls.c nominal. Butte
s,yon!s. SrsaineFy. specials. s7lao. Cheese
oIons "hoIe milk. specials Ike: do
s snnny a W., fancy nc do large. average
,sincs' !Ss q l'<c.; do lower grades. iiAS
iis:ac. state, best; irk aiiac skim. s1
weak: sS Ms,oa and unchanged. Potatoes
changed. ana I'M
oottons.ed o.! vas active with ,no, ava
september strong on covering a, $500
shor1h' while later months were sIieb,iu
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official Range and Sale q Stocks in New York
sales. Stock.

100 A..is,Chs,mers ....-.......
~ Ai!!s-C hei!Ae.s, pei......
2II0 A:n+' mated CUpps" -.
80 Ams:. ASH. Cls:1, com.
,,-,J amer. Best Suaal cvEs..
l,SvJ american Cau ...........
49, A:Ge:.ean Caa, p1a........
l,svl Amer Car and Foundry.
.iMer. Car ana Foun., pfd
l,Sg! American Cotton OIL.
100 American L.nseed Oil....
iVI American Locomotive 80.
Am. Los pa, y i& Co..
500 -amec, Malt &C.. p;d.....
1s,igJ American Smoking ...
tVl Ar; erican Sugar ........
$3.50 Anaer Tel. ani Tel. CO.
20 American Tooa eco. com.
AGO American TooGcco, pfd..
Loo Anaconda Copper .........
1928 .Atchison ..............
100 Atlantic Coas; Line.
4. G. l. OF Conn ecticut.
l.Sio Baltimore and Ohio...
$3.50 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
l.S.0 Central Leather, CONF.
500 Canadian Pacific ......
"'-NV chesapeake aaQ Ohio.
loo Chicago Great Western.
ESQ Chi. Mil. and ST. Paul.
SIS Crucibie Steei Cor. com.
40 Crucihle Steel. ptd. ........
800 Chicago and Northwest.
20 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern. :
$50 Consolidated Gas .....
Delaware and Hudson.
100 Den. and Rio Gran, com.
20 Den. and Rio Gran. pfd.
Distillers' Sec. Cor.
~. 100 Erie
500 Erie, LIST ptd. ........
Fed. Min. AMI SIN. pfd.
400 General Electric .....
1850 Great Northern. pfd.
l.S.O Great Northern Ore cts
F.. 1co Illinois Central ..........
400 lnterboro-M Met. ....
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ING new low records early reacted. and a re-
newal OF bull support with reports thai Tho
South was holding spots. caused a more
steady feeling The close was very steady
months and of go points on later nositions
some OF the advices received here from the
southwest cay that from 70 to 10 per cent,
OF the receipts are being hold for hiehe,
prices. but that there is very little demand
lot the remainder. The official forecast
eaIied Tor local showers over the belt, except
Oklahoma and Texas
RecelTls at the ports to-day 5000 bale.
against SOTO last week and 2ssso last year.
FOR the week $500 bales against 81. 2ss last
week ana zio,02o last year. To-day's receipts
AZ New Orleans 2,i22 bales against 1859 last
year. and at Houston 1925 bales against
1892 last yenf.
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Atlantic Coast Line
EFFECTIVE JULY II. 1871.

EFFECTIVE JULY IL 1871.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
For Florida and South: s:i5 A. " and
T:lS P. M.. 100 4. II, Charleston
For Norfolk: ''s:i0 and 900 A. NJ. $500 P
NJ. +:io p. NJ, $1,000 NJ
For y. w. Ry. West: Sis A. NJ, 1880
A. n. $500 p. NJ. $50 P. N.
For Petersburg: 800 A. NJ, s:l5 A. NJ,
$50 A. NJ, sails A. NJ, soo A ~, 1890
A. NJ. $500 p. NJ. 4:lo P. NJ. sos p. NJ,
TOO P. ~, 7:sa p. NJ. $40 P. NJ. 1l:t6 P. 81
For Goidseoro and Fayetteville: 1910 P. NJ
Trains arrive Richmond daily: $50 A. M.
$40 A. NJ. s:55 A. NJ. .s:57 A. n. $40 az
4; a.. Ii;so a NJ. "ii:t5 a. N. .2:oa P. NJ.
n. 500 P. N. ''io:1 p. NJ. iI:So p. II.
Except Sunday: "sunday only
Time Of arrival and Departure md con-
neetions not guaranteed.
c. s. CAMPBELL d p A
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RaIrns1a.
Richmond & Petersburg Electric RaiIw

Cara leave Manchester. Seventh and Psrry
Streets for PetersburH:
- T. s. %. 10. II. az A H.. i. q. u L s,
"b:N. g. Z S. %. 10 p. "
n:W +. ID. for Chester. 1900 midnight for
Street. for Aanches,er:
tS;5. s:S. "7:l5. T:as. s:s. s:ss, .1o:as u:a
a. H.. i2:sS. 'l:as, 2:1s. 1855, 'i:ss s:ao, s:A
T:2s. s:s5. s:a- 1910. u:Ie p. II.
1Daiiy except sunday and holidayh
carries baggage and exprees.
,nmiteo' except Sundays and hoIidayh
All cars from Peters SurS connect with
cars for Richmond
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Norfolk and Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
seheouie in Effect May IL I'LL
Leave BYRD Street station. Richmond FOR
SosF tIn eaie ., a; H.. 900 a. N. Assoc p.
.e:lb A. ~. 'iu:oo A. NJ. ASSOC p. N, .s:ai
+. II.
NJ, bil:45 A. ~. 's:s5 p. NJ, bio:1 p n
'll:so r.. II. From tho West: 's:W 4. r..
a2:oo ?. ~. b2is p. N. '6:o6 p. n. $500 p III
.Deily. aDaily eE sunday. bsunday only.
Pullman ParIar and sleeping Carr, Cafs
Dining Can @ h 5osLkY.
". B. REv1L1. q. p aaanahs Va
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easier. owing to cheaper offerings of crude
and scattered selling by local longs. Sepiem-
per closed 10 points net higher while other
deliveries showed decline of laS points.
september, i517is: October, 5.so95si; No
vember, 5749675: December, 5.T3@5D; jan
uary, $685.. prime crude. 460a4s0: do
summer yellow, 7.35 q rs; do. winter yellow
and summer white. 7.e0 bid.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. SEPT. 81, 1911.
ARRIVED.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly Norfolk. mer-
ehandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line
steamer Pocahontas. Graves Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and
passengers. Virginia Navigation Company.
SAILED.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers Old Dominion Line
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BOND LlsT.

Ais Chalmers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6S;s
American Tobacco Company is......... Sos,
Amer!eap Tobacco Company Gs......... 1862,
Atlantic Coast Line LIST Is d. ....... s5s.
a LII ard y. col. r. is.......... t3ia
Atlantic Coas; Line CON- is..... y7iI
Chesapeake and Ohio conv H5s.. VIZ
Norfolk and Western conv 4s...... i0s
sesSoard At Line is.'''...'.::..;, $50
Southern Bel 5s....,..., .............. "a
Southern Railway ls................ 7,It
Southern Railway 5s..............,. Jn-ls
United States steel End ss............ i6GE-
Va Brown Bros. cts. (eidJ.. fa
Va Car. Chem. let IS DID ........ ss.l
Wabash deb Observation-Disclosures. IL =
Wspssf-PlttS IS! Is (b!d)....... a
Panama rev ss....................,.. l0zik
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND
~. B.-Folowing scneduis figures pupiisned
as Information and not guaranteed
$40 a. A.-Daiiy-Locai for Charlotte, Dur.
ham and Raleigh. io:+5 A. A.-Dauy-Li1uit.
sd-For all points South DRAWING ROOT,
Buffet Sleeping Car to Ashevilie n C. 100
2. ID. Elk Sun.-Local for Durham and in
termediate stauonA 500 p. IS. Ell. sun
keysviile Local. HAS p. M.-Dsily-Llmitod
For all points South. Pullman ready at s:ss
P. NJ
YORK RIVER LIME
$3.50 p. Mex stunt. West Pt, connect.
ing for saisimor. Mon Wed and Fri t:sa
a n, .Ex: sun. and s:b p. Axiom. Wed
and Fri.-Local 10 West Point
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND,
From the eouth: ESQ A II, a:ea r. NJ
daily; $40 A N. Ex. Sun; 1a;6a Ex Run !,
$500 p. II. daily. From West Points s:is -
~ Dc-ly; E:ss A. Il Wed And Fri; l:M p
n TX sut.
= b BURGESS. D. P. A..
a1a a. Main 81 ,Phon. Nadissn IS
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PEANUT MARKET.

FURNISHED b. Rodgers. Mccabe & Coz
Petersburg Va. September .!.-Peanuts-
Farmers Spanish-Firm al si.,5 per busheI.
virsinies-Firm: bunch. ashc per pound;
iancy hand picked, AZ 6 &c. per pound; ex-
IRA prime. &C. per pound; prime, ave. per
pouno; machine picked. sM14c. per pound ;
ahellng stock. &c. per pound.
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Lv. N0rfolk; 's:S5 ana III A. IL, :, p, -
Cor Eastern Carolina and the South.
Lv. Raleigh 's:b A NJ, IL and ss:n p. n
Tor Eastern Carolina and Norfolk
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Norfolk
Raleigh; also doldsboro and Norfolk.
sDaily. 'D1ily Ex- epn-
c. D. LEGRAEDE. @. A., American Nat,ona
Bank. Phone Monroe 1851. Richmond
w. w. CRcXTOS. G. p ~ Norfolk. Va
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CHICAGO GRAIN ,IARKEr.

Chicago. ILL.,, September Attending the
outcome of the reciprocity vote wheat deal
eIs to-day almost unanimously confined
themselves TO evening-up trades. AS a
ma tural result prices were inclined to drop
and the close ranged from the same a last
night TO &c. lower. In corn the finish varied
shade down to &c. up; oats were &c. off
10 like amount higher. and hog products
no more thsn sc. either way from prices
twentN-tour hours before.
Leading futures tn-daY rnncnh ne fnlnw..
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Loose pressed. large bales. Nomina.
Load your cars $50 that hay at doors rep
This market grades hay in accordance
with the rules OF the National Hay Assoeia.
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DRY GOODS MARkEr

New York. September 2i>-The cotton goods
markets are quieter In consequence OF the
1opoers and retailers are doing a substan-
tally better trade than they were month
trading light. women's coatinKs are In gooa
demand from the cutting trade.
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NAVAL STORES

Wilmington y. c.. September N.-spirits
TuEpen tine-steady at Soc: receipts % casks
Eosin-steady ct S576; receipts loo barrels
ieF-tI:m at si.so. Crude Turpentine-Firm
at SS9i5e; receipts 10 barrels.
Chariets'i s. c.. September oI.-Turpen-
.ihe-Firm at sic. Rosin-Firm. Quote: B.
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

'FSnisned by Levy Commission Co. Com
mission Merchants. Richmond Va)
Richmond, Va, September 81. 1911.
ACTUAL WHOLESALE ouoTATIoSs or
MARK Eft ".
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Merchants and Miners TransprotationCo

Norfolk to Boston, Mass., and
Providence, r. /.
Steamers leave, Norfolk for Boston, sun.
Tues and FRI; for Providence, Mon, wed
and Sat nj P. NJ. Passengers and freight
taken for all .Sew England points Tickets
on sale at office c. q o. Ry.. ~. d W. Ry.,
6. H. Bowman. 2os East Main, and Richmond
Transfer CO.. 500 Fest Main.
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ACCOMMODATION rRalNs-WesKpaYs
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

I:io Acknowledging News.
1850 A.-Local.-Deily = ch'viile. Ez. Sun
Thurmond,
te:oo A.-Express-Daiiy-N Old Point
tlooo A--Local-'Daily-L-hb Lex. Z. Forge.
'2:o0 P.-E1press-Daily-Ci l. vilie.
ti:0o Da!ly-Sorfolk, NJ Nova
$500 P-Local-Daily-N. News Old Point
4;B P:-Local-Hx misunderstanding.
'S;le P.-Locai-Es. sunday-Lchbg. Natural
Bridge, Clifton Forge
'6:55 ed-Daiiy-CincInnati, Chicago
'll;0o acknowledgment L'viila
'Sleepers. tParlor cara
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMoND-Locai from
East: s:2s A. NJ, 1850 p. NJ. Through from
East: ll:3o A. NJ. ESQ p. II.
Local from West: $3.50 A. NJ $3.50 A NJ
and 7:l6 p. NJ Through: 700 A. n, 2:ts
p. N.
James Rive: Line; 1855 a. NJ. s:M p. N.
sDally SuncAy.
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HICHMOND AND CIE3Al,EARE Ray
RAILWAY COMPANY

Ashland, stopping at intermediate stations
upon sisnsl: Lv. Richmond (BroaA and
Laurel stl). 's:n. '7:lo s;lob, s:io. 'sls:Io,
N:lo A. NJ; I:lo 7:lo. s:Io. t:iob. $40. s:N'
I;lo. s:ioe, 1910 1l:+s P. II. Lv. Ashland,
= 8 {, e.. 9. Z. g. sb. Ii p II.
spAiiy except Sunday. ''srndxy snIy.
bCarries baggage
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B e r M UD A

The flower garden in Americas front yard
with Its wonderful oleanders lilies and
palms: its coral streets and houses and its
quaint picturesque setting. Splendid ocean
bathing. superb drives and new sceneA
Tropical in Its grandeur. yet cooler than at
THE IDEAL VACATION TRr.
TASK MIR. BOWMAN For Booklets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-22

New Orleans, September 2i-cotton futures
point up. Cables were indifrcrent, 10 oh
weather map indicated unsettled weather
neariS everywhere over the cotton belt
Tvs was 'unfavopable and would huvs
caused u,asd higher market but for an accunl-
ulation OF selling orders overnight princi-
pany from the interior During the arst
nour OF business commission houses were
me prihcipa! seliecs. and prices were nut
Ego sS. points under yesterdays close. Ali
the new crop months made new low level,
for the season With prices al a mel seciins
OF o swI points shorts took profits freely, and
the market did better on the demand
GROUND the middle OF the morning offerings
o! contracts were very slender, although II
was said that the interior was offerinS
Spots very freely here, and at prices no, out
W me with the market. Contracts rose
uhtil they were 2d3 points over yesterdays
CLOS S.ose' Late in the morning short selling
w, ma 81, rehi wed In the afternoon session the
marker was quiet, but steady Spot. ouict
as e1 i9wer; midd!ins. lihc.: sales go bale.
ano i'evv TO arrive receipts o422 bales.
stock. 29,s5s bales. The cotton future ma
K ~ e!osed very steady. January closed a,
i"'.: october. 1852: December. 1854
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Cotton. quiet! middlng. 1li5; gross re.
10 Great Britain. 5.s5i bales: to the Cont.
rent i'oas bales; coastwise. e.li5 bales.
:. lotai to-day ut all ports-Net receipts.
Ss,,.s oaies export to Great Britain, lf6ls
pa 1aiss; TO the Continent. 1886 bales stock,
o,S consolidated on at all ports7Set receipts,
oales; 10 France. 2s,ii9 bales: to the Cont
'e ~; ;s'S3s bales; TO Japan, 500 bales.
r. cotn! since e. September at all ports-Ne,
reGeips' i.oI2,552 bales; export 10 Great
eFl.ain l7o.ooi bales; to France. 7i,7ss bales;
| 10 the Continent. 1855 bales; TO Japan, zoo
bales; to Mexico $50 bales
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to-day ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close.

Sasn grain closed: Wheat-No. red win
YER s212 ssc.: No. red. winter, s0Slssc.
N 2 hard. winter. e5bs q Csc: No. 3 hard
winter. SEA s5c.; No. | nopfhern. spring. Noa
q l.oS; No northern. spring. sialo3: No. q
aortheTn. spring. 9s sl,o?; No. spring, as 10
SSai.o.: No. spring. S5Gsl: velvet chan, 75 ii
Sse' dorum. s54sl. corn-No. >, 6S1ssAc;
40 ~ : white, esN geShc.; No. yellow, Is "a
ga: 40. .; slaT6se': No, white. IS
Ssac'; No yellow. d7% 1ssc.; No l. ana
sI,sc No. white. s7H a sflsc.; No. 4 vel
low. ., q s7ise. oats-No. 2. lie No 2white
-, ,..n q io'ae; No white. ii4iiXc: No.
white. iiAl 4ii3sc.; standard Az n 45Nc
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Chca so. H., September L-cattle-Re-
ee!pis 800 head. Market slow Beeyes
ISoGSiO: Texas steers. si.5046.so; western
steers st.25 Q1io; stockers and feeders. s3.i5
Qo.Se: cows and heifers. S?.25a6.:3: calves.
more active and strong opening prices
Light, S6.6oQ7l5. mixed. ss.+5azl5; heavy.
se'iUW.oo; rough. sS.i0I665: good to choice
heavy. s6.504Tt5; pigs. Si.25ae.5o: bulk Of
sales. s6.70a 100 Sheep-Recelpts $1,000 head d.
Market steady. Native s2.25aI25: western,
s2.6og $50; yearlinss. S3.7o@ i.s5; lambs ma
tive, $4,000: western, :h25 Qs.2o.
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sEABokRD A1n LINn,

BEABOkRD AIR LIyL.
Southoound trains scheduled TO leave Rich
mond daily: s:lo A. A.-Locai to NorIina
1:2o p. A.-sleepers and coaches Atlanta
Birmingham. Savannah. Jacksonville and
Florida pointa $50 p. M.-slsepers and
coaches. saIannah. Jaeksonviils and Florid hi
pointa n:la P. A.-Sleepers and coaches At
lanta. Birmingham. Memphis and the South.
west Northbound trains scheduled TO arriy.
In Richmond daily: 6:n A M, 7;1a A "
B:G5 ~ NJ $40 p n -
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@ttamhoat8.
OLDDOMINION LINE

Leave Newport News..............6;to A. M
hIriVe Norioik............ 400 A. n
Connects with main line steamers leavins
Norfolk for New York daily except sunaay
7:O P. n. Connections also made by NJ x
w. Ry. p. NJ and c. e. o. Ry. at p n
land or receive passengers on signal, ana
will be met by public conveyance.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION Co.-.himes Riyo,
By daylight for Norfolk. Old Point. New.
pert Newp and all James River iendngs
STEAMER leaves Monday. Wednesday and
Friday at $50 A. II. Freight received Tor ali
James River landings. Phone Madison ia
Aiain Ticket onice, sei q Main street.
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baltimore Nd. September ?l.-wheat-
STEADY s spot contract, 9i%c, Corn-Easier;
spo.' sohtract' I2+,c. OAts-F.rm; NO
ern. domestic. es q s9c.
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Poultry Receipts OF chickens lighter and
marke; more active Other lines activ. a :
quotations.
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RICHMOND. STOCK MARKET.

BY Richard W. Maury.
stock and Bond Broker, loi5 E. Main Street.
Richmond. Va. September 81. 1911.
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MARKETS.

New York, September 1.-THE cotton mar
ket was less active today and after maxi
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81 price 10 which interest must be aadeo
lncqme bonds and certificates OF laGs6teX-
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CATTLE MARKETS.

RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET
(seies at Union Stock Ysrds.)
Richmond, Va. September y, 1911
Report OF the live stock market for the
week ending September IS:
Rece!pts-Cattle. aii head; calves, III head;
ihd SIC; common to fair, 81 93xc; best
heofers. i1s&5Ec.: medium to good, SIG
tAc,; common to fair, az @shc.; gest cows,
$40 q4c.: medium to good, 31shc.; common
TO fair. 292hc; bulls. 81 4c. calves. 5hQ
1Ec Cows and calves, $50 q $500 per head.
Best hoes. 79Iizc. sowB and stays. lkG
sheep, ~ q 35c.
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VIiV!IHl dIy, ga S-............,... zoo n 70
POTATOES Irish. No. !. bag. 400 a BIS
MARKET CONDITIONS
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rs Total sales for week .(four days., 10000
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New York, September. 21.-Prime
mercantile paper, A ga per cent. Ster-
ling exchange firm, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4SS.26 for
sixty-day bills and at 4s6.5O to 4S6.5o
for demand. Commercial bills, 4s2 Il.
Bar silver, So l-2. Mexican dollars
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-16
WOMEN S RIGHTS
IN THE ORIENT.
Some Of the Results of the Introduc.
ton of Western Ideas.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,

tFrom the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
In the Fast. as in the West the women
are asking for the openings of the doors
to Intellectual advancement: are claim
ing larger share in the worlds work
and an amplcr choice of sphere. In Per
STA and India, Turkey and Egypt where
the women ayc under the sway Of the
oriental tradition Of passive obedience
and virtual slavery, the movement is al
most If not entirely confined to the
weather classes. ana it, handspring is
education During the last decade or two
English, French and German governesscs
have been the constant companions Of
the ladies of the harems, among whom
western ideas have found a place.
Turkish ladie, have put on the Garb
Of western thought with their Partisan
| dresses Educated as are few Of their
sex in less favored circumstances in Eng
land and America, in France and Ger
MANY they have grown DISCONTINUED
with their seclusion. Book knowledge has
| given them n keen desire to see the out
| side world
In India. in Egypt and in Persia the
| admission OF European gov"rncsses and
| missionaries. the reading of western
| books and journals may also he said ia
| be the main factors in the production OF
| what is perhaps the most significant de
velop nent OF modern times, the uniVer-
sal cry of women for equality with man.
The usual thing a lady observed
when the Persian incident was brought
10 her notice. "Fhe Persian women, as
At matter Of fact, nave been doing a lot
of political work for some time now
They have been taking the national
point of view very strongly. They show
ed an active interest, for instance, in the
| Persian loan last year, and are really in
| diligently Interested in the condition of
| the country, and are opposing every thing
| which they consider would further en-
slave Persia by the use OF a very definite
and direct influence"
| As in Persia, so in Turkey, pOlitca
life has not been without feminine direC-
ton The better class OF Turkish wom
en- took large part in the revolution
| which ousted Abdul Hamid from hi,
throne. They dropped the yaskmak If
I many cases. and In some instances ever
addressed public meetings. Indian WON
en- are copying western customs and alb
sorbinG western ideals There are nov
native doctors and one lady lawyer.
| The age of marriage is oelng raised II
enlightened quarters to something ap
Iproaching the European standard. The
lot OF tho child widow ia being made
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the whip nor kind words seemed to have
any effect on him. Bystanders helped in
tho urgings ana finally an electric car
came to a fun stop In the rear. The cur
crew tried to assist but it looked as
though Burlington's electric juice would
again be powerlcss and the number OF IN
terested spectators grew into the hun
dreds Send for Harry Thomas" said
somebody and the words were hardly
Cut of the speakers mouth when a cloud
Of dust arose at the far end of the street.
The speck which emerged grew larger and
larger until finally n spotted horse caino
plainly into sight Then a red chariot
vas seen and in an instant Mr. Thomas
was I'm the midst of the fray. He seized
the malcfactOr firmly by the bits Come
on, Outlaw" he called and Outlaw went.
Jump in before he stops again." yelled
Harry, and Rosenthal jumped and both
man and beast went quietly down the
street. Without loss of any appreciablc
amount of time Mr.. Thomas got into his
mail wagon and rode off, wearing com
placcnt smile and looking for more fields
TO conquer II seen 4 man drive that
horse seven hours, trying to get him ov,.l
the bridge at Winooski." remarked one
man rs he walked away.