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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
New York
Stock Market

New York, August 30.--A sharp drive
at stocks at the opening of the days
trading carried prices of several is
nues to the low price of the year. The
movement. which was regarded as a
bear raid rather than renewal OF
liquidation. was checked by buying
which quickly forced back prices to
yesterdays closing level. and during
the remainder of the day fluctuations
were of small consequence. Another
attempt to weaken the market. by
means OF an attack on Lerign Valley
caused that stock TO decline nearly
three points late i'll the uay. Dut hdd
only slight effect elsewhere, ana tne
changes among the active Issues.
Among the railroad stocks, Union
Pacific. Southern Pacinc. Lehigh VAL
ley. Missouri Pacific and Chesapeake
tom figures Of the present depression.
rs did international Harvester and
several other less prominent indus
trials. The opinion was held in some
quarters that the drives at the mar
ket were chiefly intended TO facilitate
short covering. The short interests
is generally believed TO nave reached
extensive proportions. and an incen-
tive to cover contracts at the present
leyel had been offered by the ,act that
, the operationes of the bears have
y Some influence was e3erted upon
Sfentiment by better crop news. and
Ply the July returns, which. as whole.
Ahavc been unexpectedly favorable
The reports OF the Hartman lines.
5however. revealed declines IN net
earnings of $4,000 tor Union Pacific
and $4,000 for Southern Pacific. The
eject of these returns and of further
uncertainty as TO the outcome Of la
Dor difficulties was seen in the con
tinued weakness in the Hartman
x1,1s a H.
upon a large Eastern railroad in.
creased uneaainess as 10 the general
labor situation.
Bankers stated to-day that the
on account OF the drawing down OF
interior balances. a considerable
amount OF these calls upon New York
\are in connection with the cotton crop
&movement. Money is in good supply
l&1roughout the country. however. and
l&le general demand for accommoda-
81 ovement OF funds from this centre
Xoubtless will be relatively light
: through the autumn. Although 1t Is
~ .spected that fall money rates will
fhere appears to be little likelihood
8of stifr loan quotations at any time
8during the coming months. Call money
8on this market has not ruled above
Asl-2 per cent. since last January.
Interest and dividend disbursements
Hby railroad, Industrial and traction
Eorporauons next month are placed
an sei.090.000 as compared with se4
~ 900 IN September OF 1910. Pay
RaITt.r .tc stockholders OF industrial
H porations viii decrease, while there
he slight increase in the divi-
DIS paid out by railroad and trac
4&8 companies.
~ 3timistic statements In regard to
copper trade were made o-day by
ral large producers, who said that
list had been ono OF the best
Abs that trade has experienced
y year. European consumers have
<&o2[Xs# moderately. and the domestic
&5$4d has been on a satisfactory
He curb Standard oil lost two
w. of yesterdays jump of nearly
31G nts
- tond market was irregular. To-
Ks II. pnr value. sl.350,o60.
f)8B States bonds were unchanged
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
pEANur MARKET

Furnished b. Rodgers. McCabe & Coz
Petersburg Va. August eanuts-
Farmers Spanish-Firm at ,i.e5 ,r bushe!.
Eirsnias-Firm. bunch. 5d55c per pound {:
fancy hand picked AZ q &c. per pound: ex-
ira prime. &c per pound; prime. 3+c. per
nhellins stock. &c. per pound.
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GLOUCESTER ACADEMY

on the Principals Farm. summerv!ie.
an Accredited school Of the Univcrsity .
virginia.,
Near Gloucester c. H., yn.
Thorough preparation for Colleges and tn,
University and for a business !ife. Spec!a
attention 10 backward boys. and the mosl
careful individual supervision. The neSt
session will bes:n September eth. CORE.
spondonce solicited For circulars apply to
JOHN TABB CGrad. Univ. of Vn.). Prin9ts
pal P. O.. Gloucester. Va
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BOND LIST.
COTTON MARKETS.

York, August 3o.-Whne there were
nal fluctuations in contracts for
XXI delivery In the local cotton market
W trading was comparatively ouiot'
I5Me market ruled rather firmer fol-
Il en- early decline. with the close
\, net % points lowsr on August. blu.
2G7 points highs. on later months
|eipts to-day 32.767 bales against IL OPS
wesl'7 and 1900 last year. At New
Frs to-day were 1881 bales against so5
week and 1.ess last year. At Houston
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McGuire's University School,

OPP. MONROE PARK, RICHMOND VA.
FoRTY-SEYENTH SESSION begins Sep
TENDER u.s. Thorough preparation for uni
versity or college. Lower School for small
boys Principal at I y. Belvidere ST. Hours:
TO u A. NJ; TO 5 p. NJ Catalogues at
book stores or by mail. Phone Madison 5l74
JOHN p. MGTIIRE. Principal
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago H., August so.-wheat was liau!-
dated heavily on the Board OF Trade to-
day. September in particular, and the close
and oats FOUND narrow markets but while
corn sold off h@Ac 10 A8hc.. oats closed
unchanged to a shade up. Provisions suf-
fered from liquidation, closing 7hGloc
lower In lard and ribs to s2lac, for Sep
TENDER pork.
Leading futures to-day ranged as follows:
Open. High. Open. Close.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. AUGUST So 1911,
ARRIVED.
steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk mer-
chandise and passengers Old Dominion Line
SAILED.
Steamer Brandon, Harvey. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line
steamer Pocahontas, Graves, Norfolk and
James River landings, merchandise and pas.
sengers. Nirginis Navigation Company
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DRY GOODS MARKET

New York. august 3o.-Trading In hnish
cotton goods was rather quiet during the
day. Values were firmly held. and in one
case the discount on ole1ched goods was
Withdrawn. Print cloths was in steady de-
mand and tull prices were paid for all o.
he goods that changed hands Business in
worsted yarns was sluggish.
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Lv. Norfolk: 's:N Ana I'll A. H., - p. n.
for Eastern Gasoline and the south.
Lv. Raleigh: S:B A. NJ, - and ss:B p. II
for Eaatern Carolina and Norfolk
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Norfolk
Raleigh: also doidsboro and NorfolE
sDaily. fDn'Iy III. Fun
C. D. I.EGRANDB. q. A.. American NatIona.
Bank. Phone Monroe 1Ss7. Riohmond.
w. ". CROXTON. q. p A.. Norfolk Va
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5ebooIs.
LeWisburg Seminary and
Conservatory of Music

In heart OF Alleghanies. 900 feet
ABOVE sea: near Greenbrier White Sui
pher Springs: halfway between Wash
ington and Cincinnati. on c. & o. Rail-
way Through trains Long distance
:. Fine. modern buildings. electric
light steam heat. baths. gymnasium
etc.
Standard courses. under competent
teachers. In liberal Arts and Sciences.
Music Art. Expression and Business.
Refined. Christian influences.
Limited 10 i25 boarders. SEQ to $3.50
Session begins September 10. 1911
Il. &. sommcrviIic, President,
Drawer T. Lewisburs. W. Va.
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NAVAL STORES

Wilmington. y. c. August so.-sp!r!,!
Turpentine-Stca5y at i3i.c: raceipts ?
casks. Ros.n-S;eady at $780, receipts II!
barrels. Tar-Firm at So: receipts 81 h,r
rels. Crude Turpen!ine-Firm nj s3Gi.,o
receipts Is barrels
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80. ASH ASH grain closed wheat-No red s.9
Ter. ee'. n &c: No. hard. winter. soit n SIC
- northern. spring, .l.os a Los: No.
~. ,He'n. spring. Si.o2Wio5. No. northern,
s'..ms' '9sig7' No. spring. g74yI03; No
p,'hs' ssH 81: velvet qhan $50 sac; durum
.,h,,' Corn-No 2. e.n a siEc. no.
s,tth'eeand No. yellow. si& q SIC: No. 3
90 sttc': No. :. ..3s. z sii.c: No. . white
dc 10, yellow. eiasit.c. oats-No. ?.
~ ;, 90, 30 white +2i5 q 4sc.. No white,
ord. AZ. Q t:%c ''a"o
~, t'tnore, Nd. August so.-whea, easier:
49,, contract. ssrc.: Southern on rad.
S 80 s'c coEn-steady; .pot. contract. sSs. !,
5ld .i.l.' No white. new. 49,. a dc +;
80, i';3c'' no mixed. new <2isc Rye
.H'h. 10 western. domestlc s2c asked
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Miss Elicit S School
For Girls
Opposite Monroe Park---l4 N Laurel.
Richmond, Virginia

Athlete field outside the city Basket
bali and boating. Preparatory to Bryn
Mawr College Certificate admits to
Fass1r and Randolph Macon. Sweet
Briar scholarship. The number of
students VIII be limited
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tsblk and Western Railway

o Nj RAIL Line TO NORFOLK
Leave Byrd Street station. Richmond. FOR
NORFOLK; bs:lo A. N. $500 A M. as 700 p.
NJ 80 p. NJ, bT:oo p. n
For Ii NcHBUkG AND THE WEST:
.6:lb J. NJ. 1850 A. NJ. assoc p. n, . :2l
+. II.
A. bl Is a. N. 't:35 p NJ blo:25 p NJ
'u:ao P. NJ. From tho West: 1875 A. N.
goo P. ~. b2:l5 P. NJ, 'e:o5 P. NJ, IS 100 r. ri
pa -',aDaily Ell. Sunday. bSunday only.
Pull, 81 Parlor and Sleeping Cars, CAFE
Dinni EOra c. H BoSLEY,
81 D. p. A., Richmond, Va.
". 1W3EVILI. q. p. l. Rosuoks Va
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New York August Observation-Disclosures
s .ss head. Steers. s425 97.65; bulls. ssa
80 cows. Sl359i.26. Calvcs-Receipts sais
mead Eeals. 81 1000: culls $4,000 grass
ers and butterm'lks. sie516a5: southern
ahd western calves si.50d75O. Sheep and
a IAN 6.s'i head Sheep. s20s35:
cuns' y lSo: lambs. s+754I25: cults. san
~ Hogs-Receipts 1883 head Mark,
easy at S.soTso5
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Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York
Sales. Stock.

Allis Chalmers .......
100 Ailis-Chalmers. pfd. .....
l.ao Amalgamated Copper -.
Amer. Agri. Chem. com.
l.lo0 Amer. Beet Sugar. com. &.
20 American Can .......
go American Can. pfd. ...
Loo Amef. Car and Foundry.
200 Amor. Car and Foun,. pfd
90 American Cotton Oil.....
iVl American LinS.ed OIL.
GO Am aiican locomotive %.
100 Ame:. Locomotive. pfd..
100 Amer, Malt Co, pfd......
$500 American Smelling ..
American Sugar ....
$50 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co.
~ American Tobacco. com.
American Tobacco, pfd. .
CO., Anaconda Copper .-.....
Ga" tchiscn Observation-Disclosures.
800 Atlantic Const Line =.
A. G. j.. OF Connecticut.
go Baltimore and Ohio....
i.ai0 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
800 Central Leather. conn.,.
600 Canadian Pacific .........
500 Chesapeake ana Ohio.
SO Chicago Great Western
$40 Chi. MIL. and st. Paul
.1o Crucibic Steel Cor. com.
- Crucible Steel, pid.-......
LOIS Chicago and Northwest.
300 Colorado Fuel and ron e.
Colorado and Southern.
100 Consolidated Gas ........
Delaware and Hudson.
100 Den. end Rio Gran. com.
go Den. and Rio Gran, ptd &.
l.2po Distillers' See. Corr.
$500 Erie ...................,....-
100 Erie. LIST pfd................
Fed. Min. and SIN. pfd. r..
go General Electric .........
$40 Grent Northern. pfd......
500 Great Northern ore cts
TCD Illinois Central .......-...
go InterbCro-M Met. ...........
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS.

FURNISHED BY Levy Commission Co. Com
mission Merchants. Richmond. Va
Richmond Va August so !sii
ACTUAL WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS. OF
MARKET,
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Chesapeake S.: S 5 : 7 richmond

Big new ships. City s. NJ No. 5, Richl
city OF baltimore" Richmond
Equipped with wireless teIexraphy., 2 ri,
phone service throughout the ships.
rooms en- suite. with baths Prices cd "a =
7oc to So Excellent meals 7bc
TO BALTLM ORE AND THE NORTH VIZ
NORFOLK AND OLD POINT
Leave Richmond Daily except sun, via
\. w. Ry. 500 p. NJ, Norfolk S:i5 p NJ
G; g. Q. Ry.' 400 p " Damy. Old poin.
Q. D; s. S. Co. 100 P. N Daily tone day in
Norfolk. -
Va. Nav: Co. $50 a. NJ tMond.y. wednes.
day and friday, .
Tickets all offices For stateroom.
apply to 8. e. BURGESS. D. p Agent go
East Main Street. Richmond
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,t!ons for interest paying bonds ar.
Rrice to which interest must be oaa-
come bonds and certificates of tndebt.
g are dat
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a&at:snaua.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

$40 A.-Locai- Oaily-Newport New.
$3.50 a. Local paly-ch'vnie. Ell. sun. c.
Forge.
t,O;oo A-Iocai-Datr"r 81 '1'N. ga Point
tl:i5 A.-Atn. S?l. Elk Sunday-W. Sulphur
ZOO P.-Express-Daily-C L Vile
$50 P-Locai-Daily-N News. Old Point
6:B P-Local-hx sunday--Gordo nsvilIe.
'5;ia f-Loeal-Ex. sundgy-Lchbs Natural
BridEs. Clifton Forge
ss:35 Observation-Disclosures r,h,caea
'il:oo P.--Express-Dany-Cinci L'yifie
'Sleepsru tPirlor cars
East: $40 A. NJ. 1850 p NJ Through from
East: 1850 A. 81. ESQ p. II
Local from West: $3.50 A. NJ, $3.50 A NJ
n. 2:t5 p. NJ. " -
James River Line: "s:a5 A. A.. s:is p. ~.
''Oaily excep; SUNDAY
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Cotton. quiet. middlins 400; gross re
ceipts, 1877 bales: sales 100 bales: stock.
s2.2s bales. export to G.ea; Britain. 100
bales. Coas,w!se, 3.se7 bales.
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts
,?.Ts7 bales. export TO Grea, Britain 1890
bales: 10 the Continent. sIS bales; stock.
25i 3d7 bales
Consolidated a, oil port.-Se, receipts.
i0.iI bales. export TO Grea; Britain. '.555
bales. 10 France. 2i0o bales. 10 the Cont
nent. ii.-5i bales
Total since contender at all pori.-Ne;
receipts. s.5i7.5ss baler expor; 30 Great
Britain. 32.5s?. bales: To France sUss2
bales: 10 the Continent 3lii.sji bales TO
Japan. 1897 bales, 10 Mexico. 2.i55 bales.
New Orleans. La. Angus, ao-Arer an
early decline or poor cables the cotton
market rallied to-day heavy bidding
for Aueut; BY one o: the bull leaders, storm
warnings :or the Texas and Louisiana
coast, which prevented general short SELL
Ing O: new crop positions. and 4 private
condition report OF bullish aspect. the close
being al net gain for the day o. i15
po!nts spot cotton steady. nc. lower; mid
ding. II ;-iec.: sales the spo, 1856 bales
md 800 TO arrive. Futures opened and clos
&c steady. Closing prices: September, I.4:
October. i2s; December. HIS; January.
lbs: March. Ma; May. !iss.
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Atlantic Coast Line
EFFECTIVE july 2 1911.

EFFECTIVE JULY = 1911.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
For Fl,rida and South: Sis a. NJ. and
7:a5 P. n. 100 A. ". Charleston
For Norfolk: "s:lo and 800 a. ". 300 p
NJ. 4:l0 ?. NJ. ''7:Co NJ
For N. & w Ry. West: s:l5 A. NJ, Io:oa
a. NJ, % 90 p. NJ. 500 P. NJ
For Petersburg; l:0o a. M. 6:I5 A. NJ
oslo A. NJ. Sis a. NJ, 800 A NJ. 1880
a. NJ. 800 p. NJ. 4:10 P. NJ. sos p NJ.
"7:eo P ". 1885 p. NJ. $3.50 P. NJ, HAS p. ".
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: 1910 p NJ.
Trains arrive Richmond daily: $40 A. NJ.
$40 a. ". 6:55 A. NJ. 's;N A. NJ ..lo:tS
A, ". 1:4o a. NJ ''lii5 a. ~. $500 p NJ.
..s-,2f NJ, sos p. NJ. e:as p. NJ. 500 p.
Ma WfP. NJ. "io:3 P. ~. 1850 p. NJ.
E"6 Sunday: "sunday only.
d H4bt arrival and departure and con
ned e nj not guaranteed.
lf3E c. S. CAMPBELL D. p A.
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Baltimore Steam Packet ca

Equipped with wireless teJegraphy.
TO BALTIMORE AND THE NORTH VIA
NORFOLK AND OLD POINT
Leave Richmond Daily Inc luding Sunday. Win
n. & w. RI. $500 e. NJ. Norfolk $50 p. M.
C, 6 o. Ry. 400 p. NJ, Oid Point 7;s0 p "
Q. D. S. s. Co 7:cO P. 81. Zone day In Nor.
folk).
We. Nav. Co $3.50 a. NJ. tMonday, wedus..
day and Friday.
Tickets at all Offices For staterooms mn.
ply TO H AZ. AofRlN. Agent, $50 Fast Main
Street
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RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE BAY
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedu:S Of electric trains 10 and from
Ashland. Stopping at intermediate stations
Laurel Sta .6:c6. '7:io. s:iob. s:io. ..ls:is.
T:io A. NJ; l;iO. 2:lo. $40. 4:iOb 5:lo. s:3o.
iio s:loo. 1910. lii6 p. n. Lv. AshiSnd.
Z. 3. 4, 60. l. I. s. OBJ, II p n
'Daiiy except Sunday ''suuday oriy.
uJarrles bagRnRa
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Cotton future. opened steady and closed

to-day 1902 bales aga!ns, 1851 bales last
week and il.i73 last year.
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Iales for the day. 4a7,Ioo.

ork. August 3o.-Money on
y: 2d23s per cent: ruling
closing bid. ala; offered
~ MS easy. sixty days. 2s-4T3
M ninety DAYS. sdsl-4; six
3R&-; a..
L3&l ercantile paper. 4l-o per
Eng exchange steady with
moss in bankers bills at
- sixty-dny bills and at
~ $40 for demand Com
$3.50
SO IL; Mexican dollars.
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Onions dry. per 100 lbs, saeK.. 20 -
Potatoes, irish. No. !. obi.... 8 . q. $50
MARKET CONDITIONS.
Chickens in heavier receipt but active at
quotations Hens active. Live stock in good
demand Other lines aiso active.
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DAILY. Weekdays. eSundays oaiy.
All trains TO or from Byrd Street Station
Ia5o night stop at Ei6a. Time Of arrivals and
departures not guaranteed. Read the signs
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Chicago. Ill. August observation-disclosures
I,'vo mead: Market mostly 5Gioc lower.
beeVes. $Sgs.b: Texas steers ;I4oasS5:
Westerns. A2S 37.l0: stockers and feeders.
ssgs.so; cows and heifers. .2.25 SIS; calves
cog ~" Hoss-Recedp,s 25.oo1 head Mar
ny SLOW at early prices. Light, $7l5a7s5:
ta sS. sho5 q71o; heavy. sss597eo; rough.
rs' S. 10; good to choice heavy. sTlOa so:
Receipts 30.oa5 head Market wsak Sa,iep
70 VS..e; western. s2.6o03.75: yearlings. 81
gs's0 lambs, native. ;ia6.7o; WESTERN Is
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Arrive Richmond
ACCOMMODATION I

ACCOMMODATION TRAINS WEEKDAYS.
Leave Byrd 81. Sta. 100 P. II. for Frederictsb.re
Leave Elha Sta 80 A. NJ, $50 p. u. for Ashland
Arrive Byrd ST. Sta. S.sS All from Prederirh.hc
Arrive Elba Sta $50 AM, $50 P. N. from Ashland
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&ED STOCK MARKET.

Richard ". Maury.
1roksr. 1915 z. Main Street.
,hmond. Va. August 50 1871.
! LES AT BOARD.
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OLDDOMINION

$3.50 AtANAN'iyne hburg. Va
Lv. Richmond foot of Ash ST d. Vo o.
Leave Newport News.........a 49, '''''t
AIrlPe = =
/, Connects with main line .teF Va. .........
7:G +. 81. Connections also ~ W.
w. Ry. p. ii. and C. o.f.ie, va Pr -
iaad or receive passengers H.mporia, va.
VIRGINIA NAvIGATIoNS EmporIa. va....
port News and all James 'oFih' va '''-'.--''
S,,amer leaves Monday, aporla, va.
F.iday at $3.50 4. II. Frsigl Va.
James River landings 'Pho,nt Wa
Main Ticket Odice. sn IN, 80 '' =
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IRE Gu" ,nE % ie dsjL 500 shar
H De 0s' SATURDAY
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krE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked.
n,s S. Ola. c. and r. ls'2. SIS -.
Centuries. %. c. and r.. 1901 So ssia
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET
CATTLE MARKETS
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKER
(Sa.es at Union Stock Yardsl

RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKEr :.
(SA1es at Union Stock Yardsl
Richmond. Va. August 80. 1911.
report OF the live stock marke, Tor III,
week ending August rs: "
hece'pis-Catte. SOS head. calves. iss head
eheep. ssl head: hogs. u head
-. bes! steers, s19G &C.. medium 10 good.
"a usttc.; common to fair, 3a.d4ac: hes,
heiers. AZ 4sc.; medium to good 3xa;xc.'
common TO fair, 81 a SIC. best cows az a
rs: medium to good, 393nc.; common &c
tair, 2g2%c: bulls. 81 2 &c; calves 5T 7c
cows and calves. s25 q 800 per head. Besi
hoss. w Q 74c. COWS and stays 5a sLr
. uest iatnps, o36;sc; common. s95c; sheep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08

Of the 9i2 coal mines in the state ol Alabama. Mulga, owned and operated by The Birmingham Coal and Iron company is among the few counted strictly up to the Pennsylvania standard. 1t is the deepest shaft mine in the state-120 rect and was among the first mines to De opened and constructed on eXtehslVe liie9' Electric mining machinery has been m stalled and the neW spraying system ln- troduced together with the latest inven- tlons in the way of ventilation. pumping and hoisting methods and various modern safety precautions.
 Mrlga was for instance, the very hrst mine in Alabama to use permissible pow der, and has been among the first 10 adopt electric shot firing from the sur face, which practice is now considered the ideal and the safest method. Not withstanding all that is written and said of mine practices abroad the fact re- mains that such coal mines in Amer'ca as are rated first class those in which the workings are electrified, are in equipment. simplicity, convenience and reliability far and away in the lead of any on the other side.
 As for Alabama considering her youth among the coal mining states, her prog ress in this line is interesting. According to Dr. J.. J. Rutledge, mining engineer connected with the government Bureau of Mines. more permissible powder Is now sold in Alabama in proportion to the ton mage than in any other state in the dn- ion.
 Many sorts and kinds of coal mines are represented in the states tally, from the most primitive. inadequate. curious, one horse type, and little old hole in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
A Model Coal Mine Of Alabama
By ARMIES, .u.... ,, sr,. Story of Coal nd Iro AIabnmao

Fla regular barebones of machine, stripped for racing and 1t takes the woods like a battering ram. Gan go anywhere oyer any path" says Milton II. Flies, gen. eral superintendent of coal mines of The birmingham Coal and Iron company. And Jonah, driver of the E. M. F., never fails to add: "She mightn't be so much Tor looks, but her engine can't be beat!
 Not a Timber in Her Lazy
 She clatters beyond Mulga station, taxes double header for the camp, up grads and down, straddling stumps and mud holes and climbs sheer up to the tlp-top camp Here on the leaf covered rec grown plateau are Mulga hotel, the dane ing pavilion and Highland avenue, AS they call the long street on which face many cottages of the miners and local mine officers. Almost all of them are freshly painted vne-clothed, and blight with. canna and scarlet sage.
 Comparatively few mining camps any where are situated so pleasantly as this portion of the camp at Mulga: nigh ana dry, with natural drainage. wholesome, healthy spot in itself. MT Frank Nell sons camp at Empire of The Empire Coal and Coke company has similar points. The Mulga cottages. each of which is fenced, have water in the houses and many of them have electric lights.
 The stores offices and school are locat- ed near the railroad track. and Mulsa creek steep down in the little valley-what would be called in the north an inter vale" The store is a veritable Love man, Joseph & Loeb and some more. Everything is sold there. from the cradle to the grave
 It is fine looking dark red brick struc-