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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-02
FROM .pELlGHT IN eop.r


The highest honors that the world
can boast,
Are subject far too low for my de
sire;
The brightest CLEANS Of glory are a.
most
But dying sparkles of Thy living
fire
The loudest flames that earth can
kindie
Be but nightly glowworms If compar.
ed to Thee
Without Thy presence wealth is bags
of cares.
Wisdom but folly: Joy, disquiet. sad.
ness:
Friendship is treason and delights
are suares:
Pleasures but pain. and birth but
pleasing madness
In having all things and not Thee
what have r.
Not having Thee, what have nv
labors got2
Let me enjoy but Thee, what further
crave II
And having Thee alone, what have
not?
| wish nor sea nor land: nor woulo
be
Possessed of heaven. unpossessed Of
Thee.
Francis Quarles fls2o).
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-02
Two of a Kind.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Governor
Blease, of South Carolina, wants a
law 10 punish papers for misquoting
public men. Why not make a law
Furnishing a newspaper for referring
TO demagogue like Blease even by
name2 He and Jack Johnson ought
both to be barred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-02
'ur efforts that are a part OF our very

our efforts that are a part OF our very
selves.
How slrunken and pitiful a thing,
how hollow delusion. is the shining
so-eailed success of self-absorbed men
and women; Like that soldier under
Galerious who found a shining leather
bag filed with pearls. and threw away
the pears but carefully preserved the
bag. these self-absorbed ones are
spurning true riches, real success, TO
hug TO their hearts things that are
empty and worthless.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
R. G. DUN'S REVIEW

New York. May 16.-R G. Dun's to-
morrow will say:
Ihere is still some abatement of ac-
tlNity. due chiefly to anticipated tariff
changes. put the volume of transactions
III all the leading branches of trade
and industry is very large. Conserva
tism is naturally more pronounced in
the industrial and financial East, while
in the agricultural West and South
there is marked feeling of conf
dence, based upon the splendid cron
conditions and the enormous export
trade. much of which means large re
turns TO producers In those sections
me decrease in bank exchanges this
week OF 1910, as compared with the
corresponding week n year ago. was
chiefly due to reduced speculative
transactions ut New York. the volume
OF business al many points being equal
TO. or even larger than. last year IT
is noticeable that. I'm contrast to the
railing off in bank clearngs railroad
gross earnings continue to expand the
gain In the first week Of May being .
per cent. In most sections active build
ing operations are reported, though in
some places this is checked nv labor
troubles. The iron and steel mills arc
busily engaged on old orders but there
has been decline in new business.
as is shown by the reduction in the
unified tonnage of the leading interest.
The recession In business in iron and
steel. rs we'll as In the textile trades
is. after all. remarkably small, in view
OF the conservatism inspired by the
pending tariff changes, which leads
buyers to restrict their purchases
mainly TO immediate requirements
There is increased steadincss in cot
ton goods. with the mills we'll occupied
on old orders. and the CARPET trade is
somewhat more active. The recent
fan of rain has improved the already
bright crop prospects; and. all things
considered, there has never been at this
time or the year more suspicious
outlook for both winter and spring
wheat This is what most inspires
confidence in new activity in the third
quarter OF the year. when harvesting
Will he in order and when it Is expected
that tariff disturbment will ne com
ulpted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
TRADE VERY SMALL:
SENTIMENT GOOD
Confidence Expressed in Final
Agreement in Union-Southern
Pacific Matter.
by BRoADAN WALL.

New York, May 16-Although the
volume OF transactions on the Stock
Exchange fell to the smallest figures
of the year. there was distinct i'm
provement in sentiment in financial
circles to-day. While no details have
appeared, there is confident feeling
that harmony has been reached between
the various interests In the Union
Southern Pacific merger and a favor
able announcement Is expected about
the beginning of the week. Union and
Southern Pacific, stocks were strong,
and gained over a point In price.
United States Steel common was firm
and closed at the top figure, so "a
The reduction in the New Haven divi-
dend TO per cent had been thoroughly
discounted. and the stock closed strong
with a gain for the day. 1t Is felt,
however. that q further reduction in
dividends will have to take place in
view Of the heavy financing to be ar
ranged during the summer months
The companys credit has been seriously
injured by the large amount OF short
time obligations that have been placed
ahead of tho stock, and it is predicted
that New Haven will be reduced to n
per cent stock.
Chesapeake and Ohio failed to show
particular strength nor did the shorts"
appear anxious to cover. The price Of
the shares held steady.
Pennsylvania was firm. and II is be-
lieved that the stock will now recover
from the effects of sales that have been
made against rights.
In the late trading, rather sudden
weakness developed in the Rock Island
issue and the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco common and second preferred AS
the street reads the tape, the latter
company is heading straight for n re-
organization in view OF the larger per
centage of the companys obligations
that carry fixed charges
Foreign advices had more cheerful
tone, and London bought some 5000
shares of our stock. There were trans
actions in London In the Chinese loan
at above l per cent premium, and in
Paris at per cent above the issue
price there.
IL Is expected that the bank state
ment tomorrow will make a fairly
strong showing, as the net gain in ca sh
by the banks is figured at about s4,-
000. 0o0
There is a decided improvement in
sentiment with strong belief that
the announcement of the Union South
crn Pacific plan and the expected sue
cess of the new city loan will be used
by banking interests to stimulate spec
ulative activity In the stock makert
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
BRADSTREET'S REPORT

New York. iIay 16.-Bradstreets to-
morrow Will say:
Trade currents indicate the existence
OF relatively satisfactory conditions
though the reports still are Inter
spersed with evidence of more or less
irregularity in final distribution. Con-
servatism is being practiced as TO flu
ture trade pending prospective tariff
changes. but slackness in one or an
other zone has been counterbalanced
by improved improvements in other
places Retail trade this week has
been restricted by cool weather, a tenn
porary factor, and new business in iron
and steel tends to become lighter on
the other hand, crop conditions are
mainly favorable. The winter wheat
crop has undoubtedly made further
progress toward a bumper yield, and
while In the East there is just as much
talk as ever about tariff matters, SEN
timent at the moment seems to be
rather less pessimistic. In some places
Wholesale trade is better than antici-
pated.
Wheat. including hour. exports,
United States and Canada, for the week
ending May 10. are the largest since
October. 1902. amounting to 7.011,47s
bushels. against 4.027.355 this week
last year.
Business failures for the week end
ing May 10 were 259. which compares
with 2i3 in the like week OF 1912
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17

cotton UP to good stand and revive
the bearish view of the outlook based
on expectations OF increased acreage
and reports of thoroughly preliminary
cultivation. Optimistic European trade
adVices have been modified to some
extent by the development of higher
money in Berlin. but people connected
with some of the large international
houses claim that foreign spinners hold
favorable opinion of new crop de-
liveries around prevailing prices, owing
to the reduction In their raw material
reserves Prospects for improved trade
with peace I'm the Balkans and the un-
certainty of the new crop outturn. do
nestle mill consumption continued full
during April, but Northern mill centres
arc reported still more or less disturbed
by tariff uncertainties.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW

New York, May 16.-While advances
have not been fully maintained tho
cotton market has shown fairly
steady tone during the past week. with
considerable buying power noted on
breaks below the II cent level for new
crop months. The demand has been nj
tributed partly to European spinners.
and there has also been a good deal of
covering by recent sellers who arc
supposed to have been influenced bv
further shipments from the local stock
and reports OF low temperatures and
dry weather in the eastern belt. Scat
tering showers In drouGhty sections
prompted reactions toward the end Of
the week, but continued talk of de-
layed termination and late start for
the crop east of the river seemed to
cause anxiety as to the showing Of the
governments first crop report which Is
due on June 2, and prices held we'll
above the recent low level Meanwhile
very few crops complaints are being
received from either western or central
sections of the belt. and private adj
Vices from the Atlantics have been
moro or less conflicting with some
claiming that good warm
rains in the near future would bring
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
COTTON MARKETS

New York. May lGA feeling tina.
droughty conditions in the eastern bel; had
been partly relieved 10y showers and that
further showers were to he expected caused
quite a furry OF selling in the cotton market
early To-Day. bat offerings seemed to b.
reae!ly taken at a moderate decline and
prices more thAn recovered the losE. closing
steady. net unchanged to g points hirhc-
OF points on May but generally unchanr-
Cd to points lower. and soon sold sac Doirts
ander N" closing figures OF last night on
active positions. The weather man showed
more r-enrai precipitation In the South than
h!s oeen reported at any time since drought
complaints beg to come ia from cast az
the river but tho best rains were west az
inc dIoughty sections, and neither the
weather news nor tho expectation OF hear
ish Weekend figures seemed to create any
contrary. offerings were quite readily an
eorbed 10y covering OF shorts for over n.
Weekend or foreign trade buying on Inc
early decline. and after tho publication Of
scattered showers in most districts ,nst
Of the river. the market became nrn1er
Business was comparatively quiet during
the middle OF the day but Wall street ami
uptown shorts We're quite active buyers In
the last half hour. and closing prices v.ra
practically the best. = further decrease In
the local cert!icaicd stock prni,ebIv o,
counted for the relatively steady fone IL,
July. while new crop months were held
back on the rally. owing 20 more -avorshia
tions of eastern belt rainfall I.iverpool Y..s
closed to-day and VIII remain closed to
morrow. and the influence of a fun weeks
holiday In Manchester was considered rartiv
5000 bales in the worlds Visible supply Of
American cotton for the week a Coinnarna
with decrease o? IS. 01u bales FOR The same
week last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
REVIEW OF TRADE

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch1
New York, May 6.-Bradstreets to-
morrow Will say: Trade currents in
dictate the existence of relatively salts
factory conditions. though the reports
still are interspersed with evidence OF
more or less irreguiarity in final dis
tribution. Conservatism les being prac-
ticed as to trade pending prospective
tariff changes. and it is probable that
the volume of business in the North
west, a section that has heretofore been
especially active, has tapcred off a
little. but slackness in one or another
zone has been counterbalanced by i'm
proved movements in other places.
Retail trade this week has been re-
stricted by cool weather. a temporary
factor, and new business in iron and
steel tends TO become lighter Bust
ness in cotton goods is mostly of the
small lot kind. but now and then a
good sized order is taken. Because of
the tigi.tmess OF money. mills are vir-
tually prevented from. making up much
stock. and the general situation may be
described as being of an In and out
character. Strikes still hamper the
silk goods trade, and labor unrest is
more or less in evidence. In the West
Improvement as regards future bust
ness Is noted. but in the Southwest
retail trade is good. and while whole
sale houses are doing a satisfactory
business. things seem inclined to taper
off for the time being. Trade in the
wool producing districts is slow, and
eastern houses are buying in small
lots.
New orders for finished steel are
lighter with expectations OF lower
prices. while conservatism seems to be
spreading. and pig iron, though easier,
remains quiet Speculation in securi-
ties and commodities Is dull.
Business failures for the week end
ing. May Is were 200. as compared with
243 last week and 243 year ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY

New Orleans, May 16.-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds Wis
ihie supply of cotton issued to-day
shows the total visible to be 44626 54
against 4,550,370 last week and 4,4S1,-
$50 last year. OF this the total Of
American cotton is 2,963.654. against
3,o67,3I0 last week. and 3.316790 last
year. and of all other kinds, including
Egypt. Brazil. India, etc, 1.499.O0O
against l.4S3,000 last week. and 1885,
600 last year
or the worlds visible supply of cot
Ton there is now afioat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
2.5l4.ooo. against 2.S73.O00 last year;
In Egypt $4,000. against 1872 900 last
year; in India. $4,000. against sS1 900
last year, and in the United States $751;
200. against 10000 last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE 1ARKEr.

New York. May --Flour-Steady. Wheat
Firm; No. red nominal: No northern
Duluth SlcDi2. corn-Firm at 63Ac
Wool-Stcady. Enthusiastically Iaehtre-
firn. Petroleuni-S steady Rosin--Ouict
Iurpentine-Easy. Rice and Molasses-Both
steady Sugar-Raw, easy: nuscovado SAT-
centrifugal. 1927. molasses 1852: refined
steady Coftee-Spot uuiet; Rio. No . lissc !:
santos. No. l. 13i.a l3S,c. mild. dull: Cor
dora. ,liiaTl7c. nominal Extraordinarily
steady and unchanged. Cheese-Steady Po-
Enthusiastically and unchanged. Cahbages-
Steady and unchanged. Peanuts-Steady and
unchanged. Freights-Stcady and unchang-
ed.
Cottonsecd oil was higher early on local
professional buying. but tho list cased off
later under selling for account OF rehners
scattered liquidation and lack of bull sun
port Closing prices unchanged to 4
points net lower. Sales 800 barrels Tenders
Nv patIeis. frime crude; 100 nominal: do.
ceS: July, saj: August 7.o3; September. 7o5 /:
October. ga November, $40: December 6.35
prime winter yellow. 30 bid; do summer
Mniic. 10 hid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
BANK CLEAR!NGS

New York. May l6.-Bank clearinss
In the United States for the week end
ing May is aggregate s3,I56,OS7. 900.
against s3,+7l.s6O.OOo last week and
S3'i6%'"51oo1 in this week last year.
Following are the returns for this
week with percentages of change from
TINS week last year:
Ne" YORK, sl!S05,764.000, decrease
IA:
chicago $31l,25Sooo, increase 90:
Boston sl5o,377.0o0. decrease III.
Philadelphia sl56651 OOO incrcaso
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17

Soi'' i-'-o' bdics l.ot1 Dales.
Cotton. quiet; middliny. 1900: gros, re.
cetpts. $40 bales: sales 1857 bales: stock
'SSss naies; export Coastwise. aSs bales
!ntai to-day at all ports-Net receipts
H. 80 oaies; export to the Continent, IS $40
-, .,,;Sl bales export 70 Great Britain al 6ii
bales; 20 France S.oie bales: 10 the Cont.
hent: .ol' bales: to Mexico, 81 bales
fotai since September l ut all po-ts-Net
receipts rio! 402 bales; export to Great
bales: TO the Continent. 3la3 334 bales: to
Japan. a47.7lS bales: TO Mexico lol61 baics
New Orleans, May l6.-Thc cotton market
was quiet but steady to-day with the new
crops showing decided resistance to selling
pressure around the lie. mark. In the morn
'nE session the market had a tendency 10
decline on good weather and crop renor,s
nut IN the afternoon the tendency WINS Ia
advance. and the chief reason for the rise
seemed 10 he that not enough rain had fallen
IN the eastern half OF tho belt. Profession
ais seemed willing to buy on this feature
even In the face Of the forecast of rain 10
GOOD buyers of covers the day through on
the opening the tone was steady md nricas
were 59I points down. AT the lowest OF the
morning the trading months were 1QS points
down. Toward the noon the market com
mcnCed TO recover. and In the afternoon n
trading months were 365 points over the
final figures OF yesterday. The close was 6r,n
at tn" highest Of the day. Spot cotton ouiet
and unchanged: middling. IL 5-i6c. Sales ON
the spot $50 bales and 20 to arrive. Cotton
FUTURES closed: January. l1.i4: March II o.:
Hoo; September, ll.26; October. HIP; Dccen-
Der. ILL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
5JND LIST

Atlantis Coast Line lst As. ;............... 81.
"a - LII. ana y Is taskcdl .......... SSl2
=. G. l.. conv. Is Gin Baltimore) .. %
Drook!yn Rapid Transit ..............-- say,
Chesapeake and 2hio conv. 4'as.......... s.
LiEEett end Myers u.s.. ...........-...... esia
LASfett ana Myers s....................... III
l.urillard Company IS '(bid) a7l5
i:orllard company Observation-Disclosures. 1852
Norfolk and Western conv. 4ias....... l0i
Seaboard Air Line stamped ~ taskcd) 81
sea hoard AT Line ads. 6s tbid) ..-....... IN
SoutherE halfway is......-.. ............... 76i-
Southern Railway 5s.......... 109is
United States Steel End 5s...... ry11.
United States registered =. 1890 (hid). lo1i,
United States registered IS. 1915 tbid) i0eis
United States Panama SIS Chid)........... loos.
NirSn mia Brown Bros. Gifts. (hid> . a.
NirGi nia-Car. Chem. LIST IS (asked) 49, aSis
Va. Ry. and Power Co. IS tasked) 49,. "a
Mapash deh - ................... 55ia
" 4DaSn-iIttS. ERIN. lst iS................ IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. Ill. May Is-Squeezing az shorts
In May oats counted strongly against the
bears to-day in all kinds OF grain. Net al.
vnnces were; Oats. l2alhc.: wheat, Sdlc.
corn, a.Tssc. Provisions finished loal2,7c. on
TO Sc. w.
Gl.0s. 80. hard 9lGooc. No. ! northern.
99ia ao2c. No. ? northern, ssd9lc.; No . spring
ssHo1c. Corn-No .. So. T56lac: m. . white
59i2QGoc.; No yellow. 55&4I57c. Oats-No .
white. &c; standard. 3s,1G3ac.
leading fNtures ranged follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
MARINE 1NTELL1GENcE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY Is. !.

Punt OF RICHMOND. MAY Is 1919
ARRIVED.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly, Norfolk mer-
chandise ana passengers. Did Dominion Lin.
steamer Aurora. FurniRn. Petersburg and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers. Furman Line. 1 '"s
SAILED.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk mer-
o" s,a ana passengers. Did Dominion Line.
steamer Poch hontas Graves Norfolk and
Jamee River landings. merchandise and pas
seHhers. virginia Navigation Company
Steansr Aurora. Furman. Petersburg and
senGers. Furman Line ~ pas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
NAVAL srnREs

Wilmington. y. c.. May l6-Sprits Tur-
pentine.Steady at ssc.: receipts q casks.
Ros!n-Steady at A.35 receipts 81 barrels
Firm at $40: receipts barrels Crude
Iurpentine-S at s2.bod3.25 and $3.50:
receipts Il barrels
al 3ssIc.. sales 900 casks: receipts 40 casks:
shipments a33 casks; stock 1916 casks Ros-
in-Firm; sales ~ barrels; receipts 3Gls bar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
DRY GOODS MARKET

New York. May 16.-Cotton goods
m mar are steady, with demand fair.
Silk and wooden mills are curtailina
output, the former on account Of diff.
hculttes arising from strikes in dyeinp
establishments and the latter on ac.
count of tariff uncertainties. Wool
markets are dull
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
CATTLE MARKETS

RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
'Sales at Union Stock Yards)
Richmond. Va. May I6 1919
Report of the live stock market for tho
week ending May IL:
Best steers. I&Gst4c.: medium to good "a
1hc. common to fair. 5aei2c: best heifers
7n'hc.: medium 10 good. 5is46hc: common
to fair. 4hGhtc.: best cows. 6asitc: medium
to good. 4%@5Ec.: COMMON to fair, 3,sd tIsc.:
best oxen 6NdItc:; medium to good 5IT
&C.: common TO fair. iL65c.: bulls 3i.lGc
hest calves sasl1c-: fair 10 good. 7fisc: dicks
sac Cows and calves sso17ocO per head.
Best hogs SGSisc.; sows and stays 6u.c;
best fall lambs. 6a7c: medium to good T.lp
she: common TO fair. 3,7n4c.: best sheen
4i1M5c. fair to good 4dtac. common to
fair 3T1c.: best spring lambs. sffSikc; com
mon to fair 6d7hc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET

IEI FKSBURG PEANUT MARKET
'Reported by Rodgers. McCabe q Coz
Petersburg. Va. May l6.-Peanuts.-Spsp
firm. farmers Spanish. 81. 80
per nushel; No. l shelled Spanish sI0S..c
Per pound; No. shelled. Spanish. 6iaz7c per
pound Virginias-Fancy jumbo. &C. per
pound fancy handpicked. shaSac. per
machine picked sd3Sc. per bound: sheilinc
stock. 2l2d2tc. per pound.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-17

re,s; shipments I.92, barrels: stock el 800 bar
reis. Quote: Il. Si.55: ID. $3.50
New orleans. May iG.--Rosln-R cceipts 100
~ turpentine. 6s casks. Exports for
rotterdam. 400 barrels rosIn for Antwern
l.HUV barrels rosin: for New York. 200 bar,
rcls rosn $50 casks turpentine ~