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in short time business will b hummins

in short time business will b hummins
along merrily.
Under the improved conditions caused
by the other essentials which are present
the manufacturers will increase their out
put, which means moro work for the rail-
roads. and that means prosperity all
around. Money In easy, and that means
great deal In promoting the boom.
There is nothing to fear from the Next
can situation. The crop report, Just out
will have a strong result In improving the
situation Another cause for hope Ia that
Congress is going to adjourn early In
July They will be kept 10 busy from now
until then that they won't have a chance
to pass any hostile legislation.
1T Is the general impression that the
Interstate Commerce Commission Will
grant the rate increase demanded by the
railroads. l think that the general Inn
preston Is that the railroads will get the
full 6 per cent. II they do. this will have
a tremendous effect upon the situation"
An Official speaking for Lord 4 Taylor
said:
Everybody here IL optimistic because
OF the reports brought in by our statesmen
and by buyers who visit us. Larger orders
are being laid for the West and middle
West Business men coming here from,
the West are surprised Mt the grumblina
In New York. They say that there will
be q bumper crop and that all through
/ the West there is a general stimulation
OF business. The widespread disposition
to make the best Of the new currency Law
Is another important factor.
I'VE have had no pessimistic reports
Every salesman, every buyer. says thai
| business Is picking up. The buyers arr
particularly hopeful Of a splendid season
/ As for ourselves we have been taxed &c
! the utmost to take care Of local business
/ Our deliveries are larger than ever ant
are steadily increasing"
| An official speaking for the American
Hide and Leather Company
We see good business conditions ahead
There 10 every indication OF larger vol
ume OF business and better prices. Ou
raw hide business was not affected by TIT
new tariff. Leather Is now on the ire
list and we have not yet been able to &c
the finished product up TO where II Il
profitable. but in the past thirty day
there has been a steady Increase IN OF
ders and We see ray OF hope.
Until recently there has been no hear
for business because of general disturb
Ing conditions. The railroad situation !
q big factor. The fact that the railroad
cannot make their business pay has ha'
It's effect on general business. The gen
eral recognition Of their need FOR In
creased earnings has had . stimu'atin
effect"
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wheat Firm on Foreign We've
Corn slightly Lower.

wheat trading WAS inactive yesterday
and the session was without particular
feature business was largely or an
evening UP character with the shorts
showing an inclination 70 cover on the
bullish character OF foreign news. light
primary receipts and rumors ot export
buylng. At Liverpool the market was
strong in response to good Cont mental
demand for cargoes. frnness OF Manitoba
offers. millers buying and general scar
city Of spot. Crop news was decidedly
favorable from all sections Of the winter
wheat belt and the same Was true or
spring wheat territory, barring few CONF
plants of DELAYED seeding owing TO I'M
seAsonabe weather.
The corn market was heavy In the race
OF strong foreign news. Higher cables
and reports of further rains in Argentina
induced shorts to cover at the opening,
hut commission and cash houses supplied
sufficient offerings to put prices to levels
slightly lower than the preceding any $,
\ fair cash business was done at south
western markets AdVices from the belt
indicated favorable conditions for tho
crop,
j Oats prices closed virtually unchanged
! after n small trade. Cash demand was
/ rather light and crop accounts were favor
/ able
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WEATHER REPORTS
DROP COTTON PRICES
Market Weakens on Pros
pcct Of Bumper
Crop.
SOIL CONDITIONS GOOD
Exchange Failure Has No FL
feet on Local
Market.
SOIL CONDITIONS GOOD

The market showed further signs OF
weakness yesterday, chiefly as the result
of reports showing continued favorable
weather throughout tho belt. The belt
was without precipitation and tempera-
lures were normal. thus furnishing con-
ditions favorable to the early completion
OF planting and giving the good crop
an average start Scattered liquidation
locally and some Southern selling were
evident, inspired by the official forecasts
which gave no reason to believe that un-
favorable weather would develop over
sunday. offerings from the South At
tested TO the accuracy Of private reports
Announcing COOL soil conditions and q
fairly early start OF the crop in the CEN
trail and eastern districts. Improved
weather in Texas the past few days re-
suited in decidedly more hopeful views
for the crop In that state.
Tho Liverpool market was duh ana
trade reports failed to give any particu-
iar sncouravement. The Fail River re-
mort Indicated n continued limited volume
OF business at that centre. Print cloti
ssies wer. only 10000 pieces. as against
40. 900 for the corresponding week year
ago Reports from yarn centres also
lacked encouraging features.
The Austin failure was not consiaereu
important. as the concern had rev con
tracts OutStAnuAle' q w '''"'~ 49,
20 be due to pool collections a. mem.
Der OF the concern said that bankruptcy
would probably be averted.
The dominating factors in the marke'
were the favorable weather reports. the
continued absence OF outside speeu'atNe
or investment demand for contracts ana
tho limited demand for spot cotton from
both domestic spinners and Importers.
July dropped 5 points. August points
with slumps OF 4 to points for May DC
tober. December and January. The VOL
ume OF business remained at about th'
same small figures OF previous days OF
the week Tho volume for the week Il
.n,aiier than for any other week In tn,
nrssnn, wear or In the last half or 1913
Cotton futures at Liverpool closed a.
! about yesterdays closing.
Futures closed barely steady. TO
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TRADE IS GOOD IN DETROIT.
] increase In Freight Rates. IL IL be-
ueved, Would Act - stinulsnt.

DETROIT. May s--Heads Of leading IN
dus,ries OF Detroit see better times ahead
from encouraging crop reports and other
causes Every factory here worked
virtually to capacity throughout last
winter.
George II. Barber. president OF the
Michigan Stove Works. said
81 am glad to hear the East Is more
optimistic As a class New York and
Boston really have been diseased ever
since 1907. This disease has been felt but
little In the West. where II has been just
the reverse.
There !s no rea son to doubt good
years business"
{. r. Warren. president Of the Board
OF Commerce. said
THE automobile industry ahows no
slumpng The banks have vast sums OF
idle capital, but the city 10 experiencing
one OF the greatest building booms In Its
history"
Henry Hoyt, vice president OF the Great
Lakes Engineering Works. said
Manufacturers of brass goods. foreinss
and radiators are busy. The leading
radiator company. having branches In
many cities throughout the country. re-
ports that orders Of the last three months
exceed any record In its history. Banks
have great accumulations Of Idle money.
this being the most really unsatisfactory
condition. Lake transportation business
opens dull rejecting the unsatisfactory
railroad situation. As railroads prosper
under better conditions the bulk freiGh,
trade OF the lakes will come into Its
own"
A H. Zenner, prominent nanufac-
turer and director OF the Board OF Com
merce. had the following TO say
Manufacturers here are reporting good
business from all parts OF the country
Orders are liberal. bu' collections are
only normal The people throughout the
country would feel easier II there was
not so much ant!-everyth!ng legislation
which has created uncertain conditions
among the business men and consumers
| The wholesale trade reports a slight per
centage OF gain In sales volume over that
Of year ago. which under existing con.
ditons IL satisfactory
There are some. and I agree with them
who feel that business would he much
! improved II the matter OF freight rates
now before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission were adjusted believe that
the majority OF business men would bs
agre able to a horizontal Increase OF ,
per cent. but naturally would oppose an,
| greater advance"
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
coffee Closes One 10 rUur Points IN
-PrOVisiOns steady.

Duncss Of Hamburg and HaVre mar
kets and the absence of anything to stlmu-
late speculative interest left the local
coffee market drifting a!mlesSy yester-
day, and at the end Of the session prices
were | to 4 points higher This small
advance was mainly due to light scattered
buying Of December contracts for local
account Total sales were $3.50 bags
The lIavro market opened unchanged
and closed UNCHANGED. Hamburg started
unchanged and closed UNCHANGED 20 =,
pig higher. Rio No. ! was unchanged Al
4Sy6A At Santos No. was unchanged
AZ $3.50. while No. : there was also un-
changed at s950, Rio and Santos re-
ceipts were 1900 bags against II GOO Last
year Sac paulo had II, 000. against 5000,
and Jundlahy had 5000. against 1900.
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promise well and the general feeling Is
that conditions will improve. especially
with relief from legislative agitation and
complications with Mexico" --C.\LD-
WELL HARDY. president. Norfolk Bank
for Savings and Trusts.
Northwest IL Better.
SiorN Cry. Ia. May S.--TuE SUS.
New York This and adjoining States
have had abundant rains. South Dakota
especially has the best outlook for years.
Crop conditions are ideal In the territory
mentioned. Business Is good and the
people are optimistic regarding the
future"-w. y. MANLEY. President. Sc
curity National Bank.
YoHk, PA. May S-THE SuN, New
York: I'VE have reached tho bottom and
any change will he for the better. The
admirable personnel OF the Federal Reserve
Board. the possibility OF peace with Mex
iCo. improved relations with South Ameri-
can republics arising from the a c
orbtrati ton. the probability OF the repeal
OF the Ubiquitous canal toll exemption
sound financial conditions and the prospec,
OF bountiful crops are all encouraging
ARTHUR b. FARQCHAR, president a.
II. F'arquhar Co. Ltd. conducting the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Works.
Rate Increase IL Needed.
CHICAGO. May s-THR SrN, New
York The winter wheat prospects. II
realised. will soon help business. but II is
too early to base any action on the
other crops. The proposed Increase In
railroad rates is the greatest necessity
Many people are discouraged. over ths
antagonistic attitude Of the majority oi
, politicians toward the railroads without
proper discrimination agains; dlshonesI
and Illegal practices. 1t Is "A general ner'
vous disorder which period OF rest ant
sound thinking alone can cure, We ar,
hopeful. but will not act on hope alone.
! JOHN V. FARwELL.. wholesale dry
| goods merchant.
j. 4. Pntten Not Optimistic.
/ CHICAGO. May 9.-THE SvN. New York
IL do not believe We will receive sucl
material benefit from the large wheat crol
as many anticipate In the Southwest
where We have the greatest promise o
large yield OF wheat. the farmers ar
! greatly in debt owing to the failure o
crops by the drought last season. The gen
erai business depression that prevails lie
deep and will not entirely be removed b.
large crops. However. ! am hoping 70
large crops like everybody else."--JAME
A. PATTEN. member OF Chicago Board O
Trade
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THE BOSTON MARKET.

BosToN, May Grading was dull. with
a trifle better tone. over $4,000 shares of
Alaska Gold were traded in for the week.
while transactions in Butte and Superior
totalled over 1900 shares. the latter
closing the week at net gain OF rs
Among the coppers CRANKY Consolidated
was a strong feature. advancing rs to
S0K. A sale of Wolverine was recorded
at ~. n recession of point from previous
sale. Calumet and Arizona gained =, to
cav. In the industrials American Sugar
preferred on light trading weakened I -
10 119 The rails were without feature
The summary
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whole Country IL Cheerful.
CHICAGO, May s.-THE SrN. New York /:
There seems to be at this moment some
sllrht Improvement In business activity
and greater cheerfulness OF outlook. in
suenced, no doubt, by particularly favora-
rio crop prospects which. " realized. will
do much toward ameliorating the situa-
,lon Although this suggestion may have
become threadbare 1t remains true that
an early granting Of an increase In
,r,irht rat. $ would do more toward slim
Mating Industries than all other factors
combined
Money continues reasonably easy with
ANAL demand rom mercantile and manu-
featuring sources. but a brisk demand
from interior hanks which are caring for
.srIcul,,,ral requirements. "-GEORGE NJ.
pryNnt,pS. president. Continental and
Commercial National Bank.
New England IL Hopeful.
ByccKroN. Mass. May S-THE SrN,
New York: "Our business has been fairly
well maintained during the last two
months with "A gradual Improvement. This
Improvement, In our opinion. will con-
Time. We expect good business in the
fall" GEORGE r. kElTHEH
president Brockton National Bank"
KANSAS CITY. Mo, May s.-THE Sun
New York AS we are dependent largely
upon crop conditions this country Is
greatly encouraged. as we have every
prospect for the largest whent crop on
record and conditions for other crops
ere good "E. r. SWlNNEn'
"vice- President First National Bank"
Crops the Chief Factor.
sr. JOSEPH. Mo, May s.-THE SrS
New York: The settlement OF the tariff
and currency questions the prospect now
almost assured OF an extremely large
wheat crop and ideal soil conditions foi
planting. encourage an optimistic view oil
line present business situation In the coun.
Try We must remember that We are
stin distinctly an agricultural country. ant
more dependent upon the crops than upor
ANYTHING else. The good crops this yea,
will stimulate all lines of business ant
hasten an ultimate recovery from the pas
depression GRAHAM q. LACY.
vice President. Tootle-Lemon Nationa
Bank"
The south SLOW to Spend.
NORFOLK. Va. May :. THE SrN. New
York: General conditions In the Sout
are sound. although manufacturing con
ditions and collections have been some
what unsatisfactory. The crops. however
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Imuor,. and Exports Of specie.

Th. sNpnrts Of specie AZ the Port Of New
York for the week ended May were. Gold
q oio.eG> aud silver t6SSes7. 'o,ai o.
and silver last week. and ssN7.o4i In tn.
corresponding week last year, since Jannar y
tho exports 81 COLA amounted to !!.sSa .aS
aud silver tii ;Gi.3li, against si3,iSs $50
gold and slsshI, 500 silver In tho correspond
Ing perlod last year. &c.,, 49,, ~.
NeN YORK for the week ended May were
told sl9a3lO and $50 AL silver. making a
total % sigA2Tl. against n total OF fa2,3s3
in the preceding week and tgse,b.s IN the
corresponding week last year. since January
I es.s92t70. against eg,S20iI In Ns cor
responding period last year.
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LOOK FOR BETTER TRADE TOCOME,
AS BETTER CROPS ARE PROMISED
Business Men Throughout the Country See Hope in the
RcpOrt-SOme Factors Yet to Be
Settled.

THE suN leading
confidence
which counted
Mexican
raroads have received
some of the
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TIE following are some statements made
10 TIE StS by representative men In this
city;
Judge MORGAN J oBRIrN OF oBr!en
Boardmsn 4 Plat:
Underlying conditions are good and
believe IN the great and ultimate pros
perity OF our country. For some time
We have been experiencing a sort Of revo-
luton or overturnlng OF the old standards,
but we are through with the worst Of Ii
now and I believe that IN the face OF
the excellent crops. the possibilities OF
expansion in this country and American
business ability we shall shortly begin to
move forward again"
FREDERICK RESxEN. vice-presldent
Mumm Champagne and importation Com
pany
expect that after certain matters
have been settled and the country has
adjusted itself to them conditions in busl-
ness again will become normal. We have
had depression, due to several causes,
chief among which we're tariff revision
4 'he currency bill and the Mexican d.
JENNA However. the country has read
,usted Itself TO many of these things and
there only remain the railroad rate Ques.
ton and the Mexican situation.
We are beginning to see daylight
ahead. Within a few months. unless
eomethng unforeseen occurs, we should
see q return to normal conditions. Our
exports have been larger than ever and
tlNough We do not expect n boom W.
90 expect a great Improvement"
ENAMEL LAscARIs. president OF the
Automobile Tmrorters Alliance:
We have done more business sinc'
4 January J than We did all last year ant
II II getting better every day. We sci
an expensive car and that shows to m
That people have money TO buy cars, Dur
'ng the past two months we have hat
dmcuty IN getting cars and that show
mat the factories are being rushed
Other automobile concerns along Broad
way report the same tendency toward
general Improvement In business thinl
We prospects for good season are fine
j. ". EARLE. president OF the Reming
"H Typewriter Company
We find every indication in our bust
ness that Just as soon az the public cal
D" reassured Of the prospect OF GOO
rTops and an advance in freight rates con
dtons Will bee splendid. In fact. GU
showing for March and April has bee
o'grer than usual.
There is h,sitancy in some parts
We West about the crop prospects.
lave letter before me now from Mis-
sow, boz winch the writer says that tn
"o''e u his territory are waiting ~
'f'y davs for reinsurance about IN
crops hc'or" taking important bushes
s'is They have had two bad years ou
U'. and gr" rathrr hard TO convince,
I' entire situation a. indicated
'I l'no-s l., most encouraging and IN
bright
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CLAUS A. SrREckELs. president OF the
Federal Sugar Refining Company. sees
every element of hope In the present situa-
ton.
"priccs OF stocks are now AZ rock bot
tom" said Mr. Spreckels Yesterday, They
can't GO lower to any great extent, ana
there in no reason why they ought to.
"Now that the spring and good weather
have come building operations VIII be re-
sumed, tho railroads viii begin TO take
back many Of the men laid on from work
that could not pc done In tho winter and
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Banker Not over sanguine.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. May S--Lew's
H. Whitney, banker Of this city. said
to-day in regard to tho Governments
crop report:
try's prosperity, but are no mora i'm
por,ant than the prosperity of our rail-
roads. can see nothing encouraging in
the outlook for the immediate future"
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~ EVy"teImV ana MtHNV JONf7nf
announced that 1t has discontinued ia
daily quotations for lake copper. This
weeks issue says:
The production OF elec.rolyt!c copper
has far outpaced that OF lake. and a,
the present time the latter constitutes
hut small poportion Of the total pro-
duc'ion OF American reH- ers to be exact
only aOou; one-eighth OF the total Tina.
relatively small production Is divided INTO
several kinds. realizing rather wide differ
ences In price. and each governed by IT,
peculiar market conditions, The rcsul.
Of this has been that during many weeks
no sales OF lake copper are reported and
the market has had TO be quoted as
nominal Another result is that often
tho only business that can be reported
s OF but carload lots. relatively Of re-
tail character In comparison with the
electrolytc business. which IL always q
Wholesale affair, an average OF nearly
5000 900 pounds daily having to be sold
TO dispose of the American refinery out
put. Electrolyt,c copper has long been
the kind OF metal that establishes the
market and the price for lake has ceased
to Ne matter OF steady interest
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THE CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. May a-L,ttss interest VAS
manifested In local securities. Booth
Fisheries common declined points from
previous sale, while tho preferred was
unchanged. Sears-Roebuck and Car
hide were frmer on small transactions,
Bond department very duh. Tho sim
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Wall street IIOHOrs Dead Sailors

All business downtown on the exchanges
will not begin until II ovloyr to-Wou'N
morning The New Norl; Storh EXrh1Uc'
the Consolidated Stock ENchnugo and III"
Cofrcc Exchange haze announced tNlt tNc'
viii be- closed out OF respect to the memory
OF the men killed at Vera Cruz,
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Receiver In bankruptcy.

H. r. COOPER CONN COMPANY, INC -
Judge Mayer has appointed Harry oster-
man receiver for n +, Cooper Gown Com
pnnv Inc. .3sl BROADWAY provided he
valves hts fees AS assignee, when be mas
consented to do N" was authorized to
carr, on business for ten DAYS
GENERAL. kDMpoL1TE COMPANY. manu-
facturer of nroproof tooring and cement
thing Of 80 Fifth avenue, This city aud
90 Kant avenue, nrooklNn' "hleh made an
Jaros. has had its property reassignel To
II. having obtained ~ extension from
creditors.
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Chicago prices were I;
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

SAMUEL GLASS real estate broker, 90,
Mes, iS1'h street aleI petition In .n%s,
rnptcy' liabl!i,'e- $40; rnsS',s Vs., tI, ss.
NORRIS COHEN. bartender ~ Avenue A
nled petition IN bankruptcy, liabilities
81 HG3 assets,
2Elk Il PORTUGAL. composed Of Charles
Xeik and Louis Portugal, monufacturer'
OF pants G2 East Broadway, an assign
meni To Morris y. G0sseti.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET.


week were $500 paekogcs showing sigh.
gain over the previous wccS l. is l.FoN
now. Top graIss closed ,,eaay. b. IN ,'oo-
showing wreiy and gurli,kN EaN"r- 49, %"
rlecLed Old creamery Is 4es!tg'e4 iio',,c ,,.
steady. cry ladies' IN far T,1u"S' i'rk
,ns took ,'t- armrrlg. rr'gas fo'2N
efs s"'' ..c5nis' .!5,e5i 20 81. 1a.ty nrr-.
= asec sool . p'in,o --p2se, proc"'
rent, nrs,-, is5ls'sc. packing stock cur,
cHi;EsE-neceip,s last week vers la'"
pactAsts aIm.M 'ten ~
ample supply cut % town cal for ,MN,-
cheese mas been, active al week Fre-h
pshis. "a iSdi. '" on tho nne,t coIored
and AN ul,c for the finest "h" ~"
zsaland stock is gradually cleaning mr.
Cor medium amt Ivy Grade', hr'[gs, " .,S
undersrnde-. tiaiSlsc.I no,.C. ,2's . ~. .
New zeAiand Ch"daars.o ll'rFiiN'sr Say.
choice. sRior fut Skins. defective. ~
EGGS-Eo-e,p's f,r last ve,', were. mob
'sses 4 ,Nir,y d,a.u each 1uiaI. . -ae.
.s%ll 'a s aT'5 .ss P'C Ca. ". , S'
terioTauon OWING g. warmer Nc' hr'
,ninp,ion g s6mcHSAai di.orro,o,uc ulruc,
and checks In light supply "ud hisu N'Arhv
whites IN Iuerb, supp', Nih iva sn-p.h'
hriur stored UDa'i'' 't'rrr.r, ,TUD.
henn"rY browns sgW'c ENh[I' n-."''
!rr"s Ilur. Irlres follow; lIo-h rt'N'fru
e>.ras, e:gscrr storage I'.k"i -
80 2.'s"., regular packed hr.'F y .
-t.-f seconds. ~ n -n't. ur'''s. $40
ami nearby henusry vhi''- lN't' 'n.t
-.h .'-, h@ur"fF Fo" e., -, D
brown Rul u4Ntd l.'or- :. n y f'.. " on.
more ducks - 1@3'f western ~
Tenuessoe aud other good ''eEH i'1 ~
LIVE POULTRY y aFt "r'k ".''.'
were vi cars. against ~ week dr' re
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Spot cotton at New YORK was WI
changed. at 10 cents, southern spot
markets we're unchanged. with New Or
leans lsi.c.. Galveston l3c. savannah
lsLc.. Houston 1870, Augusta lSisc' ana
Memphis l3hc.
The New orleans market was steady
,,..r Tho closing here Prices there were
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DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.
S.l.,ss se,72s5ls So. on "a

Receipts from customs YESTERDAY sOl,02.
from internal revenue ordinary, Ss'G,33 cor
poraiion tax. tce so, and miscellaneous
s.Ot. AS
National bank notes received for redemption
s.. GA 32i
The cash ra,ement ~ The United s,atss
Treasurer for May shows
GENERAL FUND