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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE
PROVE CONLEY TALE TRUE,
OORSEY ARGUES TO JURY
MODERN COURTS SEND COTTON OF
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he said. “Among them wA that Con
ley was being intimidated by friends
of Frank in jail. That he was giver,
sandwiches, offered whisky and w is
threatened with physical harm,
cursed and otherwise abused. It also
charged that Conley was kept in a
cage with a number of desperate
criminals, one of whom was under
sentence of death, and would have
been willing to swear to anything 10
prolong his life. Also that Conley
was quoted as making statements
which he never made. That in con
trast to this, the defendant Frank was
kept in a cell block to himself and
that no one except those he desired
to see was allowed to visit him.
“If it was right for Frank to have
the privilege of not seeing anyone
he did not want to see, why should
not Conley have had the same right?
Even by newspaper men the defense
attempted to show that certain ac
tions and words on his part refuted
his statements.
“Judge Roan Issued the order which
remanded Conley from the county jail
to the city jail.”
Rosser Interrupted—We object f o
that, your honor. You did not order
Conley back to police headquarters.
You discharged him from custody.
Dorsey—The effect was the same.
Rosser—We insist that it was not.
The order issued here discharged him
from custody.
Judge Roan—I will explain to you.
In the first instance I issued an order
releasing him from the city Jail and
another order that he should be held
in the custody of the county Jail.
What I did the last time was to va
cate both orders. The effect was »he
same as remanding him back to the
custody of the police.”
“Conley was first in the common
jail and then remanded to the police
station, and the effect of the Judge’s
next order was to turn him loose. Bu*
for the police bringing him to testify
in this case he might have been spir
ited out of town and his important
testimony silenced forever.
“They claim he is impeached, but
I assert he Is unimpeachable by any
man except persons with their hands
in the till of the National Pencil Com
pany. Unimpeached as to character,
except by hirelings of the National
Pencil Company, yet they would turn
this man* loose and set aside all this
important evidence when all they
have found against his record are
charges of disorderly conduct at the
police station
Says Conley Is
Abundantly Sustained.
"I tell you, gentlemen, Conley is
abundantly sustained. Our proof of
the general bad character of Frank
sustains him. Our proof of the gen
eral bad character for lasciviousness.
even denied by a single witness.
willing to trust them.
Rosser—Yes; I know that you ire
not bound by any rule of conduct in
the universe.
Parry, the court stenographer, at
this juncture said that Conley was
quoted both ways He said that the
character for “did” in shorthand was
MUite different from the character for
“done,” and there was no cause for
mistake.
Dorsey Takes Up
Context of Notes.
“The testimony shows that Jim in
a majority of instances used the
word 'done’ instead of ‘did.’ I will
not quarrel over that matter any
longer. 1 am willing to leave it to
the jury.
"The phrase; 'That long tall black
negro did this by his-self shows a
conscious effort on the part of Frank
to limit the crime to one man.
“Conley is sustained as to the
time of Frank’s arrival at the factory
Saturday morning by Frank himself.
He i» sustained as to Frank’s visit
to Montag’s. He is sustained as to
the folder that Frank carried in his
hand.
“Arthur White borrowed $2 from
Frank when he left at 3 o’clock that
afternoon. Schlff testified that an
entry always was made of these
loans, or that a little slip was left
in the cash box, indicating that tht
loan had been made.
“But where Is the paper? Where
isi the entry in any book? We have
asked them to show us an entry and
they have failed to do it. The fact
of the matter is that Frank neglected
to make the entry. Why was it? It
was because his mind was so occu
pied with the crime that he had
committeed and witn the problem of
getting rid of the girl's body that he
totally forgot the entry.
“Frank in his statement before you
said that he made every man sign
for the loans he obtained. But they
can’t show the signature of this man
White. I tell you. gentlemen of the
Jury that he didn’t take a receipt
from White because his mind and
conscience was on the terrible crime
he had committed.
“Where’s Mincey?”
Dorsey Queries.
“Do you tell me that if everything
had been normal he wouldn’t have
taken the receipt? There’s only one
reason he didn’t take it and you know
that reason.
“Conley also has been sustained by
the fact that Frank had rich rela
tives in Brooklyn, and by the time
that Frank left the factory that aft
ernoon.
“Where’s Mlncey?
“Echo answers where. Either Min-
cey was a myth or he was such a dia
bolical perjurer that these lawyers of
Frank’s knew that his testimony
would nauseate any fair-minded jury
; Rev. A. R. Holderby Says Circum
stantial Evidence Would Cru
cify the Saviour Again.
j •
Branding circumstantial evidence,
especially when extorted by the third
degree, as dangerous and unjust, the
Rev. Andrew R. Holderby, pastor of
the Moore Memorial Church, in his
Sunday sermon declared that if the
Angel Gabriel were to visit the earth
he would very likely be convicted of
some violation of the law on that sort
of evidence.
"It is quite certain.” Dr. Holderby
said, "that Jerus Christ would again
be suspected and arrested and cruci
fied just as he was 1900 years ago—
and it would be on circumstantial evi
dence.”
Dr. Holderby arraigned the laws and
courts of to-day. declaring that our
so-called courts of justice are too oft
en courts of injustice and persecu
tion.
“If you have any grievance with
your neighbor,” he said, “you had
better settle the matter by arbitration
and steer clear of the courts. This is
the Bible injunction. You will not
likely get justice in some of our
courts.
“In the eyes of the law to-day it
seems that every man is presumed to
be guilty of some devilment unless ne
can prove his innocence,and any man
may be convicted of some immorality
upon the testimony of any irresponsible
witness who has been put through the
'third degree.’
“God exhorts all men to ‘do jus
tice, love, mercy and to walk humbly
with God.’ This is the summing up
of religion. It is the Golden Rule,
and if men were governed by this law.
earth would become heaven. There
would be no need of preachers >r
lawyers or courts or juries or jails.
“But this law of heaven is not
obeyed, hence the sorrows and
miseries of earth. We are living in
an age of injustice and cruelty. This
divine law of justice and mercy is
often violated by the State as well as
the individual. The law as adminis
tered by the State is inclined to hi
vindictive and unmerciful.
Bullish Condition Report and
Strong Cables Also Responsible
for Short Covering.
NEW YORK. Aug. 25.—The upward
trend of cotton prices following reports
of deterioration in thei Southwest was
resumed at the opening of the cotton
market to-day. the upturn ranging from
7 to 18 points over Saturday’s final. ^ o | m.
One of the chief buying motives was the Cultivation has been excellent, and with
report of a Southern newspaper making j the exception of boll weevil the crop is
There was some scattered profit-tak
ing on the advance to-day by brokers
who hud been prominent buyers last
week. Kioroan was apparently the lead
ing seller. Baruch was said to be a
seller through Schill and Shearson. The
market, however, took the selling re
markably well and refused to decline.
Spot people were good buyers on all soft
spots.
The New York Journal of Commerce
has the following on the condition of
the cotton crops in Alabama, Mississip
pi and Louisiana:
“Alabama—On account of late June
planting, cotton is very spotted, and
fear is entertained that June cotton
will suffer considerable deterioration.
Some sections have bad sufficient rain
fall. and their prospects are bright for a
full crop. But the major part of the
State is needing rain badly. Cotton is
shedding and opening prematurely, and
picking has begun in some sections.
the condition of the crop as of August
22 at 69.6 per cent, or 10 points off for
the month.
in addition to this the Liverpool mar
ket sent very high cables. Spot
bouses were principal buyers, there
being also good buying from the ring.
However, there was some scattered
L,
free from insect damage As a result
of beat and drouth, condition is slightly
lower than a month ago. when it was
79.2, but better than last year, when it
was 74.
“Mississippi -Barring tlie very general
prevalence of the boll weevil, the condi
tion is very good. Farmers are fight-
profit-taking by some who were big buy- | ing the pest vigorously with good re
“ *" ,J ' * * ‘ * sii
ers last week. Prices, nevertheless, held
firm, and under continued good support
from the larger interests further gains
of 5 to 14 points were recorded by the
end of the first hour.
Following are 11 a. m. bids in New
York: August, 12.06; October, 11.85; De
cember, 11.81; January, 11. #1; March,
11.80.
At the close the market was very
steady, with prices at a net advance
of 23 to 29 points from the final quota
tions of Saturday
Following are 10 a. m. bids In New
Orleans: August. 12.22; October. 11.82;
December, 11.83; January, 11.84, March,
11.94.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Saturday. 1912.
New Orleans 100 to 125 466
Galveston 26,000 to 28,000 31.832
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
sustains him. Your failure (pointing
to attorneys for the defense) to cross-
examine and deliver up the sources ot
information of the girls who testified
that his character was had—those
girls Arnold called hair-brained fanat
ics without rhyme or reason—sustains
him.
“Frank’s relations with Miss Re
becca Carson, going into the dressing
room with her in the broad day, first
givenby Miss Jackson, the defense’3
own witness ”
Rosser interrupted: “Miss Jackson
never said anything about Frank go
ing into a room with Miss Carson.”
“Dorsey: "You are right, you are
right. Well, then, by witnesses whoso
names I can’t recall.
“Their statements sustain him. The
statements that this libertine and
rapist looked into the dressing room
of these young girls with a sardonic
smile sustains Jim Conley.
“Miss Kitchens, who refuted Mr. Ar
nold’s statement that he had called
all the women on the fourth floor lo
testify as to Frank’s character, sus
tains Jim Conley.
“Darlev sustains him. Truman Mc
Crary, the old darkey praised so high
ly, sustains him in the statement as
to where he put his sack of hay at
the time he drew his pay. Monteen
Stover, telling of her easy walking
shoes, sustains him. She sustains him
in that at the moment Frank was in
the metal department with this un
fortunate little girl. She went to his
office and he was not there.
“Conley heard footsteps going to
the rear Monteen Stover went up
afterwards. Is that not substantia
tion?
“Lemmie Quinn, your own dear
Lemmie, in connection with the tes
timony of Mrs. Freeman and Miss
Hall. about the time he went to
Frank’s office, sustained him. Frank’s
statement about consulting his attor
neys before deciding whether or not
to make public the statement of Lem-
mie Quenn's visit on Saturday, sus
tains him.
“Dalton, proving a good character
during the last ten years, sustains
him. Daisy Hopkins sustains him.
Brent, on the second floor, sustains
him. The testimony of Holloway in
an affidavit before he realized its
importance, sustains him. The testi
mony of Boots Rogers, that the power
box of the elevator was unlocked, sus
tains him.
Clash Over Conley’s
“Did,” and “Done.”
"The affidavit of Minola McKnight
rrun’e before Mr. Craven and Mr.
Pickett sustains Jim Conley. The use
of that cord to choke her, which is
around the factory in such abundance,
sustains him. The existence of notes
aione sustains him. No negro in the
history of his race, after a rape, ever
wrote'notes to cover up the crim“.
The diction of the notes—‘I did’ when
Jim says ’I done’ ”
Rosser interrupted: Well. he
didn't say that. He says 'I did’ and I
have records here. He says here
where he tells of Frank tells of hav
ing to watch. I disremember whether
I did or not.’ ’’
jy orfiP y—I will have to know who
wrote it before I believe It.
Rosser—If God Almighty were to
sav it you wouldn't believe it.
Attorney Arnold read the record—
•And he said he would stay on thy
floor like he did before.
D ,, rpp y—Yes. you are reading his
quotation of Frank.
There was laughter throughout the
courtroom. Deputy sheriffs rapped
for order.
Arnold—Here it is both ways, quot
ing Frank and direct.
Dorsev—I am not bound by that re
port This jury heard it and I am
Judge Raises Fine to
Curb Sunday Drunks
Sunday drunks fared hard at the
hands of Recorder Pro Tern Preston
Monday in police court. Judge Pres
ton characterized Sunday drinking
as a downright disgrace, and said it
was his purpose to do all he could to
break it up.
He assessed a fine of $10.75 for
Sunday drunkenness. The ordinary
everyday fine is $5.75.
In imposing the double penalty on
one man the recorder remarked: “If
you want ti drink liquor on Sunday,
I would advise you to leave Atltanta.
Drunkenness on Sunday will not be
tolerated in this city.”
Open.
High.
Low.
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£5
0.0
Ag
12.05
12.22
12.01
12.20
12.20-22
11.94-95
Sp
11.87
11.99112.01 -03
11.77-79
Oc
11.77
11.95
ii.77
11.94
11.92-94
11.70-71
Nv
11.80
1 1.81
11.85-87
11.62-64
I)c
11.79
11 HR
ii.78
11.87
11.87-88 11.64-65
Jn
11.70
11.80111.69
11.80
11.79-80
11.54-55
Fb
11 81-83
11.56-58
Mh
11.79
11.90
11.78
ii.89
11.89-90
11.62-63
M v
11.82
11.94
11.82
11.94
11.93-94
11.64-66
Closed very steady.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 25.-This market
was 8 to 10 points higher, but opened
excited, at a net advance of 10 points.
At 12:15 p. m., the market was firm, 12
to 13 points net higher.
Spot cotton quiet, at 12 points ad
vance; middling 6.74d; sales 5,000. in-
| eluding 4.200 American: imports, 8.000
bales, of which 7,000 were American.
At the close the market was steady
with prices at a net gain of 18 to 19%
points from the closing quotations of
Saturday.
Where’s Mlncey? I ask. If you
were not going to produce him and
let the jury see him. why did you
parade the statements in his affidavit
before these men in the jury box? You
know, and everybody knows, that if
Mincey could have helped your case
you would have had him here if you
had had to go over Georgia with a
fine-tooth comb to find him.
“Every act of Frank proclaims him
a murderer. Every word announces
that he it was who foully strangled
little Mary Phagan. Every circum
stance proves his guilt. The circum
stances are extraordinary, yes, but
they are as true as is the fact that
little Mary Phagan lies dead.
She died without a blot on her life
or her reputation. She died because
she would not yield her virtue to her
superintendent.
"I have no purpose and have not
had any in the prosecution of this
trial that you gentlemen of the jury
should not have had as h’hnest men.
Your honor, I have done my duty, and
I have no apology to make. So far ns
the State is now concerned, you may I
charge the jury. This jury has sworn i
to be unprejudiced and unbiased, and
has said under oath that they will I
consider this case with fair-minded
ness and as honest men should, and I
can but believe that there will he but
one verdict—and that it will be guilty,
guilty, guilty.”
Attorney Arnold at the conclusion
of Solicitor Dorsey’s argument at 12
o’clock, arose and made a motion for
a mistrial. Attorney Arnold based hi©
motion on the applause which at dif
ferent times during the proceedings
has broken the order of the court
room.
“Your honor, at the beginning of
this trial.” said Arnold, counsel for the
defense, “I requested that the court-
rom be cleared of spectators. I am
going to make a motion for a new
trial and we are prepared to prove
each of the instances upon which we
base our request, unless your honor
is willing to admit that they are true.
“First, when the court refused lo
rule out the evidence of Frank’s rela
tions with other women as given by
Jim Conley, that there was applause
in the courtroom.
“Second. Friday, August 22, when
the trial was on, and had just recessed
for lunch, and when the jury was
within 200 feet of the courthouse, and
just as the Solicitor General was leav
ing the courthouse, the crowd gath
ered around and in plain hearing of
the jury yelled: ‘Hurrah for Dorsey.’
“Third, that on Saturday, August
23, wnlle the trial was still in pro
cess, ancf had just adjourned, a
large crowd gathered in front of the
courthouse, and as the Solicitor Gen
eral left the courthouse, yelled: ‘Hur
rah for Dorsey.’ The jury at this time
was in a cafe at lunch within 100 feet
and was in plain hearing of the noise,
and that the crowd moved up in front
of the cafe and again yelled: ‘Hurrah
for Dorsey,’ all within plain hearing
of the Jury.
“Fourth, on August 25, while the
jury was in a room within 20 feet of
the courtroom, that as the Solicitor
General entered the courtroom, the
crowd in the courtroom arose and ap
plauded him, and that your honor ad
monished the crowd that if it happen
ed again he would clear the court
room.
“And that all of this applause has
tended to coerce and unduly influence
the jury. The conduct was most dis
graceful and the defendant has not
been given a fair show at any tin!
during the trial from the start to the
finish.
“I never saw a trial where there
were so many manifestations of feel
ing. They have a natural tendency
to intimidate and influence the jury.
“I make the motion for the new
Kentucky Feudist
Shin as He Resists
MANCHESTER. KY., Aug. 25.—It
was believed to-day that the Hargis-
Cockrill feud which has cost more
than a score of lives is ended.
Greenberry McIntosh, who killed
Oreenberry Combs last week, was
cornered by Breathitt County officers
in a Clay County settlement, and
when he refused to surrender was
shot to death. The three men con
victed of killing former Sheriff Ed
Callahan, of Breathitt County, are
serving life sentences, and it is be
lieved the other participants in the
feud will allow r the family hatred to
die.
trial and I stand ready to prove what
I have said.”
The jury was out while the argu
ments on the mistrial were being
made. ,
Dorsey Objects to
Mistrial Motion.
Dorftey arose with a strenuous ob
jection.
“I take issue with the defense.” al
most shouted the Solicitor. “I never
heard any such thing as Mr. Arnold
speaks of. I think it would be the
most ridiculous thing in the world to
entertain the motion. I don't know
whether all that Mr. Arnold has said
is true or not, but I want your honor
to overrule the motion because it
wouldn't amount to anything if it
were true.”
Arnold interrupted Dorsey.
“Didn’t you hear the applause this
morning, your honor?” said Arnold,
addressing Judge Roan. “Didn’t you
hear the cheering last Friday and Sat
urday? Didn't you hear them yell,
‘Hurrah for Dorsey?’”
Judge Roan admitted that he had
heard cheering, but denied that the
exclamation. "Hurrah for Dorsey,” ha 1
reached his ears.
Several witnesses took the stand to
testify as to the demontsrntlons which
were claimed to have influenced the
jury. Arnold himself was one of
them.
Deputy R. B. Denvers testified also
that just before the jury entered the
German Cafe on Saturday ifternoon
he heard a demonstration, but asked
if he heard, “Hoorah for Dorsey!” he
declared that he did not.
Deputy C. F. Huber said that he
was with the Jury Friday afternoon,
but when iasked if he had heard the
demonstrations, said that he had not
and did not know anything about ic
until next morning.
The crowd In * the courtroom
laughed at Hubers statement.
“Your hfxnor,” shouted Attorney
Arnold, jumping to his feet. “I want
that in the records. Who else w<s
with you?” Arnold asked of Huber
“Mr. Liddell,” Huber pnswered.
"Say.” interposed Att >rney Hoop
er, “aren’t we going to he given n
opportunity to cross-examine this
witness?”
In the confusion Hooper’s protes*
was overlooked. Attorney Arnold
asked that Liddell be brought in hut
Judge Roan ruled against the de # *ns-;-,
denying a new trial.
Futures
opened firm.
Opening
Range.
2PM.
Close.
Prev.
Clone.
Aug. . .
. . .6.46
6.50
6.54
6.36
Aug.-Sept
. . .6.39%
6.44%
6.47 y 3
6.29%
6.22%
Sept.-Oct.
. . .6.31
6.36
6.40%
Oct.-Nov.
. . .6.29
6.34
6.37
6.18
Nov. - Dec.
. . .6.24
6.28
6.32
6.13
Dec.-Jan.
. . .6.23%
6.27
6.32
6.13
Jan.-Feb.
. . .6.23%
6.29%
6.32%
6.18%
Feb.-Mch
. . .6.26%
6.30
6.34
6.15
Mob.-April
. . .6.27%
6 32%
6.35
6.16
April-May
. . .6.28
6.36%
6.17
May-June
. . .6.28
6.34 •
6.37%
6.18
June-July
. . .6.28
6.3 < %
6.18%
Closed steady.
HAYWARD & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON
LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28.-There
were onlv a few light, scattered showers
Iri Texas over Sunday, but cool weather
prevailed over nearly the entire belt,
with no excess in temperatures any
where. Indications are for increasing
cloudiness and some showrers in the
western States and Gulf districts, partly
cloudy to fair elsewhere, with normal
temperatures. Conditions are making
for further and more general precipi
tation in the west this week. Liver
pool showed as much as 10 points ad
vance on futures at the opening >f our
market, against 11 higher due. Snots,
12 points higher: sales 5,000 First
trades here were at an advance of
about 16 points; selling restricted by
Intimidating crop reports; expectation
of a bullish weekly report to-morrow.
Low private condition forecasts are due
this week, and the opinion that the
coming Bureau will show a decline up
to 10 points in the average condition of
the belt. The demand for contracts was
steady enough to hold the advance. De
tailed Government records show scat
tered showers over Sunday in Texas,
with nearly a half inch at Alice, Bren-
ham. Houston, Riverside and Pierce,
the largest amounts giver., but showing
showery conditions over the State.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Open
High.
i
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J
ast
Sale.
« > S»
° Jo
o 1 0.5
Ag
12.35
12.41
12.24
12.41
12.42-4511 2.15
Sp
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
12.02-03 11.67-70
Oc
11.80
11.98
11.80
11.97
11.97-98 11.63-04
Nv
11.93-95 11/55-66
Dc
11.83
11.99
LI.82
ii.98
11.97-98 LI.64-65
Jn
11 88
12.00
11.84
12.00 12.00-01 11.66-67
Fb
11.98-12 11.64-66
Mh
11.97
12.10
11.96
12.10
12.11-12 11.76-78
Mv
12.08
12.09
12.08
12.09
12 21-22 11.56-58
Closed steady.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—The indica
tions are that the weather will be gen
erally fair to-night and Tuesday from
the Mississippi River to the Atlantic
coast, exdept scattered showers will oc
cur in the Lake region and Florida to
night and Tuesday.
The temperatures will rise slowly in
the upper Lake region to-night, and in
the Lriu* region ami the Ohio Valley on
Tuesday. The wealher will continue
moderately cool in the Atlantic States.
General Forecast.
Georgia—Generally fair to-night and
Tuesday.
Virginia and North Carolina—Fair to
night; cooler Tuesday.
South Carolina, Alabama and Missis
sippi—Generally fair to-night and Tues
day.
Florida—Local showers to-night and
Tuesday.
Tennessee-Fair to-night and Tues
day.
Louisiana Fair in interior; showers
on the coast to-night or Tuesday.
Texas—Fair to-night and Tuesday.
suits. The plant Is of good size, w ell
cultivated and fruitage is good. Many
sections are beginning to feel the need
of rain and shedding is becoming gen
eral. owing to hot, dry winds. Bolls
are opening freely and picking will be
general in September. Percentage con
dition is considerably better than a
year ago at this time, when it was 71.3.
but somewhat lower than last month,
when it was 80.
“Louisiana—The presence of the boil
weevil is practically universal and they
have been the cause of material de
terioration. Excessive rains in many
sections have favored their depreda
tions. Sheddng s also general, but not
more than normal for this time of the
year Cultivation remains good and
there is little complaint of scarcity of
labor. Drouth and high temperatures
have affected some localities. Picking
will be fairly general by September 1.
Partial returns on percentage condition
indicates several points below last
month, when it was 78.7 per cent."
» ■ •
Dallas wires: “Texas—Partly cloudy
to clear, showers over Mount Vernon.
Pittsburg and Mount Pleasant. Okla
homa—Clear. ’
* • *
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25 Hayward
& Clark: The weather map shows part
ly cloudy in the western states, cloudy
in the Atlantics* fair elsewhere; no ex
cessive temperatures. (>n the contrary,
cool weather continues in northern .two-
third of the belt, light, scattered show
ers fell over the Atlantics and few light
showers reported by private sources in
Texus. Indications are for increasing
cloudiness in west, possibly some scat
tered showers in south Texas; generally
fair and normal temperatures over rest
of the belt.
• • *
Washington forecast for the week
“Except along the South Atlantic and
East Gulf coast, where there will be
showers, generally fair weather, with
moderate temperatures probable in the
Southern States until the latter part of
the w'eek, when there will be quite gen
eral showers ’’
* * •
Rainfall: Corpus Chrlsti. .01; Augus
ta. .02; Charleston. .10: Jacksonville, .18;
Wilmington, .64; Raleigh, .02.
• • •
Galveston wires: “Traveled four days
In automobile through to San Antonio,
talked with a number of posted men
relative to Texas crop. Think Texas
crop more than last year.”
* * •
Habersham King, in his latest report,
says: "Crop stands almost alone in that
spring developments guaranteed in
deep-rooted plant to withstand dry
weather, considering this and near ma
turity of plant I am convinced that it
is a conservative estimate that weather
developments were favorable to fully
per cent of the crop. A stand-off as to
10 per cent and unfavorable to 15 per
cent, mainly northwest Mississippi and
Oklahoma. Outside of that there is no
drouth, except such small scattered
areas, hardly enough to mention In last
reports, which create the impression of
drier conditions thun really exist.”*
• * *
Texas rainfall Saturday and Sunday:
Alice, .42: Brenham, ,40: Columbus. .04:
Corpus Chrlsti, .01: Houston, .50; Kerr-
viHe, 02; Tailing. .12; Pierce, .38; River
side, .52; San Antonio, .08.
10 Points Decline
In Cotton Condition
MEMPHIS, Aug. 25.—The condition of
the cotton crop, in a special report by
The Commercial-Appeal, is estimated to
be 69.6 of normal, an even 10 points de
cline from the Goovernment's figures of
July 25. The figures given here are
based on an average date of August 28.
Deterioration has been heaviest west
of the River, where the long drouth
continued unbroken and is making it
self felt on the crop. The conditions
probaly have never been worse in Okla
homa and In Texas. The losses have
been very severe, the plant Is-withering
and Is shedding heavily.
Young bolls are opening prematurely
In Alabama the grade of cotton brought
to market is said to be rather poor.
Hot, dry weather prevailed over most
Of the eastern bolt during the last fort
night, with a resultant deterioration in
Tennessee. Mississippi and Ala bain.
The loss in Mississippi and Louisiana
was greatly augmented by boll weevil,
the second hatching of which Is infect-
about held its own during the month,
and prospects still are bright in these
States for a splendid crop.
In many places in the west it is con
tended that rains will not be of benefit
should they fall soon, but in most sec
tions correspondents are of the opinion
that good rains would greatly add to the
yield. The extremely hot weather and
the very dry soil tended to minimize
the benefit accruing from recent scat
tered showers in Texas.
Owing to the dry hot weather cotton
is opening fast and picking promises
soon to become general. Farmers are
placing the lint on the market as soon
ginned. Labor, generally speaking,
Street Waiting Wilson's Message
on Mexican Situation, Which
Is Killing Business.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Strength of
American railroad stocks in London im-
purted firmness to the list at the opening
of the stock market here to-day and
substantial fractional gains were made.
I^ehigh Valley advanced *%, while Cana
dian Pacific was up %. After a half
hour of trading, however, the market
became irregular.
Among tiie other advances at the out
set were Amalgamated Copper %, United
States Steel common %. Fnion Pacific
%, Southern Pacific %, Reading 4, Erie
4c. Chesapeake and Ohio 4. American
Locomotive 4. American Can %■
Brooklyn Rapid Transit shares and
New York, New Haven and Hartford
was off %..
Americans in Iamdon were firm.
There was much covering in Canadian
Pacific. American shares were pur
chased there in the evident belief that
there would be a turn for the better in
tiie Mexican situation soon.
After the first hour gains had been
established in various issues, extending
up to a point, the only exception being
a drop of 1 point in Great Northern Ore.
A little later a further advance of al
most 20 points in cotton caused almost
general recessions. Copper was 4
down; Steel remained unchanged; Union
Pacific down %: Canadian selling at
"20%, a decline of V Other issues w r ere
about unchanged. Call money loaned
at 24
There was very little change in prices
in the finul hour from those prevailing
at noon New Haven went to 97%.
while Union Pacific gained %. These
changes attracted most interest of all
the movements Canadian Pacific made
a fractional advance
The market closed steady.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds steady.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
is ample.
Conditions
by States:
|Auk. 22.
July 2
STATES—-
1 1913.
1912
Georgia
! 74
76
Tennessee
M
90
Mississippi
70
77
Arkansas
75
87
Alabama
7ft
79
South Carolina
75
75
North Carolina
! 77
77
Texas
! 67
81
Louisiana
68
79
Oklahoma
| 56
81
Stock quotations:
Clos.
Prev.
STOCK High.
Low f
Bid.
’lose.
Amal. Copper. 74%
73 %
73%
73%
Am. Agricul
44%
44%
Am. Beet Sug. 26Vi
•26%
26
25%
American Can 35
3S-*
34%
33%
do, pref
95%
93%
Am. Car Fdy. 46
43
45%
45%
Am. Cot. Oil.. 45%
45
45
45%
American Ice. 22%
22
22
21%
Am. Locomo.. 35%
34%
35%
33%
Am. Smelting 67%
671,
67%
67
Am. Sug. Ref
109
109
Am. T.-T. ... 130%
130%
130%
130
Am. Woolen
17%
Anaconda .... 36%
36 Vi
36%
36%
Atchison 961/2
96%
96
95%
A. C. L 121
121
121%
121%
B. and 0 96%
m.
95 V*
!'«%
,Beth. Steel
34%
34
B R. '1' S9%
89%
>s8 ’ h
Can. Pacific... 221%
-20'S,
220%
220
Cen. Leather
23
22 V.
C. and O. ... 60
59 %
59%
59%
Colo. F. and I. 31%
31%
31
31%
Colo. Southern ....
27%
Consol. Gas.. 131%
131%
131
131%
Corn Products 11%
ns
n%
nv.
D. and H
159 V*
159%
Den. and R. G
20
26
Distil. Secur
14
13%
Erie 28%
28 \
28%
28%
do. pref
46%
46%
G. North, pfd. 127%
127
127%
126%
G. North. Ore. 34%
34%
34%
34%
G. Western
13
13
Ill. Central
106
107
interboro ... 16%
16%
16%
16%
do, pref. . . 62
62
62%
61%
Int. Harv. (old) ....
107
106%
Iowa Centi^I
7
7
K. C. 8
....
25%
25%
M.. K. and T
....
23
22%
do. pfd
66%
56%
L. Valley. . . 154’ti
154%
154%
154
L. and N. . . 135 V*
136
135%
134%
Mo. Pacific . . 31%
30%
30%
30*4
N. Y. Central. 98%
98 %
08%
98
Northwest
130
Nat. Lead . . 49%
49%
49%
48
N. and W. . . 106%
106%
106%
106
No. Pacific . . 111%
111%
111**
O. and W. . . 20%
20%
20%
Penna. .... 113
113
1124.
112%
Pacific Mai!
21%
21%
P. Gas Co
114%
113%
P. Steel Car
24
24
Reading . . . 162%
161%
161
161 %
R. I. and Steel ....
23%
23*4
do. pfd
88%
88
Rock Island . 17%
17%
17%
17%
do. pfd.. . . 27%
27%
27%
27%
S.-Sheffield
30
29%
So. Pacific . . 90%
90%
90 V*
90%
So. Railway . 24%
24%
24%
24%
do. pfd
79%
St. Paul . . . 107%
106%
106%
106
Tenn. Copper. 31%
31%
31
31
Texas Pacific
• • r
16
16
Third Avenue ....
38%
37*i
Union Pacific. 153%
163 %
153%
153%
U. S. Rubber. 61
61
60%
61
l.\ K. Steel . . 64V,
63%
64 V.
63%
do. pfd.. . . 108 1 /*
108%
108%
108
Utah Copper. 51%
50%
50%
50%
V.-C. Chem. . 27%
27%
26%
26%
Wabush ... 4%
4%
4%
4%
do. pfd
12%
12%
W. Union
67
67
W. Maryland
40
40
W. Electric . 71%
71%
71%
70%
W. Central
46
EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 250
27c
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, In
lib. blocks, 27% 050c, fresh country,
fair demand, 150 18c.
UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head
and feet on, per pound; Hens 18019c;
fries, 22%0'24; roosters, SfalOo; tur
keys, owing to fatness, 17@19c.
LIVE POULTRY Hens. 40045;
roosters, 30fa 35c; broilers 25$ 30c per
pound; puddle ducks. 30$ 35c; Pekins,
35$)40c; geese, 50$ 60c each; turkeys,
ow lng to fatness, 15$ 17c.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Lem
ons, fancy, $5.0005.50; California or
anges, $5.35$ 5.50: Concord grapes,
27%$ 30c a basket; Missouri peaches,
$.25$ 2.50 per crate; bananas, 2% 0 3c lb.;
cabbage. l%02c per drum; peanuts,
per pound, fancy Virginia, G%@7c,
choice, 5%06; beets, $1.75$ 200, In half-
barrel crates; cucumbers, $1.25$ 1.50;
eggplants. $1.0001.26 per crate, peppers,
$1.50 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six-
basket crates, $2.00$ 2.50; onions, $1 00
,per bu.; sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams.
85$ 90c per bu; Irish potatoes, $1.40 per
bag, containing 2% bushels; akro, fancy,
six-basket crates, $1.5001.75.
FISH.
FISH- Bream and perch, 7c pound;
snapper. 10c pound; trout, 10c pound;
bluelish, 7c pound; pompano, 20e pound;
mackerel, 7c pound; mixed fish, 506e
pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet,
$11.00 per barrel.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR — Postell’s Elegant, $7.75;
Omega, $7.00; Curter's Best. $6.25; Qual
ity (finest patent), $6.00; Gloria < self-
rising), $5.60; Results (self-rising). $5.40;
Swans Down (fancy patent), $6.u0; Vic
tory (the very best patent), $6.00; Mon
ogram, $6 00; Puritan (highest patent),
$5.35; Golden Grain, 6.60; Faultless
(finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen
(highest patent), $5.75; Paragon (high
est patent), $5.75; Sunrise (half patent),
$4.75; White Cloud (highest patent),
$5.00; White Daisy (highest patent),
$5.00; White Lily (high patent). $5.00,
Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.75; Wa
ter Lily (patent), $5.15; Sunbeam, $4 75;
Southern Star (patent), $4 75; Ocean
Spray (patent). $4.75; Tulip (straight),
$4.00; King Cotton (half patent), $4.50;
low-grade, 98-lb. sacks, $4.00.
CORN—Cholse red cob. $1.00; No. 2
white bone dry, 99c; mixed, 85c; choice
yellow, 97c; cracked corn, 95c.
MEAL—Plain 14-pound sacks, 90c; 96-
S ound sacks, 91c; 48-pound sacks, 93c;
4-pound sacks, 95c.
OATS—Fancy white clipped, 59c; No
2 clipped, 68c; fancy white, 67c; red
clipped, 57c.
COTTON SEED MEAL Harper,
$31.50
COTTON SEED HULLS Square
sacks, *18.00.
SEEDS—Amber cane seed, $1 00; cane
seed, orange, $1 00; rye (Tennessee) 2-
bu. sacks. $1.10: red top cane seed.
$1.35; rye (Georgia) 2%-bu. sacks, $1.25;
blue seed uats, 50c; barley, $1.25; Burt
oats. 70c.
FEEDSTUFFS.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap, 100-lb
sacks. $3 25; 50-lb. sacks, $1.65; Purina
pigeon feed, $2.25; Purina baby chick
feed, $2.05; Purina scratch, 100-lb. sacks,
$1.95; 60-lb. sacks, $2.00: Purina scratch
bales, $2.15; Purina chowder, 100-lb.
sacks, $2 05; Purina chowder, doren
pound packages, $2.25; Victory baby
chick, $2.10; Victory scratch. 60-lb.
sacks, $2.00; 100 1b. sacks. $1.85; wheat,
two-bushel bags, per bushel, $1.25;
oyster shell, 80c; special scratch. 100-lb.
sacks, $ 80; Fggo, $1.85; charcoal, 50-lb.
sacks, per 100 pounds. $2 00
SHORTS—White, 100-lb. sacks, $1.75;
Halliday, white, 100-lb. sacks, $1.80;
dandy middling, 100-lb. sacks, $1.75;
fancy. 76-lb. sacks, $1.76; P. W., 75-lb.
sacks, $1 60; brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60;
Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks, $1.60; clover
leaf. 75-lb. sacks. $1.60; bran. 75-lb.
sacks. $1 30; 100-lb. sacks, $1.30; 50-lb.
sacks, $1.30; Homeollne, $150. Germ
meal, Homeo, $1.60.
GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 175 1b.
sacks, $1.70; Purina molasses feed, $1.65;
Arab horse feed. $1.80; Allneeda feed,
$1.65; Suerene dairy feed, $1.55; Mono
gram, 10-lb. Hacks. $1.60; Victory
horse feed, 100-Ib. sacks, $1.65; ABC
'eed. $1.60; Milko dairy feed, $1.65; al
falfa molasses meal, $1.75; alfalfa meal,
$1 40; beet pulp, 100-Ib sacks, $1.60.
HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy
choice, large bales, $1.25; large fancy
light clover mixed, $1.20: No. 1 small
bales. $1.05: No. 2 small, *1; alfalfa, pea
green. $1.15; clover hay, $1.20; Timothy
standard, $1.05; Timothy small bales, $1;
wheat straw, 70c; Bermuda hay. 86c; No.
1, $1.20; wheat straw, 65c; Bermuda hay,
90c.
GROCERIES.
8UGAR—Per pound: Standard gran
ulated. 5c; New York refined, 4%c; plan
tation. 4.85c.
COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle). $24.50;
A AAA, $14.50 In bulk; In bags and bar
rels, $21; green. 20c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
SHORTS IN CORN
Wheat and Oats Also Show Gains
as Result of Trading in the
Chicago Pits.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat No 2 red
Corn—No. 2
Oat a—No. 2
89% @91%
73% (ft 74
41%0 42%
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—The buying by
longs in corn .seemed to frighten the
shorts and in addition to their covering
as a factor, there was a good demand
from investors, which carried prices
up sharply. Closing prices w'ere at the
top prices of the day and showed net
gains of %c to %c.
Wheat closed 4c to %c better.
Oats were unchanged to %c better.
The visible supply of wheat Increased
263.000 bushels for the week, corn de
creased 966.000 bushels and oats in
creased 2.866.000 bushels.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
WHEAT—
High. Jx>w.
Sept.
De$
May
CORN—
Sept
Dec
May
OATS-
874
90%
95 %
69%
86%
89%
94%
71%
67%
69
Sept
. 41*4
41%
Dec
44%
43%
May. . . .
47%
46%
PORK
Sept. . .
20.97%
10.92%
Oct....
20.32%
20.27%
Jan
19.40
19.30
LARD—
Sept... 11.17%
Oct.... 11.27%
Jan... 10.82%
RIBS—
Sept.
Oct.
Jan.
11.32%
11.20
10.25
11.12%
11.20
10 80
11.30
11.15
10.20
Previous
Close. Close.
87% 86%
90% 90%
95% 96%
72% 72%
68% 68%
69% 69%
41% 41%
44% 44%
47% 47%
20.92% 20.95
20.32%
19.40 19.35
11.1.2% 11.20
11.20 11.27%
10.80 10 82%
11.30 11.32%
11.17% .11.22%
10.22% 10.22%
CHICAGO CARLOTS.
Following are receipts for Monday and
estimated receipts for Tuesday:
Wheat .
Corn .
Oats .
Hogs.
Monday. [ Tuesd
346
163
67
226
45.000
128
370
15,000
69.6
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON,
Superior. 29V
Aug. 25.—Opening Butte
,; Boston and Maine, 66.
NEAR DEATH UNDER AUTO.
DALTON. GA., Aug. 25.—A party
of Murray County autolsts had a
narrow escape Sunday when their car
ran off a culvert and turned turtle in
a ditch.
Fain Hartsill was pinned bermath
the car but was only hrulscd Miss
Frances Hart^il! and G. T. Hignbau
were uninjured.
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN. j
ST LOUIS, Aug. 25.—No. 2 red
wheat, 89% (ft 91% ; No. 3 red, 88(ft89; No I v*n
4 red. 81; No. 2 hard. 86 0 91; No 3, BAR SILVER,
hard, 860 87. * i LONDON, Ajg 25 —Bar silver steady
Corn—No. 2. 73%074; No. 3, 73%; No. at 27 9 16d.
4 72. No. -2 yellow. 74. No 3 yellow,
73%074; No. 2 white. 74%@76%; No.
3 white, 73%(ft75%.
Oats—No. 2. 41%(ft43; No. 3, 4O%041;
No - 4 . 39%04O; No. 2 white 42%043;
No'. 3 white, 40%fa41; No. 4 white, 40%
fa 41%; standard, 42(ft 42%.
Rye—No. 2. 70tft70»F
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. Aug. 25.—Wheat. No. 2
red, 89%(ft90%; No. 3 red, 88% r n 89%;
No. 2 hard winter. 87%tfiS9; No. 3 bard
winter.86% fa 87%; No. 1 Northern spring.
92{i,92%; No. 2 Northern spring. 90(ft92,
No. 3 spring. 87 % fa 89.
Corn No 2. 75fa75%. No. 2 white, 75%fa
-6: No 3 yellow 75fa76%; Nu. 3, 74%
75%; No. 3 white. 75(ft7o%; No. 3 yel
low. 74%fa 76%; No. 4, 74fa74%; No 4
white, 74%Xi75; No. 4 yellow. 7 %(ft'74%
Oats. No. 2 white, 42% #43: No. 3
white. 41% fa 42: No. 4 white. 40% 1/ 41%;
standard, 42&42%.
A House,
A Home,
A Horse,
A Cow—
“Want Ads”
Will Tell You How
STOCK GOSSIP
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25.—Wheat opened
%d lower. At 1:30 p. m. the market
was % to %d lower; closed % to %d
lower.
Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p. m.
the market was %d higher, closed % to
%d higher.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK Aug. 26— Petroleum,
firm; crude Pennsylvania, 2.50.
Turpentine, firm, 49%.
Rosin, firm; common. 4.50 bid.
Wool, quiet; domestic fleece, 23(ft27;
g ulled, scoured basis, 33(ft62. scoured
avis. 46fa63.
Hides, steady; native steers, 18%<®
19%; branded steers, 17%(ftl774:
Coffee, firm; options opened. 5(0)19
higher; Rio No 7 on spot, 9%@9%.
Rice steady; domestic, ordinary to
prime, 4(ft6%
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open
kettle. 36(ft’65.
Sugar, raw. quiet; centrifugal, 3.73
bid: muscovado. 3.23 bid; molasses
sugar, 2.98 bid.
Sugar, refined, firm; fiine granulated
4.70 bid; cut loaf. 5.50 bid; crushed, 6.4(
bid; mold A, 5.05 bid; cubes, 4.95 bid
powd<*ed. 4.80; daimond A. 4.70 bid
softs. No. 1. 4.4504.60. (No. 2 is I
points low'er than No. 1 and Nos. 3 t<
14 are each 5 points lower thun the pre
ceding grade.)
Potatoes, quiet, white nearby, 50<§
2.37; Southerns. 1.25(01.75.
Beans quiet; marrow, choice, 6.50
pea. choice, 3.8003.85; red kidney, 3.60
bid.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at;
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
| 6pening.
0
Spot
August
8.2009 25
September . . . .
8.2508.30
>
October
7.710 7.73
0
November . . , .
6.7906.80
December . . . .
6.78fa 6.79
January ....
! 6.7806.80
5
February . . . .
6.7906.84
March
6.8306 86
The Mexican Northwestern Railway
announces that it would defer payment
of the semi-annual Interest due Septem
ber 1 on Its $25,000,000 first mortgage
5 per cent bonds, but would pay the 3
per cent coupon due on the $8,000,000
prior lien bonds. The disturbed Mexi
can conditions are blamed for the low
ered earning power of the road, which
is one of the Pearson projects.
* • •
Since Little Steel reached 66% last
W'eek, speculative holdings of this stock
have been bought at that fieure, but at
materially lower levels In the hope that
it will return to that high-water mark
in the near future.
* • •
An anomalous movement has been
noted In Chesapeake and Ohio stock
within the last three months. This
stock declined from 57% to 51%. follow
ing the announcement three months ago
that the usual dividend had been de
clared by the company's directors, al
though previous to this action the street
had been deluged with rumors that the
rate would be reduced because of heavy
losses in net earnings When the direc
tors met Thursday to act upon the divi
dend again, the stock wan selling at
56%. and, immediately after the an
nouncement that the annual rate had
been cut from 5 per cent to 4 per cent,
it advanced to 57%. and the advance be
gun under such suspicions c ircumstances
- ontlnued, Saturday's close being 59%.
• * *
There was good buying in American
stocks to-day on talk that the balance
of the back dividends will be paid off.
1913.
| 1812.
New Orleans . . .
21
86
Galveston
13.385
16,629
Mobile
34
13
Savannah
1.355
136
Charleston. . , .
5
. .
Norfolk
143
15
Boston
Various
444
26
Total
15,387
16,906
INTERIOR
MOVEMENT.
1913.
| 1912.
Houston
22,370
29,591
Augusta
116
Memphis
131
82
St. Louis
539
94
Cincinnati. . . .
343
57
Little Rock . . . .
• 1 3
Total
23,499
| 29,895
SPOT COTTON MAPKET.
Atlanta, nominal.
Athens, steady; middling 11%
Macon, steady; middling 12%.
New Orleans, steady; middling 12 3-16.
New York, quiet; middling 12.45.
Philadelphia, quiet: middling 12.80.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.45.
Liverpool, firm; middling 6.74d.
Savannah, steady; middling 11%.
Augusta, steady; middling 11%.
Oharleston. nominal.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12c.
Galveston, firm; middling 12 1-16.
Mobile, quiet; middling 11%.
Wilmington, nominal.
Little Rock, steady; middling 11%.
Baltimore, nominal: middling 12c.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 12c.
Memphis, steady; middling 12%
Houston, steady; middling 12 1-16.
Louisville, firm; middling 12%
Charlotte, steady; middling 12e
Greenville, steady; middling 12c.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Miller & Co.: Whether or not the dam
age reports have been exaggerated, it
seems useless to butt against a stone
wall for. temporarily, sentiment is with
the markeL”
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—Hogs—Receipts
45.<‘00. Market 15c to 20c lower. Mixed
and butchers, $7.65(09.10; good heavy,
8.30fa 8.75; rough heavy. $7.30*0 8.15; light,
$8.45(09.26; pigs, $6.25(07.75, bulk, $7.75(0
8.90.
Cattle—Recelpts 26,000. Market 10c
to 15c lower. Beeves. $7.35(09.10; cows •
and heifers. $3.25'ft8.40; Stockers and
feeders, $6.00(07.85; Texans, $6.8508.15;
calves, $9,500 LI.50.
Sheep—Receipts 30,000. Market 10c
lower. Native and Western, $3.00 0 4.80;
lambs, $4.60(08.10.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.—Cattle: Receipts
8,500, including 2.000 Southerns; market
steady; native beef steers, 5.50 0 9.00;
cows and heifers, 4 7508.75; Stockers
and feeders, 5.2507.50; calves, 6.000
10.00; Texas steers. 6.2507.75; cows and
heifers, 4.25(0 6.60; calves. 5.0006.00.
Hogs. Receipts, 8,500; market steady;
mixed, 8 9509.25; good. 8.70 0 9.10; rough,
T.SOfa 8.00; lights, 9.1009.32; pigs, 5.50w
8.76; bulk, 8.9509.25.
Sheep: Receipts, 5,600; market
teady; muttons, 3.2504 00; yearlings,
5.0006.00; Iambs, 6.5007.80.
SOUTHERN BUYERS THICK
IN THE CHICAGO MARKET
Marshall Field & Co., In a weekly re
view of the dry goods trade, says:
“Immediate business Is keeping up
strong and as the fall season opens up
there Is more evidence of the scarcity of
desirable merchandise, the Increase in
road sales during the week, together
with market purchases, indicating that
retailers are beginning to anticipate
their needs liberally for the coming few
months. Our shipping department is
working overtime to get out current and
September 1 shipments.
Buyers have been in the market in
unusual numbers from the South and
Southw'est particularly from Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and East
ern Oklahoma, where crop conditions are
much Improved, and they report an in
creased confidence among the dry goods
trade."
COTTON SEED OIL.
Closed steady.
VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES.
FollowMng shews the weekly visible
supply changes of grain for the week:
Wheat, increased 262,000 bushels.
Corn decreased 966.000 bushels.
Oats, Increased 2.666,000 bushels.
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