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PAGE SIX News of the Cotton Crop and Markets AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling 9 l-16c Tone—Steady New York Cotton Market (SATURDAY'S FIGURES.) Oix-n. High. Ixjw. Close January . 8 64 8.06 8.00 8.61 March 8.65 8.68 8.62 8 63 October 8 87 9.05 8 95 8.98 December 8 77 8.79 8.72 8.74 Tone—Barely firstly. Spots—-9 40. FRIDAY'B FIGURES. Open. High, Ixjw Clou* January 8 60 8 69 8 55 8 67 March 8 60 8.70 8.56 8 48 October 8.98 9.04 8.92 9.02 December .. .. 8.70 8 81 8 68 8.78 Torn-—Very steady, Spot*- 9.40. New Orleans Cotton Market (SATURDAY'S FIGURES.) Open. Clone. January 8 69 8.70 October 8 77 8 75 Pocember 8 67 8.68 Tone—Steady. Tpota—#c. FRIDAY'S FIGURES Open. High. l/ow. Close. January 8.64 8.70 8 62 8.68 October 8 73 8 7(5 8.68 8.75 December 8.65 8 70 8.62 B.CB Spot a—9 3 16c. Chicago Grain and Provisions (SATURDAY'S MQUREB.) Open. High. Ix>w. Clone WHEAT — September I not* ] on% i 00% l 0088 Decern bor I oi On I ol % l 01% 1 01'A May I 04 1 04% 1 04 1 04% CORN— September.. .. 80 80 79% 79% December .< ~ ~ 66% 66% 66 (iSSU May 65% 65% 65% 65% OATS— September.. 48% 48% 48% 48% December . .. .. 49% 49% 49 49% May 51% 51% 51% 51% 1 PORK October 16 17% 45 30 15 15 15 25 Jsnunr* 16 77% 16 90 16 77% 16 'm May.. 16 77% 16 85 16 77% 16 85 t.ARI> October 10 17% 10 25 10 17% 10 25 January 9 hs 9 90 9 82 % 9 87% May 9 87% 9 90 9 87% 9 90 HIBB - *. 9 82% 9 9(1 9 82% 990 January 8 80 8 87% 8 80 885 Mav 890 8 97% 890 8 97% FRIDAY'S FIGUREB WHEAT— Open. High l.ow. Clone. September 1.01% 1,01% I 00% 1.00% December 1 01% 1 01% 1.01% 1.01% CORN- September,.... ~ 79 gq 79 791^ neeamber 66% ,sfi% fl6 r. 66% OATM- Kepte.nber 48% (g% (g% 491^ December .. 49% 49% 49’, 49% DA RO September 9 October 10 12% 10.20 10 12% 10.17% R.IRH— \ Seplember 880 8.82% 875 8 82% v October ..., 9.75 9.85 975 9 82% FULL QUOTATIONS IN TIIB LOCAL MARKETS SATURDAY'S FIGURES IvOw middling SUIS Strict low middling.. 8 15 IS Middling 9 lid Strict middling.. 9 3Kt Oood middling 9 R 16 FRIDAY'S FIGURES Low middling s 1316 Strict low middling s ir. id Middling. ... » MS Htrlrt middling 9 9 til Oood middling 9 (-16 RECEIPTS. SALES AND SHIPMENTS Not receipts tod»S' 2537 Through rollon today. 311 Qrn>% mrrlpt* today. 2943 SALES FOR THE WEEK Stir* Hptn flhplt Rnt. . . . 1670 47 1473 Mon f .... .... Tun*. .... .... .Wed .... 'Tfeui* .... .... rrl Twtgl. . . I*7o 47 1479 RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK lstlg <907 flit. . . . 2849 4719 t M'WI ' T«r. ." . Wed Thut« .... Pll To'sl . . 2949 4219 STOCKS AND RECEIPTS Stork In Augusts. 19"* 36.617 stork In Augusta. 1907 24.441 Rwcetpta aim. Sept 1. 1909 p 645 Receipts Slnrr Sept 1. ISO 7 51.057 IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY 1909 19*7 High! to Sept 24.. 93$ 919 7«t *9* Uwring weea ..... 384.94* 798,647 Visible supply 1,997.. Mil 1411.744 ESTIMATES FOR TOMORROW *y. Last Yt Owlveetou M4K 14090 Houston <149 S •dO-TVOO New Oilcans 9EJ? PORT RECEIPTS ; Galveston . 21233 9190 New Orli'sn* 4719 2228 Mobile .. 1802 815: Savannah i3:;60 10621 : Charleston 1905 1668 : Wilmington 2743 nnl2l Norfolk ic.74 11 >ki | I to* 1 on 24 Total ports (o*t ) 48000 31694 I INTERIOR RECEIPTS 190 S 1907 Houston 16326 51 (9 Augusta 2849 4219 Memphis ——6 s i, St. Louts j; AUGUST A DAILY RECEIPTS. jGeotgla railroad .1183 540 Southern railroad . ,1443 713 Central of Georgia ~340 218 1 C & \\ C, railroad. .. 619 33! Atlantic Coast Line ... 19 |P*> t Wagon 5t4 82;, Net receipt* 4118 |gs7 Through 101 312 Total 4819 2849 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET TODAY I tan Feh . . 469 .... 4.67 Fep Mat . 4 70% .... 4,68 Mar Apr 4 70% .... 4.69 ; Apr Ma* . 470 .... 4.70 ' Ma> Jupc . 4 75% .... 4.71 1 June July. . 471 .... 4.T1 1 Jut) Aug. . 4 72% .... 471 Aug Sept . . 501 4 99% Sept Oct 4 81 .... 4 80' iOot No* 4 74 .... 4 72 No*-Deo. 4 71 ~,, 4 69 lUec-Jan. 4 69% .... 4 67% Sales 2 o**o. receipts. 200; lone. ] bare!* stead* , middling 530 THI MONEY MARKET. NEW lURK - Mon. * on call n<* imtnal. TTm.- loans dull and oas* SUt* days 2 1 2a3 4 and ulhct* di>. 3. mix uioniha 3 1-2. Cloae Prime mercantile papei 4 to j 4 12 per caut. Sterling exchange fr'rly t'eady! wlUi art ml Sti. hs.*v% in *1 ic -v h'.H* at iV*a4*’- 05 lor alxt* da*' , 'l!ls and !at 4*6 .**nt**> * tor demand Commcictal mils 494 14*1-4. liar I*l *»r *1 12. .Mrs.vs c P ar* 4... STOCKS UNIVERSAL OPTIMISM IN FINANCIAL WORLD Rumorn of Bull Interests Oi'Kanizing Canned Strength of Stock Market. • N|W VO HK Thorp worn few Im portant dcvelopemciit* In the course- of the short session of the stock market today hut th« must consplclous of the** tharly confirmed the statement made tn this, column to-ay that Important de velopments are pending; In tin- financing *lf not the actual control of the Hock Is land and the Ht. f.ouls and Non Francis co railroads. All of the stock and bond Issucm of these two systems were ex ceptionally strong at the opening and held -j good part of their rer nt t*i»%?p advance throughout tngeneral decline that set in during the last hour of the session and which was to be fully ex pected after the sharp advance that the markets enjoyed in the hist wei*k. Whatever ven* mud** regarding tin fi nancing of the ft'K'k Island and Ht. Louis and Han Francisco, It was uni versally accepted In the street that the two roa<l« will not In the future he In need of money to take care of their small pressing obligations. It Is not so much the amount of tin financing that has been arranged for It Is the fact that p< s slhle receivership proceedings hav* beei: Ml ml nn ted front the situation through out Wall street district. In spltp of the small reaction that tool; plaof In the latter part of the session, 4 insert by • ft*- desire to take profits, there we- .» general, If not almost uni versal feeling #>f optimism In the finan cial 1 1Ihi 1 t. At no *‘me dirt th.' volume of trudng reach large proportions «n»1 at no time Muring the decline did there appear to he anything like serious pro. -4 •.tire f4* sell stocks. There was nn Int4*restlng report in the street to tht effect that an Important lull J« n| |OK ht cn o- fio JJ4 4| h. . Ul cup of prominent operator*, hearted by Dan iel <3. .Retd, for the purpose of acquit | lug .1 ll*i«' of lim prl* ert railroad and ti- j dust rial stock)- A house that would na turally be employed in the operation of j such a pool was a conspicuous buyer of several 4»f the low priced Isses, such us i flock Island, Krl* and Southern Railway ! c th*- ile. Un« of the latter part of th** j The r* pen t . of the formation ol such | a p* 4»1 wit - t ' gar*l* il of licr,< signi ficance. as some of the operators who an* understood to hiv 1 gone Into the , until rt king h.tv* stenlfnatly D M t:•« f from t» thet operations f * a !**i*q tin' on the ground that the outlook f. ' *.*<■ fpti.fo wits to<» greatly obscure! l*v »• i»- tli.* at 1 the uncerta'n on.) n* ?•* ft*t»»li • tlo .4 14 ttiakc extensive cpi^iaiions 4,\ft». fcY\Tfil railroad cnmptt \. r ore an 1*: • mo I to hi* about to off *r sin rit t* »i 1 Is sues In th4* near future to provide fi*r development anil e«iulpmetit work t»n the curb the session was without Interest, all stocks In I hit t market bring dull and strong COTTON SFED OIL. NEW YORK. Cotton seed oil wag stoutly to firm on demand from rlioiih and rot)* timer* prime* crude 29< fvimo nuivn ytd low 38 .1-4 to !l!>; off auinmcr yellow 38 14 to 10; good off summer yellow T 7 1 2 to 38 1t: prltne white 4Ja4G; prime winter yellow 44 1-2 to 46 New York Stock Market Amalgamated Copper 74% American Car and Foundry.. .. 39 Am. Car and Foundry pfd . .I**2 American Cotton Oil 3t% Am. Hide and Leather pfd., .. 23 American Ice Securities 25% American Linseed.. 10 American l<oroinotlve 46', Am Igrcomotlve pfd 101 Am Smelting slid Rofng . ... S3', Am Smelting and Ring pfd . ..101% Am Sugar Refluing 129% American Tobacco pfd 92 American Woolen 23% Anaconda Mining Co.. .. .. .. 44% Atchison 87% Atchison preferred 1*4% Atlantic (*oo*l Line 84 Baltimore and Ohio 96% Baltimore and Ohio pfd M Brooklm Rapid Transit 47% Canadian PactAc 172% Ccntial Leather 23% Central Leather pfd 94 Cetittal of New Jersey 197 Chesapeake and Ohio -4** 1 * Chicago Great Western t'hlca*o and North Wes'ern.. ~158 :Chtcaao. Mil and S’ Paul.. ..tss Chleaet* MU and St P pfd . 1. G. C . C., and St Loins 53 t'olornd**'and Southern 38% Colorado mid So Ist pfd 6* Colorado end So 2d !>fd 57% Consolidat'd Gas .. .. .. ..148 Corn .-ducts 17% IV’awar. and Hudson 165% Denver ml Bio Grande .. 27 Denver and Hlo Grande pfd. . . 65 Distillers Bceuritles.. 31% Krie *4% Erie 4st nN 42% Krtc 2d pfd 35 Genera! Electric ..175% Great Northern pfd 129% .Great Northern Ore Ctf* 57% Illinois Central.. .. 138 tnterboeo Met 10* Int. 1 boro Met pfd 32 International Paper pfd .’. !. 56 ! Intern!ttonal Pump .. .. ~ 2*% I low u Central 15% THE AUGUSTA HERALD. COTTON 1 UNSETTLED WEATHER CHECKED OFFERINGS Despite Encouraging Re-, ports Cotton Market Closed Few Points Down NEW YORK. —Thr cotton market opened .steady at a decline of 2a4 points with the active months soiling four to five point* lower right after the call under bearish cables and re ports of an unfavorable character re garding the Manchester situation. Of ferlnga were checked, however, by fears of unsettled weather over the week-end arid the market rallied dur Ing the middle of the morning on covering with October selling 2 points net higher and later months at prob ably the closing figures of last night. The market closed barely steady with j | prices 4a7 points lower. Receipts at the portH today 47,498 j bales, against 37,870 last week and j 31,694 last year. For the week 335,- tiOo bales, against 286.179 last week and 220,276 last year. Today's re ceipts at New Orleans 4,741 bales, against 22,228 last year and at Hous ton 16,326 bales against 5,143 last year. — NEW ORLEANS RULED QUIET AND UNCHANGED Expectation of Bullish Government Report Sus tained the Market. NEW ORLEANS, La.— O-tUtn spots were quiet and itntlianp d Middling 9 9-10 C. Sales were 6t»l bales on the spot and 1.225 to arrive Cotton futures open* A quit-* Iron 2 pome 'iittler to 1 pool! aPote last Bight The session was aliens life less ■' d | rice fl.id ua'ions were “V treumly narraw. Expectations of a bullish government condition repor; next week, fears of, bad weather in the cotton belt, and covering ad vanced prices n few points, after vbteh they fell o[f to opening levels. The close was quiet and steady with prices 2 points under last nh’hl. DRY GOODS MARKET. NEW YORK. —The cotton yarn market was firmer today. More busi ] ness Is being tendered by weavers a id knitters. Sheetings were in better rail. Printed and woven flan nr 1 lett er* and ginghams are selling much bet ter In this market, l.lnens from stock j me selling much better In thij mar-1 kef. Linens from stock are selling freely at low prices. The burlaps market Ik quiet with prices erratic, and lend ing toward firmness. LIVERPOOL KEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS LIVERPOOL. Following arc the weekly eotton statistics; Total all kinds 25,000 hales; total mb-; \mertcan 21,060 bales ,—gypt spinners takings 41,000 bales. Totui export 2.P00 bales. Imports all kinds i 8.000 idles. Imports American 23,- coO bales. Stock all kinds 293.000 I hales. Slock American 192.000 ball s | Quantity afloat and kinds 115,000 imp ; Quantity afloat American 97,- j roo bales. Total sties on soeculafton | none. Total sales to expo-tet-s 800. Kansas City Southern 27 Kansas City Southern pfd.. .. 61% Louisville and Nashville 104 Minneapolis and St. la>uls,.r .. 27 Minn . SI P. A Sit SI M.. ..120% Missouri Pacific 52% Missouri, Kansas and Texas.. am, Missouri, Kan and Tex. pfd.. .. 63% Nallonnl Lend 83% New York Central Km'S, N Y. Onl and West 33% Norfolk end Western 721, North American.. 60 Northern Pacific 135% Pacific Mai! 2.3 Pennsylvania 121 ', People's t!as 93 Pittsburg. C C and St. 1,.. .. 71 Pressed Steel Car 31 Pullman Palace Car lrn Hallway Steel Spring 37% Reading . 127% Republic Steel 78 Republic Steel pfd 7S Rock Island Co 1914 Reek Island Co nfd 39% St I, and San Fran 2d pfd.. .. 29% St. la>u!s Southwestern.. .. .. 10% St. L. S'western pfd 44% Stoss Sheffield Steel and Iron.. 60% Southern Pacific 103% Southern Railway pfd 52 Southern Rallwav 21% Southern Pantile pfd.. 118 Tennessee Copper 35% Texas and Pacific .. 23% Toledo. S; J> and West 25" , Toledo, St. I, and West pfd.. .. 59% I Union Pacific 138% Union Pacific r»d 86% 1 United S'ale# Rubber 30% United Sts'cs Rutiher Ist pfd . 93 I United Stylos S'ee’ 45 [United States Steel pfd 1084* Utah Copper .. 41 Virginia Can. Him Ghent.. ~ .. S 9 * 1 virglnla-Caroltna Cheat, pfd.. .108% 'Vnhash. 1* 'Vabash pfd ;{,% Westlnghouse Klectric 73 Western Union ...... 60 j Wheeling and lake Krte,. .... 8 IWlaconalo Central J 7% J. C. McAULIFFE, Market Editor. GRAIN / SLIGHT DECLINE IS RECORDED IN WHEAT i Corn and Oats Gained Slightly and Provisions Were Also Higher. CHlCAGO.—Western wheat receipts today were 1,916,000 bushels against | 978,000 bushels a year ago. Traders In xrain chiefly concerned today with what the effect of the rain and frost that Is to overspread the western country be fore Monday morning, according o the weather bureau forecast. It stiffened prices generally although thr* wheat mar* kev.nced much uneasiness an.! .is the session was ending struck a vein of short selling that closed the market from 1-4 to 3-8 cents lower. Corn lost a little for the current month's delivery but later figures were I firm from 1-8 cents to 1-4 cents nd | vance. ' Oats ruled firm and especially cur rent month’s delivery were left off at l-l to 3-8 cents advance. I'ii)\i«ions had a dull time r nOAt *»f ilic day but easiness at the start gave way to nrmness and a moderate advance near thf* end. Trade at wheat at the opening was slow with orders from outside scarce and l4>oal operators also indisposed to activity. Foreign markets wer** very lit tle changed and domestic receipts were again too h4*avy for bull sentiment. CHICAGO CASH GRAIN QUOTATIONS SATURDAY CHICAGO, 111.—Cash quotations worn as follows: Flour firm, winter patents 415a475, straits 390a480, cars 360a380, spring patents 535a560, straits 400a490, bakers 285a410. No. ? spring wheat, —; No. 3. 98 «107; No. 2 Red, 101 l-8a102: No. 2 corn, 79 l-2a80; No. 2 yellow, SOa SO 1-2' No. 2 oats, : No. 2 white. 50 1-2; No. 3 white, 4Saeo 1-4: No. 2 rye. 75a76 !-2; good f- ding barley 59afil; fair to choice npai'ing r-2, No. I flax seed, 114 1-2a2:>, No. 1 North Western 12, 1-2, Prime Tim oth„ seed 313fc1-tter coirract grades 900; short ribs, sides (.loos° l R 6 l-2al00; mess pork per hbl 1525 a 1537 1-2; lard per 100 lbs 1025; short clear sides (boxed) 10 1-2alo 1-2; whiskey basis of high wines 137. Wheat receipts 61,000 bushels; 97, 000 shipments. Corn receipts 257,000 bushels; 161,000 shipments. Oats receipts 381,000; «hii ments ~34.000 On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm, cream eries 10a2-L dairies 17.i2 . Eggs firm; at mark r.ises includ ed 16a19, firsts 22; in lino first. 23. Cheese flint 12 ]-2al't 1-2. CASH AND DEPOSITS SHOW BIG INCREASE Augusta Clearing House Makes Favorable Show ing in Weekly Report The weekly statement of the ah gustn Clearing House Association ,s --sued hv Jas. G. Halite, acting for Manager Rufus H. Brown, shows that over $275,000 in cash and cash Items has accumulated during the week and deposits have increased nearly SIOO,OOO. The statement fol i lows: j l,oaiis $719,725.00 I Increase 74.399.00 ! Capital, *\,rplus and un divided profits. . . .2,400,785.00 tee- asp ~ 10,657.00 ; Cash and cash Items, in cluding amounts due In banks 2.028.063.00 1 Increase 381,02 9. tN) I Deposits .. 7,161,469.00 ■ Increase 384.02 i.uO BANK~CLEARINGS SHOWING GAINS Universal Prosperity Indi cated by Statements From Over Country. NEW YORK—Freight business notably on the Pennsylvania lines, Is : Increasing For the week the conn try's bank rlearings show a gain over ikst year of 6 per cent, or one of the very few weekly Increases recorded this year. AH reports of railroad earnings for 1 the first two weeks In September show a gross decrease for the same weeks last year of 9.3 per cent against a loss of 12 6 per cent for the same period in August and of 12.7 per cent for July. Foreign exchange was quiet and steady Foreign market* were largely fea tureless. Paris war Irregular and Her lln firm. French rente* were lower, i but discounts at both European cen ters were unchanged London was narrow hut with a good Investment demand reiwrtetl American* at Itm don were heavy with fairly genera SAVANNAH TURPENTINE SAVANNAH. Ga - Spirit* ttfpen i tine firm 35 1-2; sales 446, rocelqt* | 441; shipments t. 004. Resin firm; sales 2,2 as r<*eeipts I 2,166; shipment* 452, s vak If,lst. FINANCIAL THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA 707 BROAD STREET, ORGANIZED 1865. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00 L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier. BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this Bank will pay 4 per cent In terest on CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These certificates will be issued by us in sums of SIOO.OO and up, for stipulated periods of time, to suit the Depositors’ convenience. SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAR. The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, has Capital $400,000.00 Surplus • 140,000.00 Stockholders’ Liability 400,000.00 Total • $940,000.00 as SECURITY FOR ITS DEPOSITORS Your Account is Solicited. Georgia Railroad Bank Augusta, Georgia. This Bank Solicits the banking business ol merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED. Exceptional Facilities For convenient banking are offered to our customers by means of the Coupon Certificate of Deposit, which calculates interest automatical ly—4 per rent four times a year—enables you to collect Interest and principal without coming to the bank—Your business invited—ls sued only in Augusta by the MERCHANTS BANK Capital and Surplus $300,000.00 MERCANTILE AGENCIES REPORT IMPROVEMENT No New Issues Presented in Stocks and Trading Was Very Narrow. NEW YORK.—The uncertain and narrowing fluctuations in today s stock market followed the usual precedent after the more excited and violent fluctuations of the earlier part of the week. A downward plunge in prices followed by a rebound of correspond ing violence is almost Invaviably fol lowed by a succession of decreasing swings leading to a subsidence into duilness and a pause to await new issues. No such new issues were presented in today's news. The lack of author itative confirmation for the rumors of completed plans for supplying the Rock Island system with needed cap ital put the spectacular movement in the securities of that company under suspicion of a stock market device. Their advance hurt rather than help ed the general market, whirh showed weakness even before the sharp re action in the Rock Island issues themselves. The Mercantile agencies reported an improving tendency in commercial affairs, but in conservative fashion. Growing attention is given to the radical reduction being effected by railroads in their operating expenses. Reports on 172.135 of mileage for July show a cut in operating expenses co pared with last year of $20,690,376 against the decline in gross earnings of $27,262,110. Bonds were firm. Total sales par value $2,025,000. f. S Bonds were unchanged on call during the week. Total sales stocks today 360.100 shares. LITTLE DIFERENCE IN BANK STATEMENT Entire List Showed De crease, but Ratio of Change Was Narrow NEW YORK —The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the bunks hold $50,039,550 note than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is a decrease of $178,475 In the propor tionate cash reserve as compared with last week. The statement fol lows: Loans $1.312.02<V5C0; decrease $6,- 132,300; deposits $1,405 935,000; de crease $6,628,500; circulation $54,- ; 16. .on. decre !»o $225.1 ini, legal ten der*. $80,328,800; lncreaw $664,300! rpecte. $321,144,500; decrease 50P.400; reserve $401,523,300; de in use $1,836,100; resefv. required $351,483,750; decrease $1,657,123; »';r plus 830,039,551*; decrease si7B 475. Ex. I'. 8. deposits $52,373,600; elect* use $174.11*0. The iiereentage of actual reserve of the dealing house hanks at thr close of business yesterday was 29.56. The statement of banks and trust companies ot Greater New York, no* member* of the clearing hous* show* that these Institutions have ag-re gate deposits of $1,044,808,200. total cash on hand 98,933.500, and loans amounting to 949,792.800. SUNDAY. SEPT. 27. FINANCIAL ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4 B ♦ ♦ ♦ SPOT COTTON MARKETS. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ GALVESTON, Tex. -Tontt steady; middling 9 3-8. NEW ORLEANS. La -Tone quiet; middling 9 1-16. MOBILE, Ala.--Tone quiet; mid- Ul‘*g 9c. SAVANNAH, Ga.— Tone steady; midollug 9c. CHARLESTON, SC— Toua steady; midoling 9c, WILMINGTON, N. C Tone o.uiet; middling 9c. "* VC RFOLK, Va.— Tote steady; middl'ng 9 1-4. BALTIMORE. Md. —Tone nomi nal; middling 9 1-4. NEW YORK. Tone quiet; mid dling 940. BOSTON. Masß.—Tone quiet; mid- I dling 940. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Tone ! qn*i t; middling 965. HOUSTON, Tex-s. Tone quiet; j middling 9 3-8. AUGUSTA, Ga. Middling 9 1-16. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Tone duU, middling 9 1-4. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Tone quiet; middling 9 5-8. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Tone steady; middling 8 7-8. ► WALL STREET NOTES ¥ NEW YORK.—The number of shares •f stocks sold today was 360,145 against 374,160 the same day Inst year. The total par value of bonds sold to da\ was $-*.023,000 against $9*12,000 tbo same day Inst year. The largest reduction in the number of I lie freight cars since the decrease first began was reported today when tie* committee on car efficiency of the Ann • ican Railways Association an nounced in its report of Sopfembt'r 16 . iat fer the two weeks ending with that d ue the number of surplus idle t,ars ele ct eased 59,5(2. ength of Amalgamated Cooper to il w,i‘ due tn *viic\ B*d minors that the dtvhlt tlds woold be inc H-nm d. Y« rubers of the \Vis>M»n*im tVntral Hr. ilwny syndicate wnic-i was farmed in lO i'j ia nv the report ihAt t«,s* synduc*.o ha i If* t dissolved. I*he 4sir*< t*t* •• ha* recently extends for one year. They al s*» <’« mv the rumors that nsw Inters**® have become Identified with tne pro perty. The St. Paul is in the oinrket sos 1,000 to 5.000 stesl under frames. V»*t !4i-dei*t rumors that th* Chi at*# • "treat W • *»tern will !**• taken over by Umb c in n P »fi' have irumjf traders to remember the reports that v ere circulated about six years g|o r«- k'. •i* a the acquisition If tlds pr *r* r - y i*jr the St Paul. On the reports Chicago Or* at Western sti»ck was advjtnced >o M .4t, 1 1 Jus: when the public h*»an to coma m the terms of the deal were mo l** p-jh. T' ey v** rc so ridh ulous'y idr i that Until who hud purchase I th** s lek *ftf fors to take large Umses In ths descent that It'JloW'-u.