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PRICES IMPROVED General Situation of Stock Market Much Better. TIME MOflEY MUCH EASIERI Bulk of the Day's Business Was Done During Mornlng Session, Though Actlvity Was Resumed In the Closing Hour. uX (Ry _j.oclnt._ Prcti.) NEW YORK, Maroh 20.?Oeneral Im provoment waa shown by the atock mar? ket to-day. The absence of selling pres euro at tha openlng caused tho profes? sional olement to cover ln a number of tha aotlvo Issuob wlth tho result that numerous materlal gaJns were reglstor e_. Southqui' Paclflo waa one of tho few excoptfons,'" showlng moro or le?B weakness throughout the day. The bulk of the day'n buslnoss was done during the mornlng bcssIoii, though In thu last hour tho market resumed Its early ac? tlvity and cloelng prlcea wore In many "nsUncns tho best of tho day. The bet? ter feellng was moro pronounced ln the afternoon because of tho groater easo lu the tlme money rate, some loans belng mado at 6 por cent. It was the goneral oplnlon that, br.rrlng un.ownrd eventa, tho situation should now improve. The early galns took on Co adlan Paclflc. Loulsvllle and Nashville d several othor rnllroads wore advanced . voral polnls. Thero were lmproved ....oea for Baltlmoro and Ohlo. St. Louls _i (1 San Franclsco and Roek Island, Tho "B8i.ance In the two last named wa? ao eampaniod by reports that early an nounceinout ot tho much talked of deal would soon ,bo made, Sugar sharos were weak throughout and Amalgamated Cop? per was barely steady, though making a fractlonal net galn. The deollno ln Bugar followed the operatlona of a spe clallst who offered the stock down ln hundred sharc lots. a fcaturo of the early afternoon waa tho sudden demand for Metropolltan, whlch was -sald to como from the large short lntorest. On falrly large transac? tion* the stock made a galn of 4 polnts, closing at tho top. The hard coal stocks were falrly'active and advanced on what ?wajj roportod to bo inslde buylng. The day's buslnoss was comparatlvely small and commlsslon houses continued to re? port an absence of publlc interest, Aluch of the buylng camo from tho various pools and cllques that were promlnont'on the short sldo up to a few days ago. There was no change In the forelgn ex? chango situation. Money both for tlme nnd demand loans was offered In abun dance, but the demand waa agaln'only moderate. Fore___sts of the week's money movoment Indlcated a comparatlvely elleht loss by the banks. The bond markot raalntalned flrm tone throughout the day, but was somewhat less aotlvo than. on yesterday. Total sales, par value, $1,715,000. Unltod 8tatcs new 4s and 5s advanced 1-4 on the last call. Total sales of stocks to-day were.ElO. (00 shares. MONEY AND EXCHANOE?CT.OSE: Money on call, rather easler.at 4?S per cent.: closing offered. 5: tlme money, easier; slxty days. 5 l-2@_ 3-4; nlnety days, 6 1-2B5 3-4; six months, 5<3i 1-3: prlme iriercantlle paper, 6; sterllng ex? chango, steady, with actual business ln bankers' bllls nt S4.87.20^4.87.25; for de? mand and at ?4..-t*M.84.10 for slxty day bllls; posted rates, $4.85^4.88: commcrblnl bllls. $1.83 1-2?W.83 3-4; bar sllver. 4. ,1-2; Mexlcan dollara- 38 1-4; government bond.!f, strong; Stato -bonds, Inactlve: rallroad bonds. flrm. - - ? ?? THE EDITORS' VIEW5. What the New York Evenlng Papers Have to Say of Yesterday's Trading. (Spoclal to The Tlm.s-Dlspntcti.) NEW YORK, March 20.?Tho Evenlng Bun says: Tho qulet strength apparent ln to-day's stock market deallngs was not dlrectly accountcd for by any new dovel opmonts In thls mornlng's news or jn the day's occurrences. -''Money on call wns in somewhat ft-eor'supply around G per cent. than had beon expected, nnd thls was doubtless one of the influences ef fectivo ln shapJng sentlment. Wlth re? gard to the monetary situation. the banks increased thelr loss to the sub-Treasury quite heavily yesterday, making the to? tal amount up to $_,0__,000. Yesterday's loss of ovor $500,000 was, howevor, made so lato In tho weok thnt it wlll cut only a small flgure in to-morrow's flgures of avorages in the bank statement. Tho banks reported a galn on the dl roct Interlor movement of $617,000, making a net loss of $580,000, ? ' It is evldent from these flgures that to-morrow's showlng wlth respect to sur? plus reserves will be governed entirely by the chnnges Jn the loan account. Somo Interostlng returns of rallway trafflo were submitted, coverlng varlous perlods, and among thom was tho notablo showlng of tho Missourl Paclflc Com? pany for January. whereln an lncrease In net earnlngs of $?-3,OO0. or more than 100 por cent, appeared._ The Commerdal-A/lvortlser- says: A auiot but .dlBtlnctly strong market to day reflected tlie general impresslon that confldonce has boen restored flnally ln flnanclal clrolcR- but that any upward movement ought to proceed very cautlous ly. Thls sentlment was ornphaslzcd, no doubt, by the showlng of the banks in tho week's currency movement, whloh waa hardly aa favorable as had been ex jiooted. ln its forecast for to-morrow'a fcapk statement. ? '??.', A number of tho rallroad stooka con? tinued thelr advanco, and rose fractlon ully. abovo- yesterday's hlgh prices. But lt was evidently the reluctanco of hold ?rs to soll, wlth Iho flnanclal sky-cloar 1ng. rather than any new buylng pow? or that Impellod the market upward. By afternoon tho movement had becomo more hesitatlng, with no eymptoms of r. action. The most favorable single development of the day was tho bolated January stato? ment of the Missourl Paclflo, whloh agaln drawa attentlon to tho exceptlonally bril? liant Tecprd. whloh tho company ls mak? ing, both ln gross and net earnlngs, Among other outslde matters. to-mor? row's roport of the Anthracito Strike Commlsslon was aotually dlsoussed, and there waa also some talk of a posslble doalslon next week ln the Northern Secu? rities caso, ' ? The market closed strong for the gen? eral llst, wlth sharp advances ln Metro? polltan, *Ro_k laland, and ono or two other lssues. Southern Paclflo was heavy throughout the day. The Evening Post says: lndlcatlon. of ? favorable bank showlng, wlth rello( at the progress made towarda a settle? ment of the dlsputa between tho New Ilaven manasement .and the road's em ploves,- touohtng a roadjustment of wage fichedules, Influonced a contlnuatlon of yesterday.'& recovery ln to-day'a stock '"Tha9 Granger shares recelved most at? tentlon, Unlon Paclflo, St, Paul and Mls THOMAS BRANCH & 60 (ebtabwshed iws.) MEMBERS New York Stook Exchin^ New York Cotton' Eiohonge, PRIVATE WIRES TO PRINCIPAL MARKETS. InvtshMiit Soourilies. OXX>000(XXtttt)0CXM00C^^ OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK ooxxxxkxx)ocx)OCxxxxxxx)Oo^^ SALES: OOO Mo,, Kan. and Twc. pfd........ 6700 NOw York Contral.? .000 N, Y., Ont. ilnd Wosloth.,...... 2400 Norfolk and Wontem.,,..,,.... 1S50Q I'mitisylvatila ,,,,,,..,..,,..,...,. 1400 1-reascd Bto.nl Car...,..,,..,..,,. 200 Pressod Bleel Cai* pfd..,..,.,.,. 1.200 Peuplo's Un* Truel.............. 13000 Roadlng com.,......,,,,,,,,,. 100 Roadlng Ist pfd. 2<tt Readlng 2d pfd.,..,,. 700 Iteptiblfc Iron and Steol com... 300 Itepnbllo Iron and Stool pfd... 400 Bloss..,,..,..,.. 6300 St. iu and San Franclno........ 1100 Ht, li. and San Fran. 2d pfd... Seaboard Atr Llno com..., Seaboard Alr Ltna pfd,...,,..,, 100 Bt, Jt. nnd Sonthwodtom pfd.... 27700 Southorn Paclflo . G4V4 4400 Southern Rallway com.,, 33% Boulhorn Rallway pfd. ... 7900 Tennessee Coal and Iron. 67' 200 Texas Paclilc.;. 38f 281500 Unlon Paclflo com. 94 1300 Unlon Paclflc pfd,... 91 8400 United States Steol com....... 87VS 6000 Unltod Statos Stool pfd. %m 2000 Va.-Caroltna Chem, com. 63% 100 Va.-Carollna Chom), pfd. 120 S00 Wabash corrt...i..,,. 29 4000 Wabash pfd.t..'? 60$ 200 tWestern, Unlon..... Wi MW Wlsconsln Central...... 2?j4 000 Wlsconsln Central pfd............ </) tGeneral Electrlo, ex-rllv., 2 per cont. iWestern Unlon, ox-dlv., IVi per cent 800 American Oraas Twlno. 18 4 Co,, ?ankert and Brakar., SAJf-Efl: Amer, Cotton Oil oom...... 100 Amor. Locomotlve com.., 100 Amor, LdcoinotlV. pld,,.. 900 Annconrta ,..,..,...,.....,.. 1400 Amer. Citr and Koundry., 7000 Amorlcan Sugar.., ?700 A,, T, and Sante Ke com. 1100 A? T. and Sante F. pid., 28200 Amalgnmated Copper. 23100 Baltlmoro and Onfo....... Brooklyn Rapid Tranalt.. Canadlan Paclno............ Chesapeake and Ohlo..... Canada Southorn. Colorado Southern com.., , Co orado Southern lat pfd. 1100 Colorado Southern' 2d pfd. 16700 Chl., Ml), and St, Pauf,... 47700 Chl., R. I. and Paclflo. 3100 Colorado Fuol and Iron.... 2000 Chlcago Oreat Western..., 200 C, C. C. and St. _<0Ula.. 11800 ConsolUlated Gaa .......... 100 Delawaro and Hudson. Del., Lack. and Weatern. Erlo com,.'.,,,.,.,.,,... Erle 1st pfd.,..,,,,.. Erle 2d pfd.,. 1700 tGeneral Electrlo .,. 1900 IlllnolB Central 8400 7800 1300 4000 16000 8400 3100 1900 Lea-ther .??*U'"_",M'M 8400 Loulsvlllo and Nashvtlle.. 5700 Manhattan .? 38400 Metropolltan .'..... 1100 Mexlcan Central. 36.00 Mleaourt Paclflc... 800 Mo.. Kan. and Tex. com., op?t- <ti<th. ijovf. ?? 9S( m Oo. iffi 47i 68V 201; 931 CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS. U. S. refundlng 2 s, registered.1W U. S. rofundlng 2's. coupon,.icWW, V. S. 3's, reglsterod .107VI V. S. 3's, coupon ??????????.1? V. S. New 4's, registered.185V4 U. S. New 4*8, coupon...130A U. S. old 4'?, registered.108% U. S. old. 4'?, coupon ."222)7 U. S. 6'H, registered .103% U. 8. 6*s, coupon.103V4 Atchlson,.'genoral 4s.IM Atchlson, adJuBtment 4's . 90*4 Baltlmore and Ohlo 4s.101% Baltlm-te and Ohlo 3%'s ..,. 02*" Baltlmore and Ohlo Conv. 4'a.101 Cnnada Southern M's.105 CcntraJ of Georgla 5's... 107 Contrnl of Georgla, lst Ino. 70% Chesapeake and Ohlo 4Vj's.103% Chlcago and Alton W/.e .... ?# ChlcaRO, B. and Qulncy new 4 s.. w>_ .Chlcago. M. and SL Pnul gon. 4'?;.??'"?* Chlcago and Northwostern con. 7 s.. 131% Chlcago. Itock Island and Paclflo 4's.. 106 ?-S. . ' _ C, C. C. and St. Louls g.n. 4's.... 100V4 Chlcago Tormlnal 4's.,,. ?,. Colorado and Southern 4. _Y) Denvor and Rlo Granda 4'?.??? -J?V. Erlo prlor Hcn 4's. .' Erle Genoral 4's ..;.;,'.?_???:?_?_?'?? ,?X Fort Worth and Denver ,Clty 1st'*..,. 110 Hocktns* Valley 4Vfs..V........./.M6tf Loulsvllle and Nash. Unlfled 4'a. 8*% Manhattan Consolidated Gold.10" Mexlcan Central 4'a. 77 Mexlcan Control lat Ino. 26H Mlrin, and St Louls 4'?.'lu Mlssourl, Kan. and Taxaa 4_.... 99J4 Mlssourl, K?n. and Tex. 2d'_. WA Now York*'Central gan. Sft'e..lOJH New Jersey Central fon. 6's.181 Northern Paclflo 4'a.102j Northern Paolflo Sa ..,. 7. Norfolk and Wostorn con. 4's.1JX Readlng General 4's ..,...,./. B7 St. L. and Iron Mountaln con. 5'a.... 114 St Louls and San Franclsco 4's. 9M_ St. Louls Southwestern lst's. 86 Bt. l-ouls Bouthwestern 2d's. 81% San Antonlo and Ark-J-Sas Pass 4's.. 83% Southern Paclflo 4's .t. WVi Southern Rallway 6's.*".1W .. Texaa and Paclflo lst's .115 Tohrto, st, U and Western 4's. 78 Unlon Paclflo 4'.,.? JOjjft Unlon Paclflo Conv. Vb. 103Jfc Wabash lst's .116% Wabash __'s. 100,, Wabash Bob. B*s ,. 77}4 West Shore 4's.110% Wheeling and Lake -Bris 4's. 90 WleconsTn Central 4's. mi Contln.en.al Tobacco 4*8. 02% Colorado Fuel O'S. ?? Roek Ieland. ?!> Pennsylvanla con. 3*3.102% M. and O., collateral truat 4's. 94% Central of Georgla 2d Ino. 38 Va.-Carollna Chomlcal Co. com. 04% V?.W3arolln? Chemlcal Co. pfd..131 sourl Paclflo belnir features of. chlef StMovement In the latter atock wasi ex? plalned ln part by the $623,000 Increaae ln january not earnings. _,'-', . Although tradlng reflected some in? vestment buylng. the market was mosuy professional, with occasional coverlng py Bhort Interests. Buslnesa waa ln the maln woll dlstrlhuted, and notwlthstand Ing periods of dullnesa. the market be came at tlmes oulte actlvo._ Rollef at tho fallure ot the Soutnern Paclflc eplaode to dovelop speclal dls turbance waa also a governlng factor, lnfluencing a bettor sentlment. MetropolW Rock Island and Colorado Southern wero featuresi of Btrengthi dur? ing tho final tradlng. The. markot closed strong and generally actlvo. The Mail and Express says: The atock markot to-day rosumed its up ward course. somewhat slowly at flrst; bu: with.in? creased force later on with the atten dant result of the establishment, of: ma? terlal net gains. Speculatlon in South? ern Paclflo was agaln nervous, with fre quent vlbratlons ln tho prlce, but the contest between tbe pool ln tho stock and tho Unlon Paclflo management was practlcally ellmlnated as a market fac? tor. The same thing occurred at Lon? don. where Amerlcans lmproved, a. condi? tlon that afforded encouragement to op erators on thls sldo. The local professional element ana Wostem operators were generally ransed on tho bull sldo, and especlally some of those heretoforo bearish. and there was j,o organlzed rcslstance to tho Improv ing tendency of the market. Wostern buving was influenced ln a measure by the hlghlv favorablo showlng of earn? ings ^now belng mado by roads in that $?The^loslng waa off from the best under profit-taking._ ' BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET. BALTIMORE, MD.. March 20.?Seaboard Air Line common. 26; do. preferred, 41%. Seaboard 4"s, S3%. Atlantio Coast Llno, common and preferred. no sales. WALL STREET GOSSIP Loulsvllle Pool Still Operatlng?Keene Brokers Purchasers of Stoeks. (Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlsputcb.) NEW YORK, March 20.-The openlng waa dlstlnctly flrm and not the less bo becauso Southorn Paclflc wa. solllng off. lt looked aa lf diffieulties hud boon adjusted. in aome way, especlally as Unlon Pacific waa strong. The advance Jn London was oncouraging and the pro? fosslonal olement was lieiplns the bull gldo. Tho buylng In Metropolltnn look? ed good, and tho stock was run up by shorts, Pennsylvania showed strength ln the early doallnga on Its scarcity in the loan erowded. H. Contenb-led the attack on tho shorts ln Consolldated Ga*. CANADIAN PACIFIC STRONG: Canadlan Pacific was very strong and thore ls reason to bellovo that tho mov? mont here and ln London reflecta a moro aggresslve pollcy on the part of tho very poworful bull pool ln lt Of tho flno members of tho pool, at least threo aro lntimately conneoted with the road. AMERICAN SUGAR KESITATED: Sugar showed strength at flrst, but hesltated later, aa there dld not seom to be wuch to go for, with tho Cuban reclproclty questlon out of tbo way. THE LOUIS VILLB POOL: The Loulsvlllo pool waa probably rep? resented ln tho early tradlng ln that stock, nnd was heped by tho small float? ing supply in tho stroet, Tho pool later on in tho day bocumo agUve and confl dont, BALTIMORE AND OHIO: ' . Bull points woro out on Baltlmore ana Ohlo, and lt lookod on lf tho Saloraon fol? lowlng had takon the long slde. Thoy aro gunerally pretty well Informed, ?FRISCO AND ROCK ISLAND: Tho etrongth In St. Louls and San Fran? clsco and Rook Island waa basod on tho conferenco between Presldont Yoakum. Judge Moore and Q. XV. Porlctns, lt waa inferred that tha announcemont of tho consolldatlon waa near, and that the 'Frlsco poopie had modlflod tho|r do, '"prosldent Yoakum, of 'Frlsco, leaves New York to-day for tho Wost. Formal announcoinont of tho doal Ib not likely to bo made boforo the boglnnln* of noxt weok. READING BUYING GOOD: , , Tbore ww somo attempt to shako out a llttle* Roadlng stoclc on tho forecafiU of tho Strlko tomnitsslonreport, but the buylnsr looked rather gooa. THE AFTERNOON TRADING't , . In tlio early afternoon tlio market waa somewhat-dull. but very hard. people wlio woro buylng stoeks on the expeota/. tion of a good sUowlng ln the bank stuto. mont. woro encouragod by the cstlmotea ourrenoy movement nnd upon the wnnie prlcos soenied to advance with very moa*< erato stlniulus. Traders were moro bul. liah than thoy have been for some tlme post, MISSOURI PACIFlSlTRONGi Excellent oarnlngs account for- tne etrongth ln MlasourJ Paolflo, whoro tne Goulas seemed to bo ptoklng up stock. BULLI8H ON ST.PAULs Tho Standard 011 orowd ts rather mora bulllsh than lt was, und ospeolally on St. Paul. J_ NEW YORK CENTRAL: In spUe of offlcial denlals there la good reason to thlnk that thore ls a great Seal of truth In tho reported large Rocko fellei* holdhiKS in New York Central. Tha Standard Oil people are not takln? any palns to ennceal thelr Vlewa on the man? agement of that property and thelr -Idon of what could be dopa wltb fnore inotii erif; mathodtj. i _ POAWBBSPHOWWO BTRUNGTHli ._ on the expected blg showlng tn the F?b ruary earnlngs. AMALGAMATED COPPER: ' , A. C. P. actod a little better ln the late afternoon, but tha bull aocount in it is rather unwleldy. MOVEMENT OP MONEYl The prlnolpal' movements of ourrenoy thls week lndlcate that the banks lost thereby $580,200. The losa to the sub Treasury was $1,098,000 and the galn on tho dJreot interlor movement was $517, 800. _ KEENE BROKERS BUTBR8: ? The Keene brokers bought stocks all around the room about noon and were Oredited wlth some of the purchases ln Unlon Pacific. THB CLOSE: The close was rath.r under the best and ropreaented some profit-taking by traders on the theory that the days ad? vanca to some extent dlscounted the com? Ing bank statoment, oven if lt were aa favorable as the street hoped ror, THE PRODUCE MARKET. Richmond, Va., March 20, 1S08. QUOTATIONS. WHEAT Longberry.?0 g| Mixed. f0 <m Shortberry . gO Hje No. 2 red .,. ? ___ Va. bag lots . 75 ?_1 CORN- _? _. Whlte (Va.) bag lots. 60 (g_2 No, 2 whlto. w No. 3 whlto ., 50 <SSl No. 2 mixed . 51 No. 3 mixed . 49 OATS No. 3 mixed . ? No, 3 mixed . 40 No. 2 whlte . 42 Winter aeed . 58 a?3 RYE . B8 063 NEW YORK, Maroh 30.?FLOUR-Flrm on spring patents. but easy on winter. Rye Flour?Dull. Cornmeal?Steady. Rye? Steady. Barley?Steady. , __,, . Wheat?Steady; No. 3 red, 79%c. Op? tlons?Blg Argentlno shlpments caused an early break in wheat to-day, from which the market slowly rallled towards noon on cold weather news, holding about steady In the afternoon on a small trade. Iho close was steady at a partlal %c. net de? cllne. March closed at 82%c; May, 79c.; July, 70%c; September, 75c. Corn?Flrm; No. 2, 67c. Wihile March corn, in absence of further coverlng, break thls mornlng. lato optlons turned vory strong and hlgher on bad weather, light reoolpts and a blg export trade, closing %o. net higher against %c. net loss on March. March closed at 67a; May, _0%c; July, 49%o. Oats?Steady! No. 2, 43%c.' Options generally flrm all day wlth corn. May closed at 39%a . Beef?Steady. Cut Meats?Qulet Lard Flrm; Western steamed. $10.40; reflned, flrm: Contlnent, $10,5;5 compound, $7.50? 8. Pork?Flrm. Talolw?Flrm. Rosln? Flrm; Btralned, $2.30. Turpontlne?Qulet. Rlco?Flrm, Molasaes?Flrm. ? Coffee?The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prlcos, and during most of tho session,ruled qulet, closing barely steady at net 5 polnts low? er. Sales, 33.760 bngs. Spot Rlo. qulet, Sugar-Raw. steady: fair reflnlng. 3 3,16? ~i/4c.; centrlfugal, 96 test, 3 U-l.o.; mo Inssoa sugar. 3 15-16c; roflned, steady. Butter-Firm: extra creamery, 29c., Stnto dalry, lGS^o, Cheese?Flrm; State. full cream. fancy small. colored, fall mado, 15c; small whlte. fall made. 14%c Eggs-Unsettled: state and Ponnsylvanla, nveraco best. 17<~M7%c; Southorn, 16%c. pXm^-Steady;,So'uthern. ri 15@2; State and Western. per IS0 pounds. $l.5(WM; Long Island $20-* South Jersey sweets, $3.50*1? 3 7^ Peaiiuls-Steady; fnncy ?handplck*d, 3*I?4%c. other domestlc, 3?f4%o. Cnb bnKes?Kasv; domostie. per barrel, red, soo ??l: Southern. Wo.?M1.60. Cotton-By Steamer to Llverpool, 12c. CHICAGO, ILL., Mareh 20.-Qulteness provnlled ln tho graln and provlsion plts to-day. but hlgher prices wero rcallzed wlth thn oxceptlon of wheat, whloh closod about steady wlth May %o. lower. May corn was %c. hlgher: oats were up a frac tlon.-and May provisions closed rromlQ to 15q, hlgher, The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. Hlgh. Low. Clo?e, WHIBAT-No. 3. ' mul ?? _.,, Mny . 74 T4?4 7314 74% ?:E::; V 74 ? U _?i. :?.=. i Ift V ?'; ~.n\, .,.,?.., 43* 48$ 4-H 43H OATS-No. Z. May.,'.'.'. .'.'.'.'? *4% Wt 84% Wi S|. :::::??:: Btf Vt 9k MB38 PORK?Per bl>l. May .,,;...,. 18,07% -8.35 18,07^ 18.16 J y .17.25 17.40 17.38 17.85 Bept..17.W'/. "-W 17.05 17.10 LARD-Per 100 lbs. May .10.03 10.1B 30.05 10,18, July ,.,,...9.90 0,97% 9.90 9.83% Sent. ........9.90 9.98% 9.87% 9.90 SHORT RIBS?Per 100 lbs, __, May.9.87% 9.92% 9.87% 9.03% juiy .?.?? ?.?* im ??? Sopt. .....9,50 9.50 9.45 9.W Coah quotatlpns were as folows; Flour dull and easy. , No. 2 spring wheat 7*9 77o.: No. 8, 7ft%q.; NO. .red, MfflNft* No. 2 oorri. 4-T.o.l No. 2 yo ow, 42Ua, No, i -ats, sSjVci K- ?l whlto. PPM B ryo. 49$. OooAtoeAlnghnX^.m^o.1 fair {o cho ce maltlng, 47eH?crTWo. l fhw soed, 11.10j No. 1 n?.r^wo180|?1ri''5.*1i_i^ M->f_.porK .P^r( ban;elNK$j8.lO?18.|5b,s lard, ilted shoujders 0'<-x.^g"". pw loo'^und.;$10:6.f?i0.16; short, Better easy; creamery. MM_fl 6$? flrm at mark, cases ncluded, j3^md%o, Recelnls"wh-?t. 3M bushals; corn. )42,l busholBi oats, 184,300 fcuali-lsi 1?P.?. W.C hoad. K BAJTTIMORBJt Miai'W-rvn tO.-r-FM)U*Br?? Dull and unchanged. Wheat?Very dull*, spot and the month. Httffll'Ac.; Southern by sample, 70?79c. Corn?Flnrmer; spot and the month, 49V.@49":ic.! Southorn whlte. 46^49i.c. Oats?Flrm; No. 2, whlte, 42WIZM3C. Rye?Flrm; No. 2, 58c Butter, Cheese and Sugar?Firm and unohonged. Eggs?Flrm and unohangod. COTTON MARKETS. NEW YORK. March 20.?Tho cotton market opened steady at a decllno of 2 polnta to an advance of 3 polnts, and Im? mediately followlng tho call developed conBldenble flrmneas, notwitbstnndlng weak Liverpool cablea, whloh, duo to como 26*5 polnta hlghor. woro but IV.^3 points hlgher at tlie tlme of the iNew York openlng. The early firmneaa was tho result of renewed coverlng by shorts and somo buylng for tho long account, based on the continued flood reports and moderato estlmatea for tho day's receipts. Under theso Influences tho market ad? vanced 1(34 polnts from the openlng, but this proved the high point of tha day. Reports that about 30,000 balos of spot cotton were polntlngr to New York, pre Bumably for March dellvery, caused ner vousness among the smaller longs. A reallzlng movement set ln, and as the ad? vanco sinco the low point of yesterday had been conslderablo, room longs evi dently thought it wise to aeoure proflta. In addltlon to thls there wu8 conslderablo sellln-- for tho short account on *he laxgor estlmatea of to-morrow's receipts at leadlng polnts and the larger move? ment lnto slght than expected. Weather condltlons wore atill more un settled, and thls checked selllng some? what, but exports wero small and tho market closed steady, net 4@12 polnta low? er, that level belng within 1@2 polnts of the lowest. Sales of futures estimated at 300,000 bal-a. Cotton futures opened steady; closed steady ? Open. Hlgh. Low, Clos. IMarch .10.01 10.01 9.86 9.S7 April . 9.93 9.93 9.87 9.S6 ,May .9.91 9,95 9.86 9.87 June .9.80 9.80 9,74 9.72 July .9.77 9,80 9.70 0.72 August .9.51 9.54 9.45 9.45 Soptember .... 8.97 8.98 8.90 8.92 October ;.8.66 8.67 8.60 8.60 November .... 8.55 8.57 8.51 S.50 December .... 8.13 S.53 8.49 8.48 Spot cotton closed quiet, 5 points hlgh? er: mlddllng uplands, 10:16; mlddllng g-lf, 10.40; sales, 609 bales. Cotton. qulot; mlddllng, 1015; net re? ceipts. 300 bales; gross, 4,820 bales; sales, 609 balos; stock, 74,644 bales, Total to-day at all Beaports?Net re colpts, 12,349 bales: export to France, 760 bales; to the Contlnent, 735 bales; stock, 667,329 balea. , L ., Consolldated at all seaports?Net re? ceipts, 87.004 bales; export to Great Britain, 67.000 bales; to France, 10,241 bales; to the Contlnent, 68,281 bales. Total since September lat at all sea? ports?Not receipts. 6,8S4,SGO balos; export to Great Britain, 2.344,070 bales; to France. 691,292 bales; to tne Contlnent, 2,464,164 bales. NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-.COTTON? Thore was only a falr demand for spot cotton to-day; prices woro flrm at yester day's quotations. .\._?'?.? Futures oponed 104 polnts higher and soon aftor galned 4?6 polnts addltional. Proflt-tnklng by scalpers cnusod a reao tlon. whlch carrled prices down to yestor day's closlng flguroB. Tho bull c ique In Liverpool commenced onerations by tak? ing proflta heafllly. Prlvato cables said that the Egyptlans who have boon buy? lng hoavily recently had unloaded. Now York commenced to hammor the markot, and New Orleans followed suit After numerous fluctiatlona tho markot at the close showed net Iosses on tho day of 4(30 Tho most ontlvo months ln the tradlng woro May. July. August and December. Cotton futures tiulet: March. 9.80 askod; April, 9.T9@9.81: Mny. 9.80(39,81; Juno, 9.84? 9,.i>; July, 9.86?9.87; August, 9.64@9.tJ5| Sop tombor, S.W?..98; Ootober, SM&_M i-No? vember, 8.40? S.42; Docember, 8,40cg?S.41. The followlng tho total net reoelpts of cotton at nll ports since September lsf. Galveston, 1.910,699 bales: New Orleuiifi. 1.974,503 bales; Mabllo, 19n.009 balos; Savan? nah, 1,204.32- bales; Charloston, 207,077 balea: Wllmlngton. 8:0,633 bales; Norfolk, 449,07t) bales; Baltlmore, 32,n0 bales; New York, 46,910 bales; Bos on, 77,623 bales; Newport Nows, 14,193 bales; Phlladoljihln, 21,594 baloB; Brmiswlck, 103,555 balos; Fer? nandlna. 3,134 bnles; Ponsacola, 126,501 balea; Port Arthur, K.920 balos; Port Townsend. 80,009 bales: San Franelaco, 32. - 326 bales; Portlnnd. Ore.. 1,641 bales; LI Paao 1.238 baleB; Eag e Pass, 10,216 balos; .Mredo,1!,l"9 bales. Total, ii,884,8GQ bales. RICHMOND STOCK MARKET. Rlohmond. Va., Maroh 20, 1903, SALES, VirglnJa.CaroHna chemical preferred?W shares at 127; W sharpu at t>5, Virginla-Carolina Chemical common?13 ?h|*fATB SECURITIES. ,n n.d. Aaked North Carolina 4's, 0? ?10..? 102 ... Va. 8'b, new, C. and R? 193.,,,, 00 01 Va. Conturles. 2-B, C. andR..-, W P3 HMI.JtOAIl liONOa ", A. C. lt. R, R. Con. Trust 4's.. Wi 95 Char.. Coi, and Aug. 2d 7's. C... 110 ... Georgia Paclflo 1st 6's, C? J9?9,, 120 ... Ga? So. and Fla.. I9&*,>'>>n})i ??? Georgia, andAla. Con. Ba, 1046., 110 ,., Nor. and Weat. Ry, ?'?, WW.t JOO ... N. and W. Ry. pocahontas 4'e? 90 ,., Pet. Class A 6's, R. ?.. 1920,.,, IU ... Pet. Class B 6's R. P.i }$_??" ?2g ??? Rich, and Meck. lat 4's, 194tt,,M 80 South-Bovwd >Ht 5's, 1841.110 S. A. I* Con, 1st *??; i-W*'!**.. ?? 84 48 B. A. h. Collateral Trust 6*?.. 103 RAILROAD BTOOIfa Par. Atlanta and Charlotte ......100 160 Atlantlo Coast Lln? AV,'*42SJH Atlantlo Coasi; Lne vfd.u.100 108 XtlSnito Wt Line com,...ioo m Che-aneake and Ohlo,,.,.,,,100 47 NoraWest? pfd., * P* 0...1M H . N,P^lkanav>aternoomM..MO IM ... Seaboard Alr Line pW,?,,,40g 41 43 *^$SW*^2._! '** " itloniU .?????hmiIW Ui Broad'Sti-eet ~.fir~-.M....i.? MVi ??? City ,,,,1,1.,, ..,,,.,,.,,,,..-5 88 III Flrst National ,.,i..._.w..,.100 200 3M Metropolltan Bank of Va....25,n, tl National Bank bt Vs...100 129 ... Planters National.M5$2_, '" Southern Trust Co.,......(.W0 i\VA .>> INSURANCE COMPANIES. Vs. Fire end MarlAs;.........28 fi ... MIflOKr.I_ANl.OU9. Atner, Tob. Co, pfd., I ___..<4& m.. '160 American Locomotlve pfd.,.. 100 93% BB>4 Consolldated Toh .4's bonds,, 100 63% ... va_-car. Chom, pfrt., 8 p, o,..i00 124% -LS7 Va-Car, Chemlcal oom.,...100 64 86 V.-C. Chem, Collateral T. 5's.. 100 ... CATTLE MARKET. CHICAGO. ILL., Maroh 20.-CATTLE Recolpts, 1,600 head', steady, Good to prlme steers, nomlnal at $..1008.751 poor to me? dium, $~,76<3)4.7fli stoekcrs and feedora, $2.76?H.80j cows. |t.60i?M.fl0l liolfers, $2.26? 4.76J canners, ll.60O_.75j bulls, $3._R?2.60; calves, $30'"! Texf-S-fcd steers, $404.50. Hogs?Recelpts to-dtt.v, 10,000 heads to morrow, 10,000 head; loft over. 3,50 head! lOBICo. hlgher. Mixed and butohors. $7.25 <(W.45i good to choico heavy, $7.660!7.O6! rough heavy, tl.mrt.m llg.ht, $0.96<?f7,3fi; bulk ot sales, $7.26#,60. Sheep?Reoolpta. 3,000 head| sheep and lambs eteady. Good to oholce wethers, $6.40?6.~5; falrjo oholce mixed, $4.5006.901 natlvo lainbs, >7.36@7,60. NEW TORK, March ?.?BEBVES Steady to strongi fat bulls, 16?28o. hlgh? er; othors steady; fat cows, strong: others stoady. Steers, $4.75?tt.<*6; teps, $6.85: bulls, $3.65?4.50| cows, tt-fiomto, Veals-Steady to strong, $5(5fl.26. Clty dressed MYeals, easy at 10?14o. por pound, Sheep?Bteaay for top gradesj others slow and wo**; Sheep. $4?_5O>6.60: lambs, W.60O8.16! spring lambs, $5?8 por head. HogS-Jll-m-r! Pennsylvanla and State, $7.6W.90. EAST BUFFAJ.O, N. *.. March" ?. CATTLE?Steady. Veals steady. Tops, $8.25@.._0; a fow at $9; common to good, $~OS. IIogs-Aotivo at 1WE* ^Ighor. Heavy. $7.70?7.80) mixed, tUM&l.Wl Pjrs. T,60O7.dD| joughs, *7gW._6l Btaga. $6.60#0. Sheep and Lambs?Steady! ton jnatlvo lambs, $r.<B?*7.80i culls to good, -5.60?7.flO; western, $7._O07.G5i yearllngs, WfO.76 owes, $5.76<-!fi; sheep, top mixed, $_.i5@C, OllllB to g00d.J3.26ae.68. trntna CINCINNAT_7 O., Maroh 2O.-H0GS Actlve at $6.1507.60. Qattle^h-ong at $3^ f'1.85, Sheep?Steady at $?.60?6. I_a_nbs gteady at |3.-*?3<~ MISCELtANEOUS MARKETS. PBANUT AND PEA MABKET. NORFOLK, VA,i Maroh ?0.?There ta no ohange ln the prices of peanuts slnce last week? The prices aro steady as follows: Fanoy, qulet at 3e.j strtotly^ prlme, 2%c; prlme, VAo.) low grades, 2o;! ma? chlne ploked, l%my.o.i Spanish,77%c. per bushel. Blackeye peas. $3.26 bag: black and apeckle peas. fi; oiay and red peas, 80c. Peanut bags ln bales-63 ln., 7 4-10p. PETERSBURG, VA.. March 30.?PEA .NUTS-Spanlsh new, market very flrm at 77%c.; sellera aeklng more. VlrglnU's? Qulet at 3c 1 DRT GOODS MARKET. NEW TORK, Maroh 20.?The dry goods market has been slow and uneventfuh but aellers show no Inollnation to make conoeaslons nor to agree to any offer8 of buyere that are all under the markot. Jobbers aro dolng only a moderate bual? neaa wlth nearby retail trado, but reports fro mthe country are that retail trafls ls increaslng most favorably. MANCHESTER, March -O.-Cloths dull and inactive; yarna flrm, but not active. NAVAL STORES._: WILMINGTON, N. C. March _0.-SPnt ITS TUP-PENTINE?Flrm at 65c.j re? celpts. 208 casks. Rosln?Flrm at $1.-03 "*?* celpts, 379 barrelB. Crude Turpentlne Flrm at $2,400*1; recelpts. 21 barrols, -far? Flrm at $1.65; recelpts, 473 barrels. _ . SAVANNAH, GA? Maroh SO.-TURPEN TINE?Flrm at 65c; recelpts, 135 casks; sales, 105 casks; exports, 7 5caaks. Rosln? Flrmi recelpts, 3,144 barrels; salos, none', exports, 1,728 barrels. CHAKLESTON, 8. C, March -Oj?TUR PENTINE?Flrm at 64o. Rosln?Flrm, COTTONSEED OIL MARKET. NEW TORK. March 20.?Wlth lard pro? duots agaln hlgher, cottonseed oll waa flrm at old prices, but qulet. Prlme crude .here nomlnal: prlmo crude, f. 0. b. mllls, 34%0?5c.; prlme aummer yellow, _l%@42c,; off summer yellow, 3S%?39c; primo white, 450.; prlmo winter yellow, 45c; prime mcal, $27.5-'"" MARINB INTELUGENCE. PORT OF RIOHMOND, "MARCH 20, 1903, ARRIVED. . __ ? Steamer Brandon. Bnodes, Norfolk merchandise and passengers, Old Domln? lon line. ?.---,-, SAILED. Steamer Wlnyah, O'Nelll. Phlladelphla, Pa,, merchandise and passengers, Clyds Steamer Pocah'ontas, Grayes. Norfolk and James River landlngs, merchandise and passengers, Vlrglnla Navlgatlpn Co, 6teamer Brandon, Rhodes, Norfolk, merchandise and paasengers, Old Domln? lon line. PORT WEST POINT.' MAROH f?, 1903. ARRIVED. _, ;_, Steamer Baltlmore, Courtney, Baltlmore, passengers and general cargo. ? Steamer Mary Tyler, Haynos, Matta ponl Rivor landlngs. pasengers and gen? eral cargo. SAILED. Steamer Baltlmore, Courtney, Baltlmore, passengers and genoral cargo, PORT NEWFOHT NEWS,"<MARCH 20, ABRIVED. Schooner J. C. Strawbrldge, Boston. Barge Whlte Band, Boaton. SAILED. Steamer Castano, Norfolk. Steamer Heotor, Boston. Schooner Eagle Wlng, Boston. Schooner Charles A. Campboll, Boston, Bargo Malvern, Boston. Barge Havann, Boston. __ Schooner Kato B. Ogden, New London, Sohooner Chlldo Harold, Qulncy Point. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW Many Favorable Symptoms to Counter* balance Heavy Rains. (By A.Ropintoii Press.} NEW YORK, Maroh 30.?Bradstreet's to-morrow wlll say: Exces.Jvo molsture In tho form of heavy rains and flooda or of merely bad roads ls an. npparent drnwback to dls trlbutivo trade. Over agalnst thls, how evor, ls to bo plaued au Improvoment In Jobblng trado at somo leading Western centers, a shade better than heretofore reported in oollootlous, a perooptlblo easlng of the enr shortage trouble and In? creased strength In the Iron and steel trades, Thore is ovon some, though, por? haps, moro upparont than real, Improve ment in tho labor situation: soma strlkes havlng been avoided or settled. but labor dlsturVmnco Ih stlll a posslble unsot tllng featuro, particularly in tho bulldlng tradoB, Tho Eaater season la one of tha latest on record, but aotual spring weath? er condltions aro oporative as may be judgod from the faot that lower lake navigatlou ls. alroady protty woll open? ed. Tho next two-woeks wlll seo applled the test of domaiid ln retail llnos. Cross rall? road earnlngs for the flrst half of Maroh ahow an aggregate galn ovor last year of 13 per cont. In prlcea features are tlie further slight ohanglng of cotton. Cotton goods havo dlsplayoa exoeptlonal strength, though a waltlng tondenoy aa regarda new bualnesB Is noted at flrst hands. No effeot of tho hlgher level nf prices ln the ahape of oheoked demand Im announced by Jobbers, howoyor. who ulmost unlversal y roport the dry goods business thls spring na tho largest on re? cord, Business fallures for the wook number 10), agalnst 197 ln the liko week of 190? CHRISTIAN RESOLUTION FAVORABLY REPORTED The House Commltteo on Federal Rela. tlons met yesterday afternoon and report? ed favorably tho jolnt resolution offered by Mr, Chrlstlan, of thls city, to appolnt a Jolnt eommittee to further the scheme of eopj-tng' tha roater af Confedorate troops upon tho reoords of the War J~e? jmrtment at Waahlngton, ehonly ,0. be publlahed. ? / ,' ' Governor .Montaguo Ib heartlly 8 >r of the move, und wlll lend W ?f* every way posalble to Us aecoinr ~^??t. Tho resolution wlll llkuly r .- both, lliousoa, 'a.n4 ths Jolnt committee vfll llkely to?operute wlth Qavernoc Montsgue and prominent e^-Conf.deratos who wlll be called lnto oonferonce. It looks m U the iiads almsd st wlll sljortly b* socora FINE SPEECH FORGHANGE Mr. Eugono Massie fof Tor? rens System, ADVOCATES LEAKE BILL _ Two dudlclary Oommlttoea, Lewyera, Bualnws Men and Leglalatora Llt ten to Earneat Appoal for New Plan for Land Reglatatlon. The Commltteea for Courta of Juatlce of tha Sonato and Houae of Delegates mot ln tho Supreme Court room yester? day afternoon, heard a poworful speeclj. by Mr, Eugeno Masste in favor of the blll offered ln tho Senato by Mr. Mo Ilwa.lno, and ln the House by Mr. Leake, putting lnto operatlon the Torrens (Eng llsh) system ofregistoring land ln Vir? ginla, and adjournod wlthout taking any action. Thoro waa a good attendance of tho members of tho commlttoo, and a largo numbor of lawyers, buslness men, and membore of tho Leglslature were preaent to hoar the dlscus? slon, whlch waa as ablo. as haa been hoard hore on any subjoct ln a lofld tlme. Tho Joint commlttoo was callod to order by Senator Mollwalne, chairman of tho Sonato Committee, a quorum of both bodloa belng presont. He ttated that ho had offorod tho blll imder flonsld* eratlon ln the Senate, but ho clalm ed no crodlt for lt, as lt had been worked out and drawn aftor hard study by Mr. Maa ?le, MSlstod by Profossor Uie, ot tho T_nl voralty of Virginla, Ho introduced Mr. Masale, who at once wadod lnto an able and eloquent dlseusaion of the blll. Ho deplored tho present ayatem of reglsterlng land ln Vir? ginla, and aald it was a woll known fact that great doubt and uncertalnty hoverod about tltles ln the State, and that lt bad been so over slnoe ha establlshraant of tbo State. OM> CASES OITBTD. He erted tha case of Hlght va Falrfax as far baok as the eighteenth century. ?nd aald since that the law books of tho Stato were erowded with clted caaea boorlng out tho unoertalnty of tho old worn out oystem now ln Yogue. Ho road case after case, running through many years, showlng that now and heretofore tho matter of gettlng clear tltles to real estato was ono that had to bo acoom plishod through long years of hardsblp.', uncertaintles and diffloultleB. Mr. Masale read a letter from Col. Wll? llam H. Palmer, prosldont of tho Clty Bank endorslng the Torrons system, and gl'trtng somo interesting oxporlenoeo that- hadl come ln hls way in tho mattor of ao quiring title to real estato. both ln tho. city and elsawhore ln the State. Mr. Masslo polnted out the dlffloultloa 'cf -xamlning tltlea and sald that, how? ever honest mlght 'bo tho oxamlner, hla road was a hard and uncertaln ono, and then ho argued that tho preaent system bore hard on the poor, aa money oould not bo oasily obtalned upon real eatato unless a clear tltlo could bo"- eaalty asd apeodlly shown. Mr. Masale treated the prosont syatem ably. and at great length, and then vhe took up the Torrons aystom and explalu* ed It ably and ln detall. But before passlng thenca he hlt tho dellnquent land system a crack, and said a man's land waa glven to vandala and land grabbers, tho cause of tho vory dlffl oulty of passlng a olear tltlo. Tho State often lost the? greater portlon of its taxes, and tho ownor hls land, and if thls mattor of tltlo could be remedled, as it wouid 'be in his blll, there was no need for such performances. Mr. Masslo was terrfbly la earnest, and made an earnest plea for the rellof of tho wldows and tho poor of the land who wero belng crushed undor tho prosent system. THH9 N-ETW SYSTEM. Taking up tho Torrona aystem, tho speakor declared that lt was no experl ment, and he read a long Hst of countrles and States of tho Unlon. whoro It waa ln vogue, an* ha polnted out that lt had been endorsed by the Bar AsBooiations of many other Statos. Includlng' Virginla; and, In a word, he clalmed that the Tor rons system wouid be almost a Godsepd to the peoplo of virglnia. Contlnuitig, be saldt "It oleara tltles; lt registers tltles; It renders tho transfer of tltles easy, cer? taln and cheap." Mr. Masslo then clted many oaaee of tho sucaessful worklng of the system ln othor Statos, and read letters showlng tliat lt was worklng well everywhere lt hnd boon trled, Ho took the bill and ex? plalned it in detall to the committee, and overy one soemed deeply Interested in what was sald. Ho went Into the Intrlcato provlsions of tho blll, whlch wore followed closoly by tho commlttee, and as ho paBsed from seotlon to seotlon ho took oooaslon to dwell upon Its valldlty and to dealaro that it wouid bo bost for all tho pooplo of tho State lf H should bo adopted. Mr. Massto's oloslng appeal to tha oom? mlttee wns a realiy brllllant ono, and stlrred tho hearts of all who hoard lt to tho nooosslty of somo change ln tho prea? ont cumborsome system of registerlng land. Whon ho had conoluded hla flne nddrosB tho commlttee roso wlthout tak? ing any notlon on the blll. Somo of tha promlnent persons presenj were Hon, J. Taylor Bllyson, Messrs. Frank T. Sutton, Wllllam Crump Tucker, Honry I.. Cabell. John Skelton Williams, Ooorgo Bryan, Wllllam Maaste, Otway S, Allen, Hon, Henry Falrfax, Colonol James Mann, Robort T?ee Traylor, A. W. Pattoraon. Frank P. Bront, Joseph Bryan, Virglnlus Nowton, nnd n. number of tho members of tbe Senato and Houso, Not Declded. Tho House Commlttee on Mannfactinr 6TB' cv/.d Mechunlos' Arts held a mo-tlng lnst nlght nnd further consldered the blll offered by Hon. John Whltohead, of Norfolk, to r?qulre statlonary engineers to stand examtnntlon, The blll was further consldered, and wlll be taken up ln exeouttva sesslon one nlght next week, probably Friday. fiiuhcul, ? _;m _____.?.,,..?.?ii im?-??0 C. W. Branch & Go./ BANKERS and BR0KER9 | Member* of Now York Oottoft ?*?.??. chang* ond OhJcago Board of Trali. New York Correapondente? LADENQURQ, THALMANN * OO ' PRINOE ta WHITLEY. LEHMAN BROS. (NEW YORK, PrhMrtoWlroetoJ BOSTON, .OHiOAQO. JOHN L. WILLIAMS & SONS Doalers tn Bl&HMOND, VA, SOUTHERN INVESTMENT SECURITIES. MUNIOrPATi BONDS A SPUCIAUTT. ,' Corr-spondoneo invited. -A 1,000 PER CENT. PROFIT _ IN WHALTH AND HEALTH \ In fresh, luacloua, home-g?own Str&wbemes allowed to rlpen thoroughly OH tbe vlnes. Wo aell tho pJanta packed to carry fraoh any, whero in the United Statee. Our 120-page manual (freo to buy* ora) makea growlng for. plo__n.ro or pront plain to aiU Plant now. Wrlto for free caUlogue 0traw? berrlee, Asparagus, eto* meo tlonlng thla paper, CONTIN1NTAL PUANT OO, | ' Klttroll. N. 0.. atrawbarry Speelallata* ADDRESS THE BIG MEETING TOMEM MivLee A. Coulter Speaksal; the Y. M. C. A. To-Mor row Afternoon. Mr. Xjoo A. Coultois State seerotary -afc the Va. Young Men'a Chrlstlan AeaocUtka^ wlll addresa the blg meeting for maa ta the T, M. C. A. Hall to-morrow afternooBI at as80 o'ciook. Hla theme wlll be *Al' Great Vlotory." Mls9 Pattle V. laaao-g . the oontralto of Orace-Btreet Baptlsfl Churdh, will bo the sololst Mr*. Coulten ia a young man of earnest llfe. and la tn demand aa a oonventlon speaker. The eervtceB will begln prornptly at Sitt o'olook, and evory fellow who haa even met defeat should boar tho addresa, and tha fellow who doslres to know how to "wln out" cannot afford to mlsa the meeting. The blr conversatlonal Bible class wlll . meet ln tho parlor at 6 o'olook for one half hour's dlsouaaion. Tha oldor boya wlll moet at 8 o'clock ln the parlor, and'?<. tho younger boys' meeting wlll bo held at . tho same hour in tflie boya' room. For Commlssioner. In case tho Sale.blll, creatlng a De? partment Of Insuranco, ahall become law, tt la likely that thero wlll ba a prettyy. three-cornered flght for tho placo. Colonel Grenvllle Galnea, of Fauquler, has an? nounced hls candldaoy, and lt ls said that Colonel Joseph Button, olork of tho Sen-, ate, and Mr. S, G. Akers, clerk to tbay. former railroad oommlssioner, will enter, tlhe raoe.; ? , Mr. Gunter Out, Mr. Benjamin T. Gunter, of Accomao Courthouso, has announced hla oandldaoyi for Benator from the dlstrtot oompoaed ofl the oounties of Northampton and Aooo? mao, to auooeed the late Dr. G. W. Le) Cato. Mr. Guntor la one of tho moat dla? tingulshed young lawyera on the Eaiternl. Shore, la Commonwoalth's Attorney fon ? hls oounty. and a son of the late Judgo} Banjamin T. Gunter. BANK CLEAR1NOS Table Qlvlng Flgui-wfor PrtnclpaMJMo^ of the Coyntry. (By Aifodated PrtsijV NBW XOBK. March 20.?The toXhma ing table, complled by Bradatreeii, Bhows tbe bank clearlngs at a number of the prlnolpal oltlee for the week endln* Maroh 19th, with tho peroentage ot la% oroaso ond deoreavos, aa compared wltlt | tho oorre-ipondlng week last yoar, Stxty? Ave other cltles are lnoluded ln the to^ tala: New 3Tork, $1,358,118,117! dborease> 1.4, Chloaffd, SLtS6,05-.lO3; lncrease, M. Boatoo* $180,493,786; Increaae, A Philadolphla^. $108,070,608; decroease, 1.2, 6ft, Louls, $45,^ 704,6.1; decrease. .7.0, Pittsburg; (SO,41$,* 416; Inoroaso, 28.0. San Franclsoo, $8l*,? 827,027| lnoreaao, 20.0. Baltlmore, t-l,JSl,? 160; Increaso, 1.9. Clnclnnatl, $21,610,2001 inoreaso, 7.1. Kansas Oityij ?17,803,_68) in*, crease. 4.0. Now Orleans^ 113,030,2711 Sn* oreaso, 13.0. loulsvlllo, ?io,953,4?8; t^, crease, 19,0. TUohmond, 13,853,7111 oa* oreaso 15,1. Waahlngton, $3,919,6771 in?, crease, 6,0. Savannah. $3,794,229) lncrease/ 69.4, Momphls, $3,972.-41: lncrease, 8.0, Fort "Worth, $3,080,838; Inoroaso, 2,8. At? lanta, $2,881863; Inoroaso, 96.3, Na_hvllle? $3,203,428; increaso, 31.1. Norfolk. S1.633.-* 630; inoroaso, 17.9, Augusta, $1,698,017; ln*.. oreaso, 69.8. Blrmlngham, $1,241,341; ln?, oroaso, 30,2. tattle Rock, $873,316; lncrease, 0,2, Knoxvllle, $1,706,346: lncrease, 68.7, Macon, $781,000; lncrease, 14.6. Chatta* nooga $708,188: lncrease, 28.0. Jackson** irlllo, Fla, $3S5,241; deorbase, 8.1, Hous* . ton. $12,808,900! doorease, 1.7. Galvostonj $8,980 000: inoroa.se, 67.4. Charleston. $1.4 172.879, Totala, $3,165,760,0781 decrease, ,1, Outside New York, $SO7,640.663: Increaao, 6.2. Total* Canada, $51,748,661; increaee, 19,7. _ Mr, O. F, Grady, & well known plana man, ls now with Fergusson Broa., No, 1 West Broad Street, where he wlll bo glad to seo hia friends and the plane buylng publlc?adv, AMUSBMENT8. APRILJ5TH CONFEDERATE BAZAAR Rememb^ _ vis ftowe. SlHt afi -Im ?nt bh ghePate ? dtm\WkWmWKtmWKtKkWfKm%W^