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LAST PRICES THE LOWEST There Wero Only Occaslonal Pausesln Downward Course NO RELIEF TO WEAKNESS Net Doclines of One to Two Polnts and Upwards Quite General Through? out the List?Bonds Stronger Than Stocks. (Hy As-nolntr.I Tross.) NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Thore was prac? tlcally no rellef to the weakness of to day's ntock market!' from start to flnlBh. There was an occasionnl pauso In tlie downward courso of prices, which was slmply duo to a lull ln tho selllng move? ment, but the usual r.bound on short coverlng was ln ovcrv enso feonlo und Incffectlve. The last prices wero piac tlcully tho lovvcst of to-dny, and tho closlng was wcak. Net dccllnos of 1 lo 2 polnts and upwards are quitc general throughout tho Iist. Thoro was nothlng to show that tho liquidation wns duo to contractlon of credits, such nr, forced the heavy selllng In the recent past, al? though thore aro tlmo loans, maturlng Xrom tlmo to tlme, whloh are called for payment, and dlfflcult to secure nny ex? tenslon for. But to-day's l.qu.datlon socmed to be promptod moro by hontl ment of dlsgust nnd dlpcotiragcrncnt wlth tho whole situation lr, tho securities mar? ket. Tho oxtonded rcpoita thls mornlng of the tostlmoiiy clicitod yesterday .n the hearlng of tho legnl proccedtngs connoct ed wlth the Unlted States .Shlpbuildlng comhlnntion, croatcd a profonnd Impros slon throughout the Iinaticlal world. The dotiillti thore not forth of the protc.s of corporatlon promotion, undorwrltlng, and stock flotatlon, gave rise to dlsturblng nnalogle. wlth a largo mass of Industrlal securities, which hnvo come lnto the mar? ket In the last few year.?, and nro now lying there In a practlcally waterlogge.d positlon. The nssumptlons growing out of yesterday's dlsclosures, were of so gravo a character, and applled to such Important quarters as to unsettle tho mlnd of the flnanclal publlc over th. most conservatlve convlctlons. The gr-v Ity of lhe occaslon roco.ved Us recognl? tion In the unusual course of the publlc Btatement Is.u.d later ln tho day. for mally dlsclalmlng the impllcations of tho Incidont by J. P. Morgan on. Company. Followlng the wldespread dlsturbance of sentlment In tho market cau.ed bv tho reductlon of the dlvldend on L'nlted States Steci, the Industr.al stocks had a bad day of It. Unlted 8tati_ Stcol. common, sold down to Its prevlous recoid at 14 7-S, nnd the preferred stock was even moro severely hand led wlth n deellne of 2 7-8. Ycstorday's argument that the icductlon of the dlvldend on tho common Increasod the securlty for the dlvldend on tho pre? ferred lost ItR force in face of com putatlon that the docreaso ln net earnings was at a rate greater than the reduc? tlon In tho dlvldend dishuisemcnt. Amal? gamated Copper was th- fellow-sufferer most acutely affected. The stock fell to a new low record at 35 6-S ln tho late deallngs aftor somo show of support bad been accorded above 25. It wa. ar gucd that the reaction ln the iron nnd gteel market must extend to copper, whlle the relatlve prlce of Amalgamated and Unlted States Steel on a slmllar dlv,dend level was agaln used to the dlsadvantage of the former . tock. Brokers whoso op eratlons yesterday on the buying slde ln various stocks were attrlbuted to lnslde eupportlng ordern turned .ellers to-dny. with cortespondlng effect on the general pentlment. Tho weakness wau by no means conflncd to the Industnals, and tho rallroads suffered qulte generally in the general depresslon which welghed tho market. Speciflc news was entlrely laek Ing to account for the selllng pressuro all through the market. The bond market behaved better than stocks and ahowed somo evldence of ln veiitmont absorptlon. Total sales. par value. $3,_52,000. Unlted States 2's decllned 1-4 per cent. on the last call. To-day's total stock sales were 603,300 shares. , MONEY AND EXCHANGE-CLOSE: Money on call, steady; lowest, 1 1-2 per cent.; hlghest, 2 1-2 per cent.; rullng rate, 2 1-4 per cent.; last loan, 2 1-2 per cent.; closlng, 2^2 1-S per cent.; tlme loans, easy. on large offerlngs; sixty-days, 4 3-4<_5 per cent.; nlnety days, 5 per cent.; slx months, 5 l-4fi.r. 1-2 per cent; prlme mercantile paper. 6fifi 1-2 por cont.; nter llng exchange, steady, wlth actual busl? ness In bankers' bllls, at $I.8~.<KST1.85.70 for demand. nnd nt *4.S2.30J{4.S2.__ for slxty-day bllls; posied rates, J4.S3 and 14.86 1-2.4.87; commerclal bllls, $b.S2 1-S_ 4.82 1-4; bar sllver, 59 3-S; Mexlcan dollars, 61 1-4. Wall Street. Gossip. (Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.) NEW VORK, Oct. S.? The openlng of the stock market was Irre.ulnr and rather heavy, ln view of tbo lower tone ln I<ondon. Traders were somewhnt bearlsb an.l commlsslon bou.en w.e wlthout orders for the most part. The gfinernl oplnlon umoug tbe ropresentatlvo bousca was that tbe rilsclofliircs In the l'nlted Staten Bhlpbulldlng case would u-nd stlll further io restrlct publlc Interest ln the market. tjfi Amalgamated Copper vrim wcak ln sympathy wlth Ihe heavy tone of copper stocks In Loudon. The other Stundard 011 stocks wero heavy, so that tbe room was Inollnea to dlseount storles ot weakness ln the market for the metal and decllnlng dc-mund. Tho renewnl of liquidation In the Unlted fitates Steel lssues ln London bad nn unfavor ahle effect. The most B.rlons of tbe selllng seemod to como frora PIttsburg and the Mlddlo West. The keynoto of tbe speculatlqn ln the early mornlng h-i.s tbe discusslon of' the Industrlal tltuatlon, atlmuluted hy the recent reductlon in Bteel dlvldend nnd falling off of earnings of thnt corporntlon. The prlnclpal effect of these InflucnccB .as felt ln Amnlgiimated Copper, whleb continued to bo sold freely. Traders nr gued tbat tb.i reaction ln the metal Industry would probably Includo copper ln Its move ments, aud In eonscqnence doubts were express? ed thnt tbe present dlvldend in Ainnlguiuuled Copper would bo long sustalned. Whlle specula llon waB not marked by consplciious llquldnllou, tho sentlment of tbe tradlng element wns ln cliued to dospondency. WORMSEH BOUGHT UNION PACIFIC: Wormser nnd tbe traderB were the huyers of Union Paclflc, whlcli nguln ncted well. There seems to be some demand for tt ln the lonn crowd. prlnelpally by tbo Westorn houses, who ?re borrowers of stocks to qulte a cousldornblo extent. Tbe selllng of AmnlgnmHtod Copper by Dny and Adams wub coiiBlderi-d good, ns they get credlt for dolng some Stnn.lnr.l Oll husliiess. HoiiBcmau, who wub ono of tbo lurgest huyers last week, was n seller of stocks uround the room, l/OST GnOTJNO'lN the nnsT notm: The market continued to lose ground tbrougb eut tbo flrBt hour's trndlng, nnd nlthough tho volume of long Btock coming out wns not very (rent lu any purtleulur Issue, lt wns cousldornblu .HfcTABLISHED 1833.1 MEMBERS Kew York Stock Exolian?., Kew York Ootton Exohanga, PRIVATE WIRES TO mrnmi markets, Investment Securities |+ +. . M . *.". f f. . ? ?? 4 4 f .? MH . 4. 4 . 4 4 4 4>^ 4, , . . >;. j 4 4-*. 44 M^ H *> .f. 4 . 4 H4 4 4 . M. I* t 4 < 4 4 4 4 4>4 | Oificia.1 Range a.nd Sale of Stocks in New York 4if,M I . H M 4 4 44. 41 4 4 4 l"l 4 4 4 4 4 4 . M . ,M 4 4 4 f ? 4 4 4 . . 4 4 ? M > ?,???? 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 444 ? 444 4 HMHIt By Thomas Btarich & Co. Bankers and _toker_ 6ALES Amerlcan Snuff com. Amnrlcnn Bnuff pfd. .V. Amorlran Cnn com. 2ofl Amerlcnn Cnn pfd. Am<r. Cotton Oil com.... 400 Amer. Locomotlvo com.. 750 Amer. Locomotlve pfd.. Amer. Tobncco pfd. 3500 Amer. Car and Foundry.. 11900 Amerlcnn Sugar. S7200 A., T. and S. Fa com ? 1200 A. T. nnd S. Fn pfd.... 148500 Amnlgnmated Copper. 12750 Baltlmoro nnd Ohlo. 8770 Brooklyn Rnp. Translt.,.. 2*?oo Canadlan Paelflc . 500 Chesnpenke nnd Ohlo. 200 Canada Southern. Coiitinen.il Tob. pfd. 300 Col. Southern com. 100 Col. Southern lst pfd.... 170 Col. Southern 2d pfd.... 18600* Chl., Mll. and St. P. . lOXO Chl., R. I. nnd Pac. 3.. Col. Fucl nnd Iron. 400 chi. Ot eat "Western. C, C. C. nnd Bt, L. 700 Consolidated Gns . 000 Del. nnd Hudson. Del., Lack, nnd West. 33525 Erlo com. 2185 Erle lst pfd. 2200 Erle 2d pfd. 1400 General Electrlc. 1091 IllinolS Central . 700 Leather . 2300 LoulSVllle nnd Nash. 4W0 Manhattnn . s_o Metropolltan . Readers wlll observe that ln, tl'inp *.< <? "lve "bld nnd nikod nnd closing, bld nnd asked. tho prlco of the stock. Open. Hlgh. Low. 3<i 29 171.. 163 3% 29 40 l-.'i 171% 153 3V_ 29 79% *24% 108% C2?i 88 85% 72% 32% 118% 29% 61V. .2 48% 18% 135% 23% 40 11% 170',. 152 *2.% 65% 40% 140% 128% 0% 97 129% 103 Closing. Bld Asked. IV) 110 Open. High. Low. 79 3 2**,. 28 11% 79% 130 2. twv. 63 88 f_% 32% un 29% 01% Ddi_ u% 47% 18% iss% 23% 40 16V, 69% 171 160% 2*. I 26% 6314 48% 142 143 12."% 128% t .4 0% J. 97% 12.% 123% 102% 102% 90 8% '_'% 30 14% 80% 142 25% 109 63% 88% 35% 73 32% IKl'i 30% 61% 99% 12 48% 19% 185% 23% 42 15% 71% 172% 154 234 27 05% 100 11050 115 3'. 3395 1600 1500 39910 990 18.0 18800 800 220 1100 200 6-J0 1050 9.J 6187 1100 30820 60335 636-0 675 250 2300 700 10% 89 17 35% 116% 21 66% 118% 83 'fii'% 47 76% 61i,i 30% 41% 18% 76% 3\% 71 'if.% 05 19% '. 18% 30% 82% 16 , 35% 602,000. 10% 87% 17 34% 115% 20% 66% 1171. 32 Y.% 45% 75% Mexlcan Centrnl . 10% Mlrsourl Paelflc. 80 Mo., K. and Tex. com.... 17 Mo., K. nnd Tex. pfd.... 35 New York Centrnl. 116% N. Y., Ont. and Wrstcrn.. 20% Norfolk nnd Western.... 56% Pennsylvnnla. 11SV4 Presfiod Steel Car. 32% Pre.ted Steel Cnr pfd. Peoplc'H nOs Trust. 91% Rendlng com. 47 Readlng lst pfd. 75% Readlng 2d pfd. RepubllC I. nnd S. com.... 9 Kopubllc I. nnd S. pfd.... 61% Sloss. Sloss pfd. ???_, ??-,, St. L. and San F. 2d pfd... 4o% 4d% 4.% Seaboard A. L. com. Seaboard A. L. pfd. St. L. nnd South. pfd.... 30% Southern Pnclllc. 41% Southern Ry. com. 18% Southern Ry. pfd. 76% Tenn. Coal nnd Iron. 31% Texas Paclfic . 23 Unlon Pnclflc com. 70% Uninn Paclfic pfd. U. S. Steel com. 16% U. S. Steel pld. 64% Va.-Car. Chem. com. 19-/4 Va.-Car. Chem. pfd.. Wabash com . 18% Waba.h pfd . 80% Western Unlon . 81% Wisconsln Central. 16 WlBCOnsIn Centrnl pfd.... 85% Total number of shares sold, 30% 40% 18 70% 29 23% 69% 'ii% r,2"-i 18% 18% 29% 81% 15% _>% Closing. Bid Asked. 10% 11 87% 17% 34% 115% 20 66% 117% 82% 7fi 90% 45% 75 UO ffi 60 25 68 45 11% 20 29 40% 18 76 29% 22% R9^4 84% 14% 62% is 83 18 30% 81% 15% 35% some stocks we glvo both the New York and Rlchmend quotation... .1 tho Rlchmond quota Drl<"._ nnlv In thn Now Y" Sometlmos the closing bld Yeork? auotatlon . wo?v '^, ff ?-. lowesT 8.Te."hl?heRtf(flaIe d Inlnacuve stocks Isme rely nomlnal and does not fairly indlcat. U. S. refundlng 2b, reglstered. lOfl'i U. S. refundlng 2s, coupon. 10014 V. 8. .?, reglstered. 107** U, 8. 3s, coupon . l08V4 U'. S. New 4?, reglstered. 1ji5 U. S. New 4s, coupon . W U. S. Old 4b, reglstered. }]?H u. s. old 4s, coupon. ']; <;j U. 8. fls. roglst.-red. JJgff. ... 8. 6.1, coupon. Xyf?> Atcblion genernl ls. J?/? Aicbiso-.i ndjustment 4s . ?" .Alnnllc Const Llne 4s . ?"% Baltlmore and Ohlo 4s . ??!* Ilnltliuore and Ohlo 8_s . ?*'s Ontrnl of Oeorgln sB . 1041. Central of Oeorgla lst Inc. p-? Clirsspi.-akc nnd Ohlo 4 _,?. I<}*'} Chlcago and Alton KV/s. <^'.a Chlcago, n. and Qulncy new 4s.. i Cblcngo, M. and 81. Paul gen. 4s. 100 CL0S1NG BOND QUOTATIONS. Clilcngo nnd Nortbwestern con. 7s. 131 % Chlcngo, II. I. and I'ac. 4s.. 71?. Chlcago II. I. nnd Pnc. col. Bi. i? C. C. C. nnd St. Louls gen. 4.. Oim Chlcago Terrnlnul 4s . <>} Consoll.lnti.-d Tobacco 4s. o.jJ? Colorado and BotttUern 4b. 88% Iionver nnd Illo Grande 4?. ?HJt Erle'prlor llen ls . W"S> Erle General 4? .??,'_??,?_. ,__ ort Worth and Denver Clty lsts. 103 llocklng Valley 4_b ???.-?? ?. I!'-', Loulsville and Nash. Unlflcd 4s. 88*. ManbatUn con. g'.ld 4r. i_"> Mexlcnn Central 4s. <" M.-.lcnn Central lst Inc. ?_l Mlnu. and _;?. Louls 4s. 00 Vj Mlssourl, Kan. and Texns 4a. _'''* Mlssourl. Kan. and Tex. 2<1b... ?? Natlonal B. II. of Mexlco con. -ls. 7H cNw York Cenlrni gen. _l_s. .82__ New Jersey Central gen. s5. >-?* Northern Paclflc 4s . luu A Northern Paclflc 3s . 'OH Norfolk and Wcstern con. 4s. P4% Oregon Short Line 4s und Pnrtlc. 8?% I'Riiiisylvaula conv. 3',_s. 06J4 Readlng Genernl s4 . .5.3? St. L, nnd Iron Mountnln con. Si. lOfi'd St. Louls nud San franclsco fg. 4s. 81M. St. Louls South western lsts. 1)4% Kcnb-Jiird Alr Llne 4a . ?|>i. S'.uthern Pnelfle 4s . 8.'. Southern Itallway 6s . 11-li Texns nnd Pnclllc lsts. 114_ Tolerto, St. L. and Western 4s. GS1); Union Paclflc 4s . 100 Union Paclflc conv. 4s . 03-% U. S. Steel 2d _s . 71V, Wnbnsh lsts . 114 Wnl.nsh Deb. Bn . D3 Whecllng and Lake Erle 4?. 80 Wlsconsln Central 4s . SUK Colorado Fuel con. Ss . 70 U. and O., collnteral trust 4s . PO Central of Georgia Ud Inc. ^3 ln Ibn aggregatc. Traders were bearl.h and were looklng for soft spots. The weakness in Amerlcan Telephone wan. or courso, due to the declslon agalnst the com? pnny In lts caBe wlth the Western Unlon. It wo? notloe-ble lhat Western Unlon was weak __. from whlch trnders Inferrcd that some cnrsslderable hoMer hurt elsewhere was wsltln. for such an opportunlty to market his stock. SnOWED LITTLE ItALLYING POWER: The market showed very llttle rallylng r?w? nt mld-dny. but there seemed to be some method In Ihe reallziug, a. tLe prcssure waa rcla*cd wlth the traders and they trled to tutnmei stocks. There was probably a good *?at?ol short selllng. and perbaps tbe most genuine buslness was tbe rat_cr heavy llquidnt on for London. London was the heavleat seller or Atchlson common lu the early tradlng A good deal of Ainnlgamntod Oopper was solo. for Boston account, aud t_e selllng of Sugar probably came from tho same quarter. The Btnnd-u. 011 brokera were used In the former stock. but very posslbly for effect. Traders eold St. Paul nnil dld not notlce much disposltion among the usual Standard 011 brok crs to protect lt. at least In the early tradlng. EARLY AFTERNOON: ' The market dld not show nny real rallylng power In Ihe early afternoon. but began to look rather ?old out In placcs. Among Iho floor traders there wa_ -some tendeney to eover ahorts. but the larger operator. wore stlll very benrl5b. The market, bowever. was a good denl manlpulat_d, more pr.rticulnrly ln Place* where lt looked weakest. Floor traders dld not tblut verv mueb of the selllng of St. Paul, and be? lieved that tbe Western short lnterest was much e.-uonodd. Tho stock has been ln constant de? mand In the loan crowd, aud usually below the prevalllng rate. PELLING IN SMALL LOTS: The selllng thls afternoon was remnrkibly free from large lots, In splte of the pronounced weakness of the market. Tbe decll_.e doveloped qulckly when It was learued that smiportlng orders ln Steel preferred nad been wlthdrawn. It was clalmed by somo who have watehed the d. nllng-i that .lrsup nnd Lamont dlst.lbutcd the Import. nt selllng orderti lr. copper. Harris, Oates and Co. were heavy sellers around the room on the dtcllr.e, and members of that flrm aro nuoted as t*.ng extremely bearlsh on the market. Wnsserman sold Southern Pnclflc down to Its lowest. RICHMOND STOCK MARKET. Richmond, Ya., Oct. 8, 1603. SALES. Vlrglnla <.s?.500 at __V-S *100 at 01%; $100 at 01%. GOVERNMENT SECCRITIES. L". S. 2s, registered, optlonal. 10t|t_ ... V. S. 3s, coupon, 100.-1918. 108% 109% STATE SECCRITIES. Bld. Asked. Va. 3s. Now, C. aml It'.. 1932.... 01% U2 Va. Centurles, 2-3, C. nnd R. 9211 ... Richmond Clty 4s, It., 1920-1030.. 106 RAILROAD BONDS. A. C. L. R R. Con. Tr. 4s. 90 Cen. of Ga. Ry. on. 6s. 1945- 105 3. A. L. Con. lst 4s, 1050. 70 : RAILROAD 8T00KS. Atlanta and Charlotte.100 140 Atlantlc Coast Llue "A".100 107 Atluntlc Coast Llne pfd.100 100% 101% Atlantlc Coast Llne com.100 107 Seaboard Air Lino pfd.100 2 0 Seaboard Air Llno couu.100 11 BANK STOCKB. Broad-Street Eank.25 25 20 Flrst Natlonal .100 195 107 Merchants Natlonal .100 800 Natlonal Bank of Va.K-o 121 t'lantera Natlonal .100 840 Savlngs Bank of Rlchmond-23 ... 52 t.'nion Bank of Rlchmond.BO 103 Vlrglnla Trust Company.100 05 100 INSCRANCE COM. ANIES. Vlrglnla Flre and Murlne.25 87 39 Vlrglnla Stftte .25 28 MISCELLANEOLS. Conaolldatod Tob. 4s bonds... .100 .33 Va.-Car. Chem. pfd. 8 p. c.100 88 02 Va.-Curoltim Chemlcal com....loo 18% 10% Va.-Car. 0. Co. Col. Tr. 5 p. e... 00 03 UALT1MORK STOCK MARKET BALTIMORE, MD., Oct. 8.?Seaboard Alr Llue common, WA&12; do. pre.erred, 20%? 22%, Seaboard 4h, 117% bid. Atlautlc Conut Llne common, 1070112%; do. preferred, hot quoted. COTTON MARKETS. NEW TORK, Oct. 8.?Tlie colton mnrket opened ftrni at a decline of 2 polnts on Novem? ber, but geuerully unchanged to 4 polnts hlgher on the tlrnnr ciibles, less favorablo weathor nnd rurly estlmutos polntiu. towurd sumller re cehits. For n time lt ruled fulrly steudy under further covering nnd hull support, oneoui-ngod by Ihe unfarorahle crop advlees, but ufier ud vunclug to a level not 2_5 polnts hlgher, ile iniinil sngged, and n sagpjng tendeney deveUpcd. whlch coutlnuril more or less In ovldenee dur? lng tho renininder of tho sesslon. Tradlng dur? lng the entlro dny wns qulet, nnd there seem.-d to be llttle demuud from nny souree, notwlth standlng the bulllsh teudeucy of muoh of tho nown. The weather foreeast lndleatcd froHts for to-nlght oier tlio Western belt, and HiIh was a factor In tho early advance. But wlth llttle demand tho rcalUlng of tho room, after tho advunees of yesterday ln connoctlon wllh some llttle prcs.urc from beurlsli Koiirres, was si.tllolont to send prices off, nnd at one tlmo thu general llst wus not 1_U polnts lower. Just before tbe cluso there was u littlo rully on the stendler tone reported ln tlie K.iilhern s|_t markets. and tho market .was flnally sti*dy, net unchanged to 0 polnts lower. SuIob uern es tluiuteil at 230,000 bales. The stendler tone nt Llv.rpool wns iiscrlhi'il W furlher deninnd from iho contlnent, WbllO lt was also stated lhat the Engllsh mllls would shortly resume operatlons on full time. The fuclois operntlng agalnst the uiurltet wore tbo UD?(K. d Wull Street con dlllons aud Ihe- fnct tbat recelpts nverrun early estlinates, innoiihtlii. to soine 31,011 balea ugidnst 31,585 bnles last your. Cotton futures opened flrm und closed stoady: Open. Ulgti. I.uw . i losi October .0.1T 0.10 9.10 0.12 November ... 0.21 U.28 9.18 9.1. Deeember_9.23 9.81 9,20 U,8l .lunuury . 0.2. 0.31 0.20 11.22 Fc-liruury . 9.-2 0.2. 0..I Mnivb . 0.31 0.35 9.23 0,23 Aiull . 9.28 9.21 B.28 May .0.33 9.30 U.l_ 0-9 Juue .8.84 0.3J 0.31 0.35 Julr .0.40 0.40 0.33 0.35 Spot cotton closed qulet; mlddllng nplands, 0.00; mlddllng gult, 0.85; sales, 1,200 bales. Cotton, qulet; mlddllng, 0.00; net recelpta. 1,803 bales; groes, 10,133 bales; bales, 1,200 bak-B; stock, 111,757 bales. Totnl to-dny nt all seaports?Net recelpts. 51.700 bales; export lo the continent, 13,.00 bales; stock, 410.010 bales. Consolldated at all eeaports?Net recelpts. 202 111 bales; export to Great Britain, 01.-41 bnles; to Frnnce, 1.0S0 bales; to the Continent, 3..,02_ bales. ? -, ... Total slnce September l?t nt all senports? Net recelpts, 800,174 bales; export to Great Brltnln, . 170,2:? bales; to France, 80.S17 bnles; to the I Continent, 210,401 bales. I NEW ORLEANS, LA.. Oct. 8.?COTTON? I Tbe spot cotton market was very flrm. fuctors 1 osklng full bonrd prices and country o.ers were . 1-10?%C higher. Sales, 4.1O0 bales, Includlng 2,0O0to arrive; quorntlons uncbanged. Futurea nt the openlng were 1 polnt higher Uinn yesterday's closlng wltb a flrm undcrtone, lnlluenced by better Liverpool cables and frost . warnlugs for tbe north and west borders of tbe I cotton belt. In tbe tradlng the fluctuntljns were numerous, but narrow. Tho hlghest an.l lowcst ! flgures were: October. 8.00 to 0.12; November, I H.04 to 0.10; December. 0.01 to 0.14; January. ' 0.OS to 0.2O: February, 0.14 to 0.24; March, 0..1 ! to 0.36. Prortt-tuklng enoscd the market to ! cnse oH later in the dny. the Hat at th. close showlng net losscs of 7 _S polnts. I Cotton futures steady: October. 0.02.0.03, I November. 0.02..D.O4; December. 0.05 ?0.00; Jan? uary. O.lOtg-O.ll; February, 0.10_0.1S; March, 0.24 _ 0.25. PR0DUCE MARKET. NEW YOBK, Oct. 8.?TLOUR?Fnlrly actlve and llruier. Wlnter Btralghts. $3,715 _ 3.05; Mln nesota, $4.50_4.S5. Bye flour?Qulet. ;C*rn. nu.Bl?Flrm. Bye?Steady. Bnrley?Dull. Wheat?Spot. irregular; No. 2 red. S2t_c. elevator; opened flrmer. scored further advances on coverlng nnd closed '.?tlc. net higher. Muy closed nt 83 5-lOc.; December. 85&c Corn?Spot, flrm; No. 2, 54i_c. elevator and 53'ic. f. o. b. afloat. OptlonB qulet, but de vcloped consldernble flrmne6s ou hlgber cables, the wheat strength nnd a bl gexporr demnnd. It closed -TS.'.c. net higher. Mny closed at 50?.c.; December, _2>_c. Onts?Spot, flrm; No. 2, 41?.o. licef?Steady. Cut Meats?Qulet. Lard? Easy; western setnmed, $7.50: reflned, easy; contlnen.t $7.75. Pork?Easy. Tallow?Steady. Cottrmsec-d Oll?Easy; prlme yellow. 30'.c Pe tioleum?Flrm. Roflu?Steady. , Turpentine? Stendy. Coffee?The market for coffee futures opened Irregulnr nt a deellne of 5 polnts to an advance of 10 polnts, the losses belng on tbe ncarer posi? tlon. which decllned under UipUdntlon. whlle the IntP-r months were advanced ou the higher European cnblcs, small Interloe recelpts und further reports unfavornble to the growing crop. Tbe eHrly losses were recovered and tbe market ruled flrm at nbout net uncbanged prices to nn udvance of 10 polnts. cloHlug meady, net -un changed to 5 polnts hlgber. Sales were 54.500 bags, Includlng Octoher at $1,115; December, $1.00!?;5; March. $5.15_5.25. Spot Blo, flrm; | No. 7 lnvolce, 5 0-10c.; mlld, flrm. Sugar?Kaw, | steady; reflned, steady. Blce?Stendy. Mo lasses?Stendy. Butter?Flrm; creamery, common to choice, | 10(gi20c.; imltutlon creamery, 15r.7.1Sc; State dalry, l.-iftlOc.; factory, ll|i_ <.15'._c. Cbeese? Qulet; Stnte, full cream, fnncy small, colored, 12'ic; large, colored, 12c; ainiil. whlte, 12_c: lnrge. wbltc, 12c. Eggs?Irregulnr; Stnte nnd Peunsvlvnnln, fnncy mlxed, 25c; State and Ponnsylvania seconds, 20_;24c. Pcanuts? Steady: fancy hnndplcked, 4*i_.5c.; other do mt-Btlc, 3r._4i.ie. Potatoes?Steady. Cabbuges? Steady. Cotton?By stcr.ni to Liverpool, 20c. CIIICAGO, ILL., Oct. 8.?Shorts ln December whent wei-e 011 tbe anxlous sent ugiiln to-day ns tbe onteomo of smnll prlmary recelpts und large premiuuiB for casb whent. The market wns un expi-ctedly strong, tho December option closlng wlth a galn of 1<_1%C December corn was up U.Q.; oais were %.lV&c. hlgber, butp lovislons continued ln thelr downwnr.l course, the January products closlng from 10 _ 15c. lower. TIIB li-uUln. lutures ruugt-d aa tollowi: Opeu. Hlgh. Low. Closa. WHEAT?No. 2. Dec. (new). 77% 7S_ 77% 7S% Muy . 7_H 70 78 78% COllN?No. 2. Oct. ?? ?? )ril'S Dec. 4?H 45-11 45 45% Mny . 44? 44,i 44% 44% HATS?No. 2. Oet. 30 30S 30 30% riec.80_ SO"-, 30 86% Mny . 37' 37% 30% 37Vj MUSS I'OIIK?Per bbl. Oct.10.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 Jnn.12.00 12.17 1-.00 12.00 Mny .12.30 12.33 1-.15 12.17 I.A..I)?Per 1011 lbs. Oct. 0.75 0.00 0.75 0,70 llcc.0.00 0.05 li.r.5 0.55 j_r, .0.00 0.70 0.50 0.50 SHORT RIB8 ?Per 100 lbs. Oet.8.50 O.nO 8.47 0.0O Jnu.0.10 0.47 0.35 0.37 I'n-li oiiotatlon- were us lottows?FLOI.'ll; Strong. No. 3 sprlng wheat, 7S',.c.; Nn. 2 red, I T7i_ffl70Ho. Nc - corn, 15 ,i,c.; No. 2 yellow. I 47i".-. No. 2 onts, Iltll.c; No. 3 whlte, 30(4 _> 88110, No. 2 rye, 33c Gnod foediiig bailey, __r.-ilf.; fnlr to choice inaliti.. 47@5f)c. No. 1 lliu.ee.l, 05c; No. 1 uorthwebtcrn, $1.02; prlmo Tlinolby seed, S2.S0. Mess pork, per burrel, ' $llf.tll.l_V.i luril, per 100 pounds, $(1.75; short rlbes Bl.l.iB iloose). >8,T-_._,-0i dry sulled slu.iil dci-s (boxed), $.i.r.ii(../0.7.r>; sh.irl Clear sldt-H (b.i.e.l). $8..0ffl8,T6. Whlskey, IibbIb of hlgh wlnes, $1.21. Clover, ronii-uet gi-u.le, fl0,7B(B 11.00. Butter?Murki.t stendy; cri'iiui.rles, ]0V_ ./.20c; ilulrles, 14d?ilcS. Eggs?MurUut stendy al ? ninrli. cubes luelil.l. .1, .8<_lUc Cru-ese? Mnrk.-t Btoudy al ll_U',.c BALTIM0RE, MD., Oct. 8.?FLOUIt?Stendy nnd iiiicbiinged. Whent?Klrong; spot, contract, 81 ..(3619.0,1 No. 2 red, B4u_0_%c. Corn? flnii; Bi?.t, 50.. i.i.Mc; Ootober, BuTiCfjSlc.; s.iuiherii whllo coru, ?0.(54c, OntB?stoiuly: No, 2 wbltc 42.-. Itye?Qulel; No. _, O-'n.Vi'... Butler?Sti-on.er nnd iiiiehnugeii. Eggs?Sli-u.ly un.t iinohiiiig.r; fretb. 23c Cbeese?l-IusU-r uii'l uucbuiigod. Sugur?I'lim nnd uiieliunged. RIC_.M0-.Lj PR01-UCE MARKET. (Wbolesulo prices. Qiiolutlons corrected Tuea days und I-'rldays). fl.Ol:lt?Uei-elpts heuvy nnd muiket very dull. 11 YE?.onlliuu. iu good ileiiiiinil, Vlrglulu l>u_ lots wuutcd. WHEAT? Mo.lenite recelpts nnd demnii.l good. COllN?Supply lu ex.c.s of cicmiiiul; pil.-es ten.llng lower. OATS?St.u.l.v. HA.?Wllb uiore llbiral rtrtelpls the d?_iuu_ ls not so actlve, even nt roduced prices from last week's quotntlons; thore Is llttle or no de? mand as yet for clover hay. EGGS?Receipta more llberal and mnrket eas ler. BCTTER?Actlve at quotatlons; recelpts mod crato. POULTRY?ChlckenB not so actlve thls week at the prevnlllng hlgh prices. All other fowls ln good actlve demand nt prices quoted. V1RGINIA BACON?Recelpts llght; choice woll curred stock ln good demand. POTATOES?Flrm at quotatlons. APPLES?Mnrkot actlve for handplcked and hnndpneked Vlrglnla stock; other grades qulet at quotatlona; recelpts modernte. CATTLE?MARKET?Beef cattle nnd catves actlve; hogs ateady; shecp and lambs ln good demand. WOOL?Contlnues actlve; llght recelpts. GAME?The season ls now open for Venlson and the demand for same ls actlvo at full quo? tatlons. RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK?Whent. 61.530 bushels; corn. 30,724 bushels; onts, 4305S bush? els; ryo, 3.102 bushels; flour. 5,497 barrels; hay. 831 tons; mlll ofTttl. 128 tons. STOCK IN ELEVATOR?-Wheat. 3.0(54 bush? els; com, 4.524 bushels; onts, 1,933 bushels; rye, 1,020 bushels. POULTRY?ALIVE. Turkeys, bens, per lb.. 11 _.. 12 Turkeys, gobblei., por lb- 9 (rj 10 Chickens, sprlng, smnll.'lb. 15 (fj; 10 Chlckens, sprlng, medlum, lb. 15 Chickens, sprlng large, lb.... l.'t ? 14 Hen,. lb. 11 Ducks, old. lb. 10 <_ 11 Duols, young, lb. lt @ 12 Roosters, per plece. 25 Geose . 40 _ 65 GAME. Venlson, whole deer, per lb.. 11 Veuison, saddles, per lb. 15 @ 10 Squlrrols, each . 5 _ 8 BUTTER. Choice, famlly packed. 17 ? 18 Fancy, dnlry packed. 17 <_ IS Choice, dalry packed. 10 14 17 Choice, store packed. 13 t. 10 Medlum . 13 r,( 14 Common to falr . 11 "? 18 EGGS. Cratos, nearby, frosh lald.... 21 _) 22 .rntes, fresfi stoek. 21 Barrels and boxes . 12 Gulnoa . 12 VEALS, LAMBS AND SHEEP. Vcals. por lb. 6 @ 7 Lambs, por lb. 4 ii 6 Sbeep, per lb . 2 (_ 4 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. APPLES? Per bbl., fancy hand pk.... 2.23 (. 2.50 Per bbl., choice hand pk.... 1.75 % 2.00 Per bbl., medlum.1.25 (i_ 1.50 Per bbl., common. 75 <_ 1.00 DAMSONS?Per bushel . 8.00 OHANGES?Jnmalca . 8.00 @ 3.50 PINE APPLES? Per cratc. fancy. 2.50 @ ...nn LEMONS? Por box . 2.50 3.25 PEARS? Por bnrrel, Slckles. 5.00 C3i 0.00 Per barrel, Bartletts. 4.00 (&> 4.50 Keofer . 1.75 ?_ 2.00 Por 6 hskt. corrler, fnncy.. 2.25 ($ 2.50 Per 0 bskt. cnrrlor, choic. 1.75 (_> 2.00 Per 6 bs_l?-currler, com.... 1.00 _> 1.50 Fnncy, wbfte health. 8.00 GRAPES? Concord, per 5-lb. bnskot,. 16 <_\ 17 Salem, per 5-lb. baskot..., 15 (. 10 Dolawores, per 5-lb baskot.. 18 (f. 20 Nlagaru, per 5-lb. baskot., 17 <3 18 BLACK I'EAS . nomlnal. BLACKEYE PEAS? Prlme to fnncy. nomlnnl. Common to good . nomlnal. CLAY I'EAS, per bushol. nomlnnl. MIXED I'EAS . uomliiul. UEANS? Navy . 1.75 fi. 2.00 Mlxed, per bushel. 1.25 ? 1.30 Colored . 1.25 <_ l.BO POTATOES? Ter bbl., No. 1. 2.00 .) 2.23 Per bbl.. No. 2. 1.50 tn) 1.75 Per hushol . 70 (_ 75 ONIONS? Por bushel, storo lots. 80 (o. 85 Per barrel . 2.00 @ 2.21 Per bushol, car lots. 00 ?. 05 CABBAGE?Per 100. 0.00 (IT. 8.00 Per ton . 18.00 @ 20.00 CELERY?Lnrge, por doz.... 50 {? RO Small, per doz. 20 <_} 30 HAY. No. 1 Tltmothy (now). 11.50 No. 2 Tlmohly (new). 13.50 No. 8 Tlmotby (new). nomlnal. No. 1 elovi.-r, mlxed (new).... 13.00 d_ 13.50 No. 2 clover, mlxed (new).... nouilniil No, 1 clover (new). 11.00 No. 2 clover (new). nomlnal Vn. Tlmotby, No. 1 (new)- 13.50 Va. Tlmotby, No. 2 (uowl- 11.5(1 tfT. 12.00 Va. mlxed (new). 0.00 4. 0.50 Clover, Vlrglnla . llOliltliul SII.CKS?Ilaled dry, new,. 9.00 _ 9.30 8TUAW?Coinpres.od . 7.50 ? Loose-pressed, largo Imlea., 8.0(1 01 R.30 AJ.DAl__T.E.RINCIPAL EUROPEAM rVARKETS, ?_H1P TO~ E. A. 0. KELLY 4 ?_.., of Covont Gnrden, London (Tho Fruit Auctlon Co., of London), nnd 70-78 Park Placo. Now York Clly. Wo wore nelerted by tho Unlted States (iovt-rniiient to liniidl. _..poi.mont:il ghjp, inent.. Also by tho Tasinanlnn Goveinmeut. Also hy tho Ciuor*. ln l-'nilt Growers' A soclntion (the inost I'onservativo m tho Unlted States). Wo further rofer you to the Secrc-tnry of the Vlrglnla IlriiticuUur,.l Bocletv (Crozet, Va.,) and to 1. tin's Agency, and any of tlie Kruit Trnde Papoi _, l-'or liiforiiiutiini, alonclls, utc, nddr n..y A. S. (JHKKNW'AY, ijoii'l Mniinger, 76-78 Park I'l.ice, New Voik, or U. C. CjREKNWAY. Uen'l Afct.it, t'liai-lultc-viilc, Va. JOHN L. WILLIAMS & SOI.S. BAHKERS, Dealer- ln lUCHMOND, VA-, SOUTHERN INVESTMENT SECURITIES. MUNICIPAl, BONDS A SPECIA-.T7. Correspondence Invlted. Load your cars so that nay at dnors repro sents contents, and thu. nvold r.Jectlona. ? FLOUIl. Fnir.lly . 3.40 _ 3.00 famlly, fancy . 8.88 r<t 4.00 Patent choice to fancy. 4.00 (_ 4,10 Choice extra . 3.10 Extra . 2.85 Siiperflne . 2.00 fl) 2.70 COBNMEAL?Clty sacked- 05 <?J _7V4 Cmintry, bolted, sacked.... 60 MtLLFEKD? Shlpstuff, per ton, sacked.. 21.50 Binn . 10.00 WI11.AT. No. 2 red, new. 85 ffi) 80 No. 8 red. now. S3 ? 81 Steamer, new . 80 f_ 82 ltejecled, new . 70 ?)) 81 Bag lots, falr to prlme, new.. 75 (_ 85 CORN. No. 2 whlte . B.V. No.3 whlto . 55 No.- 2 mlxed . 54 fll 54'. No. .1 mlxed . 6-1. _ 54 Whlte corn (Va.) bag lot. B5 (Q 00 IIIDl.S. Dry fllnt, per lb. 11 ffj 12 Dry salled, per lli. 0 (it 10 Green rnlted. per lb. 0V_(_ 7 Green, per Ib. 0 _ OH Ory (llnt cnlfBklns. per lb.... 0 Q 10 Sheep sklns . 55 ut 80 Green snlte.l cnlfaklni. 05 f.l 80 Lanib .klus . IB (|J 50 MISCELLANEOU8. FEATftERS?? , Llve geese. per lb. 45 MIxed, per lb. 85 ?> 40 SEEDS? Clover, wholosale, per bua.. 000 (!i 0.50 Tlmotby, wholeinlc, __?_ 1.60 <{? i.so Orcliiird grnss, wholenale. . 1.25 4$ 1.40 .uckwheat. per bus. 85 tt 1.00 Oeniinn tnlllct, per bua- 1.10 ?J! 1.25 BEESWAX. per lb. 2H & 27 DBIEO APPLES? SIIcit. per lb. 3 Qunrtered. per lb. -V_(iJ 3 Common to good. per lb.... 2 @ 2V. DBIED PEACHES? P.cled, per lb. 10 Prcled, darw, per lb. 8 ? 0 Unpeeled, i-cr lb. 2 ? 8 CHKUItlE.? Plttcd (new), dry ordor.... 15 _ 10 BASPBERKIES?Per lb. 10 ? )7 BLACKBEIIUIES . 5 WJIOBTLEBEIUIIES . 10 _ 12?_ WOOL? Tub-wnshed, free of burrs.. 20 ? 27 .r.wnshed. free of burra.... 21 ?> 22 Mcrlr.o. ti.washed . 13 @ i5 Burry, 2 to Sc. per lb. lesj. ROOTS? Olnseng, r"r lb. 4.00 (? 4.-5 Senlcn, per lb. 40 ffi 48 Vlrglnla snakc, per lb. 20 '? 23 May apple, per lb. 2V. _ 3 True plnk, per lb. 10 Q 13 Wlld glngcr. free of flbre.. 0 fto 12 Wlld glnger. nntural. 0 ?J 7 PEANUTS?Per lb., farmers.. 3 Q 8V_ BACON? Hams, small, smolicd. 15 ? 17 Hnmt, large, smoked. 12 (. 14 Hldes, smoked . 12 r--i 13 Sboulders, smoked . 11 _> 12 .PA. BACON? Hams, .mall . 16i_<a 18 nnms large . 15 _ 10 LARD?Country irlrre. 10 (jt 11 ELAXSKEP?Per busbel. 1.20 Ot. 1.40 CHINQCEPINS, per lb. 3 ? 4\ OHESTNUE. per . 11 _ 12V& TALI.OW?Per lb. 5 WALNUT KEBNELS?Per lb. 12 di 13 CHI.KBN COOP8. 85 3 00 TtJBKEY COOPS. 1.00 ? 1.10 EGG CBATES. 45 _ 60 BfTTER RUCKETS? Per do-cn . 2.75 _ 3.00 RICHT-OND GRAIN MARKET. Rlchmond. Vn., Oct. 8, 1003. QUOXATIONS. WHEAT? I/ongberry . S5 (H86 Mlxed . 85 (fJSO Shortborry . 85 ?80 No. 2 red . SO Va. bag lots . 75 _S5 Conv White (Va.)'bag lots. 55 No. 2 whlte . 54',i No. 3 whlte ...'.....;....... 54 No, 2 mlxed. 54 No. 3 mlxed .53V. OATS? No. 2 mlxed . 40V4 No. 3 mlxed. 40 No. 2 whlte .42V. Wlnter seed. 43 <_50 Rl'E?Va. bag lots . 00 _67 CATTLE MABI.BTS. CniCAC.O, ILL.. Oct. 8.?CATTLE?RecelptB. 14.000, Includlng 3,000 Wcstems; dull, 16_25c. lower. Good to prlme Bteers, $3.10.5.85; poor to medlum, $3.50? 3.47; stockers and feeders, $2.25?4; cows. $1.401.4.00; helfers. $2.5.30; ennnors, $1.4062.50; bulls, $2ig4.35; calves. $3.50(57.50; Tcxna-fed steers. $2.750,3.2.1; Western steers, $3(_4.50. Hogs?BecelptB to day, 20,000 bead; to-morrow, 15,000 bead; 20(91 35c. lower; dull. Mlxed and butchers, $5.15/. 5.85; good to choice heavy, $5.]Ofi7-.5.50; rough. henvy, $4.75?5.10; llght, $5.25_5.80; bulk of sales, $5.10?.5.50. Sheep?RecelptB, 25,000 head. Sheep, steady; lambs, steady to 10c. lower. Good to cbolce wethers, $3.35 _4; falr to choice mlxed, $2.25? 8.25; natlvo lambs, $3.50_5.05. NEW VORK, Oct. S.?BEFVES?Recelpts, 211 hend, mulnly conslgned dlreot; uo sales reported. Dressed beef, steady, clty dressed, uatlve sldcs, G_.9c per pound. Calves?Recelpt6, 452 hend; dull nnd wenk; reported snlcs were nt $5?0.50 for veuls. A bunch of grnssers aold nt $!!. Olty dressed veals, genernl sales, 0_13c Sheep nnd Lnmbs?RecelptB, 2,600 bead. Sheep, steady; sales ot lnmbs nverng.-d sllgbtly stronger, tinless too henvy. Sheep sold nt $3(33.75; few hend for export nt $4.25; lamba at S5.37!_(.0; Canndii lnmbs at $5.40. Prcsied niiittnn, 5Q7V.C per pound; dressed Inmbl. S?10l,_e. por pound. HogB?Recelpts, 2,803 head; market 2.1 _ 2."..-. lower. State hogs, about medlum weight, sold at $0.30; a car of western plga at $0. Hf.RR'S ISLAND. PA.. Oct. 8.?CATTLE? Slow. Cbolce. $5.25_5.50; prlme, $4.0065.10; fnlr. $3.11)4/3.0.1. Hogs?Lower. Prlme henvy, $.-..nnifiil; medliims, $n.li)-i il.iri; henvy yorkers, $ll(i. 0.10; llght yi.rkers, $5.85?0.00; plgs, $5.50f. 8,05; roughs. $4?5.40. Sheop?Stendy. Prlme wethreB, $.'I.S5(.J4; culls nnd common, $1,501/2; cbolce lnmbs, $5.00@5.80; venl culves, $7i_7.00. TOBACCO MARj-ET. Rlchmond, Va., Oct. 8, 1003. Dnrk Flred Tohnceo?(Beordered)?Recelpts conllmio llght nnd m.irket very qulet. Tobacco not lu keeplng order sell* eoiisldernbly hciow prices .mot.-d. Brlgbts?Very llght recelpts und uiur__t qulet. Sun-Ciired?Uecelpls i-ontlniie very llght und ainrket steady at uiieliunged uuo tntions. Tbe nuotatlons nro ns follows: DAUK 1'IltEI) TOBACCO?REORDERED. Prhnliigs, new.$ 75 _$ 2.00 Lugs, couiinoii to good. 4.00 W 4.75 LugS, good to prlme. 4.75 _ 5.00 Short leuf . 5.50 _ 0.00 Medlum leaf . 0.00 _> 7.00 Long leaf . 7.00 _ 3.00 WrnppeiB and Bclcctlon. 10.00 _ 13.00 1IB1GI1T TOBACC03. 8MOIvER8?Cuiuman . ?.0'J (it DOO Medlum . 1000 5j) 11.00 Flne . 12.00 nc 18,00 CTTTEIIS-Coiniiioii . 12.00 U I3.nu Medlum . 14.00 <_ 15.00 Fjne . 18,00 H 20,011 f nncv . 2^ 5.1 fit' 27.51' fii.i.Kits?Common . T.oo m. o.on Medlum . D.OO (. 11.00 (iuo.l . 11 00 (i( 12.1.0 flne . 12.00 C.i 14.00 WRAPPEU8?Couiinon . 1100 ?j ir.oo Me.lllIIU . IX.tHi tt :".>? D.l Good . 27.00 fl H5.0U Flne. 35.00 ft 40.0,') fnncy . 45.00 _ 55.00 SI'S'-CI'ItED T041ACCO. Pilmliigs news. 50 (_ 1.75 Lugs, i-..mni..ii to goo.V. 4.50 St o.Of, Lugs, good tu prlme. 0 00 f/f S.,',0 Short leaf . H.BO (_ to.on I.oug leuf . 10.00 tl 12.50 WiupiH-ra . 13.00 _ 20.00 LYNCHHPItG TOBACCO MABKKT. I.ynehliiirg, Va., O.-t. 8. 1003. Bnles of tobacco on the Lynchburg muilti-i fur tlio two weeks en.llng S.ptembei 20. 1003. r.i. ported hy John I,. Ogk'sl.y, of Lyiu-h'B Wnre house: Suld week endlng September Ifltb. 110.200 pounds; suld week endlng September 20lh, 105, Ono pounds; (Icei'OUSC for wee ken.llng .S.ipuiii tiei' "Oih, lii.3i.il i?.?.i..? I.-. S..1.1 fr in .)..- oiier 1, J003, to <!.-|.|einl..-.- 20, 10113, 22.102.000 iiuiinds; .?i,i from October i, ipoj, i? septeuii.ei- 20. ioiw, 31,000,000 puiiiuls; liHTeiiB* fer KH_, S',2,100 nouiids, Tlu- weatber during tbo week hns been fuv ul-able for fnrm work gci.cn.lly. purtleuliirly fur eiillug tohnceo, Tlie ii.t.uc.-i. boiise.l bua been geuernlly citruil nml tbv color fusteiied. whleb |i nbout whnt lhe tri.it.! wiint?. belng t.?i ,,|. brown, .lio utn tohnceo i? heiug ti-i-> u.iich linprovi'il by lhe gnod w.-nther pf the pnst flve we.-ks. ?|;ie followlng are the i.uot.tlm.. lUlll. (IIIAHES ITIillinlliga .$1.50 Q| i.tfi l.........11 dark lii.n. U.Ii?' Ht l.C. Medlum 1.111I1 lugs . 4.00 _ 5.0,1 (iun.l diuk lugs . 5011 U 0.5.1 I umu.oii duik leuf. u 00' <Li ll.ou Alt-dhuu durk luuf . 5.D0 '_ 0..J . INANCIAL. LARGEST CAPITAL AND SURPLUS OF ANY BANK OR TRUST COMPANY IN THE SOUTH-AT_.Al.TtC (.TATEI Richmond Trust and SafB Deoosit Company. Tenth and Main Streets, Richmond, Va. Capilal and Surplus ? $1,712,188.69 Exccutcs Trusts. I*_celvea Deposits from J1.00 nnd Upwards. Allows 3 per cent. intet*_t on Dali y Rnlnncea Subject to Cbcck. Accounts Sollclted. Correspondonce Invlted. JNO. BKEI.TQN WILLIAMS. LEWI8 D. CKENSHAW. JR. Presldent Treasurer. JAMES H. DOOI.ET. HKNP.Y T_. CABEL.I. Vlce-Presldents. Mlsfortune Is llnblc to ovortnk. you In money mntters. Then lt Is thnt a good-sUed "nest egg" ln tho savlngs bank comes "powerful hnndy." Over nnd over ngaln hnvo wo seen comfortlng relief come to those who hnd ncciimiilnted n fund In thls bank. If you nre not already a deposltor with us, we Invlt. you to beromo one. ALL SUMS ACCEPTED. (NTEREST ALLOWED Provident Savings 911 East Main Street. S. GALESKI, Pres. W. GRAY WATTSON, Cashler, Oood dark leaf . J.00 O 8.0J Flne dark leaf. 0.00 ? UW Black wrnpper.. ?*??*? _ *iu'1"1 Brlght Tobaccos?None on niarkot. Common Wrsppers?None otfei-lng. Good W rappers?None otTerlu.. PETEnsnnno to. acco market. Petersburg, Va., Oct. 8, 1003. There nro no snles of tobaeco b.lns made ln Petersburg nt thls time. Tl.e old ""?..???>?? nbout cshnusled and tlie ne. ?op wl 1 not be ready for market for several weeks. Some c.lmlnss nre expected to como to tho ware Eoi__5 tn thls clty tho latter part of Soptem Lor._? MISCELL ANEOUS MARKETS. NORFOLK, VA.. Oct. 8.?PEANUTS? Farmern' mnrket qulet. Fnncy, 3M,c.; strlctly nrluie 8t_c; prlme, .1c; common, _._<_iic., Spanlib, per tusbcl, 80c. No new crop comlng "'?pETERSnUnO. VA.. Oct. 8.-PEANUTS Spanlsb. 00@02_C. Market Arm. etoek .UM und few belng offered. Vlrglnla'.. 0_c. for fancy; market steady. oa_ aoon. market. NEW YORK, Oct. S.?Tbe dry good. market ba sromalned Qat and fcuturole.. durlng tno dor. Tbe demand bas been lnactlve and buy? ers unwllllng to place contracts for forward de Uverlns untll tbey are more ???^-"garflgW the prlce sltnarlon. Unfavorable weather 1. h nlso ndded to tho general qulet. NAVAL STORES. WILMINOTON. N. C Otc. 7.?SPIRITS TUUPENTINl^-FIrm at. 57V.C.J recelpts. u. casks. Rosln?Klrm nt *1.00?1.05| fecelpts. 178 barrels. Crude Turpentlne?Flrm at .-?-?'?' a.80; re.clpts, (13 barrels. Tar?Flrm st .l.oO, ^__*??_Sr-i.. Oet! 7.-T1-RPENTINE Flrmn t -7_e.; recelpts. oOS easks; snles, f>0.. casks; e.vports, 00- casks. Rosln?Firm; re? celpts, _,0S. barrels; sale*, 1.-120 barrels; cx ports, 4,003 barrels. _.?___? CHARLESTON, 8. C, Oct. 7.?TURPBN TINE?Nomlnal. Rosln-?Steady. COTTON .EEb Oil MARKET. NEW YORK, Oct. 8.?Cottonseed oil was mod erately nctive and oasler, rotlectlna; further weakness In lard products. Prlme crude. f. o. b. mllls, -.(...Oc; prlmo summer yellow, SOHe.; spot, October, 87(280.. .1 off summer yellow, M-U.'is,-.; prlmo wbltu, -4c; prlme -wlnter yel? low, -Sc. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF HICn.fO.ND, OOT. 8, 1003. ARIUVED. Steamer Brnndon, Rhodes, Norfolk, merchan dlse and pnssengers, Old Domlnlon llne. Steamer t'ocalioutas, Ur?v?_ James Rlvor land tnjs aud Norfolk. nierchanrtlse aud pas-ong-rs, Vlrglnla Navlgatlon Company. SAILED. Steamer Brandon. Rhodes, Norfolk, mercbav. dl.e aud passengers. Old Domlnlon llne. Iinrge Roanoke, Gllloney, James Rlver, llgbt. eShooner Mnlilda Brooks, Nottnge. James Rlver, ruilroad tles. Sehooner Bessle Brown, Smlth, Jumes Rlver, llght. ARRlVbD. PORT OF WEST POINT, OOT. S. 1003. Iiuuville, Short, Baitlmore, passengers and general enrgo. Elm Clty, Huynes, Multaponl Itlvcr lnnllngs. passenger. aud geuerul curgo. SAlLl-'.l). Danville, Short, Baltlmoro, pnssengers and general curgo. Elm Clty, Huynes, Muttuponl Jtiver landlng-, passengers aud geuerul curgo. Property Tra-'sfers. Rlchmond?R. Franchlono und -wlfo to A. Glllio, .:i 11-12 feot nn north sldo Brond Street, between Nlnotoenth and Twontleth Streets, Nos. 11)08 and 1010 enst, $-1,000. W. J. Gilman and wlfo to William T. Bhcpherd, 20 10..12 feet nn east slde Walnut Street, 13S feet north of Han over, $.,050. Mary K. and J. R. Hill to Jerry M. Funn, 19 11-12 feet on south slde Lelgli Street, 20 1-12 teot east of. Harrlson, $000. W. J. Wyatt and wlfo to Ida and Mol li'o E. Power, 21 2-12 feot on north sldo Marshall Street, northwest corner Mon roe, . t,300, Henrico?Brookland School Dlstrlct'. j trustees to W. S, Blackburn, 5-t) of an aere about slx mlles northwest o? Rieli- | mond, .T.lf.o. Jacob G. Geffert to . Inggle M. Geffert, 161 feet on Natlonal Cemetery road, southeast corner . lontroso Street, plan 01' Montrose, $1. Jacob G. Geffert to Magglo M. Gef? fert, .78 l'ent on tho Natlonal Cemetery road, 200 feet north of Willlamsburg road, plnn of Montrose, $1. Snnio to same, 152 5-12 foot on Natlonal Cemetery road, northeast corner Wll llmnsbure ttirnplke, plan of .Montroso, .1. Knst virgi'nln i.and and Improvement Co. to C. XV. Prico, i:(8 feet 011 nnrth sirto Rogers Street, northeast corner Canepa, $800. Elonora Johnson to Granlto Building Co., 18 1-12 feet on west sldo Thli'ty nocond Street, 112 8-12 feet south of S, $5. I Samuel lf. Pu lllam'a trustee to Blla Mor- j rlson, LlO feot 011 west slde Twonty-sei-oud | Streot, 101 1-2 feet north of Q, $1,000. XV. C. Thaclcer's trustoo to Gerinnn- j Amerlcan Banltlng and _uii<iin_r Co., 2S 1-.' feet 6n WO.t s|(l0 Twi-nty-flrst Streot, 109 1-2 feet south of Palrmotint Avenue, $1,000. Tax TftlQ Co. of Rlchinoiid to "Wllllam M. Mi-Griuler, 2 1-2 ncrns ln upper ond Ilniirlco county. a.jolnlllg lands of Messrs. Crafton, Derhyslilre nnd als., ;*.!. i o nr I of Fi her ea, Tlio Slate l.onrd Of Fislu-rlc-s wlll mO.t here lu n-Kular Bosslon 011 Wednesday next at 110011. QUARLES is selllilB Polls und Doll Go-Cnrts ,-it CQat to mako room fur tlio bltfgest ||ne Ot Olirlstm .8 Toyg over brou.lil to Hli-hiuiiiul. 105 East Broad. BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS SOLICITED BY THE State Bank of Virginia, IIIIE, Main St., _Rlchmond, Va. SOUTHERN 01L F1ELD Grows Increasingly Import? ant as Others Deellne. (Speclal to Tho Tlmea-Dlapatch.) BALTIMORB, Oct. 8,?Correspondenca in thls week's Issuo of tho Manufacturera' Record tlirows Interestlng llght upon the increaalng importance of the South in oll productlon as the older flelds tend to c.eeline. Froih Beaumont, Texas, comes tho followlng: i "Shlpmonts of Beaumont and Sour Lake | potroleum hy -wator and rall during tho ! month of September aggregated 1,500,000 I barrels, of which 800,000 barrels went by I tank-steamer and barge from Port Ar I thur and Sabine Pass to New York, New 1 Orleans, Pli.lnd.eip.ua, Port Tampa, _!_.., and Plymoutli, Englnnd. The other 700,000 barrels wont by. tank-car from Sour Lako and Beaumont, moro than GC0.0O0 barrels belng shlpped from the former point. Under the arrangement now In ellect, tho Southorn Paclflc hauls l'uel oll for the Santa Fo Railroad from Sour Lako to Beaumont, where the Santa Fe has Its own tracks. ln September tho Santa Fe recelved 00,000 harrels of Sour Lako oll for Its own uso ns fuel on Its locomotlves on the Gulf division. Tlie Southern Paci fic is gettlng vastly more oll out of Sour Lake than ls any other one company. Every effort of tho managoment ls at rected toward fllllng the company's stor ngo tanks along Its. llnes from New _.-? lenns to El Paso, and whllo oll ls at the present ffguro lt ls especlally to tha roads' advantag;e to get as much lnto Its tanks as posslble for future use. Proba? bly 15,000 bnrrels a dny aro helng hauied out of Sour Lake by tho Southurn Pacl? flc for its own consumptlon. LOU1SIANA F1ELD. "The Loulslana flelds nro .showlng up better. ln tlie latter part of Septembur the Jennings Plpo Llne shlpped twu soli'd trans of oll from J.innlngs to the sugar planters In Loulslana. A gieut nmount of 'wlld-cattlng' ls in progrcss lii Texas nnd Loulslana, and strlkes from sevoral wolls nt dlfferent polnts nre ro ported, though no conflrmatlon of then. . rumors has boen obtalned. The largest tank-steamer in the world, the Pectnn, owned by the Sliell Transport nnd Trad Ing Company, of London. took a cargo for Englnnd of 7..O0O bnrrels of desut phurized Benumont. and Sour Lako petro lnum from thn Guffey reflnerlos nt Port Artiuir thls week. Thls Is the blggest slnglo cargo nf Texas oll that has _ot been shippod." STEADY 1NCREASE. During September, ton, there ha\e been. encoiiragtiig d-evolopmont.s In the Kon tucky-Tenncsseo fleld. Correspondenca from Barboursvllle, Ky.. dcscrlblng con? dltlons of the fleld, stlll ln its lirst stage, though mllllons of dollars have boon in? vested there, says: "The new productlon Is steadily lucre:_s Ing, nnd productive pools outsldo of tho rogular deyelopm.ifita uio bemg provon. I Incroas'ng nctlvlty is apparent in nll the nlder dlvlslons, ospeclnlly Where tho nmt ketlng of oll hns been prngresslng for somo tlmo. Thls Ih duo partly to tho de plro of operator. to get as blg a produc? tlon ns posslble boforo wlnter sets in nnd partly to tho ndvanccs In tlio prices of erii.lo Oll, Dur'ns tho past month thero hnvo been no less than a hundred wolls completed. Soveral rich slrtkes ln Wayne county mo nttnu-ting consldernbl.) atten? tlon to that sectlon, wlilch is at present leading ln productlon. One ot the best strlkes ln sovornl months wns made In the Steubonsvlllo terrltory. lt .-nnio in lu tlio iippor forniatlon and Is good for 150 barrels. Down in the soiithe.-fl'oni part of the country. work Ir equnlly ne? tlvo. Operators who are noiv at work ln tho Wchlsnd division hiul from tho North und Kast niui consl.lor a well, U It produces put two barrels dully us a paying proposltlon. To thls oluss of ope? rators tho fleld owea more th_n to any thlug olse. During th? past few weelis a number of oontraoto huve boon lot lor tlie dr lllng of new wells. 'IVsts for doop oll coiiilmiii to be uiiido, niui Hivoral wells ol' tliat cl.i.<i nre golng down. "Tho past fow weeks have wltnessed large Incroasoa ln the plpo line runa from tlu- v_ri..ni. dlvlslons, both of tlio lower und ..utnil flelds. For tlio thlrd week ln Sepu-mbor tlie runs were 15.4.5 barrel-. Tlils ls au Increaso of about ,'l,0C. barr.l. ovor tha runs o( th- pi-ceding woek. The runs for ihe luiii th week ln September wore 16,891 barrels, At thls rato of ln ori iso It wlll not be long untll tho Kentucky and Tennessee Held wlll con tributo largely to tnako up for tho da .rcii.lng productlon ln tho older flelds. On the whole, th, oll developments m Kentucky have alro.uly re-ulted ln groat good us fnr aa liv.li:_try Is concerned. Towns havo dmibk-d in sUe, land own i-i-s have i-.Mii_.-d a greal deal ?>y icii.in. thelr lands and cap lall.i. havo come lu to make the pusln-M couter. thelr ptt inancut li?ad<.tlurte._.'