The World of Finance and Trade New York City Bond Issue Ab sorbs Attention. BIOS REPORTED AT 102* Smaller Figures Expected on Later Larger Offers. LOAN CALL RATES HIGHER $:iS,000,000 to Be Paid Tomorrow on Union Pacific Convertible Bond Issue. ! '-nof -h to The Star. M\ . Y'iKK. September 0.?The most utrlklng and about tin- s->le feature of the n.tnt.?>n in the 'inane; il district today was the s'.'r: t flurry in the ni ?n? y market. The development* in that direction were, how ??? r, ? especially noteworthy in view of the fa< t ill it tomorrow's ni'>n< y market will hn?? huniilo the juyment of some $,;?s.ooo.oo? , Tl a< < -'unt ??:* the subscription to the 1 : ?n Pacific mve: libie bond issue, end the 1 ? 111 ii>-ri??? 111? in connection wit;: t ? floitt 'Ui of the New York city too?i d ijvue. I:, is Mich as the special character of the Jnt!u? r. ?- s relating to th * money market was e unmonly r? agnized. the rise in the rates tor loans <01 call played little figure In the day's stock market. On the other band. 1 'wever, some contraction was noted In t! offerings ?.f loans on time. Transactions and securities in both the lov a I .1 n?l the London stock markets were much i strh ted by the observance of the Jewish holiday. The London stock mar ket was. generally speaking, steady, al thoiigh American stinks and the shares of the ? 'p? er companies w* re exceptionally li*?av3 Little was done here on balance for foreign account. New York City Bond Issue. interest and discussion during the day were mainly occupied with the outcome of tomorrow's bond sale by the city of New York Transaetions on the curb in the new issue were reported at I0JV2* but it seen.-j to be the general opinion In well-informed quarters that the larger bids lor the new bonds would be prof fered at considerably lower figures than those mentioned. There appears to be no doubt whatever that the city bond issue will be well oversubscribed for, and the chief element of uncertainty is with re gird to the rates at which the largest bids f??r the bonds will be made The latter. course, have a very distinctive bearing upon the immediate condition in the bond market. I?eaiings in stocks were resumed this morning, with few novel developments presented for consideration. Initial quo tations were for the most part at lower levels than tho>e which prevailed at the clos? of business Saturday, but the tone of the market at the outset was little more than a reflection of the declines in Anieri' ?n sto- ks reported from London. A s' areity of offerings ??t stocks was soon observed, and consequently there ensued an extensive and general recovery in prices Notwithstanding the significant nature .?f tomorrow's governmeat cr.?p report, the prospective showing of tlu;t do ument attracted small interest, and the grain market likewise moved irregu latly Many Insolvency Rumors. The dealings throughout the course of the business session developed 110 features of interest other than of a merely mechanical market < aara ter. The same small number of stocks which have for so long a time contributed an undue proportion to the total trans c tions continued to occupy that same position today. These were notably Union 1'h t:;. Heading, \malgamated Copper and l'nited States rft^el common. There was, !?? 1 we* ? noth ng of specia Interest to be eh iiie.i. either from the transactions in the stocks In question, or from those in the less active issues. Hum of additional mercantile insolven cies w< r current from time to time during the day. but apparently played little part in st ap r:g the course of affairs in the stock marker T> nd market both upon the stock ex chang and over the counters of investment houses was virtually stagnant in advance of the disposition of the New York city loan THE COTTON MARKETS. NEW YORK. September 9.?The cotton market opened steady, at an advance of three points to a decline of two points. The gains at the beginning of the call were due to higher cables and a bullish New Or leans Top report, while the census report published before the call was completed was less bullish than expected, and caused the declines on the later months Trading was not very active, and selling on the census fig 1 ires w is checked to some extent by the expe ditions of a bullish condition report at the > nil of tlie first hour, but prices easel ft several points from last Satur day'-* llnals during the early session, and Just before the condition figures were pub ll*.\f.j the market became quite weak. The report in itself was rather better than ex pected by the bulls, and right after Its publlillon the market sold 20 to 21 points net lower. The market continued unsettled during the late forenoon, with prices ranging about to 2>i points net lower. Prices at mid day ? ere 2 or ;t points up from the lowest on covering. Spot, quiet, middling uplands, 13.40; mid dling gulf. 13.H5 Kstlmated receipts at the ports today, 14.000 bales, against 5,552 last week and K -"*1 last year For the week. 100,000 bales. against 44.573 last week and 134*. 101 l ist j ear Today's receipts ac New Orleans, l.tT"* 'ales, against 3.43$ last year. I'ntMn f itures opened steady. September, 1170 bid: October. 12.35; December, 12 42; January, 12.47. March, 12 56; May, 12.?>5. Liverpool Cotton Prices. L1VKRPOOL. September 0, 12:30 p.m.? Cotton?Spot, good business done; prices ateady; American middling. 751. The sales of the day are estimated at 10,00? bales. In cluding 1,000 for speculation and export. Receipts, 2.000 bales, Including 1,700 Ameri can. Futures open d steady and at 12:30 p tn. were rtrm. Opening and 12:30 p tn. prices follow September. 701a705V?; September-October, October-November. tSSla6H5Vfc; No vember-December, 070L*attvO; December-Jan uary, (174VtaB77^: January-February, 072a. 677, February-March. H75a87?W4; March April. fl7.>a077. May-June, 075a078: July-Au gust. 07ita67t>1,?. Close?Cotton, spot good business done; prices 3aS points higher: American mid dling fair. good middling, 815; middling, 751, low middling, 711. good ordinary. 037; ordinary. 577. The sales of the day were ]o>??> bules. of which l.om> were for specu lation and export ami Included U.500 Ameri can. Kecelpts. 2.1jO bales. Including 1,<00 American Futures opened steady and closed barely steady. American middling, g o c.. September. ?'31*. September-Octo ber.. iVxi. Of Jber-November. 673**: Novem ber-December, 6tM>; December - January. . January-February. 605Vj; February Mar. h. ?> 15Vi; March-April, 00?1; April-May, OOl'-j Mav-June, 607. An effort Is being made to encourage the dl tmoiid cutting industry at Cape Town The work lias been heretofore done almost exe.Ius vely at Amsterdam, but at present a great deal of this work Is being done in thr> l'nited States. NEW YOBK STOCK MARKET. Furnished by \V. R. Hlbbs & Co.. bankers and brokers. 1410 F street, members New York Stock Exchange. Washington Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. Open. High. Low. 2:45 Amalgamat'd Copper "l'-i 72 70% 70% Am. Car & Foundry. 40% 41 40% 41% Am. Car & /nun. pfd Am. Ice Securities Am. Locomotive 54% Am. Locomoilve pfd American Smelting.. 100% 101% 100% lt*)% Am. Smelting pfd... 1"! 101 1% 45,4 Atch-.Top. & S F... 87% 87% 87% Atch., T. & 3. F. pfd Atlantic Coast Line. S3li ???? Baltimore 1 01% 01 01% Brooklyn R. T 47% 48 47% 4r% Canadian Pacific.... 166% 167 165% 105% C.. C.. C. & St. Central Leather Central Leather pfd. 86% Central Ry. of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio. <'>4 34% 34 34% Chicago Great West, lo Chi.. Mil. .V St. Paul. 1 -3 123% 122% 123% Chicago it N. W.... 145% Chi. Ter. & T. Tr. pfd Col Fuel .4 Iron.... 24% 25% 24% 25 Colorado Southern.. 24 24% 23% 23% Consolidate! Gas Corn Products 14% Corn Products pfd Delaware* Hudson Del.. Lark. & W Den & Rio G. Kv .. 24% 24% 24 24% Distillers' Securities 55% 55% 55% 55% Krle common 21% 21% 21% 21% Krle 1st pfd ?_ Krie 2d pfd 37% Got? ? r:11 Kle.-tric. . . 120% 1 '1 ^ 128% 128% Gro.it XorLh. pfd.... 128% 120 127% 128% Greene Cananea.... "'4 11% 10% "% Great No. Ore cts... SO1* 56?i 56 W> Illinois Central Interboro .Met 0% 0% 0 11 Interboro .-let. pfd.. 26 20 25 25% International Papsr. 14 14% 14 14% International Pump Kan. City Southern. 27% Kan. City S >. pfd... 55% Mackay coin *>5% Louis. & Nashville., llo Mackay pfd 65 Manhattan Klevated Mexican Central.... 17 17% 17 17% Mo.. Kan. & rex:. com 36 36% 35% 36% Mo . Kan. & Tex. pfd. <>4% Missouri Pao!.tic 70 M. S. & M National Lead 54 New York Central.. 105% 105% 105% 105% N. Y.. Out. & V>'est.. 33% 33% 33% 33% Norfolk & Western ? Northern Pacific.... 128 128% 127% 128% N. Y. Air Brake 111% 112% 111% 112% Pacific Mail Steam Pennsylvania R. R.. 1-50% 12)1% 120',\ 120% l'eo. Gas of Chicago. 88% 88% 80% 88% Pressed Steel Car... 30 30 20V2 20% R.iii'y Steel Springs. 37% Reading 1*5% 08% 06% 07% Rep. Steel & Jron... 24% 21% 24% 24% Rep. S. & I. pfd ; ? ? Rock Island com.... 20% Rock Island pfd.... Sloss-Sheffiel! Steel. St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 37% 38 37% 37% St. Louis S. W. pfd.. ..... ? ???? ..... Southern Pacilic.... &>% S6% So% 85% Southern Pacific pfd Southern Railway... 16% 16% 16% 16% South. Railway pfd Tennessee Copper Tenn. Coal & Iron Texas Pacific 28% , Toledo. St. U ft W.. 24 25% 24 25% Tol., St. L. it W. pfd. 48% 48% 47% 48 Union Pacific 131% 132% 131% 132% I'nlon Pacific pfd I". S. Rubber U. S. Rubber pfd. ... 03 03% U3 03% United States Steel. 32% 32% 31% 32% U. S. Steel pfd. 05% 05% 05% 05% Va.-Car. Ch;m. Co Va.-Car. C. Co. pfd Wabash Wabash pfJ Western Union Wisconsin Central Wis. Central pfd Woolen Goods BONDS. Amer. Tobacco 4s Amer. Toba :ro 6s. .. !fd.. 128. Kansas City Southern, pfd., 56%. Mexican Central, 17%. Missouri Pacific. 71. Northern Pacific. 128%. New York Airbrake. 113. Reading. 07%. Rock Island, com.. 20%. Sloss-Sheffleld Steel, 48% Southern Pacific. 86. Toledo. St. Louis and Western, 25%. Toledo. St. Louis and Western, pfd. 47%. United States Steel, 32%. CURB QUOTATIONS. Furnished by E. It. Cbaptnau A Co. (G. B. Chlp mrsi. malinger), membera New York Stock Ex change. 1301 F at. n.w. _ Open. High. Low. Cloa?. Butte Coalition ly^ British Col. Copper.. I'hirago Subway 20V< Cumberland Kiy 75 Dominion ('opper (new) Kly Consolidated Creeue Calianea tireene Gold-Sliver Mlcniac Gold 4w Mitchell Mining 2 Nevada Smelt. A Mines. 2 Nevada-1 tali 4*1 Nipissiiig Mines 8% NEW YOBK BOND ISSUE. Controller McCooey Confident It Will All Be Taken. Special Dispatch to The Star. NKW YORK. September 0?Acting Con troller McCooey said today that he was ab solutely confident that the entire Issue of J40.oo0.000 4% per cent city bonds to be of fered at public sale tomorrow afternoon will be sold, and that he Is hopeful that they will fetch a small premium. The controller's mall this morning brought In enough bids to bring the total received up to 200. Bids were received this morning from San Fran cisco. Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago. Cin cinnati. Cleveland. Baltimore, Philadelphia. Boston and many cities and towns in this state. Mr. McCooey said that one of the largest savings banks in the city had notified him that the institution would bid for $1,000, 000 of the Issue. He continued to deny ull knowledge of the formation of one or more syndicates to buy all or a major part of the bonds. But the bidding so far, the acting controller says, shows widespread In terest in tlie sale. The total number of bids already received Is In excess of the total for any previous bond sales. A ma jority of local bids are always handed In shortly before the opening of the sale. Building Permit Issued. Inspector Ashford Issued a building per mit today to the Chesaj>eake and Potomac Telephone Company for an "exchange" at 720 12th street northwest to be built of concrete and terra cotta; John McGregor, builder; Edlitz & McKenzle, architects. Lstlniated to cost $12,000. Treasury Balances. Today's statement of the Treasury bal ances In the general fund, exclusive of the H50.000.000 gold reserve, shows: Avail able cash balance. $238.292.364; gold choin and bullion, $48,560,362; gold certificates, $84,046,700. Philadelphia Banks. PHILADELPHIA. September 9.-Weekly bank statement: Loans and discounts. In crease. $130,000; lawful money reserve, in crease, $483,000; due from other banks. In crease. $43f>,000; due to other banks, de crease. $762,000; deposits, increase. $1,237. 000; circulations. Increase, $11,000. BOTH UPS AND DOWNS LOCAL STOCK MARKET IN RATHER UNSETTLED STATE. The 4 per cent bonds of the Washington Railway and Electric Company sold down to 791* on the 1?jc?I stock exchange today, after having brought 79V4 Saturday, and the same at the beginning of the selling today. In all. $8,000 in these bonds were traded. Fifteen shares of Washington Railway and Electric preferred sold at 73% and 73%. iia compared with the price of 74 Saturday. There wu considerable bidding and offer ing when Mergen thaler was called, but tt was some time before any business resulted. This stock was quoted at 206 yesterday, and today the buying started at 206%. The total sales amounted to 34 shares, the price going up after the regular call to 206%. Two hundred shares of Mitchell mining stock were exchanged, the price rising from 2 to 2%. Saturday this stock was quoted at 1%. "I'ncle Dan" Frazler. a member of the exchange, was present today after an ab sence of about five weeks, which he spent la Brookbank, Matin. Mr. Frazler was 111 dur ing two weeks of his vacation, but says Iwj Is now in good health, and, as soon as h>; has looked around a little, will Jump onc-j more into the middle of the business of the exchange. Today's Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $1.176.54a. Government receipts: From internal revenue, tl.716,65i>, customs, $1,171,765; miscellaneous, ?103,756. Expendi tures. $1,570,000. Washington Stock Exchange. fifties.?Regular call. 12 o'clock noon?Washington Market 5s, 1947. $1,000 at 102. Washington Hwy. ami Elec. 4s. $1,000 at 7W% *2.000 at 79% $1,000 at 70'.. $1,000 at 7?%. $1.01X1 at 7111.4, $1,000 at 70% $1,000 at 79',*. Capital Traction. 10 at i;tl. Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 5 at 73%. 10 at 73',. Washington Gas, 20 at 70%. Mergen thaler Linotype, 10 at 200*i, 4 at 207. I.anston Monotype. 100 at i2. loii at 12'-i tbuyer 60). 10 at 12'/,, 10 at 12V?. Mitchell Mining, luO at 2. After call?Capital Traction 5a, $500 at llOVta, $.*>00 at 110% Washington Rwy. anil Elec. com., 20 at 35. Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 200%, 5 at 20<;% 10 at 200%. Mitchell Mining. 50 at 2% 25 at 2!n, 23 at 2% Potomac Eire Insurance, 2 at 30. GAS UO.ND3. Bid. Asked. Washington Gas cert. 0a ltM 10614 RAILROAD BOND3. Capital Traction 5s 110 HOVi Anacostla and Potomac 5a loo City and Suhurhaa 5a 100 Columbia 5s 102% Columbia Os 1UM ill Metropolitan 5s 107 109 Washington liny, and Elec. 4s 79% 80 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. 1'otomac Electric Light 5s 101 Nor. and Wash. Steamboat 5s lOtf 110 Chesapeake and Potomac Tel. 5a... 101 101 Washington Market Cs 100 Washington Market 5s, 1H27 102 Washington Market 5s, 1917 102 PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS. Capital Traction 129% 131 Washington Kwy. and Elec. coin li-'i 30 Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd.... 73 75 Nor. and Wash. Steamboat 200 810 Washington e 200lj 207ft Lanston Monotype 11% 12vJ MINING STOCKS. Greene Canauea 10V4 1114 Mitchell 2 2Vk NATIONAL BANK STOCKS. American 153 170 Capital 1U0 City 144 Columbia 295 Commercial 210 220* Farmers and Mechanics' 815 400 Lincoln i;iO 140 Metropolitan 310 33o Kigga 825 ST-?"1 146ft 151 150 Washington 300 420 Washington Stock Exchange 125 TRUST COMPANY STOCKS'. American Security and Trust 250 285 National Safe 179 Uniou Trust 127ft 130 Washington I?an and Trust 202 205 Washington Safe 30 SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. Hodie Savings 310 Merchants and Mechanics' Savings. 13ft Uulou Savings 200 260 EIRE INSURANCE STOCKS. Arlington 25 35 Columbia 9 jj Commercial 5 Corcoran 74ft "!!! Firemen's lyTi *24* Franklin 50 65 German American 270 Metropolitan 65 ioo National Union 7 -jll people's ,1^ Potomac 29 83 R'gga 8 9 TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS Columbia 4 Real Estate ^0 . * ' Washington g I!!! I MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. S. P. Service Corp 11)9 120 Graphophone coin 50 Orapliophoue pfd [[ 7^ Fidelity Storage llOVi 135 Merchants' Transfer aud Storage... 105 Security Storage 175 200*" Washington Market Union Trust Warrants 101 106 " THE GRAIN MARKETS. CHICAGO, September 0.?Wheat market was weak today on larger world's shipments than expected, and the fact that a large amount of grain was exported from Russia. Longs unloaded freely, and there was much selling for short account. It was also re ported that bhe expected damage by frosts to crops In the Dakotas had not material ized. December sold at 1.00ft. Corn was a shade easier. December, Gift. Oats dull and easy; December, K(%a53ft. The provisions market was weak. Janu ary pork, 15.90; lard, 8.77ft; ribs, 8.15. Toward the middle of the session offerings became scarcer and prices advanced some what above the opening, but later the mar ket fell off. The close was weak, with De % 1J" J'JquiaJSQ nndi 'lpum itb.vi aso[o aqj eember 1% to 1ft lower, at 99V The corn market weakened along with wheat, and on the prediction that frost tor night will be limited to certain sections The close was weak, with December off to 1 cent at ti0%a(K)%. Grain and Provisions Summary. CHICAGO, September 8.?Grain: Open. High. Wheat-Dec 100}t 101?. May * Corn?Dec May Oata?Dec May CHICAGO, September 0.?Provisions: Open. High. Loir. Pork?Jan 15.00 15.DO 15.75 Lard?Jan ? 8.75 8.82 8.75 Ribs?Jan 8.15 8.15 8.12 Liverpool Grain Prices. LIVERPOOL. September 9.?Wheat?Spot nominal; future quiet; September. 7s 8d; December, 7s 10%d; March. 7s ll\d. Corn Spot firm; American mixed new, 5s 4d; fu tures quiet; September, 5s 6ftd; October, 5s trfed. Peas?Canadian firm, Gs llftd. Hops?In London (Pacific coast), steady, ?2 &sa?3. THE BALTIMORE MARKETS. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 9.?WHEAT? Strong; spot, contract. 101V,; spot. No. 2 red western. 102^alO2%; September. 101 Vi; October, 101^aiU2; steamer No. 2, DOVi; receipts. 47.710 bushels; new southern by sample, 8oa95; new southern on Rrade. 90V,alOHy CORN?Firm; spot, mixed, 80%: No. 2 white, 80^a?7; September. 0fl'4; October, 07^807%; vear. itfafUVt; January. 02^62^; steamer mixed, 02'i; receipts, 4.000 bushels. OATS?Firmer; new No. 2 white, 57a59; new No. 3 white. B.'IVsaSO; new No. 2 mixed, 64}*; receipts, 12.752 bushels. RYE?Strong and higher; No. 2 western, domes tit-. 90 bid; receipts, 4,480 bushels. HAY?Steady; new No. 1 timothy. 19.00 asked; new No. 1 clover mixed. 15.&0al0.00. GRAIN FREIGHTS?Very quiet; ateam to Liver pool. per bushel: 2Vjd. October; Cork for orders, per Quarter. 2a. 3d. September. Government Securities. Bid. Asked. 2 per cents, registered. 1930 104% lOflty 2 per cents, coupons, 1980 10544 106$ 3 per cents, registered. 1908-18.... 102 103 3 per cents, coupons, 1908-18 102 103 3 per cents, coupons, small. 1908-18 101T4 4 per cents, registered, 1925 12?>V| 4 per cents, coupoii*. K*25.... 125 Istrfct of ColumblJ District of ColumbJ* 3.65s. 1914.... 113] 4 per cents. PhlllpApe, 1914-34.... 109j 2 per cents. Plnan^. 104" 126% 126 Vi BULLS HUD BEARS Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, September 9.?Those who have taken the most active part In stock market speculation recently are Inclined to proceed with extreme caution until definite information Is obtainable regard ing various pending announcements. More Importance is being attached to the city bond sale tomorrow than to any other de velopment expected this week. It is still maintained In some circles that the aver age bid for the bonds will be surprisingly high. A prominent railroad official saya this morning, however, that he would not like to file a bid of 101, If he did not have the money to pay for the bonds. It Is predicted by some financiers that the average bid will be better than 103, but in conservative circles it is thought that the average will be less than 102. m ? * A stock exchange member, in discussing this question this morning, expressed the opinion that if the bonds should sell at 101 the market would decline pretty sharply. There Is a considerable differ ence of opinion as to whether a strikingly successful outcome of the whole matter has been pretty fully discounted In the stock market. Some Interests think it has, and that, consequently, the market wilt not advance materially in case the number of bids should be large and the prices correspondingly high. In some banking circles, however. It is thought that a suc cessful city bond sale at this time would be reflected t? a considerable extent later on in both the speculative and Investment markets. ? * * Some stock exchange houses seem to have received the impression very distinctly that the Pennsylvania courts wiil hand down a decision this week in the Pennsylvania rail road two-cent-fare case. If such a decision Is handed down In the near future and is fn favor of the company it is believed that the effect upon the speculative market and to a considerable extent on the investment mar ket win be beneficial. * * * Those who follow the conditions of the crops closely are attaching considerable Im portance to the forthcoming government report. Some operators are apprehensive as to the effect upon the money and stock markets of the expiration of the Union Pa cific syndicate. It is understood that the controlling Interests in the Chicago and Alton are still confident that the final out come of the rebate case will be distinctly in their favor, and that they are strongly Inclined to believe that the whole matter will be disposed of when It comes up In court September 24. They do not look for any further sensational developments in connection with this case. WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT. Quotations given below are for large lots. Jobbers' prices from lc to 2c higher. EGGS.? Nearby fresh Virginia, 24; west Virginia and southwest Virginia, 23; Tennessee, 22; North Carolina, 21. BUTTER.? Creamery, fancy. 25!?a20. Western firsts. 24a24%; seconds. 22a23%. Process, fancy, 21%a22; fair to good. 20a 21. Store-packed, fresh, 18al9. CHEESE. ? Now York state factory, new. large. 14^al5. POULTRY. ? Chickens, spring, per lb., 17al8; hens, per lb, 14; roosters, per lb.. 7; keats. per lb.. 10. DRESSED POULTRY. ? Hens, choice, per lb.. HI; roosters, per lb.. 9alo; chick ens. per lb.. 18all); ducks, per lb., 10al2. VEGETABLES.-?Potatoes, new. per hbl.. No. 1, 1.50a2.00; No. 2. 40a75; potntoes, new. sweet, per bbl., 3.00a3.50; carrots, new, per bunch, 2; cucumbers, per basket, 25a40; onions, per bbl.. 2.25a3.o0; pep pers, per bbl., l.OO; tomatoes, per bushel box. 25a50; cabbage, per bbl.. ROa.50; egg plant. per doz., 20a25; squash, oer basket, 25a35; per bbl., 75; snap beans, per bu? 50; per bbl., l.OOal.75; wax beans, per bu., 40; lima beans, per qt.. 15al8; new beets, per bunch. Ia2; lettuce, per bbi., 1.50*12.00; peas, per bbl., 3.00a4.00; corn, per doz., 5a 10; okra, per carrier. SOal.OO; celery, per bunch. 35aOO. GREEN FRUITS?Apples, new south ern. per bbl.. 1.50a3.50; oranges. Cal., per box, 3.50a4.75; grape fruit, per box. 2.50a 4.00; pineapples, per crate, 1.25a4.50; peaches, per crate. 2.00a3.00; cantaloupes, per crate, GOal.75; watermelons, each, 15a35; plums, per crate, 1.25a2.50; grapes, per crate, 75al.50; damsons, 8-lb. basket, 50aS0. HAY AND STRAW..?Hay, new western. No. 1. 17.00al8.00; No. 2. lS.OOalUtwj; mixed, 13.00al0.00. Straw, rye, bundle, ll.00all.50; rye, machine thrash, 8.00a 8.50; wheat, t$.50a0.75; oat straw, j er ton, 8.00. LIVE STOCK.?Cattle, extra, par cwt., 5.50a5.75; butcher, per cwt., 4.75a5.00; ordinary, per cwt., 2.50a3.00. Hogs, per cwt., gross. 0.50a7.00. Sheep, 3.00a4.00; lambs, spring, choice, IVt- Calves, choice, per lb., 8; medium, per lb., 7a7V4. Cows, prime, fresh, each. 35.00a50.00; common, each, 20.00a30.00; old and dry, 9a;h, 10.00 al2.00. BEEF CUTS.?Ribs, No. 1. per lb., 13; No. 2, 12; No. 3, 10. Rounds, No. 1. per lb.. 10; No. 2. 9; No. 3. 8. Loins, No. 1, per lb., 13; No. 2, 12; No. 3. 11. Chucks, No. 1, per lb., 8; No. 2, 7; No. 3. U. WOOL AND HIDES. ? Wool, washed, I free of burrs, per lb., 30; wool, unwashed, ' per lb., 22a24. Hides, green, per lb., 8a9; dry per lb., 10ul8. Sheepskins, green, each. 1.25al.50; dry, each, 75al.2?. Calf skins, green, each, 1.35al.S0. GRAIN.?Wheat, new southern, 82a95. Corn, shelled, white, 71a76; yellow, 71a76; car, 3.63a3.85. Oats, western white. No. 2, 0t)a?8; mixed, 64a66. Bran, per ton, | 23.00&26.00. Middlings, per ton, 26.00a28.00. THE LONDON MABKET. LONDON, September 9.?American securl- | ties opened dull today. Prices declined dur ing the first hour and at noon were heavy and % to V4 below Saturday's New York closing. Early In the afternoon there was evidence of an improving tendency. 8upport of Southern Pacific and Union Pacific came from New York. Transactions were moder ate and the close was quiet. London Closing Stocks. LONDON. September 9, .4 p.m. Consols for money Consols for account Anaconda Atchison Atchison pM Baltimore am] Ohio Canadian Pacific 170% Chesupeake and Ohio 84V Chicago Great Western. ?? 1W Chicago, Milwaukee and 8t. I'aul I'M Da Beers 22% Denver and Rio Grande 24% Denver and Bio Grande pfd 70 Erie 21% Erie 1st pfd 31 Kris 2d pfd 39 Grand Trunk 25 Illinois Central 142 Louisville and Nashville 112*? Missouri. Kansas and Texas New York Central 10!l Norfolk and Western 72% Norfolk and Western pfd 85 Ontario ucd Western 83% Pennsylvania 61% Baud Mines 5 Beading 41)% Southern Railway 10% Southern Railway pfd 58% Southern Pacific 88% I'nlon Pacific 135% t'nlon Pacific pfd SO tnited States Steel 33 1'nlted States Steel pfd US Wabash. Wabash pfd Spanish 4s 6fu Bar silver, steady, 31 9-lttd. per ounce. Money, 2'.4 per cent. , ,Mhe, Ta.Jf of Jtacount in the open market for short bills Is 3% per cent. "H*? r?tf of discount In the open market for three mouth bills is 4s4H per cent. J* I THE FOREIGN BANirfl BERLIN, September 9.?Exchange on London, jo marks 47% pfennigs for checks. Discount rates?Short bills. 3 per cent; three-month bills. 5 per cent. FARIS. September 9.?Three per cent rentes, 94 francs 55 centimes for the ac count. Exchange on London, 23 francs 15 centimes for checks. MORGAN'S MAD AUTO DASH FINANCIER BREAKS SPEED LAWS TO CATCH A TRAIN. Goes Almost a Mile a Minute Over Berkshire Hill Roads In Partner's Machine. PITTSFIELD, Mass., September 9?All speed laws were Ignored In Pittsfleld and Ijenox Sunday afternoon by J. Plerpont Morgan, who missed the New York express train In Pittsfleld at ft o'clock, but caught the train In l^e after It had been delayed only one minute. Mr. Morgan had been since Friday night the guest of Charles I.anler, one of his partners. In Lenox, with Col. Oswald Iee with Mr. Morgan on board one minute late. No speed law officers were encountered by Mr. Morgan, as they were having a Sunday off. Capt. Smith and Col. Latrobe returned with Mr. Lanier to Lenox. GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS OF GEORGETOWN Funeral services over the remains of D. James Sheehy, who died Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at his home. 1(11 T street northwest, were held at 9 o'clock this morn ing at the Church of the Immaculate Con ception. Interment was made in Mount Olivet cemetery. During an altercation Saturday night be tween Virginia Fletcher, fifty-four years of age, and Sandy Hamilton, forty years of age, both colored, at 2722 Rock court north west, the woman was cut on both hands, while Hamilton received a scalp wound. The latter was treated at the Georgetown University Hospital. While walking along the street in George town last night Frederick Hughes, a white man, twenty-seven years of age. of lllo Oth street southeast, was struck on the left arm with a stone by an unknown colored boy. The wound was dressed at the Georgetown University Hospital. Mrs. Julia Sweeny, white, sixty years of age, of 919 27th street northwest, was knocked down by Capital Traction car No. 271 Saturday afternoon on M street between Wisconsin avenue and 31st street. She re fused to go to tihe hospital and was as sisted to her home by friends. Mrs. H. G. Wagner of 3310 P street has returned from an extended visit to her sister in Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Graham of 3313 P street are spending several weeks' vacation In the country. Mr. Catlet Davis of 3045 N street Is In the Virginia mountains. Harry Wardman has sold to Charles A. Cannon lot 227 and part of lot 222, square 1282, b^lng one of the new houses oil the south side of Dent place between 30th street and Avon place northwest. Miss Sue Lacy and Miss Sallie Lacy are spending the summer in Maine. They will probably return home this week. H. M. Baker of Winchester, Va? Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. McKenney Berry of 1336 30 bh street northwest. i Miss Mary Kearney of O street northwest, wiio has been ill for several months, went away yesterday for the benefit o? her health. Mr. and Mrs. H. Owen Thompson and their children are at Rehoboth Beach, Del. Samuel T. Brown, who was visiting rela tives at Lovettsville, Va., has returned j home. Mrs. Hamilton of 3321 P street northwest has recovered from a several weeks' ill ness and is able to be out again. LOCOMOTIVES EXPORTED. Demand for American-Made Engines Steadily Increasing. NEW YORK. September I).?The foreign demand for American-made locomotives continues to increase. During the seven months of the current year ended July 31 the exports of these machines were val ued at $4,813,418, compared with $3,024,41)1 for a similar period of 1900, and $2,48*5,281 In 1905. The exports in detail appear In the following table compiled by the Wall Street Journal: Kx|H)rt? to 11*07. 1000. Europe $501,025 $0,000 British North America 1,184,100 154,211 Central America and Brit ish Honduras 753.582 030,782 Mexico 814,005 838,580 Cul? 250,705 151,061 Other Weat Indies and Ber muda 12.088 8,100 Argentina 100,700 172.105 Brazil 523,40*1 530.780 Other South America 510,330 482,850 China 5,025 22,207 British Australasia 8535?2.'t 84,000 Philippines 5.2*W Other Asia and Oceania.... 201.854 108,500 Total $4,813,418 $3,024,401 The average price paid by foreign mer chants for these locomotives was slightly over $9,000. The shipments to British North America showed the largest gain, in creasing from $154,211 to $1,184,190 during the first seven months of the current year. The railway equipment exports to this sec tion of North America have been particu larly heavy In the past few years due to the railway development there. But the greater part of the movement is over for a time at least. This is shown by the steel rail exports, which have fallen off consider ably. Naturally, locomotives would be the last to show this decline, for the rolling stock would be the last cared for and the requirements of the Canadian west are not yet quite satisfied in this respect. The far east, especially Japan, has been making Increased demands on American manufacturers. The railroad development of Central and South America has been steady throughout this period. SOME POKER AND CRAPS. Several Defendants Up In Police Court Today. The police raided several frames of chance between noon and midnight yes terday. Joseph Marosy, a Hungarian, and about six of his friends were having a little game at his residence. 1204 13th street, so it was said In the Police Court this morning. Policeman Marks peered through the window of the Marosy resi dence about midnight, saw a game in progress, and, after securing assistance, arrested Marosy. who put up J.">0 col lateral. His companions were released to appear as witnesses. In court today Ma rosy told the court, through an Interpret er. that the giVne had a six-cent lfmlt and was a simple oile, as often played in Aus tria. from which country he came about eigbt months ago. Judge Mullowny im potpgl a fine of $5. A cfowd of young colored men were shooting crap yesterday afternoon along the banks of Rock creek when t'ollcemen Sullivan and Lake of the tenth precinct saw them and dashed Into the assem blage. They captured Charles Murry. who resides on 27th street, who was tlned $10 today. The case of John Carley. arrested late yesterday afternoon by Sergt. Lord for operating a irame of chance, was contin ued. According to the police Carley was having a game of poker at his residence, 7th and N streets, when the crowd was surrounded. Carley has $50 collateral posted In order to Insure hla appearance in court when wanted. BELOW THETEN YEAR AVERAGE CONDITION OF COTTON CROP AUGUST 25 REPORTED. Amount Ginned Up to Slept ember 1 Shows a Great Falling Off Com pared With Last Season. The crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics of the Department of Agrlcul ture finds from the reports of the cor respondents and agents of the bureau that the average condition of cotton on August 2." was 72.7. as compared with 7.Y0 on July 25. 1907. 77.3 on August 25. llWrt. 72.1 on August 25. mos, and a ten-year average of 74.5. The following table shows the condition on August 20 of this year and of the pre ceding year, with the respective ten-year averages: States. Aug. 25. 1907. Alig 25, lOOIt. 10 renr avg. Virginia 77 71 *2 North Carotin*.... 7K 71 7it South Carolina... S3 71 7ft 'ieorsla 81 T1 7'? Florida ho 70 "K Alabama.. 7.*t 7*1 74 Mlnaifialppl....... 72 K2 7s I.on!sl?n;i till 7tl 7ft Texas (17 7S ?!? Arkansas tt5 H4 7."? Tennessee 7K SH s2 M lssourl 75 H4 K2 Oklahoma 72 HS SI Indian Territory.. 70 SO "!? United States. 72.7 77.3 74.5 Amount of Cotton Ginned. The census bureau today issued Its first bulletin on the cotton report for the season, as shown by returns from the ginners. showing a total of 11*1.41(5 bales up to Sep tember 1. as compared with 407,551 bales up to the same period last year. In this state ment round bales are counted as half bales. The great falling off Is attributed to the lateness of the crop. The report shows that there were only 4,007 ginneries lit operation September 1 this year, as compared with t>,G28 In l!"Nj. The product by states for the present year follows: Alabama, 7.315: Arkansas, 85; Florida. 54; Georgia, 1,207: Indian Territory. 3: Louis iana, 112: Mississippi, 1,128; Xorth Caro lina. 43: Oklahoma, 5; South Carolina. 3.040; Texas. 145.101. Last year Texas had ginned 328,580 bales before September 1. More Favorable Than Expected. 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