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THE ST. LOUTS REPUBLIC: SATURDAY. AUGUST 13. 1904. FINANCIAL ' i' - -i-n---,-,-irii-,-,-ir.li---.',',- ---- "r----- -i-i- -i- i-i -1-i-m-i -innrt-iirtinrLnnnnn W. H. LEW Pr-siaent. D. n. FltANCIS. vie. Pretiasnt. a. l. miai'leigh. m vie rrniatet. The Merchants-Laclede National Bank OF ST. LOUIS. Contented Stmtement of Condition at Close of Business June 9, 1904. Cosh and SlRht Exchange Loans Payoblo on Demand at Fixed Dates United States Bonds Other Bonds, Stocks, oto Pool Estate . JBprrni stock S Surplus and Undlvtdod Profits (Earned) Circulation - Unltod States Bond Account Deposits, Individual- -86,063,499.39 " Unltod 8tates- 300,700.00 " Trust Co's 261,997.90 S7.328.247.29 " Banks end Bankers 6,487,930.82 THE capital, surplus and profits of the AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK are over one million one Hundred thousand dollars. Its facili ties for handling all Kinds of banKintf business are exceptionally complete and convenient. jz j j& j 207 N. BROADWAY LOCAL SECURITIES STRONG ON CONTINUED SUPPORT. TRANSIT STOCK IS THE LEADING FEATURE. Lincoln Trust Works Higher and General Tone of the List Shows Broader Interest Continued Interest In local ecuritleji wm staown In yejtenJay's market. Trading In St. Louis Transit on the upturn was especially heTy. This tock opened well at W.ZS. and later advanced to lll.JT1 with total sales ot KK) shares. United Railways preferred also was charply high er, with a range from 53.73 to 54. 23. Lincoln Trust led the hanking- list. There was good buying of this Issue at $213 and 12H. Mechanics" National Bank was etrong- nt .33. Missouri-Edison fs were firm at $73.75, and Kast St. Iuls and Suburban Ss were steady at J37.C24. TESTEnDAT'S SESSION. Clcilne aajtatloni: Hid AYa. Kt Iouip Trac3ll ... ....I 11.37', II M L.nlt Itallwas pfa a z, . ! 1 nlted ltallwan a H.utmen'0 Uant. 2.SU W Mechanic' JIanjt 2 W Natlcnal Jlank of Camnierce . rf.(v Mte Nat.onal llank llo.l Uncoln IrJ't . .is.:; cuntmonalUi Tru&t Zfct.asl JU.'i-'Url Trust -V lri.'S Iuli-Unlon Trut. 3.5.V) Central CoM anl Cok9 com.... 63 2S 'otttn Oomprc5 it vj W Walkrr U. O pfd MJBsuurl.&'laGn t " 1JH srL L.juI and Sub. Sj . . 37.6:4 ot :.:" .. Kuilocli Tel. 6i aJJJ: "rit. Xyulii Tran-lt at ! Mt Iju1k Trarutt at lu Unll-I Itallna)! ffl. at l t'rited lulluai pM at Il United allwa3 pM. at VI Uccln Truit at Irs Lincoln Trust at . Ji "Irchanlcs National at 3 National Hank ot Commerce at 2Sj uO ns 1110 5 8"4 ; .'i iw.t; i n a . n .h . tZ.'.i . .1 l . II 15 . :i2 vo . :n i . UO.M z.vn iiiwoiin-k-ci-on is at ii. 2.1UJ Kan be IaiuU and buburtan l at. y7.Ca Ilnnrl Qaotatlotis at Acvr York. Nw Vork Aup 12 'Jleinic quotation to-da for tonus on the Sloe Exchange ere as tol lows. t'nltM StatM rttunfim ;. reIterd.. United 4atea refunolnp 2s. coupon.... UnltM titalea 3. reKlstere-1 lnltel states Z coupon . . .. United states new 4". registered United States new 4, eoution . .. . United states old 4s, registered , United states old 4s. coupon . Atchison Ken'tal 4e ... Atchison adjustment 4s . Atlantic Coast Una 4 Ilaltltnori and Ohio 4s Baltimore ond Ohl 3Hs M. Central of (!orrla Zs ''entral of Geortrla 1st Inc Chesapeake and Ohla 44s Chics to and Alton 34 ". B Q. new 4s CMrazo. M. tit. I ceneral 4 I'4S .11,44 ....1V14 . ..19Ti 131 ... . 1314 ... I -4 I-Hlj ... . 1'04 9.4 . . .S3", M34 . ... 35 . .1104 .. sr, . .. H7 ... 74 .. . 374 1CS 11 .".'.'.' 82i 1114 734 63V, . . H4 ij4 .... i4 .... K4 1124 .. .. le4 101 ... IlrtV, 614 . . . ns . .. . Sl, .. .. 134 I'hlrafn and Northestpni con&ol. . j. 1 i' n it s c.. it. i. & i'. it. n. cci. is r. c c & st U. Bn 4 Chleas;! Terminal 4s 'onsolldated Tobacco 4 Colorado and Southern 4s l'enver and Rio Grande 4s Trie prior Hen 4s V.rin reneral 4s Tort orth and Dner Cltr 1st , Hocklnr VaII-7 44s .. .. ls)u!Hle and Nashvllls uniHed 4s Manhattan consul. ROld 4s. Meilcan Central 4s Mexican Central 1st Inc. Mlrn.apolls and It. I5uls 4s Missouri, Kansas and Texas 4s Missouri. Karsas and Texas 2ds National It. It. cf Mexico consol. 4s.... N.v Tork Central iten. CUs .. New Jerv Cintral p-ncra! C Northern Pacific 4s . .... Northern Iiaclfic 3s .... Norfolk and Western consol 4s , Oreron Short Line. 4- and partlc. T'nnslanla ennv 3Us ... .. r.eadlnr general 4s M. lynils and Iron Mountain conoI. Cs -t. Iu's and Fan Francisco fa: 4s St lymts Kjuthsietem Iste Salms.rd lr IJne 4s Southern J'aelnc 4 Pnuthem Hallway Es Texas and Parlflc lsH Toledo. t I)uls nn.1 tvestern 4s 1 nlon ractfle 4 Union raclfio com. s United Slates Bteel ;l Is Vahs(h lts ,fc . Warash d'h II " Tlh.elirr and Ij(lt Eri 4 Witennsln Central 4 .... Colorado Fuel conv. Cs (offered) ". TS4 "4 iis.4 7 .. 1114 "34 . s ... J' . 114 ... '24 ... w, :.!.' .. 117 . in, . 72U . 10", . 1134 T4. . 1174 ... ny, ... TI4 JVctt York Curb Stocks rtenorted by O 11 Walker & Co . North rourth street. No. :tn Closo American Can com , Do. pfd , American Ijt. & Traction com.. I)o. pfd , Drltteh Columbia Cbrper i:iectrle Boat com , Do. pfd nieetric Vehicle com Do. pfd , Creene Copper Havana Tobacco com Do. pfd Interborouirh Itapld Transit I International M. M. com Do. pfd Maekay ibmpans com.. Do. pfd , Manhattan Transit New Orleans Rr. com. Do pfd Northern securities- New Tork Transportation Ot's IZexator com, Mid Asked .. 44 4U 424 42 491, S1W SI 4 91 2H M 10 14 14t. t7 9 11 ::H 25 1341, 1 :?v1 9 12 IS 't 10 11 102VJ 33 M .1024 4' . si'4 '. "7 . 17 . E4 .23 . 10 . 20. ,27 ( "3 Do. pfd. Pcr T Mfl Mfe. ComrjanT ram Do. 1st pfd in id prd Standard Milling; com Do. pfd. Seaboard Air L3n com Do pfd Standard oil Tennesass Cbpper Tpnorah Mlnlcx .. 1 nlon Copt- H;".....; United Copper white Knob (Torper Jt. Loul. Tran'tuT: t,nlted rallwaj-i t Pt. I pfd.. r. . . TJOND?. nreokljTl Union Gas deb. ts ... aboard Air Line, fs , J'" Amsterdam Is; s H. B of Mexico ! 6tandart illll 1st Cs , 2) 11 214 (TO 2? H I 4"4 ..iRt; i44 .. 914 92 ..1074 10$i ..114 INS w Tork Money Market. Nesr Tork. Am li Ifnnrr oil call easy: " 81 rr cant: closlne bid : offered at 1. Tlma loans easy and dull: 0 med t days. 2 per cent; six months, 14 per cent. Prime mercantile pa per 4fj4-,i per cert: sterllnr exchange stead t decline, srlth actual business In hankers bills at 4 MM for derrasd and st 4 K4S fo' s'stylay bM's. Tested ralea 4Mllti and s'stylay 4.04 Bl. Commercial iWlj, i.U,Zi. Mexican CEO n. linFTMAN. Cashier. n. t. sturgeon. Ass't Cashier. D. A. PHILLIPS. 11 Alii Casnter. RESOURCES. S 9,041,828.21 -SI. 886,994.89 . 8.I44.802.IO 10.031,796.99 977.940.00 604,451.88 42,086.89 $16,698,103.93 i.nSILITIE9. 1,400,000.00 912,949.82 677,940.00 691,440.00 13,019.778.11 9 IB. 698, 103.93 dollars 45. Government bunds steady; rallroai bonds lrreldr. A err York StorL. Quotations. New Tork Auff 12. Pullowlnc ars to-dav's sales of stocks on the fctock Exchange, knowing ten lushest a&d lowest quotations and closing lijj: Bal High Lei" ."ce .. ZZ a. soi. tjs, 7.rt4 .. Z.W1 S'S S7' 'j .. .y-j suS i" '' lit) 31 W 'i .. j.wj lr.H l:s i"7'i . . . 1M . 13 9J0 26'. K". -v"4 . I.S 4rt. 1U 41', kO' Atchison Do of I Baltimore ana Ohio .. I)u. pfj Ccadun Iacl;lc Central of New Jtrs ClusuLeake and Ohio CHcazo and Alton .. 10 t,rd .. Chlcasj and Great Weat su 13 : 14', Chlcaco and Norttiwesttm C SI. 4. St. 1" Do Dill Chicago Term, and Trans.. Do. pfd C. C. C. t St. L. Colorado Southern I. 1st pfd Do. JI pfd .... Delaware anl Hudson Del. Lack. & West Dentcr and ltlo Grande.... Do pfd Erla .... Do. 1st r.fd Do. 2d p'd Hocklns alley Do. pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central Do. pfd Kansa City Southern Do rfd Ijulillle and N'ahIUo... Marhattan L. . Metropolitan securities .... Metropolitan S't Ity . . Minneapolis a.I SL Ijuls. 2d . St I i. s!L ste M.. Do. cfd .. ., Missouri raclf.c MIsJourl. Uaniias and Tex. Do. pfd Nat It It of Mexico pfd . New Vork Central .... Norfolk and Western .... Do. pfd . .. .... 1U lii'i 1U l!.t 14J 14j , 14J l'S" ) 6 i 6W oh . in is i:. !') UH 744 74H l.Jr) 144 14 14W T'-J 49, ISVj ' 1.7W :iu W4 "1 l.vJ 1S14 IWi 1C14 27) 2M a rj-, ::4 4 ;:4 73 714 rri t,', 4 K4 1.7jO (I 3 3. rO 3,i n, 374 4 65 tV, 4 I ft tl4 U4 514 J.W) IS 134', 1341 & 194 ls lM K'-i :( 37 - 2m W) 414 434 444 3 30 n4 n4 ns". lrt 1514 1J14 1M 45&3 344 ": S2H rz.5 o 1:44 1:14 1:14 l"") 41 43 i 2.f 7:4 74 74'; 6ri 13d 12. !: 8.J0 4 44 341. 6.20 ;-, n-a :')4 .. :.1'-J 4JS. 424 43 :cs ,. :.3-io 1304 iii, n.. .. 1.3M 3 624 24 s . 4 S0 314 "' SI4 . 3)1 in- 1214 1214 C44 . 32.000 n t:s 144 4 r.0 70. 70i 71 Ontario and Western.. . I'ennstltanla .. . r . c c 4. s't. I It-adlnc Do lt ifd Do 2J pfd. . Kock Island Co Do Ifd St Irjls Soulh-se-tern. . Do. pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway Do pfd Texas and Pacific Tnlfdo. St. Iouis anl W Do pfd Union Pidflo Do pfd Wabash .... u Do pfd Whee'lnr and Lai. Erie. Is liconstn Central . .. Do pfd .. . .. .. Mexican C'ntral . 10 W J44 3', S3". . l.-A) ts . :) le. JJ4 c:4 1S4 134 l.SO S7H 37 77 . tl.S'O M4 E4t; Si 7.&0 M, :6V iw 114 . I.7W 2Ss . 2") 28 1 ten ss 14 ?14 34 24 26 :. . Jlrt iVi K, . 1W Vv. Vi tvn 17; 174 i 1.O00 374 JT ! "" ') 1S4 174 2' 154 J . 2.200 15 EXPRESS COMPANIES. 1 Adams xi .mencjn iji United States .' 1M Wclla "r:o 1MII34I11)4 2H MISCELLANEOUS. Amalgamated Corper .... American Car und Idy. . ! pfd American Cotton Oil... Do. pfd .'.merlian Ice Do pfd American Llnseel OH ... Do pld . .. . American Locomttlte Do tfd Amer Smelttnc and Ref, Do pfd . . Arner sucar Rennins; Anaronla Mlnlmr ii . IlrooKIn Ftapld Transit Colorado liel and Iron ConaolldaUd Gas . . .. Com Products Do nfd .. Distillers- Securities General Electric International Paper . Do nfd International Pump .... D pfd National Lead North American . ........ Pacific Mall "peoi.Ie" Gas 40.K0 mi 12 31, aw 114 1S4 l4 4CpO 82' j K 22 81'.. 4 274 K 1M 274 274 &0 r4 22 22 2.-) t4 VJ SB'. 31.s) W4 u Z.Xf) Vt. 1014 104 4,'cl 1J24 HJ4 1324 l'O 7J 73 72 15 6) 134 S3 E34 2 0s) 374 3C 24 300 im Js;t mii 2rO 12 12 114 U . 224 MO 1B4 la IC34 3") 14 14', 144 fm 714 71 71'5 iff) 214 314 1 l'l.) 234 22 224 i.'"o S4 ss'- Sl 2S. 24 2S; 2.b)o ni4 101 101 ' 23's 334 2.1 ' . " .' ' 217 1 74 74 711 Z") 41 " 424 424 10) 174 174 174 'l.lCO 444 434 U 1.100 7', 74 74 600 J 14 S3". (I , ' : ish 114 ijt 3rt 7i4 7114 7)4 i4) 12 in? 11-; 17.(0 4 M4 tw, l'O 5s n jj ITee-,,1 steel Car i'o mn Pullman Palace Car. .. . Republic Steel I pfd Rubber Gsods , Do pfl Tennessee Coal and Iron , United -tates Leather. . On pfd United states Realty .. . United Mates Rubber.. . Do pfd United States steel Do nfd Westinithou.e Klectrlc . Western Union 7t"ta' .f1" ,or the Ur" "'.400 shares. STOCK"! AD HO MIS Iff noiTox. Iloston. Ainr. II Closlnr ouotatlon to-ds on nonei-. bonds, railroad stocks and mlrlrr sbare were 69 follow: MO.VDT. Call leans 2S24 per cent, tine loar.a :jJ44 pr Atchison adj Do 4s 4s . 44 iMe-r. Central s . 1 14 I ItAILt:OAD!. Atchison 7y-s . Do pfd. 57U Iloston t Albanr..2l) Iioston Main- ..1SJ liosten ISevated 1104 Kltchburr pfd. ..117 Mei Centnl ... 34 N ,V N II k 11.130 lefe JIarouette .. 71 I 'nlon I'acl-le 37 MISCELLANEOUS Am Atk-. Chem . 114 Do nfd 7j4 Am Pnetj Tute 24 Am. Huar 1224 Dorlu 131 Am. Tel t Tel. ..1374 Am. Wool-n .... 11. Do pfd 774 Dorrlnlon I. & S S4 Edleon Klec IIlu 2C2 "'? Kleetric . ,.134 "Jlass. Klettrlc ... 174 Do. pfd cslj Masw Ubs 4.4 United Kruit 10S4 United Shoe- Mach. 5) ,.r. rfi si US. Ptee HI, Do pfd r.ij llest'honso com 79 illNINO. Adventure .... Allo-jej , AmaUarrated Am Zinc ... Atlantlo ... . .. mi .. 1)'; .. t34 .. II . Ms Mlnlnc .... Jllchbran , Jlont C c... Old Dominion .... Parrot Qulncy H-annon Tamarack Trinity C S itlnl.it; U S. OH victoria Utah ;. IVInona Wolverine 5' 2 22 Plrcham 244 Calumet & Heela 47SB4VI Centennial 27 IS1 . 43 . 7 xSS e?oppe- Itance . Daly-Vv'.M. ... Dominion Coal Pranklln elrannr Ile Kovalo , . Uld. Sllnlns; Stocks In Xcst Tork. Nenr Torlt, Aur 12 riosln- ouotatlors a ilay on minlrr stocks were as folicws: Adama'Ccn. Allcs ,reece Brunswick Con. .. Comstoclc Tunrel ftn. Cal. . Va. . Horn PIHer Iron Sliver Lemlrllle tjon. ... .. 2iIJttIe Chief ... .. 10 1-otr-i . 13 (Ontario .. 1 Opnlr .. S'l'hoer.It; .113 .--ave ..1; I sierra N.iada .14) Small Hopes .. . 2 Standard ... a .... II ....23 ... 4 ... ?t ... 21 ... JJ ...ISO Domestic Exchance. KevorttS by Wiltaksr Co.. xcfcanre bro- ker. No. 300 North Fourth street: Hid. New Tork par (Thlcsuro lOc.lls (r.nct.-.nstl 10c dls I.nulsrllle lOcdls New Orlcana ltcdl Ask. 10c prem par par par or SUMMARY OFST. LOUIS MARKETS (Icnerally bearish conditions anil liquidation ! lungs caused i slurp bn-e. 111 nhe.it values In jesterday'e, markets There nj'' little shoA of strimriu -it tli on n liiK Koreisn markus wire on tt.e downturn ami statistical mws lax jn d the sctlins side Amnni; tli d-pressing fui tors waa a statement thai tl situation in tin- North west had diovvn dieliiM improviment. Thi- tort of Inforrr ition came from tin imo youree ns did the ruit-scirv ti h Krams earlier In the week a pretty rood "lp;n tna' manlpul.itlun is working both ends and the middle in this deal. Weather niulttiuiis In tlie winter holt weru ceneiallv favorable and receipts were larpcr than on the or responding day last tar The early decline was folhivvid b a i.tllj. mainly due to prof Mim.tls Keitiiis hack Gutsldtrs.dhoivevtr. having Ueti swuns to the llms side, could not ho called off. aril some of the m mlpul.itors were forced to stand h and -ce tlnir paper prutitB reduced riollini; was verv rsipt.lar towaiil the .nil of tlio session ami the market showrd sIriis of cettins in the "safe and sine" lxindw '....n ThouRli crop comlltlons were mildly bull! sh. torn follow" il whe.it on the downturn Kaln was 'till undid II. many sections of til" belt mid iccelpt3 werr. moderate. S-'ept wheat opined 'sti'ic off and rlocd )J,c off. Sipt corn openrd Uc up and closed J'jC off. Sept oats iliwd Uc off. r.eceipts of procluco were In moderate volume and prices ot fruits and vegetable; were Rencrall) firm. Ix.cal securities were strong and active. St Louis Transit was in lest demand listordav Kink clearings Mire JS sTS '.1J. baiani. s SiiC.lST. Discount rates for call ami time loans were steady brtwen 4'- and b pi r cnt. Spot cotton was unchanced In the local market. WHEAT CLOSES WEAK ON HEAVY LIQUIDATION. IX)XGS ARE OX THE SELLING SIDE. Corn Declines in Svmpnthv Thoiifrh Wcatlir-r and Croj) Con ditions Are Mildlv KuIIish. Vh"Tt vile" were qnept downward by a I'.ool of idling orders in eterdi'a market, t-'ome of the manipulator", u'io h.ie been itandlns sponsor lor the p tvard rnoicm-nt etart.nl In at th openlr.i; to unload Tth the purpose of Kcttini; 111 arjaln on the decline Outsiders tcok tin cue and made a nrnawav bear market of It Harrlrs .1 rally in the second hour there was no note of efensth foreign market- were loer and the bu'k of tr.c nen n from the winter and tprlns helta was hearihh. Arge-itln-j shipment of wheit to Eu rope th- past week re nrted at 17IH") bu . aRilnst 1 ISlQuu ht. a week nco. ami 6ol"" hu In lirjj. VIslole tipply estimated at 3,tS0" hu . nfcalr.t 2.S;J hu. a wetk ago. and 2.57-(mi hu in liftj. Sept. wheat opened ,?4,c off. rartjed from Jl.OOU to toc and clo-c-d at SS3a S34c. Corn also waq on the downturn. depite the fact that rain was needed In portloi" of the belt, and receipts were molerntM Tho market wai sharplji lower at the cIoe. Argentine shipment" of corn to Hurnpe the past we-k reported at 2."i(.i hu . aitaJn-ft 2.;s".i4) bu a week aso and 3 017 'fl bu In lija. Visible suppli estimated at 3.W-I bu.. nsalnst 3.11Jt bu a week airo and 4.05),') bu In K0 Sept. cn?n opened 'sc up. ranged from u.-c to K4c. and clovd nt iZc aflten. Kecelpts of wheat at St . I.ouN lioni bu.. of which nil were loc'tl. acaln-t O). Ke hu of wheat. 1.3.13 Kks and 5 ctrs of local and 9 cars throuch, in 1M3 Itecejpts of wheat at primarv points for 24 hours. TTj.l bJ . ag.ilnpt U'.i'jO bu in l'K. and shipments SlS.'o bu , against 193.ifO bu. Northwrest receUed 112 cars aftalnst 125 cars H 11C Chicago received 117.00 bu. and Kansas CU SlI.T'j bu. Clearances 87,'sjO bu. Heeefpts of corn at St IVmls "5.2o0 bu . of which 21 cars local and 4 cars through. n ngalnt ",313 bu , of which i2i sks and 30 cars local and 10 cars through. In 1T3 Receipts of corn at prirnarv points for 24 hours 2ST bu . ncilnst iTT.Oi hu In r)3. and shipments 72S.1) bu . against 374,y9 bu. Chicago received 234 s9 bu and Kansas City 21,U bu. Clearance 7i,t) bu. Kecelpta of oats at St. lyiuls lT0.19"bu. of which all were local, against 71.300 bu . of which 4') cars loe.al and a cars throug.i, In 15C3 Hecelpt," of oats nt primarv points for 21 hours 7)&'i bu against 514."iO bu In 113 and shipments 333 fr) b'l , against 323.COJ bu. Clearances 10.C-0 bu. Cnsh Grain, Plonr. Illr. nilEAT Il- sample, del : No 2 re-1 st S.I Oloiu u r.J JI01SKKC B siile. .So j i-I Jt I'VSlll W snrl W0I1 K slile. r.o 4 at SKB 11 07. accardinp to quallt . No 2 harrl at SI anil Turkey orth II 01 No 3 haM at 5i3 . No 4 at ei; Mid liulke-1 In e!"ator No Z reij at lfc'T No 3 red at ST'ic No 4 at oive. reject' 1 al S." no crad at frs:. No ; red sold Jcr eed at SI iM. In the ilt recrular So 2 red v,z oITereJ at hept price rOUN'-Uj .ampl- J1 No ; at KI'.a:i- snd rolory I4Sc. No 3 at ZZttiZ'iC, No 4 at SlfiE2c. No. J sWilt at 5" and 3vj f o o at ol'c. No 3 Thlle at ac. No 4 nt ZZ OATk- lly samp e, JI . No 2 at 31'c to Ke for choice at .-ii37c tor rust prw.f. No 3 at 2Ci33c to 24c for colory and 3Cc lor nit proot No 4 at Jle No ; white at 1V.'25C, No 3 do at 3ItltK-c ani choice 20c. .No"! do at 34-. ItTB No 2 sold nt HV ')t No 1 at (He Klylll It New soft wlr.'er ih-nt rlour. In liMs Palert l Wir3 straUht S4 5ttl ". extra fncy 14 Iii4 V. clar S3 yfl4. loi c-aie n Jute sk . srS3 0. old heat Hour salahle at premium over new , nesi hard winter. In Jute ks. pattr.t SI ZVtt 30. straight II 104 ). llr-t clear 513 l. eccnd clear S2 70ir2 &1 low crad 12 30ft; 'ji Ite Hour. In v-ood. 12 WH In Jute sks Z.VUl TO Cornneal S2 73. j-earl m.al. crlts and ho nlny S3 C MII.L.rKKD Stronc. as olTcrlnirs small Ilasls 11 trk. In I"0i lor Aus; shipment: Ilrsn at V to s. lstter choir- countr mlxei fe-d nt Sv to s mlds at 9ic to 11.03 At mill bran Jots at 'Oi and ships at 11 10 ri-sX-KKIv Nominal at SL13 HAT-On K trk New tlmcthr 112 for eho!c. Sl'XIU for No 1 and S-80 for No 2 Old timo thy Sl for choice S14&IS for No 1 and SlOttil for No 2 New cl"ter Sllfll 30 for No. 1 and 1 tfls for No 2 New clov-r-mlxed at SS VSi tor No I and S7K7 3S for No 2 New prairie Iiatl 30 for No. 1. SiTi.w for No 2 an J la? for low-irraf" 'Tl HAW Wheat anl oat on trk. J.1.C0: rje S7' I.KAD-At SI K'i WKI.TVIt -tl 73 asked WIIIi-KV-Cuote en taIs cf SI 32H a ital. for "Plrlts. Cnrti (.ruin MnrUeta. St Iyuls Sent wheit V1e Tuts ?7c to He nnl n'l. !. to SI M'.c Mllwsukee Sept, wheat I'uts S3'4933ac and calls SIKI-. Iec wheat-Puts eis.c a-k-I anl tills SI '2 !eDt corn rut- U" and calls St'.c V.tr ccrn I'm 30Twc in! .nlli 31'.e Minn'anollr - U wheit Jl '.2.C l'uts SI V enl calLs Sl.04. St. Loots Knliire I'rlrea. Clce! ILsrcM Closed Thu'E.liv ie.t. liv "Vtterdar. Wheat-Sept. . I W,fli, a SsVifl n,-u, ssfiSi'j tr . ....K a 1 )1.fil02'. 1 r May .. . . ' I "3 1 . a 1 04 Crrn-Sept. . . Z3 I. 52l.'-i;2S f,2'. a Dec .. -45 t4S"s 4St43'4 a Oats frept . 31 33S a rec 33'i b :i323t, V. a Jlav 37, b a . SV a Stocks of Grain In lorr. Yesterday. Thursday La- Tr tVliest 1.3MSC7 l.:1.2Ii 04)621 Torn 55 214 6533 20 2.1 Oats 10S.331 14.721 Ci.ll. ltlo I r2 IMS 23 733 Il-rley . ... S37s fiZJfO 27o 2 r 1 wheat . C2I JK l.&v) 1.15J ' No 2 lard wheat . l.! 23 721 1W.CI1 No Z mlsM corn.. 21 33 22 5 167.4-0 No 2 white co-n 7.231 7.234 2l.f'? No 2 yellow com . 42,377 . . 1C5 No 2 mixed oat . .. . . 43 211 No 2 rje 431 ... 23 225 I'mvlalons. Tnrl r o. b Nes standard mAss In Job tins war nominally SI1 CO Iinl-holce steam on E. side closed noml rally 6.23c. K-:t e rendered CHc Green Hams. h.tc Car lot- Lell f o b B. side tl-us Hams 10-av at 10- I2s at 9'e. lu at 9-iC: U t 'c. ls at H.c. 3is juc Plnne.l hams lCs and ln2s at I3",c. 20B24- at IjUe. Callfornlas at C'c New "ork should rs j. & I a nt 6lc rr;m the block del : Hams nt s4?I8J4C for run of houe bHi- at C'c to et-jc. as In aerase; Callfornlas Cc to (c. and New York sioulders II S Meat- To arrive, locse-ured c'r'bs clo-ed nonlrall 4,'av-av at 7 33e anl 30-ar at 7.3-lc c a, f Hxd let- in n Jobblnc way rmc-ed thus: Kxtra shorts at 7ssc c'rlb- at 7,c rhort clear 7.c. belll-s s'33c. plates 6c. fat baeks at fi"-e standard backs at 7".c Or ders charred h'cher OreAee Quote s-nsll lrrccular lot- ccuntry Itrown 2'.t.2c. jellow 3B3t.c. white 4c to 4Uc latter for choice- cuotc i-arir- ttork nomlnal 1 brown 2.c: sellow 3'n4ic whit- 3S3i.e Uacon llxd neats In a lebbinz wiy rans-iJ: Breakfist tacon at from lie fer h-aiy to 13c for chol-s ltitrt. ham- at 114ftnc: California- at ; New Tork shoulders at "-r: plain snokefl bxd lets In a Jobblrc wav taneed. 17xt-a shorts at S'.r. c'rlbs at c. shcrt clear st S"c. bellies at Sc to ?,-. plate- at tc. fat ba'-k- at 7c standa-d backs at S3,c Dealers chtrcM hither on older? Tillew No 1 eountr- 44c V- ; at 2V--packers' prims nominslly at 4;75c. Oleo-Stearlne (Juole at 7c I'roilnre. nutler f'esmerj Bxtra ISc-: firsts 13iilG": second- linil"--. lJd:-t.acI.-i-Eitia 14c: (IrsM I2. Dalrj-lme-1-I-aricir !413c, ixkm- lo fair lolfllc: piocess 14fil3c. Countrj -packed (J3S.: grease stock 4a-c r.e-e jirt-i" ..i,. pfi- i--u ana li pz throcrh: -hlpo-d 3.013 rKts furrent recel -. case count and rases returned. 13-c. nnd strict ly fresh, casea Included. lSc per doz. extras lS'C Chee-e Northern, on order-; Twlrs 9e- pn Bles SUC, daisies t4c: Tours Arrerlcas'i,c. lonshoirrj 10c; New ork twins iw Llmbor.e ll'jc; lxwr 7J3c; Swijs 16c Tor choice. No. 2 lMxlc brick 13ftl2c. Ct Poultry Chickens, fowls. 5c: roosters Ur fjrUK chickens, currest receipts. 12c: old tur- kejs lj-. old Oucus 7c. sprln? ducks rhol Iirg. iiV small and iioor le-s. spriri; p. r-- Sc. old se. te. jourj: turKers. Tr lb Z Kutr.a enleken- ir dor, Jj o jouni; irunea. ehielen". K1I4 Ita . 12. lit- plkions and muaba. per doz . 7: Dressed Irel I'OUltrj QJOte choice muntrj elre.1 stock rlt -dressed sjl.i blhi.) t hlrk eria Fowls. !i4c. rf.'.rl.Te ehkkeas. ll'ic, rooaicrs U , Turkejs i:c Veal lle-iy c.ihes not anteil, choice to :Y?'.,"IJ',1-' ILa Zc. rea J4c. heretics Zi . thin 2u-4i Mutton Sheep :4fJ24c: tuck' and ewes 2ft -4" earlinK lambs 44'..c. sprlns Iambs 2 -j. oe ler lb smill not wanted Fresh l"lih Suntlsh Z:, crupple Sc for small to 9l- for larce bas 12c dressed cat li-, soonblll cae 7. bullh-a Is. dre.-ed s4c ro-s Se . buffalo proas it . and drese. tUi t German carp 2c for drtsiej, j,ross c. whito p'.rch c. eels at 4- 1-roir L-ss el olee large, pr doz . 3175. me dium 31 .... small ZZU'Zc I'rulta nuil -K-lnhps. Th Repjb.ic quotations re for 'ols it er.t hunds u il'ss o h-r'"" p'cl:ieJ small 1 t on ordera ure ha w-iJ hltla r PbAClIEs jnte Arl-ansaj! 12b"rs (s 6 ? 70- and la it Slid IS. Mlsili'lr pi and T-tn' - I rjtrl.i t Wiry . (je-flClrl r.ltiem II 10, bcuti- ifit Mi ur! " titi iv. fy J &utna5t Jli-si uri hitrrta 4. H '&.. uth-r i UUijis sj- jjitvtc r ULrta ami COa o( f -wmt van'tie . Micsourt Kbi na 4 in v . hikI rrOndr stocl HUZ'x. Home groAn, '3 gj. I.i--Mt.S .t--v t1III from stor. J44r "). anj OillfnrrU J2TH3i i r box At auction Oiilf 'rnj i S! 4vttj.tu rr 1jx t" N2 MJ'-l r?-Ttxi cem .un ItiJ rrari. S7J. ArKinsai ln-is."! i .tn ! -ouar rte-i "ijT uri.or(J.nz ti ctrnlition, Ol.' ih in l j ftantlan! cmt, jkOSI. II.iik.'f J)U - pri laivt fur 1 dj sicck ard 2 i3 fr 'tfPr I it ck. Mi. uri .inj T-nriPa-fs bttaketit lZfi-., lift n I t riN tirht i ei. i ji; A .ra j 111 M NVjr-jj at ifa-tK i r U-nu b3Uts i for will ?- anU 2Zc far cutiit n .l?t.rs ) l'ainirr.K slow at 406 tV per -bu basr.-t or i 6r fcr lb In I'M iilue pajea 4Jl ir - bu bakft i;u KPKI'ir Mlchlsan slow Fale at ; ' SI Ir gil aio iiI!AI'l ytwtr Hartfon!" ng. I- a ; U i Z rr iIlnMX baok'-ts HnJ i IidiLt . ratp M'-oroj earl 4'Gj.jc, Arkan?a DeUware 4s at i Jl 3 Ni:V API'LE-" Quote 1 3-bu box ot IT" ' ni.ori ta-rkcts at IirJ-c an J bu loxe at ' l , 5jc Ilbi lot" fron i i ill ZO for i r t 21i. i ' for Iiuh nJ l:-Itr-ok t I. 7'a3 for f lars strik Horn pior )i'c jer bu 1i - AMFtilC.N'IA DKi"II)VuP- I'llX IT-t iur S "y1 "" ." V Si ,.i .s I '. . IUrirf COr. Kl.irat II Oj. 1 allTihrT: i' - U Iljncarlan Jl Mill t5. cr-n cacti Jl '. Keis-v Jaj-sn 11 -1:1 &) OAMKOP..VIA CITHU FP.lIT:t au"i'n , Orarfji tt i, actonllns to conlltifn a ' I'.nc.i Jl &H 3 TS i ri.NEMTUiS Choice nrlda J3S3 2Z p-r crat IEANA7A5 Quotabi Jl Zjl ZQ a bunch on crdrt nMNUTPcr 3.0. ast track, jr.. Job Mrs -wi J3 rtr lv PKAIlf outhrn I Cnnt. t;rMp-b!. Kt-lftr. II i.y Jj jr bbl, or 75e pr bu box. HoTn-Krown .irl-ile. 2. fi-c : bu WATKKMKI.ON'-jjoi. Mlfourl from Wt 10 pT car, on trk. In Jobblcg ay at Jsjl3 li-r 1 ' POTATO!?1 Rf'!pM by -waiVT fair cood lf?nral i3-manj and Am. Quot- at 4.'t4"; r-T bu , 'Il fnr bulk of offennes 4fi"'jc f r chclrn. bMK Ftork lvflrts b boat light anj uuctablt at 35.7 4f'C tr bu . ""ackt'l .NEW ONION Cholc- Urir rel 501?32c r" bu , kd . anl pmall at ZditTlc. bellow rar b "" An Tvhlt" C. I 'WHUAOIJ Quot hom-irrown at 23tj3Cc rr 1 i lb lu. ff ) -'1 WlKHA!T-N"w dty mak- rr bbl . j; 73 ami Jj bbl Jl ". ana 43-srm cak Jl W t ICl Mill. It1 HiimP-ir'n at Z 140c pr bu Iof IMcKIlrsr ffTk IkUU tt ba TOMATOIS Ouotp. jr bJ , lwv, at ?2 ? for c h 'le rit e TI'IINIP Ho-ne-crrtrn "C7'" rr bu Too IIKITT'' Homc-Krown viAc Tr bu lo' PAHI-KV Wom--(miwn a JrfltV xr 1 zn WTH'tT-Hrnv-.mmn 34V r.r bu 1jI cjco h-ad !ttucp r0ci,1l rr s tbl IJi;NS iuct( nt T".V rr bu lrvc for round and cr. and r-5V f-i" flat. RnOTS llcmo-B-oun at T'GVJc rr bu fl MHO Hon-:rrown USSOc pr Tck Con- jiisn-! nnt .niT'l ri:i,KFlT-3Ilch!wn fat mtn flow al at 5ctt- and nuar at CJVjf OP.nEN COItN-QJCf home-srown at 62 n lrrr diz lOtfcII Qjot hem" crown at ? rer bU. box .."-' iftTT'iri Tnnf . rT nr rnuda 4V pr rrIon bak"t anJ -f-V fir ninaT lia-k't Horn rron Ibrmndi SGOc and Nanrnond 7Cc icr J3 bu basket. r,T.At- hi:i;ir New Umthy J3 r Mi vitui nominal. pr 1") .bu iI,r at $3 to $7 tlmrthy at J 4.) to JC 73; rM'fp at Jl to J Hurcari n at f3c to Jl. millet at c to 511. Orders ll!Kr HKN Vi: ITT' Quct from c nr bu Wh!t b-ann at J!.c3: fc"otrh i-i XI 13. rjilit r"a-t 52 bUeke- Jl WttZ V-r lb U'mi at 47r4,p. l-ntUi 41-i3c red kllnv Sfj.1- ST04K Pi:A Whltpooruill :oor at &3c pr bu iliolc4 hluhfr M'NFImKi: KKI-Qut J: M Pr TW lb t'ATOIt PKAN--Xl Pjr bu for p-im In car loti rn irk . $1.23 f r triAli nuir.tltii PKIHI) ntriT ApP! un-drld iiiiir'n ZfiZh", iat-ritM at 4 to S- rrrf" and p-l-lc at V4fl:. chops at lNGP-se Peaches at PKATH Kit? Prim'" whit Il.e (:- In small tots &o anl In lnr k Wc. prim- cr-iy d" 41r In ftrall and j In larc k rid T-.hU- (r 41c. X 3Q'rf:jC, XX 2C:fe. XXX JlflV xxxx F-c tare 10 pr rcrt en "inIJ anl ? m late- Iuck While 42t; dark ZCc. Turkej Tali ?r. vilntz 3c totnt 5 ROOTi Ir lb . Gim-nc at C23S5 30; 5tem mv voedy. etr . Is. Hdj sUppr- & wc 34. plnlc ll' EolJ"n al p blck 41-.': JIiv arrl- :Sf. inak ICtic. whli' Hink C. an cpllca 5fi6c. uah o trk rf root t. rwrk "f :r- 3r. Mood b u flae 4c. sa-wifras bark of root &'?::. wild frlrcr -. I.IN'-KKI) OH Quota! if at 42c pT sal. for ran and 41c fcr boiled, lc t-er cal. le" In car Ict roTTON.cm:r OIL Wlrter -vhltr 41c; i"l low 3Vr sur.mr whli 7T2 tIlow 31c. fa tad 4 c-ooklnc rllotv ZZc white Z& POP OOHN V4) lbs. on cob, white: R!c $13 1 10i. ruixM at .eC SI.T 17 ld- mMIum nt 11: cranulatel 93c pr Ibl ir mo- v bI this f 1 5 BMPTV i:HRKI- al oil turp-ntln- nnd Crtlln- JI03 Mir 7'c black oil rc lln--p-J, llKit and larnUh f machlr SV ur.t IV. wh.cki S . do hnlf bbli fine wine Jl aurkrput Zftir, plck'e 4M3flc flour 13r, mo-la-f-s 2-"c. lard tps 43r J3r off for ach broken had 2'2c "afh hoop mlslrir IIAOh, ETC Per 100 t . Country rasi at &tv. Oil rope No 1 tnanlla at Jl CS, No 2 at KV Rubhr at J753 W. PBANL'TS Kirmr' rtock, rr lb: RM 14 Q whlto at 2.fiZtC PPrNS Vin nt i: Txni at 5r. JIAPM. i ; mi juoie ac to ic f: id COOPKR-JTUrrS luot In car lots, on fk : Ptae Ftcur 1M nt HO for rottonwood and 73 for mlxM. nfal bbl at SS. No 2 at SC No 1 half-bbl (ur- nt J 30, mill-run fruit bbl J7 50 b-r k'c JMfflfi lard tl-rc S27, jork Ml JIS lleadlrc br Pt No 7 f.oar bbl 7c mllbrun 17'a-lnch Ptofk for arnl- bbl. v. No 2 do 4Uc. lard tlrc l7c tcrk bbl. J24e -hiI hoor Tlour bbl $.'. Sfl fcr corrr J4 1-r hoo.!"r half-bbl J3 colIM elm (C ft J5fi3 23. onk Urd tlerc. cocrer ehacJ J1031-, pork tbl. J3. Wool, Mo and III ! Ark. and Sou'h.- M-d comb A I ie.1 , n-ec ZA 24'i cloth, mxu r-lthln 23 ir-S l M 1 . lr- .22 41 23'. 24 rizm slUht iitirry ..13 rt2) lym JL braid 3 C'j Hard burry...!4 iis l.urrv .v clear : --. i i a-io ,jk mixed 1 Or ' Med 12 mo ZZ'sim'i Ellrht hurry. 20 Cizn i Med.. t8 no 22 "ff22V- i.urii ,'urij... ... 7. i-j I.!Kht fir-. .. is ffji Heavy fin. ..13 rl Laml. .. .. 21 i23 Cosr'- ft. low .14 it'.l I.icht fir- .. n n;o Il-aw sandv..l2 &I4 Tl.bwasred No 1 31'5 No 2 27 Jr24 IIur- 2 aiz?. Aniora K0t...23 27 IPim- n ari; North and West ttrlcht rce.1.. 23'iU2l Inrk m-d .. 20 (1ZZ I.lsht fin- 17 Wis Ifesv b-jek 12 fii: IIlI.-s. Dry-fl.-.t T-ta- h-av lPic: do fall-n at 13c. do llrht at ll'-c ratlvc ard Arkan-as at 13e lstter on -election 1!;c for No l and llc for No 2: rlt.e at '- Dr-'alted at 12'.c Oren- -.!.- .-.., ... a.. . .- -n u,.,. . -ni Fiumi nt t. t " ..vr..i.. .vixrtr-SS ail1) i oulh'm do. fc".c creen-snlted on selection at I isc lor .o i and j. tor no 2. iart tured i.e Ies. untured '5e ls, and bulla lc less than forezo'ne. clue 4sc. Clilcnso Cnrli Srorl-R. Itepotted by G, Fourth street: Iliscul: com ... Do rfi . .. . Itix cm. .. . Do. rfi .. Can com. .... Do pfd II. Walk-r & Co., ziz North .. 47ti 4r, -I0.SSI(3 - ! 9 Il- .. 4",Sr it, . 521,-rf 3.", St. I.onls Mnne.v llnrkcf. Trar.sactl-"n. at th tanks v. -re In larcer lolum. Ther- Ma- a aocl derna.nl for call and tiro- loan- at U to per cent. Veslerdrt)'- llniil, 4 l-nrlns:s. Yesterdav's leannit-boa-s- statement showed clearings SS.o7S.2t2. baiance- M-C.2C7. Treasury Stiifrnirnr. Wi sh'nirton. Aur I2. tvallab'c cash tal-anc-, 1130,123,333. uolil. 1I-7.iSJ.1S7. liar sisrP. New York. Aus 12. Bar sllr-r. 554c linden. Aus. 12--Bar slher 2Vd- I 11m 8 Capital, 3 CONDUCTS A FINANCIAL TRUST REAL ESTATE BOND SAFE DEPOSIT SAVINGS WE SOLICIT BUSINESS And offer to our depositors and client absolute peciiritr, conrteons treatment and every inducement to be extended by a modern and progressive, yet safe and prudent financial institution. WE INVITE NEW ACCOUNTS On current account?, subject to chuck "U'e pay 2 per cent On sa irijis accounts We pay .'! per cent On deposits for six months or longer We pay 3 per cent MEMBER CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION This company is now an active member of the Clearing House Association, clearing its items direct, affording additional security to its depositors, and extending to its customers the many facilities and conveniences which membership in said Associa tion afiords. Will be pleased to have a call or to correspond with those con templating opening new accounts or establishing business relations with us in any of our several departments. Lonn7.n r.. Mnriso5 Vlce Ireslilent jami: i. ni:n. MnnaBr Sns incs Department iMfi. mum v Director Continental Tobncco Companj jamb a. ncTi.cn Cnpltullst JSIC COIPHELI. UnnUrr fil'STAV cnMKn Cramer Dry riatr Co. r.. n. nozicn Ciipitulist u win i:isnM..v Hlrr-tix IIr Goods Co. i WO I 3 ERCANTILE TRUST CO. "SIM.iaMMLiM.BWMiMiieMi.....WBiMiMWMM SHRINKAGE IN VOLUME OF STOCK DEALINGS l'ARTIAL HALT TN JJPECUL. TIVE MOVEMENTS. Disposition "irnerril to Take Profits oil Kcccnt Consider- able Advances. Nov. York, Aup II There was a partial lin.lt. In the Fpcciilatlve movement to-day anil a con-idcrible shnnl.ase In the ol urno of the ckMlinRs The new? of the d.iy offerel no clear explanation of the hesitation In th- market, but the disposi tion was sencral lo take profits on recent considerable advances. Union Pacific's opening decline of a point tv as cllecuve notice of this tendency and the drop in Southern Pacific, and the fall in tne Metropolitan Traction re-enforced it nrforts were made to divert speculative IVerest to new quarter-, and there were occasional advances here and there cf a point or more, but the move-m-nt lacked enthusli-m. and was not convincin-r to s-enlirntnt Keadinir was tho-en for nn advance of a point, not wlthstandinK reports in circulstlon that a larj-e curtailment of anthracite produc tion for Aurrust was Intended, and a total Fiitpen!on of output for a large part of September In contemplation. COPPEft. The strength of Amalr-amated Copper resulK-d In a revival of the reseated rumors of a -ettlerr.ent of the contentions of copper Interest0. The Bmoltlns Hocks and the lead stocks are up a:alti on nn expectation of a fettle ment of the lead In terest?, under to"d to bo under negotia tion for some time past News from the crop re-rlons was favo--able, and ome of the unofficial authori ties on whtat crop ilIsp.ir.iRed the exces sive alarm over the ripenint: wheat. The whett market Itself reflected an un'ettl--ment ot the ("peculation there, baseii on the damage report--, but the r'-actlon .n wheat failed to benefit stocks to any ex tent Atchison was the only one of th Grur;'rs to how a d'-'trc'. of Htren-tth, and its rise above SO v. as attributed more to corn prospects than to wheat. 1'rltei States steel preferred -1.11 held for onh i brief time above la-t nisht's It. vol. and Fhov.ed the fffect of th" in sistent rumors of cats In the rricrs nf stetl product? There v-as -wne talk alt-o of friction tetwetn the corporation and the AmalKamated Association in the hoop mills at Youne;-town. I.l'tle aci-outit was taken In the stock market of tho confuion which seemed to exlt In th" forrl-tn exclnnc- market and which led ultimately to the cancellation of the enjrap-m-nl of -raid bars for export to Ixndon. Althougn -xoerts of dometlc products for July ncain how- a dee'ine for the previous ear of WW), chiefly lo breadstuff-, th" time is near now wh'n a supply of cottoo bills may be looked for In the e-ccharce market mikine the profit on a cold shipment verv hazardous. The ftinan sold shipment will affect the sl.owin-r by the banks but the money his continued to flow- to this center from the let' nor. anl a further eain Is look for In to-morrow's bank statement. An effort -vas made to rally the late mirket bv markina up Southern Pacific to B'. but th.u stock fell back when the Metropoil- tan Tractlt ns showed renewed weakness. 1 and the c te-inp was .lull nnd easy j llnnds were irreirular Tctal sales, riar I valre. S2.tejW). I'nltrd State3 bonds were u.....i-v.. .. .i... e-sv Inrk Curb snrl-et. niTPl'IIU1' SPI-CIAI- i Nc-v "i ork. Auc. 12 Oatside securities wer 1 whirled al-eut In-Iay on tie curb In a man- rr- suce-tiv- r,l tn- dajs two jears aico. Th iesture f the market was a senattirul mash irr I sejoard slw:V. presumiMy fer th" punms of Itw&r. a market In which to un J,d some of th- Vt'lllloms-Mlildenjorf holdlnp,. which were freed by the failure of tbs Laden burr, Thalmann & Co. syndicate to exercise FINANCIAL. CANTILE 'TRUST CO. 1 EIGHTH AND LOCUST, ST. LOUIS, Mion GENERAL TRUST COMPANY BUSINESS DEPARTMENTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE1 DIRECTORS c. r. niiM Gnnss-Lnnirenbcrc lint Co. iiRMir ghiesi:dif:ck, .jk. .SntlonnI nresrlnj; Co. n. c. Knucs Caiiltallst n. SCIIMIIMC HEn Attorney nt I.nsr W. J. KISKI.I. Ilnnlc-s nnd Klnsella Coffee Co. nMnif-OV McIILLlV flanker, ?.eiv Vorli Cllr C. II. 3IeMILUX Sprrelnrj- WILLI M MrriTT AiHlstnnt Treasurer CEORCE D. MMIKHn -IV. II. Mnrkham A. Co. EIGHTH AND LOCUST, ST. LOUIS. lts option to buy a lar-r- block of the stock at 20 f.ir the r.retemt en." -O ? th emmor- I The principal movem-nt to-day was In tho Preferred Ne-irlv ..C"-' shares of the pr--f'rred and 4.0C) of the common chanred hands The ireferreil sa- run up to 23tt. but slumped toward th clo'e to 2". anl the last sale --ra. at 21 Th- cc-n-non clo-ed at l'l-. There was consllerable Irlerest anl pems activity In Southern Pacl-lc fref-rred The stock ad vanced to 1I3 clo-ln-r at 113'-. A market was made for Wabash- 1'lttsour-- terminal bonds for the flr-t tune to-dav The Trst s sold at S3 Nortrern Securities showed continued strength anl sold at 102H- rorelsrn nxehanee, rtepc---ed by Krancls. llro & Oj . No S4 North Fourth -tr-srt. t Lcul-: Prim- .terllu:. cables 4 SCSiM MS3: ch-cks 4 vsjotri ss;; cc days 4 '333S4 f.13 t'onmerclai sterllrir. c.hecs 4 SSH: t3 daj-a 4.s5'. '..i daj- 4 SIS ll.-aln bill. 4 e-' 'otton bill- 4 54"i Usrker-' Part-, cables l.Wi. checks 5.15 13-18-CO days 3 IS 1-11 Commercial Irerch francs, checks 5.17 7-18: fo da j s 3 is '. Commercial 9-vl" francs, checks C.ll'j: M caj- 3 13 13-16 Commercial rl-rian francs, checks .17"i: td dav- 3 U1,. Parkers' P.oilmart..-. cables 33 3-15: ch-cks S3 7-15 i. days 94 15-15. Commercial r-lch-tna-ks, check- S3 1-16- 63 dai.. Jl 13-!'S(-,; ., ,av. 31", Uankars' Dutch ruililer-. checks 43-"i: 60 days 4'.ft4 3-l CcrnmercUl Dutch guilders, ch-dts 4-3 516: t( davs 41'. Jlarkct barely steady. St. I.onls Cotton Market. Spot nark-t cjuSet anl unchang-d. ta'e-. fO bales Quote. Ordlnan i llotxl ordinary 3-, IJv. mldJhns y. lllddltae " ;o ! :si.i mildllnc ij. .Mlddllnic fair "1,1; Tlnces anl stains, -.fi"ic cf. Oalv eaton 'pet market steady, middllnrs K'V-c. sal-s rs I as. New Orleans fcpot market qu'et: mlddllcrs Memphl- Fpot market s-eadv . mldJHnss ID'ic- Ic-lpts at prlrclpal points Calvebton. 23 bales. N-w Orl-an- 27s bas. r-avannah. 157 tales. Norfolk. 21 bale. lloust' 1. 52 laic- W-mphis. 1 balfs. Net rec-lpts at all United 5-tate. ports U seven days vrcre 5.773 bales, asalrgt 7.3 rah fo- a ivk apo and 1.143 bales In 1-3; exports 13,-4-2 bil'. against 8 35-3 bale- In 1501; - ocks 731 -HZ bales aialn-t -i37 bsle, n 1-03, -. ivuis warenous- statement: Thls Last Year. 1 ear. . 1.2S3 11.713 ' 37.271 jj.'sij . 301 . 30.012 57.1-3 . S.52I 1.431 2T .. .. .23.4nt 735.S.-; 731 Ftock- on hind Fept. j Net receipts Net receipts sine- Sept. 1 .... Net shipments Net rhipnents si-ice Sept. 1.... stocks on hand Ores- recelrts (Ircss receipts sine- Sept. 1.. . Grc-s shlp-n-nts . Gross shipments since t-ept. 1...3:S,3 547, 57 llr Telecmiili. New Tork. Auc 12. Cotton Spot oulet; 1) points decline, mlilllnc uplands 10 7-:. m!d dllrc Gulf IO.Mk: sales 437 bals mtur-s cl'-l lead. Sept JS3c, Oct. 3.W. Nov r-s-e. Tec 3'-c Jan 3 67c, Keb. so-. March J7Tc. April fl 73c. May V 7c The cotton market openrd stady at a declln- of 2 point- to an advance of 1 print c- Jut abuut as dL- on the cables. CrrtlnLed llKht showers -ere -ei-orte.l frcm lie -ectlons eal of the Mls-islpp!. but, on the whole, the weather nap was considered fav r abJe. and there was very mtie buying power l-l ir.e market, v-ric-i soon alter the call L-san to work down and In an Irrepuiar way reach d a net d"-Hre of about o'ti7 pjlnts Jut befre mldlay on a flurry of eelllni led by New Or leans. Later there was a rec-.very to about th- openlrjr fsures en covering by room shorts, but the market In the mid lie of the afternoon nzaln weakened on New Oriean- s-mnir. ard the operations cf Iccal profe-slo-ial Inter-s.s and reacted to about the prevh us tiw pont The clo-e was up a point or from the low est, and steady at a ret decline of 2fJ7 point-, hale- were estimated at 73s-o tialeg Liverpool. Aus 12. Cotton quiet: prices eas ier and unchanged Th- -as of the day w-re R ..! tllfV, l.f WH',h 1t. . m frt xnm..li.t. an.1 export, and Includ-s 3;o American. I! teipts 1. ', lndud'njr American. Futuies opened fiulet and steady and clo-ed quiet American mldUni- tr. o c: auk 3 !d. Aur -s-ept ". 62J. r pt Oct 5JEW; Oet-Nov 31. Nov Dee ' 2SJ Ijec -Ja-. 5.2T.I. Jan -Pep. 3 211. Peb -March 3.2M: March-April 3.211. Nw Orl-ars Aus. 12. Cotton futures auT-t. AUI-. 10 22$ia23e. S'ept. 9 7173 72c: XX. 7 1'T ? Me; Nov 0 45ij sr. Dec '. 473 4c. Jan. 3 32 ft34e: March D 511x3 fiCc. rKJt essy iUs 3:ri ordlnan 7 13-lCr. rood ordinary 3Sc: low mld-dllr-t 5--.C- mlddlln? lo-ke; go.-! middling H 11-lv- middlinc fair 13 13-15c: receipts 273. stocks 36.533. The Visible. New Orleans. Ia. Auc. 13. eecnitarr Hestcf s Surplus, 1 Miiiions DAX C. XTGEXT II. usent A- Dro. Dry Goods Co. iiAnnr sco.li.i Scallln-Gallasrfaer Iroa Co. convi n. spesceb Capltallat ' JOSEPII SPICGELnAXTER rhralclnn Jon. s. scLtivAjr Solllvan Saddle Tree Co. FCSTCS J. WADE Prealdent J. S. Tl'ALKCR Ely A Walker Dry Good Co. GEORGE XC. WILSON Ice President and Treasurer f".m'.ci.-.rh9 "orld's -rlslbl. ntrulT of cot-3?7.,?-s-i-r'?sl-.",m i-457- last week, of .his 5-d.S.l Is American cotton. EcC. rtEPUBIJC SPECIAI New Tork. Autr. 12. Errs Receipts 1.2ZI cases. Ths weatier was brlrht, cool and dry and gave holders a favorable opportunity to move out torno of their storaro stock ani i,?F 2 '"'S' ?n ,h mariet for fresh, am with demand thus aJIected and receivers anx- J.ZJZ2 Z ?rf2 ln-'tle.ri aa to auallUes was) demani-d by tuiers. and the sales of reevilar ?.i?f '- -37I tbs wide Irreiulantr notel jestenlsy. Cheap stock, aach as dirties and vAestem bst 13c: fresh Western turtles uai5M,c Other cuotatloas uacharu-ed .oJjS1--". 4;ty Mo" AJe el-Egs firm; Mis souri aj,d Kansasi. new No. 3 whit-wood cases included. 1ijc per doz.- cats count 13Ac per .Ti,.,c?'fr',l,nl,1 er dcz less. Philadelphia. Aug:. 12. Errs firm: cood li qu.r' n-ar-by arsis 13c: at tt ma.-k. West ern firsts 13i2N: at n-arlt Chicaso, Aus. u. Ees steady; at carle, casea Included. 12317c a u. Dried Frnlta. New Tork. Aur. ir The market fcr evapo rated apples continues steady, with demand J!5M: eommen are quo'ed at 435HC. prime at 585c. choice at 6VJ6c anl fancy at 7S7,c I.ujers of niunes appear to anticipate a lower ranee of prices when the shlnnlrr- ---.-m eirl opens, an are malntatnlrs a conservative atti tude, with takings limited to Immediate requirement- Quotations rarge from 2c to 6lc. aco rdlns to grade. Apricots still meet wita a moderate tlemand for future -htpment, and advice- fn-m the coaat Indlcat- firm primary markets, choice are quoted at SWQIOc, extra chclre at W.eiO'ic ana fancy at llij:3c. Peach es are very quiet, with spot prices practicallT nominal extra choice are qjoted at Sc aaJ fancy at S"i'3i:c Coflr. ..Tv'e Tork. Auj. 1Z- CofleeSpot IJlo firm: No . Involc- S'c: mild firn; Cordova 3tjai3c. The market for coffee futures opened steady at uncharged prices to an advir.ee of 13 points on nrmer French cables and reports of fro-t In the irterlor of Santos. Demand was pood wl.h the advance rumors calculating; that fur ther adverse reports were comma; In from Bra zil as to the new crop outlook. an while Hrc zillan receipt- continue fun the matket showed tlrmn s a'l the s-sslrn, closlnir steady at a net advance of 15 points. Sales 131 730 bars. In cluding At., at 6 S0c: Sept. 6 43c; Ot, it 6,-. Dec 6 7506 3-s-j March 7'5'aT2r-. April . 3VS..3JC, May 7.2337.4CV. and July 7.40Sf?.5sc Ilulter nml Cheese. New York. Alc 12. Ilutter firm- tr-et prlcev extra ram"ry. 17i,8!'c. latt-r very hiah lots c.ficlal prices r-main unchanged. Cheese crm-r: State full cream, -mall, colored, fair to fancy. .4WSKC. small white, pocr to fancy, iltsc; larKe. color-d and fancy TUBSc. lars- white, poor to fanc. 647i.e. " "" Philadelphia. Aus 12. Putter steady: fair de mand, extra Western creamery ic. extra near by print- 2CC. f"hees Arm. cood dmand: N-w toTK iuii crean-s. cnoicc to fancy i'-fiav c; fal- to poo.) 74iiv-. Chlcaco. Aur. 12. Ejtter firm: creameries 13tfl7'c. dairies 12&l3c. cheese steady 7liiSSc Dry Goods. New Tork. Aur. 12. The dry goo.;, market his shown no Increased activity Jobbers are awattint; the arrival cf buvers and are conl uent of an improvement in th- demand from retail sources with the becinninr cf the new weK Cotton Koods remain Inactive at un changed prices. Cancelations are already re ported in certain men's wear Iln-s for nelt spring. Yarns are quiet and unchanged, saenr. Ne-v Orl-ins. La., auz. 12. Surar -tronj: or-n kettle 2113 3-160: op-a kettle c-ntrlfueal 3tr3c. centrifuffil whites 4sc: Tellow- zv.ct t. s--jii.ia --.I..-.V j.-jirt-s nominal open kettle 2925c: centrifugal 13313c Slrun nominal 20r23c. New Ycrk. Aus. 12. Fuear Paw strcne- filr r-tln'rjr 3 11-16C: centrlfucal. &6 test. 4 3-lttd 4v.r rnolas-es -nrar 3 7-lc; refin-d flrm; crushM 5.c: powdered 3-3fc. rranulated 5.2bc. Flnxseeil Ojnotntfons. PFlPUnLIC SPECIAL- Chicago, ill . Aurr. 12 Flaxsd -a-ier Prleea Tiere nomlrullly lc below vestenli's fliruree No. 1 Northwestern was SL25t t, s.YTuthwest ern St.15. and i-ept. si IS Receipt- h-re wers 1 car. and s at Duluth. Mlrneapoli- shlppe.1 1 car. Duluth 177.733 bu. Argentine shlpm-nts I2I.VO bu Duluth stocks d-crea-ed 20o,3 tu. Turpentine end Rosin. Savannah. Ga.. Aus. 12 Turpentine flr-t. 33'tC: ro-ln firm. A It i; S2.30; D S2 33; E S2.43 y S2.43 G S2.30. II $2 70: I S.T.3-): K J3.C3: M li: N Jl. W is SI 33. W. W SI6U -.-"-.. N'e-v Tork aur. 12. Itosin quiet Turpentlns quiet, 51itl6a4C. Petroleum. on ntv. ia-. .. Aus;. li Cre,llt Mlance .I0; bid. Shipments I33.2CS- averar r"wiiiirtte nuiiHi. onipments I3.2C5- averar "-.."'" ".- .raKB si.; snipm-nts. Lima. 61 fsj- averaE- 62.IH. runs, Uma 73.2S3: average (3.716. -. . Jl