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IVHEA T AND CORN DECLINE; COTTON JUMPS SHARPLY Light Stock and Poor Gradilig a Feature in' 3_L,*r Grain. INFLUENTIALFACTORSb'ARCE Activities in Cotton Has Rc sulted in the Fprmation of Pool. NEW VORK, January IH.?Domestlc Whcat markets were slugglsh In tlio llrsl half of lnst wci>k, traders stlll -<-.\htbiting a ninrked IndlfTc-rence, und -wlth a dlsposltion to tell on a rlnll market prices f-aggcd slowly and ? utoadlly. The dccline wus further help ?*d by foreign advlcos, although eurly cables were really no moro benrlsir than for severol weeks. Tlio wcakncM ? .n European Monday wns sold to be ?liio to the fact that tlic ioi.nl oi woricrs wneat clearcd for export. was ?liirhtly In cxcess of estlmates of Sat Jirday. Tho periods of .stagnatfon hero vere duo partly to the dlllictllty wlth ?tislcgraplile communlcutlon wlth West ??.rn niorlvcts. At mid-week prices were s^ubstantlally under lust week'.s close; liqtifdallon, nlthough not pronouncod still belng perslatent eiiough to lowoi tlie' level of ptices 2 tu. ;: under the prevlous weeks close. t Tlie -We'ck-Bnil Aclvnnee. Late in tlio week there was greater buoyancy nnd more animtitlon, nttend td by more numeroug und wkler varlii tlons. TUis upword leiuleney- wns i-hecked temporar'ily, by tlie fact that ihe ArgoiUlno exports were slightly lurger tlinii estlmated, but thls featu'rc wa. counterbalanced by reporls rc Kpecilng green-bug und llessian fly Injury to tbe growlng plant ln tht SOuthwest. Ho llttle had been lieard ot. this score thus far this season thnt it look the rnarket by surprlso. pemtiiid was-'also assoclntCil partly wlth reports of .1 better bx'po.rt antl nitillng demand, and by predlctlons of 1. falling-oft ln recelpts at Interlor points, farmers -showing- greal uiiwiii lrighess i" uccept cufretit bids. ln, Soliio Kcctions it i* elalined that fartn t-i's who hftve parted wlth tho b*ultt of their surplus plan to hold tlio re ruiiinder until later iu tlie season,"whoh it lt; poeslblo to form some idea as to | ):ow thc growlng plant 1ms wlthstood liit winter. Advlces from tlie Ciinadlan Northwest were also of n stimulating eharncter. ml.sgivings belng felt over ?tlie great scarclty ot prime wheat, theri; belng not sutneiont ln many places to meet seed requlromcnts. All theso re sillted ln :i sliarp upward movement st the week:ehd. Tlie Wcek ln Corn. Karly in thc wcek the corn niark.it wa* somewhat flat nnd flCeatureless. ln pympnlhy with wheat. Later there was u tlriner tone, ofCerlng-s bceoiuiiig llght nnd demand showing Imprdvoment. Ijuying was stlmulnted malnly by nd vicea from tln- West regardlng small supplies and the contlnuatlon ofMtn satisfaotory gradlns. It ls stnled thnt farmers are iiK.kiiig only linilted ,de llverles at country statlons; prices re celyed recontly have been by no meant! nitlsfactory. A moderatc Incrcase ir. export doiuand uiso stlmulnted the market. Col ton Mnrkel. Frtcs- mado a maxtmum advance ot SO or 00 points t'rom closing iiuotatloiiB of u wcek ago up to the hlgh level of yesterday, when the March nnd Maj optlons. the most active tradlng month.., lor future delivery, reached the ba-is of 11 3-4 cents. Predlctions w--re made 'last nlght by operators for the rlse that prices would b? forced to 12 cents befoue tlie olose of business to-day, and to over 12 1-2 cebts early next week. These were calculated to exclte tho moss of smallor t;peculators whu coniine their atten? tlon to cotton here and throughout the Mouth. Under exlstlng conditions, the trade mnx' expect a contlnuatlon of such efforts to malntain the present flgltation and speculatlve actlvlty. Prices for spot cotton havo naturally advanced ln sympathy wlth thls wcek's vlolent rlse in futures. The Improve? ment aniount.s to 1-2 to 2-4 of a cent, Biid has brought prices up for miridling , cotton to the basls of 11 3--I to 12 l-( ? i-on'tfl iu the prlnclpal Southern spot markets; Here the price of mlddllng cotton has ?becn advanced 70 points ? during the wcok to the basis of 12 1-2 ! cents. The Trade's Posltlon. Forifhe Lhne being, tlie attltude of ' ei)i?ner*;-antl all conslder^tlons of sta tistlcs are-recelvlng llttlo attentlon. I" may be noted. however. that'spot sales at Llyerpool on tho rlse ThursSay were only 5,000 balc>:, and that yesterday they amounted to only 1.000. Southern . dlspatches have not shown any great ? ariKiety on the part of Xew England - srinners to buy In, followlng the sharr. tijvance in prices. They are naturally desirous of await ing further events ln the optlon mar? kets to see whether the vlolent rla<. can be rnalntalned. In the nieantlme, thc date set foi . the next glnners' report of the Unlted ? States Census Bureau on tho "amount of cotton glnned to January 16th ts approachlng. Thls wlll appear on Jan . uarv 23d. and should mnW- n.a ...T,,.,,?, about 10.500.000 bales-, against 9,050.000 ! shown to have been clnned ln Us last* report up to January lst. The forth comlng rigures will compare wlth 12. 1-3 7,000 ginned, accordintr to tlie Censu's Burcau to January ' iiith last yenr, when the crop turned out over 13,500, 000 bales, and 9,989,000 tho previous year, wh'ieh produced a crop or over 11,500,000 bales. Questlon of Speculnllon. Speculative aotlvltles ln the cotton mj-irket ap'pear to have resulted in thc formation of another new pool. report? ed to be actlng under the ausplces of ?n operator who gained rjotoylety four years.ago as the. inanipulator of tho f-taple. The launching of this report on tho markets on Wednesday mornlng came tti'tiir the large llnes ot March *nd May optlons had been bought, an-1 has resulted in a revlval of old-tlm.3 spe'culatlvo actlvlty wlth v'lolent fluc tuatlons In prices. It romalns to he Been how much buying power thoro really is behlnd thls pool. Tbe Werk'n Sloek VrndliiR. Dally tranr-actlons op the Stock Ex change dui-|i.K last Week havo been us ToIIowf, coinparod wlth o?e and tv.-o ?jreart ago: 1007. Sl-nr Money to Loan BV THB Lijie Insurance Co. of Virginia co ileslrablj- located buuinetis or *-.= i-i.;. j -, ?prpperiy. Tor termu and condltlonB call o mr addr?*-i Mr. J. T. Lawrence, , jtAuu. uih(.e, wtu-auM*. va. THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEK ftfrorn tlio Now York Evening Post of Suturda"-'.) 'STOCK EXCIIAJVCll! TltAN'SACTIOrVJ'. Thls t,fu?t Ust Two yours Three' week. week, year, ago', years ai#o, aiiares. -4,s.<.t?.r<? a.'-lrf.'-'fl culw x.TX.W "".'?'.?? ''>v5 Rollv.'ftv und inlsccUancouB bonds J51.SJ9.Wo ?21.lo4,u? Sl-J.r7:vj,(ji>"i jjn.s.Vi.iiO') ;.)x.l54,iWO Government bonds aold. l.lOl.COO l,mZ,<X? I,47C,OOU 2(7G8,0W 1,019,1)00 TIII3 STOCK MAIlKET Ol*"* '1*1113 WEEK. ntillway nnd AIlftcellnneAna Cliiirm, The followlng tablo uhows th? woek's hlghest. Iowok and closlng price*, indlvldual sales und net changos of all sceurltlcs sold on tho Now York Ktock Excl.eng-! thla week.IIIgh and low prices nrc also glvon for tho full year 1907 ond I90S: Week end ing January lSth. Net Sal< lllirli. 2.HJU .191,110 1.CG0 Ol.fiuO soo 2,250 'J.XV) 18,800 18,800 34% 1% ll?;' 115% IH 7414 IU 10-.", 40 37% UC 101% 9-tti 19 77% 64% lnou 105 4 1ft) 61 AlllK-Ohnlmer Co. '.*?) U'a Allls-Chulnicr Co., pr.... I-.200 22 Amalgumnted Copper ...44t'.iv>0 63^ Anieujcoii Can . 2,W 5% Ainencnn Can, pr. -i.'iMi 52 Anier. Car und Foundry 11,000 Atnor. Cur nnd Foun., pr i.-jou Amerlcan' Cotton Oll. 0,100 Amerlcan Gruss Twlnc. Ii't Amerlcan Locomotlve ,. 22.780 Anier. I.oci-motlve, pr.. Amerlcan Smeltlng... Amor. Hmeltlng, pr... 6% Anier. Steel Foundry. Amer. i-Heol Poun., pr. Amurienn .Sugar . Amerlcan Sugar, pr... Atchlson.1M Atchlson, pr. Atlutitle Coast Llne..'. Baltimore and Ohlo... Biiltltuore and Ohio, pr. t/x) Bothleliein Steel. MuO Bfdoklyn Rnpld Trnnsltl0"?,395 Cunadu Paoitlc ...'..18,100 Cn'imda Paciflc Rts.12,873 Chesapeake and Ohlo... 13.IM Chl.. A1II. ond St. Paiil. 13314 .Chlcago and Northweat C? C, C. and St. Louls.. -.-.sou C? C, -C. arid St. U, pr.. 219 Colprado ITuel and Iron. .-I.T.o Colorado nnd Southern". 20.926 Col. und Houth., 1st pr... 3,865 Col. and,South., 2d pr.... 1,300 Corn t'rodiu-ta . lt?.*9?'J** Distllling Se'ourltles .... 7,400 SO Erle .11,200 iu* Erle, isl pr. 3.500 "."-ti Erlfe, 2d pr.; :*7o Great Northern, pi\.99.S75 LOlllsvllle and Nushvlllo 10.i*<?) Mo., ICntf. nnd Texas...,'30.900 Mo? K.in. nnd Tox., pr... '3,G50 u'.'1-. Mlsso'url Paciflc . 29.290 4'4 103 90% New York Central.94,l3il ?5% 3% N. Y., N. "tl. ond tr. rts.. 20.000 "i> 82% N- Y., Ont. nnd Western 9.700 70 53% Norfolk nnd Western_ 0,650 .SI ;.i Norfolk and West., pr... ttjO Northern Pui-ltlc.218.430 North. Paciflc, 'Jd pr. 10,750 Pennsylrania Railroad.. 174.700 Pro'psed Steel Car. 6,060 Pi'OBSOd Steel Cur, pr? 840 Rallway Stcol Spring.... 2.000 Readlng .1,053,500 Readlng, lst pr. 300 Readlng. 2d pr. 1,600 Reptlbllc Tron and Steel 9,709 Kemibltc I. nnd S., pr... 5.180 71',;, Rock Island . 9.310 15"% Book Island, pr. %.&*) 20% Sldss-Sheff. Sleel and 1.. 2.4S0 SouthOrn Paclflq .M.Swi Southern Pnclflc. pr. 3,400 Southern Railroad .13,400 ,Southorn Itullrond, pix... 5.813 Unlon Enclflc .?I72,ir>> Unlted States leubber... 3,9fi0 U. S. Rubber, lst pr. 2,650 U. S. rtubbor, 2d pr. 300 Unlted States Steel.469,700 U. S. Steel. pr.S9.40O Utah Copper .26.000 12"* ik?j, 17 Va.-Car. Chemlcal . l.wa ?, W .17 Va.-Car. Chemlcal, pr... 2"0 .?ll r>3 1.1 Va: Iron,'Coal and Coko 800 S 10% 9% Wabasii . 1,200 14'j isij lt;:li Wabash, pr. 2.200 Ex-divldend. fBx-rlghts. Tnt.il sales tor the week. TIIK n'OND MAItlvBT OF Tl/n WEIJK. Itnilivny and "JljacelliinconW ll<m<l?. .Sales in JI.ijuO. Illgh ?1 Amerlcan Colton Oll 4Y&. 9o Amerlcan Tobacco fours. i*iDi Amerlcan Tobacco slxea.?.. 101 Ann Arbor fours. S0 Atch., T. and S. Fe gen. fours. 9SVS Atlantlc Coast b'r.e fours. ?&^ Baltimore and Ohlo prlor Hon 3'?s. 91% Baltimore and Ohlo gold fours. 9S14 IX aml O., 1'.. U E. and W. Va. .fours.... WV~ B. and O.. Soilthwest. dlv. 3VTJS. &>?i .?V) Central of Georgla Ky. con. tlves. K--''i 60 Central ot Georgla second stpd. 4."i r> Central of Georg'a third Inc. 2S Chesapeake andTOhio con. flves. 1S4 Chesapeake and Ohlo gen. i\$s. 13 C and 0.,'R. and A. flrst con. fours 29 Colorado and Southern fours.-.. 286 Colorado nnd Southern I'.-js. :il'i .|.;i.-. S7'i 20 ;????; 11)08. High. I,ow "X' W> 66'.-3 i*Vi 101 Wi 80 8ij ,'., isu 117"; 1KM novi 26 32*? *l""i 14% 2-r.i 1031-.J I03 1 ?.'!'', i 112 iu 84 81% I.W4 41-41 7714 11015 UM 12X-\i 8l? 10 18 4.S-?9.' Low. O'.i 19H 19'", 3) ::i -,':'"i JYi :<7"j 92 l/i :x> 110V4 111 7-H4, S-S 83 13 42---i tl4fl ?S"'fl 3(?i 1HU J4?<-i 24% 51 13 i3?; 3SJ-J ir.u. 2314 12I'.4! 971;; ftiOfi Close. ch. 19'i, v 33%-r I0\i ? l?i 66^ 79 ?I22'i ?10S na'/i 20^ 72'.i 29 ?KC,*-i sa sov". 17% ? 69 } 39% 74V, 10!>?* 9% 32>,d 123)i ?St *.">9 ' 2S Mri 2Hi i7>; 71H? r>-i 92'*- 2!4 6% j 31 4- 1 ? Ul'/i-f- 3 114 -M 74U-1- 3?i M'-'.*4- l',i 7Bi?-t ?t-'-i S9%4- % 8.", -4- S 16 -i- r>i<[ 16%-f- 31". fl51 .+ ?(, "IVi 117U-4- 2'i 151V-H- 1 60VH- 24a WiVi? ]i.; r.2'if 1 4?'?- '?? 34l?+. Ig ::i%4- i?? 16 ? ?a :?',i? '.i '?,'.'. 124^-J- 2 25js- %; 101 "ir i?'i 0%+ %! 3.-?Mr-j- % OSiaH- 4 ?;9 ? 2 ?I28'.l-!- ??'A ?mm- f.t; 116%4- 2-ls 7T./:i-f 3 29%+ il ?liovi-f :?% 81 +3 Sl - r? mi+ % 70%+ 1% 14%- % ?>%-' % 41 +'-'',v 76%+ 1', 110"4+ 1 im._ -41 3I>4+ *i. 127%+ 2% 23 ? 1 ?83',;? 21 '50 + "! 2%4- 3% 1S + % 90 51\i+ 2Vi 9Vi- % Pi % . 16% nhares. Close 90 Net ch. 210 167 191 17 26 T.ow. 90 64 63%+ V? 997i IfMPi-l- 1% 91Va 77.% 110 10H4 94V, 89 " 76% ]?ii.'. 103' 71 l Con. Tobacco fourr 21 Dist. Secur. Corp. flves. 3 Erle third ext. 4H..S..'?? 1 Erio fourth ext flves. I Ei'Ie lifth ext. fours. 07 Erle .i-onvt. fours. ser. A..'. Erle convt. fours. ser. B. Erle refund sovens. Erle i>rlor llen foura. Erle geli. lien fourr. . Erle-Pennsylvsihla coll. fours. ?Coulsvllle and ^Ta^!,ville unl. fours. LoulKvllle und Nashvllle col. tr. fours.. li. and N? N. A? K. and C. fours........ L. atul N., C. and L. 4l.-2S. N'.-".v York. Ontario aud Western fours. Norfolk nnd Western c-on. fours. Norfolk and Western cvt. fours. "N. and XV., P.. C. and C. fours. Pennsyivanla Railroad 4'^. Eennsylvanla Railroad cvt. 3Vss. 1912.... 2S4 Pe.-msvlva.nia Railroad cvt. 3">i.s, 1915.... Pennsyivanla Railroad fours, 1906. Readlng g;-n. fours. Se&board Alr Llne fours. 60 Southern Rallway. con. flves. 90 Southern Rallway, St. L. div. fours. 72 Southern Rallway M. dlv. 4V?s. 102 Tenoessee Coal and Iron Ken. flve-s. 89 Tenn. Coal aml Iron, De Bard sixes....- 100 Unlon Paeltle flret fours. 100 Unlon Paclilc cvt. fours. 87 Unlted States Steel flves. Unlted States Steel s. r. flves. reg. Virginia-Carolina Chemlcal flves.. Wabash fours .'.. Wabash flrst flves. Wabash second flves 100','j 105 105 59 55Vj lfl>>.4 85 7'" ?SU 91'x 89 103U 96 93 ( 83-'s S3V4 103*;i 94% 91 "94 94% NJ's 89 89 45Vj 94 97% SS 91 !??; !<1 S4'a 101 44 36 109% 99% 94'..j .S7 To-'i r>iVj Tl?-j 1W 106 105 ??W 120W Sl 97 91 87% 103% "V, S3U 102%. 90'i 92'/i? 93% 50 ? SS 103 86% 109 99% 86% 57% 87% 89 43 107% 93 80 9S'-4+ % SS't 91 98%+ % 90 + 3 86 +'1% 101>/j+ % S ?? 1% 110 101 + 1 94%+ 1 88%"+ 1% 76 ? % 01%-f 1% 75 + 3% 100% 105 105 59 + ? 53 ? 2% 120>,4J- "4 ?S4 ? 1% U-7%- 3U 98%+S* 91%+ Ts 103%-~5?i 95?1 95 83%+ % S?.%-i- % 103%- % 94%+ % 999-4+ % 9-1 +4 94%+ % -13% ?3 102 . - \ 89 +3% 100 +1 99Ti4- % 87 + % 88%+ % 87%? % 83+3 43 -S% 107%+ % r^ Total sales for tlio week, includlng $1,101,000 government and other munlcipal J bonds. were $22,990,000. EllifOo TOTnlS _; ? December Exports Reached the Greatest Volume in History. Big Trade Balance. NEW YORK. January 1P.?Flgures I of tho country's total foreign trade ln j December last nre highly signlficant of the exettiiig developmehts ln 'com I rherce of that month. The. exports, | reuchlng a total value of $207,179,436. I have never boen exceeded. On the | other hand, a. blight fell upon the liri. 1 norts. as their total value during December air.sunte'd to only $92,2SS,771, Un. smulleat amount in 1907 and u de i-rrase of $42.100;000 compared wlth r.106. The country's exports, on tpe other hand, lncrcased $17,000,000 dur i Ing tlie month. The excess of exports ? over Impoi'tB ln December amounted to j $11-1.SHO.665, whlch of course raeantthat American banhors ' bad lurge credits upon whicli t" draw gold to the local markets. In December'a year ago tbe balance amounted to only $56,050,217. I Tho November balance of trade wns ?edui&lly favorable, and the flgures of i the two m'onths oomb'ijed prove'd that. a balance of trade amounting to more 1 than $200,000,000 was rolled up as a , eource of relief upop whlch bankers drewjmore than $100,000,000 ln gold. Pecember's foreign trado total? com i.lete tlio calaiular year's summary, nnd one ls able to obtaln an accurate I estlmate of thu enormous-totnls of tlie .country's trade abroad ln 1007. lm ports reached the record flgures ol $1,428.328,680 and exports totiillcd 1 5l.!i2:;.ios.i:u, -a comblnc-d total ol $3,346,S25.U1, lt was in 1906 that tht; ' cpuntry flrst reached the three bllltoi uollar murk, but In 1907 the totaltt art wlthln easy hall of three and onc-hall bllljon liullarK.' lt ln ulso -sbowu thai j tln* country in 1007 tshlppecl $500,171,7 Ii Aiwrc $004* abroad thuu were Import. ed. Of thls, however. $200,000,000 was rolled up ln tho last two months of the year. f ? ' '. ' lSxporta and Importn of Snecie. Exports of gold from New York fot the week endlng yesterday, as offlclal ly reported at the Custom House, were $12,000; of sllver. $557,054. Tmports ol g-ild at New York were 559.938; of. sll ver,$51,449. Stocft iHBrofeers; STOCKS GRAIN Geo. T. King & Co., 1114 E. Main St, Richmond, V*. STOCK BROKERS Fast Privatc Wires Correspondence Solicited COTTON PROVISIONS &eal Cgtate. To Buy! Do you really wlsh to sell that.house of yours ln Leo District or the Woat Und? Then list lt wlth us. Wo have qulte a number ot partles anxlous to buy at once, T. M. WpB'Tif^M & CO., . IS K. NlutU Street. INCREASED ACTIVITY IN THE STOCK MARKET Money ls Plentiful and Rcncwed ConiKlcnce Has Relcasc'd Hbarded Wcalth. ? GENERAL BUSINESS IS BAD Railroad Experts Say There Are 207,000 Empty Cars rdlci NlCW?r6RK, January 19.?Lftst weelt saw'a cotipltlerable Ihcrease bf actlvlty | ln the market for .*u*curltl<ja,- but the ' Irregulnr movement of prices wus on ' otiteomo of tlie munipulatlvo IhfluenovH at work. .. The moat actlyg of then-i hnd to do wlth Ihe technlcal posttlo.i of thc. market ltself. but there grew up mlxed vlews as well regardlng (w general outlook for nffalrs as between the rapld restoratlou of normal 'bank* Ing condltlons on tbe one hand, and 011 the other the aoeiimulatlng evidences of.the ex,tent of tlir rea.ctton 'in'lndus try and buslnesa, nnd the tesulls to bo expected ln tho earning power of prop ortles wlth gecurltles llsted at the Stock Exchange. The dlsclosure of, the re-establSsh tnent of a coinforta'ble surplus. of re serves above tlio legul requlrement made iu thc bank stotemeht of the prevlous week served to qulte effee tlvely ullay apprehenslo'n ovfer th*i money. sltuatlon. Klinil* l.c r l.uusr, Tho releaso of funds whlch had been hold back . from banklng reserves. tb awatt thls showing proceeded ln a strong flood. and interest rates on lonns of alj kind*i deciin'ed ln a-.prd nouneed manner In all markets.. both ber'e ' and* abroad. Thls development hnd- been accuralely foreseen by the' speciilatjvc eleinent tn tho seourltles markets, and prevlous purchases had boen made to take udvantagc ot the now outside domaiul. whlch would bo stlmulnted by the'\ Increase oV money faellitles for use lu stock operatlo'ns. There.;was, ln fact. n conslderable aocessloti of outside demand for stoeks through com'rriTsslon houses, but the sules to reallze proilts by tho powerful speculatlvo party whlch had been pur sulng organlzcd nperatlons Ini the pre vlous markot served as a materlal offset to thls demand. The flrst and most Important relief afforded bv tho pronounced relaxation of the monev market has been in the faellitles af forded for strictly mercantilo needs. Anxioty on thls polnt has practloahv passed away. The qulck response of stocks of railroad equipment compames to tho news of the salo of $4u;000.O"O I New Tork Central equipment trust' notes. thu prooeeds of whlch aro to go for payment of equipment already .le livered. was slgnlilcant of tlib lleld and the extent of thls unxlety. Itetlre Note 1n?ae*. The sale of these? noLes was mado much ot as a probf of tho xestored coiifidenee of capital and lts/wllllng ness to scek renewed investment In corporate expendltures. Thls Impres slon was modlfied by the terms of the sale, which were 011 an Investment re turn of 5 1-4 to 5 7-8 per-ceiit;. with a marked profer.-nec for the series of ihe notes wlth the longest term to run. The reported terms of snle of $1,300, 000 of Consolldated Gas one-year. (i per cent. notes on a 7 per cent. basls was addltional evldence. of- the con? tinued hlgh attraetfon stlll consldered necessary to secure capltab ln the moro Immediate money sltuatlon con? slderation is glven to the imtiiinent nccesslty for thc Unlted Stute3 Treas-' ury to draw froin the deposits wlth I the natlonal banks to replenlsh Its worklng balance, whlch la depleted hy thc growlng: deflcit ln the current rovenues. A movement by the natlonal banks toward retlrement of note Is? sues ls gainlng forco wlth the heavy return tlde of cash from thc country's clrculatlon. Tho movement to establlsh 25 per cent. reserves wltli the admlsslon of Now York trust'companles to the elear Ing-honse. If pursued, wlll call for an accumiilatloh of cash estlniatt-d nt S60. 000,000. Ulne ln Kxcluinse. Tlie questlon of gold exports is brought t'orward by the sharp rlse ln foreign exchange towards the end c*f the week. It is polnted out also that wlllle tho easlng of the money market has resulted in a rapld retlrement of perhaps half of the loan certlflcates Issued by the New York Clearing House, there is an Important resldue ot these Instruments, whlch were Issued foi the r?Hef.of trust companies whosa retlrement |nay be delayed by the character of the collateral securlng them, whjch ls slow to be marketed. Much the most important contendlng influence agalnst the growlng ease of the money market ls the evldence of trade contractibn.. and dlminlshed proflts. Railroad trafflc has fnllen to a low ebb, and the Amerlcan Railway Associatlon estlmates 207,000 frelght cars Idle In the country. Heavy de creases in railroad earnIngs make up the burden of reports, and are accom? panled by wlde-reachlng ^ilans for cur taihTient of servlce, suspension of im r-?*-eme.nts, cuttihg down of worklng force and reduction. of pay to thoso retained ln servlce. Such slgn 'of Im? provement was reported from the Iron and steel trade over the low polnt'of actlvlty at which tho.year opened. There ls hope manlfested that Im? provement ts at hand, biit the fact that present condltlons continue to be r? fleeled in decreaees ' of earnlngs yet to be made up makes specujatlve tem pcr apprehenslve to tho effect of these reports as they shall come. to'hand. ? ' m For Colored Poor. The Tlichmold Muslcal' and Dramatlc Association, one of the leadlng theatrl. ca! iiiganlzatlons among the colored people in the State, wlll hold a recital to-nlght at the Second Baptist Chu*-eh. The entire proceedS wlll go to the C-d ored Citv Mlssion to asslst ln rellevlng the desporate sltuatlon now prevalllng among- the colored poor of tlie clty. 'fluttion &ale*. Jfuturc^ ?a_?s. OF -. COAL MINING MACHINERY, TOOJ_S, ETC. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated August 28. 1907, of record lu the elerk'f office?of the Clrcult Court of Cheatertlold County. ln- Deed Book Nc U8, nago 520, default having been made in tlie paymentof the. note -se cured thereby and1 belpg required by tho not.*holder to do so. I wlll bell. at Oox's Shaft. Wlnterpciok. Ohe-Bterueld countv Va ou ' TUESDAY"jANUARY 21, tOQB. at 1 o'clock P. fi.. tne foll?wIP,B P.er; aonai property, - tc-wlt: -.7 bollers, 6 hoisting engtnos, ?-?? . compressar. 4 pumps.8 i Tentllatlnc- fap. , M P|l? who_is< an,i nviesi"a lot of tootssnd all pcrsonal property balonglns to the r*l... ....... ',,' Ji'.V n!?in?nv. now situ (iie expenses of ?*eV"VA? *r nia wln and to dlKcharge a note tovU.m. y,l nterest from NoV^l-be-Ve 'vaolea tln- resldim lf anv. ? to oe paisoie a ??,'h'Umeand *$&&* L^tC ^fc" ?? ?'?, bc annownoofeat tha ??o. . ,1th and nt ner ;ftaamtat. finantial WANTED! Men Who Can Sell Life Insurance ThlB company wrote more now Insurance In Vlrglnia ln 1907 than any othor company. In 1903 It Intonds to write TWICE AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER COMPANY. WE HAVE THE MEANS. THE ORGANJZATION AND THE MOBT "SBLt.ABLE" POUCIES EVER ISSUED. -Write us. American National Life Insurance Company, LYNCHBURG, ? VIRGINIA. WAM/ACE A. TAYLOR, PRESIDENT. X iauction &>alt&, (Eljuf ?ap. By A. J. Chewninp- Company, Real Estate Auctioneers. COURT SALE OP "CBDAR" AND "PISH" 1SLANDS. S1T-| UATEtriN JAMES ItlVEU NEAR NEW PUMP-IIOL'SE. In executlon of a decree of the Clr? cult Court ot Henrlco County. ln the suit of R- R. Florence, Trustee. vs. Jno. R. Morlen et als, entered January 4. 1908, we wlll, as spec-al commls? sloners thereby appolnted. sell by auc? tion, at the front door of the Henrlco' eourt-house, on MONDAY. JANUARY 20. 1908. at 12 o'clock M., the two lslands named above, Cedar Island, containlng about ?-oven' acres, and Flah Island, about one und one-half acres. We here present you an opportunlty to make blg tnoney. TEItMS' One-lhlrd cash; balanco at slx and twclve months, for notes, In? terest added and tltlc retained untll all of the purchasc-money ls pa'd and a conveyanco ordered by the court. A. W. PATTERSON. FRANK T. SUTTON, Jr.. Speclal 'Commlssloners. Tho hond required of thc sperlal nommlxMonpra In the above suit has been duly given. t K. R. PIIILLIPS. Deputy Clerk. By Pollard & Bagoy. Auctioneers. TRUSTEE'S AUCTION SALE ' OF FOUR FRAME DWELLINGS. NOS. 1825. 1327, 1329 AND 1331 NORTH SEV-" ENTEENTH STREET, AT SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SEVEN TEENTH AND FAIRFIELD STS. In executlon of a deed of trust dated July 31, 190T. default having been made in a portlon of tlie dtbt tuerein eecured, I wlll sell by auction on the premises on MONDAY. JANUARY 20, 190S, at 4:30 o'clock P. M.. the above deslrable property. Lot, nlnety-two (92) feet three (3) Inches front on Seventeen Street, runnlng back to Page Street, on whlcfi it fronts flf ty-six (561 feet, moro or less, atid be? lng' bounded on the north by-Falrfleld Street. TERMS: Cash. IL R. POLLARD. JR., Trustee. N. B.?Thls sale Is subject to a prlor llen of 11.600. ? . _ By A. J. Chewning Company, Real Estate Auctioneers. TRUSTEE'S AUCTION SALE OF BRICK DWELLING. NO. 24 WEST JACKSON STREET. On MONDAY'. JANUARY 20, 190R, AT 4:30 P.M., ?- ? ? " AND ALSO NO. 33 WEST JACKSON STREET, FRAME DWELLING^.' Immediately after. They must go. Come and get bargains. A. J. CHEWNING COMPANY. Suttion e&altst, Jfuture JBapa, TRUSTEE'S' AUCTION SALE OF ' 15 MULES. 20- CARTS. 5 W.AGONS. SHOVELS. HARNESS AND SUNDRY OTHER ARTICLES. In executlon ot a certain deed of trust, dated December 29, 1905, of re? cord ln . clerk's offlco ? oj Richmond Chancery Court. ln D- B. 187 C... page 387. I wll} sell, by auct'on at tho stable ln vear of No. 412 North Madlson Street, on ? '..> ''' TUESDAY. JANUARY 21. 1908, at ".2 o'clock M? tho Mule?. Carts, &c, mentloned above. They will all'be sold witfiout reserve to tho hlghest bldder. Como-and got one or more. ? ? TERMS: Cash. A. J. CHEWNING. Trustoe. Richmond Transfer, Co. IfWOS HAILROAn AND rCtXMAN OFFICK. 819 13. Main Bt., Murphy and Jetferion ' ' Hol*l?, CITY TICKKT AOKNTH FOR ALL MNES. BAGGAG1! CALLUIl FQft AND CHKCKBO "gBOJl ItESlUBNCB. Knropeuu ?teiunt>hl? Anenti, .v M&vtmi^ UATKS, gluctfon flttlesf, Jfuture jSaya. By J. B. Elam tc Co.. Real E-talc Auctioneers. ? PUBLIC AUCTION SALB OF THE IIIOHLY VALUABLE BROAD STRBET STORE, 324 E. Broad St. NORTH STDB." BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH. Bv dlrectlon of tho owner, who con templates removlng to a fonjlgn coun Iry, we shall sell by public auctlon. on the premlses, on WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22, 130S, ut 4:30 o'clock P. M., the above-namcd eL'glbly located aud oxceedlngly valu? able Broad Street Store Property. the | lot frontlng 18 5-12 feet on Broad Street, and runnlng back wlthln par-1 nllel llnea 125 feet to an alley ln com-| mon 10 feet wlde. and having therson a substantlal, well-appolnted two-story j brlck, tenernent store house in good repair. So rarely Is opportunlty offered for ae.qulrlng any property hore, and such the demand, that the simple announ?; nie.it of thls sale ls cleerned sutflelent to secure the attendance of all ln quest of investment where continued increase In value and good revenue are assured; and all persons Interested are cordlally Invlted to attnnd. TERMS: Very llberal. and to be an nounced at tlmc of sale. J. B. ELAM *fc CO., Auctioneers. By The Valcntlno Auctlon Co., General Auctioneers. 618 East Broad Street, Rlchmond. EXECUTOR'SSALE ' ' - OF HORSE. MULE, COWS, WAGON. CART, CARRIAGE. " FARMING IMPLE MENTS, HARNESS. HAY, CORN, SHUCKS. ETC ETC. As executor of the estate of Mrs. Frlscllla Harrls, deceased. I wlll sell at hor farm, .on Jlarvle Road, near Mechanlcsvllle Turnplke, Henrlco coun? ty, on . TUESDAY. JANUARY 318T. -.. commencins at 11 o'clock A. M., .Horse. Mule. Cows, Carrlage. Wagon, Cart. -Harness. Chlckens. Farmlng Imple ments. Corn, Fodder, Hay, etc, etc. TERMS: Cash. CHAS. MILLHISER. Executor. THE VALENTINE AUCTION CO.. Auctioneers. Take Nortlislde car at Seventh and Broad Streets, and get off at North sl'de store. See auctlon flag. -fcteamboati.. Virginia Navigation Co/s JAMES R1VEB OAV UXE. STEAMER MOBjAcK LEAVES FROM OLD DOMINION \VIT*RF MONDAY. WED ?NESDAY-and FRIDAY at T A. >t. for Nor fr.lk, Portsmouth, Old Point, Nswport Newis. Claremont ?and James Rlver lanalngs, ,con ni*ctinrj at Old Point for Washlngton, Balti r.ioro and tho North. Electrlc cars direct ?._*. th*i wharf Tlckets on sale ftt Rlchmond Tr'nnafer Co., sis.'Ea'st Maln Street;'SOS Rluu. Muln Street. or 6n wharf or stearqcr. ? Fara to Norfolk. ono way, $1.35. Rou: d trlp. $2 SO: second clacs. $1.50. Meals 611 cents. " 'Frelght recelved for a.bove-nameq' places and a|l points in Eastern Ytrslnta. North Carollna and thc East_ Merchants and Miners Transportation Co. Norfolk to Boston. Ma??., und Frovidence, R. 1. sttamers leave .Norfolk lor Boston Man* dny, '? Wednesday and Friday! ? for l?rov|denc? Ti-esday and Saturday, at 8 "P. M/. Fav st-liHCru and freleht taken for all New Brier lar.J points.; Tlckets on eala at C. * <> Rv? N. * W. Ry. olfleea and Nos, S08- and $?}.> East Maln.' ' . The Clyde Steamship Company PHILADBLPUIA. ' RICHMOND AND NORFOLK LTNB. Frelght recelv*d. and dellvored daily *t C. & O. Ry. Co,'s-Depot, Soventeanth'and Broad StrteW. H. KI WO0DF1N, aolleltlns Atunt, Clyde.Ltne Wharf.: FhpnC *J.J.o.' The Confederate Muaeum TWEI.PT>! AND CLAY STREETS. OFEN tl A. IV JQ. R'F.-M, >DMiasic>. :?? jfcajlrqaji^ R. P. & P- P^EPBRICKflBtTRn TRAINS LBAVB RICHMOND ??NORTH ? ? WARD. ' *!10 A. M.~Daily?Mftln 81. Throu?h. BtJt) A. M.?Dally?Byrd at Throu-gh. T.OS A. ty.?Bxcept i Monday?Byrd nt. _ -?? Through.' All Pgllpian ea'rs. It-JC A.M.?Wnek- Days?Blba.- Aahlaad, Acjniii.nodiitlon. Ii40 Ai M.?Dally?Byrd Stre-at ' Throuch. . Locitl ?tep?. '.v.v? 0:80 A. M.?Dally?Main St ThroUfh. AU Pullinsn car?. ISIOl Noon?We?W Daya?Byrd et. Through. i 4:00 1'.-M.?Week-Day??Byrd 8t- Waah 1 ington Accmnmodatlop., I CM P. M.rrSunday only?Blba. Waahlng , ' ton Accommodatlon. I V-\\ E* J}.?Dallir?Main . Bt Throgth ?7:33 P. ,M.?Week Days?Blba.' Aahlaad A-seommodallon. ! J;!0 P. JI.?Dally?Byrd 8t, Through. TRAINS ARRIVB RICHMOND? BOUTH WARD. 0:40 A. M.?Weelt Daya?Blba. ABhlaa-t Accommodatlon. VM A" :5.V"~S">"?~i,J'rd s*>- Through. !*.SJ A. M.?Vl'cftK Day-s-rByrd 8t. "A'mb Imrion Ai-c-ommodation. lOsSS A. M.?auhd?y only?Blba. Waahln-4 ? ton Aocnmlnodatloo. ! ""wnin? 18:35 P. 5t.?Week Days?Byrd St. Through. Local stopa. . S-.40 P. M?Week Daya?Elba. Aihland Accornmodntlon. V'\n ?' M;?Dally?Byrd St. Throg-rb. 9:00 P. M.~ Dally?Byrd 8t. 'ThroSai. 10:40 P. M.?Dally?Main St. Through. Al Pullipan cara. * ";"?,; ? U'3? A.fei^f. D?y?-Byrd St. Thttug*. All rullmun cars. ?. ?iT^;T u,im1n el?ei>lnu or Parlor Can datlona.0 ir,lint' exMpi loca, aceot^l U.*VoT*'t E?baand t,0m Byti 8twt St?" O. W. OL'LP, W. P. TAYLOR, ?;n'' 8"Pt- Trafflo Mir. Southern Railway. TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. N. B.?Followlng ecbedule flgurai ngb llrhed ? only aa information, and ar? not acKrunteed: '? . ?7:00 A. M?Dally?Local for Charlotte. 11:15 A. . M.?Dally?Ltmlted?Buffet Pgll? man to Allanta and Blrmlngham. New Orleanw, Mempblt Chnttanooga, and, all the South. Through coaeh for t.'lia?? city, Oxford. Durham. .f:22 U" ?1~K*- Sunday?Keyavllle Loeai. ll:S0 P. M.?Dally?Llmlted Pullman ready 9:50 P. M. for all tbe South. york'river linb.' j, 4:3t> P. M.?Ex. Sunday?To Weat Point? ComiectliiK for Balttmora Monday. IVodnejilny, Frlday. ' ::1j P. M.?Monday, Wedneaday and Fil day? Local to Weat ? Polnt. 4:30 A. M.?Bt Kundnyn? Local to V,>at . Polnt. TRAINS ARRIVB RICHMOND. 8:65 A.^L, ?:40 P. M.?Rrom all tbe Soutfc. 4:10 P. M.?Krom Charlotte. Ralclgh, Dur . inini, Clioso Clty and local atatlon*. ? 8:40 A. 51.?From Keyavllle? Local. ?.!0 A. M.?Krom Went Polnt. and front Baltlmoro Wcdneaday, Frlday and Kunday. 10:45 A. M., 5:45 P. M.?Local from-VVest Polnt. C. XV. WT-flTDCRT, D. P. A., HO B. Ma|n h'trent. Phone 411. ( Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 9:00 A.M. / Fa?t dnlly tralns to Old. Polnt i :0O V. M. \ anil Norfolk. 7:10 A. M.? Daily. Local to N*wport Nnvr. l:0g P. M.?Dallr. Local to?/)ld Polnt. ?<nt,v \i ( Daily. I,o;ii?\l!i-. Clncinnati. i'ioo P _}'?. ChkOffo and et.' Louls FullniHn (slfoptr. ^ 10:09 A. ST.?Dnlly ? CharlottesvlIU, exc?t>t - Kundny to Illnton. except K'i? tirday' and Sunday to Clncinnati. 5:15 I*. M.?XVi-cli D_}'??Lorml to Gordons v|l|<*. 10:00 A. M.?Daily ? Lynchburg. Lcxlngton. Va., nnd Cilfton Forg?. 5:13 P. M.?We-k Lmye?T> Lynchburg. TRAINS ARRIVE RtCTtMOND. From tlio E*?t?*JM0 A. M.. 11:10 A. M.. 7:0< I*. M., S:H P. M. Maln Llne West?7:10 A. M.. ?8:"0 A. M., >:.- P. M.. T.ti P. M. James Rlver Llne?-?3:25 A. M.. ?:4S F. M. ?Daily except fiundoy. CNLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK. I.,.ave Ilyrd fctrect Statlon, Richmond. ln Effect December I. 1S07. FOR NORFOLK: 9:01' A. M.i 3:00 F. M. and 7:26 1*. M. dallv. FOK LYNCHBCRG. THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST: 9:00 A. M., 13:10 P.' M. and 9:40 P. M. dallr. ARRIVE RICHMOND? From Norfolk. 11:20 A. ? M. and 6:30 P. M. dcllr. From tb? West. 7:10 A M.. 5:05 P. M. and 8:10 r>-M. Daily. Pullman Parlor and Sleeplng Cars. Caf? Dlnlng Can. W. B. BKV1LL... C. II. BOSLET. '??-.>. Pass. Agent. ' t*tv. r_.s. Ax?nt. Seaboard Air Line Railway. SGUTHBOtIND TRAINS SCHEDULED" TO LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. 9:ir. A. M.?Local to Norlina, Raleigh, Cbarlotte. Wllmlngton. .2:25 >*.? M.?Sltep ers nnd coaches, Atlanta, Blrmingham. !t3a tannah, JaoknorivUle and Florida points. IC:I3 P. M.?Florida LImlted. 12:55 A. M.? Sletpers and coaches, Savannab. . Jackson vlllo* and Southweat. NOKTHBOUND TRAINS. SCHEDBLED TO . ARRIVE RICHMONDDAILT. 6:05 A. M.: 3:13 A. M.. Florida Limtt'.d; ?:01 P. M.; *3:S5 P. M. Richmond and Petersburg Hedric Railway Cara* leave. Maachester. Seventh aud Ferry Btteits for Patersburg: ?6, 7, 8. *B, 10. 11. *12 A M.. 1, 2. *3, ?, 5. '5:43, *6, 7. 8. ??. 10 P. M. 11 P. M-. for Chester: 12 rntdntrht. for Peteraburg. \Cara - leave' Petersburg-. foot Sycamor* Btrpct. for Manchester. ?:35. *-7:t5.. '7:85; 3:38, 9:3$, ?10:18, 11:35 A. M-. 12:85. -1:35, 2:35. 3:35,?-<:85. 5.25. ?:35._ *>7:36. 8:35. 9:35. "lOUO. 11:10 P. M. ? Carrles* baggaga and expreas. ?* LImlted, except Sunday and holldaye. All cars from." petersburg coanect wlth ?srr-for Rlchmond. Richmond and Chesapeake Bay R'y Electrlc tralns. to and from *>?li!_nd, stsp pins at interm'edlate stations. upon elenal. dailt; ' . ? .. ; 1 eavo Richmond ' (Broad .and LaurM Stieet)?8:05, 7:10, 8:10.-9:10. U:tO A. M-. 1:10, 2:10,-3;10.- 4:10, 5:10,'6:10,. 7:10,'8:10, 9:10. 11:30 P. M. ? Leave Aaliland?5:05, 7, 8.- 0. 10. A. M-> *3 noon. 2. 3.-4, ,0, tf.7, -S.-S, 10:30 p. M: ? - o &>ttambaatg. LD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO. Night Line for Norfolk Loave Rlchmond every.evenlng;. (foot Ash Street) at 7-P. M.. atoppiim'at Newport J*iows en'route.. Fare, 32.00' one'way; .S4.09 rcund trlp. Includlng stateroom borth: raeala 50 cents. . Street cara to stcanwr's wbarf. FOR NEW YORK .Vla.Nfght'Lln, Steamers'(excapt Saturday), "ruaklns connectlon Ih . Norfolk wlth Maln Llno Ship followlng day at 7 P, 1J.; alao Norfolk apd Western Ry. at U A.'. Mi'apd 1 P. M.i and fJuesapeaKa and-Oh,lo.'.Ry : at ? A, M. and' 4 P. M.. malclng connectlon daily (oxoent Sunday)'at Norfplk ,w(th Main Ltn? ship 'Ballin6, 7 1-. M. Tlcltota atT'0. P. Llna Office. '808 E, Matn'. Street, Rlchmond TinnsferiCo., -313 B. Maln .Street; Tb,e',J?f forson,-Murpby'B-. Rptei. ? ? ? ;.-.../,,-?.. American Line Philadelphia Qucenstown and Liverpool ^SECOND CABIN BATES....?St'.7S ' STE15BAGE......?l?,H "A?k Mr. Bowman" 808 K. Maln St., R|climoqd, ,V?, '*?? . , , MuUe RcwjnttUous Now. .".'?