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MARKETS, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
riOFNMLS tttt
m same si
■Every Street Argumcsit W,1* of De
structive Character, Ikvtra
Bctn*; Plentiful.
STRIKE SITVATIOX INPLCENTIAL
And Bears say German Situation It
t Heart ns; Because i.rnujuj Knows
Site la \V Inning ami t Itn VtToril to
Conciliate America,
BV BROAD AX tt VCI
New York. Mas * — Wail Mieet
trader* decided to day that Insiders
T»ad liquidated freely iloi.day and .
therefore profession*' eei'tns «a* the,
order of the da> Ever: argument
In the Street w>» a destructive one
Even the bl* earnings of railroads
were ooneld^red bearish b*c*us« tr& i-^
era took a notion that these earnings
would mak» lahor lnterefe ali the
more stubborn in dsnianding the in
creases of wastes and therefore might
upset the compromise plan on ac- ;
count of which the market had its
rally on Monday
Assurances from abroad t..av , .h*
German situation would he smoothed
out so far as the l mtad State* is con
cerned evoked no enthusiasm, for the'
traders argued that Germany won id
not do this if she did no! feel heree.f
to he winning. i
This view takes into account the
renewed, activit: a: Verdun which the
Germans 1 ave expectations of aptur
ing and w h *010,e h.iitaiv cen in
America sa> >* f a precarious con
dition !•' rtheru • re, Hie best hank
ing nt< es
fe, t tl-.n 1 t h
1 ’oiled ' -1
money ratf
ish inter ■;
w h i. h p * ■
flr;«nc<-d • "
iv there are
peorpt
nipuiat n
was to the
lstnoss activity In the
vouM a use higher
vordingly dimln
iec native market,
n; date has been
nney Apparent
omblnation* tn
f banking nta
Llld
* b
cr^Bt
Rear Talk He aru
y>-r ' 1 > :■ fight ■< settled In a
vr- .. ■ - -i - n • i t he n.\stery Is gone
fr, • fbe*-' and Railroad
r ?.' a ■• «•■ ^ • err.’ that the St ,*eet
cannot c pure .'late then: Investment
now ' it ions agar KiilHianMi
♦ .•»!« ,ou1d b; 1*11' be firmer, but at
the ;Street l* pessimistic
The jjhor* •. unrest »«, growing rapidly,
ko that «hr~p rathe-* must 1*a expect
ed from time to time with good
trcditic market r»np brokerage house
lorbu vn- recomn * ending: three b:g
money maker?* to its r ustoroei # Thev
were f •"• l;;i v* ,-«•.* m Stool I Mst ' ;lr r* i I'd
American -Rinsecd preferred The
m *t named war said to b* earning
2 s per ■ r - r It •« selling around 70
and i« scheduled for a 7 pm cent divi
dend r‘*t .I^rf SeouriU* «. after
marking off $2.000,00b for bonds to
he retired w.l;, it wn* stated, show
12 per cent earned and will pay ft
pe: cfcori. 11 is selling around f>0
1>lnseed preferred also selling around
r0. i« t<* get a per cent dividend,
end is being bought try houses that
u« lalU operate for insiders of that
corn pn ir*
\mcrn nn Tobacco Sh<m« I p Well.
In sr-ite of the fact that the 'knuan
niniie; K entirely closed, and that
Great Tb it i n ba - laid heavy restric
tion« >jpon the importation of tobacco
•for genera- r nr. sumption, American
Toba 'o Is making a fine showing
TT.m is probably duo. to the heavy
ship*, entg made for the soldiers. the
infer, aiion coming from a reliable
coulee that b.OOO 000 cigarettes are
forwarded avert week
Railroad# have been ordering sup
plies with bberalby. The inference
1* that the' see no end to the war
in Europe for a long time and hence
no reduction in prices
Wreckage of freight ' *r« ** much
greater than t ■ ' .'enerai pui-li-- r'*:*i
izep Most railroad wrecks are nevar
mentioned v > . w p.'ip*u%
rnost of them are freight tie r Rail
roads orders are ?<» “clea* the line’
nod this ' •>- don« w ith little regard to
what may happen to the wrecked
ra-s. which are dumped off the trncks
a* rapidly as possible, whether they
go down an embankment or into a
river. Sa’vnge is made afterward if
possible This order * lived up to
during these strenuous days even
more rigidlv than formerly One rail
road recently ran a few hundred ol 1
car® together and set fire to them
to get rid of the wood. Metal parts
were of course salvaged
tVmr of I>l*eovitant.
In spite * if more favorable eondi
ti**n« obtain ng in some of the strike
centers w; were viewed with <■■■*■
timisrn on Mon-lav, new® of other
.strikes declared and r ev line todrw
tended to discourage • -v\ traders
It felt that a wav# of dmyontent
mar «Wf-ep m*r * 5n- couvtvv und as
•time such proportions ns t.. unsettle
the economic balance. Great manu
facturing industr’cs are being corn
filled to do*4* and while it i* hoped
the heads of thee* concerns will he
able to ny**'t tV>e demands of the
strikers, n such a way as to elimi
nate sen on* •rouble and open the
plant* «■ * ’ ’ it js a’so realized that
such demat ids mr\ be made as to
render speedy •settlement impossible.
Tt would take but a day or two to
throw the railroad situation Into such
fi tangle rha* it would require weeks
to straighten it out
In the meantime the situation in
New York harbor* show signs of
clearing.
Metal Market.
. V <■ ’ - Vi \ I The lor*! mar
ket for copper metal* continued Arm,
with domes' ■ consumers buying free
ly Of all positions. There 'is ari In
creased inquiry from abroad for lance
lota of the metal and the tendency
’6 Upwar-d l-ending agencies Quote
19 1-4®!-! for Augus- delivery.
The T-ondon cable quoted spot and
I- futures copper at an advance of 1
K pound for both
Cottonseed Oil
New Yr- ’day 2—Th« cotten.eecd
oil i'St w . ‘ w ere 1 1 n • I
t Scattered liquidation took pla not
* withata: - the advance in cotton
and rero-t. < f a fair oil . ,nan min*
f ■ demand "’.le lenders toda; were 1.
V-- 090 bar r»i«
Haw finjr.nr.
New York, May 2 Raw sugar was
quiet today. Centrifugal. 96; test.
*.40; molasses tf test, r 63 Refined
firm, 7.JIJ9 to 7.50.
New York Money Market.
Jfiaw York. May 2. --Carl monev
»P*n«d toda. 2 1-4 per cant. high.
I |-r. low, 2; renewals, 2 i-4 ruling
ate, i 1 -4: last -'in, 2 1-4.
Time r- .,ey eori'.,nued dull owing
la the light demand Inquiry eon
,ip.ua<l ._. -arincijiaily .. for . luduatrial
money at 3 1-2 per.o*y>t for all dates.
A slightly broaded demand was
*t>4*d in commercial paper, but there
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
{Quotations Fanils be? by Miller A 06.. Brokers* T.'rrelem Building. Bicmuond, Vs.)
pfd.
Co.
IV'0 'American Sugrar .
Agricultural Chemical ...
1300 American Can .
\Mi'-*iican *n. pfd.
J-^O American Car «ntl Foundry
700 American Cotton Oil
14S0 > American lx>cornot: ve
American Locomotive,
16100 American SmeltIna . ..
900 Amrrtcan Sugar 2
700 American Tel. and T«>1.
American Tobacco, corn.
American Tobacco, pfd..
Ifion Anuninrla Copper ..
900 Atchison .
Atlantic Const Line .
Baltimore and « >hio
100 Brooklyn Rapid Transit .
Canadian Pacific .
100 Chesapeake and ''bio .
Chicago Great Western ....
1400 Chicago. Mil. and St. Paul..
* r- Centre) Leather..
fi’i Colorado Fuel and Iron ....
< 'olorado and Southern.
Consolidated Gaa .
Delaware and Hudson .
Denver and Rio Grand*. com
17000 Dletiller*' Sec, Cor.
49*0 Erie .
1600 Erie, lar pfd.
Erie, Snd nfd. ...
300 General Electrlo ..
700 Great Northern, pfa.
900 Great Northern Ore Ctf*. .
flllnots Central .
1600 Int. Metropolitan . ..,.
600 Tnt. Metropolitan, pfd .
187900 Int. Her. Marine, com. ......
141300 Int. Mer. Marine, pfd.
International Paper
International Paper, pfd....
Kansas City So., com.
T4H4
17
*2\4
53
72%
*98U
IT’S
127*%
'ks-4
1 OSH
36 %
85
70*
hi
63*
53
-’74
?S*
111S
12**
'c>*
102 *4
*86*
95
69 H
56 *4
59*4
53
6$*
96 74
103*
127*%
S3*
101 \
’ kk*i
95
6JS 62* 62
lie
fii*
4 8
95
Si*
43
68
36*
52
164
11944
404%
n%
n
J 7%
M>4
52 V
86 %
52%
ifi
119%
♦o%
'H
74%
88V*
94%
9 4
52%
<1 H
6PH
384.
51
168%
119%
40
16%
74
26%
90%
69.%
66 %
lio
«0
68’,
1CJ
97 V,
110
12S %
19S
1 06 7*
83 %
101 1.
1071.
85’*
95
16818
62%
12
94
63 V,
41%
27V,
183
1498,
11
80%
35 14
61 %
44%
168%
119%
40
1011,
17
74
26 14
.921,
11
47
36
600
160
700
6100
100
1200
300
700
900
400
38100
70(1
100
700
200
100
1300
900
100
800
100
*160
2700
32100
900
800
300
100
8900
89
48
103 %
17%
l.ouiavlll* and Nashville
l^ehigh Valley .
Ligget and Myers .
Mo, Kan. and Texas.
Mo, Kan. and Texas, pfd.
Missouri Pacific . 4%
National Lead . 661,
New York Central . 1041,
X. Y".. Unt. and Western .... 27
Norfolk and Weatern ...... 124 1,
Northern Pacific . 111%
Pacific Mall . 27%
Pennsylvania. 56%
People's (las .
Tressed Steel Car .
P. Lorrllard.
Railway Steel Spring, com.. 37%
Reading .
Republic Iron and Steel,...
Hepublie Iron and Steel, pfd
Rock Island .
Seaboard, com. 15%
Seaboard, pfd.....
Bloss-Sheffleld . 53%
Southern TaclAe . 97
Southern Railway . 21
Southern Railway, pfd. 80
Tennessee Copper . 49
Texas Pacific . 10
Union Paclflo . 184%
United States Rubber . 55
United States Steel . *8%
United States Steal, pfd. 115%
Va.-Car. Chemical .
Va.-Oar. Chemical, pfd.
Wabash. 14
Wabash, pfd- . 44
Western Union . 91
Westlnghouse . 68
Woolworth .
Money . 2%
Total sales for day, 28,111,000.
Total sales bonds for day.
79% 79% 78
4% 4%
66% 65%
105% 104%
27 27
124% 123%
111% 111%
28 26%
56% 55%
37», 87%
89% 86 %
48 47 %
108% 108%
1 7 % 18%
1 6 % 15%
1* no perceptible change In rate*
hteh continue at sgj 1-2 per cent
for prime regruiar maturities, The
supply was limited and trading dull.
On tlie Curb.
N>w Tor' . May 2 —There w»s little
business In stock on the curb today.
After earlj steadiness the, market
moved ratfflouslv with a. marked tend
ency to take profits and await detlnite
developments from abroad.
ami provision MutKirr.
it|u(pt«tloii» by Miller * to., Members
< hlcasrn Board of Trntle.)
<’hir*ro. May 2—Weakness took the
place of strength today- In wheat and
a quiet market replaced one of eon
t derahle activity. There were lessee
here of 1 * - 4 2 cents, and the big
Vorthwesfern markets wer» 2 to 2 7-3
cents lower It was finite popular
to secure available profits In wheat
today and there was free selling on
this account by private wire houses
and the larger specnlators
A report received from Pouth Da
kota placed seeding of wheat at- 90
per cent, with a reduction in area of
8 per cent; In .North Dakota 45 pre
cept Is seeded with a decreased area
of 20 to 25 per cent.
At Minneapolis the longs who were
ablo to secure profits sold wheat, to
day Winnipeg reported a much hot
ter export inq r.rv with sales of 1.300,
0f>o hushel.-, to exporters. hut sales
here were confined to 15.000 bushels.
«31 to millers,
Both corn and oal* suffered lossei
I of l-K{J l-4e, and while Ahe cash In
•com was CfaIto small at 30,000 bushel!
i here rwgh oats were fairly ar*lvc, with
‘ wales of 330.0-00 bushels at Chlcagf
; and 230,000 bushels *t ihe seaboard
f Speculation In both grains wrs Ir
smaller volume
The larger hog run at th* yard!
here was the signal for tnrreafed sell
ng th* provision pit Had net th«
bull element In Isrd purchased’ Th<
May future In goodly quantities an<
steadied values there would have beer
a larger dec+tne The market was u
1 no pi^iitloti to take care of deferref
futures as sn attempt to dispose of f
Hue showed that the situation wa
anything but strong
\\ H K 4 T opfin
Mmy .
July . 1 n
Sept.vi
jCORN—
May ..... "7
July ..... 77 14
Sept..
• OATH.
.'fay 4"'4
July .... 43 \
1 Sep? . 4" \
I 'OHiC—
May . . 24 00
July .. , 2***4
Sept*
LA HI)
M .1; 13 05
i July __ 1*^5
Sept ... IS. 10
i ; fBS- -
May .. .. 12 77
July . 1 2 90
T>pt. 13 05
nigh lew. Close
1.1* 1.1 4 \ V.1 4
1 1S 116 l.lfiq
117% 115 1, iiBk
77% 76 % 76T|
"776% 76%
77 %i 76 % 76 a
16% 46% 46 k
43 % 45% 42 r
40% 33% 39%
24 00 23.55 23 i
23.30 28.60 23.6
. 23 4i
13.05 1 2 96 12.9:
1 3 07 1.3 37 13 9'
1 .3 17 1 3 97 1 2 9
12 80 18.75 12 71
12.95 1 2 77 12.81
18 10 13 °2 12 9'
M W YORK COTTON M ARK FT.
< M uotnt fon« I»t Miller A ('o„ Mrmhrri
Nfw York Cotton llicliDngr.)
X»vr York. May 2—Cotton* wa.i
strong 1n.the main today, although
there was considerable profit-takinj
by longs . Wall Street houses bough
>n the reactions Offering? were ab
sot bed readily by the broadening: dt*
mand. and it wa« said that there wtu
Tittle indication of hedge sailing fron
♦ he South it was estimated arount
the ring that fully 50,000 bales ha.(
been bought to cover .shorts. It wa.
, >'f that n any buying: orders
chiefly in July, for IJverpool account
; wore in the marker on a ac&Is down
An active demand fr*r Ma> ran tha
posit on within seven points of Julj
2j.p in the day. New crop position)
then were in relatively poor request
M -t ’ c - ied, at a net gain of 2points
and other positions 12 to IS point:
hiy
N’pw Orleans reported a continues
high spot ln*Hi*. notwithstanding thf
advance in contracts.
A fairly good business was trans
ftried in hj i < ofton at IJverpool to
day at «rm iid-vance of 14 points or
• > f'E-- of ‘vaiM for middling up
land Futures in the English market
» t'-<- g ■» i net advance of 11
1-? d -5 X " '•its Spot here was steady
and 30 points higher at 12.60c; the
sak s w • too t ales
pts for the da> were 28,
846 \ ^compared with 13.462 last
• «: i- w arehouse stocks are
* r '• • . compared with 1 8S.37
a year ago
hxj • * for the day amounted to
21.682 bales, compared w*th 23.581 u
year ago.
Feb.,
March
May .
July .
Kept.
tKM, .... .. , ,
S OV
i iff
1 Spot. 12.«0„
<”>pen
12 74
12 *8
12 1 9
12.35
12.4$
12 50
! 2-> 4 0
12.6«
30 up.
High. IvCw. Close.
a.«r i2.ro- 12:715
1281
12.97 12.85 l|.f<!
12 42 12.18 12.40
12.42
12.54 12.35 12.47
12.58 12 48 12.52
1 2 5* ■ T2.50 12.5(1
1260 I1.&S
. 12 «<
12.74 12.64 12
JUCHMOND ITOOK MARKET.
(From Caakla O. Burch * Co.)
Richmond, Va., May 2. 191*.
Stale Securities.
Bid. Asked.
Va. 9a, Old C. and R„ IBS* 90
Virginia Centuries, 19*1.. 95)4 $(
City SeenrltlH.
Rd City 4s, R., 1920-1930.. 94
Rd City 4s, C. and R.. 1989
1948..'.. 94
Street Railway Bunds.
N and P T. Co.. 8s, 1936 S3 >4
Va R. and P. Co. 8s. 1934 90
Street Railway Storks.
Par.
Va R. and P. do., pfd 100 101 \
Va R. and P. Co., com. 100 471* 48 M
Railroad Stocks.
; A. C- U, com. 100 107
; C. and 0. 100 *2
N. and W„ com. 100 124
R . F. and P.. com .... 100 285
R., F. and P. t>!». Ob. 100 £25 238
R.. F. and P. 6pc. <1.. 100 275
3. A. X*. pfd. . 100 36
B A. L.. com. 100 14
Southern Ry.. pfd. 100 ' *0
Southern Ry., com..... 100 21
Hank and Trust Company Stocks.
American Nat . 100 190 200
| Broad Street . 25 62
Centra! Nat . 100 117
First National . 100 219
Nat. State and City... 100 185
Old E>omln Tat (To_ 100 196 200
Rd Bk and Tat Co.... 25 £5
Rd Tat and Bae Co_ 100 107V4 10SH
Va Tat Co. ion 235
Rest End Bk . 25 43
Miscellaneous
Va.-Car. CL, pfd . 100 108
Va.-Car C,, com. 109 42
v» Rtdr and T#o»n Co. inn 107
Va F end M. Ins. Co. . 28 84
8 Firat National Bank, 220
niTHkOtll TOB 8*5470 MARKET.
Comments For the Week.
New Toh. cco—Suncurcd — Receipt*
moderate, market good at quotations.
Uark flred—Receipts light; market In
fair quotat on. Unsound Tooncco nard
to aell at any price.
Bright Tobacco-—Receipts fair and
market quiet. Prices stronger on
•olory tobacco.
Snnenred.
Luge, common .5 « 9051 5 09
Good . I 90 5 8 54
Short leaf . 8 00® 9 08
Long leaf . 9 00© 11 0#
Wrappers, common .... 9 00© 11 09
Goad. 12 50© 20 99
Fancy .JO 00© 30 09
Dark Fired.
X.uga .8 6 00©8 * 08
Short leaf . 7 00© 8 50
Long leaf . % 60© 10 51
Brights.
Smokers, common . 2 * 00 ©8 9 08
Medium . 10 00 © 11 08
Flno . 12 00© 15 0»
Cutters, common . 14 On© 18 09
Medium . 18 00© 20 00
Fine .. 22 00® 25 00
Fancy ... . . 25 000 27 59
Fillers, common .. 4
Medium. 9
Good . IS 00® IS 00
Fine . 18 00® IS 09
Wrappers, common .... 1
00® 6 00
00® 12 00
00® 20 08
Medium . 25 00® 30 00
PETERRIIIRO PEANUT MARKET.
neportfd !»▼ Modern-*, Plummer A Coot#
P«ny. Incorporated.
Petersburg, Ya . May 2, 1916
SPANISH. FARMERS- STOCK.
First quality, $1.00 per bushel, nom
inal.
VIRGINIAS. FARMERS’ STOCK,
i Fancy Jumbo. 4c per pound.
Fancy handpicked, 2\c per pound.
• Extra prime, 3^c per pound.
Prime, 3\4c per pound.
Shelling stock. 2 Vi to 3c per pound.
, RICHMOND (.RAIN EXCHANGE.
(Wholesale Quotations on ‘Change.)
Richmond. Va . May 2, 1916.
, WHEAT—Car Rots:
No. 2 Red. Western. 1 26 ©
No. 2 Red. Virginia. 1 23 © 1 24
’ 1 No. 3 Red . 1 22 ©
Virginia, bag lots. . 1 05 tit 1 21
’ CORN—Car Rots
, No. 2 White . 83 ©
No. 3 WhitS . 82 ©
No. 2 Mixed . 82 ©
No. 3 Mixed . 81 ©
Va.t bag lota (white) 80 © 82
OATS Car Lots
No. 2 Mixed . 48 © 48 Vi
No. 3 Mixed . 47 © 47 Vi
No. 2 White.No Offerings.
| No. 3 White -.... 48 Vi©
RYE--Car Lots.
No. 2 Rye . Nominal
No. 3 Rye . Nominal
Virginia, bag lots.. Nominal
HAY—Car Lots:
No. 1 Timothy © 24 CHI
No. 2 Timothy . . . 22 00©
No. 3 Timothy . 1 7 00© 19 00
Light clover, mixed.. 22 00©
No. 1 Clover, mixed.. 21 00©
No. 2 Clever, mixed . 17 00© 10 00
No. 1 Clover. Nominal
No 2 Clover . Nominal
Sample Hay . Nominal
Straw -Compressed © 9 00
Straw— Loose-pressed,
large hales .. 10 on©
M!LLFEEt>— Car Lots:
j Shlpstuff (winter).... © 26 60
Bran (winter) . © 25 00
Shlpstuff (spring) ... © 24 00
Shlpstuff ‘winter) ... © 28 00
RICMMO.YO raODCCX ftSRKVh
quotation* tarnished by Woodila A
- w Msreliaatt;
Richmond. Va.. May 2, 1916'.
The sb'iis'alt gtrlf t from actual
•ales:
LIVE POOtTRf
Chicken*, broilers, per lb 36
Hen*, per lb. .. 17
50
60
16
18
46
86
Stags, large, each.
Rooster*, a* to *lse, each
Ducks, large, per lb...
Ducks. Muacovy, lb....
Guinea*, young, each...
Geese, fat. each .
Turkeys, hens, fat, lb..
Turkey*, gobblers, lb...
Wire chicken coops.
each .
EGOS.
In orates, fresh, per doi
BUTTER.
Family, choice, per lb...
Merchant*, per lb. 28
DIVE STOCK.
Veals, choice to fancy, lb.
Veals, medium lb.
Veals, poor to fair, lb..
Calves, runner*, lb.
Sheep, per lb.
9
9
9
9
*1
26
7
(
4
Lamhs, choice, lb . 12
Hogs, choice, large, lb.
Hogs, choice, small, lb..
Hogs. sows, etc, lb....
Steers, choice to prime .
Heifers, choice to prime
Cows, choice to prime, lb.
Oxen, choice to prime, lb
Bulls, choice to prime, lb.
Cattle, poor to fair. lb...
HIDES.
Green, salt, per lb. 17*4
Green, per lb
Calf sklna. ae to slxe....l 00
Horee hides, each. 2 00
Hldee must be well salted I
weather.
8*
SVi
I
«
6
4*
t
6
3*
87
9
61
66
13
IT
9
9
86
20
It
71
31
9
9
to
31
10
3
I
T
«
11*
3
t
8*
7*
7*
t
:*
18 9
P2 00
H 30
warm
Country Baron.
I Hams, small, well sm'k'd.
i per lb. 20 © 31
1 Hams, large, well sm’k’d,
per lb . 1* © 13
i Sides, well sm'k’d. per lb. 16 ® 17
Shoulders, well sm’k'd, lb. 16 rjf 18
Lightly smoked bacon le to 2c lb. lean
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dried apples, bright, lb. . ® 6
Dried apples, dark. lb... 4 © 4>4
Dried peaches, peeled,
bright, in. 11 © ltt*
Blackeye pees. damaged,
bushel ... .1 25 ©1 36
Beans. No. 1, navy, bu. . 4 00 ©5 15
Walnut kernels, choice,
sifted, lb . 12 © IS
Walnuts, per bushel.... 60 © 80
Irish potatoes. No. 1
white, bushel . t'S ©1 00
Irish potatoes, McCor
! mirk's, bushel . © 90
I Blackeye peas. No. 1,
large, bushel.1 00 ft 2 00
Blackeye peas. No. 1. *
small, bushel .1 75 Q J 13
HU 11MOTO FHtnl H1AHKET.
(Wholesale quotations furnished by ths
Blalock Fruit anil Produce To )
Richmond, Va . May 2, 191S
Florida vegetables
Berries. quart .2C tr 25?
Cucumbers, basket .13 00® 4 an
Choice tomatoes, crate.... 2 DO®
Fancy tomatoes . 2 50®
Rnait beans, crate . 3 00® 3 50
Peppers, basket . 2 6C ® 3 00
Squash, basket . J 50
Egg plant, crate . 2 II
APPLES.
Extra fancy Wlnesaps . 4 1)0
Extra fancy Pippins . 4 50
.Extra fancy R.«n Davis. S 00
i- hncy No, 1 Wlnesaps . 4 26
ii>ancy No t Pippins. 4 00
| Fancy No. 1 Ben Davis. t 00
Choice Wlnesaps . S 50
Choice Pippins . > 5«
Choice Ben Davis . 1 50
ORANGES.
Fancy hlgh-coloi ej Florida
orange*, bulge pack, aasorted
! sizes . ® 4 00
: California o-angea. assort
[ rd sizes, per box. 3 25® 3 50
GRAPEFRUIT.
[Fancy Florida grapefruit, assort
1 ed sizes . . . S 25® 3 50
TANGERINES.
Fancy Florida tangerines, all
sizes . ® 4 00
LETTUCE.
j Fancy headed stock. 3 00® 4 00
| Choice stock . 2 50®
CELERY.
j Fancy ten-dozen crate . 1 *0
Fancy seven dozen crate. 5 21
! Fancy, per bunch . SO ® 90
LEMON0
Fancy Messlra . 3 00® 3 51
California lemons ..3 50®
POTATOES.
j Choice, round. whits. In 2'4
bushel bags .33 00®
bananas.
Nine hands, per bunch . 1 59
j Eight hands, per bunch. I II
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 Onions . 2 50® 3 00
[Cabbage, per 100 15s. ® I 51
Cabbage, new. per ernt-e.. 2 50® 3 00
! MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES
i Coblers. 150 lbs, bags, per bag 4 n0
j Ued Bliss, 160 lbs. bags, per bag.. 4 60
Green Mountains, per bag. 3 75
t Early Hose. 150 lbs hags. per bag 4 00
MARKET CONDITIONS
The wholesale commission market
here today was unusually dull and In
active, even for a Tuesday, and the re
ceipts were hs light as the* trading.
Country bacon, which at this time
i of the year Is ordinarily In good de
mand. Is not as active as It should be.
! though It* prices are bolding steady,
j In fact, practlcaly all of the produce
j on the market Is Arm In prices.
I The market Is expected to be In
somewhat better shape 0»y tomorrow,
the activity- Increasing as the week
end draws rearer and sleeking on Sat
urday.
BUSINESS KVS UK
chi nims
CHAJfCEOT COURT TRANSFERS.
—
Five Deed* of Barpiln and Sale Re
corded Yesterday.
D. D. Daniels to C. B. Haynes, goods
I and chattels pertaining to auto re
quiring. IDS YVest Mala: $35(1.
Ernest W. }Ioore et als.. trustees.to
R. E. Kritzer and J. R. Harmon. lTO.
; 701 North Twenty-fifth Street. 24x120;
j $10.
C. Hitt et ux. to Johannah D.
Hiller et als., lot 9, block F. Battery
[Court. 35.2x172.2; $10.
\Vm. Catlin and wife to H. T. Bam
! ham, lots 17-18. block 23, Colonial
I 1’Iace; $10.
Janies P. Wood to Walter L.. Morris,
. lot Thirty-fourth Street, south of 3,
i 30x124; $240.
Deeds of Release.
E H. Brown, trustee, to Monroe
Realty Co., No. 3085 West Cary Street;
$2,360.
Davis Bottom and L. R. Smith to
John W. Williams, lot 2, block B,
Chamberlayne Place; $1,166.
M. D. Nunnally and H. P. Oay,
trustees, to E. H. Harris, lot $4, block
F. Battery Court; $t,7$S.
W. P. Redd, trustee, to E. H.
Harris, lot 34, block F. Battery Courtj
$800.
Same to same, same property;
$217.8*.
T. B. Saunders, trustee, to S. H.
Harris, above property; $700.
Henrico Transfers.
Herman M. Wackerly to Elisa A.
Morton, lota 7, P and 11, In block O.
section $, In the plan of Highland
Springs; tax, $1; $10.
F. M. and A. M. Conner t» U M.
Richards, lots 7 and 19 In section W,
In the plan of Beechwood Park; $10$.
Eugene Brown et ux. to Edgar Tin
der, lot 81 In the plan of Montrose
[Heights; $810.
Gustave Geremy to Julia H. Geremy,
his wife, 40 acres on south side o<
Charles City Road, about six miles
east of the city; $600.
Hewk» Release Deeds.
C. W. Throckmorton et al., trustees,
to Barton Heights Realty and Flnanoe
Corporation, 42 acres on Moss Side
Avenue, In Ointer Park; $29,500.
J. C. Anderson et al., trustee#, to
same, a series o£ lots In the plan of
Wright's Park; $5,540.
L. H Kemp, trustee, to Mra Fannie
Holt, 11 1-2 acres on the Nine-Mile
Road, about two miles oast of the
city; $6,179
Building Permits.
Building Inspector Butler yesterday
Issued building permits to the follow
ing persons:
i Terrel! Building Company, to bulla
two frame dwellings, 1702-4 Second
Avenue, t<j cost $7,000.
Rowland Park Corporation, to build
frame dwelling. Hawthorne Avenue,
between Brookland Park Boulevard
and Hammond Street, to oost $4,
S00.
E. L«. Ford, to build brick garage
on lot between Granby, Main, Cary
and Allen, to cost $250.
Cardwell Machine Company, to re
pair frame sand bouse. 1900 Bast
i Cary Street, to cost $200.
Marriage Licensee
Deputy Clerk Breeden yesterday Is
sued marriage licenses to the follow
ing couples:
F. J. Waldron and Mary K. Toney.
P. R. .Skinner and Neva A. Robin
eon.
Jesse C. I.ynch and Fannie E.
Bowery
Hn«ting» Const.
R V Farrar, charged with reck- j
lesslv driving an automobile, and who
was fined $6 in Police Court, waa ac- j
quitted.
William Taliaferro was acquitted of
the charge of carrying a concealed !
pistol This case also oame up from
the Police Court, where the man waa
fined $100.
•lall In flood Condition.
Jail Commissioners T. P. Roy, T. !">
.Vowel] and W. S. Gunn yesterday re
ported to Jude® Richardson that the
Jai' was in as good condition as pos
sible with the surroundings, and that
the food was good. The romm'asion
ers called nttenilon to the dangerous
condition of the steps leading Into this
prison, and the had condition of the
surrounding sidewalks.
There are seven white women and 1
! sixty-nine white men; forty-eight col-1
ored women and 151 colored men In
th> jail at this time, with nine of them
. in the hospital.
Police Court.
The case of Thomas Fulton, col
Iored chauffeur, who struck young
Benjamin H. Melton with his auto
mobile Saturday afternoon, from the
[effects of which the lad died, will
I he heard May 6.
I Richard Williams, colored, was
'• fined $100 and put under bonds for
twelve months, for carrying a con
i cealed razor.
The Richmond I-*ather Company
was fined $50 for working a number
of men in a building pronounced ln
j secure by the building Inspector.
j POLICE TO WORK
EIGHT HOURS A DAY
The three platoon system will be
come. effective in the Police Depart
ment today at 8 o'clock. The foroe
will be divided Into three shifts, each
of which will remain on duty eight
consecutive hours. The first platoon
will go on duty at 8 o'clock in the
morning: the second at 4 o’clock, and
the third at 12 o'clock.
Policeman Exonerated.
The coroner’s Jury yesterday exon
erated Poltcemari Robert William
Wuest for shooting George Howe, a
negro, whom he had arrested for
robbing the store of Harrelson and
! Company Saturday night,
j The negro attempted to escape and
■ attacked the officer, after he had been
, arrested, ana the shooting was in
self-defense.
—
Deed of Dedication.
! A deed of dedication was -recorded
In Chancery Court yesterday by which
the city accepts a strip of land fifty
■ feet wide along the wall of Mount
Calvary Cemetery at Randolph Street
The city is to construct a sewer in
I Colorado Avenue, and .open the street
from Randolph to Sumpter Street, to
grade and- gutter .and curb, and re
place fences. - The -property-Is deeded
the cltyjay the Mount Calvary Ceme
tery Association.
,
comm wit
Nfliwiws rum
Decline to Reinstate Rlonnt, but
Adopt His Idea of Disposition
of Dogs and Cats.
While the Administrative Board
yesterday declined to reinstate H. R.
Blount, ag pound master, or even to
fftve him a subordinate Job, the body
' seized Mr. Blount's idea, and agreed
to dispose of all stray dogs nnd cats
to the Medical College of Virginia at
fifty cents for the dogs, and twenty
five cents for the cata.
It was upon this idea that Mr.
Blount was dismissed from the de
partment. Hia case was laid before
the grand Jury. That body found no
criminal intent in the transact!one,
but atated that the method of con
ducting the bueineas at the dog pound
might be Improved up.n.
The agent for the B. P. CL A. will
probably make some Inquiries into the
manner of treatment of the canines
and the felines.
Commissioner Hirsohberg tried to
have Blount reinstated. but he wee
outvoted by four to one.
Henry Taylor, representing the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, appeared before the board and
stated that englneere of the company
were preparing plans for the con
struction of an underground crossing
at Laundry arose!ng, tn the Worth
side. The board reoebred this infor
mation with expressions of pleasure.
Bide for the erection of a wall at
Maury Cemetery were turned over to
the superintendents of parks and oem
eteriee for tabulation and report.
On motion of Mr. Hirsohberg yae
teroday, the board agreed to make
periodical vl||ta to the various plants
being conducted by the city, ao that
every member might familiarise him
self with the different departments,
their needs end wants.
HEKR BOITUH KTLIj.
AntormoMle Company Mnst Pay Widow
for HiatMod.
New Bruniwlok, N. J., May 1._
Carrying beer to their employee
proved costly to the Simplex Auto
mobile Company, when they were
forced to pay $1,700 to the widow of
an employe killed while engaged In
that capacity. The company engaged
George Oeba to carry beep to the
workmen at lunch time to make It
unnecessary for them to leave the
plant.
On December 1 IS last Oeb* slipped
and the weight of the bottles be was
carrying falling upon him caused
him to burst a blood vessel. Death
from apoplexy followed.
A Judgment of $1,700 has been i
warded to hie widow In the County
Court
HAS FCND FOR FIGHT
Dry T/vague at Falls City. Neh., Will
Try to Keep Out Saloons.
Falls City, Neb., May 2.—At a
meeting held by the dry league, the
following resolutions were passed
1. That the entire fund of the or- !
ganlzatlon amounting at the preaent j
time to about $.1,000. be utilised, first. :
for the keeping of saloons out of.
Falls City, and second. In case II- |
censes afe granted, to prosecute to 1
the fullest extent every violation of
the Slocum law.
2 Thaj In case licenses are grant- 1
ed the league offer a standing reward ,
of $100 for the arrest and conviction J
of any saloonkeeper violating the ■
provisions of the Slocum law 1
MET LIVE PERIL
OF OUR DEIOEW
Chicago Alderman Says Commercial!
zation of Liquor and Vice Qr«u
Menace., >
Chicago, 111., May 2.—Speaking 1*
for the Sunday Evening Club of th
Oakwood Christaln Church, Alderma
Robert M. Buok, discussing the su*
Ject. "The City Council of Battlefield'
declared that not liquor or vice hi
the money which men make out e
them, constitutes the real peril r
the city and to the State. 1
"The battle In Council at the prei
ent time,” Raid the Alderman, "la »,
a new battle but the old, old atrugrl
of dollar against democracy. On th
one side you will always And np>
up the men who represent the jot
seekeiu, the contract-seekers the 11
quor and vice and the other speels
Interests, while against these you wl
And lined up the men who are fight
lng for a better city, the men who ar
seeking to protect the rights of th
people against these predatory to
terests."
„ Aldermen Buok spoke la detail <
the fight against the telephone met
**r- against the efforts of certain pr"
vate concerns to nullify the buUdla
oode and of the fight against the i
quor and vice hrteresta
Of the latter he said: 'The flgt
agatnet the liquor and vice Interest
tn the Council Is not a fight agalei
the sale or drinking of liquor, n<
even against Immorality, hut rath#
against oommsrolallsod liquor an
commercialised vies. If men dldn
make fortunes out of the comment
SHaaOon of these thlngsther* woo}
be no fight In Counay, It Is w
tact or Increase their profit that th
liquor and vice interest organise an
are fighting, rather than to prote<
or Increase lndulgsuue la th«
things.”
What 1s true of Chicago, AJdrema
Buok pointed out. Is true of all ou
great cities and. Indeed, of the Btat
and Nation.
Alderman Buck is one at the mo
wha has always used his Influence, 1
and out of Council, for the pnbh,
good. Because of this he has incur
red the enmity of the liquor and vicL
Interests who wtll doubtlem try t
prevent hie return to Counoll nee
spring.
T. R. “UtTHEggED" *T
WHAT HE SAW TS Wflg
Vew York, May 2 —Two hundre
eupportere cheered Colonel Rooaert
as "our next Preeldeut” on hla arrlvi
at Grand Control Station at *:*0 froi
h1a Chicago triumph. “We want Tot
dy. too." they ehouted. taking up U
cry which greeted him In the Mldd’
West Cheering In hla waka. tk
crowd followed him to the runwa
whore he entered hla motor ear wit
Sfra. Derby, hla daughter, and wa
driven away to Oyeter Bay.
Reapondlng to the ohaera of tfc
crowd, the colonel ahaktng handa wit
Harry Wright, one of the rootcra. aali'
"The people are all right. All the
need la to be woke up."
Colonel fteoaevelt tonight made tfc
following atatement la reeponee I
queetlone regarding hla trip to Chleag
and Ita bearing upon the national p<J
lltlcal altuatton.
“I never returned from a trip throug
the Weat with firmer faith or great*,
pride In the pet riot! am of the peepla.
"What la neeaaaary ta to tnfnrm th'
patrlotlem and to rouae It to deep!
aertoue oonsldaratlon of mtr preaer
national needa I waa moat deeply hr
preeaed by whait I enw and beard whtl
In Chicago—not only eonoerntng oplr
Ion In that great city, bnt In the Car
tral Wwrt generally.
A BIG BLUFF CALLED
By ROBERT B. PATKTW, tn X*«rrn lU Bally.
Once upon a time there lived an
ass In a pasture neighboring on a
Jungle. Often had he heard
the iion’e roar and had eeen the wild
beasts fly In terror from the King of
Beasts
"Why,” the ass reflected, “cannot
I thus rule over the animals In this
pasture?"
Whereupon h« togged hlmeelf In a
lion’s akin and made hi# bray a# near
ly a# possible like the vnloe of a lion.
Upon his appearance In this near role,
the animals were greatly terrified and
deferred to his slightest wish. One
day pot. many months thereafter a
mlghtly wtnd swept tn from the desert
and carried away the lton skin; when,
behold, the one-time monster was
seen to he nothing hut an ordinary
ass.
The time Is not remote when the li
quor lords were wont to rule with
an iron hand over the political, so
I clal and commercial Ufa of the na
i tlon. They rode rough-shod over
I every human Interest. Statesmen were
given the alternative of kowtowing to
the liquor Interest or going to the po
’ lltlcal morgue. Business men were
i bluntly threatened with boycott and
bankruptcy if they, by voice or vote,
! aided the cause of temperance. The
I churches were curtly told to “preach
1 the gospel,” attend to their own bua
! lness and let the booze bullies man
i age public affairs Tor a time this
! wet bluff was more or less effective;
but the lion akin has been torn o
and all clasees are hurling defiant
at the liquor ass. Business men no
openly align themselves with tan
perance. The politicians hare dli
covered that endorsement by the T
quor Interests Is In moot lnstanna
tantamount to defeat.
An Instance of thta new emanatas"
tlon recently occurred in a carltf
city of the Central tVeet. A imraat
who owned a large department otof
and mado a specialty of outfitting th
homes of newlyweds, signed a
tlon to oust three nearby aaloona
following Paturdav night a "Mr. Job*
n” entered the store and annotux
ed to the proprietor confidently tha
he waa about to be married and
ed to purchase soma
of housefurnishlnga.
through the stock, he __ ,
self well pleased with the good*
said hs would let the znerohant kM
definitely In a few daya Shortly a
terward tha proprietor waa called '
the telephone.
‘*Thia la Mr. Johnson,** a redoe ■
nounced. *T understand, Mt. Bias
you signed the dry petition. I do n
want yonr goods.
The proprietor at ©nee reoogn
the voice as that of ona of tha
loonkeepers involved and fn
him so. He totd the saloon . ..
he did not want hla trade nor
of any of his dupee. "Mr, J<&
was simply a decoy. Tha wot blul
failed to work. So It la
NONE BETTER
On May 17, we will have for sale fifty-six gold
notes of $500, each at three years, and secured by
deed of trust on Broad Street property.
POLLARD & BAGBY
1102 EAST MAIN STREET.
, We Honestly Believe
we are offering the best HEALTH and ACCIDENT policies on the
market.
It won't ooet you a penny to know Just what we soil. We
promise not to worry you.
'Phone or drop a card to ue today.
WILLIAM CATUN & COMPANY, Agents ,
?• Shepherd, Mgr. Ins. Dept Phone No. fees
•IT Beak Street. JUCHMOND,VA.