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~ SULLY AND BROWN CONTROL COTTON ‘Bull Operators Engineer Gigan- tio Corner and In a Position to Rule Values and Rush|- Price-to 20 Cents, DEAL CLINCHED RY A CAST-IRON AGREEMENT. ‘Big Holdings Bought In and the| Plans of the Boomers Helped} by Large Exports—Poo! Bro- kers Busy in the Market. Dantel J. Sully and Col. Willam P. ‘Brown have cornered the eotton market ‘Bdsolutely according to the best of au- thority. ‘They have such a grip upon the mar- ‘Ket that if they wished to they could boost prices to 20 cents before the week Is_over. ‘They have let the general public and the traders believe that they were a ‘war, while for ten days they have pee ‘working with one end {n view, a cor- ner, They have accomplished that end | Ore can now move prices as they see On Saturday and Tuesday Mr. Sully, @coording to good judges upon the floor of the Cotton Exchange, bought at least 800,000 bales. The New Orleans crowd end the Liverpool end of the combina-| tion have also been heavy buyers, end as a result Liverpool prices advanced sharply after the opening this morning, The bulls have been helped by the large exports of the crop. The ex yesterday had reached 4,873,480 bal elmost one-half of the total cr loaves but half a crop, and of this half ‘et least half has been used in manu- factures; so that there {s little of the old crop left comparatively, and with the two big bull cliques heavy buyers tt Is probable that they own a couple of aniliion bales from which the shorts must buy in order to make their de- ‘liveries, Twenty-Cent Cotton. Mr. Bully some weeks ago preached | B-cent cotton, and tt looked as if 20 gents would be reached, for futures ad- YVanced to 18 cents and then came the Wisagreement between the leaders and Mr. Sully’sold out as quickly as posy mible. ‘ ‘Then the market wras forced up again end Col. Brown sold and there was a break. A house divided against itself can not keep prices up, so the friends who had become enemies got together | ‘and made an tron-clad agreement which 1s now {n working order and ‘ready to do with prices as they please, ‘ay and July are the months that they 6 devoting their attention to. ir. Sully had intended to make a fiy- trip to Chicago on Monday, but matters 60 shaped themselves that he Gegided to remain here to manage his | mew campaign, There ig a generat beliet ‘mong cotton brokers to-day that the cot on. market will soon be even more ‘excited and in a more demoralized state than it has been at any time sinco Mr. Bully and Col, Brown became the kings of the cotton pit. Sully Brokers Bay. b> ‘Where was quite @ little excitement the exchange before noon when the Sully brokers bought freeiy of May neglecting the other months, sharply. opening to | nts to Liss. J while August di and July whieh sold of oints from | t lp Bay, rane 3 another 17 rt points lined 77 -pofnts. orthe shorts became frightened in May and July and in the rush to cover talded the Dulls in. boosting the prices. Cotton fell fyom 29 to 6? points in the final dealings. * Table Manners in Siberia, (From the Chicago News.) A traveller {n Siberia has the follow- Ing to say in regard to table manners which he met with: "In eating you must reach for what you, want. It in very |american Can ., Ris. Aakge. , {seldom thet avycaing is pagsed during | Ame Gan pe: at a | ‘Tis first stage of « meal. You would |Connolldated take : % % \never suggest to your neighbor on the idated Lake 2 8 ty a5 h SG 10 10% Tight. to puss y ty |Would rise in p firm grasp on : plate and im tle tempting morsel Fa Te this is not possible you les 1% place and go around the oN cure your levi. My Russ ty ‘Alek, was a fair sample 4 n and bo turned t 2 (ul, Biavas ] 3 ev you eat with a foi (See! rd Air Line 4 8 stand 1 see that You Seaboard Alr Line pi E vi had a gister who siudied « ard, Of on aio ish cot nt In Jay see 28: Ns When sad came back she ie with a (union Cope r 4 fork, but we soon laugned her out of it ‘phe end of the Russian knife ts toader than the portion next to the handle.and it is used both as a knife nd as a spoon. They complain that the ‘Ameriean knives do not ‘hold’ enough,” After this itds not surprising to learn that “the Russians were highly amused” ‘at the author's "use of the toothbrush, Which they consider @ pecullarly fem: ‘inine utensil.” ——=>>_ Leyal to the Mikado. \ It Is tolerably certain that but for the eneration in which the emperor ts held fapan would long ago have b ar or there would hi the country. f reely to understan ol Their Torm childitke belief in the * of heaven,” If the, Mikado were to Is- ue, & decree to-morrow that all the uasian demands should be conceded he nation would acquiesce, though any would commit sutc ened when Japan @ fruits of her victory over Chi eS ense.. of a Coal for 871 Years, (From the London St. James Gaxétte.) Such desthe.question discussed in the Boydon, Engineering Magazine for De- “tember. It appears that there is coat in the United Kingdom to n depth of 4.000 feet, suMclent, at about tho present March dropped | STOCKS WEAK IN A SLOW MABE the Early Dealings, Fell Away on Bad News, and All the Leaders Lose Gains. - TRADERS BECAME BEARISH. Northern Pacinc Sold for-Forelgn Ac count Following Report of Fail. uree—Steel Drops on Cut In Iron Trade Rates, ‘There was little life mn the stock market after the first hour to-day and prices which showed promise in the early Geallnge fell off as the session advanced, being ot s low level in the final dealings. A reported etring of foreign failures did not have any @p- Preciable effect until early afternoon, but then tho list really weakened on stories of four assignments st. Paris, two at Berlin, one at Lyons, one at Vienna and others expected eat Rot- tordam and Amsterdam. Some Northern Pacific stock was which represented Uquidetion from Ber- Un and which was the first stock of this road sold on the Stock Pxchange 6,000 whares on balance. Shorts began to cover just before 1 o'clock because of the lack of liquiiation and the com- |parative steadiness of pricea. When |f prices finally began to sag they put out new lines. Traders became more bearish than they had been just after the opening and there was a general the public to come in and be plucked. ‘There was a feeling among special- fate that the selling of Atchison was} the time being the supply of stock wes without a snorifice. ‘The weakness of General Electric and Lackawanna was taken as natural in ing of the year for the purpose of ‘qvindow-dressing” exhibitions. At that time it was not believed that anv market\uad been created for these high priced issues and this view was proved to be correct by the action to-day, United States Leather’s report was a surprisa, ‘The reat Increase in surplus caused some surprise until tt eee eerned that It was du to a mark- Ma bin the value of tho timber lends jand other properties. This makes the itpilus only @ matter of bookkeeping rive enthusiasm toward the stock was lacking. The weakness of Steel, which during tna morning was very strong, Was not | dhderatood until during the mfternoga. undurstoc’.s announced that all grades | Brtig iron had been reduced from 26 to ) cents a ton. The Insiders knew that he cut was coming and took advantsg? f the knowledge. J R. Keena, It was declaned to- aay aus not selling the markét and fay’ not been doing anything in the trading line recently. ‘The total sales of stocks were 497,000 shares and of bonds $1,389,000. eee CURB STOCKS HIGHER. Bat Standard O11 and Northern Sew curities Not in Line with List. ‘Trading on the curb was dull to-day with prices generally higher. There were, however, two notable exceptions, Standard. Oil being bid at 0 against 610. its final price of yesterday, with- out any sales, while Northern Secur- {ties was off 1-4, at 883-4. The bid and asked prices of the principal out- side securities were: a 1 offered and sold on the local exchange ry for many months. Lopdon sold about | 4 feeling of disgust over the refusal of |i good. They believed, however, thet for af » temporarily suspended as in this merket | % it ds tmpossible to Nquidate any amount | ( Pet ONO RET haa _ THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 908. LOAF OF BREAD TO COST F CENTS Price of Wheat and Flour So that Bakers Are Claiming! a Loss. New Yorkers’ pockets may feel the} effects of the Russo-Japantse wi for with that as a basis of op: wheat, and the consequent rise in tlou js wiping out (he pronts of bakers in thelr products so that they say (ney may be compelled to charge seven cents! & long for bread. A Uniess there is a break in the wheat ithin the next few days bread makers must demand more ior their output or carry on their business «< «| “4 anid that only competition keeps eh preg af Pitan cha ni more eee Ot od the only way to mEet onth ago, je to increase the BL TOPE tree tace sa eh 8 ee RE Rn cuit! i esto 19 do. spore ‘the. price trust do omel to hold a profi CLOSING QUOTATIONS. . lowest and closing and from yesterday's closing prices recorded sale are as follows re complaining vot flour as much as they feol that they ing eoon if they hope jt. Ne Clore, Ch'ee, vice arid fn ORES Pe FP OPK view of the sharp marking up of prices | 2uen. practised in these issues at the open- | South, Lines STRIKERS ATTACK SILK WIL ONNERS Prices, Which Promised Woll in] Russian War Forces Up the George Arnold, of Paterson, Sur-| rounded and Struck on the Head, Causes the Arrest of| an Italian Worker. PATERSON, N. J. Feb. 4.~Nichole | Carrillo, qlso known as Barrillo, twen- t * old, te locked up here for s alleged, taken rt in @ rlot- \a pnstration at the silk-dying at Hawthorne. jan employees were discharged by t ‘rm last Saturday, after they had ¢ ‘eased diswmtisfection with existing Fata ‘ s fe Arno! one of the proprietors. at an effort wos made to adjust A number of n’s grievances before they were arged, but the Jtallans refused to Usten to reason and appeared to te spoiling for a fight. Mr rnold was attacked eee, afternoon by the strikers an a or that Carrillo nit him on the head with a atick. - The workmen at the plant dis) ed the Italians before the latter had 6 chance to damage the mill p1 i |As it was feared the attack wot be {peared Aye deputies were sworn in to protect the shopa. |. It ts exper that other arrests will be made, ————_— STEERAGE RATE WAR ENDED. Service Mediterranean greement. aced to-day that the va- ni last come to un agreement (is the steerage tute War that of months, ¢ ‘e the Fabre, the line, la Veloce Navigazione « Jine, the Anchor line, the Ham: merican line, the Frines line and yd line, have at which end isted between these lines under the two German lines made a steerage rate of $8) between N. York 19 Med- ranean ports and aller lines allowed to mi e lower, r K from $2 to $7. The smalier lines, notably the Ttaltan companies, started In to cut rates, but the smaller |lines could not compete with the cut the larger lines made in commissions» ———— WHEAT MARKET. Wheat opeued firm to-day with re- newed speculative buying and free seli- for foreign account, Earlier aA- vices irom the forelgn markets were but Inter cables were firmer. ull. y rices were , 9; September, prices were: Wheat i duly, 995-8 to 41-4; to” 895-4. Corn—May i GR to GA Bod, closing prices were 1-8; July, 101 bid; Sep- roh, 62° 6-B; were: Wheat ; September, 83 7-8; May. September, 64 3-8 "38. Co ST 1-4 bid; July, 66 6-1 bid Our new Cod CONTAI Taken FROM FRES! > BUT N livers, with organic iron, digested form. “Name on Bvery Plece."* JowNeys Chocolate 2 Bonbons Every Package Warranted! rate of butput, to suffice for 371 years, but that this period will be considerably extended, seeing that there ‘probability that mining can be on 8 ean, of 7,000 feet, though at epth thi Ens dept cer coll ngs, anyining or limit. It Is also reason that this period of supply mas ded by. a. more If you hay Lowney's Cay in the original sealed packages you will find them in perfect condition, or money refunded. Tb. Bbc, ingredients, in a deliciou It is everywhere recognized as the GREATEST MODERN ASK US ABOUT VINOL Liver Qil preparation. INS 5O Meorcinat Ecements ACruALty H CODS' LIVERS, . O OIL Vinol contains ALL the medicinal elements of cod liver oil, actually taken from genuine, fresh cod’s and other body building sly palatable and easily STRENGTH CREATOR known to medicine — Vin preparation which contain agreeable feature, and sol Weak People— Pale, Weak Try it— if you don’t like ol is the only cod liver oil s no oil, grease, or any dis- d on a positive guarantee of “ money back if it fails to give satisfaction.” For Ohronie Golds — Hacking Qoughs— Bronchitis — Lung Troubles —Debilitated, All Tired Out People—To Gain Flesh — To Get Strong—To Strengthen Old Women — Puny, Alling Ohile dren—Nursing and Weak Nothors—Nothing equals Vinol. it, we return your money. J. Jungmann 1020 3d Ave, and 499 Columbus Ave, | | Macy’s ~ merchandise and prices appeal to all— exclusive novelties— staple products. No matter what you need may be, you'll tind the best values here. Macy's provides the best values, always. The only big store we know of that has no charge accounts, Made to Measure. «a ». We are now ready to feceive and execute orders for Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Syits, The new fabri¢s for Spring and Summer are varied and asattractive as yourcould wish. A thoroughly accomplished custom tailoress isin personal charge of the work. Only one fitting is required, and at present all orders are finished within two weeks. Plain Shirt Waists—white and colored madras—2.96. Tucked Shirt Waists—linen, madras, canvas andscheviot—$4.46, Shirt Waist Suits—tinen, madras, canvas and cheviot—$12.49. Shirt Waist Suits—taffeta, louisine, China, Shantung—$24.96. Separate Skirts—tinen, madras, cheviot, canvas—$8.49. Separate Skirts—taffeta, louisine, China, Shantung—-$16.96. Dressmaking Department. -«». We are now prepared to take orders for Spring Cos- tumes and Tailored Suits for street, travelling and evening wear. Our prices are regulated by the well- known Macy methods. Newest materials and best workmanship assured. Appointmenfs scrupulously met. Women’s Jackets, new Spring model, made of tan covert and black broadcloth, 22 inches long, coat collar, narrow revers, taped seams, full coat sleeves, heavily stitched, lined with self-colored taffeta, ...8 9 4 06 . Women’s Jackets, made of fine black cheviot, 24 inches long, back and front trimmed with graduated phait, stitched inlaid peau de soie collar, trimmed with fancy braid, full Bishop sleeves, lined with black taffeta... . | 3 06 Women's Jackets, made of tan covert, 20 inches long, fly-front model, notched collar, prettily-sha revers, lapped seams, handsomely tailored, lined with self-col- ored satin. . coo | | 96 Women’s Rain Coats, made of Priestley’s oxford, tan and olive crave- nette cloth, full, fly-front, semi-fitted, plaited back, velvet coat collar, revers, Bishop sleeves, with fancy stitched cuffs, $20.96. Women’s Imported Lisle Hose. - » Women's Imported Ingrain Lisle Thread Hose—They are made of fine, strong, selected yarn. Plain, Richelieu and Rembrandt ribbed. The heels and toes are tipped with fi {3 New, fresh goods, all sizes. Women's $1.75 Pure Thread Silk Hose, $1.19. Another lot of those Women’s Black Pure Thread Gauze Silk Hose; the. sheer, cobwebby kind, spliced soles and toes and low-spliced heels that do not show above regula- tion Oxford ties, sold elsewhere at $1.75; our price, $1.19. Children’s 30c. Cashmere Hose at 19c. Children’s Full-fashioned Regular-made Black Ribbed Cashmere Hose—Hose that combine dressiness and durability, double knees, soles and heels, sizes6 to 8%, sold elsewhere at 30c,; our price, 19c. Sold by others at 35c. Our regular price 29c. The Emergency Arose; the Depositors’ Acct. Dept, Developed. Start a Deposit Account at Macy’s And Watch It Grow KNOW How Much You Spend. For What You Spend It, Put your money in our DEPOSITORS' A‘ UNT DEPARTMENT, We pay 4 per cent. annually, compounding Pela Se TN Our Depositors’ Account Department giv oH a credit systany with all the ECONO: of a _cash 8) AND YOUR MONEY IS EARNING INTEREST WHILE IT U6. You can deposit as much or as little a$ you please, You can take your money out at a moment's notice. Every penny and every dollar earns interest for you daily until spent or withdrawn, We run no regular banking business, there Is no drawing of checks, with the temptation to spend mone: Promiscaously Macy's sell only for cash, At DLA THE MAN WHO PAYS Eis NIE does et make BP for Pe Lhe by bal ed prices, Cnuore le Is not called upon to pay for the expensive m ote DEPARTMENT. i P it) You know that no store can sell goods as cheaply In proportion to quality as a cash store. (No argument !s required'to prove that the customer must pay the store's expenses, including Its bad debts.) Thousands have opened accounts with us, reallzing the value of this “up-to- the-times” saving method, Start Your Account at Once. World Wants Are Result Producers. RH. Macy & Co,’s Bway at 6th Av Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Suits “Vim,” regular 10c. package, 3 for our price, 17c.; dozen boxes, Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye —Five Years Old, Regular price: gal, $2.94 ; bot. 74c. | Special price: gal.4$2.44; bot. 54c. | Champ Moet & Chandon's White Seal, case Sauternes, Leon Marceau & Cle., Bordeaux. Cotes de Graves. . $4.78 $5.78 Sauternes. . - 5:78 6.78 Haut Sauternes... 6.78 7.78! Latour Blanche... 7.78 8.78 Chat. Yquem.... 8-78 9.78 Sherry arm Sherry, gallon, 84c.; bottle, Red Star Brand Sherry, gallon, $1.49; bottle, 46. Pemartin Brut, imported Sherry. gallon, $2.14; bottle, 59c. | Royal Cabinet 4 Sherry, gatton,) $2.84; bottle. +s si | Imported Port Wines. Tarragona, gal., $2.19; bottle, 49c. Oporto, gallon, $2.94; boltle, 74c. Sandeman & Co.'s Old, gallon, $3.88; bottle, 93c. Sandeman & Co.'s Sup. Very Old, gal- fon, $5.94; bottle, $1.34. Sterling Silver.—« »- Serviceable Sterling Silver Novelties —a famous Newark maker’s prod- ucts—finished in the refined French gray effect and heavily chased— principally variations of the Nurem- burg and Darmstadt Art Nouveau designs. There are also many rare floral patterns heads. Every piece warranted 925- 1,000 pure silver. Belt Pins—$2.59, $2.98, $3.59 Hat Pins—59c, 74c, 87¢ i Brooches—4c Links—84c, $1.09 Lockets, $1.48, $1.98 Fobs—$1.98, $2.98, $3.39 Match Boxes — $1.34, $1.74, $2.59 Cigarette Cases—$4.61, $5.91, $10.34 Optical Goods. - saiconr We give you the scientific and care- ful personal service of the specialist —and ale popular Macy prices. The Optical department is under the supervision of a licensed opti-ian, who will examine your eyes ard prescribe for you free of charge or execute your oculist’s prescription for at least one-third less than others charge. Our Celebrated 10 K, Gold Spring Eye Glass, fitted with the finest periscopic lenses, advertised by others at $1,00; our price... 49c. Reading Glasses, achromatic lenses, nickel rim, polished handles, 49c. to rd 9. Chatelaine Bye Glass Cases, $1.24 and $1.49. Gold-plated Eye Glass Chains, with hook, 39¢. to 98¢, ) Barometers and Thermometers are) in the same section: Barometers, brass and nickel cases, $1.98 to $7.98, Barometers, fine wood cases, $5.2% to $8.29. Thermometers, Pabrenhelt scale, | wood cases, 24c, to $1.24, | Thermometers, self-reglstering, wood cases, $1.74, Thermometers, self-registering, glass cases, $3.74, 34th to 35th St. Three Grocery Specials:-» The Malta Vita Pure Food Company's. New Cereal, age of other Breakfast Foods, “Helmet’’ Brand Bacon at 1 1c. Ib. National Biscuit Co.’s Nabisco Sugar Wafers and Ch pagne Wafers, regular size tins, sold by others at 2 Specials in Wine Department. Derany Pere & Fils (Bpernay) extra case of pints $28.98. Vin Brut, case of qts. $21.98, case of $23.98. George D’Orbel {Epernay) Sec, case of gts. $18.49. Duke, extra dry, casesof gts. $12.24, case of pts. $14.24. “Red Star” Cocktails, all kinds, bottled, 89c. “Qld Colonial” Cocktails, all kinds, 78c. and Gibso esque] _ Thermometers, plate glass, for win- dow, 682, to $1.49, TaerMipnettrs for the bath, large size, 240, Peewee enn on nn on ne enn ot tence meen nnst ful and skilful & the fact is fully ore that our prices are at least one-third less than others charge. Nothing i: too fine and delicate for our corps of experts, same size as the 15c.(pack 10c. aun ay $1.98. Monogram Rye—Macy’s - Special Twelve Years Old., Regular price: gal.$5.38 9 Special price : gal.£4.18;sbot., * agnes. of ts. $28.24, casesof-ptsd as, 1893, case of ats, $898, i Burgundy Wines Leon Marcean & . Beaume .........$6.24 $724 wrceees 7.24 824 | Nuits... ++ 849 9.49 Chambertin 9.49 10.49 Clos de Vougeot. 10.49 411.49 Wines. Vin de Pasto, gallon, 3 $1.07. oe eS PF Amontiliado Superior Sherry, gallon, J. $5.69 ; bottle, $1.29, ‘ i eb Sherry, gallon, $5.94; bottle, Amontillado She! fallon, $6.69; botite, stu” bg Maderia Wines. Marsala, gallon. $1.72; bottle, 48c. Madera, gallon, $2.74 ; bottle, 64c. Victoria, gallon, $3.98 ; bottle, 97¢. aires Reserve, gallon, $5.24; bottle, Superior Very Old Maderia, $0.69; bottle, $1.49. gallon, Medicinal Goods... »_ All Patent Medicines and Proprietary” Toilet Articles are sold here at cut prices, and are cut still lower when advertised by others. “Macy's for Medicines and Toilet Articles” is a saving money thought—if it be fol- lowed by action. - Macy's Wine of Cod Liver Oil, a tonic for all ages; guaranteed to equal the brands sold by exclusive~ dealers who act as agents at $1.00 a. bottle; our regular price, 49c.; for this sale, 39. Macy’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Ol, @ splendid flesh producer, containing 50 per cent. pure Norwegian Liver Oil, guaranteed to be insepara- _ ble; our regular price, 54c.; special — at 43c. Macy's Pure Cod Liver Oil, imported — from Norway; our regular price, 920.5 © for this sale, 74¢c. Macy’s Maltex Preparations, plain or with cod liver oil; a fine tonic pre- scribed by leading physicians; our regular price, 59c.; for this sale, 43. - Macy's Dyspepsia Tablets; our regue lar price, 29¢.; for this sale, 19¢. Macy's Little Cathartic Granules, ~ phials containing about fifty; our regular price, 9c.; for this sale, 5c. z Macy’s Tooth Powder, free from ~ grit and all impurities, sprinkler-top * Jass bottles; our regular price, 12¢; for this sale, 9c. Macy's Buttermilk and Cucumber Juice Soap, delicately perfumed, gives an sbundant, velvety lather that will not roughen the skin. We guarantee it and all our other preparations to give satisfaction or we will refund the purchase money; our regular price, 1t¢. cake; for this sale, 9c. Macy's Extra Quality Bay Rum, our very best quality, sprinkler-topped bottles; our: regular price, 33c.; for this sale, 39¢. Macy's Eau de Quinine, a halr tonic and cure for dandruff, sprinkler- : topped bottles; our regular price, $7¢.; for this sale, 43c. Macy's Genulne Almond Meal, per- fumed with violet essence; our régu- lar price, 28¢.; for thts sale, 19¢, Continuation of the Furniture, Carpet and Rug Sales.