The evening world. Newspaper, May 2, 1904, Page 5

Teer sree A STEADY DECLINE Public’ Buyers Refuse to Enter the Market and Professionals Bought to Start a Rise Kre-Unloading. @ROKERS ARE DISAPPOINTED Sorditions To-Day Favor Advance, ‘but List Goes Steadily Backward —Metropolitan Weakest Issue and Good Earnings Fatito Help B.R.T. Bvery one felt better, the general sen- Biment was that the Susiness outlook pws becoming brighter, that the South Was prosperous and the laden with wealth and what was more to the purpose with money —all this was felt am@ more beforg the opening of the stock market to-day and it was freely serena that prices would advance. they barely held steady at the vypening and then began to decline and lall slowly but surely until the close. ‘The declining values changed senti- ment and where there had been op- Umtsm thero was péssimism and lower prices still were talked of. But there jas one question asked in many quar ters: What 1s the matter with the market? The matter as a conservative trader explained 1s that the public will not buy stocks and the professionals twho bought three weeks ago are tired of carrying their loads and are light- wing them as fast as they can. ‘Atchison resisted the decline better Shan mast issues. The strike which threatens to tle up the whole road naused a decline of 5-8 of a point. Met- fopolitan was the weakest issue on the Ust. It lost 31-4 points, but later re- @ain 1-4. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, al phough. reporting larger earnings for ‘April than for elme time, and just at jthe opening of the Coney Island season, jes off with the general market, and and the bull pool which has been oper- Wing in the stock took no active part pi the trading. Wabash was weak on the heavy los in grsoss and net due to heavy floods and snow blocades. The other Gould issues were also weak. St. Louls Sothwestern, whose reports lately have been bad, lost a point, and Mis- pourt Pacific declined 5-8. \ ' he gold shipments, which, with the $3,000,000 to go to-morrow, makes a total ince April 7 of $23,225,000, also had a plightly depressing effect upon senti- ment. $.'a-factor of some importance was the Japanese victory on the Yalu which. | —J tt 1s believed, might upset the Paris Bourse and have an eff. ¢ in London} pi to-morrow which woul extend to this market. The bond market held well ‘and was more active than the stock trading. In the late afternoon there were several efforts made to rally the market and prices advanced fractionally aly to decline as soon as the effort "was abandoned. ‘The total sales of stocks were 301,200 shares, and of bonds $1,826,00. Quotations, and closing prices and) losing prices, ‘as follows To-day's highest net changes from Saturday’ le trom last recorded sale. escererarss Be errr” Ft ep onpe ats ESAT EEE FSR 2. “Leather pf . Bt set + Advance. ——<——— STOCKS DULL ON THE CURB. Northern Securities Shares a De- cline on the Outside Market, Fractional losses were noted in the outside market to-day, while the trad- ing was dull, Northern Securities was one of the losers. peices of the principal outside securi- White Knob . ; ee |, LEHIGH DECLARES DIVIDEND. | PHILADELPHIA, May 2—The Board ‘of Directors of the Lehigh Coal and | Navigation Company to-day declared a semi-annual diidend of 31-2 per cent. ‘his places the dividend on a basis of The bid and asked | ‘STOCKS DROP IN |WIDOW SUES FOR [BEST INDORSES $19,000 BONDS Mrs. Carlile Says Husband’s Partner Kept Them, and Now She Wants Them—He Denies that He Sold Them. Lily Carlile, an attractive young wid- ow, was the plaintiff before Justice Howard, of Rennsalaler in the Supreme Court, Manhattan, to-day in @ eutt for $13,000 worth of bonds from Lionel B. Whymper. Mrs, Carlile sald that Whymper and her husband were partners in the bicy- cle business and that when her husband died in 1902 he left bonds of the par Yalue of $13,000 and actually worth §7,- 121.35, in Whymper’s keeping for her. Ex-Judge Pinney cross-examined Mrs, Carifle and brought out the fact that she and Mr. Whymper went to Europe on ithe sume steamship. “How did you go together? asiced' Judge Pinney, "I lent him $1,800. We went on the same boat,” said Mrs. Carifle, She said she had never asked Whymper for money nor requested him to borrow money for her, whereupon the cross-ex- eminer introduced a letter which the widow admitted she wrote the man sire is suing. It was dated “London, June 30, 190," and began, “My own Barney," closed, “With all my love, lam, as ever, lov- ingly, Illy.” It sald she was ill, hard up, five weeks in arrears for her board, end asked Whymper to see of he could not borrow money enough for her to get back to New York. It also sald: “T can't bear up under this strain much longer. Write somo explanation of your extraordinary treatment of me."” At this point an adjournment of the triel was taken. Whymper's defense {s @ Genial of any conversion of the bonds, and that even if he had sold them Mrs. Carlile, by an greement entered last tembr, had waived it and sooepted a mrouiss of payment. = | ee WHEAT MARKET. The wheat market opened steady to- day with lttle speculative feature. De-| liveries of 195,000 bushels were made on Mav contracts, or practically al the stock here, and this checked any sen- pments in that option. opening prices were: , 921-2; July, 9; Septem- Corn—July, 63 3-8; May, 651-2 prices were: Wh: Sto 893-4; | July, 847-8 to 85. eH ;, 801-2 to 80 §-8 to 803-4 Corn July, 483-8 to 481-8; De- clos 1 Fess Suse eo ta Oe: ecember, §3 1-2. Corn ao COTTON MARKET. Weak cables from Liverpool causéd the local market to open from 6 to 10 points lower to-day. There was further bear pressure at the start, and also stop loss selling, especially on new crop positions, due to the favorable weather news. The market was wholly profes- sional with sentiment bear The opening prices were: to 13.42; June, 13, offered. to 1.8 11,87 offered: Octob cember, 11.20 to WL. IL 13.40, 13.66 ber. De- 1.38 ‘to 1.87; january, 1123 to the local bridge service have been dis- BRIDGE SERVICE Commissioner Declares B. -R. T.’s New Scheme Meets with His Approval and Gets Better All the Time. The Bridge Department appears to be in accord with the new aystem of the B. R. T. in running {ts Elevated trains over the bridge to take the place of tho local bridge trains—except dur- ag the rush hours. Bridge Commis- stoner Best and Chief Engineer Nichols, who have investigated the operations, of the new service, stated to-day that @ better service would ultimately re- ult by reason of the change. While a number of men employed on charged they safd a proportionately larger number of men will be required for the through elevated service, The discharged men, however, deny this, and claim that the new system has not only robbed them of employment but will result in depriving the public of cortain advantages. “Tt has long been the policy of ¢his department,” sald the Commissioner to- day, “to cause to be run as many as possible through elevated trains, We Delieve that a Jarger part of the public Will be benefited by euch a plan. {When the public tas become accus- tomed to the new onler of things, we believe i: will be found acceptable. A good many of the millions who eat “FORCE” every day, began because a perfect food appealed to their reason. But most of them eat “*FORCE" now just be- cause it's good and they like it. “Flats the diterence SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY MORNING WONDERS. Department, in which are shown $25.00 per length, at $8.50, 10.75 and 12.50 B. Altman & Gn. Direct attention to their WHITE EMBROIDERY Nainsook and'Swiss Embroideries in matched Sets; Novelty Galoons, Circular Flouncings and Ribbon and Plain Beadings \ Beginning to-morrow (Tuesday), May 3d, an important offering will be made of EABROIDERED NAINSOOK and SWISS ALL-OVERS, to be sold in Waist Lengths of Three and One-Half yards; 10,000 yds. of EMBROIDERY EDGES and INSERTINGS (Sold in lengths of Four and One-half Yards) At 72c. to $2.00 per Length. Being One-Third Less than Actual Value. (Rear of Rotunda.) Nineteenth Street and Sixth Auenue, New York complete lines of Cambric, regular prices $13.00 to per Waist Length, Women’s Summer ’ Underwear, NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER STORE THEBIG STORE “i ACITY IN ITSELF H."’ Greon Trading Stamps Mornings This Week from hereafter, Sin; Stamps U: losing Hour. mens. dren and Misses. popular retail store in the world, at the Siegel- women’s EE deh of. Muslin’ Underwear for Women, This is a feature of the big sale of Muslins and Household Stere. e Hine Cotton and Wercerized Sik Garments la Phenomenally Low Price. News that will make women shoppers open their eyes in astonishment. We pace on sale to-morrow a large mill's entire stock of isle thread, fine cotton and mercerized Silk Knit Under- wear. These garments were obtained under exceptional price con- ditions and are marked at a figure that will make them eagerly sought. Many of the Vests and Drawers are technically classified as seconds,” but the flaws are so infinitesimal as to be practically beyond observation. The stock comprises Women’s lace trimmed lisle thread or cotton side band Drawers with pearl buttons; Women’s Regular and extra Drawers. Made to ward to 75c. each. your choice, at Prices. Women’s fine shaped cotton Vests, with long or short sleeves ; fine mercerized Swiss ribbed Silk Vests, plain or lace trimmed, in white, sky blue, pink and black. sizes in the be sold up- To-morrow 19¢ Qlain Floor, East of Fountain.) Hosts of “Feature” Sales At Che Big Store. Among the most interesting special events are:— Lathe: Spring Sale of Household and Fancy | 3—Advance Summer Styles in Women’s Tailored ults. 4—Thousands of yards of Dress Goods at Popular ‘These are among the foremost events for to-morrew, and which gain the attention of thousands cf people who have found from pleasant and profitable experience that the Siegel Cooper Store xi pre-eminently, a3 one magezine writer said “Tne mos Fruit of the Loom Mustin. We sold Lt Is of yards of Fruit of the Loom Muslin to-day at 4c. a yard. To-morrow there will be another immense quantity on sale at, per yard, Linens now in p ogres (lain Floor, Bast of Fountain.) 4o Third Avenue to Lexington—Dloomingdale Brothers—rity-ninn to sixtieth 05 A a Find Bloomingdales’ the |} Brooklyn Shoppers most putin de in New York. It takes only 18 minutes via Third Avenue Elevated from Brooklyn Bridge to Bloomingdales’—and there’s no walk- ing at all to do, Quality Rules This Summer Sale of Women’s Muslin Undergar Yes, quality’s the pivot on which swings every economy Ae chance you'll find in this almost boundless field of white : bargain riches. “Quality” stood foremost in our bargaining when we made our contracts for these undergarments, and we were as zealous about seeing that our specifications were stringently followed as we were that price should be so low as to enable us to name Now, quality regulates your money-savings, and, figuring from that standpoint, you never had an opportunity of buying Summer Underwear of cambric, nainsook and muslin at such little prices. Gowns. 25c—Muslin, yoke of six clusters of | tucks, trimmed with cambric ruf- fle. No mail orders. 39c—Muslin, V neck, yoke of six rows of Valenciennes lace insertion between lawn bands, trimmed with cambric ruffle. 89c—Cambric, low neck and short sleeves, trimmed with embroidered edge and insertion. 49c—Surplice gown, trimmed with embroidered insertion around and hemstitched ruffle, c—Muslin. V neck, yoke of hem- stitched tucks and insertion and embroidered ruffle; also several other styles. 59c—Cambric, two styles; | 28c—Muslin, round neck, trimmed yoke of five rows of blind em- with embroidered ruffle and feath- broidered ihsertion and tucks, fine | — er-stitched band. No mail orders. fr Ashed with fine embroidered ruffle | 39¢_Cambric and muslin, round and SUNanEDOIe 3 ; Square neck; trimmed with wide BBe—Nainsook, two styles, surplict | embroidered insertion, feather- ; } Shh lace ond 4 a Twast stitching and hemstitched ruffle. and Point de Paris lace and jnsertiog. v c id insertion and wash iz See Others up to $5.98. 5 ribbon. Others up to $12.49. 49¢—Cambric, extra long, with Me Skirts. : lace and insertion around neck, : « Corset Covers. bottom trimmed with tucked rut: | ie iba on vil styl Mil ede eataaniee Res Osbets tb toisae lawn ruffle and hemstitched tucl and one Drawers. deep hemsti 18c—Muslin, umbrella ruffle of cam- | 49c.—Musli two styles, wae bric, with hemstitched tucks; no *flounce with two rows of tor peo | mail orders. lace insertion and lace edge, and 19c—Mus! one with lace ruffles, trimmed with lace; no mail orders | 68c—Cambric, three styleliood Sie 98c—Nainsook, surplice style, with 69c—Cambric, umbrella ruffle of fine sheer lawn with hemstitehed tucks ck style; well made and perfect fitting. No mail orders, 9c—Cambric, square neck, trimmed with embroidery. No mail orders. 19c—Cambric, round full front, trimmed with rows of Valenciennes lace insertion and lace | deep cambric ruffle, surplice edge. gown with elbow sleeves; yoke of | 29c—Cambric and lawn, round neck, filled. deep flounce trimmed wi : six Val. lace insertions and tucks, blouse front, with four rows of ele epa deep tawn umbrella rows. of torchon es oa Cluny lace insertion across front | “ruffle, trimmed with two rows of | trimmed with deep embroldere and lace edge. '9c—Nainsook, round neck, trimmed | ith six rows of Valenciennes lace | insertion down front and lace and ribbon around neck. 49c—Nainsook, round neck, blouse front, trimmed with two rows of fine Valenciennes lace insertion (new pattern) and lace edge with ribbon around neck. Others up to $5.00. lace insertion and lace edge. 39c—Cambric, lawn ruffle with two clusters of tucks and ruffle of fine embroidery. 49c—Cambric, deep umbrella ruffle with two clusters of tucks and ruf- fle of fine embroidery, 59c—Cambric, umbrella ruffle of very fine sheer lawn, trimmed with three rows of fine torchon lace in- sertion and lace edge, also with the new ball lace and insertion. ———————————— nn ann==ar aa A Special in Women’s Fine: While Lawn Waists al 9c Exceptionally pretty gar- ments of fine white lawn, with fronts composed of wide and narrow pleats, and trimmed with hem- stitched embroidery in- serting and medallions; plaited backs; hemstitched turn-over collar and pretty § tucked cuffs. You'll be missing one of the sea- son's best values if you 79 are not here to-morrow Sou st Se ruffle. 89c—Cambric, lawn flounce, trim- med with two rows of ball ine sertion and tucks, finished with tucked ruffle, edged with lace. 98c—Cambric; three styles; one with lawn flounce trimmed with rows of Val. lace insertion ruffle on edge of flounce, with lace and insertion; also with three rows of Cluny lace insertion and lace ruffle. Others up to $22.50. Second ‘Shear Rotunda. 69¢—Muslin, V neck, yoke of hem- stitched tucks and embroidered in- sertions, with embroidered ruffle, 7%8c—Nainsook, chemise gown, hand- somely trimmed with two rows of Val. lace insertion, ribbon beading we ies cake) 1 au es ic—Cambric, surplice style, with three rows of lace insertion around Chemises. neck, finished with lace, ribbon and 18c—Muslin, good quality, trimmed bei f. with cambric ruffle. No mail orders. Women’s $16 Fancy Coats of Taffeta, To-Morrow $9.75. es Aes Of this one particular style we've not an overly large lot, and as this style is oneof themost demanded of allour styles of silk coats we'dadvise you to get here early to-morrow to take advantage of this extraor- Odinary value. Made of fine taffeta, ex- tra deep cape ruffles over shoulders, front laid in pleats and sleeves finished with full lace ruffles. 24 Floor, $s to buy one of these pretty waists at td Fi Fine Gold-Filled Watches, Thin-Model Design, $4.95. These watches were made by one’ of the most reliable manufacturers in the country and are fully Gvaranteed for Five Years. They are in the latest thin-model style. in 12 size; “have handsomely — en, gold-filled hunting cases; are titted with se ican movements, - Special sale price tc-morrow, $4.95. Main Floor, Front. Centre. 50th St, Section, on. Specially Low Prices on Smart New Dress Fabrics. Dress goods and suitings of the modish sorts are offered in this special sale at prices to make quick buying among shrewd shoppers. Crepe Albatross, 16c. a Yard. About 17,000 yards of this popular fabric, in handsome shades of light blue, pink, nile, rose, cadet, reseda, navy, cream and black. 29c. Yard---50c. and 59c. Materials. All-woo! canvas nes, Serges, granites, plain and fancy mohair by iantines, and many r sorts, A 39c. Yard---59c., 75c and $1 Materials. 43sinch all-wool nun's veil All in most desirable colors. y designs, as Mi To-Morrow We Oifer Handsome Cloth Copyrighted Books, 39c. Worthy additions, all of them, to any library from w are missing. They're in larg and dis Sale of Mien’s and Eoys’ Four-Ply Collars, 55c. 2 Doz. coming—here’s the chance to get enough collars. anteed four-ply, made of fine Austrian dd wear as any 1c. collar you can buy Warm \ these collars is ¢ 1 that gives as ge ich they ¢ 12mo_ size, beautifully bound in cloth, with . at ou may, however, ‘ orn St. Section, 1 on the half doze: so des Main Some Lining Specials! Three of them, each one a bargain atched—don't miss investigat- g if you're looking for some good values in fine linings. Percaline—fast black: extra good quality ; French bee the 22c. kind, at per 40 styles for choice—s: t six different styles Night Shirts for Men, 39c. f : Of g Sort inisnes Gin pric, i comfortable co! 19c for Men’s Be style--large and rar in Underwear. ~ Playing Cards, 10c. Pack. y trimmed with i3¢ This special for to-morrow The good weight, first |] f lored borders, well as yard, a only—tine ivory finished play- qual ecru \ ; in plain white; 52 hes in Percaline—all colors, as . . ‘ + Shirts have eit long or short Poe ing cards, with long distance in- |] sieeves’—drawers double-stitched {J sth dex, blue and red assorted backs —splendid quality. Cards that should sell for 25c. throughout, with double seats Sizes 34 to 46. Get your size to- morrow at 19c. a garment. No mail orders filled. Main Finor_ Ath St_ action 2 pack, Maln Pioor. S0th St_ Section be RARE SAIS BARNS