The evening world. Newspaper, August 4, 1904, Page 14

— i a Trading in Southwestern Ral way Group Feature of the Market That Held Firm Most of the Day. | ST. LOUIS AND ’FRISCO LEADS Miseourl Pacific and Southern Rail way Prominent In the Dealings, While Manhattan and Metropoll- tan Head the Tractions. ‘After running strong most of the day stocks sagged in the late market deal- ings thie afternoon and fell off trace tlonally, the closing being irregular. ‘The feature of the day's transactions was the speculation in the Southern end Southwestern Railway shares, all ‘of which displayed full strength and @an Francisco were the leaders ambdng these, gaining up to 663-8, @ gain of} “118. Missouri Pacific gained 1 point, going to 9 3-4, but reacted and closed only) fractionally above, Southern Railway Common and preferred, after holding & gnin of 7-8, fell away, but held 1-4 gain. Steel was firm until the final run, “| “Personally I do not believe the offer ‘when the common lost $8 and the pre-| 16 yr, ‘Belly to have been made in ferred 1-2 good faith, for Mr, Sully Is not a seri- In the local tractions Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit was off 3-8, Manhattan was) steady, Metropolitan Securities up 1r4 ‘and Metropolitan 3-4 above ‘There was occasional strength among the specialties. Bonds were quiet, but without any Teactionary movement. total sales of stocks to-day were shares, and ob bonds $2,046,000. ‘The Closing Quotat '# highest, lowest and closing prices het changes from yesterday's closing ‘or from last recorded sales are af Net . Low. Close. ch'ae, 8) * tw bie O74 Ws We + & iy, 1a Ti 18 Wis DOM Me iy ang is iw+ % 13% at in ag yt 8! Lit nit iby + rd 89 By Rt » 140" 140% 19% 1185 1h + By 1 It ON aay al ‘ae le) oh my et 1% ON + is bet - a at i — 8 ee a = ey ‘33 — % ay By + oy eH+ & 0% WH % 2) 2h a4 B+ & oo* By My + 2% M4 MM oS MH & im a+ ¥ ts u - on a - & wy 1K + & ee met § my IWS LONDON STOCKS DEPRESSED. —— Money Pressure Affects Trading, but Americans Hold Steady. LONDON, Aug. 4—The requirements | ‘of the consol settlement and the large amount due the Bank of England caused & pressure in the money market to-day, | Discounts }.d a hardening tendency on} the probability of a further Issue of Exchequer bonds, spoiling the hopes of aa ee tide December, 1011-2; | cheap money and buoyant markets. May 1-4. Corn—September, 57 5-8; Business on the Stock ange was| Deo ae bid ieee werat. Whint depressed on the announcement by the closiny ¥ 4 Chancellor of the Exchequer that it was | 7S ah ia’ Pin | negessary to borrow largely for public 21-4; September, S244 to} works; that only $15.000,000 can be pro- 0 1-4, May, 4 1-2 bid. sion, which o arily is the source of supply. and that therefore the Ex- Chequer would be obliged to appeal to the money market f ¢ balance, which, with the $1 Connection with tt Ment, made @ tots chequer bonds. Tr ondition Of the nations! finances is t y indl- r, money is being drawn t Office Savings Banks. @ sign of tn la! depression. Con- Sols Were particularly flat Home Rails sympath « ns opened steady at rather hardened f further, being market on the the Erie aulet. ————— LEGION OF HONOR TROUBLES. Important Action Concerning tte Future to He Taken at Meeting BOSTON, Aug. 4.—Important action bearing upon future of the order | is expected taken at the annual meeting of American Legion of | Honor in this city next Monday On account of a decline in member. ship and an increase of assessments, the management applied to the State Insurance Department for $111,000 of | the emergency fund, which is on de posit with the State Treasurer, in order that it might meet death claims which Are pending. ‘The request was refused The order has been in litigation in Texas and its affairs are now being considered by the Massachusetts In- sarance Derartment The emergency fund in the Btate Treasury amounts to $300.00, ——— THE COTTON MARKET, The local cotton market opened Steady to-day, with prices 2 to 4 points lower, Trude was quiet, but the mar- wet was held fairly steady by the Wolll atreet bull faction, which aby the light offerings by scalpers Foon yd mag i houses, The South was a quiet felisr of December. Room sentiment | wes bearish, but rumor had it that Wall tt bull faction would offset any ef. the bears might have on the mar- hey After the call the markett contin x steady but at o slight dociine a ‘opening prices were:: Aug oe rT, to 9%; Oe 10 9.55; December, 9.8 to 9.40 4940 to 9.51; March, 9.56 to ————_ by 9.96 iat i a: , ss ay Sot « Lien Until oct, 9, David FE. Austen, Receiver o¢ j, wad yesterday that. contrary to the hearty a who are tli ‘activity and closed firm. St. Lows 4nd) inthe point seems to be over the expense of administration, If it exceeds has declared that he will not be able to meet it, tween the creditors and their attorneys on one. sii good faith was brought into debate, | and William everal creditors, ous Cy o good faith is.” | the time. He looked fighting mad but said nothin, ed matters by saying that he thought Mr. Sully made the original offer in ood faith, episode was over. the date of finality in the composition proceedings, SEPTEMBER WHEAT Report of Shortage Sets the ated on the Produce Exchange to-day by @ rumor of shortage in the Septem- come will be litte short of @ calamity. corn 1-4 cent to ? cente over yeaterday's | it 93 5-8 to 08 3-8. At a Meeting To-Day They Pass a Resolution that His Pro-| posal to Settle Shall Be Car- ried Out. | At @ general meeting of the creditors of D, J. Bully & Co. In the ofice of Macgraine Coxe, referee in bankruptcy, at No. @ Wall street, to-day the ton Exchange Committee of Creditors submitted a resolution to this effect: | That unless Sully & Co, by Monday | Aug. §, at noon, carry out thelr propo- sition of July 6, to pay # per cent, of the face of all presented claims on con-| firmation of the composition agreement, | to give the firm note of 10 per cent. ad: | ditional, payable at the expiration of ninety days from the same date, and! pay the expenses of administration as Tequired by the Rankruptey act. the nd- ministration of the estate by the trus- (ees shall continue. This resolution seemed to meet with proceedings from 000 he There was & constant bickering be- and Bully's attorneys on the other, |The question of Sully's M. Ivans, representing | uisiness man to know what | Sully was sitting by the window at Then Rhetahardt Seindenbere smosth- “Thank vou," said Sully, and the The creditors have fixed Monday as WORRIES BROKERS Market in a Whirl and Price Goes Well Over a Dollar— Blue Outlook for Some. A good eal of excitement was cre- ber wheat crop, and there was an im- mediate jump in the price, It went quickly from #1 to $1.01 8-4. According to the dealers, the shorts are very much alarmed If half of the reports comipg from the Northwest concerning the short- ne are true, the dealers say, the out- Cash wheat at Kansas City to-day! Jumped 1 cent to 4 cents a bushel, and! closing prices, | New York's opening prices were —May, % 3-4 to % 1-2; September, 837-8 9 M9 8-4; old, 911-2 to M84; December, | Corn=May, 47 9-4 to 471-2; September, 611-2 to 615-8; December, | “g closing prices were: Wheat | CHARGES BAD FIT CO SUT Attorney for Wireless Man De- clares that Latest Move in! the Gardner Case Is a Mere! Attempt to Juggle. — Franklin Bien moved to-day before Justice Bischoff for leave to add the Greater New York Security Company as Jaintift in the sult brought by Henry Gardner, whose identity has not vet been discovered, against the Mar- cont Wireless Telegraphing Company for an accounting and for the appointment of a receiver for that corporation, C. A. De Geradorff, of Guthrie, Cra- vath & Henderson, counsel for the Mar- con) Company, characterized the appll- ation as made in bad faith, and aasert- ed that the Greater New York Security Company and the American De Forest Wireless Telegraphing Company, @ bit- ter competitor of the Marcon! Company. were one and the came organization, and that if the Security Company were to be allowed to become a plainuif the mys: terious Gardaer would remain just much of & myth as he has been up to the resent. Counsel sald th 01 Bien to furnish Gardne: address had not been « an appeal nad be pellate Division, a: Company had o1 in the Marcon! of five sha ing of the 1 cannot supp declared the lawyer is going to lend Itself glory as this. If the Appellate aid Law for one moment Division decid * Bien, “twill the name and| dress of my client in ten minutes The only question here is whether tf have the fight to bring in another plajutift It I consider this ap ul ayor hoft tai pu a byt ee compa pre ter some further discussto erie tet m Justice adviee-| Ei THE WORLD: FHURSDA WOMEN’S HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE. SIXTH AVE., 22d to 23d STR Little Short of Marvellous Are the Values In Our Now Famous — EET, NEW YORK. Red Letter Sale Despite the inclemency of the weather—braving heat, humidity and penring people have shown their appreciation of our wonderful offerings by coming fr part of New York and surrounding country. rain—the ‘om every It’s a Time for Making Small Money Count. Red Letter Sale of Silks at 42:c yd. The great Silk Bargains in our Red Letter Sale have caused no end of a furor among those who know and appreciate good silks. The prices, too, created astonish- ment, but then, you know. we took the entire surplus stock of a leading mill, and thus secured concessions of an important nature. In addition to those astonishing Black Silk Bargains which brought such crowds yesterday, we reinforce the sale with more marvels; The offeing embraces ten of the most desirable shades and styles of MESSALINE FINISH TAFFETA IN MOTTLED AND FANCY CORD COMBINATIONS, This is ono of the softest, nicest and most serviceable of this season's products—55c. value for 42%4c. yd 500 yards .7-INCH REAL JAPANESE PLAIN HABUTAI SILK—Ivory yd. 10 pleces superior quality CHECKED TAFFETA SILK, in black and white only—usual prices 59¢, a yard, at 42\4c, yd. None sent C. 0, D. white—the Sic, quality at 424%c. No samples from these. Red Letter Negligee Shirt Sale FOR MEN AND BOYS. The greatest Shirt Bargains ever offered there or at any other store. Made to sell for 75c, and $1.00, At 35¢, cach, or 3 for $1 Strictly first-class, no seconds or imperfec- | tions, The materials are the best qualities of Woven Madras, Printed Madras, Percales and Cheviots, made up to perfection—plain and plaited bosoms, detached cuffs—up-to-date pat- ) terns in plain white and white grounds with the small neat figure and stripe effects, also dark effects—the sizes from 12 to 17; made to sell for 75c, and $1.00, " 35c., or 3 for $1.00, Red Letter Saleof China and House- furnishings. BEBR STEINS, with metal tops, Just 296 all told, large size, with assorted German mottoes; res: wlar value 50c, while they last, each ....se es 25¢ Carlsbad china CAKE PLATES and CELERY TRAYS, regular 60c. value, each 25¢ Austrian china TBA CUPS and SAUCERS, neat border, 10 decoration, pair... In the Housefurnishing Section. CLOTHES DRYERS, *10¢ ov 25¢ COVERED SLEBVE BOARDS Dressmakers’ TABLES MOABUTO ..455. STEP-LADDPR CHAIRS. 75¢ GAS STOVES, 2 burners, 98c full nickelled CLOTHES HORSES, ¢-foot, 8-fold ... 35¢ AUTOMATIC WICKLESS OIL COOKING STOVES, ra 50 burners le 88 Years Old Ever, A lot of Russell 8a, wesine | friends enlted on the aged financier in | Ms Nassau street office to-day to con- | gratulate him, He ts eighty-eight years handsomer than ever, his and remarkably active in of his extensive business affairs, considerig his illness of two years ago. Mr, Sage works every day, his only recreation being pehind his team of fast black trotiers in Central Park on | sunshiny afternoone. 1 —————[—__— SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR TO-DAT. Sun rises, 4.58/Sun sete, 7.14) Moon rises 12.85 To-Day THE TIDES, High water. Low water AM PM AM PM Sandy Hook 1200 1234 933 712 Governor's Teland. 1217 108 Fos 7.42 Hel Gate Ferry... 210 288 at 1b PORT OF NEW YORK ARRIVED. Numidian oy Pat ‘a 8. Oter! Port Antonie INCOMING STEAMSHIPS. DUE TO-DAY Raltic, Livervoo}. " Carpathia, Liverpool, OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS, BAILED TO-DAY Redan, Brasil t 1a Champaane, Havre, Antilia, Nassau, Vigilancia, Havana, ‘Dorado. Gaiveston. 3 me es techiand Hamburg politan Prince. 1 iw All at the Red Letter Price of 2 tC yd. : Notions 15 for 89c, front pad Hose Supporters, be, for 15c, Belt Foundations. 13c for 12 spools Dressmakers’ Sewing Silk; colors only. 1 spool for 300 yd. 25¢. spool 5 Dressmakers’ Sewing Silk, Se. for 48 nickelled Safety Pins. 5c. for 4 papers Dressmakers’ Pins 5c. for 48 Lace Pins, colors only. 3 for three 25c, Silk Corset Laces, three yards long. for 3 boxes 10¢, Toilet 10c Pins. 7c. tor 1c, Garter Elastic, for 6 papers Invisible Halr- pins. 10c Byes, 8c, for 5c, linen finished Thread. 16c, for 39c, Bathing Caps. 4c. for 0c. Pin Cubes, 180, for 25c. Shoe Polish. 10c. for 48 gilt Baby Pins. Fine Shell Rings at 25c, So Gold Worth $1.00, $2.50 and $5.00 Each. here to-day it was stated that his uea Senator OP ose: 50c 2 $1.00 Cee An Extraordinary Offer {a made possible by the securing of a money- pinched manufacturer's stock much below value. They are all superfine in Anish—every one a gen- ine gold shell—and the designs are the very newest, Valuos, $1.00, $2.50 and $5.00, TAKE NOTICE" t Fine Rolled Gold Plate, that will stand t me test ae 12- ", karat gold. Patt rns. numerous and bewildering. Sizae to fit everybody. ‘Mail Orders Will Be Filled. | How to Determine the Size of Ring Wanted, | Cut a strip of thick paper #0 that the ends will exactly meet when drawn tightly around | the second Joint of the finger. Lay one end on| 4 pa red at © and order the ‘te the other | | end indicates, . ee each Ring @ SIZES, . Fina) Summer Shirt Waist Sale Our entire stock of Shirt Waists have been reduced in price for this sale. White and Colored Madras, imported ) Swiss, cheviot and percales—all man | cts, tailored, | 50 Value $1.75 and $2.50, White Lawn Waists, trimmed with lace and embroidery, also batiste with Persian stripe, ‘ Value $2.50 and $3.00, Extra fine quality White Lawn Waists, lace | embroidered effects, also white and colored Madras, Silk Gingham and Black Lawn, Value $3.50 and $4.00, J HOAR NOT SERIOUSLY ILL. that thére is no truth in reports tha Fj i hat is improving, | Fcey asl room and reveives pis’ sec WORCESTER, Mase. Avg. &—At the, ——_—_ of Senator George F, Hoar |SUNDAY WORLD WANTS i eany Y EVENING, AUGUST 4, 194, 5 w for 12 dozen Hooks and Is seriously ill, which have been in tion ‘BEST RESULTS IN WORLD WANT ADVTS, WORK. MONDAY WONDERS he Senator has been troubled with Troubled with Lambage, | lumbago all summer, but {8 not eon. The Great August Furniture Sale Continues to Offer the Best Values That We Ever Placed Before You, Sacrifice Sale of Shirt Waist Suits. Made of sheer white washable lawn, with small white polka dots; newest style waist with side pleats and front of wide antique lace; full sleeve, fancy tab stock; very full skirt, Cc 1.49 pleated and foot kilts; all sizes, In fact, stylish, dressy suit, at PrrTceyeriiitr i Handsome Suits Worth Double at $1.49. Black and White Checked Cheviot—One of the most pepe suits of the season, Launders exceptionally well and has the appearance of silk, ide with full pleated waist and new broad shoulder effect, handsomely piped and fancy button trimmed, full flaring sairt trimmed with tailor straps and piping. Value fully double; special at.... Sale of Domestics, Etc. Great Shoe Value. Aspect ict of be 9’ and girls’ lace shi solid 4 : Fine Mercerized Sateens, in black and blue 12%. leather and well madeand In grounds, with polka dots; value 19¢., at.....000 styles. The girls’ sizes are 8, 8%{,9,9%.8 | Red Check Glass Towelling, st, per yard......\. 3%¢ 10 einer with heyy soley nD Sheets, for full size beds, seam in centre, at.. + 39! sizes Wey Motet 69 | 14, 114,12, 1254, 13, 13%. 40-inch English Nalnsook, value 156. at., Spectil tt per Mit OFC | Big Sale of Boys’ $1.00 Wash Suits at 39c. (3 Sailor Blouse Suits, Ages 3 to 8 Russian Blouse Suits, Ages 3 to 6. Think of getting one of these $1.00 Wash Suits at 39¢., then come here early to-morrow prepared Aw’ to find one of the greatest wash suit bargains of the season. These suits have sold at $1.00 39 each, but for quick clearance to-morrow you can have your cholce at, each ............sese08 C Another Rare Value—Boys’ $3.50 All-Wool Suits at $1.59, Norfolk Suits, 3108; Satlor Salts, 3 to 6; Two-Piece Sutts Up to 15. ; This ts a general clearance sale of all odd lots left over from our regular line of goods. Every size in the lot, but not all sizes in each pattern; shown ina variety of colors. You can't afford | 59 to miss this unusual opportunity when there’s a clear saving of over half, Value $3.50, at..... e Men’s$1.00Underwear,49c | Ghinaware Bargains. Clearing sale of Men’s Hfgh-Grade Underwear, strictly an in in Sj : ae ettis" i ranging fi {alue up t A9%c 25c. Decorated Sauce Boats at. . . is . $1.00; clearing priceat....sceseeeseee vere at) 75c. Covered Dishesal 39¢ 15c. Meat Dishes at., 10¢ 39c. Sugar Bowlsat.. 23c 4c. Butter Plates at. 2¢ Women’s15c Stockings, 10c wi 's Fine Gi Cotton Stockings, of fast black, harry boty Aas he soles, three thread 10c eT eee Immense Money Savings in Muslin Wear. worth 4 pecial to-morrow Corsets, In long, medium and short Children’s Drawers, fine muslin, bands lengths, white, drab, lace trimming, Soe. 29¢ finished with buttonholes, cluster of tucks % Corset Covers, full gathered front, three style value, at and deep hem; 1c. value, at. Infants’ Long and Short Dresses, bric, yokes with embroldery and Val, all are elaborately trimmed with insert. ’ ings of torchon and Val. lace, long ¢ walsts, 29¢. value; speclal at... ...pecee 4 lace, neck and sleeve finished with hem- White Porcelain Toilet Set, 9 pieces, consisting of 1 large ewer, 1 small ewer, 1 basin, 1 chamber, 1 soap J 29 . eeeeeee . dish, 1 mug and a brush holder; value $2.00; Lamp Globes; 79¢. value, at.,., 59 complete Stt..sseeseeess + fine cam- 25¢ stitched ruffles, 40c. value, at.evesseee POMP Colored Reproductions, ten feet square, of The World's St. Louis Exposition Art Portfolios are shown nightly at Pompeii in Dreamland. The ex- hibition is free, It takes place in the spacious lobby of the Pompeii Spectacle. 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