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68. No. 4308. ADVANCE IN THE STRENGTH IN TIIEJSTOCK PRICES NO. 4322.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The American National Bank at Austin, in the state of Texas, at the close of business. May 14, 1908. HAD COLLAPSE ONIONS Per ec; Silver Skin. 10c. IRISH POTATOES Per peck.

35e: new, per loc. TOMATOES Per quart, per basket, 75c RHUBARB Per lb, 12 l-2c Fish. FISH Catfish, dreused. per posnl 12 l-2c; Red napper. per peund.

12 l-3c; Bheepsliea4. per poirna. loc; Trout, per pound, 12 l-2c; Floundrr, per pound. 12 l-2e; Crker, RediisB snd Gasper, per pound, 16c COTTON MARKET FIRMNESS CHARACTERIZED THE DAY'S TRADING. Buying Motive Include Firm Cables and Bullish Statistics as Well as Taint In the-Western Belt Over Night.

New Tork, May 23. The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 13 to IS points and during the early session Stood up a net gain of 17 to 20 points on covering by yesterday's sellers and Wall street support. Buying motives included firm cables, bullish statistics, rains In the western belt, decreasing stocks available for contract and reports of an assignment in the dry goods trade. Business was moderately active. The market closed steady with prices net 13 to 19 points higher.

Receipts at the ports today, 12,053 baler against 9362 bales last week and 7107 bales last year. For the week, 60,000 tiles, against 53.229 bales last week am. 65,229 bales last year. Today's recelfits at New Orleans. 2610 bales, against 1427 bales last year, and at Houston, 591 bales, against 17S2 bales bales last year.

Futures opened firm and closed steady. WHEAT MARKET FRESH REPORTS OF DAMAGE NEW CROP RECEIVED. TO Firmness Was to Be Seen in Trading All Day With Exception of a Slight Dip at Start Dua to Lower Cables. Chicago. May 23.

Fresh reports of irann to the new crop caused the strength today in the wheat market. the July delivery closing at a net gain or l-4a Corn was S-tc; oata were -hlgher and provisions were 2 1-2 lower. The wheat market was firm all day with the exception ot a slight dip a the start due to lower cables and likm-nl deliveries on May Ad ditlonal reports of damage by drought to the wheat crop in soumern cu-y-and Kansas were chiefly responsible for the strength. The bulge in corn, ever, had some effect. Suorls and commission hoiwea were active bidders all day and offerings at no tiros were excessive.

The market closed firm. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chieago reported receipts of 233 cars against 289 cars last week and 3 CO cars ft year ago. Corn was strong the entire day on active buying by shorts which was based on continued bad weather in portions of the belt. An official fore, caot of more rain tomorrow helped to further strengthen the market. Offerings were light the greater part of the day.

The market closed strong. Local receipts 250 cars, 70 contract ftrade. The bulge in corn caused a firm undertone for oats, but the volume of trade was small. Buying of September by commission houses was a feature. Local receipts 160 cars.

provisions were easy on a 10c decline in live Local packers were the principal sellers. Estimated receipts for Monday; Wheat. 27 cars: corn, 298; oats, hogs, 42,000 head. CHICAGO GRAIN ANO PROVISION Open. High.

Low. Close. May 9.85 8.97 June :10.00 10.00 9.97 .7 July .9.10 9.97 9.87 0.94 August 9.75 9.80 9.72 9.78 September 9.60 9.60 9.45 9.45 October 9.30 9.40 9.30 9.35 November 9.25 December P. 17 9.26 9.17 9.23 January 9.17 9.20f 9.13 9.15 February 9.15 March 9.11 9.18 9.12 9.15 Artl- OpeO- High Low- Clos- cles Ing est est lng May 101H 102 101H 101 July 89 90 89 90 Sept. S6V4 87 86 Corn May 75 7H 7514 76 July 65 66 65 Sept 3 64 63, ti May 64 65 64 New May 54 64 64 64 oid July 46 47 46 47 New July 45 45 45 45 Sept.

S7 37 87 87 Mess Pork July II (0 13 60 13 55 13 57 Sept. .13 85 18 87 13 87 13 85 Lard i July 8 42 8 45 8 42 8 43 Sept. 8 0 8 62 8 60 8 60 Short Ribs-July 7 32 7 35 7 33 7 35 Sept. 7 57 7 57 7 55 7 57 OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE-FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE Capital Bank Trust Co. at Austin, State of Texas, at the close of business on the 14th day of May.

1908, published in The Austin States man, a newspaper printed and published at Austin, State of Texas, oa the 24th day of May, Resources. Loans and discounts, personal or collateral Loans, real estate 49,818.01 Overdrafts 3,89950 Bonds and stocks 1.150.09 Real estate (banking house); 17,500.00 Furniture and fixtures 7,628.00 Due X'Oin approved reserve agents $26,987.61 Due from other -banks and, bankers, sitb- ject to check. 19.446.74 46,434.35 Cash items 2,997.84 Currency 22.919.00 4,797.52 $30,714.3 Total $334,686.11 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in Undivided profits, net 5,638.57 Due to banks and subject to check 19,654.52 Individual deposits, subject to check 143,419.31 Certified checks 4.00 Demand certificates of deposit 21.232.47 Cashier's checks 1.596.5 Bills payable and re-discounts 20,000.00 Other liabilities as follows: Bills payable on bank building 17,509.0 Other liabilities as follows: Clearing house association 1,640.7 Total State of Texas, County of Travis, We, George L. Hume, as president, and H.

Pfaefflin, as assistant cashier of said bank, each of us, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief. GEORGE L. HUME, President. H. PFAEFFLIN, Assistant Cashier.

Correct Attest JOHN W. ROBBINS, J. G. BURNEY, GEORGE P. ASSMANN, Dlreotorf.

Sworn and subscribed to before ma this 21st day of May, A. D. 1908. Witness my hand and notarial seat on the date last aforesaid, (Seal) HARRY B. BOCK, Notary Public, RECAPITULATION.

Resources. Loans and interest bearing securities Bank building, furniture and fixtures 3S.128 0a Cash in vault and with banks $334,686.11 Liabilities, Capital ald In Undivided Draft I in nr Deposits 19L54764 Bill payable 20,000.00 Bills payable on bank building 17,500.09 $4,636.11 SUCCESSOR TO "DIVINE" SARAH MME. BARTET HAS GAINED POSI TION TO ASSUME MANTLE. Mme. Andree Megard, Studious and Care, Does Excellent Work.

Tall, Graceful and Distinguished Looking. Paris, May 23. If there Is an actress on the French stage capable of step ping into the Divine Sarah's shoes, It Is Mme. Bartet. She is an artist of the very highest distinction, devoted to her art, painstaking in studying her parts, lavishly endowed by nature with beauty of figure and face, and the ability to give the fullest artistic expression to those advantages.

She just misses the touch of divine fire that exalts Sarah into the foremost rank of great actresses, Mme. Bartet now the leading flg ure in the Theater Francaise. She has had many tempting offers to leave the classic home of the drama, but her position she regards above prte. Another actress who has made her mark In Paris is Mme. Andree Megard.

Tall, graceful, distinguished looking, with something of the innate pride of rare regular classic features; calm blue eyes and a blond complexion, an Englishman would pronounce her an Ideal type ot English aristocratlo beauty, yet her parents were peasants. She toU the Post-Dispatch correspondent, who saw her last evening in her dressing room at the Renalssacce theater where she has made a pronounced hit a Princess Faule Dl Cha-blan in Henry Bataille's new four-acV play, "La Femme Nuo" she passed her girlhood in a Jura Mountain district and talked the patois (dialect) of that region. "There are two kinds of peasants." she explained. "One class has low Instincts, while the other sort has a certain natural lnuependence and a proper pride. I think I came from the latter stock." And as she spoke whe disclosed an even row of magnificent teeth.

Unlike most actressses. Mme. Megard says she had no special predilection. When she came to Paris at the age of 17. she hardly knew what a theater was.

Chance directed her 3 the stage. She failed to get admission to the Conservatoire, but soon afterward appeared with success In Brussels. Since that time she has acted in most of the great theaters In Paris, appearing In a wide variety of parts, ranging from tragic to-comic. In 1895 she was delighting audiences at the Palais Royal in very light comedy. "From there she went to the Renaissance, the Oymnase, the Varieties, the Odeon and the Theater Antalne, whose present manrcr, M.

Genler, she married. She prefers gay comedy parts, and scored a notable success as Sasy "Sazy's Lovers." Yet she is equally successful in parts as different as Virginia in "Lassamoler" and Princess da Chabln in the piece now running at the Renaissance, "La Fernme Nuo." with which she Is particularly pleased. Again, unlike most actresses, Mme. Megard dislikes crowds, ostentation cr publicity beyond what is Inevitable In her profession. She Is wrapoed up in her home life and cares for no outside diversion, except autotnohilin.

Once having chosen her career, Mme. Megard devoted her whole attention to becom-i7 one of the most finishea actresses 1 Paris. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE AUSTIN NATIONAL BAHK At Austin. In the state of Texas, at tbe close of business. May 14, 18.

Resources. Loans and dlnmunti tl Overdrafts, secured and un- securea 23,572.84 United States bonds to secure circulation 300,000.00 Other bonds to secure United States 223,000.00 Cotton exchange maturing 66,495.90 Premiums on United States bonds 11,400.00 Bonds, securities. tp ii 7 Banking house, furniture ana nxtures 3,000.00 Other real estate nwtiM 9 3tia nrt Due from National banks (nor rpwrva nrontttk fij 4A Due from State banks and bankers 34,501.06 Due from approved reserve agents 238,750.14 Checks and other cash items 10,823.12 Exchanges for clearing house 4.645.51 Notes of other National banks 41,600.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 4,260.07 Lawful money reserve in bank, viz; Specie Legal -tender notes 43 KK0 0n 548 148 SO Redemption fund with LiMtea btates treasurer (5 per cent of circulation). 15.000.00 Total $2,984,857.21 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in 800,000.00 Surplus fund 150,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes 64.790.68 Undivided profits invested in United States government bonds 20,000.00 National bank notes out standing 300,090.00 Due to othei National banks 248.747.07 Due to State banks and bankers 88,442.01 Due to trust companies and savings 11,383.35 Individual deposits subject to check 1,209,462.80 Demand certificates of de posit 406,472.96 Certified checks 8.808.15 United States 179,962.52 Deposits of United States disbursing ofneers 1,787.67 Total State of Texas, County of Travis, ss: M.

Hlrshfeld, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. M. HIRSHFELD. Cashier. Correct Attest: E.

P. WILMQT, i WALTER TIPS, E. C. BARTHOLOMEW, pirectors. Subscribed and sworn to betore ma this 23rd day of May, 1968.

(Seal) PAUL H. SMITH. Notary Pufcllc RECAPITULATION. i Resources. Loans and interest-bearing securities Jl.PH&.tll.TB Real estate, furniture and fixtures 6,399.00 U.

S. bonds, premium and redemption fund $326,400.00 A. cash V47.034.45 1,073,434.45 Total $2,994,867.21 Liabilities. Capital 300,000.00 Surplus and profits 284,790.68 Currency In 300,000.00 Deposits 2.150.066.53 Total $2,984,857.21 FASHIONS SET BY DEAD PHARAOH FASHIONS FOR THI8 YEAR'S TEA GOWNS 8ET BY RAMESE8. A Design for an Artistlo Frock Copied From the War Dress of the Great Pharaoh Has Been Exhibited i.

in England. London, May 23. Rameses the Sec-has set the fashion in tea gowns this year. A design for an artistic frock copied from the war dress of the great Pharaoh fas shown at the dress designers' exhibition, which opened at the New Dudley jallery. Miss Elisabeth Williams, honorary secretary of the society, who made the "war dress" tea gown, explained its advantages to a reporter.

"The Rameses gown Is one of the niortt comfortable designs possible." Miss Williams said. "It is like a loose tea xown with a cross-over bodice which resembles one of the fashionable boleros. "The gown I made was fashioned of brilliant ultramarine, embroidered with a pattern of lotus flowers in dull mauves and purples. "Another Egyptian 'novelty is the Introduction of long chains, which I have lately copied from old pictures. They are made of plaited leather on which colored heads are strung." Some wonderful fashions are to be seen at the dress designers' exhibition.

The artistic mother can choose between the smocking of different counties far her children's frocks the elaborate smooklng of Nottingham, the more simple' and beautiful design of Buckingham, and the fine needlework of Dorsetshire. The latest Jewelry copied from antique designs. Diamonds, rubies and emeralds have been discarded. In their place chalcedony, opal-matrix, alman-dlne, lapis lazuli, tourmaline, corellan and red and green agate are to be seen. This summer our rooms are to be made to reBemble our gardens, with artv curtains for the flower borders.

The curtains at the dress designers' exhibition were en broldered with primroses, larkspur, cowslips. Canterbury bells, popples, daisies, Iris, bluebells and candytuft. Every woman In the hall felt envious of one of the exhibits a marvelous opera cloak made of pale lavender cloth, with a heavy gold net collar embroidered with clusters of purple grapes and dull green vine leaves. The cloak is fashioned with gold cords held by amethyst and gold buttons. A marvelous creation introduced a new fashion In evening dresses.

The skirt was made of Nanking blue satin. The bodice was formed of lotus flowers In shades of green and blue, arranged as If they were growing against a background ot burnt orange chiffon. Hints on new summer gowns were to be found In abundance. A pretty Idea la the new "ploture" hint. It consists of a hand-painted picture of a dainty dress framed kv-sllt.

Round the picture are arranged. the trimmings. VIOLENT SLUMP DURING SHORT SESSION OF MARKET. Striking Feature of Proceedings Was Entire Disappearanos of All Traces of the Present Powerful 8upport. New Tork.

May 23. Prices of stocxs collapsed with violence during today's short session of the market. The out pouring of stocks was heavy in some quarters, but the striking feature of the proceedings was the disappearance of all trace of the fostering measures of support which have been present through all stages of trie preceding ad vance in prices and through the period of digestion of profits which has been going on this week. There were mixed opinions in Wall street as to the mo lives for this sudden change of policy in the conduct of market operation. The tiling of the suit by the government against the New York, New Haven and Hartford for violation of the ami trust law was much dwelt upon as belying the much heard assumption tnat a truce had been arranged be tween the administration and corporations, and agreement resulting for the softening of the rigors of prosecution against railroad corporations.

An other view of the collapse was that it represented the normal culmination of a movement which has been under support of artificial and manipulative origin from the outset. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par Value. 11,426.000. United States bonds, unchanged on call for the week.

New York Money. New York. May 23. Money on call. nominal, Time loans, dull and firm: sixty days, 2 1-202 3-4 per cent; ninety days, 3 8-4 per cent; six months, 8 1-2 3 8-4 per cent.

mercantile paper, 3 l-24 per cent Sterling exchange, fairly steady with actual business In bankers' bills. 14 87.10 fur demand and 84.85.85 for sixty-day bills. Commercial bills, 84.85 1-8. Bar silver, 63c. Mexlean dollars, 47c.

Government bonds, steady. Railroad bonds, steady. English Money. London, May 23. Consols for money.

86 9-16d: account. 86 5-8d. Bar silver, quiet. 24 7-16d. Money, lljl 1-4 per cent; discount short and three months bills, 1 7-8 0 per cent LIVESTOCK Fort Worth.

Fort Worth. May 23. Receipts of cattle today were out of the usual Saturday sales, totaling 775 head, inclusive of 150 Receipts for the week are 25,800 head, showing a de cline of 6200 from the last, week's record-breaking run. Next to nothing was doing in the steer branch of trade for lack of supplies. Receipts were limited to two loads and a few old head, all grassers.

They were light weight stuff, mostly of feeder trade quality, though the two ntraight loads sold to packers for slaughter at $3.25. A few odd head of fair grass killing steers sold at $4.00. Cowg were tn the majority today, re ceipts footing up 400 head, inclusive of heifers. Sales were made on a quiet and steady market, compared with Fri- oayq tor such as were of fair killing quality. Two loads of calves and the usual proportion in mixed loads came In, alt of which were taken readily at steady prices with Friday, with light veals up to 14.60.

Buyers on the early market found only three loads of hogs in the pens. And the total receipts, including wagoners and late arrivals, were not about $6.25. This was the lightest sup ply of any day for sevral weeks. Qual ity ran from common to fair, with Nothing toppy. The scant supply had no enect in hoirjitig up prices, and the market was 5a lower than on Friday The top prices were $5.25, made on a load of Oklahomas.

The late market suffered another setback and the close showed the loss of 10c from yesterday's average. St Louis. St. Louis, May 28. Cattel Receipts 300 head, including 150 Texans.

Na tive shipping and export steers. $6.25 7.15; dressed beef and butcher steers, Jo.U0&b.20; steers under 1000 pounds; $4.76 1 5.60; etockers and feeders, 13. 435.00; cows and heifers, tanners, $1.602.40: butls. $3.0035.60: calves, Texas and Indian steers. cows and heifers, 81.7564.25.

Hogs Receipts. 4000 head. Market 10c lower. Pigs and lights. packers, butchers and best heavy, 35.605.85.

No sheep. Kansss City. Kansas City. May 23. Cattle Re ceipts 1000 head, including 600 south' ems.

Market steady. Native steers, 53.00)7.00; southern steers, I8.50 6.25; southern cows, 32.25ffi4.50: native cows and heifers, stockers and feeders. bulls. 33.25 5.25; calves, weste-n steers, western cows, $3.266.25. Hogs Receipts.

7000 head. Market SiUlOc lower. Bulk of sales, $5.35 ig) i.StO. Sheep Receipts 1000 hf-ad. Market sieaoy.

Mutton, oow4.75: lambs, range wethers, ieu ewes, j.ou in .20. Chlcasn. Mav 23. Cattle Ttwslntt 60X10 head. Market steady.

Beeves, 34. 75(fi)7. SOr Tpvnnn tl Ra.tK Aft. erns. stookers arid feeders, o.av; cows and neirers, 8.10; calves, Hoes Recelntn.

isnnn ket 10c lower. Lights, 1-2; mixea. n.3'rnis.fu; neavy, 5.25f6.70: pigs, bulk of sales, $5.50 5.65. Sheen RACPtnta 9AA 1,.. ket steady.

Natives, westers, lambs. western lambs, Poultry, Sutter and Eggs. Cincinnati. Mav 23. Rwa xfnA-v.

14W15 l-2c. Poultry, steadv. hens. tiirlrevn. lOigillc.

Kanns Pit Vav 93 "Rut to- -oo tt- ery, extra, 20c; packing, 15c; eggs. irenn extras, isc; current receipts, 14o. St. Louis. Mav 23.

Poultrv. ehlckenn 10c; springs. 2626o; turkeys, 11 l-2a 12 l-2c; ducks, 7c; geese, 6c. Butter creamery. 1822c; eggs, 18c; cases count.

Dry Goods Market. New Tork, May 23. The cotton goods market closed firm with an advancing tendency on bleached goods. New higher prices are to be adopted next week. Llnters are firm.

Burlaps for snot end contract A easier. Fine cottons are in better de mand from jobber and mills. Resources. Loans and discounts. Overdrafts, secured and unsecured United States bonds to secure circulation United States bonds on hand Premiums on United States bonds Bonds, securities, Banking house, furniure and fixtures Other real e'tate Due from national banks (not reserve agents) Due from state banks and bankers Due from approved reserve agents Texas state warrants Checks and other cash items Exchanges fur clearing house, Nots of other national banks Fractlonalpaper currency, nickels and cents 153,470.46 33.645.04 200.000.00 50,000.00 1,687.50 8,487.35 2.000.00 84,803.50 217466.32 60.175.18 307.811.06 56,831.91 853.41 12.375.89 34,110.00 996.23 Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Specie $141734.90 Legal tender notes 64.400.00 214,154.90 Redemption fund with United States treasurer (5 per cant of circulation) 10,000.00 Total $2, ,455,868.75 200,000.00 200.000.00 54,469.99 200.000.00 140,061.11 27,430.88 17,350.47 275,557.75 813.815.38 2.967.61 24,156.27 69.29 Liabilities.

Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid. National bank notes out standing Due to other national bankh Due to state banks and bankers Due to trust companies and savings hanks Individual deposits subject to check 1 Demand certlncaos of de- posic Certified checks Cashier's checks outstand ing Reserved for taxes Total State of Texas, County of Travis, ss: C. P. Randolph, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. CP.

RANDOLPH, Cashier, Correct Attest: GEO. W. LITTLEFIELD, H. A. WROE, i EDGAR SMITH.

Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of May, 1908. (Seal) CARL WIDEN, Notary Public. Loans and discounts $1,200,602.85 umtea States bonds to secure circulation srtft ftno AO United States bonds and premiums to secure state deposits K1.es7.R0 Furniture and 2.000.00 Other real estate 84,803.50 Cash in vault and with other banks 916,774.90 Total $2,455,868.75 Liabilities. Capital 200.000.00 surplus earned 200.000.00 Net profits 64.629.28 Circulation 200,000.00 Bank de posits 184.842.48 Individual deposits.

1.616,497.01 Total deposits 1,801,339.47 Total MAN IN TRANCE TAKEN FOR DEAD GREAT SURPRISE WHEN CORPSE RAISED HIS ARM. When This Occurred the Family Wat Gathered Around Bed of the Supposed Dead Man, Engaged In Offering Up Prayers. London, May 23. A strange case of a man, whose family had given him up for dead', returning to life is reported from Brixton. The patient was Simmy Jacobs of St.

John's road. He had been ill for some time and was seized with strong convulsions. Dr. Robertson, who Uvea a few doors away, was called, and when he arrived Mr. Jacobs was in a completely comatose The doctor came to the conclusion that there was no hope of recovery, and at once Informed Airs.

Jacobs, the mother, that her son was dying. Mrs. Jacobs, who speaks but little English, misunderstood the doctor, and thought he was sympathizing with her on account! of her son's death, his condition and general appearance being conducive to such a belief. The result was that an insurance company was notified of the death, and a "vacher" a Jewish praying man who is only called in to pray for the dtad was sent for. About 3 o'clock In the morning, however, while the family was gathered around the "dead" man's bed listening to the prayers of the "vacher," they were startled to see the body on the bed raise an arm and push asioe the Ice bag which was on his head.

They were soon convinced that Mr. Jacobs was still alive, and the doctor was sent for. There is little hope, however, that the recovery will be permanent. PICNIC AT CREEDMOOR. Several Candidates' Discussed Political Situation.

Last Friday night there was a church picnic and supoer at Creed-moor and a number of the residents of that section, as well as several candidates were present. The evening was passed pleasantly for all present. The candidates present discussed the political situation, there being R. C. Burleson, Paul Beats and John R.

Cox. present. Mr. Cox made a very Interesting talk, devoting his remarks to the question of lengthy tenure of of-' flee. Tillotson College Alumni.

The executive committee of the Til-' lotson College Alumni association Is i very anxious to have, all of the grad-' uates of Tillotson at Its annual busl-ncss meeting Tuesday, May 28, 3 p. I m. and the annual alumni exercises I May 27. 7:80 p. m.

The public is cordially lavlted to the latter. WHOLESALE TRICES- Fruit. LEMONS Messlnas, $4.00. OR A NOES California navels, per box. $8 25; seedlings, 33 00.

BANANAS Per 100 lbs, $4.00. FIGS California, boa. lay 85c; t-It per 10-lb box. fee. DATES New crop.

1-Ib packages. 9c: Fard dates. Hallowed dates. 7 l-2c. Veoetsblee, CABBAGE Per cwt, $2.00.

ONIONS Silver Skin, per 6c. bushel, 95c i Texas, per 1-3-bushel box, $1.25. PAUR KRAUT PI ve-gallOB kega, $1.10: half barrel. 88.25. TOMATOES Per basket.

60c Country Produce (Price Paid Shippers)' U.UUS rer aoseo, oae cvw 12c. a t-- MAeta r.n ouiRf vmMM choice countrv, ll13c; creamery, 80c. CHICKENS Hens. $3.264.00 per dosen; broilers, $2.00 3.00. Flour ana MoaL ftTTTI 0' uulh Annua, per flttrrci, 10 15 3ft 91'a tE iA flniiF nar barrel, 48's, 24 $5.90.

MEAL 35-lb. sack, 64c; 71 1-2-lb. sack, 33c. Grain and Hay (Wholesale). CHOPS $1.69.

EAR CORN 76c. CORN Mixed, per 87c; Kaffir, $1.50 per 100 lbs. WHEAT Soft, $1.22. OATS No. 2 mixed, per 60 l-2c BRAN Per 100 shorts.

$1.67. HAT Sorgnum, per ton. Johnson grass, per ton. alfalfa. Dor ton.

prairie. $15.00. Cotton Seed and Produeta. COTTON SEED Pel 1200J 18.00; meal, per ton, hulls, par ton, $8.0008.60. Hides.

Dry Flint fcutcher stock, all weights, 6g8c; wet salted, 3c; green 2 1-293C Dried Fruit. PRUNES if-to boxes. 8-l tiasla. 6c. CURRANTS 13-os.

per pkg. 6 l-27c. EVAPORATED APPLES boxes. 1111 l-2e per lb. PEACHES eo-lb.

boxes, 9 l-2c; 25-lb. boxes, 10c, per lb. Ceresle. Scotch oats, per esse. Cream of Wheat, per case, Orape-Nuts.

per case, breakfast foods, $2.85 4.60 per case, Sugar and Molasses. SUGAR Fine granulated, cut loaf, powdered, choice yellow clarified beet sugar, $5.70 5.75. MOLASSES Open kettle, 400450: choice, 20S2o; prime. l40tTe; fair. 30922e; eern syrup.

8c; e-lb eana, per case, 1-2 gal. can syrup, per case, 1 gal. can. evaporated eane, evaporated cans. 18-ox, cans, per case, 13.50 O4.90.

Coffee. COFFEE Choice pea Berry, 13015e; choice Rio. 12914c; fair Rio, It 1-1 Ho; low grade coffee, I l-Io; government Java mala, zzvitc; Ms iir.a. Forte Riee. Arloaa brands.

Jobbers 111 make a delivered price to all country dealers, $16.00 per ease. Coal and Wood. I COAL McAlester. per ton. Maverick county, coke, $13.09.

WOOD Cedar, $6 00ff 6.60 per oord; oak wood, stove wood, $7.00. Miscellaneous. HONET Choice extracted, 1-gmL saas, l-4; 7-gaL cans, tj tuik tomb. 40 -lb. eana, 10oi ee.ee, 19 3-4e.

CHEESE 17 3-4c NEWS OF THE STATE HOUSE (Continued From Page 15.) promoters are people, he said, who will be amply able to carry out the project. There is also talk of building another lnterurban line west of Sherman. With these three lnterurbans, Sherman Will become one of tne leading cities of the state. To add to all these good things for Sherman and vicinity, Mr. Montgomery declared that a new oil field has been discovered about five miles west of the town of Sherman.

He said there was oil there and tbe owners of the field are already digging a well with approved machinery and expect to get a gusher at an early date. Off to Dallas. Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Love has gone to Dallas on official business for his department. He expected to be back at his headquarters Monday or Tuesday. Bond Redeemed.

Childress county has redeemed one of its 31000 bonds which had been held by the permanent school fund. WILD MAN CHARMS CAME. Lures Animals to Him and Kills Them With Hie Hands. Greenwich, May 23. The village of Mlanus is startled over the appearance of a wild man who lives In a cave in the woods on the O.

H. Havemeyer estate and who subsists on game which he lures to him In some mysterious manner and kills with his hands. The man was first seen by James Ingraham, a prominent citiaen of Mlanus, three days ago. He was tall and had a gray beard nearly two feet in length. He wore no hat and was barefooted.

When Mr. Ingraham spoke to him he nn like a deer and plunging Into the Mlanus river waded across it and ran into the woods. James Smith, a 14-year-olrt boy, says that while hunting squirrels yesterday he came suddenly upon the wild man, who was in a crouching position and making a whistling noise. The boy noticed a rabbit that was sitting on its launches and aptlhrently (fascinated. Then the man stepped forward and picked up the rabbit, which made no attempt to escape.

When he saw the boy the man fled. It is thought by the police who have made several unsuccessful attempts to catch -the man that he Is Insane and has lived long enough In the woods to have a knowledge of wild animals, which enables him to 't them. Final Exerolses of Hillyer School. The final exercises of the Hillyer school will take place next Thursday morning at 10:30 and the patrons nuJ friends are cordially invited to be present. SPOT COTTON STEADY.

Advance of One-Sixteenth on all Grades at New Orleans. New Orleans, May 23. Cotton spots were steady at an advance of l-16c; middling. It l-4c; sales, 950 bales on the spot and 460 to arrive. Futures opened steady, 12 to 15 points above the close of yesterday as a result of the advance at Liverpool.

Bene ficial ranis were reported from many points throughout the belt and a still further advance following the opening The future market day was not char acterized by any special feature out of tbe ordinary, but the half day showed a fairly good volume of business done. At the close, which was stea ly, ttie future months were 13 to 19 points above the closfe of yesterday. Futures: Open. High. Close.

May .10.94 10.94 June 10.94 July ,10.85 10.85 10.71 10.84 August 10.50 October 9.38 9.43 9.35 9.40 November 9.88 9.39 December 9.32 9.84 9.26 9.30 January 9.31 9. 29 SPOT MARKET. Memphis, Memphis, May 23. Cotton Steady. at an advance of l-8c; middling, 11 l-4c: sales.

1650 bales, including' 1000 the previous evening. New York. New Tork, May 23. Cotton Steady. 10 points higher; middling uplands.

11.10c; middling gulf. 11 45c; no sales. New Orleans New Orleans, May 23. Cotton- Steady; sales, 1400 bales; low ordinary, 6 13-16C, nominal; ordinary, 7 7-8c; good ordinary, 9 1-lSc; low middling. 10 3-16c; middling.

It l-4c; good mid dling, 11 8-4c; middling fair, 12 l-4c; fair, 143 7-8c: receipts, bales; stock, 118,937 bales. Liverpool. Liverpool, May 23. Cotton Fair de mand; prices steady to 3 points higher; American middling fair, 702d; good middling, 8.65d; mldlUng, 6.38d. low middling, 6.00d; good ordinary.

5.42d; ordinary, 6.02d; sales, 8000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 7450 bales of Ameri can receipts, 100 bales, all American. Futures opened barely steady aad closed with the near months steady and the distant months quiet; May. 5. Sid; May and June, 6.77 l-2d; June and July, 5.73 l-2d; July and August, 6.68 l-2d; August and September, 5.46 l-2d; September and October, 5.24d; October and November, 5.11 l-2d; November and December. 5.05 l-2d; December and January, 6.01d; January and February, 5.98d; February and March, 4.98d; March and April, 4.98d.

Weekly Bank Statement. New York, May 23. The state -of the clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $56,485,875 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is a decrease of $8,121,875 In the proportionate cash reserve as compared with previous week. The statement follows: Loans, Increase, 927.000'.

Deposits, increase $20,072,700. Circulation, increase $61,000. Legal tenders. decrease $1,021,200. Specie, $312,053,400, decrease Reserve.

decrease, $2,946,200. Reserve requirements, $324 235 825; Increase, $5,175,675. Surplus, decrease, Kx-United States deposits, 864.153,-700; decrease, 38,878,150, The percentage of actual reserve for the clearine hnnk houses at th of business yesterday was 29.24. ine statement or banks and trust comnanles nf nnHtr Vaw IlVfc members of the clearing house shows that these Institutlnnn hnv deposits of $908,259,600: total cash on nam! joi.uwuv ana Joans amounting to $861,885,000. LOCAL MARKETS RETAIL PRICES, Fruits.

BANANAS Per dot, 230c LKMONS Per dosen, 2025c ORANOES r-Bllfm-nla 060c; Florida. 60i75c Biiwvv per box lieifc DEWBERRIES Per box, 16c Veoetabte. BEETS Per bunch, 5c. SQUASH Per 20c CABBAGE Per pound. 4c RADISHES Per bunch, to.

CUCUMBERS Large, 8c each. CARROTS Per pound. 6c. PARSLEY Per bunch 6c. HORSERADISH Per pound.

ASPARAGUS Per bunch, 10c. BEANS Wax. per 20c. CH ALLOTS Per bunch 5c. PEAS Per 10a LETTUCE Per bead, 6lc; I for tie.

CHICAPO MARKET. Cash tuotatloi i were as follows: Flour, dull and steady. Winter patents, straights, 14. 20 4.60; spring patents. straights, 34.00&H.85; bakers.

33.10$ 4.10; No. 3 spring wheat, No. 2 red. 31.01 1-8: No, 2 coin, 76c; No. 2 yellow.

78 l-4c'. No. 2 oats, 64 7-8c; No. 2 white, 55c; No. 3 white, 51 54 l-4c; fair to choice malting, 651 67c; No.

1 northwestern. 51.25; prime timothy seed, J4.10igi4.15; short ribs, sides (ioose), 36.87 1-2; mess pork per barrel, 813.40; lard per 100 pounds, 38.37 1-2; short clear sides (boxed), 1-2; whisky hauls of high wines, 31.35. Articles Flour, barrels Wheat, tushels Corn; bushels Oats, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, bushels Receipts Shipment! 20.000 22.900 44,000 339.000 273,300 657,900 42,500 .265.900 .300,400 3.000 30,100 On the produce exchange today the butter market, was weak; creameries. 1822e; dairies, 1620c; eggs, firm; at mark casus lneluded, 14 l-4c; firsts, 14 S-4e; prime firsts, 15 l-3c; extras. 17c; cheese easy, 10 3-4913 l-2c.

8t Louis. St. Louis, May 23. Wheat, track No. red cash, 3102 1.03; No.

2 hard, 97c 3.107; July, 86 3-4c; September. 84 l-2c. Corn, track No. cash, 72c; July 45 l-4c; September, 63 No, 3 White, 74i6c. Oats, track No.

2 cash. BSo: May, si oepiemoer, a wnue, 6e, Kansaa City. Kansas City, May 23. Wheat, May, 3c; July, 83 l-2c; September, 811-4c; cash No. 2 hard, No.

2 red, 95o. Corn, May, 65c; July, 61 9-8e: Sep tember, 50 l-8c; cash No, 2 mixed, 8c; no. wnue, 6ss i-L'c. Oats, No. a white, 62 54c; No.

1 mixed. 6051c. Receipts Wheat, 50.000 bushels; corn, oata, 2000. Shipments Wheat. 30,000 bushels; corn, oats, 8000.

St. Louis Flour. St. Louis, May 23. Flour Market, auii.

Hay, steady. Iron cotton ties, $1.80. Bagging, 7 7-8c. Hemp twine, 8c. Receipts Flour, 8000 barrels wheat, 67.000 bushels; corn, 113.000 oats, 54.000.

Shipments Flour, .10,000 barrels; wheat. 72000 bushels; corn, 108.000; oats, ti.uuv. Sugar and Coffee. roric. May 23 Sugar, raw, steady, rair renninff.

8.74c; centrlfu-gal. 96-test, 4.6 Jc: molasses sugar, 3.49c; refined steady. Coffee futures steady. Market unchanged to 6 points higher on scatter ing support oi local sources. Sales S500 bags.

Spots, steady. No, 7 Rto, 6 3-8c; No. 4 Santos, 8 8-4c; curuvvs, a-tusnt s-c. Metal Markets. New Tork, May 23.

The metal mar kets were aulet In the absence of tables, lime was 129. 25 29.60. Copper quiet; Lake, 312.7518)13 00: electrolytic, 312.62 1-2; cast ing. IlZ.bUSlil2.6Z 1-2. Lead, Arm.

$4.32 1-2. Spelter, dull, $4.5504.60. Iron, quiet and unchanged. Cotton Seed Produeta. New Tork, May 23.

Cotton seed oil, steady, prime crude nominal. New Orleans, May prime crude, 45c. 3. Cotton seed MemtJhls. May 23.

Prime crude cot ton seed oIL 36 l-237o: choice meal, 123. E0: prime meal, llnters, 4 l-0tv.