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RAN Road Meeting

Newark, March 49, 1851.
A. an adjourned RHl Road meeting held IN
,h- place this afternoon. Robt. Rowe, Esq, was
called 10 the chair aud c. l. Bartlett appointed
Secretary.
The committee appointed at the iR-, meeting
reported and were discharged.
R,soiuoi That committee uf five be- appoint.
ed to obtain if possible the ri.h, of way and also
subscribers for stock To secure the road through
this place and Phttyilc.
Oh motion, - committee Of three was appoint
ed @, nominate the committee contemplated in
thc above resolution,
The committee uu nomination reported Asa
Manchester, Esq, Lew II. Rood, Ed Robert
Rowe, Esq, and Mes.r- Platte and A-Nhol New
tom u, 'ad committee an Of whom were uuint
u"u-iy elected 10y the meeting
Es,irci THAT thrabNr named committee r"
por0 ~ = meeting 20 be- held m thi. place on the 3
i,yuf April u,Ni At enc "clpS p VI
E,srlud lht. the sumo cnnulttrr be anl they
hereby are appointed delegates to attend the
Railroad meeting At Peru on the Sta vi next
April
Capt Miles II Vaumctcr, Jnn lisey, A. ]
Rood were appointed a committee to procure
fund, To- dcfay expenses Of delegates to Peru
R,Soiged That the proceeding, oi tai, meet
ing be published IN the Ottawa Free Trader and
Joliet Signal
The meeting then adjourned
ROBr. ROWE, Chin.
c. L. BARTLETT, Scc'ry,
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Islands and Hon; Kong. during the 'a>t week. and
she la, the latest accounts from the far north
Near the extreme station Of the Russian Fur
Company, they learned from the natives that a
party OF " bite mcn had been eucamped or 40
miles inland that the Ru,-lIus had made an at
tempt e. supply them with provisions and neces
>aries, bu, that the natives, who are at snmity
with the Russians. had frustrated all attempts
No communication could be opened with the spot
where thew were said 20 De- a. a hostile tribe IN
teIyrncd From the E,qulmHuN thcv had tll>
vague story sat>Acturyl, confirmed, with thc AL
dl;on that The whites and native. having quarrel
led the former had been murdered
A, Ia the possibility Of these unfortunate, be
no, sir John FrJuk.n.S party | leave you and
your reader, who have paid attention To- the case
~ all H. bearings, To Judge Whether these men
spoken Of were or were not Sr Johns company
h.tc horcs can now be- entertained of finding thcln
alive, n th,r provisions must have been cNPvnd-
Ell a year ago, AMI their fuel which i - urcc,sa
~ must have all been bUrued out nearly two
wears since
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III. Bakers

Thi, celebrated troupe OF vocoli,ls give an en-.
,sr,aiumeut at the court house this evening
They are spoken Of in terms Of enthusiastic praise
hy tho papers IN places where they have sung.
We copy the following from tie 81. Charles De-
mocrlt
Tar DAEERt-'Ihc bakers gave two concerts
at tue Consrcsatio,Hii.t Church in this town, last
week. From Nha, We had previously heard Of
these truly celebrated vocal,ts We we're prepar.
ed to receive something rich aud highly enter.
tanning we iranNly ronlc,sShat their effort
far exceeded our mo,, sanIuNW expectation
Without meaning To dc,ricl anything from the
well earned reputation ul many other celebrated
,ocalists who have previously visited our town,
we most cbecriuly accord to tho y ,Lsrs" the
mead of praise, Tor thur performance eYc.lling
all others that we have ever Witnessed. We say
God speed them and the people pa,ronizc them /.
Theirs is q mission Of harmony, and consequent.
" Of goodness, which is well calculated To soften
the most ubdurae hearts, and elevate the highest
moral sentiments.
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School Libraries and Teachers.

In closing our remarks upon the Superintend-
ent's Report, several things ~cur to Us as worthy
Of passing notice in this connection. 1t Is sns-
gcs,ed by Mr. Gregg shat to secure district IL
brarcs for the use of schools would be desirable.
We DO not tliizk so. Such an idea is To our minds
very erroneous, and involving fundamental
mistake as the design of elementary education.
Tie design is not to store the mind with ideas So
mach 10 render it capable oftllnHms Tor itself
Ia short, training it.
Books would be ufvcry liDilv value till children
know how to read Il would be poor sub,ti-
tutc for knowing how to wute parse, cypher.
and spell, II one should happen to have al &C
l.L,ntance with the writings of Byron or Ban
croft After children are done with schools al
ter their mind, have been disciplined To think and
remember then they are prepared To reap tie
enjoyment Of their lab,rs. Then If they could
have a'cess to good circulating library, It would
be 81 great benefit TO them. Bat before this, it
would he 4 temptation AMI AZ rn'cemeht from
hard study, which never could compensate for the
injury done to the mind Va leaving il undiscIl Imrd
ALL! auhabi,utted 20 continuous Thought
IN ,Lyir first studies, scholars should Mt he
subjects Of exciting novelties or Of frequent chan
gcs Even frequent change oi teachers Is great
injury One ,r,i!-guo!ifsiicaohrr eau effect more
FOR school in two years than four teachers in
succession could in three years or four years, Il
there are to be new books, new classes, and new
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'.ni'road Meeting al Pawpaw Grove

nn TO notice, about 3OD Of The i-h1h,.vr
no l."I" .0N RIOS Grove anal -urrul ur
c".r0u! ,u.'t .. % u...ul 3. H,u.- %. l.ap.W
''''''"" SH''r .ay. .ar. io.a. laal .u. Ipr pur-
'"l'n"i "'r ,..~F ... .,v,h Island RAJ Road
past fINia" G'.,..
pr .G'nrs. nyyl wls called to the chair and
:. HrD'wall appointed Secretary
ON mcuIn, MIR " Garrs wa, called upon to
make hnnwn lhr ohI"ctui the mr,ug, which he drl
M u rcnr ana buri manner
Daniel Robinson, Esq next addressed the meet.
lIs on the feasibility at obtnnlng the extension OF
the Aurora Branch Road at or neBr tins place n nd
MY shnwd, tOm his intercourse with the luhabl-
ants on the subject, the faith entertained in this
nelshhoIhoods being mndr point,
IN motion, committee At five was appointed 10
draft resolutions expressive Of the sense Oi this
meeting, 10 wit Messrs, Daniel Robinson. David
4 Town, John Britain, II, &. Hewlett, and S.
D. McDowalI
The committee. after n short absence, reported
the following preamble and RESOLUTION
Whereas, We view with the llvclIest interest the
decision OF the new board ot directors Of the Chi.
cago and Aurora Railroad Company OF their inren.
ton 10 extend their road west 10 the t'alrna Cen.
,rnl Branch, making Pawphw pom: therefore,
>, festcsd, That We, the inhabitants oi Pawpaw,
Ross Grove, aud vicinity, this day met will cheer
iuly grant the right OF way. and We will also extend
10 them all facilities and information In our mower
Tor the iurlhrtance o the work
ReSolped, That We highly anprove of the wis
dom OF the directors and those Interested, whom
we ste IN them disposition OF extending their
road through the bcs, agricultural portion of north
ern Illinois IN preference to advocating the location
OF the line on the "nnks Of the canal thereby com.
pelllng usto pny tribute to local nggtnndllcinent
Resoired, That we believe IN free trade and
farmers rights, and tina, whilst We have to pny our
fluo OF the state debt, we also feel deepann abb
ding ln,eIes,ln the ocn,ion OF n railroad which we
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From the New \ ork Journal Of Commerce
IliinoIs Eenirnl Rnilrnad.

We learn that the corporators Of this road are
to have meeting IN this city shortly with view
among other things, OF locating this road. Feel
Ing great interest IN it, ultimate success Of which
We entertain no doubt, We are constrained TO
suggest to the corporators, from a long acquain.
auce with the Illinois river, the danger to lie APP
pretended from its overflow 4 point for cross,
ing that stream should be selected that would,
rs much "a possible, avoid the bottom. Again,
there are immense depo,ites Of good coal on the
NcrmIlon river, which are at present Of no value
bu, which should the roai pas near them,
would Of themselves give vast trade 10 il, for
from that source the entire lake country would
be supplied. This trade would in fact b. to the
road, wha, the lumber trade is to the canal
The Alton and Springfield road is to be cx.
tended to Bloomington then to the Central road.
Probably four flths Of the passengers are going
east, mostly from ST. Louis 1t will be ncccssa.
ry that the corporators act cautiously and wisely
here, or they may find formidable rival road
hereafter being bull, from Bloomington east.
ward. We give these suggestions for what they
are worth We know that the corporaturs will
decide on no location until satisfied that it is the
best
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Grating!


Northern and Eastern FrHti
THE subscriber. being permanently located IN On.
lava, la Sale county, and h7vnglust retained
from the East with choice selection II scions, pro-
cured from hearing trees he would say to the lovers
OF good truu and the fruit growing public, that he
has ted with him Mr.. WoorsEI IN the bust
ness Of enGruing iruIt trees and thu, they pre-
pared 10 do any amount Of work IN their line.
All orders addressed to them at Ottawa will be
punctually attended to.
T,rms-3ci cts graft for all living after the lsi oi
June Boardand horse icedncluded while AZ work.
X SHERMAN,
Ottawa rnr ~ NATHAN NOrisEN.
n B--The subscriber will be IN the yearly receipt
OF all new and choice kinds OF fruit they appear NJ
lin. rns'
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We have patiently read over several columns
tia, have appeared ia the Chicago Democrat
within tie p,,t week on illinois Financiering,
as tue editor terms it, but FOR the life OF Us We
can see no just cause for any Of the odlum that
i. attempted to be heaped upon our state or It's
officers FOR their acli,r Interference to the dstJu
ton ofthe mill tax, Lh,t january.
So far as Gov. French IS attempted to tie impIl-
Gated, we happent have had opportunity Of know
ing that the bonds presented by him were not his
own; and we are ofopuion that there Is " little
apology for the blame attempted to 10 cast upon
the rest Of our state officers as "a. that heapul Oh
Gov F.
We think the complaints Of the Democrat
which are nothing but the rehashus Of what
the New York Tribune aud he Chicago Advert
ser have worn thread OIle several weeks ago,
are fully answered 10y the StGte Rcgiacr in the
article which we subjuin.
As to the Governors visit TO New York being
in the remotest degree connected with the bond
transactions, as minated by the Democrat, Of
course Mr., Wentworth himself knows better
The Governor goes one Of the Directors of
the Central Railroad Company, to BE- present at
the organization II the company
The last New Yor, Tribune that Ia. reached u-,
has another b,llou. article upon state officers,
and OUT people. He say : that our legislature two
years ago, passed alaw appropratns the proceeds
OF the mill tax to the redemption of the principal
of the state debt Of 500 such part of! as might
lie prescnedat the treasury on the iir.t day OF Jan.
uary last, but in consequence Of neglect Of our
state officers TO advertise the fact, but few bond.
holders were able to participate in the distribution,
Mr.. Greedy dennunces this s,cct rs dishouUraL.c
aud dIseTeu..bIe.
Mr.. Greedy should, brliro making such charges,
have learned something about the facts The two
mill tax Is raised pursuant to provision IN the con.
stitutgn and 1t has been diyertiSein almost every
leading paper ilr the Union. 1.-The will consult his
own files, he will mud Il frequently set forth in his
columns. And We venture the assertion that every
bonjholder or bis agent, was appraised Of the exist.
eGcc ct -ucha ptoyisi,sl II any were ignorant, it
WAS their own tlult That clause was embodied
In the constitution for he benefit Of the bond hold
crs. AMI tOa great extent At their suggestion. How
happens il, then, that they were ignorant Of i'll
The reason uEv lie holder, Of the bulk Of our
iNdsOscduess dbl uot present their b, Is aud re-.
'sivs their disilGglNr share. was. that the quota
upon IL. would be trlng sum- Hence they did
notuoabe thrmsulye- about it; in conspq uencc Of
which, those who d.i present their bonds, received
avery large percentage.
Again, tht state uthgurs are not req iired by law
TO 0d,srl.e u, IN tie technical sense Of the term
any more than they are any other constitutional
provision. Stockholders Nnd bondholler, ar. gen.
al 81
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The United states in England

At late DINER at Stockport, Mr. Cobien,
while making 'pcech, observed
sometime. quote the United States o. Amer.
ra, aud think, in TIL. matter, they set us very
good example. Does any body dare attack tina,
natioui There is no, more formidable power,
IN every sense Of the world, although you may
talk Of France and Russia, than the United
states Of America and there i, not n statesman
with head on hi, shoulders who does not know
1t; and yet the policy Of the United States has
been to keep very small amount Of armed force
IN existence At the present moment. they have
not line battle ship adoat, notwithstanding
the vast EXTENSION If their commercial marine
Last year she recalled the last ship Of war from
the Pacific, and shall be very much asionishel
II you see another. The people are well en-.
ploycd, and her taxation I. light, which countries
eanno, have If they burden themselves with tho
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Recommended Character,

a good name is rather to be chosen than great
riches" But every recommendation Of patent
medicine, OF ola patent man, may not he able to
communicate eXcellcuce OF character Those who
trut TO such means for success in life, are trad.
ing on n borrowed capital, and very liable to
break. Those who rely upon certified character
are liable to bc deceived.
A. has gingerbread to sell, b has n harder
sort Of ware; c. wishes to sell himself; aud all
are allowed to refer the purchasers to d. T. aud
T. Before you buyi, would be well to make the
reference, for very likely D. T. and +. would all
advise you to Ictquackcry alone.
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.admmis,ra:ris Sale of Real Estate.


NOTICE lshercby given, thnt by virtue OF mn or
~ der OF the county cour, ct La Sale county, en-
tered nj the march term thereof, 1851 shall, as ai1
mlnlstra,rlx the estate OF Jacob b. Rich, deccns-
ed, sell nj public auction, to the highest bidder,
On Saturday, the 10Th day Of Nay merit,
at the door 0t the court house IN Ottawa, IN said
county the following described real estate lying and
being IN the county Of IN Sale, to wit
All the interest of the said Jacob b Rich, decd, IN
and TO the ell NV til qrsce II, town 49, range east
nlso the following described portion OF the WI q sad
III ar sec commencing n, point Oh the nori lne
Of said who said " sec. ten chains east OF the NV
corner Of sad quarter sec, the boundary line runs
south CO deg, east TO point on the east line OF sau
az sec. - chains north OF the sc corner OF SAID Or
sec, thence on the or sec line to the sc corner OF
,nd qr sec thence TO the sw corner o. sa,d qr sec
thence to tho NV corner Of said Or sec. thence TO ths
point of beginning also the VIII OF the swq sec 80,
Town -, range 3, enst Of third principal meridian.
Also 10, no 10. block 60, in the states addition TO
Ottawa, In said county.
Sale to commence at ! O'Clock 7 NJ. OF snid dry.
Terms made known at the limo mud place Of sale.
march 9ll33 ESLLiss Z. RicA, admir-.
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The autograph collector il offered IN an adyer
iisement whict appeared in recent number OF
the London Times, the purchase Of probably the
most extraordinary private collection If auto
graphs IN the world The advertisement in the
Times i one Uf an eutire column announcing for
sale collection, containing 81 900 historical
manuscripts and autograph letters dated from
1873 to 1913. Henry VII 20 Queen Victoria
Louis Il To- Prince Luul, Napoleon, President
Washington. [. >, To President Polk also the
Kings Queens. Princes Rulers. and amlurnt per
sons Of twenty other nations, arranged alphabet.
Iculy and illustrated with their portraits ~ more
than 100 folio volumes AND sections, many IT the
Commonwealth Of Englanl the Revolution uf
1855, the Republic, the Consulate, and H." En-
PIE Of France the French and other Ia.yru
ui lsis There are papers, &c, If all ,h. ..s
ldepts ui the United States FROM GcuTL. " ,-.
~ ton--thc Mss being narratives OF eypu-..
and the Works Of AIT remembrance ct lhrm
and III 80 ycur, research Ia, forced tic adyyr
ti,cr, being NuXou. 20 select two great men ui
different nations, Us his particular heroes, 10 pro.
uouu,e for the immortal William Shakespeare.
AMI the great unique Emperor Napoleon. There
are ) 900 autograph letters. uutc-, papers or
signatures Of eminent persons 81 nearly AL IA
tiuu~ dated from the year 1913 to lSlS. They
ATE fixed by tho edge opposite about 10000 pur.
traits and ere,ts Of the writer, IN norc than | %
folio volumes and sections. averaging nearly 500
autographs, and hundred portraits. OF die pa.
pers written or signed by the Emperor Napoleon.
his father mother, bis Expresses, his son. and
the Kings, Queens, Princes an Processes, he.
longing to his family, there /, an unheard Of col.
lection These alone far exceed 900 Of con.
sccu,ive dstes, from 1898 to 1919, aud as tho
collector would like the collection to be KEEP, en-.
tire, he consents to accept $4,000 for il, lone
half the cost Two thirds, or more. Of the
amour, may not If so desired, be paid IN cas- h
an nnnLnNSd eatlic Mnull be- IN knn
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Iowa LEGISLATIVE JuKE-An mcurrigibe wag
has admirably succeeded in pcrpetra,ng a capt.
tai joke upon the Iowa Legislature. In passing
upon the bill prohibiting negroes from entering
that State, ana ntiixing heavy 'pcnal,ic, upon
them when they de- enter it, j. r. Morton of Hen.
nv, VINO is both wing and u way, moved an al
dit. onal section, tia, tue bill should be in force
from md after IL publication in the fora Pre.
DcnocrH" the abolition paper at Mount Pleas.
ant. The amendment was accepted by the House
and the bill passed, After a while the idea be.
gan to IKE throug. the hair Of u member, that
the abolition organ might decline publishing the
law, and thereby kill It sio.c dead, and he moved
for u reconsideration, Iut ihls and the bill was
left to DO scnt to the Governor ~ tia, crafty
shape.
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S,u Advertisements.

Messr. Sherman md wool>ey are prepared t'
pr,ft ary number Of frut tr,rs. Specimens oi dt
frui, NAV be seen at thc r- rsraph office,
Mrs Lockwood proposes To give lessons on the
piano forte.
New s,soll in Hollands cement building.
Mr. Cooper and Mr., BUR- offer each farm to let
Remember the BIker,'
John olm,tod challenges The world 'ca shoot
Aju,ini,trariA -.l, ol the estate OF J. B. kich
DITTO Of rhon.H, Coliga~
Sunlry notices to prove ,!-.ms, &c
W.cI iaual
Meeting Of the Board 81 upervis' "a
T,m?rnu,c meeting, H. Ac,d'.
rS-See advertisements.
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Markets.
c. l.. BARrLrrr Scc'ry,

OTTAWA, Nroh 90
For the last week there has no, been much aciiyi.
~ IN our market, owing partly to the condition OF
the roads, aud to the work the iprmers have oil hand
in getting ready to rlow and seed
We note no material change in prices since our
last,
Whedt-None coming in. No change.
Corn-SaIcs 26d 26ic tor ear, 2sG2sG shelled.
Oats-Advanee slightly. We now quote sales
a7@@~S
Bniey.Nothlng doing.
Potatoes--In good dcnandn, 5oG62I.
White Beans IN rcques, for family use.
Baeon- Sales hams Smoked &c; shoulders Sc,
sides &C..
Lard--6ic
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Supposcd News Of SIR John Franklin.

An extra, published by the Colombo Ob"rrt,,
contains, under da,e-Singaporc, January o, the
following;
News from the utmost ends Of the earth is nj.
ways acceptable, more especially when tho sub
ect matter il tho distressed. who have risked
and it may be feared, lost their lives in search af
tcr knowledge. have tin NV power this month
10 give you later information Of the search which
Is bling prosecuted Tor the recovery of Sir John
Franklin aud his party, than even the Admiralty
Is possessed Of
Her Majesty's surveying shin Herald arrived
here from the Arctic regions, via tho Sandwich
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E.,at, of James Fitzpatrick, a,cca,cA

Estate q james Ft'pdtrirk, a'ccd"N
DURSl' ANTto an order oi the county court Of
/ La sale unity, notice IL hereby gwen, that u
persons having clans against the estate OF James
fltlpalrlck lac OF La Sale county decd, are re-
uuiIrd to produce the same ~ writing, and III.
them IN said court on the LIST hlonday IN Nav
next when and where sari claimants are reqiestcd
to attend lor the purpose OF having their claims adj
luslcd IN pursuance Ot law
ELlRABurn FIT2PArRlcK,
march -, l>jl-33 Jos II WAGSER, Adn'rS.
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IWNT' " VUVVU VITOO6VN7 WFItUA'IL
DURSNANl To an order Of the county court Of
l Kendall county, notice Is hereby gwen, that oil
prnous having claims against the estate Ut JDCob
jacobson, late ol Kendall county, deceased are
CURED To proc ucc the same WIRING, and tile them
m suh court un thr ilrst Monday IN May next,
whcnsnd where -IlI claimants are requested to al
tend Ior the purpose OF having their claims adjusted
IN pursuance OF law SiLylNUs kendall.
march -, lS5l.33 idmlnisirdiGr
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Chicago. March 90

N"''S'' '"l'H ~
FiGE A fire biuke out tn, morning between
IL and o'clock. corner of Clark aud South Wa.
ter Sts. The following were lo-s.-e;
DR.. Maxwell X. b. Adams, Mr. Lutr. O'Shan.
ney, O.ham, J. y. WeLbvr, Seaman W B. Snow
hook Heath, Derby, Moore, and Gcifcy. Prob
able loss about 100000. Origin # fire not
known supposed to have been the work Of an
Incenjiary The fire department proved as etii
Gent as heretofore, \ high wind was against
them and threatened the destruction of the en-.
tire block
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Wanted to l'urcha.c

\ 7ood -Pn "t horses. good size, for which
cash w'II tie pad. may be found at the county
tItlh "lNr' IN Ottawa, On Satrrday next
In the meantime ut home
March 10, ia, MrI,,vx,v
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WIZ nWuuied temperance meeting To be held
l at lhr court 1ou.c, ou Monday evening march
2'.h, Will hc postponed until Tuesday evening, 18Th
atwmch time and place ,hoped the friend. Of tenn
rIhh't WI rally and make common cause agains,
the common eucmy, discussing such questions as
may nrlsr IN a calm and friendly manner. leave all
minor considerations and differences of opinion al
home.
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challenge for SpOri,m~n.

STAND ready from this date until the first dsv
/ ot Mavncxt 10 shoot with rifle 10 or ~ shots for
$50 with any man from 60 10 - rods -trn. measure
provided The rifle has been made IN the state Of IL
hnois II ? Brunker gunmakerot Ottawa except
ed march - JNo y. OINsTEu.
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NV Nurh- Nllrcl. 20

New York, March 20.
Four-Bc;tcr grades firm. Canadian in re-
quest Sale, domestic, 100 Lbl. At Sii3A50
for common straight; si62'Ai75 tnt Michigan
and Indiana SiSlaiS3 fur pure Grnesscc.
Grau-Demand !ur wheat still limited Price
nominal Canadian inactive. but firm n, o7aSl
Corn-More plenty; fair demand for Eas, and
export Prices favor buyers. Salr 1000 busbcl.
Southern yellow at SO, at which market is heavy
Demand for Pork Increasing for old mess
1918 for mess, Sll for prime, some .a'eablc al
$3.50 Beef firm, fair demand at S9aSll io
mess, SjS6 PINE
Lard-Fair dcmand-salcs at =.