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LYDIA sHERmAN FOUND GUILTY.
Statutes which Forbade n Verdict in the
First DeRree-Impri-onmeut for Life to be
the Sentenced Warrant Ready on Au-
other Charge Of Poisoning.

Statutes which Forbade n Verdict in the
First Degree-Impri-onmeut for Life to be
the sentence-A Warrant Ready on Au-
other Charge Of Poisoning.
New HAVEN, April 26.--Thc trial OF Lydia
Sherman Ia ended. Tho court opened this morn
ing with a larger attendance than ever. Judge
Park arose and charged the jury, taking ATTY
two minutes to do IL. lie carefully reviewed the
evidence for the state and for the defence,
showing the exact position Of each lie read
the statute, which requires two witnesses, or
what Is equivalent to convict Of murder in the
FIRST degree, and showed that they could find
the prisoner guilty of murder in the second de-
gree. The charge was strong for the state. but
could not well have been otherwise. The de-
fence broke down at the last moment. On the
conclusion Of the charge the jury retired The
prisoner cOnvcrsed with her son nearly the
whole time II was out, and showed little con-
cern. Much sooner than was expected the door
on the jury room was opened, but 10 was only
the foreman asking for copy Of the statutes.
. IL wa atty minutes after the jury had retired
that II reappeared. In n moment all was still,
ana the prisoner arose and stood before the
twelve men who held her fate In their hands.
"Gsntiemen Of the jury, have you agreed upon
1--WE have" replied the foreman. and looking
at the prisoner he said, 1--WE find the accused
guilty of murder In the second degree
The prisoner pressed her hand tO her forehead
and sat down, her sou at her side. She was
calm again In a moment, and conversed with her
friends ~ though nothing unusual had hap
pencd. She wa led out by Jaor web ter fol-
loved by II crowd that blocked the street. She
stepped Into AN open buggy and was drawn to
the jail.
The sentence probably viii not be given until
the end Of the term, some DAYS hence. II Is inn
prsonment for life. Had Mrs. Sherman been
acquitted II Is said bench warrant, which was
In the court room, would have taken her to Fair
field county to answer the charge Of poisoning a
former husband. ON this charge they say there
~ clear case against her.
Another trial for murder was begun here this
afternoon. ON the Ith Of the present month a
negro named Clark, who wes serving out sem
tence for vagrancy In the ulmshoucc, struck
George Warner, one Of the keepers. with n crow
bar, inhicting wound from which he died two
days aferward. Y. X. Foster and WIN. l.. Fus-
ter appear for the State and James |. Hayes and
L. n Blldenbergh for the accused. The trial
will not last, II T. thought, more than two days.
The negro admits that he struck Warner, but
says he meant only to stun him, SO that he
might escape. II is thought by many that the
negro was unjnsty confined in the alnshUuse,
and ill-treated besides.
The sun., 1872-04-27

The Carlist nsmrection in Spain is eX-
citing considerable anxiety In Europe, where
any armed opposition 10 the constituted author
tiles proves. by the Importance attached 10 Il,
the feeble tenure Of the crowned heads on the
masses The present apple OF discord IS sus-
pected by shrewd European Statesmen to have
been thrown by Queen CHRISTINA, the grand
mother Of Prince ALFONSO. Her plan Is sup
posed to be to set the Carists and Unlonstas
(the supporters Of King AMADEUS 10y the ears,
for which purpose she Is stated TO have literally
loosenod her purse strings, In the expectation
that after these two contending parties shall
have decruated each other, there will be less
effective opposition for her to overcome in her
project Of restoring the Spanish crown to her
grandson.
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DIR. GreeIey's Prospects.

DIR. Horace GREELEY is steadily gaining
with the Democracy.
The Southern States will be for him ut
Cincinnati if they are truly represented.
Col. f. A. CoSKLING, chairman Of the
delegation appointed at the Cooper Inst-
tute meeting, being prevented from at
tending the Convention, has written let
ter TO Mr.. T. G. GLACBENsKLEE the vice
chairman urging the delegation of New
York TO vote as Il unit for DR.. GREELEY.
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NoWfomdlaudcrs areauNously awaiting
the reception Of precise utclig nee from their
sealing hret, over nine Thousand men, and li0
vessels nineteen Of them steamers arc en-
gagged In the business, and thousands are depend
ing for subsistence upon the result Of the
voyage. IT, bolstcrous, uniayornhle weather
throughout March has awakened the gloomiett
apirchensions, and the Impression is said TO
prevail among business men of the island that
this years fishery will be n failure-porhaps u
di astrous one. II is feared that the ice Is so
closely iammcl against the Land that the vos-
sols cannot penetrate the pack, and are either
beset and dliited south, or caught In the ice
drifts. The ice appears To have been unusually
abundant duTing the past season, and has great
ly lntorrcred with the operations of the fisher
mem whilo tho heavy snow-storms have rem
dered travelling over its surface very dangerous
on account Of the numerous creyices.
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An American Opera.

On Monday evening will be performed
at the Brooklyn Lyceum an opera which IL Of
native growth. The libretto Is from the able
pen Of Mr. Edwin L. De Nyse, the music by
John NJ. Boretz, Jr. Of Brooklyn, and the vocasts
are Miss Emma Iowson, Miss Minnie Tread
way, MIR. Iugenc Clark, MIR. John Clark, and MIR.
Frank Dalon. The title of the WORK h "lhe
Pearl Of lilgdad" Here certainly Is to be an
excellent and interesting test Of what can he
done 10y Americans in the way OF operate COM
position and rpureScututiDn.
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hope Of keeping them in office, more In
the single year 1872 than it will cost Great
Britain to support the Queen and all her
numerous princely relations for hVe years
TO come.
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The Spanish Cabinet attempts 10 make
Hight of the Carlst movement, but IT must be
borne in mind that the father Of Don CARLOS
managed, wlth less than 5000 men, 10 keep up a
ciyil war I'm Sioin for seven years, which was
equallcd in arocity and loss Of life only by the
present war IN cuba,
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Whircwush Tor Robcsou.

IIUIl Vf tUIUJ0 IIIOWIf,
Secretary Robson hled his counter case
with the House Investigating a. T., whitcwash-
ing Committee yesterday. II will be remcn-
hered that the Prosecuting Attorney withdrew
some time ago-Or IatlieT tOok Il chailae 0f utRu(
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For the accommodation Of uptown residents, adycr
tiacmcnts Tor rBt srS viii be received at regular
ratcs at the uptown advertscmen nj Offices 5ih West
Thirty second street junction Of broadway and Sixth
avonuc, and 3OS West Twcny.third street, opposite
Grand Opera House, from - \. NJ. to SPIN.
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Tic mcmr,-s voting in tho u'ru.i.c Vrro
Ne esrs. Aulhl'r uarAcr H'ntty,. Blair .Ngut
N,kl, Cohuln bavos, Donnau, Fine ,lnhurg,
lpv, GyrDeld, lldc, Hayes AlaJ, Ilalcituu,
Wi~l, lludr, Lansing, Maynard, NrJuuhln,
Merriam, Monroe, OFT, Packard IudJ, Palmer,
lttGrs ,.latt Poland irindle, l.. II. Roberts,
hnsk' sargent, sG"ueld, Session, Shanks, Smith
Willard, and Wilson lOhio)- il
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Rtolrc, That. ~ order 20 secure proper Inspection
Ot the accounts OF the buOE Concern a. employ tlurf
J.. kilhrcth OF Cincinnati, to make such inspection ami
that he he authorized 90 select such a.-stauta 10. DO
may ma necessary.
he'0i'rt lhu We refer 10 Mr. Kuhrcth all the yar-
ous allt gallons uhi CAHr-CS Of fraud aud Iutauus
ntut Madc from time 90 time hy the A-fI-tI Agent
asuintt the Book Concern and W. -pccllp Direct Mo
attention tp such books and accounts and business
transact Ions, OF whntcN date or ot what 'NDr depart
mont Of ihr Concern OR ny such uutin -ad 10
lui owe fraud, luss e. uf ul~ultnup ut.
Too % f.U 'tf, That MI klurptl lt allowed such
access 10 thc records aud papers Of the luuh Commit
tee as It may desire
N.a.t|, That he be directed also to examine the
methods of husiucss aud mode OF buUAhct Plug aLd
port On the same.
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HOW NORTH CAROLINA
STANDS.

Mr.. G. III. Arnold, a prominent
colored Republican Of North Carroll,
ma, writes to q friend in Cincinnati
that he does not know man Of his
race in the State who has any idea
Of supporting Greeley. He writes
Of the situation there as follows {:
Il am glad to inform you that the
accessions to our ranks from the ma
tive white element is increasing day
by day. II IS no longer a disgrace
to vote the National Republican tick
ct, or to belong to the Republican
party. Our State ticket is compos-
ed entirely OF Southerners, save one
Mr.. Kelley, a foreigner by birth.
The whole Of tAem are men Of char
acter and standing, and every one,
save Mr.. Kelley, were formerly
Shareholders. It is undoubtedly the
strongest ticket ever presented by|
any party in the State. 7 predict
It's success by II, 900 majority, and
that the State will go for Grant by
5000.
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CURIOSITIES OF VISION.

In order to have distinct vision
and the power for estimating the dis
lance Of one object from another I'M
der water, the magnifying lens Of the
eye of aquatic animals must necessa-
rlly be much more convex than inland
animals.
A fish sees in the air just as we
do in opening our eyes under water,
indistinctly. Submarine explorers
are provided with glasses which meet
the emergency.
Seals, frogs, terrapIn, crocodiles,
and water birds that seek prey alter
nately in air and water, possess a
marvellous mechanical provision for
varying the optic axis in passing
from one medium to another. Human
eyes, having no such adjustable ap
paratus, meet an emergency by lens
outside, as in wearing glasses.
No individual organ has been
more profoundly studied, nor is any
department Of science better under
stood than optics, yet the sense OF
vision is not in the eye, but far back
in the brain. The eye is simply a
receiving instrument, like spy-glass
directed by the will, through which
the conscious soul contemplates what
is beyond, Through those organs
the mind holds intercourse with the
world. Yet with such facts for guild
ancess based on positive demonstra
tons, philosophers have not been
able to explain how the mind oper-
ates on the optic mechanism to see
Insects are abundantly provided
with motionless eyes-but they see
without brains. They have gangli-
onic nervous centers, and SO have
we but vision has its location in
certain white tubercles-tubercu1a
qn0dr5gena5o2j. Spiders, flies, bugs,
even mosquitoes, with the incest kind
of distinct vision, both microscopic
and telescope, have nothing like a
brain.
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EDUCATIONAL.

Address all communications for this
column to V. " Barnes. Kenosha.I
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-06

TALK up and work up your town
and your own toWns--men and bust
ness. Give encouragement to every
useful and creditable enterprise in
your midst, for as certain as effects
follows cause, SO certain will every
enterprise ofmerit repay every citi-
zen. We cannot live unto ourselves,
and we cannot discourage any I'M
provement in behalf of o place with
out inficting upon ourselves a per-
sonal injury. If you see a needed
improvement for the town, demand
it anI talk it up vigorously, antil
the whole community is impregnated
with the idea until storm Of pub
lie sentiment compels the work.
Don't stop because some poor mum
my, out of whom has withered all
public spirit and love Of advance
ment, means out his sepulchral
whine, 1T won't pay Show to
your live fellows that it will pay,
and leave the mummy to his en-
balmed and swaddled dust and stu
|pidity, and by and by you will see
the result of your courage and talk,
in universal Improvement, increased
facilities and business, and broad,
liberal, generous public spirit that
peryades and veriies and makes
pleasant and beautiful, every place
where it enters.
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President Tillman, of the Polytechnic
Association of the American Institute,
says the weather predictions which are
daily published have been verified to the
extent Cf sevcnty-fVe per cent. This is
certainly a handsome beginning for the
Signal Office. s. ,a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-06

From all parts Of Crawford county
comes the report that winter wheat
never looked better at this season of
the year, and that spring wheat and
oats are now looking splendidly.
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r z: WARD
iii GREAT maGIC WlTCH cHARm

For gent5emen oUly. Contains a .'Comiuue'' Pho.
tograph, magnified 100 times. BY mail IS cts,
or two ofd tferent kinds for 50 cts. Address "
3. CARPENTER, II Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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nADJHI)ODi
HOW LOST. HOW RESTORED.

JUST published, new edition of DR.. CULVER
" ELLIS CELEBRATED ESSAY on the radical
cure Of certain weaknesses, the effects of errors
and abuses in early life.
'he celebrated author, in this admirable essay.
clearly demonstrates from thirty years success
lul practice, that the alarming consequences of
such errors and abuses may be radically cured
without the dangerous of internal medicine
or the application of the knife; pointing out
mode Of cure at once simple, certain ana effectual
b. means Of which every sufferer no matter what
his condition may be, may cure himself cheaply
privately, and rddjcdLLy.
~ This lecture should be in the hands of every
youth and eve man in the land.
Sent under seal. in plain envelope, to any ad-
dress, poStpaad, Oh receipt of six cents, or two
post stamps.
Also, Dr. Culverwens " Marriage Guide" price
Is cents.
Address the Publishers,
CFEAS y. G. KLINE 81 CO,
1877 Bowery, New York, Post-Office Box q, $50.
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Mary A. Burgess,

NOTICE. There will be meating Of
the E. D. Teachers Association, at the
Blac kman school house, on Saturday,
June 22d. Members of the western di.
vision will be present and assist.
The following Is the programme
1, Singing !; 2, Roll call and response by
sentiments IS, School Reports; 4, answer
ing questions found in Budget-box =; s,
Recess; g. Essay, Miss Ella Bishop; z,
Glass exercise, Jas. Cavanagh g, Discus,
SION.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-06

In Sheboygan county the prospects
for an abundant yield of all kinds of
fruits and berries never was better.
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No. 4, Salem.-No. enrolled, %. Pres
ent mem bers, 27. Per. cent of attendance,
S.. No. cases of hardness, 5. No of
recitations, %. Communications, 4 No
days taught per month, 20. Visits from
members Of the board, 0; others, 8. Roll
Of honor: Mary Gallagher, Leila Stocker,
Martin Gallagher
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-06
Rheumatism Permanently Cured

by Williams Rbeunoatio Compound and Boo
Purifier, an Internal remedy for Rheumatism an Il
all Blood Impurities, eradtcating it from the sys.
tenn. Send stamp for Peoples J0WrnaJ. Medi-
cine sent by express at 81 bottle for S. Also,
on VEGETABLE FEMALE COMP UND, O certain
T enaedy, sent for 81 80 These remedies are pow
erful, yet harmless Low prices t. Dealers. Ask
for them at the stores. Address j. L. WILLIAMS
d SON, Proprietors, Spring Valley, Mimi.
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No. 7, Paris.-No. enrolled, 8. Present
members, Z. Per cent Of attendance, So
No. cases of tardiness, .. No. recitation g,
30. Communications, O. No. days Taught
per month, o. No. visits, 0. Roll Of
honor: Alice Murray
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s. A. Craney,

No. l. Pars.--No. enrolled, s, Present
members, z. Per cent of attendance, 49,
No. cases tardiness, Z. No. recitations,
90. Communioations,O No. days taught
per month, q No visits, board, 0; 9th.
ers, 4. Roll Of honor: c. Williams.
Maggie Craney,
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SCHOOL REPORTS.

Reynolds, Justin Reynolds.
PR. Barnes,
Teacher.
No. 8, Salem.--No. enrolled, %. Pres
ent members, 81. Per cent Of attendance,
o.. No. cases of hardness, 8, No. recita'
tious, 10. Communications known, 2. No
days taught per month, 30. No visits
from the Beard, O. sc from other3. Roll
Of honor: Eliza Brown, Josie Bu,trick,
Andrew Benedict, Mary Gaggin, julia
Munson, Freddie Muuson, Herbert Rob
bins, Maud Stewert, Sammie Stewert,
Nellie Smith.
L. T. Pienkowsky,
Teacher.
No. 1, Randall-No. enrolled, 81. Pres
ent members, 80. Per cent Of attendance,
SO. No. cases hardness, Is. REGULATIONS,
16. Communications 80 Days taught
per month, %. No visits from board,
none others, 3. No names on roll of
honor. Hattie s. Wheeler,
Teacher.
NO. u, Paris and Bristol-No. enrolled
II. Present members, Is. Per cent of
attendance, 50. Cases of hardness, 10.
Recitations, Is. Communications not
reported.) No. days taught per month,
90 No visits from the board, from
others. Roll of honor: Nellie Puese,
Johnnie Puese
r. NJ. Johnson,
Teacher
No. 8. Bristol.-N0. enrolled, 10.
Present members, 10. Per cent Of at
tendance, IS. No. cases of hardness, Il.
No rccitations, 20. No. visits from
board, 0; from others, 2 Roll OF honor:
Frank Larabee, Emma Larabee, Russell
Larabce, Ebert Larabee.
Retta Fellows,
Teacher.
No. 8, Salem.-No enrolled, SO, Pres
ent members, 65. Per cent of attendance
80 CNo record of tardiness) Commu-
nications, IL. No. days taught per month
90 Visits from board, 0 others, 5, I oil
Of honor Anna Hegeman.
Rhoda P, Wagner,
Teacher.
No. 4, P. Prairie and Somers.-No. en-,
rolled, 8. Present members, s. Per cent
ofattendance, 70. No. cases tardiness, 8.
REGULATIONS, 20 Communications, Q. No.
days taught per month, 90 Visits from
board, O; others, Q Roll Of honor, (none).
N. A. Curtis,
Teacher,
No Z, Paris.-No. enrolled, 8. Present
members,7 Per cent Of attendance, So
No. cases of tardiness, .. No recitation,
30. Communications, O. No days Taught
per month, 22 No. visits, O. Roll OF
honor Alice Murray
s. A. Craney,
Teacher
No. l. Paris.--No. enrolled, s. Present
members, z. Per cent of attendance, 70.
No. cases hardness, 7. No. recitations,
90. Communications,O No. days taught
per month, q No. visits, board, 0 9th.
ers, 4. Roll Of honor: G. Williams.
Maggie Craney,
Teacher.
No. 4, Salem-No. enrolled, %. Pres.
ent mem bers, 27. Per. cent of attendance,
Sc. No. cases of hardness, 5. No. of
Rotations, %. Communications, 4 No.
days taught per month, 90 Visits from
members Of the board, 0 others, 3. Roll
Of honor: Mary Gallagher, Leila Stocker,
Martin Gallagher.
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INTERNISsION.

l, General exercise, Supt. Mcguire ;
Discussion of Method of teaching Pen.
manship y 3, Recess T. Essay, Miss Mary
Burgess s. Exercise in Grammar, G. n.
Smith
Exercises will begin promptly at 9
o'clock, a. IN. Questions for Budget box
should be on Theory and Art of geach-
ing"
v V. BARNES Pres
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No. 4, P. Prairie and Somers.-No. en-.
rolled, g. Present members. s. Per cent
ofattendance, 70. No. cases tardiness, g.
REGULATIONS, 20. Communications, Q. No.
days taught per month, %. Visits from
board, 0 others, Q Roll Of honor, (none)
NJ. A. Curtis,
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V. V. BARNES, Pres.
, 1872-12-16

war, for its destructive results are much more
complete It is rather remarkable, that while,
during the past year, our calamities hare been
exclusively by fire, those of Europe have been
exclusively by water, and that #hilo our season
has hardly ever before been 80 dry, that OF
Europe has been vet to q degree not known for
years. Whether this may be ascribed to an
effort of nature to restore an equilibrium in the
average supply Of moisture for the earth re-
mains for tho scientific men to determine
There is one thing, however, that
does not need Investigation: 1t
the time OF our fiery calamity,
all Europe came spontaneously to the
relief Of Chicago, and indirectly to the relief Of
the whole country. The distress in Europe is
thousand-fold greater than ours. Hundreds Of
lives have been lost. Numerous villages have
been destroyed The manufacturing interests
Of great cities have been checked Thousands,
if not millions Of acres, have been swept Of
their crops, and in some instances, the very fields
have been rendered unfit for cultivation, and the
shipping Of Europe has suffered terrible loss
both in life and values. Such wholesale devas-
tation makes general charity imperative.
, 1872-12-16
THE CREDIT moBnmR INVESTIGATION.

THE CREDIT M0BIIER INVESTIGATION.
Though the Committee Of Congress charged
with Investigating the Credit Mobiler scandal
have held their sessions with closed doors, the
reports that have been made public OF the pro-
ceedings so far nre probably correct in the main.
According to these reports, the investigation has
already made considerable progress, sufficient
to contradict tic charge that the scandal was 3
mere campaign canard.
1hsre have been four witnesses before the
Neutrality-suspicious. Blaine, Colonel III M'Comb,
Oakes Ames, and John B. Alley, who appeared
in the order Of the names mentioned Speaker
Blaines testimony was substantially the same as
the statements which he had already made, ex-
cept that ho said Ames offered him some
stock in the Credit aIobiAee which he
refused, believing its acceptance would
be incompatible with his public duties.
Colonel NrComb's testimony was as straight
forward an5 consistent as possible. He asserted
that he had not sought 70 bring the matter b.
fore Congress or the people, but tf4t hia pur-
pose iq instituting suit in the Courts Was to
ascertain what had become Of certain Credit Mo-
bi1ier stock belonging, rs he claimed, to himself
He reiterated before the Committee what he lad
already set forth in the affidavit filed IN Court
He produced the original Arnes letters, copies OF
which have been widely published, and swore
that tho List Of names COPIED o. the bask OF ono y
, 1872-12-16

The Chicago produce markets we're oil slow on
Saturday, except wheat, with few changes in
prices. Ness pork was quiet, and steady at
S11.5o cash, and 511.s711z seller March. Lard
was in fair demand, and firm at $7.10@7.1211z
per LOO tbs cash, aud $7.50@7.55 seller March.
Meats we're quiet, and steady at s1zc for part
sailed shoulders; 514@55zc for do short ribs;
536@6c for do Short clear, and 775@75Gc for
green hams. Highwines wcro strong at 54c
advance, closing at 90e per gallon. Dressed
hogs we're in good demand, and shade
frmer at s45o@4.55 per 100 lbs. Flour
Was quiet and steady. Wheat Was specu1atively
active and 1chigher, closing at 51.131c cash, and
1.14556 seller January. Corn was dull at Fridays
prices, closing at SIC cash, and 31@s1995c seller
January. Oats were quiet and weak, declining
s4@1c and closing at cash or seller January.
Rye Was quiet and steady at Csc. Barley was
quiet; No, . firm at G17z@o2c cash, and 62@
6235c seller January; No. dull st 4919@5116c.
The cattle market WAS dull, at unchanged prices.
Live hogs were active and frm with sales at
$3.65@3.90 for good to choice. Sheep remain
UNCHANGED