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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-14
The Meeting OF the state Grange
AT EairmOnI.

We are indebted to Mr.. J. D. Whitman,
Of this county for the following notes in
regard to the meeting Of the State Grange
Of West Virginia just adjourned at Fair,
mont:
"'The 5th annual session Of the West
Virginia State Grange closed at Fair.
mont Wednesday night, at midnight.
The members with whom cOnyersed
consider il the best meeting Of the State
Grange they have ever attended. The
number oi paying Oranges reported was
2S5. This ia not the full number organ.
lied. but probably as many as should ever
be organized in our State. 1t appears
from reports Of officers that many have
been organized that never should have
been. They are too meagre in member
ship and composed OF material that can
take no interest in farmers movement,
The membership remains about the same,
about 9,O00-yet it ia claimed that the
order has been Of double as much bene.
lit 10 its members lately as ever before.
10 this county 1t seems 10 lag behind as
much az anywhere else in the State.
"Step. were taken TO revive the interest
in Agricultural fairs, and a committee
was appointed TO prepare a plan to be
placed before the different county granges
for their adoption in regard to csndnct.
ing county fair4. Some changes were
recommended in our state laws efFecting
the farming classes. The tobacco and
wool interests were considered, and more
cooperation is expected in the future
than has been known in the past. The
full proceedings Of the State Grange will
be given to the public at an early day"
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FIRE RECORD.

MEMPHIS, December l3.-An AraIaHchs,
Helena, Ark, special says: At midnight
last night fire broke ont in the basement
oil Wotten's queensware establishment,
and, owing to the supply Of water failing,
the fire engine was unable to control Il.
A block burned out.
The following are the principal suffer.
ers; j. h. Wotten, queenswGre, $4,000;
insurance, 5000. MAcKey & Burke,
booka and stationary, 81, 500; insurance,
5000. The Office Of the Daily World,
$1,000; insurance, 5000. J. Coolidge,
commission merchant, 50, 900; insurance
81 200. The PostoiIice in the same build.
log was destroyed, but the mails we're
saved.
TOLEDO December l3.-At an early
hour this morning II FIRE broke out in the
extensive works Of the Mlilburn Manu-
featuring Company, originating in the
painting department, and resulting in the
destruction Of about one.hali OF large
wing in which the painting department
and storage rooms were located. 1t ia
learned that the portion destroyed by tire
was filled with finished work, part Of
which will be saved in dam aged condi.
iion. Loss $4,000. Insur ance $3sy 900
divided among fifteen companies. The
origi Of the fire is attributed to sponta,
combustion.
NEw CATTLE, 0ST, CANADA, December
l3.-The Royal Hotel and the block con-
tanning the principal business part Of the
town burned last night. l.oSs $4,000.
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Au Old Citizen OF VIII ceiling on
9, tho Lecture Platform.

DR., Robertson, formerly OF Wheeling,
kindly remembered by some Of our elder.
ly citizens, as a cultured Christian gen
tleman, proposes 10 deliver lecture in
this place, probably next week. The
Doctor bears high testimonials from lite
rAry institutions in New England, where
he has been lecturing lor some time past.
He is entirely blind and had to abandon
his profession and take the lecture pla.
form as means 10 an honorable liveli.
hood. Without personal acquaintance,
from whatWe learn from those who know
him, We would be very glad to hear DR..
r., and before large audience Wash
iH0tOH, Ri., Reporter Of NeStTday.
DR.. Robertson ia now in Wheeling and
paid us visit at this office yesterday.
He will lecture this afternoon al 81
o'clock in the hall Of the Third Ward
school houEe. His lecture Is highly
spoken Of by literary people 10 the East
aud we commend it to the patronage Of
our people.
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NRw YORK, December 49, Cotton
Steady at 7.lGall 9.lGc. FIour.-Light ex
port aud moderate home demand; No. .
So .OpAi 20, superfine western and State
50 OOa5 20, common to good S. Ans 10
good TO choice s. SOa6 O0, white wheat Il,
ira Sc 05aG 10, fancy So S0aS 25, extra OHIO
s. 4OA7 80, St, Louis S 5OaS 2j, Mime .Ots
patent process good to prime s. lOas 25
Wheat-lu fair demand; No. . Chicago
spring 81 32jfal S22{, No. . Milwaukee
81 3IH, No. spring 81 S71.aI 3SIs. Rye
"A shade tirmer; western 72a74c. Barley
FIrmer prime No Canada, 81 90. Malt
Firm and unchanged. Corn-Inierio
western mixed new 4Sc, No. ., coke,
steam mixed 6lHc. Oats-Dull; western
mixed and State 35a4ic, white western S9a
43hc. llay-UnChanged. Hops Firm;
ye2rlings Base, western new 5al2c. Coffee
Demand fair and market firm; Rio car.
goes l6a2Oc, jobbing at I6a2l Jfc gold. Su.
gar and Molasses-lnchanged. Rice
Steady. Whsky-Steaoy at 81 10.
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, December lS.-Wheat-Fim
and higher; No, | white Michigan 81 Slx,
amber Michigan spot 81 81, selle. Decem.
Der 81 BIZ, seller January 81 SO, No. 9 red
winter spot 81 %, seller December 81 i9lS,
No. red 81 IA, rejected Wabash 81 O2.
Corn-Dull; high mixed Soc. No. . spot
i9kc, new 45c, rejected 4S3{c, new 4Ic,
damaged held at I6Isc. Oars-Hrayy,
Michigan 9sI<c. Clover Seed-Prime 81 Is.
HOgs-$4 50a4 60 offered, dividing on l75.
Atthe close Wheat was strong; extra
white Michigan 81 SGIS, amber Michigan
seller December Sl3lIi, seller January
81 say, seller February 81 S3y<. No. . red
winter seller December 81 29Hc, seller
January sISl. Corn inactive, No. 2 seller
May Axe.
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ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a. 1852

freight, especially in winter time. Nearly
all the travel would be done by the rail.
road inasmuch rs il would save so much
Of the time now required To do business
with the river towns. A man could 90
to Parkepburg and back the same day
and have several hours for business, and
hScould have, Of course, still more time
when visiting such places As New Mar.
tinsVills, sistsrsvills aud St. MAryb.
People could come to Wheeling from
points all along the road, and transact
their busineGs and return no me the same
day.
The building Of narrow gauge would
put new life into our West Va. territory
between this city and Parksrsburg, aud
give q stimulus to trade and value to
real estate now unknown. At Parkers-
burg the road would connect with the
proposed line from that place to Charles
ton, and thus the distance between
Wheeling and the latter place would be
reduced TO 10 miles, and the time re.
dnced from fifty hourS to nine or ten
hourd. The effect would undoubtedly be
to increase the travel and also, the present
small volume Of trade between Wheeling
aud the KanaWha Valley. No small
amount Of travel for the East
would come to this point, inasmuCh as
the Narrow Gauge would no doubt form
4 close connection here with the Pitts.
burgh, Wheeling & Kentucky for Pitts.
burgh and the Eastern cities. All the
KAnsWha Valley travel to New York,
and also all the travel Of jackson, Roane,
Writ, Wood, Richie, Peasants, Tyler,
Wetzsl and Marshal counties would be
tributary to this line, inasmuch as it
would be their natural and most expedi.
tious outlet to the East.
When We think OF the fact that the
little St, Clairsville < BelIAire Narrow
Gauge has just declared a dividend Of s
per cent on its cost, We can see how prob
able it is that a cheap line along the
shOuth shore Of the Ohio, passing through
a prosperous country, would, il, like
manner, be able to pay dividends.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
WAR NOTES.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, December ia re-.
port prevailed lAst evening that grest
battle had been fought between Metchka
and Rustchuk. Result unknown.
The news from Turkish headquarters
only mentions an affair with six Russian
battalions. The TALL Of Plevna Is still
unknown to the Turks generally. It il
impossible to estimate its effects upon the
population.
No Overtures for mediation have
been made to any foreign Embassies.
Chakir Pasha has been appointed in
the place Of Mehmet Ali, who has resign.
ed his command on account Of i'll health.
OPENING OF TURKISH PARLIAMENT.
CoNsTANrINoPLE December lS.-The
Turkish Parliament wa4 opened to-day
by the Sultan. All the Turkish dignits.
ries and foreign ambassadors were pres.
ent. The speech from the Throne was
reserved in lone and alluded neither to
peace nor mediation.
RESISTANCE TO THE LAST,
The news Of the fall OF Plevna has been
received with calmness and fortitude.
The journals urge resistance to the last.
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California NoHs.

SAN FRANCISCO, December I3.-In the
Democratic caucus, Of both houses Of the
Legislature, C, Il, RylAnd, Mark McDon.
aid, J. T. Farley, Judge Hager, Judge
PePulvedG and J. K. DaWson, wrPs
placed in nomination for United States
senator. There were three ballots and
no choice.
Arrrived--steamCr Sesland Sidney.
via Honolulu, carrying the British mails.
In the Democratic caucus last evening
the frat ballot for U. 8. Senator was Ryo
land and Farley, II; Mcdonald, 10; Hager,
10; Lupulveda, 8; shorb, j. The second
ballot Ryland, 10; Farley, II; IIAger, IS;
Mcdonald, ID; LupulVsdA, IL Third
ballot, RylGnd, q; Farley, 20; HAger, 10;
Mcdonald, 49, LuPelveda, withdrawn.
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toms duty he meant an honest effort to
make legal tender notes equal to gold by
Increasing the uses to which they might
be applied. He believed the money
which the government required the Sen.
ator lDawes) 10 take for his services and
required soldiers and sailors to take for
their pensions was good enough 10 pay
customs duties with. He wanted the
government to stop the reputation OF
its legal tender.
Mr.. Dawes then concluded the argu-
nent in opposition TO the resolution Of
Mr.. Matthews and said: Probably that
Senator had the legal argument on his
side, but the intention was that the honda
should be paid in gold coin and il would
not be considered that the government
had kept its pledges should they be paid
in silver.
Pending the discussion Mr.. Anthony,
from the Committee on Printing, report.
ell iaVorably on the Senate bill 10 further
regulate the purchase Of the material for
public printing and binding. Passed.
Mr.. Hereford then took the door 10
speak on Mr.. Matthews resolution, but
yielded for the motion for an Executive
session, and the Senate, at 4 o'clock, pro. |
ceeded 10 consider the Executive bust.
mesa and when the doors re.oPened at
$50 adjourned.
HOUSE.
After the regular order Of business, the |
consideration Of the Colorado contested |
election case WAS resumed.
The discussion of the case consumed |
several hOurs. Mr.. Butler in his speech
favorng sending the case back 10 Colo
RADIO, warned his Democratic friends not
to seat Patterson, who maniiestly was
not the choice Of the people OF Colorado.
lie (Butler) thought ali the electoral
machinery, returning boards, electoral
courts, or anything else which stood be.
tween the will Of the people and fair |
count Of the vote ought 10 be swept away. |
Derisive laughter ou the Democratic
sidel. No machinery OF election ever |
ought to put a man in office who had not
been elected by vote Of the people. The
Democrats must stop the cry OF iraud in
an election which took place not long
ago, Laughterl il they undertook to |
seat Patterson who had been rejected by
the people Of Colorado.
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A Marrow Gauge from Wheeling
10 ParkerHburg.

Capt, John Mcclure, 10 the course Of
conversation yesterday, expressed the
opinion that q Narrow Gauge between
Wheeling and PArkersburg could be
built and equipped for $1,000 per mile,
and that it would be when built good
paying road. The Captain ia quite IamiI.
lar with the business done on tue river
between the two places, and illustrated
his opinion Of 1t by the remark thatthere
are At this time several boas employ.
ed In the trade whose aggregate e1.
penses are not less than 800
per day, and that they must, Of course do
more business than that amount Of money
represents in order to pay them for re.
naming 10 the trade. He referred 10 the
boss plying between PArkersburg, Mari.
eItA and St. Marys, and also between this
city, suuaSh, SiSterSviIle and Parker..
burg, and also 10 the Andes and Hudson
running between Wheeling aud Clucin.
natl. The aggregate trade Of all these
bOats, he remarked, is heavy. The
river drains an immense scope Of country
on both sides Of 1t, and the trade ia fed
by numberlsss roads extending back tween.
y 10 thirty miles into the interior.
A Narrow Gauge road would do a
large business all along the shore, not
only in the way Of travel but also in
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AIr. LeIgIlron,s New pnen,.

We notice that the leading newspaper
reviewers Of the EIst speak in very com.
plimentary terms OF our esteemed towns
mans new poem AT the Court oI King
Elwin." The New York Pos, CBryants
dsvotes the whole Of one Of ia
stAteEs columns to it, Snd the New York
Tribune and Boston Journal also give 1t u
aIttsring amount tspace. Praise from the
reviewers 9t these journals is like praise
from Sir Hubert it is "praise indeed"
The Post refers to the curious coinci-
dence attending the appearance OF Mr..
Leightons first poem, "The Sons OF
Godwin," simultaneously with poem on
exactly the same subject by Tennyson, and
remarks that Mr.. Leighlon's poem me.
cessarily suffered a degree Of neglect
which it did not deserve" It then goes
on to remark that his second poem il "in
many respects in advance Of his former
work, and in all respects performance
which establishes its authors right to a
good place among the poets OF our time
The New York Tribunt's reviewer ex.
presses surprise at the receipt OF such
Work-"so carefully finished POEM
from West Virginia, a State which (he
sIysl has never, so far as he ia informed,
made any important contributions TO
our literature" This may be true, to
certain extent. and yet Wes: Virginia
furnished the earlier contributions of
Mrs Rebecca Harding Davis, and alec a
book Of beautiful poems by the late Miss
Lizzie Parker, Of weIlsburg. Judge
Thompson also has written several works
that have attracted more or less atten.
tion.
The Boston Journal gives Mr.. Leighton
"a very cordial welcome TO the list Of
American poets" and nccords to his
"Present pOduction a high place among
the few American ventures iu the field Of
dramatic composition.
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CHICAGO, December l3.-Flour-Firn
and unchanged. Wheat-Active, firm and
higher; No. Minnesota spring 81 II, No
., 81 0Syial 09. No. / Chicago spring 81 Is y
aSl 09, No. . do. 81 OS5G January, ST O9;
February, No. 3, 81 O2Js, rejected 9!ug2c
Corn--Active, firm and higher; 4iT cash
43lsc December, &c January, il5sc Feb
rnary. Oats-Quiet and steady; 25c cash
md January, 2lTc December, rejected 93c
kye-Steady and firm ut 56c. Barley
Fairly active aud u shade higher ut 6iJsI
6lAc. Pork Demand active nnd prices
have advanced; Sll 9jal2 90 cash and Jan.
uary, old Sll 45, new Sll 30 December
Sl2 Is February. Lard Demand lrir and
market firm and shade higher; 81 s5a
: S1jz cash, s. S7lia7 90 January, s. o.
February. Bulk Mcats-Firmer; shoulder,
47sc, short RIB 6lG1sc, short clear g. &C; these
prices for meats in salt Is to 70 DAYS.
Whisky-Fiirmer ut 81 OG.
At the close Wheat was strong and hirh,
er at 81 09lIal O93s January. Corn fair y
active and shade higher 1t 4SlEaISHc
December +9I4a429Sc January. Oals easier,
not quotabty higher. Pork strong and
higher; Sl2 05al2 OK January, SIP 2Oa
l? 22k February. Lard frmer, not quota.
bly, higher.
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CINCINSATI, December l3.-COttOu-
Dull and dropping at lie. Flour-tasier;
family $570a5 so. Wheat-Dul; red $ll5
al %. COrn-Slrouger at S9s4lc. Oats -
Quiet and firm at 3OaSSc. Rye-Stcady; in
fair demand At 63i65c. Barley-Dull and
unchanged. Pork-Demsnd fair and mar.
Iet firm al $500. Iard-Firmer; steam
s. s5a7 30, kettle SIfRS4c. Rulk Meats
Quiet at $I 6Oa5 90aG 10. Bacon-Dnll
and nominal. Green MeAtS-Stroug; shoul.
ders DC bid, Axe asked; sides S. 55a5 co;
hams l5alG pounds average 6sSc, II do
re. Butter-Dull and dropping. Lin.
seed Oil-GOod demand at 5Sc. Whisky
Quiet and steady ut 81 o5.
HoGs-Aotive, Grm and higher; common
$S 6OaS a5, light s. 0OaI Is, packing $40
a. 20, butchersiSi 2ON4 25.
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WASHINGTON.
Our NIexicnn I,elnllons.


WASHINGTON, December l2.-The
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
to-day examined Ger. Ord, the chief
points Of his testimony being that the ces.
sation or dimInution OF the Mexican raids
on the Lower Rio Grande, was attribula.
ble 10 the presence Of large American
force, and that the revocation ol existing
orderd would elate dangerous elements in
Mexico, and cause more raids and be an
obstacle in negotiation Of treaty.
The Senate Committee on Railroads
this morning referred the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill, introduced by Senators
Johnson and Dorsey, to Matthews, Sam.
ders, Dorsey. Lamar and Barnum.
Senator Mitchell's bill in relation to
the Northern Pacific Railroad and his
Oregon Railroad bill were referred TO
Mitchell Teller, Dawes, Ransom and Bar.
mum.
The Senate Postal Committee agreed
on the amendments to the House postal
ronte bill adding to the number Of routes,
and also voted 10 report favorably again
upon the nomination of Wickersham to
he Postmaster at Mobile.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President hns senl the following
nominations to the Senate: Poatmas,ers
james MCClcr, Brooklyn, n. Y; Rob,
ert Cowdcn, Gallon, o; Frank O'Neal,
Steubenville, o; VIM. II. Mattingly,
Rochester, Ind; J. D. Smith, Howell,
Mich; J. b. Blake, Avaco, la; Benjamin
Beach, MusCatine, Ia; F. NJ. Posgate, st.
Joseph, Mo-; II. Fl. Geiger, MaryavilIe,
Mo- r. ". Caswell, Macon, Mo-; l.. F.
Closterman, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Henry
Booth, Receiver OF Public Moneys al
Larned, Kansas; ]. II. Smith, Of New
York, Indian Agent at Winnebago, Neb.
EDUCATIONAL.
The Department OF SuperinienIeuce Of
the National Educational Association had
an interview with the House Committee
on Education aud Labor to-day. State
Wickersham, Of Penn.
sylvania, and Orr. OF Georgia, made
speeches in favor OF donating the pro.
ceeds OF the sales Of the public lands 10 |
purposes in the different
States. They advocated the distribution
Of the funds by the State authorities in
stead OF by the agents Of the general gov
eminent, and also urged an increase Of
The accommodations for the Federal Bn.
reau OF Education. The committee will
'oon after the reassembling OF Congress
in January, report bill iOr the creation
ol an educational fund in accordance
with these communications.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December l3.-The papers
have been publishing statements 10 the
effect that what are called "Eveners,"
namely, afew heavy shippers Of live stock.
are receiving great rebates on each car
Of stock shipped East, to the disadvan.
tage OF the general shipping interest,
which receives no rebate. Considerable
complaint has been made, and the meet.
ing OF managers at Cleveland to day will
doubtless take some action in the matter,
and it is predicted will break the live
stock pool.
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NEWARK, December l3.-The excite.
ment extended to all the savings banks
to day, bu, subsided toward mig III. - The
Newark Savings Bank Institution paid
all the applicants IS per cent. They
numbered 800, but only hall drew their
money. The amount drawn was S25 900
and $1,000 newly deposited, The mana.
gers express confidence that the deposi.
tors will lCSs nothing. 1t il stated that
the Board, comprising the Governor, Sec.
retary OF State and Controller, met to-
day and sustained action Of the Chancel.
lor. The Howard Institution paid their
dePositoTs in full AZ fast az they appeared
together with q per cent interest. The
Dime Bank checked the run by requiring
three months notice and hope to resume
payments soon, II not suddenly compelled
to convert their securities The German
Bank, a small affair, is not yet affected
but will require three months notice il
messed.
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EAST LIBERTY, December lS.-CArrLE,-
Receipts to-day SJ7 head OF through and
$50 OF yard stock; total for three days I5g
head Of through and l,S7O head Of yard.
Prime IS OOa5 %, good 81 5Oai 55, common
s. OOaI 25.
H0Gs-RecciptS to-day $40 head; total
Tor three days l2iSl5. Workers 81 lOa4 20,
philAdelphiNS s. 2ORl 25
SiRSr-- Receipts to-day 400 head; total
loT three days 100. No market TODAY.
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CLEVELAND, December l3.-Two i'm
portant meetings Of the officials Of the
western lines Of railway lines were held
IN this city to-day. The first was con.
ference Of the managers and general
freight agents in regard to pooling the
rates on live stock out OF st. LouR and
Chicago, the proceedings Of which we're
secret. The committee Of mAnagera and
general freight agents Of the western lines
and known IA the Western Committee, Of
which MIR. j. n. Mccullough, Vice Presi
dent Of the Pennsylvania Central Rail.
road, iSchairman, was called to meet this
afternoon to take into consideration the
subject Of rates lOr east bound freight. A
large attendance characterized this meet.
ing.
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FINANCIAL AND CONNER ClAL
By TELEGRAPR.


NEW YORK, December l3.-MoNRY--5
az per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5a7
per cent. Custom receiph $4,000. The
Assistant Treasurer diSbursed $4,000,
ClearingS $24I0O0OOO. Sterling strong: ac.
tual business, long 4.S2Jt, short 81 S5it.
uoLD-Opened and closed 1881, with
sales in the interim at lOSH. Carving
rates !a6 per cent. At the close loans
were made fiat.
SILvER-At London the India Council
Yesterday sold 2,OOOOOO pounds Of bills at
Ii. 9'lId. per rupee. This is lower than
was anticipated and completely dcmornl.
lied the silver market, ilere, silver bars
are 81 20, greenhAcks; 81 lGI. gold. Silver
coin 1Gal per cent discount.
GovKRSMRETs-Wea and leyerish
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FRANCE.
Mcmahon sun Pooling.

PARIS, December .l3.-Dufleur is stated
TO have submitted last evening u list Of
the Parliamentary Cabinet, Including
BardouX, Bethmonlsay and Waddington.
The Republican papers express great
diStrnst Of these negotiations and declare
that the Left remains firmly resolved to
obtain the execution Of lie whole pro.
grSmme.
Specie in the Bank Of France has de.
creased 100000 francs the past week.
BoNAPARTIsrs DISC UsrED.
LONDON, December l3.-A dispatch
from Paris says a dsputStion from the
BOnapartists interviewed President Nc.
Mahon to-day, and declared that they
could no longer support his policy.
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CHICAGO, December lS,-Ths DrOrrrs
Journal reports:
CArTLE-Receipts 800; shipments 900.
Choice in good supply; inferior scarce.
Good to prime sold at 81 SIiEa5 75 com
mon slow; cows 50 50a3 IS, bulls 81 SSu
: S1E. No western cattle.
HOGs-Receipts 10000; shipments 300
Opened steady at yesterdays prices, but
ruled stronger towards tho close. Best
s. 5Oa5 0O; mixed packing 81 OOai so; light
81 90.
SuRRr-ReceiPts ?,4OO; shipments 200.
sales at 81 3iAI 10.