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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
SPORTING SPRAY.
The euphis Raess.

RACE TRACK, MEMPHIS, TEss., April "a
Second race one half mile dash for taop
yesr-old FLIES, Blue Hred Belle WOO.
Third rscs, Memphis stakes, for three
year old fliies, one add one-eight mile;
Seamore, won. Time. 2:0kZ-
MrxrHIs, April 2i.-ln the fonrth race
hurdle handicap. one spd quarter miles
over Eve hurdles, Callao vss the fayorite,
and won the race. TIBs 2:27K.
Base nstS.
CLEVELAND, April 2&-Gsvsland, y;
Washington, 5. TAe came was csitd o.
the end Of the sixth inning on account OF
dsrknsss.
ST. LOUIS, April 3D. Louis II, Altoo
mss 2.
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A TEXAN DEsPERADo
sIapders . Farmers sfrtsr and Kills
Her Brother.


Her Brother.
WILLIAMS RaSoH, TEXAS, April IA
terrible tragedy has occurred here. Won.
HcDougal, stockman, recently made some
slanderous statements regarding the sister
o. young farmer named Proctor, wnica
caused the latter to declare he would horse
whip the traducer on sight. Last night
they met In lonely strip of timber. Both
vere on horseback. Pistol shots were
heard srd soon AcDougal sas seen riding
al brtskpsck speed in one direction while
the ridtrisss hore OF Proctor gslioped away
in the other. Proctor Was fonud 10 the
road crsd. posse 10 now IN close pursuit
Of McDoHesi sn1 if captured It is likely he
will be lyrchtd.
In the Prexeues ef His Chiidrso.
CsK7os, o. April "a Horace Greeley
sbsr srli, sssd thuty.si1 ysarsra well
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25

PooR, pretty. little blue-eyed baby! How
be coughs! Why don't bis mother give
him a dote of Or. Bulls Cough Syrupf
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
INCENDiARlES DID 1T.
One OF the Largest Mills I'm Fall River,
Massachusetts Burned.

One OF the Largest Mills I'm Fall River,
Massachusetts, Burned.
FALL RIVER, MASS, April 2i.-Shortly
after six O'Clock tonight Sycamore mill
No. in the northern part OF the city
caught fire in the basement. The help
had just left. In very minutes
The flames entered the tower in the
center OF the mill and the entrance
to the tower was soon a mass OF flames.
A rortion OF the basement was used
az store room for cotton and contained
several hundred bales. This cotton was Oh
fire in three places when first found, lesv-
irg little doubt that the tire was incendt-
ary. Three alarms were sounded, calling
out the entire fire department. The mill
was supplied with perforated sprinklers,
connected with the city water works
and controlled by valves in the tower,
but only few of the sprinklers could be
turned on. The flames climbed the elevator
shaft and through the tower to the storie'
sbove and the whole interior OF the mill
was soon a mass OF flames. The roof hn.
ally fell carrying the main floors TO the
basement. Then the south half OF the east
door fell with a tremendous crash in a
huge furnace Of flame. The mill is total
loss which will amount to about S6OoOJ0.
The insurance is 100000 and distributed
among fourteen mutual companiec. The
corporation had capital OF $3.50 600, aud
ran TWO mills The mill destroyed ran
about forty thousand spindles and ten
thousand looms and furnished employ
ment to atout five hundred hands with
weekly pay roll OF $1,000.
Iucendiary Fire in Buckeye village.
Wo sTER, o., Apri 2.-The business por-
ton Of West Salem village, fourteen miles
northwest of this place. was destroyed by
fire early this morning. The loss is not
less than fifty thousand dollars, with par
tisl insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been the work Of an incendiary, as
TWO saloonkeepers in the block have re-
ceived threatening letters.
A bad New Orleans Blaze.
New ORLEANS, April 2l.-A fire tonight
destroyed the upper story of Baker 4 Co.'s
wholesale saddlery and harness establish.
meut, Nos 6 Magt zine and 81 Canal streets.
Loss estimated a. O,OJO. Insured.
AConvent burned.
LINDSAY, ONT, April 2i.-The Loretto
Convent burned today. Insured for s2O,-
700
Millions In cold Going 90 Europe.
NEw lokK April 2i,-Fhe engagement
of gold for shipment to Europe tomorrow
amount 10 fS, 2O0,OO0 OF this amount all
except 100000 in double eagles is in gold
bars. Brown Bros. 4 Co are the larges.
shippers, sending $1,000, 900 in bars. The
amount may be increased tomorrow by
the late hour OF sailing The total exports
U. specie since the be eginninR OF the present
movement amount to 81, ,2S5,OO0.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
Millions ia cold Going 90 Europe.
The House of Bishops.

New YoRK, April 23.-Bishops BecEwith,
Of Georgia, Dudley. of Kentucky, Peterkin,
OF WesL Virginia, and Harris, OF Michigan,
arrived this morning to take part in the
deliberations OF the House Of Bishops.
Twenty eight Bishops are now present, hut
thirty-two are necessary TO make quo
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25

New YORK, April 24.-The House of
Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church obtained quorum to-day and be-
gan their deliberations. The session is
priyate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
UNION PACIFIC EARNINGS.
sidney DtIlsa Explains why II

sidney Dtils. Explai.s Why fAey
Have Decreased.
NKw YORK, April 4.-S,dnsy Dillon.
President OF the Union Pacific Railway,
.aid yesterday in explanation Of the de-
creased earnings Of the road: "a year ago
the earnings Of the st. Joseph acd West
ern were included in our reports, but nov
the road 10 operated indspenoently. The
earnings were over 500, 5000 month, but
PAM In the end. In addition 70 this We
were building the oregon Short Line, and
for thai and other new roads We we're carry.
ing a great deal OF construction material.
Our present earnings are reported In com.
pcrison with these large earnings, but the
comparison Is not 30 unfavorable - it ap-
pears to be, because Il 10 largely q matter ot
bookkeeping. The result at the end OF the
year will chow that the real business Of the
company has not safiered severely"
Raising Mosey for RaiIsesA.
NASHVILLE, TENN, April ai.-Ths oom.
m't;ee appointed TO solicit subscriptions
to $50o, 600 OF stock OF the proposed Cincin-
n,ti, Green River ard Nashville Railroad
have secured t275,0Co. Large amounts are
daily subscribed, and Il II believed the neo-
s.ssty amount will be raised.
ReorsAaisiug = Railroad.
NEW YORK, April H-Ths committee
appointed by the bondholdsrs OF the To
ledo, DelphOs and Burlington Railroad 10
draft plan OF reorg fniza jon, report that
in less than week third OF the whole
number OF bondholde-s have either ssRoed
sn agreement or signided their intention
OF doing 20, and that before May 10Th Q
large majority will have approved OF the
plan mapped out
ORicers o. tho Denver aud HE 0sa0ds.
New YoRK, April 2.-At the meeting OF
the Directors Of the Denver and Rio Grands
Railway, Frederick Lovejov was re slectsd
president; Adolf Engier and ID. II. Aofst,
vite presitenis; Wn. Wagner. secretary.
Interest on the first mortgage bonds wiiis
IL is officially stated, be paid May Let.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
THE pEATH aEcoao.

PesuSssss Cbseagess oeoA
CHIoAoo, April 2A-Isasc u. Arpe'd dls1
At his residsncs in this ciiy tbis sftsfneea
n. uss prominent member q ~ Ins-
pois bar snd rspsessnte6 The 6eeooo Iuis0o
Dis,rict In CooSrsss In 1854.
TsGIsesS, ~ Dssess. DsoA
MAssuLLn April N.-nssie TasiteoA
tb. ceietrs.sd dsncsr, 70 dssd Nsss To-
-liopi came from family Of dsnsssA ~
..s Of Italian dssesst borne IN ~ ~ =
s.ockholm In March, 1904 Hss fssA1
"a, 4 bsll.t mssfsf d soOe q - oDeO
bouses on the Coutspsnt and ~ teaghtB
made hsr debut In 1871 st The tssoee oron
where sbe sehisved gress soeeeee Doe
ipe 10 London IN 1883. 6be eiso' v.sitee
Amsics. fselioni vss nssyied - Oeens
GiIber. De ve,dss, sad sstirsd fse0 ~
s;sse in l8l1.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
n,eel hprisg Maker As<iGns.

PORTSMOUTH, o, April A.-Wm. marry
proprietor Of the Harty S'tel Spring Works
las assigned, Assets, $1,000 haoilia:s'
$4,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25

A ca,caco lover sst bic gih thst -
eould tell = hat sbs vss tbtpEInR OF, Hs
,houeht sbe vas thinkire - bin. hat she
rs,r:: Il vss shon, DR.. Boi.'s C5aGh oss'
or. ss,ch hsA iast cured her fron
dissdinl cough.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
BUSINESS FAILURES.
Failure OF GaIIipeIis nnIer..

eALLIroLIs, O., April 24.-Lawson, Bell
4 Co, millers, OF this city. made an assign
ment to George HOuse, to-day, for the bsne'
fit OF their creditors. Assets about SIoOIo'
which will about pay the secured oreoitors
Total liabilities rot known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25

adopted to maks Flickinger's nOminasio
unanimous.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
WILMINGTON.
Nrw work. COTTON FUTIJREs

New YORK. December 23.-Cotton-Sct
receipts. 1,4s2 bales: gross receipts. 1t.s62
bales. Futures closed steady; sales. $4,000
tales; December, sil0iaslt.O3; January,
si1.ioas1lll; February, sll.o9asll.l0;
March. slI 2lasii. %; April. ell .03asiI.3t;
Nav, slI.4lsSlt A.; June, sii.5Gasll.5s:
July, sil G1asli.6s; August, s1l.I7asli.7s;
september, s1l.i5aSl1.4s.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
ROCKBRiDGE.
Funeral OF Professor BIair-The Weather
Brilliant Wedding.


fCorrespondenee Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
LEXINGTON, Va, December 90, 1884.
The funeral Of Professor Henry w.
Blair. Of the United States Coast Survey.
took place here to-day from Grace Memorial
church. Ii was attended by the Cadet corps
Of the Virginia Military Institute aud u
large number OF citizens. Me.srS +. II.
Parsons. &. ~. Sinclair. j. II. Baylor, and
r. smith. Of The United States Coast sur
vcy. were present to Fay their respects TO
the dopar'ed.
The lsll q about m inch Of snow and the
fail Il the mercury TO i've degrees below
zero on Friday morning stopped the SOW
ing q wheat which had continued IL this
county NJ 10 thst tine.
Lexington hsd the most brilliant we'd
ding on "Wednesday last that il ha' bad for
wears. or perhaps FOREVER. The contract
ine PARTIES were Helm Bruce, Esq, OF
Louisville. n.y.. and Miss Sallie ii. White.
tbs beautiful and accomplished daughter OF
Professor J. j. White, Of Washington and
Lee University. The groom, accompanied
bv about dozen relatives and friends, came
from Louisville in special parlor-clr,
bringing also diuIng-car. After the cere'
mony Colonel j. T. l.. Preston read an
original poem. written for the occasion by
Mrs. Margaret j. Preston, entitled, "The
Heat 81 Bruce" The parry returned to
Louisville on Thursday.
II i stated here that Mr.. james A. Fra
Ner intends Ia "LCld the fort" at the NT-
giuia Military Institute. notwithstanding
the action 4 The new Board of Visitors;
also that be Intends TO start a newspaper
here at TN early day. ANDY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
VILE.
Ubituary-Young Mems Christian Associa-
uon-ueyrpue-Tobnec Figures.

obituary. oung mtus tnflsuah Associa-
uon-neyrnue-Tobnee Figures.
fCotrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.i
DECEMBER %, 1884.
Mrs. Mary II. Pemberton. sister Of our
esteemed citizen, Mr.. W. W. Worsham,
and widow Of Mr.. John III. Pemberton.
VINO was for several years the pre7ldent OF
the Tobacco Association, died on Goth in
slant al the residence OF Mr.. James G..
Penn at the age OF about sixty years. She
had been for many years member OF the
Methodist church. The funeral takes place
this evening from the Main.Street siethO-
dist church.
There have been made recently several
attempts 10 rally those who enrolled them
selves last winter as members OF the Young
Mems Christian Association and made
liberal subscriptions, and the attempt is
renewed this week; and now people are
waiting for developments. both those who
subscribed and these who did not. Some
OF those, perhaps nesrly all OF those. who
subscribed respectively $500. or about those
figures. are ready 10 iay down the money
called for by the figures opposite their
names respectively, II the other subscribers
will paw in such moneys as will make an
aggregate that can be utilized to any de-
sirable extent. Such ! understand TO be
the status OF this business.
The revenue receipts for the week are
about t7,120. Last week they were over
$4,000.
MIR. W. c. Brinsdeld. Of Rowan county.
n. c., recently sold here 2,051 pounds OF
tobacco for GA.cs--an average Of S17.72
per hundred, aud high price for the kind
OF tobacco delivered at this season. The
farmers Of this county aud the other bright
tobacco counties are being offered from SlS
TO S32 per hundred the crop round.
The small boy had bu0yant time yester-
day with his sled in spite Of the slush. aud
As the mercury this morning is at $50 and
school is out for the Christmas, some OF the
small girls are having buOyant time.
ALPHA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
DANGERS OF THE RAIL.
Details OF the Accident on the baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad.
GBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l


TBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
CHICAGO. December pa bad accident
occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road Yesterday morning about 100 miles
east Of Chicago. by some lucky chance no
serious injury was suffered by any OF the
passengers. but all received shaking-up
tina, none will soon forget. At 6:ij a. NJ,
when the fast tram OF the Baltimore and
Ohio road. which was due al Chicago at
9:20 A. NJ, had just passed Bremen.
Ind, il struck spread-frog. The
train was. making up time, and was
running at the rate Of forty miles an hour.
The engine. baggage-car, smoker. and one
coach passed in safety, but the dining-car.
which cane next, jumped the track, and
tW s'ceping-cais in the rear went crashing
on topof il. In The slecpers were sixteen
passengers, but no one was in the dining
car except the cooks and waters. The
latter ear WAS turned completely over. and
catching fire soon burned up. The sleep
ers were SIMPLY thrown on their sides and
did not take ire. They were both badly
shsttcred, however. 0; the people injured
those most seriously injured were the
cooks, who were not only bruised but
also burned. aud besides scadeo with water
from The car-boilers. The negro waters
were also badly burned. The Others in
lurtd were passengers In the sleeping cars,
and their hurts were In no case dangerous,
although some OF them were painful.
The list OF injured is: Edward McCabe.
cook. badly burned and scalded, may die;
Joe Prstz, cook, burned, arm broken. and
scslded, win recover; Edward Gray. negro
waiter, lurned and scalp wound; Robert
MoNaugbtop. negro waiter. burned and
badly shaken up; Congressman b. +.
shNely, OF South Bend. Ind. bruised
sLout the less; Hon. Hiram Y.
smith. Of Des Moines. Iowa. legs and
feet cut end laeerated; Hon. o. 5. Clifford.
OF Canton. Dakota. injured about
the shoulder; Frederick A. Wheeler,
Of Baltimore. cut about the face; Mrs.
Frederick Wheeler, Baltimore. cut about
the head; ii. $. Isller. Chicsgo, badly
bruised; j. W. Mills and wife, Chicago,
beth badly shaken w and slightly bruised;
II. w. Nelson, Rockford, ILL.,, scalp wound;
}. q. Mamire. Pierre, Dakota. scalp wound;
- DAILY. steward OF the dining-car, ssalp
wound. Considering the speed mt which
the train was going when II jumped the
track, the only wonder Is that there we're
not q number killed outright.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
A Defauiter's suicide.

TOY tcIftTapH % tne DsTnfcfl.J
CINCINNATI. December 23.--Rudolph
Scbicke, aged twenty.eight, book-keeper
Tor J. W. McFadden & Co.. wholesale TO.
tion-dealers. No. 70 west Pearl street, was
discharged two weeks ago on suspicion that
be was an embezzler. To-day he was
called TO The store and charged with a de-
falcation n over $1,000. A constable. who
WIS present, arrested him. He got per-
mission TO go to the water-closet, bur re-
turned in two minutes and dropped dead
in the store. having taken cyanide of potas.
stun while in the closet. He was to have
been married tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
wxArNxk in THE NORTHWEST.


my selexrsph 70 the Dispstch.i
CHICAGO, December % The weather
coutsnues very cold. but the Signal Service
reports show that II has moderated some
wltt throughout the Northwest. The tfm-
venture here at 0 O'Clock A. ~. was A. De-
low zero; at st. Paul, 12o below; at Fargo.
$50 below; and Omaha. 70 below. AZ
Dubuque II was 50 below. and snow
storm prevailed, On Sunday night and
Yesterday throughout the prairie section OF
the West and Northwest the Thermometer
ranged from zero 70 400 below. with
beo,v snow over a great part OF that
territory. AT sheboygan, Mich, the
Is two feet deep and The country roads i'm
passsblc. From Dubuque the news cones
that heavy snow ard winds have partially
blocks,Ied the northern brsrch OF the llii-
pois Centfa. railway. A dispatch from
Denver reports the San Juan branch and
The Utah line Of the Denvef and Rio Grandc
road ~ now impossible San Juan Line
In the vicinity OF Asiec Gorge ana the oah
nj Marshall Park. where i've engines
have been battling with heavy dri'ts
for forty hours without milking ans
headway. In the vicinity OF DURANGO
mild weather l. reported and the snow there
l. melting. but their only rail outlet Is over
tie Condos range, at AN altitude OF nearly
C0.COO feet and with an Arctic temperature.
There ere ruInors current that the company
will abandon that part OF the line this WIN
ter. as their efforts last season TO keep II
omen cost them many hundreds OF thou
SANDS. This viii! leave the people oil The
Southwest with trail across the country
TO Gallup station. on The Atlantic ana Pa'
cifc road. as their only means OF communl-
Gallon. Leadyille reports that the snow Is
about three feet deep Oh level, but 1t Is
drifting badly under fierce gale. Ore
hauling Is suspended. and even foot loco
motion is excessively difficult. Drifts OF
ten ffef deep are piled up on the streets and
con merce is practically suspended.
The South Park road has sent no train
ont from Leadyille to-day, and II Is stated
that is high line has been abandoned for
the season. Its passengers for Ltadyille
will take the Rio Grande at Buen1 Vista.
The branches Of the Denver aud Rio Grlnde
from LeadviIle. known as the Eagle-Pass
ana Blue. River lines, are buried under im-
Venerable dIfts, and no effort is making
while the snow i stll drifting to get them
open. All the energies OF the CON-
pany ere concentrated on their Lead
Vile lines and the route 10 Utah,
with but little hopes CT accomplish.
ing much as long as the fierce winds
in those slti,udes keep the snow In motion.
At Lcadville many weakly-constructed
cabins have been crushed In on the occu-
pants. Up Clear. Creek canon it has snow
ed steadily for three days and still falling.
Last night a strong wind was blowing
there and piing the snow in immense
drifts. A number OF residents in Middle
Park are at Georgetown trying TO reach
home, but the mountain passes are impenc-
trable, and IL would be certain death TO at.
tempt to get through.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
THE OLD NORTH STATE. :
subscription 10 a Railroad Voted - High
Price fer Tobaceo-sh Himself

Price fer Tobocco-Shot HiFnseif.
Especial telegram to tie Uspaich.l
RALEIGH, n. c., December 23.-Mitchel
county has voted hundred thousand dol.
lars subscription to the Marion and Ruth
erford railroad.
To-day, at a sale here, tobacco brought
the phenomenal price OF s55 per pound.
the highest ever paid. 1t was at the open
ing break OF kaleigh's third tobacco ware
house.
While hunting DIR. Robert Carter, Of Lin
coin county. shot himself accidentally. the
entire load lodging in the liver, causing
death in few hours.
At Clayton to-day two negro burglars,
Charles smith and Thomas Davis, were AZ
rested for that crime. which is In this State
capital punishment. Thanksgiving-day
they burglarized the store OF Barnes Il
Hinton at Clay ton. and Smith nearly killed
George Cabell, clerk in the store, who en-
deavored to intercept them. Both men are
desperadoes. They belong to gang which
has its headquarters here, where all con-
yicts whose terus expire at the penIten.
tiary are turned loose. Much property has
been discovered secreted in The houses OF
the negroes. Both Smith and Davis were
to-day sent to jail, bail being refused.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24
Rescued from Periious Position.
10y telegraph to the Dispaich.I


WASHINGTON, ID. c, December 23.-The
signal corps station at Cape IIatteras. n. c.,
under date OF the ODD, reports that the
barkentine before reported of Big Kinna-
kect life-saving station proves to be the
Ephraim Williams, Captain Morrison, from
savannah for Providence, lumber laden.
The vessel encountered n northwest gale
Thursday last seventy miles of Hatteras
and became water-logged. The captain,
trying to beach her, struck on Hatteris
shoa Sunday night and dragged the an
choIs. This morning Keeper Daley and
crew Of the Cape Hatteras liie-saving sta
ton went TO her assistance and rescued the
crew OF nine men through very heavy sea
and strong northeriy current. The cap
tain and crew had been lashed in the rig
cling without food or water since the 18th
In slant
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-24

~. tosst IN afu M qasess se'aeey1.
sSsS6e.; eesissn white. 3,a!es ~
s2sSstc., PcuBsylysue. $780,
efs..S' f3rIk. urses--s bsnldoss and cIFW.
~ sicss. uwted. oese7. I3scon--e 1oe,or!&
N. "a. rlssr rib sldes, Se.s0. Han. III
fsse lard Rs6ued eS.J Whiskey
,issdv At ei.iSaoI.lo. Oder srslclss 49,
clsrgd. Freight steady.
CINCINNATI
CYscrxxATi. December E.-vicuf ~
changed. Wheat stronger: No. rcJs NC.
t,oyn fir,per: No. 4 mixed. 4,c. Oats dfner
Al 2Se. Port tlrrp 81 oif.5Oe Lard hrinef -
&c. "a. &c. 7sy. BuIk.ueAts DsrDe5 but nos
a,,otably higher. Pork unciauxco. iksc,e
unchanged. whpkey duh and nominal
Lard fi,m and unchanged. Ue1> nrmi
con mon ard light. S3.s0sSs.d0; packiug
and buichers', "a. 25asiGo.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. December a3.-.whsss
quiet; Loneberry. 5Sc.; No. rrd, !E'
Corn No. 2 mixed. &c.,; No. 2whfses tc'
uais--No. 9 mixed, ssc. Provisions steauy'
Bacon nominal; shoulders. <I.b0. Mess'
rofk. sl2.J0 Buik-mests- Shc.lurrs,
ss: e. ar RIB. 81 jss; clear sidss. W.ts1.
Srgai.curcd hams. 1clc. Lrd- Prmo
leaf. ESQ.
ST. LOUIS.
VI. LOUIS. December 23.-Fiour IN.
changed. Wheat opere laboat steady aud
closed isfc. above Yesterday; No. reds
.9aas0c. cash. Soasic. J.nusrv. C,rninc-
tive and lower; 35is2a4c. ca,h. 3tl ':ss3c.
January. Oats--C higher; 2js ,2die.
cash. whi,key steady at sl.i2 Provi-
sions firm and higher Pork, stt.set
siIs %. Bnlk.mcats clear. si.05;
short rib, $3.50; clesr. s6.oJ. Bicot-
Long clear, S6 GA: short rib. 1913; clear.
s6.sj.SI. Lard higher at S5.J5 all the year.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December 23.-Fiour I'M
charged. Wheat opened weak and closed
lc lower than yesterday; December, Ilsi
lie. January. 5i3a72lc. Corn slow and
closed lie. lower; No. 9 each, 3ji l3Jic.:
January, 3iia33lc Oats dull and porni-
naIIy unchanged: No. 2 December. 2itc.
Pork 2Os2jc. higher; closed steady cash.
siI.1OaSll.l5; January. Sil.10slt.D.
Lard steady; December. e6.G2isS6 81;
Jspuary, s6.67tass.s5A. Whisky and sugar
unchanged.
MILWAUKEE,. December %. Flour steady.
Wheat steady; No. 9 Milwaukee. 7olc.
cash and December. 'olc, January. Pro-
visions advancing. Mess pork, Sli.5o cash
and January. Lard-Prime steady; e8.61
cash and December; 1910 January. Hogs
higher at S4as4.io.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON. y. e.. December 2.-Tur.
pent,ue firm at a7ic. Rosin steidy;
strained. 95e.; good, sl. Tar hrm Il
Si.i0. Crude tnrpentine steady hard, 81;
yellow zip aud virgin. SLIGO.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
Reported Cor the Dispatch.I
NORFOLK, Va. December 23.-No change
IN quotations. Market quite. Sales OF $50
bags at 2ia3lc.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
New YORK, December 23.-Cotton-Sct
receipts. l,4S2 bales: gross receipts. 1t.s62
bales. Futures closed steady; sales. $4,000
tales; December, sil0ias1i.03; January,
gil. l0aS1l.1l; February, sll.09a5ll.l0;
March. Sill 2lasi1.22; April. ell .03,sll.3t;
Nav, sll.ilsSii Al; June. sii.5Gas ll.5s
July, sil G1asli.6s; August, sl1.I7aSli.7S;
| september, sll.i5aSll.4s.