Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-08

latest quotations on YESTERDAY after
moons call board. June wheat sold AZ
94(ao4kc at the opening, rose NO, de-
ciined TO 94c. and has uow risen to 9I5S
July. $3.50. Corn is quiet and strong.
June corn, 564c; July, 57JsCd 5sc.
lO:3O a. m.-The market continued
upward at rapid pace and amid heavy
trading. corn displaying exceptional
strength, with wheat also very strong.
Jane wheat il now quoted Al SIZE, and
July at $40. June corn has risen to
571Sc, and July to 5ss<e.
Charged with Embexxiem.nt
BALTIMORE, May Z. VIM. Missey.
paying teller of the Bank Of Commerce.
was arrested this afternoon CHARGED
with embezziing $1,000 by false en-
tries
Among the laJared.
ST. PAUL, May III is learned here
that General Passenger Agent Fee, of
the Northern Pacific. is among the in
lured In she railroad accident near
Body Station, ILL.,, this morning. Mrs.
Fee has left for the scene of the acci-
dent.
Eject OF the Recent Failures.
NV Yokx, MAY 7. - Conservative
brokers say the effect 81 Yesterdays
failures il very much over estimated.
so far as the Stock Exchange is CON
cerRed, but they believe it NAV induce
some ont Of town selling by weak hold
ers. IL IL reported that several large
bear holders took advantage of the de-
cline yesterday to oover up shorts, and
expressed a determination to keep ont
Of the market until they can see their
way clearly.
Attached.
NEW YORK. MAY 7.-Au attachment
against the property of Ferdinand
Ward. on the ground that he has alb
seconded with iut4nt to defraud, was
procured from Judge Defohue by Hotcb-
kiss, Burnham d Co., and Wilson a& Co,
which was granted.
The shock Market.
NEw YoRK, May 7.-Stocks opened
strong and advanced to 4 per cent.
About Los p. IN. Union Pacific broke
from 57z to 561s. when the market
weakened in consequence.
Made an Assignment.
READING. Pa, May T. Daniel b.
Fisher, of Leesport, has made an assign
ment. de was reported AZ being in
financial straits. Liabilities. $50 COO
assets, $4,000.
American Tract society.
NEW YORK, May L. The fifty ninth
annual meeting of the American Tract
Society was held today. Sixty three
missionaries during the past year have
visited 155,225 families, 24,6l9 of
whom were Protestasts who did
not attend evangelical preaching
1928 were destitute of religious
reading and 7433 without the word Of
God. he missionaries also addressed
46l4 religious meetings and circul itsd
LIB 463 volumes. Do iatioDs and lega-
cIes during the year We're $l02 ,s67, which,
with sums from other sources, makes
total receipts, including balance from
last year. x357.470. The expenditures.
including reduction in the mortgage, to
the extent of 10000, wore $354. Os2
The Lake shore stakeholder.
CLEVELAND, May THE annual meet
ing of the Lake Shore stockholders was
b Id today. The directors submitted
the annual report, The gross earninss
were $4,000, coo, an increase Of over q
quarter OF million. The net earnings
are 81 10000, an Increase Of $343, 800
operating expenses, I'll 100000; sur
plus for the year, $4,000. Daring four
teen years the road has earned nearly
96H per cent on the capital stock, Of
which II per cent has been plid to stock
holders. The total funded debt on De-
Gem Der 81, 1888, was $42,942,OC0