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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

The difference between the poet and the
train dispat her, dear? Why, certainly
one writes for all time and the other times
Tor "all right" Detroit Free Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23
40 You want to BuyaDorY

Send for Dog Buyers Guide; 100 pages on
cravings OF all breeds, colored plates, price
l5c. Associated Fanciers, 23T s.. Stb Street.
Philadelphia, Pa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

Pile tumors, rupture and fstu-
las radically cured 10y improved methods.
Book, two letter stamps. Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, ". Z,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

AMERICANS who send children TO Ger
many to be educated, have 70 eventually
send them to Norway for the Finnish.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

The Worcester Gdzette market report
says that salt meats remain unchanged. ="
Ot course they do. That is what they are
sailed for.-LO,ccH CouJi Ter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

BRowS's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs for
Coughs and Colds: ~ do not see how IL is
possible Tor public man 10 be himself in
winter without this admirable aid ,U-Itep.
II. W. DeU0ns, POcasset, Mass.
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PIXIES TOoTHACHR Drops cure I'm minute 25c.
Gienn's sulphur Soap hcuts ana beauties. Doc.
GERMAN Cons REMOVER kills Corna Bunions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

HARRY, you ought not 60 throw away
nice bread like that; you may want it so q
day well, mother, would I stand any
better chance of getting it then If | should
eat II now w. Golden DGyS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

AN exchange asks how TO remove paint.
We have found that a coat sleeve will re-
move great deal OF it.-N u Herald
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

n speciality. Send two letter stamps for q
large treatise giving self-treatment. Adj
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, N. Y.
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little cell.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

| AN seized with disgust, said the darky
whose hat was blown away by the wind
Waterloo Observer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

LIGHT weight-The tonnage OF cargo
OF kerosene.-BOStOR star.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

THE price Of writing paper Is going up.
We ALWAYS thought IT was stationery
Chfc0GO Tribune
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23
rnroat ana lung disease.

WIrH umbrellas, like men, il is general
~ the poorest that gets left.-N Y Jour
qdi
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23
Yonng Mon. Rand ThIa.

PUPS in newspapers help many mer-
chants TO "raise the wind"r Whitehall
Times
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

EvERYTHING is adulterated Even bows
of sixteen are adult-he- rated. - Whitehall
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

If afflicted with Sore Eyes. use Dr. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell IL. Doc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

liz newspaper parlance, the merchant
who gets ahead OF his fellows is the one
who has the adj Yantage.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

THE male voice tt girl likes best TO hear
The one with "ring" TO il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23

Plum Padding Small. One Gun
each ni chopped .uat fYIr. broad
rIHH sugar ra...a toned. oufant-
tIi 'ifgn four egg well beaten. one
'.'-H DDUiul each ground Glove. cuu4-
mon. poe aud mace. H' to taste.
m.t a.l .I.. adding Ik enough la.. TO-
iH..r -H batter boil of steam f..f
LyI- Itr I...H gK
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Could Not Work.

A young man ak year1
In my employ was so NJ.
nicted with Cstarrh az
to be at times incapable
Of attending TO bust
ness. Ely's Cream Balm
cured him. / have rec
commended II TO sevcrai
friends, whore cures
have been effected
EUGENE l.. BUTTON
(Of Button q OttlCy) a
Warren ST. n. Y. City
Cream Balm Is O
remedy based upon n
correct diagnosis Of
this disease and can be
depended upon. 81 cts
at druggists; co cts. by
lie by mail ~ cts. ELY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
STATE or TRADE
noMesrln NAaKEra.

DOMESTIC HARNErA
BOSTON, Nay Flour dull Western supernuc - %
as JO Extra IS 0s 90 Patent spring Whcis - ~
81 90 Patent winter whcats. - gJasj 30. corn gaet
are Data quiet No White 49, No : White &c
Western CtesAeE 200 I rs acss 1orp Is 900 6n,
oats il 900 bush shorts. 1000 BUSH Blney. - BUSH
g.tTNoRr May lj.Cott9n steidy HltIns. 1910 Flour
f T5ir. nov IS Jias i do Fanny siG5a 30 cy mn,
sUpors3 j1DsJ -: 10 sktfA 0lgsi - H. 90 bgaals
E. S4G'S 8 B. w6sa-s5ahSa 6T1, western a'c
land % al -. 80 Western Winter e1 SPOT V,'gc
si'6jsasaSi 0j7, Corn-soutnom nrm Western wax;
southern ~n si e. Nav "a X4%c; June SlGSi e.
July o. 9a5,c oa.s steady ana 2nlet, so ,i
pennsyiyania. Al slic ave hrn Al " sic Provisions
sesdy sna %hsi D1o das Corn O. 0J oa,a Ga
bush bush, Corn. q 500 bush ssles-~hgai 5O55J
oNcxSA NAY i5Floar 2@et aad 9e1yy; Family PLY,
81 o.: rcceDta 2Ooo shipment. bG0o bush Corn easter
40, elltS t ~ garIey EStra 80 spring Gs 80
PORK duli at 81 81 "a 81 90 IAra dun AZ - 81 %
cn S1,et ana sioady shoalcr+ 81 shorfb ST 81 y
Short cs9 50 Cannon % sSG s ad 81 4o Pds
Ing Butiners ~ ooSs4 60 receipt" 1865 head 'ao-
Nay % gas, 1 %no. s'Issy oss o
Low crates 90 Rye Fnnr ~ ~ 3s3 Is In barrels
s Tssa G az a." Jane sa Closing Il soa july
ncSg e S a go lied TO- ~ S 5s@s Sc Red 80 sc
Corn weak s1s rass14 lure Sais eo, MAY a.
July iG.S7ete closing at 5SSc oats Lower; sac
aHsea jS Gssn Closing az 81 &C. 7S No
Iariey-NO 2G4nG5c Pork steady Cash. 81 0iGsll O1
siG7 - eiSsIns at a o. July sri o5Ssii ~ closing
Sll l2 Lara quiet ranged cash SO 72qasg 10
MAY, 81 12i2gzG 40 closing 70 - June 81 7o@so p
B9iImeas-shoGiders 81 s51s4 40, short lib s. go
s. D5, shorG Clear 50 1896 ;. Recepts-Flonr 1000
bbls. Wheat, $4,000 BUSH Corn $1,000 oush.f Oata
I5lOOO Dush- aye 5000 9u.al Barley 1000. shpmenls
oat 10000 oush' Rye, 1900 bush; baoy. 1900
bush.
DETROIT. Mayl5.-wheat dull 40. White 81 O3e cash;
May, 81 O3 June 81 Oh Jnly 81 O5l4 No, Red Cash.
2 6ac, oat;-Lisht Mixed. lO'aci 40 White ticj No
MILWAUKEE. May l5-wheat weak No Cash. s7raca
| 3iLc. Rye-No J. 7lc Barley-No =. 90. Provisions
Primes Steam s Cash CASH OF or Nay june sd ~ o. pate
Choice Crsamery 5elSe Chees9.iest Cream. lOa 10 10
~ 200 bush Barley $500 bush. sipments-Four 1900
bbisi Wheat OOd bush; Barley, 400 bush
PEORIA H. May 10 Corn qniot high Mixed ~ bd4sc.
5sIc 40 Mixed 36igeSgc Rye scarce No. 2 75q7Oe,
bush shipmentsCOrn 22OOO bush' OATS 900 bush; Rye
500 bush.
PHILADELPHIA May l5-FlOqr-The market was quiet
supe - OQ0s3 81 u 90 Extra - ~ Pennsgivana
50 U Delaware Family 81 1b0 6O Winter Wheat Patent,
S$ wRs9' os si e. %saE "a b he mo-
Delaware IN export elevator 81 TO- No. Pennsylvania Red,
n export elevator, = Sf o No. Inv Red NAY q o di
August 81 05iasl O6l Corn The market closed lower
NS @5sf ~ YsoS S' grain '' aeDo &c. 40
S S1o elevator f. sgS S' No. So ls nay qess
June 6l95i 90 July SttgSi'c angus De-
Whr5e. a qa46ci No White 4oe No; white AZ sei
Ssy o sp' bis. SSsa Jay SS Sa.a @
$1,000 basa. DATA 1000 bash. shipaesta-wheaI 10000
bush. Corn 2i.ooo Dush' DATA 1900 BUSH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

YORK. Friday. May Weae s al az
cara OF 736 head-l22 at Jersey CIV anu ~ heal
Hths Total 400 head against " lOl
corresponding time last week AT OUthst
III cars Mr. Ia3man. aud cars lot StlH ia IN
and sold 10 r. Mcintyre ON private
tine exception Of about carloads reserves NY ~ i me
Tor shipment alive all the Cattle Jersey cry were on a rao
market opened active and shade higher D9 snnnly
weak with the ADVANCE lost NOtWtha Ill.,"
auted dozen carloads being purchased LOT EAPO
thus retrieving tho market Of what would a. 1bc
hs en- surplus OF The advance IN PI.e @ "a
Wat for the few days also stimulated the HOLM ~
an caused saugherers 10 buy more freely III ah'OPN" "
a rise In this market next week - - ,o,, IA e. 20
az tho reported sales only a head went as I9W 9Th
and from this figure prices ranged upward 70 ~ ~
few purchased for export rs high AS 30 ~ a. "a "a a.
Bnls sold at as4 CO. and Dry Cows and StSs MS Gold
smith also purchased for shipment alive leo he W
aEO 90 per 100 d. -. -. ,,,,io on the Uel.
veia and Prefer DC C0ninck by NJ GOesm't liz Ger
onarters Of Beef and O35 carcasses OF MuOn III ha
name Furnessia and Helyetia By Eastman ~. nS We
Total shipments for the 2slD 1.-Two Nhl', Vrtton
Sheen 800 quarters OF Beef ana l3O caIcassS5 % es
SSIes-NewtOn Gilet 20 Pennsy 9Ia N az
1905 d. at SO AZ DO 1907 TO- 20 50 80 40 s SO Ib %
Do 2ss No. at SO 10I DO d. az ~ ~ AL No "a
sG 81 80; do IiS6 d. at 80 q do l2o 10 az 70 az
ri do III 10 IS 7Oi DO l6Q o. At - OS sgo m AZ
'S SchsSerS Cos Pennsylvania stable fed s IS Ss
Ass ~ az 81 a. 40 Chcagodo 3O3 r. AZ - y 21 az
iis0 b. at s. 90 Is do l2l tsS 49, % 90 i'' " ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
ALBANY.
REEF AND CATTLE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
TRICKS-SCULL RACE.

BEEE AND CATTLE DUSlNEoS- DEmCNhAAlS
TRICKS--SCULL RACE.
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY, May 15.-The Grand Army posts
of this city have under consideration the proposition to
combine ArbOr Day observances with the usual cere-
monies OF Decoration Day The public schools will be
invited to cooperate in the praject.
Railroad men are excited the release, on small
bail of John GTeebs the barrOom keeper, who, short
time ago. killed James c. Akley. brakeman on the Cen
tra road They apprehend that political influence may
be exercised to effect Greebs freedom from merited
punishment and threaten take the law into their own
hands On the night of Greebs release caroisal was
held In his bar-room.
The summer popular subscription concerts began at
Washington Park on Thursday.
The dressed beef business has almost entirely broken
down the trade in cattle at West Albany which, before
the junction of tho NewYork Central and Hudson River
roads, was the largest live stock in the country
Within the past two years many OF the dealers have
embarked the dressed beef trade and changes made
in past week have left only OF tue big dealers in
live stock I. C. Eastman, in the business
The members OF tue new Republican General Commit
tee will meet for organization on Thursday The so
called Benty faction claims to have iorlytwo delegates
and the JudsOn faction thirty-two. The organization,
therefore, will remain in the same hands that controlled
it before the split OF last year occurred.
The Democratic primaries resulted, as usual IN the
complete victory OF the local machine which has always
taken its orders from Daniel Manning. IL works as
smoothly his absence when he personally directs
it. Contests made in only two or three wards and
IN em by the Of starch boxes as ballot boxes ana
other simple Devices majority was returned LOT inc
machine candidates.
The Albany delegation to the Democratic State Con-
ventiOn VIII undoubtedly be a unit at secretary MAR
ning's command, as hitherto - .
single SOUL race has been arrrnged between martln
Monahan of the Albany Club, aud Edward Mueahy, OF
the Mutual Club, for the championship OF the upper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.


Fluctuations in grain still are confined
within small limits The general tendency Of
prices to-day was downward, but there special
feature 10 the market The bears appear to lack the
courage make vigorous assault prices while tho
bulls disposed IL TO let the speculation drift
for awhile. A lower opening In wheat followed by
full rally, based rumors Of complications in the
Ango-Russisn negotiations and In the quota
ton of British consols by of the Wall Street news
agencies In the afternoon realizing sales depressed the
market and wheat ended at the lowest prices. but only
A07s cent under last nights figures. The
close weak, however; Corn and oats sym
pathized with the leading cereal, the former
falling of 7sa% with the exception OF June options
that ended at decline OF only 81 and the latter s9 Il
cent The export business was quiet ali around Pro-
visions easier and lard dropped OFF 503 cents.
flnal prices were For wheat-May, 81 02l4; June,
y 02% July, 81 o4ss and August, 81 05% for corn
May, 34's June "a July 544 and August ssh cents
Tor "als-may and Juns, 1854, and July 80 cents for
teunber, 81 &c. - 49, ~ 'P
AtNew.YOrk, Baltimore Philadelphia and BOSTON the
receipts OF grain to-day Wheat I6753 bushes:
435 bushels oats, 995l7 bushels total grain
47l705 bushels -four. 1884 barrels The r.ceints az
Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Louis were: Wheat IA az
bushels corn, 100 s45 bushels; oats 1873 s5 bushels:
total grain. 4l0,23s bushels flour, 1882 barrels
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az Y do Ile5 D. at So sO Is Pennsyrania staxs end

SsT, u So So IS Pennsylvania Stays and
- ssdsr %; 90 st. Louis Steers lsl D. at So osi
~ 90 200 ~ at So O6 % DO Il7S at 80 o9 80 DO 22s
n s. hosentha 80 ST. Louis Steers 28s ID, at So o5
Al DO BOB ID at S. 90 rs DO 1898 d. at e5 SO do 1853
g. 50 e. SS do LA n at s. So 80 DO, Ill y. At
DO ifo g. ATS 50 - 20 u r. aS At soJ s.
do d. l079 10, at S. so "a 1l4l q So 7O 81 DO.
LOIS ~ at So 65 81 do 0 No. at IS 65 80 DO l020 d. at
- 30 Il Cows and stays 1000 b. at 42ci do 1220 D..
D. waixel ls Chicago steers l19i No. at So 05 SO do
L. 100 ID, at 50 So ID do, Lis 10, at IS S2la
d. Mcpherson Pennsylvania Stabilized steers, l,3i5 D.
ls5 TO- at S. 74 IL Do iOsi b. at IS SO; OK, ifi6 rs AZ
e a. state steers l643 10 at 81 A. IL DO 1922 ~ at
s9le 1Sls r. at Sd o. less 81 per head 4do SI6 ~ at
I5sS@ g $40 stiIi Bull from Si1cinnatL 100 D. az
1870 ID, az 81 80 do 1900 d, al 81 TO- w.
M Goldsmith 10 It Louis Steers 1902 10, az So TO- u
No. at So 80 81 DO ll56 d. So So II do l276 S. 80;
2! do $50 ID, at So 76 DO lbs 10 at SO SO Still Bulls,
1900 D. at 6Oi 10 do. 1,4so ID, at ~ 26.
sherman e Culver g Pennsylvania stabefed steers
SCI 10 St LOUIS steers 1852 ID at SO 25 do 1875 NJ at
50 10 and SOC per head dO 25S h. at SO 90 do ll66
D. at s6 - DO $50 H. at IS 95 20 40 1853 3D. at 50 80 1
Il sun Bulls l59 ID. at 81 40 DO l46I 10. at 81 $50;
do, l,5l7 ID. at 81 20
CALVEs.-Recepts were 90 head, which sold at steady
prices at 4i26Gc for Common to Choice Veas
Dressed Calves fair demand but dragged after the
b. with Poor to Prime Dressed Veals selling
4GSc and Common 10 Prime city Dressed at 5U9c Dressed
Buttermilks firm. bnt without quOtable change.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-Receipts 90 of 6,444
head-4 cars at 60hs, aud IL cars az Jersey city and
200 Spring Lambs received AZ Washington Market.
Total for 279 head against rs BS3 head for tho
last week sheep in fair demand but prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
UTICA.
POPULATION - YALE ALUMNI - GOLDEN
WEDDING-ARBOR DAY.

WEDDlNG-AhbOd DA1.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
UTICA, May ia census of the city just
made its population TO be 39425 increase Of
55Os 1880. The population OF the various wards
Is: First loss Second, 4,132; Third 2.96s Fourth
3I95; Fifth, 1854; Sixth, 2,146; Seventh. 3,96S
Eighth 5yo12; Ninth GAG; Tenth. 1928; Eleventh.
2446; Twelfth 4l27
The Yale Alumni of Utica and its vicinity alto a dinner
Of the ButteIneld House last evening. Ellis II. Rob
erts presided. Among those present the Rev. Dr.
Brown OF Utica Professor T. NJ. Hopkins OF Auburn ;
Professor H. L. Smith, Of Geneva; Charles w. Bardeen
and David NJ Totman, OF Syracuse. Letters read
from President Porter. Senator william NJ. Evarts Pro
fessOr James d. Dana and others. The following officers
elected: President Professor Samuel L. Hopkins
yieepresidents, John f. Seymour and Irving G. Vann
secretary and treasurer William Townsend.
Edward A. Graham and wife celebrated their golden
wedding Wednesday. Mr. Graham Is engaged IN
manufacturing. Mrs Graham Is at the head OF the
The Central New.York Telephone Company now has
1900 miles OF wire In operaon,and proposes TO add 200
Department Commander Hall, of the Grand Army.
has issued circular recommending that Decoration
Day be observed also as Arbor Day. and that trees DO
planted as memorials.
The Hutchinson Light Guards have elected Joseph II.
Gerner captain.
Lodge No SO OF the Order of EIks will be Instituted
In Utica next week ]. Flanagan is president Of the
organization.
an ash box Sunday 1t had died Of neglect and starya
ten. The police have found clew 10 the parents.
Charles II. Hopkins died to-day, age sixty-sx. He
was postmaster of Utica from 1861 to 1890 an active
ling
The State Forestry Association to-day appointed
F. Seayer and s. Nd North members OF the Executive
Committee
Mayer Kinney has vetoed a resolution OF the Common
Council 10 borrow $4,000 for the lighting FUND
the ground that the money raised last September by
september
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we're lOs6c lower and the fcsins weak q the close. Year
hngs unchanged
Common 60 Choice Clipped sheep sold q 12rSfs with
carload Of Poor Western down 70 81 gg cppsd fesrngs
The demand for Spring Lambs was light snd even oess
grades declined about 80 head Poor TO rre soid ~
S3dS6 90.
Sales D,nenoack Dewey sold: $50 Clipped ~ Western
81 s0i PAS do 70 D. at 900 do so D. at "a 60 ard l
Clipped "Modocs," 1913 10, at 4ic. -
Halenbeck Davis Sold 1873 Clipped warnings etc, ~
CLIPPED Sheep 81 D. at 1853 DO So b. At 81 CO. and 2c5
Hume & Mullen sold 1865 Unshorn Yearlings SO n. AZ
j. F. sadler CO. sold 1857 Clipped Western sheep, 100
B at 81 1877 do 81 d. &C 4Nc 2l4 Pennsylvsnia DO
90 H. az 81 sl 232 Indiana do ~ n. az "a 80 lob doc
poor) 10 at So co. 2e0 Kansas do 50 ~ at Also 20 Ken
lucky do 1O2 10 at 81 40 ITO do few Unshorn 30 ~ az
New & Giet sold. 49, Clipped Ohio sheen. 80 n, at
S4 rs go Western DO 81 n, at - go
Judd Buckingham sold 2i4 Ohio sheen 80 D. at - soi
j. n. Pdcock sold IL Jersey Lambs IS rs per head
HoGS-Rsceipts Of 647O head equally dyed
ed the yards Total for six days heah against
49, bead for the same time last week Nonnay hrm At
81 70dS5 20
ST. LOUIS May Flour 1liet, Xxx, 81 959s3 0o Xxx
Fancy 81 90a535 Patents SIS 509s5 go. Wheat lower So
Red. 81 OCH cash 81 06R May: 81 O.! June: 81 ON
July dell Cash. Al 9i7c May t6 &c: June 45asc,
July 46lsc. oats lrm Cash; S74c. May. 30sc; June.
Armer at ~ loo Flax sesd steady
81 n Hsy steady lni unch sngei Bran lover at 500
PorE SIT ST. BuEmsats-Ion9 csar s. S. short RS
S. 80: Short Clear s5 o. Lard firm nc 80 6)Dss TO-
ReceiUts-Flcar 5000 b6ss wheat $1,000 bnsai Corn.
2s00O busn oats 2oOJ0 ousG Rye - push ssaasisscy,
bush, Corn $1,000 bdsn. oats 1000 Dusai rye 1000
bush; Barley. Dush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
CLOSING PRICES or BOSrOy srOCRS
BOSTON May 10. 1885
FRIDAY, May 15-P. 81.


This has been dun day 10 the stock market ana tho
total transactions add up only I9l755 shares against
247142 shares yesterday; but like all other preceding
dull days Of the last two months II resulted In general
apprecaton OF values which In few instances covered
recoveres of = per cent The days news was all OF
a cheering character The threatened trouble In the
complicated between the Western railroads
was announced to have been satisfactorily settled DygV
ing TO the Missouri Pacific Railroad 19 per cent Of the
Council Bluffs and Omaha business, or gig per cent more
than 1t obtained before %. In this arrangement, how
ever It seems that important points involving the
percentages Of the principal roads arc stl underlined
and are referred to arbitration
or todays dealings stocks that each furnished
more than 10000 sharesfrOm 1000 to $4,000 shares
contributed l7O 900 shares Union Pacific with 29,5OO
shares fun stock, really led the ist IN amount of bust
meas and IL established advance of per cent Della
ware ackawanna and Western with ~ 300 shares hal
sOco came near being second the pressure TO sell
the stock Withdrawn and support was given 10 IT,
thai il recovered to 1924 and closed at 1928 only Is
lower than Wednesday evening. 81. Paul 1uctuated
Northwestern shows advance Of y per cent Central
and Hudson developed special strength that seems to
come, however from interests more particularly identi
fed with tho extreme Western and southwestern rail-
roads with Eastern, and IL To 80 $50 s
advance of B. Lake Shore sold to 53s, but Its
final figure, 527s shows advance Of only ie per cent
Louisville and Nashville after 324 032A unchan ged
at 325 The market closed dull aud steady at hgures
Government bonds were IN fair demand with some
irTeguarty in quotations. The final bids show adj
vance for the Is and decline OF u for the
coupon 4l2s. Annexed are the closing quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
lie PErRoLErM MARKEE

NLw-IORK May -.
The merry game Of local trading went on at
the OIL Exchange to-day with the net result OF leaving
prices az close above the final figures ycster
day Such trivial Improvement, coupled A. IL was with
a sErukago In tho volume Of business 10 tho lowest
record OF any single day this week discourage
mcnt the bulls and the dropping of long stock wes
checked only by Tho calling lu Of certificates ON loau
This the carrying rates 10 IN 10 % go cents and
encouraged holders to wait little longer for tho clouds
10 roll by. A mystery " u being made OF "a Thorn
Creek well the Markham, hut IN fact Is not worth
confederation, the other IN View OF the gen
era conditions Of petroleum The market cioscd dulI
ard without significance IN tone.
The range Of prices aud the total dealings al the Con
sOldated Exchange were as follows;
Oueniug ISL IOWest.-...--..- 90 =
Highest 1913 / maj. ~
Sale. UlTfrlH.
Cearauccs FOR yesterday b'J7lOOO
Refined oil was without change at - cents per
gallon.
BRADFORD. Penn. May l5.-Crude Oil-National Tran
at certificates opened ~ 7sA and closed at 79is'
highest price, 79ie lowest 77's ClearAnces, 100000
barrels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16

city bank stocks.
The market for railway bonds generally was quiet, but
here and there spots OF activity and strength were de-
veoped, which, howeyerwere clearly traceabe 10 stock
Influences The feature the issues Of
Louisville and Nashville. Firsts, New-Oreans and Mobile
Division from S7l2 To OF sales OF T3S,OOO the
collateral trust advanced from SO TO s9s on sales OF
100000 and the l04Os from 60 10 ~ ON sales or
$4,000 but ali attempt 10 move consos met with a
supply that after I9l2 the sales were nj Denver
and RIO GraDde strong after the same fashion the
rsts from 07 Oslo and The consols from 06 TO
57esd574 Erie second consols sold at 81 AG12i2go2h
against 81 7s last evening. Rome waterown ana Og-
densburg c0nso IS higher at 20. Canada South
ern hro 5s were steady ut and West Shore ana
Buffalo bs were up e at 30a. New-fork Chicago and
IT, Louis first 6s sold at 76. seller 80 days Lake shore
second consols brought l5laa1l5. and Pennsylyania
digs l00DlOl. New-YoTk, Lackawanna ana western
second 5s ssld at o. Metropolitan Elevated rsts were
up per cent at q and the seconds Ia TO 99
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia consos advanced
lie to ATS st Paul rsts Pacific and Western were up
per cent at 97i2, and the terminals up at o.
Omaha consols sold up lie 10 Ia, Union Pacific hrsts
up at 15a Northern Pacific frss were down 70
1o2ia. bat ended at lob against 1929 yesterday.
The business OF the Sub-rreasury for the week
ended tonight includes receipts Of $o332s0, and pay