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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09
HARD TIM ES.
An HOnest!Sailor's Futile Attempts to So
cure Winter Quarters.

cure Winter Quarters.
Soon after eight o'clock the other
morning man about forty years old
rang the Office bell at the Workhouse,
and to the door-keeper who answered
it, he asked: "Can / come IMP"
"Why, yes, of course. Whom did
you wish to see?"
"Oh, nobody in particular. You may
put me down for about ninety days. ="
1t was soon discovered that he was a
sailor who wanted to be locked up for
the winter, and the door-keeper was
obliged to inform him that he couldn't
be taken in after that fashion.
$50 I've got to be arrested and taken
before the police Judge, ehP" he en-
quired.
"Yes, have you any money!"
"About twenty dollars, which want
to save until spring.
"Then you can't be arrested as a
vagrant. You will have to commit
some offcnse, You'd better get drunk. "
"But am strictly temperate"
.'Well, get up row with somebody,
smash window, or run off with some
body's horse. 1t ought to be an easy
matter to get arrested"
The man walked down to the hay
market and looked around for some
body to get up row with. He selected
farmer who seemed to be good
hearted man, and walked up to hin
and said:
Say! l want row with you. wan
to be arrested"
look a-here, young man." replied
the farmer, "don't you come foolinG
around me! I'm cold and mad, and i
you give me the least provocation. II
make dog-meat of YOU"
The sailor turned away and picket
up rock and walked down to saloon
determined to hurl it through the win
dow. The old man who keeps tn
place saw him coming, and he wen
out and said:
you keep AWAY! If you throw
dot shtone in my window I'll shoe
you so help me gracious"
"But want to do something to b
arrested"
II can't help dot! you keep avha
or put some bullets into you'll
The man passed on about squar
to where a horse was hitched, and h
was untying the animal when tn
owner came out and said:
"Say, you get up and skip or T.
break your back for your
He drove off, looking back and Vi
tering threats, and a policeman cam
along and asked what had happened
"Why, l want to be arrested, and
was going off with his horse. Will 20
arrest me if l abuse your"
"Try it on!'
"Well, you are bow-backed shee
thief, an internal liar and the bigge
coward on the force! wouldn't hay
your face on me for ten thous--w
The officer seized him and flung hi
over yard fence into lilac bush, an
then looked after him and said:
IF you don't leave town before nigl
I'll hunt you down and hammer yc
until your own mother can't ideni1
|, the mangled remains!"
"I'll be hanged if l don't! you haven
i, got enterprise enough to keep Il
moss off my back, and III g
: out if l have to 60 on my hands, an
= knees" -DetrOH Free Press.
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1t is well known that japanese
artisans sit invariably upon platforms
or upon the floor, their legs crossed
under them. When attempts were
made in the Japanese village in New
York to introduce chairs and tables the
japanese workmen complained that it
tired them to sit on chairs, and the
old custom was continued.-N Y.
Tribune.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

"A prosy ministerln country church,
when he had reached his ''twelfthly. "be-
came thirsty, and, not finding any water
on the shelf under the pulpit, called to
a deacon; Brother Brown, there's no
water here" "Do you want someP"
inquired the deacon. A glass was
brought, and the preacher proceeded to
gulp it down. "Mr. Goodlove," whis-
pered the deacon, waiting for the glass.
"Well, what is it?" asked the preacher,
stopping his libation. Don't you think
you'd better offer little to your SER
monp" Merchant IrdUeler.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

The cost of manufacturing barbed
wircis given as follows: Cost of plain
wire $3.50; license fifteen cents; cost Of
manufacturing and selling, sixty-iive
cents; total, $500. Barb wire has been
sold as low as 1926, but it is claimed
that at the present cost of plain wire,
barb wire cannot be produced for that
price. Scientific american.
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"A witness in a recent case out West,

"A witness in recent case out West,
on being asked if he knew Brown,
Jones, Robinson and others, replied in
the negative. The opposing LAWYER, in
order to convict him Of perjury,
brought in the persons named, who
proved to be fellow workmen of the
witness. That's skinny he said, and
clutch, Reddy, String, Skeleton, as
they were severally produced, but
don't know their other names. Boston
Transcrtpt.
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A letter apprising him of his
brothers death was received lately by
a man living few miles from Raleigh,
N. c. The death had occurred more
than year and half ago, in Raleigh,
and the letter was that long in reaching
the recipient. - Chicago Herald.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

LAcoN1c patient to physician; Caught
cold. Physician: Take Red Star Cough
Cure; no morphia, no poisons. Only TWEEN
ty-five cents. st. Jacobs Oil cures pain.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

Japanese dentists acquire a strength
of the thumb and foretinger which
enables them to extract teeth without
the aid of forceps-simply by dextrous
MANIPULATION.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

A RoLLER-sKATE gathers no moss, but a
roller-skater's shins often get barked.-M
Y. Journal.
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E. L. MOVES, Revere, Mass, was cured of
scald-head by using Halls Hair Remover.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

A FRESH roll-The actors new part. An
other-The efforts of the inexperienced
skater-The Rambler.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

JOKES are like nuts-the dryer they are
the better they crack.-Chicago Telegram.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

PIXIES TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, go
Glenn's Sulphur Soap Ieals and beauties 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
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1T is a difficult job to set a hen or a good
example. Bulletin.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

8 months treatment for SOC. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

A PAIR of slippers-Banana and orange
peel.-LOpeU Citizen.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09

A REAL corn taxa tight shoe.-BoSton
Beacon.
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A SURE cure for obstinate coughs and colds
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. The best remedy
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.ATARR H

particle s applied into each nostri is agreeable to
use. Price so cents by mail or Druggists Sendfor
circular ELY BROTHERS. Drugeists. Oweeo n Y
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RKEADNIHRRS.

CoRSMEAL-.standard, 81 A.; pearl
SO 50; roller, ~ 90.
HAY-Choice, from store, 75@80c
car load from levee or depot, SIS 50G
IA; prime, from store, 70675c; car
load from levee or depot, S13; prairie
from store, SOC; car load from levee
or depot, s. 5000.
OoRN-tromatore, white le; mixed
SIC, from levee or depot; white, in
bulk, 49c; in sacks, $40, mixed, in
bulk, 47c: in sacks, zoe.
OATs-From store, white, 40c; mixed
$50; from levee or depot, white, in
bulk, 351c; in sacks 375c mixed, ia
bulk, 33C; in sacks, 36c.
BRAN-From store, 75C9SOc; from
levee or depot, Sl3@13 30.
FLoUR-From store, No. 8, 50; fam
lily, So 50; choice, So 1904; fancy, S4G,
4 25; extra fancy, 81 30; patents, $50
8 80.
BEAEs-Navy, 50; medium, 81 5OG
] rs; common, 81 %; German miIet,
81 2O9l 40.
RIoE-Louisiana, 4@5c; Carolina,
e67c.
OATMEAL-In hali-barrels, 1905 25
from store.
CRACKED WHRAT-In hslfbarrels,
"a % from store.
HoMINY AND GRITs-From store,
SO 1903 Is.
CRACKERs-Sods, extra, &c; soda,
treble extra, 44c; lemon crackers,
extra, &c; lemon cream crackers,
treble extra, 7!c; ginger snaps, extra,
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HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.

APPLEs-Apples, 81 1902 90; from
levee or denot, 81 50@l 20; dried ap.
dies, 2i@34c per pound from store,
Dried peaches, 22@34C from store.
observation-disclosures, 81 75G9S from
store; S2@2 % from levee or
depot. Cabbage, 81 90; per head, l0c
81 70 from levee or depot per crate
Garlic, 100000 per 100. TurnipB, soc
per bushal.
FRUIT-Orauges, Louisiana nomi-
nal, SO. Lemons, SS@S 90 per,
box. Bananas, Sl@2 per bunch.
CoCoanuts, 50 per 100. Peanuts-Vir-
ginia, 74c; Tennessee, farmers stock.
SG3lc; roasted, 24c higher; snelled,
lOc. Almonds, lS@20e.
RATsINs-LOndop layers, S3 30; lay
ers, ~ IS; California, -; Imperial,
SO 5O@4.
PIcKLSs--In jars, pints, csc; quarts
81 so; half gallons, 81 70; gallonr,
S375; loose, barrels 20 so; hali-bsrrels,
50 20; mixed, hsrreIB, $40 SO; mixed,
hhliharlels, So.
PorAToEs New, 81 25@l rs; North
ctn stock, 81.
CDEU-Now York, So 80 per barrel
sni SIS 70 per hali-balr9l; Vinegar, l0l
per gallon.
PEoANs-Texas, 8@,Oc ior ANAL to
medium, l0Dilc Ior large; Arkanaas,
3la5c.
FsH-MackeTal, haltba5rels, No. l.,
"a 5O@b; No. ., So 25@3 so; No. s.,
~ 76@3; lob Kit, No. J, soc; No. .,
Z
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GENERAL NEWS.
BUsINEss quiet.

BUsINEss quiet.
WEATHER clear aud cooler
HEAVY rains Sunday night.
THE Lee Line packets were In and
out on time yesterday.
The Belle Memphis pc -aed up Sun
day morning for ST. Louis.
FRANK BRENNAN went out mate lsst
evening on the Kate Adams.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 40 bales
OF cotton end 026 sacks Of seed.
FRANK MILLER, former clerk on
tho steamer Many Houeton, died 81
Cincinnati on Thursday lat.
Tue Gayoso arrived Sunday from
Tiptonyille with 800 Eacks Of corn, and
returned on time last evening.
TIE Ed Foster, Capt. 0. X. Joplin,
lays over until next Tuesday TO make
some repairs to her machinery.
TIE Il. l., Cobb arrived yesterday
morning from Arkan-'1 river, and re-.
turns this evening at the uHual hour.
Tue D. r. Powell passed down Sun
day morning for Nicksburg. She dis
charged here 50 tons Of freight and
added 20 tons.
The City Of New Orleans passed
down Sunday evening for New Or
leans with big trip. She added here
$40 empty barrels and 20 tons Of sum
dries.
THE viii s. Hays arrived Sunday
morning from Arkansas City with 2
bales Of cotton, 926 sacks Of seed and
a lot Of sundries, aud has laid up for
the breaent, the Kate Adame having
resumed her place in the Arkansas
City trade.
THE Jim Lee Baseball Club, com
posed of the crew of that steamer, are
going to play a game Of baseball with
the Blues, Of Frisrs Point, on next
Thursday, and those from Memphis
and along tho route wishing to witness
this game will be taken to Friar3 Point
aud back at half price. A big crowd
ia exueCted
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Effect 6inches on the gauge and falling.
Weather cloudy and warm; thermom-
eter 7S0.
EVANSVILLE, IND, August 23.-Ncon
River falling, with 8 feet 6 inches on
the gauge.
PITTsBURe, August 90. - Noon
River foot 10 inches on the gauge and
stationary. Weather cloudy and warm.
WHEELING, VA, August 2S-N DON
River feet Q inches on the gauge and
falling. Weather cloudy and pleasant,
with light rain this morning.
LOUISVILLE, August 23-Noon-River
River rising, with feet 6inches in the
canal snd feet 1 inches on the falls,
Weather cloudy, with occasional show
era. Business dull. Departed; Desoto,
Cincinnati.
CAIRO, August 23.-Noon-River o
feet inches on the gauge and rising.
Weather cloudy and pleasant. Ar
rived: City OF Cairo, st. Louis, @ PM;
Ohio, Memphis, am; City Of Nat
chez, 81. Louie, am. Departed:
City of Baton Rouge, St.Louis, l am.
City of Cairo, Vicksburg, 8 am. Ohio,
Cincinnati, 3 am.
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GlRnrERIRE.

CoFFEE-Oommon, 0lC992 c;or3inary
100000; prime Rio, ll9llici choice
TO fancy, l2@l24c; old government
2l@25c; Ceylon, lS@22c.
SoAP--33@5!C per pound
SUGAR--Pure white, 6g@3Ic; Of
white, Gi@6Sc; yellow, G3@G4G; open
kettle, $1,000; refined A, 6!@G3c;
graduated, 64@7}c; powdered, no
74o; cot loaf, 73@Sc.
SALT--Sl 25 per barrel; HaCEs, fine,
81 45(1l 80; coarse, 81 15@I 20; peck
eta, bleached, 23@7c; carloads from
!eVee or depot DC cheaper.
CAEDIEs-StiCkg, all sizes, in boxes,
pals and barrels, SG9c.
CANDLEs--Full weight, 9l@10c,
CANNED Goods. ETc.--PriCes per doz-
en-: Pineapples, VI 35a1 65; peaches,
2-lb, standard, 81 3j9l 55; seconds,
ST. 10(9l IS; tomatoes, 2-lb, standard
81 25@l 35; BIB, 81 1901 50; straw.
berries 81 3j9l 40; ragpberries,
81 1901 25; blackbsTries, fl@
l -; greenR7gsa, 81 Goal IS;
pears, s2@2 %; nlums, ri GOO
20; asparagus, So G4; green corn,
BIOL So green peas, 81 55@165; cove
oysters, full weight, lib, fl@1 10i
cove oysters, full weight, 2-lb, 81 759
1 So; cove oysters, light weight, Lib,
CSC; cove oysters, light weight, BIB,
81; condensed milk Crown, So 80
as IS; Eagle,57 51@7 IS; Daisy, 81 IS,
MoLAssEs - Louisiana, COMMON to
fair, lS025c; prime to choice, 28l935ci
syrup, 24940C; common 10 fair, 200
Csc; prime 10 choice, 30933c; Centrif-
ugal, fancy, 32934o.
ToBACCo--Common, ll-inch, 27l9
2Sc; other grades and styles, 35985c.
Snuf--Garrett'g, SIC So per case
Rslph's, $40 25 per case; r. r., 50 30
9l0 %.
SANTOS, August 21.-Cofee-reCeipls
during the week $4,000 bags purchases
for the United States, 40Q); clear
ances for the United States, 1000
bags; stock, 10000 bags.
RIO DEJANEIRo, August 21.-Codee-
Regular first, AGO reis per 10 kiios;
good seconu, 300 reis; receipts dur
iDg the past week, l0l 900 bags; pur.
chases for United States, $1,000 bags;
clearsnCes for the United States, "a, 1000
bags; stock III, 900 bag5.
NEW YORK, August 23.-CofFee--spot
fair Rio firm; options steady and fairly
active; sales, 1850 bags; September,
S.35@8.40c; October, S.30@8. 35c :;
November, S.30@S.35C; December,
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S.SO@s.95c; January, s S5@S .4Oc; Feb
ruary, s SOC. Sugar steady; demand
moderate; English Island. Ss@SIc;
cenhifugal,5 3.l6c flair to good refining
quoted at 4s@4ie; refined dull confec-
tioneis, SIC; granulsted, &c, Molasses
quiet. Rice steady.
HAVANA, August 21.-Sugsr-The
market has been quieter. The sale,
were insignificant and prices closed
weaker aud nominal. The markets at
the outportl were the same. Stock
in Havana aud Matanzss, $4,000 bxs,
$1,000 bags and lo,500 hhds. Re-
ceipts during the week, 55i bxs,
400 bags and 81 hhds; exports dur
ing the week, 57S bxs, 5026 bags, OF
which q, SEQ bags to the United States.
Molssses sugar, regular to good polari-
cation, 81 50Il S74 per quintsl; Mu,
covado-fair TO good refining, So to
90 polarization, 81 b0@l sit cenirif-
ugal, 90 to go polarization, in hhds,
bags and bxs, ~ l2lG92 ASH,
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FINANCE and COMMERCE.
MONEY 8 PER CENT, NEW YORK
EXCHANGE II PREMIUM.
Cotton Quiet and Unchauged-Mid-
ding, D 1.4e-Sales Yester-
day, so Bales.

Money in good demand at S per
cent. Local securities ara steady and
tending upward.
In the cotton market there is little
doing. The close yesterday was quiet;
middling, Ole; fales, 80 bales. At
New York yesterday spots closed
steady; middling, 8 5.l63. Futures
dull, August, 9.1l@9.l5. A leading New
York cotton circular gays: "Light
desling', mostly within the room, have
characterized The market today, with
continued pressure Of near by months,
leading to further declines. Liverpool
appeared very disappointed, and there
appeared strong inclination to keep
away from actual cotton, though
months beyond September were taken
tosome extent on the sentiment Of the
msrke, is row in natural order
about ripe for reaction"
At New Orleans spots we're du l.;
middling, 0Jc; STEADY; August,
S76c bid.
At Liver oolspots were dull in buy
ers' favor, middliny, sgd; futures
steady; August, 4.6id.
In the o"0'ra' msrstt corn is lower
white 60 store, sac; mixed, SIC.
Eggs steady, ll10l2lc.
ELEVATOR REPORTS.
The following shows the amount of
grain received, withdrawn and in store
by regular elevators, as reported to
the Merchants Exchange today: Corn
received, 5y99 bu; vii hdrawn, GT62;
in store, G6ll bu. Oats received,
1921 bu; withdrawn, ESQ; in
store, 81, 2j5 bu. Wheat received,
none; Withdrawn, rone; in etore,
$50 bu.
IMPORTS
Three brls apples, 1851 rls bagging,
185 pkgs bacon, 500 bu corn. 10 pkgs
cheese, 81 sks c1ff5e, cars cotton
seed, $50 sza c1tton eeed, 1903 brls cot
ton seed oil, 100 bills cotton ties, 1917
pkgs dry goods, So psgs eggs, 1882
brls flour, AGO bales hay, pkgs hats,
2 nd cattle, 1852 pkgs lard, $4,000
it lumber, 81 pkgl liquors, S35 prls
meal, llC0 kgs nail', 1900 bu cats,
100 bris onions, III bids potatoes,
s cars pork sides, l04 brls sugar, 1877
pkgs tobanto
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PROVISIONS.

BuTrER-Butterine, 12!c; cream.
cry, 22@25c; dairy, l6@l7c; country
butter, 15@l6c.
CHEEsE-Pime na,s, SIC, nominal ;
New York factory, Dc, nominal; full
cream, l0@llc; Young America, IS
@14c.
HOG PRoDUCTs--Mess pork, GIL;
sugar cured hams, l3!@l4c; breakfast
bacon, S4Wl0C; clear rib SIDES bacon,
7s@7lc; bacon shoulders, 75@7lc;
bulk pork, clear side, &c; clear lib
side, CSC; shoulders, Gle; long clear,
GSc.
LARD -Tierces, nc; hali-bamels and
kegs, 7lc; choice kettle, Sic.
Fresh MgATs-No, beef, &c; Nut
ton, &c; hind quarter5 Of beef, sic;
lambs, 81 50@3 so.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 23.-Pro-
visions quiet but firm. Pork, jobbing,
$40 l5@l0 80. Lard small lots Of
current make, salabie at GO G25 round
lois worth more. Dry snlt meats aud
long closls, boxed, SO 80; short ribs,
50 So; short clear. So IS. Bacon
long clear. SO 00@G 95; short riba,
So 5000 90; short clear, 81 1907 20.
Hams, 12S@I3{c. Butter steldy;
creamery, 17@22c; dairy, 1O@l8c.
Eggs steady; ir, Ii, lO@l02c.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, August 23.--Megs
rork steady and a SHADE higher; cash,
80 G22@9 65; September! 80 $500 72l,
closed at 80 IS; October, 50 1909 so,
closed at So 70. Lard firm; cash aud
August, 81 40; September, " 42I +;
October, IS 874@G so, closed at So 90.
Short lib sides steady; cash, SO 800
6 ia. Boxed meats qniet; dry sailed
shoulders, S. 7595 81; ahoit clear
sides, SO COOS G5. On the Produce
Exchange butte; ruled finn; cream
cry, l7&22!c; dairy, l0@16c, Eggs,
ll@l231.
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Receipts YestHrInY.
FUTURE MOVEmERTs.

THE Lee Line packets tomorrow
evening are the James Lee Tor FriRrs
Point and the Coahoma for Osceola.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Caro- is due down for Vicksburg, and
the City OF st. Louis 10 due up for st.
Louis.
THE ChickGsaw, Cap. L. @. Postal
is the Wednesday packet for White
river. o. Nj. Postal and John Chill
dress are her clerks.
TIE Arkansas City, Capt. II. w.
Brolaski, is the Anchor Line packet
this evening a. O'Clock for Cairo and
st, Louis. w. IL. Pritchsrt Is her
clerk.
TIE Kate Adams, Capt. Mark II,
Cheek, is the United States mail
packet Thursday evening at o'clock
for Helena, Arkansas City and all way
landings w. Q. Banker has charge
OF her Office.
THE Gayoso, Capt. w. y. HAL, is
the packet Thursday evening at 8
O'Clock for Hale's Point, Tiptonville
and all way landings. b. 0. Michel is
in her office.
THE Anchor Line steamer City OF
Natchez, Capt. Beck Jolly, will pass
down to-day at 12 o'clock for New Or
leans and all way pointl. IL. Il, Cor
byn is her clerk.
THE Il. l.. Cobb, Capt. 4, Il. Smith,
Is the packet this evening Mt b o'clock
for all points on Arkansas river, going
through to Pine Bluff. Chaq. Mussel-
man has charge OF her Office, r'sis'ed
by Rufus Foster.
THE Granite State, Capt. A. j. Lind
say, is the packet this evening at
O'Clock for Cairo, Louisville, Cncin.
matt and all way landings on the Ohio
river. The Granite State will give
cheap ra'es to all pointa North and
East.
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CATTrR-Choice TO extra corn fed,
SEQ to 1850 lbs, none received; good,
none received choice grass cattle, 3I@
3{c good, 23M3lc; fair to medium,
2t@2lC; sCallawags, l(014C.
Hods-Ohoice, il(94lc; good, 3l@4c;
common, 3G93ic.
SHEEr-Choice, 3l@33c medium, "a
6(3c; common, Sl@l so. Choice
lamba, per pound, 4l@4lc.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, August 23.-The
Lire Sock Indicator reports: Cattle
Receipts, 1875 head shipments Satur-
day, 1915 head market slow and weak /;
native shipping about steady; gre rs
TIE" and range cattle l0C lower than
Slturday; cows steady; common to
choice r9iiy j, 20 1904 60; COWS,
81 r az rs grass TeXes, So 85(D3 60;
stoCkeTs and feeders, - cool Hos
Receipts, 300 head; market weak
l0c lower, s. 50G4 %. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, none; market steady. Ky
CHICAGO, ILL, Augustus. -The Dror-
er5 Journal reports Cattle--ReCeipis,
920S head shipments, 1909 head
market active and prices about steady;
shipping steers, $50 to 1000 lbs, So 80
G94 10; ste ckers and feeders, ~ $50
3 50 COWS, bulls and mixed, 81 u
C93 70; bulk, 50 2502 rs; through
Texas cattle, So 1908 G5; Western
rangers firm at S3@3 80. Hogs--Re-
coipls, 10000 head;' shipments, 5000
head; market steady and unchanged;
rough aud mixed, S4(94 IS; packing
and shippirT, 81 50@5 Oj; light, SO so
al 25; skips,$2 50@3 50. Sheep
Receipts, 5000 head; shipments, 400
head, market in good demand and
prices steady; natives, g. 5000 40;
Western, So 25@3 90. Texans, 81 800
8 40; lambs, S. % per 100 lbs.