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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-08
JESSIE AND THE GOAT.

a Little Girl Who Kept H~r .-rhinklnr-
Cap o.. Even Thougs shewas fright
eneA
dear me: II only could 20 home
through the field School uas iu-s
out. and little jesse Mar. warm and
tired. looked longingiy over the col
green field 1t was a much shorter
way home. as well IS more pleasant. !,
90 through the field than to 70 arouai
by the dusty road But Mr. Rawsons
goat was Pastured there. He was
very cross old fellow. and the terror 81
the school children. Mr.. Rawson hid
sad II was not At all safc for the small
children 70 enter the field
while the goat was their; o going
home that way this afternoon was not
to he thought Of
A. Jessie cast last longing look in
that direction. before turn NJ down The
dusty road. she gave = cry q delight;
..Why. I do believe old Billy j. gnne'
| can'tsre him anywhere Mr Raw
SON must have taken him ont q the
| pasture
Climbing upon the fence. she Looked
| long and carefully. No goat vas .
sight. 90 she jumped down from -
fence into the long. cool grass OTIS
| field
She had gone about halfway across
when Mr.. Billy who all this lime
had been lying buried in the deep
grass. taking his afternoon nap
gathered himself mp for gooi shake
Ashe caught sight o. Jessie tripping
along. he gszed for mpment in aston
ishment II was only for . moment
for the next instant he gave his head
vicious shake. a. though 70 ny;
s.What right have you here. should
like 10 know and started In hot pur-
suit
Jessie soon heard the quick patter.
pasfer patter II his small feet ter
rifi~d glance behind her showed her
H. goat. with lowered head. rushing
directly at her. Oh how swiftly she
IN. but he was overtaking her
| Just - she despsired q making Hef
escape. she ssw large stump ~ness i.
| tree had recently been cut down. \.
s.ood slmo<t directly in her path. ana
was large enough for her 70 hide De-
hind IL
Onick n Fash on came her white
spron. and Was = quickly tied around
The stump. on the side toward ~n'e'
she GOAT WIS coming
With = wildly beating heart 'es'..
erouched behind the stump % a.A'
the result she was completely hidden
and Mr.. Goat. with head bent % y"
that he caught but glimpse q "
white apron. dill NOT discover thai I.
was the stamp that wore II ana ~
2 Jessie. He cane rushing on, ana n
head struck The stump with 'erF''''
7 force. ,,-.
Allwss still. and when the trcmbi'.s
> LITTLE girl ventured 70 r. p around u Y,
stump there lay che goat. aprarehu,
4 lifeless- Seizing her apron. she ST,
swiftly over the rest 81 the held. ~
: vas sooa a home safe in her mother
arms
= Was che goat killedi Well. he va
? 20 badly stunned that he did ncs re'"'
3 for sone line
: when Jessie was On her way I
2 school the next morning she met ~ q
= Rawson coming out Of the pasture. Il
e did noe know. until Jessie told n'u,
e whas hurt ~ goat When she ~,
d Gns.L.5 t.lIin~ MIN, about IL be SAD
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-08

oh. mother. what d. you '.'s oae
remarked high school girl M
minister has m amanuen ~ ,.sv
don't say so.'' replied The o'a u.
~;,h mu,h concern. IL hs doe''-'
f0r IT,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-08

u.ss ny = - Ess>r-sesss Ams.ry e
NAsuvrrxx. Tenn. Nay zs.-The crowd
which assembled % witness the csnciud-
~ eveufs q ne Interstate military 60
cnmpuenf yesterday affernoon 49, VIZ
1nree. many euthusinstic ndmirerB be1ng
present. he weather vas not oppressive
~ proxrnmme was opened b. - exhib1-
e5on drfll By Company B. Second Dako<A
infrnfrv. a Wafertown, Oak 1h1s CON-
any has been exclnded from entering
6he competitire drill NOT having So
Accent number q mcn n line
N exhibition dri1l ~ TIE Merchan9
xcunx~x. or Memphis. an1 the Link zo1-
.oxes- AZ Nashville. followed he con-
panies drilled simultaneously.
Al I'VE O'Clock he judges announced -
results - follow
InSsnfry-Fsrst prize. I>ouisYil1e Hxhf
rnfanfrr. Jesse McComb. LouisviIle
Light Infantry. bsst-drilied indzndnAi
second. southern Cadsts- MACON. G.
Third. Atlanta RizeA
ul,urfh. Hermitage Guerdz- Nashville
Trxh. Champion CRY Guards spring
zs.sves-Eir.s priss. Liaet zou.vs-'
Nashville
second prizs, Merchant zoasves- No.
phis-
Columbia
e~cond, Rock CITY Guards. xashvilis-
Third A d. = k11ek. Bristol
Artillery - FIRST prize. Indianapol
aigh< Artillery.
.G<co1d. Louisiana Field Artillery.
Third. Rockville (Ind) Arfillery-
eating Gun-First prize, L<0nisvzA1e
sses 4 pr'-.' sat.s-T =. Fir.t os.io reg
nmeul-
usrrsAss T~rsars - : ~ ~ L.ne1ss
Panxrr<prR0. W. W, Ny A-In'
sormnfion has reached hsre - - hor
r1ble torture q boy nsne1 jess 2
Henderson. o Ihnrsday LIST ~ In.
~. Henderson was working ~ |. -
eoue distance FROM h0me ne9r -
rsech. uhen nendish looking m.s c.
.~n. caurhf ths boz md bouDd hin -
- Wifh : nsrdls tbe 1unat1c plsrce
- boy's Gesh repee1edly- ~ W. .
,nods - oufcry - wonh ssx1se -
800 fnce. IL nodmnn tAen sook 49,
100 "A scored - lad's han1. = -
80 pIaces- ~ boy was d. ors0S
Sor IN hour. uhen soms me1 egyeesl
"a ~ lunafic - eway- = - 60
xw~1on Frs&sv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-08

a Little Girl Who Kept uer s-rLInklnr-
Cap o.. Even rhougs shewas Fright
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Nrw YoRK, May T.---Moncy on call easy
| nj iSM2 per cent, last loan at 2 per cent
| closed at 1902 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 668 per cent. Sterling exchange
duh hut firm At Si.sGlf for siXty-day bills
and N.SsA for demand.
| Government bonds were dull but firm.
| State bonds were dull.
The stock marx 81 was only moderately
active today, and while weak In the forenoon
recovered later In the day and closed firm,
though nj fractional losses for the day In
most Of the active list. London was buyer
at the opening aud this gave strong tone "a
| the early trading, first prices being from !,
| 10 q poT cent above Saturdays final quota
| tions. Tho room was generally In a bullish
| frame OF mind, but the traders and profess
ionnls were seeking further reaction, and the
unfayonble statement Of the Atchison was
used against the list in general and special
pressure was brought against the Gould
stocks, which were found To yield more rap
idly than the rest Of the list. New England
was remarkably strong In the early dealings,
but aftcrn rise Of n point gave way with the re-
mninder OF the list. Missouri Pacific led the
decline, and before IL was stopped had
dropped 3A per cent. The close was quiet
but dull The railroad market was quiet
but firm 20 strong, but the only features Of
the dealings were the Fort Worth a Denver
firsts and the Wheeling Il Lake Erie iirsts,
and the former huctuatod over compara.
lively narrow nngc, and finally closed
slightly lower on sales OF SIS, 200, while the
latter was strong and rose I - per cent
though Il reacted fractionally ut the close,
its sales agircgaling 10000 out Of n total
days business Of Si,i20,0o0. Most Of the
list are higher. The total sales OF stocks to-
day we're 20i,C73 shares. Closing quota
tons
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08
GENERAL TRADE.


Tho Merchants exchange quotation com
mttccs today advanced clear rib side bacon
&c. bulk pork, clear sides and clear rib
sides mp 70, and long clear &c advanced.
Standard and roller corn meal were marked
up DC; shot, drop aud buck, up DC; canned
tomatoes OIL loo per ease and canned peaches
25c per case.
At New orleans the sugar movement Is
comparatively active, and prices rule firm,
particularly for open kettles, which are
scarce and wanted. Molasses continues
steady, with fair demand. Clean and rough
rice duh and easy, with very limited de-
mand.
According to the New York Commercial
Bulletin Of latest date staple groceries do
not In many cases appear 10 be losing any
ground Sugar il looking somewhat better,
and coffee remains steady, but there Is not
much doing or any particularly new point
or other goods.
The Cincinnati Price Cprch, Of recent
date, reports moderate gain In supply Of
hogs at packing ccnion tho past week. the
total packing showing an aggregate Of 1885,
90 hogs, against 10000 the proceeding week,
and 10000 for corresponding time last year.
Total from March I, TO date, Mays, i,205-
COZ, against !, zoo. 900 year ago.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08

am. until the close when the advance for
the day was about Make. June opened at
S29E6gS2Hc. sold up TO 83}so.. July opened
at S31zc and sold at 8i9Ec. Corn sold within
narrow range, and while the general feeling
was strong, the large receipts and the large
increase in visible supply. large percent
age Of which is No. 2, prevented any special
advance. Closing prices we're very near the
outside for the day and fractionally higher
than on Saturday. May opened at SIC,
sold 57H957Ac, and closed at 57Hc.
July opedcd at 55Ac, sold at 55ss@55}sc,
and closed at 55Ac.
The speculative trade IN oats continues
active and the market strong and advancing.
The amount in store Is smQIl and holders do
not seem inclined to let the price drop at all,
and consequently the shorts are covered at a
little higher figures every day. May oats
sold up to and closed at sac. July sold up
from 32H to 33c, closing at 62Tc.
Provisions were quiet and steady, trading
being mostly professional. Short ribs were
the most attractive, and were sold easily by
strong parties, who changed their minds
later and bought back their purchases at
higher prices. July ribs sold at T.57Xd
765 and closed at $7.65; September sold at
SL72Kg7S5. Lard for July sold at $S.174
@822H, and closed ut 1926. Pork for July
sold at $14221 9@l425, and closed at Sl4.35.
The statement of visible supply of grain
on May 8. rs compiled by the secretary OF
the Chicago board OF trade, was as follows:
Wheat, 81 ,3l7, G77 bu; decrease 1,li9, 1888 bu:
Corn, 04l5.50l bu increase 0335 bu.
Oats 4, 734, 09l bu increase 1873, 175 bu. Rye,
25005O bu; decrease $50 bu. Barley,
$40 H5 bu decrease $3.50 bu.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08

THE river at this point is stationary, with
20 feet ON the gauge.
TUE Gayoso left for the upper coast yester-
day evening with good trip.
THE Arkansas City is announced TO pass
here this evening at 8 o'clock on her way
from Natohez 10 st. Louis.
TIE Coahoma for Friars Point and the
Rosa Lee for Osceola cleared last evening
literally patronized by shippers.
TIE Kate Adams departed for Arkansas
river yesterday afternoon. with fair show
ing Of both freight and passengers.
The DeSoto is on her way from Cincinnati
TO this point. She is announced to leave
here for Cincinnati Friday at o'clock p. m.
THE City of Vicksburg, Of the Anchor
line leaves here this morning at 10 o'clock
for Vicksburg, Natchez and intermediate
points.
The Chickasaw brought in from White
river yesterday bales cotton, IL bales Of
broom-corn, COW aud calf and 6l packages
of sundries. She goes back tomorrow at
the usual hour.
The Eugene arrived from Arkansas river
yesterday with 100 bales cotton and 2, 1872 sacks
cottonseed. She leaves again this day at 0
o'clock pm. for Arkansas river, going
through TO Pine Bluff.
VIcKsBuRa, Miss, May 7, 1888, reports,
state that the engineer in charge of the Van
cluse leyce in Arkansas reports that II had
sunk some nineteen feet since II was com
pletcd, but rs the water was falling rapidly
no danger was feared
TnE water between Paducah and Evans
vile Is getting thin, and is the source Of
much annoyance and detention 10 tow
boats. Cottonwood bar above Paducah is
the worst place yet encountered, where it
requires close work 10 find more than ten
feet
THE Buckeye State arrived from Cincin.
natl yesterday afternoon with n light trip.
Her cargo consisted of 236 packages Of fur
niture, $3.50 packages of paper, 100 kegs OF
nails 375 barrels OF flour, 200 barrels OF
cement, lO2 barrels OF whisky, 325 bags OF
bran. 20 bags Of beans, horse and l ,40l
packages Of sundrios. She returns this after
noon at 8 O'Clock.
THE following changes Of beacon lights
were made by the lighthouse tender Joseph
Henry between Grccnyille and Natchez on
May /, 2, and 8: Sunny Side, new light
Icota landing new light; Filters, new
light; Island No. ~, discontinued tempo
rarly above Raleigh, new light; Magni
Vista, moved down 300 yards Brunswick
point, new light; Moores, La, moved VI
| GO Yards
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08

Nrw YouE. May 7.-CofIcc-Spot fair; Rio
quiet NJ l5c. Options steady and rather
auict. sales, $500 bags. MAY, si205c
f2i5: jane, SiiG5ogii.76 July, Siog
Oils, August Si0.lOGl0tg September,
ti0OOcgi0Oj; October, Ito. December,
s9pO@iOO0 January, fls0t,ppj, February,
81 OOaiO.OO MAY, so Ooe1iOOi; April, 5000
Clio.0j. sufar-Unchangcd and dun fair
refining quoted 1916; centrifugal, SIC;
molasscs grades, 4Gti,Sc; refined. strong,
fairly active; standard A, o 3iG@Gl4c; gran.
ulRted. Bti.iGMO9.c. MolnssCs-Firm, %
tcst Okc, Rice-sieady.
CINCINNATI. o., May T. whisky-Firm;
sales /. igs brs, finished goods on basis OF
al 90 Buttcr--.Quict; fancy creamery, 20Ci
re; prime dairy roll, li@i5c. Linscod oil
Steady nj h3ab5. Sugar-ln fair demand
hard refined 7isMsc; New Orleans, 6@5Xc.
Eggs-.Fim aud scarce at re. Cheese
Firm; prime 10 choice Ohio, Hat recent
make, l09llc.
RIO ~ JlxuRo. May .Cofcc-Rcgu
lar flats, 500 rcis per ten hlos; good sec
| onds, 400. Receipts during the " eek, "a,
/ O1O bags purchases for the United States
al 600 clcafanccs for the United states, 81,
90. stock, 90 900 bag.
NEw ORLEANS, L., May 7,-.-sugnr-Ccntrii
ugals, easier; choice white 05.i6o; OF
white Gdcd6Ac; choice yellow clarified
i5.iOc; prime yellow clarified, SIC; oil
yellow clarified, 5Ac; seconds, i,s65llc.
s,Sros, May 5.-Co1ee-Good average
400 rcls pcr ten kiios. receipts during III
week, 2sOOO bag; purchase Tor the Unite
States, 80 90 bags; clearance Tor the Unltcl
States, 10000 bags; stock, iioWO bags.
Cmcaao, H., May Ion the Produce ex
chanre today. the butter market was stead
aud finds quick tales; creamery, 2Od25C
dairy, iO@99c. Eggs--'Yory drm at i2G
| lgisc
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08

steady; middling o>Ec. Sales, 1900 bales.
Quotations were as follows: Ordinary,
2 l3-16c good ordinary, s 9-l6c; low mid
ding, lice; middling, 9,zc; good mid
ding, o l5-l0c.
Futures opened quiet but steady and closed
dull but steady, as follows May, 043 bid
june Gas; July, a52@9.53; August,
952@9.53; September o.ls@olG October,
s,90@s.97; November s9l@s.02; December,
's03@S.0; January, 9o2@003; February,
9ll@o.i3; March, o2O@922. Sales, 1880
bales.
DAILY PoRT AND INTERIOR MARKET.
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Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour-Firm and unchanged winter
wheat, 500; spring, I.76@LtO rye, S2.1o9
800
No. 2 spring wheat, s2@S2lIc No. 2 red,
SEC: No corn, 57h@574c No. oats 3ic;
No. rye, Csc; No. 2 barley .7797Sc;
No. l ilaxseed, sl.i5i prime timothy seed,
Mess pork per brl, Sii.o5; lard per 100 lbs
Ss1T jSCds.20, short ribs sides, loose, $3.50;
dry sailed shoulders, boxed, S60O@025;
short clear sides, boxed, Ss.0OdS.05
Reccipts--Flour 5000 brls; wheat, 1900
bu corn, 10000 bu; oats 10000 bu; rye,
9, 900 bu; barley 1900 bu.
Shipments.-flour, 20 900 brls; wheat, 49,
600 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, l7i,OOO bui
rye, 1000 bu; barley 1000 bu.
ST. LOUIS, No., May 7.-Flour-Firm, but
very quiet.
Wheat-opcncd strong, eascd of slightly
soon after the opening, but thereafter ad-
ynnccd steadily until the close, final prices
being lo higher than Saturday; No. red
cash, Sc; May Sj5sc; June, s5Hc, closing
sGJfc, nominal; July, s3kGal9c, closing
Sllsc; August, s3H@sls6c, closing slssc
December. Ss6tSSAc, closing SSaEc.
Confirm and unchanged cash, SIC; May,
52g52jEc, closing 52c; June, 62CD52lsc, clos
ing 52c; July. 62H@52kc, closing 52Nc.
Oats-Firm; cash, 3lIfc; May, Sac; June,
SAKE. Ryo-Nothing doing: Barley-Nom-
inal. Bran-SOc. Csrnmeal-S2.OO.
iay-Firmi prime timothy Sl3.6O,9l6.6Oi
prnirie S06i3.
Buttcr-Firm; creamery, ?O@eio; dairy,
is622c. Eggs-iOc.
Provisions-Strong. Pork--si4.75. Lard
S7.75CC7.s7H. Dry salt meats-lloxed shoul-
dcrs 1857 10000 long clears, S.31 lStgL5O;
clear ribs, S15OGLG7Ii short clears, S7.75Cg
500. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, S9.SI .; long
clears, Ss.25aS30; clear ribs, SS.2j@s.3Oi
short clears, $7.75ds,0O.
Rcccipts-Flour, 5000 brlE wheat, 10000
bu; corn, 1900 bu; oats, $1,000 bui rye,
none; barley none.
shipmcnts-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat 90, 600
bu: corn, 23O00 bu; oats, 400 bu; rye,
none; barley, 500 bu.
Afternoon -Wheat-Wns strong and
higher; May, Sc; June, s6lEc; July, s5c; De
cemher, SOC Corn-Quiet May, b2c; June,
% &c; July, Soc. Oats---steadyi May, 234ci
June, 32Jse July, 2s'tc.
RANsAs CRY, Mo-, May 7.--Whoat---
Steady; No. soft, cash, SOC bid, S2c asked.
Corn.-Stcady; No, 2 cash, I7c bid, June, 47AC
bid; lslsc asked: July, 4S.c Oats--No. 2
3OJlc bid, Sic asked.
NV YoRK, May THE visible supply Of
grain on Saturday, May 3. o. complied by
the New York Produce exchange, was ns fol
lows Wheat, l3i, 5i7, $50 bu, decrease 95o..
sGJ bu; corn, q, i3GO7i bu, increase oO6, SOl
bu; oats l,0s2Ol2 bu, increase 3i3, IFS bu
rye, $50. 2si bu, decrease 4d,bi2 bu; barley
| 7i6,7is bu, decrease III, 1871 bu.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08

81. O0G3. 25 per brl; new Peerless, tG.00@6SO
per brl; sweet potatoes, S2.75@3N per brl;
seed sweet, $50 per brl. 1
PouLrRY-Chickens spring, scarce, S2O0(g
800; hens, S325@3.5O; turkeys, $o.oOgl2'oo
PIcKLRs-Brls. $3.50; half brls $500.
EGas-Quiet; bxs, 12c; cases, l2Hc.
Nurs-Coconnuts 800 per 100. Peanuts,
Virginia, Gc Tennessee, farmers stock, 3C9
&c; roasted, &c highershelled, lOc. Pecans,
Texas, 0612c.
RArsIYs-London layers, $780, layers, 1916
California, 1925.
BUTTER Butterine 10000; creamery, 2S
63Gdairy 206l25c; country butter, l5@2Oc,
ClDER-Ozark, $3.50 per brl, and $500 per
half brl
NINEGAR--Per gal, S61l2c.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08
Miscellaneous.

WnrsKrY-straight Kentucky Bourbon,
~. 100000; Robinson and Lincoln counties
Tenn, sharp advance, $l,50g3OO; Eastern
ryos, 81 $4,000, according 10 age and make
common whisky, 0Oc@$l25, according to
proof.
sEEps--Rcd clover, $40 per bn; timothy,
80 % per bu; herds G5c per bp blue grass,
81. % per bu; orchard grass, sl109l.JO per
bu; German millct $l,25@L5Oper bu.
BAGGINd-Gd7c.
TIEs-Sl O0lll5.
sHor-Drop, Sl45; buck, I.75.
LEAD--G%c.
NAms-lron, $40; steel, s225@235.
PowDER-Kegs $500; half kegs, $40;
quarter kegs SlI5.
IIlpEs-Dry flint, No. I, I0@llc; No. Q 20
Sc; dry sailed, 5l4(J7c; green saltcd, No. ],
DC; No. 2, SIC; green, 3@ic; shcepskins, loo
@Sl.O0; irregular.
TonAoco--ComIhon, 25@35ci other grades,
3j6iSjc.
sSurr-Garrolrs, slO.s5 Ralph's, S1O.95;
railroad, 1925; Gail d AK, $500.
CoAL ouc-Prime white, wholesale lots,
i0c per gal.
Woodbury. grease wool, unwnshed, 90
l3c; clear grease wool, 20Oa25c; bury washed,
2OGt3Oc; tub washed, 30@3Ic.
BarswAN--lSM
IAIIOW-.,jOf 10,
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nrcn,istun~.

CoRx Mru-Standard g. 10; pearl, 800;
roller. sos. strong
BrANa AND PrAs-Nayy beans, $500, me
dunn, $685. Stock peas. Sl.25 per bu; lady
peas, Sl.T5 per bu, black eyes, sl,5O per bu.
oar MrAi--In half brls, s. 50 from store.
FLoUn--from store, common, 3Otp3.J 10
family, S37h, choice, $3.50 fancy, $780, extra
fancy, a.45. patent, ti75tI5Oo, strong.
CHaCgEn Soda, treble extra, Sc; ginger
snaps, 5jfGGisc. assorted iumblcs iOM re.
CRACKED WmEAT---ln hall brls, $40 from
store.
HonINY AND GnIrs---From store, 1875.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08
Did You Eyer,

W. II. Revels, NJ. D., of Baltimore Nd,
says: II have been in the practice of medi-
icine for over eighteen years, but never have
] seen the equal Of Hodges sarsaparilla. 1t
has worked miracles here in curing rheuma-
tism and scrofula. Have almost come to
the conclusion that cannot practice with
out it." Rangum Root Medicine Co., Manu-
facturers, Nashville Tenn. 81 90 per bottle.
Sold at Holsters drug store 2S3 Main street.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
LIVERPOOL.

AZ noon: spots-Fim; demand good
Sales. 1900 bales OF which American TO- 200
bales Receipts, 1900 bales, Of which Amer.
lean 800 bales. Closing quotations were rs
follows Ordinary AID; good ordinary, 3
lied low middling5 3-iGd; good middling,
5'fd' middling uplands, 57-l0d; middling Or
lcans,5hd
Futures opened quiet and closed steady at
o decline rs follows:
[The prices are given IN pence and Giths
thus 463 means 4.03-Old, and 60l means
6.1-Gid.1
At3p. m--May, 525d, buyers: May.Juno,
525d, buyers; June-July, 5.26d, buyers July
August, b.20d buyers; August September,
t.2ld, sellers; cptcmber-October bid,
sellers; October-Noycmbcr bod, buyers; No
yember-Deoember 5.o0d, sellers; September,
O. odd buyerg
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Drain nna rro,i,Inns.

CHlc,oo, H., May 7. - The nst hour
on change was very dull. Opening prices
ranged just a tribe better than the closing
hguUa ON Saturday. About n o'clock the
wheat plt livcned up and the market became
active. Shorts, who realized that they must
depend upon the tail end Of the old crop 20
NJ contracts, bought juno wheat, then the
visible supply figures came, showing de.
crease u !, ii0, 90 bushels for the week, en-.
eoumging morc buying. This was followed
by reports from Missouri, which have been
bearish recently, conccding that the damage
was more than expected On these thing,
There was an active market from II o'clock
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Live stock.

Cmc,oo, ILL.,, MAY The Drcrcrf Jour.
nal REPORTS Cattle-Rcccipis, $500 head;
shipments, 1900 head. MARKET steady, lower
tendency steers sSso@5.oo stockcr and
feeders. ~ ODa.3 10. cows, bulls aud mixed,
a. COOS 80. Texas steers B.bOai20.
/ Hoes-Rcccipts, 1900 head, shipments,
5000 head. Market steady mixed, $3.50
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ree,istum-.

Hly--Choioc, from store, ojc@sl.oo car
load. from lcyeo or depot Sls.5oR 1890
prime. store, VNtg2lso. car load, from lcyco
or depot, fl7.OldlSOt prairie, from store,
OOas6c; car load, from loycc or depot 5000
ClidOO.
BRAS-.From store, 800. from lcycc or
depot, s9o0.
ConN-From store, white, CSC; mixed. Gle;
from lcvec or depot, white, In bulk, bsc. IN
sacks, Ole; mixed. in bulk, 55o; IN sncks, co.
OArs-lrom store, white, t2c; mixed, 4Oc
| from lcycc or depot white, in bulk, Sc; II
sacks, lOc, mixed, IN bulk, SIC, In sacks 30
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THE RIVERS.
STEAMBOATS, Leaving
Movements AT the Level
TUESDAY.

Advantageous Arkansas river; Buck
eye State Cincinnati; Paris Brown, Cincin-
NATL Chickasaw, White river
Experimentation Lee, Osceola; Coahoma,
Friars Point; Kate Adams, Arkansas City
Gayoso, Tiptonville; Paris Q. Brown, New
Drlaopa
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Co,,on see,, pro,Iucts.

PRIME CRUDE OIL--3i@32c; prime summer
yellow, 3563Gc; choice cooking summer
yellow, $4,000; prime cotton seed meal
Sl0.JOGll70J carload lots less than car
load slSOOdlR5O.