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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18
BELLAIRE.

Editor Anderson is on his farm planting.
Most all OF the county officers have
moved into the new Court House. The
old Sheril's office has been torn down.
Marshal Darby yesterday took Adam
Jenkins to jail az st. Clairsville. The
prisoners who were moved 10 Steuhenvllle
while the county Jail was being remodeled
are now back at 81 Clairsville.
An addition 2ON15 feet is being built to
the Elysian Thaetre for the May festival.
Mg. Benz Alpin and vile celebrated the
twenty-second anniversary Of their mar
rage on Wednesday evening.
The B. x o has arranged to take home
GAINESVILLE visitors to the May Festival at
s late hour each night. Visitors from in
termediaIe points will have the same &C
commodalion
School commencement occurs on June
22d.
John. NJ. Dtntord, typo on the IHde-
psadolt, who isill at his home in St, Glars
vile, is reported worse.
The B. go. boys received their pay to-
day.
Donations of every kind for the May Fes-
llNhl can ne 4cil Al TIE LOOLA1 ONtI POAuS
born x Co store.
Mrs. Robert Ray has returned from an
extended Southern trim.
The c, l. NV. road will run excursion
trains from Mathis Ferry and Bridgeport
next werk to the May Festival.
Miss Annie Husbands will entertain her
Wheeling sch0o.mates this evening at the
Windsor Hotel.
Fred. RDdewip leaves to-day for Chicago
to attend the National meeting OF the
Turner's.
The Prohibition Congressional! COnven-
ton will be held tC-iay.
Tn" Democrats Of this Congressional
district have selected Hon David Wagner
and Hoe. T. W Matthews a, delegates TO
the 81. Louis National Convention; II. II.
McFadden aud W. II. Arnold, a]lternates
" II. Hunter, Presidential E'ccter.
The City Council held 3 short special
session and appointed George L'ttleton and
James Hl,krr. ST., a. members Of the
Board OF Equalization. The Board il now
composed OF Andrew Schlck, James No
Graw, John Z. Hauey, Henry Landkrohn
and the two last appointed
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money at Ia2 Per Gent Governments
Dull and ~steady-Stocks Lower-Flour
Firm Wheat Active.
NEW YORK, May Mooney on call
easy st l to , per cent; last loan , per
cent, closed offered al lei per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4lab! per cent sterling
exchange active and firm 4. i-6, ai--..
GoyBBNNRETs-Dull and steady.
Four, Rc,istere5 ..... zee.
EJlFs, coupons ...a... ..,..-.. :
FOurs-sId-a-haN Registered ........ ...........p.lC t5
Four--sud-G-ERI, CnEpons".".~..~.......~-.lis
PaC!bC skies OF -".-...lZl
STATES Dali and steady.
ADMINISTRATIVE; sales 81, 62i 600.
STOCKS-The stock market to day was,
up 10 > o'clock, intensely dull and almost
without feature of any kind, but after that
time it was weak and fairly active, finally
closing al material concessions. There was
no recovery from the depression in The last
hour, aud the close was fairly active and
weak at about the lowest prices reached.
Almost everything 3 lower tonight, the
advances being tor insignificant fractions
only. Sales IL, rs shares. Quotations
closed bid a. follows.
Adams Express lSS; American Express
100, Canada Pacific, 80; Central Pacific
81 Chesapeake and Ohio !; do preferred
tirsts % do seconds .! Chicago and Alton
l35; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ll5;
Delaware and Hudson, lU9s; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western l2g-; Denver
and Rio Grande, Is; Erie 2i4; do pre-.
ferred, So; Fl. Wayne, 1884; Illinois
Central ll9!; Lake Shore, 9oi Michigan
Central, *; Minneapolis and st. Louis,
:; do preferred, Il; Missouri Pacific,
76t; Northern Pacific, 2i.; do preferred,
SO; Chicago and Northwestern, 1913; DO
preferred, l42; New York Central, lO5s;
Oregon TranscoDtinental, "a; Pacific Mail.
81. Peoria, D. 4 f, -; Plttsburg los;
Pullman Palace Car, l4o{; Reading, 6lti
Rock Island. lOg; st. Louis and Sen
Francisco psi; do preferred, 67i FIRST
preferred, 1l4. ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba, lOl. ST. Pau! and Omaha, 81
do preferred 100; Texas Pacific, got; Union
Pacific So; United States EIPre4a 60
Western Union 76t.
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BRIDG KPORT.

Smith / Sons have purchased an ele-
CANT new delivery wagon.
Mrs. James Smith ia in F~redericktOWn'
Ohio, visiting relatives.
John s.. Robinson, Of Warrington, W.
Va, WAS in the city yesterday, calling on
Brother J. c. Dent.
Mr.. Paragoy, Of Slepherdstown, Ono
was in the city Yesterday, the first time
since last fall. Prior to that time MI.
Paragoy was a regular weekly visitor IN
Bridgeport.
a Erauum q Son have purchased a fine
FLOODED horse for private use from Smith
field parties.
Wsnted-Gooi, live boys to sell the SAT.
.ri0y Globe Apply tn Oswald Schlck. '
Mrs. Capt. VIM. Clark wa reported very
low last night.
Louise Adolph died at the home Of her
brother. Fred Adclph, yesterday.
Or. Rrndolph's failure to lecture May
4th was on a count Of ~illDess.
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company
are repliring leaks along their line above
town.
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MonopolI.,s Opposed % Free Wool.


If free wool shall be incorporated into
our new tarifl laws, it will be done, not by
strangers and enemies TO the wool indus
try, but IT will be cone by the Congress.
men representing a large prepond, rance Of
the wool growth OF the nation, and they
certainly propose TO make wool free in the
interest OF their own people. Outside Of
Ohio, there has been little emphatic pro
test against free wool from the wool grow
ers themselves; and it is obvious that if
free wool was the fearful peril to the wool
growers generally that monopoly cham
PiOns declare, there could he 40 practically
solid vote for it in the large wool growing
States of Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Mis-
souri, and others, with divided delegations
in such large wcol-growiDg centers as Cali
iOrnia, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia and
North Carolina. The chief opposition will
come from monopoly champions and blind
paTtisans who hSve seldom il ever seen a
flock of sheep, and have practically none
among their constituencies, Are these
sober facts not eloquent and persuasive on
the question of free wool
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18

w>-uINGrDN, May l6-The House bill
relating TO crimes against the Post OAtce
Department, %, to postal orders, second
Glass mail matter, obscene OF offensive
r~s.al cards and envelopes, etc the Sen
ate bill for the presentation OF badges to
the officers and men Of the Greedy relief
..~,r.dlron. the senate bill allowing ard to
site homes for disabled soldiers at the
rate of 500 q year Tor each dIsabled sol
sia- and sailor maintained there, ~appTop'I.-
ting 500. 900 for that purpose the senate
bill liking pensions for the loss Of one eye
or thu sight thereof at Slb a mon'h aHu
urop~o.tiouately for the loss OF both eyes.
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NINNESNTA REPrBLLCANS
fcrt aud SIND delegates to the Chicago
Convention

Nee, aud send delegates to the Chicago
Convention.
81 PAUL, May The Republican
sat, Convention to elect delegate to
Chicago vas called 10 order in Markr,
HaI.tI2.IU to-day hy eN-C,ov. P~Ill,bury,
Caaira.u o.. the State Committee, who
reid the cali :or the convention, which
authorize @Gg delegates.
EN.Gty. L F. Hubbard was elected
Temporary Chairman he declared the
country on the Threshold OF a political
uph-ayaI. having repeuted in sackcioth
a,-pur.ag the E~rpHbIicIn party from
9ow.s. lie promised Tor Minnesota IN the
November election a majority ~ coIo-Sn
as that given 10 James G.. Blaine. The
al.r-,ou to Blaine provoked warm and
continued applause.
Peter Hanson, Of Meeker county, was
el.r,ed temporary Secretary, and l. i.
Wu,,,o.k. OF Dodge county, Assistant
Secretary.
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MOUNDsNILLE

Lewis Yeader, Of Board Tree, was III
town Yesterday.
Mis- Lota E]der left yesterday morning
lor lengthy visit to friends at Charles
ton.
Al the school election held here on Tues
dav. J.. Alex. Ewing was elected commits.
-inuer over d. A. Dorsey, the other can
didate who was put on the track when the
election was half over. Tuesday was not
the DIV Tor the election, however, and will
ne Of no e,l-ct. The election should he
held on the fourth Thursday OF the pres
cut month
s great many country people attended
Rlrir.au'- circus, which showed here
Wednesday. and were well pleased with
,ne performance. The show went from
her. u C~laringtou. Ohio. They are being
tovrd hy the teamer Ben Hur.
Services will bs held in the new Trim
ity Episcopal church next Sunday. The
church has Iast been completed and ia one
o.. the finest in this section Ci the country.
one OF the Snowman pulled Top on
a fellow traveller at the circus Wednesday
which created a great deal Of excitement
for q time and made the crowd scatter IN
ali directions.
The Democrats of Webster district will
o-y,rize a club At Wolf Run school house,
SUNDAY. MAY 2G.h. The rest OF the dis
tricts should fall in line and organize for
the fan campaign.
Newton Cunningham hit Charles Allen
in ,he back OF the head with a brick, while
on the show grounds Wednesday knock
irr him down and rendering him in7ensi,
bic llratlme Cunningham was arrested
bv special officer Brit Evans and taken De
,E-,' v,ror Purdy where two charges were
-gfrr-a4 AGAINST him, one for the assault
AVID she other for carrying concealed
ysspnr4. lie pleaded guilty to both
,grnres and the Mayor assessed a line
of five dollars against him IN
Zach Gaze. L seems that Allen and Can
r,rrr4m had a dMra,ty a. Limestone
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last Saturday, in which Allen had gotten
the better Of Cunningham, so when the
latter saw Allen on the show ground,
Wednesday, he took this method of get
ting even with him.
The frost yesterday morning did a great
deal OF damage to fruit and vegetables in
the surrounding country.
The base bali nine OF this place and the
C~isrngtou, ONO, nine will play a game
on 'b- grounds Of the latter club to-mOr-
row afternoon. The boys are 10 frst-Class
trim and q good gams IS looked for.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18

CHICAGO. May ]" seventy representa-
ta..yr OF large exporting lnuriUg mills
from $. Louis. Minneapolis, Buffalo,
Chicago. Cleveland, Terre Haute and other
poiat-. attended a meeting here last even
,ng. called by President Seybtr OF the
National Nl'lprs' Association, TO correct
the abuses Of the foreign and domestic
trade. After considerable discussion 0,
the various grievances, Mr.. Seybt proposed
rha. 70 bureaus he established, the one to
take charge OF the export trade and tie
other the domestic trade. These bureaus
were 20 be uadsr the direct management
of the National Association Committee
with a competent man at the head OF each
tn attend the details, The p oposluon was
gE,rtpl
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, May l.. - Operations on
Change this morning show an enormous
business in the wheat pit, with a fairly ac-
tive market in other grains aud provisions.
Wheat was the leader in interest AMI was
excited and unsettled throughout the s,-.
sion. Corn was only moderately active.
Oats, trading slow. Provisions, trading
low, prices lower. Flour firm. Wheat
Cash No. . spring s9A-9iy; No. , rcd
gia9i!c; June sgl9O!C, closing at soc;
July 9 &c, closing at gliC; August
-qs9O3c, closing at -g!c; December ma
s9l!c, closing at 90,c i.Corn-Cus No. 2
soc; May 5%9t5Hlc, closing at soc; June
57ia573c, closing at SIC; July 51.a5~',
closing at SIC; August ., a5S;c, closing
at 57sc Oats-Cash Mo- &5-r; May 3i{
a35c, closing at 3i.c; June 3,a3i:c clos
ing at 3}.c; July 33ga33.c, closing 10
33.c: August 29A29!c, closing at 29c.
Rye-Cash No. >, GIc. BarIey-No >
75c. Flax Seed-No /. 81 q Timothy
Seed-Pdme - 3Oa2 b Msss Pork
Cash 81 -; June Sli 2OAl4 32!. closing
at Sl4 20. July 81 27!ali i2!, closing at
{l4 30; August SlI iOali 52i, closing at
{l4 40 Lard-Cash and June ! -;
July s. A.; August J. 52!; September
= 5Oa- sd. closing at J. 50. Hulk Meats
Short nbs s. %; shoulders H. ous@ p,
short clear 5 Ooae %. Whi.ky-N u i.
Butt-r-S,eady creamery l''2iri dairy
l7la22c. Eggq-FIrm at l3al5tc.
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LIVE STOCK.


CHICAGO, May II. - Csttle-Eeceipts
II, 0oo head; shipments 5000 head; mar,
ket weak; steers 50 -ua5 90; cows 81 75a
s. 90; atoCkers and feeders & 90; Texas
cattle - 0gai ~
Hoga- Receipts ?! GOO head; shipments
5000 head; market fairly active at SC de-
cline; mixed = 4Oa5 Ct: heavy 3 coo -,
light Is &ua5 90, skips and culIs 81 OOa
, 10.
Sheep-ReCeipts 1 900 head; shipments
500 head; market stesdier: woolti 81 90
s6 co; shorn s. OOs5 30; Texans wooded
81 5Ua5 20; shorn s. 5Oa5 10; lambs 81 30
al 50.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, May l7.-Cattle-
Receipts none; shipments none; market
steady at yesterdays quotations.
Hogs-Receipts 200 head; shipments
1 800 head; market slow; Philade!phias
s. sOa5 90; mixed S. 7Os5 -; Workers
S. 55s5 65; common to fair - +5a5 81; pigs
s. OOa5 p.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
1000 head market steady at yesterdays
quotations.
New York.
New YORK, May l7.-Beeves- Receipts
6y cans; nothing doing; dressed beef slow
at G3aSc for sides.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head market
coed easy; clipped sheep 81 75l6 s. per
100 lbs; clipped yesTlings s. -; spring
lambs - 5Oa9 10; unshorn sheep aud year
lings nearly nominal.
Hogs-Receipts > 400 head; market
nOminally unchanged st s. 4OAG w.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, May Hogs Lower
common ard light 81 25a4 90; packing
and butchers IS 35a5 -; receipts !. $50
head; shipments 700 head.
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PRODUCE.


NBw YORK, May l7.-FlOur-Receipts
"a, 900 packages; exports I. 900 barrels
and II, 332 sacks; market firm; sales 49,
500 barrels; common TO good eNtra West
ern and State 50 OOi3 30. Wheat-Re-
ceipts Il. $50 bushels; exports G2. l5% bush
els; sales 10, OiS, geo bushels futures, and
5000 bushels spot; cash grades very dull
and nominal; options heavy; ungreded red
SIC; No. . red May S-.caSl Oh clos
Jog at %; June 97!Gg~-c, clos,nGat y7!C;
July 97sa99ic, closing at S1sc; August
9GtayS4c, closing at 9i.c; October - a9gtc,
closing at &C; December gJi cs$l OF,
closing at g9ic. COrn-ReCeipts li3, 600
bushels; exports -, pa bushels; sales 7l2.-
600 bushels futures and $4,000 bushels
spot; options heavy at bottom pieces; IN
graded 6jtg67sc; No. > May sc; JGus
G5ic; July 65!aGGr, closing at G5!c; An
gust cole; September 65ic. OAts-Re-
ceipts 27,OOO bushels; exports 1863 900
bushels; sales go 600 bushels futures, g.
OOO bushels spot; market n shade lower;
mixed western 3-ailc; white do i3ai1c.
Hay-Qui,t and steadily held; shipping
6OlG5C. HOps-Quiet and unchanged
Coffec-Spot, fair Rio firm at ljialGr; OPP.
lions 2ytfO points higher, and active, clos
ing barely steady; sales l2&, 80 haEs; May
II lOlli l5c; June II ijlll SOC; July
l. Sual2 95c; August II Ojal2 PIC; Sep
tember II lUall 6Oc; October ll.lualI 25c;
November, December and January 10 sja
II lOy; February, March and April Hose
Sugar Qliet and steady fnir refining &c;
refued steady; c ste; extra c jic; white
extra c SIC; mould a &c, standard A 6ic;
cOuieCtioners &c; Cu,lOai and crushed &c,
powdered &c; ]granuIa'ed Ole; cubes &c.
Petroleum-Firm; refined &c; United
closed guiet at So. Cvttouse,d OIL
Ouo;ed at SO for crude, SIC for refined.
Tallow-Steady at ( j-lGc. Rpsin-Dull.
Turpentine-Steady at SIDE. Egss-Strong-
er, western lltli4c. POrk-Unchaugcd.
Cut Meats-Firm. LArd-A shade lower
and moderately active; western steam spot
+ -, May & -; June s. ~, July J. 90;
August = Il; September i 15; city
steam = %. Eutter-Steady western ia
20. Cheese-Quiet. Copper quiet, lake
SIG 81 Weaker, domestic s 10.
Tiu-Dull; straits s. l..
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DTTTSBURG, CINCINNATI AND n.
L LQnIS RAILLNAI CO

PAN Handle Route.l CudCr aCnrlHiy !"
NAV l4th, 1855. trains leave Haurs". Cd.
trai STANDARD Time: For Stcuuluy!.,, sHi !!E
burgh, 6S a. m, 1885 p N. SO ? II. FC
S;eubcnyille, 500 ? m. The tL u n Gtd
LOS p n. trains make dire. connection e.
Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis ali1h.Carr
The 1885 p. n. train makes direct Ungur'N. O.
FOR Columbus and ChiCAgo. 1rsins ATriys %
Wheeling 81 SIS 4 m, 10 90 a m, 40 II -
E4Jn -viT
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THE NEW YORK PRESS.
What the metropolitan Editors Think of
the Convention,

NJ" tuaN May lH. I~Sl'.'"h 'G Ae
extracts from the editoria, comments OF
-sss MAN r~.-,s-4--,. ron.
VAC -'''
vsnuon
The World says. Yesterday : Demo
.- Stt,a co~rv,rtiou WAS remarkably
- .----rr
docle aud tIatt'".r. lie 1'"''''" is va
Qlfuaut Tor it, Oml-s,Jus. II eu.o-'4e
A., C..r=rrrH'. administration F,,.a..ns
l....4 -,.fs-|
laNl d, -'' 'e"17"''' ."'
hall aut lu1o->r- The abstract propositions
gluts.uet In his las. message % Congress
.e-t 10. ia 4rmh. "a q, the Mills bill. which
.r ...r,i,, NJ ,he r-,,r-
Tr...
ue-AH-.'t- iIAH- III u'.
]-.1gu,a, omission = tmpaa'lh. hE I'D,
..,i,, NJ ,Ns rnmmt.ter In rejecting. bog %
-r, -r.5,fr.. ,r.
vote "'
Democratic O"hE'e-'"9' "' '"'
the measure, aud tins Is calculated % va
Dsfr the chances of the bl.. success. The
,s. r,ri- w-r. instructed 10
rr.-4 r.--4.,,
'''e TOT '''
AMI the unit ME was adopted
TIRE OLD BILrEE
Tn. ..y .rra Democratic Safe
~
convention Pe'.O'' ..' -
.lnN us 'e.rE'.T' W '-' 80 ID 49,
.'oa o1a''.'1'."t ;"
SaGdsd.! 10 MS t,.-' PIE. .- q ms., -
1nd sa''1s'! 49,, 49,. - IN r6mm,t-
'"! I' IL .af ,bs sy.plrg 40.
TJs-s rss an ei,rt 10 bav. the con
,-r,,,r ar,-,vs ,T- Min. riIr. Mr. Burke
rn-E-sn IrI others had much to say
- tFs Man Al the close the Only
,-,.s.1sr,z no. r--,errg9grd were permit.
"a ~ D. 7-b,,. n, ad6-s-ssa hv Mr. Cn.E
Nr- b,,,bs-,y both however m
-,E - WITH tho 4Di-,t of the
.
7'a.'N' VIZ
The NHt prints doantr-.eAiet e..1O''"'
To "uom IL MAY Cou'e'". 7N!'
The name ol hr. C.eFe'AnA VII 'e p's
~rltyt hy the de.rsAie- rom TINS 'l'.s 10
.ce Democratic National convention %.
IS. Louis THIS at lels, wa -elueI
ter5ay. D5t-ttt5.,c~ that Mt Cleveland
t nominated, would carry tA@ 9ia'e, OF
that he could muster so large or certain "
aa.Urfr as could easily ne rallied 10Y "a
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Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May l7-Flour Qnlet
Wneat-Dull; No. , Tei May 9~r''t.
June g7la9-!c; July 90 t31!c; August
gGleg7c. Corn-S2ot weak, futures neg
lected and nominal; No. I yellow Gle;
No 3 mixed do 65,; No. > mixed May
G6aG7c; June, July and August G6a67c
a ts-Spot a shade frmer but demand
moderate; sales of nngradtd white at i2:a
4ic; No. 3 white i2c; No. > white abe
futures quiet and unchanged. Eggs
Firm. tirsts llc.
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DRY GOODS.


NEW YORK, May lT-Dry Goods
There was q good delivery on autumn or
ders OF clothing wooiens, but new sales
were nominal aud the marke; very Gull.
Cotton goods were in the quiet request OF
previOus reports.
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Railroads.
baltimore AND OHIO Z. r.

-
Densrture m Trains from Wheeling Ess,fl
tim. srbedris irs-.., 49, o. 49,
Fyprf>> Tor Ch.r.ro and .nr Nu-,.v.., 1925
a m gtlp m and srHr m dali. ami ..f.I.
n, daily pJcput saturday
LynrI.. for {rrinusv and = Tgra. r.rr
., "a III, n -, tfHry
g","s 40. a~cr.,-w.Fs,f,r .... ,- ....,,
eutuAE 49, H. .r4 .-,.
FII So'u..TuN ~ ~ .. ''' ,
III uH,I! -. "a - ~ ~
~ g.,
!, HtT'.' r1 = ~ ~ ''"
~ ~ I" p,r !, y , - . sri ns.lfre.sr "a ...a IN
AM. ,r,"a 80 D.. F.7.,- tEr M ,ra-.-
80 u SSNNhpttsTT' IA, . .o~s. ~ r-..,r , W-,g,.
iT.,,Ir -. ~ ali .,.,. -rrHrr
siyr.iiIry RsIrimo-r 9ri m ss.rn.a t..r
~, IA ~
"' 'Ht
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PETROLEUM.
OIL City.


Oil CITY, May Northumberland
at syc; highest 9O.c; lowest so; closed
soc; sales l,lO7, 5UO barrels; clearancts
, ,252, 600 barrels; charters 47,6l- barrels:
shipments 81 26j barrels; runs 1866
barrels.
P%ittsburg.
PrTTsBURG, PA May l7.-Petroleum-
Active and firm; opened at sg:c; closed
at sole; highest 5Osc; lowest s9c.
Bradford.
BRADFORD, PA, May l7.-PetrOleum-
Opened at s9c, closed at -9tc; highest
gO!c; lowest So; clearances 80, 600 bar
rels.
New York.
New YORK. May l7.-Petroleum showed
more strength to-day than at any time for
over u month The opening WA firm at
soc, and buying by Standard Oil people
caused a sharp spurt TO so!r. This was
followed by a reaction, after which the
market became quiet and closed at ~9sa.
Sales, zoos. GOO barrels. Consolidated TX
Change opened at soc; highest 9Oic; lowest
SO; closed s9!c.
TItusville.
T~ITUsyILLE, PA, May l7.-Pttrolcum
Opened At S95; highest soc, lowest
So, closed at S9tC.
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COTTON.
New York.

New YORK. May lT-Cotton- Qo!e'
uplands Toe; Orleans lusc; iutnTss closed
dull; MAY Q BE; June . -6c; July s.seci
August loose; September 9.55c; October
g.4gc: November 9.&ic.
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CINCINNATI, O., May II

CINCINNATI, O., May II COTTON
Steady. Flour Steady. Wheat Strong.
er; No. . led g6!c; receipts $50 bushels;
shipments none. Corn ,sjer, No. ,
mixed soc. Oats-Weak ard lower; No.
> mixed SIC. Rye-Quiet; No. ., PC.
Pork-Easy at S1i -. Lard-StEong At
L. ~. Bulk Meats-Steady shoulders
IS -. Bacln-Stendy short clear - GOA
q l25. Whisky-Steady at IL II. BntieI
Weaker; fancy creamery 26c; choice
dairy grass butter l-c. Sugars and CHEESE
Steady. Eggs-Flrm at -.
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Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD, May 17-Wheat-
Firm and fairly active; No. , winter red
spot gjag5ic: June 81, ,95!c; July and
August este. Corn-Westein dill mixed
.pot G5; May 65a6jtc; June 623a634c;
July G3jc. Oats-Qniet but frmer, west
ern VIII te 42c. Rye-Steady at 7-i-2c.
Professionalism and unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18
MUSTANG LINEaENT

v-yr-,y MUSTANG IMMINENT should al
v.v,D b. k,pt!a urusE, s1ABLL and FACTORY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18

TOLEDO, O., May T.-wheat-A Active
and higher; cash, 97c; June 96!,; July
oslo: August 9i.c; December 97tc. Corn
Dull; cash GOc. Olts-Q1irt; May DOC.
Clover ~Seed-Active and higher cash
81 50: October 81 90.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18

Epps's Cocoa
CIT
BREAKFAST

by a thorough knowledge ofthe HatIra. lswE
which govern The operations of digestion and
nutrition and by ~ careful application Ofthc tine
properties Of wcll.Sr.. ted Coous. Mr.. Epps hsS
provided our breakfast tables with u drICAfply
Favored beverage which may save Us many
heavy dogtu-' bills. Il j. hy The ]jui.g.OuS us.
n such articles OF diet that q constitution may
he gradually bUIl' up until strong enough % -.
SSi every tendency 10 disease. Hundreds Of
subtle maIsdlr, are Seating around ~ ready ,r
atlA"E wherever ,GyiC Is a weak point. We may
escape many 4 iA'o. SHAFT ay keeping O~ursc.vc
we. fortified with pGsr bICoi and 4 properly
ug4-i,AcI frame o. CiG' Srrirs Gu=,H,.
Made simply with boiling water NJ milk SOL
nuLv IN LnLf Inuuu lLmG ~ nrnnnrt LHM.-LnN l.us
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JAMES eppS 6 CO., HoH1or'1Hlc oas'Isrs
mrll"dGnLT hAg London. England.
WEST VIRGINIA MAP,
WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING co.,
WHEELING, W. va.

The RE5lsTRg MAP Of the state, made from
sctual surveys OF each county, contain ali post
roads and streams, with political divisions stC
Gut Is considered the
ONLY COMPLETE MAP OF TIE STATE
Ever published, Size, three isst By thrss ;ssl
uinC inches,
Frlceo....,""'.".'."' """.,...o.,........,.. AZ
In ClOtb Covers .....,....,,.,.. ........ Soc
Address,
WEST VA. PRINTING COZ
whssIiuP. " ",
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~TITrsyILLE, Pa, May lT.-Petrolcum
Opened at s9e; highest soc, lowest
50, closed al s9tC.