The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-24
The Lumber Men.

The Lumber Men.
The opening session of the annual meet
| ing OF the Tri-State Lumber Dealers Union
began at the city hall at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. All the morning members of the
association from various points have been
arriving, until arcady the board Of trade
| room where they are making their head
| quarters, is fairly besiegcd by representa-
| tives of the lumber interests of Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Indiana and Michigan. In the
Press of yesterday evenings issue it was
announced that the welcome addresses
would be delivered at the Grand opera
house at 10 a. m. today, but owing to
large number of delegates from
distance not being able TO get here before
noon, the programme was changed to suit
their convenience and the addresses of well
come deferred until two o'clock this after
noon and the place changed to the city
| hall, where the rest of their sessions will
| also be held. Tic m orning was devoted to
receiving dues and issuing certificates of
| membership. A general Introduction was
| also indulged in and the members made to
feel comfortable by TIE reception commit
tee. On, remarkable feature of this meet
ing, and which shows the deep concern of
the association officials, is that every one
of them are ON hand and bes:irring
themselves in their respective func-
tions. This is the first meeting
in the history of the organization that all
the officers were present. They are: II.
C. Wight president. Dayton, O.; A. G.
Sheaifcr. vice president. Pittsburs, Pa J.
NJ. Campbell, secretary and treasurer Cam
ton, O.; ID. A. Wilhelm, East Palestine, o.
+. d. Torrencc, Xenia. O.: f. B. McFar-
land, Cincinnati, O.; William Wigman.
Pittsburgh, Pa; H. &. Sheldon, Fremont,
O.; w. f. Blakcley, Shelbyville. Ind; H.
C. Wight, Dayton, o.; A. G. Sheaffer,
Pittsburg, Pa; J. N. Campbell, Canton, O..
board of directors.
Among other prominent lumber dealers
presgnt whose namcs were learned by the
Press are: John J. Foster, Greenville,
Mich; Mr.. Sheldon, Fremont o.; Mr..
PAYNE, vie president of the Cleveland Saw
Mill Co.; Mr.. Hyde, Mcbride, Mich;
Messrs. Maui and Herbert, Sandusky, O.;
Alex Patterson. Allegheny, Pa; c. w.
ridge. indianapolis Ind; Robert Scott,
Wellsbury, West Virginia; J. w. Evans,
Bloomington, Ill.
At 300 u. m. tomorrow a majority OF the
members present will start on their excur-
sion to Michigan. Their plan of progress
will be as follows: Stop at Springfield for
supper tomorrow evening. reach Saginaw at
a. M. Thursday, and be entertained by
the lumber dealers of that city until IL p.
m. Friday. when they will leave for Bay
City, where the dealers of that city will
entertain them until Monday. the route of
this day to be determined OH the way.
Returning they will reach Columbus at
p. m. next Tuesday. This trip will be
"feld day" to the lumber dealers
Associated Ohio DailieS.
The annual business meeting of the Asso-
ciated Ohio Dailies is being held at the Neil
House this afternoon. Among the points
under discussion are, home, foreign, rail
road and show advertising and the new
legislation pertaining to The same; os.cula-
ton, ho1 handled and built up: space
work; employees and wages; telegraph solls;
print; the weekly and others. Hon. w.
S. Cappeller is president and John Mack,
of the Sandusk;; Register. secretary.
New York.
New YORK, January 23.-Flour duh.
Wheat, corn and oats unchanged. Pork
and lard generally at Mondays prices. Su-
gar raw, slow; fair refining 4 13-I6@4Nc
centrifugal 96 test 55sc, refined moderately
active at former figures. cu;lOaf and crushed
Sc, cubes and powdered nc. grarulated
&c, confectioners A 61sc. white extra G 6L
@G 3-l6.. extra c 1l-l695 l5-16c, G 5 ZIG
95 916c. Butter steady; creamery west
ern 2ig26c. Checs, dull but firm; New
York che l,lar factory I21ac. western fiat
11Hc. Eggs steady; fresh eastern tirsts I715
@1Sc, western firsts ", Canadian firsts
lined 151zc.
ChicaEO.
CHICAGO. January %. - The Drovers'
journal reports: Cattle: Receipts $500;
shipments 1900; market steady, closing
weak; choice beeves 81 O0d4 60. steers
81 90G3 so. stOckers and feeders " GOA
3.45. cows bulls and mixed 81 45@3 10,
Texas cattle 81 30Gp3 40. Hogs: Receipts
10000; shipments 1000: market slow, clos
ing Sc lower; mixed 81 75G5 co. heavy s. so
@5 %, light 81 S5ta5 10, skips s. SOFAS O5.
Sheep: Receipts G,0O0; shipment 1900;
market steady; natives 50 9O@5 90; west
crn corn fed 81 1904 Co. Texans So Oo@
20, lambs s. 0Oay6 81.
TOLEDO, January 23--Wheat weak and
lower; cash 81 O1, May 96Ic, July 89c.
Corn active; cash 341lc, May SIC. Oats
c.iict: cash 2TlIc. Clover seed STEADY firm:
january 50 ~. Receipts: wheat
1900 bushels. corn 16000, clover seed l4t
bags; shipments: wheat 1000 bushels,
corn G,oV0, oats 800, clover seed 100
bags.