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and closed about &c higher than yesterday.
July was very erratic, and opened 1sG1lc higher
than yesterdays closing. advanced very irregu-
larly s915I9c more and closed Sc higher than
yesterday. Orders came pouring in from all
quarters. the majority 70 buy, though good
many selling orders were rec aived, parties
having profits in their favor and disposed to re-
ahze. Parties who had sold yesterday in ex-
pectatfon OF a lower market on the prospect OF
rain covered freely to-day. Although cloudy
weather was reported in the northwest, scarcely
any rain has fallen, with the exception OF a
slight shower at Duluth and St. Paul. Advices
from South Dakota report the ground as dry as
powder and the wind blowing the seed out of
the ground. There was another day of activity
witnessed in corn, the feeling being nervous
and unsettled. prices fuctuating sharply within
9eGNc range. Trade was mainly in July,
though there was some more doing in August
and September than yesterday. Business was
IN the main local, there being less doing on out
side account than noted yesterday. There were
frantic sellers Of July at 35c around the Open
ing and the market hung around 34N 0S5c.so some
time afterward declining to 341Sc, up to 35llc,
and final quotations In all futures were Lc
higher than yesterday. Stronger cables and
the advance In wheat were the leading factors.
Oats were active but unsettled, prices fiuctu-
ating freely in a range of &c. Continued re-
ports OF dry weather in the northwest made OPP
orators nervous. and although no actual damage
has resulted, shorts were anxious to cover, and
bought freely. Opening sales were at the same
to slight decline from yesterdays close. Offer
lngs were light and the demand good, both
from local and outsiders, and prices advanced
tsGHc; May delivery rose to 26l4c, and a round
lot of 100000 bushels brought 261s0261zc at
private sale. The advance induced free selling
by longs, and as a good many Of the early buy
ers had been FILED up, prices receded 50534c,
but afterwards rallied and the market closed
steady at a fractional decline from yesterday.
very light business was transacted in pork.
Early sales were made at Fridays closing
figures, and a few transactions vera made later
at l05ll5c advance. Toward the close the feel
ing was easier and prices settled back again,
closing quiet. A fair business was done In lard.
but the feeling was unsettled. May was lower
and the market closed tame at medium figures.
Trading IN short ribs was moderate, with inter-
est centering in July. Prices declined 50715c
and the market closed quiet.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was
firm and higher. Wheat NO. spring 9761
Csc; No. red 9T09Sc. Corn No. 2, 39Nc.
Oats-No. 2, 25140253sc. Mess pork at Sl3 10.
Lard at So So as 37I6. Short rib sides. loose,
S. 35Ge5 40. Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, s. 90
@5 IS Short clear sides, boxed, s. 1905 20.
Whisky 81 OF.
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MARKETS BY TGLBGRAPd.
FINANCIAL.


New York, May 8, noon.-Stocks easy but
firm. Money easy at per cent Exchange
long. 81 81; short 81 81. Government bonds
neglected. State bonds dull but steady
following were the n BON stock quotations:
Erie. ...., 49,, 274 Richm d & w. Pt
Chicago& Norm. 11i1s Terminal. ..... 80. 1885
LAKE SHORE .....110J6 Western Union... 841h
Mort. & w. pref. 64l5
500 p. m.-Exchange closed quiet and
steady. Money easy, closing offered at per
cent. Subtreasury balances-Coin, S162. 24l coo;
currency S4.600000 Government bonds dull
but steady; four per cents 1872; four and half
per cent. coupons 1891. State bonds neglected.
The stock market was rather quiet to-day in
comparison with the large business transacted
OF late. and it remained feverish still, with no
marked changes except in few shares, which
were affected by influences peculiar to them
selves. Heaviness was most marked in Granger
stocks, while Lackawanna, Oregon Transcon-
Erie, both preferred aud common, were strong.
April earnings of the last-named road have
been larger than for any month in the history
OF the company. Trading to day was princi-
pally of a professional character, though there
was some trading for foreign account, but the
precipitate pressure was from Chicago and the
trading element, while there was good demand
for specialties There is feeling of disap-
pointment in the street over news from Chicago
about the present condition of the railroad
war There is nothing to show that the first
settlement contemplated is intended TO cover
anything but passenger business, while the war
of freights. which represent the most impor-
tant part Of the railroads earnings, is likely to
continue. Should this prove to be the case, the
market will ignore the stocks Of western roads
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'es ranged as follows:

ST.. LOUIS, May 3.-There was no regular ses-
sion OF the Merchants Exchange to-day, it
having adjourned over till Monday to enable its
members to take part in the formal opening of
the Merchants bridge, but there was back-door
entrance to the floor, which grain dealers took
as on any other day. No cash wheat was sold
but options were active, although prices huctu-
ated greatly, the advance for July being &c.
The close, however. was sc below the highest
figure. July delivery closed at $3.50, August
delivery sold at 8szabSSc, and closed at S7}4c.
Corn was also higher; May delivery 321Sc bid
Oats firm; May delivery 26Ac bid, July delivery
only a retail trade: Pork at Sl3 80. Lard,
prime steam nominal at IS 10. Dry salt meats
Shoulders So %, longs IS 5oG5 go, ribs s. IS
@5 g, short clear 90 Is. Bacon..Boxed shout
clear S6O6 o5. Hams Sl0012 %.
CINCINNATI, May 3.--Flour strong and higher;
family 50 4OS5 =, o5 fancy 81 l594 49, Wheat
mixed 3716@sSc. Oats firm; No. 2mixed $50
2sI1c. Provisons-P Pork barely steadg. sl3 62I5.
Lard weaker at 90 o5@S o71a. Bulk meats
easier Bacon easier. Whisky steady at 81 o.
Howard street and Western superfne 81 100
275; extra So 00@3 rs; family 81 0004 rs; city
mills, Rio brands, extra 81 1905 co. Wheat
Southern scarce and strong; FultZ 95n9Sc;
Longberry 95c0S1; western strong; No winter
red, on spot 96c. Corn-Southern scarce and
higher; white 40045c; yellow Acc; western
strong.
NAVAL STORES.
New York, May 9. noon-Spirits turpentine
dull but steady at 9S03s1ac. Rosln firm at 81 40
al 49,
SOD p. m-Rosin firm for common to good
strained. Spirits turpentine steady and quiet
at 98t4 13S16c.
CaARLEsToN, May 3.-Sprits turpentine
quiet at SAC. Rosin quiet; good strained at
ST. %.
WILMINGTON, May 3.-Spirits turnentiue
quiet at 3t15c. Rosn firm; strained 81 90 good
strained 81 Is. Tar firm at 81 As Crude tur-
pentine firm hard 81 25; yellow dip So IS,
virgin 81 So
RICE.
NEW YoRK. May 3.-Rice firm and fairly &C
tive.
PETROLEUM..
Nav YoRK. May 3.-Petroleum market
opened weak at IS for spot and $3.50 for June
option. Spot oil moved up to $685., then became
dull, and remained SO until the close. June op-
ton fell to 49, and closed dull at that figure.
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New York. MAY ARRIVED schrs Florence
Shay, Edwards, Port Royal, S C; Anna r
Bishop Rulon, Fernandina; Penobscot. Carter
do; Emma Cotton Ayres, do.
Buenos Ayres-Arrived prior to April %, bark
Edward Ger, Utecht. Brunswick
Dieppe April 30--Arrived, ship Oregon Nor)
johnson, Pensacola.
Flintraman-Passed April &c, bark Poseidon
(Nor), Borresen. Brunswick for Pooteeloff Har-
Dor.
Garston, April 30-Arrived, bark Agnes Nor)
Martinsen, Savannah.
Huelva, April 25-Arrived, bark Ansio (Rus)
Hollstrom Pensacola.
Sutton Bridge, April 30-Arrived, bark Chr
Knudsen Nor) Nielsen Pensacola.
Annatto Bay. ia, April ARRIVED schr Eta
Watts (Br) Thorsen, Jacksonville.
Havana, April 21-Sailed, bark Aurora (Spl
Bagner, Brunswick.
Apalachicola, May ARRIVED. bark Santa
Rosa tFr), Goodman, Rosario; schr Thos Stone,
Matthews, Cienfuegos; barks Pauline DUTCH,
Boston.
Cleared, bark Countess of Dufferin (Brl
Doble, Londonderry; schr II Dewitt. Perry,
Laguayra.
Boston, May ARRIVED, schr Clifford White,
Falkingham Brunswick; Jacob Reed, Nicker-
son, Port Royal, 9.
Brunswick, April so-Arrived, barks D A
Beveridge, Philadelphia.
Sailed, schrs Maud Snare, Philadelphia; Jennie
Lockwood and Harry Prescott, Boston.
fernanulna, may l-Salleu, schrS Milford,
Haskell, New York; T w Cooper, Jasper.
Machias.
Galveston, April 27-Sailed, schr Susan N
Pickering, Haskell, Port Royal, S G.
Jacksonville, April S0-Cleared, schr James z
Woodhouee. Douglass, Bridgeport.
Perth Amboy, April 30-Arrived, schr Helen
Montague, Cookson, Fernandina
Delaware Brsakwater, April 30-Passed out,
steamship RoseviIle (Br), Coosaw, S G.
New York, May 3-Arriyei, steamship Britain
mic, Liverpool.
Arrived out, steamship Etruria, New York for
Liverpool,
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FLORIDA.


Watermelous are commencing to coma
into market at Orlando.
Cedar Key will hold another election on
May 26 to fill the vacancies of clerk and
assessor.
Joseph James and wife, negro citizens of
Monticello, have gone to Liberia, and will
make their future homo in that country.
Thirty-seven carloads of bananas left
Port Tampa Thursday night in two trains.
bound for the large cities of the north and
west
The Escanibia river and its tributaries in
the vicinities of Pollard and Brewton have
reached stage of water too low to permit
RATS Of timber TO be brought down.
w. +. Wheaton, who has been manager
of the opera house at Orlando for the past
year, has turned over the building to E.
Young, the proprietor, who will at once as
sumo control.
curiosity revealed this week at Holly
Hill, near Daytona, was the Matching out Of
couple OF chicks by cat from eggs left in
the nest by hen that had got tired of wait
ing for them to do as had the other eggs.
The business OF the Palatka postoffice has
grown to such an extent since Postmaster
! Harrison took charge, that it has been re-
rated by the postoffice department at
Washington, and is now full ledged
second-class Office.
The place of the steamer II. B. Plant will
not be vacant long. The new steel hull
steamer st. Sebastian, belonging to the
Indian hlver Steamboat Company will
arrive at Jacksonville by May Z. She is at
present running on the Indian river and
was completed last February. She is a
boat S'A"to
Monucello Constitution: J. H. Perkins
had an old cat and four kittens in hoS
bringing them to the store Monday. vben
h ne met party who handed him a 81 paper
PHI. AS he had something in both hands
ne told the party to drop the bill in the hoy
when Mr.. Perkins arrived at the store the
the cat eat it, H- - oio
St Augustine News; J. w. Splitter
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RECEIPTS.

Per steamer st Nicholas, from Ferranaina-
159 bbls rosin, IS bbls spirits turpentine, piano
bdl hides, 1 coop chickens, box drugs. coli
rope, boxes mdse. bucket candy, l guitar
crate bottles, 10 bbis bottles, can, calves .
horses.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
May 3-107 bales cotton, 3, 654 boxes vegetables
15S bbls vegetables, 782 bbls spirits turpentine
bdls palmetto, 1,277 bbls rosin. bales hides, 1S
sacks rice. cases tools 20 cases oysters 3notSas
cheese, 20 pkgs h goods, cars WOOD, I ca
bananas, Sc cars lumber, 81 bbls crude turner.
tine, bbls syrup, 2l0 sacks oats, sacks CORES.
A bags wool. 2 cases cigars.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. MAJ
81 bale cotton, bugges, pair shafts, / box
carts, $40 dozen pals, bbls potatoes, car
empty bbs, p pkgs tobacco, case cigarettes, q
odls castings, / bill handles. 200 posts, 6. OD0
brick. boxes clothing, 2 tanks C oil, / nov
wrapping paper. 8 bbls whisky, bbls rosin, IL
bbls spirits turpentine.
Per Central Railroad. May 3-1,O36 bales cot.
ton. bids hides, 10 rolls leather, 10 bdls paner
81 pkgs tobacco 500 lbs lard, 81 800 lbs bacon -
bbls spirits turpentiue, 375 bbls rosin, boxes
starch, $50 bbls lime. 2S6 bales domestics q 009
lbs bran. bbls whisky. hf bbls whisky 51
bales yarn, 229 bbls cotton seed oil, cars stone
"a boxes hardware, 80 cases eggs, $50 bbls grits
5 cars coal, 20 pkgs furniture, 451 tons pig iron
40 bushels corn, 100 hf bbls beer, z cords wood
/ horse, SO cars lumber. % bushels rice 2 cars
barrel material, ID pkgs willowware Z bdls
Irvine, pkgs vegetables, 10 pieces machinery. 4
bugsiss $50 pkgS mdse, Z bales paper stock, lis
empty bbls.
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NAVAL SroREs-The market Tor spirits tur
pentine was firm aud higher, and prices were
advanced 15c. There was fair inquiry, with
light offerings. The sales during the day were
the Board OF Trade on the opening call the
market was reported irregular ct 34A "a 34l5c
for regulars. At the second call it closed firm
at 3i1hc for regulars. Rosin-The market was
quiet, but firm at unchanged prices There was
a moderate offering stock, which restricted bust
ness. The sales for the day were about $50
barrels. At the Board Of Trade on the first
the following quotations: A. B, C. D and E
81 IS, 81 10, g 81 As, II 81 90, 81 20, K 81 90,
NJ 81 80, 81 50. window glass 81 g. water
white s. 70. AT the last call it closed I'M
changed.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY

Philadelphia. May Bark Ammonia n..n
Matarazzo from Pensacola Feb IS for PaIerS,,r,'
was abandoned waterlogzed April 10. lar 81 n,
n. Ion 81 10 W. The captain. his wife and cb;ld
and the crew were taken OF by bark Industris
(Portb and landed at Philadelphia TODAY
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as much as possible; while the balance of the
stock list will show an increased business and
improved prices, especially stocks like those
which to-day and generally of late have been
steadily strong and leaders in speculation The
market was up and down within narrow limits,
with no movement at ali worthy Of note in the
general list, and only in few specialties was
there anything like life. Oregon Improve
ment, Chicago, st. Louis and Pittsburg stocks
spurts, but these constituted the only features
in the trading. There was little tone developed
toward the close on the scarcity OF stocks offer
ing, and the close was fairly active and firm ct
Insignificant changes for the day. The sales
OF listed stocks aggregated 1850 shares; un-
listed 1I7,OOo shares. The following are the
oIosf ouofatsnps.
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SUNDAY, May q, I6JU.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Schr Mary Cook Higbee, Philadelphia, in
ballast-E B Hunting & Co.
Schr Mollie Saunders. Ingersol Coosaw, S
G. in ballast, to load for Baltimore-Jos A
Roberts & Co.
Schr Myrover. lizard, Norfolk via Baltimore
with coal to G l Taggart; vessel to Jos A
Roberts & Co.
Steamer Ethel Carroll Cohen's Bluff and
way landngs--W Gibson, Manager
Steamer st Nicholas. Usina. Fernandina-C
Williams Agent.
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FREIGIITS.

fhhltl1lC.
LUMBER-Coa stwise-Tonnage in port is fairly
mp to shippers present requirements. Rates
may be quoted within the range of S. 1907 25
from this, port, TO Baltimore, Philadelphia.
New York and sound ports, with 300 soc
additional if load.d at near by Georgia
ports. Timber 5oct0$i 90 higher than lumber
rates. To the West Indies and Windward,
nominal; to Rosario. S2) oO02l 90; to Buenos
Ayres or Montey;deo, SlS 90; to Rio Janeiro,
3l9 90; to Spanish and Meiiteuan- an ports,
Sl4 00A14 so; to United Kingdom for orders,
nominal at for timber. IS los standard; lumber.
95 los. Steam-To New York. 81 co. to Phila-
delphla, 81 90; to Boston, IS 90; to Baltimore,
60 80
NAVAL SToREs-Market firmer for spot vessels
to arrive. good demand for tonnage. Foreign
Cork, etc, for orders, spot vessels. rosin, IS Sd,
and Is Cd; to arrive, IS Sd, and As Cd; spirits,
South America, rosin, 81 10 per barrel of $50
pounds. CoastNise-Steam-To Boston, 10c per
100 lbs on rosin, SOC on spirits; to New York,
rosn, 71sc per 100 ms; spirits, soc; to Philadel
pha, rosln, nc per 100 lbs; spirits, soc; to Bal
timore, rosn, soc; spirits. roc Coastwise.
quiet
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship City of Birmingham, Berg, New
York-C G. Anderson.
Bark Betty Ger, Heyl. Ferrol-American
Trading Society.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-THlS DAY.
DUN oEIS .: 40
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. .6:48 A NJ S:16 PM
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PoULTRY-Market firmer; demand fully sup
piled.
EGGs-Market weak, stock ample and mod
crate demand.
PEANurs-Full stock; demand moderate;
prices steady.
SuaAa-Georgia and Florida nominal; none
in market.
HoNEY-Demand nominal
SWEET PoTAToEs-Markst steady; ample
SllDplV
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PASSENI ERS.

Per steamship City of Birmingham for New
York-Mrs NJ l. Grieve Miss Louise Grieve Mr.
and Mrs N Kiser and infant Mr. and Mrs H J
Alger, d Root Mrs L Sickell, II Butler, S
Nichols, II NJ Scarborough. l. Clark, w s
Gardner, Geo Gardner, DIR Newcomb, G Osgood
Andrews, Miss + Constein, Miss Constein, Mrs
d H Peet. Master f Constein, Mr. and Mrs II ]
Folger Mrs II McKeown and child, H Bowers
Miss Kate Hagerty, Miss A Blatz, @ ReedenO
Southerton, d Dunlap, S Scharzwies, r Well,
J Golstaub, d H DeBaum, t F Mooney Edward
Ansboro, Mr. aud Mrs K Jones, II II Knowles,
G N Graves, Mr. and Mrs Cox, Mrs K w PARA
more, Mr. and Mrs z II Macy, J Coles ] Slime, J
w Bow Miss Foster, Mrs E Stuart, j Mainland,
I Newsome, Donahue, colored, and II steer.
age
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n
In charge photographs Station

Boston, May 1.-The Lighthouse Board issues
the following: On May the first class car,
buoy No on the upper middle main ship chan
mel, Boston harbor, will be permanently re.
moved. leaving the lighted gas buoy to marx
this position.
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NOTICE no MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Hydroyranb,,
Office has been established in the Custom Hons.
at Savannah. Notice to mariners, pilot chart
and all nautical Information will Re furnished
masters of vessels free OF charge. Captains
are requested to cali at the office.
I.Irr-r Z II Crrun,...-
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship City of Birmingham,
York-195 bales cotton, 122 bales domestics. 6l0
bbls rosin, 1914 slaves, $1,000 feet lumber, 6lsI
tons pig iron, 272 bbls spirits turpentine 1l6
bales hides, IS turtles, 5 refrigerators straw,
berries, 59S bhls vegetables, l46 pkgs mdse, l4Ss
crates vegetables.
Per bark Betty Ger, for Ferrol-54S, 1s4 feet
p p lumber-Roosevelt & Esteve tlimited).
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SAILED YESTERDAY.
MEMORANDA.

Steamship City of Birmingham New York.
Bark Aphrodite Nor), Rotterdam.
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COMMERCIAL.
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BAVANNAH MARKETS.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH. Ga. Nav g. 4PM

OfflCE Or TIE Mt'hNlNu NEWS
SAVANNAH. Ga, May g. 4 P. n !
CoTToS-There was no change in the market.
Prices continue very firm, but with a quiet
undertOne to the market. There is very little
Offering and the demand is quite slow. The
total sales for the day were only % bales. On
Change ct the midday call, at p. m, the
market was reported firm at the following Off
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-28
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.

The festivities at the Schutzen Park,
Union Hill, yesterday, were slightly
married by the attendance of several pick
pockets, who made periodical raids ON the
watches and other valuables Of the pleas
ure-seekers. While William Chapman,
OF West Hoboken, was standing at the
entrance to the dancing platform, he felt
o slight tug at his watch chain, and turn
ing, saw q fellow making off with his
watch. He gave chase. and the fellow
was captured by Policeman George Stan
ton. At the Station house he gave his
name as William Henry, No. "a Monroe
street, New York city. The watch was
found in his possession. He was COM
mitted to the County Jail.
There are two tailors on Bergenline
avenue, Union Hill, who are constantly
at war with one another. Their names
are Bloch and Birnbaum. Yesterday
Bloch commenced hostilities by FASTING
stickers advertising his business on his
rivals window. Birnbaum retaliated by
tearing all the lettering from Bloch's
window. Bloch, it is said, went to get a
gun. At this interesting juncture Police
man Feeney arrived and put q stop to the
quarrel by giving Bloch some fatherly
advice.
The Union Hill Town Council met last
night. Only routine business was trans
acted.
The parade in the different townships
on Decoration Day will be no doubt the
finest witnessed in this vicinity.
The Union Hill Schuetzen Band will
hold their annual excursion on june 16.
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MARRIED TWENTY YEARS.
Three Sisters Married at the Same Time
nsiaa-..a nl.s.. a=.i.assa.u


Three Sis crs DIarrtcd at the Same Time
Celebrate Their Anniversary
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Teetsell at their handsome resi-
dence, No. 23S Pacific avenue, was a most
delightful affair. 1t was given in honor
Of the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage. At the time Mr.. and Mrs. Teet-
sell were married Mrs. Teetseil's two sis
ters were married also, and so it was their
twentieth wedding anniversary Us well.
These ladies, Mrs. Martin Terwilliger and
Mrs. Ezra Cartwright, and their hus-
bands, assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Teetsell to
receive their friends. Music for dancing
was under the direction of Cranmer, ana
summer was served by Morrow &
Day. In the parlors were floral
decorations. Among the guests were
Mrs. and Mrs. Weed, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Fiske, Mr.. and MRS. THOMAS
Jordon, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Ballard, Mr..
Inc Mrs. William Ballard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blignt, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Ken
needy, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Weston, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Peer, Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Griffin,
the Misses Martha, Bertha and Made
Camr;ght, Mr.. and Mrs. i. Il.
Elston. DR.. Joseph Noll. Mr.,
and Mrs. William j. Knight, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Cory, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il.
Ketcham, Mrs. Cory, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Dorr, the Rev. d. w. G. Van Gasbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. SouthIey, Mrs. w. j..
Leonard, p. p. Fisk, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Van Wort. Mr..
Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper, George
Eickatt
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RUBBER GOES UP.
A Jersey City Firm in the Combine to
Boom Prices.

A Jersey City Firm in the Combine to
Boom Prices.
Parlor "Li' of the Astor House was yes
terday filled with representatives of the
rubber industry of the entire United
States. A circular. which bore the sigma
lures of the New York Rubber Company,
the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufac-
turing Company, the New York Betting
and Packing Company, the Boston Rub
Der Company and the Revere Rubber
Company, was successful in bringing to-
gether, besides the representatives OF the
firms already named, others from the Star
and Trenton Rubber Companies of
Trenton, the Cleveland Rubber Conn
pany. Cleveland; Akron Rubber Com
pany, Akron, o.; New Jersey Car Spring
and Rubber Company. Jersey City; Bos-
ton Woven Hose Company, Boston,
Mass, and the National India Rubber
Company. Bristol, r. I. 1t was resolved
to advance the price of betting, packing,
hose and mechanical rubber goods gener-
ally from ten to twenty-five per cent. A
committee was also appointed to formu-
late a plan for a permanent organiza-
tion, and the meeting adjoured subject to
the call of Chairman SpanoDe.