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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-05-23
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The GRAPHIC.
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Henry Griggs was in Dodge City
Monday afternoon.
Chas. l.. Fulton spent Saturday and
Sunday in Larned.
Harry Barker came in from Stafford
Wednesday night.
a. NJ. Smith. of Jetmore, was a
Wednesday arrival.
The weather has been warm and
pleasant the past week.
The GRAPHIc still continues to turn
out first-class job work.
Notice the special prices in F. Spie-
gle's ad in another column.
Chas. Il. Mosher transacted business
in Larned Saturday afternoon.
II. C. Johns, of Larned, was regis
tered at the Alamo Wednesday,.
JIM. Lewis and wife, of Lewis, spent
Sunday and Monday in Kinsley.
When in the city call at the GRAPHIC
Office and make yourself at home.
D.NIN rSCst o.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
UP AND DOWN.
Oil Breaks on Rumor but Receivers Most
of the Loss.

Oil Breaks on Rumor but Receivers Most
ofthe Loss.
There was considerable activity as well as
strength in the oil market yesterday. 1t opened
at S3c and sold right up to S5c. This was fol-
lowed by a break to S25sc, due to realizing on
the advance. Oil City and Bradford were the
principal buyers Pittsburg sold on reports
that the Heating well was showing up in great
shape. This was afterward denied, and the
market rallied to S41sc, where it stood at the
close-and steady. Principal fluctuations were
Opening SIC, highest S5c. lowest 827s, closing
The Mack we'll, in the Washington field,
which caused so much litigation on account of
being located in the borough, and caused one
owner to commit suicide and the other to be-
come bankrupt, has been drilled through all
the lower sand and has sustained its unlucky
record to the last, being almost completely
dry.
Barnhart & Hoch's No. l on the William
Dambach farm in the Hundred foot district, is
through the sand and dry. and Young Bros
No. on the c. E. Shannon farm has reached
the sand, but with no show of oil.
In the Mt. Morris field Skinner & Co.'s well
on the Price farm, west of the Lemley, is pro-
ducing lou barrels day as the result of drilling
in it.
E. NJ Hukilrs Wise No. 1. which came in a
few months ago at 800 barrels a day, is now
doing 170 barrels. The well has produced 81, 600
barrels since it came in.
Operations are spreading in the vicinity Of
Cameron, ". Va. The Cameron Oil Company's
venture on the Dorsey farm, an important one,
is down little over 1000 feet and the Gordon
sand is looked for at 2,700 feet.
At Eureka, Barnsdale & Boyle's No. on the
Corbett farm is in at rs barrels day, and their
No. on the same farm is showing Tor about
like figure. Barnsdale & Moore's No. 8 on the
Cochran farm is showing mp good. 1t has
filled up 200 feet with oil. The Beason well;
southwest of Eureka, is in the sand and
boarded up as mystery for some reason.
The Citizens Oil and Gas Company's No. 2
in the Washington field is drilling 20 feet in the
Gantz sand. and has filled up ], 400 feet with OIL
The Keating well referred to above is In the
Westview field. 1t is about 100 yards below the
Heating road house on tine side of the hill, and
perhaps a furlong or more from the original
Ivory well. 1t started spudding the latter part
of March, and has gone down rapidly and with
scarce mishap to delay its progress. After
spraying to the top of the derrick it was closed
down for tank connections Some think it will
prove to be the best well in that territory.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25

&c. Rye firm; No. l. in store. 5l495l11c. Bar.
ley firm; No. 2 in store. 44c bid. Provisions
frmer. Pork. sl3 25 Lard, s6 % Cheese steady
cheddars. 9340l0c.
BALTIMORE-Wheat, Western easy; No.
winter red. spot and April, S911c; May, 300
asked; July, SIC asked. Corn-W estern SPOT
firm. futures easy: spot and April H9
4l4c; May, 40@403sc: June. 4O1Ic; July 40Ac;
August. 4lc. Oats firm: Western white. $50
34c; do mixed. 3lG32c; graded No. white, $50
Rye-Prime to choice, 6Oc. Hay firm; prime
choice timothy, sl4 o. Provisions steady and
unchanged. Butter fairly active. Eggs quiet
at l2c. Coffee quiet and dull: Rio, fair, 1916.
Receipts-Wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, $1,000
bushels; oats. IL 900 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, 4,A5 barrels; wheat, 1000
bushels; corn, 1900 bushels. Sales-Wheas,
1000 bushels; corn, 43, 900 bushels.
1OlEDO-Wheat weak and lower: cash. 90c;
Nav. 901Sc; July S61lc: August, $3.50. Corn
cash and May, 26c. Cloverseed active and
lower; cash and April, So s..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
BUSINESS NOTES.

THERE will be three stock calls hereafter.
beginning on Monday next.
THERE is nothing like well-deveIoped boil
to take the enthusiasm out Of a stock broker.
BUSINESS is rather quiet on Liberty street,
except with wholesale grocers, who are rushed
to fill orders.
WALL street traders seem to be waiting for
Mr.. Gould to make move. 1t is known that
he is bullish.
TWENTY-FIVE mortgages were placed on rec
ord yesterday. The two largest were for SO 600
each, Seven were given for purchase money.
Mr.. JOHN HERRoN-Yus. there is good
deal going on in real estate. 1 am sitting on
some big things to keep them from getting
away from me. -.
PRODUCE dealers found little comfort from
yesterdays rain, but umbrella dealers were
happy. This illustrates phase of human na-
ture that is as universal as the race. There is
good in everything for somebody.
RAILROAD earnings: st. Paul, third week
in April. increase s4l. .O45; Toledo, St. Louis and
Kansas City, third week in April. increase S12,-
769: Pennsylvania Railroad, month of March,
net increase s5S.17l; Denver and Rio Grande,
third week in APRIL increase $40 900; East Ten.
nessee Virginia and Georgia, second week in
April, increase Sl3, $50
HIGH-PRIcED ice is already seriously affect
ing the butchers, especially those whose trade
is small. The expense of preserving fresh
meats the coming summer will be more than
double the average The ice dealers who ip-
vested in freezing machines early in the season
their expense, are now well satisfied with the
investment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
DEALERS WELL SATISFIED.
The Wholesale Drygoods Trade. In
Healthy Condition.

The drygoods trade is entirely satisfactory
say the leading ]obbers Representatives of
two OF the leading houses of the city were seen
yesterday, and both expressed themselves as
very comfortable over the situation and out
look Said one of the pioneers of this industry,
whose knowledge of it extends beyond a half
century: There is no boom, but something
much better good, healthy trade. Orders are
coming in freely. collections are reasonably
good, and, on the whole. business is as good
with us as it has ever been. Prices are low, in
some lines lower than last year, and profits are
small but sufficient for healthy trade The
mild winter has forced jobbers to carry over
perhaps more wooden goods than usual, but
this may IN the end be to their benefit. as wool
is likely to advance in price between now and
fall
The time of great profits has passed away and
a better day has come when success depends on
pushing trade and placing large quantities of
goods. The new era is better for consumer and
jobber alike since the speculative feature of
our trade is practically a thing of the past. A
representative of another leading house said:
"Our trade is better than it was this time last
year, and in fact has been so all the year so far
We are kept hustling in order to attend to our
customers. There are fewer speculative in
fuences in the wholesale drygoods trade than
for some years past The fear that we would
be forced to carry over heavy stocks of woolen
goods, which prevailed month or two ago,
proved groundless. We bought only as we
needed, and are carrying over no more goods
than usual If there are heavy stocks being
carried, they are in the hands of manu- facturers,
certainly not in the hands OF Pittsburg lobbers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
A DISAPPOINTING HOLE.

Great Bore In More Senses Than One to the
Marion Improvement Company.
For ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain petroleum operators are peculiar, some
times. The Marion Improvement Companys
members all live in this city and Allegheny.
and they are bordering on state OF disgust at
the ill-success that has attended their opera
tions In Marion county, w. Va. The company
has 1850 acres on which it has been boring
test well SO long that the mere thought of it
has become bore. 1t was started at a diam
eter of ten inches, and it is the intention to
bottoms, 900 feet-if necessary to go so far. The
company also has charter for pipeline to
carry its product to the b. & y. r. r. Mr. C. KIM
berland says it begins to look as though they
were voodooed. Thirty-four days ago yester-
day they were down certain depth. some-
where between LOO and 1000 feet. They had
several fishing jobs previously, but were then
congratulating themselves that the tide ap-
peared to have turned. Since then, however,
the progress. according to the best advices OBJ
taInabe. has been four inches and yesterday
the contractor was in the city and reported
that they had dropped wire rope into the well
and had come for some kind of tool to use In
fishing for it,
Morris field. and 1t is said that Huklll has 22
wells bored in il, not far from the territory of
the Marion Improvement Company's tract
They are all supposed to contain oil in paying
quantities. but are plugged. One is said to
have kroken loose and put out 600 barrels be-
fore the flow could be checked. Some people
think MIR. Hukill may have some kind OF
deal with the Standard Oil Company by which
territory is merely tested and then shut In, and
some other people are inclined 70 think that IN
some occult way the troubles of the Marion
Improvement Company are connected there
with,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25

Hay and millfeed continue to show a down.
ward drift. and markets are in buyers favor.
Corn is scarcely as firm as it has been for a
week past. The general feeling among opera
tors is that corn has reached its highest point,
and that any future changes will be toward a
lower level. Oats are still very scarce and mar
kets are firm at outside quotations. Wheat
and flour are very strong. Good milling wheat
is unusually scarce in this market, and our
quotations are advanced, in accordance with
stubborn facts. Receipts as bulletined at the
Grain Exchange, 80 cars. BY Pjttsburg, FIT
Wayne and Chicago. cars of hay, of oats, 2
of bran, l of -four, of corn. BY Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and st. Louis s cars of corn, of
oats, of hay. BY Baltimore and Ohio, cars
of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, car of
hay, 2 of oats, of rye. By Pittsburg and West
ern. cars of corn, 8 Of hay There was a sim
gle sale on call at the Grain Exchange viz:
car of No. white oars, 32c. May delivery.
Prices below are for carload lots on track:
WHEAT-New No. 2 red, 94@95c; No. 3, 92@
93c.
CORN - No. yellow, ear, 46d465zc; No. 2
yellow, ear, 45@i6c; high mixed. ear, 43@
44c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, H1a@42c; high
mixed shelled corn. 401z94lc. -
OATs-No. 2 white. 33@3315c; extra, No. 8,
32@3215c: mixed, 29@3Oc.
RYE-No. Pennsylvania and Ohio, 59@60c;
No. Western, 5S@59c.
FLoUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy winter and
spring patents. IS 25@5 IS; winter straight,
S. 0O@5 25: clear winter, 81 5O@4 IS; straight
xxx bakers, 81 25g4 so. Rye -four, sS 6o@
876
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
HOLDS UP ITS HEAD.
Fact and Gossip Showing That Some
thing is Doing in Real Estate.
G0BBLED BY A NEWSPAPER MAN.
One of the Greatest Needs Of Pittsburg
Beginning to be Supplied.
GOOD WORDS FOR OLD VIRGINIA

Mr.. Albert Barr has bought 100 feet or
more on Barton street, near Fifth avenue, at
price approximating 500 foot front, or
$40 600 for the whole, upon which he will at
once begin the erection of a fine residence.
1t is understood that another newspaper
man is engineering $4,000 deal in the
same neighborhood.
Ira NJ Burchfeld: Your remarks about
activity in real estate at Hazelwood are not
exaggerated. 1 have myself sold over S40,-
600 worth of property up there in the last
six weeks. Cheap car fare is doing great
things for that locality. No movement,
however, no matter in what direction. can
lessen public interest in East End properties.
That section has the bulge and is bound to hold
it."
One Of the great needs of the city, as has
been remarked numerous occasions, is a
greater number of tenement houses. This
scarcity which has been felt for several years,
has made rents high, and injured the city. But
it is pleasure to note that this drawback is be-
ing overcome. as owners are beginning to erect
houses to rent instead of to sell.
On this subject a member of the firm of w.
A. Heron Sons said yesterday: 1--WE have
had many such houses put in our hands for
rent within the last few months-houses simi-
lar to those advertised by us in THE DISPATCH.
This cannot be otherwise than beneficial to
the city, and prove paying investment to the
owners. Good homes are as essential to the
prosperity of the city as good business houses"
Mr.. James w. Drape, who with his wife, had
been making a visit to the famous springs and
other points of interest in Virginia, returned
hons yesterday morning feeling much the
better for his trip. He is again at his desk.
During his absence Mr.. Drape inspected closely
many of the large landed interests of the Old
Dominion, and was impressed very favorably
with several places as affording special induce
ments for investment. He believes there is
splendid future for Virginia farmers, and pre-
diets that those who step in now and secure
bodies of land whether for farming or mineral
enterprises, will reap much more satisfactory
and quicker return than from Western invest
menrs. Land can be bought anywhere from $40
to Sl25 an acre.
The towns, as a general thing, are making
rapid strides in business and population. Mr..
Drape summarized his impressions in one brief
sentence, full of meaning: Virginia is under
going a business revolution"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
STILL MIXED.
Gains and Losses in Local stocks-Three
Daily Calls Hereafter.

Gains and Losses in Local Stocks-Three
Daily Calls Hereafter.
The stock market presented about the same
feature yesterday as on the previous dav, some
things being strong and others weak. For the
specialtes there were more buyers than sellers.
The sales were 80 shares, of which so were
Pleasant Valley.
Bridgewater Gas was bid up to 45ss in the
afternoon; 1t was offered at 75-a difference of
SS6. Some sanguine holders thought the stock
would reach that figure on the present whirl.
Conservative brokers said nothing but shook
their heads.
Washington Oil, Luster and New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal also scored advances The
offerings were light, indicating confidence in
further upward movement. Manufacturers
Gas was offered at 25
Fractional concessions were submitted to in
Philadelphia Gas. Central and Pittsburg Trac-
ton, Pleasant Valley, Westinghouse Electric,
Switch and Signal and Grocers' Supply Com
pauy. Wheeling Gas. Airbrake. La Noria,
bank and insurance stocks were steady and un-
changed.
At the meeting Of the Board of Directors of
the Petroleum Exchange held yesterday the
recommendations of the Committee on Securi.
ties was adopted. There will hereafter be,
three stock calls daily commencing on Monday
next-the first at 10:l5 A. NJ, the second at P.
M and the third at P. M. This plan will be
tried for month at least as an experiment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
By TeleRraph.

CHlCAGO-Cattle - Receipts, 1900 head;
shipments, 5000 head: market slow and 10 cents
lower; beeves. 81 7505 90: stockers and feed
ers, 81 S0G3 80: steers. S3 31GD1 S5: cows bulls
and mixed, 81 5OG3 Is: Texas grass steers IS Is
as 90 Hogs-Receipts, 2L.UUv Ie,d; shipments
1000 head: market strong and SC higher; mixed
81 O5@4 IN; light. 81 05@i 80; heavy, 81 O5@
4 3215; skips, s. 00@3 80 Sheep-Receipts, 5000
head: shipments. L,UOO head; market strong; ma
tives, 81 00@6 90; Western cornfed, IS 25@5 so;
Texans. So 6O@5 l5; lambs, S. 00G6 so.
Observation-Disclosures. l,SOO head; ship
ments. 100 head; market steady: good to fancy
native steers. 81 2594 80; fair to good do So 40
"a 40; suockers and feeders. 81 30Q3 so: Tex
ans and Indians, 81 6O@4 co. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $500 head; shipments, 1900 head: market
steady; fair 90 choIce heavy. 81 l064 20;
packing grades. 81 0034 10; light fair to best,
81 OO44 10. Sheep-Receipts. 700 head; ship
ments. 900 head; market firm; fair to choice,
81 00@5 Co.
NEW YORk-Beeves-Receipts L263 head:
all for slaughterers and exporters: no trading:
dressed beef firm at 6@715c per pound for sides.
Calves-Receipts. l,060 head: market steady;
veals. 81 OO@5 0O per cwt Sheep-Receipts,
2,735 head; sneep dull; lambs firm: unshorn
sheep sold at IS 60@6 20 per cwt; clipped do,
s. 00@5 IS; unshorn yearlings. 81 Oo07 rs;
clipped do. Sc 00@6 rs. Hogs-Receipts. 24Si
head; market steady at 81 40@4 80 per cwt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
NO CHANGE In COKE.
Rumors of Increased Orders Not Verified by
The Fncts-The Quotations on the Diff
fereut Grades.

Rumors OF Increased Oruers MOI Neriueu Dy
the Facts-The Quotations on the Diff
fereut Grades.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
SCoTTDALE, April 24-The demand for coke
has improved very little and the prevailing
features are about the same as a fortnight ago.
While rumors have arisen of increased orders
they are invariably denied. A comparison of
last weeks coke shipments with the previous
weeks shows a very creditable increase. how
ever, and the cause is a mystery. The restric-
ton policy was used with the same vigor, if
not little more, last week than has
characterized the trade for several
weeks past. Over l,200 ovens were
blown out, and that alone should have been
suffit tient to incur a considerable curtailment
in shipments. 1t is now predicted that if the
aspect of trade is changed at all in the next
few weeks it will be for the better. This is
rather dull season of the year, and the period is
shortly forthcoming when the coke trade will
again blossom. Fonr and five days was the
rule in the region last week, although quite
number of operators succeeded in making six
days. Some of the operators thus fortunate
were Ra;ney, the Cambria Iron Company. the
Stewart Iron Company. the Percy Min
ing Company AID Laughlin. On &C
and MnIs o@s
56S ovens in tho region yesterday. They are
distributed as follows: Twenty-Five at Henry
Clay. 80 at 0liphant, 200 at Leisenring No. 2, 80
v, . q
Diamond, at Union. 25 at Donnelly 20 at
Bessemer and q at Mayteld This increases
the number Of idle ovens to something over
5000
This number will be further increased by the
shutting down of the entire Lemont plant on
next Saturday. 1t consists of 100 ovens. Last
week g. 4S0 cars of coke were sent out, counting
is tons to the car, 1l6, $40 tons. Shipments were
distributed to the various points of consump-
tion as follows: To points west Of PittSburg.
8, ,450 cars: to Pittsburg and river points, l,5S0
cars; to points east of Pittsburg. 500 cars.
The previous weeks shipments we're consigned
follows: To points west of Pittsblrg. 200 cars;
to Pittsburg and river points, ], $50 cars; to
points east of Pittsburg, ,425 cars. Shipments
for last week compared with the previous week
increased to Western points, $50 cars; to Pitts
burg, decrease of 20 cars, and to Eastern
points an increase of rs cars.
Four days per week will be the rule in
the region this week.
The strike of 500 men is still on at the Morrell
and Wheeler works.
The Pennsville Company have shut down 20
per cent of their plant of 80 ovens. The 170
ovens are still idle at Standard.
Prices will be kept above the So mark. They
are: Furnace coke. 81 Is; foundry, 81 As:
crushed, 50 65.
Freight rates per ton of 1000 Ms from the
Connellsville region, which includes any part
of it. to points of consumption, are as follows:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
SOME BIG DEALS.
Valuable East End Property Changes Hands
Other Important Trausa ctiops.

Other Important Trnnsnc nctions.
H A. Schwab & Co., East End, sold for
Thomas c. Lazear. Esq, to George A. Kline a
lot on Frankstown avenue. l20x220 feet to
Flavel street, with dwelling, for S25, 900. They
also sold IS acres land adjoining the city line for
$4,000. The purchaser contempates dividing it
up into lots this spring.
Allies & Bailey, l64 Fourth avenue, sold a valu-
able investment property of five brick dwelling
houses, lot 4Sxl20 feet to an alley, in the Elev-
enth ward, Pittsburg, for price approxima-
ting s9, 600.
Reed B. Coyle & Co.. Isl Fourth avenue, sold
piece of ground in the Fourteenth ward, city
fronting on Boquet, Frazier and Ward streets,
SAMUEL W. Black & Co., 80 Fourth avenue
sold lot size 26xl27 feet, on the northeast side
of Second avenue. Glenwood, in the Blair plan
of lots for 81, 900.
c. H Love, SO Fourth avenue, sold a lot for
C. L. Reno to Henry Molloy. being No. 5 in the
Craig plan OF lots, on Covington street. for $50
cash.
Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold for
H. S, A. Stewart to NJ. A. Hunter, a new two
story Queen Anne brick dwelling of eight rooms
and finished attic. on Stanton avenue Negley
place, with lot 4Oxl5S feet. for s., ,000
Ira M. Burchfield. 15S Fourth avenue sold lot
No 1877 in the Homestead Bank and Life Insur-'
ance Company's plan; IN North Homestead, Twen-
Hamnett & Meredith, IO2 Fourth avenue, and
Wilkinsburg, sold lot II, plan No: Wilkins es.
tate. Williamsburg, to Henry w. Ware, of
Meyersdale, for 81 ,050
James W. nrape & Co. sold house of six
rooms, with lot 50x150 feet, on Baum street. East
End, for 81, ,0G0 cash.
Magaw & Goff. limited. l45 Fourth avenue,
sold in the Oak station plan, Castle Shannon
Railroad. two lots, Nos. rs and 29, fronting so
feet on Second and Third avenues, to B. NJ.
Norman. flor sl60.
Charlie Somers & Co, 3l3 Wood street, sold
for Charles Somers to John MIN three lots on
Banton avenue, being Nos. Il. 13 and IA IN Ben
ton place, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, together
having frontage of u feet and a depth of Ito
feet. for 81, 200 cash. They also placed a mort
gage of 500 for two years at 6 per cent on prop
erty in the Thrty-second ward