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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20
FOREIGN pAupER LApopERs.

steamer from Genoa, bringing the bears
with them. Previously they had heard
dazzling tales of the fortunes to be made
in America by exhibitions OF perfor ming
bears, and how the natives, having moro
money than they knew what to do with,
showered gold upon those who amused
them. The Savoyards had no sooner
landed than they prepared to gather the
hrst fruits of their harvest. The three
bears, after standing on their heads in a
row, had just begun to dance a clumsy
jig to the wild shouts of the natives
when man in blue coat and waving a
heavy stick gave the party to understand
bears and oil, thae they must come with
him. The tin cups had not even been
passed around for the money,
care the bears in court2n asked thu
magistrate, with mock solemnity.
at this there was O general roar of
laughter, and when it subsidized the Off
Ger said the bears had been put into a
stable on Barrow street, pending DISPOSE
ton of the case. The old Savoyard, in
his grating patois, began to exclaim
against the outrage Of taking away his
bears and locking the party up in cold
cells all night. He thought it was free
country, where tho foreigner met with
kindness. AS it wasn't, they would all
60 elsewhere If the judge would give
them the bears. His honor said that un-
less the Savoyards had money sufficient
Tor their present wants he would be
Obliged to ship them back to italy. to.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20
Horny Ward Beecher,s widow.

Mrs. Eunico Beecher, widow of tho
great pastor of Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, is living diagonally across the way
from the church her husbands eloquence
mado famous. Her residence is neat,
tasteful, well-kcpt house, where in every
nook and corner il some reminder of the
great dead. Over her desk in tho front
parlor where she writes is life-size
picture of MIR. Bcechcr taken over thirty
years ago, and in whatever direction tho
eye turns, cast, west, north or south,
from the walls of these rooms lock down
life-size pictures of him in familiar atti-
tudas in which he is remembered.
Flowers and birds are features also. The
windows are bright with blossoms, and
the small yard is bower of bloom.
Boxes supported by brackets around the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20

West street, they can be purchased at a
much lower figure from vessels trading
In South American products. The skip
per OF an italian bark that ran between
the tropics, New York and Castellamare.
used to do lively business in hurdy-
gurdy monkeys with the New York
manipulators of the barrel organ. AS
soon rs they received notice that the
Cavalier Cayour or the Santa Teresa was
in, they were down at the quay to strike
bargains with the captain. He sold tho
monkeys right off the reel at cut prices,
and 1t was g common thing for the ape
to pay its way the first month after it
landed here. logged out in tunic and
forage cap, it was soon taught to climb
into the second-story windows, proffer
the tin cup and take off his cap to nc
knowledge gratuity. But it never gets
used to picking up red hot copper
thrown out by an agonizod listener t,
"Little Annie Rooney" or .'Grandfather's
Clock" That is device of malignity
which should be unsparingly con-
demned.
Birds that can tell ones fortune have
made their appearance in recent years,
and the gentle creatures bid fair to
eclipse the popularity of the monkeys.
They arc usually the property of calm
eyed philosopher who has long ago
awakened to the folly of shouldering his
way through the hurry -bu-ly to snatch
an existence. With his infinite patience
he teaches his littlo pets-they are can
aries or small green parroquets-to hop
off perch on which they sit unconfned
together, and, flying to little cabinet,
to select an envelope. Returniugto their
perch they allow tho ortune-seeker to
take the fateful degree from their bills
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20

stone cells to answer the same old charges
of intoxication, disorderly conduct, as
sault and battery, etc. Fines were sot-
tied and outcast offenders were sent back
to serve day in DURANGO vile for every
dollar unpaid. Still the court room did
not thin ou.. Everybody was waiting to
see what disposition was to be made of
case foreign to his experience. Tho pris-
oncrs-therc was whole tribe of them
-made n picturesque group. There
were three well built. sturdy men, dressed
in rough corduroy and wearing long
boots. Each had shock of black hair,
blunt, vacuous features and wooden
comforter tied around his neck. Then
there was rs many olive checked, sloc-
eyed women, with squat figures and
large feet, shod with coarse boots. they
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20

According to the Times Democrat,
shcy do some things on aslarge scale in
South America. Er-P President Celman,
of Argentine, loft tho bank at Buencs
Ayres, whore he did business, with q
deficit of s11, 100000
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20
Worth Their Weight in Pound Notes.

Many parents are apt to consider their
daughters worth their weight in gold,
but Scotch gentleman estimated his
two daughters value at even o higher
rate than this, bequcathing to each her
weight in Ell notes. Tho elder seems to
have been Simmer than her sister, for
sbe got only 851 200, while the younger
received 255, 344.--Loudoa Court Jour.
nal. ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20

The island of Tristan, in the south At
lantic, is inhabited by eighty people, the
patriarch Of the party, Peter Green, q
veritable Robinson Crusoc, having been
there for fifty-two years. He has just
sent letter complaining that some of
the grown-up children show desire to
leave their lovely island home.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20

According as YOU arc gentleman or
lady-thas is what the bird proprietor
calls you-these cunning creatures pick
out missivc relating to good luck in
worldly affairs or to matrimony.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20
ODD WARRANTS.
UTILIZING ANIMALS TO EARN a
LIVING IN NEW YORK.
An Odd sccno In a Court-Room-How
Bears arc Trained-A Hurdy-
Gnrdy Monkey and For.
tnnc Telling Birds.

oNIMENTING on tho
curious ways in which
somo foreigners at
tempt to earn their
bread in the streets of
New York, n writer in
the Commercial -1dver-
tiser says:
The writer well re-
members n scene in the
Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court, New York
city, one Sunday morn
ing. The benches
were filed, as usual,
with the friends of tho
slatternly and un-
kempt prisoners who
fila1 Ct,f fr1 A.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-20

It is asserted that the Pennsylvania
Railroads new train shed, in Jersey
City, will have the largest span in tho
world. 1t will be $50 feet long III feet
longer than the celebrated st. Paneras
Station in London. The building will
be 90 feot high in the middle.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
HOME SECURITIES.
PHILADELPHIA GAS A VERY Diff
CULT THING TO KEEP DOWN.

A Little Weak at the Start, but Strong
Enough at the Finish-The fractions
Still Occupy Back Seats-Final Bids and
Offers.
Philadelphia Gas was again the most
active stock on the list yesterday, but 1t was
trifle lower than on the day before. 1t
firmed up, however, at the afternoon call
and finished at the best price of the day.
Pittsburg Traction and Pleasant Valley
fell back little. Luster commenced and
tanned slight loss, while Airbrake Rallroad
stock attracted some attention. 1t coulo
have been sold at q, but was held at "a.
Sales at the first call we're % shares OF
1917. There was no business at the second
call. At the third, 10 shares of Birmingha
Traction changed hands at 1S1a, I'D fnlla-
delphia Gas at 1877 and 10 Luster at 1914.
Bond quotations were: Pittsburg Trac-
tion first mortgage 6's, III bid: ::Pittsburg ana
Western general mortgage 4s, 79R bid
Citizens Traction BIS were offered at lOS
For Duquesne Traction bonds % was bid.
Birmingham Traction bonds were offered at
49,
The directors of the Commercial Cable
Company have declared a regular quarterly
dividend of ~ per cent and in addition
voted to nay six months interest on the
bonded debt, and to pay $500. 900 of the prin-
cipal out of the surplus earnings: The
bonded debt, originally 5000 GOO, will be re-
duced by this payment to 81 ,0O0, 600.
A London cable confirms the report that
Spain has negotiated loan of 25O O,OOO, OeO
francs redeemabIe fours at 20 net. with a
group headed by the Banko Hispano,
Colonial, the Banque Paris, Et Pays Bas and
the Rothschilds. p
St. Pall yesterday touched the highest
point of the year, and within N per cent OF
the point from which the great tall in lS90
began.
Bids and asking prices at each call are
given in the following table:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Wool Markets,

Boston, Dec. 4-There has been good
demand for wool and the sales have been
large, amounting to 900 pounds of all
kinds. The largest business has been in
Territory woods, Montana, Utah and Wyom-
ing woods selling in a large way but at low
prices, including fine medium at 19@20c and
fine down ut l6c. On secured basis the
principal sales were at 59@60c for fine: 56@
5Sc for fine medium and 52@55c for medium:
Texas, California and Oregon woods have
been mostly quiet with sales in small lots,
though 100000 pounds of fall Texas sold at
20@22c; Ohio f1eeces have been quite active.
with sales of at 2s@29c, and XX and XIX
and above at 30@3lc; Michigan sold fairly
at 2612@27c: No. l woods sold at 35136c for
Ohio and SAC for Michigan; washed combing
woods have been dull No. l at 37DS9c; Ohio
fine delaine has been i'll steady demand at
34835c and Michigan aJ 32@33c; unwashed
conbing woods have been i'll fair demand at
25@26c for one-quarter and 29@2Sc for three
eighths; unwashed and understandable
Ohio and Michigan woods have sold in the
range of 19@23c: pulled woods have been in
fair demand ut 30@40c for super and 22@50c
for extra: foreign woods have been dull.
ST. -Wool-Receipts, 81, 100 pounds;
shipments, 1000 pounds. Market steady
quiet and unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA-Wool quiet; prices nomi-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Grain, Flour and Feed,

Sales on call at the Grain Exchange to-day:
2 cars of packing hay, &c. B. & o. Receipts,
rs bulletiDed. 20 cars, as follows: By Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway: 8
cars Of hay, 2 of oats, of bran, of mid
dlings, of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and st. Louis: 4 cars of corn, l of hay, l of
oats, l of wheat. By Bal timore and Ohio:
. cars of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie:
l car of barley, of malt. Cereal markets
are practically unchanged since our last re-
ports, but corn and oats show a better tone.
Millfeed is quiet Hay is firm and active at
the advance already noted. Flour is firm at
sources of supply and unchanged here.
Following quotations for carload lots on
track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices
from store:
WHEAT-No. red. 81 O09I OIL: No. sred 966l97c.
CoRN-No. yellow ear; 5O951c; high mixed ear,
52@53c: mixed shelled, 5095lc.
OATs-No. l oats. 3Sls@39c: No. white. asa
3S1c; extra No. 3oats. ST9@3sc; mixed oats, $3.50
&c.
RYE-No. 1 Pennsylvania anu Ohio, s6@ssc; No.
l Western, 9SG96c.
BARLEY-6SG75c.
FLoUR-Jobbing .prices-Fancy spring patents.
S 5HG5 Is: fancy winter patents, $ 295 so: fancy
straight winter. s. 00l5 81 fancy straight spring.
70 2SG5 80: clear winter. "a 6515 90: straight xxx
bakers, s4 75G5 OO. Rye flour. IS 2Nl5 50.
MILLFEED-No. white middlings. s22 5O923 90 p
middings, SIS OO1l9 %: winter wheat, bran, s17 50
OILS 90; chop feed. s21 00425 90.
HAY-Baled timothy, choice. Sl2 50@1s 90: No. 1,
Sl2 009l2 25: No. do. $40 7o6l1 co; clover hay,
slO O0@l0 80; loose from wagon, sl2 0odl4 90 ,ac-
corning to quality; packing hay, IS 5o9s 90.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Roston Stocks-Closing Prices.
EASY SAILING.
Financial Affairs Running Snoothly-Th
American Farmer in Clover.

Financial Affairs Running Smoothly-The
American Farmer in Clover.
The local money market was quiet and
easy yesterday, There was no pressure for
loans and no change in the rate. The banks
are in a position to broaden their discount
business, and would be glad for the oppor-
tunity, but indications are that manufactur-
ers will make no Especial efforts to strengthen
their position until after the holidays. In
the meantime the holiday trade will be the
main reliance. Bank clearings were 81, 413,
~ 81, and balances 5000, 454 so.
In business forecast the Journal of Finance
remarks: "The $3.50 100000 that tile farmer
received last year and spent for his necesSi-
ties he will also spend this year for the same
purpose, but the surplus Of $3.50, ,OO0, 900 which
lie did not have last year but has this he Will
also spend for such comforts or luXuries as
he may think he needs or wants. This
money will 20 into all channels of trade,
into the pockets of the great public, who in
time spend it in true American style by add
ing to the comforts of home and buying
those articles that they think they want"
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy, ranging from TO per cent; last loan.
3; closed offered at per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 5@61a per cent. Sterling ex-
change dull and steady at 81 81 for 60-day
bills and 81 81 demand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
LARGE WALL STREET OPERATORS
STILL HOLDING OFF.
Though Dullness Still Prevails There Is No
Yielding in Prices to Speak Of-North-
ern Pacific Rather Active But Heavy
The Bombs Effect.

Though Dullness Still Prevails There Is No
Yielding in Prices to Speak Of-North-
ern Pacific Rather Active But Heavy
The Bombs Effect.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4-The stock market lost
little or none of its listlessness to-day, while
in the great majority of stocks only slight
changes were recorded. In few stocks,
however, the bears were still aggressive,
but the demonstration against these shares
was believed to be for the most part to cover
the buying of other stocks for the short ac-
count.
The Gould stocks, and especially Missouri
Pacific, were chosen to bear the brunt of the
attack during the forenoon, and it fell away
~ per cent while the other Gouid stocks,
including Union Pacific, yielded fractions
only, and the general list scarcely felt the
force of the demonstration. Northern
Pacific preferred, however, showed consid-
cradle heaviness. accompanied by mod
crate degree of activity.
The general market showed no disposition
to yield further, and before the close of the
first hour of business there was full and
Pacific, while many of the leading shares,
among which we're the Grangers under this
new buying for Western account, were con-
sricunus for the advance established. The
influence Of possible adverse developments
on the other side of the water, and the lead
Ing operators are 1nulSpOSed to make any
new ventures until things are more to their
liking both at home and abroad.
There has been of late grown up
disposition among the local traders to give
full weight to the very f1attering and en-
couraging condition in affairs in the railroad
world at home, and dullness no longer of a
necessity brings a decline. To-day the dull
ness was marked by a slow but steady up
ward movement and only when artificial
pressure was applied was there any weak
ness in the list. The attempt to kill Mr..
Sage intensified the dullness during the
afternoon, and it was not until the last hour
that the bears again became aggressive,
and this time they coupled Lackawanna with
Missouri Pacific and forced them off to the
lowest prices seen for the day.
The others as usually yielded only slightly,
but the pressure was not relieved, and the
final dealings were given a heavy tone,
though evidences of covering were not
wanting in the last few minutes of business.
The close was heavy and quiet as or near
the lowest prices of the day for most stocks.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 170, 74l
shares, including: Atchison, 1sl, l65; Chicago
Gas, 7,770: Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern 2,5GO; Erie, $500; Louisville and Nash
vile, SO40; Missouri Pacific, 70,6l5; North
western, 1855: New York Central, 3,l3s:
43lO; Richmond and West Point, 3,095; st.
Paul, 20640.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange Yesterday
Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY 4
STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg members of New
York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Sl4 75615 so
LITTLE INTEREST AT CHICAGO.
Trade Is Better, Though, Than 1t Was
Twelve Months Ago.

Trade Is 1Setter, tno1gn, 5ndn Al was
Twelve Months Ago.
CHICAGO Dec 5.-[SpecidL. l--Rogers, Brown
& Merwitt say: "The Chicago market has
shown but little of interest during the past
week The bulk of business has been for
small lots for short deliveries, with the eN-
cep;ion OF here and there 4 good-SiZed 50 lie.
This is in accordance with the usual condl-
tions ut this season of the year, as manufac-
turerS make il a point to run down their
stocks before taking inventory January l.
As to price, both Northern and Southern
furnaces show 4 disposition to make conces-
sionS for desirable business; this is brought
about by the accommodating stocks in both
districts. The present is therefore good
time for consumers to buy ahead, but, as
usual when prices are ranging low, but little
disposition exists to take hold. Large manu-
facturers here all realize, however, that
while temporarily weakness exists in some
Quartcl's. tGc ma rllet has already reached or
dropped below the cost of production, and
that there can he little if any change below
present fiSureS. as production is certain TO
be cut down by wholesale blowing out of
furnaces If present prices long continue,
and the situation will therefore rectify it
self
Business in all metal lines continues on q
healthy basis The trade in general is in
lar better condition than was the case
twelve months age. Manufacturers and
consumers have retrcnched, with the result
that TO-DAY their liza bilities are much smaller
than usual, and they are in good condition
TO handle a large expansion of business
when the time cOmeS.n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
DAIRY STUFF IS SLOW.
The Advance of Creamery Butter
Proved to Be Premature.
FRESH EGGS PROMISE TO 60 UP.
Corn and Oats Are Strong and Choice Hay
on the Advance.
SUGAR FIRMER AND COFFEE STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, J
FRIDAY. Dec. l.

| OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY. Dec. 4.
COUNTRY PRODUCE (Jobbing Prices)-
The advance of cent per pound in cream
cry butter the early part of the week proved
inopportune so far as Pittsburg markets are
concerned since our jobbers find it impossi-
/ BILE to raise prices above last weeks rates.
| Demand decreases as prices rise. Country
butter is a drug, and common grades have
| only nominal value. Cheese is relatively
lower here than at sources of supply. Stock
could not now be laid in and sold without
loss. Eggs are on the advance in the East.
and all signs point to higher prices here at
an early day. Strictly fresh eggs have al
most ceased to be a quotable quantity in
this market. The few that come are quickly
taken at outside prices. Florida oranges
| are still in supply beyond demand, and
| markets are dull and slow. Malaga
grapes are now for the most part in the
| hands OF jobbers, and choice stock is very
| firm.
2sasoc: common country butter. is@20c choice
BEANsNSew York and Michigan pea, slsose %;
marrow Y 1S@2 % 25; Lima ina, beans BE- 4@4'4c lo:
| BEEswAx-Choice, Sa935c 2 lb; low grades 229
| Csc.
CHEnsE"ohio cheese, Ti@Iiisc: New York
cheese. I11k@l2c; Lfmburger 1lGHll1Ec: wisconsin.
| Sweitzer full cream, 121591319c; imported SWEET
| zer, 26@n27c.
CIDER..Countrry cider. s. 5OS5 90 p barrel; sand
CRANBERRfEswPer box, g a5@2 rs.
EGGs-Strictly fresh nearby stock. 269Gc:
candled eggs 24a?5c; cold storage eggs, 2l@z2c-
Soc 2 lb; mixed lots, SNGl40c.
FRUITS-Apples i0dE0c per bushel. 81 j0Gn2 90 a
barrel; pears. 75c@s1 70 q basket, 81 5e92 90 Q
bushel.
GRATED apples, s99c; apricots. s@loc; blackberries
GG6lic; raSpberries, H0l71.c; dried grapes, $40
44c: huckIeberrics. 7l@dSc.
GAME-Wid turkeys. 81 50G92 90 each: mailard
per dozen: Dheasants IS 1906 co; quail 81 251 50;
Squirrels 81 cool 80: rabbits. 2OG25c per pair;
whole deer l39l5c per fb saddles. 10000 per b
HoNEY.New crop white clover, 1Sc; California
HfIi MAPLE I'siGs sYRUrH4saace + per gallon.
MAPLE SUGAR-10c p 10.
3N5Oc medium: live turkeys, !Gal1c p fb: ducks, 50
160c pair dressed chickens, 1291ic q 10; dressed
turkey 136D15c 2 ID.
POTATOES lots. 35a4oc on track: from
store, 4OGI45c bushe Southern sweets 81 50@1 70
a barrel; Jerseys 50 00@3 3.
SEEDS-Western recieaned medium clover job
bling at s. 90: mammoth, IS 55: timothy. 81 45 for
prime and 81 80 for snoicfst blue IL G g fSG s
Hungarian. 81 10: fine lawn, sc per fb seed buck
wheat 81 4Gl11 so.
TALLow-Country. &c: city rendered. SC.
TROPICAL FRUITS-LemonS. s. 1904 so: Florida
oranges. 3 0GG2 25 box: aifOrnia pears, 50 co
IA 00 banlnas 81 5O5l1 70 firsts 81 2591 80 good
seconds per bunch: Malaga grapes. $ 5O110 90
half barrel: new layer figs. i491se d per A b. ,
yellow Danver onions. f2 cG2 IS harrel; toma-
toes. 50 90 per bushe: celery, 2d0c per dozen tur
nips 90c@S1 OF a barrel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
MORE CHEERFUL AT CINCINNATI.
No Improvement in Prices, but Prospects
Are Quite Encouraging

CiNcTSNATI, Dec. 4.-TSpecidL. l-Rogers,
Brown Co. say: The market at the begin
min. Of the week did not look very encour.
aging, but during the latter part considera-
bic selling has been done, and some of the
existing indications are rather more cheer
ful. There Is no Improvement in prices but
several large transactions that have been
closed show that buyers are ready to antici-
pate their wants when concessions are Of
fered. Railroads naturally do not wish to
advertise the fact that they must place or
ders literally FOR cars. rails and supplies
for it would undoubtedly affect prices 1t is
known. however that orders of considerable
size have been quietly placed, and many
more arc TO follow Buyers of steel billets
have been trying the market and
in some cases have succeeded in
finding sellers Tor six months deliveries
al present quotations, but most producers
refuse to sell 30 far ahead~ Charcoal foun-
dry irons are in fair demand at unchanged