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Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE DOVER FAIR TO BE HELD SEP
TENDER 21-25.-The adjourned meet
ing of the Delaware Agricultural So.
clety was held Monday. After a thor
Ough discussion, it was decided to hold
a fair September 81. %, %, "a and 25.
The railroads, hotels and private indi-
viduals have subscribed almost enough
money to liquidate the amount owed
for last years premiums. Some per-
sons will donate their premiums and
others will be satisfied with discount.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Peninsula camp meetings will be
held this year as follows Camden,
July 21 to August l Ennal's Spring,
July "a to August 2; Tyndale's Woods
August to August 10; Vests Woods,
August Concord, August Wye,
August to August IA Chilton's Aug
ust 7; James Woods, August Z !;
WOOdlawn, August IL to August 21 :,
Laurel, August IS; Nelson's August
Is; Parksley's, Aug. 10 to Aug. 25.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

who's Baby vas sick, we gave her castoria.
wn ahewas a Child. she cried for castoria-
W became Miss, she olgng 70 castoria'
Aad Children, she gave them oastoria
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Mrs. Sarah R. Stevens, wife of Goo
tee Stevens, aged II years, died at her
home in AndersOntOwn last Friday,
The deceased was born in Sussex
county Delaware, and was the daugh-
ter Of Roger Adams.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

While threshing wheat on one of
II. p. CannOn's farms, near Bridgeville
last week, spark from the engine ig-
nited the clover, destroying a hay
house containing large quantity OF
hay and clover huller, the latter be-
longing to Mr.. Jester at Harrington.
Loss about 81 900.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The Messrs. Brown, Hodges and
Jones, each stand up boldly in the
fight for the gubernatOrial nomination.
Mr.. Brown has led off with the en-
dorsement of several Eastern Shore
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
RUPTURE g. Gan .s~ss, s"nn.r

NAY II I0oos
DR. j. B. MAYER, S3l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
Dear Sir ~ was severely Fuptgred from boy
hood and am glad to say by your treatment l
got entirely cured Yours, JACOB GENsEHEIhkh.
box 40 Clayton, n. j., formerly ofManaynnk Phila.
years later Feb. 9TH. 1891. am lhQron4hik
cured OF my rupture, yeRrsr $50 " M
Wear no truss, and "a hardest NN4 n t.t..'Ak.
etc Would advise fnDsnr6 people n zee
him. ANNA NEN@K 81 III q Z &
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

J. w. Ponder, son of ex-governor
Ponder, of Milton, will enter Harvard
Law School next fall.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
llgws4sassssslser'm.

PmLADEIPHIA Monday, July c. 1891.
Store closed at one O'Clock
Saturdays.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Milford merchants will close at s p.
IN. until October 1. beginning next
AInnHn,r
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
THE SMYRNA Times.
Snsyrm0 Del,
Wednesday Afternoo on. July 8, 1891
smvrna Brnnch TraIns.

Coin North, 715, s.2s, 1855, A. NJ, S42 4.4O P NJ
Going South, $50 IL 81 A. NJ, 44O. 5.55, 1892.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Among the speakers at the Tamma-
ny celebration on July I, was ex-Gov-
ernor Benjamin II. Biggs, of Delaware.
He enlogized the late General Francis
b. Spinola, and declared himself in
favor Of Governors Hill and Gray ua
8ndidates for 1892.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Mrs. Sallie Smith, cOlOred, who died
at Dover, weighed 400 pounds. The
body had to be carried out of the house
and placed in the coffin on the porch.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

PEACHES By THE MILLIONS Says
the Philadelphia Record "The very
best varieties .of peaches from the Del.
aware Peninsula will begin to arrive
lrlsw ral.g nitpn So nheRh weeks
Ihare afo l early varie-'
sies. Alexa a Waterloo
in stA mAr h OF of very
GOOD au4nSs ssy sell W fair prices
however, aaS3sre are so few peaches
on the mark glces range from 20
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

THE DIRECT TAX LIST. Frank
Wilds was in Washington, d. c., Mon
day looking after the interests of the
direct tax payers. He succeeded in
finding the assessment list that had
been missing, and will be able TO begin
refunding the tax in few days.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

ONE MILLION DOLLAR DEED.-One
of the largest deeds recorded for some
time in the New Castle county Office,
is now on the clerks table in the Re-
cOrder's Office. 1t is the deed trans
fering the New Castle cut off of the P.
w. & B. Railroad to the Delaware
railroad. The consideration named is
81 100000. The deed is accompanied
by receipt. The document is rather
vOluminOus. George V. Massey, at
tOrney for the railroad, drew the docn-
ment, took it to Philadelphia for an.
proyal and had it printedI and deliver
it to Recorder Of Deeds, Shallcrons. all
within forty-eight hours.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

STABLE BURNED AT MIDDLETOwN,-
The celebration of the Fourth of July
in Middletown ended in fire that de-
stroyed the stables attached to Daw-
sons store. The fire was discovered
about 10 o'clock, but had made such
headway before the fremen arrived at
the stables. that their best efforts to
subdue the fire were unsuccessful.
The stable was destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $500.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The trustees of the Diamond State
Insane Hospital at Farnhurst, have
awarded the contracts for the building
of new stable and House to Harry
McCaulley, of New Castle, for Sc, ,439%
so, and for the erection of laundry to
J. R. d. Seeds & Son, of Wilmington,
for $1054, &c.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Ground was broken at Dover Mon
day, for the Delaware Hosiery Compa-
ny's plant.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

New Castle county Treasurer, John
T. Dickey, will pay off $74 1889 of
floating Indebtedness with $4,000 re-
ceived from the negotiation of State
Insane Asylum bonds.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED While
William Greser and James Peterson
were gathering huckleberries in the
Foxhall woods near Dover, yesterday
morning, they came across the dead
body of man.
He had been dead several days and
the flesh was torn from his bones.
The body has not been identified yet.
An inquest was held in the after
noon. Foul play is suspected.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

CANE FERMENTATION TO JAMES L.
WOLCoTT.-Monday evening the many
admirers Of the Hon. James L. VOL.
colt presented him with a beautiful
cane at his residence on State street.
The presentation speech was by Gem
eral II. G. Collision. The cane is high
ly polished, gold mounted and was
made from the ancient elm tree that
once stood before the state house.
The tree was planted in 1901 by the
then prothOnOtary of Kent county.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

eents to $40 ~ NasRett
81 The eros lalaware. land
d3lNes ktll begins m6Ye by
il iallldis 81 s| nonth, AID by the
llast Sc 4 ,seust here will be millions
oi bask ar saie in Philadelphia and
u.rie1es uill then range much lower.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Attorney General Biggs has pro-
nOunced valid the Free Text Book
law, which is for the benefit of colOred
schools and appropriates $1,000.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Professor John B. Richie, his son
John L. Richie and John Bernhardt
will furnish music for the summer at
the Hotel HenlOpen, RehObOth.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

NJ. F. Mills, brakeman on the Del
aware railroad had his arm badly
mashed while coupling cars at Middle
town station Saturday evening.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

bound freight train struck and aen<
ished the wagon and killed the aqtse
but did not seriously iujure the OeflN
pant.
Thomas Frazier, proprietor of the
Gilpin House, poured mOlasses on his
cellar doors to drive away colored
loafers, but they repOsed in ia With
feather-bed comfort. Red peppef Is
now blown upon the idlers frou secs
ond story window, and this orks
like charm.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

SKY ROCKETS BURN DWELLINGS,
Three frame buildings in Wilmington,
were fired Saturday night and de-
strOyed. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
eI 6(lO
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Recorder of Deeds, James 7. Shall,
cross, together with the employees Oi
the Recorders Office, were dined al
the hotel of James l.. Willis, Whining
con, on Saturday last by +. II. Hoh-
ecker, Esq, Of the firm Of Hohecker
& HofEecker. +aEI aNt
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Simon Cohen, the Hebrew member
Of the new Wilmington police force.
was sworn in on the Eve looks of
Moses. Carmen DeMare, the Italian
representative, is on the negro and
Italian districts.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Henry Eliason, well-knOwn far
mer of Summit bridge accidentally
eIught his right hand in threshing
machine a few days ago, and three OF
his fingers were cut off.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The directors of the proposed Laurel
and Roaring Point Railroad, will hold
"a meeting at Laurel on July 18th, at
which all friends of the enterprise and
those interested in its success are re-
quesied 10 be present.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

FIRST CAR LOAD OF PEACH Es,-The
first carload of peaches were shipped
Monday by John l.. Lewis of Prices sta
tiOn, Queen Anne's county. Md, over
the Queen Anne & Kent railroad.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Prof l.. Irving Handy, principal Of
the Newark Academy, went to Nebras-
braska on Monday. He will stay
there two weeks, lecturing to summer
schools. His wife and children are
summering at RehObOth.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The Baptist Association of Dover has
sold its building on the green at Dover
and have bought site for new
church at the corner of Bradford and
Division streets.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

J. d. Hudson & Co, corner of front
and market streets, Wilmington, have
been appointed sole agents for the sale
OF J. T. HOyt's celebrated short lap
oak tanned leather betting.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The Milford shirt factory Of Straw.
bridge & Clothier has closed up until
September, when it will be re-Opened
an a new building to be erected on
Railroad Avenue. The structure will
be 8Ox125 feet and three stories high.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

Henry Whiteley, son of the late
Hon. W. G. Whitley has written let
ter in favor of tin plate.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF RIFLE
PRACTICE.-Adjutant General Hart, by
Governor Reynolds order, has ap-
pointed John P. Armstrong. late cap
tain of the Delaware College cadets,
to be Assistant Inspector of rife prac-
tice Of the Delaware National Guard,
with the rank of first lieutenant.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-08

The following residents Of this state
are the latest Delaware accessiOns to
the immense pension list Original
George w. Pitcher, Joseph Poor, Mi
ch9l Fitzgerald, James H. Jacobs, w.
F. Davis, George Valentine, William
Earl, Gideon w. Clark. Original
widows etc. Mary c. Murray, Sarah
Myers, Eliza beth Miller.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

Rev. Joseph Dodgridge, In his "Notos
Of the Settlement and Indian Wars in
Pennsylvania aud Virginia" In that
portion Of the work treating Of witch.
craft says
The diseases Of children supposed
10 be inflicted by witohcruft were those
Of drop,y Of the brain aud tho rickots
These were diseases which could neither
be accounted Tor nor cured. cousc.
qucntly they were Inscribed TO some su.
pomatuml agency. For tho euro Of
diseases inflicted by witches, the picture
Of the supposed witch was drawn on a
stump or piece Of board and shot at
with bullet containing little bit Of
silver. This silver bullet transferred a
painful and sometimes mortal spell on
that part Of the witch corresponding
with the part Of the picture struck b.,
the bullet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

A French scientist, NJ Walthcr, has
made some observations In the Medltcr
mncan sea Of the manner In which
chalk Is formed by soa weeds lie par
ticularly studied the liihotamnin Of
tho Ray Of Naples, which grow nt
depths Of from 100 to 800 ieot, class
of algiu remarkably poor In organic
matter. but rich In mineral constitu
onts, among which carbonate Of lime i
prcpondcrant. They grow TO DO about
ns largo ~ tho hand, and then die
without suffering change Of form by
decomposition. Living plants attach
themselves 10 dead ones, aud thus cx.
tcnsiye deposits arc formed. Beds Of
pure, uncrystalifcd chalk remain after
tho gradual disappearance Of the or.
ganlc matter, the vacancies left by
which are gradually illled with cal.
carcous substance. Beds Of chalk thus
formed may, under some conditions,
attain great thickness. - journal OF
Health.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28


French Ingenuity has conirived q
remedy f0r the inenlcioncy Of ordinary
combination lociss for houses and
apartments, these oontuvanccs being
usually Of 50 little avail against pro
ie-ionals who, wasting no time in Ell
forts to raise tho tumblors and move
the bolt, simply insert the end Of o
short iron lever or "iimny" between
the door and Its rabbct, forcing the
whole affair inward, tearing out both
locks and bolts on the way
According 10 the now device ioi
meeting this difficulty. a combination T.
rcsortcd TO Of the iron shore with the
ordinary lock In such "a manner that
locking the door sets n shore in place
which will resist an enormous strain.
but on tho return Of tho proprietor the
unlocking Of the door In the usual wa.
shifts tho upper end Of the shore from
the door TO the frame, where 1t present,
no obstacle 10 the opening Of the door
Tho mechanism Of the lock itself need
not be very elaborate, although th,
picking OF the lock would move both
the bolt and the shore, for II there arr
tumblcr enough to prevent picking
with n Bit Of wire. and II the Jimmy i
insufficient for the purpose, the point
Of security T. attained New York Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

An amusing anccdotc is told Of LOU,
XVIII Of France
This inoiIonaivo monarch took break
fast one morning. Then his minister
called upon him.
We'll" said the king, 'hov arc thu
public aiIninr
Getting along very nicely, sire"
said the ministers
''lluml In that case. - said the king
~ think will 90 and take n walk"
Next morning after breakfast tho
ministers called again. "Woll, how do
tho public affairs got on todayr asked
the king
VERY badly, indeed, sire, " said the
minister.
"llumm exclaimed the king; Sin
that cnsc ! think l will-go aud take a
walkm
Next day no ministers called on the
king.
what has become Of my ministry =
faid ho king. after breakfast.
SIRE said tho palace functlonay
who was Ia Attendance, parliament
has turned out tho ministry"
"Ah" ,uii tho king; "thcn lis they
who have taken a walk this time, eh =
-Noutha Companion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28
German
Syrup

Here 10 an incident from thaSouth
Mississippi, written in April, 1890,
just after the Grippe had visited that
country, 81 am a farmer, one of
those who have to rise early and
work late, At the beginning oflast
Winter | was on a trip TO the City
of Vicksburg, Miss. where / got well
drcnched in n shower Of rain. l
went home and was soon after seized
with a dry, hacking cough, This
grew worse every day, until j had
90 seek relief. consulted DR.. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to gcta bottle Of Boschee's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and | caught that also
very severely. Ny condition then
compelled me TO do something.
got two bottlesof German Syrup.
began using them, and before taking
much of the second bottle, was
entirely clear Of the Cough that had
hung 10 me SO long, the Grippe, and
all its bad effects. felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since. &"
PErER BRIAIs, Jrp cayuga, Hines
Co., Hiss. q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

II Is very common to lind people who
are dainty Ia all their surrounding aud
who consider themselves thoroughly
neat, who yet arc careless about drying
their toilet brushes. To wet brush
aud have II shut up In a close box Ia.
sures It's being moldy aud rank In short
time. All toilet brushes that arc used
for the hands, mouth or teeth should
DO thoroughly rinsed and hung up
whore they will dry In draft imme.
diately after they are used. II Is n
good plan TO rinse them aud hang them
In strong sunlight
There are little racks which hang on
tho wall to hold the nail and the tooth
brushes, and which serve the purpose
OF drying thon better than any other
eontryance which We have. II they
are dried In an ordinary mug tho water
drips down aud discolors the tip OF an
ivory handle Above all things, tho
tooth brush should DO kept scrupu.
lousy clean and Il cannot be done un.
less 1t is kept thoroughly dried after
being used aud occasionally exposed TO
the purifying effects Of the sunlight
New York Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

suNseI oN eHARLlsToN AARnoa.

The trailing clouds. ross husd and amber
laced,
LII with pale FIRE tho bay
A. on The silver sloping beach We fsed
The slowly fading day.
Proud Sumter frowncd across the waters red.
Majestic IN decay
The suu's Last ray.
A golden veil Der all the city hung.
Hiding the earthquakes mar.
a slender boat. with cleaning sails outnung.
fpsd toward the distant bar
The sunset died. a gun doomed from the
heights
And echoes answered far,
Tho city glitiefed with a thousand lights.
Der sumter shuno one star.
Edward Darrell In ~. Louis Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

Why lie Took Down the Iir. Escape.
a local hotel keeper gives queer &c.
ouse for not having a fire escape from a
bedroom IN tho second story. He says
that he lad one placed there a year ago,
but the int two weeks three boarders
skipped their bills by its means and thea
no had It taken out-Springheld Re-
publican
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-28

Receives Deposits Payable on D.mand.

BHy' end Ssai ETelangs on Ss's fsrt. son
frdno''eo. oAioago, S. LoiiiI. OnaAs, LOnasa
aud all ne FrHopal Continental C..ss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-17

picked bellies SC; pickeled shoulders $50
&c; pickeled hams 71sl1sc- Middles quiet
firm: short clear 80 IS. Lard higher and
strong; western steam IS IS; city IS %
delivery IS "a; May delivery So 81: June deliv-
cry -; July delivery 50 IS; refined strong;
continent IS 3516 50; South America IS IS.
Butter quiet at lS0s5c. Cheese active; light
skins 50SlSc. Freights TO Liverpool dun and
weak; cotton, per steam. 7-6Sd; grain "a.
CHICAGO. March l6.-Wheat opened az 81 OF
for May, sold to 81 0lIzGl OlN. of to 81 0OlS,
and then bulged TO 81 on. The official closing
cables quoted Paris ard Berlin lower and caused
reaction here TO 81 005s for May. Corn was
easy matter to advance values, as few cared TO
go short Of the market. This was of course
taken advantage of. An attempt TO buy little
May showed that there was none for sale, and
the market, which was previously inclined TO
drag, made sharp jump upward. May started
at 6O5sc. sold TO 615sc, up to 62lSc and eased
back TO &c. Oats followed corn. May started
at 5O9sc, sold TO 50S aud up to 6il4c. The market
was quite nervous. Provisions fuctuated IN a
lively manner over a wide range. All of this
range was upward from the opening figure.
Sellers were timid, and the shorts were trying
10 buy whenever values were advancing, but
the trade at large quickly from liberal offer
tngs of the product. May pork started at $40 IS,
sold to Sll Is, off to 81 O5, up TO Sl1 IS aud of
before the Gloss to 81 Is. Lard and ribs were
as strong, relatively, as pork.
CHICAGO. March i6.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour weaker; spring patents 81 GOO
490; winter patents 81 50G15 90; bakers IS 800
8 IS. Wheat-No. 2, spring, 9s999Hc; No.
No. 9, 50,zc. Mess pork, per barrel, $40 so
oil 90. Lard at So 1906 1716. Short rib sides,
loose, s. 1905 20. Dry sailed shoulders boxed,
81 1901 25 Short clear sides, boxed, IS 2061
5 40. Whisky at 81 Is.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-17
PASSENGERS.

Per steamship Kansas City. from New York
Mime L Desbouillons, DR. j Germany and wife,
Mrs Prary, Mrs l. X Best, Miss T. Mckenzie
Chas How. Miss NJ j Brien Miss NJ CBrien
Miss Hew, Miss How, Mrs G Is White, Mrs Tai
ME, Mrs @ Tiagier. Mrs l. Goldman, Jas Me-
Cammond, Jessie McCammond Mrs j N Castle
Miss Castle, EP Payson, Miss w Bright, G
L Carbin and wife, + Vanderner, W Pendle-
Pendleton, j. j. Slater j Slater, Joseph Eddie
man, w TAFT, Mr. Haynes, NJ Lawton, Jr,
Mr. May, L Fl lsaacs. ? Sweeney, J A Davis.
G Chandler. w Downs and wife, Miss
Smith, Miss March. r A Furgerson, Miss Chap
man, Miss Chapman, Henry Batger and wife, u
Hyde. M Hyde, Miss Batger, Miss Batger,
Mrs Pursell. Miss Pursoll, Mrs ii Carpenter,
II b Sanford and wife, Keifer, Miss A San
ford. Miss b Sanford, w Combs, j Combs, w
c Payson, r 4 Sullivan and wife, Walker
and wife, w Taventer, Onens, j Films
Steerage 6.
Per steamship City of Augusta, for New
York, March 16-Jas Sullivan. NJ Egan, G b
Haveron, VIM A Valentine and wife, Thos Mos
grove, p Nj SuareZ, wife and servant. Master Z
B Suarez, Miss e Suarez, Mrs Nellys MISS N
Brennan, Mrs II NJ Smith, Mr. l. P Smith. Mr.. G.
2 Smith, Mrs W Francis, Edw Sullivan, John
Moore, Jr, John Moore, Sr, Joe Macbecek. E @
Tooker w l. Cortyou and wife, W w Pride, S
l. Clark and wife Miss e Holland, Miss A Hol-
land, w II Hall. Jr, H A Krautner, Owen Ira
vers, Henry Thomas, F II Case, Jas Oman, Jas
O'Connell, Miss n Ford, Miss N Hanley, L Cox
(colored).
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-17
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
New YORK. March 49, noon.-Stocks opened
dull but steady. Money easy at 2Ik33 per cent.
Exchange-long, 81 85QD4 S514; short, "a $50
S814. Government bonds neglected. State
bonds dull but steady.
The following were the Up. m. stock quota
tons:
Erie .......... 10 Richm'd & W. PIT.
Chicago North. .104 Terminal ...... 1875
Lake Shore. ....s.1iOB Western Union. 81
NOrf. & w. pref.
NEW YORK, March IL, 500 p. m.-Sterling ex-
change closed quiet but strong at u $50
SO; commercial bills, "a 85@4 8713. Money
easy at 2lsQ1315 per cent. closing offered at 215
per cent. Government bonds closed dull but
steady four per cents 1922 four and half
per cents 102. State bonds closed duh but
steady.
SubTreasury Balances-Coin, 1852, $4,000;
currency, S. 1790OO.
The stock market opened the new week with
a semblance of activity, but this soon disap-
peared, and the usual stassnation in the general
list was relieved only by decided movements in
few leading shares; while these were generally
downward, contrary to the confident expecta-
tons of many operators, who believed that the
upward movement of last week had something
more than the covering of shorts as basis.
The support WhiQh the market had last week
from the covering of shorts seemed to be lack.
ing after the first hour, and while the west was
credited with having some orders in western
stocks, a large proportion of them were evil
IDENTIFY selling orders. Trading, however, was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-17

still principally professional and except in the
SpecialtieS. the prices we're generally higher
than saturdays closing. The impetus OF the
strength OF Saturday sufficient to send
them up fractionaliy, but Rome, WATERFOWL
and Ogdensburg. which had opened up per
cent. at 1872 reacted to 1907 Traders and bears
then made a sharp attack upon the coalers
LackaWanna IN particular, which carried that
stock down "a per cent. while the rest of the
list followed with fractional losses. The report
that Burlington and Quincy's earnings for Feb
ruary would be unfavorable, making that stock
the leader. Dizziness and stagnation took the
place OF the animation displayed, and not until
wei INTO the afternoon was there any change.
but toward the delivery hour new buying or
ders were put into the market, and decided
strength was shown for the remainder of the
session, accompanied by considerable activity
under further covering of the shorts. Every
thing reached the highest prices of the day,
and many show material gains at the close
which was quiet but strong. The sales were
$4,000 shares Of listed and 1000 shares Of I'M
listed.
The following were the closing quotations of
the New York Stock Exchange: