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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19
CHAPTER XVI.
THE CURSE OF BALEKA.

Now, my father, my story winds
back again and tell of those events
which happened at the kings kraal.
After l, Mopo, had stood before the
king. and he had given me new wives
and fat cattle and a kraal to dwell
in, the bones of Unandi, the Great
Mother Elephant, Mother of the
Heavens, were gathered together from
the ashes of my huts, and because
all could not be found some of the bones
of my wives were collected also to make
up the number. But Chaka never knew
this. When all We're brought together
a great pit was dug and the bones Were
set out in order in the pit and buried.
Chaka gave orders that no crops should
be sown that year, that the milk of the
cows should be spilled on the ground,
and that no woman should give birth to
a child for a full year.
Then for a little while there was
quiet and ChakR went about heavily,
and he ~ept often. and We who waited
OH him wept also as we walked, till at
length it came about by use that we
could weep without ceasing for many
hours. No angry woman can weep as
we wept in those days. 1t was an art,
my father, for the teaching Of which ]
received many cattle, for woe to him
who had no tears in those days Then
it was also that Chnka sent out the cap
tain and fifty soldiers to search for UNI
slopogaas, for though he said nothing
more to me of this matter, he did not
believe oil the tale that had told him
Of the death of Umslopogaas in the jaws
of lion. How that company Jared /
have told you.
At last came the night Of the new
moon-that dreadful night TO be fol-
lowed by u more dreadful morrow.
All night long the people drew on
from every side toward the kraal. and
filed the night with their cries None
might cease their crying and none dared
TO drink SO much as u cup OF water. The
daylight came and ChRks rose. saying.
Come, let us go forth. MOpO, and look
ON those who mourn with u.s. So we
went out, and after US came men armed
with clubs 70 do the bidding OF the king.
Outside the kraal the people were
gathered, and the land was black with
them When they saw tbs king they
ceased from their bowling and sang the
war song, then once again they howled,
and Chaka walked among them weep
ing. Now, my father, the sight became
dreadful, for as the sun rose higher the
day grew hot and utter WEAKNESS came
upon the people, who were packed to-
gether like herds Of cattle. and though
oxen slain In sacrifice lay around, they
might neither eat nor drink. Some fell
to the ground and were trampled TO
death, others took much snuff to make
them weep, others stained their eyes
with saliva, others walked TO and Gre.
their tongues hanging from their java
wl1lls aroana htDie from thear earcAed
threats.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

The best salve in the world tor Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheulii,
Fever Sores, letter Chappad Hands,
ChilblsIns, Corns, anG al Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures PILES, or no
paw required. 1t is guarar teed to give
perfect satisfaction, or MONEY refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale 10y
Woodbridge, Irvine 81 Towlel. rnRz7-lY
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The Termination of COIumbia

Is about 1000, and we would say at least
one halt are troubled with some alice
ton OF the Throat and Lungs, as those
complaints are, according to statistics,
more numerous than others. We
would advise all our readers not to neg
Iect the opportunity to call on their
druggist and get bottle of Kemp's
Balsam tor the Throat and Lungs.
Trial size free. Large bottle soc and 81.
Sold by all druggists. feb26eow ly
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The Handsomest. Lady in Columbia

Remark ed to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's BalsanI tor the
Throat and Lungs was a superior
remedy, as it stopped her cough in
stantly when other cough remedies had
no effect whatever. so to prove this
and convince you of its merit any drug
gist will give you Sample Bottle Free.
Large size SOC. and 81. feb26eow ly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

Extract from Chicago society jour
nal: The banquet of Mr.. Josh Cum
mings was extra fine. \ sad accident
marred the menu, however, when Uncle
Billy Plunger broke his arm while slid
ing to the plate in the eighth inning.
Uncle BiIiy always was good feeder,
of
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DIR. Ha!e's Household Ointment

Is the finest remedy in the world. II
absolutely cures catarrh. It cures
neuralgia and rhumatism. Cures piles
like magic. Cures salt rheum in the
most soothing manner. Cures in
famed and grsDulated eyeiids. Cures
coughs aul colds. Can be taken in
terpaily. \ positive specific for pneu-
mOnia, cuts, bruises, burns, chilbiains,
sores OF long standing, corns and bun
ions are cured quickly; different from
all else; superior to all else; it has no
equsi; % and soc. boxes. Large size
cheapest. Sold at Rains Il Sons drug
store. nov27 1y.
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Banana Peel on the Sidewalk.

The street car had passed, but to catch
it he reckOned,
So he ran like deer, and shouted and
beckoned,
Till he planted his heel
On smooth bit of peel
Then he saw half million of stars in
q second.
He was in too great a hurry; better
have waited for another car. There are
cases, however, where haste is neces-
sary. If you have night yeats, fever
ishness, weak, sore lungs and hack
ing cough, 90 not loose an hour in OBJ
tanning 4 supply OF DR.. Prices Golden
Medical Discovery. Delay i'll such
cases is dangerous; it may be fatal.
Before the disease has MADE too great
progress, the Golden Medical Dis
cOVerY" is certain cure. In fact, it's
guaranteed to benefit or cure, or none y
paid Tor it promptly refunded.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

There is no perfume in life equal to
the Odor that comes from the rose
of Memory, long dead and turned to
dust, but as fresh in the heart as the
day the hand of Love first plucked it
from tka hush of HOna.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

Congress was weak; the country bank
rupted; his army a barefoot man and
the spade and the pick-axe his best
weapons, and yet the spirit of this man
alone held all together and patiently
waited and smothered a burning mOrti-
ficatiOn till he could strike decisive
blOw
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all hard, soft or callOused Lumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood SPAWN
Curbs, SpIints, Ring Bone, Sweeney
STILES, Sprains, Sore and Swollen
Throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use
of one bottle. Every bottle warranted
by \. B. Rains, Druggist. may6-1y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

George Washington was the greatest
man that ever lived, and yet not one
man in ten really know the character
of the man. His simple, truthful, I'M
swerYing and unconquer ALE spirit
alone made religious and political liber-
IV q nOSSibiliLV.
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Itch, mango and scratches Of every
kind, on human or animals, cured in
80 minutes by WOolford's Sanitary
Lotion. This never fails. Sold by A.
B. Rains, druggist. may6 ly.
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ArPpDrrN Ohio. Julv 81. 1891

Messrs. Liplnan Bros, Savannah, Ga:
Dear Sirs:-I bought bottle of your
p. z. p. at Hot Springs, Ark, and it has
done me more good than three months
treatment at the Hot Springs.
Have you no agents in this part OF
the country, or let me know how much
it will cost to get three or six bottles
from your city by express.
Respectfully, JAS. NJ. Newton,
Aberdeen, Brown County, o.
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Man caunot prove his immortality,
nor can he help believing it. 1t I'M
poses itself upon him as the revelation
of human instinct and divine inspira-
ton.
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NEwNANSVItLE, Fla, June 5, Is!

NEwNANSVIiLE, Fla, June D, 1871
Messrs. LipInan Bros, Savannah, Ca:
Dear Sirs:-I wish to give my testi-
monial in regard to your valuahl medl-
cine, p. z. P. for the cure of rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, dyspepsia, biliousness,
etc. In 1861 l was attacted with mus
cular rheumatism, and have been a
martyr to it ever since. tried all meal
cines / ever heard of, and all the doctors
in reach, but l found only temporary
relief; the pains were so bad at times
that did not care whether L lived or
died. Ny digestion became so impairtd
that everything l ate disagreed with
me. Ny wife also suffered so intensely
with dyspepsia that her life was bur
don to her; she would be confined to her
bed for weeks at the time; she also suf-
tered greatly from giddiness and loss
of sleep. Some time i'll March l was
advised to take P. p. p. and before we
(my wife and y had finished the second
bottle of p. p. p, our digestion began To
improve. Ny pains subsidized so much
that have boen able to work, and am
feeling like doing whatI haven't done
befor in a number of years. We will
continue taking p. p. P. until we are
entirely cured, and will cheerfully rec
Ommend it TO all suffering humanity.
Yours very respectfully,
j. =. DUPRISS.
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Health is Wealth !

HRE. c. VESTS NERVE AND BRAD
- TREATMENT, a guaranteed specific
for Hysteria, Dizziness, Convulsions, Fits,
Nervous Neuralgia, HeadRche' net Hus
Prostitution caused by the use al alcoho! on
Softening OF the Brain resulting IN insanity
and leading to misery, decay ana DEAN; ire
mature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss oi fH"sl
in either sex, InvOlentary Losses ana 'SI.Ir-
matorrh;c, caused by oVer-exertl"n % shc
brain self-abuse, or Over-indUIgcnce. -!irI
hoy contains one months treatment. Si.W
box, or six boxes for 500, sent by man. pre-
paid, on receipt OF price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BONES
To cure nny case. With each order recclNet
bv us tor six boxes, accompanied win 80,
we will send the purchaser our written gUhr-
antee to refund the money II the trc"tinofn
does not effect a cure. Guarantees lNSEcd
only by w. P. Woodbridge Co, sole agents
Columbia, Tenn.
$500 Reward.
We will pay the above reward iUI hni cas-
of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick H2nd %
ache Indigestion, COnsti patton or CostlES-
ness we cannot cure with VESTS Nc2etaDic
Liver Pills, when the directions are strictlS
complied with. They arc purely Vegei5tDie'
and never fail to give satisfaction. SueatL
coated. Large boxes, containing ~ flIlS, -
cents. Manufactured only by the JOHN u.
WRIST Company, Chicago, Ill. For sale by
Woodbridge, Irvine Tower, Colunbih,Ienn.
sept4 ly
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19

And we might add, too, that because
negro always keep dark is no certain
criterion that he $ equally good at keep
ing a secret.
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"The majority of men are fools," says
DIR. Otis. Oh! that explains how Har-
rison was elected. Thanks Doctor, we
were on the other side.
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Ills not genius alone which moves the
world, but genius directed in the way
of right
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o think OF the king of the Cannibal isle,
Thou hot and unfortunate man;
For he's dressed when he dons an agreeable
smile,
And Hutters a palmleaf fan.

l believe in the good Old saying that says,
You should give the devil his due"
And the very first thing I'd give to him
Is the man who rocks canoe.
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The fact that sculptor makes faces
and busts does not seem to deter the
small boy from making them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09

ports. 2S,000 bu; sales, 4:5000 bu futures. 60
COG buspot; spots steady. quiet; No. ., SOC in
elevator 5g7Bc afloat; options were dull; the
opening was firm, and prices advanced A@
sac. declining 4sW3Sc, as following wheat
and the West closing weak, unchanged
to 1sc down; May and January most active;
December, 5c@150 1-16 closing at5Jc: January,
May, 5005334c, closing at 52SSc. Oats-Re-
ceipts. u2,G00 hu; exports Is bu; sales $500
bu futures, 5000 bu spot; spots dull.
unchanged; 30. 2 spot white, 1I2c: mixed
Western. 36G13Sc; white Western. 4c0iSc;
No > Chicago, 37l2c. Hay-F Firm. Hops
dull, weak. Coffee-Option5 opened barely
steady, unchanged 10 10 points down, clos
ing steady, to 10 up sales $500 bags, in
GLIDING: December, 1G.3C@9l63jt; January,
1t0itu5c; March, H. 400 10 &c; April, 1860;
May, l5.351 ,5.a0c June 1873 spot Rio steady.
moderate demand NOT, l5GLi1c Sugar-Raw
firm, demand fair SALES, G,SJJ bags Maceio ana
ECO bags Pernambuco MuSCOvadO. S7-teSt,
at - Ice eX-dock; refined fairly active, firm.
Molasses-New 0rleans-Moderately active.
Rice GOOD demand. steady. Petroleum quiet;
United closed at 539sc tor January. Cotton
asked. Tallow dull, steady; city, o. for
pkgsl, sc. ROsin quiet weak. Turpentine
dull, weak. Eggs quiet weak; receipts, 2.52S
pkgS. Hides quiet, steady. Pork quiet. firm.
Cut meats quiet, firm: picked shoulders,
sac; picked hams l0l2@llc: middles quiet.
Lard dull, weaker; Western steam closed at
$500 asked; sales none; option sales, $40 ties;
December, S9oj asked January, S9S, clos
ing at 50 Is; May. 500. Butter quiet weak;
creamery, >. @3,c; Elgin, Bic. Cheese firm.
fairly active. Pig Iron-Moderateiy active,
steady; American SE@15. so Copper firm;
lake. SEQ. Lead quiet domestic, S375.
Tin steadier; straits, $40 DO.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09

Northwest there has been storm to inter
fere TO some extent with the farm movement.
The rail movement was smaller also. Mill
neapolis got 429 cars, Duluth 333 ears and
Chicago 1S2 cars Although the receipts are
interrupted only temporarily perhaps, it is
felt that the largest of the season is passed.
The elevators are filing so as TO be able to
receive much more. which has an unfayor-
able influence on fresh arrivals.
The following are the closing quotations:
Mo. l hard, on track. 6Sl2c No. l northern,
December. &c; May, 727Sc: on track, G6s4c:
No. y northern. on track. 5SO60c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-Receipts 1,240 bbls: shipments, 90
5i3 bbls. Quoted at S3.7O(04 for first pat
euts; S3.75 for second patents; S!.6)02.9O for
fancy and export bakers S1.25@1.69 for low
grades i'll Tags. including red dog. Local
millers advise that demand is light
Bran and Shorts-Quoted at S0.5O610 for
bran, Sl6Gol0 5 for shorts, and Si0.4G@lO.50
for middiingS.
Corn-Receipts. 10,O5O blu; shipments. 6i0
bu; quoted at 3St1p39c for No. and No. vel.
low al 39c; corn very dull, receipts light ana
demand also light. See sales.
Oats-Reeeipts 1879 bu; shipments, 2l.400
bu; quoted at 30l2@}lc for No. 3 white,
30@31Ac for No..3 oats. Demand is steady.
see sales for other grades
Barley-Receipts, 20.700 bu shipments,
10, $50 bu; quoted at 35@40c for No. 8, really
choice. See sales.
Rye-Receipts. $50 bu; shipments, none;
No. . rye sold today at 42c, 1. o. b.;
demand light; receipts small.
FlaX-The market is based Oh Chicago mar
kets, less the freight Flax closed at Slo8A.
Feed-Millers held at Sl5Dt6 per ton; less
than car lots, Si5016.25; with cornmeal,
Sl3.300l4; granuated meal, $50
Hay-Receipts, 2j4 TONS; shipments, 30 tons.
The market is steady for choice upland at
about S6.50G7.25. Demand slow because Of
heavy receipts.
Some Sample Saes-No hard. car, 6scs4;
No. 1 hard . cars. GSl2c: No. 1 northern,
ears 6112c; No. northern, 1 car, f. 0. b.,
67t2c; No. 1 northern, l1S cars, &C: No
northern, 16 cars, 66s4c; No. l northern, 6
cars to arrive, Gle; No. l northern, 2 cars,
thin, 66l2c; No. / northern, l car. elevator,
66l2c; No. . northern 10 cars, Gle; No north
ern, 2 cars, soc; No. 2 northern, IL cars, 5Sc;
NO. 3 northern, 81 cars, 60c; No. north
ern, choice, cars 62c; No. northern,
smutty, car 60c: No. . northern. 4 cars,
size; No. northern l car, SIC; No. 3
northern, choice. car, SOC: No. northern.
thin, 3 cars, SIC; No northern, cars, 54c;
No. northern, cars, SIC; No. northern,
old, cars, SOC.
ftn
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New Yorl. E.rotiuee.

New YORK, Dee. e.-Flour-Receipts. 81
300 pks; exports, 900 bbls, Is.GOJ sacks: dull
easy; sales, IL, 100 bbls. Cornmeal quiet
steady. Wheat-Receipts l7l.000 bu: ex
ports, 114,C00 bu; sales, l.4So.00O bu futures
2ml0 bu spot; spots dull, firmer: No. red
7iiac in store and elevator, TS14c afioat 1917
@ml2c i. o. b.: No. 3 red, 73l2GD74e; un-
No. northern, soc; No. Milwaukee. 7;e;
No. spring, re; options were moderately
active and Irregular, but closed steady with
December l4c up and other months un
changed TO Ac down; opening was firm and
with bullish reports from the West and ex-
pected postponement on the Hatch bill de
Ginning I40fsc on realizing; May aud March
most active: Mo- red, December. 7s@7gAc,
closing at iSc; January U7s@7Si2c. closing
at rise; March, SC@Slc closing at SQLac /;
May, s2SSQDs3 1-I6c, closing ut Sggsc Rye dull.
steady Barley dull: Weste,n, Sc. Barley
malt quieI. Corn-Rece!pts, l05.Gl0 Du; ex-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09
GEO. S. WALLER,
Wholesale Commission Merchant.
Poultry, Game, Veal,
Pork, Mutton, Hides,
Wool. Butter. Eggs, Etc.
write for markets and shipping tags)
Central Market, MINNEAPOLIS, Him.
Union Stock Yards.

Receipts Hogs, 1885; cattle, l0l; calves, II;
sheep, III.
Ilogs-About steady with yesterday Trains
very late, ana but little trading was done
until afternoon. Quality was ONLY medium
to fair, there being out few loads that were
unmixed with rough OF light weights. All
sold at Sj.65@590; bulk at $3.50
Cattle-Steady. A rather light run and
fair demand. Dressed beef men do not want
large supplies nearly all having good SUP;
plies on hand, and bought mostly in small
lots for immediate needs. Prices show no
change, Quality mostly inferior, a few
punches being fair. Stockers and feed
ers moved in good shape, and yards
were all we'll cleared Quotations.: Prime
steers, S303.50; good steers S!.5D@3; prime
cows 81. 25@2 G5; good cows, ST. 85G!.2 5; com
mon to fair cows, 75c@Sl.5D; light veal
calves. S3500I25; heavy calves Sl.75@D?.75
stockers, SI.a5@2 10; feeders, Sl.75G92.75;
bulls $l.2502.
Sheep-Steady Two loads of fair muttons
sold at $50. Quotations: Muttons. S3.25
OILS; lambs S3.l5(0415 stockers and feed
ers, $?0t
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Dsslestia wheat.
TO the Globe.

STecial to the Globe.
DULUTH, Dec. S-There was n very healthy
tone in the market today, cash and May
wheat opening strong. The former at 67I2c
for No. northern. and gained sac in the
forenoon. May No 1 northern started with
1ic advance and by noon was up to about
.54c May had excellent early demand and
sold in large lots. The principal cause of the
rise in prices was the few selling orders at
the opening, and everything offered was
soon taken. The market eased Off somewhat
and was dull during the late hours, closing
at a half cent advance all round except for
No 5 wheat. which closed Ice eff. as follows:
Cash, No. hard, 7Gl2c; No. l northern, Csc;
No , northern, 6.Ac; No. g. SIC; rejected.
use: December No. hard. 10l3c; No. north
ern, Csc; May, NO. hard, 77c; n northern,
= I2c.
Cars Inspected - Wheat = No hard,
q cars; No. l northern, PSI cars; No. .
northern, a cars; No. 3 spring. cars; re-
ieCted. cars; no grade, , cars; total 800
cars.
Receipts-Wheat, Az, 400 bu; rye, 345 bu;
flax, 9,6l3 bu.
Cars on Track--St. Paul & Duluth, 81 cars;
fax, car; Northern Pacific. 155 cars; Great
Northern, $40 cars; Chicago, ST. Paul, Min
neapoils IL Omaha, cars Total, 353 cars
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09

CONTRACT WORK-FILLING IN JOS. r.
~ WEIDE'S ADDITION, THIRD ADDI-
TION AND j. NJ WARMERS SECOND
AnDITION-Office of the Board of Public
Works. City of st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 80. 1892
Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of Public Works III and for the corpora
ton of the City of st. Paul. Minnesota at
their office i'll said city, until II M on the
Eth day of December, A d 1892. for par
TALLY filling the alleys i'll Jos. X. Weide's
Third addition, and filling lots TO 5 inclus-
i've. and lots IL to 20. inclusive in said addi-
ton. together with the necessary sewer con-
nections; also partially filling the alleys in j.
MWarner's Second addition. and filling lots
to inclusive, and lots IT, IT and Is of
said Warmers Second addition aud lots
and r, Jos. r. Weides addition i'll said city.
together with the necessary sewer eonnec-
tons according to plans and specifications
on file in the Office of said Board
A bond with at least two C) suretles, IN a
sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent. or
certified check OH a bank OF ST. Paul i'll
sum OF at least ten d0) per cent of the
gross amount bid, must accompany each bid
Said check shall be made payable to the
Clerk of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
j. z. QUINBY, President Pro Ten.
Official: j. II. KERKER
Clerk Board of Public Works.
dec i-10t
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09
WEAK AT The CLOSE.
Wheat Strong Until Near the
Close, When There Was a
Reaction.
Corn and Oats Closed Easy
and Lower Than WedneS-
days Close.
Free Selling Causes a Drop
in the Values Of Hog
Products.
Wall Street Stock SpeeUla-
ton Presented Few Feat
ures OF Interest.

Chicago. Dec. S-Nheat maintained itself
all day above yesterdays closing prices but it
was weak toward the end at about i8c higher
than yesterday afternoon Corn opened weak
and 14c lower than on the day before. Pro
visions felt the effect of characterization
more especially for pork, which made drop
of alec from top prices, but recovered l1R2c
Mt the close.
Wheat opened with first sales at Yesterdays
closing figures, but with 4 number OF good
buying orders on the market aud very little
for sale. and there was Quick advance. Il =
CENTS i'll the Northwest while a good deal
smaller in consequence Of the storms there
were still largely in excess OF those
of Il year ago. But the Cincinnati Price
Current reported that the stock OF Wheht IN
the counlrv-eXccpl i'll the Northwest was
reduced Glow the average OF former wears.
The cearanceS from the Scabo0rd were also
reported liberal, and the talk OF big concen-
truted buyIug by powerful bull Clique MADE
shorts nervous, stimulated covering and in
creased the speculative buying. There was
Il reaction during the last hour. and the mar
Eet became weak on realizing sales IN the
final fifteen minutes. The market advanced
5sc, then eascd off 5Sc, held steady and
closed ls@l 4c higher than yesterday.
In corn initial trades we're mt yesterday
final quotations. with the market tame for
some ume, bulging SSc later on the buying OF
about 2lu0.090 bu May by Wright, which
made room traders Il Little uncertain, and
many covered, but when this support was
Withdrawn the price sagged back, losing the
early advance, and closed with a l4lQS8c de-
cline Receipts were larger than expected.
Oats averaged slightly higher early but
closed easy about lsc lower than last night
for May. The early strength came chiefly
from sympathy with other grains. There is
quite a shortage in December and The dTf-
ference between ii and May, that was 398c
WCekagO mas decreased to 4%40416c.
Hog products opened strong and higher on
the tact thal hog receipts were 10000 less
than expected and prices at the yards
higher. But there was free selling on The
advance and drop. The week 5 packing in
the West, according to the Cincinnati Price
Current, was $4,000 head, compared with
635,G00 on the corresponding day year a-o.
Compared with last night, pork is off about
1jc lark il2c and ribs sc.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
2l0 ears; corn 10 cars; oats, 40 cars hogs
5000
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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