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The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

NOVEMBER %. 1894.
NEW YORK-The Flour market recelprs
sO.725 packages; exports 1927 bbls and 4250
sacks; sales 5000 packages ;dull and easy.
flour quouarions-l0w extras at 1 95@2 80;
c,ry mills extra at @3 %; city mills patents
3 9O94 90: winter wheat low grades az 95@
2 80: :tair to fancy at 2 4092 So; patents at 2 65
do at 8 3503 So: do patents 3oa3 So: do rye
mixtures l 5.a2 SO; superfne at 2oOD2 10:
fine at O0@2 10. Southern flour dull and
-four O0@2 O5. Buckwheat 55952. Cornmeal
is dull and steady. Rye nominal Wbeat-re-
ceIpts $50 bush: exports = bush; sales 49,
900 bush; anst and iT; fs9i Ne Red in store
058A G.; No Northern 661ac. Corn-recelpts
10000 bush: exports 35, ,029 bush; sales 1000
bush: dull and easier; No 2 at 591a@59 elev,
hs1ac afioat. Oats-receipts 10000 bush: ex-
ports 5746 bush; sales $4,000 bush; quiet and
steady No at 1914 a331s; do White 37As };
No Chicago at 34l4 G34hhc; No at $50: do
White do and White State 37@41c. Beef dull ;;
beef hams quiet, tierced beef dull: cut meats
quiet and easy, picked bellies 12fbs at 67s q
7c; do shoulders 51ac; do hams 8N @9Ac c;
middels nominal Lard is quiet and lower clos
ing steady; Western steam closed 20 hid ;city
6M refined duiet-Continent at 65 s 8 Is;
compound 514@51sc. Provisions-Pork mac
tive and steady ;mess 13 50t014 90; extra prime
nominal. Butter in moderate demand, and
firms State dairy 13@23c; do cream at 180
241ac; Penn do 1Sd241ac; Western dairy III
16c; do crem lb@25Hz: DO factory at lOUl4c
Elgin rs. Cheese is in fair demand and strong:
State large 9a11Mc; do fancy coIored at IL 1s
@11Ac do White 107s C; do small at 9@1IA c.
Petroleum steady, united S2Ts. Coffee-Rio
steady Sugar-raw dull steady ;reflned steady
No 6 at 3A@3 1918; NOT at 3@a@3 1876:
Nos at 3Le@3 11-16c: No 8 at 3 7-1035sc;
No 10 at 38s@l3 9-16c: No IL at 3 6-16@34ac; ;
Nol2 31A@3 7-16c: NO 13 at 3-16c; off A
3 3I3-16(G4 l-l6c; Mould A at 4 7-16t@45sc C +:
standard A 1-16Q41Ac, Confectioners' A at
15-16@41sc .cut loaf and crushed AS 05 IL
powdered 7-16041a; granulated at 1-160
4asc: Cubes 4 5-16941sc.
Freights to Liverpool quiet and steady ;grain
p steam ID.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
steady and unchanged; buyers held off. Wheat
is weak; No 2 Spring at 57@b71sc; No Red
1894 (d54c. Corn is weak; No at 49c. Oats
lower-No 2 at 1854 Gs29Ac: No 2 Rye ut 48c:
No2 Barley at 5312 d55c; No l Flaxseed so.
Provisions easier-mess pork at ~ 10G12 25.
Lard at 6 9712907 90; Short RIB sides at O59
6 25;dry salt meats-shoulders at 621a@5 rs;
short clear sides at 6 81 la@6 90.
hecelpts-Flour % 800 bbls: wheat %, 900
flush: corn 1S4 600 bush: oats. 99.0UUl bush:
rye. ]. 300 bush barley. $4,000 bush.
Shpments-Flour 1900 bbls; wheat. 81, 700
hush: corn, 316 900 bush: oats III 600 busn;
rye 24OO bush; barley. 114.o00 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market TO-DAY was
du1I unchanged; patents at Q 4O@2 75; extra
fancy 3562 45; fancy at O5@l 15; choice
All 1 7501 S5. Wheat firm Corn firm. Oats
unchanged Pork at IL 80. Lard at 6 756
so Dry salt meats shoulders at 5H@55s
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Chicago Live Stock Market.
(Ry Talepraphl ~ e

CHICAGO Nov. %. 1S94.-The Cattle mark
et-receipts $500; steadier: common to extra
steers at Q 1896 30 ;stockers and feeders 2 0O9
%; cows and bulls at oo@3 "a; calves at
2 OG@5 25.
common to choice mixed 1904 60; choice as
sorted 4Ol4 45; light O0@4 4O;pigs at 2 30
GA 90.
choice at 75cG3 90; lambs 1898 rs.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Cotton Markets.
tBy Telegrapn.i

Cotton Markets ~-ss
tBy Telegraph,
NOV. %. 1894.
NEW voRK-Tne Cotton market today was
d,,, MEw ee mn. sales 134 bales; middling up
iands naiti i51se 51se mi Kidding gulf e1sc.
NE NEW oRLEANs-Tne Cotton market is
firm; m1ddling 5ssc.
= uHARLEsToN-The Cotton market is firm;
mddling b14c.
sAvANNAH-The Cotton market is firm;
middling 514c.
MoBILE-The Cotton market is firm; mid
ding 3-16c. "a @f@
MEMPHIs-The Cotton market is firm; mid.
dlingS 5 8 lee.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Boston stock Market.
New York Stock and Money Market.
By Telegraph.)
NEW. YORK, Nov. 2s

(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Nov. %.
Money is easy at per cent; last loan at l
per cent closing at per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper was quoted at S@4 per cent.
Sterling Exchange was weak. with actual
business in bankers bills at s6a4 s6A for go
day bills and S714@4 871s for demand; pos
ed rates 4s61s@4 s6; Commercial bills. CO.
days at S51A@4 s614. Government Bonds
strong. Railroads weak.
Mexican dollars 5ON.
Bar silver 62Ts.
Silver at the Board 631s bid.
At London to-day bar silver was quoted at
2sBd.
The following are o-day'scloslng quotations
of Government securities;
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

c,laess clear ribs 6sac: shorts SIS. Ba
eon@eoxe Longs shoulders at e1ac longs rs clear
flps ~, ~ siIi, Llnnr $500 bbs: wheat. $500
Receipts.ft.eeun1 40 600 bush. oats 2S.ouo bush:
bush; pus oooo! sS5n uafies aGieo oooooo p, Sssn
YasH sasS sss ssSo ssss
nTnTRoIT-Wheat--No y, % 2 Red at 54A mo L
white Whn nn1i w. Ks Corn-No2 Mixed at 56, Oats
No White at 33c. 81 -
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Memoranda.

Can't Davis. of barque Issac jackson, from
Turks Island, reports, lat 80 81. Ion "a A. saw
Ssrgasso' ashore at Turks Island has bad bot
t"m h@, snsfebed and will be raised.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

Ar Esd, schs Mary Wellington Sullivan;
Henry Crosby, Bangor; Phineas W Sprague.
Boston; J Nickerson, Rockland; Florence
Lockwood, Carvers Harbor ...,o,a.
In Hart Island Roads 21st. bBig Ellen M
Mitchell, from New York for Boston.
rev Amboy: Mary Steele. Paschal. Lanesville; !;
Caroline Knight. Morton. Rocklani; s,t1
Sid 22d. schs Rebecca Sheppard, for Lanes
vile and PHILADELPHIA; H Odiorne,l ,lfor vinall-
GALVESTON-Ar 22d, barque Lizzie Carter,
Rysf aaftep faser sshs rSiladepa
Cid 22d, sch Stephen Loud, Pierson, Apa-
i'f.lSt5sa aPAscAGoULA-cl 22d. sch Belle o'Neil.
oI'aIrI JACKSoMV IN 22d, schs Eta NJ Bar
ter. Bunker. StPierre; Mary Amsden, War;,
is.aaS'llS.il sAWANNAH-Ar 22d. sch Lizzie Wiley
BULL RIVER-Ar 22d. .barque Clara E Nc
eFysEsy PoEf ESSYAh HSpeh reas ESEa a1s sch VIM ALI
son, Remission. Baltimore.
NEWPORT NEWS!--Ar 21st sch Nelson E
kKn aps soh Nete hangdon
Cid 22d schs Robt Carter, Towne, and Will
BALTiMoRE~Sld 22d, sch Jennie Butler,
Ar 23d. sch Carrie A Norton. Wiley. Bath.
PHlLADELHPIA-Cld 22d. sch Marion
'pared AT Esd. sch Eleazer W Clark, Goodwin, from
Cid I'd, sch w L Davenport, Pawtucket
NEW HAFEN-Sld 21st, sch Hugh Kelley,
Haskell. Philadelphia; A Blalsdeli Paterson'
New York: Warner Moore, Crockett; Norfolk
DUTCH IsLASp AZ MeM york 1IGi iaTa sehs
Rogers. Downeys Cove for do; A Heaton. and
8 j Lindsay. Rockland for do: Charley Wool
se,. W M Snow. Nautilus. do for do; j T Wy
! napn fnrC
Also sid 22d. schs Mary Pennell, Downeys
Cove for New York; Annie Il Lewis, and Kit
Wyman, do for de; Abbie Walker. Vinaiha-
Fl FALL II. RIvER-sld 21st. sch Seth M Todd
NEW BEDFoRD-sl 2lst. sch Carrie Miles
ViNEYARD-HAEEN-A 2sd, schs Idaho,
b Tnomaston; Madagascar, New YORK for Calais;
Rather, Hoboken for Eastport
Sid 22d. :schs Ernest w Prescott Bramhall,
Julia Decker, w L Newton, 5 y BlaiSdell,
Geo W Jewett George l. Drake.
HYANNIS--Sld 22d schs w Allen, and
Darius EDDY. New York for Calais; Night
il alr Wind do for Portsmouth; Fanny s. Edith,
IA ,ckiand for New York; Wide-awake. do for do
M, -ra w Spear. Kennebec for dc.
s ALEM-Ar 22d, sch Emma Briggs Osborn
NT "a th~Sld 22d, schs Tofa, Wilson, Philadel
phia j W Linnell. Washington.
Foreign Ports.
PASSED st Helena I'd inst, shin Gov Goodwin.
Oak.,s, from Shanghai for New York.
Ar at Nanaimo 31st inst. barque Gen Fair
child. iSmith San Francisco.
Sid t, n Rosario Oct 10, barque John Emery,
WOOSTER Boston, passed Point dndIo oct 1 -
Smani at kn, nos Ayres Oct IA, barque B Webster.
Pray, un c. .. ,>oro,o Er,;+. Mash fro,,
at BalA OcI 1e' oaiquo IAii."' Na9n' toil
New at no 81 John, NB 21st schs S Colwell Col
,,,aii Poclt land; Essie G. Colwel, and Annie
Tsn,ra MsA shall R0ckport.
rin 81 st. sch Fanny. Leonard Rockland.
Spoken.
Nov II, lat 81 NJ, lon SO W, sch Harold j
,rnCarthy IA om New York for Aracaiu.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

PORTLAND. Nov. %.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For Port
and. 1874 ears miscellaneous merchandise; for
connectns roads 1875 cars.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Retail Grocers' sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf at 7c :confectione.s
&c; coffee crushed. 51aci yellow. -@5c.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON. Nov 23. 1894.-The quotations on
Wool for this market are not much changed
though the feeling is easy on fleeces and woods
of the higher grades. The figures are about as
fol
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

Liverpool Cotton Market
By Telegraph
LONDON. Nov %, 1S94.-Consols lo3d for
money and for the account.
1LIvERPooL. Noy. 30. 1ss4-The Cotton
mated sales 1O, 900 bales; speculation and ex-
port 900 bales.
Winter Wheat quotations at as 1od; Spring
Wheat 5S l 1ad.
American Corn As 1OH:d.
Cheese at SIS.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Domestic Ports.

NEW YoRKdaAr aa1.: 22a sdhs ship Henrietta, Boss.
Rio Janero Ao Pendeton r6omsss r6na Smith JACK
Wesley Wesley Abbott Whitaker, Ellsworth for Ron,
dout.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
MARINE IT = 9, EWS
PORT OF PORTLAND,

Arrived.
Barque Isaac Jackson, DAVIS. Turks Island
salt to Lord Bros Vasseg to W1nslow 70.
Barque Lalia M Smith, Smith, Windsor, MS,
I Brig II II Wright. Wli .ms. New York.coal
Brig Venice. Br) Melan:son: Weymouth, t n, rs.
'ys, Sch u B B. Cromwell. York. Philadelphia
to Sargent Dennison & Go. r,..,.
with coal to g. M RR.
Sch Walter w Rasin, snnaman. Philadet
pissci Sch Chase, Farr Rondout cement to Carlton
Sch Masge Ellen, Littleio hn, Perth Amboy-
s. Sch Rosa Mueller, Barter, Amboy coal to
q Sch Howard. (Br) Meta CHAN, Ms lumber
to j FL Hamlen & Son.
Sch 7 A Stewart, Falkingh am. Hillsboro. NIB,
Sch Nellie F, Colbroth, Mac a4ias for Boston.
Sch Eldora. Gray, Millbrid se for Boston.
Sch Thistle. Hunter, st il iEn, NIB, for New
s Sch h Prudent. Dickson, st ohm, NIB, for New
Sch Cerdic, French. vstJoEsn. NIB. for New
pGss Sch G H Perry. Perry, stJahn, NB for Bos-
Sc Sch Eledna. Day, st John, n B, for Boston.
Sch Westfeld., Lunn, st joint NIB, for Boston
Sch Walter Summer, Reed, III John, NIB, for
Sch Wellman Hall, Knowlton,. shulee. Ms. for
Sch Eagle Smith. Apple. River. MS, for New
Sch Lugano. Whelpley, Bangor for New York.
Sch John Stroup, Richardsesi, Bangor for
Sci Sch Eastern Light, Collins, Manhias.
Sen Matte B Russell. Collins. La ngor for New
s. Sch i. VIM Herrick, Kelley, Hun ricane Island
Sch Tofa Wilson, Kennebec for Philadelphia.
Sch HayfoId. Calais for New J York.
Sch Georgietta, Calais for New Work.
Sch Winner, Frye. Lubec for Ne'v York.
Sch Freddie Eaton. Calais for New York.
Sch Nellie Eaton, CALAIS 1or New YORK.
Sch Margaret Robinson, Bangor for New
Bedford. ,.1
Sch Lucy MAY, Wilson. Mllbridge "a Boston.
Sch Neptune Berry, Machias for Bos ton.,
Sch Railroad. Simmons, Is,,, Friendship-canned
goods to Burnham & Morrill,.
Sch Kioka, Woodward, Calais for Bo SEon.s
Sch Harry Chester, Clark, FIN Ma chias for
Boston.
Sch Annie Lee Cole. Machias for Boston,
Sch Yreka Peabody, Calais for Boston.
Sch Senator Grimes, Hin, Calais ior NJ York.
Sch Gen Scott, Rich, Calris for Boston.
Sch Clara J, Stevens. Calais for Boston.
Sch Regina. sanborn; Maehiae iae M for Boston
Sch Josie Holmes. MachlaS for Boston.
Sch Triton Calais for Boston.
Sch Mariner, la Have, with with 40, ooo M lbs fish
Schs Rushlight; sn shore with $4,000 lbs hsh :
Sch Sch. Josephine: swanton, shore. with 1900
lbs fshy Lost maintopmast and head of fore
mast. N
iRrrowAschs Sea Bird Minnesota, Lodowick
Bill, Lucy May. Lizzie . Clark, and others.
Passed Boon Island 22d. sch J B Norris, fm
W Harbor for Gloucester.
70 Cleared.
Sch Railroad, Simmons, Friendship-J HI
sch Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton. Boothbay ID
Choate.
FROM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
JONESPORT, Nov. 21-Ar, sch Ella Brown.
Sid Sch Egg Rock, DAVIS. Calais.
Sch Ohio. Smith, from Vinalhaven for Jones'
rss BY Ns saa1 gna ngh Of anS a0ta
a total wreck. Crew saved.
oouFS SOUND, Nov % IS Sailed schs y 8
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Portland wholesale Market

PORTLAND. Nov. %. 1894.
The followingare to-day's quotations OF Grain,
Provisions, Produce. etc.:
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL
Quotations of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
Review, Received Daily by Pullen, Crock
er & Co.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s

NEWYOR Nov. %
1rregularity was the principal feature OF
the market today. trade being mainly by
the professional element. The bears were
evidently seeking to cover in the general
list and they sought to mark their opera
tions by heavy selling of Chicago anil
Northwest, and some of the industrials.
The uncertainty.regarding the action of the
Northwe stern will not be removed until
next Tuesday, but now that October q oss
statement is at hand, estimates may be
figured out as to the earnings of the first
fiscal year and a conservative showing gives
the company 2 3-4 27-3 clear on the COM
mon stock. 1t would be with extreme
reluctance that we should accept the pre-
dictions of the bears that this company will
strain conservatism SO far to hesitate to
draw upon surplus because one-hah year
did not give entirely satisfactory results. A
material weakness in the foreign exchange
this afternoon was favorable INCIDENT and
bankers are beginning to anticipate de-
cline when the subscriptions to the govern
ment loan are completed. IL is becoming
more certain that there will be a large over
subscription to the new issue and the effect
on the money market may prove beneficial
through stiffening of rates that will in
duce foreign capital to remain here. 1t
may a lso prove to have further important
bearing on the exchange market and in any
event the transactions if as successful as
Is now anticipated will help to strengthen
sentiment. The recently developed strength
In cotton and wheat are also encouraging
features of the commercial situation. There
appears a. the moment to be now organized
support to values and perhaps the specula-
tion may remain while longer in the con-
troll of the bears. But we cannot shut our
eyes to indications of gradual bettering of
the outlook, and the short interest has at
tanned to such magnitude that We are in
clined to believe that good stocks may be
bought safely on the weak spots on the ex-
pectation of rally On the bears.
Imports.
WEYMOUTH.N Brig Venice-l46 it hard
wood lumber to Hamlin y Son.
METEGHAN, Ms. Schr Howard-54. 900 it
lumber to j FL Hamlin 4 Son.
TURKS ISLAND, WI. Bark Isaac Jackson
IA 121 huSh Salr tO Lord Bros.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES,

Ar sagua 23d inst, barque Payson Tucker,
ARA Ar at sydney. NSW, Oct 81, ship Geo R skol
field. Dunning, New York
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

Ohio and Penn.-XX and. above. Ills @19
Ohio and Penn. x. 1T (01712
Mich. and Wis. X and above. lie GIT
Ohio and Penn No clothing ....l9 d020
Michigan No l clothing. ..........1S 9l9
Ohio delaine. fine ....19 @20
Michigan deaine. e.....18 G19
Ohio No 1 combing 21 @22
Michigan No 1 combiug g...19 (d2l
Fine unwashed e. understandable. IL (G15
Unwashed combing g.......... IA @19
Medium unwaSned . .........l1 0l4
Fine Texas and territory ........ 8 @13
Ordinary Texas and territory. 80. 912
Oregon ............-..... 8 @131s
California spring. ng............... s @13
California fall ................ @12
Kentucky and Indiana clothing. - Is @l8
Georgia ..l6 @IS
Super pulled. ...................2o 30 @35
Cape Good Hope. LIT @22
Australian and New Zealand. .....19 ga
Montevideo. ........ .......1 .18 @2O
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
New York Stock Mininga.
(By TeleRraph.)
NEW YORK. Nov 23. l894.-The following
are Io-daY,s closing ouotailons OF MINING STOCKS:

are r0-uay CIDSINg yuOJdtlUlIS UI StUcKS.
Hooking Coal. .................. 5H
Homestake, 1914
Ontario. ...... ................. 8M
Quicksilver. .................... 80
do pfd. ...................l .l5
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
Foreign Ports.
Spoken.

Nov12. lat 81 n, lon SO w, sch Harold ,
MCCARTHY. fr ,m New York for Aracaiu.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

WEYMOUTH.NS. Brig Venice-l46 it hard
wood lumber to Hamlin y Son.
METEGHAN, Ms, Schr Howard-54, 900 it
lumber to j FL Hamlin 4 Son.
TURKS ISLAND, WI. Bark Isaac Jackson
IA, III bush salt to Lord Bros.
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

JONESPORT, Nov. 21-Ar, sch Ella Brown.
Falkingnam, Boston. na,..s co,
Sch Ohio. Smith. from Vinalhaven for Jones'
horn NO was struck by a squall night of Goth inst,
and and; went ashore on Nash's Island and became
a total wreck. Crew saved
soMEs soUhPS hgSee s0T ri dephs sshs dsrz
Simnsnn. n, Hontvert, New York.
RED BEACH, Nov 21-Ar. sch Harriet, Ack-
lev. Portland.
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Paints.

Lead
/ Pure grounds OOa6 so
Red. :. -. .6 o096 30
Eng Ven Reds M31s
Am Zinc. IS O0@7 90
Rochelle Pig
Rice
domestic -. 4 at
The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24

Sch Railroad Simmons, friendship HI
Blake. ,,,..,,o+,, nr,,.. n.,.s,..a H., :.
Cho3te.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
Arrival of the Labrador.

The steamer Labrador arrived yester.
day morning with 1000 tons of general
cargo for Portland. Chief Officer Ell. D.
Skrimshire reports that they had rough
passage from Liverpool to Halifax, and
were detained off that port, which re-
suited in their being late in arriving
here. They passed medium sized berg
so miles to the eastward of Cape Race,
and report the Toronto. Portland to Liv-
erpool, and the Titania, Baltimore to
Liverpool. When the Labrador came in
she was pretty sight. Every bit of her
surface, and even the masts and ropes
were covered with rock-like ice, which
had resisted all attempts to remove it.
The ice formed before the steamer
reached Halifax, but the heavy head sea
from that port here made it impossible
to greatly lessen it.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
The Foresters. Ball

The preparations are steadily moving
forward for the grand ball of Court Fal-
mouth, A. o. F. of A., tomorrow night
at City Hall. Mr.. Beals is laying his
plans to make the decorations more beau
tiful than ever before. The concert pro-
gramme has already been published. Ii
includes many new and pleasing selec-
tions. The programme of music for the
dancing has mot yet been published, but
it will not be below the other in point OF
attractiveness. All details for the COM
fort of guests are being carefully attend
ed to by competent committee of ar
rangements, and it goes without saving
that everything will be of the best Re-
freshments will be served at intermis-
sion in Reception Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
A Juvenile Pessimist.

jeremiah, who is IL years DID,. is al
ready confirmed pessimist. Among the
things he continually grumbles about are
his lead pencils, which never have points,
and to sharpen which he always has to
borrow a knife of some schoolmate.
"Why don't you have knife of your
own, Jerry?" one Of the boys asked.
SCOT no pockets to keep it in" said
Jerry.
"Then why don't you have pocket?'
''If I had one I'd have hole in it,
FWeH, 1even then you wouldn't be any
worse off than you are now"
"Hm! Yes, Ishould. If had pock-
et'n a hole in it l never'd have anything
to lose through it"
Jerry sighed deeply and went on whit
thing his pencil with the dull blade Of the
other boys knife. --Lewiston Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
Boston g. Maine.

The continued weakening of Boston &
Maine stock can only be ascribed to one
cause, and that is the lingering suspic-
ion on the part of the ''street'' that the
dividend is to be reduced from to 6 per
cent at the next meeting of the direc-
tors.
The Boston Globe, says that the
directors have not as yet even
formally considered the subject,
and it is further assured, from
unofficial and yet reliable sources, that
majority of the directors are known to
be opposed to any scaling down of the
dividend just at present. Mr.. Pullman
is named as one Of the number and sew
eral other particularly strong names are
included in the list.
1t is claimed by those who pretend to
know the inside workings of the Boston
& Maine system, that handsome sur
plus was shown UP to January 1, despite
the lean period through which all the
railroads have recently passed, and that
this fact, coupled with the probability
that the worst has been lseen, will cause
the directors to think twice before re-
ducing the dividend. 1t is further stat
ed that the Boston & Maine earnings
have not fallen off nearly SO much as
those of the New Haven, which has thus
far refused to reduce it's dividend, and
those who oppose any reduction by the
Boston 6 Maine are using this fact as a
strong argument in favor of their conten-
ton.
There are others who believe that the
directors will take middle ground and
reduce the dividend to per cent, and
make this the permanent figure at that.
All this is mere speculation, however.
and must remain so until the directors
meet.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16

Winthrop, January 15.-Winthrop citi-
zens are. hopeful that the recent turn of
affairs may result in starting the factory
of the Aroostook Condensed Milk Com
pany. An assessment on the stock is
proposed, and radical change in the
management.
The National Bank, at it's last annual
meeting, elected the old board of direc-
tors, who reelected the time-honored Of
ficials, c. M. Bailey president and j. M.
Benjamin cashier. They have served in
this capacity over a quarter of a century.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
His Leg Amputated.

Lewiston, January 15.-John Sullivan
Of Berlin Falls, employed in the pulp
mill at Livermore Falls, while attempt
ing to board train at Curtis Corner,
this afternoon, fell beneath the car and
his leg was crushed. He was taken to
the Central Maine hospital and his leg
amputated at the knee Joint.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16

A young man advertised for wife. and
his sister answered the advertisement;
and the young man thinks there is no
balm in advertisements, and the old peo-
pie think it is pretty hard to have two
fools in one family.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
Progressive Dinner Parties.

Progressive dinner parties are finding
plenty Of admirers in Boston. eff the
girl you take in is slow, all you have to
do is to take your wine glasses, your
bread and your napkin and go to other
fields. The worst Of it is you can stay
but one course when you strike the pref
ty and interesting girl" is the way one
who has tried it puts the case.-Bostop
Record.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16

He Ito the matrimonial agenD-I've
married that rich lady You engaged
for me, but she won't give me any mon
ey.
Matrimonial Agent-And what could
you ask better? Not only nave you q
rich wife, but also a prudent one
London Tit-Rits.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
Kennebunk Bank Officers.
Especial to the Press.J

Kennebunk, January 15.-At the regu.
lar meeting of the Ocean National Bank
directors, Hon. R, W. Lord was unani.
mously chosen president, to take the
place of DR.. E. W. Morton, recently de.
ceased. Nathan Dane was elected vice
president, and William E. Barry appoint
ed to fill the vacancy on the board of d.
rectors.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16
A Verdict for the COMPANY.

Biddeford, January 15.-In the suit of
Mrs. Edward Samson against the New
York Lite Insurance Company, in the
trial of which the company claimed that
fraud was practiced by the applicant for
policy, the jury tonight, after being out
an hour, returned a verdict for the com
pany.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-16

1t was an old bachelor who said that
he never read the women's corner in his
paper, although he was something of
women scorner himself.