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Domestic Forts.

BOsToN-Cld 23d. sch W Linnel HANDY.
Kennebec and Washington,
Sid, sch Chllde Harold, for kennebec and Bal
timore
Ar oath. schs Margaret. Robinson, Ropdout
ylbert l. Butler, Leland do; Belle O'Neil Nor
wood, Jacksonville tor Vineyard Haven; Jennie
Howard, Knight. Bucksport; Laura 7 Chester.
Beal, Rockport Medford, Bangor; VIM Keene
Beal Jonesport; Frank Leaning. Campbell
Philadelphia; David Faust, AueyeRondout; tug
Knickerbocker. Colby Bath, with barges Buck-
ler Battle and Buster, for New York.
Cid schs Annie M Allen. Newton Creek: Fs
tslle Phinney, Clark's Cove and Norfolk; Wei
come Il Beebe hennebec and Richmond; j W
Sid, tug john Wise. towing barge Margery. for
Greens Landing; Knickerbocker. with barges
Buttress and Blizzard for Kennebec; schs Eliza
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Boston Produce Market.


BOSTON, July "a, lS96.-The following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR.
Spring patents. GOaS3 90.
Spring, cleariand straight, 1888 30.
Winter. clear and straight, lUtd3 90.
Winter patents, 8 5od3 rs.
Extra and Seconds 25G3 90.
Fine and Supers-.
Add zoe to The above for the jobbing rates.
MEATS
Pork, longland short cut p barrel. 10 so.
Pork, light and hwy backs S9O0@1O 90.
Pork. lean LENDS 10 so.
Tongues pork S14 so: do beef S24 R Dbl
Beer. corned. 81 1898 10.
shoulders. corned and fresh 7c.
Shoulders. smoked, T12.
Ribs, fresh, Sc.
Hams. large and small, 1919 012c.
Bacon. 71a 091Ic.
Pork. gait 8 &c
BrisketS, salt 5Hz.
SauSageS, TIC.
Sausage meat. 7c.
Lard. ties .4ssc: pals. Ats @5ssc;f. 71sa754
Beef steers. 6laT1a.
Lambs, spring 89ll1a.
Hogs. dressed, city. 5I4 y ID; country, 4c.
Turkeys, Western, iced 10@12c.
Chickens, North, broilers, 16@1Sc.
Turkeys, frozen, g.
Chickens. Western. iced broil. 1s@l4c.
Fowls. Northern, 12@I4c.
Fowls, western, iced 0111ac.
PRODUCE.
Butter. Northern cream. choice, 161s@l7c,
Butter. fair to good, lbdl6c.
Butter. Eastern crm i4@l5c.
Butter, init, crm. 119 l2c.
Ladle packed 9G10.
Cheese. new. Northern choice at 61s 07; West
ch'ce 6@7c.
Eggs nennery choice. 1920. East 15@1ec.
Eggs. Mich. choice. 121s@13c.
Western fresh l20121ac.
Jobs, 1aG1c higher.
Beans. peal 0Oao1 81 mediums. oo91 10.
Beans. vel. eyes, 15@i scared kid.l lO@1 20
California, 45Gl Go.
Hay-New York and Canada, choice $16@S19.
Fair to good S16d$l6.
Lower grades $13Gr 10.
Rye straw-S16MI7 90.
Dat straw Sa(6$9 30.
Potatoes-Bristol Ferry. cho1cePbbl 10.
Potatoes, Norfolk. choice 501l 10.
com to good,1 26l o.
Apples. new ~ Dbl 50ss 2 so.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
Newysrk Stock and Money Market
By Telegraph.

By Telegraph.
NEW YORK. July "a
Money easy at 11a@2 per tent: last loan 11a
per cent, closing l1s per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper was quoted at 5hs &c per cent.
Sterling Exchange was dull, with actual
business in bankers bills 871s "a STA for
6o-day bills and SS1aG4 sss1 for demand;
posted rates at ss94 SO. CONNER, ial bills
6o-days 1854 GA STA. Government Bonds
weak Railrods easier.
Bar silver 6Sss.
Mexican dollars! ss@545s
Silver at the Boardwas dull.
At london to-day bar silver was quoted
at 3issd p o., quiet.
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1 or1on aarses.
,By Telepranh.}

JULY "a. 1896.
NEWYORK-The Cotton market to-day was
steady, unchanged; sales 1920 bales; middling
uplands 3-l6c; middling gull 716c.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market to-day
was quiet; middling 61ac.
CHARLESTON-The Cotton market to-day
was nominate middlings6ss;
SAVANNAH-Th@ Cotton market to-day
was dull; Mddling essc.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
nominal; mddling 6asc.
MEMPHIS-Tne Cotton market to-day was
easy; middlings 11-16,
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Spoken.

July %. lat 4o.4O, lon $3.50, sch Clara Good
win. from Bath for Baltimore.
June 80 lat 10 S. Ion 1854, sch Geo V Jor-
dan, from Rosario for Boston, 10 days out.
July 49, off Charleston bar. sch Hugh Kelley.
Haskell, from Baltimore for Brunswick.
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Foreign Ports.

Ar at Bahia July 81, barque Josephine, Nc
Clean, Baltimore for Rio Janeiro.
Cid at st John. NIB. July %. schs, Fostina.
Z Dale, New York: Buelah, Uranus, Rockland.
AT at Buenos Ayres June 20. sch George
Gilkey, Gilkey. Portland.
Sid June 81. sch Millie H. Delano. Maceio.
Cid at Hilsboro, July 81, sch Abbie G Cole,
Cole, Newark.
Sid FIN Quebec July 81. sch Flora Morang
Morang, New York
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago. July "a. 6.-Cattle-receipts
$500; stronger common to extra steers at 8 10
al 80; stockers and feeders 4Od3 50; COWS
and bulls 25qD3 50 calves 50@6 10, Texans
9 5003 10.
Hogs-recelpts g. 900 ;irmer; heavy packing
and Shipping lots at 2 70a2 80; common to
choice mixed at 8 15 45; choice assorted at
3 5503 s. Eight 3 3o,05 90: pigs 0o03 So.
Sheep-receipts 5000: STEADY: inferior to
choice O0a3 20; lambs 00@o rs.
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Retail Grocsrs. sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf 8: confectioners at
&c, pulyerised &c; powered, &c; graduated
&c; cOnee crushed 612 yellow 41ac.
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European Markets.
{By Talaoraph

LONDON. July "a. 1Sse.-Consols 1l3 7-1ed
for money and ll31a d for the account.
LIVERPOOL, July "a, 1s9s.-Cotton market
easv; American middnng at 3 1850; estinat-
ed sales 1000 bales; speculation and export
900 bales
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Portland Ynolssaie MARKET.

PORTLA ND. July "a. 1886.
The market for Winter Wheat Flour is strong
with millers asking 1o@16c advance. Spring
steady and unchanged. Oats firm and higher
at 2ec on car lots. The Western markets 21ac
above the lowest point Pork and Lard weak
aud lower. Lemons about 81 higher.
The following are to-daY's nolesaIe prices of
Provisions. Groceries. etc.:
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Railroad Receipts,

PORTLAND. July "a.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For Port
land. 144 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 81 cars.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, July % Ar, sch
Maud S, from Portland.
Sid, schs Addie L Snow, Rockland for New
York; } Lindsay. do for do; Florida. do for
Providence; Hannah Grant Portland for Win
terDort; A Ii Whtmore. Greens Landing fer
Boston; Portland Packet, Pembroke for Port
land.
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.Ex-div'
Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK. July "a. Is96.-Ths following
are 10 days closing snoiaaons OF mining STOCKS:
Col. CoaI... ..-..............
Hooking Coal. .................... 70
& omestake. 81
Ontario. Ii 70
Quicksilver. L "a
40 pl0. ..-'....... ....s..ss.-. 10
Victor
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

Sid FIN Junin Jnly %, ship Challenger. Gould.
Delaware Breakwater.
Sid fm'Cadiz, July II, barque Emilia QtaD
Almeida, Bangor.
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Cleared.

Sch Fred B Balano, Sawyer, HiHsboro, NIB to
load Tor Newark-Peter Nickerson.
Sch Charlotte Sibey, Bartlett, Jacksonville
Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Damietta 4 Joanna, Wallace. Mystic, Ct
Chase, Leavitt q Co
Sch Geo L Walcott, Reed, Kennebec and Bal
timore-.J Winslow & Co.
Sch Lillian, Norwood. Tremonl-J II Blake.
SAILED-Sch Sea Bird
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
FRIDAY, July "a.
Arrived.

Steamship Cottage City. Bennett. New }ork-
passengers and mdse to B Coyle.
steamer st Croix, Pike. Boston for st John, N B,
via EastpOrt.
Steamer Bay State. Snowman, Boston.
Sch Lincoln. kobinson. Boston.
Sch Clara u Mabel, Leeman. New Harbor
Sch Nellie Burns, Bay st Lawrence, $1,000
lbs halibut
Sch Willie, bound west.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTION

The Republicans of the First Congressional
District will hold convention in City Hall,
Portland on Thursday. August 9Th, 1896, at
10 o'clock, M. fol the purpose of nominat-
ing candidate for Representative in Con-
gress, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows Each city and town will be entitled
to one delegate, and for each rs votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1894, an additional delegate, and for q
fraction of 40 votes in excess TO 70, an addi-
tional delegate.
The District committee will be in sesis
in Reception hall at O'Clock a. IN. on the
day of the convention to receive the creden-
tials OF thu delegates and to attend to such
other business as may be necessary.
Per Order,
Republican District Committee.
HENRY c. BREWER, Chairman.
THOS. f. STAPLES, Secretary.
Portland, July 9Th, 1896.
Towns are entitled to delegates as follows:
Baldwin 3 Bridgton 6
Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Q
Casco, South Portland,
Cumberland Deering, 8
Falmouth, F1eeport, 8
Gorham, 5 Gray,
Harpswell, 3 Harrison, 8
Naples, 3 New Gloucester, 3
North Yarmouth, , Otisfed, 2
portland, 80 PownaL
raymond, . Scarborough,
1epago, StandiSh,
WeStbrook, 10 Windham
Yarmouth, Acton 2
Alfred q RarwicL 3
Biddeford Is BUXTON,
GGoI1i.hlsh, 8 Dayton,
kennebunk q Eorno1,,,lynort
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EiOurs
Superlne s.
low grades.2 75@S co
Spring Wheat bak-
ers.cI ana st3 10000
Patent Sprpe
Wnea5... a3 9044 10
Mich. str gill
roller 3 6oG3 70
clear do. 3 00a3 go
StIouiS SL'gI
roller. 3 GOES 20
clear do. IS 5043 60
nt'I wheat
patents. 3 9004 10
Fish.
Buying& selling price)
Cea-L araE
Shore ....4 5O15OOI
small do. Il 5O,42 70
Pollock go. Il 50AI.76I
HaddocK. L oO@2 co
Gake :. Il 50@2 0oI
Herring. Dox
Scaled So. 7@12c
Dackerei. b.
Shore Is Sl6 004SlS|
Shore Is Sl4 00nS16
New large3s, 111Sl3.
produce.
Cape Cran'brsSI 06Sll
Jersey,cte 250@S3 90
New York
Pea Beans.l 2o0l %
Yellow AYes.l 4O,0l 30
Cal Pea. al 66
irish Potags. Dbl o.
New so U0Mi rs
sweets. Vinelan d o 0O
do Tenn. 3 35@3 sc
Onlons-Hayana
Bermuda 00s0 00C
Egyptian, bags / 80
Spring Chickens. %
TURKEYS. Yves. I7018c
EoWls.... 14G15cl
apples.
Fancy...... OO000 90
RuSsetS, 900
Baldwins.. so oo@e 90
iiyap IL fb..... @7c
Aenaone.
Messina ) o0@4 so
Palermo.... 3 50@4 81
Oranges.
California. 0 uoG0 90
Messina. ...4 5005 0U
Maoria 5 O0ta5 sc
Eggs.
NearDV.s.. GIG
Eastern extra. OLD
Fresh Western. Ii
Held $3.50. "a
Butter.
Creamery. fDcy..lS@1e
Gilt Eage kr'mJ.l7GIS
Choice. @17
Cheese.
n. \. fct-ry. 81s go
Vernon -. 9 1914
Sage ..... 9M@10
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Grain
Wheat. 60-fbs. 000
Corn, car 49,. 36G37
Corn. Dag lots. GAO
Meal, bag lots. .37la3S
Oats. car lots E26
Oats. bag lots 30Q31
Cotton Seec-
car lots 20 O0a % so
bag lots 0O00423 90
Sacked Br'r
car lots. IL 6Ot01o 20
bag lots. .a16Q17 90
Middllngs. 81 4G16 90
bag OTIS. 81 5G17 90
Coffee.
Rio. roasted 20923
Java &MOcha do2S@33
Molasses.
Porto Rico. ...27033
Barbadoes. ....26@2S
Fancy ..35@3S
Tea.
AmoyS 1920
Congous.. 1A05O
Japan. "a. ....1SM36
EoTmcSo. .2UIb0
Sugar.
Standard Gran 745
EX'-Quality fine 4 sos
Extra C. 437
Seed.
Timothy. 4 O0@4 20
Clover, West, 8 %
do N. Y. 9a91s
AlSike, 8 @91a
Red Top, 1915
4 TOSib1OIahs
Pork
clear 5o@lo 90
| backs :. 8 50G10 90
medium 3 00N3 90
Beef-light. IS 00OS so
heaVy,.....9 00695O
Bnlests lab 5 75@
Lard. ties ana
1a bbl,pure 4s4 @5
do com'nd. Ala n4H
Dails, compd AIS a E9s
pals. pure 51@@614
purelt 8L2@SA
Hams .... U0GO0
90 coy'rd :. lI@1lHa
Oil.
kerosenel20 is 914
Llgonla. 934
Centennial ...... 93l
Pratt's Astral Ira
lDevoe's brilliant 1lM
In halt bbls lie extra
Raisins,
Musctl.50 ID bxs41a OF
London Iay'rll 5O0i76
| Coal.
Retail-deliYered.
Cumberland 0O0@4 so
CHESTNUT. @6 90
Franklin. IT'S
Lehlh. s.ss G6 90
fea. ...... 4 90
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DAY TRIP TO
BOSTON,,
Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a. m.
International Steamers.
FARE $1.00.

Run in Boston about 6 p. m. Tickets
at Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument
Square, and on board steamers. jy13tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-12
STOCKS ARE REPLENIsHED
Western and Southern Supply Centers E
pecially Drawn Upon.

Western and Southern Supply Centers Es-
peciaIly Drawn Upon.
New York, Sept n.--Bradstreet'sc to-
morrow will say:
The feeling among jobbers and man
ufaoturers East week that an improve
ment in demand for seaSonable staples
was in sight was evedeutly well foua-
ded, for at more than a dozen centers
south and west the demand is now more
active, the volume of sales has incresS-
ed, and the general outlook is SO much
more favorable for business later in
the autumn. Notwithstanding the La
Dor day interruption. the weeks re-
port of business is slightly heavier, sew
eral cities reporting a larger demand
this week to replenish depleted stocks
than during the two preceding months,
notably among jobers in groceries.
hardware, dry goods. millinery. hats and
shoes. The most marked Improvement
is al Chicago. St Louis. St Paul, Min
neapolis, Psttsburg, Charleston and
Augusta, although other cities have re-
ported better feeling and prospects for
uyore active demand No such gain has
taken place in financial as IN CONNER
cal circles New Orleans bank fall
ures have resulted in restricted hans
and volume OF trade at a tine when
the early movement OF cotton. and stI-
gar prospects, had stimulated trade
The shrinkage of production OF pig iron
IN the United S-a ties from a rate equal
10 10 0oo. 600 tons per annum 10 less thar
two-thir<ls less that quantity is proving
an effective remedy for sta gnst ton in the
iron and steel Industries and already
demand has begun to reassert itself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-12
NEW YORK MARKETS

\
!
New York. Sept. 1L-Flour-ReceiYts
%, 400 barrels: exports. 1926 More &C
tive and firmer in sympathy WIKI
wheat
WTneat-Receipts. 1890 bushels; spot
stronger: No. 1 hard 6slsc.
Corn-Receipts rs. 100 bushels: ex-
ports 1882. Spot, frner and higher:
| No. 2. Zoe
! Beeves-Receipts 1873; slow: native
steers steady; others lower; rough
stock slow and dry cows lower; natives
! steers S03G4e5: Colorados and half
breeds s3.15Q425; stays and oxen. 1885:
| bulls, s2.256275 dry COWS sl.25G260.
I European cables American steers at
| 1oG11c dressed weights; sheep at 50 SIC;
refrigerator 5HNS1ac. Exports tornor-
row 651 beeveS and 4,E3 quarters Of
| beef
Sheep and Iambs-Receipts 6.523. Dull,
weak TO shade lower all around; sheep
2.25d3.5o; lambs, s4.ooGf-so.
Hog-Receipts 4,S1i; firm art $500
40
/; Nine ;strspotonrgs shrdiu taoin taotn
Hay-Weak; shipping COG 6235c; good
TO ofroace 75Gsoc-
WooI-Dull; domestic fleece 14G1Sc;
pulled, l0G2oc.
Lard-Steady; western steam, $3.50,
nominal: refined dun.
Pork-Quiet; family 5000.
Coree-Options opened steady at
prices 10G15 points lower; ruled regu-
lar and generally weak under weak ca
bles and heavy movement at Rio and
Santos ever recorded. Closed steady
points advance to points decline.
raf1 ,aTr -
S95G990; December S40GS55. Spot cof-
fee-Rio dull and nominal; No joobins
10 1-2c; invoice, 10c. Mild quiet. cor
dova 1915 IA: sales 1900 bags Bucara-
maya co: 1000 bags Maracaibo so. San
tos-Quiet: good average Santos $500:
receipts $4,000; stock $4,000. Hamburg
Dull, 1-2 pfenning lower; sales 5000.
Havre-Closed weak at 2G2 IA franc net
decline; sales 46, 0o0 Rio-Quiet: No. z
Rio $3.50; exchange S15-1sd: receipts
q, 900; cleared for the United Safes 5000;
for Europe 1000; stock 3e1, 900. Total
warehouse deliveries from the United
States I14,7So, including 1859 from New
York; New York stock today 203. $50;
United States stock 232, 21S; adoat for
the United States 271,750; total visible
for the United States sos, 1858, against
757.772 last year.
Sugar-Raw dull; fair refining 1916
cents; centrifugal Sc test SIC asked Re
fned-Steady.
New York, Sept. 11.-Butter-Receipts
As, 40 packages; steady; western dairy
SG13c; western creamery 11hd1S12c;
Elgirs 161sc; factory 71s@1414c> Eggs
Receipts S,213 packages; quiet: state
and Pennsylvania 151a917c; western
141s016c-
Cotton-Quiet; middling sac: net re-
ceipts none; gross 2,sss; forwarded 200
bales; sales 572, all spinners; stock H.
oS1.
Dry goods-It has been a good mark
ct for bleached and brown cottons and
sales have been good, or in proportion
10 the limit Of stocks, OF which many
are disappearing. Printed cottons and
dress fabrics are IN large sales, and OF
dress goods the takings were fairly
large. Printing cloths IN demand at |
11-1ec, with sales OF $500 pieces and
fair sales OF 64-square wide goods at !
SIC.
Manchester, Sept. i1-CIoths and
yarns quiet: steady
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-12
KANSAS CITY MARKETS

Kansas City. Sept. n-wheat-Hard
stes dy; later advanced nc; soft firm and
active; No. 2 hard. SASS; No. z, f714G5utc,
latter for fancy; No. . red, Csc; No. 8, ga
64c; No spring, 4sc: No. 2, 4s14s1zc
Corn-Rather Sow, about unchanged;
No. 2 red, nominally, Sic; No. 2 white.
3i5T2oc.
Oats-Poor grades about steady; choice
firm; No. 2 mixed, nominaI7y, 15drTc; No.
2 white. 2ld221zc: poor grades, I5G19c-
Ry-No. 2, 3oc.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, s75OGs. 90;
prairie, choice. 100000
Butter-Weak; creamery, l21aG15tzc;
dairy. 9T12c
Egss--Firrn, 101kc
Cattle-Receipts. 500: shipments. $50;
5cst grades steady; others dull to 50l0c
lowe-: Texas steers, 2OG3.6; Texas cows
S.eT2 Is; beef steers, 8 WG4 81: native
cows. 81 .oo7Sno stockers and feeders, s.. so
a; &. bulls, 81 5nT2 So
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments 1000;
market opened steady; closed 5G1nc lower;
hulk OF sales. 50 s5Ts 10: heavies. g |Tso5
packers. - s5f305; mixed 50 SMS .15: LIGHTS
g s5f1s.22l workers., s. 10Gag 1k; uigs, s3e5
H2rs
Sheep-Receipts. 1850: shipments. 40;
u.arket steady; lambs, S.2Q3S0; muttons,
81 0oG3O
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ST. LOUIS MARKETS

St. Louis, Sept u.-Receipts-Fvour &
~; wheat. 54.0oo; corn, 5. 90; oats. s. 40.
SAipments-Flour, 5,0pO; wheat, $500: corr
5000. cats. ZOO.
Flour-Gutet, firm but UNCHANGED
Wheat-SPeculation was dead during
the forenoon and 8 general weakness was
te'- A sudden demand developed local
l. about II o'clock and so little wheat
rs for sale that the effort 10 buy shot
the price up about ! cent II quick time.
Late cables were firm and ali domestic
markets, following St Louis, advanced
sunny There vas an active realizing at
Inc h'gher prices. but buyers more plent.-
iuL the great strength in cash locally
having a favorable effect and futures
closed higher than yesterday Spot high
er; NO. : rec. cash. 5e1- lSs.usc e'eva Tor
5sa~fIss'c tracS K: No ha-= - - S-.ofs-Y,-
Der. Solzc; December, 6si.c
c.n-the strong advance in wheat had
a bullish effect and there was o1,i+a a. nm
turn n price, but trading was Hight. SHOT
ciill. higher: No :. cash. 1ae. Saofe-,rA-
IS; D oember. 1S&.c; May. exc hi.
oatS-Futur@s firm bot otiser Sna-
lower; No. .. cash. lie BID: Senter,b.s-
I71sc b!d: May. 1876 bid
Cattle-Receipts. 900: market steady
native shippers, S.50G475; Texans & 40
3+l
Hor+Receipts. SON; na-elzt steas,.
lights. S. lege.S5; mixed. s2sfas 30: heavy
s. as6S 50
Sheep-Recetpts. loo: market firm.
Corn meaESso
FiaSseed-Stsadv. sG-c
Timothy see6-Prime. SEQ
Hsy-Choice timothy n good demand
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There IS a more encouraging look to
the prices movement also
Exports of wheat, -four included. ar
wheat. from both coasts Of the United
States and from Montreal this week,
amount to 3,1ee.1H bushels, as COM
pared with 1855. 600 last week, 1,,So,-
coo in the corresponding week one year
ago. 2.7ss.o0o two years ago. and with
5,357. 9ca II the like week OF 1888.
Business failures throughout the Uni
ted States this week number 306. which
is 95 more than in the ike week of 1895.
e5 more than In the corresponding period
Of 1894. and eight more than il the Sec
ond week Of September, 1899, after three
months Of panic. More than twice as
many failures ara reported this week
as in the corresponding week OF 1892
Business father in the Canadian Do
minson this week number Il. against
so last week. % IN the week a year
ago. IS two years ago, and 36 three years
ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-12
Amount ofthe Gold Reserve

Washington, Sept 1.-THE treasury
lost $6O,lo0 in gold coin and s24 900 in
bars, which leaves the true amount OF
the reserve sos, 019,70S In addition to
deposits of gold accounted for in to-
days figures, about s.. 900. 900 in gold
coin have been received but not counted
or paid for. Mondays statement will
probably show the reserve to be s1l5,-
0e0.eo0 or more.
The treasury department continues 10
transfer money TO the subtreasury to be
paidm the banks in New York and in
the neighboring cities in meeting the
extraordinary demands incident TO the
recent band failures. A large propor-
ton Of these transfers have been made
by wire, although several large amounts
have been shipped by express The
aggregate OF transfers yesterday and to-
day is approximately $500. geo.
New York. Sept 11.-Lazard Freres
have deposited $4,000 in gold in the
subtreasury in exchange for legal ten
ders.
The steamships Britannia and Furest
Bismarck brought S6l3.00o and $685.
300 gold. respectively, making the aggre
gate amount received So. IL, $50.
The Bank OF British North America
viii deposit at the subtreasury in ex-
change for legal tenders the 81 900. ee0
gold received on the Furest Bismarck
There had been deposited at the sub
treasuryy up 10 2:l5 p. n. today $780,
se0
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SHE WAITED FOR HIM.
It Was Csnvincing Proof That They Weso
Man and Wife.

Man and Wife.
They were coming away from the
theater and they fell to discussing the
young couple who sat in front of them.
They are evidently married." said
the girl in the Partisan waist. 81 no.
ticed that they didn't exchange a word
while the curtain was down"
Nonsense! They are merely en-
gagged" said the girl in the black gown.
Il heard him tell her that he did not con-
slider the leading lady even pretty"
Perhaps they are Herely brother
and sister" suggested the young man
of the party.
mo. they weren't" said the girl in
the Partisan waist. He'd have gone
out between the acts if he was only her
brother. while an engaged man wouldn't
want 10 leave her. and"
a newly married man wouldn't dare
to-" broke In the girl in the black gown.
''She took of her hat as soon as she
came H." remarked the young man.
That looks as If she were married
and in the habit Of consulting the feel
ings OF some one else"
"Or that they were not really engaged
yet and she wanted TO show him how
considerate she could be-" said the girl
in the black gown.
"Or that size was merely conscious Of
having pretty hair" said the girl in the
Partisan waist. viii you wager . box
of chocolates that they are not mar.
ried?"
lid rather you ladies would settle
it between YOU" said the young man
hastily. You have so much more in.
sight in such matters, you know"
There they come now" said the Firi
in the Partisan waist. Let US notice
what they do, and perhaps we can de-
eide II they are merely friends they
will stop for cream and soda and
If they are engaged she will tell hin,
how hungry she is. and they will stou
fer supper" said the young man, bit
terly
w bile. If they are married. went on
the girl in the Partisan waist. DE
there, what did tell you?-
The couple paused before a cigar shcu
and he went in while she waited 81 tbs
door.
You are right" said the girl in the
black gown, they are married.
bugh Chronicle Telegraph.
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THE WEATHER.

Wichita, Sept. II.
Local forecast for Wichita ard vicinity
SATURDAY warmer and probably fair, pre-
ceded by showers in the morning.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was 81 degrees, the
lowest 53 degrees, and the mean % degrees,
with cloudy weather and % inch of rain
early in the afternoon followed by clear
ing weather. gentle north to northeast
wind and stationary pressure.
Thus far this month the average temper
AZURE has been II degrees.
For the past eight years the avera ge
temper allure for the month of September
has been 20 degrees, and for the 18th day 10
degrees. FRED L. JOHNSON,
Observer.
Washington, Sept. 11--Following is the
forecast up TIL p. m Saturday:
For KansaeRair: east winds.
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Fair; northeast winds.
For Coiorado-Fair; favorable winds