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Der $40, nominaI; REFINED firm; continent
$455: South American 1926; compound 81.
Pork firm; mess $T5G8.25; family $lO50U
1150
Butter firm; western dairy 7k@1l; do
creamery 1l@l6; do. factory 7mSh; Elgtns
l6; imitation creamery 9@llk; State dairy
10dl5; do, creamery lltdl6
Cheese steady; large 1a94; small I09A; part
skins 3G16 full skins lk@2.
Eggs firm; State and Pennsylvania 1890
~: western fresh 14Gdls
Tallow firm: city (S2 per packagcl 38;
country packages frce) ~, as TO quality.
Cotton seed oil quiet: prime crude 2lW&&
do. f. o. b. mills lial6; OIL crude lIa2O; prime
summer yellow "A; do. white 20,
Petroleum firm; refined closed $l.lS bid; re
fined New York $3.50.
Rosin firm; strained, common to good,
$l.72k(d1.15.
Turpentine firm at q kd2s
Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra LAS.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 29a31.
Pig iron steady; southern $lO.259l9-O o;uorth-
ern $40 75@l2.00.
Copper steady; brokers' lO%; exchange
l0% bid -
Lead steady; brokers' $50; exchange $2.75a
2.s5.
Tin plates quiet; straights ST.. 90G13 50plates
weak.
Spelter weak; domestic $3.55@365
Coffee, spot Rio quiet; No. Z, lO'e; j0bbing
l0h; mild quiet; Cordova l5@l7
Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining lilo; cen
trifuRal, 96-test 3 l-l6; refined steady.
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CHICAGO, September 30.


sp F0gr 65 e No ne red ssgEEa o1 corn m0
No; Z, 22(a22s5. oats, 3 l74; No; 2 white
35K@35A. Barley nominal; No. 3, =; No. A.,
24(a;26, Flax seed, No. !, 75&(@75%. Prime
Timothy seed 500 o Mess is poEk per b boil 500
sides Qooso) $3.1G3.40; dry-salted shoulders
(boxed) 34fd34 short clear sides (boXed)
34(931e. Whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, $l.l8.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, September 80.-Flour firm;
CITY mill patent $40; do clears S4.00a4 10;
Minnesota patents $3.65a4l0; Minnesota ba-
kers $2.30G0310 winter patents $3.50M365;
winter extras $2.2502.65.
Southern flour firm at $340.
Buckwheat flour steady at vi 400 l.5O.
Buckwheat quiet; car lots 37d38
Corn meal quiet; yellow western 30; city
Rye -four firm; superhne $2.6O@2.7O; fancy
Rye firm; No. 2 western 48@434.
Barley quiet; feeding 81; barley. malt dull
Wheat, spot strong; No. ] Northern New
York 74f. o. b. atioat; No. hard 658
f. o. b. afioat; Options, No. red March
closed =; May 75A@76 1916 closed 1e4; sep
tember closed -; October closed =; NOvem-
Der closed -; December 72%@74 ll-I6 closed
Corn, spot quiet; No, 2, 27,s in elevator;
Sentemher closed -; October closed ~; De-
cennber rs g td2SH closed 2S8.
Oats. spot steady; No. 2, Il; NO. 2 delivered
-: No, g. 1917: No. 2 white -; No. 3 white
~: track white l9d294; options, September
closed =; October closed r.; December
closed ~.
Hay steady:good to choice 7Oa75.
Hops quiet
Hides tirm; Galveston, 2Oti25 lbs, ii; Buenos
Ayres, dry, 20a24 lbs is; Texas, dry, 24a30 lbs,
s; California, 2la25 lbs, ID.
Leather firm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres,
light to heavy weights, 10 l-2a20
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, llalS; pulled
15a20.
Beef firm; family SSa9; extra ffiess S650a
100; beef hams $l5.50al6.00s packed S7.00as0O
city extra India mess $l050al250
Cnt meats weak; picked bellies 4A(a6;
picked shoulders 3A(a4; do hams 9d9A.
Lard firm; western steam $40. Octo-
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OTHER MARKETS.

New York. quiet, s%, -. bales,
New Orleans. steady, rs, l4,Ol0 oales.
Baltimore. nominal, & 5-l6, $40 bales.
Boston. quiet, T-16, 592 bales.
Philadelphia, firm, So, 4A bales.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-The strength
shown by foreign markets in the face
of the decline here yesterday and the
unanimity with which offers for export
were accepted was tremendous sur
prise to the local pit operators. 1t re-
suited in an advance of 17s in the price
of December that month selling at one
time 70 higher than that. Corn and
oats were but little affected, but adj
yanced u and "a respectively. Provi-
sions closed 21a cents lower to 21a
higher.
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SUMNER EXCURSIONS
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The ships of the Old Dominion Steam
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Superin tendent Graded Schools.
Address,
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WHEAT 4 SURPRISE
1t Sold at an Advance of Over
Two Cents.
AND CLOSED | 7-8 HIGHER
Foreign Markets Showed VIC
derful Strength.
But COTTON WENT ON DOWN
In Spite of the Severe Storm through
out the Cotton Belt the Market
Closed 10 to 10 Points
Lower.
AND CLOSED | 7-8 HIGHER
BUT COTTON WENT ON DOWN

New York, Sept. 30.-The cotton
market opened with news scarce ON &C
count of last nights storm. Inc nrst
call showed an advance OF two points,
cables being higher than looked for,
and fears prevailing as to the effects
Of last nights storm. Later cables
were unfavorable and our market de-
clined IL to Is points, and closed quiet
and steady at net loss OF 10 to Is
points.
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Land for Sale.

on Monday, October goth. 1896. at the court
house door in Raleigh, n @. will sell at
public cutlery the following described tract
of l. nd in wake COUNTY: The tract of land
In Cary township adjoining the lands of A.
g. I'll. Afford and others, and containing 374
acres, more or less, 1t being the land owned
by the late Jesse Weathers at his death.
said land viii be sold in three parcels, as
follows:
lst one hundred acres to be cut off of the
north side of the tract by line running
parallel with A. q Jones' line, being that
portion of said lands covered by the mort
gage from Jesse Westhers to L. d. Castle
berry, registered in Book No. 100 p. 55, OF
the Registers office of Wake county.
I'd All that pc ton of said tract OF 374
acres which is not embraced in said 100
acres above described nor in the widows
dover. This parcel contains l79 acres, more
or less.
3rd. That portion of said lands which was
allotted to Edith Weathers, widow of Jesse
Weathers, for her dover, containing IS
acres, more or less, and fully described in
the judgment of Wake Superior Court, rem
dered at April term, 1896, in the case of Ed
wards ct ais v. Weathers ct ais, said judg-
ment being recorded in the minutes of said
court for said April term, 1896, at pages 235
ct seq. This parcel will be sold subject to
the life estate of said Edith Weathers.
Sale made pursuant to said Judgment In
Edwards ct ais v. Weathers ct ais above re-
ferred to. Terms of sale, cash. Hour
sale, IL III. r. III. BATTLE.
Commissioner
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Administrator S Notice,

Having qualified as administrator of Ad-
die Bledsoe. deceased, late of Wake county,
North Carolina, this is to notify q i persons
having claims against the estate of said de.
ct Bangor, N. c.. on or before the 18th day
Of September, 1897, or this notice will be
pleaded to bar any claim thereafter. And
All persons indebted to said estate must
make Immediate payment to rae
This the 18th day of September. 1896
q. G. BLEDS0E, Admir-.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, September 30.-Money on call
firmer at 4d5 per cent: last loan 4; closed at
per cent Prime mercantile paper 68@Th
per cent Sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at A.S4AG
4.84A for demand and $4.S214.S2A for sixty
days. Posted rates $4S364S3k and 1850
4S5k Commercial bills, $4.s0A. Bar silver =.
Mexican dollars -. Silver certificates,
Government bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds lower.
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NEW YORK.
NEW YonK, September aO.-Futrres closed
NEW ORLEANS.

SpOt closed quiet; middling uplands SIS
niddling gulf 81; sales 3l7 bales.
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RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
RALEIGH, N. ca September %.
Cotton selling to-day at 7hG7S.
Market firm.
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A careful estimate Increases this ma
jori;y to 1900, gain or 300 over 1892.
Atkinson and Dovener ran about even
with their ticket, with n probability
that Atkinson will lead a little. while
Dovener may fall short some in ma
joriiy.
Mathews. for state senator, will get
l.ij0 majority (estlmaied). Leach and
Hnnen will 20 to the next legislature
with handsome majorit!cs.
Locally there was n vigorous fight for
sheriff. but Doyle will step into the office
over Gallaher. with the largest majority
ever given to candidate for that office
In the history OF the county. The claim
IS that his majority will b. between 1000
ana 1000. The lowest calculation of the
returns made late yesterday. gave him
"a.
For prosecuting attorney Parsons is
reelected over Holt. S;idEer had Il
about all his own way for clerk OF the
circuit court and remains for another
term. Lewis succeeds himself us clerk
OF the county court
The lowest offices in the county will be
filed by Republicans.
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DIED..

CALDWELI-DORCA F., wife OF n. f.
Caldwell. aged G. years.
Service at ? o'clock p. m. Thursday, No
vember 6. from No. II North From,
street. Friends OF the family arc In
vited TO attend. Funeral private.
ECKIIARDT-on Tuesday. November ..
BETH ECKfIARbT. MOO Wasmyer.
wife OF William Eckhardt, IN tho 3G,h
year OF her age.
Funeral from her late residence, No, s7ll
Jacob street, Thursday afternoon at Q
o'clock. Intormcnt at Mt. Zion Gene
terry. Friends OF the family invited TO
attend.
1l1ET~-On Monday. November ., 1896. at
1870 n. ~. HENRY KEEL, In his 9th
year.
KIEl-On Wednesday. November 4, 1896,
KATHERINE, wife OF Henry kicl, in
her Esd year.
Funerals from their late residence, Stack
yard Hollow, this Crhursday) afternoon
Mt o'clock. Friends OF family respect
fully invited to attend. lntermcnt at
Greenwood cemetery.
WADDLE-N Short Creek, W, Va, on
Tuesday. November g. 1885,, Mt 10 n IN.
ANNA NJ, daughter OF the lnte Mitch,
ell Wnddle. In tho SSth year OF her ngc.
Funeral from late residence this (Thurs.
day. morning att,l o'clock. Friends
OF tho family are invited to attend.
lntcrmcnt at Short Creek cemetery.
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BELLhIRE.
All Sorts OF Local News aud Gossip About
the Glass City.

the Glass City.
One OF the sorcst OF men in this
county Is Colonel Poorman, He desert
60 MS oenetactor, Governor Mckinley.
because he thought he saw victory In
ar! si;o ntyan; ne assaiied Prosecuting
S ~ W scnns because Mf. Weens
Toho,a ~ , mIpyd ,I!,, ous III JOINT
Wnrms led tba ticLat ~ ~, nnraram.
home hero .
,,,,. - w.,
bome IN nnirra,t .ras,oraa ne" ~ ne,
pleasant yIsI, with a,jvss In ,ha
Third ward VA"
Tho stree, car cnuro,,, Inv. ,,s. a,
ished repalrinr tbeIr track In tbe Firs,
ward Tbay have hoan ,rars,,rri,r ,os
few days. -
f. d Meaks f,r,ar,v ., mi, oI,,,
h,It ,nw attsnJi,r, oniIa W C ss,s NY
was calling on friends In this city,
Mrs. I F NcEAan n, Ar,rs,ro,r,s
Mills 10 ,hc t,,ast ns w. $50 ".
II. F. Day. In the Second ward.
Fores. Eyans Of C,ar,np,o, re,r-,ed
home yesterday, after spending a few
days with relatives In the city.
f. B. Eddy, of the First ward. has
returned from Columbus, where he is
attending the medical school.
Miss Kate Ney. OF the Third ward,
mas accepted a position with the Allan
no Tea Co.. as ealeslady.
J. NJ. shellenberser. OF the Fourth
ware, WI move ms family 10 Pittsburgh
~ -, ,s7'1e !" 'i'e tu.u'e
me young child OF Harry Thompson.
n,s, l., 'i ~, rr svI 10y s!eA ho' sotue Tine
49, 40 n"pi o''"h'
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and were thinking OF getting out band.
Then they claimed Indiana, but when
mo Associated Press dispatches said
that tho Ilooslnr state was In tho Re-
publican column sure. they thought they
would walt awhile longer and SEQ what
none would bring them. E
me Republicans were worked up con-
siIerhDly by what they thought was
'Dlllc news" but that there was no need
OF q scare In made plnIn by the returns
from the several states printed In these
columns to-day,
The result OF the vote In Ohio county
WIS bomb In the Popocratlc camp,
anu not nn Anarchist bomb either. II
was an Increased majority even over
tho DIE vote OF two years ngO, and TINT
was something not to bn expected by
inc enemy. l,102 Is tho Official majority
Tor Mckinley. and Meyers md llcnnlng
nave even more than that.
When the result OF tho vote for sheriff
was posted on the lntelllGenccr window
ana II was known definitely that Rich
hrus was. elected by over 400 majority.
inc happiness OF the. crowd wRs COM
nletc. Tho local platter had been licked
clean by the Republican elephant.
VINO swings his trunk peacefully and
wlnks his other eye at the coon close by.
Last night the Bryanltes woke up the
echoca IN the street with yclls and
boots Tor tho NebrRskan. They were
given reason to believe TINT there was
actually hope for their Idol. and oaus-
cd some Of tho more foolish ones 10 risk
money on the outcome. When they re-
alise that they have been Influenced by
absurd reports by their party organ to
put up their good money. with no posi-
bic chance Of winning 1t, they will nat
urally feel rather sore at the Register.
The Republicans Gre anxious to JOl-
lify, and II has been about settled that
they VIII DO RIO n.ncXt Saturday night,
ana that they will do II up In style goes
without saying. Benwood will have Its
Publication tonight and the faithful OF
that town Invite all Republicans OF
Wheeling 10 join with them In painting
the town red.
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"Oid Glory" Market street.

Many patriotic citizens and others who
were not so patriotic. Judging from the
badges they wore. have admired the
magnificent American flag swinging in
the breeze, SUSPENDED on Market street,
midway between Twelfth and Four-
toenth streets, but very few know its
origin. In the FIRST place Il IL the largest
nag In the city, measuring 20 feet by &c
feet, and Is OF the best texture 1t was
the property OF the late Cletus Hauscr.
than whom 4 better Republican never
lived. Since his death his widow has
treasured II next TO the memory OF her
husband, and has most jealousy guard
ed It. Several parties who knew OF its
existence asked for lts loan. but Mrs.
llauser did not like TO Sec It out OF her
custody. II was not until the other day
that she was finally persuaded to loan
II. And II iloats to-day O. beautiful
symbol Of the triumph OF present day
patriotism and pleasant reminds
cence OF the late Mr.. Hauser's sturdy
and uAillnchinS Republlcanlsm.
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And It raIned the next day.

And It raIned the next day.
Whew! How Henning did run.
Major Mckinley Is on the porch"
How much did you win on the re-
suit?
Who said Ohio county would so for
Bryan?
Say It again! It's all over but the
shouting.
Mark Hanna Is not such a bad fellow
after all.
Governor Atkinson and not Governor
Watts. II You please.
There are no lilies on the vote OF your
Uncle Richard Robertson.
Mr. Darrnh signs as he looks over the
returns from Ohio county.
BILLY" Irwin made good run and
may feel proud OF his showing.
What shaking up OF the dry bones
around the state house at Charleston
there will be.
There will be no Popocratic photo
graphs In the sheriff's office during the
next four years.
Chairman Jones has nerve that would
d. credit to prize fighter. He missed
his calling election cailiug.)
Just think OF It, every county COM
missioner from the city districts, Is a
Republican and only one In the whole
county is Democrat.
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MoUEDSvILLE


An Italian. RATIO SAWS. laborer on the
street car line. made q bold attempt at
an outrage about 80 yesterday after
noon, on the SIX year old grand child Of
Mrs. a. Linklet;er little Merle Trudo.
The occurrence took place In the rear OF
the new school building. Screams Of
the child were heard and attracted at
t-ntlOn. The Italian cndeavorcd TO get
away, but was captured by ". D. Dunn
and L. l.. Bennett, two square OF. He
was given a preliminary hearing before
Justice W. G.. Mann and committed 10
jail In default OF $1,000 bond. until the
March grand jury. The excitement
0verthr affair reached n high pitch, but
no violence was threatened. The pr!s-
Oner Is lodged safely In jail
MoundsvIllc Will jollIy TOMORROW
night over the great victory OF sound
money md the election OF Atkinson as
governor. Everybody will be out 10
paint the town red.
The remains OF Albert Booth, son OF
j. VI. Booth, who died In California last
Thursday. arrived here Tuesday night,
The funeral Will occur this afternoon ut
$50 o'clock.
The monthly meeting Of the school
board was postponed from last evening
10 later date.
Rev C. W. Grimes. of Clarksburg, Is
spending q few days In the city.
City council meets Tonight
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SCENES OF THE DAY.
The 1teGister ioo,teh Up thc Hopes or II.
Followers Yesterday - Report OF
4 B:yans Election in Circulation.

The Register Eoo,teh III tho Hopes OF IL.
Followers Yesterday "A Report or
Is 'yan's Election in Circuin,ion.
Such day as Wheeling put In ycster-
day has never been cQunllcd In It's his
tory. end the Republicans jubllatcd from
early morn until late at night
II was q continuation from the night
before. nnd II was almost rs noisy. not
wlthstandng the ruin. which came
down steadily oil day. 0.
The carly morning hours were given
up TO blowing horns and paradrs
through the streets In the rain From
o O'clock until noon steam whistles ,Hn
factories. bnnts aud locomotives were
kept footing at .. lively rate, adding TO
the din and enthusiasm all along the
valley. and scvsral cannon located on
tho hills on both sides OF the river boom
cd mcrrlly. telling the glad nnws to the
farmers who had not yet been Informed
OF the magnificent victory OF the sound
money forces OVER the rcpudatlOnl5ts,
Crowds OF citizens locked In front Of
the lntcllIGrnccr Office all day TO hear
additional rctirnd, which were hullctIn-
cd on the windows "a they arrived. The
l'OpOcrnis who had grown weary OF the
adverse news ne 1t came over the wIrcs
had gone hJ.n" cc.riY AMI slept the hours
away. Those WHO got up EARLIER than
the more weary. sought some consuinr
news from the Register office. nnd had
their hopes raised considerable by tina
news hot Chairman Jones, OF their M.
t!onal committee, had not given NJ the
fight and still claimed the election OF
the Rryunlzcd candidate. There was.
OF course, no Foundation TO the claim and
It Wac. nothing mare, thnn n case Of the
Oft expressed remark "w!lstllnS TO keep
up their courage"
In the evening reports from tho rural
districts OF states wcBt OF the AliSs!s-
slppl river. which EIvc Democratic
gains. sort Of put dnmpcr On the Re-
publican onthuH!aRm md II ha.l the cf-
feet OF making tho Pops feel little bet
ter. The returns In the early report
last night showed that Bryan had carr
rled Kansas and Nebraska. and when
this was learned the PopOcrats began
claiming the election Of their candidate,