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Evening star., 1896-12-28

Chicago Is to have a hall that will seat
2o"o people. This is an admirable enter
prise 1T one sense; bat Chicagos chief need
IN this direction will. to many people, seem
TO be some means of making the people
stay in the seats instead of standing on
fem and cheering.
Evening star., 1896-12-28

There Is something about the alleged
aillance between the German Emperor and
the Sultan of Turkey which suggests an
afhIlation between a parlor match and a
can OF Kerosene
Evening star., 1896-12-28
Agreed With Him.

It's shocking, said the thoughtful man,
ito contemplate the extent to which money
is used in politics"
That's true. my young friend,' rejoined
Senator Sorghum. with great feeling. The
way these ward-workers hang out for big
prices when there's a vote to be delivered
is nothing short of scandalous."
New Year Resolutions.
January first; tits then
All begin to make them;
January seconds when
Most begin to break them.
Evening star., 1896-12-28
Their RelatlOnship.

THE Bluvvingtons keep up a very impos-
ing establishment" remarked the gosspy
man who had just moved in the neighbor-
hood.
'.They do that, indeed" replied the corner
grocer; "and my stores the one that's
mostly been imposed on
Evening star., 1896-12-28

The lecturer on the political PLATFORM
seems as a rule to be a far more accept
able figure in the popular eye than the
politician on the lecture platform.
Evening star., 1896-12-28

The ex-queen of Hawaii is evidently
aware Of the fact that II is better to be a
distinguished relic than an international
nuisance.
Evening star., 1896-12-28

IL Is reported that Mr.. Hanna suffers oc-
casionally from insomnia. but Mr.. Bryan
Is no longer the cause of it,
Evening star., 1896-12-28
A Phenomenon.

'Tis now the boy who slept so late,
Despite persuasive din,
Is out at dawn, that he may skate
Before the thaw sets in.
Evening star., 1896-12-28

Boston Is rather glad that the Christmas
munihcence In her vicinity did not include
another Bacchante
Evening star., 1896-12-28
SHOOTING STARS.

Thirty-five men only were employed on
the new city post-office building today
Evening star., 1896-12-28
A Veteran In the Buxiness.

Il am very sorry, SIR said the poet, 'but
l am obliged to call your attention to the
fact that a line In one of my recent COM
positions was entirely perverted and the
meaniI painfully distorted by the COM
positor.'
Young man. replied the editor. that
compositor has gone through more poems
than you ever wrote or even read. He has
put in his life setting up poetry of all
kinds, spring and fall styles, and heavier
goods for winter. He may have changed
your poem-but when you say he harmed It,
you presume. When a man of his exper-
ience makes up his mind to change a piece
of poetry. person in your position should
remember the respect that is due to
superior knowledge and not attempt 10
criticse.''
Evening star., 1896-12-28
Coming.

Nerd yer black silk, Mandy.
An trim yer bonnet fine;
Take a fashion magazine
An study each design.
Press my doeskin trousers:
They're hangin' 'gainst the wall.
Make ready fur the dancin'
At the Inauguration ball.
Now. jes' let by-gones be.
The fact thet he's the President
Ia quite enough fur me.
Wen leave our cares behind us,
Pigs. cattle. tramps an all:
An you an neil be partners
At the Inauguration ball.
The sun., 1896-10-08
THE SUN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1896

5oxi1i, to the plaintiff. Emily strang, for es,o5o
road, west side. between land of nnJamin Kelly
and Others ami or Thomas Milford. lBO.9N5uN
i5a BxbO to the pinntff. John lIufen. for 81. 900
Tho announcement that rCtcr +. Meyer Co.
would sell lei chuicc lots q, Cuierrlifte Terrace,
Morris Heights uluactcI a fair crowd. but tho
prices rerlilcd much under the Ideas OF tho
o'vror that after twrnty fpur lots had been sol {,
tho .alr ai1uUrnCi 10 Nov. 10, The lots sold
were located on ScigwiCk, tudcrclNc, Pophain,
nrI Montgomery avenues. Tho sHlc realized about
SIH.llD. an average NJ about $i,32t O, lot. Tho
uviuciull buyers We're q CgEt Nrav, >. II, BrobnCr,
Mr.. J. Juh son, \. Hamilton. william Baker, anu
g. W. weight
~ private contract DovlI Stewart n, sold for
pt r =. NcCrv Nos. %"p and 2Rl PyrE row and
M. NG .,uN iowevy. ~ HunIt $50, 400.
.Irrr g. Lyons has sold the hrCsi 'ry apartment
house ~ the northeast corner of Anstrr lam ave.
nur lnd llHd street. private tCrns, The prop
rrty Fronts lOl tgct uu the avenue AMI 30 feet on
the stree.
George +. johnson hns sold tho plot on Riverside
Drive running FROM S'Vrnty.nr 10 Seventy second
street. win froutr-r on SnvuntS -irst street or
tao feet and on seventy second street OF 20 feet.
Tho buyers name ami the rric" Is Withheld. but II
Is itn 10 stool that plans ir" IN irr way for the cree
ton nf eight story hotel or apartment house.
Mr Johnson also -Olu West 1881 street between
Wet aud AlHstcr ltil 1vruuc-. n tie north SIDE,
IN the Cru.rC " thu brrE, the plht i3.SNlOO. WITH
y hulicr's loan on private terms. Tho property
viii be improves by the erection Of n nrSt class
apartment hou,e. He also sold West End avenue.
lUJ feet south OF seventy arm street, LOT 25N
100, to FREDERICK De Pcy1nr Foster, Tor $4,000.
The sun., 1896-10-08
Live stock Market.

NEW YoRE, "wednesday oct = Receipts OF bccvc,
were Sil head, 80 ear, direct to aughtrrrIs ana -
cars TO re sqld Market achre tirnusnoui AZ higher
prices on all grades of steers oxen and dry CuN,
were n.So raIed stronger. The yards yyrr" tulIy
cleared In good season Poorest to best native steer,
sOiu ut SH.bJGSI.75 100 Ms; CoinrAlos AZ $50.
sBSj sIass and oxen at s!asI@3; bu ~ S!gJ.t
- 80; dry COWS at 3I,9OsSi. dressed b.r firn NJ
6goss Ic. ~ Tor poor Z" rrtme naiv" ,lde1 Gable,
from Grcal Britain quot American steers nj lOHllu.
NJ dressed weight; American rriris' rated beer nt
rot Si.c. n. American sheep at Dltt.iOl9r. Z 90
drCHstd weight shipments 10 daJ, 1850 quarters Of
beef; no CNpOrIs tomorrow
Receipts or calves were lj5I head. all for tho mar
kel; l.047 head on sale all told Market opened
steady. closing quiet WAN sales shn's ing w"HSurss
About 2oJ head were carried over srnssrrsnnd Wet
ern calves Poor 10 cLocu Vrnls sold al sa.,si.aJ
100 MS, n few tops" reaching s;,75, grts.,rs a.
81 B2Ienr SH.25, very few, love- rr. cdlng So.
Western calves at k350SS4.bU. Dressed calves slow
city dressed yrals iieHllc T., r.
Receipts of sheep inh lanhs. Including cars to See
exported AMI ear direct 20 siaug trrls, wrr' t..
800 head. 80 car on sale all lOh. ITRins dui md
dragging throusuo clos NJ hraT' az \, uer g..
Cinu OF l4C II. Cost 10 UO2en ears lusul A.
tie hnIsn, Poor 10 DIm" sHerp tod at - 5Ur ft,JI
100 Hs.: common To cho Ce muu. at $iaEi.uU,E o.
few reaching 50 mud S5.l5 Drehscd mutton, j ~
80, r n, dressed lamDr, ilt@lnr. 2 =.
Receipts or hugS were iir lie d including -; heed
ON sale. firn at Sjj"gSI 100 NJ. for state hogs.
The sun., 1896-10-08
.nc,1 BUSINESS TROUBLES.
.,,,r for the Hnrien Casino-E. =.
! s,..Iey a. 60. Etnbarrassed.

ErEA
u,.. Harlem Casino Company. which runs the
ln' NV, hail. hotel. restaurant, saloon. and
e0pt alleys at seventh avenue aud l"4th
bow" !. in financial difficulties, and applica-
Mv h.en made to the Supreme Court on
uvu ',of the ,rcctors for the appointment OF
.,y.r Judge Beekman appointed David
~ r.ceiycr, with q bond of $4,000. ana
"'hori,cd him TO carry on the business. Tho
,,..o,or, are Charies 4. Runk, Charles II. Leil-
- Ir.. and Rudolph Klein. August Luchow
y. ,ormerly President and a director, but re-
- Tie place was started by stein "
r'.,1bem in october, 1895, and two months
~, ware succeeded by tho Harlem Casino
s.r,r,ny. which had been incorporated with
's,l,,l stock Of 100000. Extensive improve
mis- were made. The place did not pay, and
-, company has become insolvent. The lta-
,r,,,,s are SlO4, $50 and nominal assets SD0,-
"a tangible assets S3b.773. The principal
,,sdtcrs are August Luchow, $2i, Gas: Jacob
snpRsrts SsTT5U 81 Tyos se5o6: Gsrson % stein. S.:
bSOs bOc anS the Yurkville Bank. So, ,000. RUPERT
wv; VViis mortgage covering the leasehold as So
sIIIiv sITIyatd T Is. laietra has been appointed re-
.,I1sr Tor the Transatlantic Publishing Com
s.ry Of 90 Fifth avenue. Tho business OF the
company consisted IN PuolhtsniinR h.i worHs dor
n
t%a,.ni,hins the funds and the company placing
y. hooks on the market. 1t was Incorporated
~ ,soI and it was stated that twenty five we'll
lawn authors of this country a1 Europe be-
aU ms s,ocE holders The assets to Come into the
t,nS. of the receiver will not exceed $500.
Iobn Kroder corporatlon), manufacturer of
,r,,sin yy poles and upholstery hardware at sig
proadway and 80 to 10 Clinton street. which
p.nt into the hands OF the Sheriff on Tuesday,
m,dc an assignment yesterday to Frederick
S"hwanhausser manager of the company. The
somnany has II branch store at Boston and fac
tories al ROcklaud. n. Y, and Staunton. Va
E,'Surrogate Rastus s. Ransom, who represents
IL Krodrr said yesterday that he thought the
liabilities would be about 100000.
+ s Greeley II Co. tcorpnrntion). manufao-
,nrers OF telegraph and railway supplies and
ssctrlcal apparatus at 8 and : Dey street and at
New Haven. ave in financial difficulties. and
iudee Lacomhe OF the United States Circuit
conrt has appninted Gen. Z. S. Greeley, the
prs,ident and James w. Sands. the Secretary.
receivers OF the company. The business was
rablisned forty years ago by l.. G. Tillotson Il
n Gen. Greeley became partner in that
Arm IN 1868 and in 1884 succeeded to the busi-
n.ss after the death OF Mr.. Tillotson. Tho firm
syIe was changed TO +. :. Greeley & Co.. and
he bu,res. was incorporated in 1887. under
Sonuecticut laws. with capital stock OF $780,
900 The liabilities are $3.50. 900. of which $685.
400 is for merchandise and $4,000 due on
notes The assets are SlS0,600.
The sun., 1896-10-08

The speculation to-day quiet nul the fluctuations
in prices were coniuei within narrow limits. The
or the Yield range all tue IRON 0)U.Uup 10 S.jJO
Oro bales. In View Of the uncertainty regarding th"
OUTCOME there Is little disposition here to trad" T."
gay prices were nrner at the open ng but inter the
first tran rtions they weakened ami declined. Tho
Liverpool new. was Disappointing and selling orders
were received from that market wnr reports stated
that NELL had estimated the crop 4 over OOlGUn
bales. These developments led To general selling aui
prices CAV" way. The reported NELL e>timat. w.,
Ne Bros. would not issu" estimate until after
general frost 1hs steadicd the market aud pr ccs
- pN''N'T 'lt mar
Ket again weakened and the last prices were sll hty
lower The crop movement continues heavy. aui 'Ur
southern spot markets were generally lower. The
receipts at the ports curiousIy enough ,ya,tly
10000 bales. one prominent house estimated tn
crop at 100000 bales but ON the other baud another
large nrm estimates the yield AT S25OuOO un
The weather news was generally favorable. the un'y
unfarorahIe news received coming from Texas ana
stating that the weather was cod wtn cold rHtn,
ian. Miss. oct. L." The month OF Srptcmn,r VA,
very satisfactory and favorable for the growing lant
so much so nearly all sections unan nous thnt
Ned that fair top crop has made and unhn 81.
tatinGl state that we now believe the crop c'nuot
before the 2oth and 25th insr. nine millions Will H.
nearer tue figure. The is being freely marketed
but th"re Is st disposition among the planters to
Ga. oct 81 Had two good rains he past week
about two and half inch s. No good to crop has
suited as thrr" Ia practically no top crop. and the
new as to the ultimate yield this section \, pok-
ing PROGRESSES the crop Is round 10 b. more sp0,i"l
ably more than expected thirty days ago and others
fulhillnS the gloomy expectations.
,S"fFEEIhi2 on the spot was hrm. hut quiet; No :.
1000 bagS do 10 he slipped NJ OHc.; 300 bags San
tos Nos and at l2,fc. 1000 hagS do. to arrive
lac. and 800 bags do. No. y TO arrive l2. The
Ms
The sun., 1896-10-08

Mill FErr-FEiry active and firm. Rrnn 90 na), p
100 ms, jJH50c shorts 90 Ns.t, ibNJ2i g.: ma.
d!ngs $50 to loo bs.l 500 i5c; sharps nue. 1jr.C0
tl2O
CurroN-Spot prices here declined Itc. with snlcS Of
ll5 bales for nnng; 1900 bales were delivered
contract. Middiug uplauds So. against NtS'. Ncnr
ago; New Orleans aud Gmlt SIG. against D9sr year
ago. Mobile, Charleston, Wilmington, an 81. l.ousde
clned ltc. Norfolk nnt Augusta declined l.lGr VOW
Norfolk 2,Ol5. Mobile 500. st Louis l25 Savaunar
800. and Charleston 800 baea Liverpool was un
changed on thu spot. with sales Of $4,000 bales; tu
nont, reacted and declined ii% to points
hut recovered part OF TIE loss, closing steady
at II net decline OF to III points. In MRnchcs
ter yarns were duh but steady; cloths Quiet
In New orleans December advanced poiuts
lost this and cned !, hut recovered the loss and
advanced 3 poiutS The port receipts wcrr 50 ob
bnlcs. AGAINST 3i4D last week and 1883 last year
last week Augusta received today 76l bales. nln.t
against SInl last and o,o;i last year; ST. Louis
llSs. against DGU last week and t3l last yrnr:
Cincinnati l.njs. against SO last week aud .lII
last year; Houston lS,006, against G.415 la,t
week and io.ODi last wear. Memphis shipped
today H3%7 bales, 81. Louis 2.J9n, and itous
ton 1871 halrs. Houston rc,IptS omnrrow are
estimated at 5000. to i00On. against S72S last
week and NnSO last year. New orleans expects
HOOD to 1900, against SO52 last week ana i1N
last year. rhe exports from the ports 10 lST
bales. Futures here opened unchnnrcd to D points
and advanced slightly hut toward the close ak.
enend again and closed steady at net deciinc of
to 3points, with sales OF 10000 bales. The future
trading follows:
The sun., 1896-10-08
Electric stook Quosat,ous.
COMMERCIAL COMPEND.

WEDNESDAY, Oct 7.-GRAIN-Wheat: Spot
prices easier. Free on board afoat No. red,
re; No. / Northern spring. New York, 74c.;
No. / hard spring, 75}c.; No. ! Northern
spring. Duluth, 74Sc.; No. Northern spring,
10000 BUSH. on private terms. for export; un-
grAded red, ~, 900 bush, on private terms for
export. Chicago received to-day 20i,2ls bush,
against l33.5l5 q year ago; Toledo 46220.
against 22.Gl3: st. Louis $4,000, against a.
422; Detroit 25.T2l against 5000: Duluth
231,36b, against 3Sj Oa5; Minneapolis $50 500,
against 43D.O $50: Milwaukee 3S.350. against
47.46O: Chicago 800 cars. against 1913; Duluth
2i2. against 1854; Minneapolis $50, against 6l7
last year. Future prices declined ll4c. Future
sales 9, 2,056, 900 bush. as follows:
The sun., 1896-10-08

Futures bore advanced 10 TO % points, closing firm
with sales OF 2O26n bags HRvre ~ Ham.
burg was unchanged TO v pfg higher ho wns steady
at 80 rrH aiNan'e; Receipts ll,uO'; stoCS j5Snhp.
Santos was nrm at 700 refs advance pts .suro;
stock JlNOOh American warehouse deliveries YES
t"rday were s.02S bags. There little III post ru
10 sell here to-day, and higher cables from
Europe and hra2il prices advanced There was some
covering or shorts.
NAVAL SroRFs-rnchnnged.
PETROL RUN-t' rude certificates were quoted ut
81 10 here. in OH city. Si.l7 Refined un han ed
PRuVISIoSs- Lard Ia fair demand AMI st"tdy. Prime
Western, SI52i4. Pork nrm aud fairly active. Ness
Sn6gSs 80. Dressed hogs unchanged. Chicago Oct. :
-"rrOyisiOns were hrm on buying by pACE-rs ana
shorts, also the GOOD cash demand. For some rra
son. known TO thenee YES packers are hanging on to
their cash product We are Inclined 10 n" buiirf
they wonid Tx to ahvanc" the price OF January de.
livery In order to max" far ry gond sales nj tnn
probable rEc receipt, Of hoSsfn Move l.r' B.ttrr
lterrpt- 10 day s2Ds pkcs.. last siN days ~ S,s:
previous six days, 3i.5JI Creamery Western H.. .rds
10 extras. llia@lTc, State amt Pcnus' 'lvnnn so,
TO extrns. l2YGl6rsc. {. ocso-l"cr.pts to-day,
87ls pkgs: last sly DAYS 3O.S2l: prrvio SIX dr3s,
2S,Sd. Stat. full cram arse. cot"rch FAM. a,a
G't'.: do. W ite. common tn fanny hHi.r.; sma /,
colorei, fancy; loc ERgs-Rer"Ip,s 10 day. .j'~
sOl; state and rsnnsyyain!a fr h yatherrd. iar
SrGAH-Raw quiet and eAdy; 80 test 3A,r,. rG'
test, SC. Sales. 1000 bags molass"s sugar sS' test
ggsc. Refined unchanged
The sun., 1896-10-08
Situations aGAntrd-4a 4aales.

A RESPECTABLE miidlc.aEei German ntlrmRn
~ would likc Il position porter, wa CHINA Jaut.
tor or general WORK; svery handy with carpenters
tools and Is WILLIS 10 work. can furnish best OF ref
erenCCs. call or address
JACOB YOUNG 2Is IImroi st, Brooklyn.
A YOU No MAN, ~, desires position; competent
n and md Usrious. wiIlipE and reliable; furnish
the best references Address
Jostpii SMITH. ~ Dunicld ST., Brooklyn. Wy.
A YOUNG MAN having largo experience In tho
~ newspaper advertising business Is open for 20
sit!on. Address box l7y sun onire.
STORERCOM-Iou Ioun man with years experience
- In MOTEL EturrrponIs desires work in sorProom of
city hotel; furnish first class references Al.
dri SIS HOTEL, box l@! sun up town oncc 1888 BTay.
NOVSG MAN. ~, would liz" to obtain position In
i wholesale dry goo 10 house, with chance OF al.
vanrement; can rive best OF references, Address
COMpFIENT box lS3, sun OfliC".
The sun., 1896-10-08
Conr, Calendars This Day.

Appellate n vision Supreme Cnurt--Nos. 81, 81,
2s 90. J.. so. 81, ~, 49, 81 -. 80, ~, "a. 70.
calendar called ~ II A. n, Part u --.r parte mat.
tcr- lart ILL., 'rt5. Motion. lwmurfrrs-Nos.
gaH. 2Il, 25l, @o., 2j7, "d-. :rn, "tu i'refcrr"d
c.u-ra-Sn,. 9ta., 33Ni, 3aJ&. lIg lf.-ca-r un.
25.U, Iu2,. g1jN, l""I. '5pI, :."l. Hlsi. 32Ug,
Part N,-.tl"Ir. ,"r"s from lLr. =. fHrt VI
Clear. Ca,.r luu Tau - Fart wa C q uniin,
ia4,d. E,rN.url rHiif"ai rlu,, lar NHl.-Ad.
I'r,,nrrrI ra -r.. #p,. snJ1 SAT-, 7G,,i. hd-u,
erHI, e,sg. uHrG, $3.50, gluG. g. g.. a! 3j glJd,
gun#. "pID. nInI, n"H2. PR lll -Clrlr. Nos.
p-2I. sliI, lH. 2"ro, 2DlI, 2""i. $40. Ia
inlsUrl. Coos rom rat III. l'u N.-CIear.
c,tc- fram lrt H., Par y-Ci"nr Cases rom
%lsd, aaIe, @"oS a!@o. rm, Niil i'ar. Case,
VI lllf N.-uleT. CH-oe rom rarr vi. rarI
An-AIipururt f"r The trr D.
SuIlo rl".s toHr-lr,a Icrm- \" day calendar.
Cham ~ 40 aaN crlondg IT,. EoT prohltc-Wllis
M,c'lt" Women, Nuuam smell, Peter H. Warner,
II 10. go a. a slfrT h. ~ NUUauu, Catherine Lild
auy, ls,nnlt !. Thomas M j.. VI.
Cry ruu't-7prvM Ter -NpJDou,. Trial Term-
iro, l-l,tN! 10. lss, 100. 100, lnl lNa iu4,
lrG. l",, lnN, 1893 @uu, 20, 2pb, gui 2Up 2lu,
81, 2l2 @ll, 2Io. Fart lI.--Cl"lr. Nos 3p2
2 49,, c,r 'o 'SS. a! g !@l *'H2 r. 70 s@ sS
81 81, 80, go, ~, %, -. rs. Dn, 40, a.. ~ 70,
=. -, 90. II. ~, ~, 80, Hi, ~, 50, -. 81,
-, -, a. ~, W, ~; o.. no. ~, 80, 100 iui
liz. llI, IA, no, az ~, IgU, lgl, lg2. l33
l2l. lsu, I2i, rs. lSO. l3I, LIE, lJJ. 1870, Ia1
lds, ~, l41, lAd, Ia, l4h. 100. lal, 3d. l5l, 4,
lao, l0i los, lJD. lhl. lGE, loJ, loo. lbb lU7,
H. iy9; i'o ~ lia' @ "sS' or7 r7rt ~ M-GesE gsaT
2ssl. &vlo. 2ss9, RsJO, "4nd. 94OO, 25l5, 3045.
2vOv, 27IU, sS7OIa. 9O2P, soo7, 1901. 2717.
The sun., 1896-10-08
RenI E.tnte SaIes.

At the broadway Real Estate Salesroom yesterday
Peter i. Meyer Co. soid ~ foreclosure Mo-. 10
ana .ls West sixty fourth street. TWO four.stuIy
brown stone dwellings, lots each l9XlUG.5. To
plaintIn. Charles q. Fosfer, for SlO.BOO each
James l.. Wells SOLD in foreclosure, second ave-
nue., village OF Wakefield, south side, 25s est
OF Fourth street, private dwelling and barn, land
The sun., 1896-10-08

dalton depressed wheat today There was very little
foreign demand and inquiries from lndia,which have
been factor In the speculation OF late wtre absent,
Reports OF financial troubles In Paris also contributed
TO weaken the tone. However, many y gard tho
decline to-day only natural reaction inter the
cent sharp advance, and expect sun hlg or prices
In the near future. II reported that H. iovnrn.
ment report on the 10th inst VIII cstimat' the yield
NJ i25. .OUu. 400 bush. LvcrLon declined '!l Berlin
advanced &c. Paris was closed. The Northwestern
receipts were LOG cars against WI last week uud
l,Oli last year. corn uni oats d 'cn II party IN
sympathy with wheat. Tue r"pts at thrNrst were
heavy. Chicago got VIA cars O corn aud Sag Uf olI
Chicago, Oct. 4" fhc feeling developed carly was
quite wenk and cont nueh throughout the scssinn
Early cab cs reported Liverpool Id lower amt r..
ceipts, both local and IN the SOrtw ", were he
The foreign buying noted the past two DAYS Inrk
Ing and from n appearances the hun had'rs wgr>
ers and tic loo al trade general Around rsi &c., how
ever, the marErt held nrm I, about noon, when
cRhla from London reporting serious financial
troubles In France caused sharp brC Il, s.vr raj
stop loss ordurs being eau int. II Is quite prob.
nin that tho bull leaders hnve sold uu',
replace their holdings ON anything but cuoi decline
Foreign Spectators appear 10 be holding thr bag
Some OF them have pyramids which are arlc to come
on the market and cause further depression. lhn
only strong feature Is tn" cash n uatoh should this
demand fail OF, which is not Improbable, the Stul
tion would become rather uncomfortable for tho for
@ gn pyramdurs ard the bclated bulls who hR,r
bought on the advance The feeling az the close was
steady. WITH n slight reaction from the lowest point
The market for was rn carly. hut later hScumr
weak on tho heavy estimated receipts for to morrow
ana the decline IN whrpt
FtorR-Pr.crs were held steady. but huycra were
Indifferent owing to the weakness in wheat, and the
NNAnN
The sun., 1896-10-08
sold at 1e9, go shares Of Merchants Exchange
at ll5. and 30 sharea of Merchanta, nt iaR.

sold at 1859, go shares Of Merchants Exchange
at ll5, and 30 shares of Merchants at 1875,
Sales of silver bullion certificates for 10. 600
ounces were made on the Stock Exchange Mt
05tsc. Commercial price of bar silver in New
YORK, 96c. Bar silver In London closud at
3Od. Mexican silver dollars were quoted Mt
5O9t5l}5c. Exports to Europe tomorrow, i05-
900 ounces.
Money on call, 5]6as y cent. closing nt = y
cent Time money O Il cent. for all periods on
good iXed Stock Exchange collateral but there
Is very little doing. Commercial paper Is ou lot ed
at u cent. for prime endorsed bills receivable
u cent. for best single names, and 10 n cent
and upward for other grades
Sterling exchange continued weak with n
further easing off In rates. The frmness of the
local money market. which checked the demand
from rCmittors, and good supply of commet-
cihl bills were the factors influencing the mar
Ret. Continental exchange WAS dull aud
weak; Posted asking rates for sterling,
sight drafts. 81. .s310$4 81, and cahIe trans.
fers. S4.S4l46S4 Francs are quoted at
5.2l}t2I5.2lI for long and 52O65 i9SS for
short; reichsmarks, D4led0IDA for long and 05Ia
9Als for short: nuilders, 80 l3-l6lt3g1S for long
and 40Ggl0 l-l6 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston-1O
Wl2la cents discount Charleston Buying, "a
discount; selling. par: Savannah Buying i-IG
commercial, 81 discount. san Francisco.
Sight, PIG cents premium; telegraph ~ cents
premium. st. Louis-5O cents premium; offered
at 80 cents premium. Chicago-85 cents dis
count
The report Of tho Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company for the year ended June 80
shows:
The sun., 1896-10-08

Government bonds weak. The 2ds and 4s;
r.. OF 1907 closed y T. cent. lower bid
and the As Of 1925 closed cent cent lower bid;
Burlington and Quincy Nebraska extensions,
cSicaro cSt and Erie lists Northern Paelhc, con-
sol IS, 7. H., hs..s Oregon short Line Lhl0n
consois, Southern Railway 81. Atchlson. Kansas
and Texas, Reading aud Texas Pacihr lssnes; r,
Atchlson adj. As, Z cent. TO a5' and
5nincv Nebraska extensions /. 10 SO;
Shicago aud Erie Ists IA, TO 1919;
Kansas and Texas 4s. /, to so, and IDS, ~, 70
SO; Northern Pacific consol IS, !. H"l 70
4, 10 81; Reading general A., r. H., iS. 10 IS;
lst .preference incomes ID ]; r., /, 70 20; q
preference incomes. I'd |. r., "a. to 24h. ana "a
preferences Incomes Sd L. p, ~. TO 22lt; south
srn Pacific of California consois, y. to S1h;
Southern Railway 5s, !, to S3A; Texas racine
lsts' u, TO sOJt. and 2ds, lI6 to II.
In bank Stocks 80 shares OF Fourth National