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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
Domestic Markets.
(By Telegraph.)

AUG l6, 1897.
NEW YORK-The Flour lmarket-receipts
b sales zoo PACKAGES market
Flour quotations-city mills patents at 4 "a
66;wlnter patents Il as 33::city mills clears
A 8b(94 s5;winter straits =; Mimi patents 4 65
4 30.
Wheat-receipts $4,000 bush; sales $780,.
600 bush; opened strong, higher, closed easier !;
Sept at sou @921sc.
RYE frmer; Western -.
Corn-receipts 2S7.525 bGs; sales 1s5. 600 bu j:
higher; Sept 331a 333sc.
Oats-recelpts 23I 800 bush: sales bush !.
dull. nominally frmer; Sept -; track while ~
d32c.
Beef firm; family SOFAS 30.
Pork quiet; old mess 8 25@S5o family 75@
10 20.
nominal.
isutter-recelpts 1851 packages; firm; state
dairy aG14c; state cream il@l5; Western do
ll@lfc; klgns lee; factory 7&1o1s.
Cheese receipts 1886 packages; firm
arge white 71s @sc; do small 49, IS; do color
ed oGl3Aa: large do S14GS1a.
Eggs-recepts to,125 packages; firm Il State
and Penn 13tal hA; Western 1 ~.
Suear-raw firm; fair refining 3Nc; Centri-
fugal So test33A refined firm: Crushed at 55sc
Powdered at FAC; Granula.ed s.
Petroleum dull.
Coffee quiet; zoS7 at TIA.
snrits turpeutne quiet.
M aSSes steady.
kice sIeadN domestic dc. "i
Freights quies.
Resin quiet.
CHICAG0--Cash quotations we're as follows;
Ftour stronger; andard patents he-d d.
or Use higher than Saturday.
Wheat-No spring at hGc; 20 GO new AT
slGS4iyc; No Red new at 81 corn M :.
No yellow 2Sbrc. Oats-NoZ Az l ~ 10 z
White at ia ts22M 9 " W WSsas ~ 1S y;
al GA Prime Timothy seed At 7 Mess PORK
5 u rs 70. Lard 4 4, e. A. II snQrtrl sizes
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co
Custom House Wharf.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Summer Arrangements, june 7,1897.

Summer Arrangements, June "a, 1897.
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island,
5.45, $40. 500. 900. 1000, 80. 80, HOO
A.. NJ. 1900, 1880. y 40, ais. 400 g. Is.
$50. 500. 5.4S, 6.I5, FOO. 7.3o, 800, $50
Return-e.2o, 7.2o $50, $50, 1920. '11.oo,
l1.so NJ, 1920, 100, .2;15, 2.45. 800.
1915 P. M, or at close Of entertainment
For Cushing's Island, 6. 40, 500, 900, SIC. 80.
100 4; NJ, 1920, 2.l5, 400. 4.3o, 6.15,
12.45. 2.55, 8. 80, 4.45. $40. 1920. $50.
For Trefsthen's. Evergreen, Little and
500. 900. 1890 A. M, 1900 NJ. 2.cO. 1915,
4.20, 5.A5, 6.15, 7.30 $3.50 P. NJ.
Rstprn5 Ii T1efsthsn, & ESQ., go ss9
5.25, 6.55, $40. *lO.a5 P. M.
Rstarn,-Leave Eyergreen, 6;l5. 6:56s7.65.
s95 1913 % sa ai..S q 30 NJ 100 sl6' so'
Return--Leave Little Diamond, $50. ITO.
$40. 1920. 1880 A. M. u NJ. Liz. $50,
s4.45. 6.35, 7.o5. $40, "1o.s5 z. N.
1925. 11.55 A. NJ. lilo, 1885, '4.4o. $50,
100. S.S5, *l0.30P. NJ.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, $50
zoo, .s IG 40 40 SIS. .. t. 7,ao, $3.50 :. N.
Keturn-Leave Ponce's Landing. Long
Island. sos, $40. 7.45. $50, $50. iI.s0A 4.
M, 1850. ESQ, *4.o5, $40 6.25, SOB. $40,
For Mariners Landing. Long Island. 800.
1880 A. NJ, 200, *3.1b, 5.45 P. NJ.
Return-Leave Mariners Landing. Long
Island, 1000, 1870 A. NJ, 800, e4.IS, 6.35
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island,
500, 900, 1000, IL 90 A. NJ, 1920. 81 80,
2I5, 1915, 3.45. 4.45. 6.15, 80 p. NJ
1920, 2.15, 3.45, 4.A5, 6.15. 7.30 P. NJ.
For Trefethen's Evergreen, Little and
Great Diamond Islands, TOO s. 90. $780,
1880 a. NJ, 1916, ZOO, 1918, 4,2o. SIS.
6.15, *T.30 PM.
or Ponce's Landing, Long Island. 100
500, $50, 1870 A. NJ, 1916, stl.s0, 9. 90,
1915, APO, 6.15, *7S0 r. NJ.
For Mariners Landing, Long, Island,
$50, 1890 AM, 200, 1915, 4.20. 5.IB y. NJ.
Not run in stormy OF foggy weather
/ For Forest City Landing, Peaks. Island
and Ponce's Landing, Long Island. only.
Tickets sold over this line to Greenwood
Garden, Forest City Rink and
Pavilion Theater.
Unavoidable delays excepted and subject to
change without notice.
G. W. 7. COOLING. General Manager,
1898
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
RAILROADS.
PORTLAND 8 WORCESTER.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, R. R.
Station Foot OF Prebie 81.

On and after Sunday, June OF, 1897, Passenger
trains Will Leave Portland:
For worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
Wlndham and Epping at 7.50 a. m. and 1890
p. m.
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
730 a. m. and 1890 p. m.
For Rochester, Springvale, Alfred Water
boro and Saco River at 7.3O a. M, 1880 and
$50 D. m.
For Gorham at 7.3O and 945 a. M, 1890, $780,
$50 and $40 p. N.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills Westbrook
Junction and Woodfords at 7.30, 9.45 a. M,
1890, 800 $50 and $40 p. m.
The 1890 p m train from Portland connects
at Aver Junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route
for the West and at Union Station, Worcester,
for Providence and New York, via Providence
Line" for Norwich and New York, via Nor
witch Line" with Boston and Albany Il. r. for
the West, and with the New York all rail via
"Springtield.''
Trains arrive in Portland from Worcester
at 100 p. m.; from Rochester at $50 a. M, 1.30
and 545 p. M; from Gorham at $40, $50 and
1880 a. M, $780, 4.15, 5.45 p. m.
SUNDAYS.
Trains arrive from Rochester and inter-
mediate stations at $50 a. m.
Leave for Rochester and intermediate sta
tons at 615 p m.
For tickets for all points West AMI South APP
ply to T. H. COLLINS Ticket Agen4, Port
lond, Me.
je25dH j. W. PETERS, Supt
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
INLAND ROUTE.
AND ROGMLAND.

Commencing Monday, July 5. 1897, until fur
ther notice. STMR. BIEkkYCONEAG, I. +.
Archibald, Master, leaves Tillson's wharf Rock
land. Monday. Wednesday. and Friday. at $50
a. m. for portland, touching at Tenants Har-
Dor PorJ Clyde. Friendship, Round Pond, New
Harbor and Boothbay Harbor arriving in Port
land in season to connect with Boston and New
York Steamers same night.
Returning leaves Portland, Tuesday. Thurs
Boston Boat Wharf at TOO a. M, for Rockland
making way landing rs above, arriving in sea-
sou to connect with steamer for Boston.
Fare. Portland to Rockland, only S125
G. s. ATWOOD, Agent. Portland Pier
j. R. FIVE, Agent. Tillson's Wharf, Rock
land. jly12dtf
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of STAPLE Products in the
Leading Markets
Newyork Stock and Money Market.

by Telegraph,
CT NEW YORK, Aug. Is.
Fl Money on call easy at l@11s per ct: prime
mercantile paper 311a GAIA per cent. Sterling
Exchange weak, with actual business in
bankers bill, s51a "a b5% ler demand. and
1914 a 1914 tor eO-day bills; posted rates
s41s O. 81; CONNER cial bills 821a.
Government Bonds weak.
State bonds dull
Railroad bonds firm.
Bar Silver 54ss.
Mexican dollars Al ID.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
at i sota5 o5. Dry salted meats-shoulders
E05IA q. Short clear sides IA GnbtA

6@5Ac; short clear sides 5lsm5A. ao,rr
I5utter is hrm; creamy It 1o9lrc; u ,r,n.
.0al3c. Cheese Gniet at 74ec' hss -
fresh &c. non
i,eceipls- Flour, 2.na0 bills; wbeai :, "a
bush ;c1rd T;ia.U q hust: 0ass - ~
rye l 900 hu-h farley lN,'Hte 'fiStl. az 0ot,
Shipments i,,nr ~ Q IBIS, No., ,,ns5f,
bush; corn 70 .0,Uhushi tat J "No
rye So, co.. bush BARLEY 30 - hu9ii'
ST LuUIS-Wheat--N Q red ash ete e .s' u,
92a92 ~ c; track 9z14 u 93lac; NO haro os''ii
at ste; Sep 3z1a May SO ~ asked. o so.a
Flour-patent at 47OG4 Soi s.Iails s TX
30: clear soa4 10; medialn 2oNa 10.
Corn at 2a Sept 70 r. Ge2 ~ Tia. TIA Sept.
May zlA.
MILWAUKEE-Whe l Northern ~
921ac: No Spring 891a Dec S2A.
Corn-No 2 at 231ac.
Oats-No white at 21G22.
Rye-No at <21ac.
TOLEDO Wheat-No cash and Aug ss1s'
Corn--No mixed 1Ssac.
0ats-,No mixed nc.
Rye-No cash 471sc.
Cloverseed-prime Oct 30.
MINNEAPO Oils Flour market-frst paInts
9006 90; second pats 1894 80; nrst clear
60a3 10 second clears at q hOg2 90.
Wheat-Sept at 821s6S24sc; Dec at s Icy
s11a; on track No hard 931ac: No !! North-
ern 1880; No Northern at s7ss@sOss.
DETROIT-Wheat-No White and NO 2
Red 82Ac Sept at 80.
Corn-No mixed at Bic.
0ats-No white 20.
Rye-No 2 at AZ.
northern 91s4c c; Dec 531a asked; Sep -; NO q
Northern at 83Mc.
CINCINNATI-Hogs at 4 3o94 70. Cattle
2 25@4 85. {gss
Sheep 25as so; Lambs 75a5 60.
Flour steady, firm. Wheat-No hed ooo'
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
Portland and BoOthbay Steamboat Co
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.
GOING WEST.
STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves as fol-
lows:
EAST BOOTHBAY for PORTLAND, Mon
days aad Fridays, at7.1 a. M, touching at
South Bristol, *Ocean Point,
tChristmas Cove, BOotbbay liarbor,
Heron Island, Squirrel Island.
PEMAQUID for PORTLAND. Wednesdays
at 600 a. M, touching at above landings,
GOING EAST,
Leave PORTLAND at 100 a. m. Thursdays
and Saturdays for
Squirrel Island, tChristmas Cove,
Boothbay Harbor, South Bristol,
AOcean Point, East Boothbay,
Heron Island.
Leave PORTLAND at 700 a. m. Tuesdays
for PEMAQUID and above landings.
Il Passengers conveyed by team 10 and from
South Bristol.
Thursdays and Saturdays. passengers for
Pemaquid conveyed by ferry from South
Bristol.
*Touch on signal.
jlyl6dH ALFRED RACE, Manager
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
International Steamship Go.
Eastpon, Luhec, Caas. St John. NIB, Halifax, MS,


Eastport, Luheo, Caa's St John. N.B., Halifax, MS.
and all parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
fayorite route to Campobello and ST. Andrews,
n. B.
Summer Arrangement.
On and after Monday, June 1st, steamer will
leave Portland on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays at p. m.
Returning leave ST. John and Eastport same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. g-Freight received Up to 400
p. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square or
for other information at Company's Office,
Railroad Wharf, foot of State street.
DAY TRIP TO BOSTON.
Steamer will leave Portland for Boston,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at
O'Clock. Arriving in Boston about p M
j. B. COYLE, Gen Man.
je25dtf H. P. G. HERSEY, Agent
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

by Telegraph,
AUG. 10, 1897
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day
closed quiet; mlddlipg uplands at &c; gun
DO at STAG; sales = bales.
CKARLESTG Nine Cotton market to-day
was firm; Middling 7Mc.
GALVESTON-Cotton market today was
quiet; middling 7.5-16c.
=. MISUNDERSTANDING market to-day was
steady; middings 7sA c.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
nothing doing: middlngs 74sc
NEW ORLEAN S-The Cotton market to-day
nominal; middhng 9-l6c..
SAyANNAH--The Cotton market to-day was
easy; middling 7Wc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
European Markets.

ny IbItEI 6JH-
LONDON. Aug 16, Is87.-Consols closed at
1l214 for money and 112 bic for account
LIVERPOOL,Aug. Is, 1897.-Cotton market
is lowers American middling at 41sd; sales
10000 bales. including 1900 bales forspecula-
ton and export.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

pRESUMPSGOT RIVER ROUTE.
STEAMTR SANTA MARIA

Will leave Cumberland Mills daily (sun-
days includedU for Riverton Park and Lower
Fails at 10 a. M, . D. M The Westbrook
Electric leaving Preble st. at $40 d. m. and
Ito p. NJ. connects with steamer. Leave
Riverton for Lower Falls 1920 Il. NJ, 10 and
4. 80 d. M Returning, leave Lower Falls
at II 10 a. NJ, $40 and 5.15 p. M.
Steamer can be chartered for Evening
Parties. Telephone Deering Drug Co.
ju26-tf
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Retail Grocers sugar Mates.
Portland market-cut loaf Z; confectioners at
&c; pulverised 60; powered, 60; granulated
61a eorfee crushed &c: yellow a..
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Aug. 16. ls97-The following are
to-day's quotauons of Provisions. etc.;
FLOUR.
Spring patents. 5 IOa5eO
Spring, clear ana straight. 60a4 60
Winter. clear and straight, 20G5 %
Winter patents. 26G5 IS.
Extra and Seconds 90.
Fine and Supers-.
Pork long and short cut. p barrel. IL 20.
tongues esI pork i SIS co. 90: do beef $2s p Dbl
Beer. picked. 50 00a10 90.
shoulders corned and fresh Sc.
shoulders. smoked, S1a.
Ribs, fresh, &c.
Hams. large and small. s1s @10Ac.
Bacon. S1a CLOG.
Pork. salt 612c.
Briskets. salt z.
Sausages. 719c
Sausage meat. 0G61Hc.
Lard. ties, sac; pals. 6@6Hc; II. So @714.
Beef steers 61aN8. tA
Spring Lambs, 10 011c W ID.
Hogs. citydressed. 6sA ce ID :country, 413c.
turkeys. Western, iced 9610c-
Chickens, North, choice, 16418c.
Western. 10@12e.s
Fowls. Northern. choice 12@l3c.
PRODUCE.
Butter. Northern cream. choice. 1916.
Butter. crm, Western choice -0t6.
Butter. Dairy. North. best 141tl5c.
Butter. do good, 10000.
Butter, do common. II l1Z.
Butter, init, crm 12tn121a.
Ladle packed 1OA101a.
Cheese Northern choice. new. large S@ehc;
new. small 81A@6Iac; west new 7@?$4c.
Jobblng price 1a@1c higher.
Eggs. hennery choice. 20H23. East 1bQi6..
Eggs. Mich. choice. l31a@i4c.
q. Western, good l2ta@l34sc.
Jobs, 1A2c higher.
Beans. North. small peal 2561 So.
Pea.marrow. 1871 20.
Med. New York and Vt l 1bG1 26c.
Beans. YET. eyes. ! 2o@i 30:red kidd 85a2 90.
Hay-Fancv. SIC 5O0l7 90.
Good SIS 509S16 GO.
Lower grades Sl1115.
Rye straw-$i1GS1
Dat straw 81 0OaS7 so
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

+" :" rs. 1912.cons. mtglsl 1873
"41qs los IO7
=" .' as cons. mtg. -. 1o21s 1o3h
- gss 9m', eXten'sn. los
Portland & Ogds gas, 1900, list mtgl04 log
Portland Water Co.'S is, 1893. ....l02 los
Portland Water Co.'S As 1927. lOl 1O21a
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
Chicago Live Stock Market

CnfCEsO 1.-Two SIOUX lHRrAot.
tBy Telegram,
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. 1897.-Hogs-recelpt
weaker: light 3 9O04 IL ia mixed 3 SOFA O5 /;
heavy at 8 6O@4 OF ~ rough 3 6OQ3 10.
Cattie-recelpts $4,000; best steady: others
mostly 10c lower: beeves at SO65 20; cows
and heifers at / 9O@4 40: Texas steers at 2 so
ga 10: westerns ) 45@4 20; stockers ana feed
ers 16ol4 25
Sheep-receipts Fl 900: generally steady.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
SEBAGO LAKE ROUTE.
STEAMER HAWTHORNE

Will commence regular trips over the beautl,
full lakes and rivers of the Sebago Lake route
on Monday, June 2Sth.
Leave Lake Station for Naples, Bridgton,
North Bridgton and Harrison on arrival of 1875
D. M train from Portland
Leave Harrison every dav Except Sunday
at Tao a. M, North Bridgto. at a. M, Bridg-
ton at s. 80 a. m. and Naples at 81 a. m, con-
Meeting at Sebago Lake Station at 11.45 a. m.
train for Portland and Boston.
Parties can leave Portland on the 1.25 p. nj.
train. make the trip to Bridgtop, via steamer,
round trip
Stage connections at Harrison for Water
ford. Tickets for sale at Union Station.
jel4tt SEBAGO STEAMBOAT co.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

ST JOHNS. Schr II Holder /, 200. 900
cedar shingles %, 600 fl boards to Rufus Deer
ing & Co.
TRAPANI. Bark San Gius eppe-1707 sell
mas salt to j A Emery
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

MINIATURE ALMANAC. AUGUST IT.
Sum ssss = High water .Ss SO
Moon sets 80. s 40lHeight.-.. O0--s 0 o
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

SOngO hIVGF d ray OF Naples SJeamb0at
Company.
STEA M Err LOUISE.
will make daily trips over sebago Lake,
through Songo River. Bay of Naples and Long
Pond to Naples, Brighton, North Bridgton,
Harrison and Waterford, leaving Sebago Lake
station on arrival of train leaving Union station
at 845 a. M. over Mountain Div. M. c. r. R.
Returning, leave Harrison at 2.30 p. m. touch
ing at all landings, connecting at Sebago Lake
station with y. m. train tor Portland and
Boston Ample time for dinner at all landings.
Tickets on sale at all railroad and steamboat
offices to Sebago Lake and return Excursion
tickets, good for day of date only. at 81. 80 for
the round trip. Steamer can be chartered
Sundays.
For further particulars telephone DEERING
DRUG CO., Deering, Me. jy5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Portland, Mt. Desert & Maehias Sfboat Co.

Commencing Friday, April 2, the steamer
Frank Jones will leave Portland Tuesdays and
and Machiasport and intermediate landings.
Returning Mondays and Thursdays, leaving
Machiasport at 400 a. NJ, arriving IN Portland
at II p m. GEO. +. EVANS, Gen. Man.
F. Z. BOOTHBY. G. P. g. T. A. mar25dtf
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Railroad EeceIp1s.
PORTLAND. Aug. ls.
:JReceipts by Maine Central R. R.-For Port
and, 1852 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 90 cars.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
Flour.

Flour
Superiine h
..ow grades.3 85d4 10
Spring Wheat baE-
ers.el ana STA 6004S5
faIenL SprnP
WneaI... 8 5596 60
Mich. str gil.
Ioller.ss. D 1910 10
clear do. A 85G4 30
-tLouis sI'gi
roller -. b lbGb 20
clear do. A 8b@4 SO
~ MFR wheat
parents. b 30 Mb 90
Fish.
lBuying& selling price,
Cool ar ga
Shore ....A % EATS
small do. Il 5O13 90
Pollock :. If 5@3 90
HaddocK. 7o@2 90
4 AXE. 1911 50@2 90
: u erring. boz
Scaled .... SG14c
"A arKara h,
Shore Is SIT o0iGS20
Shore rs Sl3 oONS16
Large IS $1l4xl3
Produce.
C'pe Gran. bblO 00G0 OC
Maine OC0@SO 90
New fork
Pea Beans.1 4C@1 30
Yellow Eyes.1 1901 55,
Cal Pea. 6o@1 Sol
ir1shPotays. DusO06o0l
New do, bl 2 1913 O0I
Sweets. Temp bbIO Ool
90 Nortolk3 25la3 5UI
EgyDtianOnlonS q 600
Native onions 8 2E,I
Chickens, oroiler Is
TURKEYS. w es. I4@1hcI
Northern do. 100000
Fowls... GA
apples.
Eating appps3 25@4 90
BaldWinS..
Lvap U n 6@7c
Lem onBs
MeSslna 4 5O66 30
Oranges.
Messlna 1894 25I
Palermo. D 26l13 so
Valencia. 100000
Eggs.
NearDv.... o. 81
Eastern extra. GIT
Fresh Western. .O0Gl6I
Held. cog
Butter.
Creamerv,f ncy..l 1871 81
GiltEdge vr'mr.1 5Gl7I
Ch01ce..... go. l401bI
N. \. fct'ry I0HI0Ia
Vermont 10 G10h
Sage ...s.11 ella
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

GREENOCK, SCOT. Steamship Lochiel-1
3li 1892 it spoolwood 200, 900 it deaf.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
Mining stocks.

NEw YORK. Aug. 10. 1Ss7.-Ths following
are TO days closing auolanons OF mining STOCKS;
Col. Coal. $500. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
hokclne Coal. ....... .s.s.ss...s.'ss
Homestake, Sb
Ontario INSTRUMENTATION. An
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

ff
Commencing Tuesday. June 18TH will leave
Franklin Wharf, Portland, daily except Sun
day at am.-Popham Beach, 8. 10 am, Squir-
rel Island 10 10 am, Boohbay Harbor 1890
a. M, arriving at Wiscassetabout IL. As a. m.
Connecting at Squirrel Island after June 22Dd
for Heron Island, Christmas Cove and Pema-
quid at Wiscasset for all stations on Wiscasset
Il Quebec r. h.
Touching at Isle of Springs and North Edge
comb ON signal
Boothbay Harbor 200 p.m Squirrel Island 2.30
p. M, Popham Beach 3.15 p m, arriving at
Portland about $50 p. m. connecting with
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with
steamers for New York.
Popular Daily Excursions
to any landing-tickets good for one day only
$1.O0fOr the round trip.
Connections are generally made but In no
case guaranteed.
CHAS. r. LEWIS. Treasurer. je12dn
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Print Cloth Market.
FALL RIVER, Mass. Aug. is. 1397.--The
print Goth market is firm at 2ssc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
STOCKS,

Portland Daily Press Stock Quotation.
Corrected by Swan & Barrett. Brokers, 1856
Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Aug. 16. l897-The following are
to-day'S quotauOns OF Provisions. etc..
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
SEBAGO LAKE.
STEA M Err LOUISE.

Songo River & Bay of Naples Steambo,
Company.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17
! FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

Memoranda
CAPT INGALLS, of sch Florence. Tower soys
he passed, off Monhegan, one week ago. part, OF
a steamers hurricane deck; looked as ii not In
small pieces al broken painted boards In the
water in that neigborhood.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-17

Aug 10, 5 miles north of Sombrero sch Mabel
Jordan. from Port Tampa for Baltimore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
"ALBERT ROSS" PUNISHED.
Goes Crazy After Writing Some Doz-
ems OF Foul Novels.

Boston, Feb. 13.-Linn Boyd Porter
C.Albert Ross'), the novelist, a resident
of Cambridge, has succumbed to an at
tack of nervous prostration and melan-
cholia and is at present at a sanitarium
in Arlington. Mr.. Porter was taken to
the santitarium last week, and since
that time his physician, DR.. F. o. Web
Der of Cambridgeport, says that he has
been improving daily.
Mr.. Porter worked in his youth as a
reporter, later becoming the owner of
the Cambridge Chronicle, which he pub
ished for number of years, and still
later was an editor on the Boston Her
aid.
His fortune is estimated at $500, 900.
amassed largely from the novels which
he has written, including Thou Shalt
Not and others. The latest of the ser
les, just published, is His Foster Sis
ter" Mr.. Potter is A years old, and
his wife and two daughters live in a
ma gnificent home at 335 Harvard street,
Cambridge. OverwOrk is supposed to
be responsible for his present condition.
He has been violent at times since be
ing taken to the Sanitarium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
Market Gossip.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin.
Brokers. successors to Topeka Grain and
Joe's rips: Leather. Tobacco and su-
gar are sale on all rallies. Average G. B.
& O., ST Paul. Omaha, Electric and Gas
on a point decline.
Chicago: Puts, MAY wheat 725sG722zc;
231Rc; calls 239sc.
Bradstreet's clearances for the week,
Chicago: Primary receipts, 49, 600; ship
ments 10000; -four SO. 500
weakness without any apparent cause or
large selling Logan;
wheat POI 919; flour 80, 42s; equal to 352 800
wheat. 9SS. 900 corn.
changed; Paris. flour 60Qs5 lower; wheat
50 centimes lower; Berlin, II lower.
quiry for wheat here. Ten loads already
sold.
ST. Louis and are now dumping. Barrett
selling wheat. Logan.
az aea1t sg corn 35S aesinst III
Chicago: Provisions higher and strong
er; offerings light. Strength due to gov
eminent report on hogs more than any
thing else.
all report cables stronger and better de-
mand all around for wheat
Chicago: A pit observer says: Temple
this may mean cash business in sight:
Chicago: Provisions opened slightly
light
Chicago: Puts lie: calls 711zc; puts z3A:
calls 23s4c, good next week on May wheat
and corn.
Chicago: It is well to be skeptica1 on
crop damage reports but they are coming
from good parties and will increase as
weather warrants.
Liverpool spot wheat steady. corn
steady Il up: futures wheat steady, un-
changed corn quiet; London on passage
wheat buyers Indifferent; country markets
quiet ..
Chicago: Argentine shipments 10000
wheat. last week 5000, year ago S0S,0O0
bushels.
Minneapolis says: Flour sales yester-
day very light, 5000 barrels.
New York: Bache says: Sell Leather
preferred.
ity good. price strong to sc higher: re-
ceipts cattle 300. unchanged: receipts hogs
this week 163, 591, shipments SO, 923- Esti-
mated Monday $1,000; estimated next week
165. 00O-
New York: /. T. & Co.'S Letter: There
is no feature to London. Prices fraction
ally above our close. InduStrialS likely to
continue feature for time being. LexoW
committee begins work at IL a. m,
there will be very little definite news dur
ing this mornings market from that
source. We believe in selling industrialS
on all rallies
Kansas City: Galveston reports exports
past week 524, 600 bushels corn; no wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
A RECEPTION TO ALGER.
The General is Entertained by the
Fellow Graft Club of Detroit.

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 13.-General
Russell A. Alger. the new appointee to
the office of secretary of war, was hon
ored in a happy manner last night by a
reception rendered the general at the
Fellowcraft clubs handsome new club
house. The Fellowcraft club was or
ganized by the newspaper men of the
city, and now also includes in its mem
bership hundreds Of the professional
and business men of the city. Invita-
tions to the reception had been issued
to about all the leading gentlemen of
Detroit and the clubhouse was throng-
ed throughout the evening, a steady
stream of visitors pressing through the
parlOrS to grasp the generals hand and
offer congratulations. Among the
guests We're the officers of the Nine
teenth United States infantry, sta
toned at Fort Wayne.
General Alger was assisted in receiv-
ing by ex-senator Thomas w. Palmer,
Dexter NJ. Ferry, chairman of the Re
publican state central committee;
Judge Boynton of the Press, Colonel
Henry NJ. Duffield, William A. Living
stone and George H Russell. There
were no formal speeches and the affair
assumed an informal aspect toward the
latter part of the evening and a large
number of the guests tarried until a
late hour. 1t was the first function of
the kind given by the club in its new
quarters and nothing was omitted to-
wards making the reception a success