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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-15
EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Scranton Took the First Of the Series
from Toronto.
YERKES PITCHED FOR MINERS

Syracuse, Buffalo and Toronto All
Lost Yesterday--It Was Great
Day for All the Tail End Clubs Save
Wilkes -Barre--The Barons Seem
to BE Pursued by Some Kind ofa
Hoodoo.
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IinnnIo Mnlloped Hard.

Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 14.-Providence wall
loped Buffalo hard in the opening game
of the last series. The Greys liked their
namesakes' pitching, while Buffalos few
hits off Egan were kept well scattered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-15

Montreal, Sept. l4.-Montreal took the
first OF the series from Wikes-Barre to-
day. The feature was Bannon's work in
left. Score:
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SCRANTON.
d for Dincen in ninth.

Slated for DinCen in nlnth.
Toronto ............0 0 0 O-3
Scranton ...........1 0 0 0 3 0 0 X-6
Earned runs-Toronto, 2. Two-base hits
--Eagan, Boyd, Griffin, MclIale. Home
run-rreeman. Stolen bases-Casey, Boyd.
Double plays-Bonner to Sullivan to Mas
sey, 2. First on balls-On Yerkes, . off
Dneen, I. Struck out--By Dineen, 4; by
Nerkes, l. Wild pitch-Dineen. Left on
bases-Toronto, 6; Scranton, s. Time
Two hours. Umpire-Swartwood.
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Tn tbe Wprld of Sports.
Richmond the Victor.

Paterson, N. j., Sept. 14.-Richmond de-
feated Paterson today. Elberheld played
beautiful game. Score: RH. E.
Paterson ..........1 O2 0 0 0 0 o. IL
Richmond .........0 5 90 3 0 = 10
Batteries-Viau and Westlake; Leever
and Wplls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-15
CITY SCAVENGER.

BBRIGGs CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS
"A. and cess pools; no odor. Improved
pumps used. A. BRIGGS, Proprietor
Leave orders 100 NJ Main ave, or Eiokes
drug store, corner Adams and Mulberry.
Telephone 0OlO.
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KINDERGARTEN REOPENING.

THE WEBSTER AVENUE EKlNDERGAR-
Il ten, formerly conducted by Miss Board
man, will be reopened by Miss Pratt and
Miss Wilcox on Monday, Sept. l3, at 9l5
Mulberry street. For terms or other inform
alton, address or apply at 0lb Mulberry st,
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Won from Chicago.

Baltimore, Sept. 1.-THE champions won
today from Chicago in a game character
lied by heavy batting on both sides.
Score: R.H.E E.
Chicago ...........,..03 1021l-S 10 4
Batteries-Pond and Robinson; Thorn
ton and Donohue. Umpires-Emslle and
Mcdonald
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A. ". JURISCH. ACT, s;'2:! s24 $.
CHIRoPoDIsT AND MANICURE.

GORNS, BUNIONS AND INGROWING
u nails cured without the least pain or
drawing blood. Consultation and advice
given free. Il. NJ. HETZEh Chiropodist,
$40 Lackawanna avenue. Ladies attended
at their residence II desired Charges moder-
ate
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Yesterdays Results.
Percentage Record.

To-day's Games.
SCRANTON AT TORONTO.
PROVIDENCE AT BUFFALO.
WILKES-BARRE AT MONTREAL.
SPRINGFIELD AT SYRACUSE.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
n RE: ASSIGNMENT OF HYDE PARK

TN RE: ASSIGNMENT OF HYDE PARK
Il Bank
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed an Auditor appointed by the Court
of Common Pleas Of Lackawauna County, to
make distribution ofthe funds in the hands
ofS B Mott, Esq, assignee of the Hyde Park
Bank, will attend to the duties of his APP
pointment, at his office in the Coal Exchange
building, Scranton, Pa, on saturday. the
25th day of september, 1897, NJ 10 o'clock
a. m, at which time and place all parties
having claims on said fund must appear and
present their claims or forever be debarred
from coming in upon said fund.
JOHN NJ, HARRIS, Auditor.
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GHAS. COOPER, CITY SCAVENGER,
- All orders promptly attended TO, day or
night. All the latest appliances. Charges
reasonable. 7l0 Scranton street. Hou 30
1925 Washburn street.
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WANTED,

.>(N~s~~NN~0~NN ~s>Nr|>NS~TN~~eNN~~~~~~
yITANTED-A SECONDHAND WOOD
w planer, in good condition. Address
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TMPOUNDED-AT WOoDLAWN PARK,
j one horse, dark browni will be sold at
public sale Sept. 10, at $50 p. M, II not
called for before that date. +. c, MILLARD,
Poundkeeper.
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IMPOUNDED.

Adys. Under This Head One Cent a Word.
JMPOUNDED AT BULLS HEAD-ONE
i bay horse, white spots on forehead; will
be sold for expenses at high noon, Sept. 90,
II not called for. JOSEPH CHURCH,
Poundmaster,
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FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
Adys. Under This Head One Cent Word.

CIX ROOMS ON ADAMS AVENUE WITH
- improvements, for man and wife or
small family of adults. Inquire 71S Adams
avenue
EoR RENT--TWo FURNISHED FRONT
Il rooms, with or without board. Call at
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EOR RENT-A PLEASANT FRONT ROOM
IL for two at 124 Adams avenue.
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A LADY DLsIREs A POSITION AS
"A stenographer, bookkeeper or as copyist;
anxious to secure employment Address a.,
Tribune once.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-03

Corn was firm. though showing only
about Ills advance. oats closed l-sN9s
higher. Provisions suffered again, closing
.kGi2ls lower
For the firs, time IN week whea,
showed some signs OF strength ana tor
an hour the market held firm under COY
erng by shorts who were more N eVI-
dense than for some tine past The mar
Svt gol part of It's early firumcss iron,
the stsadinoss In cables, the Livcrpooi
marks, showing little change ana tne
cor tnen'al market being h Cher not-
withsNlni.ng the sharp slump we haI yes
tertial.
CHICAGO Inspected iutc storc q cars and
y, 80 bushels We're wjthiraWn from store.
MINNEAPOLIS and duluth reported rVee pts
OF 9is cars, compared with soI week ago
Sna o.@ INC corresponding day OF the year
The Missouri State crop reports showed
:" pClres Uvy.ine in coma tipn since
MAY l. and only 10 per cent OF the area
sS"n TO b. H'.., staining. on the other
Rand. tlu itTpcrL.ure was more season.
AD,r ana much needed showers were re
UVtt.u 10 nave fallen quite generally over
Tue winter wheat ana sprng wheat re-
zion.
July opey,ed az e7'.ae7as. against .ycster.
daN : closing of 67;id7 is and advanced
10 61SsV61is. where /, held for some time.
rs soon as the support OF shorts wus IA
kcr from the market, however. irlo es
quickly ,.i,. declined and by Il o'clock lgiy
cred SO many hdy!nc orders that 1t he
came evident theirs We're $ m some heavy
shnlts wiuns to take what profit there
w"s IN the sales made over 81 1t recov-
cred from bNS, TO eIi, bur had auolher
"uivk break on the recent II Braistreets
tNiWIt' ewing the reduction IN the Woria
visible for the week at only 25l2,0m bush
els whereas the generally expected de-
crease Was i,10O.00) bushels ut over. The
price dropped on tina; 20 49,, hut the read
mess OF shorts to buy 4 daythlng Under
% was again Displayed by another quick
recovery to 61ia.
The latter advance was soon added TO
w!len buying on long aocount was seen 10
be- d ieA-u IRE OF the trading which WAS
ma N,0inii.s tt. The hu.lS took hold as
soon a. It became known that the local
ingn1rN Tor cash wheat. Of wrk'h ruluors
had been prevalent all forenoon. had re-
su.,ri "a considerable blsiutss The
cuanittY that hal lten rlAcel was found
TO somewhat exceed 10000 bushels. july
sHt'tilcd 10 us. ami AT the close WAS
bringing ~. n677s
Cora was stC1ly IL spite Of larger re-
cclnts ana better weather, Crop bulletins
were not 50 favorable and the Sb ppins
"a, mani showed some Improvement shorts
covered generally. causing The market 10
rtcover from the slient 0penius i",lne
'3Ds were 9rm, but dull Most OF the
Snunort anne from the shorts. Inove was
Ca urgent cash demand, which was partly
responsible for tho advance
Provisions wern weak az the opcning,
dGt To lowor yard prices, AMI the ton
Ucney WAS decidedly downward for some
time. Tha firmnass of wheat ,r the last
half Of the session CauSs3 some buy ns
and about half OF the decline was recoN-
cred
Est mated receipts for tontorrow-wheat
IL corn 500; cats $50 cars; hogs $500.
The loading futures RANGED rs follows:
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The iobeine demand tof lemons is he
sinn'ns 10 .ucre9so and nrlaes seem likely
u 20 higher. The rasn resigned Nv
hoiderS ior the recent lonress.on On thc
market was the unusually backward ana
cold spring. which eskcl the consuming
demand and prevented speculative nar-
ehasaN' Nov ;no weather ranges from
compan1tirei" warm - upcomfort,bly hat
MA Inc conditions ara s3ch a, 90 make
ice and lemons among mo ua.ssst-l.. ~
lite W .th the Weather and THO sfa- g.
ticai position 81 their favor. ana tho besf
consuming season Yr' % como. hold. RS
IS 10 pressure 20 sell.
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Chicago, June 1.-The make. for e,.s.
was rather more animated and pr;c,
ruled about steady at Mondays ic al.
vance. Sal,s were on basis Of ,sN,.s
for common rative dressed beef seen,
M to 40 for good cho.c, shippns and
EXPORT cattle, with prime fat beeyss sas,s
and largely nominal at 5.loa5.s; stck.u
and feeders sold largely at aNa4a
Calves were again In active demand with
most OF the sales at 5s5Ie.2i. Texas "a.
tie were fairly steady Trade In hogs
was fairy active at decline Of about s
Sales largely at S,Hi7d3.52s:. hogs selHrs
at an oN;rem" raj &c of 3.2sl3-5ii, toy ~
Poorest 10 the best droves, while r.gi
brought 1.95A3.35. Prices for sheep and
lambs were steady as q rule. Sheer al
2.i0ni 80 for tat heavy drJves and CHOKE
to extra natives were scarce and hrssy
nominal at +.T0gJ.5O. Texas and wesis,1s
at 3.1ai3l.1h. Lambs active at sggsea@ ~
shorn tlocks Wooded Colorado hnee
sold tn large numbers at 59sls,p, iN
spring lambs were ut 5,25ddD
Receipts-Catt.e 1000; hugs S'oH' G6
sheep 1000.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS,
Doinas Of a Day with Wall Street
Operators.
PROFESSIONALS TRIED FOR REACTION
hut the Market Held Firm In spite
of the Bear Manipulations and
Further Gold shipments.

New York, June lit looked for a time
after the opening today as though the
lookcd-ior reaction from the strength OF
the last few days hld come to p>.ss and
The average OF prices was about TO 20
downward sgain under the man.pulaiioa
OF the professional traders.
Prices OF American securities came Nw-
q from London this morning, reiiec;ng
the disappointment OF the Brush invest.
ins pubic that Wal street had not re-
spoNUtl With more enthusiasm 10 tue con-
nucncc la Americans displaced bN the
lcudgA g.so ON &ouGdy. I1e New ORR
tr1ecrs had. IN fact maie up their n-!lis
tim, tho MARKET hal advanced as !sr Is
Wsts usue4 recently ami was ripe iOr "a re
uc1on aud thcy worked TO ma end.
The goa shipment Tor tomorrow small
us Il -. helped The rc1caonAry tendclcE,
The shipment. amounting 10 only soo9,vva
was sufficient 10 Indicate th9t lac uriCcs
OF demaad sterling, iS7. was not vet low
enough 10 preclude gold shipments uidrr
she prevailing Abnormal Ntlua+lu Tor Sp.d
aproAd. The withdrawal OF "a sum OF gold
from the S4uei easI,rS ipr deposit ll tAe
c.ctriug house vaults 10 She account o.
bank also served 10 offset 10 some eN-
icnt tine favorable eu 1ct OF parl Of The
Shipment pclas secure from private
sources lnSteNtu Oi from tite StUit6aSnrN.
The CONSEQUENCE Of these t1lNSs w-S
rcag .ou4fN tcut licY In fNc market
turuuEh the morning hours. Liberal sales
o. NV Jersey hltlN'l down tl' li4,t OH
The iaN0rltc OF The bears. But the dee
prossoa iu thr market was sd: no time
marked ana the lc,l.ae in prices was LIN
itei ga small fractions. except IN one or
lWu special eases. 'tAc u,titrS aNotv 20
tho fact that so,iilg In spec!al stocks dii
rot invite a following and that tae, ~
recte7i reaction halted. a'he huy1ne by the
comm s>loa houses Tor OUTSIDE account
proyed sUGcical $50 hold urce firm. even
whoa tac directors hid ceased 60 buy.
NnA especially .n ne grInEe!s and some
otner leading stocks.
The dedaine- n ihc bond marhe equal
eti IN" Inir roVed tuu" OF the buVrE and
tae hrollruluS tc.. icncN Of SPECULATION.
IN. Rock Isavi annual statement
show Ing the incrtJs. in 1ct cars.ugs and
surplus after dlN.Leu4. addel 10 tho
trcEgth g.. Jhr Ertu-er cru4p. as dii ttc
fu;.Aer $ rsi.Uy OF The Aprii statement of
IA" surh altou. aul tbc aggregate results
10 tht roat for tne puartcr. Nh OUTSIDE
buyers showed a married. preference fol
low prcod shar. OF some of The roor-
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MlRE NJ Nails

Bnrhad ire quotations are Tor carload
lots + o. b, HOUSTON. Nails are quoted in
small lots.
BARBED wIRE-Clid1en. eal $3.50 Der
100 lbs. painted wire. sos Waukegan. 81
highar than Gldden.
de, SIT, ld-wire, poc; SIT, 3-in. ,5-wiro
N.0; II S-.n, l6-wire. 96c: S-fi Gin. To-
wine. Sll0: SIT G-in, ls-wiro Sizes, \
bundle contains go hnished ties. single
loop. single end.
WIRE NAlLS--Rate. 500 per key: adj
yanoes. lnd. I'D and l6d, Sc; 81 and ~. ioc:
55c.
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HITTER AND EGGs.

ST. Louis June 2--Buiier-- SLOW: cream.
cry liGl5ia; dairy, slls Eggs Firm: ~.
Chicago, June 2--Butter Firm. cream
cry, limiiis, dairy, 7Gi2. Cheese-Sleady.
Ilspi9.. Eggs Steady; fresh, s.
New York, juno 2-Eges Receipts. l6-
100 packages s.eady; State and Pennsyl-
wanna ll@llis; Western, insil0h; Southern.
2,5SJ2.T0 for th.rN -fozen ceses.
Kansas city. June 2.-,kggs-Steady: re-
cetpts Light; local demand good fresh cam
turned. III.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
sT.ApLE GROCERIES,.


These quotations are revised daily and
thor correctness can be relied upon. IN.
prices are those ruling IN the Houston
ANLE G0EASE-p,amoud, stT5 nar
gross. FN&ier, IN Tin boxes. *s.cp Der
gross Golden, 5adeoc per dozen boxes
axis rreasc. is 70 Der dozen in tins: castor
-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yer per Reg 500.
per pr sack. NSs: buck. us, ~ u " s''''
BACON-Short clear. boxed Gn6 i-Sc:
IL. sacks. i.Sc; New York salt bellies.
smoked bellies, c 7-Slj7c breakfast bacon.
RAGGINo AND rtEs-Carioad lots. (.
o. b. Houston or Galveston; BaEgipg. 2
row, Zoe; Delta. S5c. In small lots. from
store. bagging ~ per yurd hlgheg, ties. -
CANDLES~G Granite IS and Is. 7a7Nc:
lb-oz parathEe. assorted colors. 9ANac;
Star candies StiSAc.
CcFFEE-Rio ana Cordova: Fair. 1o't0
lle prime. itigsl2c choice. ilS,Nl5c; fancy
l9isWl1c; pe1berry lsuisc. Roasted coffee:
star and Crescent, 10 ih cases. SEQ:
AneS. Sl250. Arbuckle's Nr.osa. Sls@,
FLOuB-Carload lots: Tidal WaVe >iSi .
Sea Fairy. second roller uaten', S.si ; a
Nymph. ezra roller fancy, Sto SEA- Pearl
$50 rye hoGr. $40. PImpernickeL 500:
speclai ntioS for shipments TO Interior
POINTS; Hour IA barrels Joe above sacks
tn half barrels Sn, above barrels.
FAklNACEous Gcops-Grits hominv
meal Ia 10 10 sacks N.75Gi.N per bb! Of
FOUR sacks; scotch oats 49,
:, 6iSi T., ,Mackcrel, No l. - 10 h kits,
dlneS, American quarters, in oil. SSVoaS.-o,
-, HAMs-StAndard. lcaioia; picnic hams
HONEY-In 90 lb cans. extracted 5QGc:
u comb. SGigc. In j. 10 cas-. eStrac,cl
il2t,. r,x...,.4 .... .....,, NO.
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lish account, particularly by n proui-
nenr house. Otherwise the trading was
quiet and the general situation destitute
of interesting feature. In the afternoon
support aad selling by holders for profit.
New York. June Hubbard Bros. e
CO.'S cotton letter says: 1t Is the current
impression hers that we shnll raise a large
cron this season regardless of present
weather indications and tbs idea domin-
ats the market. The Southern liqu!ca-
ton lti Liverpool buying were the two
feaiurS' of the day. a revival OF the CON
tineu.ai export demand Is apparent, but
the temper of the trade remains bcArish.
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NHM Yn9IN McNHY-

New York, June e,--Cltarisgs, sl92 l73.SG6.
balances. S.tGj1'o money or call easy AT
llu1is nor cent; last lOau "a closel ~
dlig per cont Prime mercantile paper.
3'sf4 por cent SterlinE exchange s'~1Gv
but dull. with actual business in hinkcrs'
hUls AT ~ for demand and S5', i.st for
sixty lays; posted Mtos. 4Sd'saiN Crl
4S'( $50. commercial bins 4Sn, Bar sill
YER g. MeSican dollars ~, Govern
r"r. bonds firm Stat bonds dull. rail-
road bonds firm.
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DRIED FRUITS

AIPLES-FNncy sliced in boxes. Ar
4'.c. fancy cyaporAted. In bulk, 5i4c: IS.
!p cartons, &C.
ClTkON-lic per H.
FlGs-T9rkish layer ieal5c in sacks.
CURRANTS-ln bbis &c, cleaned cur
Taptsi ~ hoNes e. IA ! 10 cartons. 1isc.
NECNfAktNtS- EvIpora' 7HSc.
PEACH ilS-Evaporated unpeeled. TisD
PEARS Evaporuted, G'sa7c,
APRiCOTS-i0l lOl,c
RAISINS--Ca!lfornla l.. l.. boxes. 81 s5il
ia 2, box l.. l.. i>l4slns. 6lc. s-crown l..
Nj. raisius. b0 10 boxes, DC. 3-crown l.. NJ.
80 10 boxes itac
Pre- MES Crop OF 1886: California
prlncs, 70 l11s, Iil5i.c; So-9os, 54.dsGc i0-S0s.
6i,abiar. G0-lp-, -; 5l-1Ds, SC iQ-5Ns %. Sill
Yer prunes. sac ruby urunes, SEC.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. June 2-wheat unsettled:
No spring IS hid. 10 asked; No s. "a.
Corn lc higher No. m.Ned la,a. oats,
No. easy white lSN. Rye No. nom.n-
1000. corn 10000: oats 1000. shipments
Wheat 1900. corn 1900; oats 1900.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-03
A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT.
The Volume of Business Is Slowly
Increasing.
CORN AND OATS HAVE DECLINED.
Low Priccs Are Expected on Corn
This Month-Bctter Demand for
demonstrate Notes.
office of The Post.

HOUSTON w esf1leSliy. June =.
While general trade conditions seem to
vary but little from week TO week. !; is
gradually developing that the volume OF
business Is increasing. II Is easy to see
Improvement ahead and there are good
reasons for Believing that within the
course OF the year a decided turn for the
better win be- experienced. Financial and
commercial interests OF the United States
for so long a time have been forced to
pessimism that any favorable develop
ment is stu received with doubt. but tho
best posted and most conservative bust
ness men are now acting upon the belief
that the latter pars of 1896 win show Vi
decided change for the better
What is most desired is period OF Ger
tainty-a positive basis upon which bust
ness may proceed unmoiested bv tHrN
tampering and change Permansn. ad-
vancement is out of the question so Ions
as Industrial activity IS checked and bust
ness progress barred by constant changing
of the basis OF commercial comuuiation.
It lis the consensus of opinion among
business men tha, what IS most needed IS
a stable tariff. II now aunears that tho
Dingley bill VIII be hurried through con
gress' and this las had 4 cheering cifec,
upon general trade
There Is a congestion Of money IN every
part Of the country. Rates are abnor-
maliy low. ami even With the extreme
cheapness of money employment can not
be found for cy"a ono-half ot the error
nous hoard. SiNh conditions prevailing
il Is reasonable 30 assume thai canltaiI
viii soon become moro yeuturcaouo and
encourage trade enterprise aad specula-
tlon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-03
ADVANCE IN CEREALS.
WHEAT WENT IP Bic oN RE-
VIEWED casa DEMAND.
Crop Reports-shorts Held Oats
Firm-Proyisions Lower.

Chicago. Juns "A sudden revival Of
the cash demand rescued wkeat today
from the slough Into which i had sunk
curing the morning and brought AN adj
vance OF 81 per bushsl BY closing time