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FRIDss EVENING. DC 3. 1897

A NEGRo's AWFUL CRIME Near
Warrens, Ala, Wednesday night, John
Sipgley, wealthy farmer. was called
from his house by negro named Bill
Scott, for the alleged purpose of catch
Jog q horse. Singley was struck on the
head, and his throat cut. The negro
then went into the house, where he
killed Mrs. Singley, cutting her head
almost eff, and, later, killing Dallas
Singley, ten year old son. Scot then
robbed the house of 500 MIR. Singley
is still alive, but cannot survive. he
was able to tell the story. A posse Is
SO .rching for the negro, and, if caught,
h /, will be lynched.
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For Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over fifty years ~ millions Of mothers FOR
their children while teething, with perfect
success, 1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
allsys all pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best emedy for Diarrhea. Is pleasant to the
taste. Sold BY Druggists in every part of the
world, Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Its value
ia incalculsble Be sure and ask for Mrs, Wins.
lows Soothing Syrup and tsko no othsr kind
isn1T 90 1Sw1--
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Commissioner of Sale.
dec2 I'd
By z. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
UCTION SALE OF VALUABLE REAL

n ESTATE.
By virtue of two deeds of trust, the first
iaied July Sd, 1895, and recorded in deed
book No. ga, folio 271. of the land records
of Alexandria city, Va and the second dated
February 90 1896, and recorded in deed
book No So folio 56S, of said land records,
executed by Rosanna Brown and others to
the undersigned, we will, at - o'clock NJ. on
the
18th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897.
in front of TIE Royal street entrance to the
S.arket Building, in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, offer for sale at public auction for
cash the following real estate. situated 10 the
said city:
Fust ALL THAT TENEMENT and LOT
OF GROUND situated On the west side of
Lee street, between Queen and Princess
Streets aud bounded as follows: Beginning
oil the west side OF Lee street at the north
Inc of an alley four feet wide. and at point
supposed TO be 60 feet inches north of Queen
stIeet thence west parallel to Queen street
IA feet thence north parallel TO Lee street
2S feet and thence east in a direct line IA
feet TO Lee street; and thence south on Lee
street % feet to the beginning together with
the right of way over the said alley and all
appurtensnces to the same belonging Sub
iecu to the lien of deed of trust, dated May
Is, 1891, recorded in deed book No. 20, TO-
Ito SIT, of the land records of Alexandrla
city, Va, to secure Franklin P. Reid SOU
and interest.
Second. ALL THAT TENEMENT and
LOT OF GROUND heretofore known as the
ELDORADO HOUSE, situated on the north
side If Cameron street, between Fairfax and
Boyal streets and fronting ON Cameron street
20 feet 6 inches more or less, and extending
northwardly in depth 100 feet, more or less,
10 Lawsen's line and bounded on the west by
the property formerly Alexander's, and on
The east y Lawson's line, together with all
rights and appur;enances to the said lot o;
ground belonging and especially ths right OF
way over an alley three feet wide leading
from the rear Ct said lot of ground into Royal
street.
Third. ALL THAT TENEMENT and LOT
OS GROUND situated on the west side OF
Fairfax street, between Cameron and Queen
stree S. bounced and described as follows; to
witt Bargaining on the west side Of Fairfax
| street at the south line of the lot OF ground
conveyed by Hannah Wilson to George d.
Richards (believed to be 40 feet south Of
Queen street, and running thence south with
| Fairfax street So feet 10 inches, more or
| less, 10 Burchelrs line subsequently Browns;
thence west parallel to Queen street ~ feet !;
| thence north parallel to Fairfax street 81 feet
10 inches, more or less; thence east by a
straight line to the beginning, together with
all rights and appurtenances to the said lot OF
ground belonging or in any wise appertaining.
Conveyancing at the cost of the purchaser,
WILLIAM F. HOFFMAN, Trustees.
JAMES r. CATION,
Note-The purchaser of any of the above
parcels of real estate can secure loan of 6O
per cent of the purchase money.
nov3O Is VIM F. HOFFMAN.
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DRUGGISTS.
ESTABLISHED 1892.

d
s. LkADBEATER. o. O. LEADBEATER.
e. 8. LEA DBEATER, JR, ]. LNADBEATERl
E.S. LEADBEATER e SONS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS
los AID LOT south Fairfax street.
Dealers in Dyugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi.
cines, Paints, OILS, Dye StuAs, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Govds and Specialties.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia TO.
J. C. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Col
Tinted Gloss and Prepared PaiAts, &c.
Manufacturers Of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made large additions to our STOCK
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &C., direct from the manufacturers.
We are therefore enable. to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by weil-sp-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. ALI goods forwarded by first
floight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness is our speciality. We guarantee
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
soondence invited
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CHANGE OF BUSINESS

The partnership business of SHELTON &
TANCIL has been dissolved this day bv
mutusl consent. The business at the old
stsnd will be conducted by Henry Shelton
and corps of competent assis ants. The
services of Edward Dixon, who is noted for
his skill in the tonsorisl art, have been SO.
cured, and he will be pleased to welcome his
numerous friends.
The room has been handsomely papered
and painted and new furniture of the very
latest pattern added, which make this one of
the rest equipped barber shops in the South
The new manager will be pleased to see all
his old patrons, aud by good work aud polite
attention he hopes to make many new friends.
Give him call
uovS0 1w HENRY SHELTON.
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PROPOSALS..
nROPO 3ATS.

DROPO Sal ).
L ALEXANDRIA VA Dec 1, 1897.
Sealed proposals will be received up to
SATURDAY, December IL. at s o'clock p
NJ, for Furnishing ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY CORDS, more or less. Of merchant
able OAK WOOD, to be delivered to the poor
of the city as ordered and in quantities no
greater than one quarter az OF a cord.
The wood is to be delivered during the re
Rod from the Goth of d cember, 1897 to
the Goth day of March, 1898.
Bids should he addressed to the undersign
ed, and will be opened at the Auditors officr
on Saturday, December Il, 1897, at 8 o'clock
p. In.
The committee reserve the right to reject
any and all bids, and upon any failure of the
contractor TO give satisfaction to cancel the
contract.
By order OF the Committee on Poor
J. FL TRIMYEr,
dec1 I'd Chairman.
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RUcKLIN's ARNICA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
,Eeyer Sores, letter, Chapp9d Hands,
Cnilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed co give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per boz. For sale by
Ernest T.. Allen
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SATURDAY,

the 9th day of November, 1897,
in front of the Royal street entrance to the
Market Building in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, offer for sale at public auction for
cash. all that TENEMENT and LOT OF
GROUND situated in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, on the north SIDE of Prince street,
between Fayette and Henry streets, and
bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING
on the north side of Prince street at the end
OF 1913 feet inches from the corner CT Fay.
cite street and at the tire of said square;
thence westwardly by and with Prince street
and binding thereon 20 feet thence no. tn.
wardly and parallel to Fayette street 100 feet
to ten feet alley thence eastwardly by and
with said alley % feet, and thence by
stra, hit line to the beginning together with
the use of said alley and all rights and appur-
teuances to the same belonging. Conveysnc.
ing at the cost of the purchaser.
FRANK 7. KING,
B. L. JACOBS, Trustees.
RIM. GREEN,
nov12 IS
The above sale is postponed to saturd' y,
har III
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By B. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of a deed of trust, dated April
9th 1894, and recorded in deed book No.
30, pags LA, of the land records of Alexan.
dria city, Virginia, executed by Nary a.
Kelly and James L. Kelly, her husband, to
Thomas Leadteater ct ais, trustees of the
Old Dominion Perpetual Building Fund AS
ISOLATION of Alexandria, Virginia, and being
thereunto directed by the Board Of Directors
of the aid association, the undersigned, trus-
tees of the said association, will at twelve
O'Clock m on
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NOTICE.

Alexandria, Va, Nov. 81, 1897.
The annual meeting of the stockho OF
the VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held at No 212 King street
Alexandria Virginia, on WEDNESDAY, De-
cember 10Th, 1897, at IL o'clock a. M , for
the purpose of electing directors and the trans
seton of such other business as may come be.
fore the meeting
Notice is hereby especially given that there
will be submitted to a vote OF the stock hold
ers at said meeting proposition to soil and
transfer to the Southern Railway Company
all the property and fIauchies of the Virgins
Midland hallway Company
JOSIAH F. HILL,
nov3O I'd Secretary
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Prosperity comes quickest 20 the man whose
liver is in good condition. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are famous little pills for consti-
patton, biliousness, indigestion and ell stom'
ach and liver troubles. Charles G Lennon
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MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock.
Il holders of the LINCOLN HALL ASsO.
CITATION for the election of Directors will
be held at the office of the association, No.
III south Faiif.x street, Alexandria, Va,
on TUESDAY, December ID, 1897, at $50
o'clock p. m.
GEORGE R REPETTI, Secretary
dec2 DIV
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authorized Capital, $1,000 600.
YOU sFLrCra HOME.
prNr OWLS WE'LL 2UN II.
'i'' l l i 41-' YO PAY TIL = 1T,
You'll uWN T.
Lay by Some Honey for a Rainy Day..

Don't pay rent all your life and in the END
have nothi but lot of worthless rent re-
ceipts to show for thousands OF dollars thrown
away, when you can have a HON bought Tor
you or built according to your own IDEA in
any location you may select, at aetna cash
price of lot and cost of building. nd in few
years OWN 1T, and throw OFT the burden of
paying rent THINK OF THIS WHEN
YOU PAY YOUR NEXT NJ .NTH'S RENT.
YOUR RENT WILL PAY FOR YOCK
HOUSE. ALL THAT WE REQUIRE is .
payment of SO down and 81 per mo- III
tor 119 months on each 81, COO ard the
property is yours, FULLY PAID FOR.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE
CHERFULLY FURNISHED by calling or
writing at above address. nov4 3m
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To Cure Gold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tables. All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. 20 cents Sold by CHARLES q LENNON
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RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND
w MOUNT VERNON RAILROAD.
In Effect November Ia, 1897.
FOR WASHINGTON.

M AohlNG!ON, AHGAANDhiA AM
w MOUNT VERNON RAILROAD.
In Effect November ID, 1897.
FOR WASHINGTON.
Leave Alexandria, corner King and Roya
| streets also stops at King and Washington
| King and Payne streets, week days, at 5 SO
25, 6 SO, 7 20 texpress) as (express)
8 90, 8 20 (express,, 8 30 (express) 8 90
8 30, 10 90, II 04 and IL AZ a. N Tex
press) and II 25, / 90 (expressl, 107
90, 2 40 3 90 (express). 3 80. Is. 80
(express), 5 90, 5 80 (express), 45, 6 10
(express), 6 %, 90. Is (express) 8 10
8 Is, 10 is and IL 5 p. m.
Suudays-7 90, 8 90, 8 90. 0 40, 10 30,
IL Is a. no., | 2 90 noon, u 45, 80, 2 ID,
90, as, 4 80, Is, 6 90, As, 7 80,
Is, Is, 10 Is and II 15 p. m.
FOR ALEXANDRIA,
Leave Washington, from the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and 1875 street, week
days, 6 80, 7 Us, 7 35 lex ressl, & 90,
8 So, 8 50, 8 go 10 Us (express), IL 90
and II 45 a. M. II 05 (expressJ y 20
l 10, 40, O5 (express), . 40, 3 20, 3 50
texpress), A Is (express). 4 80. . O5, 8 20
(express), 5 40 g %, 6 80. 06. s o.
8 90, 10 90, Ii 20 and IL % D. IN.
Sundays A. 8 DO. 8 As. 10 80, II 10
a. IN II 90 noon, and u 45, 30 10,
800, 345. 30, SIS, GOO, 45,
30, S15, 8 90. 10 90 and II 20 p. m.
FOR MOUNT VERNON
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
days, at o. 8 80, 10 30, II 30 a. NJ.
and ~ 80, Al. , 81 4 43 and 40 M.
Sundays-S 20 and 10 20 a. H., 10 35,
2 so, 4 35 and IS pm.
Leave Mount Vernon, week days, at 40,
ID and II IA a. m. and II 40, 33,
40, 4 10, 5 80 and 20 p. IN.
Leave Mount Vernon, Sundays, at 90
and II 25 a. m. and 1 40, 3 So, 5 20 and
500 p m.
Leave Arlington Junction for Arlington
and Rosslyn hourly.
Baggage checked free at King and Royal
streets, Alexandria, and 131a and Pennsyl
vania Avenue Washington, for persons hold
ing first class tickets Bicycles % cents each.
Parcel express.
Communication tickets are sold at the offices
of the Mt. Vernon Railroad, Royal and King
strets at the following rates:
Fare Alexandria to Washington, 16 cents
round.trip % cents. Communication rates !;
Quarterly tickets, $12.56; monthly tickets,
$4.65; school tickets $40; family trip
tickets, 1925; package tickets, 80 cents. At
ter 90 p N. to Riverside 10 cents round
trip
g. E. ABBOT, GEO. 3. PHILLIPS,
General Manager. General Passenger Agt
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AUCTION SALES.
GALE OF LUMBER AT NEW ALEX.
hNDPTA

~
y ANDRIA.
By virtue OF a decree rendered at the June
term, 1897, of the Circuit Court of Fairfax
county. Va, in the suits CT the GuilfoId
Lumber Company and the Neimeyer Lumber
Company VS.. New Alexandria Improvement
Company, etc., therein pending, will offer
for sale at public auction about o'clock
p m, on
SATURDAY.
the 18th day of December: 1897,
on the premises, the LUMBER AND MA
rERIALS contained in the pavilion on Lots
IL and -, block "a, of the property of the
New Alexandria Improvement Company.
Sale to be for cash
B. w. MOORE,
Commissioner Of Sale.
l. W. E. Graham, clerk of the Circuit Court
OF Fairfax county, Va, do certify that the
bond required of 4. w. Moore, commissioner
# "a Q in the above suits has been executed
before ME with an approved surety. Given
under my hand this 29tb Gay of November,
1897.
WE GRAHAM, Clerk.
dec2 I'd
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nov30 I'd
NOTICE

Alexandria, Va. Nov. 81, 1897.
The annual meeting of the stock olders of
the CHARLOTTESVILLE AND RAPIDAN
RAILROAD COMPANY will be held at No.
212 King street, Alexandria, Virginia, on
WEDNESDAY. December 18th, 1897. at 2
o'clock noon, for the purpose of electing d.
Iecto1s and the transaction of such other
business as may come before the meeting.
JOSIAH F. HILL,
noVoo 10 Secretary
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RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON, ARLINGTON AND
w FALLS CHURCH RAILWAY COM
PANY TO FORT MYER AND AIRING
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A DNINIsTRAToR's NoTICE-Having
"A qualified as administrator of the estate
Of LILLIAN E. PERRY, deceased, all per.
sons indebted to said estate are requested to
settle said indebtedness, aud all persons nav
ing claims against said estate are requested to
present the same, properly certified, for set
Element. ROBERT F. KNOX, admir-,
nov26 lot 216 King street.
SAFETY RAZOR once used you will never
- do without it. For sile by
HENRY W. WILDT,
los N. Royal street
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BY E. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
A UCTlON SALE.
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PRACTICAL AND EXPERIENCED NE
CHANICS Run IT
If you don't know what you want we can
tell you. We will keep in stock and meet
competition on the following goods; viz:
FRAMES SASH DOORS, BLINDS, BRACK.
ETS, MOULDINGS, MANTELS, NEWELS,
BALUSTERS, FLOORING, EUSTIC SID.
ING, DRESSED BOARDS, &C. SQUARE
TURNED WORK A SPECIALITY. Special
sttention given to Church, Store, Office and
Porch Work. All communications from tn
country promptly answered, and al order
promptly filed. Estimates cheerfully fun
nished. teb25 by
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nov-12ts

The above sale is postponed to saturd, y,
December 4th
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BUSINESS BAROMETER.
La., TO the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
r. ORDERS THAN EXPECTED.
i. wholesalers Report a Salts
~ uu.,ucss-shnrp Advance
1,.acd shells-Trnde Notes.
Office of The Post.

uorston. Saturday, January D.
,ybo,esalers had a good business
| .ho week ending today. Consider
,h,s was the concluding week OF
ts,,rg in the interior. orders Were
|h.,ter than expected. Tie demand
\, for any special line, but a Ittlo
[,orv,h.ng seemed to be wanted,
(.o,e erocers lad a good busne IN
4 Mos and also in dried fruits and
{ goods. Fruit dealers complained
ii duIlness, but this Is always looked
1 chair line Immediately after the
4. Hardware jobbers are doing a
d. business, especially in reasonable
general trade situation In Texas is
tba average for this season of the
Tbe first few days of January re
several very ugly failures. but the
Ieek shows no business embarrasa-
~ consequence. on the contrary,
k,,are r,ports of come large firms re
business after a temporary strs-
ono feature that has caused Il
foa,lnp In trade circles is the adj
3, rotton values. While 1t Is true
ba gain Is toe late to be of much
TO farmers and country merchants,
be very encouraging to all who
INV cotton on hand ard Will enable
market Their present supply at Il
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TrNde Notes..

Eggs were quoted at 14al5c today, a dc.
chne oil DC per dozen since Monday
Mainiincturers of loaded shells have adj
vanceu prices ~ per cent causing a cor
responding advance locally.
The market for green coffee was report
ca very strong today Roasted coffeey
remain at the recent decline.
LEGAL wholesalers have had rood
Trace recently in ''Alba,ross" first psitent
nour. a soft whcat grade manufactured al
St. LOUIS. '
,Thete are no Texas or Kansas oats on
the market. Grain dealers are being sun
good and prices firm.
the market for fancy shipping grades OF
lemons has stiffeaed mp of late on reports
OF lighter shipments from the primary
markets. $50. f-'''
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COFFEE.

New York. January 9.-Coffce-Options
opened steady, 5W10 points decline. ruled
prices l6p15 points lower; sales. i5ql7 Rio
steady: Nc. invoice l0ii: mild. steady:
Cordova. l5d1I.
SIntos-Q Quiet: good average Santos. 49,
600 refs per 10 kilos; receipts, 1900; stock,
$4,000.
liamburg-steady; k@A pfg decline;
sales, 1000
liavre-opened steady. ar decline; sales.
1900.
Rio-s,.eady, No. Rio. II, $50 reis per 10
kllos. Exchange, 1-l6. Receipts II 900
Cleared for the United States, 1000: for
Europe. 1000 stock, $4,000.
Total warehouse deliveries from the
United States, 7l5l6, including 1904 from
New York New York stock today, 355, IA ;
United States stock, il0s26; ahoat for ehe
United States, 3iS,00: total visible for the
year.
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The leading futures ranged as follows:
CHICAGO.

Chicago. January 9.-Wheat today recoy-
cred about NC Of what q lost Friday due
Utmost entirely 10 the advance AZ Liver
pool, which was totpliy unexpected. Other
markets exhibited VARIOUS degrees oil
strength ana weakness. corn declining Nc.
oats unchanged and provisions making Il
tr,ilinp advance.
In Wheat a few gales wore made at the
cpenlne at about &c higher than yester-
days final figures. but ins De CT a half
pool showed unexpected strength in view
OF the weakness which prevailed hero yes.
terdAy, futures there being quoted 2zd
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-
SUGAR.

New Orleans. January -Sugar-Stronr
open ka'tle. 2h4u? u.s. centrifugal granu-
lated, SSiqa rs; whites, ,SsgS ll-ld; yell
lows. elias IS: seconds, 2Ama4. Mo
Sui; OF centrifugal quiet, 4qlo: syrup
firm: l4Cil7.
New York, January 9.-Sugar--Raw,
quiet: fair refining. 3-l6: centrifugal. 9G
test, 3 3-if: refined steady; mould A, Us.
standard A and coufociioners' \, ~; pow
derpd and cubes, BIS: grarulai.ed. S-s.
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wool.

London. January e.-The arrivals OF wool
10 date for the first series OF the colonial
wool sales. which opens January ~, are as
follows New south Wales. bi,lss' Queens
land, q. i05; Victoria. q, sos; Iasmania. ~;
7it5. New Zealand la226. Cape OF Good
Hone and Natal. 5I,502, making total OF
2Gi. ie7. including 5000 sent direct n, me ~,
inn,,Iiln9 New South Wales. 1910;
pueensland, 1ie4s Victoria, ~; s5s; south
Iustralia, 1886; Singapore, ouS; France,
isTs, and sundrics. 962 bales
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and. Will no doubt prove a surprise 10 the
to change Their quotations. but retailers
likewise find 1t necessary to change thor
Seliin. prices. Customers who have been
eral years are rather 10th to believe Inc
genuinencss OF the advance but they WJil
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|. Thompson & Co.-Trade in fruit
|oduce Is up to the average for this
OF the year and stocks arc ample
bly all wants. The demand for pack
|uso products is unusually large.
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STOCKS.
Following were the closing quotations on leading
stocks of the New ORR Exchange today.
FINANCIAL.

Galveston: Sterling sixties, buying, $3.50;
selling. Sass: New York sight. buying. y
discount selling a. par, New orleans
sight. buying II discount. selling - pre-
miun American silver, buying a discount.
selling at par.
New York; Sterling exchange. Ssi; com
mercial $S3s; reichmarks, VI Ills;
francs $50: commercial, s5.2p%s.
New Orlcaas: Sterling exchange. com
nerci1. sLS2A New York sight, bankers.
mar; commercial, Sl.2j discount. francs.
commercial sixties. s5,21H, less l-l6.
London: Bank rate, per cent; street
rate, 3A: silver 20 il-ld, consols. III 5-l6
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BuTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, January 9.--Bntter firm; cream-
cry i5hig; dairy 9Hl7. EGGS weak fresh
Is. Cheese steady. SiaU9is.
st Louis. January 9.-Butter steaiy;
creamery 1902; DAIRY l2al5, Eggs lower,
l0is.
cry l7Uls; dairy 1oGiS. Eggs dull, u.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

New York. January 1.-The imports of
dry goods and general merchandise at
this port this week were S9.1G6.922. Tho
imports OF specie this week were Sl63.diI,
Of which sl32, oi6 WAS gold The exports OF
specie from this port thfs week aggregate
SG26, 624, of which SlO,Si0 woro gold.