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1.-Two stock

NEW YORK. Friday, Juno S.-RcceIpts OF heeves
were l,6i3 head: ~ cars TO be exported, IS cars
direct to local slsughtorers, and IL cars to be sold.
Quiet but steady IL around. The yards were cleared
In good season Poorest to hest native steers sold at
81. 8oSSo v 100 ms, stays and oxen az $50 81. so,
bulls at $40 81. 90, dry cows at 81 .7SGJS So. 65. Dressed
beef quiet ut iCSStac. y n. for native sides. Gables
from British markets quote American steers ut loo
lie. y n. dressed weight; American sheep ll@i2Lc.
Rp addressed weight. American refrigerated beef at
bceves. $3.50 quarters OF beef.
Receipts OF calves, all for tho market, were $50
head; bs7 head on sale, all told. 81 W and slightly
easter than yesterday. VeRls sold at S4Ss5. 10 ) 100
Ms. Butterinilk calves at IS. 503S4. S7L. Dressed
calves generally lower; city dressed veals, 7L.aVc.
VI n,
Receipts OF sheep and lambs. including 1 cars to he
exported and va cars direct to butchers, were 10. IO4
head; 2Siq cars on sale. Dull; nc, lower for sheep
and yearlings. s@Sc.. on on lambs. About I cars
were carried over. Sheep sold at SS. DOC o. .6b y
100 ns,i yearlings Al s+:6o@So,00; lambs at 500
S6.6h' Dressed mutton, 1@se, ' n; dressed year
Receipts OF hogs were AGO head, Including 1870
head on sale. Steady at 93.959S4 20 for State hogs.
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2uhlir autires.
o OFFICE NOTICE.

SHOULD be read DAILY by all interested. as changes
may occur al any timeD
viii hGF riSse Tfsts 1ST tae in ~s si e sne,ns a. June tRs 3 aie tsFia
Post ONCE as follows
s~ATURpAY.-At b:so A. NJ for EUROPE. per steam
SssiasT ana British hasly' ,ns sERsi mus, PG St 4i2ss,c IpI ipssi;
LAND. ITALY. SPAIN. ~PoRTTGAT, TvRKE,Y.
TSmPT; and vi, aR HaTTe d 5SPl.' I per a s]tsa"i p.Is. 4 4
Europe must be dtTSrted per La Tolraine,m a.
"rer OLDHAM; at IL A. NJ. for SCOTLAND direct
must be directed "per city OF Rome; at II
Al n. for NORWAY direct. per steamship AmeF'ka
PRINTED MATTE, Alderman steamers sailing
on Tues lays take Printed Matter. &C. for ger
many, and Specially Addressed Printed Matter;
&c. for other parts OF Europe. American aud
steamers on Thursdays, and Cunard, frSn'9 ara
urFH Hs f s5rN ai so %n Sss"r fnr Sineg thr ~y' are al.
Neriised TO carry mail.
Mails named above, Additional uIplcmen,arJ
mails arr opened on the piers ~ thr AnsSIi'4a
main open until with Ten Minutes OF the hoaF OF
calling of steamer.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
WEST INDIES. Sc.
sATURDAY;-AtsA A, NJ. for nRAzIl: and II rLArA
namGacS. Bahia a and RioJ SnStr" ']iSttor. 10Y 1fta
Brazil must be directed "pcr Wordsworth la
TuxE s1.k SGP'S JRRFMir, ' yAcMfl~ and KY.
CAMPECHE. CHlAPAS. TABAsCo, and (vIA.
for other part. of Mexico and for cuba must he b
a'Sf' for Ipxiri. tyMASA' and tcARr;irHSo, per
Curacao, Trinidad. British and Dutch Guiana must
he directed per Prins +. Hendrix ~.
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail TO Halifax. and
teGnoN " ;.es am TS close at i m E SHi'f 70 day Rn!, q, : sa a9
thence ly steamer. close at this OnlCp luilN ~ ~-SJ
TOO A. NJ, for forwarding ly steamers -ai!ins
MondayS and Thursdays from Port TAMPA ia.
addressed for ~dc.patch by steamer, c!0'r a. tan
ONCE daily at 9 80 A. NJ. and 2-iu T.. NJ. NrSiL
tered mail closes at 600 p. NJ. previous day,
T~RANs'rACIflC MAILS.
Mails for Australia except West Australia Hawaii.
and FIJI Islands Especially addressed nult prI
steamship Aorangi iron Vancouver, clos" here
daily after May i22 and up 10 June | al hau L VI.
Mails for China and Japan, per steamship faihAn
$50 Z. Nj, Mails for Hawaii, per steamship Aus,
tralia from san Francisco, rlot" here dhiuN unto
per steamship Cupuc from san ~ ,nri.r". ,In'o
here daily up to June II AZ ~. y. VI HNS
for China and Japan specially addressed nll'
per steamship Empress OfLapan from hi."INtI,,'
CLOSE mere daily an To- Jun ~ at Il so ! n
Mails for Australia except those for West AN't't
liza. which are forwarded via Europe. Sew /"llAhi,
Hawaii, Fiji and samoan IsIaud-. per steamship
MaripOsa from San FrAnciscol, clos" her" ilI5 p
to June ~ at 1870 A, ~, u a VI amt F" 49, "
with British mails for Australia, Mails i"r 30
Society Islands, per ship TroUlc BIRD from In
Francisco close hero daily uP IN June : AZ
Trans, Pacific mails are forwarded To port - .7I,nI
daily and the schedule Of closing Is arranged on -
presumption OF their uninte rrunt"h "vrr!ani ,raNNI
Registered mail closes at q +. NJ. previous dav.
~ CORNELIUS VAN COTT. ~ro.tmastsI'
Post ONCE Ne" York. n. f,J June D. lsS1'
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Futures here advanced 10 to IS points, closing steady,
with sales OF $3.50 bags. Havre advanced II. Ham
burs advanced i pfg. TO :. pfg. The worlds visible
supply decreased lbs, 600 bush. during May. Rio was
quiet and unchanged: receipts, 5000 bags; stock. 2Y9,-
900; exchange. Z 10 49, an advance Of $500. Santos
was quiet and steady; receipts. 5000; stock. $4,000.
The stock in Havrc is now Sl4 600 bags, OF which
4pl. 900 are Brazilian. The cables to-day were better
than had been expected, and the decrease in the wish
BILE supply was also larger than had been expected.
NAVAL SToRES-Cnchanged
PErROIEUN-Crude certificates were unQuoted hero
and in OIL City. Refined unchanged.
PRoVISIoNS-Lard dull. Prime, $3.50. Pork steady
but quiet. Mess. ~&s.5OSSs.75. Tallow. Sc. Butter
Creamery. Western. l5c. Eggs-State. fresh
gathered. 1lallL.c. Chicago, June A." There was
IA saKgMH market In provisions, chiefly In sympathy
with grain. \ large local trader led the selling and
the demand came largely from shorts. Packers were
on both sides OF the market in a moderate way. The
cash demand was rather quiet. Hog receipts were
about as expected. with that market firm; $1,000
hogs are estimated for Saturday; 10000 Monday, and
lSO. 900 for next week. Provisions stilf appear TO
have an easy UNDERGONE"
SUGAR-Raw steadier; see test, 9l5-l6c.; a8'
test. 3 Side. Sales S.S0S bags centrifuGals, 90 test.
at 3 5-i6c.. and $500 bags molassas sugar. So test.
al 2 slide. Refined quiet and sc. higher.
CHICAGO, June 4.-These were today's prices;
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NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS OF 1.-THE THE sISK5Sa FUND. 1897
PROPOSALS for Furnishing Materials and Perform
ing Work Required for the Electrtc.lisht Plant COR
the Criminal Court Bgilitns, on the Block Bounded
suant to Chapter 971. Laws OF 1857. and a.
faaG at q a by tas 6 6sid Psce%sss 81 s i iss Sinking
SEALED ESTIMATES for the above work, indorsed
or persons making the same. and the date OF presents
ton. will be received at the ONCE of the Comptroller.
Building. No, ESQ Broadway, in the CITY q New YORK:
until ~ o'clock n; WEDNESDAY. June Sth: lse!. a,
by and in the presence of the Commissioners OF the
tract. II awarded, viii be made to the lowest bidder
with adequate security as soon thereafter Is
The person or persons to whom the contract may be
awarded will he required TO attend at the once Of
offered by him o. them. and execute the contract
within nve days from the date OF the service OF
abandoned it. and a. in default to the Corporation.
let, and so on until the contract be accepted and exc
Commissioner Of Public works may designate.
). B;-Permission will not be given for the with.
cepted from or contract awarded to. any person who
is in arrears TO the Corporation upondeb or contract,
any obligation TO the Corporation. =
The entire wo1 no.t TO be , e completed within SISEIT
given by the Commissioner OF Public Works.
The amount Of security required is FIFTEEN H
Blank form OF estimates and further information,
u SIT hlsu tNt ioTH u III iutll IN
specifications for the work. can be obtained At ofo0
of the Comptroller. No. $50 Broadway.
For fun Information see City Record
NEW YORK. May 20. 1897.
WILLIAM L. STRONG.
Mayor;
JoHN w. GoFF,
Recorder;
ASHBEL p. FITCH. Commissions
Comptroller; OF the
ANSoN G. McCOOK. Sinking Fund.
Chamberlain;
o Fl T. X
Chairman Committee on Finance,
Board OF Aldermen;
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The Minneapolis. ST. Paul and Sault Ste
Marie Railroad reports gross earnings for April
OF $3.50 an increase OF S27. 1874 rs compared
with the same month of last year. and net Sll6.-
453. an increase Of Sls,94O. For the four
months ending April 80 the gross earnings were
Saa6.215. a decrease Of $74.514 as compared
with the corresponding period OF last year, and
net S343, go, Il decrease of S2S,
The Iowa Central railroad reports gross earn
ings for April Of $l0a. 042, a decrease OF $26. 49,
as compared with the same month OF last year,
and net $2o,653; a decrease of S22, 400. For the
ten months cnding April 3 the gross earnings
were $l,29sIs6. a decrease of S2sl, las as com
pared with the corresponding period OF last year,
and net $685., 100, a decrease OF $223. +O3.
Brddsfrcets reports the number OF business
failures in the United States during the week
ending to-day at 1877, against 257 last week and
236 in the corresponding week n year ago.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. Sio7, 7a5; internal Tevenuo. 1851, l65,
and miscellaneous, S6l.s13, a total of 81. 2ll,-
l3S. The Disbursements were 1884,. 900, an
excess OF receipts over expenditures OF 1869, 80.
The receipts OF the fiscal year TO date have been
1913, 500. III, and disbursements $347 ,Os7, l4l,
mn excess of expenditures over receipts OF $3l,-
5"i.9TO.
The net assets OF the Treasury at the close of
business to-day AS officially computed compare
with those of YESTERDAY AS follows.
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9eaal Notires.

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER made by the Hon.
i orable George p. Andrews, one of the Justices Of
the Supreme Court OF the State OF New York. on tho
Both day OF June. 1899, notice Is hereby given to all
creditors and persons having claims against Damon
Arm OF McClain Brothers. lately doing business in the
City and County of New York, that they are required
to present their claims, with vouchers therefor, duly
verified. to the subscriber. the duly appointed as
Rignee OF the said Damon II. McClain and BENJAMIN
H. McClain. composing the arm OF McClain Brothers,
for the benert Of their creditors: at his place OF trans.
acting business. at the ONCE of Lemuel SEiimore,
Esq. Nc. ~ Pine Street. in the City OF New York, on
or before the Goth day Of July. 1897.
Dated New York, May 9th. 1897.
ESR C. ROOME,A Assignee.
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G-reonpolut sunday school Parade.

Fourteen Greenpoint Sunday schools had
their thirty'fifth annual parade yesterday
afternoon. About 1000 children and teachers
were in line. The procession moved from Man
haitian avenue and Noble street to Lorimer
street, TO Norman avenue, to Eckford street,
Calyer street. and cOunterinarched on Leonard
street, past the reviewing stand at Leonard
was the grand marshal, and Edward Il. Robert.
son and Gilbert ii. Barker. Jr., his aids.
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- ~
June 8. June l. June 8. June 4.
A.T&SFe l1S 11SN Pao pf... g 3Sss
A,T&sFep go 23S Ny Cent. 1907 1904
Am 8 Ref ..1loTs III NJ Cent. 73a 75o
Am Ref p. Il lOdbI Omaha com 68L 6Sa
Am Tob.... 72 71h ont 4 West 1dis Id
Am sp NJ. lob loisl Pac MAIL. 27s 2e7s
Bait 4 Ohio Oh eh Pull P car"l6ea 100
skiyn uasslo6 o RockISlsnd 67a esls
Canada &c. dSs Ash Reading. l9S o
Can Pac.... co., 60s Read LIST pr d3ls ddL
C.c,o&stL 2dN y4aI st P conn.,. 76s 77L
o,BAe.... 7sa 7eis st Paul p...13A l3A
ches & o.. l7h 17S SO R'way. 81 9
Chic Cas-. 80 seN so R'way p 8 go
DELL Hud. loA lods standR at es ea
Gen Eloo... 81 AIN Texas pac.. o. o.
Kan 4 Tex. ia / c, I Re-. 2oL 2lSs
Kan pr 20 80 Union Pac. re 7is
Lou a Nash Az 47s o s Rubber IL los.
Lake shore169k 8 o S Rub pr. 9 57s4
Mani Con-. IS IS U s Leath p 6 65
Mast L2dp 46p 48ia wab conn.,. Ga 81
Mo Pacific. l5is Is wabash p. 49, 49,
NatLead... 9 26l W I'm TEL. 7eS 7eis
N W COM. .lo9ia ITO w&LE... IS Ns
N Pac com. l3s 10
Government bonds strong. The 4s OF 1925
closed i q cent. high bid. Railway and other
Chicago Gas Light lists. Detroit Gas IS, Kansas
M pHS,IIIc So1s 0s,a t; r.; Morris and Essex eonsols,
general IS f.. Reading general Is, southern
lists. Wabash lists, Wabash eds, Wisconsin Cen.
cciac iis issues. The Ai morS Im nna Mqrth mst p pS.
vances were IN Atchison general q. e y
Is, to- lo$i9t;' Detroit Gas IS. 'f !. to 81 81:
Ana Essd pac cnnsc cGnf sol t, +; N to 90; Norris %ris
erel 5s, r. 1as. to 1918; Reading general As. 81.
to s2a; Southern Railway 5s. Il, to OF; Union
Wabash DDS, 81. to G6i2, and Wisconsin Central
ISIS, I. T., IA points, to 314.
Commercial price of bar silver in New York,
Mexican silver dollars we're quoted at 47s@
4sAc. Exports to Europe tomorrow $780, o
ounces.
Money on call. l@lA . cent. Time money is
months. 3 = cent. and nine months, gig y cent.
mcrcial paper quiet. Primo Endorsed bills re-
ceivable are quoted at 3I3l2 q cent, choice and
prime single names at 3ia@4 b cent, and good
names at 4d5 per cent.
Sterling exchange quiet at unchanged quota
lions. Continental exchange was dull. Posted
asking rates for sterling, 81. s6ia for long bills and
$!.ss for demand. Actual rates arc: Long bills.
9 .s5id$4.s6: sight drafts. Si.s7, and cable
transfers. 81 s7a$4.s7A. Francs are quoted at
rcichsmarks, 95isas5i4 for long and ]5iosg5
for short; g%uildcrs. 4Ois@40 sic for long and
40 for short.
8 cents discount. Charloston-Buying, par; sell
ing, is premium. Savannah-Buying. 1-l6 off;
seillnE, par. New OrleanS-Bank, Sl.5O premi-
um; commercial, 25 cents premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight, 17l2 cents premium; telegraph, 20
cents premium. st. Louis-7O cents premium
cents premium. Cin~cinnati-Between banks,
60 cents premium, and over counter, rs cents
premium
The imports of dry goods for the week ending
to-day were S3.245,041 against So, OT4. S39 last
week and g ,249,0l4 for the corresponding week
OF last year. The amount marketed was s., 1885,
s4s. against 81, $50, 292 last week and 81 ,2lO, l43
for the corresponding week of last year.
Railway gross earnings for May compared
follows:
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FOR PRESIDENT OF HOBART.
Trustees' Nominating mmIt Selects th
Rcv. r.. n. Jones. az.

NcN u Ia SOHtt. TT
The Nominating Committee OF the Board Of
Trustees of Hobart College, at Geneva, \. V.
has unanimously decided upon the Rev. r.. Z.
Jones, assistant rector OF All Angels Church.
this city. TO succeed President Potter, who re.
signed some months ago. This report will he
presented to the full board at its meeting in
Geneva next Thursday. There is little doubt
was graduated at Hobart in 1872. For II number
OF years he was rector OF st; Luke's Church in
Kalamazoo, Mich. Later he was rector OF
Trinity Church in Columbus, o. He came to
New York two years ago to become Bishop
HuntiDgton's assistant at Grace Church. The
following year he became associated with DIR.
Townsend at All Angels.
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Policeman Petermnn Dead.

William J. Peterman, acting roundsman Of
the steamboat squad, who was injured at Pier
A on Wednesday,. died yesterday in tho Hudson
Street Hospital. Peterman. while helping to
operate a big iron crane, by means of which
la lunches are lifted from and lowered to the
water. was struck on the head by the iron
handle OF the crane. His skull was fractured by
the blow. and he never regained consciousness.
He was 50 years old. and had been on the police
force since 1888.
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VINO KNOWS RIDLEY WATTss

A Drowned Man MT Hay RidGo with This Name
signed TO y Note.
A drowned man was washed ashore at the
foot OF Seventy-ninth street, Bay Ridge. yester-
day. and removed to the Brooklyn MorRue. He
was about 60 years old, 5 feet q inches high. of
stout build. smooth face and gray hair. He had
on q plaid sack coat. dark waistcoat and trous-
ers. striped lawn tennis shirt and brown necktie.
This note was found In his pocket:
Mr.. ~Bald-Pleasc deliver 10 bearer my dress suit
with trousers. that were to he ready at noon.
RIDLEY WATTS.
A pocket comb, a small snuff box and O cents
were also In the pocket.
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The Trolley Road ON the Hrldse.

The trolley companies in Brooklyn have filed
their plans with the trustees for crossing the
bridge roadway. As there Ia a slight encroach-
ment on the property of the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad In this city, the consent OF the company
will havo 10 be obtained before the plans can DO
approved by the %trustees. The consent. 1t ID
said, has been assured.
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COMM ERCIAL COMPEND.

FRIDAY juno 4.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
quiet and easier. Sales 10. bush. ungraded
spring. 5000 No. Northern spring, and 10, 900
No. l hard Spring on private terms for export.
Free on board afoat: No. l Northerns spring. New
York. 76asc.: do. Duluth. 77Hsc.; No. 3 hard
winter, 1890; No. 2 do. 745sc. Duluth received
to-day los. 500 bush, against l2i. 900 last year;
Minneapolis $4,000. against nc. $50; Chicago
3.4oO. against 9. 900; Milwaukee 81 $50, against
1880; Toledo 1864, against 4,s49. and Detroit
2,765, against $3.50 last year. Futures declined
esc. TO l. Future sales 5000. 900 BUSH, as fol-
lows:
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NEW A r
One in Yorkyine-Mayor Apfoints an Advisory
Comuiaaion.

At yesterday meeting Of the Board of Street
Opening it was decided to open another small
park along the East River. between Seventy
sixth street and Seventy eighth street. The
park will have a depth OF 312 feet.
Mayor Strong announced that he had selected
the following committee to act with him in an
advisory capacity for the selection Of sites for
small parks in the crowded quarters of the city:
EI-M Hewitt, Chairman; Jacob A. Riis, Sec
Rotary; William Rhinelander Stewart, Dewitt
j. Seligman. Meyer =. Isaacs, James ]. Higgin-
son. the Rev. John b. Devins. and DR.. Joseph d.
Bryant.
The committee will hold it's first meeting on
Monday. Under an amendment to the Small
Parks act the city can spend ~, 900, 900 a year.
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MISS PRIMROSE GOES BACK.
Court Can't HInd Any WAY or Keeping Cyclone
sadie on the Island.

III UU EH6 EHIuHU.
Miss Sadie Anderson Bolgina Primrose. known
to prison keepers and the police as Cyclone
Sadie. was arraigned in the General Sessions
yesterday and pleaded guilty of assault in the
third degree. She had been indicted for hurting
an iron bucket at the head OF one of the work
house matrons, Miss Mary Nally, fracturing
Miss Nally's skull.
II hit her, on I'll do 1t again" said Sadie.
"Dere's only one on de island fresherer dan her,
en- Of dat one pinches NY arm when l go back I'll
send her to de h~orsepittel. too. I'm no pin
cushion. / ein't-'deed I amt"
The Recorder had received a letter from the
chief matron of the workhouse. begging that
the Cyclone be kept away from Black wells
Island. She had been there six times In two
years. and they could nothing with her, the
matron wrote. But she was sent back for a year.
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Court Calendars This Day.

Supreme court-speciai Term-Part II.-Ex.parte
matters.
surrogate's court-chsmbers-No day calendar.
For probate-Wills OF James o. Brett, John d.
Leeoh. sarah A. Van Nostrand. Eleanor JonasSon at
10 30 /. NJ.
CITY courr-spccial T~srm-Motions.
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four-story stone front dwelling, foreclosure al.
20 William Boys. for ett, 500.
Peter =. Meyer a On. sold No. 30 Ridr. street.
east side, 30 feet south OF Broome street, 20xino'
three.story brick and frame tenement house, with
store. and .three.atory brick bnilding In rear. fore.
closure sale, to Lusanna W. Thorne. for Sli, 700
The shsrln sold No. 2et Grand street, aouthes,,
corner OF EidrldRa street. lS.lN7b. four story Iron.
front store TO +. II. Dayton, for SOS, Also No Gus
Grand street. south side. 80. @ feet east of Eidriiae
street, 17.Bx7o, two story iron. front store, ali titis
and interest in this at price named and precedins
parcel, to r. II. Dayton, for Siio.
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CONSOLIDATED ICE COMPANY.
Report or the Business Done by tho Compan,
Last Year.

The report Of the Consolidated Ice Company
for the year ended Dec. 81 last shows gross earn
ings 1870 57 and not $755. $50. After de-
Quoting interest charges and Il dividend OF q per
cent. on the preferred stock there remained n
balance of $463, 055. which WAS expended In tho
acquisition OF new properties. President Morse
Says In his report that The houses of the company
have "A capacity exceeding 900. 900 tons. and
that the tonnage OF ice sold during the year was
1883, $50 tons house measurement.
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Heavy P~anl.hment Tor = nrOoLIyn "naaser.r

George Johnson, who Tas recently arrested
FOR participation in a badger" game at I76
Adams street. Brooklyn, has been sentenced TO
one years imprisonment and a fine of $500 by
foiice Justice iirenhor.. The man and woman
who were nabbed with him viii be tried on
Monday.
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including gold balance s2es. SOL .os7 se2s.o7I 500
Money in London, i99% = cent Rates OF dis
count in open market for both short and three
months bills, adl y cent. Amount OF bullion
gone into the Bank of England on balance TO-
day, Ri0,000 Paris advices quote 8 q cents at
l04 francs 20 confines. Exchange on London,
rs francs 10 centimes.
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This indicates that the large amount Of IDLE
money held by corporations and individuals IL
becoming rostive and Ia seeking Investment
Final sales compare with those Of yesterday
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Real Estate Auction sales.

At the Broadway Salesroom yesterday William
Kennelly sold No. loi7 Lexington avenue, east aide,
DIS feet south OF seventy-third street. l7xTo,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York stock ExchnnEe-sales Juno q.
UNITED STATES AND STATE TN 81. ooosN.
lUS4s.c c. 1o07l12Sl 8 Ala, class b..
go U s. As, c. l92bl2disl
CLOSING PRICES OF UNITED srArBs BONDS.
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked.
On St es,r I'm st $751;
ut pi of 90 - 1904. ....ll3h 1884
Tn st 4s,r I'm st 5s, c,
1907. ....11OA 11OAl 1904. ....113A 113at
Tn st -. c, I'm st es, r.
1907. ....ll2h 1l3 1893. ....lolL -
On st Is, r, I'm st 90, r.
1926. ....l24 l24h 1899. ....1o4h -
Tn st Is, c.
1925. ....l24b l24n!
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Oats-Spot was hrm. No. 9 white, 28c.; No. 8 do,
SSe' No. Z W hites clipped. 26ac;; No. 3 do. 26iac.;
mixed. soc;; rejected white, 2Sse, No. 9 mixed.
delivered Csc; track mixed. 22Gssso.; track
Opening. Highest. LoWsst. Closing. Mont.
Suly'''"'. 80. "' 22 2alo
Wheat was quiet and easier to-day. Liverpool was
lower. the weather and crop news was favorable, and
condition during May OF I points. There was some
selling for foreign account, but the trading was
the lowest prices OF the day. Chicago reported a fair
cash demand Liverpool declined lad. Paris ad.
vanced &c. Berlin declined nc. The Northwestern
receipts were ala cars, against 4O7 last week and s75
last year. Chicago received u cars. against Z last week
and ~ last year. The stocks At Minneapolis, Duluth.
and Chicago are expected TO decrease about !, 200, 900
bush. Tor the week. Corn and oats were lower, with
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oPFICE OF wEIsBACH COMNERCIAL COW.
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40 WALL STREET NEw YORK, MAY ~, 1897.
The Directors have this day declared a quarterly
Dividend OF TWO PER CENT. on the Preferred stock.
payable June 10, 1897, to stockholders II record az
the close OF business May goth. Transfer books Of
the preferred stock will be closed from Nav 9Oth TO
June 10th, both Inclusive. Checks will be mailed.
EDWARD c. Ne rtasnrer.