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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Black Hills Man Killed.

VIM. Sleep, a ranchman living on Crow
Creek, in the western part of Lawrence
County, was killed recently by an explo-
sion of giant powder. His son-in-law,
Joseph Miller, had one arm blown off and
was otherwise injured. Sleep and Miller
were firing giant powder. Sleep carried,
several sticks in the bosom of his shirt, a
custom among miners. Miller was pre-
pairing to fire shot when a stick exploded
in his hand. Sleep stood SO near that the
shock exploded the powder which he had
on his person, mangling his body horribly
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Goes Insane at Huron,

A man who says his name is Joseph H.,
Spradling is in charge of Sheriff Medbury
at Huron. He is insane and is unable to
give any account of himself other than
that he is married and his home is in Ken
lucky. He is probably 25 years of age,
about five feet seven inches tall, medium
build and has light hair and mustache.
He is well educated and says he was once
connected with New York Clipper and
Judge Publishing COMPANY.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Young Boy Drowned.

Tommie Guptil, aged 10 years, son OF
G. e. Guptil of Canton Township, Liosoln
County, was drowned in South Beaver
Creek last week. The boys of the school
in district No. 26 were playing about the
water. when Tommie fell into deep hole.
The boys were all about his age and could
not assist him. They summoned help, but
before aid arrived he had died.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
River Full of Dead Fish.

Large numbers of dead fish are floating
in the Jim River at Huron and at points
farther up. A weed supposed to be poison
Gus, and which grows in great profusion
along the river at the waters edge, is be-
lieved to be the cause of the fish dying.
Specimens Of the weed were sent to Prof.
Saunders of the State Agricultural College
at Brookings for examination and he ex-
presses the opinion that peculiar fungus
that forms upon the fish and not the weed
Is the cause of DEATH
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
BELLE FoURcHE ROBBERS.
Reported Capture OF the Gang in
Wyoming Confirmed.

ASSpoAeou capture OF the Gang IN
Wyoming Confirmed.
The reported capture of four members of
the Hole-in-the-Wall gang has been con-
hrmed. The men captured are George
Currie, two Roberts brothers and Harvey
Kay, all OF whom had been implicated in
the attempted holdup of the Belle Fourche
bank. The men were hiding in the
timber near the WV ranch in
Crook County, Wyoming. The South
Dakota officers under Inspector Long
had them surrounded and were waiting
Tor reinforcements to drive them from
cover. Two of the outlaws made break
for the ranch and were captured on the
way. The others then came out of the
timber and surrendered. The party in
tended leaving the country with the funds
which they expected to take from the
Belle Fourche bank.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Tyndau Hotel CIoses.

The Dakota House, which has been
open to the public at Tyndall for ten years,
with l.. A. Haight as landlord, has been
closed. Mr.. Haight will devote his time
and attention to the manufacture and sale
of windmill device on which he has re-
Gently received patent
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
She answered him by a low, mirthless

She answered him by low. mirthless
laugh.
II am quite satisfied now," she said,
with trembling lips. 81 merely wanted
to know if it We're all safe for you.''
AS she spoke she pressed with her fin.
gers letter that she had hidden in the
bodice of her travelling dress.
He does not understand now," Che
said to herself, .'but he will know all
about it when he has read this
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Creamery Firm Fails.

The Columbia Creamery Company has
failed. The sheriff has possession of all
its properties located in Sioux Falls, New
Hope, Baltic and Corson. All the en-
ployes have large amounts due them, and
most of the farmers who have been deliy-
ering milk to the company are losers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
New Wall at the Penitentiarv.

At present work is in progress at the
Sioux Falls penitentiary on wall which
will inclose the greater portion of the
buildings, the inclosure being intended as
an exercise ground for the inmates of the
prison. The wall proper is being con-
structed of Sioux Falls granite. 1t will be
twenty feet high, four feet thick ana
nearly 1,l5o feet in length, thus inclosing
space of about two acres. The estimated
cost is about $50, 900.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Crushed Between Two Coaches,

Fred Gantz, express messenger on the
Speartish line was badly crushed between
two passenger coaches at Portland. He
was making a coupling when he was
caught and his body squeezed into space
of three inches. 1t is thought the accident
will prove fatal,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Fire Near Springfield.

Fire recently destroyed the house of
Thomas Jones, seven miles west of SPRING
field, together with the entire contents, in
Guiding $50 in money. The cause is sup
posed to be firecrackers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Returned to Jail.

Ed Hunter, one of the Indians in the jal
breaking party at Pierre, voluntarily re-
turned the other day, and reported one of
the others on his way in. None of the
whites have yet been captured.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Cloudburst and HaiI

Henry Scovel lost about 200 head of sheep
In Nowln County cloudburst, and a
great many calves were killed by hail in
the western part of that county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Union County Teachers.

The Union County Teachers Institute
was in session at Elk Point the latter part
of the week, with ITO teachers enrolled.
Prof. Young of Vermillion was conductor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Heavy Hailstorm,

A hailstorm east of Alpena last week
destroyed hundreds of acres of grain. The
storm divided, wiping out crops in two
different directions. A heavy wind
knocked down telegraph poles south Of
town.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Kirby Suspended from Practice.

Joe Kirby, who was recently sentenced
to two years In the penitentiary by Judge
Garland OF Sioux Falls on account of his
conviction for felony, was on Monday sus-
pended for two years from practicing as
an attorney in the courts of this state.
Kirby will appeal to the supreme court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16
Bankers Win the Suit.

Judge Campbell of the circuit court at
Aberdeen has decided the case of Clara D.
McChesney VS.. County of Brown, holding
that the state board Of equalization, at its
meeting last September, exceeded its
powers in subdividing shares and stocks
and in materially raising bank stocks to
the exclusion of all others. The plaintiff
is stockholder of the Aberdeen National
BhIk of that city and was backed in her
suit by numerous bankers of the state and
the state association as we'll. The decision
affects nearly every county in the state and
is of much importance.
German Evangelical Young People
The Young Peoples Alliance of the
German Evangelical Church for North and
South Dakota in session at Aberdeen
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, S. F. Braun,
Big Stone; vice president, Mrs. E. j.
Korte, Aberdeen: secretary, Alice Oertle,
Zion; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Won
Wald, Big Stone; Treasurer, Fl. We'll
meyer, Zion. North Dakota was chosen
as the place of the next annual meeting.
Some fifty delegates and visitors were in
attendance
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16

A Farmer Commits Suicide,
Erik Eggen, a Minnehaha County farmer
committed suicide Tuesday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds Boston per bale. SIPS;
New York per bale, $i00; Philadelphia,
per bale, $1O0; Baltimore, per bale. $1O0
Direct-Barcelona. SOC; Genoa, Rc; Reval,
SIC; Bremen, Acc: Liverpool. 45c Via New
York-Liverpool, soc; Bremen, soc; Am
sterdam, soc; Hamburg, Sc; Genoa, COO
st. Petersburg. zoe; Manchester, 53c /;
Havre, Coo; Gutenberg. roc.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are firm at
ruling rates Foreign business is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
40 for a range-including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties base "A feet,
to Baltimore, he; TO Philadelphia, 13c; to
New York, 13l2c. Timber rates, 5OcdS1 90
higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and Windward, nominal to Rosa
rio, $l200d13.00 TO Buenos Ayres and Mon
tevideo $10.0OQ1100; to Rio Janeiro, $l4OO;
TO Spanish and Mediterranean ports, $11 30
@1l.50; to United Kingdom for orders.
nominal for lumber, pounds 5s standard.
BY Steam-To New York, $3.50; to Phil
adelphia, via New York, $3.50; to Boston,
$3.50 via New York; to Baltimore, $400
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market Is
firm. Medium Sized Cork for orders. are
as follows: Rosin, Is 1Olkd, for barrels of
80 pounds and 5 per cent. prmage; spir-
its, As I'D; Genoa, rosin, IS 3d63s Cd /;
Adriatic, Is 6dq2s Cd; South American
rosin, soc per barrel of $50 pounds Coast
wise-Steam-To Boston, 1Oc per 100 pounds
on rosin, soc on spirits; to New York,
rosin, Slac per 100 pounds; spirits soc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28

The steamship Gate City sailed for New
York yesterday, with the following pas
sengers: A. L. Desbouillons, j. b. Con-
molly, Capt. E. Moss Miss Roggen, Miss
Lucille Loring, r. f. Chase John G.. Car
ter and one intermediate.
The following passengers are on the
steamship Tallahassee to arrive from New
York this morning: II. H. Mcdonald, Mrs.
j. w. Vaughan, r. H Knox, E. F. Fee
geas and wife, J. E. Casserly, Alfred
Holt f. d. Gaffney Miss A. M Robin
son, ]. F. Cogswell and family, Miss L.
E. Furer, c. A. Munster and wife, w. S.
Mallard, c. c. Campfeld Mrs. ]. d. Bell,
C. NJ Gilbert and family, Mrs. NJ. e.
Hughes, Mrs. ]. T. Stone, Mrs. E. c.
House, Miss Kate OBrien, w. b. Chase,
G. p. Coon, H. NJ. Fleming, r. Kemp
and family, r. r. Hatch, P. J. Lafferty,
Charles Green and wife, E. G. Klein,
Sam Roland.
The steamship Berkshire arrived from
Baltimore yesterday, with the following
passengers: Miss Rick, Miss LAWN, Mrs.
A. Keyser, Miss l.. Michael, J. S. Stern
berger, Miss A. Black, Miss Black, Miss
NJ. O'Brien, G. Galloway and wife, E. H.
Jones, Miss johnson, Miss clay, w. L.
Lawrence, Miss Wilks, DR.. A. G. Boutou
and wife, Mrs. H. Lamotte, Mrs. ]. C.
Register, p. d. Packard, Mrs. Thadmaw
j. Thadmaw, w. Thadmaw, A. N. Man
ney, W. Y. Davis and nurse, Miss Davis,
Miss W. Davis. Miss Lane Miss l.. A.
Hall, Mrs. NJ. V. Binney, Mr.. st. Clair,
Mrs. NJ. Carlos G. W. Marshall, S. NJ.
Smith, f. NJ. Rebston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
GRAN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Sept. 27.-Flour, moderately
active, but rather heavy with offerings at
lower prices; Minnesota patent, IS. 2O156 60;
winter patents, $5,15q5.40. Rye flour quiet.
Buekwheat steady at 4Sd53c. Corn meal
easy; yellow western, Csc; city, zoe Rye
dull; No. 2, 5O}ic. Barley quiet; feeding,
Sl1ac. Barley malt nominal
Wheat. spot. firm; No. red 97lkc afloat
No. 1 hard, 99lac afoat; No. hard, SIC
afioat options opened weak under heavy
Liverpool news, rallied and was firm all
day on drought weather in winter whea
belt, bul.ish Argentine news and rumors
Of export business closing firm at hG7kc
net decline No. 2 red May, 92l5d93 5-16c.
closed, 93hc; September 97G97 l1-16c, clos
ed size; December 9S&Q94 n-16c; closed,
94Iac.
Corn, spot. firm; No. ., S45sc ahoat; op-
lions opened lower on cable news. but re-
covered i'm response to a good demand from
shorts and light offerings, closed nc net
lower; September, SSGS3hc; closed, 3shc;
October. SSAc; closed, SShc; December,
34AQS51sc; closed, S51scs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
Ayers Hair Vigor.

York with eighteen boxes, shipped by I.
NJ. Higgins Of Volusia county.
quite a number of residences and bust
ness houses are now going up in Jackson
VILE. and plans are being drawn for 9TH
ers, the cost OF which will not fall far short
of 100000, and it may exceed that sum.
The Queen and Crescent Navigation
Company of Columbus, Ga, has just
bought new steamer, the jamie Roe to
ply the Apalachicola river in carrying the
mail and passengers. She halls from Ey-
ansville Ind.
Capt. McNulty of Stuart, recently came
into possession of a catalogue of marriage
able women. He soon made a selection
from the list. and the adventure culmin-
ated in a pleasant marriage at late hour
Friday night.
Sam T. Holmes has been recommended
by the Duval county democratic executive
committee to the governor for the position
of county treasurer, vice Gustav Muller,
deceased. 1t was a long and spirited fight.
nineteen ballots being necessary to a
choice.
Buck Yates, who recently dug out of the
Orange county jail within four days of the
expiration of his term, is learning that his
little joke is a boomerang. He was cap
tured and returned to his old quarters,
and now County Solicitor Robinson has
filed information against him for Jail
breaking.
Captains of schooners coming into Tam
least a dozen vessels are strewn along
The coast stranded, as a result of the
storm Monday night, while some which
were cast up have been fioated and are
now all right. The pilot boat Belle is
about 100 yards from water of any kind.
Al Grandin, twenty-one miles from Pa
latka, at negro festival, Win Walker a
section hand on the Georgia Southern and
Florida railway, and a man named Red
dick, employed at Bardin's turpentine farm
became involved IN a quarrel, when Red
dick pulled pistol and shot Walker, kill
ing him instantly. Reddc6 made his es-
cape and has not yet been captured.
Arcadia Arcadlan: J. L. Jones has a
japanese persimmon in his Office at the
court house which is quite a curiosity, be-
ing shaped something like the human be-
ing, with the exception of having three
legs and being minus a head He uses
it as a. paper weight Mr.. Jones says
the tree in his yard on which this curl
osity grew is full of freaks of the same
nature.
Tampa Times: Commodore John Miller
left for Jacksonville last night In COM
pany with Senior Fernandez, wealthy
cattle buyer from Havana. The commo-
dore has gone to inspect and negotiate
for the purchase of the steamer Soledad.
If he succeeds in getting a vessel to
suit him he win put it in the cattle
shipping business between this port and
Havana.
Monticello Constitution: DR.. Thee
Turnbull was called Saturday
night to patch up four negroes as a re-
suit of night church festival five miles
from the city, on the Thomasville road.
The doctor put eight stitches in one fellow
and nine in another. One man had his
head Clipped with an AK 1t was a gay
and festive scene, with blood as the prin-
cipal feature. Homemade wine and pear
cider are said to have been at the bottom
of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28 1897.

Brunswick. waccamaw, squires, George
town.
Boston, Sept 25.-hrrived, schr May
ONeNl, Watts, Bruins wick.
Philadelphia, Sept. 25.-Sailed, schr An
ME 7. Bailey. Reed, savannah.
Ardrossan, Sept. Sailed, steamer
Duchess Of Roxburghe (Br), Savannah.
Genoa, Sept. 22.-Sailed, steamer Thyra
(Br), Savannah
Swansea, Sept 25.-saned Ell Fr.da, sa-
vanuah.
Shields. Sept. 25.--sailed, Graffoe, sa-
Vannah
Liverpool. Sept. 25-sailed, Mount He
boron, Savannah.
Fernandina, Fla. Sept. 27-Arrived.
bark Jennie Hubert, Rodich, New York;
Jennie Sweeney, Hudson, New London;
schr John c. Gregory Hutchinson, New
York.
Sailed, bark Doris Brodersen DAM.
Nelson, Antwerp
Beaufort, S. c., Sept 27-Arrived. Port
Royal, steamer Kirkhill (Br), from Ham
burg.
Cleared, schr Adele Ball, for Jackson
Vile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
Shipping Memoranda.

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 27.-Arrived, steamer
Jauita (BD, Limond Darien, to West
Hartlepool; Tuskar (BO, Appleton, New
Orleans to Marseilles; Hexham (Br), Han
sen, Punta Gorda to Harburg.
Cleared steamer Bloemfontein (Br)
Tangve, Rotterdam.
Charleston. S. c., Sept. 27.-Arrived
steamer Comanche. Mckee, New York,
proceeded Jacksonville.
Cleared, steamer Juno (Br), Doyle, Bre-
men.
Sailed. steamer Cherokee, Chichester
Jacksonville; schrs John L. Treat. Green.
law, Brunswick; Bessie Whiting, Dayton,
New York.
jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 27-ArrIved
(entered and cleared for Charleston and
Boston,.
Cleared, steamer Seminole, Bearse, New
York (and sailed.
Entered, schr Laura L. Sprague, Wixon
Gloucester, Mass.
Pensacola. Fla, Sept 27.-Sailed, banks
Eastern Light (Nor). Erickson, River Nfer.
'sey; Bessie Hamilton (Nor), Hansen, Dub
lin.
Cedar Key Fla, Sept. 27.-Arrived. scbr
Senator Sullivan 80 days from Port au
Prince, to load lumber and crossties. New
York
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. 27-Cleared
collins w. walton, peterson, Brunswick
Breakwater, Sept 27.-Arrived, steamer
Strathdon (Br), from Liverpool (and sail
ed for Savannah.
Passed out, bark Prince John (Ior), Will
mington, Del. for Savannah.
Cape Henry. Va, Sept. 27.-Passed out.
steamer Highlander (Br, Milburn, Sa-
vannah; ship Susquehanna, SewelL San
Francisco. all from Baltimore
New York, Sept, 25.-Arrived, briggs
Daisy, Moore. Brunswick; Robert Dillon,
Olsen, Savannah; schr Humarock, Yeazle,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
FLORIDA.

Monticello has received 1000 bales of
cotton this season.
Tampa's factories are buster now than
they have been in a long time.
The ocala Mail and Express has chang
ed its name to the Morning News.
Mr.. Dibbs of Indiana is in Gainesville
looking for a location for forty Nebraska
families, who are DESTROYS of locating in
Florida.
The wool crop Of Santa Rosa county has
all been sold to Piser & Co, of Mobile If
was about 100000 pounds, and brought 20
cents per pound.
IL is estimated that there are 700 acres
of hyacinths in the river in front of Pa
iatka- Two steamers were unable to
struggle through them on Friday.
The first shipment Of oranges from
Jacksonville this season was made on
Sunday when the Seminole sailed for New
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28


easier prices favoring buyers; No. 2
spring wheat, 91Q92c; No. spring wheat,
S+19QS91ac; No. 2 red, 946955sc; No 2 corn,
28Aq2S1ac; No. 2 yellow corn, 2S4d281be;
No. oats, 191sd1934c; No. 2 white, f. o. b.,
22Ad23c; No. white, f. o. b., 21d221Rc; No.
2 rye, 474c; No. barley, nominal; No. 8,
f. o. b., S9Q43c; No. f. f. o. b., 2S635c; No
1 fax seed, $1.0l@1.0 GA prime timothy
seed, $40; mess pork, per Dbl, $S2}Q3.25;
lard, per 100 lbs, $4.471sd4.50; short ribs
sides Qoose), $tS5Q5.15; dry sailed shout
ders (boxeD, 5$sQ53sc; short clear sides
(boxed), 5AQ53sc; whisky, dstillers' finish
ed goods, per gal, $1.22; sugars, cut loaf.
unchanged; butter, firm; creameries, 146
O12c; dairy, 12918c; cheese, steady at So
&c; eggs, firm; fresh, Ne
Cincinnati, Sept. T.-Flour, dun Wheat
easy; No 2 red, 92d93c. Corn, dull; mix
ed, 30q3lc. Oats, firm; No 2 rlixed. 21G
2lAc. Rye, easy; No. 2. 47c. Lard, firm
at 4.40c. Bulk meats, quiet at $500. Ba-
con, strong at $500. Whisky $121
st. Louis. Sept. 27-Flour, unchanged.
Wheat, spot, higher; No. cash, elevator
Csc; track, 98d9S15c; No. hard cash. s7h
Q8Sc; December, 975sQ977sc; May, 9Sssc
Corn, spot, about steady; No. 2 cash, 2534c;
December, 279sc; May, 3012c Oats, spot
easy; No cash, elevator, 23c bid; track
2O12q2lc; September, zoe; December. 201ac
May, 2224c bid. Bran, quiet and firm
east track, sacked, 45c; this side, Acc
Butter, firm; creamery, 16a22c; dairy, IL
Q16c. Whisky, $1.21. Lard, stronger;
prime steam, 4.95c; choice. 4.45c. Bacon,
boxed lots, extra short clear and ribs,
6.S719c; shorts, 6.50c. Dry salt meats, box
ed shoulders, 5.S71ac; extra short clear and
ribs, 5.S715c; shorts, &C.
Baltimore Sept. 27.--Flour quiet and
steady; western super $3.00d3.5C do extra,
$3.75Q450; do family, $4.75G5 10; winter
wheat, patents, $5.2OQ550; spring wheat,
patents, $5.50Q5.75; spring wheat, straights,
$5.350560
Wheat dull and lower; sDot and month,
947sc bid; October, $3.50; December 951kc
bid; steamer No. 2 red, $50 bid; southern
wheat, by sample, 90Q95c; do on grade, $50
CSC.
Corn quiet and easy; spot and month,
| 93G331sc; yellow, 93Q33Ac; November, SAC
asked November or December, new or
old, S4c asked; January, 341ac bid; steamer
| mixed, 31Q31Bc; southern white corn 361s
d37c; do yellow corn. 37@S71zc. Oats,
firmer; No. white, 2512G26c; No 2 mixed,
| 23Q291ac. Rye dull and easy; No. 2 near
by, SIC; No. western, 521kc. HAY steady;
choice timothy, $190OQ135O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28

Oats, spot. easier; No. 2. 24q2f4c; options
fairly active and steady; closing. 14Q1zc
net lower; September, 234c; october,
237sc; December, Csc.
Hay easy. Hops firm. Hides steady.
Leather firm. Woo. firm. Beef firm. Cut
meats dull Lard firm; western steamed,
490c; October, 4.S0c nominal; refined firm;
continent, SIC; South America, SAC; COM
pound, 424Q47sc. Pork steady Butter
firm; western creamery, l31aQ21c; do factory
9gl2l9c; Elgins, PIC; imitation creamery,
nlz0l4c; state dairy, 11q1Sc; do creamery,
131su2lc. Cheese steady; large white, SIC;
small white, 91ac; large colored, 91sc;
small colored, Sec: part skins. 61zQ7c; full
skins, 3l2Q4c. Potatoes firm; Jersey,
81. 5002.75; Long Island, S275Q300; sweets,
$l.4OqL6O Tallow dull. Cotton seed oil
dull; prime crude, 21Q22c; DO yellow, 2jq
2o12c. Petroleum quiet. Rice steady. Mo-
lasses steady. Tomatoes, per box or
crate, as to quality, 50175c. Long Island
and Jersey cabbage, per leo, $3.5ed5.O0. Cot
fee options opened steady at 5910 points
decline; closed quiet with prices 1OG15
points net lower; sales, $3.50 bags, includ-
ing September at &c; December. 61ac; jan
uary, 6.e0c; May, 6.90c; spot Coffee Rio
steady; Cordova, 1012Q161Rc; sales, LOCO
bags Rio; spot No Z, &c. Sugar, raw,
firm; fair refining, S2sc; centrifugal, 90 test,
15-16c; refined firm.
Chicago, Sept 27.-Wheat was firm to-
day in spite of a large array of bear
news, December closing at A03sc ad-
vance. Drought reports are beginning to
attract great deal of attention and were
influential to-day in causing the slight
advance The dry weather was also a
feature of corn which closed A63sc high
er. Oats advanced nc. Provisions were
strong and closed 10G15c higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.