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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

NEW YORK, April 4.-Flour-More ac-
tive and rrmer; Minnesota patents, $3.50
$50. -.,..
Rye Flour-More active at s2.75aS.20.
Cornmeal-Steady; yellow western, zoe.
Rye-Steady; No. . bSa0S l-Zc.; state
Barley-Dull; feeding, AZ 1-2a43c.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, SlO3 il.
Options opened steader, on better news
from the stock market, and developed
pronounced strength on bulllsh late
cables and export developments. re
action followed. however, with general
realization a feature. particularly IN late
months. which closed 3-id1 Lie. net low
er. against a 3-sc. advance IN near
months: No. red. May, closed at $lO 81;
July closed at " l-Sc.
Corn-Spot firm: No 2. &c 3-ic. Options
opened steady, with wheat ana was sus-
tanned all day by moderate covering ana
export demand. closing lac. higher; May
closed at "a 1-4c.; July closed at IS 3-Sc.
Oats-Spot stronger: No. 2, 80 lie. OPP
lions inactive but firm, with corn closing
Lie. net higher; May closed AT y l-2c.
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Ffrm; picked bellies 51-2@
lie: picked shoulders, l-2c.
Lard-Firm: western steamed, $3.50;
May. 500 - Refined stronger.
Pork-Firm; mess, $Sl0Qflo.
Butter-Nery firm; western creamery,
Is l-2Q2lc.; do. factory, l2ali l-2c FL
gins, 2ic; imitation creamery, 1fl7c
| state dairy, N0ls lie; do, creamery.
cheese-Quiet; large white, September,
Eegs-steady: State and Pennsylvania,
| lO1-in1O lie: western, fresh. l0c.; south
| ern. 91-2Gl0c.
| s. 81: sweets, t3n$i50.
| Petroleum-Easy; refined, New York,
| 1915.
| Rosin-Steady; strained. common to
| good. Sl42 l21N.4j.
Turpsntine-Steady at 80 i-2d33c.
| Rice-Firm.
| MOlasscs-Quiet.
| Cabbage-Florida. SqSl5O
| Cottonseed- Oil-Steady. and favored
| with a more active inquiry; prime sum
| mer yellow. % lie; prime winter yell
| low. q 1-2d2s 1-2c.
| C0ffee-Options opened trm, with prices
! unchanged 10 8 points higher on local
| covering and buying by spot coffee firms
| Later i'm the day 1t improved. I'm sym
| pathy with advance in the spot depart,
| ment. the latter being on heavy demand
| from consumers; cables not effective
| Closing steady. with prices sails points
| NET higher. sales. 81 900 bags, including
| April. s5.75: May. &.@ds5.75. Spot Rio
| strong. No. 2 invoice. SIC; No. 7, job
| bling. l-2c. Mild firm; Cordoya, Sl-2Q
sugar-Raw strong: fair refining. 8 5-sc
| centrifugal. 96-degree test. Also. he
fined strong.
NEW YORK BRY-GoODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The general dry
| goods market continues without ne'
! FEATURES OF interest. The volume OF busi
moss doing has been limited by the cur
rent war talk. In staple cottons the de
mand has been light and the prices nav
been steady. though some improvement
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

IIIIIIIVIIIIl ' ~ 1hIIIII y 49,
Private sales to-day were as folloWs:
Wrappers. ! hogshead; smokers, hogs
heads; leaf dark, IA hogsheads; Tugs, 1
hogsheads Total number Of hogsheadS
sold during the day, "a.
United States internal-revenue coll
lections for the city of Richmond. Va,
to-day were: Tobacco S}.590.6s; cigars and
cigarettes. S31S7.70. Total, S6.72S.30.
There will be breaks of botn dark and
light tobacco at Stone~ill Warehouse
today: break of dark leaf at Shockoe.
and loose at Crenshaw's. Prospects are
for good sales this week.
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saw-MiII Plant Destroyed.

MACON, GA. April "A special to the
Telegraph from Darien. Ga. says
Union Island. opposite Darien, had q
disastrous fire to-day. Two large saw
mills. two lumber-kilns, and several
houses were consumed. The property
was owned by the Hilton-Dodge Lumber
Company, and valued at 100000. Five rail-
ing vessels. lumber-laden. were badly
damaged before tugs could tow then
away from the wharf. The insurance Is
not known
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The Bishop I'm stanton.

STANTON, VA, April 4.-(Special.)-
At Trinity church yesterday morning
Bishop Randolph preached and confirmed
a class Of twenty-nine. In the evening he
preached at Emanuel church and con-
frmed twenty-siX persons.
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HIIUTIlUTU, ' dst IfUIII y I1"7'
Receipts: Cattle, $50 head; sheep lO
head; hogs, 400 head
Sales cattle. $50 head; sheep, 100 head;
hogs. 400 head.
Prices: Cattle-Best, Az to &c. gross;
medium to good, 3l4 to 4l4c. gross; COM
mon 10 fair pa to sc. gross; bulls, ~ to
3i.c. gross; sheep. 3l2 to sc. gross; hogs,
3l2 to 4c. gross.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

Richmond. Va, April 4, 1898.
Quotations. Wheat-LOngberry, CSC. to
81 mixed. &c 10 81: shortberry, sc. TO
81 No. red. 9gc. TO s.. Corn-Whlte.
Virginia. bag lots. 36c.; No. white, 36c. !;
No. 3 white. 81 l-2c.; No. ,. mixed, 30 l-2c.;
No. 3 mixed, 35c. Oats-No. ?. 20 TO
3O1-2c.; No 3, - to % lie; winter seed,
g 10 35c. Rye-No. 2, 81 to jSc.
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BicycIe Races Postponed.

ATLANTA, GA, April 1.-THE bicycle
races which were TO have begun at the
Coliseum tonight have been postponed
for one week, owing 10 the fact that a
heavy rain has prevailed the pest two
daVs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05
j. M. FOurQurean & Co.,
ll3 East Broad.
Spring Mattings'
LATEST PATTERNS,
New Easter Gloves,
ALL SHADINGS,
Till Easter Is But Five ShOppingDayS

during which would invite special attention to our great snow
mas SILKS BLACK COLORED DRESS GOODS AND TAILOR
SUITS have all been pned during the past
consiqnmen the very latest productions We have made
assortment these lines always complete
We HAYES to specially for Easter week
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orders for printing sent 10 the Dispatch
Company will be given prompt attention.
and the style OF work and prices VIII
bo sure to please you
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

OUR TAILOR-MADE SUITS
are jaunty in appearance and perfect
I'm fit. with that grace and elegance
ebout them which is so hard 10 pro-
cure in ready-made garment.
BLACK CHEVIOT SUITS. strictly all
wool. nicely tailored. jacket silk lined.
skirt OF the latest cut, = splendid
value at SO per suit.
BLACK SCOTCH CHEVIOT SUITS,
splendidly made. jacket silk lined,
skirt and jacket sleeves trimmed with
narrow tucking. new and very ele-
CANT, ti4 per suit
BLUE CHEVIOT SUIT. Russian blouses,
new shaped skirts. blouse silk lined.
SI2 80 each.
We have special facilities for the rapid
adjustment of such taiormade gowns
as may happen not TO be perfect fit
ting.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

SILKS.-Specal values and unlimited as
sOrtment in the shirt-waist kinds.
Splendid value In n lustrous Striped Taft
feta, big line Of color combinations, at
G5c. per yard.
Great value i'm a Checked Taffeta, good
stout qualify. with plenty of wear in
II. at 75c. per yard.
STRIPED AND PLAID SILKS, I'm colOrs
and designs beyond description. I'm
usual values I'm grades al 81 and 81 rs
per yard.
BLACK SILKS. i'm plain weaves and bro
caded effects, the latest weaves in
plain and the newest designs i'm fig
ured, phenomenal values at 20, Soc,
81, and S1.25 per yard.
KID GLOVES, in all the Easter tintings.
We solicit your inspection of our
grade at ~ per pair.
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BURK & co.
1908 East Main Street
zap 5-lD
Has c,Iled Another Meeting.

Brigadier-General Alonzo L. FDi'iips
has issued an order for a meeting OF lne
Stuart Horse Guard 10 be held on ihu .,.',
day evening. for the purpose OF eleC''nS
commandment 10 succeed Captain T. o.
EIkcr resigned.
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J. M. FOURQUREAN & co.

is reported in the export trade. The
print-cloth situation remains unsatis-
factory. With quotstions at Lice. for
regulars, buyers show little inclination
fabrics are dull and featureless. The
demand is light. and the market, If any
thing. displays heavy tone.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, April 4-F1our-Qulet;
western superior. S27OQS3 $3.50; do, extra,
$3.gJaS4: do. family. $l25d$4J0; winter
wheat. patent, St7juS5; spring do. $500
$40 spring wheat. straight, s5Gs5.l5.
Wheat--Dull spot and the month. SO 5-S
G99 3-4c.; May, yiO0 l-4a$lO0 IL; southern
wheat. by sample, 97c.GSl.o -; do, on
grade, 90 l-4c.HSl.
rn-Strong; spot and the month and
May. "a l2u3I Sic; steamer mixed, 3i0
- lie; southern white corn, % 1-2n36c.;
do. yellow, BIC
Oais-Quiet; No. white. S9d33 lie;
No. mixed. July. 3Ga3O lie.
Rye-Firm: No. ?. near by, 50 l-2q55 3-ic.; ;
No. 2, western. 50 3-ic.
Hay-Firm for better grades; choice
Grain Freights-Very dull; steamer TO
Liverpool. per bushel. IS, May; Cork, for
orders, per quarter, Is. 3d.03s. I'D, for
May.
Sugar-Strong.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery. 1870
<Nt.s ubs llhlldAlDllf ltUioSss h'ss idhitf
l5c.; good ladle, l3dl4c.; store-packed,
lOgl2c.
Eggs-Flrm; fresh. 10 1-2c.
Cheese-Steady; fancy New York,
large, 91-4d9 he; do. medium, 9l-24
l0c,; do. small. 10 1-4al0 lie.
Lettuce Sl25dSl.50 per basket.
Whiskey sl.26nst2 per gallon for fin
ished goods in carload; $l2Sq$1.29 per gal
Ion for jobbing lots
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 4.--Bearish statistics
and favorable reports on the growing
wheat crop were offset In the market to-
day by belief that the present May corner
was proving a success, and fear that q
corner in July was in process Of fOrma-
ton. July closed a cent higher Gnd
May &c. higher, in consequence. Other
markets were strong. partly with wheat,
corn, and oats advancing isdAc. each,
and provisions closing lOq2212c. higher.
Leading futures ranged AZ follows:
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Donatfon-Day AT the Old DOM 80,
To-day Is donation and recepl'oS he
at the Old Dominion Hospital am EN-
institution viii be open to lhpec,'oI l,,ov
. O'Clock this morning. Gifls ol In he
provisions. or any useful articles VIII Dc
thankfully received
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05
Our China and Japanese Mattings

are ready your inspection Many entirely patterns shown Prices
rance yard Mating laid floor Splendid values from
16s to yard
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

CoLORED DRESS GOODS. in imported
patterns and novelty effects. in variety
that IS almost limitless.
SPECIAL VALUES in a superior grade
and variety Of designs at zoe. yard.
POPLINS, I'm the new tints, in fine,
smooth texture, Mt 81 per yard; bet
ter grade, IN suit lengths, 50 each.
CREPONETTE, new, in suit lengths. i'm
ported, beautiful new tints, $l2 pat
tern.
BLACK MOHAIRS in figured effects,
new designs, for skirts. SOC. per yard.
BLACK CREPONS, in the newest, ex-
elusive assortment in town, all grades,
from 75c. TO $3.50 per yard. See our
values at 1925, $50, and 1915 per
yard.
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND coTToN EXCHANGE.

Quotations are for bonds maturing in not
less than ten years.
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Opening. Highest nowesE. CIosin 6

May..."."s5.25 s521K s5:22A 1928
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn. q 5-Sc. Flour steady. No.
spring wheat, SSqS9c.; No. red. Sl.O2 IA
QSiO3 IA. No 2 corn, % use. No. oats,
% l-2c.; No. white, f. o. b., % l-2q30c.;
No white. f. o. b., q S-ia2S SAC. No.
rye 50 1-2c. No. ! fiaxseed, Sl.2l IL;
new, Sl.22 -. Prime timothy seed, 81 rs.
Mess pork, per barrel, S.s54$9.90 Lard,
per 100 pounds, $527 1-2n$5.30. Short-rib
sides, loose, $5l0dSJ.40; dry sailed Shout
ders, boxed, A.15dS4.6 IL; short-clear
sides. boxed, $5.4OaS5j0 Whiskey. dis
tilers' finished goods per gallon. $l.19 1-2
Sugars unchanged. Butter firm;
creamery 13Q2Uc.; dairy, ll4l7c. Cheese
quiet at SaS l-4c. Eggs steady; fresh, &c.
ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS, April 4.-Flour-Unchanged
Wheat-SpOt higher: No. red, cash
elevator sc; track, sSa99c;; April, SEC.
| 752sn751sc; No. = hard, cash, 9Oi2c.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2, cash and
| April, 27hc.; May, Hl5c., bid; July 2Sl2c.
September, 2gl9c., bid.
Oats-Dull; No. 2. cash, 26l2c: track
2SIkG27itc.; April. 264c.; May. 263,Q26lAc.
| July. 221.c', bid; No. 2 white, 29lkaSOc.
Bran-Dull but steady; sacked. east
| track sic.
Butter-Firm; creamery. 15@1slc.
| Eggs-Firm at Sc.
|
Pork-Higher; standard mess, jobbing
| s9.27i9.
Lard-Higher; prime steam. $50
| choice, $50.
| Bacon-Boxed shoulders, $251S37i.
extra-short clear S75; ribs, S.S7l4
| shorts. Sc.
! Dry-Salt Meats-Boxed shoulders, A75G
s.; extra-short clear, s5.25; ribs, s5.S7l2
shorts, $500.
CINCINNATI.
| CINCINNATI. April 4.-Flour-Dull
! fancy. $4,000 AS; family S3.70uS.
| Wheat-Active; No. red, 93a9ic.
Corn-Steady; No. 2 mixed, Hl9u32c.
Oats-Active; No. 2 mixed, 2s1zqZsc.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2. 52c.
Lard-Firm and higher. at S.l5.
Bulk Meats-Firmer. at $3.50
BacOn--Firm and higher, at 50.
Whiskey--Firm, at sl.20.
Butter-Steady.
Sugar-Firm; hard refining, A2sqS.&
Eggs-Quiet at SC.
Cheese-Quiet; good TO prime ONO hat
| SAa9e. ,
- THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, April 4, 4 p. M.-Cotton-
Spot In fair demand. prices hardening
American middling 7-i6d me saie
OF the day were l2.0o0 bales, OF whicl
1000 were for speculation and export AM di
included II 500 American. Receipts ZhvV
bales, including 81 300 American.
Futures opened and closed qulet, WIN WIN
moderate demand: American middiine
low mddling clause, April -o-of'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

90 Special sale OF Men S
&Qc Derby and Alpine
O/Gs Hats, latest shades
and shapes, worth $3.50 to y.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. April i.-Flour-More ac-
tive and firmer; Minnesota patents, $3.50
$3.50. -...,
RYE Flour-More active at s2.75qS.20.
Cornmeal-Steady; yellow western, zoe.
Rye-Steady; No. ,, 5Sq5S lie; State
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.ar,cso Cation on ..."...... '....'''~" 90 oTs
smetican Cotton Oh preferred '.'''''''' 10
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BreadItnfr. and Pro,,y h

5CHlCAGO-Wheat closed as 1t opened
to-day. strong and at SC advance over
yesterdays final ilgures. There was a
long period of Weakness caused by lib
eral northwest receipts and prospects Of
a small visible decrease, but Letter
buying and strength which developed in
provisions and the coarser grains caus.
ed m firm market during the afternoon;
Corn advanced isc.a Oats closed 4 Gpsc
hisher&and provisions touched the high
mark Of the season. closing 2,s97I.sc
higher. IT {: 4, 3 4 q = u
NJ Opening trades In May wheat were at
from &c to 33sc' over yesterdays closing
figures, May ranging all the way from
9f5sct to- 95lsc In different parts of the
pit,2with quite q good trade at those fig.
ures. The market was helped by the
unexpected advance OF Esd at Liverpool,
where a decline was looked for. It was
supposed this strength was due to the
failing. OF In Argentine sshipments.' ex.
ports from that country last week be-
Ing G27 900 bushels or nearly: 200, 900
bushels under. those: OF, the week before.
Traders here looked for figures close
to the million mark ( and the shortage
WINS . q pleasing surprise 10 holders
TheAmarket ,foriastlme q fter! the opening
appeared to be In the control of the
bears. Northwest receipt a continued
heavy ilnneapolls and pulutllgreport.
Ing ss432 cars Il -day, 4 against 39+ 1 last
week ind le09: "a year a go. ChlcagoSro.,
celpts were % cars. The Kansas croplrG-
port was very favora Bile md there was
satiS carly ,,act drop Sat Z s Il Louis, The
effect fsthis WasS thnt insId0s OF thirty.
minntcsstheS Liverpool advn.ic co was dis
regarded ind prices declined, May drops
ping recovering 70 ieisst for g q
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y ~
can't go! oh, the morning OF life Ia
sweet, but this Is better! The end Is
coming. Grammel; It's coming fast!
He lay down again. moaning. and
SGrammel mixed much brandy with a
little mud and water and gave Tito
him. ss. !, 'i5i Z. {, :
In a little while Lee carson moved,
! his face distorted In the torchllght OF
the fir. as he shouted husklly.
"Fordson, Chester. stop! I'm CONF
sing!i II sha'n't be long. and then well
ride together G.ammel will LEONE, too
some day. He'll never die between
sheets, good old Grammel! i wonderful
he'll ride sixteen stone as q ehost?"
X He laughed out suddenly, and Cram
mel muttered In his beard:
Hes got 1t bad--veryi bad.
..swe'll ride past our graves together.
and scare the beasts! Well gallop Into
the sunset? Who's with you? oakwood
and Tommy Brown, all of them!" anu
In his delicious TRANSPORT he tore the
blankets from him. "f+s have known
many good things in llfe-sea-dawns,
and Ships rushing through the arteries,
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A DESER D IRE
~~~>&~&~H 4&>o>4

. II
pose IT'S no wdrse lian d CONN MIN
ten penny pails--ls II, c.an,?,' -
"of course not n answered CHANNEL
DO shut up.. q. = +;
but Lees Carson Wandered Oh. Va i
And cheAler-- the hyerIas have him
III tho croeodilck LET any. They're,
birds OF a feather. cross and hyenas.3
WHAT'S one mans incat--oiie SmaI,'s
meat--.low does Il 10 Pr can't ,yrmen,-
peri he sobbed ipetulnntly.
INC red GLOW OF the fire lburntJiIke n,
p!ague-spot upon the broad dark breast
OF the waate Ms 6rammol fed ;itJsilently,
q The weary!ng, hollow voice went on
You're looking very pretty thii
morning, Alicc. with the sun shining In
Your hair. You knew I'd come back.
didn' you. darilng9" Hth looked across
admiringly Into "A Grammeis bearded
face. Lets set the rat,trap inpsth0i
able--wheresis II? II can'tlnrd Il 10
Then from the far distance 4 OF the
marshes came indescribab noises that
sounded Ike Titans laughing. and balls
OF fen-flre rolled, dimly seen, through
the fog, while Lee. Carson got exceed
ilngly afraid because he fancied that he
was on board a steamer on a thick
night, and that a collision was iimmi-
nent, and the shipper not properly Ger.
itlflcated. ! ~ n IA, N e.
II tell YOU. man. I see her llshts!i
There!" he cried, strung Ikea harp With
excitement, pointing a shaking hand
Into the darkness. 3 b y
"she's working round ail;right,n said
Grammel. soothingly. Can't you hear,
the sailors singing?" adding TO himself
spIf can only get hin on his sorgs,th
Will quiet him down. perhaps,
Lce-carson responded to- this at once,
his eyes blazing. a 4 : II
u can hear! them! oh, Lord. II As
good! he exclaimed, and seemed 10
LISTEN then added tnHsteriously, But
It's not the sallors-it's-don't you
Know their voices why. Is tFordlsoa
and Chester nd--and the rest "iil.g't,iG TIM
And the high trembling voice was
once more raised to ioInin the song:
But northward, east. and westward,
:, And under tho ltrople sky, X n
me price that We paid to, conquer
Were the men who were proud TO dIelln
He chanted 1t over and over, Til tho
taut sinews looseneds and he fell back
exhausted, and lay istill for many min-
.utes. n q, &; !, ~;
Presently Grammel ;crept around and
covered him up carefully. Lee Carsons
sleep was the sleep of exhaustion, but
1t was better than no sleep at all
After a while Grammel too lay down
and slept. " Z,
When Lee. Carson woke. a huge red
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moon on the horizon seemed very close
10 his eyes, and he called out wildly: Z
Grammel! Grammel! Curse sou,
sGrammel you're dead! ~
And from the other side ofsthe fire
sGrammcl answered him, his dry lips
bleeding as they parted:
dead /? 4 OF course I'm not!
death ~ began Lee Carson
again. Don't let that moon dance and
CLEAN in my eyes. itigets Into my
brain! Grammel, what's dcath?"
80 A. sleep and forgetting ~ quoted
Grammel at his Wits end. <
9".No, it's not that!,nsaId the sick man
more calmly. .Grammel, come here!
Where are Sou ~ he CROPPED about for
the friendly hand that met his. - Look!
lools!-the other side of the fire."
When ;Grammel could get his heavy
eyes open, he looked across and saw
nothing only the snake tongues of the
flame leaping at intervals into the
Imoonstruck gloom. L ). e
There's nothing. he said Il shortly.
Grammel had no Imagination, hence he
iWas at a. loss,j.not knowing what he
was expected to see.
Nothing" 2! repeated Lee Carson,
speetlnE HUNluuslS I've wa u. sks7ANo. = 81 y
nothing 3now--perhaps j dreamed. I
Think I'm going out Most people die
about the. dawn 4. 4.
fs5'..Rot!n, said iGrpmmel, lamely,
Lee Carson's lips parted In the old
whimsical i smile. Presently he said.
eve seen things. Grammel, and I'd like
to tell you. what I saw n b \,
Grammel was sitting close b.. his
hands clasped round his knees. Being
the man he WIS. he said nothing. only
waited to hear. s4 q q
"Through tho night I've seen them
galloping past, squadrons sand squad
ronst Amounted mcn7z-our fellows. you
know. = x. ~ VT
Il G.ammel shook his head imperceptl-
bly,. I, { S *, /.
II shouted to t!iam--I shouted who We
were, but they were riding fast east
wards, |" L. e. 81
f2''No man rides east said Grammel.
looking up. 4 g "a g;
5}..You don't understand" said the sick
man gently; .'Sou don't know who they
arc. They're the Frontier Men OF Eng.
land. and their recruiting sergeant's
DEATH! Don't you remember? a
SnfThoy vide for er up and down II
TO guard the land they woR.'
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moment, then turning auain and not
Adopting until eiItc had been quoted,
which occurred about II o'clock, Dur
inE this decline there was quite free
selling for St Louis Interests and local
shorts also materially Increased their
outstanding lines. a feature yyhlel had
a tendency to increase the weakness
waa early figures on the visible supply,
Indicating q rather small decrease mex,
week. But before noon the market be-
gan TO recover. Practically no innnen-
tihl support had been given during the
decline and the market became rather
oyersold. AZ bot tom prices brokers for
the Letter Interests comtnenced bidding
and aided by d lot Of llate bulilsh news
and marked tttcngth In provisions and
the coarse grains. started an upward
movement. which carried the May
prices 90 bic. Closing cabics were firm
and showed subs aniIai a dyicss. Export
cleannccs from Atlantic ports were lib
5ii.o bushels. Realizing started
afresh on the advance q, 95c and d re-
action TO pi 80 was the consequence, but
near the close reports OF % great de.
mand at Minneapolis for low Grades iot
wheat owing to scarcity OF better quail
lily and reports OF gtwenty:seVen loads
taken for, export caused renewed buy
Ing demand and advanced May to oSi g,
the highest point OF the day range. "
closed Arm q that gure. Corn WAC
moderately active and ilrnil Country
offerings were freer. but cables were
higher and receipts light and there was
good Investment buying on the belief
that higher prices should prevail The,
market was also helped by the strength
otEoats. Shorts covered freely late In the
day. May ranged from asils q a9il .c 10 200
and closed ,sc higher at 29i,sc !.
Market for oats was very strong and
May again sold at the top price of the
crop. 2ti,c, BuBlna was free and gen
efsil all day, elevator Interests and ship
pers being prominent. There was also
considerable investment buying. The
Telling was principally In the way OF
profit taking. The urgent cash demand
was a bulllsli factor. May ranged from
ei,scito 2ihc and closed 40 &c higher
at a4iisc. {.
Provisions sold at the highest prices
OF the season. The market early was,
weak on the decline in hog prices and
on commission house realizing. Outside,
OF this offerings were small and little.
buying easily advanced prices. Shorts
were free buyers Us the market improv-'
ed and the demand became quite gem
eral toward the close. May pork closed
TIC higher at $40 2Iis; May lard 2iisc
ihIghsr and May ribs 56c higher at So TO-!
Estimated receipts Saturday.:
Wheat, 40 cars: corn, $50 cars; oats.
100 cars: hogs. % 900 head.
z. The leading futures ranged as folIows: