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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, August 26.-Cattle slow;
choice steers s530@5 70; medium 81 50
G5 90; beef steers 81 z5@4 IS; stock
ers and feeders So 0094 90; calves
81 O097 S5. Hogs, prices strong Tor
the better kinds; coarse packing hogs
slow at barely steady prices; feeder
choice So 1904 70; packing lots
So 50@3 s71s; butchers So e594 %;
mixed SO 6014 C5; light So 65@4 10;
pigs So 90@3 80. Sheep extremely dull;
common to choice native rangers
So 1904 go; native sheep So 00Q4 so;
poor to prime lambs 81 005 Is; receipts,
cattle, 5000 head; hogs, $4,000 head;
sheep, 1900 head.
East Buffalo, August 26.-Cattle, re-
ceipts light; market closed steady.
Hogs, receipts liberal and fairly active;
good Workers 81 25GD4 80; roughs, COM
mon to good S. 5O43 Is; pigs. good to
choice, 81 o004 is. Sheep and lambs,
receipts light and about steady; lambs,
choice to extra, So 75@6 10; culls, fair
to good, 81 2505 90. Sheep, choice to
selected wethers s. T5Gl4 90; culls and
common, 50 1904 10.
Cincinnati, Lugust 26.-Hogs easier
at 50 %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
DESERVED TRIE TIE.

From New York Financial Review
The nomination Of John t. McGraW for
Congress by the Democrats of the second
district of West Virginia has created no
little interest here, and caused consider
able satisfaction as well, for as one of the
foremost citizens end business men of
that state, he is Il: arally known in New
York personally and by reputation. Mr..
McGraw is among the best known citizens
of West Virginia is one of the largest
land owners and is actively Interested IN
the States railroad, coal, lumber and OIL
development with the exception of ex-
Senator Davis CT the west Virginia Cen
trail and Camden of the West Virginia &
Pittsburg railroad, Mr.. McGraw has prob
ably done more than any other native
West Virginiar 70 bring to the attention
OF Eastern capitalists an inteingent
knowledge of the marvellous resources OF
this State; and with the enlarged oppor-
tunities afforded by an election 20 either
branch OF Congress his influence, in this
connection WI be Fouhly augmented AS
a lawyer, he has painei much prominence
having been a member of the bar since
1875, and having participated in some of
the most important litigations of recent
years. Mr.. MoGEaw is forty years of age
and is active and energetic, while his ed
ucation, les@l/ training and business ex-
perie nee MAKE 1t certain that he will eifi-
GENTLY and ,Ereditably represent his State
in the cv%t Of his election. West vir-
ginia will gain thereby strictly business
Congressman who viii do mis- State JUS
ica/ard honor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

Y corn du1I: Np. y mixed. ao3ka1c.
Oats steady; ~. 3 mixed, z2c.
R7e quiet: No. 2. Acc.
Lard steady, $4.S5.
Bulk meats steady, $6.55.
Whisky steady, $l1.25.
Butter dun.
Sugar steady.
Eggs firm, lie.
Cheese firm.
Baltimore, August 26.-Flour quiet,
unchanged; receipts, 1855 barrels; ex-
ports, ALSO barrels.
Wheat steadier; spot and month,
7e0hc; September 691a04sc. Re
ceipts, $500 bushels, exports, 24,G0O
bushels.
Corn steady; spot, month and Sep
TENDER, 34@Bc: receipts, 154,30o
bushels; exports, $500 bushels.
Cats easy and duh; No. 2 white wes-
tern, 271a @28c; No. 2 mixed do. p
@kc Receipts, 23,600 bushels; ex-
ports, none.
Butter steady. unchanged.
Eggs firm, unchanged.
Cheese steady, unchanged.
Toledo, August a5.-Wheat active,
weak; No. cash, s81Ac; September,
SAC.
Corn dull, steady; No. mixed, 9lc.
Oats dull, steady; No. 2 mixed,
20hc.
Rye dull, unchanged; No. 2 cash,
45c
Glover seed active, higher; prime
cash, $3.50; October, $3.50.
Oil unchanged
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

sp6cnsatoys have besn selIIni;; nor y there
shown any want of eonl,denco among
american investors. Comp6xitons ~ to
foreign trade are apt to misiead because
imports last year we're extraordinarily
snaall after the big rush TO anticipate new
duties while exports were beginning to
show the phenomenal demand which
made the year quite the most remarkable
In our history. Hence the decrease of Is
per cent. from New York In august thus
far is not alarming. but sales of products
yet 10 be forwarded are large and have
stopped any advance in the current rates
OF foreign exchange. Nor is it at all dis
heartening that imports at New York for
the month thus far exceed last years by
nearly Seo1,eJo, since last year they fell
below those Of 1895 by fore than 81, Coz. 90.
Wheat goes down three cents for the
week as il there were no Foreign demand
coming, the obvious concert OF farmers TO
keep back wheat. the crop being certain
,ly very large. tending to encourage con-
spiracy of traders against them which
snus far has entire control of the market.
Atlantic exports for the week have been
2. ~, 5si bushels against 3 .Sle last year
and Tor four weeks Of August, 13.i0l. o9s
bushels against 13.3S1.6s3 last year, while
Pacific exports, 81, go bushels for the
week against RIO SIS last year have been
for the month 1853, 79i againts ], 4G5, SS3 last
year. It IS wise 70 remember that the
foreign demand on account of last years
shortage is still tapping over. while all
reports show that foreign crops are about
average. The output Of iron and steel no
longer measures the demand and the stip-
ulated stoppages of furnaces in the Shen-
ango and Mahoning valleys has raised the
price Of Bessen1er pig at Pittsburg Sl9.50,
and Of grey forge to 1926 without any GER
tainty whatever that such prices can be
maintained when the valley furnaces re-
sumo operations, as some of them are
now doing. The natural result Is that the
Pittsburg region is by so much the less
able 70 compete with the great Illinois
combination Just formed, which is getting
all the business it can do and promises to
turn out iron at less cost than any other
works in the country. At all points bars
promise a larger output than ever before
and structural forms and plates are in
heavy demand, while the tin-plate pro-
ducers have found themselves obliged 10
advance prices about ten cents per box
ana inc safes are Sald TO De very neaNy.
Shipments of boots and shoes have been
larger than in any previous year, amount
ing to 962. 293 cases in four weeks of Aug
ust this year against $40, 23S last year and
35S, $40 in 1895, much the largest for this
month and 1894 in 1892. While leather s
quite stiff, Notwithstanding extremely
light purchases by manufacturers, hides
yield little at Chicago. The reduction in
manufacture by the print cloth works ex-
pected to reach one million spindles short
~, does not disturb the market for staple
and bleached goods which is unchanged.
Failures for the week have been 17a in the
United States against 223 last year and 70
in Canada against 81 last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.

New York, Aug. 26.-R. G. Dun & Co.,
in their Weekly Review of Trade. will
say: The volume OF business reflected in
exchanges at the principal clothing
houses is 20.4 per cent. larger than last
year and 2S.s per cent. larger than in
1892, heretofore the year of lagest business
and highest prosperity ever known. Part
of THIS Increase was due to speculation at
New York, but there remains a healthy
increase over the best Of previous years
and though in some branches business is
not satisfactory, in nearly all 1t is in vol
ume larger than ever before.
No unfavorable change appears in the
prospect of crops upon which the welfare
of the country so largely depends, nor is
there present or Threatening financial dis
turbance. Europe has not wearied Of buy
ing American securities although some
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
METAL.

New York, August 26.-While show
ing rather less activity the local mar
ket for metals ruled generally firm,
and in some instances prices were a
shade SITTER News at hand was Of
favorable average, and tended to make
holders cautious. At the c,ose the
metal exchange called pig iron war
rants dull at Sc 65 bid and Sc rs asked;
lake copper unchanged but firm, at
s12 is bid and So % asked. Tin dull
at SIC 90 bid and SIC 20 sked; lead
quiet but firm at "a 10 bid and 81 IS
asked; spelter flrmer at 81 IS bid aud
81 IS asked
The firm naming the settling price
For leading western miners and smell
tells continues to quote lead at So 80.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
TYLER WETzEL DISTRICT.
L. Hill Wthdraws and Urges his
Friends to Support the Regular DEM
ocratic Nominees.

To the Voters of Tyler and Wetzel Coun'
ties.
At the district Democratic convention
held at Sistersville on July p, 1888, part
of TIE Tyler county delegates wi'hdre"
from the convention, and named me as
their candidate for the House of Dele
gates. This was done without my knoWi-
edge or consent, and as I regard party
harmony and party success>>ot nuch
greater Importance than individual pro"
motion. therefore decline to give the use
of my name as candidate for the house
of Delegates and urge the Democrats to
support W. r. Ryne. the regular nominee
of the party for the House OF Delegates
for the district composed Of Tyler ana
Wetzel counties.
I issue this card so that there will be
no misunderstanding or misrepresentation
as 10 my uosition. L. 3. HILL.
sistorsville, w. Va, Aug. 26, 1885,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

Chicago. August 26.--John G. Whis-
Ter, a stationary engineer employed
by the construction company now
building the big Thirty-ninth street
tntercepting sewer in this city, aas
begun suit in the United States
courts which will test the constita-
tionality of the city ordinance requir-
ing all work done by and for the city
to be performed by union labor.
Whistler is a member of the National
Association of Stationary Engineers, a
bcay not affiliated with the Federation
of Labor, and, according to the latter.
is a non-union man. In the city's con-
tract with the construction company
is the regular clause providing that
only union labor shall be employed
and declaring the contract liable 10
forfeiture if non-union labor is used
According to Whisler's complaint
Re has been notified by his employers
that unless he joined the union ne
must leave their employ. The suit
asking that the city authorities De
enjoined from demanding his dis
charge resulted. His demand is based
on the plea that the ordinance is IN
constitl. tional and if enforced would
deprive thousands of men OF work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

Trains Nos. {. 2 8 ani daily Letweaa
f-Jeveiand ana Uhriehsville. AL other
trains daily except sunday
wne-firg and Bridgeport and Martin4
Ferry and goliaire.
onsult Agents for EeneraL intoI Ihas.ss
10 all points r-r r
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

IIieh III tIlzz kg did ~ eorrs-
zp6ndins Az X fhe rem before, the
total at al western primary markets
being 500 600 bushels against $4,000
bushels last year. The continental
markets were not much changed ex-
cept for August delivery at Paris,
where one OF the periodical French
corners was in progress. An estimate
of the probable outcome of the spring
wheat crop by Statician Snow Of 300,-
000,CC0 bushels did much to calm the
minds Of shorts and prevent undue
confidence on the part Of bulls, who
doubtless did not lose sight of Shows
figures even when prices were taking
a climb early. Demand from tbs sea-
board for shipping lots was not very
brisk AID was principally for Septem-
Der shipment. The market ruled par
ticuIarly heavy near the end. Septem-
Der getting down to 63A and Deem
Der declining to GIN, but they both
rallied fraction just as the bell was
tapping. September opened un-
changed to u lower at 635s@B, ad-
vanced to CAS-, dropped to 63A and
closed at 63as@ sellers. December
started unchanged to u down to 615s
"a, improved to 62@h; receded to 61A
and left off at 61ss.
A little business wls done in corn
for export, but the tone was heavy ex-
cept for an hour or so, during which
it was strengthened by the early bull
ishnegs Of wheat. September opened
unchanged to Is cent higher at from
c9030b, improved to 30A @ss, u
then worked slowly down to zs94 aid
closed with buyers at that
Oats was only moderately active and
pretty well scattered. There was some
inquiry from the seaboard for heavy
grain, but the bids were somewhat out
Of lire. September began unchanged
at 1924 019a4, sold up to 20 and closed
at 1914 as.
Provisions were affected in small
way by talk of yellow fever in Texas.
Pork, however, was the only one OF
the three speculative commodities
that showed a decline worth noting
and the loss in pork price was only 5
cents a barrel.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 165 ears; corn, $40 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, 1900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds firmer.
Stocks - Indications in the stock
market late yesterday that the liquida-
ton Of profits was over for the pres
ent, and that powerful interests were
prepared to re-enter on the long side
were abundantly confirmed to-day
Prices were marked UP sharply at tie
opening, but there was sufficient SELL
ing orders placed with commission
houses to reduce the gains in the
Changers, and put stop to the adj
vance. The enormous absorption of
the Northern Pacific stocks was una
.bated, and the strength shown by SUI
gar also helped the early rise. The
lcontinued advance of Minnesota iron
and strength in some OF the industrial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

1ps@ 1IllSs Ness xlso &ust,lnlnx l9lce
Theso NJ 1yidonce of support 4 1l4ns
haitian. thus serving To remove uneas-
iness a. to the unsettling Of that stock
The large outside offerings to take
profits served to materially decrease
the buying movement, however, and a
period of dullness and f1rmness inter
vened. 1t was terminated by the sud-
den movement which rose early above
go, and was held there for the balance
of the day. The preferred stock was
also lifted to 81, and the movement
extended to the Changers and South
western railroads. The Northern Pa
cific stocks suffered from profit taking
under cover Of this diversion Of spec
ulation, but the advance in the gen
eral list was continuous, and the mar
ket broadened SO as to embrace large
number Of dormant stocks. The Gran
gers were all advanced to near the
high point on the present movement,
and st. Paul rose sharp fraction
above it. A late recovery in Peoples
Gas, after early depression, carrying
the price above 107, held the market
in the final transactions in the face of
some active profit taking, and an ad-
vance in Denver preferred OF nearly
two points helped to the same end. The
money market maintained its firmer
tone to-day, call leans ranging from
IL to 21s. Sterling exchange weaken
ed under the pressure Of grain and
cotton bills, giving assurance that
prompt relief may be had for any
money stringency New York banks
have been losing heavily to the sub
treausry on the bond operations dur
ing the week, but government deposits
with the banks have been largely in
creased, as the newly distributed bonds
have become available to the hanks as
security for government reposits.
Uneasiness regarding the declining
surplus reserve has therefore been
largely allayed. Profit taking was in
evidence in some CT the speculative
bonds to-day, but the standard is
mainly firm. Total sales S4,770,00
Government bonds were unchanged.
Total sales of stocks to-day 650.500
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, quiet.
Wheat. No. 2 spring 64c NO. spring
624G5c; No. red 69c.
Corn, No. 2 301a; No. yellow sic.
Oats. No. 201a@20%c; No. 2 white
23Q25c; No. white ZL42G23Ac.
Rye, No. 2 421zc.
Barley, No. Ace.
FlaxEeeG No. S9@901ac.
Prime timoth seed 81 IS.
Mess pork per barrel SIS S5@8 80.
Lard, per 1UC lbs. s. G5Q5 C71a.
Shcrt ribs sidea( loose) IS 05Q
10.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed 400
4Ac.
Short clear sides (boxed) IS 500
5 e..
Receipts-Flour $3.50 barrels; wheat
127,50G bushels; CO / 456,S00 bushels;
oats 432. 400 bushels; rye l4,400 BUSH
els; barley 32,5CQ bushels.
Shipments-Flour 1890 barrels;
wheat 131, 400 bushels: corn 5S090o
bushels; cats 366,390 bushels; barley
900 bushels.
Butter unchanged.
New York, August c6.-Flour re-
ceipts, 1922 barrels; exports. 20,9o5
barrels. Fairly active and steady fer
new spring patents and bakers; other
grades quiet.
Wheat receipts, 1920 bushels; ex-
ports, 1854 bushels; spot, weak;
No 2 red, 71$sc f. 0. b. ahoat to arrive
and spot Options opened stronger;
closed 3s cent below yesterday. No.
2 red August closed Use; September
closed 6S1sc.
Corn-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ex-
ports. 1884 bushels; spot easy; No.
2, 35%c f. o. b. aiioat. Options firm
er TO start out closed Is cent net low
err. September closed S4$sc
Cats-Receipts, 200 bushels; ex-
ports, S,125 bushels. Spot quiet; No.
2, &c; No. white, 31G &c. Options
dull and featureless. September
closed 24Ac.
Hops steady.
Wool quiet.
Cheese dull.
Tallow steady.
Cotton steady.
Rye steady.
Molssses steady.
Coffee options steady, unchanged to
points lower. Sales, 1880 bags.
Sugar-Raw held higher; fair re-
fli2g. 315t 1-16; centrifugal, 964.
Molasses unchanged.
Philadelphia, August 26-Wheat
steady; contract grade August, 691ac;
September, 69Ac.
Corn firm ana Il cent higher; No.
? mixed August ,34A; September.
34k 0hc
Oats steady; new No. white, 291sc;
do No. do, 26Ac; do No. mixed,
26QKc. T
Butter dull and half cent lower:
fancy western creamery. 1870; do
prints, 1Sc.
Eggs firm; fresh nearby 15c; do
western, 1412G15c; do southern, nom
inal.
Cheese firm.
East Liberty, August 26.-Cattle
steady; extra s5.3oG5.5O; prime, s5.25
@5,35; common, s3.s0Gtf5.
Hogs fairly active; prime mediums.
S4.2504.S0: good workers, s4.20@425:
heavy hogs. s4199415: common to
fair workers, s41e94.15: grassers and
stubblers, s3.s594; pigs as TO quality.
2.70G4; roughs, s2.50G3.60; skips and
common pigs, s5@350.
Sheep steady. choice, s45cQ4. SO:
common. s2.25G3.75; choice spring
lambs. s5.60G5.S0; common to good,
| $4@5.50: veal calves, $7@7.50.
Cincinnati. August 26.--Flour. easy.
Wheat quiet: No. red Csc
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New York, August 26.-Money on call
firm at IA I21a per cent; last loan
per cent. Prime mercantile paper
31a0i per cent. Sterling exchange
weaker with actual business in BAN
kers' bills at 81 $500 S5B for demand,
and at 81 S3N@4 s31a for sixty days.
Posted rates s4 saga $40 and 81 Sc.
Commercial bills 81 S2%. Silver GER
tifcates $59h061. Bar silver 60l4.
NInv;nnr, .lnIlnrs Ae1l
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F|illCE and IRAD;.

New York, August &c. - Evening
Posts London financial cablegram:
Stocks were quiet here tc day, except
Americans, which were active and
quick. They opened quiet, but soon
became buoyant on buying OF North
ern Pacific and Union Pacific from
Berlin. st. Paul also advanced sharp
ly on belated bears buying, the only
sellers being arbitrage houses whereof
claims existed. New York also alb
sorbed stock readily. Prices closed at
the arbitrage dealers expressed conf
dence Of a further rise, in spite CT
such failures as a fall in wheat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27
DRY GOODS.

New York, August 26.-The dry
goods market showed no radical inn
provement. Print cloths featureless.
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Railroad bonds firmer.

Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-29
WATSON STILL PREPARING.
The Navy Taking No Chances on the
Failure of Peace Negotiations.

The Washington CORES nondcnt Of the
New York sun of yesteliay says:
Ample evidence was llrusned To-Day
that Cabinet officers were in earnest WheA
they said that SPANS uVertures toward
peace would not retard me aggressive
campaigns of the United States military
and naval forces. N0t oul} are lhe prep
araU0us for cOuuuoriug Porto Rico going
ahead without the signtast disposition on
the part OF the authorities 90 Doe innu-
cucod hy the presentation OF the spanish
u1to. but the naval adminlstration ia
equally active in cNpcdltus IT'S plans Iot
puuI hing the enemy. M CANNON Nlst
10 che White House Qu Tuesday night
very naturally has been construed 10 nave
ended tine usefulness of the much-dlr-
cusacf formation OF Wdrsnlps oihclaHy
designated the eastern squadron, put Dcl-
ter known as WatsOn's heet Inquiry AK
the Navy Department to-day. however.
developed that this is not the case. Inc
vessels of the eastern squadron are De
ing prepared for active service without
regard f1 diplomatic notes and cousltefd-
UOu OF peace prup1 lions. IL was snow
bv the unroservel remarks Ot naval oit-
cials that the Navy Department has NOT
taken any official cOgniZdnce OF SPAN s
admission that she wants the war 10 emo.
Proof that the dgeress lVencss or the
Navy Department has not been affected
br the Diplomatic status given 10 the war
by the presentation OF me spanish note
was further in evidence ln orders sent
t0 Captain llggiu-Jn OF the bdttieshlp
Massachusetts now at Guanica. Porto
Rico. with tine transports of General
Miles expedition. to hold bis vessel I'm
readiness for departure with me olnei
vessels of Commodore watson COM
mauI.
Meanwhile the work OF getting the east
crn squadron Zoo condition for long Foy-
age is progressing mo Guantanamo, Whefe
most OF the "aIfAp7 al' 'uCn "a ,',-
vessels as are in need of extensive over
rauIfuv through their long service 10