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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-07
STOCK MARKET DULL.
GOVERNING INFLUENCES LARGELY
CONFINED TO sPECIALTIES.
TOBACCO BREAKS 4 IL POINTS.
IL Rebounds Frequently, However,
and Closes a Point Above the Low
est-Wheat Firms Up-ProvisioDs
Firm and Higher.

NEW YORK October 6.--Influences gov
erning the stock market to-day were
largely confined to developments in the
Spccialties. The status of the war in the
sugar trade was momentarily lost sight
Of owing to consistent support of the
stock A further reduction in refined
was assigned as reason for a raid, but
after effecting a break of point the
stock rallied strongly, and eventually
ruled a point above yesterdays close
Subsequent weakness robbed it of prac-
tically all the gain. and continued heavi-
ness followed. Pool buying was evident
during the course of the day. and this
factor in addition to moderate outside
purchasing, embracing a large sprinkling
OF the inactive stocks, occasionally sus-
tanned prices, although the general run OF
stocks favored a lower level.
Tobacco broke 41-2 but rebounded fire.
quenuy, and closed a point above the
lowest. President Duke was quoted as
refusing to deny or confirm the current
1umors regarding the negotiations with
western plants.
Dulness became quite pronounced du-
ring the afternoon and but few changes
OF note occurred, except where special
considerations operated. Operations by
the arbitrage interests were on both
sides. carly purchases being thrown over
when the reactionary tendency became
marked.
RAILWAYS DOWN.
pricoe 81 the RAILWAYS. outside Of the
Changers and some of the Southwesterns'
Old not get up 10 last nights ieVel
and fnal prices all around were about the
lowest. Local traction shares were wen
supported. Brooklyn Transit losing ! and
Metropolitan touching 6l-2.
The bond market continued 10 reflect
steadily increased outside demand, when
found expression in purchases OF the
standard mortgages. and speculative buy
Ing Of the middle-grade issues Wisconsin
Central Est were In exceptional demand.
aud al one time showed rise OF
points. TO 80. but subsequently suffered
from reallzations. and lost half the gam
Total sales. s.. 475Oo9.
Government bonds were unchanged at
bid prices but an active demand for the
IS advanced them Ia.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
S8 SIG shares. including 1880 Atchison
Preferred 5000 Manhattan, 2o,69o Metro
politan. 81 490 Northern Pacific; 300 DO
preferred: b.l00 Rock Island, 1880 Union
Pacific. 1850 81. Paul, g. $50 Union Pacific,
- 29O American Tobacco, $3.50 Chicago
Great Western. I5.O9o Peoples Gas, 1874
Sugar. and $40 United states Rubber.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call steady at 2u2 "a; last
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THE COCKADE CITY.
Tho Murderer observation-disclosures
Deaths-PersoBal.

PETERSBURG, VA, October 6.-(Spe-
cial)-The respite of Robert Morton (col-
ored), who, under sentence of the court.
was to be hanged tomorrow for the
murder of George Westmoreland, reach
ed the City Sergeant this afternoon from
the Governors office. The respite is for
four weeks. or twenty-eight days. IL is
not believed that the Governor will fur
Their interfere, and Morton Will. there
fore, most probably be hanged on the
4th day of November.
Mr.. +. A. Wells, a farmer OF Bruns-
wick county. residing near Harper
Home, was the victim of robbery last
night. His trunk, which he had left In
a room at Oaks Warehouse, was broken
open and robbed OF bonds. clothing, ana
other articles, valued at 500. n young
white man was to-day arrested on sus-
picon of having committed the thett,
and Is held TO await further inVestlga-
ton.
Mr. william Hargrave, well-known
citizen and farmer OF Dinwiddie county,
died at his home yesterday Of consump-
ton. after a long illness. He was widely
connected In the county. was about 80 or
30 years Of age, and leaves family. His
funeral took place to-day.
AT the residence OF her husband, In
Matoaca. Mrs. Blanche g. Radcliffe died
night before last after very brief III
ness. She was only about Il years OF
age. and had been married less than
year. She was much beloved In that COM
munity, and her death Is greatly regret
ted.
Information has been received OF the
death I'm Baltimore, on yesterday OF
l.fa mid a.
Octavius Coleman. Deceased formerly
lived In Petersburg. where she had many
friends and acquaintance, and her re-
mains will be brought here tomorrow
for interment.
At the residence OF the bride on Canal
street tonight, Rev. John Ridout OFF,
ciatipg. Miss Minnie Lee Monroe ana
Mr.. Robert Ely were united In marriage.
Both the bride and groom are deaf
mutes and the ceremony was performed
I'm sign language. The groom Is a~sradu-
ate of the institution az stanton, and
n very worthy citizen. The bride Is an
orphan.
Six able-bodied prisoners were sent out
from the Jail to-day. under guard, 10 do
public work This is the FIRST gang OF pri-
soners put 10 labor under the ordinance
10 that effect recently adopted by the
Common Council.
In the applications for the purchase OF
property sold to the state for delinquent
taxes. the owners in fully one hundred
cases have not been found.
The Petersburg Grays, Company c.
Third Virginia Regiment will go over
to Richmond Tomorrow to be mustered
out OF service II Is expected that some
OF these soldiers will re-enlist In Captain
Jackson's Company. Fourth Regiment. Al
| Jacksonville.
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ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY.
Suicide Of n FRrmer-A Pastors An
niversary.

LEXINGTON, VA, October 6.-(Spe-
cial News has Just been received here
OF the suicide of Mr.. Edward Siler. Of
near Denmark. in this county. on Tues
day afternoon. He was at his house I'm
the early part of the afternoon, and ask
ed his wife for his revolver. as he
said that he might see rabbit while at
work In the field. After securing the
weapon he babe all the members OF his
family good-by and started Off to his
work on his way he met a neighbor and
told him he was in trouble and after
receiving the offer OF any assistance In
the power OF the nelghbor he requested
sheet of paper and wrote his will,
leaving all his property TO his wife during
her lifetime He then went TO his field,
where he was engaged in ploughing. He
was found dead, with his feet resting in
a furrow and the pistol tightly gripped
in his hand. He had blown his brains
out He was about 30 years old, and
leaves a wife and four children. His
funeral took place at New Monmouth
Wednesday afternoon.
At the regular Wednesday morning
meeting OF the students Of the Washing
ton and Lee University In the chapel.
DR.. Henry Alexander White. who has
just returned from a trip & Europe.
winch occupied the entire SUMMER, du-
dressed the student body and gave an In
teresting account Of his efforts TO and
memorials OF Oliver Cromwell i'm Great
Britain. His talk was enhanced with
many touches of humor, and President
william l.. Wilson and Professor II. ST.
G.. Tucker appeared greatly amused when
the lecturer said that he met members
of Parliament on the Continent who were
allowed to go loose very much as our
congressman are.
The twenty-ffth anniversary OF the pas
torate OF Rev. ID, A. Penick, Of New Mon
mouth and Kerr s-Creek Presbyterian
churches, was celebrated last Sunday at
the former church.
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this city, a son OF the late Mr.. 8. u. ke'-
Ter. and Miss Mamie o. Grymes. daueos
ter OF the late Dr. william {. 0ryme4 o.
Orange. were married at 43o =. ~. yes
terday, AT the residence OF Mr.. keepen
NJ. Newman, near Somerset. the rev
John Hansbrough. OF 81. Thomas ESsvoo
pal church. officiating. Mr.. DorQnn
Grymcs. OF Richmond, gave the prias
away. t4..&
This was the last day Of the convention
OF the Virginia Christian Missionary DO
ciety. The programme consisted OF re-
ports OF committees, and addresses ny
c. C. Smith. Cephus shelbvrpe, and MIS-
Helen +. Moses.
Captain Herbert wingneld, OF COM
pany ID. left to-day for Richmond, 20
attend meeting of the officers OF the
Third Regiment. II is Just possible that
the result OF tl.is meeting will be move
ment against being mustered out. When
the regiment was furloughed the men OK
this company seemed more than wiiin8
10 retire from the service. but II seems
that now 50 per cent. would willingly con-
tinue in. "a. -, 1884
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The Tongue Comes O"t Ahead.
rhlcnRn Tribune.)


Toastmaster (of Frying-Pan Ciub)'
Gentlemen, 1t is my privilege to present
as the next speaker gentleman rom
Chicago.
loud cheers)
Chicago. gentlemen, Is the place where
the pen-the pig-pen-is mightier than tho
sword.
Qmmense cheering)
The Gentleman from Chicago Gislnec;
Your POSTMASTER. gentlemen. Is right.
our pen Is mightier than our sword.
Still there is n more powerful weapon.
(Crles OF Name itr' What Is itT' rs
II the Chicago riyerT)
The Gentleman from Chicago with a
low bow: II is In the possession OF my
honored friend who has just introduced
me so fatterngly.
c'Hearw Hearty
The Gentleman from Chicago Tesum-
ing): Concealed beneath the smooth mask
of his face, gentlemen Is weapon tsen-
sation) like that with which Samson slew
a thousand meni
tremendous cheering)
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IN AN ENDLESS CHAIN.
Business-Mnn Learns How Cfttses
Waxcd Prosperous.


at suppose we all get caught at tines
remarked well-known businessman yes
terday. but I have had an experience
that was particularly notifying to one
who has been I'm business for forty years.
"I received some time ago letter from
n party living in a little town in the '''cst
who wanted a small bill OF goods.
"Not finding his name In either Dun's
or Bradstreet's, l wrote the postmaster
for the mans standing. received very
fiattering letter I'm return, saying mat tne
marty I inquired about was one OF the
towns solid citizens and good for any
amount.
"1shis allayed any suspicion that 1 had,
and forwarded the goods ordered.
~ sent three bills before l received an
answer and then Il was not satisfactory.
allowed the matter to run for some time.
and NJ last. getting a saucy answer In
renIv IN n letter OF mine asking for
settlement I lost my temper ana w'ote
the postmaster a letter, telins MN "
hand the matter over to the leaoins AZ
torney in town for collection, no matt"
what the cost would be.
ut wasn't long before 4 received an
answer from the noSthioS'Nt @t'''r
had followed my instructions ana hanaeo
the matter to an attorney. who had sue
ceeded In collecting the amount. but az
n considerable expense. In fact, the at-
torney had bill against me for so more
than he had collected. and that he uhe
postmaster) had paid II ana wouid iooh
TO me for the amount
"Here was situation, hadnt IN
structed the postmaster TO act as my
cashier. but. thinking that that was tho
western way Of It, and not caring to
have the fool postmaster lose the amount
I sent him check, and considered the
matter closed.
But the other day l Glanced TO meet
party. who formerly lived In the town.
and asked him IL he knew the party
who had beaten me out OF bill or goods.
He said he did He was general utility
man for the whole neighborhood. han
a general store, kept the post-office. and.
when he could get nothing else TO 40.
took what business he could get as n
LAWYER He added that he appeared TO
be making money, but II was q mystery
70 every one how he managed II.
"But IL was no mystery To me. / had
seen a great light. He has an endless
chain arrangement. that Will make him
q fortune IL some one doesn't get MAD
and go out there and kin him"
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+! 20 be issued on the 10Th. The mnrke,
| closed steady at net loss OF 2uf points
having declined at the last minute
under realizing.
NEW ORLEANS. October s-.Cotton
futures easy; October. Hs6 bid; Noyem.
Der. sis2Nsles; December. NssMM1:
January. s5.esnS5.0i February, Sosety,W;
March. s5.iia*S.i5: April. sS-iss'sSso; May
NAvAI~sToRE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, 8. c.. October 6.-Tur-
pentine-Firm at ssc.; sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sales,
none
SAVANNAH. GA. October 6.-spirits
Of Turpentine-Firm at SOC; sales, s'z
casks; receipts. l.is7 casks.
ceipts. 4,5s7 barrels. Quote: A. Il; G, and
ID. 81: T., ll0; +, N.l5: q. N.25; III. l, Il.
and NJ. $40: ~. s1.c0: window-glass, Nsv'
water-white. s2.l5.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. October O.
Spirits Of Turpentine-F at 80 S-f4
30 l-4c.: receipts, s. casks.
Rosin-t nchanged receipts, 81 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Steady at slusi6o; re-
ceipts Is barrels
Tar-Steady at Bile: receipts. 32s bar
rels
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. october 6.-tSpe-
cial.)-The market for new crop tobacco
offerings were unprecedently large for the
opening day and for so early in the sea-
son. The sales yesterday and to-day ag-
gregated 10000 pounds. The weather.
however, being warm and damp, the to-
bacco was very soft. and showed TO dis
advantage. Notwithstanding this fact.
the prices realized, as follows. were gene
rally satisfactory. Quotations: Common
to medium Tugs. N50cS25e; good TO fine
Tugs, 81. J0MS.50; poor short leaf. s2.50uSi
fair to good short leaf sos: medium TO
good wrappers. SGSe; good TO fine wrap
/ pers. So. 50li $50. 30; medium to good ship
ping. ssasl0.59: good TO fine shipping,
| 12.5Odsi6
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, October 6.-(Spe-
| cial. at 1-16c. for good
| lots.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
| PETERSBURG. VA. october 6.-tSpe-
| cial)--virginia nominal at 3M3 7-Sc.;
| Spanish firm at 0c
DANvILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANvILLE, VA, October 6-(Special)
] Quotations Of loose market are: Wrap
| pers-Fancy SSSnS0: good, s25nS5; me-
| dunn. sl5Qs25; common. S2uSl5. Filters
| Good. SmS9: common, SuN. Cutters
| Fancy, sl2uslS. Smokers-S5ds7. Ex-
ports-x+Qs22
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
| SUFFOLK. VA. October 6-(Special)--
Hand picked. fancy. t1-2c.; extra, . b-sc. (;
Virginia shelled. No = 3l-2c.: No. q
ak; Spanish shelled. No. 1. l-2c. !;
farmers stock. fancy, Size; prime.
fs-4 10 &C.: farmers Spanish. rs to SOC
bushel.
| NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
| NORFOLK. VA, october 6-(Special)-
Peenuts-Farmers' market quiet; fancy,
/ he: strictly prime. &c.: prime, 21-2o.
| common, l-2d2c. Spanish. 65c.-none Of
fering Exceedingly light demand for all
| grades.
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mings coming in; prices very low.
Brights-Continue quiet and unchanged.
Dark-Receipts and offerings light and
market very dull.
Comments on the produce market for
the week. as prepared by Il. A. Jacob.
secretary of the Grain and Cotton TX
cnange. are as follows:
Wheat-Active demand for all good 10
prime samples: other grades dull.
eorn-Continues firm at quotations.
Oats-In good. active demand
Hay-Receipts light; market firm.
Flour-Unchanged very dull.
Rye-In good demand
Eggs-Receipts liberal: market quiet ana
dull
Butter-Receipts continue light and mar
ket active.
Poultry-Small spring chickens In good.
active demand; light receipts.
virginia Bacon-Markct continues steady
at unchanged quotations.
Potatoes-Receipts heavy: market duh.
Onions-Market firm light receipts.
Appies-Receipts increasing; market
quiet.
Peas-Blackeye peas in good demand:
black and clay quiet
Peaches and Pears-Peachcs in light re-
ceipts and active. Pears-Fancy stock in
demand; other grades dull.
Grapes-Active: light receipts.
Hldes-Unchanged steady.
Wool-Receipts continue very light and
market steady.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
richmond, Va OctoDer y, 1873.
Private sales TO day Were light.

Private sales TO day We're light
Seabr0Oks Shockoe, and Stonewall
warehouses report to-day: Receipts, 43
hOgsheads: deliveries, 81 hogsheads.
Shockoe Warehouse reports to-day a
sale OF Si5 pounds of new loose leaf to-
bacco. This warehouse will have another
loose sale tomorrow friday.
Crenshaw's Warehouse had a sale OF
iS5 pounds OF new loose tobacco also
to-day.
A well-knOwn warehouseman OF this
Trade. writing TO the Free Lance. Of
Fredericksburg says: Our market Is
now open and ready for the new crop.
selling at satisfactory prices TO sellers.
We advise selling low grades first. and at
once. Please hand carefully and ship
in good order"
The statement seems timely. There
seems TO be a disposition on the part Of
the farmers TO hold their crop back. The
neighboring markets have more tobacco
on them than there are hours In the day
10 go through the mechanical process of
selling while Richmond has only small
sale each day Farmers OF all sections
are urged TO send their tobacco at once.
Messrs. Frazer & Tomplxins have this
10 say OF The market for the week: sun
Cured-Sales of old stock on Change are
over for the season, and we are getting
ready for the new crop; few new pri-
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
| NEW YORK. October 6-FlOur-A
! shade steadier; buckwheat -four easy.
Buckwheat-Dull.
| Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, 4S1-2c
Barley-Quiet; barley malt quiet.
Wheat-Spot firm; No red. y 3-ic. ;
| options opened weak and declined under
Disappointing e1s cables and foreign selling,
weak all day, and closed 3-sc. net lower
| other options, however. experienced an
| afternoon rally. on covering. strength
IN cash circles, and big export demand
| closing unchanged to lie. net higher;
| No. 2 red, March, closed 10 lac; May
closed 6S 5-Sc.; December closed 6s lie
Corn-Spot steady; No. q 80 Use: OPP
tlons quiet and steady all day, guided
| by bearish cables unloading by room
traders. and liberal receipts. closing un-
changed; May closed IS Bic; December
closed "a Use
Oats--spot stronger; No. 2, Sc 1-2c: OPP
| lions inactive
Beef-Firm.
| ut-Meats-Steady
October. $50. nominaly; refined arm.
| Pork-Quiet and firm.
u l-2c; do. factory. II 1-2a1i 1-2c.; EIgins,
| 70 l-2c.; imitation creamery, l3Gl5c ;
state dairy 1ta1S 1-2c.
Cheese.-Steady: large white, Sl-iqs 5-sc.
\ u,
lSHls l-2c.; western, fresh II 1-2c
enthusiastically; Jersey, 75cdN3;
New York. SIP 1-2ls.37 IL; Long Island,
N.$l l-2qisl. go l-2c.. sweets, Jersey, STA
| Sl75: southern. 80c.@Sl
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady; prime crude.
IL 1-2ulSc.; do. yellow 81 1-2q29c
| Petroleum-Strong; refined, New York,
81; Philadelphia and Baltimore, s6.I5; do.
| in bulk, Sf6.
Realistically; strained, common to
| good, sl.30
Turpentine-Firm at sSG3s l-2c.
| Rice-Firm.
Cabbage-Dun Long Island, s2as35O.
| Conee-Options opened barely steady,
| with prices points lower, and ruled
| moderately active, with weak undertone.
European cables were disappointing. but
partially Offset by large warehouse de-
iveries and only moderate Brazilian re-
ceipts. Brokers timid. In view of fur
| Their decrease I'm American visible and
general healthy undertone of spot de-
mand. Prices 5@l0 points lower. Sales,
steady; No. 7. invoice. 1926; No. Z. job
bling. $50; mild quiet and steady; Cor
sugar.Raw dull, weak, and nominal;
fair refining, 3-ic.; centrifugal @6-de-
gree tesD 47-32c.; molasses sugar, nc
buyers. except at material concessions
| refined weak and Irregular; mould A,
lac; granulated, sc.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
| NEW YORK, October 6.-The dry-goods
market was without many features to-
day. Cotton goods dealers were excited
over the reported sales OF print-cloth ex.
| tras at Lice, on outside markets. Aside
| from this. there was little interest In any
| division of the market.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO, October 6--Wheat to-da!
| flrmed up late I'm the session, and CLOSED
at a shade advance over yesterdays ma
| figures Heavy seaboard engagements an
higher cables brought about the rally
| Corn was heavy. on liberal receipts an,
slack shipping demand. and declined lac
oats eased off a split fraction. Provision
were firm. and closed 5al2 1-2c. higher.
| Leading futures ranged as follows:
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, MD, OCTOBER Dr. lour-
Quiet; November, ts &c, .,s. ,.,o
Wheat-December 6S 7-Sc. bid; southern
wheat. by sample. G3ai69 lie.
Corn-Steady; spot, 30 l-2n53 6-sc the
month, 80 1-2fi33 Sic; November IS ~
3ic.: new or old. November or DecemDer'
80 l-SQ33 lie; January, 35GS3 l-4c., south
ern white corn. 35q3 lie.
Oats-Firm; No. white, western. 2sa
29c.
Rye-Firm; No. 9, near by. Ollie; No
2. western. 81 Lie.
Sugar-Strong; graduated, 3 l-Sc.
.Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Active.
Lettuce-Unchanged
Whiskey-Cnchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, October 6.--Cotton-Spot:
The sales OF the day were 20000 bales, OF
which 1900 We're for speculation and ex-
port. and included 1900 bales American.
Futures closed barely steady: American
middling. low middling clause. October,
l-G4Q3 2-Gid.. buyers; October and NO
yember. 3l-6id., sellers; November and
december. 3D.. buyers; December and
January 3D.. buyers; January and Feb,
ruary. s. H3 lid. buyers: February and
March. 31-eid3 2-64d., sellers; March and
April. 2-6sG3 Slid. sellers; April and
May, 3 3-6iuS i-6id.. sellers; May ana June
3 4-6td.. buyers; June and July. 5-6fd,
BUYERS; July and August. 5-6in3 6-64d.
BUYERS: August and September, 36-6id.,
buyers.
NEW YORK. October 6.-Cotton
futures opened steady; october. S29;
November. S.3l: December. $50; jan
uary. $50; February, s5.B; March.
S. a.: April, s5.53: May, $3.50; June, So;
July. $685. August. $40.
Futures closed easy; october, va; NO
vember. ST. December. y5.S; January,
ssST. February s5.4s; March. Si6; April.
ssh May. $3.50; June. S5s; July. $S;
August, SOB. c,,,, .u,ec ID
unlands 51-16c.; sales. 40 bales.
rhe Liverpool cables at hand. when
the market opened, just about fitted the
advance made by our market yesterday,
and the opening was rather tame about
steady I'm tone. and at unchanged prices
20 an advance of I point. Following the
call however, cables from Liverpool
showed up in better shape. and local.
shorts became alarmed. A local advance
m sfI4 points was the result. The feature
~ the later cables was an increase IN
spot sales to ?0oo bales. resulting IN an
ADVANCE OF lac. in prices. The heavy
Suving in the English market caused no
i,ttle concern on the part OF the snorts
here as IL was claimed that the English
men were buying on fears OF a Duiilsn
bureau report and frost In the cotton
belt. Liquidation set In later, andLthe
ADVANCE was again lost. Trading became
conservative, following private cables.
stating that the English furry was over
for the present. The final phases OF the
market reflected confusion OF IDEAS.
with marked uncertainty regarding the
probable character OF the bureau report
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loan at 21-2 per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 1-2d4 ID per cent.
Sterling exchange firmer, with actual
business i'm bankers bills at A.a lag
SLSl3-4 for demand, and A.H l-SdS4.a 90
for sixty days posted rates, $& l-znSi'So'
commercial bills, A.s0l -2
silver certificates. 4efr4l. Bar silver, 60
Mexican dollars, 46 ga.
Government bonds firm. State bonds
strong. Railroad bonds strong.
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Quotations are for bonds maturing in not
less than ten years.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations; Wheat-Longberry. 50 TO
CSC; mixed. So 10 &C; shortberry, s. TO
Cec.; No . red. 69c. Corn-Virginia white
bag lots, So TO SIC; No white. 80 to
80 lie. No. white. 30 l-2 TO Sec; No.
mixed. 81 to 50 lie. No. 3 mixed. "a IL to
35c. Oats-No. mixed 26 l-2c.; No. mix
ed. 26c.; winter-seed. % to 55c. Rye-So
10 Jic.
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Opening. Highest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet. No. spring wheat, 62c. No.
corn. % 7-Sc. No. 2 oats, Z2a22 l-Sc.; NO. z
white q l-4a25 1-.c. No. 3 white, q l-iw
&c. No. ? rye, 46c. No. barley, 34a4ic.
No, l naxseed, SO l-2c. Prime timothy
seed. S227l-2. Mess pork. per barrel,
s7.sDds7.s5. Lard. per 100 pounds. $67 la
s47Il-2 Short.rib sides Qoose), S.lCdSo,5o.
Dry-salted shoulders (boxed). i-214 5-sc.
Short clear sides boxed) S5.5Vdso.p' Whls-
kew distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
H.25. Sugar, cut loaf, unchanged. Butter
steady: creameries. Boise; diaries, l2V
lie. Cheese, 1-2a9c. Eggs firm at l6c.
for fresh.