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The herald., 1898-12-11
Reception

Mrs. George Wilson King gave a large re-
ccption Thursday afternoon at her home,
9l7 West Twenty-third street. The reception
room was decorated entirely with green,
potted plants palms and smilaz being used
effectively. The decorations in the front
parlor were carried cut in bright red roses
arranged in bouquets and banked high on
the mantel, while ropes of smilaN were ar
ranged about the lace curtains and formed
portieres between the two parlors. The back
,parlor was fragrant with violets, arranged
in bouquets aud banked on the mantel
Ropes OF s1nilax were iptertwined about
the mantel and chandeliers, and sword
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For Miss Woodland

Mrs. Frederick Frost entertaind a number
of friends, Thursday afternoon at her home
on West Twenty-third street, compliment
ary to Miss Woodard OF Chicago, who is her
guest for the winter. The house was hand
somely decorated with plants, ferns, sunilax,
violets and carnations. A pleasant feature
Continued on Page Seven.
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give recitation. Mrs. Abbie Briggs Crane
will give reading and Frank Waters
violin selection.
The object of the entertainment is to in
crease the funds greatly needed in the free
kindergartens which the association main
tains.
The herald., 1898-12-11
A Well-Groomed Person

How often the expression is used. and
how seldom people stop TO think how much
it means And yet physical self-improve-
ment Is easily abtainable. A visit to the
newly built and prettily decorated parlors
Of Mrs. WeaWer-Jackson at No 31S South
Spring street will convince the most skep-
tical that there is no place its equal for
getting every desired attention and aid to
physical beauty and comfort.
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The orchestral music at the Hotel Ross
lyn every evening is pleasing attraction.
The herald., 1898-12-11
Los ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER W 1898
L,Amitie Whist Club

Oscar +. Parish, Miss Mae Orchard Smith,
Messrs. A. T. Bicknell and Mills.
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palms were arranged in tall jars, covered
with violet-colored crepe paper and tied with
broad vioet-shaded satin ribbons. In the
dining room large bouquets of pink oarna-
tons were arranged in vases covered with
pink crepe paper and tied with pink satin
ribbons. The buffet. mantel and sideboard
were covered with smilaX, umbrella
palms and ferns, studded here and
there with pink carnations. On the
table was % handsome centerpiece of drawn
work over pink silk which supported an i'm
mense bouquet OF fragrant carnations. Day
light was excluded and the rooms were
lighted with candelabra shaded with colors
corresponding with the decorations in each
room. The large veranda was enclosed with
canvas and costly arranged as a japanese
punch room. \ large japanese umbrella and
lanterns were conspicuous in one corner,
while American flags added color and at
tractiveness to the effect The table was
ornamented with yellow roses and drsped
with ropes of smlax. Here Misses Lillian
Reed. Eliza Bonsal, Dora Whtcomb and
Ella Clark assisted alternately at the punch
table. Mrs. King was assisted in receiving
by Mines. J. Ross Clark and Rufus W.
Heron. \ large number of guests were
present.
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Hotel Rosslyn, Main st., op. postoffice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
AN ELEPHANT EXECUTED,
Barnum's ''Nickr stransIed in Eng
land for Showing Temper.


From the London Daily Mail.
The second execution of an elephant by
strangulation that has ever taken place
In the United Kingdom occurred at Stoke
on-Trent Saturday.
The victim, as was the first elephant
ever strangled in England, was the prop
erty of Messrs. Barnum & Bailey, who
concluded their provincial tour at the
above-named place on Saturday night.
Nick" the victim of the decree of the
circus management, was one of the Iarg-
est elephants in the herd and until With
IN a week or so ago one of the best be-
haved. He was a "tusker," and trick
elephant, besides. The monetary loss was.
therefore, far beyond even the market
value of an elephant of Nick's descrip-
ton which is about II 600.
Two or three weeks ago Mr.. Conklin,
the veteran manager of the elephant herd.
reported to Mr.. Bailey that Nick was
rapidly becoming very hard to manage
The breeding season was coming on, and
Nicks jealousy of the other bulls was
such that sudden and ferocious attack
both upon them and upon the keeper was
feared at any moment.
He has been one of my best elephants"
Conklin said but l cannot attempt to
control him If he ever runs amuck with
the herd
When the circus reached Stoke on Fri
day Mr.. Bailey gave orders not to take
any further risks with Nick, but TO exc
cute him on the following day. Conklin
put him through the parade on Friday.
and that was Nicks last public appear
ance. On Saturday morning ARRANGEMENTS
We're made for the execution It was held
in the big tent, and took place in view
of all the other elephants, possibly as a
sort OF warning to them of the result of
disobedience.
Nick" was led into the tent. and bis
four ponderous feet chained fast to heavy
posts driven into the ground at proper dis
tances. The big fellow watched the oper-
alton with strange interest and some mis-
giving. He had never been chained like
that before, and he seemed 10 understand
that something serious was in hand. Once
or twice he utter a short ''trumpet' thai
was responded to feebly by his mates, and
then stood shaking his ponderous body
from side to side, like ship in the trough
of a sea.
Conklin succeeded in getting heavy
hemp hawser about his neck, however, and
a moose having been made in this, it was
drawn we'll up 10 the neck and a hang
mans knot arranged. The other end of
the rope had been run through block and
tackle, and fifty-six stalwart canvasmen
grabbed hold of the hawser.
AT a given signal when Conklin cried
'All right" the men started running with
the rope in hand AT once the moose tight
ened about "Nicks" throat, and he tum-
bled over on the grass like a collapsed bal
loon Not groan escaped him, and in
less than minute he had ceased to move.
In less than two minutes he was pro-
nounced dead.
Prof. Cross, a Liverpool naturalist, Sc
cured the head and tusks. The tusks were
feet inches in length. Nick" him
self stood 1eet 4 inches in hight, and
weighed four and a half tons when he left
America on Nov. IS of last wear. He was
purchased by Mr.. Bailey in 1871 at a cost
OF &. 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
PAINE, MURPHY & co.,
-BROK
Orders Executed over Our Private Wires
For
COTTON. STOCKS.GRAIN q PROVISIONS
For Cash or on Margins
LEGAL Securities bought and sOll
Telephone $50
Lcard OF Trade Building jackson Building
saw uunah. Ga Silanta ca.

Gun Powder-Per key, $500; half key.
81 .25; quarter keg, S1.25; Champion duck
ing. quarter keg, $2.2j; Austin, Dupont
and Hazard smokeless, half kegs. SLIPS;
quarter kegs, $5.75; 1-pound canisters, Sl.OO;
less % per cent.
shot-Drop. s125; b, B., and large. $15O;
chilled. Sl.55.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede "A
4isc: refined. Sl.55 base.
Nails-Cut, Sl,50 base; wire, $l9O base
Advanced national list of extras, adopted
Dec. /, 1895.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-AI-
ALBANIA and Georgia lime In fair demand
and selling at 75c per barrel, bulk and car
load lot, special; calcned plaster, Sl.5O per
barrel; hair, 4d5c; Rosedale cement $1.1O@
30; car load lots, special; Portland ce-
ment, retail, $3.50; carload lots, $500.
Lumber. +. o. b. Prices-Minimum yard
sizes, 1920; car sills $1,000; difficult sizes
S11OOal2.OO; ship stock, $l5.00q16.5O; sawn
crossties. $S.25; hewn crossties. 29c per
tie Market quiet and steady.
Bagging-Jute, 2Apound, 7IAdSc; 2
pound, 7a7Ac; lA-pound. SIC. Sea island
SIC.
Cotton Ties-Standard Arrow Steel, As
pounds, large lots soc; small lots, soc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09

uglier nuisance than all the mischief COM
mitted by monkeys put together. II may
be. however, that these so-called ancestors
Of humanity, are giving a good deal of
trouble at Puri; but where do they not2
Most of the principal seats of Hindu pill
grimage are literally cOlonized by these
restless brutes. but are they not tolerat-
ell from time immemorial and has there
ever been such crusade against them?
If il Is so difficult TO put Up with them
any longer at Puri, cannot they be Danish
ed from the town rather than killed?
There are villages in Bengal where these
wicked creatures sometimes do consider
able harm 10 villagers, who, by the way
instead Of having them swept out OF ex-
istence, catch the leader of the party
with a process known TO every child In
Bengal and painting his face hideously,
hold a mirror before his eyes-the village
chaps making a soaring noise with acc
compartments Of dhols and cymbais--
with the result that followed procipitately
by the whole party, the heroic captain
beats hasty retreat never to return 20
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-MaTket steady; rate quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale 81 %; New
York. per bale, Sl.0O; Philadelphia per bale
8. 90; Baltimore per bale. $780, via New
York-Liverpool, SIC; Bremen, 55c Genoa
sc: Reval, roe; Riga, zoe; ST. Petersburg
zoe: Havre, csc; Hamburg. J7c Antwerp
50c; Amsterdam, SIC; Venice, zoe; Trieste
zoe.
Dtrect-Genoa. sc. Bremen SIC; BARGE
iona Csc: Havre, Coo; Liverpool, 52c.
Iumbcr-By Sail-Frelghts are quite
foreign business is dull. The rates from
this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted
at 81 .O0d4. Is; for a range-including Balti-
more ana Portland, Me Railroad ties, base
a feet. 70 Baltimore 1S1ac; to Philadelphia
t41bc. 10 New York, 16hc. Timber rates, soc
6lsi 90 higher than lumber rates.
Bv Steam-Lumber-To Baltimore $780,
Boston. 81 90: New York, $7.75.
naval Stores-The market is steady.
Mediunn-sized vessel. Rosin-Cork
for orders, rs Sd for barrels of $40 pounds.
and 5s primage. Spirits, As. Larger vessels
-Rosiu. 2s Cd spirits, IS 3D. Steam, I2c per
100 pounds on rosin, sl.O0 on spirits to Bos-
ton and l0c on rosin. and SOC on spirits to
New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
Coastwise Exports.

Per steamship City of Macon for Bos-
ton.-2,7 1853 bales upland cotton, GO bales do
mestics, 25 bbls soap stock, Al bbls rosin,
2i5 bbls turpentinc, 220 boxes fruit, 2 bbls
vegetables, 81 crates vegetables, 20 tons pig
iron, so pkgs mdse.
Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York.-1122 bales upland cotton, $40
bales sea island cotton. 194'bales domestics,
$50 bbls s OIL 5O3 bbls fosin. 6 bbls tur-
pentine, 1929 feet lumber, IS bbls oil,
turtles, AZ bbls fish, 1SS bbls pitch and
tar, 935 boxes fruit, IS cases cigars, sol
crates vegetables, 444 tons pig iron, "a bales
sweepings, 12i bales tobacco, Al sacks
clans, 9 b5ls terrapin, 1873 pSgs mdse
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the village again in his life. Ii would be
far better to have these Observation-Disclosures
deported 10 some distant parts than endan-
gering public peace by shocking the relig
ious feelings OF the pilgrims by such an, in
their view, inhuman action. AS many IS
fifteen out of the twenty-one Pundits con-
suited at Puri are ayerse to slaughter,
and the remaining six dwindle down TO
microscopic minority against the mass OF
Pundlt opinion supporting orthodoxy in
this country. On the other hand, almost
ell the English and vernacular newspapers
IN Bengal, Behar and Orissa are strongly
protesting. As 10 The Pun commissioners
ana their "airs Of absoutism" the Indian
Mirror, in a leading article, invites The
Immediate interference of government IL
is says cur contemporary 1.-THE orthodox
Hindus that have made Puri. and as they
have made u 80 can they mar a.
The time may have come for the inter-
vention of Sir John Woodburn 10 settle
menl Of this question % monkey siaugh-
ter a. PurL" And surely ihe time has
come.
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son, Cardenas; Mary L. Riggs, Alayon,
Tampa; Liberty, Lowe Cardenas.
Baltimore-Arrived, schooners Harriet c.
Kerlin, Savannah; John S. Eeering, jack
sonville; Woodward Abrahams, Charles
tos.
Bremen-Arrlved. steamer Plympton, sa-
Vannah.
Havre-Arrived, steamer Anerley, Pen
sscola.
hiladelpha--Arriyed, schooner Charlie ;
NJ. Patterson. Savannah.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec S.-Cleared, steam
er Drumelzier (BD, Nicholson, Bremen;
banks Verdandi (Rus), Kastelin. Rio Jan
Giro; PALMER (AusD, Garguercoich, Al
giers.
Port Tampa. Fla, Dec. S.-Arrived,
steamer Werstch, Havana, via Key West;
schooner Horace w, McComber, Bray, Gal
weston. tr. la-
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shipping Memoranda.

Barry-sailed, steamer Koordestan, sa-
vannah.
Charleston S. c.. Dec. S.-Arrived
steamer Seminole, Bearse. New York. pro-
ceeded TO Jacksonville; schooner Mary j.
Russell. Smith, Philadelphia.
sailed-Bark, Ardvar (BD. Ellis, Liver
pool.
Key West Fla. Dec. s-Arriyed. steam
ers Mascotte, Smith Havana and sailed
for Port Tampa, CITY Of Key West, Bravo.
Miami and returned Fanita. Han. Port
Tampa. schoonors LiEie, Russell Tnmpa:
bjalmar Mckay. Tampa.
sailed-schooners Ben S. Curry, John
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
A PLAGUE OF MONKEYS.
Their Massacre a Serious Question
I'm Indie.
From the Lahore Tribune.

From the Lahore Tribune
The monkey slaughter question has, Il
appears, assumed serious aspect just
now. II has caused considerable excite
ment among orthodox Hindus not only in
Orissa and Bengal but as far as the news
has Travelled. We seriously warn the au-
thorities against this injudiclous proposal
of the Puri city fathers lest the question
should lead TO some serious consequences.
The religious feelings Of orthodox Hindus.
who form the majority in India, cannon
be trihed with in this manner. and The
lessons OF the Benares riots should not be
thrown away. We are against this slaugh-
Ter more for the maintenance Of peace and
order than for anything else The massa-
ere OF the quadrunlana itself Is a far
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09

The European union OF astronomers ca
bled recently TO Messrs. Chandler and
Richie OF Boston the discovery Of a star
like condensation in the center OF the An
dromeda nebula by Or. Seraphinlof Of the
Russian observatory at Puikowa. II the
present suppositon turns oui to be true
that development is taking pace Ia this
notable nobuia. Dr. Seraphinions discov-
cry VIII be OF considerable Importance 10
astronomers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09

There is lake slowly disappearing
in the southern part of Tyrol, according
10 the Rivsta Geogridca Italiana. Ter
lago lake near TRENT, was surveyed in
1887 by Bastian, then measuring three
miles in circumference. one mile in length
by one thous3nd feet in. width, its greatest
depth being sixy-one fe6t Recently new
survey was ordered by the government,
since complaints Of the people living near
we're made about The lack of water Mills
were compelled TO shut down and lumber
can no longer be sent down the valley
by water. The present survey has estab-
nshed the following result Circumfer-
ence, a little over two miles: greatest
length. 1850 yards; width. a little over
800 feet greatest depth. 30 feet A pc
nnsula Of some size has formed on one
bank aud three islands have appeared in
the lake Tbs loss Of water Is explained
by the formation Of sutherranean passages
diverllng tie water through the f.laa chalk
formation into the Etsch valley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09

Per British steamship for Havre. SS9S
bales upland cotton, valued at $225,7S6 and
225 bales sea island cotton valued at ST.
240
Per Norwegian bark Marco Polo for
Hovre. A Quantity OF logwood and log
wood roots, part cargo Of the bark Nora,
which was condemned and sold at this
port; value of cargo 81 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09

Per Central of Georgia Railway, Dec. s.
-, 7S2 bales cotton. % tons pig iron, % bales
sweepings, al pkgs mdse, lSS pkgs domes-
tics 200 bbls oil. 1856 bbls rosin. 15i bbls
spirits, So cars lumber IA cars government
supplies, l car flour, cars fresh meat.
car lime, l car soap. ! car hay. car bran,
1876 tubs butter, Is cases eggs.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, Dec.
S-S72 bales cotton. ! POP bbls. resin, 80 casks
spirits, 30 cars lumber. cars mdse.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessel. Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship VIM. Lawrence, Willis, BalI-
more-J. J. Carolan, Agent.
Steamship Prazattus BD, Stuch. Mar
seilles.-Strach ~ Co
Steamship Castleventry BD, Horsfield,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Co.
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Steamship City of Macon, Savage, Bos-
ton.-Ocean Steamship Company.
steamship Ntocris (Br), Atkins. Havre.-
Georgia Export Company.
Bark Marco Polo (Nor), Christensen.
Havre-Dahl & Andersen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
Phases of the Moon for December.

Last quarter, 6th,i "A hours and min
utes morning; new moon. 18th, hours
and 4S minutes morning; first quarter,
18th, hours and 81 minutes, evening; full
moon, 27th, hours and 80 minutes, even
ing; moon In apogee, End and 18th; moon
in perigree, 14th.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
Guam. PROVISIONS. Eric.

New York Dec. S.-Flour. generally quiet
and a small demand for low winters being
the only feature; prices 541Oc lower.
Minnesota. patent, $3.65G3.s5. Rye flour
quiet. Buckwheat -four quiet at $500
Buckwheat steady at 55c. Corn meal
steady; yellow western, 75d76c. Rye firm
er; No. 2 COO Barley steady; feeding
western, 4204Sc. Barley malt firm;
western, 6Od70c
WheatdSpot easy; No.2 red, 74Ac; options
opened easy and followed it up by pro-
nounced heaviness under December lqui-
dation, foreign selling, lower cables, and
beaIish crop news. Reactions were scarce
all day and final prices showed AG19sc net
decline with export demand light; sales in
cluded No red, March closed, 721ac; May
closed, 695sc; December closed. 7O&c.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2, 4Oalc options
openeh steady and for a time advanced on
cables, but in the afternoon broke with
wheat and the light exports trade, clos
ing Aa9sc net lower; May closed. $3.50;
December closed, S9c.
Oats-Spot quiet; No, g. 30$c options
dull and nominal. Rye. 62laQ65c Beef
steady. Cut meats dull picked bellies,
5hGGllc. Lard easier; western steamed
closed, $500; December, 5.35c; refined
steady Pork steady. Butter firm; west
ern creamery, 141aQ201ac; do factory. 12Q
lie. Elglns, Al2c; state dairy, 154lS12c.
Cheese firm. Potatoes steady. Cotton
seed oil dun. Rice steady Cabbage
quiet. Coffee options opened steady at 8
points decline, ruled more active under
European selling and unfavorable Havre
and Hamburg cables; closed steady with
near mouths unchanged and far months 5
points lower; sales were 22.55O bags includ-
ing December 5.53c; January 5.i0c;
March, 5.60c spot Rio steady No. in
voice csc; No. iobbing, 67sc; mild quiet
and steady; Cordova, Sd14c; sales fair
jobbing demand and improved calls for in
voice lots. Sugar, raw, firm; fair refiu-
ing, l5-16e; centrifugal, SO test, 4 7-l6c;
molasses sugar, 1l-1Gc; refined steady.
Chitago, Dec S-Wheat, corn and oats
to-day joined hands in running down hill,
the road being creased by the lack OF for
eign demand for wheat, by the higher
freight rates and by the prospects of larg-
er receipts Of the coarse grains. Wheat
closed at a decline of &c for May and
1@llsc for December. Corn declined $50
12e; oats, hc. and provisions, 2aQ5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy
geographic office, in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to cali at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
Office of Light House Inspector, Sixth
District Charleston, S. c., Dec. Z, 1885
Notice is hereby given that second elass
nun buoy red and black horizontal stripes
has been placed TO mark q sunken barge
in Catalogue Sound, Georgia, about 800
yards SSW of bar buoy, No. 2. Mariners
are cautioned not to pass to the westward
of Daufuske Island range.
C. H. Arnold.
Commander, U. S. N, Inspector Sixth L.
H. District.
Plymouth, Dec. 5-All buoys are out of
position and unreliable, High Pines ledge
buoy is Sic of Gurnet and has been taken
for a wrecks mast. Red buoy No. 6, off
the Gurnet, and whistling ebuoys are S
of their positions. -
Washington, Dec. s6.-Notice is given by
the light house board that, owing to the
recent gale, mariners should exercise great
caution in using floating aids to navigation
on this coast as guides, as many have been
dragged out of position or, entirely carried
away. 1 }fea
Merrmac River Entrance-Two buoys
reported adrift. Salem Harbor Entrance
Southeast breakers buoy isFeported adrift
Boston entrance--Great Faun bar bell
buoy and Devils Back buoy are reported
adrift. Boston light vessel is reported
dragged slightly out of position. Gurnet
Point-Whistliug buoy off, and Gurnet
Rock buoy are reported adrift. Nantucket
Sound entrance from Standardization
part of Pollock Rip north parD Bell buoy
Is reported adrift. Pollock Rip Slue Gas
buoy is reported not lighted Pollock Rip
Light vessel was carried to sea. Handker-
chief light vessel is reported dragged to a
point about midway between her own and
Cross Rip light vessels station. Cross Rip
light vessel is reported dragged slightly out
of position. Hen and Chickens light vessel
was carried to sea. All aids will be replaced
on their respective stations as soon as
practicable. a~
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Savannah Altman mac.
n-o "a -. 40

High water at Tybee to-day al 1881 a.
m. and 1892 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
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Steamship City Of Birmingham. New
York.
Steamship Roumanian, Marianao.
Schooner Edward Stewart Bangor
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slow; No. > yellow corn, 337s@Silsc; No. 8
spring wheat 60ssd62lac; No. ? red, 67lac;
No. , corn. SSssdSS7sc; No. . oats. 26A@27c;
No. , white, 2Sls029c; No. white, 27A0
2Sslc; No ? rye 53is; No. flax seed. 99Ac@
N.C4ih; prime timothy seed. S2.25; mess
pork, per barrel S.95@S00; lard. per 100
pounds, St971a05.lO; short ribs sides
Ooose), $45g465; dry sailed shoulders
(boxed). 4hGlssc; shoruclear sides Cboxed).
S4S0Gl490; whisky, distilers' finished goods,
per gallon. Sl.2G.