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The times., 1898-12-31
A BROAD, ACTIVE MARKET.
Weakness In Sterling Exchange
Due to Foreign Purchases.


Due to Foreign Purchases.
New York. Dec 30.-Today's general sit
uation comprised a further rise in the
grain market, decline in foreign ex-
change and an abundant supply of money
offering on call on the stock exchange In
view of these circumstances, particularly
the last cited IL was not remarkable that
the security market continued in its up
ward course.
The weakness in sterling exchange was
to some extent the result of the heavy
foreign purchases of stocks in this market,
which in the aggregate were upward of
30. 600 shares. Notwithstanding the weak
ness of the foreign exchange market, en-
gagements of gold for import to this coun-
try are not expected for some weeks yet,
although a small amount may be taken
late in January. The open market price
for gold in London is still IS shiliings. and
a further decline in sterling is necessary
in order that importations may be made at
q profit.
In addition to being notably strong, the
stock market was broad and very active
The granger shares were the real leade,s
of the railway list, but they were distanced
in respect of net gains by the anthracite
coal shares, which rose sharply.
Foreign houses were heavy buyers OF the
Reading and Erie Issues. and local pur-
chases of these and the other anthracite
stocks were based upon the belief In az
adjustment of trade conditions after the
new year. The Pacific shares were all firm
and there were many sharp advances il
the specialties.
There was little news bearing on particu
lar stocks. The industrial shares wer'
heavily dealt in and were strong, alons
with the general market. Sugar Refining
Federal Steel and American Wire wer'
conspicuously active.
The bond market was also strong am
active and the dealings for the day left OF
with only such recessions on profit takint
sales as might be expected on the eve OF
triple holiday.
The times., 1898-12-31
WHEAT PRICES ADVANCE.
Speculative Liquidation Only "a Fen
turc In n strong Market.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-There was big spec
ulatiye liquidation again in what today.
Notwithstanding this the market was
strong, closing l lac advance for May
over yesterday. The spread between De-
cember and May decreased.
There was some cash business done here
for export, and sixty to seventy loads re-
ported at New York. California wired
that the crop situation. owing tc drought
there. was bullish. San Francisco ad-
vanced 2 cents. Northwest country stocks
show decrease of 100000 bushels for
December.
There was less speculative activity in
corn than for some days past. The mar
ket was fairly firm. Cash lots were LIE
higher. New York reported eighty boat
loads taken for shipment.
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Prof. A. J. Dexter,
Magnetic
Healer
AND
Electrician,
year, but slow decline began in Feb

year, but slow decline began in Feb
ruary.
Nobody can dispute the record of pay
ments through clearing houses, which ex-
ceed 1000, coo, 600 for the month and 6s-
500 600 for the year, 10 per cent more than
in any previous year. The December re-
port is by per cent larger than any other
month, November being nearest Against
all European influence the country is just
now demanding gold. having taken S140,-
600. 900 already this year. II is in posi-
tion to dems nd more than all other mar
kets together are prepared to pay.
The times., 1898-12-31
THE ALPHA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION,

Incorporated under the laws Of the District OF
Columbia,
Has been organized to benefit the citizens OF
The members are charged Eve (S5) dollars per
y Ir for membership.
rhis men bership entities you to the services
quire and 10 all necessary medicines and surgical
appliances for that year free of charge.
This fee OF five (s5) dollars covers the head OF
the house. II the head OF the house is man
it will cost 25 cents per year, each, for his wife
and children. Thus, if man becomes member
and he has a wife and three children, it will
cost six $50 dollars for one year for the entire
family
The association will employ the best Physicians
from both Schools Homeopathic and Allopathic,
and you may have your choice. You may visit
the Physicians Office. telephone one OF the
Physicians and the Physician will visit you at
your home.
The best of everything in the way of medicines
and appliances will be used and prompt and efi-
cient service given, it will inure to the As.
socinti3n's credit and benefit to have prompt
service, which it guarantees.
You ar. entitled 10 call and see the Physician
as ofteh as you desire, have him call on you
as often as needed without any extra charge
| whatever. You are in full benefits as soon as
| your certificate is issued. Will you sign as
member?
| For further information apply at the office Of
the association,
115 Z ST. N. w.
j. T. ELLIS. Manager.
Cflce Hours-s:s0 a. m. to p. m, Washing
| tor, D. G.
| deq-tfem
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Washington stock Exchnu

sales.-U. S. 3's. coupon. s3OOG1O7 IA.
National Safe Deposit and Trust, 5G ia.
Capital Traction. 1oGs7 Ia. L. s. Elec-
trio Light. 1Oa 12i IA. Mergenthaler Lin
otype. 25G1S5 II: 10G1S5 is. Lanston
Monotype. 1O0Gl6. American Graphic
phone. 2O0G12 IS; 300a13
Notice.-on motion the board decided TO
adjourn over Saturday. December 81, 1898.
until Tuesday. January 3. 1899.
cnyrpSNfr,-r poNDc
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EDWARD STEVENS, Pa. ave. and 9th st. NV.
JOHN W JENNINGS, 11i2 Conn. ave.
HUTTON & HILTON, 22d and sts. NV.
L. S. DAY & CO., 14th and sts. NV.
HURLEBAUS'S PHARMACY, 14th ard sts. nv.
]. X. CASSIN, 9Th and sts NV.
A. T. BRoNAUGH, 9TH and SITS. NV.
II. G. EASTERDAY, n. ]. ave. and C Sta NV.
c. H. WEISS. Anacostia. % -.
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The times., 1898-12-31

The prediction was made in The Times
YESTERDAY morning that the stock market
year would end with a big bun market,
despite the fact that such thing almost
never happens. The events OF yesterday
corrobCrated the corr Iectness OF the esti-
mate Of the situation thus made. Closing
prices were the highest for the year and
The highest on record for many securities.
There was an average advance from the
very high close On Thursday of hall. a
point or more. 1t is not necessary here
TO recount the many reasons. general and
technical. why the year should have ended
In something of blaze Of glory, eA-
cept to notice that the money rate con-
tinued easy: that London was an enthu-
siastic purchaser of American securities
and that the anthracite coal shares
which have been drag on the market for
go long we're again very strong II is
now the general belief that next Tuesday
will witness a continuance of the advance
in prices and perhaps even more of a
spurt With such a close as that of yes
terday the entire speculative public will
next week come down to Wall street
with all its money TO invest" And the
public knows this also and of its own en-
ihusiasm will breed greater enthusiasm
What the outcome will be after Tuesday or
after next week it is another OF the diff
cult Wall Street problems TO solve Some
profess TO believe that the reaction will
come quickly and that it will be q most
disastrous one. On the other hand, there
are people without number, and many con-
seryatiye ones. too, who do not look foI
any material recession in prices until they
have gone very much higher. 1t is ar
gued that the price of securities is in re-
ality not yet nearly up to the Legitimate
level, considering the condition Of pros
perity and the cheapness of money. What
may come in the way of prices inflated
away beyond the legitimate level in th'
present craze for investment in securitie:
it is hard to predict from aHY past ex
perince of the country, these extreme
bulls saw
The times., 1898-12-31

AoKER L AFFLECK, 1929 Pa ave. NV.
WHITESIDE Il WALTON, 1921 Pa. ave. NV.
G. G. c. SIAiMS, y. Y. ave. and 14th st. NV.
HOWARD RATCLIFF, nth and sts. ne.
H0YLE l. CO., 4th and f. Capitol sts.
FRANK P. WELLER, Sth and sts Sc.
CHARLES II. BLUMER, y Capitol and SITS. ne
VICTOR H. ESCH. 1923 Maryland ave. ne.
II. FALC0NER, 1lth and n sts se.
The times., 1898-12-31

9fi1 nm Drink and Drug Inebristes re
Cuu uuu stored by the keeley Cure. Au-
thorired Institutes, 2ll Sorih Capt.
fol st., Washington. d. c.. and Greensboro. n. O.
u rite con6dentially. 3s5-e
The times., 1898-12-31
Exchanges Closed for Today

Exchanges Closed for Today.
New York, Dec. 30.-All the exchanges
are closed tomorrow except the Produce
Exchange. On that exchange, where there
was football game today, there will be a
promenade concert tomorrow afternoon af-
ter the close of business for members.
their families and friends. The banks,
sub-treasury and other financial institu-
tons are open tomorrow.
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New York stock Market.
Omen High Low Clo.

Corrected daily by w B. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange.
1913 F Street.
The times., 1898-12-31

Perhaps even more interesting matter.
to the careful investor. in yesterdays mar
ket was the strength and excellent buying
of the grangers and other gilt-edged stocks.
Rock Island sold ex-diyidend Ia per cent.
and yet closed the day with the dividend
nearly regained. New York Central sold
ex-dividend and fully regained its divi-
dend. Burlington and ST. Paul both had
The times., 1898-12-31

Sugar had one of its phenomenal ad-
vances yesterday from 125 to 12s. When
the latter figure was reached there was
plenty of talk on the Street that the stock
would go to 13o, but a decline began imme-
diately
The times., 1898-12-31
good advanced over the closing price Of
Thursday,

There is much talk of the certainty tnat
Chicago Gas will be the next OF the Fiower
stocks to advance This stock has been
neglected by Mr.. Flower and the public
somewhat. and its price has gone up very
little while other securities were break
ing records in the last month. II was
whispered on the Street yesterday that 1t
will be taken up on Tuesday by Mr.. Flower
and the leaders generally. Undoubtedly
Gas is much better stock at its present
| price than many others that have been
| sent up during the boom. 1t is per cent.
stock, earning much more than that rate
! and assured of its future for some time to
come. The price went up fractionally yes
| terday
The times., 1898-12-31

The two features that overshadowed the
general bullishness of the market yester-
day were the wild advances in the iron and
steel securities and the great and steady
strength OF the anthracite securities. The
matters which are inducing the public to
buy these two classes of stocks have been
reviewed in this column at length hereto
fore. The dazzling prospects for the cor
porations which make their money in the
iron and steel trades have. to a certain ex-
tent, pushed prudence and reasoning into
the background. Despite the undoubted
merit and excellent business outlook for
the Federal Steel Trust. it is certain that
such fever as the present cannot be of
any benefit TO the stock market or TO the
general public welfare. The better pros
poets of the anthracite coal roads, in the
lessening of expenses and of senseless
competition, present a much better field
for an immediate healthy advance in prices
that may be lasting.
The times., 1898-12-31

Federal Steel common opened yesterday
at ~ 3-i and closed at 80. the highest for
the day and the highest since the trust
was organized. There was immense buy
ing of the stock all day and very little at
tempt 10 stem the advance. The preferred
stock was comparatively neglected. Ameri-
can Steel and Wire preferred opened at
ia 1-2 and closed at lis, also the highest
for the day and twenty points advance in
one week, from 9s on the Friday previous.
The Reading securities advanced steadily
TO higher figures than they have seen in a
long time. and the other anthracite stocks
were also active and very strong.
The times., 1898-12-31

The Union Pacific net earnings for the
month of November increased Sl63,S71. The
gross earnings of Northern Pacific for the
third week of December increased ST.
800 The Pacific stocks were comparatively
neglected yesterday. but they held their
own well.
The times., 1898-12-31

There is tn out to buy Lead for good
The times., 1898-12-31

Pacific Mail Iags somewhat in its ad-
vance, but neither the leaders nor the pub
lie ever take up everything at once. The
people who are buying the stock are all
holding it and they are most confident
that il will soon begin a quick advance.
The times., 1898-12-31

Bay State Gas continued very active yes
terday and various stories were circulated
regarding it. The rumor that the New
England Gas and Coke Company is buy
ing the company is denied by the former.
1t is still insisted, however, that the
Standard Oil people are active buyers OF
the shares. The attractive thing about
Bay State Gas, more than any news, is
the fact that it has only one way to. go
and that up. And in the present enthus-
iastic condition of the market 1t is hardly
possible that the move, once started, can
be stopped for some time to come.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26
Lnte vege table seed-soMinc.

There is much to be done in the way
of sowing vegetable seeds in many
temperate localities. Such as beans,
corn, cncumbers, okra, satisfy, melons,
squash, pumpkins and canteloupes are
best deferred until the soil is thor
oughly warmed.
Many of the earlier sowings should
be repeated to furnish crops in sue
cession. Most all gardeners keep this
in mind respecting peas and overlook
others equally desirable. Uucumbers
for picking may be brought in as a
late crop.
1t may seem a consideration oflittle
moment to those who have but small
gardens, but to keep the soil up to the
highest condition pay attention to the
location of certain things. Put deep
rooted plants where shallow-rooted
cnes have been previously. -Meehan' s
Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26
The Inaccuracy of Mans.

So many maps of the world, on
Mercator's projection, are being sold
in these days when interest in the war
implies more attention than the aver
age American ever before gave to the
geography of Cuba and the West In
dies generally, the Philippine Islands,
Spain, and other places near or re-
mote, that word of caution may not
be amiss regarding the apparent com
parative size of countries shown on
such maps. 1t is easy to forget that
when the world is represented as
rectangular map, as wide at the top
and bottom as it is in the middle, the
poles are really made to appear equal
in width to the equator's length of
25,000 miles.
Obviously, oil countries far from the
equator are unduly magnifed and
those about the center of the map,
north and south, are represented un-
duly small by comparison, because
they are drawn nearest the true scale.
Thus Australia, lying nearer the equa-
tor than Canada or the United States,
is made far from equal to either of
those countries in area, though there
is really little difference. Greenland
is swollen out of all proportion, and
India relatively dwarfed in comparison
with the countries of Europe. Spain
is made smaller in proportion to the
British Isles than it ought to be, and
both Cuba and the Philippine Islands
are cut down far below the size they
should have in comparison with New
Foundland or Japan, for instance, the
latter countries being grossly enlarged.
Cleveland Leader.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26
Early Thinning of Cranes.

So soon as the grape buds burst
into shoots the buds for blossoms and
fruit will plainly show themselves.
There will usually be three buds on
each shoot, and on the Delaware,
which is especially liable to overbear,
there are often four clusters, which if
left would all be late-ripening and
poorly-perfected fruit. 1t is easy to
see, even before the buds have blos-
somed, which will make the largest
and best clusters, and, of course, only
such should be left to fruit. Two
well-ripened, large clusters of grapes
are enough for any shoot to bear.
With the late-ripening varieties this
early thinning is often the only way
to secure a crop of well-ripened
grapes. By practising this method
grapes may be grown where without
it no crop worth anything can be pro
duced.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26

stocking or something of the sort over
its head. Use no unnecessary harsh
ness with any of the birds and be es-
pecially careful with laying ducks.
Sitting ducks and those that are soon
to be set should not be picked. In
hot weather much of the down may be
taken from the brakes. Do not take
any in cold weather.
In handling ducks do not lift or
carry them by the legs. Young duck.
,!ngs should be kept out of the direct
rays of the sun. Whether turned of
young or when mature, ducks will
yield good profit if rightly managed,
and the number raised need be limited
only by the capacity of the premises
and of the man; the latter has much
more than the former to do with the
success of the undertaking. Ducks
usually lay early in the morning, but
are inclined to drop their eggs any.
where, so it is best to keep them shut
up until ten o'clock. Farm, Field
and Fireside.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26

Turnips and heets are good for hogs,
and are especia ly good for breeding
sows, before an after farrowing. For
horses, carrots are prime. Always
have something to make variety in
the feed.
Most of the large western orchardists
are practicing close setting and cutting
out afterwards, planting the apple
trees fifteen feet apart and removing
the alternate trees when they begin to
get crowded.
Farming is ascience, and the farm er
who expects to meet with success must
necessarily apply scientific principles
and not think because he is the pos
SCISSOR of some mother earth that he
knows it all.
Give changes of feed to the COWS as
often as you can without lessening the
nutritive quality of the ration, as you
thus maintain good appetite and the
better production which is sure to come
from full feeding.
With well-stocked farm there is a
home market for a good supply OF
roots, and if any are grown for market
ing by the bushel, the home market
may we'll take the place of any other
when the price is low.
Whatever your breeding stock, se-
lect good heifers for the dairy, and
then bring them up to the highest state
of development possible in milking
qualities as they come to take their
places in the working dairy.
If the farm is large enough to di-
vide, better share it with the children
as they mature than to drive them of
to other fields. A man can often do
better on what he has left than he
could upon the whole farm after the
boys are gone.
Artificial stable manure used to be q
favorite compound for agricultural
chemists. Here is one of the receipts
1000 pounds muck, 200 pounds wood
ashes. fifteen pounds dissolved bone.
When this mixture is composted, il
! reduces to about ton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A wise man is never less alone than
when he is alone.-Swift.
Civility costs nothing and buys
everything. Lady Mary Montague.
What do we live for, if not to mako
life less difficult for each other!-
George Eliot
An extraordinary haste TO discharge
an obligation is a sort Of ingratitude.
-Rochefoucauld.
Every man is valued in this world
as he shows by his conduct he wishes
to be valued.-Bruyere.
1t is wonderful to think what the
presence of one human being can do
for another-change everything in the
world.-George s. Merriam.
Contentment is q pearl of great
price, and whoever procures it at the
expense of ten thousand desires,
make wise and happy purchase
I. Balgny.
We are wont to look forward to
troubles with fears Of what they will
infiict, but back on them with wonder
at what they have saved us from.
Samuel johnson.
Immature is nothing more than an
inward feeling of our own want Of
merit, a dissatisfaction with ourselves
which is always united with an envy
that foolish vanity excites. Goethe.
We do not shake off our yesterdays
and sustain no further relation to
them; they follow us, they constitute
our life, and they give accent and
force and meaning to our present
deeds.-Joseph Parker,
Take time, and go apart for sea-
son; withdraw into thyself, and dis
cover the evolutions of thine own
thought. Thou must take thy stand
on principles, as perceived within
thee Trinities and Sanctities.
1t is to self-government, the great
principle of popular representation
the system that lets in all to partici-
pate in the counsels that are to assign
the good or evil to all-that we owe
what we are and what we hope to be.
Daniel Webster.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26
The Advantages of Dairyfng.

The business of dairying has many
advantages not always appreciated by
those engaged in it. They are in.
clined to take notice of the pleasing
matters in the experience of those en-
gagged in other lines of agriculture OF
other occupations and to dwell upor
the disadvantages of their own voca.
ton, j. W. Newton, of Vermont, sum-
up the advantages of dairying as fol
lows:
/. The first advantage of dairying is
that it takes less fertility from the sol
than other branches of farming. A to1
of wheat takes 81 out of the farm an6
sells for less than SIC. A ton of but
ter takes fifty cents worth of plant
food from the farm and sells from
$400 to 5000. Comment is needless.
2. Butter is q condensed product.
Nothing can be made or grown on the
farm which brings as much per pousd.
Farmers remote from the market and
communities far from railroadl car
send butter from the farm or creamery
with the least possible expense. The
dairyman'can condense tons of fodder
and crops grown on the farm into dairy
products and send them to market in
compact and portable form.
3. Butter is finished product. II
is ready for the consumer either in the
private dairy or local factory OF
creamery. The only exception is
where cream is sent long distances to
a central station from skimming sta.
tions scattered over large section OF
country. But this exception only
proves the rule.
4. Dairying brings in con slant in.
come. The man who sells crops OF
any kind has to wait until he can mar.
ket his product one year. There is
little satisfaction in this. 1t is un.
businesslike to go without cash for
weeks and then to have lot of money
come in at one time. The dairyman
has an income nearly or quite fifty.
two weeks in the year.
8. Dairying gives constant, remu-
nerative employment. The grain or
potato grower must spend large part
of the year in enforced and demoraliz-
ing idleness, but the dairyman finds
profitable work through the year, and
his work is most profitable during the
winter time.
6. On the dairy farm the work is
better divided. The grain harvest
comes SO close to haying that it often
gets mixed up with it, to the detri-
ment of both; but when corn is grown
and put into silo for dairy feed, and
not So much or no grain raised, the
harvests are several weeks apart
New York Witness.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-26

America has had bicycle weddings,
but that does not beat the Dutch.
According to foreign advices, q
wealthy young widow of Holland
asked as a dying request that her
favorite bicycle should be draped in
mourning and be trundled by SER
want behind the hearse in which her
body was conveyed to the grave. She
was explicit in stipulating that the BIZ
cycle should precede the coach con-
tanning the chief mourners.