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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
rire Ia thicngo.

Chicago. May ls.-Amost 100000
worth Of property Was destroyed
wednesday night by d fierce fire IN the
lumber district The following firms
suffered S. r. Cunderson d Son. $780,
600. John Gaugur q Co, 100000; Rath-
bone, Hair q Ridgeway TO-, $4,000;
Pilsen lumber company, $4,000.
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nnnnfer NnInnhIe Pronerfy.

Peoria, H., May 22.-In addition to
magnificent endowment already made,
Mrs. Lydia bradley has just donated to
the Bradley polytechnic institute all
her property in Peoria county, estimat-
cd to be worth over 100000, retaining
life interest therein.
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~ search for Andrea.

Stockholm, May 20 Prof. Nathorsts
expedition, which will seek to find or
learn the fate Of Andree. sailed from
here for northeast Greenland
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
Hnn,e Amin

Washington. May "a President Me-
Kinley and party have returned after
q most enjoyable vacation Of u days
at Hot Springs Va.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25

In presenting the famous MCCALL PATTERNS %
cheaper than elsewhere
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
weII-Nnown Womnn Dead.

Chicago, May 90 Miss Harriet a.
Farrand, for 80 years associate editor of
the Advance. and author Of several
books on religious subjects, died Friday
OF pneumonia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
sails for Europe.

New York, May is. = Ex-President
Harrison has sailed for England, where
he goes as chief counsel for Venezuela
in the boundary arbitration proceed
inue
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pies Suddenly.

New York May Is. Miss Mary
Timberman. aged IS, a well known act
ress and writer Of Keoluk, Ia, dropped
dead on a stairway of the Sturteyant
but5z4
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nl.nnrek.. IRON Nerve

Was the result Of his splendid
health Indomitahle viii and tre-
mendou~ energy are MOI found where
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
are out Of order II YOU want THESE
qualities ana the success they bring
use DR. King New Lille Pills They
deyelope every power Il brain and
body Only 25ets ut i Bennett s
drug store
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CROP DAMAGE STORIES
TRADERS GROWING AFRAID OF BUGS
EATING UP WHEAT FIELDS.
Prices Have Already 2
Cents This Week-COrn Weak and
Provisions Weaker.

CHICAGO, May I7.-Claims OF crop damage
from insects caused an advance OF S4Ac in
wheat to-day. Corn declined sGhc and oats
closed a shade higher. Pork lost 15717Hc and
lard and ribs 2isG5c each.
Reports of serious damage to growing wheat by
bugs and flies put wheat traders in a bullish
mood at the start and with the exception of a
slight dip early on realizing the market ruled
California would yield only half a crop attracted
a good deal OF attention. July opened &c higher
at uAc, declined to Tic, advanced to 72hc and
closed at 1%GTsc Receipts were light. only
thirty-two cars here, two of which graded con-
tract. and 2s at Minneapolis and Duluth. COM
pared with eH for the same day a year ago. The
aggregate at wAtern primary markets was 2s7. coo
bushels. against $50, 900 last year. Atlantic port
clearances OF wheat and -four equaled 57s,e0
bushels. Cash demand slow.
Corn declined under liquidation owing to favor
able crop new and the embarrassed condition OF
the cash trade. Receipts. ninety cars. July
opened a shade lower at S35sqSs&c, touched SSAc
and declined to ssk@ssNc at the close.
Prospects of small deliveries before August
strengthened oats, but the market finally weak
ened in sympathy with corn. Receipts, 14o cars.
July opened a shade higher at 2Szc. declined to
2Sac, advanced to 2ic and closed at 2Szc.
Liberal receipts OF hogs and the weakness In
corn handicapped provisions. Shipments small.
July pork opened 5d7hc lower at $.& and de-
clined to IS. Is. Lard and ribs ruled dull within
a small range.
Estimated receipts for Thursday-Wheat, 80
cars; corn, 100 cars; oats, 1S5 cars; hogs, 5000.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices i'm at the sea-
bOard,a commercial Metropolis.

boards mmerci Metropolis
NEW YORK, May r.-F1our-Receipts, 1880
bris; exports, l., 3os brls. Market steadier on
spring patents and rather more active; Minnesota
patents, 50. s0Q4. Rye flour steady. Corn meal
steady. Rye steady; No. 2 Western, 6hc, I. o. b.
afoat. Barley dull; feeding. 4olsc; mating. 40
Acc, c. 1. f. Buffalo. Barley malt quiet.
w~heat-Receipts. 1929 bu. Spot Arm; No. 2
red, s27sc, spot and to arrive +. o. b. afoat; BBc
in elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth. s2asc. (. o. b.
afoat, to arrive. Options opened firm on English
cable advices and later developed positive
strength on bul]ish crop news. In addition TO
further reports of chinch bugs, the Modern Miller
was quoted as estimating this years wheat crop
100, OOO. 600 bushels less than last. Shorts covered
freely and the market closed strong at ssn1sc net
advance: May, 7s7sG7sasc, closed at 1850; July,
rs Lisa rs 5-I6c, closed at 1850; September. 7b@
75%c. closed at 75&c; December. 75AQ7Shc, closed
at 7611c.
; Corn-Receipts, a ,17s bu; exports, ISIS bu. Spot
firm; No. 2, 41@41Ac, 4. o. b. anoat. option mar
ket opened easy and declined later because OF
liberal Chicago liquidation, light clearances and
poor support; closed unsettled, with May &c
higher on the strike news and other months 80
sc net advance; May; closed at sssc;
July, 3S15Q3S7sc. closed at 3S19c.
~Oats-Receipts, 303. 800 bu; exports, 1885 bu.
Spot steady. Options quiet.
Beef firm; family. s9.5oqlo.5o. Cut meats
steady. Lard easy; Western steam, S.25; refined
dun. Pork quiet.
Tallow firm; city, 4kc bid and 4kc asked.
Cotton-seed oil quiet and steady; prime summer
yellow. 2a25lkc; prime white. $4,000.
5 points higher; ruled inactive, with unimportant
further variations; closed steady. Sales. $500
bags, including: June, 5.10c; July, SOC; August.
63oc: September, 5:35c; October, SOC; November.
Rio dull, but steady. Mild quiet.
Sugar-Raw firm. Refined firm
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NEW YORK. May lI.-Butter-Receipts. else
packages. Market steady; Western creamery, $50
1sc: factory, l1iaQ1sc. Cheese-Receipts, 1851
packages. Market firm: large white. Iec: small
white. 1hc: large colored. 11ixc; small colored.
1lhc New cheese firm; large. sIsQ9sc; small.
S&c. Eggs-Receipts. 1e. s4s packages. Market
frmer; Western. l3d14c; Southern. 11&G1Sc.
prints. 21c. Eggs firm: fresh nearby and West
ern, 13izc; fresh Southwestern. l39l3i.c; fresh
Southern. 12l9c. Cheese firm.
CHICAGO, May 17.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market vas steady; creamery,
12G1Sc; dairy, 10G16c. Eggs steady; fresh, I1sr.
Cheese steady: reamery lie.
KANSAS CITY. May 17.-Eggs-Market quoted
steady TO firm at yesterdays advance: fresh Mis-
souri, and Kansas stock, cases returned. 12c-
CINCINNATI. May E.-Butter steady. Eggs
firm at lie. Cheese steady.
BALTIMORE. May steady. Eggs
steady. Cheese firm.
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A IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore.
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS. May r.-wheat higher; No; 2 red,
cash. re; May, 7SS sse July aSe; epte TENN
cash, ssc; May. s21tc: July, Sz.@32%c; September.
32tsc. Oats higher: No. 2, cash. Csc; May. 2hc;
9 July A stseaT se pt 60 a s1G' N lower : "n nrime %s steam .
A.77a; choice, A.s2lk. Prime timothy seed. 1926.
Corn meal. S-S5G1.9o. Bran easier; sacked. east
track. 5Sc. Hay steady to firm; timothy, $Sdl2.S;
prairie, E.5OGs. Whisky steady at %. Cotton
ties and bagging unchanged. Dry-salt meats
Boxed shoulders, A.25a4.s71h; extra shorts. S.;
ribs, s.. 1914; shorts, $5.5. Bacon-Boxed shoulders,
s.. 12lk: extra shorts. $50: ribs. s5.62l1; shorts.
S.s7a. Receipts-Flour. LOCO brls; wheat, I.ooo
Flour. 5000 brls; wheat, 1000 bu; corn, 5000 blu;
oats. IL 600 bu.
BALTIMORE, May 17.-F1our quiet; receipts,
1s, s76 brls; exports, 1856 brls. Wheat irmer: spot.
July. 74h@741kc; steamer No. 2 red. 6SA@eshc;
receipts. 20. ss bu; exports none; Southern wheat
by sample. 67@74c; Southern wheat on grade, 6Sla
G6sc. Corn-Spot, 35s@357c; month and June.
3711437&c; July, SS@3skc; steamer mixed. a
35Nc; receipts. $3.50 bu; exports. 42,S57 Blu:
corn. CSC asked. oats dull; No. 2 white. 3s1zqs4c;
No. 2 mixed, So1sqS1c; receipts. 1860 hu. Sugar
strong.
at Ss. Bacon-Cumberland cut firm at 31s Sd.
finest colored dull at 49s Sd.
WhsatsspSt No; ! red NSrtnern Duluth; steady
ESD; September. IS Sid. Corn-Spot. American
mixed, new, quiet at IS Sd; old quiet at IS 6l1d:
futures steady; May. Is 57sd; July, IS SID; Sep
TENDER, IS sad.
TOLEDO, May T.-wheat dull. but higher; No.
2. cash. 74zc bid; July. 73Ac bid. Corn dull. but
steady; No. 2 mixed, 34izc. Oats dull. but higher;
No. 3 mixed, 2slzc bid. Rye unchanged; No. 2.
cash, sc bid. Glover seed dull. but steady: prime,
new, cash and May. 50. 30; October, 81. 321k bid.
CINCINNATI, May n.-Flour steadier. Wheat
stronger and higher; No. 2 red, 7lkc. Corn active
and lower; No. 2 mixed. 34a341kc. Oats firm; No.
2 mixed, 2SazG2shc. Rye firm; No. 2, &c. Lard
dull at A.s21a. Bulk meats firm at $4.S. Bacon
steady at s5.s5. Whisky quiet at sl.2s.
MINNEAPOLIS. May E.-wheat-No. / North
ern. My, 70hc; July. nbdnAc: September. SEA
6shc. on track, No. l hard, nc; No. l Northern,
Tic; Nc. 2 Northern. zoe. F~1our-First patents.
s.. sG3.75; second patents. s.. So; first clear.
s.. 70Q2. so. Bran. In bulk, ssGe25.
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Thirteen Transfers, with q Total Con-
sideratfon Of $~11,42O.46.

Instruments filed for record In the recorders
Office OF Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at 5 p. m. May II. 1899, as
furnished by Theo. Stein. abstracter OF titles.
corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets. In
dianapolis. Suite 22s. first office floor. The
Lemcke. Telephone 17eo:
Martin ". Hensley to Charles s. Har-
grove and wife, part OF east half OF
northeast quarter of Section p. Town
ship 10. Range $4,000
State OF Indiana to j. Wesley Smith.
Lot 2, Sharpe's subdivision OF Danforth
a Knox's subdivision of Outlet H.. ZOO. 4s
William r. Given TO Elizabeth Sommer-
land, Lot Z. Hosbrook's subdivision OF
DunIop's addition ...aa....~.--. 5000
Josephus c. Davis 10 Elizabeth Konin~.
Lot IL, Geyer ct ais subdivision OF
Dunlop's addition ..s.......... 81. 90
Mary Walker TO William L. Martin. Lot
Norm wsssisss sss.siss' .::a;: s:..as lem~
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s.. 41s, 534. New York exchange, &c premium.
Sterling exchange: Posted. 81 S5ih and s4ssh;
$4.S6k
AT New York-Clearings. s2l5. 500. 4S: balances.
50, 096. So.
s1,5e5, 747.
At misunderstanding, 50, sc. 222; balances,
$53S. 627.
AT MISUNDERSTANDING. ST.. ga 42: balances.
81. e17, 2S.
At st. LOuis-C1earings 81. ST. spa: balances.
$685., 957.
At Cincinnati-Money. 2I4Gs per cent. New
York exchange. par bid. Clearings. 81. $50. $50.
At New O~rleans-Clearings, l.2S2. 200.
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The principal topic of discussion at yes
terday's meeting OF the general passenger
agents at Chicago was the question of what
shall be considered immigrant business sub
ject to the control of the Western immi-
grant clearing house. A number of lines
supported by the officials of the clearing
house. maintained the position that all
Storage business must be included in i'm
migrant business and be handled by the
clearing house. The Union Pacific, support
ed by the Alton and a number of other
roads. adhered TO the view that there is a
considerable proportion OF steerage business
which nno In any sense be regarded as
what is usually denominated steerage bust
ness and which was never intended to be
placed under the control of the clearing
house
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Frank Thomson and other officials who are
on an inspection OF the Pennsylvania lines
west arrived yesterday from Cincinnati via
Richmond. and after looking over terminals.
etc. at this point, went on TO Terre Haute.
President Thomson and others of the official
party expressed themselves as pleased with
the CONDITION or the great property so far
as they had gone over IL, and all were much
pleased with the business activity noticeable
at al In portant points they passed through
as compared with that of two years ago, and
the prospect Tor a good wheat crop also graf
flied them. President Thomson said business
with their lines was good. but rates low. VET
the fact that all lines are apparently adj
herring to tariff rate In some measure bal
ances the low through rates now prevailing.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, I01zQl1c; No.
8 spring wheat, 66a7Oc; No. 2 red, 12lzq7ac. No.
2 corn, 23Hc; No. 2 yellow, 33% Q34c. No. 2 oats.
z7az7I1c; No. 2 white. soc; No. 3 white, 2sA@
2sAc. No. 2 rye. 6lQ62c. No. 2 barley. S5q4oc.
No. l faxseed, $1.06; s1.0l2. Prime
timothy seed, 81. 35. Glover seed. contract grade.
Sc. 10. Mess pork, S.. Lard, per 100 lbs.
s4.971kQ5. Short-rib sides Qoose). A45@4-75; dry
sides (boxed), $4.95Q5- Whisky, distiliers nm
ished goods, per gal, I-26.
Receipts-F1our, 14,0D brls; wheat, $1,000 bu;
corn, 136, 900 bu; oats, Az, 900 bu; rye. 5000 blu;
barley, Il, 900 bu. Shipments-Flour. A.OW brls;
wheat, 10, 900 blu: corn. 1884, 600 blu; oats, $685. 900 bu;
rye. IL. 900 blu: barley, Loo bu.
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General Agent

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or diseharging any business matter that
requires experience and care, grows con-
modern life. THIS TRUST COMPANY is
formed for the purpose OF supplying this
need 1t has vast capital. is directed by men
of experience and proved sagacity in the
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week. the Yorkshire representatives securing the
bulk. Continental buyers were active bidders for
merino greasy, they securing the largest lumber
offered. The offerings numbered 1850 bales
800 bales: greasy. Is Id. Queensland-1.30
bales; secured, Is 3dGls SID; greasy. s4i1izd.
victoria-loo bales: greasy. 5q1id. South Aus
tralia-6o0 bales; secured. Is ID: greasy. 5is0sd.
New Zealand-5.3oo bales; secured. 1dd1s siSd:
greasy, 5d01s I'D Punta Arenas-5,30 bales;
greasy. sL69d.
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Lot p, Moesch's third sdditon.--.-.. COCO
Lot e. Aliens Highland place addition. l.em.m
q. Block 50. North Tndianapois.-,-~. COCO
Jediah W. Hussey to Alfred r. Glover.
Lot 2l5, Bradley ct al East Washing
ton-street addition -...-------.-.-- 5000
Gideon Stroud to John l. Bernhardt and
Indianapoiis I.se,~
PSI. Jackson PARK additIon-~:-..-.. 500
Aetna Saving and Loan Association TO
Alice L. Walker. Lot 80. Ruddell & VIM
tons Park Place addition. 1.15o.oo
Jacob u. Case TO Christopher Schillingen
dianapoiis 10000
Transfers. Is; consideration.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, May T7.-Further advances In
bleached cottons to-day in medium grades re.
ported, confirming strong position generally OF
bleached cottons. Brown sheetings and drills diff
fcult TO buy in any leading make. Print cloths
dull. but very firm. Some good orders placed for
fall lines Of fancy prints, mostly at value Cling
hams scarce and very firm. Worsted dress goods
are tending against buyers In both staple lines
and fancies. Silks firm
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THE NEW TRAIN SERVICE
FAST TRAINS VIA ST. LOUIS To THE
SOUTHWEST VERY POPULAR.
Pennsylvania officials Pleased with
the Condition OF Lines West and
the Business Prosperity.

Since the Panhandle and the Wabash have
Improved their passenger train service from
Eastern cities to ST. Louis, the latter in
'stalfing a new train and the former quicken
ing its fast No. 5, and along with this the
Improvement Of the Baltimore e. Ohio's
through train which. under the new sched-
ule, provides through Pullman service be-
tween New York and st. Louis, Western
roads have changed their schedules to take
up this business for points further West and
Southwest. The Iron Mountain is the latest
to join In this movement, and is holding its
train at st. Louis until all these trains ar
rive. This train formerly left before noon,
and the change will prevent stopping and
save the traveller for the Southwest about
eight hours. This train makes connections
for all the large cities Of Texas and the
The Burlington will install a
new ST. Louis-Denver train on June 4, and
IL Will leave st. Louis shortly after the Pan
handle, the Wabash and the Baltimore &
Ohio trains from Eastern points arrive. The
new train will leave at 2:05 in the afternoon
and will reach Denver at $40 the next even
ing, running via st. Joseph and the Bur-
lington Southerr Nebraska main line
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The Volume of Trade Satisfactory and
Prices Steady.

All lines Of trade in which during summer trade
is expected to be good are now exceeding expecta-
tons. more goods having been sold than in any
May in the history OF the wholesale streets of
Indianapolis. Commission men are also doing a
satisfactory business. One OF the older Of the
commission merchants said yesterday that their
business this month had been the best in any
May Of years and so per cent. better than in May,
1898. Dry goods houses have been doing an un-
usually large business for six weeks past and
it continues to be very satisfactory in its volume.
The hardware men and iron merchants are doing
a big business and the grocers are much gratihed
with what they have done for some months past,
Indianapolis wholesale grocers. To single out any
line in which trade was disappointing would be
difficult, unless il be some merchants who i'm
agine IL improves business to speak of it as bein.
very dull.
activity. Receipts. however, are not equal by am
means TO the active local demand. Prices on
OF Trade. yesterday, ruled as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. 7o1tc; No. 3 red, 6hg691zc;
May, 702c; wagon wheat, 10c.
s4l1c: No 4 white, s1lau3sIac; No. 2 white mixed,
33c; No. 3 white mixed. 3Sc; No. 4 white mixed,
SoqS2c; No. 2 yellow. ssAc: No. 3 yellow. SSAc;
3 mixed, sSc; No. 4 mixed, 3oas2c; ear corn. 33l4c.
oats-No. 2 white, S0c; No. 3 white, 2slsc; No.
2 mixed, ZT52c; No. 3 mixed, &c.
Hay-No. 1 timothy. No. 2 timothy.
IS. as.
InSpectlOnS-Wn neat. NO. = RED, 1 car. corn. NO.
3 white, 6 cars; No. 3 yellow, 3: No. 8 mixed. z;
ear corn, 2: no grade. L: total, 10 cars. Hay: No.
/ timothy, 2 cars; No. 2, /; total. 8 cars.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
P~oulry-Hens, &c; cocks, &c; young chickens,
15Q2c; hen turkeys, young and fat. Sc: young
toms. SIC; old hens, &c; toms. Sc; ducks. SC:
geese, 4c for full feathered, SC for plucked;
capons, fat. lie; small, Sgl0c.
Cheese-New York full cream. 12a12xc: SKINS.
Sesc; domestic Swiss, 1sg14c: brick. he; I'm
burger. 12c.
B~utter-Choice. &c; poor. sac; Elgin cream
cry, 21c.
Eggs-11hc.
Feathers-Prime geese. 3c per Id; prime duck.
10Qf1c per 10.
Beeswax-S0c for yellow: 25c for dark.
unwashed, Ig1Sc, tub-washed,
20q25c; bury and unmerchantable. sc less.
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Green-sslted Hides-No. i, SIC; No. 2. INC; No.
1 calf. 10c; No. 2 calf. SIC.
Grease-White, &c; yellow, 21ac; brown, 2hc.
Tallow-No. 1, &c; No. 2, 2hc.
Bones-Dry, $l2G13 per ton.
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william A. Jones. general manager OF the
Empire fast freight line, committed suicide
yesterday at his ofice in Broadway. New
York, by shooting himself In the head. Mr..
Jones was standing at his desk, surrounded
by his clerks. when he shot himself. His
wife, who as an invalid, had been IN a san
atorium In Stamford. Conn, for some time.
and for the past two months Mr.. Jones had
been despondent over her conc.1s1. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

BOSTON. May 1.-THE American Wool and
Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow: The wool
market continues strong and active. The feature
of the week has been the continued large demand
for export. the inquiry being principally for Aus
tralian woods in bond and for territories. The
movement in the latter bids fair to assume large
proportions unless the holders OF such woods raise
their asking prices to higher figures than for
eigners will pay Already. however. several mill
lion pounds OF territory have been sold for ex-
port. About 600. 900 pounds are reported as having
been sold in Philadelphia last week TO Germany.
the wool costing the purchaser f5c, clean, while
additional lines have been taken here during the
past week. Prices are strong. The sales for the
week in Boston amount TO <.l13.0o lbs domestic
and ~ 500 foreign. making a total Of s.sl5,5 900
lbs. against a total OF 1881. 900 for the previous
week and a total OF 1.4o2. 500 for the correspond
ing week last year. Sales since Jan. 4. 1889.
amount to s.sOa. 500 lbs, against $500. $40 last year
at this time.
LONDON May 1.-THE wool auction sales were
continued to-day. with a large number OF buyers
present. A selection OF New Zealand merinos. the
best offered in some time. was in strong demand.
ss were also me crosSbreds. Both OF these
grades easily realised the best peices - Last
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Metals.

ST. LOUIS, May 17.-Lead firm at 432i4@4.3 sc.
Spelter lower; New York, 6.e5c.
NEW YORK, May 17.--At the close the Metal
Exchange called pig iron warrants quiet at s11.12z
bid and s11.0 asked. Lake copper dull at 1sc.
Tin dull at e. Sc bid and %. 75c asked. Lead very
quiet at 445c bid and 4.J0c asked. Spelter quiet
at 6.55c bid and &c asked. The brokers price for
lead is 4.25c and for copper Ice.
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Empire line is connected with the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad.
~Round-Trfp Rate.

The Central Traffic Association
Gun "trip rates for the Christian Endeavor
convention at Detroit July 5 of one fare
going n returning by one route and a fare
and a third going one route and returning
Several steamship lines will par
ticipate in these rates. For the Grand
Army encampment at Philadelphia is made
a round-trip rate of 2 cents a mile for the
short line one-way distance, with a maxi
mum of S11 to the Western gateway of the
trunk lines. On tickets 10 go one route and
return by another. with s~topovers. me rate
will be one fare for the round trip plus 81.