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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
DRY GOODS.

New York, April A.-Bleached cottons in
good request and tending upward. Brown
cottons very firm. Home demand quiet.
but good; sales for export. Coarse col
ored cottons firm. Prints and ginghams
hrm' with fair demand. Print cloths
firm; sales of regulars at 2st. In the
wooden goods division the market is quiet
and UNCHANGED
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
PAGES 8 TO TO-

prime white, Zoe; water white. lie; Pratt's
astral, 12c; deodorzed stove gasoline, bar
rels, l3iac; in drums, 11iac.
Gun Powder-Per keg, $500; half keg.
s2.25; quarter kegs, $l25; Champion duck
ing, quarter key. 1925; Austin, Dupont,
and Hazard smC keless, half kegs. $11.S5;
quarter kegs, $50; 1-pound canisters. Sl.9);
less Is per cent.
shot-Drop. $3.50; B b, and large. S.7S;
chilled, S1.55.
Iron-Market very steady; swede, 4lkoi
refined. 500 base.
Nails-Cut, $40 base; WIRE $3.50 base.
Advance national list of extras adopted
Dec. /, 1896.
Lime, Calclned, Plaster and Cement-Af-
ALBANIA and Georgia lime in fair demand
and sell at Toe barrel. bulk and cars
load lot, special calcined plaster, $3.50 per
barrel; hair, 4d5c; Rosedale cement, $l.10lp
40; carload lots. special Portland cement,
retail, 500; carloads lots, $500.
Lumber, f. o, u. Prices-MinImum yard
sizes. $1l,OO; car stills, 81. 5Oa12.5O; dlflcult
sizes, $l3.OOa15.O0; ship stock. $i5OOa16.O0.
sawn crossties, $S.25; hewn crossties, 80 per
tie. Market quiet and steady.
Bagging-Jute. 2h-pound. 7ibGSc; O.
pound, 77Ac; 1%-pound. 694c; sea island
size.
Cotton Ties-Standard Arrow Steel, 45
pounds. large lots soc; small lots, 90c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25

Charleston, S. c., April 24.-Turpentine,
market at Acc; sales none. Rosin firm and
unchanged; sales. none.
Wilmington, N. c., April 24.-Spirits tur-
pentine, 40Q4Ohc; receipts, 40 casks. Rosin
firm, Csc; receipts S67. Crude turpentine
steady $1.35 and $40; receipts, s. Tar
firm, $1.O5; receipts. $50.
New York, April 24-Rosin steady:
strained, common to good, $1.35Q1,40. Tur-
pentne firm; 4l1kc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
sTocINs-BoNps-MmEAT

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
For cash or ON margin. Central
Railway and Southern securities a
speciality. Commission X.
AUSTIN n. MYREs,
Consolidated stock Exchange,
90 broadway, New York city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
COTTON.

The local market remained quiet and
unchanged, with light sales reported. AZ
the Cotton Exchange at each call the mar
ket was bulleuned quiet ard unchanged.
The reported sales were Sl4 bales. being
made at the second call.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, al the close of the market, at the
10, 10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
PAINE, MURPHY { co.
-PRokERS-

. BR OK = r s.
orders Executed Over Our Private Wires
LOTION, STOCKS.GRAIN& PROVISIONS
For Cash or on Margins
LEGAL Securities bought and sold
Telephone $50
Ioard OF Trade Building Jackson Building
savannah. ca Atlanta, Ga
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
BURNED OUT.
Fire I'm the Business District of Kan
sns City Causes Loss Esti-
mated Mt 100000.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 6.-IIalf mil
lion dollars worth of property was de-
stroyed after midnight Saturday by
fire that started in Jones Bros. big
department store in North Main and
Sixth streets and spread to half block
of other buildings in Main and Walnut
streets. The aggregate insurance IS
estimated at $375,000. The heaviest
losers are Jones Bros, who estimate
their stock, hich was totally de-
stroyed, as worth 100000. 1t was the
most destructive fire that has ever Wis
tied the uptown business district. The
other heavy losses:
Jones building owned by w. C. Loben-
stein, New York, 100000; Jones annex,
owned by Majors Investment company,
$4,000: Humboldt building, owned by w.
G. Lobenstein. $4,000; l.. NJ. Emerich, stock
dry goods. $4,000; M. Quinn, groceries, S25,-
800: St James hotel (unoccupied), $4,000.
The Flavel Shoe company. Snodgrass Drug
company and the Chandler Commits sion
company suffered minor losses
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
CONTINUES HIS ADVANCE.
Gen. Young DemOraIizing the Insur-
gcnts-Cavnlry Swims River
and Captures Town.

Washington. Nov. Gable advices
to the war department Tuesday indi-
cate that Gen. Young's column is stead
lily continuing its advance, in spite Of
unfavorable conditions. \ cablegram
from Gen. Otis says:
"Young's advance north ard east Ca
banatuan: will occupy Talavera and prob
ably Aliaga to-day, objective San Jose
and Carranglan: wet season has rendered
roads in that section impracticable for
wagon transportation ard progress diff
cult"
Manila, Nov. 2.-Ail signs show that
Gen. Ioung's rapid advance is democrat
izing the insurgents northward. Pris-
oners report them 10 be fleeing to the
hills. There are many deserters and
sick men, and the former are taking
their arms to the Americans. The cav
alry's rapid movements are puzzle TO
the insurgents, who think that the
Americans. in striking so many places,
must have overwhelming forces.
Manila, Nov. 4.-Chase's troops, of
the Third cavalry, and Rivers troop, Of
the Fourth cavalry. swan the river and
surrounded the garrison at Bongbong,
entering the town. The enemy es-
cap, !. Six rifles and II quantity of am
munition were captured. Cashiers
scouts had skirmish with insurgents
near Aliago, killing five.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
rier was at

INCREASINGLY. In those 20 rounds JEFF
fries great weight and Drawn helped
him TO hold off the sailor. and in the
Iwcnty-<rcend round he swung in a
couple Of vicious uppercuts that made
Sharkcy grcggy. Tom came back again
in the tweniN-fourth and twenty-ffth,
but he was weakened greatly by JEFF
fries vicious blows. One minute before
The gong sounded to end the fight JEFF
fries left glove came off. and practical
~ the contest was over.
\ preliminary event of ten rounds at
les pounds preceded the big event and
Kid Gouiette of Rochester, who looked
a great deal like Jcffries on a small
scale. was beaten by Tommy Moran,
of BROOKLYN,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
a Bureau of Colonies.

Washington. Nov. 3. - 1t has prac-
tically been decided that a colonial bu-
reau will be established to take directly
in charge all matters pertaining to the
outlying dependencies of the United
States. The office will be bureau-of
the war department, and not a separate
department, as has been suggested, and
tic matter has so far advanced that the
election of chief of the bureau is now
under consideration.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
nIs systems to Combine.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-The North
American says this morning: One OF
the greatest financial combinations of
the century is in process of formation.
The organizers of the Continental Tele-
graph. Telephone and Cable company,
recently incorporated in New Jersey,
have obtained control of all the indie
pendent telephone companies in the
United States and aim to combine these
with the great telegraph companies and
tie five Atlantic cable companies.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
GIVEN THE DECISION.
Champion Jenries Outpoints shnr-
key In "a Fierce Fight That Lasts
the Limit of 2J Rounds.

Ringside, Coney Island Sporting Club.
Y. ", Nov. flames j. Jeffries re-
Gains the championship of the world,
Referee George Siler giving him the
decision at the end of the twenty-fifth
round over Sailor Tom Sharkey at the
Coney Island Sporting club Friday
night. II was one of the most marvel
GUS battles that has taken place, and
the greatest crowd that ever gathered
in the Coney Island clubhouse wit
messed the desperate struggle for SUI
premacy.
In five rounds Jet1ries had the better
Of the fight, she first two and in the
last three. During the other 20 Shar'
key forced the issue, and like bull ter
rier was NJ his man with both hands
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
Perish by Fire.

New York, Nov. 4.--Fire Friday
Quilted the seven-story buildings at "a,
)6 and 9S Mott street, occupied prin-
cipally by the Manhattan Bed, Iron and
Spring company, and it is believed
caused the death of three persons.
Michael Conlin, an engineer, is dead,
md two others are missing. Joseph L.
Kinsey, aged 81, had his skull fractured
and will die
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11

All Probably Drowned.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-The schooner Chui-
1uila was washed ashore near Miller's
Station, Ind, during a heavy gale. 1t
is feared all the crew-about eight men
have been lost. The body of one man
was lashed to the mast, and that of an
other has been washed up on the
beach
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
Indme Mallory Dead.

Milwaukee. Nov. 4.-Former Munic-
ipal Judge James A. Mallory, of this
city, died at the age of 72 years, after
prolonged illness. Judge Mallory
served on the municipal bench for 20
consecutive years and was well known
ihronphnmt the state.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11

The first lady student to be received
into the Chicago theological seminary
is Miss Florence Fensham, professor of
Old Testament literature in the Ameri-
can college for girls In Constantinople.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11

The widow offormer Gov. Atkinson,
of Georgia, has created something of a
sensation in business and social circles
by going into the field as general state
agent for fire and life insurance COM
panies. She says her purpose is to make
a living and educate her five children.
She is already doing well and has re-
ceived letters of congratulation from
numerous society women.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
snow On Lookont Mountain

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 3. = The
temperature fell rapidly here Thursday
and at night heavy snowstorm pre-
vailed on Lookout mountain, lasting
for more than an hour.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
Death of Gen. Kock.

London, Nov. 3.-Gen. Jan ii. NJ. Kock,
who was second in command in the
Transvaal forces and who was wound
ed in the battle of Elanslaagte, died in
the hospital at Ladysmith on Monday
night
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
L.c,,c. F.mou, DottIeneId.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. Am Ameri-
can company has leased the San Juan
battlefield and will build an attractive
roadhouse on the site of the destroyed
fort y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
Perished by Fire.

Rowan, Ia, Nov. 3. - John Ovens
three small children were burned t.
death while their parents were away.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
New ni.cuit Company.

San Francisco, Nov. lit is stated
that the organization of the Pacific,
Coast Biscuit company is an assured
fact. The syndicate is capitalized for
"a ooO 600.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
Burnesl TO DcntI.

Dodge Center, Mimi, Nov. 3.-While
Mrs. w. j. Wyman was at her work her
clothes caught fire and were entirely
consumed, burning her body to crisp.
Gift from Helen Gould.
Wichita, Kan. Nov. 3.-Helen Gould
has shipped to Wichita one of Tiffany's
best hall clocks as gift to the Wichita
hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-27
MINING NEWS.

Fluorine ore resembling that Of some Of the
Cripple Greek mines. and running from $50 to
$50 to the ton. has been found in large quanti-
ties In Coal Creek. Jefferson county, Col.
The ore body in the bottom level of the Moon
Anchor. Grip pie Creek. has widened to eight
feet. without sorting the rock assays 500 to
the ton.
letter from Saratoga. Wyo.. states that
Eastern capitalists have offered $250.OO0 for
the Charter Oak claims, At depth OF Ofeet
there Is said to bea large amount OF mineral in
sight assays showing from ~ to 02 per cent.
copper. 81 gold. and two ounces silver. 1t is
believed the offer will be rejected.
According to q letter from Central City Col.
New York and New. England CAPITALISTS have
secured control Of the old Gunnell property in
Gilpin county. which has already produced
s5.0O0.000 gold The purchase includes mill
ing interests with daily capacity Of 100 tons
have bonded the entire stock Of the Montana
Copper Mining Company. limited 100000
sharesl, at 5 cents a share. The property con-
ssts Of group OF claims on the Stevens Peak
copper belt.
Loomis. Wash. In the Palmer Mountain
tunnel 81, feet Of gold quartz Is exposed: tho
Wehe group shows two feet of gray copper: tho
Utica has four-foot weir Of gold and copper.
and the crosscut tunnel In the Q. s. Is running
through rich copper ore. Assays show about
$50 gold and from to 30 per cent. copper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-27

Live stock Market.

NV YORK, Monday, June 28-Receipts Of beeyes
for two days were 2pO head including AZ cars for
export alive 1871 for city slaughterers direct and 3s
for the market Demand active and prices hrin and
generally 1Oc. higher. The yards were cleared. Ne
dium to choice steers sold at S5.1o9$5.7o 100 n
State scrubs at $3.50. fat oxen at S4.75. bulls
at $3.25ss415, cows at 81. 5OeS4.25 l choice
fat cow at -. 40. Dressed beef firm at TseSAc. y
m. Cables received from Liverpool and LONDON
quoted American live cattle weak at l1s12c. ~,
estimated dressed weight; sheep selling at 1ohS
12c., dressed weight; refrigerator beef at s'bc.
10 Exports today none; tomorrow 800 beeves and
4, 5dU quarters of beef
Receipts Of calves for two days were 4.et1 head,
all for the market There strong. active trade
in live calves at advance of 26c over last Friday
quotations. Common to prime yeals sold at $1,000
$50 p 100 H.: culls' at So; buttermik calves at
S.bOa$4s7k; mixed calves at +.5oS$o5O 30; year
lngs and graasers at -. City-dressed veals hrmer
at Nal1Nc. = b..
Receipts OF sheep and lambs for two days were
1884 head, including "a for butchers amp ldlt
for the Market making with the stale stock "a cars
on sale. On heavy supplies prices declined 1b@25c
sheep and 25s5Oc. on lambs. Two cars were TO
sell at the close Poor to choice sheep sold at $50
1928 q 100 NJ: common to prime lambs at 5;5os
$3.50; "culls' at So; one car Of choice lambs at
s7.75: yearlings at s5.25@s5.5o. Dressed mutton
at 70lOc. p n: dressed lambs g4S12fc.
Receipts Of hogs for two days were II 81 head,
including e cars for sale. Market firm at $4.250
S4.35 n 100 n. for fair to prime hogs.
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Cotton prices recedod for a time owing to lower
cables fine weather and renewed liquidation Liver.
pool bought moderately. mostly of new crop months
rally took place later owing to European and Wall
street buying, Temperatures at X A. NJ were ~ to
So, beneficial rains fell in Louisiana and Alabama
Tho weather, however. ia dry in Texas and rain is
needed in parts of Alabama Tennessee and ansas
The port receipts small. and the total for the
week is not expected to exceed 10000 bales the
total for this week last Cotton goods are
in fair demand and strong. The low price of raw
ton is attracting outside buyers to some extent
and IL Is believed that there is large short
interest here chiefly for foreign account. The
tendency now IL to oversell the market as
earlier in the year it was to overbuy it,
At one time Today some of the distant months were
slightly higher but the closing prices were Rener-
ally unchanged from Saturdays close. Dallas Tex
June 2l" Weather still dry and hot aud looks like
spoil of it, However, dare say will take a week
or ton days OF such weather make unfavorable re-
ports" Columbia, s. c. June 22.-"we are having
seAsonablc showers intcrHpersed with hot sunshine
and crop is now doing we'll, but 1t always looks well
in June. The fruitinG season in July and August
tells the tale
CoFrEE- Rio on the spot was quiet at de- for No =
Sales of 700 Maracaibo and 500 MeIican. Futures
declined 6'points, closing steany. Sales 2R 76O
bags HayTe and Hamburg were unchanged. AIheri-
can warehouse deliveries last week s7.ll5 bags
against 4.ds3 in the previous week and os7 last
wear, Prices follows:
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Augusta shipped to-day 331 bales; Memphis Q77;
St Louis gl7, Cincinnati. Alb: Houston, 100 The
rainfall for the twenty four hours ended = A. NJ.
Sunday included o. inches at Houston. Tex. fer
the twenty four hours ended A. M to-day II in
Guided .e2 inches At Opeltka Ala, 40 at New
Orleans. La; "a Of An inch at Montgomery. Ala:
O2 at Galveston, Tex; a trace at Atlanta, Ga. Tho
Postal Telegraph Company reported a precipitation
of 10 of an inch at Columbus Ga, and trace at
Rome. as we'll as some rain at Gadsden. Ala and
Meridian, Miss The Signal Service predicted for the
next thirty-siN hours increasing Cloudiness for
Texas; for the balance Of the cotton belt fair. Port
exports were 28,olS bales New Orleans declined ?
10 points, but recovered the loss and advanced /
to 3. Futures hero dropped 3 to ii points. hut
covered most of the loss closing steady with prices
unchanged 70 points lower. as FOLLOWS;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-27
Business Troubles.

Robert THAN and Alfred Arson Rhodes
tThain & Rhodes). plumbing contractors at 35S
Columbus avenue. made an assignment yes
terday to James Noble without preference.
Harry Brunette theatrical agent. OF Union
Square, has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
with liabilities 81. 795 and no assets.
Arthur Collins, manufacturer of brass goods
at 343 and 34h West Thirty street, has
fled q petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-27

Provisions were moderately lower on larger hog
receipts than expected and some July liquidation.
Packers absorbed these offerings and the closing
was steady. The cash trade fairly good. -
sUGAR-Raw was steady at te.169tAo; for 9ee
test and l.1e04hc. for sY' test. Renned was
CaIcAao June 2s-These were to-day's prices;
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July notices were ISSUED to-day leading to Hquida-
tion, and prices gave way. though the decline was
slight for thvrc was fair demand for the distant
deliveries. The European cables were steady. Tho
receipts at Rio were 2OOO bags but other adyiccs
received from Brazil day.
NAVAL STORES Spirits. 3SIsH3gc. Common 10
good strained ro-!n. Sl.3OsSl.32%.
PRuvIsIpSs.-Lard waE steady Western. So. 25
Continental refined, So, 81 Pork was steady at
So 750ST for mess Meats were firm; picked h. ms
Oar,Ic.; do shoulders 4Ic.; do, bellies 5s5I4c.
TallHw, 4'sc, dressed hogs, 5.ss5Ac. Lutter-
Creamery, Western, extras, lsIeS Aslc do hrsts
lJbe@ lsac state, extras, IsItc;i do. hrsts, l74S
lSr. Cheese.-State. full cream, large or small col
orsd or white choice. sIlc Eggs-State Pennsyl.
yania and Western. I50l6tac. Chicago. June I'd
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ETN<NoIlL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONDAY. June %.

MONDAY. June 80
The line between railway and Industrial
shares was drawn rather more sharply than
usual in to-day's speculation on the Stock EN-
change. The market for the first named was
strong throughout, and material net advances
wore scored by q number Of issues. The In
dustrials, on the. other hand. were In the main
heavy throughout Continental Tobacco was
exceptionally weak at n net decline OF 8
points The local traction group. or rather.
q portion OF II. namely. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and Metropolitan Street Railway. was
mfnvorably affected by rumors OF impend-
ing labor troubles No confirmation OF these
reports was. however. obtainable. Brooklyn
Raypid Transit led the list with respect to actv-
ity and sustained net loss OF 2H cent. The
straneth OF Manhattan Railway recalled the
fact that the company has never had any
eertous difficulty with its employees, The re-
viyak OF interest In tho railway list was due In
part 10 the traffic returns made public to-day.
notably those OF the Atchison. st. Paul. Wa
bash. Hooking Valley. Erie and Big Four sys-
TENS As the statements OF net earnings for
last month are being followed by unusually
heavy Rross receipts this month. 1t Is fair to
assn m ethat the showing OF profits for the cur
rent month will be even moro favorable than
those which are printed further on in this
os)lumn.
c,flation OF reports that the New York Central
Company may extend its system by leasing the
Boston and Albany Railroad. This suggestion
revived other reports OF closer relations be-
tween the Vanderbilt system and the Chicago
and Northwestern and Union Pacifoeompanies.
The stocks OF all OF the companies mentioned
we're traded In on q fairly large scale and all
closed materially higher than on Saturday.
There was further improvement In the tone
of the London market. and foreign arbi-
TRACE houses bought stocks more literally
than they have for long time past.
Gold to the amount OF S2.25OO0O will be
shipped to Europe tomorrow. making the
total of the present movement $15.750,O00. 1t
10 understood that q part OF the specie now
roing forward goes to Berlin. whore money 10
in demand at higher rates than prevail here.
and that IL is being lent there practically for
the exporters. The closing OF the stock market
was In the main strong.
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The sales OF mining stocks at the New York
Stock and Petroleum Exchange
fetal sales. 5000 shares
CON W ERCIAI.

MONDAY. June Observation-Disclosures was
easy Sales 100000 bush. for export here and
at the outports. No. northern Duluth &c. over
July I, o. b. afoat; No. l hard Duluth 5'sc over;
No. northern New York &c. over. The North
western receipts were aS1 cars against S46last
week and 80 last year: Chicago 1866. aganet
81 last week and last year Futures closed
Ee. to he lower. with sales OF 3.0O5. 900 bush.
After Change September. on curb. was 7ahc.
and July 70 3-1bc. There was very little trad
ing, however Prices as follows:
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MINING MACHlNERY.-FRASER& CHALMERS.
wi 40 Broadway New York, manufacturers of min
ing and smelling machinery. Estimates on mining.
milling and smelling supplies promptly furnished.
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dividends and 9nterest.

St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway Co.
80 Broad St. New YORK. June Goth. 1899.
At meeting OF the Executive Committee of the
Board OF Directors. held this day. dividend of ONE
PER CENT. on the First Preferred Stock OF the Com
Pany WAS declared pay able August lat. 500 to the
holders Of record Of the First Preferred stock the
closing of the transfer books on July 18th, 1897.
Tho transfer books tor First Preferred stock will
CLOSE July 18th, 1899, at II NJ. and will reopen
August I'd, 1899, at 10 A NJ
W. S. WILSON, Secretary.