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ACTIVE INTERIOR TRADE
August Accounted the Most Prosper
ous Month I'm AEany Years

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CHICAGO. Sept 2.-The month of Au-
gust witnessed the best business in this sec
tion that has been known to the Oldest
manufacturers or jobbers. Generally Au-
gust is rather slow month, with the adj
vent of fall trade coming at its close. but
this year ii has been marked by unprece-
dented activity. There is not a single line
of business that has suffered dullness. and
the closing week witnessed phenomenal ac-
tivity. The manner in which buyers here
have taken goods and paid for them shows
that they feel amply able to dispose of them
during the fall and winter. They have,
as a rule, taken the better class of dry
goods and clothing, and cash payments have
exceeded anything that jobbers ever expe-
rienced-
Profits in some lines have not been com
mensurate with the volume Tof business, but
they have averaged better than in recent
years. Manufacturers. who, covered their
prospective requirements OF raw material
at the close OF last year, or during the early
months of this year, and did not sell too
many goods at low prices, have reaped
large profits by the advance, and the ten
dency of prices is still upward When pres
ent stocks of goods have been disposed Of
there will be general marking up, as the
new stocks will cost 10 to Is per cent more
hardware line anywhere from 80 to 100 per
cent more Sales, taking the trade in gen.
eral for the past eight months, show an
average increase of % per cent. This is a
conservative estimate and in the iron and
steel interests the gain Is rs to 80 per cent.
Iron and steel mills Of the West have
never had so many orders on their books.
They are sold so far ahead into next year
that they do not care to tell their exact
condition 1t is known that many are sold
ahead until next July, and some even fur
ther They are declining to take new or
ders until December 1, as they do not want
to get sold ahead too far. The pig iron
furnaces have sold about all their output
until July, 1900, and a few beyond Large
consumers are covering their requirements
for next year. but sellers are Indifferent
unless they can get full present prices.
These are days when the seller does not
have to beg buyers to take goods, and the
former can be as Independent as were the
buyers during years of recent depression.
Railways are All short OF equipment and
are ordering more. They are also looking
around for rails for delivery next year, as
they are afraid that unless they place their
them NJ the time wanted next season.
Mills, as a rule, however, are not selling
to any extent The Chicago and Alton has
bought 1o0 new furniture cars and has 20
new engines under contract for construc-
tion. At the Santa Fe shops at Topeka,
Kan, there have been completed $50 box
cars of $4,000 pounds capacity for the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley branch.
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The last week OF summer has passed and
there will be no great surprise in con-
servatiye quarters if with il also has dis
appeared the summer duIlness OF the stock
market. Important interests from this
time viii be more IN evidence in the mar
ket, and several large plans in contempIa-
ton are likely TO be launched at any time.
The important part of the public" also
Will be returning from its vacations every
week and interesting itself in the market
again. The past two months or more have
been significant TO the stock market in
one way. Prices have fuctuated little in
the standard issues and have advanced
only slowly IT may be said in the low
price securities. Business has been COM
paratively small. All this is undoubtedly
true but IL is not bear argument by any
means. but exactly the opposite. It is a
most important fact that the bears who
stayed In town while the bulls were away
on their vacations have not been able 10
drive prices of from a level higher than
any before in ten years. In the dull sea-
sons the tendency OF prices is usually
downward. This summer il has been in
the other direction, If only in q small way.
in other words the declines that the bears
have predicted have not appeared. With
the beginning OF the autumn the technical
advantages OF the situation are again with
the bulls. II viii be remarkable thing
u AHtu me 4Gf &c AIltieSAS DSSiA ~ WI a.
with everything IN their favor, they can
not cause a steady, and even a phenomenal,
advance in prices The one and only
factor that might tend TO restrict specu-
Iation is the probability OF greater de-
maDd for money and an advance in the
rates FOR call money during the coming
month. Predictions that the money mar
ket would be tight and that something
like panic Of selling would occur in con
sequence have been signally unfulflied in
August The money rate is still easy tat
the close OF the market yesterday the call
money rate was 3 per cent?, and there has
been no approach TO d scare since July.
ii is entirely likely, however. that increas-
ing business throughout the country viii
have its usual effect and that and per
cent viii be the usual rate for call loans
before the end Of the autumn business
boom However, important interests in
making their plans for an aggressive cam
paign, which they are doing al the present
time, are not showing any fright regard
ing the money situation or any lack of
confidence that a legitimate and steady
advance in prices viii occur. The toom-
ing Of specialties already selling at too
high price may be prevented but this
viii moi hurt the general market.
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Peware Of 0iHtmsnts for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury

ss mercury VIII surely destroy the sense of
emell and completely derange the whole
system when entering IL through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from repu-
table physicians. as the damage they VIII
do is ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by r. J. Cheney & Co, To-
ledo, Ohio. contains no mercury. and is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally.
and made In Toledo Ohio by r. J. Cheney
a Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. price 75c per bottle
Halls Family Pills are tine best.
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AUCTION SALES.
c. C SLOAN co. Aaclioaeers. l407 c St. NV


Under deed of trust dated September Is, 1S96,
recorded in Liber Piss, folio i13, ct seq, one Of
the land records for the District Of Columbia and
at the request Of the party holding the note
secured thereby will sell at public anction
on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER G. 1893. AT ,
O'CLOCK p. NJ, the following lots in the county
of Washington, in the District of Columbia :
twenty-eight (2s) forty t40), forty-One (4D,
forty-two (i2l. forty-three (4S) iorty-seven (4D
to forty-niue (49) inclusive, hfty-three (53) TO
ffty-eight (5s) inclusive, sixty-lour (64), sixty
nine (6O 10 seventy nine 90 inclusive, eighty
one (Sl) TO eghty-four (S4) inclusive. eighty
six $50 to ninetyfve C95) inclusive ninety eight
(qs) to one hundred and eleven (11l) inclusive,
one hundred and fourteen (l1D one hundred and
sixteen Ql6), ore hundred and eighteen GlS),
one hundred and nineteen (ll9). one hundred
and twenty three Q23), one hundred and twenty
six Q26 one hundred and forty-fouT (l4D, one
hundred and ffty-one (l5), one hundred and fifty
two Q52), and enc hundr ard ifty-seven Cl5D OF
a subdivision called Douglas" per plat
recorded in the Office of the Recorder OF Deeds
for the District of Columbia, Liber 1916. ct folio
4Ss The above lots being a part OF tract OF
land formerly called part OF Fife enlarged
Terms cash. Sold as entirety, subject to
a prior trust duly recorded. Deposit OF one thou
sand dollars will be required on day of sale
Purchase to be consummated within ten days,
otherwise resale at cost of defaultins purchaser.
All cost OF conveyancing to be paid by pur-
chaser. -
w. II. WELLS,
au25-d&ds Trustees.
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THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Prices Steady, Corn Up a
Trihe, and Provisions Weak.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Wheat was about
steady at the opening, with firm tone
and the temper of the market less bearish
again. The report of the visible supply
is expected to show little decrease.
Worlds shipments are put at 6,500,0OO
bushels. The weather in the Northwest is
fine for movement, and receipts in the
Northwest were 63S cars, against sol the
corresponding day last year.
Corn was up, on continued drought. No
rain in the West or Southwest and none
predicted for Missouri or Illinois Sunday.
Local receipts today, 56s cars.
Provisions were affected by the yellow
fever cases reported from New Orleans. The
heavy decrease in short ribs expected duly
appeared in the statement of stocks for
September l. The statement of stocks OIL
set to degree the break caused by the
yellow fever trouble.
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THIS PAPER is PRINTED
With ink furnished by JAENECHE BROS. FR
kCHNEEMANN. New York City my2itf-sD
Tore His Bonds in Gwo.

(From the Chicago Inter-0eean)
Wealthy Samuel De voe, who lives in Spots
wood, has taken a new method TO guard against
loss OF his wealth. Alarmed by the recent bank
robberies at Perth Amboy, he has taken all has
cash from a local bank and removed it 10 his
home Recently he called at the bank and tore
in half all OF his bonds. One iiaf OF each he left
in the bank and the other half he took home.
Thus, he says, he is secured against loss by ROB
berry. u -
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An undisputed fact should require no argu-
ment. The fact is undsputed thai Heprich's leads
all other beers in the United States in age, purity
and strength as shown by the anai,sis made by
the chemist Of the Agricultural Department.
Phone 634 Tor a case of Heuricb's and call ior
them at all leading hotels and restaurants in the
Z city. Il
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penses include a million and half of en-
traordinary disbursements representing
substantial additions to the assets OF the
company. The detailed statement of freight
tonnage, rates, and earnings, shows that
the company has hauled its freight for
59-100ths of cent a ton per mile, con-
siderably less rate than was obtained year
ago, and of course very much less than
the rates of a few years go. That the COM
pany has been able to make its fine show
ing of Increased earnings, while at the same
time serving the public at less rate. is
fact worthy of careful consideration. The
management of the company is superb.
Louisville was sold off during the week
somewhat on the yellow fever reports, put
yesterday it was strong, closing al 81 II,
with very little net loss from the hlgh
price. The July statement of the company
is particularly attractive to students of the
company's affairs who have been predicting
immense gains in business for it.
"
The Pacific issues are likely to be taken
up again this week They have been neg
lected somewhat during the past few Gays,
but have lost very little in price 9ester-
day Northern Pacific common was sold OH
early in the day, but later advanced despite
an apparent attempt by the bears TO raid
it. Little doubt is expressed that another
dividend of l per cent on this stock Will be
paid in October.
The grangers all made small advances
yesterday but closed the week with de-
clines, which We're not, however, impor-
tant. There has been selling of these Sc
curities during the week, apparently be-
cause they have not advanced so rapidly
recently as some of the lower-priced issues
1t cannot be doubted that all of the gran
gers will advance to materially higher
prices if there is a buoyant market this
autumn. The Great Western issues are
especially attractive.
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The past week has aceentuated the re-
ports OF athe immense prosperity OF the
country In many ways. This prosperity.
the general factor In the market situation
as distinguished from the technical factor,
fs at point unprecedented in the history
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New York stock marlset

Corrected daily by W 3. Hibbs & Co,
members OF the New York Exchange.
14ze Z Street
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Money tosloan
On Furniture, Pianos, Et

! II you are in need Of money, we desire to I'm.
form you OF our method. We can secure YOU
loan on an easy monthly payment plan, at less
cost than ever before and below the rate Of any
other company in the city. You can paw in full
at any time after the loan Is secured and 1t will
only cost you for such time as you have had the
money. Our business is strictly private, and all
applications treated conidentially. II Won
have loan with any other concern you can Sc
cure lean through us TO pay it and get more
money If desired. 1t viii pay you to cali and see
US before going elsewhere. We ready at any
and all times during Office hours to give inforna.
tion concerning business methods and Won
will receive courteous treatment
CAPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE CO.,
sp13-tt COZ ST. ~ w
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From this surplus for the year ($5, ,sI5.-
052) there should be further deducted
$500. 600 reserve for redemption OF per
cent gold debentures OF 1890, leaving a
Deduct cash dividends, per cent. 81 ,000.-
600. leaving surplus for the year s., ,615. .051.
To which add profit in operating sundry
leased lines hitherto carried in separate
accounts. amounting 10 s657.32 making
a total of S2.272, ,374 Deduct sS0I, ,2s4 pay
ments incident TO refunding bonded debt
and s97,755 payments-inpident TO issuing
Lake Shore and Michigan Central coliater-
plus OF 81. 273. .325. which added to 81, ,424.-
l7S profit and loss credit on June 30. 1893.
brings the total profit and loss credit bal
ance on June 80. 1893, up 10 So 797, ,4e7.
The repsrt states that the operating ex-
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Loans of $40 '.s :. 1ssia;11 ssasi1sa. s.'e
PIANOS, HORSES.

Wagons, etc., at lowest rates and on the day
you apply. We are loaning on the Building &
Loan Association plan, which makes the cost OF
carrying loans much less than you pay else
where and allows you 10 pay Il off in any sized
notes you desire, running from one to twelve
months You only pay fcr the use Of money for
the length of time you carry it. II you have
loan with some other company we will pay it
off and advance you more money II desired. Rates
cheerfully gwen and no cost to you unless loan
is made Loans made anywhere in the District.
Call and get rates. Front room, first foor, Sci.
entihc American Building.
National Mortgage Loan Co.
625 Street N. w.
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MONEY TO LOAN at Sh sx, L. and AZ per
cent, in sums Of 81 600 to $4,000 On D. c.
real estate: pay of and per cent mortgages
and begin anew; all transactions conducted with
economical consideration for borrowers. WM. Fl.
SAUNDERS & CO., 1907 F st. NV. iyl-ti-em
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Money!

THE COLUMBIA GUARANTEE COMPANY,
GIG st. NV,
viii advance you any amount of money on Piano,
Furniture, ETC., without removal, publicity or
delay and you can pay it back in easy weekly or
monthly payments, which we viii arrange to
suit the borrower. We cheaper than any one
in the city, and can you the most courteous
and liberal treatment. We only charge you for
the time you keep the loan. Call and investi-
gate our method before closing elsewhere. Pri-
vate offices, and business strictly confidential
Remember the place, COLUMBIA GUARANTEE
CO. Gl3 F st. NV. aul7-tf-em
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TO PENSIONERS oiEeeZit- .toIiN II. o'DoN-
NELL will open sunday night at u 70 exc
cute pension vouchers opeh dtrfng the,week until
D. m; comrades who are going to Philadelphia
come early OFFICE. S02 Pa ave, Capitol Hill
se2-St
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APATHY SHZES TRADERS
The Market Experiences a Day
Notable Only for lis Dullness.

Looked For UnfavorabIe Bank
Statement Followed by AN Inn
Rapid Transit Leads i'm the Deal
fnEs-RaiIroad stocks Are Strong.
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of the country. And its promise is quite
as bright as its present. The reports of
gross and net railway earnings for the
first month of the new fiscal year, many
of which have been received during the
week, tell their own story, as to the present
immense business of the railways. The
certainty now that the corn and wheat
crops Will be very large. approaching the
largest on record; the immense activity re-
ported by the mercantile agencies in all
lines Of business, the fact that orders for
goods Of ali kinds are being given for
months in advance, the plenty OF money
in the West, are all factors that make quite
as sure large and increasing railway earn
ings in the future. Increasing earnings en-
sure larger dividends. And larger diyi-
dends are general factor that the stock
market is seldom able to resist. The in
dustrial securities in general and the iron
and steel stocks in particular are to be
buoyed up by quite as handsome general
conditions as the railway securities. 1t is
universally acknowledged. and quite capa-
bic OF proof that the iron and steel trade
is earning more money than ever before
And there is no indication that this con-
dition of things Will not continue indefi-
nitely.
These following reports for July have
been given before in this column during
the past week as they appeared but taken
together they are particularly impressive
They are among the best reports for the
month-and not the average-but neyerthe-
less they show what the railways are do
ing. Atchison during July had an in
crease in gross of $436, 173. and in net of
SASS, ,420. The increase in the net over the
July net OF the previous year was more
than 100 per cent Burlington had an in
crease in gross of S7e4,0S and in net of
$447. .657, the net increase being at the rate
of so per cent. st. Paul for the month
showed an increase In gross of sS40. .2S4,
and in net of S257, ,537, the latter being
about 80 per cent. Canadian Pacific gross
earnings for the month increased $685.. .262.
and net $242, 272 Louisville and Nashville
gross increased S33S, ,553, and net S217 ,123
the increase in the net being about 40 per
cent. Mexican Central's gross earnings in
creased S357, ,3S4, and its net increased $780,
$50, or about so per cent. Pennsylvania S
gross earnings on east and west lines, but
not on leased lines, increased $1.67S, 500,
and the increase in net was 1851, 100. These
seven great systems thus increased their
net earnings for the month from 80 TO 100
per cent. The bank statement yesterday
was a bad one, but as this had been expect
ed by the street 1t had no unpleasant ef-
feet on the market, which recovered. in
fact, when the figures were made public.
The business of the day was unimportant,
prices varying only fractionally. The fg-
ures of the statement are as follows:
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The annual report Of the New York Cen
trial, heretofore mentioned in this column,
is here given more in detail:
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UEU- lOii Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper
nAtL lUU colored Spots, Aches, Old Sores,
Ulcers in Mouth, Hair Falling?
Write COOK REMEDY CO., 1861 Masonic Temple,
Chicago, H.. for proofs of cures. Capital, $780,,
600. Worst cases cured in l5 to 80 days. 100
page book free.
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PENSIONERS come 10 4th and F. directly op-
posite Pension Agency with Your vouchers;
open midnight; two notarys se2-St-em
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EXPERIENCED netaTiess 2es RAJ ave. NV, Sep
tember 4. open midnight qySuehsrs l5e,
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HOTELS.
PosToFFrcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. P0STOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of cIosings IS ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending September
Q the last connecting closes viii De made frosa
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
MoNDAY-(b) Al s:15 p. m. for EUROPE. per
s. Lahn.' from New York via Scuthamp-
ton and Bremen. Letters for IRELAND must
be directed '.Per s = Iahn."
TUESDAY-Cbl At 9:l5 p m. for EUROPE. per
5. $ st. Paul. from New York via South
ampton. Letters for IRELAND must be di-
rected Per : = st. Paul"
(c) At Hos p m. for EUROPE. per 5.
Teutonict from New York via Queenstown.
(c) At Hos p m. for BELGIUM direct.
per $. 5. Southwark. frem New York. Let
ters must be directed per $ 5. Southwark"
WEDNESDAY-{b) At 9:15 p. m for EUROPE.
per ;. $. Auguste Victoria rom New fcrk
via ChsFbourg. Southampton. and Hamburg
FRIDAH-tb) AZ 7:l5 2. m for EUROPE. per
Campania.' from New York via Queens
town. Letters ior FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL TURKEY,
EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA must be d.
directed .'Per :. = Campania- -
{b) At 7:15 p m for FRANCE sWTTzER-
LAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TUR-
KEY. EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA. per = =
La Champagne from New York via Havrs-
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
rected Per s :. Ia Champagne"
(cl At Il:G5 2. m for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per g. 5. staatendam. from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
'sPer : s Staatendam."
(c) At nsO5 p. m. for ITALY. per :. :
Ems, from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed Per 3 q Ems
(c) At II. .05 p. m for SCOTLAND direct,
per g. 5. City ef Rome, from New York
Letters must be directed Per s. 5. City Of
Rome
PRINTED MATTER, ETC-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter etc, for GERMANY, and specially ai-
dressed printed NATTER etc. for other parts Of
EUROPE.
American ard White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays: German STEAMERS from
New York on Thursdays. and Cunard. French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc. for al countries fer
which they are advertised to carry mails
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Chicago Grain and Provision Mariset

Corrected daily by ". b. Hibbs & Co
members OF the New York Exchange
1zlo F Street
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SUNDAY-(dD At 70 m. for ST PIERRE MIQUE-
LON. per steamer from North sydney.
M0NDAY-(e) At Hos p. m for BRAZIL, per
5. Mozart, from New York via Bahia and
Rio JaneirO. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
and LA PLATA COUNTRIES must be direct
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au25-d&ds
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Join A. MERRITT. Postmaster.
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PENSION VOUCHERS.

ANTHONY N. CLEGG,
w. II. WELLS,
Trustees
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Surplus. .................... SOS
Evening journal., 1899-10-21
ELECTED v1cE.pREsIpENT.

Anton Hauber, James Kane and John
Hartmann are attending the conven-
tion Of the National Liquor Dealers
Association, now in session at Louis
vile, Ky. At the annual election of
officers of the organization held yes
terday, Mr.. Hauber was chosen vice.
president of the association. The fol-
lowing officers We're also elected:
President, John F. Weiss, Ohio vice
president, A. d. Newman, Brooklyn;
II. S. McNutt, Louisville; secretary, r.
J. Halle, Chicago; treasurer, Charles
Schweickart, st. Louis.