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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Oct 27.-wheat opened weak and
after a feeble effort to cover showed a de-
cining tendency for the remainder of the ses-
sion. Nearly everything combined to create a
bearish sentiment. Argentine shipments for
the week were unusually large. amounting to
l0f2,000 bushels. Crop conditions in that coun-
try were reported promising. the scarcity of
ocean vessels alone preventing enormous ex-
ports Such evidence of the undiminished ship
ping capacity OF the South American republic,
coupled with a steady increase In the do
inestfc visible supply. disheartened holders of
long Wheat, who unloaded freely. There was
also considerable selling for the short account.
and as the demand was sluggish the market
sagged steadily until the end, when
erlng started an uptuin. The improvement
was only temporary, however, as liquidation on
heavy scale followed and the market closed
weak within a fraction of the bottom of the
day s range. A slack cash demand and re-
ports or the excellent condition OF the winter
wheat as result of the recent heavy rains.
stimulated the selling movement. December
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san Francisco data Maximum temperature,
6S degrees: minimum, 81; mean. 6l
Weather conditions and general forecast
The AREA Of high pressure central over the
Rocky Mountain region is moving. slowly east
ward. The western edge Of this high area is
accompanied with general cloudtness- The
temperature has remained nearly stationary
west. Of the Rocky Mountains
in the great valleys Of Central California the
temperatures are nearly normal
No rain has fallen in California, although
cloudy, threatening weather is reported from
nearly every station
A maximum wind velocity of 30 miles per
hour from the southeast IS reported from Fort
Candy.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight October 8, 1899;
For Northern California-C1oudy Saturday.
possibly light showers along the northern
coast: nor1herly changing to southeaster1y
winds
For Southern Callfornia-Cloudy Saturday;
Light southwesterly winds
For Nevada-C1oudy Saturday.
For Ctah-Cloudy Saturday.
For Arizona-Cloudy Saturday.
For san Francisco and vicinity-C1oGdy Sat
urlay, threatening in the morning and possibly
light. showers at night; northerly changing TO
Eoutheasterly wind
ALEXANDER G. McADIE,
Forecast Official
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Poultry and Game.

Poultry continues in a state Of decentralization.
as there are large lines of Eastern still unsold
on the market and most kinds are lower and
dull.
Game shows no particlar change, arrivals be-
ing light as usual
POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 13614c for Cob
16c; Geese, per pair 81 5O@1 10; Goslings, 81 seq
75; Ducks. s444 so for old and s4 SOFAS for
young; Hens, $415; Young Roosters, So 259S 80;
Oid Roosters, $4Q4 50; Fryers $SG3 25 Broilers,
S3qS % for large, $363 25 for small; Pigeons,
s. rs per dozen for Old and 81 5O1I IS for
GAME-Quai 81 5OQ1 70; MalIard s5ds; Can
vaasback, $6q12; sprig, 1901 50; Teal. So 5O05;
Wfdgeon, g 50@3 Small Duck. s202 80: Doves
for Cottontails and 81 rs for Small Grav Geese
50 5OQ4 5O White, 81 so; Brant. 81 5OGD2 so; Eng
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Beans and Seeds.

The Bean market seems to have come to a
standstill. There is no weakness apparent, but
the advance has halted. except in Blackeye,
which is still higher. The demand continues
good
BEANs-Bayos. s2 5Od2 60; small White. 81 s;
62 g5; large White. 81 30@09 40: Pinks 81 350
81 45: Reds SO 5OQ3 rs; Blackeye, 81 so; But
ters. 50: Lima, "a 90q5:' Pea, 81 75Q3; Red
1F1 sFEDs~BTown ); y row. ~ Mustard, M s9shc yellow
Mustard 4Q4lhc: Flax, nominal Canary,
3kc per lb for California and 4c for Eastern
Alfalfa nominal; Rape, 21S@3c; Hemp, 4@411c;
DRIED PEAs-Niles, 81 s5@1 SO; Greens 81 rs
al S5 nor
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California Fruit Sales.

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Porter Bros. Com
pany's sales OF California fruit: Grapes-To-
kays, 81 2oq1 80. half-crate, and S2 65Q2 so,
double crate; Cornchons, 81 so. half-crate.
Pears-Winter Nells. $3 80 box. Peaches-Bil-
yeaus 81 40 box
Earl Fruit Companys sales: Grapes-Tokays
81 05@1 so single, 81 30@2 so double crates.
Prunes-ItalLans, 95cds1 10 single crates. Eight
cars OF fruit were sold.
CHICAGO, oct 27.-EarI Fruit Company
sales of California fruit: Grapes-Malaga S0cQ
81 30. single crates; Tokays. s1q1 80. Prunes-
Italians. S0QS5c Five of fruit were sold
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Butter, Cheese and EGGS.

Butter and Eggs are weak and quiet at the
recent decline, and supplies of both are ample.
There is no change in Cheese.
BUTTER
2SQ29c
Dairy-Fancy. 26a27c; good 70 choice, 24a25c;
store, nominal
Picked roll. 22a24c; hrkin. 21a22Ac; cream
cry tub, 2217Q24c.
Eastern, 1711c for ladIe packed.
CHEESE-Choice mild new, 111hc; old 1910
lie: Young America. 11hc; Eastern 14615c
EGGS-Quoted at 25Q3212c for store and 371bd
4Oc per dozen for ranch; Eastern 2S63Oc for
selected. 259271kc for No. 1 and 2O@221hc for
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, Oct 27.-Consols, 1o4 5-1s; silver.
2s5sd: French rentes, 1Oof S71kc; wheat cargoes
off coast, quiet and steady; cargoes on passage.
nominal unchanged; No 1 standard California,
30s 4jsd: English country markets, quiet.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 27.-WHEAT-Dull; wheat
in Paris, quiet; -four in Paris quiet; French
country markets, steady; weather in England,
rainy
COTTON-Uplands 31-32d.
CLOSING.
WHEAT-Spot. steady; No. red spot West
ern winter 5s 1011d; No. ! Northern spring, 6s
Id. Futures. quiet; December. 5s 111sd; March,
6s sd; May, 6s Id.
CORN-Steady; spot American mixed new.
3s I'd; old IS I'd. Futures-November quiet. IS
71zd December. IS sgd; January, IS 71Rd.
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Flour and MiNstnfs.

FLOUR-California family extras, $3 eo6D3 Is.
usual terms; bakers extras. SO 1903 so; Oregon
and Washington. 50 1903 so per barrel 70,
extra. So 25QS 40 for bakers, and 80 25aS for su-
perfne.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour, SO rs per 100 lbs; Rye Flour 50 49, RYE
Meal. 81 so; Rice Flour, 81; Cornmeal, S2 so; ex-
ira Cream Corn Meal. 50 25; Oatmeal, 81 Is;
wheat Flour, s4Q4 20; Cracked Wheat So IS:
Farina, 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour. 50 so; Rolled
Oats (barrels) Sc O5Q6 45; in sacks, s5 S56D6 25;
Pearl Barley. IS; Split Peas. 81 50; Green Peas,
S. per 100 lbs.
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Ne5U York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Oct 27.-Money on call firm at
5k61O per cent; last loan. 9 per cent Prime
mercantile paper, 5G51a per cent Sterling ex-
change firm, with actual business in bankers
bills at 81 S7a4 s7A for demand and 81 S39
S3A for sixty days. Posted rates. 81 s41s and
81 SS94 sSk. Commercial bills, 81 S2@4 s2A
Mexican dollars, 47Ac Government bonds.
steady; State bonds. inactive; railroad bonds,
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Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables

There is no particular change in anything.
The demand and supply about balance
POTATOES-Riv Reds, 6Oq65c Early Rose,
nominal; Burbanks, 5O670c per ctl; Salinas Bur
eanks' 9os' Sigl ze' oregon ,l Buroanks' 1geqsI
Merced.
ONIONS-65@75c per ctl.
VEGETABLES-Green Peas 2G4c per lb
String Beans 364c; Lima Beans, 3k95c:
Cabbage. soc; Tomatoes 15@4oc; Egg Plant,
5oG75c; Dried Oltra. 121sc per lb: Garlic 203c
Green Peppers, 75c@s1 per box; Carrots. 3094oc
per sack; Cucumbers. 5O975c; Marrowfat
Squash. $Sq10 per ton; Mushrooms, 2oq25c
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Provisions.
There is nothing new to report.

There is nothing to report
CURED MEATS-Bacon, &c Fer Ib for heavy
931@10c for light medium 1113c for light 13c fol
extra light and 131Ac for sugar-cured; Eastern
sugar-cured Hams. 14c; California Hams. 13lkc;
Mess Beef, $1l per bbl; extra Mess, SIP 80;
Family, St4; extra Prime Pork s12 50 extra
clear SIG so; mess. s15q15 so; Smoked Beef. 12c
per lb
LARD-Tierces quoted at sGs15c per lb for
compound and nc for pure; half barrels, pure
SC; 10-lb tins SIC; Bib tins, &C.
CoTToLENE-T -Tierces 77sG79sc per lb.
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San Francisco Meat Market.

same
BEEF-7@7hc per lb for Steers and ssA@7c
for Cows.
MUTToNNWethers. 7a4@sc; Ewes. 7@7Ho
per Id.
LAMB Spring, 7h9s1kc per lb
PoRK-Live Hogs, 5lac for small. 51k05Ac
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OREGON.

OREGON.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 27.-The local wheat
market is about as near lifeless as it well could
be. Exporters to-day refused to quote above
55c for Walla Walla, but others quoted 566561Rc,
and the latter offer was refused for one lot on
the ground that SIC had been offered by a COM
petng firm. Valley, nominally, 57Q5712c.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 27.-Wheat, kc higher
to-day. Club. 565sc; blue stem. 5S17c.
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For Friday, October 27
Family Retail Market.

Butter and Eggs weakening. as usual at
this time of year, and both. have probably
touched their highest points this year. Cheese
is unchanged.
Poultry has been in enormous supply this
week. some ten cars having come in from the
East Game is also in better supply, though
prices are still high.
The summer Fruits and Vegetables continue
to get scarcer, and will soon disappear alto
gether.
The following is The Calls regular weekly
price list:
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Dried Fruit in Ne7O York.

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-california dried fruits.
firm.
prime wire tray, 74QSc; choice, SAqS1kc; fancy,
SkGsc.
PRUNES-31RdS1kc
APRICOTs- Royal, 1S015c; Moorpark, 1561sc.
PEACHES Peeled, 2O622c; unpeeled, 719d1Oc.
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Bank Cleari'sgs.

NEW YORK. Oct 27.--The following table.
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear
ings at all principal cities for the week ended
October rs, with the percentage of Increase and
decrease, compared with the corresponding
week last year:
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Sales of SheebSkins.

LONDON. Oct. IA sale of sheepskins was
held in Mincing Lane to-day The skins Of
fered numbered 129 24S and were In good con-
dition. The quantity sold was 12O 1876. Long
wooled were I'D and short-wooled I'd higher.
The bulk of the skins offered went to the home
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Charters.

The Santa Clara loads coal at Nanaimo for
Honolulu; Omega. lumber on the Columbia
RlNer for Nalparaiso. 55s.
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EXPORTS Of Vine.

Exports Of Wine from this port by sea dur
ing the first nine months Of the year were
e6s 100 gallons and 55S6 cases, against S,55l 5H
gallons and 54l1 cases during the same time
last YEAR
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Cash tn the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-To-day's statement
Of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, 1892 $40. sls; gold reserve,
Soso- sa5 Ia =
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Cash quotations as follows: Flour. easy;
No, spring wheat, e9972c; No spring wheat
64q71c; No; 2 red 71c; No corn. S274c; No. 2
oats, 29c; No. white, 26c; No. white ESQ
25Ac; No. rye 54&c; No 2 barley, 390431kc:
No. l faxseed. 81 2916; prime timothy seed,
81 30; mess pork, per barrel. sSQS 05; lard, per
81 9OQ5 10; dry salted shoulders (boxed) s. 756
S717: short clear sides (boxed), So 35a5 As;
whisky. distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
81 "a: sugars. cut loaf. Zoe: granulated 5.1Sc
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Hay and Feedstnfs.

Bran is weaker, under receipts of 5000 SKIS
from Oregon, but prices are no lower.
Wet Hay continues to depress the market
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ferred, 79H Northern Pacific preferred. 77S
Atchison 22s; Grand Trunk tx; Anaconda
ga; bar silver steady 26Ad; money. 2921s pc
cent.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was slow and weak creamery, 15Q122c;
dairy, AQ19c. Eggs, strong; fresh, 17d17hc.
| Cheese strong; creams, 12d12Ac.
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Weather Report.
III Meridian Pacific Time.)

dsoth Meridian Pacific Time)
san Francisco, Oct p, n m
The following are the rainfalls for the past
tv-enty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls TO
da5e as compared with those Of the same date
last Season.
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PortldnRS S Business.
Northern Wheat Market.

PORTLAND, Or. Oct. 27.-Clearings, 1898. s45
balances $3S, ,544.
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Castle Gate. Ii 5o9-
Southfield
Wellington -4e 50
Coos Bay. OF 90
Common Eggs. .25930
Ranch Eggs, per
dozen so
Honey Comb, per
| pound ............12Q15
Do, extracted. .-910
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Continued on Page Thirteen.
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Quail. per doz. .sz62 25
Mallard. pair. 81 5092 %
Canvasback, pair. .$2G3
Sprig, per pair. .75c@s1
Teal. perspair. ..75c9S1
! Widgeon, per pr. .754-
Small Duck, per
pair -...........5 .50960
Wild Geese, per
pair .......-......-450
English Snipe, dz.S3 90
Jack Snipe ........$2 90
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Lettuce. doz .....150-
Onions, lb ......... "a 3
Okra, dry. per lb.-925
Peppers, green, lb 500
Potatoes, lb ...... SO 5
Sweet Potatoes. 90 4
Parsnips. doz .156-
Radishes, dz bchs1O312
Sage, doz bnchs. .25635
String Beans, lb. ga &
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Castle Gate. II 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22

as IL really is. as the servant OF and sub
Ject TO the people. and the interests - the
people or this capital city of the I n'ied
states protected against the rapacifV Of a
corporation which desires to destroy or
most valued possessions, our mall and nlr
ParAs py taking possession of them for t!is
uses or railway thoroughfare
vi the appropriation ny the railroad c,,n,-
pany OF vast tract of the new marx on
the river front. or Of the ravishing r. an
iuture time of the central part of tho mail
tiius preventing the free enjoyment Of our
cltlzenS OF what was intended 10 be ~,
inheritance I'm fee simple to the nponle al
Washington, 1 will not speak These viii
ma their own defenders even among fEr
members or the District committee ana The
congressman themselves. Ii is of tn. ,.U-
enactment of the new proposed lin, of RI,
railway upon Garfield Park of which 1 wiSl,
particularly to speak, and against which
WISH IN the name Of many citizens Of
me southeast section of the city 10 most
enphatcaliy protest. Ii is proposed a. OK
tehd the tunnel under Virginia aXenue
coming 10 the surface on said Virginia ave
tiut IN Garneld Park at I'd street. and ,on-
Iuulng with four tracks along the line of
virginia avenue through Garfield Park
Inns would forever ruin this park for a
place OF resort and endowment IL would
render II mere thoroughfare FOR a rail-
ROAD, Milling ii with gas smoke and cindcrS
and would result in its abandonment TO- ali
purposes of recreation and pleasure
Ihis is the only park Of any Siz, m IN.
southeast section. Ii is a government res
erNauon, supposed to have been dedicated
In perpetuity to the enjoyment and reclca-
ton of the people. If il shall now be given
10 the railroad company for their purposes
because OF some little assumed incCn-
Nenlence which would attach should the
present location of the railroad be fol-
lowed, such action will be disgrace to the
commissioners, the Congress and To every
one who has mart in sucb an act az In
justice. SOUTHEAST.
December u 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
Condition of Young Williams.

Russell r. Williams. the young man from
Baltimore who attempted suicide in the
Capitol grounds Wednesday afternoon. is
still under treatment at the Emergency
Hospital He is holding his own well, and
the doctors think he may recover
His brother. Haswell Williams was at
the hospital yesterday, and the doctors re
celVed telegram from Miss Estelle NJ
Gartslde of 1914 Fulton avenue. Baltimore
making inquiry about the patients condi-
ton 1t is stated that he is engaged to be
married to the young lady Before he shot
himself he sent her a farewell message He
also sent message to his brother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
Southeastern Objections to II. r.. Bill,
To the Editnr of The Evening Star.

SOUTHEASTERN objections to n. n, hill
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
As SO excellently stated by you in your
editorial of last evening regarding the bill
introduced yesterday by Senator Mcmillan
providing for the elimination of grade cross
ings on the Pennsylvania railroad, and the
granting to said railroad of certain priyt-
leges, there are parts of this bill which will
be subjected to much criticism by the citi-
zens of Washington, and which will de-
velop much opposition in Congress. No
doubt this bill in its present state is a
compromise measure, but it seems to an
outsider that the compromise is all in favor
of the railroad company. Why it should
be necessary to grant so many privileges
to a corporation in order that it may please
to put its tracks in condition in which
they should always have been passes the
comprehension of the ordinary mind
People, especially those coming directly
in contact with the powerful lobby Of a
railroad corporation, are prone to believe.
or to act as If they believed, that a railroad
company is granting favors to the citizens
of a city by placing its depots SO as to nc.
commodate them, and so arranging its
tracks as to avoid their indiscrfminate
slaughter by the deathly grade crossing.
Should a railroad not rather be considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22

Inc inmates count in cases Of Group and other
dangerous colds which come in the night The
right medicine for such emergencies is Jayne's
EApectorant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

soondence, postage is a burden to the
average American pen In hand. Nowhere
in the wide world are SO many letters
written as IN the United states, and no
where does a low postal rate anect so
many people The matter is really not
one OF prOnt and loss, for the departments
are not expected TO pay Tor themselves;
only the Treasury Department does that.
The one-cent postal rate is necessity
OF the times, and should be the first great
Inauguration of the new century.
Then we want postal savings banks in
every neighborhood in the land where
we may deposit our small savings on
eggs and butter and chickens, the lit
tie accumulatiOns of the country women,
and receive a small rate of interest, draw
them out when needed. and feel secure
as 10 the safety OF our deposits.
Residents of towns and cities are ac-
commodated by savings banks, 10 their
great advantage. and they would enable
country women 10 lay by something Tor
that proyerblal rainy day.
EVERYTHING LOOKING UP.
There Is a good steady trade through
the country, and business OF all sorts Is
looking up. The farmers are in a good,
thrifty condition. Already We are com
mencing TO voice the hope that this
winter Will not equal IA severity the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

last; however this may be, we shall not
suter; II the corn crop was not as larse,
pumpkins are, and almost embarrassinsiy
abundant, and at every farm house one
sees large broOds of geese, chickens, tur-
keys, and ducks. Game is very plenu-
ful. Wild ducks, rabbits. squirrels. part
ridges and other game are constantly
brought in by the spOrtsmen. y negro
FAMED Reed, living nine miles from here.
has 50 far this season caught ffty-two
raccoOns and over hundred OpOssumS.
PERSONALS.
Miss Lily Slower. of stanton, Is visit
ing her aunt at Green Meadows"
Mr. John :. Hays. of Chestnut Ridge"
Is the guest OF Miss Bertha Stevens, OF
LoVingston
Mr. T.. ID. Shaw, Of "The Valley" has
purchased the farm Of Mr. Leslie McCue,
two miles below Alton. and put up
saW-mi!l.
Miss Laura Harris. Of Albemarle. is
visiting her cousin, Mrs William Daw-
son. at Mountain View"
Mr. Clarence GOodloe, Of Washington.
ID. c., Is spending a few days with his
mother near Oman.
The residence of Mr.. William ThurstOn,
near Otways was entirely destroyed by
fire last Monday. together with all It's
contents, except i sewing machine and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
The Genuine GOODYEAR Rubber Fountain
Syringes have been IS much d 7JC. Sale
Basement Sale.

SO % for $40 Imported DlIna-Do0oratcd
Dinner Sets, with Isrr SOUP ...'.N
SI5.0S for $3.50 Car- id China. Cold
lined. Violet or Pink Decorated, la-il'to
81 80 Tor $50 Decorated Tea-so,s,
newest shapes. iu Blue. Brown. of Gray.
- 90 for 10-Piece Go.d-Liue1 ana sup
pied Underslazed Toilet Sets.
Ss75 FOR s. Under-iazcl Toilet Snts,
II pieces; handled jar. roll bowl ODD t.is
- 80 for SO Austrian China Fish se's'
o5c. "a dozen for 81 White China poor.
cd and Handled Egg or Cusiafd cup.
Sc each for White China Hotel Plates
Zoe. for zoe. size Hotel White 0NA
So. each for ,Jc. a dozen size Wafs
a5c. a set for 81 White China Cups and
DE. FOR zoe. White China Covered yeee.
table Dishes.
ic. Tor choice Of Glass Cream Pi.harS
Mugs Pickle or Preserve Dishes. N..ei
Pitchers. Round Dishes
IOc. for 500 TabIe-Sets of n.D.c7.
zoe. for large tlared-Shapo Wafer
Pitchers
&c for Thln-Blown Engraved Tum5'er'
IJc. for choice % 2c. Cakes rlr 20
EXra-Heavy cut C0mnoris
De. for Zoe. Imitation CutGass Frut
Bowls Zoe. value
tc for Imitation CutGass Bouquet
I5c. a dozen for cut Bottom Tumber.
23c for 3ec Berlin i-Ql '.aNis
Sauccpans
35c for 50c. size Granite Tea.Ke.t.es
2oc for 300. f-quart Dresden long
Handled sauCo-Pot
9c for &c. f-Quarf Deep PUDDING Pans
2Dr for 4 or 5-Qu1rt Granite Ia
Zoe. for Gallon REFINED oue'
Zoe for i5c. g-Qumt Covered G-'rt'
70 for &C. i-Quart Granite M'k-p
75c for $40 Iron siic-Crauk D.
r5c FOR Sc Polishing Iron
5c for Large Can Purity Lye
So FOR boxes Pure Ultramar'no Ht
SO. for Nickcl-Plated Cake-Turne~ %
Towel Racks.
2Dc f1r i0c Galvanized Coal Hnlt
r. for Toe L0ng-ilandic JaDl"
roe for EXtra-L0ng Iron pokr
75c for Japan Fire Sets.
zoe FOR &c. Brass Fancy shape
- go Tor 500 Heavy Copper
Plated Chatting Dishes.
- f1r choice of CorP' Screw
Crimocrs. Str1iners Ers-N
20 "a bog for S.1V0 l'r
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
BuNcH-BREAKERs QUIT WORK.
They Afterwards Ask To he Taken
HacI, nj the Existing scale.

The bunch-breakers of the Allen g GIN
ter Branch Of the American loDdcco
Company went out on strike yesterday
morning for higher wages. Before hlsht
they asked TO be reinstated al the ola
rate.
About three weeks ago the company de-
cided 10 employ bows TO DO this work Tor
two reasons. In the first place II was
thought that IL would benefit the young
men who have finished their scnooi
course, but are unable 10 ind work 10 DO,
and then again. ii was telt that II would
benefit the company, because the boys
could be taught the new method or
understanding with the gutta-percha
apron.
Women had been employed 10 DO the
work. and they had been paid cents FOR
each hundred punches broken. They ave
ragged about two thousand punches "a day.
The boys succeeded them az cents a
hundred. but by dint of using the new
appliance. they averaged between 300
and 300 punches a day.
Yesterday morning II was noticed that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
oNE-CENT POSTAGE.
The Country People Want it-s"V-
Inn. Haul,s Needed, TOO.

Correspondence OF the Dlspatch)
ALTON. VA. November 2i.-Ne are
irving TO circumnavigate the globe, or
Ike our English cousins, extend our do
rminions TO lands upon which the sun
never sets" but we have not as yet rival
led them in postal privileges
The q. O. T.. is pledged 10 the reduc-
ton OF letter postage TO one cent per
ounce whenever the cost OF the finest pos
sible service in and between cities ana
the extension OF free-caIrier delivery
20 rural towns Will permit.
That's a wide margin. but we. OF the
rural districts shall take on our hats
10 the party that first giants ms either
especially the one-cent letter fate-as tnat
seems to be contingent upon the other.
Perhaps II Their. were less effusiye oDia-
lions 20 our modern army and navy
herocs--whO after all. DO not ardently
desire so much OF it-and II our dishonest
pensi0n-roll for the G.. o Il. was not
grown out Of all just proportion. the time
Tor the onc-cent rate would be now.
POSTAGE is A BURDEN.
IN these days or multiplying corTe-