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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-03
Brcadstufrs and Provisions.

CHICAGO-Decidedly bearish crop
news to-day caused n good deal Of scat
tered liquidation and May wheat at one
time during the session showed Il de-
cline OF lhc. Near the end, however,
shorts became alarmed on account Of
heavy export tak!rgs and doubt MS 10
the correctness OF the early claims OF
uninjured fall wheat. May left of with
net decline Of &c. Corn is n shade
lower and oats lost &c. Pork ad
vanced 5Gp7Isc and lard &c. Ribs closed
n shade higher
All the early news was against the
price and wheat started weak. The
weather was moist and mild. the Ltv-
erpool market was ed lower. and the
Price Current weekly summary said
the wheat plant was not Injured to any
widespread extent. Under such con-
ditlons May wheat commenced %IEc
lower at 73R73hc. and buyers were not
numerous at over 73c. The domestic
receipts were fairly liberal, III cars at
Chicago and 400 Mt Minneapolis and
Duluth. A year ago Chicago got "
cars and Minneapolis and Duluth 2I3.
Numerous buying orders were received
from country points In Indiana and I'LL
nOis for July wheat and coming rs they
did from people who were In a position
to Judge of the condition OF the winter
plant, some local buying was also done
on the strength OF It. The market held
stubbornly firm around opening prices
until about an hour from the start, but
after that selling Increased and finally
after n severe struggle around 7Se for
May, the bears got the upper hand and
broke the price down to f2iGc. Addl-
tlonnl rains were falling In California
ana It was generally believed that the
drought situation had been thoroughly
relieved. Receipts at western primary
markets were $4,000 bushels against
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complexion rather sallow: eyes keen
and SEARCHING: person slender. Arrick
said to me as we eat there one day that
Terry was mentally superio: TO either
OF his associates and was asfine lawyer.
But OF the three-and l may say. OF
oil the men have ever seen and stud.
ied-1 was most profoundly impressed
with Thomas. Age had silvered his
noble crown OF hair and yet seemed TO
have dealt gently with him otherwise.
for his face was fresh, his eye clear and
benignant, his person robust. There
was dignity. composure suggestive
OF latent power. a certain magnificent
leonine grandeur. about the man, that l
had never. nor have ever since, seen
.equalled in any other. THE Rock of
Chickamauga" fits him. Such man a
any time. In war or peace, is q great
rock In a weary land.
This illustrious trio. too. like the
famed quartette OF the house committee
room. have gone the wav OF all the
earth. They are now only memory:
but such a memory Is o possession to
be cherished. lid. II.
February %, 1899. 81
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WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY, MARCH g. 1888

457, 1000 bushels the same day year ago.
Atlantic port clearances OF wheat and
flour were equal to $500 bushels. The
market continued heavy with offerings
in excess OF the demand until about 20
minutes from the close. when on an at
tempt OF early sellers to buy back for
mer holdings the price shot up SO rap
Idly that little covering Of short wheat
could be done. May wheat had In the
meantime got down to I2Sc and from
that 1t rose to 727sc. the closing price.
The change In sentiment was brought
about by reports OF II boat loads dis
posed OF for export at the Atlantic coast
and doubt as to the correctness OF the
Price Current report OF the condition
OF fall wheat, as other authorities differ
ed from It's conclusions.
Corn was rather heavy in sympathy
with wheat Receipts were quite mod
crate and the seaboard clearances
heavy, but country offerings showed an
Increase and cables We're I'D lower. Re-
ceipts were Si3 cars. May opened &c
lower at 36ss G36Ic. advanced to $3.50,
then declined reluctantly and very
slowly to 36Sc and recovered to $3.50
sellers at the close.
Trade In oats was small and without
special incident, 4uuctuatlonS DeiHB en-
tirely governed by corn and wheat. Re-
celpts 1873 cars. May began B9Ac low
er at aSG2Sbc, declined to 27Sc and
closed ut Csc.
The price Of provisions took quite a
jump at the start when 1t was known
that the increase, In stocks Of cut meats
and lard was considerably less than had
been looked for. Shorts covered freely.
but when the demand had been satisfied
the market became calmer and the
prices went down considerably. The
hrmness with which wheat closed, how
ever. caused an upturn and the loss was
partly regained. The Increase In local
stocks comprised 1900 bbls. Of pork,
"a 1000 tierces OF lard and 25S,000 pounds
of ribs. May pork opened l09l2hc
higher at 50 IS, rose to 50 57h, then slid
off to 50 42,s and improved to and closed
at 50 so. The range In lard and ribs
was small.
Estimated receipts Friday: Wheat ITO
cars; corn 3l3 cars; oats l65 cars; hogs
$4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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wear steady, but hosiery still irregular.
Print cloths not offered on present basis
OF exc for regulars.


OIL CITY-Credit balances 81 10: GER
tlficates, sales none; April delivery 1000
barrels at 81 1lill; shipments 100000
barrels: runs $500 barrels.
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Metals.

NEW YORK-Lead cased off slightly
In the days market and tin scored n
shade advance. But aside from the
small variations the situation locally
was devoid Of significant change. Taken
on the whole business was conducted
on moderate scale. The news from
abroad and the west was hardly OF n
character tending 10 stimulate buyers.
At the close the metal exchange called
pig iron warrants unchanged ut 50 IS bid
and $40 90 asked. Lake copper un-
changed with Sl77 bid and SIS 90 asked
Tin iirmer with S24 90 bid and S2i % ask
ed. Lead easy. with 81 % bid and 81 30
asked. Spelter unchanged. with Sc %
bid and Sc 80 asked. The brokers price
for lead Is 81 10 and for copper SIS 90.
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The woman who Is lovely In face.
form md temper will always have
friends. but one who would be attractive
must keep her health, If she Is weak.
slckly and all run down she will be
nervous and irritable. II she has con.
stipation or kidney trouble. her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin
eruptions and q wretched complexion
Electric Bltters is the best medicine In
the world to regulate stomach. liver
and kidneys and to purify the blood. II
gives strong nerves, bright eyes. smooth,
velvety skin. rich complexion. 1t will
make good-looking. charming woman
Of rundown Invalid. Only 80 cents
at Logan Drug Cos Drug Store. 2
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat-No. 2 spring 6S97lc: No.
spring 6i171c; No. . red 72173c.
Corn-No. .. 353s436c; No. . yellow
corn 355s@seAe
Oats-No. ., 27&c; No. . white 3OA9
Bic; No. 3 white 29&@30isc.
Rye-No. .. 56hc.
Barley-No. ., 42G5tc.
Flaxseed-No. l, sll4; new 81 $50
l ISL.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 40.
Mess Pork-Per barrel 50 3069 IS.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. S. 32EG5 50.
Short Rlps-Sides Qoose) 81 55Gi IS
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 4A@
49sc.
Short clear sides (boxed) 81 95G5 90.
Wh!skey : Distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 81 &c.
Clover-Contract grade S. 10.
Butter-Market steady; creamerles
HG20c: dairies 11E917c.
Eess-Firm; fresh 1Sc.
Cheese-S;eady and unchanged.
NEW YORK-Flour, receipts 1890
barrels: exports $4,000 barrels; market
dull and barely steady.
Wheat, receipts 1900 bushels; exports
| 14O,050 bushels; spot easy; No. red $50
| S5i3c t. o. b. afoat to arrive and spot;
| options opened easy; closed firm but ;1p
| lc net lower: March closed at S3Hc May
closed at TIC.
Corn, receipts 71,10O bushels: exports
35I bushels: No. Q. 445i@46Ac f. o. b.
| afioat for new and old; options opened
| easy, closed firm but hose below last
| nights closing: March closed at 43c;
May closed at 41asc.
Oats. receipts 1880 bushels: exports
| 10000 bushels; spot dull: No. 2. 34E4
S5c: No. . white SIC: options nominal.
Hops steady. Hides steady.
Tallow firmer. Rice flrmer. Molasses
firm.
Cottonsced oil active.
Coffee. options opened barely steady
at SOLO points decline; closed easy. Feb
ruary unchanged: others to Is points
net lower. Sales 3o.25o bags.
Sugar. raw firm; refined firm.
BALTIMORE-Flour dull and un-
changed receipts $500 barrels; ex-
ports 10000 barrels. Wheat dull and
lower: spot and month 76T76H: April
76is G7G5;c: receipts 2l,700 bushels. Corn
easy; spot and month 3SA @39c: April
1914 G39Isc: receipts 25S.S00 bushels: ex-
ports 465,2 200 bushels. Oats dull: No.
white SIC asked; No. mixed SAC asked:
receipts 5000 bushels. Butter and cheese
steady and unchanged. Eggs firm.
CONGRATULATIONS dull. Wheat
quiet; No. red nominal at Toe. Corn
firm; No. mixed Csc. Oats firmer;
No. . mixed 29k430c. Rye steady; No.
.. 6ic. Lard firmer at S. Is. Bulkmeats
hrme- at 81 so. Bacon tirmer at S. so.
Whiskav steady al 81 g. Butter quiet.
Sugar firm. ESgs firm at 1sc. Cheese
firm.
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NEW YORK-Thc tone OF the cotton
goods market continues strong through
out. The demand for quick deliveries
keeps stock in very clean condition, and
sellers are frequently turning down or
dcrs for forward deliveries on basis Of
current prices. Fancy and staple prints
decidedly strong. Brown and blcnchcd
cOttons against buyers and colorcd cot
tons gradually advancing. Cotton lin
ings very firmly held. Cotton UNDER
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and Stock
s Markets,

NEW YORK. March 2.-Money on call
flrmer Mt 2k1Sh per cent; last loan
per cent. Mercantile paper 3@3E per
cent. Sterling exchange easy with nc-
tual business In bankers bills at 81 seq
4 SCH for demand. and at 81 saga S4A
for 60 days: posted rates 81 S4kfD4 IS
and "a S6HG4 81; commercial bills 81 S3Hi
"a S3k. Silver certificates nomlnally
59ls960isc. Bar silver 59%c. Mexican
dollars 47Sc.
The stock market displayed weakness.
particularly in the grangers, Pacifics
and specialties, practically all day with
but incidental rallies. There was an
appearance Of support In certain stocks
In the final dealings which caused n
fairly steady close. although the gran
gers were still under pressure. There
was no news to account for the decline
except for firmer tone to money, call
rates touching 3la per cent, attributable
to call Issued preliminary to the set
tlement between the Central Pacific
and the government. The easier tone
OF sterling exchange was 4 natural ac-
compartment OF the firmer tone in
money, indicating that an increased de-
mand for money might contract the
volume Of American funds now loaned
abroad. There were denials from bank
officials OF the current assertion that
undue discrimination was being eXer-
clsed against the Industrial collateral.
Selling orders appeared from. Boston
and Chicago houses and London, while
trading both ways moderately took
rather less stock than it sold. During
the attacks by the bears many stop
loss orders being uncovered accelerated
the decline. While the weakness af-
TO. mn r,.tt ,t
cially heavy features were Metropolitan.
Jersey Central. Pacific Mall, Pittsburgh.
c., c., C. & St Louis. Rubber and
Brooklyn Transit. American Tobacco
left off with gain of az per cent on the
formal action of the directors prelIm-
mary to the absorption Of the Union
Tobacco Company. The bond market
to-day bore up remarkably we'll. consid-
erlnS the pressure against stocks. Some
issues made an aggressive show OF
strength, particularly Louisville, Ev-
ansville & St. Louis IS, which rose
points. Atchlson adjustments had good
backing and the st. Louis Southwestern
Issues were better supported than for
some days. Operations elsewhere were
somewhat irregular, but there was no
conspicuous losses outside Of Southern
Railway IS and Standard Rope income.
The new Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific bonds issued In connection with
the rehabilitation Of the Central Pacific
railroad were dealt in to-day but ran off
from the high prices in sympathy with
the weakness OF the connecting stocks.
Total sales S4,565,OO0. United States IS
| and the 5s advanced u per cent in the
bid price.
The total sales OF stocks to-day, were
T07 500 shoreS
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Ohio River Railroad.

Time Table Taking Effect Feb. 4,
T., 1899.
$50 a. m.-Accommodation for
Daily. Moundsville, Darlington. New
Martinsvllle. Sistersville. St.
AIarys. Waverly. Williams
town, ParkersburS and inter-
mediate points.
$40 a. m.-F'ast Express for
Except Moundsv!lle, New Martins
Sunday. VILE. Sistersvllc. Williams
town. parkersburg. Ravens
wood. Wildwood. Mason City,
Point Pleasant. Gallipolis.
Huntington. Kenova, Charles
ton, Cincinnati. Louisville,
and all points South, East
and West. Parlor car to Ke-
sova.
'1l:lo a. m.-Express for
Daily. Moundsvile. Powhatan, CLAIR
tngton. Proctor, New Mar
t!nsville, Sardis, Sistersyillc,
Friendly. ST. Marys, Waiver
y. WillIamstown. Parkers-
burg, Ravenswood, Mason
City. Point Pleasant. GALL
polls. Huntington, Kenova,
Charleston. Ashland, Rus
sell, lronton, and intermed-
ate points south OF Parkers-
burg. Parlor car to Parkers-
burg. -
4:l5 p. m.-AccommodatIon for
Daily. Moundsville. Darlington. New
Martinsville. Sistersvilie, ST.
Marys. Wavcrly, Williams
town. Parkersburg. and in
termedlate points
Leaves Wheeling u:25 n. m Sundays,
LAIE LIE MAY, ]. G. TOAILINSON,
S ony fasS. Agent, Ticket Agent.
!zV2 Market ST Union Station.
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NE wYoRK-wool FIRM.
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NORTHWEST SYSTEM-CLEVELAN
& PITTSBURGH DIVISION.
Trains Run Daily. Except Sunday, as fol-
lows:
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CHICAGO-Cattle, fancy S. 1905 IS:
choice steers S. 38fS5 65; mediums 81 $50
IS: beef steers 50 SOG4 50: stockers and
feeders So 206i C5: bulls So 60Di 20;
cows and hciters SO 3094 90: calves 50 so
az SIS. Hogs. fair to choice So 75Gl3 STE:
heavy packing lots So 5513 72Is: mixed
So 55GS so: butchers So 55I3 So;
light 50 5513 so; pigs 50 2O13 CO..
Sheep and lambs. poor to prime
sheep 81 50Gi 60: ycarings 81 1904 TO-:
lambs 81 00I4 90. Receipts: Cattle $500
head: hogs $4,000 head; sheep 1000
head.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle steady; ex-
ira S. 4OG5 60: prime s. 20G5 40: COM
mon So 5Oai 90. Hogs steady; prime
mediums So 95I4 90; heavy hogs 50 500
3 95: heavy Workers. So 90G3 95: light
Workers. 81 s013 S5i pigs 50 6Oc13 IS:
roughs So SOFAS 10. Sheep active; choice
wcthers 81 6OG4 65: common 81 SOFAS 50;
choice lambs s. 25G5 35; common to
good 81 O0G5 90. Veal calves 81 OO9
! 30.
clNCINNATI-Hoss active at So COG
S..
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 40.
Mess Pork-Per barrel 50 3069 IS.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. IS 32IsI5 50.
Short Rlos-Sides (loose) 81 55G4 IS
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 4A@
The times., 1899-09-03
sew York Cotton mnr,ket
Arctic Explorations.
(From the Philadelphia ledger )

tffoIn the Ihiladelp1ia LEDGER
II seems idle TO discuss the question of
whether Arctic expeditions pay because.
one thing, that is a matter which every
person who undertakes the periIs of the
journey must settle for himself, and for
another that results Of such ventures can
not be reckoned by dollars and cents or
even by any ordinary amount of privation
or the occasional sacrifice OF life. Many
people there are who regard additions 10 the
worlds store OF knowledge as above price
or personal considerations and in compari-
son Herewith precious life is cheap This
is the intellectual view of Arctic explora-
tion, the one which is apart from all CON
siderations of proportonate return for
moneys invested and risks TO men adyen
tured. But the argument in favor of Arc
tic expeditions, from the standpoint of
financial profit 10 the world. is not without
its strength II is asserted, and not without
solid reason, that very few expeditions have
returned from the polar regions without
bringing fresh knowledge of direct or in
direct practical value to commerce or COM
mercial interests. Be this as II may Arc
tic exploration Will certainly continue until
the mystery OF the North Pole is solved
and perhaps afterward and whatever men
may think of the utility or folly of such
ventures, all will unite in welcoming each
intrepid leader back to civilization and
home.
The times., 1899-09-03
Ware & LeIand,s Letter.

Furnished by the Guarantee Trust and Deposit
Company, 1879 Street northwest
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Liverpool closed is
lower; Paris wheat, 10 lower; flour un-
changed; Antwerp unchanged India wheat
shipments were $4,000 bushels, against
456 900 last week AustraIias shipment
were sc, ,000 against 196, ,000 last week. Eng
lish farmers deliveries sold at an average
OF 75c, against 73 SAC last week.
Cooler weather has prevailed in the
Northwest, with heavy frosts in portions Of
Manitoba Indications are for cooler
weather. Primary receipts, S26, 600; ship
ments, 256, 600; weekly elearances, 8, 3,316000;
July i TO date, 33, 121 900, an increase of
252s, 600 over last year. While receipts at
winter wheat sections are falling of, they
promise TO be very heavy in the Northwest
during the coming week.
Two thousand cars are being looked for
at Minneapolis and Duluth. There was a
report of $4,000 Northern sold here. No
cash sales at any other interior point are
reported, nor any new export business at
the seaboard. While this years crop in the
Northwest is below that of 1898, it looks
as if there were more old wheat held back
than was supposed to have been the case, as
farmers continue to sell.
There was some strength early on the
advance in coarse grain, but it was all
lost and the close was heavy II has been
a traders market all day, and values con-
tinue TO drop. Judging from the outlook
with trade so light many see no other
alternative but weakness, which will carry
the market to a lower range, we'll under
20 cents, for December.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by ". B. Hibbs & Co.
members OF the New York Exchange,
lzIe F Street
The times., 1899-09-03

NEW YORK, Sept Am unfavorable
bank statement today was no surprise. It
had been looked for The chief feature of
1t was a loss Of Sc, ,272, 900 in cash. Much
money was drawn from the hanks in the
week by the Federal Treasury and mod
crate sum was lost on the interior move
ment OF funds The cash holdings OF the
banks would have been more seriously af-
fected except for a contraction of 81, ,126,-
600 in 4oans, for there was a decrease of
$S,34l, 800 in deposits. There probably was
direct connection between the shrinkage in
deposits and the large September 1 inter
est payments. Higher rates for call money
doubtless would have accompanied the ac-
tion OF the banks in cutting down their
loans except for the liberal offerings OF
money by a powerful house. This house
let out its money ar 3 per cent when il
might have got more On more than
one occasion il has stepped in at the right
time aud prevented unfavorable develop
menfs 70 the financial situation. There is
not much 10 fear now as to the course of
money Money doubtless viii keep active,
but unless something unexpected happens
there can be no squeeze in il. Money is
going South TO move the cotton crop, but
not in as large volume as in former years.
The West has not, up TO this time, called
on this centre for money for use in hand
ling the grain crops. Ii is thought 10 have
enough money itself for the purpose
The bank statement had no adverse effect
on the stock market In fact, its appear
ance was followed by an improvement in
prices. The trading in stocks was on
small scale Altogether il was the dullest
day in the market in a long time. Brook
lyn Rapid Transit led in the dealings, AMI
accomplished q moderate gain IN price.
There wes considerable doing in Republic
Iron and Steel, and substantial addition
10 the quotation for il was made.
Tennessee Coal and Iron had a sharp rise.
Sugar Refining was quiet, but there was a
fractional advance in it. The railroad
stocks generally were strong. There was
good buying OF Rock Island. Louisville and
Nashville Northern Pacific, Southern Pa
cific, Union Pacific, Southern Railway, and
Wheeling and Lake Erie. AS compared
with the final prices of last Saturday, the
list is irregular.
The times., 1899-09-03
COTTON MARKET DULL.
Reports Generally More Favorable
10 the Crop.

IReceived daily by E. A. Bowers & Co, brokers.
Washington Loan and Trust Building.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The Financial
Chronicle" for the week says the Texas
drought is unbroken in portions OF the
State. The crop is being marketed earlier
than usual. The report on the whole is
somewhat more favorable. The visible sup
ply Of ali kinds is 2,14S,000, against 1, 631, 600
last year. Too much rain has injured cot
ton at Montgomery.
There are no indications of aggressive
operations for while pending news of
the effect of the recent Texas rains.
Cables 12 lower for futures; spot sales,
1000 bales. The market opened shade
lower and easier, and ere long was 2 to 8
points lower on small offerings Sales were
light, with final prices about point higher.
Receipts were oyershadowing in impor-
tance, and indicated II 900 bales, as against
5000 last year. Rains are reported at
Galveston, Corpus Cristi, and Houston,
and showers were indicated for eastern
Texas. Owing to the holiday Monday,
sellers were not conspicuous Port re-
ceipts are expected TO reach los GOO for the
week, against $4,000 last week, and 54, 900
last year.