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thereof have also strengthened slightly
On the other hand pork products, raw cot
ton, and tin are slightly lower. The great
majority of prices, however remain firm
al unchanged quotations The strength of
cotton goods this week partly the result
of active demand, and also OF heavily re-
duced available stocks has been in strik-
ing contrast with the Tregularity, and al
times weakness manifested by the raw
product. Aside from the active demand for
goods a most interesting feature of the cot
ton industry is the reported intention of
mill hands to ask for higher wages. Moth
ing definite is expected before the first of
the year however, and some talk of the
adoption of a sliding scale is heard. An
active consumptive demand for wool is re-
ported.
Cereals do not manifest any striking
change this week. Another feature natur-
ally attracting attention at this time of
year is the active demand for, but gener-
ally reported small, stocks of coal available
both East and West. Some shading in
provision prices is noted, largely as a re-
suit of heavier receipts of hogs. Ques-
tions as 10 the supply of these animals are,
however. being more frequently discus ed.
| Sugar is in rather slow demand, notwith-
standing reiterated reports Of the settle
ment OF the war among rehners.
The market for iron and steel is rather
| quieter at the East, but a heavy demand
! both for pig iron and steel is reported at
! Chicago While export business has been
reported checked. II is interesting to record
d very heavy order for steel rods for ex-
| port placed this week Some shading in
prices of plates and steel billets is reported,
| but Bessemer pig iron is higher In other
metals feature has been a decline in tin.
| Failures for the week 1879 as compared
! with 1S2 last week, 229 in this week a year
ago. 235 in 1897, 3OS in 1890, and 32S in
] ISp-
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NEW YORK. Nov I7-Most Of the ami
nation that characterized the stock market
Yesterday was absent this morning. The
trading was in comparatively ligh, volume.
and was rather poorly distributed, a few
particular stocks furnishing a dizpropor-
iionate share Of the total transactions.
Profit realizing sales. natural after yester-
days rapid advances. were noted through
out the market and particularly IN the rail-
way list The market showed further. the
effect Of the partial elimination Of the short
interest and the operations here Tor foreign
account changed from the buying to the
selling side about Is, ,00a shares being sold
by foreign houses in the forenoon's deal
ings.
As was 10 be expected while the Govern
msnt's bond redemption was not so ef-
fective in shaping the course OF prices as
IL was yesterday, iJ sJill occupied the fore
most place in discussion. Little that was
new. bearing upon the motives behind the
Secretary action or the results 10 be eZ-
pected of IL. was developed The money
marker Of itself was little changed from
yesterday level but there was evident an
increasing willingness on the part Of the
money lenders TO put out their funds on
time. While the granger issues and other
standard shares showed in the main a some
what reactiouary tendency. the industrial
quarter was generally strong, and there
were pronounced advances scored also IT
Manhattan, Union Pacific, and notably the
Baltimore and Ohio shares Pacific Mai
ard the Southwestern shares. notably Texas
Pacific and Kansas and Texas. were also
strong While. in view OF the Treasury s
ma Ls1f
statement TO be issued by the banks to-
morrow is rendered OF small importance
there was. nevertheless. the usual amount
OF conjecture regarding the showing, and
active trading was to some extent restricted
BY the inevitable attendant uncertainty.
Money rates advanced smaTrly in the hna
dealings but. Notwithstanding this fact
the stock market also developed fresl
strength and advanced rapidly in all quar-
ters Burlington and Quincy was the fea-
ture Of the railway list and Manhattan
Railway was also very strong.
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New York Cotton Mnrket.
BRADsTREETs WEEKLY REPORT
Retail and Distribution Trade

Retail and Distribution Trade
Checked by Warm Weather.
NEW YORK, Nov. Bradstreets to
morrow will say
General trade and industry, as indicated
by advices to Bradstreets this week con
tinue at a maximum volume for this season
O. the year while prices as a whole man
fest a strength unapproached in recent
ears The volume Of disTibutiye trade
thr1 wholesale channels is naturally
smaller tbe was a month or more ago.
but retail business would be larger were
il not for uHseasonably mild weather.
Strength of values is still most notable
among manufactured textiles bat the
cereals. hides, leather and manufactures
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He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton of West
jefferson, Ohio after suffering eighteen months
rom Rectal Fistula. ne would die unless a
COSTLY operation was performed; but he
cured himself with five boxes Of Buc6len's Ar
MICA Salve the surest Pile cure on earth, and
the best Salve in the world Twenty-Five cents
a box Sold by Henry Evans, Druggist, 93s
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sales-Ches. & Pot. Tel Con, SIS $1,000
&l07 rs: L 5 Electric Light Cert, 500@
113 u; Capital Traction. 2Od94 IS, 2S5@
"a IL; Wash. Gas. 25G57 IA; Mergen-
thaler Linotype. 5d2 206 1-2; Pneumatic
Gun Carriage. 20OG27 cents. After Call
Wash Gas, 25d57 Is; Wash. Loan and
Trust. 10GIT3.
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AIsCELLANEOUs sToCka
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Higher Prices in Wheat Supported
by Advancing Corn.

CHICAGO Nov 17.-After opening SIS
lower on the II decline at Liverpool and
liberal Argentine shipments. $4,000 bush
els, wheat advanced to last nights closing
on buying for account Of local traders who
are showing a disposition to take the long
side. Strength in corn helped them in their
operations today. Primary receipts $1,000
bushels against l,499, 0O0 last year Clear
auces were 25O 600 bushels, and for the
week, 4,500, 900 bushels. Northwestern
stock viii increase zoe, 600 bushels and
Chicago about 750 600. and the visible
about 100000 or more. Argentine advices
today were very bearish and that grade of
wheat has declined 4 IL cents at Liverpool
this week, and is now 1-2 cents under our
corresponding grade in that market
Corn closed Is TO 3-S over Thursday, and
at one time showed a better advance than
that. The strength seemed to be a matter
Of the small country offerings The wealth
er has turned mild and wet, and that pos
sibly has affected the farmers sales.
There has been no Improvement in the
shipping situation and there has not been
seabOard demand enough at any time TO
be a factor. Argentine shipments were not
much over half the previous week. Liver
pool was 1-8d to Lad lower. December
has Of late shown little more strength
than the May. SeabOard reports % loads.
charters here 200, 600 bushels
Oats closed Is. and at one time was
lie over Thursday. The cash demand for
this grain has been better than for corn
all this week. Receipts were small Is cars,
with i30 for tomorrow. The mild. showery
weather has curtailed country offerings
Provisions were all higher on frmer tone
to hog market with covering by local
shorts feature. A large part of the trad
ing was in the way Of changing The cash
demand for meats was fair
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
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THE MARKETS REACTION
Some losses Scored in the See-SaW
Game Of Speculation.

Tradine Light in Volume and Poorly
observation-disclosures sales
and ELIMINATION of short Interests
characterize Days DealiuES-RRiI-
way Issues aud Tndustriais strong.
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For stock without merit and destined
10 sell at So Manhattan has moved in that
direction very slowly during the past Few
days. The big short interest in this much
attacked Manhattan would probably receive
a severe shock in any good strong bull
market
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Wabash preferred was active yesterday
with an advance to p and a good net gain
for the day. The recent gross earnings Of
the company have been fine, and this show
ing is certain 10 have its influence in time
even though the heavy expenditures for
improvements keep down the net earnings
for some time longer.
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The Tennessee Coal and Iron statement
for October was all that the most ardent
admirers of the company could desire
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One Of the New York papers thar is
usually conservative regarding financial
matters made the most positive state
ment yesterday regarding the sugar situa-
ton that has been heard in recent months.
The parties concerned have practically
arranged an agreement, and unless un
looked-f for developments arise the sugar
war viii soon be eliminated as a trade
and speculative factor" one OF the sen
tences reads. The details of the plan are
not given, but the suggestion is made that
a uniform rate fer sugar is TO be estab-
lished that viii allow all the companies to
make living profits Sugar stock was
strong all day yesterday, but it made no
advance many traders seeming satisfied
with their profits on the recent advance.
The street generally is strongly bullish.
however, and new high price for the
stock would not be surprise.
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New York stock market.

Corrected daily by ". B. Hibbs & Co,
members Of the New York Exchange,
1zI9 I Street
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Meeting Parks and Forestry Commit
tee. Asheyiue. n. e., Nov. 22-@4, 30.

For this occasion the Southern Railway will
sell tickets to AsheyilIe, y. c., at one fare for
the round trip, November 20, II. -; final limit
November -,
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REPLACING THE STRIKERS
Disseminated Street Sweepers viii
Not Be Given Work Again

The District Contractors say Enough
Men Have Been Secured tO Resume
Operations This MOrning-A Claim
Made That Outside Influence Caus-
ed the Present Dissatisfaction.
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People close to the insiders say that no
matter how high the stock is sent now, it
will have good decline before Congress
acts on the subsidy pill.
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BA-Ks AND TRUST COMPANIES.
The Washington
Loan & Trust CO.

OFFICE. COR 9TH AND STS.
PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION.
Loans in any amount made approved
- real estate or collateral at reasonable rates
Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject TO check
This company acts as executor, admin
- istrator. trustee, agent, treasurer, sistrar,
and in all other fduciJry capacities
Boxes for rent in burglar and hre-pToot
- vaults for safe deposit and storage Of valu-
able packages.
John JOY EDISON. President
JOHN A. SWOPE.-..........-...- Vice President
ANDREW PARKER. ER.......-.-----.-. Treasurer
ROBERT A. CHESTER. .--.-- Assistant Treasurer
THOMAS BRADLEY ...-....-- Real Estate pfhcer
ivl2-weSsa-f
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Pacific Mail continued on its rapid ad-
vance yesterday, reaching as high as A -
and closing at II, with a good net gain.
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The annual winter advance In Canada
Southern, before the dividend should be-
gin in a week or TWO if not before. Old
traders say that this advance is one Of the
sure things"
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stocks yesterday as they usually DO or
good news. This factor. as against the
good buying ia many quarters by the
cIiques and some fair public buying made
the market irregular On the whole. how
ever. the bull elements were the more sue
cessful. Prices IN one OF Two securities
went on, Southern Pacific being the notable
example Of this, but the general tendency
was upward. The situation is not a com
plIcated one. despite some uncertainty over
1oday's bank statement The influences
surrounding the market are all good, and il
is not doubted by careful observers that
prices are going higher.
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So. eco 0C0 offered at once for fear of the
bad effect on foreign exchange. Ii was sug-
gzsted that probably a fair amount Of
bonds viii be sold daily rather. The re-
suit OF this would be quite as good, as far
a. the New York market is concerned. but
would prevent any chance Of gold exports
The sales made so far will have some effect
on the bank statement today, but probably
not much. on account Of the system OF ay-
crages on which the statement IS computed
On the other hand the gold received from
Cuba a week ago will show in the figures
we'll II is said that Representatives Of for
eign bankers have loaned considerable sums
in the street this week and that these also
viii appear in the statement as cash items
The outlook is, therefore. good for great
Improvement in the statement Many are
of the opinion that the deficit Of reserve
viii entirely disappear, partly on the theory
that the banks viii have considered il nee
essary 10 bring their reserves up to the
legal minimum limit.
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The Baltimore and Ohio securities were
perhaps tie features of the market yester-
day. The statement of the company for the
month of October. heretofore printed in
this column was so good that a pool OF
strong market people was formed to ad-
vance the securities on the excellent op-
portunity. The public, which is bullish on
these stocks, was not ayerse and the ad-
vance yesterday was steady and large. At
least one broker in Washington had the
early information with the result that his
people were all happy a the close. The
preferred stock was the more active Of the
two. II was advanced from 20 3-4, the
opening and lowest price, TO T6 S-S. the
close. The move was remarkable for the
reason that it has been practically sta
tionary between 30 and % for several
months. The common stock advanced from
50 1-2 to 81 -. These securities are uu-
questionably among the best for invest
ment or for speculation in the entire list,
not only because of their intrinsic merit
and the fine earnings of the road recently.
but also because Of the important and in
iuential people behind them.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
DISTRICT OF COLUbff

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS
6's 1902 ''3G-year funding" gold. 101
IS 1901 Water stock currency. l0T 80.
IS 1903 water stock currency. .... -.
Funding currency 3.Gl's........,. 1l6 go.
AS Re 9-I0'S 1SQ}- lu11
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The progress Of the sale of bonds 10 the
Treasury continues successfully, though as
yet there is nothing remarkable in the
am0unt offered. somewhat under $4,000
al told il is said. The people that seem
10 be running the New York end Of the
deal let the impression get out yesterday
that they do lot wish 70 have The entire
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Chicago Grain and Provision VI.

Corrected daily by w d. Hibbs & Co
members OF the New York Exchaug-
1919 r Street
The times., 1899-11-18

The grangers were all strong. though
their net advances for the day were i'm
paired by the realizing in many quarters
Burlington went as high as 134 3-4. near
the closing hour the highest price Of this
movement, and closed al 1874 IA. still above
any recent price. St Paul went to 126 IL
and closed at 126 3-S. Rock Island was
weak during the first part OF the day. but
in the last half an hour advanced 10
ia 1-2. closing at the top. Atchison pre-
ferred. though fairly strong at all times,
was the least satisfactory in the group.
closing at 90 1-2 The fine earnings Of St,
Paul for the second week Of November
were as usual the cause of much bullish
talk regarding the stock As has been sug-
gested heretofore in this column the relief
TO the financial situation by the Govern
ment should have an especially good effect
on the high priced stocks that have been
held back somewhat on account of high
rates for money. The st. Paul statement
embassies again the enormous prosperity
OF these granger lines and with easier
money ahead there is no legitimate argu-
ment against their making good advances
if the general market is strong this autumn
and winter The figures of the ST. Paul
statement show gross earnings for the week
OF sg26. .52S as against $S1S056 last year,
q gain OF S10S 81. The gross earnings for
! the calendar year to date have been S34,-
! S43. .eO1. an increase Of more than four mil
lion dollars As usual. the weekly gross
is the largest ever made by the company
/ for this week in the year.
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The desertion of Southern Pacific by the
Speyer people yesterday for Union Pa
cific common was even more apparent than
on the day before. Traders generally fol-
lowed the lead OF the insiders in this
move and the result was that although
the former stock was fairly well sustained
all day, Il was one Of the few securities
that made net loss. The immediate
movement of Southern Pacific is not easy
% predict for this reason, but none of
its friends express any fear that it viii
not advance we'll in the near future.
Il was suggested by broker near
to the insiders yesterday that the
stock may possibly go as low as Il or
f2 If the market is not strong, but that
it will be a buy on any such recession.
Uuion common was strong all day, though
its advance was not large. Il Went as
high as 80 1-2, and closed at 90 Ia The
top price was the highest ever reached by
| it, just an eighth higher than the price
/ OF last February. The people that watch
| for top prices" are very much interested
/ in these securities. which have both now
/ broken the previous high figure by an
/ eighth.
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ton day and ordered them to surround
the election booths in the afternoon.
Suppose Governor Russell had done this
nj Wilmington! That is the way for Il
fair man TO look at things in order
10 come to an understanding of the Ken
lucky situation. and to disbeleve such
living kilograms as the following, which
have been Systematically sent out from
Louisville since the day of the election:
louisville, Ky, Nov 11.-The friends
Of Senator Goebel declare today that
they will blow up the State House with
dynamite before Bradley shall be allow
ed to occupy it after December 18th.
The Goebelites are desperate, but public
sentiment is so intense the fear is eX-
pressed that the commissioners will be
hung if any fraud is attempted Hot CON
tests will be made by the Goebelites in
Knox. Jefferson. Nelson counties and
other precincts in other counties. All the
armories in the State are closed and
guarded by order of the Governor, he
claiming that he has discovered a plot
ON the part of the Democrats to seize
arms and ammunition
There il not syllable of truth in
that telegram. Nobody ever thought of
blowing up the capitol with dynamite.
The suggestion was telegraphed all over
the country in order to make public sen
timent for the Republicans, and there
have been many more like it. So far
the usurpations have all come from the
Republicans. The Governor violated
every rule of insuring fair elections
when he surrounded the polls with
troops; the Federal judge exceeded his
jurisdiction when he charged the Fed
eral grand jury to take cognizance of the
so-caled irregularities and conspiracies
in a State election with which he had
nothing to do; Il State judge made him.
self the agent of the Republican COM
mittee to issue partisan orders to the
election officers until called down by the
Appellate court-these are some of the
usurpations of which the Republicans
are guilty while crying stop Thief. :"
The Democrats are charged with plot
ting to throw out Republican votes on
techncalities and ''trumped up irregu-
larities.
Isn't it well not to be in too big a
hurry 10 denounce such honest men as
Joe Blackburn. Democratic chairman
upon Republican charges. particularly
while the Republicans are guilty Of
worse crimes against free government
than they charge the Democrats with
intending to commit?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
Ms'ss johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
EgssSs E2iasklsaEes

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month grew worse and at last
became so bad that / found / was
gradually losing my mind.
1.-THE doctors treated me for female
troubles, but l got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane
Twas advised by friend to give Lydia
e. Pinkhmns Vegetable Compound a
trial, and before / had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
II have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it a
fair trial. / thank you for your good
medicine "-MRs. GERTRUDE M. JOHN
SON, TOMBSTONE, TEXAS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
SECRET TRIALS DANGEROUS.
Windsor Ledger.

We disagree entirely with some of our
exchanges who think that there should be
= change in our divorce laws. When
divorces cam he gotten i'm secret then
there will be a flood of cases. Let there
he open full investigation, let the public
know who is at fault, let the world know
for what slight cause the parties seek
TO break the marriage bond. The causes
for divorce should be few, not many.
The last legislature amended the law.
We doubt the wisdom of it. North Car
DINA home life has been kept pure and
peaceful by its wholesome divorce laws.
Let it remain So The next Legislature
lis not likely to make amy change I'm the
law. Certainly it will not provide a
secret method of trying the cases
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
STATE NEWS.

The Western North Carolina Confer
euce of the Christian church is in ses-
sion at Liberty.
The Asheville Citizen says the resi-
dence of Captain w. b. Troy at Bal
four was burned. Loss $1,000.
The Iamberton Robesonian says THAI
Alfred Thompson (col.) has been bound
over to court charged with burning
houses at Union City ON Saturday night.
The little eighteen-months-old child OF
Mr.. Wiley Barringer, Of No. Z township.
Cabarrus county, in attempting to fol
low his mother, who was going TO a
neighbor's house, across Little Buffalo
creek. fell into the creek and was drown
ed.
Last Wednesday night about o'clock
in the spinning rom at Oneida Cotton
Mills a counter shaft carrying one a
inch and two 3S-inch pullies was wrun2
in two and fell The belt was thrown
around and hit a little girl and stunned
her. The shaft and pullies in falling
hit two spinning frames and slightly
damaged them.-Alamance Cleaner
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17

comparable privilege and inherent aG-
vantage. No less than sixty-eisht cotton
mills have added during the year 10 me
list of those previously established N
the South, and those new mills viii oper-
ate in round numbers a million splhdies.
The consumption of cotton 10y inc
Southern mills increased last year lOl,-
.l5S bales over the previous year, ana N
all likelihood even that gratifying r.
ord will be broken this year. The South
ern mills are spinning today more Tam
twice as much cotton as they did ten
Years ago.
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A Trio of Blessings.
MT. Olive Advertiser.)

The reduction of the strawberry acre
age nearly fifty per Gent in Tennessee.
Missouri and Arkansas; the advent of an
efficient refrigerator car company and a
lower freight rate, are Il trio of bless
ings that will aid in making the berry
season Of 1900 one Of the most profita-
bic for years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
( REBUKE TO THE ADMINISTER
TION.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chic09O NhTOn1clc.
The Republicans carry Ohio only by a
moderate plurality. The majority was
against them and against Mckinley 5
policy. They carried THE State on.y
through the divided vote of their oppo,-
nents. In round numbers the kepubll"
can vote was $4,000, the Democrat &c
vote was 301 ,000 and the golden rune
vote was 10000. The total Democratic
and golden rule" vote was All, 00O-a
majority of $4,000 over the Repnb cans.
All off the Democratic and ''goiden rule
vote was antiimperiaMsitic; it WAS anu
administration. The plain res nut ls a
rebuke of the policy of the adminlstr"-
lion. The divided opposition vote Wi,
no united next year and then where will
the administration appear!
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J. D. Bridgers. Editor Democrat

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