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rs. corn 100. oats 100. hogs 5000 read.
rhe lnahtnr t,trNrna ranpnh ma fnlIoMa.

Wheat No spring 72a75; No. 2 spring e79
"a No red 7sd19
Corn No. ?. 35is No yellow 35Si136.
Osts No, ,. 2s No. 2 white S0laISli No. 5
vhte as,d3OiA
Rye-No 2. 56d56A
Barley No, ?, 4G6A7
Flax seed No l. liz.
Timothy seei--Prme , 3S
Mess pork Per hhl 05da II.
Iard-Pst 100 lbs. i7ihd6 TO-
Short ribs sides Loose 4S64 So
nrv salted shoulders Bowed 27i3fA no.
short clesr Boxed ie5db05
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
New York Money.

New York. April ls.--Money on call steady
at 4fiS per cent: last loan I per cent; prirle
mercantile paper 3isdtk per cent, Sterling
exchange strong with actual business In
bankers bills at 4 s6%diA.sI FOR demand and
AZ 4s4isff4 S4s. for sixty DAYS. posted rates
s5Ga. s5Is and 4.s764 s7k Commercial bills
sshf4. s4is. Silver certificates sodsois Bar
silver aels Mexican dollars ts1. Government
bends irresular. state bonds inactive: rail.
road bonds arm.
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Vessels Destined for Galveston.


ny Gulf, Colorado aud Santa Fc railway,
S.S bales International and Great Northern,
ss3' Galveston. Houston aud Henderson. al55:
MISSOURI Kansas and Texas. SS9. Total, 1890
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report by the Illinois Agricultural bureau
which claimed the crop in the State was In
an exceedingly bad condition. started wheat
strong This statement met with good deal
Of criticism. however. and after strong
EFFORT the bears succeeded in causing the loss
OF the greater part of nc advance with which
trading had commenced Private CROP re-
ports were plentiful and on the whole as bad
ever. nut liduidation OF May holdings pre-
vented any extensive advance during the
greater part OF the forenoon. The Illinois re-
port. however. was too sensstionally bad to
be ignored and IL reassertcd itself later in
the day In spite OF the selling out OF long
wheat and short selling OF July. The latter
was of benefit to the market later. when
shorts took fright and began to contend with
the bulls for the limited offerings.
Chicago received l0J carloads. MINNEAPOLIS
and Duluth got ia cars.
Realizing near the end OF the session on
account OF the bearish crop summary cover
reliable authority that 80 per cent OF sDrlng
seeding would be done in ten DAYS resulted
In loss OF nearly all the advance. July
reached a premium OF lhc over Nav. July
opened at T5hQ75i4c. declined to 74Ac. adj
vanced TO 76ilc declined to 74sac and closed
at 74Hc. May followed July closely. clos
Ing at 1850.
Corn disappointed holders. proving very
Indifferent 10 the wheat excitement Prices
ruled steady but whiting narrow limits. Re
ceipts 2S7 cars.
oats were STRENGTHENED by Bradstreet :
statement on available supply as II showed
a decrease OF col 900 bushels for the week.
This was about three times larger than the
| visible decrease given yesterday Receipts
] 1877 cars.
scattered outside buying and covering
strengthened provisions.
Estimated receipts We1nesday--Wheat e.
cars, corn 120. oats 100, hogs 5000 read.
i sfsN.. Gan
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a. .'''''''''''.'' ''''''''''''''.''''.
Housfou sDof Quotafsou.
spots closed steady and uncharred; sales
other spot Markets.

Gaigeston-spots closed quiet. steady ana
unchanged.
Low ordinary. ~ Middlinr 5u
Ordinary. ......4 T-l6 Good middiing So
Good ordinary "A l5-ls Middllng fair. ..6%
Low middling. ..5S Sales .....,ta S
New orleans-spots closed quiet. steady and
unchanged. u
Low ordinary. az MiddlinK s,,-,s
OrelnaTy ......,4 Good middling.6 SIG
Low middling. % lis Sales ...........3i50
changed
Good ordinary. ..5L Good middlinK & I, ,s
Low middling. 81 Middline fair Ais
Middling.. 80 6-16 Sales .....,.....iiSs
Liyerpool-spots closed unchanged: sales
Ordinary, ...... = 1916 Mid. upland AZ
Good ordinary Good mid nm 70
Low middling...S 3-ls Am. mid. fair q "a ~
Ot,ot.tto.. o.. -
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COTTON ON sH1pRoARr-

For Havre-Ss Carolina 1870.
For Antwerp-Ss Thordisa 1888 bales.
Fer Hamburg SIS Tasso S72
For Rotterdam-Ss Dargai, 72i.
For Copenhagen-Ss Castlemoor $50.
>, FOR New forS-Mallory line 2lO6, Lone Star
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ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis April Seattle Receipts 1900.
including 400 Texans market steady; fair to
choice native Shipping steers i.5od4.5o dressed
beef and butcher steers 3.95d5. 20 steers UNI
der 1000 pounds 3 ,25d4. So; stocktrs and feed
ers 3.25d4.I 10: cows and teifers 2.0ofD4.6o
bulls 2.9ON3 20; Gamers 1.25G12.7 rs; Texas and
Indians steers 3.50a4 so: cows and heifers
:. 25GiS 30. ogs--Receipts $500: market easy
to &c lower; pigs and lights 3 .1ld3.s IS: pack
ors S5d4 90: butchers o0Gf4 o2lS. Sheep
Reiecpts 1000; market slow; native muttons
A 61nh ID: lambs 6. O0nS. 90.
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leading Columbia river salmon packer
writes as follows;
There Is every indication that prices bore
totore mentioned ION 1899 nacl OF COLUMBIA
river salmonl as being tho probable onen,ne
hsures namely 81 IS for tails 81 40 for nais
and SOC for halls will prevail Tbers IA
strong probability Of raw fsh starting Al &c
and as long % remains a. such a Aemrr the
below tho hEuers mentioned aho,e and even
~ those nrices the packers would not como
out as well as they did last wear at NO5 for
isils rive cents per mound for salmon means
2hc per dozen mora than lag vear
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SALES AT MuMFonp.

Mumford. Texas. April is. -Cearnal & Kirk
sold 30 head yearlinRs at s12 per head. j. r.
Collin sold 40 head of stock cattle at s1i per
head j. 4. Needham of Cause. Texas. buyer
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PRODUCE.


BEANs-Navy Sq3hc, Bayou sac, Eng
lisa dried 2fsc pinks 3iac; Limas SC; black
eyes &C.
bUTTER-Blue Star zoe; dairy 1bal6c; Ell
& n creamery g3a25c: Elgin dairy bricks lTlac;
o'eor argariDe, solids I23l3c: prints l3dl4c;
eieetal Blue Star lie, Texas country butter DC.
CABBAGE--3iad4c per ID
CHEESE New York fun cream 1iiAc, Wis
oorsln full cream 1iQl4lsc; YesnE America
lthdibei Western skim lSc; fancy rolls full
cream Hiadt5c
EGGS-TeNas. iodllc per dozen.
hRAUT-S3.75 IN half bbis.
0NIoNs--Por ID, 2Q2i4c.
FEPPER-Chiie l56l7c per ID, black slnsa.
pore i3i7c
toTAToEs- Eating. 81 oodi 70 per hushel,
SEED POTATOES--Earl Rose. genuine
Northern. S.5Ods7 70 per II peck bhls; Peerless
IS 5o03 Is per u-peck bbls, Tennessee Trs'
un;ph. In sacks, 81 25 rer bushel
POULTRY So 25d2 20, frysrs "a. ESQ
5 50 hroilers 80 1913 % Turkeys. hens S. On
alo.09 goehlors $40 o01l2 On per dozen. &C
| cording TO sire and quality Ducks 50 259
$50 Geese 81 5oQ5 so fun feathered
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corFEE.

New York. April --cotse--optons ciossa
unchanged to points lower sales 1880 bags:
srot coffee steady.
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uouste. pniIy Statement.
Houston Railroad Receipts.

Houston's gross receipts of cotton BY the
various railroads entering the city were as
follows:
Houston and Texas Central. ......... 7e5
International and Great Northern....,.. 1908
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio 81
Texas and New Orleans. IL
Houston East and West Texas........... 1875
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe....... So
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass ........
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. ....,....... 26S
Total ......................... S55S
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Yester.

Futures opened steady. at noon quiet; closed
steady. Highest for May SEQ, low 5@. high
fer July sec. low 5.s5. Following are the
quotations.
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Galvanized Glidd6n S3lu Nails $40 base.
Advances for common over base: 81 zoe; I'd
Soc, I'd and sd soc; cd eac: I'd Toe; Tod and led
Dc. quotations nre for less than car lots.
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Coffee,

This New York Journal Of Commerce. In TIA
wsskly review OF coffee says: fairly good
undertone has dominated the market for Bra.
zig grades. The feature has heenasn advance
In the low grades No. ! and below. Demand
Ter these Grades both on the spot ana 10 ar
rye has been general The oferines have
fesu limited, a sellers as rule having ma
escess supplies 70 sell have not been dispospd
~ part With their holdings unless they could
t-H them az prices showing tar FRONTS con
sSqueuuy me price for Rio No has ad
Ntnced to 63bc and only comparatively ANAL
tusnttF ~ cofec has changed hands Brazil
inerkets haye rulsd Arm AZ Prices above a
Esfiiy WIZ those ruling locally snd accord.
nk 70 cahls advices received from MO an o..
lnfteF. who was short N the United states
markets ~ The low grades purchased .S 0pl
baEt hio No and raid i5c cost and tre,cbt
ne better grades have not shared ,u tho ,d-
vance rs they have been IN full supplv and
have been offered rather freely hv Inc near
interest No. on tho spot selling AZ Is, and
&c according Ia selections The movement
o; the crop has heen only verv moderate and
tfls haF been one ~ the principal fectorR to
give hstter tone TO the market West India
eieWtns have hefn IN fairly active demand
The desirable grades only have been wanted
Jcoosrs generally have been buyers and IL IA
reported that prominent operator in coffee
also had done some huying The cloye wa
mr. AZ SC for fair Cucuta and stsc for good
ditto. East India growths have been ouiet
held W on "eii
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Com IN cd ties.


These quotations are revised daily and their
cor, ectness can be relied upon. The prices arc
those ruling 10 Houston wholesale markets.
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AMMuNITIoN--Powd PEE kes. 1900
40 blasting powder. 81 6s per kegi drop
shei PsS sack. sSor euS sIes ssI sacks &C.
bellies ssGfc. New York salt penles NC.
TAGGING AND TfEs--Less than car lots
from Houston, Bagg.ns. 2-lo, SIC; 2A-lb.
5,.c. Ties, Arrow, i5-lb. eSc
CANDY--stick. wrapped, basis a. 6&T7o
per Id: special sizes. iac higher.
coFFEE-itio aud Cordova i0isc; fair 7iaD
Sc, prime SHARE: ehoee ioe fancy oashe'
pestesFry oV fSlb eases shi ies deir
cred. 36-lb eases i.20c delivered: Apex, 100
cases. 10000 delivered; S6-lb cases 1l.i0c de-
livered
FLouR-Empire mills. Houston: Davis
sons high patent. 1925; second patent. 81. 95;
Texas Star mills: Tidal Wave. A,25. Sea
FAIRY 9s sea 90 N s rSs noa1 oi "a sea ga Iswe
crnickei 50 90. Special rates Tor shipments
to interior points. -four in barreis. i5e above
sacks.
FARINAcEous Goops-Grits. hominy and
cream meal. in barrels. 1919. pearl meal. in
l0-lb sacks. N.55u go Per hbi 81 Tour sacks.
Scotch oats $3.50; Friends oats 81 36; Column
bia oats 81 10; HawKeye oats s. 90.
HAMS--Sthndard si9qac, picnic hams Size.
HONEY--In 60-lb cans extracted, 3Sd5c;
in comb. s1i0c; in i2-lb cans. extracted. 81
LARD-Rshued tierces. compound. &c. leaf
6Ikc: 50-lh cans, &c higher than tierces; 10 ID
cans. &c higher; 5-lb cans. 7se higher; s-lb
oLASBES--Reboiled. fair 16slGisc. prime
2oG2ic; choice 25g26c; fancy rev crop syrup
2.Q@3c
RIcE-Extra fancy head. 6asHc; choice. 5
Q5iac; fair 4isg5c; fancy imported. 6lag6Ao.
ROPE Sisal, basis ZIG. vac, Manila l0Ac;
cotton rope 9%c.
sALT-Lisorpool coarse. s5dsoc; nne, s5edb
81 90; Louisiana coarse. S5c. fine, zoe, bbls,
2s-l0s. Ss.25: CO.'S. $3.50; I0o-3s. $3.50; 7O-4s.
s2.45
SALT FISH--Maokersl. No. I. In 10-lb kits.
81 ,o09ll. 70; half barrels. Sc bOdT.oo.
ADMINISTRATORS quarters $40; mug
iard, three-qnarters, s2.e5 imported Gil
lette grade, quarters. 81 so; fancy sprats.
uuarters Sc 30.
boxes e7tr. poysH 1,iess b,.,k &C., Nickel
100 packages. per box 81. 50: corn starch, Sac
ger h. 20 end i0-ib boxes.
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots
speoial prices given on carload orders; Stand.
ard graduated 5ssc cubes and powdered
Sc Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy ~
@59sc choice jlsd5Ec; Arbuckles. in 2-lo and
D IL packages, J3xc.
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rRuiTs.

BANANAs--Per bunch, packed, s2Oott2 %
lrtse culls 81. 261il 80.
CoCoANuTS-Pe hundred 50 So
LEMONS s.. 75GlS 90.
oRANGE S--Calitornia navels S3T5fIoo:
California seedlings S2,15af3. 90.
SrRAwBERRtES. Per crate S2.7bds.50.
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New York--Futures opened steady at De.
cline at noon quiet; closed steady. Highes'
for Nav 6s1. low 577: high for August 5.s2
low 5.s7: high for october 500, low $50. Fol-
lowing are the quotations for al! months:
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cANNrn rRu1rs 49, vErrrAp1rs-

CANNED FRUtTs-Appies, alb soas5o;
plueapples, 2-lh. eyeless and coreless, 81 500
60 2-lb extra g. ated sl,s0dl IS 2-lb standard
sliced Sl9o. pears. 2-lh standard 90o, black.
ttrries. lib STANDARD Csc pie fruits, lib, as
sorted zoe; pearhes. 2-lb full weight 81 10; Glib
light weight 81 90; pie peaches. BIB $50.
CANNED VEGETABLES--Tom Tomatoes. S-b
fun weight sSfi90e, 2-lb full weight esG50e
ful weight SIC. string beans, 2-lb full weigh,
76c. A No | stringless beans, alb. full weight,
81 20 red kidney beans, 2-ih full weight s5o
rnrrowfnt peas. 2-lh tnll weight sSc early
.'une peas fancy 2-le weight 81 40, Amer
can petit pois peas, fancy, als full weight
- s5Il IS; asparagus, California, 2M-lb So 90.
corn, Auburn Cream, 2-lh full weight 81 100
| IS. A No l, S-lh full weight 81. o56ll 10. Blue
Pidge Glib s0TS5c
CALlFoRNlA FRyIr-Extra standard az
IT. peaches lemon cling 81 i062 co yellow
Crawford $t.65Gts5, black cherries N.s5; npri.
cots 81 65q17o; Bartlett pears 81 e5Gfl 10, as
sorted 81 l5ul 80, standard "a III peaches, vel
low Crawford 81 50pi IS; apreots ST. 40Gl ,45.
Bartlett pears 81 .t5di55,
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Grnin nra rroNislons EIsevhare.

Kansas CITY. April Wheat closed steady
NAV 667s. cash hard tOa2oc higher. No 2,
eslade9it soft about steady. No. ? red -.
No, 3 sprine 6Sd70 Corn Futures dun,
&c higher No mixed S3i7 No ? white ~
Oats active; No 2 mixed 29T2ai'. No.
white Siir RyeN No ?. 80 Hay active.
RE Z 50efS.Oe Rcceipts-Wheat 4S00. .A1rn
1900. oats 1000 Shipments Wheat $1,000;
corn $500 oats 1000
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1850 natives and 230 Texans. slight advance
for best. others steady; heavy native steers
5.00m5. 30: medium steers 4.55m5.o0: lights
4. 25dt4 so: stockcrs and feeders 3.75n5 80 (:
butchers COWS and hefers 300ffi.75; Gamers
2256i3 90: butcher bulls 3.00I4 90; Western
steers 3.50d4. So Texans 3.sea4. SO. Hogs
Receipts 1900: demand fair: best grades
steady: heavy 3.70GfS S21k: mixed .s0f3 rs
ceipts $500: fairly active: common sheen shade
lower; fed lambs 5.10G5.i5 yearlings 4 so
d4.S7is; wcthers 4.o061t75: ewes 3.50d4 so:
stoekers and feeders 3.25GD4.o0. culls 2,00D
3.2J
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houston nANK cLEARINes.

! Following are the ciearances OF the Houston
bank for the week thus far and for the CORE
spending time last year. together with the In
] crease or decrease.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-19

MARINE NOTES.
The Rritish steamship Ataka. which arrived
today from Calcutta and herthed az pier 35
has o cargo Of q sS4 bales Of juto butts for
the Galveston bagging mills.
The Norwegian steamship Tuems. from Pro-
Ereso. which has been in quarantine for the
past three daYs. was released this morning
and came up 70 the wharf whore she is dis
charging 2S0n pnoka ges Of sisal and 1900 bun
dies of binder twne. This Irvine comes in
duty free.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-19

Carload lots, T. b. cars from millers; deal.
cts charge from store 5ql0e moro per 100 lbs
on bran, 2dac POI hushel on oats and corn.
aud lOdl5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN Per 100 lbs $50; corn bran 67he
CHOPPED CoRN-Per 100 lbs, Tsc.
corn No ?. sacked, A0c per pu.
oArS-TeNas, 30iaalSle per bu.
MlLlET SEED-75c.
SORGHUM 500 per bushel
WHEAT SHORTS --s5c per 100 lbs
WHEAT SCREENINGs-704S per hu.
HAY-Altalta, Sls00al4o0 per ton; timothy
81 5ol li.o0 South Texas prairie hay $5.00D
e.oc; North Texas s9O0ai000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-19

Chicago April is.-There was good de-
msnd for cattle today: fancy grades 5.f56
30: choice steers 5.30ll5 60; mediums ot1
BPS; beef steers 40od4.75 bulls 25nd4 10.
cows and hefers 3.40a4.25; Western fed
steers 4 .20n5.20 Texas steers 3.70a4 80;
calves .5o46.00 There was a good local and
shippine demand for hogs and the offerings
were mostly sold at an early hour sales were
made all the way from 365G3.75 for the
commonest droves up to 3,5n4. 02is for the
bfst. the bulk going at 3.s56397h.. pigs
sold at 3.359t3 IS. Owing to small receipts
OF sheep prices were checked lambs again
comprised the bulk OF offerings and wooded
Colorado Mexicans sold freely at 5.75d5. So.
wooded Western lambs 5.6oG5,75 shorn lots
.9od5 .l5. cults S.751D4 40. yearlinfs 4.s06
4.95; sheep 3.7bd4 So. Receipts--Csttle 25oO:
hogs 1000: sheep 10000.
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rhIs Thls mn, stoe.

Galveston, April lS-The A. r Norman
Live stock company reports the market as
follows;
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New York April iS.-Wheat Receipts 400
bushels; exports Te.7ll; spot market steady
No 2 rcd sSis f O. b. ahoat aud SOS elevators:
No I Northeru Duluth S69s I. o, h., nhoat
No 1 Northern Sls. T. o. h. ahoat OPTIONS
closed weak at lhdlA decline from the ton,
but 1Adisa above last NIGHTS close Nav
TSN July 70. Seutember 1ass December laA
Hides steady Wool quiet Leather Arm.
Cotton seed oil steady Metals--tn general
wsv there was but little change IN the situa-
ton respecting the metal markets today; no
change was made in the official auotatlons OF
shelter the market closing firm az s 65i6.T6
pig iron warrants closed uuiet 10 e6Tl0.76.
lake eonpsr unbalanced, 1850. The brokers'
price for lead was g. 10.
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LIVE STOCK.

Market supplied with cattle; good demand
for calves and yearings; strong demand for
corn hogs OF $50 pounds and up; heshy mast
hogs OF $50 pounds and over wanted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-15
A Nigh, of Terror.

awful anxiety was felt for the widow of
the brave General Burnham of Machias.
Me, when the doctors said he would die
from Pneumonia before morning." writes
Mrs. ). Ii. Lincoln, who attended her that
fearful night, but she begged for DIR. Kings
New Discovery, which had more than once
saved her life, and cured her of Consump-
ton. After taking, she slept all night.
Further use entirely cured her," This mar
vellOus medicine is guaranteed to cure all
Throat, Chest and Lung Diseases. Only
SOC and 81 90 at j. s. Haggart and Will K
Collins Il Co drug stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-15
Exciting Battle With the ice.

1t is reported from Menominee that Ann
Arbor railroad officials will make an effort
to keep open the harbOr of Menominee
through the entire winter. Last year there
were 80 inches of ice in the Green Bay, on
which Menominee is situated. Heavy team
ing was done across the bay and the winter
at that point was not of extraordinary sever
ity. Usually the Ann Arbor car ferries
stop running to Menominee in January
and do not break through the ice before
March. This year the company will run
through the bay all winter. A large ice.
crushing tug has been chartered, which will
be started on the route as soon as the ice be.
gins 10 form. 1t will be kept going over
the route night and day, IL possible, thus
cutting channel through the thckest ice
of the great lakes. OF course, the car fer
ries are ice crushers, but they do not reach
the harbor often enough to keep the bay
open. NJ nominee is one of the most i'm
portant points that the Ann Arbor reaches
on the other side of the lake. Here IL
makes connections with the st Paul, the
Northwestern and the Wisconsin & Michi-
gan. For this reason the company is going
to make heroic attempt to keep the port
open. 1t promises to be one of the most
exciting battles with the ice Of Lake Mich-
gan that has ever been waged. Cadillac
News and Express. 4.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-15
Permanent improvements at the Univer-
sity of Michigan.

SUy Oh michigan.
During the last ten years permanent
improvements from different sources
amounting to $527, 900 have been made
at the University of Michigan The
several improvements and the cost of
each are as follows:
Two new hospitals. $3.50, 900; enlarge
ment of the dental building, 81. 600; en-
largement of the law building, 1875, 900;
new recitation building. $50, 900; heat
ing plant, $50, 600; new roof on museum,
5000; gymnasium, $3.50, 900; dormitory
at the hospitals, 10000; two sun rooms
at the hospitals, $4,000; new law build
ing, S65, 900; additions to the library
building, $50, 900; new roof on the main
building. $4,000; electric lighting plant
on the campus, S25, 900; electric lighting
plant at the hospitals, $4,000.
The gymnasiums were built without
cost to the state. The city of Ann Ar
Dor contributed $4,000 towards the
hospitals and 1000 for the site of the
homeopathic hospital which is now
building and which has not been in
cluded in the above figures. When
completed this hospital Including site)
will have cost between $50, 900 and $780,
900. With this addition the grand total
of permanent improvement since 1889
will amount to over $780,, 900.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-15
No Tariff Tinker,ng.

Representative Payne, of New York,
chairman of the house committee on
ways and means. is certain that the
present congress will do no tariff tin
kering. 1.-The fifty. sixth congress has
important work on its hands," said he
in a recent interview There will be
no tariff legislation during the present
session. The condition of the country
is today thoroughly prosperous and will
continue so unless ill-advised and radi-
cal legislation affecting the business
and financial interests of the nation is
enacted during the next few years.
The country demands and should
have settled and assured policy in re-
spect to those questions. The Dingley
law as a revenue producer has more
than satisfied those responsible for it's
enactment, and has proved gratifying
to the people of the country generally.
1T has furnished ample revenue to
carry on the government from the
moment the sugar and wool schedules
began to operate | am convinced that
the happy results it has produced will
be permanent
Representative Payne is right. The
Dingley law has proved so satisfactory
and in all ways beneficial to the country
that the people have no desire to inter-
rupt its operations for some time to
come.