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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18
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Metal Market.


Now York Oct. 1-.-Th-re was , sha-, br.,r-
of = for tin in LONDON. due To liniiif,tio, ami
the incai market was weak md ds~iiaf,iv lower
in sympathy, CLOSING weak at 81 gsfl?s x pig
iron warrants were easy in tone but nor r,tot-
ably Tower the basis o! 81 afTIa Nor.be-,
No. I foundry. however WIS reduced 10 s15
80 sl@ and No. - sl.Iis. Copper continues 70
decline abroad !ut the local situation ror,si,s
almost entirely nominal at s:6..5ii. Lead AMI
spelter were dul' Tt G.;7f. and 81 l1Ii. X rssnnr
lively. ilrokers' price foT lead was 81 and for
copper slessis. " " "
Bar silver.
New York. Oct. l.-Bar silver &c
London. oct. ii--Ear silver steady at . srsd
Ter ounce
Treasury Statement.
Washington. Oct. T.-To-day's statement Of
the Treasury balances in the general fnns e,
elusive. of the $50 600 gold reserve 81 ~. a.
vision of redemption. shows: Available c,sb h,i
ance. siS5 0G9; gold, ss7.31e 9Ia
The Banks.
New York Oct. ls.-Noney on cali nr-, IA, -,
-. per cent: last loan 81. prime mercantile narer
81; per cent. Sterling exchange strong with
actual business in bankers bills at s. S;1. Tor
demand and at as1 for "a ,:.ys: rostaS rates
SASH, and 81 s5i2: commercial bills 81 Slfit s0I
silver certificates 60. L;s3xc. Mexican dollars 1yac
State bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular
Exchanges Si:i. balances sS 1s5 1sl
Boston. Oct. T.-ExchanCes sa3 40 s5l: balances
81 So. 90.
balsnces sEa7.S5a.
Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. I..-CTearings si7 So s.s
balances Ss-.sh.22e.
Chicago, oct. i7.-Clear!ncs 81 osn Els: balances
81, sOs.st5. Posted exchange sisl1s8 8i.S5,s; New
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pen-esertativn sales.

IIDGS-Ths hog market opened NJ With
very mcierate fUn in sight. ant toe estimate
was E,t large. The -i~ciinc 50 far reported hIt
evidently caused T,iuc- shipments. but dd nov
stow tie weakening tendency. Opening prices
v re not murh lower than Tuesdays close but
were ceTtainl. Ice below Tuesdays opening. The
q cline since last Wednesday amounts 70 about
o.. per I0" its-. aud the days business only
2. higher than the cusTr- fonIing Say Il year
ago. The butchers bought hogs at si.s9 to SLS'
mat A week ago would have cost $50 to s5-2!is-
The packers were bidders at the fun decline, but
not otherwise.
The late market considered like the cneD-
ing The Swift drove Of LEO head. sia MS. cost
81 ~. and the Nelson Norris Z Co. drove Of Lac,
head -, MS. average. cost 81. IS. Nelson Morris
a 90. also purchased the tcp hogs, a3s 70.
err e. a. sisi..
; he bulk Of the hogs the rigs and the stric.iy
kv--rride offerings not considered. sold a; 81 s.
to ,i.ssi.. against $40 g 81 81 OF Tuesday:
I-rs and light lights 80 to Ia lbs. sold
at $50 si.7e. according TO qualify; iish; hocs.
- TO 10, lbs. sol! at s.5j II si.-s the bulk at
So to $40. Medium weights. 1856 10 90 rrs.
SOLD al 81, 80 to 81 So. the bulk going az q. 20 to
siSp. The heavy cuils sold al 81 to $3.50 and
fsir 20 best heavy hogs a: $40 20 s.s7,.. Good
mixed hogs sold at si-en to $40 and common to
fair mixtures sold at 81 % to si.55.
Representative sslss-
T. ...i.Io ss...ia...; ..;i.si 5s...iss .M.so
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THE LIVE: STOCK Mia>Ers.
Natives Ac'iyr-Trxens Stcaay-y!o.s
f.Owcr-SNcep About steady.

t!iis SIDE II the wards "t'e not near large
"E IuesiaE. still IL ~Gs i cool representative
SCI ply ii-ef r;"rIc rltt q gent demand q
niue better figures tnan ry-steF,!ay. and H.. hest
ci'' F;nia' averaged l-4't lbs and brought e -.
fuic't.- cows and isif'-~ in general w,rS con-
N.' ia stead" ii Toe 90 80 define Il the week
!tcrk steers ant feeders toni a deci.si Fr.p.
and ,-hila the .1sr dssT,tI. EfrIs fr.i-. 49, =.
'f nom tine Close cf last we-h. fn"'iiuH! -
pE IN grades ar .O.S-r lover. and srr"l. CONS
ara hcifsis. Uui--7 st-ictly god are At 4 DIM.
iCNfr rdi calves toppet at so per lt~i Us.
*A'i balls and milk held fTm under d
Grt.N- Ir'iUiry
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Ic,uiuc Rates of stocks.

TgII.I-. 80
Received daily ty -. /; trancis Fro. & Go.
No alt Moth i'oUith street
';-,,r,l ay,nu. ,i.'fula1iI,Ln Railway. Drhigh
VIIl.. Vc-tsru jni'l. N"ff.ik and western, l
'|rf ."Ut.
an, oNin l.f!. Southern Railway rfi-. tu.pI
Iaci.r RAILWAY pid.. Northern Pacific. I: l..
NJ NaIN Central and Chicago. Eur.iIatar al
oB,;.'. . pot cent.
Haiirnal I.aa Rubber pfa. and Northern Pa
cifc. / To L. cent.
Giucos.. aud General Electric. 90 per cent.
Ft1ers! steel AID Tennessee roPl ard lr"n.
i.!oyc,e. Baltimore and Ohio. Southern Pacific.
Sugar an. ps,rlrs Gas. ~ TO ;-er cent.
Louisville ami Nashville, fiat TO y per cent.
I,-iaware and Hudson and G. G.. g.. II. per
PENNSYLVANIA II. to . per cent.
National Tube. Manhattan Union Pacific. Rock
Island atchis1n and Air Power. * per cent.
Aiissour. Pacific. . to 81. per cent
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Southern CNttIe TTadN-Fr"sh sVppHts OF
cTlth.rn cattle were g carloads. AMI about or
6 Il ads wee hold over from late Yesterday. All
q. the offerings from the Indian Territory.
with the exception Of , cars from 1exa5 ana
from Arkansas. Every buyer on the market and
,bare rsra n cr11 navy. was an active COM
reiitor and PRICE ruled firm 70 strong for both
cows and steers. Previous calf values we're well
sustained.
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I'ittSbuIg stocks,

s.. I-ouis. "Wednesday. Oc' y. 'apn
Received daily by l.. II Francis. E-u & Co.
No. ali North Fourth street
BID Ask.
Westinghouse Air Brake ...............IsIi, ~
PittsbLry Plate Glass .....................bs l.,
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FOREIGN FINANCE.
England,

London. Oct. ii.-consois for fnoney $50: cor
soils for the account %. Atch'son 317s: Canadian
Pacific sos.: 81 Paul illl.: Illinois central I2c:
Louisville 1sas: Union Pacific preferred 11s,: New
York Central 1851: Erie i2l=; Pennsylvania es7-:
Reading sss: Erie f,i~t preferred 36: Northern
Pacific preferred 7Si:. Gran! Trunk e,s: Ana
corda aI,: Rand Mines 4l. Money fis per cent
Th. rate OF discount In the ooen market for
rhrrf bills is 2S,T3 1915 per cont; do three
months hiils 5TsG3 15-ls. The amount ~ bullion
WITHDRAWN from the RaniS OF England on ta.anca
to-day Was fi2.0" Spanish IS es Gold premium
at Ru.nos Avres 49, so.
France.
rar,s Oct l1-Frfces on the Rour~o .o-day
ol.n.i Irregular. ard later weakened On a de-
ci,re IN Spanish IS. apparently on rehlizat,nrs
aII tho belief that the proposal To decrea So The
n>t- -rrai interest viii he accented nv tho hon A.
,,..,iers =. the close prices were steady Three
rrr r.nt rc.,tcs roof f,r the account Exrhanoe
ON London 25f lcisc FOR checks Spanish a. closed
60 30.
Gcrmnny.
Berlin oct. i7.-Exchanre London 2'rn &C
psr cont three rucrth~ bills ~ nor cont on The
Poe.se tQ-iay forre funds a-d Americans wee
MN and Canadian Pacific harder on New
Y.rk advc's. chinese securities were easter
ov ing to unsatisfactory news received from
SHANGHAI locals rea"tei realizstions
"hc weekly statement Of ths Imperial Earl,
of 6;errnaIy Is as follows. Cash Inland Ircreaso,i
?s so. .gslrn: Treasury rotcr increased $50 p01rl
other securities decreased % 40 0oHr-7. notes in,
circulation decrease s2.9-o. nor,r
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THE McKINNIE-DAvfE INVESTMENT COMPANY
Building, Louis,
BONDS, STOCKS, MINES AND MINING INVESTMENTS.

est and closing quotations on the New York
stock Exchange yesterday. Corrected daily for
The Republic by u. Z. Francis. Fro. * Co.
bonds and stocks, "a North Fourth street:
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18

BOND SALES AT NEW YORK
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, oct i,.-Sales OF bonds were made
here TODAY ~ follows:
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FOREIGN Exchn nge.

There vas n good demand for foreign exchange
ami the market was strong
h. Il Francis. Bro. q Co, repor, closing rates
as follows:
Prime sterling c. hlcs +Sdh: checks 4si'sT
L: sixty days Si;fbl.
Commercial banAers' checks asiAGA; sixty
days SibSst%.: ninety DAYS i.'e.
Grain bills asia. cotton 40
BANKERS Paris checks 3.Isi-. checks J.lsx SIX
~ days S.2l,-
Commercial French francs. checks 5.13+.: sky
days j.2... .dJ..2r.
swiss cnecks j.2ITs: sixty days b20t..
BELGIAN checAs 5.3.j.. sixty days -23N4.
Bankers r.ichmarks. cables "a II-i6 .i9.. checks
81 l-i6Ma.. sixty days ~.
Commercial checks e4izTo-is: sixty days s3s.d
13- is: ninety DAYS - 1-l5pE.
BANKERS Dutch Gu,id"rs checks ios: sixty days
commercial checks ~: sixty days :sI.
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York exchange SIC discount.
Cincinnati. - nr!. i..-T!~Irincs g. 90. 70.
New YORK exchange l5a21 discount. Mour. -
iCT cent.
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BY TELEGRAPH.


first half Of the week amounted % about O 4ssos S
and Ss.sis for the corresponding time last year
TS,iays ;nc,;, rsespSs are estimated at 5000 head.
Their was more activity this morning thar on
ruled esns so9 esad "a, to
handy weight steers selling a Little higher in
40 for eoInon 70 fa,r na.ive steers. ss@sS & for for
shipgIng cattle. tho bulk Of the trading being a;
Hssr f' ,so, II. s'. hal, Of IN. week III.
G GiS3 for the same portion Of last week and on
ns 1ss sSsn.
being further decline Of ioc to-day. with 80 oo5
me bulk "a tn. hEs sfs
nss being tine ;sa,ss e sv The
Hss against assa5 10 yesterday. ''" REPORTED A'
sSSa, ST. shs ss.sp % .s ss ss @ :
against Sa.t1 for the same time last week and
Tscep. @ '' % as The ..
ofSerinss embracing much too large a proportion
sold un=a,isfactoriy. but ock. tha, ssoWsd up
aabe =, ssss Is. a ,s % s,
Eae 10 Sss9 fSs p.s %.'.v and
ss1s Lambs were sslabis at ,s.soal for the
o .o ssss 2 Rss5fSs esH,se ss
mark market slow and generally l0@i.s lower: tstn
steers ss so bulls sssas g: cows cows "srS 81 ScS
iRssasE S .ss. Guss sns Sst q
steady: nearly all sold: veals 81. .50ls 80: little
calves ss.59as4: grassers s.. 5e95.N. 81 sep and
tambs-Receipts 140ss: sheep steady; iarlbs
opened firm to fraction higher; closed q ,rife
easier. sheep SSaIa 20: cus Se12. IS: lambs "a CSC
So: Canada lambs s -s5Ts., cuiis 80 sod64 N
Hogs.Receipts '.o1s: lower at IS Ad5.5s
south Omaha. Neb.. Oct r-Cattle-Receip.s
$500: market steady; native beef steers q. loa
SO: Western steers A94 g; Texas steers 1 $50
:; cows and heifers Gas.1o: Gamers u7s@3:
stockers and feeders s31i.Sl: calves ssds; bulls.
stays. etc, S.s94f25. Hoss-Receipts s90: mar
ket 1rHlec lower. heavy 81. .sefs .s.i.; mixed
Hs2'tIis5: light S.s9+.1,r.: pigs 81 s9T4 20:
bulk Of sales A.sst3a4. 10 Sheep-faeceipts 1000:
market steady; Western uuttons $s.s5d4: etnck
sheep Sc s5el3 IS: lambs Sa5-2s.
EEPCBl.ic SPECIAL.
St Joseph. Mo-. Oct E.-Catt!e-Receipts -:
market 100 higher: natives s4I5 50; Western s36
30: cows and heifers $2G5.05; veals 340s 20,
bulls and stags 81 -J9@4. 50: stockers and feeders
$3Y4.l0 Hogs-Rece:pts 2s3: market I0c lower:
light and Hight mixed 81. Iz4 15: medium ami
heavy & S@4; ga: pigs $3.59l4-3o: bulk g. Nm
ia. Sheep-Recepts IA: market steady
s.feo natives sv TeXans and 20ce calves: I'm
higher: native steers si.5ca5.45: stockers and
iSsders 81 25ei4: butcher cows and heifers s39
50; Gamers s235ei3: fed Westerns sSST5s5:
Texans 8 s'cf3. -; calves s.. sOa5 Hogs-R<ceIpts
is,s": trade STOW; prices ruled 10. lower: heavy
Gi.5' Sheep, Receipts 4oo): market active at
I'm rri''s: lambs S5fIs. %. rluttors s. sGT4 q:
steekers and feeders Ss.25Y4 IS: cuils s2-y9a3.c
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STOCKS AND noNDs IN BOSTON.
Call loans. 3'.GFs: time loans. 5Gs
GfncLa

Boston Mass. Oct I1-Money stocks bnrds
and mining shares quotations were n. follows.
Money.
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TINE LOCAL MONEY MARKET.
Business Active and on a Fairly Large
Scale-Demaad GOOd-Rates Firm.

81. Louis. Wednesday. oct. l., 1902
There were changes Of imp rtanc. TO note II
connection with the local saey market. Eus.-
ness to-day in all departments was active and
fuy up to the ,iail" average Of she past day or
two nothing that actually
developed. Money continues III !aEce supply. the
deposits keeping UP well. Checking
tive and there was also a very zoo! aenGHl for
money from borrowers oa both "o':ntry and local
account. but there were funds enough 20 meet all
requirements. Interest rates were practically
unchanged and steady az 5 10 per cent.
whicn basis call and time loans were made.
The bank clerringS continue 10 show up well
arld today were reported Mt ss.t?4 3i2. the bal
aIces be:nG Si.f.f0.-
Domestic Exchange.
Whitaker ~ Htslgmar. bond stock. commercial
paper and exchange brokers. 3Jl North Fourth
stre.t, quote exchange as follows:
Bid Asked.
New York ..hc dis sc dis
Cincinnati ...... 80. .........-.....25c DIS par
louisville .-.. .25r dis par
New Orleans ....................Jc dis par
Chicago .......-.........-....--.- dis lac =
City of st. Louis.
Corrected daily by Gaylord. blessing & Co 3Y1
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0s.... U NtCfisOn q
Mining Shares.
Government Bends.

New York. Oct. l7.-Covernrnent bonds strong
United States 2s refunding. registered -.....1ai
United States 2s, refunding, coupon .......lN
United States 3s. registered .-.....--.......l0SA
Tinted states coupon .1nqir
tnirtd States new iS. registered ...-........133
United States new 4s. coupon .-.......-...fs4
limited States old 4s registered .......-...1iss.
United States old Is coupon ................II4a.
United States SIS. registered ......-..........fle
United States IS. coupon .......-...........fI3i.
District of Columbia 3.65s ..................Ig3
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New York Market GOssip.

The following synopsis of the sossin in re~ans
was received By D. X Francis. Bro Bro otS Co market
New York Oct 1.-The London market was
hours available for .Sssrass duns nS sns
;ss acsis S,Sssrs Ts,s fairly .rss seller:
s9eo9 sh1res all tosether. The heaviest selling
The most Interesting feature Of thu ms-t.. "a.
me IN heavy selling OF many active stocks sy an
InaIket for several months Ths sales By y" this
partieuiar interest were placed at close 20 1900
Sugar. In some quarters this open selling vas
met TeE1rcee ,so % a: earnest In fact, was re-
for an interest that desired 70 accumulate = :ins
q stocks Consolidated Gas was bought by
Eii!aSvood & Cunningham early Ia the Say Than
Wor-ase- brokers and traders bouch. and bid M
,he prices. Keene sold steadily while advance
The strength IN Peoples Gas wa. wholly based
the ogden Interest,". had been ARRANGED last nisht
at meeting n this city. The trading Just after
ar1 seaie Wa-seran sTo. Wer. na besvw s0nrs 0n
and houses with western connections generally
the advance and large blocks Of STOCK were
supplied by houses that bought on the break a
The buying Of Reading first preferred wa, to
Co ami was based on early information thss ,hs
coai ec,nr..'ies had cnr"edAd terms demanded oy
There was only small supply Of stock in
SIGH AZ thH opening
IN The afternoon y; a Hcuse,nan & Co. took
accompanied by reports that the annual report
Will show 10 per cent earned the preferred
stock and that the fiyiSerd win he increased 10
!, per cent next year.
s'rGar declined before noon sales nf about
la.rog shares bv interests rha. have been rrornf-
TIE hull side IN the recent trading
There ~ any kind tn regard 70 tSe
company i:s prospects
London cables follows.
l.ondGu. 'fc-. f1.--Ameriran stocks irregular
but mostly = 20 :. psr below parity Gem
srdi market irregular within narrow range Cow
Sos firm at 9S7a Continental boGrses steady
without feature. Some local selling In American
stocks
London. oc-. Il (I-vsuinc1.-Americ1n shares
closed the curb active ard steady bu. prices
were below the hest prices Of the day. owing 10
realizing sales.
Other departments firm but without
special feature. Tho Paris Bou-se was heavy
and the Berlin Boer-c firm.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18

Receipts and Shipments
barley.

The barley market was steady: with light
rcceipIs. which Were a cars. Buyers were
indifferent. Mailing Grades ayerased 4las5c.
35.sSi hu., ana exports out of New York
nothing.
Considerable excitement in the f,axseed
market was the result of &c rise in the
price. and receipts of only 3s cars Quite
vance. The market closed at gain OF
:Izlt5c for futures and from 3GStsc for spots;
No N"rthwestsr9 S sold Or, at s ,Ss snd
sI.is to $50 and finished a. the last price
sellers. and Nov. at si;7oa1.Is bid. Dec.
closed at sls5s bid END May o,,t At siss , shie
cars, against SO cars last year. and Duluth
81 ears. as compared With ll2 cars the same
gained from &c to SIC.
Timothy and Clover Seeds.
Timothy seed was dull and neglected
without trade in futures and not much
spot seed. Samples ranged from s3c 10
81 Is per Genital. Oct. was quoted a; SD
l. nt th~ close. Receipts amounted to 1s2.-
7G, his. and shipments nothing.
Clover seed was reported little easier
seed was said to be unchanged at from
$50 to SO per cental with scarcely any
business done Oct. seed was offered at
.io1s but there were no buyers at that
figure Receipts were $3.50 lbs, and ship
ments nothing.
Provisions for the. most part were
weak lard being the exception. ard
1t closed at the saEae price as
yesterday. There were no transactions
i'm Oct pork: sl45o was bid. with sellers IT
SIC II was said that no settlements had
been made AT less than the latter price.
jan pork los; SC. Oct. ribs 1oc. and Jan.
ribs were unchanged. Local run of hogs
was -, 600 head. with 25.6J head estimated
for Tomorrow. The aggregate at the chief
Western packinG places was 1880. against
g. 10, the corresponding day of the year
previous Liverpool closed with I'll redUC-
tion in price of Cunberand-cut bacon.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18

i"'kSl : he o.feT. .-'-- ~ quite liberal
y,i.:n'. hut Oil nrt i.~--ass the high quality OK
h'i.t"i lass week SUPPLIES a1i tna demand
= '4-'d f-.usiIciiv 80 u;hNEn uuaFcrrs. ard with
tr-s on o tho export AMI East trade = ruling
..taily as ''ri - last week the decline of
D 10 Il, un'.ar -e"t- price,. E@oorts from
ut markets .ortin'ie Of h1d tone slv.ng ar
- - Ucc'rtanty 20 the heal purchasing
r9t recount.
The rars.. of prices on horses for the South
" 81 to $3.50. TCp kinds had a good call.
lu the lest cof1rar-st!ve strength dis
l3EeI ~ ih" medium -.nis. selling from 80
" 'H"t.a - extra Ul.s rrusei from s.. up
Et.-'fr chunks wee i-h; - lirrs tss TO $50
= Few fair 10 good driving pairs snld at $50 to
f.c~-e quotations:
i"1vy draft-t'0mm0n 70 good. go to sf5a:
cs.!c' to fancy. $50 % S9Ga Drivers-Conrnon -
Ghcic", 50 to $40: bulk. $40 70 $3.50. Coach
rrfSS>. so 10 80 Coach pairs. ssi.f sSS,.
r1tiai' r. to:nmrn 20 choice. ss5 to SIS: fan Y
S.-i to SO. Chunks. l. 200 70 I.4f1 lhs.-Comrn,7
southern fo-seS-''orlm1r good IS 10 SO:
choice 10 Extra. 80 % s8. Plugs. SIS to s45.
&t L.i-s;-'.h" market did not show as good a
.l7tr-''lce Na..nesday. and there signs Of A
i''s"rirg in the activity OF the movement While
l'por.irg active business the dealers
have not been selling quite fivci,- as thew
"Src"tsd- and have no: hscp called upon to buv
- urgently earlier In the wce1 Yet sellers
quoted definite cha:Fe in vsiueS. The trade
IN smooth fat cotton mules 49, to TX. is quoted
ti- best. most Of the mules for the !r,pen9-
for III" Eastern demand have not Changed their
toae any and slow and In immediate nenfi
ov the local interests: few have been the
market this week.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18
Chicago stocks and Rond..

81. Louis. Wednesday. Oct Il. 1850.
Received daily by Il. X. Francis, Bro. & Co
North Fourth street
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18
New York stock Quotation

81. Louis. "Wednesday. Oct. l.. 1870.
Ths follow ing shows the opening. highest. iow-
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18
Turpenfine and Ros,n

New Yors. oct. I-.-Turpentne quiet Resin
quiet.
Hides and Leather.
New York. Oct. E.-Hdes firm Leather
steady.
Dried Fruits.
New York. Oct T---Dealing= In evaporatsd
APPLES were limited to such an extent only %
supply immediate wants. aud the market was no
better than steady ct unchanged prices: state
common iG5c: prime 42.fs5iIc: choice s;S6sc
fancy edsi.c california dried fruits were quiet
and steadv- Pr1rnes s.s9s1sc per m. as to size
and quality Apricots--RGyal lif14c: Moor Park
I5ais Peaches-Peeled IsG:cc. unpeeied Sosc.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18
Third Call.
NcU York Cnrh Stocks.

ST Louis. Wednesday, oct- L. ifYo
Received 6aily 10y u. Il. Francis, Bro e Co.
No. 2I4 North Fourth street
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-18

The barley market was steady. with light
receipts. which Were a. cars. Buyers were
indifferent. Mailing grades averaged Az, 5Sc.
ard feeding 37r35r. Shipments amounted to
35..Si hu.. ana exports out of New York
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
Masonic Celebration.

The Masonic Lodges in Lancas
ter county, viz: jackson, Abney,
White Bluff and Flat Creek, will
unite in celebrating st Johns day,
at Lancaster, on June 23d, 1900.
1t is expected that Col Whitehead
Of Charleston will deliver an adj
dress on the occasion. The pub
lie will be invited and basket
picnic dinner will be served. At
the last regular communication of
jackson Lodge the following were
appointed on committees
Reception committee Maj b f
Miller, Prof l. T Baker and j G
Elliott.
Committee of arrangements
DR. w NJ Crawford, chairman II
f CofTey, T r langley, l. S FL
lott, j S Wilson, a McManus,
w j Funderburk, Or q w
Poovey, Jno D Taylor, II II Mas
sey.
White Bluff Lodge has appoints
ed the following on the committee
of arrangements: Hon j n Es.
fridge, r. f Long and + Nj
Lowry.
Abney and Flat Creek Lodges
have not yet reported their COM
mitteemen.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
Information Wanted.

BY request | am preparing for
publication a volume of memOra-
balia concerning that prince of
local preachers, Coonrod a Ply
Ter, which will interest many who
knew and loved him, and keep in
more enduring form the precious
legacy of n long and useful life
spent in advancing the kingdom
of Christ on earth.
If the readers of these lines can
furnish me any information about
tho good man gone, / shall be
much obliged if it be sent very
soon to me at Kershaw, 5 &. 1t
is my present purpose from data
secured to portray (D The Man,
his birth, education and physique;
(2) The Father, his home virtues
and posterity; (3) The Neiqhbor,
bis frisndliness and charity ; az
The farmer, his industry and
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Democratic Club Meetings.

Gills Creek democratic club
met in the court house Saturday
afternoon, and the following we're
elected delegates to the county
convention which meets at this
place next Monday
Hon. Il Y Williams, j + Black
mon, VIM Ganson, Ii f C0ffey,
w y Cauthen, Hon, w & Hough,
j b Sims, John A Cook, w =
Caskcy, l. S Elliott, j + Hunter,
II b Pardue, A j Clark, Il W
McMurray, j p Hunter, II j Har-
per, w NJ Blackmon, n b Cousar,
n = Robinson, j + Craig, j NJ
Caskey, G b Skipper, b Cunning
ham, j L Hance, q w Williams,
A McManus, w T Morris, J Nj
Perry, Nj f Jordan, j II Nisbet.
Executive committeeman-A j
Clark.
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FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.

ar lIdit0r:-Rea!ining The valuable
services rendered during his term of
Office, the neatuess and correctness
of his work, aud knowing him to he
well qualified for the position, please
announce the name Of Jno \ Cook for
re. election to the Office of County
auditor, subject to the rules governs
ing the primary.
RANY FRIENDS.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
UNITY OF LANCASTER,

q l y L o + LANCASTER,
In the Court of Probate.
BY Chas. ID Jones. Judge Of Probate.
wITEREA w. : l.. Porter has
made suit to me to grant him Lette.s
of administration on the estate Of and
effects Of Il &. Horn, deceased.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and
admomish all and singular the kindred
and creditors Of the said Il. & Hord.
deceased. that they be and ap-
pear before me, in the Court Of Pros
bate, 10 he held at Lane tster, G. IL
on the l6th dayOf May next after pub
lication thereof at IL o'clock in the
forenoon. to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should no; be granted.
Given Under my Hand and Seal this
lst day of May, Anno Domini. 1900.
n q CHAS. ID JONES,
Probate Judge.