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Washington telegraph., 1900-08-10
Lights and Shadows
OF the Emerald Isle--The
Eye is Delighted but the
Heart Made Sick.
CONDITION OF THE PEASANTS
Why THE IRISH LOVE IRELAND, AND
WHY THE IRISH LEAVE IRELAND.
-PATHos AND HUas0K
MOVES OUR Con.
1 RESPONDENT.
CONDITION OF THE PEASANTS
Dublin Ireland


I do not blame the Irish fer Low
lnt Ireland,
DO not blame the irish for ieay-
ingWeland
Fam the FIRST glimpse I had of
the NeIald Isle, ea.ly Wedaes-
day fprning when its beautiful
mountdns loomed up IN the qray
OF the pwn with an occasisyial
soil clouS clinglng fcndly about
their heaa, to this good moment
| nave seq nothing that was ..ot
pleasing tothe eye and JOY to
the soul. Tam not speaking of
the scenic panAfama of course for
God knows theie is poverty enough
and rags cnou.h and ignoranpe
enen n and hopcSes, hepless III,
speakable slavery enofgn TO make
the soul sore and sics, l hopc.I
am not unduly sentineatal; | no pc
| appreciate IN its fuiest signifca-
tion the great fun lamcntal fact
that the poor we hSe with us al,
ways" hope I amnot too reck ,
less in venturlng 3 earnest an
opinion upon so SHIRT an invest1-
gstlon but L dcplte, l abhor, l
protest against th unhappy CON
dltion that puts human beings.
human beings wa red blood in
their veihs like Ynrs and mine
gentle reodef unoIthe same plane
with the bcaks otihe field,
From QuefnstoNH to Cork and
trom Cork flo Bbrney and from
Blarney 4 XII hrney aid from
Killarney + Dub i'm the bulls and
slopes and EalIeyS Of this beautl-
! full Irelardare c4e vast mosaic OF
green and dglowg tor the agrieults
ural sysIen di9ides The tllIable
area intbmanY small plots Of IT.
regular 4 Q and variable shapes
|
all sepaFcd from each other by
stone becs and green hedges
while t4 hard conditions that cor
front 4 reasantry require the
cultlvahn of every available inch
Of grofi SO Ireland is a garden
IA lofy garden-cGltivated with
the nj pSt care by race cf seris
wAosd d5u1ItIon is infinitely worse
and Pre- degraded than thato OF
the rfnest blacks among US |
had i'd Of The lrishman living IN
tie she miserable tlatch ,rooted
cottqE with his pig AMI has cow
and 1 now know II TO be true. l
havaeen ths man, the wife, the
chi FIN, the pig the, COW, the
lchla ans IN the same cottage while
IN broad Fireplace with its turf
fire Ipg a small pot in which was
cod dlng ell there was ofthe family
dirhr. l have met The lad OF the
hq pboid driving 10 The nearest
ten bis small donkey cart laden
wi u handful of cabbages or .
! pNamid OF turf blocks and III.
Washington telegraph., 1900-08-10

Richard Parker who lived If tho
inscription on his TOMB is to be re,
lieu upon no less than las years.
yielding up the ghost IN 1871. As
proof tha. the Park ers were ia the
habit of living long his son vic
lies by his slde-same authorny :
lived no less that 127 years. The
Cathedral IS very handsoms. Thea
we drove to aspot I had long hoped
10 visit. 81. Anne's church Protest.
ant in the old beIfry of which 4 II
hang the famous 'Bclls o'Shandon'
Of whlch Francis Mahony (Fatber
Pront) wrote s. beautifully years
ago IN that little poem that has
fingered IN my memory alWI US u
seems to me and which breailes
the purest spirit of patriotism ard
devotion give the first verse;
with deep affection
And recollection
Ioften think Of
The shandon Bellsi
Whose sounds so wild would
In davs of childhood
FIJI ground my cradle
Their magic spells.
On this ponder,
Where er wander,
sweet Cork, of thee;
With thy Bells'o Shandon,
That sound SO grar d on
The pleasant waters
OF the river Lee,''
] should like to quote the entire
poem but 1t Is familiar to 50 mary
people ] will refrain. You nay M.
-~--e we heard the chimes for q
smiling in the palm of the sexton
in this land of tips would haye
worked greater wondera than that
Outside the churcbyard, where our
jaunt1ng cars awaited us q mot,ev
crowd of ragged urchins with un-
kempt hair and dirty faces had
gathered to pounce uron us and
touch the tips of their fingers e
their caps and bes pennies of us.
SO persIsteat are these beggara
that if you but smile at them or
manifest the least interest in them
they will follow you for squares.
Hard by the doors Of St, Annc's
is the famous Cork Butter MAJ
CONTINUED next week.
Washington telegraph., 1900-08-10

But, there is q bit of Irish blood
in my VEINS and sometimes Irish
blood enables its owner 70 snap
his finger at Fate and dare her to
her worst, to pluck up couiago
"against a sea Of troubles" and
gives him a heart for any fato' -
And so l will say a few words con-
cerning tine bright side of this fair
island the first sight OF whose
shores filed me with strange ex-
ultation, At Queenstown our lug
gageipassed through the hands of
the customs officers whose long ex-
perience With the American toul1st
has taught them that a CAREFUL cx>
aminatiGn is as unpleasant
as TIN 10 liable. So lhat Job WI S
quickly off our hands, Then our
luggage was locked in car ali to
itself TO be forwarded to Killarney
wLll9 we took seats ID the queer
little boxes that form the several
compartments of The English rail
way coach to be whlrled eff TO
Cork where we bad q hasty lanoh
at the Imperial Hotel and then
started in jaunting cars for a ride
about the clty, during which we
visited 81, Fin BaIre's Cathedral
the third OF It's name TO occupy the
preseLt site since tneaith century.
Ny driver, a volablo but entertain
ing CID fellow bearing the name of
Michael Mahoney showed me the
grave in the Cathedral yard of one
Washington telegraph., 1900-08-10
COLONEL JE1E"F 1EiF2SOI DAVIS
The Mex Governor OF Arkansas

driving back again with a few
pence in the pocket of his ragged
coat. With no implement but q
spade and no incentive but the
necessity Tor keeping breath III hi S
body, the IRISH peasant cultlvates
bis crop ofpotatoes, Digs his winter
, supply Of turf year after year aud
dies ia poverty bequeathing to his
numerous progeny alegacy Of
hopeless toni, / cannot belleve the
stories of this peasants total ms
capacity stories that | hear right
here and out of the mouth of Irish
men, for | know that under happier
conditions he4has bequeaihed quail
ties to. hischildrvn that haRe put
them in the front rank of the
worlds greatest men. | came over
here TO spend few weeks as plea
antly as | might and with no H.
tention or desire to send back such
q lugubrious tale otwce but ever
since the ragged bluc-eyed Irish
lad who met me the first moment
after my arrival at Queenstc wn
with an invitation TO take a ride in
his jaunting-car, came dangerously
near lying to me in bis ardor to
wiring few pence from me, | have
bad my attention directed in many
ways to the poverty and the con-
sequent depraVity of the poor of
ihis eonntry 4nniaIs4 s,s's.'' = -
pressed and depressed to the ex-
tent that the pathetic hopelcssness
of 1t lay on my heart as a burden.
/ know not where the fault lies, If
fault there be and / would not I'M.
peach the integrity of my race
which has always stood for the
principle OF the largest liberty OF
which the individual is capable
with safety to the common veal
but the unhappy condition of these
people appeal to me In the strong
est way. ] think I could not have
written this letter without this lit,
lie prefac1ory outburst of protest.
Washington telegraph., 1900-08-10

Considerable apprehension exlsta
on account Of he rep orted reap
pearance in Pekin politics OF Il st
anti .Eorelgn fanatic III Ping Hung,
1t is certain that with I'll Ping
Hung and Prince Tuan al the head
OF affairs In China a religious war
of derv'sh-Iile fanaticism will be
waged against all foreigners.
There has been lighting between
the Russians and Chinese btar
Techc. The Chinese were defeat,
ed loosing about 200. Ihe RussiaR
less was s men KILLED AM 8wJund
ed,
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Auction Sale of Land.

BY virtue of power conferred upon me
by certain mortgage executed by Ben
McCullers and duly recorded in Registry
Of Wake county in Book No. 124 al
Page 365, will offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash at the court
house door in the city Of Raleigh, n. c..
on Wednesday, February Z, 1900, at II
O'Clock M, tract of land situate in
Wake county in st. Mary's township
about seven miles southeast from Raj
eigh and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the north edge
of the road leading from Raleigh to Bat.
ties Bridge the southwest corner, thence
north 21a degrees east 152 80 poles to
a stake in Caswell Powell's line, thence
with the same east "a poles TO red oak
thence south / degree west l24 40 poles
to a stake in the old dover line, thence
east ~ poles to stake on the branch
thence up the various courses of said
branch about IS poles to a road, thence
westwardly along the road 112 poles to
the beginning, containing one hundred
and eight acres 10S acres save and ex.
cept from the above tract fifty acres on
the south side of said tract heretofore
CONCEDED to James Holder.
B. Il. MONTAGUE. Mortgage.
Raleigh. n. c., Jan. /, 1900.
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tone of steadiness, and the character Of
the small buving demand showed Il sub
stantial improvements Dealings i'll the
highly speculative industrials sill pre-
dominated, but the proportions OF rfie
dealings in them were not 50 excessive.
There wa sa notable movement in the
Leather stocks early in the day, but it
was not well sustained. Third Avenue
suffered a violent decline of 64 points.
but recovered 81. Otherwise the group
manifested strength under TIE iDfuence
CT the covering by the outstanding short
interest, who We're influenced by the gem
cral strength OF the market. Reports
of military success for the British made
London market strong and was reflected
here. The upward course of sterling eN-
change and exchange en- Paris served
somewhat to neutralize this infuence.
in spite of the continued fall of the Eng
fish diScomt rate.
The decided Improvement in the buy
ing of railroads was conspicuous i'll the
Changers, Southern Pacific and Baltimore
and Ohio, though the latter stock met
free offerings to realize. The railroad
hist generally was benefited sympahet
ically by this strength. The St. Paul
statement for the second week in .Janua--
ry encouraged buying I'M view of the $3l1,
800 increase. over last years earnings.
which in turn had been greater than the
year before by S144.355. The supple
mentary report Of the Baltimore and
Ohio. for the six months ending Decem-
her 31st, 1899, was an Influence OF
strength, with its estimate of II surplus
over interest and rentals for that period,
s.. 201, 513.
Statements ON authority OF the acquire
nlent Of Southern Pacific stock by Union
Pacific interests helped the market for
railroads. The increased grain move
ment, good expert dcmaid for wheat
and the continued increase in the money
supply were all factors of strength. 80
also was the statement of the countries
foreign trade for December. The pre-
linyinary statement of agricultural eXr
ports had shown Il decrease frCm last
December CT SIG. 212.3GS. and as the to-
tai exports for the month showed a de-
crease from the December Of 1898 of only
S14. 800. 431, the difference Is attributed
to increase in the exports Of manufac-
tmed product to the amount of Sll.646.-
I937 Taking the calendar year as a
whole, the decline in the excess of gold
imports, leaving the favorable balance OF
trade about The same as the year before
The market for bends was not very
aorive. but very firm. Total sales (par
valued 81. DO, 900.
United States old Is advanced a in the
bid price.
The total sales Of stocks today were
30. 7OS shares including: Atchison pre-
ferred. $3.50 Baltimore and Ohio, $3.50;
Norfolk and Western. 10.2S0: st. Paul.
$3.50; Southern Pacific 1865: American
Tobacco, 26,050; BROOKLYN Rapid Transit.
1865: American Sugar. 29.550: l-eath-
er, II 1865.
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NEW YORK.
New York. Jan, Il. Cotton futures opened
Futures closed steady and quiet
LIVERPOOL

spot cotton quiet; mluuiiuS nplanuS 4 -loi
mtddling gulf ILLS; sales 100 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIv sRPo IL, January I'll p. M.-Spot cot
ton fair demand; AMERICAN middling fair at
I'D; good middling 9-Sz; mlddllng
1-2d; low middling ll.32d; good ordinary
1 g I'D; ordinary 3l-3zd
The sales of the day were II. 600 bales, OF which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 5000 American: receipts since last re-
port, 1000 bales, including 3,i00 American.
Futures opened easy and closed quiet at the
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SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue Of the powers contained In
a deed Of trust from j. Il. Fleming and
wife to the Trustees of Rex Hospital.
which said deed is recorded in book 81
at page 60, Register of Deeds Office for
Wake county, we will, on Saturday, the
9th day of January, 1900. expose to
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, at the court house door
in Raleigh, n. G., the following de-
scribed tracts of land, to-wit:
First: That certain tract or parcel
of land lying and being in the county
of Wake, said State. adjoining the lands
Of j. NJ. Fleming, VIM. Mitchell, Jaspar
Fleming. j. s. Still, Sallie Williams,
John Wall and others, bounded and de-
scribed as follows. First tract adjoins
the lands of J. NJ. Fleming on the north
William Mitchell on the east, Nathan
Dunn, col, on the south and the upper
Leigh on the west, and begins at n
stake and pointers in the. Leigh line and
runs thence east IA poles to the junction
of the William Still branch, thence mp
the courses of the said Still branch to
an ash, thence. S III II with William
Mitchell line 711a poles to stake in
said Mitchell line, thence West 124
poles to rock in Leigh line, thence n.
81 degrees Il. with said Leigh line 60
poles to the beginning, containing 50
acres more or less, same being lot No.
10 lands Of James M. Fleming, deceased.
AS surveyed by W. Il. Fowler on Octo-
Der 2S. 1886, and drawn by said J. r.
Fleming in division of said lands OF j.
NJ. Fleming, deceased.
Second Tract: Bounded on the north
by the lands of Jaspar Fleming and
said J. r. Fleming, on the east by lands
Of said Jaspar Fleming, on the south by
the Raleigh road and on the west by the
lands Of j. l.. J.. Still, containing 70
acres more or less, same being the home
place OF said J. r. Fleming in the town
Of Rolesville, and being the place where
on said Fleming and wife now reside.
Third Tract: Beginning at a stake on
the Louisburg road, Sallie Williams cor
ner, thence s. IA degrees K. 90 poles to
a poplar in the branch, John Wallis line,
then S. 80 A-100 w. S5A poles to a
cornerstone, thence w. 50 degrees w.
131 poles to a cornerstone on the Louis
burg road thence with said road nearly
east to the beginning. containing 81
acres more or less, the same being
known as part of the Charley Jordan
land. and conveyed to the parties Of the
first part by Sid n. Terrell by deed re-
corded in Register of Deeds office for
Wake county and hereby referred to as
part OF this deed for certainty OF de-
scription.
TRUSTEES OF REX HOSPITAL.
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Coupon Notice.
Mechanics and Investors
Union.

Stockholders who own FULL PAID
COUPON CERTIFICATES in the
MECHANICS AND INVESTORS
UNION, can have their semi-annual
coupons, paid on presentation at the
COMMERCIAL AND FARMERS
BANK. on and after Saturday the 23rd
day OF December.
Owing to the large demand for loans
on residence property, the Directors OF
the Company have authorized the further
sale of Full Paid 500 shares Of Divi-
dend paying stock at eighty dollars per
share, cash. This gives the purchaser
an eight per cent. investment, of which
$3.50 is paid in cash each year land
$4,000 profit at maturity. This stock is
amply secured by first mortgage on
residence property in Raleigh and other
prosperous Cities and Towns in North
lCarolina. Dividends are paid promptly
in Jnae and December. For further
particulars address
b. s. JERMAN,
Treasurer.
GEORGE ALLEN,
secretary Pullen Building. Raleigh.
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*Da1ly.
Nos. 403 ard 402-"The Atlanta Specials"
Solid Vestibuled Train of Pullman Sleepars
and coaches between Washinst ton and Atlanta,
also Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and
Charlotte, ". c..
NOS ii and 80 The s. A. L. Express" Solid
Train, coaches and Pullman Sleepers between
Portsmouth and Atlanta.
Both trains make immediate connections ut
Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans,
Texas, California, Mexico, Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Memphis, Macon, Florida.
For tickets, sleepers, etc. apply to
II. S. LIZARD. T. r. A.,
2. T. SMITH, C. r. A
Marlborough House, Raleigh. n. C.
&c. st. John, Vice-Pres. and General
Manager.
Fl. W. B. Glover. Traffic Manr'r.
V. Il. McBee. General Supt
l.. s. Allen. Gen. Pass'r Agent
General Offices. Portsmouth. Va.
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.RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.
Corrected daily by Grimes & Vass.
RALMeH, N. c., January IL.
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u.r~THoss. Nd. January H.--FI"nr dull
and unchan yed; winter wheat patent 20 600
$50.
Wheat irm: spot and month SO I-2a9s 7-s; Feb
rnary 50 7-ia % l-8; Southern whest BY samp c
e5EI 1T; do. on grade --.
Corn dull mixed, spot and month 7kas7k
February 81 l-4a37 IL; Southern white and
yellow 80 Liars.
Oats firm; No. white western. 30 1.4asl.
rive dull; No. nearby "a; No western
&c. nominal.
Cheese firm; large l3al3H medium l3La
13H; small 1lKai3%
Butter firm; fancy creamery 29a30; fancy
creamery, imitation, z2a24 do. ladle L0a2l; do.
good lade l9a 20: store packed 16al6; rolls l7a2l.
Eggs irm; fresh BIC. per doZ.
Sugar strorg unchanged. Coarse and fine
graduated S. 81.
NAVAL STORES
CHARLESTON, y. c., January l7.-Turpentine
hrm at % 49,; sales
Quote b, q, d, e, $l.20: F, $3.50; G, 81 IS; II
b, si.66; I, Sl.70; X, $i.8o: NJ, S2.l0; N, $3.50:
VIC, 1895: WV, S3.3j.
WILMINGTON, N. o., January l7.--purpentine
firm at 50 Lead; receipts Al CASKS.
Rosin firm at Sl.20al"6; receipts $50.
Crude turpentine firm, 81 .60aH 80; receipts "a
Tar steady At S1.s5 r,*elpts 276 barrel.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. II. TurpenGiue quiet
80; receipts Slt; sales Iss; exports 1875.
Rosin firm; receipts 1908; sales !, 1873 barrels
exports 6,fA.
Quote A, b, C, D, f, sl.l5: Il, fl30; G, s. 40;
FL, Al.70; /, Sl.80; K, 81 80; NJ, sails; N, S2.65
W G., $3.l5; WV, 1855.
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COTTON.

New York. Jan. l1.--pricc fluctuations
and the volume Of business on the cotton
exchange today were insignificant
Though room traders entertained more or
less decided ideas as to the course prices
should take few operators showed the
least inclination 10 transact business.
The outside public the South and Europe
were content u trade in Il listIesS fash
ion ON both sides of the account. The
early cables from Liverpool We're quite
satisfactory and in conjunction with light
foreign buying orders, sent prices one to
six points M on the Oall.
The market was barely steady at the
advance however. and soon after the
opening prices slowly settled back 10
about last nights final figures. \ re-
port gained circulation near midday that
Neill was about to reduce his crop es'ti
mate and prices worked up a peg or two.
only To react under Il flat denial by that
Statistician that such was his intention.
Every Indication pointed to small receipts
for the day. but in the afternoon Sabine
Pass and Port Arthur announced clear
ances OF 1920 bales, making total for
the day of II .224 bales. almost double
the amount anticipated. NOtw.th-
standing the increase prices advanced
slightly in the last hour and the market
closed steady with prices one to five
points higher.
NEW YORK.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRx, Jan. H.-S p. M-Money on call
steady at 1ai per cent; last loan 21-2 per cert
Prime mercantile paper per cent. sterling
exchange heavy with actual business In
bankers bills st 1876 3-iat4.87 for demand. and
atR4S3 1T for sixty days. Posted rates 81 "a IL
and 1888 l-2. Commercial bills s4.82 l-qa4. SO.
Silver certificates IS l2a59 l2. Bar silver So 5-s
MEXICAN dollars A ID. Government bonds
st sa6y. state bonds steady. Railroad bonds
weak.
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PRODUCE.
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, quiet, 5-16; 1908 bales.
Norfolk, quiet, 10; 1898 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, Z o-8, - bales.
Hoston, quiet, b-S: eco bales.
Wilmington, steady, Ia. l,s6S bales
Philadelphia, quiet, l5-l6; 40l bales.
Savannah, dull easy, h-l6, 4, 300 bales.
New Orleans, steady, Z 3-S; 10, 522 bales.
Mobile, teady, 1915; 744 bales.
memphis, quiet, 3-s, 1871 bales.
Augusta, quiet, 7-l6; 357 bales.
Charleston, firm. 5-l6; ass bales
Cincinnati, steady, Tbs, 70s bales
Louisville, steady, 75-s, - bales.
st. Louis, quiet, 7-16: $50 bales.
Houston, Gull 5-l6, 2,49S bales
New York, quiet, ll-l6; 300 bales.
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MOVEMENT IN LEATHER
IT WAS NOTABLE But NOT WELL
STAINED.
IMPROVEMENT IN BUYING OF RAlR0 ADS
Statements on Authority of the Requirement Of
Southern Pacific Stock by Union Pacific
Interests Helped This Market.
Cotton IS LiSiless.
Cotton is ListIess.

New York. Jan. 17.--No material
change in the market for staple cdttor
goods. Improvement an the demand this
week is maintained, but aggregate busi
ness still moderate. Tone of the market
unchanged. and prices steady at first
hard i'm brown, bleached and colorcd cot
tons Print cloths quiet but steady
tlaroughout. No change in the gingham
situation. Print cloths without business
IN regulars and odds quiet, prios um
changed. Wooden and worsteds, dress
goods strong. SONG lines advanced 1C
per cent. and higher prices pending fol
oashnreres. Silks very firm and occa-
Sionally > per cent higher.
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Standard Gas and Electric Co.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Ills, Jan. 11.--Lght domestic
receipts and the small decline at Liver
pool in the face of the heavy slump here
yesterday resulted in firm wheat mark
ct today. May closing x 10 3sc. improved.
Unreasonable weather gave backbone to
corn May closing Il to 3sc. over ycster
day. Oats at the close were Il to Hc.
higher and provisions a shade lower.
CHICAGO. January IL.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Jan. L. The stock mar.
kct continued duh and without much life
but there was an urslnistakable under
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. Olo

C2sh QnOtRtIODs WerA rs TOIIOWS:
Flour steady; winter patents s3.40aS.5O; do.
straights S3.0Oa3.20; do clesT S2.S0a3.i0; spring
specials $4.i0; spring pateuts $8.30aS.50; prn Z
etraights S2.65asOn: boxers sl.9na2.6O. Wheat :
No. 2, spr ng =; Nc. spring 60aS2 L.;
No. Q red no J. aoo Corn-No q. 81. Oais
No 2, 2'a23~: No. 2, white Is 8-ta26; No. 3
white Is S-4aa16 Rye-No. 4, S2a5i. Bar :
ley-No. z. 3sasI Flsxseed-Ho. /. s. 90. Prim =
Timothy seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per Dbl 80 g. a
5000. Lard, per 100 lbs., e5.92s sS.0S; Short
rib sides. loose, SS.67ka592 dry-satled shout
ders boxed 5 l2a5 "a. Short caa~ s,Has.
bnvad 5Sja59O: whiskey. on basis OF hien
vines 3l23H.