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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-25
CHICAGO GRAIN

+ CHICAGO Jan. 2.-The Paris advance and
the steadiness Of Liverpool factors in
the strength of fairly active wheat market
May closing c over Monday Corn
the close provisions were unchanged to 21z@5c
lower.
May wheat opened h@Ac under Mondays close
at 66ssM661tc, actuated by an initial decline at
Liverpool Of sd. The dip was only momentary,
showed another advance. Trade was active.
foreigners and influential local good buyers,
early. May advanced to SC. Where rel for r. some
time the marked ruled firm but rather dull.
price of May to ssisdss,zc. but sharp s recovery
followed as outside markets were firm. primary
west was good buyer at this stage of the SEES
sion May advanced to 67G671sc and closed
trade was again ' fairly active noeaI receipts
were 3O7, 600 bu, against 63S. 900 last year. Min
pared with 2ss last week p'a and 81 81 year ago
Receipts here 48 cars, of contract
grade. Atlantic port clearances in wheat and
ported some Improvement in demand for cash
Corn was dull throughout the session, and
inclined to be heavy but the strength of wheat
had a steadying effect and near the end in
over last night. Country offerings were reported
a little freer and the weather was regarded as
seaboard, s2s 600 bu was an encouragement to
the bulls. although 900 Blu of it was from New
The shipping demand was slow, but some
business was transacted. Receipts here were 1856
cars. AAy Tdukcu IFoM S-1c u So14c, CioSih6
H@Kc up at 33Nc.
The trade in oats light and the tone
generally weak, but the strength of wheat boost
ed the market near the close to a level with
Mondays final figures. The first hour was fairly
active, and actuated by the depression Of corn,
there was some country selling. Some holdings
also came out on stop loss orders. After that
the market quiet. Receipts here were 800
cars. May sold from 23kc to 231sc closing
unchanged at 73hc.
Receipts of hogs under the estimate, the weak
ness Of provisions was particularly disappoint-
ing to the bulls. Prices at the yards. however,
were rather weak. The market opened easy
and trife lower. but steaded for a time. Later
influential selling principally of May pork and
lard. caused weakness. light offerings Of ribs
holding that product steady most of the time
bottom May pork sold from $l0s21s to $40. 75@p
107h. and closed 211@5c under yesterday at
SO 821a May lard from Sc. 05 to s. 97k0D6. closing
a shade depressed at s6@S. o2ls; May ribs from
$3.50 to IS. 70. with the close unchanged at s. III
1876: oats 14O; hogs $4,000
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GOT HER CHANGE IN NICkELs.
Litigation Follows Brehkinx of a 500
Bill by a Car Conductor.


Tennessee's supreme court will be called
upon at it's next sitting in Jackson to
look into the peculiar case of Mrs. Crutch-
field VS. the Memphis street railway. says
the Memphis Scimitar. Mrs. Crutchfeld
sues the street railway company for $500
damages and maintains that she has such
cause entities her to a trial on the
merits.
is related that on the day of the trans
action, Mrs. Crutchfield, who lives in Fort
Pickering having occasion to come uptown,
found that she had no other money than
a $50 bill. She tried to get this money
changed before she boarded the street car
She went to the butcher with whom she
deals in the neighborhood and offered to
pay a bill there II the butcher would
change the bill, but she could not get it
changed. So she boarded the street car
with the bill. 1t is related on behalf of
the plaintiff that she explained to the con-
ductor the circumstances accounting for the
necessity for Offering him so large bill
and asked him for a transfer at Beal street
They were not able to settle the trouble
about the bill until they came to Madison
street, when the conductor got of the car
to get the bill changed. It is asserted that
he went to some trouble to get the bill
changed entirely to nickels. He got at the
first bank. so it is asserted by the COM
plainant, SO in nickels and a SO bill, and
then went to another bank and got the SO
bill changed to nickels. He carried these
small coins to the passenger and rendered
them to her.
1t is related that Mrs. Crutchfeld asked
for time in which to count the money, but
the conductor demurred and the other pas
sengers protested against the delay, so that
Mrs. Crutchf1eld said the car might go to
the end of the line and she would count the
money en- route. 1t is related that after
she had counted the money over once she
concluded that she was 81. Is short and upon
making demand for the balance the con-
ductor handed it over to her. She had
not yet finished counting the money when
the car reached the end OF the Main street
line and turned for the round trip. Then
the conductor demanded a second fare from
her, whereat she protested and after some
argument. when the conductor declared that
she would have to pay another nickel or
get off the car, she got of the car.
These being the averments Of the law suit
from the complainantSsS standpoint, it is
intended to go to the jsupreme court to
ascertain whether or not, such circumstance
constitutes a cause for action.
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NEW YORK PRODJTCE.

NEW YORK Jan. 24.-Flour, receipts yester-
day a. 407 bbis exports 2O,O57 bbs: sales g. $50
pkgs; market was fairly active at old prices,
which buyers showed more willingness to meet
and clost firm: Minnesota patents s. 1904:
Minnesota bakers, s2.75Q3: winter patents S. so
so; winter straights, So. 35@3.45: winter extras
s. 55@2.S5 winter low grades, 81. 25@12 40. Rye
flour quiet. Buckwheat flour dull. Cornmeai
steady. Rye dull. Barley steady Barley malt
quiet Wheat, receipts $4,000 bu exports 81, ia
bu; sales 1906, 900 bu futures, 49, 900 bu exports:
spot market firm; No. red, 75Hc T. o. b. afloat.
prompt; No. 1 northern. Duluth 7Sc T. o. b.
afoat. prompt No hard. Duluth sOkc (. O. b.
crop news and foreign buying. supplemented by
prices were upheld by north and southwest
buying and scarcity Of sellers closing strong
at 1see%c net Advance: No. 2 red March, 73N@
744c. closed at 74Ac; May y 9-16@73Ac, closed
at 73Ac; July. 725sQ7sasc, closed at 73Ac. Corn.
receipts 1873 S25 bu exports So 395 bu; sales 40
bu futures. 100 GOO bu exports: spot heavy; No.
4e3sc f. o. b. afoat and 40c elevator; option
market steady at opening and supported
for time by wheat. but gradually eased of
under prospects OF larger receipts and weakness
at Liverpool; closed steadier with wheat, and
at unchanged prices; May. 391s@39Nc closed at
1880. Oats receipts IFS, 100 blu; exports 6 565 bu;
spot dull: No. 2, 294c: No. 8, 2Slac: No. 2 white
31hc; No. white, sic; track mixed western
29G3Oc; track white, 311ac; options neglected and
barely steady. Hay steady. Hops quiet. Hides
steady. Leather firm. Wool dull Beef steady. Cut
meats firm. Lard steady. Pork steady Butter
firm. Cheese firm. Eggs steady. Tallow easy.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.
THE WORLDS VISIBLE GRAIN.

NEW YORK, Jan. Especial cable and tele-
graphic communications to Bradstreets shows the
Following changes in available supplies, COM
pared with last accounts: Wheat United States
and Canada. east rockies. increase SAG 900 bush
els; Liverpool Corn Trade News: afioat for and
IN europe. decrease, 1254 900 bushels. Corn,
United states and Canada, east rockies, increase
us. 600 bushels. Oats, United States and Canada.
east rockies, increase, $4,000 bushels. Among
the more important increases reported not given
in the official visible supply statement, are those
OF GOO bushels at northwestern interior ele-
vators So 600 bushels at Chicago private elevators,
and $4,000 bushels at Akron. The principal de-
creases are those Of 219, 900 bushels at Milwaukee
private elevators $4,000 bushels at Portland, Me-.
and 60, bushels at Manitoba storage points.
The aggregate stock of wheat held at Portland.
Ore and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash. decreased
81, 900 bushels last week
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO Jan. 2.-Cattle generally slow yes
terday, including butchers stock and Gamer
Texans strong for steers. but bulls, 10c to 15c
lower. Stockers and feeders steady: calves Csc
higher than last week. Good to choice, S.. 250
$40 poor to medium, $495: mixed stockers. 1926
as S5 selected feeders a. 254. 80: good to choice
cows So 1904 so; heifers, 50 255; Gamers. 81. 20@
$780, bulls s. 25@4 IS; calves. 81 50@7 81 fed Tex
as beeves $4@4. Hogs sc lower than Mondays
average. Fair clearance. Mixed and butchers.
81 55M4. 771a good to choice heavy, 81. 1904 80;
rough heavy. s4.55d4.65 light 81. 45M4. s5; bulk
of Sales 81 6064. 20. Sheep. steady and active:
lambs strong. Native wethers 81 50@5: lambs,
a. 756. so; western wethers 81. 40@4 .So; western
lambs S. 506l6. SIS. Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs,
25 600; sheep, $1,000 head.
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Guy v. H&sry.

General and Goyerno. of Porto Rico,
For you we weave no iowery wreath of song
You, round whose brows. about whose flight.
ing name
Have flashed the tongues Of many battle
G1.lc.
Who lo.-ed to III the captain u the strong.
Yet dc tn the word unconscious, do YOU wrong.
For no" al'ount you shines hotle fame
That liz evening, like Il sunset s,amc
With blessed Peace a.. d all her 70 han: ttrunE:
ih. h.;.st that held to tri il &c .asirn :.ue
ia. sought out daTszc: as Il ..:.sr,sLrI frfen I
A.. Ea.e 1t work Ills rifle-l gh.cd Tin :
Knew wtll tht deed for n,iIbr l,e :lrs 10 ID,
En"w w;s..l to c0u.E.l, knew wtsa Sir.rg:D
sttul! hcf 4
AsJ Ia the co.q1araA $50 fellow man!
.-Jbln :sro0o Rooney.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Jan. H.-There Is a slight increase
in the wool business this week but the demand Ia
yet quiet compared with a few weeks ago. Ter
I1tory woods show some falling OF In activity
this week, but prices flrm For fine medium
and fine secured s. cents is asked while choice
staple calls for 70c. Fleece woods continue in
slow demand with prices largely nominal on ac-
count Of few sales. The market for Australian
woods is quiet and in the absence of sales prices
nominal. Following are the quotations for
leading descriptions Ohio and Pennsylvania
heeces. X and above. 3aas4c; Xxx and XXX and
above, 35436c; deaine. 3S0t40c; No. 1 combing,
3S@39c No. do. 36Gl37c Michigan. Wisconsin,
etc: X Michigan. 27a2sc: No. / Michigan comb
ing, 556fSsc; No 2 do, 34G35c No. Illinois comb
ing, 25m3sc; No. do. 34GI35c. New York.
New Hampshire and Vermont 26M27c: No. New
York and Vermont. 32G34c; delaine Michigan. $40
s5c. Unwashed and medium. ETC.; Kentucky and
Indiana one-quarter blood combng. 2IlaG29c:
three-eights blood. 2s@soc Missouri one-quarter
blood combing 27c three-eighths blood. &c:
braid combing 23G24c: Lake and Georgia, 24Gi25c.
Territorial woods: Montana and Dakota. fine me-
dunn and fine. 22i2ic; secured, 2G65c. Staple.
6sm7Oc; wyoming. fine medium and fine. 19df22c:
secured. 60463c: staple, 65@6sc; Idaho fine me-
dunn and fine, 1S0l2lc: secured. 69@S3c: medium.
2OM2Sc; secured 526o4c. Australian secured, ba-
sis, spot prices, combing supcrfne. SS@90c: good.
S6GS7c: AVERAGE. SIC.
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SEED MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Jan. A-The fax seed market
dull and heavy during the greater part of the
session. 1t would appear that the limit Of
prices have been reached for the present The
outlook, however, is that the next September
will see a higher opening than the last and more
over that 1t will be sustained. Receipts here
were cars. cars at Duluth and car at Min
neapolis. The official close. reported by the
Weare Commission company, is follows: Cash
max at $l5o, May at 81 Al and September at 81 %.
Cash timothy seed closed at $3.50 per 100 lbs.
clover seed closed at $50 per 100 lbs Mime
apolis flax seed quoted at 81 "A per Blu.
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NEW WORK BJrrTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK, Jan. N.-Butter, receipts
yesterday s.555 packages: firm; June cream
cry 2O@232c; western creamery. 2l@725c;
factory 10000. Cheese. receipts. 1858
packages; Arm; fall made fancy large.
i2z 6l3c; fall made fancy small, 12xG13c; large
late made, l1x@12c; small late made. 12@l2Mc.
Eggs-Receipts. 1870 pkgs: steady: state and
unxraded at msrk. 14Qlsc. sugar-Rew. firm:
refined, steady. Coffee-Quiet; No Rio, SAC
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK.

so. OMAHA. Jan. 24.-Cattle, receipts yester-
day 3 90O steady; native steers, &25@I5.90; west
ern steers $4aa4s IS: Texas steers, s. 703 so: cows
and heifers. So 2o@4 30 stockers and feeders $3.50
"a 72h; mixed. s4.55d4.57n: light, A50a4.571a;
pigs. $4@4.50; bulk of sales $455@4.e0. Sheep
Receipts 4100; steady; mutton. 81. 20Q Ass; lambs
81 1860
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. N.-Cattle, re-
ceipts yesterday 1000 steady; native
steers, 81. 25@6. 90; Texas steers, 5000
SIS; cows and heifers, $215G5. 10; stockers
and feeders. S. 50@5 Hogs-Receipts, 49, 600:
weak to sc lower; bulk of sales "a. $500 65 heavy
$4.55@475; mixed, s4.5o@4.6a; light. s4.4o@4.6o
pigs s.. 500. 40 Sheep-Receipts. 2,000; strong;
lambs, s.. 50G6; mutton, $3.6o@4.4O
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CHICAGO PORK.

CHICAGO Jan. A.-The pork market opened
weak on free orders to SELL After the first shot
the market rallied little but again succumbed
to free realizing. In this connection its would be
well to remember that there were many holders
who bought at 81 to $3.50 under present prices.
They are anxious secure the profits accrued.
Hence the apparent weakness. The position is
inherently strong.
The following the range of price pork:
January-Closing. Tue day. go. Monday,
81. s2,s. May-OpennG: so. 80: highest $40. 80:
lowest SO. rs; closing Tuesday, SO. S2k. Monday,
$40 SIN July-Opening. SO stu highest .s71s:
lowest. sl0s2lA; closing, Tuesday. $780, Mon
day, $1O.921f.
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.

ST LOUIS. Jan. 24-Cattle. receipts yesterday
2,soo steady; native steers. $3.75d65O; stockers
and feeders 49, 40@4 75 COWS and heifers, s2M4 65:
Texas and Indian steers, $3.50@5. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $1,000 strong; pigs and lights $45o64. GO;
packers $4 SOFA. Is; butchers, s. 70I4S5. Sheep
Receipts. 7G0: strong mutton $4M4.75; lambs,
O01f6.00.
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II suppose Hogg of Texas, thinks his
candidacy would effectually control the ma
tons enthusiasm
How so?''
He'd naturally expect all the rooters to
bs on his side. n~-C Cleveland Piaindealer,
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN,

LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. A-wheat yesterday easy,
I'd lower: January. - sid: Nay Sc SD Corn
quiet, h@3sd- lower; January, Sc sid; February.
81 sid: May. IS SID; July, s. Cd.
p. m. cfOstng-Wheat spot No. red western
winter steady. IS sd: No. l northern spring
steady. So lloyd. Corn spot American mixed new
steady IS SID; American mixed old quiet. 81
5lxd futures steady; Jan. IS SID; March, "a SID
Receipts OF wheat during the past three days
136. 900 centals. all American. Receipt Of Ameri-
can corn, during the past three days. 105, 600
centals. Weather cloudy and damp
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MINNEAPOLIS HIDE MARKET

MINNEAPOLIS HIDE MARKET
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 16.-Reported by the
Northwestern Hide & Fur Co.:
No. 1. No.
Green sailed COW and steer hides, all
weights .......................... 90 .es
Green sailed bulls, stays and oxen. 08 .07
runners ............................. .1oA .osN
Green sailed veal kips Is to Is lbs. 10ia 90
Green sailed veal calf, 8 to 10 lbs.... .11ie 10
Green sailed deacon skins, under
lbs each Observation-Disclosures. As rs
Green or frozen hides, kip and calf, 1c per III.
less than green sailed
Other grades in proportion.
DRY HIDES
No. 1. No. 2.
Minnesota, Dakotas Iowa and Wisconsin,
Dry flint cows and steers. ..12h IL
Dry flint bulls .......:............... JOE .0s
WOOL.
Minnesota and Dakotas, to quail
ity ............................ IL a III
Pelts. large, each ................... go @$1.0O
Pelts medium, each ................. 80 q 10
Pelts smaH each .................... rs q 40
Shearlings, each northumberland. 10 q .15
Tallow. in cakes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OAK
Tallow. in barrels Standardization. .04h
ROOTS
Ginseng dry Observation-Disclosures. A7535.oO
Seneca ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 81
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METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. N.-Yesterdays closing-A
further sharp uplift In the price OF spelter and
a drop in tin, the leading features OF in
terest in the market The former largely
a sympathetic move with London willie the lat
ter resulted from shrinkage in demand pre-
dominance of sellers and unfavorabie news from
outside markets. At the close, the metal ex-
change called pig iron warrants dull. Lake cop
per unchanged at $3.50; tin weak and unset
tied at $3.50 nominal: lead steady with A.M
bid and $4.T5 asked; syelter firm with AO bid
and N.S0 asked. The brokers price for lead 10
81 As and for copper, $3.50.
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PRODUCE.

vised and corrected upto noon Jan. %.

Revised and corrected upto noon Jan. g.
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE.
BUTTER-The butter market is quiet at low
range OF sentiment.
The egg market is steady, and shows but
little change from day to day. Fresh eggs
coming in fairly large quantities. Storage
eggs slowly.
The cheese market here is quiet. Supplies
are quite sufficient for the needs of the trade.
moderate demand exists.
BUTTER-Today's quotations are follows
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30xc: May. &c. Oats-No. Z cash, 24c; track
2i5Ac; January, &c; May 2436c; No white &c
Rye--S3c Flax-t1 .47h. Lead-$4.60e4.e5. Spell
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NOTWITHSTANDING
TRIALS OF SMITH WHEN SHOPPING
AT HIS WIFE'S REQUEST.

Deserted by His wits When Most
Needel-sets Enmeshed In u Circle
of Swishfuw Skirts-Most Unkfnd
Treatment at the Hands OF women
-Getting Information From the
SulcspeOp!e-Pays Detective 10
Assist In Locating q Department.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
No. spring wheat. 60N964c; No red, 67Q6sc !:
No. 2 corn. s1lsc: No. yellow corn. Bike; No 2
oats 23c: No. white. 25ls@25Ma: No. white.
fax seed, Northwestern, $50; prime timothy
seed, $3.50; mess pork per bbl 50 25@1o 60: lard
per 100 lbs S. SO@5. 80; short ribs sides Qoose).
IS. 55G5.95: dry sailed shoulders lboxed),. 5!a@
sac: short clear sides (boxed), s. .s0MS; whisky.
basis OF high wines per gal, 81 231.: clover seed,
Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbls: wheat. $500 bu:
corn 247 900 blu; oats $50, coo bu: rye 1000 bu;
barley Sc, 900 bu. Shipments-Flour, 81. 900 bbs:
wheat S., 900 bu; corn. 15s 900 bu; oats. $4,000
bu: rye IL 900 blu; barley, 81. 900 blu.
On the produce exchange yesterday the butter
market steady; creameries. 19M24lac; diaries,
1S@22c eggs. steady, fresh, 1S@1'c cheese, nrm'
12013c,
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MINNEAPoLIs HAY MARKEr

MINNEAPOLIS, JAM 24.-There is no change
to note in the condition of the local hay market
other than to say that receipts little more
liberal. The demand for the best grades
To ho pond
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MEATS, POULTRY AND GAME.
weaker feeling pervades the poultry market.
Heavy receipts have made their appearance for
the last day or two, which the demand does
not equal and the market is heavily stocked
with goods.
Veal is somewhat scarce and brings good
prices. moderate demand is noted.
POULTRY-Today's quotations follows:
T,,rl.o N =
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MILWAUKEE, GRAIN.
WV Ec11,,., ~Ano

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. .A-Flour steady yester-
day. Wheat frmer: No. northern. 65lx0e6c;
No northern, 65Iz@66c. Rye steady No 1.
551k<36ec. Barley steady; No. 2, acc; sample 34l.
64li.c. Oats lower No. white 2oAc.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS.
(Mondays Quotations.)
Praces Made Between Jobbers and Eeceiyers for
Whole sale Parcels
tFoiiowing are the prices realized for unbroken
consgnments For smaller lots an Additional
charge s made by merchants1
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter-.rhe market was
dusi but steady. Demand was tame and al
though the offerings not heavy there was
more than enough to go around Both retailers
ana shippers were holding OF, and what little
puying they were doing of the hand to-
mouth order. Current values follow:
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nuTJITH GRAIN,

DULUTH, Jan. A-The market was dull and
firm yesterday; May opened unchanged at 65Mc.
sold up to 6Skc at $40. OF to 661sc at 1920 and
up to 66Ac. Cash sales 1900 bu at &c under
May Cash sales: 800 blu No. / northern.
641sc; 1000 blu No northern. s41sc; $500 bu. &c:
1 cars No 2 northern, 611k@6lAc; car no grade.
arrive. ssNc: No. northern. cash, s4ssc: to
arrive. sssc; July, s7.sc; No: northern. Size;
No. spring, 5s3tc; cats. AQ23kc: rye. 49lxc:
barley s4135c flax cash, $l.44 May. 81 IS: corn.
30%c Car inspection. wheat. 81: corn. 54: oats.
I: rye g. barley s. fax 2. Receipts, wheat,
s. $50 blu: corn. q, 329 rye, 627 Shipments, none.
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some recent transaction, referred to the
records, saying that whenever he got the
facts concerning anything down in black
and white he dismissed them Immediately,
having no room for them in his mind.
1t was largely SO with Jay Gould, but
Gould more perfectly than almost anyone
else. remembered exactly where the rec
Ords bearing upon any given transaction
were filed. Once when the conduct of the
Western Union, or some other of his prop
critics was being examined into by a con-
gressiOnal committee he failed utterly to
recall the details concerning transactions
of vast Importance. 1t was assumed by
the newspapers and the public, at first that
Gould only slammed fOrgetfulness, but time
showed otherwise. Soon after he had told
the committee he couldn't remember" the
Gould clerks were set to getting out old
records Mr.. Gould was able not only to
state in what book each record required
could be found, but also on what page of
the book, yet, curiously enough, he could
not give any details worth remembering.
His memory, it will be observed, had been
trained, no doubt unconsciousIy, to hold
exactly what would be needed most in an
emergency Asked about the size of
certain check which changed hands when
the Western Union company was created by
consolidation, he said he really could not
remember whether it was for S., 000, 900 or
SO 1000, 900, and 1t was assumed that he
didn't wish to tell, it being absurd, ap-
parentiy, 1Or MIN really TO forget Sucn an
important detail. Later, from the records,
he secured the information and presented
1t to the committee. The check was only
transfer of funds, important when signed
but not afterward.
had a first-class, all round memory; GER
tainly he excelled surprisingly in one di-
rection. He was interested in more organ
izations managed by boards Of directors
probably, than any other man in New
York. At all events the corporations
business religious and philanthropic-to
which he belonged were so numerous that
1t would have taxed most men to keep
track of them. But that was an easy thing
Tor him. Apparently, he never kept any
memoranda Of the meeting time Of any
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