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The evening times., 1900-06-19
LANSBURGH & BRO.
Washington's Favori.e Store.
a SPECIAL
slim -
Wednesday Only.

42-inch Pepperell Pillow Case
Muslin. Was 129c. Special
SIC yard.
5-4 Lockwood Pillow Case Mus
lin. Was 14c. Special
lOc yard.
50-inch Pepperell Pillow Case
Muslin. Was Ice. Special
1870 yard.
G-4 Lockwood Pillow Case Mus
lin. Was 1Sc. Special
IAc yard.
42-inch Dwight Tubing Was
Zoe. Special
Tic yard.
81 Atlantic Tubing. Was 1Sc.
Special
i5c yard.
81 Dallas Sheeting. Was 22c.
Special
l6C yard.
94 Pearl Sheeting. Was 22c-
Special
l9c yard.
104 Androscoggin Sheeting.
Was 27c. Special
22C yard.
Lansburgh &Bro
420 TO 426 Seventh Street.
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livery at a premium, still there was no
vim in the trade Year selling at AZ 3-Sc
in small way and no corn being secured
in the West. January was Al 5-8c. Private
cables dull, scarcely any demand. Mar
ket closed easy: SPOT, 43c bid; new, AZ 1-2c
asked; year, ~ 1-4c bid. ~ 3-sc asked; +;
January Al 1-2c bid, Al 5-Sc asked; Feb
ruary. Al S-4c bid; March, Al 7-sc bid, 42e
asked. Sales 10000 year, AZ 3-sc; 10000
year, AZ 1-2c. Settling price, mixed 43c;
new. AZ lie; steamer mixed Al 1-2c; No.
2. 80 1-2c
Flour-Market was quiet. Western su-
per S2359 245: Western EXTRA S2.55 q 80;
Western family, ;3.30G3.60; winter pat
ents. S3.S0Gi; spring patents, s3.S5@4.10;
spring straight. s3.75GS.s5; spring bakers
S29O43.15; Baltimore best patents, $3.50;
Baltimore high grade family. $3.50; Balti-
more high-grade extra, $40; Baltimore
choice family, s3.S5; Maryland, Virginia.
and Pennsylvania super, S2.35G2.45; Mary
land, Virginia. and Pennsylvania extra,
S2.55G290: Maryland, Virginia, and Penn
sylvania family. sS.30G3.60: City Mills su-
per. s25Oa265; Rio extra. s3.s5@3.sO; rye
flour. medium to choice, s3d3.25.
Oats-The market was strong Stock in
elevators. 46e,354 bus. White No. 2, 30 1-2
Q31c; do. No. 8, 20 1-2G30c; do, No. 4, 2S
629c; do. ungraded, 2SdS1c; mixed No. 2,
2S 1-2G29 do, No. 9, 27 1-2d2Sc; do, No.
4, 26 1-2d27c; ungraded. &c 1929.
Butter-Market steady. Creamery sep
arator. extra, 2Sc; extra first. 27c; cream
cry, first, 26c; creamery imitation, extra,
21M22c; Iowa and Northwestern ladle,
extra. 19d2Oc; do, extra first. I7Q1se;
Western store packed, IL 1-2d14c; Ohio
rolls, first, 17@1Sc; second, 1sQ16c; West
Virginia rolls, first. 1eG17c; second. 149-
15c; Elgin creamery prints. 1-2 lb, soc; do
l lb. 2sc; do 2 lbs 26Q27c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania creamery prints, 1-2 Ib,
2Sc; do / lb. 27c; do lbs, 26c.
Eggs-The market was quet. Strictly
fresh. zee; Western, 25c.
Poultry-Market was firm: Old fowls,
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PRICE MOVEMENTS RAPID
Tremendous Activity Throughout
the General List.
The Ticker Unable to Keep Pace
With the Deaiings-SpccuIati Of
wild Character. With a Trend
Toward Higher yaIues-Sharp Ad-
vnnces in Most of the Railways.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-This was another
day of broad and active speculation with
prices at times advancing with unusual
rapidity. The price movements were so
pronounced and wide that at intervals
the speculation was wild, and has hardly
been surpassed at any time since election
day. The ticker could not keep pace with
the dealings and market orders were fire.
Quently executed l per cent away from
quotations on the tape.
The stock of many minor railroads be-
came active under the influence of the
tremendous buying movement, and prices
were marked up with surprising ease
The news developments of the day were
not especially significant. There were
many rumors of impending railroad deals
and the unofficial statement that the
Northern Pacific contemplated retiring
the preferred shares led to rs per
cent advance and consequent squeeze
OF the shorts.
Missouri Pacific, Pere Marquette pre-
ferred and other stocks were also in ac-
tive demand and substantially higher on
unconfrmed dividend rumors The Van
derbilt companies met and declared the
usual dividends. 1t is worthy of note
mat accompanying the present bold spec
ulation in railroad shares gross earn
ings are now affording much encourage
ment.
Many OF the returns for the first week
OF December contain the proportion of
three gains to one loss with an average
net expansion of between and per cent.
The second week will likely make a bet
ter showing than the first. London today
traded in about $4,000 shares and bought
on balance. Foreign business was handi-
capped by trouble with the English cables.
The Bank of England did not advance its
minimum rate of discount as was ex-
pected in some quarters, but the aggres-
siveness of the Beers depressed the Lon
don market, with the exception of Ameri-
cans, which followed the lead of New
YORK. Call money was a shade easier to-
day, and foreign exchange was without
feature. The banks continue TO gain
heavily from the ub-Treasury
Notwithstanding the fact that the Lon
don quotations were irregular. the local
market derived encouragement from the
failure of the Bank of England TO advance
its rate First prices showed general |
gains and the volume of business ccn-
tnued on heavy scale with the dealings |
widely distributed. Heavy realizing caused |
many small reactions and traders were /
disposed to offer stocks in expectation |
OF more pronounced setback than has
yet developed The leader in the carly
activity was Sugar Refining which ad- !
vanced on rumors regarding a bull pool
and an agreement of conflicting refining
interests. Illinois Central Denver and
Rio Grande preferred. Wheeling and Lake
Erie first preferred, Missouri Pacific.
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Chesapeake and Ohio, Northern Pacific,
and the Fries were notably strong The
Vanderbilts and grangers were inclined to
dullness. Glucose declined abruptly on
announcement of new competition. Gen
erai Electric advanced two points on a
few purchases
After the first hour the market de-
veloped a fresh burst of strength in all
departments. with heavy buying for both
accounts. Northern Pacific was the leader.
and was marked up rapidly on buying for
powerful interests. This movement was
emphasized by considerable short inter-
est and the presence of numerous stop
orders. There was a tremendous realizing
on the advance, but the power of resis-
tance shown by the market was remark
able.
As each group of stocks has been taken
up commission house buying has swung
into line. and the public enthusiasm has
really needed no stimulus. The Pacifics,
grangers and Fries were the active stocks
during the last hour. They were uniformly
strong. and there was notably good buying
of st. Paul Northern Pacific and the
Eres, the latter recording new high price
levels. Toward the close there were mod
crate recessions throughout the list.
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7G7 lie per lb; springers, I 1-2Gsc per
lb; roosters, 20G25c apiece; ducks, "a
s 1-2c per lb; turkeys, &c per lb: dressed
chickens, 7aS LIE; do ducks, 9d10c; do
turkeys, 10011c.
Green coffee-Market is dull. No.
(Rio grade, 3-4G6 Use.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted cotfee-Pure Java, 32c; Maracai
bo. 22c; pure Laguayra. 22c; pure Santos,
19c; African Jcfa, Is lie; Rio blend,
IS 1-2c; Peaberry mixture, 1Sc; pure
Mocha, 3Gc; Java-Mocha blend. 27 1-2c.
(These coffees are in fancy bags, paper
lined.) If packed in cans or tubs, lie
higher.
Package brands-E. L. c., 100-lb cases,
12c e0-ib cases, II 1-10c; 36-lb cases,
- 2-10c. Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots. l1.20;
in s0-lb lots, 11.30.
Cotton-Market steady; middling, 10c;
strictly low middling. 7-sc; low middling,
9 S-4c. Stock in Baltimore, 1927 bales.
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New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock IN elevators, l,07O 367 bus.
The market for Southern was fractionally
easier. Receipts were lighter and the dea
mand was less active Sales on grade at
Y SIC for No. 2 red. and a small lot by
sample brought 72c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1.139, ,442 bus.
The market for Southern was quiet for
yellow and about steady for white. Sales
of cargo white ON grade at 44c for No
white white yellow was quoted nominally
43 1-4c for yellow or mixed. Small lots
yellow on wharf sold at 43G4ic and Il
small lot white at i4c.
Western wheat today opened dull and
easy; December. II 3-4G1 G12c. Rather stead
Ter public cables and bullish sentiment in
the West held prices very firm. Cash
wheat continues in demand. but is in
small supply. sales being made at 72c and
72 1-4c; January selling at ~ 3-4c; May
was nominal at 77c Private cables ex-
tremely dull. Market closed steady; Spot
and December, ~ 1-Sc bid; January.
~ 3-4c bid 73c asked; May, nc bid. Sales,
two cars fresh spot, " 1-4c; two cars
spot, 72c: $500 fresh spot, 7g 1-4c; 10000
January 72 3-ic. Settling price, contract.
72 1-Sc; No. 3 red, So 7Sc; steamer No.
red, 60 5-Sc.
Western corn today was dull and easy.
While demand for spot continues this de-
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THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat BareIy. steady With Corn
Easy and Oats Dull.

CHICAGO Dec. 20.--Loeal traders made
another effort today to bring about an
advance in wheat. but their success was
limited the market barely holding its
own. Commission house interest was
small, but was principally on the selling
side Liverpool was steady. IA higher.
Paris was weak. 3-4G1 IA lower. While
the Northwestern receipts were lighter
and will probably continue SO, the total
primary movement was still large, 200
bushels over last year. Clearances were
small 200 900 bushels; cash demand poor.
The seaboard reports only % loads taken
today.
The corn market opened steady on pit
traders buying May, but the market
turned easy and remained so the rest OF
the session December shorts were not as
anxious as heretofore. and January did
not receive the support that it had. The
trading in May was light all day. Country
acceptances were reported moderate.
Primary receipts were double those of
last year. The cash demand was slack.
Today's car lots were 432, of which were
contract. $50 cars estimated for tomor-
row.
There was nothing new to say Of the
oats market. 1t was decidedly dull and
featureless Receipts 240 cars, with 154
for tomorrow.
Provisions were influenced by the hog
market little higher early opening,
with the improvement lost. There were
no leading features to the trade, a good
share of the days business being in the
way of changing. Cash trade was slow.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Corrected daily by W p. Hibbs & Co., mem
hers of the New York Stock Exchange 1919
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IMMORAL SUASION.
1t Has Certain Advantages
Over The Milder Moral
Method.

Moral suasion, the appeal to the ra-
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requested to please go away will
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way. But when a pistol is pushed in
his face with the laconic order, rGetiH
he goes and stands not on the order of
his going. The pistol, with its six solid
arguments, is wonderful persuader. and
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in the line Of immoral suasion cannot be
surpassed
II is reflection on mans reason that
he often refuses to do what common
sense dictates until he is forced TO do
1t. Common sense tells a man that he
cannot live irregularly and keep his
health He Is warned and admonished
time and again that hasty eating and
irregular meals result in diseases of the
stomach and other organs of digestion
and nutrition But because Nature does
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does he goes right along until he is
obliged to reform because disease forces
him TO do so.
UNHEEDED WARNINGS.
II is only when all her warnings have
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There are thousands of dyspeptics
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The great fact is that every man and
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Only two people in every hundred who
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the doctors treatment for FIVE long
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bills, and it did no good. When he
would take spell Of indigestion he
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it seemed as though he would die. He
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sales-Anacostia and Potomac SIS. 81 900
@92; American Graphophone. Company 5s,
s1.000G9s; Washington Gas, 25G57 3-4;
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10G1s5-seller %. 10G 1s5-seller 20, 40G
1s5, 1OG1s4 rs, 142G1si 3-4; Lanston
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American Graphophone Company, prefer
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107; Washington Traction and Electric
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ophone Company, preferred. 1G0G10 1-2;
Capital Traction, 50d103 7s; Lanston
Monotype 1o0GI3 1-2.
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Mr.. Raymond BIanton,

Stenographer. Supervising Architects Of
fee, Treasury Department. writes:
l have used your Electrical Typewriter
for several months and am very much
pleased with it. indeed. In ease OF opera
tion and speed it is far ahead I believe the
electrical aid to the operator will work
a saving of from 2j to 20 per cent OF
the fatigue ordinarily incident to days
typewriting with non-eiectrical machine.
IN FACT. RATHER THAN USE ANY
OTHER TYPEWRITER, / WOULD PRE-
FER TO FURNISH THE CAHILL AT Ny
0UN cost
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Miss M. NJ. Westafer,

stenoerapher to the Secretary Of the In
terror. says.
After having used for a number OF years
a typewriter long regarded as the best on
the market, / began TO operate the Elec-
tricsl Typewriter, and found, TO my sur
prise, that could do a maximum amount
OF work with a minimum OF labor.
Il am sure that every operator who ac-
quaints himself with your machine will
prefer it to any other. consider it su-
perior to any machine / have used.
The times., 1900-12-21
Mr.. G. e. Lamb,

Secretary TO the Manager Of the National
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take great pleasure in saying that my
experience with your Electrical Type
writer has been most satisfactory, and /
do not hesitate TO say that anyone once
learning to write with it would dislike
very much to go back to the old ma
chine. The longer / have 1t the better
/ like it. and am convinced that it IS the
coming typewriter. It does so much bet
ter work and has so many advantages over
the old machines that it is bound to be-
come very popular as soon as it becomes
known. Anyone could write all day on
the electric machine without gett're the
least bit tired or nervous. which, IL my
mind. is sufficient recommendation to sell
any typewriter.
The times., 1900-12-21
Mr.. A. M. Smith,

Stcnographer to the Purchasing Agent Of
the Southern Railway Company, writes:
Referring to the "CAHILL' ELEC-
TRICAL TYPEWRITER. l am free to saw
that | consider il far superior to any Of
the other typewriting machines now on
the market
To the operator it is especially desir-
able on account of its light, elastic
touch and the ease with which a great
number of carbon copies may be made
this latter feature making the CAHiLI.
beyond comparison with other machines.
Any operator who has once tried this
machine will be very loath to return to
the use OF the old-style machines.
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Golden Medical Discovery
and it cured him. He is
well as can be and can eat
anything that he wants
and it does not hurt him.
He has not been sick a
day since and it has been
three years since he took
your medicine. l can
safely say that he is we'll"
WHERE WILL IT ENDf
No one can say where
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ton for the dependent
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Rupture Cure Free.
Home Method That Restores No Mat
ter How Bad the Case.
Welcome Advice From n We'll
Known New York Specialist.

prominent specialist in the cure OF rupture
has written book on the subject and tells how
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The times., 1900-12-21

Yesterdays was an altogether remark
able market with great strength and
buoyancy in many stocks, at times, and
weakness in others. with periods of heavy
buying and feverish periods of selling,
with the continuance of big advances be-
gun earlier in the week and with new
booms started especially for the day.
Characterized as Il whole by many as an
unhealthy market, it was styled by others
The times., 1900-12-21
Mr.. John G. Rockwood,

stenographer TO the Chief Clerk of the
War Department. says:
After operating and thoroughly testing
one OF your Electrical Typewriters, il
gives me pleasure to testify to its merits.
The unparalleled speed, together with
the marvellous ease Of manipulation and
high manifolding power, will, I am con-
fidcnt. cause it 10 revolutionize the con-
struction Of typewriting machines.
The times., 1900-12-21

Heurch's beers are unsurpassed and are every
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The times., 1900-12-21
Miss Ida w. Hunt,

Stenographer to the President of the
Equitable Cooperative Building Associa-
tion. writes:
While my practice on your Simplex or
piano keyboard typewriter was still un-
der sixty hours, altogether. could turn
ou. over half more work in an hour than
on the typewriter at the Office, which
| had used for so many years
The Simplex is the easiest machine on
which TO get out work that | have ever
seen. could very soon operate it with
out looking at the keyboard. and can
write from copy or .stenogrsphic notes
Just as rapidly as from dictation to the
machine directly. and with much greater
ease. want one of the first ones you put
out to use in the Office Of the Equitable
Cooperative Building Association. for any
one who once uses the Simplex will
never be content with any other.
The times., 1900-12-21
Mr.. r. E.Logan,

stenosrapher in the Navy Department.
says:
Though have used the Remington con-
stantly for dozen years or more, was
able to take up your Electrical Type
writer and do all my work on II the very
first day. On the second or third day
had lot of copying TO dc, and was
surprised to find how rapidly was turn
ing of the pages. was sliding along at
an increased rate of speed without know
ing it until ] had finished the work.
The touch upon your typewriter is ex-
actly what all the operators have been
looking for, and is so light. easy. and
speedy AZ. anyone who has used the
machine would. believe. never be con-
tent with any other. Although a be-
ginner on your machine. the work IL
turned out for me was finer than that
done on any OF the several other kinds
of machines in our Office, and at sight
won the admiration of the people who
knew nothing about the machine itself.
! believe you have the best typewriter
on the market, and it is bette one than
/ ever expected to see
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The simplex
Typewriter.

The following refer TO the ''simplex,D
or piano keyboard electrical typewriter,
operated BY one hand only: