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New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
THE BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston: Dec. 26-"The American wool and r-,++o,
IN It's annual review Of wool situation n
s1uLuslVe OF manufacturers holdings $50 247 $50
g1unos as compared with 1898 $40 pounds wear ago
Inc stoes IN the three principal OF the Unfted
Boston, New-York and Phladephfa-an1ount 10
1So sOo3se pounds. compared with ia Dos so onis
Last year Inc stocks Of wool 130 O19 9s4
IouhdS as compared with 66.113.74S last year This
comparatively limited demand wool this year in
creased ipotations OF foreign wools the fact thar
Nely small percentage OF this years clip has
Deen disposed OF 70 manufacturers have
and this IS especially wool sections
OF the mississippi River. The production of the
into Boston have been $50 pounds as cornpared
with S4SI2491 pounds year The sales OF wool In
ls BOSTON market since January 146eT5 100
Potns as compared with 947 T78 pounds last wear
IN other words. the volume has CON
sdsfably less than half OF that year The wear
ISoO VII pass into history the quietest ana
repression Eas characterized the situation
abroad and at home feature business OF the
year mas oeen the increased substitution
a'u d preference Tor the medium lower
OF WOOL as distinguished from he fine GRADES As ~
the business OF the last week presented but few
IeateS OF interest calling for special mention The de-
season ana has principally territories urvashed
neeees and secured wools The amount to about
oOOOO0 poun5s and represent quite large number Of
transactons Prices. while favoring
sufcenty changed TO general lowering o.
quotations hopeful feeling pervades That
WIN the turn or the New Year improved demand for
market from its present condition Iethargy This
feeling is naturally strengthened somewhat by the con
tinued encouraging advices received abroad The
safes IoF me week n Boston amounted to 2ss 700
total or zooS 700 against total of 3s0OOO0 the
previous week and total Of 2S50OOO for the
TO 14e e5 100 pounds against 3 T76 pounds for ts
corresponding time last year. - -
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

- sasn q0otaIons We're follows: Flour dull IN
ehsnSed; Sa No spring wheat 66g1Ie; No red 72g74c
NO NO corn. 361%c; No yellow. 36Ac; No oats 22Ic
Ne white. 251e a26e; No white "a R25se; No rve
81 se5 1c 81 tar 70 choice mailing barley 52Q5Ic; No
pork per Dbl sIi i21sGSii g. ar eS lao IS se 20
shoulders 0boxed, SIS sTizqs6 i2iS short clear sigs
tSoAd go 6DIs6 IOi whiskey high wines 81 ~
inaeve creamertes 15q23e; dairies 12d2Oc Cheese T
loAq11Ac, Eggs fairly active: fresh, 2Oc @-
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2e.-Flour dull. Wheat quiet. No .
red red SG TveS Corn easy No mixed case Oats quiet
%bee Fq5 Ir mests sasy So s7s Bacon easy. 81 S.
Duluth. Dec 2s-Wbeat-Casb bs-d -oz. - .
N9rtheGn; 707sc; No Northern 61ls a661kc; No nnr
o<+=@09+2c To arrve-No hard 73I5c. No I No-+ta-s
q &c; December 7O%c May. 75c. Corn Ssikc Oats
I53ec; No Northern, 6e1TIc. Rye steadv. No = ia
oI &c Barley lower; No .. 599eec; sample s5T57c
Minneapolis. Dec. 2e.-wheat-cash 72Ec; Nav 7azc-
72hc; No Northern 6Ss asse Fio1rF,t 10 >ogtae[n ,
81 second patents So 9O first clears So s0s2 90 ss~n
clears 81 SOgS2 Bran higher; in bulk S1I 756s12
Philadelphia Dec 2s.wheat firm &c higher; contract
Deeember 411k@41%c Oats steady No white cIipHed
Butter quiet but steady; fancy Western cream
nearby 25c do western 25c do southwestern a4ci ga
ocutnerh 2oc Cheese quiet but firm: New-York fun
creams fancy small II q12c: do fair to choice 10s n
He Recepts-Flour 400 bbls g. 723 600 n in $500
Weat $500 oush corn. $4,000 BUSH oats Is 600 busb
Shi@Pments-Wheat @ $1,000 bush $1,000 bush oats
St Louis Dec. 2s.-wheat lower: No red cash nc.
Te2er I o5:e; January 71c; No hard 6sae9c Corn
NJ ~ casn S4c December, "a lse January S4ssc;
May. 243s9241zc; No white. 2sa26lSc @o7'ci
IoisGo, Dec. 26.-Wheat dull cash and Deeanher
No. gay oIS sc Corn dull. firm; cash December and
Z2c Rye, 511ac. Coverseed dull firm ISe9 I7-iro
80 1o' december 50 s24s March. Sc 90 Oil unchanged
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

coTToN-slaHy a day has passed since cotton speeu,
aLc- been confined the ueagrs dealings recorded
q Change daring this morning ana afternoon Fluetua
ions hardly with the spathetic trading.
reaching points On the first call the feel
ING stea5y but operators could be induced 70
ply absence Of from The English
set T-lch sl closed IN observance Of the chrtst
naE holidays Prices unchanged 10 points higher
q hEi sales the Of the forenoon ed not vary
pp-nts The room element W6s seriously handicapped
y sesrcg Of orders from the public and foreign oontn-
go and By insufficient Information with which
ne crop afternoon session
Sc -1ore Interesting In the Of changes in value
a-ter estimate for large receipts
AeOrleans tomorrow led nervous light sell
- which q when buyers extremely
- and FAR between Prices tered accordingly
z ea1z points from tie best level OF the morning.
s-...g q orrso Soon afterward the pit presented
---llt-e slectsce. and The Of the
el.ssee YEARLY while fluctuations confined
Po-at OF 80 Shorts made by predc-
-s g sqreeIe' IN January and March and by
- oesrable grades spot cotton the South
ofFri.s e-s ne4o a. daily Increasing premiums.
o5e-ce .sosn ne South noted changes of
y, - 80 AfEets. With sales small The local mar
eFsrees - n S.osed barely steaoy with prices
The range Of courracr ,vf,.. - -. -,
d follows S'-0~S Al t"e tOcs4 hsrkeL to-day
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
Cond's'd


The Exchange price remains at 81 cents net to the
shipper.
PoULTRY-ALrvE-Rece 30 carloads BY freight
sn5 liberal quantity express Demand moderate ana
except choice heavy fowls ana
steady few fancy turkeys, ducks
and cease are exceeding outside quotations pigeons
stsad2 We quote: Fowls per n eqS1zei chickens, Sc;
FOSTERS SIZE turkeys. 7asc ducks per psiT 45q7oc;
9nsf,ss of turkeys carried the holidays. fresh
sents and invoices very liberal and with scarcely any
dsosd except from speculators low prices the mar
s 1s weak and irregular. Holders willing 70 accept
ai6on Tor select hens eeize for mixed weights and S
attracting very little attention
carried the holiday opens up more
of Of the fresh receipts
The mild. unfavorabls weather OK
ast week has considerable proportion OF the
rtvas 10 come iced but weather has turned colder
here such poultry Of favor and very dull with
Sc and chickens and fowls az
1Gsc Chieens fairly plenty with only mod
lots of specially fancy have
ceeded quotations. for best grades DC fo-
chickens sQse for fowls Is all that can be depended
upon continue IN moderate supply and prices well
sustained plenty and easier, Squads about
steady quote: Dry packed-Turkeys Jersey ana up
river fancy lie fair good s4i0c; DO MARYLAND
and Delaware fancy lie DO fair 10 good e4iOc do Ohio
and Michran fancy scaded elhalOc. fair good SO
ee other Western hens faney aa loci mixed mems ana
good prime 7sqSc do poor 64!e; broiisrs Phla-
depha n ara under average 70 pair: per ID lb4!sei
roasting chickens Philadelphia selected large i4aloe
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

- cotton closed dun VIII Quotations unchanged on
pass y 10 556c for sniddl.ng upland and 10 ei6c for
-eng v eut Sales 2022 bales southern spot markets
- isle8saphed follows SsE-orleans Quiet al
4-l6c unchanged Mobile quiet at sAe Unchanged.
a.snnAh. steady and unchanged 5-l6c Charleston
- a 3Hc, unchanged; Wilmington holiday; Norfolk
,,,ctsg ,sg az s7se unchanged: Baltimore. nominal Zoe
e--.-sf.eeo; MeMphis steady al 9-i6c, unchanged;
49, slsis steady AZ SAC. unchsnged 81 Louis dun Ell
80. LnchanEea EstiETatee receipts tomorrow New
-SAs are from 20 90 % 900 bales. against 822
49, Eo ana laa52 last year. Houston from $500
Daief against 1882 isEt week and so76 last year
ens of cotton the ports interior points to-day
'Dsiel WIN the same Gay last week and last year:
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27


FLOUR AND MEAL-Trade in the -four department
m as sgRag @ ali bos Ssy and ss better than 6
nrday The largest business in spring patents a. the
sg n5er srsrSs SSs S. RF inser Ps patents
Rs saTs 81 sa sss q 3 sass sass a. 10 no n5ss 5
SIoTRs % oess ana RYE Il 'TFE6 TEoURuie qaotsd
s4 Quoted fhiai KIN '9 9es sney a sss o. @ as
to brand BAG MEAIs:Duii; auotsd: Fine white and
Spring bran spot SIC So sacks arrive 200 10 sle 500
SIS sPfnf v s nan .s 5o% % o: wass s nsed Ss 81
cake so 50; corn oil cake sle; hominy chop SIT oil
RAIN-wf5EAT-Businesr @ in wheat was slack. specu-
season Prices but ttie With some sndansy u
Marcus were closed aa o e faes nat If h the teFes Tas
70 make ntE oPsTa,iogs Most q The foTsEa Satistcs
in The amount Of WI wheat 80 saoat for Europe while he
Produce Exchange & @ figures The shipments Of Russian
roesfs rescbed 5ss 600 bush e recs,Ds 40 rbicaPo
furnished bssr,sh factor being 4s4 cars neudns :!
reached s75 cars but they included the at
nars5 for wheat hnaly easy in tome With prices
higher han the figures Of year ago by about 4c The
export ana 40 600 outports the market for cash wheat
closed quiet but steady on the basis Of Ts%e for No
] Northern Dulath % anoat. ana s714c for No
export: No ? red. spot &c under May no 1 Northern
oTeT maT Sc n No Nohe6 eo Raq spo 3 vG G
May. new; No hard Chicago, &c under May: new; No
&C under May: No hard Manitoba. spot, SIC over
MsT Ne Norihern cSoaso apo s undeT
era msret for grain being dun The principal infuence
was the heavy movement in the West which caused
considerable speculative selling and liquidation which
carried prices at Chicago down TO the ss6c
while the decline here about Nc Receipts were
cars of which only graded contract. The
receipts az New-York 504 including 9s
Toward the close OF the market trade diminished
the West. and very duI here with prices finally
Chicago December bids at close lc OF with
showing change TO speak or
In considerable trading sales reach
ing $40 including 1e2oOo export and 12o 600
outports We quote: No nominal at 45Ac elevator.
The differences o ahoat for export: No spot s%e
Chicago No white. 46a4 dz61ec and No
yellow .oATsThe market for oats ruled
vars|ions: there
closed about steady.
At Chicago small speculative dealings at about
Oats sold the extent If 10000 bush
for export: also 900 bush local (. We quote: No
rniTed 27Sc: white 81 632c track basis rs n.
white s2+c 40 10 20 N 3lka35c: No white 32zc No
2 white alze; G white unmerchantable and re
iected 3o@s1c: No mixed. 2slzc: No mixed CLIPPED
&C \ G29c: No mixed. 2sc, RNE-Market duII: no
561e, b ahoat: No Western,
s6c Z o ahoat: State rye. 5215sc BARLEY--dar-
auo+ed 4sd50c. f. Buffalo:
mating e0665c. Z. Buffalo. .BUCkWFEAT
GRAIN-Market steady; quoted, 6oGe2c
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
OTHER MARBErs-BY rELEaRApH

Chicago Dec 2sCattIe-Reeeipts, 25 900 head; steers
10 2Oc lower. Natves-Best sale to-day three
carloads s. o. good 70 prime steere IS 2GS6 To- poor
S3 T59S4 35 mixed stockers steady SLOW 81 5oa$3
cows. s. 504S4 ~ heifers. e 6OaSs So about
steady 81 49, bulls slow 81 5Gd$4 25 steady
S47S5 So Texans-Reeeipts 500 head; on sale to-
day L. carloads 81 CO. Texas fed steers S4dS4 S.
Texas grass 50 SOQs4 Texas bulls 81 4OaS5 25
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo, Dec. 2s-Fiour dun. wheat-spring No
saTd carloads old s3Se; No Northern. old carloads
So$c Winter-No offerings Of spot No red closing
sseady; No red nc: mixed 7ec No white. T5c. bid
on track Corn easier; No yellow. ale; No 40&c:
corn 4Ol4 q401zc; do No 40c sellers. through billed
osts quiet No white. 29Ac; No 3 white 2sIc: No ?
mixed Z9e4c; No do. 251sc through billed track
Barlsy-Onerings light extra. 64965c: fancy
No 2 55c, track here.
Chicago. Dec z5-The leading futures ranged as fol-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
new YORK CENTRAL,
HARLEM DIVISION.

e12 A. NJ and S35 P NJ Daily, except Sunday. 70
Pittsheld; Sundays on al % A NJ
Pullman Cars all through trains.
Trains Illuminated with Ptntsch Light
Ticket of1ces 113 261, ais and 12f6 Broadway, -
Union So W 2I5 Columbus Ave, 1873 West i25th p:
12Sth St and 13Sth Stations. and T28
Fulton 81 ans iO4 Broseway; p d. Broekly7s -.
Service Baggage checked fom hotel or resitsncs ey
WestCott Express
EDGAR VAN FTTrN GEORGE II DANIELS.
General Superintendent General Passenger Agent
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
ERIE RAILROAD

Through trains leave New York. OF Chambers s.
as follows. and minutes earlier from w 2SG ST.
300 a Datly.-SOiid Buffalo D.
Bnghamton. Waveriy. Eiuira and Bradford. Coaches.
parlor and cafe dining 20 Buffalo
ESQ p. m Daiy.-Chicago L1naited-FaSt nail-SoIIA
train Chicago arriving $50 Art. Cleveland LAO
Sleepers Chicago. Cleveland Cincinnati Dining
$50 Daily y-Bg1alo and Cleveland Express-Arr-
Bradford jamestown 100 Noun&s-
tewa 1927 c1eyeland 1880 m sleepsrs to Bcs
Cleveland Cafe
S.15 m Daly--SOhd train for Binghauaton. Waver-
ly Emira. Chicago Ssepers Buffalo. Chicago. cnca-
Dining
TTUCKETs Local TINE CARDS AND PULLMAN
Il ACCOMMODATIONS az III Ii2 28l sOl and s57
Broadway l5S East i25ts ST. snd 2Ls West l2SSa ST.:
FULTON 81. ss Broadway. BROOKLYN l22 River ST.
Foboken. Jersey City station New York Transfer
O.. calls for and checks baggage to destination
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
WEST SHORE R.R,

Trains leave Franklin 81. Station. n. Y a. follows
ana foot West 42d ST.. N r:
s7lO A. M.-For Intern points % A.oany q Montreal
til:2o A Nd Lake Mohonk. MnueWaska,
Catskia Mountains and Utica
100 ?. M--Chcago Express. Daily.
p M-Cont. Ltd for Detroit. Chicago 4 L1uis
tS:45 p M.-CO For Hudson River points TO Albany
s6:l5 p. M.-FOr Rochester. Buffalo, CleEe. Chicago
1900 p Nor Rochester, Buffalo. Detroit S. L0uls
s9.lB p M-For Syra-. Roch- Mag. Falls. Det & Chi
fpaily. Leaves An
mex l. 10s45 A. NJ. at e;45 p. NJ Leaves Jersey
City p r. r. Sta. No. II 20 A. NJ 3.S5 r. "a
Time tables p-snalpal hotels and ofncea Baggage
checked from hotel residence By WestcO EXP. =. g
LAMBERT. General Passenger Agent. n. T..
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
NAVAL STORES.

The spirits ruled rather quiet but about
steady unchanged prices with rosin also quiet old
prices We quote:
TAR-Regulars. 81 do oil bbls 81
SPIRITS URPENTINE-4Olz d41c.
ROSIN-Common 70 good strained. 81 70; z 81 80; z.
81 S. G. 81 90; H 81 92h 81 95 K, 81 %; NJ, 81 30
n, 81 so; W G. SO 10; W w. SO 35
STOCK ON HAND.
s.osn 5sq mis-
Tar 0f9 oDiS
Charleston Dec 26.-Turpentine- ne-Market firm 5o'se.'
Rosin firm unchanged
Savannah, Dec 26sprts turpentine quiet 3S1hc; r.
ceipts 4S9 bbls sales, 527; exports &C. Rosin nrn
W w. 50 50 w G. 50 25; N. 81; receipts. 1ls6 bhls;
sales, 637; exports, 200
Wiunington 26.-Spirits turpentine-Nothing DO
ing receipts % bbls Rosn firm, 81 20Gs1 %; receipts
SO2 turpenne dull 81 30 and 2 80; receipts
81 bbls Tar steady, 81 80; receipts. Cos bnls
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

Exports week: To Liverpool. 2e11 bales; Lon
don 64s bales $50 bales Antonio s bales;
Bermuda scattering 81 bales; total 1887 bales
MILK AND CREAM-The daily average receipts OF
milk including bottled milk ar the various
easgr s,Sing T1scar9ber % were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
Rd1lronos
PENNSYLVANIA

OENNNYkvHMlA
81
STATIONS cot cf WEST TwENTY-THIRD STREET
AND DEssRossEs AND coRTLANDT STREETS
3The leaving time from Desbrosses ana
Cortlandt Streets is fye minutes later than
that given below for Twenty-third street.
station. except where 0thervise noted.
Cars New w va kAsI + AAilEaissa 49,, 70 tSS CO. Psbr %
81 81 4 n EAST PsS$5z sPs GsysIsSa c
Cars Fer sesPS eaS P.g s9kH a9s eSs @
iSi-n -- ~ Po.S. ~. L1gstLle. 81 Luis -,.-- -
foedc NashVs sa8 ts AP cn:Tpa s 1PgIs saa FTps a
w. eshr!'aEe ST. EoUs IS Ea R!nns e15 Fs N
@ r H. Y %rsTEJ Tsys; 81 zxP I4 pI5E es sicarD For
7, s,fpo' pc T except S5s; Ss;grday Dining Car ,
ssgo For Knoxville daily via saensni1sss valley
Mness cTEfx rT fsyfans sSB sreeP, PcrSNr Ex
PREsS.Eos P..ssts ci.y.aaa ana c,acl.ns.i
80 ~ s e s5S 1910 Deshrosses Cortlandt streets
25s 6n.as cs cs sie BBains BsssT..s esI asa Go cossi
an eefs hS,,2 2o e25 conEressonal Lin al Psrlsr
STi3 SaF1i - m. l2iO night SUNDAY s25 SIS. o.
9 a LIN Y 81 n ps4isr l2S D5an5 daa Bnag Iag C4
% 70 30 So Dining Can. ass Dining Carr 30 p m.
soGTHEKS 6sa .9S RAILwAT-Ezprsss as as I2io
NoRFol.z I .z AND WESTERN RAILwAE.-For Memphis
ATLANTIC COAST IiSE-Ezp-ess z S1ls' sss ana sss
cI5EzsAPEAKE OHIO RAILwAY.-sSs a m and
=
sEAs6ARp EAR; 1 AIR LINR-EzDress lass and 1slo
F0R oID PoIHT COMFORT and NoRFoIK-755 a m
Atlantic CITY--9s5 a. m and IS .. m weekdays
saSssfs sSToqss TssSSoed Trains Fss PariOF Cars and
IIAFG MAH.-12 IS D. m week-days-
For points New YORK ana Long Branch Railroad Cfrerr
st IWenty-rhird Street station SS5 a m lz-o.
80, a1c q % D n Sundays O. . a 43S p n
G'em Desbrosses and Cortlandt Streetsl 300 a. m.
4--eO. S-@o anr aI0 SUNDAYS 2 - a. m. Sd M
-. FOR PHILADELPHIA-
tDesoroSSes and Cor-laEdI 12O t9o-
80 500. 925 (955 Penua. Limited l0l0 CD-sorosses
sse C9Ttiandt Streets 10 zol Dining Carr 1O5 tDinns
Sarl I15S a N, y 55 i255 Dining Carr. 40 (Dss-
and Cortlandt Streets. 29. 25 329 $40. ID
% 'pinng carr ass Dining Carr S5S tptninS carr
!S3 Cno coaches s25 s-55 925. s55 Gimitsd). ass.
IDintng Carr 325 355 lbs Dining carr. 455 Dining
night
Ticket Offices Nos 4sI s45 1884 III Broad-
way Asor House: West Tweatv-thrd Street Statioay
and stations foot OF Desbrosses and Corantt Streets
Court Street Ss0 Fulton street rs Brosdvay snd7
pennsylvania Annex Station. BrooSlvn Station. Jersey
CltN The New York Transfer Company viii cal for
and check baSgage from hotels and residences through
10 destination
Rail
road Cab Service
j. p HUTCHINSON J. r WOOD.
General Manager General Pass'r Agent
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
RAILsRoAO.

FOR PHILADELPHIA.
f.4.S0 1880 1S.Oo $500. OOO s1130 a m +1Oo.
"130 1900. '3 20 1900 SFAOO f4SO. 500 200 IL So
$780, s79-25 P >l215 undt.
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
f'4S0 $500 1000. sl19O a n. HOO *LSO. 81
800 ZOO D. m %f215 mdt
ofces: Liberty St Ferry South Ferry, 1T2 261.
434. 945, 1884 Broadway. Ave T37
z5 Union So. West. 15S 125th St, 273 f25th
St. 245 Columbus Ave. Nev-York; Court
F1lton St, Brooklyn; 9S Broadway Williamsburg. New
1ork transfer Co. calls for and checks baggage TO des
1l-f4-4
Sundays only
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

Elo-CC-ee market ouiet No Rio 6Ss15. exchange,
SAC. receipts 1900 bags dayEl: cleared
E1ite6 States 100 bags; stock. 2S3 600 bags
position Of Brazilian coffee follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
.nee q contract prices in the local market to

cosee cables-santos-Conee market weak good aver
age Santos $500: receipts 81 900 dsys) stock
l2l4o0o bags Ea1nburgconee market opened AGla pig
HaEre-Conee market opened irregular.
lower: al p unchanged: quiet unchanged;
2n rzeS-s soraf sale baz
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
BALTlM0RE & OHIO RAILROAD

LEHICH VALLEY.
Foot OF sd Cortlaadt Desbrosses Streets
(Penna- & r Ferries1
Daily Except Sunday Sunday changes: cf25PM dfsa
PM es Is An sI55A AN t645AM vASPA x6l5PM
y5BPM. zz15AM.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

=
SOUTH PLAINFIELD BOUND BROOK Week
days Lv- " sd 925 A NJ, so and NJ Cortl
and Desb. Sts. so A NJ, AZ. $50 and 80 P. NJ
1854 Broadway 3 Union square West Is Columbus
Court
n Y Transfer VIII baggage from hotel %
restdence through 20 destination
The sun., 1900-12-06

Cnrr BY Nickers' Sons and Maxim said to
Include Midvsie steel Plant.

Negotiations for the purchase by Nickers
Sons 4 Maxim. Limited OF England 9. tie
William CraInp 4 sons Ship and Engine Build
ing Company uf Philadelphia have been re-
opened and II was stated Yesterday that the
projected deal also included the purchase Of
the MidvGle steel Works by the British inter-
est- According 20 report q 500 900 has been
offered for the Mldvae company. while the
acquirement Of the Cramp properly. II tie
deal zoos through. would be Effected partly ny
Issuing stock Of a new corporation when
would be organized upon closing f the deal.
The desire oi the British company II was said
yesterday, was to obtain some OF the nI."I
states Government contracts Tor warships
ami war materials
Henry Sengman OF J 4 " Selgman 4
co. bankers who IL "a director Of the Iramp
company, said Yesterday.
1t is true thlt negotiations are pending
with NIckers' sons " Maxim. but | cannot
say whether they will b" consummated.
Tho matter i st,.. IN IN" air
Mr. Lyman stated further that one Of
the directors Of th' British company, whose
name il Brown. sailed for Europe Yesterday
on the steamship -. Louis Nothing definite
might be decided for sixty days Or 50 NiCk"rs'
Sons a Maxim. Limited. are the great gun
makers OF England, and enormous capital
is at their command.
The sun., 1900-12-06
roo MANY HJNGARIAN DIvORCES.
Justice Lawrence objects Bonds Cut Here
for Alleged OFFENCES Abroad.

When a nfteen-year-old Girl recently from
Hungary was called yesterday in divorce
,..,r t'lDr, justice Lawrence ~ the supreme
court g. .-iv, evidence Of an adultery alleged
{. hty, u".r rummitted in Hungary Justice
law!,ur" said.
i tuak tnis witness has been imported
arrn los Ia" plaintiff In order to supply the
.yii,L." 81 which he can obtain divorce.
',Iy did You come here?" addressing the
airD.
70 make some money was the naive
reply.
4 shall take that statement under con-
,dcrat.on when | come to dispose Of this
.-a." said the Judge. He added
In connection with this case / want 10
ny that these suits for divorce between
Huuglr.lr- are not only unduly frequent.
yg, almost invariably present very sls-
H.ci,us circumstances. Ia this case my
-usuaipu- have Dcen deeply aroused My
tre gong 20 be extremely careful indeed
with all divorce cases. and especially with
tu,-e Imported suits There has been an
extraordinary increase In the number of
these people come over here from Hungary,
lru.dlu lc." lew months. ana then have
'.' audaclty 10 apply Ior divorces under
ou allegations Of offences committed IN
AuStr.a-titMgary."
lie also sad that process server. In divorce
.,,.. it the lawyers could not rnd such persons
The Judges might have 10 ask the sheriff
20 serve the papers After hearing another
case ne asked
DO you expect me TO annul this marriage
Oh sucl !!ltlr testimony as is offered here?
now Give nj, attorneys In this court warning
that unless they take extra care In The prep
rration OF their cases they Will not get DEGREES
The sun., 1900-12-06
lTyORCE GRANTED r. s. HEMINGWAY.
Charlie. q. smith OF This CITY Is Named as
Correspondent.

NYACK, Dec, 5.-Elbert s. Hemingway. a
business man II Nyack. has secured an abso-
.ut" divorce from his wife. Alic" y, HeminS-
way. On statutory grounds. The suit for
divorce came before Judge Marean. in tho
KoCkland supreme Court at New City, last
month, but the defendant did not appear, and
al inquest was dIrec ted in tue court. Testimony
Was taken and the correspondent named vs.
Charles G.. Smith Of New York city. II wa-
proved that smith and Mrs. Hemingway had
Lived together for some time ~ husband an 4.
n .lr at 31l Decatur street, Brooklyn, wh'r'
'gts" Mtrean reserved his decision until y"s-
trId -. when h" granted the divorce and tn
4 dy Of his enid, a clrl or years old.
NNl.c months trp, when Mr.. Hcuinc-
"J' "u- >c4rChus for evidence acair-t
90, Wife. h" followed tho wife oi A,tor Cor
..H. . Zen liII lam" into her husand' s.
1rl ."mir late on" night thinking sh"
WAS .irs Hemingway stormy scc'"
en-u"u and Mr. tprIi ,an Instituted a sHlt
agnII-' VI hemingway Tor heavy dgW-
s-e-. DHi he case never came 10 trial ! or
man, rtu.l> Nr Hemingway has had
le'erlIN"- ur ~" track Of hiS wife in Ney
York tni E.noklyu They located NJ,
Hemlu-w g.. t 81 Decatur street Brookl"u,
and Nr N"I4IENtN was with them when
.ue' -crN'i h"" with he papers IN th" ~H.t
NJ lI"H.u- yI. intends now 10 bring suit
against Charles g. ~Uth for $1,000 Tor tie
alienation 90 AIS N.'n'- 7yection-