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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

And Mrs. Medlaw had Just sat down
to her evening rejection of toast and
tea, when Polly, the little maid who
always wore green checked gingham
and carpet slippers, came shutfiing in.
"Please, ma'am there's two young
ladies down in the parlor as says
you're their aunt"
"Oh, bother!' said Mrs. Medlaw in
sort of soliloquy. ''It's Eda and
Ella! l knew that they d come on m-
when the old man died! As if 1
hadn't anything else to do but 20
support swarm of lazy relations.
Why didn't you say wasn't at home,
Polly?"
81 would, ma'am, if I'd supposed
they was any relation of your'n,
afore I'd let 'em in" said unconscious
Polly. "But they was dressed so
nice and looked so clipper thought,
of course, they was real ladies'"
"And just as the tea was boiling,
tool" said Mrs. Medlaw. "Oh, dear
me, what world this isl"
Eda and Ella Carr were sitting,
pale, black-robed, in the moldy-
smelling little parlor. when their aunt
came in. They were pretty girls,
with delicate wax-white complexions,
hair so dark that it gave you the i'm
preston of being black, and great,
blue-gray eyes. They were so ex-
actly alike that strangers could
scarcely tell them apart; in fact, as
Is often the case with twins, their
Voices were pitched in the same key,
and you could scarcely decide at first
which was speaking.
"Well, girls" said Mrs. Medlaw,
father ungraciously, $50 you've come
here?"
/ "We had nowhere else to go, aunt, "
said Eda, meekly.
'Humph!" greeted the old lady.
"Take off your things. I suppose
you calculate to stay all night?"
Ella and Eda looked forlornly at
each other. Was this the welcome
they had anticipated from their only
surviving relation?
Mrs. Medlaw lost no time after the
scanty meal in opening the subject OF
ways and means"
"Well," said Mrs. Medlaw, "and
what are you going to do now?"
! "We don't know, aunt" said Ella
trying hard not to cry.
"We haven't quite male up oul
minds, aunt" said Eda, helplessly.
"Well, amt it high time you had?'
said Mrs. Medlaw. "Folks can't live
on air! And two great, grown-up girls
like you ought to be doing something
to earn their saltl'
Ella WINGED, but her more courage
ous sister responded, promptly:
That's just exactly what we wan
to do, Aunt Medlaw."
''If we only knew what" said Ella
''There's always plenty of work fo
willing hands," said Mrs. Medlaw.
perhaps you could suggest some
thing" said Ella timidly.
"Polly's going away and 1 want ,
girl to do my housework at So ,
month";" said Mrs. Medlaw.
Ella hesitated, but Eda shook he,
head.
"We are scarcely strong enough foi
that, Aunt Medlaw," she said.
"Humphl I don't see as you lool
any way delicate" said Mrs. Medlaw
incredulously. "And Mrs. Hall, tina
keeps the boarding house next door
needs a waitress at So"
"Quite out of the question:" sale
resolute Ella.
You're hard to please" sneered th,
old lady. "P'rhaps you suppose In
going to pay you salary for sitting
here and working worsteds."
Ella rose to her feet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

There are few bits of news more
satisfactory than that the island of
Dry Tortugt7, with its nj ;hty for
tress, has been trans e rel to tn, navy,
and and will heuc, 9th serve as a
fortified naval base aud coaling sta
ton, remarks the New York Tribune.
1t is the first such sta iDa eve. pos
sessed by the United States. an it is
just where such oHe is in)ss needed.
1t will be a veyi-ub,e " iiDraltar of the
Calf for the prote,tion OF our south
eru coast, the suarlianship of oul
Caribbean posse IS ons aul sentinel
ship over the eastern auprolche, tc
the canal that is 70 lie, We salute the
flag upon Fort Je.Ger.on! Loa5 may
it wave
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAUcHTER.PRovoKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

4 Sorry Joke - Superstitions Collide
FauIt ON Both Sides - Magic of u
Name-Still More Rernarkable-When
Politeness Doesn't Pay, Etc., Etc.
The automobile tired out
And couldn't so ut all,
So they got an equine, big aud stout,
Its helpless hulk to haul.
The automobile hung its head,
Its helpless plight to see,
And to its shame-faced self 1t said,
'This Is horse on me-"
-Elliott's Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

The following story is told by DR..
Pentecost. The incident is said to
have taken place in the Boston taher-
nacle. An usher came in and said:
There is man without who wishes to
see you" We'll" said Moody, 81
have no time to see him now" But,
replied the usher, "he says he must
see you on important business" "Wha,
kind of man is he?" "Oh, he is tall
thin man, with long hair" That set
ties it," said Moody; 81 don't want to
see any long haired men or short
haired women
William Green, OF Harrison county
GOT two years in the penitentiary fol
stonine a passenger train.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
When Poiiteness Doesn't Pay.

"Politeness costs nothing, my
friend" remarked the kindly maa to
the man of business"
"Think not?" replied the business
man. "If were to be polite to soma
people 1 know it would encourage
them to strike me for flyer. ."-Pulia.
delphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
BY HENRY RIDEHU.

SHARP evening
it was. the street
lamps were strug-
Cling fai n t | y
through a haze of
yellow fog-the
dead liant h u s
blossoms ratified
overhead as if the
tree in front of
Mrs. Medlaw's s
red brick house
had blossomed iull
of little rattle
boxes
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

CHOW much did you get to.day?"
said the manager.
Something like ten dollars" re-
piled the collector, handing over the
bill. And the former, when he no.
ticed it was a counterfeit, admitted
that it was much like ten dollars.
Jersey City Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

The Ohio legislature has actually
passed a law to protect skunks, as if
the little animals were powerless to
protect themselves.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Gone For Good, Perhaps.

Mrs. Author -"I don't think
That last publisher to whom you sent
your" story will return 1t, do you,
dear?"
"Mr. Author-"It is doubtful, my
love; | didn't have money enough to
send him the necessary stamps. -
Ohio State journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

The Victoria Cross, the possession
of which every British soldier covets,
is said to be the only reward of merit
which British law forbids the owner
from pawning.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

Evidently there is mistake in the
popular civic soubriquet of Philadel-
phia. The census just concluded
shows that out of 293, 81 families
questioned only 1925 claimed to be
Quakers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Culinary Deceits.

"Ho prides himself on his cynical
incredulity," remarked Willie Wash
ington.
Yes" exclaimed Mss Cayenne;
"but he is so very inconsistent He
doubts what he reads in the papers,
but l have seen him believe every
word he saw on high priced menu
card. Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

"He's an old fossil, that's what ho
is" remarked Miss kittish, referring
to Mr.. Willoughby.
"But would it not be more worthy
of remark if he We're young fossil?'
asked Miss Frocks. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
A Sign of Distrust.

Smirking up to his mother one day,
Tommy said:
ma, haven't I been good boy
since began going to Sunday -school?"
Yes, my lamb" answered the
mother, fondly.
"And you trust me now, don't you,
ma?"
eyes, darling"
'Fhen what makes You keep the
mince pies locked up in the pantry
the same as erer?'- Collier'a Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

"It amuses me to hear Hopperdyke
say he is man of few words.
"Well, he is, but he can talk you to
death with the few he does know
Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Treasures of the Deep,

1t is computed that there is 81, OO0,.
100000 worth of gold and jewels at
the bottom of the sea on the route be.
tween England and India.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
A FOOL THERE WAS.

A. j.
Eco good old
4
he
in ou ureyel What means st,you
he mothe -ln-a
eLealof
FROM tae other foo @ doeSto-day "You
the Of
notceu-that
the
Now
was rare success
anu oeI anu
mi
Foru
JUNO anu
And
oin'h So hide from ap-
blessing that comes no
Exa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Superstitions Collide.

ga horseshoe, you see, got wedged
in the switch"
"Did it derail your carr"
''Not much. My car was 49,"
indianapolis Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Fault OH Both Sides.

She-"You don't kiss me like. you
did before we were married"
He-"No? And before we were
married you never tried to kiss me
when you had mouthful OF pins.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
A Young Finaucier.

Little Willie-"Are you going to
marry my sister Maude, Mr.. De
Jones?"
Mr.. De Jones (Maude's STEADILY
why, Willie, that's a funny question
to ask me. What do you want to
know for?" ....
Little Willie-"Cause 1 heard her
tell mamma she would give dollar
to know, and L need the money; see?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
A Tribute.

81 want to stop in front of this win
dow" said Mr.. Blykins.
why, it's full of millinery ex-
claimed his wife. ''I didn't know YOU
admired such things"
81 not only admire; I marvel. I
take off my hat to genius, and the
people who can get $50 apiece for a
lot of lunches OF odds and ends like
those are qualified to give lessons to s
Napoleon of finance"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Magic of "a Name.

"Whats that ugly, yellowish- brown
thing you have on, Dorothy?"
"Ugly?" This is my new khaki
coat"
"It is? Oh, how lovelyI"-Chicago
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

Kind Little Willie-"Poor grand.
pas always losing his slippers. I'll
just fix them SOS they'll always he
where he wants 'emw-New York
Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Knew the symptoms.

Mr.. Beach-"Here is a letter from
Charles"
Mrs. Beach-"Read it."
Mr.. Beach (readiug)-"My dearest,
darlingest mother"
''Great heavens! The young scoun,
drel needs more money. Fit Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
ii EVER MORMON ELDERS
THEIR SUCCESS IN MAKING SERVANT
GIRL CONVERTS.

Evidence That Many Domestics From
Protestant Europe Have Become Pros
Enthusiastically of Servants Attributed
TO This Cause-Skill of the Missionaries
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

Make all money orders, checks, ETC., pdyd5k
70 lae Tribune Printing Company, limited
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, December 12.-Lighter
receipts and improvement if the cash
demand caused an advance in wheat
to-day, May closing &c over yexer-
day. Corn closed &c and December
Ac higher. May oats closed 1s@1sc up
and provisions unchanged to IS lower
Wheat was moderately active The
greater part of the session. May open
en- nc lower at 1871 to 1880 under
the influence of a decline at Liver
pool traders found their offerings TAX
en- with readiness that startled them
and sentiment veered to the long side.
A better cash demand was reported
and commission houses executed out
side buying orders. Later the small
er primary receipts helped the advance
along and May touched 74Bc. The
close was firm, May 3sc higher at 1873
074c. Exporters reported forty loads
taken for export. Northwest receipts
were 434 cas-, against 500 last week
and 349 year ago. Minneapolis Ie-
ported a better flour demand Sea-
board clearances in wheat and -four
were equal to $3.50 bushels. Pri-
mary receipts aggregated $50 600 bush
els compared with Gil, 900 bushels asst
year. Local receipts were Ill cars,
ten of contract grade.
Corn was firm because of smaller re-
ceipts, IA cars none of contract grade
The wheat strength also helped main
tain prices. May sold 357 and 3CAc
and closed 1sc higher at 36MQD;+c.
December sold between 362s and 3712
and closed &c up at 37Ac.
Cats were quiet, but firm on the re-
ceipts, SO cars. May sold between
1895 and 23B@24c and closed B@Itc
higher at 233A@bc.
Provisions were dull and steady. The
market opened lower on heavy hog
receipts, but held steady on local sup
port. January pork sold between
s12 1212 and II 20 and closed 5 cents
lower at s12. 10. January lard be-
tween Sc S0@821a and Sc IS, closing
PIC down at S. IS and January riba
between So 1905 20 and $6 221a
with the closed unchanged at Sc 221a.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat 95 cars; corn 1870 cars; oats
lis cars; hogs 10000 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
NEW MARTINSVILLE.

NEW MARTTNSVILLE, Dec. ~
Work on the new school house will
begin next week by Contractor Burk-
Eardt. 1t will be one of the finest
school buildings, as we'll as schools,
when completed, in the State. 1t will
have sixteen rooms, and will be built
back of the old building, taking in
more land which the board of educa-
ton have purchased from Samuel Mar
tin.
Mr.. Owens, who trained the Sisters
vile school children for play called
1.-THE Enchantment," in which over
$50 took part, is at this place, and will
give the SAME play here with the
school children on Dec 18th and 18th.
H. Hawkins, of the West Virginia
Monumental Works, made business
trip to Sistersville Tuesday.
Sheriff Pyles Is adding an addition
to his house on Maple avenue.
Miss Wetzel, who holds a govern
ment position at Washington, D. c.,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Wetzel, of Locust street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the St.
Anne's church will hold Christmas
bazaar at the residence of Mrs. Bruce
Hall, on Maple avenue. Music will be
rendered by the Biam brothers Of
Moundsville.
S. NJ Stephens, OF the firm of Ste
phens & Ankrom, Of Sistersville, has
sold his share to his clerk, Mr.. Flon-
tain, and will make his permanent
residence here.
Miss Irene Curtis was Moundsville
guest Monday.
John C. McEldowney made bust
ness trip to Wheeling on Tuesday.
The money has been raised to erect
an ice plant, and it is to be hoped
that they will find a location very
soon.
The Crescent club will hold a mas
querade ball at the Magnolia dancing
hall on the night after Christmas.
Miss NJ Estelle Dugan returned to
her home at Kenton by the way of
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Robert Morris made a business
tip to Parkersburg the other day.
Burglars broke into the house of
r. B. Robinson in Brooklin on Monday
night, but nothing but eatables were
ldhcA. II ID luOuSllI Ildl CIo lHloClC-
ants were residents of this place.
Work on the court house has been
stopped on account of stone. There
will be stone quarry opened on the
farm of John c. McEldowney across
the river soon.
Frank Ways, who shot and killed
Charles Fox, had a preliminary hear
ing before Squire Young Monday, and
was held to await indictment before
the grand jury.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
WOOL.

BOSTON, December 12.-The American
Wool apd Cotton Reporter will say of the
wool trade tomorrow:
There is some Improvement to be noted
in the wool market. although prices can
not as yet be quoted apprec!ably higher.
The demand has increased somewhat and
the business has been more diversified.
The sales are more generally distributed
in the trade and the number of manufac-
turers who have been buying is larger.
but they are operating very carefully.
Manufacturers are talking more hopeful
ly in several instances and feeling en-
couraged as to the outlook for the heavy
weight season. The colder wea rner has
acted as stimulus. and this has been
accumulated by the tenor of adyices from
abroad, where tops have advanced lGf11sc
per pound, and wool markets generally
are firmer
The sales for the week in Boston
amounted to 3,S45,S00 pounds domestic and
$4,000 pounds foreign, making total OF
4,2l2,SC0 pounds, against a total of 3,517 500
pounds for the previous week and a total
of 6,o54.G00 for the corresponding week
last year. The sales shce January
amount 10 140, 81 AGO pounds. against 3d.
467,7l6 pounds for the correspoF ding time
last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13

closed steady at 1o@B points net lower.
Sales, e. 100 bags.
Sugar, raw, steady; fair refining,
sesse eensr aI p Rs tsss aiet
PHILADELPHIA, December 12.--Wheat
firm and &c higher; contract grade, De-
cemher, 13dAc.
Corn, firm and nc higher; No. mixed,
December, 421zd1zc. 90
301sc
ern creamery, 26c
Eggs, steady and in fair demand; fresh
nearby, Sec.
Cheese, unchanged.
Refined sugars, quiet.
BALTIMORE. December 12-Flour,
quiet and Unchanged; receipts, 5,4S3 bbls;
exports, 1853 ebls.
Wheat. dun; spot and December, 12AG
sc: receipts. 1854 bu; exports, 81, 6SS bu.
Corn, firm; spot, old, 4314Gasc; receipts,
1854 1923 bu; exports. 10000 blu.
Oats, firm: No. 2 white, 29129Sec; ex-
Sugar butter and eggs. firm and un-
changed
Cheese, firm.
CINCINNATI, O., December 12.-Fiour,
dull but steady.
Wheat, quiet; No. ? red, 761a977c.
Corn. steady; No. mixed, 3S12QS9c.
Oats, quiet; No. mixed. 251zc:
Rye, quiet and steady; No. 2, 541sqo5c.
Lard, quiet but steady. at S6.S5.
Bulkmeats, easy at s6.50466o.
Bacon, easier at s7.5212.
Whiskey, firm at l.27.
Sugar, easy and unchanged.
TOLEDO. Ohio December 12.-Wheat,
quiet but firm; cash and December, 76c.
Corn, dull but firm; cash, S715c.
Oats, cash and December, 231ac.
Rye, 52c.
Cioverseed, 1899 prime, $685..
Oil, unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
METAL.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE princi-
pal feature in the metal trade to-day was
a further heavy break at London. where
the tin prices WET of $50 to Ellis, on
the bearish statistical situation and an
avalanche OF selling orders. On receipt
of this news, the local market followed
suit and broke about 125 points. to S26 %.
and closed steady but weak. December
tin was offered at s26c0. Though copper
in London declined IS. TO 81 15s., the To-
cal market remained quiet ABOUT steady
on the basis of S7.Q0 for Lake Superior
and 1889 for electrolytic and casting
copper. Lead ruled dull and nominally
quoted at &.3711, while at London, the
market was Is Cd. lower at ZIG lis cd.
Spelter ruled weak and un=ettled at 8
points decline, owing to an absence OF
buyers closing weak at Si.171alI4 22Ia.
London reported unchanged prices at SIS
l5s. There was another reaction in iron
in the English markets. prices there drop
pins Is. Sd at Glasgow to Cos. Sd, while
MiddlcsbOrO scored a loss OF Is. to SIS.
Domestic iron markets were Quiet: pig
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13


axy. in pepper sacks. s4s5; spring wheat
-four IN jute sacks. 10 lbs. S4-0 per Dbl;
Piilsbury.s Best In wood and cotton. sAs5:
Plispuryss in paper. 81 Is; Gold Coin. $3.50
In cotton or wood: Gold Coin, in paper
and jute. $3.50; Loyal. $50 in paper: Re-
lance. in wood or cotton. Sass. in paper.
A15; Winter wheat. Silver Lake. In Is
paper. $500; rye flour. in wood, So. So
Wheat-Per busflel Sc
Corn-New, SEC
0ats--Western, out of store 33ISc:
home, 30c
Feed Middlings. per ton. $500: BRAN
per ton, $500.
Hay-No l baled. s140o: loose hay, Sl2.oe
Straw-Loose, s6.eea7.e0 baled, $500.
Chop-slS.90 per ton
Dat Feec-s16.0 90 per ton.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Extra LOCO to 1900. $4,000. so;
good, 800 to 1000. $1,000. 90: good. so to
$40, %. 59G375; common 600 to soc, 2.509
SEQ: bulls, s2.5e43.75
Hogs-Extra, s4S9lI5.G5; good, a. 6gT4. T5;
common, S46GG425
Sheep-Not wanted lambs, 81. 00G5.25.
Fresh Cows-s3e 00lsa5. 90.
Calves-$5. 0oGi6.oe; grassers, ss.00G4oo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
WAS PARTICULARLY NICE.

sultan Laying Himself Ont to be
Good to Americans-Disply of Corr
duality.
iCONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday, De-
cember 1.-THE Americans were the
only foreigners AZ the dinner given
at the Yildiz Palace Monday. The Sui
tan sat between the Grand Vizer and
the United States Charge d'Afaires,
Mr. Griscom, and showed unusual cor
diality. His Majesty's display Of ex-
cessive friendliness for Captain Colby
M. Chester, of the United States bat
tleship Kentucky, is attributed to his
desire to demonstrate that the visit OF
the Kentucky to Smyrna has produc-
ed no irritation.
Some question has arisen in regard
to an alteration of the clause in the
contract for building a cruiser for Tur-
key in the United States concerning
the supply of ammunition, but no i'm
portance is attached to it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. December 12-The volume
of business doing in the cotton business
OF the market SHOWS no material change
from previous Gays of the week The
general tone is dull ana in plain brown
though prices are NOT uuotablv lower
Bieached and .oarse colored cottons re-
main steady Print Gle Tbs still inactive
and wide goods easy. Prints and ging-
hams, no change. More business doing
in mems wear wooiens as the result OF
colder weather, but market still irreg-
ElSr,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
BURLINGTON ROUTE-GREAT
TRAIN SERVICE.
TIME ScAEpuLE.

NO. Al, AT 9 A. NJ, from st. Louis
for Kansas City and entire Northwest,
to Puget Sound and Portland with con-
nections at Lincoln, Neb., from Chica-
go and Peoria-"The Burlington-Nor
ern Pacific Express"
FOR DENVER and the Pacific Coast
via Scenic Colorado, two fast trains
daily, from st. Louis or Chicago
FOR ST. PAUL, Minneapolis and
Northwest, several trains daily from
Chicago and St Louis; The Finest
Trains in the World" Chicago to St
Paul and Minneapolis
TO L .IAfIA, KANSAS CITY. st. Jo-
seph two trains daily from St Louis
or Chicago.
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS in
through tourists sleepers, personally
conducted, from St. Louis and Chicago
every Wednesday evening; also from
Chicago every Monday evening; the
route is via Denver, Scenic Colorado,
Salt Lake City.
The Best Line; the Rest equipped
trains in tlp West.
Write for matter descriptive of any
contemplated journey through the
West
w. NJ. SHAW. D. P. A, 4O6 Vine St,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
L. w. WAKELY, General Passenger
Agent, St Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT.
General Manager,
st. Louis, Mo.
aug4wed, sat
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13

Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat. No 3. 7@72c; No. red, 72a75c;
6 60Fa Ne No. $ SO 5 No. No yelQ White sA s5
@26c; No. white 2514@26c.
Rye, No. ?, 47q50c.
Barley, good feeding, 4oa471zc; fair to
choice mailing. 50Q60c.
FlaXseed, No l, Sl.61; No. l Northwest
ern. s1.65
Mess Pork per Dbl, ST. 25q11.87
Lard, per 100 lbs, $7.15q7 i51s
Short Ribs Sides Qoose). Sc. 25GSO.
Dry Sailed Shoulders (boxed), 5sG6lsc.
Short Clear Sides (boxedl. s669a6.70.
Whiskey. basis of high wines $.2I.
Sugars. cutloaf see; granula ted, soc;
confectioners' A. 5.55c; off A, 5.4oc.
Glover, contract grade. $000G10.25.
One the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was duh; creameries, $50
2+c; diaries. isaac.
Cheese, active at 1040llhc.
Eggs, quiet; fresh. 26c.
NEW YORK. December 12.-Flour-Re-
ceipts, 1868 bbls; exports. ., 391 bbls.
Market firm and again held a shade high
er, with a fair business reported at old
prices. Minnesota patent, S4oCq+25.
Wheat-Receipts, 10, 425 bu; exports 163.-
6l6 bu. Spot, firm and active; No. red
7S3sc f. o. b. afioat. Options opened de-
pressed and closed firm at Sc net ad-
797sc May. 1850: December. &c.
Corn-Receipts. 1880 bu; exports, 1o4,-
aAJ bu SpU(. StSduN NO 1870 eleNd
tor. Options generally steady to firm,
and closed firm al a partial lsc net ad-
vance. Close: January, 1850; May, 42hc
December. 45c.
Oats-Receipts, 7.Ooo .bu; exports. 1919
bu. Spot. firm: No. 2. &c Options quiet
all day. but firmer.
Hops. quiet.
Hides firm
Leather, steady.
Wool, quiet.
Beef. firm.
Cutmeats, quiet
Lard, quiet; refined, steady.
Pork, steady.
Butter. steady.
Cheese. firm.
Eggs, steady.
Tallow. quiet.
Petroleum. dull
Resin. quiet.
Turpentine, quiet.
Rice. firm
Molasses, steady.
Coffee-Spot, Rio. easy: No. Z invoice,
nominal &C. Mild, quiet; Cordoya. elz9
lS1sc. Market for coffee futures opened
barely steady at 1egi5 points decline, and