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Evening journal., 1901-08-15

Largest Bank Loan by a Shoe Mer-
chant in years was consummated by
Morris Levy who conducts the Levy s
kumfort Shoe House. at 223 Market
street, to purchase the entire Stern
stock of Boston for spot cash. Tho
high reputation attained By this celo-
bratod house is sufficient 20 assure q
great success for Levy coupled with
the fact that he places this tremendous
stock on sale to-day at less than half
its market value
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
More Oountrr week VisItorn

A merry party Of twenty-five women
and children was sent to country homes
to-day by the Country Week branch
Of the Associated Charities. Comfort
able homes have been provided for all.
The party that was sent out last week
will return this evening.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
hlY CHANGE SOLICIIOR'S OFFICE
Talk Of iiOVing 1t to the City Treasursr's
Building

There Is some talk OF removing the
city solicitors Office to the city treas
urer's building. in Sixth street between
King and Market streets. The public
Building Committee Is considering the
matter. the object II which IS to save
payment Of rent for the solicitors Of
fee.
When seen by a reporter for the
Evening Journal to-day, City Solicitor
keinhardt said that the matter had
not been mentioned to him. he added
that he ia wen satisfied where ne is.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
ARCHDElCON TO VIEW LAUNCH
Will Return TO RehobOih Tomorrow and
Preach There on Sunday

The Rev. George c.. Hall went to
snarrow's Point this morning to witt
ness launching. He will go 90 Reho-
both tomorrow and viii preach in All
Saints Church there on Sunday. The
morning service in st. Johns Church
here viii be conducted by the Rev.
Martin b. Dunlap.
Arrangements for the evening SER
vice have not yet been concluded.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15

Eight members OF the Stimulators'
Club left this morning on Fred
Roemers yacht Nora for a ten days
outing at Elsenboro Point. below Sa-
lem creek. During the stay the party
will make a special survey of the Della
ware river for future reference.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
unruIr Horse Iniures Man

While riding a horse, at Ninth and
King streets. last evening, William s..
Edwards, Of No. 1O3 East Ninth street,
was thrown and then kicked by the un-
ruly animal, and may lose an ear as
Ihe result. The injured man was sent
to Delaware Hospital in the Phoenix
ambulance.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
PnttIne in New Rnils

Az Eleventh and Church streets. the
Wilmington City Railway Company be-
this morning. AS the tracks are torn
up Il is necessary for east and west
bound passengers to transfer from one
car TO another at this point.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
BRIDGE IN POSITION
Struciure Across Brandywins Will be Open
to Travel Soon

seventh street bridge acinss the
Brandywine creek. was swung into no
sition to-day by rlggers of the Ameri-
can Bridge Company and the work Of
putting the bridge I'm condition for
travel now is being hurried by Patrick
fahey, the contractor.
John Lynn, president of the Lew
Court, said this morning that the
bridge would be open for travel IN
about ten days.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
voodoo Powder Worked Backwards

George Williams, Cf Camden, n. j.,
bought some voodoo powder from a
Wilmington woman for the purpose OF
getting rid of some Objectionable
boarders I'm his New Jersey home, but
the powder routed him out instead Of
the boarders He is in Wilmington TO
try to have the woman prosecuted, but
there has been no arrest in the case.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
INSURANCE WILL BE HIGHER
Knights of Columbus Makes Increase
I'm Present Rate

The Knights OF Columbus, in na-
tional council at Cliff Haven, n Y,
yesterday, adopted the report of the
Committee on Insurance, adopting
what is known as the step rate plan, a
graded system, where the premiums are
proportionate TO the risks. This will
have the effect of increasing the rates
of insurance in the order
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
Mal.Ing New Macadnm prIrewar

Work was begun this morning ma
cadamizing the Brandywine Park drive
from Van Buren to Rodney streets.
The work will be rapidly pushed to
comp,etion and the driveway viii be
greatly improved.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
Station TO be Moved

As soon as the work Of laying the new
tracks is finished, which will be about
the first Of the year, the present station
at Claym0nt will be vacated and a new
one erected near the Danzenbaker place
at a point whore the railroad crosses the
pike. The old station is one of the land-
marks of Claymont, having stood on the
present site for fifty years. 1t also has
been used as a postoilice. The first station
agent was George Thompson, who was
succeeded by Warren Dacosta and A. NJ.
Tayson, who served sixteen years. The
present agent is X. n. Baldwin, who has
occupied the Office for twenty years. Mr..
Callan has an entirely new outfit of der
ricks and hoisting engines on the ground
which greatly facilitates the progress of
the work
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
FREE WANT ADS.

Do you want work? We will
insert your ads in the Evening
Journal three times absolutely
free. II after a week you are
not successful. come TO us again,
and we win insert another no
tice. We wish to bring employer
and empiOye together. and this
is the most effective method. We
make no restrictions. and If you
want employment of any kind,
our columns are at your disposal.
The employer. only, Will be
charged for the insertion Of his
ads.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
liquor Applications Numerous

Liquor license applications which
will come before the September term
of the Court Of General Sessions are
coming in thick and fast to-day. and
many have been filed.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15

Florence, the 1-year-Old daughter Of
Ar. and Mrs. James NJ. Davis. died
in her home, No 1909 West Second
street, this morning. The funeral Will
take place on Sunday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15

In the suit of Mary Morgan against
w. H. Greenwalls and wife. Sarah
Greenwalts. referees returned a YER
dict In favor Of the defendant.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
OId Landmarks Go

In the direct line OF the new road stood
an old storage house alongside OF Ma
mann's creek ON the property formerly
owned by James Richmond This has
been torn down aud among the tonea
removed from the structure was one bear
ing the date of 1922. Another stone was
cut 1si9 q. W. II. Comstock, OF Clay
mont, has taken charge of the relics and
viii present them to the heirs OF the
property Across Namanns creek at this
point it will DE necessary to bridge and
"a structure consisting of two forty feet
stone arches viii be thrown across the
creek. The Danzcnbaker residence also
Is on the limo of the new road and will
have 10 Doe demolished
AZ The point where the road crosses the
pike workmen are engaged in laying fonn-
dations for a four-track bridge. The
bridge will have a thirty-feet span and
the top of the arch viii be fifteen feet
from the roadbed At the south end of
the bridge the tracks viii be slightly de-
pressed. while at the north end "A slight
raise will be made. This is done in order
TO give the road the proper grade. The
work of tearing down two houses adjoin-
ing the residence Of DR. Cardeza, which
were purchased from James Redmund,
has been finished. The space occupied by
them was needed by the company 1t is
probable that the water from the old mill
race viii be utilized by the company.
There is a talk of putting in a force
pump and laying a section of track tank
Ia along the line near the creek, thus do
ing away with the necessity of an ele-
waited water tank
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
MANY WORKMEN
ARB EMPLOYED
Tracks Are Being Laid Rap
idly in ClaymOnt
OLD LANDMARKS REMOVED
Safety and Speed Will be Increased
bV The Strengthening Of
a Curve

With a force OF over 200 men. l.. J.
Calan, general foreman for Ryan X
Kelly, contractors. IS progressing rapidly
with the work OF strengthening the curve
of the tracks on the T., W. x B. railroad
at Claymont
The undertaking is an extensive one as
about two miles of four-track road will
be laid before the work is completed.
The new tracks cut away from the main
line opposite J. J. Winters place nearly
a mile and a half TO the south Of Clay
mont, and cut in again about one-half n
mile above the station. This will do
awny with the sharp curve at Claymont
and also with two grade crossings, one at
Ciaymont and another near the Claymont
brick works there. The principal feature
of The work is TO shorten the line and oh
yiate grade CROSSINGS. This is done all
over the Pennsylvania railroad line
whenever It is practicable The straight-
ening of the track will increase the speed
of trains by doing away with crossings at
grade ms less accidents are liable TO hap
pen. Where there are no crossings engi-
neers of trains have more confidence and
feel that they can go ahead with COM
parative safety
Evening journal., 1901-08-15
Railway Uompaay's GOOD Showing

For the month of July the total re-
ceipts of the Wilmington and New
Castle Railway Company were ST.
656.97. and the net earnings $S,s2I11.
This showing it is said. means that
the interest on the entire bonded in
is earned three times.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15

All the boys smoke Yukon Girl
Cigar. Ask your dealer about them.
Evening journal., 1901-08-15

A pleasant remedy, Cartmell's S
blackberry Compound.
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The special feature Of the lumber trade
this week at Orange as elsewhere In the
lumber district. IS the Unprecedented die.
mand for bill stun saving orders icing
more numerous than elpr before ia the his
tory Of the mill business The building or
oil mills. rice mills grain elevators. cot,
ton congresses and textile factories oil
derricks docks and wharvcs. freight sheds
ana warehouses, husinesS houses and resi-
dences has created N. demand for coustriG.
tlon material that is already beyond the
limit of the mills 10 supply In the time re-
quired In addition 10 this Is the large
amount Of ualroad construction im prog
reSst hatiiS cabling fortlcs stYlngcrs piliug
caps, everything used ia that connection,
and the mills could easily load az with
orders Of this kind for six or twelve months
to come were they disposed to tie them
selves nm with contracts for that length Of
time Correspondence from other lumber
towns continue to send out reports of the
big advance in the price of Hes. stating
that heart ties are bringing St2 hut fhis As
probably some special order placed under
conditions that rlAdc Il necessary To pay
a premium TO get the material OF course
the market ruling al SO for lies. hut The
fact remains that this price has not vet
been reached except IN Isolated cHscs. There
is big call for ties md the mills nj or
ange are lundcd M with pretty nearly all
Of this business that they viii agree 10
undertake for quick delivery.
The ward trade seems TO have Stacked on
TO some extent during the past week tho
orders coming to hand being hardly SO
numerous rs they have been, ont no 5. cCial
sirniGcapce Is attached to this fart liz
the min men, who realize that ,hc,c viii
be no big movement of yard stock asliu
untO crpn conditions can be more 0niu;t civ
forecasted The mills are not won wing
over tho ward trade, for they realize thai
the coming fall will witness the biggest de-
mand in this line they nave oyer exDe-
rienced
From all sections come accurate forecast.
OF IA probable advance in prices all along the
line during the next thirty or sixty days
and readers of this column may put IL
down as fact that lumber prices In Texas
win never again 90 below the poant Mt
which they are sustained at present. Deal.
ers who place orders now VIII make no
mistake. Tor a. can he stated With almost
positive assurance that deliveries viii be
hard To make when the crOpE begin 10
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held artillery and cavalry are being en-.
listed. That is they are Invited to enlist,
There have been no enllstments.
Matt Foote, an employe az the oil min,
while cleaning out an oil tank, was over
NOME 69sa WIN Els aSy and had To- o be
tank to be resuscitated.
a telephone message from william Penn
bHdpy night brought the news Of the death
of the lhtlc child of DR. Knole OF that
place which occurred about 10 o'clock Fri
day night.
Large quantities Of baGglng and ties have
gone out 70 the various gins of the county
during the past few days. Indicating tho
near approach Of the cotton season.
I.ond after load of watcrmelons was
mighty weak,
There is considerable sickness in and
around Brenham just now.
MIR n. II, DWyer Is reported quite sick,
Little Miss Annie Lochridge Is reported
'Mrs r. Davis and Miss Mary elmmens
returned Friday from visit to Sealy.
Miss Winnie Morrlss of Burton Is hers
Mr.. 4. o. Watson Of Austin is here on
brother, Mr. A. w. Watson.
Miss Leonora Hermann ia visiting
friends In Houston.
Mr. w IL Murphy is eth quite sick.
Messrs. j. b. and Hudson Williams,
resident drummers, came in last night from
an extended tour.
Mr.. Victor Baumgart has returned from
q visit 10 Cameron.
Mir. aud Mrs. w g. Garrett, Misses Irma
Garrett and Eleanor Mae Holmes returned
last evening from a two weeks sojonrn at
Mineral Wells
Mrs. Or. y. l.. Day returned this morn
Ing from q visit to Hampstead.
Sir. Joe Flschel Of Houston IA In the city.
Mr. r. Brooks OF NayRsota. who has been
here on a visit, left for Gay Hill this
morning.
Chappcl Hill this morning
Or. and Mrs. r. A, Engiehart of Hous
ton are here on visit TO DIR. and Mrs.
Joseph Trlstram.
Miss Essle Garrett has returned from a
visit TO Bryan.
Mr. r. L. I.auderdale OF Galveston was
In the city today and went TO Sommerviile.
Rev. Paul Dick went to Copeland today.
Mrs. Garrett, who has been here on
visit 20 her sister, Mrs, Frank Allen, re-
turned 10 her home In Caldwell this morn.
ing.
MIR D. II. Barton of Gay Iiln was In the
city today.
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,ra 49, .,,,,i,,, 20 tto co,nnonv beld
ihtt r was y nl'cunS ~ Wv &C.,, az, ,enc
plluNE nIsht W s'l't, .,iT has VI has1
OF Hu"i,u a., uu' ~" "N, ,', ~ ,on,nauv
/ ..vi, ir 49,, 80 az tho enrnu1n.
lnchl nut PROPOSED 10 Hl'"M 'ir'h NV n,,,,t
PEI 1aS iot .neu' Ts,,t "T,'.idcd II thcv
"lu ln, t"unp"u ,'us tn"r unnid ottend
I"lm -tl tut nu' - onoa Contoin II n
| SNulunF uoihlnB' hIWVNeI, ai ''9 ~ 'a,i,.
schultz rechVed q irVter n,,lu n iatior
,an. bEl'' IS, ii im VIII ,,i ' N, which they
| proposed TO llohsptd 1"t smiS b, ID s,igned
at hhlt rates pIoylueu ne. n'' a,,I n rot
| contract 20 lhe entVt ,n5, W. onyth ne
hc held for damages IN lhe event r SnS mn
/ happened 10 them en- ioult, N,a4 tb.,
make II nafdGr Tor me c3npumy "a se' , I',
hotses NE ieitet Mas ,, w NJ "i1niU iris
contract WIN thr rnnus, an" W',,u n,''H NJ
him the responsive party TO me "MneI oi
the horses If anything was 10 hapl.en, anp
billy shat should be either shoulhefeh ~
! the state or the Tailload enlnpnnS X az,
does not believe lhai ne eau set tue n"iae'
nnder these ci,runslaao 81 ,no arm NJ pei.
rhardt * seclhorst after reading the ar ar.
ticle In Today iost IN reference 70 tlV
commission rullng on me ShsplnehI , ~ thn
terms, said that he did not agree with the
statement lie Is oi the opinion ludl ~
VIII rather help me business J. ~ ea Nv,
goes into effect hut the fHllroans nave NV
been notified yet OF the ruin 40 ,ha.
ne Wosk OF chuuBns ti1 uolltJi ~, 1'Ni
oil instead OF Goa. can ne useu I2r ,S'I
Is going on at the Nati"hal or Mcf aun9 , -
compress, and 81 the work necessary w
be completed and thoroughly tester long
before the comprising season commences.
WIN both eoinpIesseS' w ,nIii usin's
plant the Ice factory ana on uIl uS'
fuel oil, Brenham VIII perhaps ne 3ne ~ ~
the largest consumers OF Iuel Oh III Vhe
stnte 10r some une 70 eoinei so,A % no
Inc ANNA Cipp, lIia fcad - So ~ T.
nne. County clerk .. a. se,WaIu . VIZ no ~ -
progressive farmer eapeIlnien va s mro
held OF sixty acres TINS year. ulu SVluv
Sf that brought 20 town SHOWS tha az, Ill is
very nne There mas oeeh sleate' ulISi S,.
hcatlon Or crops ~ TINS e"t lion, sSsilnras
tscUoh sllNe lne iI ~. ~, i,Ifh.iass w.
than ever beforel which VIII doubtless less re-
dgand TO tge ultimate goon o. uno VoS X,,3i
Prof Maliy; enlpmol9gsL Ior Lne I'll H.,
cultural ana Mecn3hleai collegH, say I'm ~
Ne GApecih 10 WELL WIS 5epi'om a Nm
NestlEate me IeFuiI w 49,, 1,,,,
Win the Doll weeNll IN WESTMINSTER s sVt
~, before making his report Tor thS STATE
this year, he writes Mt. &, w, W ~, Nv
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Navasota News Notes.

Nayasota. Texas July 1S.--rhere IS strong
probabilities OF the men here interested In
good horses forming driving club within
the next few days, the plan being TO put
the old race course near town Ia tip-top
shape by proper grading, rolling, etc, and
using same for a speedway. The scheme
is very feasible and It has already been as
eortained that the club can get the place,
and that a two-dolar bill win cover all
immediate expenses probably for year.
Those who are interested are requested
70 see John Leake at once.
One OF the new hose wagons was brought
out OF the shops at Noach & Sons, this
morning and put into commission al the
truck house by loading into Il The new
hose Just received. An the wagAns lack
Is painting on the numbers, and II hap.
pened In this Instance that the truck be.
lorglng to No. was taken and loaded
With hose Intended for No. B.
The department held It's regular quarter
~ meeting last night, with fair represent
tailon present, and Assstant CHIEF johnson
Ia the chair Quite good deal OF routine
buainess was disposed OF and a decision
reached 20 have new hose tested at once,
old hose repaired and tested; this done
and Navasosa'z department. Will be fairy
well equipped ~ 10 nose.
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AEARNE ITEMS.
The Bio Fish FRY Drew Large At
tendance.

The Bio Fish FRY Drew Large At
tendance.
Hearne, Texas. July 13-About l25 elti-
zens of Bryan, Mumford, Calvert and
Ucarne attended the FISH fry given by the
planters of the bottom at the Little Brazos
river, eight miles south Of here. Several
hundred pounds OF hsh We're caught, and
several sheep and cattle barhecued. The
barbecue was under the SUPERVISION OF
Aipfsrs. jim and Il. g. McNutt, william
Hanna and william Mckinney, pr9hhnent
planters Of the bottom, All enjoyed them
sv rbe weather for the past few days has
h,.n the warmest ever experienced In TINS
So ction, The thermometer stands w IN
'n "a, sHf d. w. Hamilton, former agent for
IN" George II McFaddcn 4 Bros. cotton
agency M this place, arrived ~ the CITY
TO-DAY from Seabrook, his summer nome.
NJ Hamilton has been transferred 70 Lu-
ing where he Will act as agent for the
me Arm. o,.,, ,,.,,h.
t,ic NcFadden cotton agency and Captain
I n Tlmmins, general superintendent OF
Tho National compress, are in the CITY To-
dey on business connected WIN the hearhe
Mr. ]. t. WEIGH and wife left today
PR Denison where Mr.. Welch is employee
In the Office Of the Houston ana texas
Central railroad.
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BRENNAN BUDiET.

Brenham, Texas, July 1s-while attend.
ing the State shoot at Dallas on the night
Of June 10, within two blocks of the
Windsor hotel, a bold highwayman thrust
a 4s~calioer Colts revolver in the
face OF AIR. h. L. Burnes, formerly of this
city, hut now Of Paris, and relieved him
OF $4,000 SIR Burnes says that the rob
Der did not md SIS that he had Ia another
pocket He put detectives after the high.
wayman as soon as he could find one and
two days later John Gables was arrested,
identided by Mr.. Burnes, and lodged IN
1aIl. and rnere remained until July H. when
he was convicted and sentenced 20 sevep
years in the peni'entiary.
II is extremely doubtful about the Bren-
ham Field ArtilIcry attending the state
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waxahachle, Texas, July ia retail
c'erkF union was organized In this city
Thursday night with forty-one members
The following officers were elected G.
/. Love. president; r. W. Burleson' vice
rresdent: sam Egser. secretary Ed Laugh
In. recording secretary NJ NJ Perry treas
my. lee Onaite door keeper.
-rha Waco crack baseball team Is coming
10 WaxahaohIe Monday % play series or
thlec games with the Waxahaenle flc ,h.
Sts,. ",his season and some geod games
may be expected
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New YORK Monsv

New York. July 13.--Money on call nom,
ihai. irime mercantile paper 4Gt4l9 per
tual business In bankers bills at 4S7iS for
demand and at 4Silad4 S4N, for sixty days;
posted rates S5iaGi4 81 aud 4. SS6l4, SSbs,
lineates not quoted; bar silver 5S% Mex
lcan dollars 46A. State bonds inactive;
railroad bonds weak; government bonds
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stocks have nothing in the way Of ,mpsir.
them. $3.50 - acVouht Tor
"a ne railway, bond market has been srect.
20 sa 10 sympathy with stocks, but in muoh
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ELEVATORS A AND B.
WHEAT EXPORTS.

Exports Of wheat for the week ending
July IL are as follows For Hamburg,
ne steamships Treasury and Hemisphere,
5lS. 90 bushels: for Antwerp, per steam
shin Hornby Castle, 10000 bushels. Total
4 10000 bushels.
It's anticipated the exports for the re
msinder OF the month viii be quite large.
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METALS.

New York. July 1s-Tln steady, 27.9o.
Lake copper unchanged. 100. Lead steady
unehonced; snelter slow. 30OQ3.05; pig
iron warrants quiet, 9.50GlOOO.
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FOLLOWING are the clearings OF the Hous
ron banks, together with the amount Of
increase or decrease over last year.
This week Last year. Inc.
saturday .....S ,o50,S30 $6373T2 $4i2,g 1858
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london Financial cahln

New York, July lathe Commercial-Ad-
xertlser's London fraLclal cablcgram says;
weak with ccnsols Hat at 9l& American
shares were tntrly active, opening well
atoVe parity, but staggered later. After
curb
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
roRr OF GALVESTON. July IS.

FORT OF GALVESTON, July is.
Arrived.
SIS Concho (Am), Evans, from New York
s. Acs tBr), Tate from Cardiff
Cleared
SIS Alamo (AmD, Xix, for New York.
Sch Malcolm " Searcy (Am), Atkins for
Port Tampa.
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New York Bank Statement

New York, July 10 The statement Of
the associated banks for the week ending
today shows:
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WANTED Immediately contract 10 drill
well fot oil either IN Beaumont neld or
any where outside aud to go 10 any depth
necessary to find oil; Al OUTFIT ami at
present operating In the Beaumont held
Address ] *. G., room l. Kyle building.
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London, July ia Coz soils for money ols.
Money IL per cent. Discount for short
hillS "a per cert three months bills aIa6s
2 9l6 per cent.
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FINANCIAL eReMTlEs.

New York, July 1S--Clearings $685. 55,
CD; balances Si1,447,0l5
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Following are the safes Of stocks snu
closing price. ON the New Ynrk stnnL NJ.