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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Some Boston views.

BOSTON, March 23.-Business with
the Federal Steel, the American Steel
& Wire and the National Tube Com
pany, as we'll as with the other subsi-
diary companies now coming into the
United States Steel Corporation, was at
a very low ebb last July in anticipation
of the election. In July they made al
most nothing, as the stocks of raw
material on hand at high prices had to
be worked into goods at low prices.
But business slowly improved after the
election, and although the foreign busi-
ness has been very dull since election,
h home markets have steadily devel-
oped until now such concerns as the
Steel & Wire and the Tube Company
are working to their normal capacity
and each earning more than LOCO, 600
net per month.
The remarkable thing about this
state of business is that it is in sharp
contrast with the poor business abroad,
especially in Germany.
Mr.. Morgan will return from the
South Saturday or Sunday, and will
oon go abroad to interest the foreign
markets in the new United States Steel
Corporation.
The strength Of this industrial or
ganization has never been properly dis
played, and it may not be until after
the full acquisitions have been made.
The American Bridge Company will
probably he brought into the combina-
ton, as it tremendously balances in
finished production against the Rookie
Teller Lake Superior Ofc and YranSpor-
tation companies just acquired.
In respect to the latter it may be
stated that the cost to the United
States Steel Corporation is between $40,-
600, 900 and $4,000 600, and payment
has been arranged for in securities and
not in cash.
Not only has 81 per cent of the seven
subsidiary companies which it is pro-
posed to join with the Carnegie Com
pany been secured, but 81 per. cent also
Of the Carnegie Company.
With the acquisition of the Lake SUI
perior Ore Companies. the United States
Steel Corporation will be in control of
70 per cent of all the hard and soft
iron ores for making steel in this coun-
try.
1t may interest our European COM
petitors to learn that the statisticians
figure that the United States has not
an unlimited supply Of cheap iron ore
in fact, it can be stated that it is fig
ured that the United States is liable to
be exhausted of her present known
cheap ore deposits within fifty years.
The management of the United States
Steel Corporation understands this sit
uation very well, and while contending
against any sharp advances in iron and
steel prices, does not intend that the
iron ore reserves in this country shall
be want y sacrificed in needless
competition.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
MOUNDSvILLE.
Events Yesterday in the Marshall
COnn,y Town.
A watch Presentation.

Local Union No. 10, American Flint
Glass Workers, transacted more than
the usual amount of business at their
meeting yesterday afternoon. 1t was
an occasion ina will long be remem-
bered by those present, and particu-
larly by Mr.. Scott E. Littieton, who has
been manager of the factory OF the
Fostoria Company for several years,
but who will go to WellsDurg, April
1st.
At the meeting yesterday a beautiful
gold watch and chain was presented TO
Mr.. Littleton by the members Of Local
Union No. 10. The presentation was
made by Mr.. Charles Morningstar In
a few well chosen remarks. Mr.. Lit
Teton was rather surprised, but he
responded and expressed his thanks in
a neat speech. The Fostoria Glass
Company Band was present and rem
dered several selections in their inim-
liable manne Messrs. Paul Mourot.
Paddy Sullivan, Jacob Pence, Dennis
Murphy, Jos. F. Wolfe and William
Greenan were appointed a committee
to prepare suitable resolutions for the
occasion. The committee reported and
a copy OF the resolutions were present.
ed to Mr.. Littleton and a record placed
on the minutes OF the meeting. The
resolutions in part were:
Whereas. our manager, Mr.. Scott
E. Littleton is about to sever his con-
nection with the Fostoria Glass Com
2zny, it is with regret that the mem
hers of this local hear Of his depart
IRE. and az a slight token of regard
for the many acts OF kindness they
have received from him. present him
with this gold watch and wish him
success in the future as in the past"
1t is not known who viii succeed NJ.
LittIefon as manager Of the fzrtory.
hut It Is rum0red that Joseph =. voffle
will be the man. OR. Voitle h1s BEEN
"a employs Or the company tor many
years ~1d his selection would ba VERY
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March ga firm under
tone pervaded the wheat market to-
day, although the market held within
narrow bounds. Elevator brokers Gov
cred May and put out hedges for July
in a moderate way and this, with the
strength of corn, held prices. May
wheat opened unchanged to 1sc lower,
at T5B076c, on easy cables and lib
eral northwest receipts. The corn
strength caused moderate local buying
and May rose slowly to 76Ac. After
reacting several times to 76@76Bc, the
market closed firm B@Ac higher at
76M@T6Ac bid. Local receipts were
sixty cars, none of contract grade,
while Minneapolis and Duluth. reported
1893 cars, against 376 last week and 536
a year ago.
May corn opened unchanged to a
shade higher at 41A @412sc, and adj
RANGED steadily to 41Ac. Prices were
at 41%@41&c sellers for May, a net
gain of sc. Country offerings were
small. Receipts were 24O cars, 81 Of
contract grade.
Oats We're firm in sympathy with
corn. May opened unchanged to a
shade up at 243s@25c, sold to 251sc,
and closed with sellers 1t that figure,
a net gain of B@Ac. Receipts were
1870 cars.
A further break in pork was the fea-
ture in the provisions market. Longs
were still pressing the market and May
pork on eight sales broke from SIG. 90.
opening quotation, to $3.50. where it
closed, Coo under yesterdays close.
May ribs opened 21ac lower at $3.50,
touched 1922 and then broke to
SITE on selling by longs. May lard
opened unchanged at $3.50 and sold to
S7.S7h.
Wheat. March 75bc; April 75Ac;
May 76k@i6Ac.
Corn. March 40Ac: May ass 641%c.
Oats, March 25e; May 25hc.
Pork, March $15.25; May s15.4 40; July
s14.s0.
Lard. March $3.50; May s7.S7k; July
$7.S7R; September s7.S7N.
Ribs, March $7.S5: May s7.S5; July
$40; September s7.65.
Flax seed, cash northwestern $1.54;
No. /, s1.55; May s1.531a; September
Sl.14q1.15.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
The Smallpox situation.

There are. now two well developed
cases of smallpox here and it is fear
ed that there may be several more
cases developed. James Terrill, OF
Court avenue, and ben Shrimp, OF
Avondale, are the two patients. Shrimp
was broken out on Friday and he made
a tour OF the Third ward, visiting sew
eral places and was in the company OF
a great many people. He was exam
ined by DR.. Steele and ordered to go
to his home, but he refused and Officer
-Purtiman found him in a saloon late
in the evening. uHe was taken to his
home and a guard stationed at the
house. Yesterday some OF the places
that he visited were fumigated. The
Health Officer ordered that all persons
known to have been in the company
of Shrimp be viccinated. Turner Row
land refused to obey the order and was
taken before the Mayor and given the
alternative of being vaecinated or be-
ing locked up. ale said that he would
be locked up, but after two police
men and one or two newspapermen
had been ya~ccinated, DIR. Stewart or
dered Rowland to bare his arm. He
refused and Marshal Miller and Officer
Purtiman seized him to hold him. AZ
ter about fifteen minutes OF rough
house in which Turner was a proml-
nent figure, he was gotten under on
troll, but the officers could not remove
his coat. However, he at last sub
mitted and removing his coat allowed
the physician to v~accinate him. Turn
or put up a strong scrap and gave the
two officers something to do.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
VIEWS OF HENRY CLEWS.

NEW YORK, March 23.-In his
weekly letter, published to-day. Henry
Clews says:
The future of American railroad Sc
curities is of the best. The country
has grown up to railroads built IN adj
rance of their time; there is little or
no chance for duplication; heavy ex-
p%enditures for Improvements, etc.,
made out of earnings. have given COM
mon stocks, once representing nothing
but water, an intrinsic value they never
had before; the spread of the commun-
ity of interest plan will effect econo-
mics and check destructive COMPETE
ton that must have an important bear
ing upon net earning capacity of many
properties. Long-headed men are lead
ing the movement towards railroad
concentration; they are men who see
the dangers of this policy as well as the
advantages, and are of opinion that the
latter considerably outweigh the for
mer. The present rise in railroad
shares is, therefore, based upon gem
uine prosperity, and upon the results OF
more harmonious relations between the
various systems; these two influences
combined giving speculative leaders a
leverage such as rarely offers.
Very likely the advance now under
way will be carried to excess and the
small speculator will have cause for
regret if his confidence carries him too
far; but there are many deals still in
prospect. and until their consummation
is near we do not look for any serious
reaction. The money market is easy
and shows no signs of disturbance. it
being in the interest of big holders to
maintain low rates. Any decided
strengthening of rates would simply
lead us to depend upon our balances in
Europe, which are large and at ready
command. Further, in case Of severe
stringency the government would I'M
doubtedly release some of the surplus
funds which it has been taking from
the people through the custom house
a1d internal revenue. although there
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24

cessity.
The trade situation is generally sat
isfactory. Here and there signs OF re-
action from last years activity, sucn
as in the textile industries, can be not
ed, but this is by no means general.
On the contrary, there are reasons for
believing that the expansion in business
will continue for some time to come.
The phenomenal activity III the iron
trade shows no suggestion OF abating;
the demand for steel and iron pro-
ducts being very largely the result OF
the great variety Of new uses to which
steel is being applied and to the great
demand for structural materials. Along
the Pacific coast there is wonderful de-
velopment in progress, not only in oil
but in other natural resources in which
that region abounds. This develop
ment OF our natural riches will be the
basis of business expansion for some
time to come, to say nothing of foreign
fields which are rapidly opening to
American capital and enterprise.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Other Moupd.viIIe Matters.

James MCGOWAN, OF Sistersyille, was
here on business yesterday.
Miss Bessie shipley. Of Pittsburg. Pa.
spent a part Of the week here.
Misc Maude Jefferson. Of the West
Liberty Normal School, Ia spending
her vacation at her home here.
A number Of people from Mounds
vile attended the Camp Ground" sup
per az Wheeling on Friday evening.
A confectionery and fruit stand has
been opened by an Assyrian in the
Meighen building on Lafayette ave
nue..
Margaret Lehman has been appoint
ed guardian of the minor children OF
Chas. II. Lehman, deceased. Of Ben
wood
Lewis Frankhouser. OF Thompson.
has accepted a position at the Racket
store and Will enter upon his dates
to-morrow-
Gordon and Brown. whose ma
sh0pe Were bufnod two 1eeks
&
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
BUSINESS oPronruNIrIEs.
NOTICE TO INVESTORS.

The y. sloan Johnson dining a
Investment Co., OF Alaska. will pay
a dividend Of not less than 20 per
cent per unBGm on Its t~apftnffxn-
ton. = limited nmb~ of shares
of stock for sale until the FIRST of
April. 1901. We have one
acres of placer mines fully developed.
Are selling stock 90 put In n store mt
GOIOyfn. Alaska. This ~ no gamble.
hot a snfe Investment. After the
first of April, 1901. no stock Will he
sold for less than Five Dollar 49,
per share. Mines pay from Forty
Dollars fStOI To Ffny Dollars -
per day 10 the man. VIII work from
nifty 10 one undre men daily. Our
manager has made n fortune In the
north Ia the last three years. and
knows what he - 4 about.
For fuller information caIi ON or adj
dress
THE y. SLOAN JOHNSON INNING A
INVESTMENT co.
No. 7l5 Williamson %BHIidins, Ieve-
land. Ohio.
iassqr
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
A RAILROAD PREDICTION.

Special to the Register.
NEW YORK, March 23.-There is a
very general feeling in Wall street
that the southwestern railways are
due for an advance the first Of the
week, and the bulge is expected to
reach very satisfactory proportions for
holders of stocks in those lines.
Industrials are firmly held, and a
further advance is predicted and large
ly anticipated.
To-day's bank statement was salts
factory, despite the heavy decrease in
loans and deposits.
The general outlook is for continued
market prosperity and either station
airy or higher prices. The disquieting
rnmors of prospective wal between
Russia and Japan cut little figure, and
there is a general belief that inter
national hostilities, although threaten
ed to a certain extent, will be avoided.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24

have accepted $1,000 insurance. Their
policies were for 81, 500,
j.. w. Brown. travelling salesman for
the Smith and Nixon Piano Company,
OF Cincinnati, visited his brother.
Brock Brown, of Grant avenue, while
en- route to Chicago,
IL is announced that Chas. Clegg
will succeed w. II. A. Bryan as bag
gage master at the B.l& o. depot. Mr..
Bryan. whose resignation takes effect
April LIST, has not yet decided what no
will do.
Ex-Sheriff Doyle was kept busy
yesterday issuing checks TO the teach
ers of the country schools I'm payment
Of their last months salary. Nearly
all the schools in the rural districts
closed within the past week and the
town was full OF teachers yesterday.
Twenty-one %convicts. including two
women. were received AZ the pcnlten-
tiary from tho District OF Columbia
yesterday. One convict was discharg-
ed. The total number 81 inmates OF
the Institution * now 100. the high
est number ever confined there AZ any
one time. There are four murderers
who have been sentenced To hang, but
all have been %rcprlevcd.
See BUR Stella Music Boxes. Best In
the world.
DILLON. HANCHER & co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
bridge.

NEN YORK. March 23.-The Wall
Street Journal says:
The American Bridge Co. has just
closed n OF the largest foreign con-
tracts ever made, a~ggregating over
twenty thousand tons. The order was
given by the E~cuadorian Association.
Limited. and the material will be used
for steel bridges for the Guayaouil &
Quito Ry. Co. in Ecuador, South
America The E~cuadorian Association
is a concern in Edinburg. Scotland,
and the order wa secured in the face
of sharp competition from Scotland
and German bridge builders. The
first shipment viii be made the latter
part Of April and additional shipments
will be made monthly.
Another foreign order of smaller pro-
portions has been received from the
Cananae Consolidated Copper Mining
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Yesterdays stock market presented

Yesterdays stock market presented
no unusual features. The bank state
ment was satisfactory to the stock ele-
ment, and an optimistic view Of the
immediate future is largely held. The
local clearings show a normal volume
of business during the past week, and
there are indications that trade will
increase with the advance of spring.
Below we present the quotations and
transactions of yesterday, with the
more important and current news of
various business and industrial affairs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Review of stocks.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Bear agrees
sion was resumed against the most
vulnerable points in yesterdays mar
ket, namely the coalers and fractions.
Their losses in some instances reached
a point or over. Railroad stocks gen.
orally weakened, but there were eXcep-
tions including some of those which
have been prominent recently. Denver
Rio Grande common and preferred
rose Az and "a respectively, and the
Rio Grande Western stocks, which, it
is rumored, has been combined with
Denver &c Rio Grande, sold at 85 and
100 respectively for the common and
preferred, compared with 70 and 81,
their previous prices. New York, Chi
cago & st. Louis reacted IL, but then
rallied to 80, an extreme rise of Az.
the second preferred jumped 5 and the
first preferred ,. Lake Erie & West
ern gained 8 and st. Louis & San Fran
cisco 21s. A block of Wabash prefer
red was sold at from 39h to Al, but the
price soon dropped to 1914, a full point
under yesterday. The stock rallied to
the top again. Other southwesterns
were strong in sympathy. The rally in
IlC l1lnOl oIOCho was tACCOulh6ly {
erish and had only a moderate infiu-
enee on the rest of the market. The
Colorado & Southern stocks Joined in
the movement of the southwesterns,
the first preferred rising 2H. The Chi
cage, indianapolis & Louisville stocks
gained nearly two points each. Wa
bash preferred rose to 40, Texas e Pa
cifc, the st. Louis Southewesterns and
Missouri Pacific 4 to 13s. Smelling
stocks broke ~ for the common and
3h for the preferred, but recovered.
The decrease in the loan item of the
bank statement surprised the bears
and led TO a buoyant upward movement
with heavy buying for both accounts.
A large number of railroad and indus
trial stocks moved up from 1 to 4
points. Prices rose all around to the
highest of the day. There was some
realizing by Dom traders, but the clos
ing was animated and strong and near
the top.
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An Interesting souvenir.

Deputy Sheriff Z. p. Bowman has
received from his nephew, A. ID. Lit
Teton, of the Liberty Bell mine at Tel
luride, Colorado, a very unique and
interesting souvenir. 1t is a glass pa
per weight on a wooden base. Be
meath the glass are twelve specimens
OF the mineral products Of Colorado.
among them being gold, silver and
copper quartz and petrifed wood. II
is a very handsome ornament and fs
highly priced by ar. Bowman.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Entertainment interrupted.

The Fairview school, about three
miles from town closed Friday and
an entertainment was given in the eve
ming. A large number OF Moundsyills
people went out. II appears that a
part OF the crowd was very dlsorderiy
and interrupted the entertainment in
various ways Yesterday a prominent
citizen OF Fairyiew was here and stat
ed that the names OF the offending
ones are known and that they include
some of the leading young men OF this
city. The matter viii be taken before
the grand jury.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24

Horn silver .....11ofs Small Hopes -. $
ron Silver STANDARD &. 400
Close: Money on call nominal.
Prime mercantile paper 81 per
cent. Sterling exchange nominal with
actual business in bankers bills at
$4.S7% @4.S8 for demand and at $4.84A
for sixty days. Posted rates $4.858
and $4.S9. Commercial bills $4.83A@
4.84A. Silver certificates 61A @63c.
Bar silver 60Hc. Mexican dollars 40.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonas
irregular. Government bonds irregu-
lar; refunding 2s registered 106; do.
coupon 106; IS registered l11h; do.
coupon lily; new As registered 1884;
do. coupon 1881; old As registered lib;
do. coupon 114A; 5s registered 1l1h;
do. coupon HIN.
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ceipts 200; nominally steady. Good to
prime steers $5.O0@6.0o; cows $2.70@
ABS; heifers $2.70@4.6O; bulls s2.75Q
ABS; calves $4.50@6.0O.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 1900: Mon
day $4,000; estimated left over 1000.
Choice heavy steady, others weak to &C
lower. Top s6.15; mixed and butch
ers' $5.85@6.10; bulk of sales $3.50
sos.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Sheep and
lambs steady Good to choice wethers
$4.75@5.00; native lambs $4.75@5.4O.
Receipts for this and last week: This
~week-Cattle $4,000; hogs 10000;
sheep 65, 900. Last week: Cattle $4,000;
hogs 140, 800; sheep $4,000.
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s Ohio.

The late rise in Chesapeake & Ohio
was evidently manipulated. 1t was
officially stated yesterday thatthe Penn
.sylvania would not lease the road,
and the stock of the former company
so far as dividends are concerned, will
have to stand on its merits. But the
Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt people
between them own 40 per cent. CT
Chesapeake capital and the dividend
outlook is declared to be promising.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
A NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY.

A new local industry of considerable
Importance, has crept into Wheeling
u~nheralded, but it Is a good thing in
more senses than one, and will mater
tally aid in swelling the sum total OF
business transacted. 1t is the new
venture of John Herbert, the Main
street candy manufacturer, who has
just placed upon the local and out-of-
town market "Green-Box" chocolates,
equal to any brand on the market and
far superior to most. They are put up
in pound and h~alf-pound boxes, at the
usual prices. and the attractive pack
ages and the quality of the goods will
recommend them to the public.
Buy Diamonds before they go to
higher prices.
nIIJ0N HANCHER e. co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Light Interior Demands.

Bulls on the market declare tnat
easy money will continue indefinitely
and that there will be no demands Gu
New York for funds which cannot be
readily supplied. They say there was
never SO much available money III the
interior waiting investment; that
country banks will this spring look
out for most of their own needs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24

The report from Boston that the In
ternational Paper Company has made
a trade agreement with the Great
Northern Company for the mainten-
ance of prices caused a jump in the
shares of the former. Officials of the
latter company denied the story.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
sheet steeI Dixiaend.

The directors of the American Sheet
Steel Company have declared the reg
ular quarterly dividend of 134 per cent
on the preferred stock, payable April
10. Books will be closed from April
9th to April 18th inclusive.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Condition of the Trea.ury.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-To-
days statement Of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the $3.50. 600, 600 gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption, shows: Available
cash balance, S152, 446, 176; gold, $685.
923. 165.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
Pafferie..

The Trenton Potteries Co. has de-
elared the regular quarterly dividend
Of 2 per cent on the preferred stock
payable Apil 18th, to stockholders OF
record Of March Both. This makes
four quarterly dividends of 3 per cent
each declared since the company re-
sumed dividends
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24
sugar.

Another advance Of 10 cents a 100
pounds in refined sugar is predicted
by the trade within a day or two. This
was put forward as a bull point. In
spite of this fact, however, there seems
to be heavy liquidation in the stock
now. Street & Norton and Moore &
Schley were the heaviest sellers.
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Live stock Quotations.

EAST LIBERTY. Pa. March 23.-
Cattle steady extra s5.50Q5.65. COM
mon s3.25G4.00.
Hogs low and slower. Prime medi-
ums and heavy hogs $6.1516-2O. good
pigs 3 .90ne.eo: roughs $4-2565.5a.
Sheep steady. Choice wethers $500
SIS; choice lambs 95.75G5.85. veal
calves S6.0066,75-
CHICAGO. March z3.-Cattle ~ Re-