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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-07
WOOL.

BOSTON, March 6.-The American
Wool and Cotton Reporter will say of
the wool trade tomorrow:
There is as yet no substantial i'm
provement to be noted in the wool mar
ket except that wool dealers are dis
posed to exercise a little more discre-
ton in selling, although there is still
more or less pressure to liquidate and
wool has been sold at lower prices the
past week than at any time since the
downward movement began. A large
line of territory which HAS been carried
as collateral has been parted with at
a clean cost of 23@36c, which is the
lowest level yet touched for that class
of wool. A portion of the same woods
were sold two weeks previously at a
clean cost Of 42c. A number of hold
ers not pleased with the amount of
stock on hand and a new clip of 300,-
900 pounds close in sight, are naturally
DESTROYS Of cleaning out their stocks
and some consignors who had hitherto
been holding their woods above the
market price have urged the commits
sion houses to let them go in order to
clear the way from the new seasons
product. The prices at which wools
are being sold are about low enough
to interest investors and it is reported
that there have been some purchases
for speculative account, not very ex-
tended as yet, but sufficiently pro-
nounced to indicate that speculative in
terests are carefully watching the stu
alton and are willing to take hold
when what they consider a favorable
opportunity presents itself. The sales
for the week in Boston amounted to
1884. 500 pounds domestic and 355, 600
pounds foreign, making a total of g.
729. 800 pounds, against a total of $685.
600 for the previous week and a total
of 1856. 600 for the corresponding week
last year. The sales since January 1st
amount to 34,736,9 900 pounds, against
32,501 600 pounds for the corresponding
time last year.
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table. sl:sc; California lemon cling peaches
$40: Baltimore peaches. $L76; pie
esssn syst ssa;i ' liz; D Acorn ss sta laas ssa ssrins
beans, 75c; lib can corn beef, $26: lib
can Clipped beef. rs: lib can lunch
oii-Lard. extra western. strained eoc;
carbon oil, 10. S1sc; carbon. lao. sc.
water white, SIC; Lewis miners winter
white. sc; summer white, &c.
si LiardIschena,s pure kettle, slerceS, U.s. :
Tor smaller packages over uerces Is as tSs-
lows: Tubs. 51cs 50-lb tiES. &c. ~
70 tins, asc; io-lb. tins. sc: 5-ib- tins. hc;
sugars-cutloaf. s.s7c; cubes. s.oec; pow
dered, sc graduated, andar PIC:
granulated, flne 5.f7c; Columbia 4, s.ssc:
c., 497c; choice fruit sugar, 4.S2c.
~Conee-Green coffee. fancy geicen Rue.
l6c; fancy green. l5c. choice green. l4i1c;
ed in packages. Arrow. L. I4c; Pan Handle.
Ellie; Arbuckie & Cos. roasted. 12.14c:
Lion. 12.14c; bulk roasted, 2sc: Mocha and
Java, sc: A grade Rio, sc
per doaen: esrpea, ss.i lNssg5ns Stable Ss.V a.ss:
whisps. $3.50: hearth. S.50
FIour, Grain and Feed.
F1our-Famous. choice family -four. in
paper 81 per ; Minnshaha, in cotton
sacks, s45; spring wheat -four. in lutte
sacks. 40 lbs, $40 per bbl.; Pillsbury's
Best In wood and cotton, s445; Pillsbury's
In paper, s42S: Gold Coin, $3.50 in cotton
or wood: $3.50 in paper; Loyal. sS.s5 in
paper; Reliance, in wood or cotton, $4a5,
in paper. s4.l5; Winter wheat. Silver Lake
in Is paper, 500; rye -four, in wood, $3.50.
Wheat-Per bushel, 75c.
Corn-New, SOC.
Oats-Western. out of store. 3sc; home,
32c.
Feed-Middlings, per ton. sls.os: bran.
per ton. $500.
Hay-No. l baled, $500; loose, $4,000
14.O0.
S~traw-Loose. $500; baled, $1,000.
Chop-sls00d2o.W per ton.
Oat Feed-$lS.W per ton.
Live Stock.
C~attle-Extra, LOCO to 100. s4.75d5.e0 u:
good, 900 to 1000, $450a4.75; good, 500 to
800, 81. so; common, 600 to 500, So. 75Q4.2o;
bulls, S3.00a4.00.
Hogs-Extra, IS. soa5.75; good. s5.5o@5. 60;
common, $5.o0Q5.5.
Sheep-S3. 75Q4.25; lambs, s5.0095.50.
Fresh Cows-S30. 00q45.0 0.
Calves-$6.00 @7.00; grassers, $3.0094.0.
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took 1 point Or moro from tho best
prices Of many OF the stocks. There
was 4 long list Of stocks OF smaller
railroads which moved up all the way
from a point to 2M. Long Island rose
81 on light transactions and closed
with a net gain OF 6N. Among the In
dustrials, Amalgamated Copper and
Sugar claimed the largest share Of at
tention. The former opened down
1% on reports Of a renewal of antag-
onistic measures in Montana. It was
strongly supported and was rallied ~
at one time, but in the late dealings it
broke below 101 and closed with a net
loss of IA. Sugar was forced under last
night for only a brief period, andl af-
ter varied fluctuations closed with a
net gain of 15s. The steel stocks con-
tinued much neglected and heavy in
tone. The formal steps toward the
completion of measures to insure the
exchange are still in progress. While
the new securities thus remain nom
existent operations in the group are
~hampered. The s~ub-treasury has ia
ken nearly $4,000, 900 from the market
SINGLE last Friday, and bankers report
that the turn in the tide OF the In
terror money movement to New York
is at hand. Call money shows a ten
dency to work somewhat closer.
The railroad bond market continues
active, and prices generally higher.
Total sales par value, $3.50, 900.
U. S. IS reg. declined Is per cent. on
the last call.
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, March 6.-There has
been more business in bleached cot
tons than of late in response to the
lower prices made yesterday. In
other directions the cotton goods mar
ket is without change of moment, de-
mand quiet and prices irregular in
most quarters. Mems wear wooIens
and worsted, quiet and market fayors
buyers. In dress goods low grade
suitings for fall have sold fairly with
fancies inactive.
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CHICAGO, March 6.-Receipts, cattle,
Is, 800 head; choice native steers high
er; others about steady; top, $6.25;
butchers stock steady to strong; good
to prime steers $5.O5@6.25; cows 1910
@4.35; heifers s2.75@4.50; bulls steady
$2.75@4.30; calves steady $4.C0G6.25.
Hogs, receipts to-day $4,000 head; to-
morrow $4,000 head estimated; left over
$500 head; market a shade lower, clos
ing weak; top, s5.62h; mixed and
butchers $5.35@5.60; bulk of sales $5.45
Q5.55.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000 head; sheep
and lambs steady to a shade higher;
good to choice wethers $4.30@4.S5; ma
tive lambs $4.50@5.25.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, March Cat
tie. steady; extra s5.35@5.50; common
s3.0O@3.75.
Hogs, active; best mediums and
heavy Workers s5.75; light Workers $685.
@5.70; pigs s5.55@5.60.
Sheep, steady; choice wethers S4.70@
4.S0; choice lambs s5.50@5.60.
Veal calves S6.O0@6.50.
CINCINNATI. O., March Clogs, ac-
tive and firm at s4.50@5.S0.
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State bonds weak.

DLdlc JULIUS weak.
Railroad bonds firm.
Stocks-The character of to-day's
market for stocks was very similar to
that of yesterday. Absorption of rail-
road stocks of a high grade by buyers
Of abundant and of a SUBJ
stantial kind went on side by side
with wide fluctuations in some of the
speculative issues. So far as the rail-
road department was concerned, &C
tivity was shifted to some extent from
those stocks which were most promi-
nent yesterday. A notable feature of
the market was that it did not really
respond with unanimity at any time
to the strength shown by individual
etocks. Also in those stocks which
did advance the strength was not sim
ultaneous. Apparently the demand for
n stock would be largely satisfied be-
fore buying was taken up in another.
During the latter part of the day there
was abundant evidence Of large profit
taking. Stocks which had been strong
early In the day fell back materially
and many usually prominent stocks
which were notably active to-day were
allowed to fall back below last nights
level.
Nevertheless the days gains are very
striking, both by reason of the charac-
ter Of the stocks affected and the
amount of transactions and the extent
OF the gains in them. Yesterdays
late movement in Burlington was con-
tinued at the outset this morning,
and the stock was carried up 2% to
1904, a record price. The strength of
the stock was due to the fact that large
competing railroad interests are admit
teddy buying the stock, professedly for
investment, but, according to the Wall
Street Interpretation, with a possible
view Of consolidation or at all events
to the extension Of a community Of in
terests. Union Pacific, Northern Pa
oifc and Pennsylvania were all said to
be interested in the buying. The B.
d O. railroad stocks continued to show
conspicuous strength, the common ad-
vancing 3 and the preferred az. There
was also a striking movement in Atch-
ison preferred which carried it up 8
points. The common stocks of this
road, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
and /. & N, were also very strong.
The later movement of the day had
some appearance OF manipulation for
the purpose OF sustaining the market
while profit takings were In progress
elsewhere. The reactionary movement
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whole the day in the grain and provis-
ions market came close to yesterdays
record in the matter of dullness. The
former markets tended down following
some strength early, with closing I'M
| changed. Corn a shade lower and
oats &c depressed. Provisions closed
q shade to TIC higher.
Wheat started with a good demand
from shorts and commission houses,
the market being influenced by a sharp
advance at Liverpool and still felt the
! impetus which the market gained on
the curb yesterday after the close.
| This strength was due to a sudden
fear that the cold weather had done,
or would do, severe damage to the
infant crop and as the weather was
still frigid to-day the influence re-
manned as a comfort to the public
although the bearishly inclined specu-
lators smiled at it. May opened Nc
to A@Ac higher at 757sc to 761sc and
sold to 76Zc before shorts felt them
| selves secure. The market reacted to
76c during the forenoon on heavy sell
ing by elevator interest Lack OF out
| size demand later caused a further de-
| cine but the close was easy, May I'M
| changed at EBc, bottom price for the
day. Primary receipts were COZ, 900
bushels compared with 575, 900 bushels
, last year, while seaboard c~learances in
wheat and -four were equal to SIC, 600
bushels. Local receipts were IS cars,
one of contract grade. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 277 ars against
23O last week and 622 a year ago..
The cash market was dull and ex-
porters reported only four loads taken.
Following a brief period of moder-
ate activity at the opening, the corn
market ruled dull and featureless.
Bears recently have done some selling
on the cold weather which, according
to their calculations, should have in
creased country offerings. The farm
| ers, however, were to-day reported
still clinging tenaciously to their
property. Shorts were alarmed at this
and covered at the opening. The de-
mand soon dwindled away, however,
and prices eased off. The close was
rather easy, May sold between ALSO
41Ac and MAc and closed a shade
lower at 40% @4OBc. Receipts were
227 cars, five of contract grade.
Oats were fairly active. The mar
ket opened steady in sympathy with
it's neighbors. Selling believed to re-
fleet freer country acceptances soon
began.
Tired longs let out considerable
quantities and liquidation continued
to the close which was weak. May
sold between 25h@25%c and 25hc and
closed &c lower at 25Bc. Receipts
were 159 cars.
Provisions were dull but firm on
light hog receipts. although prices at
the yards were lower. A demand for
pork offset moderate selling of lard.
The cash situation remained firm but
slow. May pork sold between S14.17h
and $14.25 and closed 71Ac higher at
$14.22h; May lard between s7.45@
$7.471s, closing a shade up at S7.45@
STATE and May ribs between S7.07h
and $7.10@s7.12h with the close sc
up at $40.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 45 cars; corn, 260 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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BURLINGTON ~ROUTE-GREAT
TRAIN SERVICE.

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TO OMAHA. KANSAS CITY, st. Jo-
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st. Louis, Mo.
augfwed. sat
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70 Cd10lco m8t1lu8, 48Vooc
F1axseed. No. /, $l.59@M: No /
northwestern, $1.5S@1.69.
Prime timothy seed, $40.
Mess pork, per Dbl, $14.O5014.10.
Lard, per 100 lbs. $7.4007.42h.
Short ribs sides. loose, $7.O007.25 |.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, 6A@
6Mc.
Short clear sides, boxed, $7.40@7.6 so.
Whiskey, basis OF high wines, $1.27.
Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged
Clover. contract grade, $10.75.
On the produce exchange to-day the
butter market was active; creameries,
| 15G22c; diaries, 10G19c.
Cheese. dull, 10A
Eggs, quiet, fresh, 16hc.
! NEW YORK, March 6.-Flour, re-
ceipts, 1888 barrels exports, 10,1sI
barrels; market dull but steady.
Wheat, receipts, 81, 800 bushels; ex-
ports, 92,265 bushels; spot very dull but
firm; No. Q red 801kc t. o. b. aioat; op-
lions opened firm, closing net unchang-
ed to &c higher. Close, March 79Hc;
May 79Ac; July 79Ac.
Corn, receipts. Isl ,125 bushels; ex-
ports, 35,341 bushels; spot quiet and
steady; No. 2, 4SHc elevator; options
opened firmer with wheat, closing at a
partial Ac decline. Close, May 46Hc;
July 45c.
Oats, receipts, $4,000 bushels; ex-
ports, 6,725 bushels; spot dull; No. 2,
31c; options dull and nominal.
Hops. quiet and steady.
Leather, steady.
Wool, dull.
Coal, quiet.
Beef, steady.
CutmeatS, quiet.
Lard steady; refined lard, quiet.
Pork, dull.
Butter, steady.
Cheese, firm
Eggs, firm.
Tallow, weak.
Cottonseed oil, steady.
Petroleum, quiet.
Rosin, dull. .
Turpentine, easy.
Rice, steady.
Molasses, steady.
Peanuts, steady.
Sugar, raw, steady but dull; fair re-
fning 35sc; Centrifugal, SO test, 41sc;
molasses sugar 3asc; refined, dull.
Coffee, spot Rio, quiet; No. Z invoice
TIC; mild, steady; Cordova S@1214.
Coffee futures opened steady and un-
changed to 5 points lower, and closed
steady with prices net 5 points lower
to 5 points higher. Sales, $4,000 bags.
BALTIMORE, March 6.-Flour, quiet,
steady and unchanged; receipts, 1850
barrels; exports, 41,409 barrels.
Wheat, firmer; spot and March ITO
77Ae; receipts, 14,409 bushels; exports,
S7,796 bushels.
Corn, firm; spot 445s @45c; receipts,
206,964 bushels; exports, S15,622 BUSH
els.
Oats, firm; No. 2 white 31A@32c; re-
ceipts, 1900 bushels.
Cheese, firm and unchanged.
Butter and eggs, weak but unchang-
ed.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-Flour, dull.
Wheat, quiet; No. 2 red 7Sk@79c.
Corn, >teady; Nc. 2 mixed 411Rc.
Oats, dull; No. 2 mixed 27k@28c.
Rye, easy; No. 2, sec.
Lard, quiet at s7.27h.
Bulkmeats, quiet at s7.27h.
Bacon, steady at $S.25.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods
firm on basis of s1.27.
Sugar, firm.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-Wheat,
firm and Nc higher; contract grade
March 77A@77ac.
Corn, firm; No. 2 mixed March 44A
@44Ac.
Oats, steady; No. 2 white clipped 33c.
Butter, quiet and kc lower; fancy
western creamery 22hc.
Eggs, firm at 1c higher; fresh nearby
and do. western Ice.
Cheese, firm; Now York full creams
fancy small 12@12Ac.
Refined sugars, dull.
TOLEDO, O., March 6.-Wheat, mod
erately active Ibut steady; cash 79c.
Corn, dull but firm; cash 40c.
Oats, fairly active and steady; cash
csc.
Rye, at 521ac.
Cloverseed, dull; 1899 prime $3.50;
cash and March $6.75.
OIL unohon0nd
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat, No. 8 spring, 6S972c; No. 2
red, 74c.
Corn, No. 2. 3sAc; No. 2 yellow.
39Ac.
Oats, No. 2, 25A ne No. 2 white,
27@30c; No. 3 white, 27G29Ac.
Rye, No. 2, 53c.
Good feeding barley, common, 400
Acc.
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! FOR RENT CARDS. Bank House Leases
and Blank Deeds and Deeds of Trust for
sale at REGISTER COUNTING ROOM
LIS Market Street.
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.Daiiy. tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping or Parior Cars on oil
through trains. ]. y. bJhfAEs.
CITY Passenger and Ticket Agent
Wheeling, West Va
AGENT FOR ALL STEAMSHIP LINES.
T. d. UNDERWOOD, u. r. MARTIN
General Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
Baltimore.
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HOW TO REMIT.

Send all remfttances by RsszstereA
Letter, Express Order, Check or
81 losing rezittanees sent in any
other way. All for $500
or Iess can lie tent By postas order
ssr thrss cents Address
THE REcIsTER,
Wbseafnss W. -
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The Haz.ett Quotations.

The following quotations were received
by Howard Hazlett & Son, National Ex-
change Bank building:
NEW YORK, March 6.
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LIVE STOCK.

Following are the quotations furnished
by the Union Stock Yards:
| -taf B. Cattle.
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IAE RAILROAD list
WAS THE STRONG FEATURE IN
YEsTERDAY's BUYING
OF STOCKS.
HIGH GRADE RAILRoADERs
FOUND BUYERS AMONG SUDSTAN-
TIAL PEOPLE OF AMPLE
RESOURCES.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The Com
mercial Advertisers London financial
cablegram:
Business on the Stock Exchange re-
manned narrow and dull to-day. The
public seems to be shy, but the expec-
tation of an early agreement for peace
in South Africa continues to grow and
spread.
American shares were prominent in
the trading, although the scale Of bus
mess in them was small. London was
buying Erie and Reading issues, then
New York opened strong and sent over
heavy buying orders in Union Pacific
and Baltimore & Ohio, New York sold
Southern Railway, both ommon and
preferred, and the Erie issues in the
Street after our close and bought Atch-
ison preferred. Gold to the amount Of
G35, 900 was imported from Egypt; the
bank bought ELS, 900 in bars; received
$4,000 from Turkey, and is shipping
Eos, 900 to South Africa.
Money was hard on both calls and
discounts, being 3Ss on the expectation
OF a big loan by the City Council.
NEW YORK, March 6.-Money on
call steady at 2A@3 per cent; last
loan 2k.
iprima merna nfi1o panor S1L M4K
per cent.
Sterling exchange fnm with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.87h
for demand and at $4.84H for sixty
days.
Posted rates, $4.s51A and $4.SSk;
commercial bills, $4.83h@4.S4.
Silver certificates, 61h@63k.
Bar silver 61B.
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Mining Stocks.

"Trust receipts: New stock.
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RAILWAY TINE CARD

Arrivals departures Of trains on ana
after January 5tEs 1861. Explanation OF
References Marks: DAILY: SUNDAY ex-
cepted: tMonday excepted. Saturday ex-
eepteds tSunday only. Eastern standard
Time. which is one hour earlier than
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Via New Orleans and the sunset
Route.
THE ONLY TRUE WINTER ROUTE.
No Snow Blockadcs or Billiards..
The only line operating double daily SER
vice between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
carving Pullman Palace Drawing Room
Sleepers. Free Reclining Chair Cars and
Buffet, Library, Smoking Cars, Cafe DIM
ing Cars meals a la carte).
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south.
Pullman Excursion Sleeping Cars
through to Los Angeles from Chicago, via
Omaha and the scenic line of the world.
Pullman Excursion Sleeping Cars
through to San Francisco from Cincinnati
and Chicago, via New Orleans and the
Sunset Route. These cars are personally
conducted by competent agents to look
after the welfare OF patrons.
Sunerh New steel Steamers to
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HAVANA, CUBA.

Through Sleeping Cars from Chicago
without change, and through Sleeping Car
reservations from Cincinnati, Via Mem
phis to
HOT SPRINGS ARK.
For FREE descriptive matter and full
particulars regarding above, address
IL. A. RICHTER, frav. Pass. Agent,
$40 PARK BUILDING, PITTSBURG, PA.
A. II. HANSON. G. 7. A, Chicago.
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DepSEI w. q L. f. Arrive.
..de amlCleve., Tol. & Chic. Elk sl0:55 pm
iit:se amlToiedo and Detroit Spl. 7 S:& pm
!u:zv amlCleve. and Canton Ex.S e:S pm
$50 pm Cleveland Special. Lao pm
.:i0 am Steub. and Bril-. Accom-. : 1:a0 pm
IH..g am, Steub. II Brii. Accom.lf 6:5 pm
. AS pmlSteub' and Brii' Accom- si0:55 ma
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-05-10
A Dead FACE In the window.


Crockford. the proprietor Of a we'll
known London gambling house. was
made to p.a.. a queer role after he was
dead. When one of C%rockford's horses
was poisoned just before the Derby
the misfortune brought on an attack
Of apoplexy, which proved fatal with
in 40 hours. Now, many Of Crock.
ford's friends had staked large sums
On another of the gamblers horses,
which was a favorite for the Oaks and
which was disqualified by the death
of the owner Only the people in the
gambling house knew Of Crockford's
death, and = was resolved to keep it
a secret until after the race.
The servants were bribed and sworn
to secrecy. and the con%spirators on
the day after the night upon which
Crockford died had the body placed in
a chair at a window, SO that people re-
turning from the track could see the
gambler sitting there. He was fixed
up to look as lifelike as possible and
through the window and partially con-
cealed from Jew by the curtains look
ed so natural that nc n Of the great
crowd whic', came cheering by the
house when on their return from see
ing Crockfo"d's horse win the Oaks
suspected tie trick.
The next Cay it was announced that
Crockford was dead. but it was years
before the tr'le story leaked out