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The Conservative, 1901-01-31
Che Conservative.

yet, by opposing an arrangement
whereby an apportionment of traffic or
earnings can be made which will enable
the railroads to live, they are expediting
just such condition of affairs. Unre-
stricted competition means that the big
shipper, the colossal industrial enter
prise, the institution with the greatest
tonnage, will continue to secure prefer
ential rates, and it also means that if
there are any determinations to be made
in rates that the larger cities as we'll as
the larger shippers will get the inside.
Legalized pooling would protect the
small shipper and the small town, and
these are the bulwark of our national
prosperity, hence their interests should
be looked after.
Government.
Government control or ownership of
railroads will probably not be attempted
or advocated extensively until the public
realizes that unrestricted competition
has forced the railroads of the country
into few hands, and then there will be
a great outcry to achieve it, notwith.
standing the fact that the people them
selves will be to blame for the concen.
tration of power and proprietorship in
the transportation facilities of the
country.
The objections to government owner.
ship are many, The probable introduc-
tion of politics into our transportations
as consequence would be very serious
objection. The extravaganza with which
government business is conducted is
another objection. My opinion is that
the postoffice department., which is often
referred to as an ideal government func.
tion, is managed in anything but an
economical way. The government pays
the railroads of the United States about
% per cent Of it's total earnings from
the postal department and shows large
annual deficit. Private interests control
the express companies, which pay the
railroads fifty per cent of their gross
earnings and still show profit. In a
town of 10000 people the postmaster re-
ceives salary of three or four thousand
dollars per annum, and the express agent
one hundred dollars per month. The
express agent is in an Office that costs a
thousand dollars year. The postmaster
is in the government building, the
interest on the cost of which is any.
where from six to twenty Thousand dol
lars year.
| Service.
hold that transportation is public
service, and to some degree tax, and
believe that all shippers and travellers
should be treated alike. I think il
would be just as proper for one merchant
The Conservative, 1901-01-31

Further consolidation of railroad in.
terests is to be expected. If it comes
very soon it will be because of the in
ability to secure proper legislation on
transportation matters. The absence of
a pooling law is hurrying the ownership
of railroads into the hands of few. I
do not look upon this proposed consoli.
dation of carriers with any alarm in
fact, believe that if all the transporta.
tion lines of the country were operated
as one grand system the service to the
public would be superior to that now
rendered, and that charges would be
The Conservative, 1901-01-31

I hold that transportation is a public
service, and to some degree tax, and
believe that all shippers and travellers
should be treated alike. I think it
would be just as proper for one merchant
to buy his postage stamps or his customs
duties for less money than another, as it
is under like circumstances and similar
conditions for one shipper or traveller to
have better rates of transportation than
another.
The rates Of transportation in this
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, July 20.-Cattle, receipts
500 head. including 70 Texans; market
nominal and steady at late advances;
good to prime steers S5.a0Q6l0; poor
to medium s4.ss@5.25; stockers and
feeders steady at s2.5oQf4.s5; cows $500
G4.75: heifers $250G4so; Gamers
si.T5@2.35; bulls $250@400; calves
$s.7596.0o; Texas steers $3.s0Q4.50.
Hogs, receipts. $4,000 head; estimated
for Monday. 10000 head; left over. $685.
head: market, good, strong TO D cents
higher, others steady, close weak.
Mixed and butchers s5.S0G6,oo; good
to choice heavy $6.0oQ6.i7h; rough
heavy S5.6095.S5; Hight $b.651b.so;
bulk of sales s5.75@5.95.
Sheep, receipts. 1900 head; sheep and
lambs steady: good to choice wcthers
So. 901450, fair to choice mixed $S-5o@
$40; western sheep s3.50@4,00; year
lings $4.00@4f5; native lambs $4,000
500; western lambs S3.75a5.o0.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. July 2o.-Cat-
tie. steady, extra s6.S5@6.00, prime
$5.50dl5.T0; good s5.2015Ao.
Hogs, dull and lower. prime heavies
s6.05@6.10: assorted mediums $6.o5u
Clio; heavy workers $6.0566.10; light
workers. and pigs s6.05; common to fall
workers. $500; skips si.7b@5.75; roughs
$400@5.50.
Sheep, steady; best wethers 5000
430; culls and common $i.b0Q2.o0,
yearlings $300@4.75.
Veal calves $7.00@7.5o. 44ssa.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
NOON REPORTS.

C. !. Hudson & Co. to White & White
NEW YORK, July 20.-Irregulaiity
in the early trading developed into
weakness in the second hour, and prices
continued declining even after the ap-
pearance of the bank statement, not
withstanding its excellent showing. I'm
doubtedly the selling was largely
prompted by crop conditions whleh
seem to have taken another turn for the
worse. There were reports this morning
that spring wheat is now In danger.
1t is altogether unlikely that the market
will be able to hold its advances until
the crop situatino definitely improves.
The bank statement shows an In
crease of upwards of sS,00o,0OO in the
surplus, cash holdings having increased
more than $4,000, 900 and loans deereas-
ed more than $12,o00,000.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Stocks.
THE DAY IN WALL STREET.

NEW YORK, July 20.-Some depres-
sion was manifest in the opening stock
market but 1t was offset by gains in a
number of stocks. Atchison fell Ia
and United States Steel declined u, but
was supported and rallied ". There
were buying orders for 5000 shares OF
Southern Pacific which lifted that stock
to 56%, an extreme rise Of u. The
trading was languid and Indifferent.
Trading became almost lifeless until
the professionals began to work up the
principal stocks to discount the ex-
pected good bank statement. st. Paul.
Missouri Pacific. Southern Pacific, and
Texas & Pacific rose 1016 over last
night. A full recovery of the opening
loss was made by Atchison, and Union
Pacific moved up IA from the lowest.
Fluctuations were somewhat wider In
less important stocks. for instance.
Lackawanna, General Electric and hub
Der preferred rising IA and 3. while
Consolidated has reached IN, Chicago
Great Western preferred A 2, and Lake
Erie & Western 5. Heavy realizing
sales came in the market at 10: 80. The
bears promptly offered stocks freely
and drove ST. Paul down ~, Union Pa
cific "a, Erie second preferred IA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Atchisor 1ss, Southern Pacific *. ana
Reading. Erie and Southwesterns. SUI
gar and Amalgamated Copper raflia.
The United States Steel stocks sent
ed firm front but we're less active.
Declines reached 2 to 81 in Chicago
Alton, ST. Paul preferred. C.. c., c.
4 St L., Chicago Terminal preferred
and Consolidated Gas. The following
rally reached a point only in Union
Pacific. st. Paul and Atchison. but
prices were back near the lowest when
the bank statement appeared. The
bulls attempted to. mark up prices
against the bears. but they secured no
following and the bears continued to
sell. Prices thereupon broke to the
lowest of the day, The decline below
last night for st. Paul reached 4,
Onion Pacific S&; Atehison, 3& At
Gibson preferred, IN; Northwest, 3;
Rock Island. 4,a. and leading rail-
roads OF the Pacific, Trunk line and
South groups as well as the special
ties. from 1 to points. Proht-taking
by the bears caused fitful rallies. but
the closing was active and weak and
not much above the lowest.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Chalkley Dawson and wife left Wed
nesday for an extended trip through the
west. They will spend several weeks
In Colorado.
+. ]. Barrett and wife. OF the Third
ward. are visiting relatives at Ander-
son, Ind.
The b. & O. railroad Is shifting heavy
trains OF coal to the c.. l.. W. TO De
hauled to the lakes. IL Is said that IN,
Il. 4 o. will double track the u, L. .
w. to Cleveland and that contracts
have been let for grading and bridges.
The B., z. & G. brings In several car
loads of cattle each week for the iocal
and Wheeling market.
Miss Mary Boyd has returned from q
visit with friends at Coshocton. and is
back at her desk in the postofiice.
Mrs. Carrie Satterheld, OF Fairmont,
is visiting her niece. Mrs. Charles Mont
gomery. in the Second ward.
Mrs. r. C. Meyers Is spending few
DAYS with Mrs. ID. w. Cooper at Ep-
worth Park.
Misses Florence and Alma Purdy, OF
Pittsburg, are the guests OF Mrs. mos
Bickerton, on Central avenue.
Lorenza Ullum, Christopher Dorm
and James b. Douglass have had tneir
pensions increased through the enorts
OF Squire F. s. Mason.
Mr.. Lou Cunningham. OF Poke coun-
ty. Mo-, formerly of this township, is
visiting friends in this vicinity. He
reports that section OF the country as
suffering greatly from drouth.
The Nonpariel fishing club left Mon
day to camp on iCaptina creek for sew
eral weeks. The club is made up OF M.
G. Lynskey. Mile Martin, VIM. Land
krohn, John Lynskey, John Brannen
and Charles Martin.
Rumor has it that John Powell, OF
this city. and Miss Estella Colvig, OF
GAINESVILLE, were married Thursday
evening. They left for GAINESVILLE on
Friday morning,
Robert Beatty Is able to be out, after
a severe sick spell caused by getting
overheated.
A Demorest gold medal contest will
be held in the Shadyside M. e. church
Thursday evening, July 25th. The con-
testants are Mrs. w. A. Williams, Cyril
williams, Hope Fish. Kate Brice, Lizzie
Keyser and Margaret Keyser.
Mrs. V.eB. Buskirk has returned from
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THE CHICAGO MARKET.

Special TO White 3 White.
CHICAGO, July 20.-Wheat.-Sep-
TENDER closed 6SIs@6Sss. yesterday
closed 60; market was strong early on
continued high temperature in West
and the strength in coarse grains. 1t
being Saturday, export business was
not SO large. but In agent way the ex-
port demand is most satisfactory. The
high temperatures in the Northwest
are so far merely causes of apprehen-
sion. Little II any damage reports
have reached us. The Southwest
movement while liberal is burdensome
and we see nothing very urgent in the
situation either way. With continued
strength markets for coarse grains we
are inclined to think prices will work
somewhat higher. Primary receipts
$4,000 against $4,000. shipments,
1926, 600 against 1900. Estimated cars
235 for Monday.
Corn.-september, 55@551s, closed
yesterday 55sf. sold as high as 55A.
General tone OF the market is strong
and the same conditions as have pre-
vailed for some past. Continued hot,
dry weather over the entire corn belt
with prices for cash corn in Western
and Southwestern markets, materially
higher than here. While the volume
OF the trade Is large, market does not
indicate an overbought condition, and
profit taking has been general through
the recent advance. The tone and ten
deney seems high. Primary receipts
4ls,000. against 1000; Shipments.
$50. 900. against 100000; estimated
cars 245 for Monday.
Oats-September 35h, closed yester-
day 34ss. Market continues active,
strong and under the same general
conditions as Of late. Cash demand is
good. The country is drawing upon
Central markets for supplies. The
market has good local support and
profit taking on the advance has been
quite general. Estimated cars. 80.
Provisions.-Area again steady. Re-
ceipts. hogs, primary markets. 10000
against $4,000, last year. Local inter
ests are apparently making no effort
to move prices either way and outside
speculative interests is very small
Cash demand steady. Shipments, cut
meats, 3,219. 900, against 2,675 .000 lard.
1,533. 900. against 100000. Pork, 403
against 761.
Chicago Closing.
Wheat, September 6Sh@6s%. July
CTS.
Corn. July 53ts; September, 55is.
Oats, July, 347a; September, 35h.
Pork, July, $14.05; September, SHAPE.
Ribs, July, 1872; September. $3.50.
Lard, July $3.50; September. 1856.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

weeks visit with relatives at wells
vile. Ohio.
Miss Mercedes Fox returned to her
home at East Liverpool Yesterday.
after a visit with relatives In the city.
htrs. Robert Beatty r, urned iasf
evening from a visit with relatives a.
GAINESVILLE.
The new bank closed its books To
subscriptions yesterday. frhoy nox
have about 40 stocl olders. The
bank will open for bust Tess as soon az
the furniture and vault can be placed
in position.
And still the fakirs hold forth on
the corners
Otto Ramser and Dick Wright we're
visitors in the city yesterday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

New England Electric Web. Trans,
SQ3k.
New York do. 11%@12h.
Otis Elevator, sslaqs6; preferred. %
6a7.
Royal Baking Powder preferred. s7G
Seaboard. 27@2s; preferred, ..is@4s;
bonds. s234 GssA.
ST. Louis Iransit. 26is d27ie.
Tennessee Copper, 1875 m1919.
United Railway preferred, 7Sq7e;
bonds. SSH Q90.
Union Copper, 81 I5ie.
White Knob, 131sa15.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
BELLAIRE.
News Items of Interest from the Hell
mont County Metropolis.
steel strike.

steel Strtkc.
The strike among the steel workers
has not extended to the mill at this
place as yet Nor from all outward APP
pearances does it appear that 1t will,
unless the organization of the Amalga-
mated Association is strengthened here.
Just previous to the strike the EN-
ployes here we're given o raise of ftye
per cent. In their wages, and IT Is sur
missed by some that this was only q
bait to keep the men at work. the
works is not shipping any steel to any
of the factories that are on strike. They
are shipping only to independent mills.
1t was rumored yesterday that this mill
would be compelled to shut down I'M
less the strike was settled, az they
would have no market for their product
Conversation with the workers shows
that there is an understanding some
where, but they are not talking.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
NEW YORK CURB CLOSING.

Special to White & White.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Tin Can, 2314
@23%; preferred, 74A@74s.
Bay State Gas, h@h.
B. r. Col. Cop, 14% @15H.
Pipe, COS; preferred 34h@36.
Compressed Air, 1907.
Electric Boat, 16@1s; preferred, 400
Electric Vehicle, s@s; preferred, 159
IS.
Electric Pneumatic, 1%@1&.
General Carriage, 1h61A.
Havana, 1910; preferred, 1908.
New Amsterdam 0as, 1o6@1oSb
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PITTsBURG CLOSING PRICES.

PITTsBURG. July 20.-WindoN
Glass. ssh.
Pittsburg Glass, 172G172h.
Traction. 20% Gal.
Crucible, 2l%; preferred. S3h.
Westinghouse. 67n.
Fire Prooflng common, So bid; pre-
ferred. 49,
Pittsburg Coal. SIN; preferred, e4is
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BAD CROP NEWS
CAUSED A DECLINE.
THE RAILROAD LIST FELL OFF
VERY MATERIALLY FROM THE
OPENING PRICES.
WEST RAILROADS AFFECTED
Union PACIFIC AND CHICAGO AND
ALTON LOST is EACH.

.tcbt.ou Com Don on Ia From the
openinx-rhe Industries Held Up
Well, With n Few Exceptions
Like Tennessee Coal and Iron,
American Car and Foundry ana
Colorado Fuel-fhe steeis Were
Well Supported, There befns No
Especial strike News-The Bank
statement Was n Good one-The
London Market Was Dull and ir-
regular.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
Mininx Stscks.

IOtaI saIts TOT the DAY, ofI.2OU shares.
Money on call nominal. Prime mer-
camille paper, 41a95 per cent. Sterling
exchange nominal, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4s3s for de-
mand and at 4S% for so days; posted
rates 1851 G4S8. Commercial bills,
$4S464S41z Bar silver ssh. Mexi-
can dealers 46A. State bonds inactive.
Railroad. bonds easier. Government
bonds steady
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
MORNING. REPORTS.

New York Herald to White q White;
NEW YORK, uly 20.-An early ad-
vance in United States Steel was gen
orally ascribed to unfounded reports
that settlement of the strike was
about TO be reached. Bull tips on the
Steel stocks were to be had in nearly
every commission house ON the Street,
and the tips were accompanied by the
explanation that Mr.. Morgan was abont
to take up the strike matter and settle
1t Just as the Northern Pacific trouble
hard been adjusted. Late in the after
noon, however, Mr.. Morgan's emphatic
denial of the settlement theory upset
Wall Streets calculations. and 1t sold
off in common with the rest of the
list.
Union Pacific contributed more than
one-fifth of the days dealings, and was
the centre of interest throughout lie
session. The sharp advance Of Thur
day rendered the stock vulnerable M
der attack and the West sold iibe--
ally. At various times OF the day there
were reports OF Keene selling and
Standard Oil selling and Hartman
Kuhne Loeb & Co. selling. Some OF
these interests were already credited
with buying on the preceding day. The
reported selling from the West on CROP
damage news was the theory most gen.
orally credited.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Special to the Register
NEW YORK, July 20.-London this
morning was dull and Irregular, with
nothing transpiring to influence prices
on this side Prices showed fractional
declines, but there was no particular
Ia essure to sell.
The local market also opened irreg-
Ilar and there was soon decided ten
ueney TO irregularity upon very fair
Ii transactions tor Saturdays snort ses-
sion. The G.op news from the West
iooN tux lor the worse. and this
had a depressing effect upon the
granger list, in which Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific and st. Paul were the
features. Union Pacific was hammered,
the Leading sales after the opening be-
lug as toilows: 500 at 101A; 500 at
lol1s; 5000 at 1915; 300 at ditto,
900 at 1908 $500 at 1904; $500 at
1V0; another block OF the same size at
the same price, 200 at ditto; 5000 at
t0os; 1000 at 1909; and $500 at
1904. Then there was falling on on
smaller transactions, and the market
closed at 997s. Atchison fell on,
pa from the opening, ditto preferred.
~; Big -Four, / Is; Chicago & Alton,
81 Erie Common, 1ss; Illinois Cen
tfSl. IN; Missouri Pacific, /; Southern
Pacific. Ia and Union Pacific 3b.
IN the industrtals United States
steel preferred opened at S8A, and the
leading sales we're: 1000 at $50 1000
al otto. 500 at sS7s; 500 at sS1a; and
200 at $751;. OF the common, opening
az .yH, there were sales of coo at 40s,
GOO at the same price, 1000 at 40,
/ UG0 ct ditto, and 500 at the same.
] ne close was the same as the opens
ing.
The bank statement was good. and
reeds as follows:
Beserye-lncrease, sS,220.o00.
LCans-Decrease, S12,266, 800.
Specie-Increase, s5.1S9,100
Legal Tenders-Increase, S91s,700.
Decrease. sS.44S.S00.
Observation-Disclosures, $50, soc.
The sales for the week by days are
cs follows:
- '.-laE .t....... ...................,.. 9I,OW
-SSSudS .,...... ....................... oJ-,lO1
" culesday ....r.... ..-.....s......... l05o.yyo
Ih!rsda3 ......... ..:.................lW9 TO
tlday .,...... .......................l ~. ~
saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IJ,ao
Total for the week ............... d. 060, zoo
Total sales for the month to date,
11,678,3SS.
Money closed offered at per cent;
no loans.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

C. / Hudson & Co. to White e. White:
N4W YORK, July 20.-The price
changes in London this morning are
irregular, but the market is SO dull that
no importance is attached to them. 1t Is
generally conceded this morning that
the bank statement will make fiyor-
able showing, but Mir. Morgan's an
nouncement that he can contemplate no
compromise with the Steel strikers may
be an ofsetting factor, especially IS
S1Aaffer is now thinking of calling out
the men In other mills There is little
else OF Importance in the early morning
situation, and the outlook is for an IT.
regular market.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Ashwen & Co. to White & white.
NEW YORK, July 20, 1888 p. M
The market sold off entirely on pad
crop prospects, we think.
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special to White & White
The following table shows the opening
hl5n, low and closing prices OF stocks on
W an street yesterday;
NEW YORK July 90
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

The HnzIett Qa0tatioDs.
The following quotations were received
by Howard Hazlett d. Son. brokers. ma
tional Exchange Bank Building:
NEW YORK, July 20.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
Dick Bros. & Co. to White & White.

NEW YORK, July 20.-Traders ham,
mere. Union Pacific and Atchison COM
mon. the grangers all declining on con-
tinued crop damage talk. No news.
steel stocks steady. Bank statement
showed reserve increase of 100000,
loans decrease of $4,000 900; banks now
hold above the legal requirements
s34. 90 900, against $24,OoO,o0v a year
ago.
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DECORATORS.
HOW TO REMIT.

Send all remftsnnces by Reozstere1
Letter, Express order, CLvcA -
Postal Note Patrons run = risk
OF losing renittances sent In any
other way. All amounts for $500
or less can lie sent by postal order
Tor three cents. Address
THE REGISTER,
wheeling. w. Va
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Manager Alex. Mitchell. of the Clearing
House, made the following report yester-
day. Exchanges balances
Yesterday ..............$ S0974 81 $15,9 05 S.
Same day last week. Jos, 75i Is 32,T4 IS
Same daV last month 10 226 At l5- an
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
AFTERNOON NEWS.

C. |. Hudson & Co. to White d White.
NEW YORK. July 20.-To-days snort
session brought about considerable
changes in the value of securities. Ow-
ing to a further advance in corn, In
fiuenced by the crop report as given out
by Snow, the nervous feeling when pre-
vailed in the market late yesterday
afternoon extended into to-day's deal
ings. with the leading railway stocks
the greatest sufferers. st. Paul, Union
Pacific, Atchison, Southern PACING, etc.
declined again from to points.
), he hank statement, which made
very favorable showiN, was entirely ig-
nored. and only me corn crop situation
was considered as factor In the deal
ings. From time to time support was
forthcoming. but its effect was only
temporary.
Toward the close of the session
sharp rally occurred, probably OF snort
covering to secure profits, and the FUR
Their tendency of the market Will be de-
pendent on the crop reports next week
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Iotaf Tor the week .....,........ %, U6J, 20
Total sales for the month to date,
11,676,3SS.
Money closed offered at per cent.
no loans.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Corn, July 535s; September, 55is.
Oats, July, 347a; September. 35hs.
Pork, July, $14.05; September, $l4.22.
Ribs, July. 1872; September. $3.50.
Lard. July $3.50; September, 1855.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
Clearing in other cities.

ALEA. MI Iff EIIs,
Manager Clearing House.