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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

J. p. WILLIAMSON buys. sells and eX-
changes all kinds of second hand goods,
will pay more than any other dealer and
sells cheaper. All kinds of stove repairing
and cleaning done also. J. p. Williamson,
1918 Second avenue. Telephone 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

WANTED Secondhand buffalo robe, anvil
vice, roll desk, folding bed, light sleigh
runners, and steam heated furnished room,
with meal tickets. Address Box 2S7. Rock
Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21
THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain and Produce.
Chicago. Nov. 90
Following were the quotations on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

FOR SALE-Hotel, restaurant, laundry and
other lines of business. Eastman g. Co.,
I7l4H Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

WANTED-BoarderS with or without rooms
in first-ClaSS location. Best table board.
Telephone 1899. Residence 1923 Second ave-
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21
WANTED TO RENT.

WANTED TO RENT.
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WANTED-One or two unfurniShed rooms
b for light housekeeping by one person.
Lower part of town preferred. Address
''E. c. Is Argus office.
WANTED-To rent a house of seven or
eight rooms between Seventeenth and
Twenty-fifth streets and Fifth and Fourth
avenues. Address 3D." Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

LOST-A package of dry goods between Ninth
and Seventeenth streets on Seventh ave-
nue. Finder return to s. Gellerman, 617
Ninth street, and be rewarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

FOUND-A 32-calibre revolver on Eighteenth
avenue near Thirty-second street. Owner
can have same by calling on John Ham
mer, Thirty-eighth street, South Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

FOR SALE-A first-class secondhand house
heating boiler, self-feeding. Can be used
for steam or hot water heat. bargain to
parties having use for it. Allen, Myers &
Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

FOR SALE-A frst-class saloon in Davenport,
cheap if taken at once. Eastman, Godfrey
& Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21
Observation-Disclosures.


WANTED-Turning lathe, gig saw and small
printing press for use at the industrial fair.
Inquire of j. w. Cavanaugh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

FOR SALE-A new well built cottage home
on Fifteenth street near Twelfth avenue.
Faces east on the new park. five rooms
downstairs and three more can be finished
upstairs, attic fioored, nice full length cell
lar, city water and sewer, barn, well, finch
siding. Price is very reasonable, just what
the house cost. Apply to Goldsmith & Nc
kee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21
FOR SALE-PRoPERTY.

FOR SALE-LotS in McEniry'S addition by
z. ]. Burns. room IL. Mitchell & Lynde
building. These lots are on Sixth avenue,
between Twenty-eighth and Thfrtieth
streets. Convenient to Fifth avenue or Elm
street car lines. Terms to suit purchaser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-21

FOR SALE One heavy single express
wagon. fine condition; one set single har-
ness, two sets double harness, two bugg1es.
one farm wagon, one wagon scale. Apply
to Mrs. Klugger. SOP Fortieth street.
The times., 1901-06-22
ANEW COLOMBIAN EXPORT TAX
livestock Dealers suffer From the
Heavy Duty Imposed.

J. c. Ingersoll, the United States Con-
sui at Cartagena, Colombia, has furnished
the State Department with a new sched-
Ae of export duties in that country.
Speaking of the matter, Mr.. Ingersoll
says: THE tax is payable in American
gold. It will weigh heavily upon cattle
exporters, who have appealed for sus-
pension of the decree. In the event Of a
refusal, great financial loss will be in
ficted upon the livestock shippers, as
they have contracts with dealers in Cuba.
Prices in that island are such that the
trade here cannot stand any export tax
at all. The effect upon the export of
ivory nuts divi-divi, rubber, hides, and
coffee will also be serious.
The decree fixes export duty on articles
as follows. per 100 pounds unless other
wise stated: Cleaned coffee, 40 cents; un-
hulIed coffee 80 cents; rubber, so cents:
cattle hides. 40 cents; other skins, 30
cents: ivory nuts, 10 cents; divi-divi, 10
cents; tobacco. leaves 20 cents. roll 80
cents manufactured 90 cents; cotton. 20
cents; cotton. ginned, 25 cents; cotton
seed. 10 cents; bananas. ! cent per bunch;
dried birds 81 per kilogram: heron plumes.
S6 per kilogram: orchids, 10 cents per kilo-
gram: tortoise shell, 81 per kilogram; bal
sam. so cents: fuStiC, cents; Brazil, b
cents: cedar. mahogany, galiavo, and all
building woods, S1.69 per 1000 superficial
feet; cOcoanuts, 80 cents per leo; cattle,
A tax OF 3 per cent ad valorem is levied
unon all articles intended for export not
included in the above schedule
The times., 1901-06-22

The Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company has bought out the dredging
business of John 3. Lord, and the, Lin
principal competitors, and is now virtu-
ally in control of the entire dredging and
sand and gravel business of the District
The two companies taken in have been
working in harmony with the Columbia
for some time past, but there has been
no consolidation until now. The three
concerns have all employed the Washing
ton Sand Company to market their pro-
duct for them and in this way have kept
prices up and avoided competition. The
Columbia people, however, were not sat
isfied with this arrangement and, as the
other concerns were willing TO sell out,
the deal was easily made. The Washing
ton Sand Company goes out Of existence.
The financing of the deal was accom-
piished by the issue OF $4,000 OF per
cent bonds and by the issue of a small
amount of treasury stock of the Column
bia The total authorized capital stock
of the company has now been hoated,
100000. The bonds and stock viii soon
be listed on the Washington Stock Ex-
change, il is said
The officers of the company are as fol-
lows: Philip Mauro. President; C. y. Bell,
Vice President; Henry Wells, Treasurer
and General Manager; G. A. Bonnet, Sec
retary The directors comprise the above
named gentlemen and j. X. McCammon,
Alexander Melville Bell, G. Y. Pearson,
and L. G. Robbins
The company expects to reduce expenses
in a number OF ways ana to earn more
money than did the three concerns oper-
ating separately. Its output is about 15O, :
600 wards OF sand and gravel annually, all
taken out of the Potomac.
The times., 1901-06-22
THE MARKETS OF EUROPE.
Some Recoveries Noted on the Con-
tinentaI Bourscs.

LO!TDON, June 2l.-Current indications
of a continued period Of cheap money are
bringing out numerous fresh issues of
capital stock in this market Partly as a
result of this, todays general market was
stagnant, and is likely to remain so until
the approaching fortnightiy settlement IL
completed.
London prices for American securities
We're generally y TO II point above New
FORK parity, with the execution of Cana
dian Pacific which was quoted 2la points
above Yesterdays New York closing.
Paris exchange on London unchanged
at % fr 20lkc Berlin rate unchanged at
2om 40 pig. Vienna exchange point lower
at % 97n.
Today's closing quotations for series
Of important London securities are as fol-
lows compared with yesterdays closing
and with those of a week ago:
The times., 1901-06-22
VIEWS OF BUSINESS MEN.
Insurance Rates, Lanston stock, and
sand Company Deal.

Henry Wells, President of the Wash
ington Board of Insurance Underwriters:
THE insurance situation locally is much
better than it has been at any time be-
fore for many years. The membership OF
the board includes a greater percentage OF
all those engaged in the business than
ever before. The board rates are lived up
to better. There is now going on read
justment OF rates that will be of great
benefit to the business. The new contract
manager. Mr. Hamilton is making an ex-
ceIIe.nt success of his work in this direc-
ton and it is generally commended by in
surance men. There has been much ir-
regularity and inequity in the scale Of
charges, on commercial risks especially,
in the past.
''The board is endevoring in a small way
to increase the rates on eommerclal risks
or rather (for it amounts to this in most
cases) TO get owners to Improve tner
risks by putting their buildings in better
shape improving their electric wiring
and taking greater precautions generaIiy'
THE insurance situation throughout the
country, as far as its financial end is
concerned, is not good. The companies
are not making any money in their in
surance business. The record for the cur
rent fiscal year will I'm all probability
show fire losses to be considerably heaV-
Ter than they were in the previous year,
with no proportionate increase in insur-
ance premiums. Washington is no eXcep-
tiou to this rule. Practically the only
companies in the entire country that can
show any profits from year 70 year re-
Gently are those with large assets invest
ed from which they get interest ana dlvl-
dendS These assets were piled up before
the time of the large increase of losses
by electric wiring. 1t is very certain that
in this regard the Insurance business
needs a thorough readjustment. Many
companies every year are forced to the
wall and their number is increasing all
the time"
The times., 1901-06-22
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Declines on C~1p Reports and
UnfayornbIe Cabre Advices.

UnfayornbIe CabIe Advices.
CHICAGO, June 21-The Snow estimate
OF 75O0OO,00O bushels and the weak Liver
pool cables, 7sm1Ad lower, precipitated a
sharp decline in wheat today, prices sell
ing off 1Ssc for September and 214c for
July. The July weakness here and at
other markets had most depressing ef-
feet. Liquidation was on a large scale.
Buying was by shorts, which was the
only support. Paris was &c lower. Pri-
mary receipts were again under last
years. Clearances for the day ZOO BUSH
els, for the week 5,521 eco. The decline re-
suited in no cash business here. The mar
ket closed very weak with the sentiment
decidedly bearish and traders generally
short
Corn was lower, sympathizing with
wheat. Local longs liquidated on the de-
cline. There was fair commission house
buying. Advices from the Southwest were
that the crop outlook is poor and fully
three weeks backward The cash demand
continued poor Receipts were 100 cars.
with 200 estimated. Country acceptances
were light. Argentine shipments, 1882
COO bushels.
oats were not SC stong today. There
was considerable liquidation by longs
who have been the main support to the
market this week. There was also iber-
al elevator selling on September. The
buying by a prominent commission house,
supposed to be for account OF leading
local professional, was about the only
support. The cash demand is poor. Re
ceipts were 1876 cars, with l5G estimated
Provisions opened steady and then eased
off on rather free selling by miscelia-
neous longs. liberal offerings of January
ribs and lard by packers, and pressure
from bear floor traders Moderate IN IN
crease in the stocks here of lard and RIBS
and weakness in grain were the bearish
factors A prominent local operator in
creased his line of lard and other packers
bought on the decline. English houses
were buyers of January ribs and lard.
The market closed steady. Cash trade
was good for this season. After the IL
quotation of today this market is in a
more bullish position.
The times., 1901-06-22
@11c per ID: spring chickens. 1ea2Oc; roos-

011c per ID: spring chickens, 16G20c; roos-
tiers, 25d30c apiece; ducks, Sc per lb.
Green coffee-Marlsrt steady. No lRio
grade), 61sa6I4c.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, &c: Maracai-
bo, 22c; pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos,
I9c; African Java, 19c; Rio blend. lSc; Pea
berry mixture, 17l%c; pure Mocha, 3Oc;
Java-Mocha blend, 2712c. CThese coffees
are in fancy bags paper-lined) If pack
ed in cans or tubs, 12c higher.
Package brands-E. L. c., 10O-lb cases,
111zc; 60-lb cases, 116c; 36-lb cases, Lie;
Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots, 11.6Sc; in 6o-lh
lots, II. 7Sc.
Cotton-Market quiet; middling, SIC;
strictly low middling, SIC; lew middling,
SIC Stock in Baltimore, 3,65S bales.
The times., 1901-06-22

Tennessee Coal and Iron was fairly
strong Colorado Fuel and Iron recovered
its dividend Immediately and something
more The activity here, however, seems
TO be entirely professional and though
it is possible that the market manipu-
latorS may move both stocks up in the
against their purchase. The outside world
viii probably not know If these compa-
nies a re to be absorbed by the Steel Trust
until the deal has been consummated, If
any such deal is on foot.
The times., 1901-06-22
TIL ESEDENE
a Slave TO CataYrn-
DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
Relieves in 10 Minutes.

p. T. Sample, President OF Samples
Tnstallment Company Washington. Pa,
writes: For years l was afflicted with
Chronic Catarrh Remedies and treatment
by specialists only gave me temporary re-
lief until | was induced TO use DIR. Ag-
news Catarrhal Powder. 1t gave almost
instant relief" so cents. Sold by r. S.
Williams. Ninth and f Streets, and Ed
monds & williams. Third Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue. 3
The times., 1901-06-22
wo,h,,rton Stock Exchnnge.

Sales-Union Trust and Storage, 1200i09,
10lIlGqib; Washington Gas, 50j994
American Graphophone CO. pref, 5oG II;
I.snston Monotype. 160m13A 25Gd13%. 500
dI15S ie01Il3ss, 85CdI3sl. 25Gal37s, 10Onl4-
b,yer 90 s00I14, 1,100G1fs.
r,1s.rpIc.r nF COIIrMRIA POND2
The times., 1901-06-22

closed practically at the top quotations
for the day Brooklyn at S3is, Manhattan
at 1242s, and Metropolitan at 175. The
summer earnings of all the companies are
exceptionally large, 1t is said. despite the
CON
The times., 1901-06-22

The movement in the Chicago and Great
Westerns was continued in way most
gratifying TO the friends Of the securities.
The common advanced 10 2GA, the highest
price ever reached by the stock, and IL
closed at 26. strong though not particu-
larry active. The buying OF these securi-
ties at present may be of either Of two
kinds or 1t may include both. AS has been
pointed out in this column, il seems GER
tain that the community of interests pco-
pie win ba obliged 10 do business in some
form with Chicago and Great Weste rn.
They may secure a control Of the stock
Of the company by a private arranEeIncSt St
line into the harmony" or they may
buy in the open market, seeking simply
10 get such an interest ia the stock as
will give them q right 10 a voice Ia the
uanagemeut. The present little boom
may > due to buying by important in
terests or Il may be investment buying by
outsiders based on a shrewd guess at
these conditions. In either event it should
be considered good.
The times., 1901-06-22
Government Bonds.

The market is so much one of profes-
sionaI manipulation that it is Impossible
to make any calculations worth while on
what the immediate movements VIII be.
Business is dull and shows no signs Of
getting bigger. The talk of the street
was a trifie more hopeful yesterday, but
no significance should be attached to what
the professionals say when the profession
ais are making the market. The money
situation is attracting some attention and
the bank statement today Will be await
ed with interest. Money yesterday was
quoted al per cent, but notwithstanding
this fact there is a general impression
that no particular uneaSinesS should be
felt over the outlook Before the be-
ginning of the new fiscal year there may
be a higher rate for some short period,
but there is so much OF a certainty OF
plentiful funds after that date that ii Will
be hard TO get people to pay any eXces-
siVe rate. The statement today is up TO
the present time a matter OF much doubt.
Different opinions, varying all the way
from grave TO gay, were expressed by
financial experts yesterday. Some believe
that "a, large decrease in loans will offset
a loss in cash" and others that the in
creases in loans are likely TO offset the
small indicated increase in cash holdings.
1t would seem likely that the banks may
have been calling in loans during the week
and may continue to do so next week in
preparation for the July disbursements.
This would account for the slightly high
er call loan rates during the past few
days
The times., 1901-06-22

The Wabash securities were both par
ticularly strong, the advance Of the pre-
ferred being one of the features of the
early trading II went above 10 from an
opening level of 1i2Iz and closed only a
point off from the top. Nothing new re-
garding the Wabash plans was heard, but
again there Is talk of early developme ents
in the Gould schemes, which il is thought
may be of especial moment to the Wa
bash The other Gould securities were all
fairly strong. Missouri Pacific getting up
nearly points 10 l23 and closing at l22H,
and Texas Pacific advancing nearly a
point.
The times., 1901-06-22
Leading Physicians

In America, England, and on the Continent SAP
that Kidney disease Is quickly cured by using
Warmers Safe Cure
The times., 1901-06-22

it is probable that it will result in a re-
newed interest in the security and in
more active speculation in it.
The times., 1901-06-22

But for the prejudice in many peoples
minds against Industrial corporations of
all kinds 1t is safe to say that the price
of Peoples Gas would be materially high
er than it is a. present The company
has made an excellent record of earnings
during the past year, and the outlook is
now that it will be freed from all attacks
by the Legislature. Purchases of the
stock on reactions are advised by many
careful people.
The times., 1901-06-22

General Electric had another bulge yes
terday, getting as high as 2G5 but it sold
off at the close to 2G0. The talk in the
street regarding the stock is optimistic.
The times., 1901-06-22
Chautauqua Beach

Formerly Bay Ridge, Now Open
The moral and most attractive resort OF Cbesa-
peake Bay. Best Bathing, Grabbing, Music.
ADJUSTMENTS, Field and Aquatic Sports. Trains
leave b. & o. 9:10 am, 80 pm SUNDAYS,
9:l0 an, 1:45 pm. Leave Beach $50 am,
7:30 pm Round trip, 20 cents Children, Is
cents.
The times., 1901-06-22

The New York traction securities were
all strong yesterday, and unlike some
others, they made their best showing at
the close Of the session. The entire group
The times., 1901-06-22

Insurance people generally are very
boneful as to the new insurance law for
the District that will go into effect next
January. The law was the result OF care
ful study of the insurance situation by
a number Of people thoroughly familiar
with it. and 1t will result in doing away
with many abuses prevalent here, but
entirely absent where the insurance laws
have been revised in accordance with
modern ideas The new law Will supple
ment in an excellent way the reforms In
the Underwriters Board. 1t will reach
some abuses, like wildcat companies Tor
instance. that the board has no authority
TO deal with. There is much GOSSIP
among insurance men as TO VINO Will oe
selected to fill the place OF insurance
Commissioner created by the law me
name of Harry c. Birge. Secretary OF tne
Riggs Company, is already mentioned IN
this connection as having been considered
favorably by the District Commissioners
There was quite a furry on the local
stock exchange yesterday over a sharp
and persistent demand for Lanston Mon
otype stock. and a resulting advance In
the price of about 81 a share The total
of the transactions was $500 shares, the
largest amount of the stock ever bought
and sold in any one session of the eX-
change. The price went up from around
"a vvbere II has remained SluggiShly for
some time. TO l4ls Two or three theories
are advanced in + Street to account for
the purchase yesterday, the entire amount
having been taken by one broker. one
suggestion is that the purchases We're
made to cover short sales and replace
lines of long stock sold out during I'M, the
nast few months. This explanation does
not seem to be sufficient. Another story
is that two or three important men nave
become interested in the company ana
are buving all the stock 10 pe round ior
Investment and in order to secure voice
i'm the management of the concern. Inc
name of Gen. Maxwell Woodhull IS men
tioned in this connection, and also that OF
l.. Il. Letter
The third suggestion is interesting
though no official information confirms II
I'm any way II is to the effect that the
company management is behind the buy
ing, the object being to create an interest
preparatory to floating block OF treasury
stock. 1t will be remembered that the
president of the company, in his annual
report, recommended the issuance OF ad-
ditionaI stock, to raise working capital
| This was mentioned in The Times when
the annual meeting was held Ii is not
generally known that the company at tAat
time authorized the borrowing of $4,000
on the treasury stock, the arrangement
beins that il could be sold II the loan
were called in at any time. Thls latter
theory of company manipulation WouIu pe
worthy of serious consideration except
| that the buying was made carefully, anu
apparently with the idea OF not advancing
the price any more than was necessary
| When stock is bought to create a market
| IL is usually done with more fiourlSh' anu
| with the idea OF pushing up the price
rather than holding it down. Whatever
| the reason of the purchase may nave oeeh
The times., 1901-06-22
chicago Grain ana Provision Market.

Corrected daily by W. D, ribhs & Co., menl-
hers Of the New York Stock Exchange, lilc +
The times., 1901-06-22

Canadian Pacific was strong and the
street had a tip that it Will have good
advance.
The times., 1901-06-22

Southern Railway have now on sale summer
excursion tickets TO the above resorts at greatly
also week end rates to commutation points in
Virginia. one fare for the round trip.
The times., 1901-06-22

simmer Resorts in Virginia and the
CaroIinas, Including 'The Land oi
the skyD and the "FamOus Sap
nbire legiOn.o
The times., 1901-06-22
Earnings of Railroads.
e second week in June:

NEW YORK, June 2.-The following
statements of railroad earnings were re-
ported today:
The times., 1901-06-22

Amalgamated Copper declined in the
morning to l23 and a fraction, but later it
recovered fairly wen, closing at the open
ing level. The early weakness seemed TO
be due to selling Of the stock against the
coming new issue
The times., 1901-06-22

1901. 1850 1893.
O., c.. Cast l. S3774O2 $50. go 1912 517
CIR. Trunk sys. 524. .S2S 5i5. So 5Ol ,JO7
Pee. & East. 52,567 1926 4eSlS
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
issues the following partly estimated
statement for the half year ending June
The times., 1901-06-22

The Illinois Central Minneapolis and st.
I.ouis-Iowa Central story is persisted in
bv the people that hrst put it out despite
denials by people more and less in au-
thority. II is one Of the deals that may
and may not be consummated, though
there is little doubt that negotiations of
some kind are on foot. All Of these Sc
curities and especially Illinois Central
look TO be fair purchases. as their price
level is not exorbitant whether the deal
goes through or not The Illinois Central
pays a per cent dividend, and it's earn
ings are well above that amount. Its
record for dividend disbursement in re-
cent years has been the equal Of the
Northwestern and considerably superior TO
that of the st. Paul Moreover it's earn
ings from year TO year are much more
re gular than those of either Of the other
systems, this being due apparently TO the
fact that the territory covered by it is
much more diversified.
The times., 1901-06-22

The Lake Erie and Western reports for
the six months ending June 30, the figures
for the current year being partly esti-
mated: