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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-06

fresh fowls from the Southwest. besides
one straight car of Western scalded fowls
were offered. with several small lots from
other Western sections also offered. The
market opened weak and eased off to l0c
on average prime dry-picked fowls, either
dry or iced. while 1t Is possible to roach
1Okc in Il small way.
The absence of the Hebrew element from
the market materially reduces the volume
of business and receivers are anxious to
keep stock moving. Sca.ded fowls are sell
ing slowly. as most OF that class OF trace
bought live fowls and dressed them out,
which accounts for the slOwness OF trade
In that direction.
Fresh turkeys slow. Capons working out
slowly. and at irregular prices, as most OK
Fresh Killed-Turkeys. Western. average
best hens i0i1c: flabby young toms 8gsc;
Western old toms SISEc: chickens. west
ern prime scalded 1o%gilitc: best dry
crn dry picked. fancy small lOc: dry picksc
heavy 91aNl0c; Southwestern dry picked INC:
Western scalded. prime small lie: SOUTH
fancy Ha1ilze: mixed Western ralsAc:
slips and stays mixed 12a12lac: old BOOSTERS
GaGlac: ducks. Western fair 1ea11c; roo3-
tiers 6lG1zc.
fancy Iimll14c: mixed. hens and toms 11a
l0iac; young toms, fancy small 1V1x41lc;
large prime 10c; turkeys. seconds 10sc;
%foas,ing chickens, Nov. packed. fancy
i1Giil.c: STACEY sz@IlOc; bro.ers. fancy dry:
ii5uise: fowls. prime dry-picked &c: aver
i hHs pr lHHai ses's Wes saP1'S me Manaef 1sa a !
cid ROSTERS &c: ducks. fancy 1sdl31ac; aver
age prime ll,4I12Gc: geese. fancy 9K01oc;
ordinary 1USc.
CbicnEO Poultry QuOrntiOns.
Chicago, April 5.-Dressed poultry dull: tur-
Keys SisH11hc: chickens y4lOc.
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HY TclcErnDh.

Chicago, April 5.-Cattle-Receipts 2,Oco: gener-
ally steady: good 10 prime steers 1915: poor to
medium 50. 75MA.sJ: stocksrs and feeders g. 766e
a..5: COWS S2.SJTi. 10; ~f,eifers 81. S5Mi. 10: Gamers
S2T2.s0: bulls s2.1Sei4.5D: calves &.sGn6. 1917: TEXAS
fed steers 81. 10G5. 20: Texas grass steers 81. 4lI
4: Texas bulls sa.0Ii. Hoss-Receipts to-day
2o.cG1: tomorrow 1000. left over 2.45o; slow:
choice heavy ssGe,I5; rough heavy s.. s5a5.a5
Receipts G.nOo: steady: good to choice wethers
81 .a0l5 10: fair 70 choice mixed s4.eod4. 20: West
ern sheep 8 :?oG55.l5 yearlings, ASSES. IS: native
lambs sf.1715.45: Western lambs 81. 1nd5. Is. Yes
terday's official re~ceipts-Cattle. 1.97S: hogs. IL
eS2: sheep. i5:a!9, sh!pmeats-cattle. $685.; hogs.
New York. april s.-Beeves-Recelpts s.Ss;
steers firm to a fraction higher: bulls strong:
cows Satoc lower: steers :4;tol95.cS; stays $50:
live attic slow at 111s@lsc: sheep steady at 1s9
per ii. Shipnents-Cattle 8. sheep ia. Receipts
Calves s91 market barely steady; veals S467. %;
choice do. $50. Sheep and ambs-Receipts q
a5i: sheep steady: good handy lambs firm: others
steady: sheep sidi: no really prime here: culls
s3G3 %: clipped sheep ss:75: lambs s.. 501G. %.
Hogs-Receipts 1.6lo; market quoted higher at
Sc. 1896. 80.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
St. Joseph. Mo-. April 5.-cattle-Rece.pts 49,:
market strong; natives si2sa57 90: Westerns
tIs2s; cows and heiters g. 25G4e 60; yeals
and feeders 81. 75d4.1S.
Hogs-Receipts 5.7l; market mostly SC lower;
light and light mixed s,.soas: medium and heavy
skeep-Reccipts 4,411; market firm; about all
Colorados at s5.15.
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SOMEONE MARRIED
UNDER HIS NAME,
Count Appeals to a Court to An.
null a Marriage Certificate I'M
pugning His Singleness.
BY CABLE.

BY CABLE.
Paris. April 5~.-tCopyright. 1901. By the
New York Herald Company.IComte Robert
&c Pomereu. Deputy of the Seine Inferisuro
Department. has been compelled to bring
curious action before the French law courts.
He demands that the Tribunal Of the Seine
shall declare null and void 30 far as he 10
concerned a marriage celebrated In New
York on April 10. 1891.
On March 4 last Comte Robert de Pomereu
received a letter from a lady whose maiden
name was Barter. and who resided In Paris.
reproaching him with being a bad husband
to her and a bad father to their child
Comte Robert de Pomereu was absolutely
at q loss to understand why such q letter
should be addressed to him.. He sent q
friend to see the lady and e~ndeavored Ia
solve the enigma. :
certificate In due legal form. which testified
that Comte Robert de Pomereu, residing In
Fifth avenue. New York. aged a years.
while a bachelor, born in France. had con>
tracted marriage with Miss Lizzie Baller.
residing in Fourth avenue, aged 81, while
a spinster. born in England. Tho marriages
certificate had been registered ut the Efsnch
Consulate in New York.
The surprise OF Comte de Pomersu, %
learning that he was legally married 70 q
lady he had never seen was great. lt n Ia
release himself from this embarrasVfnR m,
sition that he has brought the suit In cues
ton.
The case will be heard a Fortnight heuco.
On April 10. 1892, when 1t IL presumed aR
adventurer married Miss Lizxis BAlieP uns
der the name Of Comte Robert Dc PonaGU0,
the real Comte was In Heron. near Rous1
He Is the Mayor Of that place, and On III
very day celebrated the marriage Of tWG
villagers. 4
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quarantine districts. hut regardless Of that. the
weeks receipts have ueen fairy good for tHiS
time II thu year, amounting 10 33 cars, as
against aS5 last week. 22 week before and lJi
all of the OTeiinSs this seek have been fed. and
TIE quality and finish has been very dcSirabie,
the best Of the season. Values have advanced
gradually until now steers are 2Oc TO .c f!sher
than At week ago. with handy-we!ght kinds re-
Ccivlns the lonS eEi OF the gain, ana buha.
athSs ana oxen figure lJc TO -mc better. lows
ana heiIeir have been csctptions:ily tctrce. while
demands nav" been coca and prices ic " l1c
higher. General conditions are an Improvement
over any time In the past ten or eleven months:
HOGS-For Friday a fair run Of hogs was on
nor as large as this day Il year ago. AdvIces
that usually influence the market were disc"ilr-
aging 10 the sellers. ard buyers We're very bear
ish. The market opened steady or nSar!y so, put
especially on The fair to medium hogs. ana an
pigs and lights except possibly the very best
butchers and Eastern order buyers were In me
ma het, but TO a limited extent only, leaving tne
competition principally between the packers. the
late market was fully &c lower than the close vi
Thursday.
Pmrchases by swift & Co. Included 1,sii head
OF i?s-it. E9gs at an average cost OF @1.s'; also
l3i lights that averaged i21 lhs. and cost $,.55
ana ~ hea,! Of pigs that averaged 50 lbs. and
cost 3i.15. Purchases by Nelson Morris d Co.
$50 and 20 rigs that averaged 81 lbs. and cost
,i.I5.
TIA. top or the market was Sc. la. and the bulk
of the hogs above IJy IDs. average sold ut s.. 50 to
tCF the bunk, on Thursday. fair 10 good heiyy
hcgs Of 20 Tbs. average and above sold at $3.50
TO SG.0iIs: medium weights OF i-i to 20 lbs, sold
at 500 To- s6.l5. the bulk ut 500 10 !G.D5: lights.
l6D 70 800 lbs sold at $50 10 50. the bulk at $50
10. tJ.!.i:. Light Lights. 100 10 100 lbs. average,
sold at si15 to $3.50. the bulk at s5.25 to s.. 20:
at Si.Th TO S..2. good mixed hCSS at SJ.G to IS,
ana common To fair mixed lots at S4.1 to 50. rs.
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ON GRAIN "CURB"
STRONG BULL MARKETS.
A GOOD ATTENDANCE OF
TRADERS-LIGHT DEALS.
Strong and Bullish Feeling Pre-
vailed Throughout the Session
in Both Wheat and Corn.

The st. Louis Merchants Exchange and
all the markets Of the country. to say moth
ing Of those abroad. were closed Friday. out
OF respect to the day. and but little infor-
nation Of value to spectators was in cir
culation Still. there was a good attendance
Of uadeeS on the local curb" but traders
were handicapped and little attempt was
made to transact business, most OF 1t being
In privileges. Corn was the strongest and
attracted most attention. but actual trad
Ing was light. The wet and cold weather
and small offerings. together with the fact
that 1t was believed that the bulls in Chi
cago again had control. created a bullish
feeling here. and a sharp upturn took place
In values. the May options selling in a
small way at an dvance Of &c from
Thursdays closing at IAc. and July &c
higher at l2kc buyers.
Calls Tor May brought sc and puts &c.
There was not much done in wheat. most
Interest being conferred in corn. There was
a stronger tone to the market, however,
and although May at the outset sold Nc
on at INC. 1t soon improved and sold at
1lkc, the same as 1t closed Thursday. July,
on the other hand, was nc lower at zoe:
May calls and puts sold at 1ssc to Zoe. re-
spectively. and May puts at 7H@70&c.
There was no mentor made of oats during
the session.
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Dry GOOdS.

New York. April b.-Dry goods-The gu!etude
OF the general market Is unbroken to-day. In
brown sheetings and drills home buying IL light.
with one or two transactions for export in 3.S-
yard sheetings. No change in prices or in de-
mand for bleached cottons. Coarse colored cot
tons dull and Irregular. Print cloths quiet, but
more inquiry for wide goods. Prints quiet. with
some trading. Good sales Of staple ginghams ut
concessions. Burlaps unchanged
The Banks.
New York. April Exchanges $3.50. 1913, k36; bal
Cincinnati, o.. April 5.-Money 3has per cent.
New York exchange Goo discount. Clearings s.
Ss3. 700.
ment: Exchanges s23. sss. 29i: balances $2,22s .1sa.
Wool.
Boston. April 5.-The Commercial Bulletin will
say in Saturdays report of the wool trade Friday:
THE receipts OF wool in Boston since Jan: /!
have been 81. 253, 01 lbs. against. g. 273. $50 lbs., for
the same period In 1900. The shipments to date
are CT. ~. 75s lbs. against sales Of S,2!3. 40 lbs.
for the same period in 1900. The total stock on
hand Jan. /. 1901, was 70. 39.5 $50 lbs. The total
stock to-day Ia 81. 1873. is3 lbs.
THE big buyers have checked their operations.
They have not even taken up what they bought
last week. the shipments remaining comparative
~ small. There has been a good steady business.
mostly in Territory and pulled wools. but at no
higher prices. New clip fine Arizona has been
sold on a basis OF i3c clean. Fine medium cloth
ing Territory woods have sold at 3Sc clean. I'm
washed fine heeces are In good request. Even
n lot Of 4-year-old. moth-eaten Michigan brought
151bc.
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Pork-New standard jsbbing steady at sl5.,s.
.Lari-Choice steam L. side steady and un-
Green Hams, Etc.-car lots +. o. b. E.. side held
on basis of , z ssai lsE i SsIIies .i From IN o, the
s sloi tx a Sslii gang ca Hi6aSsfi ss se;'' New at i issa to sh s@f:
| cribs at 7.Saa7. s5c c. l. (. Bxd. lots in a jobbing
sissr ss Sides h a. ss sa0i ss,li hs as !; ss ss'Ss at as sH in
s -nssS9 !, from 5; s,s {; for %eI ssav 'oe so e. t aFes sss1s:
califoTnias a, 7sa7ss: n New y York ! ; shSpldsrs IS at
clear sides at Sc. bellies at ehc. a. in average;
plates q, 5.S; Dealers Ne charge h, e. h's g" on orders:
| cake SIC. Packers choice salable at 5Naissc.
Grcase-Smail. Irregular lots country: Brown
aIic: yellow at axe; white at &c. Packers stock
brown at 3&I4c; yellow at 4a@iSc; white at SO
fbSset-on orders. hbld.: Plate at $3.50: Fulton
Market SOL; dried 4, At 1oe up to l2'sc per h.:
Poultry. Game and Vcals.
heavy 1--WE toms &c. chickensgRound lots ns's ssnc; Old
ROSTERS 4s; Stacy young ROSTERS Sc; hroilers 2
Dressed PouLTRY-Tarkeys,,L,sht hens lie:
ca sa7c. sG Fnif.dr aSSn'e turkeys aso.aSle e over u uns
vEAfs.seiiinz at &c for fancy fat calves;
PTEICS, lIll anu "t oeIN- ehVNp At
lambs lamb: 's ssa4 sS lbs. aa ave sssas s ss.5 5aaf G acca cor has'h e
FROG 1~.EGs-Large n.25. medium Goo. and
sHaa AM : NJ M.@ per doz.: sanop,per, &c.
Fruits and Vegetables.
A~PPLES-Quote: Baldwin at s3a3.2 for No. l
a ans f1 iassj: f Ro@an t seau MS' at I i%sa '55a f sme S on
and rg sps at at ss' s, :S ssn Da 1ase =. k!ass fs 's,''ai
Observation-Disclosures: Florida In r~efrigera-
tor carriers soia mainly at &c for average to &c
Texas from So to 81 per crate: Louisiana $50 per
half crate. Small and soft stock was worth less.
,rs SRAfN sGax nsreis s ssr :s !Sss ss - ehsio sound aOl on
seIse2.S. on stock nominaiiy, less; price gov
sTnsd By o amoIIs Of e, da g i.sas t per so sris fash ane
price Csc per box higher than car lots.
LEMONS,Quote sound only: New Messina at
s sor choice pse e ana s. S saasaS for 'f fancy srS. regular es tnls sisss;
PEARsIouo,e winter Nell,s and
h cocoA hSsTIs ae saaas at ' SIS sS-i per 0G Zoo; in
a small way at 81 per 100.
RANANAS-Quote at si.soal1 per bunch on
GRAPE FRUIT-ouote Jamaica extra large
sizes at ssG4 per box: California at &3G3.s0 and
't.tinI 3 TT&lSGER1NEs-selans slowly
at c fen s.g3S 2 per l .fcST; box OK ., . ,,x. sou.ns.,
PoTAToES-Nor,hern stock on trk.: Wiscon-
sin and MinnesS.amBurban at SSasic for com.
20QS4c for common to fair to 35936c for choice
bright, white mixed at soaa5c: common to fair
rietles-red-cnt At toa4sc. Hebron al ssas5c.
SKID: Red River early Ohio at soGs7c; oil bug
eaten. frosted. inferior and stock affected with
Danish at III from sisa a:ar and no e Holland Se seed f0I 4
from Sz1@2 per ton del: frozen. loose. iargs
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ny Telegraph.
REPIrRLLC SPECIALS.

Cairo. III. April 9Th river continues rising
is cloudy and Z Stormy. With oceasienai showers.
tons i sssa az. RAW f.ao raj In 70 Tor = p. Z; % eon. ana sas 'n' Ths'
y aa 1s,,,ss- departed ed, south mnla at 70 a m m; for a tow
s e.ssa the ae1 Es%s: ss> .:sls,i sisa Sc Sc ! ssyss 4 ss .sf'
3. Fiiday moInins. The City Of Memphis from
St. St.. d ds.asa 1ssiys q f at . su p; %, w st h. a r la,5 t. aBd
, disGhars 90 two carloads Of -four sn at the T. c:
,a.'' Tennessee mes ss RiSer a, e ! p. m nae the Hssa Sunshine iDs
and the Rees Lee from Memphis and the Peters
I he ; srS ~sa, &; f9n's 1 It !. d likely a sSss 81, 's so. ,as
will be delSyed and some will be eompellel to
very dark and the Wind is blowing a gale from
the northwest.
a ae on shs a usnn:. = AP pi,e S 81 D r. river ,hs he, here stands
four hours. The Hudson arrived at noon to-day
t fsGm n Cincinnati natl v .s;hrn 100 t tons Of m sI,h nd for
f fes s.p ans ! a s'G : D. 10. m Of %, saP FlI.a, P Tas James re-
TIE , city Of Idaho de1ss!sa a, : 2: m; for Fulton:
a ind , 20. aHay vi last st. evening" SS'' e faa isisnd hs &. f Ms.rs
she VIII hitch On to her tow Of coal and leave
Were Were & sff bales lie" cotton Ss'enn and f ss .aes. ~ eo a1ssa today
With af1a 3 sa Tsss! Up at at l.: AR fs.. s sias; city Ii III 4, S ssms
81 logs up at go :, m; 7: Loekvosd arrived
-. III -! 3: Z Fl hours ans se %ss,h head cloudy 'si fs snd g e1 s,rs of
Madison; Ind. April 5.-River 2AS feet and
Howard has three boats on the Madison ways
and about sixty men at work. CAPTAIN ]. W..
Thomas has purchased the old DAILY wharf land.
ing in front Of the city for q. 400. business good
Paducah, KY. April 5.-The gauge reads ms
feet and rising. Heavy wind blowing FRIDAY
night from the north. Dick Fowler to Cniro AZ 3
q; m. Joe Fowler TO Evansville at 8 o. n.
Of Memphis due from st. Louis tonight. william
Arste Of the Waterways Journal Is here.
Chester. ILL.,. April 5.-River rising; gauge les
feet. Weather cloudy. Boats down: Jame, y
lockwood and barge at 1920 a. M: Josie bv at
2 p. m. Boats up: T. n. Davis and tow At $40
last nixht; Chester at 8 last night: S. Ii. ri.
Clark and tow at $50 a. m. Tender in and cut
on time. ~
Cape eirardeau. NO.. April 5.-weather cold
rising. The City Of Memphis down at $50 a m.
Nothing due. "'
Louisville. KY. April s.-Rfver falling: IN cana,
10 feet 3 inches: on falls 8 feet 3 inches: below
locks &c feet 6 inches. Raining. ~
Warsaw. H.; April 5.-stase of water 1873 feet.
and rainy. Silver Crescent down and up.
BURLINGTON. Ia. April 5.-The river fell I inch,
gauge 8 feet II inches Friday. Weather cold ana
raining. Eloise In and out.
Wheeling. W. Va. April 5.-River 1ss feet.
rising. Cool: threatening. Departed: keystone
State. Pittsburg. 10 a. m. Up with empties: Vol
unteer s p. m.
Pittsburg. Pa. April s.-RIver 1T feet. ,,..
tionary. Clear and cool. ~ 'a
Cincinnati. April s.-River M: rising. Rain
Evansville. IND. AprfI 6.-River Is feet. ....
rain.
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To.Day,s weather.
river Rlalto Brevities.

was the guest Of Captain Drown at the NJ. c.
Captain 7. B. Sims of the Hill City visited
friends on the Rialto.
the city. the guest OF Captain William Leyhe.
Captain staunton is here from Ste. Geneviere
on business.
The Hill City is receiving to clear Thursday
The Grey Eagle departed for Commerce on
time. and will go asair Monday.
River Saturday.
The City of Paducah came in from the Ten
nessee River, and will return Saturday.
tn Columbia arrived. to clear Saturday for
Chester and 81. Marys.
IN Peters Lee departed for Memphis and in
termediate points.
deau and way points. returning Saturday. She
made the trip on schedule time.
for Burlington.
The W. II. Grapevine came in from the Mis-
depaa iase from ana the s' FOOT 5st ~ fi sadsIna avenue aass.'''''
ste ms,.anss CITY o, shsfheld Is Il in -. from Ia, Gaih r2,n
Steamer India Owens Is here from Calhoun
County and will depart Saturday in that trade.
Colonel Hunter Ben Jenkins. agent for the
would hereafter clear on ruesdays. Thursdays
ana Saturday,. leaving the Diamond 10 wharf,
Captain Oscar Barrett Of Cincinnati visited
the river front Friday. He returns home satur-
Captain John E. Massengale. agent for the
Chester, NOTIFIED shippers and business men Fri
day that the Chester would leave st. Louis on
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays hereafter.
The Chester clears from the Locust street wharf
boat at 4 p. m
Captain Hackett Of the Green River has pur-
chased the steamer Lydia Wheeler from Captain
keckecoe Of Dubuque. The Wheeler passed st.
Louis Friday en- route south. Captain stephen
Dolson pilOted her here. where he was relieved
by Captain Henry Keith.
e. ]. Knickerbocker. division agent for the
Chicago and Eastern Railroad. called en- Captain
MassenEale Friday.
wv ~. uu.x- -. -isS H..
Captains John Mcbride and II. Daft cleared
the Jack Frost for the illinois River.
Captain John A. Stevenson. 20 years old. died
Friday at New Orleans. He was connected with
tho Mississippi Valley Barge Line. and was q
veteran riyerman.
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DATES ANNOUNCED.
Plans of Southern Illinois Metho
dist Episcopal Conference.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Mount Vernon. ILL.,. April a-The RevsrS
end Nathaniel Grove. presiding slder TO
the Mount Vernon District Of the 0outhefn
Illinois Methodist Episcopal ConfAfenee, an
nounces the dates for the third asies "a
quarterly meetings in the district - fots
lows:
Duquoin, Nationwide and Pinckneyvilla.
April 10. a.: Mount Vernon, .Unien StreeS
Mount Vernon, First Church. q, q; oSdyS
and Mount Vernon Circuit, South. 81. 81:
Tama.oa. steelville ana Chester, Nay 4 y
Orchard. ii, II: Frankfort and Marion. g
10; Bloomfield. Vienna, Belknap ana Jopp1.
Is, Is; Creal springs and CArfsfvfllh, juiJ0
]; 2; Anna 1;, Jonssoorc q na6ande1 d
Cairo. Mound City and villa RideA. 3. ~
Carbonate, Murphysboro and Terionne6
ginning April ..
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Toledo, o., April son higher: North Lima
&c: South Lima and Indiana SIC.
PRICES OF POULTRY.
Few Sales Made and Stands Load
ed With Stock.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, April 1.-The Jews are still alb
sent from the live-poultry market, observ-
ing their Passover, and no stock has been
mived. with the exception of one car which
brought the price quoted. The market is
still in a demoralized condition, with stands
loaded with stock to their utmost capacity,
while Is cars are held on track and no pros
poets Of any trade before Monday morning.
We retain quotations. which must be con-
sidered as nominal in the absence Of any
actual business to speak of.
Fowls-Heavy Indianas 10c; light West
ern and Southern 91sc. ChickensIWestern
prime 9l1Oc; roosters 6lxc. Turkeys 911Oc.
ern 6CG65c; Southern 5od6Oc. Geese-West-
ern prime $1G1.12; Southwestern 7569Oc;
Southern 65l75c. Pigeons 35940c,
Dressed poultry receipts Friday were 1,162
pkgs. There was quite a liberal supply Of
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PRODUCE MARKETS.
Local Fruit, Vegetable, Poultry,
Egg and Butter Quotations.

s, % Friday. and Il was a regular holiday trade.
were not in he market. Receipts -. were mod.
crate. but were ample for the demand. and there
Potatoes were dead dun, as there was only
and offerings were mainly common or inferior
stock. Receipts. were fairly heavy and were
of homegrown were also liberal. Seed stock
s ~as S dull and dragging as the season is over
New potatoes were, firm and in fair demand.
RECEIPTS ssD, Were light; but prices were unclaimed.
changed. Receipts were light. and there was a
if kai Se% @as i fsr f sh9'o eem ssSsa. bu. offerings of
homegrown were ample for all requirements.
crown stock was plentiful and cons!snments
Enaiyes were more plentiful and lower. as the
Bee,s were also lowe. az RECEIPTS were
Asparagus wa. offered freely at lower prices.
a. receipts were heavy:
lower. Offerings OF old cabbage were heavy. and
there was little demand. New cabbage WIS
Onions were scarce. firm and in good demand.
Fancy globes. especially red stock, were higher:
but soft, damp or sprouted stock was slow OF
Tomatoes were quiet and steady at unclaimed
demand. but small. soft or inferior stock was not
String beans were scarce and firm at higher
mices. as offerings were light. and there was a
5000 demand.
Lettuce was in better demand. and the market
was nrm and higher on account OF the light
offerings.
Turnips were dull and unchanged.
Rutabagas were dead dull and both demand
md offerings were light. Other vegetables were
Apples were quiet and unchanged. There was
. limited demand for choice fruit. which was
scarce. but common and inferior stock was diff
cult to sell at any price.
strawberries were more plentiful. and receipts
~sfs mostly soft and watery. There was a fair
0ednend TOR choice stock. but offerings OF poor
oefrsss tended to depress prices.
OranEee were hrm and higher. as there was a
300 demand. and the surplus offerings have
oesn disposed Of.
Lemons were dull and unchanged. but the re-
cespfs were OF better quality and the feeling
Other fruits were steady and unbalanced.
Lfve- poultry was dull and slow and chickens
were lower. Receipts OF chickens were heavier
I'D there was little demand except. for choice
nSht hens. Turkeys were scarce. and there was
only . limited demand fo- choice light young
stock. Old toms and heavy stock were dull ana
sSsak. Ducks were quiet and steady and geese
WSre dead dull.
Dressed poultry was also dull and weak. OF
saIInes o. chickens were in excess of the demand
Nd prices were lower. as buyers generally pre-
11ea i've stood. Turkeys were scarce. but Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-06
ONLY FOURTEEN AND A FoReER,,
Brooklyn Domestic Cashes Two
Worthless Checks on Mistress.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. i,
New York, April 5.-Fourteen years old
and a forger. Is the accusation made
against Bertha Meyer. for whom . general
alarm has been sent out by the Brooklyn,
police. She was a domestic in the house Of
Mrs! j.. H: Everett. at No. loss HaIse1
street. Williamsburg. -
Everett sent the girl TO Andrew Voitmann:S
butcher shop to have a check for no
cashed. Instead Of following Mrs. Everett'S
stroyed the check, then going into Mr..
Everett's room. obtained two blank checks
one OF which she filled out for Is and th1
other for $40.
Mr.. yoltmann cashed both for her. Than
she went home and gave Mrs. Everett tn
80. AS soon az the checks reached th9
them TO be foreer;es' Mrs. Everetf scr,,ssS
the young girl. who IL said to have adj
mitted the offense. She then disappeared.