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New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-York August 5 1902
& Us .,.. ] 2 rs. hsaa maj mainly
I've Ga5e sell ns at i4sif dTsss sSi' wsi4Rt SdiSf
ToTro the csc for % vsT1oo 9 w fh'Crs easry
quarters Of beet f9T Swift s Co and a3oo quarters
dePhia tor southampton. 1900 quarters for scawarz
LyEsReaelp,. all .or the market we're 21s head
total oG aaS head be soidS4 Jersey city s0a
sizeth-st There was very tte trading and 300 head
about car q western caves at s. 80 city dressed ed
dSss;s1 Rs auiO'
G. curtis & son: veals 1877 n at 81 25; do. 1ss
49,, i. Hume 4 BRO: ? yeais. 1877 n. ats77s:
direct siaughterer. were 4sa cars l2o56 head.
si' osa 81 ~ cars @ 70 6e SD jersey ci,y Sheep
Gecne 6f per n About IS cars Of stScS tu were re-
P9d PARTY r late o arFvas M & Sheep s. 70 @ & solo
8 50 Dressed mutton. 6a88o per n: dressed lambs.
So So ss S 81 s s9 s. 2 9qssy S s5 a f m a s. p p M
lambs So n at 50 So 22 10y sst IS EEsqia MA 4 o. 81 p a at
a. s. I9 q de- iq5 % II at g 90 do .t i2s ,iS r. "a at S.
lug CO i 25e @ Ksntqokg :s tue y lambs a % s. gs n at s. $
n at $ % Is Kentucky sheep lis ~ at So 7' 70 do Os
s b Sc i 2s rs * KePgf 81 * al IS s. q d. & S.
IS do IS ~ 81 56 227 do 5s m at 81 90: 81 Ken
McPhefs6n 3 Co i54 Virginia lambs &C 10 at SIS 75
o. 81 r. S. So; s. IS. 81 State do. 60
sersoq 2ls 81 KsotqssZ 81 lambs ss n ct s. .a 2
80 10 81 5o kentucky sheep (seleoted) 9S H. at s.;
Kerns Commission Company: PAS Kentucky lambs, "a
10 at S6 do So; 249 Virginia do. 81 70.
s7 88 Kentucky sheep. s4 ~ at $4 72 do. 100 10
at So 40. -e-,
5. sanderson 2I6 Kentucky lambs. e5 lo at s. S15;
So 70.
Tobn Shannon 2s7 Indiana lambs e2 , = "a at s. p;
date yesterday: 1853 Indiana sheep 106 10. at 81;
bucks, IFS n, at 50.
HOGs-Recepts care 792 head: about a deck deck
on sales reported &c late hour NoninaIIy
steady. Country dressed unchanged. - -.-- -,
Ca yesterday)-John r Nelson 80 Sthto mugs
1s2 10, at 81 80: 10 do 2T7 ~ at SO 90. o. .
] H Hume & Bro: S6 state hogs. los no. at - So' o
roughs 242 n at SO 80; stays 212 n. at - 80, $50
H. Hollis; 2l state hogs. 1s2 n at - 99 lS9 9 DO
Is3 n at So roughs. 275 10. at Sc 30; II do 2 ID
So So; $50 ~ at s. So do lsG 10 at $ 50
Tobin s. 81 State hogs las 70 at - So' >
roughs 500 10 at S6 90: / stag 240 n, at S5
s Judd 10 hogs 165 10 at 81 9o roughs 266 10
at SO 90
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06

feature Is the sudden running OF supplies any
really large developed recently In the
OF The general quotations are
very generally higher. We quote: Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA 3013lc. Ohio and Pennsylvania M
above 27ik d2SIrc. ohio and Pennsylvania " 22sc;
Michigan Wisconsin and above. 2ia25c; Ohio and
No / clothing and Combiug, 2I-z q2Sc,
Michigan l. clothing and coTbing. 2627c: Ohio de-
laIne washed 3Gd3lc and Territory. 17620c
and Territory. leG 1Sizc: Oregon l6d2Oc
California spring 15d2Oci California fall l2gl lSc-
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
,,,vDpoo1, COTTON MARKET.

r,vArnooI Aug 3 D m--Closing: Cotton-SPot quiet
LxePo. POO nerS: American middling. 424d The sales
of the day were 1000 bales. OF which 800 were i0r
vi and export included 54OO American
seip since last report 4oOO bales including o
sroertCsn Futures opened easy and ciossd. STEADY
american mddng z o c. August. 3464@4 S3,o4d buy
ers; August and September cS Su6+ ad o ocfobeI
"a 64d buyers october and Noveuber I4-64d onyers
Tnrar, 064a4 fO-64d sellers; January ana Fenruary
4 O. Cad buyers February and March, s'-ofd puSeiS'
March ana April. 9-64d buyers
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston Aug 5.-Busness in the wool market is hsht
as1 CIV davs Dealers have quite busy however,
FiIing orders during the so-calIed rush
iod last month There has seldom been summer In
which the general has been healthier than me
West has till this week neen haScneu
bv liberal movement in this market ana te very alge
of evidenced by ths lact that
r frsuaIIy very few mills make their light weights
Of new wool year wool shorn this spring being
rushed forward quite generally for Immediately consuip-
ton looks like good domestic wooi season ~ Tr soe
for Years at this season and further supplies OF mo
1ent are likely UP till early winter notable
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
FOR BALTIMORE

FOR BALTIMORE AND WAsHINGTON-tss1 %.
P NJ. '12 Is Mdt-
ssunday only. tParlor only ivis TsTnaaus
saturdays
ofcss: Liberty St Ferry. South Ferry Astor Hous.
49, 26 4S4 1900 Broadway, 5th Ave- Is JJno,
Square west 1883 ST. 273 West I25th ST. a4s
Columbus Ave. New York: Court ST.. S44 $50 Futon
St Brooklyn: 9S Broadway. WILLIAMSBURG New Yors
Transfer calls for and checks baggage Destination
". G. BESIER c. NJ BURT.
General Manager General Passr Agent
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
READING SYSTEM

NEW JERSEY CENTRAL X. R.
Liberty Street south Ferry-Ctirns from South
Ferry nve minutes earIer).
EASTOy, BETHLEHEM. ALLENTOWN AND
M4UCH CHUNk-z4OO G:15 Easton only), 9-10 A. "
10 40. 800 C545 Easton 0nIy) P Il. Sundays "a Is
A. NJ. Loo. $50 P. M. -
NJ, 500 P. NJ sundays "A 25 ?. II.
LAKEWOOD. TOMS RIVER AID BARNEGAr
-z400 8 40 A NJ ,sl0o Iaksyyo9d sxceptsdl 80 Ga
ATLANTIC C1TY-t9.4O A. 81. s1O0. rs. 20 P n
VINELAND AND BRIDGETON-fzaOo A. NJ. f1s1
GROVE, POINT PLEASANT AND SEASHORE
POINTS-z4OO. $50 II SO A NJ ST. 10. 2.45 $50 353,
4.45 $50 80 P n Sundays except Ocean Grove. sOd
A NJ $50. 400 P NJ
PHI. .ADEIPHIA CREADIEG TERMINALa-s.4.e ..
f7.Oo 4S.O0. 900. 1000 t110O a n. f12OO 100.
slSo 200 1900. AGO. SOC 1900. t73o. $500 P. NJ
PATH AND CHESTNUT sTREETs-s425. 1880 1000
-11SO A. NJ. 100. t'S. 20 500. 'T-O0 t925 P. NJ,
READING. HARRISBURG. POTTsvILLE AND
WILLIAMsPORF-lI4 4co "a IS 90. ! t9 10 d0.oo,
11O0 4. NJ Reading onlyl llSIO0 1.20 100 P. NJ
Rsading PoStsyiIIs and & &Ear.tsburg only t5 90 P n
Pier Atlantic IIishlands ssabight MONMOUTH Beach.
600 1000 100 A. NJ. Loo 20O. S.45. 30. $50 500
ocean Grove only1 P NJ Sundays. 1000 A NJ. loo.
400 500 p. NJ.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
YeEter-

Spot cotton quiet. with quotations 1-1oc Tow"
the bssis Of sac rnddlng upland and snc ior
kets teIegraphed follows; New.oriesns 9Ile
Mobile nominal unchanged, at o1zC'
Savannah cute. lower sac: Wilmington hrrn IN
changed al sac; Norfolk steady. unchanged al l-ly
BsltiFnore nominal s5sc; t5aIPeston 9lie
nominal 3sc lower 91ec; Augusta norriaa IN
Changed al sac quiet unchanged, az IoIo
Receipts at the ports and interior points to-oay CON-
rsraf -T+b day as week and last year
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06

room wal indsposed 70 oypohe. -,
and prices
little Trading was very au.s
its arrival and every one appears 70 o~s or brv-
some one else 70 take initiative IN e1d
ing rnoyenperr. The stated Lne axn.-4anced
western rorfious Of the belt nave
favorable weather. and very geef Let,fsm ~
IA be condi+Sons Of cotton Indicated tne %
the week having largely relieved sne onG Missouri
Csrolinss -oTr,ons OF Georgia, Louisiana ana
heWever continue suffer from 1roun .rarfs5 IN me
and rSt are more less extensively nn
and districts In pa daAn eeneraily
the rainfall has
ample the last narneo Central ana
has been beaten TO some ard fbe
Northeastern Texas with 1, and West
Louisiana ano uesk
Tennessee received during the fore is max
from two 10 ten inches rain IN Ie&hs .,,, sa,ia
heavy bush q rule contlfoss - .t.Sdi,1
facfortv tt there considerable conlpaI.
especially in the o'c 80
Erazor valleys The Ih1et
favorable. and picking
res. north Red Rsver kaLey, --aak
OF latter part oi 'ie WEN
xti general within ten days czhias-spot cot
co.tor fxclange special Lverpooi ans
buyers favor: sales 1000 naAes' ooo. r5ains
ezsort ZOO American 5000: receipts cin.as
ups1d 4Ed Futrres opened aclet ss, aasshe Ar
sseesy net q 10 ls points lower Augssl. sot. oc.o
gasteperaber <s0izs; Sepfenber-Oc,opei 5,. ,.cen1
bsrnsoveufer f4b:
hss-JssuaSy, Aesks; January -Fenrasts a''''
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
ontract prices in the local market to-day

Coffee Cables-Rio-Cohee market quiet; No d mo
<sc exchange l2ld: receipts $4,000 bags (two days.;
cleared for States % 600 bags ceaTed Ior
1Curore O6o bags. stock. GOO bags Santos-Conee
market steady. good Santos $4,000 receipts
bags ftvyo days.; $4,000 bags. Hamburg
Coee market opened pig lower az eSe ? m was & net
iGZ pfg lower; sales $1,000 bags HaFre-CoHee
market apened quiet = franc lower; at u unchanged;
al . m irregular, declined L franc: al $50 m IN
tnfs sales b coo bags
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
orurR MARKErs-RY TELEaRAPH.

Chicago Aug. Receipts, $500 head inelud-
prime steers nominal ssgss So TO medium s. 75g
S5 75 hefers 81 50RS6 30: 81 5OQS2 oO bulls
sc 23ds5 calves 50 0G$7 % Texas fed steers So 3Q
s5 5O Western steers S5aS6 30. Hogs-Recepts To-Day
i6 coo head tomorrow 1000; left g. BOO choice
steady; others lower mixed and butchers 50 e5qS. q
good to choice heavy 81 COAST So rough heeSy GO s0P
81 40 light So T5qS7 50 bulk of sales - <'gSi 90
ss5eepRecepts l40OO head sheep and lambs dull ana
lower; good choice wethers, So s0g4 fair 10 choiee
mixed So 50qS3 60. . .xoe,-o -...,,
Cincinnati Aug 5.-Hogs quiet s. S5aSI 90, CSrte s
steady S29S7. Sheep dull 81 259$S 1o Lambs dull
81 1885 Is. 80, -,,. ., esn ro+,,,o.
625 Texans go natives Best corn
cattle grassers and winter cattle STEADY 70 we
quarantine feeders lower choice export
dressed beef sees 81 85ass To- fair to GOOD " lSs @ 90
stocIers and feeders So 65qS5 10; Texas COWS I9g
Sc IS: native So 2oqs4 1O native hslfers 81 ioS
81 % 81 5o4$2 %: bulls 81 SoQsa ~: caves
= 50aS6 % Hogs-Recelpts $3.50 bead market S9los
lower top 81 coz bulk OF sales. 81 3OgS So heaSs g 40
$T co. mixed packers. 81 25dS! 90 Hght' Staso ." u
CENTS 200 head market steady; native IahDs - Sog
se Western lambs. SIS 20Q$5; native wetherS - s0g
e. "a. Western wethers So 25dSt %; fed ewes 80 4o
e 40 Texas clipped yearlings. So 15S4 40 e1a cped
sbeen 81 20s3 So stockers feeders, 81 'glS5 O.,
5.-Cattle slow. choice - ooSS ou'
rirc S7GS7 rs; good S6 509s8 rs. Hogs higher prime
6aaves 81 s5dST mediums. 81 Io Eeavy - %
S7 70 do light 81 5OG$7 10; pigs 81 gS4 20 roughs
sGfS7 IS Sheep slow: best wethers - i
and common 81 50G$2 choice lambs. 50 2SQ$' 90 veal
50GST.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits turpentIne steady unchanged
fairly active ia a jobbing way Rosn ruled steady
unchanged. Tar holds firm former We quote:
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-OH and machine bbls. 4Gq
46'sc.
TAR-Plne bbls 81 85: oil bbIs 81 so
ROsIN-Common to good strained. 81 57l1aS1 60: \.
81 +. 81 65: F 81 c. 81 49, H 81 90 50 4O
K. s.: N. So AZ. y. $3 IS; W G. s. 10. W ". 81 Is.
STOCK ON HAND.
spirits tuFpentlne 2S22 bbls
Tar 1877 bbls
Wilmington. Aug 5Spirits turpentiue steady 43c:
cePts' 81 ehis Rosn steady 81 0QsI Is; receipts 80
bbls Crude turpentne firm. 81 90 81 50 60;
Ceipfs. l30 bbls. Tar Arm, 81 30. receipts 81 bbs.
Savannah. Aug 5.-Turpentine firm. 43Se. receipts
4a4S bbls sales. es; exports 7e19: A b. c. 81 TO- D.
81 l5; r 81 Do r. 81 %: G. II. so; l. 81
81 -; n, 81 % n. SO 30. w G. So 40; W W. 81 55.
Charleston, Aug 5--Turpentine and unchanged
London, Aug. 5--Turpentiae-Spr 32s 1izd Rosln
American strained. IS TI4d: hnc as %
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
The etstisticaI position OF Brazilian coffee is follows;

rcTTON-Follorved narrow pretty much all cay;
hut uninteresting. The nnarNet opeLled
being Indifferent weak Liverpool caoles ano
70 Igat foreign ceiling The English market was due 70
come unchanged point higher. but instead was Weah
down American se4line OrdeIs anu d
hsrsb rt-rets-tou Of Yesterdays report were
which disturbed the fofeeh u4!s
ana invited The chief support of the Ice
market was active Wall Street buying OF Octopef De
January, and the demand IRON SPOT co
horses fo~ August Trading active IN spasTnodlc
vsv during the though fluctuations were al ne
tine broad or OF special significance The commission
quite generally advised constituents 70 sen te
further decline. the Idea oelhs thdt
climatic conditions belt generally favor Large
WELD sn5t cotton VIII sccu DC very
large Before midday Wall Street orders had raed
Then came The weekly crop weather from Washing
favorable than anticipated by
tha trad Prices settled hack several points
but a. the decline Wall Street again became large oby
trae under profit taking by local interests ana was
finally steady prices MT point high 70 5 2olts
lover Total estimated al 125coo bales Ihe
Price to-day: In reply TO many INQUIRIES
somewhat widely circulated the effect that have
changed regard cotton crop leo thereto
by Yesterdays report the Agricultural Department
say such IS not the case wine nave Ie
partnent believe that its report Of YESTERDAY or
previous month due weight to what nave IN
psycologicsT factor, 70 say noln
which must be made for the nuence OF
product approaches For the latter eeet the
allowance made Of per last year proved 70 De m
former, psychological eieIleL II
is year, or succession OF year,
a ogrpzratev limited production the tendency ic
history Will repeat Itself and tfst
experience period Just ended is safe suide 10
e range of contract prices IN the local market to-day
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo Aug 5-Flour quiet and firm Wheat-SPring
dul: No I Northern, +. I6lsc; winter unsettled No :
rj 7gS79c Corn quiet barely steady No q vel
Ig az. No 8 do 6sc No > corn. 66c; do. 65l7c
oats irregular; No = white 60iec No do, 6Oc: No
mixed 57izc; No 3 do. oIc. kye-->o a. 90 On uacA-
Canal frsGhts steady.
Chicago July 5-The leading futures ranged follows
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06

New York Central Route
BETWEEN =
NEW YORK, BOSTON
AND NEW ENGLAN0
Via Springfield the
BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD.
(New York Central & Hudson River r. R.. Lesses.D .
Trains Station, Avenue anf
42d Street. New York. follows
1900 a. ". +12.O0 400 P NJ, s11:oo 2 III;
A.
Leave Boston. 1900 A NJ 1920 noon. 400 P. NJ.
'11:00 p. NJ; arrive New York $50 P. NJ $40 P. NJ.
1000 P. NJ. 6:14 a. 81.
New rair for Portland and Maine resorts via SPRING
nsd. worcester and Rochester N H. leaves NeT-YorE
1900 ..
Tickets Central ticket Offices AIS and 1zie
Broadway and az Grand Central Station
A H SMITH. GEORGE H DANIELS. z
General Superintendent. General Passenger Agen.- :
New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
46Izc


STOCK ON HAND.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14
President Approves List.

Washington. Feb. l0.-Tbe president
has approved, with one notable exception,
all the recommendations made by the
ainis board, Of which General Macarthur
was president, for the bestowal Of breyet
rank on all the officers OF the army who
rendered especially meritorious service
during the war with Spain and in the
subsequent campaigns in the Philippines
and China. The exception noted is tire
case OF Theodore Roosevelt, who was
awarded the breret of colonel and briga-
der general for distinguished services al
San Juan and Santiago. Under the law
these brevets require the confirmation OF
the senate, and the nominations have
been made out for transmission 10 tast
body next week, but, as already stated,
the list viii not contain the name of the
president.
Ii is expected that the medals Of honor
ard the certificates Of merit recommended
by the board for individual gallantry,
which have also been approved by the
president, viii be announced al the war
department next week. These awards do
not require the sanction Of the senate.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14
Thug. Killed Noah Long.

Kansas City. Feb. l0.-Rhoda Taylor
made a confession in writing to the police
Of Argentine, Kan, across the river fronl
here. that Noah Long, the aged stone ma
son who disappeared mysteriously from
his home there week ago, had been rob
bed and his body thrown into the KSw
river Long was an old soldier and had
drawn s2l0 pension money from the bank
on Thursday last He visited a saloon in
Argentine that night. which was the las.
time he WAS sen. The police are search
ing for the body in the river, which, ex-
ecpt at the place it is ALLEGED he was
thrown in. is covered with thick ice.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14

will Abraham Ancoa highest
u the
aud tremendous
nobility
fellow Abraham Lincoln born
sentimental patriotism
in >
Americans Bat Washington
thanf III called his
the
whom he preserved this national heritage
In
a
and the influenced by
In the
Lincoln lie His rugged
by human rtuass and disturbed by hu
or o
osrnew
dofa ali
haseh
could p have
would Lincoln
History i airrady beginning parallel compare
10 distinctive attaching
created a 5 that has saved nation
t8arouw
fought and Bunker
bakwomen who followed Boone
rh West found mighty empire The
vii prir
kindred the market places
gland uhenA Lincoln
And the o. Lincoln
historian viii himself only with the public
qualities viii
the peril BY which has been viii be
Ass Tho final history pronounce
Abraham Lincoln the greatest Of Americans
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14
RaSiGS J0ilS0a'S Valentine



g room No, ). had consenie1 70 aiioN
the scholars 70 celebrate. FOR week
there had besA mBch suppressed excite.
mens. sad the improsissd posfoffiea la
the roam WAS sasg lilsns with envelopes
A nie~ programs had been prepared. and
the mothers ~ the girls aud boys were
invited ~ attend. Homer 9as not
yery large yiiiase. sad - the Interest
Ia the seh0al safeualnmenf MAS Wide
spr~sd. srd quite a number 81 guests
N~Fr pss~snt-
Hassas isrowu was the only esiorcd boy
10 Homer. and eFrs0n liked him be-
eaas~ " his rh~~ry face aud his willing.
mess 70 help anyons az any siinr. lie
lived ~ith bic grandmother. and she ala
the most she could Tor him aud managed
20 k-~p hlsn ia school lie was greatly
interested In the coming entertainment
and bad committed a poem TO memory.
hoping be would i- asked 90 TAX. part.
NANNY had promised 70 80 10 the school
that afternoon. and she. too. wished her
little grandsoa weald be !nrlf~t to speak.
bat nothing was said about IL. RAsgns
suggested that perhaps souirone might
forget his ps~c~. AMI then be weald be
rwady 70 Oh in the empty plsce. % Nam.
fnf gGt on her black n1cftna drvas sud
her old straw l.eanet and went alons.
H4ssns was r~ry proud Of bis grandmofh.
CT. and bis llsti. black face was full Of
Joy sb~u he I'D her 20 Miss Gray aud
ssld earnestly "Mammy's como. too"
Miss Gray welcomed the old lady
warmly. bat she Tel, sorry she had come.
a. sbr remembered that Rastos had not
be~n snvlisj to take part in the enter
sainaaeat: she had ~a,lrcly forgotten him.
and she knrw hoe sensitive hr was. be-
iag tbs only eplgF~i boy IN tho school.
bat she thought % the valentines and that
Ras;as would * hsppy wheu bic name
was called to r-eeife one. snsl she dis
sissss I I, Frsm her mind
The pnaSram aenF ~ nicely anj 10
oae forgot his part. ss Raafus had
flinuxht possible. hus a. tho large box
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14

II think II would be nice 10 surprise
| him tomorrow evening and take him
new set Of books. know his slate Is
cracked and his geography is all to pieces /:
It j. one ] found In the cupboard and
gave 10 him. His reader has no cover
at all. and lac has no spelling book
The next evening they We're all gather.
ed at Miss Gray's. ready to start for the
little house on the hill. The snow had
piled high in drifts aud everything seem.
ID fairly buried from sight
Rasins had worked hard 10 shovel a
path from the house to the road. saying:
lit don seem 50 lonesomclike when der's
path out to dc road" He sat by the
fire that evening reciting his geography
lesson TO Nanny. MS she darned his nit.
tens. There was loud rap on the door
and they were startled. for II was seldom
anyone came to see them at night. When
the boy cautiously opened the door he
was met with loud "Hurrah for Rastus
Johnson aud the boys and girls poured
into the little kitchen and deposited their
bags OF nuts. candy and popcorn on the
table. and the box containing the valen-
tine was left in the shadow behind the
door. Rastus hurriedly built fire In
the front room and they were soon all
having merry time. while Miss Gray
helped Nanny prepare some nice hot
coffee TO serve with the rolls she had
brought.
At IL o'clock the young folks all went
home leaving n very happy boy and
mysterious box behind them. When Ras-
tus opened 1t he saw written on beau
tiful new slate. "A Valentine" and as
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14

Of valentines was placed on Miss Gray's
desk aud shr began to read OF the names.
he forgot hi. disappointment and watched
each valentine eagerly. thinking the next
one would hr for him. lie had spent the
dime that Nanny gave him Christmas
for valentine for Miss Gray. and he
saw her look at II earnestly aud then
look his way and smile. aud he knew that
she was pleased. Nanny. too. was
watching and listening for Rastus' name.
and twice she whispered. Your name
Will come next. honey" but IL never
came, and before they we're missed. Nam.
my and Rastus slipped quietly away and
out into the storm. where Caesar. the
faithful old donkey. was waiting TO carry
them home. The snow was coming down
very rapidly, but Caesar frotted along at
his best pace. wondering what had hap
pencd to make bis master 40 quiet. Nam.
my sighed once or twice and Rastlis
blinked real hard, but neither said
word until they reached the little house
on the hill
Rastus opened the door for her to go In
and then led Caesar to the shed. which
served as barn: the cracks were stuffed
with straw and the roof was covered
with branches from the trees. and the
donkey found II comfortable home.
Slowly Rastus took the harness of. and
then he looked the old donkey In the face
and put his arms around Its neck aud
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14
TRADE REPORT.

New York.-Bradstreet' report on
trade for last week is as follows:
Trade developments last week were
largely favorable. All the channels OF
legitimate trade point TO January
equaling In most respects and exceed
ing in many the records of year ago.
Failures, 1t is true, were large in num-
Der, but the increase is about all in the
south. from which trade reports have
been poor. but show q eighty more
hopeful trend since cotton has taken
its move upward. The general level Of
prices moved slightly downward dur
ing January, owing 10 lower prices OF
speculatiyely dealt-in cereals and hog
products, in a heavy decrease in cruds
rubber and some chemicals. Most or
the decline in food products has been
recovered since February /. The close
OF the week finds a confident feeling
prevailing in nearly all lines of dis
tributige trade.
There is a virtual famine alike of
crude pig iron and finished products Of
steel. Premiums of so cents per ton on
pig iron are paid east and west. and a
southern railway has gone abroad for
its steel rails. Canadian steel bills
are reaching Pittsburg. and brick i'm
porting movement is looked for Crude
rubber, after its excited fall and no
less exciting rise. has steadied at
slight advances on last week. Tin and
lead are also higher.
The worlds statistics of wheat move
rnent have been on the whole rather
buliish this week. and coupled with
cold weather caused some strengthen
ing. The volume of business has been
of a scalping character Toward tasl
close of the week some export inquiry
developed In wheat The margin mi
favor OF the cash article mas widened
during the past six weeks and the
actual stuff is really higher than
month ago.