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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

New York, Sept. AS long ago rs
last June dealers in this city discuss
ed the ACCESSIBILITY of importing
anthracitecoal from Wales TO ce sold
in this market. There is little differ
ence between Welsh anthracite and
that mined in Pennsylvania, and at
present prices imported coal can he
sold ut a good profit.
The supply of coal IN Wales is said
to be inexhaustible but many OF the
mines there have been only partially
Developed, as the dPmHNd r0FHHVnrT'
cite in Europe is not large, About
5000, 900 tons were mined i'll Wales
last year, but the output could bt
greatly increased by employing a
larger working force.
AMI hracite is quoted. at - Il ton
free on board at Cardiff, which mean'
that il can be delivered in this port
duty paid, for from sos TO - {
ton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

4 wear ago The people were pra
iug ior rain. The past lew da!
some Of them have been rjaying f..
Il brief drOuth. Better leave all therr
mattrrstu the Almighty. who 10y + :
original cause set nature ia work o..
coriing to plans oi greater wisdom
than the best informed ui His cret
urer can devise. Better perform yO'
part from day to day, "a lhp streng'
and ability is given yun To do, Al j
oil will come right in the end. II
Lord ,does not require any Sugg
tions in regard to the wtat her, no
ever strung the temptation or +.
habit may br 70 discuss it> iicklenc ,
among ourselves -EN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
BOOK ON FOREIGN ARMIES.
S.,y yoJu:ue just Issued Drscribcs
Target Practice and R"nount
systems A5ruRd.

A volume of interest to the army
has been made public. entitled Tar
get Practice anl Remprnt systems
abroad" by Lient. Col W. \, Simp-
, son. chief of the bureau Of military
information. and arranged by Capt.
F.. \. Edwards. Twentv-fiftli infantry
and Capt. j. :. Heron. Second ca
airy. II shows the methods adopted
in the countries of tie world To give
their troops the desired skill in
"shun,iug to Kill. The reports were
compiled by the military attaches OF
the United States at the various cap
| itals.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-th"t
is the order uf Il woman spreferences.
Jewels form a magnet OF mighty
power to the average woman. Even
that greatest OF all jewels, health, Is
ruined in the strenuous efforts to
make or save the money to purchase
them. Ii a woman will risk her
health to get IA coveted gem, then let
her fortify herself against the insid-
ious consequences of coughs, colds
and bronchial affections by the reg
ular use OF DR.. Boschees German
Syrup 1t will promptly arrest COLI
sumption in its early stages and heal
the affected lungs and bronchial
tubes and drive The dread disease
from the system. 1t is not IA cure-all
but it is a certain cure for coughs,
colds and all bronchial troubles. You
can get DR.. &. &. Green's relir bl'
remedies at any drugstore.
cow Get Green's Special Almanac
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
Test of n LeprOsy Cure

The secretary Of the interior has
forwarded to the board of health Of
Honolulu samples Of an alleged cure
for leprcsy submitted by Bronklyn
physician in behalf Of a fellow prac-
titioner abroad The board has agreed
to use the samples in IFS experimental
research and the treasury department
has, authorized the admission uf the
samples at Honolulu free of duty. The
boards of health cf San Francisco and
New Orleans also viii be- asked to test
the alleged cure.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
POWER THROUGH AIR
Tesla Claims Invention Which VIII
Do Away with Wires.
Ocean steamers and Railroad Trains
to lie Moved by Power Drawn from
the Air-HuiIding Plants for
Transmitting Energy.

After working fer more than three
wears on The trans mission nf electrical
energy without wires Niknla Tesla has
announced that he had completed an
invention hN which il Mill be possible
not only tu.>tuG wireless mes >age> Tor
thousand, of miles without Wirc>. hut
that he will be enabled - send ocean
liners tn Europe and have railroads
carry passengers 100 miles an hour
by drawing their power from the arr
Mr.. Tesla has completed large
power house al WarGrnclN tie. IN Long
Island. and j. building others through
out the country and one in Scotland,
between which he says he intends tn
send electric currents Of sufficient
vnl,sy, 10 enable steamships and rail-
road, Ia draw all their power. TIE
power house AT WarG,uclN irr occupies
nearly three acres of ground AMI Is
fenced in so that no cre can get view
, Of it except Those working within the
! inclu> ure
II expect to make a complete an
nounccmcnt ~ my plans hort n. Mr.
Tesla said, "und when .dg many per
son, will he surprised, ! have beer
taking outIatcrt, IN my inruti"n> ~
the transmi,>ion e electrical energy
withou, wire, for tie last three wears
"liy means of lhrcurrent which Nil
he sent hr,Wern the different stations
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
GA STCR Ia.
p,.,..ha \ The Kind YOU Nave Mays Bought
Signature at AzHzHzt..7z>&e!
Bringing Coal From Wales.

Swansea, Wales, Sept. The
steamships Glenare and Devonshire
are each loading 1000 tons OF an
thracite coal for New York. These
are the first cargoes to he shipped
from Great Britain to New York.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

\ thoroughbred Great Dane at a
dog hospital near the Washington roo
is raising lion cub alung with tie
rest of her litter Two African lirn
Cubs were born at the zee on Sunday,
and after TIE mutner k;l'cd ,re the
uther was put with h, Great r"ne's
litter. The deg treats tie lion cub
better than her own offspring.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

Extreme hot weather is Il great tax
upon the digestive power OF babies;
wnen puny aud feeble they should I've
given IL dose OF Whites Cream Nerml.
fure. Price, - cents H l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

There was qn't" m "N"i "nrr ~
our streets Thursday ulrnlng IA
covered wagon was passing rhr"e-h
our streets he occupants. IVY -" ,,
were arrested hv Con-tahi' -.t'tr
ON Information rrc,lved uyt" =
AS being chicken thieves. A,.nt',' .
O'Clock MIR French aud !! -nu
and the ronS'nhir ~ tPfi7i"1 y
came down and identified tit.rh'"k
ems that were in he Wagon. ! at
rest was mn,lc and MIR frH' In
went before Sqnirr Golfer IN a
warrant Issue which War f..H .
l,y them for the arrest ii
d ,rtips. Rockville Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
OkIaI,onAa's Advance.

Oklahoma already has a population
of 100000. says the Memphis CONNER.
cial Appeal. or about IL times as much
as some of the western states.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
at IS NO7ANCE THAT WASTES
EFFORT" TEAMED SERVANTS USE
Sal POI 10
A Most Liberal Offer.

The st. Louis Mirror is a twenty
eight page paper, Ill masazlne form,
edited by William Marion keedy, as-
sisted Dy "a staff Of cuntrlbuuorsc oIn-
pr,siny The best writer's anu iiJerarl
authorities Oh ali current subjects,
social, religious, scientific, hnanclal,
literary or artistic.
Ine Mirror is d weekly review oi
lleiI uild affairs; treasury OF short
slur.es and good poetry; d paper III
wulrh UIe LEST UUUks, uest plays an0
,.st lnuslc are ably reviewed, and all
copies oil contemporary inVef.sI al.
-,,oi. CAREFUL attention. 1t is The up
.o-.aie paper lor the nercuau., III,
~. ner, Lue professional ludu, VII,
e,uI0uG, Tue poiiJ'cidL, do "cii to ioi
u,,aIdu tlud Oi.e nuhir.
YOU All scuu us Zoe, III silver vi
,L.ui,,s, NC ~,iI uIalI Tue Mirruf w
.o,lr address Iur ten weeks.
The MIRROR,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

Negro Escaped Mob.

Sparta, ILL.,, sept. 7.-Ar.ree
Wilson. a negro, was caPturedabout
o'clock this morning at the home
of William Colbert, white man, .liN-
ing in the east part OF town The
negro had entered the bedroom Of
Miss Alice Colbert ShpplurSitv held
10 the man and screamed until help
arrived. when the negro was captur-
I'd and taken To the city Jail
As soon as the raptur, became
known the jail was surrounded by
furious citizrns, awaiting the ar.
rival of the Officers 10 remove the
prisoner. Sheriff Moore was sun
moned from Chester. but after con
sultatidn it wasd,cided that il would
he dangerous To remove the pris-
Oner.
About ) o'clock this evening the
mob overpowered the guards AMI
entered the negro'S cell. \ rope was
produced from somewhere IN the
crowd and a moose hurriedly made
and slipped over his head, and he
was he'd toward a telegraph pole. In
the confusion the moose parted and
beinra tho rrn,yu rroliya1 Vhnt had
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
lfPelee Blows It's Head OF, ~

Chicago, sept : --' uN seriously
alarmed mt the news of tlu renewed
activity Of the Martinique and s.
Vincent volcanoes, said Louis II
Ayme, United States cousuIat Guade.
loupe, who is in Chicago on SICK
/ leave
"Shuuld Mont PcIc" 't'oV its heat
J -. 4--.-------4- -L----------------i 4+-.---
| the production ot a great tidal wave
would To appalling With I,h"nsn
center II chain oi islands extends
northwcstward, embracing apopuln-
tiun Of some = million persons Al
most without exception the cities
land villages ara situated along the
ronstS and are only eighty elevated
tabove the sra-N tidal wave fnr:r
ie,l high profanity would destroy a
half million lives before il dashed
apainst he shores OF Porto Rico with
its million INHABITANTS The people
of these islands ara in n hard Situa-
ton. Their communication with the
outer world depends chief, ON Il sin
glp line Of steamers which call at III,
terval1 of from ten DAYS 10 threr
weeks mt some ii the i>iondS whett
freight offers. The whol" beet oithi,
line could moi cnrry 2.NMu ner-nns. y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

STOPS the Cold ana Works off the
I,ll
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
Washington Grain Market.
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-spot cotton
here was unchanged. Sales. 410 bales
fer spinning Mlddling uplands, &c
against S1ac last year. New Orleans
and Gulf, 9hc against S74c. Savannah
and Augusta advanced Ac. and St Louis
and New Orleans Lie Liverpool was
unchanged on the spot with sales of
1000 bales futures advanced to az
points, but lost part. Manchester
steady
Cotton was active and excited with
frequent and at times violent fiuctua-
tions in prices. At the opening there
was a decline owing 70 disappointing
cables from Liverpool, where prices ad-
vanced only about ten American points
and then lost part of the rise, and
heavy realizing for 5ae local account.
Toward the close. however. there was
heavy realizing for local and Southern
account. together with some short sell
ing on the signal service prediction of
showers for all States but Texas. some
having an idea that the rain might ex-
tend into Texas. The speculation was
on a large scale. the largest in fact for
many months past.
The market closed irregular. with quo
tations i lower and to IL higher as com
pared with yesterdays closing prices.
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THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-A sharp slump in
cash wheat in the Northwest. as the re-
suit OF weather there and the pros
poets OF speedy increase in the move
ment 10 market. affected wheat values
everywhere Its premium here dropped
at one time to 344. as against 4as over
December at one time last week. The
close was about 31s difference For
eisn markets were easier and the
weather abroad fine. Harvesting OF
spring wheat in the Northwest Is ex-
pected TO be practically finished in all
except the more northern counties.
There were fair rains in the South
west. which were considered bearish,
because of the effect on the recently
seeded winter wheat
Corn ranged lower. particularly for
the September. Although there was ma
terial recovery from bottom prices the
close showed losses all around Sep
tember had a break of = cents early
because OF increased offerings of old
corn throughout the West and South
west. The weather was settled in most
of the States where the corn needs dry
weather. and there were predictions OF
more dry weather in Northern Illinois.
Local receipts were very light. The
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
AMERICAN STOCKS IN
THE LONDON MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Early quota
tions for American securities on todays
London market were generally above
yesterdays closing level here. Shortly
before The opening of the New York
Stock Exchange. Erie common and first
preferred and Louisville and Nashville
were quoted T. above parity; Ontario
and Western and Southern Railway
common, 81. Chesapeake and Ohio.
Denver common and preferred Erie
second preferred Kansas and Texas
preferred. Norfolk common, Reading
second preferred. st. Paul common. I'm
ion Pacific preferred and Wabash COM
mon, 4 others were quoted Il above.
Anaconda was quoted Z below lar
ity: Great Western. IL.
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Money on call
at the stock exchange today opened ar
3& per cent, highest 4. lowest 312. clos
ing at 3la. Most of the days loans we're
at 3iz per cent.
Time money appears to be easy. al
though very little is being done in II.
Offerings continue TO be made at PEI
cent for sixty days. but the. time does
not suit the borrowers, who are offer
ing for long dates about the same rate
This prevents any considerable amount
from being closed. and money being so
easily obtainable on demand. leaves the
borrower quite Indifferent. Rates, ) per
cent for all dates
Mercantile paper is unchanged
very moderate amount is being placed
out of town, but nearly nothing is being
done with city banks. Supply is larger
than during the summer months. and
assortment is becoming attractive and
restricted to per cent Supply is in
creasing somewhat. but not TO so large
an extent as to fill the market.
Interior money rates unchanged Quo
tations at four important points report
ed by telegraph today were as follows:
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official weekly Government bulletin said
that corn imperatively needed dry,
warm weather in Iowa to mature it be
fore FROST
Oats were lower. although the mar
ket showed some recovery from the
low point. Cash grain was weak, with
best sorts OFF slightly and low grades
cents. The weight of low grade oats
is finally telling on the cash market.
Provisions had dip in prices early
in sympathy with coarse grains. and
because of decline of to 10 cents in
Dogs at the yards. There was a re-
covery later because of good buying of
September pork on local account. Lard
did not respond as freely as other
products. but seemed inclined to drag.
Closing prices very near the highest for
the cay. The evidence concerning the
cash trade was contradictory. Some re-
rorted it good and others reported it
POOR
The iDllOwiDp ora tho nunt n
The Washington times., 1902-08-28

New York clearing house exchanges
today were 1882 Gel ,435; balances. 81
S9l 1856 United States Treasurys credit
balances. 81 ,160. The last credit balance
was on July 81; before that. the last was
on June 30.
Foreign eXchange-The market for
sterling exchange after opening fairly
steady softened somewhat in tone, but
without other noteworthy change in
rates than a l0-point decline in bankers
sixties to iS4I0.
Rates for actual business were as fol-
lows: Sixty days. 4.S4.l0: demand. 4.s7;
cables, i.S4.30. Commercial bills were In
scant supply at 4.s3I2M4.S4
Continental bills were quoted as fol-
lows: Francs. 5.1sh less 1-lsn5.1Sa
and 5.16A less s3-32d 5.17h; reichsmarks,
siA and S5h; guilders, 80 1916 and
40 1-1Gd40h
Following are the posted rates of The
leading drawers of foreign exchange.
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT,

BALTIMORE. Aug. 27.-Following are
todav's quotations in the local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 00S, sos
bus. Market for Southern today was
easier. Sales on grade of No. 2 red at
3lec, steamer No. . red at lie. and re-
jected at 6s1zc. Bag lots sold by sam
pie al 6ec, 6s1sc, lie. 71tzc. and &c
Western wheat opened easy; August,
73h 473Isc Foreign markets were ir-
regular. L. X. &c to 1sc lower, French
l2c up, while speculative on this side
were easier There vas scarcely any
demand for wheat at the decline. Au-
gust going TO T3d 7214c. September 722.
q I3c. while December was 71%c. No
attempt was made to sell any quantity
OF wheat, and prices eased off on a dull
trade. Private cables fat. with no in
dications of business. Market closed
steady. Spot. August, 727sc bid, III
asked; September. 72hsc bid. 727sc.
asked; October, 72Ac bid. 721ac asked:
December. 71Ac bid Sales. IS. 900
steamer No. 2 red spot. 7O24c; 81 900
do, 7oaic; $500 do. 7O9sc: 10000 No. 2
red Western spot, 73ikc; 500 fresh
spot. 72Tsc; 1.500 No. red Western
spot 13lac. Settling price, spot. 727sc:
No. red Western spot, 73nc; No 3
red. 7O5sc: steamer No. red, 70ssc
Corn-Stock in elevators, l6 3O5 bus
Market for Southern today was strong
and higher. White sold by sample AT
private terms. One lot Of yellow tex
store) sold by sample at 72c also one lot
of mixed at 1lc. Cob was firm and high
er at 80 35a340 per Dbl on spot.
western corn was quiet and easy
Cash and September show no signs of
any inquiry, and stocks of the former
are very small. Year dull. and during
much OF the time nominal at 44Iac. jan
uary, 441ac sellers. Private cables dull. |
iraggy. Western advices say consider
able selling of September in Chicago by |
commission houses. Market closed firm; |
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CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. 27.-Trading has been
light, and the market irregular today.
with no market changes except Ship
building advanced 2A points, and Swifts
IA. Strawboard and NEST of the other
industrials declined Can common 15sd
1l&. preferred 51d51;l, Biscuit common
As. preferred 104A. Diamond Match i4O6i
14OA. Strawboard certificates 4s. Box
Board common 14lam1i%. preferred G4G
6ila. Swift a. Co. 1893 n 100, Chicago IT,
tie and Trust l32. Pneumatic Tool 1929
n lo3. Quaker Oats preferred 92L. Ship
building common 80, Union Traction pre-
ferred iSH4S12, Masonic Temple 56.
Lake Street Elevated l0&. Metropolitan
Elevated gold Is l01Ss. Northwestern
Elevated Is 967s
The Washington times., 1902-08-28

roasted cofee-Pure Java, S2Ikc: Mar
acaibo, 221sc; pure Laguayra. 22i2c
pure Santos. 19c; African Jaya, 201ac
Rio blend. 1sc; Peabe-ry mixture, 17l4c;
pure Mocha, 3o1sc; Java Mocha blend.
CSC These coffees are in fancy bags.
paperlined. If packed In cans or tubs,
12c higher)
Package brands-E l.. c., 100-lb cases,
iOiac: 60-lb cases. 10.e0c; 36-lb cases,
zoe; Lion coffee. in lib lots, 1o.1Sc:
in G0-lb lots. 10.2Sc.
Cotton-The local market was steady;
middling, 9hc. Stock. l.79S bales.
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$1,000. against 10 to 20 cents discount
yesterday, and 50 cents discount year
ago today. Boston exchange 10 cents
discount, against 10 and cents dis
count yesterday.
SiIver-Bar silver in London steady
and 1l6 penny higher. at c414 pence
per ounce Today's New York price for
commercial bars "a higher. 524s a53a4
cents. Government assay bars q low
er at 53G 5ih. Mexican dollars un-
changed at 414643
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-Wash. st. Ry.. 4 per cent
81 00o6' 81. 4 per cent 81 lOO0d 50: Trac-
tion. 2O@126h, 2Od1261z. 2OG1265s ;
West End Bank. 5G140; Wash. Gas,
5G75k. 4G753s; Mergenthaler, 261S7A :;
Am. Grapho-Com. 100G51s; Lanston,
lOOM 1873. 1OOd127s. 1COd121a. 1OO@121a:
Wash. Gas. 25dT5% 25G75a.. 25d75A !:
Mergenthaler. 1Od1S67s 1OG1 1865. 10G
1868. 1Cd1S67s. 1Od1S67s, 1O61S67s,
i0d 1868. 1061SS7s. 10diS57s. 10d
1861. lO01S67s. 1o@1S67s, 1Od1S63s.
3OGIs1h buvers
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
Readings Reduced Divi-
dend the Pivotal Fea-
ture of the Day.
VOTING TRUST RETAINS CONTROL
Street Views Action in Bull
lish Light and Buys
Heavily.
COLORADO FUEL ADVANCES
Rise of Six Points Scored Many Gains
Shaded Later in the Dav-Dealings
Grow Irregular and Stock Exchange
Closes With an Uncertain Tone.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2T.--Thc pivotal in
iuence upon The stock market today
vas the actIon of the managers Of tbe
Reading Company in declaring a dividend
on the first preferred stock for the last
half of the year at the rate of l per
cent, as asJlinst the 2 per cent paid on
the issue for proceeding six months.
The reduction OF the dividend as mat
ter OF common knowledge in financial
circles generally has the effect, under
the terms of the Reading voting trust. of
continuing the trust control of the prop
erty in the discretion of its members.
II would have passed into the hands CT
stockholders had a 2 per cent dividend
been declared, as that would have com
pleted the full two years consecutive
payments at the rate of Der cent per
annum, which would automatically have
terminated the trust
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
The New York Quotations.

NEW YORK, Aug 27.-The following
quotations were recorded on the Produce
Exchange today:
Cash grain-No. red quoted at 17smI11c
over September, f. o. b. aioat. to arrive. cx-
her, to arrive; No. l hard Manitoba. l3iac over
September, TO arrive: No. . corn 672.c (. o. b.
aiioat, export; No. white lie, and yellow,
1lc; new No. mixed. 3id37c: No. white.
81 ga 4lc; No. Western rye, e9c new f. o. b.
af,oat
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
Foreign Gold Premiums.

LONDON. Aug. 27.-The gold pre-
MUM at Buenos Ayres today was quot
ed 1890. against 1910 yesterday; At
Madrid, 800 against 1918; at Lisbon,
2S12, against IS; at Rome y, against 10.
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
New York Stock Exchange, Aug. a..

The following table shows the high
est, lowest, and last prices of all stocks
sold on the New York Stock Exchange
today. in amounts Of 800 shares or more.
and the net changes from yesterdays S
closing prices:
The Washington times., 1902-08-28
Reasons Not Given.

The controlling interests in the Read
ing property have not so far disclos ~
the reasons for their intention TO retain
the power confided in them, and uader
which the property had been virtually
reconstructed after the reorganization
and in the absence of an official decla-l
tion on the subject it can only be in
ferred that there are not only good ard
sufficient reasons III the judgment of
those managers for their course but
that the interests of all the security
holders will be best conserved. at
present, by the continuance OF the vot-
ing trust.
The transactions in stocks. while
showing contraction of about 100000
shares, as compared with yesterdays
record, footed up close to million
shares, and this was again we'll dis
tributed Notwithstanding decided activi-
ty in Reading issues. and. to a less ex-
tent, in the other anthracite coal shares.
The market started out strong and ac-
tive with the coalers fairly buoyant.
The Washington times., 1902-08-28

Call money in London 2k624 per
cent; short bills. pa per cent: three
months bills 2a4m 1916 per cent.
The Vienna money market today went
4 higher; al Frankfort n lower Open
market and bank rates at important Con-
tinental centers. reported by special dis
patches today as follows:
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Reading the Leader.

Reading common led the entire market
in point of activity, accounting for near
ly 100000 shares, reduced to full stock.
and enjoyed an early extreme advance
of about 212 per cent, reaching the rec
ord figure of the last twenty years. The
stock, as noted above. subsequently lost
about all of the Improvement.
Other active issues in the anthracite
group include Erie common, Reading
first and second preferred. Pennsylvania
Railroad, and New York, Ontario and
Western
Strong features in the early dealings
not mentioned included St. Paul, Balti-
more and Ohio, Illinois Central aud
Union Pacific, all OF which were
active. Illinois central. at reaction OF
over point from the highest price, was
conspicuous by net gain of "a per
cert. Other railway shares that were
prominent in extent of trading included
Missouri Pacific, Southern Pacific, South
ern Railway, and in the specialties
Western Union, which sustained a fur
ther net decline of nearly point on
dealings considerably below the recent
average