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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-17

dral of the Anchorage St. Pierre was
Justly proud of this great building with
its two white towers, in the north one
the great two-.on bell, and in the south
one the chimes which rang out morn
aud even across the land and the wa,
ters and sent out the fsher-folk and
called then home again. Thousands OF
francs had been expended upon the
cathedral, upon its bells, upon its altar
and altar service, and high mass there
was an imposing ceremonial.
Mass was in progress the very hour
that the fire-hosts of Pelee swept down
to destroy the city. and left hundreds
dead upon the cathedral steps. Fort
unately these have been piled together
and burned, and the shattered towers
sand as headstones over them. Until
Tuesday (May 2o) the bells SWING
in their belfries, but Pelee wrenched
them off that day with their lattlced
steel supports and stuffed their mouths
with the rubbish of the towers.
Superstition alone can assign any
thino save mere chance to the fact, but
the fact remains that the cathedral is
the only ruin in St. Pierre which rises
above the first story. The north tower
rises almost to it's roof-line the south
tower is razed. Of seats or prayer
desks nothing remains, the entire inte.
rior of the edifce is piled high with
stone blocks, pillasters, and t1nrecognlz
able masses Of masonry. At the eastern
end-the cathedral faced the sea and
was reached from the Rue Victor Hugo
by several broad, low flights OF steps
oi, a mound of ashes stands the base Of
the white marble altar. Carved doors
depicting praying angels and fior1c
nattern of vines indicate what its beauty
Was-only indicate it, as everything
save this oblong block has been swep'
away and heaped with dust; the dust or
the altar is six or eight inches deep
To the right of the main arched entran
ce of the cathedral is the "poor box
Still fastened to the wall, and in the
presence of French soldier IN blue
awning material and white helme
the box is battered open and a hattu
of black hve-centime pieces t1nkles dowr
upon the stones.
The Cemetery Of The Anchorage
~ From the cathedral the French army
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-17

telles which, whisked from the walls,
strew the dusty walk outside.
AS we are moving away a bit of
green underfoot catches the eye. One
Of us prods it with his foot, and then
stoops down in surprise. The bit of
green which has thrust itself above the
ash crust is the head of courageous
little plant which has survived where
great walls have crumb1ed. Beside it
is another and still another, in all, six
little shoot of living green, the only
living things we came upon this day.
Nature, so truly queen in Martinique, is
already dressing her dismantled throne.
Continued tomorrow
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NEAR MONTHS 8
 POINTS LOWER A Sympathetic Decline on Dis- appointingCabIe News STRONG DEMAND FOR SPOT Reports as to the New Crop Were Generally Encouraging, But Had
 Little Effect on the
 Late Months.
STRONG DEMAND FOR SPOT

New York, April 26.-The cotton market opened steady with near months to points lower and far months unchanged to points lower. This decline was entire ly a sympathetic move to conform with disappointing Liverpool cables. May sold off to 9.4S; July to $40 and August to 9.15 with profit taking fairly active. But at the lower prices commission houses and the room trade appeared as eager buyers and soon July had worked back to 944 and August to 9.20. Aside from the cable news there was nothing in the situation to warrant a reaction from the late ad- vance of nearly 50 points. Spot demand in the South was strong at advancing prices, this weeks quotation in sight bid fair to be little more than half that of the same week last year; demands for goods was gratifying and speculative sen- timent in public circles was very bullish. Reports as to the new crop were general ly encouraging but had little effect upon the late months will hold close to last nights final bius.
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New Orleans, April 26.-Clearings a,- 9OO512 New York exchange $1 per 5000 premium, commercial 25c per 5000 dis count.
 Memphis, April 26.-Clearings $36s.52s; balnces $65,552.
 St. Louis. April 26-Clearings $5,541,224 balances $S19, ,905. Money 41a@6 per cent steady. New York exchange 10 cents pre- mium.
 Cincinnati, April 26.-Money 4@6 per cent; New York exchange par clearings S2,2S6, 000
 Philadelphia, April 26.-Clearings today $19 CO7, ,03S; balances S2, S53, ,152. For the week clcarings were $127 475, 677; balances $17,- 3S1 919. Money 41a per cent.
 Boston, April 26.-Exchan6es $23, ,827, ,S99; balances $1,927,754.
 Baltimore, April 2S S-Clearings $3S92,- z7S; balances $462937.
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;otton Letter.
Gilbert & Clay's Letter to H. D. Cot
 C. Ca

Gilbert & Clay's Letter to H. D. Goth
 ran & Co.
 New Orleans. April 26.-Liverpool did well enough today, notwithsta nding the fact that some opposition developed against the advancing tendency Deliver les scored another rise of about ? points and spots were marked up 1-16c with transactions of 1000 bales. and the tone called firm
 Private cables reported that some trad CTS were disposed to operate for reac- tion based on the idea that the visible supply did not diminish sufficiently dur ing the week. It is possible. however that MT. Ellison also had much to do with influencing antagonism to the rise. He Is reported to have issued circular estimating the American crop at 1065O, 900 bales and the consumption of American cotton of 10, 450. 900 bales, indicating a sur plus of 100000 bales at the end of the sea- son. These figures are generally dis credited here, the estimate of consump- ton being regarded as too low and the crop calculation too large. Aside from the fact that a very steady tone was maintained in the face of the customary Saturday covering, there was no change to note in the attitude of this market A fair demand was at hand and no pressure appeared from any source. Closing quota tions are practically unchanged from yesterday.
 It is seldom that such confidence is dis played in the ranks of the bulls as Is wit messed at present, and even the high level of prices already established does not ap- pear to disturb faith in the situation in the slightest degree. No consideration seems to be given to the fact that the higher the price the more consumption is likely to be restricted but the disregard for this latter proposition is readily ex- plained bv the unabated strength in spofa the continuous demand in that depart ment serving as proof conclusive to many that much cotton is yet wanted. though the cost of acquiring 1t be advanced. The situation looks distinctly favorable In ev- cry respect, but 1t should be remembered that the unexpected generally happens, and the prevailing level of values alone
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Fruit and Produce.

Applies-Per barrel, $4. 4.75Q5.50
 Sweet Potatoes-White, per crate, $3.75; yellow yams, per bushel. s1.35.
 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel, $1.20; new potatoes, per bushel, $7.00.
 Tomatoes-Per crate, g .50930O. Squash Per crate, $1.75.
 Bear Ter crate, $2.75.
 Straw rries- Per crate, &. 40. Bananas Per Bunch Culis, bo07bo: straights. Si .2591.60.
 Eggs-Fresh, per dozen, 1712c. Lemons-Per box, $3. .000D3 50. --= Oranges-Per box, $3. .25@3. 75.
 Poultry-Best friers, 30c hens, 35c; Pe- kin ducks, 4O@55c; puddle ducks. 250pS5c. Onions-Per pound, 3Ac. rFs Cabbage-Florida, per crate, s2.5O. Peanuts--Per pound, 406c.
 Turpins-Rutabagas 1c per pound. Dried Apples-California evaporated. sc. lib packages. 914c; sun-dried, 6c.
 Local Staple Groceries. Flour-Huegely's pest patent. $4. GO; Ten nessee patent, s4.S5; half patent. $4.0O. Sugar-Granulated 5c; Y. O., 4ssc. Coffee-Green, s1f@111tc.: Arbuckle' s packages. s1O.sO; Lion packages. s10. 30: Cordova packages. $10.3o
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 101sc; clear bel lies, 1o1kc; dry salted bellies. 101Rc; Star hams 127: four X hams. 11Hc; Cali fornia hams. 9Ac; breakfast bacon. 14c. Cheese-New York full cream, 14c. Butter = White clover 3ic. Mississippi grade 24c; good country 14q16c; mixed country 1215c
 Lard-Leaf lard, 107sc basis.
 Compound Lard-Snow drift, sac. Molasses-Centrifugal. 15Q35c: sugar house. 20035c; Georgia cane. 36c.
 Corn-Mixed, S5c; white, SSc.
 Meal-Pearl $1.40; water ground. $1 1.3S. Hay, Per Ton-Coice timothy. $21. co: No. l. s19.50; clover mixed $19.00; prairie. s13. %; Johnson grass. s12. 60Q14. 50. Oats-Mixed, ,57c white 5Sc.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $2b.00. Bran-Mixed, $20; pure wheat, $22.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady; winter patent $3. 70@3 90; straights $3.20@370; clears $3.O0A3.- spring specials $4.10@42O; patent $3.30Q37O; straights S2.90Q3.20.
 Wheat-No. 3, 75ssc ;No. ?. red, sSA aS4l4. Corn-No. 2 yellow, 131ac.
 Oats-No. ?, 4A@43A; No. g. white, AZ @45.
 Rye-No ?, 5S15c.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 676D70c Flax Seed-No. 1, $1. .68; No. northwest ern, $1.79.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $7.001710. Mess Pork-Per barrel, s16SO@16.S5. Lard-Per 100 pounds. s9.9214q995. Short Ribs Sides-Loose,. .s9.3OQt9 40. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed, 7%4@7%c. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $9. 95td1O.OO. Clover-Contract grade, $S.35. Butter-Steadier; creamery 17GD21k; dali ry 17Q20c.
 Cheese-Steady, 121a013c.
 Eggs-Steady; fresh 15@151sc
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The Metal Market.

New York April 26 Trade in all de- partments was slow today. Prices were unchanged. rir on spot closed 27.SOQ 7.95. Copper was steady, with lake on spot at il .s7h@12 10c end electrolytic and casting at 111kG12o standard copper for immediate delivery was quoted at 11@ Il .35c, and for June delivery at 1.05q II .25c. Lead YVES stesdy and unchanged at 4Ms. Spelter ruled steady at S4. 421s. Iron was firm and unc hanged.
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Bonds.
Financial.

New York, April 26.-Comm -Adver- tiser's London financial cablegram:
 Stocks were quieter today but the tone was still satisfactory. Investment shares hardened and American issues were in- elined to hesitate and wait for the ap- pearance of the New York statement Prices improved som mewhat toward the close with Atchison the sole feature. Cop per stocks were firm. Gold to the amount
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New orIeans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, April 26.-The market for spot cotton was very firm at the ad- vance. Sales, 3SO0 bales, including 2OO0 to arrive. Quotations 1-16c; higher. While there was a Hull in the forward movement of cotton futures the market was remarkably steady with good un- dertone throughout the short session. The first figures were from to points under riday but this condition was only tenn porarily and 1t required but little buying to wipe out this loss. At the close of the short session the board figures were net even to 1 point above yesterday 8 closing. The weekly statistics and the continued heavy demand lend particu- lar confidence to the advance and the bulls are taking every advantage of the conditions.
 New Orleans, April 26.-Cotton firm: sales. 33OO. Ordinary, 8 5-16c; good ordi- nary, 8 1S-16c low middling, 3-16c mid ding, 9-16c; good middling, 9Bc; mid ding fair, 101sc. Receipts, 875S; stock. 192, 009.
 New Orleans, April 28.-Cotton futures steady. April 960 bid; May, 9.62@9. 63; June, 9.67d9. .6S; July. 9.72a9. .73; August, 9. BIOS. .32; September, 8.73@S. 54; October. 8.12@S IA November. s.0208. .04; December. 8.020S.04.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Very firm; middling 99s; sales 547; receipts 3396 stock 78,Ss1.
 Mobile-Firm; middling 9as; sales z50 receipts 35: stock 9940.
 Savannah-Holiday; receipts 1914 stock 30,Ss0.
 Charleston-Firm; midding g 3-16; re- ceipts 4; stock 1637. S4;iptsetaoinmetanioe oembtaoinmbetaoinnn Wilmington-Firm; middling 9A; re- ceipts 2S4; stock 14,31.
 Norfolk-Firm middling 91a; sales 107 receipts 469; stock 26,947.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 9%; re- ceipts 675; stock 11419.
 Boston-Steady; middling 11-16; net re- ceipts 70; gross 352.
 alphabetically; middling 15-16; stock 6633.
 St. Louis-Firm; middllng 9ss receipts 911; stock 3S624.
 Memphis-Firm; middling 9ss; sales 400; receipts 332; shipments 1869; stock 4,117
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Chicaqo 'C.nanos.

Chicago, April 26.-Wheat experienced a normal reaction from yesterdays bad slump and with numerous bullish factors behind 1t lent it's strength to other grains. Trade was not heavy but July wheat closed 7sc higher. July corn Ac higher and July oats A@asc higher. Provisions gained 12A to 171s.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
 Articles. Open. High. Low Close.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, April 25-1 p. m. Cotton spot moderate business, prices 1-16d high CT. American middling fair 23-32d; good middling 7-16; middling 5-16; low mid ding fair 5 7-32; good ordinary 3-32; or dnary 4 27-32. The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 500 were for speculation and export and included 540O American. Receipts 1000 bales, including 2200 Am erican.
 Futures opened steady and closed barely steady. American middling g. O. c. April 5.0S@5.09 buyers April-May 5.O8 buyers; Hay-June sos sellers; June-July 5.07@5 OS i; July-August 5.07Q5.OS sellers August-Sep- tember 5.O1@502 buyers; September-Octo- Der 447a4.4S sellers; October November 4.37 value November-December 4.34 buy CTS; December-Jmuary 433 buyers; Jan- February 432 buyers.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, April 26.-Dry goods mar ket conditions remain firm and unchanged with a moderate amount of business transacted. Forward deliveries have play ed a more important part today whiI, spot business has been decidedly small in the aggregate. Favorable weather condi tions indicate a more active m market next week.
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COTTON. STOCKS AND GRAIN

All purchases and sales are made direo, pn the exchange for which the order is given.
 W. Lee & Co.,, Purnell. Hagaman a co New York: Fairchild G Hotson, Nev or leans; Ware 6 Leland. Chicago. Reference-First National Bank of Bir. mingham. First National Bank of Rome.
 TELEPHONE NO. i1z. Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the hty.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, April 26.-Today's state ment of the treasury balances in general fund, exclusive of the S150, OOG,000 gold re- serve in the division of redemption, shows Available cash balance $1s1, ,S59. .5sl; gold $91, ,64S,7 ,759.
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The conee Market.

New York, April 26.-Spot Rio coffee easy; No, invoice 53s mid quiet; Cor dova SA@12. Sugar. raw, firm; fair re- lining 2A; Centrifugal, 96 test, 3as.
 The coffee market opened steady with prices unchanged and after brief De- riod of inactivity eased off five points i,n- der heavy liquidation and bear pressure prompted by large Brazilian receipts disappointing foreign market news and absence of speculative support Europe and importers sold here freely on the decline. Commission houses unloaded coffee carried for many weeks and on which extensive losses have ac- crued. The market closed steady and net unchanged, to 5 points lower Sales s4, ,75O bags. May 4.S0Qz. .S5; July 4; August 5l5; September 5.2o@,i. .25; December 15. 40 @5 .45; January 5.5O; March 5.65@5, 70.
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sEx dividend.

Birmingham City Bonds. Birmingham city bonds can be bought on q 4h or 4h per cent basis.
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Cotton Seed OH.

Memphis April 26-Cotton seed oil, car lots, per gallon, prime crude 361sc; off crude, 34@35c; prime summer yellow, 39c; off summer yellow, 37c; choice cooking summer yellow, less than car load lots, per gallon, 45c Meal and cake, prime, $22. .5Od23. co; off nominal.
 New Orleans April 26.-Cotton seed oil prime refined In barrels. 42c; off refined, 4Oc; prime crude loose, 36o.
 New York, April 26.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude nominal; prime yellow, 441a@45c. Petroleum steady; refined New York, $.40; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $7 .35; refined in bulk, $4.85. Rosin steady, strained, common to good. s1.65. Turpen- tine steady, 4514Q4ec.
 Naval Stores.
 Wilmington, April 26.-Turpentine, noth- ing doing; receipts, F casks. Resin, nothing doing; receipts, 35. Crude tur pentine firm, s1 25M250; receipts, 23. Tar firm, $1.2O; receipts, 15S.
 Savannah, April 26.-Hoiday, no mar kets.
 Charleston, April 26.-Turpentine firm, 42Ac; rosin unchanged.
 Murphy & Co.'S Stock Letter.
 New York, April 26-Stock market move ments this morning were at the same time more orderly and less uniform than they have been any day this week. There were indeed very few striking movements in one direction or another. The trunk line stocks showed a greater degree of animation than they have done in long time. and both New York Central and Pennsylvania advanced on large transac- tions. On the other hand the movement in St. Paul and Union Pacific was limited and irregular in both cases and the re- gently active railway issues were slug gish Louisville and Nashville, Southern Railway common and c. I. L. continued in good request. The anthracite coal | stocks were comparatively neglected and | the speculation in that quarter awaited | definite intelligence from today's confer | ence of the National Civic Confederation ] held for the purpose of effecting settle ment of the question in dispute. 1ntelli- gence from the West setting forth the weather conditions in the winter wheat belt were highly favorable, but carried very little weight in the dealings In the stocks most affected. The local traction stocks likewise were neglected. In the in- dustrials and miscellaneous quarters notably strong features were A. C. U. and American Agricultural Chemical; Virginia Car Chemical also held steady American Ice scored a further advance. The steel issues were steady but dull- Colorado Fuel and Iron was strong put little was done in Amalgamated Copper.
 The bank statement was generally re- garded as a very satisfactory showing. The increase in actual cash was fairiy well in line with the mean preliminary estimate.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 PhvsIoIan and Surgeon.

Three-fourths Of the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure. L o 8 t Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why not come ss soon as you find that you are afflicted? It
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COTHRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade a,., New Orleana Cotton Exchange. hooms l and Alabama National Ran.
 Building.
 Private leased wires to New York. Nsv prIeans and ChicaGo "
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cIearinqs and Exchanges.

of a220OO in bars has been bought and e57 has been received from Australia.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton Market
Local Iron Market
Local Stocks and Bonds.

Corrected Daily by Caldwell 6 Ward Bankers, 2015 First Avenue. Tele-
 phone 752 (See Card.)
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E. BARKER, President; WOODWARD D. Assistant
 0lREcToRs,M Brown Robert emIson. M Jackson. Walker D. Nabers, Wm Walker, Hlman H. N E. Barker, w. D. The officers this bank will with those
 who contemplate making changes opening accounts
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live Stock Markets

Chicago, April 26.-Cattle receipts 3OO; nominal; good to prime steers $6.s0G7 50; poor to medium $4. 75d6.59; stockors and feeders S2.75@5.50; COWS $15OQ6; heifers s2. .50GD6. .25; canners. $1. 50@2.50; bulls $2.50 05. 50; calves s2@5. 30, Texas-fed steers $5. 50Q6.50.
 Hog receipts 10000; market to 10c low CT; good to choice heavy s7.1Oq7 35; light s6 TOQ6. 90; bulk $6.S5Q7.10.
 Sheep-Receipts 1000; stea6y; good to choice wethers S5. 40@6; fair to choice mixed $4.75Q5. .40 western sheep &.75Q 6; native lambs. clipped. s47tq6.60; west err lambs clipped, 25@6.50, wooded Col orados about $7.
 Cincinnati, April 26.-Hogs easy, lower, S5. .756D7 10 Cattle steady, $2 .30@650 Sheep st. ady. g 5OQ5 25. Lsmbs steady,
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ONLY DIRECT LINE TO
 NEW ORLEANS.

Queen & Crescent "A. G.S.) ) shortest and quickest. TWO fast trains daily. Close con- nections for all Texas points.
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1 calls for the exercise of unusual con- l servatism in transactions. New York Cotton Futures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK Jan. A.-Butter-Receipts /, 229
packages. Market firm; State dairy, 14G22c;
creamery, 16d24l2c; factory, 13d17c. Cheese
Receipts 1191 packages. Market firm: State full
cream, large fail-made fancy, 101Rd1O4c; State
full cream, small fail-made fancy, 11l46IIJbc:
late-made. best large, 9Ac late-made, best
small, 100lOLc. Eggs-Receipts, 1913 packages.
Market steady; State and Pennsylvania. 2Sd2gc;
Western at mark, CSC; Southern at mark &c.
PHILADELPHIA Jan. 24-Butter firm and
nc higher extra Western creamery, 2il2c; extra
nearby prints, &c. Eggs unsettled and &c lower.
fresh nearby, 25c; fresh Western. 25c; fresh
firm: New York full creams, fancy small, ~ -;
New York full creams fair 10 choice, 9l2d1lc.
BALTIMORE Jan. 24.-Cheese firm and un-
changed; large, 1OAqllc; medium, 11Aq112sc;
small 1115G1%c. Butter unchanged; fancy
Imitation 1SG19c; fancy creamery 24q25c: fancy
ladle 16617c; fancy roll. 17d1Sc; good roll, 158
Ice; store packed, 13915c. Eggs firm; fresh, 264
27c.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24--On the Produce Exchange.
to-day. the butter market steady: cream
cries. 15G23lkc diaries. 14d20c. Cheese steady at
1OG10%c. Eggs easy; fresh. 22d23l2c.
LOUISVILLE, Jan 2i-Packing butter BE
per 10; common country, Bale; good. 16c: Ell
gin. 26c in 60-lb tubs; 26lkc in 30-lb tubs; Elgin
10 prints &c Eggs, zoe.
Missouri and Kansas stock quoted on Change,
zoe dozen, loss off, cases returned; new white
wood cases included, pic.
isaac; dairy, 15q20c. Eggs steady at 22c
CINCINNATI Jan. 24.-Eggs quiet at &c But
ter steady. Cheese firm; Ohio fiat. 1Oc.