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st. . Louis Grain.

|! st. Louis, April Observation-Disclosures No. 2
fred, cash, elevator, s03sc; May, SO3sc; July,
747sc: No. 2 hard 741a@761zc. Corn--Higher;
No. 2, cash, 641ac; May, size; July, 651ac;
September, &c. Oats-Higher; No. 2, cash,
, 44hc; May, 1850; July, s35hc; September, Bic;
No. 2 white, 46kc.
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RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE. in MINNEAPOLIS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

l.; No. barley, /; no grade barley, /; No. l
rax, 2; rejected fax, q
Cars Inspected out-No northern wheat.
s.; No. northern wheat, Al; No. wheat,
white oats, 2; No. oats 2; no grade oats,
4; No. l fax. II. t.
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Kansa. City Grain,

Kansas City,, April 17.-Wheat-May, 711s@
7lAc; July, .7lA@nAc; cash No. 2 hard, 7Sc;
No; No: red; .s9@slc. CornIMay, &c; septem,
white, &c. Oats-No. white, 40 " @p45s4c.
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Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, April 17.-Flour-Dulr- Wheat
Higher; close, No. / northern, 75c No.
northern, 74c; May, 741ac.
Rye-steady; NO. j., 5s@5Shc. Barley
Firm; No. 2, .6S14c; sample, 6O@6Sc. Oats
Higher; No. 2 white, 45kc. Corn--May, 627sc
Wheat-Puts, 1880; calls, 751ac.
Corn-Puts, 61Ac; calls, 63Ac.
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LiyerpooI Grain.

Liverpool, April 17-Wheat-s steady;
No. l northern spring, IS 31Sd; No. Cali
fornia Is 4!zd; futures, steady; May, IS Id;
July, os 11Bd. Corn-Spot, steady; Amer-
can mixed, new, 5s sgd; American mixed,
old. 5s I'd; futures quiet; May, nominal; July,
5s I'D; October IS lid
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Knnsns City Live Stock.

Kansas City, April 7.-Cattle-Re Receipts.
5000; steady: beef steers. s.. .50@710; Texans.
s5@6.25; cows and heifers, 50. .50@6 70: stockers
and feeders, So S50@5. 3d.
Hogs-R Receipts, 6,Ooo; strong to sc higher:
heavy, S7.15G7.30; packers, S690@7.20; me
dium, s7@7.2o; yorkers, $7@7. 10; pigs, 50 SO
@6.5o i, s-,s5#.s
sheep-Recefpts 1000; shade higher; sheep.
S015.90; lambs, $4,000. 80.
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support; May, s77s@6sc; September ssA@
10000 bu; slow but steady; track white. o0@
65c.
Close: Wheat-May sOkc: July. soNc. Corn
MAY. Csc: JULY 6laac
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Among the shippers on the market were
Cass County State Bank, Casselton; H. Helm
bockel, Norwood; Goodrich & Harkness. Du-
tens, Glencoe; Breckenridge & Kaech. Rata-
via; Nathan johnson, Montevideo: F. Oel-
schlayer, F. c.. Drose, E. B. Wadsworth, Dan
ube; johnson, Peterson & Co., Hector: C. H.
Richards, Stewart; Rotsran Bros Clitheral;
A. jacobson, Deer Creek; H. Knipple. Glib
bons; A. McGree, H. S. Baldwin, Franklin;
Wittsack & Kock. Waconia: Bank Of Dassel,
Dassei; w. Bergman, Butterheld and st.
Sackett, Janesvlle; Allbee Bros, New Rich
mond; Mark Walsh, Kilkenny; G. W. Dodge,
Madelia.
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Toledo Grain,

! Toledo; April 17.-Wheat-Active, 1rm; cash
! S2Ac; May, 813sc; July; 1850. Corn-Dul,
steady; cash, size: May, b2Bc; July, sc.
Oats-Active, firm; cash, -44c; May, 4S1zc;
July, 36Bc; Septemhr, 32Ac. Cloverseed-
Active, slrOng. - -. ~
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Chicago Produce.

&c chissg9 ApGil 1BattsaFr%
changed; twins 12c; dairies, 121sc: Young
Americas. 13c: Eggs--Firm at mark. cases
Included, 151ac. Live Poultry-Steady;s chick
ems, 10@111ac; turkeys, 10@121ac.
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butchers, Sc eso@7.so; good to choice heavy.
s1.20@135; rough. heavy, s6.90@7.15; light, rs
@7; bulk of sales; ss.s5@7.2o.
Sheep-Recepts 11s000; sheep strong; lambs
steady; good to choice wethers, s5.25@6: fair
to choice mixed, s4.75@5. 49, western sheep,
lambs, $4.75@s:S5.
Official yesterday: Receipts-Cattie, 90, 1876;
hogs, 3i,543; sheep, 1909. Shipments-Cattle,
1863; hogs, 6,192;5 sheep. 1929.
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wheat Movement by Roads.

~ April 16.
Observation-Disclosures, 80 cars; Omaha, II;
st. Louis, g. Great Northern. 90; 500, 20;
Northern Pacific, 4.
shipped-Milwaukee, 26 cars; Omaha, 4; st.
Louis, 49,: Chicago Great Western, i.
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NEW CHICAGO STOCK YARD PLANT =
Chicago, April 1.-THE G. H. Hammond
company has awarded the contract for cor
structing it's great plant at the union stock
yards and work will begin at;once The con-
tract provides for buildings costing $4,000 600.
1t is expected to employ at least 5000 men.
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St. Louis Live Stock.

St. Louis, April 17.-cattle-Receipts, 1000;
$50; stockers and feeders, $2.6594.so; COWS
and heifers, S225@6.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; steady to strong;
pigs, s6.75@6.95; packers, $6.75@71o; butch
ers, $7.10@7. 80.
Sheep Receipts, LOCO: steady; sheep, 500
5.85; lambs, s6G1S.50. ials3
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| ,t,- OlqlS I,ofS A,iIt ooo
| sCATTLESButcher cattle offerings were not
I:very extensive to-day and included only few
| punches of good to choice stuff. Demand
good and prices steady No change in prices
on stockers and feeders but the trade was not
/ SO active. Best mlch COWS steady Young
| cows and common ones slow and weak.
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south Omaha Live stock.

South Omaha, April 17.-Cattle- Receipts.
1900; steady to 5@l0c higher; beef steers.
$4.75@7; Texans, s4.5o@5,60; COWS and heif-,
ers, S3.75@6: Gamers, s1.75@S50; stockers and
Hogs-Receipts, $500; strong; closed sc
higher; heavy, s6.s5@710; mixed, s6.S5@6.95;
pigs. s5.5O@6. 40.
Sheep-Receipts, 4,S00; steady and stronger;
sheep SS@6; lambs, s5.50d6.75.
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Wheat Movement.

| April H. 70"
| The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary. wheat mar
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Mich Cows and Spring gers
i cow and 4 calf, $33. so: 2 cows and l. calf.
$55; 2 cows and / calf, $40; COW and calf,
$25. 8.
HOGS-Prices &c higher; receipts moderate
and largely common in quality, including no
yesterdays tops. Extreme range, $6.7o@7;
range in straight loads, Sc. .s0@7; bulk, $500.
Sales:
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BuTTER.Extra creameries, per lbs &c;
dairies, extras, per lb, &c; daries, frsts.
per lb,. Csc; seconds. per. lib. 24c; roll and
lb .2lc; packing stock, per lb, 24c; renovated.
fancy, 2yc; renovated, choice &c.
EGGS--strictlyt fresh, case count per doz,
14Ac; checks and seconds, 10c.
,CHEESE-Twins or hats, fancy, per lb.
11sc; twins or fats, choice, 12@121ac: brick,
No: !, l5@151zc; NO. 2, 1213c; No. 9, ID, 7gsc;
limburger, No: ]. per lb. l4c; limburger. No
141z@l5c: No. ?, s1k@sc; round Swiss No. !.
f5@lSs1 adi No :, s1s@2s Young Americas.
DRESSED PoULTRY RY--Turkeys, per lb, -
duGf5 vE an9 yer p as mixed
11@12c; chickens, yearling ROSTERS, per lb,
1o1k@11c;. hens, per lb, l112c; roosters, &c;
ducks. white. 1oc; eolored, &c; geese, &c.
.714@se; fair to good, 61k@7c; thin. small or
overweight, 5@ec; mutton, fancy, country
dressed, .s@s1ac; mutton, thin, 5@7c; lambs,
saolhc;. hogs, light, Sc; hogs, medium, Sc; Sc;
GAME-squirrels, gray, doz, SOC; red, doz,
PoTAToEs-w stock, per bu in car
! lots, 75c; white stock, less than car lots; IS
| @90c; mixed red, in car lots, 65c; small lots.
sacked, 75c.
oNIoNs-Red Globe, bu, s1.75; Red weth-
ersfeld, per bu, s1.75; Silver Skins, per bu,
81; Spanish, per crate, 50.
DRED Pc yellow per bu
s16o; green, medium, per bu, $1.a5; marrow
+, fat; per bu, $2.25.
E.! DRIED BEANS-Fancy navy per bu, 81 80;
bu, $1.75 medium, fair, SIPS; medium, mixed
and dirty, 65@90c: brown fancy per bu, 81;
fair to good, sl:4o@1.65; Lima. California,
I APPJES-Tjmher Twips ner hrl 81 Knox.
Missouri Pippins, brl, s4.75@5; Winesaps, brl
t$6; Ben Davis, brl; $5@550; box stock, s1.50@
ORANGES California navels, best fancy,
! 81; choice, s3.5o@3,75; California seedlings,
/ $3@350 Mediterranean sweets, all sizes, box,
$s.5o@$. 75; blood oranges, k-box. $2.75@3:
Ga5oEna for 0u box
| forna per box, IS.
LEMONS -Messinas, fancy, ss.75@4 choice
$3.50; California, fancy, as to size, $3.50;
P1NEAPPLEs-N southern. large, per
doz, s4.75; small and medium, s4.25.
! WBERRIES-Southern, car lot re-
cei9ts PER erste 2 cts 81 crate q PTS
| Jerseys, bu boxes, $2.25@2.50
81; fancy, per keg, $6.
,BANANAs-Fancy large ,bunches SO; me-
4 VEGETABLEs-Aspa new, doz, $1.5o
1 @1.75; pie plant, per lb. &c; Illinois pie
plant, per 4o-lb crate, $3.50; beets, bu, eoc;
radshes m per dos. ssa7oc: RAJ radishes, home me,
grown. per doz, sa 2o@25e onions, green, per
tuce, per dos, S5c; lettuce, head. per doz, 60
@s5c; squash, summer. doz, 5o@s0c; carrots,
445@5oc; caulilower, crates: ss@s.25; cucum-
r .r psr aoz d9
per doz bunches 5O@60c: tomatoes, Florida,
per 6basket crate. 49,
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q GENERAL PRODUCE
Official Quotations minneapolis Pro-
- ,duce Exchanges.
=. Thursday April II - -

Extra creamery butter, higher; ex
j ira dairy, higher. Strictly fresh eggs,
/ steady. Dressed turkeys, steady;
dressed hens and springs, firm; live
poultry firm. Potatoes, steady.
: Fancy country dressed, veal. lower.
Strawberries steady
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.

Chicago, April 17.-Ffax-Cash northwestern
$l.7a; southwestern, $1.69: May, $1.69@171
September, $1.36. 'Rye-May, oo@o6c; July
$3.50. Clover-$7,9O.
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. Midway Horse Market.

y Minnesota Transfer, st. Paul, Mimi, April
17.-Darrett & Zimmerman report market IA
vorable with a large supply of horses of all
classes Heavy team horses and delivery
horses were in leading demand to-day Local
consumers were buying heavily, which
brought prices up a little. over the prevailing
prices of the opening of the week. Values:
Drsfters, extra j. $160@225
Drafters, choice .............. 140@16O
Drafters, common to good ............ 125@14O
Farm mares, extra ................... 125@150
Farm mares, choice .,............... 10O@125
Farm mares, common to good ....... S0@10O
Plugs ..... ....... 500 so
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Railroads entering the yards reported re-
ce'pts. for the day, by loads, as follows: Chi
eago Great Western /; Chicago, Milwaukee &
St.. Paul, %; Minneapolis & St. Louis, 6;
Great Northern, /; Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, 1; Northern Pacific 3. Total, Il.
Disposition of stock. Wednesday, April 49,
. Firm. Cattle Hogs. Sheep.
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, April 17.-Provisions were strong
again at the opening after yesterdays liquida-
ton. The hog run was small and pork and
ribs were in demand. Packers supported The
trade was fair. May pork opened loc UP, at
$16.S7k, and advanced to S16.a5. May lard
and May ribs 5@71ac up, at 50 ,2o69 .221a.
Close: Pork-April, s1692h; May, $16.921a:
July s17.1211; September, s17.1712. Lard
April, SO 721s; May S9.721a; July, $9.s5; Sep
tember, 1895. Rbs-April 1926; May, S9.25;
July, So. 40; September. s9.45.s
New York Provisions.
New York, April 17-Beef-strong. Pork
Firm. Lard-Steady; prime western steam.
$10.10.
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Chicago to Thomas & Co.: Yesterdays
rains proved to be but light showers and in
sufficient. This will probably give us higher
markets to-day.
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SHEEP-Only few small punches Of sheep
and lambs on sale. These moved readily at
steady prices. Receipts included a train of
stuff sent in to be shorn. Sales:
KILN q Sheen and amhs-
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Lead.

st. Louis. April 17.--Lead- Quiet. ss.s71k@4.
Spelter-Dull. $4.15. e =
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sioux City. Live Stock.

sioux City, Iowa, April 17.-R Receipts-Cattle
j. hogs, 1000. Hogs-Steady. Sales:
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HOGS UP A NICKEL
With an Extreme Price Range Of
500 to 81.
STEADY PRICES FOR SHEEP
Steady Demand for Butcher Cattle
With Moderate offerings
Common Cows Slow.

South st. Paul, April 17-Estimated receipts
at the Union Stock Yards to-day: cattle
400 calves 200; hogs 1000; sheep 1925; cars
AL
The following table shows the receipts from
January 1, 1902, to date as compared with
the same period in 1901:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses.Cars
1892 1922 %, 462 1883 2lo,sl2 1874 416 $685.
1901. -. 39,64l 12,25O 176,635 69,25S 635 4,17O
Inc. 1892 113 35,s77 75,4s3 J. 1,216
Dec: .:.... ..... ....... ...... 2l9 -.
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in April. as compared with the same pc
rtod in 1901:
Year. Cattle Calves Hogs. Sheer. Horses.Car
1902. 1885 4,6oS 2s.302 1855 Sc $50
l901.... 6,638 1920 212S2 1888 1873 565
Inc.... 5,73S 9S8 5000 1928 -. 315
Dec... 112 -.
o1icial receipts for the past week are as
follows:
Date Cattle. Calves Hogs: Sheep. Horses.Cars,
April TO-. 1853 IS 1913 4S2 -. SO
April H.: $50 204 1854 % 2 46
April -. 151 40 s8s 1886 so q
April Il. 1863 232 1851 32O 80. 80
April is. .1,460 913 3,4O3 1853 105
April 16. :1,o46 7s3 2,741 2,176 SO
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-05
practice and found it to work success

practice and found it to work success
fully-on a small scale.
Trees were selected by him for expert
menting. He fastened buckets filled
with water tic them and then inserted
twigs, tender ones, of about the size of
lead pencils, into the water, and capillary
attraction did the rest, so he claims. Trees
that were badly marred and their bark
torn, and apple trees that were dropping
were so treated and, according to the
discoverer of the new wrinkle, all readi-
ly yielded to the treatment and in a
couple of weeks were strong and viger-
Gus.
The Colorado savan predicts that the
future irrigation of the arid country will
be done through forest trees on the ca
pillary attraction principle and from
this mode will extend irrigation to all
the vegetable kingdom. He has not
yet patented his discovery. SO
no bar exists to preveat Others from
trying it
.H... .H.H. . 4 n 4 .......
W sample has been received of the uni
form that the Montana Elks will wear
at the annual reunion at Salt Lake and
is on exhibition in the window of the
Vogue store. It consists of a pair of
trousers and a coat, both of white fan
mel. The coat is cut on the Tuxedo pat
tern, the lapels faced with purple satin,
while the trousers are after the latest
"pegtop'' style and have a stripe Of the
same roya color running down the legs.
Although it is not yet known how many
from this city expect to go, enough have
already signifed their intention of going
to give the local lodge a respectable rep
resentation. Among those who have
signed for berths on the sleeper are DR..
Lindsey, Henry E. Merritt, j. w.
Vaughan, w. T. Sylvester, G. NJ. Hays,
A. p. Renwick, S. r. Miller, o. c. Ovren,
d. L. Latin and F. H. Foster. In addi-
ton, several others, not members of the
order, will also take advantage of the
low rates to make a little pleasure trip
and see the antlered tribe disport itself
in annual festivities.
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$1,000 "-|0-@ WHeT T-WW "I"@ ""-"|" f-T -" 80
FRANCE WILL HONOR ROOT.
Show Wa Secretary Her Military
Strength.

$500 |+-
Paris, Aug. 1.-Elihu Root, United
States secretary Of war, who arrived
here late yesterday, will not be allo ",
ed to depart without seeing something
Of Frances military strength and be-
ing given a chance to admire it's de-
fensive structure.
General Brugere, commander-in-
chief of the french army, az a return
for the c%ourtesies he recently receiv-
ed in the United States, proposes to
invite Secretary Root to accompany
him on a visit to several modern gar
risons, as well as to assist at special
ly arranged army maneuvers. If Mr..
Root has time, he will also be asked
to inspect the fotilla of submarines
and to take a trip beneath the waves.
Mr.. Root expressed himself this
morning as charmed with the courtesy
of the French government in sending
a special mission to meet him at
Havre, but said he thought he would
pass his time in France very quietly.
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ONLY SCATTERING LOTS REMAIN
TO BE SOLD.
A GOOD DAYS BUSINESS
Liberal Offerings on the Exchange
and Prices About Average
<More Spear Grass Wool.
from Friday Daily Gazette.

FROM rTludy 3 DalIy GaZeCLe.
Today probably saw the last Of the
large wool sales on the Billings
market and future sale days, until the
close Of the season, will be confined
to smaller and more scattering offer
ings.
Six hundred and fifty Thousand
pounds were offered at the Northern
Pacific yesterday afternoon and this
morning. With the exception of
a few clips the amount Of
fered was sold. There were
a few consignements for reason
The offerings and prices were as
follows:
P. l. Moule, $4,000 pounds, to Hecht.
Liebman & Co; 1917 cents.
Mrs. S. s. Huntley, $4,000 pounds,
to Hecht, Lehman & Co.; 1875 cents.
This was the second time the Huntley
clip was offered and the price .receiv'
ed was the same as was bid before.
Elliott & Smith were offered 1915
for $1,000 pounds by ]. Williams &
Co. and declined to sell. The clip
was consigned to that firm.
S. Kelly. 5000 pounds, to J.. Will.
1iams & Co.; 14h cents.
NJ. S. Stevens, 1000 pounds, to J.
Williams & Co.; 14K cents.
H. G. Province, 10000 pounds, to
J. Williams & Co.; 10 cents.
A. l.. Van Camp, $4,000 pounds, to
Dewey, Gould & Co.; 10 cents.
r. j. Martin refused the offer made
on his clip of 1000 pounds and con
signed to Hallowell & Donald.
c.. Lindstrand, 5000 pounds, to ]
Koshland & Co.; ID cents.
Spencer, Merger & Co., $4,000
pounds, to J. Williams & Co.; 1875
cents.
j. o. Hussey. $4,000 pounds, to J
Williams & Co.; 1917 cents.
H. E. Newkirk, $4,000 pounds to J
Williams & Co.; Tx cents.
E.. Clark, $4,000 pounds, to Dewey
Gould & CO.; IL cents.
Kittlewell & Eldering offered 24,00(
pounds, but received no bids, the pro
duct containing spear grass.
James Cough received a. tie bid al
1919 cents from Dewey, Gould & Co
and j. Williams & Co. for $4,000
pounds, but declined to sell.
L. ]. Westcott, $4,000 pounds, was
offered 12h cents by J. Williams &
Co. but did not accept.
Westcott & Graham were Offered
11A cents for $4,000 pounds by Dew
ey, Gould & Co. and took the offer un
der advisement.
]. Cellander, 10000 pounds, dipped
at 9k cents to j. Williams & Co., ant
1000 pounds at IL cents to the same
firm.
E. H. Talcott, $4,000 pounds. dipped
to j. Williams & Co., at 10 cents. ant
%, 900 pounds to the same firm a
1874 cents.
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Many Fall in Battle,

Panama, Colombia, Aug. IA Sc
we're engagement is now being fought
between the revolutionary forces I'M
der General Herrera and government
troops at Aqua Dulce. The battle be-
gan Tuesday, July 20. Two hundred
of the revolutionists were said to have
ment forces had suffered 10 casual
ties. Ammunition is being sent from
here to the fighting government
troops.
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WOOL SALES.
But Few Clips Offered and Prices
Below the Average.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
The wool sales fell off both in prices
and in volume offered on the exchange.
Sales were confined to the Northern
Pacific and these were as follows:
Irwin Bros, $4,000 pounds to ]. Will
liams & Go. at 1875 cents. I. A. Hal
bert, $4,000 pounds to ]. Williams &
Co. at 1917 cents. A. c. Green, $4,000
pounds to Dewey, Gould & Co. at 13.
w. Harminson, 5000 pounds to ]. Viii
lia,ns & Co. at 1872. ]. Rapstead offer
ed %, 1000 pounds on which no sale is re-
ported. E. B. Carter was offered 1917
on 5000 pounds by Dewey, Could &
Co. and Mr.. Carter took the offer under
adviSement
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PRESIDENT is
KEPT BUSY
LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK BE-
ING DONE DAILY.
Gov. HUNT AMONG CALLERS
He Discussed the Porto Rican Situa-
tion and Outlines Present
Conditions.
Gov. HUNT AMONG CALLERS

Oyster Bay, Aug. 1.-Pres1dent ROOse-
Welt disposed of a large amount of bust
ness yesterday with the assistance OF
secretary Loeb. The president had as
guests at lunch today Adolph S. Ochs
and Sanford Newell, Uniled States min
lister to The Hague, who is in this coun-
try on leave Of absence. He called merely
to pay his respects.
Just before luncheon was announced
four other guests appeared at Sycamore
Hill, two of them somewhat unexpected
ly. Postmaster General Payne and Geo.
X. Sheldon, a we'll known New York
banker and personal friend of the presi-
dsnt, arrived in a trap, Mr.. Sheldon hav-
ing driven from a point on the island
not far distant.
Soon afterward Gov. William H. Hunt
and Attorney General Harlan of Porto
Rico, the latter a son of Justice Harlan
of the United States supreme court, also
reached Sycamore Hill and joined the
party at luncheon. During the after
noon the president and Postmaster Cen
eral i'ayne, after considering some mat
tiers IL ating to the postofice depart
ment, discussed briefly the Wisconsin
campaish.
The situation at Porto Rico was also
discussed, Governor Hunt reviewing at
some length the important features, of
his administration and outlining the
present conditions in the island. He be-
came almost enthusiastic over the pros
poets of the island and its people.
He told the president that the Porto
Ricans having already improved their
condition by the alliance of the island
with the United States, were anxious to
establish yet closer relations, particular
ly in commercial matters. The trade of
the island, he thought. would bear care
full cultivation by American manufac-
turers and business men.
President Roosevelt indicated forcetul-
ly his interests in Porto Rico and ex-
pressed great confidence in its future as
a most desirable acquisition to this
country. No formal dinner guests were
entertained at Sycamore Hill last night.
Serious trouble has developed on the
Mayfower, the presidents official war
yatch. During the past few days nine
assertions have occurred among the crew.
A number of the crew said last night
that not less than seventy men on board
the vessel were waiting a favorable op-
%portunity to to desert The men de
clare the officers of the ship are overbear-
ing and unreasonable.
Smoking is practically prohibited on
board ship and shore leave is difficult to
obtain. The men are proud to be
aboard the presidents official vessel, but
they declare they cannot endure the
racking discipline forced upon them, not
they say, by Lieutenant Commando,
Albert Gleaves, in command, but by
! Lieutenant Phelps.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-05
Uncle Sam Makes Money.

Washington, Aug. during the
month of July, 16,566,O00 coins We're
made at the minis of the United
States, their total value being $4,576,-
500. Only double eagles were coined
in gold, 10000 pieces, of the value
OF ~s2,12O,O00 being minted. In silver
there were coined 1850, 900 standard
dollars; 5000 half dollars; 1,644, 00C
quarters and 2,74O,OO0 dimes of a val:
ue of $2,254, 600. OF five-cent pieces
there were 2.77S.O 0 coined, besides
6,390,O0O cents.