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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
7HsMARN6TS

Chicago-Cattie. common to prime.
$3.50 to $G.75: hogs, shipping grades.
$4.25 to $6.4O: sheep. fair to choice. $500
to $4.G5: wheat. No. 9 red, SEC to Sic;
corn. No. 2. 5Sc to SOC; oats, No. 2. 41c
to 43c; rye. No. 2. CSC to Soc: hay, tim
othy. 5000 to $3.50: prairie. $3.50 to
S1l.5O; butter, choice creamery. Zoe to
25c: eggs. fresh. 2lc to 2Uc: potatoes,
Toe to soc per bushel.
lndianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500 to
SG.3O: hogs, choice light. $4.0O to $500;
sheep. common to prime, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat. No. 2. SIC to 8Sc: corn. No. z
white. new. G2r to 63c; oats. No. . white.
4Sc to Ace.
St. I.ouis-Cattle. $3.50 to $500; hogs.
$500 to $G.25; sheep. $3.50 to $3.50:
wheat. No. 2. Sic to SIC; corn. No. =.
Coo to Gle; oats. No. 2, He to 45c: rye,
No. 2. G0c to Glc.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to 5000: hogs.
$500 to $U.40; sheep. 1925 to $3.50;
wheat. No. 2. SSc to So: corn. No. 2
mixed, Gle to Gee: oats, No. 2 mixed,
4Sc to 40c: rye, No. 2. U5c to GGc.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $500: sheep. $3.50 to $500;
wheat. No. 2. S5c to Sic: corn. No. 8
yellow, SIC to 5Sc: oats. No. 2 white,
44c to Ace: rye. Gle to &c.
Toledo-Wheat. No. 2 mixed. SEC to
SIC; corn. No. 2 mixed. 5Sr to 59c; oats,
No. 2 mixed. He to 45c: rye, No. 2. &c
to 53c; clover seed. prime. 1915.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 northern,
74c to 75c: corn. No. 3. Sic to 5Sc; oats,
No. 2 white. 44c to 45c; rye. No. 1, GOc
to Gle: barley. No. 2. &c to G3c: pork,
mess. 1857.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to 1918; hogs. fair to prime $500
to $3.50; sheep. fair to choice. $3.50 to
$3.50; lambs. common to choice. $3.75 10
$500.
New York-cattle. 1915 to 1925: hogs;
$500 to $U.25; sheep. $3.50 to $4.25;
wheat, No. 2 red. Sic to SSc: corn. No. 2,
G6c to G7c; oats. No. 2 white. 49c to Acc:
butter. creamery. 22c to Use: eggs. west
crn. 2Sc to 20c,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Noise Nu,sancc Increases.

The present great extension OF the
trolley systems IL welcomed by the
Independent because 1t thinks the troll.
ley will give Us relief from the nerve.
exhausting, insanity producing noise OF
the steam engines. In view, or rather
within herring. Of the omnipresent ear.
splitting, Gathering. %squeaking. bel
ringing. rumbling and Earring OF the
present day trolley we think tho
change is for the worse. The profess
sion should demand of inventors a les
sening, instead of an increase. Of the
Notwithstanding noises of our modern
life.-American Medicine.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERIC
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors Of ma
Winters by Using Pe.ru-na.

70 my entire Satisfaction IS fhs fe1
remedy for ailments til 1e are due dtf6eJl
~ to the ef.ecss OF fie cliuate. B
~ years . hsv. With stoot the chr
alle Mnafe OF re Unifei Siafes.
II have always been n very heal
man. hut of course subject to theaN
affections which are due to 40
changes in the climate md temperAtN~
During my long life I have knsw1%
great many remedies for coughs, e64
and diarrhoea. fssNa
II had always supposed these i'd
tons to be different diseases. NofS3
last ten or fifteen years l have. heensreo
lag DIR. Ia.trlan's writings. I have lD6
cd much from his books. one thinI%S
particular: that thess affections ar1sM1
same and that they are properly 6@
catGrrh. fN5TEssAS4
"As fer Dr.. Earimsn's reascdys4
ru-ns. Have found IL TO be RE III
u not the only. reliable remedy
These affections. 4. has been my sdSS1Sd
by for many yea-s. and Z a:e.s6ute W.
good heath ::sd cxfremc old }}ase to sifs'
r. rely. !
sit exactly meets all my requirements.
1t protects me from the evil effects of
sudden changes; it keeps mig in good APP
petite; it gives me strengthai it keeps my
Good in good circulation: have come
to rely upon it almost entirely for tho
many little things for which, nesd med
icine.
II believe it to be vail able to cid
people, although I have n, doubt Il 10
just IS good for tho youngj should W
glad if my sincere tcstim4ly should be-
| come the means of others Using tlis 1.aua.'
edy. because l believe it to be the great
est. remedy of this age fo1 catarrhal dis
NV aWhen epidemics of la grippe. arst bs-
| gan to make their appearance in this
country l was n sulfere) from this DIS
ease.
81 had several longtsi.gcs wfth ~
grip. At first 4 Gil moi know char Pm
ru-na vas q remedy f,r ti's diseased
When Lizard shst a sr{cpe was cp:d:ms
catarrh. ! frled Pe.fu-ha for Ia cilpl
a I'd found it TO be JUST tie Miag.
at has saved me several times frou
Il siege of the grip. feel perfectly saf@
from this terrible malady SO long as3l
have ?erIaa at hind. l hope that Or
Hartman may live to be as old az [ az
20 continue the goo1 work Of teachf&S
people tho value Of his great rs.neANI
Perura. X%;$S
Very truly yours.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
HoMEspyN PHILOSOPHY.

Observations OF Commonplace Natter
by the Atchison Globe Man.
Every man takes Off his hat to 8
banker.
II you are a rabbit dog, don't fight :
bull dog.
Some people are so good-natured they
are d~isagreeable.
Are loafers becoming more impudent
Or are they more modest?
In every town, there is a man who /,
generally referred to as Uriah Heep.
We admire q brave man, but do moi
blame anyone for running from small.
pox.
In real slang, a silver dollar is a
hind wheel. and a half dollar q from,
wheel.
What has become Of the old fashioned
woman who did things in three shakes
Of a lambs tail?
Owing to the change of fashions,
every woman looks younger than he1
picture taken five years aga
Even a seal skin cloak won't recon.
cile q thin woman to winter; a thin
woman is always cold in winter.
Every time you get a chance, give a
loafer to understand that he is not re.
spectacle. and ought to so to work.
Do you know why you feel sorry
when you have i'll treated n dog? Be.
cause he looks sad. and doesn't talk
back.
You are sure you would not run on
the battle field, but do you stretch your
legs out bravely when you strike the
cold sheets at night?
The guests Mt a woman's house are
usually of two kinds: those so young
they f1irt with her husband, or so olo
that they abuse him.
1t is the real soulful woman's com.
plant that she sometimes feels like a
musical instrument that las been
touched by a rude hand.
What has become of the old fashioned
home where the children sat with their
noses at the window every night watch.
ing for their father?
II we were a woman. and went to
call on another woman. we would re
member. in saying good-by. that she
probably has something in the oven.
Unless a woman talks OF the "ashcs
Of other years" more familiarity than
she does Of those in the stove. she is
not eligible to membership in n literary
club.
We know q mar who Is trying to
quit tobacco. He hates the habit. and
really wants to get rid of it, but 1T is
almost an impossibility. Boys, don't
begin bad habits. There never was n
bad habit that wasn't a curse. whereas
good habits IRE always a blessing.
People have different tastes. DO not
grumble at your neighbor because he
does not accept your opinions, ana
does not like your amusements. The
writer Of this does not like football.
and a party of students on the streets
giving a yell" annoys him, but other
people like football, and we are willing
to stand the yell" and football. 1t is
foolish to, condemn a man because his
ideas do not agree with YOURS.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
-Cnrtous Filipino Buller.,

The inability Of the Filipino to un-
deratand that accuracy Of bullet flight
Is the first thing to be sought In rifle
fire may account Tor the many weird
inventions by which the insurgents at
tempt to increase the deadliness of
their weapons at the expense OF I'm.
errlngness. They will. In q nendish
desire to secure a bullet that viii cru
ely tear a victims body. produce q
missile that can nearly always be
counted on to miss its target. Instead
Of aiming at accuracy Of flight they
waste their energies In efforts to add
peculiar lacerating powers to their bull
lets.-Army and Navy Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
INTERVIEWING ROOSEVELT.
How One Reporter Found Him Z Heir
fula Friend.

-@ 2Ak E1GuOo ~-<-
speaking Of President Roosevelt.
said . Bohemian scribbler, II had q
rather novel. but rather pleasant, ex-
perlence with him during the cam
.paign, and I was connected with a st.
Louis paper at the time. Right ut tho
beginning I want to say that he is
one Of the most genial gentlemen I
ever saw. and a good friend Of the
struggling reporter. l thought Of my
DIVE experience with him when | read
the story about how he stopped and
talked to the common laborers of the
street and told them that he needed
40 bodyguard. and that they were
really the men to crush out anarchy
10 this country. President Roosevelt
y really q very platl man. He Is n
commoner. He Is almost plebcian in
his tastes. and really he could not
be otherwise. with Ills great love TOR
the rugged life. But, recurring to my
own experience with him, it was a
rather peculiar thing in some re-
spects. and 1t proved to me that he
was the newspaper mans friend. I
We struggling on a st. Louis news.
paper at the time. and was practically
q new man. and was lighting to set
Q good standing with the men who
employed me. Mr.. Roosevelt, then a
candidate for Vice President, had ar.
rived In st. Louis with his party, and
It fell to me to look after the story.
I hurried to the MOTEL. The distin-
guished gentleman was at breakfast.
The dining room was locked. There.
was q crowd of newspaper men in tho
rotunda of the hotel, ard they were
all eager to get to the candidate for
Vice President. In my own case, 1
simply had to do 1t. My reputation
depended upon it. My job depend
ed on 1t. While the other fellows
were pressing their faces against
the glass panes of the dining room
door I slipped around the back way
and entered the dining room through
the kitchen. l walked up to the table
where Mr.. Roosevelt al seated, intro,
duced myself and told him my husi.
ness. In a necessary burst Of conf.
dence | told him that l simply had
to see him. and had to get an express
sion of some sor from him on some
subject or other. He laughed heartily
about It. He invited me to be seated
at the table with him and insisted
upon my taking breakfast with the
party. l had a good talk out of him,
and while 1t was going on my CONF
panlons kept pressing their faces
against the glass door. ana l really
felt sorry for them. but l could do
nothing for them. got the story and
held my job. and since that time 1
have had a very warm feeling for
President Roosevelt, and l think it
may be accepted as a key to the mans
character."-New Orleans Times-Dem.
ocratl
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Ca.arrl cannot be Curcd

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach tho seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is q blood
or con ,titulional disease. and in order to cure It
cure Is taken Internally. and acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Natafrll Cure
Is not . Quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians In this country for
years. and Is . regular prescription. II Is com.
lO.ed of the best tonics known. combined with
the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination ol
tile two ingredients Is What produces such Won
derfll. results In curing Catarrh. Send for teS'
F.J. CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Halls Family piiis ore the best.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

son, which has been carried by him eve,
since. Mr.. Brock is a dignifed old gen.
tleinan. showing few signs Of decrepitu,.e
His eamily Bible is still preserved. ana i.
shows that the date Of his birth was writ.
ten Tx years ago.
Surely u :ew words from this remark.
able old gentleman, who has had Ill
years of experience to draw from, would
De interesting as we'll az profitable. A
lengthy biographical sketch is given .!
this remarkable old man in the Waec
LINES Herald. Dec. 1. 1903. a still NOR
p~retentious biography of this, the oldes
living man. illustrated with a double col.
mn portrait. was given the readers OF
the Dallas Morning News. dated Dec. III,
lsoS. and also the Chicago Times-t Herald
OF saWe date. This centenarian Is an ar.
dent friend Of Peruna. having used il
many years.
In speaking Of his good health and OK.
treme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
latter q man has lived in the world
as long as l have. he ought to have found
opt a great many things by experience,
! think have done so.
lone Of the things have found or,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

n, ...7 The steadiness Of bust.
New York. ness was not married by any
@@u ntoward developments
during the last week. The statistics
which best indicate the course of trade
hold true to the early promise Of improv.
ing conditions. Favorable reports come
from all sections OF the West, and while
prices are easier for some products. man
ufactmring establishments are generally
well supplied with orders. That tho
business world IL without special incident
Of disaster In this time when people are
still asking whether great prosperity
will abide longer in this country Is a good
sign.
1t is Of the highest Importance that all
features OF the iron AMI ateel trade re-
main bright as regards present and future
trade. The heavy demands of railroads
for steel rails tax the facilities OF. the
mills to such q point that the total olt-
put for 1902 is almost entirely sold in adj
vance. Under these circumstances It
will be strange il morn independent
plants are not built. One large road 10
reported to have placed a rail order with
foreign manufacturers. and others may
be compelled to do the same. The bridge
and structural company of the United
States Steel Corporation is planning the
construction of more plants. SO heavy has
its business become.
The coke situation improves steadily
md is much better in the Chicago diS
trict. Wire and wire nails are firm ut
the advanced prices. and there is somo
talk OF another meeting. which suggests
the possibility of another raise. Western
bar iron manufacturers have added 50 a
ton to the price Of bar iron. Eastern
manufacturers have made m advance 0f
81 a ton or the same product. and as the
Western bus been lower than the Eastern
price quotations now are alike in both
sections. The ore association has fixed
the price of Besspmer old range as u
base Of S4.2J n ton. unchanged from last
Years quotation.
Spring jobhinS trade will tie enormous
IN volume. buyers showing more conf
ience in making purchases. The London
sales OF wnol gave irmness to the prices
here. hut holders l,upe for higher QUOTA
tions. Yarns are steady but without ma
terial change. Print cloths are firm and
are held closely. Staple cottons are trim.
bur buyers purchase slowly. The raw
material has not improved IN it's previous
uncertain position. The leather trade
generally is in Il satisfactory situation.
Shoe manufacturers are busy aud the
stock of %leatl:ar is low. Hides continue
weak.
Sheet copper has been lowered from IL
cents to liz cents a pound AMI now coE~
responds more nearly to the price of the
raw product. The latter remains UNI
changed. so far as official quotations go.
but purchases are freer for foreign con-
sumption. Domestic consumers are still
buying in small quantities to meet imme-
diate needs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
go Florida.

Queen and Crescent Route and conuec.
tions. Through Pullman sleeping car
ines to St. Augustine from Chicago.
Cleveland. Detroit. Pittshurg. Cincinnati.
Three trains daily from Cincinnati south.
w. a. Becker, n. r. A., 113 Adams
street, Chicago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Father of arbitration interviewed.

Pember Reeves, father of compulsory
arbitration and agent general for New
Zealand. declared to q Daily Mail rep.
resen.ative that the law has been a
complete success. There has been
no strike of organized labor for the
last six years." he said. There have
been a few petty cases by unorsanize |
laborers. varying in numbers from six.
cen to fifty. In no case has thee
seen n strike affecting more than fifty
men during these six years. 1t must
lie remembered that the act deals only
with organized labor."-London Mai!
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

The Portuguese ''man-of-war" is pro.
vidcd with an air suck, which It can ex.
pand or contract at pleasure. and thus
rise to the surface or sink beneath IL. The
air sack is on the principle Of the life.
preserver.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

The most %populous country in o
ton to its area is said to be Holland:
the country having the greatest popuia-
tion is China. which some statisticians
estimate to have at least 4OO.0OO.OO0 Of
people.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

A couple of burglars who entered u
grocery store in WATERFOWL. Tenn. left
note behind them. stating that the goods
were marked SO high that they, although
in need, declined to take them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
New Use of Social Eailines.

The Tramp between mouthfuls)-1
wuz a wealthy married man, mum. but 1
am pennilcss now.
Kind Lady-You poor unfortunate
man! Why didn't you put your fortune
in your wife's name?
The Tramp did: an she learned ter
play bridge whist.-Puck.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

Much depends upon a mans courage
when he is slandcrei and traduced.
Weak men are crushed by detraction. but
the brave hold on and snccced.-Feltham.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
He Follows.

DE Witt--Yes, my son follows the med
ical profession.
Gabbil-With his black clothes and
white lawn tie. he looks more like a min
lister than a doctor.
Dewitt didn't say he was q doctor.
He's an nnaertascr- Philaaclrhia Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Many School children Arc siclsly,

Many School Children Arc Siclkly,
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children. used by Mother Gray. a nurse
in Children's Home. New York. break up
Headache. Stomach Trouble. Teethins
Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all
druggists. 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy. n. Y.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
South

I@nds alona the Queen and Crescent
Rs1te So to Is per acre. Good schools
iA&g. Send for literature. W. G. lin.
,haSson. 6. p. A.. Cincinnati.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

clfC Permanently Cured. Mo hts or nrrvouenessa are,
TITO first day: use Of Or: Kline's Great :;erve Rs.
stoIer. keuh tor "a EE ~ 90 trialbottIs and tresHse.
DIX X. u. KLINE. Ltd. ISL Arch IT.. PHILADELPHIA, =
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me
Of a tenacious and persistent Cough
VIM. III. Harrison, 227 w. 121st street,
New York, March %, 1901.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Queen e. Cresccn,.

Route, Southern Railway, and onnec-
tions. High-class train service south.
from Cincinnati to New Orleans and
Florida points. Free printed matter for
the asking. W. G. Rinearson, q. p. A.,
Cincinnati.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

Clear white clothes are a sign th,t the
lrousekeeper uses Raj Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 oz. pmkage. s cents. .
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

Thirty minutes is all the time re-
quired to dye with PUTNAM EADE-
LESS DYES. Sold by druggists.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

Mrs. Winslow'a SoorHlNo sysu, for fst,a,o,
teetliinR: soitens tile V,lius, IL uI,ces inn Mammalian
slisys pain. cures wind colo. 3 cents u Sottis.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
An 1ndtees,,ble Man.

An Indtgestible Man.
Kitty-But he is such an indigestible
man.
Jane-1ndigsstible7
kitty-Yes; he always disagrees with
me.-Detroit Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

Tor cnttle and grain, ow railway ratcs, ana ~
possib e comfort This Is the condition a.
farmer In Western Canada, Province of lInultSSGG2
Alberta. Thousands OF Americans ara now setffla0
there. Reduced rates on IL ! railways for hsitt195
seekers and sett ers. New districts are b63i
opened up thiI year. TIL. ncsx 4J-pnge AtlG1
WsesternCanada sent free onll applicants. Appll1
PED ey, Supt. of lmmi ration, Ottawa. Can
70 n. bartholomew, Su6 5th-yt.. Des Moinss, ~
W. H. Roper. Watertown, South Dhkots NJ
Bennett, SOL New York Life Bldg. Omaha, IA
Is. Davies. S15 Jackson St.. ST. Paul, Ninu., An
for the Government Of CalMla.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

The weight of paper is sometimes ma
:erially increased by the addition Of clay
and kan!in.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

DO YOUR CLOTHS LOOK YELLOW
II SO, USE Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will.
make them white as snow, OF paekap
) cents.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
odds and Ends.

John ]. Gallagher. Auburn. N. z. gets
fifteen years in prison for killing q. p.
.Seibert
AL ~ federal cuuvJcts who escaped
from Ieil's. Island. near Taeo1
tersp yesaptuSsd.
1lEs5. WalhipstQp, hSA
e tkaA1gsan q Apaiel
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
dyv~y 1ssM

For a free hook on eatarrh. address ~
Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus. o.
II you do not derive prompt and satt66g
factory results from the use of Pcruu17
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giviaGSsl
full statement Of your case, and hesSfSN
be pleased to give you his vnlaablel IN
vice gratis. sSgMs
Address DR.. Hartman. Presii ~
the Hartman Sunitarium. Coi4lmh
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

ISAAC BROCK. a citizen of Mc1enuan
i County, Texas, has lived for III years.
For many years he resided at Bosauc
Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco. but
now lives with his son-in-law at Valley
Mills. Texas.
A short time ago, by request. Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his pic
ture. In his hand lie held a stick cut
from the grave of General Andrew jack
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
-a. The prospects for activity
CllC0Ql in the construction Of down

UllCdQu. in the construction OF down.
-@ town buildings in Chicago
have received a serious setback in the
refusal Of the Council to permit struc-
lures of over 1872 feet. 1t is stated that
the total cost Of construction of eighteen
buildings. mostly in the business district,
for which plans have been prepared. will
be $40. 100000. but some Of the enter
prises are contingent on the Councils
attitude. Builders would like to see this
money invested.
Grains and provisions were lower. May
wheat losing 2M cents on the weeks
movement and May corn 81 cents. I4iq-
uidation In wheat was caused by snow in
the Western belt and a reduced cash de-
mand. Enormous receipts of coffee made
the market weaker and prices are easier.
Money shows increasing ease. The
Bank of England reduced its discount
rate from 4 to 49, per cent. but there is
a suspicion that the London marker -
being prepared for a new loan. Call
rates in New York are practically nom
inal. aud while commercial funds the
country over are in good demand rates
nre gradually easing. Country banks are
Increasing their city balances and are
buying commercial paper freely. They
have been advised by the city banks to be
cautious in their purchases. particularly
OF city paper. and to make no such pur-
chascs without consulting their city cor.
respondents.