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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
LUHEN Mr.. TOAD HID Il NEU corr
He Sloattowed His Old Jacket as He Desired to
T:-y., -

(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prze.)
T was certainly remarkable thing 1t
happens that people do not keep their
natures wonderful things.
was in the wood hunting for twoleaf False
Seal and as they very large
tree and found great of them. another
tree to look for and there changing
his dress, and it wonderful change, After he
had pulled it off he rolled and swallowed
good it to him do not know perhaps
want to be undy and leave it lying went
away as il nothing had happened.
Fifth Grade, Mary Gunner.
Sidney School, Twenty seventh Avenue Sc. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
FULL OF Bills S
The One Incident Which Would Add
Perfect JOY to the Vacation OF
Northwestern Juniors. - = -

estern Juniors.

EJECT lessons are not always pleasant but oc-
casonally they are necessary. People frequent
~ fail into the habit of using few words over
and over again to express different things;
consequently their conversation lacks variety
and susgestiveness, and becomes extremely
t1resome to the hearer Sometimes this habit
unconsclously creeps into the papers. One
paper on the topic bore these words: 81 would
have nice bower made of trees with a nice
brook near BY I would like to have plenty of
nice things to eat and a nice book" "Nice"
means accurate" or precise as s'nice cal
CulatlOnS.' Use a terse forcihla stxIa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07

you desire brevity, but with it variety.
One great trembling sigh up Juniordom ooh
If could only away somewhere of sight of school
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07

Rain Monday there will be rain three the follow
ing week it is not safe to put hand the door of
bees home; buejay planted Seed remarkable violet
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

it's place at the head of the list of
all baseball organizations, and the
American Association is the strong
est of the minor aggregations.
The National will also have
many adherents among the fans
who have watched its progress for
years. Strong clubs in each of the
leagues indicate that this will be
year of hot races for the pennant.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press will
print daily the box scores, sum-
maries and a brief account of the
games in each of the three organ
izations and the amateur games of
the Northwest. This will be in
addition to it's already comprehen-
sive page of live sporting news.
The readers of the Pioneer Press
will be assured of getting all of
the baseball news and will get it
first hand.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Eonjuror's Bouse.

Mr.. Stewart Edward White has
just completed for the Saturday
Evening Post, of Philadelphia, a
stirring serial story Of love and
adventure in the Northwest. The
tale is entitled Conjuror's House:
A Romance of the Free Forest.
The scene is laid at an isolated
outpost of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany, and the characters are a
devil-may-care young soldier OF
fortune, the old factor and his
beautiful daughter. This fascina-
ting story will begin in the Sat
urday Evening Post for April IS.
The same magazine announces
for early publication one of the
chief literary prizes of the year
short serial by Gilbert Parker,
author of The Right of Way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

kums town und dhen stopped by
dot ear uf yours. Vas dot not 60,
Carl?"
"Vell, yes; I relieve dot mine
head vas schwiped.'
"Und dot shentleman walked all
over yourself two couple dimes?'
I'D vas so"
"Shust dell me qvick how ind
Why dot droubles pegins, und dhen
I will go oudt und pring dot
schwindler in py der ear
'sDot shentleman shust asked me
for mine money. When [ dells
him dot money vas mine, und dot
I made id py making fiddle sticks
uf wood from pig vones, he pekums
excited. Dhen dhere vas pig
words und-vell. shust look Ply me
und dot story she vas told."'
"Py shimneys, Carl, you vas sum
humpugs. Und you dink der
drouble vas still in doubt?"
"Pouf, mine friend, der drouble
vas still on der way When [ kums
by mine blaze der peoples would
expect sumdings apoudt shust
how der ding happened. Repuda-
shun must pc konsidered, und
vhem I dells diem dot six dramps
NIT pig guns kums Ply me und [,
Carl Muttonham, Whips diem nit
oudt help, Why dot repudashun
vas worth sumding more dhen
pretzels und lager peer
Shentlemen,. dot story vas daken
und swallowed mitoudt peing hurt.
vas der hero uf der down, und
Everybody looked dwice when |
BASED. Dot year mine friends
| put me on der berlice force und
der next year vas der Honoraball
Carl Muttonham, alderman from
der Dutch ward. Such vas mine
oxberience, und even to dhis tay
id makes me schmile when [ dink
how high CUP in der air I held
mine head der dime when mine
repudashun vas saved. G. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
4 FABLE.

Once upon a time Bull who
was Smooth was Roaming in a
wood when he encroached upon
the Domains of Bear, who made
Holler and said there was Only
room for One. AS the Bear was
not Civilized he proposed that as
Might made Right they Settle it
by fighting. The Bull, who had
Taken in the county fair and Got
Wise, said that were useless as he
Always got Sore in a Fight and
they might Both get Hurt, but if
the Bear was Willing he would
Gamble to see who stayed. The
Bear, who had Watched lambs
gambol on the Green, agreed as
he thought it was Cinch, but as
there was no Green in the Wood,
the Bull said they Would toss for
it. So the Bull tossed and did it
so Well that the Bear gave up
without trying.
Moral: When you take in the
County Fair be like the Bull and
Get wise, but don't Buck another
mans Game. III. E. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
MODERN ADVENTURES OF
SINBAD THE SAILOR.

Of London. We went to the Tow
er and saw the sword Sir William
Wallace chopped the heads off the
bloomin' English with. He was a
powerful man, for | couldn't chop
hash with it in both hands. AT
Madame Toussaud's wax works in
Baker street we sat in the coach
that was captured from Napoleon
at the greatest battle in the
world" so an Englishman told
us.
:What battle was that?' Iasked
"Gettysburg?"
Gettysburg! No it was Wat
erloo. Where is your bloomin
Gettysburg?'
ooh, it's in the southern part Of
Pennsylvania" I replied.
$50 you're bloomin' Hameri.
can, are you? That accounts fol
your bloomin' hignorance.' Sc
we quit London, as it was toe
highly educated for us, and went
to Liverpool and shipped for Mel
bourne, Australia. SINBAD.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

"a, will be one of the most notable
special numbers of the year. In
the opening article, the Serene
Duck Hunter, ex- President Cleve-
land writes about his favorite sport
with genial humor and laugh-com-
polling frankness. William Mar
conf. the inventor of the most
successful system of wireless tele-
graphy, tells, over his own sigma
ture, of the experiments which led
up to the marvellous results that
he has achieved. In Tales of the
Diamond President James A. Hart,
of the Chicagos, recalls some good
stories of famous ball players.
games and enthusiasts. This is
the. first Of two papers.
Every sportsman will read with
pleasure Arthur E. McFarlane's
spirited story, entitled The Old
Feller's Fishin'. Among the other
strong features in this number is
a new Letter from the Self-Made
Merchant to His Son, the second
part of Paul Latzke's intensely in
teresting paper on James }. Hills
School for Railroad Presidents, a
new installment of Conjuror's
House, and the regular biweekly
Washington letter by Congress
mans Wife.
Among the shorter contributions
are Mr.. F. A. Warmers practical
paper on Farming as Business,
Mr.. Forrest Crissey's timely sketch
of Governor Van SAINT, of Mime
sofa, an exquisite poem by Mr.
Bliss Carman, and the usual pop
ular departments.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Baseball Scores.

Within few weeks the interest
of the country will center on the
baseball diamond. The attention
of the people Of the Northwest
will be divided among the Ameri-
can and National Leagues and the
American Association. in which
both st. Paul and Minneapolis
have teams.
The American League has taken
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Dutchy's Reputation.

Konsidering dot der Irish, der
English, der Swedes und der Nor
wegans we're writing sumding
apoudt eberyding for der MIRROR,
[ dink dot /, Carl Muttonham, will
dake CUP mine pen und dells
apoudt mine oxberience nit Won
f6otpad, alias tief und schwindler.
Dot fiddle drouble she happen
sum years pack. Id vas town py
Texas. Der dime uf which [
speak vas April -; der sun she
vas high CUP in der sky, und mine
feet we're on der ground. I vas
shust over from der Faderland,
und vas apoudt as green as sum
pumpkins When der corn vas half
CUP from der ground. [ vas work.
ing near von fiddle city saving
wood, dot is, making fiddle sticks
uf wood from pig vones, when Won
shentlemans, nit a schooner uf
peer in Won eye, lots uf fight in
der oder Won und a stiff club in
his strong right hand, kums CUP
ply me und say dot he wants mine
money right on der spot.
Oh, oh, drinks ], und as l look
dot shentleman over [ kums by
der konclushun dot i'd would pc
good bolicy und money in mine
booklet if [ let mine right arm
swing oudt und schwipe dot rascal
unter der lug-uf-der- bug uf der
ear.
Veil, I vas Won pig shump, und
instead uf striking dot pig pillow, I
dells dot shentleman dot I vas
going to stick py mine money, two
couple dimes alretty yet qvick.
Colt und hilnmel! der pillow dot
schwindler hits me py der head
vas sumding awful. I shall never
forgot id. [ vent town like der
steel trust vas on top uf me.
Dhere vas no dime to holler for
der berlice. Eberyding vent oudt,
even mine plood vent running
oudt from mine head like water
from a fire hose.
Tunder und bitten put | vas
hot py der head. When [ feel for
mine money ply mine booklet dhere
vas no pulge. Dhen [ look a
fiddle oudt for dot schwindler, put
he Vas gone. Veil, I bicks CUP
mine legs und vas blinking dot [
peter go home und stick mine
head inter der bump, When Won
shentleman NIT prass buttons und
plue clothes und loads uf ado7ity
breaking oudt on his face, stop me
und say: mine Colt! Vas dot
you, Carl, or vas id der oder fellers
What vas loos? Vas droubles KUN
py you, yet alretty?"
SWELL, I dink dot question vas in
doubt"
49,. SO! Ply Gott dhere must
have peen sum droubles! Dot
head what belongs py yourself
shust looks like Won lightning polt
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

now our dream had come true,
as the sailor said. [ proposed
to Tim Tim Keeling was my
chum and shipmatel that'we bunch
our money and buy the throne OF
old England. [ would be King
and Tim the Prince of Wales, but
he thought the Irish might rebel;
so we came to the conclusion that
$500 was a good lot of money for
two poor sailors to have and we
decided to get rid of it as quickly
as possible. We did. 1t took us
fourteen months to earn it, and
eight months Of that we drew
double wages, but it didn't take us
quite 81 days to get rid of it; 1t
was grand to be able to put ones
hand in ones pocket and find a
gold sovereign, if it was only for
81 days.
We saw everything there was to
be seen in London and it's suburbs
everything that could be seen
for money and some things we
didn't pay to see. Poverty was
there galore: it always is IN the
sailors part Of London. There are
boys and girls from ten to twenty
years old that never saw tree.
We chartered a river boat and
loaded it up with kids for days
outing. It was laughable as we'll
as sorrowful to see how the half
starved girls fixed up to look re-
spectacle for the day. For music
we had an accordion and concer-
tina, and the kids danced, shouted
and serenaded the river men as
we steamed down to Gravesend
Park, Is miles below London.
This park is for the use of the
poor who are able to get there.
The trees and flowers took the
kids eyes at first, but the swings
were where they had their fun.
The swings are wooden affairs
with box-like body turned up at
each end containing four seats.
They are painted in gaudy colors
and hang between two posts, and
swo men push them. The price is
one penny for each person, and
the English lads and lassies enjoy
it greatly. They have songs to
accompany the swinging, two OF
which I remember a few words IF.
One was:
Oh, George. tell them to STOP
That was the cry of Maria.
But the more she said Whoa,
He said let her go,
And the swing went higher and higher.
And the other:
Ting, ting that IS how the bells go,
Ting, ting, nice little things,
You be my wife, III try the ring,
And servants will wait on the ting, ting, ting.
We returned to the city about
1870 that night with most Of the
kids played ont and asleep on the
deck. We left them aboard the
steamer and gave the captain six
pence each for their breakfast. We
couldn't stay, for we had another
lot to take up the river the next
day in barge. The barges look like
canal boats but lie lower in the
water. We didn't have as much
fun as the day before, for we got
mixed up with the ''uppish," as
the kids called them. They would
not permit us to land in their
parks, SO the youngsters employed
themselves by splashing water on
the ''toffs we call them dudes in
this courtyard some of them
got a good soaking. After time
we found bit Of natural ground,
a place, as it were, between the
shabby genteel and the kids of the
slums. There we had our lunch,
and later returned to the city. It
would have been better had we
gone down the river. -
Tim and / took in all the sights
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

The Open-Air Number Of the
Saturday Evening Post, of Phila-
delphia, which will be out April
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
|. W. LElTnHEAD DRUG co.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS AND
IMPORTERS.
DULUTH
MINI,

Everybody, suffering from headache, buys the
celebrated "Leithhead's Headache Wafers." Al
speedy, certain and safe cure for Headaches of
all origins, whether Sick, Bilious, Nervous or
Hysterical, and a positive relief in Neuralgia.
Price 25 cts. For sale by all druggists.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

A heavy heart bears not nim-
BILE tongue. Loves Labor's Lost,
v. 2.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

Men must learn now with pity
to dispense, for policy sits above
conscience.-Timon Of Athens, iii.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

His eye begets occasion for his
wit; for every object that the one
doth catch, the other turns to
mirth-moving jest. Loves Labor's
Lost. ii. 1.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

IT'S the soldiers life to have
their balmy slumbers walked with
strife. Othello, ii. 3.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

E ARRIVED in Lon
don safe and sound.
each with 150 English
pounds in our pock-
cts. You will remem-
Der the eight months
Of mental anxiety we
underwent? Well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-09
John Bulls Goblin.

with apologies to James Whtcomb Rney.I
Mr. Pierpont MOrgsn's come to Lunnentown to
A little while. hand buy some things hand Their
Els bought the bloomin' hocean hup-hand
Hatred Haustin raves
Because 'e's got to write bit hon Morgan
Best put Westminster Habbey where hits safe
beyond doubt
Or Morgan's sure TO get hit.
Watch hout
e keeps is eloomin' peppers on the chawnce to
ELS bought so many things hon top. 'e's tryin
Ed think think hit fun 10 buy the Bank of Hensland
To teach the bally bankin trade to some smart
Ed take hold 'Win'sor Palace fore bobby d
time TO shout
Hand Morgan's sure to get hit.
manu- Hif we don't
Watch hout.
'Es just a great big octopus, Els buyin' ere
Hand hif things for sale or not his givin' i'm
wy blow my heyesi HIf e should like to take
Ed put is j. P. Hem" hon nit hand say.
''Send hin the bill"
Hif we don't
Watch houti
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan's got purse that as no
e 'asn't got a bloomin' thing to do but spend
hand spend.
HIVE watched hand waited hev'ry day while e
as been hin town
To ear i'm clear is throat hand hask hus. ''wot
ED just has sooni Hand Hedward's throne ?
Ed chuck that hup the spout
Hand Morgan's like TO get them.
watch bout,
w. D. Nesbi,, in Cosmopolitan Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-09
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

NEW YORK, June 7.-Butter-Raceipts, $50
Packages. Market unsettled. State dairy, $40
Hikc; state creamery, lsha22hc; renovated. III
zoe; factory. 17ql9c imitation creamery, l5lsQ
2Oikc. Cheese-Receipts. SIS packages Market
irregular. New State full cream small coiored
choice sS.c; white. losc: large colored. sAc;
white lOc Eggs-Receipts. 1855 packages
Market weak State and Pennsylvania, ls14lsc;
Western storage packed. l7gllhc southern. lSa
d1ihc.
PHILADELPHIA. June Butter steady. but
quiet; extra Western creamery, 22izqzSe; extra
nearby prints, &c. Eggs dull and weak; fresh
nearby, I7i4c loss on: fresh Western. lhc fresh
southwestern, 1711c loss on fresh Southern. loc
loss OF Cheese steady; New York full creams,
prime small. NE; New York full creams, fair 20
good. l0l2Qllc.
BALTIMORE, June 7.-Butter steady. Fancy
imitation 20G2ic: fancy creamery, &c, fancy
ladle l9Q2Oc; fancy roll. lsn20c; good roll. $50
lsc; store packed l7q1sc. Eggs steady Fresh.
IeG1sibc Cheese steady. Large, l0AQlic: me-
dunn 1ld1ILc; small. 11Lq1li1c-
CHICAGO. June lon the Produce Exchange
today the butter market easy. cresmeriee.
ISH22c. diaries. lSdlsikc. Cheese weak at s5Su
lOI,c. Eggs easy; fresh. l5zc.
LOUISVILLE, June T.-Butter-common and
medium 1sal5c per ID; good. l6c. Eggs. lsc
ST. LOUIS June Butter steady Creamery.
1sf2sc: dairy. 15flsc. Eggs steady at ls1ze
CINCINNATI. June Eggs steady at N5kc-
Butter steady Cheese steady. Ohio nat, lSc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-09
AT NEW YORK.
Grains Close Higher but Easy-GeneraI
List Is Quief.

NEW YORK, June 7.-Flour-Receipts,
1909 brls; exports, 1856 brls. Mar
ket steady; winter patents, S46I4.lO; winter
straights, S3.75G3.S5; Minnesota patents.
s3.9Od410; winter extras, S3.15d3.35; Mime
sofa bakers. s3.15dssO; winter low grades.
2.95q5l5. Rye flour steady; fair 10 good.
s.. 20a3 45; choice to fancy, s3.55G3. 10. Corn
meal dull; yellow Western, sl.3O; Brandy
wine. sS.45dS.55. Rye steady; No. West
ern, 657<c f. o. b. afioat; State. 63G64c e +
New York, car lots.
Wheat-Receipts. 1855 bu: exports. 2ol-
07s blu. Spot quiet; No. red. 7Sssc elevator.
7Sssd799sc +. o. b. a1oat: No. northern Du.
luth, size (. o. b. afoat: No. ] hard Mani
toba, S424c T. o. b. afioat A strong wheat
market prevailed during the forenoon, af-
fected by covering. bullish cables showers
in harvest districts and foreign buvinr
Later the market sagged off under realIz-
ing and closed easy at lbdAc net advance.
July, IS 5-l6QIS&sc, closed at 78skc: Septem-
Der. 761z077c. closed at 7e1kc; December. rs.
G7Sssc, closed at 77&c.
Corn-Receipts, 70,35o bu: exports. 3 s4 bt.
Spot steady; No. 2 70Izc elevator 7lc z n
b. afoat. Supported by strong cables hull
ish reports from the corn belt owing TO
rains and light offerings. corn ruled active
and closed easy at &c net advance. Julv,
6Sd6Skc closed at CSC: September e4iEN
sac. closed at Sic; December closed at
5O1zc.
Oats-Receipts. 1880 bu: exports Ioo 75e
bu Spot quiet No. 2. SIC: No 3 45c. No
white sic: No. 3 white, 50ikc: track MIXED
Western. l5g47c; track white. 4s65lc. on
tions higher on crop news and covering
Hay steady; shipping. 6O465c: good to
choice, 90Q95c.
Hops steady: State. prime 10 choice. 1901
crop. 19G22c; 1900. 14N15c; old. 519c: Pacific
coast, 1901 crop, 171zc. 1900, 14d15c: old 50fSc
Hides quiet; Galveston, 20 10 . lbs. lSc.
California. q to % lbs. i9c: Texas drv "a
to 30 lbs, 13c. Leather steady; acid. 24iI25c
Beef firm; family, sl5.5Odl65O: mess. ga.
beef hams. s2l622; city extra India mess
S25d2525. Cut meats quiet; picked bellies
SlOfflO75; picked shoulders, s. 25dS Is:
picked hams, s5d12 Lard steady: Western
steam. sl0.65. Refined steady: Continental
Sll; compound. SS.5OdS IS. Pork firm: family.
$40 25Ql9.50; short clear. $lS75G2l.25 mess.
lS.50lil9.
Tallow weak: city go for PACKAGE. Csc:
country package free. 6.50c Cotton-seed
oil quiet: prime crude nominal: prime yell
low. 45ikc.
Rice firm; domestic. fair TO extra. 4xG
&C. Molasses steady: New Orleans open
kettle, good 10 choice. 3Sd4lc. Peanuts
firm; fancy hand picked. &c; other Gomes-
tic 3Q4Ac.
Coffee-Spot Rio dull: No. invoice, SIC.
Mild quiet and steady; Cordova, SQllI1c
Sugar-Raw firm fair refining. 2ssc GEN.
trifugal. 96 test. Sifc; Molasses sugar.
4O5c: No. s. 3.soc; No. .. s.s5c; No 10. sSOc;
No. II, 3.75c: No. L. s.70c: No. Is. s.7Oc; No
Il. 37oc; confectioners' A. 4-f5c; mold A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-09
Local fractions and IndustriaIs.
Chicago Stocks.
MONETARY.


INDIANAPOLIS.-Co paper 4Gl6
per cent; time loans. sac per cent. Clear
ings 81, 761, $50 50; balances. S244, 744.sS.
NEW YORK.-Call money steady at per
cent: closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile
paper. 4q424 per cent. Sterling exchange
nominal; actual business in bankers bills,
81 S7A64S71s for demand, AS4@aQ Ass for
sixty days; posted rates, A.S51ed4-S6 and
81. SS6I4 SSIh; commercial bills, S4.S44G4S5i4.
Clearings. s2l4, 2S5, 792; balances sS.59l0SS.
CHICAGO.-Posted exchange. SASSY for
sixty days. $4.SS on demand. New York eX-
change, nothing doing. Clearings, $25,0il,
976: balances, $l,3S2. 140.
BOSTON.-Clearings S21.74S. $50; balances,
$3.50 O2.
PHILADELPHIA-Mo ~ per cent.
Clearings, S16,9S2 $40: balances, s., 81 81.
ST. LOUIS.-Money steady at 1896 per
cent New York exchange, par. Clearings,
81, SEQ 1855; balances, 81. O00 gu.
BALTIMORE.-Money, per cent. Clear
ings. g. S0f I'D: balances, $e19l&.
CINCINNATI.-New York exchange. 1Sc
premium. Money, 4Q6 per cent. Clearings,
SS,257,00o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-09
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
Decrease in Cash Reserves Not yeces.
sariIy a business Menace.

The banks now hold ST., $50 in excess
of reserve requirements under the % per
cent. rule.
The Financier says: 1.-The official state
ment of the New York Associated Banks
for last week showed a decrease of 81 go 900
in cash, instead of an increase of 1865 600. as
was estimated on the basis of the traceable
movements of money during the week. The
discrepancy between the official and the es-
timated changes was doubtless due to the
system of the averages, the movement of
cash out of the banks probably having been
larger at the end than at the beginning of
the week. The loans were decreased 81 =
325, 200. This change expected as the
result of the light business on the exchange
during the week and also because OF the
absence of important syndicate operations
the week, these payments causing the lioui-
dation of loans in which the dividend
money has been temporarily employed. The
deposits showed a decrease of So 429 900
which amount very closely agreed with the
total of the decrease of loans and of cash !:
consequently the statement was harmoni-
Gus. The required reserve was reduced
$607, 40, which sum, deducted from the loss
of cash, leaves $6434 as the decrease in
surplus reserve. This item now stands at
ST., 2S5, $50, against 1891 500 at the CORE
spending date year ago. The average of
the daily clearings of the banks last week
was S2O7, 600, against S203, 900 900 i'm the
previous week. indicating but a slight in
crease in the volume of business at this
center. If this business shall continue
small, as seems likely to be the case in the
near future, the surplus of the banks.
though comparatively low, doubtless will
be ample for all requirements"