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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-08

support from insiders noted yesterday was ab
sent A report circulated In Well street that a
syndicate composed Of members Of the Morton
Trust Company, the City Bank and other In
situations had bought at private sale all the
Virginia Carolina bonds carried by two private
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New York stock Quotations.

st. Louis. Aug. THE following shows the
opening. highest. lowest and closing quotations
on the New York Stock Exchange to-day. Cor
rected daily for The Republic by Francis Bro.
& Co.. bonds and Stocks ga North Fourth street
Close
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Money Market.

1903 per cent closing 2a2H: time money iirm;
90 days 4g4la per cent; % days. per cent: six
months. bh96 per cent. Prime mercantile paper
5x@S per cent. Sterling exchange nrrner with
actual business In bankers bills at 4ss5of4 ss55
posted rates l.N and l.sG6. Commercial bills
l.8I594. S2SB. Mexican dollars l2Gc Government
bonds steady. Railroad bonds Irregular
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av. at Ike: 1ss to sos and rs to ..s at I1Nes
California; at ss.c; Y shoulders 10 to AZ iscsy s,
i0isc and tellies at &c to Ills as in average
Taliow-Country at &c for current receipts OF
Nc. in small quantities; large lots would pro-
ers prime to choice held at &c to Axe.
observation-disclosures at TIC
County Lse sa In so1d gkes at
Paessrs $50 ssock nomiasiiy a1 Brown ssssac se
Frog Legs-scarce: quote at $50 per doz. for
large, 1scEH for medium and ,0c for small:
Beef-on orders: Bbld--Plate. roll and Fulton
inst inside i4s knuckies lie: outsdes lie: tongues
xssi@9ao.. ~ e for heavy to s for fancy
&c to Sisc. Yearling sheep at &c: old bucks and
ewes .rss az l.sase: spring lambs at 4S4ac per ID.
Live Poultry-oid chickens. hens per b.. Sc:
ROSTERS S &c: spring chickens average receipts
cd ,sey, sns I'D se
Dressed Iced PoutryIchickens: Hens loc,
H.s l are Sa ehoes M
Game-Quiet: all game should be carefully iced
during warm weather. We quote: woodcock at
Fresh Fi:hNquote: Black bass at lie; crapp,s
at SC for small to &c for large: dressed cat &c;
spo1abIil cat 7c bullheads-dressed SIC and Eross
e: buffalo-gross &c: dressed 4l.c: German CARP
dressed &c: gross 2i1c: sundsh &c. white perch 20.
Hides.
Dry nint-Texas and Indian Territory butcher
DC lbs. and over) at 15c. do (do) fallen at 13kc;
ali stock under Is lbs at Ike: native and Ar
seection-No. at 14c. No. 2 at 12c: dry-saited at
llq1Hc: green-salted a, nc: sreen-salted on
sc selection 5se for No. and sc for No Bulls
cul!s &c. Horse hides-Green No 1 at s. q. No !
at 7S; ponies. colts and blues 81: all dry at 7sc.
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| Kas.. Neb.. Oak. wy,
Bright medium. 1919 G2o
dark medium. rs Gl7
Light hne.......1S ali
Heavy buck Ill ala
Tex. I. T. and Ok
Med. u mo....e0 Gz01S
Med. sIS mo. .IskGl9
Coarse & low. IA ais
Light fine.......16 ais
Heavy sandy. III 6l3
Ark. and Southern
Ned. lfieeces1. .2ohT21
Med. Qoose).... lsiSG19
Eury ............1o G16
Hard burry.....i1 0lfif
Tubwashed-
No -1...........19h
NO @.-.........A @An
Curry ---..--....O Gzl
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sd. Loui. Curb Market.

81. Louis-whsat hrmsr; Sept sold At -:
sold at s2%9s2sc and that bid: puts EN0ssAc
to s2ssc: calls $50 to S3kc.
Milwaukee-Sept. wheat-Puts so17sHc; calls
scAc Sept. oorn-Puts 51Ad52c: calls exc.
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EXCHANGE sTEADIER.

ca OF the developments of the day was
q steadier tone In the foreign exchange
market. which seemed rapidly approaching
the gold import point In the last two days
It 10 an anomaly Of the situation that the
1irmer tone Of exchange afforded some re-
Lief to sentiment. The heavy offerings of
the last few days have not been against
commercial exports. but have been Of bank
ers' loan bills. which, II was feared, repre-
scented an urgent pressure for credits that
could not be satisfied at home. The lighter
offerings Of this clas Of bills to-day was
viewed with satisfaction To-morrow's
bank statement promises to show small
loss In cash, the receipts on balance from
the interior being 30 much smaller than last
week ~ not to wipe out the loss by the
banks to the subtreasury Of $3509.000 It
win be remembered that the banks gained
upwards Of 81, 000, 900 last week The market
sser-d to be undlsturbed by this contrast:
The outlook for the loan item is obscure and
there u nothing To indicate that the weeks
liquidation in stocks viii be any more re-
flected In the loan item than was the dis
appointing case last week.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales par
value S.1S50o0. United States bonds were
Ill unchanged on the last call
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st. Louis Future Prices.
stocks of Graf, In Store.
Produce.

Butter-ouotation.: Creamery-Extra 1so1stic:
hrsts 1e9lfc; seconds A1l5c. Dairy-Extra Ice;
poor to fair I3a15c; grease 4G5c; ladle-packed
extra 1sc: frsss 15c: country-packed stock lie;
poor to fair sl10c.
EggICurrent receipts 1261fkc- Receipts All
pkgs. local and $50 through; shipments $40
pkgs.
Cheese-Northern on orders: Twins Ike:
singles nIsc: daisies 1ixc: Y. A. 12c; longhorns
12Hc; Limburger 1oG1o11c: inferior 3hG4c: Swiss
1595 l6c: brick 11d11Ac.
PACKING-HoUsD PRICES
Swift & Co. National Stock Yards. VIII pay to-
day for produce delivered at East st. Louis or
St. Louis. the following prices:
EGGS, case
Eggs IOss-on nasfs...... La
No. fresh packing stock butter.
QrcS5cu
No. dressed springs.
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Local Money Market.

Yesterday's Bank Clearinss.
Yesterdays Clearing house statement shovp
Cleartngs s., Isl. 1sS: balances sss7, 100
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THE REPUBLIC: SATURDAY AUGUST s. 1908

Good to choice heifers. 375a45o
Good grass heifers.. 3.5U3.I5
/ Fair to medium grass heifers. 30l3as
Good fat nea. SSSas. %
Medium fat 2.65u3.o0
Fair % good 5s sss.
Common and shelly cows................1 .O01l.7s
BULLS.
Choice corn-sed bulls observation-disclosures s.75a4 90
Good fat bulls 3.40g3 65
asSsass Haiss thin dehoTned bulls for
feeding 2.5oa2s IS
yEALS AND HERETICS.
Choice veals ll0a13o ......ss.o oa5. so
Heavy fat yeais. 30 lbs and under.... 4.G0lpA. 80
TSSd b hsrsses %
sTocKERs AND FEEDERS
Good to choice feeders. icoogl,l5o lbs. 3757l 90
Medium to good feeoers. s0Jql.oSo lbs. 3.J0g3 rs
GoodSuaIisied s,ockers, eoo@s5o lbs -. S5SaS Is
Fair-qualtied steers. 6oO975o ibs...... 3o0t3 p
Good sa s ssssss stock 5S ss
Medium stock heifers ...-.........-...... Ss5a2ss
Good quality steer calves ................ ai5g40o
Good quality heller caves 325Q3.5)
.Dehorned and unbranded stockers and feeders
so6rHERN caTrLE euaEantias receipts
were very light the supply footing IS cars HAT
head were received. while two weeks ago 3
cars and l.6lS head were recorded She stuff pre-
while there were several loads Of fair to medi-
um grades OF steers Cali ms, supplies were light
with very good demand. and the movement
was active. with values ruling steady the
>. During the week quarantine steers sold at
ssfna mostly s at st 5S, sold al q q
mixed cattle at s5sslo and Calves al so
la' per rE sssaas i asp Sq nkD s. ssss s&EEns
+ H. 49,. IS sos 20. s.: $50
''''' '''''' ''w ur1FERs
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UPWARD MOVEMENT CHECKED
IN THE STOCK MARKET.
SUPPORT APPARENT, HOW
EVER, ON DECLINES.
Feeling in Wall Street Much I'm.
proved, Though the Exact Cause
Is Not Made Clear.

New York, Aug. 7.-To-day's stock mar
ket started upward, In continuation Of yes
terdAy's late movement toward recovery,
but 1t became apparent very quickly that
fhs(further advance In prices was encoun-
teJ>lpg sales to take profits on yesterdays
latSrise Tho buying movement also seemed
to Nhavs spent its force. and there was no
disposition shown to follow the advance in
prices On the other hand, It was apparent
that support was forthcoming Tor the mar
ket on declines. and there was no renewal
Of the tone Of Generalization, such Is char
acterized the market yesterday morning
before the rally set In Even the resumption
Of liquidation In spots, which was easily
percepuble, was taken calmly by the mar
ket. which developed no appearance Of dis
Of some Of the western grain carriers. New
York Central and the specialties- Pressure
was renewed on Virginia Carolina Chem
$cal. and 1t was believed that collateral for
again.
RAID BIZ BEARS.
Later In the day raiding tactics by .he
bearB showed themselves distinctly, espe-
cially In Canadian Pacific which was forced
dom four points on the circulation Of base
loe rsmors. alleging the closing Of the
No. Stock Exchange and renewed
FINANCIAL difficulties there. Even this did not
disturb the apparent eauanim;ty Of the mar ar;
day, but the character Of the faIket was
very different from the acute weakness
shown In the later stages OF the recent de-
cline. What the cause Of the Improvement
was did not become known, although rumors
to account for the change were abundant.
It was believed that large settlements had
been effected BY the taking over Of impor-
tant holdings OF various stocks by private
agreement. thus relieving some weak points
in the situation.
Yesterdays demonstration of buying pow
er was accepted as evidence that important
financial interests were prepared to anord
support to the market II necessary to pre-
vent its running into Generalization. Yes
terday's superstition that q vigorous upward
movement of prices had been determined
on by the financial powers that be was seen
to be without foundation. But this did not
prevent feeling If comfort over the check
to the headlong downward course Of prices
and the consequent contraction Of credits,
wn1ch was threatening disaster.
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Missouri and Illinois

Blaek. eottsd. ETC. fron e Q e p.F n. 20.
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transactions at the banks were Ynoder.fe
There IL q continued good demand for cali and
time loans. with rates Of discount firm between
and 6 par cent
Bar Silver.
New York Aug. 7.-Bar silver AXc DER ounce
Al London. steady. 25ssd per ounce.
Treasury Statement.
Washington. Aug. Available cash balance.
seq. Ia. asS: gold. S1ol. So. 113.
Government Boud..
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STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON.
Boston Aug 7-Cosing quotations On money
bonds. stocks and mining shares:
MONEY.
Can loans 40<A per cent: time loans <,6os %,
CENT
Ias---I----- .------.-.-..
The colored American., 1903-05-16

lieves. On the Goth ult. he read
paper before the Baptist Ministers
Union Of this city, which carried the
bouse in a storm of applause and was
unanimously voted to be printed and
given to the pastors for distribution
among the churches.
On one occasion the Little Rock
Gazette said: mo living man can sur
mass the sermon we heard last night. "
The Los Angeles Daily Times, says, he
moves men to laughter or tears at will,
he is Americas Black Moody" The
Liberty Baptist Church is more than
nroud of it's leader and pray that it
may be the will of God to keep him
with us until his career on earth is
ended.
The colored American., 1903-05-16

present, at the conclusion of which
suit of clothes was presented him by
a club Of brethren and sisters of which
Bro. A. Valentine was chairman. 1t
was quite a pleasant surprise for our
PASTOR but he realized his labors were
not in vain but highly appreciated by,
his members. If he would attend one
half of the invitations extended him
throughout the country to conduct
meetings, the Liberty Baptist Church
would not get more than one week per
month of his services. He is now writ
ing a pamphlet entitled, Pitfalls in
the Path of Life He makes no pre-
tentions at scholarship, but believes
that the Gospel is the power of God,
unto salvation unto every one that be,
The colored American., 1903-05-16

Rev |. TolIver the present pastor OF
Liberty Baptist Church, cor. 18th and
northwest, is we'll known by the
great baptist family. He has travelled
throughout the United States conduct
ing meetings out Of which II ,22S souls
we're brought into the kingdom of
Christ. He has baptized in the three
greatest waters of America; the At
lantic and Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf
Of Mexico. His plain manner of pre-
senting the Gospel never fails to save
men. He has held special meetings in
several Negro Colleges, from which
nearly every student was converted.
President ]. A. Booker, of Little
Rock Ark, NJ. Wolverton, of Bishop
College, Marshall, Tex, and DIR. Gar
nett, of Houston Academy, Houston,
Tex, says he is above the average
American evangelist, regardless of col
or. His fourth years anniversary was
celebrated on the third Sunday in April
last and the clerks report showed that
1910 have been received in the church
during his administration, $21, 1,795.2S
has been raised, Of which $11, 1888
was raised by collections. This money
has been accounted for in the building
OF our new church, through the hands
OF the pastor in an honest and proper
way, with all receipts and bills On file,
without question by the church.
The Liberty Baptist Church has
never experienced, such rapid progress
as has been its fortune since the advent
Oh this good and noble shepherd. A
banquet was rendered him by his
church the Wednesday following his
anniversary, which was an elaborate
aHalr, graced by the presence of a
large number Of the pastors of the city
On that occasion very enthusiastic ad
dresses. were delivered by the -co-pas-
TORS, doctors and lawyers who were
The colored American., 1903-05-16

Hon Geo. w. Ellis, the efficient Secre-
tatry of the Legation Of the Unitetd
States, at Monrovla, Liberia has lately
been visiting Washington, renewing old
acquaintances and enjoying a brief re-
spite from official cares. His leave Of
absence from his posts of duty will eX-
pire near the close of this month and
the fact will afford him the pleasure
of returning to Africa in company
with the Hon. Ernest w. Lyon, the
newly appointed Minister resident, who
contemplates leaving for Liberia early
in June
Mr.. Ellis is product of the the great
state of Kansas and a fine example of
the results produced by her magnifi-
cient educational system. He has TAX
en- no short cuts He has made no
brilliant fights, too often achieved at
the expense of soundness and thorough
ness, but has proceeded step by step,
and grade by grade, from the primary
school to the honors accorded to her.
distinguished sons by the states high
est inStsitutiOn of learning. During
the period which elapsed between his
graduation at the high school, at Atchi-
son, Kansas, and his matriculation at
the States University, Lawrence, Kan
sas, Mr.. Ellis took up the study OF law
and completed it, thus arming himself
anew for his struggle with the diff
culties which attend the quest of the
Door m an for higher education Even
the honors showered upon him at the
University did not satisfy this soul,
hungry for the heights of profound
learning and the true philosophy of
life and so1icitious that in his commu-
mon with nature and with the things
which tell their highest forms should
appeal to his comprehension, he sought
other springs of living truth. Kansas
,, i'd not afford them and he turned east
The colored American., 1903-05-16
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
Back to Liberia.
SECRETARY GEORGE W. ELLIS
RETURNS 10 AFRICA

An Interesting Review of the Career of
A Bright and Eloquent KanSan.-
His Early Strugges for an Education
And His Brilliant Achievements
His Entrance into the Political Field
And Advent in Army OF Federal
Office Holders.
The colored American., 1903-05-16
A Ministerial Giant.
REV, :, ToLIvER FROM THE
LONE STAR STATE
VOL x, NO. 4

, Natural Orator Whose Eloquence has
Won Over Thousands of Souls to the
KoingdOm of Christ.-Has Immersed
Souls in the Three Greatest Bodies
of American Waters. The Great
Success Attained as an Evangelical
Worker
The colored American., 1903-05-16

Continued on Page 2.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12
"JEFF" is "JlM"
A Shout for Jeff Davis and
the BluecOats
. Shoot.

The correspondent for the Kan
sas City Star Of this place sends
the following to his paper:
Mexico, Mo-, Mar. 6.-"Jeff"
Cunningham has been in town.
aJeff" Cunningham is vim" Gun
ningham. 1t happened like this.
During the war, Cunningham was
a young man living near st. Louis.
One day he was standing out in
front of his home when the Home
guards, who were trying to up
hold Lincoln and the republic,
came along. A mischevieous rela-
tive Of Cunningham's named Tom
Harrington, said, vim, I'll give
you some tobacco if you will go
out in the road and yell for JEFF
Davis"
vim" was learning to smoke
and so was very willing to earn
the tobacco by developing his vo-
cal organs. He gave one vocifer-
GUS yell. "HUrrah for jeff Davis!"
The blue-coats turned loose on
5 Jim" with their guns, and the
consequences were that "Jim's"
hat was perforated with leaden
missiles. He was frightened and
"took to the woods" Since that
day "Jim's" name has been
vJeff" and he is known by that
cognomen in Montgomery and Au-
drain counties.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12
WON'T GET 1T.
LaddOnla and MlddletOwn
Out on That
Railroad.

Macon, Mo. March 4.-The 10.
wa & st. Louis Railroad has been
sold to the Burlington. Mr. A.
l.. Cooper, attorney for the
Iowa & st. Louis, is in Macon to-
day getting the title deeds in shape
for the transfer.
In the deal the property of the
Manufacturers Coal and Coke
Company, consisting of seven de-
veloped mines in Adair county.
goes to the Burlington road. The
Iowa & st. Louis is completed
from Centerville, Ia, to Novinger,
Mo. Eight locomotives are in OPP
Grafton and regular trains are run
ming daily between the points mem
toned.
Grading forces are now at work
south Of NOvinger, aud in the
rock cuts this side of Elmer, Ma
con county. 1t is pretty definitely
known that the Burlington will
complete the road as far as Macon
where conjunction will be formed
with its main line. The project
ed route by way Of Paris and st.
Charles to st. Louis will probably
be abandoned, as the Burlington
already has pretty direct line
from here to st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12
CHILD DESERTED
Little Tot Left to begin Life
Alone

Center, Mo-, March 6.-Miss
Demasters, who arrived at this
place yesterday from Indiana, on a
visit to her parents, informed the
authorities that when the train ar
rived at Decatur, H., n poorly
dressed woman about 20 years old,
carrying a S-months-old baby, got
on the train aud came as far as
Bluffs, leaving the baby aud grip
in care of Miss Demasters. She got
off ostensibly to get a lunch, but
that was the last seen Of her.
The conductor and Miss Demas-
ters made it as comfortable for
the little one as they knew how,
aud upon examining the grin they
found it contained a can Of con-
densed milk with directions for us
ing, and a SIS note, Miss Denaa-
tiers says she viii continue to take
care Of the little miss until claim.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12
soms LsssI and c0any Nsws . Psnst Fsrm

A great rel igious revival is in
progress down at Wellsyille. All
the protestant churches are help
ing to push the work. 1t is just
such a meeting as Mexico should
have. OF the Wellsville meeting
the Record SAYS; The Wellsyille
revival continues with increasing
interest aud the crowds continue
large. Rev. D. F. Bone of Mon
roe City is now doing the preach
ing, which is evidence that they
are able, Rev. Long of the Bap-
tist church preached Sunday night
and those present say it was the
best sermon ever heard in Wells
vile. More than 100 conversions
to date. There were nine preach
ers present Monday night. Wells
vile is being greatly shaken and
the oldest inhabitant wonders
where it will end.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12

The following is quoted from
the Philadelphia North American:
Frances Jane Crosby, the blind
poet of the church, writer of more
than 5000 hymns-some of them
world-famous-talked to an audi
ence of more than 500 persons in
the East Baptist church of Kens-
ington Thursday afternoon.
Altho she is S3 years old and
somewhat feeble, miss" Crosby,
as she is generally known Cher
real name is Mrs. Alexander Van
Alystine) came all the way from
her home in Bridgeport, Conn.
to attend this series of evangelis-
tic services and to tell of her work.
With the hymn writer on the
platform sat younger woman,
who is coming into prominence in
the same line-Miss Lida Hewitt.
One of her best known songs is
nThere is Sunshine in My Soul"
When Miss Crosby was led to
the speakers desk, the audience
rose to receive her.
Save for the green glasses she
wore and the peculiar manner in
which she thumbed a little book
which contained her notes in the
raised letters of the blind, no one
would have imagined that she was
sightless. She seemed to be glanc-
ing here and there over her glass
es and frequently referred to sight
in d way to infer that she pos
sessed it physically as wen rs men
tally.
"A great many people sympa-
thize with me-" said Miss Crosb y,
smiling sweetly, "but altho 1 am
grateful to them, / really don't
neeed their sympathy. What
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12
A RemOnstrance.

This item is from the Vandalia
Leader:
Judge Guy MeCune, Constable
John Renner and Others from the
East End, were before County
Court Monday with remon-
STRANGE against the County Court
in changing back to the old plan Of
working the roads. Judge Me-
Cune and Mr.. Renuer claim that
the six-mile square plan is much
better than the old plan in that it
is more effective; besides il IS less
expensive. Under the old plan.
with 16 cent levy. the districts
were always in debt.
Under the six-mile square plan.
all the districts had money in the
treasury, The court promised to
look after the matter and, il posi-.
BILE, allow this district to retain
the present plan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-12
CORN PSALM.
BY TOM BENTON. .

BY TOM BENTON.
Says farmer John: 1 like to rest
On Sabbath day. l know tits best;
Fen in our busy harvest, we
Gods gracious love and power shall see.
My wife and children, dog and cat,
And gentle cows and pigs so fat,
And fowls, horses and lambs so free,
Make quite a happy family.
They must be fed. With the greatest care,
| plOw my fields, for grain prepare.
In mother earth we plant our grain,
There in darkness to remain.
But shower and sunshine waken life,
That lies within; OvercOmes the strife
OF all the elements to hold
The gift of God within their mould.
A tiny shoot at first we see,
Revealing thus llfe's mystery.
The life within doth still unfold
The leaves whose number is untold.
Digging down, root and rootlets count
These explain the unseen tOunt
OF life, is drawing from deep earth
To feed the plant of so late birth.
Soon tasSel with its pollen rare
Is feeding shoot thru silken hair,
And both supply the golden grain,
That it may In its husk remain.
At Christmas time, around our board,
We sing the praise of Christ our Lord.
We thank him for the harvest given,
And hope to praise him more in heaven.
The Cedars, Worcester, Mo-, Mar. /, 1903