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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-28

Ing Interest Ill 0dlLSy NY SSAioAAio oS
a number Of handsome volumes on
important subjects. Tneu we are
pleasantly remembered by another pop
ular former citizen, Prof. Wade R.
Brown, Of Raleigh, who has made a
most acceptable and appreciated con-
tribution. Mrs. A. N. Wood, Miss Ber-
tie Phillips, our own worthy citizens,
have placed us under obligations for
valuable donations. Will not others
exhibit their interest in the library by
placing books where they can be read
by all Of our people?.. The county
board OF equalization met yesterday In
the county supervisors office and Or
ganized by electing T. M. Littlejohn
chairman. On account Of the absence
Of two members, the board adjourned
until 10 o'clock today. After the ad-
journment County Supervisor ]. v
Whelchel called the board Of county
commissioners together to consider the
propriety of purchasing a rock drilling
outfit to be added to the eounty's road
machinery. A proposition was present.
ed to the board by Mr.. w. A. Nealei
Jr. While the board felt the need OF
the drilling machine, it thought the
price, $1,517.25, rather too high and is
inclined to postpone the purchase for
the present. We were shown few
days ago, by DR.. M. w. Smith, a nice
ly polished hickory walking stick which
grew on the battlefield Of Seven
Pines, also an old sword which
was found some years ago on the
battlefield of White Oak Swamp
The sword Is much worn from ex-
posure. But the doctor, having
been in both Of these battles and being
an unreconstructed Confederate, he
prizes both the stick and sword very
highly as relics Of the fields he helped
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-18

atsoat; No. northern Duluth. sSc {. o. b. atioat.
No hard Manitoba nominal afoat- options
opened firm and higher, and were later sus talhe1
by fears or damage from freezing weather Nsse'
cember shorts. In the afternoon good support
by Chicago bulls and export rumors added 20
the scare OF shorts closing the market up Nh, "a
at 4c to &c net advance. May, dsqSllse, closed
at S2lse; July. 7s%Q7slsc: closed at 7s'sc; De-
Corn-Receipts. 1870 bu; exports. 2s5 4sl ou:
Spot firm; No. e 4sc elevator, 4ssc {. o. b. anoat'
No. yellow. 5ebc: No. white, 4s%c The OPP
tion market opened steady, with wheat ti Snen
broke under active unloading and weaker cables.
only to recover with the late upturn In otner
markets. The close was firm and lse 10 &c net
higher. May 47q471zc. closed at s71tc; December
oats-Receipts. es3.Oe9 bu; exports $3.50 pu.
Spot frmer: No. 2. 4Ob.c; standard white. liec;
No. g. 3ss4c: No. 2 white. 42isc; No. white
4l1sc track Western white. AG45c.
Lard steady. Refined quiet. Cotton-seed OIL
easier: prime yellow. S3iac.
Petroleum firm. Rosin quiet strained common
to good. 81 6SG2.70. Spirits of turpentine easy
Coffee-Spot Rio was steady. Mid was hrin'
The market for futures opened steady at un-
changed prices to a decline Of Ave points un-
der liquidation in the absence OF pressing de-
mand, and ruled generally quiet the entire ses
sion. Receipts at primary points Were sinaA
and the primary market firmer but the EURO
pean markets showed little tendency, and at,
tempts to realize here after the opening eased
prices off somewhat. Toward the close. however;
there covering by room shorts, ana
the market finally steady. net unchanged to
FIVE points lower. Sales were $4,000 bass, IN
May. 605I6. l0c; July, e2SQ65oc; September, ezs
Q6s0c; October. 6.30d6.35c
Sugar-Raw nominal; fair refining. SIC; ceIA-
trifugal. So test, 3s4c; moasses sugar, Sc he-
fined quiet: crushed. 5.SOc; powdered, 4soc; gran
ulated, 4.70c.
Molasses steady; New Orleans s1G42c.
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NEW YORK Nov. r.-Butter-Receipts. iii
packages. Market quiet to Arm; extra creamery.
22hc; creamery, common to choice, 16g22c; State
dairy l5120c. Checse-Receipts, 1o.o54 packages.
Market quiet: State full creams small colored,
September. 11Ac: late made, 10Ac; small white.
September, I1Ac; late made. 1o&c; large colored,
September, 11%c: late made. 10&c large white.
September, 1l&c: late made. 10&c. Eggs-Re-
ceipts 6,S15 packages. Market firm; State and
Pennsylvania fancy mixed. 3Od31c; State and
Pennsylvania firsts, 2sa30c; Western extras SOc:
Western thirds to seconds 29Hc; Western
drsts, CSC; refrigerated. 2222sc: State and Penn
sylvania thirds to seconds, 2392sc
PHILADELPHIA. Nov B.-Butter firm and in
good demand: extra Western creamery, 22Q23c;
nearby prints 24c. Eggs firm and in good de-
mand; fresh nearby 30c, loss OF; Western. 2sa
CSC; Southwestern, 26G27c: Southern. AQ25c.
Cheese dull and easier; New York full creams.
fancy. 11ZQ12c; choice. 111sc; fair to good ION
Q11Ac.
CHICAGO Nov lion the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was STEADY: creamery.
15Q22c; dairy, 14f1slae. Eggs Arm: at mark.
cases included. 22qAc. Cheese easy at lOQllc:
LOUISVILLE. Nov 1T.-Butter-Pacsxing. 12hc
per lb good country, 15c. Eggs, 24c.
KANSAS CITY, Nov i7.-Eggs higher: Missouri
and Kansas, cases returned, 24c; new No.
whtewood cases included 241zc.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. H-Butter steady; creamery.
22h d23c; dairy. 1SG1sc. Eggs, z4c loss off,
CINCINNATI. Nov. 17.-Butter and cheese
steady. Eggs firm at 23@25c.
BOSTON, Nov. H.-ISpecial Eggs firm at IS
G3oc.
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Elsewhere.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. I7-cattIe-Receipts
1890 natives 100 Texans; calves. L4s5 natives.
50: Texans Corn-fed and Western grass cattle
staacy; Western canning cows active and steady;
sipckers and feeders slow. Choice export and
dressed beef steers. 81 25d5i5 fair TO good.
Ss94 20 stockers and feeders. s1.5oa3so West
eTn fed steers s.. .75I4; Texas and Indian steers.
sei350 Texas cows. <iG5G2 Is. native cows.
81. 50G3.s5: native heffers. s2M42S: Gamers. 81
Is: bulls. 81 s043: calves. s2Qs IS.
Hogs-Receipts. ll000 The market was 5Gi5o
lower top Sass. bulk OF sales 81 s044 80.
Heavy. s435dL70; mixed packers 81 Bf1f 80:
nsht. A7OQ4s5; Workers. AS0qiS5, pigs. A7O9
4s0.
tsheep-Receipts. 1000. The market was active
ard steady. Native lambs s. 55Qs.s9: Western
lambs. 81 20. fed ewes. S2S0G3s0: Texas
clipped yeaTlings. 81 6o43S: Texas clipped sheep.
s2l0d3 IS: stockers and feeders. S2938
EAST BUFFALO. Nov. Observation-Disclosures
$50 cars The market was active and steady.
Psime selected steers s5. 4od5 50; good steers.
s5sI5 25 butcher cattle. 81 1894 %. cofamon 70
fslr So 750325 choice bulls. <3. 5ed{: stockers
aid feeders. s3.soa38- best cows. s5e955.
Neals and Calves-Recepts. i20 head. The
market slow ana easier Top veais ss3
SIS: fair 10 good. 81 @Q7Ts; thin. S259s. 20;
heavy fat cGivee sf4475
Sheep and Ianbs-Receipts. % cars The
k-t weak Choice lambs. Ss-154S 5os fair -
god. s545l5: Gull lambs. ST5n4 IS choice
wAthers. SQ4G. export ewes, aG43N 70: fair 70
gdod mixed sheep. s2-5o42ss; enlis. tlseas:
sIogs~Recsipts. n cars The market IVES
CONTINUED ON PAGE 10. COL Sd
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TRADE In GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Elsewhere.

ST. LOUIS. Nov 17.-Flour quiet; red winter
patents extra fancy and str straight s;say & ~
S. 25Q2 IS; prime worth more Corn meal steady
at $3.50 Bran steady; sacked, east track. ,ds ,ag
nominal track. ssstas7Ec; Decembsr, ssSss.sc
s3s &C. Sss ss1sS Ss ss;;. ,sg shorts. S
S.2S; clear ribs, $3.50; short clear S7 Hay
steady; Timothy ssSglO prairie. ssal0 Waissy
5aqe5sc: Hemp twine, &c. Reeeipts-Flour'
1900 brs; wheat, So 600 bu; corn g SoS bu oats
ss,Ooo bu; corn. $1,000 bu; oats. $4,000 bu
KANSAS CITY, Nov I.-wheat-December.
sSe Ss Hss ssSos! s!s So ossn fss Ns sSa aa1s No.
Pc s;S Mfgi MSIie ssa &c.
white. ssgssc; No. mixed sSssSs4c, Receipts. s :,
shipments"W isy aoi. 600 bu: corn. 1900 bu;
cats. 5000 bu.
LOUISVILLE. Nov. r.-wheat,No red and and
Beans-Northcrn hand-picked 2S5 per bu; In
diana new beans. 81 2S per bu Hay-Cnoic,e, ~ In
Straw. s7sOas Clean ginseng. s5.250s per ID.
Onions. s-75a2 per brl; cabbage. 81 per crate;
May, s5isc: cash. s5Ic. corn-November 4sAc;
December. 42c May. 42c. Oats-November. &c:
). s'e' sae Clover owe ssed~cssh, m41&: Dsesm6sT,
:ss9 January $50; February $3.50; MsFch = so
|
CINCINNATI. Nov 17.-Flour steady. Wheat
f,rm; No red, S6Gselsc. Corn firm; No
mixed, 4512q46c. Oats frm; No. 2 mixed. 500
s6hc. Rye steady; No. 2. soifQe1c. Lard steady
at 1910. Bulk meats quiet at $50 Bacon
steady at sS.S7h. Whisky steady at sl25. Sugar
easy.
DULUTH, Nov. 11.-wheat-To arrive-No.
hard so1sc. No. ] northern 1850: No. north
ern, 76Isc. On track No. ! northern, lSssc; No.
2 northern TIC; No. spring. 74isc; December.
76%sc; May. 7sHc. Oats-On track and to arrive.
32Hc.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov I7-wheat-December.
7s4c; May. 7eI4c; on track. No. hard, SIC; No.
l northern. sic No. northern. 7S%c; No.
northern. 73l9G75c.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. f.-Wheat-Spot steady;
No. red Western winter. es I'd. Corn-Spot
easy; American mixed, 3s 10l4d
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Nov. n.-Barley firm:
No. 2, 65c; sample, 39Q6lc.
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BROKERS' REPORTS.


GAlbert r. Thompson & Co., Indianapolis.l
CHICAGO, Nov. H.-Strength in the side mar
kets made strong market here. There was an
advance at Minneapolis and Duluth of 11ec and
the advances at the winter wheat markets were
more. Minneapolis talked of a great flour de-
mand at big profit. Prices here were up about
1c. Red winter here was 37sc over December
Seabord reported 25 loads and said business might
be larger. There a irm corn market al
though the shipping demand on the rate was
slow, and although December was at times a
little under May. The futures advanced about
14c over Mondays close after early showing some
hesitation. The country offerings were very
small. Cables were weak and the weather very
cold, which was favorable. There was about
the same result in oats to-day In corn. There
was better buying than selling, and an inclination
to get out OF shorts The futures had an ad-
vance of 12c to ssc and held IL. There was the
same intimation of smaller receipts as i'm corn
Shippers who have had oats aloat on the old
rate found it easy to sell. Those who tried to
sell from there the advance rate and at the
advance in the market found it difficult Some
of the interests which have been helping provi-
sion prices along of late were sellers to-day
There was January lard for sale by brokers
against May. buying There was selling of May
pork by brokers who act for some of the pack
ers. and there was some support for ribs from
Armour. The provision list was higher earIy
but the advance was lost.
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TRADING FAIRLY ACTIVE
MERCHANTS LOOKING FOR A GOOD
HOLIDAY TRADE TO SET IN.
Retailers Report that Collections Are
Good and that the situation
Looks Very Promising.


The cooler weather gives very fair degree Of
activity in trade in all lines OF seasonable
goods. However. the Industrial situation Is not
all that could be desired. but 1t Is expected
that the conditions will improve before or near
New Years. There are not as many idle men
as there were a month ago This is important
TO general business. the masses are i'm
portant factors ana trade is always curtailed
when they are short OF funds. Fortunately. In
dianspolis In quite exempt from strikes and
other unfavorable conditions and the farmers
who have had good crops realizing remun-
srativs prices for their products. and. a
class. are In better condition than ever before.
and are the strong arm OF the country at the
present time In regard to collections reports
quite favorable. but buyers are being
watched closely. and those who are classed as
The flour market gives evidence OF weaker
tone and In sympathy with wheat prices. is
the spring wheat grade, good many buyers.
now that the market Is weaker in tone. are
a0rasns Being spps.hsnsivs ,V Of furtssr decline
and winter wheat hours are easier in sympathy
spons tonne There hps been ants
In eggs the past week and there is no evidence
that the highest g p9nt fr mas % esen Tashed ana
but the sharp advance viii reduce demand as
they are now almost beyond the reach OF the
masses The upward turn In price OF fresh. as
might be expected has caused ar, an increased
movement OF storage consumers VIII make one
dozen go as far as two or three does usually.
The prospective cooler weather Is giving a
stronger tone to butter and prices ruling
nrm and steady. For choice grades consump-
onn 10 always greater during the winter season
and the output less. and IL Is that which causes
prices 20 rule HIGHER during the winter than
any other time. The supply In cold storage Is
large but II viii all be wanted before the win
ter Is An improvement In the poultry
trade has become noticeable with the cooler
weather, and chickens. which have been
draggy somewhat for few days previous. now
give evidence OF Improvement. and ducks and
geese also doing better. Indications point
to higher prices between now and Thanksgiv-
ing. The wholesale grocery department repre-
sents no new feature Prices in the main are
well hed-people will eat and jobbers look for a
steady demand for staples at least until after
the holidays. The call for sugar is good at the
low prices made. Retailers have been benefited
by recent reductions. Coffees In steady call
and there Is very good request for teas and
spices. with prices In most lines well held.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-18
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE FAIRLY ACTIVE AT GEN.
ERALLY LOWER PRICES.
Hogs Active, Strong and Possibly =
Firm-Markets Elsewhere.

ONION STocKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS. Nov.
1Z--Cattle-Recepts. LOO: shipments. zoo There
was some difference OF opinion between sales
men and. in fact. all dealers to the condi-
ton OF the cattle market to-day. Buyers con-
ndently declared they were paying steady prices
in good many places compared with the close
Of Iast week. but practically all statesmen claimed
the market was ar least l0c to 15c lower than at
that time. There is doubt that the conditions
here weakened TO some extent by develop
ments elsewhere. and all those that did not and
the general market lower said that il ought to ee
There was mrch animation in trading az en-
pected. ara the clearance. especially Of fat
stock. probably satisfactory. The cattle
showing the most strength to-day were probably
the good cows and heifers. which were eompara-
lively scarce and in the steer line there were
no cattle good enough to test the market for
extreme prices 1t appears from representative
sales that the cattle to-day. with possibly the
exception OF a few top kinds in their class Were
around 10c lower than the close CT last week or
yesterday. The bull market. in sympathy with
other grades of cattle, also weaker. but
calves sold usually at steady 10 strong prices
Quotations.:
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LCith the Grain Brokers;
Present Market Conditions

There can be but one ending to De-
grain and stock broker yesterday. 1.-The
st. Louis crowd has been running a corner
in December for some time and the price
is too high. / think this option will go out
around 10 cents. and I'm sure December
will sell down to 70 before the close. The
next twenty or thirty days will a big
change in wheat.
Armour is in the wheat market again.
This was the advice all the local commits
sion houses had from Chicago yesterday.
"The Argentina imports will have a de-
pressing effect on wheat prices" said an
other bear THE Argentina wheat will be-
gin TO be shipped in early in the new year
and this movement can't help but have
a bearish effect on the market, / think.
Wheat prices have been too high here, any
way. The price was put up early to a
higher figure than IL should be and a de-
cline is bound to come.
Corn is likely to do better" said J. Z.
Berry yesterday. 1.-The market was sold up
too early on the theory Of a short crop.
Then. on the strength OF larger crop than
was exnected, the market was sold off.
There has been pretty big decline and
think that the indications now point TO an
dpturn. The crop this year is estimated at
about 20o0, 600 bushels, which was about
the size of last years crop. May will be-
gin to be the active option soon after the
end of this month
.'The trouble with the wheat market is
that we have had poor export support, .
said well-known broker with offices in
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the Board of Trade building But I think
wheat Will be purchase soon after the be-
ginning or the new year The market is
dull now. The holidays and -he weeks i'm
mediateiy preceding the holidays are al
ways a dull time in the grain business
however. My advice would oe to stav mt
OF wheat as Tar as buying is concerned
until after the first OF January"
Corn Is on good trading basis" said
Charles A. Shotwell. There is a good ax
port demand for corn, both old and new
And when we have a good demand from
the other side we are likely to have God
market here. / think corn is a nurcba co
now, on a good, safe basis I make this
statement on authoritative export advices
from New York. The export business
shows signs of improving"
A. w. Thomson's Chicago correspondent
says: Il think Armour is trying to work
the wheat market little, but / don't Gee
a bull market yet"
Total ciearances yesterday: Wheat. ST.
Oil bu: flour. 4207o brls; corn, 27o.1so bu j:
Bradstreets comparative statement saws.
Increase in wheat last week. 74os. 600.
increase in corn. $4,000: increase in oats
$4,000; year ago wheat increase amounted
to 97iO,000.
The increase in wheat east of the Rock
les is 2.6l300o bushels, according TO Brad
streets: Europe and afloat, 10000 BUSH
els decrease. leaving a total increase of
3,ll30Q0 bushels Corn stocks east of the
Rockies show decrease OF 444.0oo bushels
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PRIVATE WIRE ADvICEs.
Tone of Market Was Consistently
Strong aud Trading Fairly Active.


NEW YORK, Nov. 1I-Although the market
eased off somewhat toward the close to-day.
the tone generally throughout the trading was
consistently strong and prices were very we'll
held. The selling in the later trading repre-
sented some proft-taking. some professional
pressure and little nervousness on the part Of
some who are long stocks concerning the per-
manency OF the upward movement. Steel pre-
ferred noticeably under pressure toward the
close. and sold down considerably from its high
price Of the day. While sentiment at the close
was relatively good. there undercurrent
OF feeling that another bad drive against the
market might be engineered. AS matter of
fact the bear crowd not at all solicitous
concerning another attack, and was worried a
little bit itself to the possibility Of the ad-
vance continuing further
While the traction stocks undeniaby
strong and the best feature of the market to-day,
interest centered more particularly certain of
the inactive stocks, such Kansas City South
ern Toledo, St. Louis & Western and Alton.
Alton. of course, has been an object of attention
for several weeks past, but the strength of the
others have been more recent 1t is rumored
that a consolidation Of the three roads Is being
yet, ii is well within the bounds of possibility.
We're all the standard railway stocks. Allied
stocks Of the Pennsylvania showed a good
dertone. Reading and Erie acted better Sugar
very strong. and the Industrial list held
well. News was meager and gossip contained
little Of interest.
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UNION STOCKYARDS
SHOWS BIG INCREASE.

1t is already evident that this is to be one of
the best years in the history of the Union Stock
yards. While at Kansas City, Chicago and ST.
Louis receipts of live stock have fallen below
those of last year, at the Union Stockyards the
increase in hogs is 242 164 the corresponding
period Of last year. the total receipts being 1,25O
4s6 hogs up to date. The receipts Of cattle have
Increased 35162 head and of sneep l. 500 head
The receipts of cattle up to the present time
have been 22O. $50 head In horses the receipts
have been 36 49, being about the same as last
year. The management is much encouraged over
this handsome increase in business when a de-
crease is shown at other important live stock
markets. The company is spending a good deal
of money in improvements the present year. 1t
has built a large new hay barn and large corn
crib which increases the capacity of storage in
both lines fully 90 per cent. and it has in add-
tion put up large cattle shed, which increases
its facilities fully one-fourth in that direction.
1t is very plain that this year is to be record
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Wool.

BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE wool market has been
dull the past week. but prices have held steady.
The extent of the demand has been the trading
sufficient to meet existing orders. The market
buying. In territory woods the demand continues
quiet. with better call for fine and fne medium
grades. Foreign woods quoted at unchanged
figures with dull market for the same. Cur
rent quotations on domestic WOODS may be sum
and above, s4G7341kc: X, SIC: No 1. s2assc: No.
2, 31G33c; unwashed. 24G25c; half blood un-
washed. 25G26c three-eighths blood unwashed.
25a25lkc; quarter blood unwashed, 25d25izc; fine
washed delaine 3sc Michigan X and above.
washed 21G22c: quarter blood unwashed AG
24l4c; three-eighths blood unwaEhed. 24124bao:
aine. 32G33c Kentucky, Indiana. etc., three
eighths blood, 24G25c quarter blood, 24d25c;
braid, 22T23c.
grades, combing and clothing 17g2lhc; light fine,
l5Gl71c; heavy fine. l2Ql4iac; tub washed. 2c
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81 think stocks are still a sale,' said
member of the firm of A. w. Thomson &
Co. I'm looking for a substantial rally, of
course. but it looks now as If the time for
the. market to start up for permanently
higher prices hasn't arrived yet. At the
same time | know the market is oversold,
but the long continued decline has scared
everybody and no one seems to want 10
buy"
''All the money made in stocks this year
has been by selling the market, but the
traders OF indianapolis don't want TO sell"
said another. When they get into the
market they always buy. and everybody
knows buying stocks this year has been a
TO understand that there is time TO sell
the market short as well as to buy"
XXX
James E. Berry, of Albert R. Thompson
& Co., has information from a source
thought to be close to the Standard Oil in
terests to the effect that there will be a
considerable rally in stocks before the first
Of the year. II saw letter the other day
from man who seems to be somewhat on
the inside with the Standard Oil crowd, and
the letter says there will be an upturn in
the market before January" said Mr.. Ber-
ry. This same man predicted about ninety
days ago that stocks would continue to de-
early in December. He seems to be right
about that, certainly. So maybe he knows
what he is talking about when he says
higher prices will prevail before January"
XXX
=" The public" as brokers call people
who are not in the grain and stock busi-
ness. is not taking much interest in the
stock market in Indianapolis just now"
said prominent broker yesterday This
is explained by the long continued decline
In stocks. The public Is always a buyer in
either grain or stocks. and when there isn't
a chance of profiting by purchase then
outsiders get out of the market and wait
for some development which, they think,
will bull prices. Most of the long lines of
stocks in Indianapolis are held by the brok-
erage establishments few spectators
have long lines of industrials and railroad
stocks, but they are simply protecting their
interests against the decline and waiting
for something to turn up before they do
much"
Advices to local bankers and brokers from
New York are to the effect that nearly