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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-25
BOOK RECEPTION.
Tuesday, June 2Sth 1904
T. p NJ To IN

t p. NJ. TO 10 P. NJ.
FRANKLIN CIRCLE ROOM,
Come fathers and mothers,
Come uncles and aunts,
Come cousins and sweethearts
No won'ts, no can'ts.
1t will be a Book Reception,
And our room is the place,
Books, books are our need,
Full of wisdom and grace.
Bring one of your best,
Or two if you will,
For we greatly need
Our book shelves to fill.
For the good of the cause,
Just do your very best,
You come, see and hear
And we'll do the rest.
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Death Of Mr. John G. Slower.

Another aged citizen of the
county and a veteran Of the Con-
federate army has gone to bis re-
ward. Mr.. John G. Slower died
at his homo at Kershaw last Ned
nesday night after a protracted
illness at the advanced age of 80
years. Mr.. Stover was born in
kershaw county, near Flat Rock,
and lived there until few yesrs
ago when he moved to Kershaw.
He WAS = member of the Metho-
dist church and his life was con.
sistent with his profession. He
served in the Confederate army
through the civil war in Co. l, 10Th
S. @. Regt., and made a good
soldier. His old comrades in arm.
will regret to learn of his death.
He leaves q widow and tie follow
ing children surviving him: Mr..
James Slower and Mrs. John Gray
of Texas, Mr.. Henry Slower, Mrs.
Mrs. Burrel Jones, Mrs. John
Gaskin, Mrs. John Es.ridge, Mrs.
John Halle, Mrs. Simeon Gay.
and Mrs IL. II. Horton, all OF
this county. The interment took
place Thursday afternoon at
Hanging Rock church. Mr.. David
Slower, = nephew, of this place,
went to Kershaw Thursday to at
tend the funeral.
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Letters remaining uncalled
for in the post-office at Ian
caster for the week ending June
25th, 1904, are as follows:
w. P. Presley, F. B. Spaulding,
". P. Patty, John Owghing, AL.
lie BurgelI, V. b. Ingram, w. D..
Noodson, Mrs. Mamie Belle In.
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COME TO THE NEW CHEAP CASH STORE FOR SHOES.
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS If YOU WANT
TO BUY THEM CHEAP.

have just opened line of shoea Dry Goods
the store formerly occupied by Mr. Carnes
be glad to have friends and the public
and get and low prices and fair dealings
do with it l am sure of part of your trade.
am going to have special shoe day Saturday
pay to call on that day While going to sell cheap every
In the week yet will give Special Shoe Day.
have also bought Mr. Carnes Grocery
off cheap am not going handle Here
close them Arbuckles Coffee,
coffee at 10 cents 10 pound bucket of d
pot 13 cts or for 25 CTS - boxes matches bars laundry
cts No. lamp chimney, cts; curry comb, dpper4
cs dried fruit cts b glass dozen Mason
IS fruit rubbers per ozen big lot
factory prices.
1t will call when in need of anything my
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DOROTHY DODD

Oxfords and Strap Sandals look better fit better and better
than any price complete Dorothy Dods
in blacks, and shiny feathers Try PAIR So Our
line of Ladies' Oxors Sandals
those usually sold
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gram, Mrs. Alfred Jackson, Mrs.
Minnie Sinclair, Misses Janey
Self, Edmond Gaisher.
IA" Nj. Stewart, p. Nj.
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OUR CLOTHING BUSINESS

continues and there splendid for People
have learned that sell good clothes cheaper than others
good $3.50 suits that selling 81 65 trade
body attempts match those fine Worscd Suits
that running 5000 1t will pay you
fore buy that suit.
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SNoS WI ooiO aI MdChOTetl 8.
DIR. L. j. Strait visited rela-
atives at Richburg this week.
Miss Annie Gregory, of At
lanta, Ga, is on a visit to her
parents, at this place.
Mrs. T. M. Hughes and chill.
dren, of Lancaster, are visiting
relatives in this place. Fort Mill
Times.
Capt. S. E. White and
daughter, Mrs. Leroy Springs, are
visiting at Fort Mill this week.
DR.. Jas. R. Massey, who has
been living in Darlington the past
few years, is up on ten days
visit to relatives and friends in
the county.
--Mr. Jack White, of Blacks,
burg, is here on visit to friends.
Miss Addie Freeman OF Mt
Pleasant, S. g., is the guest of
Mrs. q. b. Barron.
Miss Rosa Moore, of New
berry, is visiting relatives at this
place.
Miss Ola Thomson, of Pen
a!ston, s. g, is the gucet Of M-s.
Al. S. Witherspoon.
Mrs. Lee Hilton and children
of Monroe, N. c., visited the
formers sister, Mrs. j. A. Cook
at this place this week. They
went to Kershaw yesterday to
spend several days with Mrs. w.
U Clyburn before returning home.
Five good secondhand sew
ing machines at a bargain, for
cash or on time.
j. B. Mackorell.
Refreshments will be served
on the School grounds by the
Franklin Circle Tuesday afternoon
June 2Sth. Proceeds for the
Public Library.
Mr.. Bryan ought to be relegat.
ed to the rear in Democratic poll
tics, and he will be, because he is
now only disturbing factor
which prevents complete party
harmony and without 1t there is
no hope of success at the polls.
Columbia Record.
"A school meeting of the upper
Camp Greek school will be held
Thursday, June 3Oth, at the school
building, at 5 O'Clock p. m. All
trustees and patrons will please
attend. w. L. Morris.
Good hard brick for sale, 6
miles North of Lancaster, Lands
Ford road. Phone No. 5 Wax
haw. Mccain & Stewart.
Miss Nellie Lathrop of Lewis
VILE, S. c., is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. t. j. Strait. at this place.
Bowers Brothers have con.
tractsd to complete the cottage on
market street which Mr.. l.. c..
Payseur purchased from Mr.. T. r
Langley some time ago.
Mr.. w. A. Bailey says that
in sowing oats in the fall you
should always SOW about peck
Of wheat to the acre with the oats.
Both crops are not likely to fail
and should both turn out we'll, as
has been the case with him this
year, you will havs the best kind
OF feed for stock. He reports
that he has been doing this for
ten years and while the oats have
been killed by the cold several
times he never fails to make wheat.
B extra fine Jersey milch COWS
for eslo m ILL t.1o e., H. 81
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Big RIBBON SALE.
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWARE.

We sell lots of Ladies' Underwear because keep
make low Chen's Pants, Pants Corset
Chemes Skirts and Night Gowns each 10,
soo and up, Ladies' Jersey Ribbed pants the pair cts; Ladies'
10 cts Beached Vests ped neck cts Ladies' Silk Vests apel
neck, special 10
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Biz Values This Week
90 AT 90
CLOUDS.

We have for this week lot of Drummcrs Samples
third off the regular price Among you many
things such FANS neckwear fancy collars
spendrs BELTS purses combs gloves Shirts
towels and many other things that
to
Big RIBBON SALE.
We have made special bargain ribbon 12
and 20 cents Ribbons You the
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Local M alters

APPOINTMENTS OF REV. ]. NJ. wuIrp
Unity, lst and 3d Sabbath.
Giils Creek, 2d and 4th Sabbatb II
y. m.
4p. m. '''oa'h'
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Minneapolis May Sells to 81 1875
on Direct Advices from 1nglis
to Watson.
All Other Influences Instantly
Overshadowed by These Ar
gentine Reports.
"A Strong and Nervous Market
Rains and Snow in the .
Southwest. .....

Minneapolis Chamber OF Commerce, Dec. o.
Rust in Argentine was the report that came
upon the market to open the week, ana wn 1en
/ turned in for advance, May selling TO $1.1o3s
before the pit stopped to breathe. Previous 10
this there was bulsh item or two, but prepon.
derant sentiment was bea IRISH, for the southwest
had been wet down and the edge was OF the
,dry-weather Rain fell around Nashville
! Tenn, and at Cairo ILL.,. and st. Louis, Whlie
snow fell all Kansas and Missouri and IN
+ Oklahoma, varying from trace to three inches
in some localities. Thru the selling caused by
( these reports there good support and 1t de-
yeloped that Watson had cable advices In hand
4 from Argentine direct from John 1nglis, who
went there some months ago. to the erect that
rust is doing serious damage to the crop. This
overshadowed everything else. and rveted at
stention upon Argentine. The trade realizes
that good or bad winter wheat reports, the
movement of wheat to market, increasing stocks
s. In Minneapolis and all other influences are sub
ordinate. to Argentine and that If anything In
the nature of the rust damage that struck the
Z northwest last year should come upon Argentine
+ the effect upon the speculative markets would
be very great. Hence the regular Monday sta
x tistics did not count for much, and the fact
s that. Russian shipments showed 1924, 600 bu
! that, the quantity of wheat ahoat increased that
& the visible held up. that local stocks gained
ss4S0, 900 bu since Friday and that New York was
reported to have bought wheat in Russia for
American importation, had little effect. If Ar
gentine has been seriously affected all markets
Z should feel it very
y Receipts here were under year ago. s4s cars,
against 974. Duluth received 145 cars against
i iol' anu Chlcaso 20 ca.s asadist 90 %, i1ou1'
i received 600 bu against $4,000, and Kansas
4 City 900 against 1874, 900.
w Primary receipts 1905 900 bu against 1,461,-
( 900 bu
S5 Sixty loads Of reported sold at
4 the seaboard.
s ~ Antwerp reports sale Of LOO tons Of Walla
Walla wheat at a price equal to $1.1S
New York.
Is; Broomhall cabled: Argentine cable reads:
Weather again unsettled and Is threatening dam
IL age to harvest. private cable from Melbourne,
q Australia, reports crop seriously damaged by
II heat
B! The forecast: Enthusiastically cloudy, with
snow furries Lake Superior. North Dakota
Fair, southerly winds. South Dakota, Nebras-
sska, Kansas-Fair, variable winds. Iowa, Wis
& consn--Partly cloudy. Missouri-Partly cloudy,
9Scolder in northwest portion Naturalization.
ing, with probably rain snow tonight and in
least portion Tuesday. Illinois-Partly cloudy
& tonight and Tuesday, with probably rain snow
lin southeast portion tonight.
isl May wheat closed at 81 15M; July at 81 .15A
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MONEY REPORTS

BERLIN, Dec. 5.---Exehange on London, 20
marks 3SN pigs for checks. Discount rates for
short bills, per cent; for three months bills,
St. PAUL. Dec. 5.-Bank clearnss today,
NEW YORK, Dec: 5.-For local banks the sub,
treasury today transferred by telegraph $5OOOQO
to San francisco and $500, 900 to New Orleans.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. have, engaged gold bars
amounting to slightly more than $1,000, 600 for
shipment to Europe, probably tomorrow. The
same firm has bespoken all the gold bars avail
able up to Friday. It is believed that the gold
engaged today win go to Germany.
= PARIS, Dec: 5.-Three per cent rentes, 98f
nc for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
1 H25c for checks. '*er- .l..sz.eSi; f.a,sg..
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. Bank clearings to-
day, 81, Ill O69 .26. New York exchange: Sell
ing rate, 90c, premium; buying rates. 40c pre-
MUM. Chicago exchange: Selling rate, Toe pre-
MUM; buying rate, zoe discount London sixty
day sight documentary exchange, $4.S3h.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Close-Prime mercan-
opened weak, closed drmer, with actual business
III bankers bills ut 81 Sc 15a4. $3.50 for demand
and at 81 50. 50@4 s3. 80 for 6O-day bills posted
rates, $4.S4@4s 4h and $4.S7@4.S7h; CONNER
cial bills, $4.S3A; bar silver, 59Mc: Hexican
| dollars, 4Sc; government bonds, strong; rail-
road bonds, heavy. Close-Money on, call teady,
2hM3h per cent, closing bid, 23a per cent;
offered at 3 per cent: time loans. firm: sixty
| and ninety days, per cent; six months, 4Q4A
| per cent : ..G's.. e1E.5 -. -
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THE CASH TRADE
FLAX VERY sTRoNG-CoRN EASY AND
SLIGHT YLoWER,

FLAX-strong and higher again and up to
1-23 and $123A for some, closing close to top
for No. 1 seed. All grades. in good sale and
steady demand for No. seed to arrive.
Minneapolis received 90 cars, against CT year
ago. and shipped Is. Duluth received 126 cars.
Closing prices Minneapolis cash. $1.22k; to
arrive. 81: 227A; December. 81. 22H.
&OATS-No. 3 white closed at 27%c. Re-
ceipts. 9S cars; shipments, IA cars.
Moe new in than Saturday No 8
yellow closed at 40%c. Receipts, 55 cars; ship
ments, 2 cars.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn meal
and cracked corn, in sacks. sacks extra, $1S;
No. 1 ground feed. 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats SO-lb
sacks, SACKS extra, SITS; No. 2 ground feed,
y corn and ~ oats, SOlb sacks, sacks extra,
$780, No ground feed, 1-S corn and % oats,
15-lb sacks, sacks extra. S1T.25.
MILLSTUFFS-Bran N bulk $1A5O: mid
dliongs, $3.50; red dog, $40; all b in Min
neapolis; in 2OO-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional
In lOO-lb SACKS. $3.50 per ton additional. Ship
RYE-Closing figures IN No. 2. 72h @7aAc.
Receipts "A ,;ars: shipments. cars.
BARLEY-Feed grades, 35@37c; mailing
g gsats % aS@ aaEs Receipts Ill cars ship
HAY-onerings light and demand active TO,
good and choice stu1, poor STUFF, of which the
bulk Of the offerings made of, are a slow
sale, bringing what the buyer is willing to pay
for It. Choice timothy. $3.50; No. timothy
SSS4S;50; No. 2 timothy. $7@s; No. timothy
S6.50@1 30; upland, choice, ST. No. upland
S1@75O; No upland, $6@8.50; swale, 81 81
@5,50 midland. $6@65O; rye straw, s5@e
wheat and oat straw, $3.5O@46O. Receipts "a
tons; shipments, 20 tons.
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PRICES ] 4 !: ! ADVANCE;
BUSHES s. ARGE
UNITED STATES STEEL PRE-
s's FERRED TOUCHED sB1s.l
Early Prices, However, Gave Way Be-
fore Heavy Realizing St. Paul Put
Back Below Saturdays close-De-
clines Of I to 2 Points in North
Western, Rock Island Preferred, and
Others. u; M

New York, Dec. 5.---Prices of stocks today
easily fraction all around on a large
and well -distributed volume of business United
States Steel preferred, 3 on; the sale of 5000
shares, touched 95h, compared with 95 on Sat
urday, and the common rose 70. Colorado Fuel
advanced IA and Ontario & Western, Illinois
large fractions: There wasaa very large absorb
ton Of Southern Railway al rise Of u.
With but few exceptions early prices OF the
active stocks proved to be the best made during
heavy in all quarters despite: the: vigorous
strength displayed by Pennsylvania, Reading,
Illinois Central and various minor stocks the
decline forced St. Paul Atchison, Missouri PaSiac
Louisville & Nashville Union Pacific and New
York Central slightly below last weeks closing
The realizing put prices pretty generally BACK
to the level Of Saturday, but Reading and some
of the southwesterns showed good resistance.
Readings subsequent rise to So did not bring
much response outside the coalers. Reading first
and second preferred, Delaware & Hudson, Hook
way preferred rose point or more, Central OF
New Jersey IN, Lackawanna IL, Agricultural
Chemical preferred and Rubber Goods 1, Chicago
Traction preferred and Duluth, South Shore &
Atlantic preferred III and American District
Telegraph and Butterick 2h. Pennsylvania
touched 40. e.. ...~- ..,-.
There were declines of / to 2 in North-We s-
term Rock Island preferred, Atlantic Coast Line,
Nashville, Chattanooga & ST.: Louis Fort Worth
& Denver City stamped, Pacific Mail, Westing-
house Electric and Bag preferred Bonds were
irregular at noon.
Independent price movements continued the
feature of the market. Reading extended its rise
to over points, without relieving the heaviness
Of other leaders Considerable Leather and other
Industrial stocks were bought. st. Louis South.
western improved 1%, thu, preferred and Hook
ing Valley 8. United States Leather moved up
l. the preferred 8, the International Paper
stocks IN to IN, Linseed preferred and Hide
and Leather preferred IN.
The, declines reached L in Chicago Terminal
IN in Consolidated Gas and IN in Sloss- Sheffield
Steel preferred. ' $500,
The improvement in the coalers eliminated
after Erie had risen l and Central Of New Jer
sey 81. Room traders who had been selling
the general railway list all day attacked the
! market vigorously the announcement Of golt
engagements for export and the market leaders
| sold 1@1h under Saturdays finals. ~, :
! Stock quotations reported for The Journal b!
| Watson s. Co., brokers' Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis. CLOSING figures bid. =
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Dec. 5.-The cotton
ing at decline of from 80 to go points. The
near months sold down to about nc pound
during the first few minutes Of trading, or a
decline Of practically loo pound since the
elimination of the bull campaign last winter
The trade seemed to -apprehend weakness in the
southern spot market after the initial break, the
market showed some slight recovery but the un-
dertone continued extremely nervous advices
from the southern SPOT markets.
Gotten futures opened weak December, 1000;
January, 7:e5s Feb 'r9a 7e5e; March. 77Sc;
At midday the market was less active, but
still unsettled and net 26@31 points lower.
Spot cotton was dull; middlfng uplands. 3.2oc;
middling gulf. S.45c. 81. e. ~
Cotton spot closed quiet and so points lower;
middling uplands. S.1Oc& middling gulf, 8. Doc.
Sales. $500 bales.
Cotton futures closed steady: December.
7.62c: January. 7.60c: February, 7.74c; March,
s6c; April, 1900: May, 796c; June, 1850;
July, s.0Scv; August, 793c.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec. 5.-Wheat had an ex-
peted and rem m bulge today sg pa
the session Flax shipments have been enormous
boats Will load yet, but the most had no insur-
ance after this noon. Flax sold up 1se.
Changes in stoc 14 Wheat in 1 store
1907, os1 bu rye 151, oe5 bu. decrease 1e,o7o bu;
barley CTS, 1874 bu, decrease 1.450 bu. 81, T.:
Today's receipts: Wheat 145 cars; fax, 1926;
Wheat, 2o4, ssi bu oats: io1 $40 bu; barley 1873,
tsS Hu s7 F{e' 1880 eu fax ou Cars
The close: Wheat cash. Nj northern
$11S h Nay Flax sasS Msy
$1.269s. Oats, 2S&c. Rye, 74c. - -.
but quiet. Wheat, receipts, $4,000 .bu; sales,
opensd higher on
n nae 9a seysf,nf ei May ass as
cepts, q, 10 bu; sales, loo, 900 bu; easy undeg
5eAc; May. 51@51hc. Oats, receipts $500
Close: Wheat-December, sl.1sh; May, s1.15
close: Corn, SEC; May, sic. -
MILWAUKEE, FLOUR AND GRAIN, Dec >
r9 nor wesa shfess a. May nosh is
asked. Rye steady; No 1, S0@S1kc. Barle,
dull; No. :, 54c; sample. s6@5oc. Oats easier
standard 81 g31 Nc to 32c. Corn lower; No.
45@48h; May, 44B @45c bid. -.
Wheat-Puts, $1.12@1:12A; calls. 81 .14M bis
= Corn-Puts, 44Bc; ellis, 45c bid. -, -
WINNIPEG GRAIN. Dec: 5.-opening: !, De
December, rs5sc; May, 81 62: July, s; o3;: No.
northern, 96Nc; No. 2 northern ra $780, NJ No
No s. 6flIc: No: feed, 551kc: puts, Ds &;
Der, esc; May. $1.o2; s calls December. 9e6 6%
May sl'o2. RECEIPTS, 2es cars; year. age va
! : CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN, AND SEEDS
Dec. 5-Rye, December, 74@76c; May 7s1aq
roc Flax. cash northwestern =. si;2s s g, +
Timothy. December $40; January. $2:72h
March. $685. Glover, December, $3.50. Ba
ley, cash, ,SS@51c. -. !. = 2:
4 LIVERPOOL. GRAIN, Dec. 5.-Close: Whea
spot nominal, futures easy: December, Is 2Nd
March, Is 49sd: May, Is AID. Corn. spot firm
American mixed, as 1od; futures quiet; January
As 4sad; March, As 33sd. Hops, in London (Pacif
COAST steady; 47 15s@ss 15s. ~, s..
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. s

Inspected In-Wheat-Cars-Great Northern
No. 1 northern. 20; No 2 northern Al No. 8, 49,;
No 81 fejeetsd e. 81 10 P grade north
cern,- I; No, 8, II; No A. 80; rejected, u; no
Minneapolis & St.. Louis-No. / northern 1;
rs 500 nineNo q Nor & H. s.
Isl No nth P Pa northern. 2: No. 8,
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis & omaha-No
8, 8; No 4, 3; rejected 8.
Total-No. 1 northern, 80; No. northern, II;
No. 3. 1913; No. 4. 1854; rejected. 106; no grade, g.
No. 3 macaroni wheat Il; mixed wheat, 10;
western wheat, 20; No: winter wheat, 3; re-
jected winter wheat "a: No. 3 yellow corn, 2;
No. 3 corn. /; No corn; 16; no grade corn.
No. 4 white oats, 20; No: 8 oats, q; no grade
8; No; 4 barley. a; No. | feed barley, 13; No
feed barley. 1; No l northwestern dax, Z; No.
Cars Inspected Out-No. l northern wheat, 2;
No. northern wheat, r.; No. wheat. 81; No
wheat, So; rejected wheat, 10; no grade wheat
~ 9i yeiow eorn No. corn g. mo grade
corn, 2; No. white oats, g.: No. white oats
a: No. barley 8; No a,b barley, 9; No feed e
No. northwestern fax 6.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET. Minnesota Trans
fer, St.. Paul. Dec. 5;-Barrett Zimmerman
to choice horses. While there was Il good de
mand for prime offerings, the bulk of receipts
did not come W to t bat grade Values; Draft
to s1s5; drafters, common to good, s125 to s155
choice, $40 to s1S5 farm mares common t,
good, 500 to $12O.
NEW YORK METALS Dec. 5.-Lead and cop
per steady and unchanged.
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THE FLOUR MARKET

PRICES HIGHER AGAIN, AND THE TONE
"a -@ VERY STRONG,
K The week started with advance in prices
5of 1Oc on patents and sc to- 1Oc clears. This
As In line with higher wheat prices. Flour de-
nland is holding up better than expected. and
two of the mills that it thought would close
for tim" were still grinding this morning,
and the sales offices reported business heavy
enough to make it unlikely that they will close
If It keeps up at the present rate.
. Shipments, 55926 barrels.
Z FIRST patents: $6.20@e.3o; seconds patents,
est Ia the list at "a. 50@4.6O; second clears,
S3O5M3,15.
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Railway preferred, esA Southern. Pacific, 8s1A
Union Pacific, 1l8A s. Union Pacific preferred,
Steel preferred. s97A i Wabash, 24A; Wabash
preferred, Ash; Spanish fours, ss
Bar silver steady, n I'D per ounce.
Money, Ia az per cent. sgs. ! $50
The rate OF discount in the open market Tor
short bills is 2 13-IG@2B per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
three months bills is 2A@2T per cent. "a
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

81 osh@
No 1haxs1 No
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creameries, 16@2esc; dairies. 16@22c. Eggs,
steady; at, mark, cases included, 1917 @24e;
S stsnay Americas Pourg
alive. steady; turkeys 12Hc; chickens, &c;
springs, DC. Potatoes, easy; Burbanks, 32@35c;
Rurais, SS@35c. Veal, easy; so to 6O-lb weights,
| 5@5hc; 66 to 75-lb weights, 5h @6hc; 80 to
125-lb weights, 7@7kc. 800: = 80 :
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THE VISIBLE SUPPL.
QUITE NATURAL.

Ch1caRO-
''Do you think, we. shall have another hard
winter Of it?'' he asked, as he turned sto the
man on his right in the street car.
Very naturally" was the reply.
why do you very naturally'?''
Because am coal dealer.''s
sob, see. Well, please ask me II 1 think
next summer will be no tier than sblazes. =
Consider the question asked.,'s,s
Very naturally do. and If you want to
know why. it's because I'm the ice man.,
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PROVISIONS

: CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Dec. 5.-Liquidation,
due to heavy receipts of hogs and to lower prices
at the yards caused weakness in provisions.
Packers were inclined to let the market take its
course. trading being mainly by pit traders May
pork was down 23@5c at $13.1Oc. Lard was
off 21sc at s715. Ribs were &c to TIC lower
at $o.75 to $6.77ta. - =: -
close: Pork, December, $11.45; January,
$12s2M May. $1s.o5. - r. =
Close: Lard December: $e:s7h; January,
$O Gioss: Mf Ribs iS January Suay May
s6.771k @6.S0; July, $6.921a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-05

Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
Tor the day by loads as follows g...,.
chicago Great Western, ID; Chicago, st. Paul,
3 minneapolis Omaha, g.. Great Northern. co.;
Snlcago, burlington & Quincy. q; 500 Line, 4;
Northern PACIFIC, 146: Total, 25s cars.