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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-20
diamond Dust
.LocAL 1.EA.M
EJas Been Having Streak OF Il

r. ~ i.-----5+ b IN y ~
Has Been Having Streak Of luck
LatelN
Luck and excellent playing have
characterized the last few games Of
the local base ball team. In the game
Saturday and yesterday Fatrmont car
ried OF first honoras '5;-
sundays Game.
s One OF the largest crowds of the
season was present at the game yes
terday afternoon. Warrington was
beaten by the score Of 8 to 2. Both
teams did excellent team and batting
work The score in detail was as fol.
lows: --.
MANNINGTAr Alb r. n; P. "A. q.
JollfRe, CT !. ........5 o o 0 o. Q
Henry, SIS. ~. $3.50 4 o o
Conner. G. .-.4 o o s Q 9
Mclaughlin, 2b a o. o 2 Q
Gruber, 4 b .......,4 i 2 z 0
Furbee, If. ..........4 o 2 q I, Q
McGonegal. 3b 80 Q = 2 4 9
silvens; IF ..;....4 o Y
80 2 9 "a 10 8
IFAIRMoNT- ALB. R. H. P. A. E.
wharton, &c ........4 o 4 10 o ]
!|Wayman, II .........4 o 8 o Q
|Gibbs. lib IA o o 8 1 Q
.ERidgley, sb 1900. IA o i 2 ! 4
.IFortney SIS .........4 o o o a Q
i - o N
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An Even Break.

{ . y =
sT, LOUIS, Aug. 20APhiIade lphial
and st. Louis split even, Philadelphia
taking the first game, g to 4 and 81
Louis the second, 5 70 q; The sec
ond game was shortened TO seven IN n
nings by agreement and Ph1lade1 phta
made All its runs in the fnal inning,
st Louis .001O00OO O- 4 2
Phlla 104O0ts00o-6 s I
Karger. Higgins, Marshall; Richie
and Doin;
Second game:
st. Louis :. ..2O1OO2 SIS 1915
Phila. !. ...... % 5000 "a 6 8
Besbe and Noonan; Duggleby and
Donovan.
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AMERI!.lcA.N.

Saturday V Games.
st. Louis 9; Philadelphia q.
Boston 8, Detroit q.
Cleveland q, washington g.
Chicago 10, New Yorko.
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Double plays. Gibbs to Cole, ingram
to Haught to. Lough, Haught to
Tough; two base hit, Ketfer Dragoo,
wsyman; three base hits Cole: Flem-
ing; struck out. by Mcclure 8. by ORA
goo Il; base on balls. of MCGUIRE 2.
on Dragoo a; time. 2 hours; umpire
Johnson.
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Henry Wolf is the foremost living
wood engra7er in America He was
born in Alsace in 1882 aud has sey.
5eral times served on the iuftes Of
awards at the Paris and jtner eaposls
lions. and d list Of llis medals and
other honors would Gil long para
graph
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Warrington $50 600 90 90 2-2
Fairmont .......0 20s3 o 90 / 1T

Two base hits. Henry, Wharton,
Fox; three base hit, shu1tz; first base
ON balls, OF Fleming i; struck out
BY shultz q, by Fleming s; double
play. Fortney to Shannon to Gibbs:
|Ieft on bases, Warrington 8, Fair
9; time Of game, Las; attendance,
500; umpire, Johnson.
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CALL MONEY UP;
STOCKS DECLINE
ADVANCE OF MONEY RATEs
PROMPTLY AFFECTS PRICES.
Undertone of Market, However, Is
Good, Tho Business Becomes Smaller
Adams Express Sells at $500, as
Compared with $3.50 on the Previous
- Sale May II,

New York, Aug. 31.-Speculation was quiet
and at the outset there was little irregu-
larity to prices. Neither the advances ~
declines amounted to much. aside from gain
of point In Union Pacific. The coal stocks
were easier, including Reading and Pennsyl-
tvania.s
A moderate demand arose and st. Paul, Union
Pacific and New York Central advanced III,
Reading and the general market to good
fraction above yesterdays closing. Subsequently,
when call loans which carry over until Tues
day, were made at per cent, the market
promptly weakened and advances were quite
generally lost. Anaconda and Great Northern
preferred fell 2h under last nights price, and
Reading, North Western, Wabash preferred and
General Electric 1@1N. Around II O'Clock the
market was showing steadiness, but business
was light. ~. + -. -"
Monetary conditions had a repressive effect on
the general stock trading and business was
ceptionally small. Union Pacific pushed
up over points to 1907 in the face Of 10
the concern felt over money from time to time,
but In the main made better showing than
would be generally expected. Delaware HUI
son, Northern Pacific, Erie, Rock Island pre-
ferred and American Car Foundry preferred de-
clined 1@1h. The market was in a semi-stag-
nant condition at noon. Bonds were steady 49,,
Business In stocks became smaller as call y
money rates advanced 11lper cent ruling at
o'clock. The active list nuctuated within very
narrow limits, but maintained good under
tone. One hundred shares Of Adams Express
sold at 800 compared with ESQ., the preceding
sale on May IT. Pullman jumped points.
Stocks Show Gains.
In the late afternoon when Union Pacific
moved slowly upward to 1914, other stocks
began to show moderate sympathy with the
movement and st. Paul, Southern Pacific, Read
ing and Amalgamated Copper recovered to
tended It's rise, touching $50.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co., Chamber Of Commerce, Mime.
apolis. Closing figures are bid
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MINING AND CURB STOCKS

Boston quotations at l pm. American De-
velopment Co., IL bid; Adventure, on; Allouez,
So; American Zinc, 9@12; Arcadian, 2A@3;
Arnold, 1@1A Is; Ashbed, 1@11a; Atlantic, 1914
OLD; Boston Consolidated, 2SA; Bingham, 81 Y
@32; Bonanza. 5000; Black Mountain sas g
@11h Butte Coalition, 32A; Calumet & Hecla,
G Con-! Mereu1. 6o@sS Calumet arizona,
IS bid; Dominion IRON 5 Steel q q bid bid R Ds
West, IL asked; Denn-Arizona. 19A 90; East
Butte. 1O@1Oh; Elm River, ~ or Franklin,
20N; CRANKY, In @12A; Guanajuato, 5M @5&;
Greene Consolidated, 24%; Helyetia, 81 @6;
Isle Royale, 1920; Keweenaw, 10@10h; Mass.
Sh@9; Mayfower, 45@5O; Mass. Gas, 5Sh:
Michigan, 13@137s; Mohawk, 81; Montana Coal
North Butte, eaN; Old Colony. ao@1oo; ga
Dominion, 40: Osceola. l14@114S; Parrot: rs;
Phoenix. e5@75;. Superior & Pittsourg, 17@l7A;
preferred. so5s @$ai quincy, el@e2; Keysn.
7s@79; Rhode Island, s. Santa Fe, IN OIL;
Shannon, OK: Shoe Machine, ~: Shoe Machine
preferred, 29A @30: Swift, 104&; Tamarack,
ss@1O0; Tecumseh, 1871; Trinity. 9@9A;
=@5s; u. S. Mining preferred, 46; Utah 80as;
Union Land, 2@s: United Fruit. l0eGl0oA;
Utah Nevada, 81 GA Victoria, G4@7; WASH.
ington. TX Winona, 7A @Sh; Wolverine, 15s;
Wyandot, .75@1oO; Warren Development Co.'
- asked. ~
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SO INCUBATOR BABIES MET
The Proud Mothers Took the Little
Ones to a Dreamland Celebration.
ew York Press


Thirty-eight incubator babies, all Of
normal size and bright and lively, were
carried by proud and happy mothers
to the infant incubator institution in
Greenland, Coney Island, Sunday: The
babies were from l to 2 years old, and
It was said that since leaving the in
cubator each infant had grown amaz-
ing ely 4,,,. u,,s n,.nnea 90 . sort
Of celebration. All the mothers had
stories to exchange, and 1T was the ne
dren were made known. One of the
biggest babies was Antonio Marterel-
10. son of the "mayor' Of Coney
Islands Little Italy. The boy is not
vet two years old, but he tipped the
scales at forty-two pounds: Antonio
weighed only fourteen ounces when
William Anderson, two, Of so But
Ter street, Brooklyn, was another prize
baby. He weighed just one pound when
taken into the institution, and Sunday
Mas we W Mereno seETa Of sos
nue., Brooklyn, twenty-three pounds,
who, eleven months ago, weighed two
pounds. A tiny diamond ring was pre-
sented by DR.. S. Fischel, in charge of
the institution, to Dorothy, Miller, who
baby ever saved in an incubator. Doro-
thy is l year old and weighs nineteen
pounds.
Another baby shown was the daugh-
ter of Carl McAustin of East Seventh
and Montgomery streets, Brooklyn.
who twentythree months ago weighed
three pounds two ounces, and now
weighs forty pounds.
Many stories Of the saving of baby
lives were told. August Heimerich Of
1870 Madison avenue, told Of the saw
in the world to be treated in an incu-
bator. The boy is now at school in
Germany It was in Berlin his life
was saved. DR.. Fischel was in that
city then, and he took the baby to the
hospital in his overcoat pocket. Isl
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MONEY REPORTS

LONDON, Aug. 81.-Bar gold, IT'S 10%d;
American eagles 76s sgd.
PARIS, Aug. 81.-Three per cent rentes, 9St
&c for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
1Sc for checks.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-OsI money opened on
the stock exchange today at 8 per cent. At
II O'Clock the quotation was per cent. At
1920 O'Clock call money was lending at 10
per cent. the highest rate in several months.
cent.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 81.-Bank clearings today,
$1,247 ,25e.15; for the month, $34, 003, 157.17;
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 31.-Bank clearings to-
day, So, 161, 074.69 for August $67 ,e4S OBJ 5s;
year ago. $50, O61. 017.02: New York exchange,
selling rate. 1Oc discount: buying rate 40c dis
count; Chicago exchange. selling rate. 2oc pre-
MUM; buying rate. loo discount: London 6o-day
sight documentary exchange, 81 80. Local money
irmer: rates nominally the same at 5h@6 per
cent. but little business under per cent.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
PREDICTIONS OF RAIN IMPART sTEADINEss
TO WHEAT. -

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The wheat market today
was steady at the opening chiefly because Of
predictions Of rain for today and tonight In
the northwest. Commission houses were good
buyers of September. December wheat opened
We lower at 731ac and sold at 7SAc. Mime
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts Of
1874 cars against 191 cars last week and 424
cars one year ago.
A slight rally occurred about the middle Of
the day on covering by shorts, December ad-
vancing to 74hc. Tie close was steady, with
December a shade higher, at 1915 @75Ac.
Cash wheat No. 2 red. 71h @72Ac; No. 8 red,
7oA@7aaAe Ne hard 79h @ @71Ac I No
nothing doing: No. 8 spring. 72@75c.
Closet: Wheat, September, 70A@70%c; De-
cember, 78M @73Ac. = - 49,. y s.,
The corn market was steady in sympathy with
wheat. The market for short time after the
opening was very quiet and trading was in small
volume. December opened shade higher at
4sAc to 43N @43Mc. and sold at 4ss @43Nc.
tract grade. -" Z 3
The market remained steady all day, the
range of prices being confined to Nc The
high point for December was 49Hc. The close
was steady. with December down shade, at
Cash corn. No. 2, 4sM@4sNc; No. 3, 4sA@
4SMc. ." - -
Close: Corn, September, 47Ac; December,
If fhe 1 oats market was exceedingly quiet and
prices held steady. December at the opening
was Nc lower at 3OHc, and sold at 30Ac.
Local receipts were 218 cars..i-sna#. !.
Cash oats. No. 2 SOC: No. 8. .29A @29Ac: .
Close: Oats, September, 29Ac; December,
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Chicago Options.

ground feed, y corn and y oats. solb sacks,
sacks extra, S1s@1s.25; No. ground feed, 1-8
corn and % oats, 7O-lb sacks, sacks extra,
$1S@1825. - =:
MILLSTUFFS- are oversold on bran
for, export Bran in bulk. $3.50: shorts.
bulk, $14 so: mfddlings, in bulk $3.50; red
dog. in HOS. $50. 75 ali b n Ninnea polls; n
2o0-lb sacks. 81 per ton additional: in 10o.lb
sacks, $3.50 per ton additional. Shipments,
1.521 tons. ''.f "..
BARLEY-Prices were f1rmer on ali grades
Feed grades closed at 33@35c; mailing
grades, 36@46c Receipts. 80 cars; shipments,
Is cars. -
RYE-No. rye closed at SIN @52Nc. Re-
ceipts, cars: shipments. none.
on hay go Re Receipts today 90 tons Timothy
thy, No. 2. s1o@1o.5o; timothy, No. 8. $s@s;
prairie choice, $11; paririe, No. 1, $9.b0@lob0;
prairie, No. 2. 5000; prairie, No. 8, s7@s
midland, No. l, $500; midland, No. 2, $650@
$50; no grade hay, s2.5o@45o; rye straw, No
l, $3.50; rye straw, No. 2, $3.50; wheat OF
oat straw, $a.5o@4.5o; no grade straw, $2@8
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CLOSING CASH PRICES
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION AUG 80.

STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, AUG. 80.
Inspected In-Wheat-Ca Northern
No. 2 northern. 4: No. 8. /.
e No. northern. B.: No. 2 northern IA: No. 8,
2; No. 4. i; rejected. 3; no grade. !.
500 Ltne-NO 1 northern. 8: No. northern,
Northern paeiae.ao. 2. 2: No. s. i: re
tected. 2. - ..''. 80.
Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha-No.
northern. 2; No. 2 northern: /: No. g. 2: re-
iected. i. i ~. z 4;
. Total-No. i hard, e.. No. northern, 10; No.
2. ~: No. 8. Z: No. 4. 2: rejected. 6; no
grade. /. -s ..
Other Grains-No. durum wheat, 2 cars;
!; No. 4 durum wheat, /; No. winter wheat
q No. 2 winter wheat, 4; No. 8 winter wheat
I; mixed wheat O.; No. 8 yellow corn 2; No
8 corn, /; No. corn, /; No. 2 white oats, 1
No. white oats, 8; No. 4 white oats, 8;
No. 9 oats. 9; no grade oats. g. No: 2 rye, :
No. barley, 10; No: feed barley, 70; No.
northwestern da1, I: No. max. g..
Cars Inspected Out-No grade durum wheat
i; No. 1 hard wheat, 10; No. l northern wheat
49,; No. 2 northes n wheat 4; No: wheat
No. white oats. g.; No. 3 oats. Z; No. 4 bar:
ley. /: No. 1 northwestern hax. II; No.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON. Aug. 31-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline Of 500 points
and after the call rallied 2 or points on
covering of shorts and buying for a turn. There
was no aggressive support. however: The
weather good private crop reperts were
provements soon eased the market off. During
the middle of the forenoon prices were barely
steady and about 500 points net lower. Trading
was comparatively quiet
The market was quiet but steady late in the
morning and prices at midday were within two
or three points Of last nights finals on cover
ing Of shorts. -
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands. 9.soc;
middling gulf. 1OO5c
& 8Sc: October g. SOC; November, offered S.96c;
December. 9oSc; January. 9.15c; February, 9:1sc
bid: March. 9.27c; April. 9.29c bid; May. 1850.
Spot cotton closed quiet middling uplands,
9.s0c; middling gulf, 10.o5c. Sales, 600 bales.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Aug. s1.-wheat fu-
cash, 70k orc; No. 2 hard, .70@7sc; September.
6s%c; December. TN @71Nc. Corn lower; on
track, No. 2 cash. AN @47Xc; September, 451A
49Hc. Oats hrm; track, No. 2 cash, 31c; Sep
TENDER. 3oc; December, BIZ @31%c; No. 2 white,
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ARIZONA COPPERS,

The market is weaker and lower today, altho
the selling pressure is not great. Demand Ior
the stocks Is light. Wolverine & Arizona, one
Of the cheaper stocks Of Bisbee, Arz., was IN
excellent demand all day yesterday No news
has been reported from there as yet, but II
looks as tho there may be some Forthcoming ~
the. near, future . Calumet & Arizona and Butte
Coalition are steady around 500 and $33 re-
Quotations sts1
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Aug. 81. = Close:
Wheat September, esYc; December, eeNc;
May, 711%s; cash No. r. hard an, eeh @esc; No; 3,
Corn, September, 42Ac; December, 39ssc; May,
891hc; cash No mixed, 44Ac; No. 2 white,
46Ac: Oats. No. white, 31A@31hc; No. 2
mixed, 2S1a @29hc. %,t@@ IS
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WINNIPEG GRAIN. !

WINNIPEG GRAIN. Aug. s1.-August, 7sc,
closed 73Ac: September. 1Ac, closed 71Ac; Oc-
teber. Il Ac. closed II Nc: December. Toe closed
7oXc; May, 75Ac, closed 751hc Cash close
No. l northern, 73Ac: No. 2 northern: 70h c.
8 barley. 87Ac; No. / flax s1.08. Receipts,
wheat. So cars: last year. 10.
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JUST POSSIBLE.

Chicago News.
/ I" All flesh is grass, = quoted the NOR
alizer.
II wonder, y rejoined the democrat
izer g if those meat packers think they
are handing the public vegetable
dietiO
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THE CASH TRADE

ONLY FRACTIONAL CHANGES IN CLOSING
COARSE GRAIN PRICES.
& FLAX-Receipts. II cars, against cars last
year. Shipments. cars; Duluth IA cars Clos
ing rrices: Minneapolis. cash, s1.o9a4 to arrive,
= =CORN-No. yellow corn closed at 47%c. Re-
ceipts, cars shipments. l car. -.
OATs--New No. 8 white oats closed at 2s%c.
Keceints, II cars: shipments, IT cars.
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse cornmeal
and cracked corn, in sacks sacks extra, $3.50
1925; No ground feed, 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats
T5-lb sacks, sacks extra, $1S@1S25; No. q
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81 LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Aug. 31.-Wheat spot
quiet; z Mo red wtntsr Wsstsrn SIS aod III
6s 8Ad Corn, spot American mixed, new, Arm
4s lOd; American Mixed old, steady, As 10Hd
futures quiet; September, As 6AG; December
As 7ssd; January, new, As 21Ad.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE Aug; 81:
Sugar, raw, arm; fair refining, SIS @3he;
centrifugal, oe test, &c; moasses 81 sugar, SBg
&C.: granulated, 4.9oc. Coffee, quiet; No. 7
Rio, sasc. Molasses, steady; New Orleans,
3O@3Sc. .~
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, Aua.

RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, AUG. 80.
Received-Wheat. u cars, 7056o bu; corn,
5.220 bu; oats, e1.5oo bu; barley, 2e,1Oo bu;
milistuffs. IS tons; hay. 30 tons: car lots. 189
shipped-sWheat, 81 cars, $500 bu; corn, e2o
bu: oats, 26,670 bu: barley, q 40 bu; fax,
tons; lnseed oil. 4s6 ess lbs; oil cake, $4,000 lbs
car lots. 434. H. @
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WHEAT RECEIPTS BY ROADS, AUG. 80.
Cars-Milwaukee. IL; Omaha. 2; St. Louis,
Western, 6; Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, 2;
500 Line. 9; Chicago Rock Island & Pacific. 2.
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CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAINS
Aug. 31.-Rye. cash, nothing doing; Septem
Der. 55Ac. Barley, cash. 37@52c; No. 8
nothing doing. Flax, nothing doing. Timothy
September, $3.95@4.06.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE. Aug. 31.-Eggs 2oh
@21c; receipts: $40: market firm; -. Butter ter
creamery. "a; imitation. 10@l9hsc; ladies. lsc;
extra renovated 21c: renovated, 10@191ac; re-
ceipts 6,912; market firm.
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GOOD PROOF.

--...a.a : -# Judge.
City Editor-You say that this man
is "enioying a vacation,' etc. How
do you know that he is fenjoying''
its ..-
Reporter-Because his wife didn't 80
with him.
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tor the day by loads as follows Chicago Great
Western, l; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, 4;
Minneapolis & Omaha, 7; Great Northern, 8;
Soc k5ns Northern Raeias 1s; total 90
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans.

MIDWAY HUHSE MARKET Minnesota Trans
fer, Aug S.-Barrett & Zimmermans report
Demand is good for the heavy horses, even at
the increased prices. Retail trade is fair for
this time OF tn the year Receipts IT'S are hsavy
prices: Drafters, extra, $3.50 to $3.50; drafters.
choice, $500 to $3.50; drafters. common to good,
farm mares, choice, $105 to $12O; farm mares,
common to good, $50 to sos; delivery, choice,
$160 to $3.50; delivery, common to good, $3.50
to $16o; drivers, $3.50 to $500; mules. according
to size, $14O to 1928.
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LONDON STOCKS, Aug. 31.-American securi-
ties opened active and strong today. Prices were
u to 1 point above yesterdays New York clos
ing. The upward movement was led by st., Paul,
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
New. opening disappointment,
however, and after some irregular and excited
dealings prices closed uncertain.
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THE FLOUR MARKET

EIRMNESS IN PRICE-A GUUU UOMEST1C
BUSINESS.
The market is firm as quoted and there is
good domestic business being done. With refer
ence to foreign business millers are rather non
committal. Some report inquiry for low grades
and some there IS no inquiry all
First patents quotable at $4@41o; second
patents, $3.S5@3.95; first clears, S36@3.45;
second clears. $2.5O@26O; in wood, Min
neapol1s.
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PUTS. AND CALLS,

FUTS- ANU CdIiS.
Puts-December wheat. 72hc.
Calls-Dec amber wheat. 73c.
Curb-December wheat. 72Ac.
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Aug. a1.-Beet,
steady. Pork, steady. GLard' STEADY; prlme
western, $S.SO@S.9O.
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NEW YORK FLouR AND. GRAIN, Aug. 81

Flour. receipts, q, s4s brls; sales, 1000 brls;
steady and unchanged. Wheat, receipts, $4,000
bu; sales, 46O,QOO bu. Opening barely steady
gentine shipments and covering. September,
fSM @7sHc; December, Sly @s11c; May, Ssh
@S4Hc. Rye, nominal; No. 2 western, 6shc
sales SO, 600 bu. Steady on covering and with
the west. September, 56A @b6hc: "
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,5 ACTIVE BONDS AND cuRR STOCKS
New York quotations tOs1 pm: 5@
Japanese lists, 100M. agss&a
Japanese Japanese 2ds, 9o& GssX
japanese s. ~ a aaN s1N. aI5s,. slM, DIV,
Reading 4s. 00A.
Ric. As, TN.
Boston Copper; 2oM @2sk. s.
Utah Copper. 2sh @2sh 81
S S a ass 1Rssi w.. sHSss
East Butte, 1OQ10A.
s;ss3 e 8; 1sz s7%SSsS 49, 49,
Q. s. L. As. 94h@e4H.
3 3. + 7. = 8, , ssM tS a5,agH
4. r. IS. 1i2N 9l12A.
e. Snis g q Pas SIS, 81 ssh 1e essz
Northern Pacific As, 103N. ag
Tin Can preferred; eSSd5h.
CRANKY. liz @12h. >'.' ft@ --@s
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Aug. a1.-con-
soils for money, 81 7.16; consols for account,
Canadian Pacific, 1870; Chesapeake & Ohio,
oe%; Chicago Great Western, 10; Chicago, NIL
waukee s. st. Paul, 1888; De Beers, 1sas Denver
& Rio Grande, As; Denver & Rio Grande pre-
ferred, seA; Erie, .47%; Erie first preferred,
81; Erie second preferred, "a; Illinois Central,
Kansas & Texas, 37%; New York Central,
147h Norfolk s Western, 9eA; Norfolk &
Western preferred, 95; Ontario &. Western, 81 q;
Pennsylvania, 1914; Rand Mines, 8M Reading,
IL; Southern Railway, ssh; Southern Railway
preferred, 1921; Southern Pacific, 93A; Union
Pacific, 1855; Union Pacific preferred, SO;
United States Steel, 47% United States Steel
preferred, lily; Wabash, Fl; Wabash pre-.
.ferrred, A.; Spanish tours, 947h. t a.
Bar silver, steady, 30Hd per ounce.
discount n Of Ri
short bills is 3as per cent. The rate Of dis.
count in the open market for three months
bills is 37-16@3h per cent. ~,
LONDON STOCKS, Aug. 31.-American securi-
ties opened active and strong today. Prices were
u to point above yesterdays New York Clos
ing. The upward movement was led by st., Paul,
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
New York opening
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provisions were steady. with the exception of
pork, which was inclined to weakness, despite
a 1Oc advance in the price Of live hogs. Brok-
ers and packers were active sellers OF Septem-
Der in pork. September pork was unchanged
to 10c lower, at $3.50 to $1,000. Lard was
2hc, higher, at $3.50. Ribs were shade
Close: Pork, September, $780,; January,
$3.50. Lard, September, $s77H; October,
$s.s7H Ribs, September, $s.Th; October
$S72a @S.75.
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Aug. s1.-Cheese firm;
cas- 551sAe,. Poulty. easy; TURKEYS:
1Sc; chickens, lie; springs, 121sc. Potatoes 5
8@7c; 60 to- IS lbs, 7@shc; so to 40 lbs, &c.
Butter firm; creameries, 19@25c; dairies, ITO
2Ohc Eggs strong; at mark, cases included,
;13@16hc. 49,. 49,.
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Total sales, 5s3, 800 shares.
Money opened ut 8 per cent: high, 12 low, 8:
ruling rate, 8; last loan, II; closed lie @12
per cent. ,.E.t, q: j., e.. Il