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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK. Dec. Is-SUGAR-Lcndon sugar beet'
were quiet az some advance. with December quoted
az g 9 a. and January at s. Esd. Stock Of sugar
In the United Kingdom Is 50 G0) tons. against Il 00(
last year The local raw sugar market was dull,
easy and nominal with duty-paid prices quoted as
follows Centrifugal. IS test. ? 1915; MuscOvadC
sugar So test, SIS. and molssses sugar. So test
l-lec Refined quiet but steady az 80. less ]
per cent cash net fer granulated
BUTTER-Receipts- lo,Ssl packages The market
for butter steady and unchanged. with extra
creamery quoted at Sc.
EGGS Receipts. 1921 cases Eggs were lower,
and quoted the basis Of Z9a39c for Western Tsts
with undeTt0nF STEADY.
NAVAL STORES-StOck, rosin. 81 651 barrels
spirits turpcntiue 1052 barrels, tar % barrels.
Turpeutine quiet; 20 for machine barrels
A quiet market also noted for TOsin At az
asked for mschine-made barrels and oil barrels q
tar we're quoted at 100. with tone IT market firm.
MILL FEED-Quiet demand. Spring bran, in 100
pound sacks y So: middhngs. 2S5; city bran. 2lo0
Western red dog. ISIS.
FLOUR-Demand inactive. Spring patents, 415a
$50; spring clears 55oa375; winter straghts S.50a
$50: winter clears 31la35. Kansas IN sacks pat
ents 375s4o0; straights. 35oa3e5; clear. 2soa33o.
RYE FLOUR Steady: moderate trade 3.65a4 %
CORNNIEAL-Fair inquiry. Kiin-dried for ex-
port. 265a270; coarse meal in bags. l05ale6.
BUCKWHEAT FL0UR-Quiet demand at 3.i5a
HAY-Demand Is less active: receipts. $50 tons;
prime, lis; No. !, 10; No 2 locales; No. ).
slas5
sTRAw-Firm but inactive; long I'VE, 5oae5.
BBBF-NlOdcrate business Family BGoal4 80
Packet i0.75aIl %.
PORK steady, but quiet mess E.5oa1s5o; fam
ily 1900
TALLow Market is quiet City quoted at slsa
6isc. in hogsheads.
LARD-DuIi Prime Western. so: city. SIS; re-
fined continent $40; South American lois; re-
fined brazilian kegs Ills; city stoarine, lOc; oleo-
stearine firm; city LA Chicago. ll&.
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ket weak TURKEYS hens uEdraWn, per pound Is
70 l6 average undrawn Is: do, thin, 10; old toms
Isl chickens spring. large. j DO. medium, Is 70 %;
do small Il mems. choice, IL ROSTERS, & geese,
10 10 y: ducks H.
DRESSED MEATS-Calves. fall dressed $50 10
600 heads OF 500 70 s50 hogdressed Gales. $50 n
$50 hams. country sugar cured. ~ hogs. small and
neat. per cWt.. 500; do, medium, 10 to 500; DO,
hesFy. $50 10 100
GAAfE-(iood stock at top prices Rabbits. per
Dozen 2e0 20 40 kits. per dozen. Is 70 i0o quail,
Der dozen % 10 800: Wild turkeys. per H.. IS TO
II: pheassnts each. 30 to LOO; woodcock, each, =
70 90
VECETABLEs-Ir potatoes. market FIRM Vans
and sweets dull Potatoes. home grown, 30 70 L35
per bbl. potatoes per bushe 20 70 50; Virginia and
Maryland pCr Dbl. 10 70 LIS; sweet potatoes, per
bbl I50 20 go; do yams Is 20 100; celery. New
York, per bunch. 80 70 So onions. Ohio. per Dbl,
LIS TO 200; Maryland and Virginia. L35 to Ac9;
Spanish per box, L5 10 80; turRips. peT box 50
to 5s Hubbard squash. Is 10 90 cabbage, nearby
Maryland LOO to 600 pr 100
FRUITS-Apples market more active Apples
Jonathan. per bbi 200 % 300; Alexander per d. d.
Dbl 80 to $50 Gano per d b. Dbl. 20 to 81
Snow per d. b. Dbl, 259 to 800; None such. Ut
d D. Dbl. LIS to rs; King. per q b. Dbl. 70 70
800. SpitzenbeTg. per d. b. Dbl. 70 70 so; spJ'
per d. d. Dbl. $50 to 800 Baldwin. per d h. Dbl,
80 70 800 Ben Davis. per d. h. Dbl Us % y
Grcenrg. per d. h. Dbl. go; bulk stock, per b6l-
measure 10 70 80; fancy table fruit 80 10 90
Grape fruit, 30 10 400 pr box: Jamaica. 40 Isr
Dbl Florida oranges. 2 50 10 Us box; cTanbeTies,
80 10 800 box. grapes. psr basket, Z to d; oa-
naEas. 50 10 Is bunch Malaga grapes 40 70 10
/ keg: lemons 90 to $50.
HAY AND STRAW-Timoshy. choice. new. s-E
1 TO 800; No J. uew. $50; No p new. H.o); mixed
hay 1900 to 800; clover 200 % 800; straw, rye
handle 100 TO i203 Tye machine thrash. $50 %
/ 900. wheat 70. clt hay per ton 400 % $500.
/ GRATN-Wheat. choice. IS fair 70 good, 6 10 IS
ordinary 30 50 rye 50 10 81. corn shelled new.
white "a 70 IS; yellow. 81 70 % 800 70 3l0.
Oats. Western white, No. 2 3 to g. mixed. Is to
Z
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

New York. Dec. 1.-CATTLE-Receipts. 20 head
feeling unchanged. Dressed beef in fair demand. al
s1sa9ssc per pound: Texas beef. 5isa6lz.
CALVES Receipts 20 head: demand slack; feel
iny steady for good grades Common TO fair yeaIs
sold at 5.0eas00 per 100 lbs: yeaTlings and barn
yard calves 1t 2O0a360: city dressed Eesls steady
at sal31zc per pound: country dressed at 5al0c
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. $50 head: mar
ket extremely dull and weak; for medium and
common stock. Fair to good sheep sold at 4l5a5l0
common lambs at rs
HoGS-Receipts, $3.50 head; feeling firm and
quiet.
Chicago Dec. l.-CATTLE-Receipts 5000 head
estimated for tomorrow. 22,0o0 head; market dun
Prime beeyes 6.0Oa7 10; poor to medium 4O0a5 70
stockers and feeders Z50a4-9; COWS and beisers
2s5als; Gamers. L5oa2s0i Westerns, 350a4 20
Texans Aooa550-
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head; estimated for 10.
morrow. $4,000 head: market strong. Choice light
Njae q. ioughs, 595as.a5; mixed, 6l5as %; heavy
s isas 20 pigs. 5.60a6.A.
sHEEP-Receipts 1909 head; estimated for to
morrow % 600 head: market steady. Native sheep
72,as 65. Western sheep, 34oa5o0; native lambs
ASA. s.; Western lambs, A6oaS.60.
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transferred its interest from St. Paul to
that stock, the lemons were transferred,
to bring ridicule on the stories when ac-
companied the new movement
The Northwestern roads-Great North
ern, Northern Pacific, St. Paul, and
MISUNDERSTANDING now brought out in
creases of capitalization amounting in the
aggregate TO approximately $2S2,Oo,oVU
One large road Of the same group-the
Chicago and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. yet to be
heard from, but there is little doubt that
II, too. Will sooner or later make capital
provisions for Improvement and extern
sions IN order to keep pace with the
growth OF business and the progress OF
its neighbors. Last fall Chicago and
Northwestern secured the approval or It's
stockholders for an increase Of It's au-
thorized capital stock to S900,OO0000 and
while no part Of the increase Of $lO0VO0VO0
in the amount of common stock has yet
been issued, II would be idle to argue
that the company at the time it asked ap-
proval for the increase had no special pur-
pose in view, or that whatever plans for
expansion were then entertained nave
since been changed. The probability is
that in time the Chicago and Northwest
ern will announce a plan to build to the
Coast and make an issue OF the treasury
stock to provide the necessary funds.
Guessing in the Reading dividend COW
cred the range from the regular per cent
to a rate of per cent for the half-year.
but conservative opinion was that small
advance would meet all the requirements
of the case for the present The nope
was fervently expressed in many places
that the directors would not feel called
upon 10 slice a melon at this time. An
ticipation and not realization IS best TOT
the market, said trader, who denied
that any NAV mnnn words was intended.
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished By Dick Bros & Co. mem
berz a the New York and New Orleans Cotton ex
changes I4l2 street northwest Phones main
sf2ossI
New York. Dec. s-The cotton market broke IN
der heavy selling on the opening call with January
and March Offering in large blocks b leading pro
fcssiouais. Tie selling looked like attempt 10
Eet the market down in order 20 cover before the
Census report on cotton ginned % December 3. 70
Dc published az p. m THURSDAY afternoon The
situation % spot cotton rCmsins as strong as
ever and shipments heavy that interior stocks
are not increasing 20 ant extent Notwithstanding
the enormous receipts. The certified stock here in
The opinion Of close ridges viii not grow much as
the low grades are row selling in the South At bet
ter price than can b. obtained b. delivery on New
York contracts The Census report is expected 20
show between l)75JO00 and 10 600 0a Southern
spots generally unchanged. Port receipts 800
againsl s. a3 last year.
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HARTMAN TO START WAR.
Blocked by ri. Paul, He VIII Em-
broiI Northwest Roads.

New York. Dec. B.-Blocked ID MS
cherished plan Of obtaining control Of the
st. Paul Railroad by the enormous $l0o'-
100000 stock issue. which the directors OF
the road have just announced, Edward
II. Hartman. of the Union Pacific and It's
allied systems. probably will plunge the
railroads in the Northwest into a bitter
and fearful railroad war.
That is the opinion in Wall street To-
day. and within a short time open hos
tilities Will commence Hartman fought
for the ST Paul Railroad and lost. he
bought thousands Of shares Of stock OF
the St Paul The stock rose by leaps
and bounds With ST. Paul in his posses
sion Hartman would have an outlet for
Union Pacific into Chicago. and terminal
facilities that would be worth pifilions TO
his road. Hartman would then be in
position to kill the plan of the St Paul
Of building 10 the Pacific Coast. throttling
project that would in time be a strong
competitor for Coast trade.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Dec ls-Money on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at Is per cent; highest .
lowest q closing. % per cent. Most Of the loans
were at Il per cent. Time money was unchanged.
being still sought eagerly. especially the shorter
periods but not forthcoming with any hberalty.
Rates to 10 per cent for 90 lays. with few loans
made; % 81 per cent for sixty days; 5 per cent
for 90 days; per cent for four and five months
81 per cent for six months; per cent for year
Mercantile paper continued very quiet. Local in
stitutions were not in the market to any extent.
nor were the buyers especially numerous in other
centsrs. Rates gnominal). to 6is per cent for 81
to 20 days. indorsed bills receivable; to 81 per
cent for choice four to six months single names,
and per cent and above for Others.
The market for sterling was weak to-day, with
rates 10 points lower. Rates for actual business
were as follows: Sixty days. 47S25a47SS0; demand.
4s3<0a4 s5s5 cables 4sf55a4s $3.50 Commercial bills
were A77s4a47gz. The supply Of cotton bills was
g0od
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

Re,sipts Of cattle light and market frmer.
CATTI.E-Extrs, 500 per cwt butchers, 400i
H0Gs-Per cwt., gross. SEQ to as; ordinary. 500
sHEEP-Clipped. 400: medium. 80 to 375; com
mon. 200 70 800.
dunn 7.
: Cows~Esch. prime. 800 to 500; common. 2@
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET


BUTTER-Srong demand along all lines and
prices firm Creamery fancy 3ll1 to 50 per pound
Western frsts 50 to 81 seconds, p 70 .; process
fancy q 70 q fair to good IS to %; store packed,
firm. II 70 ls
CREESE-Market steady. New York State. fac
tory large lSlz to a. do. small. Az 70 IS; sum
mer large 1911 10 b. Western fsctory, new. choice
II; do fair to good. 10 TO Il
EGGS-Receipts Increasing and market strong.
Nearby, fresh Virginia. 81: West Virginia and
Southwest Virginia q to 30 Tennessee. q to 30;
North Carolina q to g: storage, 10 q
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens, receipts liberal and
market steady. Turkeys receipts moderate and mar
ket firm Chickens large. per pound. IN; do.
medium. 81: do. small. Il; hens, 10; roosters. Z;
ducks, Il; geese, TO IL turkeys. toms. Il; hens.
choice IA to Is; keats. 10 TO u
DRESSED POULTRY-Reeeipts heavy and mar
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

SaIes-regulsr cali. Y O'Clock noon.
Capital Traction . al IH o ar IA q at 1H
Washington Railway and Electric common. 20 a.
A. % At il1s 50 81 IA 30 at sIss. 50 at ~. 50
a. SIS.
Mergenthsler at 20. at 20.
Greene Copper 100 al DE-
Mitchell Mining 10 az So
Union Trust Warrants. u at p
After caIl-Chssapeake and Potomac Telephone S.
$500 at loT
American GraDhOphOne preferred, 70 at S, az s.
Capital Traction. az IA
National City Bank 10 a. 1854.
Mitchell Mining 10 az So 100 at -.
pnNnG
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New York. Dec. l8.-WHEAT-StToug; choosing
trade. No. l. Northern Duluth. to arrive llake aud
raid. sac over May f. o. B.. No /. Northern
Manitoba. g. (. O. b No. ? Northern Manitoba,
s4s4 T. o. b. No 2. red. E. @. B.. SIC under May II;
No p hard f. O. b. NC over May; No. / macaroui
7siz. Z O. b; No. ? maca7oni Il. Exporters took
seven loads.
CORN-Qriet, irregular No. 2. elevator. 55c;
No. 2 new 81 f. O. b.. No 3 yellow 53ls, {. O. b. !:
No 3 f. O. b. late December 81 No. ?, T. O. b.. Janu-
arg and February. 5O11 No. ?. f. o. b.. first half
March, 501s No. 2 white, $50. I. o. b. Exporters
took four loads
OATs-Strong: light stocks. Elevator prices: No
2 white 40lz; No. g. white 30: No. B. mixed s.
The pTices for futures follow.
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After the Panama Railway Company

Mr. Morgan gave notice in the Senate
yesterday afternoon that shortly after
the holidays he would press consideration
Of his bill placing the control of the
Parma Railway Company under the
Canal Commission.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Whether money conditions IN New York
and the uncertainty of the market there
affects the Washington Stock Exchange
adversely is a question. but that or some
other cause has given to the present week
a dullness in marked contrast to the
lively work of last week Trading is not
only small in volume. but seems 20 be
confined exclusively 10 the filling OF
orders from outside buyers or sellers.
Yesterdays session was without incident.
and almost without interest to the small
row of visitors outside the rail.
Capital Traction scored four trades at
the prevailing price OF IA Washington
Railway and Electric common sold well,
from Al up to 3-s. Greene Copper gained
couple of points over the lowest Of the
previous day. but the stock barely got
on the record with one trade
Much gossip was heard around the
exchange about the probable effect Of
proposed legislation upon railway and
gas shares, but prices were not affected
yesterday.
Taylor & Smith, brokers, Of 40 Wall
| Washington at 1914 II street northwest
Rcverdy II. Daingerfield is the local
manager.
! After the close Of the market yester-
day. Benjamin Woodruff. manager for
Post & Flagg, had the following 20 say
about the New York market:
THE principal things that seem TO be
H. nd
the fact : at the big decline in the high
priced stocks has weakened the bull posi-
ton. The market has made a nice rally.
Apparently, the natural recovery from
an oversold condition, but money is Is and
/ % and I don't believe under such con-
ditiOns any decided or permanent i'm
provement in the market Is likely"
C. Bowie Chapman. Of E. R. Chapman
& Co, said:
As though the announcement Of the
St. Paul increase was a signal for urgent
liquidation and the throwing over Of
stocks, to-day's market, with the ex-
ception of one or two spasmodIc rallies.
was weak from start TO finish. General
I liquidation which now seems 20 be the
only hope Of righung the money situation,
aided by q renewing rate Of II per cent.
and further advances in money to APP
/ prOximately . per cent. were the causes
OF the decline After an irregular OPEN
ing tomorrow some Improvement should
| take place"
Herbert L. Jones, Of Charles 9. Gates q
/ Co. said;
''Of course the money rates are the
key to the situation but il seems to me
| that the market Is not so bad as II
! seems. The market has rallied strongly
after every decline for the past fortnight,
| showing that the railroad and other
! stocks are in strong hands 7 believe a
rally Is about due. and that it VIII appear
when the large selling orders Of the pres
ent week are out Of the way. One sig
nificant thing is the prompt buying Of
the big blocks Of railroad shares that are
/ thrown upon the market"
I Joseph P. Weed. Of Dick Brothers &
/ Co. spoke as follows.
call money rates. together with fears
that the Bank Of England might raise its
discount rate. caused liquidation which
/ sold the market off and closed at near
the lowest prices OF the day. We would
not be surprised TO see this liquidation
I for
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations are furnished BY Z. r. Chapman q
Co. members New YORK stock Exchange. &. Bowls
Chapman. manager. 1901 4 street northwest
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Furnished by E. R. Chapman & Co. members
New York Stock Exchange. G. Bowie Chapman,
manager. 1901 street northwest
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Herbert L. Jones. of Charles C. Gates &

Joseph p Weed, Of Dick Brothers &
Co. spoke as follows;
call money rates. together with fears
that the Bank OF England might raise its
discount rate. caused liquidation which
sold the market off and closed at near
the lowest prices OF the day. We would
not be surprised TO see this liquidation
continue for several days further"
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY Charles G. GATES & Co.
mslabeTs New YORK Stock Exchange. Munsey Build
ing
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New Orleans.
Snof Markets.
GRAIN MARKETS.
JhfcagO.

Quotations furnished BY Charles G. Gates & Co,
Members Chicago Board Of Trade. Munsey Building
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While other brokers were trying to fig
ure out the value of the St Paul rights,
one member marked his appreciation by
bringing in a bunch of lemons and hang
ing it on the post on the floor of the
stock exchange, around which the deal
ing in St. Paul is conducted. The Joke
was on the bulls, so none OF their argu-
monts was taken seriously. After a time,
when Baltimore and Ohio was taken in
hand by the traders and rushed up to IN
on rumors that the Hartman crowd had
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I SAY YOUR AID IN THE HERALD
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New York. Dec. B-United States government
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One Of the traders described the trouble
with the market as a severe attack of
"Melonitis."
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

ASKED IBID.
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No fault could be found with st. Paul
for following the example Of the Hin
reads. if Il began with the operating
methods instead of the new plan Of is
suing stock on time payment. The latter
may be all right. but there can be abso-
Iutely no question as to the superiority of
the other.
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Shorts in St. Paul were left little time
10 cover before the closing of the books.
The street was nearly at loss for an
explanation of the apparent haste on the
part of the management. but while a few
traders supposiiiOn is that it is move
against the shorts or freeze-out OF
some stockholders, there was also a the
orv that it was intended to fOrestall pos
sible legal action by the State of Wiscon-
sin. from which the company obtained a
charter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

man, so fair as I'm concerned, but these
dagoes and Poles are getting watch
eyed, and If they stampede they'll run
over somebody. You don't believe in
me and my cowboys, but the time may
come when you'll see that I'm about
the only commander In this CAMP
II see that now, Jack. That's why
I'm talking TO you. But you've start
ed on a line of action that means war
with organized society. You had no
call to join those jackasses who ran
Mackay out of camp. 1t was none o.
your funeral-had nothing to do with
the question of wages"
Munro grinned. HE was such an
ape"
Eyes, but it started you wrong Now,
1 don't know who blew up the shaft
house, but if you do your best plan is
to cut those outlaws out and turn them
back to the authorities"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
CHAPTER XIX.

HAYMOND did not see Ann al
- breakfast next morning. but
sent word by Louis that i'm
n n portant work in the mine de-
tanned him, and the girl was hurt by
the neglect 1t was not a cheerful go
ing at best, for Mrs. Kelly was broken
hearted and frankly pessimistic.
You'll never come back" she said.
you'll forget the Kellys-you'll forget
you ever lived in log hut and swept
floors"
why, Nora. I'm only going to Valley
Springs. Maybe I'll come back, and
SOON
You say so, but you are going far
have two eyes, and can see. You've
broken Rob's heart too. / know why
he isn't here this morning-he couldn't
bear 10 see you go, and no more can l."
The tears came TO AIMS eyes. Never
had such sincerity, such directness of
affection, touched her. I'll come back.
i promise you I'll come back unless
you come to the Springs to live"
Come backns shouted --KellX.zMho