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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

tween and . o'clock in the evening.
An entrance was gained through Il win
dow of the laundry at the rear of the
house the catch being pried off by the
thief. From appearances the home was
searched from top to bottom. the work
seeming to begin in the dining room,
where the drawers of a china closet
were ransackcd. but nothing removed.
in one OF the bedrooms new clothing
was left undisturbed, The search being
evidently for money and jewelry.
Valuable Jcweiry Taken.
Among the articles stolen was very
valuable brooch Of Mrs. Noftskcr's,
with a large number of pears forming
the setting y lady's gold watch and
several articles of less value were
taken.
On discovering the burglary when
they returned from church. Mr.. and
Mrs. NOftsker notified the police. and
an officer made a search of The build
ing for the thief but as yet no traces
of the burglar nor the articles stolen
has been found. The officer ON the
beat reported everything all right in
this territory between and 9 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
Petition for Saloon License.

To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Of the City of Rock island Ill g:
We the undersigned owners of prop
erty on Twelfth street, between Sixth
avenue and Eighth avenue. in the city
of Rock Island, within distance of
500 feet both ways from 10. ESQ
Twelfth street, hereby consent to AMI
petition your honorable body to permit
Max Hellfrich to open and conduct a
saloon at No. go Twelfth street:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

392. oats IL.
Northwestern recoipJs-Wheat, today
SIC. last week 392, last year 259.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Is
to Il lower, corn unchanged.
100 p. m. - Wheat Is to u lower,
corn Is lower.
Wheat closed u lower, corn Is up.
Hogs. 21.000; open slow.
Cattle. 1000; open slow
Sheep. 1900; open slow.
$40 market-MiXcd. 6.75G 7.0a:
heavy, G.S00 7.G0; rough, G.G5m6.7J;
light, G.SO@7O0; bulk, G.9o@G.95; piss.
G.1O66S0.
Clearance fair.
Estimated tomorrow. 2S,000
Cattle slow and steady-Becvcs.
415@G.S5; cows. 1.70d so; stockers,
2.S0H5.00: westerns. 3.9OM5.20.
Sheep strong, 4.00@6.1O; lambs. coo
17S5.
Hogs closed more active.
Top price for day, $500.
Cattle closed slow.
Sheep strong.
New York Stocks.
New York March 12.-FOllowing are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
THE M1RkEYS,

Chicago, March 12.-Following are
he market quotations today:
Wheat.
May. 77H, 1879, 7G7s, -7S1a.
July, 1874, 1885, IT'S, 1879.
September, 7S1a, 1885, 1873, 1885.
Corn.
May, 4G7s, 47is. 1863, i71s.
July, iG3s, 4G12, 46ls, iGla.
September, 4G7s, Il, 1865, 1864.
Oats.
May, 417s, 417s, 1874, i15S.
July, 37H. 371a, 3G2i. 37%s.
September, 32A, 331s, 321a, So.
Pork.
July, 1851, 1857. 1s.I7, 1925.
May, 1910, 1911. 1890, 1910.
Lard.
July, 9.35, 9.35, 9.17, $50.
May, $50, $50, 912, 925.
Ribs.
July, 900, O05, S95, sos.
May, S.97, 900, $50. 900.
Chicago receipts - Wheat 10, corr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

cafe will make a speciality of fish din
ners.
Children's novelty spring caps. L.
& S.
Mermaid muslin underwear at the
Mill store.
Mermaid muslin underwear at the
Mill store.
Fish dinners during Lent at the
Rock Island house cafe.
Red Cross shoes for ladies; stylish
and comfortable. The Mill store.
Onay four more days of the great
II. & II. sale. LANCE IL Heitmann.
Red Cross shoes for ladies, stylish
and comfortable The Mill store.
II. T. Siemon wants your tin and fur
mace work. 1526-152S Fourth avenue.
Don't fail to attend the Harris <
Hess sale. Only four more days. LanSc
& Heitmann.
Longley. best $500 hat made. styles
that set the pace, sold only by Tile
meyer &: Sterling.
IS cents saved on shed protected
coal on account of the weight of wa.
ter. Try Mueller's.
L. & S. suits and spring OyercOats
are the best that tailors can make
Inspection invited. Ullemcyer & Ster-
ling.
$i.o0 ana $15p neglisce shirt spe.
cials al Ullemcyer K Sterlings. All
styles III the new spring effects. L
& S.
Your Easter outfit is here All you
need TO do i pick II out. You are
sure of satisfaction at Ullcmeyer *
Sterlings.
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
thorough treatment of the hair and
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi, 736 Sew
onteenth street. Old phone west 50.
The recital given by Mrs. Marion
Humphreys. assisted by John ]. Lines
Of Davenport, and Miss Mary Alice
Williams tonight will begin at
o'clock
The Helen Gould auxiliary to the
Spanish War Veterans will give caro-
Iparty at Memorial hall Thursday CIV
ening. Admission. 10 cents. including
refreshments.
\ Today trip through Kansas, Okla
homa. and Texas. over 5.00O miles OF
travelling on privately conducted car
Rate, STE, including meals and berth
See Us ut once. Schaarmam & Thomp
! son, 1112i2 Second avenue.
While on the way to school ;h:,
morning. talking and laughing with hcI
| companion. Miss Grace Whcelan
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles II
Wheclan. 537 Nineteenth street. faint
cd and fell to the sidewalk. A ply
stefan living near by noticed her fal
and Immediately ran to her side ant
carried her 10 Esr home. She rc@aiuc,
| consciousness a short time after n,
accident. She sustained slight bruisc.
| in her fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
CITY CHAT.

Read
Our ad
On page 4.
Gustafson q Hayes.
LaSalle coal at MuCllers.
Fish and oysters at Aten's.
Insure with BeeCher Bros.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
The Mill store for lace curtains.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
The Mil! store for lace curtains.
Bulk garden seeds at Passig Bros.
For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's.
For bus or express. Spencer & Trefz.
New Idea patterns. The Mill store.
Kerler q Co, carpet and rug cleaners.
New Idea Patterns. The Mill store.
Coal going at lowest prices at Muel
ler's.
During Lent the Rock Island house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

the quotations on the market today:
Gas 81. [. p. 1864. L. S. Steel pre-
ferred 1918, I. S. Steel common 40$s.
Reading 1243s, Rock Island preferred
5212, Rock Island common 23H, South
ern Pacific SG3i, \. Y. Central 120%
Missouri Pacific 725s L. & y. 121,
Shelters 1851. c. f. |. SO. Canadian
Pacific 17G1a. Penna 1854, Erie 305s,
c. & o. il&i, E. r. T. coz, B. & o.
l0G1s Atchison 943i. Locomotive G9ia,
Sugar 125, St. Paul IA, Copper 1858,
Republic Steel common 27H, Southern
Ry. 23ir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
Are STILL BUSY
Home of John T. Noftsker En-
tered and Valuable JeWeIry
and Money Taken
EARLY In The EVENING
While Members OF Family Were al
Church Sunday Evening Entrance
to House is Gained.

That the reign of the burglar in Rock
Island has not been ended was shown
again Sunday evening, when the house
of John T. Noftsker. S36 Twentieth
street. was entered, and number Of
valuable pieces OF jcwelry and abou,
So in money were taken. The mem
bers Of the family were at church at
the time. the home being entered be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed, and Fuel.
Rock Island. March 12.-Foll1wing
are the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
Provisions and Produce.
per pound; hens, per pound, SC;
ducks, per pound, . TO 10c; turkeys, per
pound, 14c to 15c; geese, per pound,
to 10c.
Butter-Dairy, &c to &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
Archie Coinu Nicely.

Washington. March 12.-The i'm
prOvCmcnt in Archie ROoscvelt's con
dition continues. He is doing nicely
said DR.. BiXey after the morning visit
to the patient today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
GRANTS 4 DIVORCE
Judge Gest Issues Decree to
Mrs. Josephine Kerr Against
William J. H. Kerr.
GIVEN CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
Charged Cruelty and Drunkenness
Prisoner is Released on Payment
of One Cert Fine.

Judge Ggst yesterday afternoon is
sued a decree Of divorce TO Mrs Jo-
sephinc Kerr OF his city, in her suit
against William J. II. Kerr. The com
plainant was granted the custody of
five minor children Mrs. Kerr charg-
ed her husband with extreme and re-
peated cruelty and habitual drunken
ness. NJ. Z. Sweeney represented the
complainant. The couple We're mar
ned Oct. IS, 1856.
Yesterday afternoon the case of w.
/. Ganscrt against Earl Thornhiu. who
frmerIy conducted store at JOY, Ill.
was called, and when the plaintiff fail
ed TO prove the account charged. the
case was dismissed ny Mr.. Gansert's
attorneys. Scnriver & Schriycr. The
case was one appealed from the JUS
tee court. which rendered judgment
against Mr. Thornhill for $2G, claimed
to be a balance due on an account orig
inally of over $1,000. Murphy & Witter
represented Thornhill.
Prisoner is Released.
Gale Howard. sentenced to the coun-
| t. Jail some time ago on a plea of
guilty to larceny, was released yester.
day and sent to Cable. Howard was
taken into the circuit court. and owine
| to his physical condition Judge Gest
made his sentence 23 days and fined
| him one cent. Howard had already
served 23 days, ana on the fine beinS
Gaid by O. L. Bruncr, he was released
Mr.. Biuner provided him with a ticket
for Gable.
| Fish on Board of Directors.
| ST. Louis, March 12.-At the annual
meeting of the Stockholders of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
Salt Lake Police Chief He'd.

Salt Lake City, March 12.-Chicf f
Police George Sheets, charged with
conspiracy to dcfraud tourists passing
through Salt Lake City. was tGda-
held to the criminal division of ne
district court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Funeral services over the remains of
Carl Edward Cowden were held at
80 this afternoon from the Spencer
Memorial church. The services were
conducted by Rev w. p. MacNcy. rs
sisted by Rev. f. w. Thompson. Bur
ial took place at Chippiannock GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
DR.. MANNING A FUGITIVE?
Warrant Out for Arrest of Former
Rock Is'aTd Dentist at Peoria.

According 10 the Peoria Star DR.. {.
G. Manning, formerly a dentist in Rock
Island, who has begun bankruptcy pro
ccCdings in that city has disappeared.
\ warrant has been sworn out for his
arrest 1t is alleged that Immediately
before filing Il petition in bankruptcy
he purchased and had delivered some
$500 worth oi goods from Peoria mCr-
chants without paying for The same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Temperature mt ~. 40; ut 800
-. ni., -. Maximum temperature in last
II hours, II; minimum, 80. Velocity Of
wind AT . II. M, miles per hour. Pre-
cipitation, .Oi. Stage Of water. = feet, n
fail OF ~ foot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
THE W EATH X *.

Rain or snow tonight and Wedncs-
day; cooler tonight, with the lowest
temperature near the freezing point.
J. VI. SHERIER, Local Forccastcr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
Auction Sale.

Auction Sale.
Horse sale at Reynolds, ILL.,, March
II. 60 draft and road horses.
FRED NJ CARPENTER.
Reynolds, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
Stool

Sheep-Yearling or over, 81 to So.
lambs, 500 20 $3.50.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to $500; cows
and heifers, $500 to $500; calves $3.50
TO $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
WAS OLD RESIDENT
Marx Harder, Who Passed Away
Last Night, Had Made Home
Here Since 1867.
WAS IN HIS 81ST YEAR
Suffered Apoplectic Stroke Friday
George Downing, Jr., Formerly Of
This City is Dead.

Marx Harder. a resident of the city
since 1867, died last evening at i
o'clock at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Victor Beck, 25l1 Fifth-and-a-hat
avenue, after an illness of but a few
days. Mr.. Harder last Wednesday cf~
ebrated his S0th birthday. ana until
Friday he seemed in his usual good
health. Friday he suffered an apople"-
tic stroke. and the effects of this
caused his death Mr.. Harder WAS
born in Germany March i, 1927. lie
came to this country and settled m
Davenport in 1888, and resided thee
until 1867. when he removed to Rock
Island For ii years ne was employed
at the Rock Island Plow company $
factory After the death of his wife Il
1881. he made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Beck. Mr.. Harder was
Il veteran of two wars, serving through
the Danish struggle in lSlS-50, and be
ing a member of Company G, Sth Iowa
infantry, in the civil war He is survived
by his daughter and a son, ThcOdo Z
Harder. also of this city. and by y
grandchildren. The funeral will SC
held Thursday afternoon at O'ClOCN
ut the home of Mrs. Beck. Rev. {. i
Mcnrickc. pastor of the German Luth
Cran church. will conduct the services
The family requests that no flowers bC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Missouri Pacific today. Stuyvcsa1t
Fish was elected member of the
board of directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Lard-12c.
Eggs-FTesh, 15c to Ice.
Observation-Disclosures, 45c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12
George Downing. Jr.

Word has reached relatives here of
the death at his home in Los Angeles,
Cal. March 6, OF George Downing, Jr.,
formerly of this city and for a number
of years proprietor of the old Downing
foundry on Ninth street. Mr.. Downing
had been i'll two weeks with jaundice.
lie was born and spcn' his carly lie
in Rock Island. removing TO California
- years ago. He was 50 years of aSe.
Surviving are the wife and five chill
dren. all of Los Angeles. There are
also left one sister. Mrs. Thomas Man
ucl of this city. and four brothers, Io-
seph of Abilene, Kan, John of Andalu
STA, James Of Alexis. ILL.,, and Thomas
of Pttsburg. Burial took place at Los
Angeles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Fish on Board of Directors.
ST. Louis, March 12.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

Everything men and boys
wear for spring. Make
an early selection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York, May 1.-The cotton
market opened stady al an advance
of 4 to 6 points, with July selling at
a new high record for the bull move
ment in response to firm cables, bull
ish weekend figures, further rains in
the eastern and central belts, and COW
erings of shorts. But he weather IN
the west was clear, the trade seemed
to be looking for better weather over
the weekend and the market eased off
shortly after the opening TO a net los
of 2 TO three points under heavy real
izing, and some selling for a turn. The
bull party seemed to be supporting the
party seemed to be supporting the
old crop months at I decline and sub
sequent fluctuations were rather mar
-')W and irregular.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14

closed steady and unchanged. Md
ding IL 11-l6; sales were 425 bales
on the spot. with zone n arrive. Low
err levels marked tn future market,
which opened easy from l 70 6 points
below the close yesterday. scored sew
eral points beyond the opening losses
and finally closed barely steady from
) 10 S points below yesterdays close,
the inter positions being the more
largely affected. Selling on the
strength of a somewhat better weather
outlook and weekend realizing over
Sunday were responsible tor the down
wa11dd tendency in values.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
GRAIN M PROVISIONS

Chicago. May 1.-THE wheat market
today was highly excited Il ;rong.
advancing more than three cents in
some options. making a t"tal advance
Of Iabout 6 cents since the close OF
Thursday. The business on the eX-
.hange was the heaviest volume known
for a long time and the wires Of the
brokers were so busy throughout the
day carrying orders that they had
very little time for the transmission
of news. At the close July wheat was
up 3 is to 8 ii. Corn was / Is
cents higher. Oats were up "a 10 rs.
Provisions were 10 10 80 1-2 higher.
Chicago. May 1.-THE leading fu-
lures ranged as follows:
Open High Low Close
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
NEW YOKh STOCK MARKET

New York, May 1.-THE stock mark
Ct showed the effect Of mixed influence
a. work and also reflected the diver
sion OF activity 10 the grain and
cotton markets ii the scantiness Of
the dealings. The soaring Of the price
of wheat was a depressing factor in
stocks and checked for a time an up
ward tendency which had developed in
sympathy with strength of the Union
Pacific.
Options on the wheat crop were IN
fuenced not only by the damage
shown i'll the governments reports OF
May 1st conditions published yesterday
but the fears of further damage since
that time.
The bank statement showed a great
er loss of cash than indicat 4 b. the
preliminary estimates. but the cOnsid-
cradle loan reduction was we'll re-
ceived in view of the known demands
of syndicate requirements during the
week. 1t is inferred that the higher
lulSIeSI lolCS IdNC clIldS(Cu IC1O "So
offerings in this market by interior
banks with result that the demand
on local banking resources are reliev-
ed.
The money market mas been strong
er since Thursday, owing to the an
nouncement of the Union Pacific f.
nancial plan and the supposition that
other offerings by railroad companies
are imminent.
Rumor persisted of an intended
bond tissue by the Reading and the
pressure on that stock depressed the
whole market. Americans smelling al
so was under some special pressure.
The strength of Union Pacific was at
tributed to a more favorable view
from the standpoint of financial ad-
vantage to the company as distinguish
ed from the immediate vafue of sub
) scription rights to stock holders, TIL
i net change in prices are a slight
and gains predominant.
Total sales of bonds par value
$4,000 Total sales 252, 700 shares.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
az OF COTTON

Houston quiet at 12c; net receipts
1875 bales.
Augusta steady at 12Ac; net re-
ceipts 4O1 bales.
Memphis steady at 11Ac: net re-
ceiprs $50 bales.
ST. Louis steady at 11kc: net re-
ceipts 157 bales.
st. Louis steady at liz net receipts
157 bales.
Cincinnati net receipts 479 bales.
Louisville quiet at 11kc.
TOtal-51. bales cotton, 80 casks
gross receipts, 4,05S bales; shipments.
1000 bales: sales. 1896 bales; stock.
231,379.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
STEAMERS.
NAVAL STORES MARKET.

New York, May 11.--Turpentine
quiet. 67M67k. Rosin firm; strained
common to good, s4.90@4.e5.
Savannah, May 11.-Turpentine firm
63H; sales 394: receipts 7S3; shipments
SIS.
Rosin firm; sales 1922; receipts l.
GIL: shipments S92; stock 24.sS6.
Quote A. r. G. s4.32k 0+.40; p. s4.45;
E. Sass; F.. s4.65 OATS: g. $4,000
$50: H. 4.72E 4.S5; I. Sass; X. S5.25
NJ. s5.4095.45; n. $40; W. G.. $3.50;
W. w, $50 a $40.
Charleston, May 11-Turpentine and
rosin nothing doing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
COTTON AND NAVAL STORES.
Receipts Of Cotton and Naval Stores
at the Port of Wilmington Yester-

SaV
c. C.--46 bales cotton. is barrels tar,
2 barrels crude ~turDentine.
w. and W.-42 bales cotton, 4 casks
spirits turpentine, SO barrels rosln, 3
barrels crude turpentine.
w. c.. and A.-4O4 bales cotton. Is
casks spirits rurpentine, 80 barrels
rOsin, i barrels tar, II barrels crude
t~urpentine.
A. and Y.-19 bales cotton, s casks
spirits turpentine, % barrels rosln, 3
barrels tar.
". and N.-5 casks spirits turpen-
tine % barrels rosin.
Alice bales cotton. % barrels tar,
s barrels crude turpentine.
Lyon bales cotton. Isl barrels
tar, 1e barrels crude t~urpentine
spirits ~turpentine. 14S barrels rosin,
1913 barrels tar, II barrels crude tur-
p%entine.
Last year--1.42O bales cotton, 81
casks spirits turpentine, 81 barrels
rosin, 1862 barrels tar, 1872 barrels
crude turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
NEW YORK PRODUCE

New York, May 11.-FLOUR strong
but quiet; Minnesota patents $50
4.S5; winter patents $3.5OM4.15. rye
-four firm; fair to good S3.7Om 3.S5;
choice - fancy SO. 81 m4.O5.
CORN MEhL~Firm; fine white and
yellow $1.2OT1.25; coarse Sl.lOn 1l2;
kiln died S2.S5m $40.
WHT.AT-Spot strong No. 2 red
95Ac elevator. options 2m2hc net
higher. May 97asc; July 9Shc; Sep
tcmber 9S5sc; December $l.Ol.
COEN-Spo, firm; no. 2. soc cleva-
tor. Options - 70 tsc net higher. May
G11z: July 5@c; September $3.50.
OATS-Spot firm: mixed. natural
white 30T33c: white 400 41iZc: clip
ped white 36@4O lbs
LARD-Strong: western prime 80 3j
m945:: refined firm. continent $975;
5. \ $3.50: compound slkM SIC.
PORk-Firm; family $500; short
clear $500 1850; mess &l77jT
RICE-Steady. domestic air TO ex-
ira "a n G1Lc: japan nominal.
MOLASSES-SteaGy: New Orlenas,
open kettle. good TO choice 37m4Sc.
SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining
3.37; centrifugal 90 test 8.s7; molasses
sugar BIC. Refined firm
COFFEE-Spot quiet; No. Z Rio sz.
Santos No. 4, nc; mild coffee quiet:
Cordova g 12Ac. Futures unchanged
TO 10 points lower.
BUTTER-Weak: extra creamery %
n 25hc: creamery common 70 extra
19 Csc; held common TO frsts 1910
23c; state dairy common TO fancy l9
N241zc: renovated common I" extra
Il n 24zc: western factory common TO
firsts 1SH 22c; western imitation
creamery firsts 22T23c.
CHEESE-Quiet. unchanged.
EGGS-Weak: western regular
packed frsts 17izc: (cficial) same;
second lie.
PEANUTS-Quiet. unchanged.
POTATOES-Firm: Florida new per
barrel $500 "a 500. y
CABBAGES-Easy; domestic per
barrel 800 q $50.
COTTON SEED OIL~Strong and
higher on light offerings and bull sup
port. Prime crude fob mills nominal;
prime RUNNER yellow 54kD55c; on
summer yellow SOC SAC; good of sum-
mer yellow 50G 54cc; prime white SO
| q coo; prime winter yellow 81 q
Solid Color Robes.-City Livery CO.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
BOWSER MAKES GIFT
Presents Wife With Handsome
Outfit on Her Birthday.
BUT SHE DOESN'T LIKE 1T.
incident Clouds What Otherwise Would
Have Been a Day Of Serene Hapr''
ness-The Cat Is Greatly Amused
: Over the Affair.

Over the Affair.
downright, 1907, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.l
Mrs. Bowser's birthday was close III
hand. and she was taking good care 20
say nothing to arouse Mr.. BoWser
recollection. She vas cOnspirin2 10 Jet
it slip by without a hirt. Two weeks
hefore the date he observed that they
wore growing old together and that the
years seemed to slip past with great
rapidity, but he stopped there. The
next week he careless!y remarked that
she looked five years younger than the
year before, bnt as she did not answer
him that was the end of it. The other
morning she got mp to realize that IL"
day was at hand and that 1t was to
pass unnoticed. 1t was true that dur
ing breakfas: Mr.. Bowser's face had
worn q knowing smile, and that now
and thcn he had emitted a chuckle OF
exultation, but she had figured it out
that he was after another spring pig
or a new lot Of LeghOTn hens.
Birthday Subject Is Up.
The day passed quietly, and with the
coming Of evening Mr.. BOwser arrived
home from the office. He was in jolly
spirits. He had been elbowed on the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

Total today. at all ports. net receipts
11,572 bales: continent, 1O.84S; Japan,
l 1852: stock, 531,036.
Consolidated at all ports net receipts
1852 bales; continent, 16,S4S bales:
Japan, 1852.
Total since September 1st, at all
ports, net receipts 9.475.349 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain, 3,547,S47:
bales: France. S65,697; continent, g.
1885; Japan, 224,905.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-14
THE MONEY MARKET.

New York, May 11.--Money on call
nominal. Time loans irmer; sixty days
4 per cent, and ninety days 4A and six
months 49, as. Close: Mercantile pa
per 5h per cent. Sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers
bills at $500 4.S625 for demand and
at 4.S:2ON4.S340 for sixty day bills.
Posted rates asa and 4.S7. CONNER
cial bills 4.S3A 4.S3&. Bar silver
Mexican dollars 5014.