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The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Best jar plums, Mrs. Webb lst
Mrs. Butler 2d.
Bes, jar grapes. Mrs. Holcomb
lst, Mrs Webb I'd
Best jar apricots, Mrs. Rule lst,
Mrs. Rose I'd.
Bes, collection fruit put up in
solution. Mrs. Webb lst.
Best jar sweet cherries, Mrs.
Butler lst. Mrs. c Oliver 2d
Best jar English gooseberries.
Mrs. Ballard lst Mrs. Webb I'd.
Best jar Native gooseberries
Mrs. Holcomb lst. Mrs. Wy
man 2d.
Best jar red raspberries, Mrs.
Wyman lst. Mrs Webb I'd.
Best jar blaokberries. Mrs.
Webb lst, Mrs. {. Oliver 2d.
Best jar strawberries. Mrs.
Bae,jer 1st. Mrs. H. II. May 2d.
Bes. and largest display of
pantry products. Mrs. Wyman lst,
Mrs. Webb I'd.
Best display canned fruits in
glass jars by one person. Mrs.
Webb lst, Mrs. Butler ID.
Best display preserves. Mrs.
Webb 1st Mrs. Rose I'd.
Best display jellies and jams by
one person. Mrs. Webb lst. Mrs.
Wyman 2d.
Best display fruit buffers, Mrs.
Wyman 1st, Mrs. Rose 2d.
Best grade comb honey in
sections, Frank Mcfarland lst,
Levi Ballard I'd.
POULTRY.
Best pair Barred Plymouth
Rock, Van Holcomb 1st.
Best pair White Plymouth
Rock. Mrs. Mathews lst.
Best pair Buff Plymouth Rock,
Z. H. Roberts 1st.
Best pair white Wyandotts, A.
J. Castell lst.
Best pair white Leghorn Clyde
Williams 1st. L. ID. Stolley Cd.
Best pair Tolume geese. r. J.
Decker 1st.
Best pair Bantams. Robert
Ayers.
Best bronze Turkey. DR.. Powers.
Best piece outlining, Westlha
Brown 1st, Flora Jewel I'd.
Best individual collection fancy
work, Flora Jewel 1st.
Best dressed doll, Oracle Doug
las 1st.
Best individual collection water
colors, Flora Jewel 1st, Marguer-
ite Holcomb I'd.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
Premium Awards.

Below is given a list of premi-
ums awarded for exhibits at the
Fruit Fair as furnished Us by the
management:
Best display of fruits grown by
one person. NJ. A Miller, 1st, John
Sipma, 2d.
Bes, display of apples grown by
one person. A. l. Roberts lst. NJ
A. Miller, 2d.
Best display Off grown by
one person. NJ. A. Miller 1st. Ezra
Wade I'd.
Best display of grapes. Omar
Wilson lst. J. NJ. Haley 2d
Best display OF peaches. w. Z.
Decker lst. - Smith 2d.
Largest peach. Harvey Hall lst,
Best plate of peaches. Mckee
Bros. lst. r X. Page 2d.
Best display of prunes. Z. G.
Wade lst. A Graham 2d.
Best limb of plums, Sidney
Dawes lst. J NJ. Haley 2d.
Best display by any packing
company, The North Fork Frui,
Growers Assn. lst. Nelson Bros
Fruit Co 2d.
Best FIVE plates fall apples. A.
W. Hice lst. Stevens 2d.
Best five plates pears, NJ. a.
Miller lst, E. q. Wade I'd.
Best single fall apple. w. S.
Coburn lst. w A. Upton. 2d.
Best single pear. John Sipma,
lst, J. S. Williams I'd.
Best plate apples, VIM. McDale
lst, J. ID. Morrow I'd.
Best plate pears, Chas. Morgan
lst, +. G. Wade I'd.
Best single winter apple. Art
Robbins lst, M. A. Miller I'd.
Best packed box apples, G. T.
Zaun lst.
Best ounce. Mrs. Chas. Fore
man, 1st.
Best limb apples. A. L. Roberts
lst, K. l.. Brown ID.
Best collection foreign plums,
A. w. Reader lst, M. A. Miller I'd.
Best collection native plums,
John Sipma 1st, A. Winn I'd.
Best plate plums, r. r. Page
1st, NJ. A. Miller I'd.
Largest bunch grapes. A. L.
Roberts 1st. A. Winn I'd.
Best limb peaches, John Sipma
1st. A. l.. Roberts I'd.
Best jar peaches, Mrs. Webb 1st,
Mrs. Butler I'd.
Best jar pears. Mrs. Webb 1st,
Mrs. Butler I'd.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
DR.. Harry A. Smith,

OF Delta, Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat specialist, will be at the
Paonia hotel the Second Tuesday
of every month. Glasses Fitted.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

voluntary Observers Meteorological Record
For the week ending Sept. II, 1908.
and corresponding week of 1907.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

There is good deal of the
lovers grasp in the way candi-
dates shake hands with farmers
nowadays. The marble heart will
not go into cold storage again un-
til after the election.-Field and
Farm.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Now she has written a book
entitled The Use and Needs of
the Life of Garry Nation" We
believe about two blank pages
inside the cover will be sufficient
to tell the whole story.-Golden
Transcript.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

J. NJ. UNDERWOOD,
Cooperative Observer.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

York FebrJarv 20 1919
BEEFES-Rscefpts were 81 Loa2 head. tns
cuInz - direct slalgnrs-ers and tns
No trading to-day Feeling steady al
Dressed rather dull Ii16Sc per = ordinary
% PRIME native sides. with little beef Ssc
9izc Latest London and Liverpool cables quoted ths
selling az 1u-eGi21zc 70.
dressed weight. refrigerator beef GG9ec = Ex-
this port to-day 545S quarters OF beer
0 ~ Baltic Liverpool;
butchers 1T5 for ths market Trade quiet a.
yesterdays prices About 90 calves arrived late and
uns0d Ordinary good veals sod a. <6 ttfSS 90
a calves AT - 90 NJ Westerns
offered city dressed veals selling
az 9sI3c per n. country dressed at "a l2c-
Saies-J c. s 81 veals. 12- ~ averass az
IS Per do. 1O2 =, az So 80. fed calves
265 70. IS so ,. - - "a.
S do. n a 81 so
SHEEP AND LAHBS-RecsIpJs were So cars. -
TS3 head o. whirh Consigned Greet .
sauzttsrsrs IN for the Es-k-r- making VIZ
II = on --7eq
and Unchanged c11ce IaAllIn WVl=.
lambs f-rn others steady About 81 cars lnso-t a
s7r zo ShaAr sod AZ - per -. good % prime
lambs at s. 81 Dressed mutton steady a. e9Oc
rsr ~. dressed slow ioTl27c, rev cac7
arcasses al 49,. country dressed hOthoGse -a1os Fi
S4GSi1 carcass .oo z,sz,t- ,,--=,z
So n average s. - 100 -; f9s g. s. 70 a 3. "a
243 DO 81 ID s., IGT Western 90 20 u a e =,
40 q6 70 ar 81 . Indiana do - rn az So 10 Lal@
NJ St,rsrSo1 = CO. l97 state lambs "a p al s. 30
a 10 Cbucks n 81 80 -., -
FIOf;S-Feceipts or 1+50 head ircLlstirE
sr-01- half the market No sa--s
Feeling firm BuffaIo afvices Country drss71 h'sS
steady 5G7-=c per ID
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
REPORT OF EQUITABLE.
Increased Business and Expense Re.
ductions Shozcn by President.

President Paul Morton reported at the annual
meeting of the board of directors of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society yesterday that the average
rate of interest of the societys investments. which
was 4-26 per cent in 1906 increased TO 80
per cent in 1907 and that during January Of this
year the insurance written IL per cent more
than in the month q year ago with in
crease in February to date Of 90 per cent over
the period in 1907. He also reported de-
probation Of less than 81 600 the assets from
their market .quotations of December. 81, 1906
The total assets on December 81, 1907 at the low
est market quotations of the New York Stock
Exchange for stocks and bonds that date
amounted s432.e47. zoe 30 On the basis Of the
society's book or anortized value Of bonds as of
December 81, 1907, the assets amounted to s45S,-
92S,775 90. At the lowest possible market quota
TONS these figures show surplus s53 275 421 H.
at the amortized value of bonds, under which sys-
tenn all bonds brought to par at the time Of
their maturity, the surplus is s74.556 A..
The payments policyhoders during l@i
amounted 10 S45Sa5SSf 30 an increase of nearly
100000 the payments of 1906 OF this sum
s75OS.776 Ii in dividends TO policyholders' or
the total disbursements by the society in 1907 sl6S
per cent went 10 policyholders.
The rate CT expenses to premium income was
"a 43 per 1904 % 60 per in 1905 and 1884
in 1906 This reduced 70 1855 in 1897. saving
of %. IS per cent over the management of 1904
The ratio Of the socety's total expenses TO its
total income 1912 per IN 1904. 17.3S ir 1906
Il As in 1906 and 1852 in 1907, a saving by the new
administration Of 29s7 per cent over 1904
The society lent during 1897 TO its policyhOlders
their policies s3o.176,sn ST. The loans made on
real estate mortgages amounted to S10.240.90 On
securities in which the society may legally invest
it lent 12o90, always with ample margin Of
collateral.
The income from its interests and rents was
SSS 40 80 greater than in 1906 The average
rate OF interest yielded by the investments, which
amounted TO $50 per cent 1894 1905 and IS
in 1905, increased 439 per 1907. This
increase in rate per from the investments
yielded S2176.S94 more than 1904
The insurance issued revived and increased dur
ing 1907 amounted $S279 $40 and the total insur
in force on December 81 1907, was $, ,340126-
354
All the officers were reelected. The finance COM
mittee. which is composed Of Paul Morton, W. A
Day, L. P. Thomas, T Dewitt Cuyler. James Nc
Maron and Frank S. Witherbee, was also re-elect-
ed Only one change. was made in The executive
committee, J. q. SchmidIapp. of Cincinnati, being
substituted for James 3. FoFgan, of Chicago, who
wished 10 retire on account of press of business.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
OTHER MARKET@sY TELEGRAPH.

Cbfoar7 Feb cO-CATTLE-Receipts tesSlls5e1l-
about CO.., heal steady steers = 3so -
US sSGS4 75. heisers 50GS5 =, bulls - ~ %
ayas So 5rST, sroczers feeders. s. l5tS4 80 rtO
70 fOc hgher. choice heavy shipping. s. sGSt 8 olca
5I7S4 Lish = cHoite
81 spS4 & packing 30 pigs. 50 5onS+ 10 ou-k =
saIas 81 5s1S4 SfFEEP-Rsceiprs estimated aI1t
head market active % lcc 1LSl-r 5I7-p - -
S CO. LAMBS. S6GS7. yedrlnSs. 50 l91So -
ry--5-rs-f Feb -n-HDg7S. 15G2uC hig1s-s outclsCs
and Shippers 81 7OGS4 %. eou1nor s. 5,'S+ ~ -
s'-
s. -1pS- > -rtt--t7-e--J- > oosS'-
i IaNrr2S-Stev- weak. ST I5ES7 =
r-ss- re1eaTs Feb. % TATTL4E-FeceQrs- 20 hsa1s
slow ana barely steady prime steers, s. 68S0 % NHAS
-Pscaiuts. $50 head. active and stea1y H4tT--HSe.
CENTS 3ns head. and &c higher. mixed ana
yO-ta-s gG17S5, S+gS+ 60 ro'1Els - i'tS4
4.i-fss & -5Tx5 SHEEP and LA3IE>F2ecetpLs- $500
s5dST 81
r-,io1 stock Tards. Pttsburg. FEB 2-CAI LIZ Ii.
S,rDrIv Iix1t steady. choice. 8 50sS5 40 prime > t
=FFFF,F-Su1rtv steady vetlers
80 rf.IT- and common lambs. S1Si % veal
rslvaS SSGSs EOGS-Fscelprs tarf active. L+S1erE
prime 81 50 anu i2TAeEs' - ~ P-s7-
81 6DTS1 90 r1ughs. s. at1S4 -
E,s-zss Cftv FEB. o-CATTLEs-ElecelDts. 60oe head
7crtin 100 S0uthernz. market sC-7ng steers c1se le
Western steers. S4Qs5 40 stock
- ara feeders southern steers Sc -
southern COWS - % native cows $ 3S7S9 10
native haicsrs 9oGS5 % ous 81 53gS4 80 calves
81 7sGs6 so Receipts 1o0fo head -sret stsady
:, . higher top. 81 bulk ot sales 81 3GS4 A.
s. SOGS4 81 SIF-E-iFecepts. 500" head market ltS
Ty-Ha-- lambs S6 and yea-iir-s 81 500
s. - western y-a-IuEs. s. +FS6 - Western shssp
q 25Ts5 IS st0cSsrs and feeders. Sc 5o7S5-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS RESUME.
- -r-.-,---,-.-I5l ID, -rhr T'ribu1ll-

TE2v Telegraph 70 4nr -flD-i-s--
,. -, 9o-Six furnaces Of the M0non-
,-..efs f,vnaee department of the National IuDe
,-r.7r,srv Al AcKeesport have been blown IN me
entire plant il Is expected. VIII De pIL ~ -
.or a. fss- as damage done by the flood can De re-
rs.red This win add twelve more furnaces ~
rir rlant OF the tube company Is Slowly
fng from the effects of the flood plt d LIiIi'si %
r~5fse have started and within week IL iS eN-
-.ecred that tlree-fourths OF the Worhs "ii % 81 -
erera1ien. employing more than eisAi 'Aou71'''u
---.,.,,-
The plaHt 81 Standard ta4taii~i1s
81, 49, rfttsiurs- which vas damaged hy NJ
e.iIf h.. rlsced ia operation next ~eeh
fsv rreleer.lph b, The TclhlEe.!
l-. Freb -a-The Carter White Lead NoFHs'
=. -. inaapendent white lead works IL the
qg,--,- ,,ossed notices to-day that beginning on
ssneav rbe Gorks wonid open for year FHi''
orders for esiougb af iis product 10 commune
,.f-. ,h.r r,rns 5eiue on band TIE works e4yser
l-s N,veJni,-r during t-e panic Several h"iiiie'
nee are employed
ssottdsle. Penn. Feb ae.-oFders have been Is
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
JOHN R. HEGEMkN rs ARRESTED
Metropolitan Life Head Charged with For
gerry and Perjury

John R .Iegemau. president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, was arrested yesterday on
charges Of forgery and perjury on which he was
recently indicted The will be carried to the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for de-
cisiou, and it the belief Of many lawyers that
upon the decision OF that court will rest the validity
Of all the outstanding forgery indictments against
officials Of different insurance companies based on
their signing the annual statements OF their COM
panies-
BY agreement between his counsel and the Dis
trict Attorneys Office, Mr. Hegeman presented him
self at the office Of Assistant District Attorney
Kresel. where he was put under arrest. Magls-
tra1e Corrigan held court in Mr. Kresefs office
Mr.. Lindsay Mr.. Hegeman's counsel got two
writs OF habeas corpus from Justice Platzek de-
nlandiug his clients production in the supreme
Court that en- application might be made for his
release. Writs Of certiorari demanding that Mag
istrate Corrigan certify the cause of his deten-
ton were also obtained
The writs were returnable at 2:30 o'clock and
before then Nr. Hegeman was in court Mr. Llnd-
saw appearing for him, filed a traverse to all the
rirs in the nature of denurrers and 1t was agreed
that the proceedings be consolidated and the Wits
of habeas corpus be dismissed. MI HeSehlan was
then DaroIrd pending the appeal
The warrant for perjury sets forth that MI.
T5egaman falsely swore to the correctness or d
certain annual report The warrant for forgery
sets forth that Hegenan made a false entry IN d
book OF accounts Of the company
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21

sca1.d choice BE: DO other se.a-a aolss e
&c 40 oSio $500. Do Indiana isaloc: Do oho ana
Indiana 1eqiIc OLD COCKS sTy 2.S&se ,sies a fssisc
90 osher ~, xesssrn sa1se: GEESE westsra sal.s,
s8gAB E s. ssi s6 5.s @ as si 81 Is 3 's 90 s
prf5ss RaSsfts IN nus ss, s1pg ard prime ~ p, (
showing eamp and nIssy we ,s,ssSs 49, 81 80
Sc do ,aiar sfasi = a. rudy soa o cal S.g- ,
4oc RABgrTs cottsntaH. per pair. %sz'i-c' DO lseN
''Ip PoT,ToEs 4SD VEGETABLES IN rod
sTa.s saPp6 aa va Nersors Gale weak spinach
I ssssdy 9,ss 1900 ve-v Ior Farida lettuce
hrner Florida celery hshsr otae- s2s.s@ sr-v ard
selling California essilaover- n Eooa dssss r
as grotsf We Quote POTATOES florida new. whlts
No per btI s5@ss Do Caiifarn@ sssSHd x eree & * So
@ IonE Islssa Per b. ssesa . % = ie ss p- a. % as
Psnrsyvania and weste-n IA 5ui Per 80 = -
SsSs 3, ~ u = -5.TSsI vegeraslss-AsP sPARAGCS-
c1,c7fs ~ 40 go, ,sr Sncb sfaxe ARTTCFfOKEs
California 70 per drum ssgsl5 ANlsA | SsS 7nSr.
i0a aise. RFF.s f:er5a 1e- 5-s5e 75casi % sew
Ser bSi 81 5.afsS eo Re-nI5a Ter er1fe 50casI
case 81 e5a$l %: Fartda per 81 50ss. ssi
d. teT b5I I -si & i g - ed oer 55I s. = DO FTor.a
$50 - i1>rre 5JyrH SvIs r.T5s e. 5sszse sias2:
n cslito-r'a 5e~ crate sadss. 5o ger hzf craft. 81 80
GS1 81: EGGPLANTs FIoria. per box. s1@Se DO Cu511
ssas4 So do Florida rer Basket 25asf .. HORSE:
RADESH 100 . g 50f1SJ- kkLr. NCrTolE p@r DOL
Toe kOEfT-RAFI lfsi cUuenes -
L.EEKS Orleans per TOO hu1che= s29Sf. LIMA
BEANS. Bermuda per box. S@ES- 81. LETTUCE. Flor-
per basket 5GcS3 so. ONIONS Connecticut white
bbt S3GS6. red yellow s. e5IS% 10 sfafs
and Western white. 6acGSi- 20 white cer
s. red and yellow bag S211s- -
CoCufv. yellow 3 2scS- 81.
Cuban STANDARD crate 81 75DSe. 10 pe- snnsl
81 65dsf 80 CERA. FIords- carrier 81 900
81 80. Cuban. 81 25S2 =. OYSTEfPLAaNTS ger TOO
bunches SI0$3. PEPPERS. Florida Per carrier, E9c5
81 80. Cuban. T5cGSf PEAS Florida. basket
S2dS5. PARSLEY. box 81 - do NeE Or
curly. bbI 5OdS6 20 plar. s69SS7 50
PARSNTPS. per bbI 75cGSI - Rt1NArNE florida Ts-
basket SIlS2- DO BsTmu1a. box 50cdS1 - RAD
ISHES. New Orleans. bbI S2ES2 so SEIAILOTS.
New Orleans per loo bunchss S2Gsi. STRING BEANS.
Florida. basket S-ds8-
SQUASH. Hubbard. per Dbl 81 501SS Do narrow. SO
s. 30: Florida WHITE box SllSl f-uhsn-
white per box. S1HS1 -. SPINACH. Norfolk bo-
S1fIS2 TOMATOES Florida. carrier SlGSi.
Cuban 7JCTS1 81 TFNIES. Ca1ads. r1tzbaEz- b5f
81 iO2S1 u. DO New Orleans Whice. hbL SiHSl So
do old. white per Dbl 75cQSf -. WATERCRESS per
100 hurches S1Gs2- BEET TOPS horholsr per tushsi
box. eKI Cr-CC8IEERS horhou-e. NJ T. per dcze-.
Sf 5G0S2. . Pc S3dSj. LETTUCE. hothouss-
per dozen. I5G75c- MUSHROOMS h0thouse per - so
hoth0use. bUuches 5rfIT5c-
TSHES. h0thouse 100 buucnes $20s3. RFTJ BA RI,
dollhouse per dozen bu1ches 3pG50c. TOMATOES. hot
house. n. I0G25c-
Toledo. Feb o-CLOvERsEEI1Cash and February
sf1 March. S11 y. April 81 10 October o.
TIMOTHY prime. 81 50 ALSIKE prime SO 80
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21

COTTON-The cotton market was quiet but steaaoy
to-day, closing steady al net advance OF 20
q We estimated 15O.Ooo bales me
market opened of points, and during
the first few minutes showed loss OF 6 TO points
on the active This attributed to renewal
of selling Wednesday, Whicf was
encouraged BY disappointing cables, but instead OF IN
around 10 6oC for May as expected
local hears FOUND considerable demand and finding that
the market resisting further pressure turned Ior
Prices consequently with tradiIE
quiet during session and the close within OF
Of AdYices from the South
an for tinged and stained cotton. Z WINE
ubit cotton Is nFnIy heic dCLS
&c atm sad 4, be under parity with Off colored
COTTON and while stains and tnses may De
{rg bulls Doint out only grade OF STAINED cotton
viii be deliverable New York contract after tpFi
little of May squeeze OF late
today seemed 10 be some buyg %,3cn sn5
from concentrated May long ihtere7t
bull, rint out that II any is planning 10 taxing up
co+ton on Nav Will hardly De sood ousils
90 +bsn 10 show their and possibly attract cotlol
bara from the South delivery. The Weather
the South, and II so may ot Lo
loved by increased receipts and reports OF netIe
preparations Receipts at uoI4ell ar
I1nny verv light and buIlish weekend figures are eA
pected -. -soa- T., ths local market to
.-n.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
MINING NOTES.

I'm announcing the posrponement of aclol- -
Calumet and Arizona Mining 1oluFal'l Flz -, he
5s--.z.-z o- "Wednesday. the directors Hia17 i-
----- -..,,s-r- -On account Of payments
sg Sye in March upon options On ,a n,lHs = aIe
La-7 -s-;1k tre board has not Net cecusu - - -,
+fl-s .+,- an the quarterly dividend has - -
Q. Eele5 ,-,-5T he next regular monthly meeting
contract has been signed by "heh lhe M NJ
Metals Selling Company vii acJ a - 80
,.5.--s,,- The Metals Selling Company Tor some
-+-a ras been handling The copper 2-llE1' i il
T-reh company. but no coTltTaf5L T-1,e stat
We contra three Etafs ~.
T1e-r ri the Cugzenheim Exploration -ii+- has
- T,scsv- ber g 1877 shows that me coIlll'a l-,
80, e 80 is9 invested in the Utah ~olpeI c'lii
The ARIZONA cornT.ercial Copper company i lio~ 10.
s1.s-r5ra rbf-fv-fve tons Of Black ha~h ore a g
ssFsgfng better than - per ceft copper an a. q
r-rrees ~ silver netting the company - sed
-rr Tn rev shaft Is down 1o Ieet. anu. 55io ? =
e. ~ "a 20 before striking the Bach lid"A i'1e
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
OPPOSES sEABoARD REDUCTIONS,
Judge Pritchard Against Announced Cut IN
saIaries-Employes Meet To-day.
TBv Telegraph 20 The Tribune

Richmond Va, Feb 20-Federal Judge Pritchard
of the Circuit Court expressed himself to-day as
being opposed TO the proposed reduction in wages
of the employees Of the Seaboard AIT Line Ran Ran
nav He was in conference on the subject with
,,Sel for the receivers to-day, and has requested
that the receivers and the chief executive OF the
road meet him here the near future for further
consideration of the matter
W A Garrett, chief executive officer Tor the re-
ceivars of the road. issued order to-day that
.s+.~ tAatr,arv I 2 10 per cent cut will be made
on all salaries of more than 5000 year and per
cent on those between 5000 and $500 MI Garrett
announced that there is TO be no change IN the
present list of officials of the Seaooard system.
All district presidents of carpenters and machin-
tsts ,7nions along Seaboard lines will meet officials
AT Portsmouth. Va. tomorrow, relative 10 con-
ten7plated salary reductions among the general en-
Moves of the system.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Feb Small primary receipts and an
improved demand for cash wheat had a strsns'Hsn
fra erect today ON the To- al wheat market ~
rha close the Nav delivery was ND -. Cor1 vas
So 10 a. lower. oats We're down sc ana proNt-
siors were .lzc 70 Toe 20 12tsc lower.
Sentiment in the wheat pir was inclined q t1s
bear side early THE dav and prices ranged sIs1r
" below the closing figures ~ YESTERDAY Several
o< the lea ling commission houses were r1o0e-afe
su-s snd mis- caused soas selling by PIT traders
About noon however. the market became sJronS
and prices advanced 1c from the low point of the
session The upturn was caused by s1la-l Pr3Illa-T
-a~sf,1s and a good demand by Minneapolis railsrs
for cash wheat The market lost mucn Stre-ls-1
in the 6nai half hour because OF the weakness oE
corn. The close was about steady- May opened
SHADE 10 &c 70 ssc lower 91c 20 92isc. sold
or 10 BIC 20 91c. ard then advanced 70 s5c- the
close vas st s2l-C 70 929sr- Clea-aures OF wheat
receipts were 2@1 oo0 bushels against a5ooeG oush-
els on the same day last year. Minneapolis, Du-In
ana Chicago reported receipts Ct 15s ears. against
45- cars last week and Sof cars "A year aSo-
Corn was frrn early in the day because o. small
local receipts. but later the market became weak
on general selling Aside from a moderate decline
~ rro,si,1s there was no apparent explanation OF
the weakness which characterized the last half OF
4La sassIo, The close was weak and near the
lowest point May opened unchanged % -sc higher
az 68a.c o. 5ol,c advanced % 60rsc. and then de-
cIirsd 10 59ssc The close a. $3.50 70 $3.50.
Local receipts were - with none OF contract
oats we're weak in sympathy wfth corn Early
in the day the market steady because OS light
r-eeipts MAY opened - higher ar 523sc. advanced
10 5yT.e and then declined 53isc. The close
a. ssI,e Local receipts s.
Provisions opened drm on Zoe advance IN I've
hogs bJlt weakened OF free selling by packers
who are expecting much heavier receipts OF hogs
as soon as the railroads have recovered from the
effects Of the recent severe storm The market
continued weak the remainder % the day. Nav
por al the close being of zoe 60 Ist-c al slI Is
TO ST 1-ls- lard down .l-c at s. g Rios were
also 14zc lower az IS S-'e
Estimated receipts fer tomorrow Wheat 3
ears. corn. = cars, oats % cars hogs 2s,eOo hs~
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
EXPORTS.
CASH QUOTATIONS,
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

<,,,- New York, February 20 1908
tofFEE-The coffee market was ouiet bur steady
sales for the day being reported Is 100 bags with
prices closing net unchanged 3 points
market opened steady unchanged prices
OF D points IN keeping with steady
ana moderate Brazilian receipts There further
lquldation of positions but offerings were not
heaFy, and seemed to be well
holding around the initial figures. /.
hlsher at the hour Of the local opening.
advance closing net unchanged. while Hamburg
unchanged TO = pfenng higher Neither
market reported any change prices receipts
lighter. reaching only 1900 bags the ports
against 900 bags the previous day, $1,000 bags
year ana 1000 bags two years ago Jundiahy receipts
were 100 bags against 10000 bags last
bags two years ago So far for the Brazilian
receipts have been about 81.
New York warehouse deliveries Wednesday small
only 5S5 bags against 10 029 bags last year 10076
bags two but accounted for by the bad
weather Street merchants report moderate but steady
demand for coffee The market coffee
steady, with quotations 6I.c
The range prices to-day
follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

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