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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK. Jan. 4-SUGAR-Raw sugar vas
hlmcr, owing 90 labor troubles Ia Cuba. which maF
interfere with the making II ;ne crop and grinding
There Is also tighter EuuFeau beet sugar market.
owing 20 bullish developments concerning beet
movement as In Germany rivers are frozeu and
transportation interrupted, thereby delaying delivery
Cf beet sugar. Duiy-pad prices are now quoted
Centrifugal. $-tesr. 352 musC0gad0 s9-5est 2f2.
maasses sugar. 69tests 3E. Refined sugar was
Grm- The London beet sugar market was I'D
higher. wiih January quoted at ss ND
NAVAL STORES-Spirits tuTpeniine firm a. Is
for msclIne-unad barrels az New York Savannah
drm. s2iz. Resin duh. with common 20 good
strained az 800 to $40 Tar dull; oh barrels. 500
10 SIS.
BUTTER Receipts. 3.sa psckages. AI1derate de-
maud. Creamcr~ extra. Z9a29iz; firsts. e5iaas.
EGGS-Receirts 405 eases Firm Nearby.
vuite, fancy S2s34, do, mixed. fsnc-, 9s50. West
en iTS1s. g.
MILL FEED-Essy: slow business. suriDc bran.
l'opound sacks TO arrive. January. = l9 mddliugs
5l5; city bran. 5g. IN bulk; Western red dog
@75. to arrive; winter wheat bran. in l0Olpound
sacks. 25G
OATS STEADY but dali Elevator prices: No 3.
white. 81 Ma. J. white, 55la No. . mixed. SsIs
FLOUR-Fim; moderate trade Spring patents.
560a6l0. spring clears, 56)a5G. winter straigiits
As5a50o winter clears. fi5a4 CO. Kansas. in sacks.
PATENTS. 5.25a550 stTaghts. 4sea5.9 clears. 450a
As
RYE FLOUR-Steady; quiet trade; 4ssass 81.
CORN MEAL-Trade fair. Kiln dried for ex
port. 5.40a3.6o: coarse meal in bags. 36aL57.
BUCRWHEAT FLOUR-sl0w trade; light SUP
ply. Choice 500
HAY-Stroug; demand fair Prime timothy, LI0:
NG. I. I0oal-05: No. ? s. No 3. s5as8
STRAW-FiTm, far trade. Long ne. ToaT5
BEEF Steady; demand inactive. Family. I5 O0a
$3.50. packet I250aI3o0.
PORK-TTade Slow. Ness, H0s50: family.
e. o0sIe55
TALLOW-steady; trade light City in hogs
heads 81.
'LARD-InactiTe. Prime Western. $50: CITY 500:
refined continent $50; South American go: re-
fined Brazilian. kegs. 1855 city stearine, g; oleo-
steaTne quiet New York Is: Chicago. rs
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NnTse for PeNsfmist.

Freddie and his mother were having a
thoroughly satisfactory rOmp. when a
visitor was announced. As one topic of
conversation after another came up, it
developed that the caller was in an ex-
traordinarily pessimistic frame of mind
and expressed her disapproyal. in no
measured terms. Of everything and every
body under discussion.
Thi. impartial knocking" disturbed
Freddie's amiable soul nightly, and he
slowly drew nearer and nearer, until he
finally stood before the lady. with his
small face pUckered and the corners of
his mouth drawn down.
She stopped in the midst of an "Oh-a
dreadful bore. my dear.' TO say:
why. Freddie, please do UHscrew your
face l don't ike TO see little boys look
like that"
Freddie surveyed her for a moment and
then said trenchantly, but with an Oh
viOusly sincere wish for information:
Il guess you don't like most anything,
do yOu?'
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished By Miller & Co. members Of
tie New York Stock and Cotton exchanges and the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, IS5 street north
vest
New Y0rk, Jan. 4-The total visible supply, Chron-
iele figures Is 4s730o bales against 52i,GO last
year. The American supply IS 3.So coo bales. against
4.ls7 900 last year These iBdiczte an Increase over
last week of l61 900 bales. a loss OF 81 900 from
1907, and decrease Of 4S2be from 1896 ExIoF5s
for the week were S24eS0 bales. making a total 70
date Of 3s2.D0. against A.S580 last scar. The
market this morning vent OF ten 70 twelve points
on account 0f poor cables which, IN trsD. were
caused by a threatened strike Of oldham England
operators. Local bs1rs tO9k advantage by hsmnesiHs
TTetty freely At first bIt the market failed to
weaken TO the extent feared. News otherwise Of no
great importance There too many bullish facts
70 withdraw support from the market. At tins
time Eastern mills carrying small stoczs dry
goods reports show gradual improvement, and the
South Is holding cotton too tenaOusly 10 sell con
tracts. Besides shis Developments 0f The past tTee
days show that strJag people are backing MaFca.
and il is possible that next weeks gnners' figures
VIII prove bush Port receipts to-day estimated al
80 coo bales; last week. 80 co. las year, A. 00o.
LigeTp0ol due 10 up
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Jan. 4-AloHey on call vas n0miuaIl7
10 per cent to-day. The market was materially
easier, the January payment having been financed
without diflcIlty. Can loans were made at - and
per cent averaging about IS. on Monday the
range was % and per cent; Tuesdays transactions
were at Is and g. Wednesday, - and 4; Thurs
days 30 and s. Fridays. 10 and g.
Time money during the past week became slightly
easier IN tone. but the change was largely senti
mental. and the difference Of opinion expressed by
the bid and asked prices naturally precluded any
large business. Rates were - 90 ~ per cent for
sixty and ninety days: per cent for four and five
months, and 6is and rer cent for SIX months
Mercantile paper this week was stil yery quiet
bGt some business done, chiefly out of town.
Rates quoted at 10 10 per cent for all kinds
Sterling. which advanced Isc YESTERDAY rose sc
further to-day. and demand bills closed TODAY AZ
1850. There a good demand for remittance
T0-dav's market closed. SlXty-day bills 4s1st: com
pared with A79 last SATURDAY; demand 4s57s against
isfl4, and cables 1860 against ASA Commercial
bills 47sAa48) compared with 475sA7s4 at
the close uf last week.
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

baltimore, Jan. 4-FoIoging are the prices quoted
at the principal commission houses:
BUTTER-Cre3mery. fancy. per pound. slsa30
imitation. Za25; Maryland and PennsylTHnia rolls
lss20; stoTe-packed Ohio and West Virginia, l6al7
Maryland. Virginia. and Pennsylvania, l6ale.
LIVE POULTRY-Old hens. heavy per pound. Is
all; Young do lial5; ROSTERS each, 25aSo; ducks
puddle. large. per pound, l3al4; do. MuscoTy aud
monsrei llal2; turkeys. young, 3 pounds and over,
per pound, l6al7 gobbiers. l5al6
EGGS-MaTyiand and Pennsylvania loss Of irsts
per dozen. q.
PUTATOES-White, nearby, prime pcr Hishel. Goa
65; Western Maryland and Pennsylvania. 65a70 fancy
Delaware, per bbl., 4OCai25
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Apples
Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia, per bbl., No.
l. L75a200; do. small common. L25aL50; do. per Y
bbI basket. 50a75; do, New York asserted. bbl.
251a4o5; cabtege. New York, Danish ton. s.00aso0:
celery. New York. bunch. 5as5; crauberries. Cape
Cod per bbl.. 6Soa75o; lettuce, Norfolk per basket
Z5a40: egg plants. Florida per crate L75a2 .; onions
Pennsylvania, yellow, per bIshel. Stats; oranges.
Florida per box, as to size. 25A3.05; grape NUT.
Florida, per box. 250a409; tomatoes, Florida, per
carrier. fancy. 25Ca300.
FLOUR-Wintet extra 4eOa42G; do. clear. 4Za
40; do. straight 455a4.70; do. patent. 4s5a50o;
spring clear A45a475; DO. straight. 5.Z5a5.50; do
patent, 559a5.s5; City Mills best patent, $50; do
high-grade patent $50; do. straight 55O do choice
family A90; extra, 3soa4le
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STORY OF A Tw0.FRANC PIECE.
President FaIlieres Did Not wish to
DisapPOint the Waiter.
From n. A. =

From hr & T.
On one occasion n. FaHieres, president
OF France was dining at a restaurant
with a friend when he accidentally
dropped a coin under the table. His COM
panion drew his attention to the fact
with the remark:
Il think you have dropped a two-franc
piece"
"Oh. that's all right, replied FalliereS.
1T viii do for the waiter when We have
gone away" And calling the gaTcon TO
his side, he told him 10 look for the two
franc piece after he and his friend had
finished their meal
Later on. just before leaving the res
taurant, n. Fallieres deliberately took a
two-fraEc piece from his pocket and
quietly placed IL on the floor under the
table His friend was much surprised,
and asked the reason for his strange con-
duct
We'll" was the reply. "on counting my
money, ] found that il could not have
been a two-frane piece I dropped IN the
first instance. but as / told the waiter to
look for that amount. ! couldn't disap-
point him, could To-
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Expenses I'm switzerland.

Geneva, until about twenty years ago.
had the reputation of being a cheap place
in which to live. BY degrees IL has be-
come more and more expensive, until the
point has been reached where a promi-
nent woman who spends her winters in
New York and her summers there, has
made the assertion that the necessaries OF
life cost more in Geneva than they do IN
New York. The increase in the cost Of
these neCessaTies was already marked in
the years 1904 and 1895, but the customs
tariff which went into effect January l.
1906, gave a new impulse 10 the advance.
There are very few things that have not
advanced in price. Bread, meat. wine,
and chocolate are all on the increase.
Milk, butter, and eggs have reached
prices never known before. Nearly every
thing being deareT. sh0pkeepers shoe
makers, laUndresses, BARRIERS, fuel deal
ers, all follow the movement with higher
rates.
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STILL TO FIGHT DRUCE CASE.
Claimants say Finding of Corpse Is
No Evidence.

London Jan. 4-GeoTge Il. DTuce's law
yers decided to-day to 90 on with the
suit for the title and estates Of the
Dukedom OF Portland.
They say the finding Of human remains
in the coffin supposed to have been that
Of the late T. c. Druce does not prove the
corpse TO have been that of Druce's, and
say that Druce and the fifth Duke Of
Portland were the same individual.
They are said TO have been strength
ened in their right By cabled reports from
New York that Robert c. Caldwell sticks
TO his original story. asserting that the
wrong coffin was opened. Though even
the claimants counsel had repudated
Caldwelrs story. they are said 10 have
been considerably impressed by his in
sistence.
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Her Answer Corrected.

\ teacher in the Garfield School was
teaching q primary class the beginning
OF arithmetic.
Now, I have one pencil iH my right
hand and one in my left. she said. How
many pencils have I? Helen. you may
answer"
Two" piped a small voice
Then one and one make two. do they
not?'
Sure
The teacher fToWned at the disrespect-
fui answer. says the Kansas City Star.
That's hardly what you should have
said" she said. "WiH some one in the
class tell Helen what her answer should
have been?''
There was a moment of hesitation,
Then one brown fist shot confidently into
the air
All. James. YOU nay tell Helen what
she should have said.
Sure, Miker' shouted Jimmie. in d
tone Of triumph
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

The wholesale market yesterday showed a Gun
tinuatioa Of the stronger demand for best grade
produce. with stiffenng prices. Arrivals Of eggs.
bGtter. live ana dressed poultry again light and
the effect Immediately apparent IN higher quo
atous for strictly fresh stock, The cattle market
is also More firm than for several weeks. Dressed
meats especially Do-k. is in moderate supply and
sells readily. Vegetables and fruits alone remain
dun.
prices quoted are vholesalel
BJTTER-Cresmery. fancy. 505ss3I'z, do Western
irsss 23lza29lz do. seconds 25a26 process, fancy.
3; do. fair TO good. Za23; dairy. choice, lsa20 :
good lsal9; st0re-u packed, fresh, ioals.
CHEESE-4iarket firm and active on all kinds
New York State factory. large, l6aI5ls; do fats
l6l2aI; do. small, l6zaT; do. SUMNER large l4al5:
do sumner, small, Hai4i1 do, fair 10 good, i2al5;
Western, factory, new, choice. l4sal5; do. fair 20
good II; Virginia. 10.
EGGS-N Nearby fresh Virginia loss of 2ss2s.
average. q West Virginia and Southwest Virginia
27a2s: Tennessee Z7a2S; North Carolina. q cold
storage l7si9.
LIVE POULTRY Chickens. fancy. Is: average
lial5; hens. i3ali ROSTERS ea7 ducks large llal3;
do. small 9al0; geese. sale; turkeys toms per b.
l5al6; do. hens, lial5i do, thin, 10; keats, To-
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys hens undraWn
per h.. I7alS; do. average, undrawn. l6al7 do thin
10; old toms, l5al5; chickens large lial5 small l5a
Il hens choice l4al5 ROSTERS SAG ducks old I2aI5
geese l0alS capOns 7-Ib average l7aIs small. l5als
DRESSED MEATS-CalFes. fun dressed 9lI0,
heads OF. o. hos dressed calves. 9; hams. coun-
try. sugaT-CITed lSal5; hogs small and neat Der
cvt., 650aT.0o; do medium, 500; do heavy $50.
GAME Rabbits, per dozen 75al 30; do, kits. 5oa
Is quail, per dozen, I50aL75; do. small 75al 90:
squirrels EACH 6as opOsSums. each 20ah
Potatoes. homegrown per tslshel
6Oa70; do rural 70a75: sweet potatoes per bbl 50
a3 IS ysms, l50a20O; cabbage. per ct s0aS0 onions
Ohio per bushel, 7oas0; string beans, per basket,
900a225.
GREEN FRUlTS-Apples. York Imperial. peF
bbl, 2E5a255; Ben Davis. 200a2.5O; Wine Sap, asa
275; fancy table fruit 250a35G Spy 25Oa325; looss
packed, L0lal0. Oranges Florida. bright per box
2 25a275 do, HIssets. 225a275; California NayeIs,
&a250 Grpe Fruit. Florida, per box, 35Da4 90
CTanbeTries. per box, 200a2 80; do. per bbl.. SOC
aS09
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. sliced. fancy, Sal; do,
sliced. bright, la5
sUNDRlEs- -BeeswsI 80; taIlow, 5a5l; honey.
white clover, lib new, Is; do, Glib new I0al2;
ginseng, per h.. 6O0a6.5O; Seneca. per h., %:
Golden SEAL sOa45; Pink. l2ali; Mandrake 2a3
Snake Root. g.
GRAIN-Wheat, choice. soal.Oa: do, fair to coed.
s5a9o do ordinary, 75as5 rye 75aso corn, shelled,
white. S5a7O do, yellow, s5a70; do ear, g 70a3 %
oats. Western xhite. No. ?. 5sa6O: d. mixed. 56z5S
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by Miller & Co. members Of
the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago
Board 0i Trade, 1855 r street northwest.
Chicago. Jan 4-TbC wheat market to-day. after
ruling exceedingly duh, turned firm and scored
good advance over yesterdays close. The upturu was
due TO buying by commission houses and covering
by shorts. News was favorable TO the bulls espe-
cisy from the Northwest, Where cash wheat ruled
strong. Northern going TO q premium Of lc against
recent discount Of SC. Estimated receipts. q cars
Corn ruled heavy. result Of further unloading
which was supposed 20 be for principal longs. The
market opened firm On wet weather but eased OF
on liquidation by the long interest. II is only
question Of weather. any change now in the situation
viii naturally favor the bears We look foT lower
prices and believe excellent sale on all hard
spots for a long pull.
Oats were again a lifeless affair Shipping sales
only s. GO bushels.
Considering the big nun Of hogs at all Western
censers and selling which was supposed to be for
packing interests, the market acted surprisingly
stubborn prices finally closing strong ct near the
best figures Of the day.
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Time TO or from Varies.

This story was told by Howard Car
roll, of Denver, whose speech and that
100000 won for his city the site for the
Democratic national convention next
July:
An old miner boarded a train at Den
yer one day to go to Pueblo" he said.
When the conductor came around the
man inquired how far It was from Den
yer to his destination. He was told about
100 miles
"'WeIl, how far is It from Pueblo 10
Denver, then? was his next question,
If it is i30 miles from Denver to
Pueblo it must be 100 from Pueblo to
Denver replied the conductor somewhat
testify.
Not necessarily So, said the miner
Tt is on5 week from Christmas 10 New
Years. but it is a long ways from New
Years to Christmas
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The Ruling Passion.

Nanny Liza has lived with the fam
bly, long enough to acquire words and
expressions, which, used at second hand,
are sometimes fatal to the family grav-
ity. Recently a member of the little cir
Gle had occasion to call for the horse and
surrey from the livery stable. After wait
ing a long while the order was repeated.
with no immediate result. Nanny, hav-
ing heard the conversation and knowing
the impatienee of her mistress. expressed
herself thus:
Huh. Dey's jes' no use countin' on
dem libey stable folks; dey's so diIli-
tsnte.''
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
For seant Exehrors

Scant eyebrows will detract from the
beauty Of the face. An ointment that will
remedy the trouble If used iudiciously and
persistently is made as follows: Two and
one-half ounces of cologne, one and one
half ounces Of glycerin, two drains Of
fluid extract of jaborandi. says Dressmak-
ing at Home, Shake the ingredients until
thoroughly mixed. Apply TO the eyebrows
with tiny brush. This preparation can
be used for the eyelashes as well. but
It must be applied very cautiously, as al
most anything in the form of oil or
alcohol will irritate the eye.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Jan. 4.-CATTLE- Receipts. 900 head
No trade in live cattle. Feeling steady.
CALVES Receipts. "a head. No trading Of i'm
portance. Nominslly firm for all kinds Of calves.
Dressed calves in light supply and firm. City
dressed yeals, ssalliz per pound; country dressed
Tal25s.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, 6ass head.
Sheep steady; lambs firm and 25c higher. Sheen.
4.sla5o0 culls. go; lambs. z62isas00 No strictly
prime lambs here.
HOGS-Reeepts. 7.osO head. VIII sell higher.
Quotations nominal iSsa5l5.
Chicago, Jan. 4.-CATTLE-Receipts 400 head.
Unchanged
HOGS-Reeeipts. 2s0GD head 5al0r lower. Light.
4l5a455; rough, 451a4S; mixed, ASOa4sS; heavy,
455aA69; pigs 25oaA3o
sHEEP-Receipts, 800 head. Unchanged.
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Baltimore, Jan. 4-Following az the official prices
for today:
WHEAT-Stock IN elevators. s0l 900 bushels. Grad
ed No red ahoat. l0 for special bin and ioSlA for
stock No red Contract; February. Le51k Set
Ting prices: Nc. red Western 1861: contract spot
Lc5,z; No red, LOLA steamer No. red 80 steam
eF No. rcd. Western, L02; Western spot January.
Iva February. l09i1. Contract: Spot, January,
Iva February, LOSS March, L0s12; May liza
tORA-Stock ia elevators, 900. .ss3 bushels Prime
lots OF new white corn aoat at 65a66 and prime new
yellow al 66a6 A bushel. Track yellow corn. Old.
Tor domestic delivery at 2 a bushel for car lots
Contract; February. 64asi&. Sales. car steamer
white spot COZ: ears new SPOT 64H; 400 Febgll-
aTy eaa; 5000 January. 64h. Settling prices: No. ?
white, 65lt No. white, new. ss mixed, e5l new.
bih; steamer mixed 60N steamer white 60A No ;
5os4. Western SPOT JanuaTy. old 6SSz new 6i1s
February, 1ssa6als March, 6s&.
OATS-Stoek in elevators ls5 232 bushels: ship
ments from elevators. Il S25 bushels White, No .
heavy, 5a57ls; do, No ?, Light to medium 5slka
81; Ne 5, heavy, 5a56l3; do. No. ;, medium 55l6a
s6a do. No. B. light, Sass do. No. T. light to
heavy, a2isaS5, mixed No. ?, Ssa5ii.; do, No 8,
52a53: do, No. {, 5a5l
RYE-Stock in elevators N3 9i6 bushels; shipments
from elevators, l.264 bushels No 3 Western rye sold
al siss5 a bushe.
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New York.
LAND OF CENTENARIANS.
Ottoman Empire Has Many Subjects
Over 100 Years Old.

London. Jan. 4-The Constantinople
correspondent Of the Lancet writes that
the local press Of that city claims that
no other country produces so many cases
Of extraordinary longevity as the Otto
man empire, many Of which have been
proved by substantial testimony.
As such is quoted the case OF Hadji
Raif. who is living At Keni Raghtcha,
VINO is l24 years old. He has been a
boOkbinder at the military school al Pan
caldi eighty years. His father died at
the age OF 49, He was a government
official
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Taking a Mean Advantage.

From the Womsn's Home Companion
Office Boy giving valuable hints to
newcomeT)-And say, don't you have
nothln' to do wild Maloney.
New Boy-Wots de matter Wid him?
once BOy-He's a coward, dats why.
He sneaked up on me yesterday an kick
ed me in the stomach when me back wuz
turned
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Extra. per cwt. 5O0a525; butcher, 3.25a
$50; common. L5oa20o.
HOCS-Per cWt, gross A75a500 ordinary l5o
SHEEP-ClipPed 400 common. $50
LAMBS-Spring, choice, Z; medium, ST.
CALvEs-Prime, per ID, sasis medium. SASH
grass 3a4.
COWs-Prime. fresh. each, 400oa50o0; common,
@.O0aSo.00: old and dry. sesal0Oo
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A Cnmnnslfinn-

A Terre Haute, Ind, teacher says that
she once told pupil TO compose a brief
essay in which he should say something
about all the days of the week. The lad
turned in the following:
Monday. Jim Mouton and ] killed a
deer. and there was meat enough 20 last
over Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, FRI
day, Saturday, and Sunday"
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Long and the JudEeshln.

From the Kansas City Star.
Senator Long refused 10 indOrse Gov.
Hoch's brOther-in-law for Federal Judge
in Oklahoma, and he was not appoint
ed. However, there is no occasion for
bitterness The man whom Senator Long
did indorse wasn't annoinfed either
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
New Order in Missouri.

'Tis an hour after midnight and al
through the town the lamps in the bar
rooms have all been turned down; the
lonely policeman slowly PAGES his beat:
not a thing is there doing on any old
street, walls The Aiissourian.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

ssles-Regiiar cali. y O'Clock noon.
Washington Hallway and Electric 4s. 81 0O0 az 75.
Capital fraction 10 at l2i, 10 at 1915.
Mergenthaleg. az 1894.
After caIl-CapItal Traction S. 81 go az liels
Washington Railway and Electric IS. s2.0OO al 7is..
s.. 600 at 74ss.
Following ere the closing quotations on yesterday
local stock exchange:
Gas RDNDg
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IBID. asked. Nominal
New York. Jan. 4-WHEAT- Stronger; restricting
trade. No J Northern Duluth. to arrive, L25i. No
2 red. T. O. b.. 109: No. hard. T. O. b. llsE No
1 macaI0ni. l.04 f. o. b.; No. macaroni, l.G2; No
and No. Manitoba, nominal Exporters took 5
loads
CORN-Weaker: less demand No elevator. "A;
No. ?. (. o. b., "a; rev No. 3 T. o. b.. 6sls for
January 20 March; No. white, f. C. b. 49, Ex
porters took loads.
RYE-Stesdy; trade active. No. quoted at 81
f. O. b. Exporters took LOO bushels.
Prices for futures follow:
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From Harper's Weekly.

A young artist had brought the late Mr..
Whistler to view his maiden effort The
two stood before the canvas for some mo-
Thents in silence. Finally the young man
asked timidly, Don't you think this
painting Of mine is a-er-a tolerable pic
ture sir?"
Mr.. Whistler's eyes twinkIed. What
is your opinion Of toleTable egg?" he
asked,
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished By Post s Fiagg, members Of
the New York Stock Exchange. Benjamin Woodrun,
manager. 1881 street northwest.
Total sales 275.SOO shares
Can money; High, 10; low, s.; close, ..
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PRICE CHANGES or THE YEAR.

Following are the bid prices upon the
most active bonds and stocks on the
Washington Stock Exchange yesterday.
and on the corresponding date a year
ago:
cas- pGNUs
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George L. Edmunds. Of Miller & ca

George L. Edmunds, Of Miller & Co.
Most Of to-day's session the market
waivered on increased supply Of stocks
The exception was Northern Pacific.
which advanced on continued stories OF
coming increase ia the dividend rate. The
cutting OF the melon accruing out Of
the Burlington situation would. however
be more logical The week closes with
the demonstration that confidence has
practically returned 10 Wall street. Rail-
road returns coming 10 hand. especially
from the West and Northwest. for De
cember. viii probably show up better
comparatively than had been expected
as we have had comparatively mild
weather during that month as compared
with the very severe weather a year
since. Monday rates viii gradually work
down, though calling IN Of funds by the
government may retard this I remain
strongly inclined 10 advise our friends 10
pin their faith 20 the bull position"