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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23
"Never Touched Me-"

St. Louis, July III. H. Palmer
of Kenwood Springs, st. Louis coun-
ty, was sitting at table with q
friend when there was q heavy clap
of thunder and binding fash.
A streak of fire tapered through
the door and shot across the table.
The friend fell backward and was
dazed. When he came to Palmer was
laughing at him.
1T never touched me-" he said
Later he had occasion to look at his
watch. It was golden hued no long
er. The lightning had ~ox1dized It,
and it was dull brownish black.
The chain, too, was oxid1zed, and
along the line where it had touched
his trousers the cloth was a brilliant
yellow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23
Two Brothers Killed.

Benton Harbor, Mich, July H.
August Gross, who shot and fatally
wounded an inoffensive peddler yes
terday, and his brother Fred were
killed to-day in a fight with a posse
headed by Sheriff Tenant.
Gross and his brother took posi-
ton near a fence before the ofhcers
arrived at the home and after several
shots were exchanged, August ran to
the house where later he was found
dead.
Fred was wounded and when he
could not follow his brother to the
house he shot himself through The
head. The men are believed to- he
insane.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23
Cottageville Excited.

Walterboro, July 16.-For some
days past the people Of Cottageville
have been very much exercised over
the appearance in that neighborhood
of a strange animal. It is described
by those who have seen it as being
entirely different from anything they
have ever seen before in the animal
kingdom. It is about the size of a
dog, screams like peacock and leaps
like a kangaroo. Some persons who
have seen it say that it is ahrighted; ;
others that it is vicious and shows
signs of attacking them. On the
whole, it is q most peculiar animal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23
Drove Negro from County.
snec,al from Yorkyille says;

A special from Yorkville says:
About ten days or two weeks ago
a report gained currency, in neigh
borhood about seven miles northeast
of Yorkville, near Glover, that a hor-
rible assault had been made on the
person of a little white girl. An i'm
mediate investigation proved 1t to
be utterly false and without founda-
ton. Citizens of the neighborhood
made careful inquiry as to the au-
thor OF the report, and finally fasten-
ed guilt on Bob Howard, a negro.
On Monday night number OF men
visited his home, took him out, ap-
piled 100 lashes to his back and ad-
vised him to leave the State, never
to return, by noon yesterday. He
went It is claimed that he started
similar reportsin several other neigh
borhoods in which he had lived in
the county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23
MOB SHOOTS AGED NEGRO.
He is Mistaken for Girls Assailant
and Killed.

Beaumont, Texas, July 15.-Last
night a posse of over 1000 secured
the woods in this vicinity in an effort
to capture the unidentified negro
who yesterday attacked and beat In
to insensibility the thirteen-year-old
white girl, Ada Bell Hopkins, infilct-
ing injuries which may prove fatal.
1t was the intention of the mob to
inflict quick punishment. Late yes
terday an aged negro man was mis-
taken for the one sought and shot to
death.
Last night the mob burned two ne
gro amusement resorts and threaten
ed to destroy other buildings occu-
pied by negroes in the vicinity OF the
scene of the crime.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23
j. d. WHITTLE SHOT.
Prominent Business Man OF Black
Vile Shot Last Saturday Evening.

vile Shot Last Saturday Evening.
The town of Blackville was great
ly shocked about o'clock last Sat
urday evening when it was reported
that MIR. J. D. Whittle, one o. the
leading business men OF the town
and county, had been shot. AS near
as we can get the details they are as
follows:
About 5 o'clock in the afternoon
Mr.. Julius SWEET, son Of Mr.. F. b.
SWEET, clerk in the Blackyille dispen-
sary, went to Whittle's stables to see
about the pay of his younger brother,
who had been packing cantaloupes
for Whittle. SWEET claimed that his
brother had twenty-five cents due
him that had not been paid. Mr.
Whittle told him to go to the time
keeper, and get the correct time OF
his brothers work and then go to
the bookkeeper, and if there was any
difference it would be paid. SWEET
left the office in a bad humor and
said that he would see Whittle when
he left his office. About two hours
later SWEET came back to White
stables, Mr.. Whittle was in buggy
in the street. SWEET walked up to-
wards the buggy and opened fire on
him, the first shot taking erect ID
the left leg. At the report of the pls-
tol, the horse, which was very hery
one, started to run and ran through
a vacant lot between Whites stable
and Hairs hardware store. Inc
horse ran until it got nearly to Far
rell's store on Railroad avenue. Mr.
Whittle was then thrown out and
dragged a few feet. His right hip
was broken about two inches below
the Joint and he was badly bruised
about the body. After the horse
started to run SWEET fired three other
shots, two of them went wild and
one of them hit negro who was IN
the buggy with Whittle, but who was
thrown out before the horse Wen'
very far. The negro was hit on the
leg, he sustained only very slight
flesh wound.
AS soon as Mr.. Whittle was thrown
to- the ground several OF his friends
rushed to him and gave aid. Drs
Giles, Briggs, and Nevils were hastily
summoned and gave him what med1'
cal aid was needed.
SWEET was arrested by the towr
marshal and later turned over to the
magistrates deputy. Later SWet'
was given a hearing before Magls'
trate Woodward and was released or
bond Of $4,000.
While Mr.. Whittle is not danger
ously wounded, he. will suffer many
i'll effects from his injuries. His hiI
being broken, his other leg havins
been broken by the bullet, he is bad
Iy manned and there Is a danger OF
a stiff leg from the broken thigh. His
many friends throughout the county
will learn with sorrow Of his m1sfor
tune and will all hope for his speedy
recovery.-Barnwell Sentinel.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Cali money in New York, liz to 2 per
cent; New York Clearing House eX-
changes, s145, 455, 1852, balances Sc, 1893, 661,
s~ub-treasury debtor for $z,019.704.
Commercial bar silver in New York,
545k cents; Mexican dollars, AZ cents;
bar silver in London, % 3-16d.; pre-
miums on gold at Madrid, 15; at Lis
bon, 1850.
Paris rentes, 90 francs so centimes.
Paris private rate of discount, "a per
cent; exchange on London, 20 francs
10 confines. Berlin private rate of dis
count, 4 per cent. exchange on London,
20 marks Al pigs.
Money on call in London, 2@2A pei
cent. Rate of discount for short bills
21s per cent; for three months bills
25s per cent. The Sank of England to-
day sold $4,000 pounds.
The foreign exchange market held 9
firm tone throughout the session today
Demand sterling was quoted 4.S6S50
4.S69O; cables, 4.S710@4,S715; sixty-day
bills, 4.8440@4.S4h: short francs, 5.16AG
5.16A plus 1872; short reichmarks, 95K
plus 1-32, and short francs, 5.16A @5.16K
plus 1-32.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
D. AND H. TO MORTGAGE.
Railroad Wants to Secure
S5O.OOO.OOO Bond Issue.

NEW YORK, April 13.-For the purpose
of funding the present floating debt Of the
Della ware and Hudson Company to supply
funds needed in the near future for I'M
provements and to retire s6,00O,OO0 OF six
months notes which mature on August g.,
the Officials Of that corporation propose
to place a first and refunding mortgage
upon some or all of the company'5 prop
erty and franchises. Their aim is to Sc
cure AN issue of gold bonds TO an amount
not exceeding $50. 600, 600. The shareholders
have been called upon to authorize the
making of such a mortgage and bond issue
at a special meeting TO be held on May
y. The proposed bonds are to bear In
terest not exceeding 4 per cent, will run
for at least ~thirty-five years, and may be
made subject to redemption at to within
a limited time.
OF the proposed issue of bonds, $780,
900 will be reserved TO protect an equal
amount of first mortgage bonds now out
standing, and it S understood the present
issue of the proposed bonds will be limited
to 500, OOO,O coo, the remaining sSO,000,OOO to
he used only from time TO time and as au-
thorized by the public service commission.
1t is not expected that more than 100000
Of these bonds will be used to provide
funds for improvements within the near
future. OF the amount to be issued soon,
however, $1,000 900 also will be used to pay
off and retire the short-term notes which
mature on August 6.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
ILL. CENTRAL TO ISSUE
ONLY HALF OF NEW STOCK.

NEW YORK, April 13.-That the Ilh-
nois Central Railroad Company pur-
poses to issue only $14, 256, 900 new stock
at this time. out of the proposed
amount of s2S,5 12, 900 to be authorized
is made known by a circular just issued
to shareholders. who will be permitted
to subscribe TO the new issue to the
extent of Is per cent. of their registered
holdings.
The remaining Is per cent. of new
stock, not now TO be offered to stock
holders, is to be issued and held in
reserve in the company's treasury, the
directors being authorized from time to
time as they shall think proper to dis
pose of such remaining 10 per e or
any part of the same at not less than
par, or to issue bonds of Illinois Cen
trail convertible into full paid shares of
stock 81 such terms as may be de-
termined. The right to subscribe to
such additional shares or convertible
bonds will be first offered to stockhold-
ers in proportion to their holdings.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
LAUGHING BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA.

To the outside world the greatest
or%nithological oddly in his country is
the kookaburra.
In earlier times it was known as the
settlers clock" from a belief that it's
joyful paeans We're vented regularly ut
morn, noon and dusk, being quiescent
through the heat of the forenoon and
the wane of the afternoon. That belief
has long been shattered. The hooka-
burra laughs just when the fit takes
it, particularly when excited; and it
laughs as readily at the violent death
of it's mother-in-law as it does at the
enraged settler, when he falls off his
haystack. A wounded bird makes d
demoniacal row, which will bring all
others within hearing into the neigh
boring tree, and these at once set up an
echoing cackle that is repeated again
n a~gain.-Sidney Times.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
READING AGE OF FISH
FROM THEIR SCALES.

1t has been found by ~ichthyologists
that the age of a fish may be read from
its scales, a The London Globe.
These increase in size by annular
growths. two rings being formed each
year. The "Otoliths,' or ear-stones,
which lie in two sacs on either side
of the base of the cranial cavity, af-
ford another means of determination.
Like he scales, the otoliths increase by
two rings annually. Each spring-that
is, from February to June-a white ring
is foemrd, and each autumn-that is,
from July to October-a black one.
Thus the number of either white or
black rings in an otolith gives the age
of the fish in years. In the case of
6attish the latter method has been
found more trustworthy, whereas in the
case of the cod the scales give a better
result. Although varying much in size
and shape in different species, the
cloths show a remarkable constancy
in the same species. Hence they are Of
considerable value in the diagnosis of
a species.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
SKYSCRAPERS COMMON
IN MANY ANCIENT CITIES.

1.-THE skyscraper is no modern inven-
ton" says a st. Louis architect, we'll
read in the history of his profession.
In all the ancient cities where brick
or stone was available high houses,
within the walls of the city, were very
numerous because of the lack of ground
space for building.
I'm the days of Augustus the tene-
ment houses in Rome became so high
as to be dangerous and laws were
passed condemning a number of tene-
ment rows and ordering them to be
taken down, while at the same time a
law was enacted limiting the height of
all future tenements to 100 feet. For
palaces and public buildings there was
no limit.
After the burning of the city in
Nero's time the streets, which before
were no wider than our alleys, were
made broader; some of them, through
the business part of the city, We're
forty feet wide, and some of the great
thoroughfares were sixty.
1.-THE tenement height was lowered to
eighty feet, I'M as a consequence the
city spread far beyond its walls. The
average height of a ceiling in a Roman
the windows were open holes in the
wall, stopped in cold weather with
board shutters. SO the worst modern
tenement Is a palace compared with
the s~kyscraper home of the poor when
the empire was at its best."-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
THE RODUC MARKET.

NEW. YORK, April 13.-FIour-Re-
ceipts, 19,OS1; sales, 1,40O; dull and un-
settled.
Wh~eat-Receipts, $4,000; sales, $4,000;
continued dry weather in western Kan
sas and Nebraska caused an opening
advance in wheat this morning; North
west receipts were light; later prices
reacted slightly under realizing; May,
1907 m100A; July, 94$ @94ss.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2 Western, so f. o. b.
New York.
Corn-Receipts, $3.50; sales, 10, 900.
Started barely steady under good
weather, but firmed up later on light
receipts and commission house buying;
July, 74B.
Beef-Firm.
Pork-Firm,
Lard-F1rm; Western, S.60@S.70.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. 1892;
centrifugal, 96 test, 4.42; molasses sugar,
1867. Refined firm; crushed, $40; pow
dered, $50; granulated. $50.
Petroleum-Steady; refined, all ports
S.70@S.75.
Coffee-Quiet; No. Rio, 6; No. 4
Santos, S%@Sh.
Enthusiastically; wOrleans, 2S@42
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
STOCK MARKET
OPENS WEAK WITH
STOCKS DECLINING
General Fractional Slump Is Ex-
perienced on Small Volume
of Dealings.
MARKET STEADY AND
FIRM ABOUT NOON

NEW YORK, April 13.-Opening
transactions in stocks today were small
and moderate, Fractional declines were
general, running to more than u in
Union Pacific, Reading, Interborough-
Metropolitan preferred, Brooklyn Tran
sit, Amalgamated Copper, American
Smelling and Central Leather, Erie
first preferred and Colorado Fuel des
clined 1. Third Avenue rose 70.
IL a. m.-The market receded quite
sharply during the first half hour of
business, with the active railroads and
specialties' showing about the same
relative weakness. Heavy accumula-
ton of the local traction stocks, partic-
ularly Interborough- Metropolitan pre-
ferred, caused the market to rally
slightly. Erie secon preferred had
fallen 11a; Brooklyn Transit, IA, and
Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific, Read
ing, Amalgamated Copper, American
Smelling and Great Northern ore Ger
tifcates, 1. The recovery carried Third
Avenue up 81; Observation-Disclosures
p~olitan preferred 2A; American Ice, 2;
Metropolitan Street Railway, IL, and
United States Rubber second pre-
ferred, /.
Noon-Prices slipped back to the low
point, except for the local fractions,
which reacted sharply and then rose
again. The trading fell into a nut
of dizziness. Interborough-Metropolit
gained IL and Manhattan 5. st. Paul,
Delaware and Hudson. Southern Rail
way, National Lead and Consolidated
Gas declined l, American Smelling 1%,
Amalgamated Copper IL and Westing-
house Electric rs. ond were steady.
1 p. m.-The undertone of the market
remained heavy. but there was little
alteration in prices during the noon
hour. National Lead fell ia, Baltimore
and Ohio, Missouri Pacific. American
Car and American Wooden l. Illinois
Central and Colorado n Southern
gained 1.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
suNDAE, SUNDAY OR SONDI?
Three Ways to Name the COnfec-
tion-DictiOnary No Help.

There are several spellings OF 10
name of the confection OF ice cream
with a fruit syrup poured upon It. Inc
original way apparently was suho@e'
but where it came from is hard to say.
The dictionary doesn't shed n lgh'
on the subject, because the worn ~
deened there at all. The name got TO
he handled about. and on account oil III
resemblance in sound to the name OF
the first day in the week, it began 10
be spelled Sunday by the cheaper
grade confectioners.
However. the voyager about n CITY
has discovered still another spelihs,
which in the absence of constituted au7
thority is as right as any other. An
uptown confectioner. whose shop is pre-
tentious, makes it a little bit odder Os
calling it sondi.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
MORTGAGES RECORDED.
NEWARK.

Fanny Rubin ct al to Tenth Ward
Building and Loan Association New
ark, west side South Eleventh street,
SO feet south from Fifteenth venue
So, 800.
Mike Melnyk ct al to Teutonia Build
ing and Loan, east side South Twelfth
street, 1888 feet north from Seventeenth
avenue, $4,000.
Michael Angelo Miele to Theodore j.
Gerth ct al, northeast corner Fifteenth
avenue and South Thirteenth street,
SO, 100.
John p. Mears to Franklin Savings
Institution of Newark, N. j., east side
North Seventh street, Ill feet south
from land estate Charlotte A. Ward,
deceased, $4,000.
John George Ehehalt, to Charlotte C.
Hardy, west side North Fifth street,
254 feet south from Sixth venue, $500
John Philip Wolf to Job Haines Home
for Aged People. east side North Thir-
teenth street, It's feet southwest from
Sixth avenue, $4,000.
Henry Schneider to Howard Savings
Institution, northwest side Plane ano
Warren streets. $10,0 900.
Michael Devita to Franklin Savings
Institution of Newark, N. j., east side
Jelliff avenue, 1874 feet south from Haw-
thorne avenue, $4,000.
Frederick G.. Tweedy to Robert
Kuebler, west side Ridge street, 222 fee
north from Grafton avenue, $4,000.
TOWNSHIPS.
Leonora G. Aschenbach and husband
to Agnes c. Moeller, East Orange, ives
side Steuben street. 275 feet south from
Sussex avenue, So, 000.
Michael Campanile to Fannie Everit'
Hall, Orange, north side Gray street
100 feet east from Lincoln avenue, $500
Henry v. Crawford to Lucy M. Noyes
Montclair, east side Orange o 10
feet from south side estate of Pinney
5000.
Pattie w. Lindsay and husband t.
Louis Maier. Bloomfield. south sid'
Franklin street. corner line between
lands Sarah e. Mehaffev and p. w
Lindsay, S1,4SS.
Lucretia X. Schuyler and husband t.
John M. Van Wrinkle, Bloomfield, soutl
side Belleville avenue. northeast sid
land party first part, 1000
w. Lincoln Gray to Newark AM
Essex Land and Improvement Com
pany, South Orange, south side Spring
field avenue, 225 feet east from Rutger
street. SPAS.
Perkins Land and Improvement Com
pany to Robert Haddon, Montclail
west side Grove street. lao feet mort
from Haddon place, 81 500.
Sarah d. Stubbert to Clara a
Lindsey, Glen Ridge and Montclaii
south side Marston place, 40 feet Yves
from Douglas road, $4,000.
Sarah d. Stubbert to Clara A. Linds
ley, Glen Ridge, corner west side Doug
las road and south side Marston place
5000.
Ellen r. Hutchinson to Samuel I
Tillou ct al. executors, ete.), Sout
Orange, southwest side Second street
&C feet southeast from Academy street
, $500.
George w. Collinson to Mary H. Col
~linson, Montclair. west side Pleasan
avenue, 1888 feet from southeast sid
estate Edward Everett, $500.
Francis Dannbacher to Katherin
F. Smith, Bloomfield. west side Thoma
street, 2S4 feet northeast from Windso
place. $1,000.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13

TRANSFERS.


NJ w
Ida Proctor to Ferdinand krack, $
W s T.. Fairmount av, 225 fl $ fr
Highland st, 25x146 .............
Susan H. Smith and hus to John
George Ehehalt, W s N. 9Th ST.
254 TT S fir 9Th av, 25x1O0.......,..
Robert Kuebler to Frederick g
Tweedy. " s Ridge st, 222 TT n II
Grafton av, 37x100.............,'
| Charlotte Morris to Newark Box
and Lumber Co., n W cor 10Th
av and 5. 7th st, 7Ox150........
George G Williams to George
Frederick Hammer. W s Chad
wick av. so It n fr V~anderpool
st. 25x100.
William H. Shipman to Robert
Kuebler, s S Vanderpool st, SOo
TT e fir Az A, 25x100.
TOWNSHIPS.
Emily Breckenridge dnd n as
extx and trus. etc) to Breaker
ridge & Tichenor (Inc), irving
ton and Newark, S S fremont
ter, 225 it w fir Grove st, 5lx52i
and I'd tract
George r Weber to John N. Dor
maier, Irvington, e s s. list ST,
ga # s fir 18th av, 39X100. INN.
Fannie Everitt Hall and hus to
Michael Campanile, orange, n S
Gray st, 100 TT e fr Lincoln av,
30X1O0
Antonio Costa to st. Venantius
Catholic Church. Orange, n. j.
Orange, n e o Henry and cone
SITS, 50x197
Bertha Wiemann and hus to Fer
dinand Seibert, Nutley, c S
Entwhistle av. 21S TT fr s S Har-
rison st, 25X100
Thomas S. Sangiacomo ct al to
Sangiacomo Co, Orange, n w s
Valley st. 311 TT S w fir N. i.
West Line r. r., 25X150; and 4
other tracts.
Charles B. Gould to Borough of N.
Caldwell, centre line Central aV,
460 # n fir road running w past
residence of August Foutz, 100
Xlo0
Elizabeth Mohr to Jacob Knauss.
I~rvington, s S Springfield av,
100 # e fir Avon av, 41x102.......
Jere. Johnson & Co. to Charles
Henry Bowden, Irvington, e $
22d st. Ala # n fir Springfield
av, 45x156.
William H. Shipman to Robert
Kuebler. w. Orange, e s Whit
tlesey av, 725 # n e fr Ridge av,
25x100
Gertrude +. Crane ct al to Julia
Stable, Orange, s S Hawthorne
st, 1T # W fr Cleveland st,
30XSS
Emily j. De Camp to Robert B.
De Camp, Livingston, middle of
Roseland av. n e s land Ralph
ID. De Camp.
Thomas Fl. Belcher ct al to Her
bert B. Baldwin ct al, Irvington,
e s Cummings st. It's IT S fir
land formerly of Julia A. Cum
mings, dec, 50x120..
Joseph H. Belcher (trustee) to NJ.
Ida Belcher, Irvington, II S Gin
ton av W, 211 fit W fl drive
way to brakes icehouse, 1S0x36s
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
WINNING GAME.

Mrs. A.-You didn't reprimand your
husband about going to the club last
night?
Mrs. I'll couldn't, lear. 1t was the
first time since our marriage. and. be-
sides. he paid me such a pretty COM
pliment.
Mrs. A.-What was it?
Mrs. Z.-Why. one of the old meni-
bers joshed him about not playing
poker any more. Said he ought 20
come down and hold -four queens some
time.
Mrs. A.-And what did your husband
say?
Mrs. z.-Why. he said he was salts
fed to stay at home and hold one
queen. Wasn't that nice of him?-Chi-
cago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
MERCHANTS TO PROTEST
AGAINST ALDRlCH BILL.

NEW YORK, April 13.-The Mer-
chants Association of New York will
send a delegation headed by f. ID.
Page, chairman of the Association on
Commercial Law, to Washington next
Wednesday to appear before the House
committee on banking and currency in
opposition to the Aldrich bill.
More than forty of these ~organiZa-
lions Throughout the United States
have reported to the Merchants Asso-
citation the adoption of resolutions
against the Aldrich bill.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-13
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 13.-The cotton
market opened easy at a decline of S@16
points, and was soon selling at a net
loss of 14@17 points with all the acti re
months making new low records FOR
the season under liquidation and bear
pressure. Weak cables, good weather
and talk of spot weakness and an
creased acreage appeared to be the
bearish factors, Prices were at prac-
tically the low point during the middle
of the morning with the market I'M
settled.
The market was rather less active
late in the forenoon and somewhat
steadier as a result of covering. There
was very little rally, however, prices
showing a net loss of about 14@15
points at midday.