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The Washington times., 1908-12-12
Twenty FIVE Republicans
Mee4 and Decide to See
Movement Through.
LITTLE ANTIPATHY
TOWARD SPEAKERS
Greatest Problem of Revolt Is 10
Get the Democrats to Swing
Into Line.

The revolt against the House rules.
which was brought about largely
through the agitation OF Representative
Hepburn OF Iowa and Gardner Of Mass.
schusetts, took formal shape last night
when twenty-five Representatives
pledged themselves TO see the move
IneDt through TO 2 finish Great en-
thusiasm was displayed By tire mem
berS at the conference. and as they left
the committee room OF Colonel Hep
burn, expressed confidence Of winning
the fight.
a committee Of FIVE was appointed.
with Mr.. Hepburn as cbsirman, 10
draft a set of rules. which viii be
submitted 10 the HOuse Tuesday night
At that time II s. expected that the
force OF the insurgents viii be great
Iy Increased.
Several propositions were submitted
but none was DECIDED upon. The most
interesting development OF the confer
ence was the lack Of autipathy toward
Speaker Cannon Asked what the at
ticude Of the insurgents toward the
Speak%- was. Colonel Hepburn said
There was no direct criticism against
Speak r Cannon / believe IL Is pretty
gensrdIly understood that il we are
Joe" would fll that hole about as well
az aayone else"
Insurgents Encouraged.
The conference last night is encour-
aging 20 the opponents Of existing con-
ditiOns In the House, and II the Dem
ocrats can only he swung into line
victory IS assured The Democratic
vote Is now the greatest problem con-
fronting the discontcnJed members. IN
the present House. twenty-seyen Re
pubhcans. throwing their votes with
the Democrats, could bring about any
desired change in the rules In the next
House. but twenty-rour Republics =
votes would be necessary. The Demo
cratic vote. however, is a puzzle. While
they are opposed 10 existing cOnoi-
tions. IL will be a difficult undertaking :
TO swing the minority as a unit around
20 the viewpc mt OF the Republican in
surgents, however liberal may be the
proposed amendments 70 the rules
The men who met last night are fully
aware Of this and IL is more than prob
care 10 so modify the rules Eat they
Will meet with approval Of the minority
members
1T was Il great meeting. and success
OF Massachusetts, as he left the confer
ence. If the showing made tonight Is
to be taken as a criterion We are Ger
tain 20 win"
The insurgents polnt with pride 20 the
fact that every member who was in
Vited came.
Next Tuesday night" said Colonel
Hepburn, I'VE VIII have fifty instead OF
twenty-five"
The Representa- ives who attended
were, Hepburn or Iowa, Townsend OF
Michigan. Mclaughlin Of Michigan,
Hayes OF California. IIinshaw OF Ne
braska, Morse OF Missouri. Lowering and
Gardner Of Massachusetts,. Esche Of
Wisconsin. Foster OF Vermont, Davis oI
Cooper of wisconsin. Kin
kaid and Pollard OF Nebraska. Camp
bell OF Kansas. Madison OF Kansas,
MUrdock Of Kansas. Ellis Of Missouri,
Iindburgh and NCisted OF Minnesota,
OF California, and Hubbard OF
Iowa
The Washington times., 1908-12-12
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
IN NEW QUARTERS

Following the -ormaI opening Of the
new wing OF the Home Tor IncurabIes.
Thirty-second and : streets vester59y,
afternoon, patients were moved into tie
new dOrmitOries today.
The addition was built by donations
from friends and patients. the amounts
received aggregating $4,000. The frst
noor is reserved for men. while the
upper floor VIII be used by cancer. pa
tients- ine GeorsetOwn institution Is
the only home south 0f PhfIadeInhis
where cancer patients are treated free
Of charge
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

Magic Foot Drafts are so sure to
cure that we gladly send them 20 any
body Free on Approval and wait for
our pay until the work is done. Send
MS your name today. Return mail will
bring you a regular dollar pair OF
Drafts, prepaid, TO try free. Then If
you are satisfied with the benefit re-
ceived, you can send US One Dollar:
il not, they cost you nothing 20 de-
eide. You can see that we couldn't af-
ford to make such an offer If the
Drafts didn't cure Address Magic Foot
Draft Co. CV5O Oliver Building, Jack
son. Mich. Write today.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12
BUSINESS MEN PUSH
TARIFF COMMISSION
Will Meet With Senator Beveridpe
IN Indianapolis to Further
Movement.

Senator Beveridge Of JIdiana, who has
been active in the movement for a
tariff commission, is determined not IN
let this question drop. Pack Of Kim are
many business men OF his State
Plans are being made for a large
gathering at Indianapolis IN January to
further the movement for a commits
sion.
Senator Beveridge and Henry Refs
enberg, OF indianapolis, We're at the
White House TO talk with the Presi-
dent about the meeting and to discuss
the tariff commission idea. The T9reSi-
dent IS heartily in favor Of IT, Sen
atOr BeveFidge predicts that the forth
coming tariff bin will be the last ono
that will be enacted by Congress wish
out a tariff commission to gather data
on which TO base changes in duties.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

OF cost When the proposal hnauy was
carried through parliament Il ass umed
must pay certain stated parts Of the
cost. the Imperial government making
up the rest It was exactly as If the
Washington government would declare
IN taYor or an inter-cOastaI canal from
Boston TO Miami, and for the -four
teen feet through the valley project
on condition that the States through
which the projects were constructed
Should pay, say, half the cost Would
Illinois pay balf the cost of the cana
from Chicago to the Mississippi2 Would
Missouri bear half the burden of Mis-
sissippi betterment along its eastern
boundary? Would Tennessee, Arkansas
louisiana Mississippi, and the other
states carry their share OF the bur
DEM That is the practical question
which the waterways advocates see
ahead
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

Underneath all these questions is that
OF the method of taxation Much of the
State revenue is raised by direct taxa
tion- The national resources are com
monty found in indirect levies. There
IS a violent prejudice against direct
taxation. II the States are 10 be called
upon to bear. say, half the cost Of
great waterways program, viii they do
st2
That is the question which a few
years ago confronted Germany. When
the project Of the great east-and-west
canal through the middle Of the empire
connecting the Rhine and the Nistuls
was proposed, it was opposed on the
Eround that the communities directly
oene1ited ought to pay the lions share
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

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The Washington times., 1908-12-12

Which viii you choose; the terrible
risk OF the knife. or q simple ani
HARMLESS Home Treatment which has
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we curcl Mrs. a. p RIde. IL 8Iorzan
ST, BuGalO, n y. of Cataracts I'VE
,rears sgo- Mrs. Lucy Seirz. Mound
city, No. was cured il two months.
- q. Burdett. Fayerte. W. Va. was
cured Of one Of the worst cases of
granulafed lids you ever heard or. iu
one month Miss George Bayue, Md
dlepOrt, n. Y. had her sight restored
by MS iE p reIuarka bic manner. A.
Al- Nelson. Saltwater, lIInn-. was cured
or optic nerve trouble in three weeks
II you are interested and want orr
book. write q DESCRIPTION OF your case
The best you can and We Hiu tel
you how you can treat yourself At
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tut out The coupon below. IN out
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The Washington times., 1908-12-12
RHEUMATISM
Let Us Send You, FREE TO TRY, a
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igan External Remedy That is
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Let Us Have Your Address Today

We have found a quick an6 positive
remedy for rheumatism. We zre prov
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thousands Of cures. including old
chronic cases OF 30 and 40 years suf-
fering from this cruel torture. We
know this. and If anyone doubts. VIC
viii introduce him or her 20 hundreds
we have cured We Will let everybod p
know, as we 1-nOw, that AI5gic Foot
Drafts ere a real, genuine cure for this
dread disease.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12
We CureEyes
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We Wi1 Send You Our treat Eye Book
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Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
EDl0m
As~sCn.a..Sss CosEessSass1ss


TUESDAY. JAY =.
Gssu, Ys.a.an ~eu; so Lake Gas
- ~ses
Nas Louie EAaesa siiea .
Csshsdssl l~.; seek
Gene Ncsssesor weni D. ln.2 ~
usday - uoecs relatives.
Surveyor. are nos esmPed a T..
A. Act,regor = p.ace
iosaS peop.e sPeai SATURDAY,
eseainG daacIns at the ball
Several outside fisherman are tax
lnS savanta9e OF the Cebo.ia good
hsking
Mr. aud Mr.. IL knoll IT GannI
500 are vssstsug relatives IA the val
ley tL,s week
ChAs. Jones. T.. T.. saith and jas.
Foster, coussss Of r. A Foster, art
visstiRg IA th,s vicinity
Those recently "a Gunnlson, T..
NJ Bowers. W. &. Howard, Sieve
DADer.ng, % Il Bowers and Viii
Sammons
A few evenings ago Octave Coa-
rauds team took 1T into their hea d :
TO take themselves and bsggy home
and leave Octave La their mad
haste they met Wm. Cobb with q
horse snd buggy There was con
siderable Of q meeting but no dam
age MAS done except . few cracked
boxes and bent sposes.
A dead horse belonging to Cou-
rasd Bros, lying beside the road
frightened the Cathedral mail team
Tuesday, ovcrtarning the rig and
throwing the occupants into the
wire feace Had the double trees
not broken, freeing the horses, a ser
Ioas accident might have happened
As 1t WAS no one was hurt.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31

If you begin to economize on
advertising you will soon have to
econom.ze on everything else
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
NcesU
Ne~s-ChampioR COrrespondence.
Wednesday, July -

Ne~s-Champioa COrrespondence.
Wednesday, July -
W. &. Dunlap left FRIDAY for
Bowerman.
John Hamilton and son were in
town Saturday.
Miss Mabel Soden spen, Sunday
at the Fultz ranch
Mrs. II. u. Cole has returned from
a visit with relatives in Denver.
Mesdames b. +. and C. c. Cole Of
Salids are visiting relatives here.
Ira Colvin and Geo. Means went to
Sagusche Tuesday returning Friday.
A social dance was given in the
school house Friday evening and all
report q pleasant time.
Bob Nonteith and Judge Pitcher
were here last week on official busl-
ness from the county seat.
John johnson OF Ohio CITY was
in town Saturday lie is engaged
in mining on Marshall pass
Mrs. W. +. Whitten of Saguache,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. John Fultz, returned to her
home Sunday.
Miss Mabel Browne accompanied
by Mrs. W. +. Cole, Misses Edith
Boyleston, Una Churcher and Paul
inc Cole returned Friday from Sail
da
L. j. Hicks and Fritz Lenean of
Salida spent "Wednesday in Sargent
They are contemplating starting the
prop business anew and will en-
ploy a number Of men.
Tuesday, July 2S.
Grey Hamilton has returned after
month in Salida.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Deering of
Minturn are visiting the Camerons.
Misses Edna Upton and Mabel
Soden and Dallas Duncan were in
town Sunday.
}. c. Bunch and Earl Spencer of
Salida arrived Wednesday to work
for T. J. Hicks
II. Conklin, who severed his fin
ger while chopplng wood has re-
turned from the hospital at Salida.
Quite a crowd of Sargen,ites at
tended the entertainment at the
Crookston schoolhouse Saturday
night and all report pleasant time.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
r A knb ou.60 ~

Tn.ss !. ysobstly ue pascs -
-, ub...rs better sssUsal condsss0os
- i,r pers~ctsnx esssds oa hss
=. IN !. here tbss st.s Gsssssuf
~au..i,..E,s- n the surid sss Eaassd
oar ,S.asa~-- are sypsscsnasd - -
an rs the f4cs sAAs sk~y ass sssd
gu the d.a.ng cars VI sssssEs sSsds-
or .i.e..i has q Elee Fercssta0s of
e.l,,s,s .nd osr sugar tssss Aass
IaaFe suS.r The eye- 81 ths sosd
ar. is-, openlas 10 the fssa thss ~
Aua we-; has natural coudstsous
Inch ar. no; excelied anyvhese. IL
.ub-.apce the reputSison se - Josa-
lx eniss Is aitTlbsted dsssetiy 70
climate and an almost snPssceoses-
ei fertility os sosl AZ mAGht ee
expec,ed unaer such favorable co..
d,i,ons. our native grass Anc IN fsct
all forage crops have high nutEa-
1--we vala. Then what Is the Sss of
ra,.sns 50 many mongrel aud ms
TT horses to help food the cheap
markets Of Chicago, What 10 the
use Of paving s4.tvo 10 foreigners
for their often undesirable Psre bred
horses aud then make no better use
If them Bes,des We have all the
mos; favorable conditions for ra's-
ing them at home. Rocky Ford
awoke 10 the fact that she had the
conditions for raising saperiar ar
tiele OF cantaloupe. they have es-
tablished a reputation aud are max :
ing money out of 1t The FARMERS
in the same way have found what
they can do with the sugar beet.
We have everything IN our favor ior
producing high class animals oil
different breeds, no contagious or
epizootic diseases, or any other un-
toward conditions 10 hamper Us OF
suppress confidence.
Notwithstanding that we have
these favorable conditions, we mast,
il we are to succeed, adopt one poll
cy in breeding and stick to it, gen
Grafton after generation, until We
have accomplished for ourselves
what France has done by patient
persistant effort with the Percheron
horse and the Scotchman with the
Ciydesdale
GEo. II GLOVER, d. Y. 5.
Colorado Agricultural College
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
SOMERSET AND the MUDDY
hampton Correspondence.


Tuesday July 81.
Z. d. Redmon left for Crested
ButteWednesday.
Lew Moseley of Coal creek rode to
Bardine Saturday.
Mr.. Jones of Ruby was a business
caller at Somerset Tuesday
Mrs. James Smith of Somerset
visited friends at Paonia last week
E. d. Redmon rode up to the
Botsford ranch on business Tuesday.
Charlie Rovocace and Martin
Gallop spent Sunday camping on
the Anthracite.
Nillard and Walter Layton Of
Paonia visited the Layton ranch on
the Anthracite Thursday.
1850 head of cattle have been
brought up from Salida to be placed
on the Battlement mesa.
Mrs. L. A. Bodenhausen and son
Harry of Denver visited Mrs. Sarah
Reed of Somerset the last of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Redmon Mr..
l. A. Bcdenhausen and son and
D. b. RedaoG spent Sunday at the
sulphur Springs.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
VICINITY owe
81 0g11l1De Is1yes ~71
0e0s1As ~ vewuD VII


NeUs-ChAGpsoo CosSeo0ooo
Tse.dsy Jsly, Is.
Hay.ns Is nos At han! ssd ranch
nea are preparing for harvest
gober, Akress 81 C~sssd Bssss
~ss . Howevsiie vssstor FRIDAY.
Ni.~e- Briggs aud Spana went ,o
Crystal Sunday on hor~s bach.
feytoa spann entertained hIs
seutIemea friends ., house shins
hing Tuesday.
Jane. Hsvs has gone - tbs
Nsuer sa~mlll on brush creek fos
the summer.
Miss Bess,e Briggs left for her
home IN Denver Monday after q
months visit with friends
Mr. Waldo Of Canon CITY is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willis and
ENJOYING the eAcsllent fishing.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
aDUlEvuu
loa COrrespseAeoce


Wednesday, July -.
l.. l.. Bush is shipping hay.
Mrs. Lsouard 10 ON the sick list
A. II. Mcconnell is reported quite
sick.
W l.. Bennett went to Gunnison
Monday
Mrs W A. johnson went to Gun
nison Monday.
Frank Dunn aud wife went to
Parlin Monday.
Mel Deerine aud daughter went
to Denver Friday
Our ranchmen are getting ready
to begin haying.
Edward Stephenson is reported
sick with measles.
Miss Luella johnson visited our
school Wednesday.
John Doyle came in Saturday
from Spokane, Wash.
The Crookston school is closed
for months vacation.
Mrs. John Bennett and Mrs A.
Doyle visited at the Bush ranch
Monday.
Everybody had a good time at
the candy pull at A. H. MCCONNELL s
"Wednesday evening
VIM. Howard arrived from Denver
Tuesday and is now working for w.
l.. Bennett.
Edward Funston, a brother of
Gen. Fred Funston is here from
Kansas visiting the DesComes Bros.
The entertainment at the Crooks
ton school house was attended BY a
large crowd and was a great sue
cess.
Miss Flora Halloweil reports fish
ing excellent on Razor creek. She
caught nine speckled beauties Sat
urday afternoon.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
Why
Suffer?

II you suffer pain from
any cause, DIR. Miles Anti
Pain Pills will relieve it
and leave no bad after
effects. That's the impor-
tant thing. Neither do
they create a habit. More
often the attacks become
less frequent, or disappear
altogether. DIR. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills have no
other effect except to re-
leve pain and quiet nerv-
Gus irritation.
Wf are t,,. nsyer Slth'St S.Is pr; :. AI,ss, s
::s ::cs sn nri.:'s :: s.:.s :.s'est s.,s: ::
them up entirely. pon't think they
have had to uee then fog six months.
few weeks ase heard an old lady
friend was sfck. I went to zee her.
She vas SO. So~n nd, Nth a)eGripps M% M% sns
I gave her one Il the Anti Pain P1lls
and left another for her to take IN
q short time. They helped her rtGht
away. and she says she viii newer be
husband was taken with pluerisy SN
both rides. ana l know he would have
died II II haAnr been for the Pms.
In herr than haH aA hour he Waa
sweating. and vent 70 bed and slePt"
MRS. @. H. wE04,
A1Set1bufg, 0Ato.
VsUe 1vUoUaA ssgs o.. hal,es' AaM.
eos0 o10n. 80 - ooosos1os Nm -
Z 4 S1&S 8 6sR ~
MIA 0e1AlCo, EnkAaee IaA
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
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Sunday. July .G.
Howard Snr.:k departed noadsy
tor the county ss.i TO v.sst ske ian
ily Of h's uncIe. | l.. Je,Ausoa.
j. p. Morn csae an " Wedue.dsv
from Denver. having spsas too
~srks visiting and taking IN the h.a
doangs
Mr.. and Nrs. u. &. tlasv.nssos
eutertained thar brother. Joasu
Harrington, of New Castle. THE
week.
: q. bradford and w,ie os Iea-
yer arrived ednesday The foy-
nseT Is interested IN the Glen Placer
property IN Il alon park and has put
four men io work which will be-
continued a. long as snow permits.
A. Leipae has resumed work ON
ths Mar aAher on Gold Hill. psar
the Jtusay Mack The uoa ere IN
der the supervision Of A. T. Hsr-
bert THIS lode was op.-nsd mp !.
the early eighties by Mr. Harbest
and = large body Of silver and lesd
ore was encountered but work wss
abandoned ut the time A recent
assay returns loo ounces IN silver
besides extraordinary values " lead
and zinc, also some gold The shaft
Is nov being retimbered and wken
in shape will undoubtedly make
producer.
A person with presidential ssper-
ations arrived in our town Friday
evening, and now it will be ab~olste-
ly necessary to hold another conveu-
ton, unless he decides to make the
race on the prohibition ticket. lie
is as bald headed as Bryan and has
no teeth and has announced his in
tention of remaining permanently,
having taken up quarters st the
home of X. c. Reed The name of
the youthful politician is Dick Jr.
Papa Reeds pulse, respiration and
temperature are nov about normal
but are being carefully watched BY
DR. McGowan who fears 4 relapse.
Saturday July Is.
John Chisham returned Monday
fron the Bryan rally st Denver.
Eileen Mcneil, Of St. Elmo is Wis
iting her friend, Josephine Satton.
Mrs. Pat Tomney and children
came up last night from their Tay-
lor river ranch and are visiting with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Nolan, former
Tin Cuppers, were here from Buena
Vista first of the week recuperating
and fishing.
Miss Mary Mccormick, who WAS
once cook at the Jimmy Mack mine
spent several days here this week
with the family y of Chas. LaTourette.
W. W. Woll came in Tuesday
from the Capital City accompanied
by his daughter, Maude, who has
beea attending school in Kansas the
past winter
The Enterprise mine has resumed
work with a force of twelve men.
This property is owned by Boston
capitalists, the principal promoter
being Thomas Goodale. 1t is To-
Gated at the head of Taylor river,
and up until last fall had been con-
tinuousiy worked for several years
The workings are in an immense
body of low grade ore ard it has
been heavy shipper.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31

Field and Farm-Enos Mills, the
John Burroughs of East Parks, fell
into a good thing when he took up
with Pinchot and got a Job in the
forestry service. His work is TO run
around the country and lecture be-
fore womens clubs and high schools,
Just as If they had any thing to do
with forestry. For this arduos
task last year the government paid
him s2,4O0 81 as expense money
besides his salary 1t pays to be
good
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
CASTLETON CLIPPINGS
'ewsChampion Correspondence

Wednesday, July 80.
Mrs. Allison is putting up a log
bunk house.
Robt. and Margaret Kelly return
ed Saturday to Crested Butte.
Lots of thunder, but no rain. vet.
just wait until we start haying.
Miss Anna Frew is visiting Gun
nlson and lola friends this week.
Fuel company surveyors have been
locating section corners in this To-
cality this week.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31
Lew RATES WEST AND HenTuu,Es1

Beginning June 1st and until Septem-
Der 18th, the Colorado and Southern
will sell tickets to Utah Washington
Arizona, Oregon and California at ex-
tremely low rates for round trip.
r T.. FISHER
1874 General Passenger Agt.. Denver
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31

Egg phosphates . specially a
sur Soda Fountain. Gavette Rrns
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31

Norwood Record-lt has been fire.
qusn'ly suggested and the suggest
ion is good one, for every farmer
to place his name aud the name of
his farm on his road gate. Not only
would persons driving to his place
more easily find it, but would add
more pleasure and interest TO the
people driving from place to place
This last result would have special
effect with regard to well keep and
pretty houses An observing person
will seldom pass beautiful farm
without desiring to know who is its
enterprising owner.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-31

Valley View ranch" was the
name selected by Horace l. Fisher
Tor his place twenty-five years age.
We are glad to record these names.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-13

Rocky Mountain LTD. all 10 pm ESQ am
Colo and Cal. Ex. ......a lac pm 4:3O pm
Okl and Texas k&.s...a A;40 pm u l:l5 Dm
Wabash
st. Louis Express. $50 pm a 9:25 am
St Louis Local Qrom
Council Bluffs.,.......a 500 am RlI:I5 pm
StandbeTry Local (from
Council Bluffs. ........,b $500 pm blOa5 am
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-13
GRAIN and PRODUCE MARKET
Higher Values and Good Buying at
Close Of the Week.
WHEAT TIGHT, VALUES STRONG
Corn Opened strong and working
Higher Closed at 81 as Cents
Oats Active and other
Grains strong.
OMAHA, April II, 1908.

OMAHA, April II, 1908.
with demand for cash grain improving
values work higher on good buying ana
the apparent desire OF holders of long stutt
to increase their holdings. 80,
Continued dry weather brings in buying
orders and the pit crowd was inclined TO
the bull side 49,,
The east has been good buyers for the
last two days and as offerings are nsnt
the sample market Is showing firm tone,
The wheat market was tight, with values
nervous but strong. Offerings were NeTy
light and commission houses Favored the
buying side and the market shows oe,
cided congestion May wheat opened AT
S9hc and closed at 90lkc. -
Corn opened strong and worked hlgheI
on the strength I'm wheat and improved
dc Cmand Cash offerings light and receipts
gradually falling off May corn opened Al
b1hc and closed at 6lsc. - ..-
Oats strong and more active with otner
grains and strong bids for cash gram
May option opened at SOC and closed az oVc
Primary wheat receipts were 2i2'VOO ousn-
els and shipments were 2ib,oO busnels,
against receipts last year of $4,000 bushels
and shipments of $4,000 bushels.
Corn receipts were $4,000 bushels and
shipments were $4,000 bushels, against re
ceipts last year Of 200 bushels ana ship
ments OF 925 600 bushels
Clearances were $500 bushels OF corn,
00O bushels OF oats and wheat ana tlour
equal to 10000 bushels.
Liverpool closed I'D to 9sd hisher on
wheat and Nd higher on corn
Local range of options;