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No Wholesale Trade Yesterday
Stock Markets Very Inactive

consecutive week that the directors have con-
sidered it necessary to strengthen the barriers
between further leakage of gold reserve.
The international monetary position SHOWS no
ms terial improvement during the week and the
banks reserve. which Is now nearing SllLuuo,-
600. threatened with further depletion TINS
week by the South American and Egyptian re-
quirements, estimated AT $1,000. 900.
Foreign exchanges have been steadlly against
London. particularly Berlin. where gold Is Daniy
needed and where the next arrival OF the metal
probably would have gone but for the imposition
of the , per cent rate II is known that re-
ouirements from other eenters would Soon have
reduced the reserve 10 below SluU,oVu,VVV uniess
the new rate attracted gold
The market sees in today's movement a gen
eral warning against speculative operations anu
the announcement followed by dropplhg
in prices Of British securities. kathrs recoFereu
almost Immediately, but American shares, WDicn
earlier in the day were above parity ieH AVA. !.
United States steel and Union Pacific dropping
q and several others "a. The tone was generaiiy
weak. 80.
Bullion amounting to f155,o0o was taken into
the Bank of England today and tlCoOVoo Was
withdrawn of which f750o00 was for shipment
TO South America and the remainder TO Constan7
tinople. !.
BERLIN. Oct 21-The action of the Bank Of
England in raising its discount rate To-Day LOOK
Berlin by surprise. Finaneers. in discussing
the increased rate. assign American specuiation
and demand for money as the chief cause
A steady rise in the English check rate IN the
last few days has already raised the rear lnal az
the gold export point will be reached soon. IN
that event another advance by the Imperial
German bank is regarded as certain: IN Tue M
meantime, IL is understood. that IN the opihiVn
of the managers of the Imperial German pahA,
no occasion exists for further advance now
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MANCHURIA MERCHANTS
WANT MANY CHANGES
Meeting at DaIny FOrmulates
Demands on Government

Vice Consul General Frederick ID.
Cloud of Mukden reports that. accord
ing to the Japan Weekly Mail of April
10. an important meeting Of Japanese
businessmen. from Port Arthur, New
chwang Tashickiao. Liaoyang. Muk-
den. Tiehling and ether places. was
held at Dalny to discuss the nature OF
a memorial to be presented to the gov
ernment for the better development ot
Manchuria.
The recommendations OF the dele
gates were as follows:
That lower rents be asked for lands
within the leased territory; that the
price of land within the railway zones
be reduced: that state assistance be
given to manufacturers in Manchuria
and to the culture of the yamamai:
that a coaStwisse steamer service be
established at Dalny; that rules be
promulgated with reference TO the
carriage of goods BY rail; that steps
be taken to establish uniformity of
administrative methods throughout
Manchuria; that import duty be abol-
ished in the case of bags for packing
beans and bean cake; that Newchwang
be connected with the various dis
tricts by telephone; that an adequate
banking Institution be established in
Manchuria. and that the import taLAf
at Dalny be amended so as 10 rendRr
it uniform with the tariff IN operation
on the northern border of Manchuria
In the opinion of the council weights
and measures in the districts along the
railway should be equalized, and in
vestiga tions should be made with re-
gard TO the export of salt from the
leased territory. and with regard to
financial arrangements The transfer
ence to private hands of all the indus
tries now conducted by the South Man
churia railway company was urged. and
il was declared important TO bring
Newchwang into direct connection with
the railway.
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GREAT DEMAND FOR
TEXAS SCHOOL LAND
Public Eager to Secure Rights
in Lone Star State

The school lands owned by tffe state
oI IeXas are being sold in tremendous
quantity right now. the nuhIfc hetn~
as eager to buy them as children are
to obtain hot cakes" said Thomas r..
Creol, land agent of Dallas. Tex.
Last month nearly 100000 acres
were sold. and they brought into the
treasury of the state 81 1855. .OOO which
VIII be placed to the credit of the pub-
nc school fund. Every sales day finds
the general land office at Austin
swamped with applications for n,,r- ~.
chase
The method of sale is simple and
equitable; the highest bidder gets the
ground. provided he sends in his first
cash payment along with the bid. In
tnis way there is no scramble. no IA
Voritism, and the state gets the best
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ODD CURE FOR GOUTIS
UNEARTHED IN ENGLAND

one OF the documents in the possess
sion or Sir John James Graham of Fin
try Is a prescription for gout From the
report or the historical MANUSCRIPTS
commission 1t is learned that II is dated
London, March 2S. 1719, and entitled
copy or the celebrated Professors
poerhave and Osterdyke's regimen pre-
scrtbed for the gout."
The regimen consists of a milk diet.
with bread, butter. grain food. fresh
vegetables and ripe fruit, a little tea
or coffee with milk, no meat. no stirnu-
iants and nothing salt or sour. Bread
ana milk supper. plenty of sleep and
exercise and rubbing for half an hour
before getting up and at going to bed
III the pain be violent a little dose of
opium is allowed. but not oftener than
necessity requires.
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FORMER JAILER
DIES AT THE AGE OF 80
Former Governor of Fort of
Sainte Marguerite SuccumbS

The death is announced at Ajaccio OF
NJ March,. the former governor OF the
Fort Sainte Marguerite at the age OF
SO years. says the London Globe. Ba-
zaine was under his charge at tire time
he made his escape. and NJ. Marchi was
put on his trial for having aided and
abetted the escape of his prisoner
The governor defended himself with
dignity. alleging that his instructions
were not TO make the marshafs con-
finement too irksome- He also asserted
that his prisoner had given his word OF
honor that he would not attempt 10
escape. The fort is no longer used as
a prison. but il is an object of interest
to visitors. who are shown by the at
tendant Bazaine's rooms. and the pre-
else place where he fixed the rope by
which he lowered himself.
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BANK OF ENGLAND
CHECKS TRADERS

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-The attention of
the financial world was focused on the
Bank of England again today by a third
advance in the official rate of discount to
per cent. On October 7 the rate was put
at 8 per cent after having stood at ga per
cent since the first of April. Today's
per cent rate therefore represents rise of
2ls per cent doubling the bank rate in
two weeks. Such drastic action is rare ex-
cept in panic times and must be accepted
as an indication of extraordinary condi-
tions
On October 81, 1907, the rate was raised
to 5Ia per cent from 4ia per cent in re-
sponse to the banking panic which had
broken out in New York.
On November following the rate went
to per cent and on November to per
cent, as the result of the acute demand for
gold from New York for rescue purposes.
That the present action of the Bank of
England is directed in part against New
York's speculative borrowers is affirmed in
news advices from London and is indicated
also by the heavy selling of American Sc
curities for London account, which was
forced by the measures of the English
bank.
These sales we're heavy today and were
attributed TO the closing out Of loans in
London in which these stocks figured col
lateral. United States steel was the most
notably affected, although none OF the ac-
tive stocks were entirely exempt from this
pressure.
Todays rise in the English rate was
greeted by sharp drop in the Berlin ex-
! change on London, although all other ex-
changes, including our own, moved strong
" in favor Of London. In New York the
advance in sterling exchange was so vio-
lent as to give rise to calculations of the
possibility of gold exports within short
time.
The New York money market did not
share in the sensational action of foregn
money markets, the call loan rate holding
at 4is per cent as maximum. The recov-
cry in the stock market was encouraged by
the tranquil tone of the local money mar
ket. There was evidence also of demand
from an uncovered short interest and
United States steel showed signs of an ag-
gressive turn against the short interest.
The vigorous strength shown by Wabash
preferred, even in face of the early weak
ness Of the market. caused conjecture
cerning another railroad deal in which
Wabash would have a part. The covering
movement by the shorts made the closing
tone strong.
Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value,
S2.7e2, 600.
United States bonds IS registered de-
clined Is, the IS registered "a and the Is
coupon 4 per cent in the bid price on
call.
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TELLS OF HER TRIP
ON FIRST CLERMONT
Albany Woman Went From
CatskiIl on Fulton Boat

For the purpose of seeing a rao-o-
duction of the CIermont. on which .ha
sailed 90 years ago. Mrs. John F-s-v,.~,,
OF 154 Swan street came 10 view .,,,
Fulton Hudson celebration. Esur ;.
any. share the distinction with Mrs
Ferguson of sailing on the CIsrr,on.
which she did, says the New York H.
aid.
Mrs Ferguson. although neariv.. a.
century mark. is remarkably jbrisrbe ...'1
Keen Her complexion is as nt1L 81,
white as girl OF 20. and bevond oo- -,.A
tain weakness she is far from t-,sr,,,
Her sight is very good and her bes-t.l- II
excellent nearing
When asked of her trip on tbs r,.-
mont IN the early part OF the ~,
teentn century she gave an interesti,,.
account of the trip with her fatbe-
prosperous tanner, leather dealer 80
coooler OF Jefferson. Schoharie co,,Dt,-
On july .. year or so before 1920. I'll
Jones and his daughter Emeline started
from their home in the CatskiU NOM
tains. bound for the Independence 1a,.
celebration in New York. In their own
conveyance they drove as far a. C,a+s
Kill, where the horses were turned ont
70 pasture and the young girl and her
father boarded the steamer
Mrs Ferguson said: You should nm
derstand that the CIermont. a mos
awkward looking little craft had been
rechristened the North River. and there
were many boats then navigating the
Hudson which were larger. The after
noon we sailed she was in holiday at
tire from stem TO stern and she carried
sails and was trimmed with evergreens
and streamers-
"A goodly sized passenger list had
been gathered at the stops along the
river. Probably 20 persons got on at
Catskill. some of them being disap-
pointed in obtaining sleeping accommo-
datiOns. During the trip cannOns doomed
along the shore and Skyrockets and
red fire Illuminated the route. Every one
was up early in the morning. and the
heat tied to her wharf at Castle Garden
about three hours after sunrise"
Mr.. Jones and his daughter remained
in New York for three days and re-
turned to Catskil1 by the same boat.
While in New York Mrs. Ferguson
viewed a balloon ascension. the aero
naut's name being Robinson.
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MINE WORKED THREE
THOUSAND YEARS AGO
Quicksilver Mine Is ReOpened
After Many Centuries

The reopeAing of the quicksilver
mines near KoDia. in Asia Minor, which
were abandoned centuries ago, is the
subject of an article in the current
number of "'Prometheus." The report
of Frederick Sharpless shows that IN
the abandoned mines, together with
the so skeletons which were found.
there were lamps. clay, hammers and
other tools made OF stone, quantity
of charcoal and several arrows win
stone points This find," the writer
saws. gives one an idea OF the methods
employed In mining 5000 years ago
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cember closed at SLIP; May at Silly.
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 21..Flax, S1.To%.
Local Markets
Provisions

Wholesale produce trade was generally
suspended yesterday. The stores closed early
in the forenoon u account of the parade and
few reopened afterward The grain and dairy
exchanges remained closed all day.
Cottoene Is sc higher. No other changes
CottoeDe-One half Dbl 1215c: 3 half bbls.
125sc; tierce. 12Ac; tierces, 12lsc; tierces.
12c.
The Western meat company quotes follows:
Hams, 1s@19c; picnic hams, i4c; California
hams, 17G1sc; bacon, to lbs. 2315c; TO 10
lbs 22iec; 10 to II lbs. 2215c; fancy sugar cured
bacon, 251hc; Arrow bacon, to lbs, 2215c: 8
to 10 lbs, 2ihc; 10 to 12 lbs, 211ac; light dry
salt bacon. s to 10 lbs. 1s15c; 10 TO II lbs. 1sc;
medium bacon, tic; light medium bacon, 17c.
Lard-Tierces 15c. sos 15hc, los 15%c, IS
157sc, 3s 16c; compound lard, tierces &c, Sos
9Ac. los CSC. 5s 91Ac, IS l0c; yellow cooking
oil, 5sc per gal: white cooking oil, 6oc per gal;
salad oil. 62c per gal.
Beef-Loca1 prices quoted. Export lots in
spected by the government, 81 per bbl high
er. Extra family beef. s13 per Dbl; family beef
$3.50 per Dbl; extra mess beef SIP per Dbl :
smoked beef q &C per ID.
Pork..Extra prime. in barrels. s27; clear. $2s:
mess, S27; pig pork. $32; pigs feet, $3.50 for
half bbIs, 81 40 for 25 Id kegs and 81 35 for kits
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Grain Market
Foreign Futures
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Proyi.ion,

CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-Wheat opened weak to-
day, but the downward tendency stubbornly
contested and December at the close un-
changed at Isc lower at $1045. May sank on
the final figures y a 15c below yesterday.
The big bear factor was weakening of cash
wheat prices in the southwest, coupled with a
larger run OF western hard winter wtcat. Lower
foreign cables, induced by free offerings of Rus
sian and Argentina wheat and advance in the
Pank of England discount rete bore down on the
local market.
The bulls encouraged by the firmness of
cash wheat here and the milling demand in the
northwest. Northwest mills In the week just
passed made increase of 100. 900 barrels in the
-four output and credited with being sold up
to February.
The bulish efforts bore fruiS at the close, when
earlier losses were recovered.
The pit today reversed the bullish move
ment of yesterday and profit taking sales kept
the quotations declining for time. Resting or
ders absorbed the offerings at the low point of
the day and prices then steadied. December
.tied &c lower than yesterday.
The oats market dropped of sharply at the
outset. Later partial recovery developed. De-
cember. May and July each closed 1sc lower
than yesterday.
October lard took q sharp jump up in the early
trading advancing 22jac. Closing prices ranged
from unchanged TO 15c higher for pork and 2 u a
15c higher for lard to unchanged Ito q lac higher
for ribs.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGo, Oct. 21;-Cash 9uotations were as
follows: Flour steady: No. rye, 73c; feed
mixing barley 51654c; fair to choice mailing
barley 57@65c; faxseed No. / southwestern
81. SO, No / northwestern $1.73; timothy seed.
23.75 lard per loo pounds. s12. 62h @12. .65;
short ribs sides, Goose). S10.SI1a @n.2o; short
clear sides boxed, S11 .50Ml2
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four were equal
to 400. 900 bushels, Primary receipts were
1.492, 600 bushels. compared with 1.040, 900 bush
els the corresponding day "A year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. IS
head
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Cotton Market

NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-Hutton's wire says:
Gables came about as due Spot sales 5000
Prices easy, points down. There is very little
in the way of news. The late advance yesterday
in the way of short covering than
anything else. The feeling here seems to be
looking for traders market for some time
Some of the big bulls talking I4c this week
THE National ginners' association placed the
quantity of cotton ginned to October IS from
the growth this season at 1884. 900 bales and
estimates that 1915 per cent Of the crop has been
picked.
Ellison. the English statistician. says there
will be 235.000 bales less used OF American cot
ton this year. and yet acknowledges the crop to
be nearer 2. .000. 900 short of last year.
Spot closed quiet. 10 points higher. MiddIiur
uplands. 14.05c; middling gulf, 14.30c. Sales
hales
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Stock Market

The stock and bond exchange in session
about 10 minutes yesterday morning, and there
were hardly any changes. Fireman's Fund in
surance was higher at S201. Northern California
Power Consolidated was ex dividend of 10c
Mining stocks were neglected There were no
noteworthy changes in the Comstocks and sale
of Silver Pick at lie comprised all the trading in
the southern Nevadas.
The Pacific Coast company has declared quar-
terly dividends of 4 per cent ON the second
preferred stock and l Il per cent on the common
stock. placing each stock on per cent basis.
The previous rates were l per cent quarterly
The directors declared the regular quarterly dlvi
dends of = per cent on the first preferred stock.
The dividends navahle NnYemher L
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Los Angeles Markets

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.-Sweet potatoes ad-
vaIced 10c to 81 hundred pounds on
the produce exchange today. The rise Is due
to shortage in supply. The demand for but
ter, eggs and cheese continues weak Receipts
the produce exchange today were: Eggs
IS cases; butter, 21.920 pounds; cheese, 102l
pounds; potatoes. Lila sacks; onions, 1851
sacks; beans, 79e sacks sweet potatoes, 334
sacks: apples, 9.069 boxes.
Eggs-Extrs select, 50c local ranch ycandIed
first, 46c; case count, 42c; eastern fresh, 320
34c.
Butter--Creamery extra, 75c; creamery first
roc; cooking butter, 26c.
Beans-No. pink, SIS. 50; No. lmas. 81. 400
4.50; Lady Washington, 81 small whites S4 75:
black eyes, S4@4.25; Garvanzas, $3.50; lentils
$7@s
Potatoes-salinas, s1.s0G1.s5: highlands.
S1.1071.25: local Burbanks, S5c6S1: sweets
yellow, S1.S5d2.
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London Closing stocks
Condition nf Trea.urr

WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-Tbe condition NJ
tiIe treasury at the beginning OF business TO-DAY
was as follows
Trust funds-Gold coin. 1872. $40. s69: silver
dollars. $sS7 4l7 600; silver dollars OF 1890 81
400 900: silver certificates outstanding S4S7 dir
OOo- General fund-Standard silver dollars in
general fund, $2.561.1l3; current liabflitieg
Slo7, -. 10; working balance iii treasury. Of
fees .S7J. .T96. in banks credit of treasurer
Of United States. $40 1s0 Ar; subsidiary silver
coins. $19,0l7 a34: minor coin. 81 6s7 633: total
balance In general fund, $S7, ,597, 1888.
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New York MONEY M.rLet

NEW YORK, Oct 21-Money on call firm.
n4ls per cent: ruling rate, Az per cent.
Time loans. firm: 60 days. AZ. as per cent: 90
days. per cent: months, Az per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 5M51a per cent
Sterling exchange strong. with actual business
in bankers bills at 81 $3.50 $3.50 for go day
bills and at 81 $3.50 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.S2Jk as. .S31k.
Bar silver. 5Ic.
Mexican dollars. 43c.
Bonds-Government, weak: railroad, easy
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND. ore. Oct 21.--Wheat. track
prices-CIub Gle: bluestem. $1d102; red Rus
sian, soc; turkey red. SOC; forty fold. 92c;
Fife. 9oc.
TACOMA. oct. -Wheat-Choice milling
bluestenn. 81 o3d 1.o31h; club 93@931ac: export
oiuestem. s103; club and red Fife, e4c; red
Russian. Ole.
SEATTLE. Oct. 21-No milling quotations
Export wheat -Bluestem, 9sc; club, soc; Rus
sian. SIC
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Neu xork Grain Market

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-F1our-Receipts.
&c, ,10a barrels: exports $50 barrels. Market
steady. with a quiet local trade
Wheat Receipts. I6,Io0 bushels; exports,
nominal elevator: No. 2 red. S1.2l to arrive
T. o. b. afioat; No. northern Duluth: S1.141s,
nominal r. a. b. shoat; No. hard winter,
81. ". nominal I. o. b. afoat-
While forenoon wheat prices broke lsc per
bushel today rejecting bearish foreign news
and iiquidafion there was sharp afternoon
rise. led by December which seemed to be con
gested, and the whole market closed quite
steady at &c net advance TO &c decline. De
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staudard OIL Cuts Prices

PITTSBURG oct. 2I.-Announcemept was
made today by the Standard oil company of a
cut in prices of all grades of crude oil except
ragand. The Pennsylvania brand was reduced
5c and other grades from &c to Sc. The new
quotations follow: Pennsylvania $l.53; Mercer
black. 81; Newcastle, 97c; Corning, ssc; Cahell,
diana zoe: Somerset re: Ragland. unchanged.
NEW YORK Oct. 21.-The Standard oil com
pany today announced reduction of Zoe in the
price of refined oil. quoting refined in cases at
S1o55 refined in tanks at S4.65 and standard
white at IS 10 and refined at Philadelphia at
II
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Nnrthern Rusiness

SEATTLE. Oct. 2l.-Clearlngs, S2'ls5,VsV'
SPoKASE. Oct. 2l.-clearings, $727 1900; bal
PORTLAND. Oct. 21.-Clearings, s1.4s1 ,2oT;
TACOMA. Oct. 2i.-clearngs, 1895, ,45e; bal
ances 500 153
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Chicago DAIRY Produce Market

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Butter, steady; creamer-
ies 26@ Soc: dairies. 23@2Sc; eggs. steady; re-
ceipts 5.061 cases; at mark. cases included, 1sc:
irsts, 23c prime frsts. 25c; cheese. firm: dais-
les. 16616Hc: twins. 1915 @15Zc: Young Amer
icas, 16@16Ac; longhorns, 15s4 @16c.
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Egg Market in Nearby Counties

SANTA Cruz. Oct. 21.-Merchants and com
missionmen are still paying acc for all classes of
eggs and supply is very light.
PETALUMA, Oct. 21.--The price of eggs re-
manned the same after the receipt of quotations
from the San Francisco dairy exchange Fifty
two cents was the best offering, while II 15c and
ole was paid by spectators and independent
dealers
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NEWS SPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE CALL

5000. Market steady Native steers. $500
$50; native cows and heifers. 81 2O95.2 %;
stockers and feeders. S3G5-2o. bulls. $2554
3.75: calves So 75d7. so: western steers, $500
5-35; western cows. s2-75@4. %:
Hogs-Reeeipts, 5000. Market &c to S 11c
S7eod7.75: packers and butchers, 7-501s7-75;
light. S7@7 7.50; pigs. s6G6-I5
Sheepl-Receipfs 4 900. Market steady Nut
tons. S4n475. lambs. S5.75d7.25; range weth-
ers and yearlings, $4.25@5.25; range ewes
S364.40.
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA Neb.. Oct 21--Carre-h
ceipts. 400. Market slow to 10c lower; Na-
tive steers s45O6s; cows and heffers, 500
western steers. 81 J0d 25: Gamers. 81. 2.25u 81;
stockers and feeders 50 s0d ). 20; calves, $500
Hors-Receiots 2 100 Market 10c higher.
HeaKy sT.45d7.55; mixed. 81. i5@75o; light.
81. 3Wd $50; pigs, s6-50@t; bulk OF sales
S7.45M7.50.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000. Market STEADY to
slow. Yearlings. s475@5.4o: wstnsrs, 5000
4.60; ewes, $3-75d4-25; lambs, $641
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MinnenpoIis wheat Market

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 2i.- Wheat December,
81 021s; May, S1o4d1.04ss; cash No. hard
f.o4z; No. 2, s1o2S @1.o27s; No. 3, $1.O1R a
OF.
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N.va, store.-Turpentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH. Ga. Oct. 2l,-Iurpentlne nm l.15
57c sales, 220 receipts, o5l; shipments, 20 20
shipments. 1.4e2; stock. 1sseol. Quote: B,
s4.o7h a41O; D. $40; E.. $4:15s E A.2og
s59o: N. $3.50; n, s6.1O; wG. $6.4O; WV,