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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Dec 10 Close: Wheat
appears 10 have worked itself into q
rut and changes H. price are affected
more by the actions o. leading dealers
than by any change in conditions. Lii
tie news Us coming IN from other Coun-
tries They are still wobbing the Ar
gcntlno cNpurtabie surplus. but the
trade is not paying much attention. Ii
is generally accepted that Argentine
conditions are bearish. and Monday :
Liverpool advance was mere because OF
speculation than anything else.
There has been enough selling pres
sure I'm wheat since the government
crop figures were given out TO create
IA largo snort interest and much long
wheat has been liquidat"d some CHI
CaEo crop observers are coming ia from
the southwest and confirming the en-
tire absence OF eeTminotl over large
sections 90 the winter wheat States
west ~ the river. This is the feature
the hulls are rvlying on for bringing
about a reaction in prices, Tut they are
not doing much Just now to put priCCg
NJ. To combat his condition the bulls
have increasing stocks in the north
west liberal country offerings In the
southwest and a very unsatisfactory
milling situation. Chicago has large
stocks of wheat and very slow de-
Wand. Russian crop figures are enor-
nous and I a Plata offerings are I'm
creasing At the same time Canada
has large surplus FOR sale and no.
interests N Chicago are credited with
somt heavy buying on Monday Tues
daE market was quiet in Chicago and
/ else where.
What was dun al Tuesday and
/ closed without change New yellow
corn declined Il q ana rye advanced L.
J Cioverseed Is up 1Oc ~
/ wheat quotations. Cash and Dec No
rcd @5aic, May opened with a los,
OF &c at e9iac and advanced to s9a.r
July opened At g5c and ADVANCED 4,
95ltci No. l white wheat gi1,r
Coarse grain quotationr. .Corn-cas =;
No, :. 93c. No. z yellow. soc, No = vel
low. jbc; new No 3 yellow. car "A
49C. new No 4 yellow. car at AZ,
OSts--Standard. / car at SaiSc. No
white, 35r. Rvc--Cash No. l. S4Isc
No .. SAGE. Bcans-Cash and De-. &.
it'luN crsccd Prime spot. CO bags a
s3.l0; March, ss.l5. sept. 80 bags 4
$50, % az 81. IL At $3.50. - at SIZE,
. at 81 AZ $500. prime aisike So 10
sample. bags AT $3.50, 6 at s. *
Timothy socd-Irime spot, sac nom
inal
Receipts in the Detroit market ot
Tuesday included 400 bbls OF flour.
! cars OF wheat Of corn and Of ~,
| Withdrawals were 500 bbIa Of hsu
/ Stocks are 43024l bu Of wheat. 1850
: Tu or cOrrT. r551fTTb on or OHrs ana II.
S23 bu OF rye
Liverpool wheat closed Ssd lower
/ Wheat receipts on Tuesday Duluth
l05 ears. against i0i "A year ago: Min
! neapOliS ESQ cars, against 1913. ~
Louis, $4,000 bu, against $4,000 bu
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
JOBBING PRICES,

canned Goods-Apples, gals, s2.'oi
baked beans, lib. o0Q oOc. Lima beans,
O@I.5t Corn. tancy Maine. {ilo;
standara. soc. Tsoie beets; ;i:seGlN4
. sss fans sSt ssi' sc "sf $780, ssin aSa
socSeye. tall, 81: A.: S2.l5; Alaska
reds. S175, Alaska pinkA tl.2s. TomA-
toes. +SVS0c. succotash. NVA'Av Dor
dog.
SIC 90 df 90 5. delivered
coarse middlinss. 50, cracked corn:
t2y. coarse COZ nmcal. $x3: corn ana
oats chop, SCI per ton.
Elour-Michisan patents. In wo9d.
s Sas' sg's5: clear. ..ss per Dbl ~:
n0 Sii.NR iss PEI iinssed. Csc: boiled lin
seed. 99c; Diamond headlight kero-
sene. SC: Perfection. shc. Eoesne.
ME; crown gasoline. Ice per gal. tur-
D' Prosi.,os.MMess PORK. ssi %: fam.
lily. SEE 80: medium clear, $2l y - Do +.
annexed hams. loo. drS salted briskets.
l4i1c. shoulders. lie. picnic hams. lie;
bacon. is%sse :nd lard; In uer9es $50
Sugars-Cuotations corrected daily
By w. Ill. Edgar IL SON: Crystal dom
inoes, 2-lb $50. bib. Si65. Eag 10
tablets. $500 cut loaf. s6,le; cubes.
ara. powdered, 50 80. sranulated, eN-
ira coarse. 50 20. fine. IN bulk. 500. in
25-lb cotton bags. s5l5. Michigan
sranulated si.s5, household powdered,
SIs cartons Is to sass. ~ amo Is car
$50 No ., s5le. No. 3. S5.05: No. g.
So No. ., si.g5 No. q. 81 80; No 4.
4s6 No. 5. $3.50; No. 3, s4.75; No. 10.
Sass. No IA. 81 55. No is. 1885 per 100
lbs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
NEW YORK COTTON.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Dec. ls-Flour: Dull
anu unchanged. Pork Firm; mess,
$50 5Oa2l Lard: Easier: middle west
spot. $40 50 q 1915. Sugar: Raw, arm;
centrifugal 90 test, S405: muscovado.
50 test 1886. refined. fairly active; cut
loaf $3.50; crushed. $3.50. powdered
$3.50: sranulated. s4SoGi9o; Coffee
lilo No on spot, l3as nlSAc. Tai
low: Quiet. city, 71.c, country, Z i ~
7S4c Hay Steady; prime sl;l0' No
), SIS q 9Gc: clover 65cGSl. Dressed
poultry: Quiet; turkeys. lS4 2Sc
chickens. l00 zoe; fowls. 100 lie,
ducks. l04lsc Live poultry; Firm;
geese. 12d 1Sc: ducks. l5q16c; fowls,
lSQ14lec: turkeys, loa &c: ROSTERS
Zoe Cheese Quiet and firm state
milk common TO specials. IL Il a IL !. c.
skins. common 10 specials, 49l3c; full
skins. 2q3c.
Butte.: Moderately active and firm
receipts. s.I07; creamery, extra. 3od
3llsc. state dairy. tubs. % n 2sc; imita'
ton creamery hrsts. 2ia24lzc. Eggs
STEADY; receipts. l2,22i; nearby whitt
fancy 55c. nearby miXe0 fancy, i24
sac fresh flrsts, asa 40c.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
CONDITIONS WERE NEVER
Il BETTER FOR FARMER
I Chief Of Bureau of Statistics Says He
Now Receives Good Recompense
for His Iabors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-That the
"Ill wind" which sent the cost % liv-
1 ing skyward for city folk held n COM
pensating gust OF good for farmers
BY increasing the purchasing power of
crops, is the cheering assertion of
Victor II. Olmstead, CHIEF Of the
bureau of statistics of the department
OF agriculture In his annual report
made public today.
While the earnings OF the average
city man have remained almost sta.
tionary In the past ten years, the pur-
chasing power of the farmer has in
creased more than 80 per cent against
~ rise OF slightly more than twelve
lper cent I'm the cost of necessaries.
Probably never before has the aver
age farmer been in better condition
than In recent years. he adds Quiet
\ AZ he has arisen from the depths into
which the ruinously low prices of the
early nineties cast him, until COW he
has reached a plane where he receives
4 q well-deserved recompense for his
s1abors."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

butternnts. 3sQ+ per 10, new she'll
backs, tW4Ac per Id.
Lemons - California, s4u 100 DON
Messinas. s6Q650 per box.
LiInes-Sl oil. 20 per box.
Mushrooms-l5Q b soc per box.
Oaions-65 a zoe per bu; spanish
81 rs per crate. picking onions $500
per buJ
Ornnges-Callfornia navels, ss.9W
$50 box, Floridas. 81 50Q2.I0 box.
PinenppIes- $500 per crate
81 "a 90 per doc. o
Potatoes Michigan car lots. $50 io'
per bu.
pouitry-Springs, iiml1isc; fowl. 10
GfiOisc; No. .. SGSc; old ROSTERS. so
~. geese. l2a i3c, ducks. l5q &c; tur-
keys, lSmi9c per M. Dressed poultry
Hens. 12W II iac, springs. lSal 5hc
ducks. 1TWlSC. geese. $50 lfci tur-
KEYS. 22c per 10.
Rabbits-S2 per uoz.
sweet Potatoes-Jerseys, kiln dried
sl.35 a 40. crate.
raiiow-No. /, 6%e. No. .. SAc 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER.

Reported for The Times 10y Paine,
Weber 4 Co. Dec. - WEeat-Whcds
Prices lost "a under A little carly sell.
ing pressure and now recovered 10 ma!
quotations OF YESTERDAY May SOFA
95asc and rally - TO 9iHC. July pric"
Il sticking around 93c. There are some
serious crcp report complaints coming
from Kansas city houses. on the other
hand northwest markets are showing
heaViness Local leader, who bought "A
line Of wheat yesterday. scid out. 500.
600 bushels. this mornins. \ LaSalle-
ST house has bought perhaps 100000
bushels OF May around Y5ieC and un-
der " has been a small trade. local
traders tinlid about pressing the sell
iug side on dips fearing some activity
on the part OF bull leaders.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
MILITIA BODIES UNITE.

Members of the Detroit Light
Guard voted, Monday night. TO ANAL
gamate with the Detroit Light lnfan.
try, bringing all the infantry in The
city under one roof. The Light lnfar
Try voted in favor OF amalgamation
last week. The amalgamated bodies
will use the Light Guard armory
The amalgamation gives much sat
isfaction TO the officers of the two
battalions, but some objection is
made among the enlisted men.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
NOW WILL FREE PRESS
PERPETUATE THE "MYTH?"

To the Editor of The Times:
Permit me 10 make one slight
correction in the report OF ny
address before the Pastors
union on Monday My advice
70 my own people, or to those
of other churches. is not that
they cease taking the Free
Press. Ny point is that the
Free Press has discredited IL
sci; so far as any utterances
regarding the church 10 which
! belong is concerned, and Is
not TO be believed when il
speaks regarding it, II has
admitted to me privately that
II has made statements regard
ing it that should not have
been made, but refuses 20
make any public acknowledg.
ment to that effect. Nothing
IL left for me TO do, therefore
but TO put the facts before my
people and ask them to make
due allowance for the bias Of
the Free Press when it speaks
regarding their church.
asked the Pastors union 10
assist in meeting and discredit.
ing the utterances of the Free
Press on matters Of religion
because in an editorial in the
issue OF Dec. Z, IT affirmed that
Christianity rests OIL a myth
which was created and estab-
lished b. st. Paul.
In past years the Free Press
has gotten out. and loudly dd.
vertised, Christmas edition
Will 1t Inconsistency do so
this year and help perpetuate,
that IL may trade on it. what it
has branded as a myth? Hav-
ing declared that the Christian
religion rests on a myth. as
Buddhism and Mohammedanism
we wait with no little curiosity
the Christmas greeting of the
Free Press
Very sincerely yours.
SAMUEL s. MARQUIS.
Detroit, Dec. -.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

Appies-75c a. 81 20 per bu $500 ~
per Dbl; western apples. s225 n 2.75.
Bannnas-Good shipping stock, $50
a so, according to quality
Beans-Dried Lima, 8 u a 80 Id.
grown. i n soc doZ.
Csuiihower-75 a soc per ou.
Cabbage-Sl 80 per Dbl
California Fruit--Grapes. sl.75m 2 20
per box; pears, S3.5Om per box
Cheese - Michigan flats. 17n17ta =,
York state. lie, Limburger. 16la N
- &c; brick. l6ia a ] &c, domestic
Swiss. q q zee; imported. do. 2s@Soc
Cranberries - Late Howes. s9M9.5O
per Dbl: 1926 per eu
Dressed Calves-Fancy. l1ik@l2lsc
Id; common, sd loo ID.
Dressed Hogs a = 12c 10
Finnab Haddies-lOls "a lie per I'D.
Eigs-lmported. new. IL u Ice per 10;
California 35c per box
Fresh Neretnbies-Cucumb hot
house. 81 5Om2 per doz. lettuce, hot
house, sd 1Oc per 10. head lettuce, 81 20
a SO per doz, radishes. hot house.
30 n SOC per doZ, parsley, l5M zoe doz.
green peppers. i0d SOC per basket,
green beans. $275m3 per bu carrots.
soc per bu; rutabagas. 40c per bu; par
ships. 6Ou Coo per bu, bects. SOC per
bu; turnips, soc per bu; tomatoes Calf
Grape--Ponies. Catawbas. 17alsc
| per basket.
Grape .Fruii-Florida. Ss75a4 case.
uay-Detroit dealers are paying the
! following prices for baled hay in car
/ lots ( q. h. Detroit: No. l timothy.
new. Si6W 1850; No. timothy, $i56r
| 1850: clover. mixed si5n 10 so. rye
straw, s7.75mS. wheat and oat straw
\ sG50H7 Loose hay from farmers
| wagons on the city markets ranged
1 from siST %, as to quality.
H.des--No. I cured. eIsc: No l green
&c. No. 1 cured bulls. sac: No. green
| 81; No. l cured kip, lie, No. l green
! l0c; No. ] cured murrain. SRc: No
! green. NC. No | cured calf. 15c. No
IL green, lac, Per ID horse hides No
!, X3.J0: No. 2. S2.50. shetpsKtns. as =
| wool. 5Ocm$i No . hides. 1c on or
kip. &c OF on calf
Honey-Fancy white. 17m1sc: No I
l6017c; amber. ilml5c; extracted. 81
1 lOc per 10
' Nuts-Black walnuts, Ia a2c per 10
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
MEM YORK STOCK LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Paine
Webker & Co Dec. -: New York
Prices broke sharply this morning on
the New York exchange lea by rather
heavy selling Of steel which caused a
decline in the price or that stock 10
Ta. where supporting orders halted the
break ana prices rallied fracuonallN
Trading grew lul ON the slight adj
vance and was OF highly professional
character The cOalers. Lchigh Valley
aud Reading neld steady at yester-
dav's closing prices, while the cop
pars and SHELTERS showed considerable
weakness and lack OF support with
very light trading COINS on in the more
prominent railroad stocks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
LAST BOAT REACHES BUFFALO.
Steamer Francis q. Squire Makes Trip
From Fort William.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 13.-The
oteamer Francis b. Squire, laden with
wheat for winter storage, arrived in
port from Fort William. Ont. yester-
day, closing navigation for the sea-
|sOn. She was several hours late, but
no anxiety was felt for her.
Beyond going aground on Billiards.
reef, just after entering Lake Erie.
Sunday, the steamer had no bad luck,
but she encountered considerable
rough weather and heavy fall OF
snow.
The close OF the season is several
days earlier than last year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
PREDICTS GOVT. OWNERSHIP
0ov-EIect Osborn Discusses Railroad
Problem at Dinner In New York.

1ot-Eiect OspoTn discusses halTO do
Problem at Dinner In New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--Gov-elect Os-
born, at dinner given in his honor
~ Frederick ID. Underwood, president
OF the Erie railroad, In the Metropolis
tan club, Monday night. predicted the
.government ownership OF railroads
Marvin Hugh;tt president of the Ch.
cago Il Northwestern lines. replied
that this would spell ruin TO the coun'
try. He was positive that this change
would never be effected, believing
that the existing railroad problems
wUuld be solved satisfactorily in an
other way.
Among those present at the dinner
were George w. Perkins, F. w Stew
ems, Marvin Hughitt, w. c. Brown
Daniel willard, William Cotter Chas
N. Hays, I. II. Shevlin, Frank A.
Munsey, G.. +. Erownell, Albert II
harris, George N. circuit, Otis II. Cut
Ter, III. c. Hooker and T, P. Shonts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
ATTACKS MONOPoLIEs.
,0ov. Stubs. Of Kansas. DEGREES Un-
checked Sway Of Trusts.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Gov w. n.
t8tubbs, of Kansas, made a sensational
attack on railroads and trusts at a
banquet of the Illinois Manufacturers
association Monday night lie de
clared that "the advanced freight
rates demanded by the railroads were
agreed to by the combined railroads
and are therefore clearly in violation
OF the Sherman antitrust law and
were up unjustilable
4. The speaker condemned the judge
Who fines corporations for violations
az law and discharges the officers
who get the money and are the real
criminals in the case" He asserted
that ''the relation OF the federal gov.
urnment 10 unlawful commercial insti.
1utions organized for spells and plum.
1er Is one of the most humiliating and
6isgracefui chapters in American his.
1ory." Gov.-elect Woodrow Wilson
poke on Business and Politics"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
HIDES AND TALLOW.

Behr Bros. 353-3oi Gratiot-aVe., re-
port the following quotations for hides
and tallow, which took effect Dec IL:
No / cured hides. 9lac; No. ! green
hides. Sc No. / cured bulls. sac; No
green bulls. &c; No. cured veal kip,
lie. No ! green veal KIP, loc; No i
cured Murrain. sac: No l green Muir
rain. TIC: No cured calf. l5c. No
skin. 5Oc6sl, as 20 amount OF wool.
/ green calf. lac; No. 2 hides, lc OF
Nc kip, calf ! &c Off: No / horse
hides $3.50: No horse hides. 81 so,
No i tailow. CSC No . tallow. sac;
sbeepskin. soc m 81. as TO amount wool
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

TOI EDO D.. Dec. I3-Nheat; cash
ana Dee. 96c. May. 99c, July. 80 Is q.
Corn: Cash. 4Sc; Dee. 4i@.c. May. 4sc,
July soc Oats Cash and Dec, 35c.
NAV 37ilc. July. 30 y G. Rye No ,,
$50. No o soc. CloVerseed cash and
De. SEQ. March sJ.27Ie. April SO.
Jan aud Feb. ss27i.. Alsike: Prime
and Dec $40 Timqthy Prime and
Dec. s46J. Butter egg sand hay un-
changed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
Brown Given Liberty

Gustavus +. Brown. who has been
in Jail for several weeks. charged by
Mrs. Leona Barnes With the conver-
Sion- diamond rlstH--ua liberated.
Monday afternoon. on order of Judge
Hosmer. The Judge acted on request
OF the attorneys in the case, who slip
ulated TO quash the bail which Brown
had been unable to raise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
PRODUCE.

The market was IN q very steady po-
sition this morning There were no
receipts to speak of. and with the
usual light Monday morning demand,
there was nothing in sight to affect
prices. Poultry aid not clean uD in
full Saturday, and there was enough
stock carried over, both live and dress
ed, to more than nil the few orders.
No change was expected in the butter
market this week Calves and hogs
are very steady, and eggs are firm at
the last advance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFAI.O-Opening.
DAnning Il Stevens Live STOCK Report

EAST BlfF ALL, y. Il Dee. 10
Cattle: Receipts. cars, dun; best
1900 to l.i00-lb. steers. 50 2eu 90;
good prime, 1900 To ioo-lb. steers.
sS.50a6 best 400 to l,200-lb. shippinS
steers. 1000 To l,lOo-lb, $685. a 5. 50,
light butcher steers s43545. best fat
cows. s450a5, fair 10 good cows. - %
a 4 common TO medium do. 81. - y 20
trimmers, s250Gt3. best fat heifers.
S550G515. good fat heifeTs, Si50Q D..
fair 10 good do. Sid42 stock heifers.
sS50m4: best feeding steers, dehorn-
ed. si.15M5; medium 10 good feeding
steers. 81 25G450; stockers. all grades,
-$S75m4 best bulls, s475 n rs; boloE-
na bulls, S4n 4 so: stock bulls, 1915 ~
20: fancy mixers and springers. $50
n70; good to fancy mixers and
springers, $45 go: common 10 good DO.
s25G4o
Hogs Receipts. 20 cars. lower;
heavy and workers.. s7so@s: pigs sS.l'
Sheep and Lambs: Receipts. 40 cars.
steady: best lambs, SO $40; year
lings. s5I525, wethers. sac 1 20;
Calves: s5m105o
EAST BUFFALO--CIose.
EAST BUFFALO, y Y, Dec. 10
Cattle: Receipts. 500 head; market.
slow and steady; prime steers, $500 q
6s5: butcher grades. S3n6. Calves
Receipts. 100 head; market, active and
steady; Gull to choice. 50. 20 y 10 30
Sheep and lambs: Receipts. 1000
nedus IldThtls $40" anu Sttd0s
lambs, s635@640: Gull to fair. 50 % q
g. yearlings. si50a5; sheep. s3H 20.
Hogs. Receipts, 1850 head market,
active and lower; workers.. $3.50; pi -,
Ss15mS25: mixed. $3.50; heavy. s. 80 Y
$40; roughs. s7a7.15: stays. s6@6.75.
UNION STOCK YARDS.
UNION STOCK YARDS. CHICAGO,
Dec. l3 Hogs: Receipts, $4,000 mar
ket, zoe lower; mixed and butchers.
s740a7sO; good heavy, 81 400 10;
rough heavy. s7.40@7.55; light. 5000
755: pigs, s6sOq7.65. Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 10000 market 25e lover
81 a 81 80: stockers and feeders, 81 20
1850; Texans. $4,000 5.l5; calves. s7g
q sheep. Receipts. 10000; market.
Western. s25O@4.s0 lambs, 425 a 8 80;
western. si75 n $40.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 13.-Hogs'
Receipts. $500 head; market lOn 20
lower mediums and heavies, $50
workers, lights and pigs. $3.50. Cattle
Rece ipts, 3 cars: market slow sheep;
Receipts, 10 cars: 500 top. Calves;
Receipts, 100 head: sl0 toy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
q. S. GOVT. BONDS.
CHICAGO BUTTER MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.--Butter: Extras.
:cs2 frsts. 25isc; dairy extras, Csc;
frsts 23c. Eggs: Prime firsts. 3Sc
flrsts 3lc Cheese: Skins, 14M Ia "a c.;
young Americas. l4iz ql4a.c. Live
poultry: Fowls IL X @l2c; ducks. l39
l31ac, geese. l0M lo 14c.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
GARRICk.


"The Merry Widow" Franz Lehar's
popular Viennese operetta, with it's
seductive music, its delivious comedy,
it's pretty women, its gorgeous cos
tunes and almost barbaric splendid
and. best OF all, its enhancing Merry
Widow" waltz, opened what should be
a successful week in the Garrick the
alter. Monday evening. The revival is
I'm every way notable one. There is
no hint of deterioration in any particu-
lar. The cast Is thoroughly adequate,
the orchestra, under the capable direc-
ton of Brahm Vandenberg. fulfils its
duties molly, the mountings are elab-
crate enough to meet the most exact
ing, i'm fact, the production in every
way measures up TO the Henry w.
Savage standard, and his reputation
as n producer is fully sustained
Miss Mabel Wilbur Ia the Sonia OF
the current offering. She Is winsome.
graceful and the possessor of pleas
ing voice of considerable range II
Is as a dancer that she excels. how.
ever Both I'm her oriental dancing
N amber and In the waltz she displayed
wonderful talent. Charles Meakins, as
Prince Danilo. held up his end well.
He is not lacking in any essential
quality. There were some perhaps
who missed the soul kiss as a part
ef-tAt.- Mefrs-W itiow -wiriri,-but from
an artistic standpoint, the waltz was
faultlessly executed.
Mr.. Savage made particularly han.
by selection when he cast r. T.
| Graham for the role OF Popoff. the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Creameries. extras. 30i2c;
trsts. 2siac dairy butter. 2Sc; packing
stock. zoe III.
Fggs-Fresh current receipts. cases
included. 32i4c doz. Receipts Tues
dAN. go Cases
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
VIEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.--Money on call
a. per cent; time money, 10 ,. tol
civ months Bar silver-London % Is
bar silvcr-New York. 54as. Demand
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14
MILES,.

MILES.
AS long az George Primrose feels
disposed to entertain the public with
his soft.shoe dancing, he will not lack
for enthusiastic admirers, IL his re-
ception in the Miles theater, Monday,
is an indication of his popularity. An
unusually large and appreciative
crowd was on hand to welcome the
famous minstrel and his dancing
boys. Murphy and Franklin, whose
work gives evidence of the excellent
tutorship of Mr.. Primrose
Primrose has been called the most
graceful dancer in America, and his
friends are quite ready to acknowl-
edge that he has fully earned the
title He is defending it. too, for now.
after 40 years in minstrelsy, he is ap.
parently as spry and vigorous and
graceful as he was in his prime. His
solo is the feature of the act which
deservedly occupies the headline
position, and the brilliant glare of
the spotlight fails to reveal the
slightest imperfection. II is a veri-
table poem without words. Murphy
and Franklin do some excellent team
work and share literally in the hon
ors. Theirs is no reflected glory
either. The applause they earn is
richly merited. The act is sumptu-
ously dressed.
Following Mr. Primrose and his
boys, the Five Malverns, three men.
woman and an accomplished
youngster, not over eight years of
age, present one of the best acrobatic
performances yet seen in the Miles.
IL Is full OF ginger, snap and 20, and
the feats executed show real class
Mondays audiences were immensely
pleased with their work and were
ioath TO let them go. They work in
evening clothes.
The Esktes. man and a woman,
are seen in a mind-reading exhibit.
ton that is really mystifyng. The
woman, blindfolded, tells the denom-
nations of greenbacks the man Dor
rows from persons in the audience
and gives the serial numbers on the
bills. She does a stunt with a chess
board that displays a wonderful men,
DRY for figures. Adkin and Shannon,
violinist and q songstress, offer a
thoroughly refined musical act Miss
Shannon has an appealing voice,
which is heard to excellent advant-
age in some old-time favorites. The
pair take the place Of Lee Tung Foo,
the Chinese baritone, who, through a
mix-up in the booking, will not APP
pear until next week. Mort Infield
and Lois Howard. a comedy team, get
-by--with- interesting line of pat.
ter, much of which is new. The Free
mans have a wire act that is above
the average and the Milescope shows
some entertaining films to close the
show.