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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08
HELP THE COMET AND SALVATION ARMY Give
THE POOR A SUBSTANTIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER

Army in the good cause. We want
you to help in this work with your
spare dollars and help make some poor
one happy by filling out the creases in
their stomach at least one day in the
year. Send your check to The Comet
or give it to the Salvation Army and
it will be promptly acknowledged
through these columns and the funds
turned over to Capt. Coy to carry out
the work.
The Salvation Army has issued the
following appeal
The Army lassie will not stop al
your door with basket because you
are sure of good Christmas meal, but
your help is needed to make it possible
for her TO leave baskets at 1907 needy
homes in lis city, and to carry on the
regular winters work.
The cases are investigated so that we
know the people receiving the dinners
are worthy. Will you not join in max
ing bright some home this Christmas
season?
The Army's ability and willingness
to do the work thoroughly and sys-
tematicaly is SO well known that | dc
not need to take your time to go int
detail.
Thanking you in anticipation of an
early reply, am,
Very truly yours,
David G. Coy, Capt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08
NEW STREET LIGHTS
TO BE INSTALLED

The city council has ordered street
lights to be placed at the following
places: corner of Locust street and
Southwest avenue; corner of Elm and
Fairview streets; corner Iof Montgom-
cry street and Watauga avenue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08
BIG LUMBER COMPANY
MOVES TO THE CITY

The White Lumber Company has
moved its general offices to the city
from Butler, Tenn, and is located in
the Burrow Building on Main street,
with Mr.. White in charge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08

$4,000 per month straight salary and
expenses, to men with rig, to introduce
onr Poultry Remedies. Don't answer
unless you mean business. Eureka
Poultry Food Mfg. Co. incorporated.
East st. Louis, III. 1875
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08

The peculiar properties of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested
during epidemics Of influenza, and when it
was taken in time we have not heard OF
single case of pneumonia. Sold by all
dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08

Washington county gained 6,864, Sui
livan 5,lS5, Hamblen 922 and Greene
4S7. The three latter counties have
good roads and have claimed that they
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08
HOOPER'S MAJORITY
OVER TAYLOR IS 1926

Nashville, Dec. IA slight correc-
tion in the vote for governor on Nov.
gives the official figures with Clai-
borne county included, as follows:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08

DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup conforms
to the Pure Food and Drug Law; every bot
tie guaranteed. Sample free,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08

r. K. Shewalter was the son of J. s.
Shewalter, of Kingsport, and nephew
of Mrs. E. G. Lyle, formerly of this
city. He was a member of Lovedale
Lovedale Lodge, I. o. o L., was sin
gle and would have been twenty-rix
years old today. His brother, Charlie,
also fireman on the g., 9. & o., came
to the city last night to take the re-
mains to Kingsport today for burial.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-08

The Comet has decided what Christmas dinner this
furnishing working
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
SOCIALISTS MEET.
Report Submitted In Convention FaV'
ors Exclusion Of Aslaties.

CHICAGO. May l7.-There was
heated discussion by the Socialists In
convention here yesterday, when the
majority and minority reports were
submitted by the committee.
The doctrine OF equal privileges for
all races. rs enunciated by the inter
national congress OF the party at
StuttSart. was not wholly Endorsed In
the majority report, which recon,
mended the exclusion from the United
States of all Chinese. Japanese, kor-
cans and Hindus. Ernest Untermann
OF California, Victor l.. Berger or Mil
waukce and Joshua Wanhope, were
sponsors for the majority report. The
minority report was presented by
John Spargo OF New York. II declar'
ed IL to be the duty of the Socialist
party TO break down the barriers that
separate the different races.
The majority report Endorsed all
parts OF the Stuttgart immigration
plank except that dealing with the
Asiatic races.
Socialists OF Chicago and the dele
gates TO the congress held a mass
meeting which was addressed by Rob
ert Hunter. New York Socialist lead
A
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
JOBBING PRICES.

baked beans lib. s5S soc; Lima beans:
s tmaSo; 0ccorn-rFaney Maine; 40 40
Peas-Fancy. early June. si.s5;, stan
dards. 81; soaked. 5oQ7oc. Salmon
sockeye. tall. 81 so; fat. 81; Alaska
reds, $40; Alaska pinks, SLIP TO.
matoes. 46qsoc: succotash. |lVLlo
Conee - Package coffee. 1Oo-lb. case.
s14.25a7. delivered.
Feed-BTan, s25 fine mIddILngs. s2S;
ST.; coarse corn meal. SGT; corn and
cats chop, $24 per ton.
F'Iour-Michigan patents in wood.
Straight ses s52S S!9 cIear ,5.fs per- Dbl. Rye
oii..Raw iinseed, SAC; bottled lin
shc; Perfection. ioc: Eocene. 12c:
tire. in barrel lots, sShc per gal.
Prosl,ion- - Mess pork. ;2s: t fsm =,
2S; smoked hams. I'm q lsn: dry salt
ed briskets. 15hc: shoulders. IL NC;
picnic hams, l3iAc; bacon. l9420c: lard.
In tierces. lac: kettle rendered. l5c
per Id.
sugsr-The retail price list for De.
troIt. Delray, Crosse Pointe. Highland
Park, North Detroit and River Rouge;
Crystal dominoes. 2-lb. ss.75: crystal
sS ea, ' nsi s sS eagle osss. 'a s5ss
xxx powdered. ss15; STANDARD pow
dered. 500; graduated extra coarse.
$3.50; do. fine in bulk. $50: dc. GLIB.
cartons. $500; do, GLIB. cartons. SO; do.
ID. cartons, $500; do. l0-lb. cartons;
1856; do. 25-lb. cartons. $5.75: diamond
A. IS so: confectionery A. 1886; No. 1.
$3.50; No. 5. sS.55: No. 8. 1850; No. Z.
s545: No. s, $40; No. .. 1896; No. 10.
H. s5.15: No IA. 35.15. No. Is. s5.l6;
Michigan graduated. $3.50: household
powdered, lib. cartons. 4S to case. 1856
per case: household powdered, bib.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
Markets and Finance
SEX diyidend, csc.
BOSTON COPPER SALES.

DETROIT, May It.-Bostoh cofptI
fhSre sales s,o, OF May S urn no ~
e.6IS; ALL. 5; Am Zinc, $50; Are. go;
Ariz Conf, 200; do rites. 49,: Boar,
FIR, i,S52; Cir. S45; or. 10; @. c.. Gao;
Hanc., 1876; HeIv.. 100; Ind, 655; l. Roy,
Las. sos; Mass. Is Mex. So Mia. 100;
2,i75; n. L. ass; orb, %; O d, lie:;
81 an. 4S5; ST Mary's. 81 Sup. 10; ).
" Bos., 220; s. q p, 100; ). Utah. >;
Trim, 80; oil, us; Refining 2s5', do
Win. TO- Wolv., SIS; wyan., 500; Ray
Cons no
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
R. H. FYFE & CO. INCORPORATE
Capital is $4,000; Mr.. Fyfe Has
Controlling Interest.

r. H. Fyfe & Co. filed articles OF
Incorporation with the county clerk
Tuesday. The concern. one OF the
Oldest and larges0of its kind In the
city, is authorized TO carry on the
manufacture and sale, both wholesale
and retail. OF boots. shoes, rubbers,
footwear and findings.
The capital Is placed at $176,O0o
and the entire amount has been paid
in cash. or the 1850 shares of stock
r. II. Fyfe holds 91S; Mark b. Stew
ems. 464; William T. Livingstone, 2lS,
and Mark b. Stevens. trustee. loo.
The Model Foundry Co. also filed
articles OF association, Tuesday. The
company, which will manufacture
metal castings, has a capital of $4,000
of which $1,0S4 has been paid in cash
and s2.l15 in property. Edward J
Crowells, William J. Gay, Norman
Gay and J. J. Gay are the sharehold
erS.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17

Reported for The Times Dy NaIsoH,
CIaig a Co, May Il. Wheat-The
principal feature In wheat trade so Far
has been selling OF about 2,Oo0;V0O gu
Tor JuIy by Partridge and Clement
Curtis Armour people have sold a
little September, and bought little
July. IL Is worth noting that group
Of the strongest commission houses In
The trade took the million wheat sold
on the dip around Sl.O3. and the mar
Ret then rallied TO Sl03 u. Little at
Iention is given To- the spasmodic
breaks and rallies In the May price.
wheat after touching sl:GbA
- now holding at sl.Ol. Early selling
pressure was chiefly due To the addi-
fionaJ rains over northwest and south
west Minneapolis decreases stocks
$40 900 bu for three days, shipments
n 900 barrels Hour and lls cars wheat
taken out Of elevators for country
poInts Forecast Is more rain for I'LL
nois and Indiana, fair And cooler west
RI nd northwest.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
SAYS BALLINGER TOLD
UNTRUTHs UNDER OATH
tcontlnued from Page one1


The witness said he agreed to testify
before the committee IL 1t were neces-
sary.
II knew might be called he
said, but / did not want to appear
unless necessary, because | knew that
would mean would lose my job"
why" asked Rep. DENLY.
WELL said Kerby, Il knew what
had happened to CLAWS"
Continuing, he stated that the TACT
that he knew OF the preparation OF
the Lawler draft had already been
given to Garfield through another
source.
At this conference with Garfield.
which was held at Pinchots house,
KERRY said Garfield told him that too
many had already been sacrificed and
that he appreciated Kerby's delicate
position.
Meet at Plnchot's House.
Kerby said that the mention he had
made OF the Lawler memorandum was
to Hugh A. Brown. formerly private
secretary to Secretary Garfield. Brown
later told Kerby that Garfield's attor-
ney had requested him to testify about
ing 10 tell his own story, Kerby said
he asked Brown to arrange a meeting
for him with Garfield This led TO me
meeting at Pinchot's house.
Kerby said that he gave his story TO
Robert +. Wilson, of the Cleveland
Press, of Cleveland, Ohio.
.sYou know that Wilson and his PEG
pie are against Ballinger, don't your
asked vertrees.
II do not" replied Kerby.
The witness was frequently inter
rupted by Chairman Nelson until Rep.
Graham asked him to let the witness
proceed with a chance to tell his story
Were you told by Garfield and Pin
chot to find out everything about the
secretary's office?"
mo, sir. absolutely no." answered
Kerby. Garfield was particular TO
say that he did not want me to act
rs a spy
Kerby said that the conference with
Garfield took place in Pinchot's house
about 1880 d. m He said that ne
later conferred with Attorney Bran.
deis that night Among the things he
said he told the attorney was the fact
that he knew that Ballinger had deter.
mined to discharge +. n. Newell. direc-
tor OF the reclamation service, and
had written TO r. H. Thomson city
engineer of Seattle, offering him the
place.
wants To Know Everything
Rep. DENLY asked Kerby whether
he knew anything else about the af-
fairs OF the secretary's Office.
I'VE are here to investigate every
thing connected with the department. !"
he said, and II you know anything
else. think you should state it,"
Is that the sense of the commit
teeg asked Kerby.
Rep Graham said that IL was.
Kerby then referred to the Thomson
correspondence as about the only mat
ter OF which he knew, although he also
referred to certain correspondence
relative to the Morgan uggenhein
syndicate.
He wanted to know first whether AL
the Brandeis calls for documents had
been answered and asked permission
70 examine the papers sent In. These
had not been received yet, he was lll-
formed
Finally, again questioned about his
conference with Garfield, Kerby de,
ciared Il was entirely voluntary on his
rart
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
HE'S DUE TO RESIGN.
o. U. r. Conductor TestIfiss Against
Company In Damage SUIT.

How a lsO.pound ID. U. r. eonduc-
tor threw 2O5-pound passenger IRON
a street car was told in Judge Hos
mer's court. Tuesday. during the trial
OF the case OF Charles Richards
against the ID. u. X.
Richards claimed that after paying
his fare he demanded a transfer,
which was refused him. Al Grand
River and Fourteenth aves., he again
demanded his transfer. and was again
refused. Some words followed, ana
he claims he was assaulted and beat
en- from the car.
The company claims that Richards
did not pay his fare, and chung to the
bell rope and held up the car.
A witness against the company was
conductor not then on duty, and
who saw the trouble. He testified
that Richards did pay his fare, and
also stated that he raised no disturb
ance and did not hold up the car more
than a minute. The man Is still en-
ployed by the company. and after he
had testified Attorney A. B. Hall. for
the company, asked him his number.
which he iotted down on a slip.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
NEM ynak sToCk LET.rER.

Reported for The Times by Carson,
Craig 4 Co, May II: The stock mar
ket opened weak this morning al a
general decline OF u TO "a OF point.
The London market came fractionally
Selling was mainly by room traders.
Uncertainty as to the amount OF 81
Paul bonds placed abroad and fear OF
hitch in the transactions, caused an
uneasy feeling as TO the effect u mignt
have on money rates. Foreign e%-
change was steady at rather hlsh
figures Price changes after the open
irg to noon were only fractional Nlta
the market dull.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17

isbc; turkeys. ZOO Ice; roQsters, Old
and young 12hc. Cheese--Firm, lhlgh-
sr: fu, lcream, specials. noew comlhon
To good. l0@ l5c; full cream, old. as 70
quality, l6ulIc; skins. specials, IL Hc'
full skins. 81 &c.
Coffee options opened unchanged 20
6 points lower. Butter-Strong, re-
eeipts ls.2s4; creamery, extra, Is lae,
creamery. frsts. 23ls 02the Eggs--
Unsettled: receipts 2S.4l4; nearby
white. fancy, "a 26c: nearby mixed.
fancy. 22Gs3c; fresh nrsts. GOA a 2Se.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. MAY l7-Butter--Cream :
cry. extra, 27c: nrsts, 25c, dairy, CA
t-6s 26c; firsts 2lc. Eggs-Prime
frsts 2lLc; firsts, 19c. Potatoes --Ac-
cording TO choice. 500 33c. market 1rm.
Lave poultry-Turkeys l5c; fowls, l5G
i6hc; ducks. l5al6hc; geese. l29l3e'
Observation-Disclosures.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
CnppER NARkET-CIo.e.

Ariz. Com'L llN; NJ, 8, Advn = ,
BIOS a Corb., 10; BIOS. ely. 2's BuiI"
Chief, I&., Chino. l2A; Cop. Range, -:
DAILY W, SIS Davis H., rs +, Butte,
Sla; First Nat, "a; r. iS$iA Or" az -,
uanc., EaoL: Ind. ga inspira 7s, !.
ROY. %. Kerr l., 8. Las, l3A; Lar,
Az; Lake, 54a. Mia, %; Mob" 81,
New cons. eos Nev., titan; Mp,
Cop. 3. Old Dom, 81 y Osc- 1870; Pa,
- quincy IS; Raven, 80 shan, II q
= Lake s; Sup. Cop Az sup. & iins,
ApsE, 81: Utah Cons, 24lR smeltins
90 do pfd 30; Yukon. ~.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17

Appies--Fancy. H6+50; common. ss
g3 per Dbl: western box apples. s2.7s
q3.50 per box.
Banana.-Good shipping stock. $3.50
80. according TO quality.
Beans-Dricd Lima 5hc per 10.
Celery--California. s4.5095 per crate:
California; Cherries-s2,5 per box.
Cauilaowsr-caiifornia, ,2so9s per
box.
Cabbase--New. ,sqs5o per crate.
Checse--Michigan nat. late made. IL
10 zoe: Limburger. Wisconsin. no isc:
ork state. ls@19c: German cream.
prick. i70l7hc: schweltzer. domestic
oioek 2lc: domestic loaf. csc; import
Cranberrie.--s5,5o9s per bbL
q l, Datrs-persian. Sasc h.: Fards. 90
Dressed Caive.-Choice. lIgllhc Id:
FiE.-Imported new. il0l4c per ID;
California. s5c per box
Fresh Vegetables - Cucumbers, hot
sgsSe Per S SS. lettuce lettuce s sH5
do o1 per ws hehm ap; Irsdishes. Is q zoe per
icy; Zoe per doz: green beans. ,s per
Florida ,om sso peP gs6s f per stSasks
crete. soc per basket; water cress. Is
S g.0e 6n; turnips. zoe bp: beets. sc
BIZ; asparagus t22sG2.5o per case:
green peas. sl.75@2 per blu: young
Grape Fruit-s5@ $50 per case.
iH1nyE,Detroit dealers are paying the
following prices for baled hay In car
iots; T. Q. b. Detroit: No. timothy
slI:5o OBS; No. 2 Timothy. sls9ls.50;
clover, mixed. s16gl6.50: rye straw
s"agms; wheat and oat straw, s6So@
:. Loose hay from farmers wagons
on the city markets ranged from sic
92o. as to quality.
Hides.cured. No. 1. 1ohc; green.
nc sGs.n !. SIS: No. I bulls. cured; &c:
green. ioc; No. /. Marain. cured. y;
green. nc; No. 1 calf cured, lee; green,
LOG per Id; No. hides, lie on; kip ana
calt &c on No. 1; horse hides. No. l.
wool WOOL Soc Soc az, $3.50 90 sheep skins as 20
Honey-Fancy white, -isalTe; am
Der. l?@14c; extracted. 7Gsc per ID;
Lemons--California, 81 2o9Sc per ID.
Limes-s1 q Las per 100.
Mushroom.-l5Q soc per Id; :.
g l5c; pecans. l2G15c: filberts, II l2ct
Brazils. 80 loc; mixed nuts. IL lac pei
10; hickory nuts. shellbarks, $1.25 a l.bo
Onion.-New Bermudas, s2.25 pei
crate; Texas Bermudas, SO per crate:
Oranges - California navels. S2.130
1 per crate.
Observation-Disclosures s2.0042.5o pei
doz, Si4 $50 per crate.
POtntoes-Car lots, bulk, 2S@:os;
Tags, 2S@2sc per bu; new BermuSd ga,
Pouitry-Broilers, Z5q26c. chickens,
old ROSTERS. Is@i4c: ducks, i59lee;
geese. l2c: turkeys, l7QlSc per 10;
sweet Potatoes - Illinois. si.4o pei
hamper.
Tailow--No. /, 7c: No. 2, &c per ID.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
MARINE
10 OBSERVE CONDITIONS.
Marine Men VIII Watch Changes Due
20 Halley's Comet.

The United States photographs
once has sent out bulletin, request.
Ing all vessel captains and wireless
operators TO pay particular attention
10 any phenomena resulting from the
visit OF Halley's comet
The bulletin states that wireless in.
skruments may act peculiarly on NC
count OF electromagnetic waves, cleo.
trical discharges, or floating meteoric
particules.
Compasses are also apt to act
strangely. and captains are warned 10
look out for peculiar behavior OF their
compasses. The photographic office
also wants observations on the size.
appearance and antics of the comet.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
Releaaed. Ihsn Rearres,sd.

Samuel Cooper, arrested last Sat
nrdsy BY Detectives Brooks and Sey.
mour, on n charge Of abandoning his
wife I'm New York city, was released,
Monday, and rearrested Tuesday
morning. Capt Mcdonnell ordered
hin release when no word was receiv-
Cd from the New York authorities,
Prosecutor Van zile heard some fresh
evidence, Tuesday, and ordered the
re.arrest.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO--OpeniBE
nunuiau A Stevens, Live stock Reuorf

Cunning a stevens Live stock Report.
Especially Receipts 3 cars. strong.
Pest 1900 to i,45O-lb steers. $500
Sis; good 200 TO l.350-lb steers, s.. 20
a7.75a best 100 to 1,20O-lb shipping
steers, &s5ON725; medium butcher
steers, 900 TO LOO lbs. S6a6.40; light
butcher steers, S5.2595.75 best fat
cows, s6.50n7: fair TO good cows. $50
$50; common to medium, do, $500 1;
best Tat helfers, 81 $50. good fat heif-
ers. S5.I596.25: fair TO good. do. $3.50
as; best feeding steers. S5.25m575;
medium To good, do, S425d4.50; stock
ers, all grades, Ss1bq4; best bulls
s. $50; bologna bulls, SbM5.75: thin
light bulls. S375al50; best mixers
and sprlngers, S55m65; common to
good. do. sS25Ml5 each.
Hogs--ReCeipts 10 cars, strong;
heavy. SO. workers.. slO.15. pigs. S1O.25.
sheep and Lambs--Receipts 10 cars.
dull; best lambs, Ss.75dS 90 ycarlings
SI@7,50; wethers, s6.25d6.5O; ewes.
s5.5O@5.75.
Calves-t4 5OMs.5O
EAST BIFFALO-CIose.
EAST BUFFALO, y. Y, May H.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
VESSEL PASSAGES.
Detroit.

DETROIT. May l7.-Up: Chicago,
1910 p; M Monday; Haskell l2;5g; T.
Buell. Elea 9GSs, A a stewart "a s;l Non.
day: Conemaugh 1855. Mauch Chunk,
1915; choctaw, kopp, 1850; Panther
s.cs: Shaw. AIS; Pollock, 4:4o; W. A,
Rogers, $500: r l. Fryer. CHS; Nor
rtlL 7:45: Omaha, 1850
Pendennis White. l1;4O p. ma. Mon
cay; Reed. S:26; H1riweL $50; Poly
ncsla, Weeks 5:2O, frank Peavey,
E;to; Mary ElphicNs Go; Hurlp nt,
FSirba!Ir BryG MawL $50; w, >.
MICK 3; French. 10; VIM, Mather.
1c:oe: Maricopa, llolley, IL; Adams
Brazil. North wind. Midland King,
. p "a. Monday: Hoover g. Mason, 9:iO;
Michigan. wilbert smith, Leonard,
1880; smith, Thompson; -; Ama =: 2@
jerks, 4 Tioga. Cuddy. 1890; Hubbard
s; Fay Brown. 6: Jas Wallace, !:2o a..
Brown, 9il5; Norway, 10; Sarplo!'
1890; stackhouse' lonia ana O"'s''
sAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, May II
Up; Salt Lake City, 80 p m, Non
day; LaSalle, Cole, 2:3O; Henry hoS-
ers, 8; Watt, Manila, Nevada, hem mo, :
William wills, $50; Malietoa. Fritz.
Argo. q; Colonel. Gary, g.
Peter White, p. M, MONDAY iIo-
orois Charles Hutchinson. IL; Cfes-
cent city, samuel Morse, Marcia, MD
night: Ward Ames. a. m, Tuesday
STANFORD McWilliams. 8; Northei n
Queen Saxona, Taylor, $50; Delaware
ago. western Star, Athabasca, To- An
sirews, 1880; Myron, Page, Jennes5'
noon. , =.
Down: James Davidson. Manitoba z
p. m. Monday; Socapa, 8; Meacham. a..
Elha s. Jones, $3.50: Heffelfnger. Z; Al !
thur Eawgood. s: Harvard: Hanna, .
Wood, 9 D. m. Monday; Murphy, An
drew Epson, 10; Gettysburg bacon
Ssrifsth. II; Truesdale, midnight; Gay
lev. 1890 a. m, Tuesday; (large) sam
mel Mather, John Mitchell. |; Sononla'
1850: Cornell 2:30; North Sea, - Witt
antioah 4. Nettleton. 1870. Black, $3.50,
Rees, Northern Light =; Sheadle' 9:Se'
Pressure Isle. IL.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
GRAIN AMI PROVISIONS

DETROIT, May lI-Close: only TWO
wheat situation TO favor the bulls. The
northwest has low temperatures and
growth is thereby retarded. and the
out It's customary moisture. Observers
say II will require heavy and frequent
rains TO give good crop. To all APP
e esorsh for the tine present SP in both north
west and southwest. Good rains are
reported and the spring wheat crop
this weeks rains have added 100000
bu TO the wheat crop OF Kansas. while
Oklahoma also has had the crop pros
pect greatly increased.
With almost everything in their
favor. the bears are afraid to sell May
or September wheat because OF the
enormous holdings IL those ~ months ON, sn ny
costly fight before being forced TO
liquidate. Patten is one OF the large
holders and bears have great deal or
Wheat was decidedly duh all Tues
day. A tendency TO decline early was
soon changed to strength, and the close
September, and NC higher for July.
Corn and oats were unchanged.
Wheat quotations-Cash No: red,
err at Sl.O4I., declined to sl.O4, and add
vanced TO sl.0iA; September opened at
:l.0Sh. dropped hc advanced to
Coarse grain quotations: Corn--Casn
No. 9. Csc: No. yellow, l car at 66c.
Oats--Standard, 2 cars at IS lse; NJ.
Rye-Cash No. 1. SIC
Beans-Cash, S2.25; October, S2.oI.
Cloverseed-Prime October, so bags
at $500.
Receipts in the Detroit market Tues
day. included l car OF corn. or oats,
and I OF rye. Withdrawals We're 400
bbls OF -four. 1852 bu of corn. and L.
$50 bu of oats. Stocks are 23S.2I3 bu
OF wheat. 1905 bu OF corn, and lI,slO
bu OF oats.
Wheat receipts Tuesday: Duluth, 10
, apolis, liz cars, against l05, st. Louis.
81 900 bu, against 1000 bu.
Liverpool closed with wheat y u I'd
lower. and corn I'D higher.
Stocks OF wheat In Minneapolis &C.
creased $500 bu In three DAYS.
Worlds wheat stocks 1881 900 bu
Wheat receipts at primary points
Tuesday. $1,000 Obu; year ago, 1890
Exports OF wheat and -four Tuesday,
TOLEDO.
and do Nay. ,i II may July ,EGis.; sept.
July. Sac: Sept, 64ac. oats-Cash and
May ttas 7S sgly No ass e cioverseed
Cash, $500; Oct. and Dec, $3.50:
March. 1910. Prime alsike. sIs Prime
timothy. sans. Butter eggs and hay
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. May l1.-Wheat opened
= al4c lower, but rallied. Corn Gasy;
Oats. Il a sc lower. Provisions optred
weak
Noon--wheat May down &c from the
opening, July &c on, market weak
Corn held fairly steady, July aac above
initial figures. oats duh, market weak.
Close--May wheat closed weak; July
and September, both up Corn closed
higher. Oats comparatively dull all
day. closing practically unchanged
Provisions closed strong.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
BosTON C0PPER LETTER..

Reported for The Times By CARSON,
Craig & Co. May II: Early London
cables quote metal market on spot ad-
vance IS Cd. futures IS Sd, market nrIn.
Boston copper market opened falrly
OF Isle Royale on reports that they
have cut the Baltic lode In the trench.
II advanced to 22ia on buying orders
from New York. Towards noon, the
market showed a tendency TO react,
most stocks being OF quarter TO a
half from the opening prices with dull
DraUailinR
The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
q. s. GOVT BONDS
NEW YoRE COTTON.
NEW yORL ppoDUCE.

NEW YORK, May II-FIOur-plII,
unsettled Pork--Steady; mess. 32im
2450 Lard--Firm: middle west spot.
sl2356i3.45 Sugar--Raw. dull; cen
trIfugaIs SO test 4.24c; muscovado, 20
test 3.74c; refined, demand fair; cut
loaf. 5:O5c; crushed, $3.50, powdered.
535c: graduated. 5.25c. Coffee Rio
-Ensitr. city. TIC; country, 9 ~ f. Z Ia.
Dressed poultry--Steadyi turkeys, leo
2Cc; chickens. tsp 23c; fowls. liW1sc;
steady; geese, Toe: ducks, lSc; fowls.