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Evening journal., 1917-12-21

Belber made Bags and suit Cases.
$3.50 TO $1,000 Genuine cOwhide or du-
Pont Fabrkod craftmans quality, at
Snellenburg's.-
Evening journal., 1917-12-21

Red Cross and tell them you want 20
sew for and help dress an unfortunate
mite whose father has been killed in
the trenches and whose mother daily
struggles against overwhelming odds
10 keep body and soul together.
There are thousands Of such children
in the war zone.
Near Toul, only few miles behind
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
BY MARGARET MASON.

written for The United Press)
We've meatless days and wheatless days
But now then Goodness knows
What will we do on clothesless days
Especially when 10 SHOWS
Evening journal., 1917-12-21

night and wear a gas mask while
work."
It is the children Of such mothers
who comprise the population Of the
refugee station. In caring FOR them the
Red Cross Is doing a noble work. which
should be encouraged by all American
women at home. Instead OF one such
station there is need for scores.
Beautiful gifts Os Leather. Nickel or
Py-ra-lin. at Snellenburg's.--
Evening journal., 1917-12-21

THE EVENING JOURNALS sian Writer
in France.
BEHIND THU FRENCH LINES IL
FRANCE. - Bv Mail. - Women Of
America, do you want 10 do something
'astly worth while for france In this
ware
Then interest yourself in some poor.
sick, homeless French baby.
Get in touch with your American
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
Dependable Bedding

have in
efb
of but
All the desirable sizes Blankets, cOmfUtabs and Spreads
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese

NEW YORK. Dec. 2T.--Buttor lirm;
creamery higher than extras 50Is e sic;
extra (92 scoro) 1917 q soc; ilrsts a /, q
49c; seconds al q 4%c.
Eggs. tlrmer: fresh gathered extras.
&c; extra hrsts. Gle; frsts san Coo;
seconds 5505Sc: state. Pennsylvania
and nearby western houncry. white. fine
To fancy. 700 72c: state. Pennsylvania
and nearby hcnnery brown 63c: rcfrig-
orator special marks l0is @ lc; tlrstS 80
q 40c.
Cheese, steady; state whole milk, hutS.
fresh specials 92iu q 2ic; do. average
run 23c.
q G5r: fowls lSH - iac: turkeys 2SGt 35c.
Live poultry. no prices established.
Flour unchanged.
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shadystde Briefs.

C,ornornl William Greenwood. sur
toned as n hugler at Camp Sherman
near t,hillicothe enjoyed Chr1stnas
rurlough and visited his mother and rel
a,ives at her home on North CentrA
avenue.
Children Of Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Noreon
of North Central avenue held Chrisl-
mas gathering ut the home OF their par
cnta. Among those present were 'hF'
and Mrs. George Norton OF Lincoln ave-
nue. and Mr.. and Mrs. W. a. Norton o1
Avondale. Dir. and Mrs. harry Nor.oi,
Of Pittsburgh and Mr. md MRS. Ethei
Uarshmnn and baby OF East Liverpool
Earl Messerly IL visiting frlenos In
Cleveland over the Christmas holloay.
Lloyd kuGhr. employed ut adm gtoh
Farm, near Wheeling liz at nome TOT
holiday vacation Of week. he was
accompanied homo by Fred Lee. VINO
spert Christmas with his mother. Mrs.
Katherine Lee Of West Forty-nrst street
Joe Montgomery Of Akron was 4
Christmas visitor at tho home OF his
father Joseph Montgomery. Of Adams
street.
Mrs. Onward Rodefer Of Uniontown'
PIT. is n holiday guest OF her sister-in-
law. Miss Vclma Rodefer, OF Lincoln
avenue.
Erncs, NcT. student in Ohio nniver-
slty at Columbus. Ia visiting at the home
Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Crawford
E"n. of Smithfield street
Miss Marjorie Springer Of Central ave-
nue. is tho guest of friends at Se5ring
for the latter part cf this week.
Miss Ciracr Long and nephew. Master
Hcrbcr, no-fr, visited her mother at
Stcwartsville on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bonar and SON, Mas
ter Paul wcr" Christmas guests OF
friends ut their former home near Clar-
lngton.
CLYDE Howell. son OF Mr. and Mrs. ].
T. Howell Of Lincoln avenue. visited MS
uarentS over Christmas. Tho young
man Is stationed at Camp sherman. near
Chillicothn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Whittenbrook OF
North Central avcnu" Rro visiting TINS
week with relatives near Charleston
". Va.
Mrs. Il; ilrlIcr Dawson AMI son. bruce
Ir. were guests Of relatives In Wheel
ing Christmas morning.
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j, s, CONTROL BRINGS .
ENTHUSIASM IN The
new YORK MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. 2T.-The stock mar
xst wa. thrown into a riot Of bullish
.nthusiasm to-day by the unexpected
nav. Of Forthcoming federal control OF
tho railroads.
Standard rails rose 20 Is points
dnrtn1 the more active advance OF tho
Sorenoon and lndustrtals later became
prominant at gross gains OF 70 o
.nofnts under lead Of United States Steel
Evidently the terms and conditions
already announced In connection with
this unprecedented action are more re-
assuring to investors and railway In
terests than was generally expected.
The constructive features embodied IN
the plan were helpful to other Issues
Including the wide range Of industrials.
war EQUIPMENTS and allied specialties,
as we'll as utilities.
Wall Street believes all lines OF IN
dustry ara sure to derive substantial
benefits from the physical Improvement
and maintenance Of the transportation
systems to which the government now
Is committed.
From the very outset. to-daS's market
swept the bears off their feet in the
Wild scramble to cover contracts. In
spite Of restrictions against speculation.
there 1isted an extensive hsors Interest
whose paper profits" melted In the
comprehensive advance.
Final prices il important stocks were
Il to points under maItrums. but the
net result was the wu$t h"a7;@0!hg
since the beginning OF the long sustain
ed decline Total sales amounted to
100000 shares.
Bonds Of low grade railroads rose to
per cent. investments gaining l to ?.
international bonds hardened moderate
ly. Liberty As sold at 81 70 1856 and
the 3n's at $3.50 to 9S.36. Total sales
Of bonds (par value) aggregated So
$4,000. United States bonds told is
suesl were unchanged on call.
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Logan B. zryun's Closing Stock Letter.


By Private Wire to A E Mastn Il Co.
NEW YORK, Dec 27.-The action OF
tho chief executive in proclaImlng ruil-
yays under government control WAS an
overnight Development which did more
than perhaps any other occurrence IN
wears to revive confidence and stem
IinuIdation. The plight Of the curriers'
Ind become SO serious that II seemed
TO threaten tho stability of the CONNER
clnl and Industrial fabrics and likely to
hinder the progress or the nation III i's
military operations on the other sld".
Accordingly It was quito natural tha1
tho security market should respond III
a highly vigorous fashion ana that man.
Of the securities which were liquidatea
a while ago regardless Of values b: re-
placed in view Of what practically WIS
an assurance on tho part OF the govern
mcnt that many transportation INES
would be saved the humiliation Of fiIIHH-
clal distress.
II was conceded ru III sides. that the
outlook has bean improved immoasur-
ably, though of course, 1t should be
borne In mind that congress will have 10
grapple with the details and the terms
under which tho railways will 10 orcr-
atcd. which quito naturally and before
thipgs are definitely settled, will spell
Therefore, II would DO too much To "X-
discussion.
Therefor. II would he too much Ia tx
poet an Indefinite continuance Of the
buoyancy which characterized the deal
ings in the stock market to-day, hut
even so. # Is not too much I" expect
that stock market to-day. hut even So.
II Is not too much to expect that things
have turned definitely fer IN" h"iter.auI
that from now. on. the tendency should
DO ono Of up-building rather than de-
gtruction,
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GRAFTON

GRAFTON. w. Va, Dec 2I.-Fhe
shortage Of gas during the cold snap
which has Just passed on its way has
aroused central Vest Virginia to the
importance Of securing more certain
fuel supply. II is understood that the
construction Of great gas manulactur-
ing plants will he considered carefully
in the hopes Of substituting artificial
for natural gas. 4 number OF plants
are making their own gas. Brick max
ing plants are burning coal instead o.
gas now. The q. & O. railroad and
other concerns are going back to coal
as y fuel. Ii is expected to give new
stimulus To the coal development OK
the entire state.
George VI. Moiter. Il prominent 3. &
O. employe. died at thu City hospital
Friday from injuries received when
run over by freight train while on
duty in the local yards. He Is sur
rived by his wife and fly" children. lie
WAS aged e.. and Is also survived by
his mother. aged 81. and five sisters
and four brothers. Ills death was the
first in the family.
state aud federal inspectors have
hen visiting the West Virginia factories
and stores. "a ind II the child labor laws
are being observed. Many cases OF
children. under IL years. working With
out permit from the schoo! supertnten-
dents were found and in each case the
children were sent h"me. Some prose-
cutionS will probably follow.
Hayden Smith. rolnred. with revolt
a.
whiskcy on his person. was instantly
killed when run OYER by n freight train
In the F.. & o. yards here. Hn Is
young negro. who recently came here
from North Carnlinr.
The Injunction OF Mary McGra%,
mother IF Colonel John r. McGraw.
against William Morgan. trustea has
been reversed by the Stnte supreme
court and rcTiandch back to :his county
for another hearing The Injunction
was issued to prevent the sale OF various
valuable properties 10 satisfy certain
deeds VI trust executed by Col. AcGraw
and his mt ther
The daughter Of Rev. ami Mrs. +. G.
Radabaugh of Rcliugton, died at their
home there this week. Tho remains
were taken to Clarksburr for tntermcrt.
Mrs. T.. I. Allen, OF parkrrsburg. for
rnrrly OF Grafton. died this week In
purkcrsburG. She was q niece OF the
late w o. Boyd. ono OF Grafton's ear
Hest settlers.
Louisa c. RinEier. aged Il years. is
dead Mt her home hero. She Is sur
vlved by four children, one sister and
one brother.
Samuel Sapp, aged &c. years. Is dead
at his home just south Of this city.
Prof. Simeon c. Smith. OF the West
Virginia University faculty and one Of
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CLOSING STOCK LErTER.

by Private Wire TO The Finance Co:
NEW YORK Dec 2i.-The Presidents
proclamation caused heavy trading and
shArp advances in practically all rail-
way shares t"day. The stability or
prices. OF course. will depend Oh tho &C
ton Of congress after they get the Pres
identS recommendations, which he Is 10
make us soon as congress conrrI"s.
With a government head To the railroads
OF the country they Will be- free from
Stute boards. Labor will hesitate TO
Interfere. There wilt be- no Violations
Of tn. antitrust laws If III" government.
themselves pool earnings. equipment or
other resources. so it appears To us that
tn. situation liz materially bother and
clearer from almost any angle.
We still believe In high pricos.
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WELLSBURG

WEILSHl'RG. Dec. Thursday
morning the basketball team or tho
WeIlshurg High scho"l departed on It's
annual vacation tour. The first game
was played this evening ut Falrrirw.
Fuirmont Harrisburg. Morgantown'
BuckhannOn are SON: of the teams
which will la met during their tour.
Lunch W. q. Mcrrclls VIII" visited his
home In BuckhAnnnn during the holt
days will Join tho team and be with
them On The tour
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SAND HILL

SAND HILL, Dec 27.-Aiehcash
the weather for the past week has bean
mild q number of large drifts OF snow
makes the country roads very hard tray
cling for cars and light rigs,
Quite a number Of country people
have taken advantage Of the good roads
and much Christmas poultry has been
marketed this week. one Of tho number
being John .Hazlett. who delivered a
slcd load Of turkeys, gesse and chickens
In Elm Grove.
Three boys from this Vicinity. who
left for Fort Shriven, Ca. were VIII
Riggle, Byron Fitzsiulmons and Harry
vicka, and Louis Langmeir Of Wheeling
Creek. 4 number Of people from eand
Hill attended the parade and festivities
IN honor Of the boys.
Miss Virginia FitzsImmons and John
Fitasimmons were In Aoundsville on
Thursday to see the Marshall county
boys sntrain
Mrs. Edward Fisher is Ill at her home.
having had the misfortune to drop
kettle Of scalding water on her feet and
burn them severely.
Alonzo Winters. who has been Ill Mt
his home. Is much better.
Miss Blanche Luke. a student Of Edg.
wood high. Is homo for the holidays.
Mrs. Thomas kimmon Is quite Ill at
her home. DR.. Sammon Was calsld In
attendance.
c. n. Marsh has been Indisposed at
his home and Or. Sammons OF Cadis was
called In attendance.
Mrs. William Luke and Misses Agnes
and Anna were visiting Mrs. F. Fl. Camp.
bell OH Monday. IT
Miss Helen Geiseler and Harold Geisel-
er spent several days this week with
their grandparents Geo. McCarahan. 49,
Miss Lille Winters spent several days
this week with Mrs. ". II. Turner. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Dague and chill.
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rcmpke Of Big Wheeling Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Kent spent Sunday
with their parents here.
Mrs. c. r. Earlewine was in the city
Wednesday. combining business and
pleasure.
Miss Charlotte Kent Of Stone Church,
street Is spending week with her.
grandparent George Fox. <"e>a
, Miss Annie Ewing waAs shopplA1 in
the city on Wednesday and Visiting
friends. :;
Rev H. 0. Teagardeu was . business:
visitor In Pittsburgh this week. rsk11A>,
ing home on AuFsdaA $500.
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STOCKS AND BONDS
SHADYSIDE
Reunion Planned

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowen OF Mes
Forty-hrst street will he hosts thls ai.et'
noon and evening at family reunion
bringing together n number or relatlS7T
whose homes have boon far apart Aol
many years. Among those present Ar.
expected Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. burnetl ant
Mr., and Mrs. w. ". Bowen or lanes
VILE. Mrs. J. II. Bowen and daughter
Miss Sarah. and Mrs. Harry Gibson o'
powhatan, Mr.. and Mrs. snm Elliott, Jr'
and daughter. Miss Mary Louise OF NON
MartInsvillc.
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TICKER TALK

~ rriVaI. Wire to The Finance Co.:
M"lvWk Mining co. declared u dlvi-
G,rd at ST. II share. payable February |
Ia stock record January ..
inspiration Copper declared usual
quarterly dividend nf s. n share. pay
able January IS (" stock record Janu-
AIRY H.
| :. Shutting X Refining 20. declared
regular quarterly dividend OF Sl.25 on
common. payable JANUARY Is Ii stock
record January II. Regular quarterly
dividend of Sill cents was also declare
un preferred stock. payable on same
dates.
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WAGON and Auto In Collision.

\ team If runaway horses hltchcd tC
tn. wagon Of the National Biscuit 6"
ran away down Charles street when the
driver was In II Charles street store
Thursday morning about II o'clock. The
front wheel ur the wagon struck the
wheel Of the Ford delivery truck NJ the
Wcst Packing company. whhh wns
standing In front If their Rl"r" and be-
came fast and dragged the truck t" the
corner Of seventh street. The mud
guards Of the truck were bent out other
wise unhurt. No one wns injured.
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Surprise Party.

\ surprise party was given al the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. y. 4. Miller We'd
ncsduy afternoon from to o'clock
I'm honor of the birthday of "A. \. NIL
Ter. Jr. Thirtenn young men were pres
cnt aud Ind good time playing games.
At 4 o'clock refreshments Of Ice cream.
cake. candy and nuts wore served. Those
prcsout were: Harry and James Grutz.
Richard lIlson. Homer White. Bernard
md William Elcesser. Edwin and Bern
ard Storck. George Wilson. William
Miller. Thomas Coz. James Frank. Earl
EIsnn and 4. 4. Miller. IT.
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ouestionnaires Sent by Board.

Qucstionnaire blanks numbering from
C1lc up To 1900 have been sent out by
thu local drift board In the rngistrants
Of the county Numbers 1901 to 1900
were mailed out Thursday. December
9Th.
The draft board Is daily receiving
u,icStionnMirr blanks from tho regis
trnut$ who have had them made out.
The legal advisory board is daily hold
ing sessions in the circuit court room
on the second floor Of the court house.
The lust few days hundreds of regis
trunts have called upon thu members
and secured help IN making up the
BLANKS.
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WelIsburr Briefs,

Miss Elizabeth Davidson Is III ut her
homo on Charles street.
Misses Lulu and Sylvia Phiiabaum
epent Christmas with their parents near
Coshoctnn. Ohio Miss Sylvia returned to
this city Thursday. hut Miss Lulu will
remain for tho holidays.
George Walters OF Wheeling was n
Wellsburg business caller Wednesday.
Mrs. R. Z. Kirkpatrick, OF Windsor.
Canada, is q guest at tho home Of her
parents, MI and Mrs. Jc seph B, Combs.
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Entertained Team,

Miss Oneida Wells entertained the
members Of the High school basketball
team and other friends at her home ut
18th and Charles streets Wednesday
evening. December Goth. 4 fine time
was had, refreshments being served be-
fore the young people went to their
homes.
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strUctior

CHICAGO. Doe. "7.--.IIors. receipts
$4,000: weak. Bulk sIG.Tof017 n5: light
S16.25Q16 95; mixed s1GboN II 05:
heavy $l6.a5&1T Ii; rough sl6.4I&
l6 G5: pigs s11.7IHI1G IS.
Cattle. receipts $4,000: weak. Native
steers Sf.35GrIi %: StuckGrs and fccG-
ers $6.6DGI16 25: cows and heifcrs $50
01l.30; calves S8.60lr16 co.
Sheep. receipts $1,000; firm. Wothcrs
$9.O0&13 10: owes sS.G0&l1 90; lambs
SETS GIG 70.
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won BY Scholastics.

The scorer nj the basketball game
between the Schnlastirs and team
from Mingn Wednesday night quit
scoring when the local boys had made
o. points. Mingo during tn" game
scored q marks. 'rh" game was wit
messed hy Il fair sized crowd and was
j waikiki. way for the locals.
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RAILROAD CONTROL
IS BEAR ARGUMENT
IN THE CORN MARKET

CHICAGO, Doc. 2T.-Grain prices aver
aged lower to-day. chiefly as result OF
announcement that tho government
would tako possession Of the railroads.
Corn closed steady. January sl.2sM q
l.26H, and May 3l.24A Vl.24%r with
tho finish as n whole varying from u c
to Ac decline to lac advance. compared
with "a hours before. Oats underwent
setback or Tsc 10 1ssc not and pro-
visions Sc IL @hc.
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Rbltlker. Glcssner Co. C0mmcs -Trhasfer. book
elofo Dcc 81 for regular y per cent cash Dividend
and an extra "a par cent. payable Jan. >
Wheeling Mold 4 FdS. TO. prrt. Transfer BOOK
slose D-:enhe. - for = regular " p"r cent dTidsne
payable January |.
Imperial Glass Company -Trnnsfer books rl"te DEC
g? for ! Il per rent cash dlrdrnd payable jon. l.
NruraIrv1Ius Co rrnnIfcr hooks cl-e iRu. J. FOL
an rx;r, rcr cent cash dividend. payable Jan. -
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Farmers 10 Hold Meeting.

\ meeting Of tho purchase AMI sales
cunnittc" OF the Pan Handle Agricul-
turul club will be held 81 Saturday
morning Mt the Brooke county court
house. In the afternn"n an Important
business meeting OF the directors Will
hr held
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-28
SUGAR

NEW YORK. Zee. 27.-rhcre were
nn changes In the raw sugar market.
prices hciuE quoted at 4.9S5 for CuhHs
cost and freight. equal IL 60N5 for cen
trIfuEul with mnlrsSeS nominal. DusI-
ness WAS II little hrnrIrr. the sales To
the committee including 5000 bugs OF
Porto Ric"s. %h.O0u lags Of CuhaS. 1900
bags, san DnminE"cS. all for shipment
during the present nud coming month
at the government prlc" uf 1885 cost
and freight New York. There wcro also
sales Of 5000 haI$ Of Cuhns to New
Orleans now loading, nj 1895 cost and
freight.
Nh Improvement wns noted in the IT,:
fined situation. hut with raw sugar
coming from ruhH aud other points In
greater volume. business should grad
unlly Increase. and relief from present
scarcity Is expected by tho middle Of
next month Prices wern unchanged
at $S.15QS IS for flno granulotcd.
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MORNING STOCK LITTER

{By private wire to tho Finance Col
NEW YORK. Dee. 2S.-ThH news
this morning should he taken as FAVOR
able and we believe il will be. IL prom
sbly means n scurrying Of the shorts
For coycr In the rails. as the arrange
menu appears to be so very fair.
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TOLEDO, Ohio. Dec. 27.--Wheat cash
No. red SEQ.
CloverSeed. prime cash old Sl6.40;
new 1850: December 1880: January
s16.35; February s16.+0: March $16.15
Alsike. prime Dash sI4.40: December
s14.40; February S14.4p: March S14.50.
Timothy, prime cash. Did $3.50; now
'3s.72; December $3.72; March 1895.
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| Bid. | Ask
New York Cotton Market

WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. Fl. ~.
Furnished The Intelligencer by A. E.
Mestcn A. Co. members New York Stock
Exchange. National Bank Of West Viz
einln building. Wheeling. w. Va Louis
+ Brand, manager.
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FINANCIAL COMMENT
(By private wire to A. E. Mastsn 8 Go

(By private wire to A. E. Masten 8 Co..
American eaya--Rnilroad plan n great
boon 70 investigators. Experts Will or
course have to figure out the exHct per-
centages but in round numbers Atchison
for instance. Will I've guaranteed douhlo
its dividends. as will also n. 7. Central
&. & O.. which pays per cent will got
a guarantee Of about 6 per cent Penn
sylrnnia- which payp per cent. Will he
guaranteed Sh per cent. Southern Pact
flc. which pays 6 per cont. Will get IN
per cent. Union Pacific. paying 10 per
cent gets IL per cent. Delaware & 1iud-
son paying per cont gets II rer cent.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
paying per cent. zach Will ho Euhran-
tced per cent and per cent rcsprc-
ti"cly. The most astonishing result
Will be tho saving OF the St. Paul divl-
dend. both common and preferred.
I.nckawanna Railrnnd Co. heretofore
Il Is has been the policy OF the company
to declare 20 per cent dividend dis
hursem"nts per nnnum In tho form OF
four quarterly payments nf "a per
cont each and special dividends Of 10
per cent. IEcuceforth tho board will
declare quarterly dividends only md
omit the special dividend which has
been declared on the basis Of 10 per
cent. Thus the quarterly rnic ~ now
established ut 5 per cent. maintaining
the same per Rnnuni rate as heretofore
OF 20 per cent.
Northern Pacific dcclar,.d regular
quarterly dividend Of g.: per cent. pay
able February /. 10 stock record Junu-
AIRY 1.
Regular dividend on Inspiration Cop
PER.
Regular quarterly dividend nf Ia.
per cent on Norfolk < Western
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PlTTSHI| KGIT Dec. =. .H..'C'
steady: supply light. Choice Sl5.OoH
II so: prime $l2.25MI2 SO.
Sheep. SLOW: supply fair. Prime weth'
crs $11T6arIc 80: rull nnd common
s7.n01ln 90: lambs sl2.oo&lG Is; veal
calves sl6.6A1I i6 80.
Hogs, stcHdy; receipts 20 double
drcka. Prime henvics. mediums ana
heavy workers. Sl7.I0I II 10; llEht
workers El6.o0&T l6 %: pigs. slt.7VW
II 49, roughs &l5.60Gl IL %.
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Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock

WHEELING. W. va. Dec. -. L..
Furnished Tho Intel.lgenccr by A. E
Muslr.I * 20. muuucrs New lWlk SInSs
Exchange. National Bank OF West Fir-
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