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The Washington times., 1926-12-24
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
by Beatrice Fairfax
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

by Beatrice FAIRFAX
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ 1 am IT years old. My
mother says / am too young to go
about with boys.
I enjoy their company and /
like to dance. have never met
one whom / really cared for, but
still / would like to get out more
and meet them.
/ made a date with young
man to go to Sunday night
theater, and he disappointed me
without making any explanation.
His chum tells me that he went to
a dance the night before and did
not get home till late, therefore
was unable to keep the date.
Do you think / should bother
with him? He did not offer any
excuse to me.
HEART-BRoKEN.
Your friend certainly should
have called up, asking to be re.
leased from his appointment. OF
course, he may apologize for his
broken date" If he does not do
so, would not take him seriously
as a friend, If l were you, my
dear. Regard him rather as a
casual acquaintance. Treat him
politely but coolly.
AS you grow older, your mother
will doubtless feel differently about
your accepting attentions from
young men. And that's one com.
fort-you are sure to grow older
every day, and soon will be quite
old enough to go about with young
men, even in your mothers opin-
ion.
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ While attending high school,
l loved boy who also said he
loved me. But for some reason
or another he stopped speaking
to me and did not make any ex-
cueses or explanations.
We have both left school now,
and each Of us holds a nice posi-
ton. The other day I received
letter from him asking me to
renew our friendship, said that
l would, and we took q walk the
following night, on which oc-
casion he told me that he loved
me, and that If he thought we
could live on what money he was
making, he would marry me.
Yesterday while talking to my
friend he remarked, II almost
forgot to call up Charlotte"
have never heard him speak
Of Charlotte in my presence.
Do you think he is true to me?
Or is he just kidding me along?
am in love with him.
BLUE EYES.
How can the fact that your
friend spoke Of calling up "Char-
lotte," suggest that he is not a
true friend to you? What a silly
idea, my dear!
Friends are not obliged to list
every acquaintance and account
for every moment OF their time to
each other. He might call up a
dozen "Charlotte's"Nw without in the
least affecting his affection for
you. DO not kill pleasant friend.
ships by listening to gossip or en-
couraging jealousy.
The Washington times., 1926-12-24
By DR.. Lamar Matthews

CAROL BIRD was a little in
v valid who had everything in
the world except health. Just
behind the Birds luxurious home
lived the nine little Ruggleses,
with scarcely enough to eat.
One Christmas, Carol persuaded
her indulgent parents to allow her
to invite the Ruggles children
over for a wonderful party. And
so they came, arrayed like Solo
mon in all his glory and fairly
covered with confusion and COM
pany manners.
The feast being over, the Rug
gleses lay back in their chairs,
languidly, like little gorged boa
constructors, and the table was
cleared in a thrice. Then a door
was opened into the next room,
and there in a corner facing
Carols bed stood the brilliantly
lighted Christmas tree. And
when it was all over the family,
from Mr.. Bird down to the cook,
said that they had never seen so
much happiness in the space of
three hours.
This is the theme of 'The Birds
Christmas Carol" a story that
children have read and loved for
forty years.
The idea Of giving pleasure to
those less fortunate than them
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selves is one that appeals to chill
dren. Providing blessed hours of
happiness for other children-it is
hard to imagine better way OF
bringing exquisite joy to a little
invalid.
There will be any member of
sick children this Christmas
there always is. If you happen to
have one of them in your family
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connection, you can make IT a
glorious day If you will help that
child provide happiness for some
other child or children.
Let him or her invite two poor,
hungry children in for tea-party.
There Is usually surplus Of good
things going to waste during the
holiday season.
Gather up old toys. old books or
The Washington times., 1926-12-24

$500. Ladies' Morning F'rock.
Cut in sizes: Small, 1896; me-
dunn. 3S.40; large, 42.44; extra
large, 46-48 inches bust measure.
A medium size as illustrated in
the large view requires AZ yards
of 36-inch material. If made
with long sleeves 4ss yards will
be required. To bind the free
edges as illustrated requires s
yards Of bias binding. The width
of the skirt at the foot Is 81
inches. Price 1oc.
Send IOc In silver or stamns tor
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IA Word to Wives

Penance and remnants are
shown In various ways. ~
to do penance for any possible
llisloyalty to the colleges to
which they owe allegiance. foot
ball enthusiasts are wearing, to
the games, sports stockings, each
one having coIored pennant
embroidered just below the knee.
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Salient Facts

The eruption of the Hawaiian
volcano Mauna Loa, in April, re.
leased 160, 000,00O tons of lava.
Rabies, one of the Oldest known
diseases OF animals, was described
by Aristotle in the fourth century,
B. c.
Florida scientists have imported
a parasite from Cuba to help fight
the sugar cane bogeE.
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lovely, messengers of God Loves language
Jewels the worlds dark innumerab phrases have
visible form their notion OF what
lovely could and where from But although
rich units with which Ourselves IN
Chinese Samese and others can
think Of just still do have told anybody
what these lovely things that enamel the
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can
The Lover however firmly thinks HE owsl A flower ~
nirland his girl Is There doubt about that
flower earthly star, then al the more proof that
floWerfor down TO earfh
to shine for him. given for him in his coat
his heart NELL bt1NALE1:
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

Leftover milk buildings, If stiff
may be cut into squares, egged
and crumbled and friend, for a
sweet a second day. Turn the
remains OF pudding into a glass
dish, spread over a little jam or
stewed fruit, cover with a custard,
and serve cold.
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This Day IN Our History

fN DECEMBER "a 1914 the Treaty Client Begnnl5
" signed by the United England ending the War ct
1872 that the treaty silent on the point
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WHO s7 lovely thing that blessed
~ on brown EARTH from mystery, shines
whie-an earthly starand then vanshes again into
mystery.
Poets lovers and humble people who love and SEE
them called "chdren Of the meadows the progeny
of Spring. rain and spirits OF
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A FHtu-VoIt Fish

FISH discharges electricity has been dis
a With eyes the upper of it's head
the electricity ward off the attacks Of other fish, The shock
comes from its eyes, the is in the head.
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Lettuce for Salads

Lettuce, like all other greens
in salads, should be very thor
oughly washed before using in
salads. Never use a knife to let
tuce, tear them into small pieces
with the fingers after drying the
leaves in a cloth.
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MILLERS FIGHTING
M. & ST. |. RATE CUT
Six Railroads in Middle West Re.
fuse to Follow Lead-Minne-
apolis Greatly Aided.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 31.-Six railroads,
which haul much OF the Middle Vests
grain and -four refused yesterday TO
follow the lead of the Minneapolis
and st. Louis road in reducing rates
on the two commodities from Mime
apolis to Chicago and the Atlantic
Seaboard by cents 100 pounds.
The action of the NJ & st. L., to
take effect August 25. directed at the
equalization of all-rail rates from
Minneapolis to the seaboard with
rail.lake-rail rates from the North
west to the Atlantic Coast via the
Great Lakes The reduction of cents
a 100 pounds on all-rail grain and
flour shipments restores Minneapolis
to its favorable position as a milling
center and insures the increased manu-
facture there of grain now shipped
to Chicago and eastern points for
milling.
An attack on the new schedule was
at once started, however. by grain eX-
changes at Kansas City, Chicago.
Duluth Omaha, st. Joseph and Atchi-
son, the Kansas City Millers' Club
and the Southwest Millers' League.
They will protest to the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the grounds
that the reduction is unfair to their
territory and undermines the pres
ent rate structure which they regard
as the fairest that can be arranged
for the whole Middle and Northwest.
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Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, July 81 (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes, barrel, 1.50a4.00; bushel, 1926
a135; sweet potatoes, barrel, 5.00a
$50. Vans, barrel, 700. Beans.
bushel, 75a1.10. Beets, 100, 200aS 90.
Cabbage, 100. 2.OOa5.Oo. Carrots. 100,
3,O0a5.o0. Celery, crate, 2.50a4.O0.
Corn, dozen, 1Oa25. Cucumbers, bas-
ket, 30a40. Elephants, crate, 2.OOa3.5O
Lettuce, box, 5Oa1.25.' Onions, bushel,
75a1. 90. Peas, bushel, 15Oa175. Pep
pers, bushel, 75a1.OO. Squash, basket,
25a35. Tomatoes, ripe. crate, 25a75;
green 25a75.
Apples-Barrel, 1.00a2.50; bushel, 40
a1.00 Blackberries, quart, 10a15. Can.
taloupes, basket, 75a1.25. Cherries,
basket, 50a1.00. CurrantS, quart. 20
AIS. Peaches, bushel, 1.75a2.5O. Hue
Sleberries, quart, 12a18.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry - Spring chickens,
pound, 2Sa36; Leghorns, 25a30; old
hens, 24a29; Leghorns, 20; ROSTERS,
IS; ducks. 15a27; old, 15a22; pigeons,
pair, 30a40
Eggs-Receipts 644 cases; native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at 81.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound. S9a41h; prints, 42a44: blocks,
41a43; ladies', 32a33; rolls, 26a2S; store
packed, 25a26: dairy products, 26a2S;
process butter, S5a36.
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new ROAD is SOUGHT
BY LOREE INTERESTS
Negotiations on for Purchase of
Choctaw Division of Rock Is
land for Second Time.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 31.-The posi-
BILE addition of the Choctaw division
of the Rock Island Railroad to the
new Southwest System projected by
L. F. Loree was indicated today when
it was disclosed that negotiations for
the purchase of the Choctaw line
were still being carried on by the
Kansas City Southern.
Efforts to acquire the Choctaw, Ok
lahoma and Gulf Railroad were made
by the Loree interests about year
ago, but the Rock Islands asking
price of S78,O00,000 was considered
too high. The subsequent sale of the
Rock Islands holdings of st. Louis
Southwestern stock to the Kansas
City Southern is understood to have
included a tentative option on the
Choctaw, which the Loree interests
may seek to exercise.
In the meantime, however. a new
element has been brought into the
picture through the passing of control
of the Rock Island to the st. Louis
San Francisco Railway. The Frisco
interests are understood to be OPP
posed to the separation Of the Choctaw
from the Rock Island and may be
able TO block it's sale to the Loree
group.
Provision was made for the annexa-
ton of the Choctaw lines in the recent
Loree merger application through an
article defining a change in terms
governing the sale of the Cotton Belt,
to the ssouri-Kansas-Texas Rail-
road if the deal were completed. In
this event 1t is believed that the Rock
Island would deduct a profit of sew
eral million dollars on the sale of its
Cotton Belt stock from the price of
the Choctaw.
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INVESTMENT BOND
TRADING IS SMALL
Brooklyn Union Gas Issue
Makes New Record for
Second Day.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 31.-The feature
OF the bond market in today's short
session was Brooklyn Union Gas
debenture 51as, which made new
high record on the conversion fea-
ture. This was the second day the
same thing has happened In the case
of this bond. At 100 it was up 81
points from yesterdays close. The
bonds are convertible into Brooklyn
Union Gas stock on and after Janu-
airy /, 1929, on the basis of two
shares of stock for each 500 dehen-
ture.
Trading in investment issues was
on a small scale and price changes
were irregular. Denver and Rio
Grande consolidated as slipped back
a half point, but Armour of Delaware
g. IS were stronger than at any time
this week as they crossed "a. There
was good demand for the steel bonds
including Trumbull Steel SIS, which
held the gain of liz points scored on
the week Consolidated Gas SIS
were higher Liberty bonds were
steady.
Among the speculative rails New
Haven issues were well supported; so
were New York, Ontario and West
ern general as. Peoria and Eastern
incomes were lower Oil bonds con-
tinued to sag and there was no i'm
provement among the local fractions.
Special buying appeared in Central
Leather IS.
There was little change in the for
eign list. Queensland IS were higher
on investment buying and Argentine
internal 5s made new high. Argen-
tine bonds have been in demand all
the week.
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WHEAT PRICES DROP
AFTER EARLY GAINS
Hot Weather in Northwest Is
Factor-Corn, Oats and Pro-
visions Are Easier.


CHICAGO, July 31.--With no relief
in sight for Canadian hot weather and
drought, the wheat market here
showed an early upward trend today,
but buying failed to become agrees
sive, and the advance was soon more
than wiped out. Starting at II of to
as up, wheat prices fluctuated nervous.
ly within a range Of about 21a. Corn,
oats and provisions were easier, corn
starting unchanged to y lower and
subsequently easing off all around.
According to some advices at hand,
rain now would be of no benefit to
much of the Canadian wheat crop. In
this connection, assertions were made
that all estimates thus far as to the
Canadian crop have been too high.
One report current in Chicago today
said that in a large part of Saskatche-
wan the maximum yield this season
will be only so per cent of last years
harvest.
Increase of wheat offerings when
the market bulged today was a notable
feature Of trading. A. prominent Chi
cago Spectator was credited with
selling freely. Enlarged receipts here
gave something of an advantage to
bears, today's arrivals in Chicago to-
falling 451 cars, as against 1872 cars a
week ago and 81 cars on the cor
responding day last year.
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WALL STREET BRIEFS

NEW YORK, July 81 CP).-Steel
products in the Chicago district are
reported in the trade to contemplate
an advance of 81 a ton in bars,
shapes, plates and sheets in two
weeks. Mills are booked from four
10 six weeks ahead.
Net profit of Fairbanks. Morse &
Co. for the first half of 1926 advanced
TO S1,633,073, equal to S3.71 a share
on the common stock after preferred
dividends, from S1,277;738 or S2.74 a
share, in the first half of 1925.
Interests identified with the Amer
tcan Sumatra Tobacco Co. assert
that results Of harvesting the new
crop indicate the company's net earn
Sngs available for dividends will
amount to at least $1,100,000 in the
new fiscal year ending July 81, 1927.
1his would be about S5.34 q share on
The common, after preferred divi-
dendS. The Massachusetts and Con-
necticut crops are expected to be the
best in years. The Southern crop,
already gathered. was 100000 pounds.
Long Bell Lumber Co. had a net
profit for the half year of 1861, 800,
stock, against $2,500,098, or $437 a
Share, in the first half of 1925.
Traffic on the Chicago, Milwaukee
a st. Paul in the first % days Of
July was heavier than the same period
last year, 1898 carloads, against
$780, 25.
Supplementing the recent $50, 900, 900
aoan for the United Steel Works Cor.
10,815 900 of the company's bonds
have been placed privately by Dillon,
Read & Co.
w. S. Barstow, president Of the Gen.
eral Gas & Electric Corporation, an
nounced yesterday that the municipal
power plant at Umatilla, Fla. had
been bought by the Florida Public
Service Co. and would be absorbed
into the General Gas & Electric sys-
tenn.
The last half of 1926 should be big
half year for motor companies gen.
orally, in the opinion of A. r. EEslline,
president of the Studebaker Corpora
ton. II think the country is in for
n long era of uninterrupted prosper
ity, and if this is true, the public gen.
orally will be large buyers of motor
cars. General business throughout the
country is good
Ward Baking Co.'S net profit for Is
weeks ended July 3 increased to
s$1,313,5S5, against S1.26S,863 in the
6ame period lgqt year.
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AMERICAN MEN FIGHT
ON RUBBER RESTRICTION

LONDON, JULY 81 R.-Describ-
ing the excitement which prevailed in
the Mincing Lane Rubber Market, the
struggle lying between the producers
and American buyers, the West
minister Gazette says the fact that the
average price worked out one-thou-
sandth of a penny above 81 pence,
thus justifying the retention of the
100 per cent percentage, is generally
regarded as victory for the Ameri.
cans.
While producers were offering rub
Der at 20 pence to get the price down
and bring about further restriction,
orders were pouring in from America
to buy at prices above the fateful 81
pence. There was free betting on the
street on the outcome of the struggle.
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SUGAR UNCHANGED.

NEW YORK, July 81 GP).-The raw
sugar market was unchanged today
ut AS for spot Cuban, duty paid, with
no sales reported.
Price changes in raw sugar futures
were narrow. but the undertone was
and the market closed net I'M
changed to l point higher, with trade
and Cuban interests the principal
BUYERS. Approximate sales, $4,000
tons. September closed 2.41, Deem
Der 2.57, January 2.62, March 2.64,
May 2.73
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Too Much for Him.

A crowd of us were playing near
the edge of the pier, when suddenly
an old sea dog who had been a f1d-
getty onlooker, darted out and COM
menced thrashing one of the boys.
A passerby, surprised at seeing such
a small boy being punished, stopped
and inquired of the old salt the rea-
son why.
WELL" he replied, "'taint as If /
care a darn whether they fall in or
not, but it's the uncertainty of it I
can't stand
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MERGER REPORTED.

NEW YORK, July 81 CAo).-Negotia-
tons are reported under way in Wall
Street for the acquisition by the Texas
Co. of the Crown Central Petroleum
Corporation. The corporation. which
was organized in 1924 to succeed the
White Oil Corporation, controls about
$4,000 acres of producing and unde-
veloped oil lands in the Southwest.
The Texas Co. for some time has been
following program of expansion
through the purchase of small pro-
ducers in its territory.
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LIQUID CARBoNIC PLANS.

NEW YORK. July 81 GP.-Financ-
ing of the Liquid Carbonic Corpora
ton. organized to acquire the business
of the old Liquid Carbonic Co.,. manu-
facturers of soda fountains and car.
bonic gas. will be completed next week
through the sale of common stock.
OF 100 900 shares to be issued, 1880
shares have already been subscribed
by officers of the company, leaving
IS, 500 shares available for public sub
scription. A $4,000, 900 bond issue was
sold this week.
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BUYS OIL INTERESTS.

NEW YORK, July 81 CP.-An in
terest in the Creole Syndicate. owner
of large oil tracts in Colombia and
Venezuela, has been purchased by
Blair & Co., New York bankers. The
deal, which does not carry control, is
believed to be a preliminary move in
the acquisition of the Creole properties
by a larger oil company.
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BARNET LEATHER PROFIT.

NEW YORK, July 81. LP).--Net
profit of Barnet Leather Co. for the
first half of 1925 moved up to $685.
1884, equal after preferred dividends,
to 5000 a share on the common, from
S118, 406 or $165 a share in the first
half of 1925.
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OIL FROM COLOMBIA.

BALTIMORE, July 31.-The first
cargo of oil from the fields of Colon
bia arrived Thursday in the Mallory
tanker Durango. 1t consisted of 10000
barrels of crude oil loaded at Carta-
gena. 1t was piped three miles from
the interior and then about mile
over the bay into the steamer.
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WOOL MARKET QUIET

BOSTON, July 81 (SpeciaD.-A mod
crate movement of territory woods
was the only feature of today's raw
wool markets Buyers are favoring
fine and medium sorts as a rule Con
siderable 12-month Texas wool has
moved at S1.07 to $1.10, clean basis
and eight-month wool at IS to sc
cents, clean.
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SALES STIMULATED.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 81 (Spe.
sales in various lines
here have been stimulated this month
by special clearance sales and a va
riety Of prize and coupon features.
Radio receivers have been the most
popular form of prizes, but automo-
biles, houses, lots, pianos and other
things have been given away.
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DUE co. PRODUCTION.

NEW YORK, July 81 tP-June
production of the DUE Co.. Incor.
porated, was the highest on record,
sales in the second quarter reaching
$540,214, against S419,SS7 in the pre-
ceding quarter. The company showed
an operating Improvement of $3.50, 900
for the half year, compared with the
corresponding period of 1925.
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EQUIPMENT ORDERS.

NEW YORK, July 81 Gp)-Railway
equipment orders were unusually light
during the past week. The largest
contract was one placed by the
Chesapeake & Ohio with the Rich
mond Car Works for 500 hopper
bodies.
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POTATO MARKET FIRM.

CHICAGO, July 81 CP).-Potatoes-
Receipts 48 cars. Total United States
shipment 377 cars; on track, 1872 cars;
trading fair, market firm on sacks,
steady on barrels; Kansas and Mis-
souri, sacked cobblers, i.75a2 90; mostly
1.S5; Virginia, barrels, cobblers, 425a
45O
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ADDED TO DIRECTORATE.

NEW YORK, July 81 GPO.-Wiliiam
l.. Moody, vice president Of the
Citizens National Bank of Galveston
and president of the Houston Gulf
Gas Co, has been elected a director
of the Maxudian Petroleum Co.,
which operates in Venezuela.
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GERMAN FLOUR DUTY.

BERLIN, July 81 CP).--Effective
August l the duty of flour will be 10
marks per double hundredweight. The
milling products of oats and barley
will be assessed IA marks.
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Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK CP).-Stocks, higher
rail and motor shares lead rise Bonds
irregular; local gas issues higher
Foreign exchanges, steady; French
franc firm. Cotton, easy; improved
weather forecast. Sugar, coffee; holi
day.
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PRICE OF SILVER.

NEW YORK, July 81 CP).-Bar sill,
yer, 65ss; Mexican dollars. 431s.
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cHICAGo sTnCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, July 31.-F GLOWING Is
a report of today's sales, high. low
and closing quotations at the Chicago
Stock Exchanges:
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BUTTER UNCHANGED.

CHICAGO, July 81 H9.-Butter I'M
changed; receipts. 1882 tubs. Eggs,
unchanged: receipts, 1891 cases.
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TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

.ations furnished by Redmond & Col
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