THE SCRANTOX TKIHUNE MOXDAY MORNINGr. OCTOBER 7, 185. t RATIO OF ASSETS TO LIABILITIES, DEC 31, 1894. EQUITABLE 125.40 Mutual M 113.55$ New York .' 115.30X Northwestern 123.832 Mutual Benefit 107 46 Connecticut Mutual 114.25 iEtna 119.55$ Penn Mutual 110.34$ Pror. Life and Trust 113.03$ New England Mutual 109.33$ RATIO OF SURPLUS TO LIABILITIES, DEC. 31. 1894. EQUITABLE 25,40 Mutual 13.55$ New York 15.30$ Northwestern 23.83$ Mutual Benefit..... 7.46$ Connecticut Mutual 14.25$ Jitna 19.35$ Penn Mutual 10.34$ Prov. Life and Trust 13.93$ New England Mutual 0.33$ ASSURANCE IN FORCE, DEC 3 1,1 894. EQUITABLE $913,556,733 Mutual 854,710,7C1 New York. '. 818,204.100 Northwestern. 840,697,509 Mutual Benefit 209.309,528 Connecticut Mutual... 156,086,871 iEtna..'. 135,907,790 Penn Mutual 126,537,075 Pror. Life and Trust. . 103,671,024 New England Mutual. 93,808,387 INCOME SAVED FOR DIVESTMENT in m EQUITABLE .$16,243,243 Mutual. v..: 14.877,638 New York 12,843.884 Northwestern......., 8,785,132 Mutual Benefit. 2,193,565 Connecticut Mutual.... 630,199 Etna. 1,689,380 Pijnn Mutual 2,098,893 Prov. Life and Trust... 2,101,903 New England Mutual.. 769.743 INCREASE IN ASSETS IN 10 YEARS, EQUITABLE $127,173,189 Mutual 100.1H823 New York 103.551,798 Northwestern. 60,750,484 Mutual Benefit 17,049,069 Connecticut Mutual... 8,801,432 .Etna 12.219,441 Penn Mutual 15,251,888 Prov. Life and Trust. . 17.891.TT8 New England Mutual.. 7,172.842 GROSS SURPLUS, DEC. 31, 1894. EQUITABLE- $37,481,069 Mutual 23.K9.570 Nw York 21,570.751 Northwestern.! 14,100,870 Mutual Benefit 8,803,743 Connecticut Mutual.... 7.763,370 JBtn. 0,650,919 Penn Mutual 2,334,000 Pro. Life and Trust. . . 8,305,334 New England Mutual. . . 2,049,007 SURPLUS EARNED IN 1894. EQUITABLE $8,181,068 Mutual 8,010,801 New York 8,209,639 Northwestern 4,003,745 Mutual Benefit 1,933,648 Connecticut Mutual 1,816,334 -Etna 1,165,678 Penn Mutual 1,008,160 Pror. Life and Trust.... 1,143,404 New England Mutual . . . 803,063 CASH DIVIDENDS PAID IN 1894. EQUITABLE $2,139,735 Mutual 1,308,345 New York ' 1,081,755 Northwestern 1,201,325 Mutual Benefit. 1,674,264 Connecticut Mutual 1,365,415 Xtn 806,859 Penn Mutual 700,281 Pror. Life and Trust. . . . 644,682 Now England Mutual. .. 630,583 INCREASE IN PREMIUM INCOME IN 10 YEARS, 1885-94. EQUITABLE $24,007,601 Mutual 23,373,905 New York 18,452,023 Northwestern 9,381,890 Mutual Benefit 8,278,-187 Connecticut Mutual.... 29,405 (Dcctum.) iEtna 2,145,024 Penn Mutual 8,564,907 ProT. Life and Trust. .. 2,509,757 New England Mutual. . ' 1,075,849 THE BEST OF ALL IN ALL THINGS AT ALL TIMES. There are many GOOD life insurance companies, but among them all there must be one BEST. THE BEST is THE EQUITABLE. If you wish to know why, send for: i, the report of the Superintendent of Insurance for the State of New York on the examination of The Equitable; 2, for actual results of maturing policies; 3, for statement of death claims paid in 1894. Then you will know the three great reasons of The Equitable's supremacy: 1st, its financial stability; 2d, its great profits and advantages to living policy-holders; 3d, the prompt ness of its payments and liberality of its settlements. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE OF THE UNITED 8TATE8. JAS. W. ALEXANDER, Vice-President. SOCIETY U. B. UT3E, President ... P. O. Box 645. B. F. STAHL, Manager, D. W. CHERRIER, Cashier, Market and Third Streets, HARRISBURG, PA INCREASE IN INTEREST INCOME IN 10 YEARS, 1885-'94. EQUITABLE $4,650,645 Mutual 8,882,780 New York 4,170,300 Northwestern 2,215,320 Mutual Benefit 991,890 Connecticut 31 tf. .... 431,179 iEtna 034,458 Penn Mutual 692,894 ProT. Life arii '.f rust. ... 851,701 New EnglanJ Mutual... 281,018 INCREASE IN TOTAL INCOME IN 10 YEARS, 1885-'94. EQUITABLE $28,666,246 Mutual 28,601.211 New York 22,050,562 Northwestern 11,610,150 Mutual Benefit , 4,200,385 Connecticut Mutual.... V: 404,505 .Etna ' 2,578,971 Penn Mutual 4.239,844 Prov. Life and Trust. .. 3.390,758 New England Mutual. . 1,330.004 INCREASE IN PAYMENTS TO POLICY HOLDERS IN 10 YEARS, 1885--04. EQUITABLE $12,278,566 Mutual.' 7.166,105 New York 8,930,048 Northwestern ', 2,665,193 Mutual Benefit. 2,619,123 Connecticut Mutual.... 087,506 iEtna ' 1,142,909 Penn Mutual 2,068,353 Pro. Life and Trust... 1,720,518 New England Mutual.. 652,042 INCOME SAVED FOR INVESTMENT IN 10 YEARS, 1885-'94. EQUITABLE $126,000,761 Mutual 91,621,748 New York 07,013,828 Northwestern 48,421,138 Mutual Benefit. 16,775,122 Connecticut Mutual... 8,633,523 -iEtna 11,838,533 Penn Mutual 15,001,784 Prov. Life and Trust. . ' 17,515,426 New England Mutual. 7,644.951 INCREASE IN SURPLUS IN 10 YEARS, 1885-'94. EQUITABLE $27,017,995 Mutual 18,053.664 New York 14,883,707 Northwestern 10,593,993 Mutual Benefit 722,865 Connecticut Mutual. ... 8,553,853 -Etna 1,890,063 Penn Mutual 1,052,549 Prov. Life and Trust ... 1.701 ,870 New England Mutual. . 453,790 (UKMt.) INCREASE IN ASSURANCE IN FORCE IN 10 YEARS, !885-'94. EQUITABLE $604,147,562 Mutual. 602,921,476 New York 583,11,574 Northwestern 241,908,687 Mutual Benefit 73,623)985 Connecticut Mutual... 4,454,186 .Etna 61,844,205 Penn Mutual 82,557,215 Prov. Life and Trust'. . 61,880,155 New England Mutual. 81.289,591 SURPLUS EARNED IN 10 YEARS, 1885--94. EQUITABLE $46,259,509 Mutual 41,384,129 New York 83,993,408 Northwestern 21,098,950 Mutual Benefit 14,798,901 Connecticut Mutual.... 15,502,406 Etna 8,266,010 Penn Mutual 6,848,544 Prov. Life and Trust. . . 5,527,517 New England Mutual. . 4,904,633 Copyright 189& by Irving Bncnnllar. CHAPTER IV.-CONTINrED. That was gratifying. Unit as far as he could permit him to go In a first In-ten-view, and ft Is questionable If he could have realized how far tt seemwi to h-sr expectant senses. She arose, smHins antl saying lightly, "Your friend would not allow anybody to for get you; they were so .constantly specu lating upon what had 160001 of you." But, a j .they walked slowly toward where Amy and Ross were siting, at the ot'her end of the room, she stopped and said earnestly: "I Want to apolo gize for .listening to What you atd that day. It was rude of me to do so, but you were so clone and spoke so clearly flhat I could not Wp hearing you." "You liave nothing to apologize for. I am glad you tu&rd me, if It helped you to remember me." "I think It did," she replied laugh ingly. "And did you never miss that money?" "Not once. I went to work the next day and have, ever since, earned all I required. It ta surprising how littlo a man reaHy neeeds." . "Have you heard anything lately about the suit?" asked Itoss, as they approached him. "Yes," answered Jack. "Court of Appeals next term, my lawyer says." "Do you feed anxious?" 'Wo. "Why Should I? (Even If they fake the estate, they oa.Ti.not take me." "And if you -win, what will you do? loom out as a. leader of society?" "No. 'Mawter of an Iron works." "What! Even if you don't need to make money any more?" "A man needs useful occupation more than money." "I am sorry to hear you say so. You evidently forget the pious maxim that Satan finds some mischief still for busy hands to do." "I should think." remarked Con stance, "you -would wish to get away from a class of men1 capable of assas sinating those they do not happen to like." "Only a few of the men are bad. and hey are so only through ignorance. Mem who have? the courage to toll hon estly, far a livelihood, are Inherently capable of noble deeds, and only do base ones through lack of moral and social development." 0tioiira Skin Remedies Are Pure Sweet Gentle And Most Economical "The chaps who tried to blow you up must .have lucked a good deal," commented Koss. "Yes, but they were only tools. The woit scoundrel in that bad affair was one Who did no honest work, Janovflcs, and by the time 'he conies out of state prison, working men, 1 hope, will have grown mentally and morally beyond his influence." The evening was a very pleasant one, and when Jack, on reaching home, set his '11 title- alarm rjock to arouse him at daybreak he Said to .himself dellbtir ately: "When I am an iron-master, I eh akl make that girl Mrs. Burroughs." VI. Summer's heats had come, yet Con stance would not make up her mind where sfhe would go, out of town. "I don't care a last year's bird's nest said Aunt Keturah, "where we go, so "Pack Up and Let I s Bo off." long as it isn't everywhere and we get off before snowstorms make travelling bad." Amy Thorpe declared, "I Just won't go anywhere without you this summer, Constance, and if I die from staying In town, you .will be retcponsiiMe, mor ally at least. So .pack up ami let us be off to Bar Harbor at one." "Where do you suppose Mr. Bur roughs Intends to spend his vacation?" replied ' Oonstam.ee inronscquently. "Don't you think Stoss could find oult?" Ross tried and his report was far from encouraging. "Jack says he Is not going anywhere; that taibor Is allowed only one vacation, the long one that comes after everything else." "Heavens!" exclaimed Amy; "what a pessimistic mood tie must be In. Thalt is the effect of .flhe weather already." "Yen," assented Rocs, looking very seriously at Constance, "scientists re cognise that continuous exposure to e temperature from eighty .to nlndty degrees provoke melancholy and from ninety-five up, espeoially with hu midity, incites to murder. John ought to be carefully watched tfhls summer. The girls looked alarmed particular ly Constance, thodgh she mid least. "I know," continued' IRossf, "of watering p.ce neither of you Is ac quainted wH'h; the blggpst and Jdlllest, and 'best in the land; where the amuse ment a.re most diversified, the luxu ries unbounded, the Inconveniences fewest, the extortions least, and within eay reach of Jack t' "Where hi t? fWhere Is Itr they cried, Interrupting him. . "Right here. Now York," he affirmed, With an ir of oonfldeooe. , lAnd when he gave them a vagus out line of what they 'had, all their lives, turned their backs upon and nifcssed, they mkl, "This summer we will hike It all In and Jack shall be our excuse." Jack was shy at first. He was sensi tive about being seen, recognized and claimed by old-time acquaintances be fore he had conquered the position at which he aimed, and he had got quite out of the way of holiday-making. But when Ross assured ihlm that none of their old set were in town and hinted that Constance expected his company had even, perhaps, remained in the city on his account he resisted no longer. And soon It became- a regular habit for him, 'when work stopped at noon, on Saturdays, to chnngehls clothes at the foundry and go directly to keep an ap pointment with Ross and the girls. Merry times they had at Manhattan Beach, Iong Branch, Coney Island, Rockaway, Olen Island and some other popular resort. The scenes presented to them had all the charm of novelty for Constance and Amy, and was sufll elenfly varied to retain their Interest, liven Soutih Reach, Fort "Leo and Bow ery Bay were visited, once each, but Amy declared that was as near "slum ming" as fhe cared to go, and ns much of it as she could ptand, so thereafter Ross whose experiences were thor ough knfw Just where to draw the line." Altogether they passed a very Jolly summer and, for two at least of the quartette, It was also a very happy one. In October, the court of appeals re versed the decision of the lower court In the case Involving the Hurrough's es tate, blighting utterly the hopes of the rascally conspirators and making Jack a rich man again. On the same day that this Intelligence reashed him, he made a formal proposition to the pro prietors of the Vulcan -works, to buy a large Interest In their business, which they took under ad vlsement. Not until the matter was decided would Jack say anything to his friends about his changed fortune, or essay what he had determined should be the next number on his programme. Even after Its teel frame has been erected, a long time Is required for the linlshlng of one of the monster modern ofllee buildings. The skeleton .must be clothed with stone. Its Interior divided by (ire and sound proof floors and par titions. Its 'hall-ways wa'lnscotted with costly polished marbles, and a world of Intricate appliances for lighting, heat ing, ventilating, etc., put In place. It was deemed a marvel of expedition, when the great building Jack worked on In the spring had been brought to completion by November. Its proprie tors, Justly proud of their handsome edi fice, resolved to signalize the event, and at the same time make a most effective announcement of their readi ness to accommodate tenants, by giv ing such a 'houne-warming" as had never been seen 1n New York. Their In vitations were sent out broadcast, to "society" people, bankers, merchants, speculators. Investors, everybody in fact sufficiently prominent to 'be thought of, and, In a kindly spirit of old-fashioned fraternity unfortunately much rarer now Vhan tt used to be to all the men who had been conspicuously en gaged, even In' subordinate capacities, In the actual erection and completion of the bundling. Demociatlo as this comprehensive In-gathering was, 1t pro duced one of the moat brilliant and notable events of the season. For that night, the big building dedi cated to the Merit- praotdcail'ltles of business life, was transformed .to a fairy-land palace. Rooms, halls and stairways were tastefully decorated with flowers, evergreens and bunting; electric lights flooded the scene with Illumination more Intense than sun shine and the air was tropical with warmth and perfume, A full military band on the first floor and a "reed and string" orchestra on fhe seventh, supplied music for what was either one enormous nine teen- tory bait, or some forty dilstfnct balls in the many sites of large apartments, according aa one chose to regard It. -, John Burroughs was among the guests and In a very happy mood, for that af ternoon, the paper had been Igned making htm one of the proprietor of the great Vulcan Works, and tin time had com for h realization of another cherished purpose. He found Con stance, with the Thorpes, and, being full of his Intent, almost immediately proposed that she should accompany him to the dome, for a view of the city by nig'ht from that grand elevation. The girls exchanged glances, for both in stinctively divined his real purpose, be trayed to their keen perceptions by his impetuosity und u little nervousness of Search-Light on the l.ovcrs. which ho himself was not aware. Cer tainly, Constance would accompany him, and she asked Amy to go along, which that astute young woman de clined, saying she preferred to dance, and when Ross manifested an Inoppor tune desire to have a look from the dome with them, she gave his arm such a meaning pinch that he quickly changed his mind. From the twentieth story, where a grand 'banquet was being set out, Con stance anil Jack ascended throe flights of stairs, to theupperfloorof the dome. There they stepped out upon a narrow balcony which, masked by aibreast-hlgh facing of ornamental Iron-work, ran around the structure. The snow-clad city, sparkling with Its myriad lights and overhung by a radiant golden can opy, was Indeed a fair sight to we and thoy stood for a few moments as If spell bound 'by its beauty. But John Bur roughs 'had not come up there to ad mire scenery. "Constance," he said, "I have brought you up here nominally to see, but really to 'hear For some time, in fact ever since I have known you, I have felt that the happiness of my life depended upon my making you my wife. Of course. I said nothing to you of , my love so long as my position was Inter mediate and my future doubtful. Those conditions exist .no longer. The foundry-foreman ha become an Iron master. And now I am able to say to you, Constance, 1 love you, wjth my whole heart and soul, and I want you to 'be my wife. Will you ? "Yes; very willingly," she replied, meeting his ardent gaze with a look eloquent of affection. T He drew her to him In a fond embrace, and kissed her. At that Instant, from the dome of a distant newspaper building, the vast white beam of an electric search light -was flashed full upon the lovers. The pretty tableau they presented lasted but a second, for Constance, with a cream and Jack with an ejaculation that was not a blessing vanished into the dome. - . The End. If the Baby I Catting Teeth. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over Fifty Years by Millions of Mothers for their Children while Teething, with Perfect Success. It Soothes the Child, Softens the aunts. Allays all Pain; Cures Wind Colic, and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Bold by Druggists In every part of the world. Re sure and ask for 'Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind.. Twenty-five cents a bottle. ( WHBV YOU ADVERTISE IN THUD TRIBUNE YOU REACH BUYERS, . . THE WORLD OF BUSINESS STOCKS AM) BONUS. New York, Oct. 5. Stocks opened irreg ular, lu tha muln weak, but soon after the opening the market Improved 14al per ci'nt., duo to purchases of shorts. When the demand from tills source abated the market became Irregular again, and a number of the prominent Issues scored declines. Speculation closed Irregularly and weak; net changes show losses of 1 per cent, oni the clay. Total sales were lWi.dOO shares. The range of today's prices for the ac tive stocks of the New York stock mar ket are given hclow. The quotations are furnished The Tribune by Q. tiu B. D;m mlek. manager for William I.lnn, Allen & Co., stock brokers, 412 Spruce street, Scrantun. Op'n- High- Low- Clos lng. est. est. lug. Am. Tobacco Co ! SW'i 97'4 tii 'i Am. Sugar Re'g Co.liO ltW W A'teh., To. & 8. Fe, . . 21i 21 L'l'i 21 Can. South r4 B5S H'i M' C'hes. ft Ohio 1S t'S, l! Chicago lus Ton 71'4 "O'i 7nx Chic. & N. W PUN, lo: W' 14--h Chic, H. & Q mi Wt 1W' Wi'i C. C. C. & 8t. h 45 4.1 4.1 Chic, Mil. & St. P... 7fi 7!'i 7rt K Chic. R. I. & P 774 77'i 77' 77' Delaware & Hud 133 131 1i 13'.", D U & W l7i 1K7M H.7i 1B7 Dlst. f- C. F 23H 23r L'3'i, LW Ucn. Electric SH 3X', ,1S4 3xTi, Irfuls. A Nnsh 62 2"i 2i f,2 Manhnttan Ele Ill 111 111 111 Mo. I'ncltle 374 37? 37U 37'4 Nat. Conlntre S 9 k S'4 N. J. Central 113 113 113 113 N. Y. Central Wi 111''; li 1112 N. Y.,. & W 13 13 13 13 N. Y., S. & W.. Pr... Sii'i S"i Nor. Pacific, Pr ls4 is'4 1H'4 1'4 Ont. & West 1Si 1S 1Ki lS"t Pacific Mail 31'i 314 Sn-H W4 Phil. & Read 21 21", 21 Southern H. R 124 12" 124 12 Tenn.. C. tt. 1 43. 44 41S 43 Wabash. Pr 22'j, 23(, 22 22'4 West. Union 92'i 92i 92'i H2, W. L, ir.4 in ir.ij i:.N U. 8. Leather, Pr.... S5 8T. 85 h CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICKS. Open- Hlch- Low- Clos- WHEAT. inn. est. et. Inf. December Wi rt fxk K'S May 64'i 61 (i3rSi 63 OATS. December IR'i 1" ls, lfi7 Mny 20H4 20r4 Mi 201 CORN. December 2S 2"4 27 27 Mny 29'i 29 '4 January 6.83 B.fS ..S2 R.M Jv 6.97 6.97 c 97 0.97 PORK. . ... January 9.C0 8 r,u Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Ono tations-AII Quotation Based on Par of 100. Name. Bid. Asked. Orcen Ridge Lumber Co HO Dime Dep. & DIs. Bank 130 ... Scranton Lace Cur. Co '"f Nat. Boring ft Drilling Co 90 First National Punk COO Thuron Coal Land Co t"1 Scranton Jar ft Stopper Co -' Scranton Glass Co J Lackawanna Lumber Co.'. 110 Spring Hrook Water Co M Rlmhurst Boulevard Co 109 Bcranton Axle Works $0 Third National Bank 330 Lacka. Trust snd Hare Dep. Co ... 1G0 Scranton Packing Co 115 Scranton Savings Rank Si") Scranton Traction Co 10 Bonta Plate Glass Co 15 RONDS. Scranton Olnss Co WO Economy Steam Heat ft - Power Co 100 Scranton Pass. Railway first mortgage, due 1918 110 Scranton Traction Co f5 People's Street Railway, first mortgage, due 1918 110 Scranton ft Plttston Trac. Co. ... 80 People's Street Railway, Seo- ond mortgage, due 1920 110 ... Lacks. Valley Trac. Co., first mortgage, due 1926 100 Dickson Manufacturing Co 100 Lacka. Township School 6 103 City of Scranton Street Imp 6 ... 103 New York Produce Market. New York. Oct. 6. Flour Dull, steady. Wheat Dull, steady; No. t red store and elevator, 66Hia66Uc.; afloat, fiKSc; f. o. b.. 66c; No. Inorthern, 5c. ; options closed easy; October, 84c: December, 66W,c. ; March, 6o.; May, mic Corn Steady, quiet; No. 3, 87c. elevator; 38c afloat; op tions weaker; October, 3836o. ; Decem ber, iDH36c Oats Dull, easier; options dull, steady; October, 23c.; December, S3V4o.i No. I white, October, 24c; No vember, MKo. December, 26Ho.; spot prices, No. 2, 23c; No. 2 white. 2Sc; No. 2 Chicago, 24c; No. 3 , 22M,c; No. 3 white. 23c.; mixed western, 24tt25c. ; white do. and white state, 2Sa30c Provisions Dull, firm, unchanged. Iird CJulet. steady. Butter Firm; state dairy, 12a21c; do. cream ery. 22'4a23c; western dairy. WalSc; do. otvamtry, 14a23c. ; do. factory, 8val2'jc; Klglns, 23c; imitation creamery. llalSc. Oheew Quiet, steady, unchanged. Egns Firm; state and Pennsylvania, lS'aiiK1.; wovtern fresh, ltoJSc; do. per cae, $l.t0a 4'75' Toledo Grain Market. Toledo, O., Oct. 5. Wheat Receipts, 22, 000 bushels; shipments, 3.00H bushels; mar ket dull; No. 2 red, cash, 65'4c; December, IKc; No. 3 red, cash, tw'sc; No. 2 white, 62l,4c Corn Reccivt, 27.000 bushels; ship ments, 2S.UO0 bushels; market easy; No. 2 mixed, cash, 33c; No. 3 do., 33c; No. 3 yel low, 33c Oats Receipts, 4.000 bushels; nothing doing. Clover Seed Receipts, 1,175 bags; shipments, 335 bags; market lower; October, $4,124; February, I4.17Vj; March, Sl.17'4. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Oct. 5. Cattle Receipts. SCO head; market strong: common to extra steers, $.1.5(a5.'.0; stockers and feeders, J2.40 a4.30; cows and bulls, $1.2a3.6u; calves. $-.73 at; Texans, $l.S3.i5; western rangers, K 4.10. Hogs Receipts, 17.0111) head; market strong; heavy packing ami shipping lots. $3 Krtal.JO: common to choice mixed, $3.7r.a 4.32's; choice assorted. J4.2m4.35; light, $3.75 n4.30; .pigs, Sl.S0n4.0ii. Hheep Receipts, fi.ooo head; market firm; inferior to choice, $1.5ua3.75; lambs, $3h4.75. Buffalo Live Stock. Buffalo, Oct. 5. Cattle Receipts, 2.376 head; on sale, 40 head; market opened dull unl unchanged and closed dull. Hons Receipts, 9,7t0 head; on sale, 7.360 head; niarkut steady and firm; Yorkers, S."..3Sa 4.40: good mediums, S4.40(4.45: fair to good beavy, S4.3M4.40; pigs, S4.25a4.3tt; roughs, S3.ftOa3.75; stags, S3a3.25. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 9.750 ha.ul; on vale, 34.850 head; market dull with a nunilier of common un sold; best native lambs. S4.3ia4.50: fair to good, S3.35a4.25; light common, S3 25aJ 75; mixed rood. S2.25a2.65; extra, S2.75a3; light and common, S1.75a2; culls, Sl.25al.75: the ten loads of Cantwla lambs offered sold at loal5c decline, bringing S4.36a4.50: export sheep, good 'to choice, S4a4.2&; fair, 3.76a 3.S5. Oil Market. Pittsburg, Oct. 6. The oil market closed at 123, the only quotation her and at Oil City. NEWS OF OIK INDUSTRIES. Happenings of Interest to the Stapel Trades and Particularly to the Trad in Iron, steel and Anthracite Coal. The Delaware and Hudson has advanced the price of coal 15 cents all around, to take effect at once. The exports of wheat from Baltimore for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were 3.5S1.0HO bushels, a decrease of S.3U.OO0 bushels from the corresponding tune the previous year. It Is expected that railroad freight rate in Texas this year will compare unfavor ably with those of UuM. and that the roads will be greatly affected by the shortage in the cotton crop. Birmingham (Ala.) manufacturers have received a dispatch from the Carnegie Steel company, stating that the 6,000 ton of low silicon Alabama Iron recently re ceived has been found thoroughly suit able for direct conversion Into steel. On the strength of this test the company ha ordered 20,000 tons more of this Iron from there. A St. Paul special say many Northern Paclllc employes are worrying about last month's pay. They fear nobody will have complete authority, and pay wnl be hung tip. The only solution of the trouble is for Hanford to approve Blgelow and Mc Henry and Sanborn approve Burleigh, while Jenkins keeps quiet. The supreme court can do absolutely nothing. IRON AND STEEL Bolts, touts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Ri ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup plies. Sail Duck for mine use in stock. SOFT - STEEL - HORSE - SHOES. And a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheel, Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc, TTEIBEIDER SCRANTON, PA. a, OLD WHITE PI TIMBER For Heavy Structural Work, ANY SIZE, HHP OP TO FORTY FEET LONG RICHARDS LUMBER CO 22 CommonweallB Bltig., Scranton, Fa. Tiliptaii 422. EVERY WOMAN ... mmmto a nltahta. mthlr. ftnkttac MdM. Osly ktmlw lb pamtdrsfiikMM ksi. 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