THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1000.
VILLAGE, HAMLET, FARM.
Doings in Rural Wayne.
Interesting Items Picked Up by Our
Staff of Wide-Awake Correspondents
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STERLING.
On Sunday, the 18th, wo had a
line shower which was very refresh
ing, and since then the air has been
quite cool.
Farmers made good time last
week haying and a few are getting
through.
Oscar Lesher, of Scranton, spent
Sunday, the 18th, with his folks at
Zlon.
Mrs. Ella Noble, of Detroit, Is now
visiting her numerous old friends In
Sterling.
William Mnlsom, of Blnghamton,
is now helping Walter Musgrave
In haying.
On Wednesday evening. .luly 28th,
the Ladles' Aid will have a social, the
object being to raise money to re-roof
the parsonage.
The school board is making an
effort to run the school as economi
cally as possible.
When .Mrs. Mary Noble was laid
to rest, about sixty of her old ac
quaintances were at the burial.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton T. Noble ac
companied the remains from Elling
ton, Conn., and the following friends
from a distance were present at the
burial service: Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Stevens nnd daughter, Grace, from
Dunmore; Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Stev
ens, and daughter, Lenona, from
Scranton; Mr. and Mrs.Henry Brod
bury and daughter May, from Beach
Lake: Giles Megargh, from Green
Ridge, who Is now about 85 years
old; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Noble, from
Honesdalo; Perry Gilpin and family,
from South Sterling and James L.
Noble and family from Arlington.
Undertaker Brown, of Moscow, had
charge of the burial. Rev. W. E.
Webster at the grave read a choice
selection of poetry that Mrs. Noble
recently repeated and then the usual
service followed. Mrs. Noble was 85
years old and for many years had re
sided in Sterling.
SHEKMAX.
Farmers are complaining of the
shortness of the hay crop.
The Oquaqua Lake boys crossed
bats with the Sherman boys recently.
The game was 20 to 1 in favor of
Sherman.
Mame Lincoln is in the Susquo-
haniia hospital where she had an
operation on her right log. The bono
was broken and her leg straightened, i
Wo all hope she will be able to walk
when she returns homo.
Two Morman elders passed through
here last week distributing tracts..
There is plenty of room for them in
Utah.
Herald Raymond had his thumb
and lirst linger partly blown off with
dynamite last week.
A. R. Lowe is gathering his cher
ries. Says lie will have over two
hundred quarts.
Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter,
from Binghauiton, are visiting at J.
H. Smith's.
While Walter Curtis was raking
bay for Otis Raymond last week, his
pet horse Dewey became frightened
and ran away, breaking the rake in
pieces. The horse ran over a mile
and stopped near J. 11. Smith's. He
did not seem at all excited but looked
somewhat surprised to see such a
crowd of boys gather around him.
Walter was not hurt as ho jumped
from tho rake when ho saw he could
not control the horse.
Charles Aldrich lost a valuable
horse last week.
The missionary meeting met at
Mrs. F. J. Reynolds' last week.
Louise Lynch and Edna Fox, are
going to teach our school this win
ter. BETHANY.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Cheny and
family, of Jersey City, came Saturday
to board with Mrs. L. Pethick tho
rest of the summer.
lrs. Utter and little daughter, of
Walden, N. Y., came Saturday to
visit the former's mother, Mrs. John
Doney.
Miss Lillian Anderson Is entertain
ing a girl friend from WUkes-Barre.
Supper will be served at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faatz on
Wednesday, July 28, for tho benefit
of the Presbyterian church. Price
25 cents.
Mrs. Southard and little daughter,
of Blnghamton, are visiting the
former's sister, Mrs. W. B. Signor
at the parsonage.
Mr. Deemer Bldlcman, of Wllkes
Barro will preach In the Methodist
church next Sunday, In the interest
of the Anti-Saloon League and both
churches will unite to hear him.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Paynter and
family, spent Sunday at the Paynter
farm.
Amos Ward and Wayne Hazen re
turned Saturday night from Camp
Gretna.
Bessie Jones returned to her home
In Scranton Monday.
Miss Winning Cody Is visiting out
of town.
Miss Turner returns to her home
in New York to-day, after spending
ten days nt Mrs. L. Pethlck's.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and
daughter, Mildred, were here over
Sunday with the former's mother,
Mrs. Laura Miller.
Howard Jones and son, Howard,
of Forest City, spent Monday and
Tuesday with his parents here.
Saturday afternoon Harry Smith,
the milkman, while supplying his
customers in Honesdalo, was taken
with what was supposed to be ap
pendicitis, but on being exainiued
by a physician, It proved to be a se
vere case of indigestion. He is Im
proving slowly.
Mrs. Nat. Sargeant continues about
the same.
MAPLEWOOD.
Mrs. F. S. Keene made a recent
automobile trip to Pittston.
G. 1). Stevens and family have
taken up their abode in Maplewood
for the summer. Their many friends
are glad to welcome them.
Mrs. Amanda entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Tuthlll, of Dunmore,
last Sunday.
Miss Jaggors, of Vardou, called on
Mr. and Mrs. Hoscnberger last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Brown are
spending the summer nt the old farm
with their son, Fred Brown.
The hay crop Is fair in tills vicin
ity, and much hay lias been gathered
for the last two weeks, as the weath
er has been line for haying.
Mr. John Vnnslckle Is now our
blacksmith and has moved In the
hall.
GALILEE.
Floyd Berry and wife, who have
been spending their vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Berry, returned to their home in
Scranton on Thursday.
Miss Annie Maudsley, of Philadel
plha, is visiting at the home of her
father, W. T. Maudsley.
Miss Nettle Pollock has gone to
Asbury Park to again take up her
work of nursing.
Mrs. Fred Dennis lias been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Rey
nard, also of .Mrs. Amos Rutledge.
The Ladles' Aid will hold a
handkerchief sale on Wednesday,
Aug. 4th, on the lawn in front of the
church. If stormy it will be held
Thursday.
Win. Mclntyro has sold his farm
and personal property to Edward
Hadsall of Scranton. Possession
given Aug. 1st.
Florence Keealer left on Thursday
for Kcnoza Lake where
she will
spend thq remainder of the summer.
Thos. Silcock, of Brooklyn, is at '
Irvine Rutledce's.
I'SWICK AXI) LAKKVJLLE.
' At the school meeting at Lakeville
I on Saturday, the teachers wore hired
f or the coming term of school in
Paupaek township, as follows: Miss
Decker, Audell school; Stanley
Crane, Lakeville school; Miss Rosen-
crans, Uswiek School; Miss Dirlam. i
Adella school. There were only foiir
minils to attend school at Hone I
Ridge, so it was decided to close the
school at that place.
.Miss Elizabeth Ammonium, of !
Scranton, who lias been visiting her
sister, .Mrs. S. R. Crane and family I
at Uswiek, tho past week, went to
Rowlands on Saturday.
.Mr. Sanders of Mount Vernon, N.
Y., arrived at his farm at Uswiek, on
Monday afternoon.
A Polaiuler and Ills wife, who have
been working for L. Cohen at Long
Pond, left there recently and came
to tho home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Mordwanac, at Uswiek. A llttlo
daughter was born to them Monday
night of last week.
Miss Carrie Hoffman, of New
York, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman,
at Bone Ridge, for the past week,
returned home Saturday.
Miss Hoffman, of New York, visit
ed Mr. John Mains, on Thursday,
and Mrs. Mains, and Miss Hoffman
were pleasant callers at Mrs. Olm
sted's on Friday morning. Miss
Hoffman returned to Bone Ridge in
the afternoon.
Emma Schleupner worked at
Frank Kline's for a few days .while
Mrs. Kline went to New York on
business.
George Kirkendall Is working for
Mr. Sanders in haying.
Harvest time is here onco more
and the men are harvesting their
rye.
Everything was drying up in this
place; tho recent rain did much
good.
Mrs. Chrlsteena Glosenger and
little granddaughter, of Lakeville,
visited Hawley relatives on Sunday,
July 11th.
Miss Mary Degroat spent Saturday
nnd Sunday, July 10th and 11th,
with her friend, Gladys Pennell, at
Uswiek.
The Misses Keith will return from
Now York to their pleasant summer
home at Uswiek, on Wednesday of
this week.
Mrs. Walter Walker and daughter
Olive, who have been spending a
fortnight with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. James, at Lake
ville, returned to their home at
Narrowsburg, on Saturday.
Melva Hosier, of Pittston, Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Peter Daniels,
and family, at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Baisley, of
Hamlinton, visited the latter's moth
er, Mrs. William Utt, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Utt, on Sun
day last.
Miss Mary Schrader Is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chrtstan
Schrader, at Ladgedale, for a fortnight.
OKSOX.
Mrs. E. W. Hlne and daughter,
Llla, have returned home after a
week's visit with relatives In Nor
wich, N. Y.
Howard Palmer, assistant dispatch
er of the O. & W., at Mayiield yard,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Palmer.
Mrs. Mary Ward went to Hones
dale last week where she will remain
for some time.
Mrs. E. S. Whipple was very
pleasantly surprised at ner home by
her Sunday school class Friday even
ng. ice cream and cake were serv
ed. A good time was reported by
all.
Mrs. Frank E. Knapp, of Susque
hanna, has returned home after a
week's visit at the home of Mrs. J.
H. Sheldon.
Mr. Thomas McMullen and friend
of Carbondale, spent Sunday with
Mr. J. W. Lee.
Mrs. Henry Hall, who has been
quite sick nt the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. S. H. Hine, is improving
very slowly.
Master Donald Hlne of Scranton,
is spending a. few weeks with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 1). J.
I lino.
.Mrs. ICnnla Case of Lestershire.
X. Y., Is visiting her sister, Miss
Sadie Whipple.
KTKHXK.
J. E. Haley, treasurer of the
Pronipton School Board, received
last week from tho Treasury De
partment at Harrisburg, a check of
$410.72, being the amount of state
appropriation duo the district, which
doesn't include the appropriation for
the High school.
From six to ten cars of lco are
shipped daily, of late, from the Lake
Lodore ice plant.
Miss Margaret Haley visited friends
at Carbondale Sunday and Monday.
Roy Spangenburg, of Carbondale,
was a visitor at Steene recently.
Galen Perry, of Carbondale,
visited friends here a few days ago.
Mrs. Arthur Snedlker is slowly
improving after an illness of about
four weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Buckland left
Sunday for a two weeks' visit with
the latter's sister, Mrs. Walker, at
Aldenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman,
of WUkes-Barre, are visitors here at
Steene.
The farmers in this section are
nearly through witli haying. The
crop is light.
MAPLEWOOD,
One and three-eights of an incli
of 1-ain fel1 last Friday. Many had
hay out, but the rain was much
needed.
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Rosenbergor
spent Sunday at Newlounclland.
Mr. and .Mrs. Harry Brown, of
Greenwood, spent Sunday with Los
He Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Van Gorder
entertained friends from Scranton
aI1(1 -'i'1 Valley over Sunday.
Alderman M. J. Ruddy and E. J.
Lynott, editor of the Scranton
Times, motored over to Lake Henry,
Sunday, where Thomas A. Ruddy
nnd family arc summering.
lr- an(1 Il-S- George Black moved
to the enmp ground Monday, where
they are preparing for camp meet
ing, which will open Aug. 4th.
The Maplewood base ball team
will hold an ice cream social in the
Lake Henry Park pavilllon on Fri
day evening.
Fred S. Glbbs, of Scranton, spent
Sunday with his parents here.
The Game Commissioners have
had notices posted calling attention
to the new law that prohibits all
aliens from owning shot guns or
rifles. The law will be rigidly en
'forced after August 1st.
John Van Sickle, who has pur
chased the tools and good will of
Emmet Pughe, the blacksmith, is
living in Red's Men's hall.
Some of the boys who are camp
ing at the Maple Grove spring
walked to Hollisterville, Saturday
night, and got as far as Cobbs Cor
ners on the return trip, when It was
suggested that they try a hay mow
for the night. Some of them had
hay seed in their hair Sunday morn
ing. SOUTH STERLING.
A fine rain has favored us, set
tled the dust, and revived the crops.
Miss Lydia and Catherine Gilpin
"have gone to Connecticut to visit
their aunt, Mrs. Horton Noble.
I. M. Barnes is visiting his broth
er, M. P. Barnes, of Iowa.
G. H. Lancaster has the founda
tion nearly completed for the new
factory.
The city boarding houses are well
filled.
W. H. Robecker and family are
visiting his brother and sister at
Moscow.
Mae Barnes has returned to her
home in Iowa.
E. D. Dunning, F. Simons, nnd Ed
ward Hazer are supplying the board
ing houses of Pocono Mountain
with lambs and chickens, which re
quire from 100 to 200 lambs week
ly and from 200 to 300 chickens,
and eggs and butter In abundance.
Mr. Roy F. Marthens, of Pitts
burgh, spent his vacation at the
home of Mr. Thomas Barnes.
Mrs. Burke and daughter, Mada
lene, have been visiting her sister,
Mrs, G. H. Lancaster.
Whooping cough is about over
with, and measles are following,
INDLN ORCHARD.
The long looked for rain storm
reached us on Friday last. It caus
ed vegetation to take a fresh start.
H. H. Crosby has the finest Held
of corn that we have seen in this
vicinity. He is also the owner of
the largest and best calf that we
have seen.
All of the glass workers at this
place have had a call to resume
work.
During his Vacation, Ray Bayly
reshlngled W. H. Marshall's barn
on what is known as the Ham lot.
The latter is preparing to put a
cement floor In his horse barn and
wagon shed.
Several city guests are being en
tertained at tho Indian Orchard
Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Austin are
good entertainers and do all they
can to make it pleasant for their
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weeks of the
Grand View Farm, are entertaining
six city boarders.
The Ladies' Aid held at Mrs.
Charles Wagner's, on Wednesday,
was largely attended and as usual,
a nice sum of money was realized.
.Mr. and Mrs. Minor Crosby and
Grace Smith, of Aldenville, were
visitors at this place last week.
J. J. Henshaw and Mr. Labar, of
Wlnwood, spent Saturday and Sun
day with the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Henshaw, of this
place.
W. H. Colwoll and family, of
Torrey, were visitors at tho home
of W. H. Marshall, on Sunday last.
HAMMNTOX.
Mrs. Joseph MeKee, daughter
Lorraine and son Hockley, are visit
ing Miss D. P. Hamlin.
F. A. Undevort Is the guest of his
aunt, Miss E. M. Buckingham.
Mrs. Emily Simons Is entertain
ing her son, W. L. Leonard, of Eas
ton. J. Russell Jones, of Carbondale,
was in town last week, as solicitor
for the Dime Bank of Scranton.
Mrs. Salinda Jones is at present
caring for Mrs. Elizur Fessenden,
who is very ill.
Mrs. G. A. Gillett has, as her
guests, Margaret Lucker, of Car
bondale, and Arthur Hughes, of
Hazleton.
On Friday night last a party of
young people from Ariel, enjoyed
a chicken and waffle supper at Ho
tel Nicholson.
Miss Orplin Ammerman has re
turned to her home in Hawley. She
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Bradey, of Scranton.
On Wednesday evening, August
4th, services will bo held in St.
John's Episcopal church. Rev. Ethol
bort Talbot, Bishop of the diocoso,
will be present and administer tho
rite of continuation.
Mr. and .Mrs. Hummer, of
Avoca, are visiting the latter's par
ents, Mr. and .Mrs. Florence Chap
man. The ball game on Saturday after
noon between Lakeville and Salem,
was won by Salem, by a score of
14 to 12.
The public Is most cordially in
vited to the open session ot
Pomona Grange to lie held in the
I. O. O. F. Hall on Thursday even
ing, July 2Uth.
HHEItMAX.
-Miss Helen Arnoke, of Binghnm
ton, is visiting relatives in town.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
.Mrs. Henry Briggs, July 21st.
-Mrs. C. E. Smith and daughter,
Ora, who have been visiting rela
tives n town, have returned to
their home In Binghauiton.
Airs. Irklnnd and children, of
New York, are boarding at Mr. F.
J. Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailiss, of Elk
county, are visiting at W. O. Cur
tis. The Scott Chemcal Co's store
was broken into last Tuesday night.
A large quantity of goods were
stolen, Including hats, caps and
ready-made clothing. The thieves
threw their chisels that they pried
the door open with, in J. H. Smith's
garden. A few days later a man
from Gulf Summit came and identi
fied the chisels as his property.
This is the fourth time that store
has been broken into.
F. J. Reynolds spent Sunday in
Binghauiton.
Ladles' prayer meeting at Mrs.
Clarence Gardiner's on Friday af
ternoon at 2:30.
W. O. Curtis was home over Sun
day. GOULDSBORO.
The Gouldsboro base ball team
will play the Central City Tigers of
Scranton, in that city, this coming
Saturday. The local team has the
proud record of having lost only
one game this season so far.
A baby boy arrived Saturday to
gladden the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley D. Adams.
Jacob Levi, of Tobyhanna, trans
acted business in town last week.
The annual picnic of the Luther
an Sunday school will bo held on
August 12th.
The thirty-third anniversary of
the Lutheran Sunday school will be
held on August 17th.
Donald Hoyes, of Scranton, Is
spending some time as the guest of
the family of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Cassldy.
The July meeting of the Ladies'
Union will be held as the guests of
Miss Flora Flower, on Tuesday even
ing, Aug. 3.
Mrs. Rachel Mulgrew and daugh
ter, Miss Ethel, of New York City,
who spent some time as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crooks, left
for their homo on Sunday.
Rev. J. M. Sineltzer preached in
Christ Lutheran church, Scranton,
on Sunday morning.
Car Foreman Richard E. Evans,
formerly of Syracuse, N. Y., Is mov
ing into one of H. D. Smith's houses.
Tho many friends of Mrs. William
Catterson will be glad to learn that
she is somewhat improved in health.
Prof. Selp, of Lewisburg, has
been elected as principal of the
Gouldsboro schools.
The chicken fever is running
high. At present the favored local
breeds seem to be Rhode Island
Reds, White Wyandottes and White
Rocks.
Died in Bethany.
Mrs. Nathaniel Sergent died at
her home in Bethany, Monday morn
ing. Deceased was thirty-five years
of age. She is survived by her hus
band and the following children:
Mildred, Hettle, Frank and Johanna.
Tho funeral will be held this morn
ing at Bethany, at the church, at 11
a. m.
Lost SliO.OO.
Bessie Fox, an excursionist on the
train which loft Honesdale for Far
view, on Saturday morning, dropped
her pocket-book containing twenty
dollars out of the car window be
tween Wnymart and Lake Lodore.
A search was made but no trace of
It could bo found. The finder, it
Is hoped, will see this Item, and re
turn tho property.
Great Goat.
A Scranton man, It Is said by a
truthful citizen of Honesdale, has a
goat three months old, that smokes
cigarettes, climbs a perpendicular
ladder, calls the milk man and the
ice man, balances a glass of water
on his head while staudlng on its
hind legs, and does other wonder
fully tricky things. If that goat
continues to develop lie may be
made a Democratic candidate for
Alderman, soon.
Concerning Your Cuttle.
There are some people who forget,
or perhaps having recently come In
to the State do not know, that the
fence law of 1700 was repealed In
1S89 and that now owners of lands
are not obliged to build fences to
keep out roving cattle. The duty of
every man is to take care of his own
so that they may do no damage to
his neighbor's crops. If he does not
he becomes liable to pay for the tres
pass. Kwntted Him With a Skull.
A skull, which had been used as
evidence In some forgotten murder
trial in Luzerne county, figured in a
fracas at Wilkes-Barre Friday. A
workman, engaged in tearing down
tho old court house, came across the
gruesome relic and decided to appro
priate it. As he was going home at
noon, a man named Hesshen offended
the workmen and he struck him over
the head with the skull. The work
man was taken before Mayor Kniffen,
but was discharged.
SEVEN COUNTY VKTKKAXS.
Annual lieiinioii Will lie Held Dui
! ilia; Mouth of August.
Arrangements are now being per
I fected for the annual reunion of tho
! Seven-County Veterans' association,
' which will bo held this year in
Luna Park, Scranton, on August
! 19. The work is in charge of Col.
E. H. Ripple, president of the as-
sociatlon, and an executive com
mittee consisting of S. X. Cullender,
S. B. Mott, D. S. Beemor, Marshall
Preston, John W. Bayley, George
M. Clark and Fred F. Adams.
A effort is being made to secure
the attendance of Gen. Thomas J.
Stewart, past national commander,
i as the principal speaker of the day.
n...u ullltl bmi.llb VUlUljlUUUCi 4.
M. Mahon is also expected to be
present. The business meeting will
be held at 11 a. ra. and the camp
fire at 1 p. m.
Semi-Annual
Underwear Sale
L
Hist! Listen!
You can hear the demand for modern
goods, but nary a call for the styles
that are past.
Ladles want the most improved up.
to-date Underwear made. The Katz
Underwear Co. garments are the best
you can buy. Every garment is nicely
trimmed and well made.
The Entire sample line of the Under,
wear Co. is now on sale in our store at
marked down prices.
40 inch Nainsook 25c. value-at 12 I-2c.
KATZ BROS.
County Schools and Farmers' Insti
tutes. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
L. A. Martin has just completed the
lists of the moveable institute schools
and farmers' institutes for the com
ing year. In Wayne county they are
as follows: Beach Grove, November
29; White Valley, November 30;
Orson, December 1, 2; Lake Como,
December 3, 4; Pleasant Mount, De
cember 0.
Death of J. J. Mciglin.
J. J. Melghn died at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Briggs, on
Sunday morning. Deceased was
Ii3 years of age and was born in
Ireland. Mr. Melghn has been
boarding at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Briggs since last March. He
came to Honesdale from Wllkes
Barre, in the interest of a real es
tate Arm. For the past few weeks
he has suffered from an acute at
tack of asthma. The deceased has
.no relatives in this country. The
remains were removed to Brown's
undertaking rooms.
IAND FRAUD CASE SETTLED.
Government Prosecutor Promises Pos
sible New Trials.
Washington, July 27. Promising
new prosecutions if further Investiga
tions now in progress show that other
coal lands have been Illegally acquired,
Attorney General Wlckerslmni lias
discontinued equity suits recently in
stituted ugaltist the Utah Fuel com
pany to annul title to 800 acres of coal
lnnds In Utah vnlued at $40,000.
The discontinuance is mude in view
of the settlement between the govern
ment nnd representatives of the fuel
company, under which the company
agrees to pay tho government $7:1,000,
reconveys the 800 acres to the United
States, besides forfeiting $14,400 pnld
to the government when the patents
were issued on the Intnl. Tho fuel
company is a subsidiary corporation
of the Denver and Rio Grande rail
road. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quotations.
Money on call was 2 per cent; tlmo
money and mercantile paper unchanged
In rates. Closing prices of stocks were:
Amal. Copper... 82 Norf. & West... 94
Atchison ...116 Northwestern ,.1S5
B. & O 120 Penn. R. R 137V4
Brooklyn R, T. . 77?s Reading 155
Ches. & Ohio.... 78 Rock Island 37?i
C. ,C.,C.& St.L.. 75K St. Paul 156Vi
D. & II 102Vs Southern Pac... 13214
Erlo 3ii Southern Ry.... 31 Vi
Gen. Electric. ...lr?i South. Ry. pf... CO-li
111. Central 155 Sugar 127V4
Int.-Met 14U Texas Pacific... 34U
Louis. & Nash.. 112 Union Pacific... las'i
Manhattan 145l U. S. Steel 704
Missouri Pac... 724 U. S. Steel pf...l20i
N. Y. Central..., 135 West. Union.... 73
Market Reports.
WHEAT Contract grade, July, $1.13a
1.14: August, Jl.llal.12.
CORN July, 77a7.c. ; August, 70a 77c.
OATS No. 2. white, natural, ajoToc.
BUTTER Barely steady; receipts, 7.501
packages; creumery, specials, 27a27V2C.;
.(official 27c); extras, 2iiV2a27c. ; thirds to
I firsts, 23a2Ge. ; state dairy, common to
I finest, 21a2Cc; piocess, firsts to special,
22a21',2c; western, factory, firsts to finest,
1 21u2iy;;C.
I CHEESE Steady; receipts, 434 boxes;
state, new, full cream, special, ll'.ialG'ic. ;
'small, colored, fancy, 14c; large, colored,
fancy, 14c; small, white, fancy, 14c:
common to good, 104al3',ic. ; skims, full
to specials, 24all',ic.
EGGS Firm on high grades; receipts,
9,873 cases; state, Pennsylvania and near
by, hennery, white, :!0a"2c; gathered,
white, 25a20c ; hennery, brown and mixed,
fancy, 27a2Sc. ; gathered, brown, fair to
prime, 23a2Gc; western, extra firsts, 23a
24c; firsts, 21&a22Vsc; seconds, 20a21c.
LIVE POULTRY Weak on chickens;
teady on fowls; chickens, broilers, per
lb., ISalDc; fowls, lu'.-c; old roosters.
10c; turkeys, 13c; ducks, UVsaUVic;
geese, OalOc.
DRESSED POULTRY Steady on fowls;
lower on chickens; broilers, nearby, fan
ay, s(iual), per pr 40aMc; 3 lbs. to pair,
per lb., 23a2Gc; western, dry picked, ISa
20c; scalded, 17al9c; fowls, barrels, 10a
17c: old roosters, lie; spring ducks,
nearby, lGal7c; squab, white, per doz.,
J2a3.fiO; frozen broilers, milk fed, fancy, per
lb., 21a22c. ; corn fed, fancy, 17al'Jc.; roast
ing chickens, milk fed, 23a25c. ; corn fed,
18a21c. : geese. No. 1, lOallo.
POTATOES Steady: good to fancy, per
bbl. or bag, 1.75a2.25; common, $lal.50;
sweets, yellow, per bbl., $2a3.50; yams,