St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 9

St. ania Sost-j9tsgattb. Stpttmbtr 4, 1888 9 FRASER HAS ONE 5 3 20 HORSES AND quiet, a usual at end of week. rt and only a light anpply of anything thla line. Straw dull, but some inquiry for rye.

Sales: Track and warehouse This side Prairie New 1 car poor at J3.5o. 1 No- -i at $4.50, 1 No-1 at S5, 1 do at J5.25. Clover 1 car new at 8.H. Clover mixed 1 car at $3 1 at $4.50. IN BLACK.

COOPERSTUFFS Shaved hoops Cooper onr bbls, country. half nhls. $2: coiied elm t6-foot). pork bbls. lard tcs, $ScilO.

Staves Floor bbls. $5.5055.75: half-bbls, pork bbls. $16; lard $22; beer kega, $116, Heading Flour bbls, Se per set PECANS Texas at per lb; Western, 23 2Ue. COOPERAGE Flour bbls Bound hoops, 28c: Bat hoops. 25c; half bbls, 20c: meal bbls.

23c; produce bbls. Ivi20c: lard tcs. half tcs, 60c; pork bbls, 70c; half bbls. 60c. SALT Domestic, 754iS0c per bbl this side and 7Csi75e East side.

SORGHUM Dull: no demand. Choice, 10c per gal; scorched and inferior. 46c. HONEY Quiet. Extracted, in ans.

435e per lb; in bbls, 3a4c; choice comb. 12314c; dark. 7((10c: brtken less. MOSS Grav, lV3114e; gray and brown mixed, lWile: black and brown mixed. 2MKii2rSiC; black.

2(fi2vsc. Country machine picked XX, 2c; XXX, 3c; XXXX, 4c. DRIED PEAS Green. Jobbing at 6065c per bu; Scotch, 75SOc; split. $1.151.20.

PEANUTS In fair requeat. Red, l2e per lb; white. 2Co3c. HOPS Practically no demand. Quote nominally: New York.

47c per lb; Pacific Coast, 2(U2iac; foreign. 2528c HEMP Missouri, undressed. $70n80 per ton. BAGGING On orders tlarce lots less): li-l), Ssc per lb; 2-lb, 64e 2i-lb, 6e. Iron ties ila demand).

$1.45. Twine. 9c. Coffee Reported by Hanley Kinsella Coffee and Spice ST. LOUIS.

Sept. 4. JMPBCVED PF.OPEEIY FOS SALE. 14 words or lota. COc TWO SOLD IN A WEEK.

CABANNE DISTRICT RESIDENCES. TEN ROOMS AND FURNACE. Vernon 100 feet east of Goodfellow 13-lnch walls all around: reception bulls: 40-foot lots; only $8,500 each; terms to suit. Salesman there to bow bonnes. NELSON MEUSMAN.

6th aud Chestnut. ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS. For Sale 1334 Blackstone one block north of Pa (re and two block w-st of Clara brand new 2-story pressed brick front boune of 8 rooms, reception ball, bath and closet: furnace; lot 33 l-3x 125 feet. Terms $300 cash, balance 1 20 per month. For key, price, see KEELEY 1113 Chestnut at.

NICE BRICK COTTAGE. For Sale House No. 3144 Pennsylvania cer-Ber Junlita: a very niee brick cottage of 6 room; ail on one floor, with hall and gioJ cellar; lot 30xl25 feet. Key af KEELEY 1113 Chestnut at. ON MONTHLY PAY MIS.

For Sale Hons and lot No. 111! Aubert Bear Fountain or Finn' braud new 2-story pressed hrick front house of six rooms; good cellar, hall, bath. Icsi.le w. furnace pipes: lot 28xlS0 feet to alley; terms $-00 cash down; balance $20 per month. KFK1 KV K- CO HI Che.tn'it t.

Live Stock by Telegraph, celpts. 8.3O0. including 7H Western: steady to beeves. cows and heifers. 1.4(H3.7o; Texas stwrs.

$2 k3 -Westerns. stockers and feeders 50 tj3.T5. Sheep Receipts. S.uOO; market steady CHICAGO. Ill- Sept.

4. Hoas OSicial receipts yesterday. 32.520 bead; shipments, 9 753. Cattle ttliclal receipts yesterday, 14.2H3 head-shipments. 5.024.

Sheep Official receipts yes.er-day, 11.727 bead: shipments. 3.018. Estimated receipts hogs to-morrow, 15.000 head. KANSAS CITY, Mo- Sept. 4.

Cattle Receipts 8.O0O; slvpioents, best era ilea steady, to 5c lower; others lower; Texas steers, $2 2Tyv 3.15: Texas cows. leef steers. $3.25 Si4.55: native cows, stockers and feeders. bulls, $1.7533. Hogs Receipts 5.500; shipments.

1.2J0, lights strong to 5c higher; other grades steady; bulk of sales 2.85a3.05; heavies. packers. mlxeil, lights, Yorkers. $3.05 8.15: pigs, Sheep Receipts, shipments. 7): rai'rket steady; lamiw, muttons, Texas steers.

72 head, averaging 917 lhs, $3.15: Texas cows, 32 head, averaging 780 lbs. $2 10: beef steers, 10 head, averaging 1,589 lbs, native cows. 21 head, averaging 1.106 lbs, stockers and feeders, 27 bead, averaging 1.020 Ids, bulla, 8 bead, averaging Tiki lhs OMAHA. Sept. 4.

Cattle Receipts, market strong; feeders lower; native beef steers. Western steers, Texas steers. $2172.85: cows and heifers, can-ners. stockers and feeders, calves, bulls, stags, 31.6o4f2.75. Heirs Receints.

3.10O: market steady to 5c lower; heavy. mixed: J2.6Vii2.70; light. $2.80 fri3: bulk of sales. S2.70lfx2.75. Sheep Receipts.

1.900; market weak; fnir to choice natives, iJ.wxi 3.20; fair to choice Westerns. $2 4tfi3; common and stock sheep, lambs, MONEY. EXCHANGE Quoted by A. G. Edwards Son, New Yo-k $1.25 discount bid; $1 par asked.

Chicago 25c discount bid: par asked. Cincinnati 25c discount bid; par asked. Louisville 25c discount bid: Dar asked. New Orlean $1 discount bid; oOe discount asked. Disconnt rates at St.

Louis banks steady at 5(8 6 per cent call and 717.8 per cent time loans. St. Lonis bank clearings to-day, balances. Next Monday Is a legal holiday and all banks win oe closed. Payments on notes due Stunaay Buuuiu ue maae Saturday.

Silver QiintaHrvns- XEW YORK. Kent 4 Silr.i- ff-tifVotcs fifiti bid. 67 asked. No safes. Bar silver Mexican dollars, 51.

New York Stocks. Corrected dally by Whltaicer Hodgman. and stock brokers, 300 Nortb Fourth street. bond ST. LOUIS, Sept.

4. STOCKS. CHICAGO. Sept. 4.

Estimated recelnta day, 23.0O0: left over. markeTsteJdytaht ijt- f.ivtio.i. roocn. tit Dpen. High.

Low. Close. THE WOHAN Traveling recently from Chicago to New York, I found In the morning, upon crawling out of my berth, that the train was standing stock stilL The porter toKJ me it had been standing thus for an hour and a half, while I had been sleeping the sleep of the just. I dressed and peeped out, and saw that we were alongslda the. platform of a country station.

I took a good breakfast in the dining car, and then went out to stroll up and down the plaform. In the cab sat the driver, or engineer as they call him alone, waiting. With the natural fondness of an Englishman for machinery, I stopped and gossiped with him for a moment about the engine. then offered him a cle-ar with thanks, and asked me to come in. I swung myseif Into his cab.

The engineer, a bright pleasant faced man, about 40 years old. explained to me the uses of the numerous vaivu about him. They were all as bright and shining as polish couid make them, for an engineer is as proud of his engine as any housew.fe is of the neatness of her dwelling I glanced at the two shining steam gauges with the clock between them, and then I noticed what seemed to be an ordinary white moth, mounted in a gilt frame, hang, ing against the wall of the cab Is that for an ornament?" I atfl ing at the moth. The driver smiled. "Well, partly for nr.

nament," he said. "but a good deal mora for sentiment. I put that moth there, it savea my live, ana tne lives of ZM people, as well." "How in the world could an insect snv human lives?" I asked. 'Well. I will tell you if you want to hear the story.

I reckon there is time enousrh before we are abte to get out of this." I settled myself in the absent stoker seat and prepared to listen. "It wasn't such a long time back," said the engineer, "only a year ago last spring. I was running this very train and this very engine old 449l My stoker was Jim Meade, the same fellow as have Eot now. You can see him over there leaning up against the telegraph office. "Jim's a good bov.

but he's very supersti tious; believes in ghosts, dreams and warnings. I used to laueh at his fancies, but I don't make so much fun of him as I did not since saw the 'Woman in Black. We were timed to leave about 1 o'clock in the morning, and to arrive in about 6 o'clock. On the night when the thing took place a fearful storm of. wind and rain had been raging since early evening, and was at the height of its fury when I started from the engine shed.

it was about midnight and the wma seemed to sweep clear round and through me ouiiaing. it was terriDly dismal, jun was there, and the engine was ail ready, so. after erettine- mv workinsr clothes on. I ran the engine down to the station. Our train, the vesubuled limited, was an hour late.

I gave the engine a thorough oiling and made sure that all was in order. As we sat in the cab we could hear the storm raging outside, while the rain, driven by the gusta of wind, beat fiercely against the windows. 'It's going to be a bad run, Jim said. 'I wish we were in safe and "I laughed. What makes you feel so terrible glum, I said.

said he. 'I feel creepy, som'ehow. Seems like there's something terrible going to happen. I can feel it in my "I laughed again. 'You got a little wet coming over, I guess, Jim," eaid I.

'And the sound of the wind isn't very encouraging, that's a "To tell the truth, I was a little nervous myself, notwithstanding my easy way of treating Jim's notion. "Presently our 'train came In, long and heavy, consisting mainly of leepers. It used to make me nervous to know that the lives of hundreds of my fellow men were in my keeping, but now I think nothing of it. That night I was nervous. What if the frightful storm had made a signalman careless, or If a rail had been loosened by the fettling of The track -somewhere? On these fast trains a man must rely on the vigilance of the erouloyes.

for. in order keep to time he must run at such a speed that often he cannot see a signal before he is upon it. "But I laughed at myself for my fears as I backed down and coupled on to the train. I set the brakes, and found everything in good order. "By and by the little gong above my head clanged sharply, and with a puff and hiss of escaping steam we were off into the night and storm, rattling over junctions, past signal lights, and between long lines of carriages till, with a roar and a rumble, we rushed over the long iron bridge and away through the hills, waking their slumbering echoes with our shrill whistle.

"Then I pulled the throttle wide open, and the clank and roar soon settled into a hum, for old 449 was doing her best, and we were making fifty miles aa hour. "The darkness was intense, save where the headlight, an electric device, cast its funnel of light into the gloom. Jim had a big fire, and kept steam up to a high pressure, so thit we fairly flew past sleeping h'tmlets and still farm houses. "At our first watering station I mads sure that all was working smoothly, while Jim to the large movement via that port for export. I It Is said 4.OOO.0HO wheat is In elevators and I Held on track there, all of which Is reported to be the propel ty of two St.

Louis exporting concerns. Stocks of Grain in Et, Louis Elevators. Fr'dav. Tbursdav. Year Ago.

3.061. SOl Wheat Corn Oata Rye Barley No. 2 red winter I No. 2 hard winter No. 2 corn 802.131 8K0.47(J fctl.OTa 1S.5C2 lS.OOi 300,628 138.392 6,73 057 715.0-SS 2D.

295 274.7S 14.7o7 pso 2,981 431. u8 704. 4om 77.1'lM 2.4'-S 1.45J ,601.574 422.551 74.17d 65,303 2.4 11,807 No. 2 white corn. No.

2 oats No. 2 white oats No. 2 rye Kegular Cash Karket Prices. Friday. Thursday.

Year wheat! Ago. as of to a to on a I I 11 BT, "6 5ii 5S IS 15Uj I5s 15 62S 64 021., 63 11V' 118 ID, 1714 18 17V 18 75 -s 75 74lj 75 121, 12ts 12', 1214 4.Vn 45V 45'. 45'i 13-s 14 13i 14 9i 101 '-j IW i lOOVi 57 BDVa 247-s 25 24; 25 57 57 50 i 64i 65 63Vj 65 ttSVs 6S1 6HVs 126 127 126 127 96i 99 963 Ui 1SS 'l 181i 20 9 iTs 44 hi 46 41 40 122 122 121 121 13 1314 138 1314 3014 Sti 30i 80 25 2ii- 2oa 26 '-4 Si- 8t- 88 la S6M1 87 4 21 21 21 211a 87 67j 87'4 87 V4 4i) 41Vg 89L.J 414 144V4 147 14414 145 641a 64Vi 21 21 21 21 Va 82 82 19 19 1814 19 22Vs 22'4 22VK 2214 80 80 6O14 60 504 5014 b2'4 b3 62Vs 82 STj 3 41 4 4V4 4S 11 12 11 lit, 18 19 18- 19-4 93 93 1)2, 12T 1314 12T 1314 87 38 37 87 19 19 1 1914 lrni 15 13 15 73 74 73 74 141 142 141 142 7 7 7 7H 20 2()4 1124 114 112 114 looa 101 HXt- 101 20 2o lit 20 17 17 5 5 5 5T4 48 60 4S 60 17 17 72 72 70 80 79 80 5 5 6 5 1S 14 13 14 66 63 WIFE TOO MANY, NUMBER ONE PREPARING TO MAKE HTM. SWEAT. MISS M'COY IS NUMBER TWO.

Her Predecessor Says Fraser Is a De ceptive "Cuss" and She Wants Her Freedom. There is trouble ahead In car load lots tot E. S. Fraser. Fraser is a collector for a Pine street fur nace concern, and from surface Indications is a much married man.

Two women are claiming him aa their hus band, and the worst feature of it for him is that both women are right here in St, Loula. He is living with oa of them at 2613 Pina street, and the other is camping on his trail and making war medicine. Thursday morning the lady who claims ta be Mrs. Fraser No. 1 reached St- Louis from New York.

She came here to get a divorce from Fraser. but now that she has evidence that he married another woman during her absence she may sew him up for bigamy. She had heard before she came here that Fraser had remarried without securing a divorce. The first thing she did on her arrival was to go to the Court-house and look up the records. She found that Fraser had taken out a license on May 28 last to marry Flora B.

McCoy. She learned further that the marriage took place in Judge Spauldlng's office on May 29. She will take steps against Fraser at once. She says she was legally married to him IS years ago, and he doesn't deny it. but says be thought she had got a divorce from him before his marriage to Miss McCoy.

Mrs. Fraser No. 1 is well known in St, Louis. Her father was John Gilmore, a wealthy stock dealer, and a very prominent citizen, in his day. She has been twice married.

Her first husband waa Oswald von Zalier, a wealthy San Francisco German, who went through much of his property before he died, leaving his wife and daughter unprovided for. She came to St. Louis and taught music to support herself and her child. She met Fraser while both were atoppipg at an Olive street boarding house in 1S7S. They were married by Justice Monahan on Nov.

11, 1S7S. in ppite of the protests of Mrs. Von father. Their married life was not happy. They lived together untld May.

when Mrs. Fraser went to New York with her daughter. Agnes, who was studying for the stage. The daughter is now an actress and is known as Agnes Ardeck. Mrs.

Fraser saya she has been in correspondence with Fraser ever since she left him. He eald nothing about having been married again and she learned of it indirectly. She came on to St. Louis at once and will beat things up a littia for Mr. Fraser.

Fraser acknowledged that the woman was his wife, but says that he was told by her daughter.Agnes Ardeck. that her mother had secured a divorce. He says that after she left St. Louis ha sent her nearly all of his salary until he learned that she and her daughter were living in luxury. Then he Btopped sendln money.

He charges her with having hypothecated his $23,000 life insurance to a man named S. L. Cave. He claims to have letters from her saying that she would institute divorce proceedings. He says that when Agnes Ardeck was here last spring she told him the divorce had been secured and in view of hla wife's threats he believed her.

Mrs. FYaser No. 1 was seen by a Post-Tispatch reporter Friday at the home of her friend, Mrs. Edwards, 2341 Olive street. "I hardly know what I can do," said ehe, "but I will consult a lawyer this morning.

All I want is a divorce. I am sorry for the other woman. I have no douht that she is a very estimable lady, but she has been cruelly wronged. I want to be free from Fraser. I never spent a day with him.

"When I married him he represented to me ttiHt he was a member of the Rrandon Bros. Furniture Co. As a matter of fact, he was working for a salary, and a small on at that. All through our married life I had to work to support the family. I was reared amid wealth.

If I felt like giving $50 for a handkerchief my father would pay for it. I was never in want until I went to live wit'i Mr. Fraser, and after that I waa rnoe than once on the verge of starvation. "When I would go out to give music les-Bsns he would pawn the furniture or sell it to buy drink. Finally I frankly told him that kind thing could not continue.

I left him and went to New York with my daughter. He had had his life insured in various companies for 123,000. in my faror, but I had to pay the prer'lums to keep the policies from lapsing. I fiund it bard to raise the money and I an arrangement by which Mr. Cave wa; to pay the premiums and get a half Inter -t in the policies iu return.

"When I was here my daughter last spring. I met Fraser and my daughter went to see him but I am sure she never told him I had rot a divorce. I learned while here though tat Mr. Fraser had falsified as to his age wh be got his insurance. He acknowledged this and even threatened to make It known I could not get the insurance.

When I this I notified Mr. Cave and he let the policies lapse. "When I married Mr. Fraser he tol3 tn'-lie had never been married. I aXterward foind that he had three sons.

Then he told me that he had not been legally mar-rid to his first wife. "He bad, though, for I looked up the records. "He la Just as likely to talk that way about me. "I don't want to prosecute him for Mfr-amy, if I can help it, but If I can't free myself any other way I will do it." Mrs. Fraser No.

2, when seen, said the whole matter was a surprise to her. "I was given to understand by Mr. Fraser," ehe said, "that his wife had sctcure-d a. divorce. I don't know what I can do, arid would prefer not to make any statement until I have to." HANNIBAL CONFERENCE.

A Large Amount of Business Being Put Through. Special to the Post-Dispatcfc. HANNIBAL. Sept, 4. The thirl day's ee3Sion of the Missouri Methodist Conference was characterised by the amount of business transacted.

The session opened promptly at 8:30 o'clock with Blahop Galloway in the The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. A. Han-na. Th following local preachers were ejected deacons: a. A.

Leniiart, W. D. Neal. 1 ranit J. Mii.te and Edward IX Wataon.

The character of the various minister waa passed upon by the bishop. The committee appointed to try J5ev. Cooper, former pajstor of Hundley hurcn at St. Joseph, has not yet reported and perhaps will not do co before the egmon of bat-urday morning. The committee has exam- ined a number of witnesses and the defendant is prnt with his coune-l.

Bishop Hcnlnx of Kansas City waa Intro--duc-d and addressed the conference la behalf nl ivmral College, after which the following resolutions wer. adopted: "Kesolvd That the Missouri Confernra assures I "resident Ls ve of our fullest eon-" fldenee end co-operation as immrm Central College." This resolution was airnei by aU tn premdinr elder in the conference. The report lrom the missionaries waa received and approved. Dr. Moore of St.

Lotl Conference waa in. trodnced and address" the conferences The Committee on Conference Relatione reported, which brought forth considerable) discussion. Tha cor.ferwjce will remain la essioa until Moaday or Tuday. England I Going Forward. th ter bearing iiumbcr" to the collar.

And at I'aCdinatoa Station. In Lonoon, a black-hoard has been set oa which is chalks UXormaUoa aWiut uia are doe. Two remarkable H'" "l3 lr anit-araricc msiji. in, poi'c, have devised a system of recoar- tA aoem ay -Siaiing a lasuri Mixed 6 cars common at w-au. 50, do at tS.50, 2 choice at 2 do (1 large-baled) at 0.Bo, 1 do at $11.

East side Mixed 5 cars at $3.50. Timothy-New 1 car low grade at $5, 1 No. 2 at $6, 1 do at $6.25, 1 do at St? 50, 2 No. 1 at S7. 2 do at $3.50, 7 choice at $0.

FLO! AND FEED. FUH'tt-Cable bids coming strong, but little business. Patents 53 103 20 Extra fancy 2 75i2 t5 Fancy 2 802 45 Choice 2 10 Rye iionr 2 00ijj2 25 Cornmeal 1 30 PROVISIONS. PORK Standard mess, new, $6.3714 per bbl; old, on orders, EOc per bbl higher. LARD Prime steam, 3.12c: choice, 8.20c.

BACON Jobbing sales, boxed lots: Shoulders. 4c; longs. 4c; clear ribs, 4sc; clear sides, 4Vc. On orders ly dealers, vie higher. D.

S. MEATS Boxed lots: Shonlders, 3c; longs, Sc; clear ribs, Sc; clear sides. 34c On orders, by dealers. 4e bsher. liltEAblFAST BACON On orders, SV9a per lb.

SCAR CURED HAMS On orders. 10c. COUNTRY LARD Quotable at 2e. BEEF Mess per bbl; dried, OQllC per lb; tongues, $5 iter doz. SEEDS AND CASTOR BEANS.

GRASS SEEDS Timothy, common to fair, $2. 25J 2.40 prime, $2.50: clover, weedy and trashy, $2i4; good to choice, red top, inferior, $lr3; fair, $57; choice, millet and Hungarian, 60175c. FLAXSEED Better at oc. BUCKWHEAT Quotable at 6Sc per 100 lbs. CASTOIt BEANS Crushers bid $1 for prime.

LEAD AND SPELTER. LEAD Stronger and a better demand. Sales 100 tons common at $2.50. 50 tons do at $2.52, 20O tons Argentiferous at $2.55. RPJCLTEK Dead dull and very weak.

Freely and openly offered at $3.40 and stated can be bought at $3.37 Hi- ON THE STREET. NOTICE Economy of space requires the omission, of markets infrequently changed. Articles not quoted will therefore be noted as unchanged from their last preceding publication. fThe Post-Dispatch quotations are for lots In first hands, unless otherwise quoted. Orders are filled with choice goods and are higher.

FRUITS. FEACHES C-ood receipts of Michigan and demand fair. Sales were at l.V,?25c per fifth-bu bas-demand. Sales were at iyi25c per fifth-bu basket. per Vi-bn basket and per bu htpt.

Vprv lihJ receints of borne and near-by- grown. Sales at lM2fc per ftfth-bu basket, 30Htte per 1-3 bu box. 30(g60c per Va-bu basket and 75c $1.50 per bu box. APPLES In large and excessive supply; very dull. Sales at per bbl; top rates for red varieties.

PEARS In small supply. Home-grown Seckel, 50c per bu; Duchess and Howell, 6nftl75e; Barr-lett. Consigned fruit in Va-hu baskets slow at 20fa30c for common and 4050c for choice eating varieties. GRAPES lu very good supply, bnt demand active. Ohio Cocord sold at 12(il3e per 9-lb basket; IVlsware at WATERMELONS Iowa sell In a small way at $5ViS per loo.

CANTALOUPES Colorado Rocky Ford nutmegs sell at 25c per V2-bu banket and 60c per crate. rui.wr ltamsons. per ou oox; jaicuigau xoia bard. 5na60c per basket. CALIFORNIA FRUITS Peaches.

per 20- lb box; pears, per. 40-lb box. ORANGES scarce. Mexican, 4.o0(tio. Koai, $tf(j 6.M.

LEMONS Repacked Messina ana Palermo, choice, per box; fancy, BANANAS On orders, medium bunches. 753 choice large, VEGETABLES. NEW POTATOES Dull. Levea offerings. llrtS 12e jter bn; home-grown, ll14c.

ttbratl uemina rate AiicniKsn smau, iota per aoz. choice white plumes, oooc; extra large do. 40i.7 CELERY ROOTS Northern. per doa. TOMATOES Home-grown, 75c per bn box.

CUCUMBERS Home-grown on orders, 6oc per bu box. SWEET POTATOES Home-grown, on orders, $1. 7.5,2 per bbl. ONIONS In good supply and fair demand at 25u35c per bu. cabbage uome-grown on oraers.

i per crate. EGG PLANT Home-grown on orders. 75c per doz. SQUASH Home-grown on orders, 00c per bu box. BETS Home-grown on orders, $1.50 per bbl.

CARROTS Home-grown on orders, $1.50 per bbl. TURNIPS Home-crown on orders. $1.75 per bbl: 5c per dozen bunches. HORSERADISH Home-grown on orders, $4.50 per bbl. LETTUCE Home-grown head lettuce, on orders, $2 per bbl.

SOUP BUNCHES Home-grown, on orders, 85c per dozen bunches. PARSNIPS Home-gown, on orders. $1.73 per bbl. EGGS. Received.

OAS cases: shitmed. 44 cases. Higher at loc per dozen, loss off, for good run of stock. BUTTER AND CHEESE. BUTTER Demand good for table grade.

CREAMERY. I DAIRY. Extras 18 lExtras 13 M4 Firsts 16 fel7 iFirsts 11 til2 Seconds 13 fu.14 ISeconds 9 fjlO COUNTRY STOCK. I LADLE-PACKED. Packed 5 (c 5.

Fair to choice. .11 12 GREASR BUTTER Average receipts, 2e. CHEESE Finn. Wisconsin Full cream Twl.is t-lic: tingles, 9c: Young America, 10c. Brick.

84ic; Liruuurger, 8ge: Swiss, I3fl4e. The law governing the sale of filled cheese goes into effect on Sept. 4. 1SIW. TOULTRY, GAME AND VEALS.

LIVE POULTRY Chickens firm for old bens and springs. Old hens. 7c ped lb; old roosters, 3ie; spring chickens, average receipts, 7Vie per lb. Ducks Springs at iftiie. ieese opnng ami at 5fiOc per lb.

Turkeys spring firm at 7Vi3Sc per u. Pigeons steady at ioc. GAME Quiet. Squirrel. 60c; frog legs, large, medium.

40c; jack anlpe. woodcock, plover, $1. VEALS Steady; fancy. per lb; good, 3W 4c; oeretlcs and poor stock lehs, LAMBS Choice. 8c r.er lb: small stock, less.

SHEEP Slow at per lb: bucks. alljC. HIDES, PELTS, FEATHERS. TALLOW. ETO.

HIDES Steady and unchanged. Green salted. Western 4 Green salted. Arkansas and 4 Dry flint, choice 714 Dry flint, average run. 6'-j Dry flint, native Dry flint.

Southern 6 Dry salted 5tJ Glue stock, green aud SVa On selections Green salted. No. I. 4 Green salted. No.

2 4 Dry flint. No. 1 8 Dry flint. No. 2 Dry salted.

No. 1 6 Dry salted. No. 2 6 Uncured lc aud part cured IMjC less; dry fallen lc less than bnteher stock. SHEEPSKINS Dull.

Green salted. long-wooled. each; dry. 20(S25c; smaller sizes and lambs, 104515c: shearlings, green. 5810c; dry.

worthless, fallen pelts. per according to quality and condition DEERSKINS. ETC. Deerskins quotable 19c per lb for prime: damaged half price; antelope, 10c; goat skins. lOrtjJOc each.

FEATHERS Steadv; demand fair. Prime white live geese, small sks. 40c; large sks, 3Sc; gray and quillv. 30c: white, old. S0fff32c: X.

24iJ 26e: XX. 16'lSc: XXX. lOftiHe: XXXX. tare. 8T10 per cent.

Chickens Dry picked. 24c. Ducks Dark, 20c: white. 28c. Turkey Tall, prime.

15c; wing, 7c; wing and tall mixed. 8c; wing and pointers. 4c; pointers. le. GREASE Brown.

2c: yellow. 2--; white. 314c. BEESWAX Prime in demand at 22c per lb. TALLOW Better.

No. 1, 3c per lb; No. and stock In regular packages. 2Mic; ce out of season. WOOL.

Inactive snd weak. Missouri. Illinois, etc TeI tc---nmh 11 I Fall and Spring. Coarse ftrlOH'Medlum ft 1A Med clothlog.lO (S10W Coarse A 8 8i Fine iiFht fins 8 Jt.feht 7 T'4 Heavr wa Heavy fine "llehflv bnrfy! 8 snd heavy 5 5H Vt.rd barrv Utah, ete h-ird "nrVv 5 5H' 9 3 94 S.i hard mirry Hx, Brleht wnatl t- 9 I.igbt Bite 7 71 (fS. 814' Heavy fine VfrU tii 6" Tnh-washed (31 7S! Choice IT eVn1 Fair 13 Coarse 13 214 Metlium Fine medium.

neavy fine Light 7 Ex. heavy fine. MISCEfXANEOCS MARKETS. OLD ROPE AND RUBBER Rags, 251 1,1,1 ihs. Old roue No.

1. jvo. koc- ol rubber, arctics ont. I.pschel. $15 Per ton: rartly K.r.Ahed.

$1S14: skinnv. $llil2; junk. JKf'tll; slaughter-boose stock. VcRP IRON AND MKTAL Iron Wrought tic Der 100 Iba: heavy cast steel and malleahle. "kc- stove plate and burnt.

17c. Bras. Light. tT.iO: beavy, $6. Copper, $7.

Lead, $2.25. Zinc. Coal oil. gasoline and turpentine, COe; vinegar, 70c; black oil. 4.V: lard il 7iX-; linseed oil.

70c; do H-hbls, POc; sugar, whisky. 80c; 00 H-hbls. 60c: wine. Hi; MiKT kraut. 25e; pickle.

40e: mnlaw. S5e: lird tcs. 4c: broken staves or heads. 25c off with 2c discount f-r each missing hoop. BROOM CORN Old stock scarce and quiet.

Ouote as fallows: rom. -o per ton; meat urn, Mtfl.i.: rnnitv. ivillTK MEANS Onlet. Country "otintry a tern band Vic pea bean 1 SSfftVIc ked melt ner bu: weevily. K-ss; Eastern dlnm, jobbing at Lima, fie la.

Timothy Old 1 car low graoe a at 4.50. 1 No. 2 at new, i car orang-outan at $2, 1 low grade at 1 No. 2 at $3. i vt at $7.

1 do at $8. 1 inspected the headlight. The station master handed out the orders, which showed that the line was clear as far as our jiext stopping place. On we went. "The darkness grew more intense, if possible, while the wind shrieked by.

The iain became more blinding, till nothing could be distinguished in the gray murk which enveloped us. "Suddenly through the mist and rain I saw looming right in front of us the gigantic figure of a woman wrapped in a long, black mantle, which seemed to flutter in the wind. She waved great spectral arms about in swift, twisting movements. As I stood looking in horror, the figure vanished with a final wave of the arms. tllriflAfl "I was too much astonished and stupefied even to make a movement ot my hand toward the throttle.

At that moment Jim had been bending over the fire, as ne looked up he exclaimed: lri. 'Halloa, Frank. What's You look though you had seen a ghost. "I did not answer. My mind was too full the strange figure I had Perceived "We were now nearing Kock Creek, where there is a bridge over a deep stream.

1 teit more nervous than ever. We dashed arounu the curve and whizzed by Ilock Creek station, which is only a mile from the bridge. As we passed I glanced at the steam gauge for an Instant. A cry from Jim caused me turn quickly toward him. He sat riglct, his eyes large and staring.

His Jaw dropped, the very picture of terror. He pointed witn shaking finger out into the darkness. I turned and looked, and then I began myself shake. There on the metals was the same hideous figure of a woman outlined the background of light from the engine, now motionless, now whirling in a witch dance, but all the time motioning us back. erasDed Jim.

but scarcely above whisper, 'don't go over that. bridge. Don't go, for heaven's sake! Don't go until you are sure it's "I suppose I was pretty badly Beared. At any rate, I put on the brake for all I was worth. I couldn't have resisted the impulse to stop the train.

"As we came to a stop I could hear the roar of tne water in Rock Creek just ahead. stepped out of the cab and met the guard coming up. 'What's the matter? What's the he asked impatiently. "I felt decidedly foolish. There was no gigantic woman to be seen now.

Nothing' could be made out more than a few feet away in the blinding storm. said I. 'we've seen something. I don't know what it is seemed like It was a great black ghost that was waving, its arms and warning us not to go "The guard looked at me curiously. 'Are you crazy, he said.

'I should think you were. But we're so near the bridge we'll take a look at "We took our lanterns and went ahead, leaving Jim with the engine; he looked frightened to death. But I tell you. we hadn't gone five rods before we stopped in horror. "There at our feet lay a black chasm, filled with the roar of the river, a3 swollen with the spring rains, it dashed down toward the lake.

The bridge was washed away. "Only a few splinters of wood and twisted iron clung to the abutment, while now, far out over the blackness, the awful black figure of a woman danced again on the thin air, relieved against the shaft of light that the headlight threw. "It was flinging its arms out aa if in wild glee. The guard stared at the chasm and then at me. 'Was that the thing you saw when you stopped the train? he asked.

'Well, it's something more than luck that saved us to-night, "We went back slowly to the train, feeling very queer, and thankful, too, I can assure you. Several passengers had come running forward by this time. Among them was a young fellow from Chicago, about 18 years old, who was smarter than the whole of us, as it turned out. "When he was told of the woman In black he turned and looked at the locomotive headlight. Then he ran up toward it.

looked up as he did so, and I saw a peculiar spot on the glass. 'There's your woman In Baid the boy. "And there it -was, sure enough that samo moth miller you see there in the frarre. He was clinging to the inside of the glass. As I tapped on the glass the creature flew back andHighted on the reflector.

"That's the whole story, sir. The moth, by fluttering on the glass just in front of the illuminator, had produced a great black shadow like that of a cloaked woman darting in front of us, and when he flapped his wings in his vain attempt to sail out through the glass, he gave his1 mysterious shadow the appearance of waving the arms wildly. "Then when he flew back out of the direct shine of the light, the figure disappeared, of course. "We never knew just how he got In there but no doubt it happened when Jim went to fix the light at the pumping station. "Anyhow, he saved our lives by scaring us with that woman in black.

"So you see why I keep the moth in the frame It's to remind me of the way we were saved that night. Yes, you may call it accidental, but I call it providential." Pearson's Weekly. the bnyirg movement and caused prices to drop back in speculative centers. The lact of demand was very annarent in tv home market, and. as there was Ciniderable loiig witeaL ior sale, ine lone was neavy.

While the only advauce in English markeia was 3d in London, both London and Liverpool were 1 1 New York also reported foreigners bnvlng there and local exporters stated they were" receiving strong cable bids. Winter wheat receipts were full, at Westers markets 353.0t bu arriving, against bu one year ago. St. Louis receipts were 65,200 bu, against 34.100 bu last year, but 64,000 smaller than last Friday. Postings for spring wheat receipts were incomplete, owing to a blockade at Minneapolis, but givea as 848 cars for Duluth and Minneapolis, against 1.007 cars a.

year ago and S71 caxa two years ago. Prospects for a large lacrease in these Northwestern stocks this week led to estimates for a considerable increase in the visible Monday, and that led to considerable, selling, helping to depress values. Clearances from the four ports were rather small, too. In flour and wheat being equivalent to bu. The closing Liverpool was UiSd higher and Continental markets generally better, which had a rallying effect, but domestic markets were weak again late.

Spot grades Lower. Offerings were much smaller on call. Only buyers of No. 2 red were for the elevators, they paying 57c decline) for car lots in td. and but 5.tM bu.

in Ad. offered at that and bid regular. No. 3 red sold in Utd He lower at and that bid for 3e for K. side, with latter held at 64c.

No. 4 winter not offered bid 47c for 47VjC for Ad. No. 2 hard offered reeular at 52Vc, bid 5H4c for Bur. No- 3 bard at 4to, bid 4Sc for Bur.

and E. side. After Call 5.000 bu lots ef No. 3 red sold at S7kc to and No. a red at 53VsC.

CttRN. Received at Western markets, 42.Y00O bn, against 260.000 bu a year ago. Including 63.O00 bu at St. Louis, against 18,300 bu last year and 63!) cars at Chicago, against estimate for 650 cars. Shipments from Western markets.

705,000 bn and clearances from four Atlantic porta, 250,000 bu. The Liverpool market waa firm at decline and London quiet. There were no frosts in the corn belt last night, and, as a result, the market opened lower this morning. The market ruled weak nearly all day, receiving a little strength, but not much, late. Spot grades Dull aud lower to sell on Call, though offerings small and not pressed for sale.

No. 2 ottered regular at ISMc, bid lse, and for United, Bur. and Ad. lsc bid. No.

4 offered in St. L. at 14c. but no demand annarent it After call No, 2 suld at 1V, No. 4 at 11c and no-graue at l-c.

OAT3. Received at Western markets B4S.0OO bn, against 3O2.000 bu one year ago, 31.DHO bu arriving at St. Lituis. ag.tinst bu last vcar. Shipments from Western markets 404,000 bu, but from Atlantic ports hardly auyloiug.

The future market was both dull and weak, as ail markets lower. Spot tirades On call a car of No. 2 offered at 17c, with bid regular, and -lUe tut bu. Sample Finn. On track No, 4 at 10c," at No.

2 at No. 3 whiw J8 21c, No. 3 white at 21Vic. Grade No. 2 offered on call at 2S4c but bld- HAY.

Received. 820 tons; shipped, 15 tons. Only light local feeding demaud. with the ceipis again heavy, but consisting ny grading No. 1 under.

Choico new or old t'roolBO cow scarce and tn fair to g.wd demand. atrength whatever to the market for foyers' acrlpilons and these continue entirely "mjx favor. There to aeaxeUv- ehoice sesr First Second Third Call. 9.45 9.10 S.S5 8.85 8.80 8.b Call. Call.

September October November Iteceuiltor January February 9.10 8.85 8.85 Mail poueh coffee at l.8oc. RIO. No. 7, Coffee Exchange standard, 10 roll, 500; exchange, receipts. 14.000; clearances for United Stateb, for Europe, stock, 267.01K); market weak.

SANTOS. Receipts, 21,000: stock, 477,000: market weak; good average Santos, 10 mil, 700. The New York Cotton Exchange will be closed Monday tn observance of Labor Day. Private wire to Arthur C. Petri, New York-Liverpool advanced 2 to 3 points, with the tone quiet.

Sales of spot cotton only 7.000 bales. Our market continues to feel the Influence of reports of crop damage. Demand from spinners, however, continues comparatively small, and there has not as yet developed soy wild speculation similar to that of last autumn. Present prices, then, csn hardly be regarded as excessive in view of the crop ptospects. Inasmuch as prices would be given a still further Impetus la an upward direction with a broadening of the speculation and consumptive demand.

The latter is bound to come sooner or later, as spinners have for a long time been employing a hand-to-mouth policy with regard to their purchases of the raw material. New York to J. Henry Farley: Landower estimates maximum cotton crop at 8,250,000 bales, and consumption at R.70O.000 bales. i LOCAL MARKET Steady. Sales.

818 hales. Quotations are for new. Old cotton higher. Quotations: Ordinary, 6 13-16c: good ordinary, 7 3-1'ic; low middling, 7 9-16e: middling, 7 13-16e; good middling, 8 l-16cj middling fair, 8 -16c; tinges and stains jc below white. LIVERPOOL Quiet; prices firm.

Uplanis, 4 23-32d. Sales. 7.000 bsles. Fnttrres closed barely steady. September.

4 33-64d; September and Oc- toner. 31-B4d; October and Novemt er. 4 23-64d: November and December, 4 27-64d: December and January, 4 27-64d; January snd February. 4 7-64d; February and March, 4 27-64d: March and April, 4 2S-64rt; April and May, 4 29-B4d; May and June, 4 R0-64d; June anl July, 4 30-64d. WAREHOUSE STATEMENT TO-DAY.

1893-'97. 1S03-D6. -Net receipts to-day 53 Net receipts since Sept. 1...... iss Gross receipts today Gross receipts since fpt.

1..., 2.251 Net shipments to-day 240 Net shipments since Sept. 1.... f.13 Gross shipments to-day 72S Gross shipments since Sept. 2.57rt Stock or. hand 17.448 NEW YORK Spot flttiet: middling, 8VaC 21 "63i 1 123 1 7Sd 7,444 Futures cioseu easy, p-nies.

ziis.nsj bales. Reported by Gaylord. Blessing Co. Closing Highest Lowest Closing anursuay. xo-oay, To-day.

Fridav Semtember October .8.23 8.23 8.20 8.27 8.24 8.2'.) 8. S3 8.38 8. 44 8.48 8.54 8.17 8.24 8.20 8.27 8.32 8.36 8.40 8.43 8.43 ....8.34 8.43 ,....8.48 8.50 8.53 .8.56 8.31 8.27 8.35 8.39 8.43 8.4T 8.48 S.54 I November December January February March April May MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO. Sept.

4. Cables were IndifTerent this morning to the rally here yesterday, and the frost which was predicted for last night, did not materialize. Both, of these facts were influential lu causing a weak wheat opening, first figures for December being V4c lower, at Northwest receipts were also reported to be large. Nearly all of the prominent traders were on the bear side, and December gradually declined to 5SVic Corn opened a shade easier for May at 2140, and declined soon after to Trading was quiet, aud the weakness waa chiefly from sympathy with wheat. Oats likewise suffered a decline.

May opening a shade lower at 18Tc, and easing off to I84c Provisions opened slightly lower, although live stock prices were steady. Demand was light. January pork opened 6c lower, at 6.70, and declined to 6.65. January lard opened a shsula lower at 3.674, and declined to 3.62. January ribs open- eu zs limner st 3.40, declined to 3.35: CHICAGO, Sept.

4 Cash wheat No. 2 red COa V4C: No. 3 red, 55357c; No. 2 spring, 56Vs; No. 3 spring, 60g52; No.

2 hard winter, 56; No. 3 hard winter. 52fiVi: Ko. 1 Northern spring, 56Vi. Cash com No.

2, 20Vi. Cash oats No. 2. 1541. CHICAGO, Sept.

4. Close: Wheat SepU 56 '4c; 57c; May, Corn 20c; 2uV4iac; 21c; May, 24-Vc: Oata Sent. 15c: t.viie- tw May. Pork Jan. run o.u; fs.tso; Jan.

P6.65. Lard 8.22u.c; 3.27Vie; i.42'4c; 3.62HC. Ribs 3.15c; J.17i2r,i20c; 3.324i35c. 3 CHICAGO. Sent.

4. Flax Cs stl KnpthirMt Southwest. Gil-JiiOoc: Dec. 67Hc4i67c. Timothy Cash, Sept CHICAGO, Sept.

4. Butter dull; creameries, 8(3 16c; dairies, Eggs, firm; fresh 12c CHICAGO. Sept. 4. Butter dull; creameries, 9(1 16c: dairies.

Ecgs firm; fresh 12c CHICAGO. Sept. 4. Poultry steady; turkeys, 7 tglOc; chickens, 7SMre; ducks, 75i9'c CHICAGO, Sept. 4.

Rye Cash. 30'ic; SOMjc; Iec, 83. Barley Nothing doing. PEORIA. Sept.

4. Corn steady. No. 2 8, lO-c. Oats steady.

No. 2 l4e; No. 3 white, 17c. Rye. dull, nominal.

Whisky market steady; finished goods on the basis of $1.13 for high wines. Receipts Corn, 88.200; oats, rye none-whisky, none; wheat. Shipments, Corn. oats 73,650: rve COO-wbiskv, 430; wheat. 8,400.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4 Wheat steady and unchanged; No. 2 bard, 50Wa52e; No. 3, 47iit494c; No. 2 red, 58c; No.

3 red, 50Vifl7e, latter for fancy; No. 2 spring nominally 40fftoOc; No. 3, 44'fi4So. Corn active and steady: No. 2 mixed, iSi-itc: No.

2 white, 2014c. Oats slow, but firm; No- 2 mixed. 16c; one car color. 21Vjc; No. 2 white old 21V'i23c: new, 18ta20.

Rye No? 2, 20c. Hay steady timothy, choice. prairie, choice, Butter firm and unchanged; creamery, 13fal4c; dairy. 104l3c. Eggs ateady, 9Vic.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Butter Receipts, 4.019 pkgs; steady; Western dairy, 8fjl2ic; Western creamery, lli4'816Vie; Elgtns, 16Vjc; factory, Tnt llVic. Eggs Receipts, 6,124 pkgs; firm: State and Pennsylvania, 15Vg.l64c; Western, Sugar Raw quiet; fair refining. 2c; centrifugal' 96 test, SHc; retined quiet; crushed, powdered, 6c; granulated, 44c.

Coffee easier; No 7 lOHc. LIVERPOOL Sept. 4. Closing: Wheat Spot No. 1 Northern bpring, average price imt cental 5s 2Vfcd; 6s 4d.

Hd higher; 5s 2d. Hd higher; 5s 2Vd; Dec, 5a 2'd; 5s 34il. Muize Soot American mixed, per cental. 2s 2s 9d: 2s Sd: 2s Dec, 2s VV4U; jsi. ana DoioiuK quoceu.

LIVE STOCK. National Stock Yards. CATTLE Receipts, 5S3. Market ateady on best raiue. SALES.

No. Description. A v. 1 cow 810 3 cows 8St 3 calves 140 1 cow and calf 7 cows 771 15 steers 7v It) heifers 3i bnll, M(, 5 balls ittia frlce. 2 25 2 5 73 20 (K) 2 tf 8 2 10 2 2 25 3 ft 2 nt steer 1 vwv Urill TEXAS Receints.

1.004. Market low. SALES. No. Description.

A v. 25 steers 9:3 73 steers 2 2 steers I0T4 27 steers 06 Price. $2 75 3 W1 3 IO 2 75 3 OO 3 15 2 IO 2 2 25 1 2 steers 23 teers 2 eows 15 cows 2 cows 160 cows IO118 979 -t e2 723 2 10 SHEEP Receipts. 238. Market firm on good soecu.

40 fvij Rims on nana. KALES. No. Description. A v.

Price, 21 natives i'" $2 7) 42 Southwest mixed K'i 3 25 24 Smith west mixed S4 3 wl HOGS Receipts, S.Sjij. Market strong to 5c M1X, No. Av. Prl.e. 8i I-' 6 19 157 3 23 3 No.

A Prli-e, 32 14H 4 153...., 3 23 lao 9 5 EUBTJKBA1I PBOPERTTT FOB. SALE, 14 words or less. 20c. EJiiiiimuiiiiinimimiim -iiititMiiiMiimiuiimiiu IKE A YOU iOMC LIFE. i You also like a happy one.

You need not go far from St. Louis to attain that blissful state, for it await you on MERAMEC HEIGHTS. This suburb has accomplished Ha pop- nlarity by being hizh. healthv, and SS -S having all the comforts of city life. SS Lot a are $50 to $S5, or $5 cash and A DOLLAR A WEEK.

No notes, no mortgages. The Frisco and Missouri Pacific Ra'lroads and sr Klrkwood Klectric Line go there. Free tickets at office. DR. CEHRINC, 213 N.

14th St. LOANS OK REAL ESTATE. 14 words or less, 0c. "WE LOAN MONEY." On vacant and Improved city property. Applications answered In 24 hours.

HTTF1, SAN loo 7H MONEY "WANTED. 14 words or less, 20c. MONEY Wanted, $5,500, 8 years, 6 per cent, up-on $24,000 worth of finely Improved city property; Hie location; first deed of trust; Gehner's or St. Lonis Trust certificate of title; no commission. Ad.

So. this office. BICYCLES. 14 words or less 20c. BICYCLES For sale, cheap, for easb.

1S96 model; special Eagle Koad Racer; lst-class condition. 214 Locnst STORAGE. 14 words or less, 20c. AMERICAN STORAGE) AND MOVING 2315 Olive Moving, packing and shipping: storage in separate rooms. TeL 1380.

W. H. Langdale, Pres. STORAGE Regular storage house for furniture pianos, vehicles, trunks, boxes, safe, relta- cie; ciesn rooms; get oar rates; carerui moving, packing, shipping, estimates free: money loaned. Consign goods to our'care.

Telephone 4122. S. O. Leonort. Jr.

A. 1219-1221 Olive st. fidelity Storage, Pacila Morlaj Co. 1723-25-27 and 29 Morgan St. Branch Office.

1103 Pine st. Phones 2300 snd 4101 EDUCATIONAL. 14 words or less, 20c. WANTED. 10 children, 6 to 12 years, to form a acnooi or private instruction: terms very cheap: satisfaction guaranteed.

Call this afternoon. C. 7. 7.. 17 Trenton pi.

LODGES. 23c each inaertioa. MONITOR IDGE. No. 63.

K. of P. Work In Page Hank, with stereoutieon. at to- nigni a meeting, Bin and Franklin av Members wanted. islring Knights wel ISAAO KKlMiOiD, C.

P. P. TEWF.TT, K. of K. and S.

MEDICAL. With this remedy persons can cure themselves without the least exposure, change of diet or rbauge In application to business. The medicine contains nothing that la of the least injury to the vousiiiuuuu. ask your urutglat r.r it. price 51 rtnttt- THE MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4. Speaking of the effects of frosts on wheat 1 the Northwest, the Market Record says: "Where those frosts were there is still from a small to 30 per cent uncut, with a large part of it subject to severe damage. In many instances.

rha.s, the bushels may Uut lunch lessened, while the quality will be badly hurt. Much late grain would be seriously shortened in the number of bushels that would be tiyesbed. With none too uuku wheat raised this year for the natural wants of millers In the Northwest snd other parts of the country drawing their supplies from the a further, though small, decrease In vieldswill be very noticeable In reoultB." Beerbuhtn estimates Enroiean requirements this eaaon wiil be about 3o2.tHKt.000 bu. of which amount the I'nlted States will be expected to furnish 144.00O.Oot bu. and It tliiuks Russia will have to supply 160,000,000 bu.

The Corn Trade News claims F.urope consumed 400.000.000 bu foreign wheat snd flour last season and will probably require SHO.OOO.OOO bu this season. It estimates the Importing requirements of Kurupe tiurlug next five months at f.oso.tHHJ bu weekly and expects shipments as follows: America, 3.200.000 bu: Ulack seaports. 3.2t0,COO bu India. Argeutina and Australia, 200,000 bu; Hungary ami France, bu. Liverpool receipts this week were bu whest.

Including 370,000 bu American, against 20. 000 bu last week 341,000 bu American and 1.763,000 bu for corresponding week last year, when only 20 per cent was from this country. 'orn receipts this week 911,000 bu, against bn last week and bu a year ngo. The Melbourne Argus says the present outlook Is encouraging for a large crop of wheat iu Australia. A larger area was seeded and crops put In two months ago are very promising.

Besides a shortened yield this year, wet weatrer in Austria, it Is said, has rather serloualy affected toe quality of the new grain. Private wire to J. It. Hamlin: Extract from letter dated Antwerp. August 2lst, to Schwartz uupee, Chicago: "It becomes prettv certain that specially Russia has In her southern parts a decidedly smaller crop than the last two years.

Tola fact la of much greater importance, as it Is from these immense territories that the consuming cocnrles have been Inundated with wheat, preventing any advance of note, when the posi-tion seemed otherwise In favor of higher l'lft attention to the methods eJ aUn tiovernment. which is sustaining the tnVITT i'l advauces. which allow of 'h" ml system will be si ill th. aJiTT am to this TarJ-ii "ou tn America, and the verv VSSZh nd Tovi may draw conclusion that not only the posltloa prices Uo I'vl higher clusTve'v trZ 18 but Unrnhnsch the Vmk 5 rreura wheat harvest la -rlia will. state, th.r tTnm 2Lie ninler 1 IMata corn la offerlna- Welrht t.

"ar ''Iter than expected, the simply perfect. In tne inK l.oioUn... As a reiwJ, Plh. LAn Official Russian snd the bisU i of tl ln tiS BltlC provinces I. Ioi" n1 Caspian factoJ-yTaad in th.

2, onsatls- rag, Vlll ll'' f. lT v-hder wheat Australian area The K. "V1 QJltlon favorable. i American Spirits do pfd Amer. Tobacco com Atchison o4ta do pfd do 4s Bait.

Ohio Canada Southern Ches. Ohio com Central New Chi. Gas Trust C. C- C. St.

R. Bur. 4 M. St. P.

com. do pfd Chi. N. W. com C.

lo. Fuel it Iron Cotton Oil com do pfu Del. Hudson Erie com do pfd Edison Genera. Illinois Central Illinois Steel Co Laclede Gas com do bonds Louis. Nashville Lake Shore Lake Erie W.

pfd Lead com do pfd Missouri Pacific M- K. pfd do do 4 do do 2ds Manhattan Elevated Natl. Cordage, com North American Northern Pac, com do do pfd New York Central Ont. Western Omaha, com Pacific Mail Phil. Reading do 4 per ct- cts Pullman Palace Car Southern com do pfd Sugar, com do rtfd Tenn.

Coal Iron Texas Pacific, Union Pacitic V. S. Leather, pfd U. S. 11 ller, com do do pfd W.

U. T. Co Wabash, com do pfd do 2ds Third assessment paid; $5 per share. Wall Street. NEW YORK.

Sept. 4. The stock market opened stronger and higher on Improved London quota tions and moderate purchases by the arbitrage nouses Railway shares were in fair demand. with grangers and Louisville Nashville making the more important gains, which were fractional. Sugar and Manhattan contributed largely to the aggregate of the tradings and moved up and per cent respectively.

Reading was traded la. third assessment paiu, ami auvanceu 10 l-t- Xhe cbango in fron' on the part of foreign traders caused speculative proiterttea to advance and on moderate purchases the rise extended to the low-priced shares. The Coalers on an improved trade situation were strong, Reading touching 15. At 11 o'clock prices were the best attained In the present upward movement and registered gains of a point or thereabouts in the Grangers, Sugar and Internationals. The resumption of the rate warfare in the South does not Influence speculation, as a nnitv of opinion apiteared to predict that the fight would not be prolonged Traffic statements influenced values la some of the Southwestern shares after 11 o'clock, Missouri Pacific receding to 18, but the market aa a rule was well held at noon.

Sales to noon, 111,000 shares. Xoon Money on call steady at 6 per cent. Prime mercantile papers nominally 78 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at 48417484 fir demand and 42 482 for sixty days. Posted rates, 483483 and 4S5'tt48rt.

Commercial bills, 481. Silver certificates, 6047; sle- sliver, 66. Mexican dollars, 61. Government bonds firm: new 4s, reg- 115; rffT eouuons. 115; 5s, res- IP); do couins 110; 4 ngTl5; couv-.

10'; 2a. 92; Pacific 6s' of '97. 100. r- LONDON. repr.

1. 112 5-16; do for the account, 112 71a. TO CATCH POOR MEN. How the McKinle7 Aid Society Works in Arkansas. K.

King White of Pine Bluff, la a frank, open, honest, goldbug boltingTjem-ocrar. He stepped over at tha Lindell Hotel Friday on his way -rt .1..., he assisted tne other of 5r.U- nominate Palmer MrBKine White met a lot of Democrats ti. hotel who are not subservient to Dlutcrau influences and an argument en-ff wu then the gold I man from ArM- cerhafth. -a oVVlnl to Sitch'the votes of democrats who would not vote for McKiriley. Ifat'lnlatr an, "Of course I will vote for McKlnley.

he eaid. "but we had to put up catch the poor cla-s down there who wouldn't vote for a Republican. The declaration was maae in the hearing and presence of a crowd of commercial men. STATE COMMITTEE. Will Convene at the Planters' on Tuesday.

The State Temocratic Committee haa be called to meet at the headquarters In the Flanters Hotel next Tuesday. There will be rej.orta submitted showing the progress of the canvass, and Chairman Cook will let out some Information regarding lh preUui-taarr ooU the State, No. 2 red j57i'SS7 JW Y5SA. 694 No. 3 red I fO', SSV.vi No.

4 winter 47 63Vi CO N. No. 2 white isu I 184 3 2 --I 82 No. 3 1 164t) 3Q OATS. 2 1 lB'b! 16Vil 1S 3' I 17 Puture Prices.

I Clcaed. I Highest. Iowest. Closed. IThnrsday.T To-day.

To-day. Friday. WHEAT. Pept Lee 57TK1if 57ia 67Vi 61 CORN. Sept lee May lSi-jni 20t 23 22B1.

22WHr-i' OATS." 19- i Sept May llt'aM iutl CHICAGO Reported by (i ay lor. Blessing Co. WHEAT. Dec 5.VS 5S7T Wj flS'85Se' CORN. May 241 24H OATS.

May is 'isyaiss 1 lSg pork! Jan 6.75 10.00 LARD. Jan 8.67(0,70 3.67 I RI S. Jan 8.37 8.40 3 32 3.8233 CHICAGO. 111., Sept. 4.

Closing: Wheat Sept, BG'i'-ic: Dec. 6S', May. 20c; Ic, 21 May. Oats 10c; Dec, 10c; Msy, L-Hc WHEAT. The fxUure of frost to materialize last nU'ht to the Northwest and the fact that foreign markets stowed response to yesterday's advance la American markets, cooled bull enthusiasm, Muted.

our price? IarU reports It InhHh estimate it. "ae s.v,,. "heat will In-, Minneapolis exacts sad eVt aJws on.