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VOTED FOR DEATH.

The Jury Finds a Verdict Against Prendergast.

THE DEATH SENTENCE FIXED CPON.

The Doomed Han's Attorney* Art for New Trial—The 1'rUoner Completely Cowed by the Severity of .- the Sentence.

THB

VERDICT GENERALLY

APrROVKD.

CHICAGO, Dec. 80.—Attorney Trude finished his argument for the state in the Prendergast trial about noon on Friday. At the opening of the afternoon session Judge Krentano delivered his charge to the jury. The list of instructions was a long one, and they far vored the prisoner. At 1:28 p. m. the jury retired to consider the evidence. At 8:28 p. m. they returned and presented the following verdict: "We, the Jury, And the defendant, Patrick Eugene PrenderRast, guilty of murder In manner and form aB chargod In the indlotment, and fix his penalty at death."

Prisoner's Strength Falls.

The prisoner's strength seemed to have failed him. During the morning and while the judge read the instructions he sat like one exhausted. Part of the time he covered his eyes with a black handkerchief. "I was praying," be said afterward to his brother. His face was pale and his lips quivered. As the jury passed out to settle his fate he cast a quick glance at his aged, trembling mother. Then he walked slowly back to await the final summons.

Hade the Sign of the Cross. When the verdiot was read, and as tho word "death" reached the prisononer's ears he raised his right hand slowly and made the sign of the cross. His eyelids olosed for an Instant, there was a slight tremor and that was all. He betrayed no other motion of what what was. passing in his mind. The people simply looked at the prisoner. Not a person whispered. A11 at onoe the full force and meaning of the verdict struck them. Every facc showed a trace of sympathy for the man whose fate was decided. Not a friend was there to share with him the mortal anguish. The mother and the brother who had left had not returned, little thinking that the jury would come baok in such a short time. He was there alone to hear his doom.

The Verdiot Approved.

A life sent 'nee was the most that the friends of the Harrison family had ever hoped for. A. S. Trude's face expressed sorrow. Attorneys Wade and McGoorty looked disconsolately at each other. Some person near the door passed the word downstairs and in a moment the waiting crowds knew the sentence. These persons had all come there with a feeling of resentment against the prisoner, but the3T made no demonstration when the word finally reached them. The verdict met with their approval. That was alj.

Motion for a New Trial.

The jury was polled and each member announced that this was and is his verdict. When the last man of the twelve had made this declaration the prisoner's jaw dropped a little. Ka was Immediately taken back to his cell in the county jail. His attorney, Mr. Wade, made a motion for a new trial, the crowd left the court room and the celebrated case came to an end for the time being.

Collapsed In Ills Cell.

It teas visitor's day at the jail and many persons were there when Prendergast came back to his cell. Tho news 6oon spread to the jail and everybody wanted to see the condemned man. He had borne up with some firmness, although it was plain that his body was weak. When no reached his cell he fell heavily upon his bed and a watch was set over him. He refused to see or •peak to any person.

Feels His Position Keenly.

After a few minutes the assassin satupright. He had somewhat regained his oomposure and was gloomy and silent In a short time John Prendergast, the prisoner's brother, arrived at the jail. He was announced by Clerk Price, and Prendergast said hoarselyi "Let him come in, I want to see him." The meeting between the brothers was painful. They shook hands, silently and neither spoke for several minutes. Then John said: "Don't lose hope, Genei we'll do all we can for you." The assassin bowed his head, but made no reply. Later he talked quietly to his brother for some time. During the evening Messrs. McOoorty, Essex and Heron called upon their clicnt and talked to him in a manner calculated to cheer him up, but their efforts did not appear to have the desired effect. The awfulness of the sentence seemed to have cowed the assassin and to have broken his spirit

Attorney Wade Disappointed. Eichard A. Wade, ohief attorney for Prendergast, was sorely disappointed over the verdiot Ho said: "I never felt so bad in my life. It wasn't right to return such a verdiot. Why, It's an outrage on human Justloe that a poor, Insane boy like that should be exeouted. I will bank .my life on It that that boy will not be hanged.

The Jurymen area lot of cringing syoophants. I have and will produoe evidence that one of them perjured ^himself In order to get on this jury. He said that he was only slightly acquainted with Mayor Harrison, but I will show that he not only knew the late mayor but was an applioant for offloe. I thought It was a good Jury, all made up of business men, but I don't believe they ever considered the evidence In the oase at all. I have made a motion for a new trial and I think we'll get It. This is a mortal blow at expert testimony la Insanity oases. It Is a case of wealth against misfortune."

Was a Just Verdiot.

Dispatches from various cities show that the leading newspapers of America almost universally approve of the finding of the Prendergaat jury. A Washington dispatch says that Vice President Stevenson commended the sentence.

Two-Ballots Taken.

It took just sixty-three minutes for the jury to reach a verdict After the foreman was elected there was some discussion on the oase. It is understood that but two ballots were necessary, one as to the guilt or innocence and the other as to the pnnishineat. The jury­

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men agreed among themselves, however, that no one of them was to talk about wliat:had occurred in tho jnry room. Carter H. Harrison was murdered on October 88. On December 29, just two months and one day thereafter, sentence was passed on the murderer. NOT AFRAID OF THE COURTS.

Grand Haster Sargent Bays He 1. Willing to Be Made a Victim. TRRRE HAUTE, Xnd., Deo. 80.—Grand Master Sargent and Secretary Arnold of tho Brotherhood of Firemen were served on Friday with notices of the temporary injunction granted by the United States court at Milwaukee against ordering and sanctioning a strike on the Northern Pacific road. Mr. Sargent said: "The restraining order will not Influence my aotlon In the least I will continue to do business at the same old stand and by the same methods. Not that I care to go to Jail or get Into a squabble with the United States courts, but If there must be a vlotlm upon whom to make the test I might as well be the man as any one eiBe."

Mr. Sargent insists that the receivers will yet see their blunder in bringing this proceeding. The men have not yet received a definite answer from the receivers as to the schedule. It was the intention if the answer was not satisfactory to appeal to the court which appointed the receiver, and failing there to take a vote as to whether they should continue at work on the schedule proposed. Therefore a strike is' far off and the injunction proceedings premature.

A telegram was received saying that Chief Wilkinson, of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, would leave for St Paul, where a counter petition would be filed in the United States court to-day. A meeting of the executive officers of the six brotherhoods which are in the federation has been called for January 4, to be held probably at Chicago, at which the general question of the relation of the courts to the employment of men on roads in the hands of receivers will bj considered.

MR. DAVITT DENIES IT.

Says He Did Not Advise the Removal of Cronin. LONDON, Dec. 80.—Michael Davitt the Irish nationalist, in denial of the statement made in some of the Chicago papers alleging that he had advised the removal of Dr. Cronin, says: "I can only answer that it would be just as true to charge me with having advised the re* moval of Julius CaeBar or Abraham Lincoln. I never heard of Dr. Cronin'a name or existeooe until the spy Le Oaron spoke of him at the Parnell*ooinmlsslon hearings and the news of bis brutal murder came to Europe. The further allegation that I wrote a letter to Petootlve Coughlln at that or any other time Is without the shadow of foundation, as never wrote to him directly or indirectly, nor have been written to by him or by anybody on his behalf in -my life. The whole story is a monstrous fabrication from beginning to end, and must emanate from some madman or perhaps from some Interested knave who wishes to satisfy some feeling of malignity in coupling my name with the ovinmlsslon of so foul and cowardly a crime. I am reluotaatly oompelled to say in connection with this Infamous slander tbatthe press of Amerlcais the only press in tho civilized worid to-day through which ruffianly attempts like this at the moral assassination of public men oan be made with Impunity."

NOT A MAN ESOAPEO.

Heport of the Massacre of Capt. Wilson's Foree by Matabeles Confirmed. LONDON, Dec. 80.—A dispatch to the news agency here from Cape Town Bays that native runners arrived at Fort Salisbury bringing confirmation of the reports of the annihilation by the Matabeles of Capt Wilson and the foroe commao ded by him. The runners say that Capt Wilson was surrounded by the Matabeles on December S, and that not a single man of the British force escaped with his life.

FIFTEEN DROWNED,

Steamer Alert Wrecked In Fort Philip Bay in a Heavy Storm. MELBOURNE, Dec. 30.—A heavy storm swept over Port Philip bay Thursday, doing considerable damage to shipping. The steamer Alert was wrecked at Jubilee point and thirteen of her orew and two passengers were drowned.

Diamond Worth S5,OOO,OOO. LONDON, Dec. SO.—The offer of Emperor Wilhelm for the fn,000,000 diamond Excelsior, now reposing in the vaults of the Bank of England, will be accepted, according to diamond experts. The diamond was fonnd last June in the mine of agersfonteln, Cape Town.

Millions for New Buildings. WASHINGTON, Deo. 80.—The annual report of Jeremiah O'Eourke, supervising architect of the treasury, for the year ended September BO last shows that during the year the expenditure for the erection of new federal buildings amounted to 14,126,160.

A Skater Drowned.

RACINE, Wis., Deo. 80.—WilliamEyer, 12 years old, son of the electrician of the Bell City Street Ballway company, was drowned while skating on the river, striking an air hole and disappearing. His friends could not help

DUobwg.lt.

DETBOIT, Mich., Dec. 80.—Frederick Marvin, ex-cashier of the Third national bank, against whom a charge of embezzlement was preferred by J. L. Hudson, appeared for examination Friday and the case was dismissed.

Failures of One City for One Tear. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 80.—Failures and suspensions of all kinds in Louisville for the year 1898 to date aggregate 140, resulting in actual liabilities of $4,027,853.64, as against assets estimated at $4,180,429.92.

Fell Overs Precipice.

VIENNA, Dec. 80.—Dr. Kohn and Dr. Passau, lawyers, and Herr Pick, a bank clerk, ascended the Grossglockner peak December, 28, were overtaken by a snowstorm, fell over a precipice and were killed instantly.

Killed by tbe Car*.

Hiu.suono, 111., Dec. 80.—Henry Coleman, aged 20 years, while walking the "Biff Four" tracks near here was run down by a train and instantly killed. He was wearing ear muffs.

AGAINST THE ISSUE.

Knights of Labor Opposed to Any Moro Bonds.

VIEW'S OF THE WASTER WORKMAN.

They Are Kxprottsed In im Atlftrcif* Urging the Order to Oppolo tlie l*ro]Ki.ed Increase of the In rt'Xt

Bearing Debt.

FIGHT AGAINST BONDS.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 80.—A telegram has been received at tho hendquarters of the Knights of Labor stating that General Master Workman Sovereign had been taken quite ill nt lluzleton, Pa., where he had gone on business of the order, and upon the advice of physioians had hastily taken a train for his home at Dcs Moinos, la. Prior to the general muster workman's departure for Hazleton he prepared an address to the rank and file of the order denouncing Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle's request to congress to grant him authority to Issue 1200,000,000 In Interest-bearing bonds. The following are extracts from the document, which is a long one.

Are Synonymous Terms.

"The issuing of bonds Is an outrage upon a liberty-loving people. Bonds and slavery are synonymous terms. Recent authentic statistics prove that a sum of money equal to the entire circulating medium of this nation must pass from the hands of the people of this nation into the coders of the Interest takers at least once every six mouths, and that means that OL un average of onoe every six months the people must reborrow the money from the interest takers with new securities—thus the compound power grows with graduating power and if not checked will absorb all wealth and leave labor In abjeot servitude. "Society and government must take the profit out of

tbe

it:

money and put It into labor

and products. As it now is the profits of the dollars at interest absorb tfte profits of the dollars

At

production, and as dollars have no

power »o create other dollars the profit of the dollars at Interest must be paid out of Lhe dollars at production, and as soon as the dollars at Interest absorb the dollars at production God's green earth and the fullness thereof has to be mortgaged to the dollars at Interest to Induce a few dollars to return to the fields of production, only to be reabsorbed by tho dollars at Interest Bach time they draw great amounts of land and products over to tbe Interest taker. Finally the dollars at interest abBorb all elements of Increase."

Mr. Sovereign'* Plan.

Instead of an issue of bonds Mr. Sovereign advocates the issue of full legal tender non-interest-bearing money. He then calls upon the workingiuen of the country to petition congress not to grant the secretary of the treasury authority to make the proposed issue of bonds. "Every man," he continues, "connected with the disreputable transaction should have his name branded with eternal infamy."

Warrants a Call to Arms.

He 1b, he says, in receipt of leterst from the agricultural districts of the west and the cotton regions of the south, declaring that the issuing of in-terest-bearing bonds by the national government will be considered sufficient provocation to justify a call to arms. He adds:

MAt

the first attempt of congress to grant the authority asked by the secretary ef tho treasury the knights from Maine to California should hold indignation meetings and send unequivocal protests to their respective members in congress. "It is the duty of labor throughout the length and breadth of the land to put Its foot (tywn so hard on the political scheme to Increase the national debt that the very capitol at Washington will tremble with the thunders of Its righteous protestations. Let us be dupes and fools no longer JLet us meet the 8200,000,000 bond proposition with the power and fellowship ot our entire organization and stay In the fight until we foroe a relaxation In the power of money to rob the industrial masses."

LOST IN THE SNOW.

Party Starts Out from Lander, Wyo., to Look (or a Mall Coach. LAHUKB, Wyo., Deo. 80.—There Is great exoltement over the non-arrival of the mall and passenger coach from Rawlins, whloh was due here Thursday noon. Dispatches from Crook's Qap say nothing oan be heard from the ooaob or passengers. It has been snowing hard in the gap for thirty-six hours, and the snow is now 4 feet deep on the level and badly drifted in many places. It is feared the coaoh has been lost and the driver and passengers have perished with cold. A relief party left here Friday.

MRS. LEASE INDIGNANT.

Write• a Letter to the Governor of Kansas Concerning Her Olamle»al. TOPEHA, Kan., Dec. 80.—Mrs. Lease has written a very sarcastic letiar to the governor In which she olalms she was not granted even so much consideration as is accorded the vilest criminal—the right of self-defense. She says she was an employe of the state and not a personal hireling of tbe governor. Mrs. Lease signs herself as president of the board of atste trusteos and president of the board of charitable institutions.

DECEMBER CORN CORNERED.

W. T. Green Owns Ail But 1ft,OOO Bushels of ThU Option* ST. Louis, Dec. 80.—A "squeeze" developed in the Decembor corn market here Friday, proving tho truth of the prediction made heretofore by men in touch with the pit. The "squeezer" is W. T. Green, who, it was found owns all the No. 2 corn in this market exoept 12,000 bushels. The situation is such that he oan put the price to any height. Friday tbe highest quotation was thir-ty-four cents.

Death of Kx-Congrenman llutton. MEXICO, Mo., Dec. 80.—Ex-Congress-man John B. llutton, aged 02 years, died at his home In this olty of abscess of the brain. He underwent a surgical operation Wednesday and was followed by severe rigor Thursday, from tho effoots of which his physioians found it impossible to rally his heart. Col. Hutton represented the old Seventh Missouri district in the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth congresses.

Block at Hlllaboro, Tex., Burnt. UILLSUORO, Tex., Deo. 80.—Fire that started in Rosenbaum's dry goods store burned the entire blook on the east side of the publlo square, in which.were located many of the largest mercantile houses. The loss is I2T8,000, about onethird covered by insuraBoe.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report

A DISMAL RECORD.

It la Left to the Business World by tho Closing- Year.

THOUSANDS OF FAILURES OCCURRED.

Tho Year, Which Opened with Urlght Prospects, Was More Fruitful fiu Commercial Disasters Than lor

Over Fifty Years

A REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Dec. 80.— It. G. Dun & Co/s weekly review of trade says:

Starting with the largest trade ever known, mills crowded with work, and all business stimulated by high hopes, the year 1898 has proved, In sudden shrinkage of trade, In commercial disasters and depression of Industries, tho worst for fifty years. Whether the final results of tbe panio of 1837 were relatively more nevere the scanty records of that time do not clearly show. The year closes with prices of many produots the lowest ever known, with millions of workers seeking In vain for work, and with charity laboring to keep back suffering and starvation in all our cities. All hope the new year may bring brighter days, but the dying year leaves only a dismal record. The review of different departments of trade given exhibits a collapse of industry and business which Is almost without precedent. Tbe iron Industry HUBtalnea a weekly production of J8i,&5i tons pig May 1, but by Ootober 1 tbe output had fall* en to 73.695 tons, and the recovery to about 100, 000 December 1 still leaves 40 per cent, of the force unemployed. Over half tho woolen manufacture is idle, and, excepting a brief reoovery In November, has been ever since new wool In May, for all sales at the three chief markets in the eight months have been but 106,705,460 pounds, partly for speculation, the prloe having fallen 20 per cent for fleece to the lowest point ever known, against 212,339,008 pounds In the saino month laBt year. Sales of ootton goods are fully a quarter below the usual quantity.

Where the Farmer Suffered. The small advance attempted in boots and shoes a year ago was not sustained, but with prloes as low as ever the shipments of boots and shoes from Boston are Hi per cent, less than last year In December, aud though In November the decrease was but 10.8 per cent It has been 82 per ccnt for tbe last four months. Mot only manufactured goods as «a whole, but the most Important farm products are so low that producers find little oomfort Official and other reports give tho notion that the crops of l&st year were so short that famine prloes could be realized on purchases. Enormous stocks were bought and held with the aid of banks till heavy receipts In thesprlngcauscd a collapse of wheat, pork and ootton pools. Disastrous failures helped to produce the alarm, which soon made money Impossible to get, but even at the worst hour of the panlo prloes were soarcely lower than they are now.

What Caused the 8hrlukage. Monetary anxieties appeared to cause the panlo and became epidemic when doubts wore raised In April about redemption of treasury notes In silver. Western banks had given reason for distrust by connection witli real estate, produoe and stock ventures. Deposits in national banks alone decreased In five mouths ne&rly 1300,000,000. Purchases for oons tmptlon shrunk so much, so many hands were out of work or earning reduced wages, and business of all kinds was so reduoed that the circulation of Idle money became the greatest ever known, cxoeodlng tttX),000,000 In New York. The transaction through all olearing houses outside New York in January were 115 per cent larger than last year and 6.5 larger than the first quarter, slightly larger in the second quarter, 8.7 per cent, smaller in the third quarter and 22 per cent smaller In the last quarter.

Clear evldenoe of the shrinkage in different branohes of business Is afforded by answers already received to several thousand circulars requesting figures of salos during the last half of 1893 and 1892. Returns of textile goods show sales amounlng to 148,843,875 this year, against 170,347,882 last year, a decrease of 37 per cent

Iron returns thus tar aggregate M0,858,180, agalust 165,320,921 last year, a decrease of 38 per oont reports thus tar of jewelry show a decrease of 29 per oent: of furniture, 26 per cent of dry goods, 80 per oenti of hats, 19.6 per cent ot hardware, 19 per cent of shoe manufacturers, 18 per oent and by dealers, 8 per oent, and of clothing, 10 per cent

Business Failures.

It Is ourious that the only trade showing an Increase is lncrooerles, tbe aggregate sales be* Ing 1 per cent larger than In tho last half of 1892. In thirty-seven years covered by the reoords of this agency the number of failures has only onoe risen a little above 16,650 In a year, in 1893 the number reported has been J6,660. The aggregate of the liabilities in all failures reported has In six years risen above f0OO,OOO,OOO and this yoar the strictly commercial liabilities alone have exoeeded 9831,482,989, the liabilities of banking and finan dal Institutions have been $210,956,864, and the liabilities of railroads placed in tho hands of reoelvers about M,212,217,896.

As all reports hitherto have been to some extent erroneous through inclusion of failures not strlotly commercial, the classified returns show 8,226 manufacturing failures, with liabill' ties of $164,707,449 10,688 failures in legitimate trade, with liabilities of 185,527,890, and 802 other failures, Including brokers and speculators, with liabilities of &6.A0'. 73). The average of liabilities in mauufticuumf Is SW.CCJ. in legitimate trading, t8,oA ami other failures, (11,000.

CARLSON DENIES IT.

Didn't Wish to Ask Pardon of Patrick O'SuIllvau's Corpse. CHICAGO, Deo. 80. —When the hearing of the Coughlin case was resumed Jonas Carlson was recalled at the request of the attorneys for the defense for further cross-examination. Mr. Donahoe led by a number of questions to what would prove in tho opinion of the defense one of the dramatic episodes of the triaL It was reported to the defense that the day of O'Suilivan'a funeral, while the remains were lying In Thomas Whalen's house, old man Carlson came to the door and asked to be admitted. This was denied him and it was said that he then exclaimed with much emotion that he desired to beg forgiveness of the dead man for the wrong he had done him. The only result of the introduction of the event was a positive denial by Mr. Carlson.

Ohio Mills-Rasume Operations. MARTIN'S FERKY, Om Dec. 80.—The ./Etna, Standard and Laughliu iron and steel mills and Spence & Son's foundry have all resumed, giving employment to 1,500 men. The prospects for a long an3 steady run are considered good.

Powder

ABSOLUTELY PURE

FACTS BRIEFLY STATED.

Richard Spruce, botanist nnil traveler, died nt Mai ton, England, lie was 80 years old.

At Uroiuiway, Va., Thursday ti negro named Edward Williams wan publiely given 100 lashes.

Col. Alfred A. Wynne, a son-in-law of Gen. Winehostor, and a personal friend of Andrew Jackson, Is dead.

Durinjf the absence of their jiraml* mother Ltw.a AVefet* and Landon llailey weTe burned to death at Sedalia, Mo.

Ex-Judffe Granville P. Ilawes died in New York from heart trouble, lie was the author of a work on assignments.

United States Minister Thompson was reproved by the state department for deserting his post at Rio because of danger.

Many steamers are awaiting the openlug of the Manchester ship canal for general traffic, which will lake place Monday.

Last week's bank clearings at seven-ty-five American cities showed a decrease of aii.8 per cent, compared with lost year.

Creditors representing fl,000,000 having failed to extend their deposits, reopening of Milwaukee's Marine bank is doubtful.

Harriet Liayden, (colored) has bequeathed a $3,000 estate to Harvard college to found a scholarship for poor colored students. \N illiara 1). Bancker, general superintendent of the American News company, was found dead in bed at his home in Brooklyn.

Frank Wattman, a farmer living near Quiiiey, 111., tvas dragged by his horse Thursday night, throe ribs being broken and his skull fractured.

Louis Steinburg, of Chicago, and two friends bought tliirty-fivo pounds of brass filings, supposed to be puro gold, and are out (4,000.

Drove a Bolt 111 the Kwitch. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. SO.—Some one drove a bolt into the point of a split swltoh at McDoiiough, on the Southern Pacific, 18 miles west of San Antonio, Thursday night An eastbound special freight left the'track. Tho engine turned over on Engineer Frank Taylor and Fireman N. Turner. Both were extricated, but Turner's legs were crushed and he will die. Taylor was badly bruised. Road Brakeman T. J. Weed was severely injured. The engine tender was thrown 160 feet. Six cars of silver ore was demolished.

World's ITalr Bite No I.ODger. CHICAGO, Dec. 80.—All title to Jackson park as a world's fair site was surrendered Friday at 18 o'clock to the South park commissioners. President Biginbotham of the world's fair, General Manager Graham and Secretary Edmonds met the South park board, and after giving a check for 8300,000 yielded their authority to control tho ground on which the exposition stood.

Failed for 975,000.

LIMA, O., Dec. 80. Thompson & Richards' dry goods hous» has been taken possession of by the H. B. Claflin company of New York, who hold mortgages on the firm's stock for over #75,000. The Btore of M. Thompson, Sr., partner at Kenton, VVBB also closed to satisfy the claim. Other creditors will get nothing.

THE MARKETS.

Grain* Provision*, Eto. CHICAGO, Deo. 89.

FLOUR—Dull and easy. Winter Patents, I&2&&8.60 straights, fc2.80ft8.00i clears, *2.103 8.00 seconds, (1.8441.90 low grados, f8.80®B.?Q: Spring Patents, fc8.604}8.ftj straights, &1.&03 8,BG| Bakers' 11*70&K.1O low grades, bL40j& 1.50 Red Dog, ei.40$L60 Rye, ttK£2.84 'WHEAT—Moderately aotivo and higher. No. 8 cash and December, OO^&eo^o May, 64%$ feft 0,

CORN—Moderately aotlvc and higher. No. 8 and 8 Yellow, 84'ici No 8,83^-^3^0. and No. 8 Yellow, 38^^8«oi Dcoember, 8tt%3-Jfto

January, 84H&&4KO February, 8^Ho Way, 88$4ti88fto July, OATS—Moderately active and firmer. No. 8 cash, aud December, *8idW^o May, 29.^ Bamplos In fair demand aud higher. No. 3,

Ko 8 White, No. 8

eittattci No. 8 White, 80vt3809o. BY*—Dull. No. 8 oaph, 45o, 8am* pies, 46&48o for No. 8, and 48£44o for No. & May delivery Mo.

BABLST—Moderate sale. Low grade. S3£88cs fair to good, 4d$43c bettor grade, 44&40o oholoe to fanoy, 48&Mc.

Mass PORK—Trading moderate and prloes steady. Quotationsranged at (18,00^18.70 for cash regulart 918.46318.60 for January, and H8.fl8H®18.78H for May.

LABD—Marketrather^uietand prloes steady, Quotations ranged at I6.80&&23 for cash !7.8&®7.87vi for January, and 17.08^^7.03 for May.

LIVE Pour/ray—Per pound Chickens, ft&Ooi Turkeys, 7 Duoks, 7QJ0oi Geese, efi.UGt7.co per dozen.

BTJTTER—Croamery, 22£y*O Dairy, 10J^4c Packing Slock, I8£»14c. OILS—Wisconsin Prime White. 75c Wnter White, 74c Michigan Prime White, 8tfc Water White, Pc: Indiana Prime White, f^c Water White, Bfcc Headlight, IB lest, 8-io Gasoline, 87 derf'iJ, 12c

74

tieg's, I'c Naphtha, 63

(leg's, Olio. LjQU .nfv— DJyiillfM spirits steady oc lbs basis of fi.15 per «aL for J!Dished goods.

NEW Y.»UK, Dec.

WnsAT -No. 2 red opoiivd tirm cn loreiea buying, eu&ing OJ/ January, ',6.'ic May, 7«JV# ^70-aC.

Con.v—No. dull, but lirrn. March, 43?^® 44vie May, 44^^44,/ic. OATS—No. a nominal. Track while, State and W estern,

PBOVI6ION8-lieef, dull. Family. 14.50 extra mess, 18.60. Porlc, dull new mess. C18.76^' ll.ftJ family, U5.00&13.60 short clear, tl5.50&l6.75. LirJ, dull: prlmo west* crn steam. ?8.60 nominal.

TOLEDO, a, Deo. £9.

WHEAT—Higher, qu'.et No. 8 cash and December, GOo May, tf&Ho. CORN—Steady. No. 2 cash, SOVio asked May,