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?*··.? \..? h>e-tween the colored people themselvesar< the
most serious draw backs «0 th·. irprogress.
We shall deal next week with Mr.Thomas Nelson Paok's article
"TheNegro: The Southeruer's Problem" aspublished iu the May number
ofMcClures Magazine.
Ime colored person of good mannershelps to alleviate the
condition not onlyof himself, but those around him.
President Roosevelt promptly re-nominated Dr. Wm. 1). Chum to
beCollector of the Port at Charleston,South Carolina.Tbe President
gave the Negro haters
down there a white Negro, aud yet theyart still kicking.
it want do, colored nien to eimourag«yotaj children to be
insulting to whitepeople, ev«u though they may 0?0??? eit Teach
them to be respectful t«>evtry body aud the result will repayy
.. au hundred fold.
I £*, those white peoplii iu the Southwho are friendly to the
colored people».nd believe in the race's possibilities areir. the
minority, but they are doingmuch to make our burdeu lighter.
We have thousands of white friendsthroughout this country, both
Northand South, whose sympathies are withOS. We should do uothiug
and sav jnothing to cause theui to turn from usin disgust. We ueed
friends now, coloredfolks, yes, we ueed them b.idly.
Sjncr the viruleut attack ou DrCrxtm agaiust whom the
N'egro-hatersconld bring no charge save that of color,Pro?. Booker
T. Washington, whorightfully recommended him seems tohav»? "gone
'way back and sat down."When we consented to the sacrifice of
the political positions we had upon thepromise that we should
receive othersthrough the meliuoa of the men ofthe race most
capable we swapped thesr.bstance for the shadow and gave in¬creased
impeturs to the opposition thatwas against all Negroes holding
office.Moral; Never give up the job you
have until you have safely landed ih ?job you are after.
The institute for Colored Youth atCbeyney, Pa., the announcement
ofwhich was published in these columns
of April 38. 1904 is one of the best nor¬mal schools for the
professional train¬ing of teachers in the country. It hasthe
advantage of location and facilitiesaud its able faculty, under the
superbmanagement of Prof. HuohM. Browneshould commend it to the
lovers of thorough training every where.Communications addressed an
him at
Cheyuey, Pa., will receive prompt at¬tention.
It is the Negro as a freeman aud aeitizeu that the Negro-hatere
are after.They are opposed to the self-employingcitizen of color
just as they were opposedbl the free Negro of slavery days.A Negro
as a servant is all right with
them. Be he ever so igno: ait or anrefined, he is welcomed into
the hues'hotels, residt nces, barber shops, businessestablishments,
sleeping, parlor anddining cars or any where else.But you let this
same Negro put on a
Fedora or Derby hat, and clothe himselfwith a late style suit of
the tailor'sfinest make, and draw his expensemoney from his own
pocket, having| earned the same in a business, where heis his own
employer, and immediately| there is a wail in the Southland andsuch
a Negro is not capable, able or fitto darken the front gate, much
less thefront door of the most degenerate whiteman in all this
land.He may be educated, skilled aud a
walkiug type and exponent of »he doc¬trines and ideas of Lord
Chesterfieldbut such a specimen ot a Negro is an a.bonunation to
the average Negro hatingwhite man and from such a specimenhe says,
"May the good Lord deliverU8."
The Cosmopolitan for May is up toits usual standard of
excellence. Thefollowing are its contents:"What is my relation to
my fellow
men?" John Brisben Walker; '.Frontis¬piece;" "The making of a
British Tar,"Broughtou Brandenburg; "The training
I of a German actress," Grace Isabel Ool-brou; "The ruins of
Baalbek," DuluuyHunter; "The food of the Gods," Her¬bert George
Wells; "The sea is Hisalso," ouha B. Foster; "The delights ofAerial
Navigation," Paul Nocquet;"Wonderful Whale-hunting by steam,"P. T.
McGru^h; -'Intellectual Germanyof to-day," Wolf Von Schierbrand;¦
The last Serpent," SeumasMac Mam s;"The merit system in Government
?µpoictniente," Theodore Roosevelt; "TheDramatic History of South
America..Panama and the Knights Erraut ofColonization," Cyrus
Towusend Brady;"The moat Athletic Nation in theWorld," H jali oar
Hjorth Boyeseu;.Interesting Personalities in the Busi-
in'.ss World .Norman Bruce Ream,"Edwin Lefevre; "The Door of
Unrest,"O Henry; "The Diary of King EdwnrdVili. ' "Half a Dozen
Letters," Florenee Stewart; "Sports with which wean· I iilamiliar,"
Helmet Stag Archer;"Meu, Women and Events."
X voiCK FROM K01N0KE.
Tiik Roanoke, Va.. Evenivo Wouldin its issue of the 2ng all
hut!.·« conson¬ant with the exercise of the rights of adeservedly
free p*v»ole.This jouruul couclmled as follows:"The perpetuity ttf
Southern society
and civilization depeuds upon keepingintact the hue of
deinarkatiou botWOOBthe two races, and any Negro who seeksro cross
that line and force social equa¬lity with bout hern whites, will
meetwith resistane«·, to the extent, if nettibe, of the
extermination ot the inferi rrace. This does not imply enmity to
theN.gro. Ou the contrary it is for insgood, aud so lougas he
recognizes thefact aud acts upon if, uv will lind littleor nt)
t>ppositiou from ».he white ? oplein the South, to his full
enjoyment ofUfa, liberty aud property."The above brutal utterances
will
hardly disturb the equnuauimity of theaverage citizen of color.
The writerthreatens extermination if the colore«ibrother crises the
line and fore ßsocial equality, but says nothing as towhat shall be
done when white peop'ecross the line and do the sunn thing.
His expressed determination to exter¬minate an entire race of
pjople, althoughpreviously stated, with its usualaccompaniment of
"cooliug time" doesnot imply enmity to the Negro. Ou thecontrary,
accordiug to his theory, it indicates the love of him. The
absurdityof this line of reasoning is too appuramifor further
comment.As we have before intimated and
asserted, the Evbnino W.rld is of theopinion that Negro man can
gain theconsent of some white females for d^edsuuiiieuLioiiuble in
these columns andthat this consout is possible upviu th ??
rausieoit acquaintanceship on tue streetoars and other public
places.We have never subscribed to any sum
idea and the reflection upon sotue of thefemales of the S» m
bland is too base toba tolerated in the columns of any
whitejournal. Social relationship can only bebrought about by the
cousent of bothparato! to the transaction.We do uot doubt that the
bastard
mulattoesuow roaming the streets ofRoanok«i are the cause of the
"blood onthe moon," whioh our contemporarythinks it sees in the
street car situationat Richmond.For our part, we are opposed to
the
mixing and will cooperate with theEvening World in any
legitimate ef-fort to improve the moral condition ofboth
races.White men who are living in an
adulterous relationship with Negrowomen should be promptly dealt
withand vice-versa.But this relationship was not brought
about by the railroad trains, streetcars,hotels or even in these
white men'skoines.As a rule, they hie themselves away
as far as possible from their own resi-dences where they regale
themselves
with the deHíTV'ee ot the season andenjoy tbe embraces of a
dusky Negrofemale, upon whom the rivorage Negroman looks with
conteront.We have seen white men in close con.
versation after night fall with Negrowomen, whose ugliness and
unkemptcondition would almost make a totter¬ing chimney fall.But on
trujse questions, sir, you are
silent. You go after a class of whiteand black people who. along
those liuesat least are thinking no evil aud doingno wrong, while
the other class are tuhidiug, practicing all of the evil of
themodern Gomorroh.Let us have Negro women for Negro
men and white women for white men.You hang or shoot by law all
of theNegroes, male or female, proven to beliving in an immoral
relationship withwhite folks, male or female, and per¬mit us to
hang or shoot by law all ofthe white folks, male or female provento
be living in an immoral relationshipwith Negroes, male or female.We
proph*«y the result will be that
your anxiety has been to keep your peo-pie from us rather than
to keep us fromyours was well founded.We are satisfied. You have
one color
from which to select.all white, whilewe have many colors from
which tomake our choosing.We have red Negroes, yellow Ne¬
groes, copper-colored Negroes, whiteNegroes and black Negroes,
both refin"ed, iliterato and ignorant, and any col¬ored man who is
uot satisfied with thisselection of females from which tochoose and
goes after white womenought to be hanged.We are satisfied with what
we have
on this side of the potato patch. Keepyour white men at home.We
aro opposed to your "social
equality" especially that kind whichhas made it impossible for
thousands ofus to tell whether we are genuine ormongrel, and causes
the street-car con¬ductors to be constantly "chucking" usover among
the white folks, and forcingup on us social equality, when we
knowwe belong among tho colored folks,where we can be content'îd
and happy.You started too late, Mr. Evbnim»
World, the amalgamating business bo¬yan two hundred and fifty
years ago,and we doubt not if you have lived inthe southland all of
your life, as didy«jnr forefathers, some of your ances¬tors may
have had a hnnd ia the mir¬ing.Any man. be he white or black,
who
is coastai tly stirring up race prejjdices an«l appcaliug to the
bastir pos¬sums in the humau race in order towiden the breach
between the races anddisturb the friendly relationship be¬tween
them is an enemy to the republica and dangerous disturber of the
peace ofthe community iu whi-h he lives.Colored men will continue
to culti¬
vate a friendly relationship with thefrieudly elements of the
white race.These trouble br«>eders have their usesand devil like
continue their work ofevil all the time. We shul 1 not lose
hope,hut shall battle on to the eml, knowingthat "after life's
fitful fever, we shall¦leap well ' an 'oar Col will wipe all«f the
tears from our eyes.
Far from Useless.????? Lawyer It will lie quite 00·*
less to try and ureao OM JOOOO1 will,don't you think so?
Old Lowyee 0 «¡ess? Not at all.Tin· ralatifee wMI net loto of
os»ooa*aOoo·aud we will «et sum«· fat fees. -Duck.
Little Elsie's Confession."Miss Biggs is interested iu you,
pa.""How so?""Why. to-day, after she had told me
seven tini« s to sit down and behavemyself, she said she womb p
.1 whatsort of a father I had.".Tit-Hiis.
Pushed Down.Mr. Chellus. ? thought you said I
held the first ulace in your heart"Miss C'idday.So you do. but
the
first place, of course, is down at thebottom. The latest tenant
is alwaysat the top..Philadelphia Press.
Train Delayed."What do you think now, llobbie?"
remarked the mother as she box«'«l hisears.
"I don't think," replied tbe hoy."My train of through has been
delay¬ed by a hotbox.".Town Topi«·*.
No Delusions."Do you think she loves you foi
yourself alone?" asked the romauii«,person."Certainly not,"
answered the titleü
foreigner. "She loves me for my ances¬tors.".Washington
Star.
Her Little Surprise.Doni stiip me now, «l«¿ar» Archie's
goni« to propose in a few minutes.""lias be shown any
symptoms?""Ortainly n«>i! He doesn't know it
yet. I've arranged it as a surprise forhim.".llrooklyu Life.
Megaphoning Above."How loud Brother Brown talks in
nu et in'!""Yes; l'ro\ ¡«lein «¦ has been turnin
a «leaf ear to him lately an' he's givinIt 0 posea Of his
miud.".A Liauta ???-a li tut ion.
In No Danger.Mistress- I think you hand.e those fine
china dishes very carelessly.Domestic.Don't worry, mum. They
are so light IbOl they wouldn't hurt evenif I dropped 'em on nij
loes, mum..N. Y.Weekly.
_
Brother Dickey's Philosophy."Dey say we'll soon he talkin'
wid
de stars," s:ii«l Brother Dickey, "but,1er my min', de bos'
thing we kin do ister fiu* out somefin' 'bout de worl'whar we
atrio' at!".Atlanta Constitu¬tion.
Lying About a Man.If it's necessary to lie in a man's
favor do it while he is alive instead olhiring a marble-cutter
to no It after heis dead..Chh-ago Daily News.
RUSSIA BEATEN IN BIGBATTLE ON THE YALU.
(Continued from let Page.)
fixed bayonets, preceded by buglers, toclear a passage. The
Japanese, how¬ever, declined a hand-to-hand conflict.On the arrival
of the battalion of the10th regiment all the troops were ableto
beat a retreat."'The losses of the 11th and 12th
regiment·» Were very groat, but theyare not yet exactly known.
In the 11ththe killed included Colonel Laming andLieutenant
Colonels Domettl andRaievsky. The 12th lost nine com¬pany
commanders killed or wounded.
" 'The second and third batteries ofthe sixth brigade, having
lost thegreater number of their men andhorses, were compelled to
abandontheir guns after rendering them use¬less. For the same
reason six guns ofthe third battery and eight Poulemetts.which
could not be brought away, werealso disabled. The mountainous
natureof the country u.¦ave tbe guns by means of dr.i.u rogna," 'Up
to the present 800 wounded, ineluding 14 officers, have been
broughtto the hospital at Feng Wang PhongTheir eventual
transportation else¬where is fully assured.
" 'According to the statements of par¬ticipants in the battle,
at least 3000 to4000 were killed.' "
FIVE DAYS OF FIGHTING
Japs' Story of tbe Big Battle On theYalu River.
Tokio, May 2..The Russians wereforced to abandon Antung
yesterday.They burned the town and retreatedto Feng Huan Cheng. The
Japanesenow control the estuary of the Yalu.
After five days of fighting thefirst Japanese army, under
GeneralKurokl, has forced a crossing of theYalu river, and with a
gallant infantry
" "íCir*general ïruo«.
charge, covering a - frontage of fourmiles, it drove the
Russians from ChiùTien Cheng and the heights on theright bank of
the Iho or Alda river,which enters the Yaiu from the northalmost
opposito Wiju. The Japaneseturned the left flank of the
Russianposition, and in tin- battle yesterdaythev swept awav th .
new front inter-posed by th«^ Russians to check theironward
movement.The Japanese losses wore 798 killed
and wmiiiil ¦' Thej ¦.«¡.¦lured 2S quick-fire guns. .".·· Oflt M
and ggg mon.
(ornerai Kiiro! i borali tbe movementon Tuesday by ordering a
dota« huu'iitof tbe Imperial guarda dirtaton toMint Hie latead of
Karito, which is inth«· Vain BOOTo Wiju. an«! a «letach-nieiit of
th>· so.-ond division to seizeth«· lotend of Ktntelto, which is
sit¬uated hclov \\ iju. The t with tome re¬sistance, but It
succeeded In clearingthe enemy out and occupied KuritoIsland. The
Russians abandoned theIsland of Kinteito when attacked bythe
detachment of the BOOOnd division.The 12th division of the
Japauose
army was chosen to make the firstrrnontag Of the Yalu. It b«^gan
itspreparations on Friday by driving theRussians from their
position on the'bank of the river opposite Suikmhin,whioli is night
nilk's above Wiju*. andthe point selected for the crossing.This
division constructed a pontoonblMgt. over tbe rJVOr, and at 3
O'dOCISaturday morning It began crossingThe entire division passed
«nor tberiver during the day. and by h o'clockSaturday «-veiling it
was in xho posi-,tion assigned to it for the battle ofSunday.A
bridge across the main stream of
the Yalu just above Wiju was cora-BtOtea at S O'clock Saturday
night, andthe second Jai)aneso division and theimperial guards
immediately begancrossing. They advan« -ed and ovcu-pied the hills
back of the Kosau, fac¬ing the Russian position on the rightbank of
the river. All through Satur-day Bight regiment attor regiment
ofJapanese BaMlora pound across thebridge and at a lai«' hour
Saturday? ititi t Oeueenl Kurokl telegraphed tothe penara! staff Of
UM army: "1 willBttnck the enemy on May 1 at dawn "True to his
promise, (huu-ral Kuroki
at daylight yeotjurdoj cenbared all bisartillery on the Russian
position be- jtwoen Chin Tion Cheng and Yoshow«).To this fire the
Russians made replywith all their batteries.
At 7 o'clock in the morning theRussian battery at Yoshoko was
si¬lenced, and half an hour later GeneralKuroki ordered bis lines,
atretchtngfor four miles, to attack. The Japa-??? infantry, on the
word of com-mand. charged across the Iho. wadingthat stream breast
deep and beganstorming the heights at 8.15.
At 9 o'clock they had swept the Rus-'sian line back across the
plateau.At 5 o'clock Sunday evening the Jap-
anese army held a line extending fromAntung northwesterly to
Laukuku, amirunning from there in a northeasterlydirection to
Mishukau.A Russian officer who was taken
prisoner said that the effect of theJapanese artillery fire on
Saturday andSunday was enormous.
Offered Stubborn Resistance.Tokio. May 4..A supplemental re¬
port was received here from GeneralKuroki. It is dated
yesterday, andsavs:
"Yesterday the enemy offered a stub¬born resistance against our
pursuit,adding about 300 to our casualties. Theenemy stood with
resolution until theirartillery, consisting of two batteries,lost
the majority of Its men and horses.They then broke the breeches,
and.closing the apparatus of their guns,hoisted the white
flag."According to a captured Russian of¬
ficer. Major (.encrai Kashtalinsky,commander of the third Kast
Siberianrlue brigade; the colonels of the 11thand 12th rifle
regiments, and the com¬mander of the rifle artillery battalionwere
killed in the fighting at Hama-tan.
"It seems that the enemy was en¬tirely routed by our attack,
becausesince yesterday many have come in andsurrendered. Our
prisoners Include 30officers, 20 of whom are wounded, and300 men.
100 of whom are wounded."A preliminary report from the chief
surgeon of the first Japanese armyshows that we had 798 men
killed andwounded. These casualties are dividedas follows: The
imperial guards, 132;second division. 350, and third divi¬sion,
316."
Japs Capture Newchwang,London. May 4..The Chefoo corres¬pondent
of the Daily Chronicle cablesthe following under yesterday's
(Tues¬day) date:"The Japanese landed troops and at¬
tacked and captured Newchwang lastevening, the Russians falling
back toprotect the railway."FAILED TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUREight Jap
Fireships and Two Torpedo
Boats Sunk In Harbor.Port Arthur. May 4. . A Japanese
squadron, under Admiral Togo, appear¬ed off Port Arthur after
daybreak yes¬terday and engaged the forts and war¬ships.Thirty
Japanese prisoners have been
captured.At 1 o'clock In the morning five Jap¬
anese torpedo boats were sighted, andthe Russian land batteries,
the gun¬boat Giliak and the coast defense ves¬sels GremiaschI and
Otvashnl openedfire and compelled them to retire. Im¬mediately
afterwards other Japaneseships were sighted on the horizon.They
were headed by a fireship, whichwas sunk near the entrance of
theharbor at 1.20 a. m.After an interval of 25 minutes two
more fireships came on and were sentto the bottom.At 2.25 two
more fireships approach¬
ed. Three of these blow up on ourmines. Two of these sank
immediatelyand the other two fireships were sunkby the batteries
and warships.The protected «-miser Askoid partici¬
pated in the firing.Fifteen minutes later three more fire¬
ships arrived. One of them blew up ona mine, the second vessel
was wreckedon the shore, and the third was sunkby the Russian
shells. The crews ofthe fireships tried to save themselvesby boats,
in which they put out to sea.A majority of them were killed by
theRussian machine guns and rifles. Someof the survivors were
picked up.At daybreak a number of Japanese
were seen clinging to the masts andfunnels of the sunken
vessels, andthese were rescued by the Russians.Thirteen of the
wound«"d Japanese havesince died. The Russtaafl supplied
thesurvivors with ???a and clothing, andthe wounded were taken to
thehospit.ilship Mongolia.Many dead bodies were seen floating
outside the harbor. These were col-lacCOtl by the Russians, who
broughttin in ashore and buried them.During the morning 10 of the
en¬
emy's torpedo boats remained in theoffing and were fired on at
long range.At 0.30 o'i'loek it was signalled that
there was a Japanese fleet in the vi¬cinity and that two of the
enemy'slatin« hes had been run ashore.The town is quiet. Large
crowds
watched the operations with great in-t«M«'st. Orami Duke Doris
arrived herelast evening.
???-JEWISH RIOTS BREAK OUTMob Threw Women and Children Out
Windows and Murdered a Girl.Vienna, May 4. -Reports are
current
here that (here were seTiotis anti-Jewish riots hi the
lb'ssarabian townof Bender April 30. It is stated thatHas rioting
OOOJaO Saturday afternoonwhile the congregations w%re in
thesynagoguesThe mobs smash«»«! the windows oí
houses in the Jewish quarter, entere«?the houses ajil threw
women and chil¬dren out of the windows. A girl wasmurdered ii a
most revolting manner.the reports say. OosoocfcO were sent
toreatase order.The oatbreak is said to have been
due to tbo anger of the crowd overRussian reverses in Hie Far
Kast.These «sporti losta ofhVial confirma¬
tion.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED."I-iursdj#y. April 28.
The |0th annual me«-ting. Of '-be Na¬tional Municipal League
was, Held atChiesero.The Panama canal commissioners
ratonad to Maw York on tbe eteesserYin-atan irons Colon.
Ftre fleatrayao* the greater part ofthe· business portion of
Hrainard,Minn.. entailing a loss of $250.(JOO.
Clarence» Quails colored, was ar¬rested near Seaford. Del.,
charged withrobbing rural mail boxes of valuables.
Michael Davitt. the Irish leader, whowas in this country in the
interest ofthe Irish National League, sailed forLiverpool on the
steamship Msjeotio.
Friday. April 2T.It has been announced in New York
that J. P. Morgan bought the originalmainisi lipt of »Milton's
"Paradise Lost"iu London for $25,000.A meeting of the stockholders
of the
Norfolk and Western railroad has beencalled for June 17. at
Roanoke. Va., toauthorize a $:>."».000.OtiO bond issue.
Albert G. Sheppard, of Wilkesbarre,Pa., died of cramps on board
the Clydeline steamer Commanche, which ar¬rived at New York from
Jacksonvilleand Charleston.During a severe coughing spell Dr.
McGee. chief of the anthropologicaldepartment of the St. Louis
fair,strained a ligament in his left sideand fractured a rib.
Saturday, April 30.
The Virginia Democratic sfata nan- *\eution will be held at
Richmond onJune 9. aTom Searcy, colored, waa lynched hiHawood
county, Tenn, for assaulting ?9-year-old white girl.Postmaster
General Payne baa re¬
turned to Washington from his soath-ern trip uni« b improved in
hearth.The May circulars of the anthracite^coal companies show an
advance ofcents a ton for domestic sizes orer theApril
price.Wendell P. Stafford, of Vermont, baabeen appointed justice of
the supreme
court of the District of Columbia tasucceed Justice P. C.
Prttchard, now ?United States circuit judge.
Monday, May 2.The Virginia Navigation Company'»
steamer Pocahontas was destroyed byfire at Richmond, Va, Loe«,
fl50,wo;fully insured.Hon. John J. Shonk, one of the pio¬
neer coal operators of the anthrastteregion, died at his home in
Wilkes-barre, Pa., aged 89 years.The Pittsburg Conference for a
mer¬
ger of the Primitive Methodists andMethodist Protestants Is
likely to ad¬journ ineffectually for another year.W. A. Botkin,
divorced husbaad of
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, convicted of themurder of Mre. J. P.
Dunning, of Dela¬ware, died suddenly in San Francisco.
Tuesday, May 3.The safe in the Pennsylvania rail¬
road office at Pitcairn, Pa., was blownopen by burglars, who
secured over$600.Sunday base ball in Brooklyn has
been declared legal in a decisionhanded down by Justice Gaynor
inNew York.Three men and a boy were burned
to death In a box car on the North¬western railroad at Council
Bluffs, la^while stealing a ride.
Secretary of the Navy Moody leftWashington to inspect the naval
sta¬tions at Guantanamo, Key West, Pen¬sacela and New Orleans.
Ex-President Cleveland delivered alecture on "The Government in
the>Chicago Strike of 1894," before a largo-audience at
Princeton, N. J.
Wednesday, May 4.Judge Andrew Kirkpatrlck, of th*
United States circuit court, died at hi»home at Newark. N. J.The
10th annual national convention-
of the Funeral Benefit Association of ·the P. O. S. of A. was
held at Scran-ton. Pa.Over 35,000 loaves of bread were
received in Chicago from Pittsburg torelieve the famine
threatened by thestrike of bakers.Judge Goodwin, of Aurora, III.,
has
boon selected for the position of as¬sistant attorney general
for the post-office department.The New York grand jny fi.ua)
four indictments for grand larcenyagainst l>avid Rothschild,
formerpresident of the defunct Federal bank.In default of $25,000
bail he is in JaiL
GENERAL MARKETS
Philadelphia, Pa_. May 4. . Floursteady; arbiter superfine,
$3.50(^3.75;Penna, roller, clear, $140^4 70; rltTmills, fancy. $'
fk.«quiet; per barrel $ ì tre.No. 2 G???:?. red, |J ¦. jf 1.04.
Cornfirm; N«t. I yellow 1· al, !>2c. Oatsqui« *: No. I white
pptvl. 47c; lowergradea, ti«·. Hat any; No. i timo¬thy. $18«tJ
18.60, h.il.s. Pork firm;family. $lf(.5U. Boot ateady; beef
hams,$20fr21. Lire poi Itry, bons. 13V4c; oldroosters, 9c Dreaoed
poultry, choicefowlb, 14« n ? roostem, loe. muterste;.iiy:
«reainery. $7c. Bgga sttvidv;New «fork and Penna '."';
