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/market ?rts S^W'tok^ MONEY MARKET. vEW YORK. Dec. 27.?Money on call steady at 2U@V4 per cent.: last loan, 2% per cent.; prime mercantile paper, 3%: sterling exchange, dull and eas? ier,' with actual business in bankers' bi?s at 4.S4V?@Vi for demand, and at 4.ii%@4.S2 for sixty days: posted rates, 4i2%@4.S5; commercial bills. 4.S1: bar silver, 59%: silver certilicates, 59%@60%; ilesican dollars, 46%: government bonds, firmer; State bonds, strong: /railroad bonds, strong. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.?Stocks were strong and higher today with business well distributed. The improvement in railroad quotations from 1 to 2 points generally and even greater in the spe? cialties. Shifting of speculative ac? counts and profit-taking were at times responsible for fluctuations downward, but the tone throughout was confident. Among the many reasons to account for this were favorable traffic statements for the third week in December, espe? cially St. Paul, where the gross increase tos over $175,000. Saturday's good bank statement and continued ease in the money market. Moreover the advance in Americans in London had a stimulat? ing effect though in the latter there was moderate selling in that quarter in ad? vance here. There was a continuation of the tendency to discount January ?dividend disbursements, larger pro? portion of which will remain in this country than hitherto, because the ab? sorption of large blocks of internation? als formerly owned abroad. The grangers were more largely traded in than of late at advancing prices. Rock Island making an extreme advance of three points; St. Paul. 1%, Burlington 1% and the others a point each. Or? ders to buy accumulated over the holi? days caused a wide opening in Ameri? can stocks. American steel and wire stocks rose about eight points each, and retained the greater part of the ad? vance. Federal steel, also B. & O. com? mon and preferred was up over two points and eased off somewhat. Peo? ple's Gas and Brooklyn Transit were very strong, the latter on the theory that there would be an announcement in January of the consolidation of com? peting lines. Sugar Refining was an exception to the general strength be? cause of the reported complications in the trade due to sales direct to the re? tailers by the independent companies, and a reduction in the price of the re? fined article. The stock lost about three points at the opening: rallied slightly and closed a little above the lowest. Several of the minor industrial special? ties" displayed strength especially leath? er preferred and lef^l. Other stocks whose advances attracted attention were Norfolk and Western: Pittsburg, C. C. C. and St. L., the Pacifies, Met? ropolitan Street Railway and Bay State Gas. The closing was strong, slightly under the best, aggregating transac? tions having reached nearly a million and establishing the largest total for the year. ? al sales of stocks today were 951, - 50 ..bares. ding stocks closed as follows: .' ieon. If 5 Ra more & Ohio. ti'.>{ i !? :..da Pacific. (r'5 ? da Southern. 50f *,nesapeake & Ohio. 2?i Chicago <fc Alton. 169A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy . 124$ C. C. C. & St. I. 41 do do pret'd. !Ki Delaware & Hudson. 104 Delaware, Luck. & VV. 14? Erie (new). 1-1} Fort Wayne. 170 Great Northern pref'd. l??? Il?nois Central.ex div 1145 Lake Shore . 2014 Louisville & Nashville. M'i Manhattan L. !??$ Michigan Central. ill Missouri Paciiic. 45J Mobne&Ohio. 31 New Jersey Central. 03 New York" Central. 123; Norfolk & Western. !8 Northern Pacific. 43? do pref'd.77J Pittsburg. . 17a ' Reading:. 191 Rock Island. 114J. St. Paul. nuj do pref'd. . lfi".-* Southern Pacific. 1-3 Southern Railway. 103 do pref'd. 42? Texas & Pacific. 19J I'luon Pac'?e prot'd,. 4'-;^ Adams Exuress. 108 American Express. 144 United States Kxpress. 52 Wells Farao Express. Iv9 American Tobacco. 142 do pref'd . 12'J People's Gas. ill i Consolidated Gas. 1!M> General Electric. S)5i Pacific Mail. 4'$ Pailinan Palae?.e* div 150 bilver Certilicates. D.'i Sugar . i23i do pret'd . 111 g Tennessee Coal & lion. 3a Wester;; Union. 02J Chicago Northwestern. 140} do pref'd. 3 85 Chicago Great "Western. 15 BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET. BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.?Flour?Quiet; Western super. 2.25@2.50. Wheat?Strong; spot and month, 75% @<76; January, 74%!!%; southern by sample, 71<g751/i. Corn?Strong; December, new or old, i2%<g<1/-; January, 42%@%; February, 42%<tt%; southern white and yellow corn, 3S%@42%. Oats?Firm: No. 2 white, 25@%. Rye?Firmer; No. 2 nearby, 59; No. 2 western, 61. Sugar?Strong. Butter?Steady; fancy creamery, 22@ 23. Eggs?Firm: fresh, 25c per dozen. Cheese?Steady; fancy New York CO; large, lift1/,. Lettuce?1.25@1.50 per bushel box. Whiskey?1.29@-1.30 per gallon for finished goods in car loads; 1.31@132 per gallon for jobbing lots. COTTON FUTURES. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.?Cotton futures opened quiet and steady. December, 5.40; January, 5.41; February, 5.42; March, 5.47; April. 5.51; May, 5.55; June, 5.57; July, 5.61; August, 5.64; September, 5.69; October, 5.61. Closing?Futures steady. December, 5.43; January, 5.44: February, 5.46; March. 5.49; April, 5.52; May, 5.56; June, 5.59; July. 5.62; August. 5.65; September, 5.60; October, 5.60; November, 5.60. Spot closed steady and unchanged, i Sales, 1,636 bales. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO. Dec. 27.?Grain and pro? visions enjoyed a boom today and sharp advances. were .secured all around. It was more a result of increased trade than of news, outsiders being prominent in all markets. Wheat advances 1% and corn about the same: oats added -?>4c to the previous price, while provis? ions closed 15 to 35c higher. Leading futures closed as follows: WHEAT? Open Hitrh Dow Close Dee OGi GO;1 GO May 07} 07* 07? G7if July 05} (>">i CO? 05 CORN? Dee 84f 34g 341 34 s May 85? Sir. 4 35 i 854 July 35530} '6\\ 85} OATS Dee 2<U 201 ?0 20 May 21} ?04 21? 21'} PORK Dec 9.40 9 45 8.374 5 40 Jan 0.724 0.70 9.05 9.07i LARD? Dec ?.121 5.15 5.10 4.17 Jau 5.87i 5.37J 5.324 5.35 R IBS Jan 4.05 4.074 4.G2A 4.G2J Dee 4.85 4.85 ? 4.80~ 4 Sil Cash quotations were as follows: flour steady; No. spring wheat l>><i?'J64; No. 2 red, 70; No. ?. coro, Sei: No. 2 oats, L0'i@27; No J white, 260293: N.o. 3 while, 58 ?CO; rye. 54@4; No 2 barley, 40@47; 1X0. 1 flax seed. 104j@110; prime limotbv sweiJ. 2.30; luce--; pork per barrel 8 25@S.80; lard, per 100 pounds, 5.30@5 4.4; short ribs sides, loose, 4.8>@5.10; dry salted sh< ulderE' bo ed, 4j@j!: short clear "ides, loose. 4 10@5 15; whiskey, distillers1 (iaisbed goods, per gallon. 120; No. 2 yellow corn, 38}. 1 Work of the Orcoii liyml Monster, i (By Telegraph.) J DULUTH, MINN., Dec. 27.?Urs. W. j L. Borgland today shot and killed Peter I Hanson, a tailor, and then cut her own I throat but wajs not effective in her own case and will probably recover. Mrs. Borgland is a widow forty years of age. She kept a number of boarders, among whom is Hanson, who is her cousin. He is thirty years old and ten years her junior. The widow was wildly in love with him. Hanson paid attentions to her. but later has been devoted to a younger and fairer woman. Horrible Suicide. (By Telegraph.) CHICAGO. Dee. 27.?Louis Slick, of 1904 North Marshfield avenue, chose a unique and horrible method today to end his life. He lifted a lid from a stove and held his head against the glowing coals until he burned so se? verely that he was rendered uncon? scious. He was found a few minutes later by his wife and eight hours later he died without regaining conscious? ness.. Slick was fiS years old and was formerly a harness maker. What Sfco Would Want. "And when we are married," said Iis beautiful young girl to whom the aged millionaire had just proposed, "will you give me everything I want?" "Everything, my charmer," replied the old man in .an ecstasy of delight at this intimation that she would surren? der; "everything that you can ask." "If I could believe you," she said, doubtfully, "I would not hesitate a min? ute," "Why should you doubt me?" he asked. "Oh, because of the chri-acter of the request I would make," she answered. "You mean well, but I'm afraid you might back out. You see, the first thing I should ask after marriage would be for a divorce and alimony."?Chicago Post. Two Babies. Mrs. Nevroia?Oh, I wish you could see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfectlj' lovely! Such a delicate, sweet littla creature as it is! It's a perfect little cherub, with the loveliest eyes, the sweetest little mouth, the cunningest little nose, and eyes of heavenly blue. It looks as if It just dropped from Heav? en and every tiny feature had been fushioned by the angels. I Mr. Ncwrna?Is it as nice as our baby? Mrs. Newma?Mercy! no, not half.? V. Y. Weekly. Animal Keeper?Take care, youns lady, the old ape is treacherous. Elderly Gentleman?Your insolence shall be reported. How dare you insult me??Meggendorfcr's Blaetter. Evidence of the Truth. ; Hicks?Bowers has been telling me ?ome of his war experiences, j Wicks?And I suppose you believe al! bis yarns. Hicks?Oh, yes; they were so uninter i esting I'm sure they must be true.? ; Boston Transcript. Coiaine: and Co'lag. j Mrs. 'Crimsonbeak?There's been a iteady stream of men going into that ; saloon nearly all day long. Mr. Crimson beak?I don't suppose it I was a very steady string coming out.? j Yonkers Statesman. 3 40pm. lRpml l? HOpm 5 Upm 7 OSpm S 57pm 9 ??pm 2 4 Sam 4 22am 6 2Sam rp HB NORFOLK & WASHING JL TON STEAMBOAT COMPANY Tis** New and Powerful Iron Falaca Steamers Newport Newa, Washingtor and' Norfolk Till leave dally as fol? lows: NORTH BOUND. Steamers leave Portsmouth, foot of North street at.5:00 p. : Leave Norfolk, foot of Mathewe street at . 5:45 p. m. Leave Old Point at. 6:45 p. ra Arrive Washington at . 7:00 a. m B. &. O. R. R. PENN, R. R. Lv. Washington at.. 8:00 a ni..8:00 air Ar. Philadelphia at. 11:00 a m.10:50 a rr. Ar. New York at.. .. 1:25 p m..2:15 p m South bound, B. & O. R, R. Penn. R. R Lv. New York at_ll:3v> a m..l:00 p rr Lv. Philadelphia at. 1:33 p m..3:18 p rr Ar. in Washington .. 4:30 p m..?:18 p re Steamers leave Washington at 8:30 p xr Arrive Fortress Monroe at.... 7:00 a rr Arrive Norfolk at . 8:00 a xr. Arrive at Portsmouth at.8:30? ir The trip down the historic Potomac river and Chesapeake Bajr oh the ele? gant steamers of this company is un? surpassed. The steamers are compar? atively new, having been built in 1831 and are fitted up in the most luxuri? ant manner, with electric lights, cai bell, and steam heat in each room The tables are suDDlied with every de licacy of the. season from the market of Washington and Norfolk. For further Information apply to D. J. CALLAHAN, Agent Wnr*nlV TT? C1HESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY J FOR RICHMOND. WASHING? TON, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE CHICAGO, ST. LOTUS, &C. Schedule in Effect Nov. 13. 1S9S. WESTBOUND^ I No. 1 f No. 3" Lv. Newport News ...j 9 15amj 4 35pm Ar Richmond .| 11 30am| 6 50pm Lv. Richmond .|*12 ??n'hj Ar. Washington .. Lv. Richmond _ Ar. Charlottesville Ar. Staunton . Ar. Clifton Forge Ar. Va. Hot Spring Ar. White Sulphur Ar. Cir^innati .I TSSamj 515pm Ar. Louisville .lilOOaml S 00pm Ar. Chicago .| 5 30prnj 7 15am Ar. St. Louis .I 6 5Rpm| 7.10am "Dai.'y except Sunday, other tune daily No. 1 Cincinnati Express daily. Parlor Car Old Point to Richmond and Pullmans Richmond to Cincinnati. Louisville and St. Louis. No.3 with Pullman daily Old Point to Hinton, Cincinnati and Louisville. Meals served o.i dining cars on Nos. 1 and3 '.vest of Gordonsville. ~ FOR NORFOLK/ | No. 2 | 'No. 4 _I daily. | daily. Lv. Newport News ....]1115amj 6 05pin Ar. Norfolk .112 15pm j 7 05pm Ar. Portsmouth .|l2 40pm | 7 30prn Steamer Louise leaves Portsmouth daily 7 40 a. rn. and'3 00 p. m. Leaves Norfolk 8 10 a. m. and 3 30 p. m for New? port News. For tickets and other information ap? ply to E. W. ROBINSON, Ticket Agent. Newport News. JOHN D. POTTS, Asst. Gen. Passenger Agt.. _ ^ _Richmond. Va. _ rHE STEAMER S. A. M' CALL will leave Newport News with both freight and passengers for Peters? burg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday about 7:15 A. M., and will leave Newport News for Norfolk every Tues? day, Thursday and Saturday about 3:30 P. M. Will leave Norfolk every Monday, Wednesday and Fridav at 6:00 A. M. sharp._J. W. PHILLIPS. MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS? PORTATION CO.'S STEAM SHI F LINES FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCE and BALTIMORE. Leave Newport News, via Norfolk fo? Poston every Monday.Wednesday anc" Friday. Leaves for Providence every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, sail ins- from Norfolk at 6 P. M. Leave Newport News for Baitimor? daily, Tuesdays excepted, at 5 P. M.. connecting for Washington, Philadel? phia and New York. Steamer sailing Oct. 14, 23. Nov. 2. 1L 20, 30. Dec. D, IS, 2S does not carry pas? sengers. Fare to Baltimore, one way, $3: round ! trip; J5, including stats^room berth. Ac? commodations and cuisine un? equalled. Freight and passengen taken for all points north and south For further information apply to L. C. SAUKDEH.fi. Agent Newport Newa, Va W. P. TURNER, G. P. A. J. C. WHITNEY, T. M. /->?ner-fii ->ffioo Pqltimwp ? LI) DOMINION " STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Daily Service Between New York and Virginia Points. The elegant steamships Jamestown. Guyandotte. Princess Anne and Old Dominion leave New York every day, except Sunday, at 3 P. M., for Norfolk and Newport News, touching at Fort Monroe on the Southern trip. Ships leave Norfolk for New York direct every day at 6:00 P. M. Ship leaving Tuesday carries freight only. A short, delightful and invigorating sea voyage. FARE: First-class, straight, including meals and berth.$ 8.00 Round trip, first-class, including meals and berth. 13.00 Steer*ge. without subsistence. 4.50 STEAMER LURAY arrives from Smithfleld and leaves for Norfolk daily, except Sunday, at 9 A. M. Return? ing leaves Norfolk from Bay Line wharf, every day, except Sunday, at 3 P. M. All business between New York and Newport News transacted at Pier 6. All business between Newport News, Norfolk. Smithfield and local points transacted at Pier A, foot Twenty-fifth street. _CROWELL, Agent. 1 RICHMOND, V.. BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. REPAIR WORK a SPECIALTY. 2S09 Washington avenue. Some of the f Very Best f city $ PROPERTY f FOR SALE f MERE. f Our Long f Experience and f Knowledge of Realty f Values enables us to in= f teHigently advise you f v hat to buy and " i where to buy. I Mullord & Edmunds. | l?5 25thS V Established 1893. | ^?-tO <? -?S5 ?<?) -<E> -?SD -? -O -*Sf-?S?-^: ?<? & Great || Variety Of || I Presents 1 * To Suit Ail Purses. || I Bric=a=brac. I q Beautiful .articles of * ^ irridescent glass. Quaint q shapes in the newly im- ~| I ported Aller Vale ware. |i Doulton tobaccojars and ? vases. Articles in Lim | oges, Royal Bonn, etc. || I Leather Goods. I ^ A fine line of ladies' k\ I purses, card cases, etc. I| f| Pocketbooks, card cases, ? flasks, etc., for gentle- g j ^ men. Choice books, pic- I i| tures and cut glass. Cam- I ? eras and musical instru- | |? meats. f i ! BOOKSTORE, f I 126 ^?tH St I fill! A Happy New Year for 1899 will be enjoyed when Beauty passes the cheering bumper of good old Southern egg-nog or warming punch, when made from our velvety, pure anr high grade v-biskey, when on your round of New Year's calls. "Fill the bumper fair! Every drop we sprinkle : O'er the brow of care Smooths away a wrinkle." &. J, MAGKJS& ' Cold Wave And why prepare for it by hav? ing your winter suit dyed or cleaned,or both for that matter, as prices are so low you can well afford to have it done. I make old clothes look like new ones. Try me and be convinced. You'll be glad of it. W r&iEDBBRG PHONE 219. 221 27 th street! Wilmift.-'a '"Id Ftnn.i M1U: from healthy cows. Stab'es ar clean as a house and alwys open to in "'"j. F. LANGSLOW, Newport News, Virginia. Be La Salle Institute Hampton Roads. Grand Boulevard and De La Salle Ave. For young men and boys. Commercial, Scientific and Literary. Also Military Tactics. Half car fare from Newport Xews to La Salle Ave. For particulars apply at the institute. oc2-Sm. Dr. r. Lee romdsod,! Dtz?~y s Washington avenue and Twenty-eighth street, over Ideal Pharmacy. Office Hours, 9 A. M*. to 5 P. M. Sundays 9 A. M. to 12 M. Open Evenings 7 to S. VITALIZED AIR FOR PAINLESS EXTRACTING. GOOD SET.rnCTH .5 DOLLARS BEST SET. g ff j H .8 DOLLARS PARTIAL SETS .I ?-It/ 1 t I.IN PROPORTION No charge for extracting when teeth are ordered. Extracting .25c rainless extracting with local anasthetle.50c Silver filling.50c. Up Gold .. $1.00 up. Teeth Cleaned. 75c. Bridge work and crowns. 22 karat sold, $5 per tooth. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. SX?&Hfcifcfit* 1cA^rAa:irlY^-te-Jir?rt! ??4r****** . We never before showed so many pretty Illings 4 at sucli small prices. We need not remind you that * useful articles are most appreciated. Fancy Parlor ^ Tables. Pretty Rockers, Lamps, Pictures, China Sets, \ China Closets, Chiffoniers, Couches, Mirrors, Desks, ? Sideboards, Suits of Furniture, Parlor Suits. Our ^ terms aae most liberal. We can accommodate you. ? Our prices are lower than any competition can reach. ^ We only handle goods of undoubted quality. < < < COMPANY, T$t ? Universal House Fur ri ishers, 248 Twenty-dgthth- Street Thank all of their numerous customers for their liberal patronage and trust to deserve their confidence in the future. Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, we remain re? spectfully at your service, Watchmakers and dcwelers, 2819 Wcsiiinqton fivenus, BGlwcjn 28th an J 29th S irret Jjl^li^Fmo repairinga Specialty. be acquired in no other way. Better be trades and master of none. Eyes exam OFFICE HOURS: I T; Having completed a scientific and practical study of the eye at the Phil? adelphia College of HOROLOGY AND OPTICS, I am now prepared to fit the public with glasses by all the latest and most im? proved methods known to the art. I belong to an up-to-date class of Op? tical men who believe that it is impos? sible for one man to know it all and ad? vocate the proportioning of different branches of science among those who are willing to devote themselves solely to their respective specially. This means a thoroughness which can master of one thing than jack of all ined free. - - - 9 to 12 A. M. 1 to -1 P. M. MO- 136 TWENTY-SIXTH STREET Albany Dental Liyxuj Ho. 2613 Washington Avenue, :-: flewport News, Va. A new departure in Dentistry-Teeth ex? tracted without pain with Vitalized Air. Teeth Extracted."'c WE extract and - fill teeth and apply Vitalized Air.50e Gold and Porcelain Crowns, undetec Air or Gas AbsoluUly Painless. table from natural teeth and warranted Fine Geld Fillings.$1 and up for ten years. Silver Fillings.50c and up LADY IN ATTENDANCE. .. Amalgam Fillings.50c and up Gold Crowns. $5.00 to $10.00 Office Hours 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Bridge Work.55 to $10 per Tooth Set Teeth.?....$5.00 DR. W. W. FREEMAN, Best Set Teeth.?S.00 to $10.00 TEETH CLEANED. General Manager. Buy It of the Old Dominion Land Company. n Lot- for 3ale on easy terms in all sections of th<3 *Y city. rf Finely located business lots on "Washington Ave. s|f Farms I or sale or rent in Elizabeth Oty, "War a| wick and York Counties. Domlmosi Lsand Company? ROOM MO. 11. FIRST 'NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. i office open until -8 p. m.