The following shows the lowest and highest prices for grain and produce in the Chicago market for the last 30 years and the months in which extreme prices were reached:

CHARLES F. ELMES ENGINEERING WORKS.

Established 1861.

Automatic and Marine Engines.

Incorporated 1895.

Machinery for Linseed and Corn Oil Mills.
Hydraulic Belting Presses.

Hydraulic Presses and Pumps for All Purposes.
Steam Fire Pumps-Fireboats Built Complete.
Special Machinery Built.

Elmes' Patent Steam Steerer.
Machinery Repairs of All Kinds.

ENGINE REPAIRS A SPECIALTY.
Cylinders and valve seats bored.

Morgan and Fulton Streets, Chicago.

1837

Telephone Main 517. Residence 'Phone Ashland 214.

S. D. CHILDS

WEDDING

INVITATIONS
ENGRAVED.

& COMPANY,

140-142 Monroe Street,

ENGRAVERS, STATIONERS, LITHOGRAPHERS,

PRINTERS AND BLANK-BOOK MAKERS.

Fine Correspondence Stationery, Crests, Mono-
grams, Address Dies, Stamping and
Illuminating.

All Mail Orders Promptly Attended To.

SAMPLES

SENT ON REQUEST.

85,135,925

75,294,700

1,508,853

12,662,400 215,888,245

353 27,200,900

22,480,117

1894. 217.207
1895. 204,616 557 11,023,123
1896. 306,445 722 13,642,409
1897. 310,159 900 11,085,769
1898. 326,877 843 18,554,026 24,418,464 126,196,096 111,499,472 4,526,933

4,055,360

71,560,220

65,952.650

930,550

11,369,775 181,069,455

9,751,617

71,782,273

76,393,660

1,166,308

109,061,030

106,055,406

2,231,067

10,845,807

264,215,826

11,531,703 122,758,455 113,741,310

3,700.526 14,577,602 277,395,365

14,493,698

299,752,717

INSPECTION FROM STORE-COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FROM 1884-98 INCLUSIVE.

CIRCULATION OF THE CHICAGO RECORD FOR 1898.

DATE. Jan. Feb. March April. May. | June. | July. | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

Dec.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12

13.

14

15

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24

25

26.

27

28.

29

30..

31..

209,798 205,532 218,607 225,144 Sund'y 311,932 278.372 241,964 214,967 181,957 182,385
Sund'y 205,136 218.199 234,938 320.747 305.836 No issue 243,540 213,446 Sund'y 182.401
204,452 205,463 218,241 Sund'y 309,312 286,285 Sund'y 236,765 223,620 172,844 182.367
207.352 206.893 218.498 224,599 294,555 298,877 No issue 229.132 Sund'y 174,073 183.315
206,293 214,747 227,234 225,662 298,253 Sund'y No issue 230,357 191.838 177.148 189,326
206,992 Sund'y Sund'y 237.225 303.714 286,775 324,621 238,907 183,219 177,828 Sund'y
207,270 205.788 214,909 227,778 323,911 283.919 285.469 Sund'y 176,234 178,823 180.718
215,512 207.660 217.075 228,383 Sund'y 284.639 279,832 224,447 170.318 188.003 181.841
Sund'y 207,214 217.848 237,235 334,225 280,634 286,072 226.395 169.970 Sund'y 197.688,
206,557 211,890 217,926 Sund'y 311,832 283,139 Sund'y 227.991 178,771 179,945
208,085 207.687 216,105 228,118 311,616 297,309 274,570 225.975 Sund'y
207,009 217,136 226.226 231,301 312,475 Sund'y 273,313 226.586 168,971 182,849
207,393 Sund'y Sund'y 232.650 339,450 281,918 276,897 236,080 170,115 183,240
207,501 206.851 215,018 239,337 324,244 283.749 277,163 Sund'y 170.384 182.795
215,442 208,114 216.879 235,399 Sund'y 280,895 296,082 222,475 169,598 191,206
Sund'y 209,867 217,31+ 250.622 299,850 280.432 289,307 222,757 167,872 Sund'y
206,186 213,077 219,819 Sund'y 300,611 280,557 Sund'y 221,960 175,784 183,124
207.267 213,830 218,534 241,472 303,165 292,466 276,219 223,656 Sund'y
207.118 222,753 227,161 243,524 300.736 Sund'y 275,169 223.184 167.933 185.568
205,692 Sund'y Sund'y 245,674 301.379 277,666 275,835 231,995 168,188
207,313 213,478 217,341 259,698 315,527 275,854 275,014 Sund'y
215,811 212,916 218,310 266,665 Sund'y 277.820 276,000 220.025 167 112
Sund'y 214,414 217.669 264,811 297,101 277 066 285.659 216 686 168.021 Sund'y
205,949 215,140 217,256 Sund'y 297,853 277.658 Sund'y 213 620
207,218 215,850 217,811 262.722 314.721 287.769 272,741 216.820 Sund'y
206,501 225,908 227,031 271,597 297,044 Sund'y 269,718 216,261 167 886
206.564 Sund'y Supd'y 276,681 307,751 271.103 271.849 225,129 169 871
207,791 215,978 218,150 281,248 308,303 276 250 270.829 Sund'y 169.537
215,928
224,315 282,015 Sund'y 276 631 268 743 215 054 171,375 191,287 174,770
Sund'y
226,831 297,655 285 722 276,304 278.415 216 503 170,114 Sund'y
223,656
294.609
Sund'y 216,364
181.622.

circulation figures for December is

due to going to press before the end of the month. The

circulation for the entire year will be given in all subse-
editions of the Almanac.

quent

205,953
Total.. 5,318,442 5,006,1465,846.4456,345.872 7,862,1507.233.3686 318.9436.001.100 4.513.792 4.665 824 4.603.618
Av'r'g. 204.555 208,589 216,535 244.072 302,390 278,206 274,736 222,262 173,607 179,454 177,062
Unsold copies are deducted in the totals.

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 1898 (excluding December)..
DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR 1898 (excluding December)....

.63,715,700 COPIES.
225,143 COPIES.

AVERAGE DAILY ISSUE OF THE CHICAGO RECORD FOR EACH MONTH FROM THE
SECOND YEAR OF ITS PUBLICATION.

YEAR. Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av'ge.

1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889..

1890..
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897
1898.

22,013

24,645

36,867

33,035

39,241

40,189

61.612

88,773
80,964

18,514 20,304 20,239 21.682 21,358 23,416 25,319 24,933 23,611 22,334 21,096 21,137
19,803 20,473 21,251 21,875 22,634 24,626 25,326 26,904 26,094 27.639 28,698 30,242
31,178 34,865 40.018 38.276 38.978 40,853 38,783 36.973 35,868 35,881 40,917 30,399
29,266 30,478 32,111 33.863 33.882 33.418 35,198 34,648 33,121 32,150 33,308 34.820
36,755 39,037 39,990 40,465 43,782 39.731 40,389 40,469 39.235 37,995 37,517 35,573
35,452 36,126 37,383 38,503 37,001 38,415 42,854 43.882 42,713 41,814 47,141 40,621
35,824 37,164 39.723 37.254 33.656 34.767 50,776 92.294 97,985 96,141 96,797 85,891
81,543 82.190 85,357 83.832 81,786 92.258 96,660 95.758 92,306 86,124, 90,994 96,305
88,901 87.305 84,542 80,872 81,431 78,024 80.111 79,854 77,925 83,650 77,476 71,682
74,762 76.953 79,469 83,396 78,461 76,461 77,560 77,999 77,971 76,657 74,874 74.303
73,704 78.025 80.475 81,056 74,976 87,909 90,131 91,645 98,395 98.125 99,454 92,592 87,246
94,282 98.398 103,849 105,569 115,249 124,989 135.019 140,871 141,472 137,074 124,239 116,002 119,936
120,330 120,551 122.833 126,113 129.599 130,670 164,312 142,747 137.130 132.313 132.311 130,510 132.487
135,418 161,997 165,098 165,198 164,619 160.858 160,925 156,801 148,992 143,698 135,486 129,125 152,272
138,760 145,757 157,360 207,378 203,963 209,515 230,061 240,611 248,722 251,345 242,764 201,934 206,580
195,664 198,426 203,648 197,899 194,256 193,641 188.087 189,321 191,523 198,286 204,997 206,936 196,906
204,555 208,589 216,535 244,072 302,390 278,206 274,736 222,262 173,607 179,454 177.062

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77.396

of the present day," says the American Grocer, New York, "is THE CHICAGO
RECORD COOK BOOK. There is a menu for every day, with recipes gathered
from housekeepers in all parts of the United States. It aims to furnish direc-
tions for good living adapted to the means of people with moderate incomes.
It furnishes instructions for variety in diet, paying due reference to differ-
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CHICAGO RECORD, 181 Madison street, Chicago.

CIRCULATION OF THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS FOR 1898

DATE. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. | Aug. Sept. Oct. Νου.

Dec.

2.

3

4..

5.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

1... H'lid'y 242,362 261,106 272,496 Sund'y 327,418 307,361 289,578 273,576 257,071 261,9
Sund'y 241,061 260,160 267,836 350,538 334,318 No issue 287,097 272,211 Sund'y 262,7
236,286 242,726 260,882 Sund'y 339,369 322,557 Sund'y 286,123 257,934 263,558 262.5
237,355 245,830 259,444 269,929 346,149 318,977 No issue 289,137 Sund'y 262,455 261,103
239.138 241,882 256,050 283,518 337,225 Sund'y No issue 290,117 251,108 263,252 253,212
239,038 Sund'y Sund'y 276,563 338,418 324,315 313,836 275,848 263,375 263,558 Sund'y
241,388 246,657 262,010 272,623 375,180 309,737 321,603 Sund'y 267,566 262,019 261,544
233,559 248,371 262,804 273,017 Sund'y 326,296 312,173 290,951 266,909 257,024
Sund'y 248,826 266,758 269,746 345,136 316,396 295,558 288,162 269,976 Sund'y
240,193 250,712 260,466 Sund'y 338,486 317,803 Sund'y 290,978 262,774 258,669
241,266 249,047 258,186 287,687 341,015 313,232 311,148 287,090 Sund'y 264,179
245,586 242,027 256,984 276,953 368,060 Sund'y 310,981 286,733 265,071 264,486
240,363 Sund'y Sund'y 286,773 365,532 312,982 317,984 267,313 263,666 260,487
242,738 244,447 261,279 278.968 339,741 321,516 322,087 Sund'y 266,454 269,953
235,345 245,951 260,577 280,412 Sund'y 317,747 316.137 281.085 267,450 255,509
Sund'y 264,352 271,768 281,925 336,239 302,609 296.747 284,343 267,145 Sund'y
243,060 270,400 266,389 Sund'y 338,538 319,838 Sund'y 287.681 257,410 253.787
244,263 272,370 261,114 287,900 341,740 305,827 307,272 284,003 Sund'y
244,157 256,571 257,961 281.196 343,677 Sund'y 301,185 284,930 267,057 243,210
244,532 Sund'y Sund'y 298,191 343,696 313,574 303,499 268,134 266,034 260,450 Sund'y
258,041 258,764 262,514 301,875 339,029 312,235 300,182 Sund'y 267.412 261,693
237,485 249,754 260,825 304,050 Sund'y 317,564 303,572 282,480 259,553 257,901
Sund'y 256,903 263,330 322,665 336,640 308,707 284,380 278,525 266,354 Sund'y
246.339 263,401 263.024 Sund'y 352,166 310,946 Sund'y 280,168 259,227 264,745
241.413 257,425 267,484 350,485 353,774 303,190 295,390 278,344 Sund'y
247,017 255,057 258,892 362,777 342,323 Sund'y 296,097 275,635 260,015 260,289
247,010 Sund'y Sund'y 355,606 337,336 302,212 296,987 264,509 266,556 261,873 Sund'y
247,058 261,598 265,228 337,379 343,392 313,398 289,952 Sund'y 266,693 262,453 259,812
276,464 345,554 Sund'y 310,290 288,451 278,269 265,195 255,631
268.864 329,501 290,631 306,939 274,669 276.180 263,256 Sund'y 262,320
244,919
267,416
334,937
Sund'y 276,181
262,455
Total.. 5,976,632 5.998,8257.025,994 7,678.1598.806.0818 081.3376.866.1197,539,569 6.813.605 6,690,8306,477.129
Av'r'g. 239,065 249,951 260,222 295,313 338.695 310.820 298,526 279,243 262,061 257,339 259.085
Unsold copies are deducted in the totals.

circulation figures for December is

press before the end of the month. The

circulation for the entire year will be given in all subse-
quent editions of the Almanac.

..77,954,280 COPIES.
277,417 COPIES.

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 1898 (excluding December)..
DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR 1898 (excluding December)....

| AVERAGE DAILY ISSUE OF THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS FOR EACH MONTH FROM
THE SECOND YEAR OF ITS PUBLICATION.

YEAR.

Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av'ge.
11,429 14,841 16,414 18,408 20,715 22,769 35,320 25,366 25,204 23,312 24,439 26,715 22,037
28,406 37,019 37,736 37,867 38,348 43,743 49,844 40,911 39,371 38,777 39,380 36,817 38,314
38,667 41,346 46,299 46,608 47,105 49,428 47,560 46,500 44,571 44,310 44,992 44,760
48,891 49,425 49,874 49,445 53,834 58,776 56,049 60,623 57,958 58,566 59,672 54,473
57.795 62.965 67,959 69,305 65,067 63,832 71,209 70,397 68,551 62,097 58,100 60,395
61,679 66.941 66,058 65,208 65,193 70,408 73,078 70,456 67,808 63,907 64,819 54,399
67,278 71,379 77,153 76,994 77,462 78,603 78,177 79,423 73,185 71,863 74,527 74,919
76,877 82,538 86,828 87,852 88,645 93,292 91,231 88,495 86,221 89,196 107,429 82,465 88,306
84,119 89,959 98,029 104,513 100,802 100,238 108,823 101,329 97,900 96,817 102,705 102,497 99,005
104,197 110,325 116,024 117,869 125,294 113,471 112,438 117,677 109,728 110,460 115,103 110,148 113,615
114,022 119,148 123,040 124,912 118,743 122,714 126,925 132,178 121,938 122,659 154,096 122,419 125,225
120,657 126,891 137,123 136,490 135,921 140,525 128.897 123,852 113,894 127,724 131,777 159.098 128,676
120,947 126,446 130,828 132,348 131,378 148,576 142,653 134,238 130,016 128,670 135,527 147,786 134,059
136,365 141,885 142,655 143,633 136,923 130,414 125,136 125,190 124,497 120,304 139,020 130,850 132,957
136,926 139,769 144,467 156,196 141,953 141.733 141,858 139,707 138,025 137,294 140,524 145,707 142,022
148,232 155,402 159,849 162,563 161,804 169,096 170,430 166.259 171.053 163,626 173,070 168,430 164,175
171,818 180,019 188,567 191,933 196,218 202,267 201,591 203,216 190,481 188,966 192,575 200,589 192.491
1894. 206,388 204,471 207,590 206,285 198,495 195,865 232,022 194,071 185,595 186,070 198,017 197,256 200,885
1895. 198,947 207,246 211,378 212.992 205,732 202,605 201,378 195,907 193,311 195,562 202,553 202,762 202.496
1896. 208,781 213,032 216,542 212,104 209,945 210,265 206,272 193,853 189,106 190,700 206,603 200,479 204,724
1897 201,340 208,779 226,392 231,396 222,560 217,707 212.111 219,557 229,763 238,603 228.113 232,997 222,595
1898 |239,065 249,951 260,222 295,313 338,695 310,820|298,526 279,243 262,061 257,339 259,085

1887..
1888..
1889.

1890.
1891.

1892.
1893.

"THE UNPUBLISHED COOKING LORE

of all parts of this vast country," says the Boston Globe, “has been culled
and sifted and put together in THE CHICAGO RECORD COOK BOOK. The
volume is unique in that it shows how a family may live well at small
expense. Mailed postpaid on receipt of $1.00 by THE CHICAGO RECORD,
181 Madison-st., Chicago.