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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-09-06
MANAGERS

MANAGERS.
J. Depue Labar, Jacob Knecht,
Richard S. Staples, Jacob Stouffer,
Charles Peters. Wm. X. Haviland,
Silas i. Drake, Theodore Sehoeh'
Codleib Auracher. Thomas W. Rhodes,
Josenh Trocb. Sam1 S. Dreher,
Stogdell Stokes.
STOGDELL STOKES Pfes'dent.
Gor1Ep AuRAcHER, Treasurer.
SILAs DRAKE, Surveyor, -.
UPThs stated meeting of the board
~ Managers takes place at the Secresa-
rvs Office, on the first Tuesday OF escf
month, at o'clock P. Nj.
! stroudsburg, Sept. 10; 1883
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BALTIMORE, THURSDAY MARCH 49, 1860

moved that it be indefinitely postponed. Carried
by vote of Is yeas, to nays. Adjourned.
Second BRANCH.-Present, DAVID TAYLOR, Esq ,
President pro tem. and all the members.
A resolution authorizing Charles II. Pepper to
retain a frame building on his premises No. Sl4
West Baltimore street, received from the First
Branch, read a second time, and adopted. Mr..
MUssELMAN offered resolution authorizing the
Clerk to withdraw from the files of the Register all
the papers submitted to the Council during the
sion ofl859, in relation to public Park to be boun-
ded by Fremont, Rdgway, Russell and Fremont SITS.
Mr.. Cook would vote for the resolution provided
the member would consent to let the papers lay on
the table after they withdrawn and brought
to the Branch; he thought the finances of the city
would not admit of the purchase of the ground
without the taxes were to be put over one hundred
cents on the one hundred dollars. Mr. MUssELMAN
would consent to the papers laying the table for
two or three weeks the people in that section of
the city were desirous of having Park. Mr.. Col
TON took the same view Mr.. Cook, and hoped the
whole subject would lay on the table, Mr. ELLI-
corT was opposed to the purchase of the ground,
which constituted the sites of several old grave
yards. He was adverse to all resurrectionsts. =
The resolutions was adopted. Adjourned until to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
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LATEST NEWS
TELEGRAMS.
From Washington,

WASHINGTON, March 28.-The Committee of Ways
and Means have reduced the estimate of the Secre-
try of the Treasury for the support of the Govern
ment for the next fiscal year 81, ,l39 OOO so that
the entire amount of the general appropriation bills
is S45 100000, which, added to the sums authorized
by the former acts make S53 3l4 for the service
the year ending with June, 1861.
The Committee of Ways and Means have con-
Cured with the Post-Ofice Committee in restoring
the Inland Mail service of the country to its con-
dition when the last Congress adjourned and re-
port such provision in the Post-Ofice Appropri-
alton bill.
The special committee, appointed by the Speaker
to inquire what negotiation or legislation is neces-
sary to promote the tobacco trade with foreign
countries, consists of Messrs. Hughes, Tompkns,
Bristow. Thomas. Ferry, Leake, and Leach of
North Carolina.
1t is said that Elisha English has been appointed
United States Marshal for Indiana in the place of
Mr.. Robinson, deceased.
The bill for the suppression of polygamy in Utah
will be again taken up in the House next Monday.
1t is the same as introduced by Mr.. Morrill, four
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


FIRST BRANCH -Present-SAMUEL G. SPICER, ESQ.
President, and all the members except Messrs.
Irons and Linton.
Mr.. SPEDDEN offered resolution inquring of
the Commissioners appointed by the Mayor to in
vestigate and report upon system of underground
drainage, to the best manner and probable cost
ofrelievng Liberty street of the water which pass
es down that throughfare. Adopted. MIR. CHAP
MAN, of the Committee on Ways and Means, pre-
sented report with a resolution appropriating
hve hundred dollars to defray the expenses of the
Committee on underground sewerage. Laid on the
table, Mr.: BLACKBURN called up the resolution au-
thorizing the Commissioners of Public schools to
purchase the ground rent of the heirs of Jas. DALI
on the lot corner of Holiday and Fayette streets,
providing the same can be purchased for sum not
exceeding seventeen hundred and fifty dolaIs.-
Adopted Mr. NoRRIs offered resolution recon-
mending Corsd Englediger, deafmute, to the
Governor of the State as beneficiary under the
Act of Assembly to the State Asylum. Laid on
the table. Mr.. EVANS called up the ordinance rela-
tive to the regulation of Harbor Masters, Gre
ating an officer to collect barbor dues all
sells arriving at wharves east of Jones falls, and
fixing the rates of wharfage. The bill was consid-
erably discussed and amended, when Mr.. R. PRICE
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CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY-JUDaI
PRICE

PRICE,
TowsoNTowN, March 2S, 1S60.-The argument
on the motion for a trial in the case of John
Grass Us. James Warren, was set down for hear
ing on Saturday next
VIM. War6eld Us. Samuel S. Boggs. An action
to recover S40O a reward offered by the defend
ant for the arrest and return of three absconding
slaves, occupied the Court the entire day. 1t was
in evidence on the part of the plaintiff that on the
night of the 9th of December, 1858, the three
slaves of the defendant ran away, and the above
reward was offered for their apprehension on the
night of the 2Sth, as the plaintiff together with his
son, was going out from the city to his residence
on the Franklin road, apprehended the negroes,
and MIR. Warfeld's son took them to their owner,
making no charge at the time for the service rem
dered. The defence set up the plea that the ne
groes were on their way to their masters resi-
dence, returning voluntarily, when arrested. The
case was argued at length before the jury by
Messrs. Cuttings and Machen for the plaintiff and
MessI s. Waters and Grason for the defendant
The jury instructed to return a sealed ver-
diet in the morning, to which time the Court ad-
journed.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
WAsHISGToN, Tuesday, March 27, lS6O.-No. 172.
John f. Calian ct ot., appellants, Us. Charles W.
Statham ct al. The argument of this cause was
commenced by Mr.. w. S. Cox for the appellants,
and continued by Mr.. Davidge and Mr.. Chiffon for
the appellees.
Adjourned until tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
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FRoM VBNEzUELA.-We have news from Venezue-
Ia to the 9th inst The government forces had sue
eeeded in defeating the troops of Falcon and Sotlo
IN tne vicinity of San Fernando, the former re-
reaung with about thousand men towards Por-
.uguesa, an the latter; with a smaller force, in
ene airection OF Barcelona. Congress would soon
meet quorum of representatives being present at
Garacas; ~ was believed that Tovar would be
electea PRESIDENT by the popular vote. He had ad-
dressed an urgent request TO Gen. Paez to return
to the country.
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Munetaru ana GunrmsrtiaI 8tbism.
BALTIMORE. March 2S. 1860


TheS took operations day comparatively light
but for Stocks generally the market quite strong
In the leading fancy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad moth
ing was done but it closed regular way at s6Sh bid $40
asked ex-divdend. II however offered at sellers
option 60 days at 500. Northern Central Railway was
however toeraby active $50 shares being sold at
the Board at s15X cash and sl5a9l5S time, and it
closed steady at sl5X bid s15K asked regular way
Northern Central Railway bonds frmer again to-
day. sale of 81 900 1855 being made at 5e4. Sales
also Of 900 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at &C. and
do at s54 City 6's are quiet but frm We note sales
to-day $500 1S75s at &c. Sales also of shares Farm
ers and Merchants Bank at s274 of shares Bank
of Baltimore at $l05 There movement in Mining
stocks to-day for the first time in several weeks They
however pretty firm. Gardner Hill closed at s6A
bid, s. asked Guilford at s3h bid, 1886 asked and
Springfield at s2% bid, $2% asked regular way.
In New York to-day Cleveland and Toledo advanced
Il Canton 4; Illinois Central bonds ~ and Missouri g.
q; but Erie Reading and Galena and Chicago declined
y each; Virginia 6's Il Michigan Southern y and
Michigan Southern guaranteed N. New York Central
and Harlem sold at yesterdays figures.
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Sbippina Sntsllratn1t.
PORT OF BALTIMORE. March %

Arrived.
steamships, Jos. Whitney, Loveand from Boston VIA
Norfolk-mdse and passengers to A. L. Higgins Re
ports on New Point, ship Juniaa Liverpool with
loss Of nam Top gallant mast and off the Rappahannock,
DARK at anchor Potomac Watson, IS hours from New
YorK-mdse TO D. T. Pearce Passed outside Cape Henry
full rigged brig, bound in also reports brig Romance
inst. ~ ~ " 49,
Steamers Beyidere, Travers, from Richmond Jacob
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.

BosToN- Steamship Joseph Whitney
1O cases boots and shoes, 100 bbls mackere B. & o.
NJ ll5 do, do, W. d. Shurtz; 100 cases dry goods
Ine, ee, Chase Co; go do, do, Duva Keighler Co
T TTU DO boots and shoes, Magraw Koons I07 do do
az dees Allnutt; ia do do. Grinnell jenkins; III
nerons Oarey Howe Co.; 29l pkgs dry goods sundry
60 hh,, ChAhLEsToN-Schr. Hannah Martin
N;,i NE Splits James Corner Sons; 1876 bales cotton
tres tn rice HAL Loney; 10 do do Richardson Co
bds hides 20 baes ysTn Mathews sons l55
mdse, Dinsmore Kyle; l do. do r Honab q CO po's
box do, ]. +. Pickerell & Co. do do Ssns ~;
gast do, do Magruder, Taylor Roberts do do
FOREIGN
CARDENAs-Brig Marshal Dutch
ZIG hhds sugar, 20 boxes do, 20 hhds meIa6o K;,
land. Chase & Co '0' MIN
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New Jersey Democratic state Convention

TRENTON, March 2S.-The New Jersey Democrat,
ic State Convention to-day elected the following
delegates to the Charleston Convention:
Senatorial Deegates-Messrs. William Wright
Benz. Williamson, Jas. W. Wall, John C. Raf
ferty.
Congressional Deegates-Messrs. Sharp, Hanna
Naar, Doughty, Speer, Huyler, Hamilton, West
cott
The resolutions passed, favor the suppression OF
the slave trade re-endorse the Cincinnati plat
form, and declare that no unauthorized interpre
tations will be consented to; advocate the modi-
tcations of the tariff, by wise discrimination in
favor of home manufacture; recommend VIM.
z. Alexander for the Vice Presidency, and declare
that the administr alton of Mr.. Buchanan has been
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COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND

DECEMBER TERM.-ANNAPoLIs, March 2s-The
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore rs. The
State at the relation of the Board of Police of the
City of Baltimore. Appeal from the Superior
Court of Baltimore City. The argument in this
case was continued by J. Mason Campbell for the
appellees.
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The Coal Mine Accident-.-First Account m
EXagUerafiOn.--NnI N Lives

SCRANTON, March 27.-The accident which oc-
Cured Yesterday at the Chittenden shaft of the old
Forge Coal Company, not so serious in its re-
suits as was at first apprehended.
Three of the miners were severely burned by
the explosion of fre-damp, but no lives were lost
The building the shaft, containing the
hoisting machinery, was badly damaged. The men
of the pumps giving out, the mine had not been
kept free from water, otherwise the loss of life
would have been great.
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From Havana.

CHARLESTON, March 2S.-The steamer Isabel
from Havana and Key West, has arrived. The
crew of the ship Sarah j HYDE, from Mobile, bound
West on the 2lst in distress, leaking. The schoon-
er X. H. DAILY, from Jamaica for New York, put
into Key West on the 18th, leaking.
Sugar was firm, and market brisk. Muscovado
7R@S% reals; Molasses dull and nominal-clayed
81 reals; Muscovado 5@5I reals. Freights have
slightly declined. Exchange on London l3%@l4
per cent premium; on New York 81 premium
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Every General and Major General in Virginia
has had his cooked hat taken from his head by the
new militia law which annuls all commissions
The Governor will appoint, if the Legislature fail
to elect, officers to supply the vacancies.
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SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
PRIoR5 ANDsALEs or STOCKS INNRw YGus
EERApI

Foreclosure proceedings have been commenced by the
first mortgage bondholders of the Milwaukee and Mis-
sissippi Railroad Company. This is what might have
been expected in view of the appropriation by the
gers the earnings OF the for the past years
the payment to the unsecured floating debt of the
while the claims of the bondholders entirely dsre
garded
At Albany, the Assembly pro rata bill has been made
the special order in the Senate for yesterday
Spurious ve-dollar notes purportng be of the Mer
camille Bank New York are in crculat ion They are
worked with red tint which the genuine note has
The following securities of Western PENNSYLVANIA were
sold at the Philadelphia Exchange few days since.
taint of repudiation is plainly in the very low
prices realized S32 600 CHARTERS Valley Railroad 7 10
25 per cent S3l 900 bonds, 20 per cent s23 900
CHARTERS Valley Railroad, convertible is per cent.
s22, 900 same bonds per cent.
The February monthly report of the Receiver of the
Central Ohio Railroad will show increase of So 900 to
1000 over the same month last year.
The Tribune of this morning, says
In foreign bills the transactions for the present steamer
have been moderate and quotations scarcely sustained
The market closes heavy, with good supply of outside
bills Sterling is 0SA(Gl0S2 with sales of bank bills
as low as 1OSR. Francs also heavy.
We annex comparative statement of the exports lex
elusive of specie from New York foreign ports the
week and since Jan. l.
1858 1859 1850
For the week k.......s1 344OsS SLIPS 436 s16ss 1856
Previously reported. 541 127 1l547 s52 IL O24
Since Jan $13 S9l 2lO Sl3 273 2sS SlS TT $3.50
The Supreme Court at Washington on Monday de-
cided in the of Zabriskie the Cleveland Column
bus and Cincinnati Railroad Company that bonds of
the Columbus, Piqua and Indiana Railroad Company,
guaranteed by the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
Company valid lien the property of the latter
The amount directly involved $400 000 but the
clslon settles another which the same COMPANY
was concerned in which 5000 at stake so that
the net loss to the Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati
company ny this decision is about S600000 besides
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MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS

CHRONOMETERS,
" CHARTS,
- BOOKS,
NAUTICAL AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS,
and
GLOBES
nJ- THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF THE ABOVE
GOODS IN BALTIMORE
PETER WALTHER,
70 W fratt street
Formerly with and now SOLE AGENT FOR L. & G. W.
BLUNT, New York fe22tf
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The ARTISTS PET.--Among the productions of our
artists, no recent work has elected much spoken
admiration the of Barry's "The Rector's
Ward" Not only is it pleasing to the masses, but
persons of the highest cultivated taste in art eX-
press themselves delighted with it.-Boston Tran
scriDf
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NORFOLK, March 2S.-Arrived brig Virginia.
Capt. Lynn, of New York, an alleged SLAYER, cap
tured on the 10th of February, in Congo River, by
the u s.. sloop-ofwar Portsmouth. No slaves
were on board. Lieutenants Brown and TYLER
brought the brig to this port. There was mutiny
among the crew of the brig the passage, but the
mutineers were secured.
The ship Robert Treat, reported ashore, lies in a
favorable condition and will probably be got off.
She does not leak.
Hon. Howell Cobb named for the Presidency.
correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle of this
morning, indicates that Hon. Howell Cobb would
be a suitable candidate for nomination by the Bal
timore Opposition Convention, in the event of Mr.
Douglas being nominated for the Presidency by
the Charleston Convention.
Burning of Dwelling House--Ten Lives
Lost.
New York, March 2S-A dwelling house on
45th street was burnt this morning, by which ten
persons perished in the flames, namely:-the wife
and four children of Andrew Wheeler and the wife
and four children of Mr.. Bennett
Philadelphia MayOralty.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-John Robbins, an ad-
ministration man, has been nominated by the
Democrats for Mayor Of this city.
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The daguerreOtype miniature found on the person
of johnson, charged with the murder of the cap
tain and crew of the oyster soop, was identified by
Watts, as hers, and said that it was taken for and
given to him on the day that the sloop left New
York
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LARGE BEQUEsr.-Wm. Euston. formerly jour-
neyman chairmaker in Philadelphia, but for many
years resident of Charleston S. c., died suddenly
last week. leaving estate valued at $4,000, 600.
Being childess he has left his wife life interest
in the estate, and one two annuities to relatives
Upon the death of these parties the entire estate,
excepting about 100000, reverts to the city of
Charleston, in trust for charitable purposes.
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At Memphis, Tennessee, few days since, two
walk, and each waited for the other to step off,
which it was necessary to do in order to pass
Neither, however, felt disposed to yield, when an
alteration ensued, resulting in one of the gentle
men receiving dangerous wound from a knife in
the hands of. the other party.
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In Carter county, Tennessee, last week, George
II. Cheeks, who, fifteen years ago, bought negro
girl from S. b. Patterson, and paid for her in
counterfeit money, was tried for the offence, con
victed, and sentenced to the pententary for the
term of three years.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-29

Gov. Packer, fPennsylvania, has vetoed the
Philadelphia police bill, chiefly on the ground that
it partisan enactment, meant to perpetuate
in office the present police, whatever changes
might be made in municipal politics in the next
five years
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Cleopatra's Needle, which was presented to the
British Government years ago, lies in ditch,
where it fell, near Alexandria. The travelling
cockneys are removing it as fast as possible, since
each chips off his share and carries it back to
Hingand as a relic.
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The Sheritfs of Virginia are delinquent in paying
in the State taxes in the amount of $4S8, ,000.-
Only eighteen in the whole State have paid up in
full.
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Mrs. John Reid advertises in the Philadelphia
North American, an Infants Retreat, establish
ed for the accommodation of those babies whose
afectionate parents desire to travel without ncum-
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The MASSACRE OF INDIANs.-The San Francisco
papers confirm the reported massacre of Indians at
Humboldt Bay and Eel River. Not less than two
hundred Indians-men, women and chdren-are
| believed to have been killed. The Indians were at
tackled between three and four O'clock Sunday
morning. Their offence was killing stock which
the white settlers pasture lands to which the In
| dians consider theY have the best title
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MORE FAvoRs.-We are again in receipt of ia
vors from the Adams Express Company, who laid
on our table last evening the New Orleans papers
of Saturday, brought through via the Virgins
and Tennessee route.
Mr.. Henry Taylor always furnishes us with the
Eastern papers in advance of the mail.
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Gen. John Devereux died lately in London He
raised the Irish legion which, under Bolivar, en-
gagged in the successful struggle for independence
in Columbia.
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The conduct of our officers in the late action at
Vera Cruz, seems to have given general satislac-
tion, If the tone of the papers of the country may
be taken as a sign.
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AS the great eclipse of the sun, which takes
place on the 18th of next July, will be total in
Spain, number of astronomers intend visiting
that country to observe the phenomenon
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The last quarter rent of the Long Island Ferry
Company, under the principal ownership of George
Law, remains unpaid, to secure which, legal pro
ceedngs will be commenced
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PRESENT FROM THE PorE.-an exquisitely beau
titul work of art-a cOrnelian cameo, set in gold
has just arrived, and been transmitted by Arch
bishop Hughes to the Drectress of the late Catho.
lie Fair at the Academy of Music. She had re-
quested the Pope's autograph for the celebrated
autograph book already noticed; but this is sent
by his Holiness instead, a contribution to the
charity for which the fair was held. 1t will be
disposed of for the object by subscription
sale, the shares being placed at dollar each to
get it within the reach of all who desire to possess
so rare a gift-N Y Post.
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New YORK, March 2S.-Cptton is dul-sales of I ooo
bales Flour is heavysales of $500 bbls State As ion
$50; Ohio s59OG6 Southern S5S5tG6 90 Wheat is firm
sales of 20 600 bushels Milwaukee Club at 81 20l 81
Corn-sales of 20 900 bushels white firm; other descp
tions lower Mess Beef is firm at Sc to S1O25 Pork is
steady-new Mess SIS; Prime $1425. Lard is heavy
I0Tg11 cts. Sugar is frm-Muscovado 68GD74 cts;
Havana 6B@S4 cts. Molasses is firm at 47(d4S cts
Spirits Turpentine dull 46 Rosin is steady-saes
OF 600 bbls at 81 62X Rice is quiet and prices
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The proprietors of the three principal hotels,
the United States, Union Hall, and Congress Hall,
at Saratoga, have agreed not to open their houses
| this year until the 18th of June.
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telegram announces that Mr.. Wilson, Chancel-
ior of the Indian Exchequer, made his financial
statement on the sth of February. The deficit is
about f9,O00,0O0. He proposes a trade license of
from to 20 shllings yearly, tax upon incomes of
from 24O to 900 pounds at 2 per cent, and above
that at 4 per cent, without exemptions, and a
large duty upon tobacco; the tariff is to be modi-
fed; there is to be no loan
Teegraphic advices from China are to the 3Oth
OF January, and report the exchanges without al
teration; imports in good demand; teas quiet and
in small supply; silks tirmer.