The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-22
Telegraphic News.
IRON Shreveport South. western. /

] New Orleans, Oct. 18.-Flour
dull; superfine 81 80, double extra
go DO and treble extra So Co.
aCorn-mixed 20, yellow Y and
Hchoice white Zoe. Oats dull, 500
a52c. Bran 81 10. Hay prime
1926. Pork lower, S26 90. Bacon
weak, 15301S502Oc. Molasses-
apeime new 90c. Whisky 9Oc. al
g$1 OH. Cotton firmer; say $500
Sbales; good ordinary 141, low mid
Adling 145014s and middling 1870
15c.; receipts 4720 bales. Gold
S1124.
New York, Oct. 1S.-Cotton1
buoyant; sales 1900 bales. Gold
81128.
Liverpool, Oct. 1s.-Cotton ac-
tive; uplands Ss0Sa and Orleans
8B09d.; sales $4,000 bales.
Key West, Oct. 13.-All the
streets are flooded.
Lexington, Va, Oct. 15.-Gen.l
Lee was buried today. 1t was
Bclear and pleasant. Every house
twas draped in mourning. The
Estate dignitaries and many distin-
Mguished persons were present. Of
Ulcers and soldiers of the Confed-
Aerate army acted as q guard of
Ahonor. Episcopal funeral service.
#Sermon omitted in accordance
with the Generals request.
New Orleans, Oct. 16. Deaths
from yellow fever yesterday were
Asix.
The steamboat Natchez left at
g6:11 this morning, running to beat
1.-THE Lees time TO Natchez. Reach
led Baton Rouge in seven hours
Hand eight minutes; thirty-seven
&minutes ahead of the Lees time.
Passed Bayou Sara ia ten hours.
n New York, Oct. 16.-Cotton
Hmovement heavy, but still behind
alast year. Receipts at all ports
Afor the week 76,704 bales; total
Hsince September 2z2,653 bales,
against 202, 97I last year. Exports
from all ports %, 462 bales, against
35, 240 last year; total exports 49,
g2lI bales, against 1854 last
year. Stock at all ports 1S1, 155
bales, against 113,064 last year.
%Stock at interior towns 26,329
Z bales, against 26,527 last year
Stock in Liverpool $50, 900 bales,
y against 425, 900 last year. Ameri-
can cotton afioat $1,000 bales,
against 10000 last year. India
cotton afoat 374, 900 bales, against
POO, 900 last year. Market here
4during the week continued drag
and devoid of animation. Wealth
er South favorable and picking
progressing vigorously. Table of
Sexports of leading articles for the
Ayear aggregate $496,000,000, in
which cotton figures 1927 900, 900
Cor nearly one-half. The details of
lcotton are, uplands 1924, 000, 900,
sea island s3,OOO,000 and manu-
featured S4,750,0OO. The previ-
Mous years table shows exports of
II uplands $3.50, 100000, sea island
1920, 900, and manufactured over
M$470,000. The above are dollar
values.
Lexington, Va, Oct. 16.-The
committee of the Virginia General
+ Assembly received no assurance
that their request to bury General
= Lees remains at Richmond would
E be granted. The removal of the
remains is, however, probable.
Fl Natchez, Oct. 17..The steamboat
B Natchez arrived here in sixteen
s hours and fifty one minutes, beat
S ing the Lees time twenty minutes.
II Enthusiastic reception given by
the citizens. Bands playing; fire
S works and cannon.
E Richmond, Oct. 17.-Hon. Robt
n Ridgeway, member of Congress,
formerly editor of the Wing, is
dead.
"a JdckSOn, MISS. OcG. 1G.-DuSt'
ness suspended at mass meeting
in honor of the memory of Gen.
Lee. Resolutions were adopted
Requesting the press of the eoun-
try to forward to the faculty OF
Washington College copies of pa
Npess containing resolutions in
reference to the death of General
Lee, with a view to compiling a
memorial volume. <s
The Mississippi State Fair, which
"opens on Monday, promises to be
a great success.
Philadelphia, Oct. 17.-Mercer,
Republican, is elected in the 18th
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