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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-30

THE LEXINGTON AND BIG SANDY RAIL
RoAD.-There was a lively movement on
Water street last Saturday. The announce
ment that the first rails had been laid on this
end of the Big Sandy railroad and that the
first locomotive was snorting through the
streets drew together a large crowd of citi-
zcns to witness the operation of tIackslayins,
and to cujoy the stimulating prospect of an
early completion of the road. With favOra-
BILE weather the work will advance rapidly.
The management Of this road does nothing
by halves. A heavy force working upon Il
graded road will bring Lexington in commll.
nication with Winchester by the first of
June. In fact, the present expectation Of the
contractors is that they will reach that point
by the Doth of May. Matters seem to be
making satisfactory progress at the other end
Of the road. Eastern Kentucky papers an
norlnce that the second engineer corps have
completed their work between Morehead and
Gn,yson. The eastern division has placed d
large number of coal Glrs on the road. But
for differences concerning "bridges the
situation might lie regarded as altogether
lively. Hotel business ut Huntington is re-
ported to be brisk.-Lerington (Ky.) o.
SgrEpr,
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AcouITrAL OF THE ALLEGED CHECK RAIsERs.

A dispatch from Pittsburg states that the
trial of Henry Comegys and DR.. Ludwig, in
that city. onthe charge of altering check on
suited in the jury Yesterday rendering yer.
dict Of not guilty. DR.. swormstedt, Indicted
at Louisville, KY, on similar charge, has. it
is learned, put in a plea of guilty. The safe
in the Safe Deposit Company of Baltimore,
belonging to the above parties, has been
opened and found to contain only 81 600
genuine bond. 1t was rumored last evening
that Comegys and Ludwig, on being acquit.
ted at pittsburs. were Immediately arrested
on Il rcqusition charging them with raising a
check OH bank in Ohio Baltimore san.
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VALUE OF NEWSPAPER PRoPERTY.-TheS st.
Louis Democrat, the leading Republican
newspaper of Missouri, was sold few days
since ut auction for four hundred and sixty
five thousand dollars, more than four hun.
dred thousand dollars of which was for the
goodwill of the establishment. We presume
that one million of dollars would not buy
the "good-wiil' alone of either the Netc
York Herald, Tribune, or Times, and the
Philadelphia Ledger is probably worth as
large sum, whilst the Chicago Tribune,
Cincinnati Commercial, and other western
papers would command even heavier prices.
The st. Louis Democrat, in commenting
upon the sale of newspapers, says:
sEThe past few years! have demonstrated,
from variety Of points of view, that we'll
established newspaper Is one Of the indie
structible and imperishable things Of the
earth that so long as it Is true to the wants
and interests of the people, and, having won
public confidence, is so conducted Us to re-
tain that inestimable ingredient of its career,
il is superior to accident; and independent Of
all the skyey influences which SO often deter
mine the fate of other business pursuits and
enterprises + ~. a;,si +, ,.oa 9
"A en-established newspaper can only be
injured by failing into inexperienced and
improper hands. 1t can damage itself, but
can never be injured by rivalry or business
antagonism. Il improves in value with the
growth and increased importance of the city
In which it is located, and lives ON forever if
properly taken cara of. After abiding to the
increased value of theaneWSpapers OF CHI
cago since their fesuscitation the Democrat
says: 3s3Szias Il. .szl4s:.ss Ps sa} Sfs @7S...
- 1t Is different, With the large mercantile
establishments destroyed by that fire some o
of them have not resumed, others are: Grip
Piled; not one, 2erhaps, is Us well, situated,
or as valuable as business, as 1t was on the
7th of October, The reason isthst the value
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observation-disclosures
which ,Hme alone can estnbfisb. aid whfcf
even The furnace heat 6f The CfltaEo eonifa.
grafton could neither SINCE nor DESTROY, aftd
this is not strictly true OF any other business
enterprise. .'s.s; ~ g
z Three weeks ag5 & partnership disagree.
tiiennt fasHofk lie .6Wfefa 6f she Missouri
Dem6crGt led 10 Il hWf stf:t; Ehhiss has lust
been Terminated: w hile The suit ti,rogressid.
and while, lawyers aid Clients argued Id the
esaa.dl IhsI faapy, BE poihh Of a transac-
ton involving SO htieh ifiensFi the fiaber
continued Its course as If nothing at all affect
ing 1t were In issue. It furnished the news
of the day with appropriate comments, and
went forth every morning on it's mission of
enlightenment and Information, none the
less interesting because tile firm name might
be chaiiged tomorrow; or sbecause men who
had been. conducting 1t for twenty years
might conduct It no more; It's intellectual
and mechanical forces were harfnoniousiy
atwofk all The time; add the rulatioiis be.
tween it and its readers were undis.
turbed. This could not have been the case
Withaany other business enterprise. A mer-
camille firm would have suffered loss by any
such litigation; but, for reasons we have
already stated, newspaper does not. A
great newspaper is like q great oak. It's
growth and establishment are the work Of
years. 1t takes an average lifetime to get its
roots firmly In the ground, and no ordinary
storm or accident can impair 1t when once
rooted and established. It differs from the
oak IN the constant renewal of its youth, and
the continued increase Of its vigor and power.
1t knows age only id accumulated years and
added strength, but not in weakness or de-
cline. If it could speak for itself, and as
something independent Of the human agents
to which 1t is subjected, it could say, with
Time,
Men may come and men may go,
-. But go on FOREVER"
baltimore american.
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NfERGHANTS II tTIoNAL sTsAHK.
III III lfruT Dfpos,r With akii nSrss.

We hase dis day recsiyed md nut In our hank
yautf d large number OF SAFETY TJEPGSIp
|Bl5XESEWe for Tits bank by srscta fofawgT ape
eeInbraied Herring Eafc MahIfatt6ry In EsT Y6fK,
and Ay Fetared Soa6f customers and the pub
nc sd adiahtageso this security for tue safe-aec1
IS Boaes se,sf md psee nepi
81 10 s1s per annnris can be iiaa sl1
.FT The yanlsswfn lbea seeastlde daily from se toa4
O'Clock Applicants not kn l 70 Y We
officers Of die tank or the directors eau PC lpEfo-
iueed by any vel. KhoHn citizen. 80 - 8 .it
The safety 81 their bank sanit ID. IS wen scMrea
rs heavy brick and granite fnIsonEy Gan HIahc y.
Watchmen Rnard X nightly, and tbe Whole interior
on the Office IN the snult door cnR be seen ~ tAc
police on the streets during the night The boxes
yre made y she most approved pattern, and % eng
best mef1L Duplicate Keys and IRE tumhler locks
on each box. table, &C., provided for arrangtgg
fhc bubble are Invited to ir,spect the ratn and
safes, and the officers Of Che bank win tak pleasure
in explaining more fully the designs OF The enter
prise, sIig3gf =, THOMAS BHASS;H, pressdeus.
j. III. MORTON, Cashier,
IS Interest allowed ondaiiy balaiiccs@ ~ at1:sb
/. Collections made In Virginia without charge. -.
Investments I'm approved securities made Tor cor
responcIiss, aud OF changes
in the moneyand bond market. NH DIV
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Exf1UsIoN OF KEROSENE At SEA-BURNING
or BARK-SEyEs. LIVES .LosT.-Nelo York.
March 2s.--rhe bark Ni1nrod was burned
off Bermuda On thu 18TH instant. OF seven-
teen persons on board only ten were saved.
The vessel was loaded with naphtha and
kerosene, and an explosion from some I'm.
known eatlsc toyk rlaee In That portion OF
the hold behind the main hatch aid rum
ming aft beneath the cabin us far as the stern:
1t Is believed that the captains wife and
daughter and young girl were in the cabin
at the time of the explosion. When the fire
was seen from the harbor of Bermuda it was
too late to render assistance.
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DISTINGUISHED F'ENIANS ARRESTED AS Cox.

DISTINGUISHED FESIANs ARRESTED AS Cox
FIpEScE OrEEAToRs.-ThC Cumberland (Md.)
Ne,cs reports that General Thomas +. Burke
and Captain Augustine L. Costello, well
known as New York Fenian officers and ora
tors, were arrested in that city on the 9th
instant charged with playing a confidence
game Oh all old farmer ut Wheeling, w. Va,
for $3.50. Captain Conant, Of the Wheel
ing police, received the prisoners and took
them to that city. Jacob Archer, Of Noble
county, Ohio, accuses the prisoners Of bor-
rowing the money from him and giving as
security two 81 1000 Colorado railroad bonds,
unsigned; one $1,000 Southsidc railroad
bond, unsigned, and worthless check for
SO, 500 on the First National Bank of Cincil-
natl. Burke, it is alleged, assumed the name
OF Il, c. Dunlap. 1t will be remembered
that he was one of the party of Fenians en-.
tcrtaincd in Baltimore and received by the
municipal authorities some time ago. He bad
been for some months in prison i'll England.
Baltimore San.
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Horrible DEATn.--Mr. James Fl. Saun-
ders, a young man living near Foneswood,
Westmoreland county, met with a sudden
and horrible death on the morning of the
oath instant. He was complaining at break
fast. and without eaiiiiS but little went out,
and is supposed to have been leaning against
the pailing when he tainted, his head falling
between pailings, which choked him to
death. When Mr.. Balderson, at whose
house the young man was, went out he found
Saunders misunderstanding Ledger.
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CRUSHED WuEAr.--A new article of food is
announced in "cr,lshed wheat" The wheat
is not ground, nor cracked, nor :boited, but
simply crushed between steel rollers. An
enthusiast writes of it that there are no
fragments of burr. plnl-stones to set your
teeth OH edge; but soft, pulpy, white wheat,
with every particle of the berry retained as
it came from nature, the wonderful food Of
man Nitrates for the muscles, carbonates
for heat and fat, phosphates for brain and
nerves. Pure wheat contains almost every
thing required for sustaining the life of man,
from the arch or his eyebrows to the play Of
his brain and the power Of Ills muscles, !"
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FIRE.-Thc new dwellins:housc Of Gene
raj c. A. Ronald, Of Blaekfbutg was de
stroyed by fire on "Wednesday night. The
house was large one, and nearly ready to
be occupied. This is Il heavy loss to the
General. Cause of the fire unknown
Christians6ur1 MESSENGER. s.. ..as. ..~ ~
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MACHAxEEf,.& dc.
MACHINE WORKs.-sLOAT e 4

MACHINE WORKS.-SLOAT e :AD.
1Hl DINGTON, Nos. 1922, 1924, 1906, and 142s
Cary street, and Nos. Ii and Is south Fifteenth
street, Richmond, Va. We make all kinds Of new
work In the machnst line repair ali kinds Of work.
We go In the country to do all sorts Of work In our
line. Also, make the best tobacco mills In the world,
and keep them on hand as well as tobacco screws Of
all kinds together with bands and blets and all ar.
ticlc5 for the manufacture Of tobacco. We keep on
hand for sale all sizes Of new and secondhand En-
gines; Boilers, Mills, Grist-Mi Power Pumps,
Platform Scales, SHIFTING, Hangers, Pulleys, Gear
and Bevil Wheels and, In fact, general assortment
Judson's Patent Steam Engine Governor; Utica Com
pany steam-Gauges; Selden's Patent Engine PACK
Ing Pect Valves Globe Valves; Tallow Cocks; Self
OiliRg Cups, for both engine and shafting; Fluc
Cleaners Oh Cans; Water-Gauges, &c. All Of which
we sell at reasonable prices and OH accommodating
terms. n. Il. We receive on consignment all kinds
of machinery, both new and secondhand. Como and
see us. local SLOAT 6 ADDINGTON.
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CHEAP SUGAR FROM CoRN.--The Davenport
Iowa) Gazette says a resident of that city
has made discovery whereby sugar can be
produced from corn, and afforded to the Dur-
chaser at three and half cents per pound.
1t says:
"Some effect of chemicals upon the potato
led him TO believe that sugar might be OBJ
tanned from this csc,llent, and he commenced
experimenting with that end in view. lie
found the sugar in it, and also found that its
production from that source could not be
made profitable. He went to work with
corn, and so dcvotedly, that he became very
poor, consuming his means until he had used
UP everything but his little homestead.
Gone Of our citizens stepped ill.,, told
him to 90 OH, and held him up. Recently he
made his discovery, and made it known to
his friends. It is sugar that will be in de-
mand by confectioners, wine-lnakers, and
brewers, but will not be popular for table
use until after further experimenting. This
discovery will doubtless work revolution
in the use of sweetening in those occupa-
tions.7 With corn at forty cents bushel,
this sugar can be delivered to purchasers at
the factory for three and half cents per
pound. White corn is better than yellow in
this business, because there is no color to be
removed" ~.
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ss,ufs0MA6ERgfAEs
80 a4fs 3 -s.-ts y
CORN AND FLOUR EyCHANGE,3
IdCHMosD. VA. March 20, 1872.
ssr ~ 5f.stfSFFEpJwGs d IN ss2s7s''ss


CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGED
IuCHAosD. Va March 20, 1872.
@SF 'sa, 6FFERINGs 5s.2e's''s
soaEWste ELL Il III basi i Mixed, il tsshs,..
OATE.-sds bushels. = sstz<-sE 80 : ~ : e,
MEALs-<s9 baahels. 5ssss.esiA ~ -
sCREkgIy1ss~l1 tatsI,ets, t-l5 go 80
BtACE-EfEp PEas.-5a t,ttsf,aEdI = - ss,-,t
,.tf.zsF& 49, 5sALpsa
WnEAT.-Whit tV2 bushels t1ti,ta at sf.s5: f.
gasseis very good at ss9 - bushels very good at
,Corsi-Ebtts. 7sstusbeis primsat joe. 4as hush
els very good t cee. xed % bitshtis prime Of 7oc.
OkTs.-n bushels very good at estt f5Ir;Ta !
I ,MEAI--io bushels Mt Tic. -, 1T
4 SCREESIsGa.-12 bushcIs at scc,
at si.s5. - hA''' '''s"sis ~ Sl'''' sous''eis
RE-ExHIBITED.
CORN.-White, $50 bushels.
REMARKS.
The market for wheat continues unchanged. Corn
was weaker to-day, and Of 1910 bushels offered but
leo bushels were Sold Oats dull and lower Flour
Is quoted at Ss@ss:25 for super, and Ss.75@sa for
extra, the latter figure for choice biands The stock
OF -four is fair, family being the most ABUNDANT.
Flour now arriving In this market from Baltimore
Philadelphia. and New York.
The offerings OF grain on Change on the CORE
spending day OF last year were Wheat-White, los
bushels; red 25e bushels. Corn-WhIe, Is4 bushels
mixed. 500 bushels. Oats, ~ bushels. Rye none.
Prices on that day were Whcat-White, good S. so.
Corn-White, prime, o3c. Oats, prime, 5Sc. Flour
Super, S7@sI25; extra, s7.75@5s.
Extra flour Is quoted In Stanton at $500 corr,
Soc, and oats 55c. Flour Is scarce there and In de-
inand for home use
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ANOTHER Poison MYsTERY.-New York,
March 2S.--Miss Norton, aged sixty, was
found dead in the clearinghouse of Colonel
Jack, Il prominent lawyer of Brooklyn, this
morning, and the entire household OF four
teen persons are very sick. 1t is supposed
by some that all were poisoned by adultera-
ted or designedly poisoned tea, but the I'M
preston obtains greater credence that the
effects We're occasioned by coalgas from q
defective heater. --.s.er. .a
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RESTAURANTS.

VETELLE, e.
1902 MAIN STREET,
keens on hand the best that the markets -.
afford for his guests The luxuries OF au Gnmes ART
served 10 order In the best style. His saloons are
ready for dinner parties, and he especially invites
ladies and gentlemen to the saloon reserved Tor their
j The hest WINES aud LIQUORS that are retaied
In Richmond are found ut his bar, where BHEN Ed
DRINKSare promptly made by one OF the inoss eA-
perienced han In the city.
With accomplished cooks, the BEST yLANDs orc
servedin the most elegant style With the new year
the Iuoysnt spirit Of Che new Richmond taa
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| WEEKLY REPORT OF LIVE STOCK SALES.
MARCH szs.-Cattle, l0l; weight, 12s,l6a pounds;
Sheep. Ito; weight, ssa5 pounds sold at 7s67sc.
Eogs, l5s weight, M,l65 pounds; sold ut 7teD7Sc,
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MANCHESTER ADvE1sTIsEMENTs.
OFFfCB OF SECRETARY AND IeCprToR,l
MANCHESTER, March u, 1872. !
T,HE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE is
irto ion all whom IL

T'HE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE Is
L published for the information OF all whom II
may concern:
Be II ordained By the Trustees Of the T0,cn o,
NttncheStcr That the prolonsation of the streets OF
the town, according to the recent survey, shall OK
tend arid apply to the new addition OF the town a:
follows: Decatur street sixty.six i66) feet wide
Hull street, sixty-six (GG) feet wide; Ba1nbridEt
street sxty-sx (6s feet widc Porter street, sixty
six tee feet wide; Perry street, siAysix i66l fee
wide; McDonough street, stXty-slx lo6) feet wiuc
and Semmcs street, sixty 1901 feet wide.
The streets Of the new addition. known as Marx
addition shall be follows: Stockton street, SIXTY
and Maury street. sixty (6o) feet wide. -
All the streets parallel with Hull street. andha7int
a width of SO feet, shall have roated OF 10 fectant
wakway of 10 feet either side and the streets g.
feet wide shall have road lied OF 30 feet anda walk
way on either side of 10 feet All the cross street:
shall be 80 feet wide, with roadbed Of 90 feet wifi
q walkway of 81 feet on either side, except Hunter
street. Which sIall be so feet wide. the roahbctl 81
feet and the wnlkway shall be 10 feet on either sidc
By order Of the Board Of Trustees.
- . .-.sIsEG.. ROBERT Ii. BEATLEY, s
NH 1a-NSSIw -. Secretary and Auditor.
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wO1n Am CDAI-s

ANTHRACITE co q This day hndla.s
IL per icifooher Julien keikoa nas - 81
achoscs pass sesd1E sns,T
mn n II Ecorusr Seventeenth ano Ir.cz s..--s
TsREEHIiRFING THKA0IT
fsiiinS 10 PIT minss'
.o.1 IN NJ. Ssll fofrY some or my EEkE,puLsNS
INfs coal inst received 1 y,
basss l sEhNIS sssbhdilas more
NH fe-iw Eoufteenf1 street IN ~ -.
TM,G AEDsToVE sAlSTHRAG tss;s g
CARO- OF ". GSBarssat Isnaias ss &, IS 8,
IoHnEHa BED ,As53 Il IL IS 80 $500
9sssss d. P.LATHRQP,s
mhts pss asss
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fOrVeIO.
Nr. Lay. Oh the navy, has invented tor
redo, which is now before Congress, and for
" lch he asks $4,000, provided it does all
II" claims for it, lie proposes to be Athletic
s""'i ii ou, two miles at sea, keep it under
r.i1cct con,ro. from the shore by electricity,
nd direct it under ship and blow it up; OF
ID let it proceed one mile and cause it TO re-
tarh without exploding, showing the perfect
con!ro! he has over the Internal machine. 1t
n proposed that board OF naval officers shall
examine it and certify TINT it has all the
merits claimed. IL what is said of the ma
rA'He Is true, il will create complete gcY0~
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, 1872-11-08
GOLD
showed but little activity.
pnnTYYfsTt

IQomors to the Lnte (senerx

IL 2OM0fS 10 The LAte General Wcades
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.--General Sherman hat
issued general order, reviewing in q feeling
manner the life and services Of the late General
Meade, and directing General Mcdowell, at
New York, to make all arrangements for the
funeral, and directing that at all military posts
on that day haga be displayed at half-mast, and
minute guns firod, and that the officers wear the
usual badge OF mourning.
It is understood that either Brigadier General
A. Fl. Terry, now commanding the Department
Of the South, or E. R. 8. Candy, commanding
the Department of Columbia will be appointed
Major General, in place Of General Meade, de-
ceased.-.
General Sherman to-day telegraphed to Gen
oral Mcdowell to proceed to Philadelphia, and
cpnsult with Mrs. Meade in relation to the ar
rangements for the funeral Of her late husband.
President Grant will attend theeervices.
Commercial Exchange, to-day, appropriate reso-
lutions were passed, relative to the death OF
General Meade. The Mayor will submit mes
sage to the Councils this afternoon, :recommend-
ing appropriate action to be taken.
city are at hah-maat, in respect to the late Gen
eral Meade.
The Society OF the Army ofthe Potomac has
Forwarded q letter of coincidence to the son OF
the late General Meade.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
New YORK, Nov. 7.-The Philadelphia papers
eaJ u 1oue1Al 4Aoaue . 1ast luueab Up 10 1Aufs-
day last, be was in the enjoyment Of his usual
good health On that day he WAS attacked with
pains in the chest and was compelled to take to
his bed. His physician was called in, who found
him suffering from an attack Of pneumonia, the
left lung being the point affected. On Monday,
the disease showed alarming symptoms,
and the General gradually grew worse,
until death put an end to his sufferings, about
f o'clock 1,a ha-
gan to grow worse, DR.. Nein called in for con-
aultation two other physicians, but their united
skill WAS Of no avail. He was perfectly con-
scious mp to the time Of his dissolution. When
he breathed his last, he WAS surrounded by the
members OF his family. Two years ago, the
General suffered severe attack Of the same
disease, from which he rallied, but, az it seems,
without the full recovery that Was supposed.
, 1872-11-08
WALL STREET,

Review of the Money, Bond. Stock,
Gold, ana Produce Markets,
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
New YORK, Nov. 7.-Financial matters TODAY
were quiet, with q Light business. The Treasury
Department to-day adhered to its published pro-
gramme, and sold only 81 900, 600. The bids az
gregated S4,A0,000, Of which 50, 600 we're
fully up to and over the market price Of gold at
noon. When the awards we're announced, gold
premium advanced slight1y, as an impression
prevailed during the morning that Secretary
Boutwell, would sell more than the regular
amount advertised.
The Bank Of England Directors, at
their weekly meeting to-day did not
change the rate OF discount,
which remains at per cent. Private kilograms
from London, this afternoon, report discounts
in the open market there at per cent.
MONEY
ranged from to per cent for cable loans, and
closed at 7. Prime mercantile paper is quoted
at 10@12 per cent. There is not a little anxiety
to know whether the secretrry Of the Treasury
intends withdrawing during this month, the
legal tenders secretly issued in October Should
he do 3d. the money market will Of course be IN
favorably affected.
The stock market was irregular and lower
with moderate business. At the close, the
lowest prices OF the day we're current.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Tas frmer for short sight, and steady for long
sterling.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
showed but little activity.
PRODUCE.
The inquiry for flour is limited, and with lib
eral arrivals, the prices Of low and medium grades
l.. ,1-t: