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PROPOSALS FOR A NEW DRAINING
MACHINE.

OEPARTAENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, I
- New Orleans, July 8, 1874.
GEALED PROPOSALS, ADDRESSED TO THE
~ undersigned will be received at this Office I'm.
til 10 A. N. TUESDAY, September l. 1874 for the
machine at the lake end Of Upperne canal.
Bids to be made for payment in cash. and in new
consolidated bonds. drainage series, at par at the
option of the City Council.
bids.
Proposals to be accompanied by plans and speci.
locations, both general and in detail. The propO
sails to state the price of the machinery including
boilers, engines pumps, foundations and buildings
total height OF lift, or force Or both, to be
teen feet also to state the quantity of fuel neces
sary for the discharge of certain quantity of
water in given time.
Machinery to have capacity of Is, 900 600 gallons
per hour to be of durable character and in all
respects first class.
Buildings to be of iron, good design well ventl
lated and constructed in q substantial manner.
Work to commence in sixty days following ad
judicatiOn of contract and complete in five months
The work will be located Immediately inside of
the northwest angle OF the lake embankment at
its intersection with the west upper embank
ment.
plan showing arrangement for pump, engines
and boilers eau be seen at the Office of the City
Survey Or but bidders will not be confined to any
particular class of pumping machinery.
All parties making proposals for this contract
are required to deposit with the Administrator of
Finance as evidence of their intention to abide by
shall be forfeited to the city in case Of failure to
sign the contract
Bidders to whom the contract is not awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them On the
day the adjudication is made
No bid will be received unless accompanied
by the certificate of the Administrator of Finance,
certifying that the required cash deposit has been
made.
Bids to be Endorsed Proposals for Draining
Machine"
jy9 I'd JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
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dispatch says the destruction OF the crops
is total along the line of the storm. AT
Frcntenac, on Lake Pepin, the Baptist
Church was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed.
The franklin savings Institution Of PROVE
dence.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., August 5.-The mana.
gers of the Franklin Savings Institution,
which was crippled last fall. by the Sprague
failure. have decided to allow the lnstltu,
ton to 60 into the hands of receiver, ana
be closed up. Complications arising from
the death of Edwin Hoyt, in New York,
have precipitated this result
Railroad Works Burned.
RICHMOND, August 5.-The round house
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at
Stanton was burned this morning A
number of engines at the time in the house
were all got out but two, which were COM
pleteiy destroyed. The Others were some
what injured by the heat The loss is estl-
mated at $4,000. The fire originated In
the blacksmith shop.
The Indians i'm Wyoming.
OMAHA. August 5.-It is rumoured that
Indians were seen in the neighbOrhoOd of
Sherman. Wyoming. last night. The
mayor of Laramie City, Wyoming, tele-
graphed General Ord for cavalry for the
protection OF STOCK rdi6erS anu OLneT citl-
Zen3.
Ins0lvent.
CHICAGO, August 1.-The Atlantic and
Pacific Insurance Company is insolvent.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer, !
Washington, August 5, 1874. 43S F. N.Y.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, falling
barometer, rising temperature, east to south
winds, and partly cloudy weather.
River News.
vICKsBURG, August 5.-Passed up-Carrie ".
KOuntz, at twelve last night. No boats up to-day.
Down-CherOkee, at 2 A. NJ. The river has fallen
two inches in the past twenty'f hours. Weather
warm and clear.
MEMPHIS, August 5-River rose three inches
Departed-Henry Ames and Future CRY, for New
Orleans; Parker, for Cincinnati; Mary Alice and
TOe. latter last night, for ST. Louis.
CINCINNATI, August 5.-River twelve feet six
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and cool.
PITTsBURG, August 5.-River three feet seven
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and cool
EVANSVILLE, August 5.-Weather cloudy and
warm. The river has risen one foot
CAIRO August 5.-No arrivals departures.
Rain this forenoon Weather clear. Mercury FAC.
LOUISVILLE, August 5.-River falling; seven feet
two inches in the canal Clear and pleasant
weather.
ST. Louis, August 5.-Arrived-Atlaat;c and
Moore, from New Orleans. Depar'ed-Beil of
Shreveport and City of Quincy. for New Orleans.
River falling and channel to Cairo ia getting bad
Heavy rain last night and this morning cool.
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lcosr,nUED From FIRST PACE

ciupati: G. w Baker of Cincinnati: Il D.
Moore. Of Rosewood, Indiana. A.,
The following are known to he iost: MISS
Lizzie GARNER and jacob GARNER, VI
Madison, Indians; Miss Elchenroch'
one German lady, not ldenlneo' op1
child found floating on a mattress oGau,
NOT identified; Charles Bissihger. striker
I r Steward, of Madison; Charles Ditt-
man. pilot. thought to be drowned; also
Jacoh Mnnzbacbrr and Rudolph Drucker.
EJeven messengers and five of the crew can
not be found. poep
and ID. n. White, of Louisville, were ooth
drowned. Thirty seven OF the forty hve
saved Messengers came 10 Cincinnati some
Of tbe most seriously injured are cared for at
Aurora. the citizens OF that place doing all
they can for the distressed. Tomorrow the
river will be dragged to recover the bodies
of the lost. The living occupy the care OF
the citizens today.
River pirates in skiffs are lowering
around the wreck fishing up what they can
tonight. The boat burned near t1e shore,
the flames enve,oping the shore s'Ie oi the
vessel The passengers who Jumped over on
that side were nearly all lost, or badly
burned. None who used life preservers are
known to have been lost. and two ladies'
were saved " ithout the use OF preserVefs.
Many sank by clinging to each otnef.
The scene of the wreck is thirty miles
below here by river, and was above
Loughrey Creek and mile and halt be-
low Aurora. The tire was discovered at
about 4:4O A. NJ. all the passengers were
asleep. The crew don't know much ABOUT
il. Heartlessness and heroism were dis-
PLAYED in awful contrast. The officers exert
ed themselves nobly to save the pas
sengers. A man who claims to DE tne iast
to leave the boat says the last OBJECT ne
saw was a child three year old beyond
his. reach, alone, naked, dancing with
pain, crying and shouting, the flames ourn,
ing il. Not one of six small children ABOARD
was saved. Two men were brought ashore
dead. Four women, who were atterward
saved, stood on the hurricane deck and
shouted till hoarse imploring river pirate
on the Kentucky shore to come over and
help them, but he refused. A brave man
came down the river later. barely in time
to save them, at his own great peril. One
Young man, Robert Moore, says woman
came to him with child in her arms,
and begged him to save them. He threw
mattress in the river, told her to jump.
Half dozen men seized the mattress. The
woman rushed away half frantic and be-
wildered, and Moore lost sight OF her. He
thought she was burned with the boat.
Captain David says the officers were awak.
ened promptly. and ran at once to the
rooms of the passengers and tried to save
them. The following is the insurance on
the boat az ainst fire: Etna, $4,000; Ameri-
can, $500; Farmers, KentOn, Louisville,
and Merchants. $500 each; Commercial.
Eureka and National $4,000 each; Enter
prise. $4,000. Total, S37 500.
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FOREIGN.

The Americans Beat the English mt Cricket.
LONDON, August 5.-The Americans beat
the English at cricket, l07 to los, with sew
eral American wickets standing.
Disraeli's Prediction.
During the discussion on the public wor-
ship regulation bill in the House of Com
mons, Disraeli, referring to the strife be-
tween the Church and State on the CONT
nent, expressed the conviction that how
ever tranquil might be the general state of
Europe, there were agencies at work pre-
pairing period of great disturbance.
The Budget Approved.
PARIS. August 5-The Assembly today
voted the entire budget, and President
Buffet declared the session closed.
French Troops on the Frontier.
PARIS, August 5.-It is said the French
troops guarding the Spanish frontier have
been reinforced, and rigorous measures are
ordered to prevent uniformed Carlists from
crossing the boundary
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City of New Orleans VS.. Benjamin j.
West; same VS.. same.
CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of Orleans, Nos. So. 1913 and 134.-Bv virtue of
two writs of feri facIas to me directed by the
honorable the Superior District Court for the
parish of Orleans. in the above entitled causes,
for city taxes of 1871 and 1873 will proceed sell
at public auction, at the Merchants and Auc-
tiOneers Exchange, Royal street, between Canal
and CustOmhOuse streets. in the Second District
of this city, TUESDAY, September 8, 1874 at
twelve o'clock M, the following described prop
erty, to wit
THREE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, situated
in the First District of this city, in square NUM-
one hundred and sixty three, bounded by Maya
zine, Camp Girod and Lafayette streets, desig-
mated as follows Lots numbers seven and eight
measuring fOrty-twO feet on Magazine street, by
one hundred and seventy one feet in depth; lot
number twenty-eight measuring twenty-five feet
on Gir0d street, by one hundred and twenty nine
feet in depth.
ONE CERTAIN SQUARE OF GROUND, situated in
the Sixth District of this city, known by the mum.
Der one hundred and ninety-fOur; bounded by
Magazine, Constance, DufOssat and Soinat streets;
measuring two hundred and fifty feet by three
hundred and nine feet
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, situated in
the same district of this city, in square number
one hundred and ninety-eight, bounded by
Magazine, Bordeaux, Constance and Lyou streets,
designated as lot numbers one and two; measur
ing sixty feet on M agazine street by hundred
and twenty four feet in depth.
Seized in the above suits
Terms-Cash on the spot.
W. P. HARPER
aus 81 se8 Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

City of New Orleans VS.. W. j. Castell.
CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
= of Orleans, No. 50,3O7.-By virtue of . writ of
fieri facias to me directed by the honorable the
in the above entitled cause, for city taxes of
1875 l will proceed to sell at public auction,
at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street, between Canal and Cnstomhouse
streets, in the Second District of this city. on
TUESDAY. September 8, 1874. at twelve o'clock M.
the following described property to wit
ONE CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, situated
in the Third District of this city, in square number
borne, Elysian Fields. Frenchmen and Prosper
streets. designated as lot number thirteen, meas
uring one hundred and twenty eight feet on Clai'
borne street, by one hundred and twenty. three
feet on Elysian Fields street.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
". P. HARPER,
AUG 81 seq Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.
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new ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at 100 0l0eAs against 1879 at New
York. and after limited business, closed at l05S
1.-THE buying rate) dl09k 1.-THE selling rate) against
1925 in that market The sales summed up SCI 600,
embracing $4,000 at l09, $1,000 and $4,000 at l09as
and $1,000 and $4,000 at 109k.
In silver we noticed a sale OF s 4C0o in American
half dollars at l04ls. American half dollars were
still quoted at 1O40l05, and Mexican dollars at %
gold or lO7 in currency.
Under the course of gold at New York, CONNER
cial sterling shade higher The sales
amounted to $l3 500, embracing &5C00 bill of lad
ing at SIS 81: 5000 do at SIS 3iD5 311s G35O0 do
at SIS 81 H. and $1,000 bank at =.
Francs were quoted shade higher, but no
sales were reported.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at SIS 29k
as Biz for bill of adiDg aud Al clear, and SIS 351s
for bank and franco at i.750473sa for private and
- for bank.
tinue light, and we have no change to
notice IN rates. The banks are still remit
ting currency to New York. The only sales re-
ported were $4,000 commercial sight on New
York at 932 " cent premium; S IL 600 bank dltto
at q; and $50OO mercial on Boston at 9.32.
The banks continued to check on New York at
= ~ cent premium and commercial sight is still
quoted at A05l6.
In stocks noticed sale of 50 shares Sun
Mutual Insurance Company at $3.50.
The sales OF bonds included $4,000 and $4,000
city gold bearing seven per cents at 4Sh, ana
$4,000 at 483 they closed at about 43I.
Nothing traspred in city scrip.
City appropriation certificates Metropolitan
Police warrants and time certificates OF 1873
still quoted nominal at 47048.
State warrants continue entirely nominal at 300
q for large; 33d for medium, and IS 0J6 fol- small.
We hear of none offering.
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Good Appointment.

We are pleased to learn that Major j.
w. Wheaton has received the appointment
of clerk of the court of the Tenth Judicial
District. Major Wheaton is an old and
highly respected citizen of Shreveport,
and, moreover, is thoroughly competent for
the position. Considering the amount of
pressure brought to bear upon him, Gov
ernor Kellogg deserves great credit for the
able and satisfactory selection he has
made.-Shrereport Southwestern Ieleqranl.
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The NeU South, published at Natchez,
Mississippi, speaking of the Louisiana in
sanity, says: "This White League business
oonvinces us that all of the fools did not
get killed in the recent war. We have
. few of them in this State. but most of
them, we think, are residents of Vicksburg."
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

OFFICE STATE BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS
No. 10 CarOndeiet street.
New Orleans, August l, 1874.
TIME TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF NEW OR.
l. leans are ereby notified that the assessments
of State taxes for the year 1874 completed and
will be exposed from A. NJ till P. M. until the
thirty first day OF August 1874, to correct
assessments.
WILLIAM II. DECKER
President of the Board of State Tax Assessors
N. B.-Taxpayers are requested to bring their
last years receipts description of the property
as to district and square number.
aul I'm WILLIAM Fl. DECKER,
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W. p. HARPER,
au6 IA 20 % Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.

City of New Orleans VS.. Henry Louis
Peire; same same; same VS.. same.
GUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- of Orleans. Nos &c 1854, 40 926 and 55.907.-By
virtue of three writs of er facias to me directed
by the honorable the Superior District Court for
the parish of Orleans, in the above entitled
causes. for city taxes of 1870. 1871 and 1873,
will proceed TO sell at public auction. at the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers Exchange, Royal street,
between Canal and CustOmhOuse streets, in the
Second District of this city. on TUESDAY, Septem.
Der 8, 1874 at twelve o'clock NJ, the following de-
scribed property, to wit
ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in
the Second District of this city, in square number
lightweight bounded by Orleans, st. Peter Dau.
phine and Burgundy streets. designated IS lot
street and thirty two feet on st. Peter street by
one hundred and fifty two feet in depth.
Two ARPENTS OF GROUND, situated in the
Third District of this city. fronting GENTLY road
and running back twenty arpents. more or less.
Set7ed in the aDovo suits.
Terms-CAsh on the spot
W. P. HARPER,
aus u sea Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans,
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Holders are requested to file their applications
together with the bonds obligations they desire
to have funded. with A. Baldwin the Fiscal Agent
of the State, at the New Orleans National Bank
Camp street New Orleans, between the hours OF
10 A. NJ and u NJ.
By order of the Board.
W. P. KELLOGG, President
A true COPY.
P. G. DKsLONDE Secretary iva BOT
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City of New Orleans vs.. Henry Wilson
and Mrs. Henry Wilson.

CITY OF New VfEeRns Va. Henry WILSON
and Mrs. Henry Wilson.
CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
~ of Orleans No. 1929 By virtue of a
writ of feri facias to directed by the
honorable the Superior District Court for the par.
tsh of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, for
city taxes of 1873 1 will proceed to sell at
public auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange. Royal street, between Canal and Gus
tomhOuse streets. in the Second District of this
city, on WEDNESDAY, September 2, 1874 at twelve
O'Clock NJ, the following described property, to
wit
the Fourth District of this city, in square mum Der
one hundred and forty nine, bounded by Third,
Lot anu nndr and as
on Third street, by eighty feet on Camp street.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
W. P. HARPER,
iy3l au16 se2 Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
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Above low

Marine Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN,
Thursday, August 6, 1874. !
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship City OF Houston, Deering, for New York
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
mo arrivals from sea repOrted.)
STEAMBOATS,.
Frank Pargoud White. from Argyle Landing
Empire. Jeanfreau, from Lower Coast
Lizzie Hopkins. Aucoin. from Latourche
BELOW AT QUARANTINE.
Steamship Margaret, Baker, from Ha, ana via Flor.
ida Ports. to K Roberts
EXPORTS,
NEW YORK-Steamship City of HoustOn-56l
bales cotton o bales moss l bale wool 20 bales
rags bales hides 43 bdls hides "a bbls Ore CLAW 500
bbs oil . bbls beeswax % pkgs sundries
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
ARGYLE LANDING-Steamer Frank Parpoud-
257 bales cotton 1884 SKIS cotton seed and sundries
Observation-Disclosures Lizzie HopkinsNIi hhds
sugar II bales moss and sundr1es
LOWER COAST-Steamer Empire-Sundries
RECEIPTS BIZ RAILROADS.
MORGANS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD.
August SIS hhds sugar and sundries
NEW ORLEANS. MOBILE AND TEXAS RAIL
ROAD. August 300 bbls rosin bbls turpentine
and sundries
ROAD. August 5-25 bales cotton and sundries
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throughout Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, August 5.-The approaching
county elections throughout the State are
causing great deal Of excitement, party
on account Of the civil rights bill.
The contest in this county between the
Conservative nominees on one side and the
Independents on the other, will. it is be-
lieved, cause both parties to have Unionists
and ex- Contederates on their tickets.
The Democratic Majority in Kentucky.
CINCINNATI, August 5.-The Democrats
carry Kentucky by $4,000 majority.
Nominated for Congress-.
Hon. d. j. Robinson, of Decatur county,
Indiana, was to-day nominated for Congress
from the fourth district of the State.
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john Berkery VS.. William Carroll.
EIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
facas to me directed Dy the honorable the Fifth
District Court for the parish of Orleans in the above
entitled cause, l will proceed to sell public
auction, at the Merchants and AuctiOneers' Ex.
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom
house streets, in the Second District of this city,
on MONDAY, September T. 1874, at twelve o'clock
NJ, the following described property, to wit
ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST of
William Carroll, the defendant herein, in aud to
the succession of Mary Carroll wife of John NJ.
Shafer which succession is now open in the hon
Orabe the Second District Court for the parish of
Orleans and is numbered IS, 249 on the docket of
said court.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
W. P. HARPER
au6 Ia 81 SEE Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
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OFFICIAL = NOTICES.
NOTICE.

THE BOARD OF LIQUIDATION Is PREPARED
Il to receive applications for funding the out
standing Obligations of the State. as provided IN
act No. of 1874, and have agreed upon the follow
ing form OF application:
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Alfred Marchand VS.. Henry Bier md DIR.
Octave AntOux.

Alfred NIarchand VS.. Henry Bier and DIR.
Octave AntOux.
EOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
IL Orleans. No. 405 mo. 1868 of the late Seventh
District COurt).-By virtue of writ of fieri facas
against Dr. Octave AnxfOux to me directed by the
honorable the Fourth District Court for the parish Of
Orleans, in the above entitled cause, will proceed
to sell at public auction, at the Merchants and
AuctiOneers Exchange, Royal street, between
Canal and CustomhOuse streets. in the Second
District OF this city, SATURDAY, August %, 1874
at twelve O'clock M the following described prop.
erty, to wit
FOUR CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon, and
the appurteEances thereuntO belonging, situated
in the FaubOurg Franklin, in the Third District of
this city, designated by the numbers five, six,
seven and eight of square number eight on plan
made by Joseph Pile, late surveyor, dated seventh
June, 1925 deposited in the Office of Charles Janin,
late a notary public in this city, by act dated
twentieth of June 1850. Lots numbers five and
six measure each sixty feet front on Marigny
street, by one hundred and twenty feet deep, lot
number six forming the corner of Josephine street;
lots numbers seven and eight measure each sixty
one hundred and forty-eght feet two inches, lot
number seven forming the corner Of Josephine
street, all American measure. Being the same
property acquired BY the defendant herein, An
fore Edward Barnett: late a notary public in this
city, dated ninth of May, 1859.
Seized in the above suits.
Terms-This being the second and last auction,
the said property will be definitely adjudicated to
the highest and last bidder for whatever it will
bring at twelve months credit, the purchaser fur
ing five per cent interest per annum from date and
special mortgage on the property sold until final
payment. SAID purchaser shall have to deduct
and pay in cash the printing, sherifs and clerks
eighty-fve dollars and furthermore the State,
parish and municipal taxes, the amount of which
is not yet ascertained.
aus IA 20 % Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
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Purse $500 for 2:45 class; $3.50 to the first,
1915 to the second, 1925 to the third, $50
POLITICAL
Election Excitement mt Memphis.

MEMPHIS, August 5.-There is more ex-
element over the election tomorrow than
for years, the civil rights issue being
squarely made. Both parties are apparent
ly sanguine. Extra police have been or
dered on duty to preserve order, and all
saloons are ordered to be closed. No riot
ing is apprehended, though party feeling
runs very high.
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COMMERCIAL.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG

"WEDNESDAY EVENING. August S. 1874.
COTTON-The sales to-day embraced $50 bales,
at prices requiring change in our quotations..
We give also the Exchange figures, and report as
below:
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MISCELLANEOUS.
brook STEAM RICE MILL,
C. Il. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR,
Nos. 50, 81 and 93 Tchoupitoulas Street,
NEW ORLEANS.

This IS the most extensive mill in the South, and
and the quality of its rice is unsurpassed.
Milling R>tes-NO c one cent per pound No.
c One.half cent per pound. Sacks furnished
orders to lock box No. 976 New Orleans. jy30 3m