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SOME SALES OF THE WEEK.

Mr.. H Reid has sold, on cash basis, to
Albert D. Smith, the business block, 48 feat
eonth front. 1t the northeast corner of Wabash
avenue and Lake stroet, for s15o,0oo.
Nicholas Brasg l. Co. have sold for ". H. Nc
Al1,star, two two-story aud sub-cellar brick
houses on st. Lawrence avenue. between Forty
third aud Forty-fousth streets, for SIG. 600,
81. 500 cash; Also 1000 feet OF lot frontage At
South Evanston, for $40, COO; also, farm OF 620
acres in Bureau County, and !, 900 aeres 1t Kan-
kakee City.
II. @, Morsy has sold 4s feet On tho corner OF
Adams street and Hamilton avenuo, at $50 per
foot; also, = two-story houAe and 25-foot lot on
Ezngamon street, between Tyler and Harrison
streets, for o., 4,6oo.
O. l. Bocue has sold lot On Washington
at1eet, east OF Sheldon, with fino improvements,
for $4,000: also, Eo. 1928 Wabash avenue, house
and lot, for $15, ,00o.
Ulrich i Bond have sold 2163k feet, west
Taylor street, for $50 q foot; also. IS lots in
Hat L. Stewards Subdivision Of Sec. !, SO, Is,
on Archer aTeuue, for 4250 lot
Mr. PotHin has sold 24x125 feet south 'front.'
On Monroe street, west OF Lexvitt, At ss6 par
foot
J. @. Adams has sold lot on Wabash avenue.
north Of Harrison street, Is feet front, for
s. 3, BoHIes has sold lots 712 and 713, total 100
feet 'front.' in Block 6, Riverside, for $4,000,
caah; Also, the south half OF Block 81, May
wood. 262 feet front, for s., 600 cash
B. f. Clark d Co. have sold lots in McCau1ey's
Second Subdivision Of BLOCK rs, Washington
Heights, for $500, Ill cash also. lots 10 Pros
pect Subdivision, 1t Washington Heights, for
81, 100, and $40 acres in Hancock County, lows,
for %, 500 ca2h-
Warren, Keeney l. Co. sold 600 feet 1t Hlrs-
dale for 5000.
L. A. Gilbert l. Co. have sold for o. J. Brooks
~ lots in l.. 4. Gi1bert's Subdiyislon, Sec. SO,
81, H. South EuElewood, to o. a. Peck, for
Emery, Randall Co. have sold twelve lots at
Honewood u s125 each; also, twolots atLawn-
dale, $500 each
George s. Shaw has sold in Evanston 90 feet
iron By 200 deep, On the corner Of Ridge avenue
aud Church street, for s6,000- Also, in South
Evanston, 157 feet front by 100 Deep on Midi
son aTenue, between Firat and Second Streets,
for S. ,925,
AN mPoaTANT REA1-EsTATE MAP.
Van Techten Snyder, our local map pub
iEhe1s, have recently issued ono OF the most I'M
possant ,eal-estate mapa OF Cook, Dupage, and
ton Of Lake County, Ia J. that has ever been
pub1ished for the same territory. It shows all
ihes, villages. Subdivisions, railroads, wagon
roads. water-eou1ses, and property-owners
names On all acre property throughout Cook
County. The want Of such reliable map aa this
has long beon felt by our res'-estate firms; in
fact all parties interested in acre property in the
county should be the possessor OF copy. The
map il 61x74 inches ia eiZe, neatly colored aod
mounted, ard for sale by the publishers at their
mAp-rooms Nos. "a and 25, la Clark street.
, 1875-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.

FOREIGN MARKETS.
LIvERrooL, Feb 13-11 4. m.-F1uur, N@23a.
Whast-Winter, So 3d@9a Sd; spring, d 5d@ss;
white, ss 3d0ea Id; club, o. sd@lns. Corn, SIS 3d@
Sis Cd. Pork 77s I'd. Lard, 68s.
LIVERPOOL, Reb. 13-3p. m.-BxeadstuIs heavy.
Lard, 62s I'd. Best unchanged
LONDON, Feb. l3.-Tha amount Of bullion With
drawn from the Bank Of England On baanco today II
E4s,0oo.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The rate Of discount IN open
market for thteo-nonths bills ls per cant, or the
eazue ns the bank rate.
Consols for money, s2H933; account, s3@93K /;
'65s, 197A; o7s 107:{; lo4oa, 1o2A: nav s., los {;
Nsw York Central, %; Eric, Is preferred, 43h.
Refined petroleum, 2k@1od-
FRANKFORT, Fab. 1a-62s, 96E.
PARTS, Feb 13.-Rentss, ~ 1os.
LIVERPOOL, Feb 13-Eyening ng--Breadstuhs heavy !;
shoulders, 34s hams SIS for long cut. Lard, 62s 3D.
ANTWERP, Fab. 13.-Petroieum. 238a.
, 1875-02-14

Saturday, Feb, 13:
CITY PROPERTY.
Psu1ina st 21s 6-1o It of Jackson 81. y I, 2oK
1l25 it, dated jan %. 1000
Campbell AZ, 8 cor Of West Adams Ut, 81
1e55156 #, dated Feb. 6 {charlss 7. Mckay
Idaho st. 6e Polk md Taylor .ts. t. isiis;x '
81. Louis ~, 1ss 2-io Il south Of twenty 5-drzt
It, vi, 1oox122h IT, dated Feb II: 1:...-..... $500
North Dearborn 81. COT Of Division st, ef,
80xl5o #, dated feb. II edwin l. Brown to
Holdridge O. Coins>. s>.,...............-..... 1900
Arthur It 9 cor sirte:nth st, ef, undivided
Fifty -nf:h st, {, 46a1aa1 It, dated Fab 8
{Josiah H. Reed to Albert D. Smith. }...... $500
Thirty.hfth st n cor Of Beers, ST, 24zl25 It,
OAK ~, IS Il cut of sisantoa ". n i, a5zi5o
#. dated Feb .............-.-,..-..... 1850
North =, 142x = ' q H.lsted st, 81, 5o1ioo
wsst a Huron t. s. II s Of ket3 st. anii '''0'
yided y Of 21xs2 #, with improvements,
p.1T aat9d n,ee eeo cor Of Michigan sv Z so1is;
II, with buildings, dated Feb. Is {ChArles G.
Wicker to Sidney n. Sea).............. $4,000
souru OF c1Tx L1dTs, WITHIN a RADIUS OF MILES
oakwood boulevard, 81 $40 It v of Langley 81,
ST, It 4-19x79 It, with lsxs7 # on Langley
near the above, dated Dec. 1374>.......$ II 900
Lot SO, Block 3, Prout CoIman's part . K
Sec /, 50, II, dated Dec. II, 1874. 1,127
WELT OF o11z L1a1Ts. WITHIN RADIUS or NILES
FROM COURTHOUSE.
Humboldt Ut. 3 " coz Of Bloomington Ut, I.
6o1lco #, dated Nor. %, 1874. 500
suMNAHy OF TRANSFERS FOE TIE WEEK.
The following ia the totai amount Of city and
suburban property within q radius OF Z niles
from the CouTt-House fled for record during the
week ending Saturday Feb. 13: CITY Sales 60 !:
Sales, 8: consideration, $500. South OF city
lmits-Sales, II consideration, s25, ,g7. West
OF city 1imlts-Sales, /; consideration, $500.
Total salss, Is; total consideration, 8676,SS4-
, 1875-02-14

There WAS an exhibition ct religious zeal at
llashApaug Pond, near Providence, r. L, the
other DAY, L party Of Millerites cut away the
ice and engaged in bsptizing for about IN hour,
both men and women standing during the en-
tire exercise with their vet clothes On Each
person xss dipped three times, face downward.
Ono womAn was nearly overcome, and begged to
Thirteen vera baptized.
, 1875-02-14

Of which 1900 wers Pacific Mall, =, 100 Western
Union. 10000 Northwestern common, $500 Rock 1al-
and 1000 St. Paul. 400 Laks Shore, Il ooo oho' and
26, 800 Union Pacific.
The weekly bunk ntAteuaeas Is ~ fo1o"s Aosns' N
crease, slsl35oo; spedo, increase, $73l !ega-
tenders decrease so2s coo deposits tncresse' $7o
100; circulation decrease 800 reserve decrease
f76,315,
, 1875-02-14

8uEEP-During the opening days Of the weak the
market dul and depressed. hat becano mora &C.
tive the Wesk away, and coaed G95oo higher.
Shippers secured tho major portion Of the oct2ss,
less than 5000 head going into the hands Of Chicago
butchers. Closing quotations we1e S4:oa85.oo for
With extra selling 1t sc. G.15a6.50
, 1875-02-14

making total Of 1900 tcs against 9oooo sst yeE
same data There in however, hxEo an.n.lt' Ut .hGs ~
country howevsr tbs stocks qnlte large and are
generally placed at about 600 tca much Of which IL
held by packers 1t the Far West, who, haTng been
compelled pay very high prices for hogs, are unw-
ing to accent eyen current prices for their stock
, 1875-02-14
COMMERCIAL.

Tha following wers tho receipts and shipments Of
the leading articles Il produce In this city during the
twenty-four hours ending 1t o'clock on Saturday
morning and for the corresponding date year Ago
, 1875-02-14
Aggregate hAbi1ihes.....
Number OF bank4, 2,27.

RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Below Is comparative statement Of gEoes earnings
Of thirteen Western railroads for tho month Of January
These returns generally show deo1ease compared
with the eaoe timo Last year. but not to an o1aof that
s Of any great importance. There sre but twe roads
whose earnings are in excess Of last year, c. Central
Pacific, SAL Az and ST. Louis Iron Mountain South
e1u, 1854: ....... .-..-.-
GROSS EARNINGS JANUARY
, 1875-02-14

Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con-
sumption: 1904 bu whsat, 6.6d6 bn corn, e43 bu
oats, 4ol bu re, 2,os1 bu barley.
Tho following grain was inspected into store On
Saturday morning: 81 cars No. spring, 5 cars No.
do; 2 CATS rejected do GO wheat): u cars high
mixed corn, 80 cars No. do, cars rejected do as
corn, I'll new1; chr white oats; CATS No. do;
cars No. barley; cars No. do. Total, IS cars,
$1,000 bu. Inspected out: 15,943 bu wheat, 415o bn
eorn ,ss7 bu oats, l,4s3 bu rye, o145 bu barley.
The following wero the receipts and shipments Of
breadsus aud ve stock at this point during the past
week. and for the corresponding weeks ending as
dated.
, 1875-02-14
AND COMMERCE.
FINANCIAL.

There wers no nav features in the financial ntos'
ton. The only active demand for 1oans comes from
parties On the Board Of Trade vino hAvs grain OF pro-
visions TO car1y. In other directions the usoa quss
Of the SEASON prevails Tho mercantile need 1os 1anos
IL not materially in Of the receipts from eoie
tiona. Ths general miscellaneous damAnd n MOD
erate.
Rates Of discount arc 10 per cent to regular oas'
toners to good outside borrowers concessions OF OF
per cant arc unade satisfactory couateFas or peloe
paper.
On tho streea there is an abundance q fuaoa 70
meet the current requirements OF boErover' "ne ara
not numerous, Rates are 7@i8 par cent.
Nav York exchange renamed dull at shipping Fatss,
and sold It 75c@tl.oo discount between hanfs io1
s., 900.
shipments of currency from Hew York hars bean
ordered in considerable amounts by tho banha
The cleartnss for the day were a. 900; for fns
week they vo1e SIS, $50 oo4 and the balances s214
14se for the corresponding week Of 1sst year they
were sl7, ,1s4, ,o71 SO and 81 ,585, ,s53.o3~
CONDITION OF TIE NATIONAL BANKS.
The following abstract Of reports m2ds to tho Con-
troiler Of the Currency, showing thb condition Of he
National Banks in the United States as the Close o.
bukiness on the 3st Of December with ths pr1ncapa@
itetus therein, has Just been completed:
RESOURCES.
, 1875-02-14
TRANSFERS;

TRANSFERS.
The following instruments were dled for record
Saturday, Feb, 13:
, 1875-02-14

In the afternoon mess pork Wis actve and steady,
with eaies Ut 5000 bt1s at $18.49k seller Maxrh
s19.72k Fe1er April !; s19ao91a.12h seller June and
$40 60 seller July. The aEket closed At the above
range Of prices.
Lard in light request md steady, with sales Of
1,750 toa 1t $la62H selle< Aazuh and $13.82k0l,as
seller April.
What WA raodsrstky setts4 IN ~ aftaruoe1 aud
, 1875-01-02
NOTICED

RIA f Horse~Corriogo and Boat taxes for
"a the 1st h9f-year 1875 will be received
at this Office and by the Police Assistant,
at Frederiksted from the 10th January to
the 9th February 1875 both days included,
after which the list OF arrears will be trans.
mitted to the respective P~olicemasters to
be enforced within s days and a special CT
tation to this effect will without delay be
served by the Police, for which each debtor
Of Taxes incurs a fine of 20 cents if the
Tax be under SIS, and 40 cents if SIS, or
above, besides eventually the ordinary levy
expenses.
The taxlists which will be distributed
by the Police, are to be filled up in con-
formity with the ordinance of 22nd Feb
ruary 1855 on the first of Jan. and return
ed to the respective Policemasters within
AS hours in town and 4 days in the coun-
try.
Royal Treasurer's Office, St. Croix oath
December 1874.
J. A. HOVER.
, 1875-01-02

are at least 500, 900. The annual business
transactions then amounted 100000, GOO francs;
they now exceed twenty milliards. Ana the
ordinary receipts from the budget, which then
only attained twenty-five millions, have now
amounted to $50 million francs. All this de.
yelopment is due to the centralisation of capital,
and the formation of assurance companies, which
ensued after the close of the great wars Of the
First Empire. From that epoch, too, dates the
manufacture of Articles de Paris, and the es-
Establishment of iron and other factories-the
latter mainly due to English capital and la
bour. Railways and telegraphs, too, have con-
duced to make Paris a European e%ntrep6t; and
the internal roadways constructed, and the ex-
tension Of the city within the Notifications I'M
der the Second Empire have SO developed its
resources and augmented its population and
manufactures that, in spite of the misfortunes
and loss OF business consequent on the late dis
astrous war, M. Victor Emien says it is more
brilliant than ever. The morality of the city,
however, has somewhat suffered for whilst in
France at large the proportion of i~llegitimato
births IN 1869 was 1858 10 998, 1877, or y per
cent in Paris it amounted to Is, 1866 out Of
54,937, or % per cent. of the whole.
, 1875-01-02
THE EFFICACY OF VOTIVE
OFFERINGS.

A short time since the Prussian project was
passing through a small town of Lorraine, and
the MARE had to do the honors of the place.
He showed to his superior the very ancient lit
tie church, and amongst its treasures is a rat in
massive silver, the legend of which be related
as follows In ancient times the neighbour
hood was infested by rats that d~evoured every
thing, and the people, having tried in vain to
get rid Of the plague, made this silver rat and
placed it in the church, after which the rats
disappeared. The Prussian functionary asked,
with a compassionate smile, if his informant be-
lleVed in this superstition. " Alas no sir,' re-
Piled the marie " if we still believed in the
e1lcacy of such a step we should long since
nave taxed ourselves to present to the church q
SILVER Prussian, even fit should be as large as
life. Ibid.
, 1875-01-02
BARBADOS
Mutual Life Assurance Society
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT 1851,
CHIEF OFFICE:
ESTABLISHED IN 1910.

No. 90, HIGHSTREET, B%RIDGETowN, BARBADOS
PNHIS Society, which confines its bust
a ness exclusively to assuring the lives
of persons resident in the West Indies,
presents advantages such as no other AS
surance Company, labouring in the same
field, can offer. It's scale Of Premiums,
although considerably lower than that Of
any other Company, has nevertheless been
found quite adequate to provide for the
risk Of life in the West Indies, and suffi-
cient to create large SURPRISES, out of
which Reversionary Bonuses, averaging
2 per cent per annum upon the amount
assured have been distributed among the
Members of the Society.
Its career, during q period Of 80 years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part of the
world, are, when carefully selected, almost
as valuable as those inhabiting Europe,
and that they do not demand such excess
Slye Premiums as are charged by every
other Company.
The following abridged Table shows this
Premiums required to assure $IOO, for the
whole term, Uson a single life -
, 1875-01-02
Furniture
76,425 81

or 49, 26 francs, 81 centimes more than the capital
of the Company. 49,,
It is worthy of note, the eight hundred and sixty
thousand pounds sterling invested in Martinique in its
fifteen Central Sugar Factories has been raised in the
Colony withlittle or no aid from European Capital.
Ills true the house of Gail made heavy advances
inimachinery to the three first promoters of Factories,
buf If must also be borne in mind these have been
paid for by revenue made in the Usines:
islands, has been Of great assistance, and no doubt
has facilitated many mercantile operations which,
without this aid, could not have been carried into
Another result of the Usines has been'the estab.
lishment Of a ~numberof small sNteam-tugs' serving as
nassaoe boats between the smaller towns and st.
Pierre and Fort de France. The traffic in these is
considerable, and aids greatly in keeping the large
tEwns well supplied with provisions, poultry, &c.
md is aqreat benefit to the country people.
RICHARD HENRY BURTON
, 1875-01-02

Assurances Of every description on sin
gle lives axe. granted by the Society OF
any sum from 500 Dollars to 10, 900 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
yearly, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the pay
ment of their Premiums, may either dis
pose Of their Policies to the Society upon
equitable terms, or obtain a free Policy
for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof Of such death has been re-
ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position of
the Society are made quinquennially, and
the surplus then existing is allotted to the
Members, after a sufficient sum has been
set aside for the purposes Of the Reserve
Fund. The next investigation and wi
sion of Profits, will take place on the 31st
December, 1875.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British West India Islands.
ActaGry-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. van. BRETON. DR.. HANSEN.
Forms of PROPOSAL, Prospectuses, and
every information may be obtained from
SAna'A AsmAbana-
~
, 1875-01-02
(ComtinUed from first pGge.)

(Contnued from first pGge.)
boilers, in the vacuum and Triple Efet, and
supervisors of each department.
The smaller Usines are also of iron and brick
but of q different shape; that of simon is a
square centre building, two stories high, on
iron pillars, and being sixteen metres square,
and ten metres high, surrounded by a gallery
Of nine metres wide. 1t is a most compact and
commodious building it contains four boilers,
one mill, four defecatorss one set Of Triple Efet,
nine charcoal filters, two vacuum pans, ten
turbines, or centrifugals driven by one-eight
horse power engine, one furnace for steaming,
and one for returning the animal charcoal.
The building, which forms a square OF "a
metres, cost, Francs $4,000.
The Triple Efet, 1st I'm. 38Omm. eds. In.
52Omm. 3rd. I'm. Comm. with its engine
cost Francs, Al, 900, The vacuum pans On.
diameter by I'm. 40Omm.
high, with their engine, cost, Francs 10000
Each boiler with its chimney 10000
Each centrifugal 1000
The perpetual still, capable Of making forty
four gallons of rum per hour, system Call
cost, Francs, 14,70O, and the sixteen iron butts,
each capable of holding 100 hectolitres, 1900
gals. wash-Francs, 6,4o0.
This Usine has also a store for dry sugar,
and o workshop, fourteen mules, thirty wag-
gons, and five kilometers, two hundred metres,
equal to three miles. three hundred and eighty
five yards of railroad.
The rollers of the mill are four feet three
inches long by two feet five and a half inches
diameter it is driven by an engine Of twenty
five horse power, and can crush about thirteen
tons of canes per hour, or sufficient to make one
ton of sugar each hour.
The machinery of this Usine was brought
from the house Of Gail Gin Paris"
The machinery and all the iron work con-
tanned in the buildings cost, Francs,
5,807 60 confines.
Packages 9,972 IS
Freight from Paris to
Havro 1870 20
Interest 1880 65
Material purchased in
the Colony l6'9o9 20
Francs 4l5,422 GO
Material for the Railroad.
Rails. knees, nails, &c,
"m raaoos anu aN''' 6,497 73
Sleoners, &c. $40 90
transport from Paris to Havre 3,796 63
44,96l So
Material for Railroad purchased
IN tile Colony.
40 WAGONS for material g.
o0 rtSmansbin 5000 O
IA mules lo'0oo
MA 1890
Installation Of tie Factory.
E,aiobt 1854 rs
Nut;es 1882 90
Exnenses g general' 2l7,0I1 05
237,2o5 OF
Installation Of the Railroad
3 Miles 1856 yards. Paid to
the Contractor, including
wooden cross pieces 1884 SO
paid for bricks, lime &c. 1881 80
5l,I76 43
Eurniture 359 rs
Total 76,425 81
or IS, 425 francs, 81 centimes more than the capital
of the Company.
It is worthy of note, the eight hundred and sixty
thousand pounds sterling invested in Martinique in its
fifteen Central Sugar Factories has been raised in the
Colony withlittle or no aid from European Capital.
II is true the house of Gail made heavy advances
, 1875-01-02

Reference permitted to R. Revd. D.
Po1RIER, Bishop Of the Diocese, Roseau,
Dominica.
REvD. P. NAUGHToN.-.... Sta. Cruz.
REyD. VAN SoPIEK, R. G.
Rector -.---------. Antigua.
SIR GRAHAM BRIGGS BART, Barbados.
HoNBL. Fl. SEMPER, Attor-
ney Genera, Antigua.
HoNBL. w. CHAMBERS,
MAGISTRATE ..-.....-. Antigua.
, 1875-01-02
SPECIAL BRANGE1ms
ARE

FRENCH, ITALIAN, or GERMAN, PEI
quarter .,. go 10 6
DRAWING, various styles j.. go s 4
MUSIC Piano forte. 80. Ell II 6
, 1875-01-02

Installation Of tie Railroad
3 Miles 385 yards. Paid to
the Contractor, including
wooden cross pieces 1854 90
Paid for bricks, lime &c. 3'28l %
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-02
Testimony.

Testimony.
cheerfuly give this testimony TO the public that
Mrs. Fosters Blood Purifier and Tetter Ointment
cured me.
] was afiicted for many years with dsordered
blood, troublesome and obstinate tetter of the
skin and swelling of the glands of the neck which
was the occasion Of prolonged suffering and ex-
pense.
consulted eight of the most prominent phya-
clans In the city and used their medicine long time
without receiving any permanent relief on the
contrary getting worse, till finally almost despair
Ing OF hope, l WAS induced to try Mrs. Fosters
Blood Purifier, which was recommended to me as
being certain cure for my disease. II was the
turning point in my cese after using two bottles
OF the Blood Purifier In connection with the letter
Ointment, the swelling ceased, the eruptions disap-
peared and now am entirely and effectualy cured.
II further information is desired concerning my
case, cell at my residence.
THOS. SCOTT,
1890 Caymont Street, over llth Street Bridge.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-02
The Cause of Hard Times.

The Boston Journal thus expresses the
opinion about the cause Of the long continued
hard times
"In partial explanation Of this- i may be said
that there is such thing as commercial dlspep-
sis. Depression is not simply epidemic it
sometime becomes chronic. When everybody
joins in chorus Of hard times it is likely to
continue hard times, until some more cheerful
spirit starts up in different key. But this is not
q sufficient explanation. A cause which lies
much deeper, and is more baneful in its in
fuence, ia the practice Of under selling. Com
petition is said TO be the life of trade but there
are cases where it may be more truthfully be
called the death of trade. We do not Nfer to
that species of competition which contents itself
with small rather than large profit, and
serves to actually stimulate trade by bringing
commodities within the purchasing power Of
of the many nor to competition Of the cheap
John sort, which introduces poorer goods in
close intimation Of the better, and whose seeming
bargains are in reality swindles. But we mean
that competition which results in cutting down
the price of articles below what it costs to man
ufacture them, and which leaves no reasonable
margin Of profit for any one.
"How such competition arises, and how it
operates, are apparent enough to any who will
look at the condition of trade since the panic.
All sorts Of goods fell in price, and no one knew
exactly when the bottom would be reached.
The trouble new ia that the bottom was really
reached long ago, and still prices have continued
to fall. Merchants became 30 used to under
bidding each other, and cutting down regular
prices with the hope Of stimulating trade, or at
least of drawing custom to themselves, that
they continued the process beyond the point
where living profit could be made either for
themselves or the manufacturers. 80 this ex-
treme competition has continued. Itself pro-
duct of depression, 1t has served to perpetuate
and strengthen the depression from which it
sprang. No one, not even the purchaser, is
benefited by unjustly low prices. They serve
"a cheek industry and curtail manufacture, and
so operate to the injury Of labor. They annihi-
late the legitimate profits Of industry, and 30
work the ruin Of capital. And 30 all classes, in
this era of low prices, feel the burden Of the
hard times What seems to be most needed now
is a readjustment of prices on q scale which may
admit Of moderate profit to manufacturer and
lealer. Any one who visits our retail stores
must be convinced that there is - large
solume Of trado as ever, and it stands to reason
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-02

ID AOIFIC HOUSE. A. SERVER,
4 North Carolina Avenue, Between Atlantic and
Pacific avenues, Atlantic City, N. , now open. Best
the depot, WI hin half square OF the QUAKE meet
ing house, the Episcopal Presbyterian and Catholic
telQ-lm