Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-11

tinguished by a single gust. Hundreds
Of birds were killed by the hailstones.
many of which were rs large rs hens
eggs, and three human lives were lost
The cotton year 1919 closes in three
weeks, and the receipts of cotton for the
twelve months at all ports will be little
under 3,4S5, 900 bales,-a small deficit from
the 4,OOO,O0 bales which was so confident
ly talked of when the crop was first coming
to market. We hear the same talk now
about the growing crop. but there will be
more caution at the South in accepting the
bear side of the story. The exports for
the whole year have been 900, 900 bales,
against 2,Sl5,OO0, last year. The visible
supply of American on both sides of the
Atlantic is 954, 654 bales, against 9lO. 595,
last year at this time. About two-thirds
of the present acreage hes been subject to
drouth, which has now been relieved in
some sections by rains. The danger of 4
serious overflow of the Mississippi has
passed We shall have to wait a fortnight,
probably, before very accurate estimate
of the damage done to the cereal crops
can be made. AS harvesting progresses,
the damage will become apparent. With
the old stock of wheat left over and the
new crop, we shall still. probably, be able
to spare 10000, 900 bushels, if we can find
market for SO much. For the past year
lending June 3O), we only exported 80,
100000 bushels for the year previous. II,
$4,000, the highest export of wheat ever
sent out realizing over 800. 100000. The
deficit of Great Britain is in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 bushels. and we can
supply two-thirds Of this if our farmers
| will but step in and take the market
Boston papers chronicle the death OF
George Baty Blake, last Friday. and speak
| Of him as one of the best Of Boston bank
crs. He was the senior member of the
| He was born in Brattlcboro, nearly seventy
years ago, and went to Boston poor wher
very young. He entered the dry goods
store of Edward Dickerman when quit,
young, and subsequently, became Z
| partner of Clarke & Co.. which connection
lasted till about 1854 Soon afterwards he
e. Co., of which David Nevins was q
partner, and they had a very extensive
trade until 1916, when the firm was dis
solved In 1888 he entered into the bank
| inc business, being member of the house
of Gilmore, Blake 4 Ward. Mr.. Gilmore
dying soon after, the firm was changed tc
Blake, Howe 4 Co., and at a later period
to Blake, Brothers Il Co., which has con-
tinued to the present time, the deceased
being the senior member of the firm
This Boston Globe says: Perhaps the
best tangible witness of his success in
business is the standing of the banking
firm of Blake, Brothers Il Co., which is IA
vorably known all over the world. Tits
firm have never brought 10 the notice of
the public any investments Of question:
Bile nature. and it is not saving too much
to aver that Mr.. Blake never presented a
bond or offered an investment to the pub
lie which he was not willing to buy OF in
vest in himself. Boston has certainly lost
in Mr.. Blake one of her most positive, self
reliant and enterprising business men, one
who achieved where many others failed,
and one whose integrity, industry and per-
severance may we'll be copied by the youn-
Ger busineSS men of this city who are
coming into the places he and others like
him are vacatng us the weeks and months
and years pass on