Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Markefes


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oisl tax, bid to-day. Sugar strong. les ale'a
,, BALTIsoSE, February 24.-Cctton hrm-low mid
firm and in better icnaBd-No. western rad l. 7i,;
Snef bTt Imsopb ANA red lss5o Corn
low; eo western mixed, 80. Oats quiet-sru- hsrn,
Rye firm, e2. Hay quiet and unchanged Provisions
steady aud unchanged. Butter weak, receipts
heavy demand light-western tubs. 24asO; do rolls,
22a2s. Petroleum quiet and unchanged Coffee quiet
sales good Rio cargoes lsA. whisky held lIaaIi2
Money!. Gold, lHs; Exchange, long sSS short,
$50 Governments duh
dun; buyers favored. Corn dull. N''''' ""'o'
LoNPoS' February "a Il 50 .. m,-Consols 93as39
s, L;ykEPiGSh Fs651aEy e i2o G moGStton
sd Sales 600 bales, including sou for spScn
aSn h AND eSgS The total sales yseray were
close Of the market Sales ON the basis Of middling
upands, nothing below good ordinary, shipped Jan
dngs deterS6e Febg2ary oS and March chs att on f
do DO deliverable pril and May, at IS l6 Sales
middlings, deliverable March and April, AZ 81
LoSDoI, February "a p. m:-Paris dispatches
LIVERPOOL, February "a, ?. m.-Of the sales
o. cotton to-day, lleo5 bales were American. Bread
OLD FURNITURE WORTH BUYING.-Old
Merritt, of Griffin, Ga, was supposed To be
rich, and IL was suspected that me- kept his
money somewhere near his person. He had
the reputation OF a miser, and kept his own
counsel. He had no known relations. Well.
Old Merritt died one day, and the public adj
mlnlstTatOr searched all over his premises
for money, but could rot find cents worth
of reward for his trouble. 1t was. after all.
doubtless a mistake. Old Merritt was as
poor as church mouse. But he had some
ricBety furniture. and this was sold at adj
ministrator's sale. II did not pay the public
funct1Onary s fee. That cleaned ont Old Mer-
rift and settled up his estate according to
law made and provided i'm Georgia. A Mr.
Henry Fletcher, of Butts, bought n piece of
MerrittS furniture and took il home 1t was
an old sideboard. Soon afterwaTd Fletcher
found secret drawer in the SidebOarl. and
in the drawer bag of gold and bag of sill
yer, all coined and ready for use. Fletcher
VIII rot tell the amount, if indeed. he has
counted il. The administrator wanted n
share but Fletcher was close listed and in
eXCrable. All for defence but not q cent for
tribute. Old furniture ought TO bring better
prices than il usually does There's some
times speculation in it,-CmcilRdti Enquirer
WASTE OR DEvELoPMENT-Itm aynot be
too late; but il certainly is not too soon, for
us TO take most vigorous measures. national
and local, according TO jurisdiction and
authority, Tor distinguishing between a wise
development and use OF the resources of the
country and an improvident and reckless
waste OF time, or the imposition of burdens
upon their future enjoyment. Wasted forests;
ill-NrOuSht mines; eNtefminated game:
Snagged river courses; poorly constructed
but costly and unpaid-iOr public works:
embarrassed, uncOmpleted, and unremuup-
ratlYe railroads. few tOtterine cabins with
GROCERY marking the site of city. and a
mountain mass of accumulated debt mort
gaging four fifthS of all the structures that
have been ereCted-these are not healthful
elements of development.-B0stOR Erc3jpJ
TrOnScfipt.