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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-25
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

nuFPALo Sept 2sIake rncelptsfiour 200 bDls, Com,
qa7 $50 BUSH Wheat 1909 bush Data 1900 bush Raj
road receipts Sog0 bbls Corn 1880 pSsh Wasa
Shipments tide water Corn l6le2s hush; MhoAs IgSus
bush. asrSad Approximation tooo bbli Cora SS7vo
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uPogTs oP WHEAT.
ISz5a O.
Total ....... e,4l2,OSs b,672,5 $50 6,Ol9A


Hence il is seen that while Great Britain imported
1900 900 ewt more wheat during the last year than N
1854 the United States actually sent her l6O0'OOO
less and Il must be remembered that OF the quantity Tor
1856 the states OF the Pacific slope furnished much
lareer proportion than they did In 1874 The reason
Why his was 90 has been pointed out 90 frequently IL
this column as TO require bat simple repetition
which perhaps may serve as warning for the future
spesulators by the aid OF cheap money carried some
100000 bushels through tho Winter and Spring
nonihs-loaaing down the storehouses OF SeW-forE'
Chicago, and Nilwankee--and refused 10 accept
o. prices at which otber countries were sup
plying Great Britain Resrlts-hoavy losses 10 all
gagged in the speculation. Indications now point
% REPETITION Of this folly. Tho receipts at the iahe
pors are comparatively light while with nearly twice
the quantity IN store In this port than is usual at ths
season Of the year. prices steadily advanced above
European quotations. The business ~ tho Stock Ex-
cange sbaros shows marked falling OF fron that OF
preceding weeks aud aggregates only about 100000
shaEeS The fancies however, have been remarkably
wen sustained while investments have materially de-
eiaed NewJersey Central particularly active aud
stands second upon tho list in amount OF transae-
hons After declining 10 2l4 i rose 70 ~ suDse-
4eeaty its hucSuations OF 2@249 per cent
down ana Up were frequent and It's hnai
price was 27id No doubt tore was free buying OF the
stock with the intention Of giving the bears lively
turn up to 30 or higher but the blocks Of stock that ap
peared for sale Al about 28probaby for Philadelphia
eeeourt-seryed to check the movement or postpone II
eniil favorable opportunity Aside from posi-
by large saOr interest there exists no reason for an
senee IN price FROM sAe bert attainable information
HseDk certain that the company has made no progress
u tbe negotiation Of s blanket bonds But II IL had,
s1e ere6tion Of new debt OF S50OOO00 10 replace
embarrassing Of 8s,boo,ooo fafia 70 improve the
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Coal EOit.Oi4 ~
Advances 81 leased hnes. 1+frooO w
.sJ4i9bI1 20
This Is an extraordinary statement. Why Is 1t at
tempted to conceal tho fact given in former reports that
the cash was only S623,j0si Bills receivable were
1892 29I leaving according 10 "a Trustee SloO66l9
as accounts receivable but information whatever Is
youchsafcd the proportion which Is Old bad pract
caly uncollectnbe and dead Even at the present de
pres.lou the company has cash Ofor OF 100000 we
are told for bonds and stocks held by IT, In that
case they are not worth 80 assets with which
to meet Immediate obligations The statement dscloses
the fact that this mode Of raising money has been con
tcmpated but II Is not clear that the company can se
these stocks and bonds OF leased roads without EsAng
rs control Of connections Next have coal bal
anoes due from other railways, and royalties advanced
on coal leases. S2,O4lo14 49," The value of coal
on hand January /, when monopoly hXod the price,
was g692 s74 ga; balances TO other roads are
probably ncousderable the greater part OF the re-
mainder 81 1851 no, must be advanced on royalties
How marvellous the practical sense OF Trustee VINO
calmly credits this large item OF expenditure ~ part OF
available assets 10 meet immediate obligations Finally,
eash advances 20 leased nos, amounting TO S547,5OO,
are included by this extraordinary trustee rs assets
with which to meet immediate debts In the face OF the
fact that these leased lines require such advances every
year. and that according to the January statement they
amounted 70 81 ,244sG0 in 1873 Strictly speaking
against immediate OBLIGATIONS OF $5214sS5' this CON-
pany had 362350s, In cash coal worth Soyze!4 az Jun
nary prices bills receivable amounting nomlnaly
"a is502294 of which the real value Is unknown.
sccotInfs receivable OF &lS06,Ol0, which tho
comnany though short OF cash to meet Its diyl
6end had moi been able 10 collect and stocks
ana bonds OF leased lines, snid 70 be worth 5,OVO,-
oSa hut which the company probably cannot afford TO
sell and since the breaking OF the combination may NOT
r. lbe 10 sell at all. These assets are nomlnay @elO
9p5, whether half that could ever be realized rom
tben Trustee" does not tell and obviously does hot
know BAT In It's report To the o.
Penpgylvania the company states that lts hVallhpn
asset arc S3i57936. Evidently, A Trustee Sas nos
WHY does this company refuse 20 state how much us
dent has been Increased this year Has y not Deen
arey Increased by resale Of bonds purchased IN 1872
Wig does the company refuse 10 state m earningsI We
aS that is coal tonnage Sept WAS lll40oo tons
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against 42l Gas tons u the same date last year. This
decline of 1,306,695 tons means icss OF moro than
iast year, and Trastes does not Claim that the
entire profits OF last year moro than 81 6S4653 II
Is admitted BY him that the Interest bonds anc rent OF
leased lines 50 }939]9 % last year snd IN reality
that rate, for tw0-hirds Of year the company gust
have earned 1852 $50 before earning anything for
per ton carried with tonnage OF oniy $50 tons
In eight months IL has barely earned the scknow edged
first charges, with GOA at monopoly prices Its actual
fret charges this year 1t haa not quite earned, nor
any part OF Tho dividends paid, and for the rest
Of tie year the bottom has fallen cut as 20 prices
Delaware, LackaSanna and Western is " par excel
ienee tRat %a'sr may 9sia Diner s'a ia fo s
capacity To mine and fetch 10 market 1000 900 tons Of
about One-fOurth OF that capacity In 1875 and fails to
ness of 1876. Does not "a Trustee know that tho
capital invested this reproductive abity4s bur
densome as II fuly employed and earning profit. upon
coal lands which may not be mined for years 70 come an
them is doing its business at los or profit For the
purpose Of Showing what an inflated Institution this
Der mile of road ami mile OF track win that OF Central
and Hudson The statement treats the capitals debts
and mileage OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
erns main line It's Valley and Warren branches, aud Me
Morris and Essex with is branches, one excluding
from the table those OF its northern leases Central and
Hudson only its own capital and road,
Cent and Del, I. and
Capital aud debt sl2o,4Si,567 s7ol56Oi2
Ds coal ais."S, o'.na.oo "" 100000
Capital for the railroads and 43l081 SbOl06O2
Number OF miles OF nOad. 74O $50
Number OF miles OF track 2u42 Coo
Capitalized per mile Of road. $l74,9O0 100000
Capitalized per mile Of Track. $500 SO,5lO
Delaware Laekawanna and Western is Obliged to yield
the palm 20 Central and Hudson on capital per mile Of
road by 80 900; but by large majority" OF $4,000
has the advantage In capital per mile OF track II
Trustee" cannot that all this Involves an enormous
depreciation in the value of the property he is not
qualified to conduct the business OF mediunszed pea
nut stand TO many Of the stockholders the truth Is pain
fully obvious.
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sTEARIN- market quieo At lie. for Prime Western
sales II 600 n CITY Ia hhds. az l2c. y 10
SUGAR-Reped quiet &c lOs9ll &C. for hard grades
and A.: oUgdr duh and unchanged
81 ,65c Fair Good edniDg rs hhds Moasses sugar
TALLow-The marset was steady, with sales, $4,000
Primo S7sd9c. y %. ..
ri ~ II y gallon f. Boyd Co. In their circular Of THIS
that the production in the West has been again
increased yet below the for this season OF the
wear further increase Is looked Tor early next month The
Cont dslers rapidly taking much Of the
trade that formerly Kentucky dsuers thus mater
ay decreasing TRADE that formerly went To hat State
Alcohol tax patti continues very arce and In goo demand
none Offering would bring ~ ~ y gallon Alcohol FOR
mort quiet with sales bbs for South America at 48c
no European demand $50 y paon. Receipts Of high
vine Alcohol for the week, 200 bbs sales 1850 bbs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-25

The receipts for to-day were sJ65.jgj.
Coupons OF the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Com
pany's second consolidated mortgage stnkIglmd bonds
Will be paid Ht no 50 Wiiliam-st and atr Oct. L.
The following shows the exports exclusive Of rpeciel
from the port Of NewIur 10 foreign ports for the week
ending sept 10 and since the beginning Of the year:
.lSy,h,, ISL lS29i7,
Previously reported 2Os,S2do2l l16722 49, ia55liSjJ
Total since Jan1 Gso7i5 sI8l5f43s7 slo9g57l2i
Price OF goid.,........ 1901 III 40
The following shows the Imports OF dry goods lnd gen
eral merchandise ut the port OF NewNofk for the week
ending sept 20 and since the beginning OF the year:
strns WosE ISL .l-z2.. =, is20as
General Merchandise 6,2u2,lO6 3yii,61i fGOJaI3
Total for tho week. sT5O&c92 s6."g22t9 ss3g587i
Previously reported ~Vo4S"2ls Z4o7l9,'Ie EonoIoSoJ
Total since Jan l. 1902 IOGOg s252i0057 fglS1s23tO
The following the dry goods imports included In
the above for the same period:
For ne Week 1874. isf5. 1876.
Putere,! az the port 90. s2ggO92G s2s77575 $17Gi7o7
Thrown fket,... 2,.Sl,2y9 252GOiJ l,9is,5oO
l5ilrr 1.
Fntcr,d at line port Sg7 27j la $50 3D5 l59 s6375327s
Thrown market h9.l58,lJj s3o&G,llb G5,l5l.SHO
The exports OF specie tAr week ending sept p and
since the beginning OF the year were as fOHOwE:
iDlal Tor tht week -l.i'tsJ
Previously reported "ooO7'a'4
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Total since Jan !
DELAWARE AND LACKAwANNA.

With every attempt to explain, the coal com
pancs get deeper the mire The statement Of the
affairs Of the Delaware and Lackawanna. proessedy by
"a Trustee" but we told, after such minute In
specton and authorization Of its details by officials as
10 make It the next best thing To similar document
with the official Signatures takes great pains 70 give
us information as earnings increase OF debt since
Jan l. This remarkable constipation OF facts deepens
the disrust created by the disclosure that the lst
of January the company had not cash enough TO pay
the dividend payable Jan 90. That dividend was
S62s.2iI % but the cash on hand was only SG2J5Os
Besides this dividend Trustee" nnds floating debt
OF $500 s4i but ngeniously 0mits the floating debt
Of the leased lines then 81 28i 500 Against these
mediate obligations Of SI5S6,GiA, dividend not In
cludod or S5.2l4,s55 with the dividend the company
had the following assets, according to "a Trustee"
nntnpiy.
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sl,7s2.7eo. NO anner prIneipal quOtatIOns Of

mo week closes on an easy cOhdltlpn OF TIE iocal
money market and pledge OF ordinary collateral call
loans are done at 1i292 per cont tbs ratio on United
States securities being l. Prime mercantile paper ranges
from 20 per cent the preponderance Of sales being at
and Sig The following the rates 81 exchange on
New fork at the aforementioned cities to-day bayan
nah a prem I'M; Cincinnati, bfmer, par Charleston,
q discount 10 par; New-Orlcans, commercial par bank
Chicago. 60 discount, and St Louis, lOO discount
The rates indicate that the currency movement Is away
from this center and this shown In toays bank state
mcnt by the loss in legal tenders Tho Syndicate opera
0ns account for the decrease In gold and the increase
of loans reflects the growing improvement IN all branches
Of legitimate trade The movement Of the week evenu-
atod In net loss to the banks OF S44l9 OBS they
holding IN lawful money ~ excess VI the 25 per cent re-
qulrements, SIS 657750 The following L. the Clearing
house statement to-day Currency exchanges. $5275s-
$50 currency balances q .G32.2e7i gold exchanges
f4.37O51l; gold balances, SzSOl0l, Weekly Clearing
house statement: Currency exchanges. S35G,373962;
currency balances l7,l6s45l gold exchanges, $780,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-25

GHiromcTis. -, 23O77,T75 IaAs75O Dec. 4,4l9,o25
United States securities fairly active and rmer,
the activity being for the most part Uecasoned by the
exchanges OF the older bonds hed by q National banks
into the 4o per cents, which are substituted
basis OF circulation We anne1 latest seot annaiions:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-25

qrbs foreign advlces to-day were OF no special i'm
nortace IN London British consols are rn az are aso
are Ia q lower The sum OF $4,000 bullion was To-
dsy WITHDRAWN from the Bank OF England on balance.
ner cent Tentes advanced to 1861 "a loo Inc god mar
ket MAS quiet and firm sales at llO9liOs Inc essn
having Is inti Monday, and 213 per cent per snnunI
for Ise The foreign exchange market was au a. , u
were "a 0S1 s4a the working rates reporle1 oy "
bankers were - s2@$4 e2l2 ana ~ sSzSS eo or
merciaI "a sO0S4 81. The Assistant treasurer padd
ont during the past week $2l3100 ior ltenvs. s .h
sItent of 900. The Assistant Treasurer tQoay
maid out $4,000 coin interest the public aepI ana
ne odd EXCHANGE Bank to-day eoyeredi Gold clsafoa,
92s 100000; gold balances, F19O0s4oAi enrrehey D"
, 1876-03-15
RECENT EXPERIMENTS on THE
GROWTH CT SUGAR.
By On. 7. L. ParpsoS, 7. c, S, &C.
Formerly ghe Unirersty Of Brussels.
From tie Sugar Caae)

Il may perhaps, be considered IF some H.
terest 10 The readers Of his journal if 1 glance
rapidly at q few experiments that have been
recently cani-d cut, by certain eminent obser-
ver5, on The growth Of sugar. Almost all ex-
Eggimeuis Of this kind have hitherto been made
10 LItope, and vith beet but they apply
perfectly to the cane, as the question is simply
the production, hy the. plant, Of a certain i'm.
mediate principle Sugar, and not 50 mIch
the development cf the entire plant. It has
long been known that the largest Oeets do not
give the most sugar.
At tie beginning of this century, The beet
yielded about s per cent. Of sugar 10 analysis,
aud the early mandatory of VI. Achard, at
work in 1899, get ont rather more than one
per cent, and was In consequence a failure.
At the present day the beet cultivated for
sugar yields to analysis from 4 to 70 per cent.
Of sugar-identical with that of the cane, and
in some instances even more. The actual pro-
dace in the mandatory depends, of course,
upon the degree of care exercised by the man
ager, and the perfection of the machinery with
which be works. We are told, however, that
anything under 10 per cent. must be consider
ed unsatisfactory that "a per cent. has actu-
ally been once obtained on a large scale by
Vilmorin, and that IA to Is per cent. may
shortly be looked upon as a fair average yield
in France and Germany whilst, even In Ire
land, as much as 9 and Is per cent. hav4 been
obtained. in early experimental trials, by Sir
Robert Kane and 0thers-the latter quantity
from 40 tons of beet per acre.
In France, of course, a great variety of ex-
perlments have been undertaken at various
times, but there still remain several important
problems unsolved. MN. Frenzy and Deher-
ain have lately carried out some researches
that are worthy Of notice here, on account of
, 1876-03-15

disregard to other colonies, as the c~olonists
themselves were EngliSbmen.
Mr., Gladst ne opposed the Bill on the
ground that many Indian States were not
English and that the change of status was
unjuSti6able and full Of %temerity. After fur.
ther discussion the Bill was finally passed.
A new French Ministry has been formed and
is composed as follows;
N. Dufaure Justice and Worship also Vice
President of the Council.
Ricard, Interior.
Waddington, Instruction and Arts,
Cristophe. Public Works.
DebOrt, Agriculture and Commerce.
Admiral Fourirhon, Marine.
Leon Say, Finance.
General de Cissey, War.
Due Deca2es, Foreign Affairs.
March 10.
New YORK, Mar. 1o.-Flour per barrel. St,
Lawrence brand, in n. T., S6.15 to 25.
Meal, per barrel $50. Heavy Mess Pork, per
Dbl, S23 Sugar, Crystals, per h., S to 98c.
Fair to good refining per Ii. y TO re. Eng
fish Islands MoIa>ses, per gallon, 3Sc. Pre-
MUM on Cola ll45 to s Exchange, New
York and London 4,S54.
LoNpoN, Mar l0.-SuG0u Demerara Crys-
tails, per cwt 226 duty free. MuScoyado y
oTt. l6I6 duly free. Ciaycd Havana, No. H.,
2II3 af bat. Dem rara Rum per gallon . In
bond. Trinidad cocoa per cat. 6SI. Consols
944 to Bank Of England rate Of Discount
90 Rcnges SIS 80. Cotton G.
, 1876-03-15

planters can realise it the better. l will be-
happy to help them to do so, by giving any in
formation IN my power on this subject, and l
am nrmly OF opinion that it can be done.
NOW why have not our planters obtained
'nese results %aIreadyi Why have they not
got cane with, al the very least, 80 to IS per
een'' OF sugar1 It is simply because they
nave hitherto used manures that are too
heterogeneous or too acid, and because labour Is
rather deficient. 1t is a comparatively easy
matter to get a manure that will grow a large
cane but 1t IS a difficult matter to get q man
ure mat will grow a large quantity Of sugar.
ana the nature of the soil will have sometimes
10 be consulted also.
When l have examined soils I have invari-
ABLY stated the manner in which they should
Dc treated to gre the grsatest saccharine pro-
G@ct' not to grow the largest canes. | know
1oat IN some Instances it is difficult to Garry
OUT oil the conditions requisite to ensure this,
Dut at least some of them can be fulfilled. with
PfoPortlonaie benefit to the grower. However
tnl9 may be, let US bear in mind that the re-
sources of the cane have never been half de-
veloped, and the sooner systematic cultivation.
based upon well observed facts, is applied. the
better will ii be for our sugar-producing 90
lonies.
Laboratory Of Experimental asd analytical
Chemistry. The Cedars, Patrey, Londo~,
S, w., January, 1876.
, 1876-03-15

thelr practical tendency, and their evident
application to the cane.
In these experiments the soils were kept
constantly damp, and this is the first thing to
which l wish to call attention for, of all ma
turaI compounds, water Is, without doubt. the
most lmportan, as regards production of sugar.
The soils experimental on were submitted to q
regular drr0sage Grrigation) They were,
moreover, perfectly drained. The seed was
that Of beet which grows in Plcardy, and yields
II to IS per cent. of sugar to analysis.
In certain artificial soils, containing no or
ganic matter Npmus), 1t was found that chemi,
cal manures dissolved in the water Of irriga-
ton at the rate Of 2 per 200, such as salts CT
potash and suIpbate of ammonia, prevented
the seed rising. This was not the case in good
ordinary soils, containing humu8. Nevertheless
1t was possible to obtain beet weighing 11Ib.
in artificial soils without humus, by means of
artificial manures but as nothing is said
about The yield Of sugar, this experiment is
less interes ing.
A sterile Soil, receiving no manure, and
Tatered with distilled water, grew beet weigh
Ing less titan one ounce
In the same soil, watered with pump water.
anil receiving no manure, the beets weighted
rather 0r6r one ouRee.
10 tbe same soil, receiving superphosphate
and salt, tie weight Of the root was one ounce
~" u 9"I/' 9 VIC" potash SAT- Is well 'uo
~, "Sie"e0 = ounces
w." ~ same son. RECEIVING suIPha'e OF
'."ou5" i'Iale % S'ua Only 'he TOOLS
"SIs"Fu Ia'"e' o'ef ~ 0RHC'si ana WIN anl1ture
" S"'PU". 9 VI olldon a. chlotIue OF POTASSIUM
'uu SuPe'P"oSP18le' 'he weight OF Inc roofs
.e"o'eu ""o0' Z 0RH'eS' MS mixture 10
""N" 4 nave ut'o'o a'Iu0tu as DeHg 100 eA-
P'"S'Fe III p[1cie'' an giving unsatisfactory
''SU,N III o'"eL respects We snail see is not
eon.0'l'e 70 " nien y.!r'oo' sugar NeVefthe~
iS' 'ne '@Iei'"eUI ~ very interesting ana IN
St,uo'''r' a. 'es"IuS ms e'A'Iai ueFeIopment
~ r"o n'a'.'
D't II i r'' me Ve'8"t Oh Iue oeet that We
o.'c - u''c" ah0ul lHe y"ta Y sugar Is me
Now amer d great no4.0tf OF IAFeSu atoms It
'"' " f., 'e's.I come 10 ,sn' tuS' ne 1tSS sugar
-. ,''''. S'.'uS ~ oNo,yS'> ne mere "}G/oge"0"'
"'Il[" ! c2"'"I"S' ~ 'HS presently
nave mere d HioSt Important '"ct Iet US
10y ~ IL"@' y WI unDelS'oou' i9T ! aPPIts
W an P'@"'S y''''ii8 SdEaF-"S wen 70 Tue cane
anu 'ue maple as % 'h0 Deet'
o"OF' t"e IuHuence OF various experimental
n'a""isS lue !ItIu VI 'ht peer mas Deeh reSpec'
ICY o'o'' . >, - o. 10 - al" 100 per cent
u ca"e sugar III me nfst place We see by these
u@UieS '""' ! IS Po>S'pIe ~ more lHan "e6I'
,ne oG'u". .. sugar produced IN me bee! IN
~ 01"''9 eI'0U4'S'@ "GeS anu MS lei Il DC
anu a, o"'r''S o'"lFF'u ALMOST ENilRELG BY
I'VE I@rh"f MEN or SUITABLE NANCRES' very
'.''eoI 'na result cohPaFa'i[eIy' Is OWING totne
CAbiCG OIL h"tut dliDuu4n OF curse mat mas
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05

the same as to cause, a sneezing fit was
set down as a sign or cause of such a
possession, and charms were employed
to counteract it's effects.
1t a cold was ever held to be a be.
Wltchment, we can understand the use
Of charms and blessings at the earliest
stage OF the premonitory symptoms.
AS an involuntary act, a sneeze would.
like all other natural phenomena, be a
portent significant of, and entailing, a
series Of consequences; and in course
Of time, as men improved in observa-
ton and distinctions, it would grow to
be even auspiciOus under certain cir
cumstances. Thus in our own country,
it is a good sign on some days of the
week, but bad one on others; and in
Scotland an infant is under fairy spells
until it sneezes, a belief apparently
connected with the absurd idea of the
lncapaclty of idiots to sneeze. In
Greece. also, the distinctions drawn
about it raised sneezing to an art; for
while it was unlucky in the afternoon,
or when food was being cleared away,
or it it occurred three times, or more
than four, or on the left-hand side; if
1t occurred among persons in delib-
Grafton, or two or four times, or in the
morning, or on the right-hand side, it
was accounted lucky omen. We read
that Themistocles, by judicious
sneeze on his right-hand side, per-
suaded his soldiers to fight, and Keno
phon by similar act in the middle of
a speech was elected general. And on
another occasion, a sneeze from a
linesman just before battle was con-
sidered so ominous that public prayers
were deemed necessary in conse-
Ouence