The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

: to night. In anticipation of the event
large posse of police will be in at
tendance.
Ia the evening session, after the
. choice of the members of the Demo-
cratic State central committee had been
announced, Major McCafferty was
called upon. He said the ward from
which he had been selected instructed
him TO vote for Butler and he had done
so, recognizing the right Of the people
to instruct him so to act. The men
who instructed him recognized the
signs of the times; they had seen the
star in the East and made up their
minds to join in the great cause of re
form.
The committee to nominate the re-
mainder of the ticket reported as fol-
lows: Lieutenant Governor, John T.
Arnold, of North Adams; Secretary of
State, S. NJ. Strauss, of bingham /;
Attorney General, Caleb Cushing, of
Newburyport; Auditor. ]. B. O'Reilley,
of Boston; Treasurer, ID. N. Skillings,
of Winchester. The nominations we've
unanimously agreed to by the conven-
ton.
New ORLEANS, September 1.-THE
official statement of the cotton crop of
the American National Cotton Ex-
change for the year 1878 is as fol-
lows: Receipts at ports, 4, 1874, 100
bales; overland movement, 295, 500
bales; for Southern consumption,
IA, $780, bales; total crop, 4, 72S, s65
bales.
BALTIMORE, September IL The Grand
Lodge, /. D. o. F., elected as officers
for the next two years: Grand Sire,
John B. Harrison, of Californis; Dep
uty Grand Sire, Luther ]. Glenn, of
Georgia. The following were re-
elected: James L. Ridgely, OF Mary
land, Grand Secretary; Joshua Van
Zindt. of Maryland, Grand Treasurer.
TOLEDO, Ohio, September ~
dispatch from Chief Justice Waite
says he will be in Toledo on the nine
tenth. Tie President is to reach
here that morning from Dayton, where
they attend session of the Trustees
OF the Soldiers Home.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, September II.
The Democratic State Convention
met in Music Hall this forenoon. Ev-
cry town in the State is represented.
Francis A. Marden, of Stamford, was
chosen temporary chairman, who said
the financial question was an important
one before the country, and the people
were expecting such a platform from
the convention as would undo the
financial Legislation of the last sixteen
years.
Various committees were appointed.
Francis A. Marden was chosen perma-
uent president, with vice president
from each Senatorial district, and a
secretary from each county.
The committee on resolutions are in |
favor of soft money.
Senators E iton and Burr are not in |
the convention, and it is reported that |
they left town in disgust when they as
certained the complication of the COM
mittee on resolutions.
The old State ticket was renominat- |
ed by acclamatioH, as follows: Erhart |
d. Hubbard, of Hartford, Governor;
Francis B. Loomis, of New London,
Lieut.. Governor; Dwight Morris, of |
Bridgeport, Secretary of State; Edwin |
A. Buck, of Ashford, Treasurer; Chas.
G. Hubbard, of Middletown, Comp
troller.
The declihation of Francis B. Loom
is, for Lieutenant Governor, was read, |
and the defamation accepted. Chas.
Durand was then nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor by reclamation, and
has accepted.
Markets BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS.
GALVESTON, September II Gold 1OO1L. |
Silver-American, par; Mexican, soc.
Exchange, New York sight par; New
Orleans sight par.
Hides-dry selected l6c; picked 14c;
stack sailed 12c; kips 14c; wet sailed
74@81sc.
Wool dull; fine Eastern spring 2O@22c;
fine Western 10000; improved Mexi-
can 12@15c.
Bagging, light 1910; heavy 1870. |
Ties $3.50.
Cotton - receipts 1870; no exports;
sales 1852 bales; stock on hand IA, 235 |
bales. Market easy; middling 104c;
low middling 1Oc; good ordinary 9sc.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
NEW YORK, September 17.-Gold 1OO36.
Stocks irregular. Money 1902 per cent.
Exchange-long 4.82; short 4.861<. State
JULIUS QulCL. OOVeTQI0e0IS SIcdQy.
Cotton firm; sales 800 bales; mid
ding uplands 111ae; middling Orleans
115sc. Futures steady; September IL 35c;
cember 10000; January TO- 80.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, SepteIGhAGl7.-Noon
COtton-fair business, at previous prices;
middling uplands 61<d; middling Or
leans 65sd: Gales 10000 bales; specula-
ti0a1!nd export 1000 bales; additional
lies after the regular closing yesterday
5000 bales; receipts 1850 bales, all Amer
lean. Futures opened partially 1-32 bet
ter, but the advance was since lost.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, September 17-Flour, act
i've, firm and unchanged; Howard street
and Western superfine $2.50@$3.25;I
extra $3.50@4.50; family $495@5. %;
City Mills, superfne 81 50@3 25; extra
$3.50@4Oo. Rio brands $3.50; Patapsco
family 1928. Wheat-Southern, quiet
and firm; Western steady; Southern red
Pennsylvania red SLOT; No. 2 West
ern winter red spot, September and Octo-
Der 81. 0624; November 81 031S. Corn
southern, quiet and firm; Western
qniet and easier; Southern white and yell
low 54c.
Later = Cotton closed steady; good
middling 1880; middling 101sc; low
middling 9zd; good ordinary 924c; sales
1889 bales.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
KANSAS CITY, September H. Grass
wintered Texas steers 81. 40@2. 80; corn
fed g. 7O@3 10.
Wheat-No. 2, spot, two cars sold at
Gle; No. 3 spot, one car sold at Tic.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS, September 17.-Gold
1OO16@1OO3s. Sight K@L premium.
Sterling, bank, 4821k@4. SO.
Cotton easy; sales 1925 bales; good
ordinary 97s; low middling 103sc; mid
ding 1850; good middling lie; receipts,
net 1923 bales, gross 1923 bales; no ex-
ports; stock on hand 1874 bales.
Flour-quiet and weak superfine g. 90;
Xxx $3.50; xxx $4@5.25; higher grades
$5.25@6. 621z. Corn, demand fair,
higher; white 50@51c; choice yellow CSC.
Oats steady; choice ST. Louis 33c. Polk
strong; held at 5000. Lard scarce and
firm; tierce 8A0S1<c; keg SIC.
Dry salt meats easier; shoulders, pack
ed 5sS@52lc. Whisky steady: West
ern rectified $1.05@$l.10. Coffee dull;
jobbing ordinary TO prime 141<@