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ceased. and the jury returned verdict for
the company without leaving their seats
The nlaintiff took an appeal.

great deal has been recently said In the
newananers concerning the GENITAL system for
Weighing and measuring grain, and It's pro-
posed extension to I'LL our commercial centres.
| RI was made legal til Grent Britain last year.
and last week. ns has been briefly announced
by telegraph, tho New York Produce TX
change, after extensive correspondence WIN
foreign exchanges and thorough canvass Of
the matter took volts On the question,
"WilI this Exchange agree ~ buy ana
sell all grain and other produce now
sold by other standards ascertained by
weight by the pound tho Genital, loe
ponnds1, or any multiple Of the cnntal snch
change to go into effect on o. future day 81 the
current year, to be fixed by the board OF man
ngers2' There was n full attendance, and, IN
spite Of n strong opposition, the new system
was adopted by vote Of 1875 Affirmative to 232
negative The New York Produce Exchange
le thus fully committed to the Genital system,
Sat It ID suggested that before 1t can 90 into
effective operation further action ia necessary
ID order TO secure uniformity Of practice all
over the country. This can be effected with
out the interpostion Of Congress, which Is
fortunate for tho friends Of the now system
The chief merit of tho GENITAL as substitute
for the bushel He's In tho fact that large trans
actions In grain md produce are greatly sim
pliiied by 1T,
A committed appointed BY tho New York
Legislature to inquire Into the alleged oh
struction to navigation, caused by the great
suspension bridge between New York and
Brooklyn, have reported. Seventy-ilvs wilt
nesses were examined and the subject care
fully con sderel. s6he committee say tho owl
dence ID conflicting and much Of 1t theoret-
ical, but IL seems to establish that the bridge
will, to d certain extent, obstruct navigation
and impair the commerce of New York by d.
vertlng 1t to Brooklyn Vessels having masts
130 feet high will have to lower tho upper part
OF them and nle tendency Of all vessels to
pass under the centre where the height is
| greatest will Increase the risk Of accidents.
! Dock property above the bridge has become
impaired In value through the unwllingness
| OF lessees to take lenses except from year to
wear through fear that vessels will forsake
that part Of the wharf. 10 this extent, there
fore, they find the structure nm injury to
commerce.. They report further that the
expenditure on the bridge up To tho present
time has been $1o, 1903, 553, and that 1t will re-
auire 81 ,D6n, 600 more to complete 1t making
the total cost $14. l63, dbl.
The Chicngo Report says Of the position d
| the provision market:
The strength Of the provision market is due
very largely to an advance all along the line Ot
/ speculative articles. Wheat, corn and other
cereals, railroad md other stocks, have re-
Gently ruled quite strong. md q marked nd
| vance has been established IN many instances
Then tho supply OF hogs, liberal though 1t
has been, has been readily absorbed by the
| packers, and thus that end Of the market
kept rather strong. Then, again, 1t Is quite
evident that large share Df the product II
held by strong parties, who bought the stuff
because they thought 1t d good investment
! Then there Is an abundance of idle and cheap
capital 10 be had, all seeking investment. All
| these features exert IL favorable influence on
the provision market md do much In stimu-
| hitting values. There Is no doubt but that
there lis some question whether or not they
are really low. In looking buck To year ago
ut this time we find packers were buying hogs
/ fully PIC 73 IL cheaper than they are to-day,
while pork Ii vi 75 w Dbl dearer to-day than
| last year; lard Ii 54c W II lower, while side
meats are about ne higher; shoulders about
! the same, and hams are IzN184c higher. The
supply Of manufactured product Is fully az
large II not larger, than year ago, the pres
| ent and prospective supply Of the raw mate
rial Ii al east equal to last season, while the
consumption ia probably not much different
Under this condition Of affairs, were It not fol-
seem rs though the prices Of provisions were
i tGn hfuH