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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-11-19
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1881.
Captured.

Omaha, Nov "A dispatch received
to-day states that in Hall county, Neb.,
this morning, Sheriff Ki!lian got on the
trlil Of Ed. and Alonzo Maxwell alias
Williams. the WISCONSIN %murierers, and
after q hard fight captured Edward about
escaped, but the posse IL in pursuit.
The following particulars regarding
the capture Of Ed. Williams, supposed
TO be the noted desperate from Wiscon-
sin, was received here tonight from
Grand Island. Nebraska: Sheriff Kill
Ian, Of Grand bland. Ball county, was
called upon at a late hour Monday night
10 proceed into the country about two
miles south of Grand Island TO arrest
two men Who were making themselves
obnoxious to a farmers family. The
farmer said they represented themselves
to be hunters from Hastings, but they
carried Winchester rifles, and being
Otherwise heavily armed. he thought
there WIS something wrong. Sheriff
killian, With Il deputy, proceeded to the
morning and found the men in bed.
lie asked them TO get up and dress, as
he wished to speak 10 them. kiliian
saw at once that they yeseuibled Ed. and
Alonzo Maxwell alias Williams, the
notorious Pepin county, Wisconsin,,
murdesers. They both drew on their
pants and boots. Alonzo excused hir :
self while he slipped out Of Il
ride door. When ne had gone kiilian
grabbed Ed, aud with The assistance Of
hhe farmer ana his son, threw him on
the floor, narrowly escaping being shot
by Ed. They got his revolver away
from him, and held him TO the floor
while kjllian ~cnIeavored to handcuii
him but Ed. gave u regular indian
w~arwhoop, calling to Alonzo 60 come in.
killian stepped outside the door to stop
Alonzo, and rs he did 80 lie saw him
coming toward him with q drawn re.
vo'ver. kiilian stepped aside just IN
time to avoid the shot, He then went
Inside and babe his deputy to guard the
dor with his double barreled shot gun
As he did 50, Alonzo stuck his head in.
side, wh,n the deputy pulled on him
but the cartridge missed ire which scar,
ed Alnnzo who t%hereupon ran away
without his coat or hat AMI he hid i,
the grass. kiilian scared Ed. AMI II.
went TO look for Aionzo, but it was hare
to find any trace o. him. killiar
brought Ed. 10 Grand Island and pul
him in Jail and ielegraphed the sheriff
Of PePin county and received a repl,
that he would colne on the first train
A large posse are searching for A!onzo
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Man that is mlrried to woman
is Of a few days and fell OF
trouble. La the morning he draws hir
salary, and in the evening behold It j.
all gone. Ii is like 4 tale that is told.
it vanishetli, and 40 one knowetl
whittier il goetn. ii riseth up in chill
earments of the night and seeketh SOM
noient p~aregoric whe,eYi,h 10 heal tie
rolicy bowels of h!S iniIn3 off pring
lie i,nitIteth tie horse or OK, and iraw
e;h the chariot OF his p~usterity. He
~;.en,ietli his s!,ekels in the purchase %.
fine !;nen and purple 10 ne bosom
of his family. yet he himself is seen al
The gates Of the rity aitii one ~auslender
He cOme.h forth for II Hover AMI il ou,
down. There is hope OF a tree when il
is cut down that the tender shoot there.
of will sprout again, but man gOeth IL
his home. and what is he then. Yea.
he IL altogether wretched.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-11-19

America won't git a., rilsh. aad flst in
de mawnin'. All gon have 10 10 am %
begin work a. chen and !eaye oii At SIS,
and il de sentry bu II her bier ,oat'
have su!hin' laid by to ein:grais on. ]
doan' kccr two cents fur de political
fucher. Let 'em contract or expanf,
cr shrink, mil down de kiver, o.
de box opcn-I'm counted ou'.
When | have dun my days work an g
my pay, ! have no furder claim, on ,e
kentry. While ! pay my debts am ob y
lie laws she has no fur,ier claims Oh In,
We will now enter upon TIE Usual reck.
less program OF biztess."
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C1erk o. Cvart--x. 8 Burke.
Commissioners-C. c. Crazy, Geo. II. Clark aud
Gee. &. Boland.
Sheriff.. Z. Code.
Register OF Dcci.-E. II. Flynn.
Treasurer-L. G. LaBarrc.
Assessor-W. J. Thornby.
Judge OF Prfbate-J. u. Thompson.
Coroner-o. G. Gartliwait.
Jupt. Of Pub. lnslrac.ion-J. Z. Bliss.
Justices OF the Peace. ". Lewis. Custer w.
q. Gooch, Kidville Denis Mcclure, Junction
City.
ronstablcs-wm Quinn, Custer: r. A. Parsons,
1adAlo Gap i. q. seisth Hayward.
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rraMs-ALwAys IN ADVANCE.
zxRRfTORT IL oEyycEAs.

o0veYnor-N, y. Ordway.
Secretary -6eorge n. Hand.
Chief Justice--?. &. Shannon.
Associate Justicrs-Gidecn 4. Moody, "A. Il.
Barnes ann !. T.. Kidder.
u.o A,torney-Hugh J. Campbell.
U.8. Manshal--John h. Raymond.
u. 8. Surveyor Geieral--Cortcs F~essepicn.
Delegate TO Congress-R. +. Pctti.-c".
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(crnty officers.

k~egister--A. q. Stewart, Deadwood.
ksesivsr-E. r. .Champlin. Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-11-19
SKIN DISEASES URED

BY DR., Frlzier's Magic Ointment.
Cures as If by ndgi", FImpics, Slack
Heads or CrubS, Biotches aiai E.ruptions
on the face, leaving the skin clear.
healthy and beautiful. Also cures Itch.
BARRIERS Itch, Sait'kl,eum. letter, Ring
worm, Scild Head, jAlpped iiand,, sore
nipples, Sore Lips, Old, obstinate Ulcers
and Sores, &c.
SKIN DI%E.ASE.
j. Drake. Esq, Cleveland, O., suffered
beyond AL description from a ska
disease which appeared on his hands,
head and face, and nearly destroyed lis
eyer. The most careful d~octoring failed
to help him, and after ali had failed he
Used DR.. Frizier's Magic Ointment and
was cared by a icw applications.
GES-ihe first and only positive cure
for skin diseases ever discovered.
Send by maii OH receipt Of price, Fifty
cents.
HENRY e. CO., Sole Propr's
Cleveland. O.
MOVES eros, IL CUTLER,
81. PAUL, MINI,
Wholesale Agents.
For Blind, Bleeding. Itching or Tlrer-
a'ed Plies. D.. William's Indian Pile
Ointment il 4 sure cure. Price SLIGO
by mail. For sale by Druggists.
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Notice.

Notice.
IL the District Corr Of .he Tif.. Judicial Dis-
trir CT ieAuta Territory, Within aid for Gus
ter Comfy.
Jacot g. Keith.
Plaintiff,
* Notice to take Dcposi.ions.
Annie l.. Keith,
Defendant.
7" Annie /. keith. The abovensncd defendant
NnI viii please take notice thht the ABOVE
named plGihiIti MI take the dcpositions 81
1IiNcrt t'arihweit, 81 the county OF Cheyenne,
ia Ii" state OF nebraska. before J. j, Mcintosh
E.p., cicrt oftnc District Court in and Cor Chcy-
clM" county. NcttG&ta. ~ bis office at sidney IN
,.il cuuu;y aud stat. un Friday The 18Th day OF
S"ycln'rr, lNSi, between thv hUtIS of 10 O'Clock
q III. aud y M. That ia. taking n said dcpo-
Git. i: WI tC continued sud adjourned from day
t. day until ally takyH end completed AMI that
TIN drlrs;tiu! 50 Nktn Wi. be ipaS in evidence
upDf; Tie tfial If tiic above entitled action on t.e
pErt 0ithc p.aiuti1, The taking 90 said G"posi.
ton - commence at 10 o'clock ". N. Of cqc!l lay.
Dated al Custer tity, -. T., the 10Th day Of
October, 1881.
FRANKLIN ". KNIGHT,
s3 Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Disfsict Officers.
T.. . LsM office

1udRe-Hon. q. C. Moody.
Attornsy--A. W. HASTE.
, 1881-12-31
TOBACCO.
Yr,tpt1Ittsr f,tefbr,Jtsfs

t1,nt thew lInyn ind IL ,,Ore tllnn usttnty pros-
,,,"r NJ ,,,,,, has tf,o ,lnnnnnd hor,,
Pt1oua ,c"'. w WIZ ."s suo Ss.' uo4 49,
exceptionally hctlse, 1ut usc onsliless III tAo
past SIX months was done oil MI advancing
i,nrSrt. During tho spring mi, carly s,n,-
mar nrlccs wrrc s,th,sct to lIttio c,nncr. Int
.,.st ,,.t,o ,,,a, T., - o,,"ortor~o ~ sn',ars
u'As HUG WIS ~ Ine uu'un'aso ~, ~ se.s1s. .,
iltlnness llnvlnk characterized TIC market
from the start, Along III August when It
l,vconle apparent tl,at tie .lrouth anu other
iniIucllces wo,lli very materially lyaiucn lle
scms,,l,'s erou. I,rrps {eva1, tt, Work Upward,
Tho advancing tcmlancy ot quotations cAllttl
out NJ, uliprecutien,e,lly netiyn tlalMaltd a1ltl
within thu space oE sixty days tkV market !,ad
Jumped up frun iQjse on plug, 5ll0u o., tillt.-
cut, md 4Ql5e Ill smoking. lnter II, this ata-
stll, when 1t wRs fu1i,ltl TINT tile deficiency
woliu nut lA, sl gruat as tha curly estimates
hui tllatly 1t. the ulnrket lost Mlteh Of Its
huynIley. Quito n marked fAlIlDg uir
in thu de,ln.tlt ttnrIMg November alnt
DeeymbNr also tended to weakness; bstt as
vet the market Inns not given way to my MP
prectnb1u extent, MID there tt0us llut nppcmr
to bo my very Knnit gra,ltltl for anticipating
q tleeltiie. Tho Iutrst estimates placo tl,b
shortage iii thu 1881 crap Mt fully Is pur cent.
which t,elllg tic c,an tic ADVANCE In prices ut
i(Nelh ler grlat IL itUt unwArrnMteu. III kell-
tllrky which |. tho lAr9Bst prtHlticel-tnt Stntt
furnishing In 1871 3} ler cunt Nf the elltira
cr0l,--tll9 deficiency Is iieary 50 lpr cent,
IN VIr4Inin over 10 I,or cul,t, III Pennsylvania
ami A[nryja,uI ninllt " iIur ce1,t; wltllU Ohio
and Tcii.lessev avu s'lort .solne u l'sr cent.
CONNECTICUT 6j,OWH slight increase, willis
, 1881-12-31
A (,1f1lIT YIELD

\ ltptt4I
marked tho seyeral varieties unirr thus gcn-
erni cnptt4Il. This wns true Ut tho entire
country past OF thu ll0cky AtDnntRl1s. VIII.
su,all crops Gums ulo consequent llIgh prices,
mud the year 1851 llNs shown n higher raHRU
on fruit than huvs several If Its immaculate
predecessors.
Tho apple, our lEghcstprizsd and snost DO
i,,os,lcnteu Ut all the fruits. hau poor sell
son Of It, talsen aA a wllnla. III tho West tho
hitter clGss, Or ttbla fruit such Ms l}aldwiils,
ltpntna, utc-, rlpcnetl too early, as u result
OF thu oont!n,tolls llna WeataIero ont JMiy ntla
Varieties woru ut II mixed quality, the cn1ll-
1s psn.ta A'f To pnH fsri,'s q afpaty W oi e:s +:
arilyn!nll sought xafstien, ws sSri,;lsy
N,sull it.r sNlo lvfUru Now Year'H, lehol.lers
being atinlOn!s'!cA by tho general appenr'.!lna
Of te frt that T. sH nsceSSapy ha y,ssf !" aisss
an exception 10 tlits rule, an.l thslyed well,
nIoTu especially III the West. though lis "
general thing wlllln this variety proved
sound the HlHea wero an,allur tliall for syy, ;
liaro w,ls isl. 900 byls.
CI!saFo will tsraw very lightly on the East
fnr the last cr0p, Tor tlls guasOh TINT lEat sec-
tion Inns littlagr IN plus to send elsHwllere
quantity nlll tho unalIly WINS. na u geleral
rule, n,icll beiow that uf the Western fruits:
! In the for Enst, especially In tho States Of
| Milne aud NaW Hampshire, thu nppte cult
Mnlur l tne ANNUAL iaprotaslens Of Tie eaikvr-
worm, proved very suecossit. .Hutprlslnx tlle
oro!larllsts. who Wnrs anticipating atlnel!ee!
year ot ill.luck: This SURPLUS, however, q, ol!y
marketa. aAll had 10 efect y, tl!o s.1agkels ui
W. West sasi I any 81 this fr9t for expnrt, tlo u
, 1881-12-31

POULTRY WAS SCARCE AND u1ull
In tlta curly pnrt OF the year, aud this condl-
tlon continued with consequent high prices
Into tho spring and summer months. From
tho LIST OF September more liberal supply
begun to como IN, farmers prcfarrtnR to sehd
In tlle!r partially maturoh stock rather than
feed It corn, which was then selling ut very
mas time about thrce-fourtl,s ot tho usNal
number sent during that pertol wore 70:
calyed. Taking the ysear together. however,
tho receipts did not aggregate more tlAn
two-thirls OF an average. Until Oct. lpriecs
were high for oil kinds Of poultry, seldom
sussKi sse"ei,ing 'H i5c. After .tho nitldlo Of
October moro llber9} H.. seSoints S91 ea's'ea ,'1d
salea from taat dAte on were at . range VI Q
flcncei between Thanksgiving md Christ
lnas cnllsed much loss to dealers fn poultry,
stocks In order TO dispose Ut tlom In seaSon
TO nscape tho loss Of thu whale.
Ths e t 3Ho ta a"[iE lssl svsy Waa SSry sss.9: o
VIZ vwIlsrs 81 1issr s5oo ooo. ills ysar lilo saa,
vallIa OF. slos amounted To little lnora tliall
iaif tliut sim. Iu OeYil VIII, tho t!xl!t u
pigeons Was yery su,al anu tlis'r al'perallee a'
tho Ye.lsui. was an exception rather tllan the
ru1o. OF grouse there %sAs not noro tlan
one-th!r4 tlte nsual sMpply, aali Of gun! ogniy
Ull tlia market, and sold at very high prjtas.
AlallarA ducks appear to be thu only spocles!
of winged gallle lhnt dues not slluW siRlls OF
t tzntion Maa a,.d Si1 sa,pows!s1 t iiio sapSy Of
tl,esy ducks during thu. full m9ntl!s was
lMuph larger t!lan thut Vt syvur.ll previous
years, Fricrs hnye aseraxrI por Maz abnMt a3 ~,
, 1881-12-31
FISH,

THE EArlTA!. EMrI.ofED
by tlnso now IN tlle lsll trnl4Ut this clty!a
estimated Mt abnUt s:ryy.O0o. It llas been
s.,uauwlln, augmented during the past year;
but the l,lereAsp WIS Just about oFset BY lla
Withdrawal at two Ut tho s,naller HOUSES
from the business. Tho total Ut sales shows
nM increasu Ut ratltar marc than 10 per cent,
tho figures being PLACED ut $a,000, ,U0, NJ
nga!nst S1.s00,000 for iSSO. THE trndo OK
prrss themselves ns very well pleased With
tha c"!llsv ut .l!o ,nurket during tue Hast
annoyance frntl lack at adequate supplies
nf certain tlsl,-,IotAh1y fat Ml.lekeral, cnd,
nlut wlttetisl-hIt perhaps the daranl,t''Ioni
nf tlrsdo from ttat calst. was mt gfvatg1
lii nll. tho season Of 1870 nay bn re
ghrslHtl ns 4 satisfactory ol'o as in genera
rUstllts. III collnEni, with Htust other coMt
,lodIt!es, prleus hnya avelAEel hlxlltr. l1
cotl thB difference WIS 1sarsed. auo!ntina
exceedingly ilgIt stucks ot "
I4A1sE FISH, .
which, despite tho al,Aost nnpreeeaenteal5
htgl prlces-frnm s75ea!5Ss ior No. Sa,nt. Wills
Netwi9hstas,aInx No i.si ny t,e ' dolsf0i foreboti:
i!lxs entertained by tishern1en nnd
y S tbs 'ssSs i ss'5SsSSy 5 Sscass e Of " s we; SSss
salo destruction Ut nets by tue Oeto9et
storms, -tha ls5l catch (exeept!tlR family
whitutlsll) was larger and Of \ boitnr quality
current tlurli,y tho W[nter anA sprlnK lna,ta
It ,M,ssible TOR 1lsller,leil ta obtain gill tha
rupitlIl required for their RECRUITMENT, a'!i.
Instead Ut tha utter ruin which Eoon'eti ia
riel,red q laore tlIan ordinarily profitable
yuur, tIldiItx a., realy !narkre ,fof
i},sir dali, aud at butter prices thai they had
Il Is true Tint prleen reaelle4 a pretty high
uDint during ti,a full 0f 1851, but then ishHr
illf,l la, 10 llsl to sell. ad consequently s!o'
rived no benefit FROM tha eMlmMced values
wiIitatisll, u.u steadily advanced until tl$
mi,ltlle III March. when the aaotAtlons stood
at 81. U0ts7.4.1 'rhere 1t rolualnol until emily
| III May, WlieM there was o dUclln&
t. SU.Dt1A IL. 'Fhs nlarkut continued to
| work gradually downward until tho lattct
! part Ut August. tho price tleI standing vi
, 1881-12-31

,arIa, rrnsporlty Of tho country. The trn.lo
nfi;iIirnRn lIMa shnW,t 4 farRu ANNUAL gnii1.
sr mi il, III, yAar IIns tin lncrnasu ie ~ Rrt.nt
- in tho ono low csnslNH. Nnw. ,b'cworIi:a
.", GLttnEN r..lps thu l,nlIu,lt or ietr trtlle.
FIR 9inr tyatla IN laais C6ust l,np4 llNa largely
iTnnrcnst4l; not less thnn i,tW} lln'es ltlyp
beet, @ distributed frog' this city. THOR l@a't-
Hill enlnr, Auli0nn !Iayny, mid flu llnntli1lg
nnyo escaped lln llnlils Uf tho Eastern spec-
uuiatnr md il,nnipulhtnr. , ,
sChiu,go cuts llo iIgur, this yuar H. nyinrt.
tnr hu,Is, but her fr,ule wiz i thu Wratur.
Natrs ftns ilggrtgatet ld,k) bales, Or nl,an.
aaSW,gM IbH, representing II rn4ls value OF
'6onl !s7iUtiD, 1'rirt4 ilavr lurtuntr,l, hG.
aimr!ns III the harvest Ut a.:ttIic, md r1tpttlly
ssiynce,l 10 :AMGrlc, but llnye i,ow rcrtHe,l
fIH they cover q wltlu rn,ige. say from 1Ad1
;i:s, for strictly ciluict, with light sticks ol.
ks,H1
, 1881-12-31
DRIED FRUITS,

THE VALUE OF TIE FOl,ElON
and domestic dried frulta sold III Chicago
during 1881 reaches tho imposing total ot
83,0o0,0 ,0D. Ut this amount considerably
moro &}laM o,te-halt was from tho sale ut
foreign fruits, Ut which gaislns, pyuNes. cur
rants, aud dates MAIDS up tho Kreatest bulk.
For number OF yeArs Ghieugo bus stood In
tho very first rank rs Notwithstanding cell
trc. Tho trade may ba safd to hayo l'a4 tta
birth somewhere aIt,,R III lS5 Or 1901: for
preyIo,,s tn that tins comparatively little
fruit, either III q dried or fresh statc, found
Its Why llither. During tie past ton years
, 1881-12-31

Consltlerablc shipments of this frrt wers
made from Western Now York, those rs.
cssysa being mostly of tho Duchess. Most
M tllen, arrisett In very i,oor order, md, w
ful. Prices rnn9etl from, GbGesoo per basket.
Iht, punch Grop, carfy and late. though mt
ntleeilc'l tnbluro Waa far from. Al, AqernRO
entire scason. Most Of tt, tho STH Southern frait
Ut tltts kind, shlpnetl ln early summer, nr-
sf.yea sr',t, hera In az anmarkrtabla condition.
!rst anticipated WHEN tile saycro cotti weather
" TIC 1Ireytous winter was taken Into accottnt,
Was l1nrtliy moro than lialf crap.. Tho
t,t tE"it "Ia1 lacked n aYallty. yery small po1
T,a kGs Mlag tnat!o w OF actually so1tld stock.
Inc average selling price on the Chicago
market WIS foc per basket.
cttASnKRntEa.
VIII ss sasnsIfIy yenr sr@p Y ssov ae Wss y 9 ts 1
ierrtng to tho cultivation nf this fruit, was
% 0!lS Of ne LARGEST uyef known. the neHregate
yiein fot|nE ,.It up Hhont b, he Inst
hrl but these, ,pr1ccs anl.llri only IL The tnr-
Tally 'st'caycd fruit Which arU naturally 10
hn tntl'tl during tho ato winter mouths. Tho
marketed in the best contlition, aid lie
berries presented bntter nppeNrnncr than
usi'a'. 10th cultivated md .tcult!,atetl NJ
,tssv 70 hnve gra,w ,t slene. "n.ier te
ciaI yaas was r. c"rrysp.onIIuvly l y cn%anes,i. s
Tic nrice of tIle new Ierrias t,as l' ranged
from s1.M011l;oo rer brl.-the lniter ilenro
ts HFkSt ysG q ' e1n el
Thcro IL stiil co,,tr"ycrsy. nm't,i,a arowsss
especially. ns 70 tue relatIve inlrlnHfc vaslunf
berry. Ti, cuIttyntoti Nrttciu il pl,i,uv and
beautiful TO the sight b,Is decidedly lollow-
lie,.rtet n!ll lacking III ifavor, wi!iln the III.
cultivated berry wlle, frnsti alld so,tM'l II
iayor when eaoksd, which tiayor cIiag* to It
,I Gxc,I In the first stagss Of lecompsttm,
t!e t!itle ~ tis artlsle " tl,ia CITY iaiarge.
y chilttoilstl ~ D'it 'lrnl whose nle'llllers
parlsnn above nude.
Iiie crinberry crt'iI ut tho East was fnr M:.
Sr LOW a ,,, eIaT"' my roseiieiiay yery itia
kets III t'at seetloli.
Ur,sf.m 1.rsa,ixs.
| The general berry market was no cxccp<
| tin, to that Of utlier Ir!,i,r, Strnwberries
yjrltlMl better linn 1,tlst niiMrs: sili si,rt. n
ihln4 nj cljcuu straWlWrries ,iur,mv the sen-
soil wis not kun,yn. rim sruwth "f tile
hurry was seriously checked Iy tho curly
T2 a te sens waS o. ysry = S'9rs
Tin" cheaper tlIaI, &c pt.r box,
llsspnurrics aid b[nckberrles wer, scarce
mud itgh tiir0Nrlin,lt lilo entire st.nsol.
Ulnckl,urrIes wvrg n,,t ntT Iaruniv l,y tIt. NY
trul,.c ctttl of thu previous winter, many Ut
lt,e ht,sl,es in US,a,se,i Iocali;ips hrinE d.
striye,l ever, with tic art,l.1l,f u1, h.l1y those
,,rntl;,cp nnysl.lng like % trIr crops gs. Oua r."
bafry cn.ars WIS lie securing Ut ~ q sec.,.al ~.
crtp curly In Oetnler from bi3tlea that l,a,i
been rl,t tluwn hy lie cliltfvntOfs on account
of lllpir fu,st.bttti condition and I,al grown
ntni b!,,ssoeti ut,s,l,t lie tnG Tic tIrst crnp
from Elle better preserved vines wA4 gntli.
ere,!. o,,x .xu,.n ,.>,,,.,,,,. ,,n,,.
, 1881-12-31

hotl. us fruits and vegetables. The dctlctrnry
IL tic forll,er WIS CAUSED !y TIC sevrri'y nf
tho SGAthur during Inst wi,ttGr. which more
hotii North MmI ;,lltI1: Willis il,a decreased
yield Of vegetables must be cl.ary.4! up. ~
The tlry weather, which ureyaIf..I during
.angust WI t'in ETea]er i'.rt M 1l September.
NgyeTIaess o sns,, was t!l i!!''st nr1it
ExcopiiI,g i'eacnes, wl.icl, wcra hiqli from
They rcnia1ne,l Without important ynrtatinn
WIFI Ws a M srv "%"ns " s. ts e,St er 's. was % rse @
This ,callct out n, brlsk speculative
s! ,'Swssd a 1irec,io''. f''e rlns d'Ss' x xusast
a s wtSn ,a s rSd sa a ssaec Ts esf II affS r's
Of from 70 IL ~ per cent Ind hco,l cstat-
ltsfIrA. There were spiHG l1'1as II! wl!icl the
alyaitcS was eySi, more marked S'Ierrcs
nenrly lV0 per crit, did pracl!ss advanced
iS il yeseablcs @ IS set In In % iIit!e latsr-ia seis
tenlmr.-a,d an'n.ll1tel IL lhfts' PR cunt.
cn,itractHI at ln;y PRICES, III anticipation of
plentiful crop nf fruits Mid vegetables: As
short crnps wcr1 TIC rule altl enlinllcetl yat-
N,cs q co',seai,enes; ti,e hasI,'ess / Yas either
trndc that Is encouraging: W. refer to thu
growing opposition to short weights. A
year OF twn ago tho ptactlce 0f putting Up
short weights Ind hem carried to sucli eX-
trenes that It frequently oceurre't TINT tic
H-callcd two.pouth cNlls would not cDntnli'
tn c:cccd Spf,ulltul Ut 5rislt while elic at~
campaigning It1u0r WIS correspontlng1y nj
tentlAtGd. Consumers have ut Inst nwnK.
eic.l to THE imposition. mid ara crying n,lt
agnitst With s.lel Yignr tat packers Ecsl-
Crnlly hAyp been constrained tn Nt1nh!bn tile
tlisrcpHtablb practlce and return to honest
weights.
The following table slipws tho changes In
nri,,s d Il tbs M peria a bstwesl i Jiy iH a be- : II
, 1881-12-31
s0n Tic supply ,as lipL ijce1, 1nUrr tinl niit.-
third tho average, tl,a prltU ralIglng from l(:
IN lie per ID far snlldIt.a.
VALUE or TsECIt11'IS.
THE Ft1lsT s,:It.iSti yAtEE
ut tla rreclna ut I,YtAlvcu In Ills city during
1881 wlls nearly uA fHllUws:

The increase froni lasD Ia nllDut Sit5, ,000,-
600, OF about 81 per cent. That Oh brentl-
stHfTs Is nnIy vI per cent. 1t wol!d llavo
hecn Erehtcr but for tin large ltcrcasc In tho
l'rrcertaee Of low grades Of graft, Which has
rcdnert tho nyuraga price nf MI grades to n
mich wfltcr discount from tho price 0t tho
speculative gratis tlInr Il, tho year 1870.
The vuluo Ut the regciDts 1T lumber, c0al,
mid fish ART not included III tho nt,nye. being
Incorporated IN tic following statistics Ut
Wholesale sAt0s.
Tisc totnl weight Of tho farm produce r..
ceIyu, fn this city III 1881 WAS Al0tlt G,.lh,030
tons. Agal,st H,El5. .00 tens III 1sso and :, ,1i5.-
0O0 toi,x In 1s7s' I'hu decrease 0t nrarly. "
per cent IL largely duo e tic, fnlii!s oif ~
coIpta II lumber, shingles, iatIi. coat, 'gad,
md pll,-trDl,, would swell tho abDyc to!al 70
slbUut II, tx. .o0 tons, or ~, 800 tons TOR each
Df thu .Ai5 tlnys In tho year.