The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1882-11-29

SR. Puryear. who is veil known in
Durham, is one Of the clerks at this
house, and fills his position. with
great credit to himself. dick il
accommodating and exerts himself to
make his guests and friends conlfor-
table. find considerable depression
in tohacco circles. There seems to
be lack of animation, and tobacco
men are at a loss to know just what
to do. The cause Of all this Is evil
dent, for about the first question |
an assaulted with after an. introduc-
tion and usual salutation is, "what do
you think Congress will do with the
tobacco tax?' or course l knoig
sclra Congress scM do and | always
make it q point to tell The fact is
no one knows what Congress ,ciH do,
and in the case of a reduction, Or an
abolition, it is all conjecture and
speculation as to the effects, that will
be produced, There il however, one
prevailing impression and that il,
that Congress will certainly take linz
mediate action when it consenes.
Prominent tobaccoist here think that
until this question is finally and for.
ever settled there cannot be a great
revival in the tobacco trade.
| visited the tobacco. Exchange
Yesterday and to-day. There were
few sales being made at very
fair prices. In fact when sales can
be made the figures will do
very well but the great trouble is
making sales at ALL
There are a great, many people
who read the RECORDER, who have
never seen a tobacco sale either in
Richmond or Durham, and a great
many who have seen us sell at Dur.
liam, have never seen the mode of
conducting sale here. A. our ales
the tobacco is before the purchasers
eyes, and The auc'ioneer goes from
pile to pile, and the sales are always
characterized by life and animation.
Here it is different. Tobacco is all
sold BY sample, and each sample re-
represents package. The auctioneer
sits on high platform with a mallet
in his hand and rattles away at his
bidders. While he is selling one
package, one Of our auctioneers
would sell dozen piles But then a
tobacco auctioneer here il fat. and
seems to prospe. on the amount Of
work he has TO do. Well this is
enough talk about tobacco, but what
else is there TO write about? A brass
hand stopped in front of the hotel a
few minutes ago, and struck mp O
lively tune, / looked out to see the
cause of the musical disturbance,
when l found It was simply an ad
vertisment for quite a novel race "a
AXE place at the fair grounds this
afternoon. A woman will run race
with fast horse, that is she will ride
a bycicle agai st fast runner. We'll
| don't want to see race between I
horse and woman. "A paper sir, =
looked up % see a bright, neal
looking little news.boy. lie was just
such little fellow, that would at
tra:t attention any VIII re, | asked
iim IL he went to school, Yes. sir,
90 every day AM then I have to sell
twenty papers before | can 90 I, bed.
What doss your father do. Here
shs little fellow hesitate I, AMI than
,Iiamtully said, "N1ttin, sir"
nd,rstoos and was sorry a,l,e th
question. thought to myself wha
GOD meterial there is hir, for 1
Teat man If he is only properl,
brought up. Perhaps h. Ia, a goo,
mother an | that will.save him. Sup
per That settles It, and will put
top 10 this communication. Ho,
you will thank that by for calm
,ut, supper. Good evening,
Yours, GEw.
DAyvnLE CLOTHING HOUSE,