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The Indianapolis journal., 1883-12-04
COMMERCE.
Review of the Local Grain, Produce, and
Provision Markets.

Provision Marsets
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. g.
The cooler weather is making trade some W nat
more active, yet the dulness which usually pre-
cedes the near approach of new year is quite
noticeable, and while prices on most lines of
goods are steady and fluctuations in values are
few, there is some anxiety as to their strength
in the future, should the present tameness brood
over the markets with the coming in of the new
year. yet merchants are inclined to take a ia
vorable view of the situation, and their remarks
coincide with those copied below from the New
York Shipping List of Dec. l: at is evident
that there has been during the last few wears a
tendency with too many firms to do more
business than their cash capital would war
rant, and the process OF curtaiiment that has
0een III progress for months past was inevita-
ble, to ohviate still more serious consequences
The liquidation now and for many months IN
progress will no doubt be gone through with
without anything like a panieof which some
timd people appear to be apprehensive-for the
reason that the very cautiousness or timIdity
that has so long been displayed, and which is
likely to be continued for some time 10 come
Will OF itself avert anything like widespread dis
aster. business men generally are seeking to
curtail rather than expand their trade, TO dimin-
ish rather than increase their indebtedness.
Credits are given with great deliberatlon, and
Wnlle the deposition of large concerns is NOT to
press unduly their customers, the intent Is to
Keep good lookout as to their ability and re-
sources. The scrutiny now being exercised by
the banks and money lenders may possibly do
injustice. but this is probably unavoidable. The
cnrtaiment in all lines of trade has the effect of
placing legitimate business on sounder basis
and is not regarded with dIsfavor by the best
business authorities The situation would be
one of much gravity but for the fact that the
country never before was rich in money and
resources. Panics do not spring from such con-
dltiOns as these The truth is the machinery of
commerce is a little out of gear but is gradually
being read1usted to a new order Of things, and
when the work has been completed we shall
have better times. Meanwhile. the day of small
things or OF small profits must suffice"
GRAIN.
The local wheat market continues much in the
fame position AS on Saturday Corn is the favorite
With dealers, and nearly ali OF them are bull on
he cereal, and prices have advanced i q loe.
J he Board OF Trade Price CurreRtsays of wheat:
No special change is seen in local markets.
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Poison

Mercury has produced more misery and made
more cripples than war, pestlence and famine
combined. If you have any blood diseases or
skin humor it is your duty to yourself and pos
Swifr'5 Specific.
swirts Specific has relieved me of Malarial
Blool Poison after had been confined to the
house for five months and had been desed with
blue mass, calomel and other poisonous drugs
until | was in despair Swifts Specific is the
remedy for this kind of blood poison.
G. NJ. CLARK. Agt Southern Life ms. Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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TREATMENT OF CANCER.

For twenty years l have suffered from a cancer
on the side of my neck near the shoulder. and
exhausted the whole catalogue of remedies with
r~t any relief. The cancer growing worse all the
t.. the whole upper part of my body became
stuff and full of pain. | had virtually lost the
use of both arms. my general health had broken
down. and saw 1t was only question of time
condition commenced the use of SwifU's Spe-
cfc. The first bottle relieved of he stiffness
in the neck, the second gave me perfect use of
my arms, ana feel strong and well in every
way. am poor man, but / would not take
$4,000 for the good | have experienced with
Switrs Specific. believe t Will force out all the
poison and cnre me.
W. R. Robson, Davisboro, Ga.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free TO applicants.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga,
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FOR LADIES.

have been using for a month or two in my
household Swifts Specific Is. s. 81, the greater
portion of it having been consumed by the fe-
male portion of my family, and with the hap
piest results. 1t acted like charm on my wife,
who had been in bad health for long time, and
for whom have paid hundreds of dollars for
doctors and medicines. 1t began to build her
up from the first dose. Another female member
my family took it with equally satisfactory re-
Suits 1t ia certainly the hest tonic fordelicate la
dies that have ever used, and have tried them
all. have no doubt that want OF exercise, close
confinement in poorly-ventiated houses sewer
gas poison and malarial poison often produce
sickness among our wives, daughters and Sis
ters, and believe Swift's Specific is the remedy
for all this sort of blood poisoning
F. l.. JONES, J. p. Quitmap, Ga.
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sales were made at S4450485. The bulk Of
the sales were at 81. 70.
sheep and Lamhs-Receipts, 1.e00 The mar
ket was steady; Colorado improved wethers, 80
per head.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 3.-Hogs-Common and
nght' $3.50 a D; packing and butchers, $5O5.4O
Receipts, l3, 900; shipments, 265.
O4S0
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LONDON, Dec. as p. M.-Government bonds
-Consols for money. 1o2 1-16 account, 100 3-l6
Bar silver, 5o5a Railroad bonds-Ilhnnis Cen
tral, 1884; Pennsylvania Central, 16l So; New
York Central, 1924; Erie, 1924 Reading, 1878
PARIS, Dec. 3.-Rentes. 77f 42c.
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Clncln'ti, Indap'hs, St LOUIS q Chicago. l
CINCINNATI DIVISION
DeDart-Chieago and Louisville Fast
Line, daily, s. and c. Co.,. 400 am (
Cincinnati Acc. daily ......-..-1 0:55 am '
Chicago and Louisville Mail,
p. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3:45 pm I
Cincinnati Accom- 'dation dly 6:j5 nm
Arrive -Indla'polis Accom- daton, DIV 10;55 am
Chicago and St. Louis Mai, pc lao an !
Western Express. s..-...-....... 4:43 pm
Chicago and ST. Louis Fast
Line, daily, sand C. c.......... 10:A5 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION
Depart-Peoria and Bur. Ex....-... 6:55 srn
Chicago and St Louis Mail. pc.11:15 am
Western Express...-..-.....-.. 5:0H n:n
Chicago Fast Line daily, s.,r.c. 1I:..U pm
ArrIve-Choago and Louisville Fast
Line, daily, C c. ana s...... 3:3J am
Lafayette Accommodation 1N:% tm
Chicago and Louisle Mail, pc. $3.50 IN
Cincinnati Accommodation. 90. GAO I'm
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Indiana, Bloomington & Western.
Depart-PaeiAe Express and Mail ...... 7:30 am
Kansas and Texas Fast Line. $40 nm
Burlington and Rock Island
EXPRESS, daily, T. c..-....--.11:10 pm
Arrive-Easrern and Southern Express,
daily T. c.........-...-... 3:55 am
Cincinnati Special, O. c......-..1 OBS am
Atlantic Express and MALL. GID pm
ST. LOUIS DIVISION
Danart-h ooref1eld Accommodation $50 am
Mail and Day Express 800 am
Night EXPRESS, daily, r e..-.11:05 nm
Arrive Might ExDress, daily, r. Co.. 3j5aTp
Mail and Day Express 500 pm
Moorefeld Accommodation 6:10 pm
EASTERN DIVISION
Depart-Eastern Express MALL ayr So 20 am
Day Express----- LOO am
Atlantic Express, s. and r. G.. 6:45 nm
Arrive Pacific Express, s. and T. c. ZOO am
Western Express. 4:45 pm
Burlington and r l. Ex., dy
r rc........ .10:35 nm
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n NEW = ORLEANS, Dec 3'ECotton quiet at at
Great Britain, $500 bales; France 80 bales;
continent, 1900 bales coastwise. 900 bales;
sales, 5000 bales; sJOcR on hand 328, 900 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec 3-CortOn quiet: futures
quet December, 1058c: January, 10. Csc; Feb
ruary. 10, SOC; March. 10 95c; April. IL o9c MAY,
II 22c; June, 11.S4e; July, 11.46c; August,
ll54c.
GALVESTON, Dec. 3.-Cotton dull; middling,
10lec; net receipts, $685. bales; exports conti-
nent 1.200 bales; cOastwise. 1890 pales; sales,
335 bales; stock on hand, 102,700 bales.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3-Cotton lower at 1oc;
sales, 100 bales; receipts, 2,7O0 bales; ship
ments, $500 bales; stock on hand, also bales.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 3.-Cotton Quieti mid
ding, 1o1ac.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL BANK
Designated United States Depository,
Corner Room, Odd-fellows' Hall.
Theo. p. .-Haughey, Pres't. Fl. Latham, Cash't.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY AND STOCKS.

Increased ACTIVITY IN monetary NlTcles-
Rates Firm, as Quoted.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 8.
Business with local banks is active and in good
sbape. Rates are firm at per cent, and the de-
mand is excellent
Eastern exchange quote at SOC premium
though one large sale is reported at 25c.
A Firm Market for Stocks
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Money easy at 2G3 per
sent.
Prime mercantile paper, 506l9 per cent
Governments streng.
State securities quiet.
Railways generally firm; Northwest deben-
lures were active and higher at 937s094 The
week opened with firm market for stocks, and
prices in early transactions advanced le to q
per cent. Before the first call, however, a
weaker tone set in. and lower figures prevailed
during the remainder of the day The decline in
prices ranged from Il to 1Ts per cent. There
were rallies at intervals, extending at one time
to le06s. but the market left off irregular, with
some sbares atthe lowest poiHt of the day. AS
compared with Saturdays close, prices are down
IA to 3s per cent. North west preferred was ex-
ceptionally strong rising to 149120 149,
Transactions 277,000 shares, tu-wlt: LacSa-
wanna, 10000; Erie, %. 600; Lake Shore, $4,000;
Louisville & Nashville, 500: Northwest l ), 900;
Reading. 6,00Oi ST. Paul, $4,000; Union Pacific,
$4,000; Western Union, 5000; oregon & Trans
continental, $4,000.
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LIVE sToCK
indianapolis Market.

INDIAEAPOLI5, Dec. 3.
CATTLE-Receipts, $50; shipments. 15O Quail
ty only fair. Market active; prices some higher.
Good stock in strong demand.
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Metals.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Lead dull.
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GOod STOCK IN strong demand.
Exporters, 1,4O0 to 1.7OO tbs..-.. $3.50 06. 90
Good to choice, 1900 to 400 lbs. 46O05.2J
Fair to med, 1, ,000O1,1 $50 fbs... 3.7504.4O
Stookers and feeders, 600 to 900 TBS. 3.250425
Good to choice cows and heifers. -. 375O4 %
Fair to medium cows and heifers.- 3.O003 80
Common cows and heifers. .....-. 20OO2 rs
Veal calves, common to good. ..-... 4.0O060O
Bulls, common to good -.-..-....--. 2.75 1925
HoGs-Receipts, 3,1oO; shipments 1900.
Quality fair. Owing to short supply and strong
demand from packers and shippers the market
opened higher. Sales of few extra heavy ship
ping at $5.4o. Bulk of packing grades at $4 80
051O. Trade ruled steady until all were sold:
Select heavy .2505 40
Choice heavy packing g--...---. 1005.20
Light and mixed packing --.-...----.. 4SO B. 90
Select light. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 47504S S5
SHEEP-Receipts, 500; shipments, 450. Market
steady; demand good for fat stock.
Prime 120 i6s and upward ........-... Sc. .S0040O
Good to choice, 100 to 115 tbs.-.- 3.4OO3. 10
Fair to medium, 80 to 80 fbs-...-..-. 500 as %
Common, dull ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.0OO3. rs
Bucks, per head. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200 $500
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OIL CITY. Dec. 3-The petroleum market
was dull, opened at 81 1863; highest point of the
day, Sly; lowest, Sl16l4; closed at S1.l6as.
Sales to-day aggregated l 1,971 900 brls. Clear
ances Saturday, 6,404,o0o brls. Shipments yes
terdayIThroueh United pipeline, s3,414 hrls;
age for the month, AZ 444 brls. Charters, 94.365
brls; daily average for the month, 47,1S2 brls
BRADFORD, Dec, 3.--TAe crude Oil market
was steady. Total shipments Saturday and Sun
day, S4,949 brls. No runs reported, Charters,
94,365 brls. Clearances to-day, $4,000 brls.
United pipe-line certificates opened to-day at
S116ss, and closed at 81 .i6ss highest price,
$l.167s; lowest price, $1.164
PITTSBURG, Dec. 3.-The petroleum market
was dun and heavy; United pipeline certificates
opened at $1,164. advanced to S1.171e, de-
clined to Sl.16is, and closed at S1163s.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 3.-Turpentine dull at
SO 3l2e.
ANTWERP, Dec. 3.-Petroleum, 21l4f.
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Coffee.


NEW YORK, Dec 3.-Coffee-Sp6t lots fair
Rio dull and weak; options 10015 points lower;
sales OF $3.50 bags Rio No. December at 1880
0l0.35e; 6,750 bags January at 10.25010 35r;
$3.50 bags February at 1025010 35c; 6.250
bags March at 10000 l0.40c; 4,750 bags April
at 10000 104oe; 1000 bags May at 10000
1040c; 25Q bags June at 10.35c; $50 bags Jelly
at lo35c.
RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 3.-Good firsts, $500
as $50 Feis per 10 k0s; average daily receipts
for the week. $4,000 bags; shipments for the
week to the United Ntates, $4,000 bags; sales for
the week to the United States, 10000 bags;
stock on hand, 314.0O0 bags.
SANTOS, Dee. 3.-SuperiOr Santos $1,000
$500 res per 10 kilOs; average daily receipts for
the week, 5000 bags; stock on hand, 19S, 900
bags.
Dry GOODS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Business light, and
made up of small assorTments of canton fan
nes, dress goods, fancy knit woolens, and brown
cottons.
Metals.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-Lead dull.
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Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific.
Depart-Detroit and CHICAGO Mail l. 7:14an
Toledo, Fort Wayne Grand
Rapids and Michigan Ex-
press .......--.-. ...-- 2;O4 pm
Detroit and Toledo Express,
daily, c. G. and s..---....... 11:29 pm
Arrive Michigan and Toledo Express
daily except Monday. ..-.... 2:0J am
Toledo and Fort Wayne Ex-
press 1884 am
Detroit and Chicago MAIL. $50 pm
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8 fall, 60062c Provisions-Pork quiet at S14
Lara iower at 1Oc. Bulk meats in fair demand;
s' shoiders' 20c; clear RIBS 675c Bacon ca ser; ser
WHISKY steady at Sl.t3: Butter firm; prime
creamery: 3sc; choice dairy, 23c. Linseed OIL
quietat 55056e.
wnite Michigan, $l.07lo No. white Michigan,
J9A2e NO. red winter cash. 81 .03401 .04 la;
a. DdteeeeHmber, cen 81 03l january, $lo5: February,
~ ;oI; March, 81 90; May, 81. u; No 3 red, 920
30 A2e; rejected 67069e. Corn quiet hut firm;
No 2, cash. 54%c bid; December, 55e asked;
January. 5514c; May, 5Slsc; rejected. 52s4c; no
grade, 43c. Oats duil and nominal; No q, cash
and December 3U3ic; January, 81 l9c; May. 36c.
Rye-No. 2. 59c. Clover-seed quiet but firm;
prime, cash and December, S5.72l2; January.
$oSz1e; No. 2, So. 45. ReceIpts-Wheat, 81 900
nu; corn, 5000 bu; oats, 5000 hu. Shipments
Wheat, 5000 bu corn, 1000 bu; oats 600 bu.
MILWAUKEE, Dec 3-Flour dull and uu-
changed. Wheat steady; 95 SIC cash; 96s4c Jam
nary, 947sc May. Corn higher; No. ., 54c: re-
leeted, 46 lac. Oats nominally unchanged; No. 2,
Barley active but lower; No. q 81 l8c; extra No.
8, 52l9c. Provisions lower: mess pork, S12 10
cash and December, $l3,25 January. Lard
Frlme steam S.20e, cash and December, $500
January. Receiprs-Flour. 5000 bris: wE3at,
$4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu. Shipments-FlouT,
$4,000 6rls; wheat, 5000 bu; corn. $4,000 bu.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3-Flour steady and I'M
changed: A No. l. $4 so; high grades, $4,000
$50 Wheat quiet; No. red. Slo2. Corn quiet
but steady; No. whiIe. 55c; No. mixed, 54c.
Oats steady: mixed Western, 80 leO33c. Pro-
visions steady; mess pork, Sl4.25. Bulk meats
Shoulders. 5lac; clear ribs, 7c; clear sldes 7lac
tBacon-Clear sides. sac. Hams-Sugar-cured,
lac. LARD quiet; kettle-rendered, 10lae. WHISKY
steady at S1.13.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 3.-The Commercial In
dlcator reports: Wheat weak. No. red fall,
S2l90s2a4c cash; s4iac January; 92c bid May.
Corn WEAKER; No. mixed, 3Sc cash; SIC Decem
Der; 1880 May. Oats stronger; 23osc cash.
LIVERPOOL, Dec, 3.-Cotton unchanged;
sales. 10000 bales: specuatiOn and export. 1000
bales American, 1850 bales. American lard,
42s Sd.
OSWEGO, Dec 3.-Wheat was quiet. Corn
firm; rejected, CSC.
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1eiIersonVille, Madison & Indianapolis
Oepart-Southern Express, daily, &c. 400 am :
Louisville and Madison Ex-
press, ....-..-- ...-..... 7:24 am /
Louisville ana Madison mail.
p. c...-...--.. -....---......-... 3:49 pm
Louisville Accommodation,
daily, r. c...--.......--. 6:24 pm I
Mall.........-.... - ' 9,44 am
Indianapolis ST. Louis and
Chicago Express, daily, r. 1859 am
New York and Northern Fast
Express, c..--...-----....-. c.. 5:34 pm
st. Louis, Chicago and Detroit
Fast Line, daily, s..-....---. 1929 nm I
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Vandaiia Line.
Depart-Mail Train. Observation-Disclosures. 7l5 am
Day Express, daily, y. H.. 1850 am
Terre Haute Accommodation. 400 pm
Pacific Express, daily, s...... 10:4 PIN
Arrive New York Express, daily 80. $50 am
Indianapolis Mail and Accom-
modatiOn 1000 am
Cincinnati and Louisville Fast
Line. ne...........-...........-. $40 um
New York Express, daily, H.. 4:l0 um
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Chicago, ST LOUIS & Plttsburq.
OePaFt-New York. PHILADELPHIA Wash.
ihSton, Baltimore aud Pitts
burg Express, daily, s. am
DAYTON and Columbus Ex-
press. except Sunday IO:42 am
hichmond Accommodation 3:o7 pm
new York, Philadei PIMA, Wash
lngI0n, Baltimore and Pitts
ourS Express, daily, 2. H.. 4:52pm
Arr, Dayton Express exc'p Sunday 49, ON
Fo-hlcnmond Accommodation, ex-
,,cept Sunday 9:42 am
New York, philadelphia Wash
lngton, Baltimore and Pitts
onrg EXPRESS, daily 1882 am
Coininbus and Day ton Express
except sunday ..-..... 5;27pm
New York, PhilaGelp phia Wash
lhgtun, Baltimore and Pitts
ourg Express, daily ......1O 1929 pm
layton Express. daily except
Sunday. Observation-Disclosures. 1929 pm
TI1iCAGo DIVISION VIA KORoMo P C. A. sTL.RR.
N@pafC-Loulsville and Chicago Ex-
press, D. c.----...........I1:O 1909 am
Louisville ana Chicago last.
. Express, daily, s------...... 10:44 pm
ArFlVe-- Chicago aL1 Louisville Fast
Express, daily, s.-.....-... 3:59am
chicago and Louisville Ex-
press p. Observation-Disclosures. 3'34 nm
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Indianapolis and St Louis.
Depart-Dav Express, daily C. e..----.. 7:10 am
Paris Express -........-. $50 pm
Boston and St.Louis Express.p $50 pm
New York and st Louis Ex-
press. daily s. ana C. c.-...-11:10 pm
Arrive New York and Boston Ex-
press, daily. C. c.....-..-.--.-. 400 am
Local Passenger p........ $50 am
Indianapolis Express .....-. 81 > um
Day Express, c. c., daily $50 nna
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C1nc1nnatl. Hamilton and Indianapohs
Deuart-Cineinnati, Dayton and Toledo 400 am
Cincinnati Dayton, Toledo
and New York 1850 am
Connersviile Accommodation. 430 pm
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo
ana New York Express. -. g. 40 MN
Arrive Connersville Accommodation. 8 80 am
Cincinnati, Peoria and st.
LOUIS i:50 am
Cineinnnti Accommodation. 500 un
Cincinnati, Peoria and ST.
Louis 1910 pus
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Indianapolis and Vlncennes.
Depart-Mail and Cairo Express. ...-..- 7:O4 ana
Vincenne5 Accommodation 3:39 nm 4
Arrive Vincennes Accommodation 1924 am
Mail and Cairo Express. 4:39 MN
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Louisville, New Albany & Chicago.
(Chicaeo & indianapolis Airline Dvison.l
Chicago Time
Depart-Chieago Express, daily s-...-. 1900 ui't
MOnOn Accommodations 500 nm
Michigan City and Chicago Ex-
press. Mail 12:45 nm
ArriYe-Chicago Express, daily, s.. $40 ann
Monon Aceomm odati -... l0:3O am
Michigan City and Chicago Ex-
press, Mail. 400 nm
West-Jersey pioneer., 1883-04-19
A NEW CEREAL.

An exchange says A new cereal has
been introduced by a gentleman of
South Carolina, a description of which
may interest our readers. Millionaire is
a native of the Southern Hemisphere,
being found in large quantities in Co
lumbia, where it is used as the common
food of the working people, and the
grain is fed to working animals. In food
qualities it is said to be superior to
wheat, and experiments show that fifty
to one hundred bushels of clean seed
can be raised to the acre. Rev. R. H.
America, the gentleman who introduced
the grain and who has raised it success
fully for some years in South Carolina,
says the millionaire is allied to the
sorghum and Guinea corn families, and
should not be planted where there is
any danger of mixing them. The grain
is small, and more mealy than the
Guinea corn families, heads are larger
and more compact, and the color is milk
white instead of red. 1t differs from
sorghum Ill tIlS, tlltG lIIc sugar IL COb-
tains is fully converted into corn when
the grain matures-so that the pith of
the grain-stalks becomes as dry and
tasteless as that of Indian corn when
| the stalk is dead. In Barranquilla, on
| the coast where we have dry season
| (Which is really a drought of five or six
months continuance, l have had it
planted in my garden, and after it had
ripened one crop of seed l have cut it
down to the roots in the midst of this
dry season and had a second crop of in
ferior quality, of course, to shoot up at
once from the roots. / have been told
that third crop of fully ripened seed
can thus be obtained from single plant
l do not know what this can imply fol
the soil at this season gets as dry as G
potsherd, and nearly as hard) unless il
means that, above most other plants
this lives off the atmosphere, which
there, certainly, is densely charged with
moisture from the sea. 1t was this un
limited capacity to stand drought whlcf
induced me to bring the seed home, IL
the belief that it would be of incalculablt
service to our Southern States, where
our crops SO often fail from drought