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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18
Observation-Disclosures Winch was kille

Observation-Disclosures Winch was killed
last Saturday while at work for Mr.. Has
kns of this town. He went to the woods
after dinner and not returning when ex-
pected, Mr.. Haskins went to learn the cause
of his delay and found him dead, partly I'M
der tree which he had cut with the appar
ent intention of bringing down one that he
had just lodged. 1t is supposed that the
last cut tree, took an unexpected side move
ment and struck him in the back of the
neck and shoulders, breaking his neck and
throwing him twelve feet before hitting the
snow. His hands and feet were somewhat
frozen. The funeral was held Monday at
the Methodist church. - The campfire
given by Merrill Post, G.. A. r., of Cabot at
the Universalist vestry last Friday evening
was well attended and good time enjoyed
by all. The singing was the feature of the
evening, in which the Clark family of Cabot
were prominent. - The band met with
some difficulty in getting to North Mont
pelier last Saturday night, breaking the
traverse sleigh in which six of them were
riding, OBTAINING them nearly an hour.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18
Observation-Disclosures Pease died of pneu-

observation-disclosures ease died of pneu-
mona March 18th and the funeral services
were held at the church Friday, Rev. j. A.
Sherburn officiating. Through some mis-
take grave was dug in the cemetery on the
East Hill and one in the cemetery on the
branch the latter being the one in which
the remains were inferred. 80 The farm.
farming tools and stock belonging to the es-
tate of the late j. c. Lanphier are to be sold
at public auction March Goth. - The
annual meeting of the Union religious so
ciety was held at their church ediice
March 2, and the following officers We're
elected for one year: j. G. Wheatley,
moderator; w. II. Richardson, clerk; j. X.
Sprague, treasurer; NJ. S. Wheatley, col
lector; w. f. Reed, A. G. Hibbard
and f. G. Jackson, auditors; f. ID.
Richardson, W. A. Robbins and f. II.
Newell, trustees. The annual sale of the
pews will be March 49, at one o'clock
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Corinth.-The following officers were
elected at March meeting: Moderator, DR.. E.
T. Smith, clerk, G.. G. Cooke; assistant clerk,
ID. M. Bond; selectmen, G.. n. Winchester,
John N Hodge and Thomas ID. Ladd over
seer, James NJ. Doe; constable, DR.. f. L.
Smith; Listers, Charles A. Macarthur, Oscar
f. Hall and Lyman Porter; town agent,
DR.. e. 7. Smith, auditors, Victor Richard
son, Ichabod Rowe and George w. Tenney;
treasurer, G.. c. Cooke; town grand jurors,
Ira Gilbert, Croydon Fellows and Ichabod
Rowe; school superintendent, Croydon Fell
lows. Every mans yard a pound for es-
trays. Town tax seventy-tive cents; school
tax, fifteen cents; highway tax, twenty
cents, to be paid in labor. Care of the
highways left in the care of the selectmen.
- The funeral of Calvin Carpenter was
held on Tuesday, services being at the
house. Mr. Carpenters age was eighty-five
or eighty-six. There are several men in
town about his age and little older. JOna-
than ROBBIE is ninety-one, and Captain Cilley
ninety. Mr.. Cilley is quite low, his recovery
not being expected. - Mrs. Walter
Brown is failing. - Mrs Alvin Little is
reported more comfortable. - George
NJ Dearborn has removed to the Towle
place and j. H. Robe and John X. Mead
have set Monday, the 23d instant, as the
time to start for California. NJ. j. Tap
lin has rented his place to William Ladd,
and is to remove into the Levi j. Bolster
clearinghouse at Barre. - Mr.. Taplin
has not rented the will.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Warren.-Nellie, wife of Rev. G. II.
Smith, died March 9th. Funeral services
were held in the church by Rev. w. S.
Hazen of Mortified after which the body
was taken to Brattleboro for burial. The
friends have the sympathy of the entire
community Clark Billings has re-
turned from the West where he has been
the past year. - Oscar Poland has
moved from the Billings Farm to Fayston.
Mrs. G. B. Williams is very low with
consumption and her daughter, Mrs War
rem Town, of Ashland. Mass, has come
home to help care for her - Mrs. j.
Pierce is failing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18
Braintree.-Dr. Rogers and family mo

TNUBtTS
to South Royalton this week -= Joseph
Ramo, who has been to work for V. l.
Spear for the last few years, has gone with
his family to live in Central Falls, Il. |.
C. II. Bruce has moved on to the
Rocky Farm belonging to V. l. Spear where
Clemence Ramo has been living. Mr.. Ramo
has moved to Springfield. - About
thirty couples attended the dance at Dens-
more's hall. - A sheep was found last
week by Asa Jones which has wandered
about on the mountains all winter, getting
its living by browsing == The masked
ball at West Brantree Friday evening was
attended by about forty couples, and the
splendid time that was anticipated was real
lied. Excellent music was furnished by
the mechanics orchestra of West Randolph.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

East Bethel.-Interest in the creamery
increases. At the last meeting dairymen
came in from Randolph, Royalton and Tun-
bridge, and the prospects of having cream
cry in this locality are more favorable.
- Mrs. Fordyce Pinney has rented and
moved into the Chilson house, now owned
by Joshua Wedgewood. 49, Mrs. Sarah
Peak of Boston and her niece, Florence
Grow, are visiting in this vicinity. =-
The children and grandchildren of Heman
Smith met at his home last week Thurs
day to celebrate his eighty-seventh birthday.
Mrs. Stephen Hanks, aged eighty-three
years, was present.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

WAsHINGToN's MoNUMENr.-l. S. johnson
& Co., % Custom House street, Boston, will
send free, to all who will send their address
on a postal card, an engraving of this IA
nous monument, the tallest structure in the
world; also valuable historical facts con-
nected Herewith.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

CabOt.-The lecture course will close
with a concert of vocal and instrumental
music at the Congregational church next
Tuesday evening. Several prominent sing
ers have engaged to be present, also Mr..
Harold Nye, the violinist.. After the con-
cert supper will be served in the vestry.
- Pneumonia is prevailing to quite an
extent in town. Orvis Hale has ex-
changed his farm with Mr.. Crane of Dam
vile for smaller one.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

East Calais.-At the annual meeting of
East Calais circulating library association
the following officers were elected: Moder-
ator, DR.. G. II. Gray; clerk, l.. ID. Bemis
librarian and treasurer, Inez nj. Pearce; au-
ditor, l.. G. Dwinell; prudential committee,
Mrs. b. p. White C. r.. Dwinell and A. G.
Bliss The members voted to change the
date of the annual meeting from the second
Monday in March to the Tuesday following
the first Monday in December The associ-
alton comprises forty-nine members, who
may justly be proud af their collection of
books
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Middlesex.-The donation for the bene-
fit of Rev. j. r. Bartlett, held at the church
and vestry Thursday evening, the 9th in
slant, proved success financially, realizing
about forty-five dollars. - A. b. Stock
well has moved to Waitsfeld and is to
carry on o. H. Richardson's farm for the
coming year. - K. e. Robinson is about
moving to Fayston to carry on farm
owned by Benjamin Barrett known as the
Bruce farm. - This town voted at their
annual March meeting to remove the place
of holding town meetings from the Center
to the village.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

East Warren.-Quarterly meeting was
not so fully attended as it would have been
if the weather and travelling had been better.
- Mrs. N. Nichols returned Saturday
from visit west of the mountains. -
Mrs. Silas Hall is making visit to her
friends in this place. - Oscar T.. Heath
has moved to Waitsfield seeking after bet
ter gum trees. - James Blair finally de-
cided not to deed his farm to Mr.. Downing
of Lincoln. - Soult Parker has rented
his farm to Mr.. Hanks. - Mrs. G. b.
Williams is very low, and her daughter,
Mrs. W. Towne from Ashland, Mass, has
come home. - Mrs. c. w. Bragg is quite
ILL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Washington.-The basket festival at the
town hall Wednesday evening was sue
cess socially and financially. - Leslie
Palmer, who has been in Montana for sew
eral years gave party at SINNERS Hall,
Thursday evening, About one hundred of
his old friends and schoolmates attended
- The masquerade party of the Univer-
salist society was fairly attended and many of
the costumes were handsome and becoming.
Principal Dana, and several of the students
from Goddard seminary attended. -
Florence Henry, Martha Calef, and Della
Barron return to the seminary this week.
- Newell Waterman has rented his farm
and will occupy his house here in the village.
- Mr.. Lyman Pepper has been quite
ill the past week. - Cyrus Dickey is to
move to East Orange. We shall be sorry to
lose him and his estimable lady from our
midst. - George ID. LeBarron is visiting
his sister, Mrs. f. f. Brown.
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West Randolph.-David Dyer has re-
turned from Boston, where he has been at
work. - Miss May Noyes from Norris
vile is visiting in town, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. " M. Hardy. - The Whit
Wednesday night and had full house.
- The play by the Northfeld cadets,
entitled THE Loyal Mountaineers, or the
Guerlla's Doom" will be given here Thurs
day evening, March 10Th. - Mrs. Smith
and daughter, Hattie, have gone to Boston.
Mrs. Smith has sent in her resignation as
teacher of the primary school. - Mrs.
B. b. Chase died last Saturday, and was
buried Monday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Too HEALTHY .--lnsurance agent: " It's
all right The doctor says you are the best
risk he ever examined" Citizen; The best
risk ?" " Yes. No touble about your case.
He said if you kept on taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla there was nothing to prevent you
from living a hundred years ?" you don't
mean il - Honest truth. Come right
around to my office and I'll fix up the pa
pers." "No, thank you: it won't pay. I'm
too healthy"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Moretown.--A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Eagan, February 22d.
Weight, nine pounds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

How BAKING POWDERS ARE MADE
While rival companies are disputing as to
what ingredients are to be found in the
I" best baking POWDER" the public will be
interested in the following definition of
these now indispensable articles, as given
by Appleton's Cyclopedia, the acknowl-
edged American authority: " The best bak-
ing powders are composed OF bitartrate of
potash (cream of tartar), tartaric acid, car
Donate of ammonia, and soda .bi-carbonate
bound together by little starch
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

MRS. BALCH and Ida were summoned to
Manchester, N H., Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mr.. III, G. Morrison, the hus-
band of Mrs. Jessie (Balch) Morrison.
MEMBERS from Mortified lodge of Good
Templars presented the drama, . The
Flower of the Family" here March 18th to a
large audience. 1t was pronounced by all
the best entertainment of the season.
Mr.. S. b. PARKER who has been very i'll
with pneumonia, died yesterday afternoon
at half past one. Mr.. Brown and wife of Bos-
ton and Mr.. John Parker of Lowell, Mass,
were called here on account of his sickness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

Waitsfield.-Eugene Mccarthy sold
Durham COW to Mortified parties for $75.
Mr.. Mccarthy has some fine stock. So
The race at the skating rink between III.
Bates and Alfred Harris for 80 a side
was won by the latter. So Elmer Nc
Carthy and wife are home. They have been
spending the winter in Canada.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18
Tunbridge.LThe Moman,s Christian

Tunbridge.-The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union meets at Dr. Fish's
Saturday evening. "A G.. A. r. meet
ing will be held Saturday evening.
John Kibbey his wife and two girls have
been confined to the house for several days
with hard colds - Some out of town
people helped make the ball, last week, very
lively. No arrests were made. - Reu-
ben George is seriously ill. - Mrs. 1.
Adams is dangerously sick. - The camp
fire. Saturday evening was very pleasant
affair. E. G. Sleeper gave very interesting
account of his experiences in the rebel
prisons Major Richard Smith of Vershire
was present. - NJ. T. King returned
from Boston Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-18

WATERBURY, IENTEH.
EDWARD CUMMINs has returned to school
He preached on the River last Sunday
A PART of Rev j. w. Burgins goods
have arrived, and the rest are expected
to-day.
Mrs. FARNwoRTH, who has been sick all
winter, died last week Thursday. Her age
was eighty years.
j. l.. BEAcHAM, one OF the seminary stu
dents, has been visited by his father the
past week. Mr.. Beaeham expresses himself
as highly pleased with the place, and parti-
cularly with the school.
OUR native cows are making some good
records A native four years old heifer OF
Leonard Huntley's, which dropped her cali
the last of February, made two pounds and
two ounces of butter from two days milk
last week. Her feed was poor quality OF
hay and three quarts of feed, one-half corn
! meal and one-half bran, each day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-17
HARDWARE Ann MrTA,.s

AxEs-Colllns, - dozen, 100. Gold Dol.
lnr, u dozen, 800; Diamond kdge, IS dozen,
$50; Double Bit, l7,0O
sK1LLErs Ann LIDS-4Ao - n; sugar
kettles, &c Is II.
TIN rLATE-f o. l0xli, a box, 4. OO;I. O.
liX2l, II box, 30; TCguo 1870, "a box. 7 "a.
Tprno, 20N28, "a box, II co.
TINwARE-ploced, discount % q conf .
stamped, discount 90 u cent
soLDhR-No. l, l0c; No. y and u, lsc ~ ID
DUCK HORSE COLLARs--No. 1, - e dog
dAMEs..Two loop, $50 Is dozen; three
loop, $40 Il dozen.
TAcRs--ln boxes. 100 papers, 9. 90 "A box
HRuh HoEs--A dozen, a50. railroad
picks, g dozen, s. 60.
MATToCKa-sf q dogep, $50.
kuBnER BELTiNo.- Discount 30 " cent.
EAtLs--'i,OO, rate.
SHovELs AND SPADES -Rowlaud's, dis
count 10 per cent; Ames' list, steel goods,
discount 40 and ~ per cent.
HEAVY HARDwARn-shatts, finished.
800; poles, 10 10; slnylotrees, wagons, SO,
lect, "a; buggy, 9 %; express, 2.5O; wagon
tongues, 10 ,0Oi hickory axles, 10 90; bolstefs,
..75; coupling poles, i.75; spokes, xxx, Sc.
lect, 2 40; ANN, $50; sawed lellous, iaf, LIS;
,, 400, Dowden shoes, 600; northwestern
horse nails, No.6, 900; 7, B.2j; 3, 900; bar
iron, tc ratoi plow steel, &c; spring steol,
&c; cast steel, iSc,
BueGIss-GrRde Il, and spring top, 10 90
10 sN.uO, do, open, 1000 10 6O.0O, do. side
spring tnp, lN,o0 10 1880; do. side bar,
lOuSo TO Ip 60; do. phRtons, ls5.0O'to 100. 10;
grade a, sldc spring, 1870 90 10 $50 90; do
phntons l6o.NC 10 NOW; bump seat buggies,
isS g 70 ~ M; nk1srm srrlngs, ~ 90 TO
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DRY soops.

PsISrs--&eFrtnlsek, sarcS, ) l.s. Man
hester, 5; Arnold. "a; American, s.
rse'rs, si-si hSmi1;ea, s; Gloucester,
silver gTey' *; Allen, S; Lodi, s's q:
simpson, o; Edds stone, 3; simpson nns.,
>; Allen pink and yurple,6 81 Sfnpson ST.
YER grey, O. Richmond, pink and purple, 8;
tunnel s9srdng, l,si RSgstia shifting,
"a Allen cheek, -; Peabody, black, 5 -.
simpson, black, &; Rcsedals, !l.2
brown sHEsrtNS-CrOwn, IL; Au-
SaSta, .; Ettrich LII, 5is; Charter Oak, SO
I lave Oak, 4; international, 5 ls2, llaurence
Lls o Sleneale, 81; Enterprise, 6; Glen-
"Snss so a. -; sestt Al, 1,.i AnnlSton, IL
/ ers, II; Honest, 1l-4; PooSh0ntas, 7 ~
l .AilCndaie, 7; Century 6i-2, Dwight Ia,
I r. Ala.
BLEAonEn sHIRsINe-Nsw York 10 -;
" amsltta, lo'S; langd0n, y, ionsdale, 3.
Z lNnsdale camhrio, ~: Muscnvnle. IDLE,
Fruit Of the Loom, 81; Cold Medal, -;
I Cream OF Crop, az
| rIcKING-AmOs&e0g, A Q 4, -; Amos.
| keag A, II; swift River, ~; Standard
oakland Si Sney - IS. Ae Sus'' np S. s VI
ihalsigh,. .; 'tanderd q, 81; Pearl Slvef
/ E'si SihleY AWuiaE, Is.
I STRIPES Hamilton, l0h.; Thorntiykp
l9i American, 3; Rock River, 9; Saloigb
/ ~. unshown, 3-a siAi 1eWett CITY, 7Mi
/ DEsINs- AmosseSe, lGbf; Otis, iS,a
/ York l6sS Warren, lSss,
! CltEcEs AND PI.AfDs-Monut Pleasant
! SagGb2, 55Si Old Dopunion 2, Mem,
| PMS, Il; Queen City, 8 -; Augusta, I
tennessee, 10; Cottnnaalc, z; Cumherlrpd
/ check, Z; Sihley, Z 81
| GINoHAMs--Bates,S Ii: Setarvine, A
| Westvllie, 7; Bntes' Dress Plaid, o; Aootcl
/ y. Z. II l.2; AmoskeaF, s IA; Beilevi s,g
| Z IL; Washington, %; Wlrdemere,7 Z i-2
| CHEVIoTs-uakSgie.9 l-2; sterling, Z i-g
/ Unknown. Il. H. Ia; Sih,ey, sgd, dior
/ middle, 10 IL; Harrisburg, IL; slater. n
| Everett, : ii; BOSS, a., sllverdale, S Az
tlngton, 8; Victoria, II; asrmania. ~ i-2
Bates IS
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ACTDs-Acetlc,l Zoe - II; ben2lue. Ole q or
carbolic, ilc u 10 ciiric, $50 y IL; gall6, ISt
g OF; o%slic, lee q ID; Gulpnuuc, % a No.
'oiii4i :, q l iSrlar)c, powdered,5Oc I'm
A1rMoEIA--Br6mide, Csc 4, bi carbonate
10, Il 10.
ARROW RooT--B ermuda 45c p ID.
BAL ~ ,Dapaiba, 45c q lbi fir, 45c 4 ID;
BARK--Cassls, re 2 ibi sassatros, l2c 4
wild cherry, liC Il ih
BAY RUM--Si0G27j 3 10.
isMuIu--supnitrate,$2, 25 3 10.
kLUE Mhss--l5c 4 o.
BORAN-- &c II 10.
81 Il n.
Is TO. T-'i'
-75(tS5c p 10.
CINCHONEDIA--P, & W., l-ug vinls. 2}a n
OF; b-os cans, Sc q oa; y. q s., l-o2 walls,
&c Is OF; b-O1 cans, l6c II o.
EoCAINE'- Muflate, crystal, l0c b M; A
per cent solution, u, 81 2 OF.
CORROSIVE SUBLtMATE--s - H.
SREAM TAhTAR-.Pure, powdered, 400 q ID
EXTRACT LoGwooD--l W6lsc - 10,
q n. wy ''N'' ''S'''
:, GJiu G! ,9soc ni asar@udo, CSC
Hops-- Pressed, 2Jo2Sc a n.
Il Subiim0tc, 81 II b.
loDorpBM--i2c Il or.
LEAVEs-- Buchu, l5c q lbj sage, pressed,
IS, 10 a ID; SIENNA, &c q5 ID.
MERCURY SOC Il N.
MORPu1NE--P. ~ W., 4, S3.OS a or: p. Il
W. or $3.50; Smiths, u, $40, or, s2.55.
OlLs-BergNmot, Sandelson's, S2.25 "a n:
cnssla, 81 20 Il u; castor, Sl.iit1l 55 X gal;
cloves l.t5 q N; oubcbs, 81 3 m; lemon,
sanGeronl's, 81 % 2 10; peppermint, 81 p 10;
sassair4s, bic3 NJ
.torAssIU,f.. Bromide, loc AN, chlorate,
2Sc g lb' cyanide, fused, 81 a II; iodidc, SIS
DovERs Powder s--Sl 10 q N.
QUlHlEE-t Il W., ezs, SIC y OF u. & ".
COZ cans SIC q OF Is. 81 s., on SIC ~ OF; j,
q ,. boz cans, 7pc Is or,
NED PREClpiTATE--S5c n N
, eoAP..Casti!c mottlci, Sgi0s d 10; white,
Cont lialGc 4 10.
srRrcliNfkE--Crystal, a, Sl,GO y Oh.
SvtpnUR-.3%m5c q N.
wax BEEs--Ycllow, SOC = h; white, 700
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THE BUSINESS W0BdG.
NEW YORK DAILY REPORT,


NEW YORK, Oct. l6. special. --Stccks
strong, at general advance Of from IL to
2l-2 per cent
Money on call at the stock Exchange.
ll-2 TO per cont,
sterling eXchsa sc drm. with bills sim
in small supplg
Railroad bonds highe,; Atlantic Il Pa
chc incomes, 20l-2; GulG Colorado a.
Santa Feincomss 50; Houston & Texas
Central, main llns, FISTS no; Westerns.
81; International & Great Northern drsts.
u.s. st. Louis New orleans Il Texas, 90 Id,
Texas & New Orleans firats, III IL: Texas &.
st. Louis, Mlssouri Il Arkansas division, 81;
Texas s Pacific Rios, g.
Cotton speculation dovelops norey feat.
ures. Actual transactions to-day, 5iyGos
bales, over one-half being on carly de.
livery. The tonewas somewhat flrmer and
prices closed at a gain of2iol points over
yesterday. Tnere was no change In posi-
ton by either side, and the circle oftrading
was exceedingly limited. Advices nom
the South reported fair weather and steady
TO firm markets, whils Liverpool dis
patches were pninterosting.
Cotton on spot was quiet, with sales 9gi
bales, at unchanged price, old ruling Iii
above new
WOOL market was quiet and firm.
Cattle market steady with the volume Of
business moderate.
The number Of cattle exported from the
United States during September decreased
2,14i from last year, aud since January the
decrease has been SIZE head, or s1A3,39o,
This has been die, mainly, to the increased
commotlon abroad by the cattle interests
OF the Argentine Republic, aud Ii is likely
that this competition will increase. If the
BILL before the Argentine Congress
subsidizlng capital in the export beef trade.
Is passed, the exports of beef from the
United States are likely to DO further re-
duced. Prospects for large exports during
the remainder OF the year are not good az,
owing to the enormous supply OF corn, cat
tlemen prefer to stabilized their animals
for the spring market, instead Of shipping
now.
Hides firm with fair movement,
Leather strong and demand rUles eood.
Sugar dull and nominal.
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GALVESTON, Oct. l0.-.rhs cot, ON week
closing to-day. has witnessed by far tho
heaviest business nj this port thus far this
season, and, In some respects, tho heaviest
weeks business ever transacted In cotton
at Galveston. The receipts here for tue past
week were 1912 bales, and were only tx.
crsded In the United Etatcs by tho receipts
at New Orleans, which for the same period
were 65.0f bales. The receipts at savan.
nah, the second largest cotton depot In the
United States, were 2,sT5 bales less than
Galveston for the week Just closed.
The exports from Galveston for the Same
period were ais, heavy, reaching G,Gis
ba'cs, OF which 2i,s52 bales went direct 10
Liverpool and the Continent, and the bal.
snce 70 New York via steamer. This is