The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22
THE WARM WEATHER
SERIOUSLY AFFECTING TRADE
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Noticeable Decrease in Volume Of MGR
way Earnings - Holiday Drawback
General Gossip In New York City,
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES.
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large portions Of last winters stocks. in
addition TO the weather. have contributed
10 check trade, and complaints are heard
from Chicago. -. Paul. II. Joseph, Omaha.
Kansas City, II. Louis, as ai the larger East
crn cities.
Special reports Of net railway earnings Of
l0l companies for October show a gain ot Il
per cent, as compared with 1883 and Of ~
companies for ten months ended with OctO-
ber 1879, an increase Of 10 per cent.
Recent advances in iron and steel are re-
garded with some apprehension. the trade
showing symptoms of crOwding into the
market for supplies for season delivery. IN
stead of crossing into 1890 at $50 for No. ]
pig-iron. it may thus become price in cN-
cess Of that figure. A general advance
through January and February is not am
likely. Gross rail production for 1889 will
equal 900. 900 tons.
Offerings of raw sugars have been be-
yOnd current needs. and prices have ruled
easy. Refined is quiet and tsc. lower. Ihc
result of speculative transactions IN coilee
is net decline Of 30 points an the week. In
trade channels coffee is duh OF depressed.
about Sc. lower.
The movement Of staple dry goods Is
moderate at New York and Boston. and
leading makes Of brown and blcached cot
tons are 4 10 &c. higher. while print cloths
have declined l-l6c. Cold weaiheris needed
% onliVcn heavyweight wO0lens. Raw
wool is i'm fair request at steady prices.
Business failures reported to Br0dSfrecrS |
number $50 in the United states this week.
against $50 last week and go this week last
wear. Canada had 81 this week against %
last week The total Of failures in The
United States January / to date is II ,',j,
against l0,Os2 i'm 1855
RAILROAD NEWS.
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cent. and $50. 300 second preferred Is per cent.
consolidated mortgage bonds Of the South
side Railroad Company, maturing January
]. 1870. are notified that the same, together
with the six months interest thereon. then
due. will be purchased and paid for al par
at maturity ON presentation at the once Oh
the company. Interest will cease on that
date. The purchase IL made for the bcneil
Of and under the terms of the general mort
gage of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company.
The Richmond and Alcghany and the |
Chesapeakc and Ohio Railway Companies |
are to be- consolidated, under authority Of a
special act passed by the Virginia legsla-
tire The ncW securities, Therefore, VIII bc |
ISSUED at an early date.
HOLIDAY DRAWBACKS.
EvcryOnc j. complaining Of the wrcichcd |
weather and the dismal effect II has had ON /
holiday trade. The temperature j. abnor- |
maily warm. and the rain and iOg has been
almost constant during the whole week. !
The effect ON shoppers accustomed 10 the
sharp brisk frost and snow of the Northern |
Christmas can be easily imagined.
THE FAITH CURlsIs.
- much has been recently sand about the |
Faith Cure fanatics in BROOKLYN that little |
explanation of their ways VIII be OF inief- |
est Aos. of them are ScandinaNlans and |
have developed from the Lutheran churches.
The church service of The Faith Cure sect |
il peculiar. They have 40 regular minis |
ters. but like the Quakers they assemble for
worship in their little chapcls and wait pa !
iicntlV for the spirit To move some one ol |
their number 10 speak. sometimes Tor hours
they sit i'm silence broken only by the sing
iug ot one Of their weird melodies Cr The
half whispered utterancc of prayer.
Again the spirit Will move many llls ana
one will hardly yet through his testing 60 |
the truth of their faith before another VIII |
spring 10 his feet and begin . rapid eNhor-
iatiOn. This has always been Their style OF
service.
Thcy claim that they have no regular
society, llaWcNer this may he they have
treasurer, and pay Ia him whatever oiler-
ing- they feel disposed 10 make. Very
many times "a sailor just into port, feeling
d
and under the subtle Influence 81 TINS new
faith. will make liberal contributions 10 the
common funds. one who knows The inside
history of this work saws that they often
hnao a. many as - 900 iu hand at one time.
As snOied iu Yesterdays TINES, Carl OBJ
sen. the iFeasefeg, ie supposed To nave ie-
wanted with this amo.lni. ON RAINY daN
early in the present Neeh . Eieel!h- was
called at the old place. The impending
trial of their fellow relgiOnists hlled every
scat and induced the attendance of an un-
usually lnrgc number. All ages, young,
old and those i6 the prime of life were pre-
sent. At the hour agfeea lpOn for the be-
ginning Of The service they cearc ialkng
and took their seats in silence. Jhel waited
for the spirit 10 move, Finally iAere was %
rustliue Of feet and Olsen a!Osc irom his
chair. \ few c0nNulsisc iWichihgo ni hi7
features and he began To talk: MY l1elds.
God COMES 90 me and says nusi
go away. There is a big boat Tor me over
there and be- waved bis hands in circle
about his head. j know iuai am called.
/ must 20 and 20 et once. SQd VII ieii me
where. Those cunN cris want 20 loiH v'f
faith" He went sOlcmnly 10 the WINDOW
seal and 20, bis coat and hat. and with the
assistance Of TWO ~ his fellow WOIshippcf-.
gm Them on Hymns were sung end Two
9r ftrfe made prayers. There were leave
fakiuge. and fi,O custodian of the society
funds started upon his lcn.Ic,. Ihey are
still waiting for him tO come back.
There are forty persons in this STATE and
Cana.,. who think they are Joint heirs 90
an estate 10 England valued az A19WlW"
sterling. They are trl 4clfs oi 9if hichaid
Bond. Killed by the Indians mal syracuse.
Nov York. in l76l Most people would i"te
sncu bonds as Way below par.
lnK AORtOIE AM EoKrn cMoLINA
RAiiR0AB.
ANoriolk dispatch states thai the Norfolk
and Carolina Railroad has ldsi pnfchhsth
another body of land adjoining iheh iefmi-
nal pr0perl, at Primers Point, Ia increase
She facilities of that point for Yards sIdings'
shops. 80. The COMPANY
nov has over one hundred acres oi iand al
Primers Point and $50 feet of Wa,cv lfohl.
4 great deal al work has been DONE amt
tine slips have been dfcdget 10 dcpth "l
TWENTY-FIVE feet. The coMpsst VIII COM
mencc business with twenty Baio~ih iofo
motives five hundred freight cars, aii necfs.
.ary passenger coaches, and one huHdi'd ,
Logging cars. Proposals have been iAkch
fo, q number of transfer barges. IN addl-
lion ,o tLosa now on hand, for Use
In the baflO.. Saiiop houses are being }
along tse iiLe QHd work Will
shortly be commenced On ibe depDt IT, ms ,
.itV. This road. which extends Il distdhcr
of l0i ,...lrs 10 1arboro, will be fully conf
pleied within ia wcnks. The iron has been .
laid i'm both directions 10 nsa .'oanoke river
aad ,.,a stone work for The bridge Yct.. !
dad stream ~ll be- completed IN about
three weeks. alter WITCH three weeks VIII
m fe..giged % place 4e iI0r Dllsgo ~ posi-
lion. The disio8;e 20 Raleigh 10y ibe neN ,
line will be lSl miles.
ATRAINED LITTLE THIEF ii
Alfred Harrington. eight years old. was 7
/, ..isoner before Justice ll0g"n at the s
he t0n,.s ~ day. Alfred is small for his !
,ee. but Ice is q iraisSg N.'e th'-i. siN 4
months ago he WIS sent 90 TIC piosSc'orN &
m complaint Of his parents. AMER spene
sx 4Our months there, be was released az
'-afornesS Alfred returned 10 the pa
entail roo.s and li,ea ~, while IN his pa /
eni's GOOD graces. monih ny, Hoyye'er' 4
be boy again began to steai. Suu '"s' H,soi 4
)itcer Becker. of TIE society for the q