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PROVISIONS PANICKY.
The Cholera Scare Breaks Prices, but Some
of the Loss is Recovered-Grain De-
cIines, but Losses Are Fully Restored.

The Cholera Scare Breaks Prices, but Some
of the Loss Is Recovered-Grain De-
cIines, but Losses Are Fully Restored.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-There was a panic in
provisions on the Board of Trade this morn
ing owing to the cholera scare in Europe,
and prices went down as If the route were
CREASED, dragging grains down with them,
but later in the day a feeling of greater con-
hdence was developed and decided reac-
tiou in everything resulted.
Wheat opened steady. The settlement of
the strike at Buffalo, reports that farmers
deliveries of winter wheat were falling off
and the Cincinnati Price Currents statement
that the returns from threshers continue
very disappointing, and that the condition
of spring wheat had doteriorated during the
last week, were strengthening pieces of
news, but were more than offset by the re-
ported spi cad of cholera in Europe and the
weak cables and tho break in provisions
This first was the most important factor in
the bear interest, and was used to the ut
most. New York flooded this market with
the most sensational and panickyi dis
patches, saving that steamers were refusing
TO load wheat for any of the infected ports.
ana that the business stagnat1on abroad has
caused the suspension of many grain mer-
chants: The impression soon prevailed that
IL might be impossible to sell our wheat
abroad, and there was partial panic among
holders. Hately Bros. wired their CORE
epondents In Hamburg If the situation was
as bad as represented IN the papers, and the
answer was: Cholera not severe; no dan
ger" This, with the fact that weak holders
were soon baled out partially restored
confidence, and the early loss was recov-
cred.
Corn was more or less affec ted by the pre-
vailfng decentralization, but did rot break as
much - wheat or provisions and recovered
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CALL MONEY DEARER,
And Gold Continues to Pc Engaged
for Shipment Abroad,
WEAK STOCK MARKET RESULTING
A Drive at Reading on Expectations of an
Unfavorable Decision.
BAD CROP REPORTS HELP THE BEARS

NEW YORK, Aug. 25-The final declar-
ing off of the switchmen's strike at Buffalo
stimulated little bullish feeling among
the local traders in the stock market this
morning, but there was no widening of the
speculation. The withdrawal Of funds from
this center to the interior has gone on at a
rapid rate since Saturday, and as result
call money is distinctly desrer, in addition
to which it is now recognized that there is
practically no limit to the demands which
Eu rope may make upon us for gold, and
despite the material cheapening of exchange
rates, the outgo still continues, though not
In large amounts. Under these con-
ditions the new demand which
sprang up few days ago has
entirely disappeared and the streng th Of the
Gould shares aided as they are by the re-
recent decision, and the manipulation of
the industrials fail to more than hold the
market steady and to-day the upward move
mont was soon brought to an end. No press
ure to sell appeared, ,howevera and the nuctu-
ations were confined TO narrower limits than
usual of late, almost all the leading railroad
shares being restricted to range of less
than per cent.
VReading, with very moderate transactions,
led in the dealings and New England and
the Changers and the other coalers were
very quiet developing no special feature OF
interest. A drive was made at Reading in
the afternoon. however, without material
result, and in the absence OF support Man.
haitian was sold down something over per
cent, but, with the exception of drop of
per cent in Distfllers in the early trading,
there were no other weak spots developed.
The bituminous coal shares were the special
strong points, both Tennessee and
Colorado Coal rising sharply in
the afternoon, but the limit of
'the movement was soon reached. The
reiteration of the rumors that the decision
of the Chancellor of New Jersey would be
unfavorable to the coal combination was
used to help the drive at Reading, and un-
favorable crop reports aided in depressing
the general list, but on the whole there was
nothing in the news of the day which had
any material influence upon the course of
prices After the late drive the market
settled down to extreme dullness, closing
dull and barely steady generally at only
slight but irregular changes for the day.
Railroad bonds were quiet and displayed
the same irregulariIy which marked the
trading in the stocks, but as usual OF late
the final changes were Insignificant for all
but q few inactive issues.
Government bonds were dull and easier.
Close of the list:
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{ ottOn.

GALVESTON, Aug. 25-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, &c; low middling, 63Sc; good or.
dinary, SIC; net and gross receipts, 443
bales. all new CROP; exports coastwise, ga
bales; sales, l23 Lale5; stock 7,464 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. rs = Cotton dull;
middiing, &c: low In1ddling, 65&c; good ordi-
nary, &c; net and gross receipts, 5z bales;
sales, $50 bnles: stock, 63 439 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Au-. 25.-Cotton steady with q
fair demand: middling. 81 Sled; sales, 10000
bules, of which | 900 were for speculation and
export and included 200 American. Futures
closed steady.
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LONDON, Aug. 25-The bullion In the Bank
of England increased E275, 0o0 during the
past week. The proportion OF the Bank Of
England's reserve to liability, which last
week was 48l9 per cent, is now 50.19 per
cent. The amount of bullion gone into the
bank on balance to-day, ES6 600.
PARIS, Aug. 25-The weekly statement Of
the Bank of France shows an increase of 2,
475. 600 francs gold and 225, 900 francs silver.
LONDON, Aug. 25.4 P. M.-Close-ConsoIs,
money, 81 BIG; do account, 81 3.l6; N. Y. p. &
O.. 1881; Canadian Pacific, 81; Erie, 2s5s; do
can, 251d; st. Paul common s4sx: New York
Central, l151<; Pennsylvania, 5576: Reading,
30l; Mexican Central. new As, 695S; bar sill
yer, Ss Lied; money. 4 per cent. Rate Of
three months bills, 1@I l-16 per cent.
PAR1s Aug. 25 - Three per cent rentes
99f CSC for account.
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LIVE STOCK.
vail at the Cen

Dullness and Weakness Prevail at the Cen
tral Drove Yards.
EAST LIBERTY, Aug. Is.
CArTLE-Receipts, s82 head; shipments,
s8a head; nothing doing; all through con-
signments; no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hoas-Receipts, 1850 head; shipments,
LOO: market dull; corn-fed, s. 75@
three cars hogs shipped to New York
to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts, 800 head; shipments,
1000; market dull at about Yesterdays
prices.
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NEW YORK. Aug. 25-Bank clearings, sl0l,-
5l7,67S: balances. S4,647, 145.
Boston, Aug. 25-Bank clearings, $ll, 5S5-
7A: balances, $l,59,5O2 Money per cent.
Exchange on New York l0@l2H cents.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 2b-Bank clear
ings, $40, 949, ,557: balances, sl.779,SH. Money
2x@3 per cent.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25.-Bank clearings, 81, 1872 :
842; balances, S2S9, 1896. Rate per cent.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 25-Bank Clearings
So, 555 426: balances, s4S3 462. Money quiet at
6@7per cent. Exchange on New York, SOC
discount.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26-Money steady and un-
changed. Bank clearings, $l4, ,370.92 New
York exchange, 70c discount. Sterling ex-
change dull and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, Aug 25.-Money, 315@6per cent.
New York exchange, Csc discount. Clear
fngs, 81, ,B7, ,250.-
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IRON WARRANTS ACTIVE
Abroad snd Pricss Are Advanced on q Re-
duciion In Stocks.
rBY CABLE TO THE IRON AGE,l

TBY CABLE TO THE IRON AGE.l
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Quite large business
has been done in Scotch iron warrants,
about 1,5OU tons changing hands on Monday
alone, and the prices moved up to As 4d.
Covering of "short" accounts was conspic-
uous as q factor, but the announcements of q
reduction to 900 tons in stocks was not
without effect. Cleveland warrants adj
vanced to 40s 3d. although traded in to .
very moderate extent. only 5000 tons of
Cleveland pig remain in stock.
Pig tin sold down to as low as f93 and
moved back to f9l Tin plate market has
remained quiet. Rather more inquiry from
Russia is reported. but the American de-
mand continues very slow, and disappoint-
ment in that connection has an unfavorab le
bearing upon the trade.
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Mining shares closed as followsi

The total sales Of stocks to-day were PIG, ,7s4
shares. including Atchison, 11,7O0 Erie
1870; Louisville and Nashville, 800: Man.
haitian, 1861: Missouri Pacific, 6,l00; New
England, l0400; Reading, $500; St. Paul,
$500; Union Pacific, $500.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, COR
rected daily for THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH by
WHITNEY STEPHENSON, Oldest Pittsburg MEM
hers of New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth ave-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Miscellaneous.

BEANs--New crop New York and Michigan pea
beans. 81 9S92 05 per bushel: hand-picked medium,
81 9O0i 95 per pushel; ;sLima. new 3i96g3Ec: Penn
sylvania and Ohio beans, 81 seal IS per bushel
BEESwAX-Choce yellow, 34G35c; dark. g6130c.
RoNEY-New crop white clover, 1S120c per
pound; buckwheat 1a1i5e
TALLow-Country, 313@4c per pound; city, 40
44c.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese. 5s@6Oc per pound:
No. do. 4Sll50c; mixed. 3Ol940c.
PEANUTs-Green, 4@5c per pound; do roasted.
81 2SdDl 35 per buShel
CIDER-Sand refined, s6 50G6 rs per barrel; Penn
sylvania champagne cider. s. OO96 IS; new country
cider, - Wt95 90.
HIDEs-Green steer hides. trimmed, rs lbs and
up &c; green steer hides trimmed go to 70 lbs 0c;
green steer hides trimmed. under 60 lbs. 3sc; green
cow hides. trimmed. all weights, 31ec: green bull
hides trimmed all weights 4c green calf skins. No.
5c green calf skins. No. 2 2c green steer hides,
trimmed, side branded 4c:green cowhides, trimmed,
side branded &c: green salt steers. No. l. 60 lbs and
un 7074c: green salt seers, No. /, so lb and less,
4141c: green salt cows, No. l. all weights. 4044c;
green salt bulls, No, l. all weights, 44c: green salt
calf No. ], SOILS lb. 5k@6c: green salt kip. No. l.
No. hides, Hfc of; No. calf, DC of.
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FLOUR Uobbers prices)-Fancy brands, $5 OOGD
Is; standard winter patents. a s5@5 90: spring
clear winter a 2s94 50; xxx bakers, "A OO9i Is;
rye. a O0@i Is.
M1LLFkED-No. white middlings, s19 OO12l 90;
No. white middtinRs, 81 50915 50; winter wheat
bran, Sl5 0oGSl5 25 brown middlings, 81 GOALS 90;
chop. t19 0O(923 90.
HAY-No. timothy, sl3 75d5l4 90; No. 2timothy.
sI2 oo9l2 80; mixed clover and timothy, sl2 5O@
90; wagon hay. 315 000l7 90.
STRAW-Wheat, es COOS so; oat, 81 SCOT rs
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Berries, Fruits md vegctsb'er.


Blackberries were quoted at 75c0s1 90 per
pail to-day, huckleberries a5 75@s5c per
basket and 81 Oo@l p per pail, and elder
berries at 5O@65c per pail.
Peaches we're again abundant and rather
slow, but prices were about the same, as
iyesterday-s2 oO@s 90 per bushel, and 50c@
81 rs per basket, according to size anu
quality of fruit. Bartlett pears sold at 50 90
a. 80 per bushel, damson plums at 50 500
co. green cages at 50 0002 Is, and CALI
fornin plums at 81 1902 so per case. Apples
we're dull ut 81 5003 00 per barrel; few fancy
on sale. Lemons were quoted ut IS 00@7 90
per box, bananas at 81 500l IS per bunch for
firsts and grapes at 505c per d for Ives and
Concords, and S@l0c for fancy varieties.
Watermelons continued easy at $l0@20
per 100. Anne Arundel canteloupes at 81 5@
8 80 per barrel andJenney Linds at % 00@3 90.
JERSEY rose potatoes were steady to firm
at el 75@2 90 per barrel on track and q 0o0
z IS from store. Jersey sweets. u oo0t VI
Southern, = 6ooS %
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New YORK Metal Market.

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-Pig iron steady and
quiet; American, Sl3 00@l5 so. Copper dull:
lake, sl1 50@l2 CO. Lead firm; domestic, "a 050
4 l5 Tin steady; straits, $40 1920 so.
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Bar Silver.

NEW YonK, Aug. 5.-tSpectnk]-Bar silver
in London Lied higher at 3S l-16d per OF.
New York dealers price for silver 10 higher
at SSLc per OF.
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DrYROOds.

NEW YORK, AuS. 25.-There was rather
more activity in the drygoods market in ac-
cordance With the termination of the labor
troubles. No marked change was notice.
able in any quarter. There were moro
buyers for wooden prints.
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Eggs ana Poultry,

EeGs-strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio. 181s
@l7Kc.
PoULTRy-Spring chickens. 4O6l50c per pair for
small and 55065c for large: old chickens, 70llS0c;
ducks. 6O(970c; geese. 75c@Ssl 90.
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Dairy Products.

BUTTER-Choice Elgin creamery, 2a9sOc; other
brands. 25G27c: choice to fancy country roll, 2i@
Ac: low grades. 120l5c: cooking, e9IOc.
CHEEsE.Ohio. new: 1OA@l0Hc; New York. 1870
blocks. i4ISi5c: % do bricks. lo,tsiic: Wisconsinn
sweitzer. in tubs, 1a931c for new. l5@l6c for old
limberRer. 109llc; Ohio Swiss, 1a9I3c. as to
quality.
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Open High Low-l Clos. Close
Es. ing. est. est. ing Au. "a

Car receipts for to-day-Wheat. 557: corn, 81;
oats, 2SS. Estimates for to-morrow-Wheat 575;
corn, so; oats, 20.
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COFFEE UP AGAIN.

Another Half-Cent A dded to Values OF All
Grades of Roasted-Higher Prices Prob
able-Drift ofthe Mark sts-Currsnt Crop
Gossip.
THURSDAY, Aug. 25.
Roasted coffees were advanced another
Nc per lb in this market to-day and the
market was quoted strong at the advance.
The green bean has appreciated 2s<c per lb
in value of late and roasted only 1c, which
would seem to indicate that roasted is
bound to be higher. The visible supply
statement shows more coffee now than q
year ago, but the cold weather and labor
troubles in Brazil have been the means of
strengthening the market.
Sugars continue firm and active, and some
in the trade predict strong market on the
basis OF sc for granulated within the coming
week.
Wheat and flour are barely steady; corn
and hay are weak, and oats and feed are
drifting upward.
Dairy products are firmly held under ex-
pectations of higher prices; eggs are ad-
vancing and poultry is somewhat lower
Three tomato Gamers in Southern New
Jersey have instructed their sales agents to
book no more orders for new tomatoes,
owing to unfavorable prospects for supply
of raw material 1t is reported also that
some Delaware Gamers are becoming nerN
GUS over the outlook in their locality. II,
however, there does not prove to be enough
tomatoes to go around, the 1892 season will
be a remarkable exception to the rule.
Brazil coffee in stock and afloat:
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lg prices, or considerably higher

at prevailing prices, or considerably higher
prices.
It is said that at the next annual meeting
of the Pennsylvania President Roberts may
be given the title of Chairman of the Board
of Directors, Vice President Thompson sue
ceeding him as president.
Sales and Closing Prices.
Transactions on Change were as follows:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26


The weekly Iowa weather crop bulletin
says that the deficiency in rainfall and the
cool nights have checked the rapid growth
OF corn, although this crop is reported as
having made material Advancement and
with occasional light showers and a contfn-
nation Of warm, sunshiny weather until Sep
tember 20, the crops will be assured, al
though the total yield will fall considerably
below the average OF previous years. Oats
will not come up TO the average, as reports
show this crop to be light in quantity and
poor in quality.
Pretty nearly the whole speculative trade
of Chicago is going on the assumption now
that the statement of the worlds supply to
be issued by the Vienna Congress next Mon
day will be bearish.
A Minneapolis letter from one OF the most
prominent wheat growers of the Northwest
says that there will be no wheat for export
from the Northwest exc ept in the shape of
flour. The late-sown wheat Is in poor shape
to stand FROST and there are grave fears for
the safety OF that part of the crop that got q
late start. Some Of the new wheat from the
Southern part of the spring wheat belt that
has been received at Minneapolis is of poor
quality.
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Fish.

The tendency of prices at the chief sources
of supply is upward. but as yet no change
has occurred here. Firmness prevails. as fol-
lows:
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Receipts .bulletined: Via the p, c., C. &
cars wheat, car hay; via the p, Ft. W. &
CO cars oats, cars corn, cars hay, cars
middlings, car feed, cars flour. Total, SO
cars.
RANGE OF THE MARKET.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
MONETARY.

Discount notes remain unchanged at 5@8
per cent on call and time loans, with the
supply Of funds abundant and the demand
fair and improving. Eastern exchange and
currency are trading even, though they are
not as we'll balanced as for some time past.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Money on call easy
2@2H per cent; last loan, IN; closed offered
ut 2k. Prime mercantile paper, 1854.
Sterling exchange quiet at 81 S61 for 6O-day
bills and 81 S7A for demand.
Clearing House Figures.
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Closing Philadelphia Quotations.
Boston s,ocks--Closfne Prices.
Electric Stocks.

BOSTON, Aug 5.-[Speciai. 1.-The latest cleo
trio stock quotations to- day were:
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Grain, Flour and Feed.

Sales on call at the Grain and Flour Ex-
change to-day: One car extra No. white oats,
spot, $50: one car feeding prairie hay, five
days, $s 3715. Bids and offers
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RANGE OF THE MARKET.

rThe following quotations for grain, feed, hay
and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers charge
a small advance from store
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
Financial Notes.


Unlisted street railway securities closed as
follows: p, A & NJ. Traction, 441s@44L; P. &
d. Traction, 2sss02e1a; do 5s, lOlss bid; Du-
quesne Traction, 1914 asked.
Westinghouse Electric scrip closed at 90@
95 If the scrip is not worth par the second
preferred is not worth 10 cents.
H. NJ. Long bought l5O shares Pleasant VAL
ley Railway at 25]4 and 80 shares Union
Switch and Signal at 1875
The natural gas lines were completed and
Works Wor H at Kensington This morning. It viii
take about ten days time to dry out the fut-
naces and regenerators to get them workin.
properly. Outlet will then be filled in and
the tanks put in readiness for blowing by
the time set for the fall resumption of work
in the window glass factories.
Chartered to-day: The Eclipse Bicycle Com
pany, of Beaver Falls. .Ssapiral, $500, ,OOo Ell
wood Steel Company, OF Lawrence county,
capital, 800 600; Keystone Bicycle Company,
OF Scranton, capital. 81, ,000 Enterprise Pow
capital, $685.
Morris & Brown were the buyers of Elec-
trio, and Carothers, Kuhn Bros, Caster,
Stovey, Lawrence & Co. and Rinehart were
sellers
Messrs Pinkerton, Kuhn Bros, W. R.
Thompson & Co, Campbell and Rinehart
Brown, Lawrence Co., Watt ana Rea Bros
were buyers.
The buying and selling of P. & B. Traction
she stoeS sold e was to have BEEN dis
tributed around from one quarter.
Hill & Co. sold Switch and Signal and Rea
Bros. and Long bought.
Caster sold p, A. & M. Traction to Law
renee & Co.
"Deacon" White was in Boston on business
connected with Sugar and Cordage. and not
with Westinghouse Electric
A Philadelphia special says that so great
is the demand for refined sugar by con-
sumers that the American Sugar Refining
Company will put the Knight Refining Com
pany, which has been closed since it passed
into possession of the American, in opera
ton at once.
The regular monthly dividend of s50,00O
being per cent, or 10 cents per share, has
been declared by the directors of the En-
terprise Mining Company. payable Septem-
Der g. Transfer books will be closed Sep
tember l and reopened September8.
Up to last year exports of gold in August
were exceptions to the general rule govern
ing gold shipments, but this business has
changed completely within two years, and
no matter what the rate OF exchange may be
gold exports are possible. L. VonHofmann
says II have been a seller of sight sterling
at 4.8S. yet We are again going to ship gold to
Austria, for the reason that Il is willing to
pay an increased premium for our gold.
Gold ceased going to Germany last year
when exchange touched 4s7L, and I think
they will stop ut about that point this
season."
James r. Keene is quoted rs saying that
there is no danger to industrial stocks. be-
cause the earnings were SO enormous that
people who know all abont the financial
matters would under no circumstances sell
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1st cal. Cd call. Sd call.
STOCKS. N-I----~--l~--A-
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-15

leaders when the result Of the election
was beyond doubt, he delivered himself
OF the sentiment that it would be we'll
to 60 ''slow." There is no occasion for
precipitancy, and the question of an
extra session is one that will bear care
full consideration. OF all men the presi-
dent-elect is least likely to call congress
together unless he believes that there is
exigent cause for its assembling. The
experiences of Governor Stoneman in
this state would have been much more
agreeable if he had let extra sessions
alone. The people of the United States
are not very partial to these special
sessions, and only imminent danger OF
war, or some other momentous event,
would be enerally regarded as justify
ing one. The edict OF tariff revision and
reduction has gone forth, and the time
intervening between now and the as
sembling of the newly elected congress
will be just about long enough to admit
OF adjusting the business affairs OF the
country to the coming change.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-15
Brazil's Commerce.

According to the latest trade returns
the commerce Of the republic of Brazil
for the first six months of the current
year has amounted to $37, 900, 900 gold in
imports, as against $33 200, 900 last year,
and 500, 200, 900 gold in exports, against
sos, 100, 900 in 1891. The customs duties
were $43, $4,000 currency, against $685.
$40, 900 in 1891. These figures show an
increase of IA per cent. in imports, per
cent. in exports and 81 per cent. in Gus.
toms revenue, which has continued to
be high all through July and up to
date. The increase of the commerce Of
Bahia is shown by the following statis-
tics of custom house revenue from
1885 to 1891: 1885, $40, 400; 1886, 500, 200
1887, sS7, 600; 1888, $7S, 900; 1889, $500
1890, 1924, 400, and 1891, $225 400. In the
seven months of this year the revenue
amounted to $259,O00. Bahia is fast be.
coming one of the most important ports
of the republic.