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Mnaio Roxas ExolnaiuAlu.

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Specially: Old music boxes carefully re-
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15

BY using the noted Royal Blend Flour,
the highest grade and best family flour
manufactured. Used by thousands. Ask
your grocer for it.
II. MONTGOMERY Co.. Agents,
726 w. Lackawanna avenue,
~ Scranton
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stenoRraphera Furnished.

We are prepared to furnish business men
with first-class stenographers by the day
or hour Expert bookkeeping a specially.
Scranton Commercial Association, Linn
ited 425 Spruce street. ~
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CURE FOR oUP.-Use DIR. Thomas
Eclectric Oil according to directions. 1t il
the best remedy for all sudden attacks of
colds, pain and Inflammation, and injuries.
Fs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15
LEHIGH AND CORNELL.

The University Mines to Play Here Next
Saturday,
Most interest is being manifesto in
the game of base ball between the
mines of Lehigh and Cornell universi- :
ties at the Scranton base ball park next
Saturday afternoon.
There is no greater rivalry than ex-
ist between Lshigh and Cornell. and
any contest between these universities
is sure to be marked by the very best
Of playing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15

But We want to impress
upon you the fact that we
are offering better values in
footwear than any other
Shoe House in Scranton.
Call and we will prove it to
you. The benefit will not be
one-sided, Well get a new
customer, that's true, but
you'll save money by trading
with US,
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.BANISTERS, Cor hctp"aa as5l,toI 3,t Iype30g hs'u's
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07

ST. JOHNS PROTESTANT EPISCO-
pal church BROAD street, between Tween
ty-fourth and Twenty hfth).-Services at
ii A. NJ and , p. NJ, the rector. Rev:
r. A. GOODWIN, officiating. a cordial
welcome 10 all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07

CHICAGO. ILL. April d.--Wheat had
a wide range to-day, out tne N1Dse "a
at no very great sam over yestS'e ~
The sentiment and undertone vi tne
market was clearly bullish. Inc SHOTS
are on the run. and crowd each other
in their covering purchases: IL Is aeise
evident that the short lh'etes' :" Ill,
May future exceeds by Tar lndt ~ ~,
The truth OF this receiving proof IN ine
action Of the two options, the spIeau Ds
tween them at one time narrowing 10
hc.. May advancing and July reInalhlils
stationary. Al the opening the advance
was fully &c. and the close al isc.' sep-
arated. The excitement was az no .il,,e .
excessive to-day, the tngIonis nc"
strength as IL advanced VINO 10 pusine
the wheat is a question that Is unanswer
able Offerings are absorbed, ana Set
the capacity OF the market appears rs
great as ever. That the OUTSIDE worla
IL In TO buy. and that the .raoe - pfoau'
goes without saying. ny , r,nse ~, ~
May was between Obi4c. anu "1so'. al rae
close being nc. over YESTERDAY At o 49,
The range of July was ne'" cen "ste'
and DC, the close beins Sc uiider yes
terday AZ GJikc. .,s,,,s. ,,o,,,t
Corn-Interests that otherwise wouis
have centered in this market We're ul-
verted therefrom by the maghincsh' pos
sibilites In wheat. ,,.1sss some good
good buying. and Iike ss,ns a FRA fractional
selling, the net result pe'hs ''~''''"@'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07

MOORE MEMORIAL PROTESTANT
EpiscopaI church north Laurel street
opposite the Park, Rev. ]. J. GRAvATT.
rector. Sunday services at ii a.; NJ.
and 5 p. NJ. Sunday school at $3.50 IN
the chapel Wednesday evening service
ion FIRST Sunday at IL 4. NJ. and third
Sunday at 1880 A. NJ. Children's service
second Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Holy-Day services at IL a. NJ, All per-
sons welcome and will be furnished seats
by ushers. Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
,,rrv vopK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 6.-Flour more ac-
tive and held higher, winter Whea. 10"
grades, S2.45; patent S3.-vaJ.yVi Mlilne-
sofa clear, s2.5OqZD, patent so.ve 80,
low extras, .-.,oG2.41. southern nou'
auiet and firm; common to fair extra,
s.. OOd3OO good TO choice do, s3lVq4'-u.
Wheat dull and eas.er. closing steady;
No. . red, store and elevator, ooigdOol2c.
afioat. &C Options opened weak ana
declined bG5sc, rallied 1l7ul%c.' Tell
~, T2c. on heavy iiquiiations. rallied ~
&c, and closed unsettled at 1sassc. beioW
Yesterday. with trading active and con-
Siderable switching between May ana
July: No. . red, April, 652c; May, oolzc''
Corn dun and frmer; No. ., 4Gc, ele-
vator: 47c. afoat. options moderately
active and advanced %I%c., falling 3gc.'
and closing weak at &c. over yesterday;
May. 444c.; July, 45isc.
Oats quiet and firm. Options dun ana
35ssc; No white. April, Bic; No
. white, 30lAc.; mixed western, 36lgG
37llc.; white do, 39a43c.
Hay moderately active and Hteady
shipping. G0u65c. good TO choice, 7JqS1c.
Wool steady and unchanged.
Beef steady: family, sl2-OOQl4Oo; extra
mess. sS00GS.50: beef hams quiet az
$1,000; tierced beef dull; city extra, India
mess. S1SOOdl9.OO; cut meats nrm ana
in moderate demand: pc.kled bellies,
S700d7 %: shoulders, $500; hams, S9Ou4
9.75; nuddles nominal.
Lard quiet and easier: western steam
closed at 500; city. SLOOnI-2 %; April,
S7.55; May. $3.50 asked; July, S7.25. Re
fined quiet: Continent $500; South Amer
lea. SG25: compound. S6.OOd6l2i2.
Pork firm and in less demand; mess
Sf3.50d1fO0; extra prime. Sls.00als.5o.
Butter-Fancy scarce aud firm; state
dairy, new, 14G22c.; do, old lOql6c.;
creamery. new, 2si4c.; 9estern dairy
1iu1jc. $1,000,
Cotton seed oil firm; yellow, 2sd2Sl2c.
Petroleum steady.
Rosin firm and quiet; strained, COM
mon 70 good Sifjdl2p
TurDentine scarce and firm at 30n3ol2c.
Rice firm and fairly active; domestic
lair TO extra. 35sGjiac.; Japan, 4hniAc
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Or
leans. open kettle, good TO choice, duli
ard unchanged at 30q3sc
Peanuts quiet.
Coffee-Options dull at loqiJ points
down: April $1,000 june, s15,eoHloo1;
August. sl525; October. Sl4.IO; December
Sl4.3Odli35. Spot RIO dull and steady
No. Z. $3.50
Sugar Raw dull and steady; fair re-
filming. 2i5c. Refined quiet and steady
off a, 3 1i-lGd4c.; standard a, l-ltp
Ne; cut-loaf, ly-logoc:; crushed
4 l3-lGG5c.; graduated, l-l614'hc.
Freiehts to Liverpool STEADY; cotton
o-G4d. grain, I'd. asked
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS OF
MONEY.
Offerings and sales ut the Ricbmord To-
bacco Exchangs--Intsrnal Revenue
Coilsctions-Foreign Advic.

NEW YORK, April 6.-The dealings
at the Stock Exchange to-day were ena .,
acter.zed by marked strength, withoI,,
however. any material increase In tne
volume OF transactions, the sales agsrso,
eating 2ls,OD0 shares. against 2lu"O
shares yesterday. The bears mace q
drive against Dist!lling and Cattle req,
ing at the opening on the strength OF INC
developments In regard TO the quo va
ranto proceedings, and the stock ueciilaSu
Us to 24%. The attack was undoubtedly
intended to influence the general malhc.'
but the buying power was such as ~
more than counterbalance the scales 10.
the short account, and recovery 81
in, which gradually extended 10 tne
entire Railway and Industrial sndrts,
The strength Of the London market ana
the receipt OF foreign buying orders
stimulated the upward movement me
local pools were more aggressive than
for some time, and bought all classes vi
stocks freely, doubtless because tney are
able TO secure all the money needed a.
merely nominal rates OF interest. speCu-
lation was affected to some extent by
reports from Washington that the WI
son bill may be defeated, although tne
advices as yet are too vague 10 De a.
ment of the Senate. The advance was
equal TO iA02 per cent, Sugar, DISTRICTS
Lead. the Changers, Minneapolis ana 81
Louis, American Tobacco, ana hdlsoh II
ment. The great centre of attraction
in the late transactions was Rock Island,
which moved up suddenly from I0as 10
72L, on reports that the differences be-
tween the company and the Minneapolis
and St Louis had been adjusted From
trustworthy sources II is learned That
the Rock Island management will insist
upon the payment OF the indebtedness
due from the Minneapolis and st. Louis
dollar for dollar, and that any other
proposition from the latter Will be re-
iected. The market closed strong at or
near the best figures Of the day. The
DAVIS business in railway bonds were
again heavy, S2,274,OoO being traded IN.
The low-prced issues were In the best
request. The sales OF listed stocks to-
day aggregated 10000 shares; unlisted
1913 shares.
Money on call easy at per cent, last
loan at per cent, and closing offered
at / per cent: prime mercantile paper
3ILd4 per cent; bar silver, Ol.s. STEERING
exchange is firm, with actual business
I'm bankers bills at 4siqtoIh Tor sixty
davs and 4SSH04sSA for demand posted
rates. 4sS04S9ih: commercial bills, 4s5su
4s7 for sixty days and 4sIs4QiSs Tor de-
mand. Government bonds strong. state
bonds easier Railroad bonds active ana
easier. Silver at the board dull.
Treasury Balances-Co!n, SlOo,OVOOO;
currency $50 $4,000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Cotton Is being
bought on all easy periods. and very
,,,,,ch of il absorbed on every decline.
i,tsN sbort interest, although somewhat
rednced Of late, is still laree. and its pro-
Teton Is rapidly disappearing. because
the exports are , on very y,s mIsh larger
.his nolnts in this country are so small
si,her separately or in the aggregate as 10
Ike the situation buiiish one should
the UsSef be or e RsIsSec o of n
saonrts from the South, which are from
aaesaree number OF correspondents. fndi-
q a.,s little or no change in acreage out
Ia Of Texas, where the increase Is very
.','cb smaller than that State has been
nrredited with lately. We yesterday gave
renorts from Texas and Tennessee: to-
day we have advices from twenty-five
c1nnties In North Carolina, saying less
FERTILIZERS and decreased acreage. State
ments OF this character from the planter
himself will bring forth protestatIons and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
Rase-RnI This Afternoon.

There will be a match game Of base
ball this afternoon at Island Park between
the Virginias and the Richmond Coilege
team. The game will be called promptly
at 4.2O o'clock. and If the weather Is
nronitious the lovers of the national sport
viii have their first real opportunity 10
see the form that the Richmond repre-
sentatives in the State League VIII snow,
,,,nor,, win mitch for the Nirgnias, and
he viii be supported by such weli-known
nlavers as Luck. Foster Kahn West,
Teftwich. Napier, Wells and others, ana
The appeerance Of the combination which
irrold the reputation of Richmond
IN the state League contest is looked FOR
,Dard 10 with considerable interest; Inc
, nam of the college team Will put
into the field practically the same team can
.,oson and as they have to play the Al
toona Gal team Monday and TUESDAY,
ar. determined to show their best FORM
and give the Virginias a lively tussie'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

Rl1h-IO-NDf w hPt" ~ $3.50"
Offerings Of tobacco at auction on
Change to-day, 10 packages sun-culeu
tobaccos one package s0ld az 30 ols
at Sl2.25, one taken III AT SlV.y".s o Vns o,a
az so 10. two at 1913, one at 500, one
81 X one al ST.2J. one at 81, two dt
81 one at 500. two al $50, one az
"a 90 one at S4.20, three at -, one at
S3 90 one taken in at 500 one sofa AT
s3 al two at $3.50 one al S32O. thI~
81 ga 10 two at So. two at S2W, one taken
in al - 90. two gold at $3.50, one az 100,
one AT 2.J0. one taken In at SZ.4O, one
sold at S2lO, TWO at y, one taken III
at >l.GD. - ....o,..,.
Private sales reported 70 the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco trade to-udy
Manners q hogsheads; cutters, >, snoh-
ers, II: leaf (darlO, u; Jugs 'uafA' ~
Total, 80 hOgsheads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day
nspections-Bright, hogsheads; dark
~ hogsheads and ~ tierce5. Reinspec-
tions-Bright, 80 hogsheads; dark, noss-
heads and 3 tierces. - CT,
Farmers. Vaughans, Allegheny Shell
burne's Shockoe, Davenports, and tren-
shaws tobacco warehouses report TO-
day: Receipts. SO packages; deliveries
% packages .uos
tions FOR the city OF Richmond. Va. to-
dav: Cigars and cigarettes, sf3Is.3J; plug
tobaccos. S39247S. Total, Ss,3O3.35.
4 small sale of mixed bright and dark
tobaccos at Shockoe warehouse to-day;
this warehouse sold 6ItO pounds loose
tobaccos for the week ending to-day.
Crenshaw's warehouse sold S,3i3 pounds
dark loose tobaccos to-day, and II, $50
pounds for the week ending to-day; high
est price. 1913.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
THE CITY WATER SUPPLY
-, yxrERHsTISG sTxTKMKNT By
sUrERISTESDENr BOILING.
so,oe Of the Statements Contained in His
Ninth Annual Rspsrt-1hs supply Does
not Correspond with the Demand.

Mr.. Charles Il. Boiling. Superintendent
- The City Water Works. has completed
SIS annual report concerning the work
acme by the department during the year
,rding December 81. 1898. The report
which is the ninth in its order contains
among other things the following interest
IN statements;
The total appropriation az the disposal
~ he department for the year was &c.,
81 y. Of which tho sum OF $6.s2l.2S was
d.,bursed. si6,3iS.o3 for actual expenses OF
r.lintenance. and io,502 p for betterment
a. laving pipe and making taps. During
ne year .e22 lineal feet OF water pipe
oas laid. q fire hydrants set, and 70s taps
made Besides. all the nozzles OF the
IRE hydrants in the city, TO the number
n H6 were changed. increasing the size
a. the discharge nozzles 10 IL inches.
his change cost $l.Ou.2I, and conforms
or fire hydrants to the usual standard
size in use in nearly all the large cities
.r nc United States.
The total receipts Of the department
f.r The year amounted 10 Sif3.S6S3. This
sum does not include the value OF water
used by the city In her various depart
rr.fs. nor that given % churches. cnar-
fable institutions ana lNNlNtIt toiAitH
A l0w estimate Of this value would De
8 90 so that our gross revenue should
be- computed at Sis, S6S.3i. Deducting the
actual expenses Of maintenance from the
.r.sgnf received shows a net revenue OF
ST. s-Ou. and adding 10 this the above
e-,ornf OF SIS .0oo would make revenue
az ST.. E02l. owing to the large number
II people out Of work. and the extreme
6silncss in business, large number OF
irHeent families have been supplied win
water free In accordance with the pro
visions Of the city ordinance. There are
r0W 3Z5 families getting water free.
DO will be observed that the expenses
Of the department are larger than they
we're last year. This is due 10 the fact
mat the expense OF pumping water was
greatly increased during the extreme
cold weather lasting for two months last
winter. and requiring the use OF our city
force and some extra men. day and
ri-ht at the pump-hOuse clearing away
the ice. and cntailing some expensive re-
rsIrs 10 the machinery. Also, by the
Unusual expense OF having 10 run the
steam pump almost continuously for two
months last winter at q cost OF about
SD per day.
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION.
The following table shows in full the
CONGREGATIONS and disbursements during
,rr administration Tor the past nine
wears. or from January /, 1885, TO January
1. lN4:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
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HOZ4Rt SYMPTOM CLUE.
Another Star Cour.s Entertainment to be
Given at he As oeistioR building.

Another concert of the Star Course En-
tertainmenis will be given in the big haii
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton next Thursday evening, April l2th.
Members Of the Star Course may secure
reserved seats at the association buiidins
after Tuesday morning at 1879 O'CLOCK
The New York Mozart symphony ClLD'
one Of the leading concert organizations
Of the country will on that occasion
execute an attractive programme. The
club is under the direction OF Messfs'
NJ. Blodeck and Richard Stoezer, and Is
composed as follows. Miss Cecilia Braems'
yIima donra soprano; Mr.. Thecdor Hoch,
cornet virtuoso and Wolinist; Mr.. Alberto
c. Mora, basso ptofuIdo and futist'
Mr. Il. Stoelzer, viola damour soloisti
Mr Mario Biodeck, vioi da gambia solo
list and voloncellist; MIR. Otto Lund violin
soloist.
To those who are not familiar with the
viola d'amour and its construction de-
scription OF its qualities will be OF inter
est 1t has fourteen strings. similar to
the viola In theory, but far more express
sive in power OF tone. When listening 10
il person at times gets the impression
of a complete orchestral ensemble. Some
Of the strings on IL are used In bowins'
while the bdldUtc are uifNNS ~.'NN' $50
original seven, and Vibrate IN unison
The tone must be heard 70 be appre-
ciated. and 1t is claimed TO be superior
TO the ViOloncello in tone. 1t Is the
largest instrument held under the chin.
Herr Stoelzer is the only soioist before
the public at present who plays this IN
strument.
The VOL da gambia IS a rare instru-
ment. which was invented In the Seven
teenth century by an English prisoner
who was granted life and freedom as re-
ward for his work II has six strings
and is between a violoncello and VIOLA
d'amour i'm size. one of these instruments
is exhibited in the South kensington
Museum. In London. Its tone IS exceeding
~ expressive and sympathetic, ana when
in the hands Of such an eminent arusl
as Mr.. Blodeck, IS sure TO enchant the
hearer. The workmanship IS perfect, ana
the carving a work Of art. The head
represents a beautifully modelled seraph 5
face. and the strng-holder is embeilished
bv a sylph-like female figure in rellef.
Mr. Blodeck is the only artist playing
this instrument in the United States IN
public at the present time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
TuE roTTUN MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 6;rCotton quiet
middlirg uplands, ~. Futures steady !;
sales 1900 bales April. $50 5-6i; June.
5 et. "a July, se s-s,as lay Aasu ns,
tober 9.eA1s 3-ti: November, ) 5-oifD
s G-64; December. i-6iss S-6i; January.
s o-o+g9 9-6i. -.
Cotton-Net receipts, gross, go bales
exports. 260 bales; torm -Vi pales ;
sales. s. bales: spinners. b. bales; stock
Weekly~Net receipts, l,'ll bales gross.
1881 bales; exports, 10 Great Britain,
t.5if bales; France ~ o ..p Soii'ihSne'
slzo bales; forwarded ,e 80 oa'7s' SaiYS'
looo bales. spinners, li5oo pdies.
'To,aI a. da,'Net receipts, 1881 bales /,
exports 10 Great Britain, i05 bales; Con-
tinent. l5.A7 bales. stock, ~.z2l bales
"a Total 10y so far xp snis to Great Britain
9s 800 IA hsies. France. q, IA bales Continent,
Total since September istaNet receipts.
g. 466. ESQ bales; exports, 10 great bilIaih'
25Z1lu bales; France foo''V' Daies' NoH-
''i Thn so oi1,V are the net receipts at
ali rorts since September !. 1893. Calves
tor ees isS bales. New Orleans, l,io3,i Jl
hales. Mobile 2O3,sG bales, savannah,
sos si6 bales. Charleston $50, ~ D pa 4,
Wilmington l@S. & o pa bales sg'i New York,
1o7 ~ hoIas" Ioston IS 5i8 bales, Newp1rs
News t202s bales: Philadelphia, SsiS
bales, West Point, TSo oa'sS 100 les.
wick, 81. $40 bales: Neiaoc9, e,i'~ "a az
port Royal. s., tic bales To,.i. o,'ov'Soit
bales Deduct 6si.l7i bales S.aline1 anu ~
counted by Savannah ana CGar'estoIi III III
their net receipts. Total since Septeiuoer
ist fcorrected)' &, ls6, go bales. 9,
NEW ORLEANS, A AZ 100 oi baIes: Aprii,
725; Nav. i.29; June, 1888 July, 40
August, 75I: September. -; Os.epei'
IIVERP0OL. April d.-l2.So T. NJ.
Demand moderate and pricceS u,leNa rs o 49,
American middling. SIP; sa,es, iv ,,ov
bales: American, 9,4O0 bales speculation
and export quiet; receipts, z'vo Daies'
Futures quiet and demand moderated
April and May. s-6i May ana june;
4 0-G4: June and July, lO-Gi; July ana
August. 4 ll-C404 l2-6t; August anu s.p 5
TENDER. 4 II Giq4 1864; September anu
October. 1850. Tenders ~" paies
4P. M.~April, T-Gi, sellers; April ana nc
Nav. 4 7-Gl. sellers; May and June, 7.ti
al S-0I; June and july, s-oi9i 9-ot
July and August, 9-A; August anu
Sentember. 4 1l-64. sellers; September
and October. 4 1l-64Q4 l2-64; October ana
November, 4 12-6ia4 1864; November
and December, 4 l3-Gip4 l4-6t. Futures
closed barely steady at the decline.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE. MD. April 6.-Flour
firmer and unchanged. -,
Wheat strong: No. red spot ana April
Gi4G64Nc.; May. 65kaGyAc.' July, 6Jlac.
bid: steamer No. red, Gle BID; milling
wheat by sample. G2fG4Rc...
Corn strong: spot Aprii. ana may,
44ikc. bid: steamer mixed, i3F i@'4e.'
southern corn, by sample. 43q4iec.; 90.
in grades. 4iQ45c. s,..
oats active and firm; No. WHITE
3sHc.: No. . mixed western. 35l4a3dc.
Rye dull; No. . 5JQj0c.
HAY steady: good 10 choice timothy.
S1fJQtJ.OO.
Freights steady and unchanged.
Provisions unchanged mess pork'Sl5.io;
bulk shoulders. $G7J; short rib sides and
clear sides. ST2J; sugar-cured shoulders,
$S.25; hams. SlO.7jAlluO'
Lard-Refned, $50. ~,
Butter firm: creamery. fancy, Sfc.
ladle, fancy. f5c.; rolls. hne' l5gl4c''
store-packed. 1OQl0Hc. o-,,
Coffee quiet; No :, Sli5Iis-
Sugar quiet: granulated, SAID: .,
Bonds Bait more and OHIO SoaehWest-
ern flrsts, 1907 bid; do. second incomes l,
2S asked; do. third incomes, sAgs.2; con
solidated Gas bonds. n4Nullo; co.
stocks, O9i4NCJfs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-07

contradictions on the part OF those whose
!snoteness from the cotton held gives
mem mem, OF course. unusual sources OF In
formation. But somebody must be be-
lieved, and whether 1t shall be the people
VINO live in the cities or those who live
on plantations will have 70 De decided by
the cotton world generally The advance
In wheat from the lowest point touched
during d. the past two months Il equivalent
to ~ points In cotton. and yet there are
million after million Of bushels Of wheat.
but every day il is approximately known
what the amour, of cotton Is. and once
week it is known 70 bale bale a and at this
can be arrived at within at least lOo, 90
bales. which approximate guessing cannot
be had q any other speculative cuna, commodi-
pointing to-day. closing / point lower
than yesterday. Notwithstanding the i'm
provement Of 4 to : points yesterday.
clined to verv near the lowest point Of
yesterday and again improved