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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-25


January -. 3 47R As
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, firm; wheat, No. 2 spring, 57h;
No. 3 spring, 52d55; No. 2 red 62H;
corn, No. 2, 22H oats, No. 2, II; No. 2
white 20h; No. 3 white $4,000; rye,
No. ., 31I; barley, No. 3, f. o. b., goa
p; No 4, f. o. b., 17H022; fax seed,
No. l, 671a; prime Timothy seed 50.
mess pork, per Dbl, $5.8505.90; lard,
per 100 lbs, $3.37b03.40; short ribs
sides (loose) S3.20M3.30; dry-salted
shoulders (boxed) 3%@4; short clear
sides (boXed) 35sM33; whiskey, dis
tilIers' finished goods, per gallon, $t.19.
NEW YORK.
New York. August 24.-Flour, Min
nesota patents $3.35d3.75.
Rye flour, steady.
Corn meal, dull.
Rye, tirmer; No. western 1919.
Barley, quiet; barley malt, nominal
Wheat, spot frmer; No. 1 northern
New York 6GH f. o. b. afoat; No. /
hard CO.'S f. o. b. afoat; options, May
71H072H, closed YES; August 64%m
G4H, closed 647s; September 64l@0
651a, closed G4H October 651a, closed
-65H; November 665sM657A, closed
CTS; December 67%@68as closed
67H.
Corn, spot weak; No. 2, 1884 asked;
elevator 1884 asked; yellow 201b; OPP
TONS, May 32H@32A, closed 32i%; Au-
gust closed 203sQ2Sh; September
2S1a, closed 281s October 29$8@291s,
closed 292s.
Oats, spot weak; No. 2, @11z; No. ?
delivered 22H; No. 3, 1872; No. 2
" !,
white 1890; options, August closed
21H; September 21%021$s, closed
21h; October closed 21H.
Hay, quiet.
Hops, quiet
Hides, quiet.
Leather, steady
Wool, quiet
Beef, steady.
Corn meal, firm; picked bellies $40
"a picked hams 91AM10.
Lard, steady; western steamed
$3.821a; September 1870 nominal; re-
fined, steady; continent $4.25; South
American $4.70.
Pork, dun.
Butter, firm; western dairy $40
12; do. creamery 11H@16h; do. fac
tory 7h011; Elgins 10; imitation
creamery 10@12; State dairy 1O015;
do. creamery 11h@16h.
Cheese, dull; large State 508@;
small, fancy, 608H; part skins 205;
full skins 1001H.
Eggs closed firm; State and Pennsyl-
vania 1906; western fresh 1905.
Tallow, steady,
Cotton seed oil, steady.
Petroleum, quiet; United closed
$1.O5A.
Rosin, steady.
Turpentine, steady.
Rice, firm.
Molasses, steady.
Pig iron, weak; Southern $10.250 |
1900; Northern $10.75012.00.
Copper, quiet; brokers' $1075; ex- |
change $10.65M11.00.
Lead, quiet; brokers' $3.50; exchange
So 6502 67h.
Tin, dull; straights $13.25@13.35; |
plates, steady.
Spelter, quiet; domestic $3.7003.75.
Coffee, spot Rio, dull and easier; No.
Z, 1875 mild, steady; Cordova 15D
1914.
Sugar, raw, steady.
BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Nd, August 24-FIour
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frmer; western super $1.90M2.1o; do.
extra 81 35Gt2.70; do. family $1,000
400; winter wheat patents $5.50M3.7J:
spring do $3,4503.10. spring wheat
straight $3.2OM3.35.
Wheat, firm; spot and month 63Hm
633s; September 63%M633i; October
64H bid; December 67H asked; steamer
No. 2 red 58HM583s; southern wheat,
by sample, G20651z; do. on grade G90
Corn, easy; spot, month and Septem-
Der 21HM27#; October 27%M2SL;
November and December, new or old,
Is; January 28; steamer mixed 24H.
2I%; Southern white corn 2702s%;
do. yellow 28029.
Oats, quiet and steady; No. Q white
25M26; No 2 mixed 230231..
Rye, frmer; No. 2 northern 34HM
30; western Sc.
Hay quiet and steady; choice Tim
othy S1600016.50.
NAVAL STORES.
Charleston, s. c, August 24.-Rosin
firm $125M1.30; turpentine, nothing
doing.
Wilmington, n. c., Aug 24.-Rosir
firm; strained $1.32H; good strained
$1.37h; spirits steady, 21m22; tan
steady, $1.05; turpentine quiet; HARD
$1.20; soft $1.55; virgin, S1.65.
Savannah, Ga, August 24.-Spirits
firm; sales 1,06s; rosin firm; water
white $500; window glass $1.85; n
$3.50; NJ. $1.70; X. $1.65; l. $3.50; II
$3.50; G. $1.40; f., E., d, c., b. and "A
$1.35; sales 1880.
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RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, August 24.-Money on
call, firmer, at 3C18 per cent; last loan
3, closed 3. Prime mercantile paper
nominally, 701s per cent. Sterling
exchange, weak, with active business
in bankers bills at S4.85M4.85H for
demand and $4.84@4.S4H for 60 days.
Posted rates $4.8s04.8oh and $4.86hM
4,87h. Commercial bills $4.85H Bar
silver 66i.. Silver certificates 66% 067.
Government bonds, weak. State bonds,
dull. Railroad bonds, weak.
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Heavy Rains Reported in Cot
ton Growing States.
THE PORT RECEIPTS HEAVY
These Influences Caused a De-
cline of 81 to 80 Points.
WHEAT WENT OFF l-8 CENT
The Volume of Business on the stock
Market Was Light and the
Movement of Prices
Downward.

Nav York. Aug. 24.-The cotton mar
1-o+ onened weak and at rs to 35 points
net decline. rallied sharply from the
carly loss. but the rise failed to find
sunnort. and during the balance of the
day slowly worked off with the liqui-
dafion fairly active and steady. The
cables were lower on the American re-
mort which showed a breaking up of
the drought in Texas, Arkansas ana
Mississippi. The port receipts were
heavy. and for the week were estimated
at 60. 900 bales, about eight times more
than last years receipts and very
largely of new cotton. The close was
steady at the lowest of the day, 81 to
80 points net decline.
HUBBARD BROS COTTON LETTER.
New York. Aug. 24.-(SpeciaD- The
breaking of the drought in Texas Sat
urdav night and Sunday brought about
a sharp decline in the Liverpool mar
ket before the opening of our market
here. the decline abroad equallng al
most 80 points in this market Natu-
rally the opening found heavy selling
orders from every section of the cotton
belt, especially Texas, and a weak
market ensned and although por-
ton of the decline was recovered on
the support given by the local opera
tors, who are still heavily long, the
market drifted to about opening pri-
ces. The rains in Texas and Arkansas
and the Southwest seem to have been
general. and while in many places the
crop has been irreparably injured, still
the breaking of the drought at this Pc
Rod of the season gives the plant in
Texas chance to add to
the WELD Traders here are
inclined to regard the deelin
as only temporary, and believe that
the crop has been badly injured. They
are, therefore, unwilling sellers, but
the movement of the crop promises to
be upon an enormous scale, and may
break the foreign markets in the alb
sence of the American spinner, and
Spectator. During the afternoon the
disposition on the part of small hold
ers to realize, caused a further decline
to the lowest prices of the day.
The largest holders will refuse to
part with their cotton, believing that
the recent rains in the Mississippi val
lev have done further damage to the
crop.
Receipts promise to reach enormous
proportions during the month.
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LIVERPOOL.

liverpool, August 24.@:3O ?. NJ
Closing cottn spot, quiet; prices lower;
American middling fair, 5 11-16d; good
middling, 3Ad; American middling,
45Ad; low middling, 4 1732d; good ordi-
nary, 4 13-32d; ordinary, 4 7-32d
Sales of the day were 1000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and
exports, and included 6,400 American;
receipts 5000 bales, Including 1880
American.
Futures opened quiet but steady and
closed easy at the decline.
American rnid5linp
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NEW ORLEANS.
OTHER MARKETS.

Norfolk, firm, IA; 433 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, 81a; - bales.
Boston, dull, 85; - bales.
Wilmington, firm, Tx 343 bales.
Philadelphia, quiet, 84s; 2 bales.
Savannah, quiet, Z lilo; 20 bales.
New Orleans, nominal, ~; 2,876
bales.
Augusta, quiet, ~; TAO bales.
Charleston, steady, z LILO; 1853
bales.
New York, quiet, 8A; - bales.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
Strict middling -. :. ......7A
Middling -. :. :. .7%@71a
Low middling 3. ......7A
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Heayy realizing
to-day caused December wheat to close
re. below Saturdays closing, Bull
news was plentiful but the temptation
to take profits was too strong. Corn
and oats were both weak, closing hc.
to &c. lower respectively. Provisions
closed sc. to 71ac. lower
0lAntllsr (lnsinn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-25
LEARNING TO READ
MADE EASY
By the use of
Moses
Ph0nic
Reader.

No live, progressive teacher can af-
ford to be without it or have the chill
dren study any other system.
Read what superintendent Frank II.
Curtis, of Shelby, says
SHELBY, n. G Aug s. 1896.
As wrote ron. we have used the First
Reader wish the mos gT tityinv results the
past year mu-t admit thaU l introduced
I've sy~ EN- uEd 2 protest ana was pre1u-
dfce7 again. Z ~; there fore the warm en-
don SelupI { and the most re0rty approval
now give 10 only 20 to prove chat the work
Il q success. 10 is truly q wonderful inno-
walton. and is destined to revolutiOuize the
method o teachi' reading. Nothingc0uld
inc uce US TO give up the method until a
better me hOd is found, which in my opin.
ion will be hard to do. Children who had
never lookea into a book last September
could re- d ar siRbt tiuently IN the Third
Rea der in eight IN pths.
(Slgned) FRANK u. Gu RTlS,
SupeTinter dent Graded schools.
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NEW YORK.

New York, August 24.--Cotton-Spot
quiet: middling uplands, 89s; middling
gulf, 85s; sales 1900 bales.
Futures opened weak; sales $4,000
bales.
Futures closed steady at the decline;
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SALESMEN to sell cigars on credit; good
- pay; expenses and the State agency or
exclusive local territory given to right
party. Address p. q. Box 1854. New York
Cit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
THE MILITARY BOARD.

II was with sorrow and shame that we
heard OF Mr.. Lewis. Of Culpeper. appeal
ing to members Of the House on Tuesday
20 stand by him, as he had the strongest
ring in Richmond 10 fight" In connection
with the proposed reorganization of the
military board
Such appeals as this do great harm.
They create prejudices that ought not TO
exist between town and country. and
what is more. they prevent bills in whose
behalf they are made from having that
square and fair consideration they de-
serve. Now, Mr.. Lewis no doubt thinks
his bill will benefit the military service
and the people at large, but we and hun
dreds OF others differ with him. Why can
not we discuss the bill upon its merits?
Why appeal TO passion and prejudice?
The bill which Mr.. Lewis 50 warmly
espouses proposes to break up IA Rich
mond ring by taking off the military
board two Richmond men and putting
two other Richmond men in their stead.
In the first place. we insist that there Is
no ring here to break up, and in the
second place, We cdHhot ste III" '4i'
Iewiss plan would break it If there were
one.
The proposed reorganization OF the mill
tary board IS the outgrowth OF the ola
troubles in our First Regiment. and the
election Of brgadier-general. II II be
allowed to become a law-which we can
not believe possible--it will prove to be
detrimental to the service in the highest
degree as well as grossly unjust TO the
acknowledgement and inspector-general,
who are to be dismissed from the board
as though they had been guilty OF some
unsoldierly conduct.
1t is a pity that the able and eloquent
effort of Mr. McRae for the commitment
OF the bill did not succeed. But we hope
that when the bill comes up on its pas
sage It will be thoroughly discussed. Let
no more appeals to prejudice be made;
let the measure be calmly and intell-
gently discussed and fairly considered.
and in that event we cannot but believe
that it will meet with the fate that 1t
deserves--defeat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
SUCCESS OF THE LOAN.

The siOo.ooO.c0 popular loan has proved
n success beyond the expectation OF 'he
most sanguine And what is more this
success has been scored in the face OF
hitter opposition from most influential
quarters. The Wall-street interest was
arraycd solidly against the scheme ana
the organs of that interest were not az
nll scrupulous as to the tactics they re-
sorted TO i'm their efforts TO deieat H.
These organs declared that the plan was
impracticable. and that 1t involved bad
dnanciering. and to the day that the
Morgan syndicate was dissolved advanced
every possible argument calculated 10
discrcdit the movement and discourage
both the government and the public re-
garding the matter.
Nevertheless, the people and the banks
have subscribed more than five times the
amount necessary 10 take up the loan.
This speaks volumes for both our patriot
ism and cur financial condition, and can
not fail TO have a splendid effect abroad
1t evidences not only our determination
10 maintain the credit OF the government
hut is a striking object-lesson in the direc-
,lon of illustrating our financial resources
and independence OF money-rings ana
combinations either at home or in Eu-
RIPE.
But. aside from these considerations,
we may look for two other very crafty
ing results from the success Of the loan
one b. the natural strengthening OF
American securities in foreign markets.
and the other Is an easier money market
and an expansion of investments in this
country. Since the call was made Tor
the loan the process of locking up money
with which to purchase the bonds mas
been going on steadily. As soon, how
ever, as the sale of the bonds is con-
summated, the surplus over the amount
required for their purchase is likely to be
again distributed either in business or
security ventures.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
NO NEW TARIFF NEEDED.

During the month of January the reve-
nues Of the Federal Government were
t29.237.67O, divided as follows: Customs re-
oeipts. sls.SSO. 1876; internal revenue. SILL
OF, fOi: miscellaneous. sl,sl5.i73. Receipts
at this rate for twelve months would
amount TO over $SJO.OOI,OOC. The New
York Herald brings these figures to bear
as an argument against the Dingley tariff
bill, now pending in Congress, which
claims to be a measure for increasing the
.evenue by putting higher customs outies
on some two or three thousand articles
of importation, and says they show that
the Wilson tariff bill. If let alone. may
be depended upon to yield all the reve-
nue. the government now actually needs.
Under the Mckinley tariff the average
monthly receipts from customs for the
three calendar years lS90-'9S were s15.201,
972. or more than a million dollars a
month less than was collected I'm January
from the some source under the Wilson
tariff A further dissection and COMPARE
son Of the revenues from the two bills
shows that any failure of the Wilson bill
to meet expectations is due not TO its
tariff schedules but to its internal-reve-
nue. provisions. Exceptional business
conditions however. caused this failure,
and the indications now are for a fur
Their and an early increase IN beth the
internal-revenue and the customs re-
CENTS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
TEE AUDITORIUM.

We Richmond people very well I'M
derstand that our City Council is
not going TO withhold an appropriation
to build the veterans auditorium, but
others may not be so well informed. So.
we beg the Council TO hasten the
consideration of this question as much
as possible.
We don't care what site is selected
for the auditorium. but we say. let the
matter be quickly disposed Of.
Virginans have been sadly misunder-
stood, and to some extent, grossly
misrepresented. on account of the refusal
Of our Legislature to adjourn on
Lees Birthday. and this, too. notwith-
standing General Hundley's warning ut
tered i'm the House; but it would do
far greater injury to our good name if
our southern friends imagined that there
was any indisposition on the part OF
this city to provide a hall for the meet
ings of the veterans in June next. OF
course. we here all know that there is
no such indisposition, but the Council
should act so promptly as TO make ii i'm
possible for even our vilest enemy to
say that we are. hating in opinion as
to what our duty is.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
rHr R1cHMoND D1spArCH-rHURsDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1896.

as the educa1ed colored man REEFS wv
proud to work at manual iapor' ou, -
long as the present race dlscrih'hae,yi'
exists and the negro fails 10 acc.p' =,
isolation: as long as. pracucdhy, an
professional employment, save the iiiiiS
try. and some few positions as teacheiS'
are closed 20 him. lie cannot ma en-
p.oyment as a clerk. or sho2-hahu-"
him only manual occupations are open
The discrimination in this town becomes
mors and more rigid. Not only are the
avenues 10 the higher forms or lapor
closed. but he is not wanted by white
churches as a member. II he goes 10
these as a worshipper he finds him
self assigned TO the back seats OF the
meeting house. In the courtroom ne ~
restricted to certain seats, and TINS ny
the ruling of Republican judge; ne can
not obtain entertainment AT lea1lhs mo-
tells. nor be shaved In barber-shops patFo-
nized By whites; and these instances
are hut a few OF the many
''The white population or carlisle re-
spects the older negroes. Tor lheN' Is
n rule, are polite, hard-worklng cill~ehS'
but it is weary OF the younger genera
ton. Eighty per cent. Of negroes porn
since 1865 are worthless. insolent loafers,
Immoral, criminal. a sorrow TO the'
parents and curse 10 the community
These then are the main facts whlch
a study OF the negro In one nor .n.i"
town furnishes. The mass OF sta'ls,,cs
which [ have gathered i'm other CITIES
but accentuates the present pteseh'a-
ton
This from a northern writer III
northern magazine, Is, {" say tne ieas'
remarkable. And yet the South mas
spent. and is yet spending millions
~ dollars in educating the negro,
pass over the hypocrisy Of the northern
people. ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
DENIED ny COL. MORRISON.
He Has sent No Message of Any
Kind To the Illinois Democracy.

Washington Post)
Colonel w. r. Morrison said to the
Post last evening: Il have read the dis
patches from Chicago. and will say in
reply that have sent no messages to the
Democracy Of Illinois by any one whom
soever. This answers all the assertions.
and IS as good as a whole column OF de-
NAL"
The foregoing statement from Colonel
Morrison was brought out by the publi-
cation of story in Chicago. which was
telegraphed TO the press Of the country,
to the effect that the plans for the Demo-
cratic campaign I'm Illinois had been
twisted out o. shape and beyond recogni-
ton By Colonel Morrison through his
leutenants, William :. FoIman and VIII
y. Brinton sending word TO the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee that the
free-siver idea must be repudlated before
they could use his name with authority
as the Democratic organizations presiden-
,ial candidate. More than this. the story
said. he insisted that the national dele
gates from Illinois must be sound money"
Democrats. Furthermore. IT was said
that II the State organization, of which
Governor Altgeld is the head. attempted
to send silver men TO the national con-
ven;ion. Colonel Morrison would go 10
Illinois In person 10 lead the fight against
the silver advocates.
The Chicago story went on TO say that
Colonel Morrison would be in Illinois with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
about February 22d; would Immediately
go 20 Springfield call on Governor Alt
geld and Chairman Hinrichsen and en-.
deavor TO get an inkllng from them what
they intended the Illinois delegates should
do IN the National Convention; that he
would remind them that last year, when
they were agtating the free-silyer move
ment he kept silent at their request.
and raised no protest when the silver
State Convention adopted an out-and-out
1s-tol platform, bnt now. IL they refused
TO make any promises favorable TO Sound
money" Colonel Morrison would make
Democrats politics interesting for the
next few months
All OF which. according TO Colonel Nor
rison, is merely a Chicago fake.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06

Last week the Dispatch copied from the
Washington correspondence Of the Balti-
more American a paragraph stating that
Major and Mrs. Conrad had been late in
arriving at a State dinner at the White
House. and were much chagrined 10 find
that when they reached the White House
the dining party had been seated. where
upon admission was denied the Conrads'
etc Upon this statement. and in answer
10 the correspondents assertion that they
would never receive another invitation TO
dine at the White House. the Dispatch
remarked that we felt sure that Major
and Mrs. Conrad had such excuses for
their lateness as would satisfy Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland fully. Now. we learn
that the Americans correspondent mis-
stated the facts. Major and Mrs. Con-
rad were somewhat late but not too late.
and not so late as others and were in
good time TO join the party before II rose
TO go TO the dining room. This alters the
case nightly. The excuses that we felt
sure our Virginia friends could make are
unnecessary. But excuses are now in
order from the Americans correspondent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
CHARLOTTE's VOICE.

The voice of Charlotte county is not
for war, but for constitutional con
veution. Those people wish less costly
form Of government than We Rave, and
though the meeting that expressed itself
on this subject was composed of tepub-
ncans, Populists. and Democrats. it said
that a convention could create "a feel
ing OF satisfaction and safety which
would bring about a new era OF pros
perity In the Commonwealth A sub
stitute suggesting that possibly the work
of amending might be done by a com
mission was voted down.
Doubtless the voters present had in
mind the recent action of our House OF
Delegates In proposing that all amend
ments TO the Constitution offered at this
session should be referred to the COM
mittees Of the TWO houses on Courts
committees composed exclusively of Jaw
ycrs. neither committee having a layman
on II. We have not heard that the Sen
ate concurred in this resolution.
All who do not shut their eyes to what
is going on before them must know that
the convention question Is to-day the
foremost State question before the people
OF Virginia. There are great many able
and patriotic men who believe that the
elections agitation can never be Quoted
until a convention is held and quail
f.cation is put upon universal suffrage.
They are strengthened in this view by
the experience of other Southern States
and by the belief that we could frame a
suffrage article which would exclude very
few, IL any, desirable voters. Suppose
we should say that all old soldiers,
ali who can read and write, and all who
pay taxes on property Of the value of
SEQ should have the right TO vote. how
many desirable voters would be dis
franchscd?
But It is said that the average county
Judge. sheriff. and treasurer. fearing that
a convention would make changes as TO
their offices. would oppose the calling of
a convention ana beat IL. That depends.
IL the question OF convention or no con-
vention were put to vote Of the people
this year. the influence Of some &C these
officers would probably be potential and
the call would probably be defeated.
cusscd and the vote be deferred until
the people are well informed on the sub
iect. the odds would be in favor of con-
yentlon.
But We do not wish 10 be understood
as agreeing that all or even majority
OF the county judges. sheriffs. and trea-
surers are going TO be guided by selfish
considerations In viewing this matter.
Not at all When the time for vote
kcomss we expect to have nearly all Of
these officers on the side OF the conven-
ton. They are too intelligent not TO
know that the Underwood Constitution
oears bad name and that our people
Hui never be satisfied that the Demo-
ratio party has done its fun duty until
I has given them chance to revise
and amend that Constitution. Our party
% understood TO be pledged 70 this,
thovsh we must say II has never In