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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05

CHICAGo-After a weak start. caus-
ed by the Diamond Match failure. wheat
closed firm on good demand FOR ship
ment mt JSSc for September. against
yesterdays close or 6S&c; Corn closed
&c higher and provisions closed firm and
higher.
Flour quiet and unchanged,
Wheat-CaSh NO. spring go: No. :
red 6lsc: August 5Ihd3SBn5Sc: sep
TENDER 5IAQ5sIG1SAc; December oop
6lg6l. " rn.
~ No c3E So,y S0;S S S,Wn v.
2SG2'Sc; 80:
S SsPt eng ""S .'"~
%9Su-ofSS . ,euo. NJ , ,.,,,o
%, UUnSoH". " = vrhi,o IsSI6rc. Ssn.
-. - aSr,S,iSTSitc. Tev az n "ns
GGonsa H"V'
80 . ,o,sc
nss.oo SIE5o,Iro,. NJ o,oh ooS
p"'ie' w. -
'1G t. sood-So -,u67onc
1in,oth,, coca Pr,,ns "a 10
Inno ,-TSr,sh ner hbI g. IN. San
10, e. .N6T a5TT o.. oriohor ss OpIs
| az ro6S IN. January 81 O9k67 SoiLS5
= 81 w.
-r,sb nar 1OO Ins 81 99IL. Som
,Arnhar a. 35@3 s6S3 37iS: October q S7iG
= tSGr sSIsa Janrnrv "a S5S3 75SS 70 -
Sbnr, RibsICasb sid.s 81 IST3 55.
sentcmbSr 81 40G3 52HT3 52h: October
| "a aTiSG3 5TisG3 IS: January s. 55T3 65G
| 2 c5. drv snlted shoulders S%6Ic: short
| cIcor sides 2yG3&c,
Observation-Disclosures finished goods per
gallon 81 %,
Rutter = Steady; crennerles 9Ilic;
| doIrIes 9G1oc
Chepse-Ouiet Mt 6MGTc,
REALISTICALLY at loo.
Nv, yopr E,ovr r,ooir,s ., ,Oo
80 1ynort. "a &c Il, r,aIG. ,,arrn,
80 hi, rorw n,,ot Whoa, rc,
cnfn.s q, sHS ,shois. nxnnr,s &c 5cf
ST,G,S ~, Grm. Eo . rna %
syiSn III NJ " vi eSy Ssoc =
o''Se nanad "U,Jr,
y. n''I ~ =, IT, 49, o"mS
W nv sn'CnSo nun II 'petuns
,a.i'Su an Se 80 Hs rs, az I%3, osra.
,nae" ~ ia,, roh,as ~ 49, So III.
,.nnSs, I'm 1870 nn : and ~ =" %,tBcs .,anns
o oionS ~ rr mnt SSics"r Sontanuho: s"InS,
az n;osn6 ci,?" cnrn rncoSr,S "a '
So6 bushels: EXPORTS 2i.335 bushels:
sDot iIrmcr: No, . 3lISc elevator: on.
films strong all day, particularly lIpht
rrc"ipts, closed X@Bc net higher: Ang.
ust 3lILc closed 3ilkc: September 303@
| mHc. closed 3ll6c. Onts. rcccints 60
10O hushclg. cxports 76. SIG bushels. spot
steady. No . &c. OPTIONS dull INT
nomInnly nrmer. closing KGTc nnt
hI"bnr: Augiist closed nj osS. SerinIn.
hnr closed nj 92xc. Inv quiet: s,tInnlnr
iso5 cron SSIsiSr' Hons stradv Irnin,
nr stnoIv Hides sicoIy. Z; ,,veStnn
liz. .Tcy3s drv SIC. Ref s,oody Cmt.
n,e,,s JuII. nlctlch hams si:6gS,,
III etnaIv. western MOD tci,sni
~ e. 50G? co. rrnnod tirncr n,rt,
| bIrir,r. nId 50 %. short clear 90 9;@
| 10 30: family $40 OOGlll 90. Tallow duh.
Rosln quiet. Turpentinc duh. Rice
| steady. Molasscs quiet. Coffee, op-
tIons opened steady at 6@l0 points ad-
Eavrc cable, offset by higher liam
burg quotations and large deliveries,
became active on big crop reports:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05
STRONG TONIC

MabeS5 s...s-.
STRONG TONIC
for the benefit VI their cuStomerB: PGblcr
& Wohnhas, Virginia and South huron
streets: II. Juergeas II Son, - Mary
land street; Charles LukenS. 49, Zane
street: C. II. Dlnger.5O South Broadway:
John Mehlmann. Virginia and Broad
way streets; G" H. Wilson. 80 South
Huron street: c. +. PAUL, Penn and
Virginia; Robert Atchison. bridgeport;
J. (. Prosscr, go Main street; W, c..
Spar;o, AS Main street; \. Korn, 700
Mll1 street; II. SeTig. s5 Main street:
7. MontSdhery, 2702 Chapllnc street;
Sam B. Mckee. 2e27 Market street: C.
FaIloure. East Wheeling: r. ]. Cole,
TweHty-second and Main strectS: Moth
& Wendell, Thirty-eighth and JACOB: ].
J. QCouEor & Son. Forticth and jacob:
Hydinggr & Remke, 1906 Jacob; Z. L.
Eibbs. McNIcchen.
Martin's Ferry-Darrctt d Compiuy;
Louis Rothermund. L.. l.. Schrele. Hfl-
derbrand & Company. Ishmaei Cox. ].
E. Groves and W. Il. Rohrey * Com
pIny.
Dr.. Mabee'9 Strong Tonic promotes
the appetite. aids digestion, puriiies the
blood, CURES Liver and Kidney trOu-
bles and makes the weak stronSt For
sale at the above grocerS at CO ceSts per
pint bottle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05

NEW YORK : Petroleum steady;
Pennsylvania crude steady at 81 O5h
bid, Ohio crude steady; September OPP
ton 81 05ls bid.
OIL ClTY.-Credit balances 81 O6:
certificates, no bids or offers: shipments
79,iiG barrels; runs 20i, las barrels.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05

There arc mono morn miserable than opi-
,c,tIcs. Fos2 20 years | suffered With cpllep-
ii. Cts, having US high as avo In ono n!:htIf
tiled any number Of physicians, paying TO
orc alone, q FEC OF 10000 and havo dono
little for years but search FOR something 10
help ne, and havc taken MI tho leading
remedies. hut received no benefit, Aycaraso
ny sou, Chas. S. C~allahcr, druggist At iol
Reed St, Milwaukee, gave mt DR.. Miles
RESTORATIVE NcrvInc, and | trlod It with
gratifying results Have had but two Rts
since I began taking 1t. am hotter nuNs In
every way than l have been In 20 years"
Dr.. Niles Remedies arc sold by druggists
en- a positive guarantee that tho first bottle
will benefit or price refunded. BOOK on tho
Heart and Nerves, ircc. Address,
Or. Niles Medical Co, EIkhart, Ind.
n u,Io,3 Dn,,nIin, DnnIn,. HIN.
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Epilepsy 20 Years.
Cured by Dr.. lilies Nervihe.

Afsw years uiSo, Mr.. L. W. GallahtrS was
an extensive, successful expert nianu-
tsctu,rr OF Humber products, Attacked With
%.nIlcp,y, hc'Was obliged to Givo IN hls busl.
NOS, The attacks came upon him mnstl.-
c%nror,uncly. ono ,lmc falling from n CARR.
,sr. a. another down stairs, aud often in tho
,tr,L onco he fell down a shaft In tho
Mill, his Injuries nearly proving fatal. Mr..
G,llaher writes from Milwaukee, Fob, 10, 'OS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3.-Dr. Jordan, chief
d~lspensary physician, made u report to-
day, showing tina: during the hot spell
last week 1856 CAGES OF sun stroke were
treated at the d%Igpensary. or this mum
her eighteen are known TO have Resulted
fntollV.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05

SHARON. Pa, Aug. 3.-Thc furnace
men of the ShcnangO valley met hero to-
day and decides o to accept n reduc-
tIdn In wages. Az n result, all the fur
naccs will be banked. About 400 men
wi DO thrown out OF employment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05
Metals.

NEW YORK.-PIg iron quiet. Cop
per firm: broker Sil 10: exchange sll 10.
Lead steady: brokers 81 so; exchange
s. IS. Tin quiet; straights sl3 35Gl3 10:
plates quiet. Spclter du!ler; domestic
81 90.
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fancy western creamery lbhC; do Penn
Rylvhnln prints iOa; do do Jobblng at 20
@aic, EgBg firm: fresh nearby i20i2ilc;
DO western l?9rl2iGc. Cheese nrm; fair
demand.
Live stock.
, CHlCAGO-Actlvc beef steers nra
now selling on tho basis OF 81 25Gt3 90 for
common dressed beef stock up 10 81 25tt
4 50 for choice TO the best shipping aud
export cattle, with tho blul. OF the anlcu
NJ 81 OOdi 50. There IL a fair stocIer
md feeder trade ut 50 GO6D3 60, the de-
mand being mostly for stockera. a few
fancy helfsrs gcll'nOw and thenHt 50 900
I 90, butt Il takes very superior helfcrg to
bring ST 70 and mos: OF the cows sell ut
a low range OF prices, Bulls Sell about
a. usual, and there wns a good calf trade
to-day at 81 @iGt5 40. It being Calf day"
Texans were unchanged and western
rangers sold mostly Mt low prices, being
thin In flesh. Cattle from Montana,
Wyoming and Dakota sell Ms high as
81 60. Heavy hogs sold ut 81 75G3 %:
mixed 81 1919 90; medium weights Mt
81 0jG3 20: and light weights at 81 306'
) 90: heavy sold largely at 81 00Gl3 20;
medium at 50 lhI3 % and light at 81 20
ga 10, Sheep are salnblc at 81 GOAL &c
for Inferior up to 81 00Gi3 % for good to
choice ilocks. sales being largely ut s? 90
al II for natives and at s. J0M3 90 for
western range sheep. which predomi-
mattel ut the present time. Lambs sell
at 50 hO(fJ 10 for choice lotg. The differ
encc In prices between sheep and lambs
continues great, Receipts: Cattle 5000
head; hogs 1000 head: sheep 1900 head.
UNION YARDS. CLARE
MONT, Aug. 3.-SwIne-Thc arrivals
this week were ll.753 head. There Is u
fair supply OF hogs on the market, the
number being some 2,2j0 more than last
week. Avery moderate demand Is re-
ported, with values n small fraction cas-
Ter. say bTlO cents Per 100 lbs. Heavy
hogs nrc not wanted. Prices OF good
light ar-wcstern hogs 81 l0Gpi 20, others
81 1hI3 90. and roughs s. 5Om3 90 per
100 lbs. gross. Sheep and lambs-There
is n full supply Of sheep and lambs on
the market and mostly common stuff.
Good OF both are scarce and wanted at
steady prices. Sheep nrc &c and lambs
1zc lower than last week. Sheep sell at
1903 cents and extra 3S cents per ID.
gross: lambs ~ 3 cents per ID. gross.
Calves-Therc Is n fair supply and val
ues unchanged with n moderate demand.
Quotations 3Wiis cents per pound.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle active and
higher: prime. 81 S5I4 10; common 50 90
as so; rough fat So 1903 70; bulls. stays
and cows 81 00d3 50. Hogs active and
stronger: prime light 50 S0G3 SIS: best
medium 50 1908 IS; heavy hogs 50 l5@
2 30: roughs, rs to quality and weight.
81 2jd3 90. Sheep dull; prime 50 GOO
3 20: good 50 lOG3 So: common 81 esq
9 10: common to good lambs So 0OGi 90;
veal calves S. SOFAS IS.
CINClNNATI.-Hogs active at 50 Goa
. rs: receipts 900 head; shipments 500
head.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05
Dr.. Niles Remedies Restore Health.
DR.. HABEE'S STRONG TONIC.

THE following dealers In staple and
fancy groceries. etc. In the city and
suburbs, have purchased n stock OF DR..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05
Pennsylvania Stations.
4 Pennsylvania Lines!

Trains Run by Central Time.
Ticket Offices ut Pennsylvania Station on
Water St, Foot OF Eleventh ST.. Wheel
Ing, at Mcclure House, Wheeling, and at
the Pennsylvania Station. bridgeport.
Southwest System-"Pan Handle Route.s
,nailY IDaIlY eSceut Sunday
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05

Headache cured In 20 minuton by DR..
Miles Pain ILLS. Ono cont u dose" a,
druggists.
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Wool.

NEW YoRK.-Wool quiet.
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rels at 81 o. Butter stronger; Eigin
creamery 1880 Ohio l2dlsc; dairy 7hG.
Sugar steady. Eggs In gdai demand
at 7j;c. CHEESE steady.
ToLEDo,-Whcn active and higher:
No, . cash and AuguA, Ci7bo; Septcm-
her G6%c. Corn dun ana steady; No.
. mixed gCc oats dull; 10. . mixed
20isc. Rye quiet. M. 9 cash S2l5c.
Cloycrsceh dull and steady: prime cash
81 60,
PHILADELPHIA Butter HSsndy;
fancy western creamery lbHC: do Penn
Eylvhnln prints l0a; do do Jobblng at 20
Qfalc. EgBE firm; fresh nearby l20i2iGc;
do western l?lcl2iGc, Cheese ilrm: fair
lcmnnl.
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Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad.

tDally. except Sunday. ~
Sunday church trains will leave Elm
Grove al 9:4J q. m, and Wheeling at l2!lY
y. nj. Il. Z. WElSGERBER,
General Manager
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SUMNER REsoRTs.
LEI WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS =!

= Formcrly. known as Howard's, ,LIck).
rill open Jlne 20. The waters cdutItn .
hrEer per cent OF sod han any other
sulphur springs known In the V~IrgIRIas.
and no llmeS Hot and cold sul~phur5n8ths.
Daily mail and connection by Telephone
With the Western Union. Round trip9tIck-
as over the Baltimore * Ohio from
Wheeling: Pamphlets can be had at.thIs
otlce. Address
LEE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS CO,
les Matthias. Hardy County. WESp.
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hlccp Ia: Manhattan. General Electric
Sugar preferred and Lend preferred 1Ia;
Louisville 4 Nashville Ia per cent, mud
Other shRrGs to n less extent. The sell
ms pressure nbated later and Bharp,ral-
lies occurred ON clearer understanding
OF the situation. Lending bankerR were
heard from 70 tho effect TINT tho New
York institutions were not Involved, and
Chicago dispatches = wcro received re-
porting that nifnsurcR had been taken tD
support the 1tntl; or the Diamond Match
Company, and, quoting prominent capi-
tnlistS as snylng that the trouble would
be over wlthlnia comparatively short
time, Nevertheless 1t wax learned lltcr
TINT the New York banks hud called
loans In order to, send money to Chicago,
The result OF thl5 action, although the
fact that It had been taken did not be.
como public, WINS the withdrawal OF of
fers " short time funds, and the mark
Ing IN OF rates TO 0 per cent for all peril
DDS. Call money was advanced to 3A
per cent ns the maximum figure, with
the bulk OF the trannctlong, however, at
aihG3 per cent. a stlftcning In CONNER
cial paper ratcs also took place. lower
quotations than Ghi per cent for prime
paper being the exception.
The closing was Irregular Mt net de-
cllnes NJ iaGf2 per cent In the leading
RhnrcA, I
The railway bond market was dull,
with n sagglnE tendency. The sales
were $i7S,OO0. y
Governments were duh but lower on
sales OF $4,000,
In silver certificates So. 900 brought G9c.
The total sales Of stock to-day were
f95, 100 shares. I'D
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.RAILWAY Time GARD.

pllur July 10, 1895, Explanation OF Refer.
Snse 'aiariksI 'Dnily, fDnily. except Sun.
nny; tnnlly. except Saturday. tDaily. oS-
WY aionuhy. iSundayR only. Saturdays
OILY Eastern Standard Time. N
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Grand Atlantic Hotel

ViTEiniI Avcnne aud Tho Ncnch.
ATLANTIC CITY. S.sS.
Entirely new. Capacity 80. l~5t-ocran
-oOrls. en- suite. with bath. Will open
Tune %. 1896. Hydraulic passenger elevn-
tors from street. Lighted throughout b;
electricity. Orchestra daily. Booklet con-
tanning terms and showing hotel, new
esp!anGde. etc. upon application.
CHARLES +. COPE
ALFRED WYMAS.l
teli Propricto-S.
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Electric ears from bridgeport TO Wheel
'Daily. 4
tSundnys only between points mrrlec1
All other trains daily except Sunday.
On Sundays train No. ! runs to Uhrirry-
VILE only, and oil sHmc dnyF train 1 starts
from ChrlchSyille Instead OF Bridgeport
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CHTCAGO-After a weak start. aus
ed by the Diamond Match failure, wheat
closed firm on good demand for ship
ment mt 5SSc for September. against
yesterdays close OF 5S&c. Corn closed
Lc higher and provisions closed firm and
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Capt. B. G.. Pierson's Record.

The questions pu: to Capt. Pierson az the
campaign meeting in this city yesterday, and
the answers made 10 the same are given be-
low
In reply to the FIRST question "How about
the Tillman spies who raided Dave Morris
liquors, aud did you favor the action OF the
boys who in,erfered with the spies p The
following letter from City Attorney r. 0
Purdy was read
Sumter, S c. Aug. l3, 1896.
Capt B. G. Pierson, City.
Dear Sir In answer TO your request TO
state what took place ia reference TO the dis
turbance created in this citJ' when Dave
Norris liquor establishment was raided, so
far as you we're officially concerned, beg
leave 10 saS:
This proceeding was under the direction
OF the highest peace OFFICER of the State you
called upoa ne as toe then city attorney 10
advise what your duty was iu the matter,
and you were advised tia, you had oo:bing
tc do with it unless your cooperation was
asked. was satisfied that my advice was
correct, and see no reason now 10 change NV
opinion. Respectfully,
R O. Purdy.
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J. 4. NJ. Carraway.

MIR. .. Durant, of Risboprille, pro-
pounded the next question: Did you agree
TO help friends oy endorsing notes TO be used
in bank, and then have The notes refused b..
the bank ?" Which was met oy the following:
Sumter, 5 e Aug. 4th, 1896.
B. G. Piersor,
Dear Sir; understand that certain parties
have made charges agniost you to The efec,
that after promising some OF your friends to
endorse notes for taem, ou which they couId
borrow money from oauk, lha, sou would
then 20 to the CASHIER AID request h'm not TO
pass .he said notes.
| tse very sure that these charges are with
Out tou .datlon, and as tar AS my knowledge
ex.ends. ! huow that they are. " may
have lurned down some OF your paper, or al
least, paper with on nsme OF II, though !
DO not remember our having done so, but II
we DID, II s b, cause W. DID not wish to
make The ioau, aud nct because your name
was rot good OF tnat you wished US 10 turn
it down. Fery truly You're,
W F Rh4me, Cashier.
Eauk cf Sumter.
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Smashing the Record.
The st. Paul's Run From
Southampton to New
York

New York, Aug. II The Amer
lean line steamer ST. Paul. Captain
jameson, arrived from Southampton
this norma after another record break.
ing run Of six days and 80 minutes.
This beats her owD former best record
by 6ve bcnrs and one mibute, and shat
Of ner sister ship. the St Louis, By ooe
hour aud So minutes The ST.. Paul s,
jus, off the dry dock, left Sou'hnamp-
ton last Saturday at % minutes past
noon. passing the Needles at 10 a p.
u. she reached he Sandy Hook
ligbtship ct 8 Is this morning, cover
lug a total distance Of 3,046.l koots
in six days aud 81 minutes, thus
ecIpsiug all previous records. Her
average speed was 2l.S knots per hour.
The ST. Paul experienced fine weather
With smooth sea throug bout The pas
sage. She brought 1873 cabin ana 247
steerage passengers
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Cotton Futures.

New York, August l4-1'he Scn
saws Cotton was at cue time Il to 20
points higher, but but lost part Ct the
Improvement. closing barely steady at a
net advance of 5 to 8 points; August
declined 6 points The sales we're
2226 500 bales
10 days features : Liverpool advan
ced sharpely to-day and prices rose in
response. There were some showers
reported in parts Of Mississippi, L9uisi.
aca and Alabama. but the precipita-
ton in Texas was very slight. Shorts
covered and bad crop reports continued
to pour in. 50 prices advanced. Te-
wards the close runors were 10 circu-
la'ion that heavy rains had fallen lu
!. ri; ana aud Mississippi aud through
they we're nct verified, prices reacted
aud lost part Of Improvement. There
was also considerable realizing, which
contributed to the we;Y:Uess The nar
set closed barely seady.
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The second qaes,ion-"Did yon aid in the
killing of Confederate soldier during the
war % was met by the following letters
from old citizens Of The community in which
the occurrence took place, and who were ia
miliar with the facts:
July 18th, 1895.
Capt B. &. Pierson, Sumter, S c.
Dear Sir: | understand that the crcum-
stances attending the killing Of Jerry Minis,
durug the war, are oeing related in man
ner to throw discredit on the part you took
ia that affair, and at your request make the
following statement, VIZ:
Jerry Minis was reported as deserter, aud
frequent efforts had been made 10 capture
him, without success.
You and I, with number Of others, were
sent by Lieut.. Elliott to capture Minis, and
we're told that he had the reputation OF being
dangerous man, and that We mast go pre-
pared 10 take care Of ourselves, and to shoot
if necessary.
We went to Minis house You stationed
you:sei: a, The front door, aud ordered a
number of men to 90 TO the rear OF the
house and guard the back door, 10 preeeat
an escape there. went in NJ Zoe front door,
and as soon as catered heard the men on
tie outside calling out 'hal,! bait : and
then firing, and going out, found that Minis:
10 trying TO escape, had been shot py 'ht
men 10 the rear OF the building.
You were standing guard at the !ront
door during ell Of this time, aud il ali trans
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BRADSTREET'S
GLOOMY VIEW
No Improvement in Prospects
For fall Business.

New YORK, Aug 14-Bradstreet's
to morrow will say: The volume of
business throughout the county is
practically unchanged New features
90 not point to Improvement in pres.
poets f,r fill business Industries
generally continue quiet wilh more
men idle than a week ago The most
significant feature was higher rates
for money early in the week; some
difficulty in obtaining time money.
This disappeared with manifest reac-
ton against free silver sentiment
which followed the silver deinonstra
tion at New York on August II
Jobbers in wcolens are meeting
immediate wants only. Receipts Of
woods exceed sales and manufac
turers pkrfer to let the holders carry
the raw material Jobbers of dry
goods report. 10 outlook for an active
fall demand: Higher priced cotton
strengthens the views of manufac-
turels, but does not sell goods Mer.
cantiIc collections are difficult to
make at Charleston, and at Atlanta
they are poor. Jacksonville jobbers
report remittapces slow, as do those
at Birmingham and in the west at
Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and
St. Paul Thele is little or 10 de
mand for iron or steel, notwithstand-
ing the capacity Of furnaces in blast
was restricted during July more than
81 900 tons Manufacturers of hard
ware and je1yelry report business ex-
cessvely dull Crop reports from
some portions Of South Carolina are
discouraging, while the vegetable
crop in lolida has been greatly re
duced by the dlouth. Crop condi
tions in Alabama have fallen ctf
within two weeks and the Kentucky
tobacco outturn has been reduced by
the prolonged druuth Wholesale
dealers at Chicago and at st
Louis report moderate grams II! dis
,ribution of dry goods The bright
er side Of the picture is found IN
generally favorable crop conditions
at the south which have ulated
buying at Baltimore, Savannah, New
Orleans and Texas. The early move.
ment of cotton is pointing to i'm.
proved mercantile collections The
financial situation at New Orleans is
relieved by sugar bounty payments.
There are 25O business failures re.
ported throughout the United States
this week, compared With 269 last
week Tie increase as compared
with the corresponding total one
year ago is 63.