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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
NINE FAMOUS NELSON'S.
This Celebrated Acrobatic Family With
Ringing Bros Circus.

Among the hundreds of remarkable
features identified with Ringing Bros
Worlds Greatest Shows this season, es-
pecial attention is called to the marvellous
acrobatic troupe known all over the
world as the Nine Famous Nelson's.
Among all the remarkable acrobatic
families which the arena has served to
introduce to the circus-loving people of
America, there has never been troupe
that could in any way compare with
these superb performers. They not only
achieve all the feats essayed by other
famous acrobatic celebrities, but they al
so introduce displays of skill, daring and
startling precision such as no other per-
former or family of artists has ever ac-
compIished. They defy all known laws
of gravitation and equilibrium and they
do it with a skill and rapidity bewilder-
ing to the spectators. The troupe c0mposes
siXmenand three young ladies each an ac-
complished artist. and all admirably en-
lowed by nature for the part taken in
the general performance. A striking
feature of the performance given by
these marvellous acrobats is the fact that
the gentlemen wear evening costume and
the ladies long skirts, and thus attired
turn single and double somersaults, on
the ground or from shoulder to shoulder,
and perform numberless other incredible
feats with an ease and grace that stamps
tnem as me grea.esI sa utIopa,s ,m ' hv
world: Inc absolute lai.n leposeh ,, Ts
kingllng brotliers III tne aiia aL rfnr,p
ana uhequaieu character Vi tne pJii VI =
ance gwen by these lailious "crV 20 600 NJ
such that they nave issueu " III fi otTo,
challehge 10 the prop[iG ; VI al 9'h1i
SHOWS 10 produce .heir eqt III nd m,s,
however, Is Inpossiple,, LUZ ,ieli pecaS
nave never existed, anu, pfrnup no np paid
VIII eAist' Inc ulilouli. ~. MIMI PEI n,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
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TILE RATE CEASES.

Chicago, Sept. '19.-The interstate
commerce commission resumed the in
vestigation of the Chicago and North
western and Illinois Central for packing
house rates to New Orleans. Henry
Baldwin, agent for the Illinois Central
at New Orleans; William Prose-, New
Orleans steamship agent, and J. 5.
Knox, in charge of the export business
of the Cudahy Packing company, all
testified that the roads. in charging a
lower rate TO New Orleans for exports
than products sent to New Orleans for
domestic use. does not operate to the
disadvantage of shippers or merchants in
the southern city. No complaints had
ever been made by the New Orleans
merchants. The fact that ocean rates
from New Orleans are reduced from p
to II cents per 100 pounds made it i'm
possible to have a fixed railroad rate.
New York ocean rates are permanently
higher than those of New Orleans, the
difference being II cents or more. This
fact made lower domestic rates by the
eastern roads unnecessary. The Illinois
Central investigation was closed by the
testimony of NJ. G. Markham. traffic
manager Of the road who testified that
it was not practicable for the company
to issue fixed rates on packing house
products.
On Monday, the commission will take
up the investigation of grain rates as
charged by the Santa Fe and other west
ern roads, from the Missouri river east.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
FINANCIAL.
STOCKS AND BONDS.


New York, Sept. 23-The stock mar
ket was slightly more active than on
Tuesday, but the distribution of the
dealings was very Indifferent, two stocks
figuring for over one-half of the aggre-
gate business. These were Sugar and
Reading. The first mentioned appeared
to traders to be vulnerable on account
of recent liquidation, and that contin-
gent made persistent and fairly effective
efforts to depress the price. Reading was
favorably affected by the news of the
sale of various properties to the reor-
ganzatiOn committee, although there is
still remote possibility of delaying com
pleting the deal pending the confirma-
ton of the sale by the court. The mar
ket generally was irregular with strong
undertOne based to II considerable eX-
tent on the widening market for mercan-
tile paper, which is the more encouraging
as the period of October remittance
draws near, an increasing disposition on
the part of trust companies and banks
to put out time funds on less cXacting
conditions. The alleged prospect Of an
advance in the Bank of England rate of
discount tomorrow to 3 per cent and Il
slight stiffening in exchange rates later
in the day were utilized by the bears
against the market, but except in sugar
there was no appreciablc pressure of long
stock in the active list. The market
closed heavy at slight general gains.
The Reading issues were the features of
the bond trading and scored material
gains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24

the last legislature one of the best in
surance laws ever passed in any state,
and under which it has been possible to
organize the Texas Life Insurance COM
pany, n purely home institution, which
will keep at home and within the borders
of our state some of the millions paid
out each year for insurance.
The officers of the company are the
following well known business men: III.
II. Rowland of Tyler, president; w. l..
Moody of Galveston, w. d. Cleveland of
Houston, Geo. w. Breckenridge of San
Antonio and John n. Simpson of Dali
las, vice presidents; A. l.. Clark. secreta-
ry, and Louis Workman and II. ii. Baker
agency managers.
The above gentlemen have more than
state regulations. They are known in
business circles all over the country and
their well earned regulations and sterling
business integrity will inspire confidence
in the Texas Life Insurance company.
Its home Office is at Tyler, and $780,
600 in cash has been paid into its treas
ury, and n permit to do business was is
sued by Insurance Commissioner A. j.
Rose on July % of this year, Since then
good. healthy business has been done,
and it is increasing daily. 1t is an old
line company, based, or built, upon the
experience OF all Otnef companies. ltS
stockholders and directors are among
the best inanciers in the state, and they
are recognized as such. Among them
are Walter Tips of Austin, Geo. Sealey
and NJ. Lasker of Temple, =. l.. Downs
of Temple, Sanger Bros. and Padgitt
Bros. of Dallas, and Others.
There is no better organized company
anywhere, and safe, reliable conserva-
tive business methods will be the rule
of its life.
The death of Attorney w. w. Wood
of this city was the first to occur among
its policy holders, and his insurance was
promptly paid Mrs. Wood, as noted in
yesterdays Statesman.
1t is II home company, and the people
of Texas should appreciate it. They
should patronize it because the money
paid it will remain here at home among
our own people. 1t is Il well balanced,
strongly organized company, and is
worthy of all confidence. Along this line
it is equal to any company in the world
Mr.. Jos. f. Edwards, formerly the
district agent of the Mutual Life at Aus
tin. is the district manager of the Texas
Life Insurance company at Austin, Will
| his Office in the Avenue hotel. Mr.. Ed
| wards is an experienced insurance man
and courteous gentleman, and you !
find it a pleasure to do business with
him
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Sept. 23.-December wheat
closed today at an advance of , 3-Sc
after an excited session. The sharp adj
vance in foreign markets and light north
western receipts created a regular sciam-
BILE to cover and the advance was the re-
suit. Corn followed wheat and closed
3-Sc higher.
The Berlin wheat market came strong
ut the opening and from | ID marks to
| 3-4 marks higher than it closed yester-
day. Liverpool opened steady for spot
wheat and Il pence higher for futures.
This and the reduced northwest receipts
were sufficient to start the market ut
substantial advance The opening price
for December was from 60 5-S to 6:ic.
mostly at the latter figures, against yes
terday's closing price of 60 lie. and
after Il momentary hesitation it started
on Il bulge which caused the
price to rise to 81 1-Sc before Il
halt occurred. In the northwest the sit
uation was much stronger and prices had
Il sharp advance. both in Minneapolis
and Duluth. The northwest receipts to-
day were only GAO cars or nearly 300 ears
less than Il week ago and 10 cars less
than year ago. The threshng returns
in the northwest were reported to he dis
appointing and estimates of crops in the
Dakotas and Minnesota showed roduc-
tons. The strength of the foreign mar
kets at the opening was Il surprise to
many anticipating Il reaction after the
recent advance. Many of the big specu-
lators sold heavily today and their efforts
to cover resulted for a while in Il scrim-
BILE to get wheat at almost any price
Realizing was heavy and caused several
| minor reactions. The closing cables we've
strong. The market remained consistent
ly bullish up to the close. December
finally sold up to Coo and closed firm at
Ga 7-S@65c.
Corn was quiet but firm, largely in
sympathy with wheat Offerings from
the country were larger than of late and
the market did not sympathize so much
with the advance in wheat as it would
| otherwise have done.
Through sympathy, oats ruled firm and
a shade higher all day.
Provisions suffered from lack of suil-
cient demand to absorb offerings from the
packers and was chiefly upheld by the
strength of the wheat market.
Estimated receipts Thursday: Wheat,
200 cars; corn, 500 cars oats, 295 cars;
hogs, $4,000 head.
| Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm; 10M15c higher for spring.
No. spring wheat 641sc; No. 3 spring
| wheat, Gle; No. red, 66l@MG7c.
No. 2 corn, 213sM21Mc.
No. 2 oats, 1619c; No. 2 white 1870
| 211l2c; No. B white, 1IM2O12c.
No. 2 rye 33Mc
| No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3, 24M32c;
No. 4, 24M26c.
No. 1 flax seed. G91aM70c.
| Prime timothy seed, S2.52h.
Mess pork, per barrel $5.05M600.
Lard, per 100 pounds, S3.62h.
| Short ribs sides Qoose), S3.20@3.30.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed), 3hM3Mc
Short clear sides (boXeD. 31aM33sc.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, %.1S.
The leading futures ranged as follows
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, Sept. 23.-Hog products
quiet; pork, old, S6.25; new, $500 1-2-
Lard, refined tierce, S3.75. Boxed meats,
dry salt shoulders, $500; sides, S3.62 ID
Bacon, clear rib sides, $4.37 ID. Hams,
choice sugar cured, . 3-4Ml0 lie.
Coflee-Dull; Rio, ordinary to low fairy
13M15 1-2c
Rice-Steady; ordinary to good, SGG
3-Sc.
Flour-Quiet; patents. S350M360.
Cornmeal-Quiet, S1.50.
Bran-Dull 44M45c.
Hay-Easy: prime, $S.00M12. 90;
choice, S13.0001400.
Corn-Quiet, firmer; No. .. stock
white, PC; mixed, 2T@2Sc; yellow, 20Gt
SOC.
oats-No. ., sacked, old % lie; new.
DC
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
A HOME INSTITUTION.
The Texas Fire Insurance Company DO
ing a Thriving Business.

There are old and splendid life insur-
ance companies in America, and there
are very young and vigorous companies
profiting by the experience and wisdom
of the old and the best, that are forging
to the front with commendable enterprise
and are bringing themselves up in the
confidence of the people.
OF the latter the Texas Life Insurance
company of Tyler, the first and only old
line legal reserve home company in
Texas, stands out as one of the most re-
liable.
Mr.. III. II. Rowland. the president of
the company, is the man who put through
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
NEW YORK FINANCES.

New York, Sept. 23.-Money on call
cent. closed at 3 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper pominally 7@9 per cent;
Sterling exchange frmer, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S3 3-4M
4.S4 for demand and $4.S1 1-4M4;S1 y
for 60 days. Posted rates, S4.S2D
4.S3 IL and $4.S4 1-2M4.S5 IL. Com
mercial bills, $3.50 Bar silver 60 lie.
Silver certificates, 60 1-2M66c. Mexican
dollars, so 1-4c.
Government bonds, firmer; state bonds,
dull: railroad bonds, stronger.
Bank clearings, S7S,710O12; balances,
S4.474 ,6G6.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
TA1RcH1LD & HoBsoN's LETTER.

hNIttlUl W AuSilH tOtlDH IIANnUuSsJ
New Orleans, Sept 23.-The session
has been dull one almost all day in the
cotton market, prices on the whole aver
aged higher until late in the afternoon,
when prices gave way under liquidation
Of longs. Cotton speculation continues
tame and many orders on either side
readily affects prices. The market open
ed better on favorable news from Liver
pool, assisted by reports of light frost in
limited sections Of the cotton belt. but
the buying power was too limited to-
maintain the advance and n decline of
l3 points from best of day took place.
Liverpool spinners continue indifferent as
TO their purchases and seem disposed to
hold aloof until more definite news is
known about the crop. From what we
get the out-turn continues better than
expected, and this fact deters buying.
Some operators. however, are taking n
very cheerful view of the situation, be-
lieving a more favorable prospect for
business Is in sight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR WAGONS
From Thirty to Fifty Per Cent Less
Power Required for Their Use


Now that experience gained with the
bicycle has proved the pneumatic tire to-
be a comparatively substantial affair IL
is expected that carriages will also adopt
it. The advantages to be derived from
it's use have been ascertnined by
Frcnchman to lie principally in the fact
that n vehicle equipped with pneumatic
tires compared to an ordinary steel-tired
wheel. requires from 30 to 80 per cent
less power to draw it under all condl-
lions of road. When to this fact is adj
ded the comfort. its silence and ease in
running, owing to its springy action. IT.
Is n wonder they have not been more
widely adopted. The results Of these
experiments are given in the Bulletin Of
the Society of Civil Engineers of Frauns'-
They show that an empty carriage NOV
ing over snow two inches deep at q walk
required draft of 800 pounds with the
iron-clad wheel and but 20 pounds with
the pneumatic tires. At a rrot anu
with load of ego pounds the pull was
$50 pounds and 39.5 pounds, respective
ly. In the mud under the same condi-
tions of load and speed the. pull with the
iron wheel was 31.2 and 23.1 pounds Tor
a pneumatic. On macadam and asphais
roads the pneumatic tire is also superior,
in this respect. i, --.--.-.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
NEW YORK.

New York. Sept. 23.-Wheat-Receipts.
227. 100 bushels: exports. GS.2S3 bushels.
Spot, stronger; No. | hard. II 7-Sc, f. o.
b.. afoat. Options were active and
higher advancing all day on large specri-
lative buying, strong cables. smaller
spring wheat receipts and n liberal cash
demand for wheat in the northwest.
Closed / IL to / Csc higher. Decem'
ber 10 7-Sc.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Steady.
Cottonseed oil-Easier and slow; prime
summer yellow, 23M23 lie.
Wo0l-Dull.
Pig iron-Steady.
Copper-Quiet; brokers', S10.62 IL.
Lead-Quiet brokers', S2.GO.
Tin-Easy; plates, steady.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24

day, all the markets except Americans
being affected and the closing being at
the lowest. The market is fully pre-
pared FOR rise in the bank rate tomor-
row to per cent, although there is little
uncertainty as to whether Il rise will
take place. Americans were compare
lively steady and closed good.
The Paris and Berlin markets We're
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
TWO FREE BOOKS.

The Pe-ru-na Drug MANUFACTURERS
company of Columbus, o., will send free
for short time two of DR.. Hartmann
late medical pamphlets. entitled Chronic
Malaria and Female Handbook. They
are very readable and full of instruction.
Send name and address at once. Pe-ru-na
cures malaria and all low states of the
nervous system.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24

$2,25@2,40, with few to meet the re-
Quirements.
Receipts-Cattle. 10000 head: hogs.
5000 head; sheep, 1900 head.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
COEEEE.

New York, Sept. -Cofl'ce-Options
opened quiet with prices 5Ml0 points
lower, ruled moderately active on local
trading. closed dull, 10 points decline.
Sales. 2T50 bags. Spot coffee, Rio steady;
lots. Mild quiet; CordGva, 1Ic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
NEW YORK.

New York, Sept. 23.--rhe cotton mar
ket opened at an advance of SGi10 points,
followed by better cables than had been
expected in view OF our sharp declipe
of yesterday. The iirmness was increased
by indications of smaller receipts at ports
and interior towns. The POPULATIONS set
in later, resulting in Il partial reaction
The reaction turned to the best prices
on later cables, showing increased firm .
ness ut Liverpool. Still efforts were
later made to advance the market on re-
ports of frost in the Memphis district
These were not successful and the mar
ket sagged off, closing steady at points
decline to l point advance.
Cotton-Spot closed quiet; middling up.
lands, s 3.16c: middling gulf, s 13-16c:
sales, 240 bales.
Futures Steady; sales, 156,500 bales5
January soc; February, S.30c March,
S.34c; April, S,3Tc; May, S.40c June,
S.43c; September, sole; October, S.01cS
November, S.0Sc; December, S.lSc.
Cotton-Quiet; middlng, 8 Lice; net
receipts, none; gross, S431 bales foi
warded, 7I5 bales; sales, 240 bales, all
spinners; stock. S0,371 bales.
Total today: Net receipts, 3550 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 5000 bales; to
France l2,GS3 bales: continent, 6l00
bales; stock, 571,220 bales.
Total since September l: Net receipts,
633.043 bales; exports to Great Britain,
11,093 bales: to France, 1880 bales; to
continent, 72,541 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
Following are the receipts and ship
ments of the principal articles today:

On the Produce Exchange today the
butter market was steady; creamery, ga
14c; diaries, 9013c.
Cheese, steady: 7RMSMc.
Eggs, firm; fresh, 14c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
LOCAL JOBBERS' PRICES.


Bacon-Short clear, 5c smoked bel
lies, &c; fancy breakfast bacon, Sc.
Sugar-Standard, fine granulated,
clarified, 8 1-4c; powdered, raj lie
Compound lard-5a5Ac; pure, 61ac.
Flour, per 100 pounds-Highest patent,
1928; full patents, $500; extra patent,
S190: low grade, $1.S5.
Coffee--New crop, Peaberry, 81 1-2c;
choice Cordova, 20021c; chC:ce Rio,
II 1-2@20c; fair Rio, IS 1-4@19 lac;
Ariosa, 100-pound cases, 10 lie.
Roasted coffees-50-pound bags, 28c.
Cotton-Steady; good middling, 6 7-Sc;
strict middling, 3-Sc.
Cotton seed-Per ton, 5000.
Cottonseed meal-Per ton, $14.00.
Wool-Twelve months, medium, 612@
TIC; six months clip, 6@61ac.
Hay-Stocks. large: wholesale, bottom
hay, baled. 60@S0c per 100 pounds;
prairie, per ton. $500; sugar cane, $500
per ton.
Corn-From wagon, 45c per bushel
in ear; Kansas, shelled. 42645c.
Corn meal-Per bushel, 35c.
Oats-33c per bushel.
Bran-70c per 100 pounds; retail. Soc.
Cotton seed meal--Wholesale, soc per
100 pounds.
dlueS-MdrheC quiet, uTy ulnt, ID LEU
&c; green, 2 1-2@3c; green salted, A IL
a 3-4c.
BeeswaX-15c per pound.
Sheep skins-10015c each.
Goat skins-10M20c.
Angora goat skins-75c@$1.0 90 each.
Deer skins-20c per pound.
Opossum-3c each.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Lemons-Per box, $4.00@4.50.
Apples-Per barrel, $3.25@3.75.
Ell Paso grapes-60c per basket.
Vegetables. wholesale:
Cabbage-2 1-2@3c per pound.
Okra-$1.50 per bushel.
Onions-Per pound, 2 1-2c.
New sweet potatoes-75c per bushel.
Tomatoes-$3.00 per bushel.
Eggs-Wholesale from dealers. pei
dozen, ~ 1-2@15c.
Butter-WhOesale from dealers, 15@
zoe per pound.
Jersey butter-Country retail, 20c
creamery, retail, 30c per pound.
Spring chickens-Per dozen, Sl.5Oa
Turkeys-5069Oc each.
THE BEEF MARKET.
Beeves-Fine cornfed. 202 lie pei
pound, gross.
Cows-IE good condition. 1-2@2c pei
pound, gross.
Calves-Tn good condition, 1920
per pound.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
SUGAR.

New Orleans, Sept. 23.-Sugar-Quiet;
whites, 1913 3-lc; vel
lows, 3 1-Sa3 5-Sc; seconds, 2U3 1-Sc.
Molasses dull: Continual, 3M9c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
DRY GOODS.

New York, Sept. 23.-There was no
general demand on the part of buyers,
though mail and wire orders footed ups
very well for certain classes of goods.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
POSTvS CARLEGRAM,

New York, Sept. 23.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram:
The depression in the stock markets,
due to the gold movement, continued to-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
M0|ke| Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.

Cotton receipts were light again yester-
day with the market firm at quotations.
Commissioner Rose, who issued II cot
ton circular SEINE time ago ON the cotton
crop, is receiving information almost
daily to the effect that his estimates will
pan out about correct. He puts the cot
ton crop of the whole country at 7,000,-
600 bales and possibly less.
The grain market yesterday was fairly
active, but no change in quotations is
necessary. Prices are firm.
Vegetables are in good supply with
prices steady at quotations.
Eggs and butter are dull at quotations.
Fruits are in good supply with the
market dull.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24

liverpool, Sept. -Cotton-Moderh,e
business, prices lower; American mid
ding, fair 1-32d; good middling,
4 25-32d: American middlng, 11-16d;
low middlng, 1924; good ordinary,
/ 9-32d; ordinary, 4 9-32d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales.
of which 800 bales were for speculation
and export and included 1900 bales Amer
lean. Receipts, 1900 bales, all Ameri-
can.
the decline. American midding, l. M.
G., September, 437d: September and De-
tober. 4.32d: October and November.
4.2Sd; November and December, 42G0I
4.27d; December and January. Hide
January. and February. 4.26d; February
and March, i.26d; March and April,
4.2Td; April and May, 4.27M4.2Sd; Mag
and June, 2Sd.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Sept. Cotton
Steady; midding, Z 3-4c: low middling,
Z 9-1Gc: good ordinary, 5-16c; net re-
ceipts, GG41 bales gross, Glib bales: eX-
ports to Great Britain, 5000 bales to
France, 10000 bales; to continent, 5000
bales; coastwise. 2720 bales; sales. $3.50
bales; stock, 131, 245 bales.
Cotton-Futures, quiet; sales 30,SO0
bales; September, IRE bid; October,
771m772c; November, 7.S1M7.S2 De-
cembcr, 7.S9M7.90c: January, 1850
7.9ic; February, 7.90MS,01c; March,
SOFAS .05C; April, S07MS.09c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
GALVESTON.

Galveston, Sept. -Cotton-Steady /.
middling Z 7-Sc; sales, 31S bales re-
ceipts, 12013 bales; exports, 1917; stock.
14S,S94 bales.