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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-18
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 17.-Futures quiet;
sales. 300 bales; April, T.o2; May, t.oe'
June. 757: July. 7.57; August IA; sep
TENDER. 7.10; october. G94; November
eco. December COZ; January. $40.
NEW YORK. April l7.-cotton dun but
steady. Gisf, S1-l6; riddlng upiands,
Z 1916; net receipts. none; gross, 100
bales. exports TO Continent, 1.s40. for
warded. none; sales, 1JG; al spinners
stock. 1884.
Weekly: Net receipts. 1.1s4 bales gross,
II. SIS: exports TO Great Britain, 5,2f3'
France. $50. Continent. $3.50, forwarded,
1,S35: sales. $40: spinners. LOB.
Total to-day: Net receipts, 1,l9l pa'e-s
exports to Great Britain. 34GS; France
l25: Continent. 00s2; stock, 4IS.4G9.
Total so far this week: Net receipts,
&c. 47G bales; exports to Great Britain,
T35: France, 4934; Continent, 531.
Total since September LIST: Net receipts
4.S7s.a50 bales: exports TO Great Britain,
1874 $50: France, 443,742; Continent
1,550.T7G.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE SUMS
cotton report says: Cotton declined 4
10 points. but rallied and recovered
part OF the loss. closing 3 TO points
lower for the day. with the tone quiet
and the sales 5000 bales
To-day's features The Liverpool news
was disappointing, and prices weakened.
Then. too, prominent interests here re-
Gently identified with the bull side sold
today and this accelerated the decline
But the receipts al the ports were very
light, while the exports were liberal ana
these factors produced rally at one
time. Subsequently. however, the market
weakened again, and declined under the
influence Of realizing sales Speculation
was a very small affalr, and the huctua-
lions we're confined within narrow limits
The spot markets were dull, and the
weather at the South was favorable for
planting. There was some buying here
today for European account.
LIVERPOOL. April FIXTURES opened
steady: demand poor; American middling'
low 1niddling clause. April and May, 4.l9;
May and June, AIS; June and july, 4.l6;
August and September. 4 1l-64. Futures
dull but steady: tenders at to-days clear
ings 200 bales new dockets.
Liverpool weekly cotton statistics;
Week. 1900 bales. American, $1,000;
trade takings, including forwarded from
ships side. $1,000: actual export, 5000;
total import, $1,000 American 1900; to-
tai stock 1851, 900; American, $4,000;
total afoat 10000; American, 9S,OOO.
Spectators took 100; exporters took 500
Z. M.-Cotton-April 4 19-G404 20-64.
buyers: May. 1854, value; May and
June. 4 1854, value: June and July,
4 l5-G4G4 1904. buyers; July and August.
4 l4-G4M4 1854. buyers; August and Sep
tomber, 4 liza, sellers; September and
October, 4 3-64: October and November.
8 1894: November December. January.
February, 50-G4, sellers. Futures closed
steady.
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DEATHS.

JOBsON.-Died, at A. NJ. April H.
1896. NINA LUELLA, daughter OF Frank
IL and Mary Bugenia Jobson; aged three
years and seven months.
Portsmouth papers please copy.
RAMSEY GEORGE w. RAM5EY died
suddenly April 18Th at his home near
stanton.
BROWER. Mrs. ANNIE BROWER
died in Augusta county last week. aged
sixty-seven years.
SHINN.-Mrs. ELIZABETH SHINN.
widow OF the late Captain Robert Shinn,
and one OF the oldest residents OF Alex
andrla. died at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs John Z. Clark, on Duke street,
near Lee, about . o'clock April 18th
Alexandria Times.
LANDES. Died, near Massanetta
Springs, April /, 1896, Me-. NOAH
LANDES: aged about eighty-one years
Harrisonburg Free Press.
HALE-WILLIAM b. HALE died on
the 9Th instant at the home OF his rather,
James 9. Hale, of Duffield, and was bu-
rled with Masonis honors on the It'll
Gate City Gazette.
GWALTNEY.-NIrs. VI r G. a
GWALTNEY died at her home, in Isle OF
Wight county. Va, on Sunday, April II
1896 in the seventy-second year Of her
age.-Suffolk Herald.
WHARTON.-Mr. NJ. F. WHARTON,
formerly of Luray, died April 7th at his
home. in Uvalde Tex, OF consumption;
aged ffty-two years.
SHELL.-JAAGES r. SHELL died April
80 at Roanoke Rapids, Va; aged twenty
years.
WRIGHT.-Mr WILLIAM r. WRIGHT
died April 9th at Brodnax, Va
JONES.-Died. near Lofts, April 7. 1896,
I'm the sixty-seventh year OF his age, Mr..
+. Il. JONES.
TRAYNHAM.-JOIiN HENRY TRAYN-
HAM died at his home April 9th, in the
elghty-sixth year Of his age.-South Bos-
ton News.
PARTLOW ELISHA s. PARTLOW, a
disabled private soldier in the famous
Seventh Virginia Regiment, c. S. A, died
Of pneumonia on the nth OF March. at
his residence, in Gooney Manor; aged
ifty-three years.-Front Royal Sentinel.
SCOTT Mr.. MATTHEW SCOTT, one
of the Oldest citizens Of the county, passed
away at his home, In this place. last
Thursday at O'Clock =. NJ, In his eighty
first ear-Floyd Press
HOENSHEL.-Profes G. W. HOEN-
SHELL. principal Of the Shenandoah Nor
nal College, died on Sunday last at his
residence. in Reliance Of consumption:
aged thrty-seven years.-Front Royal
Sentinel.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING goo rATIoNs OF
MONEY.
Offerings and sales at the Riohmoud To-
bacoo Excbange-intornai he'enuo
Ia. ColIcctions-ForeignA dNices'

NEW YORK. Aprii 1.-THE tendency OF
prices al tho stock Exchange was down
ward TODAY. owing principally 10 the
asrgrcsslycncss OF the bear leaders, VINO
arc cialming that the advance has been
carried too far. and that reaction u
long overdue. Particular attention was
iaid 20 thc Industrial group, ana these
stocks and Manhattan scored the greatest
losses Sugar was sold by former mem
Der Of the stock Exchange who IS also
a dealer I'm provisions. and has calls fall-
ing due tomorrow at II o'clock The
e.oek opeucd at 1855. broke TO Us. ana
closed at 1881. net loss Of per cent.
IN the cay. Chicago Gas tell from COS
Z, 6sls on reports from Chicago that
decision in the matter OF opening streets
for the purpose Of laying mains had been
rendered in favor OF the ogden Gas COM
pany. AT rhc decline brokers who usu-
any act for Chicago Gas people bought
the stock. aad q rally 20 90 onsuod Near
rhe close. under pressure. the stock fell
10 GSis American Cotton OH was hcaVy,
and on liquidations The preferred cropped
bih TO 54iBn5J.. and the common 2h TO u.
A story was current 10 the effect that
The company could not meet its dividend
payment on the preferred stock no" about
due. The report was denied. but IL was
GENERALLY understood that people cioscIy
connected
crai sellers Manhattan was heavy, and
broke g per cent. TO 1OSI3 on roalizations
and short selling. The railway-share list
started off firm, but the weaker OF the
Industriais finally affected the market,
and loss OF va per cent cnsued. Net
changes show losses Of i.0es per cent. III
the railways and A.Wf@s in the Industrials'
and Cotton oil leading Bonds were lower
an the close The sales footed up $780,
600
Money on coll easy at ~ per cent: last
loan at 2ia and closing offered at "a.
Prime mercantile paper. 5igL6 per cent;
sterling exchange dun. with actual BUSH
ness i'm bankers bills at 4S72aQ4SS for
sixty days and 4SSiaQ4SS4 for uemand;
posted rates, 4Ssl5d4S9ia; commercial bills,
4S}isd4S7i4 Government bonds strong
state bonds quiet. railroad bonds easier
Silver at the board was steady
Treasury balances: Coin, {12G 96,927;
currency SIS. O.,4 IA.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, April I.-Ftorr ana
wheat quiet and steady, AM about I'M
changed.
Germ dull and easier; No. Z, 3Jc. e'e|a-
tor, G0c afoat; options were dn ana nm
at nc. advance. April, 3Ii4c.; May. SC>.c';
july 37I5c.: September, 3o3sc.
Oats-Spot fairly active an stronger;
options more active and firmer; May DC;
July DC: spot No. ., 253lc.; No. wbite.
2G}tc.; mixed western, 2542Ic.
Hay in liberal supply and easy; snip
ping. 75Q77j2c.; good to choice. 9!Na" az.
wool firm and in moderate deTandi
domestic fleece, I5Q2lc.; pull,d. J59%sc
Beef slow. steady. and unchanged beer
hams quiet at S14.4jQ15; tierced beef H.
active; India mess, $lJ9l5.O.
cut meats dull and unchanged.
Lard quiet and frmer; western steam.
s. 27l9d5.8O city, S4.7J: May, $j@3. re-
fined quiet; Continent. $3.50; south Amer
lea, $3.50: compound, $4SI12c4G21s
pork firm and more active. old mess.
S9a9.50; new, Sl0Gl025.
Butter in moderate demand ard UNSET
tied: State dairy, 9ql5c.; do. creamery
1ia16c; western dairy, old, H29"i-c.; DO.
creamery. 1lqi6c.; Eigin, loi@G4oc'
Cotton-seed Gil quiet, steady, and IN
changed.
Rosin firm; strained. comm1n 10 6ood,
S1.95
Turpentine firm It 29q29l2c.
Rice in fair demand and unct lrC'd.
Molasses firm and unchanged.
Peanuts quiet fancy hand-picked, 4Ag
&c.
coffee barely s5eady at sans points
down: April and May, Sl225U'25l, sep
TENDER. Sll35dGH,0; October 81. Pc
cember S1O7Oq1O.60; March, SlO.55ltlOhIi
spot Rio easier.
sugar-Raw firm but dull; fair reiiiar g.
3s,a37sc.; centrifugals, 96 test, sc; re-
fined quiet, firm. and unchanged
lsreights TO Liverpool marE't eu'et'
steady and unchanged.
Strawberries III )n la, guar, aoI9Cc.;
do. Charleston, 10. Co., SOGh,r
Asparagus-North Carollrd, uose
punches, S2.2JuS; 90 Norfolk do. 40
SJ45.5O ,.,o- a.
Beets-Florida crate, 7jc.Q sl25; co.
western, 100 punches, &45.
Cabbages-Florida, crate, s2G2.lo.
Carrots-Florida, 100 punches. $305.
Ege-plant-Florida box, S2.5OQ5.
Kale-Norfok, barrel, 50c.4Sl 30
Lettuce-Florida, basket, SOC QSl.0O; 90.
Charleston. basket, JOq65c.; do. North
Carolina, basket, 100000.
Peas-FIorlda. basket, slG25O; do. Sa-
vannah. basket. $343O.
Radishes-Norfolk basket, 5Oc.@N.5O.
StrinCbeans-Flo wax, crate, $50
@i5O; do New Orleans, green, crate, S29
4. tizy Szza
spinach-Norfolk, barrel, sac.
Squash-Florida, white crate, Sl.2J9
1.25. 49,
crate, 81 .5O02.5O; do Key West, carrier,
SlG2.JO.
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She f. Only One Hundred and Five.

BEDFORD SPRINGS. VA, April H..
Speclal.-Excessiye rains this spring nsvo
retarded farming operations cohSuef1e'y'
particularly the seeding OF oats. Garueh-
ing was never more backward. Inc
wheat generally Is looking well. Ihe gem
eral IMPRESSION IL that the fruit ~ NOV
seriously injured up TO this time
wrote you some time ago about "Auno
sarah PAYNE" who claimed 10 be iis years
oId A recent Interview with tie old
woman convlces me that she has tun-
wcran-llke) overstated her age. Recon-
Cling her statements as best could | can
only give her credit for Jos years. she
insisIcd on being able TO recall incinehts
OF the Revolutionary war.
Nessrs Robert Hunter ana Andrew
BRAN. each about ninety, are sun aO!o
TO take care OF themselves. what ~
remarkable about Mr.. Bryan Is that he Is
neither bald nor gray. There are several
others around here who have passed the
four-score mark, but as they arc widow
ers. and sensitive as % their age, l viii
not give them away. These old people
attribute their long-continued existence 10
our healthy climate and the occasional
use of alt water, which Mr.. Maben, at
the Springs, always Keeps on tap.
On SATURDAY last tho y. L. Academy
baseball team went TO Bedford city and
had contest with the Bedford High
Scnoo. boys The result was tho latter
were badly used up. II Is proposed to
renew the contest next Monday at the
N. l.. Academy grounds, and much in-
terest IS felt I'm the result.
A forest fire yesterday did great dam
age on the farms OF Messrs. J. w. Harris,
a. NJ. Doyle, and others destroying q
great deal Of fencing. timber, etc.
L hear politics discussed very little
of late. There are but few white Repub-
licans around here. and / don't know
how that party stands as TO the next
presidency. | rfiink. however, that Nc
kinley is considered the coming man-if
he Is not run over by dark horse.
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CINCINNATI MARKET.

CINCINNATI, o.. April 17-F'lour fairly
active; winter wheat, S3.5Og3.9O; spring
patent, So .GOd3.90.
Wheat steady: sample red. 7ic.
Corn fairly active: No. mixed. 3ll2c.
Oats quiet and steady; sample mixed
22kc.
Pork quiet and steady; mess, 80.
Lard quiet; steam leaf, $50; kettle lard
$J.2J.
Bacon quiet; loose shoulders. $40
short ribs, s.; short clear, $40; bellies
$3.50.
Dry sailed meats steady and quiet; loose
shoulders. 81. 30: short ribs, $4.G2i2; short
clear s4.s7l9; bellies, SJ12l9; boxed meats
&c more.
Whisky steady at Sl.22.
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LUNEyBURG WITNESSES.
The Sheriff Takes Two wagons AHes
Them Mr., Pollard VIII DO There.

GREEN DAY. Va. April T.-speciai--
Sheriff Dickinson, OF this county. arrived
at Keysville to-day en- route 10 Farm.
Vile. with witnesses for the Pollard
trial. The sheriff took with him Two
wagons, and gathered up the absent Wiz
nesses from the counties or MecAenpuEs
and Lunenburg. Old man Pollard tried
10 get a certificate from physician.
stating he had been very sick and suil
too unwcil 10 attend the trial. his
physician failed to give him such Ger
tiicate.
Mr.. Pollard will certainly be ct the
trial,
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however. May closed &c. higher than
yesterday. Cash oats were firm to 1.c'
higher
Provisions had a very good day. and az
the close showed better prices all around
A number of shorts covered. and some
buying for long account took place. the
incentive for both being found In
a lighter run OF hogs than expected at
the yards and an advance OF &c. Stronger
prices for wheat were not without tier
effect. At the close May pork was 121eC.
higher. May lard shade higher, and
May ribs DC. higher.
aadinr futures.
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Charles CITY Court.

CHARLES CITY c. H.. April i7.-Spe-
cial. County Court IS in session. AMI
Judge Christian on THO bench. Tho
case OF William Carroll. charged with
msdemeanor was remanded to the JUS
tice for trial. The merchants were on
hand TO procure license for another year.
Miss Percy Bradley. who was married
In Richmond on tthe 18th, was formerly
a native OF this county, where she has
many admirers who wish that her fl-
ture course OF life may be as calm and
serene as n May morn.
Hon. u. G.. Tyler was at court and was
warmly greeted by his old friends.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-18
FIRST rrnin 10 ElktOn.

BASIC CITY. VA. April r.-Special.-
train on the Chesapeake and Western
railroad made It's rflst trip from Harrison
burg TO Elkton a few days ago. Ii Will
run on regular schedule between these
points after tomorrow.
Hon. John +. Massey superintendent
OF public instruction. is In town visiting
the Normal School. conducted by Pro-
fcssor w. A. Bowes and Superintendent
r.. O. Peale. This school is well attended.
and a more-earnest and Industrious assem-
blage OF teachers was never seen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-18
TORACCO EXCHANGE.

richmond ' ID Aplll H. io''s
Offerings at auction on Change by Ar.
George A. Haynes: Thirteen packages oi
sun-cured tobaccos-One package sold at
s. o.. one AT SO: one at So one at $3.50:
one at 500 one at So one at $3.50 ono
AT 81 so one at So. one at $3.50, one al
81 10. one at Si.60, one at l.8o.
Private sales reported 20 the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
Wrappers. 20 hogsheads; filters, p hogs
heads. cutters, .; smokers, !; leaf dark
10; Tugs dark, & Total, 81 hossheads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections-Bright. 30 hogsheadsi dark
2S hogsheads and tierces. Reinspecuohs
Bright, 2s hogsheads.
Myers, Farmers. Crenshaws, DaVen-
ports. Planters. Seabrooks. Shockoe, AL
ieghany. and Old Dominion tobacco ware
houses report to-day: Receipts, 81 pack
ages: deliveries. 81 packages.
United States internal revenue collec-
tions on tobaccos FOR the city Of Rich
mond. Va, to-day: Cigars and cigarettes,
s1.9ls.43; plug tobaccos. S2,6ls.S2. Total
Si.537.25.
Very good sale of bright loose at Shell
burne's warehouse to-day, quality consid-
cred. Stemming leaf sold up 20 $500. and
smokers from So 10 Sl3.75.
Mr.. Dan. W. Tucker Is in Richmond,
Va, TO day, making tie office OF our
Messrs. Frazer * T3mpkins his headquar-
ters. Mr.. Tucker said very little progress
had been made I'm his section towards
making a tobacco crop. except The sowing
of plant-beds: that as far as he had
heard the plants are up and looking well,
but il will depend upon the weather ana
the fly (Which may eat them all up as
TO the future OF the crop. IL is very hot
row, but II would not surprise him II we
had some very cold weather yet.
Mr. n. II. Bowman, Of Lynchburg, Is on
the Richmond (Na) tobacco market to-
day.
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M the south shows No Diminut'oh-"''1
,to,,b.m's Great Steel Plant.

,ni,.ham's Great Steel rant
BALTIMORE. MD, April 1.-THE MAI
,,ss-,turors, Record says that during the
- waek there has been no dlhilhu'
ION OF the activity which mas pee"
saaturs OF industrial developmeht III Nle
southern States for some time past
The formation and announcement VI He"
cotton mill companies continues.
Principal among the Industrial an
nouncements OF the week IS the s0d,e-
ment OF details for the formation OF the
n1,ch-taIked-of steel plant which IS 70 be
controlled by the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railway Company, OF Birmingham.
The Tennessee company IS TO subscribe
500 GOO the l.. & n r. r., 100000. the
Southern Railroad. 100000. and the citi-
zens OF Birmingham the other 10000, and
this latter has been about secured. The
mill as planned is 20 produce rails and
mercantile iron from the low silicon
ores OF the Birmingham district. An
other important announcement In the
iron trade is contained in the incorpora-
ton OF the Cumberland Iron and Steel
Company. OF Norfolk. Va. The president
is Mr.. Charles +. Phillips. Of Brooklyn,
n. Y, who claims that the company will
build a large iron and steel plant IN the
vicinity OF Norfolk. Va.
Among OTTER Industrial enterprises re-
ported for the week are the Montgomery
Ala, cotton mills, 5000 spindls. doubling
capacity: the W. II. Kindly Cotton Mil
Company, Of 1T Pleasant. y. c.. cap,
ital stock, $4,000; the Inman Compress
Company Augusta, Ca, TO build com.
press. capital $500. COO; the Security Baker
Company. capital $1,000; New Orleans
Furniture Manufacturing Company. cap
ital s54 900: Wood Ware factory by Chi
cago Basket Company and Collins and
Company, capital $4,000. Saddlery Manu-.
facturers. all formed IN New Orleans;
Garland Canal Company capital $4,000, al
Crowley. La; the Chattanooga Foundry
and Pipe Works. to build a now plant.
100000: the MIlburn Bass Wagon Company
Chattanooga, capital 100000. 10 build
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ST IoIIs MARKET.

ST. LOUIS. MO, April 17.-F'lour firm.
Wheat higher; May, G03sc. asked; july
Csc. August 64l2c. bid.
Corn higher; May. 25l9c. asked; july
2sssQ2S24c. asked
oats unchanged.
PorK-standard mess. new, 80; old. $3.50.
Lard-Prlme, 81 SO 1-3; choice, S4.45.
Inconsistencies S4.s7i1; longs, So;
clear ribs. 1925; clear sides, 1925.
Dry sailed meats-Longs, 81. 90, clear
ribs. s4.75: clear sides $40.
High wines steady at Si23.
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new plant: the CockeviIIe Canning Com
pany. OF Cookevilie to build cannerys
capital, $4,000: the Ball!nger Lsvecsecs
and Trading Company. OF Balllnger. rex
as, capital $1,000. the CSalvert COM
press Company. OF Calvert. Tex
as, capital. $4,000: the Calvert Com.
nut Company, OF Smithheld, Va. to eroc'
81, 900 plant; the Lamberts Point Tow
boat Company. OF Lamberts Point, Va
capital 500. 900. l.... - 4
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The Tobacco Company's Case.

NEWARK, N. j., April lit was an
nounced to-day before Vice-Chanceiior
Reed that the evidence for the state
against tho American Tobacco Company
would be completed on Monday. X. V.
Londabury. for tho comiNny said IL
would take day for the defence TO pre-
sent its side. Secretary Brown continued
10 enumerate Instances where tobbers
had been compelled 10 quit selling the
National Company's goods or forrest rfShts
TO buy OF the American Company.
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EALTIMORE MARKET

BALTIMORE, April 17-Flour dull.
Wheat frmer: No. spot and April,
721.c.; May. 72G72hc.; July, 72G72hc.;
southern (by sampled, 7507Gc.; do. on.
grade. 72Q7Jc.
Corn nrmer; mixed spot and April,
35lbc.; Juy. 3G5sQ3Gaic.; steamer mixed,
34bQ342sc.; white, 35@36c.
Oats steady; 30. . white, western, bid
No mixed. 45c
Rice-No. ?, near by. 4OQ41c.; western.
42ll43c.
Hay firm.
Grain freights easy; steam 10 Liverpool,
I'd June; Cork for orders. Is. Cd.
Other articles unchanged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-18
C4rCAcO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS, ILL, April Il.
-Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; market
steady; common TO extra steers. S3.2oa
40; stockers and feeders, 2.9Oo4; cows
and bulls, S1GOq3.5O; Texans, S2.25a4. 10.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; market
easy: heavy packing and shipping lots,
81 JOd370 common TO choice mixed, 80
G3Sj; choice assorted, s3.SJa4; light 5000
$3.50: pigs. S29O03.eO.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head: market slow
and weak: inferior TO choice, $2.JOg5G0;
lambs S3J0G44J.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE attendance
Of buyers IN the dry goods market TO-
day has been limited. and store trade mas
been slow. In various directions, how
ever an improvement is reported In the
market for staple cottons quiet increase
in the aggregate sales is noted IN mum
Der Of directions without much ala rom
LARGE buvers as vet. and the general I'M
dercurrent of feeling is on the side OF
Improvement.
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pALr1MoRE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE. ND. April l7-Virglnla
Century. Ga asked: Baltimore and Ohio.
1sk asked; Northern Central. 9Js4 asked;
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern income
bond. . bid: Consolidated Gas stock, G4Hl3
o. do bonds. 6s. 1l214gll355; do. 6s, lO3
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, April 17.-Rosin firm;
strained, sl45: good strained Sl5O.
Observation-Disclosures. 25hc.; Irregular
25c.
Crude notwithstanding doing; hard
81 80: soft. $40, virgin, sl.9O.
Tar firm at DC.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC. April IS, 1896.
Sun sets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. o'io
Moon sets ............ss.... .'.''.s. l. w
HIGH TIDE.
Morning NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. o'oo
Evening r....... .ss'.s..' -'-''' N''
PORT OF RICHMOND. April II. 1896.
ARRIVED.
Schooner Rifle, s. Derby Captain Tay-
Tor Charleston, phosphate rock, Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, April II.
ARRIVED.
British Steamship Ethelreda, Galveston.
SAILED.
British steamship Etherreda, Havre.
Schooner NJ. Curtis, Charleston.
PORT OF WEST POINT, April II. 1896
ARRIVED.
Steamship Baltimore, Murphy, Balu-
more passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Baltimore, Murphy, Balti-
more. passengers and general cargo.
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BONDS


LONDON. April 17.-Bar silver 81; con-
soils, III 1864 for money and 111Z for
the account.
Paris advices quote per cent. rentes
at lOl 90 for the account.
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A. T. GO. common. % VIZ -.
'Quotations are for bonds maturing IN
not less than ten years
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Richmond. Va. April IL. 1895.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry. ~ TO
Sic: mixed. IS TO Sic: shortbcrry. a 10
Sic: No. red, Sic.
Corn-WhIte. Virginia, BIC; No. white,
3Gib TO SIC; No. 2 mixed. 80 TO 36i4c.
Oats-No 2 mixed. 25i5c. No. 3 mixed,
2is,c.; winter seed, 20 10 2sc.
Eye--i3 TO acc
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MARRIAGES.

SHEPHERD--BRADL Married. IN
Richmond. Va. Wednesday. April IS, 1896.
at 100 o'clock A. NJ, at the residence
OF the brides mother, Mrs. NJ. s. Bradley,
by Rev. w. G. Starr. Mr.. EMMETT a.
SHEPHERD and Miss REBECcA PRIS-
CILLA BRADLEY, both Of this city,
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I.uncnburg Court.

LUNENBURG G. H.. April H.-Srecfal.
April term OF County Court adjourned
yesterday
In the case Of Commonwealth vs.. Willie
Grafton (coiored), for arson. the jury rem
dered a verdict OF mot guilty"
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THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Rev. CHARLES X. HYDE, pastor
Preaching by the pastor at IL A. ~ and
L. NJ. u