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oVsIoN PRICE CURRENT

i cor Quotations are rev sed daily and
lss AN, ,,ess can he redied urnu Th,.
|s.sssl7 n unqs9 ruling in the Iimist"e
= fra nisE AisE- Diamond. s,b per
r.; t,' 'irlsr in tin boxrs o AZ b p1'
~ ti G.G7- "o65c per dozen boxes
5asn,irras ioN- Powder. per kcr. q VA,
tTls prtcss. nowder N.OlitI..5 r"r lI..
sees 81 Il e5 elrI2e shot, per 81 *. $, 355i
u l,c lss not' clear hoNcd. si5,,e. in
al, ba'I,sss 'tk salt bellies d. W
AGliNG ~ SS'1c smoked hcllias" -, 4,
p n Traissine. n, ~. ~. 9' in e. i"
~ Special prices on car '' ln9,l
|S'fG III. froWyDER-Apex. ! II, 8, %
~ -, j. ! l. H. 7ic; Victor. ! II - n w
H. K per dozen g TO- ~ e NJ SIS {, p y.
~ ~ ~ g 81 cans s. ~ n 'p, 49,. 80,
r@ "" %" per dozen. low, VIII u
Eo FRuIT-Ier dozen. e,.,.,,.
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FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES Texas. 2ifi3lc per Ia bushD
boxes. Missouri. 81 25lt35o per brsrel
BANANAS Per bunch. 81 n01l a.
.NAL!FoRNlA fRtlr.,l'artlett pears
Id crates. pruncs. slSl N 25-b crates
peaches. l5o apricots. $1.7jV20o.
CoCoANUTS s35onio per 100; 1921
per 1000.
GRAPES Texas, 65075c per i-bnskc,
crates, small baskets 2jU35c.
LEMONS McssUa nud PalsrmOs.
81 1Npi -. California. s. hia2 II per box
NUTS Brazil lie per III: filherts Sicily.
Dc Naples I2iac. walnuts. llMl3c peanuts.
i~M6c. almonds. Taragonn. 1ic pcr H. BE
per sack; California almonds. Toe; pecans.
2ia6Gc
ANGES-Mevican. 81 IN per box
PEACHES Fer peck boxes. small Il
meiium. 201i DC: choice TO fancy S0uiGc
laskot crates. iju6fc.
PEARS Texas Poe ner neck In boxes
WATERMELONS- 7icGs20 90 per dozen.
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ID BUSINESS BAROMETER.
| ,,ss, to the Condition OF Trade
Generally.
L,,,yc MERCHANTS IN THE CITY
-.., Think OF the Crop OUTDOOR
.,s Buying Continuously
Trade Notes.

tfo,isioii. Monday, august w.
:. Acre quite "A number OF GU, oil
ns'e In the city uoday. ana mai
noro MISC considerably In excess
average for some time past. VISIT
'A' Aarts state that the OUTLOOK In
,s not altogether hatterng.
~, tho $ tualion is not as gloomy as
wen slctured by some people l. Is
arsus of opinion that a very fair
r,op will be raised. despite the
|, drourh. aud that with good rams IN
md septemher, the yield viii he
,hs average. Nearly every visitor
{.,,,sued reported the earliest move
:, tho crop ever known. They state
|, ,h,s has caused trade to open up
Az than expected and as many OF
I, were caugh, with bare shelves. they
,,.oinr very good orders with Hous-
wholesale houses. a wise precauuon
I'M noticeable. however and 1t Is safe
,,r that there will be smaller stocks
-a this fall than in many years.
NV merchants is pursuing hand to
NTH policy in so far as possible. and
mans shows good Judgment thereby. 1t
t,irly means that there VIII he less
hrs IN Texas the com ng year than
linz any twelve months in the past de-
h. Business Is being conducted on a
!. basis, and will be far more profitable
me- end.
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kct many who had orders executed them
aud such sales. with orders from travellers
and spot purchases, took u good quantity
Of goods that could have been increased
II some orders from buyers had not been
NJ too low limits,. Printing cloths quiet
and steady at 2 7-i6.
In reporting the condition OF the cotton
crop the agricultural dcro rtnent consid-
crs 100 the basis or unit OF comparison,
this being the standard of FUN condition.
representing perfect hnlthfuluess, cx-
cmpNon from injury from Insects or
drouth or other causes. with average
growth and development The following
table shows the July and August condi-
tons for the past ten years-lSNi to 1876.
Inclusive.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
lhE LONG EXPECTED RALLY CANE
fluctuations wiid-CoverinE of shorts "A
feature-Advsuco In Call Money
an Important Influence.


New York. August lO.-The long exne,t
cd m llv ~, a.. -, -, ~
ul,ho,, ~ s'VNN '"'H NY "'ht 'uuas.
'''ous" OF course the gains scored were
not commensurate with the material Ir
clines t,a, ,c.,,,,.,,, -, -,
Tvs ''"'! extensive and was we'll disttib-
utcl, ana while tho trend of nrira. u,,.,
upward tho n,n,..,,,,,, ,,..,.. .,,.,
a IT., ""S "irhuia'' @h
INVERSION 10 the long rrevaitng
Pre- Occasional ch lractrr of tho ,n,,l,. a.
Furnished h, ,,,r., vas
,, ''NS ''' '"''lsh ac-
N'"'' ana Vhe execution OF moderate COM
ilission house orders The I'm TIM snur.,
of the rally ,va, ina ,,,,,i.,, 900, ~. l..
d.,, an, Wv f''eeN III i'o"-
w" anu dVpittdSc purchases. In a num-
Der OF instances. tha nurtunttors rA.,ri.,i
| were ouitc VIVA ,rh ,,,,,.,..,,,
- 80 '''i'' '"''N 'hu-
-" ''n'ihS upon loiay : market We're
| early strength, the eventual result in veil
| money ratios ard d, .,,,.,.,,t. ,'.-,,,,'. 80 ~
| b., - N"""! NcN""iNS mar
Nc' ior Ioreish exchange. The govern.
meni crop report as usual was M, ,,rb
shed until some time 1rtrr tne rtl,so
| OF business. The opening WAS strnnp INA
| higher, covering OF shorts bcln, n N',
| ieAlure. The improvements In IN. ms,
| lew minutes of business .xfrn,lra fn IN
lcr cent IN some OF tGr i,,ii',,, ~ w. i =
with Sugar exceptionally rlsiur q T." .t,.. 80
| sugar sold oil o.. to "a Nafn.iI,S .,.
OH per cont to ~. and other sh.r,"
yielded TO d. material -.,Xteut Nnrtnv,.st
ein Inquired Tor Is 10 81. and many n.,v
| rcCofus were established 49,"
| Was an .,t>ut,,., "a, ~, i, -, ~ ''i'e e'"se
extreme > pcr cent w,t'h in',,,, i,,' ~ "a II
ton III many quar;,.rs nm. hin,
sicadied for d time during the first hour
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Tho follow ng were n eo,n: quotations on the
,aa,n, .tocks VI tuo NV Yirs Gt'nings today
COFFEE.

New York. August lo'7 ,,aeh; options
uptt," Miner market ruied inactive All
aaay cai,lrs were of indifferent rurport
Marker closed steady win price IN
VA 80 inc,ndtne August 10 .l5ul0 70.
sYp,em6ef 1,5 spot RIO Ne. M, mid
Iuit. CordOva ljalI'4 - ,.,,-.
- ",rdtnary to low fair H. j-hulG 81.
itic nuiet. ordinary 10 good 2,.Mtb..
santos. August 10 Coffee lnHt good
average Santos lotT qqi lG a. P'' ~ h'oS'
HAVE August lo.--Coffe steady at lzf
net advance. sales l2OsD.
Hamburg August lodCoffee 10 aui 81 a., and
urnnA vy,,st 10 Coffee dull. No. Rio
10 30 reIs per 10 kilos; exchange sl-sd;
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ST. Louis, August 10 Flour unchanged,
Whcal- Heavy routipts and weak stock
ma,kct caused A Inc III the spcculn-
live market. closing fraction lower than
On SATURDAY spot lower; NO. 2 reu cnsh
hS' elevator 5SdJh track. No haId 90
h3h, August 6iu5ias. September ~. beY
ceniber 0lss Cou-The weather con
dilnons hcing more iuNotapic. receipts
las'ge and an increase IN the visible tn
lures declined aud SOLD lower than eyer
before. spot lower; No. . cnsh 2i9.. An
gust p September 2i's. December .Sl4.
Oais--Futurcs weak. declining on large
receipts. spot dun and lower. No 2 cash
Isa, 'Scptcmber Is Iiarlcy nominal ccen
meal ! % Bran steady Flax seed nnm-
nal at Ct Timothy seed new 2tau2 ~.
Hay slow. prairie, old 300. new 510Ue 70
Timothy. old . hpul0Jo Cotton yes ana
haggine unchanged. PORK. STANDARD mess
iobang GsNuG 81 Lard higher; prime
steam 3O7ls. choice 3.i5 Bacon boHob
shoulders il2'4. longs 3T's: ribs 4l2M
..norts I % Icy salt meats--Boxcd shout
ders 3 Gov: ribs 37j: shorts 100 Receipts
Flour 70n barrels wheat $4,000 bushels;
corn 3;G 900: cats 5000 Shipments Flour
5rp0 barrels: wheat 600 bushels. corn 49,
coo. oats 10 00n.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire quotations are for car load
lots. f o. b.. Houston;
BARBED WiHt;--Gl ddcn. galvanized
s23i per TO lbs. painted wire, s. 10. Wau-
keeuu Toe higher than Gliiden
WIRE NAILS Rate. s. ~ per keg. adj
vaLces. 10 TO 60 penny. SOC. and penny,
Guc. Il aud penny. 1ac. and penny. 9Oc
3 penny $40 penny $3.50
cur NAllS-l,ate s. 20 per kee: same
advances ID on wire nails.
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MIR I.arman Mem n relative OF the
great London stat .siiriau OF That name.
was n visitor at the Cotton Exchange to-
day Mr. Notll Is visiting Texas for the
purpose of forming some idea OF the
exact condition of cotton IN this state.
The follow Ing WTitors were registered AT
the Cotton ENchpns" todny; l. T.. Don.
nelly Of waco George tan. IsaGtangr; j.
u. krenck and .. a. Meyer. Elllng"r, &.
II Mlly. Harrisburg. IL. Il. Mnllory.
Ilcmpstoad
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30 choice eVaporlted. 7c. fancy 7'.c .ii-
ron. nc per 10 currents, IN hbls iHr1r.
rgs.' evapordtcd, Sc, Turkish LAYER, l.c.
n,ctarurs. eN0Pprated Sc peaches. evapo'
r,ttod, y
RAfSINS-C California l.. L.. boxes 81 l5d
20. erown NJ NJ. rai,lns. ~ H. boxes.
PTtI NES-Crup 1913: California pruncs,
% l0ps. 5n5'., 'O-9nS, e&c, 'o-AOs 6Agsl.ci
Gb-1ps. 7i.c - i0s. Sc, silver piunes. 13gc,
rnby prunns. DC
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PAINTS AN DOLLS

OU.-r.inseed. I'm hhs raw. Ale: Fooled.
a@c. petroleum. $50 test. ~ hhls;.. ~; In
G; SOS 81 ~: hrill an, oil 81 ~ I'm bills re
Fupion oil I'm hills nc: I'm cases s. IN: cas-
tor oil medical pure, soc; turrentine in
bhls. Bic.
WHITE LEAD Strictly pure, 6d6Nc
V"INItONV a. ASS In boxes. co. and 20 to
70 per cent discount: new list
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nulLD1NG MATERIAL.

CEMENT Portland cement, p,r hhl,
s. GOitl 80. Kostdair cement. per bbl N''h
. go. lime. 81 10. IN. clay. 81 -Sh 80, pas
Ter paris. s. 20. lire brick. 81 Louis PEI
NJ. $40. drain paving tile. per foot ipl't,
3 To & inches Inclusive. frlt roofing. per
square. 81 ,5et2 20. Acme aud Royal cement
plaster. per ton. stOJ. plaster;hg "a'''
goat, per IL. &c; lalAs. per u. ts'w'
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NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans August 10 Hog products
INN Pork. uld G7.G7; new IA. Lard. re.
fiued tlercr 3N Buxed meats Dry salt
shnlldcrA ~ sides 81 Bacon-Clear rib
yi,irs i3amlls. IIams-choicc pisana,
Flour quiet. extra fancy 3 oan3lo. patcuts
30n2 IN Cornmcnl quiet IN Bran dun
a. corn uuict and weak No. smoked
mixed 2Sug white and yellow % Oats
No. . sacked. old 2iMM26. new "a
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LIQUORS.

REER sohntz. quarts. $3.50 per bhl;
pinls. SnW per bill DIXIE Pale, quarts.
500 p.nts. 81 90 Magnolia Pale, quarts.
w. p'nts SnaN.
HIGH WINES y per gallon
WHISKY p,r gallon. Finished goods,
on nigh VINE bass. l22 straight houi
bon and rye according 10 age ana quail
lty. slIJ45 90. blended. N,"GJD.
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s.. Ioi's. AuErst 10 Wool Lower ami
quiet: Missouri aud Illinois medium infll.
l'rhl fine medium aud medium hae G. a
Z. Kansas aud Missouri medium IS leht
fine 147ih. extra heavy fine hu5h Louis
lana. Texas. Arkansas and Indian T"fri-
tory medium Sul0 light fine 7G1H. he wv
nnc GGGls: Western medium IS: light nne
7u7i.. heavy fine sac
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LONDON CnNSOLS.

London. August 10 Consols for money
ll24. cons1ls for account ~ l3-lC Bar
discount in open maiket for short and
three inonths bills l}-lbu7-S per cent.
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ST GAR.

New York. August 1e.-Sugar-Raw
STEADY, far refining li-lG. centrifugal.
M o...t a.: refined quiet.
New orleans August -Sugar-Quic:
c.nirlfugal whites a. yrllows 8Edi l-i6
s.rouls 2a.13,.. Molasses-Dull: centri.
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NJ first sales of new crop California
kres were made last week. The guam
sod Appropriated twenty carloads
the prce paid was about lisc Per
mi less than the fIrst-t--urrs sold At a
II ago The goods were sold for Sep
t,er shipment. although. according 10
he reports, they were tot to be slart"d
n the coast until early IN October.
lie these sales were made the market
s,ifened somewhat.
h. frs, car Of now dried caches to
W. California was shipped from Nisnlia
| lay 90 Regarding the SITUATION III
l.iornia Fruit Grower says: &C ho.ce
tSk for ,mmeiiatc shipments $ held At
L packed In bags E. o. b. cars The
Fnne no, weather caused the fruit TO
N before II was fully developed, hence
Is small in size. aud the carly frosts
| sai the fruit to split. All his class of
BIZ will BE- dried, as Gamers can not us"
|stherwlse the heavy purchases hv can-
+ would cause a large shortage N the
81 ruru'. As II stands, the output OF
lei peaches viii not be heavy"
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New York August --Clearinrs $50
7f2 OiS balances s'.ANSi.
New York. August N. - Government
bonds welk. state bonds dun. railroad
bCEds irregular.
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COTTON IN WHARTON COUNTY.

Gr R. II. Ward, n young business man
Wharton. was In the city today. He
(es that while drouth reports are the
Per Of the day, the outlook in Whar-
county is for the best cotton crop
b Ia seven years The acreage was
her than usual. the crop earlier, and
iiicadons are for good Yield. "Bnsl-
Is In our section this fan VIII be very
'sy," remarked MIR. ward THE farm
\ are In good shape. have incurred few
BE- and will pay cash for nearly every
Ia they buy"
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New york August 10 Whea, Receipts
3s tno. exports 1880 burhcls. spot very
sun. No , r'd GG46s% afiott' No hard
"a ontious opeued firm but quiet ca s.d
or with corn. raiied. cloeed inactive but
steady. No red Angus, a2,s September
s3ls Hoes. leather aud wool quiet.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots. job ears from mills zeal,
ers charge lrom store 5nlut mote per loi
lbs ON bran. 2u3c pei busA4l GA oats ana
corn.
BtAN-Glc.
CORN-Sackci s>uiGc. ..-.o.-. -.
OATS 9l,i26c. No. white, SOg5-c: COM
mon. .lu2ic. ..-,
llAY-Alfalfa. sl3ntpltn per Ton mn
let. sli ,0ul ~ 10. timothy. 81 53ulS 20, Norm
Texas pra,rle. $500. South Texas prhre'
81. aOul w.
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Kansas Guy, Angus! 10 .whea, s,eadv
No. hard jli,M4.'z 10 Z 4d1iNh No
and unchanged No MIXED q as No .
white 2la, oats irregular. lower. No.
mixed l7(nS. No > wh''c q Rye No .
nominally 20 Hay weaker choice timothy
Z 10 ur.irie 40.
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ANOTHER JUMP IN COTTON.
The Prices Advanced Twcnty five to
Thirty Points.
The BUREAU REPORT CAUSED IT
Liverpool Ciosed st = Mig Decline. but
the American Markets Re.
fused to Follow.

| citemrnt secn last wpals Two ,,,.a,, 49,,
Ike, today presented the aueor,s, cond,.
''"s eNperlehVou IN long time. The
,,, 49,, So"e s'atN' star
,ov,arts 49, '''',s ~ sNatc cotton
| cI,s,,r on ,nts s,, '0' n'sher
opencJ N, a.,,,,,a - H'o'po''
closed 4-6idu4A.6id on. This made n loss
% ABOUT ~ American points IN the for.
e'sn market since Friday ana under or
"'''ry eifeuhsta ices would have caused
uov''ho Oh iullN that much at New York
anu New orleans today. The bulls how
Ne' are hot following IAverpoors lead
Just at this time. and with the expec,a
non Oh oad bureau report. refused TO
''V' 'Nc' d" OF 10 points at New York.
az" oe'ore II O'Clock had regAncd all
| ,,,.,,. "''" 'he agricultural de-
| ,ha - WV ai''.u WI It's estimate of
,,,o,.a, -. Wv e'op' making the
general average SOL per cent Prices Tool,
| a kangaroo 1ump of ~ mint, ~, "
| In New Orleans sot1 a,
| - az los AT ii Q clock
anu Ten minutes thereafter, when thu r,
| port WAS read IN. url,. syn. .. , =,
| York I,err,uh.r u,,,,,..., :" ~"
| ''''Pe" from ''ai 10 1Ui,
| anu ia iNW minutes Mas uu to 3, 10 Hn-
| fore the close D,ccmh.r IA, s. -.
| reached 7S5 ar inc, '''"
| - , ' h'''ts pcioW thv
'op Vi me market last Friday
Ihe bureaus estimate of In. condi,,on
| OF tn, liult,d s,,t.s ,,,,. N'"''''"
worse th"" was generally expected. 1t
s"o"s deterioration OF IA points since
'"o July report bat makes the condition
- points better Than on August last
year IN" most buliish feature of the
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IN + II UI II
HOUSTON.

]. Jacobs & CO.. live stock commission
merchants, rcuVst as follows,
liccvcs. rhoice :. ........."....,. s.1 ~
."Ws tho'co ............,.......r 2AW
llcitcrs Observation-Disclosures. 2h.dt
NcarlinEa- Choice ,. ................ sl.tl 2,h
caves a. hniCc spring .......,...., 3lstp
CALVES According to sGo........., N ~
Mu;ton-l'irsi class only.,........
Common not wanted.
Hogs ''ornicd utO lha and under) 3bfp
Masltod, mast he good ........... ?teQl
Choice becNcs. uDWs. hoif.rs and year
iings are in demand. Market fuli of hogs.
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Reported for The Post Ivy a. u. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
nocvcs-
Choice, per H. gross ,..,........ .L9 ~
Common. per 10. gtoss.....,...
Cows
Choice per lii, gross ,....,...... ?kV 2h
Common. per 10. gross.......... z
IcHrlines-
choice. per H. gross. ........... 25sp "a
Common per 10. gross, W "a
Calves
Small. per H. gross ............ % ~
Largo. per ~. Hross.............. 70 ~
Sheep
Cho.ce. per III. gross .....,..... % Sn
Common. per heai,.....,........I w 0cl 10
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1sk-di bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened Irregular, 1910 quiet: and closed
steady: sales A.. 10
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Ashtu. u bId
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened quiet demand moderate: Q .. n.
aulel. closed nulet.
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New York. Angus; l0.--Nisble suppiy OF
gram Saturday, August 3, as coinriicd n>
The New York produce exchange Is "s
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HITTEk AND EGGS.

Chicago. August i0-Butter firm: cream
ery llTil3. dairy sail Eggs dun. 9fn2.
knn4.s CIV. August lU.-Butter dull.
rr merry i2Qi2. daiy l04l2. Eggs firm
er, T.
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NEW ORLEANs.

Good, rat hnndy sloefs smooth TAT cows
and heirrs fnnly active quotations:
calves aud yearl!ngs weak aud trading
in best selections. hogs and sheep quiet.
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NDIue. I'D. , oeIInfs.
,IOCKS AT LEADING MAKKETS.

UNITED STATES EXPORTS.
Thi. Wees Lat Yes.
EgporA 70 Cree. Bfltsia ...." A,slS 1Sl
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
The following arc tho closing quota tone
Tor cotton on me spot today at the lead.
ing markets together with closing OF mid.
ding yesterday, with today's sales:
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NEW YORK spoTs.
NEW YORK TUTuREs.

oponed barely steady. i2;i0 firm. closed
steady, sales 2J6.2O0.
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New York. August io.-Torrid tempera-
turs prevailed, but In the dry goods mar
The herald., 1896-07-05
What They Want to Know

1t Is curious survival of the Blaine
campaign that clergymen should have
taken to writing letters to the newspa-
pers calling attention to McKinley's ex-
emplary chucch-going habits. The OBJ
jections to Blaine were, indeed, of a sort
which a good record for church attend
ance would tend to rebut; though it
would also be consistent with the theory
that he was not only a dishonest man,
but a hypocrite as well. But McKin-
ley's personal character is not called in
question. and testimony as to that can
hardly be taken as conclusive reply TO
the doubts about him which are really
troubling people. What they want to
know is. if he is the man, by knowledge
and conviction and force of character, to
take charge of the nations finances at a
crisis of unexampled gravity. They
crave assurance that a man who en-
dorsed notes up to ten times the amount
of his property will not consider that
method safe one in conducting the
business of the government. They are
anXiously trying to find out whether he
will resolutely veto bill for the further
purchase of silver and inflati ton of the
currency. and whether he will exhaust
every power lodged in the executive to
maintain gold payments before he will
see them fail. Really, we must point out
to the reverend logicians, it is no an
swer to say that Mckinley is regularly
in his pew on Sunday mornings, or that
he does not beat his old mother-New
York Post.
The herald., 1896-07-05
"Greatest banquet I ever attended. "

Greatest banquet ever attended"
declared Mr.. Prather. ~
What did they have to eat?" asked
"Eat!" replied Mr.. Prather, and I
could see that he resented the idea with
scorn. Eat! They didn't have nothing
to eat, why should they? They just
drank the whole time. Greatest banquet
I ever see. tell you!'
This is a young person named Sammy
Shortridge Of San Francisco. He got
out somehow and came to the conven-
tion. If they knew where Mr.. Short
ridge was he would probably be very
hard to find in st. Louis. But they don't
and as a result there is what political
Mr.. Shortridge about the Planters
house. the Southern, Tony Faust's and
the busy haunts of men generally
Mr. Shortridge Is built like q tourist
and stands high in the air. The artist
limned Mr.. Shortridge just after he had
been accosted by young man, who got
off an old, old gag.
Can you give me two tens for a FIVE? %
asked the young man.
Mr.. Shortridge swiftly did so, and Is
now turning the transaction in his mind.
1t is this affair of finance which, as Ed :
gar Gibbs Murphy says. makes Mr..
Shortridge look so much like 80 cents. ;
After the convention Mr.. Shortridge. if
not molested. will return to his home
No, Mr.. Shortridge does not know the
way back, but his instinct will guide
him. Instinct is a beautiful but q lone
some gift, and Providence never accom-
panies 1t with anything else. When Mr..
Shortridge gets back to the coast the
days there will be dreary and sad Mr.
Shortridge. by his mere presence. will
inlay them with sobs.-Dan Quin in the
New York Journal
The herald., 1896-07-05

by age. So far from this being the case.
1t does exactly the reverse. The older
the wine, whether champagne. port.
sherry, burgundy or hook, the more and
more its saccharine ingredient disap-
pears. from it's being transformed into
alcohol and alcoholic ethers.
Although all know that most red wines
lose their color as age advances. it is not
generally known that all white wines,
on the contrary, get darker the older
they become. So markedly is this the
case with some that a white wine fifty
years old or more is sometimes of a
nutty brown tint.
The value of champagne, like the value
of other wines, does not depend so much
on alcoholic strength as on delicacy of
flavor. For, while alcoholic strength can
be given to the poorest wine by merely
adding spirits to 1t, the delectable bou-
quet derived from the grape cannot be
got out of any of champagne's usual
adulterations-name apple, rhubarb.
plum, gooseberry or tomato juice-fer-
ment them as you may
Young men who prefer strength to fla
vor not only sometimes add brandy to
champagne, but even drink 1t iced in
the coldest weather. They do not know
that 1t requires temperature of 66 Fahr-
enheit to bring out in perfection the
more delicate of the vinous aromaS of
sparkling wines. The French cognos-
cente. who knows a great deal more
about champagne than we do, values it
in proportion to it's softness and bouquet,
in exactly the same way as the bon
vivant German, who appreciates his
Rhein wines according to their gesch-
mack and wohlgeruch. Many labor under
the delusion that all the best wines go
to England, which, though perhaps true
as regards port and sherry, is very far
from being the truth as regards either
French or German wines.-New York
Herald