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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
silver Was Net Demonctixed.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
A few words supplementary to the excel
lent letter of Mr. Conner in Mondays issue
may be added. / think Mr.. Conner slightly
mistakes the time when the silver clamor be-
gan. The movement began after the price Of
silver bullion fell to point where 371A
grains of silver was worth less than 81, and
where there was an apparent opening for
cheating the public creditors by forcing upon
them silver coin worth less than its face.
Ever since the war, with its exclusive green
back money, the idea that 1t is fine thing
to pay debts in debased currency has had a
charm for many people which is not cred
liable TO them.
A viler falsehood than the story that silver
was surreptitiously demonetzed, or demons-
tized at all, never told. Silver was un-
dervalued for long period of slight fuctu-
atoms in value between the two metals. and
in 1873 the silver in dollar was worth sl.OS.
Why should a coin be mnted only to be
shipped abroad or melted at home? Com
mon, not to speak of horse sense, said do
not waste time coming them" So it was
agreed in Congress, with an approach to
unanimity, to cease coming silver dollars for
the. time being. Senator Stewart, Mr.. Bland
voted for 1t, and Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont.
and few others against 1t. But this much
slandered act did not demonetize dollar.
The eight millions or so Of dollars which had
been coined were. and are. and always have
been legal tender. Mr.. Stewart and Mr..
Bland did not object. because there was no
very good reason for objecting to the meas
ure, even from their imitation point Of view.
But soon the Comstock lode and other Ne
vada and Colorado mines began to dump
fabulous amounts of silver into the worlds
markets. The inevitable result followed.
Silver tumbled in price, and as soon as the
greenback, imitation, soft-money tribe got
their eyes open TO what was going on, and
learned that the silver In a dollar was worth
less than ST. and that there was a fine OPEN
ing for paying creditors less than the con-
tract called for. the cry for restoration of
free" coinage began. And 1t has been heard
now for well nigh twenty years. Whatever
the motive may be ON the part OF many for
joining in this movement. a more discred-
liable and unworthy one has not clouded our
politics since the days of American slavery
Apart from the intrinsic absurdity of two UNI
equal and widely varying standards of value
i'm use at the same time land a silver dollar
to-day is worth 521z cents. the whole move
ment Is unworthy any high-minded people
MOT failure, but low aim. Is crime"
Pendleton. Ind, April IA. j. B. L.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
Washington Special.

Few people realize the rapidity with
which our postal system is growing. The
best measure of its development is the In
cr asing cost from year TO year. Congress
is preparing TO appropriate SIS 1000 TO de-
fry the expenses of the Posfotfice Depart
ment for the next fiscal year. an increase OF
$.500.000 over the appropriation for the cur
rent year. The Increase y not remarkable.
however Ii Is. in fact. about the average
increase for the last ten or twelve years.
The appropriation for the fiscal year 1856
was $53,7Oo0oo, or nearly $4o.0oo.ooo less than
for 1851 The committees OF Congress
estimate that the income OF the department.
will fall about 100000 below the cost OF
its maintenance and that with fair COM
mercial prosperity throughout the land the
system will be self-sustaining In another
year.
1t costs the government SIG. 10000 a year
to Pay the salaries OF postmasters, No,5o0.oo0
20 pay the clerks in postoffices, $4,000 TO
settle with railway postoffice clerks and
$l2.. 600 TO maintain the free delivery
system. The government puts up 50. 900
annually for the transportation of mails
over railroads and contributes &.350.0oo an
nually to the star routes" The foreign
mail service costs nearly 100000 and the
rent OF buildings for postoffices a little
matter OF Sl,600,000. The postage stamps
that are used annually cost the government
$3.50, 00O the stamped envelopes and news
paper wrappers $4,000 and the postal cards
$lS6,eoo Truly we are arriving at the pro-
portions OF billion-dollar country. We are
doing business in a large way and no mis-
take.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15

hams. sugar-cured. 10 to IL lbs average, sslc;
homeless hams. sugar-cured, 7izgSc.
Dry-salted Meats-Clear sides. about so to
60 lbs average. SIC; 20 to 40 lbs average.
67kc; 20 10 80 lbs average, Csc; clear bellies,
20 to 80 lbs. average, sc; Is to p lbs aver
&c: u TO Is lbs average. 6lsc.
Breakfast Bacon-Clear firsts, 1Oc; seconds,
Lard-Kettle-rendered in tierces. slsc: pure
lard, &c.
-English-cured. II lbs aver
Picked Pork-Bean pork. clear. per brl.
200 lbs, $3.50; rump pork, 5000.
Seeds.
Clover-Choice recleaned. 60 10. si.f0d4.50:
prime. $450d4.75; English, choice. &.5oQ4. 10;
faifa, choice. s550d6: crimson or scarlet
clover s.. 25g350: timothy. IS lbs. choice. 81 20
G1.S0; strictly prime. 81. 10q1;so; fancy, Ken
lucky, II lbs, SlQ1.10; extra clean, 70u9oc; or
chard grass. extra, $i.50: red top, choice. soc
Qs15O; English blue grass. "a lbs s1915o
Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.
Cranberries-s2.25 per box; s6.50q7 per brl.
Bananas-Per bunch, slG1-25.
cheese-New York full cream, 1OQ12c;
SKINS 6uSc per ID.
Kale-$l. 25Ql.50 per brl. according to quail
ity.
Lemons-Messina. choice. s2.5OQ275 per
box; fancy lemons. 81:
pies. S2.5oaS.5O; fancy stock. $3.50.
orangesmCalifornia navels. S.5oa4 per
Onions and yellow. N.75 per brl;
white, S2.25 Spanish onions $l.25 per crate;
Bermuda onions 81 Per crate.
PotatoeS--25Gi3Gc per bu-
Celery-Calfornia, 81 per dozen; New
Orleans, 65c per dozen.
Sweet Potatoes-Cobdens. $S-2543.50 per
trl; Kansas. 50 per brl; Kentucky, s2.15q3 per
Lettuce-s@1o per ID.
Cocoanuts-60c per dozen.
Early Ohio seed potatoes, 50460c per bu;
Early Rose, 4oc per bu.
onion Sets-Yellow, $3.50 per bu; white, s.
Per Blu.
New TomatoeS-Florida, 500 per six-bas-
Seed Sweet Potatoes-Eastern Jersey. s.
per brl; Southern. g; led Jerseys. $50
Cucumbers- S.50 per doz.
Timers Supplies.
Best brand charcoal tin, &c, 1Ox14. 14x2o
12xl2, S.50qe; TX, l0xl4, 14x2o. 12xl2, s1q7:S0;
&c. i4x2O, roofing tin. $4,000; &c, 20x2S sea
10; block tin, in pigs, 19c; in bars, 2Oc Iron
cent. discount. Sheet zinc, 6d61ac. Copper
bottoms. 21c Planished copper. zoe. Solder. II
Q12c.
Price per box of so square feet. Discount.
sxS to 1Oxl5-single: IA, 81; A. $3.50; B.
1925: C. s.. Double: IA. $3.50; A, $3.50; 3.
I1x14 and 12x1s to 1sx24-Sngle: AA. s.;
A, s7.25; b. 81. Double: "A. $lo75; A, s9.2S
b. $3.50.
1Sx22 and 2Ox2O to 20x30-Single: IA, 5000;
A, $3.50; Il, 50. Double: IA, $14; A, Sl2.15
i5xs6 to 2ixso-single: IA. $780, A. $40;
3, s925 Double: AA, s15.25; A, $13.75; B.
$12.25
26x2S to 24x36-Single: AA. $12; A, $l0.50;
B. $3.50. Double: IA, SIC; A. sl4.5o; B.
sl325.
SSxS4. 2sxs2 and sOxsO to 2sx44-single: IA.
$l2.75; A, s1175; B., $l0.25. Double: "A,
SIPS: A, $3.50; b, $14.
26x46 to 3Ox50-Single: IA, SIS; A, $3.50;
B, $l2 Double: AA, $l9.75: A. 49, b, SIG.
3Ox52 to 30x54-Single IA, $3.50; A, Sl4.75;
B, SIPS. Double: IA, s2l.50; A, $3.50; u.
$3.50
S4x5S to S4x6O-Single: IA, s17.25; A, s15.75;
B, s1450 Double: IA, $22.75; A, $21.25; b.
80.
3Ox6O to 4Ox60-Single: IA, $40; A. $16.75:
B, $15.75. Double: IA, $3.50; A, $2S; B, SO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
Available supply Statement.

NEW YORK. April Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet indicate
the following available supplies Saturday,
April IL. as compared with the preceding
Saturday: Wheat-United States and Canada,
east of Rockies, decrease. 1.5S6,00 bu; afioat
decrease worlds available, 1852 900 bu. Corn
United States and Canada, east of Rock
decreases of available wheat supplies east of
the Rocky mountains last week, not covered
by the official visible supply report. include
1000 bu in Chicago private elevators 10000
bu at Port William, Ont, and 10000 blu at
various Manitoba storage points. The larg-
the. official reports Vas 10000 bu at Port
Huron.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices I'm Produce mt the Sea-
boards Commercial Metropolis.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Flour-Receipts,
1850 brls; exports, 1900 brls. Market ruled
fairly steady, with little doing in standard
patents, but some demand for country mills.
Winters firmly held Rye -four steady. Buck
wheat quiet Cornmeal quiet Rye nominal.
Barley fairly active. Barley malt dull.
wheat-Exports, 5000 bu. Spots inactive
Quotations are for lake and rail. No. 2 red,
76Ac; No. / hard 73%c in elevator. Options
opened firm on higher cables and unfavor-
able spring wheat crop news, reacted in
sympathy with break in st. Louis. had a
second advance on covering and some bad
winter wheat news, but finally lost all under
realizing and absence Of export demand, clos
ing unchanged to &c net lower. No. red,
April closed at 74%c; May. " 3-16973 3-16c.
closed at 72Ac.
Corn-Rsceipts, Al. 800 Blu: exports, $500 bu.
Spots quiet; No. 2, SOC in elevator. Options
generally firm all day on small receipts and
strength of the cash situation; closed un-
changed to sc higher. April closed at S'ssc;
Oats-Receipts. los. 800 blu: exports, 54.700 bu.
Spots steady No. 2, 2oQ251zc. Options dull
and easy, closing at 1sc net lower; May. 245s
Hay steady. Hops steady. Hides steady
Leather quiet. Wool quiet.
Sesf steasy er5 easer Wssein
closed at 525c; refined lower. Pork easier.
Tallow dull.
Cotton seed oil slow. with a downward
tendency; prime summer yellow, 2514 @251zc
Coffee-Options opened firm at unchanged
prices to twenty points advance, ruled gen.
orally firm on cables. and foreign buying or
ders, with local covering. partially reacted
under realizing: closed steady at a net adj
vance of five to fifteen points. Sales, 26,7J0
bags including March. at 10.75@10.S5c Spot
coffee-Rio quiet: No. T. B7sc asked. Mild
quiet: Cordova. 1864 Gisc Sales, 500 bags
Savanilla at private terms. Rio-Steaiy; No.
Z, 14c Exchange. . 1-S2d- Receipts, 5000 bags:
cleared for the United States, 5000 bags:
Europe. none; stock. $1,000 bags Total ware
house deliveries from United States, 1O,4N
bags including $500 from New York; New
York stock to-day. 272,626 bags; United States
stock, 99.4S5 bags; afioat for the United
States. los, 900 bags: total visible for the Unit
ed States. ,4S5 bags. against isis bags
last year.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining. 3s4dsxc;
centrifugal SO test. 47sc asked Refined firm:
crushed, Csc; powdered. sac; granulated
5lac.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
BETTER FOR CROPS
GOOD WEATHER INDICATIONS
FORCE PRICE OF WHEAT DOWN.
Corn Closed Unchanged, but Oats
Were Weaker and Lost a Fraction
Lard and Ribs Lower.

CHICAGO, April 14-Brilliant spring
weather locally affected the wheat market
to-day. The price closed 1zdssc lower than
yesterday. Corn Is unchanged. Oats lost
&c. Pork in the end showed no change from
yesterday, while lard lost csc and ribs .12l1c.
There was just a fair speculative trade in
wheat. The start was strong at AQssc in
advance and gradually sagged back sc. rail-
lied &c. declined 11sc and closed steady.
The early firmness was influenced some by
the higher cables. both English and con-
tjnental, Liverpool, according to public adj
vices. showing I'd advance. Berlin and
Paris also showed moderate gains. There
was a fair-sized out inspection and crop
damage claims in from Ohio, which also
impaired some strength to the situation. At
the advance however. offerings were larger,
especially Of July, there being conspicuous
selling by the elevator interests and exports
making a disappointing showing, caused
early buyers to sell and prices receded. The
weather continues an all important factor,
the warm showery conditions in the winter
wheat States having a bearish influence.
Another influence which aided the decline
was the sharp drop In prices at ST. Louis,
which was said to be due to the change in
the rule regarding the delivery on contracts
of Kansas hard wheat Northwestern re-
ceipts were much larger than q year ago and
there were selling orders here from that Sec
ton. The signal service predicted favorable
weather for the winter wheat belt, but not
so for the Northwest, where snow fiurries
and colder conditions are Indicated. Advices
from parties now travelling through the
Southwest stated that the crop In southern
Indiana and Illinois looked much better
since the late rains. The market rallied on
the good buying by room traders on the
theory that there would be a liberal decrease
in the worlds available supply reported for
the past week. The very free selling at the
advance caused the sharp reacting to inside
prices. When holders wanted TO realize they
found there were no buyers and a heavy
feeling resulted, the very limited export
ciearings and the fine growing weather max
| ing buyers cautious and longs sold.
There was a little more doing In corn.
Prices kept within NC range. The close was
| influences were the light movement and a
| good call for the cash article.
Oats were active only at intervals. The
| feeling was easier, influenced by free offer
| ings and sympathy with wheat. Fluctua-
lions were within AQasc range
Provisions were upheld for a time by the
| demand for pork by those who were short
| That sustaining influence was not sufficient
however, to hold up lard and ribs In the lat
| ter part Of the session. Lard for May got
| below sc, its previous lowest record, selling
| to-day at 497lec. and May ribs closed at the
lowest notch for the year.
Estimated receipts for to-morrow-Wheat.
| 10 cars: corn, "a cars; oats, ITO cars; hogs,
| 25. 900 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Those were brave words of DR.. Allen. or
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, last Sunday
as well as timely. and it indicates a healthy
condition of Christianity where its min
listers teach that 1t should affect it's fol-
lowers in every relation in life, political.
social and commercial. as well as spiritual;
but there Is one expression which may be
misleading, though strikingly true in itself.
We do indeed need a robust craftsmanship"
The man who Is not in substantial accord
with some party that may probably sue
coed becomes political cipher by putting
himself where his influence is wholly lost.
But the wise partisan recognizes that he
Is not 10 be bound to every measure the
party adopts as his own. Not every Re-
publican needs adopt Mr.. McKinIey's. or Mr.
Reeds. or Mr.. Morton's views of the tariff
in detail; he need not adopt in a gene
way the idea Of protection. No more car it
be required to adopt this or that tnoeiz
Of the silver question any other ,suef-
ton in detail. The verdict Of jury is net
the twelve distinct opinions of twelve men.
but the average one opinion of all, that
he Is unfit for juryman who insists on
his personal opinion In every detail. as a
man is fool In politics who must insist
on his own way In the settlement OF any
political measure.
But political parties are necessarily d.
vided national questions sometimes one
dominant issue coming 10 the front. some
times another: but. after all. IL Is more
combination of men of a kind than men OF
special views. In other words, birds OF
feather flock together, trusting TO the av-
erage good sense and sound Judgment OF
the aggregate rather than TO associate with
the other flock for the purpose OF securing
any one fayorite measure Thus some OF
the most intense free traders of my ac-
quaintance always vote the Republican
ticket rather than risk the general incom-
potency Of the Democratic party for the
management Of national affairs. For the
same reasons wise free silverites cling TO
the Republican party in the faith that I'm
the final adjustment or the details OF the
question the result will be better on the
whole than to risk the troops Of evils that
Democratic administration Is sure 10
bring: and they know that distinctive
silver party Is little less than madness.
The mistake In our late city election.
which resulted In the open defiance OF law