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uKAiN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
me leading futures ranged as soiiows.
CHIC

chicago August lS.-The appafent re-
Turn of confidence reflected ia New YORK
STOCKS and reported frost in Manitoba save
wheat decidedly strong tone today. Sep
WIN closed ut an advance of q corn
ana oats were borh strong advancing Il
anu = respectively. Prov sions ON tho
contrary. declined somewhat
."''S.uertlS the bearshnass OF two at
ieuNt al ihc early items of the market
wv wnstt srirted remarkably firm. ne
New York stock market was nm; cali
money IN Wall street was quoted AT 1
per cent and sterling exchange was far
below the point where gold could he prnf.
uabiy exported in It's place Ia fact mere
apl,eareu TO he not very r"motr prob
ap', ny Vi foid coming TIA 5 way The fros,
N Manitoba. which was reported yestei.
gay. WAS reproduced this forenoon and
nvipeh me Improvement in the financial
putlovk 70 secure few shorts IN the II ar
k"i' On the rhcr hand, Favorable . ticiaI
reports regarding Russian crop prospects
were posted, which had a tendency to
WeAkon Inc price and the Northwest
movement was ncarly up to tn, 5Oo-car
mark aga n. which had a ike fleet Late
reports concerning the fros. damage la
inc ar Northwest were contradictory. The
sentiment of the local crowd WAS bullish
however, and the decline was slight and
temporary. Exports were qlIite liberal, the
tolfm c'earingss Of wheat and flour amount
ing cables impaired fresh strength To the
market, though the general dullncss of
IN" closing hour was against any ma
Corn was strong and higher, partly in
sympathy with the advance in whct ana
oats ana partly hecaus" shorts showed "a
disposf1ion 10 fake profits. There was
NOT much seltng pressure as the price
had got too low for sellers to risk much
short selling
oats were firm with Il gooi business
done. Offerings were not larg, and u good
demand existed New York and COM
m'Ssicn houses bought considerable early
ana they We're the promoters OF the ad-
vance. An easier feeling prevailed during
The hast hour and prices fell of some
what. although the closing feeling was
steady
Provisions rule,i lower all day. in spite
of the strong grain markets and higher
prices prevailing MT the yards. Cons der
able liquidation was INDUCED in whirh
Gre 1ied an easier feeling and a dec line
from the opening prices resulted. The
closing was steady at declines Of I'5ni0.
Esp mates for tomorrow Wheat l3h
cns; corn $50 cars, oats 20 cars: hogs
16.MN head
Cash quotations we're a. follows:
Ml9ur-Steady and nnchansed
52M53' No. . red 5siaaj9.
Corn-No. > 22is,
Oats-No. l7nl7i,, No. white (. o. b.,
2i2a 22a, No. 2 white Il.
10 lar'ey-N9. nominal; No. +. o. b.
Flax seed-No. Ss
Timothy Sced--Prlmc . IS.
Mess porl;-Fer hhl & 20f6cs.
Iard--Per 1Oe lbs, 3 42is.
Short ribs SIDES loose 3 S0d3 ~.
Dry salted shoulders -Boxcd 3ATf.
Short clear sidcs-Boxod 5-%f3H.
Whisky-Distiilers finished goods, per
e Yellow dorn-No. cax.
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LONDON CONsOLs.

London August is. -Consols for money
ii3 5-i6; consols for account ll3 3-S. Ear
silver 20 9-l6d. Money y per cent. Rate
OF discount In open marked for short and
three months bills :, per cent.
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BUSINESS BAROMETER.
i IL. Condition of Trade
Generally.
M WHOLESALE GROCERIES
,,.,.. show No Improvement l"
y nu, Are In Better De-
-.pd-Trade Notes.
ofsce of The Post.

IN. y -.
Houston iuesuas 49,, - NOW IN
bclesae grocery ,,.,,,, ,oo,s
T, and 'he ''i", ,,.n,,,,,o n,
. pcslt'oh " On. ofr,ire
stlf turn W VV"'. ..,,,,,, l., r,.,c.s
y been no i''i' w ,.,.,.,'.s chou,
smand % po''e ..,,,,., SIM, ).
aierce. III S'aP'N ,,,,,..a,,
20 attract NV n. a.,
I'D prodice "h' 80 49,. 40
4mand all ias' ~.
tls on an s'Y -. s'.,,,ios
the marko'' ,,,,,, hav.
|, "a ouite ikcly that the lower
III hiring but many orders. The
q. Rio and Santos coffee stili
Er,uard tendency. ana the price
| ..rse Is isc off, making the low
shaa %, ,he rcccu, do
albns iouo"'' v" -,
las are praculcaliE uilvlia"Sei'
"a demand and prices. Rice -
- do,,,r1 vn,ie ,nc re-
rd VI soou w
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Chicago, August S--cattks-A light Aup-
ply wis not sufficient FOR an active gam,
cral demand and the few drovcs oueseu
were disposed Of early In the day ~
stronger prices. few fed Westerns soAu
at S.3S.fS,M. hut only small portion Ut
the native hceves crossed the sales be-
low 400; mostly between that aud 400
Prime steers went at 40 Their Is a
! cry good cali for stockcrs and fcodera
oa desirable quality aud prices rulcd firm
ami advancing. Texas steers s'll AZ quite
"A " ido IanEe. common to mixed 231st34n
whie une best sell up to S.a5. few
prime Northern rapgors sell AZ 4.io, but
no; MANY so above S.a5 ana the bulk sell
bctw.e,'n 3.U9u3.2o,
Hogs The pens were quickly omptied or
their occupants. prices ruling stronger at
a't avcia,ge further advance OF 10. Heavy
hoes4 ola at 2.A1M3.i0. medium 3l01l5.b0.
principally at 3.25t,J.40 and light weights
8 a5uS6Q. chiefly at 3.45pa6O. Prices were
l5c higher Khan nj he close of last week
Shorp-rib sro was good drmand aud
prices We're. stronger Western rangers
composcd tlA bulk of the uffcrcrng and
sold freely al 2.G5n3 10. numbers OF natives
findinG purcha,sers at 2,21a32n. There was
a good lamb j. 'ade at Stpn3.50 for culls
up to 5.25ua75 for good to prime stock
" cstcrn lambs fotching b,25n5.6j. year
lngS sold at 3sNi3.a0.
Receipts -cat;l,- 800; calves 1000: hogs
5000. sheep LOCO.
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New York. August N.-Clearings $751;
or. Goa; balances s,S3l,19s.
New York August N,-Govcrnment
bonds steady State bonds dun. railroad
hO'r,ls ,usier.
New York. August 1s--'rbc Bradstrest
grain ST. cks rcport Will not be issued
unti1 tomorrow.
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ON sIuPBoARD NOT CLEARED.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

The total receipts Of cotton nj Galveston
today were 1870 bales. divided as follows.
By ,iuif, Colorado aud Santa r. railway.
ieli: by Missouri, Kansas and Texas riii-
way. 5ll by barge While. 1919, by barge
Eddie. so.
TaIe.n by Galveston cotton mills. 80
bales.
No shipments today.
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EVENING posT cAnr.rGRAM.

Posts London financial cablcgrnm says:
There Was stagna ton in all tho markets
here today and tn" tone was rather dull
on "A letter from o. l.rnGou correspondent
in Pretoria, i1kint a gloomy view Or the
situation there. The Importance OF the lot
ter Was Diminished. however. by ils dat
ing back To July =. Amer cams were su~-
tanned by the buying in New York, Thrrc
was no general buying here. WHORE It ~
felt to be simply impossible TO forecast
accurately the result % tn" election in
the United States Tho decline N New
York exchange oXcttcs much interest here
Tho h'licf AT the present moment IS that
in directing bils freely in New York u cr-
chants and others are selling stoil.1lg
Paris was quiet. bur steady.
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Kansas City, August lS.-Cat,le--Re-
ccfpis D5o; shipments 5000. Best grades
steady, others weak and 10 lowrr Texas
steers estltS3D. Texas COWS i.beg2.ib, beef
ccipiS 1904. shipments 4aN. market onlO
giyhrr. bulk of sa1cs 3l0d3.20. henvies
2.N~I2.la. hackers s3.N9S.lh mixed S.trh3.2a;
lights 3.l5u320, yorkcrs 3.b13.30, pigs az
1880 Sheep Receipts 400, shipments
none. Market strong 10 higher. Lambs
SOpfJ3. 10, muttons :. l0d2S0
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ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis. August Is. -Cattlr-Receipts
400 shipments le0 Market strong. ma
tive shipping steers Sa6nni 40. dresss,d beef
and butchers steers S.20u4.1a. light steers
under 1en pounds P.N<I3.%H; stockers and
feeders 5Nfa6n COWS and hcifers 20r0f
2 90; Indian steers ?5aTI rs; COWS l.Sou2 81
Hogs Receipts 1900. STATEMENTS 1900 Mar.
Ike iUdl, higher. Light 3.Sen35o, mixed
:. l0u3S5; heavies S30n3-Ah. Shecp-Re-
ccirts 26D shipments ntone. Market
stronger. native 2SoH3.3h. common stun
l.51d2.25, lambs S0pda.bo.
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Is 1886 bags less than 1t was at the same
. .,i last year and 6t,2s2 more than IT was
the corresponding date In 1891.
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Vessels Sailed for Galveston.
L nr1allinr rennAnI IlYernOnl IuiN

SIS Sir Walter Raleigh. Tenefffe, Aug. D.
Sch A. t. Sherman. New York. July l3.
TX Benda. G.fle June s.
SIS Vim. Branfori. Cardiff. August ..
IS Avona. RIO Jnnsiro. August Z.
So Bend. Montevidio. July q.
81 Matteawan. Baltimore. August II.
So Bencroy. Philadelphia, August IA.
So Nucatan, Mt barbados. july q.
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LIVE STOCK.

. ID, q. 49,. 4.....--. if.Ssee7'.ss'ff"f,ss
J. Jacobs e. Co. live stock commission
merchants, TvF1st as i5tiD"a'
Beeves- Choice ...-''.--.--''...'' s+g "a
Cows-cho.ce ....-s.'..-+-.sss....' -tsV
HelfeEs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Itaf
Warnings Choice :. .s''-'''''...... sitn va
Calves-Cho.ce spring ...''s'''.... 40
to eize...,.....- a. 81
Mutton FIRST class oii.y ...-.....-.
Common not wanted.
Iioes--1 ;ornfed dto lbs and UNDER $50
MSstfed must soou.. 2tzV
our market Is good and hrm for all
descriptions Of choice cattle, hogs sell
very slowly.
GALVESTON.
Reported for The Post ny A. Y. Norman
live stock commission merchant
Beeves- a
Choice per ID. gross -.....s...- .t<9 Pa
Common per ID. gross.-...''-
Cows - b.. 49,
Choice. per ib. gross. ...,.......- z.0 ga
Common per 10. gross.......'..
yearlings- 49,, 49,
Choice, per In. gSoss.......'.". zltg ~
Common. per ID, gross-'.-"''.. -
Calvee- a..
Small DER N. sross..."...'''''' y ~
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BOSTON.

BOSTON.
Boston. Aug,ls' h.-The demand IN the
wool market continues Jlkht ana only
small sales are reported. The absence OF
business keeps prices ON {. nominal hlsis
and the small purchases 49, MADE On tne
hasis OF quota tons. while any sound loh
that are picked up are on private terms.
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MAXINE INTELlGE nee.
Fort OF Galveston. August is

Vessels in Port.
SIS Nueccs, to j. n, Sawyer q Co.
- Gylor. to Texas star flour mills, quar-
antine,
S. Alavd, quarantine.
ach Helen, to Mum. pier z.
Sch Carrie a. Lane.
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ifideE-Pgices laid by receivers
Dry Mint. selected >.....,............ " 6ti
Dry salt .sssf-s's'ss'ss. " -
M.t s1ltcd. selected. ....,.'...,..... sizu
Deer shlua ..t. ..-.. >.--.-s ..+....-...l 10 VII
Quotations ftrictIy nominal
Twelve months. medium. ........... ItsV
Twelve months. fine. o..
SIX months lu3c less.
Tallow Prime ......~'s.'''...'.' ...f2V . :.
EeeaMaM-GO0J run @............U ge
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MEXICAN DOLLARS.
COMMERCIAL BRIEFS

New York. August S.-McNtcan dollars
II rs.
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81 ASKED. b Bid.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Oiened iirmi demand good. = y. M.
steady. cioscu arm.
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Market supplied with cattle and sheep
ovcfstockcd with calves.
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ence $50. s,so7 1887 2,7ia,6B
.Ar,nu, t,Vstsss

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET
The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on tho spot today at the lead
ing markets, together with closing OF mid.
ding yesterday. with today's ssales:
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NEW YORK sroTs.
I.INiERPOoL SPOTS.

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened nrm; 1910, barely steady; closed
firm. sAloA ali.shN.
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Orleans. l0a. m----"t'yDp rcCo,.Hts continue
bad, lunu.noes Liverpool. Market steady
with a better foeAng. Sentiment growing
Ia favor of cotton" Els y. m.--"New York
wiies Wall street good buyers think Will
60 higher eventually. but may react first.'
Houston received sss9 bales Of cotton
today, making a total of 1901 in the past
four days. The estimate for tomorrow IN
800 10 500. against slo last year and
I2s1 on the same day In 1894.
The following visitors were registered
at the Houston Cotton Exchange today;
l.. Baden OF Waco, John A. Brown OF
Tyler. ~. Boig iton Of Liverpool ana u.
L. Williams OF corsicana.
New York. August fs,-Tbc cotton mar
sei was active and stronger today. IL
opened firm at L4il3 points advance. re-
acted somewhat en- realizing. owing To
the large port receipts and rising III est.
mate on tho whole TO 10000 bales but
large buying orders overceme all ne q.
ferfnxy Advancing the market rapioiy, the
South isaAAns. Stop orders were npmsF-
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FRUITS AND NUTS


oII.-rinsccd. in hbls.. raw ilc; boiled,
SC pereeqm i5S oi ST - g. 'G IN bbls c lgc
s'6vc gasoline' in cases, Sl;6o' in bbis..
f ie. FSsp;oS oil, in lbls re- in cases,
s. 20; castor oil, medical pure No. tur-
yItlinnfr,I, ip,Ap' strictly pure, 6ns.c. -.
WINboW GLAss-ln boxes o. and :"
N 10 ner cent discount, new list.
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Y 4 IITWt ~
Yellow corn-No 2 ceN.
ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis, Angus. M.-Flour-Dull and
unchanged h"al-Ine 50 nlAN.N-
NJ; ket started in. strong and advanced in
TIE ace f ,,trish ndJt ons. m alb, =
and strong and ger stock market. help
ing to either ng hon the market.
wltch lier anne eik fcr Tine n
ALLEGED "a, arabie op orts icm Rus
sfa and France. closed iar Cher Tar sep
tember ii 9sa'2c than Yesterday sp0
il, m: No. hard 5a.o; August 6lr; = ptem-
Ter .I7sc. ecember 6osddlc Ccru-Fu
tues we're weaker hat 4 not decline
mater ally flom Yesterday: spot steady !;
No. cash PIC August 2ir,c as Cd sep.
Iember III @9ll.c: reCcmber c2Ac bid.
Oats Futures eng ard hsber; spot
hi~her. No. cash and Saptcnlbe' Il
bid: Nav 2ni5c asked. I,ye-2sc elevator
,ar'ey AMI fsx seed Nominal. Corn
re a. Hard winter wheat
in l0} 10 sacks 2ac track sort winter -.
tiax N nminai. Timothy s@od-- $3.50
llnf- Prairie, rcw % @6.0O: timothy. old
lies and taE Unchanged Whisky
81 II. andard mess. iohhing. $3.50
Gf6.T- 1.arf-Fasier: r'iirn steam, 81 81:
ct~ice. s935 Racop- Boxed shoulders and
ribs siloi9: lnngs SS7is. shorts 81 S7's
Flor "a 'eipts i0n; wheat lli,,,o: corn
wheat i7OO); corn 2A,Coo: oats 1900.
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BONDS.

Costing quotatiops bond, At New YORK toda,
Mern fOllnMs.
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u Asked. h hid
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened very steady. I2IO barely steaiys
closed steady; sales So 100
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NEW ORLE ANS.

Reported for The Post daily, except
Thursday ana sundays. oy- Albert Mont.
gomery 4 Co. QiInited). hvr stock COM
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire QUOTATIONS. are Tor car ioa"
oRfARRF.p WIRE-Ghdden, saiyanized'
,es5 peri 100 ms, psinted wire, ~ no. "au-
kegan, ioc higher than i g nar key ad-
WIRE NAILs-Rate FL p snd sen nv
SGs and d ~ penny 75c: and penny poe
penny: Ky; : gsnss|y, 20 per- en- key: same
advances as ON e.re ma IS
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STOCKS.

| The following wets IN cpNng quotations on tho
iendI NJ stDcs, OF Tao y w Ylrk Ersnang, toiaY.
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FINANCIAL

Galveston. Texas. August ls.-In the
exchange market sterling SIXTIES. buying
ass. selling $40: New York sight buy
Ing 10 discount. selling &c is,mium:
New orleans sight buying tsc discount
selling Sc premium: American silver. buy
ing nc discount selling at nnr.
New York. August lS.-Sicrliug ex-
change. bankers sixties. SSti0tSiia;
commercial. 81 sjif1S5is. rejrhrnrks. Ga. .
francs. bankers sixties salq9g; CONNER
cial sixties, $50.
New Orleans. August 1s.-Stcrllng OK
change. commercial siNtics. $i$Gri. Nie !.
francs. bankers sixties. 52p. New YORK
sight. hankers. 20 premium: commercial.
f0c discount.
London. August lS--Bink rate. . per
cant; street rate. a,ml3-l6; rate for silver
3tHs: consols, ll3 SIG
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Kansas CITY. August Is. Whrat-Ac Ave.
eo,rawrat higher. No, h1rd 54d5ic No.
., ii1;7iqc: No red. &c; No: red nom
.nrllv a. %. Corr Firm NJ. mixed
3I4sIi.c. No. : white 2l'-me?c. oats-A =
tive II cEangei: No. > IN ved nnminallv
IL, 10: ~ white 20Hd?9n,. RYE No.
. tniYally o., Hay Weak: choice tim
o,tv & 0essr 20. prai IT, ctoc- "a e6i4.5l
Te ~'rt Wheat % 500 corn 9i7o0: cats
l7.m0: sli n'ents none.
New York. august is-WhHat-- Receipts
liz SEQ. snot firrner: No. red SIC. No.
hard eii.c options were firm and higher
all dav on str NIGER ahles; foreign huv-
tn AMI rer orts Of troa's IN the North
vest closing s.aiac net higher August
ss,sc. Scr- '~hsr eeisc.
" Has QuiAt.
T. a'hev-- Durt. .- .-''.t-+
Woli--puiHt.
Cotton seed oil-N1piraf.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Dcings Of Q Day With Wall Street
Operators.
tOluxR OF BUSINESS WAS LIGHT
Trading wsV Irregular and Movement u
Prices Was Of sagrish Nature.
1a,.ec Main Stocks.

New York, August lSThc volume OF
business in stocks was usually light to-
day, gauged by lr,,celit records. and the
market displayed Lrregularlty in a sag
gng movement OF prices. Tho distrtbu-
lion OF the dealings was marrow. three
siocks-St Paul. Sutatr and Burlington
reaching important tohtlS. Itv dcpressins
factors were lower lso.huon prices and sell
ing for foreign account ia ihs market.
increasing st!nEenSy ip time money, the
tnfovora ole conditions MneclinS the gem
eral bus. ness and unstca oy railroad earn
ings FOR the second wecN. Including the
ST. laul figures. Encou rtgaAg develops
mtnts were a decided mai Nvt FOR foreign
exchange, which started forecasts and cs-
Inmates OF an early rvsnmii ion OF gold
from Europe. Actual figures touched Is
gang and the posted rates 50 IL and i.Sl
for long and short bills. The failure OF
the New York Ctty bond sale , VI moi APP
pear to exert amy special influence owing
10 an understanding of the tenn sirary SUI
pcrior attractivenoss OF tle hislr rates
for money 10 capitalists as an inN e>itmcnt.
The continued weakness of sily,I also
excited commtalt aad was attributed to
disturbance in the Indian exchange and
liquidai ion here and in London. Sales OF
Sle1,ovo were made at &c Ia 10 6S agda nst
90 81, Yesterdays final salo After eaA"ly
co0cc>~iotss In prices support was ac-
corded. Sugar led tho ,lM sc marko, IN
activity and was well Sustained BY insid.
ers and rallied per cent to los 81 Bur
lsngton and Manhattan scored siiniiar
gains and other shares advanced Import
ant fractions The higher range induced
real "a lions aid the declines were acccl-
Grated by tho publication OF Disappointing
traffic returns. Lake Shore rose per
cont. The successive dccl ns's reported in
exchange faglcd to- stimulate tho general
lists and The bears made another aud Of
fcci-Nc damonst rat hon. causing duop IN
Sugar OF Us FROM the highest point,
white othrr stocks yielded lNl l-s per
cent. The closing wals steady ut a frac-
ti"ial recovery on predictions of early
IMPORTS OF gold.
Roads were dun and. lacked feature
The market grnerally rri-i irregular. with
depression at the close. SALTS. SJl1.en
Total sales of stocks today were lSS1N
shares. including Sugar. 800; Bnrlng-
ton, 1900; 81. Paul, 4b0o.
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SOLD BY THE CAN.
Electricity PeddlGd on The Streets Of
New York Like Milk.
IT IS USED BY HOUSEKEEPERS
Common as the Dairyman-A
Unique New York Story.

From the New York Correspondent of The
Globe Democrat.
do YOU want any electricity today,
ma'am?" This is a question put to many
New Workers nowadays; and when the re-
ply is i'm the Affirmative the amount asked
for is at once delivered from wagons. much
as milk is delivered.
Not that it is dipped out of large forty
quart cans with a measure. nor does it
come in quart bottles labeled mo adultera-
ton" but it IS put up in batteries of as
sorted sizes, from some as small as cigar
cite boxes TO others as large as soda water
fountain cylinders. The trade in canned
electricity is booming, the venders say, and
the electricity wagons VIII soon be as com
mon a sight as the milk wagons. Unlike
milk. though, il cannot be watcred, much
to the satisfaction of the consumers who.
nevertheless, stlll manage TO find enough to
kick about. The business of peddlng cleo
trcty has thriven SO rapidly that already
hundreds Of business houses and private
residences are furnished daily with sulii-
cent motive power to meet their various
requirements.
The needs of electricity are manifold. The
proprietors of many hotels, theaters and
even the superntendents of public build
ings find il much cheaper, though perhaps
a little more bothcrsome, to use this canned
lightning rather than to maintain an eX-
tensive electric plaut. For the same rea-
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the Hes OF Scliy 20 the Covent Garden
market three times week for weeks in
succession during the busy season, and
sometimes thirty tons Of cut flowers are
seat a. once.
Almost every one on the isles have have
flower gardens and il is interesting TO know
how they gre cultivated. White the tenn
pCrIture Of the isles arc equahle tseVere
frost being almost unknown yet there are
such severe winds that sweeps the islands
that IL makes il absolutely necessary TO
protect the flowers. and this IS done by
hedges OF veronica. escalloma. or anony-
mus. and then wooden fences at stated
distances apart 10 shelter the flowers.
- the gardens planted in these squares
are quaint and pretty. and usually one
variety Ia square. NarCissa, daffodils
nargu critics. eludioli. llliCs. scarlet ane-
mcnes. white seek ana wall flowers are
grown ia large quantities. besides many
other varieties The flower season begins
about Christmas. and from that time until
the end OF May flowers are sent 10y every
steamer 10 London. but the trade is best
during the months Of March and april.
IN our country we thini. large baskets
of cut flowers show a great profusion. SO
b. Is hard. 10 realize tons OF flowers. and
think Of the great amount of labor il re-
qulres Tor their cultivation. the proht
ought 10 be large.
The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-01
send rhem to Bed Wien a KS.

- mothers. so weary. ciscoui1s'us
Worn out with the cares OF the day'
You often frow cross end impatient.
Complain 0f the noise and the play
Fo- ths. day brings To Iulny VcNati0ns.
50 many things ~ amiss'
But ruothcrs. whatever may VeN You.
send tive chiIIren 10 bed with a kiss!
The dear Httle feet wander often.
Perhaus. from the pathway of right.
Taa deer little hands Tina new mischiei
To trv from morning tiu nishl
HuL thsuk cf the dcSclate mctncrs
Nha-l ssve 1-I Sic world for your bliss
AMI az thanks fer ycur infinite blessings
send th.s chlIlrru to bad with Kiss.
Fcr some day treir noise will NOT VeN you,
Th4 silence vlI hurt you far more.
You w4l Ions Tor thc sWee- children voices
For = sweet childish i.ce at tne door.
An 20 rr-ss q .hilts face TO your bosom
You'd rV- an the world lor this,
Fer t1e comfert twill bring you iu sorrow,
seld tl1 tziIlr,n 10 bed vlth g kiss,
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