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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-02

Golden. ssaeoc pes dozen boxes: castor OF,
st@Tsss ,, SHcll:l,s 70 tn g.@ pr dos 81;
80. blasting powder, Si-6S per keg, agents
pfiee, drop shot. per sack. $Lssai.&' buck.
BAcoN-short clear. boxed, sa.as'sc: in
s9skc. New York salt bellies, g., sis a-sc;
Western salt bellies. Sc; smoked bellies. ga
TAGGING AND TiEs-cssioaa lots. {.
Q. b., Houston or Galyesions BagglnE. r..
SC. "a ID, ti4c. IA 10, &c Ties. Arrow. SIC,
Delta, sSc. In small los. from store, has-
eng ise psr yard higher. ties. SC per
EAkING fowDER-sr~x. 1 III. 500:
u ID, 81 q; y h. &c Nleior. II. p~r doa...
.c. ID. ~ J. ID -; ISIS ''rc sscon, ! 70
Is on cans, s2a, per dos- Prices. 10 OK.
$500 per dcz. Royal. Is or, $50; Bon Boa
c z, Sf y s sFi r. or ; ss straw.
h b apcsisln: plneAppies. :; standard !;
S-vfgi-s. erVlcss and corcscsss - - Sc
o26s, saa Sc, pears. srards-1,. sc.y."
u, 81 dsaI g, peaches. sean5a:a. ? Ii. aaess
" -, Seconds. !. h. etWsA,. 10. s&pjAfG
Size 10; y i,is i.e'sshss 80 -, 10 Nis
cALiF6aRSsA 'csAxSEp FRUITS.
siAs'ssTd gaoss. - 70 eans rese.sss, s. ~
g 70 re- dossr apvseots 81 80 81 1870 49,;
CAGES. 81 sssil IS necssrincs. 81 Is9l ..
gTap.ts sissgI S: white cherries 3 'Ss.-e''
cANp iY.- f ia siisE. s,s1s wrapped,
g.. q ssTc sarsy iaixcd II pals, ,sAa.
CANNED NfSsETASI.Es 80 MarrewSiAt
peas, s,-5si,es. Lima beans cesI .,
toes 2 10 ssssNSsc. seconds, So. H. ~;
Sc. yes kcury bears, r.. SslSs,.
CANNED Mf-AT Roast reei. ID. u y
el8Ss II s@-n8g2 2. I 70, cornto hcrt.
5oses, 81 sA1Lzs n, lunch tongue, ] doE-
en s. sisIa7s 4. IL oNfori satas.s se. dog
en $50; Fssiakfort sasis,sees J 10 us; !.
ham. dozen SIS }. II devised
ham. 3ozen s5Hfl,a' !. ii deviet ham.
y ssTatne assoT-"l colors. ~ lie; star
COFFEE Re and c',rdova: FAR. 1870
e q-arne Nt.f5ls1. eho.cs iS6lsiac tarey.
7@ls.c Pca5Srrs. l7A.alsc Ro.as,.i cot,
c- AieN b.asis. 100 % cnses. VIA Jess
2 commission. Arn;lckio's IN lp cases.
-, - = contn.ssior 10 Z lh eases,
& Moeia a7l Java. fancy hlend, "
~ j any Assp pnl roller patent 81 80. Ses
lymph cyt-a roller. fancy, Aa'' Ssa Pear
2ee.a4 rates f'f shipments 20 .nte.oT
'91ts sour in barrels iA- above sacks no
AZ har-ses =. otcye blcre.s. Alhatross.
- :. l 3; SO e harrel p small le;s
''3 cream 1,e. in hhls 80 pearl meal. |
: st,S+ - rtr bfl1 81 icur Jacks;
Fist,.-Ns gen 10. !. Il 70 p ki;s $40
me- 1rtc-trs b Oh s. 40
u 4 N IS 5aia14f1 l"-. gip'-c picnic hams |
Ho&EIy--In 50 lb cans, EXTRACTED. sa6c
SOME s7-o~. j. .o cans extracted. else !
iAf. =. hetn.-l r"rces. ccsup9un3. i's4 |
irai fy'ss. ~ lA cans = higher than
eAa- = higher, ih cans 7.c 4
33ol-sss 5--G,satrlfgsal fsir ieqrc. |
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COFFEE.

New York, February i-co &C. "a, 3
opened points lower, foi,oM .1 s,. ssIs ]
wees from Havre an1. liberal 'i ri VI
RIO and Santos. Tradlrg wa reigis 4
local, The market improves rsbsnsti \
light buying. chasing lirDi.. M. "a hsgs ~
> points advance; sale.s az, q" iDssa N
duh, Ne. : Rio. jobb.ng iVa. , .niVIs ~
mild quiet; Cordova i5lsalo' sa'S
Maracslbo. private terms. .,os finn VI
Total warehouse deliveries IS ire
United gates 72O. incluflnso Nv IsssI
New York: New York s;oeh i IA; fr VI
United states stock SP'9s' %, EMS hIs saf Y
United States 10000: totai S,SsH y
United Statea 699G9S, ass'hs'
year. o.c.a s,eaiy, ~
SarRos. February l.--Conee s 10 Iklss; \
average Santos 1000 refs per ~
CENTS 1000; stock 555,oo r,s.s ncnI
Hamburg. February L-oohe 4
unchar god. sales 5000. s,,ady; WI
RIO. February l.-Conee s,s ii-sI||
RIO $500 RES per 10 kilos; exchia4 n1tsd 50
receipts 5000; cleared for y, S1il
5000: for Europe 1900; son sS sls,sa ~
HavTe. February l.-Eohes WV
at l.f decline; sales Gvn
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sixties AA'ssi4 si,a: commercial, skies
slssss; rsichmarks commercial sixties ~.
sixties 2yAsf55. ~
New Orleans Sterling exchange. com.
rtreial NSAIil; francs. commernel
skies s.aDhs; New York sight 800 rie-
MUM, commercial ?5c discount.
London. bank rate So per cent. street
fstr l-ltn2is; silver 20 ii-i6: consols
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., Sew York February THE Evenlrg
o. London financial cahlcgram
rho stock markets were quiet today no
i7r in!huitei by The dpll weather ana
con'p's stttemcnt. consOis were good
"a cheHp money ci,hrr markets were
rather dVA, except Americans. IN which
hero Wa distinctly good buying, both
81 bonds amt shares on a considerable
scale Cables quoting the views OF Nj
{ase. who Is 10 be ,hc new secretary OF
~ ~, treasury On the currency, hai good
The Paris boursr vas quiet
The Berlin market vas firm The buy
ing there - OF specialiics IN Americans
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VISIBLE Gram SUPPLY

New York, February 1.-The v,s'o ',' y.
ply OF grain Saturday, January v NV VI
piled BY the New YORK Produce Et N,.hst
Was as follows, Wheat. 4s-5si,W s Y N
docroase, l.5iO.0o0 bushels corn, ~ M
bushels; Increase. 22o,eoo bn " aa htss.l
IL. ~, son bushels increase, Eee e- IA
Rye, S.S25, 100 bushels, inctsas, 1870
bUs hels. Barlcy,3 l5s.ON bushsS, W."
900 Bushels,
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KANSAS CITY.

Karsas CIV. February l.-Cattle-it,-
cents 6On. shipments 100; best grades
SteAtN. others wax. steers 3.20n3.Ip
Texas COWS 2.l0u2.S0' native steers 21fQ
30; native cows 0ad heifers l.0jQ3 90:
sloekerS and feeders 3.l0U4,40; bulls :. TOD
81, HuES-Recelpts 5000 shipments 100.
weak 10 Ia lower; bulk OF sales 3.25iiS. 81 ;
heaNies 3 20uS.37la; packers .2edS 81: tnx
Cd 3 25uS.i0; li6hts 20nS 30. workers. ]. 250i
$3.50. pigs :. 2o7S,D. Shecp-Reccipts Coo
fnuItuue, . Mans sn ~ N'
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ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis. February 1.--Cattle-Re,eipi.
coon shiDmo9ts 20op, strong for good stock: :
native sh!pping steers 3 .50u5.00 dressed
beef and butchers steers 3, SOFT go. STOCK.
crs and fee lri ljii3 50. light steers > $50
-; COWS and ho!frrs oJTt3 50; Tcxa. ard
Indian cattle stTady; steers .S1,fi. ia; cows
l.75 1890, Hogs Re eipts 1000 shipments
b0go. o. lower; Light S.l503 20; mixul 5000
3 ~ heavy a.l0flS 30. sheep cceipts h0l.
81 nmcnts 1850, steady TO strong. muttSAs
:. 10.
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go oiI,-Llnseed. n bbls. raw. DC: boiled.
cases. 81 %. brilliant OF. sl.Gs. In 6bis M
H stove gasoline. IN cases, 81 10. N bbls. ia.
Eupion OIL IN bhls i9c. IN eases ~ IA.
y, n MI OF. medical pure, 'lr). turpentine.
Mite i.EAD-StTfctly pure Gasite.
''WpiIuSSr ra,owh white lead, SIC. painters. 81.
GO Ana ~ w tLASs-ln boxes. o. and 10 TO
w anu 10 per cent dIscouni now -
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Carload lots Job cars from mills. deaf.
ere charge from store Snl0-, more p,r i60
lbS on brtn SpSc Ter bushei on oats and
corn ana lesi " per 100 lbs on hay,
BRAN G9ffssc.
CHoPPED CORN eSe per 100 lbs.
CORN 3JqSsc sacked
OATS White Nebraska. 2ss9Stse
HAY Alfalfa, 81 1Ddi2 10 per ton mile,
N2I. timothy. 81 D4l3 %. aoufh T@sas
ts.Jy0i0 70 ''"-''e'
sOROnrM SEED-al.a0 Nor MN.
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sue: AZ.

New. Orleans. February l-Sugar quiet;
omen kettle 2fie ll-l6; centrifugal granu-
lated sS4A37s, whites @ad3ss. yellows LID
M3ls: seconds 2l.@S. MolasSs%, open kettle
steady. SnlS; centrfuga. fermenttng 5lll0;
syrup steady ltnl6; Others unchanged
Now York, February i.-Sugar-Raw and
refined quiet
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LONDON MONEY.

London. February |. --CoDSols for money,
w HIS, ~ nFols for tho account. re 7-s;
Mexican ordinary, "a. Mexican Central.
nov a.. ~ tar silver. % 1l-l6d per ounce
money. idiA per cent. rate of discount IN
open rnaFkse for snort and three months
biiis. 2uz lbs per corf.
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HiANs- California small white. eis7.2A.c
Trr ih. sa}o1. -itf- Nsc; pink 2su9'. Il.
Lima n.lck eyed peas oA.uS1
ElI'ls sE--Elt4e S@ur lee dairy i3c. fan
cy EiF1r creauar, ? 20. cola storage FL
Etn. Tcxls. COUNTRY butter. saenc.
OLE &AttsAl Rim t.-Sollis llc prlnis.
= Eielu 1siry bricks 49,
cAbGAGE-New York. s425a25o per
EsF,-NeN York fnn caaam. i3a
l-l W.e-onsin fuii cream. izs7lcisc
Iul-E America. 1-1 SV1ss Zsff n. iruifa-
ran sTsss. .i7alsc. brick cheese, HAZE;
-T7r.s. D. cases l7'sal4c
kE Al-T-NfT s. n ,-r half Dbl
D2inH 81 .I,torHia, ;l.l5 per buyhel &c
0Sl5N sFTs-te 8. - pr husae,.
Tfst l.-+ h.ic --c jar Dr.
POTATOES Fhoice Colorado and CAT
fcrrs f1l-T 81 eaurl So. sweet pOis-
g.F e-f tl- Der tl ei
sEEu p1T ATCEs -ror. 1esses Triumph.
81 10 le~ hls,ri .1 rlcks .gi per hill
E-T york ya-etiss yzl54. - Per II peck
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. per dozen. Oh
4tre l--is7 q" lar-f f1ors. 3 7t93.op.
hra 7." s. e r. secoTi'r 70 s2c. tur..
llNp, lrcAa s." $50 ese. - 5t0F10
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vt. Louis, February Flour un;bar,i
Wheat-futures opened weak ami IN
citstd 20 lc under Saturday; cpot N
non nally lower; No. . red, cash. es,,is
3! asked. track SjliSG: No. z hard. csSs
May Slla asked; july 7OA. Corn-Far,
dun and steady during, the day. csSs
ntmer, Spot steady; No. 2 cash ls.: N
H9s bid; July %. Oats duh and nav
No. 2 cash 1914 bid; Nav iss bM. m
non-haliy I'VE track. Barley quiet. cha
ma II ng 3SH39. Corn meal lbs. Bran M
and steady: sacked east track nouissi;
4lNi2. Fax seed lower. 70. Prime ilrUS
seed 200. Hay quiet and steady; t.ng5
.: oW0 ll.W; pita RE 4,OOu7.50. WHISKY ii
Gotten ties ana bagglng unchanged ri
lower: standard mess jobbing 7,aaf
Lard lower prime steam 80; choe u
Rat on-EoXei shoulders 40 extra III
Gear 4.62i2; ribs i.sIi,; shorts so.
Dry sat meats-Roxed shoulders el2'
ira short clear AS: RIBS, 40; shorts II
hecelpts-F Flour COCO wheat ll,0a ri
q. ,OG1. oats 1900. pments-Fbw N
wheat $1,000, corn il,t0O. cats l7.ON
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COTTON SEED PhoD's
HOUSTON MARKET =.

Prime crude. loose. .....'"' Noai1sS
Prime summer yellow OIL OH nil s''
Cake and meal I; o. ,,o,.
points. according TO loca''0' Shon M
liza asN
frime cotton seed meai..'" rs y
For local deliver idos shsuIis g. &
ers, No. !, size; No. z, sHc u
Remarks-Narket aus''' ,.,.on w z !.
New York, February, li,rs0 eTsds 4 4
quiet: meal nominal; p r,n.,y elloS, 2 2 Z
barrels. zoe; prime summer n,,Sa ssssi ne. 7
rels, 2eeS, a 2Sc; pr.nn co''o' The ~
New orleans. Eebrs1ry meal a. 3 I.
for cotton seed oil = oII III e% y
e rfSE, p summer yellow, y z - sii
meal and cake. sl6.a.,ss'a
long ton. for export, sls'~
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CHICAGO.

npaso' February 1.--Wheat was we,.
hnss upeh'Ns today but recovered lc per
"uSnel from the bottom price beforo ,hs
~. s''1n was over. It was still. hovevey.
10y loweI in the end than IT closed sa,.
, ,tuas' All the trouble wac cause1 bv 10
".'rpooi cables. the break in the n,sr.
Ae' being SO unexpected tha, il results
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Galveston. Sterling exchange COS. ts2
buying. NsT selling. New York sisht. nc
discount buying. l-sc premium selling;
NV Drtssns sight. i-se premium selling.
i-ar discount buying
New York Sterling exchange. bankers
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THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
A Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
BETTER BUSINESS FOR FEBRUARY.
Tbe Month Begfns VERY Favornbiy.
Receipts Of Cotton 1t Houston
for Five MOnths-Notcs.
ofnce Of The Eos.

&, There was a more cheerful tore notice
able tn every line Of business this morn
ing. and the fobbcrs and wholesalers 81.
Houston think tho bright Sunshine ami
clearing skies that greeted tnc tirS- day Of
February are cinens of batter business
and much activity throughout ;Ae month.
Last week was rather duh in sli lines.
country ssesiers not heiag ia the moot 10
onh- supplies with the the-rncrnese- In
the twenfse.s. good many orders Save
come IN since Saturday, however. ard
these gave lccal sobsxr~ q good Ss,SlneAs
to-day cty trade was also quite lively as
r. reuzi a; the f-%-nulng az rev rnonfh
While HAS, weeks spen 81 Tee, raln
sleet and snow gave ;ra5e "a temporary
setback II u-ili ultimately prove II r>eAs
benefit TO Texas. Farmers are Jahilani
over the prospect, saa many iAlr.k shat
they have been gsven tie naexs p!Aa- .ng
season seen N number OF y,aars Bugs
and sz-oassd parasites Eeze-rsalr have hee-
frozen ou, ami the soil sof.tael. whereby
veveiRsioa viii t.e prolific There hAs been
soroe 1aElaye 80 iht oastin interests. IS
recsaiiy among sock on she r.a;sies- hut Z
the spell, was MT long enough 20 eause 1
Tire i-y1ry experienced f. previous ycArs |
Houstnn Cotton Receipts.
'TTss g-nzs receipts 81. cptinr al Houston I
70 the etsd Of JamDary. iaelypiirE .ae fire. !
fve. months Of the ~@eou. s'aoen7 20
!, iSsr ss lsalos, aea5nE s7sg5 h4iss so- The 4
Sane silDa ia=t year. This shows ca ~ /
erla.se Of -. II bales. O. sh-ii - &c ceaf
AS TIE Texas erpr vln no. he 9ve- - pr
rcn; greater tAlt tssc SEASON tri, rae NJ
sacrsaass II Hcins o. s receipts .s esps- LILY
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

~, \, nnioago, February l.--Butier frm. dsir,
IL creamery l5q2o. Eggs weak. hcsh
y. Louis, February i-Hutt.r s,e,dv
any unenanged, Eggs steady. ii.
"a IL" Ill NY. February i.--Buiter arm
aiS h'sn"' ereamery i7iaai5. d.ry u
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT

tbeir ess quotations are revised daily and
p i., nle those ruling In tho Hous,nnnn
ANLE GREASE-Dlamond n7h No,
gross Frazier. in tin boxes, 50 do rer YET
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time. piete dena,. 4. 77-l|
,, Sorn and oats ma,n,
ciined 7l Ssi Jpprovisions-M' a we, iAels
inc NJ loiders wers :. - n
WIZ h y, panic, when il STRUCK VI
h here Sd ming the 7-sc T ~ tound X
ms p,n..,,,Sruay. LiverncssIl, bushsi ~ NJ
Nav vvhel',,,is ing. yhe coi,s. SANE n ri
Wa as ,m mneat, which clossS qs!'ence =. Z
74l. do,vn aa.e az az the Ops,,,ass 4lutsias !, ~
buylnr II o,. ~ .ost ana soma totAy q Il u
CONCESSION in even al s,'ch NNS
about an ba a rr.ce We're u,ia,. ! ns,,At''
showed n sn VI, and besosse taafss 4
sop the couiineieht desrse !, As d, ~ y
price go. dow IVA "a l 40 OF the isfeust I
The lowest I'm, = 10 70 IS, or ,c,sstls Il
a sudden mn mn y souched Ia.nA II Z
ce.pts was anvth;hn ss IN the No. Nv YET !
u 80 M.hneapol!s ana feassurlas Il n
10 cars compared with snulutA ~ ~ =
o,f ears on The corresnony', y, fast vel u
aso. odateceipts at Chieanlng DAY ~
v ,s "v cars. The weatn, noxeiss ~
Mds apparently caused LIZ In lis.sss
ehNv Dushel9 In stocks an Incee,ss \
,y ne market should maka i s, ,hoass n,
~ sucn a reason wa such biz NJ
n'sstefy 10 the traders uSvvmewhst n !
,,le ceased suddenly ana "neh ihs 80
-, 70 20 9.sHi3A took paos / slow rscc,s,'
We letter zone of some ~ VAS hslpti Y
w uliu shipments OF ahou,u We lats ~
eeApeeted, but the ,ieurcsu' s,Snos ~
. No, IL announced showed Mnca ~
9,VsS'oVo bushels. of which ,,oai oft
o oda1,, IRON TINS country. ~ ls'0M assS
$500 passage increased 1s,' isnq aant'l, {
ie'.si Oh decreasing, as was ,I ss nasa.h =
i, mia n,in' ctear@nces since saipp,SS.d VI
s,',v,,,'. ~ npera!. The donssta4V M
s az neereas,'i l;7oieOO bss ssinss 'z(
-, n,uut 'oo'r,', which was IN nm
,o u.s, a,, early IN the day. TS,' sl
ire NJ a IN restored the con s I
sn ra',1is, ama though there ware ', " {
S ,nrI i.duslo,s, the general trena 80
II 3-S. way Closed Ct nj
Trading in corn was u,n.
man the recent average ana awe MttI
the severe drop In whesi
firm. Deeh rerasf1 \
oats opened weak with whs.. Z.
NAMED 80 for al time. II thsr VIM
ana closed just where Il tIld s,,sSs,4
PROVISIONS were emphatlcal,s w
day, The narket closed AZ az .el Z
bottom prices. ~ 'upssas4
Estimated receipts Tuesday. VA.
10000 head. ' ''' es's' "a
lash 1,aa,t quotations were as follows;
Wheat--No, . spring 72nn7m. \.
snring 67@73: No 2 red Ssl a NJ ~
Corn-No. 2, 22i4d22l4.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON.


London. February lat the wool auc-
of which 1000 were withdrawn. The sales
were good, with super combing a little
harder. There was moro ccmneultion from
greasy al very ftll rates Super secured
ruled tirm. Thero was a full attendance
of buyers. Following are the sales in dc.
tai;
New South Wales 1910 bales: secured sled
ais sisd, greasy itsl,ioi. Queensland $40
bales secured ialHls "a; greasy 5GiFi.
Victoria .2si bales secured Sdf1s Id
greasy 5a4dais isd South Australia 6ll
bales, greasy psTTad. West Australia AZ
hsis,s' secured claHi0 greasy "a Sd New
Zealand lHS bales, Sc CURED GAnlld; grta
lheilNi. The sales fol long wool will be
held February IL aud II.
81. LOUIS. February l.-Wool steady ana
unchanged
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COTTON.
HOUSTON DAILY srATryr>,.
HOU SION SpOrs


steady futures steady. ""'
o.s, Open. Close. Jav
mrIutiH,ro '...,.,s..,.. bat. 5ols 5x
Tres ordinaire. 49, 49ls 1at
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NEW YORK SPOTS.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.

NEW YORK FUTURES.
OPENED quiet ami firm. 1910. quiet and
stea ly; closed quiIt and steady. sales.
6S,0c0.
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New York, February ASIDE from mail
oraers direct from principal merchsstss' 81 Ia
i'shient representatives of out Of town
called for, Improved quantities Of rls,sJi'
IaneonS character, there was Hits srot
ueirana. Yet good number OF buvcrs M
on on an appearances, Print cloths steady NJ
=, london, February l.-'rh, Mark Lana
n;NprSsS s'ys # is surprised at the iecline
ot prices IN the United Stntes n,d ra
Harks that definite crop returns for ,See
10 ho' Warrant any depression, $40
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
THE EDELWElSS MYTH.
It Is Not Rare Plant, Nor Does It Grow
at Very Great Heights.

It Is Not Rare Plant, Nor Does It Grow
at Very Great Heights.
It is commonly reported and is no
less commonly believed by the inexperi-
enced tourist that edelweiss is q plant
which only grows il the most dangerous
and inaccessible situations. OF course
with it, as with any other Alpine plant,
this may row and then happen. But as
8 rule it is found on rough and rather
stony slopes of grass, the ordinary pas
ture of sheep and goats, at heights rang
ing from about 5000 to 5000 feet
above the sea level. 1t is not often met
with below the former limit and seldom
above the latter. Once it could be
plucked-probably it has now been cx-
terminated-by the side Of path few
hundred feet above Zermatt and within
half an hour of the hotels. 1t was abun-
dant, and 40 doubt still Is all about
the little inn at the Tosa falls, and 1t
may be picked in handfuls within
couple of hours easy walk from the
baths Of San Bernardino. That 1t IS z
great rarity is also an article Of faith,
but this is another myth. 1t is doubt
less pla..t local rather than universal
in the Alps, but there are few districts
where it does not occur, often abundant
". What has caused it to De so priced
is difficult to understand. It is en- ever
lasting, but that is almost equivalent to
saying thai it has 10 great beauty. The
plant attains q height CT about four
inches, having one or two flowers Oh d
stem. These are star shaped, a fe"
pointed rays down covered, as il they
were cut cut Of pale gray velvet, sur
rounding two or three yellowish tufts.
The dry stem and narrow leaves are
similarly covered It's scientific name is
Gnaphalium leon;opodium, and the ge-
nus to which it belongs has three or
four Representatives in the Alps, one Of
them, c. dioicum, being also abundant
on dry moo-s in Britain. 1t is, Ill short,
a flower uuaint rather than beautiful.
The edelweiss is an extremely easy
plant to raise from seed and should be
treated as an annual The seed can be
obtained readily for few pence from
any respectable nurseryman. 1t is. how
ever, q very difficult plant to transplant
with any success. Sometimes the edel-
weiss, when torn from its native noun
tain and set ont in garden, will have
sufficient life in it to flower and then
pine away and die. This is the almost
invariable result Of these attempted
transplantations.
It may be added that edelweiss, when
grown on anything like the sea level,
or, in fact, anywhere away from home,
entirely loses its distinctive character
and becomes worthless as garden
plant Perhaps these remarks will save
some tourists sponge bags from being
filled, which, if they do not become
heated and die on the journey, will
barely linger long enough to enable the
proud owner to point to them as evl-
dence that he has actually been to
Switzerland. London Standard
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08

Nr. and Mrs. J. J. Conyers have the SYM
pathy of {; host of friends IN the loss OF
their infant son on Monday evening The
little one was sick for only g few DAYS.
when death Gaze to relieve Lm ot his SUI.
fer;ucs. 20. Such is the Kingdom &
heaven. Died at Beltied plantation on
December2, 1897, John Meredith Aaonins,
son of Richard l. and Leila s. Manning, ID
his fourteenth year, after several weeks
sickness from typhoid feyer.-Sumter Free
man.
Readers, do not fail to read every word
of Jenkinson's half page advertisement. ln
it he gives prices which Will cause others to
calculate closely when they draw them
selves into competition with him. Jenkln-
son Is merchant IN every sense CT the
word, and instead of fearing competition
be actually courts it, as the columns OF this
paper show. An up-to-date business man
like Jen nkinson realizes what the low price OF
cotton means to those who have TO make H.
and he therefore must meet the condluons
as they exist He knows It does no good 10
tender word of sympathy t the farmers
50 he offers them through these columns
prices that must attract their attention.
About six or eight persons met IN the
court hoase last Monday to discuss the pro-
priety Of sending delegates to Atlanta iGr 10
the Cotton Growers convention. Dr l. VI.
Woods took the chair, and, IL his
usual lucid manner, discussed the slt0a-
ton. He explained the needs Of ciaren.
don being represented aud regretted 1.', lle
small attsniance, attrbntins it to "moFa!
cowarl;ce." Mr. A. J. Morris Of New Zion
nominated Dr. Woods as a delegate, sec
on?ea by Mr.. J. J. Bragdon. Both OF these
gentlemen voted for the doctor, whereupon
the chairman declared himself unanimous
" elected. he then requested that anotner
delegate be elected, which WAS done oy 'ne
same two gentlemen nominating. second
ing and voting for Mr. Henry l.. johnson.
DR.. Woods, after quite discourse on tne
present unfortunate condition Of the tarm.
ers. promised his best Efforts when he got got
10 Atlanta to bring about change tor TINS IS
people" AIr. johnson was not II the MAJ!
when he was elected, but ii he goes to At
Iau.a. Clarendon will exhibit rare talent