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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-24

Isnd the attsr 10 IN, an advance OF 81
pCnts ~ re afternoon ths m CO. -, wa : Z
NJ s sSsses ~. i s ~ ss9s n.s nfm =
New York. August 2s--Therc was a live
" session Of unloading by all classes Of
| traders in the wheat pa today. which re-
suited In net decline of ~ below Sat.
| urday's closing price and about &c below
the curb prices Saturday Trading was at
| times duh 70 the point of stagnation. The
French markets made no response to Sat.
| urday'e strength on this side and closed
sxainst i5la5d advance FOR the day al
Liverpool. Talk about prospective reduc-
| ton III the French duty was not credited
on change. Export trade was limited
No, Northern being smsM over septem-
Der and No. 2 " over. Today's break has
been the first serious check the bull move
nnent has received In q week. First prices
were III higher than last Saturday on ex-
cited trading, influenced by sharp rise
In cables. but subsequent turn IN the
trading sent sentiment and the price n.y.
Ing the other way. This induced heavy
realizing, which continued all day. Final
prices were Nan net lower.
New York. August 2s--'Thc dry goods
market opened with pronounced activity
In all grades. The marke. for cottons con-
tinued active. bu, recovered today on man
orders from all sections Of the country.
The. price situation ts 6till firm in all
grades being foticcably SO IN brown
goods. though sellers show little inclina-
ton to rccede In any grade. Woolens In
all lneA show the same steady front which
has ruled for the past two weeks. Export
goods have gainei somewhat IN demand.
but hre not hs 0ftiyc rs thoee for domes-
tic use. Prin. cloths are fifm at 2ls. Prints
are firm and fairly active
Cotton Points.
New Orleans las 1I00J bales In presses,
against 1900 on this day last year.
The amount ~ cotton on shipboard AT
United states ports ie not over 600 bales
compared with SIsGE at this time last year
The movement onto sight last week was
ibVoe bales. according to the Chronicle.
Tor the same week last year gZ 900 bales
Were brought forward.
NORTHERN spinners took 1900 bs,es last
week. against oi0. last year, and Southern |
SINNERS i20oo, against 1900 last year.
The worlds viz HE supply OF American |
'otton WAS b5l.0OD bales at the close of last |
sr'h. The minimum point VIII probably |
q reached this week.
Houston expects 800 to $500 bales tomor- |
ow. against glS' on the Same DAG last |
'sar Mondays receipts win make a total |
4 ns1rly D2.cD babes for the twcnty-three
lays OF August.
Sondbem OF New York advised Cargill
{ Richardson this morning: LIVERPOOL |
'uyine ana shorts covering on scare OF
90 much rain in Atlantic states. Thlnk
dvahce' has been too RAPID"
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EVENING ros1~r cABLEnRAM.

New York Areust % The Evening
rosts lsonnon fnchclal cahiegrdm says.
no stock markets were Inactive today
hht the tone was flrtp. mainly on cover.
HEn BY the bnors In view ~ tomorrow &
hei,ienlen'. Tho rsss ~ Americans. was
narty duo 10 this cause, but also to the
renewal Of offers purchased ny ariStragc
BONUSES and dealers and by the public gem
,ia,,y on this s..- at the lower level cs-
lapl,shel The reports " a shortage In
me United stats wheat crop are not gen
orally believed here hut are Thought TO be
rusc, hence The scant response on the
rari ~ ,he baltic cllque today. Shrewd
nporaiors expect u renewed rise In Amer
cans. and from nll indications i should
,uuge such an or nlon TO bn correct. The
iarM discount market ls easier today hui
me London narkei IL very unsettled. bis.
count business " almost al u standslf,l.
penulnK dev-'oi n. nts IN the wheat trade,
h IN, the action of other factors bearing or,
New YORK exchange. Some people balicyo
lna' IN" scnnt rcsI onse OF the Baltic on
rstofS todiv 10 Saturdays gran u,,tke,
may mnAn an advance ia your exchanges
rate. Tho Paris and Berlin markets were
steady. "S'e
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New Goods
IA 4 Gar Lots.

Z; q !: cenned Cloods East.
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DAILY INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
THE STOCK MARKET.
RESTRAINT OF LAST WEEK WAS
THROWN OFF YEsTERDAY.
Great Money Interests Were In the
Dcalings--Larpe Dealers bought
stocks In Blocks.

New York. August 23.--The stock mar
ket today shook itself free from the heavy
restraint which was imposed upon 1t dur
ing all OF last week ana bounded upward
again Today the large dealers who threw
their holdings upon the market last week
~ realize bought back stock In large
volume and brought the level of the mar
bet about w 70 that OF last Monday, when
the rsr Seeuied 10 have eliminated. That
sreat money interests were concerned In
tod.y's buying was shown by the heavy
b.ocks OF stock that changed hands and
hy the extensis. buying of bonds. There
was one order Tor any part of ~ 900 900 OF
"A bond which IS favored In the apecnla-
ron at present. Commission houses which
had Withdrawn tipm the market laet week
ana mad iplned the sellins movement to-
ward the latter part OF the week were out
N fun force again today. The motive or
the abandonment OF the bear movement
and the resumption CT buying was a grow
ing sospiiciam regarding the reports OF
reduced spring wheat crop In the North
west The enc. nous liquidation IN the
wheat market COVE confirmation TO these
doubts. The cVLiiiaicd Rise % wheat ~
England and on the continent, ON the
other hand. was continued evidence OF the
ioreign need for wheat and gave aBsur-
ahct e great freight traffic 10 the sea-
board TO the Transportation lines and
back again IL take the merchandise which
the farmers rrunts would buy
re srengtl .: corn and cotton In Lon
hHi ulEp htf sbt STOCK market. ine
Mct That r. a. st hurscs seld grain In the
mhrhrt az, that purchases for EXPORT
were nrFe'y ctiluilrh do not prevent the
Herling rAchlLge market from weaken
!rg Il fcf acpoLrt % both long and snort
stc''ins the former faIiinG TO 4.s3 3-S and
th' LAT err 10 : s5ia. This rejects tho wan
lSg !niiutnces OF the measures taken by
tho Bank of Eneisna 10 deter the move.
mont q epit &c lhi3 country and was a
ket.
me gri,nEefs aad ali sra.r-carryins
tolds ltd th. iiiin oycmcnt. BurfustuA
led WITH 2A per cent adsarcc. The Van
utrlsi shares the Euuihwesterns The
Nouh STOCKS aud ttri International shares
were AL very strong and active. ana few
iailc 10 STOW a ret Improvement OF IL
least port The ai,thraclte coal shares
ospeclallv the Reading issues. wore active
ana strong. Leather preferred was !argc.
~ ds~ilt IN at ,ln advance AtcllA son pre-
tSrfr9 gained 2is anu Louisville and Nash
The hond market showed tNlwakening
actlNiiN tho Aichtou and Northern Pa
e,nc cskues baiiis promip, MT Northern Pa
enc ihrccs gaiicu I rs. AtChlson adjust.
mgnl roura ia am Erie threes ~.
9olhl salrs &; nc cks TO-DAY were Iip zoe
tnales. Including Alclison praferred az
~ LuriinsioG 1919. Northern Pacific TO-
800. 81. Paul 5t.0g1.
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market was fully strong at the opening
and trading was fairy active. but the
market. after fuctuating, finllly sa-ed
septepber q. MAY s2l.0s2 IS. Oats--op-
eash, ELEVATOR J jos. lid. ' track 25i2os; No.
white 21ika22a September 20; December
=. Rye unsettled 50,4 elevator. 81 track.
Corn meal higher. I .50Mi 50. Rye firm,
cast track 4sfpi5 Flax seed lower. Ito.
Prime timothy seed 2.7o. Eay. timothy
lowe, $50: prairie steady. 5.50n6.6D
Whisky steady. 100 Cotton ties and bag
Ring unchanged. Pork unchanged, stand
III mess jobbns. new $50. old 800. lArd
Letter; prime steam 4.47Ia, choice 4.55. la
conf Boxed lots, extra short clear and
ribs G.25; ksnorts c.371s. Dry salt meats
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Prices raid BY Houston -
Twelve month";, medium ...st>'
Swsive months. me. ....s.s.,se:z
SsS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES h.
s'x moashA 101p ~
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Gai'h quotations were as follows:
t'lour-teuiet.
wheat--No. spring. esGas: No. 3. cor
e6; No. 2 red a96ioo wy
S'orn-.No. 2 soN. No. yellow. S,s.
3 white puudf2?th. w.
Rye-sNo. 2, 49,
Barley-No. ., nominal; No. 3. T. O. b..
32afts, No. T. Z. 0. b.. ssafeN -
Flaxsced-No. l. fiafI5.
Timothy seed-Prime. 27b
Mess eSfk--Per barrel s5sIS6s,
I.ard--Per 100 poupis, as6
snort ribs sdes.iloose. slbfsi0
Short. clear sides--Boxed, pses5s..
WHISKY Dlstillers' finished goods. per
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston, August %.

Port Of Galveston, August %.
ARRIVED.
IS San Marcos (Am), Itzen, New York
SAILED
- Menemsha (Am). Byrne, New York
cola. '''''' ie"sai-
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LIVE srocxE

chant. reports as folloWs: ~
Beevess--Choice grass. .....,...
cows and heifers. choice, 81.
calves. choice 80.
Spring calves ..........,,..
Yearings Observation-Disclosures.
Sheep-First-class
choice mastfed hogs. ....,,s
| S9.nleu noss ...:...............a
heiiiar hs---Market ScantIiY
all classes of cattle and
prices remain firm.
GALVESTON 4
Reported for The Post ~ 4
live stock commission msfcis3
Beeves- M
Choice, per ID, gross.
Common. per Id. gross 49,
COWS
Choice. per ID, gross.
Common, per Id. gross. 49,
Yearlings--
Choice, per lb. gross.
Common. per ID. gross. ..,,,s
Calves
Choice, per ID. gross.
Common, per ID, gross. ....ss
Sheep
Choice. per Id. gross. ...
Nc'iiiiioii, per Neal. .....vsssH
This This ~
day. week. ~
Beeves and cows, "a 81
Calves and year n
Tngs ............ 131 13i
sheep ............. =, u.
Market bare of choice esi|
yearlings and sheep; demand 4
NEW ORLEANA
Reported for The. Posi- a.
thursdays and sundays ~ Az
gomery ~ Co. Qimited). hW
mission merchants.
Good rat fed beeves.......s
Good lat grass beeves. ...".s
common 10 faar beeveS...'sss
Gooo rat cows .....,.....rsss
Sonhihoii 10 fair coWs'....ss,x4l
Goou 1at yeariings.. :.......s
Gonmoh 10 fair yearlings,"
CaiVes 49,. ,........ ........'.s.p
Soou cornted hops,.......s.~
S Si 10 Ialt nogs....'.''.
H"u iat sheep...,,.....;.,...:ssS.js
r... Receipt1' RI &
Ca,tle ....;.............Z@ r.
S GaiNes ana yeariings.OS
LOGS LOGS ID
Snsep ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Market pare Oh peer catt
ul demand; calves and yeaFp
quotations; hogs firm' sheeP VI
CHICHGU. lz1
chicago. Aagisv 1.-The gsn y.
LOT cattle today was ac.ivS
desirable 9fferlngs wha. vas " =
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SUGAR.

XIV York, August g. -,Suse5
TAR refining 81. cv,.tr.fuks+ s' ":
refined firm. -.
Rev crlcans, August a..
Kettle nuiet aiifisli cesitris
Rrannla'eL Ntft vic Whit
yellow ss-SVs Is Is; seccEds ~
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New York. Aner~t g. The visible sam.
MY Of gram statement co,nrSle5 nv III ~.
New York produce exchange, is AZ fol-
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askssd. b bid
NEW YORK FUTURES.
onehnI IRREGULAR; noon. steady: closed
nfm: sales. 2ia,0D. '
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B(|lQI||Q Q|

Slightly used jute baxr,
bahng cotton and Inter:
Cotton ties. 12-foot lencf1
ETC.. address
G. B. .DoHo
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GALvESr()N
NEW oRLEANa

Market bare of choice I'll
yearlings and sheep; demand h
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supply Poultry with Grit.

because a flock has the run ~ !,
field is no reason for supposing that a
plentiful supply of gritty materiaI i.
found by the hens. A calculation win
snow That, when the hens are search.
ing daily over every portion Of the
range only a short time is required for
them to appropriate all the gritty ma.
teriai that can be utilized. 1t is mn,
every kind Of hard substance that will
ahswer The purpose. Round gravel 4,
not suitable. The hens should have
sharp cutting material, such as flint,
china and earthcByu,re. or.ev.n
when they are confined, II i,
'tiii more important that the meter of
providing grit should not be Overlooked.
: Western. Plowman. NY
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a great many breeders upon having 4
hog or pig orer-hcat"d, or very warm
tempt to reduce the temperature by
dhshiHg "A bucket Of cold water over !,
Very often the result is a dead PIG in a
very short time. The roper wav IN
cool OIL a pig just received in a crate
or one that is orcrheated. il to let II lie
sun ana commence pouring water
gradually on it's nose, continuing for
the space of two minutes on the nose.
ana up to the top Of the head. Then
the head is thoroughly cooled.
proceed backward gradually, no ppur-
too rapidly at first. till you have
reached the tail. In this way the hop
VII be cooled off without danger OF opy
'ad effects from the overheatiny.
.ural World.
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BROKEN CROCkERY
N"' N""r'ShinE. hut S,ilI Yer, coed
IHCu Tor ChInkrnA

An excellent way to DISPOSE of
broken crockery that at times nnr,umn.
ld''S about the dooryard il to pound
the pieces until they are as fine rs
grains of corn, and put them into II
Don or scatter them over the yrourd
"hert the poultry cnn have access to
'heih. There should always be n box or
pm IN tn" yard-prcferubiy under cover
where the fowls can get TO IL at an
tunes, into which broken oyster shells
coal broken plaster, crushed and
burned bone, crushed crockcry. etc
mould be put. The box should ueye,
be empty,
\ subscriber asks about reedjp,
broken glass TO poultry. We have never
made a practice OF using it, but know oI
Il number Of poultry farmers who do
ana Ike it. They also claim that no evil
meet" result from its use. II seems 10
D" an unnatural and unnecessary ar.
'l'ie TO use, especially when gravel
'o"'S' crushed stone, crockcry, etc,
ire 50 easily olraincd and prepared for
,so.
MOST OF us know from experience
low sharp are the edges of broken
'IASS; now fowls ran swallow splinter
u 1t without Iaccrating their %throuts
nd mouths is indeed pulling. Once
y the gi]zard, however, it provides aw.
sharp trrth.-RuraI Californian |,
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ne . ms fingers up through his hair
Nhefe gray was now the pre~yailinptin,
put ne went on with a sudden access
Oh a newer pride of place. there's not
many states tina. beat Iowav. Corn
ana cattle, and horses. and bors and
NOBODY asking what's the matter with
io"ay, and good shipgle II plaster
stead of mortgages. I've had runs an
d good many roads. but | don't think
l eve went through much better coup-
Try 1han this" He waved his hand in
the direction OF the outer world.
Yes said Mrs. Lennox. I've always,
understood it was a prosperons st,ia
sun l suppose, going through it every
Gay as you do, it must get rather mo-
notonous. after alp"
Well" smiled the conductor, ~ don.
say but what the sight of q likely face
ana a word or two with a passengerno
ana Their isn't to my liking. It's pretty
nuch OF a sameness with ms, that's a
iact' It's tear and punch tickets, and
put silps IN hats, and get orders from
the dispatcher and give copy to The en-
glneer, n throw a cup Of coffee In the
way station, and sleep, and at it again
tli the end OF the run. That's one DAVIS
He turraa oni ana ms VIE.
" ho'e Una the
",,va rot -, we're uhoccupied.
I'm ILL ua;a,. nc continued "that
1 III iikeiy goin' to be a grandfather one
q ,;,t,a 49, ple'ts soon he sighed
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SHADE FOR POULTRY.
wonders ca" lie Accomplished with n
ditto HmnnONer Sncd

II one has not natural shade for his
'o"ls, this must be provided artificial.
~, n there are SO many WAYS that If
seems unnecessary to mention them.
such as the use Of bagpiug stretched
on poles, some boards placed on a
frame with sufficient slant 70 carry off
The water; Planting of vines, etc.; but
hhe n which | have used il ,bc lurya
russian snnfower, as this produces
abundance Of shade in the summer
and seeds IN the fall. II is wonderful
now many plants will grow from a five.
cent investment In seeds, and I Drefer
'hIs variety 10 any other, as the seeds |
are too large for the sparrow TO eat. in |
Of which you are left with
. larg" quantity. If one raises white
or those with any white in their
'IHihage, or buff fowls, il Is absolute.
y necessary 10 keep them entirely out
the sun and rain II one wishes Them
often into the best possible condition.
u to pIuhage, and for this PURPOSE AN
va shcd rs about as good az auythipp
everything in it IL clean and
ne roof does moi leak.-Rural World.
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thought it would delight fssrahusban,
when she told him about it. .
i reckon your husband'll be at III,
dc pot to meet you?" said the conductor
well, you tell him Jim Watson sid h,
was IN mighty good luck tohaye as like.
~ a woman as you. You tell him that
Will YOU No otfense. Tell him the
conductor Of No. 93 said that. There's
the whistle for Lincolnville now. Got
your traps?." ~
"neh the cars came to a standstill
she had caught sight of her husband
waiting on the platform and gave a it,
tie jump into his arms, and when the
1lrst swift JOY of meeting was over the
tiain was once more in motion, and she
caught only the wave Of the conductors
cap as he swung himself onto the stems
ii the last car.
oh, Fred she said, and | never said
good-by TO him!" And then she told
with much amusement and many efforts
to make her husband jealous, the story
OF how she had made a little old con-
dnctor on No. 90 fall in love with her
at first sight. ~
And she treasured the little episode
securely in the fragrant spaces of her
memory until one day when. returning
eastward, she heard a familiar voice in
the seat behind her #ft
Where were you hatched?"
I'm from New York." followed q
feminine one.
You don't say" said the first voice.
I'm from New York state myself"
1t was the voice of the little old con.
uctor.-Copyright, 1897, by n. Y,
Company. !
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~ SEA IN a COFFIN
y CONNECTS queer tttruap, to scnpr
N u ANnmLnhrnI 1 nnn

Some curious r.,,f,- 81 ,l, no, ,
The Frru,h convict, Dr., ta,n,u.
~JHJyaur, and rhr sufr,, i~.I,r,l. ar,
given ny N. Paul Nlip,ang. il. ,or.,a.
which he has Just published In porIx
entitled "F.rr.t. c, ....,. -,
describing all the most tyt,l.. ,.rt,,,.
'ua,s a. present in the penal colonies
the author drals with maf,luu. ,v-
'aprs and attempts to t,ripr
Perhaps the most remarkable of
them UiI h. that ui the assassin li,ni
who wrnt tn sea In a coffin. A., man.
tg"d t"igot some nails, tar and cotton.
"hd one dark might he rot into the
roNt0 shed. tie selected a fine. .,auch
aud sc9worthy cnniu, fastened the lid
in order tn turn IL iptn a 5a,a I,,v,
ing a cockpit sufficient To nuuhlr him
To crawl IN. Tie cnlked an the hints
rs well as be could. mud when Tins
work was finished he made a mir al
paddles out Of two plauks. Thrn M,
brought out his craft with great pr,.
caution. Without much diligently he g
reached the waters cdp,. 1'hrr he
launched his bark aud rrawied an
board. Assisted by the tide he uoh-
dIrd his srpulchral craft. Silcptl, and
slowly he proceeded, in the hone OF.
reaching either Venezuela or British
Guiana,
Now. $50 nautical miles in Il coffin did
not constitute a very trmptfur enter.
PRISE, hut lupj was fun uf confidence
At the pcnitcntinry il wa Conn d;sr,v.
erred that lac was missing. Ma boat
hhu Dtrn taken away, The bontg wrrs
always we'll guarded, aud nobody ever
for a moment that any man
WOULD go Ia sea in u coffin. 1t wing
thought That he had either committed
suicide or concealed himself some.
where near by.
Fortunately, or unfortunately. fo,.
.dlpi, the steamer Nbrillr, r~cturpjuv
rom the Antilles, OF Paramarlbo. cu,no.
lose to him, The captain noticed an
IbJ"ct that looked like n niece al
'rr"kaEc around which Il flock of sen.
'llls were circliug and screaming. Nat.
that excited his attention. III,
'''r'd the boat in thc direction ~ the
hjrrt. AS he came close to ii his curl
Hlil was increased. The thing which
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-16
MISSISSIPPI.
WHAT MATTER.

I care not If the hour be dawn
Or daylight's close, or whether
The sun shine bright
From morn till night,
In cloudless harvest weather.
One CLEAN of sunshine from the far.
OF her who Keeps my dwelling place.
Is more than all together.
What matter II the cold gray clouds
Of w~inter-yea, what natter
Speed far and fast
Before the blast.
And fieecy snowfakes scatterp
One handclasp of her heart-warm hand
viii melt the snowdrifts from the land
And bring the bluebird's chatter,
And though each fleeing season bring
It's measured mead of sorrow,
| drink the wine
OF love divine,
And look to her and borrow
A ray of sunshine from the skie,
lie within her honest eyes
And bless the coming morrow,
s.. Q. Lapius, in Ohio Farmer,
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The other morning a man named
Sissons. who stammered dr~eadfully.
was placed in the dock of a london
police court.
1t was very difficult for him to pro-
nounce his name.
He had the misfortune TO stay out
late and make an uproar over night.
and TO recount for it before the mapis
trate the next morning.
Sissons began to reply:
"SsS-Ss-SSsS-ESs-sSs-r
stop that noise and tell me your
name said the magistrate, impa-
tiently. Ill
"Sss-ssS-sss-sSs--" as4
THAT will~do," said the magistrate
severely. Policemen, what is this
charged WITH" ~
Il think, yer honor, he'scharged wild
Spare Moments.
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sAwDusT AS MERCHANDISE.


hrH"rd"d m Of Nucb Accpunt.
> Snwdust MS AN article Of merchandise
= ~ mol calculated to excite the CONNER.
riai "upidity OF ambitious merchants
= yer, prosaic and commonplace az ia III,
commodity Itself, il affords q distinctive
prhh"h Of trade and ranks as "A thriy.
ing although limited, otrshoot Of the
larger industries. Ia this city there are
perhaps bhlf n dozen dealers In savdust
ana thcy hay" az much az they cnn do
all the year round TO supply the DE-.
mnnd. -.
'hese dealers obtain their supply
manly from the lumber mills and pack.
ing box manufacturers Of the city. hui
"7 tb'St sources are not always sufl.
Peht thry import quite u quantit, 81
s"Whnst from the southern lumber
mills, one firm alone get,inp as m,,cL,
az 'hree carloads n month in this way.
Mtwdost reaches the consumer. I'm
bags which contain three bushels and
weigh ~ to 80 pounds each. The deal.
0rs wagon goes over n regular route
every day, serving its regular CUSTOM
efs, ana at the end Of the wccl, coI,e.t-
ing the empty bags. The largest userx
OF Sa"dnst ar" the cold storage ware
i"ises, each OF which will take from 5o
10 W bags per week, and the large meal
houses, which use from Is 10 25 bays'a
Next in order as consumers coma
hotels, dry goods stores, office bt,i,dl q
ihgs, butchers and grocery stores. dab
ana oyster markets, icehouses and =,
saloons. =
ordinarily, there are two grades Of
Nawdust, fine and course. The former
Is mostly used for smoking meats. such
~ MANS, shoulders and dried beef AMI =
y 6biain"d from walnut, briur roo, .
'of'oh"ood, red cedar, oak, hickory and
'ihf' The coarse grade comes from
VINE n yellow pine and poplar. and
= used for cleaning purposes and pack-
''
na"dus IL sold AT retail from Is to :
y cents per bag, according 10 weight
the price is the same for an kind,
T"rpt one. The exception is boxwpod
'wduSf, which is very hard 10 pet.
brings ns high as $3.50 u bnp. when
elected for packing purposes by Jew
common sawdust is used for packing
me kinds of bottle goods. sncb az ipL
pickles, shoe b%lacking, bicycl.
.inents and oils. It is used for packing
'Rs ana also for some polishing bnr.
'Ses' bnt the chief use OF large quapti-
$ OF his material is in sweeping
'orE. Great quantities are thus utij-
%, and much is also spread upon
where it lies for several days at
before IL IL renewed. So wtI,lyst
: sweeping Is usually d~ampenedta T.
Tie, ard " Is not unusual TO clear car- :
is In this way. Hotels and large de- ;
r'Inent stores use great QUANTITIES ..
sirh purposes, and expend perhaps ,
ga year on this coInmoiity.-Phiis
phin Times. y! :,