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Hunter & Co.'s Cotton letter.

b. W. Hunter * Co. say of toiay's cotton
market. Notwithstanding Nell's circular put
ting the total growth for this crop at 1900,
OCd bales. and giving as his present opinion
that the commercial crop of this year will
DC II 100000 bales minimum, 3,sVJ.0JJ FOR Tex
DIS and the Indian Territory and '.'900n out
Side of Texas, Liverpool was a point higher
and spots were in fair demand. sales l2,0O0
bales. This was evidence that this circular
has been known and discounted Tor sometime
by insiders and friends of the great estimator.
New York opened lower. advanced Z to
points but met heavy selling and declined 4
TO points closing lower Than Yesterday.
New orleans opened a point lower than Mon
day. advanced 8 points and then declined
points, closing at the lowest OF the season,
IS for January and i.S1 for March. points
lower than Monday. The advance in the early
trading was quick aud looked as ii it were a
healthy one. but The heavy selling against
spot cotton particularly b. the Atlantic States
aud by traders who took the bear side on the
gloomy political outlook in Europe. was more
than the market could stand. Later il tle
Gay :Se market became easier on the Haritks
aspect OF affairs between Russia and England
over the Chinese ports and the sharp advance
In wheat shows the effect of this continued
agitation Receipts at the ports t-day were
So. 100 bales. Brunswick clearing 1860 and help
ing to swell the total as did Pensacola yes
teIday with 900. These receipts compar5 VITA
~ pO0 for this day last week. $3.50 last year
and Sl,tD in 1894. 1t Is the general opinion
Of the trade that farmers are willing to mar
ket their crops at present prices and that the
weight OF receipts viii Crag prices lower.
Nell in his circular says that ii the crop j.
ll,Go01o bales there will be l.501,Qpl TO add
to tho heavy stocks visible and invisible held
Gu September |. and the excess grown and
not marketed beyond tho commercial crop of
circular is dated October % and he saws that
the Second half Of October while cooler has
SO far given no killing frosts aud that indscd
the frCsts which have occurred are admitted
to have been beneficial
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MonEi AND BasnIvu.

Es 7hnnge is quoted M follows: New Yor,.
buylng. s. 0002 30 discount; selling, New
York. 81. Louis 9nd Kansas city. par TO 81 90
discount; New Orleans. buying 500 discount.
ceiling. par
HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs.
The following are tho clcarnnces of the
the corresponding time last year. together
with the increase or decrease
This yeas. Last year Incraas
Saturday .....,., Sl51S,Hp1 $l,sl2.l71 SSgf 7se
Monday mum, l.3S4,G2g l.4as,7Gl si4'IgS
Tuesday. ........, Holiday l.ill,d7i rii1.G7l
wednesday '.''.lSn,eoi llOnobs idS, 2)5
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LAVE svoch.

~ 'Nalc ,advices TO -. w Hunter & ca. vayo
puts on December wheat 665. ana tsi $50 go"
aud calls 6SM and G77sd6>. '!NVo's
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Port of Galveston. November .

Port Of Galveston. November >.
ARRIVED.
IS vulcan. Neale, from Barry
rs Birchfield. Norton. from Cardiff
IS Nethby Hall. Davies, from Wcstport
IS Heloisc. Salveson. Mobile
CLEARED.
IS Knight of St. George, Billet for Liv-
IS Adersgste, Willis. for Liverpool.
81 Leona. Wilder, for New York
IS Wh!tburn. Hutton, for Continent
rs Ha2simoor. Moffett for Liverpool
Barge Regulator Rowe, for Pensacola
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Grain mud Provisions Elsewhere

New Orle0ns, Novcmhor g.-Ifog produc,s
quiet bnt steady, pork-standard mess 81 5lr
100. lard--Refiued ,icrce 3 1i; pure 40
hoXed meats Dry salt shoulders ISL.
whites '.3'la45 ~. Bacon-Cloar ribs sides
80 is4b %. ilams--Choice sugar cured $40
9tf Rice-QuieL ordinary to good i0'5
fieur, grain and feed stuffs Stedy Ficur
:, 'ENtta fancy .$0l4 IS; paten4 .. S0d8 si
Cornmeal-llb@l so. Brap--6i. Hay--prnie
u,,W lLW; choice l2 00i T. 80. Coru--No y
sacked white and mixed ilWi2 Yellow 4oG
~. oats-No. . sacked 3ln3.
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This This This Sto'
day. week. season. IN pc


Kansas city, November s.-Cattle--Recelpts.
9i7e natives and 1890 Texans. market firm;
choice heavy steers, 5.i5ft5 70. medium, 4.40n
SIS: light weights. i.5clii 10. ssockers ana
feeders. -.25li.10. butcher COWS aud hcifc-s.
2-Glffi.zj Western steers. 3.l5if5. -. Texas
steers. 3NlA3s0 Texas butcher COWS. 2.o0ti
40. canning stock, 2.j0n255 logs Re
esipts, 1850. market 10 10 lower hsavy.
2. 5e0a5i, mixed. 3.iHn5.55. lights. $3.50 3 Is.
SheeI-Eereirts. ESQ, market active ard
STEADY, native lambs. 50gtj.49. nHtiv. sheep.
4.iofi,.ie; Westsr lambs. i.S5EI5.2. Western
buttons. 400lz T. %. Western fecdus lambs
tld1$ 81: western feeding sheep, 5.eJdi.oo;
st3ek ewes. 3.25Gi25.
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NEW GOODS.

4 licllanA Herring 10 KEGS.
gieups1 cursants In l-pound packares
Rynrsv. Psass. Nseiarines. Evaporateo
enan IAyer I'D l.ooss Raisins.
I..S.Ss3 H-ponnd stone lara tnic,
A!t oRpERe vim have The sam. car.
- aAsenaAeq 4. eouGht n psrson. 80
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= A N SY PILLs
SAFE isD SURE. Send d. for woIik,I
GUARD" nilss1 spesias c., peyt. o., ~

IS Bishopssate, Lewis, at Hamburg
tober IL.
SIS Blaenovon. Las Palmas. October il
SIS Brinkburn. Shields via Port Eads, d
| Der 3.
IS Britannia, Nelson. Algters, octoSs3;
IS Ching We. Harris, New York. octoaJ
SIS City of Wakefield. Rotterdam. sy$
Der %
SIS Collingwood. at London. septembsi
SIS Corcho, Risk, New York, October 8
IS Cotahele. Philadelphia October a.
SIS Deramore. Rio de Janeiro via St u
September IL.
SIS Duke of York, Santos via ST. Luch
tober 8.
SIS Ethelhilda. Para. October 5.
SIS Europa. at Maranham, October y
SIS Eric, Taylor. Cardiff. via st. VIZ
October s.
SIS Florence Pile. at La Plata septemk
SIS Frsda. -, penarth. October q.
SIS Ham ah NJ. Bell, at Rotterdam, ssJ
Der u.
SIS Ilaro. -, Hull October Is.
IS Isle of Kent. Amsterdam. Septefss,
IS ltaliana. -. Glasgow. October q y
tober %.
SIS Lewishorn. via Port Eads, octoba <
Der go.
SIS Mangbank. -. Sunderland. Octohst
SIS Mexican. Liverpool via Barpadoes.
TENDER 2S.
SIS Montclair. Rio de Janeiro. October ID
IS Moonstone. at Pernambuco, Octe@
SIS Mira. Liverpool. October 10.
SIS Nethergate. at ST. Vincent. October
IS Neither Holme, Wilson, at Greenock
tober J.
SIS Nordfall. Hamburg, September Il.
SIS Oakfield. Fleetwood, September g.
SIS Orion. Liverpool. October II.
SIS PAX Ling, at London, October 10.
SIS Parkgate, Cape Verde via Port Eadsl
tober is
SIS Platea, Gloucester. October 10. i
SIS Richmond Castle. Montevideo. 0ctob4
SIS Roufcled. Eastman. October 3.
SIS Sisomsde. Sharpness, September "
SIS Sir Richard Grenvllc. Shields via b
SIS St. Helen. Cardiff via Genoa, Septql
81.
SIS Vulcan. Curtis. Barry, October y.
SIS West Indian. Liverpool. October IL 81
muda, September Il.
SIS Whitehall. at Rouen. September
SIS Wistow Hole. Shields, October IL. ~
Sch Aaron Kingsland, Johnson, Key T
September II.
Sch Celina. Murra, at Philadelphia
TENDER 4. ~
Sch James W. Fitch. Kelly, Batimort Is
TENDER "a.
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,Aepcrtcd for The Post daily except Thur
days and Sundays by Albert Muntgomery a
co. tlimitedl, 1.-Two stock commission mer.
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bid. . sellers: value.
New OrlcanS Futures.
Futures opened barely Neady; at noon dull;

asked: bid; nominal.
New IorI, Futures
Futures opened steady at decline; at noon
quiet; closed barely steady.
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Chicago, .Novemt'~S. :. Cattle :. Aarket
STEADY choice stetrs. Nx5Gi70: medium 40
ats beef steers locals: stockers and
teeacrs. 2.OQgt.ft; bulls. a.25r+l5 COWS aud
h"liefs, J.5sT4-N, calves. ? 25hI25. Western
range steers, 2.jJftI.55 Western fed steers
tSHt5.So. Texas grass steers. 9.l0di01. Hogs
Market slow selling AT the lowest figure of
n season; taiT TO choice. 3.51iid365; packing
lois. pass: butchers 3.iJn3.71. mixed $50
NJ 20 ilght. 93c1S.7o pigs, 9.e0a3 so. sheer
aud lambs-Large. supply caused reduction in
rtirss feeding sheep. 3l5Ni0S ycarlingS
1900 % inferior 70 choice. lambs. s.5o05.5oi
Reccpts-cattie, 1890; hogs. 5000, sheep.
s.. Louis. November 2.-Cattle- Receipts,
.3ge read; shipments. 100 head market fair
far 70 fancy native and shipping EXPORT
seer. i.s5Ii.59; dressed beef and butcher
steers f.i5f;f.S5; steers under 1900 pounds,
2 "a 90. s'ockers and feeders. 2.5Od4 %: cows
a1d he.ters. 2,0oN4ij; Texas and indian
steers. 215TfoQ; COWS aud heifers, 2O0a3. 10
log Receipts, 5000 head; shipments, 500
mead; market slow packers 3.j0fDG "a: butch.
ers. f5TIs -. Sheep Receipts. 200 head:
sh'nneuts. 700 head: market easy native NUT.
'uhF, 5.I39 40; r,tlls AMI bnchs, l.5On3..5;
atcckcrs. 2.59G5jo: lambs, 100000.
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Market fully supplied With all classes NJ
oatslc. RECENT OF COWS heavy Hogs IA lief,
car always be sold on arrival AZ market
prices.
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cnr=iu * Richardson's Circular.

Cargill Richardson say of cotton: When
Liverpool came but ia-6id higher this morning
it was very evident 1t would be hard to main
tain our advance in cotton started Yesterday
The bulls made noble efforts for a while. bat
before the DAY elise the old time bears were
again or top. Too much cotton was the cause
tort receipts again footed nearly 10000 bales.
aud the semi weekly showed receipts to be
IlG0o mora than last year and stocks ac-
cumuating. Nelll's letter was gigel to the
public In detail, and wGiia it only predicted
NE minimum 1t was a decidedly bearish doc
uinent and turned many bulls to the short
side of cotton. He gives Texas 3,sOJO0o and
tue balance 100, 10. Political complications
OF a warike character added to the bearish-
ness. This week will be 4 record breaker In
port receipts and probably the largest OF the
season. That Texas has done her do Tor
the season IS evident, but the other States are
now furnishing an excess movement. May be
Mem Is right. and may be cotton will sell
much lower. II certainly looks TINT way now
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INTEREST TAHEsN THE ORANGE SITUATION
Porto Rico May Become nm Import-
ant rnctcr-Thc canned Goods
Standardization OIL Review.
offfee Of The Post,
Houstoa. wednes0ay. Noyem0eF :.

Houston, "Wednesday. NoFempc! :.
While the coast region o. Texas is not az
grange producing country there is no fruit
which enters more into genera! consumption
thsn the orange. Ii finds ready sale at all
staTons and naturally consumers will be In
lei estet in feeling thai in the future there
is possibility Of securing cheaper fruit. The
DSgIsy Bill has almost excluded Mexican ana
Jsn,alca fruit. Florida aud Louisiana have
not yet recovered from the damage done os
f.oats and California has therefore had mo-
natoly OF the trade.
As tht situation now stands California aud
rlnfida orange growers are discussing tre
possibility u orange production In the new
American possessions In the West Indies, and
weI,ter what the effect VIII he on their busl-
reSs. Heretofore these two sections have
Ituncrolszed orange growing. Louisiana pro
antcs. perhaps. l25 cars this year, and a few
NJ. grown in Arizona, hut compared with the
product Of tie first named regions, the tota
OUTPUT Of all other regions amounts TO notb'
ibs 40 foreign fruit has come into the coun-
try this year rs 4 result OF the tariff win
Forte Rico an American colony. which rem
de- the tariff imperative IL becomes q quos
lion Of som Importance TO American growers.
s; is conceded that quite good oranges caa
pc grown Ia Porto Rico as Ia jamaica ai'
tiles can be grown is both ISLANDS cheaper
than in either California or Florida.
rcito Rico has the advantage ut climate.
Ii II south Of the frost ifnc and srnfes vii.
no, suffer as they have Ia Florida ~ the
past and damage from drought will not he
so mitch OF factor as 10 California. On The
other hand, there are no groves Of Importance
nov in bearing and 1t VIII require some tim
10 got orcnaris set aud producing.
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Stocks ut United states Ports.
United states Exports.
This week Last wear
Compare tive Spot Market.

Tho foIlowIns arc The Closing quotations for
cotton the spot today at the leading mar
kets, together with the closing OF middIins
yesterday, with today's sales:
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Repor,ea for The Post by y. r. Norman.
live stock commission merchant
psgNs'- choice. ps- ID. gross..... $40 az
Common 10 fair. per To- gross. q US
Gov --Choice. per h. gross. q X.
Common to fair. per 10, gross. 2A'J "a
Northumberland per h. gross. $50 "a.
Common, per ID. gross. ......... GAG
Calves Choice. per 10. grcss..... 20 y.
Cnrgnon, per ID. gross. 9i3U "a
Shftr- Choice. per 10. gross...... "a
Common, per head .....-........f 10 o. W
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Hon.ton spot Qn"tntions.
SHOTS closed easy and unchanged; sales 93I
Today. YESTERDAY. Last year


The New Orleans spot market closed quiei
and easy and unchanged.
ou urit, nary. . i5.rn N!ditin-.. ..... ~
ora.unry 3 7-iB Good mddins. /. 5-le
ZOO ordinary ~ Mdlling fair. ~
i.nn NM ddIn... Al isalek. ........... 1000
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New York Nov ,mhcr -Whsat-I,eoyints
alS,voo bushels cNports 2l.NOO bushels: snep
w 20. net hghor; No rcd Nav 7e7.N WI
.--QrVt Cot,onserd oil Dali. primo nrsJ,,
~ yellow s2is, Pie iron Quiet ,,ep,er-
Finn. SpClter- Firm
The times., 1898-01-08
STOCKS AND BONDS ACTIVE
Heavy Volume Of Business Done in
Wall Street.
Easier Tendency of the Money Mar
et-Sharp Advances in Manhat-
tan and General Electric.

New York, Jan. "A large volume of
business was done on the stock exchange
today, In both tn, stock and bond divisions
/ of the market. Interest in the market was
/ again Well diversified, and the broaden
! ing tendency noted in the Trading yester-
day was again evident. The tone OF the
market was very strong, and advances
which in some cases attained noteworthy
rroportions-wer quitegereral. There was
e> actual news affecting tile situation
or the market as a whole, but the easier
tenaency of the money marae; and the re-
employment of the large sums disbursed
ia the January settlements We're both ef
festive in the speculation. In London all
the divisions of the security market were
reported buoyant, a circumstance which
was reflected uere IN fairly heavy pur-
chases by the arbiIrage-houses of the inter-
nationally listed stocks.
sharp advances I'm Manhattan and in
General Eiectric were attended by re-
ports that the management OF the former
company had concluded arrangements
fer the equipment of the road with cleo
tric motive power but these statements
did not obtain official confirmation.
New York Central, which was Lought
largely by houses with foreign connections,
advanced sharply on the progress OF the
conpsny's refunding plan, and activity
and strength in Michigan Central would
foresiiacow the announcement of a similar
scheme. The Delaware and Hudson an
nounced its dividends for the current year
at B per cent, but the anthracite stocks
were not among the conspicuously strong
features OF the day. Trading was most
active in the forenoon and in the last hour,
when the market showed traces of ir-
regularity.
In The early dealings Susquehanna and
Western preferred broke sharply on sales
by holders averse 10 retaining a minority
interest in stock which has passed into
The control OF another company. Bur-
lington was the leader in the grangers.
which were all strong and active. 1t is
expected that the Burlington COMPANY
VIII be the next in order TO announce r.
bond conversion scheme. The company has
S26.6f1,o00 Z per cent bonds maturing |
in 1909. Sugar Refining and American |
Tobacco were strong and active. OF the |
active stocks Peoples Gas alone re- |
flected the tone throughout the day
The close was quiet and fairly steady.
though the best prices of the day were
shaded by the realization of profits.
The times., 1898-01-08
HOW DOCTOR
Mccoy CURES
CkTARRH OF
THE STOMACH

The people having at last UNDER
stood thar the Mccoy treatment is the test
uhenioSt reliable and safest method for the
cure OF CataTrh OF the Head, Throat and
Bronchial TuncS, are in condition TO ap-
preciate how 1T cures another form of Ca.
Uarrh, nanel V, that form of the disease that
affeIts the Stomach.
Caiarrn of tue Stomach is not curabie
disease under any OF the old InethCds 3f
tre3ting Catarrh. The old school OF dealing
with Catarrh Of the Stomach, Cf dealing
with the lining of this organ that is in-
famed spd irrit ;itel by Catarrh, is all
wrong II is wrong hecause they intro
Guoed into the iTritated organ medicines
which further trritate and inflame it's
structures and grravate instea ofcuring.
Under Doctor McCey's plan the stom-
ach is not inflamed and irrita ted. The
physician here gets rid of the sore
ness, quiets tie sore places and
The times., 1898-01-08
SPECIAL NOTICE.

OFFIgE MI CTCA LIRE INSURA Nt.ECOM-
FAM or District OF Columbia Washiuu-
TON January 1S9S--The a unuaI leetiBR
OF the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
or the District Of Columbia WIZ be he Ia an
the THIRD MONDAY in January. 1893
the tn instant, at the office the e-lIn-
IIany, No 9O2 Pennsylvania avenue north
vest, commencing at 9 o clOCI d. II.
by th- CHARTER Ofthe Company The election
OF seven inana gers to conduct The affa ifS
Oi tne company is required L. De he'd at
tie above meeting.
BY the sixth article Of the fyIa W. or The
company il is provided: AT the annual
meeting OF the company the fIrst business ia
orceI snail be the appointment of z chair
man, who shall conduct the meeting and
election in accordance with the act 80 in
corporation bet ween the hours cf = C'eIp,E
a. IN. and O'Clock .. M
Amount Of Premium notes 60 zE5 uti
Amount OF cash on hand -. 6 I45 Ga
securities ................... 265226 s5
Real estate ------.---.---.. - SEQ tit
OIrice furniture and fixtures. SEQ utt
Loses by fire adjust edand
he annual statement VIII Ge ready for
distribution at the office OF ths company
about January 2,
BY order OF the Board Of Na nasers.
SAMUEL {, WILSON Secretary
Ja6-5t-eTu
The times., 1898-01-08

The growth of interest not ticeable Thurs
day was mol leSsened yesterday. The pub
lie bought i'm various issues with fair
pcrSiStency. There was no rush, however,
and il is not to be inferred that there is TO
be.a boum. Even during this tentative
reaching out by the outsiders there was
perhaps more than the usual taking of
prospects by the professional element. The
market is more than usually prot lem.
The qualities are too many. t seems
a fair surIuise that Sugar, Manhattan and
Metropolitan viii continue to show strength
though further rise in the Tammany roads
is not So likely. The railroad securities
do not find favor with a considerable
group of careful operators.
The times., 1898-01-08
Washington
Loan & Trust CO.
OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND + sTs
viii Examine tie system.

The Capital Railway Company's electric
system, the Brown system, IS so far, 81 tis-
factory to the Commissioners as well rs
to the company. The ninety days trial
prescribed BY the Commissioners has yerv
nearly expired They have as yet found
no fault. AS an extra precaution. how
ever. the Commissioners decided to ~
point committee OF experts TO examine
the workings of the system.
The times., 1898-01-08

Bradstrett says today: The wear onens
with tone Of quiet confidence norva d;,cr
nearly all branches of business win ON,
couraging activity in the iron trade. \ ro-
sumption OF work by many thousa nds of
i'"lustfldl employees in the Western glass
industry, largely reduced volume of
ousii'ess failures as compared with cor
responding periods in preceding years, and
general outlook certainly not inferior
10 any previous year at this time. Dis
triDutive trade has naturally been rather
SLOW pending stock-taking and the ret,,rn
OF salesnen 10 the field While tho vol
uine OF distributive business is no Iarsar
industrial activity is a special feature
Ghconflned to any one section, but spe
ciaiiy notable in the West.
Resumption of work after the holida ,s
mas oeen general and encouraging in that
section Autumn weather in the North.
"esI checks distribution, but collections
are reported good. Sales of Southern
non are large. Louisiana sugar crop
returns nave been very satisfactory. Nine
tehths OF Florida S orange cron was
gathered before the last freeze and cot,on
IS steady on good export demand. WooI
has opened up actively AT some Fss,orn
i''dfNets' and lower prices for cotton
goods have stimulated some demand
wage reductions at New England oottop
i;iiiis nave been very generally accented
Preparations for an active ALASKAN
trade are making on the Pacific coast
ana needed rains are reported in Cali
lorna. Prices have shown few jInport
aht changes and stea diness is leading
feature.
The times., 1898-01-08

Dun's weekly RI ..ew of trade today sa vs.:
In failures 1897 was not only the best
| Year. since 1892, but on the whole the
best ever definitely known. With 1892
| failures, in number l1.5 per cent less than
1896, and S1s2 5s1,771 defaulted liabili-
| ties, 81 per cent less than in 1896, the
| years banking failures counted for $685.
ls249,1o0, and the commercial failures
| were but 1851, with liabilities Of S154,
| 332,o71, the average per failure being
| only 81 500, the lowest ever known, ex-
cept in 1892. But even in that year the
| failures during the last half averaged
liabilities OF $Io,4T7 per failure, while
in the last half of 1897 the average was
! only $9,5s3.
! Tnenew year began with disappointment
! for speculatcrs in stocks and grain which
is not bad sign. Prices of stocks have
| gained little, after yielding at first,
and closed rs cents per snare higher for
railroads, and S1.o5 per share higher for
trusts. Earnings reported in December,
including seventy loads, with i third OF
D,
Were 1o.6 per cent larger than in 1895,
and 4.3 per cent larger than in
1882 New railroads covered 1888
miles, against 1897 last year, while
the most complete returns OF receiverships
in 1897 covered but ,537 miles, with
Ss2,9 900 stocks and bonds, against
$27 ,597 900 in 1896.
Wheat declined l g. 4 cents, owing TO
the rp nF ba
and Western receipts were bout double
iast years, with Atlantic exports $40,
SIC bushels, flour included, aga inst 215O,-
'oS iast year. Exports Of corn for the
Week fell below last years, although
western receipts are unusually large,
and the price fell but g. of cent.
The cotton manufacture is little en-
couraged by larger demand for goods. but
prn'-cioth prices have further declined
2.l2 cents. The wooden and worsted mills
are both buying wool quite largely. at
p1ces probably close TO the best.
The iron manufacture has been further
encouraged by unusual business for the
season Prices are generally unchanged
though Eastern works have advanced
structural beams cents Pig is UNCHANGED
with fairly large sales
shipments of boots and shoes continue
larger Than in previous years
The coke output continues heavy. and |
the output of anthracite coal was Al. |
2oo,ooo tons in 1897, though the con
sumption was bout 2, 90, ,0oOtons smaller |
and trade sales at S3.s5 per ton here.
The volume OF business represented Inv |
ciearing- house payments has been 34.4
per cent larger than last year for January
nus far, and 4.3 per cent larger than
IN 1892, and banks state that commercial
leiauits the first Of the year were smaller
nan TOT ten years or more. There is
marked increase In the buying of CONNER
,ial paper by brokers. With current rates
Il per cent abroad sand 2l-2 here
iefeHeh claims against foreign bankers
naturally increase, although the amount
'f deferred exchange known to be held
is collateral remains about $50 600 600
aiiures for the week have been 900
the United States, against All last
'ear, and in Canada 80, against 60
ast year