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but very substantial rise in prices re-
manned nevertheless.
Louisville continued to be taken on a
very large scale, and was pushed up at
one time to SIN. Southern Railway
preferred declined on realization of the
publication of the dividend announce
nent and the statement of finances Of
the year. Minneapolis and st. Louis
made a brilliant advance of 65s, the
second preferred rising 21a. Iowa
Central preferred, the Evansville and
Terre Haute stocks, the new Hooking
Valley stocks, Hooking Coal and Illi-
nois Central were some of the usually
inactive stocks which gained 1 to 3
points.
The Iron and Steel stocks Jagged
throughout except Tennessee Coal,
which moved upwards again to near
the high point. The continued move
ment of money for the week indicates a
net loss in cash to the banks of over
100000. The ease Of money in New
York continues to be due to offerings
of outside funds. London bought stocks
in this market today, and the fact that
the London exchange will be closed to-
morrow had some influence on the late
reduction in stocks.
There was very large demand for
Southern Pacific As at or about 81. The
Southwestern mortgages as rule were
strong, and prices generally are high
err. Total sales, par value, $3,755,00
U. S. old As coupon declined u in the
bid price.
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DUN's REVIEW.

New York, Aug. 1s.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say: In iron the question is of steel
billets, which have been bought far in
advance so that all new orders have
narrow market For six months billets
have sold at s4@$6 higher than the rails
made from them. Other demands not
covered by contracts are mainly for
various shapes and sizes only pre-
seribed IN contracts. While prices have
risen 20 cents for southern pig iron, so
cents for Chicago local coke and rs
cents for grey forge at Pittsburg, rails
have advanced 81 per ton with work
covered for all this year, and 400, 900
tons or more taken beyond what can be
delivered until next year.
Cotton rose a week ago to $3.50,
but has fallen to $500, and it is esti-
mated that the coming yield at IL $780,
900 to 100000 bales estimates are all
much smaller, but the man who judged
rightly a year ago has the floor Con-
sumption here and abroad has been
very large, and prices of goods are
rising while cotton falls and stocks
carried over must also be large, but
will be less than indications indicate.
Prices have also been advanced "a
cents in Brogans, Creedmoores and
split boots, and there are some indica-
lions Of decreased buying, yet ship
mentS have been 1880 cases in two
weeks, against 1S5,82S last year, and
less in any previous year. Buyers are
very numerous in eastern markets, but
are more eager to get early delivery
than to place orders for spring. Yet the
distribution to consumers appears to
warrant the enormous buying by re-
nj Go 60. E,s. a. =
of manufacturers for better prices.
They are helped also by higher quota
tons for leather, while the market for
hides at Chicago slightly advances.
Wheat has advanced about a cent
during the week with Atlantic exports
1858, 800 bushels, flour included, against
3,O59,0 last year, and Pacific exports
S91,S52 bushels, against 175, 400 last year.
Western receipts have been only 3,212,-
III bushels against 1889, 1928 last year.
1t is a question whether the smaller re-
ceipts are due to recent changes in crop
prospects giving holders of grain
better outlook. Exports of wheat in
three weeks have been from both
coasts, flour included, 1878, 764 bushels,
against 10,114.246 bushels last year, and
the western receipts have been II 1854, :
696 bushels, against 9,015,1 S9 last year,
but 1t is also significant that corn has
risen % cents with receipts of 3,O2e, 692
bushels for the week against 5,514,162
last year.
While exports have been 4,o34sO
bushels against 2,370, 1902 last year, the
figures clearly do not indicate a mate
rial decrease on foreign demand on
the whole, although for wheat it is
somewhat smaller than appeared in
July. Failures for the week have been
in the United States 1856, against 154
last year, and in Canada "a, against II
last wear
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WHlTINsvILLE.

Whitinsville, Aug. 1S.-The mission
for the French-speaking people of St.
Patrick's parish, which is being con-
Quoted by Rev. Father Veillotte and
Rev. Father Scanlon of the Redemp-
florists order of Montreal is being
largely attended. The able sermons
and instructions by the fathers are
drawing large congregations. The in
terest manifested by the people for the
mission is very gratifying to the
fathers.
Robert Dawley, head clerk for C. ".
Dudley, has returned home after a
two weeks vacation spent at Block
Island and New York.
Miss Eva Houston of East street is
spending vacation with friends in
Worcester.
Miss Kate McEndy of Linwood left
yesterday for a two weeks stay at
Block Island.
The funeral of Christopher, the nine
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs Chris
TOPPER Kane of Central street, took
place this morning at 9 o'clock. Inter
ment in st. Patrick's cemetery at Riv-
erdale.
Henry Holbrook has returned from
Connecticut, where he has been spend
ing a vacation.
Miss Eliza Young of Saundersville is
the guest of Mrs. Sarah Patterson Of
Fletcher street.
Miss Annie Martin of Woonsocket is
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. James Cooper of Main street.
The Whitins go to Baskerville to-
morrow to play the Fishers.
James Patterson of this place has
enlisted at Worcester for the Thirty
fifth volunteer infantry.
Ian,-vy hTifnhircny, 90 VHoroo.+o,. Il
tied friends in town today.
William Dixon of Prospect Hill is
confined to his room. He is suffering
from a shock.
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SHORTAGE IN STEEL.

New York, Aug. 17.-Saving steel
rails, the great iron and steel mills Of
this country are practically, without
exception, unable to accept or execute
any further orders, unless they be for
delivery next year or are for a small
of steel. In other words, the
orders they already have in are suffi-
Gent to run their mills at full time
until Jan. l next, and later.
1t is an unprecedented condition, and
bespeaks volumes for the material
prosperity of the country. The prices
under the circumstances, higher thar
for several years.
member of the firm Of w. H. Wal
lace & Co., steel importers, said:
"On commercial grounds, l think the
report concerning the importation of
steel rails from England absolutely un-
true. The price of steel rails in Great
Britain is about as much as It is in
the United States.
1T Is within the limits of possibility
that instead of rails, steel plates are
meant, for steel plates could be impor-
ted here at a less cost than the ruling
prices in America, even plus freight.
insurance and duty If they have any
to spare. At the present time the de-
mand there in proportion to the supply
is not as great as it is here In Amer
lea 1t is in great excess. The report as
TO the Cramps is undoubtedly true
Any one might get caught at the
present time.
II think the demand will continue
for a considerable period. At the same
time, it is dependent on one thing, and
that is an easy money market and a
low rate of interest This is everything
to business. 1 do not mean too low a
rate, because that would infer lack of
business.
Steel plates are scarcer and in
greater demand than almost any other
article Of finished steel, and they have
increased in price in greater proportion.
In the last six months we have been
going through one of those periodical
conditions when supply and demand
are adapting themselves to each other.
Demand just now is greater than sup
ply, but In the early future supply will
be equal to IL not greater than de-
mand"
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THE MARKET ELSEWHERE.

New York, Aug. i8.-Todays stock
market was active and strong and the
dealings were remarkably well dis
tributed. There was an evident ac-
eession of outside interest in the market
in the shape of orders through com
mission houses. Prices were pretty
well marked up at the opening and
realizing was quite liberal after the
opening. The offerings were well abb
sorbed, however at small expense to
values After this first realizing had
been 6igested there was a breathing
spell, and then prices mounted to the
best of the day, but in the late after
noon the burden of realizing overcame
the market and prices yielded all
around
A number Of the recent leaders lost
practically all OF their earlier gains,
notably the Baltimore and Ohio stocks,
Southern and Central Pacific and
Southern Railway preferred, which rose
early from / to 2 points. The high
priced specialties and the stocks Of
local corporations were subjected to
renewed bear pressure and showed not
able declines, especially Tobacco and
Consolidated Gas, which declined 2Js
and points respectively.
A fraction was knocked off prices all
through the list, and net gains in the
general list were brought below, q point
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HIoward. Crosby & Co.'S Boston letter.

Howard, Crosby & Co.'s Boston letter.
Boston, Aug. 1s.--Wheat opened easy. 4
to Ac. under last night; the I'D decline
at Liverpool was the disoouraging featnre
to the bulls. Liverpool explains its weak
ness as due to speculative influences, ana
states that spot wheat there was from
u TO I'D. higher, but on the other hand
a private cable states that there were no
buying orders and a marked lack of spec
ulative interest among traders, when
was the cause of the weak opening and
the decline in prices, the close being, go
lower. The increase In the Liverpool re-
ceipts Of 10000 bushels during. the past
three days over the previous three days
probably had something to do with the
decline. Minneapolis sends reports OF
damage from too much rain, but the Of
fetal weather map shows merely very
light showers; the weather in England
unsettled, fine in France. and cloudy and
rainy in Germany Northwest wheat re-
ceipts today. 28S cars, against 1853 last
week and 44S last year. Argentine wheat
shipments for the week, S48000 bushels,
compared with 100000 last week and none
amounting to about 100000 bushels, quite
surprised the trade, and was the princi-
pal bull feature. 1t is estimated that the
visible supply will decrease one million
bushels.
The stock market opened strong and
active with bullish sentiment pretty gen
eral. Monetary ease here and the advance
in London stimulated aggressiveness by
sharpest advances were in the railway
list by N. p. common b g. o., L. G. N,
So. Ry preferred and Panhandle. The
industrial group was comparatively neg
lected, and both Sugar and Tobacco re-
acted after strong opening. After the
first half hour speculation quieted dowr
somewhat, but the undertone ,remained
strong with talk in the room bullish. The
strong London market is said to have
been brought about by brokers who have
been lately prominent in special stocks
There is q bull tip out on N. & w. COM
mon; it is talked for 5 p. C. advance
The rise in T. c. 1. is said to be fore
runner of an important advance in l.. &
N. 1t is confidently stated that Panhan-
die common will sell materially higher
The Deutsche Bank of Berlin is said to be
a heavy buyer of N. P. common; we be.
lieve this will sell much higher In the
fall. In our opinion there is no room for a
big advance In the high-priced stocks, but
we think speculation is going to rur
largely into stocks of the middle class: ir
previous bull markets the last years ad-
vance has usually been in stocks of this
class such as those which are now selling
between 20 and 10.
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SEARS a DELEGATE.

President Francis B. Sears, Of the
Third National Bank, has been appoint
ed to represent the Boston Clearing
House association at the convention of
national bankers to be held at Cleve-
ianq tne nrst week In September.
Mr.. Sears will go unpledged and
whatever plans may be adopted bv the
bankers In conference viii be acted
upon by the Boston clearing house upon
his return.
1t Is now authoritatively stated that
no plan 70 form a national clearing
house viii be acted upon al tha con, ,sre
ton. Practical banking men agree that
the formation Of one would not be prac-
ucable. -
A probable result of the Conference
VIII be the ultimate formation Of n
greater number Of local clearing houses,
1Rs 1uH = kAt the Ne% xarA
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
August Is, 1899.
(Reported by WinsloW &, Coz

IhtpOTleu Dy " IIISIUW q OU'J
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
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NORTH GRAFTON.

North Grafton, Aug. 1S.-Miss Maud
Caldwell Of Coldbrook Springs is the
guest of Miss Blanche R. Ripley at the
Quinsigamond House.
Mrs. Henry Prentice is seriously i'll
at her home on Prospect street.
The Henry Crippen Hose Company
VIII nave another lawn party Saturday
evening on Blackberry Hill.
The Baptist church will have it's an
nual picnic at Quinsigamond park, on
Saturday, Aug. rs. A large list of
sports has been arranged. The commit
tee includes James H. Johnston, Walter
Scott. George 6tearns, Gertrude Knowl-
ton, Cora Davenport.
Miss Laura Desmars has returned
from a weeks stay with relatives in
Woonsocket. r. !.
Miss Florence Gray Of Orange is
spending weeks vacation with Edith
Holbrook, on Leland avenue.
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THE COTTON MARKET.

New York Aug. 1S-Cotton futures
sl q. Ne steady a. Aug Aug ~ Sept Ss Oct
5.s4; March, 5.96; April S.oo;' May, s 1p
June, sos. w.
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clearing house will hereafter enforce the
charges for the collection of checks on
banks not located at discretionary
points, but which have hitherto been
collected free of charge when stamped
"Collectible through - clearing
house." is regarded by bankers as being
fully within the power given when the
new rules were adopted.
1t is interesting to note that some of
the banks of New York city have ex-
acted charges for the collection of the
checks Of some of the Boston banks.
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BONDS.
TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Today's statement
OF the condition Of the treasury shows:
reserve, $24e. 1872, 9S5; net silver, 81 ls1 Az
United States notes In treasury, sis. on 72a
treasury notes of 1890, S747. 800: total no.
ceipts this day, Sl,51S,4l3; total receipts this
month, $2S,2446 77; total receipts his ve ea'
~, 298, 295; total expenditures this dev
81 695. 600 total expenditures this month
$33, ll5, 900; total expenditures this wear
$sS' ~, 0sO; deposits In national banks,
$18,o4 ,8S5; silver bullion S786, 1862.
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THE MONEY MARKET.

steady. 2h@4, last loan at 2&; prime yo usil
camille paper. 1905; sterling exchange
steady. at 4s6AGi4 S6h for demand and
4.S2%@4,@ for 60 days. posted rates, 1857
az S1A; silver certificates, 6okdslih Ky
silver, 60A; Mexican dollars, Is; govern
ment bonds easier oo'SiH
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UPTON NEWS NOTES.

Upton, Aug. 1S-Harry d. Bachelor
Is visiting friends for few days in
Grafton.
John Babcock Is visiting relatives in
Morris. N. Y.
Foreman Potter's men are LAYING
foundations for new Ice house on the
Grafton road shore Of the reservoir
Eben Anterior left here TODAY for
Aver Junction, where he will visit
friends Fi9is
The William Knowlton Hose Com
pany, will enjoy trip and shore din
ner down Providence river tomorrow
"A - II q RIA.
Bears the Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
= Mt21sz6zse
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plains OF Patagonia bound Il on the
south. In II are Included the best VI
the Argentine. oil ~ Uruguay and
Paraguay and large portions ~ Brazil
and bolivia. The most " II has been
built up by the Parnna or RIO de W
Plata system, ana today these rivers
are ntili at their great work Of earth
building.
THE mo DE la PLATA.
You sec this plainly In the Rio de- Ia
Plata proper. N IL more gre bay
~ linuid mud than o river II II no
miles wide at the Atlantic and narrowr
down 60 twenty-nlnc miles at Bucnos
Avrcs which u $50 miles inland. The
width at Montovideo IL about fixty-ivs
miles. The Rio dc IN Plata 10 ~ full
of silt or mud that Il dlncoiora the A.
laniic for many miles out ~ sea. We
noticed the change In the color ~ the
ocean long before We entered ~ mouth
and the water scented to grow thicker
aa We sailed TO Buenoa Ayfrs The
channel IL fast Milling up with sandy
mud, ana the Eads jetty system ~ pro-
posed. Aa u II now. the rivers bring
down quarter Of a million tons ~
mud a day. and the sediment IL -
great that all the water used by BucuOs
AyruH IN filtered by the city.
II took our steamer twelve hours to
cross the Rio de In pintn 10 MontevideD.
and from there 10 Buenoa Ayrus the
ride required one night. At Buenos
Aytcs the steamers land you nj the new
docks, and passengers are not nov tnit.
on ashore. az formerly. In carts or on
the backs Of mon. The Port " iiucnos
Ayfcs has In fact as ilnc docks ana
uunyH nH any city Of the woriu. II has
within the past ten Year, spent so.
100000 rold upon their construction.nnd
ocean steamers drawing seventeen feet
sail right into great walled tnnka.a iong
which tho chief railroads have tracks.
40 that the wool. grain. hides. sheep
and cattle can be transferred directly
from the cars 10 The steamers when
are TO take them TO Europe.
UP THE PAi,ANA.
I, In at these docks that ynu got
steamers which carry you far up the
rivers into the Interior. There tho nv.
er boats OF all kinds lying at the
wharyoa Some have lust come N
loaded with oranges. wood. hidcn aud
wool ana others are just starting cut.
There arc sailing boats az well nH
steamers. and you aoon appreciate that
the interior traffic Of the South Ameri-
can continent IN enormous.
There nrc two lines " atenmefa
which have n weekly service between
buenoH Ayr.- ann AHcunciun. 80 that
You can take ship Tor any OF the
ports twirc q week. There are steam
crH also which go regularly every day
~ 10 up tho Uruguay for q distance ~
500 miles. ana twice a month iirasil-
ian steamer leaves Tor the province Of
Mhuo croHro, far IN the Interior 81
Brazil These ships carry you To- Cor.
uinhn, where you change 10 "a Hmuiior
steamer. and In twenty days from tho
tine OF leaving Bnrnoa Ayros reach
cuyaOh. tho capital OF Matte Crosse.
s'sni mlleH from liuenoH Ayrcs nndta. 700
miles from the Atlantic. The Parnnn
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Ascunolon. Paraguay. Dec. II. isss.--
Ascunclon II In the very heart Of South
America II In almost as far inland
IN straight line from the Atlantic as
Chicago; and the distance l mad to
travel on the rivers to reach II II great
err than from Omaha TO New York.
Within the - few months | have
penetrated the basin OF the Rio dc IA
Plata TO distance OF more than 1.aOO
two hundred miles from the sen. and In
eominE from there to Areuncion on the
rarana and Paraguay rivers Travelled
LIS miles. on the first day out we
steamed by the mouth Of the Uruguay
river In entering the Parana. Eight
hundred miles further north we came
into the Paraguay river. upon which
Travelled more than 900 miles. The
Paraguay II still navigable by small
ricnmora for Loo miles north Of this
point and Just opposite " tue mouth
OF the pilComnyo. which rises In the
,ndcs.and In a toftuoun course
flows through 1850 miles OF uncxpiorcd
wilds before u emptiea Into the Para
quay. The Parnna itself II over 1000
miles long. II rises In the mountains
Of Brasil and fiowH n distance Of more
than i.200 miles before II swallows up
the Paraguay at about 500 miles from
ita mouth.
THE BASIN OF THE PLATE.
The river system OF the Plate. or OF
the Rio de la Plata, IN one OF tho most
wonderful OF the world. The volume
OF the stream In greater than that OF
inc Missiarlppi. IL II surpassed only by
the Amazon. II drains basin more
than half ms big aa the whole United
States. and one which In fertility OF
soil and aaiubrity OF climate IN only
surpanncd by the basin OF the NlsHlrnlp.
pi Tho basin OF the Plate IA over
1000 miles long. II IN biggsr than tho
basin OF the Mlnrlanippi. and IL IT. a
qucsiion whethe, u has not more cui-
uNnbie territory. Upon II tens Of mil
Hons OF cattle and sheep are pnaturci.
and lis wheat fields compete with ours
IN the markets Of Europe. II has the
most extensive plains or the globe. nnd
u ~ vast cxpanAc Of fairly good land.
IL IN whit. mans country. The
bnrin OF the Amazon N tropical and
maiarious. That OF the Plate II large
" IN the temperate zone. ftr north
err. parts nrc like Louisiana on Florida,
ana In the south the summer climate
staten.
=. II II the Mississippi basin reversed.
the source OF itH rivers being In the hot
country. whore there are coffee nnd
uukhr lands and rubber trccr, and liz
mouth In Che rather cool lands ~ tfru.
runy and the Argentine. noted for their
hsllr OF wheat and corn
THIS vast basin n formed In the
'hhre or n great horseshoe. with the
pprrlnx toward the Atiintic, the Auflca
nnd the strip OF highlands which crcvs.
~ i,rnsll form the back nni upper f4m
W 'ho Hhoc' while tho slightly nloplng
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the white man who was the 1rss 10 set
TO-. upon the soil OF the continent OF
y nth America. Sehastian Cabot IN
1886 Low Ell his way thruu.'h .hiS anmc
labyrinth OF islands and AFTER "A long
voyage on the PARMA reached the
Paraguay and sailed up II to point
some distance beyond Ascuncion.
THE STEAMERS or THE PARA
QUAY.
n Sebastian Cabot could taken a trip
Oh the boata which now sail up tho
Paraguay he would think thcm more
wonderful than anything he met with
In his travels. His voyage was made IN
sailing boat. Oura ~ In a comfortable
20 sail up the river. We make the trip
IN xix days Ills lights werc tsllvw
dips. ours are incnndeaccnt globes III
By electric dynamos. The Saturno was
hunt In Glasgow and " ls nn comfort
nhlc M the average passenger steamer
of the great lakes or the MlssisslppL
The cabins are good and the dining
room y like pnrlnr. The fare u not
expensive. $50 paying Tor the round
day.
The meals are good but tho Yankee
stomach finds II hurd e. ncruHtom Itself
10 the times nj which they are served.
lhe niht nfeakfart given on Ness'ls "
n.shi,is W. 'nree hNhnvN ~ u"ns
,nu VIuht OF nttnd nhu huttv, ~,
" ~ rem prenhiaht - selN.u, ahe
y y, II. comes uinh.rs Hahd VIZ ~
between luncheon md bcdtimr thcrr IL
~ ~ " r. anu NJ ~ ~. w pletN
~, u, ~ a. ~. NM wy lltiil,i ~ ~
my" ,ne tnIn"' INC n.c'elt.' u,slls
WI ssNp ana cniH Win lfAu' .hye-e
nv :. w, ~ 20 VIC .lns'l W.T. hNi'
u u haihp'e "ihh'f DIV OF iai''
OK Tail gaup.
Boloruc gausnRc With Potato Salad.
puchero tthc meat that was cooked TO
make tho aoupl.
Fish.
Currled Chlci.cn md uirc.
nccfeteak and Potatoes.
Chosro. gunya Jcliv,
English Wninuts. Almonds nud falaina.
Oranges. piart guQea.
The meals are much alikei but We AZ
whyn nave variety az grcht - mat
hhoNn stated. Two hnu. 81 vino NJ
scfvcd Win breakfast aud di9nc. Win.
of Inc day' mo nal.,nvers nil df.ss f1s
IL. Tho men put on their black clothes
ana most OF the women wear evening
"F'HHsh'
QUEER FELLOW pAggESGERs.
There ~ better form "a ircitinE
"inunb the pnhscngcfH thah N tianneIs.
som. or The men VINO wear hd gloves
nv Jay ana VINO put on hlafk coatH ipr
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Salt Lake CITY. Utah. Jan. "a. 1872
Mra. 90. ~. Sunderland. Hi 5th st.. this
city. SAYS she has found Hoods SarHa-
pafllla an excellent remedy for the
grip. She had very severe attack
~ tNi~ diycarc. which left her weak.
Ito IDS snranpariiia expelled the germs
OF the disease and built M her system.
'rhin medicine has no equal after the
grip and other dobliitating diseases.