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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-10
PHILOSOPHY OF SLANG.

From the Saturday Review.

From the Saturday Review.
1t is one of the commonplaces of science
that complete scientific knowledge. could
il only be applied to one cubic inch of
matter. would be able to deduce from it
the entire history of the universe. We
will not so far tax the imagination or be-
lief of the reader as to say that could sim
liar knowledge be applied TO five minutes
of the life of bank holiday maker at
argate we could discover from it the
whole history of the rise and fall of the
Roman empire, or the precise date of the
nron,ulea ron of the Athanasian creed; but
we NAV at all events affirm that the most
trivial of our social habits contain the
germ of much knowledge of human nature
with which they may seem at first sight TO
have very little connection Among habits
of this kind a remarkable one is the use
Of slang. Slang is a kind of phraseology
which is easier to recognize than to define.
II is. however. easy enough to describe
some of its characteristics. One of them is
its evanescence. Slang phrases are almost
alwavs the phrases of a brief period. An
other characteristic of much slang is that
II originates in some bastard technicalities
the technicalities of some trade game or
amusement. A third characteristic is that
i'm a large majority of cases, II consists oil
language used in a manner winch mas 10
chronological justification Thus the ia
miliar expression lawfully jolly which rs,
NO venture to hatter ourselves, now be-
coming obsolete, and the old fashioned
usa of ''moustrous," which became obso-
lete wears ago, are examples at once Of
its evanescence and its Legitimate origin.
we may indeed say of il what Homer said
Of Acbilles-that of all kinds of language
"it is the swiftest fated and the most
,,,iserable.' OF the technical origin OF
much of it, such expressions as to spot
thing. and to handicap" a man or an
enterprise. the one derived from the bill
lard table and the other from the race
course. are familiar and sufficient exam
ples. All these characteristics, however,
and many others that might be added TO
tben, are accidents of slang only, and It
is dificult to enumerate them fully. But.
though il is difficult TO do justice to its
accidents. il is easy 10 describe its essence.
The essence of slang is that 1t emDodies
the instinct of familiarity precisely in the
sorne yyay as does a nickname when ap-
nIied tn a person, and the familiarity
which expresses itself In slang, just like
that which expresses itself in nicknames,
IL of various kinds, and the kinds are
in both cases similar. A given person may
be called by nickname for any one out
~ three reasons. Those who call him by
such a name may do so because they have
a specjally intimate friendship for him,
or else they may do so because they desire
the reputation of such a friendship or,
again. they may do so because, though
tbev have no special regard for him. ID
Is impossfble for them to be at their case
without being free and easy. Thus the
old and intimate friends Of some man Of
distinguished status may express their
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HYPHENATED WORDS.
A Writer Makes some Sensible sug>
gestions.

Restions.
From the Philadelphia Medical Record.
The use of any sign or mark in printing
must be to express meaning; and. conse-
quently, the hyphen in compound words
should be used only when it Is necessary to
prevent misunderstanding or confusion of
thought. When no such confusion is like
ly or possible. we should not useIessly pep
per our pages with 1t. Some writer las
e. e., Herbert Spencer with his literally
descriptive" apparently in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, etc) are overload
of the hyphen; this may be due TO the self
flattery Of supposed accuracy, when omis-
sion would not in the least change the
meaning OF the words Sometimes the in
sertlon Of the hyphen may increase confu-
sion. and, often also, a comma is prefera-
bic or does exactly as well. The trend OF
good English usage is to abolish the hy-
phen except when IL Is positively needed
TO make meaning clear, naturally suggests
"forceps TO be used on alligators." Medi-
cal writers are much given to turning n
noun into an adjective and atonng for
the sin by means Of a scapegoat hyphen--
g. g. head-injury, heart-disease, and all
the rest. Perhaps we shall in time have
gut-cut, face-mash, gastro-intenstino-
omentum-perforation. But, as a rule, the
hyphen does not atone--it only doubles the
blunder, for foot injury can confuse no
reader, and is just as definite in signih-
canoe as foot-injury. Brevity and concise
ness and excellent qualities in medical
writing, and within certain limitations are
to be commended; but life is not yet so
short that we cannot take time TO say
wound Of the foot cardiac murmur, renal
stone, vesical disease, etc, instead of the
barbaric punching together of two nouns.
1t is impossible to make lists Of terms
I'm which the hyphen is needlessly or is
rightfully used and we wish only to en-
phasize the principle involved. Let us de-
eide to use or not 10 use the hyphen by
attention in each special case asking only
the question: us IL necessary in this in
stance 10 clarity understanding or to pre-
vent confusion on the part Of the reader?'
The famous advertisement, Mrs. Smither
has left off clothing and invites inspec-
ton" is, Of course, In need of hyphen;
and to facilitate clearness, or to avoid mis-
understanding, il must occasionally be in
serted between words printed without II,
as in the notice we have seen, I'VE have
for adoption a dark skinned baby"
The working Of the child's mind on the
subject Is shown by the story told by Mr..
Augustus c. Hare of a little girl who,on
being asked to illustrate a certain hymn,
brought a sketch representing little bear,
under which were written the lines:
"Can a woman's tender cares
Cease toward the child she bears?"
Generally, however, the hyphen is used
without any sufficient reason. Those who
wish more help than Is to be got from the
foregoing may consult Tealrs excellent
1.-THE Compromising Of English Words"
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this lawlessness on one occasion, attempt
ed to assert her rights, and being on the
lawful starboard tack, bore steadily down
on the 1shmaelite, who budged not
quarter point and losing heart at the last
moment, luffed up all shaking in just the
position TO allow the ring Of her port an
Choir to catch on the bin of the Ishmaelite's
star-board anchor. AS her ring-stopper
and shank-painter were weak. the patent
windlass unlocked and at the end OF the
cable not secured in the chain locker the
Ishmaelite walked calmly away with the
anchor and a hundred fathoms of chain.
which, at the next port, she said as legitt
mate spoil of the sea.
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nihes to increase the full market value OF
each article. and corresponds to the use Of
the French word saler to overcharge, and
hence to fleece" or pluck"
According to NJ j Schleiden In Das
Satz), it is customary in Upper Egypt. pre-
vous to the setting out OF a caravan, for
the native women to throw salt on burning
Goals, which are carried In earthen ves-
sells and set down before the different
loads While so doing they exclalm: MAY
you be blessed in going and coming" and
such incantations are believed to render
inert all the Vaccinations of evil spirits
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HAS MANY QUALITIES.
SALT rs A THING OF 10th GOOD
AND EVIL GENIUS.

In FOrmer I1mes bseu aS money
Safeguards Employed BY Know
ing Ones Against Its bad Effects
A Pledge of Friendship.
From the Boston Herald.
Salt was declared by Pythagoras to be
the emblem of justice; for as it preserves
all things and prevents corruption. so
justice preserves whatever 1t animates
and without it all Is corrupted. He, there
fore, directed that a salt cellar should
be placed upon the table at every meal,
in order to remind men Of this emblematic
virtue of salt.
Cosmas, the Egyptian geographer. stat
ed that salt currency was in use in Az
RIGA in the sixth century, and Marco Polo
wrote that salt was a common medium OF
exchange among certain Asiatic people in
the thirteenth century. In Thbet pieces
of salt shaped in a mold and weighing
about half a pound each served as small
exchange, eighty such pieces having a
value equal to about 49,
There is an old proverb that many
packs of salt must be eaten together to
bring friendship to perfection"
So highly did the Thracians of old prize
salt that they bartered slaves in exchange
for it.
Felix Dubois, in his "Timbuctoo the
MYSTERIOUS" comments on the variety of
salt in the interior of the Soudan, and
says it is the most valuable commodity OF
that region, the true gold of the Soudan-
csc
In speaking of a lack of piquancy or
pointedness in a dull sermon or address,
the French people say There was no
salt in that discourse"
The covenant of salt is the most sacred
possible among the Jews.
Compacts between eastern tribes are
confirmed by salt, and the most solemn
pledges ratified by It.
The idea that the spiling OF salt pro-
duces evil consequences is supposed 10
have originated in the tradition that Judas
overturned a salt cellar at the Paschal
supper, a portrayed In Leonardo da Vim
els painting.
In early times anyone having the mis-
fortune to spill salt was supposed TO incur
the anger of all good spirits, and to be rem
dered susceptible to the malevolent in
huences Of demons.
1t was customary among the Greeks to
present salt to the gods as thank-offer-
ing at the beginning of every meal.
There is a Norwegian belief that IL one
spills salt he will shed as many tears as
may suffice to dissolve the quantity of salt
he has lost.
To Avert Ill Luck.
In one part Of Pennsylvania In order to
avert i'll luck after salt has been spilled
one should not only toss a pinch of the
spilled salt over the left shoulder, but
should also crawl under table and come
out on the opposite eide.
The following lines are found in a Brit
ish publication of the last century:
We'el tel you the reason
Why spilling of Salt
Is esteemed such a Fault,
Because it doth evrything season.
TIL antiques did opine
Twas of Friendship a sign,
So served it to guests in decorum,
And thought Love decayed
When the negligent Maid
Let the salt cellar tumble before them.
The tossing Of spilled particles Of salt
over ones left shoulder Is not deemed suf-
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His Crime--"Of exactly what Is Drey-
fus said TO be guilty." she asked. For
any one who has read the reports Of the
trial that is a pretty hard question to
answer" he replied, but as near as l can
find out he is guilty Of having hand
writing that does not materially resemble
that on the bordereau. II they have any
thing else against him it hasn't been dis
closed as yet."--Chicago Evening Post.
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DO you believe that aahousand years
was ever as a day, and a day as thous-
and yearsY' ''i believe the latter half all
right enough-I've just spent the day at
the dentist detroit Free Press.
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ply of cotton, made up from September
cable and telegraphic advices, compares
the figures of this week with last week.
last year and 1885, the latter the 1901 900
crop year. 1t shows a decrease for the
week just closed of 5,46s bales against a
decrease of 1857 bales last year and de-
crease of 1851 bales In 1895.
The total visible is 4,5ss ,66S bales against
4,464,1S1 bales last week. 4.2s3,34 bales last
year and 4.70l 22S bales in 1885. OF this the
total of American cotton is 4,2S9,663 bales
against 4,311,1S1 bales last week, 4,OO2 1874
bales last year and 1882, ops bales in 1895;
and of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil, India, ETC., $40 900 bales against $685.
600 bales last week, PSI 900 bales last year
and 3l9,200 bales in 1895.
The total worlds visible supply of cotton
shows a decrease compared with last week
of So 1853 bales, an increase compared with
last year of 305 1863 bales and a decrease
compared with 1895 of 112,565 bales.
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Dailv Statement 2

Galveston-Quiet; middling, 6Ac; receipts.
$50 bales; stock, 93,015 bales.
Moble-Dull; middling, &c; receipts, 40
bales; stock, 20,172 bales.
Savannah-Quiet; middlng, SIC; sales,
355 bales receipts, 1921 bales; stock $3.50
bales.
Chareston-Quiet; middling, 15-16c; re-
ceipts, 1901 bales; stock, 1880 bales.
Wilmington-Firm; middling. &c; receipts.
308 bales; stock. 10,709 bales.
Norfolk-Firm; middling. exc; sales, 242
bales; receipts, 1,2u bales; stock 49,o5O
bales.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 61ac; re-
cepts, 3419 bales; stock, 22,011 bales.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 9-16c; net re-
ceipts, 1,429 bales; gross, 3,422 bales.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 1-16c; re-
ceipts, All bales; stock, ,735 bales.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 61sc; sales.
900 bales; receipts, 2,1s0 bales; Stock S5,95S
bales.
Augusta-Dull; middling, 6 9-16c; sales,
SIS bales; receipts, 1853 bales; stock, S,64S
bales.
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Paine, Murphy a Co.'s Stock Letter

BY Private Wire to Paine. Murphy & Co.
Birmingham, March 10.-Stocks were
cratic today. London quotations were
lower and had an unfavorabe influence on
sentiment. Foreign houses were free sellers
aud the trading element also sold In the
morning on the theory that prices would
be adversely affected should there be no
increase In the dividend rate on Union
Pacific preferred. The expectation of an
other heavy decrease in surplus reserve to
b shown in tomorrow's bank statement
also was an adverse influence. Missouri
Pacific made a maximum advance OF 10
>nednts but the full gain was net maintained
-, closAs Iron and steel stocks were
md American Spirits and Standard
issues rose to per cent on
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the progress made in lettering Of the whis-
ky and alcohol trade. Air Brake, Aneri-
can Tin Plate, Consolidated Gas and the
mineral stocks so-called, were strong. I'm
ion Pacific rose sharply on the announce
ment of IL per cent. semi-annual dividend,
preferred The market closed irregular and
unsettled
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By Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
Birmingham, March 10-Cotton advices
from Liverpool offered no encouragement
to local bills. The increasing receipts at
interior towns and the moderate weather
added to bad India news as to the plague
curtailing that market for cotton goods
caused liquidating of speculative holdings
Europeans continue sellers of new crop
deliveries.
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COTTON PRICES
RULED LOWER
Signs More Favorable for an In
crease in Receipts.
DISPOSITION TO LIQUlDATE
Long Contracts Was the Feature OF the
Days Rather Small Market-Cau-
ton Was Characteristic of
All Glasses of Traders.
DISPOSITION TO LIQUlDATE

New York, March 10-The disposition to
liquidate long contracts recently apparent
in cotton trade circles was the feature of
the days rather small market. Caution,
however, was characteristic of all classes
of traders, and the volume of business was
not great.
The scope of fluctuations was matter Of
points, this being shown only on the moro
active positions. The market opened steady
at unchanged prices to a decline of point.
and after period of apathy became sud
denly weak and lower under an avalanche
of local long stuff, which was dislodged by
late unfayorable cables, most gratifying
weather reports, predictions for marked
increase in receipts and an absence of out
side support.
Rumor had 1t that the southern spot
markets had taken an easier turn and that
on all sides planters were making her
culean efforts to catch up in field work.
This array of adverse influences induced a
number of the leading shorts to increase
their interests in an endeavor to stampede
their opponents.
In the afternoon covering was INDUCED In
quite freely leading to a reactionary turn
of prices, but that the recuperatiye power
of the market proved unequal to the task
and at the close prices showed a net loss
of sal points, with the market easy in tone.
New York March 10.-Cotton: Middling,
-; net receipts, 90 bales; gross, Liz; sales,
800 bales; stock, 12O,O57; exports to Great
Britain, 1913.
Total today: Net receipts, 1870 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1,4S7; to France.
none; to the continent, 1,761; stock, AS,-
529.
Consolidated: Net receipts SS,229 bales;
exports to Great Britain, SO, 464; to France,
2,SS9; to the continent, 34,306.
Total since September /: Net receipts,
1880 1879 bales; exports to Great Britain, 81
032, Jos; to France. ,4l3; to the continent,
2246S9
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Articles lOpening Highest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was quiet. but steady. Wheat-No. spring.
6T9691ao; No. spring wheat, 64@6Sc; No. 2
red, 701k@71hc. Corn-No 2 corn, 34%d135c
Oats-No. 3 oats, 27Ao; No. 2 white 30A0
Bic: No. white, 2s%Qs0hc. Rye-No. 2
rye, size. Barley-No. barley, 42q45c.
Flaxseed-No. 1 flaxseed, s1.15; Northwest
ern, $1.19h; prime timothy Seed $40. Mess
pork per barrel, 80. O0a9.O5. Lard, per 100
pounds, $5.27i5@5.3O. Short rib sides, loose,
si.5044.70. Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, Az
d4ssc; short clear sides, boxed $4.90d4.a5.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods, per gall
Ion, $126 No 2 yellow corn, 35G351Rc. Clo-
ver-Contract grade, $3.50. On the produce
exchange today the butter market was
steady: creamery, 149191ac; dairy, 111h@17c.
Eggs were weak and lower; fresh. 13GlS1ac;
cheese was steady and unchanged.
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BONDS
Financial

Financial
New York, March 10.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says:
The markets here were better In tone to-
day on the Russian surrender except in
Americans. who opened dull under par and
sagged until the afternoon, when 1t harden
ed slightly on New York buying. The close
was heavy and at the bottom
Money was strong on the settlement de-
mand.
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Mrs. Winslow's soothinrsyrr,

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS NV
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their Chill
DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER.
Feet SUCCESS 1T 5OOrHES the CHI. ID
SOFTENB the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN:
CURES MAJ niARRHoEA Sold n i hw pest rem
in every part Of the world. Be sure and asle
Tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, ana
take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents
bottle.
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unsettled,

Chicago, March 1O.-Apprehension of a
bearish government report in farm reserves
weakened wheat today. May closed at
decline of 1Bc. Corn lost sc and oats 4sq
Ac. Pork declined 212d5c, and lard and ribs
are a shade lower.
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Total Net Receipts

New York. March 1o.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all points
since September l. 1898:
Galveston, 12l 1856 bales; New Orleans, j.
S24 APO; Mobile, las; Savannah, $4,000;
Charleston, 347,5S6; Wilmington, 2S7,99l;
Norfolk, 573, 1S7; Baltimore, 34,06S; New
York, 106,7s6; Boston, 263,SOS; Newport
News, 1881: Philadelphia, 40,533; Bruns-
wick, 240, S57; Port Arthur, 9,765; Pensacola.
1852 SOS; Port Royal, 1865 Total, 7,2SO199.
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Comparative Statement.

New York, March 10.-The following Is the
comparative cotton statement for the week
ending March 10, 1899:
Net receipts at all United States
ports during the week. SS,22s
Net receipts at all United States
ports during the same week last n
year.. $50. ............ 800. 14s522
Total receipts to this date. 7,2S0ls0
Total receipts to same date last
year....... -. ........ ............,7 s535ss
Exports for the week. 1909
Exports for the same week last year 7iA
Total exports to this date. ieS
Total exports to the same date last
year,. $500. 49,. 49,. ........5 .s2f,s42
Stock at all United States ports..... 74S,529
Stock at all United States ports to
the same date last year............1, OH $50
Stock at all interior towns............ <49426
Stock at all interior towns to the
same date last year................. A9lu
Stock at Liverpool. .-..........1 1900
Stock at Liverpool same time last
year,. ...... ........ 49,. ........1. 900
Stock of American afloat for Great
BritaIn.... ........ ........ .......... 10000
Stock OF American afioat for Great
Britain same time last year....... Ill, 900
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, March 10.-Cotton was dull,
but steady; sales, $3.50 bales; ordinary,
15-16c; good ordinary, 47sc; low middllng.
SIC; middlng, &c; good middling csc; mid
ding fair, 71sc receipts. 5,136 bales; stock,
1856 500 bales.
Consolidated statement: Net receipts,
IS 229 bales; exports to Great Britain, 1854
bales; to France, 2,2S9 bales; to the CONT
nent, 81 306 bales; stock, 1889 bales.
New Orleans, March 10.-Cotton futures
were quiet; March, 5.S5; April, 5.&Q5.S6;
May 5SS@5.S9; June, 593d5.94; July, $500
5.93; August. 5.SSQ5.S9; September 5.SOQ5.S2
October, 5.Sga5.S2; November, 5.SOa5.S2; De-
cember, 5.S1d5.S3.
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Local stocks and Bonds

Fruits and Produce
, Buttcr-Elgin, 22lk925c; dairy No. /. &c:
dairy No. 2. 15c; country. 1211c; cooking, 1oc.
Potatoes-Irish, 75dS0c.
Potatoes-Sweet, 756SOc.
Lemons--Choice, $3.5oa4
Poultry-Hens, 25c; fries, 15G20c: ducks.
20c geese. 3Oc
Eggs-16@1Sc.
FLORIDA Oranges--In boxes, $3.50.
Apples--s4.5oQ5
Local staple GroccrI~e
Flour-Best patent, A2594.5O; STRAIGHT
50. S5@4.10.
Snrar-Granulated, s5.45; Y. c., $500
coffee-Green, 9Q11hc; Arbuckle's nao,,
aees. s11.2O; Lovering'e packages, $40 so. tn,
on,s packages. s9.oo
Lard-6ssc.
clear rib sides-5hc.
Molasses = Centrifugal. 15G25c: su..-
house, 2O@85c.
rice, 51x@61Ac.
Corp-Mixed, soc; white, sic.
pearl Meal-SSc.
cream Meal--92c.
Hav-choce timothy, $4,000; No. l s,a ro.
Mo 2 $3.50; clover mixed $1,000. '''
Mixed Oats-39c; white &c.
Bran--Mixed SIS; pure wheat, s1e.50
Cotton Seed Meal--N7.oo.
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Paine. Murphy y Co.'S Grain Letter

(By Private Wire to Paine, Murphy &c Coz
Birmingham, March 1O.-Wheat reacted
today, owing to the disappointing and SELL
ing orders from Europe, on reports that
Russia will ship freely and the heavy Ar
gentlne clearances. Northwest receipts are
increasing and the damage reports from tho
west are denied. The weather there is now
favorable to the crop Corn was steady
with little outside speculation, the cash
demand good and farmers slow sellers.
Provisions are leatureless. The bureau re-
port is expected today at o'clock.
coiree.
New York, March 10.-Coffee: Options
opened barely steady at 5Q1O points down.
ruled moderately active. with weak under
tone, European cables being disappoint-
ing and receipts at Rio and Santos in
creasing selling. checked by continued
heavy warehouse deliveries in United
States. Closed steady at to 10 points
lower. Sales, A, $50 ba gs, including March,
$50OQ5.O5; April, $5.00g505; May, $40; July,
s.. 25Q5.3O; August, $40; September, $4,000
5.45; October, $5.50Q5.55; November, $3.50;
December, $S.7OQ675; February, s580@5S5;
March $500, $3.50 Spot: Rio, dull and
easy; No. invoice, 7lsc; mild, quiet and
barely steady; Cordova, SQ14c
Dry Goods
New York, March 1O.-The general de-
mand for cotton goods has again been
quieter than of late. There are numerous
orders coming forward but they are chiefly
of a piecing-out character and there Is
notable falling off in the number of bids
for large quantities. This has not affected
the general tone of the market which con-
tinues good. In Drowned bleached and
coarse colored cottons sellers adhered
firmly to previous prices and in cotton
dress fabrics talk of still higher prices No
change in mems wear wooden fabrics nor
in dress goods. Linens are tending upward.
Burlaps very firm and scarce. Print cloths
quiet; prices of both regular and ordered
odd goods firm.