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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-07-24
C3rta dc Fiadel6a.
l muSeO COmerCial.
Seaor Don Ramon B. Lopez.
Director p1opieta,io de Ia CoRREsPoNDENc1A
DE Puerto k1Co
San Juan.

Muy ST. nuestro:
Tensmos ell gusto de aousare rscibo dc su
estim .da oarta del "A de Mayo utimo en- que
nos anuncis haber pub i,ado en- su perlcdloo la
lcformaci6n que deseabamos, concernlente la
ExDoslcion y al Coogreso que tendrsn n .ugar en-
el Otofo proximo ba)o los auspicios de nuestra
Instituc,on. Damos V. oordisles gracias por
COL tesla efcaz cooperation, ooufamos en-
que de sus esfverzos resut,a n grandes Oeneh
clos al comerclo entire su hsrmCsa lsla y 10,
Estsdos U nidos
Notamos 10 que I'd. dice respecto al gasto
del viaje los Eetados Unidcs des ie Puetto-
Rico, y oonvenimos con ID. en- que de de-
searse una reduction en- ell mismo. Nosotros
estamos aun hacienda esfuersos con las compa'
MAS de trssportaoion para yer 10 que SO pueue
b h.cer en- esta sentido, esperamos estar en- ap'
titud de dare I'd. informes pos;tivos sobre el
particular, antes de mucho.
Tai vez iutereee I'd & gus leotores Ell
saber que el Congreso la Exposici6n encuen
tran cada dia mas favor On todas parties del
mundo.
Por meiio del Departamento de Estado en-
Washington hemos reoibido la seguridAd de
que no menos oe 20 de los gobiernos lnvltados,
han aceptsdo la invitaolon para enviar de.ega
dos, como slgue: Bermuda, China, Repub ioa
Domiuicana, Ecuador, la Gran Bfetaf1a, 40
n:auia, u eeia Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, la lsla del Prfnoipe
Eauardo, Queen 81 .ndla, Russia, la .Rsr uolloa
Sur Afrlcana, Uruguay, Venezuela Vlcto'
ria.
Aunque tcdavfa no hemos recibido Ia noti'
6oacion ofoiAl, nos ha dado a entender que
entire otros gobiernos, los siguientas tamben,
muy probabemente, enviaran Gelega ados: La
Rspubnca Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile.
Costa Rica. Jamalca, Jspon, Paraguay Per
sia.
Clmaras de Comercio y semsjsntes o-ga.
nizaciones en- todas p .rtes del IN do. nos infor
man de s1s nombramientt de delegsdos; de
r.motos pases oomo Australia, Africa, Jspon y
China, en- uumerosos casos, los delegados ele-
gidos estan va en- camino para este pats.
Do 800 invltaciones uirgidas corpora
clones comerciales en- paises extrapjsros, oerca
de 100 respuestas favorsbles han sido va reoi'
bidas.
Dapdo I'd. otra vsz las graoias por sus
bondadosos esfuerzos en- dar oonoeer al pue
bio de Puerto Rico los hechos concernientes al
Congreso y Ia Exposioi6a, y esperanto que mu
chos de elos puedan aslstir 4 pesar de las diff
coltades que tengan que venceree, quedamos de
I'd, altos. s. s.
Por ell Museo Comeroial de Filadelfs,
". p. wilson.
Dir< otor,
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dc Ia comisi6n insu|a|,
(Copt naci6n)
XXI
LOS NINOS.

No prdemos hab'ar Elm expressr grandee
esperarzas para el porvenir de los niflos puer-
torrqut nos. Sen muy vivos, d. muy fscl
com uren-iop su afan mas deoidido cor siste
en- a.istir buenss esouelas ST Sc lea dieran
facllidades para iiustrsrse, pronto sc nota-
risn los sa' 'utabIes efectos que podrian obte-
nerse .u tempo Il. m strarian ante ell mum.
do entero que on muy dignos d. formar parte
de los E,taics Urndos
Para conseguir este fin creemos que debe
imp|antarse en- Puerto~ Ri o Ell sistema escolar
educsciopal q,e te empIe. sotualm msnte en- los
E-tad"s Unilos. y ollitAn dose!es los msmQs
iibros que hoy sc ussn en- nuestras esouelas
Con este sistema la instruction del pafs
adelsntarA rApidamcnte, y Ia ignorancia de.a
pA-ecerA tan cornpl tameute como puede obte
nerse en- cuaIquiera otro pafs del mundo con
o4.lqulera otros sietemas de educacon.
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XXXIII
CARRETERAS Y CAMINOs.

Las carrcteras oaminos de Puerto. Rico
se encuent1a'' con muy pocas exoepciones, eu
las peores co d clones imsginables, y aun cato
donde los oaminos pu.dsn considerarse como
tales. Hacen exception la carretera de San
Juan Pon'e, qoe straviesa la isls en- cirec
G Ga noroests a!canza urs d:stancia de uuas
80 mlilss; el o"m,no de Cayey Guayama en-
Ia costa, de % niilss; ell de Toa Alta AB,v.
mon, do B.ya'uuu a Rio Piedras y de Ba,a
mon Cat'h>', sst como e| de Ponce & Guava.
ma, que enovu amos exec entes.
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XXXIV
LA CARRETEHA.

La csrretsr' qne se extiehdo de la Capital,
Sar Juan, ha-ta Ponce, esta cuidadosam m-nte
construiia de piel's, con buenos bien e. ma
trad1s puentcs y ,i'.sntsrilsdos. Sc conside
ra por ouantos Ia Ian visto como uno de |, q
" lore. c&minos en- al Muudo Oooiden.a, Es
- IT. "erE- un cam,Do muy bien oonstruido, y
." "''u'r.. 20 no pue Ia qnizas ser comparado CO.,
"~rntnos de ot,os pau es. llama siemlre la
s'e' CT, n ann de APPEL as PERSONS que est4n
ECO, 5"na oradas YER nueetras m.jores carrete
ras.
ksta con'tt"ye una neoesidal imperiosa
como paeiio de comunioa aciou en- Ia isls. ooneo.
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Clonica paIisiensc,

Las flores la polftioa-La gran sen ala-
Ell becerro de oro Contrastes-Modas.
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pits, ouyo vslor sera de- dos millones de
dollars.
Sc le darA Ia forma del Pixies Pesk, Is fa'
mcsa montaha i Colorado y, una vez fun lid \
.artira para Noevs York desde doude Sc, &
NIB srosda oon de>tino Paris, dsnds podre
mos almirarla durante Ia Exposition.
E's pepita sera el verdadero bscerro de
orc de la sociedad humans.
(Continuard)
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
TIE 6. 4. R. BARRED OUT.
Organization VIII Not Be Permit
ted in Boston 5 Dewey Parade.

Boston, Mass, ortober The
scandal created in New York over
the refusal OF che DEWEY commit
tee.to give The Grand Army the
right Of line in the great rerey
parade, and the consequent refusal
Of the veterans TO march at all,
pales into utter insigniEcance IN
c snlparison With the situation here
today, when thewovernor and tie
committee Of the Boston Dewey
Day celebration decided TO refuse
to allow the Grand Army men to
parade in any part OF the process
sion. This decision fell ike q
bombshelI in the ranks OF the
Grand Army men, who are boiling
over with INDIGNATION. and threaten
all sorts OF retribution against the
politicians VINO have refused them
chance to honor their comrade
here The rebuff is a particularly
harsh one, because of the fact that
the Boston veterans, profting by
the lesson Of the New York episode,
came to the governor in q moSt
humble manner aud offered their
services in any capacity, and SAID
that they would be perfectly will
ing to march IN any part of the
procession. At that time the
governor said that he vas very
glad to accept their Offer, and
appeared to be very sincere in his
Willingness to have the Grand
Army men N line, and in q good
position. That is why the veterans
were particularly amazed today
when they were uniformed that
there would be no place for them
at all in the line, They were iu-I
formed that the parade was to be
parely military one, and that
no una;.med body cold be in line.
They at once decided to organize
8 rival civic parade.
The board Of apportionment
today voted TO give Admiral Dewey
a $500 gold watch and appropriate
ed $50oe for themunicipal eelebra-
ton on Dewey Day, October L.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
ghe Ladies.

The pleasant elfeet and perfect
safety with which ladies may use
Syrup OF Figs under all condi-
tons. makes # their fayorite retu-
edy. re get the true and genuine
article, look for the name az tire
California Fig Syrup Co printed
naear the bottom Of lie psckas
or sale all druggists
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
Race or again.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE inter
national yacht rssse Yesterday WAS
declared oEf, fer the fourth time
There was very heavy fog, and
bosts eoald net see each ether a
hundrea yards away
The next race viii cone of to
morrow, and Will be run from day
10 cay untii fnish.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
JerSy alsik, Jersey Butter,
JeTSey Cream.

Cream chesses aud fresh butter
milk - be aeG at All fires
at the Jersey Daigg. Tie lig.ie
Jersey Cow does the Colofing
ami furnishes tfe rieA.2ess thai
eannot be eqaale6 by shy other
dairy COW. We do. not use Color
sugs Or Preservatdves II our dairy
proa5s5ts but furnish tie pure ar
ticle proceeded WISH tie Creates
Gaze Of elsaniisseSsin lA.s1,..ssislg milk
Visitors are cordially invited at all
times to w'tnesS our methods aud
t, sample the milk as taken from
the COW which NIL eonviae anyone
Of the superior ar5sie. Tie stock IS
fed the most approved Gairy iced
III dsikes'i Il f,eszs-,s -ssss.e :
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
For ever ISflty Years.

Mrs. }Yiasiew 5 Soothing S y-ug5
has beea nsea Tor ever fifty years
ay Elllsions Of METERS for their
children while teeth;ag. with per-
feet success. 1t soo5hes the eIi'd,
softsaS the gums. a!iays ali pain,
cures Niad c9.se, end IS tie best
remedy for DssFsilova. Il will re-
lieve Sic peef .ittle sufferer inins-
lately. Sold by Drag lists in
eyessz part o. the world Twenty
I've cegtS q bossle Be Sare aud
~ fer hrs. iaSlea Ss.stss.a :
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
New barracks at New Laredo

Steps are being taken to erect
new barracks at New Laredo, Mex
ieo, to accommodate 1899 .rVopss.
There was not sufficient room in
the garrison there to accommodate
die llth regiment which recently
arrived IN New Larslo frem Mata-
hnaros, and the regiment was diyia
cd into three platoonse two Of which
were quartered il the town.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
I.iEer Report.

RE Grande, 1lth--River f.il-
ing very fast. Is now nearly down
70 It's normal stand-6 feet.
Edinbnrg, 1Ith.-. River now Z
feet high and at a stand.
Santa Maria,-l1ver rising,
Lacks SIX ;nches of being oat Of
It's banks.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
SIR join LUBBOCK 5
PET WASP

Perhaps the ssrangest pet ever
kept by man was wasp which
Sir John Lubbock caught in the
Pyrenees aud resolved to tame
he began by te''ehing it 20 take
Is meals on his hand, and although
the .tiay creature was at first shy
Of going throagii its table d'ho;e
on sueh an unusual festive board
in : very short space of tine It
grew to expect to be fed IN that
way Sir John preserved this pet
with the greatest care. True, it
stung him once, but then it had
every exease fer doing 50. Sir
John was examining 1t on rail
way journey and the door being
by q ticket collector lie
unceremoniousiy stuffed it into a
bottle, aud the outraged spaniara,
not feeling quite * home during
the process, give him a.gentie
reminder rs to the proper way to
treat a guest.
The wasp was pet it every
sense OF the word and becoae
50 fond OF It's owner that itEiIowed
itSelf to he strokeG. It enjoyed
FOR just nine months,
when it fell. sick and although Sir.
5ohn did ali he could 10 proleug
Is lie. it died Miany wasps
have been under Sir johns
observation, bat he never had
such Il genuine pet IS this one.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
TJREIY PERSONAL

Mrs Jose Silao VAS 3 passenges
to tie Point this morning
Dr.. 4. S. Wolf returned to
quarantine station tins morning.
Pa~ser flanagan Of the steam
ship Morgan came up from tie
Point last evening
". F. Dongherry returned to
his home at HidaIge today, after
spending several days in Browns
vile.
Ralph Nichols came down from
Eidalgo last evening, on flying
visit to his family, returning by
the morning tram.
a. Turck arrived by stage this
morniag on his return from Alice.
where he accompanied his niece
Miss IIireh on her way to her home
at Laredo.
R. ". stayton, ESQ, ofsan An
tonic arrived here by this morn
ing'S stage, He Will be here some
time on business connected with
the district court, and IS stopping
at the Ashland hotel. DIR. stayton
is weH known in this section, as he
Is in ether parts Of the state. hay
ing which tlne he was a partnerin
the law business with Judge Wells.
". B. Flanagan, purser of the
Morgan S. S. Clinton, viii remain
in Brownsville feW weeks to act
as agent for the company, during
the temporary absence Of II. B.
Kingsbury. the local agent, who
expects 10 leave shortly on trip
North. Sir Flanagan will enter the
steamship Office at once that he
may be thoroughly initiated in the
hi;sj nesS. l,efnre Mr. Ks dprar-
tare.
h. B. King@bury, the Morgan
steamship agent here will leave on
5bs nezt-stemnsr for She North ac-
eompanied by his daughter, bliss
Blanche, and son Master Fritz |
and sister Hrs. Maxan. They will I
GO to George town, D. c., where
Miss Blanche viii be placed at
school in the Convent of tie Vista
ion. The remainder Of the party !
viii spend several weeks North I
Jefore returning home Mr
kingsbuyy he's made arrangements
o have bis place as agent Cor tile
Steamship company filed during
rs absence by ". b. Flanagan CT
he steamship Clinton.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11

Che little boy was oh lfs knees
in his night-dress saying his pray
ers, and his little sister couldn't
resist the temptation to ticie the
soles OF his feet lie stood it as
long as Icing Is he could. and then
he sad: Please, God, excuse me
while knock the stuEn' cat Of
NeiEe.-Ex
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
School Notice.

Examinations will be held AZ the
Pubic School buildihg on Thurs
day, Friday ana Saturday OF tbs
week to accommodate pupils who
failed OF promotion IL tae lune
examinations, aud rev pupils vino
wish 10 enter school!
J P. BARBOUR, PrinciPel
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11

FoR sALE:-A residence and
business house on Washington
street (bolh adjoining) For fail
particulars apply to Mrs Ellen
tierhard, Los Angeles, California,
or = tHrria, Brownsville, Texas
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
I9earnesa C......ot BE Cure...

Deafness Cannot DC Cured.
by local applications, as they eauuos
reach the diseased porsica Of the estr.
There IS oEiy one way to cure deaf
ness. and chat is by constitutions
remedies. Deafness Is caused u
al infsmea condition. ofE<fI:e
k,ustael9in Tube. When this tahe
gets iHfamed yon have &@-4biing
sound or Imperfect hearing, and
when : is entirely closed deafness
IS the result, and unless TIE IN
summation can be taken out ana
this tube restored to IT'S morIaal
condition, hearing wiz be destroy
vd forever; nine cases out of
zen are caused by eatarrh, which is
nothing but an infalned condition
OF the 0ucouS surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Del
lars fer any case Of Deafness
ceased h caJarrh) that can not
he cHred by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
Z. ). CHENEY G co,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are tnc hest.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
ABOUT TOWN.

= -
Considerable corn las been
washed away.in the louiands by
the overflow.
Federico de Leon vas up in
Justice of Peace Franl.lin's court
this morning, on a charge of horse
thefs. The case ives referred to the
grand jury.
The heaviest rails known in
many years are reported as falling
the last three days all the way
from Corpus Christi TO Browns
vile. including Alice.
The river here Is at stand this
affernoo1, having risen about
five feet since yesterday morning.
The rise has covered the plank
walk about half way up
Fab Hdts-Dunlap ana Stetson
in all new shades and black, s. 10
So; Hamilton Bros, Houston. j
W. Crate VIII represent them hg-e
in October.
Uadereeqy-We have the most
complete line IN Texas. All
weight; all sizes. Hamilton Bsos.,
Houston. Before buying at for
sheir samples in October.
q magnificent picture, Clusters
LAST Fight which was hung in
the Brownsville confectionery, VIII
be rafied at Jagou's next Monday
evening at half past screen. You
should take a chance.
The Brownsville aud Alice stage
which was due last night arrived
this morning at eight O'Clock, the
delay being unavoidable, owing to-
the unusually heavy rains aIlalong
the road from Alice, the past two
days and nights
Sairfs-Fall patterns now ready
to cat. Customers who have their
measure with US can write for new
sarapIes. Our 3ir. }. y. Crate
viii be in Brownsville with theE
line to show yoar in October
Hamilton Bros, Houston.
1ien's Fear For Fau-h yoa3
need anything before l see you
in Ocsaher sead IRE your order. /
Prompt and careful attention VIII |
he given same. Yours traly, J.
". Crate, representing Hamilton
Bros, Houston.
The rise in tie river this morn
ing necessifased Temporary
change il the Jerry. landing Oh this
5idsoE Tie river, tie ehaies being{
removed Erom the sG'rie to d place
lover down She river in freAt Of
Tie Zee factory The customs IL
sieefors are using 10 lower front
room At the Ice factory.
w. Crate. representing Ham
i.toa Bros, dslothiug house Of
Houston. ~ Re in the city for a
week or ten days. IA receive orders
fgr mems furnishing goods, and
Tsil be pleased . take any orders
Those residing oatside a. tbs city
who wish to place orders saould
write Alr. Crate il car, Of she ASA
land hotel. Brownsville, Texas.
All orders viii receive prompt at
tention.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-11
For Saie.

4 50-acre steam centrifugal r.
rigat;ng oistft IN perfect running
order for less than half lis value.
s. P WREF0aD.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-12-14
Railroad To The Grand Canyon.

Chicago. Dec 12.-Some time ago a
company was formed under the name
of the Santa Fe & Grand Canyon Rail-
road Company to build a railroad line
from Williams, A. T., on the Santa Fe
to the Grand canyon of the Colorado.
The grading and bridging is completed
and fifteen miles of track laid. This
work is being completed at the rate of
a mile a day. and it is expected that
the entire road from Williams to the
canyon, distance of forty-seven miles,
will be completed before cold weather
begins The railroad will run along
the brink of the gorge for twenty miles.
The company will be an independent
enterprise, but closely allied with the
Santa Fe, which will run its trains over
the tracks of the new company. The
new road has double object in view
the opening of a tourist line to the can
yon, and the development of the rich
copper and other mineral deposits in
the district.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-12-14
About The Roberts Case.

Washington, Dec 12.-Mr. Taylor, of
Ohio, said, after the executive session.
that the committee was considering
whether it should GO to Utah or have
the witnesses come here, and that no
decision had been reached. Mr..
Schroeder, against whom Roberts made
his protests, said, after the meeting:
When the consideration of the case
of Mr.. Roberts was resumed this morn
ing, Mr.. Roberts was asked if he con-
ceded the existence of the court record
wherein he pleaded guilty in 1889 I'M
der the Edmunds-Tucker law. This
he conceded. He was next asked
whether, about 1887, or since 1890, he
married plural wives and had lived
with them since that time as wives.
To the whole of this charge Roberts
pleaded not guilty, and then demurred
to the Jurisdiction of the committee.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-12-14
FILIPINO GENERAL killed.
AFour Hours Fight And Still Pur-
suing Insurgents.
SPANISH PRISONERS REPORT.

Manila, Dec -12.-General Gregorio
Del Pillar. commanding Aguinaldos
body guard. was killed by Major Pey-
ton March-s battalion of the Thirty
third infantry. in fight eighteen miles
northwest of Cervantes. According to
reports which General Young obtained
from escaped Spanish prisoners at Vi
gan several days ago. Major March left
the coast. where he was pursuing
Aguinaldo, and encountered General
Del Pillar on fortified trail. They
fought for four hours. during which
time seventy Filipinos were killed and
wounded The American loss was one
man killed and six wounded. The
Spaniards report that Major March is
still pursuing the insurgents. Del
Pillar was one of the leaders of the
present and of another Spanish revolu-
ton He was mere youth and was
reported to have graduated at Eu-
ropean university. Prof. Schurman
met him DIS a member of the first peace
commission and rated him as remarka-
bly, clever.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-12-14
Surgeons Paw Held Back.

Washington, Dec. Zone of the re-
suits of the Investigations made in the
case of the troopship Tartar is the stop
page of the pay of Major John A.
Rafter, surgeon Twentieth Kansas
volunteers. This action was taken at
the request of General Shafter and was
seconded by Secretary Root. General
Shafter, who has direction of the in
quiry, suggested that pay in Surgeon
Rafter's case be suspended until GER
tain accounts for the provisioning of
sick soldiers on board the transport are
settled. In protest which Major
Rafter has filed with the war depart
ment, he represents that he is not re-
sponsible for conditions which prevail
ed on the Tartar.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-12-14
George W. Martin Named.

Topeka, Dec. 9.-The executive CON-
mittee of the Kansas State Historical
Society, on motion of jor Sims, elect
ed George W. Martin, of Kansas City,
Kan, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the secretary, Franklin G..
Adams.
Vacancies in the board of directors
were filed as follows:
West f. Wilkinson of Seneca in place
of Mrs. James b. Abbott of DeSoto
John Martin of Topeka in place of
A. J. Arnold of North Topeka.
Frank W. Blackman of Lawrence in
place of James S. Emery of Lawrence.
w. w. Padgett of Fort Scott in place
of Benjamin Harding of Wathena.
William E. Conelly of Topeka in place
of L. X. Elliott of Manhattan.
Miss Zu Adams of Topeka in place of
Franklin G. Adams.
The annual meeting of the society
will be held January Is.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-12-14
PRODUCTIVE FORCES BUSY
Contracts Garry Possible Produc-
tions Far Into the New Year.
ACTUAL DEMAND THE CAUSE.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE approach
of a new year usually brings 50 much
of hesitation in business that the small
shrinkage this year is surprising.
Probably never before have the pro-
ductive forces of the country been so
largely covered by contracts at this
date insuring employment and profit
far into the coming year. This results,
not from any mere speculative excite
ment but from actual demands for con-
sumption running far beyond the pro-
ducing capacity heretofore and push
ing it to remarkable expansion. The
increase in foreign trade has been in
significant compared with the increase
of s24. 600, O0O,O O0 in payments through
clearing houses. For the week the pay
ments have been 2O.3 per cent larger
than last year and 3s.l per cent larger
than in 1892.
Hides are again stronger at Chicago,
although receipts of cattle at the four
chief western markets in eleven months
have been per cent larger than in the
previous year as the demand for con-
sumption in manufacture has evidently
increased much more. Thus western
production of boots and shoes has gain
ed more than eastern. yet shipments
from Boston for the year have been
81. 900 cases.
The demand for cotton goods is heavy
and covers production far ahead in
many lines, while fears of important
strikes have been dispelled by a gen
eral advance in wages.
The strength of wool is apparently
unimpaired, though demand is quieter.
London prices have again moved high
err and the small available supply of
fine grades supports the belief that
prices still move upward.