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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
Prices for the active months ranged as
|llows at New York and New Orleans:
|ffaf4 Omen Hioh Lou, Cinsa
LIVERPOOL DISAPPOINTING.
lone Markets Are Lower in SYM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dull,

'It*Hone Markets Are Lower in SYM
pathy-Sessi Dull
fnis was one Of the dullest sessions we
I've had in the cotton market for some
fne. Liverpool was very Disappointing
Rtiour markets holding comparatively
|eady, the foreign market improved be.
Ire the close. last prices being about "a
Iwer on contracts. Spots were reduced
B2s with sales of 1000. New York opened
|tosb down. but trading was on a limited
Iale, fluctuations being confined to the
brow range of 3 points. closing TO Il
pvn on the near and 1 to up on the
|stAnt months. New Orleans closed IN.
RAnged to down. Spots 1-16 down New
tleans, Galveston and Houston; I'M
hanged elsewhere, There was little in
|ay OF crop news received. but other
Ems of news were of hearish character.
he bombay movement for the week was
fOilows: Receipts 64oo0, against II 900
st year and $1,000 the year before; ship
tents 10000, against 5000 last year ana
loo the year before.
IA New York correspondent wired today
lat the New England Cotton Manufac-
trers association al meeting recon
lends general short time, and 1t Is SAID
kls will save 100000 bales for the balance
the season. Our New Orleans friends
Tired: There is more disposition on the
brit OF spot holders to meet the situation,
BID liverpool Is becoming convinced the
tpply will be ample for trade require
|ents.' This continued bear talk is some
hat discouragng TO the bulls, hut it is
pticed prices are being forced materially
liver There is little to encourage buying,
bwever, and until sentiment uudereocs a
hange 1t seems useless to expect more
han Temporary reactions.
liverpool is due to be unchanged tomor-
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0. B. mill. Texas interior points, ac-
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HEAVY STAPLES.

AMMUNITION Powder, per keg. $500
blasting powder S1.65 per keg; drop SHOT,
per sack, 81 10: buck, S11O.
BACON-ENtra short clear, In sacks, 8s4ff
10e; regulars; lolac; boxed, hc higher; bell
: BAGGfNG AND TIES = Bagging BIB
FAC; 2i4.lb SIC; Arrow ties, less than en-,
load lots, from Houston. Si40.
CANDY Stick. wrapped, basis "a 6H@
CANDLEs-Star, full weight, l0Iac;
Granite, full weight lie; Electric Lights,
CEMENT Portland, s2.75G325; Ros2n.
'1 c'eoFiF'E.R8Rio fair: sqaoc: prime. sAs
gIAe; choice. 9@im10c; Peaberry. 13c: Cor,
dov.a f3c Ronsted coffees Arbuckle' !
Arlosa, basis lG0lb cases. lie delivers 1;
Apex 1880; Lion, 12c.
CRAC KERs-A Il G Soda. bulk boxes.
creams, Sc; stage planks. &c; cakes and
'" FhoTR i Basis 4s-b sacks. Fancy high
patent, $3.50; fancy half patent. 81 30;
Third grade. $3.50; 24-lb sack. Toe per bar.
rel higher lour in wood 15c per barrel
FARNIcAcEoUs GooDs-Grlts. hominy
and cream meal, in barrels So 20: Pearl
meal in 3slb sacks. $500 per barrel OF
four sacks; Scotch oats. $3.50: Friends
Ilawkeye oats S2-00M2.10.
LARD-Rehned tieree, compound. BAc:
leaf gAc: jO-lb cans, higher than tierces
lob cans &c higher; BIB cans &c higher;
Bib cans 1c higher.
HAMS Standard, 11al1%c; picnic hams.
LINE Bulk, $500 per barrel; coopered,
HioNEY-In barrels e0a75c per gallon;
In 60-lb cans, extracted, 5G6c per pound
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DRTrCs ANn CUEMTCALs.

ouinlne. 45@4Tc per ounce bottle; NOR.
phne. $2.3i0255 per otince; cocaine, So
per ounce: boraX, slsc per Mound in 100
pound packages; copperas, $40 in harrnlsi
PACKAGES EPSON salts. Ellis per hundred
In barrels; alcohol, s2.70@3oo per gailon;
sulphur, $2.6J per 100 In barrels; alum,
pound In barrels camphor Zoe wood alco
hol, $1.00; gum opium. $500; powdered
opium, $500; carbolic acid 10000 per
pound In bottles; calcium carbide, SOP
pcr cwt. delivered Texas common railway
Doints
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HIGH RECORD IS BROKEN
For Corn by George II. Phillips, Who
Holds a Corner.
MAY IS QUOTED AT FIfTY.FIyE CENTS
x >Tcs VWSFNH Sk- *
Cents--Whest and Oats Sym
pathetieally Strong.

Chicago, May 2.-M May corn rose to 81
cents today and closed 1 cents over yes
terday at 53isc July closed 1ic higher,
Wheat was moderately active and drm on
cables. the weather and In sympathy with
the coarse grain, July closing vase higher.
July oats closed with an advance OF He,
aud May win gain of 1isc. July pork
closed 32Ac up, lard and ribs practically
unchanged.
While the trade in wheat was on a
liberal scale. business appeared to be most.
" for the professional element. who were
looking Tor scalps IN the way of quick
pfVntS. me markets. undertone was rrm,
however, under the influence OF steady
cables, not dry weather. under (which N.
serts thrive and in sympathy with the
ne ghborlng strength In corn and oats
From Minneapolis came the doeful word
tnat Kansas complaints OF the work OF
insects in thc tields were moie gloomy
tam ever. From this source was also re-
eorded fear that wheat viii not stand un-
less some cool, wet weather is forthcom-
ihs; Iaere was, however. no lacking of re-
ports of the usual optimistic character in
regard to the crop prospects. July opened
l2c higher at I3ls@i39sc aud advanced early
ton On pfo one f iG 70 n 4s fG but
bulls bought at the decline and The mar
kct again reacted to IIM74Isc and closed
nIm At l2d9sc higher at 1856. Receipts
me oats market was active and strong
May advanced sharply because 1t was
thought the bull crowd in corn had also
colnered the supply Of oats. July was
more amenahle to legitimate market intlu-
ences and advanced on the weather as well
rs in sympathy with MAY In the face of
liberal selling at times. The demand for
May came mostly from pit shorts, who
got but little. Receipts 176 cars,
The only redecmlng feature of the pro
vision market was the advance In July
pork on buying Thought to be for packers.
Lard and ribs We're neglected and Hue
tuated within narrow range. July pork
closed at the top. 32iac over yesterday {;
shade down.
Estimated receipts Tomorrow: Wheat 81
cars. corn 81 cars; oats 215 cars; hogs %.
00Q head.
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES Fancy evapolated. 5o-lb boxes
6Ac; lib cartons, 7e choice cvnporatcd. &C.
APRICOTS--Per h., loose. l0c
CITRON--In i0-lh boxes, l8c.
CURRANTS- bbls., 13I2c 25-lb boxes
cleaned. bulk, i4c; lib cartons, l5c.
DATES-1-lb packages, l0c; GOlb boxes
FIGS-Callfornla 1213c; imported. 15d
1Sc.
PEACHES-Choice new stock. size.
RAISINS-Californa. 3-crown. l.. H.
boxes. $500; H-lb l.. l.. PaiSins, 6oM15c
2.crown l., NJ raisins, 50-lb boxes, stdSi4c
3-crown l.. NJ. raislns, o0lb boxes. Sc.
PRI MES California J0-6os, Sc 60TOc
T5c: T0.S0c, &c: So-90s 51ac; a0-l0os, &c.
NUTS Brazil. 14c per III: filberts, Sicily
15c; walnuts. l4Ml5c; peanuts, fancy hand
raracona. 1Sc III in sacks Italian chest
nuts, 1oc: pecans. selected, 1oc; large, LA
Ihc: medium. 6Ni7c.
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

Kansas city. May Wheat--May 703s6E
Iola; July 6SIS@6Sl; cash No. . hard liz
0T2ia; No. red 7212; No. spring Us.
Corn May 42Ra425s; July 425a429l; cash
Oats-No white 30 Recepts-Wh
GA 500; corn 81. 500. oats 1000. shipments
Wheat AZ 200; corn 81 400; oats 1900.
o New xn YSFs ,o5 Max snof
red SIS f. b. atloat and 81 elevator; No.
l Northern SOS b. ahoRt; No. ! hard
055s fob. ahoat options strong. Hides
firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
FRr1Ts.

APPLES-New York Baldwins, SA. 00sI
40: California box, S1.50G1.7o.
BANANAS-Si 10000 per bunch, packed.
CRANBERRI Escape Cod. crate, $3.50.
GRAPES-.AlalaEs. half Dbl, full weight
S6.7IG7.50
LHI0NS-Ca California, extra fancy, $1,000
I325: Mernos. 1915.
ORANGEs-Naves. s2.5oda75.
STRAWBERRIES Per crate; Noonan
and Excelsior, s2.00Q27j: pale, weak stock,
81. 50dl.T5.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
St. Louis Grain and Provisions.

st. Louis, May Wheat--No. > red cash
74s4: May 744m7I7S: July 72B; Septem-
her M: No. : hard 78G73l9 Corn No.
cash 1855 May 45H; July 45%@49H,
Oats-No. . cash 300 May 30h; July 36A;
No. . white 31@3l&. Pork iirm-JobhlnS
1915. Lard lower S1Ya, Lead firm, 4.22l2
Speter firm, 3.s7l2 Flour unchanged Pat
ents 3.60d375 extra fancy and straights
3.20@3.3O clenr I.S0d300. Timothy seed
No trading Corn meal steady, 10. Bran
firm. sacked, east track, T0G7l Hay steady
Timothy 900Ml3.0u; prairie lilo. Whis-
ky steady. IS Iron cotton ties 100
Bagging e,s@T Hemp twine o. Dry salt
meats-Boxed steady; extra shorts s.375A;
clear ribs $50; clear sides S,62i2 Bacon
I4oXed steady; extra shorts o.12l2, clear
rios g.25; clear sides 9.3Ti2 Receipts-
Flour 1000; wheat l5,o00; corn 62000;
oats 50 600 Shipments-Fiour 1000, wheat
81 coo; corn 1900. oats 10000.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots f. o. b. cars from milers,
dealers charge from store 5dl0c more pei
l00 lbs on bran 2@3c per bushel on oats
BRAN-Per 100 lbs, 81 O011 ,o3.
WHEAT SHORTS-Per 100 lbs, S1.05Q
Ito.
CORN-No. . sacked, 6ode1c,
CORN CHOPS-Mixed and pure, 81. lOg
OATS 39d42c per bushel.
HAY Alfalfa s13. 500 14.00 choice tim,
othy, Sl6OOm1650 South Texas prairie
hay. S6OGmS 90: North Texas aud Territory
hay, S1000612.50.
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Killed BY His Son.

corsleana. Texas, May 2.-John o'Don-
men. former resident Of corsIcans. was
shot and killed today by his son at Mala-
kon. twenty miles east If here. Family
troubles supposed 20 he the. cause; De-
ceased came from Mississippi last fan
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COFFEE.

No. Invoice 6h Mild--Dull Futures
opened steady at an advance of points
and further Improved ! 10 10 points on
market news from abroad than looked for
aud a falling OF in Brazilian receipts and
brisk trading were the prime factofs Of
support The market closed 10 TO II points
higher. Total sales 5000, including July at
555 september J.6OG5.7o; December $50;
March G.15.
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cloths, which are readily available on the
basis of 9-i6 for regulars Brown sheet
ings and drills are quiet but firm for TX
port grades; other kinds irregular. Bleached
aud coarse colored cottons quiet and un.
changed. Hosiery and underwear sell ng
In moderate quantities In n generally easy
market
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WOOL,

81. Louis. May -wooi-Gencrally In
acfive and easy: medium grades l2Mtiss
light fne 1ieiisls; heavy fine 9ali; tut
washed 17G2I
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SUGAR.

New York. May 2.--Sugar,-Raw strong;
molasses sugar 3ls Refined firm.
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METALS.

Nev York. MAY 2.-rln steady nj %. s7js0f
oG 10: lake copper unchanged a 1900; spell.
Ter easy at 3'95@4.p0; pig Iron warrants
unchanged al 9.50alo,50,
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SPOTS RULED QUIET.
terines Large and Well Assorted. but
Ell BUYERS Are Holding Off.

tssines Large and Well Assorted, but
Buyers Are Holding Of.
seg Orleans, May 2-The market for
u cotton ruled quiet and easy. with a
rly large and well absorbed offering. but
tH#the demand quite limited, as buyers
Il aolding on The continued decline in
sef at Liverpool aud the constant un-
Ferng Of new supplies on this side has
'en rise to a feeling of uncertainty as
INC future of values, and the pnrchas-
flement shows a decided inclination
1Halt further Developments before en-
.W the markss freely for additional
lck Sales $500. including 400 to arrive.
IKE lions Lice lower on all grades.
RE local market for contracts was dub
q embarrassing during the day with
E4hg confined largely TO July position
Wfpool was OF again to the extent ~
W on spots and al the opening showed
|8<S OF 1-64d to a-6fd on deliveries. u
|t6k In the English market tiuctJate,l
lily during the after hours aud dis
ia a slight upward tendency. The
III market opened l TO = poin $. DON y
MATTER slight fluctuations cio.;et with
INT crop months 10 4 points lower
The balance Of the list unchanged.
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London, May 2.-.Consols for money 94h;
account )4A. Bar silver steady. PTS per
ounce Money 3Gl3ls per cent, Short bills
3 7i60l3ia; three months bills 3 7-16a
3 9-16 per cent
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York, clearinrs s5252i5,i 1903; bal,
ances Sl3. go, 7O1.
Paris MAY 2,-Three per cent rentes 25f
Ice for checks.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or GALVESTON, May 2.


Cleared
SIS raulin tspanA cirarde, Liverpool via
81 Ihordls Dora wllhelmsen, Havre and
Antwerp.
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ierence 4.2i4 44.7Oe 5e0.a54
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

II. o. B. mill. Texas interior points. ac-
cording to location: Per gallon
Irlme crude oil, loose.... ~ a q
Prime summer yellow oil. 30 n 81
Linters, per pound ...... 2AI "a
Per ton.
Hulls. baled ...... SO so
Prime cotton seed meal. $40 80 d2O 90
Prime cofton seed cake, 10 80 M20 %
Quotations on prime cotton seed meal
ana prime, cotton seed cake are for deilY-
New York. Nav Cotton seed oil easy:
prime yellow 32%Q33.s
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FoREIGN EXPoRrs.

The Norwegian steamship Thordis cleared
lowing cargo: $3.50 bales of cotton, value
S113.,0f; 1850 bales Of cotton, value, s62.
i23; 10000 bushels OF wheat, value SILL,
600.
rhe Spanish steamship Panlina cleared
iolay for Liverpool Via Norfolk With the
following cargo; 635S Lowry bales OF cot
value s1.l05.37; Bill sacks cotton seed
cake, value S0,225.
GALVESTON GRAIN MOVEMENT.
REGENTS today Cars.
Grif, Colorado and santa Fs......... II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Current Quotations on Round Lots of
! Staple Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily ana
! their correctness can be relied upon Ine
( prices are those ruling in Houston wh6.e-
I sale markets.
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EAST INDIA MovEMENEI1 Be e, Y;

This week since Same tiIue
This week. last year. Aug, 81 last Year.
Receipts $1,000 1000 $4,000 sl2,oou
Exports to 80,
CT Britain 1000 -. 6booO z'NV
Exports TO ,.s
exports 10000 5000 10000 Ss'ooc
Ahoat In
harbor iii 600 1000 ...- 49,
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Stocks.

Following are the sales of stock and clos,
ing prices on the New York stock markets
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New York Futures,
LiverpooI Futures.

Leading futures ranged as follows.
May: ...,..4 2i-25s Sept, ...,.....4 2os
Mav-June. 4 24-23s October .... a. % -06s
Juue-July { 25-26s ct.Nov >. a U-02b
Jnly-Aug. - PCS Noy-Dec .....4 ooh
Aug Sent. A DOS
a asked; :. selling; b bid; value,
Stock at United States Ports,
stock this lay 500 49,
Stock this day last week..........66 So. SOS
Stock this day last wear ........ .SJ1,9l0
Excess this season 2..............20 y,Si2
United States Exports.
This week Last voar
Exports to Great Britain 69.T44 22I43
Exports to France. =. 1904 7,AJN
iEaports TO continent. 1896 A. 1S7
Total .....,....,......i2 S2os 1880
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y York, May o.--There has been no
|A4 of any moment reported in print
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Comparative Spot Markets.
Other Spot Markets.

@aIveston-Spots closed easy, TIC down.
stock l234s0 bales
Low ord 5 ole Middlipg 49, s 1916
Ordinary. ....6 ZIG Gc0l mid j s t.l6
Good ord, ....6 1915 Mid fair. s ll-l6
Law md. ,...,T 9-16 Sales .,.,.... 12Ss
New Orleans Spots closed quiet and dull:
prices 1-1Gc down; STOCK 205.J14 bales.
Low ord. .....5 1-16 Middllng ....T 1910
Ordinary. .5Ss Good mid Sls
Good mildly BIO Mid fair 81
Low mid.,,.,.Tis Sales $500
New York-Spnts rlos"d ruet; plices
mcharred stock 141,43l bales
Nlddling. 49,. $ GIG Sales ......... 80
Literpool--Spots closed quier. business
moderate; prices 49, down, sales IO0G
bales, of witch 6t00 We're American; specn,
iatlon and export 500 bales; Imports 10000
Ordinary ...... 3 1916 Middllng .,.4l6
Good ord. ....4 1.16 Good mid 4 lila
! Low mid. A 5.I6 Mid fair .....5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
GALVESTON STOCK.

90 Fan FREIGHT NATES ON COTTON,
Ship agents make the following ocean
freight quotations on cotton shipments from
the interior within 10 days from date:
To Cents.
liverpool ss
Manchester second class) ...... 81
Rrenen Observation-Disclosures. 40
Unvre Observation-Disclosures. 4J
Antwerp Castle ilnp) ........... 81
Rotterdam .....-............... 81
Hamburg ct
The above quotations are based on first
class liners. Second class Huers cent and
tiamps cents lower.
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comparative Statement

Houston Comparative Statement.
Gross receipts thus far this week. 19,4T3
Gross receipts 2i3 days this year. 2,213, AZ
Gross receipts 243 days 1899 l0o0. ,73o,H2o
Gross receipts 243 days 1S0S-1S0D. -, 443,2SS
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Following are the receipts of cotton by
the various railroads entering the city:
Bales
Houston and Texas Central. ....... l2S
international and Great Northern 100 lis
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio 81
Texas and New Orleans. ........... /
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe. ..... 90
Missouri, Kansas and TEXAS. .......... 5Si
Total l,5l&
Houston Spots.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-01-02
Down the Chimney.

Job May was one of the first settlers
OF Bureau county. Ills. His cabin was
built on the, side of the river blum. The
site for itlwas partly made by an exca-
walton into the bank, so that the roof
was littleaboye the grounl The CHM
ney, built Of stones, muu and sticks,
was n huge affair with II fireplace six
feet widein the living room,
One fall neighbor gave the May
boys an old blind horse, The little fcl-
lows were delighted with old Bob and
made II great pet Of him.
The second winter of Bob's life with
his young masters proved n hard one,
The snow was deep. and the poor
horse unstabled and with little hay
or grass, found existence n doubtful
blessing.
One night Bob was wandering
around searching for comfort in some
form when he discovered that hot air
was rising from the chimney and took
up n position near by
Suddenly the family sitting around
the blazing log fire, We're startled by
tremendous racket up the chimney,
and the next moment II huge body
tumbled down into the fireplace. II
was Old Bob. who began snorting and
plunglng about, scattering hot Goals
and ashes In all directions.
The family lied with cries Of dismay
Old Bob WAS soon recognized and. with
one shoulder badly scorched, was led
limping out of the door. Meantime
there had been a scramhlins after the
Goals and flrebrands. TO prevent the
house from taking fire. Youths Com
panion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-01-02
RICHES OF MoJAVE.
sun-bIistered Desert Is One Mine OF
Wealth.

The Mojaye desert" said an en-
thusiastic Californian. will some day
be the garden spot of the world. All
it wants Is water, and now that ar
tesian water is being found all over
the desert, this need is supplied. Some
day you'll find this desert a banana
orchard, and as for value. some of the
most valuable mines in the state are
on the desert.
The land that water has been put
on has been found to be very rich,
and fruit ripens five or six weeks ear
lier here than anywhere else. The
desert is rich In gold, silver, copper,
lead and iron. Dozens of paying gold
mines are being worked on the desert
The richest and largest iron mine in
the West Is right in such a place as
this, and not far away The iron Hes
around like sand, and is preferred in
the fine work of the crushers 10 all
others. over beyond here they raise
trees, yuccas that are ground up and
sent TO England, where they print pa
pers on it.
Down at Ivanpah-that's town
right out on the desert a red hot place
they have started copper mine:
began this year, and its panned out
SlS0,0O0 profit so far, When you come
to silver mines, there are lots of them
on the desert. nj Barstow and Calico.
In the worst part of the desert, in the
hills over beyond Daggett. is the most
valuable borax deposit in any land.
About 600 people are working at it.
IF you want TO see the greatest
sight In America continued the Cali
fornian, in the way of salt mine.
go down To Salton, on the desert
There they pillow II out. and there are
acres Of salt, pure and white as snow.
/ know another desert landholdeF
who gets n crop of bitumen; another
gets phosphates. another asbestos; an
other has sulphur deposit, and still
another takes out gypsum. all on the
desert, and the great waste has Just
begun TO be known. There's enough
gold and silver and copper lying iii
that desert TO make hundreds of men
millionalres, and It's going to be found
yet And added the Californian,
there's another side to IL, it's hot.
but its the healthiest place on earth
People are living there now who
would be dead in a few months any
where else. - Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-01-02
AMERICAN PocKETKNIVEs.
The Greater Proportion of Those Sold
Here Now Made in This Country.

The Greater Proportion of Those Sold
Here Now Made in This Country.
OF the millions of pocketkniyes an.
nually sold in this country, probably
70 per cent. OF the jackkniyes and
other heavy varieties are now being
made here, and this proportion is in.
ereasing; While taking the total sales.
more than 30 per cent. of the knives
IN value are now made here, and this
proportion also is increasing. Fine
penknives are imported from England
and Germany; the cheapest jack
knives, cheaper and poorer than any
made here, come from Germany.
Pocketknives have been made in
this country for many years, and there
are now here some scores of factories
for their production. The newest
branch of the manufacture here il
that of fine penknives, which have
been made in this country only about
forty years, and have come into their
present large and extended use only
within about twent" years There are
penknives of English make that have
been made continuously under the
same names for more than hundred
years; SO that the making of such
knives in this country Is something
comparatively modern The Amerl-
can penknife If not now actually the
best in the world, is at least the equal.
in quality, style and finish, of any pro-
duced anywhere
Pocketknives are made in almost
endless variety. Cne American CON
Germ makes 700 different sorts. which
vary in kind, shape, size number of
blades, kind of handle. style and size
of bolster and so on. The best
pocketkniyes have hand-forged blades
Great as is the variety of pocketknives
now made here, still greater variety
is made in Europe, where the indus
try has been longer established and
patterns and designs have accumulat-
ed; and the greater number of the odd
knives, containing corkscrews and
various other implements, still come
from there.
A fine penknife of the best quality
and handsomely mounted is still more
or less of n luxury; it might cost at
retail anywhere from 81 to 81. One.
bladed jackknives can be bought at
wholesale for rs cents a dozen; fine
penknives run up to $50 a Dozen
n. Y, Sun.