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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
HESTER CAUSED A SLUMP.
Annual Cotton Statement Staggered the
New Orleans Market.

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New Orleans. September 2.--The market
for spot cotton was quiet today with fair
offerings ana a moderate demand. but With
buyers and sellers well apart In their views.
Factors are inclined to make further slight
concessions, but buyers are holding on for
lower figures aud generally refuse to trade
upon the basis Of current asking prices. The
weakness that developed In the contract
market Immediately following Secretary
Hcstcr's report Of the extent Of the crop
Of lg00-190l was quickly communicated to
spots. but failed to induce more active
buying. Sales 600 bales, including those 10
arrive.
The movement In contracts was Of fair
proportions to-day and then the short ele-
ment had all the best of the game. Liver
pool came In at about even figures for both
spots aud contracts. falling on 16il IN the
latter department. later In the day, In re
Spouse In the break In prices In this mar
ket. New York was enjoying a holiday
tabor Day. aud consequently New Orleans
was In fact alone In the field. The locll
opening WAS about on a level with Satur-
days figures.
Colonel Hester's crop statement was an
nouuCcd from the rustrum at 9:3o a. m.
aud his authoritative report of q crop OF
1u,3S3,VuD bales for the year 1900 1891 rather
ST staggered the market. which at once fell OF
under the pressure uf heavy getling untli
the close, when September was 1.95NT,9I.
"A loss of Is points; October TT6, a loss o.
. points, while the other months showed
net losses Of 10 to II points. compared with
saturdays closing figures.
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CALVERT NEWS ITEMS.
Governments Cotton Expert Is Visiting
Colonel Peters.

Colonel Peters.
r ra,a. Sor+or,bsr . -Rav An.
tHlNcrl. leA"s' oeP'V""'
solpm George Of Persia, whose VISIT 10
calvert The Post mentioned this morning,
fn,ns1 :, biohtv instructive itcrpr. ON
otilNef'd u hlrhN ins"u'N
the manners, customs and religion or Fer'
suo nf the Methodist church last night
~ C,a.r..s p.,s,on na,no ia Girarges.
~, ,ran~ ,o ,norica for tbe
nrrposc of raising sufficient money TO pur-
chase a printing press. ia order TO intro
due ule art al printing Into his he
nirbtpd native land. lie lectures in his
Persian costume.
Mir Reagan McCrary eft this morning
fo, Waco To- complete his studies IN BAY
lar university.
lion. scott Field and ". S Bailey went
10 Marlin Yesterday afternoon TO Attend
~ 1911 bnsi,rs4 n Tim district court,
witch cpnvcncs there this morning.
NNs II StrickpI. Jr.. ana children left
yesT,raav for Lott 10 visit Relatives.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
HEmPsTEAD HAPPENINGS.
The High School Has Opened for tn
Session.

The High School Has Opened for the
Session.
Hampstead, Texas, September 2.-Tho
Hampstead high school was opened this
morning Tor the session Of la01-02. Quite
q large number Of children were in attend.
ancc. The school begins under very favor.
able circumstances and the trustees hope
TO have a full min months tcrIn.
The Farmers club, a society composed
Of bohemian citizens, gave O big fest aud
ball near Sunnystdc Yesterday. Judge Hard
ustS Of La Grange was orator of the oc,
casion.
Edwin Waller of the comptroiler's onic,
at Austin was In the city today.
], Y. Miller Of the Waller Independent
was In the city today on business.
Captain G, n, Phelps of Houston was Ii
the city today.
Quite d crowd of Hempstcadites took ir
the excursion to Houston aud Galveston
yesterday.
There have been 400 bales Of cottor
weighed at the public platform this season
senator A. G.. Lipscomb returned to Aus
tin this morning.
j. 4. Cochran of Austin county is In tn,
city.
John Amslor is at home from his saw
niill In the piney woods.
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Marlin News Notes.

Marlin, Texas, September 1.-Trains ar
riylng IN Marlin over both the Houston and
Texas Central and the international rail-
roads we're literally crowded with colorea
passengers, principally cotton pickers. most
Of whom came TO town 90 spend saturday
and sunday and rhlow in their week s
earnings,
Today, sunday. many farmers are in the
city with wagons IN search Of cotton pick'
ems, Monday has been the usual day N
the past SET aside for this custom uf get
ting hands. hnt khrewd farmers who 90
not wish 10 lose q day ia the fields aud
who also desire 10 avpiG che SHARP com
petition Of Monday, are taking n hank
movement on the general GUSTAV.
The oil mill began the present season
run yesterday morning.
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h. q 3. eeer,s cotton Letter.
Especial 10 Tho Post.l


New orleans. September 2.-Notwith.
standing Liverpool advices were again dis
couraging, our market opened only 1 point
lower, advanced 2 points shortly after on
fresh buying, subsequently declined l. to
IL points Oh realizing. closing at a net loss
OF 10 TO II points OF the day
Manchester cables state that the easiuess
in Liverpool restricted the demand for
goods. India and China were the chief
bidders, hut then offers were generally re.
fused. Print cloths We're In moderate de
n-and. Producers, however, are holding on
being confident of a future advance.
Spots are decidedly easier. with n ne.
stIicted demand. 1t seems everyone is
holding off waiting for the burenu tomor-
row before entering into new engagements.
The general opinion is that the bulenu's
general average condition will be below 10.
and there are many who think Ii will he
as low or lower than last year, when It
was GS. Should the bureau be around 20.
II may occasion weakness. On the other
hand, If 1t Is ds or lower, it might cause
steadincss, Secretary Hester issued his
cotton statement today, making the crop Of
l9OO-10Oi 1o,3S3.o00 bales. as compared to
8, 4SG o0n last year and 11,210,0u0 year be-
fore last. H.. X b. Beer.
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TlMEs-DEMocRAT COTTON REPORT
Yield Per Acre in Texas WIN Be the
Shortest Even Known.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Times Democrat this morning pre-
SCENTS the reports Of It's correspondents on
the progress OF the cotton crop during the
north Of August. The accounts vary inn
mensely, according to the districts from
which they come.
Tesas mas gone steadily dow hill, and
the consensus of opinion is 10 the effect
that the yield per acfe will he one of the
smallest in the history Of the State.
Arkansas aud Louisiana are fairly good,
Mississippi is distinctly so, but there has
been n slight deterioration, even In these
favored sections.
Throughout Alabama. Georgia and tho
Carolluas the crop is spotted hut there
would seem to he no reason to doubt ulat,
with a late frost. a very satisfactory result
viii he had. On the other hand, an early
frost would imply a far-rpaching disaster.
To sum up: the magnitude OF the cotton
crop of 1901 hinges upon the extent to
whicA the eastern portion Of the belt shall
make up for the undoubted shortage in
Texas.
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Houston. Texas. September 2.-The New
York Journal of Commerce in its special re
port on conditions of the cotton crop says
it is 81 lower than August /. The great
est deterioration is In Texas. which shows
n loss of 16. being now 81. against IS Au-
gust 1. Some of their correspondents
claim the crop is the poorest in thirty
years. South Carolina, Florida and the
Indian Territory report improved condi
lions. They make the average report 10.
agRtnst the government report Us sgme time
last wear, Liverpool was ! point lower
uhan SATURDAYS closing, and New Orleans
closed IL points down from the opening
with little doing.
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cows anil hcifers 2.Ood5 Is: cannrrs 1000.
=. 20, bulls 2.3564.0 o., Texas AMI Ia ! y
steers 2.45a42u ~. COWS and ,lnn,crs . 5U
"a Hogs Receipts 400. MacSrt strong,
500 Ii g3e.. Pigs nnd light G.2rau { :,
packers G~.15u6.3u: III che 5 q. Sues j..
Sheep--fe eip $ ~. NJ rk't trldy a
t,v, nations =. 75dS..5 lam 3 . al 81.
s., Ckers 1.J0d2 80; cults aud bucks log
III
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Intermediate department. Miss Helen
Phillips primary, and Miss N. llse, k,n.
dcredrtVu.
Masters Robert Vineyard. George Kelley
aud ltay Dickson VIII leave tomorrow for
bingham college. ~. c., where they VIII
cutCr us pupila.
Fred MtCamly leaves todny for 81. I'D
Virds college, Austln, where ne will sc.
sumo his studies.
Miss Alice Iilokcy Of ryior win lie in
Wharton today and will spend several
vo,N> az the guest OF her cousin, MIS-.
W. j.. Han
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
Wharton Locals.

Wharton. Texas, September l-Ihe
White Mans union convention for pre-
cinct No. /. which was set tyr August 80.
has been postponed until Monday, SOFTEN,
her 4. when q needing VIII De held 10
nominate a candidate for commis Toner
~ precinct No, ! 20 suereel MI r. Al
dag who has lately resigned.
The Wharton public school Will open its
echolastic session October with Prot.
Briggs as principal Mise Kate hugely,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
LOSS IN CoMANCHE COUNTY.

Comanche. Texas. September Tho
loss in cattle viii he great In this county
unless rain comes in the next ten DAYS.
to make grass. The pastures are burned
up aud cattle poor now Cotton seed is
now - cents per bushel and none TO self
Stockmen can't feed at that price.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
GUTTER AND EGGS.

Et.G1 H.. September 2.-On thc board
Of trade today ~ tubs OF butter were
oGro0rd, bur nc regular sales were made,
IN quotation committee announced a firm
market at - cents. sales Of the week
U03.voD pounds.
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4 s%nIpMENrs.N

Victoria. Texas, September THE FOL
Owing shipments ~ I've stock were made
during the past week from points on the
New York. Texas and Mexican and Gulf
Western Texas and Pacific railways:
Monday, August %. from Edna, Tom
Heard, four cars ISL head mixed cattle TO
the New Orleans market.
Tuesdayk August 81. ]. Il. Dugat, from
Clip, one var cows to the same market,
Wednesday, August Is, Ike West, eight
cars stock cattle from Deeyille Ia inez,
Friday. August 20, FROM Clip, J. j.
Murphy. three cars calves To New O%rleans,
from Fannin, Ham Fleming, one ear calves
to New Orleans. and c. Parks. one TO st.
Louis and one 10 Houston.
Saturday. August 81, from I'll Campo, 4.
Il. partnln. Que car to Houston. y. w.
Griffith, one car from Inez 20 ThlbedeauN,
Tom Stprne, one cur sheep from Victoria
TO Galveston,
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Lnafnrs MOI Tolerated I'D MadIn.

Marith, Texas. September City on
Gers are not exercising mach patience IN
dealing with the gentry Of me 'hoso' ana
loafer stripe. The cotton heids afs w2iss
with the staple open anu rrauy toF mse-
lux about the stlssts er any 2 ~ HeA-1-
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Nortl. Carolina above Includes Kentucky
aud virginia, Tennessee includes oklahoma,
Missouri ANA Utah; Texas Includes Indian
Territory.
Mr.. Hester's fun report which will be
issued Tomorrow Will contain Interesting
fact, I'm relation to tho continued Increase
IN the spindles Of Southern mills and to
new mills now building, some Of which
will 90 into operation during the new com
mercial year. He will also give interesting
farta showing than with an excess in bales
over last year of g4T .Oo6, the South OBJ
taired for the crop an Increase OF $l3O, 49,
100, the value Of this years crop having
reached the enormous total of S4a4, 567, 5i9,
more in dollars than has ever before been
oil tanned for any cotton crop, and compares
the vniues of this crop With that of year
heSOre last, 11,274.S40 bales. the largest
cNcr growu. and shows that we have re
ceiyed this year for sol AIS bales less
Z S2i1. 794. $50 more.
Mr.. Hester says when it is considered
that the two past cotton crops have been
sod In the South for SSlS,352,369, their I'm
p%9rtance VIII be appreciated as the means
of bringing prosperity to the cotton States.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03

Chicago. September 2-Cattle-Receipts
%. 600. Including 1000 Texans and s1w
Western. Market easy 10Tt5 lower. Good
TO prime steers 5.JOdG.3 30. poor TO medium
4.2S6i5. 80; stockers and feedcrs 225d4.2);
cows 9. 756i4.G0; hclfcrs 2.25m3.0o; Gamers
$50; Texas steers 4O0sfi. 20; Texas grass
steers 3.50@4O0. Western steers 3.f0fi
$50. Hogs-Recclpts 5000, Market 311
Zoe higher, Gond 10 cnnlce heavy 64od
6.65: light 5.95aGG1: bulk Of sales 6.lHFp
go. Sheep--Receipts 20.0OO Market for
sheep steady: lambs l0d20c lower, Good
70 choice wethers 3.TJd4.00. fair to. choice
mixed 3,5Om3.TO. Western sheep S.2Jdi.Op:
native lambs 3.0Od5.O0; Western lainls
4.50M4.90.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03

London. September 2.-Cousols for money
"a rs cN-iutCIcst: for the account "a 31d
cxintere-f. BAR silver steady Pa per
ounce. Money liiMlia per ceut, snort blllh
2is per cont; tlrcv months bills 2lS02 $40
per cent.
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LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.

Trading in thr local market was quite az
a standstill Nest Of the houses closed
pp in honor NJ the day aud others transact
ed mere nominal business.
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The range Of prices at New orleans Tor
the active months was Ds follows.
New Orleans Open. High. Low. Close.
October ...... 1861 1.SS Z 20 T.T6
January ,...... 7.S4b T.S5 7.73 T.T4T5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

iwt>. September . Three per cent
rcltCs lO2f tIisc for the account exchange
ON LONDON 26f 2li2c for checks
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OCEAN RATrs on COTTON

Galveston. Tpxns. Septembeg 2.-Galvcs.
ton ship agents make thr following ocean
from the Interior within fifteen days from
date:
To- Cents
liverpool Second elossl ..........., A.
Bremen first clnssl .,....,......... ~
Hayre (liogan Llnc) ..-..-....-..,, a.
Iotterdam tramp ..,,..--s.s... S3
Hamburg tramp 80
Genoa tsccnnd ClaSsi .,t..+...-...... ~
Reveal tramp, via Hamburg ........ ~
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st Louis. September 2.-Cattle-Rr
ceipts 1000. Including 300 Texans. Martst
steady, Native shlpping ami expert ste rs
a0I3 30! dressed beef ard h1tc1er stenr4
3 . as, so; steers un Ter / o. pu DIS 81
40 I2i btockers aud feeders 2.lV23sS9;
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Comparative spot Markets.


Galveston. spots closed quiet; prices nc
down: stock 4i,S75 bales.
Low ord lie Middling .,..S 1l-16
Ordinary. -, g 1l-i6 Good mid ....S 1916
Coed ord......7 Ole Mid fair .....9 5-18
Low mid .....S 1-16 Sales ......... T9k
New Orleans.-Spot closed steady; prices
nnchanged; stock 40, 2D4 bales.
Low ord -, .5W Middlng .....S 9s
Ordinary .....6 5-l6 Good mid -
Good ord, .....T Mid fair .....9n
Low mid .....7 1916 Sales $500. .5ju
Liverpool Spots closed unchanged, uulet
business moderate; sales COCO bales. OF
which $500 we're American; speculation and
export 900 bales; Imports 300 bales. OF
which all We're American.
Ordinary .....4 9S2 Atdding .....o
GooI ord. ...., "A 11.32 Good mid .,.,5 5-l6
Low mid. 49,. a 25-82 Mid FAIR ..s..5 e1G
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Railroad Receipts.

Following are the receipts of cotton by
the various railroads entering the city:
Bales.
Houston and Texas Central. ....... .1.l46
International and Great Northern. e, l,3Og
Gnivrrtou, Harrisburg and San An. 8B7
Texas and New Orleans. ............. |
Houston East and West Texas ..,... -
Gul, Colorado and Santa Fe. ........ II
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass....... 1,739
Missorli, Kansas and Texas ........ psi
---
Total ..,...,.. $3.50. -. $1,000. .5,l46
Aoue+op Cnote
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SUGAR,

New Orleans. September 2-Susar-
qlict. centrifugal 4U4lS; seconds 2N2A
MoiaSses dull; centrifugal 5@10,
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| ceints 5000 natives; 250O Texans; 1000
cali es Market steady to l5@25c lower.
Choice export aud dressed beef stee s
AMI feeders 2.75d4O0; Western fed steers
4.25d5.40; Western range steers 3.0O9
425: Texans and Indians 1908 %; Texas
COWS 2.25d3.2 ~: native COWS 2.4Ou4OO;
hcjfers 2.75G5.25; Gamers 1902 35; bulls
4? 75M45O: calves 30OM6,2J. Hogs Re
cent 1870. Market 5dlOc higher, lle1vy
cclpts 5000. Market steady Lambs 4.oOD
4.T5: native wethers 3.25@3,6O; Weste n
wethers 3.0Od3.5 80; ewes 1913. 10: feeder
lambs 2.75d325; stock sheep 2.0Oa2 20.
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Houston Daily Statement.


Gross receipts thus far this week. 12.T07
G.oss receipts 3B5 days this season. :, All, 553
Gross receipts 800 days 1S9a-lgo0. i, $50, 1888
Gross receipts 365 days 1S9S,ls99. 2,543, O5o
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GALVESTON STOCK.
GALyEsTON GRAM MOVEMENT.

Receipts today Of WHEAT Cars.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Re ...,...... sc
Missouri, Kansas andTeXaS ,...t,.,.. II
Galveston. Houston and Northern -. 1
--.
Total YS
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New Orleans Futures


Stock at United States Ports.
Stock this day ..,..I.a.,s.s.wo2Se,st
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LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY.
Especial to The Post)

Stock Yards, Kansas City, Mo, Septem-
Der 1.-THE following sales b. Texas and
indian Territory stockmen were reporter
j. A. Glass, Brownwood. 90 cows, 734
hounds. 2.35: f. ID. Jones, SweetwateI,
6S4-nonnd COWS. 2.4O; Gage & Connolly,
Oakataha, a65- pound steers, $40; W. T.
Jennings, Addington, 9sT-pound steers, $40;
!. 4. Rose. Marietta. 1O5U-pound steers,
$50. W. A. Culwell. 1o17-pouud strels
3.55; Coleman \ Kcernn. Redrock, loli'
pound steers, 3.55; Rachel Il Chittini,
Red Rock. 766-pound rows. 255; IT'S
calves, 525: Il. A. larhett. Lenahap, 80
pound steers, 3.25; stafford Ltnd and Cat
IL company, S97-pound steers. BIO.
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Stock this day last week ........ 2Si.SS6
Stock this dny last year. ...... 1881
Excess this season .....s&.e.a.s11BN%
United States Exports.
This Last
week year
Exports to Great Britain. .-,. 200
Exports to continent ....... 1330a loo.
HESTER'S FINAL REPORT
LAST SEASONS TOTAL COTTON
PRODUCTION.
Official FIGURES Are to.3ss 900 Bales in
Round Numbers-Texas Produced
5,5uo, ooo-Cotton Consumption.

New Orleans. September 2.--The totals OF
Secretary Hester's rvport Of the cotton crop
OF the United states were promulgated to
day, They show receipts OF cotton at all
United States ports for the year Of 1905 .
452, against G73I,3a last year; overland TO
Northern mills LILO. 237. against 1,l6l, $50;
Southern consumption tuken direct from In
tericr Of the cotton belt l,5T6. 7ss, against
l,540,S63. making the crop of the United
States for 190ol9Oi amount to i0,3S3,i H.
bales. against $780, 16 bales last year and
1i.2I4,s4o year before last.
Mir. Hester has made his usuA- investiga-
tion into the consumption of every cotton
mill in the South, including wOulen mills
that have used cotton and the results show
a total Of i,G20,93i bales, hut of this a, lbs
bales were taken FROM ports included In
port receipts.
This total shows that the mills of the
South have used up 23.S19 bales more than
during 1893 1900, against q consumption by
the North Of 2.050.uOO.
lie makes the actual cotton crop of Texas,
including Indian Territory, 3,SoS,56S. or, suS
l.23S.Ql6 bales moro than last year, aud
states that the actual production of lnuiau
Territory was 2t9,3So, against 1j6,o6l last
year.
MIR. Hester also gives the actual produc-
tlon OF oklahoma 119,0Gl and Missouri y.
TN4. His report Oh the cotton crop for the
different Stltpg il pfEf4A pz fnllttNE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
DESENIED, BUT NOT BEREFT.
A SpoutDg arlesian Wei at Dayy-icte.
Man Hurt


Especial Dispatch to The Trles)
BLUEFIELD, w. VA, Oct. S5--aarrE
Smith came here from Ironton, Ohio, sew
eraI years ago, and secured employment
at a leading business establishment OF
the city. He was married, and at inter
walls his wife would VS. here. BetHseEE
her visits he paid attentions to Mrs. Joe
Hummer, OF this city, and disappeares,.
:, he deserted wife in Ironton and the de-
serted husband in 6luefeid 10th sued for
divorce, and were granted legal separa-
lions.
In the su.ts for divorce, the man and
woman, whose partners had run away to-
.gether became acquainted, and their &C
quainta-ce ripened into a regard 50
strong that they were married in Gin
ctnnaui yesterday. They returned to this
city this morning.
Mr. Hummer is an engineer on the Nor
folk and Western.
N. o. Walton, while boring we'll at
Davy yesterday, struck - 'artesian flow
at forty-three feet, which throws the wa
ter out in a stream five inches in diam
eter from three to four feet from the
ground
Claude Barnette. manager of the Tug
River Hotel at WEIGH. fell down the base
ment stairs of the hotel this morning,
breaking an arm and leg
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26

law INTO itself. There Is a manifest
Injustice somewhere. Either the
owners Of horses in Brunswick county
are 1,ayifg much more than they ought
10 nav. or the owners Of horses in
.slhen,arle and Wythe are paying
much less than they ought to pay.
l,isere can be no uniformity SO long
MS there is NO standard OF valuation.
But why should there not be some
standard? Is ii not practicable for
the State TO classify these various sub
iects of taxation and set some rule 10
guide the assessors? Ii seems to US
that it wo,ild be practicable and fair
for the State TO say that horses OF q
certain class shall be assessed so and
so. aud horses Of another class :s>s-.ss-
eli thus ana this: that lambs shall be
assessed n so much Il beId and sheep
: III 50 much: that pigs shall be assessed
Al a etvei price. and silotcs at q given
price. and hogs al 50 much a pound.
The same principle might be applied
IN assessing cattle and live stock gem
orally. and we cannot see wherein the
system would work any very great
hardship 10 anybody Ii WOULD Ger
tainiy come nearer giging us uniform
lily than the present absurd system.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
A HINT AS 10 ASSESSMENTS.

In addressing the Constitutional Con
vention last Wednesday on the SUBJ
ject of equalization of taxation. AR.
Newton, of Richmond, called atten-
ton TO the inequalities which exist in
the assessment of live stock in this
part of the State and that, showing
that in some counties hogs We're as
sessed II 80 cents and in others at 81
a head.
We have on various occasions called
attention to these inequalities an;f nave
cited figures from the AUDITORS report
10 show how absurd the system is.
For example, we find that Tor the year
1900 the county OF Brunswick listed.
under the head Of horses. mules. asses
and jennets,' e,S15 head, valued III
$ll1,24o, or more ;ilan SO Il head.
Brunswick is not a rich grazing coaIi-
t., and ii has never been noted. SO lar
as we are Informed, FOR It's fine breed
of horses. 1t is not a stock raising
county The farmers pay more aftea-
ton TO the cultivation OF tobacco than
10 the breeding of live stock. But lie
county Of Albemarle is noted for its
rich grazing fields and It's fine stock,
and Vel we lind Albemarie charged
With s,2ss horses. mules. etc. valued
mt SS2l2,113. or less than $50 j head.
as against $40 in Brnnswics. Ssgan.ser
Still. we find the county OF gfsllle
charged Will .S.7:6 horses, nls,las aft..
salnea Al sG9sss22. or less han one
Ealaaf the ssllsi NJ which they are as
sssssed in TIE county Of Brunswick.
ne coslia site instance AFTER instance
of this eaai;sls,l ing that afi..rs
IS no soiss ntt As:silsing i've stoesx
either hefsps. s.sstsf lt, OF sio.ss. or
sheep, but aaat com nssinity Is Il