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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
STREETS BUILT AND PLANNED.
Department Is Busy With Prepar-
ations for Hearings.
Nv Charlie. vnrreImann, street Com
missiOner.


The passage Of the Charter amendments
necessitated some changes in our plans ana
kept down the showing OF actual work ac-
complished in the last year. As 1t is' We
have completed about twenty-five miles OF
treet construction and reconsfruction.
Several ordinances which Bad been passed
by the Municipal Assembly were made ara nun
by the Charter amendmenfs. they were
pass ed In order that the city. II the ainehn-
ments should fail. would Istill be aDle 70
40 aheaG with a limited amount OF Worh.
These ali had to go through the leglsiatlte
mill again and we Will have the first near
ing for work under the amended Charter on
January H. Several miles .of streets. most
ly between JIaclede and Easton avenues.
will be considered at thtt hearing. AFTER
that we will have heariIlg possibly every
two weeks until we shai! have hegun the
work most urgently necessary on ACCOUNT
of the Worlds Fair.
which, have been paved in the last year are:
Chouteau. Jefferson to Grand; Lacieae,
Manchester to Grand, Lucas, Fourteenth
to Grand; Easton. Leffingwela to Garrison
Franklin, Compton to Grand: 81. Louis,
Fifteenth to Glasgow; Cherokee, JeHerson
TO California. Other streets In which paw
1nents have been installed for snort rs
tances are: Channing. Compton Ewns'
leonard. Lefiingwel. Garrnon, Morgan'
Shenandoah, Cass, Park, Merchant, fii-
tenth. sixteenth, Seventeenth't Twentieth.
Twenty-second aps Beaumont
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
YEAR OF STRICT ECONOMY.
Effort TO Double Efficiency of Ev-
cry Dollar.
hy Hiram Phillips. President of the
B0nrd Of PubIIc ImprOx em nts.

DSuru OF Public ImprOS me nts.
The work OF the Board Of Public I'M
provements has been mainly directed to
making 81 do the work of s. since the be-
ginning of the new administration.
Even where we have succeeded measura-
bly, in that attempt We have been unable
to do Learly the amount of work that
should have been done. The adoption Of
the Charter Amend me-lts opens the way to
many improvements. which Were out of
our reach
Twenty-Five miles Of new streets. ten or
twelve miles OF new sewers. some highly
important alterations and improvements in
tn" various public Institutions better meth
odS OF street cleaning, and Preparations for
tests or Tenders for street cars, show that
W. have not al all been Idle.
Unless all our plans fail. the coming year
VIII show immensely greater progress.
Tests Of improved street-car tenders will
he mad" in a few days. The first hearing
ON proposed street imprOvemc nts under the
ame nd'd Charter will he given on January
~ Other hearings will follow just rap
IDLY as the ordinances ana the necessary
pldts can be prepared.
An innovation which the board probably
Will introduce in the course of the year Is
surface Of asphalt for the most Travelled
Of the granite-pared downtown streets
Pedestrians simply will not stay on crowd
cd sidewalks at some points downtown
They would even rather walk on the rough
granite than push through the always
growing crowds. This asphalt surface has
oecn installed at few crossings along
broadway and has given excellent salts
IA 'tion. because II IS comfortable to walk
OIL n::i IL easy to keep clean.
The board expects to continue its policy
people of st. <.ouis some substantial I'M
provement IN feturn for every dollar spent
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
ALL TAX REVENUE
RECORDS broken.
Receipts for 1901 Third of a Mil
lion Dollars More Than Pre-
viOus Year.

More than s1oNo,cH0 passed over the coun-
ter at the office OF Collector Of Revenue
Hammer yesterday. The cash gas balanced
at 8 o'clock last night. after, the busiest
December 81 in the history 0, the Office
and the grand total of monthly receipts ag-
gresated the largest figure for any one
year ever recorded. The current revenue
for 1901 was about one-th!rd OF a million
dollars In excess of the previous year. which
held the palm for big receipts
"CitiZens paid their taxes with n willing
ness deserving of praise Mr.. Hammer said
last night. Complaints were few and in
frequent. II seemed that everybody deemed
It n privilege to liquidate the tax bill.
was surprised and gratified at the demean-
or of taxpayers.
81 can only attribute this agreeable con-
dition to the unprecedented prosperity with
which st. Louis is blessed. Times are
ceptionally good, and people are distribut-
ing money with a free hand.
''The current revenue for 1901 is about
s3o0.CCJ ahead of the year before. which was
the best III the city's history. We took in
ss4 IA more this December 81 than the
same day last year. We collected sl.iss al
on December 30 and 81. The receipts for
the last day the year before were $l,o4s,Ul.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
Special Election Is to Be Recon-
mended in Message to
Assembly.
TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE.
Need of Improvement in City lnsti-
tutiOns Is Pointed Out to the
Municipal Bodies by
4Gs Executive.

Mayor Wells will transmit a special mes
sage to the Municipal Assembly next Tues
day. recommending a special election for
the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters Of the city a proposition to in
crease the rate of taxation for the purpose
Of erecting and maintaining public build
ings.
The message will refer to the third
amendment to the City Charter. which en-
powers the Municipal Assembly to submit
this proposition to the voters. 1t will also
draw attention to the present wretched con-
dition of many public buildings. and will
suggest that It would be economy to have
better edifices.
IF the citizens will authorize an increas Sc
In the rate of taxation In order to allow
the construction OF new public buildings"
says the Mayor. many Of the annoying
problems with which officials are confront
ed will be more easily solved. / haven't
forgotten the question regarding the light
ing Of public buildings. Every large build
ing should. 1t seems. have its own plant
The City Hall should have an electric-gen-
Grating plant now.
'The deplorable condition OF many OF the
public buildings is too well known to need
comment The eleemosynary institutions
and the City Hall require immediate atten-
ton. 1 shall suggest TO the. Municipal AS
sembly that special election be held. and
after the assembly shall have acted. the
voters themselves will be afforded an op-
portunity to render their verdict"
The amendment to which the message
will refer Is as follows: And provided.
further. that for the purpose of erecting
public buildings. the rate of taxation for
municipal purposes. as herein limited, may
be increased by the Municipal Assembly,
when the rate OF such increase and the pur-
pose for which 1t is intended shall have
been submitted to a vote of the people. and
two-thirds of the qualified voters OF the
city. voting at an election to be held for
that purpose, shall vote therefor"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
CITY LIGHTING Department.
Eternal Vigilance the Price Of
Illumination.

The last year In the City Lighting De-
partment has been devoted to maintaining
the lights in the very best possible condi-
ton.
Not much else could be done. for con-
tracts were all made ard in effect before
the. year began. Transparent street signs
for gas lamps on the corners in residence
districts have been provided in the year.
This department receives reports direct
from patrolmen whenever light, either
gas or electric. Is out or burning badly.
We immcdiatelv notify the contracting
company and the trouble is adjusted with
out delay. Then. wherever there Is fire.
one or more of our men can always be
found there, helping to keep live wires out
of the way of the hremen. Through the
last year. az always. We have kept the
office open for business every hour Of day
That's what we expect to do next year
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
DEATH OF FERDINAND DAUTH.
Old Citizen Succumbs to Third At
tack of Apoplexy.

Ferdinand Dauth. an old resident Of St
Louis. died yesterday morning at the resi-
dence Of his son-in-law. August Barthels.
No 3l26 Russell avenue. from stroke Of
apoplexy. sustained last Thursday. 1t was
the third within two years.
Mr.. Dauth was born at Darmstadt. Ger
many. November 4. 1926 came to this coun-
try when 10 years old and engaged in the
he resided some time. Removing to st.
Louis in 1854. he opened jewelry store at
No. lib South Broadway and continued in
business until about fifteen years ago. when
he retired.
Although Mr.. Dauth was Is years old he
was remarkably hale and UP to last Thurs
day was able to enjoy his usual lorg walks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
TELLS OF SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Much Progress Made in Trials of
Different Devices.

We have succeeded in having smoke
abatement devices installed in 33 places
or these ia are satisfactory. IS are fairly
satisfactory and S. are not satisfactory
Thee are 2l7 steam Jets in use IS down
Craft furnaces. q brick arches 13 air blasts
and s stokers
1t will be necessary for this department
10 make Observations Of all stacks here
&deVices have been put in. a device may
work satisfactorily for a certain period and
Men be failure or be allowed to fall nto
NJ suse.
Nearly all OF the manufacturers express
WiAngresr to comply with the law. We
inteiN 10 be reasonable. but tho law will
be enN2rced to the letter. Many effective
lators nat to delay in installing some con-
trivance. NJ would suggest. for the protec-
uon Of nersons thinking OF purchasing
devices. I'd get the imnlementI on trial
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
MAINTENANCE OF The PARKS
Little Done in the Way Of Perma-
nent improvements.
BY F. W. Pape, General stperintend-

The Park Department has been compelled
to content itself with maintaining the parks
and public places in the last tw4Ive months.
on account of the lack Of appropriations.
No real improvements have been made. but
every effort has been made to Heep up ap-
pearancss In the public breathing places
with the limited means at handl
Many repairs are badly needed. I have
prepared recommendations covering all
these points In detail. Forest Park espe
cially needs attention Oh account OF the ap
proach of the Worlds Fair. Something will
have TO be done with the River des Peres.
IT ought to be Strengthened and provided
with a brick bottom. In general. the parks
need a great many new walks and drains.
paint for the buildings and fences, new
fences at some points additional water sup
ply. more benches. new sprinkling carts and
teams. The best we have been able TO do is
to make those repairs that were most ur-
gently demanded.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
T0.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
RTSTNECS

Yesterdays hank clearings were ss,oio.047,
balances si.257 S66 Local discount rates
were steady. between and G per cent Do
mestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York 3oc premium bid 40c premium
asked: Chicago 100 discount bid. par asked:
Cincinnati par bid. 10c premium asked:
Louisville and New Orleans 1oc discount
bid. par asked.
Wheat closed lower at S6tsc asked May:
SSc No. red. Corn closed lower al 6Sssc
hid May: G5'sI66c No. mixed. Oats closed
Mt iT2piISsc bid May: 4Sc No. Northern.
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and unchanged.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01

. other members OF the family and appeared
to he I'm the best of health and spirits. The
next morning he was found helpless upon
the floor of his room. He has been de-
prived of the power Of speech for several
days
Mr.. Dauth's wife died last August ana
since that time he has made his home with
his sIn-in-law. August BartheIs. He Is sur
vived by four children. Fred W.. John p,
Mrs Emily NJ Barthels and Mrs. Ella
BGidekc all residents OF st. Louis.
The funeral will take place Thursday ana
burial will be In the cemetery OF SS. Pete4
and Paul
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01

Attorney. More than 20O cases OF violation
Of the building regulations have been pros
ecuted IN the police courts this year ard
we have had better success In securing CON
rictions than heretofore. In almost every
instance the officials acted with entirely sat
lsfactory promptness.
. An improved method OF preserving bodies
has been installed at the rnorgu., cold. dry
air taking the place Of ice.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
BUILDING VALUES.
lmprovenle lents Aggregated s13.-
R01.991 n 1901.

The valuations Of new buildings. for
which CONSTRUCTION permits were issued in
1871, exceed the valuations of the preceding
year to the tmount OF t7.29l.0 In 1901
there were 1.2l3 more permits than in 1900
The aggregate valuations Of 1901 were 3d.
.gal. as comtared to s5.96.9S for 1900
The valuatiots per month in 1901 follow:
January, 81. 295..r3;. February, 1856 .G44 March,
s9l1 sss: April. S2I.522: May. 81 29s. 35;: June,
s1.3i2.1o4; july sl.4s6.2s3: August. s7ss. IS1;
September s62gyl: October s1.012, ,s19: No.
vember. S59fo1.l and December. $2,550.3M
Total SI3 POI gJl
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
Marine Intelligence.

New York. Dec. 3i.-Sailed: Celtic. Liver
pool; Furnessia, Glasgow.
Halifax, Dec. 3l-Arrived: Numidian. Liv-
erpool, for st. John. New Brunswick.
st. Vincent. Cape Verde. Dec. 3i.-Arrived:
Cycle. San Francisco. for London.
Yokohama. Dec 31--Sailed: Empress of
Japan (for Hong Kong. Vancouver.
Colombo. Dec. 2S.-Sailed: Mcyune Grom
Seattle), Yokohama, etc, via England.
Bouosne. Dec. 2i.-Sailed: Palatia (from
Esmburg), New York.
Sydney, New South Wales Dec 31.-Ar-
rived: Sierra, San Francisco. via Honolulu
and Auckland.
Yokohama. Dec. 30.-Arrived: Glenshiel.
Tacoa and Seattle. for HongKong.
Shanghai. Dec. 31.-Sailed: Glenfarg
from TacomaD, London.
st. Vincent, Cape Verde, Dec. 3L-Sailed:
Gienlogan (from Tacoma). Hull.
Hong-Kong, Dec. 25-Sailed: Glenroy,
from Tacoma). London via Suez.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
RAILROADS.

New terminal plans for Sioux City m
Glide big union station, shops, and con-
strucdon of connecting lines
The Great Northern grants an increase
in wages to locomotive hremen and en-
gineers.
Roads in nnti-pass agreement will give
employees half-rate for personal use
The Frisco will roll into Fort Worth next
Sunday.
The Manhattan IL electric system II
ready TO open. after an expenditure OF S.
0OO.000. IN changing from steam power.
Colgate. the soap man, is negotiating
for purchase of the North Pacific Coast
Railroad.
The Kansas City Sub-Belt and other
terminals are purchased by Hartman
Gould interests for of Kansas CITY
Southern.
The Great Northern Eeorganzes It's de-
partments IN charge.
The Oklahoma and Texas Southern Rail-
way Incorporates to build 125 miles.
Northwestern Governors decide on definite
plan to defeat proposed railroad consolida-
ton. and call on Congress to Investigate.
Temporary restraining order against re-
firing Northern Pacific preferred stock Is
dissolved.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
OK BuRGLARY CHARGE

james Kelly. a bricklayer. is locked up
at the Ninth district Police Station on sus-
picion of having been implicated in the
burglary of Frank Eyans's saloon at No.
2fJ0 Easton avenue on the night of Decem-
ber !. A warrant charging burglary and
larceny was issued against him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
Travelling Man Found Dead

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 3l---L. d. Plaisted.
a travelling man, was found in his room at
The Delta Hotel this afternoon with three
bullet wounds In his head. The indications
loint TO sui eide. Plaisteds home was in
Springfield o. He has beer. employed by
the Baton Rouge Sugar Company.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
TELLER JaCaUEMIx REWARDED


Victor JaCluym!n. receiving teller Of the
Mechanics National Bank, who detected
Jhc stolen Montana Oank notes in St. Louis
ard ed TO the arrest and conviction Of Ben
I<ilpa trick and Laura Buiiicn. received
voucher for 80 from the United Stas
Treasury Department yesterday as a reWa
for his vigilance
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
F.. II. SMITH.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. BE. B. Smith,
for thirty years the proprietor of the Ar
lington Hall of this city and one of the
best-known sporting men in the South. died
tonight At 9:4o Of apoplexy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
WASHINGTON

Secretary Gage states that the close of
the year 1901 finds the United States Treas
Lry IN condition of uneNampe-l strength
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01

and works OF the Cold.
Laxative Bronco Quinine Tablets cure cold n
one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price Is cents.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
PORTING.

Frank De Haas Robson, president OF the
st. Louis National League team, discusses
the Freedman case and says he will give
st. Louis winning team this year
White and Bernstein fight to-day.
General Castro, president of Venezuela,
has issued an order CHASING the British
ship Ban Righ. which Is loaded with sup
plies for insurgents. as pirate, and offer
ing $4,000 and her cargo for her capture.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
Eczema

How It reddens the skin, itches, oo1es,
dries and scalesI
Some people call It letter, milk crust or
salt rheum.
The suffering from 1t Is sometimes In.
tense; local applications are resofted to-
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors inherited or &C
quired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hoods Jdrsdp0riHd
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
lis without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
eH0ooT TIIIS ere the best csthaTto. fI1ce NoeliA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
GENERAL DOMESTIC,

The Confederate Reunion at Dallas Will
be held on April z225 as originally planned.
Tho State Superintendent Of Illinois
Schools indorses the Mckinley monument
fund plan. hut suggests that the contribu-
tons OF school children be limited to 10
cents.
The Board OF Managers OF the Fulton In
sane Asylum has selected new superin-
tendent and three assistants for that instI-
tuition. They will take office on March IL
Their advent will again place the institu-
ton IN the control OF the alopathio school
of medicine
The Emerson House, one of the famous
old hostelries Of Missouri, which once shel-
tered Benton. Bates and other great men
OF the State, was burned Monday morning.
Webb City is agitated over the filing OF a
breach-of-promise suit against a million
hire banker of that city, who was recently
haried to young school teacher.
a picture of former Governor Tanner OF
illinois. purchased by special appropriation
OF the Legislature. Will be hung to-day In
the Statehouse.
Judge Peden. one of the three famous St
Car County Judges, will tomorrow tender
MS resignation to Governor Dockery
New York statistics show that the mar
fiages have increased, and that the deaths
nave decreased. The birth rate however
Is smaller
Edward Kemp. & wealthy New York dew
eler. left $1,000 TO be distributed amonn mis-
former employees
Doctor JACQUES Loeb declares that han
is a human dynamo" and thinks THAT
the value OF the food that he takes dertuds
largely upon the quantity Of positive OF
negative atoms of electricity that 1t con-
tains.
A railroad engineer Of Mattoon ILL.,, de-
liberately lay down on the track and let a
switch engine run over him.
Philip Barrett a weil-known Artimore,
l. r.. stenograot"v. Is accused Of having
killed Mrs. V. | >rt. who interfered In
behal: Of his wife +he course of a vio-
lent family quarrel
At Turner's Fall, Mass, Louis Bitter, a
teweler. shot and killed his woman clerk
and his son, and shot his wife and his two
daughters. 1t is supposed that he was in
sane.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
FOREIGN.

Ono o: the largest shareholders IN the
Panama Canal Company suggests. In an
address to his associates that the Washing
ten Government be permitted TO name the
price II Is willing to pay for the Panama
company's canal property and concessions
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
MARINE NEWS.

CHARLESTON - Arrived: Steamer Vale
(Norl Aarseth. Puerto Cortez. Honduras.
KEY WEST-Arrived: Steamers Olivette,
Thompson. Port Tampa, and sailed for Ha-
Miami; Roanoke. Hansen. Manatee and re-
turned; schooners Donchria DAM Axesen,
Cuba and sailed for Tampa: Equator, Sweet
ing, Nassau. Sailed: Steamer Carl Joachim
son. Port Tampa
NoRFoLK-Arrived: Steamer Senator Maria
DAM. Petersen, Galveston; Jupiter CSp).
Alacatana, Savannah, and sailed for Bremen:
Cayo Bonito (Br). Farrell, New Orleans, and
sailed for Antwerp; Lincluden Q3r). Ison, Gal
weston: Sansend tBro. Clark, New Orleans:
Pretoria (Br). CorneX. New Orleans. Sailed
Steamer Wastewater (Br.). Stephens. Vera
Cruz.
MoBILE-Arrived: Steamers Managua (Nor.,,
Bottone. Matanzas. Cuba; Burbo Bank obj J,
Shekleton. Portland, Ore: schooners Prince
Frederick (B-) Ranking. Grand Cayman;
John Francis IAm). Gordsen. Laeua La
Woodward, New York; Collube (Sp). Zaldnond,
Bremen; Union (Br.). Foster. Cayman Brac
NEW ORLEANS-Cleared Steamers Darien
CBr.). Shacklock Liverpool; George W. Kelly
Arendt, Blueneds; Puerto Rico (sp). Pelegri.
PORT EADs-Arrived: Steamers chalmette,
Birney, Havana; Brekwater, Rivara, Puerto
Cortez; Albanian (Br.), Wrake Liverpool
Ruperra (Br) Pengelly. Hull; San Juan.
miri, Baltimore: Felix de Abasola (Sp), Gal
lama, Tampico; tug r. c. Veit, Sabine Pass
Sailed: Steamer Luganol (Ger.), Brockerhod
Antwerp, via Norfolk
LIZARD-Passed: Minnetonka. New York
for London; Statendam, New York, for Rot
terdam.
GIBRALTAR-Arrived Auguste Victoria.
New York.
GLASGOW-Sailed: Laurentiar. New York
PLYMOUTH-Arrived Kron Prinz Welhem
New York.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
COTTON IMPROVED ON STRONG
CABLE REPORTS.
Movement is Disappointing and Not
in Keeping with Large Crop
Estimates-Demand is
Large Factor.

NEW YORK Nov: 24.-The cotton marke,
opened Arm at advance of ga points.
The advance was increased to l8G 10 points
for the day on the EaoTe active positions. this
being net rise ef S3G5S points within a
little more than week.
Today's Improvement was largely on strong
cables, Liverpool reporting an advance Of 7d6
points. which accounted chiefly for the opening
improvement
Later in the session the weather became a
factor. Europe and the shorts were particu-
larry heavy buyers. Contributing to the i'm
provement were strong advices from the spot
markets of the county the South in general
reporting an advance of li6d3-I6 and large
activity on the part Of exporters and spin
ners. especially the former Texas reported
large area OF low lands more or less washed
out with heavy rains still falling. Other parts
of the cotton belt report killing frosts, with
temperature and conditions generally prevail
ing through the cotton region adverse to top
crop prospects
At the same time the movement Of cotton
was Of disappointing proportion and not in
keeping with the larger crop estimates current
few weeks ago Still another factor stmu-
latfng demand was a growing fear that fol-
lowing lately adverse climatic conditions. the
bureau report from Washington, due Dec. 8.
will indicate q low Weld. as the data will
Include the unfavorable conditions now being
reported
Total transactions today are estimated at not
less than SOC. 900 bales, with public demand
. large factor and giving preference to March,
May and July. while spot houses and the larger
shorts bought the nearer positions very freely.
The demand was met chiefly by parties who
had bought cotton last week.