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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-30
LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
FAIR VOLUME Of BUSINESS, THOUGH
ORDERS ARE SMALL.
Buying, Especially I'm Dry Goods, II
of q Hand-to- Mouth Nature-very
small Grain Arrivals.

The local market in nearly all lines pre-
sents considerable activity. Flour Is very
steady, and demand is heavy, buyers being
anxious for goods. Retail merchants who
held or from purchasing as long as posi-
BILE, hoping there would be break in the
market, are disappointed, and the stocks
in the hands of the storekeepers are so low
as TO compel steady replenishing. The
grocery market is quite active. Coffees
move freely. and quotations are maintained
without trouble. Reports from primary
markets all indicate strong situation in
green coffee. Sugar is without new features.
Oils rule strong. the scarcity OF crude caus-
ing a strength in the situation which bids
fair to run quotations to the highest level
occupied for a long time. Produce mar
kets are more active under the excellent fall
weather. Changes in prices are few. Celery
is showing mere life than heretofore, and
prices are slightly firmer- Apples in ex-
cellent demand at firm prices, IL choice
Grapes are abundant and steady at prices
quoted. Cranberries are firm at the recent
advance. and are being purchased freely.
Butter rules steady. no increase In prices
having been effected on account of the adj
vance in Elgin butter. Cheese is firm and
moves well. Eggs continue high, with sup
plies scarce. Poultry Is steady at IN
changed prices, supply and demand being
cooler weather., are doing good business.
Some fault is found that the retail mer-
chants are buying In too much of a hand-to-
mouth way. Prices OF dry goods are steady.
but are likely to go lower. In other lines
there are 10 new features worthy OF men,
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AT NEW YORK.



NEW YORK, Oct. 29-Flour-Receipts:
24.4l5 brls: exports. 2s,l55 brls. Market quiet
and steady: winter patents. s4d45o; winter
straights. s3e56410: Minnesota patents. $4.e0
Q4s5; winter extras. 5000; Minnesota
bakers, s3.75@4l0; winter low grades. $3.50
@s.25. Rye -four steady; fair 10 good. sS9
$40
Wheat-Receipts 1905 bu: exports. los SIS
bu. Spot easy: No. 2 red. s77sc elevator, s7ssc
f. o. b. afloat; No. northern Duluth, e15sc
f. o. b. afioat. Options were dull and easier.
being affected by professional selling pres
sure here liberal Northwestern receipts,
good weather and bearish Price Current
review Closed &C of on December and &c
lower on May. May. S3itQSS s-l6c. closed at
SSasc; December. S6a.Gs7ssc. closed at s65tc.
Corn-Receipts. 1880 blu: exports. 1891
bu; sales. $4,000 bu futures, 5000 bu spot.
Spot easy; No. 2. 5iasc T. o. b. afiost; No 2
yellow, 54l1c; No. white. Size Options
were easy all day and dull. with the crowd
export demand and absence Of supporting
orders, closing Sc 10 sc net lower. May,
4SssG49ifc, closed at ssssc; December, 5o7sU
size, closed at 507sc.
Spot dull: No. 2. 42c; standard white. 4sszc;
No g, 40lLc No. white, z3ikc; No. 3 white,
age; track white. 41i4Gi5izc.
Coffee-Spot Rio steady; No Z invoice. SC.
Mild steady; Cordoya. sil@l2lkc. The mar
ket for futures opened steady at unchanged
prices TO an advance OF points on fair
demand from Wall street and other sources.
which was encouraged by recent private
Brazilian advices predicting stll smaller
receipts. European cables were hardly up
to expectations. and after the opening there
was enough realizing to ease the market on
slightly. The losses were recovered later,
however. as shorts showed a disposition To
cover, and the market toward the close was
active and firm under strong bull support.
The close was steady net 60 10 points high
or. Sales We're 1I0.75o bags, including: No
venber 5.30G535c; December. 5.5oQS .5oc,
January. 550d5.60c: March, 5.5o05.6oc: May,
5.ssa5s5c; July, 5.9596c; September, G.054
e loc
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TRADE IN GENERAL.


ST. LOUIS. oct ss.-FIour steady; red winter
patents. si74 20; extra fancy and straight H se
sa25G2.eO Corn meal steady at 2. 20 Bran nrm.
sacked. east track 'se7is; WHEAT , s 1SSsr No.
cen5er. Nlc; May. S2sds2i.e: No. bard. 50
ss cGs 1es% DSs 90 sc:A May oass
weak 10 cash sss; track R Sge ;,, asy
short ribs. ;s2s. Hay steady; timothy. E.,ogiz:
prairie; sealo Whisky STEADY a. MS,s co'' g
Rsceipts-Fiour 90 bris; wheat: soees bu; corn n
l Ss1s S Sg Ua' COB bu DC corn & 600 bu osis o
KANSAS CITY. Oct. .s.-wh.at-pccember.
se May. Ses Soc sssse no reje easa ss:s
no. red sc: No 3. soc. corn-Decembar. s7isci
Msk ': s;sc No sic. oass-So. WHITE
ssc; No mixed ss6ssc. Rye-No. :. 4sc. Re-
Sc Goo bM hes spentsEwhest. 1890 ba corn.
1900 bu: oats. 1900 bu.
LOUISVILLE. Oct 2s.-whsst-No: red ara
Beans-Northern hansspcked: $50 per bu; In
Straw 81 81 ssSs. onions 81 75Gs per br: cabbage.
81 per crate; peppers. COO bu.
cINcINSATI. oct 22 ~ s STEADY S , Wheat
lSIsfi4sc oats dull; No. mixed. ssi4a3sc. RYE
steady: No. 2. si,se. Lard steady a. Ssz.s-
Whisky quiet al SIS. Sugar easy
TOLEDO. Oct. 23-c1over .secd-octobcr. q. ~.
PsSs6sr s. 81 To- 's March ss Prime. ASIA.
$3.50: prime timothy. size
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. S:-whest- December.
-s7SSISSc: Nav 1S4Sc: track. No. hard. S31c.
40. 1 northern. NAc; No. northern. sac. 40.
northern. 1240c-
LIVERPOOL. Oct. :s.-wheat-spot steady:
No red Western winter. G. I'd; No. I northern
spring no stock. corn-Snot quiet; American
mixed. A. I'D
hard ss%c No. I northern. sihc. No northern.
sSac: October. size: December. 5slsc May. 1xc.
Barley, 3fas2c.
MILWAUKEE,. Oct. es.-Bsricy dull: No. 4
c5c sample s29eec.
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-Representative Sales

Sheep-Receipts, 200; Shipments none. Thus
far this week hardly enough sheep and lambs
have arrived to test the market. and, in fact the
supplies have been very small. Buyers have
been forced to pay stronger prices whether the
conditions in the general market justified such
terms or not. The receipts to-day were about
what might be expected Monday or Satur-
day. and not large enough to establish a
range in prices for any grade, and there was
no occasion for any material change in the mar
ket There was a fair demand from local
butchers, and TO get what they wanted they
were forced TO pay stronger prices compared with
yesterday. In a natural way the market was
reported only steady. Most of the supply. in fact
all of the receipts were lambs. and they sold
from 81 sos. There few good sheep
that brought 1885, which also indicated steady
market in this department. AS usual dealers
are rot expecting much change In affairs the
balance of the week. but OF course the conditions
will be governed entirely 10y the receipts. Quo
tationS.
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tPorterheld & Co.. Indianapoiis.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Early strength was
followed by dizziness. which continued the
greater part of the day. but what activity
developed was at lower prices December
option was the weakest. breaking almost
full cent at one time and only showing
covering recovery at the close. After wheat
started 20 decline the support was with
drawn tlat had been given corn yesterday.
Oats were narrow and quiet and followed
corn and wheat
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Pensions for Veterans.
Certificates have been issued to the foliowin
named Indlanans:

Certificates have been issued to the following
named Indianans:
Augustus Neal. $l2; Christopher III. Bundy. ssi:
John w. Mounts. $l2: Ebenezer NJ. Van Wrinkle
s2i; George w. Deal. s24; Jardin Brison. si4:
Joseph l.. r. Thornton, s2; George Shordon
sl2: John Hamlin. $50: Lewis Coil IS: John "
Howell sl7 Martin v. Strouse $40: Jacob
Kaugher. $50: Jesse r. Pope, $40: Absolem Rob-
bins. SCI: George l. Irwin. slT: George w Nor
row, 81: John Griffin. sd: George w. Moore
SIG; Thomas f. Hicks. si2: Elijah Skimmerhorn
william 7. Breedove. sii Harrison j. stein
larger. SCI: Peter +. Duzan $i4 Harrison Swift
s24: Peter Bauer. si2; kilck Richardson. $50:
Ira NJ. Tucker. So: Louis Umphrey, IS: Herman
Wehmeier,. So; Thompson j. Neal. s.: minors
SO: minor of Gideon Miner. $40: Eimira McNabb
S. minors 81 Herman Sanders. Sls Angelinc
g.
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Market Had a sagging Tendency.

IAlbert r. Thompson & Co., IndianapolisI
NEW YORK, Oct. 29-The market was
dull and featureless throughout with a sag
ging tendency, but activity was restricted
to so low an ebb that price movements
could not be considered possessing any
significance. Liquidation appeared at the
opening i'm the shares OF the car manufac-
turing companies and continued throughout
the session. There was considerable scat
tered selling, said to be for Chicago account.
The continued heavy movement OF currency
to the interior, which since last Tuesday
has amounted To nearly sS,O00,000, brougl I
the money situation into prominent COLI
sideration and it is probable that the high
rate for call money operated against fur
Their manipulation for an advance
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&c: young dicks. Sc: springs &c; geese. &c pr To-
Cheese-WiSconsin. 12c. New York full creams.
iec Swiss. Ice; brick 15c; Iimburger. &c
Bltter-sGivc. choice, l2Mlfc.
Eggs-Firm at 20c.
Feathers-Prime geese. coo per lb; prime duck.
&c per ID.
Beeswax-3oc for yellow. 25c for dark.
HIDES AND TALIOw.
Green-salteG IIides-No. /, Sc; No. ?, &C; NO.
calf, 10c: No. calf. Sc.
Tallow-So 1, 3izc; No .. &c.
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Ruled Somewhat Easier.
IA. w. Thomson. Indianapolis. ]

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The market has
ruled somewhat easier throughout the ses-
sion. In some of the leading issues the
decline amounted to n point or more A
firmer money market has encourag ed the
bear element in its operations. Outside
interest in the market amounts to nothing
With the approaching election increased
operations in the security market on the
part of the public do not seem likely
Rumors about financial troubles in the
West We're again put into circulation, but
were without foundation.
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Hogs-Receipts. $780, shipments 1900. They
off again the expression from every
man you met in the hog department to-day. This
not unexpected and nobody appeared TO
be surprised With over 5000 fresh arrivals and
nearly 1000 carried from yesterday the
supply for sale above normal, and with con-
tinued unfavorable reports from other places
there nothing to do here but follow the
procession. All buyers were in the field, but il
evident that shipping orders not i'm
portant Packers were bidding freely. and their
terms were soon accepted and the supply
moving to the scales rapidly. Both buyers and
sellers reported the market l0c to 15c lower than
the bulk of the supply sold yesterday and il
generally admitted that the average to-day
was at least 1oc lower than yesterdays average.
After buying nearly ZOO hogs Kingan & Co.
withdrew from the market, but at this time not
great many remained in the pens unsolc.
There very few late arrivals to-day; in
fact not enough to have affected the market
in any way. and the close was reported steady
compared with the opening. Statesmen were
rather inclined to expect even stronger prices on
the late market to-day. and il is generally be-
lieved that there will be a stronger market
morrow. Sales ranged from S5.15 to s5.45 and,
although there were seevral sales at S. So,
the bulk of the supply sold At s5.40G5.45, which
is the lowest average price for hogs this year
sl.25 lower than the average at this time last
year. Quotations:
Good 10 choice medium TO heavy s.. 4Od5. A5
Mixed and heavy packing. ............... 520Gi5.40
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No Feature Yesterday.
Iporterfield & CO.. Indianapolis.

IPorterneId q Co, IndianapoIis.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-There was no fea-
ture in the trading. The market was given
over to the professional element. which
was disposed TO take the selling side, be-
lieving that with the nonsupport by the
bull leaders at any moment and the pros
pect of an unfavorable bank statement on
Saturday they can make n point or two
profit i'm the interim. There is q large short
interest accommodating Sugar held strong
on the near approach of Congress 10 con-
slider the Cuban reciprocity bill
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Money Rates Abroad.

LoNDON.-Money.N 31kd4 per cent: dis
counts. 3laQ35s and 3 l1-16aSA. Consols,
So sic.
PARIS.-Three per cent. rentes. S9f PC for
the account. Exchange on Londan, 25f 19lsc
for checks.
BERLIN.-Exchange on London, com
411apf for checks. Discount rates: Short
bills, 3 per cent; three months bills, 312.
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MONETAR Y.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-CIear
inGs and Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Com paper. 4G6
per cent. time loans, 5G6 per cent. Clear
ings, SS94.545.S1: balances, Sl20. 3S9s.
NEW YORK.-Call money strong at 3d5
loans firmer; 60 days, 80 days and six
months, per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
51ad52f per cent. Sterling exchange weak,
then steady: actual business in bankers
bills, S4.S5.05G4S530 for demand. s4.S1.55G
4.S1.65 for ca days. Posted rates. Si.S2la0i.S3
and SI.s6Q4.s61a. Commercial bills. Si.s1is.
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Treasury Statement.

NGTON.-Thursday statement of
the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the s150,O00,O00 gold reserve in
the division of redemption, shows:
Available cash balance. s226. 1l6 S52
Gold ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LOG. 3l2 SIT
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Markets for Silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver, 6Oi2c; Mexican
dollars, 46l4c.
LONDON.-Silver bars, Esd an ounce.
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prices paid b. shlppers.)

Prices paid By shippers)
Wool-Local dealers paying for wagon lots:
oood medium <n1erchantable unwashed lie:
boa~=s and braid. f5c: heavy merno. iof i2c: half
siooe. l7Qisc; bury and cotted. lzqilc: Vest
10. lie.
SsuItry-Youns turkeys. lie: hens. s,sc: cocks.
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Candies-Stick, &c per ID; common mixed
&c: Srocers' mixed. &c; Banner twist mixed, Sc;
Banner cream mixed. i0ff11c; old-tine mixed, Sc
Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds. 17U20c: Brazil nuts
l2c: ilberts. l2c; peanuts. roasted, suSc; mixed
nuts. 13c.
Figs-New Smyrna. 12c per ID.
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wards ...................... .a75a 525
Plain fat steers 1850 lbs and upwards. 400 4 90
Good TO choice !. 200 l3J0-lb Steers. 450sr SEQ
Plain fat loo 13O0-lb steers ........ 425B 450
Gooo to choice 900 J. 150-b steers. ALSO 4.50
Plain fat 800 10 ,150-lb ers......... 2jQ 90
Choice feeding steers Loco to 100 lbs alto 4OO
Good feeding steers 900 i,10p lbs.... $3.50 $50
Medium feeding steers 500 TO $50 lbs. 3.V0I 3.25
Common to good stockers ............... 250a $50
Coed choice heifers. 5. 75eI 25
Fair to medium hefers ................. ESQ $50
Common light heifers. e50d 800
Good to choice ows..................3 25GI 3.75
Fair to medium OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q $50 SIS
Gamers and cutters l5Gd 275
Prime to fancy export bulls.......... 3.50sI 3 75
Good to choice butcher bulls. >. 75f1 3.25
Common TO fair bulls. .09fo 30
Fair to best veal calves. J. 500 90
Fair TO good heavy caIves............. g. 0OdI 5 so
Good to choice and calves .35.
Common 10 medium cows and calves. &c. 00el30 90
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Local securities.
Quotations

The sale of ten shares OF Union Traction COM
mon reported the Stock Exchange yes
ferday
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Herpeck-The night I proposed TO you
was the happiest hour OF my life.
Mrs Henpeck-ls that so. dear?
Henpeck-Yes: you sat still whole hour
and never said word.
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LIMITED STATES BoNps-
Chicago stocks.

ALBERT r. Thompson Co.'s wire.I
Open High LOW Clos
STOCKS ing. est. est ing
american Can ,........-,... 2H 27s 27s 25s
American Can pref.........ss Is Is Is
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NEW YORK. Oct. eo.-Battcr-RecelI,ts los<
mon 10 choice, 1s1z2c: state dairy iS<11oc
Cheese-Recepts. s.eez paekages- Market aalst.
CONTINUED on PAGE 10. COL. 81
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"a oad,nr futures ranged as follows:

cash ouotat ions follows. Flour steady.
wheat-No. 2 spring, s2dSic; No. ;. 7s@s5c; No.
red. siisqs27sc corn-No :. tsk1iissc; No 2
vsIlow t-xaif5c. oats-\o :, 36Ac; No. ,
white ssisn2sizc. Rye-No. >. s5isc. Barley
Good feeding 40s. @3c fair 10 choice mailing ss1
70 FIaxseed--No. I. S0c; No. ] Northwestern.
az prime timothy seed s2.So Mess PORK, per
brl sli s7i.fI50. Lard. per 100 lbs ss.52is9s5s.
Short ribs sides ,,ccse). S1n7.5o. Short clear
siaes tpoxed) s1.254s.so. Nhisky-Rasis of high
wines 81 q. Clover-Cortract grade, $40 5od 10 Co
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Drugs.

| Bags, 25c ton extra. ground floor dumped
| in cellar; soc per ton extra, second floor car
1 ried In cellar. From wagon. 25c per ton extra,
4 by wheelbarrow, chute or basket.
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THE JoBBIyG TRADE.
Candies, Nuts, Figs

(The quotat tons given below the selling
prices OF the wholesale dealers.)
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BROKERS' REPORTS.

Bari oqs a:....:.........::: , S.sSs
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Alcohol, s2.52a2.7o; asafoetida. 4Oc; alum. 2iz0
&c; camphor. 6SIT0c; cochineal, 30155c; chloro-
form. 5sa65c; copperas, brl. Sc; cream tartar.
pure. 329s5c; indigo, 65dS0c; licorice, Calab.,
morphine. p. & w. per or. s245G27o: oil berga.
mot, per Id. 81 opium. ss75a4: quinine. p. &
W., per o. 32G3Ic; balsam copaiba, 55n60c; soap,
CASTLE. Fr., ISa1sc: soda bicarb 2s.ti5c: salts,
EPSON. 1+qic: sulphur -four. 2saa5c; saltpeter. s
q loc: turpentine, e3d7cc: giycerin. lelAQzoc;
50l55c: chlorate potash. 15d20c: borax, 9ffi2c;
cinchonida. 31G36c: carbolic acid. &c; cocaine.
a. 5llfi. Is.
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Seed clover. prime, sefie50 English clover Sc 50
az; alsike. s@i2 Timothy prime. 81. I5ge. Fancy
Kentucky bluegrass. <l-5aIf1.75: extra clean. COD
zoe. orchard grass. S2a2-25: red top. s0cqSl Is.
English bluegrass. So
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.

During his recent visit here and to
the Hawaiian Islands, Commissioner
General Sargent of the immigration
bureau discovered widespread oppo-
sition on the Pacific coast to the free
immigration Of Japanese, and he pre-
diets that it will result in an organ
lied demand by the people for the
passage by Congress of restrictive or
prohibitive legislation against their
entry into the country. He has
voiced popular sentiment correctly
when he says that it generally con-
dennis the race as an undesirable fac
tor in the population.
While the Japanese have become in
a large degree westernized by adopting
many of the customs and the style of
dress of the western nations, they are
quite as unassimilable as the Chinese.
And while they may be fairly credit.
ed, perhaps, with introducing fewer
of the oriental vices into our civiliza-
tion, the objection to them as an in
dustrial factor is quite as strong as it
is to the Chinese. 1t is based also on
the same grounds They crowd out
our own people and underbid them in
the labor market Their influence,
therefore, is to degrade white labor
and to restrict the field for its employ
ment
The objection which the more in
telligent citizens have against the I'M
restricted immigration of the Japan
ese is, however, of different order
1t is quite plain to them that if it is
to be tolerated indefinitely we shall
be confronted in time with race pro-
blem here quite as serious in charac-
ter and as difficult to solve as that
which exists in the south. 1t must
come to this, sooner or later, with
any non assimilable race entering our
borders, whether they be japanese or
Chinese, and it is something which
must be guarded against as earnestly
and effectively as against the degrad
ing influence of the race on white
: labor. Commissioner General Sargent
is quite right when he assumes that
the anti-Japanese sentiment will be
heard from in Congress soon San
Francisco Chronicle
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23
OLD HOME WEEK.

In reply to many inquiries regard
ing the date of Old Home Week, Gov
ernor Mccullough has made the fol-
lowing statement:
The resolution of the General AS
sembly fixes Old Home Week as the
calendar week which includes the
10th day Of August (the anniversary
of the battle of Bennington. The res
olution and the history of its passage
through the two Houses may be found
on pages 1856, $50, 1856, 1874 and lS6 of
the Senate Journal for the session of
1900, and on pages 20l, 221 and 278 of
the House Journal for the session of
1900; which resolution, through some
inadvertance, was not published with
the laws of Vermont for 1900. You
will observe the language of the reso-
luton calls for no action on the part
of the executive. This year the cal
endar week including August 16 will
be the week beginning Sunday, August
16, and ending Saturday, August %.
My immediate predecessor, who was
president of the Ola Home Week as
ISOLATION in whose favor an appropria-
tion was made by the act No. 1873 OF
the laws of 1900, issued a notice OF
proclamation in 1901, and last year,
calling attention to the fact that the
General Assembly had inaugurated
an Old Home Week thus familiariz.
! ing tie people with the event.
1t is left wholly discretionary with
any town or group of towns, to ar.
range appropriate celebrations as in
dictated by the language. Such cele
brations might be held different years
in different sections. In order to EN-
phasiZe and accentuate the celebra
tions and make the same more impos
ing and interesting and not too bur
densome, it may be thought that il
held every lustrum or decade, this OBJ
| ject would be more etfectually secured
than if attempted annually. However
this is matter of opinion, and is lef
entirely for the good people of the diff
ferent towns to decide for themselves
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vania checked operations at a number
of blast furnaces which usually con-
tributed important supplies of pig iron
to local consumers. Under such con-
ditions the domestic supply of iron
and steel was so much under the needs
of consumers that prices rose to a
point which permitted the foreign
product easily to enter our markets
notwithstanding the tariff handicap.
The high prices then prevailing also
stimulated the importation of iron
and steel by those engaged in manu-
featuring for export as the drawback
of 90 per cent of the duty paid ON the
foreign materials used gave them a
handsome saving as compared with
domestic materials at equal cost. F"
This unusual pressure, however, has
almost disappeared. The consump-
tion of iron ana steel is still so great
that there is no surplus at the blast
furnaces, the handling capacity of
the railroads is so much improved that
little trouble is now experienced from
that source and prices are on more
reasonable basis all around. In reliev-
ing this pressure the numerous labor
troubles have played part for, while
these troubles have not curtailed the
output to any great extent, the con-
sumption has been cut down sufficient
ly to relieve the feverish conditions
that prevailed earlier in the year.