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saturday. December 10.


COTTON-NominAl
Same day last year-No1Enal st L
Receipts % cotton today-S5l bales
Receipts same day last year-,li2
bales.
Receipts Of the season 10 date-e44.tss
bales.
Receipts CT last season Il same date
2so.Ii6 ba.eS-
arst. STOKES
SPIRITS OF TURPESTINE-
Nothing doing
RCSTN-Ffrm at S2i5.
TAR-rirm at sl-S0.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-FSrm; hNTd
$3.50; dip $500: Virgin 500.
RECEIPTS TODAY.
3 casks spirits turpentine;
e?3 barrels rosin:
1s3 barrels tar:
III barrels crude turpentlne.
RECEIPTS SANE DAY LAST YEAR
IS casks spirits turpentine;~
$40 barrels ros3n:
$50 barrels tar:
li7 barrels crude turpentine.
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CLOSING OF COTTON.

New York. December I0.-Cotton su-
lures closed steady; December 7.57;
January 1853: February 40; March
Isl; April T.Ss: May 7.s5; June 1.s5:
July 500; August 7-08.
SPOT cotton closed dull: midihng up
lands $50: middiings gulf SIS: sales
none.
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RECEIPTS SANE DAY LAST YEAR
Il

SALT-Prices car load ots-iOo lbs
c. F. Csc: eco ibis c. r 7sc; 200 lbs
F. f. CSC. Less than car load lots-loo
lbs c. F.. 43c. burlaps: i5c burlaps IN
cotton sacks; 200 lbs c. F. IN cotton
sacks. sc; 200 lbs F. +. Sl.05.
DRY SALTED SIDES-Th 20 *.
ItTTkk-2G to 3oc-
COFFEE-SA TO lie.
FLOUR-Straights 1915: second pat
ents Se.25; full patents $3.50.
s~'Et-AS$.-= =. tiOr>. -. New ct
-nHk l.r.gh;s - 20 -. Porto K'.u 81.
-5a g.
SUGAR-Granulated $3.50: W. c. y.
No. ) $500: No. : $50: No. 9 $780,:
No. II, $3.50
LAED-CTferce Basis) Pure SIS cents;
compound Ga cents.
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SEN YOish ..,.ot,

New York. December
Dali and fc2tu-eless. NJ
ent s5-s5 10 500. winter
TO s5.s5.
wHEAT-Spot easy; Nov
II. Options opened steady
oUying. but 1t once brok5
closing : 20 lc net lower. !
July $I.03I: December si-Is&
CORN-SPot quiet: No. .. \
farket was neglected. closiF\
sc net lower. December IS.
OATS-Spot dull. Mixed oats
pounds. 3iis to sc.
LARD1Steady: western steanN
90: refined steady. continent
compound SD to 5A-
PCRK-Quiet: family $l+.O 20 "a
short Gear Sl3,15 TO $3.50: mess
$500 10 sl3.15-
RICE-Sieady: domestic fair to \
2Fs 10 5A: Japan nominal.
MOLASSES-FIrIn; New Orlead
open kettle To choice 90 TO 81.
SUGAR-Eaw firm; fair refining - |
, centrifugal IS test AZ: molasses sugeT'
az: refined firm: confectioners A.. So
80: mould A. 5000; cut loaf $6-25:
I crushed $685.; powdered S5.15: gTanultt-
cd S5.65: cubes $3.50.
: BUTTER-Fsrn. unchanged.
CHEESE-Firm. unchanged.
EGGS-Quiet. unchanged
POTATOES-Steady; Long Island
sI.15 10 $500: state and western si.35
to Sl.55: Jersey sweets $500 TO $3.50.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy handpick-
Cd 81 10 So: other domestic ga 10 5k.
CABBAGE-Easy: Flat Dutch. per
100. S1.00 TO $500
COTT~ SEED OIL~Was in active
demand ruled firm. Prime crude
Z o b millsNk; prime summer yellow
24h to 25L: % Nsss1rmsPyeilow n0rsina 4:
prime white IS; Prime winter yellow Is
In 90.
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THE LIVERPOOL sfARKET.

Liverpool. December 10I p. M
Cotton-Spot quiet: prices 1 point low
er. American middIing fair at 4.s2.
coed nliddEng As; middling AIS; low
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Getting ready for Christmas" Yep.
We've finished our Thanksgiving tur-
key."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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PEANUTS-North Carolina Prime
S04S5; Extra Prime 90d95; Fancy 81;
Virginia prime 1905; Fancy s0qS5.
BEESWAX-25 TO 2Ih.
CORN-G2kq6
CORN MEAL~63465.
EGGS-2ic.
T'URKEYS-Oive), 15c; (dressed). 2ec.
CHICKENS-Hens % TO so; sprllg
10 TO % cents.
BEEF to 3 cents.
n. c.. Bacon-Hams odd l5c; shout
ders IL to 12c: sides IL 10 l1l2c.
SWEET POTATOES-50.
SHfNGLES-Per 1000: b-inch saps
200: 5-inch hearts $780,; 6-inch sars
S2.G0: 6-inch hearts S4.C0.
TIMBER:-
Per NJ Extra milling .........sI.50Qs.o
Nill prime .s7.00Q7.5
Mill fair s6.5007.Oo
Common mill .s5.00Q5 90
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THE Nd

New York. =
cali nominal
steady. sixty
ninety days an
Prime E~nercantf
cent Sterling
fual business IN
to assoc for deN
sixty day bills.
A.s1 ard H.s5iz.
to- s4.SA- Bar s'lva
lars 4SL. |
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FARMERS MUST KOLp COTTON.
EFFORTS TO GET THE GROWERS
TO ACT TOGETHER.

Meeting Will be Held in Many Coun-
tics ON the i7th-J. II. Powell For
feits His Bond-A. & VI. College i'm
Satisfactory COndition-Governor
Glenn Will Make Few Changes I'm
State Ofices-Contest for Location
of the Truck Test Farm.
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sTrCES y BONDS.
Quotations on local securities FUR
aishsd by Hugh MacRae & Co..
Stocks.
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ulaticn
AmericaI
ing 3.1
FuturesN
American
Der 4os. II
January an
and March
April and Ma\
June and Jun
ia: August
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRoDuCE.

Chicago. December 10.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
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Western civilization. Her national pride
has been stimulated, and her ambitions
have taken new direction, From these
influences and tendencies she will never
be allennted. ~
While this inquiry IS on every In,
.hayn secured m authoritative and official
response thereto Through pr. Imh!c, an
American missionary IN japan, q ripe
scholar, and for many years a resident
of Toxic am enabled to give an Inter-
view with Count liatsuru,' the Prime
Minister of Japan. on this all-lmportant
subject. lie makes n formal and emphatic
sta tenent which cannot be msunder-
stood. The words OF this distinguished
statesman were taken down Mt Ills dlc-5
alton. and afterwards submitted to him
for correction and app!oyal.1 He wasg tn-a
stirely satisfied with the written account.
and what hel says will doubtless attract
thu attention of all persons who have
debated this great subject, W.
Count Katsura commenced the inter-
view by expressing great appreciation Of
American sympathy for japan In the
friendship during the pass atty years,
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foreigners tell me that their observations.
covering periods Of many years, prove NJ
to be absolutely correct. II SO, II cer-s
tainly disposes OF the Germon Emper0sfsi
cartoon, and all$the groundcss fears ex-fE
cited thereby. las 5B
4 Other facts have come to my know
ledge. have read accounts Of "a great.
Invpans held up The nartAern i'art sc he
island where like sentiments were en-
pressed In public address,, and they
We're npplauded to the echo. And II Ia a.
matter Of general and approving remarIs
that the Japanese have been exceedingly
DESTROYS to conduct this war In such 2
way as to escape the criticism OF the
most sensitive Western nation. al @ vs. 5g5
1t Is suggestive that the Rank. the
Russian cruiser sunk a few days ago In
the battle In the strait OF kareo, WAS
tho ship that sunk The Japanese trans
port "fSltaehi- Maru, some weeks ago..
she allowed hundreds on that un.armassd
Japanese transport 70 SO down 10 thS
.hottom OF tho sea. but when she wass
sunk by Admiral kamamura8 he saved I
six hundred OF her crew from 8 ytatery
grave, In Christian sympathy Japan has T
the honor on har side thus far.
CHAS. b.. GALLOWAY,
Kabs Japan, August 2sa 1874. 81 ~
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ship In accordance with their own con-
ylctIons. These churches send out mis-.
sionnres to extend the influence .ot
Christianity from one end OF the country
to tho other as freely MS such u thing
might DO done In the United States.
There are numerous christian neWspa-
pers and magazines, Christian schools,
some Of them conducted by foreigners
and some by japanese. are found every
Where. ia l,i
.'In passing It may perhaps be worth
while to ask tho question: How far do
the facts to be found In Russia GORE.
spond with all of the facts abnye stated?
The number of those processing Chris
tianlty, III Japan do not know, hut It #
must he a large number. With much
larger number who are Christians IN
their affiliations, The Japanese Christians
are not confined to any one rank or class.
,rhey are to be found among the menl-
beers of tho National Diet, the JudgesSin
the courts. the professors In tho unlyer-
stiles, the editors of the leading secular
papers, and the officers of the army and
navy, Christian literature has entrance.
into the military and naval hospitals.
and rela lively large number Of the
framed nurses employed In these places
are Christian women. Recently arrange
p,eDts have made by wtth .ix American
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American statesmen, and not through
foreigners"
Uncle Sam in South America.
The conversation here turned to South
America, and asked Mr.. LOOMS to tell
me what Uncle Sam, the great Internal
ttonal merchant Is doing there. Z
''Unclc Sans trade replied the as
sistant Secretary Of State, lis steadily
gaining In the several republics Of our
sister continent. Our reports Indicate
that the sales OF the present year will
be 1000, 900 more than in 1903, and 50, 00O,-
coo more than our greatest previous year
OF 1901 IN the eight months ending with
February, 1904 we sold s35. COX, 900 worth
Of goods to South America, as against
81. ooo, 900 worth In the same period Of the
previous year. e3
ITO which country do we sell most, Mr..
Loomis q I asked. gg55SSB5s5 n
Our, best South American customer
during 1903 was Argentina replied the
Assistant Secretary Of State. That coun-
try then bought about eleven and one
quarter million dollars worth OF Ameri-
can products. Brazil came next with a
little more than ton and one-half mill
lions; Colombia next with four and one
quarter millions. and then came Chile
with Just about $780, 200. We sold
almost 81 OD, 600 SY worth $sE OF l5& STUFF TT 10
Peru and almost 1000, 900 to Venezuela
I believe that this trade could be very
greatly increased. Neither our n1anufao-
turcrs nor our exporters have as yet made
any powerful, sustained, systematic eff
fort to /, obtain It. although certain busi-
ness houses have shown great enterprise,
The export interests as a whole, how
ever, give but little attention to South
America as compared with Mexico. Can
ada or Europe, hitch latter countries 9 Fl
fer easier channels of trade and give
greater returns. We get reports from our
consular offices showing that our goods,
are popular throughout South America
and that they need only the application or
4 the usual trade methods to enable them
to compete with The European wares
which have now the bulk Of the bust
ness. /" 55t. s43Ea5s 81
what do you mean BY trade methods,
Mr., LOOMS p 5i55 s83 ~ . . ii
81 mean the proper facilities of trans
portaton and banking. We ought to have
fast American steamship lines connect
Ing North and South America We should 1c',l
have American banks at the great CEN CEN
tiers, and American statesmen, unuerstan!el11-.
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and British missionaries and six Jnpa-s
nese Christian ministers arc TO accom-
pany the armies In Manchurlh n tho ca
tpncty Of spiritual advisers to the Chris
3tlan soldiers. Japan stands for religious
either now or In the future, would BIO 70
violate the constitution, and would create
deep dissatisfaction throughout Japan.
NVhat then, becomes, Of the argument
that Russia stands for Christianity and
Japan for Buddhism?" #
After discussing at length the essell-
tiul elements of Western civilization so
heartily adopted by Japan, Count Kat,
sl,a concluded the interview with these
words: III
1.-THE object Of ,his war on the part Of
japan Is the security of The Empire, and
the paramount peace Of the East. II Is
ca IL cd on In tho interest OF justice, hu-
manitv. and the commerce and ciylizas
4tlon of the world. With, differences Of
race or religion It has nothing whatever
+ to do. In saying tbs am not speaking
as an individual -en,SSrr-l am speaking as
Prime Minister also, And. more than
that. L am expressing the rind OF Ills
Majesty, the Emperor"
Doubtless this Is The most notable VI,
sterance eyer made by a$Japanese Official
h!yh " -4ehnrty. Mnretav-aS rpt aspt
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kinds Of insurance societies against
sickness forming a part OF the gov
eminent system, some Of them local
sick associa tons. embracing all the
work people in city, others includ-
ing all persons within a single factory.
Others which are voluntary associa-&
tions existing before the passage OF the
act, still Others composed Of persons
engaged in temporary building opera
lions, and others. again, organized by
the separate States. All Of these assoc
Citations are under the one organic
la ", AMI are part Of the system
anu all must grant at least free medi-
cal attendance. free medicine. and
after the first three days OF illness a
regular. payment equal to one-half Of
the daily wages OF the invalid for a
period OF thirteen weeks in a year,
provided the workman Is III for that
length Of time. In case OF death from
sickness, the heirs receive5a sum equal
to the wages OF the deceased for
twenty days, while burial expenses
are also betrayed. To women em--Fs
ployes relief is accorded for four
weeks during confinement. s.
May Exceed Wages Earned.
y The sums SO Determined are usudHy Z
estimated to be no less than three
fourths Of the rate of wages usually
earned by the sick man, but these
payments are only minimum, and
are frequently, II not usually. ex-
cecded. In some cases full wages are
granted instead of half wages, and
tho payment. OF he benefit is some
times extended throughout the year
instend OF ceasing after thirteen
weeks. The sums so paid out nro de-
rived. from fund to which the work.
,ingman contributes two-thirds and
the employers one-third, hut the
amount, demanded OF the working
man cannot In any case exceed from K
two to three per cent. OF his wages.
The employer advances the money and !
checks off the sums against the
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or could have been made by the work.
& lngman against death, and that many
i of them would not insure except un-@
der compulsion. The workingman
who was permanently injured usually
4 became a burden upon public charity,
and the conditions OF the wives. chill
dren and other dependents OF sick
or Injured artisans were recognized
as utterly deplorable. The low wages
existing in Germany, as in most coun-
tries Of the world. did not allow the
y workingman to lay by enough money
4 to provide for his old age, especially
when inability to work came earlier
than the age which it is allotted to
man to live III vigor.
The insurance laws OF Germany were
initiated BY Bismarck. the. Iron Chan
cellor, although they were not his
original conception. For many years
the idea Of compulsory government
insurance OF workingmen was a mat
ter OF common discussion. and the
plans for such an institution had been
carefully worked out. There were al
ready In existence certain organization
of quasi pu bile nature, which served
as a prototype for the new legislation.
The purpose Of Bismarck seems to
have been to combat the growing So
ciallstic party by outbtddng It for the
votes OF the workingnen. Tho So-5f
cialistlc party, Which had grown large
ly after the war with France, had
been harshly repressed after 1878. but
notwithstanding all persecution, the
movement grew in numbers and pow
err, and the ultimate failure OF the re-
pressive legislation against 1t began
to be recognized. The plan OF Bis
marck did not succeed In It's immediate
object OF InJu,dng the soclalstic par
3ty. which has since grown largely, at-
tracing to It's ranks not only working
men. but peasants and members Of
the professional and even business
circles who are disseminated with the
prevalent mllltarism and nbsolutism, q
The result OF his plan. however. has
been extremely bene ncial, and the sys-8
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Especial Correspondent Of The Times

especial correspondent OF YIhe Tlmes-
4 Z. Dispatch,) ~
533fas KoBE, JAPAN. August 222,-snco my
return to Japan have made dlligent In
auiries among prominent natives and
well-informed Foreigners to ascertain If
there be any occasion for alarm over the
so-called yellow Peril" The German
Emperor's famous cartoon naturally ex-
cited fear among the Western nations,
and possibly had some influence on Eu-
repean' sympathy In tho present war
That Japan's position in the Fast will.
give her paramount influence In China
and corea, there is no doubt, More and
more each year, China IL looking to ia
nan as her schoolmaster In Western
ideas The ship on which ! crossed the.
tPacife booked fia number OF passengers
al fokahoma for Shanghai, and among
them were fifty young. Chinese who had
been students In the Imperial University
ntsTokIo, MY. information is that there
are nov not less. than two thousand
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But noticing In our journals occasionally
expressions of solcitudo for the future
he said: There seems to BIO a vague
fear among your people that perhaps, af-
ter all, Japan Is not quite what she Is
said to be, and at least they are appre-
shensye III case she should attain to a
position OF leadership In Eastern Asia.
and that her influence might be exercised
In ways Injurious to the rlghtful interest
OF Wester nations and IN particular to
the extension OF the Christian religion"
That certa!nlyls a candid statement OF
the case Count I<atsura then took up
the charge that this Is a war of race
against race. and religion against rell-
gion. He said: .,.s "a u.
"The argument against Japan is solne-
tines put In this, form Russia stands for
Christ anantty and Japan for Buddhism.
The truth Is that apan stands tor@re-
ligIous freedom. This Is a principle em-
bodied In her constitution, and her prac-
tlce Is In accord with that principle. In
Japan IA man may be a buddhist a
Christian, or even a jew, without suffer
ire,tor it,5SThls is SO clear that no right
minded man acquainted with Japan
would question 1t. We have Christian
churches IN every large city, and In all
most every town In japan. and they all
have complete freedom 70 teach and wo2-
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wages OF the workingman. He isa
Obliged to keep records Of the men In
sured and OF the sums paid by them
& and Is not REIN bursed forEthls clerl-s
cal work. "a MI 4.5s$ X .s AZ 81 % VA
The German insurance! against sick
j. ness has now been in operation for
about twenty years, and the results E
furnish the most interesting Informal
ton about the prevalence Of illness
among workingmenFa and women. There
are at present over 1000 associa tons !
under tho government system. Y and
over nine and a half million, men and !.
women insured, the average associa- r
ton having about A25 members # The
1. a mount OF money spent s.very large, a
the receipts amounting In 1901 to al
j most $45, 100000, and the expenditures
to almost $4,000, 900. On an average
+ there Is one cnse of sickness Counting
only those Of over three days dura-
Stion) to every three workmen, and y
the average sickness lasts about eigll-f
teen days. Taking the whole working
class population. there Is a loss OF !.
about seven days per year for each
workingmnn and woman.
PAYMENTS Have Increased.
II is not possible to determine from
the German experience whether or not 4
sickness is increasing among Y work N
ingmen.. What is certain Is that the
payments which have been made to
persons who are sick have been large q
~ Increased, the average cost per
workingman insured having risen
from about 50 fifteen years ago to
about 81 ut present. This seems to be
y due to a more generous treatment
of the. sick rather than to q slarger
percentage of illness. Tho average
payment to each person per day Of I
sickness ranges between fifty and
sixty cents,
Tho German insurance against ne
cidents was originally limited to per- &
sons ged In manufacturing and
mechanical pursuits but It has now s
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young men from China In the Universe
ties OF Japan, 1ho tremendous slgnfi-
canoe OF this fact IS almost beyond lu-
man estimate, III
But the question arises, do this and
like suggestive Rodents portend evil to
Western civilization and commerce?
Viii there be u consolidation OF Oriental
peoples and prejud!cea antagonistlc to
Western thought and interests? That
question has been so reiterated in the
ears Of tho Japanese as to occasion not
a little modification. But their sensi-
,tlveness, or even resentment, does not
satisfactorily answer the inquiry, So
have tried to. get at the real truth.
Some things may be taken for granted
as finally settled Japan will meyer res
turn tothe conaervatlvism and latlon OF
other days, In the veins OF this nation
there Is the str and thrill OF a new life,
Her statesmen and leaders have been ed
ucated In the West. She has "a gerly a p
proprlated all the mateyIal ty,umphs of
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German East Africa. whereuron Mr..
Loomis said:s
''The southern half Of Lake Victoria
is In German East Africa. vast terri
tory, with q population OF millions. Tha
country Will soon be opened up to foreign
commerce. although the Germans Will
probably have the bulk of tie trade. They
eventually have railroads from the coast
opposite Zanzibar to Lake Tangany.ka
and other roads down to lake Nyassa.
Ut Is not very far from Lake TanKa nyika
+ to the navgable water system Of the Con-
go and an immense trade may be expect
ed from that part of Central Africa. In
British East Africa. just below. rail-
roads are also being built. and the water
ways are ouch that gooSs are. already car
$rled far inland. l look for a steady in
crease Of American trade in that country,
and especially In the lands farther south. :
How to Push African Trade.
what should our people do to fencour-
age African trade Mr. Loornis 2" ! ask
ed. 5 Z 3 5EgE e 8
'They should study the continent and
Its many people Africa Is world Of
Its own. comprising many countries nd
many races and tribes. The population
is estimated all the way from 15oooo.coo
to 300000.000 and It Is said that the nd
VIII support HlaHytInpye4t IMAM ~ now uOe0.
The condition Of the different localities
varies 80 greatly that each must be con-
sldered by itself and lit is impossible to
give satisfactory trade Ssnggestions as to
Africa as a whole. O.v manufacturers
and exporters should study the consular
reports for the conditions OF the several
regions. Their success In ca oh will de-
pend largely upon the mastery Of details
regarding the people. They should learn
their local tastes and requirements the
methods OF transporta tion. he trade us
ages. and other matters which vary from
country TO country. Our consuls are
daily furnishing reports OF that kind,
which are communicated to the people
through the newspa pers and ALSO by the
annual volumes entitled The commercial
Relations OF the United States,'5 now a
publication OF tho Department OF Com
mcrce and Labor. There is no doubt but
that American goods can be sold II they
are properly presented and handled. One
of the chief things Is to send the proper
goods to the right localities and to use
intelligent efforts in the dispostng Of
them" 5s ssS e
Are We doing much on western Africa,
Mr.. Loomis 2"
Not as much as we should. The trade