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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
Alter Cocaine Users.

Washington, April 17.--Acting upon
allegations of an enlisted man at the
San Francisco naval station that there
was widespread use of cocaine among
the enlisted personnel there. Secretary
Daricls to-day directed searching
investigation by court OF inquiry.
I'm a matter affecting the mon as
seriously AS this" tho secretary said.
] do not intend to walt for any red
tape or lengthy collection of proofs.
Should tho allegations prove true, the
department will not rest until the use
of cocaine is entirely eliminated"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
DIR. HUDSON DoING WELL.
Nlrcad> Has Narcinatcd MANY and Has cop
tnEinns Discnsr Tudor InnirnL 80

nan'illc. Va. April 1.-The city health
NuNc' which wa opened little over tvn
,,.eEs ~ -" = making headway already. and
III Mason has made tho most 81 his limo
- 'r'l attention has been turned towards
hpihS out of contagious diseases ana
COW reduced them 10 minimum anu
houscS arc now closely guarded ann
-" pa!"nis being carefully treated since he
- ~ mere DIR, Hudson has vaccinatcd nn
~ lhNh ion people NJ the city's cos, onI
NC I'M onds 10 do more. ""'
hc nas been ia communicates,
'''-"e oil ihc Riverside Mills ana thcso ,o cne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
CHICAGO GRAIN M,RKEr.

Chicago. ill.,. April L. Export talk again
10 day furnished the basis al strength shown
hY the wheat market although there Was
some revision al yesterdays rather scnsn-
ttcnnl figures. ~ the close prices exhibited
- and provisions finished unchanged to lOc.
up.
cash grain closed: Wheat-No . red si.G5
uiNS No. req, aan$Le2; No. hard, ?inaIc .
No. northern :2l.m9sc.: No. northern. aIG
g"c. 80. spring ?0u9IJ-c. Corn-No. . iSu
ho,sc.; No. white. 51's15Sc: No. : yellow,
"'+H5lc oats No. white. Siiau36aa e.; stand
ard, 3ji.n3Gc.
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NAVAL STORES

Wilmington. y. G.. April l1.-Spirits Tur-
peutine-Steady at 31iac: receipts casks
.rar-h'irm at S?.2o Crude Turpentine-firm
Savannah Ga, April l7.--Turpentine-Firm
al 3SI.n3?c. sales 81 casks; rcceipts SiS
casks, shipments .6 casks: stock lG.?S2 casks
Rosin-NoOinal: receipts l.??3 barrels shin
Inents 2o@5o barrels. stock 54.9iI barrels
Quote: a. b. So lOlL5. 20
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
BOND LIST

,.l,r,ir roas, Line is, acknowledgements. eiM
:, o. 40 \ f. kcd,............. S93s
- CON" &. lin baltimore asked1.. ?62
nronl.i,.u Ennid transit 4s.............. SOS.
Phesnno .,,a and ohio conv 4ias.......... S9,s
/ ;r-c't aud MYERS Observation-Disclosures. 81.
l.irgett and Myers = thidl ........,.....' I've.
l.orillard Company "s thldl ...-....-......' "
Iorillard Company - th!d -.........-..... .v'.
Norfolk and Western conV. ii:s.. ........ W.
Scaboard Air Line stamped = taskedl. -.
Scabcard Air Line adj. Observation-Disclosures ="
Southern Railway Observation-Disclosures. '".s
Southern Halfway - ihidl .......,......., lOli,
United states Steel ma ~ .........-... lol
United States rcs&stered - 1890 (b!d).... l0l
United States registered rs. 1915 bid. lo2i7
United States Panama IS tbidl 1921
Virginia Brown Bros. Acknowledgements. ltia
Virginia Car Chem. lst ~ asked ........ ?ofs
Va Ry. and POWER 60. 5s (asked) $3.50. %
WABASH deb Is taskcdl .................. aHa
w Iitts. Term. LIST Observation-Disclosures. l?N.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
reported by Rodgers. McCabe & Coz
Petersburg. Va. April 11.-Pcanuts.-Span n
ish.-- arket nrmer. Farmers Spanish. N.2e
per bushel: No. shellcd. Spanish. 7iic. per
pound: No. shelled, Spanish, SIC. per
pound Nirginias-Jumbo. &c. per pound ;
fancy stag3itc., per pound; extra prime, 3h.c
picked. SC. per pound: Smelling stock, 2isef
2Gc. per pound.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York. April l5.-Cotton goods prices
are showing an casing tendency. Trade is
generally In small volume. Jobbers are do
ing n moderate fall business. but there is
little snap TO current dist ributon Raw SILK
is firm. Cotton yarns are easy.
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&'1
sALvE FOR PILES.

Cures, and does il quickly! Relieves
at first application! Get Courtnoy's. or
you're missing the best Free sample
il you'll write The Courtney Drug Co.
Baltimore. Md. who ABSOLUTELY
chappcd skin, sores. soft corns, etc.
All druggists, 25c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
Leading futures ranged rs follows:
Open. High Low. Clos


hal'iinore. Md April L. Wheat t-irn,or
q, 81 Con firmer q; 5S'.r oats Firm
tlr4, no. western, 7o07Ic. 30 =. wcsiSrn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
MARKET CONDITioNs.

NJ y Rk EFT CONDITIONS
Live PoultTy-Ilens in better demand; mar
ket lc. higher and firm, EEEs-Rcccipts very
light, demand heavy. RuttcT. Neais sheep
Cattle and Hogs are in light supply: In fact
not near enough coming to supply the daily
Il tmand.
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STRAW--Compressed ...... q Z
Loosc-pressed. large bales. 81 10
CATTLE MARKETS..
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
lSales I-,iinra Sta..l.

N
tSales at Union Stock Yards.)
RichInond. Va. April l.. 1918.
Report OF the live stock market for the
week ending April Il:
:, Best steers, 1a4ds1c.: medium to good: "a
r.; common TO fair. 5i.n@ac.: best heifers.
,m7isc.: medium to good. 5@4I6S4c.; common
TO fair. 4s.d5!sc.; best COWS, sa6s.c; medium
10 good, ts.MSlsc. common TO fair. Sbsntzc. :;
best oxen. 6.ag!c.; medium to good 5Ia@ Sc. ;
common to fair. 4hdbHc.: bulls, 4a.Q6,ac.;
pest calves. Sl9c.; fair TO good. 7ISc.; dicks.
Ibc. Cows and calves. ss5d15.o0 per head.
and stays. 5is@a7sic.; best lambs. 7ifa size :
medium to good. 5i4G1c.: common to fair. An
be: best sheep. 6nGiac.: fair to good. 50ec. :
common TO fair. Slsdiiac. Spring lambs. siG
600 per head.
New. York. April -Beeves--Nothing do
ing; feeling steady. Cavcs-Firm to &c
higher Vcals. S7al0.5c: cuils. s5.5oa6.oc sheep
and l.ambs-Sheep full steady: lambs weak
WooIed sheep. s5I7.5o; clipped. sidG.7S; um-
shorn lambs. S75oN?O0. clipped. $7@S.lO. Hogs
Lower at s9t0ao.6s.
Chicago. III. April IL HoGs-Steady To a
shade higher. Bulk OF sales. Ss..o@?.o5. Cat
tic.Sieady. Reeves. S7.25no.25; cows and
heifcrs. s3.?0d $40; calves. sGdo1S.5o. sheep
steady to l'c. lower at s6I7Io; lambs. 81. 6OT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS.

FURNISHED by Levy Commission Co. Com
mission Merchants. Richmond, Va
Richmond, Va April l.. 1918.
ACTUAL WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS OF
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COTTON NlnKI.ETs.

,,cv Work. Arrn 1.-THE feature In tho
III. ~ Nike, to'iay Mas covering lay near
,nmnth shorts and The relative strength OF
old ,rop dclvcrics. Good weather IN the
oval itst closed steady and frcm 2H' points
not higher. The market opened htcaHE ~
decline or lni points under c"t,.,Tu ~ ~.
scliiur which appeared TO be ihspllrH ny
some nat disappointing Liverpool futures,
smaller English spot sales "n9 q $1,000 var
READILY taken around the "p"uins hgufes.
however. ANA tho action 81 nc mark , nv,S
WAS becoming uneasy. Ih.. Was atlr'9uicl
TO recent persistent rumorS that. r"hSiHrr-
able block 81 cotton WoulC n" taken up on
MAY contracts here Tor shipment 10 Ihvet-
pool and Will" such reports were diScred-
jt0d u some circles. II more Nt less gen
orsily admitted that the local stock repre-
seuted rather :, loN priced lot 81 cotton com
kcts Al amy rat the near months advanced
quite sharply during 'hH middle "i the da|.
or ; points earlier IN tho week MAY sold
10 premium Of points over lul! ana about
day. July was purchJ9od rs some "f the
people who sold May and Who we're supposed
also In some demand iron, hous"s win Now
orleans competitions, aud SOLD ahou, roiniS
net higher. New crop months attracted COM
parativeiy little demand ga view 10 tho faN-
nrablc weather outlook. nu, with private crop
complaints Of dry weather in Central Texas
or Of unfav"ranie low temperatures IN some
Fcctinns of the belt. Offerings were light the
late deliveries consequently sylupati.izcd SUI.
ticicntly WITH old crop strength 1" soil about
2 or , points of from the best under roniiz-
ing. Private cables reported 1, quiet marlte,
I'm Liverpool with tho Continent moderate
buyer.
spot cotton closed quiet iniddlius uplandy
i2i9; niddiins gulf ~ sales 90 bales.
cotton, quie, oillIiug 1870: gross re-
cteipis 1868 bales; sales ,Co haies stock lI3 :
4.5 bales; export 70 Great Britain, $3.50 bales.
Total today at all ports No, rcccirts
u ~ bales, export - Great Britain II ";
bales: {" the Continent 40 bale stock
consolidated az All ports SGT rcoeil,.
!2I8 bales export 60 Great Britain N N,
bales: to the Continent aGSss haios no.
japan. 1895 bales w
Total since septenber Al all norts-Xa,
rereipta, sGsj 223 bIaes; cSnor, tn
britain. ao;fi'ee bales 70 France sell
bales; 70 The Continent, 2es9,5i9 balcs, 10
New Orleans, April i7.--The cotton rnart,,
had nteady undertone throuchou, the a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York

safes. StOCK. OPP
400 Allis-Cha liners. g; paid.
Allis-Chal. pfd.. SIC paid.
S.Sp Amalgamatcd Copper -.
Amer. AEri. Chem, com.
700 Amer. Beet Sugar. COM.
$50 American Can .....
400 American Can, pfd........
Amer. Car and Foundry.
20 American Cotton OIL.
Am. Hide and Lcath.. pr.
40 American Linsccd OIL.
100 American Locomotive 80.
Amer. Malt Co. pfd. .....
zoo American Smelling ......
American Snuff. com. 49,.
100 American Sugar .......
400 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co.
SD American Tobacco, com.
American Tobacco. pfd..
LOO Aanaconda Copper
100 AtchiSon Observation-Disclosures.
40 Atlantic Coast Line.
\. &. l., of Connecticut.
200 Baltimore and OHIO.
500 Bethlehem Steel Co. com
Bethlehem Steel Co, pfd
200 British Amer. lob. Co.
l.i0p BROOKLYN Rapid Transit.
100 Central Leather. com.
4 st'iIiN
800 California Petroleum -.
500 Chesapeake and Ohio.
Chicago Great Western.
Chi. Great Nest. pfd.
l,'sp Chi. Mil. and ST. Paul.
Crucible Steel Cor, com.
Crucible Steel. pfd. .......
100 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
$40 Consolidated Gas ........
LOO Corn Products. com
. 49,. Den. aud Rio Gran, com.
Erie. LIST Observation-Disclosures.
Fcd.Min. and SIN, pfd...
go General Electric .....
Geo. w. Hclme lob. Co..
100 Great Northern, pfd.
Great Northern ore ctfs.
2oo Illinois Central ...........
LOO Inter boro- Met. ......
400 interboro- Met. pfd.
Int. Harvester. Gomez.
100 Int, Mcr. Marine. com. go.
international Paper 80.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
RICHMOND TOBACCO MaRkET.

Richmond. Va. April Il. 1913
Following are the quotations on the Rich
ond Tobacco Exchange:
liHDS AND I 10 I'll
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KiCHMoSD cRAlN MARKET
RICHMOND NAY MARKET.

Richmond. Va. Apru Il, la,g
Following are the puotations on the Rich
mond Hay Exchanges:
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Quotations for interest paying bonds arc
"a, q proce 10 which interest must 6c added
Income bonds and certificates OF indebtoe-
ness are nat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18

New Orleans. April 1.-THE cotton rnarl,,
had steady undertone throuChou, the a. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
u,cuMoSD STOCK MARKET.

Nv Caskie G. Burch & Co;
c,r AMI Bond Broker. 1918 L. Main street
Richmond. Va, April L. 1915
sr.-rE, SECURITIES. Bid NSAeu'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18

spot cotton closed quiet iniddlius uplandy.
i2i2; middiinG guif le6s sales 100 bales
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18

Total ales shar res
sales for week -four Gays) lilo; iol shares
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
NAVAJO CHIEFS GET
SHORT PRISON
SENTENCES
Seven Would-Be Renegades,
Penitent and Peaceful,
Promise to Be Good Forever
More.

Penitont and peaceful as complete
~ subduod as a red man ever be-
comes, seven Navajo chiefs. recently
rounded up by General Scott on the
reservation and brought into santa
BE Tor the attention OF the court.
passed through Albuquerque last
night on their way 10 Gallup where
they will serve very brief sentences
In the Mckinley county jail ono OF
the Indians will have 90 serve thirty
days. The remaining six viii serve
fifteen days each.
This was the sentence given by
Judge Pope In Santa Fc yesterday,
after he had administered severe
lecture 60 the Indians on the import
unce OF being good Indians and obey
ing the laws, rules and regulations 81
this beneficent government. The In
dians promised 10 bo good forever
more and after pleas for leniency had
been made by Father Apsolm Weber
and Attorney Wilson az Santa Re. the
court gave the Indians the minimum
sentence.
The two troops of the Twelfth cave
airy viii entrnin al Gallup today ana
proceed 10 ~ paso where they have
been ordered for temporary service
on the border.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
DONA ANA COUNTY
PAYING TAXES

Santa Pc y. NJ, Dec. 5-AlthOugh
the completed tax rolls of Dona ANA
county have not been received by tho
travelling auditor. there seems 10 be
no difficulty down there In paying
1913 taxes. According To- the report
of the treasurer and collector he
collected. dur'aS the month Of No
vombcr tho sum 81 s3i.97b27 In taxes
FOR 1918 sG2.62 FOR 1912; S2O.02 for
1871 ana SCI &C for 1910. The states
proportion 81 these taxes ~ 80. sos I r..
ana according TO law. this amount
win be forwarded 20 tne state treas
urer before December 10th
According to figures In the office
OF the travelling auditor. S2.22 per
cent of the 1919 taxes had been col
looted on and including October 31st.
The total amount Of taxes on the tax
roll to be collected was s3.5SG.243.36.
az this amount, the sum of S2.9tS.-
A50.2s equaning s2.22 per cent. mas
boon collected.
Statistics on the best and poorest
paving counties have already boon
printed for several months past IN
this paper. ana there IS mo- change In
this respect Luna county SIN leads
with Mckinley second. while ~ for
several months past Santa ne county
brings up the rear with SIG per cont
collected
state Engineer French has granted
the application of Lester r. Farms
worth OF Bluewater. for 1A21 second
feet ~ the pintada arroyo In Valencia
county A reservoir 10 hold 2.467
acre feet Is 20 hc constructed 10 lr-
rlgatc 2.O7O acres. \ dam SO feet
high will be built Tho cost Of the
project is 20 bc SlO.75O and diversion
Is 60 be direct
Governor Mcdonald, who returned
from his ranch az Carrizozo yester-
day after spending Thanksgiving with
his daughter and son-in-law, appoint
ed the following notnrics public. Will
liam MacpouRall Carthage. Harmon
T. Newly Fast Las Vegas: Charles
j. " Bushnell, Boenham; Manuel
Martinez. Clayton; Teodoro Romero,
Ranches of Taos. and Edmund Thur
land, ~ Kirkland.
In the case Of the United States
vs.. William L. Beckham. jacob A.
Beckman ana B J. Bockbam. an un-
lawful enclosure Of public lands case,
the federal court has issued an or
der To defendants I show cause why
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
PimpleS Source
of Great Danger
May be Means of Absorbing
Disease Germs in Most
Unexpected Manner.

In thousands instances the most
yiruicnt typos of blood troubles have been
the result ~ coming In contact with dis
ease germs ln puzzle places, ana che APP
pnrcntlN insisnlr lt phnplr has hrpu tie
cause. N spread 20 astonishing rupidlty,
often injecting iu. entire system boo a fpW
DAYS.
II Is fortunnt. however that there %
remedy tu cope quickly and thoroughly
with such "a con Iun, aud thanks tu th1
may now ho BAD % most any drug store
In the clylllgpa void.
This preparation stands alone as q blood
Us composition. sInce Il accumpllshcs an
that was ever claimed Tor mercury. iodldpH,
arsenic. and other destructive mineral
drugs. and SOD Do - absolutely a purcIg
vrFcinhie product II contains ono lngrc
stimulating enrh f.nv cellular part uf tho
tissues to She hDnIihy and indlclou sorr.
tion NJ its own oteniini nntrimcni There
are moro cases of articulir rheumatism,
locomotor aiaSin naresls. neuutia, and
similar diseases resultant from the use ul
minerals than most people are aware of
These facts are brought ont I'M highly
interesting book complied hy the mrdi al
department of The swift Specific Co.. 2l1
Swift bldg. Atlanta, Ga NJ ~ nailed free
together With special Information 10 nll
who write describing their symptoms.
Nut a bottle ui n =. =. 90 duY but M
careful not 90 have something uaimod
20 ~ you falsely clalmed % be "lnsi "a
good
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
TOTAL OF 6 INCHES
OF SNOW FALLS IN
THE MEADOW CITY

Las Vegas. n NJ. Dec. i.--Inatead
OF abating. as predicted by a local OBJ
server Yesterday the snow continued
last night and this morning showed
fan Of nearly six inches. The snow
was heavy ANA fell rapidly all night.
Until about 7 O'Clock this morning
tho storm continued. and the final
flakes fell about o'clock AZ 10
o'clock the sun emerged from the
clouds creating the pretiiosr scene
imaginable. The rest of the day was
ideal.
This storm area runs back as far az
Chicago. according TO reports reeeiv-
ed here. and In Colorado the fall has
been much heavier than In New Mex
leo. All through Kansas a storm is
reported.
Romaine Fielding this morning
took advantage Of the pretty land
scape and obtained several pictures
OF the surrounding country. n was
originally planned to take snow pic
ture. but tht plan later was changed.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
DEPT.
WOULD STAY ON
PAYROLL
Case Similar to That Of the
Mounted Police Argued and
Submitted to the Supreme
Court.

The state Insurance department
case wns argued IN the supfgme court
az Santa Re yesterday. The title Of
the cuse ~ the state Of New Mexico
* ret Jacobo chaves vs. w q sar-
gent. state auditor
In this case the state suprrintend-
ent of insurance seeks To compel the
state auditor 90 pay his salary. all
though the last legislature ala not
provide for II In its regular appropri-
alton bill The case g. Vcyg similar
To the mounted police action recently
brought in the supreme court which
was decided against the mounted poo
lice. and resulted 100 the abolition OF
that office. There De- this difference
however In the case of the amounted
police there was @ specific repeal OF
some ~ the provisions of the original
act Ina a subsequent law. while In tbs
insurance department rase. there IL
but an implied repeat OF the original
law. which made the pay OF the su-
porintcndent q continuing appropria-
tion.
lra l.. Grimshaw assistant attorney
general. represented tho state auditor
ana r. II. Wright presented the ir-
surancc departments side OF the case.
Yesterday afternoon The case of
state Of New Mexico OK rel Isaac a.
Beach VS. the state board ~ loan
commissioners was argued and sub
United.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
UPRISING ALL 4 MYTH"
DECLARES ATTORNEY WILSON

Santa Fe. A. NJ. Dec. j.-That tht
sensational reports of an Indian up
rising sent out from Pennington
were "Hyth" was the somewhat
surprising statement made ln court
yesterday by Attorney Francis G.. VIII
son. appearing FOR the Navajo Indians
who were sentenced boy Judge Pope
Father Wcbber of ST. Michaefs also
stated that the reports of the indian
trouble had been exaggerated. MI
Wilson arraigned the indian police
men whose actions at ShiprOck help
ed To prccipitate tho trouble. ne said
that the Indians had been irritatcd
boy locking up three women without
the husband of one of them. AT no
time" he continued. 'was there such
danger around ShipEpck as was stat
cd In the press throughout the coun-
try. There was no confederation;
there was mo- conspiracy"
Mr. Wilson urged tho court 10 OK
'orcise clcmency alleging that the Ma
Yatos were deficient In intelligence"
and had not thoroughly understood
the situation.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05

an Injunction should not be issued az
prayed FOR by Uncie Sam. the writ
being made returnablo az RoswoR on
February 10.
IN the bankruptcy case OF Andrew
X. Wefning. hearing for final dis
charge has been set for january 10
az Albuquerque. before the United
states commissioner.
The Hunter Mercantile company OF
Huntington, San Juan county. has
heen discharged as a bankrupt A
petition for Involuntary bankruptcy
was filed In March. 1919, hut AN Of
FER Of compromise was nude ana ac-
cepted and all creditors have been
paid In accordance with the agree
ment.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
The Silk Industry in the Uuited States
in the Year 1909


Especial Corrrsp0ndence ca the Heraidl
Washington, Dec. Final statia-
tIcs OF tho silk industry Zoo the United
Sutcs for 1903 are presented in de-
tail n bulletin soon Co bc issued
Dos Director Harris, Of the bureau OF
IA, census. department OF commerce.
~ was prepared under the supcryi-
sion OF W NJ. stuart. chief stutistIcian
Tor manufacture.
Tho silk manlf turing industry
according 60 IN" classification adopt
cd for The presentation of the statis-
tics uf manufactures ut the census OF
1909. includes two classes Of cstub-
lshmonts. as follows. ca Establish
mouts manufacturing finished silk
products. such as woven fabrics
hraids. and trimmings. sewing cm-
broidory and wash silks machine
twist ana fringe ana floss silks, aud
go Establishments manufacturing
silk yarn. known technically as or
rsu2iuo, trlm aud spun silk The
concerns engaged only in 90, Wuuu-
fI,tufn uf organic. and tram arc
known ae thruVstcra ana WludDrs.
'h' latter prtfurmiuE tho work ct
winding tho threads uu -krius ana
spouls after they have been washed
free from tho gum which ,nrasrs tho
raw Ulcers Tho statistics for thr i'm
dustTr du NOT cuEDr no. general manu-
nCturp uf SIR hosiery ana knit goods
since ,.t.hI.ahmouts engaged primat-
ily iu eu.E manufacture are included
ana classified with tho hosiery and
knit goods Industry
TO-.
iu tho SILK industry FOO the United
states ln 1900, was 500, M. persons
engaged In tho INDUSTRY were 105.23N,
of whom 99.037 wore wage ,lruers.
tho capital invested was Sl59.15N,O02:
the wages paid put amounted tn S3S.-
5fO.0N5. m, cost OF materials was
Sto1,1GG.9lG; and tho value of pro-
duets was $tgG9t1.GGT. Almost ten
times Js many establishments ana all
most Fifteen times aE many wage
Farmers were reported for the silk
manufacturing industry n 1909 as iu
1868, while the value of products IN
the later yyHr was moro than sixteen
timos as great and the value added
Dos manufacture moTo than twenty
times as great us that reported 30
years previous
Statistic for the silk manufacture
ing industry were first obtained 1t
tho census OF 1Ste, when 81 cstah-
hshmouis, employing AN average of
1,T23 hands. and manufacturing pro-
ducts valued at StNOgiTG vcrc rec
ported Al the census of 1889. 100
establishments were reported. giving
employment to am average Of 5.l35
a. Ca o.
valued at sG,G0T77t Tho develop
mcnt OF the industry during tho de-
cudc lSg9-190o was much moro rapid
than during the preceding decade,
the number of establishments iucryus-
Ing 7G.i per cent the number of
wage D1rnors 51.l per cont and the
value of products $50 per cent
The silk manufacturing industry rs
confined Go ~ states uu ~ which
with mo oXccptIop of CaUforniavhioh